bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kennedy Town swimming pool, Hong Kong, China – an NEC journey
Authors: Mak Kam Woon , Hamill Stephen , Kong Daniel Sik Wing
Published: April 2018

The stylish new Kennedy Town community swimming pool in Hong Kong was designed and built in two similar phases between 2008 and 2017. It replaced an original pool on the site, which had to be demolished during construction of the new West Island line. Client MTR trialled the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract for the £64 million second phase of the pool to see how it compared with the conventionally procured first phase. This paper describes the tendering, team-building and construction performance of the second phase and shares the lessons learned on NEC contract administration and implementation.
Influence of steam curing on compressive fatigue performance of high-volume slag concrete
Authors: Yan Xiancui , Jiang Linhua , Xu Ning , Song Zijian , Chen Yunjie
Published: April 2018

Compressive fatigue generally causes permanent internal damage to concrete structures. This paper presents an experimental study to evaluate the influences of steam curing and slag replacement on the compressive fatigue performance of concrete. After 10 000 cycles loading at stresses of 0·5, 0·6 and 0·7, the residual compressive strength of concrete was measured to investigate the mechanical property after fatigue. The fatigue damage was determined using two non-destructive techniques: the ultrasonic pulse velocity and electrochemical impedance methods. In the electrochemical impedance method, the R1 and n parameters fitted from the Re(CR1(QR2)) circuit model were used to characterise the pore structure. The results showed that the residual compressive strength of standard-cured concrete without slag replacement decreased with increasing stress. The compressive fatigue damage of specimens after steam curing was greater than that after standard curing. In steam curing conditions, the fatigue damage of concrete increased with increasing slag replacement. The results indicated that electrochemical impedance is an appropriate method to evaluate compressive fatigue damage.
Perceptions on safety climate: a case study in the Omani construction industry
Authors: Umar Tariq , Egbu Charles
Published: April 2018

Generally, a mature safety climate and a rich safety culture contribute to achieving a safe workplace. The purpose of this paper is to examine the understanding of using safety climate and to make explicit some of the main elements that have a greater impact in the construction industry in Oman. Relevant safety climate factors from literature have been identified using specific search criteria, which resulted in 62 factors spanning over a period of 37 years from 1980 to 2017. The results of face-to-face interviews with construction professionals from chosen construction companies in Oman that show a high level of safety performance are also presented. The result shows that management commitment; alignment and integration of safety as a value; accountability across the board; supervisory management; empowerment and involvement of workers; improvement of communication; and training and education are some of the main elements that significantly affect safety climate in Oman. The common safety climate factors reported in this research are based on the views of selected interviewees working in the construction industry in Oman. It is suggested that these factors may be validated further considering views of other members of the construction team, before being used for safety climate assessment.
Defluoridation of water using a new biosorbent developed from Ficus glomerata Roxb. bark
Authors: George Aju Mathew , Tembhurkar Ajay R.
Published: April 2018

Defluoridation of water through adsorption using biosorbents is currently attracting attention. A thermo-chemically developed biosorbent derived from Ficus glomerata bark was used in the present study. The adsorption data were analysed using Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm models at varying initial adsorbate concentrations (2–25 mg/l). It was found that the adsorption of fluoride onto F. glomerata biosorbent followed the Langmuir isotherm and the Langmuir isotherm constants a and b obtained were 2·27 mg/g and 0·651 l/mg, respectively, at an adsorbent dose of 5 g/l and temperature of 26 ± 1°C. The mean free sorption energy was found to be 8·770 kJ/mol, indicating that the adsorption of fluoride onto F. glomerata bark adsorbent was by a chemisorption mechanism. The kinetic study also supported chemisorption, with the adsorption data fitting well with pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic study indicated the spontaneous and endothermic nature (ΔH° = 15 430·78 J/mol) of fluoride adsorption onto F. glomerata adsorbent. Field scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to analyse the surface morphology of the adsorbent before and after the fluoride adsorption process. Practical application of F. glomerata Roxb. biosorbent to a fluoride-contaminated groundwater sample showed encouraging results.
Kas iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıklarının analizinde yeni bir risk değerlendirme yaklaşımı
Authors: GÖNEN Demet , KARAOGLAN Aslan Deniz , OCAKTAN Mustafa Ahmet Beyazıt , ORAL Ali , ATICI Hilal , KAYA Bünyamin
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışmada kas iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıklarının değerlendirilebilmesi amacıyla yeni bir risk değerlendirme yöntemi önerilmiştir. Önerilen yöntemde veri toplama aracı olarak Cornell Üniversitesi tarafından geliştirilen ve literatürde yaygın şekilde kullanılan “Kas İskelet Sistemi Rahatsızlık Anketi” kullanılmaktadır. Yöntem, otomotiv sektöründe kablo üretimi yapan bir yan sanayi kuruluşunda uygulanmış ve montaj hattı çalışanlarının maruz kaldığı kas iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıkları belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Hızlı tüm vücut değerlendirme yöntemi (REBA), Anybody modelleme sistemi (AMS) analizleri ve elektromiyografi (EMG) ölçümleri ile önerilen yöntemin doğrulaması yapılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, önerilen yöntemin kas iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıklarının (KİSR) teşhis edilmesinde başarılı bir biçimde kullanılabileceğini göstermiştir.
Çelik moment çerçevelerde kuvvetli deprem yer hareketi altında arttırılmış deprem etkileri
Authors: AKŞAR Bora , DOĞRU Selçuk , AKBAŞ Bülent
Published: April 2018

Kuvvetli deprem yer hareketi altıda doğrusal olmayan davranış gösteren yapıların tasarımı mühendisler açısından önemli bir konudur. Bu amaçla, elastik sismik kuvvet isteminin azaltılması ve gerçek deplasmanın tahmini için deprem yönetmeliklerinde tanımlanan büyütme katsayıları kullanılmaktadır. Bu katsayılar deprem yönetmeliklerinde önemli rol oynamakla birlikte, formatları ve birbirlerine göre oranları yönetmelikten yönetmeliğe değişmektedir. Bu çalışmada, ilk olarak yönetmeliklerdeki arttırılmış deprem yüklerinin incelenmesi hedeflenmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre bu değerlerin tutarlılığının incelenmesi ise çalışmanın ikinci hedefidir. Bu amaçla, özel çelik moment çerçevelerdeki (ÖÇMÇ) sistem büyütme katsayıları kolonlardaki eksenel yük artışı göz önüne alınarak kuvvetli deprem yer hareketleri altında incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar en büyük ve ortalama en büyük eksenel kuvvet artış katsayıları, plastik mafsal dönmeleri ve yapısal sistem büyütme katsayıları olarak sunulmuştur.
Nesnelerin interneti teknolojisi için güvenlik: Var olan mekanizmalar, protokoller ve yaşanılan zorlukların araştırılması
Authors: GÖRMÜŞ Sedat , AYDIN Hakan , ULUTAŞ Güzin
Published: April 2018

Kablosuz duyarga ağları (KDA) son yıllarda küçük cihazların İnternet'e dahil olmasıyla araştırmacıların yoğun ilgi duyduğu alanlardan birisidir. Geniş uygulama alanlarına hitap eden bu ağlar; askeri, tıbbi, kimyasal ve çevre gözetleme gibi alanlarda kullanılmaktadır. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 6LoWPAN, PANA, 6TiSCH gibi protokol eklentileriyle, uyumlu ve kararlı bir şekilde küçük cihazların İnternet'e dahil edilmesi için çalışmalar yürütmektedir. Bu çalışmaların nihai hedefi, birbirleriyle İnternet üzerinden haberleşebilecek nesnelerin oluşturacağı yeni nesil İnternet'i mümkün kılmaktır. Milyarlarca cihazı birbirine global olarak bağlayacak olan bu yeni nesil ağ kavramına Nesnelerin İnternet’i (Internet of Things) ya da "Şeylerin İnternet"'i adı verilmektedir. Bu sayede yeni nesil İnternet artık kişisel bilgisayarlar, akıllı telefonlar ve büyük sunucuların oluşturduğu bir İnternet olmaktan öte taşıtlar, ev elektroniği ürünleri, fabrikalar ve giyilebilir elektronik cihazlar gibi küçük cihazların bağlı olduğu bir İnternet olacaktır.  Bu yapıların yaygınlaşması ile birlikte bu ağ üzerinde milyarlarca cihaz aktif olarak veri üretecek ve bu verileri tüketeceklerdir. Yeni nesil İnternet'i oluşturacak küçük ve gömülü (embedded) cihazların büyük bölümü,  kısıtlı kaynaklarla global İnternet'in ortaya koyduğu birçok güvenlik tehdidiyle başa çıkmak zorunda kalacaklardır. Bu çalışmada Nesnelerin İnterneti teknolojisindeki güvenli haberleşme için kullanılan mekanizmalar ve var olan protokoller küçük cihazların mimari yapısı göz önüne alınarak katman katman incelenecektir. Bu katmanlardaki güvenlik mekanizmalarından ve karşılaşılan zorluklardan bahsedilip; güvenli bir Nesnelerin İnterneti için atılması gereken adımlar hakkında öneriler ortaya konulacaktır. Bu bağlamda 6TiSCH ve 6LoWPAN gibi yeni nesil Nesnelerin İnterneti protokolleri tanıtılarak; bu protokollerde yaşanılan zorluklar için muhtemel güvenlik mekanizmaları ele alınacaktır.
Bakteriyel gösterge faz-düzlem analizi ile kapalı kıyısal sularda kalite izleme
Authors: HAPOĞLU Hale , CAMCIOĞLU Şule , ÖZYURT Baran , YILDIRIM Pelin , YILMAZ Nihal , BALAS Lale
Published: April 2018

Türkiye Kaş bölgesi kapalı kıyısal sularında, su kalitesinin izlenmesi için Matlab ortamında faz-düzlem analizleri ile gösterge bakteriler ve çözünmüş oksijen (DO), pH ve sıcaklık parametreleri arasındaki ilişki, 20 Eylül 2013- 8 Şubat 2014 tarihleri arası dinamik davranış dikkate alınarak incelenmiştir. Bakteriyel gösterge faz düzlem analizlerinin iyi bir izleme yöntemi sağladığı ileri sürülmüştür. Sıcaklık, DO ve pH değerlerinin bakteriyel göstergeler üzerine önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğu gösterilmiştir. Bakteriyel göstergeler arasındaki ilişki aynı ölçekte “cusp” diyagramları karşılaştırılarak gözlenmiştir. Total koliform derişiminin fekal koliform (FK) derişimi ile yakın olarak ilgili olduğu gösterilmiştir. Kapalı kıyısal alan su kalitesi bilgisi gösteriminde, ağırlıklı ortalama su kalite indeksi (WQIMP) uygun parametre grupları seçilerek kullanılmıştır.  İndeks sayılarını hesaplayarak zaman içinde değişimlerin takip ve analizini sürdürmek için; FK, DO, pH, sıcaklık, bulanıklık, nitrat ve toplam askıda katı olmak üzere yedi değişkenli grup ve FK, sıcaklık, DO olmak üzere üç değişkenli grup başarı ile kullanılmıştır. Parametrelerin kalite değerleri Matlab'da kübik “Hermite” polinomu kullanılarak geliştirilen yazılımdan elde edilmiştir.
Orta yükseklikteki hasar görmüşbetonarme bir binanın hasargörebilirliğinin incelenmesi
Authors: ÇİFTÇİ Zeynep , KARA İlknur Fatma , FAHJAN Yasin M.
Published: April 2018

Türkiye’nin mevcut yapı stokunun önemli bir kısmı, depreme maruz kalmış ama kullanıma devam edilmekte olan orta katlı betonarme binalardan oluşmaktadır. Hasar görmüş binaların tekrar depreme maruz kaldıklarında gösterecekleri performansın belirlenmesi afet ve risk yönetimi açısından oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, depremde orta derecede hasar görmüş orta katlı betonarme bir binanın hasar görmeden önceki ve sonraki durumlarının hasar olasılıkları değerlendirilmiştir. Bu kapsamda her iki durum için bina üç boyutlu modellenmiş, doğrusal olmayan statik itme analizine tabi tutulmuş, göreli kat ötelemeleri ile hasargörebilirlik olasılık eğrileri elde edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak her iki durumdaki olası hasar oranları elde edilmiş ve risk yönetimi açısından değerlendirilmiştir.
EKG verilerinin destek vektör regresyon yöntemiyle sıkıştırılması
Authors: KARAL Ömer
Published: April 2018

Elektrokardiyogram (EKG), kalpteki kulakçık ve karıncıkların kasılma ve gevşeme evrelerinde oluşan elektriksel aktivitenin grafiksel bir gösterim şeklidir. Kalp hastalıklarının teşhisinde ve analizinde çok önemli bir role sahiptir. Kalp hastalıklarının önceden etkin bir şekilde tespiti ve teşhisi için, EKG sinyalleri sürekli kaydedilir. Bununla birlikte, uzun izleme dönemleri, EKG verilerinin depolanmasını ve iletimini zorlaştıracak şekilde büyük miktarda veri üretir. Dahası, bu kayıtlar çevre nedeniyle gürültüye maruz kalabilir. Bu nedenlerden dolayı, gürültülü bir ortamda bile etkin sonuçlar verebilecek bir EKG veri sıkıştırma algoritmasına ihtiyaç vardır. Bu çalışma, EKG sinyallerinin sıkıştırılması için Destek Vektör Regresyon (DVR) tabanlı yeni bir yöntem önerir. Dönüşüm tabanlı bir yöntem olan DVR, doğruluğu kanıtlanabilir bir algoritmaya dayandığı için, EKG verilerinin en uygun (optimal) bir biçimde sıkıştırılabilmesine imkan verir. Dönüşüm tabanlı yöntemlerde, dönüşümü sağlayan ve doğrusal olmayan taban fonksiyonlarının sayısını, şeklini ve yerini belirlemek çok önemlidir. Önerilen yöntem, DVR optimizasyon algoritması sayesinde söz konusu taban fonksiyonlarının sayısını, şeklini ve yerini hem en uygun hem de hızlı bir şekilde otomatik olarak belirler. Bilgisayar simülasyon sonuçları, önerilen tekniğin geçerliliğini ve uygulanabilirliğini göstermektedir.
Deterjan çözeltilerinin tarım topraklarının bazı özellikleri üzerine etkileri
Authors: Bilen Serdar , Kaya Leyla Okyay
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışmada 6 farklı deterjan (D1,
D2, D3, D4, D5 ve D6)
çözelti konsantrasyonlarının topraklara sulama suyu olarak 30, 60 ve 90 günlük
periyotlarda uygulanması sonucu toprakların fiziksel, kimyasal ve biyolojik
özelliklerindeki değişimler araştırılmıştır. Deneme serada yürütülmüş ve deneme
süresi boyunca toprakların su içerikleri tarla kapasitesi seviyesinde sabit
tutulmuştur. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre; farklı toz deterjanlarının konsantre
(Kkon) çözeltileri inkübasyon sürelerinin artışına bağlı olarak toprakların
ortalama reaksiyon (pH) değerleri, değişebilir Na, toplam N ve elverişli P ve B
içeriklerinde artışa sebep olmuştur. Toprakların CO2 solunumu,
bakteri ve mantar sayıları ise inkübasyon sürelerinin artışına bağlı olarak azalma
göstermiştir. Toprakların CO2 solunumu ve bakteri ve mantar
sayılarında azalmalar ile değişebilir Na, toplam N ve elverişli P ve B
içeriklerindeki artışlar hafif bünyeli topraklarda daha yüksek oranda
gerçekleşmiştir.
How Kids Understand Health and Illness: Some Reflections from and for the Theory of Social Representations
Authors: Aim M. , Dany L. , Dvoryanchikov N.V. , Bovina I.B.
Published: April 2018

The purpose of the article is twofold: 1) to argue about utility and advantages of the social representational perspective applied to the field of health and illness in case of children, 2) to discuss the potential and fertility of cultural-historical psychology for the development of the theory of social representations (SRs). The studies concerning the children’s understanding of health and illness are analysed. The limitations of the perspective to study mental representations of health and illness are revealed. The relevance and thepotential of the theory of SRs on the problem of children’s understanding of health and illness are discussed. The article reviews the four main theoretical approaches to SRs analysis. It is highlighted that genesis of the SRs is a zone of proximal development (or better to say zona blizhaishego razvitia) of the theory of SRs. The final part of the article dwells on the main points of the cultural-historical psychology in order to reveal some insights for the development of the theory of SRs.
Michael Tomasello versus Alexei Leontiev: A Dialogue in Time
Authors: Fedorovich E.Y. , Sokolova E.E.
Published: April 2018

The article provides an overview and critical analysis — from the point of view of activity theory of A.N. Leontiev’s scientific school and, more broadly, from the standpoint of cultural and activity psychology — of the latest comparative psychological studies of "joint activity" mechanisms in humans and in apes performed by Michael Tomasello and his colleagues and co-authors. These studies have convincingly proven the fundamental differences between cooperation in animals and collaboration in humans, which confirms many provisions of the psychological activity theory developed in the 1930s. Yet, the comparative analysis of the researches by Tomasello’s group and Leontiev’s scientific school provided in the article reveals that in spite of the seemingly similar results obtained in these studies, their interpretation varies considerably. Unlike M. Tomasello, A.N. Leontiev and his disciples (D.B. Elkonin, A.V. Zaporozhets and others) always claimed that "predisposition" of individuals towards collaboration emerged as a result of their labor activity which required coordinating various actions of individual participants who therefore fulfilled rather social than biological purposes.
Becoming an English Teacher: A Historical-Cultural Study of the Interrelationship between Emotions and Pedagogical Practices inside the Classroom
Authors: Ramos F.S.
Published: April 2018

This study aims to investigate the inter-relationship between the emotions experienced by a novice English teacher and her actions during a period of one semester of observed activities. The emotions are understood as higher mental functions that emerge in sociocultural contexts. As cultural products, they can develop and transform. Emotions also work as an internal organizer of our actions. In order to achieve the goal proposed it is used as data generation instruments: (i) experience narrative; (ii) oral life history interview; (iii) class recording followed by viewing sessions; (iv) interview on emotions. The results suggest that the participant’s emotions can be organized into four categories, related to her students, her practice, the pedagogical coordination, and to her own profession. The emotions experienced lead the teacher to do certain things that may or may not contribute to her professional development. The connotation of certain emotions in negative or positive depends on the context in which they emerge.
Influence of Manipulative Attitudes on Mentalization in Patients with Schizotypal Disorders
Authors: Sokolova E.T. , Andreyuk K.O.
Published: April 2018

The paper regards mentalization in the logic of systems and social mediation of cultural-historical approach. We applied Westen’s model to the analysis of TAT narratives and interpreted internal system relations between affective (“emotional investment in relationships”, “affective tone of relationships”, empathy) and cognitive (“сomplexity of representations”, “understanding of social causality”) components of mentalization; we also explored intersystem relations with manipulative attitudes in interpersonal communication (Machiavellianism). The detected low mentalization abilities of patients with schizotypal disorders (р<0,05) in their affective part (insensibility to the inner world of the Other) turned out to be dependent on the intensity of manipulative attitudes (р<0,001), which stresses the importance of interpersonal cultural context for social cognition. Interpretation of the acquired results in the logic of system structure of mentalization allows us to emphasize the resourcefulness of internal system and intersystem relations: “tolerance to uncertainty” corresponds with the high level of cognitive “сomplexity of representations”, while high “сomplexity of representations”, joined by “understanding of social causality”, promotes adequate behavior-based understating of the mind.
Lev Vygotsky: Who Are We? Where Do We Come From and Where Are We Heading For?(On the Question of National and Religious Identity)
Authors: Sobkin V.S. , Klimova T.A.
Published: April 2018

The paper presents the text of the article by L. S. Vygotsky "Avodim hoinu" (1917) along with detailed comments to it. This article is the last in what may be called a Vygotskian triptych of early works devoted to the problem of complex relationships between national and religious traditions and contemporary times. The text of the article, along with the comments, provides an insight into personal attitudes of the young Vygotsky in a situation of political uncertainty as well as uncertainty of values and norms. It helps to reconstruct the features of socio-political and national-ethical self-determination of the scientist; to clarify the grounds that determine the value foundation of the cultural-historical approach. The comments to the article highlight the original character of Vygotsky’s attitude towards the events of Russia’s pre-October period of 1917. We emphasize the philosophical and cultural scale and polyphonic character of the multilevel dialogue that involves Vygotsky as the author of this article. There is a certain connection between the topics raised in the article (experience, the problem of choice, volitional behavior, consciousness) and the topics that would appear in Vygotsky’s works in psychology later. A separate line in our comments focuses on the style and composition analysis of the article.
Predictors of mortality in adult patients with dengue: a study from South India
Authors: Acharya Vasudeva , Khan Mohammed Fahad , Kosuru Srinivas , Mallya Sneha
Published: April 2018

Background: Dengue is one of the important causes of acute febrile illnesses in India. Dengue can be a fatal disease, however there are no reliable markers which can predict mortality among these patients.Methods: A prospective cross sectional study was done in patients who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital with features of dengue fever. A total of 364 patients with IgM dengue serology positive were included in the study. Relevant clinical and laboratory parameters were collected from all patients. Association between clinico-laboratory parameters with mortality was studied using appropriate statistical methods.Results: Among the 364 patients recruited in this study, 14 (3.85%) patients died. Mortality among patients with age group 18-40 years was 2.04%, in patients aged above 40 years was 7.56%. Mortality among patients with hypotension was 42.42% (14 out of 33), bleeding manifestations was 15.38% (8/52), platelets <20,000/mm3 was 10.41% (10/96), ALT >200 was 13.04% (6/46), AST>200 was 12.34% (10/81), prolonged prothrombin time was 60%(12/20), renal failure was 28%(14/50), encephalopathy was 31.57% (6/19), multi organ dysfunction syndrome(MODS) was 43.33% (13/30), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was 45.45% (5/11), pleural effusion was 7.5% (6/80).Conclusions: The overall mortality in the present study was 3.85%. Following variables were associated with increased risk of death among the dengue patients: Age >40 years, presence of hypotension, platelets <20000 cells/mm3, ALT>200U/L, AST>200U/L, prolonged prothrombin time, presence of renal failure, encephalopathy, MODS, ARDS and bleeding tendency (p value <0.05). Early identification of factors associated with mortality can help to make appropriate decision on care required.
The study of risk factors and prognostic indicators in patients with bacteremia due to ESBL producing organisms
Authors: Acharya Vasudeva , G. Varun Reddy , Thomas Biji Bob
Published: April 2018

Background: There is a growing incidence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) infections worldwide. ESBL bacteremias have been associated with poor outcomes, higher costs and increased durations of hospital stay. The objective of the study was to identify the risk factors in these patients along with antibiotic susceptibility patterns to help identify the patients with poorer prognosis and in guiding treatment decisions more effectively.Methods: An observational case-control study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in south India over a duration of 18 months. Cases were deﬁned as an adult in-patient who had infection with blood cultures showing growth of ESBL-producing bacteria. A total of 70 patients were included in the study group and subjected to evaluation to determine the risk factors, prognostic indicators and the antibiotic susceptibility.Results: The major risk factors for ESBL-bacteremia identiﬁed were prior admission, prior antibiotic usage, prior Foleys catheter and the presence of a vascular catheter. Pneumonia as the source of bacteremia and requirement of mechanical ventilation were identiﬁed as indicators of poor prognosis. Carbapenems, cefoperazone-sulbactam and piperacillin-tazobactam showed excellent sensitivity against ESBL-bacteremia.Conclusions: The findings of this study emphasizes the importance of recognizing ESBL-bacteremias in patients with risk factors, so that patients who are at risk to have a worse prognosis can be promptly started on a susceptible antibiotic.
Prediabetes and serum insulin levels
Authors: Altemani Alwaleed , Alamri Ali , Ahmed Mahir , Al Garbo Mosaed , Alharbi Tariq , Al-Rasheed Rana , Alshagraawi Saud , Alzilai Ibrahim , Alotaibi Fuad , Al-shahrani Ahlam
Published: April 2018

Prediabetes remains a diagnostic dilemma. It refers to impaired glycaemic values without reaching the threshold for diagnosing diabetes mellitus. Prediabetes is an important risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus, and it constitutes the stage during which microvascular and macrovascular complications are initiated. Early and accurate identification of this stage is the gold standard for prevention of diabetes and its consequences. Despite the multiplicity of diagnostic tests proposed for identification of this condition, a reliable test remains elusive. This article aims at reviewing the different available tests for diagnosis of prediabetes states with a focus on serum insulin levels. Insulin plays a major role in the pathophysiology and development of prediabetes. Different mechanisms of insulin resistance and insulin secretion are established in different subtypes of prediabetes. Therefore, fasting insulin level seems to be a reliable and promising tool for diagnosis and management of prediabetes.
Combination of Photoinduced ATRP and Click Processes for the Synthesis of Triblock Copolymers
Authors: YİLMAZ Gorkem
Published: April 2018

ABA type triblock
copolymers possessing polystyrene as middle segment and poly(ε-caprolactone)
(PCL) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as side segments were synthesized by
combining two photochemical strategies, namely photoinduced atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP) and click processes. For this purpose,
α,ω-diazido functional polystyrene (N3-PS-N3) was
synthesized by photoinduced ATRP using a bifunctional initiator, followed by a
simple substitution of the chain end halides. Parallel to this, alkyne-PCL was
synthesized by ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone, employing
propargyl alcohol as initiator. For the synthesis of alkyne-PEG, industrially
available PEG was functionalized by a simple esterification reaction using
5-pentynoic acid. After the syntheses of these alkyne functional polymers as
clickable counterparts, they were reacted with N3-PS-N3
by photoinduced click reactions to prepare the desired triblock copolymers. All
polymers were characterized by NMR, IR and GPC analyses.
PENGARUH FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL TARGETS, NATURE OF INDUSTRY DAN INEFFECTIVE MONITORING TERHADAP FINANCIAL STATEMENT (STUDI PADA PERUSAHAAN YANG TERDAFTAR DI JAKARTA ISLAMIC INDEX)
Authors: Sari Ika Kumala , Istutik Istutik
Published: April 2018

This research aims to detect the financial statement Fraud by using analysis of fraud triangle. Based on the theory advanced by Donald R Cressey (1953) or the theory of Cressey, there are three conditions that are always present in the act of fraud, namely pressure, opportunity and rationalization which is referred to as the fraud triangle. These three conditions are risk factors for the incidence of fraud in various conditions. However, in this study only analyzed using the fraud triangle element variable pressures and opportunity, and do not use the variable element of rationalization. The variables used in this study consisted of each of the elements including the Financial Stability proxied by the ratio of the change in total assets (ACHANGE), financial targets proxied by Return on Assets (ROA), the nature of the industry which is proxied by the ratio of change in receivables (RECEIVABLE), and ineffective monitoring proxied by the ratio of independent directors (IND) and variable financial statement fraud proxied by the earnings management.The population in this study are a company listed in JII Company (Jakarta Islamic Index) and publish annual reports in a row during  2011-2015. The sampling technique is purposive sampling. Based on these criteria was selected 12 companies sampled in this study. The analysis used is multiple linear regression and SPSS 22 software using the results of testing tools.This study indicate that the Financial Stability variables, the financial targets, the nature of the industry a significant positive effect on the Financial Statement Fraud and Ineffective Monitoring while significant negative effect on the Financial Statement Fraud.
TEORI DAN PRAKTIK AKUNTANSI SYARIAH DI INDONESIA
Authors: Kariyoto Kariyoto
Published: April 2018

This article aims to discuss the theory of accounting is the basis of accounting practices sharia in Indonesia. Venturing into this article with a look at a number of important issues that need to be noted in conventional accounting in Indopnesia as the basis of accounting implementation of sharia. Some of them: the first issue of ownership, two basic assumptions, and the third effect of the issue of the basic assumptions to standard levels, or even accounting method selected. Departing from these three basic issues, the perspective of theory and all assumptions, postulates, rules, and principles in the Western accounting can be applied to institutions or companies that uphold the values of Islam. Results to be achieved how design system, sharia accounting format upholding the values of Islam in Indonesia. This is important, given the behavior of business and institutional Islam has different characteristics and behaviors, and institutions or Western companies.
SISTEM INFORMASI PROGRAM CSR BIDANG PENDIDIKAN SEBAGAI UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN MASYARAKAT DI MALANG
Authors: Latifah Sri Wahjuni
Published: April 2018

Research on information systems education CSR programs as community development efforts on the Hapless was carried out with the aim of identifying characteristics of recipients offunding programs, community access capability mengentahui against the program, identifying the components of the information system of funding programs that subsequently is used as information to devisestrategies for community development. The data obtained by questionnaire andinterviews to spread the recipient Fund programme and Fund Manager at Universities in Malang. Further data were analyzed with a qualitative approach. The results showed that in general the sources of funding programs can be groupedinto three, from the Government, private companies and public companies. So, effective access to information to obtain scholarshipsmore sourced information traditionally. While the funding of information system components include a set of inputs, processes and outputs. So far this programutilization varies as to support skill development study costs, as well as to the cost of living. Based on the SWOT analysis can be formulated the strategy of community development through the establishment of PPM-Entrepreneurship in each area with the direct involvement of the recipient of the funding program.
Diz osteoartritli hastalarda ortalama trombosit hacminin hastalık parametreleri ile ilişkisi
Authors: GÖKÇEN Neslihan , COŞKUN BENLİDAYI İlke , BAŞARAN Sibel
Published: April 2018

Amaç: Ortalama trombosit hacmi (mean platelet volume-MPV), platelet büyüklüğünü ve aktivitesi gösteren bir belirteçtir. MPV’nin, proinflamatuvar ve protrombik durumları yansıttığı bilinmektedir. Bazı çalışmalarda, MPV seviyelerinin, sinovitli hastalarda inflamasyon ve eritrosit sedimentasyon hızı (ESH) ile negatif ilişkili olduğu saptanmıştır. Bu bilgiler doğrultusunda, çalışmamızda dizde osteoartrit (OA) bulunan hastalarda MPV düzeyinin, radyolojik evre, klinik durum ve inflamatuvar belirteçler ile ilişkisinin araştırılması planlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamıza Ocak 2016-Mart 2016 tarihleri arasında polikliniğimize başvuran ve diz OA tanısı ile takip edilen 160 hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların MPV, ESH ve C-reaktif protein (CRP) değerleri kaydedildi. Hastaların ağrı şiddetini ölçmek için vizüel anolog skala (VAS), fonksiyonel durumlarını değerlendirmek için Western Ontario ve McMaster Üniversiteleri Osteoartrit İndeksi (WOMAC) formu kullanıldı. Anteroposterior diz radyografilerinde Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) yöntemine göre radyolojik evreleme yapıldı.Bulgular: MPV değeri ile ESH, CRP, total WOMAC skoru ve vizüel anolog skala (VAS) arasında korelasyon saptanmazken, MPV ile platelet sayımı negatif korele idi (r=-0.374). MPV seviyeleri, KL gruplarına (KL 1-4) göre analiz edildiğinde, gruplar arasında fark gözlenmedi (p=0.090). Hastalar hafif (KL 1-2) ve orta-ileri evre (KL 3-4) OA olarak değerlendirildiğinde, gruplar arasında MPV seviyeleri açısından anlamlı fark saptanmadı (p=0.066).Sonuç: Diz OA’lı hastalarda, MPV seviyesi; radyolojik evreden bağımsız olup, klinik durum, ESH ve CRP düzeyleri ile de ilişkili bulunmamıştır. MPV’nin osteoartrit aktivitesindeki olası rolünün değerlendirilebilmesi için daha kapsamlı çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.
Mehmet Rauf’un Halâs Romanında Aşkın Devingenliği
Authors: GÜNGÖR Bilgin
Published: April 2018

Aşk olgusu edebi eserlerin estetik düzleminde zamansal açıdan iki şekilde yansıma alanı bulur. İlk şekilde aşk, estetik düzlemin başından sonuna kadar herhangi bir değişikliğe uğramaz veya sadece nicel değişime uğrar ve “nesne”sinde (birey, vatan veya aşkın bir varlık) bir sapma olmaz. Bu tür aşka, durağan aşk diyebiliriz. İkinci şekilde ise aşk, estetik düzlem içerisinde nitel bir değişime uğrayarak “nesne”sini de değiştirir ve böylelikle de devingenleşmiş olur. Bu tür aşka da devingen aşk diyebiliriz. Durağan aşk, çoğunlukla estetik düzleminde herhangi bir devinim imkânı olmayan şiirsel metinlerde; devingen aşk ise çoğunlukla devinimin başat bir unsur olduğu anlatısal metinlerde ortaya çıkar. Ayrıca devingen aşkın yönü, genel olarak, bireysel (cinsel) aşktan kendisine kutsiyet atfedilen aşklara, vatani veya ilahi aşka doğrudur. Özellikle geleneksel ve dini metinlerin söylemleri çerçevesinde oluşturulmuş veya toplumsal hayatın katostrofik bir süreç içerisinden “kurtuluş”a erdiği dönemlerde kaleme alınmış edebi eserlerde devingen aşkın varlığına şahit oluruz. Bu incelemede, devingen aşkın anlatısal bir metnin kurgusunda ne şekilde somutlaşabileceğini gözlemleyebilmek amacıyla Mehmet Rauf’un Halâs romanını aşk olgusu çerçevesinde ele alacağız.
Öznellik Kipi Kullanımında Türk Öğrencilerin Başarı Oranlarının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ASLAN Nuran , TOPALOĞLU Yusuf
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışma, Türk öğrencilerin Fransızca öznellik (fr. subjonctif) kipi
kullanımının karşıtsal bir yaklaşımla incelenmesini konu edinmektedir. Söz
konusu kipin kullanımı karşılaşılan önemli sorunlardan biridir. Bu sorun,
kullanım alanlarının tam olarak kavranamamasından ve öğrencinin ana
dilindekiyle birebir örtüşmemesinden kaynaklanıyor olmalıdır. Bu çalışmada,
Fransızca öznellik kipi ile Türkçede tasarlama kipleri karşıtsal bir yaklaşımla
incelenmektedir. Öznellik kipinin biçimsel ve işlevsel olarak Türk üniversite
öğrencilerine farklı olduğu görüşü ve farklılıkların, öznellik kipi kullanım
başarısını olumsuz yönde etkilediği ileri sürülmektedir. Bu çalışma, nicel
araştırma tekniği çerçevesinde değerlendirilmiştir. Veri toplamada, sormaca
tekniği kullanılmış, sayısal veriler elde edilmiş ve analizleri yapılmıştır. 10
sorudan oluşturulan sormacadan elde edilen verilere göre, Fransızca öznellik
kipinin kullanımında Türk öğrencilerin başarı oranları düşük olarak ortaya
çıkmıştır. Öğrencilerin öznellik kipi kullanım alanlarını iyi bilmedikleri ve
bu sorunun başarıda önemli bir etken olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Processus d’une recherche-développement réalisée avec des parties prenantes pour favoriser l’accès à l’information sur les services qu’ils reçoivent
Authors: Ruel Julie , Moreau André C. , Julien-Gauthier Francine , Leclair Arvisais Lucie , Baril Catherine
Published: April 2018

Une recherche-développement a permis de concevoir et de valider, par une démarche itérative, du matériel d’information qui soit illustré, signifiant et plus compréhensible. Cette information, validée par les parties prenantes, porte sur les services que reçoivent les personnes bénéficiant d’un programme public de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle (DI) ou en trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA). La recherche-développement a permis notamment d’approfondir les étapes, les processus et les retombées d’une démarche de création inclusive, en contexte de participation active des parties prenantes, avec des personnes vulnérables ou qui présentent de faibles compétences en littératie.
Student educational travels as a form of independent study activity: the experience of the Library and Information Sciences Department of St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture
Authors: Krymskaya A. S.
Published: April 2018

A part of international congresses programs are professional visits (trips). Foreign publications pay a special attention to professional trips, which considers them as an instrument of cultural diplomacy. In Russia there are a few examples of organizing professional (or study) trips for students. Publications dedicated to this theme are usually of descriptive character. The experience of St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture, as well as other Russian and non-Russian universities, confirms that educational trips should be regarded as a form of independent study activity. This article attempts to determine how the tasks of study trips for students of library departments correlate with competences of the educational standard. The paper considers the experience of organizing independent student work at the Library and Information Sciences Department of St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture within the framework of educational trips to other countries. It highlights the trips objectives in the context of library and information science education as the following: establishing and developing professional and interpersonal contacts between foreign and Russian educational organizations and libraries; involving students in intercultural communication; getting professional knowledge by visits to institutions, informational conversations, excursions to organizations and institutions of professional interest; exchanging professional knowledge in the field of librarianship and the experience in library practice; meetings with foreign students, scholars and specialists; acquainting with the economic, political and cultural life of foreign countries. By providing information about educational trips «The role of the book in Gutenberg’s homeland (Germany)» and «Baltic libraries as centers of science, culture, and education (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)», the author demonstrates how these tasks are correlated with the competencies required by the Russian educational standard of higher education «51.03.06. Library and information activities (bachelor's level)»; outlines the stages of study trips followed by a description of the professional tasks and competencies required by the federal state educational standard of higher education mentioned above. Thus, students develop competencies through independent work. The article sums that study trips as a form of independent activity accomplish professional tasks required by the Russian educational standard of higher education, such as research and methodological work, information and analytical work, management.
New pages of the history of national librarianship
Authors: Lizunova I. V. , Metel'kov A. S.
Published: April 2018

The paper includes speeches of the participants of discussion platform «Independent book publishing: realities, prospects for the future»: theorists and practitioners of books-publishers - writers, poets, editors, kulturträgers, bibliologists. This article describes different points of view on the problems and prospects of developing the independent book publishing in various Russian regions and in the world. It emphasis on the history of the independent book publishing in Russia and Germany, new opportunities emergence for independent authors’ expressions: online publications, electronic publications, etc. Particular attention is paid to discussing the definitions, what is meant by «independent publishing», «self-publication», «self-edition», «self-printing», «self-editor», «kulturträge», «zine culture». The central topic of discussion was the problem of determining the quality of literature, self-promoting publications and distribution of professionals’ published books: bookselling network, social media, activity profitability, etc. Participants attempted to identify the place of Siberian independent publishers in the all-Russian and international publishing space, prospects for further development of independent book publishing in Siberia.
Formation of Fe- and Mg-Rich Smectite under Hyperalkaline Conditions at Narra in Palawan, Philippines
Authors: Shimbashi Misato , Sato Tsutomu , Fujii Naoki , Yamakawa Minoru , Otake Tsubasa
Published: April 2018

Formation of Fe- and Mg-rich smectite and zeolite under alkaline conditions is concerned as secondary minerals after alkaline alteration of bentonite in a repository of radioactive wastes. It might be crucial for safety assessment whether smectite will be formed or not as secondary minerals after alkaline alteration of bentonite. In present paper, Fe- and Mg-rich smectite which are currently interacting with hyperalkaline groundwater was found at Narra in Palawan, Philippines. Mineralogical and geochemical investigation was conducted to understand formation process of smectite and factors determined secondary mineral species. Our study revealed a certain amount of smectite may have been produced under hyperalkaline conditions, altered from amorphous or poorly crystalline material such as M-S-H and F-S-H. Key factor which decides smectite or zeolite as secondary minerals after alkaline alteration of bentonite might be whether nuclei of M-S-H and/or F-S-H will be formed or not. This might be decided by the presence of dissolved Mg2+ and Fe2+ in the system. Our suggested formation process of smectite under alkaline conditions is analogue with generally-accepted model of smectite formation that might have been occurred on early Mars.
Uncertainty and Motivation to Seek Information from Pharmacy Automated Communications
Authors: Bones Michelle , Nunlee Martin
Published: April 2018

Pharmacy personnel often answer telephones to respond to pharmacy customers (subjects) who received messages from automated systems. This research examines the communication process in terms of how users interact and engage with pharmacies after receiving automated messages. No study has directly addressed automated telephone calls and subjects’ interactions. The purpose of this study is to test the interpersonal communication (IC) process of uncertainty in subjects in receipt of automated telephone calls from pharmacies. Subjects completed a survey of validated scales for Satisfaction (S); Relevance (R); Quality (Q); Need for Cognitive Closure (NFC). Relationships between S, R, Q, NFC, and subject preference to an automated telephone call (ATC) were analyzed to determine whether subjects contacting pharmacies display information seeking behavior. This research demonstrates that seeking information occurs if subjects: are dissatisfied with the content of the ATC; perceive that the Q of the ATC is high; perceive that the Q of ATC is high, and like receiving the ATC or with high NFC, and do not like receiving ATCs. Other interactions presented complexities amongst uncertainty and tolerance of NFC within the IC process.
Montenegro on the Path to Paris MoU Accession: Towards Achieving Sustainable Shipping Industry
Authors: Nikcevic Jelena
Published: April 2018

In order to ensure the sustainability of the shipping industry and marine ecosystem of Montenegro, it is necessary that Montenegro becomes a full member of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) on Port State Control. The reasons for doing so are numerous: the full adoption of standards stipulated by the Memorandum in relation to ship control; continuous keeping the pace with and development of new standards in compliance with turbulent changes in the maritime industry and operation (including the increasing scope of maritime transport); decrease in the number of detained ships which meet the requirements stipulated in international conventions and elimination of substandard ships in perspective; prevention of environmental pollution, sea and port incidents. This justified endeavour is supported by the fact that Montenegro is one out of two countries in Europe that are not the full members of the Paris MoU. Additionally, in this context it is necessary to emphasise the fact that the marine ecosystem of Montenegro makes an integral part of the world ocean. Accordingly, the improvement of the quality of national legislation which is compliant with international requirements is an imperative which has positive implications on the regional and global sustainability.
Using Multi-Spectral UAV Imagery to Extract Tree Crop Structural Properties and Assess Pruning Effects
Authors: Johansen Kasper , Raharjo Tri , McCabe Matthew F.
Published: April 2018

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) provide an unprecedented capacity to monitor the development and dynamics of tree growth and structure through time. It is generally thought that the pruning of tree crops encourages new growth, has a positive effect on fruiting, makes fruit-picking easier, and may increase yield, as it increases light interception and tree crown surface area. To establish the response of pruning in an orchard of lychee trees, an assessment of changes in tree structure, i.e. tree crown perimeter, width, height, area and Plant Projective Cover (PPC), was undertaken using multi-spectral UAV imagery collected before and after a pruning event. While tree crown perimeter, width and area could be derived directly from the delineated tree crowns, height was estimated from a produced canopy height model and PPC was most accurately predicted based on the NIR band. Pre- and post-pruning results showed significant differences in all measured tree structural parameters, including an average decrease in tree crown perimeter of 1.94 m, tree crown width of 0.57 m, tree crown height of 0.62 m, tree crown area of 3.5 m2, and PPC of 14.8%. In order to provide guidance on data collection protocols for orchard management, the impact of flying height variations was also examined, offering some insight into the influence of scale and the scalability of this UAV based approach for larger orchards. The different flying heights (i.e. 30, 50 and 70 m) produced similar measurements of tree crown width and PPC, while tree crown perimeter, area and height measurements decreased with increasing flying height. Overall, these results illustrate that routine collection of multi-spectral UAV imagery can provide a means of assessing pruning effects on changes in tree structure in commercial orchards, and highlight the importance of collecting imagery with consistent flight configurations, as varying flying heights may cause changes to tree structural measurements.