bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Short Communication: Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers application on the earlymedium maturing soybean yield
Authors: LESTARI SRI AYU DWI , SUTRISNO SUTRISNO , KUNTYASTUTI HENNY
Published: August 2018

Lestari SAD, Sutrisno, Kuntyastuti H. 2017. Short Communication: Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers application on the early-medium maturing soybean yield. Nusantara Bioscience 10: 1-5. Efforts to increase soybean productivity can be made with the application of organic and inorganic fertilizers. Large amounts of organic fertilizer are required to give a positive impact on soybean yield. However, this practice is deemed inefficient in terms procurement and transportation, making farmers less interested. The addition of inorganic fertilizer or the use of nutrient-rich organic fertilizer (Santap NM2) is among the solutions. The objective of this research was to formulate management techniques for organic and inorganic fertilizers application on the early-medium maturing soybean line, Lokal Jateng/Sinabung-1036, to achieve the soybeanâ€™s maximum potential yield. The research was conducted on Alfisols at Muneng Research Station, Probolinggo, and Vertisols at Ngale Research Station, Ngawi, in the dry season of 2012. The experiment was performed in a randomized complete block design with factorial, with three replications. The first factor was four doses of organic fertilizer and the second factor was four combination doses of ZA, SP-36, and KCl fertilizers. On the Alfisols of Probolinggo, Lokal Jateng/Sinabung-1036 soybean did not require additional inorganic fertilizers to achieve a yield of 2.71 t/ha, whereas on the Vertisols of Ngawi, Lokal Jateng/Sinabung-1036 soybean need 2 t /ha Santap NM2 to increase its yield from 2.60 t/ha to 2.81 t/ha.
Transaminase enzymes and lipid profiles and histological changes in Wistar rats after administration of bintangur (Calophyllum soulattri) leaves ethanolic extract
Authors: FAJRIATY INARAH , APRIDAMAYANTI PRATIWI , RAHMAWANI SUCI PUTRI , ABDURRACHMAN ABDURRACHMAN
Published: August 2018

Fajriaty I, Apridamayanti P, Rahmawani SP, Abdurrachman. 2018. Transaminase enzymes and lipid profiles and histological changes in Wistar rats after administration of bintangur (Calophyllum soulattri) leaves ethanolic extract. Nusantara Bioscience 10: 27- 35. Bintangur (Calophyllum soulattri Burm. F) can be found in West Kalimantan and traditionally used as a medicine for treatment of wounds, inflammation, and rheumatism. Bintangur contains terpene derivatives, xanthones, coumarins, steroid derivatives, flavonoid and also saponins. The present study was conducted to determine the in vivo effect of oral administration of bintangur leaves ethanolic extract (BLEE) on transaminase and lipid profiles and histological changes in experimental rats. Eighty-four Wistar rats were divided into six groups; each group consisted of seven male and seven female rats. The first group was applied with CMC-Na 1% as a control. The second, third, and fourth group were applied with 100 mg kg-1 BW, 400 mg kg-1 BW, 1000 mg kg-1 BW dose of BLEE respectively. The fifth and sixth group were the satellite for assessment of reversibility, persistence or delayed effects. The animals were given extract once daily for 28 days, while for the satellite groups still observed until 14 days. At the end of the study, all rats were sacrificed, and the blood and organs were collected for biochemical and histological examination. The result showed that BLEE increased transaminase profile, ALT, and AST, with the highest increase in 400 mg kg-1 BW dose. But a significant increase (p<0.05) only found in AST profile of 400 mg kg-1 BW dose in female rats. In lipid profile, BLEE did not affect cholesterol total, but caused significant decrease (p<0.05) in triglyceride profile of 1000 mg kg-1 BW dose in male and female rats. In the histological assessment, obvious histological changes were observed in liver and heart. There had necrosis of hepatocytes cells of male and female rats with obvious changes in 1000 mg kg-1 BW dose and congestion of central vein of male rats in 400 mg kg-1 BW dose and 1000 mg kg-1 BW dose. In heart muscle fibers showed an irregular structure in 1000 mg kg-1 BW dose of female rats. While observation of spleen showed no harmful changes in all groups. The conclusion of this study showed BLEE increase transaminase profile and some damaging effect on the liver and heart organ of Wistar rat but should be considered as an herbal medicine with potential effect as antihypertriglyceridemia.
Short Communication: The effects of vermicompost and vermiwash from the medicinal plants, neem (Azadirachta indica) and lime (Citrus aurantifolia), on the growth parameters of lettuce in a hydroponic system
Authors: JAIKISHUN SIRPAUL , HOOSEIN AARIFA , ANSARI ABDULLAH ADIL
Published: August 2018

Jaikishun S, Hoosein A, Ansari AA. 2018. The effects of vermicompost and vermiwash from the medicinal plants, neem (Azadirachta indica) and lime (Citrus aurantifolia), on the growth parameters of lettuce in a hydroponic system. Nusantara Bioscience 10: 91-95. The farming community is confronting critical issues on the usage of chemicals and rapidly decreasing arable lands from salinity, flooding and drought. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of vermiwash produced from medicinal plants, as a potential substitute for chemicals, and standard hydroponic solution in supporting the growth of lettuce in a hydroponic system, a soilless medium. Vermicompost and vermiwash were produced from Azadirachta indica, and Citrus aurantifolia using Eisenia fetida and physiochemical analyses done indicated the presence of adequate amount of nutrients for plant growth. Therefore, using vermiwash and vermicompost as a standard hydroponic solution is an efficient and effective method of growing more food for the world’s growing population in soilless medium, thereby reducing the dependency on land. Plants grown in the vermiwash and vermicompost in the hydroponic system had higher productivity than the one produced by commercial hydroponic solution.
Seeds characters, pollen fertility and flavonoids of ten Brassicaceae collected near a kilns thermal power plant for air pollution bioindication
Authors: NOORI MITRA , BAGHAEIFAR ZAHRA , CHEHREGANI ABDOLKARIM , FARAKI FARZANEH
Published: August 2018

Noori M, Baghaeifar Z, Chehregani A, Faraki F. 2018. Seeds characters, pollen fertility and flavonoids of ten Brassicaceae collected near a kilns thermal power plant for air pollution bioindication. Nusantara Bioscience 10: 96-104. Shazand Steam Power Plant located on North-East of Shazand, Iran began to work from 2000. The power plant necessity fuel is natural gas and mostly heavy fuel oil. The most pollutant of power plant is sulfur compounds in addition to nitric and carbon mono oxide. Because environmental pollutants influence plant fertility and chemical compounds, therefore this study was done on ten wild Brassicaceae (Alyssum linifolium var. linifolium, Alyssum longistylum, Alyssum marginatum, Choriospora persica, Clypeola lappacea, Conringia perfoliata, Descurainia sophia, Goldbachia laevigata, Isatis kotschyana and Neslia apiculata) taxa collected from the thermal power plant area for bioindication of regional air pollution comparing to controls collected 40 km away from the power plant. Brassicaceae members are important for their ecological, pastoral, medicinal and edible points. Seed width and length max. and their ratio and abnormal seed percentage were calculated. Pollen abnormality and sterility percentages determined using Muntezing’s acetocarmine and light microscopy. Also, their pollen flavonoids were semi-quantitatively assessed using two-dimensional paper and thin layer chromatography. Results showed seeds health and their dimensions reduction in polluted samples in comparison with controls. In C. lappacea significant differences of seed and pollen abnormality and pollen sterility percentages, morin and kaempferol concentrations, between control and polluted samples were observed (P≤0.05). Also, number and kind of pollen flavonoid changes especially increasing flavonoid contents were observed in polluted plants comparing to control. Studying seed and pollen characters can be used as air quality bioindicators.
Tracheospasmolytic and anti-inflammatory activity of indigenous Curcuma species as traditional antiasthmatic medicines
Authors: PARAMITA SWANDARI , MOERAD EMIL BACHTIAR , ISMAIL SJARIF , MARLIANA EVA
Published: August 2018

Paramita S, Moerad EB, Ismail S, Marliana E. 2018. Tracheospasmolytic and anti-inflammatory activity of indigenous Curcuma species as traditional antiasthmatic medicines. Nusantara Bioscience 10: 105-110. Asthma is still a major health problem in the world. Antiasthma drugs raise the problem of side effects and medical expenses. Thus, it is necessary to develop medicinal plants based antiasthma drugs with fewer side effects and more affordable costs. The potential antiasthma medicinal plant came from the genus of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae family). Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is the most prominent species in this genus and has been extensively studied for the treatment of asthma. However, there are other Curcuma indigenous species that are also traditionally used for asthma, namely Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. and Curcuma mangga Val. Zijp. Both indigenous species have not been studied pharmacological activity as an antiasthma. This research was conducted to know the tracheospasmolytic activity of ethanol extract of C. aeruginosa and C. mangga on the separate organ of guinea pig trachea to determine the antiasthma effect. The research was also conducted to know anti-inflammatory activity with membrane stabilization test and inhibition of lipoxygenase. Results showed that C. aeruginosa and C. mangga had lower tracheospasmolytic activity when they were compared with aminophylline as a positive control. However, the EC50 value of C. aeruginosa (0.020 ± 0.004) and C. mangga (0.039 ± 0.005) were not significantly different with aminophylline (0.016 ± 0.005) as positive controls. The result of membrane stabilization test showed that the EC50 value of C. aeruginosa (47.76 ± 1.57) and C. mangga (67.50 ± 0.97) were high when they were compared with indomethacin (26.39 ± 2.91) as the positive control. Results of lipoxygenase inhibition test showed that the EC50 value of C. aeruginosa (-111.11 ± 2.30) and C. mangga (-101.98 ± 1.32) were high than that of indomethacin (-282.84 ± 7.41) as the positive control. These results show the potential use of C. aeruginosa and C. mangga as antiasthma via tracheospasmolytic activity in separate organs of guinea pig. They also had anti-inflammatory effect based on membrane stabilization and inhibition of lipoxygenase test.
Genetic diversity and virulence of Striga hermonthica from Kenya and Uganda on selected sorghum varieties
Authors: JOEL KATAKA ATANDA , RUNO STEVEN , MUCHUGI ALICE
Published: August 2018

Joel KA, Runo S, Muchugi A. 2018. Genetic diversity and virulence study of Striga hermonthica from Kenya and Uganda on selected sorghum varieties. Nusantara Bioscience 10: 111-120. Parasitic weeds pose a severe problem in agricultural production, causing massive crop losses in many regions of the world and especially Africa. One example to be considered the most significant biological constraint to food production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is Striga hermonthica, the most widespread among the Striga species in the semi-arid tropical African zones. The wide geographical distribution set conditions for genetically structured populations. The genetic variations among the weed populations allow for the quick breakdown of resistance in crops hence making control of the weed difficult. Efficient and effective control of S. hermonthica demands knowledge on inherent genetic variability within local and regional races of the weed. However, the genetic diversity and virulence of S. hermonthica ecotypes in Kenya and Uganda on selected sorghum varieties remain unknown. This study aimed at evaluating the genetic diversity among seven S. hermonthica populations from locations in Kenya and Uganda using 5 primer sets of Expressed Sequence Tags-Simple Sequence Repeats (EST-SSR). The genetic diversity was moderate as shown by the Nei’s genetic distance values. AMOVA measured low genetic differentiation among the populations. This study also investigated twelve sorghum varieties for their response to S. hermonthica infection. The result demonstrated that the varieties resistance responses to S. hermonthica varied widely. The phenotype of resistant interaction was characterized by the inability of the weeds haustoria to penetrate the sorghums root endodermis due to severe necrosis and in rare cases the parasites radicle growing away from the host root. The resistant sorghum varieties were the Asareca W2, Asareca AG3, N13 and the Wild-type which had low mean number of S. hermonthica plantlets growing on their roots, while the most susceptible varieties were Sap 027, Epurpur which had the highest mean number of S. hermonthica plantlets growing on their roots. There was a highly significant difference in the means of the number of Striga growing on the roots of sorghum varieties, Striga dry biomass and S. hermonthica length between the susceptible and resistant ones. This knowledge holds unique potentiality since resistant sorghum germplasm tested will be sourced and targeted to the seven specific geographical areas where virulence of the particular S. hermonthica populations was characterized.
Arabic Poetry and Terrorism: The Dictator Perishes and the Poet Remains
Authors: Waed Athamneh
Published: August 2018

Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayati is one of the most prominent twentieth-century Arab poets. His poetry makes a drastic shift from politically committed in the 1950s and 1960s to metapoetic in the 1970s onward. In his post-Nasserist works, al-Bayati interrogates the role of poets and the function of their poetry. This article explores some of the main metapoetic themes in al-Bayati's poem “Meditations on the Other Face of Love,” which was published in 1979. The article argues that al-Bayati consciously uses reflexive poetry as a platform to blur the line between poetry and literary criticism and to declare his discontent with the literary scene and the political status quo in the Arab world. The article also examines some of the poetry by Nizar Qabbani and Muzaffar al-Nawab, in relation to that of al-Bayati. These three poets provide a poetic discussion of “terrorism” against the hegemony of political discourse, and demand that Arab citizens reject their undignified lives by adopting resistance and rejecting terrorism.
Tales of a Square: The Production and Transformation of Political Space in the Egyptian (Counter)Revolution
Authors: Wladimir Riphagen  , Robbert A. F. L. Woltering
Published: August 2018

This article looks into the meaning of Tahrir Square before, during, and after the January 25 revolution. We employ Lefebvre's conceptual triad of space to understand how space is not merely a physical form, but also the product of relations between natural and social objects in this space. To understand how these relations changed dramatically after January 25, we will draw on Sewell's insight into how space is a constituent aspect of contentious politics. We discuss the way in which the political space of Tahrir Square went through distinct phases during and after the Egyptian revolution, from counter-space, to eventually a change in the conceived space of Tahrir Square, but not according to the principles of the newly created lived space during the 18 days.
The Changing Political Discourse of the Islamist Movement in Turkey
Authors: Burhan Aykaç  , Şenol Durgun
Published: August 2018

This article deals with the Islamist movement and its ideology throughout the process of modernization and analyzes the political discourse of the Islamists about a world of consumption and the Islamic lifestyle. The article depicts the course of the Islamist political discourse from the beginning. The political discourse of the Islamists showed variations depending on the changing domestic and foreign conjunctions. Developed through a defensive understanding in the final period of the Ottoman State, the discourse of the Islamist movement underwent further changes in the following periods, which was influenced by the internal conditions of the country and developments outside. As the Islamist movement has always adapted to modern political life, political and intellectual changes in the modern period caused the Islamist discourse to change politically and acquire an appropriate language for the new situation.
An energy and exergy analysis of photovoltaic system in Bantul Regency, Indonesia
Authors: Hakim Arif Rahman , Handoyo Wahyu Tri , Wullandari Putri
Published: August 2018

Energy and exergy analysis has been conducted on photovoltaic (PV) system in Bantul Regency, a special region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The PV exergy analysis was used to determine the performance of the PV system by considering environmental factors other than solar irradiance. This research aims to obtain values of exergy and energy efficiencies in the PV system. The experiment results show that the energy efficiency value produced by the PV system was 8.62–74.18%, meanwhile its exergy efficiency was 0.29%-9.40%, respectively. The value of exergy efficiency is lower than the value of energy efficiency. This result confirmed that the environmental factor greatly affects the output of the PV system. It can be concluded that high solar radiation does not always increase the production of exergy, since it is also influenced by the environmental temperature and the PV cells' temperature.
Factors in establishing positive youth–staff relations in social pedagogy-based Norwegian treatment collectives: A study of young people’s impressions and experiences
Authors: Lone Arvid , Paulsen Erik
Published: August 2018

The objective of this study was to gain insight into the process that occurs when young people establish positive emotional relations with staff in ‘treatment collectives’ in Norway. Eighteen young people living in two social pedagogy-based treatment collectives were interviewed regarding their relationships with the treatment staff. Because positive relationships have been shown to be of great importance for the outcomes of treatment, this study’s main objective was to obtain insight into what the young people found important when establishing such relationships with staff members. Our findings suggest that certain of the collective’s structural factors and staff’s personal factors contributed to the establishment of positive youth–staff relations. The main structural factor is that the core staff are resident with the young people, and the resulting continuity and trust this engenders. The main personal staff factors are attention, persistence and genuine personal affection shown for the young people in their care.
The predictive strength of career decision making difficulties on high school students’ career maturity according to their levels of locus of control
Lise öğrencilerinin denetim odaklarına göre mesleki olgunluklarının kariyer karar verme güçlüklerini yordama gücü
Authors: Harman Esranur , Kırdök Oğuzhan
Published: August 2018

The aim of this study is to examine how career maturity levels of high school students predict their career desicion-making difficulties according to their locus of control. The sample consisted of 562 (321 female, 241 male) students from 4 different High Schools affiliated with the ministry of national education in city center of Adana province. In the study, Career Decision Difficulties Questionnaire which was developed by Gati and Saka (2001) and adapted to Turkish by Bacanlı (2008), Rotter’s Internal and External Locus of Control Scale developed by Rotter (1966) and adapted to Turkish by Dağ (1991; 2002) and Career Maturity Scale developed by Kuzgun and Bacanlı (2005) were used. The pearson moment product correlation coefficient technique was used for the analysis of the relationship between variables Regression analysis was used for the power to predict career desicion making difficulties scores of career maturity of students with internal and external locus of control. According to the findings, career maturity predicts career desicion-making difficulties and its subscales. In addition, the level of career maturity of the students with internal locus of control has reached the level of career decision making difficulties more than the students with external locus of control. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı, lise öğrencilerinin denetim odaklarına göre mesleki olgunluk düzeylerinin kariyer karar verme güçlüklerini ne kadar yordadığını incelemektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu dört farklı anadolu lisesinde öğrenim gören 321’i kız ve 241’i erkek olmak üzere toplam 562 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada Gati ve Saka (2001) tarafından geliştirilen ve Bacanlı (2008) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Kariyer Karar Verme Güçlükleri Ölçeği, Rotter (1966) tarafından geliştirilen ve Dağ (1991;2002) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Rotter’in İç-Dış Kontrol Odağı Ölçeği ve Kuzgun ve Bacanlı (2005) tarafından geliştirilen Mesleki Olgunluk Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkinin analizi için pearson momentler çarpım korelasyon katsayısı tekniği, iç ve dış denetimli öğrencilerin mesleki olgunluklarının kariyer karar verme güçlükleri puanlarını yordama gücü için ise regresyon analizi ile hesaplanmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre mesleki olgunluk, kariyer karar verme güçlüklerinin toplam puan ve alt boyutlarını yordamaktadır. Ayrıca iç denetimli öğrencilerin mesleki olgunluk düzeyi kariyer karar verme güçlükleri düzeyini dış denetimli olanlara göre daha fazla yordadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
POLA PEMBENTUKAN GOROAWASE DALAM BAHASA JEPANG
Authors: Tresnasari Ningrum
Published: August 2018

[Title: The formation of goroawase pattern in Japanese]Goroawase ( Japanese wordplay in number) is one of the phenomenon of language in japan.Goroawase can be defined as a language game that is widely used as a technique to memorize numbers or important numbers in Japan.This study aims to determine how the pattern formation of goroawase in Japanese. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method.Goroawase formed by means of use way read numbers in japanese to form a word which has a particular meaning. The formation of goroawase is divided into two types, there are derived from number into word and word into number. The formation of derived from numbers into a word generally used as a mnemonic ( memorizing techniques ) as in considering important years in Japan, mathematical formulas, and to remember the spesific of anniversary date.for example, the discovery of America , namely the year 1492 read as iyokuni. Goroawase which comes from the words into numbers is generally used as the making of a password , email address ( e-mail) or a private telephone number that can be customized with its own name or by words such desired aishiteru written words into 14 106 .
KONSEP AGAMA DALAM KEHIDUPAN MASYARAKAT JEPANG
Authors: Mulyadi Budi
Published: August 2018

This research entitled The Religion Concept in The Life of Japanese Cociety. The main goal of this reserach is to know about The Religion Concept in The Life of Japanese Cociety. This research is combination between field and liblary reserach. Main method are observation, interview, interpretation. The research show Shinto and Buddhism are the main religion in Japan. The Japanese society has unique the life of religion which diferent compared with many other country. For Japanese people religion is not important things. Religion is thougt as one of culture product so can be amended as they like. They mix one religion with the other religion in ritual or religion ceremony.
TEMA CINTA DALAM NOVEL SHIOSAI KARYA MISHIMA YUKIO
Authors: Fadli Zaki Ainul , Hastuti Nur
Published: August 2018

This paper is titled Theme of Love in Mishima Yukio’s Shiosai. The purpose of writing is to reveal the major themes in Mishima Yukio's Shiosai and its relationship to other structures, especially figures and characters, plots and backgrounds. The analysis uses structural methods that have the concept that in a building of a literary work consists of interrelated and inseparable structures. The results of this paper indicate that the theme of love is a major theme that is evidenced by the correlation and relationship of love problems with other structures, especially figures and characterizations, plot, and background.
SENSIBILITAS MULTIMEDIA DAN KETERKAITANNYA DENGAN KESULITAN DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA JEPANG
Authors: Dwiwardani Wury , Wardhani Devi
Published: August 2018

(Title: Multimedia Sensibility And Its Relation With Difficulties In Japanese Language Learning) The development of technology and the popularity of multimedia as a means of conveying information have conditioned society to change into a multimedia community with unique characteristics, sensibility, and needs. This study aims to see the effect of multimedia sensibility on the difficulties in the process of learning Japanese. Data were taken from a survey conducted on the students and analyzed using concepts related to the characteristics of the multimedia society. The results of this study show that multimedia sensibility has an effect on student’s difficulties in understanding learning materials delivered using different media. The new needs of the multimedia society have to be answered with various adjustments. However, by only paying attention to the multimedia sensibility and needs, there is a possibility that learning activities become less reliable in sharpening analytical skills. Therefore, choosing the right materials and methods is important so that the learner’s interest can be sustained by adjusting to their needs and sensibility, and also considering activities that can sharpen other abilities, such as analytical skills, which is very important for student self- development.
PENGARUH KONSUMSI ANIME DAN MANGA TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN BUDAYA DAN BAHASA JEPANG
Authors: Wahidati Lufi , Kharismawati Mery
Published: August 2018

(Title: The Effect of Anime and Manga Consumption on Japanese Language and Culture Learning) This research was conducted to look at how far anime and manga effect Japanese language learning among the students of the Japanese Program in the Vocational College of Universitas Gadjah Mada. The data were collected via a question form. The question form was distributed to 2nd year and 3rd year Japanese students in May 2017. The questions in the questionnaire include the Japanese language learning motivation, the level of interest in Japanese anime and manga, frequency of consuming anime/manga, as well as the effect on the Japanese language learning by consuming the products. From the data obtained, things can be concluded as follows: 1) most of the students stated that the first time they knew Japanese was through anime/manga; 2) watching anime can support students’ Japanese learning, especially for vocabulary enrichment, listening exercises, and understanding the context of the use of Japanese words or expressions; and 3) most of the students experienced a change of perceptions about Japanese language and culture after learning Japanese in the university. However, the language used in the anime contains stereotypical elements (known as role language or yakuwarigo) and therefore yakuwarigo and sociological context in Japanese should be introduced to the students.
Kebiasaan jajan berhubungan dengan status gizi siswa anak sekolah di Kabupaten Gorontalo
Authors: Nuryani Nuryani , Rahmawati Rahmawati
Published: August 2018

Background : Adequate of nutrition intakes and indentification of nutrition problem in elementary school are essential for children growth and development.Objective : To analyze association between breakfast habit, dietary snacking and frequency consumption of food with nutritional status in elementary school student.Methods : Observational study with cross sectional design. The sample was collected with total sampling, included 134 student. The study was conducted in April-May 2016 which was located in Elementary School 11 Limboto, Gorontalo Regency. Antropometric measurement and nutritional status was colleted by measure of weight and height. Economic status, dietary snacking, frequency consumption of food  and breakfast habit were measured using questionare. Data analysis was used bivariate with chi square test.Results : There were 50,7% male and 49,3% female students. Around 64,9% student have accustomed breakfast, 17,9% students have frequence for eat ≥ 3 time a day and 78,4% students have accustomed snacking at the school. There was association between nutritional status with dietary snacking (p = 0,030), while dietary breakfast and frequency consumption of food with p > 0,05 that mean there was not association with nutritional status.Conclusion: dietary snacking have association with  the children nutritional status at the elementary school.
Picky eating dan status gizi pada anak prasekolah
Authors: Hardianti Rahma , Dieny Fillah Fithra , Wijayanti Hartanti Sandi
Published: August 2018

Background : Picky eater tended to reject new or unfamiliar foods. They had preferred food that lead to less food intake diversity. Futhermore, inadequate variation and amount of food intake could distrupt the growth of children.Objective : To determine the correlation between picky eating  and nutritional status in preschool children.Methods : This was an observational studies with cross sectional design. Sixty-three subjects were randomly selected based on the inclusion criteria. Data collected included socio-demographic information. Picky eating was obtained through the Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire. Nutritional status was measured based on weight-for-height z-score (WHZ), weight-for-age z-score (WAZ), and height-for-age z-score (HAZ).Nutrition intake was assessed by 2x24h dietary recall. Physical activity was obtained using Early Years-Physical Activity Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Fisher's test.Results : The prevalence of picky eater was 52.4% in preschoolers. WHZ, WAZ, and HAZ mean were -0.3±1.5SD, -0.2±1.3SD, and HAZ -0.2±1.3SD, respectively. Picky eating was associated with carbohydrate and fiber intake (p<0.05). There was no correlation between picky eating and nutritional status of WHZ, WAZ and HAZ (p>0.05). Meanwhile, food intake associated with nutritional status of BB/U was energy, protein and fat intake (p<0.05).Conclusion : There was no relation between picky eating  with nutritional status of WHZ, WAZ and HAZ in preschool children.
Pengetahuan ibu, pola makan dan status gizi pada anak stunting usia 1-5 tahun di Kelurahan Bangetayu, Kecamatan Genuk, Semarang
Authors: Margawati Ani , Astuti Astri Mei
Published: August 2018

Background : Age under five years is a gold period. In the community, stunted children usually are less aware since they are aware the height of the children in their aged are not serious problem. Objective : The purpose of this study is to analyze the knowledge of mother about stunting and correlation between food intake with nutritional status among stunted children in Bangetayu village, Genuk Municipality, Semarang.Method : The design study was observational with cross sectional approach and the methods took by combination between quantitative and qualitative research methods. Populations study were children aged 1 – 5 years children who live in the study sites. Sampling technique was done by consequtive sampling technique. Sampling frame was taken from data of 6 Posyandu in Bangetayu Wetan Village and 3 Posyandu in Bangetayu Kulon and got 36 subjects. Quantitative data covering respondent characteristics and food intake were analyzed by computer, while the qualitative data were analyzed with content analysis.Result : The results showed that the mothers whose child suffered stunting not too worried about the condition of his child. Stunting is not a serious issue that needs to be handled properly. There was no correlation between food intake with nutritional status among stunted children in Bangetayu. Conclusion : The mother has wrong knowledge about stunting. There was no correlation between food intake with nutritional status among stunted children in Bangetayu.
Anak perempuan dan obesitas sebagai faktor risiko kejadian kadar gula darah tinggi pada anak sekolah dasar
Authors: Pibriyanti Kartika , Hidayati Khairina Nur
Published: August 2018

Background : Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Indonesia is 1.5%. Diabetes Mellitus is not only suffered by adults, but the age of adolescents and children as well. Risk factors in children include gender, obesity, mealtimes, race, age and genetics.Objective : The objective of the study was to analyze the risk factors of high blood glucose incidence in school children.Methods : This research was analytic survey with cross sectional approach. The population was all students of SD Negeri 1 Sokoboyo class IV to VI amounted to 82 students. The sample size was 82 students taken by purposive sampling technique. The independent variables include obesity and sex, as well as the dependent variable that is the blood sugar level. Test analysis used is chi-square test with significance level 5% (α = 0,05).Results : Most of the female sample (54.9%), 30.5% were obese and 43.9% had abnormal blood sugar levels. Girls have a 2,95 times greater risk of having high blood sugar levels than boys. Obese children have 10,25 times greater high blood glucose levels than normal children.Conclusion : Sex and obesity are associated with blood sugar levels in students class IV s / d VI SD Negeri 1 Sokoboyo Slogohimo District Wonogiri District.
TRADISI SAMBATAN DAN NYADRAN DI DUSUN SURUHAN
Authors: Anam Choerul
Published: August 2018

The people of Suruhan, Jubelan, Sumowono, Semarang has two important traditions, Sambatan and Nyadran which have been done since Kyai Bumi and Nyai Bumi (folktale figures) era. The word Sambatan derives from two words Sambet and Batan meaning helping someone who is doing a particular activity (traditional ceremony) including building a house. Meanwhile, Nyadran is a way of thanking God, Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala, for the blessing given to all people of Suruhan and a way of praying fot the dead. There are two types of Nyadran, one which is held in the house of the dead at night of his/her death, and the other one in the cemetery on the next morning after his/her death. In Suruhan, Nyadran is always done on Friday before fasting month (Ramadhan). In this study, Semiotics theory is used to reveal the meaning of these two traditions by interviewing people of Suruhan who understand well about these traditions.
The Effect of Inclusive education awareness program with universal design for learning on School Life Satisfaction and Acceptance Attitude of Elementary students
Authors: Jung So Young , Park Eun hye ,   Korean Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Published: August 2018

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an inclusive education awareness program with a UDL components on satisfaction with school life and the attitude of acceptance of general students in elementary school. UDL components included AAC picture symbols to enhance the participants’ understanding and motivation. Method: Participants were 6 classes of fourth-graders in one elementary school. They were placed in experimental and control groups randomly; each group had 3 classes. This study consisted of a 16-week integrated program that includes education on disability awareness, human rights education, and school violence prevention education. In addition, we tried to investigate whether the inclusive education awareness (D․H․P) program, with a universal design for learning, affects the school life satisfaction of general students, or their attitudes towards disabilities. Results: Results showed that in all three dependent measures (school life satisfaction, disability acceptance, attitude towards AAC), the experimental group scored statistically significantly higher scores. Conclusion: This study suggests that there should be more personality education applying universal design for learning, and that there is a need to link disability awareness education, human rights education, and school violence prevention education considering school and student characteristics. It was also shown that AAC, which was used as a class material, positively affected not only students withintellectual disabilities but also general students’ participation in classes.
Widowhood and Retirement Timing: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Authors: Schreiber Philipp
Published: August 2018

The combination of an increasing life expectancy, low fertility rates, and an early effective retirement age creates a pressure to act for governments and organizations. The pay-as-you-go social security systems of many countries are troubled by the increasing ratio of retirees to working people. In addition, many organizations face difficulties caused by a shrinking workforce and the accompanied shortage of skilled workers. To counteract, it is essential to create an environment in which older workers are encouraged to stay in the workforce. Therefore, it is important to understand which factors influence the retirement timing decision of workers. This study analyzes how widowhood and changes in demographic, health-related, and financial factors lead to changes in retirement plans of Health and Retirement Study (HRS) respondents. I compare respondents’ actual retirement age with their retirement plans elicited in the HRS wave prior to retirement. The strongest change in retirement timing is caused by widowhood. Respondents who become widowed retire on average 1.7 years earlier than previously planned. The estimated effect of widowhood goes beyond the deterioration of physical health and mental health. My findings suggest that an intervention in an early stage after widowhood by the employer or by health and social care services can help the widowed employee to overcome the temporary adverse effects of widowhood and to prevent a precipitous retirement decision.
Leadership in Tax Competition with Fiscal Equalization Transfers
Authors: Haraguchi Junichi , Ogawa Hikaru
Published: August 2018

We propose a timing game of asymmetric tax competition with fiscal equalization scheme. The study finds that governments tend to play a sequential-move game as the scale of equalization transfer increases, which explains the emergence of tax leaders in tax competition. The presence of a tax leader is likely to exacerbate capital misallocation among countries, suggesting that equalization transfers aimed at narrowing the interregional fiscal gap might cause an inefficient capital allocation.
Onset of Kawasaki disease immediately after birth
Authors: Magalhães Cristina Medeiros Ribeiro de , Pratesi Riccardo , Gandolfi Lenora , Uenishi Rosa Harume , Pratesi Claudia B.
Published: August 2018

Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the most common causes of childhood systemic vasculitis, with the potential to cause significant cardiovascular complications, especially if undiagnosed. An investigation of coronary artery abnormalities with the application of appropriate therapeutic measures can improve the prognosis in these infants, decreasing the risk of coronary artery aneurysms. Neonatal KD is a rare event, often characterized only by few of the clinical features observed in older children. In this case report, we describe a newborn male who presented an incomplete clinical presentation of KD, where symptoms of the disease erupted immediately after birth. The objective of this report is to draw the attention of pediatricians and neonatologists to the possible presence of KD in an asymptomatic newborn during the immediate postnatal period, even in the absence of the classic features of KD, such as fever.
Biochemical and kinetic properties of the complex Roco G-protein cycle
Authors: Wauters Lina , Terheyden Susanne , Gilsbach Bernd K. , Leemans Margaux , Athanasopoulos Panagiotis S. , Guaitoli Giambattista , Wittinghofer Alfred , Gloeckner Christian Johannes , Versées Wim , Kortholt Arjan
Published: August 2018

Roco proteins have come into focus after mutations in the gene coding for the human Roco protein Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) were discovered to be one of the most common genetic causes of late onset Parkinson’s disease. Roco proteins are characterized by a Roc domain responsible for GTP binding and hydrolysis, followed by a COR dimerization device. The regulation and function of this RocCOR domain tandem is still not completely understood. To fully biochemically characterize Roco proteins, we performed a systematic survey of the kinetic properties of several Roco protein family members, including LRRK2. Together, our results show that Roco proteins have a unique G-protein cycle. Our results confirm that Roco proteins have a low nucleotide affinity in the micromolar range and thus do not strictly depend on G-nucleotide exchange factors. Measurement of multiple and single turnover reactions shows that neither Pi nor GDP release are rate-limiting, while this is the case for the GAP-mediated GTPase reaction of some small G-proteins like Ras and for most other high affinity Ras-like proteins, respectively. The K
M values of the reactions are in the range of the physiological GTP concentration, suggesting that LRRK2 functioning might be regulated by the cellular GTP level.
On the Size Distortion of a Test for Equality between the ATE and FE Estimands
Authors: Pacini David
Published: August 2018

This note investigates the numerical performance of an existing asymptotic test for the null hypothesis of equality between the average treatment effect (ATE) and the group fixed-effect (FE) estimands based on the standardized difference between ATE and FE estimators. It shows that this test has a size distortion. This distortion has implications to empirical economic research. It can lead to erroneously confirm the relevance of heterogeneous responses to policy interventions.
Supposed and True Knowledge of the Qur’ān in Early Medieval Latin Literature, Eighth and Ninth Centuries
Authors: Tischler Matthias M.
Published: August 2018

This article intends to revise the still unrivalled opinion in Medieval Studies according to which knowledge of the Qur’ān in the early medieval Latin West is almost completely missing. For this purpose, it revises the current state of the art, enriches this panorama with some new findings in rarely studied or unknown sources and tries to assess a new profile of Latin reception of the Muslims’ central religious book. The study can show that authors of the early medieval Latin world ventured first, yet still polemical and apologetic approaches to the new religious phenomenon ‘Islam’ that produced not only superficial, hearsay-based, but first detailed knowledge of the Qur’ān.
The Reality of Love: An Affirmative Vision of Christianity Based on Kierkegaard’s Interpretation of the Maxim: Love is the Fulfilling of the Law
Authors: Słowikowski Andrzej
Published: August 2018

Based on Kierkegaard’s interpretation of the maxim Love is the fulfillment of the law the present article seeks to show how consistent use of Kierkegaard’s terminology can aid in discovering the affirmative vision of Christianity implicitly contained in the philosopher’s religious writings. The starting point is in this case the Christian, spiritual account of love as established by God in every human being which fully manifests itself in the love for one’s neighbor. Only such a love is able to fulfill the law, that is, to make the temporal, human life entirely comprehensible and full of meaning. In order to approach this thesis properly, a differentiation between the possibility of love (law, nature) and the reality of love (love, eternity) is introduced. In effect, it is shown how the concepts of law and love, related to each other dialectically, are able to explain the fundamental relation of the temporal to the eternal in human existence. The pattern as to how this relation of love to the law should be played out is Jesus Christ, as one who, by his love for God, fulfilled the law of God’s love for man. In this act, he created for every human being the possibility of reconciliation with God and established Christianity as a positive religion, one in which there is actually no negative element in existence.
From Enthusiasm to Irony: Kierkegaard’s Reception of Norse Mythology and Literature
Authors: Smith Troy Wellington
Published: August 2018

Although the reader of Either/Or is intended to be, at the very least, somewhat ambivalent towards the Kierkegaardian pseudonym A, I argue that this character’s enthusiasm for all things Old Norse is shared by the Kierkegaard of this period. Kierkegaard’s interest in his region’s romantic past, however, would be short-lived. As his authorship progressed from the aesthetic to the religious, he found himself in conflict with another titan of the Danish Golden Age, Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig. Since Grundtvig’s work dealt extensively with Norse mythology, Kierkegaard’s interest in the Norse cooled as his polemics against Grundtvig caught fire.
Stepanov-like pseudo almost periodic functions on time scales and applications to dynamic equations with delay
Authors: Tang Chao-Hong , Li Hong-Xu
Published: August 2018

In this paper, we introduce the concept ofSp-pseudo almost periodicity on time scales and present some basic properties of it, including the translation invariance, uniqueness of decomposition, completeness and composition theorem. Moreover, we prove the seemingly simple but nontrivial result that pseudo almost periodicity implies Stepanov-like pseudo almost periodicity. As an application of the abstract results, we present some existence and uniqueness results on the pseudo almost periodic solutions of dynamic equations with delay.
Polarization-independent tunable optical filter with variable bandwidth based on silicon-on-insulator waveguides
Authors: Wang Haoyan , Dai Jincheng , Jia Hao , Shao Sizhu , Fu Xin , Zhang Lei , Yang Lin
Published: August 2018

We present a polarization-independent tunable optical filter with variable bandwidth based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguides. The polarization-independent operation is achieved through the use of a polarization splitter-rotator and a polarization rotator-combiner, which are based on a bilevel adiabatic taper and an asymmetric directional coupler. Two stages of second-order microring resonators (MRRs) with different radii are used to achieve wavelength filtering with variable bandwidth and large free spectral range (FSR). Each stage of the second-order MRRs has a flat-top spectrum. The central wavelength of the filter is tuned by synchronous tuning of the two stages. The 3 dB bandwidth is adjusted via intentional misalignment of the passbands of the two stages. We demonstrate a prototype of such an optical filter on the SOI platform. The FSR of the fabricated device is about 90 nm. We show the tuning of the central wavelength from 1460 to 1550 nm. We adjust the 3 dB bandwidth from 37.5 to 100 GHz with a step of 12.5 GHz, with the overall insertion loss varying from −5.4 to −7.9 dB.
Crystal structure of methyl 2-((4-((2-nitrophenoxy)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)methyl) benzoate, C18H16N4O5
Authors: Wang Zhe , Hong Wei , Wang Hao
Published: August 2018

C18H16N4O5, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 8.4076(6) Å, b = 8.6630(5) Å, c = 12.0763(8) Å, α = 102.046(3)°, β = 97.453(3)°, γ = 99.280(3)°, V = 836.70(9) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0396, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0972, T = 150(2) K.
Crystal structure of 2-(4-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)phenyl)acetic acid, C10H9N3O4
Authors: Sheng Liang-Quan
Published: August 2018

C10H9N3O4, orthorhombic, P212121 (no. 19), a = 4.3976(6) Å, b = 10.8753(14) Å, c = 19.678(3) Å, V = 941.1(2) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0415, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1075, T = 296(2) K.
The crystal structure of bis(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-amine-κN)-diiodidocadmium(II), C14H14CdI2N6
Authors: Zhang Jin-Tao , Fu Zi-Ying , Li An-Wen , Yang Huai-Xia , Xu Min
Published: August 2018

C14H14CdI2N6, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 7.9247(5) Å, b = 8.9507(5) Å, c = 13.5143(8) Å, α = 92.428(2)°, β = 92.085(3)°, γ = 98.871(3)°, V = 945.38(10) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0281, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0653, T = 298(2) K.