bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network: A Resource for Improving Public Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (Preprint)
Authors: Al Nsour Mohannad
Published: June 2019

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Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) face many challenges in terms of improving population health and progressing toward sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper aims to describe the approach taken by the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) to help strengthen health systems in the EMR and enable progress toward sustainable development targets, the tools it used, and its achievements. The EMPHNET is a nonprofit organization that has worked to support EMR countries in strengthening their public health systems since its establishment in 2009. The EMPHNET invests in building workforce capacity in applied epidemiology by supporting field epidemiology training programs in more than 10 countries in the EMR, while ensuring country ownership of these programs. The EMPHNET established the Global Health Development (GHD) to maximize support for positive change and SDG progress. As an implementing arm to the EMPHNET, GHD aligns its strategies with national policies and directions. The GHD/EMPHNET works at the regional, national, and subnational levels and tailors solutions for the local context. Over the past years, the EMPHNET succeeded in partnering with over 13 countries and provided technical assistance to leverage country efforts and maximize resource use. The EMPHNET’s Center of Excellence for Applied Epidemiology focuses on building capacity in population health and applied epidemiology. The EMPHNET supports countries in delivering effective public health programs by building capacity and conducting research to prevent and control emerging and reemerging diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, and noncommunicable diseases. The commitment to the region together with the increased trust and assertion from the countries helped GHD/EMPHNET build a strong portfolio, which was made possible by the interconnected effort that continues to nurture and foster better health among people living in the EMR.
Authorship Correction: A Clinical Decision Support Engine Based on a National Medication Repository for the Detection of Potential Duplicate Medications: Design and Evaluation (Preprint)
Authors: Yang Cheng-Yi , Lo Yu-Sheng , Chen Ray-Jade , Liu Chien-Tsai
Published: June 2019

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Kindly be advised there has been an overlook in providing the authors for the article “A Clinical Decision Support Engine Based on a National Medication Repository for the Detection of Potential Duplicate Medications: Design and Evaluation”(JMIR Med Inform 2018;6(1):e6).
We hereby confirm that, Cheng-Yi Yang and Yu-Sheng Lo should have been designated as equal contributors to this article.
The Impact of Substance Misuse Disorder on Psychosocial Aspects of Patients’ Lives
Authors: Almagthly Naif Talal , Hasan Abd Alhadi
Published: June 2019

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the psychosocial impact of substance use/abuse on participants psychosocial life.Methodology: The study was employed descriptive explanatory design with purposive sampling was used, and 181 male participants were recruited at the Al-Amal Hospital in Jeddah. The psychosocial life aspect of patient life was assessed by using a validated scale Results: Data were analyzed by the SPSS-23. The most commonly used substances were amphetamines, alcohol and marijuana. The greatest effect of substance use was on self-esteem, followed by anxiety, depression, hostility and risk taking. Interestingly, group one (alcohol) and group three (amphetamine) showed the highest psychosocial influence. Conclusions: Substance use/abuse significantly affected psychosocial aspects, especially self-esteem and depression.
Devenir, presencias y ausencias en el centro histórico de Ciudad Juárez
Authors: Urbina Barrera Flor , Tenorio Castañeda Luis Felipe
Published: June 2019

Este artículo analiza, en tres apartados, el transcurrir del Centro Histórico de Ciudad Juárez como una elaboración determinada por las interacciones entre los habitantes de la zona. Primero, se atiende a su calidad de centro trasnacional de una ciudad fronteriza. Esta superficie urbana, por su devenir histórico, entraña una condición peculiar no solo en términos geográficos y espaciales, sino también patrimoniales, en cuanto a las edificaciones determinadas por este contexto regional. En seguida se hace un recorrido por algunas discusiones conceptuales sobre la relevancia contemporánea de los centros históricos y el uso y la apropiación del espacio público. Asimismo, se resalta el reconocimiento y la legitimación de la riqueza histórica y arquitectónica de algunos territorios urbanos frente a otros desprovistos de tales valores, lo que deriva en acciones e interpretaciones para su restauración y remozamiento. En el tercer apartado se expone una reflexión con respecto a las interacciones, encuentros y desencuentros, y las prácticas que confluyen y propician el deterioro y la pérdida de preeminencia del Centro Histórico de Ciudad Juárez.
UPGRADES AND AUTOMATION AT THE VATICAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TELESCOPE (VATT)
Authors: Swindell S. R. , Johnson C. S. , Franz M. H. , Kubanek P. , Duffek K. W. , Gabor P.
Published: June 2019

The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) is a 1.8m Gregorian telescope with an f/1 primary and an f/9 full system optics. It has been in operation since 1993 and some of its systems are showing their age. Here, we list the completed and planned upgrades for some of the aging systems. We focus on a new secondary controller and high resolution absolute encoders. Our objective is to automate telescope operation. We outline the expanded science potential, especially for surveys and Time Domain Astronomy. Finally, we examine new software that will assist in automation and describe some of the challenges involved in automating VATT.
The human capital rationale behind the economic growth of the European Union countries: application of the advanced methods to enhance an efficiency of national human capital stocks
Authors: Stabinskaite Iuliia A.
Published: June 2019

Human capital is an important factor of economic growth, as has been underlined by recent theoretical models. The main goal of this article is to elucidate the relationship between human capital and dynamics of economic growth in the European Union (EU). For the purposes of this article human capital is defined as knowledge, skills as well as other individual factors which lead to higher productivity. Therefore, the greatest attention is focused on the multi-dimensional assessment of human capital in the processes of economic development of the European countries. A detailed evaluation of human capital in the EU is represented at interregional and international levels. Furthermore, author suggests a guidance for designing and planning strategies aimed at sustainable economic development by using the model predictive control algorithms.
Chromatin textural parameters of blood neutrophils are associated with stress levels in patients with recurrent depressive disorder
Authors: Pantic Igor , Dimitrijevic Draga , Stasevic-Karlicic Ivana , Jeremic Marta , Starcevic Ana , Ristic Sinisa , Blachnio Agata , Przepiorka Aneta
Published: June 2019

Introduction/Objective. During the past 20 years, there have been numerous attempts to design and apply a simple, affordable blood analysis tool for diagnostic and prognostic purposes in psychiatry. In this article we demonstrate that some mathematical parameters of chromatin organization and distribution in blood neutrophil granulocytes are related to stress levels in patients diagnosed with recurrent depressive disorder (RDD). Methods. The study was performed on 50 RDD participants who were asked to complete Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21). Peripheral blood samples were obtained from all the participants, smeared on glass slides and stained using a modification of Giemsa method. A total of 500 representative chromatin structures (10 per patient) of neutrophil granulocytes were evaluated using textural analysis with the application of gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) method. Parameters such as angular second moment (indicator of textural uniformity), inverse difference moment (textural homogeneity), and textural sum variance were calculated. Results. The results indicate that there is a statistically highly significant correlation (p < 0.01) between certain chromatin GLCM parameters such as inverse difference moment, and DASS-21 stress score. There was also a significant difference (p < 0.05) in some chromatin GLCM parameters in patients diagnosed with RDD with psychotic features, when compared to the ones without psychosis. Conclusion. These findings suggest that in the future, chromatin GLCM features might have a certain predictive value for some clinical features of recurrent depressive disorder.
Immune Complexes and the Risk of CVD in Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: Lopes-Virella Maria F. , Bebu Ionut , Hunt Kelly J. , Virella Gabriel , Baker Nathaniel L. , Braffett Barbara , Gao Xiaoyu , Lachin John M. ,   the DCCT/EDIC Research Group
Published: June 2019

We investigated whether the composition of modified forms of LDL in circulating immune complexes (LDL-ICs) was associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, including any CVD, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), myocardial infarction (MI), and coronary artery disease, in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Our results demonstrate that the baseline levels of oxidized LDL (oxLDL), MDA-modified LDL (MDA-LDL), and advanced glycosylation–modified LDL (AGE-LDL) in circulating ICs were associated with the four CVD outcomes in unadjusted models, and adjustment by age and mean HbA1c only resulted in minimal reduction of these associations. After adjustments were made for other cardiovascular risk factors, particularly LDL cholesterol, oxLDL-IC and MDA-LDL-IC remained independently associated with the risk of CVD, and oxLDL-IC was independently associated with the risk of MACCE and MI. In the majority of cases, the baseline levels of modified LDL-IC (measured many years before the occurrence of any CVD event) were associated with the risk of CVD over a 25-year period even after adjustment for other risk factors (including LDL cholesterol). Therefore, modified LDL biomarkers may help identify patients with T1D at high risk for MACCE and CVD events very early in the evolution of the disease, before other signals of disease are apparent.
Pelatihan Kepada Guru SD untuk Mengajarkan Konsep Luas Bidang Datar dengan Menggunakan MEQIP (Mathematic Eduation Quality Improvement)
Authors: Kurniawan Dydik , Wahyuningsih Tri , Pangadongan Fara Virgianita
Published: June 2019

Pengabdian ini bertujuan memberikan pelatihan kepada guru SD untuk Mengajarkan Konsep Luas Bidang Datar dengan menggunakan MEQIP (Mathematic eduation quality Improvement) di SD Samarinda Kota. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini adalah “Pelatihan”. Adapun kegiatan yang dilaksanakan adalah: Persiapan, Pelaksanaan, dan Evaluasi. Keberhasilan kegiatan pelatihan ini akan dievaluasi melalui proses yang dilihat dari aktivitas peserta mengkuti kegiatan pelatihan. Sasaran kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat adalah para guru SD Se-Kota Samarinda yang direncanakan dan di undang berjumlah 43 orang. Pelaksanan kegiatan ini dilaksanakan dalam bentuk penyampaian materi dan presentasi hasil pelatihan. Materi yang diberikan terdiri dari 5 materi, yaitu Sumber dan media pembelajaran serrta pentingnya alat peraga dalam pembelajaran matematika di SD, Pengenalan MEQIP. Peragaan penggunaan alat peraga luas segitiga, segiempat dan lingkaran. Dari hasil pelatihan guru-guru mampu memanfaatkan alat peraga yang tersedia di sekolah secara maksimal, dan mampu mengajarkan konsep-konsep matematika dengan benar sehingga siswa dapat mencapai tujuan pembelajaran dengan baik.
Penangkal Sugesti Pickpocket di Kalangan Masyarakat Medan Deli
Authors: Sakdiah Halimahtun , Khuzaimah Khuzaimah , Suryadi Erwin , Santoso Kiki , Syavira Riri , Julani Rita
Published: June 2019

Medan Deli adalah salah satu dari 21 Kecamatan di Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.  Kawasan Medan Deli terletak sekitar 100 PT lebih Kawan Industri seperti, Rumah Potong Hewan, Pajak Titipan, PT Swallow, Pengerajin Tas, Pengerajin Sofa, KIM, Wijaya Karya PT, Putri Hijau PT dan Industri Perabot Rumah Tangga. Pickpocket merupakan bentuk kejahatan mencopet dengan tipu daya sugesti dikenal dengan istilah bahasa Inggris yang dalam artian bahasa Indonesia adalah tukang copet atau pencopet. jenis pickpocket yaitu Medical, Forensic, Forensic. Pelatihan cara penangkal Sugesti Pickpocket akan dilaksanakan di Aula kantor Camat Medan Deli. Program penangkal Sugesti Pickpocket adalah program yang dirancang untuk Tenaga Kesejahteraan Sosial Kecamatan Medan Deli dan masyarakat sebagai wadah pelatihan mengantisipasi terjadinya kejahatan pencopetan dengan tipudaya sugesti dikalangan masyarakat. Kegiatan berlangsung selama4 bulan, meliputi sosialisasi pada bulan pertama, pelatihan kader pada bulan kedua, melakukan pengontrolan atau pengamatan kembali pada tempat sasaran pada bulan ketiga dan keempat. pelatihan berlangsung dimulai dari free test dan post test dapat  mengetahui tingkat pengenalan masyarakat dan masyarakat yang pernah mengalami dari berbagai tipu daya sugesti. Beberapa masyarakat yang telah mengalami sugesti dimulai  melalui secara langsung di dalam angkot dan melalui handphone mereka sangat mengalami trowma dengan adanya tindakan kejahatan yang mereka alami, sehingga tim pengabdian membuat pelatihan hynoterapi bagi masyarakat yang telah mengalami sugesti.
PRAKTIK PEMERINTAHAN PADA KESULTANAN BUTON TAHUN 1540-1960 MASEHI
Authors: Apurines Muh. Ide , Muradi Muradi , Kartini Dede Sri
Published: June 2019

Abstrak Penelitian ini berfokus pada praktik pemerintahan Kesultanan Buton Tahun 1540-1960 Masehi. Penelitian dilakukan di Pulau Buton Kota BauBau Sulawesi Tenggara dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian sejarah-kualitatif. Tujuan dari penelitian adalah mengetahui proses pemerintahan yang berjalan di Kesultanan Buton dari tahun 1540-1960 serta untuk mengetahui adanya praktik demokrasi yang terdapat di Kesultanan Buton. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teori demokrasi yang digagas oleh Robert A. Dahl. Teori tersebut menawarkan kriteria untuk mencapai pemerintahan demokratis untuk menilai sejauh mana demokrasi berjalan di Kesultanan Buton. Selain teori tersebut, peneliti juga menggunakan metode pengumpulan data heuristik yang terdiri dari studi pustaka dan dokumen serta wawancara. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) Kesultanan Buton mempunyai bentuk pemerintahan yang berubah-ubah dikarenakan proses transisi kerajaan menuju kesultanan; (2) adanya praktik demokrasi dalam proses penyelenggaraan pemerintahan di Kesultanan Buton; (3) struktur pemerintahan yang berbeda dengan kerajaan/kesultanan pada umumnya, yang telah mempraktekkan struktur pemerintahan modern; (4) konstitusi tertulis Murtabat Tujuh menjadi dasar bernegara di Kesultanan Buton
PROTECTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS
Authors: Rakhmatullaev M. A. , Normatov Sh. B.
Published: June 2019

Introduction. The authors of the article highlight the results of research on the development of methods and tools for ensuring the information security of scientific and educational resources in information library systems and corporate information networks. The analysis of the state of the problem and the existing approaches on this topic are given too.

Materials and Methods. The approach justifies the need to protect scientific resources from unauthorized access and the use of fuzzy logic to solve the problem. As a model and solution method, a fuzzy model correspondences is proposed, which makes it possible to comprehensively solve the problem of identifying threats in the event of a situation, as well as provide recommendations on how to eliminate them. For the formation of a knowledge base, experts are involved who determine the functions of belonging to knowlege base “Situation — Threats — Actions to eliminate the threats”.

Results. The research results are being implemented as part of the ARMAT++ information library system of the corporate network of electronic libraries of 63 Uzbekistan universities for the protection of scientific and educational information from unauthorized access. Testing of the methods, programs of the subsystem and the expert knowledge base are carried out on the basis of information and resource centers under the project “Virtual electronic library of the Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad Al-Khorezmi and its five branches”.

Discussion and Conclusions. The use of the apparatus of fuzzy logic for the formation of a knowledge base of the “Situation — Threats — Actions to eliminate the threats” type in information library systems significantly increases the degree of protection of valuable information resources from unauthorized access.
NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION AND LIBRARY ACQUISITION. PART ONE. MATERIAL AND ELECTRONIC ACQUISITION BUDGETS IN RUSSIA
Authors: Razumova I. K.
Published: June 2019

Introduction. Electronic acquisition budgets are indicators of the information supply of research and education in the organization and affect its research output. The national level subscription to the global citation indexes Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus and the Freedom Collection of Elsevier released 70% of eleсtronic acquisition expenditures in the Russian libraries. The article studies the effect of the state-funded national subscription on the structure and temporal dynamics of material and electronic acquisition budgets in the Russian libraries.

Materials and Methods. Materials comprise results of the data processing of the surveys on acquisition budgets in 2012–2018 and published results of the international surveys. Following our previous studies, we analyzed three main reference groups: universities (with a separate group of the Russian leading universities), research institutions and public libraries. For the purpose of this study, we created additional sub-groups of leading institutions (centers of excellence) in each reference group. From the survey data we calculated the average unit costs (both of the material and electronic acquisition budgets) in each reference group/sub-group. We also calculated relative shares of electronic and print resources in the library material budgets.

Results. Since 2016, the material budgets of Russian libraries have grown after the fall caused by the economic crisis in 2014. The state-funded national subscription to the global citation indexes and the Freedom Collection of Elsevier resulted in the 2–4 times decrease in material and electronic acquisition budgets of the centers of excellence in each reference group.

Discussion and Conclusions. For the first time, our study revealed the negative effect of the state-funded national subscription on the material and acquisition budgets in Russian organizations. We registered a decrease in the material budgets of the major Russian public and scientific libraries and universities.
O Ensino Médio, a Grande Questão
Authors: Bastos Augusto
Published: June 2019

O ensino médio ainda permanece como o grande nó no âmbito maior da educação brasileira. E preciso buscar modelos, apoiados nos espaços criados pela nova Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (LDB) e nos fundamentos do processo técnico-científico, na educação para a ciência, na educação tecnológica e na cultura tecnológica. Tais alicerces devem estar ancorados nas grandes tendências que estão marcando o mundo tecnológico de nossos dias: os novos paradigmas produtivos, a reorganização dos processos de trabalho, a qualificação pela competência e o novo perfil profissional. O modelo proposto, a ser pesquisado, está envolvido em três grandes eixos ou núcleos básicos: o relacionai, o sociocultural e o tecnológico-produtivo.
Analysis in Brief of History and Difference between C and C++ Programming Languages
Authors: Dubey Varsha
Published: June 2019

C is a powerful system, programming language, and C++ is an excellent general purpose programming language with modern bells and whistles. In this report I intend to first explain the history of C & C++. Secondly, I will discuss in brief the difference between C&C++ in many homes.
OBJECT DETECTION AND TRACKING IN REAL TIME ENVIRONMENT WITH DIFFERENT COLOUR BACKGROUND IN EUCLIDEAN COLOR FILTER
Authors: Mishra Trapti Mala , Quazi Md. Amzad
Published: June 2019

The innovation of moving item is imperative in numerous undertakings, for example, video reconnaissance and moving article following. In this paper, an audit has been made on a video reconnaissance situation with constant moving item identification and following. The configuration of a video observation framework is coordinated on programmed distinguishing proof of occasions of interest, particularly on following and arrangement of moving articles. The article following and discovery is utilized to set up a correspondence between items or article parts in continuous edges and to concentrate transient data about items, for example, direction, stance, speed and direction. Tracking is distinguishing the items outline by edge in video. It can be utilized as a part of numerous districts, for example, video reconnaissance, movement checking and individuals following. In static environment division of article is not complex. In element environment because of element ecological conditions, for example, brightening changes, shadows and waving tree limbs in the wind object division is a troublesome and noteworthy issue that should be taken care of well for a powerful visual observation framework. In this paper analysis of different colored object in different colored background with the help of Euclidean color filter and compare normal background with different lightening condition. In this work, we analysis the detection capability of filter in same color  with different lightening condition  background and find out the range of color detection by the filter.
A Review over Classification and Challenges of Congestion Control in Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Yadav Sandhya , Tomar Deepak
Published: June 2019

Wireless Sensor Networks are used to perform distributed sensing in various fields, such as health, military, home etc. Sensing is done in order to have a better understanding of the behavior of the monitored entity or to monitor an environment for the occurrence of a set of possible events, so that proper action may be taken whenever necessary. In, wireless sensor networks, sensor nodes should communicate among themselves and do distributed computation over the sensed values to identify the occurrence of an event. The aim of this paper is to present the review of recent sensor network here we have discussion regarding the protocol stack of WSN and various network services and congestion control on WSN.
AUTOMATIC TEXT CLASSIFIERS TECHNIQUE FOR REGIONAL LANGUAGE
Authors: , PANKAJ
Published: June 2019

The quick improvement of the Information innovation has prompted to the gathering of reports in Indian local dialects. To order a great many reports physically is a costly and tedious errand. Thusly, programmed content classifiers are developed which sort a given arrangement of reports in various classes and whose exactness and time effectiveness is vastly improved than manual content order. This paper shows a review of content classification methods for Indian territorial dialects.
PENGARUH MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DENGAN METODE FISHBOWL (MANGKUK IKAN) TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATERI IMPULS DAN MOMENTUM
Authors: Gusrianta Gusrianta , Siregar Nurdin
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model problem based learning dengan metode fishbowl (mangkuk ikan) terhadap hasil belajar dan aktivitas siswa pada materi impuls dan momentum. Jenis penelitian ini adalah quasi exsperiment dengan menggunakan two group pretest-posttest design. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari dua kelas, yang masing-masing berjumlah 36 siswa di SMA Negeri 4 Medan. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan teknik simple random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes dalam bentuk esai. Nilai rata-rata aktivitas belajar siswa kelas eksperimen dalam tiga kali pertemuan menunjukan peningkatan. Nilai rata-rata postes eksperimen adalah 78,17 dan kelas kontrol adalah 72,00. Setelah diuji dengan uji t menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh yang ditimbulkan model problem based learning dengan metode fishbowl (mangkuk ikan) terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada materi impuls dan momentum di kelas X Semester II SMA Negeri 4 Medan.Kata kunci : Model  problem based learning, fishbowl (mangkuk ikan), aktivitas
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE GROUP INVESTIGATION DIPADU MIND MAPPING TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATERI MOMENTUM DAN IMPULS DI SMA N 14 MEDAN
Authors: Harahap Sri Rahayu , Harahap Mukti Hamjah
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe GI dipadu mind mapping terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada materi momentum dan impuls di kelas X MIPA SMA N 14 Medan tahun ajaran 2017/2018. Jenis penelitian ini adalah quasi exsperiment dengan two group pretest-postest design. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X MIPA SMA N 14 Medan Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018 yang terdiri dari 7 kelas. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan random sampling terdiri dari dua kelas yaitu kelas X MIPA 4 sebagai kelas eksperimen yang diberi perlakuan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe GI dipadu mind mapping dan kelas X MIPA 5 sebagai kelas kontrol yang diberi perlakuan dengan pembelajaran konvensional. Masing-masing kelas terdiri dari 25 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengetahui hasil belajar siswa adalah tes hasil belajar berbetuk pilihan berganda dengan jumlah 15 soal yang sudah divalidasi, lembar penilaian aktivitas belajar siswa, dan penilaian mind mapping. Hasil pengujian hipotesis dengan menggunakan uji t dengan α = 0,01 diperoleh ada perbedaan yang signifikan dari model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe GI dipadu mind mapping terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada materi momentum dan impuls di SMA N 14 Medan. Kata Kunci: model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe group investigation, mind mapping, hasil belajar.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE GROUP INVESTIGATION TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN KONSEPTUAL SISWA PADA MATERI SUHU DAN KALOR
Authors: M. Widya Avelia , Sirait Makmur
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe GI terhadap pengetahuan konseptual dan aktivitas siswa pada materi suhu dan kalor. Jenis penelitian ini adalah quasi exsperiment dengan menggunakan two group pretest-posttest design. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari dua kelas, yang masing-masing berjumlah 32 siswa di SMA Free Methodist 1 Medan, pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan teknik random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes berupa pengetahuan konseptual siswa dalam bentuk esai sebanyak 10 soal. Nilai rata-rata aktivitas belajar siswa kelas eksperimen dalam empat kali pertemuan menunjukan peningkatan. Nilai rata-rata postes eksperimen adalah 75,15 dan kelas kontrol adalah 59,53. Setelah diuji dengan uji t menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe group investigation terhadap pengetahuan konseptual siswa pada materi suhu dan kalor di kelas X Semester II SMA Free Methodist 1 Medan T.P 2017/2018.Kata kunci : Model  group investigation, aktivitas, pengetahuan konseptual.
RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN SEA PORTS IN THE LATE XIX - EARLY XX CENTURIES
Authors: Sabaydash Marina Vladislavovna
Published: June 2019

The article dwells upon the slow development of the Russian seaports and low rates of the cargo turnover compared to the growth of industrial and agricultural production. The low purchasing power of the population, high competition of the Russian export commodities in the world markets held back the increase in imports and exports. The railway network that had government preferences competed with seaports and hindered from growing coastal shipping. The Russian ports lagged behind the largest ports in Western Europe in terms of cargo turnover and technical equipment. In the Russian ports cargo operations took a lot of time due to the lack of berthing places, equipment and warehouses in the port area. The high expenditures of ship and cargo owners in seaports caused increased the freight cost and price for goods for the end consumers, which in general negatively influenced the development of the Russian economy. The small (relative to investment needs) amounts of private and equity capital, as well as high inflation, did not allow financing the construction and modernization of ports at the expense of private investors. Attracting the private capital was hindered by the high centralization of the seaport management system. The historically built ownership system in the Russian ports has identified almost the only source of financing - the state budget burdened with huge debts, whose priorities did not include the development of seaports. Their financing was hundreds of times less than the amount of financing ports in Western Europe and the USA. There has been analyzed the volume and dynamics of the turnover in the Russian seaports in comparison with the similar indicators of the Western European ports and ports of the United States, property relations in the seaports have been studied, and the levels of technological development have been presented. The seaports management system in Russia has been analyzed. The level of development of seaports was compared with the level of industrial and agricultural development.
ANALYSIS OF CURRENT STATE OF FISHERIES AND ITS ROLE IN THE ECONOMY OF VIETNAM
Authors: Le Dinh Chinh , Girinsky Andrey Vladimirovich , Cao Thi Hue
Published: June 2019

The article considers the current state of the fisheries of Vietnam in the West part of the South China Sea. It has been stated that today in Vietnam there are 82 fishing ports located in 27 coastal provinces and cities. The volume of goods daily passing through the ports makes about 1.8 million tons. The statistical data on fish farming and fishing in the period from 2005 to 2017, as well as on the export and import of fish products in the period from 2010 to 2015 have been given. The assessment of the current state of the fishing industry in the country's economy is presented in the Vietnam Fisheries Development Strategy for the period up to 2020. The production of the main types of fish products has been analyzed. The specific features of the markets of fish processing industry targeted at both domestic consumption and export have been presented. The role of the fishing industry in the Vietnamese economy is assessed, and the advantages of the country's fish processing industry are given. It has been found that during the analyzed period (2005 - 2018) the volume of fisheries, fish farming, as well as the export of aquatic products in the country is constantly increasing. Vietnam is one of the three leading suppliers of seafood exported to 164 countries of the world. The Vietnamese fish processing industry has achieved a significant success both in producing goods for domestic consumption and in products for export. Since 2014 Vietnam has become the world's third largest exporter of seafood, in particular, of pangasius and shrimp. Conclusions are drawn about the importance and diversity of the fishing industry in Vietnam as one of the components of the national economy.
Serum IL-6 levels of atopic patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS)
Authors: Nur'aeny Nanan , Sufiawati Irna , Suwarsa Oki , Gurnida Dida Akhmad
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Atopy is a genetic tendency of allergic condition with specific clinical manifestations such as atopic dermatitis (AD), allergic rhinitis (AR), and bronchial asthma (BA). Atopic individuals might experience other health problems that coincide with atopic manifestations, including the appearance of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) which is an oral mucosal disease that can also be influenced by allergies. This study was aimed to be the preliminary study regarding the level of IL-6 serum in atopic patients who were also having RAS. Methods: Thirty subjects were recruited and grouped into three groups with ten subjects each were group of atopic (dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, or bronchial asthma) with RAS, atopic without RAS, and control. Blood specimens were obtained with an approved institutional board review protocol. This research was cross-sectional research with consecutive sampling method conducted at Dr Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung. Results: There were significant differences in IL-6 log levels in all three groups (p < 0.001). The higher IL-6 levels in the group of atopic with RAS might be due to the influence of atopy because this condition can increase the acute inflammation of RAS. IL-6 is a pro-inflammatory marker found in the circulation of atopic and RAS patients. Conclusion: Serum IL-6 levels in the group of atopic patients with RAS is higher than in other groups. Keywords: Serum, IL-6, atopic, recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Vegetation change inferred from the pollen record in recent sediments from around the Lagos-East coastal environment (SW Nigeria)
Authors: Ajikah Linus , Adekanmbi Olusola , Ogundipe Oluwatoyin
Published: June 2019

Recent sediments from the coastal environment of Lagos East, Nigeria, were used to make a palynological reconstruction of the vegetation of the study area and to draw inferences about its palaeoclimate. A total of 8456 palynomorphs were recovered, dominated by pollen grains of Poaceae (13.96%), Cyperaceae (6.23%), Alchornea cordifolia Müll-Arg (8.36%) and Elaeis guineensis Jacq (2.41%). Others were Cyclosorus afer Ching (2.18%), Rhizophora sp. (0.45%), Nephrolepis sp. (1.03%), Celtis sp. (0.25%) and Pteris sp. (0.13%). The composition of the recovered palynomorphs suggests that the past vegetation was predominantly a mosaic of freshwater swamp, with open to dry climate, as indicated by the records of Cyperaceae, Alchornea cordifolia, Elaeis guineensis, Arecaceae, Asteraceae, Acanthaceae and Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae. Radiocarbon dates obtained from two depths (surface and deepest) indicate that the sediments were deposited around the last 103.8 ± 0.4 pMC (percentage Modern Carbon) and 111.9 ± 0.4 pMC, hence in the late Holocene. The study identified fluctuations between wet and dry climatic conditions in the Holocene of this area.
Reconstructing the channel shifting pattern of the Torsa River on the Himalayan Foreland Basin over the last 250 years
Authors: Saha Ujwal Deep , Bhattacharya Soma
Published: June 2019

The varied physiography, incidences of high seasonal discharge, influences of neo-tectonic activity and the young geological foundation with less consolidated cohesive and non-cohesive sediment have left the Himalayan foreland basin a formidable ground, where silt-laden rivers tend to migrate frequently. A set of maps prepared after 1764, space photographs captured in 1970 and current satellite images from 2015 and 2017 were studied to reconstruct the fluvial dynamics of the Torsa River on the foreland basin of Sikkim-Bhutan Himalaya considering a time span of nearly 250 years. Evidence collected from colonial literature, the above-mentioned satellite images and a field survey, were combined to verify results taken from the old maps used as the base of the study. The application of satellite remote sensing and analysis of the topographic signatures of the palaeo-courses in the form of the palaeo-levee, abandoned courses and ox-bow lakes were the major operational attributes in this study. As a consequence of the channel migration of Torsa River since 1764, the historical floodplain of Torsa has been topographically marked by beheaded old distributaries, a misfit channel system and the presence of abandoned segments. Morphometric changes in the old courses, major flood events and neo-tectonic activity guided an overall trend of channel migration eastwards and has led to a couple of channel oscillation events in the Torsa River over the last 250 years. The mechanism of the avulsion events was thoroughly driven by sedimentation-induced channel morphometric changes and occasional high discharge.
NodC-based evaluation of the occurrence of bacteria in nodules of Pisum sativum isolated on YEM agar
Authors: Lenart-Boroń Anna , Zając Tadeusz , Boroń Piotr Mateusz , Klimek-Kopyra Agnieszka
Published: June 2019

The bacterial nodulation (nod) genes are essential in the formation process of root nodules. This study was aimed to verify the occurrence of nodule-associated bacteria in two pea varieties (“Tarchalska” and “Klif ”) inoculated with Rhizobium inoculants – Nitragine™ and a noncommercial one produced by the Polish Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG). The number of colonies isolated on yeast extract mannitol (YEM) agar from the nodules of “Klif ” inoculated with IUNG inoculants was significantly higher than the number of colonies isolated from other variants. Species identification was based on sequencing of 16S rDNA, which revealed that despite careful sterilization of nodules, sequences of other bacterial species were detected. Among them, one sequence belonged to Rhizobium leguminosarum (isolated from IUNG inoculant). To assess the presence of nodulation-capable Rhizobium, amplification of the nodC gene was performed, which revealed that of 29 samples, 19 were positive. The remaining isolates, including reference strain and bacteria isolated from Nitragine™, lacked this gene. The results show that pea nodules harbor a very diverse community of bacteria. The lack of nodC gene in some strains isolated from plants inoculated with Nitragine™ and with IUNG inoculant proves that even if R. leguminosarum are abundant, they may not be efficient in nodulation.
3D Face Factorisation for Face Recognition Using Pattern Recognition Algorithms
Authors: Abbas Hawraa H. , Ahmed Bilal Z. , Abbas Ahmed Kamil
Published: June 2019

The face is the preferable biometrics for person recognition or identification applications because person identifying by face is a human connate habit. In contrast to 2D face recognition, 3D face recognition is practically robust to illumination variance, facial cosmetics, and face pose changes. Traditional 3D face recognition methods describe shape variation across the whole face using holistic features. In spite of that, taking into account facial regions, which are unchanged within expressions, can acquire high performance 3D face recognition system. In this research, the recognition analysis is based on defining a set of coherent parts. Those parts can be considered as latent factors in the face shape space. Non-negative matrix Factorisation technique is used to segment the 3D faces to coherent regions. The best recognition performance is achieved when the vertices of 20 face regions are utilised as a feature vector for recognition task. The region-based 3D face recognition approach provides a 96.4% recognition rate in FRGCv2 dataset.
Performance Analysis and Optimization Techniques for Oracle Relational Databases
Authors: Almeida Fernando , Silva Pedro , Araújo Fernando
Published: June 2019

Databases provide an efficient way to store, retrieve and analyze data. Oracle relational database is one of the most popular database management systems that is widely used in a different variety of industries and businesses. Therefore, it is important to guarantee that the database access and data manipulation is optimized for reducing database system response time. This paper intends to analyze the performance and the main optimization techniques (Forall, Returning, and Bulk Collect) that can be adopted for Oracle Relational Databases. The results have shown that the adoption of Forall and Bulk Collect approaches bring significant benefits in terms of execution time. Furthermore, the growth rate of the average execution time is lower for Bulk Collect than Forall. However, adoption of Returning approach doesn’t bring significant statistical benefits.
Validation of Two Federal Health Insurance Survey Modules After Affordable Care Act Implementation
Authors: Pascale Joanne , Fertig Angela , Call Kathleen
Published: June 2019

This study randomized a sample of households covered by one large health plan to two different surveys on health insurance coverage and matched person-level survey reports to enrollment records. The goal was to compare accuracy of coverage type and uninsured estimates produced by the health insurance modules from two major federal surveys – the redesigned Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS) and the American Community Survey (ACS) – after implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The sample was stratified by coverage type, including two types of public coverage (Medicaid and a state-sponsored program) and three types of private coverage (employer-sponsored, non-group, and marketplace plans). Consistent with previous studies, accurate reporting of private coverage is higher than public coverage. Generally, misreporting the wrong type of coverage is more likely than incorrectly reporting no coverage; the CPS module overestimated the uninsured by 1.9 and the ACS module by 3.5 percentage points. Other differences in accuracy metrics between the CPS and ACS are relatively small, suggesting that reporting accuracy should not be a factor in decisions about which source of survey data to use. Results consistently indicate that the Medicaid undercount has been substantially reduced with the redesigned CPS.
Formal mentoring in nonprofit organizations. Model proposition
Authors: Bortnowska Hanna , Seiler Bartosz
Published: June 2019

Mentoring is the process of exchanging knowledge, experience and values between a more and less experienced member of the organization. It is sometimes used in business entities, but according to the authors, it is worth pointing out its potential utility in the nonprofit sphere. It can contribute to increasing the efficiency of third sector organizations, both indirectly, by improving the competences of the staff, and directly - at work with the beneficiaries. The article presents a model of formal mentoring in nonprofit organizations. It consists of 11 stages and takes into account the specificity of such entities, e.g. financial constraints, a shortage of mentors familiar with the specifics of the nonprofit organizations, fears of introducing formalized techniques associated with the commercial sector, irregular work modes of volunteers and other employees of non-governmental entities organizations and the lack of time connected with it.
National and EU budget expenditures supporting the organisation of the fruit and vegetable market in Poland after 2010
Authors: Bieniek-Majka Maryla , Czyżewski Andrzej , Matuszczak Anna
Published: June 2019

The aim of the article is to discuss the role of national and EU budget resources supporting organisation in the fruit and vegetable market. By way of introduction, the level and dynamics of (national and EU) budget expenditures supporting the agricultural sector in general was presented. Next, expenditures on the support for the fruit and vegetable market were analysed in detail. The research period covered the years 2010-2019. The authors pointed to the progressive decrease in spending on the agricultural sector in Poland, both from national and EU funds. At the same time, the support provided to the title sector was relatively large, but rather short-term, which made the formation and consolidation of the desired structures within the framework of horizontal integration impossible.
The Level of Fiscal Autonomy: Evidence from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Alibegović Dubravka Jurlina , Hodžić Sabina , Bečić Emira
Published: June 2019

The role of local government units and the level of fiscal autonomy are the main drivers of local development activities in countries. The aim of this paper is to measure the level of fiscal autonomy of large cities that have been identified as conductors of local development activities in three Southeastern European (SEE) countries, namely Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as to compare the level of fiscal autonomy between large cities and other remaining local units in the respective countries. The results of the research measured by the index of fiscal autonomy and compared with the index of fiscal autonomy of all remaining local government units in each of these countries indicate limited fiscal autonomy. Th is research provides new scientific evidence and fills the gap regarding the level of fiscal autonomy of large cities to improve and increase their budget capacity.
A GATE Monte Carlo model for a newly developed small animal PET scanner: the IRI-microPET
Authors: Rad S.Z. Islami , Peyvandi R. Gholipour , Sadeghi M.K.
Published: June 2019

Monte Carlo simulation is widely used in emission tomography, in order to assess image reconstruction algorithms and correction techniques, for system optimization, and study the parameters affecting the system performance. In the current study, the performance of the IRI-microPET system was simulated using the GATE Monte Carlo code and a number of performance parameters, including spatial resolution, scatter fraction, sensitivity, RMS contrast, and signal-to-noise ratio, evaluated and compared to the corresponding measured values. The results showed an excellent agreement between simulated and measured data: The experimental and simulated spatial resolutions (radial) for 18F in the center of the AFOV were 1.81 mm and 1.65 mm, respectively. The difference between the experimental and simulated sensitivities of the system was <7%. Simulated and experimental scatter fractions differed less than 9% for the mouse phantom in different timing windows. The validation study of the image quality indicated a good agreement in RMS contrast and signal-to-noise ratio. Also, system performance was compared with the two available commercial scanners which were simulated using GATE code. In conclusion, the assessment of the Monte Carlo modeling of the IRI-microPET system reveals that the GATE code is a flexible and accurate tool for describing the response of an animal PET system.
Ram Semen Cryopreservation Using Egg Yolk or Egg Yolk-free Extenders: Preliminary Results
Authors: Ptáček M. , Stádníková M. , Savvulidi F. , Stádník L.
Published: June 2019

Kinematic parameters of thawed ram semen frozen under field conditions were analysed with the use of two commercial (egg yolk vs egg yolk free) semen extenders in different year-seasonal periods. The semen was collected from Suffolk (n = 2) and Charollais (n = 1) rams kept in private breeding farm on 3 test days (pre-mating, at mating, post mating) during year 2016. Two commercial semen extenders (egg yolk-based BullXcell® or egg yolk-free AndroMed®) were used for semen processing. Processed semen was frozen in 0.25 ml plastic cryostraws using the custom-made portable freezing box for ram semen cryopreservation under field conditions. Thawed semen characteristics were evaluated using computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) system immediately after thawing and after 2 h of heat incubation (±38°C). Significantly higher total motility (+12.3%), straight line velocity (+5.6 μm s−1), and average-path velocity (+6.9 μm s−1) were detected for the semen processed and cryopreserved using egg yolk-based semen extender. Year-seasonal variation and introducing the ram to service had shown to have a significant effect on the cryopreserved ram spermatozoa. These preliminary results confirmed the feasibility of ram semen processing and cryopreservation under field conditions.