bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE BEAMS REINFORCED WITH STIFF BIAXIAL GEOGRID
Authors: Al Basiouni Al Masri Zaher , Haj Chhade Rana , Chehab Ghassan
Published: January 2020

Limited research exists on the benefits of using geogrids to reinforce Portland cement concrete structural and non-structural members. Preliminary research findings have shown that the inclusion of geogrids in Portland cement concrete leads to a definitive improvement in the post-cracking behavior in terms of ductility, load capacity, and crack propagation control. However, the geogrid sheet caused partial discontinuity in the concrete section which in some cases lead to complete separation of the bottom concrete layer. Through a rigorous experimental program, this study aims to verifying and further enhancing the current knowledge regarding the behavior of geogrid-reinforced concrete elements as well as proposing a geogrid reinforcing configuration that is expected to maintain the continuity throughout the concrete section while achieving or improving the aforementioned benefits. A total of nine concrete beam specimens were prepared and tested under four-point bending. Testing results and observations re-confirmed the reinforcing benefits of geogrids and proved that the proposed configuration is very effective as it resulted in better post-cracking behavior while overcoming the concrete separation problem.
INFLUENCE OF BOUNDARY CONDITIONS VARIATION ON TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF LOAD-CARRYING PARTS
Authors: Harl Boštjan , Kegl Marko , Predan Jožef , Dinevski Dejan
Published: January 2020

The paper discusses the problem of boundary conditions formulation in FEA-based design procedures of load-carrying parts driven by topology optimization. The emphasis is on the correct formulation of boundary conditions and the definition of corresponding load cases so that topology optimization will deliver a usable design. It demonstrates that inadequate preparation of load cases may lead to a result that seems to be reasonable, but may behave badly in practical application due to possible lack of robustness and reliability. To illustrate this, an example study is performed for a load-carrying bracket that is fastened by four screws. Namely, in such situations it may quickly happen that one or more screws become at least slightly loose. This changes the stress fields in the part dramatically. If this is not captured correctly in the applied load cases, this means that the topology optimizer will deliver some design that might be extremely sensitive to a loose-screw situation. Such a design may fail very quickly during normal operation.
MECHES HOUSE: THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING THE RIGHT BENEFICIARY ON A POST DISASTER ALTERNATIVE CONSTRUCTION
Authors: Villacis Enrique , Rodriguez Maria Lorena , Ayarza Cynthia
Published: January 2020

More than a year ago, Ecuador suffered a 7.8 Mw Earthquake that was devastating, the automatic response was to rush to the affected areas and rebuild. Meche´s House is an alternative: the crisis as an opportunity to experiment and consolidate popular construction systems based on an endogenous and holistic approach. This study evaluates two different methodologies (Mutualista Pichincha´s Casa Lista and Meche´s House) of the selection process for the beneficiaries on a reconstruction post-disaster building program contrasting each case and its needs by analyzing its approaches to the reconstruction procedures: one automatic, non-reflexive and product-based, and one analytic and process-based. Founded on experience and how different processes need different beneficiaries this study will raise some questions about the effectiveness, pros, cons, and perspectives of different approaches to make the correct choice of beneficiary for the reconstruction process after a natural disaster.
ON THE LIMITATIONS OF THE EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE TO ANTICIPATE PROJECT DELAYS
Authors: Ballesteros-Pérez Pablo , Elamrousy Kamel Mohamed
Published: January 2020

A significant proportion of projects across the construction industry fail to meet their planned completion dates, being this a recurrent topic in the project management literature. Multiples causes of project delays have been proposed, however, hardly any attention has been paid to the fact that the most celebrated project monitoring and control technique – the Earned Value Management (EVM) – may not be as fit for purpose as it seems. It is proposed that because EVM ignores activity duration variability it always results in optimistic completion dates which may be very difficult to meet in the real projects. This research offers a fresh and long overdue critique of EVM in its most common implementation (assuming deterministic activity durations and costs), while highlighting its shortcomings. Particularly, Monte Carlo simulations are implemented to exemplify how the merge event bias phenomenon is inadvertently impacting the schedule in both time and cost dimensions. A fictitious case study is used to demonstrate the connection between these shortcomings and what is then conceived as a delay in project completion.
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF CORROSION POTENTIAL IN CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS
Authors: Nassif Hani , Na Chaekuk , Al-Nawadi Hasan , Abu-Obeida Adi , Wilson William
Published: January 2020

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of concrete structures during construction, as well as over its service life, has recently become more attractive to owners and consulting engineers. With the introduction of new materials and construction methods, various types of concrete structures are being instrumented with monitoring devices to determine their performance and response to various loading conditions. Among many other objectives, this includes monitoring concrete performance at the serviceability and durability limit states. This paper is an overview of an on-going program for the SHM of concrete bridge decks in the State of New Jersey focusing on field performance. Three types of corrosion sensors are instrumented to monitor the corrosion activities in concrete decks; one is the silver-silver chloride electrode and the other two are multi element probe (MEP) corrosion sensors. Other types of MEPs were also instrumented on bridge decks during reconstruction in late 1990s to monitor the corrosion potential of the bridge decks. Various types of sensors are installed in precast panels during fabrication as well as in-situ cast concrete decks during and after construction. Moreover, a laboratory-based accelerated corrosion testing program is also performed on concrete specimens using various types of rebars. This ongoing study is aimed at correlating laboratory-accelerated corrosion results with long-term performance of the steel in concrete bridge decks under field conditions.
INTERACTIVE APPROACHES IN FORMING THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN STUDENTS FROM SPECIAL MEDICAL GROUPS
Authors: Tolistinov B , Sheenko E
Published: January 2020

Aim. The article deals with analyzing and justifying the use of interactive tools for making presentations about diseases of students from special medical groups (SMG) as one of the main factors in forming their need for independent physical activity. Materials and methods. 392 students from special medical groups participated in the study. The study consisted of three stages: the first stage included a survey about students’ attitude to their diseases; the second stage was an assessment of their integral need for physical education; the third stage comprised the implementation of interactive tools in the form of presentations for PE classes. Results. 55.07% of students from special medical groups do not have a complete grasp of their diseases. 83.01% of students from such groups do not know about their current disease status and its potential consequences. 66.47% of students do not understand the possible results of their inactivity and sedentary lifestyle. The integral need for physical education in students from special medical groups is in the range from ‘potential’ (11–20 points) to ‘occasional’ (41–50 points) being the lowest values for this parameter. It was established that the multimedia presentation ‘My diagnosis: its past, present, and future’ was a basic and effective interactive tool in forming the need for independent physical activities in students. Conclusion. The use of interactive approaches in physical education based on multimedia presentations with theory (text, audio, photo, and video content) about students’ diseases can be an effective method and a tool for forming the need for independent physical activities in students from special medical groups. This will allow to improve students’ health and life potential.
FEATURES OF PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS IN BOYS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS AND THEIR CORRECTION USING SPORTS GYMNASTICS
Authors: Novikov I , Novikov V , Novikova M
Published: January 2020

Aim. The article deals with a possible correction of physical development and physical fitness in boys with hearing impairments with the help of sports gymnastics. Materials and methods. Boys aged 7–9 years were divided into two groups – experimental and control – 25 persons in each group. In the control group, the lessons were conducted following a standard program. In the experimental group, the lessons followed the program of sports gymnastics. In both groups, the training course lasted six months. Testing was conducted at the beginning and the end of the study. Results. After the experiment, the results of the experimental group exceed those of the control group. Conclusion. Regular lessons made according to a sports gymnastics program allow improving physical development and physical fitness in boys with hearing impairments aged 7–9 years.
SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AWAITING HEART TRANSPLANTATION
Authors: Shindrikov Roman Yurevich , Shchelkova Olga Yurevna , Demchenko Elena Alekseevna , Kruglova Nadezhda Evgenevna
Published: January 2020

Aim. The article presents the results of psychological investigations of patients in the terminal stage of chronic heart failure (n = 105, average age 51.9 ± 0.9 years, males – 86.7 %) undergoing medical treatment at the Almazov National Medical Research Centre (St. Petersburg). The investigations were carried out before the medical commission for inclusion of patients into the waiting list for heart transplantation (HTWL). Materials and methods. After 6 months of treatment in a cardiology hospital, the patients were divided into 2 groups – the patients included in and retained their positions in the HTWL (n = 55) and the patients not included in or excluded from the HTWL (n = 55). That was done in order to identify the prognostically significant psychosocial characteristics of patients. Clinical, psychological and psychometric methods were used such as a structured interview, expert questionnaire for doctors, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Short Form-36 (SF-36). Results. Comparative analysis reveals a wide range of psychological characteristics, among which the indicators of adherence for treatment and willingness to change lifestyle have the greatest importance. Emotional support and relationships outside the family, an adequate understanding of the disease, an optimistic assessment of the outcome of surgery treatment, etc., as well as the presence of one's own family and minor children are essential in the structure of the psychosocial potential of patients during preparation for HT. Conclusion. Using the obtained results will improve the methodology and procedure for a comprehensive clinical assessment of patients with chronic heart failure before inclusion into the waiting list for heart transplantation, which is extremely important for advanced surgical technologies.
SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF YOUNGER SCHOOLCHILDREN TO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AS A FACTOR OF THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
Authors: Shumakov Vadim Anatolevich , Dubrovina Darya Aleksandrovna , Platonova Anna Vladimirovna
Published: January 2020

Abstract: The article considers the phenomenon of socio-psychological adaptation of younger schoolchildren to learning at school. In this period, the usual daily routine changes, children are forced to obey the rules of school life, fulfilling the requirements of the teacher. Aim. The purpose of the article is to identify the role of socio-psychological adaptation of first graders to schooling in the formation of their emotional well-being. Materials and methods. 107 first-graders, including 42 boys and 65 girls, aged from 7 to 8 years (average age 7.5 ± 0.5 years) participated in the study. The following psychodiagnostic techniques were used: the technique "Ladder" (V.G. Schur) assesses the level of emotional well-being; “School drawing” methodology, which determines the attitude of a first-grader to school and the level of school anxiety; diagnosis of school anxiety (A.M. Prikhozhan) between children, communication with an adult and a teacher. Mathematical and statistical processing is carried out using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients, cluster analysis, qualitative analysis of research results. The calculations were performed using SPSS Statistics v. 17.0. Results. Three levels of socio-psychological changes were revealed: a high level of adaptation (n = 52) – primary classes with an emotionally favorable attitude to school, an average level of adaptation (n = 35) – students with an emotionally neutral attitude to school, a low level of adaptation (n = 20) – students with an emotionally negative attitude towards school. Conclusion. Younger schoolchildren with different indicators of socio-psychological adaptation differ in terms of emotional well-being. It is proved that with a high level of adaptation, first-graders show an emotionally favorable attitude towards school, with an average level of adaptation – an emotionally neutral attitude towards school, and with a low level of adaptation – an emotionally negative attitude towards school.
KOPING MASYARAKAT TAMBAKLOROK DAN ROWOSARI DI KOTA SEMARANG TERHADAP PERMASALAHAN PEMENUHAN AIR BERSIH
Authors: Putri Erma Maulana , Setyono Jawoto Sih
Published: January 2020

Isu dalam pemenuhan air bersih terkait dengan kesenjangan penyediaan air bersih dengan permintaan air bersih. Upaya adaptasi menghadapi kurangnya ketersediaan air bersih dikenal adanya istilah koping. Koping terhadap tekanan merupakan salah satu komponen dari kerentanan. Penelitian ini memiliki pertanyaan penelitian berkaitan dengan “bagaimana mekanisme koping masyarakat Kampung Tambaklorok dan Kelurahan Rowosari terhadap permasalahan pemenuhan air bersih?”. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengkaji mekanisme koping yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Kampung Tambaklorok dan Kelurahan Rowosari dalam pemenuhan air bersih. Kampung Tambaklorok dan Kelurahan Rowosari merupakan dua wilayah di Kota Semarang yang memiliki permasalahan dalam pemenuhan air bersih. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian survei dengan penyebaran kuisioner kepada masyarakat. Analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah statistik deskriptif. Hasil temuan studi yaitu terdapat perbedaan dan persamaan mekanisme koping masyarakat Kampung Tambaklorok dan Kelurahan Rowosari. Perbedaan mekanisme koping dinilai berdasarkan faktor yang mempengaruhi pemilihan koping, bentuk koping dan tindakan yang dilakukan sebelum dan saat terjadi permasalahan pemenuhan air bersih. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, tindakan berkaitan dengan permasalahan pemenuhan air bersih yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Kelurahan Rowosari lebih beragam dibandingkan dengan tindakan yang dilakukan masyarakat Kampung Tambaklorok. Tindakan-tindakan tersebut meliputi tindakan teknis/struktural, ekonomis dan sosial.
Current perspectives on forest recovery trends in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Authors: Calvo-Alvarado J. , Jiménez V. , Calvo-Obando A. , Castillo M.
Published: January 2020

The main goal of this study was to evaluate whether the trends in the recovery of forest cover in Guanacaste continued during the past decade and to evaluate if the socioeconomic drivers of recovery have been altered. Our analysis found that forest cover in Guanacaste province increased
marginally from 48.14% in 2005 to 50.74% in 2012. This implies that the forest recovery process during this period has continued but with a much smaller pace, showing signs of stagnation. The province landscape has changed since the 1970s, when it was dominated by livestock ranching and was
the most deforested province with only 23.6% of forest cover. Today Guanacaste is a good example of an economic development forest transition region, with a matrix of land use that is dominated by new forests in different successional stages, which has resulted in great benefits to society
given the ecosystem services that this landscape provides.
The effects of monetary policy on input inventories
Authors: Dai Tiantian , Liu Xiangbo , Sun Wei
Published: January 2020

This paper explores both the long-run and short-run effects of monetary policy on input inventories in a search model with monetary propagation and two-stage production. Inventories arise endogenously due to search frictions. In the long run, we analytically show that an increase in the money growth rate has hump-shaped real effects on steady-state input inventory investment, input inventory-to-sales ratio as well as sales. These effects are driven by both the extensive and intensive margins in the finished goods market. We then calibrate the model to the US data to study the short-run effects of monetary policy. We first show that our model can reproduce the stylized facts of input inventories quite well and then find that input inventories amplify aggregate fluctuations over business cycles.
Response-Dependence, Misgendering, and Passing: A Comment on Ásta’s Categories We Live By
Authors: Díaz-León Esa
Published: January 2020

This comment on Ásta’s Categories we live by: the construction of sex, gender, race, and other social categories discusses Ásta’s arguments that the conferralist view on social properties does better than a response-dependence view concerning gender. Her key argument is that a response-dependence does not allow for mistakes. This comment tries to show that a response-dependence view can accommodate misgendering and passing.
Sharing innovative methods, data and knowledge across sociophonetics and forensic speech science
Authors: Hughes Vincent , Wormald Jessica
Published: January 2020

Forensic speech science is the application of speech analysis methods to forensic recordings; in many jurisdictions this is predominantly the application of sociophonetics. Sociophonetics and forensic speech science have developed as independent research areas with their own aims, methodologies and identities, and the gap between the fields has arguably grown bigger in recent years. Yet, there is much to be gained for both fields from closer collaboration through sharing methods, data, and knowledge. We will argue that this is more important now given the increasing demands on forensic science to more rigorously and empirically test and validate methods, and current trends in sociophonetics towards understanding how different linguistic variables are used by speakers to enact different identities in different situations. In this paper, we review the relationship between sociophonetics and forensic speech science. We also outline how developments in both fields can, and do, directly contribute to improving the quality of forensic voice evidence, as well as informing theoretical and practical aspects of sociophonetics.
Yb3+-containing chitosan hydrogels induce B-16 melanoma cell anoikis via a Fak-dependent pathway
Authors: Miao Yu , Lu Jiawei , Yin Junhui , Zhou Changchun , Guo Yaping , Zhou Shumin
Published: January 2020

Melanoma is the most lethal dermal tumor, and a high recurrence rate and skin defects are two main serious problems. An antimelanoma material,which effectively inhibits tumor recurrence and possesses excellent biocompatibility, is urgently needed to treat melanoma. In this study, we developed a novel antitumor Yb3+ [Yb(NO3)3]containing chitosan hydrogel (Yb-CS hydrogel) by dissolving Yb(NO3)3 and chitosan in acetic acid solution and forming composite hydrogels by a freeze-drying process after adding NaOH to the mixed solution. In vitro studies demonstrated that the Yb3+ produces effect of inducing cell death in Yb-CS hydrogel. Moreover, we found that the Yb-CS hydrogel inhibited a focal adhesion kinase (FAK)-dependent signaling pathway and induced B-16 cell anoikis. However, the Yb-CS hydrogel was less effective on L929 normal mouse dermal cells. In vivo studies showed that the Yb-CS hydrogel inhibited the recurrence of melanoma in a mouse bare xenograft tumor model. We concluded that the Yb-CS hydrogel could potentially be used in the antimelanoma field, especially in the inhibition of melanoma recurrence.
Las ideas estéticas de Marx a la luz de conciencia y realidad en la obra de arte
Authors: Martínez Gutiérrez Luis Guillermo
Published: January 2020

En este artículo, el autor incorpora la tesis de grado de Maestría de Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez, Conciencia y realidad en la obra de arte, para estudiar cómo se da teóricamente el paso del marxismo ortodoxo que sostenía al marxismo crítico o filosofía de la praxis que después postuló. Este estudio pretende ser una primera parte de un intento de sistematizar su pensamiento estético, por lo tanto, se estudian algunas nociones importantes que a lo largo de su vida académica desarrolla.
Volver. Culturas e imaginarios del retorno a y desde América Latina
Authors: Argüelles Rozada Esther
Published: January 2020

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Unresolved Attachment Mediates the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Impaired Personality Functioning in Adolescence
Authors: Gander Manuela , Buchheim Anna , Bock Astrid , Steppan Martin , Sevecke Kathrin , Goth Kirstin
Published: January 2020

The present study investigates the mediating effect of attachment trauma on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and personality functioning in 199 adolescents (12-18 years) using a novel approach of an in-depth analysis of attachment-related traumatic contents during an attachment interview (AAP). Our findings demonstrate that adolescents with a high amount of traumatic attachment-related material show a lower resilience when facing traumatic childhood experiences, resulting in a greater severity of personality dysfunction. In particular, the associations between emotional abuse and neglect and the domains of identity, empathy, self-direction, and intimacy were mediated by the severity of attachment trauma. These results advance our understanding of the different nuances of attachment-related traumatic material and how they might shape personality structure in an adolescent age group.
Appetitive Memory with Survival Benefit Is Robust Across Aging inDrosophila
Authors: Tonoki Ayako , Ogasawara Mina , Yu Zhihua , Itoh Motoyuki
Published: January 2020

The formation of memory declines with advancing age. However, susceptibility to memory impairments depends on several factors, including the robustness of memory, the responsible neural circuits, and the internal state of aged individuals. How age-dependent changes in internal states and neural circuits affect memory formation remains unclear. Here, we show inDrosophila melanogasterthat aged flies of both sexes form robust appetitive memory conditioned with nutritious sugar, which suppresses their high mortality rates during starvation. In contrast, aging impairs the formation of appetitive memory conditioned with non-nutritious sugar that lacks survival benefits for the flies. We found that aging enhanced the preference for nutritious sugar over non-nutritious sugar correlated with an age-dependent increase in the expression ofDrosophila neuropeptide F, an ortholog of mammalian neuropeptide Y. Furthermore, a subset of dopaminergic neurons that signal the sweet taste of sugar decreases its function with aging, while a subset of dopaminergic neurons that signal the nutritional value of sugar maintains its function with age. Our results suggest that aging impairs the ability to form memories without survival benefits; however, the ability to form memories with survival benefits is maintained through age-dependent changes in the neural circuits and neuropeptides.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe susceptibility to age-dependent memory impairments depends on the strength of the memory, changes in the responsible neurons, and internal states of aged individuals. How age-dependent changes in such internal states affect neural activity and memory formation remains unclear. We show inDrosophila melanogasterthat aged flies of both sexes form robust appetitive memory conditioned with nutritious sugar, which has survival benefits for aged flies. In contrast, aging impairs the formation of appetitive memory conditioned with non-nutritious sugar that lacks survival benefits for the flies. Aging changes the neural circuits including dopamine neurons and neuropeptide F-expressing neurons, leading to the age-dependent impairment in memory with insufficient survival benefits and the preservation of the ability to form memory with survival benefits.
Does glucocorticoid exposure explain the association between metabolic dysfunction and tendinopathy?
Authors: Lewis Trevor , Zeisig Eva , Gaida Jamie E
Published: January 2020

Background

While metabolic health is acknowledged to affect connective tissue structure and function, the mechanisms are unclear. Glucocorticoids are present in almost every cell type throughout the body and control key physiological processes such as energy homeostasis, stress response, inflammatory and immune processes, and cardiovascular function. Glucocorticoid excess manifests as visceral adiposity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. As these metabolic states are also associated with tendinopathy and tendon rupture, it may be that glucocorticoids excess is the link between metabolic health and tendinopathy.

Objective

To synthesise current knowledge linking glucocorticoid exposure to tendon structure and function.

Methods

Narrative literature review.

Results

We provide an overview of endogenous glucocorticoid production, regulation, and signalling. Next we review the impact that oral glucocorticoid has on risk of tendon rupture and the effect that injected glucocorticoid has on resolution of symptoms. Then we highlight the clinical and mechanistic overlap between tendinopathy and glucocorticoid excess in the areas of visceral adiposity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. In these areas, we highlight the role of glucocorticoids and how these hormones might underpin the connection between metabolic health and tendon dysfunction.

Conclusions

There are several plausible pathways through which glucocorticoids might mediate the connection between metabolic health and tendinopathy.
p300 is upregulated by docetaxel and is a target in chemoresistant prostate cancer
Authors: Gruber Martina , Ferrone Lavinia , Puhr Martin , Santer Frédéric R , Furlan Tobias , Eder Iris E , Sampson Natalie , Schäfer Georg , Handle Florian , Culig Zoran
Published: January 2020

Administration of the microtubule inhibitor docetaxel is a common treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and results in prolonged patient overall survival. Usually, after a short period of time chemotherapy resistance emerges and there is urgent need to find new therapeutic targets to overcome therapy resistance. The lysine-acetyltransferase p300 has been correlated to prostate cancer (PCa) progression. Here, we aimed to clarify a possible function of p300 in chemotherapy resistance and verify p300 as a target in chemoresistant PCa. Immunohistochemistry staining of tissue samples revealed significantly higher p300 protein expression in patients who received docetaxel as a neoadjuvant therapy compared to control patients. Elevated p300 expression was confirmed by analysis of publicly available patient data, where significantly higher p300 mRNA expression was found in tissue of mCRPC tumors of docetaxel-treated patients. Consistently, docetaxel-resistant PCa cells showed increased p300 protein expression compared to docetaxel-sensitive counterparts. Docetaxel treatment of PCa cells for 72 h resulted in elevated p300 expression. shRNA-mediated p300 knockdown did not alter colony formation efficiency in docetaxel-sensitive cells, but significantly reduced clonogenic potential of docetaxel-resistant cells. Downregulation of p300 in docetaxel-resistant cells also impaired cell migration and invasion. Taken together, we showed that p300 is upregulated by docetaxel, and our findings suggest that p300 is a possible co-target in treatment of chemoresistant PCa.
Progesterone-induced RNA Hand2os1 regulates decidualization in mice uteri
Authors: Jia Yanni , Cai Rui , Yu Tong , Zhang Ruixue , Liu Shouqin , Guo XinYan , Shang Chunmei , Wang Aihua , Jin Yaping , Lin Pengfei
Published: January 2020

Decidualization is a critical process for successful embryo implantation and subsequent placenta formation. The characterization and physiological function of lncRNA during decidualization remain largely unknown. In the present study, we conducted RNA-sequencing analysis to compare gene expression between decidua of days 6 and 8, and normal pregnant endometrium (day 4). A total of 2332 high-confidence putative lncRNA transcripts were expressed. Functional clustering analysis of cis and trans lncRNA targets showed that differentially expressed lncRNAs may regulate multiple gene ontology terms and pathways that have important functions in decidualization. Subsequent analyses using qRT-PCR validated that eight of all lncRNAs were differentially regulated in mice uteri during decidualization, both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, we showed that differentially expressed lncRNA of Hand2os1 was specifically detected in stromal cells on days 2 to 5 of pregnancy and was strongly upregulated in decidual cells on days 6–8 of pregnancy. Similarly, Hand2os1 expression was also strongly expressed in decidualized cells following artificial decidualization, both in vivo and in vitro. In uterine stromal cells, P4 was able to significantly upregulate the expression of Hand2os1, but upregulation was impeded by RU486, whereas E2 appeared to have no regulating effect on Hand2os1 expression. Concurrently, Hand2os1 significantly promoted the decidual process in vitro and dramatically increased decidualization markers Prl8a2 and Prl3c1. Our results provide a valuable catalog for better understanding of the functional roles of lncRNAs in pregnant mouse uteri, as it relates to decidualization.
Aportes desde la conservación genética al mejoramiento de las áreas verdes en la ciudad
Authors: Barrantes-Sotela Omar
Published: January 2020

Se examina en una reflexión teórica el uso potencial de los preceptos y conceptos de la Conservación genética en los espacios verdes de las áreas urbanas. Las áreas verdes, usualmente, son consideradas como parte del inmobiliario urbano y su uso frecuentemente es asociado a un aspecto estético de la ciudad. Su planificación no considera aspectos técnicos o científicos. Además, se desestiman del estudio de las ciudades las condiciones genéticas de las especies en un ambiente que por lo general se considera hostil. Se propone la elaboración de estudios de conservación genética para mejorar la calidad de la diversidad biológica de las áreas verdes urbanas con propósitos más funcionales.
GORDS AND CITIES IN POLAND IN THE 13th CENTURY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THEN SETTLEMENT CHANGES
Authors: Danielewski Marcin
Published: January 2020

The presented article revolves around an important academic issue pertaining to the spatial and chronological relations in the gords and towns of the 13th century, operating in Poland in the then Piast duchies.

In the face of scarce written sources little is known about many 13th century cities, the space they occupied and the development within the city walls. To date, the issues have also been neglected by archaeologists, narrowed down to works accompanying renovations or construction investments. Archaeological research, carried out selectively and randomly, does not contribute to a better understanding of the specific 13thcentury cities. Some of the smaller cities are very poorly researched which also precludes any conclusions on urban space. Therefore, the issue of chronological and spatial relations between gords and cities has not been thoroughly surveyed and it may remain so for a long time.

As part of the considerations, selected examples of gords and towns have been presented from the specific historical countries (Geater Poland, Kuyavia, the Gdansk Pomerania,Masovia, Central Poland, Lesser Poland and Silesia) to illustrate the issues in question. At the same time, attempts have been made to refer these examples to models or spatial relations including towns and older settlement as presented by Marian Rębkowski. These considerations lead to a conclusion that the gords and towns in the 13th century often operated next to each other, fulfilling different functions, at the same time complementing each other.

In the future, this issue necessitates further detailed research into specific areas like fragmented principalities or the settlement-related activities on the part of the specific princes.
Strategies of Cultural Gap Translation in World Herritage – Sites and Living Culture of Indonesia
Authors: Suriadi M. Agus
Published: January 2020

Abstract Translating certain texts from one language to another language might become one of the most challenging tasks for a translator, especially for a text containing a lot of cultural words. A translator is frequently faced with the problem of how to treat the implicit aspects of culture and how to find appropriate strategies in translating a text from a Source Text (ST) into Target Text (TT). It is probably right to say that a translator has to deal with a lot of thigs to do which have not, perhaps, been aware for cultural gaps and their significance in translation. Many translation theorists have concerned with the problems of cultural knowledge and cultural differences for many decades, might be, since translation as sciences had been recognized. Cultural knowledge and cultural differences begin to draw attention from many experts to focus on translation theories and to conduct translation training for academic studies. Therefore, the present paper aims at presenting strategies of translating the cultural concepts by different theorists. In addition to this, it is also expected to reinforce a translator to choose the appropriate procedures and strategies in translating process.---Abstrak Menerjemahkan teks-teks tertentu dari suatu Bahasa ke Bahasa yang lain, seringkali, menjadi salah satu tugas berat sekaligus merepotkan bagi seorang penerjemah, khusunya dalam menerjemahkan teks-teks yang mengandung banyak kata-kata budaya. Seorang penerjemah sering kali dihadapkan pada masalah-masalah bagaimana mengaplikasikan aspek-aspek budaya dan bagaimana menemukan strategi dalam menerjemahkan sebuah teks dari Bahasa Sumber (BSu) ke dalam Bahasa Sasaran (BSa). Hal ini, mungkin saja, dikarenakan seorang penerjemah harus direpotkan dengan hal-hal, yang bisa jadi, seringkali tidak disadari oleh seorang penerjemah dalam menghadapi perbedaan budaya yang memiliki peran penting dalam penerjemahan. Banyak pakar teori penerjemahan merasa prihatin dengan masalah-masalah yang berkenaan dengan perbedaan dan pemahaman budaya dalam kurun waktu yang cukup lama, yang kemungkinan besar, telah ada sejak penerjemahan dijadikan sebagai disiplin ilmu pengetahuan. Perbedaan dan pengetahuan budaya ini kemudian menyita perhatian dari para pemerhati penerjemahan untuk menyoroti masalah teori penerjemahan dalam kajian akademis. Oleh karena itu, tulisan ini bertujuan untuk membahas masalah strategi dalam menerjemahkan konsep-konsep budaya dengan mengacu pada pendapat pakar penerjemahan tertentu, seperti Peter Newmark. Di samping itu, tulisan ini juga diharapkan dapat membantu penerjemah untuk memilih strategi yang cocok dalam melakukan proses penerjemahan.
Kemajuan Ekonomi dan Politik Kerajaan Melayu Patani Pada Masa Pemerintahan Raja Ungu (Tahun 1624-1635)
Authors: Nuraida Dida
Published: January 2020

Abstrak Patani memiliki sebuah kerajaan yang berjaya yaitu Kerajaan Melayu Patani, terbentuk di abad ke 16. Sebelumnya kerajaan ini bernama Langkasuka, Kerajaan Langkasuka berada di pedalaman, yang membuat perdagangan dan perniagaan merosot. Dengan hal itu maka Phya Tuk Naqpa atau Sultan Ismail Syah memindahkan ibukota Kerajaan Langkasuka ke pesisir. Ia adalah Raja yang pertama kali memeuluk Islam dan orang yang membuka negeri Patani. Kerajaan Patani bertambah maju perniagaannya dikarenakan memiliki letak yang strategis dan memiliki alam yang sangat mendukung, pelabuhannya membuat kapal-kapal yang datang terlindungi dari ombak dan angin. Kerajaan Patani mencapai puncak kegemilangannya saat dipimpin oleh raja-raja perempuan, salah satunya adalah Raja Ungu (1624-1635). Ia adalah permaisuri dari Sultan Pahang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana sejarah kerajaan Patani dan perkembangan Islam di Patani, menguraikan apa saja kemajuan ekonomi dan politik yang dicapai Kerajaan Melayu Patani saat di pimpin oleh Raja Ungu,  dapat mengetahui apa saja hal yang menyebabkan kerajaan Patani mengalami kemunduran. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode historis yang bersifat deskriftif analitis. Tahapan yang di tempuh dalam penelitian ini terdapat 4 tahapan, diantaranya: Heuristik (Pengumpulan data), Verifikasi (Kritik Sumber), Interpretasi (Analisis sejarah) dan Historiografi (Penulisan Sejarah).---Abstract Farmers have a successful government, namely the Malay Kingdom, formed in the 16th century named Langkasuka Earlier this kingdom, the kingdom of Langkasuka is located in the interior, who make trade and business declined. With it then Phya Tuk Naqpa or Sultan Ismail Shah moved the capital of the Kingdom of Langkasuka to coast. It is the King who first memeuluk Islam and people who open Patani. Patani kingdom prospered because its business has a strategic location and natural features that strongly supports, harbors make ships coming protected from waves and wind. Patani kingdom reached the peak of its glory when, led by the kings daughters, one of whom was King Purple (1624-1635). It is the consort of the Sultan of Pahang. This study aims to clarify how the history of the kingdom of Patani and the development of Islam in Patani, outlines whatever economic and political progress achieved Malay Kingdom currently led by Raja Ungu, can know what things cause Patani government suffered a setback. This study uses descriptive analysis of historical nature. The step which is taken in this study there are 4 stages, including: Heuristics (data collection), Verification (Source Criticism), interpretation (of history) and historiography (history writing).
K.H. Abdullah Syafi’ie: Ulama Produk Lokal Asli Betawi dengan Kiprah Nasional dan Internasional
Authors: Ahmad Zubair
Published: January 2020

AbstrakTulisan ini bermaksud mengungkap kiprah K.H. Abdullah Syafi’ie dalam gerakan dakwah dan pendidikan Islam di Jakarta pada masa Orde Lama dan Orde Baru. Dalam mengumpulkan data, penulis memanfaatkan dokumen kepustakaan di samping juga menggunakan metode wawancara dan pengamatan. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan sejarah sosial. Hasil riset menunjukkan bahwa K.H. Abdullah Syafi’ie adalah ulama Betawi yang terdidik di dalam negeri tetapi mampu memberikan kontribusi dakwah dan pendidikan yang bersifat modern. Dalam bidang dakwah, ia memanfaatkan radio siaran untuk menyampaikan ceramahnya sehingga dapat disimak oleh masyarakat Jakarta dan sekitarnya. Melalui siaran radio, ia juga melibatkan diri dalam propaganda anti Komunis di masa Orde Lama dan anti kebijakan pemerintah DKI Jakarta yang merugikan umat Islam pada masa Orde Baru. Dalam bidang pendidikan, ia mendirikan sekolah modern dari tingkat sekolah dasar hingga perguruan tinggi dengan sistem klasikal.---Abstract This paper intends to reveal gait K.H. Abdullah Syafi'ie in missionary movement and Islamic education in Jakarta during the Old Order and New Order. In collecting the data, the authors utilize the document library while also using interviews and observations. The approach used is the approach of social history. The results showed that K.H. Betawi cleric Abdullah Syafi'ie was educated in the country but is able to contribute propaganda and education that is modern. In the field of propaganda, he used radio broadcasts to convey his lecture so that it can be listened to by people in Jakarta and surrounding areas. Through radio broadcasts, he is also involved in anti-Communist propaganda in the Old Order and anti Jakarta government policies that harm the Muslims in the New Order. In education, he founded the modern school from primary school level to college with a classical system.
Otoritas Sanad Keilmuan Ibrahim Al-Khalidi (1912-1993): Tokoh Pesantren di Lombok NTB
Authors: Suhailid Suhailid
Published: January 2020

Abstrak Hubungan intlektual ulama-ulama Haramayn dan  Nusantara telah terjalin sejak abad ke-17 bahkan semenjak masa Wali Songo. Masyarakat muslim Lombok sejak abad ke-18 telah menjalin kontak hubungan dengan ulama-ulama Haramayn, terbukti dengan adanya sejumlah tuan guru yang mengenyam pendidikan di kota suci tersebut dan menjadi khalifah tarekat Qadiriyah Naqsyabandiyah,hinggamembentuk komunitas yang bercorak fiqh-sufistik.Hubungan sanad keilmuan Ibrahim Al-Khalidi dengan ulama Haramayn dapat di buktikan melalui dua sanad tertulis yang diterimanya, yaitu: (1) Sanad ilmiyah salah seorang ulama Nusantara, KH. Mahfudz Al-Tirmasi (w. 1338 H/1919) dalam kitab Kifayah al-Mustafid diterima  dari dua orang gurunya di Haramayn, (2)  Ijazah Syekh Hasan Muhammad Al-Masyath (w. 1399 H) dalam karyanya Al-Irsyad bi Dzikr Ba’dh Mả li Min Al-Isnảd pada tahun 1370 H. Di Makkah al-Mukarramah, seorang ulama yang punya otoritas sanad keilmuan di tanah Hijaz abad XX. Akurasi mata rantai dan kaitan sanad satu sama lain antara seorang ulama dan pemberian ijazah (sertifikasi) yang menjelaskan kredensial akademik pemegangnya, menjadikanIsnadmenjadi kredensial terpenting dan menjadi pengakuan guru terhadap otoritas muridnya. Kata Kunci: Ulama, Keilmuan, Sanad, Lombok, Haramayn.  ------- Abstract The intelectual relation of Ulemas in Haramayn and Nusantara had been connected to each other during the 17th century, since Walisongo era.  Moslem society in Lombok during the 18th century had also been connected to ulemas in Haramayn. It can be proved by the evidences of the great teachers (mahaguru) who had finished studying in the holy city (Haramayn) and the existence of Qadariyah and Naqsabandiyah misticism untill it forms fiqh-sufistics community.The knowledge relationship speakers of Ibrahim Al-Khalidi with Ulemas in Haramayn can be proved through two written sanad (speakers relationship)received, such as: (1) Scholarly sanad, one of ulemas in Nusantara, KH. Mahfudz Al-Tirmasi (d. 1338 H/1919) in Kifayah al-Mustafid accepted from his two teachers in Haramayn, (2) the special permission (ijazah) of Syekh Hasan Muhammad Al-Masyth (d.1399 H) in his work Al-Irsyad bi Dzikr Ba’dh Ma li Min Al-Isnad in 1370 H. in Makkah Mukarramah, an ulemas who owns the authority of knowledge speaker relationship (sanad) in Hijaz during XX century. The chains acuracy and sanad relationship between one ulama and another ulemas who gave the authority explaining the holder of the academic credential and creating isnad become the most credential which produce teacher’s confession to his students authority. Kata Kunci: Ulama, Keilmuan, Sanad, Lombok, Haramayn.
Daud Beureu’eh and The Darul Islam Rebellion in Aceh
Authors: Apipudin Apipudin
Published: January 2020

AbstractThis paper seeks to explore the Darul Islam rebellion in Aceh under the leadership of Daud Beureu’eh, particularly the main factors which instigated the rebellion, the dynamics which took place during the rebellion, and the end of the rebellion. The Darul Islam rebellion in Aceh occurred because of several factors. Firstly, the people of Aceh were disappointed with the central government of Indonesia which failed to fulfill its promise to grant Aceh special autonomy. Secondly, there was a clash between the ulemas (Moslem clerics) faction who supported the autonomy and the uléëbalangs (customary leaders) who opposed the autonomy because they did not want the ulemas to assume dominance in the government of Aceh. Third, the Indonesian central government at that time was adopting a parliamentary system which was highly unstable and inconsistent in its perspective on and treatment of Aceh. The Darul Islam rebellion in Aceh is considered unique in that it did not claim as many lives as other Darul Islam rebellions in various regions throughout Indonesia. This rebellion effectively ended on May 8, 1962. In order to bring this conflict to a speedy end, the central government gave up military operations and sought for political settlement andamicable dialogues with DI/TII to reach a consensus concerning the Aceh problem. Peace in Aceh was secured after the central government decided to grant Aceh the status of Daerah Istimewa (Special Region), which meant that Aceh was given the right to exercise a special autonomy in the areas of religion, education, and tradition.---Abstrak Tulisan berusaha menjelaskan tentang pemberontakan Darul Islam pimpinan Daud Beureu’eh di Aceh, terutama terkait dengan faktor utama pemicu terjadinya pemberontakan, dinamika, dan akhir dari pemberontakan tersebut. Pemberontakan Darul Islam di Aceh terjadi karena beberapa faktor. Pertama, rakyat Aceh merasa bahwa pemerintah pusat Indonesia tidak menepati janjinya untuk memberikan otonomi khusus buat Aceh. Kedua, adanya pertentangan antara ulama yang mendukung status otonomi dan ulibalang yang menentang otonomi karena mereka tidak menginginkan ulama menjadi dominan dalam pemerintahan Aceh. Ketiga, pemerintah pusat Indonesia saat itu menerapkan sistem pemerintahan parlementer yang ternyata menciptakan ketidakstabilan dan inkonsistensi dalam memperlakukan Aceh. Pemberontakan Darul Islam di Aceh dianggap unik dibandingkan dengan pemberontakan Darul Islam di daerah yang lain di Indonesia. Pemberontakan ini berakhir pada tanggal 8 Mei 1962. Agar konflik ini segera berakhir, pemerintah pusat menghentikan operasi militer dan memandang bahwa pendekatan politik bisa dilakukan melalui dialog dengan gerakan DI/TII untuk menemukan konsensus dalam menyelesaikan masalah Aceh. Perdamaian di Aceh baru dapat dicapai setelah pemerintah pusat memutuskan untuk memberikan status Daerah Istimewa, yakni Aceh diberi hak khusus untuk mengatur masalah keagamaan, pendidikan, dan budaya
Al-taghayyuraat al-Shautiyyah li al-Alfazd al-Arabiyyah al-muqtaradhah fi al-indunisiyyah
Authors: Ismail Ahmad Syatori
Published: January 2020

ملخص هذا البحث يتعلق بالألفاظ العربية المستعملة في لسان الإندونسيسين اليومية. يتركز البحث في التغييرات الصوتية عند تلفظ الكلمات العربية المقترضة والعوامل التي تؤثر فيها. وأما المناهج المستخدمة في هذا البحث فهو المنهج المكتبية والإستقصائية في جمع المواد والبيانات لتي لها علاقة بالبحث وفي التحليل استعمل الباحث دراسة تقابلية لغوية وهي تدرس عن عناصر التأثير والتأثر بين اللغتين. وبعد الدراسة ظهر أن التغييرات الصوتية للالفاظ العربية المقترضة فى الاندونيسية تكون في كثير من مراتب لغوية صوتية و لفظية. وهذه التغييرات تتأثر بالعوامل الكثيرة منها الأدات الصوتية و اللغة المحلية ولهجاتها.---Abstrak Tulisan ini berkaitan dengan penggunaan kosakata Arab yang diserap dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Fokus bahasan terletak pada perubahan bunyi bahasa ketika mengucapkan kosakata serapan dari bahasa Arab dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Metode yang digunakan dalam mengumpulkan data adalah metode kepustakaan dan survei, dan dalam menganalisis menggunakan metode kontrastif yang menyoroti pada aspek pengaruh dan mempengaruhi kedua bahasa. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa perubahan bunyi bahasa pada pengucapan kosakata bahasa serapan dari bahasa Arab. Perubahan ini terjadi pada beberapa level kebahasaan, khususnya pada tataran fonologi dan morfologi. Perubahan tersebut terjadi karena dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, antara lain karena faktor alat bicara penutur dan pengaruh penggunaan bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa daerah.