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AGAMA KHONGHUCU DAN BUDDHA DALAM LINTASAN SEJARAH KOREA
Authors: Putro Zainal Abidin Eko , Pamungkas Cahyo
Published: October 2018

South Korean society has a plural society with its different religious background. Khonghucu (Confucianism) and Buddhism have grown in the country for the last several centuries. Khonghucu teaches philosophy and thingking about politics and culture which form identity and ethic of Korean society. Likewise, Buddhism has a role in establishing basic identity and culture of Korean society. Other religions such as Catholic, Islam, Protestant, and shamanism are also followed by Korean. This article tries to respond the question about religious environment among Korean society, especially the question for the ground of Confucianism and Buddhism in Korean history. This article is resulted from a desk literature research which also aims at describing the current development of Confucianism and Buddhism and their role in forming culture as well as identity of Korean people.Keywords: Confucianism, Buddhism, shamanism, Xu she scripture, and mass culture.AbstrakMasyarakat Korea Selatan merupakan masyarakat yang heterogen dari sisi agama. Agama Khonghucu dan Agama Buddha telah berkembang di Korea sejak berabad lampau. Agama Khonghucu sangat mengandung unsur-unsur filsafat pemikiran, politik, dan kebudayaan yang berakar dan berpengaruh ke dalam pembentukan etika dan identitas bangsa Korea. Agama Buddhajuga berperan dalam pembentukan dasar-dasar identitas dan kebudayaan Korea. Selain Agama Kristen, Islam dan Katholik, agama setempat atau shamanisme juga tetap dipeluk sebagian masyarakat Korea Selatan. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menjawab pertanyaan bagaimanakah situasi kehidupan beragama di Korea Selatan dan bagaimanakah kedudukan Agama Khonghucu dan Buddha dalam sejarah perjalanan bangsa Korea. Tulisan yang dihasilkan dari penelitian literature ini ini juga dimaksudkan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimanakah kondisi Agama Khonghucu dan Buddha di Korea pada masa kini dan bagaimana perannya dalam membentuk kebudayaan dan identitas nasional Bangsa Korea.Kata Kunci: Agama Khonghucu, Agama Buddha, shamanisme, teks-teks Xu she, dan budaya massa.
The Study of the Use of the Artistic Resource in Educational Tourism
Authors: KOMANDYSHKO Elena F.
Published: October 2018

The author of the article refers to the problem of educational tourism as an artistic resource for modern education. The content of the article is based on the disclosure of different types of cultural and educational tourism and specificity of manifestation of artistic interests and search for the conditions for the realizations cultural and cognitive routes for children and youth. As an example, the technology of “art-pedagogy”, theatrical and game forms of education are presented, and the meaning of the "chronotope" of the path (road) in the context of the artistic resources of educational tourism is considered. The article reveals the essential characteristic of the depictive, plot, socio-historical and meaning-forming meaning of the chronotope. This helps to disclose cultural and historical meanings in terms of space and time. The article shows that the artistic resources of educational tourism are rather versatile and diverse. This contributes to the expansion of needs and development of artistic interest of children and youth.
Tourists’ Motivations to Choose Indonesia as a Vacation Destination
Authors: HENDIJANI Roozbeh BABOLIAN
Published: October 2018

Purpose - It is pertinent for the government and tourism marketers of particular destinations to have a better understanding of tourists’ motivations to choose a destination. Since there is little academic knowledge in the tourism industry in Indonesia, this study explores the factors which motivate international tourists to select Indonesia as a vacation destination. 

Design – Besides the theoretical implication of this research regarding tourism industry in Indonesia, this study also gives practical application into the matter of tourism industry in Indonesia.

Methodology - Self-administrated questionnaires consisting of three sections were distributed randomly to 400 international tourists at the Jakarta International Airport (Soekarno-Hatta) and some popular tourist areas around Jakarta. Data collection was conducted from June to September 2016. Related analyses such as a multivariate analysis and a descriptive analysis were used to answer the objectives of this research. Findings - The findings show the motivations underlying choosing Indonesia for a vacation spot and why these factors should be considered by the Indonesian government and tourism marketers in developing marketing strategies.

Originality - This article is one of the limited researches regarding tourism industry in Indonesia and definitely one of the few which discussing about the motivations of international tourists to that destination.
The Causal Relationship between Tourist Arrivals and Economic Growth: Evidence from Indonesia
Authors: FADILAH Muhamad Rifki , KUNCORO Haryo , SEBAYANG K. Dianta A.
Published: October 2018

The main motivation behind this research because nowadays tourism becomes one of the major industries in Indonesia. However, literature on the causal relationship between the cyclical components of tourist arrivals and economic growth revealed inconclusive especially in the developing countries as Indonesia. This paper aims at investigating whether foreign tourist arrivals contribute to economic growth evidence from Indonesia over the period 2004 (1) – 2016 (12). Then, this research was applied the vector autoregressive (VAR) model. Afterwards, we exploited Hodrick-Prescott de-trending procedure to obtain cyclical components of tourist arrivals and economic growth. By using the test of Granger-causality, we found that causality running from tourist arrivals to economic growth. Furthermore, the VAR model shows that tourist arrivals were pro-cyclical to economic growth, implied that the increase of tourist arrivals promote the economic growth so that foreign tourist arrivals could be the key to escalate Indonesia’s economic growth in short term.
DFR – A New Model to Identifying Loyal Tourists on the Destination
Authors: SEDAGHAT Shahrzad , DEHGHANI ZADEH Mohammad Reza , AMIRI Vahid
Published: October 2018

Regarding the increasing tendency to travel in recent years, many cities offer more amusement plans to have the tourists visit them again. The importance of these plans is due to maintaining the current tourists, but not attracting the new ones. Hence, recognizing loyal tourists can reduce the expenses and flourish the tourism. Accordingly, in this research, we have attempted to develop a new model based on data mining techniques to reconnoiter loyal tourists more accurately. The presented model is named DFR and is based on the development of the well-known model RFM. In addition to DFR model, the Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA) has been used to cluster the tourists. The DFR model was implemented on 1100 tourists visiting Shiraz between 2013 and 2015, show that this model has a higher accuracy than other existing models and has identified loyal tourists more precisely.
DONALD TRUMP: MORBID SYMPTOM OF THE INTERREGNUM TRUMP AS TROPE
Authors: LANGMAN Lauren
Published: October 2018

The election of Donald Trump raises a number of questions about how and why he was supported by the voters to gain electoral college victory. His election was not due to economic hardships but rather due to his unique ability to mobilize three primary constituents of the republican party: its billionaire elites, evangelical Christians and racist white nationalists. His appeal rested upon the authoritarianism of these constituencies, as well as fears of the loss of privileged Identities based on race, religion and/ or gender, disdain toward immigrants, fearing the “decline” of the nation and ressentiment toward corrupt elites.
RUSSIAN WOMEN IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE MARKET: WAYS OF MIGRATION AND ADAPTATION IN HOST SOCIETIES
Authors: RYAZANTSEV Sergey V. , SIVOPLYASOVA Svetlana Yu.
Published: October 2018

The inter-marriage market should be viewed not only as a demographic category but also as a socio-cultural phenomenon determined by international migration. After the collapse of the USSR, the scale of marriage migration from Russia began to increase sharply. Moreover, a significant share of this migration flow was women and girls. In this regard, the term “Russian wife” was formed in international practice and became kind of a brand. Women tried to find wealthy, attentive, caring companions who have no addiction to alcohol, in this regard; they were looking for husbands abroad. The increase in the scale of marriage migration stimulated the creation of a special infrastructure of the marriage market: marriage agencies, professional matchmakers, dating sites, etc. However, this led to the formation of the shadow sector of this market, which was represented by groups engaged in illegal activities related to trafficking. At the moment, Russian women can be found in many countries, but there are four priority areas of marriage migration: North American, European, Asian, and Middle East. Moving to another country, women hope for a prosperous, happy life, but they often face difficulties on the way of adaptation. Most often, such barriers are poor knowledge of the language, mental and cultural differences with a foreign husband. Misunderstanding often leads to a break-up in relations. However, even in the event of divorce, women are rarely return home and try to find a husband abroad again.
A SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE GROWS WHEN IT REMEMBERS ITS GREAT FIGURES
Authors: MARTINELLI Alberto
Published: October 2018

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A generalization of Shannon function
Authors: Redkin Nikolay P.
Published: October 2018

When investigating the complexity of implementing Boolean functions, it is usually assumed that the basis inwhich the schemes are constructed and the measure of the complexity of the schemes are known. For them, the Shannon function is introduced, which associates with each Boolean function the least complexity of implementing this function in the considered basis. In this paper we propose a generalization of such a Shannon function in the form of an upper bound that is taken over all functionally complete bases. This generalization gives an idea of the complexity of implementing Boolean functions in the “worst” bases for them. The conceptual content of the proposed generalization is demonstrated by the example of a conjunction.
Necessary conditions for power commuting in finite-dimensional algebras over a field
Authors: Zyazin Andrey V. , Katyshev Sergey Yu.
Published: October 2018

Necessary conditions for power commuting in a finite-dimensional algebra over a field are presented.
Effect of thermo-mechanical parameters on the mechanical properties of Eurofer97 steel for nuclear applications
Authors: Schino Andrea Di , Testani Claudio , Pilloni Luciano
Published: October 2018

Eurofer97 steel has been recognised in Europe as the reference steel for nuclear application under high radiation density. Following to this a detailed knowledge of microstructure evolution is required for such steel after thermo-mechanical processing. In this paper the effect of thermo-mechanical parameters on the mechanical behavior of Eurofer97 was investigated by hot rolling and heat treatment on pilot scale. Results show a strong effect was found of reheating temperature before rolling on the material hardness, due to an increase of hardenability following the austenite grain growth. A minor effect was found of the hot reduction and the tempering temperature in the total investigated deformation range. A loss of impact energy was found coupled with the hardness increase.
Die langsame Entstehung eines ökonomischen Systems. Konkurrenz und freier Markt im Werk von Adam Smith
Authors: Isenmann Moritz
Published: October 2018

Bis in die 1970er Jahre wurde Adam Smith auf der Grundlage seiner 1776 erschienenen Abhandlung über den „Wealth of Nations“ vor allem als geistiger Vater der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Befürworter eines freien, deregulierten Markts angesehen. Sein moralphilosophisches Werk, die „Theorie der ethischen Gefühle“ von 1759, fand hingegen kaum Beachtung. Zudem wurde ein Bruch zwischen Smiths beiden Hauptwerken ausgemacht: Während in der „Theory“ das Wohlwollen gegenüber den Mitmenschen im Zentrum der Überlegungen gestanden habe, sei Smith in seinem ökonomischen Werk nunmehr vom individuellen Eigennutz als positiv gewerteter Triebfeder menschlichen Handelns ausgegangen. In scharfer Abgrenzung zu dieser Interpretation hat sich in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten ein neuer Mainstream herausgebildet. Dieser rückt nun den Moralphilosophen Smith in den Vordergrund und fasst seine verschiedenen Schriften zudem als kohärente Einheit auf. Dabei wird Smiths ökonomische Theorie von seinen moralphilosophischen Betrachtungen abhängig gemacht und seine Befürwortung des freien Markts stark relativiert. Die Interpretation von Smith als Befürworter einer durch den individuellen Eigennutz angetriebenen, von staatlichen Eingriffen unbehelligten Marktwirtschaft gilt den Vertretern dieser neuen Sichtweise als ideologisches Konstrukt, mit dem liberale und neoliberale Ökonomen den Moralphilosophen missbräuchlich für ihre eigenen Ansichten vereinnahmt hätten. In diesem Aufsatz wird dargelegt, dass der „neue“ Adam Smith jedoch selbst ein ideologisches und zutiefst ahistorisches Konstrukt ist. Dazu wird Smiths Behandlung ökonomischer Phänomene in seinen verschiedenen Werken dargestellt: der „Theorie der ethischen Gefühle“, seinen Vorlesungen an der Universität Glasgow aus den Jahren 1762–1764 und dem „Wohlstand der Nationen“. Ein solcher Vergleich zeigt, dass Smiths Werk keine statische Einheit ist. Es weist vielmehr eine Entwicklung auf, in welcher der selbstregulative Konkurrenzmechanismus eine wachsende Bedeutung einnahm und eine moralphilosophische Überprüfung wirtschaftlichen Handelns in Smiths Denken letztlich überflüssig machte. Das Werk des schottischen Philosophen bleibt somit widersprüchlich und Smiths Bedeutung für die Entwicklung des wirtschaftlichen Liberalismus seit dem 19. Jahrhundert grundlegend.
„Die Niederlande haben kein Interesse an einem von Armut geplagten, ausgehungerten Deutschland“ Deutsch-niederländische Finanzbeziehungen 1945–1957
Authors: Lak Martijn
Published: October 2018

Die Niederlande, die zwischen 1940 und 1945 von Deutschland besetzt gewesen waren, machten nach dem Ende des Krieges gegenüber Deutschland schwerwiegende finanzielle Forderungen geltend: die Rückzahlung der teilweise illegalen Besatzungskosten, welche die Deutschen erhoben hatten, sowie den Zugriff auf die erheblichen niederländischen Vorkriegsinvestitionen in Deutschland. Vor allem die Investitionen der vier großen multinationalen Unternehmen – Unilever, Royal Dutch Shell, Philips und AKU (Algemene Kunstzijde Unie) – wurden von den verschiedenen Nachkriegsregierungen der Niederlande erbittert verteidigt, was teilweise durch deren starke politische Lobby erklärt werden kann. Für die Niederlande war die Wiedererlangung der Kontrolle über ihre Investitionen in Deutschland von größter Bedeutung, da die niederländisch-deutschen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen für das Land essentiell waren: Ohne eine wirtschaftliche Erholung Deutschlands war auch die wirtschaftliche Erholung der Niederlande unmöglich. Den Haag ging es vor allem darum, dass niederländische Unternehmen vom Lastenausgleich und damit von Sondersteuern ausgenommen blieben. Schließlich legte der Generalvertrag vom Mai 1952 fest, dass Unternehmen, bei denen sich mindestens 85 Prozent der Aktien in alliierten Händen befanden, für sechs Jahre von solchen Steuern ausgenommen bleiben sollten. Obgleich somit der Erfolg begrenzt war, waren die Niederlande damit vor dem Hintergrund der begrenzten Kooperation ihrer Verbündeten zufrieden.
Adaptive SRF-PLL Based Voltage and Frequency Control of Hybrid Standalone WECS with PMSG-BESS
Authors: Jain Anjana , Saravanakumar R. , Shankar S. , Vanitha V.
Published: October 2018

The variable-speed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) based Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) attracts the maximum power from wind, but voltage-regulation and frequency-control of the system in standalone operation is a challenging task A modern-control-based-tracking of power from wind for its best utilization is proposed in this paper for standalone PMSG based hybrid-WECS comprising Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). An Adaptive Synchronous Reference Frame Phase-Locked-Loop (SRF-PLL) based control scheme for load side bi-directional voltage source converter (VSC) is presented for the system. MATLAB/Simulink model is developed for simulation study for the proposed system and the effectiveness of the controller for bi-directional-converter is discussed under different operating conditions: like variable wind-velocity, sudden load variation, and load unbalancing. Converter control scheme enhances the power smoothening, supply-load power-matching. Also it is able to regulate the active & reactive power from PMSG-BESS hybrid system with control of fluctuations in voltage & frequency with respect to varying operating conditions. Proposed controller successfully offers reactive-power-compensation, harmonics-reduction, and power-balancing. The proposed scheme is based on proportional & integral (PI) controller. Also system is experimentally validated in the laboratory-environment and results are presented here.
Maximal deviation of large powers in the Nottingham group
Authors: Aslan Tuǧba , Hegedüs Pál
Published: October 2018

The group of formal power series under substitution over𝔽p{\mathbb{F}_{p}}, the so-called Nottingham group, is a pro-pgroup so it is a metric space. The intertwining of these two structures is an important object of study. This paper is concerned with how the power map influences the distance of elements. Suppose thatd⁢(f,g)=d1{d(f,\,g)=d_{1}}whiled⁢(f,1)=d2≥d1{d(f,1)=d_{2}\geq d_{1}}. In this paper we provide a sharp bound ford⁢(fj,gj){d(f^{j},\,g^{j})}in terms ofd1,d2{d_{1},\,d_{2}}and the exponentj. This bound confirms a conjecture by K. Keating.
High expression levels of fascin-1 protein in human gliomas and its clinical relevance
Authors: Zhang Hao , Cong Qing-xue , Zhang Shan-guo , Zhai Xiu-wei , Li Hui-feng , Li Shuang-qi
Published: October 2018

Introduction

The fascin-1 protein is a cytoskeleton-like protein, which can prompt structural changes in cell membranes and affect the integrity of intercellular relations to promote invasion and metastasis of tumor cells. In this study, we researched the expression of fascin-1 in glioma.

Material and methods

The fascin-1 protein and mRNA were detected by immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Then, we analyzed the relationship between the expression of fascin-1 protein and the clinical pathological characteristics of patients with glioma. Finally, the fascin-1 protein expression status and prognosis of glioma patients were investigated.

Results

The fascin-1 protein was mainly located in the cytoplasm of cells from glioma. The high expression rate of fascin-1 protein in glioma tissue was higher than that of normal brain tissue. At same time, we found that high fascin-1 protein expression was significantly correlated with World Health Organization (WHO) grading of glioma patients. The results survival analysis suggested high expression of fascin-1 protein in glioma patients with a shorter survival time. Multivariate analysis showed that high expression of fascin-1 protein was an independent predictor of the prognosis of patients with glioma.

Conclusions

High expression of the fascin-1 protein indicates poor prognosis for glioma patients.
Indirect Instrumentalism about Political Legitimacy
Authors: Brinkmann Matthias
Published: October 2018

Political instrumentalism claims that the right to rule should be distributed such that justice is promoted best. Building on a distinction made by consequentialists in moral philosophy, I argue that instrumentalists should distinguish two levels of normative thinking about legitimacy, the critical and applied level. Anindirectinstrumentalism which acknowledges this distinction has significant advantages over simpler forms of instrumentalism that do not.
Social media buzz created by #nanotechnology: insights from Twitter analytics
Authors: Singh Prabhsimran , Kahlon Karanjeet Singh , Sawhney Ravinder Singh , Vohra Rajan , Kaur Sukhmanjit
Published: October 2018

The word “nanotechnology” has been exaggerated not only by media but also by scientist groups who have overstated the unforeseen benefits of nanotechnology to validate research funding. Even ecologists, who normally remain indulged in doom-and-gloom divinations, use this word to fuel their own motives. Such outcomes lead to widespread misinformation and an unaware public. This research work is a staunch effort to filter the Twitter-based public opinions related to this word. Our results clearly indicate more of positive sentiments attached to the subject of nanotechnology, as trust, anticipation and joy overweigh by many folds the anger, mistrust and anger related to nanotechnology.
Heavy metal composition of maize and tomato grown on contaminated soils
Authors: Adekiya A.O. , Oloruntoba A.P. , Ojeniyi S.O. , Ewulo B.S.
Published: October 2018

The study investigated the level of heavy metal contamination in plants {maize (Zea mays) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)} from thirty soil samples of three locations (Epe, Igun and Ijana) in the Ilesha gold mining area, Osun State, Nigeria. Total concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Spatial variations were observed for all metals across the locations which was adduced to pH and the clay contents of the soils of each location. The results showed that heavy metals are more concentrated in the areas that are closer to the mining site and the concentrations in soil and plants (maize and tomato) decreased with increasing perpendicular distance from the mining site, indicating that the gold mine was the main sources of pollution. The mean concentrations of heavy metals in plants (tomato and maize) samples were considered to be contaminated as As, Cd and Pb respectively ranged from 0.6 - 2.04 mg kg-1, 0.8 - 5.2 mg kg-1, 0.8 - 3.04 mg kg-1 for tomato and respectively 0.60 - 2.00 mg kg-1, 1.50 - 4.60 mg kg-1 and 0.90 - 2.50 mg kg-1 for maize. These levels exceeded the maximum permissible limits set by FAO/WHO for vegetables. In conclusion, monitoring of crops for toxic heavy metals is essential for food safety in Nigeria.
Design and Analysis of Vibratory Mechanism for Tillage Application
Authors: Rao Gowripathi , Chaudhary Himanshu , Sharma Ajay
Published: October 2018

Tillage operations play an important role in soil manipulation processes. This paper aim to design a vibratory mechanism for agricultural tillage operation which would provide the desired motion and path to the cutting tool in the soil. A four-bar mechanism is designed through the principles of mechanism synthesis technique. The dimensions obtained are modelled and validated through MATLAB and MSC Adams to examine whether the tillage tool follows the required trajectory or not. Velocity and acceleration analysis are also studied for the designed mechanism. The study confirmed that the tillage tool followed the required sinusoidal path and completed the objective of vibratory tillage operation.
Anthracene Based AIE Active Probe for Colorimetric and Fluorimetric Detection of Cu2+ Ions
Authors: Al-Sehemi Abdullah G. , Irfan Ahmad , Pannipara Mehboobali , Assiri Mohammed A. , Kalam Abul
Published: October 2018

A novel aggregation induced emission (AIE) active anthracene based dihydroquinazolinone derivative (probe 1) has been synthesized and characterized by means of spectroscopic methods. The photophysical properties of this probe have been investigated in solvents of different polarity display that fluorescence states are of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character. Probe 1 show clear AIE behavior in water/THF mixture on reaching water fraction 95%. The AIE behavior of probe 1 have been exploited for the detection of metal ions in aqueous solution which reveals high selectivity and sensitivity towards Cu2+ ions by colorimetrically and function as a chemosensor in a remarkable turn-off fluorescence manner. Further, the experimental results were investigated by computational means by optimizing the ground state geometries of probe 1 and probe 1-Cu complex using density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP/6-31G∗∗ and B3LYP/6-31G∗∗(LANL2DZ) levels of theory. Intra-molecular charge transfer was observed in probe 1 while ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) for probe 1-Cu complex.
A Combination Method for Testing the Mechanical Properties of Ultra-Soft Fine-Grained Soils
Authors: Nian Ting-Kai , Fan Ning , Zhao Wei , Guo Xing-Sen , Lu Shuang
Published: October 2018

With the consumption of land resources and a shortage of land space, the exploration and use of the ocean have increased. However, a new type of geotechnical engineering problem has been encountered in the development of marine engineering: the problem of ultra-soft soils, such as the dredger fills extracted from sediments in coastal reclamation projects and submarine landslides formed by the movement of sediments. Ultra-soft soils usually have very low strength with high water content, and flow easily. These features enable ultra-soft soils with high water content to exhibit physical properties of both solids and fluids. Reliably testing their mechanical properties presents new challenges for the traditional geotechnical test methods. To address these problems, a test method is proposed that combines a full-flow penetrometer test for soils and a rheological test for fluids. Kaolin samples with water content between 110 % and 157 % (approximately two to three times the liquid limit of kaolin) are tested as an example, and a detailed description and verification of the combination test method are presented. The results show that the combination test method can reliably measure the undrained shear strength of an ultra-soft soil at a wide range of shear strain rates in a short time, which is difficult for traditional methods. The combination test method proposed in this study provides a new reference for mechanical property testing of ultra-soft soils and hazard assessments related to ultra-soft soils.
Impedance Functions for Double-D-Shaped Caisson Foundations
Authors: Dammala Pradeep Kumar , Jalbi Saleh , Murali Krishna A. , Bhattacharya Subhamoy , Bouzid Djillali Amar
Published: October 2018

This article proposes solutions for stiffness estimation of Double-D-shaped caisson foundations embedded in three different types of ground profiles (stiffness variation along the depth: homogeneous, linear, and parabolic). The approach is based on three-dimensional finite element analyses and is in line with the methodology adopted in the Eurocode 8—Part 5 (2004) lumped spring approach. The method of extraction of various stiffness values from the finite element model is described, followed by obtainment of the closed-form solutions. Parametric study revealed the nominal effect of the embedment length of Double-D caissons, and hence only the width and diameter effects are included in the suggested formulations. The obtained results are presented in terms of multiplication factors for Double-D caissons. Final impedance functions for a given width and diameter of a Double-D caisson can be conveniently estimated by multiplying the proposed functions to the circular shaft solutions available in literature. The applicability of the proposed formulations is demonstrated by considering a typical bridge pier supported by Double-D caissons. The proposed formulations require a minimum amount of input parameters and can be used during the tender design to arrive at the required geometry of such foundations.
Frequency Sensitivity of Neural Responses to English Verb Argument Structure Violations
Authors: Sassenhagen Jona , Blything Ryan , Lieven Elena V. M. , Ambridge Ben
Published: October 2018

How are verb-argument structure preferences acquired? Children typically receive very little negative evidence, raising the question of how they come to understand the restrictions on grammatical constructions. Statistical learning theories propose stochastic patterns in the input contain sufficient clues. For example, if a verb is very common, but never observed in transitive constructions, this would indicate that transitive usage of that verb is illegal. Ambridge et al. (2008) have shown that in offline grammaticality judgements of intransitive verbs used in transitive constructions, low-frequency verbs elicit higher acceptability ratings than high-frequency verbs, as predicted if relative frequency is a cue during statistical learning. Here, we investigate if the same pattern also emerges in on-line processing of English sentences. EEG was recorded while healthy adults listened to sentences featuring transitive uses of semantically matched verb pairs of differing frequencies. We replicate the finding of higher acceptabilities of transitive uses of low- vs. high-frequency intransitive verbs. Event-Related Potentials indicate a similar result: early electrophysiological signals distinguish between misuse of high- vs low-frequency verbs. This indicates online processing shows a similar sensitivity to frequency as off-line judgements, consistent with a parser that reflects an original acquisition of grammatical constructions via statistical cues. However, the nature of the observed neural responses was not of the expected, or an easily interpretable, form, motivating further work into neural correlates of online processing of syntactic constructions.
Співпраця школи та закладів вищої педагогічної освіти: проблеми і перспективи
Authors: Potapchuk Tetіana
Published: October 2018

У статті, узагальнюючи головні теоретичні засади компетентнісної професійної освіти, її структурної організації, системотвірних параметрів якості, визначені загальні перспективи оптимізації системи професійного розвитку вчителя, орієнтованого на саморозвиток: а) подолання пріоритетності інформаційно-репродуктивної системи після­дипломної освіти, методів та технологій її реалізації, орієнтації на усереднений, типовий рівень професійної діяльності вчителя; б) забезпечення суб’єктної позиції педагога в процесі професійного розвитку та саморозвитку, програмування методики підвищення професійної компетентності; в) сприяння переходу від зовнішнього управління освітнім процесом до самоуправління, активуючи процеси самодіагностики, самоаналізу, само програмування; г) подолання формалізму в процесі професійного саморозвитку, зокрема орієнтування на зовнішні суб’єкти контролю та оцінювання рівня професійної компе­тентності педагога; д) посилення практикоорієнтованості професійного саморозвитку педагога.
Сучасна дошкільна освіта: шлях від традицій – до інновацій
Authors: Lysenko Nelly
Published: October 2018

Актуальність сучасних підходів до проекологічної освіти зумовлює сучасний стан природного довкілля. Традиційно її розглядають у руслі завдань ознайомлення дітей з природою. Основи екологічної спрямованості змісту знань про живу і неживу природу закладені у працях відомих педагогів – представників європейських освітніх систем: Я.А.Коменський, Ф.Фребель, С.Френе, а також послідовників їхніх ідей в Україні: С.Русова, В.Сухомлинський, К.Ушинський та ін. Спираючись на наукові підходи біологів, екологів, фахівців у галузі охорони природи для дітей дошкільного віку рекомендовані знання, які доступні для їхнього сприйняття. Це знання про атмосферу, ґрунти, води, рослин і тварин та ін. включно із процесами, які у них відбуваються. Відповідно природне довкілля постає перед дошкільником як цілісне і неподільне з яким людина взаємодіє, пізнає і охороняє. Природа є її житлом, їжею, одягом, натхненням для творчості і діяльності. Згубний вплив на рослини, тварини, озера і ріки обмежує позитивний і об’єктивний погляд у майбутнє. Відповідно проекологічну освіту слід розпочинати змалку для того, щоб кожна дитина оволоділа не лише знаннями про природу, а й практичними навичками її охорони.Зміст проекологічної освіти є досить багатогранним і різностороннім, отож дітям її визначають як знання про світ, у якому вони живуть; про повітря, яким вони дихають; про їжу, якою вони харчуються; про оточення дорослих і однолітків, з якими вони спілкуються; про стиль життя їхньої сім’ї і родини.Новітні освітні технології передбачають неподільну єдність між науковими знаннями та виховними цілями, які вони реалізують. Відповідно вони взмозі змінювати стиль і якість життя дітей та їхніх батьків. Проекологічна освіта опирається на наукові основи організації керівництва нею у закладах дошкільної освіти та на принципи дошкільної дидактики. Її зміст може бути зреалізований у різних формах. У статті наведено приклад організації зеленого дошкілля у Республіці Польща в руслі ініціатив Міжнародної фундації прихильників природи “Children and Nature Network”. Практика зеленого (лісового) дитячого садка спрямована на максимальне залучення дітей до використання проектних методів пошуково-дослідницької діяльності у пізнанні природного довкілля. Такі методи покликані забезпечити дітям широкий обсяг інформації як основи їх проекологічної освіти. Досвід колег із Республіки Польща спонукає теоретиків і практиків дошкільної освіти до активних пошуків форм співпраці.
Структура готовності майбутніх учителів іноземної мови до професійної діяльності в умовах Нової української школи
Authors: Rogulska Oxana
Published: October 2018

В статті представлено авторське тлумачення готовності майбутніх учителів іноземних мов до професійної діяльності в умовах Нової української школи, як важливої інтегративної якості і стійкої особистісної характеристики майбутніх учителів іноземної мови, що складається з мотиваційно-ціннісного, когнітивно-комунікативного, діяльнісно-практичного, професійно-особистісного, оцінно-рефлексивного компонентів, та виявляється у здатності здійснювати ефективну педагогічну діяльність в умовах Нової української школи та є результатом професійної підготовки учителів у закладах вищої освіти. Розглянуто структуру готовності майбутніх учителів іноземних мов до професійної діяльності в умовах Нової української школи, що представлена компонентами: мотиваційно-ціннісним, когнітивно-комунікативним, діяльнісно-практичним, професійно-особистісним, оцінно-рефлексивним; критеріями: мотиваційним, знаннєвим, операційним, особистісним, рефлексивним та рівнями: низьким (репродуктивним), середнім (продуктивним), високим (професійним).
Актуальні аспекти формування мовленнєвої культури майбутніх учителів початкових класів
Authors: Stambulska Tetіana
Published: October 2018

У статті визначено використання ІКТ у реалізації мовної освіти як однієї з найважливіших умов успішного розв’язання освітніх завдань, спрямованих на досягнення високого рівня мовленнєвої культури майбутніх учителів початкових класів, акцентовано увагу на необхідності створення інформаційно-комунікаційного педагогічного середовища.
Підготовка майбутніх учителів музичного мистецтва до художньо-естетичного виховання підлітків
Authors: Tararak Natalііa
Published: October 2018

У статті розкрито особливості художньо-естетичного виховання підлітків, з’ясовано суть підготовки майбутніх учителів музичного мистецтва, визначено зміст структурних компонентів готовності до такої діяльності як результату професійної підготовки. Обґрунтовано систему підготовки майбутніх учителів музичного мистецтва до художньо-естетичного виховання підлітків у навчально-виховному процесі. Уточнено критерії та показники рівнів готовності майбутніх учителів музичного мистецтва до художньо-естетичного виховання підлітків.

Художньо-естетичне виховання розглядається як процес цілеспрямованого форму­вання естетичної свідомості та естетичного ставлення особистості до навколишнього світу та мистецтва шляхом прилучення її до цінностей художньої культури, формування здатності виділити естетичний компонент у змісті творів мистецтва та надати їм оцінку з позиції власного естетичного досвіду, накопиченого в результаті художньо-творчій діяльності. Доведено, що визначення особливостей художньо-естетичного вихо­вання підлітків обумовлюється не тільки специфікою цього процесу, а й в віковими особл­востями, провідною діяльністю, основними новоутвореннями. Визначальними при цьому є такі сфери, як особистісна, соціальна і когнітивна. Процес сприйняття творів мистецтва слід здійснювати поетапно, а саме: емоційна установка, сприйняття та аналіз інтерпре­тації. Таким чином буде забезпечено розвиток підлітка за вищезазначеними сферами.

Виокремлено педагогічні умови успішності підготовки майбутніх учителів музичного мистецтва до художньо-естетичного виховання підлітків, а саме: 1) створення в навчальному закладі художньо-естетичного освітнього середовища; 2) поглиблення змісту всіх ланок професійної підготовки майбутніх учителів питаннями, заходами художньо-естетичної спрямованості; 3) залучення студентів до різних видів діяльності (виконавської, навчальної, поза навчальної виховної, практичної (педагогічна практика).
Державна політика у сфері соціально-педагогічної підтримки материнства й дитинства в Україні у першій половині ХХ ст.
Authors: Romanovska Liudmyla
Published: October 2018

У статті проаналізовано напрями формування та реалізації державної політики у сфері соціально-педагогічної підтримки материнства й дитинства в Україні у першій половині ХХ ст.Встановлено, що у першій половині ХХ ст. в Україні на тлі складного соціально-економічного становища почалося формування державної системи соціально-педагогічної підтримки материнства й дитинства в Україні: РНК УСРР 6 лютого 1919 р. створив Центральну Раду захисту дітей, а 14 червня 1919 р. – Центральну Раду захисту материнства і дитинства, 23 вересня 1921 р. – ДСІ, 25 вересня 1921 р. – СПОН НКО На ЦРЗД покладалося виконання завдань, що визначали державний курс у сфері соціально-педагогічної підтримки материнства й дитинства: забезпечення дитині нормальних умов народження; поліпшення дитячого харчування; боротьба з дитячою смертністю; боротьба з дитячою безпритульністю й бездоглядністю та ін.Впродовж першої половини ХХ ст. урядом було видано низку законодавчих постанов, що окреслили напрями державної політики у сфері соціально-педагогічної підтримки материнства й дитинства.
Cardiac Electrophysiology Under MRI Guidance: an Emerging Technology
Authors: Chubb Henry ,   King’s College London, London, UK, Williams Steven E ,   King’s College London, London, UK,   Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, Whitaker John ,   King’s College London, London, UK, Harrison James L ,   King’s College London, London, UK,   Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, Razavi Reza ,   King’s College London, London, UK, O’Neill Mark ,   King’s College London, London, UK,   Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Published: October 2018

MR-guidance of electrophysiological (EP) procedures offers the potential for enhanced arrhythmia substrate assessment, improved procedural guidance and real-time assessment of ablation lesion formation. Accurate device tracking techniques, using both active and passive methods, have been developed to offer an interface similar to electroanatomic mapping platforms, and MR-compatible EP equipment continues to be developed. Progress to clinical implementation of these technically complex fields has been relatively slow over the last 10 years, but recent developments have led to successful clinical experience. However, further advances, particularly in harnessing the full imaging potential of CMR, are required to realise the mainstream adoption of this powerful guidance modality.
Atrial Fibrillation and Anticoagulation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Authors: Camm C Fielder ,   University of Oxford, Oxford, Camm A John ,   St George’s, University of London,   Imperial College, London, UK
Published: October 2018

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) represents a common inherited cardiac disorder with well-known complications including stroke and sudden cardiac death. There is a recognised association between HCM and the development of AF. This review describes the epidemiology of AF within the HCM population and analyses the risk factors for the development of AF. It further discusses the outcomes associated with AF in this population, including the evidence in support of higher stroke risk in patients with HCM with AF compared with the general AF population. Finally, the evidence and recommendations for anticoagulation in this patient group are addressed.
Atrial Flutter, Typical and Atypical: A Review
Authors: Cosío Francisco G ,   Getafe University Hospital, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Published: October 2018

Clinical electrophysiology has made the traditional classification of rapid atrial rhythms into flutter and tachycardia of little clinical use. Electrophysiological studies have defined multiple mechanisms of tachycardia, both re-entrant and focal, with varying ECG morphologies and rates, authenticated by the results of catheter ablation of the focal triggers or critical isthmuses of re-entry circuits. In patients without a history of heart disease, cardiac surgery or catheter ablation, typical flutter ECG remains predictive of a right atrial re-entry circuit dependent on the inferior vena cava–tricuspid isthmus that can be very effectively treated by ablation, although late incidence of atrial fibrillation remains a problem. Secondary prevention, based on the treatment of associated atrial fibrillation risk factors, is emerging as a therapeutic option. In patients subjected to cardiac surgery or catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation or showing atypical ECG patterns, macro-re-entrant and focal tachycardia mechanisms can be very complex and electrophysiological studies are necessary to guide ablation treatment in poorly tolerated cases.
Comportamiento del pasto Taiwán (Pennisetum purpureum) fertilizado con efluente de biogas en época de máxima precipitación pluvial
Authors: Will José M. , Valle A. Guillermo
Published: October 2018

This work was conducted at the Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atlántico (CURLA) at 15°47’north latitude and 86°50’ west longitude, 10 km west La Ceiba, Honduras. The ecosystem Is characterized as tropical rain forest having 2700 mm of rainfall per year and an average annual temperature of 27°C with 82% relative humidity. Soils in the region are characterized by having an average soil pH of 4.9, have low levels of available N and P, high levels of Fe and intermediate levels of Mn. A randomized complete block design was employed with 4 replications. Plot size was 2 x 3 m encompassing 3 rows. In each block three rates of biogas effluent were applied at 250,500 and 750 kg N/ha/year. An added check with zero effluent was also included. The grass was cut at the surface of the soil every 56 days and the application of effluent was made in split applications. The results indicate that these treatments increased yield at least 25 % above the check. In the first cuttings there was a tendency to decrease yields although final cuttings demonstrated increased yields. This same response was observed in plant protein, especially in the last cutting where a 48 % increase was obtained. The best  treatmentrelative to forage production and protein content was found when 500 kg N/ha/year was applied.
Efecto de la cáscara sobre el mecanismo de endurecimiento del frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris): resultados preliminares
Authors: De León L. F. , Bressani R. , Elías L. G.
Published: October 2018

Samples of cotyledons and whole black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris, Tamazulapa variety) were stored for 6 weeks at 37°C and 90% relative humidity conditions in order to establish the chemical and physical changes and the role of the seed coat in the hard-to-cook phenomena. After the storage period, samples of whole beans were divided In two sub-samples: one with the and other without the seed coat. These two samples and the cotyledons were analyzed forcooking time, water absorption, dietary fiber, tanic acid, soluble pectins and phytic acid. Cooking time of whole beans Increased from 99 to 480 minutes; for the cotyledons, this value Increased from 45 to 111 minutes. Cooking time of the dehulled bean, stored as a whole bean, increased from 45 to 103 minutes. Water absorption in whole beans and cotyledon decreased, although In cotyledons this was higher. No changes were observed in the dietary fiber content of the cotyledons and the beans dehulled after storage. However, in the whole grains neutral -detergent fiber decreased, while acid detergent fiber, cellulose and lignin did not have a significant change. On the other hand, soluble pectates decreased In the whole bean and cotyledon; tannin content as tanic acid decreased only In the whole beans. The data obtained suggest that the seed coat could play a significant role in the hard-to-cook effect before and during storage
Estimación de parámetros de estabilidad para determinar la respuesta de híbridos de maíz (Zea mays L.) a ambientes contrastantes de Centro América Panamá y México
Authors: Córdova Hugo S.
Published: October 2018

Genotype by environment interactions are extremely important when evaluating cultivars developed for diverse environmental conditions. Differences in environments and years can change the relative ranking of genotypes across environments. Thus, it is necessary to incorporatestability parameters to properly define the adaptation ofcultivars to given environments. The objective of this study was to determine the adaptation of maize hybrids developed by National Programs and private seed industries in Central Aroerica and the Caribbean. Thirty six (36) hybrids were evaluated across 151ocations during 1989 throughout North and Central America. Cultivar, performance and yield stability was analyzed using AMMI and Eberhart and Russell models. Hybrid HB-85 from ICTA yielded 5.7 t/ha, outyielding the local check H-5 by 34 %. In addition, this hybrid had excellent husk cover and minimal ear rot, and proved adapted to both favorable and unfavorable environments. Hybrid P-8802 from Panama also showed similar performance. The AMMI model identified the hybrids MAX-309, P-8812, P-88222, HB-85 and HB-87 as the most stable. Hybrids HB-85, HB-87, and HB-83M showed stability of grain yield (β1= 1, Sdi = 0) across 34 sites and 2 years. Good progress has been achieved in the production of hybrids adapted to adverse abiotic and biotic stresses for the Central American and Caribbean region. It is sllggested that the use ofthese new hybrids be encouraged to increase the productivity of maize in the region.
Caracterización de accesiones de chile (Capsicum spp.)
Authors: Martín Nora C. , González William G.
Published: October 2018

A population of 59 accessions of pepper (Capsicum spp) from the Germplasm Bank ofthe Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE) and two populations from the Genetic Resources Program of the Vniversity of Costa Rica (UCR) were evaluated. Field experiments were conducted at the Fabio Baudrit UCR Experiment Station in Alajuela. Trials were conducted during the months of January through September of 1989. Seedlings were established under greenhouse conditions and later transplanted in the field. The populations were characterized with data obtained from field experiments. Various quantitative and qualitative characteristics were related to one another using simple linear correlations. Qualitative characteristics were related using the Engel’s equation. Pulp thickness was positively correlated with fruit fresh weight (r=0.75), seed number (r=0.59) and fruit length (r=0.53); and negativelycorrelated with pungency (r=-0.42) and days to flower (r=-0.36). Fruit diameter was posit'ively correlated with seed number (r=0.62) and pulp thickness (r=0.72). Pulp thickness also was positively correlated with seed number (r =0.51). Using the relationships proposed by Engels, 21 pairs of characteristics were related. For example, the majority of the heaviest fruits were positively correlated with early maturing white flower plants.