bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Electrocardiographic Assessment and Genetic Analysis in Neonates: a Current Topic of Discussion
Authors: Sarquella-Brugada Georgia , Cesar Sergi , Zambrano Maria Dolores , Fernandez-Falgueras Anna , Fiol Victoria , Iglesias Anna , Torres Francesc , Garcia-Algar Oscar , Arbelo Elena , Brugada Josep , Brugada Ramon , Campuzano Oscar
Published: September 2018

Background:

Sudden death of a newborn is a rare entity, which may be caused by genetic cardiac arrhythmias. Among these diseases, Long QT syndrome is the most prevalent arrhythmia in neonates, but other diseases such as Brugada syndrome, Short QT syndrome and Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia also cause sudden death in infants. All these entities are characterized by well-known alterations in the electrocardiogram and the first symptom of the disease may be an unexpected death. Despite the low prevalence of these diseases, the performance of an electrocardiogram in the first hours or days after birth could help identify these electrical disruptions and adopt preventive measures. In recent years, there has been an important impulse by some experts in the scientific community towards the initiation of a newborn electrocardiogram-screening program, for the detection of these electrocardiographic abnormalities. In addition, the use of genetic analysis in neonates could identify the cause of these heart alterations. Identification of relatives carrying the genetic alteration associated with the disease allows adoption of measures to prevent lethal episodes.

Conclusion:

Recent technological advances enable a comprehensive genetic screening of a large number of genes in a cost-effective way. However, the interpretation of genetic data and its translation into clinical practice are the main challenges for cardiologists and geneticists. However, there is important controversy as to the clinical value, and cost-effectiveness of the use of electrocardiogram as well as of genetic testing to detect these cases. Our review focuses on these current matters of argue.
In Vitro Release Test of Nano-drug Delivery Systems Based on Analytical and Technological Perspectives
Authors: Nemutlu Emirhan , Eroğlu İpek , Eroğlu Hakan , Kır Sedef
Published: September 2018

Background:

Nanotech products are gaining more attention depending on their advantages for improving drug solubility, maintenance of drug targeting, and attenuation of drug toxicity. In vitro release test is the critical physical parameter to determine the pharmaceutical quality of the product, to monitor formulation design and batch-to-batch variation.

Methods:

Spectrophotometric and chromatographic methods are mostly used in quantification studies from in vitro release test of nano-drug delivery systems. These techniques have advantages and disadvantages with respect to each other considering dynamic range, selectivity, automation, compatibility with in vitro release media and cost per sample.

Results:

It is very important to determine the correct kinetic profile of active pharmaceutical substances. At this point, the analytical method used for in vitro release tests has become a very critical parameter to correctly assess the profiles. In this review, we provided an overview of analytical methods applied to the in vitro release assay of various nanopharmaceuticals.

Conclusion:

This review presents practical direction on analytical method selection for in vitro release test on nanopharmaceuticals. Moreover, precautions on analytical method selection, optimization and validation were discussed.
Development and Validation of an RP-HPLC Method for Determination of Atorvastatin and its Hydroxyl Metabolites in Human Plasma
Authors: Sowińska Dagmara , Pogorzelska Alicja , Rakicka Marlena , Sznura Justyna , Janowska Justyna , Gorzycka Patrycja , Malak Mateusz , Karażniewicz-Łada Marta
Published: September 2018

Background:

Atorvastatin (AT) belongs to cholesterol-lowering agents, commonly used in
patients with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The drug, as well as its hydroxyl metabolites,
exhibit pharmacological activity, and their plasma levels may be helpful in the assessment of the therapeutic
effectiveness.

Objective:

Development and validation of a fast and reproducible RP-HPLC method with UV detection
for the simultaneous determination of atorvastatin and its active metabolites, para-hydroxy-atorvastatin
(p-OH-AT) and ortho-hydroxy-atorvastatin (o-OH-AT) in human plasma.

Methods:

Optimal conditions of chromatographic separation of the analytes, as well as rosuvastatin,
chosen as an internal standard, were studied. The absorbance of the compounds was measured at λ=248
nm. Validation of the method was performed. The usefulness of the method was confirmed for determination
of the analytes in plasma of patients treated with the drug.

Results:

Total peak separation was achieved at LiChrospher 100 RP-18 column with a mobile phase
composed of methanol and water (1:1,v:v) and a flow rate of 1.2 ml/min. The method was linear in the
ranges of 0.025 - 1.0 μg/ml for AT, o-OH-AT and p-OH-AT. Intra- and inter-assay precision expressed
as relative standard deviation was ≤13% for AT, ≤12% for p-OH-AT and ≤11% for o-OH-AT. Intraand
inter-day accuracy of the method, expressed as a relative error, was ≤15%.

Conclusion:

The elaborated HPLC method is specific, repeatable, reproducible, adequately accurate
and precise and fulfills the validation requirements for the bioanalytical method. The method was
successfully applied for analysis of atorvastatin and its o-hydroxy metabolite in plasma of patients
treated with the drug.
S-Phase Kinase-Associated Protein-2 and Nuclear Factor-kappa Beta as Molecular Targets of Oral Burkitt’s Lymphoma Cell Induced by Quinolinone Derivate-Vesnarinone
Authors: Supriatno
Published: September 2018

Background:

3,4-Dihydro-6-[4-3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl-1-piperazinyl]-2(1H)-quinolinone
(vesnarinone), a novel inotropic drug with unique and complex mechanisms of action, is
known to show antitumor activity against several human malignancies. In the present study,
vesnarinone-induced signal transduction of S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2) and
Nuclear Factor-kappa Beta (NF-κB) as molecular targets of oral malignant Burkitt’s lymphoma
(Raji cells) was evaluated.

Materials and Methods:

Raji cells were incubated with vesnarinone at concentrations of 0,
1.25x10-2, 2.50x10-2, or 5.0x10-2 Molar. After 24 h, chemotactic cell migration was examined by
a Boyden chamber kit. Apoptosis induction was observed by caspase-9 colorimetric assay. To
evaluate levels of Skp2, NF-kB, and α-tubulin, Western blot analysis was performed.

Results:

Vesnarinone markedly suppressed chemotactic cell migration and significantly induced
apoptosis by increasing the caspase-9 activity of Raji cells through down regulation of Skp2
and NF-κB.

Conclusion:

Vesnarinone decreased the expression of Skp2 and NF-κB indicating these molecules
may be targeted for the treatment of oral malignant Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL). The results
of this work offer a promising therapeutic approach for BL tumors.
Performance of Cone Beam Computed Tomography Systems in Visualizing the Cortical Plate in 3D Image Reconstruction: An In Vitro Study
Authors: Shokri Abbas , Jamalpour Mohammad Reza , Eskandarloo Amir , Godiny Mostafa , Amini Payam , Khavid Atefeh
Published: September 2018

Introduction:

Cortical bone is an important anatomical structure and its thickness needs to be determined prior to many dental procedures to ensure treatment success. Imaging modalities are necessarily used in dentistry for treatment planning and dental procedures. Three-dimensional image reconstruction not only provides visual information but also enables accurate measurement of anatomical structures; thus, it is necessarily required for maxillofacial examination and in case of skeletal problems in this region.

Aims:

This study aimed to assess the ability of three Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) systems including Cranex 3D, NewTom 3G and 3D Promax for Three-Dimensional (3D) image reconstruction of the cortical plate with variable thicknesses.

Methods:

Depending on the cortical bone thickness, samples were evaluated in three groups of ≤ 0. 5 mm, 0.6 -1 mm and 1.1-1.5 mm cortical bone thickness. The CBCT scans were obtained from each sample using three systems, their respective FOVs, and 3D scans were reconstructed using their software programs. Two observers viewed the images twice with a two-week interval. The ability of each system in the 3D reconstruction of different thicknesses of cortical bone was determined based on its visualization on the scans. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Kappa test.

Results:

The three systems showed the greatest difference in the 3D reconstruction of cortical bone with < 0.5 mm thickness. Cranex 3D with 4×6 cm2 FOV had the highest and 3D Promax with 8×8 cm2 FOV had the lowest efficacy for 3D reconstruction of cortical bone. Cranex 3D with 4×6 cm2 and 6×8 cm2 FOVs and NewTom 3G with 5×5 cm2 and 8×5 cm2 FOVs showed significantly higher efficacy for 3D reconstruction of cortical bone with 0.6-1mm thickness while 3D Promax followed by NewTom 3G with 8×8 cm2 FOV had the lowest efficacy for this purpose.

Conclusion:

Most CBCT systems have high efficacy for 3D image reconstruction of cortical bone with thicknesses over 1 mm while they have poor efficacy for image reconstruction of cortical bone with less than 0.5 mm thickness. Thus, for accurate visualization of anatomical structures on CBCT scans, systems with smaller FOVs and consequently smaller voxel size are preferred.
Non-Antimicrobial Drugs: Etodolac as a Possible Antimicrobial or Adjuvant Agent Against ESKAPE Pathogens
Authors: Pereira Sónia G. , Domingues Vanessa S. , Theriága João , Chasqueira Maria de Jesus , Paixão Paulo
Published: September 2018

Introduction:

Multiple-drug resistant bacteria are emerging exponentially in healthcare units, threatening public health and requiring novel therapeutic approaches. In 2017, World Health Organization published a list that frames antimicrobial resistant bacteria into priority levels for research of novel drugs to fight them.

Methods & Materials:

Antimicrobial resistant ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium,Staphylococcus aureus,Klebsiella pneumoniae,Acinetobacter baumannii,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Enterobactersp.) andEnterococcus faecalisandEscherichia colipathogens are present in this list. Representative isolates of each species were used to test the Antibacterial and anti-biofilm formation activities of Etodolac (a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug, NSAID) at 10 and 1 mM using a broth microdilution technique.

Results & Discussion:

Statistically significant (p< 0,05) results were observed against all tested gram-positives, particularly anti-biofilm activity againstE. faecium. Etodolac had an almost null influence on tested gram-negatives, with the exception of oneA. baumanniiclinical isolate regarding biofilm formation inhibition. Observed differences deserve further analysis and prospection of the involved mechanisms, to unravel possible novel bacterial targets for drug development. Similar work with other NSAID’s may also be worth exploring to ascertain novel therapeutic applications for these drugs, particularly regarding biofilm formation inhibition,per sior as adjuvants of current antibiotherapy, mainly against gram-positives, as suggested by present work.

Conclusion:

Already approved drugs in terms of pharmacokinetics and safety may deploy faster solutions for antimicrobial therapy against priority pathogens. Current work intends to bring attention to that possibility, particularly regarding NSAIDs, anti-biofilm formation and top priority pathogens.
Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight in Indonesia
Authors: Siramaneerat Issara , Agushybana Farid , Meebunmak Yaowaluck
Published: September 2018

Background:

Low birth weight (LBW) is a major risk factor for death and disease in the fetus and newborn infant. However, the study about LBW and maternal risk factors involved in Indonesia is still limited.

Objective:

The present study attempted to examine the association of maternal risk factors including mother’s age, mother and husband education, mother and husband occupation and wealth, ANC visit, desired pregnancy and obstetric complication toward the occurrence of low birth weight infant across region and family wealthy.

Methods:

This study employed the data from the national survey of Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS). The latest births from married women who gave birth within 2 years (2011 and 2012) preceding the IDHS were considered as sample selection. It was approximately 15,126 respondents. The predicted risks of low birth weight were estimated using multilevel logistic analysis.

Results:

Data were collected on 15,126 pregnant women who reported 10.2% were with LBW infants. When using the multilevel logistic analysis, the factors associated with LBW were maternal delivery-baby age, mother’s education, antenatal care and pregnancy complication at significant levels of 0.01.

Conclusion:

The prevalence of preterm infants in this study was quite high. Factors affecting LBW were maternal age, maternal education, ANC visits and pregnancy complication. The ANC visit of pregnant women is a potential and feasible activity to reduce the incidence of LBW.
Synthesis and Enhanced Photocatalysis of Magnetic Reduced Graphene Oxide-MnFe2O4 Nanohybrids
Authors: He H-Y. , He Z. , Shen Q.
Published: September 2018

Background: The hybrid photocatalysts constructed with various semiconductor and graphene
can show dramatically enhanced photocatalytic activities. The separability of a photocatalyst
from degraded pollutant aqueous solution is very important in some cases.

Objective: The magnetic MnFe2O4 nanoparticles and reduced graphene oxide were used to construct
magnetically separable (rGO)-MnFe2O4 hybrids with high photo- catalytic properties.

Method: The pure MnFe2O4 nanoparticles and rGO/MnFe2O4 hybrid photocatalysts were synthesized
with a facile hydrothermal process.

Results: The nanoparticles showed great sunlight-excited photocatalytic and Fenton- like photocatalytic
activities in the photodegradation of dye solution. Introducing rGO resulted in further enhancement
of the activity compared to the nanoparticles. The effect of initial dye solution pH and H2O2 on
the activities were also studied. The greater activities of the hybrids are ascribed to good interface
charge transfer that was verified by the estimation of optical conductivity and band energy level. The
hybrids also showed an magnetically separable performance from degraded pollutant solution.

Conclusion: This work suggested a facile method to synthesize the magnetic MnFe2O4 nanoparticles and
rGO/MnFe2O4 hybrids. The hybrids are an promising photocatalytic materials for environmental applications.
Stigmatising Attitudes Towards Depression and Alcohol Misuse in Young People: Relationships with Help-Seeking Intentions and Behavior
Authors: Cheetham Ali , Jorm Anthony F. , Wilson Coralie , Berridge Bonita J. , Blee Fiona , Lubman Dan I.
Published: September 2018

Background and Objective:

Adolescents experiencing mental health problems often approach their peers rather than seeking professional help. A better understanding of adolescents’ stigmatising attitudes towards mental illness will help inform interventions that aim to improve the quality of advice that young people provide to their peers. In particular, there is a need for research examining adolescents’ attitudes towards alcohol misuse, given it’s increase in prevalence during this period as well as the adverse outcomes that are associated with untreated early drinking problems.

Methods:

High-school students (n=2447) were recruited as part of an intervention focussed on overcoming barriers to accessing help for mental health and substance use problems. Participants were presented with two vignettes that described a peer experiencing depression and alcohol misuse, respectively, and completed the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire as well as a 10-item scale measuring stigmatising attitudes. Past helping behavior was also assessed.

Results:

Compared to depression, a peer experiencing alcohol misuse was more likely to be considered “weak” rather than sick, and was perceived as more dangerous and unpredictable. The “weak-not-sick” and “dangerousness” dimensions of stigma predicted weaker intentions to encourage help-seeking from informal sources, while ‘dangerousness’ predicted stronger intentions to encourage formal help-seeking. Both dimensions were associated with fewer instances of past helping behavior.

Conclusion:

Young people stigmatise alcohol misuse more severely than depression. Overall, stigma was associated with weaker intentions to encourage peers to seek help. While perceptions of ‘dangerousness’ were associated with stronger intentions to seek help from formal sources, this association may not translate into actual helping behavior.
Experimental Validation of Minimax Entropy Principle in Ultrasound Images
Authors: Mehta Neha , Prasad Svav , Arya Leena
Published: September 2018

Ultrasound imaging is one of the non-invasive imaging, that diagnoses the disease inside
a human body and there are numerous ultrasonic devices being used frequently. Entropy as a well
known statistical measure of uncertainty has a considerable impact on the medical images. A procedure
for minimizing the entropy with respect to the region of interest is demonstrated. This new approach
has shown the experiments using Extracted Region Of Interest Based Sharpened image,
called as (EROIS) image based on Minimax entropy principle and various filters. In this turn, the
approach also validates the versatility of the entropy concept. Experiments have been performed
practically on the real-time ultrasound images collected from ultrasound centers and have shown a
significant performance. The present approach has been validated with showing results over ultrasound
images of the Human Gallbladder.
A Comparison of Heterogeneous/Homogeneous Crystallization for Phosphate Recovery from Biosolids
Authors: Lin Nan‐Hung , Hsieh Yung‐Hsu , Chuang Shun‐Hsing , Wu Chun‐Hao , Huang Yao‐Hui
Published: September 2018

In this study, a fluidized bed reactor was used to compare heterogeneous and homogeneous crystallization for recovering magnesium ammonia phosphate (MAP) from the dewatering filtrate at a municipal water resource recovery facility. Investigating the factors affecting crystallization revealed that pH exerted a greater effect than the Mg/P molar ratio. The results of a heterogeneous crystallization experiment showed that removal efficiency of phosphate (RP%) and crystal efficiency of phosphate (CP%) were 68% and 66%, respectively, at a PO4‐P concentration of 200 mg/L, pH of 8.0, and Mg/P molar ratio of 1.0 for 3 h. The reaction rate of heterogeneous crystallization was markedly higher than that of homogeneous crystallization. Those pellets produced through the heterogeneous crystallization exhibited a dense surface (particle size 0.5‐1.0 mm; water content 8.7%). Through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X‐ray diffraction (XRD) examination, the crystallized patterns of the needle‐shaped pellets were identified as MgNH4PO4·6H2O.
Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye Using Silica Oxide Nanoparticles as a Catalyst
Authors: Aly Hesham Fouad , Abd‐Elhamid Ahmed Ibrahim
Published: September 2018

The present research deals with the development a fast and low‐cost method for removing color dye from water using nanosized semiconductors SiO2 as photocatalyst. The studies of kinetic photocatalytic degradation were carried out on an aqueous solution of soluble methylene blue dye, which contained SiO2 nanoparticles and under an ultraviolet light source. Different parameters affecting the process have been studied: catalyst concentration, dye concentration, temperature, and pH of solution. The color variation was detected at three absorption bands (662, 293, and 243 nm). It was found that the dye completely degraded in 90 s, using 10 g/L SiO2 nanoparticles at 25 °C and pH 1.5 and 11.0. The adsorption of the dye well‐fitted pseudo‐second‐order kinetic models. The Langmuir‐Hinshelwood model was acquired to analyze the photocatalytic degradation process. A possible molecular mechanism for photocatalytic degradation of the dye by SiO2 nanoparticles is also given.
Characterization of Wastewater in Two U.S. Cattle Slaughterhouses
Authors: Ziara Rami M. M. , Li Shaobin , Subbiah Jeyamkondan , Dvorak Bruce I.
Published: September 2018

Recent changes related to antimicrobial intervention technologies and reduction in product loss have affected cattle slaughterhouse wastewater streams. In this study, wastewater samples were collected from two cattle slaughterhouses located in the Midwest of the United States, focusing on the overall wastewater, antimicrobial interventions, and viscera and offal processing. The wastewater concentrations were affected by the water use, dilution, processes, and wastewater pretreatment that occurs within the slaughterhouse. Even though there were differences in the wastewater concentrations, the overall wastewater loads for both slaughterhouses were similar. The overall mean total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), 5‐day biological chemical demand (BOD5), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) wastewater loads for the two slaughterhouses were 16.8, 10.0, 4.7, and 12.5 kg/1000 kg live weight killed, respectively. Wastewater streams from antimicrobial interventions have low pH and are potential sources of shock loadings. Wastewater from viscera and offal processing has high nutrient concentration; therefore, any improvement in this process could enhance the sustainability the industry.
Liberalni odgovori na problem uskraćivanja zdravstvene skrbi djeci i maloljetnicima iz religijskih razloga
Authors: Cerovac Ivan , Dunatov Maša
Published: September 2018

Medicinska praksa u Hrvatskoj i svijetu sve češće svjedoči slučajevima u kojima roditelji, na osnovi religijskih razloga, odbijaju djetetu pružiti potrebnu medicinsku skrb ili se pak protive određenim medicinskim tretmanima nužnim za očuvanje zdravlja (a ponekad i života) djeteta. Roditelji su u ovim slučajevima uvjereni da djeluju u dobroj namjeri i u korist djeteta, što dovodi do problema s pravnom regulacijom ovakvih praksi, odnosno do nesuglasica vezanih uz prava roditelja i djece, kao i uz opravdanost državnih intervencija u ovoj sferi. U radu pružamo pregled četiriju mogućih liberalnih odgovora na postavljeni problem (liberalni arhipelag, liberalni multikulturalizam, egalitarni liberalizam i liberalni feminizam), specificiramo ovlasti državne intervencije koje ove teorije pretpostavljaju te pružamo pregled njihovih glavnih prednosti, kao i kritika koje im se upućuju.
Logoterapijsko sagledavanje autonomije palijativnog bolesnika
Authors: Šimunović Dubravka , Nucak Vedrana
Published: September 2018

U Hrvatskoj i drugim tranzicijskim zemljama skrb za palijativnog bolesnika prolazi kroz promjene. U novije vrijeme sve više se zagovara multidisciplinarni pristup koji ima za cilj kvalitetu palijativnog bolesnika podići na višu razinu. Dosadašnji paternalistički odnos liječnik - bolesnik preuzima model temeljen na autonomiji bolesnika. Logoterapija unutar modela autonomije pronalazi znakovito mjesto i važnost. Svaka osoba ima pravo izbora, autonomiju sagledavanja i pronalaženja odgovora zašto i kako prihvatiti osobnu patnju tijekom bolesti. Sagledavanje bolesnika kroz dimenziju duhovnosti znači prepoznavanje njegovih unutarnjih vrijednosti uz neizostavno poštovanje njegovih uvjerenja bez obzira na trenutačno stanje ili krajnji ishod kronične, teške i neizlječive bolesti.
Effects of a Theta/Sensorimotor Rhythm Neurofeedback Training Protocol on Measures of Impulsivity, Drug Craving, and Substance Abuse in Forensic Psychiatric Patients With Substance Abuse: Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Fielenbach Sandra , Donkers Franc CL , Spreen Marinus , Bogaerts Stefan
Published: September 2018

Background

Forensic psychiatric patients are often diagnosed with psychiatric disorders characterized by high levels of impulsivity as well as comorbid substance use disorders (SUD). The combination of psychiatric disorders and SUD increases the risk of future violence. Chronic substance abuse can lead to a structural state of disinhibition, resulting in more drug taking and eventually loss of control over drug intake. When treating SUD, it is crucial to address high levels of impulsivity and lack of inhibitory control.

Objective

This study set out to investigate the effects of a theta/sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) neurofeedback training protocol on levels of impulsivity, levels of drug craving, and actual drug intake in a population of forensic psychiatric patients with a diagnosis of SUD.

Methods

A total of 21 participants received 20 sessions of theta/SMR neurofeedback training in combination with treatment-as-usual (TAU). Results of the intervention were compared with results from 21 participants who received TAU only.

Results

SMR magnitude showed a significant (P=.02) increase post training for patients in the neurofeedback training group, whereas theta magnitude did not change (P=.71). Levels of drug craving as well as scores on the motor subscale of the Barratt Impulsivity Scale-11 decreased equally for patients in the neurofeedback training group and the TAU group. Other measures of impulsivity as well as drug intake did not change posttreatment (P>.05). Therefore, neurofeedback+TAU was not more effective than TAU only.

Conclusions

This study demonstrated evidence that forensic psychiatric patients are able to increase SMR magnitude over the course of neurofeedback training. However, at the group level, the increase in SMR activity was not related to any of the included impulsivity or drug craving measures. Further research should focus on which patients will be able to benefit from neurofeedback training at an early stage of the employed training sessions.

Trial Registration

Dutch National Trial Register: NTR5386; http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=5386 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6nXLQuoLl).
International Equity Placement Strategic Alliance: Exploring Stakeholder Support
Authors: Wandebori Harimukti
Published: September 2018

International Equity Placement Strategic Alliance (IEPSA) is a strategic alliance of shared ownership between different nationality of partners. In 1998, the Indonesian Government initiated the IEPSA to privatise the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE). The problems were due to the lack of Stakeholder Support although the implementation was able to improve the performances. Variables within Stakeholder Support and the relationship were keys to bring IEPSA into prevalence. They comprise transparency, share price, a degree of internal relationship, fulfilment of the budget deficit, company restructuring, single moment, restricted shares in the market, the existence of the floor price, and plan for IEPSA. The research reveals that the dimensions of share price and degree of internal relations are the required bases for the government to formulate and implement the strategy to secure stakeholder support (involvement) using the matrix of a general strategy to secure stakeholder support (involvement)
CUSTOMERS’ PERCEIVED FAIRNESS; FAST FOOD CHAIN RESTAURANTS IN INDONESIA
Authors: Budiyanti Hety , Patiro Shine Pintor Siolemba
Published: September 2018

This study aims to investigate interrelationships among perceived service fairness, emotions, and behavioral intentions in a fast food chain restaurant context. we use terms that are commonly use on the study of fairness or justice perception. This study uses purposive sampling and the survey method to generate our sample which consists of 800 respondents from big cities in Indonesia, namely: Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya, Medan, and Makassar. The data are analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results show different roles for each fairness perception in relation to peoples’ emotions and behavioral intentions, based on the Mehrabian-Russel model. Three fairness variables (price fairness, outcome fairness and interactional fairness) have positive and significant effects on customers’ positive emotions, while, procedural fairness does not influence the formation of a positive emotion. Furthermore, a positive emotion has a positive influence on a customer’s behavioral intention. Data collected in this study are limited to the context of the restaurant industry, therefore, precaution must be taken when generalizing these results to other industries. The results of this study can serve as guidelines for managers in the restaurant industry to develop effective and efficient strategies for ensuring their services’ perceived fairness and its impact on both customers’ retention rates and the companies’ financial gains.
A Brief Introduction on a Research of Lanzhou Tonal Variation
Authors: Yi Li , Wen Tianxin
Published: September 2018

This paper gives a brief introduction on a research of an ongoing tonal variation in Lanzhou dialect, a northwest Chinese Mandarin. After doing data collection and sample analyses, we find that the tonal variation in this dialect appears in two ways: “Yinping” has two variants: a falling contour and a level contour; “Shangsheng” and “Qusheng” are merging. This phenomenon has been examined from three perspectives: a) phonology of Lanzhou dialect; b) perception test; c) social factors in language variation.
Emotion without a Word: An Analysis of Bengali Emotions and Their English Translation
Authors: Mukherjee Shibashis , Das Anupam
Published: September 2018

Using Bengali texts and their English translations done by a set of English speaking native Bengali translators and another set of native English translators, we analyze how two specific Bengali emotion words (obhiman and lajja) have mapped onto English. In translating lajja translators use only three English words while for obhiman they choose an array of words with no consistency. This indicates that no English word represents a concept that is close to obhiman’s meaning suggesting that the concept represented by a particular emotion word in one language may not be totally captured in another language. Additionally, the findings indicate emotion words represent concepts with fuzzy borders (as suggested in scripts hypothesis) instead of dots in affect grids as envisioned in evaluation-potency-activity measurements. Such concepts vary in the spectrum of events they denote and in the degree to which they overlap. Subsequently, we, drawing from skopos theory, argue that cultural contexts in translation studies need to be considered rather than looking for exact equivalence of these emotion words.
MODEL PENYELESAIAN ALTERNATIF PERKARA PIDANA DALAM HUKUM ISLAM DAN RELEVANSINYA DENGAN PEMBAHARUAN HUKUM PIDANA INDONESIA
Authors: Yusuf Hambali , Basri Saifullah
Published: September 2018

Many criminal cases that are not resolved either at the level of appeal or cassation level is an indication that there are problems in law enforcement. Islamic Criminal Justice provides much alternative settlement of criminal cases by maintaining a balance of the interests of the victim, the community, the State and the offender. This research aims to analyze the model, explain the alternative settlement of criminal cases in the Islamic law; how setting the model settlement of criminal cases in the Islamic law can be used as a model settlement of criminal cases in the criminal law of Indonesia, to find a model settlement of criminal cases in the Islamic law of relevance to criminal law updates Indonesia.    This research got that setting jarimah qishas-diyat placed as a kind of private law as rights adami. Setting model jarimah-diyat can allow made a model in settlement of a criminal offence in the criminal law of Indonesia in line with developments in the modern criminal law sanctions governing sanctions fines or compensation for victims.  Setting model jarimah-diyat can allow made a model in settlement of a criminal offence in the criminal law of Indonesia in line with developments in the modern criminal law sanctions governing sanctions fines or compensation for victims.
KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH PADA BIDANG PERLINDUNGAN SUMBER DAYA GENETIKA LAUT DI INDONESIA DALAM RANGKA MENJAGA DAN MENGELOLA SUMBER DAYA ALAM LAUT
Authors: Atsar Abdul
Published: September 2018

Indonesia is a country that has a wealth of marine genetic resources of interest to researchers and scientists to do research in order to produce findings and new innovations. Thus, the necessary arrangements are clear and unequivocal. The implementation of the system of intellectual property rights requires not only good legislation in the field of intellectual property, but also need to be supported by the Administration, the rule of law as well as the optimal dissemination programs about intellectual property rights. At present, Indonesia has had a device regulation in the field of intellectual property that protects marine genetic resources, namely Act No. 13 of the year 2016 about patents. Since the year 2000, the filing of the application for intellectual property rights can be made at the offices of the Ministry of Justice and human rights areas. This can be seen with the promulgation of Act No. 13 of the year 2016. Through this Act an awful lot of refinement and the addition of the former patent laws i.e. Law No. 14 of the year 2001. As for the formulation of the problem in this research is how Government policy in the field of the protection of genetic resources of the sea in Indonesia in order to maintain and manage the natural resources of the sea. The results showed that decisive action from the Government in preventing violations of patents in the form of damages for Patent holders that have been used by other parties without permission from the patent holder. It also ordered the violators with stops in producing goods that have been patented.
IMPLIKASI YURIDIS PERJANJIAN PERKAWINAN YANG DIBUAT SELAMA DALAM IKATAN PERKAWINAN TERHADAP UTANG BERSAMA PASCA PUTUSAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI NOMOR 69/PUU-XIII/2015
Authors: Putri Priesty Yustika , Djatmika Prija , Puspitawati Dhiana
Published: September 2018

Under the provisions of Article 29 of Law Number 1 Year 1974 on Marriage, a marriage agreement may only be made before or at the time of marriage. However, after the Decision of the Constitutional Court Number 69/PUU-XIII/2015, marriage agreements may also be made during the period of marriage ties. The making of this marriage agreement certainly affects the joint property of husband and wife obtained in the marriage period before the marriage agreement is made. Including if the couple also has a debt together. This then raises problems related to debt settlement. The purpose of this study is to determine the juridical implications of marriage agreements made during the marriage bonds to the joint debt post-Decision of the Constitutional Court. This research is classified as normative juridical research using the concept of law and conceptual. The results of the study show that after the Decision of the Constitutional Court Number 69/PUU-XIII/2015, which stipulates that a marriage agreement may be made during the period of marriage bonds related to the responsibility of the joint debt repayment arising prior to the marriage agreement, the settlement may be contracted as per the second agreement the husband and wife. This is because there are no rules that prohibit the existence of such clauses to be set forth in the marriage agreement. However, if a marriage agreement in which the settlement of the joint debt will result in harm to a third party then the marriage agreement is not allowed, as regulated in Article 29 paragraph (4) Act 1/1974.
Horizontes do mundo vivido: reflexões sobre a contribuição da hermenêutica para a Geografia Humanista / Horizons of lifeworld: reflections on the contribution of hermeneutics to humanistic geography
Authors: Geraldes Eduardo Simões
Published: September 2018

Na trajetória de formação do corpo teórico e conceitual da geografa humanista,  a  ideia  de  mundo  vivido  ocupa posição  importante. Esse mundo no qual estamos  imersos, pleno de  ambiguidades e de experiências possíveis, torna-se a fonte e contexto da atribuição dos signifcados que fundamentam a própria condição existencial do ser. A referência está no conceito de  lebenswelt,  formulado por Husserl, que  passou  a  fazer  parte  do  corpo  teórico  de diversas  disciplinas  e áreas do  conhecimento em diferentes releituras. Para o enfoque da geografa humanista, conceito de mundo vivido abre a possibilidade de mobilização de contextos culturais e  situações espaço-temporais para  a compreensão  do  ser-no-mundo.  É  o Dasein  que  impõe essa compreensão  e  questiona  sobre  o  sentido  do  ser, movimento  que Heidegger defnirá como hermenêutica. Considerando que a condição do ser-no-mundo é também ser-com-o-outro, a proposta hermenêutica oferece um interessante potencial de abordagem para compreensão da dinâmica do mundo vivido e das permanências e transformações que infuenciam os modos de constituição do lugar e dos processos de percepção e signifcação da paisagem.
A água e os rios: imagens e imaginário da natureza / The water and the rivers: images and imaginary of nature
Authors: Chiapetti Rita Jaqueline Nogueira , Chiapetti Jorge
Published: September 2018

A água é um elemento da natureza que sustenta a vida e tem muitos signifcados,  por  isso  pode  nos  fazer  refetir sobre  seus  aspectos materiais  e  imaginários.  Ela  exerc um  fascínio  em  nós,  a  quem pode  seduzir  com  seus signifcados e  sua beleza, encantando nosso imaginário. Especialmente para um poeta, a água alimenta o corpo, a alma e o seu  imaginário, produzindo  imagens da natureza. Assim, convidamos-lhe  a  entrar  neste  texto  para  refetir, primeiro  sobre  a imagem e o imaginário da água... da água de rios... e de rios... e, depois, sobre imagens do rio das Contas, do qual fzemos uma refexão através das águas de seu leito e das suas margens, iniciando com o imaginário da sua  nomenclatura  antiga  e  atual,  passando  por  suas diversas imagens até chegar ao seu destino... o mar do Oceano Atlântico.
O nítido e o obscuro da visão: propondo olhares / The clear and the obscure of the vision: proposing views
Authors: Viana Thiago Rossi
Published: September 2018

“A realidade sempre foi interpretada por meio de informações fornecidas pelas imagens”. Assim Susan Sontag começa o capítulo denominado O mundo-imagem em sua obra “Sobre Fotografia”. E esse tom das provocações povoa o texto. E repercute. A partir de considerações da autora Sontag sobre a imagem, e em especial sobre a fotografia, a pretensão desse texto será de transcrever as sensações despertadas pelo olhar que percorre trilhas sobre um conjunto específico de fotografias de um determinado autor. A gravitação será sobre os trabalhos do autor Claudio Edinger, cujos cenários foram as cidades de São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro e Paris.
A potência do espaço como desvio no aprender dos corpos deambulantes / The Power of Space as a Drift for Learning Meandering Bodies
Authors: Guarienti Laisa Blancy de Oliveira
Published: September 2018

o desvio como (des)foco; o desvio como problematizador e disparador de novos problemas; o desvio conceituado por três filósofos; o desvio como uma via possível. Antoine, personagem principal do filme “Os Incompreendidos” (1959) de François Truffaut, nos (des)guiará dos fluxos já traçados e demarcados pelas instituições ditas hegemônicas (escola, família, reformatório, cidade,...). É com ele que percorreremos os três blocos do texto, e é com ele que chegaremos ao mar, ponto de referência para a deriva; aí entra a geografia, que nos permite vagar pelos espaços sem fronteiras, a possibilitar pensar o novo, o que ainda não foi traçado. Experimentações de outras possibilidades de vida quando desviadas daquilo que nos é habitual. Aí quem sabe, o possível para aprender o novo e para a deambulação de outras novas rotas de fuga daquilo que pode plasmar uma vida.
Geogramas, por uma ontologia dos fatos geográficos / Geograms, towards an ontology of geographical facts
Authors: Berque Augustin
Published: September 2018

Remetendo-se especialmente à antropologia de Leroi-Gourhan, à fenomenologia do corpo de Merleau-Ponty, à concepção de lugar (lieu) de Platão, Aristóteles e Heidegger, assim como à concepção de meio (milieu) de Watsuji, este artigo propõe uma ontologia dos fatos geográficos. Os geogramas exprimem e sustentam a existência humana, eles são simultaneamente a marca técnica e a matriz simbólica dessa existência que acontece no ecúmeno.
Sabor enquanto experiência geográfica: por uma geografia hedonista / Flavor as a geographical experience: for hedonist geography
Authors: Marandola Jr. Eduardo
Published: September 2018

A experiência geográfica é um fenômeno completo, que envolve nossa relação com o mundo de maneira essencial. Ela se dá pelos sentidos, envolvendo intuição e razão, operadas pela percepção, sensação e razão. Os sentidos são mediadores deste contato da consciência com o mundo, mediando a própria experiência geográfica. Dentre estes, o gosto e o sabor são aqueles que historicamente foram relegados à categoria de hedonistas, sem a faculdade do conhecimento. As epistemologias contemporâneas, no entanto, promoveram aberturas nas quais o conhecimento também está no intuitivo e volitivo, reabilitando o sabor como órgão de conhecimento. O artigo explora esta abertura, refletindo sobre as implicações epistemológicas do estudo do sabor pela Geografia, considerando-o como sensação, sentido e conhecimento.
Fenomenologia e pós-fenomenologia: alternâncias e projeções do fazer geográfico humanista na geografia contemporânea / Phenomenology and post-phenomenology: alternations and projections of the geographical humanist doing on contemporary geography
Authors: Marandola Jr. Eduardo
Published: September 2018

A abordagem fenomenológica em geografia consolidou-se nos últimos anos na geografia brasileira como uma das vertentes do horizonte humanista ou cultural. O artigo objetiva discutir as possibilidades e transformações recentes e o papel de uma abordagem fenomenológica (e pós-fenomenológica) na geografia contemporânea. Para isso, inicia pela compreensão do contexto de emergência desta abordagem e suas ligações com a geografia humanista anglo-saxônica e com os estudos de percepção do meio ambiente, passando pelos desdobramentos da fenomenologia: o pós-estruturalismo e a pós-fenomenologia.
Memórias inventadas: experimentando sabores, palavras e sonhos / Fabricated memories: trying flavors, words and dreams
Authors: Queiroz Filho Antonio Carlos
Published: September 2018

As grafias inventadas para dizer da nossa existência no mundo já não se sustentam em absoluto. Dadas premissas e balizas referenciadas pelo paradigma representacional, objetivo e racionalista, a saber, a estética padronizada, a narrativa única e a imaginação repetida, tomadas como artifício de uma reflexão profunda sobre uma dissolução da Verdade última e uma Realidade a ser descoberta. A experimentação da linguagem é uma marca do pensamento contemporâneo, isso, dito nos termos da filosofia da diferença e do pós-estruturalismo. Em especial, ao papel da poesia e da arte na constituição dos nossos saberes e narrativas. Esse texto é uma tentativa de apontar para as muitas possibilidades de se produzir pensamento, lançando mão de uma estrutura que mistura teoria científica, poesia, literatura, lembranças, mentiras, esquecimentos, superlativos, indiretas, silêncios.
Córregos em São Paulo: a ocultação do avesso / Streams in São Paulo: the concealed reverse
Authors: Bartalini Vladimir
Published: September 2018

Pelo paradigma urbanístico adotado na cidade de São Paulo, a partir dos anos 1930, os cursos d’água que caracterizavam o seu sítio foram reduzidos a meros elementos infraestruturais com vistas à resolução de problemas de drenagem de águas pluviais e disposição de esgotos, sendo seus vales destinados ao sistema viário. Atualmente, na tentativa de mitigar os prejuízos causados por tal modelo, preconiza-se a implantação de parques lineares ao longo dos rios ainda não tamponados. No entanto, ficam de fora inúmeros capilares da rede hídrica natural que, de tão alterados e afastados da cena pública, não são mais reconhecidos como córregos. Apenas alguns vestígios indiretos na superfície denotam a sua presença subterrânea. Presume-se que, uma vez identificados e adequadamente tratados, esses vestígios possam ser alinhavados de modo a reconstituir a trajetória dos córregos ocultados e, assim, contribuir, ainda que em um nível simbólico ou sugestivo, para que se dê a experiência da paisagem na cidade.
Desde la arcilla y el sudor, hasta la vida misma: ensayo sobre el derecho humano a la tierra / From clay and sweat even life itself: an essay about the human right to land
Authors: Sicard Tomás León
Published: September 2018

Este ensayo trata sobre el origen humano ligado a la tierra, la aparición de las primeras disputas en torno a su propiedad, su trasformación como objeto de producción y su inminente virtualización. Presenta a los nuevos actores transnacionales y, desde la perspectiva ambiental, los retos para el derecho y la ética implicados en las concepciones del suelo como ecosistema en sí mismo, como base de los ecosistemas terrestres y como recurso productivo.
Lar, horizontes de alcance e o sentido de lugar / Place, reach, and the sense of place
Authors: Buttimer Anne
Published: September 2018

O lugar é construído, significado, recomposto e criado pelas pessoas que nele vivem. Mas é impossível desconsiderar a ação de agentes externos, sobretudo no que concerne as ações de planejamento, frequentemente liderada por agente públicos que obedecem normas e critérios universais, ignorando o conhecimento e as especificidades que só as pessoas do lugar podem conhecer. Assim, a partir de sua experiência pessoal, Anne Buttimer traça um vibrante e intricado relato que nos esclarece questões conceituais centrais sobre nossas relações com o lugar e com a comunidade. A autora explora um dos mais fortes paradoxos da relação homem-lugar, demonstrando o conforto e as limitações do lugar e, ao mesmo tempo, a busca pelo desafio e pelas potencialidades dos horizontes de alcance, que projetam nossos desejos e anseios ao nos lançarmos no mundo. Publicado originalmente em 1978 e reeditado em 1980, o texto emerge de uma das mais ricas décadas para a discussão do lugar enquanto essência fundamental para a geografia humanista e para a compreensão da geografia que produzimos enquanto experienciamos o mundo.
Navegando pelos meandros do Rio das Contas
Authors: Cavalcante Tiago Vieira
Published: September 2018

Resenha do livro Na beleza do lugar, o rio das Contas indo... ao mar de Rita Jaqueline Nogueira Chiapetti.
Tarrafear
Authors: Lima Débora Assumpção
Published: September 2018

O poema e as imagens aqui expostas são fruto de errâncias e trabalhos de campo por alguns estados da Amazônia: Tocantins, Maranhão, Pará e Roraima. Tais deslocamentos tiveram como propósito aprofundar estudos relacionados à Geografia Agrária, além de subsidiar reflexões da dissertação “A expansão da soja na fronteira agrícola e as transformações do espaço agrário tocantinense”. São pensamentos que saem pela tangente do texto dissertativo-normativo, reflexos dos feixes de realidade que atravessam a gente e gente que atravessa nosso prisma de realidade.
Belezas e memórias do subúrbio ferroviário de Salvador: redescobrindo a periferia com o Acervo da Laje / Beauty and memories of Salvador's railways suburbs: rediscovering periphery with "Acervo da Laje"
Authors: Leite Roberta Vasconcelos
Published: September 2018

Resenha do livro SANTOS, José Eduardo Ferreira. Acervo da Laje: memória estética e artística do Subúrbio Ferroviário de Salvador, Bahia. São Paulo: Scortecci, 2014. 354 p.