bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Turnaround of Vaibhav Global Limited: The Television Retail Way
Authors: Gugnani Ritika , Nair Abhijit
Published: November 2017

Vaibhav Global Limited (VGL) earlier known as Vaibhav Gems Limited is a global electronic retailer of fashion jewellery and lifestyle accessories operating in USA and UK. This case is about current business model which many financial professionals call ‘an impenetrable moat’ created in a turnaround of the organization after 2008 global recession.

The case is on the company’s nimbleness to mould its outlook and bring in discount jewellery model so as to have a broader reach in the market. The capability to scale this model into a seamless and integrative approach augured well for its business.

The company owns two TV shopping channels abroad. After 2011, VGL became a fully vertically integrated retailer. It got transformed into a B2C player from being a B2B player. It is one of few e-tailers from India which is making profits. It markets and sells products to its consumer through a televised shopping programme. It broadcasts various programmes through hosts and hostesses for describing and demonstrating its products.

It is a vertically integrated company from being a gemstone sight holder to manufacturing, wholesaling to retailer. It is the only Indian company which demonstrates fully integrated E-tailing model and is profitable also. It is mainly operating into gemstone-studded jewellery of gold, silver or brass with gold plating. Lately it has also started selling lifestyle products like bags, scarves, i-phone/pad covers, etc.
Diffusion-controlled and replacement microtextures in alkali feldspars from two pegmatites: Perth, Ontario and Keystone, South Dakota
Authors: Lee Martin R. , Parsons Ian
Published: November 2017

Macro- and micro-perthitic microclines from pegmatites from Perth, Ontario (Wards catalogue 46 E 0510) and Keystone, South Dakota (Wards 46 E 5125) have been studied using light and electron microscopy. A sample of the type perthite from Perth, Ontario (Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, M2361)was compared using light microscopy. It differs in bulk composition and microtexture from the Wards sample. The Perth sample from Wards is a mesoperthite, with sub-periodic ∼mm-thick albite veins near (100), with irregular surfaces. The microcline has regular tartan twins and formed fromorthoclase by a continuous process. The Keystone sample is a microperthite, with non-periodic albite veins mainly in {110}. Irregular tartan twins, volumes of irregular microcline and subgrains suggest that the microcline formed by dissolution–reprecipitation. Microcline in both samplescontains semicoherent cryptoperthitic albite films that formed after the development of tartan twins. The bulk compositions of these intergrowths imply exsolution below ∼400°C. Diffusion parameters imply sustained heating for between 0.11 My at 400°C, 1.5 GPa and 8.4 My at 300°C,1 GPa. Unrealistic times are required at 200°C. Subsequently, the crystals reacted with a fluid leading to replacive growth of the vein perthites. Unusually, Albite twin composition planes in replacive subgrains have sub-periodic dislocations, formed by coalescence of advancing growthtwins. Processes that might lead to periodic, replacive intergrowths are discussed. The Perth and Keystone feldspars have been used for experimental work on dissolution during weathering and on anomalous thermoluminescence fading. Their microtextures make them unsuitable for obtaining propertiesthat can be extrapolated to feldspars in general.
High-resolution seismic reflection data acquisition and interpretation, Lake Neusiedl, Austria, northwest Pannonian Basin
Authors: Loisl Johannes , Tari Gabor , Draganits Erich , Zámolyi András , Gjerazi Ingrid
Published: November 2017

A combined 400+ km of single- and multichannel seismic reflection data were acquired on Lake Neusiedl in northeast Austria in May 2013. This geophysical campaign was a multinational academic effort among the Universities of Vienna, Budapest, Bremen, and Southampton. Lake Neusiedl is an exceptionally shallow lake, with an average water depth of only approximately 1.4 m. Although high-resolution single-channel seismic reflection data have been collected before on this lake, the multichannel seismic acquisition, towing a 60 m cable and an air gun behind a retrofitted ferry boat, was a completely new approach in this area. The quality of the multichannel data turned out to be exceptionally good; i.e., the high-frequency data illuminated the subsurface of the lake for the first time, down to the pre-Cenozoic basement at approximately 600 m depth. The most prominent findings of the new data include (1) a consistent southeasterly dip of erosionally truncated Late Miocene (Pannonian) sediments beneath a very thin Holocene mud layer, (2) the presence of major throughgoing fault systems (including a positive flower structure), (3) at least one Pannonian progradational sequence defined by seismic clinoforms indicating a paleowater depth of approximately 40–80 m, (4) flat spots in several locations of the study area corresponding to possibly biogenic gas in a few hundred meters depth beneath the lake, (5) vertical data wipeouts, which are interpreted as gas chimneys reaching the lake bottom, and (6) definition of the pre-Cenozoic basement. Interestingly, the gas chimneys are interpreted to correspond to the well-known gas seeps (“Kochbrunnen”) in Lake Neusiedl, which were originally described as subaqueous water springs on the lake floor responsible for ice-free areas in the lake ice cover during winter.
ESTIMATION OF INDICATORS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND LEVEL OF CONTROL IN ASTHMA PATIENTS OF YOUNG AGE
Authors: Собко Елена , Sobko E. , Соловьева Ирина , Solovʹeva Irina , Демко Ирина , Demko Irina , Юровская Ксения , Urovskaia Ksenia , Чубарова Светлана , Chubarova Svetlana , Крапошина Ангелина , Kraposhina Angelina , Локтионова Мария , Loctionova Maria , Ищенко Ольга , Ishchenko O.
Published: November 2017

Indicators of quality of life, the level of asthma control and the risk of exacerbations in 78 patients of a young age with moderate asthma taking a basic anti-inflammatory therapy and not having an exacerbation of the disease for at least two months before including to the study were assessed. The survey was conducted using special questionnaires AQLQ, SF-36, ACT, ACQ. Morisky-Green test was used to assess adherence to treatment. Lung function was studied using spirometry, bodypletismography. Young patients with moderate asthma had an insufficient level of disease control. Full control of asthma was recorded in 14.1% of patients; partially-controlled asthma was noted in 59%; uncontrolled asthma was registered in 26.9%. Decrease of asthma is accompanied by a decrease in the quality of life indices based on the results of questionnaires AQLQ, SF-36. Clinical and functional parameters, quality of life and adherence to therapy are interrelated with the level of control over the symptoms of asthma.
ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS MORBIDITY IN RUSSIA
Authors: Катола Виктор , Katola Viktor
Published: November 2017

Based on the analysis of the long-term morbidity of tuberculosis in Russia and the Amur Region, it has been established that its uplifts are performed in cycles of 25-30 years. Taking into account the literature data and our own experiments, it is assumed that each successive outbreak of tuberculosis is caused by coincident activation of L-forms of mycobacteria contained in the body of vaccinated and revaccinated children, adolescents and adults, and by dermal phenotypes inhabiting various environmental sites. To identify the "hidden reserve of mycobacteria" it is recommended to use the method of prints and the transfer of bacteriological laboratories to molecular genetic studies.
Social Media Analytics: Literature Review and Directions for Future Research
Authors: Rathore Ashish K. , Kar Arpan K. , Ilavarasan P. Vigneswara
Published: November 2017

Businesses are currently using social media analytics (SMA) to develop insights for improving performance and productivity across different functions. The SMA knowledge is growing diversely, and there is a need to understand the trends and approaches holistically. The present paper offers a comprehensive review of the SMA empirical literature and directions for future research. The review is based on 54 papers selected out of 843 search results. The review focuses on different domains: industrial domains, data-mining objectives, use cases, and applications. Out of the studies, public administration and consumer discretionary sectors are the dominant ones with Twitter data being used in most of the analysis. Out of the possible techniques, classification techniques and regression models are more popular than others. Stakeholder engagement is the most focused theme in the research studies. The review also offers insights into which analytical approaches are being used in which industrial domains for specific decision making. It further suggests that novel methods, such as cross-media data classification, tags detection, label priority ranking, tweeting activity signatures, and geospatial data processing have been used less and could be further explored in future research. The review also offers implications for the decision sciences domain.
Pilot evaluation of the management of chronic oedema in community settings project
Authors: Humphreys Ioan , Thomas Melanie J , Morgan Karen M
Published: November 2017

Aims:

The aim of this economic analysis was to estimate the economic impact of the On the Ground Education Programme (OGEP) within one local University Health Board (UHB) in Wales.

Background:

The burden of managing chronic oedema can be considerable to the NHS. Developing innovative solutions to the care and management of patients with chronic oedema has the potential to deliver prudent, cost-effective and high quality care within NHS Wales.

Design:

The study was a pilot Evaluation of the OGEP using retrospectively and prospectively collected patient recalled data.

Methods:

A questionnaire collected health care service use data prior to receiving the OGEP (baseline) and at 3 months follow-up from 97 patients during the period June 2016 and January 2017. In addition, we analysed a patient reported health outcome using the EQ-5D 5L, which was completed by patients at the same two assessment points.

Results/Findings:

The total cost of managing chronic oedema in the 97 patients recruited was £563 729 (mean patient cost £5812 SD (£5870) at baseline and £445 098 (including the addition of intervention costs) (mean patient cost £4589 (SD £5465) at 3 months follow-up. Improvements in the EQ-5D 5L score increasing from 0.40 (SD 0.25) at baseline to 0.54 (SD 0.23) at 3 months follow-up.

Conclusions:

Our research show health care resource use and costs decreased, while health-related quality of life scores increased.
Withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration
Authors: Griffith Richard
Published: November 2017

The previous article in this law column considered a patient's right to give a real consent before a district nurse could proceed with care and treatment. This article considers the district nurse's rights and responsibilities when considering withdrawing or withholding clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration. It focuses on recent cases in the Court of Protection, M v A Hospital [2017] , and High Court, NHS Trust v Mr Y & Mrs Y [2017] , and on the need to bring such cases to court before treatment is withdrawn.
Extremit-Ease compression garment: A review and cases
Authors: Mullins Mary , Bock Karen , Bhatia Animesh
Published: November 2017

The rates of chronic oedema in the US continue to grow from multiple causative factors. One such factor is the skyrocketing rates of morbid obesity. There are about 40 million obese people in the US today. Among those people, the prevalence rate of lymphoedema is 74% ( Fife and Carter, 2008 ). Treatment usually involves some type of compression for life, but that is easier said than done. Many patients with chronic oedema have dexterity issues or have limited abilities to put on tight compression options. This article explores a product that has just been recently launched on the market: the Extremit-Ease® compression garment. This article also looks at five case studies involving the product to evaluate its effectiveness in the treatment of this growing condition. We explore the increasing problem of chronic oedema, specifically oedema caused by lymphoedema and venous stasis, and how Extremit-Ease compression garments could assist patient compliance with the gold standard treatment
Safeguarding adults reviews: How can they improve practice?
Authors: Dalphinis Julie
Published: November 2017

Safeguarding adults reviews are an important part of the safeguarding process as they allow lessons to be learned. Julie Dalphinis describes the findings of a recent study which looked at all recent reviews in London and found ways the process could be improved

Safeguarding adults reviews are a statutory requirement of the Care Act (2014). They take place when an ‘at-risk’ adult has died—or suffered permenant harm—from serious abuse and neglect, and there is concern about how the agencies involved in protecting the individual acted. The aim is to learn lessons to prevent similar circumstances happening again. This article provides an overview of a recent review of the process in London and provides recommendations for improving practice in primary care.
The paradox of a shorter patient list
Authors: Ainsworth Steve
Published: November 2017

The publication of a new NHS statutory instrument reminds GP arcana collector Steve Ainsworth of a time when practices wanted more patients
Supply and SEN
Authors: Freeman Garry
Published: November 2017

SecEd's supply teaching series continues. This week, we meet the exasperated supply teacher who set up her own ‘ethical’ supply agency and ask her for some ‘top tips’ as well. We also have advice on how supply teachers should manage the unique challenges they face with inclusion and the teaching of SEN children
CPD workshop: Starting to lead
Authors: Burnage Steve
Published: November 2017

Our series offering free in-school CPD templates continues. This time, Steve Burnage talks us through CPD ideas that can be adapted for your school. He will offer a template for a 45-minute workshop, with free handouts and slides available on our website. This instalment looks at CPD for those taking their first steps into middle leadership
In-class marking
Authors: Riches Adam
Published: November 2017

Specialist Leader of Education, Adam Riches, proposes a strategy of in-class marking to drastically reduce workload while improving teacher feedback
Cambios de la línea costera en el delta del río Balsas, Pacífico mexicano, entre los años 1943-2009
Authors: Ortiz Pérez Mario Arturo , Hernández Santana José Ramón , Figueroa Mah Eng José Manuel
Published: November 2017

A partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y hasta el presente, la construcción de numerosas obras de ingeniería hidráulica e hidroeléctrica han contribuido aceleradamente a la ruptura del equilibrio entre los flujos hidrológicos y sedimentarios en las cuencas fluviales y los procesos de progradación/regresión en el desarrollo de geoformas deltaicas y de otros tipos de relieve costero. A su vez, la retención sedimentaria en los embalses no sólo ha provocado la regresión de las costas sino que ha impactado severamente los ecosistemas naturales y socioproductivos. En el caso de las llanuras deltaicas del río Balsas, en el océano Pacífico, la construcción de las hidroeléctricas “El Infiernillo” y “La Villita”, en los años 1964 y 1973, respectivamente, determinó una notable regresión del delta y numerosos cambios morfodinámicos fluviales y costeros. Estos cambios se analizan durante los 66 años comprendidos entre los años 1943 y 2009, a través de la evidencia documental de la cartografía oficial y de la restitución de la línea de costa de diversos materiales aerofotográficos. Los cambios más significativos en la regresión del delta, con tasas regresivas máximas de -20.5 m/año, ocurren en la etapa del escurrimiento hidrológico controlado, entre los años 1963 y 1974, debido al cierre de los embalses, luego de una larga fase de progradación en condiciones naturales, desde el año 1943 y hasta 1958. En el sector occidental del delta, la tasa regresiva promedio alcanzó -8.8 m/año (1958-2009) contrastando con la tasa progradativa de +27.47 m/año, previa a las construcciones ingenieras.
The harmless imitator of OSCC: TUGSE - traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia
Authors: Pai Anuradha , Yadav Karthik D , T Ramakrishna , B Abhishek
Published: November 2017

Traumatic Ulcerative Granuloma with Stromal Eosinophillia is a rare, benign, self-limiting and asymptomatic lesion that shows a spontaneous regression. Its etiopathogenesis is an enigma, but trauma seems to play a role for the occurrence of this lesion. Clinically it manifests as an isolated long standing lesion predominantly located in the tongue, demonstrating raised & indurated margins and mimicking oral squamous-cell carcinoma. Microscopically it is characterized by an inflammatory infiltrate rich in eosinophils. Since these lesions show delayed healing, treatment becomes necessary, but in certain cases, healing occurs by excision of the ulcer alone during the biopsy.
Pengaruh pemberian jus mangga terhadap profil lipid dan malondialdehyde pada tikus yang diberi minyak jelantah
Authors: Zaki Ibnu , Johan Andrew , W Nyoman Suci
Published: November 2017

Latar belakang : Pemberian minyak jelantah menyebabkan peningkatan profil lipid (kolesterol total, trigliserida, kolesterol LDL) dan Malondialdehyde(MDA) darah serta menurunkan kolesterol HDL. Jus mangga mengandung serat, vitamin C, E dan betakaroten yang berpotensi memperbaiki profil lipid dan menurunkan MDA.Tujuan :menganalisis pengaruh jus mangga terhadap profil lipid dan MDA tikus yang diberi minyak jelantah.Metode : Penelitian eksperimental dengan randomized controlled pre-post test design. Tikus Sprague Dawley di bagi acak menjadi tiga kelompok yaitu kelompok K diberi Aquades, kelompok P1 diberi minyak jelantah, dan kelompok P2 diberi minyak jelantah, jus mangga). Pemberian jus mangga diberikan 1x/hari peroral selama 14 hari. Kolesterol total, LDL, HDL diukur dengan metoda CHOD-PAP. Kadar Trigliserida diukur dengan metoda GPO-PAP. Analisis kadar MDA darah dengan metoda TBARS.Hasil : Terjadi peningkatan kolesterol total, trigliserida, LDL dan MDA serta penururnan HDLdarah setelah pemberian minyak jelantah. Pemberian jus mangga secara bermakna menurunkan kolesterol total, trigliserida, LDL dan MDA darah serta meningkatkan HDL. Rerata perubahan setelah pemberian jus mangga pada P2 kolesterol total -72,90±9,33 mg/dl,trigliserida -39,29±8,13 mg/dl, LDL -8,71±3,05mg/dldan MDA -4,25±0,52. Rerata Peningkatan HDL 13,70±4,16 mg/dl.Simpulan : Pemberian jus mangga menurunkan kolesterol total, trigliserida, LDL, MDA dan meningkatkan HDL.
Status hidrasi sebelum dan sesudah latihan atlet sepak bola remaja
Authors: Dieny Fillah Fithra , Putriana Dittasari
Published: November 2017

Latar Belakang : Salah satu unsur gizi yang penting adalah air. Atlet remaja memiliki risiko dehidrasi lebih tinggi daripada atlet dewasa. Tidak semua atlet sepak bola memiliki status hidrasi yang baik sebelum latihan, apalagi keringat yang keluar terus menerus selama pertandingan yang tidak diimbangi dengan konsumsi cairan yang cukup akan berpengaruh terhadap terjadinya kelelahan, dehidrasi dan akhirnya berdampak pada performa atletTujuan : menganalisis hubungan status hidrasi sebelum latihan, dan konsumsi cairan selama periode latihan dengan status hidrasi setelah latihan pada atlet sepak bola remaja.Metode : Penelitian penelitian ini dilakukan dengan desain cross-sectional, populasi adalah atlet mudadi sekolah sepak bola (SSB) UNDIP Semarang. Pemilihan 47 subjek dilakukan dengan acak subjek penelitian berjumlah 47 atlet yang dipilih secara acak.  Latihan yang dilakukan  adalah permainan sepak bola selama 70 menit. Data identitas subjek diperoleh melalui wawancara menggunakan kuesioner. Data status gizi melalui perhitungan indeks massa tubuh. Konsumsi cairan pada periode latihan (sebelum, selama dan setelah latihan), diperoleh melalui pengamatan dan wawancara menggunakan food recall, dan status hidrasi diketahui dengan pemeriksaan berat jenis urin (BJU). Hasil : Usia atlet berkisar 13-16 tahun. Sebagian besar atlet kurang mengkonsumsi cairan selama latihan (80,9% atlet) maupun setelah latihan (89,4% atlet). Rerata konsumsi cairan pada periode latihan (1678,77+457,9 ml) lebih rendah dari kebutuhan yang dianjurkan (2400-3400 ml). Hanya 1 atlet (2,1%) yang terhidrasi baik sebelum latihan, 68,8% mengalami significant dehydration. Sedangkan setelah latihan seluruh atlet mengalami dehidrasi, yaitu 89,4% significant dehydration, dan 10,6% minimal dehydration. Ada hubungan konsumsi cairan pada periode latihan (r=-0,297, p=0,043) dan status hidrasi sebelum latihan (r=0,392, p=0,006) dengan status dehidrasi setelah latihan pada atlet sepak bola remajaSimpulan : status hidrasi sebelum latihan , konsumsi cairan pada periode latihan berhubungan dengan status hidrasi setelah latihan pada atlet sepak bola remaja.
Pengaruh status gizi & asupan gizi ibu terhadap berat bayi lahir rendah pada kehamilan usia remaja
Authors: Retni Retni , Margawati Ani , Widjanarko Bagoes
Published: November 2017

Introduction. Teenage pregnancy at risk of having a baby with low birth weight (LBW). This happens because of the condition of the mother is still in the growth, physical development is not perfect so it can be detrimental to the health of mother and fetus. The research objective is to analyze the effect of nutritional status and nutrient intake of mothers of low birth weight in pregnancy adolescence.Methods:  The study design was observational with prospective cohort approach.The subject is the population of third trimester pregnant women aged 16-19 years amounted to 27 people. The nutritional status measured by antropometry. Nutrient intake was measured by 24-hour food recall method. Data were analyzed by calculating the relative riskResults: 66,7% had a protein energy malnutrition, 51,9% had less weight gain during pregnancy, and 59,3% are anemic. The mean intake of energy, protein, folic acid, iron, zinc, vitamin A and C are in not enough categories. The relative risk test showed that less weight gain during pregnancy (RR= 3,71;95% CI 1,34-10,25, low energy intake (RR =6.03; 95% CI 5,68-898,64), low protein (RR= 13,00;95% CI 1,97-85,45), low folic acid (RR = 13,00;95% CI 1,97-85,45), low iron (RR= 4,00;95% CI 1,71-9,34) at risk of having low birth weight. Conclusions: Pregnant women-adolescence with less weight gain during pregnancy, energy protein malnutrition and low energy, protein, folic acid and iron intake at risk of having low birth weight.
Pengaruh suplementasi seng dan vitamin B6 terhadap kadar hemoglobin, hematokrit dan indeks eritrosit pasien malaria vivax yang anemia
Authors: Sofiyetti Sofiyetti , Dharmana Edi , Rahfiludin M. Zen , W Nyoman Suci , Afifah Diana Nur
Published: November 2017

Background: Zinc supplementation decrease the risk of malaria parasitaemia, increasing ferritin serum level and hemoglobin in patients with malaria. Zinc influence the activity of aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) an enzymes that catalizes heme synthesize. Vitamin B6 in pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP) from has a role in alpha-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) formation, which is the precursor of heme in hemoglobin. PLP also inhibit the growth of the malaria parasite.Objective: The objective was to analyze the effect of zinc and vitamin B6 supplementation on hemoglobin level, hematocrit and erythrocyte indexs (MCV, MCH and MCHC) of anemic Plasmodium vivax malaria patients.Methods: Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trial with pre and post test design. 30 subjects were divided into two groups: the suplementation group were given zinc 1x10 mg/day with vitamin B6 1x5 mg/day and the control group were given a placebo for 30 days. Data analysis by paired t-test, independent t-test and Mann Whitney.Results: There was an increase in Hb levels in the suplementation group (p=0.0001), the control group (p=0.001) and there was a significant difference on the increase between the two groups (p=0.020). Hematocrit significant increase only in the suplementation group (p=0.0001). There were no differences on erythrocyte index parameter in both groups.Conclusion: Zinc and vitamin B6 supplementation of for 30 days increase the hemoglobin level, hematocrit and there were no effect on erythrocyte indexs of anemic Plasmodium vivax malaria patients.
Faktor agen, pejamu, dan lingkungan kejadian obesitas pada anak usia 5-6 tahun
Authors: Pavilianingtyas Astuti
Published: November 2017

Background: The prevalence of obesity on children is significantly increasing in both of developing and developed countries and has negative impacts on their growth and development. The purpose of this study was to explain the factors that may influence obesity on children aged 5-6 years.Methode: The case-control study conducted from November 2016 – February 2017 in 7 Kindergartens and Elementary Schools in Tlogosari Kulon Village, Semarang to 88 students and their mother as respondents. The sampling method was proporsionate simple random sampling. The data collected using structured interview, questionnaires and supported by in-depth interview. Statistical analysis was conducted using multiple regression logistic method by SPSS 13.0.Results: The results of the study proved that frequency of fast food consumption ≥ 3 times per week (OR 3,8; 95%CI 1,316-11,161)[1], duration of screen time > 2 hours per day (OR 5,9; 95%CI 1,422-24,628), having minimum one obesity parent (OR 3,8; 95%CI 1,197-11,907) as the risk factors of obesity on children aged 5-6 years. Children aged 5-6 years who have ethnic background as Javanesse (OR 0,03; 95%CI 0,002-0,547) and mother with low-level education (OR 0,18; 95%CI 0,035-0,95) proved as protective factors of obesity.Conclusion: The obesity on children age 5-6 years was influenced by frequency of fast food consumption, duration of screen time, parent’s obesity, ethnic background and education level of mother. The influence of screen time and ethnic background on obesity in children need to extend as future epidemiological study.
Formulasi dan karakteristik nutrimat bar berbasis tepung kacang kedelai (glycine max. L) dan tepung kacang merah (phaseolus vulgaris. L) sebagai makanan pasien kemoterapi
Authors: Wiranata I Gusti Agung Gede , Puspaningrum Dylla Hanggaeni Dyah , Kusumawati I Gusti Ayu Wita
Published: November 2017

Background : The potency of soybeans and red beans as the source of antioxidant agents is very interesting to be developed as snack bar for chemotherapy patients. Nutrimat bar is made with addition of soybeans flour and red beans flour. The correct formulation will result in good characteristic of nutrimat bar. Methods : This research used Complete Random Design (RAL) with five types of treatment and three times of repetition. The formulations of soybeans flour and red beans flour being used were P1 (0:100); P2 (25:75); P3 (50:50); P4 (75:25); and P5 (100:0). Analysis to nutrimat bar was sensory characteristic analysis (taste, flavor, color and texture) and nutrient content analysis (protein, fat, carbohydrate and antioxidant). Data analysis used ANOVA with further testing of Smallest Real Difference (BNT). Results : The result of research shows that formulation with addition of soybeans flour and read beans flour has an effect towards characteristic of nutrimat bar quality being produced. Conclusion : The best nutrimat bar is made from formulation of P2 (soybeans flour of 25% and red beans flour of 75%) which producing characteristic of savory taste, non-rotten flavor, brown color and tender texture, with nutrient content value of protein at 12.75 g, fat at 4.71 g, carbohydrate at 35.36 g and antioxidant at 84.69 mg/L Galic Acid Equivalent Antioxidan Capacity (GAEAC).
Mobile augmented communication for remote collaboration in a physical work context
Authors: Pejoska-Laajola Jana , Reponen Sanna , Virnes Marjo , Leinonen Teemu
Published: November 2017

Informal learning in a physical work context requires communication and collaboration that build on a common ground and an active awareness of a situation. We explored whether mobile video conversations augmented with on-screen drawing features were beneficial for improving communication and remote collaboration practices in the construction and facility maintenance services sectors. We used field studies in actual work contexts to map how participants solve physical tasks with remote help powered by augmented video calls, and examined how the drawing feature was used in these contexts. The research data were collected from interviews and job shadowing. The results suggest that augmented video calls enhance remote collaboration by allowing workers to point at task objects and locations, thus potentially improving informal workplace learning.
Racial Discrepancies in the Participation Between Alcohol Prohibition and the Drug War
Authors: Whalin Luke L. , Block Walter E.
Published: November 2017

Why is it that young Italian-American men were shooting each other over turf during the prohibition of alcohol in the 20th century, and young African-American men are shooting each other over turf in the 21st? Was this just a historical accident? Could it easily have been the other way around? That is the question with which the present paper attempts to wrestle.
Effect of water temperature on the physiological stress and growth performance of tapah (Wallago leeri) during domestication
Authors: Tang Usman Muhammad , Muchlisin Zainal Abidin , Syawal Henni , Masjudi Heri
Published: November 2017

The objectives of the present study were to analyze the effect of temperature regimes on stress levels and to determine the suitable water temperature for the domestication of tapah, Wallago leeri Bleeker. A completely randomized method was used in this study, and three levels of water temperature were tested, namely, 27, 29, and 31°C, in seven replicates. A total of 500 experimental fish were collected from the Kampar River, Langgam, Riau, Indonesia, and transported to the Aquaculture Laboratory, Riau University. The fish were reared in 21 tanks at stocking densities of 70-100 fish tank−1. The fish were fed rough fish three times a day at 08:00, 12:00, and 21:00 for 30 days. Blood samples were taken on days 1, 14, and 29, which were analyzed for cortisol, glucose, and plasma protein. Growth and survival rates were recorded at the end of the experiment. ANOVA showed that water temperature had a significant effect on the stress condition, growth, and survival rate of tapah. Lower blood glucose, protein, and cortisol plasma levels were recorded in fish acclimatized at 29°C with values of 14.44 mg dL−1, 5.35 g dL−1, and 6.90 mg mL−1, respectively. Additionally, higher growth performance (32.30 g) and survival rates (100%) were also found in fish reared at 29°C. It was concluded that the best water temperature for the domestication of tapah is 29°C.
Determining Customer Satisfaction in the Real Estate Management Sector in Riga
Authors: Puķīte Iveta , Geipele Sanda
Published: November 2017

This article discusses the need to determine customer satisfaction and how to use it in non-mortgage asset management companies. The aim of the article is to discover the essential elements necessary for ensuring customer satisfaction in real estate management companies. A customer satisfaction survey, which enables the management company to gain information about customer needs and control the quality of provided services, is essential for successful operation of the companies in order to maintain a high standard in one of the fundamental values - quality of customer service. The present article analyses the results of the research obtained by interviewing the clients of the real estate management company. In the conclusion, proposals are made for methods in order to continue improving customer satisfaction.
Importance of the Marine Cadastre in the Development of the Real Estate Industry in Latvia
Authors: Stāmure Iveta , Kaminskis Jānis , Kowalczyk Kamil
Published: November 2017

In Latvia, the issues of the Real Estate Cadastre are arranged; however, it should be noted that part of the issues affecting the Baltic Sea, i.e., the issues of the Marine Cadastre, are not covered by the Real Estate Cadastre. The status of the Baltic coastline is an essential element of infrastructure for all countries around the Baltic Sea. This baseline serves as the key element or reference for the Marine Cadastre. In place-to-place, this line is the dynamic element as it is possible to monitor location with advanced and progressive technologies. The issues of the Marine Cadastre are on the agenda in many EU countries, and several internаtional projects are being reаlized. Land parcels from the sea are registered and maintained in the Cadastre Information System in Latvia. Starting from 2017, the State Land Service of Latvia has started to register coastal areas two kilometres in width from the Baltic Sea baseline. Cadastral information about the Marine Cadastre is being used for spatial planning and taxation.
A Values-Led Planning Approach for Sustainable Land Use and Development
Authors: Auziņš Armands , Viesturs Jānis
Published: November 2017

The creation of positive synergy in managing land-related resources if exploring the territorial capabilities, threats and opportunities, e.g. the effects of urban expansion, multi-functionality of land use, internalisation of negative externalities and challenges of a city agglomeration, causes primary necessity for the modern society. The study is concerned with the conceptual background and feasibility aspects of values-led planning (VLP) approach to be introduced into land management practice by capitalising first of all on comparative analysis of dynamic spatial planning systems and planning cultures. Finally, it is argued that the implementation of new planning approach within proposed framework would lead towards improved land use policies and better territorial governance, developing more inclusive and resilient territories for the benefit of a society.
Using 3D Scanning Techniques in Orthopedic Systems Modeling
Authors: Balaşa Mihai-Constantin , Cuculici Ştefan , Panţu Cosmin , Mihai Simona , Negrea Alexis-Daniel , Zdrafcu Mihai-Octavian , Leţ Dorin-Dacian , Filip Viviana , Cristea Ştefan
Published: November 2017

Designing orthopedic implants with a long lifespan is essential for improving patients’ quality of life. It is necessary to develop new products with a high degree of personalization for the human body. Physicians and engineers analyzed the geometry and behavior of healthy joints’ motion under specific load conditions as well as the behavior over time and lifetime of orthopedic implants fitted to patients to improve their quality. The paper presents the way in which three-dimensional modeling techniques using specialized software (Catia, SolidWorks) can be combined with reverse engineering techniques (3D scanning) to optimize the design of orthopedic implants. The design of an implant consists of its three-dimensional modeling, as well as simulation of its integration into the human body, in order to analyze its behavior during motion. Therefore, it is necessary not only to 3D model the parts that make up the implant itself, but also to 3D model the bone to which the implant will be fitted. The paper highlights the complementarity of the classic modeling techniques with the reverse engineering techniques, which is necessary because the design of the parts that make up the implant itself can be achieved by specialized software modeling techniques, while the bones, having complex geometries, are better suited to 3D Modeling by scanning.
Yahya Kemal and Nizar Qabbani: Two Poet-Diplomats in Spain and “Andalus” in their Poems
Authors: Doğru İhsan
Published: November 2017

Yahya Kemal and Nizar Qabbani were two poets who served as diplomats in Spain in the past century on behalf of the governments of Turkey and Syria. Yahya Kemal wrote two poems about Spain, “Dance in Andalusia “ and “Coffee Shop in Madrid”. “Dance in Andalusia,” a poem written about the Flamenco dance, has become very famous. In this poem, he described the traditional dance of the Spanish people and emphasized the place of this dance in their lives and the fun-loving lives of the people of Spain. In almost all of the poems which Nizar Qabbani wrote about Spain, on the other hand, a feeling of sadness rather than joy prevails. He gives a deep sigh in his poems as he regards Andalusia as the one-time land of his ancestors. His most important poem with respect to Spain is the poem entitled “Granada”. This poem is considered to be one of the most significant odes in the Arab literature describing Granada, the pearl of Andalusia, Arab influences there, the Alhambra palace and the sadness felt due to the loss of the city by Arabs. This study analyzes the two most important poems written by Yahya Kemal and Nizar Qabbani concerning Spain, namely “Dance in Andalusia” and “Granada”. Whenever it is deemed appropriate, other poems of the two poets regarding Spain will be dwelt upon and what kind of an influence Andalusia left in their emotional world will be revealed.
The Frankenstein Meme: Penny Dreadful and The Frankenstein Chronicles as Adaptations
Authors: Braid Barbara
Published: November 2017

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) is one of the most adaptable and adapted novels of all time, spurring countless renditions in film, television, comic books, cartoons, and other products of popular culture. Like a meme, this story adapts itself to changing cultural contexts by replication with mutation. This article examines the adaptive and appropriative features of two recent examples of such renditions in the form of television series, Penny Dreadful (2014-2016) and The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015). It discusses palimpsestic appropriations used in these shows, their depiction of Frankenstein and his Creatures, and above all, the themes and their meanings which these twenty-first-century appropriations of Frankenstein offer.
Common fixed point theorems via generalized condition (B) in quasi-partial metric space and applications
Authors: Tomar Anita , Beloul Said , Sharma Ritu , Upadhyay Shivangi
Published: November 2017

The aim of this paper is to introduce generalized condition (B) in a quasi-partial metric space acknowledging the notion of Künzi et al. [Künzi H.-P. A., Pajoohesh H., Schellekens M. P., Partial quasi-metrics, Theoret. Comput. Sci., 2006, 365, 237-246] and Karapinar et al. [Karapinar E., Erhan M.,Öztürk A., Fixed point theorems on quasi-partial metric spaces, Math. Comput.Modelling, 2013, 57, 2442-2448] and to establish coincidence and common fixed point theorems for twoweakly compatible pairs of self mappings. In the sequelwe also answer affirmatively two open problems posed by Abbas, Babu and Alemayehu [Abbas M., Babu G. V. R., Alemayehu G. N., On common fixed points of weakly compatible mappings satisfying generalized condition (B), Filomat, 2011, 25(2), 9-19]. Further in the setting of a quasi-partial metric space, the results obtained are utilized to establish the existence and uniqueness of a solution of the integral equation and the functional equation arising in dynamic programming. Our results are also justified by explanatory examples supported with pictographic validations to demonstrate the authenticity of the postulates.
An Object Detection and Pose Estimation Approach for Position Based Visual Servoing
Authors: Shi Lei
Published: November 2017

In this paper, an object recognition method and a pose estimation approach using stereo vision is presented. The proposed approach was used for position based visual servoing of a 6 DoF manipulator. The object detection and recognition method was designed with the purpose of increasing robustness. A RGB color-based object descriptor and an online correction method is proposed for object detection and recognition. Pose was estimated by using the depth information derived from stereo vision camera and an SVD based method. Transformation between the desired pose and object pose was calculated and later used for position based visual servoing. Experiments were carried out to verify the proposed approach for object recognition. The stereo camera was also tested to see whether the depth accuracy is adequate. The proposed object recognition method is invariant to scale, orientation and lighting condition which increases the level of robustness. The accuracy of stereo vision camera can reach 1 mm. The accuracy is adequate for tasks such as grasping and manipulation.
Digestive enzymes in Rhinolophus euryale (Rhinolophidae, Chiroptera) are active also during hibernation
Authors: Maxinová Edita , Šustr Vladimír , Uhrin Marcel
Published: November 2017

During the winter, bats use hibernation as a means of surviving the period of low prey offer. However, the Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale) arouses from torpor quite frequently. Based on the actual climatic conditions, it can profit from occasional foraging oportunities, when they occur. We analysed faeces collected on four nights during the period from November 2012 to February 2013 from the Domica-Baradla cave system (Slovakia and Hungary). In mid-November, the largest proportion of faecal contents were from Lepidoptera. Later on, the proportion of non-consumptive mass in the faeces increased and prey remnants disappeared. We analysed the activity of digestive enzymes (amylase, chitobiase, endochitinase and glukosaminidase) in faeces. The activity of these enzymes was detected in fresh faeces throughout the whole winter. The faecal activity of the chitinases was relatively stable during the monitored period, whilst the activity of amylase was highest during late November and December. Some level of active digestive enzymes during the winter could be an adaptation to occasional winter foraging.
The Analysis of Agricultural Products Export Competitiveness of the Republic of Serbia Based on the RCA Index
Authors: Cvetković Milica , Petrović-Ranđelović Marija
Published: November 2017

Agriculture of the Republic of Serbia is a significant economic branch, due to the specifics of production, tradition and because of the enormous potential that it holds for improving competitive performance and development of the national economy. For this reason, in all strategic documents agriculture is recognised as a vital branch for the development of the national economy, which can be achieved by an increase in productivity and greater foreign exchange, especially with the neighbouring countries. Bearing in mind that agricultural food products represent a very important part of foreign trade of the Republic of Serbia with the countries of the Western Balkans, the goal of the research is to point out the comparative advantages of the Republic of Serbia in the exchange of agricultural and food products with the countries in the region, by applying the Balassa index. The realisation of the principal objective of the research was carried out using the methods of comparative advantage, historical method, trends method, methods of analysis and synthesis. The results of research show that the Republic of Serbia has distinct comparative advantages in relation to the countries in the Western Balkans, with the exception of the Republic of Croatia. The key contribution of this paper lies in providing a clearer insight into the comparative advantages of the Republic of Serbia in foreign trade with the countries in the region, as well as pointing out the priority directions of activities of competent authorities in order to intensify. the agricultural export, especially high quality and products at a higher level of processing.
Evaluation of European Cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus L.) genotypes for agro-morphological, biochemical and bioactive characteristics in Turkey
Authors: Ersoy Nilda , Ercisli Sezai , Gundogdu Muttalip
Published: November 2017

The study evaluated some agro-morphological (fruit weight, fruit flesh ratio, fruit skin colour, number of fruits per raceme, number of racemes per bush), biochemical (vitamin C, soluble solids content, organic acids), and bioactive (total phenolics, total anthocyanins, total flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity) characteristics of the fruit of a number of selected European Cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus L.) genotypes grown in the Sivas province of Turkey. To evaluate the antioxidant capacity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays were performed. The results showed genotype-specific differences in most of the agro-morphological, biochemical and bioactive characteristics. The range of fruit weight, number of fruits per raceme, and number of racemes per bush was between 0.67 and 0.82 g, 40.7 and 57.1, and 470 and 581, respectively. The highest vitamin C and soluble solids contents were found in the fruits of genotypes SIV-9 and SIV-6 as 39 mg per 100 g and 12.6%, respectively. Tartaric acid was the main organic acid in all the genotypes; it ranged from 120 to 144 mg per 100 g of fruit FW. Total phenolic, total anthocyanin and total flavonoid contents ranged from 621 to 987 mg gallic acid equivalents per 100 g, 15 to 51 mg cyanidin-3-rutinoside equivalents per 100 g, and 202 to 318 mg rutin equivalents per 100 g, respectively. Genotype SIV-10 had the highest antioxidant capacity (34.90 μmol Trolox per g, based on FRAP assays). The present study shows the potential of the evaluated European Cranberrybush genotypes for improving the nutritional value through germplasm enhancement programmes.
The Arzelà–Ascoli theorem by means of ideal convergence
Authors: Taş Emre , Yurdakadim Tugba
Published: November 2017

In this paper, using the concept of ideal convergence, which extends the idea of ordinary convergence and statistical convergence, we are concerned with the I-uniform convergence and the I-pointwise convergence of sequences of functions defined on a set of real numbers D.
We present the Arzelà–Ascoli theorem by means of ideal convergence and also the relationship between I-equicontinuity and I-continuity for a family of functions.
On some boundary value problems for the heat equation in a non-regular type of a prism of ℝ
N+1
Authors: Kheloufi Arezki
Published: November 2017

This paper is devoted to the analysis of the boundary value problem

∂
t

⁡
u

-

Δ
⁢
u

=
f

{\partial_{t}u-\Delta u=f}

,
with an N-dimensional space variable, subject to a Dirichlet–Robin type boundary condition on the lateral boundary of the domain.
The problem is settled in a noncylindrical domain of the form

Q
=

{

(
t
,

x
1

)

∈

ℝ
2

:
0
<
t
<
T
,

φ
1

(
t
)

<

x
1

<

φ
2

(
t
)

}

×

∏

i
=
1

N
-
1

]
0
,
b

i

[

Q=\{(t,x_{1})\in\mathbb{R}^{2}:0<t<T,\varphi_{1}(t)<x_{1}<\varphi_{2}(t)\}%
\times\prod_{i=1}^{N-1}{]0,b_{i}[}

, where

φ
1

{\varphi_{1}}

and

φ
2

{\varphi_{2}}

are smooth functions.
One of the main issues of the paper is that the domain can possibly be non-regular; for instance, the significant case when

φ
1

⁢

(
0
)

=

φ
2

⁢

(
0
)

{\varphi_{1}(0)=\varphi_{2}(0)}

is allowed. We prove well-posedness results for the problem in a number of different settings and under natural assumptions on the coefficients and on the geometrical properties of the domain.
This work is an extension of the one-dimensional case studied in [4].
Cobalt supported on alumina as green catalyst for Biginelli reaction in mild conditions: effect of catalyst preparation method
Authors: Khiar Chahinaz , Tassadit Mazari , Bennini Leila , Halouane Mourad , Benito González Manuel Jesús , Menad Saliha , Tezkratt Said , Rabia Chérifa
Published: November 2017

Cobalt supported on alumina (10 wt% Co/Al