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INDICADORES DE SUSTENTABILIDADE NA GESTÃO AMBIENTAL CONSIDERANDO UM PROJETO DE CÓDIGO FLORESTAL
Authors: Otani Nilo
Published: August 2018

Considerando-se a pergunta de pesquisa: "Os indicadores de sustentabilidade podem se tornar elementos constitutivos em um projeto de Código Florestal?", o presente artigo objetiva oferecer uma possibilidade concreta de adoção de indicadores de sustentabilidade na gestão ambiental de elementos constitutivos de ecossistemas integrantes de um projeto de Código Florestal, inserindo numa política pública ferramentas objetivas de avaliação. A gestão ambiental pode ser reforçada pela adoção de ferramentas de TIC’s que possibilitam a obtenção de informações confiáveis e auditáveis. A pesquisa considera as bases do paradigma interpretacionista para estudo do fenômeno; a lógica de pesquisa ocorre pela observação de casos por meio do método indutivo; as documentações indiretas de fontes secundárias servem a base de pesquisa empírica; quanto aos fins, trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva e quanto aos meios, uma pesquisa-ação. A partir da inovação apresentada, a gestão de áreas de preservação permanente, áreas de uso restrito, o manejo de recursos florestais, medidas de proteção para cursos de água, bem como proteção contra incêndios, dentre outros referenciados no texto, poderão ser desenvolvidos de forma compatível com os postulados da Gestão do Conhecimento, tendo os resultados, expressos por indicadores de sustentabilidade, publicados e avaliados publicamente, permitindo, assim, sua socialização e a popularização.
DIRETRIZES BÁSICAS PARA O FLUXO REVERSO DE RESÍDUOS DO PORTO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Authors: Maia Darah , Murta Aurelio Lamare Soares
Published: August 2018

No presente trabalho, cujo tema é Logística Reversa dos Resíduos no Porto do Riode Janeiro, buscar-se-á diagnosticar e avaliar o ciclo reverso utilizado pormeio de estudo de caso que permita um conhecimento amplo e detalhado dalogística reversa a ser estudada, aliado à utilização do levantamento de dados,para que possam ser obtidas informações de nível quantitativo e qualitativo quenos permitam mensurar a importância de tal processo reverso.
As contradições do projeto da nação moçambicana pós-independência em Virgem Margarida (2012), de Licínio Azevedo
Authors: França Alex Santana
Published: August 2018

O presente artigo pretende investigar que problematizações o filme Virgem Margarida (2012), dirigido pelo cineasta brasileiro-moçambicano Licínio Azevedo, pode ainda trazer ao debate sobre o processo de construção e/ou consolidação da nação moçambicana pós-independência, assim como para o entendimento da experiência pós-guerra e pós-colonial no país. A metodologia de análise fílmica proposta nesse trabalho segue a perspectiva de interpretação sócio-histórica (VANOYE, 2014) e análise de imagem e som (PENAFRIA, 2015). Acredita-se que ao retomar o ano de 1975, quando Moçambique torna-se oficialmente um país independente, e em que se dará, na prática, o projeto de nova nação, em parte delineado ainda no período de luta de libertação, Virgem Margarida traz alguns questionamentos à funcionalidade desse projeto, apresentando falhas que não estavam previstas quando então elaborado. Defende-se que a recorrência ao passado no filme não funciona como um desejo retrógrado de reviver o irrecuperável, e sim, estabelecer uma reflexão crítica sobre determinados acontecimentos históricos, a fim de, inclusive, oferecer outras narrativas e olhares sobre esse fatos, que não necessariamente dialoguem com os discursos oficiais, como a opressão e violência sofrida pelas personagens femininas no filme, desde a captura em Maputo pelos soldados do exército da FRELIMO até o treinamento militar ao qual são submetidas para que atingissem o status de “mulher nova”.
A escritura do som em sua inscrição na literatura e no cinema: o leitmotiv e o suspense em Rebecca
Authors: Gouveia Sylvia Cristina Toledo
Published: August 2018

Os estudos interartes viabilizam a apreensão dos signos contidos num locus intermediário que revela as nuances do diálogo entre as artes. A escritura do som na literatura permite o acesso daquilo que, embora não esteja contido no texto escrito, faz parte do caráter literário da obra e vem à tona no instante da recepção do texto. No cinema, essa escritura revela o alcance semântico da trilha sonora, em suas dimensões concreta e subjetiva, na composição das cenas. O presente estudo objetiva realizar uma análise do leitmotiv na formação do suspense em Rebecca, romance de Daphne Du Maurier, e em sua adaptação cinematográfica, de Alfred Hitchcock, propondo uma reflexão acerca do lugar do som no espaço romanesco e na arte cinematográfica.
Do Auditors Price Breach Risk in Their Audit Fees?
Authors: Smith Thomas J. (Tom) , Higgs Julia L. , Pinsker Robert E.
Published: August 2018

Data security breaches have been shown in the literature to negatively affect firm operations. Auditors serve as an important, external governance mechanism with respect to a firm's overall risk management protocol. Consequently, our study examines whether auditors price breach risk into their fees and if a firm's internal governance can mitigate the potential increases in audit fees. Using a sample of breached firms ranging from 2005–2014, we adapt the Houston, Peters, and Pratt (2005) model to explore how auditors view audit risk related to breach risk. We find that breaches are associated with an increase in fees, but the result is driven by external breaches. Our evidence suggests the presence of board-level risk committees and more active audit committees may help mitigate the breach risk audit fee premium. Additional evidence suggests that both past breach disclosures as well as future disclosures are associated with audit fees.
Behind the Curve: Higher Education's Efforts to Implement Advanced Information Systems
Authors: Campbell Cory , Fogarty Timothy J.
Published: August 2018

A rapidly changing and increasingly hostile environment creates incentives for organizations in the higher education sector to invest in high capability information systems technology. However, effective adoption and implementation of such systems has been rarer than one would expect. Using interviews of higher education administrators, this paper identifies structural, cultural, and strategic reasons for this shortfall. That which must be overcome to prepare colleges and universities for the information-intensive future is discussed.
Management of a Class I malocclusion with traumatically avulsed maxillary central and lateral incisors
Authors: Mostafa Nesrine Z. , McCullagh Anthony P. G. , Kennedy David B.
Published: August 2018

This case report describes orthodontic space closure for managing an avulsed maxillary central incisor and a lateral incisor in a growing girl with a Class I deep bite malocclusion with moderate lower and mild upper crowding. The treatment approach moved a central incisor across the midline and substituted a lateral incisor for a central incisor, in combination with canine substitution. Veneers on all maxillary anterior teeth attained acceptable esthetics. The right central incisor was moved to serve as the avulsed left central incisor. The right lateral incisor was moved to the position of the right central incisor and restored. The canines on both sides were substituted as lateral incisors; the posterior occlusion was left in Class II. Mesialization of central and lateral incisors with prosthetic rehabilitation is an acceptable treatment option.
Effect of Simulated Mastication on the Surface Roughness and Wear of Machinable Ceramics and Opposing Dental Enamel
Authors: Daryakenari G , Alaghehmand H , Bijani A
Published: August 2018

Objective:

Computer aided design-computer aided machining (CAD-CAM) ceramic crowns are replacing ceramo-metal ones due to newly developed mechanical properties and esthetics. To obtain knowledge about their interactions due to polishing and occlusal contacts with the opposing dental enamel specimen, including surface roughness and wear, the three-body wear simulation was investigated.

Methods and Materials:

The surface roughness (RA) and wear rate (mm) of four CAD-CAM blocks with different compositions including Vita Mark II, e.max, Suprinity, and Enamic, after two surface treatments of glazing and polishing, and their opposing enamel specimens, were investigated using a mastication simulator and atomic force microscope.

Results:

The roughness of all ceramic and to a greater extent enamel samples, with the exception of enamel opposing polished Enamic samples, was decreased after wear. No significant difference in wear was evident for the ceramic samples between the glazed and polished treatments. Lower wear rates were recorded only for polished Vita Mark II and polished Enamic in comparison to the glazed ones.

Conclusion:

The newly developed polishing systems for CAD-CAM ceramics can be good alternatives to reglazing, because the roughness and wear rate of both the ceramic and the opposing enamel will either not change or decrease.
Clinical Evaluation of Different Delivery Methods of At-Home Bleaching Gels Composed of 10% Hydrogen Peroxide
Authors: Cordeiro D , Toda C , Hanan S , Arnhold LP , Reis A , Loguercio AD , Bandeira MF Costa Lima
Published: August 2018

Objectives:

This study aimed to compare the tooth sensitivity, gingival irritation, and bleaching efficacy of at-home whitening performed with 10% hydrogen peroxide (HP) using a conventional tray-delivered system or two different bleaching systems (strips or prefilled disposable trays).

Methods and Materials:

Sixty patients, with maxillary incisors darker than A2 were selected for this single-blind, parallel randomized clinical trial. Teeth were bleached during 14 days with a 30-minute gel contact with teeth per day. The 10% HP was delivered in a bleaching tray (White Class, FGM) in strips (White Strips, Oral-B) or prefilled disposable trays (Opalescence Go, Ultradent). The color changes were evaluated by subjective (Vita Classical and Vita Bleachedguide) and objective (Easyshade Spectrophotometer) methods at baseline and 30 days after the second bleaching session. Tooth sensitivity was recorded during 14 days with a five-point numeric rating scale (NRS) and 0-10 visual analog scale (VAS). The risk of gingival irritation was also recorded during 14 days on a dichotomous scale. All data were submitted to appropriate statistical analysis (α=0.05).

Results:

No significant difference was observed in the risks of tooth sensitivity among groups (p>0.09). However, the conventional bleaching tray produced a higher intensity of tooth sensitivity when compared with the strips and prefilled disposable tray systems (p<0.04). Regarding gingival irritation, the prefilled disposable tray system showed a lower risk of gingival irritation when compared with the conventional bleaching tray (p=0.003). Significant whitening was observed in all groups after 30 days of clinical evaluation with no significant difference between them (p>0.06).

Conclusions:

All 10% HP bleaching systems showed similar whitening after a 14-day use. However, the strips and prefilled disposable trays produced lower intensity of tooth sensitivity than the conventional bleaching tray system. The prefilled disposable tray produced lower risk of gingival irritation when compared to the conventional bleaching tray.
Desarrollo de curso “comercio electrónico” en plataforma moodle para el programa de educación continua de la Universidad Estatal De Sonora / Development of course "electronic commerce" in moodle platform for the continuing education program of the Sonora State University
Authors: Soto Rodríguez Margarita , Flores Figueroa Julián , Espinoza Zallas Francisco Alan
Published: August 2018

La tecnología cambia muchas de las acciones de los individuos, como se aprecia  con el comercio electrónico, el cual permite la compra y venta de productos a través de internet, facilitando en muchos casos las  transacciones. El presente trabajo describe el desarrollo de un curso en línea que permite el aprendizaje de herramientas, conceptos  y características  a considerar  para la implementación de sitios de comercio electrónico.  Dicho curso fue desarrollado para utilizarse dentro del programa de educación continua de la Universidad Estatal de Sonora, campus Benito Juárez,  con el objetivo de promover el uso del comercio electrónico en la región.
Patrimônio, Carnaval e espetáculo: os maracatus-nação no Bairro do Recife
Authors: GUILLEN ISABEL CRISTINA MARTINS
Published: August 2018

Este trabalho objetiva discutir a intrínseca relação entre as manifestações performáticas da cultura popular e o processo de gentrificação do Bairro do Recife, tendo como ponto central as políticas públicas que envolveram o Carnaval, e em especial os maracatus-nação, no período de 1995 a 2015.
Strategy Implementation in Bank Performance Achievement Based on The Balanced Scorecard
Authors: Rizki Rieke Sri
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this research was to know the influence of strategy implementation to the performance achievement of bank based on the balanced scorecard. The research had been done on Branch Office (BO) of Bank Bjb in West Java.  Explanatory case study type was used as the research design. The population included all the functional managers (heads of division) of all BO of Bank Bjb in West Java. There were 48 heads of division in 16 BO with purposive sampling method. Data type was cross-section and questionnaire that were given to three functional managers. Path analysis was used. The result showed that the strategy implementation which had been done in credit management, credit supervision and recovery management, also fund and service management, simultaneously and partially had positive influence in the performance achievement of bank based on the balanced scorecard.
A Study for Authentication and Integrity of Data Files in Cloud Computing
Authors: Kumari Ms. Priyanka , Paul Prof. Raj Kumar
Published: August 2018

With the development of cloud computing, a large number of individuals and companies transfer their data and business to cloud computing. But the management of the data and services of the cloud may not be fully trustworthy. How to ensure the integrity of data stored in cloud attracts more and more attention.

A number of data files authentication and integrity schemes have been conducted to recognize any modification in the exchange of data files between two entities within a cloud environment. Existing solutions are based on combining key-based hash function with traditional factors (steganography, smart-card, timestamp). However, none of the proposed schemes appear to be sufficiently designed as a secure scheme to prevent from attacks. In recent years, lots of efficient and secure solutions to ensure the outsourced data integrity are proposed. This paper provides a survey of the main research results of the previous studies.
The potential for public value frameworks in Northern Ireland and Ireland
Authors: O’Connor Nat
Published: August 2018

The publication of a far-reaching public value framework for central government in the UK presents an opportunity to consider how this or a similar framework could be a useful tool for public management in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The concept of public value represents an evolution beyond some of the weaknesses of New Public Management, as it goes further to measure the holistic public benefit compared with pure monetary valuation. Examination of the current programmes for government in Ireland and Northern Ireland leads to the conclusion that a public value framework could be useful to advance their agendas. Lessons from social value legislation in England, Scotland and Wales indicate how a more comprehensive public value framework might be implemented in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Sediment Movement Mode in rivers of Uzbekistan – Environmental Aspects
Authors: Arifjanov Aybek M. , Apakhujaeva Tursunoy A. , Húska Dušan
Published: August 2018

Central Asian rivers are rich in sediments that affect the construction of hydrotechnical constructions. In this article the influence of sediments on water quality and amelioration conditions of agricultural fields was analyzed and information was given on possibilities of controlling the sediment flow.
The effect of sodium selenate application on growth of the fruiting bodies in the first flush of mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm
Authors: Golian Marcel , Hegedűsová Alžbeta , Trochcová Marianna , Szabová Eva , Hegedűs Ondrej
Published: August 2018

Pleurotus spp. is in the top three of the most widely grown mushrooms in the world production. It is known that mushrooms are able to accumulate most of the substances found in the culture medium very well. Selenium is a significant antioxidant and plays a very important role in the prevention of various types of diseases. This paper points to the possibility of enriching the culture medium of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm. with inorganic selenium. The aim is to obtain a biologically active food applicable to wide population nutrition. Using such foods as nutraceuticals can make a significant contribution to the positive influence of human health.
Effects of replacing fish meal with sunflower meal on growth performance, body composition, hematological and biochemical indices of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings
Authors: Rahmdel Kamyar Javid , Noveirian Hamid Allaf , Falahatkar Bahram , Lashkan Aria Babakhani
Published: August 2018

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of replacing fish meal with sunflower meal had on common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. fingerlings. A total of 455 fish with an average weight of 3.03 ± 0.36 g were distributed in 15 fiberglass tanks and fed five isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets with replacement levels of 0 (control), 25, 50, 75, and 100% of fish meal with sunflower meal for 10 weeks. Based on the results, the highest and lowest final weights were observed at 25 and 100%, respectively, although the differences at 50 and 75% were not significant compared to the control. Significant differences were observed in body composition excluding ash content. Differences in all hematological indices among treatments were not significant, but in plasma biochemical indices, there was a significant decline in triglyceride levels at 100%, and cholesterol was significantly higher in the control. The results of the current study demonstrate that replacing fish meal with sunflower meal is possible up to 75% for common carp fingerlings without negative impacts on growth, body composition, or hematological and plasma biochemical indices.
Trends and Perspectives of Fuelwood Production in Europe
Authors: Otepka Pavol , Grynenko Volodymyr
Published: August 2018

The paper focuses on the identification of trends and perspectives of fuelwood production in most countries of Europe. The shortages in forest territories per capita have been considered as forest poverty and the level of forest poverty has been measured. The indicator of fuelwood production intensity, which is defined as fuelwood production per hectare has been evaluated for every country under consideration. The EU countries have been classified by fuelwood production effectiveness and forest poverty. Trends of fuelwood production have been determined and the forecast of fuelwood production have been developed for selected countries.
Financing of grassland habitats in the Slovak Republic in 2010–2016
Authors: Holúbek Ivan , Hric Peter , Kovár Peter , Boháčiková Andrea
Published: August 2018

The grasslands in the Slovak Republic are divided into 7 categories that have different way and conditions of management to protect and maintain them. From the area of 1,239,777 hectares of habitats in SR and payments per hectare, we calculated the amount of financial support that represents 130,265,701 € for the A-G habitats in 2010-2016. Based on the data about potential use of grassland habitats in livestock feeding (mountain meadows and alluvial meadows), the production potential of C 3.12 t.ha-1biotope E 4.25 t.ha-1of dry matter was calculated, as a result of 5-years long experiment of the Department of Grassland Ecosystems and Forage Crops of SUA in Nitra. We calculated the direct costs for the production of hay dry matter, which reached 116.78 €.ha-1in the meadows, and 71.11 €.ha-1in valleys. Direct costs per 1 hectare of hay dry production are with a support covered on 111.0% of mountain meadows and 74% of meadows. The annual value of ecosystem services of grassland habitats reached 579,789,008 €. Subsidies for permanent grassland habitats stimulate the economy of agricultural subjects and protect the biodiversity of permanent grasslands.
The Impact of Banking Sector Competition on Banks’ Risk-Taking in Transition Economies of Central and South-Eastern Europe
Authors: Mustafa Arben , Toçi Valentin
Published: August 2018

This paper uses the Panzar-Rosse H-statistic to provide empirical evidence on the impact of competitive behaviour of banks on risk-taking, using the Fixed Effects Vector Decomposition Method on panel data of banks in 15 Central and South-Eastern Europe countries during the period 1999-2009. The findings suggest that banking sector competition has had a negative impact on banks’ risk-taking implying that competition contributed to the improvement of the loan-portfolio quality. However, the results differ significantly when distinguishing between the EU and non-EU countries of the CESEE region. While for the EU countries the relationship between banking sector competition and risk-taking remains negative, this relationship is positive for the non-EU countries of the region, suggesting that an increase of competition in the non-EU countries may be detrimental for the stability of the banking sector in these countries. These results are robust to different model specifications and measures of competition
Feedback Trading Strategies: The Case of Greece and Cyprus
Authors: Angelidis, Dimitrios , Koulakiotis Athanasios , Kiohos Apostolos
Published: August 2018

This paper examines whether or not feedback trading strategies are present in the Athens (ASE) and Cyprus Stock Exchanges (CSE). The analysis employs two econometric models: the feedback trading strategy model, introduced by Sentana and Wadhwani (1992), and the exponential autoregressive model, proposed by LeBaron (1992). These two theoretical frameworks, separately, were joined with the FIGARCH (1, d, 1) approach. Both models assume two different groups of traders - the “rational” investors that build their portfolio by following the firms’ fundamentals and the “noise” speculators that ignore stock fundamentals and focus on a positive (negative) feedback trading strategy. The empirical results revealed that negative feedback trading strategies exist in the two underlying stock markets
The Presence of Temporary Public Open Space in Jakarta
Authors: Sujatini Siti
Published: August 2018

Population development and growth have triggered the needs of public space. Unfortunately, the existence of public open space is increasingly neglected. Limited land also triggers the use of public open space for various activities depending on the users needs who occupy the space interchangeably, which is called temporary public open space. The existence of temporary public open space in Jakarta has created the negative impact, that damaging the environment in the form of imbalances in ecological, social, and economic aspects. The purpose of this research is to formulate conceptual frameworkof a sustainable temporary public open space considering the balance of ecological, social, and economic aspects.The research conducted qualitativelyin the form of field observation and interviewingthe local people in order to understand comprehensively the phenomenon of existing temporary public open space. The result of this research shows that the presence of temporary public open space is influenced by the temporal aspect and user’s behaviors. For that reason, community empowerment is needed.
Keywords: Public open space, Concept, Function, Temporary
User Oriented Design Process
Authors: Purnomo Agus Budi
Published: August 2018

Architecture can be defined as human creation. Architecture is created by human and for human. However, in the real world, through the history of architecture, human component had receded to the background over shadowed by personal idea of the designers. As a result space designed by architects is often aliened by human being. In other words such space ceased to become livable. In this paper I will discuss about an increasingly used user oriented design process. Such method can re-humanize spaces that are designed by architects and designer at large. The user oriented design process discussed in the paper will include user oriented parametric design, user oriented design process, phenomenological approaches, and participatory design process. In this paper I also discuss the consequences of the user oriented design to the pedagogical aspects in design schools. Therefore, the applications of user oriented design process can also be taught to younger generation and future designers.

Keywords: User, stakeholder, parameters, phenomenology, participatory design.
THE STUDY OF THE HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
Authors: Sugiman Tantarto
Published: August 2018

One of the indicators that reflects the city's development is the rapid growth of high-rise buildings. The high price and limited available land coupled with the growth and increasingly diverse of human needs become the trigger. This is affected by advances in technology, various available materials as well as sufficient economics factor, making high-rise buildings as one of the development options in major cities around the world. Several factors such as, technology, modernity, and economics dominate the image high-rise buildings. Is it possible to construct the unique high-rise buildings in order to be different from each other? The paper is an initial step in examining the unique concepts that can be applied on high-rise buildings as the products of technology and modernity. The study was conducted through the review of literature in terms of time development in order to seek the unique aspects to be applied on high-rise buildings. 

Keywords: high-rise building, uniqueness, technology, modernity, locality
ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION: THE ARCHITECTURE OF RUMAH KAPITAN AND MUSI RIVERSIDE
Authors: Alfred Alfred
Published: August 2018

Palembang’s Chinese community began inhabiting Kampung Kapitan 7 Ulu following the issuance of a mandate by Sultan Abdurrahman, granting the Chinese the privilege to inhabit the dry lands by the Musi River. Following the migration to the dry lands, the Chinese community implemented different forms of adaptation to the natural and socio-cultural environment to survive on the Musi Riverside, including in the form of residential architectures. This research is a case study, aiming to explore, examine and discuss the process of environmental adaptation and the different aspects that affect the residential architectures on the Musi Riverside. Analysis is done on the architecture of Rumah Kapitan, studying from the morphological and typological point of view, consisting of its positioning and orientation against the Musi River, spatial order, architectural form, and tectonics system, all of which are the manifestation of adaptation to the natural and socio-cultural environment of the Musi Riverside.

Keywords: adaptation; Musi riverside environment; Rumah Kapitan.
THE CHARACTERISTIC OF CORRIDOR STREET SPACE CASE STUDY: THE CORRIDOR OF JALAN VETERAN PENGGAL KLENTENG – JALAN SIMPANG ULIN
Authors: Hadinata Irwan Yudha
Published: August 2018

The street space is a part of urban public spaces. The various functions of street space in generally are as a mode of transporting space, as shared space for citizens and also as an architectural expression of spaces that contain the collective memory of its citizens. This research is focusing on the uniqueness of the street networks and canals in the city of Banjarmasin. Further, exploration of the combination of streets and canals is done to get the spatial characteristics.

The purpose of this research is to determine how and why the street spaces changed and what components have influenced the characteristics of the space in the city of Banjarmasin. This research uses an empirism paradigm with the case study method focusing on the corridor of Jalan Veteran. The analytical method used is to discover street spaces in both two (2) and three (3) dimensional perspectives. Simplification and categorization patterns conducted to reveal the main characteristics of the street spaces.

The findings of the study show that the formal and informal characters of each street space influence the growth rate of the buildings, the changing face of the region, and the shift of the old buildings into the new ones. Double canals are known as formal characteristic and single canals are known as informal ones. The chanal elements in the street spaces have a big influence to change the streetspaces' characteristic.

Keywords: characteristic, street space, space transformation, canal 
VIEWS ON THE MANIFESTATION OF LOCAL WISDOM (CASE: KAMPUNG NAGA, WEST JAVA)
Authors: Saladin Agus , Purnomo Agus Budi , Tundono Sri
Published: August 2018

The physical object of architecture is a manifestation of thoughtful concept of the architect. Philosophically, in vernacular architecture, the concept of thoughts is being revealed in the form of local wisdom. Kampung Naga, as one of the vernacular villages in West Java, maintains its traditional culture although the inhabitants have undergone modern thought. The modern era has developed immensely which could affect the decline in preserving the local wisdom. To anticipate the decline, it is necessary to make an effort to formulate the local wisdom which is still existed. This paper aims to explain the results of research in Kampung Naga which focusing on physical elements and accommodating the results of previous research concerning on local wisdom. Data and information as written materials were obtained through field survey, literature review, and previous research studies. The results of the study show that local wisdom in Kampung Naga has an effect on the aspects of life in terms of social interaction, land law, physical building ideas and its spatial order. The paper will be ended with the diagrammatic conceptual model of the aspects of the manifestation of local wisdom in Kampung Naga.

Keywords: manifestation, local wisdom, Kampung Naga
SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS OF BETAWI VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE AT SETU BABAKAN, JAKARTA
Authors: Lakawa Agustin Rebecca
Published: August 2018

In traditional societies, it is not too difficult to integrate the style and symbols of a house because they have a common language of the same yet mutually understandable style. However, this can not be applied nowadays with the development of pluralistic cultures encountered by Betawi people. Semiotic enables community to reflect on various related issues in the form of architecture and spatial arrangement. This research was conducted to obtain information that will be used to complement semiotics analytical methods. Field data collection methods are done both visually through recording of buildings and orally through interviewing some of the residents. This research uses semiotics analysis model derived from Ferdinand de Saussure which was adapted by Charles Peirce and used by Charles Jencks. Semiotics discussion on the style of Betawi house at Setu Babakan area consists of four major parts: building orientation, zoning, building typology, and building ornament. The result of this study confirms that there are several changes on the four major parts to support the shift of the village into a cultural village. These changes represent the sign of adaptability of the community to support the preservation and maintenance of Betawi house in this cultural village.
Keywords: style and symbol, vernacular architecture, Betawi traditional house
PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL RESIDENTIAL CHANGES AT TEBET UTARA DALAM STREET CORRIDOR, SOUTH JAKARTA
Authors: Heriyanto Budi
Published: August 2018

The 1997-2000 economic crises have provoked the rise of a number of speculators alongside the corridor of Jalan Tebet Utara. The function of residential buildings on the left and right sides of the road was developed not only as a residential place but also as a commercial area with the target market of young people. These conditions had an effect on the phenomenon of architectural transformation on the absence of permission for a commercial building that was not in line with the General Spatial Plan of the Government of DKI Jakarta. As a result, the building faces that were originally identical appearedto be diverse, in which one side of the preferred look of the buildingcouldattract visitors. This article discusses the research emphasizing on the problem of building typology and architectural transformation by administering field observation, mapping of building typology and categorizing the transformation of architectural phenomenon. The findings of the study indicate that changes to the commercial- occupancy function are influenced by the increased accessibility which impacted changes on facade and building elements, on the use of building and road lines, andon the sky line environments.

Keywords: Residential Changes, Street Corridor, Tebet
Successful sequential immune epigenetic therapy of erythrodermic mycosis fungoidesessful sequential immune epigenetic therapy with the resistant course of erythrodermic mycosis fungoides
Authors: Gorenkova L. G. , Kravchenko S. K. , Kovrigina A. M. , Kolomeitsev O. A.
Published: August 2018

Mucosis fungoidea (МF) belongs to the class of epidermotropic T-cell lymphomas. MF is represented by over 10 sub-types only in terms of its clinical manifestations, with one of them being erythrodermic MF (EMF). This disease is characterized by diverse symptomatology in the form of erythroderma and intense skin itch, aggressive сlinical course and unfavorable prognosis. The disease prognosis also correlates with age, previous history of long-term systemic gluco-corticosteroid treatment (GCS), increased activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and hypereosinophilia. The choice of MF treatment is determined by the disease stage and somatic status of the patient. In EMF, a therapy combining various effective preparations and taking into account the specifics of the given case is required. Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is frequently an approach of choice; however, it has demonstrated the highest efficacy in Sezary disease or in EFM associated with leucemization. Application of new pharmaceuticals (monoclonal antibodies, epigenetic agents) in combination or in sequence with immune therapy is a promising direction, particularly for treating patients older than 75 years. In this paper, we describe the clinical case of an elderly patient suffering from EMF without peripheral blood leukemia with multimodal factors of unfavorable prognosis, such as age, increased lactate dehy drogenase activity, history of prolonged inefficient treatment with gluco-cortecosteroid preparations and eosinophilia. A long-term positive response to the treatment using sequential immune epigenetic therapy has not been achieved, although the treatment tolerability and the patient's life quality were satisfactory.
Management of caesarean section postpartum hemorrhage
Authors: Stănescu Anca Daniela , Sima Romina-Marina , Bălălău Denisa-Oana , Pleș Liana
Published: August 2018

Introduction . Postpartum haemorrhage is an important cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. The most common causes are: uterine atonia, lacerations, abnormal placental adhesions and coagulopathy.
Materials and method. We have reviewed international medical databases with randomized studies, meta-analyzes of current trends in postpartum hysterectomy and alternative techniques in postpartum hemorrhage.
Results. The incidence of postpartum hemorrhage is 1% under a rapid therapeutic attitude. The treatment is directed to the cause. Thus, for initial uterine atony, pharmacological means and subsequent surgical gestures such as ligature of the uterine artery - O’Leary or ligature of the hypogastric artery are initiated. Sutura B-Lynch and its variants are designed to perform the compression of the uterus by mechanical force. Uterine balloons are designed to perform placental bleeding areas buffering. This is the most effective method because the catheter applies direct blood pressure to the bleeding site. Uterine bladder devices specifically designed for uterine tamponade after vaginal or caesarean birth include: Foley catheter, Bakri baloon, B-T Cath device and double-bladder device Ebb, which is also designed for cervical haemostasis. Interventional radiology requires advanced, minimally invasive management of postpartum hemorrhage.
Conclusions . The use of uterotonics, pelvic vascular ligatures and balloon buffers are the first steps in the therapeutic approach to postpartum hemorrhage. Appropriate conduct consists of a pro-active attitude, often with a multidisciplinary team.
Modern indications of synthetic mesh in surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
Authors: Poenaru Mircea  Octavian , Sterie Ionuţ E. , Braicu Flavia , Stănescu Anca Daniela , Pleș Liana
Published: August 2018

Background . The treatment of genital prolapse is exclu­sively surgical, usually approached from the perineal area. If surgery is not recommended, the solution can be conservative palliative.
Method . This paper is based on scholarly medical articles and the expertise of Bucur Clinic of Obsetrics and Gynecology, between January 2010 and December 2016, in relation with modern surgical treatments of genital prolapse, using synthetic mesh.
Results . Between January 2010 and December 2017, at the Bucur Clinic of Obstetrics and Ginecology, there were 320 patients surgically treated for urogenital affections. There were registered 53 cases of first- and second-degree genital prolaps, and 65 cases of third-degree genital prolaps. A num­ber of 98 patients presented cystorectocele, of which 82 associated with stress urinary incontinence and only 40 with uterine prolaps. There were made 67 direct cystopexies with polypropylene allograft by the transobturator mid­urethral slings procedure (TOT). Also, the Kelly technique was systematically applied for the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The isolated SUI cases have been treated by the aplications of a suburethral sling, again using the TOT technique(61). The surgical treatment for posterior vaginal wall defect usually consisted in posterior colporrhaphy with perineorrhaphy(73). In cases associated with important uterine descensus, the standard technique consisted in hysterosacropexy with or without reinforcement of the rectovaginal fascia with synthetic mesh (3/14). A total of 7 colpocleisis have been recorded exclusively in elderly patients with associated biological conditions, for which extensive surgery was not recommended.
Discussion . Petros and Ulmstem’s integral theory, which was developed in the ’90s, states that pelvic-genital static disorders and those of urinary incontinence come from the alteration of fascial and ligamentary structures that are part of the pelvian diaphragm. This theory led to the development of vaginal and endoscopic surgical tehniques using syntetic allograft. After a period of prolonged use because of its superior efficiency on a long term, the indications of synthetic allografts have been reduced and they are reserved now for patients with large defects of pelvine statics, for recurrent cases or for women in perimenopause. An important criterion in the surgical choise is the conservation of sexual function.
Conclusions . It is recommended to use the surgical correction of prolapse using synthetic mesh only in case of failure of a first surgery, or if there are known risk factors for the recurrence of prolapse.
Giordano Bruno and the Islamic Tradition
Authors: MALAGUTI Francesco
Published: August 2018

Giordano Bruno has been described as a philosopher, a mathematician, a poet and a mage: all of these terms depict a different aspect of the multi-faceted thinker he was. The development of his original and anti-dogmatic views is partly due to a constant confrontation with different philosophical, scientific and religious doctrines that Scholasticism did not share. Our aim in this article is to clarify the role of the Islamic tradition and its figures in relation to the thought of Giordano Bruno. There is no comprehensive study about this topic, though academics found a consistent connection between the philosophy of Bruno and Latin Averroism. Other topics concerning the Nolan philosopher and the Arabic sources deserve our attention: for example, aspects regarding the Western reception of Islamic science and pseudoscience (astronomy, astrology and alchemy in particular). Philological investigations establish that Bruno read Latin translations of Arabic works and found theories of medieval Muslim thinkers on secondary sources: in fact, he was familiar with authors like al-Ghazali, Avempace and Averroes, as he mentioned them in his works. In order to understand to what extent the Islamic tradition influenced Bruno, we analyzed and contextualized his references concerning the Arabs and the Persians. We concluded that he had an interest in the scientific and philosophical theories of the Muslims, but his overall view on Islam was vague and conditioned by the beliefs of his historical period. Moreover, we highlighted that Averroes was the only Islamic thinker who significantly influenced Bruno; though, the thought of the Nolan has more points in common with Averroism, rather than with the actual philosophy of Averroes.
Consciousness and the End of Materialism: Seeking identity and harmony in a dark era
Authors: KAKOS Spyridon
Published: August 2018

“I am me”, but what does this mean? For centuries humans identified themselves as conscious beings with free will, beings that are important in the cosmos they live in. However, modern science has been trying to reduce us into unimportant pawns in a cold universe and diminish our sense of consciousness into a mere illusion generated by lifeless matter. Our identity in the cosmos is nothing more than a deception and all the scientific evidence seem to support this idea. Or is it not? The goal of this paper is to discard current underlying dogmatism (axioms taken for granted as "self-evident") of modern mind research and to show that consciousness seems to be the ultimate frontier that will cause a major change in the way exact sciences think. If we want to re-discover our identity as luminous beings in the cosmos, we must first try to pinpoint our prejudices and discard them. Materialism is an obsolete philosophical dogma and modern scientists should try to also use other premises as the foundation of their theories to approach the mysteries of the self. Exact sciences need to examine the world with a more open mind, accepting potentially different interpretations of existing experimental data in the fields of brain research, which are currently not considered simply on the basis of a strong anti-spiritual dogmatism. Such interpretations can be compatible with the notion of an immaterial spirit proposed by religion for thousands of years. Mind seems that is not the by-product of matter, but the opposite: its master. No current materialistic theory can explain how matter may give rise to what we call “self” and only a drastic paradigm shift towards more idealistic theories will help us avoid rejecting our own nature.
Man as religious, rationale, free and conscious being
Authors: Bugiulescu Marin
Published: August 2018

This study presents the philosophical and humanistic outlook and the Christian thinking about human nature, and in this perspective the man is a rational, conscious and free being, he is in permanent dialogue with God, the Creator of the world. At the heart of rational thinking has always been the man seen as a religious, rational, free and conscious being. As a clarification of evolutionary thinking, Christianity speaks of evolution within the species, and not from one species to another. God is a pretended, impersonal existence, or a principle of the world for philosophy and scientific theories, and even for other religions. Unlike these, the Christianity, as revealed religion, originates from the reality that God exists and because He has truly been revealed to man in the context of time and creation. The key concepts specific to the Christian religion are: God the Holy Trinity, the creator of the world and man appeared from nothing (ex nihilo), man bears the icon of God and is destined for holiness. Based on these realities, no other being in the universe, known or unknown, was, is or will ever be of a greater importance than man, because there is no other being created with the icon of God, for the fulfillment of which God assumed the human nature, saving and sanctifying it through Christ
National unity and unity o Faith in the Speeches of Patriarch Miron Cristea
Authors: BELDIMAN Nicușor
Published: August 2018

By remembering Patriarch Miron Cristea, we do not only recall a person, or a hierarch, but we actually evoke a lifetime of work and activity, abnegation and sacrifice, humbleness and spiritual elevation – a lifetime dedicated to calling, like an apostle, the whole Romanian Orthodox nation to follow his example. A distinguished scholar, keen on studying, endowed with great willpower and capacity for effort, an orator with a calling, loving our ancestral faith and language, an enlightened patriot, a fighter for justice and for national freedom: these are the main features that characterize his outstanding personality. As it is known, the name of the first Patriarch of Romania, Miron Cristea, is forever inscribed in the Golden Book containing the names of the great Romanian men who were part of the golden generation that forged the Great Union of 1 December 1918, at Alba Iulia. The historic events occurring in late 1918 found Miron Cristea at the bishopric see of Caransebeş, where he had been elected in 1909, but where he could be installed only in 1910, because the government of Budapest had delayed acknowledging the elections
Lessons Learned from a District-wide Implementation of a Computer Science Initiative in the District of Columbia Public Schools
Authors: Anderson Kenneth Alonzo , Burge III Legand L. , Shine Troy J. , Mejias Marlon , Jean-Pierre Ketly
Published: August 2018

In this article, we use evidence to describe seven key lessons from a four-year district-wide computer science implementation project between Howard University and the District of Columbia Public Schools. These lessons are: (a) Get to know the school counselors (and other key personnel); (b) Expect personnel changes and strategic reorganization within school districts; (c) Be innovative to build and maintain community; (d) Be flexible when developing instruments and curricula; (e) Maintain a firm commitment to equity; (f) Develop tiered content and prepare to make philosophical adjustments; and (g) Identify markers of sustainability. We also include original curricula materials including the Computer Science Course Evaluation and the Computational Thinking Survey. The seven lessons and curricula materials provided in this study can be used to inform the development of future computer science researcher-practitioner partnerships.