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Dalyvavimas internete: politiškai aktyvus jaunimas ir jo komunikacija socialinėse medijose
Authors: Auškalnienė Lina
Published: January 2019

Informacijos ir komunikacijos technologijų plėtra yra viena pagrindinių charakteristikų, apibūdinančių socialinius, kultūrinius, ekonominius XXI a. demokratijos procesus. Fundamentalūs kaitos procesai veikia ir politikos komunikacijos sritį – neišvengiama pokyčių, įsitraukia nauji veikėjai, naudojami nauji įrankiai, kinta komunikacijos įpročiai. Šio straipsnio tikslas – apžvelgti literatūrą, kurioje nagrinėjami iššūkiai bei galimybės, siejamos su piliečių įsitraukimo bei politinio dalyvavimo praktikomis socialiniais tinklais ir ryšiais grindžiamoje virtualiojoje erdvėje. Straipsnyje taip pat pristatomas bandomasis tyrimas, analizuojantis politiškai aktyvių jaunų žmonių demokratinio įsitraukimo praktikas socialinėse medijose. Keliami klausimai aktualūs ir ateities tyrimams bei diskusijoms: ar socialinės medijos galėtų tapti patraukliu kanalu, prisidedančiu aktyvinant jaunų auditorijų politinio bei pilietinio dalyvavimo praktikas?Assessing participation online: Youth and Their Involvement in Social MediaLina Auškalnienė
SummaryThe role of political participation and civic engagement as the backbones of modern deliberative democracy is challenged by new opportunities for involvement online. Fundamental societal transformations, facilitated by new technologies, are changing the way we interact, communicate, produce and exchange knowledge. By nature being a bottom-up experiment, social media are more and more involved into the everyday communication practice and become one of the major political communication channels.The purpose of this paper is to review the literature analysing the democratic citizens’ engagement and political participation in the era of the Internet, particularly focusing on the involvement of young people in the decision-making process. Moreover, a pilot case study is presented, reflecting the practices of politically active young individuals in the online communicative space. The data available are analysed to shed some light on the debate and to focus attention on several aspects of youth participation. Looking further, the questions are raised: is the Internet an attractive channel to enhance political interest and discussion among the youngsters? What impact may online communication practice via social media have on civic and political participation of young people offline?Key words: social media, political participation, democratic engagement, political communication, Internet, youth
Nevyriausybinių organizacijų elektroninio dalyvavimo raška
Authors: Jakutytė-Ancienė Kristina
Published: January 2019

Lietuvoje informacijos sklaidą visuomenėje kuruojančias institucijas siejantis viešosios erdvės laukas dažnai pajungiamas privatiems, komerciniams interesams, todėl stiprėjant pilietinės visuomenės poreikiui dalyvauti priimant ir įgyvendinant sprendimus siekiama nustatyti socialinį įsitraukimą (dalyvavimą) ir e. dalyvavimą lemiančius veiksnius. Vienas aktyviausių pilietinę veiklą įgyvendinančių organų – nevyriausybinės organizacijos.Lietuvoje e. dalyvavimas dažniausiai suprantamas kaip viešųjų paslaugų teikimas ar e. komercija. Siekiant aptarti e. dalyvavimą kaip komunikacinę sąrangą, stiprinančią dalyvaujamąją demokratiją ir pilietiškumą, neatsiejama viešosios erdvės, kaip informacijos sklaidos lauko, dimensija. Moksliniam tyrimui pasirinktas objektas – nevyriausybinių organizacijų e. dalyvavimo raiškos – Lietuvoje dar nenagrinėtas. Kyla mokslinė problema: ar trečiojo sektoriaus veikloms įgyvendinti pasitelktas e. dalyvavimas ir visuomenei aktualiems klausimams svarstyti ir viešinti išnaudojama viešoji erdvė gali paskatinti pilietiškumą, dalyvaujamosios demokratijos įsitvirtinimą ir užtikrinti visuomenės e. dalyvavimą?Expression of Non-governmental Organizations’ E-participationKristina Jakutytė-Ancienė
SummaryThe public sphere uniting the Lithuanian institutions that supervise information dissemination in the public usually attracts private and commercial interest; therefore, with an increasing demand of civil society to participate in decision-making and implementation processes, it is necessary to define the factors that determine social involvement (participation) and e-participation. Non-governmental organizations are most active institutions implementing civil activities. In Lithuania, e-participation is usually considered as the provision of public services and e-commerce. In this article, e-participation is discussed as a communication framework enhancing participatory democracy and citizenship. According to this communicative aspect, e-participation is also analyzed as an integral part of the public sphere and as a dimension of information dissemination. The research analyses the expressions of non-governmental organizations’ e-participation, which have never been studied in Lithuania. The research is focused on the following scientific problem: may the e-participation used for the implementation of third sector activities and the public sphere used for the consideration and announcement of urgent issues encourage active citizenship, establishment of participatory democracy and ensure public e-participation?Key words: e-participation, public sphere, non-governmental organizations, postmodernism, critical theory, modern public sphere
Bibliotekų kaip viešojo sektoriaus institucijų veiklos vertinimo organizavimo galimybė viešojo administravimo požiūriu
Authors: Dvorak Jaroslav , Rudžionienė Jurgita
Published: January 2019

Straipsnio tikslas – pažvelgti į bibliotekų, kaip viešojo sektoriaus institucijų, veiklos vertinimą viešojo administravimo požiūriu. Keliama sėkmingo bibliotekų veiklos vertinimo užtikrinimo problema. Bibliotekos, patirdamos spaudimą šiuolaikinėje konkurencinėje aplinkoje, privalo įgyvendinti priemones, užtikrinančias kokybišką jų veiklos rezultatą. Straipsnyje analizuojamas bibliotekos veiklos vertinimas kaip svarbi institucijos vadybos dalis viešojo administravimo požiūriu. Pateikiama vertinimo samprata, aptariama viešojo sektoriaus institucijų veiklos vertinimo specifika, vertinimo svarba bibliotekų sėkmingai plėtrai ir veiklumui užtikrinti. Išsamiai supažindinama su vertinimo funkcijomis, bibliotekų veiklos vertinimo lygmenimis, atskleidžiamos viešojo administravimo galimybės organizuojant bibliotekų veiklos vertinimą.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: veiklos vertinimas, viešasis administravimas, biblioteka.Feasibility to organize performance evaluation at a library as a public sector institution: public administration approachJaroslav Dvorak, Jurgita Rudžionienė
Summary The main issue of the article is the possibilities of per­formance evaluation in libraries as public sector insti­tutions. The main task is to analyse the issue from the point of view of public administration. Such evalua­tion is analyzed in comparison with other instruments of public management (performance / internal audit, activity management). The main evaluation functions (improvement of strategic planning, accountability, knowledge production, marketing, community con­solidation, enlightening and learning) are described. The present research emphasizes that evaluation users attempt to ensure several functions. The choice of the functions depends on the aim of the user of evaluation information, evaluation type or even the approaches of evaluation organization in the country. For assessing library performance, the four-level approach comprising the infrastructure of a library, its innovativeness, human resources, the quality of the place is presented. Valuing information, the information services as well as the overall public sector performance and its results are still challeng­ing for libraries all over the world. Articulating and demonstrating the value and impact of information services in libraries as well as the whole library per­formance are still a major challenge for information management. It makes particular difficulties for de­veloping an adequate institutional management and library administration. A lot of efforts to find the best ways for creating and implementing evaluation cul­ture for information institutions, including libraries, are being made. Key words: performance evaluation, public ad­ministration, library.
Mobiliosios duomenų tyrybos paslaugų analizė
Authors: Bazilevičius Gediminas
Published: January 2019

Mobilioji medicina užima vis didesnę sveikatos priežiūros dalį. Naudojamos pažangesnės, spartesnės, mobilesnės technikos, stebinčios pacientų sveikatos būklę bei informuojančios apie galimus sveikatos sutrikimus. Identifi kuoti sveikatos pokyčius neužtenka vien pažangios technikos. Įrenginiams kuriama programinė įranga, taikomosios programos, o šioms naudojami metodai, kurie galėtų kuo tiksliau identifi kuoti menkiausius sveikatos pokyčius. Šis straipsnis skirtas apžvelgti, kokie žiniųgavybos proceso duomenų tyrybos metodai gali būti naudojami mobiliuosiuose ir dėvimuosiuose įrenginiuose, taikant paslaugų stiliaus architektūros modelį ir saityno paslaugas medicinos sistemose.Analysis of services for mobile data miningGediminas Bazilevičius
SummaryMedicine takes an increasing share of health care in web services. Smarter, faster mobile equipment is applied to monitor a patient’s medical condition and to inform about his possible health problems. A special software for mobile devices is developed to recognize the smallest changes in a patient’s health state. In the paper mobile data mining and mobile stream data mining methods and solutions, based on the service-oriented architecture, as well as Web services are analysed in the context of medical systems.">
Lietuvos žiniasklaidos industrijų gyvavimo ciklo stadijos
Authors: Jastramskis Deimantas
Published: January 2019

Straipsnyje nagrinėjama Lietuvos žiniasklaidos industrijų: laikraščių, žurnalų, radijo, televizijos ir interneto žiniasklaidos kaita nuo rinkos santykių pradžios Lietuvoje (pereinant į demokratiją XX amžiaus devintojo dešimtmečio pabaigoje). Straipsnyje nustatoma, kokiose industrijos gyvavimo ciklo stadijose veikė Lietuvos laikraščių, žurnalų, radijo, televizijos ir interneto žiniasklaidos industrijos 2011–2013 metais. Lietuvos žiniasklaidos industrijų gyvavimo ciklų stadijoms nustatyti taikomi šie kriterijai: vartotojų dalis arba vartojimo mastas (trukmė), industrijos subjektų apyvarta, bendras veiklos pelnas ir įmonių (transliuotojų) skaičius. Straipsnyje teigiama, kad 2011–2013 m. Lietuvoje leidžiamų laikraščių industrija veikė industrijos gyvavimo ciklo smukimo stadijoje, žurnalų industrija – brandos stadijoje, periodinės spaudos (laikraščių ir žurnalų) industrija – smukimo stadijoje, radijo ir televizijos industrijos – brandos stadijoje, o interneto žiniasklaidos industrija – augimo stadijoje.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: žiniasklaidos industrija, gyvavimo ciklas, stadija, pajamos.

Deimantas Jastramskis. Stages in life-cycle of the industries of the Lithuanian mediaDeimantas Jastramskis

SummaryThe article analyzes changes of the industries of the Lithuanian media (newspapers, magazines, radio, television and internet) since the period of the transition to democracy in Lithuania (in the end of the eighties of the 20th century) when free market relations in Lithuania started. Stages in the life-cycle of the industries of Lithuanian newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and internet media are ascertained. Stages in the life-cycle of the industries of Lithuanian media are determined according to certain criteria: the share of users (or the duration of use), the number of companies (broadcasters), the total turnover and profit of industry subjects.The article claims that in 2011–2013 the Lithuanian newspaper industry has been functioning in the stage of decline, the magazine industry in the maturity stage, the industry of the periodical press (newspapers and magazines) in the decline stage, the industries of radio and television in the maturity stage, and the internet media industry in the growth stage.
Dalyvaujamojo muziejaus paradigma virtualioje Lietuvos muziejų komunikacijoje
Authors: Kapleris Ignas
Published: January 2019

Straipsnyje aptariamas 2013 m. pabaigoje autoriaus atliktas Lietuvos muziejų interneto svetainių, paskyrų socialinėje „Facebook“ medijoje turinio ir apsilankymų charakteristikų tyrimas. Juo buvo siekiama įvertinti muziejų ir jų lankytojų pasirengimą virtualioje erdvėje įgyvendinti dalyvaujamojo muziejaus paradigmą. Tyrimo metu surinktų duomenų apie socialinę tinklaveiką skatinančių įrankių kiekį interneto svetainėse, virtualių apsilankymų charakteristikas analizė parodė, jog dauguma Lietuvos muziejų virtualią komunikaciją suvokia ir vykdo pagal industrinės, o ne tinklaveikos visuomenės logiką. Augantis paskyrų ir sąveikų su lankytojais skaičius „Facebook“ socialinėje medijoje liudija lėtus abiejų muziejų lauko veikėjų žingsnius link dalyvaujamojo muziejaus paradigmos įgyvendinimo virtualioje erdvėje.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: dalyvaujamasis muziejus, skaitmeninės medijos, interaktyvumas, tinklaveika, antros kartos saitynas, interneto svetainės, virtualūs lankytojai, „Facebook“.

The participatory museum paradigm in virtual communication of Lithuanian museumsIgnas Kapleris

SummaryThe article presents a research of Lithuanian museums’ websites and profiles in the social Facebook media content and visits’ characteristics, done by the author in the end of 2013. The aim of the research was to assess the preparation of museums and their visitors for implementing the participatory museum paradigm. The information of social interaction encouraging tools in museum websites and virtual visits’ characteristics gathered in the analysis has shown that most of Lithuanian museums understand virtual communication in the logic inherent to industrial rather than network society. The growing number of museums’ profiles and theis visitors’ interaction in Facebook digital media show that both actors of the museums’ field slowly move towards the realization of the participatory museums’ paradigm in the virtual space.Keywords: participatory museum, digital media, interactivity, Web 2.0, website, virtual visitors, Facebook
Medijų auditorijų aktyvumo raiška daugiaterpėje medijų aplinkoje
Authors: Siudikienė Daiva
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this article is to present the research of the Lithuanian media users which revealed that audience activity and selectivity gain new shapes in the multimedia environment. Processes of media digitisation and convergence generate new practices for the use of media and models of activity and the selectivity of audiences. Audience participants have the opportunity to make their selections from various platforms and an array of content, although little is known about the ways in which individuals perform their selections in a multimedia environment, which has a totally distinct nature and operational logics than that of traditional media. The growing activity of the audience is one of the most important problems in the study of audience that may be associated with the corresponding characteristics of audiences. This encourages a more profound investigation of the peculiarities of a contemporary audience activity and the factors that determine them. An abundance of descriptions of contemporary media audience participants attest to the fact that their ope­ration in the multimedia environment is much more active and variable than in the previous stages of media development. If in the era of traditional mass communication, activity was primarily understood as selection performed by media users of what and when should be used, nowadays this activity has ob­tained new shapes. Moreover, a media user may well act as a creator, distributor, and consumer of the me­dia content, while the content that is generated by the media users becomes dominant in the electronic spa­ce. It has been stated that media users select media and their content, and compose them into a unified structure, in relation with a coherent behaviour stra­tegy which reflects the activity and selectivity of an individual and his/her loyalty to particular media and their content. Media users form their media reper­toires, selecting a definite number of channels and range of dominant content, align their use to a daily routine and combine with other activities.
Lietuvos nacionalinių muziejų komunikacijos organizavimo ir vykdymo problematika
Authors: Šuminas Andrius
Published: January 2019

The aim of the article is to overview the peculiarities of organizing and implementing the communication of the Lithuanian national museums with an emphasis on the use of virtual museum presences. The paper presents the results of the research that contributed to determining the goals of communication of the Lithuanian national museums, defining their target audience, discussing in detail the processes of organizing and implementing museum communication. Moreover, the main problems faced by the museum staff in the communication activities are identified. Great attention is paid to the use of museum websites and interactive social media tools. The information necessary for the research has been collected by way of direct interviews with directors of the Lithuanian national museums or employees responsible for communication: Romualdas Budrys, Director of the Lithuanian Art Museum; Birutė Kulnytė, Director of the National Museum of Lithuania; Osvaldas Daugelis, Director of M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art; and Ramunė Hazir, PR Manager at the National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.
Europos Sąjungos visuomeninės žiniasklaidos diplomatijos horizontalus darnumas: Ukrainos atvejis
Authors: Iarovyi Dmytro
Published: January 2019

In the discussion of the EU as an international actor, one of the important aspects is foreign policy coherence. One of the instruments of foreign policy is public diplomacy which in the network society is often embodied in the form of digital diplomacy – use of information technologies for achieving diplomatic goals through reaching the networks of information consumers in the Internet.The significance of digital diplomacy for the EU was outlined by numerous politicians and researchers and has actualized after the events in Ukraine when the refusal of the government to sign the Association Agreement led to the wave of escalating protests, overthrow of the President, a deep political crisis and territorial losses (annexation of the Crimea by Russia). The EU digital diplomacy has been actively embodied in this process, but sometimes it appeared to be not an example of a concerted action.The aim of this article is to verify the horizontal coherence of the EU social media diplomacy in the case of the EU–Ukraine relations. The results allow us to conclude that, despite some minor failures (some unsuited rhetoric, lack of references to each other and of interactivity), on the horizontal level the EU is mostly coherent in maintaining its digital diplomacy, which allows to speak about its succeeding in self-presentation as an international actor in the Internet communication.
KEBIJAKAN 6 BULAN MASA CUTI MELAHIRKAN UNTUK MENGHINDARKAN PEKERJA MENGALAMI DEPRESI DAN STRES SAAT MEMBERIKAN ASI
Authors: Prasetyo Asep
Published: January 2019

Penelitian ini mencoba mengetahui pentingnya kebijakan memperpanjang hak cuti melahirkan bagi karyawan menjadi 6 bulan dibandingkan merevisi atau menetapkan hukum lain mengenai penyediaan Ruang ASI di tempat kerja. Penelitian ini penting dilakukan untuk mengetahui apakah kebijakan Ruang ASI yang selama ini diterapkan oleh Perusahaan telah memadai untuk menjamin terselenggaranya program ASI ekslusif serta sebagai bahan pertimbangan untuk melegalkan memperpanjang masa cuti melahirkan menjadi 6 bulan. Data lapangan didapat melalui survei online menggunakan aplikasi Google form yang dipublikasikan di dalam website Asosiasi Ibu Menyusui Indonesia (AIMI). Adapun studi kepustakaan juga dilakukan untuk mendapatkan informasi mengenai peraturan perundang-undangan yang mengatur tentang ASI, bagaimana terbentuknya ASI dan manfaatnya, serta kondisi yang dialami oleh seorang ibu saat melahirkan. Dalam penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa kebijakan memperpanjang masa cuti melahirkan lebih manusiawi dibandingkan dengan merevisi kebijakan Ruang ASI karena seorang ibu yang lebih fokus dalam mengasuh anak di awal pasca melahirkan lebih memberikan ketenangan dan kenyamanan. Sedangkan seorang ibu yang mendapatkan porsi cuti sedikit dan terbebani oleh pekerjaan kantor cenderung dapat menyebabkan stres yang dapat mengurai kualitas dan produksi ASI.
MEMBANGUN KOTA RAMAH ANAK DENGAN BUDAYA KOTA BERSERAMBI BACA
Authors: Sari Susi Ratna
Published: January 2019

Kota merupakan sebuah rung publik yang memiliki rutinitas ekonomis dengan berbagai kegiatan corak dan dimensinya. Namun, kota juga mempunyai masalah sosial yang begitu kompleks, diantara masalah sosial itu terlihat dari masalah yang dihadapi oleh anak-anak di perkotaan. Masalah anak ini menjadi perhatian bagi kita semua, karena masalah anak jika dibiarkan bangsa ini akan mengalami krisis manusia yang berkualitas kedepannya. Terjadinya masalah anak di perkotaan ini, diantaranya disebabkan oleh minimnya fasilitas dan lembaga-lembaga yang memberdayakan dan mengayomi mereka. Untuk itu, salah satunya yang mendesak untuk dirancang di kota adalah serambi-serambi baca yang dapat diakses dan menampung anak-anak diperkotaan dengan aktivitas utamanya adalah membaca. Oleh sebab itu, kota masa depan perlu menumbuhkembangkan serambi-serambi baca tersebut, karena dengan adanya serambi-serambi baca ini anak-anak diprediksikan bisa mengubah tradisi patologisnya ke tradisi yang berdaya guna dalam membangun masa depannya.
Tafsīr filantropīyat al-Qur’ān al-Karīm fī Indonesia: Musāhamat Tafsīr Sūrat al-Mā‘ūn li Kiai al-Ḥāj ‘Abd al-Ḥalīm (1887-1962)
Authors: Rohmana Jajang A.
Published: January 2019

This article discusses the Quranic exegesis concerning social care that is used as a base-praxis for philanthropy and social gatherings in the colonial period. The object of this study is Tafsier Soerat Al-Ma’oen (1930) written by K.H. Abdulchalim. This Sundanese-language work is actually developed as the result of Abdulchalim’s reading on the Quranic exegesis of Juz ‘Amma was written by Muhammad Abduh. Abdulchalim tried to interpret this surah and made it as the basis of the his philanthropic activities through the establishment of social institutions rather than carrying out casitas activities which he considered momentary and consumtive. His social activities were based on the teachings of philanthropy contained in the al-Mā‘ūn surah, such as philanthropic orientation from individual to collective, attachment between praying and the fulfilment of weak people’ right, criticism of the Muslim backwardness, and colonial occupation over his homeland. This study confirms that the Abdulchalim’s interpretation cannot be separated from the social situation as a nation that was being colonized faced with Dutch colonial policy and competition with Chinese traders. His exegesis becomes another example from the influence of Islamic renewal thrived in Cairo toward Southeast Asian Muslim activists, especially in the pre-independence period.
Al-Ṭuqūs wa ‘alāqatuhā bi huwīyat muslimī Ulu Kapuas, Kalimantan al-Gharbīyah
Authors: Ibrahim Ibrahim
Published: January 2019

This article discusses a tradition of Muslim-Malay communities in the context of ritual and cultural identity. This study focuses on the Pangil tradition which are carried out by Muslim-Malay communities in Ulu Kapuas, West Kalimantan. This tradition is carried out by inviting the surrounding communities to commemorate the various events that they have been experienced, either joyful or sorrowful experiences. This article reviews the Pangil tradition by using anthropological perspectives to see patterns of cultural communication and their relationship with identities that represent the Muslim-Malay community. This tradition shows that the balance of life - both in the social and divine dimensions - is highly upheld by the Muslim-Malay community in the Ulu Kapuas. This can be seen in the ritual context which is filled with providing meals, recitating the Al-Quran, and praying for their ancestors. In the context of cultural communication, the Pangil ceremony teaches four things; the value of gratitude to God (nyelamat), sharing joy and sorrow (nyelamatand beruwah), social equality (banquet procession); and togetherness and helping each other (organizing tradition).
Chinese Muslim Community Development in Contemporary Indonesia: Experiences of PITI in East Java
Authors: Mahfud Choirul
Published: January 2019

This article explores the development of an Indonesia’s Chinese Muslim community, which continues to be performed through various ways, media and development program strategies. The article focuses to delve the experiences of the Chinese Muslim Association of Indonesia (PITI) in East Java as an example of best practices in the development of a Muslim minority community. This community has empowered young generation of Chinese Muslims and has conducted a program which develops a synergy with Chinese non-Muslim in order to guide Mu’allaf (converts) especially in Cheng Hoo Mosque, the first Chinese mosques that was built in Surabaya. This Chinese-architecture mosque is not only as a new icon of religious tourism, but also as a symbol of openness, and multiculturalism in Indonesia. The development of this Chinese Muslim community has also involved women participation in a hijab fashion show contest, as well as annual international program for Chinese ulama and Muslim in Indonesia. This article also discusses the development of Chinese-based Islamic education institutions both schools and Islamic boarding schools (pesantren).
Three Faces of the Rohingya Crisis: Religious Nationalism, Asian Islamophobia, and Delegitimizing Citizenship
Authors: Yusuf Imtiyaz
Published: January 2019

Myanmar is a non-secular Buddhist majority country born out of the ashes of the murder of their leader of independence struggle, General Aung San, was assassinated on July 19, 1947, a few months before the independence of Burma on January 4, 1948. His failed legacy in integrating Myanmar into a multicultural nation which contains of Burmans as ethnic majority and non-Burman minorities continues to obsess Myanmar’s people. The Rohingya crisis is not a religious conflict between Islam and Buddhism because both of them have a long-shared history of peaceful coexistence. Furthermore, it is also not only a case of Buddhist persecution against Muslims as recognized by the Rohingyan nationalists. Actually, it is a clash between two views of nationalism over the claim to Myanmar citizenship. The conflict invokes Buddhist and Muslim nationalist in order to protect and preserve national ethnicities as religious identities in turn causing the rise of the new phenomena of Asian Islamophobia.
Interaction between timing of foliar fertilizer application and different Metribuzin doses in carrot
Authors: Da Silva Gustavo Soares , Pessoa Carneiro Gabriella Daier Oliveira , Miranda Valesca Pinheiro , Melo Christiane Augusta Diniz , Dos Reis Marcelo Rodrigues , Da Silva Antonio Alberto
Published: January 2019

The objective of this research was to evaluate the potential of the foliar fertilizer FertiG as an attenuator of Metribuzin toxicity in the carrot crop. Experiments were carried out in the 2014 and 2015 crops cycles. The treatments were arranged in a 4 x 3 factorial scheme, four times of foliar fertilizer application and three doses of Metribuzin (0, 288 and 576 g ha-1). In crop 1, the foliar fertilizer with the herbicide (288 g ha-1) increased the commercial yield 5 d before the Metribuzin application. The use of FertiG associated to Metribuzin reduced the production of forked carrots 5 d before application and without the foliar fertilizer. The tank mixture decreased the total discard as well as the total yield (576 g ha-1). In crop 2, the commercial yield increased 5 d before (576 g ha-1) and 5 d after (288 g ha-1) the application of Metribuzin when the leaf fertilizer was associated with the herbicide. The yield of the forked carrots decreased 5 d after the application of Metribuzin (288 g ha-1), as well as the total discard. Thus, when associated with Metribuzin (288 g ha-1), FertiG has the potential to attenuate the herbicide toxicity in carrots.
Deficits in emotion regulation strategies among problematic and pathological gamblers in a sample of vocational school students
Authors: Orlowski Svenja , Bischof Anja , Besser Bettina , Bischof Gallus , Rumpf Hans-Jürgen
Published: January 2019

Background and aims

Deficits in emotion regulation (ER) are associated with mental disorders. To date, there are hardly any studies focusing on the role of ER strategies in the context of gambling behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between specific ER strategies and pathological as well as problematic gambling in a proactively recruited sample.

Methods

A large and unselected sample (n = 4,928) has been screened proactively and systematically in vocational schools. We assessed the Affective Style Questionnaire to measure ER strategies and the Stinchfield questionnaire for assessing problematic and pathological gambling. Associations were investigated with linear and multinomial logistic regression analyses.

Results

The analyses showed a significant negative correlation between the subscales “Adjusting” and “Tolerating” and the Stinchfield sum score. Lower scores on these subscales were associated with a higher number of endorsed Stinchfield items. A lower score on the ER strategies “Adjusting” [conditional odds ratio (COR) = 0.95, confidence interval (CI) = 0.91–0.99] and “Tolerating” [COR = 0.95, CI = 0.92–99] led to a higher chance of being classified as a pathological gambler. In problematic gambling, on a subthreshold level, only “Tolerating” turned out to be significant [COR = 0.96, CI = 0.93–0.99].

Discussion and conclusions

For the first time, deficits in specific ER strategies were identified as independent risk factors for problematic and pathological gambling in a large and proactively recruited sample. ER skills, especially acceptance-focused strategies, should be considered in prevention and psychotherapy.
Comparing Initial Wound Healing and Osteogenesis of Porous Tantalum Trabecular Metal and Titanium Alloy Materials
Authors: Bencharit Sompop , Morelli Thiago , Barros Silvana , Seagroves Jackson T. , Kim Steven , Yu Ning , Byrd Kevin , Brenes Christian , Offenbacher Steven
Published: January 2019

Porous tantalum trabecular metal (PTTM) has long been used in orthopedics to enhance neovascularization, wound healing, and osteogenesis; recently, it has been incorporated into titanium alloy dental implants. However, little is known about the biological responses to PTTM in the human oral cavity. We have hypothesized that, compared with conventional titanium alloy, PTTM has a greater expression of genes specific to neovascularization, wound healing, and osteogenesis during the initial healing period. Twelve subjects requiring at least 4 implants in the mandible were enrolled. Four 3 × 5mm devices, including 2 titanium alloy tapered screws and 2 PTTM cylinders, were placed in the edentulous mandibular areas using a split-mouth design. One device in each group was trephined for analysis at 2 and 4 weeks after placement. RNA microarray analysis and ingenuity pathway analysis were used to analyze osteogenesis gene expression and relevant signaling pathways. Compared to titanium alloy, PTTM samples exhibited significantly higher expressions of genes specific to cell neovascularization, wound healing, and osteogenesis. Several genes—including bone morphogenic proteins, collagens, and growth factors—were upregulated in the PTTM group compared to the titanium alloy control. PTTM materials may enhance the initial healing of dental implants by modifying gene expression profiles.
О регулярных тканях, определенных плюригармоническими функциями
Authors: Пиджакова Любовь Михайловна , Шелехов Александр Михайлович
Published: January 2019

Как известно, функция двух переменных z=f(x, y) задает на плоскости (x, y) в окрестности регулярной точки некоторую три-ткань, образованную слоениями x=const, y=const и f(x, y)=const.
Три-ткань называется регулярной, если она эквивалентна (локально диффеоморфна) три-ткани, образованной тремя семействами параллельных прямых.
В этом случае уравнение ткани имеет вид $z=f\left(\alpha(x)+\beta(y)\right)$.
В одной из работ авторов этой статьи были найдены все регулярные три-ткани, определяемые некоторыми известными уравнениями в частных производных, в частности, определяемые гармоническими функциями.
В настоящей работе результаты обобщаются для плюригармонических функций вида
u=f(x_1, ...., x_r, y_1, ... , y_r).
Во-первых, функция такого вида определяет на многообразии размерности 2r  (2r + 1)-ткань, образованную слоениями коразмерности 1 вида x_i=const, y_i=const, i=1, 2, ..., r и u=const.
(2r + 1)-ткань называется регулярной, если в некоторых локальных координатах ее уравнение может быть записано в виде
$$ 
u=f\left(\varphi_1(x_1)+\ldots + \varphi_1(x_r)+\psi_1(y_1)+\ldots +\psi_r( y_r)\right).
$$
В этой статье мы находим все плюригармонические функции, задающие регулярные (2r + 1)-ткани (теорема 1).
С другой стороны, каждая плюригармоническая функция u=f(x_1,..., x_r, y_1, ... , y_r)
определяет на 2r-мерном многообразии три-ткань W(r,r,2r-1), образованную двумя r-мерными слоениями x_i=const и y_i=const и слоением u=const коразмерности 1.
Эта ткань называется регулярной, если в некоторых локальных координатах ее уравнение может быть записано в виде
$$
u=f\left(\varphi(x_1, x_2,\ldots, x_r)+\psi(y_1, y_2,\ldots, y_r)\right).
$$
В этой работе найдены все плюригармонические функции, определяющие регулярные три-ткани W(r,r,2r-1) (теорема 2)
Improving medical students' competencies: using longitudinal ambulatory setting preceptorship
Authors: Kojuri Javad , Rahmani Mohammad Hossein , Golchin Vafa Reza , Ahmadi Amin , Mehdizadeh Mohammad Javad , Heidar Alizadeh Reza , Zamiri Bardia , Fatemian Hossein , Akbari Morteza , Kargar Sajad , Zare Solmaz , Bazrafcan Leila , Amini Mitra
Published: January 2019

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Modelling T-bar penetration in soft clay using large-displacement sequential limit analysis
Authors: Zhu Bin , Dai Jialin , Kong Deqiong
Published: January 2019

T-bar penetrometers are commonly used for the measurements of undrained strength profiles for clay (e.g. intact shear strength, sensitivity, ductility). The adoption of a constant resistance factor in the absence of a full-flow failure mechanism, coupled with the strain-softening effect, usually leads to considerable underestimation of soil strength within the depth of up to several T-bar diameters. This paper presents a numerical investigation into the vertical penetration behaviour of a T-bar using a sequential limit analysis (SLA) technique. The T-bar is penetrated from the mudline to a maximum of eight diameters to capture the behaviours related to differing failure mechanisms. The robustness of the SLA is demonstrated through comparisons between lower- and upper-bound solutions and between the SLA and the coupled Eulerian–Lagrangian results, in terms of penetration resistance and failure mechanism. The influences of unit weight, strain softening and strain rate are then examined, based on which an analytical model is developed for more accurate quantification of soil strength back-calculated from T-bar penetration resistance.
A laminar box apparatus for 1gtesting of granular columns embedded in soft clay
Authors: Cengiz Cihan , Guler Erol
Published: January 2019

Ordinary stone columns and geosynthetic-encased columns are widely used as a method of soil improvement for soft clay deposits. The behaviour of encased and unencased columns under the action of dynamic loads are not thoroughly understood. In order to shed light into the dynamic behaviour of granular columns and column-enhanced soft soil deposits, a novel large-scale laminar box assembly is designed together with provisions for instrumentation, consolidation of clay slurry and casing pipe pushing units for column installation. The laminar box is comprised of 16 individually supported laminates. The laminar box has inner areal footprint dimensions of 900 × 900 mm and a height of 1932 mm. The laminar box is utilised to study the behaviour of granular columns of varying reinforcement stiffnesses under dynamic loads. In order to make a thorough comparison of reinforcement stiffnesses on column behaviour, columns with different reinforcement arrangements are installed together in the same clay bed, and scaled earthquake accelerograms and sinusoidal base excitations are applied. Column response is studied through the reinforcement strains occurring on the encasement and the amount of vertical pressure sustained on the column during the dynamic load cases.
Angriff oder Erwiderung. Neurath, Horkheimer und die Praxis der Kritik
Authors: Albrecht Andrea , Prager Martin
Published: January 2019

"Mit der großeren Freude und der vollsten Zustimmung" liest Theodor W. Adorno den Aufsatz "Der neuste Angriff auf die Metaphysik" dem ihm Max Horkheimer 1937 als Druckfahne kurz vor der Publikation im Frühjahrsheft der Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung zusendet. Darin unterzieht Horkheimer den Logischen Empirismus, den er im Wesentlichen am Beispiel Rudolf Carnaps und besonders Otto Neuraths darstellt, einer scharfen Kritik. Die Auseinandersetzung verbleibt nicht abstrakt-philosophisch, wenngleich etwa der Begriff der Erfahrung und Prognose, der Physikalismus imd doe Rolle der noch jungen modernene Logik kritisiert werden.
Города-миллионники на карте смертности России
Authors: Щур Алексей Евгеньевич
Published: January 2019

Проблема избыточной смертности в России не теряет своей актуальности. Ситуация осложняется и высоким уровнем пространственного неравенства в здоровье, которое в нашей стране принято измерять на региональном уровне. Данная работа – одна из первых попыток взглянуть на динамику и размах географического неравенства в здоровье в России на субрегиональном уровне через призму противопоставления «центра» (в нашем случае городов-миллионников) и «периферии» (остальной территории страны). Города-миллионники были выбраны не случайно, а исходя из сложившейся в России пространственной иерархии, согласно которой самый высокий уровень социально-экономического развития отмечается в крупнейших городах страны. Более высокому уровню развития человеческого капитала, как правило, соответствует более низкий уровень смертности. Используя данные Росстата, мы рассчитали значения ожидаемой продолжительности жизни при рождении для российских городов-миллионников за 1989-2016 гг. Полученные результаты показали, что на протяжении последней четверти века поляризация в уровне здоровья между городами-миллионниками и остальной территорией России значительно усилилась, став отображением центростремительных процессов, происходящих в нашем Отечестве в этот период. Будучи центрами притяжения внутренних и внешних мигрантов, города-миллионники, как результат, аккумулируют значительно более образованное население, что, безусловно, является важным преимуществом больших городов над «периферией» не только на экономическом фронте, но и в уровне здоровья их жителей, так как людей с высшим образованием отличает более бережное отношение к своему здоровью. Без решения структурных проблем, сдерживающих социально-экономическое развитие за пределами крупнейших агломераций, едва ли возможна конвергенция в уровне смертности между городами-миллионниками и окружающими их территориями.
Использование базы данных ООН в изучении политики стран в области внутренней миграции
Authors: Абылкаликов Салават Иргалиевич
Published: January 2019

Настоящий обзор посвящен использованию Базы данных ООН о политике в области населения для исследований политики, касающейся внутренних миграций. Такие миграции более масштабны и, возможно, даже более значимы для экономического, политического, социального и культурного развития общества, чем внешние. Несмотря на то, что многие государства в той или иной степени реализуют (или реализовали в прошлом) меры политики, относящейся к внутренним миграциям, она не всегда выделяется в качестве самостоятельной, а является составной частью других видов политики. В целях обобщения опыта разных стран, проведения международных сопоставлений, определения региональных и глобальных тенденций в реализации политики в сфере внутренней миграции можно использовать Базу данных о политике в области населения. База данных содержит регулярно актуализируемую информацию о ситуации и тенденциях реализации политики в области населения для всех государств-членов ООН и некоторых других территорий. Основным источником информации служат официальные ответы правительств стран и территорий на регулярно рассылаемые опросники Отдела народонаселения ООН. База данных предоставляет доступ к информации о политике в области народонаселения, отдельным демографическим и социально-экономическим индикаторам с 1976 по 2015 г. Веб-интерфейс позволяет составлять картосхемы и графики, скачивать массивы данных о проводимой политике в табличном формате, а также содержит разделы с последними публикациями, в которых используется база данных и полезные ссылки (включая ссылки на другие базы данных по народонаселению). Вместе с тем следует отметить недостаточное раскрытие потенциала базы данных по политике в области населения в отечественных исследованиях внутренней миграции.
Гендер, семья и здоровье в Европе
Authors: Исупова Ольга Генриховна
Published: January 2019

Книга посвящена взаимному влиянию форм семейной жизни и здоровья людей в разных возрастных категориях (и в разных поколениях, ведь в течение последних десятилетий молодежь экспериментирует с формами семейного устройства). Основным содержанием книги является метаанализ различных количественных исследований, сопоставляющих здоровье людей и их семейное положение в европейских странах. Выводы оказываются в достаточной мере неожиданными: выяснилось, что наиболее неблагоприятно для здоровья положение одиноких матерей, а также многодетных матерей, причем последнее даже в случае очень хороших отношений с детьми и поддержки с их стороны. В меньшей степени неблагоприятно влияет на здоровье положение сожительствующей партнерши, лучше всего здоровье замужних женщин с одним-двумя детьми, однако в старшем возрасте их здоровье ухудшается в связи с уходом за партнером, если он болен. Отсутствие детей и партнера значимо не влияет на здоровье женщин. Новые семейные формы благоприятны для здоровья мужчин, прежде всего в случае сожительства и в молодом возрасте.
Enterovirus (EV) A71 TaqMan 2018 (EV-A71-TM2018) v1
Authors: M Mackay Ian , A Northill Judy
Published: January 2019

This protocol aims to amplify enterovirus (EV) A71 viruses but not other viruses. This protocol was designed by us. The oligonucleotides target the 5'UTR noncoding region. This is a qualitative test for investigating EV-A71 infection of humans. The test has identified both historical EV-A71 strains and contemporary strains and has confirmed these using subgenomic sequencing of partial 5'UTR-VP2 and partial VP1 sequencing. Culture of the virus is not required as this assay is capable of detecting EV-A71 direct from extracted clinical samples.
Komplexität mit objektorientiertem Design bewältigen
Authors: Stutz Andreas , Maurmaier Mathias
Published: January 2019

Im Zuge der VDI/VDE/NAMUR 2658 [1] erreicht die SPS-Programmierung einen neuen Grad der Komplexität – Einzelsteuerelemente mit komplexen Schnittstellen, Services als Kapselung verfahrenstechnischer Operationen und Abhängigkeiten zwischen anderen unbekannten vor- und nachgelagerten Modulen. In solchen Anwendungen kommen die bewährten doch klassischen prozeduralen Entwicklungsansätze, der IEC 61131-3 [2], an ihre Grenzen. Objektorientierte Ansätze können die Lösung sein. Die objekt-orientierte Erweiterung von [2] wird jedoch noch nicht von allen SPS-Programmierwerkzeugen unterstützt. Dies führt dazu, dass diese eine geringe Akzeptanz und es somit wenig Erfahrung bei SPS-Programmieren gibt. Dieses Paper zeigt eine durch objekt-orientierte Ansätze motivierte Transformation von Entwurfsprinzipien und Entwurfsmuster in die Programmiersprache Strukturierter Text. Die Ergebnisse werden in Form von Best Practice Implementierungen gemäß [1] dargestellt. Die hier gezeigten Ansätze kommen ohne die Anwendung unterstützender und generierender Tools aus, sondern basieren komplett auf den Möglichkeiten der IEC 61131-3.
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND FACULTY OF HUMANITIES EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY OF SULAIMANI
Authors: Hama Rebwar , Ahmed Nawzad
Published: January 2019

Background 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the common psychiatric disorders worldwide, studies show high prevalence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder among university students. There are limited data on the prevalence of obsessive‑compulsive disorder among college students in Kurdistan region.

Objectives 

The main aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder among students of Faculty of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Humanities Education.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Faculty of Medicine Sulaimani University and Faculty of Humanity, from May to June 2017. Two hundred students from faculty of medicine and 200 students from faculty of Humanity were included, Self-administered questionnaire was used to assess sociodemographic data of the students. OCD was assessed by using The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised. p Value less than 0.05 considered statistically significant.

Results

The participant’s age was between 17 to 26 years. Most of participants in the medical and humanity faculty were single, 186 (93%), 187 (93.5%) respectively. The prevalence of probable OCD in medical colleges was 6%, while in humanity colleges was 4%. Having family history of mental illness was the only significant risk factor among medical students. 

Conclusion

Our study reveals a higher prevalence of symptoms among Medical than humanity university students. Further studies are needed to determine the prevalence and associated factors for OCD in different college students.
ADULT LYMPHOMA IN THE PROVINCE OF SULAIMANI: DEMOGRAPHY, HISTOLOGY AND TREATMENT PLANS
Authors: Muhsin Bamo , Sheikha Anwar
Published: January 2019

Background 

Lymphomas are the third commonest adult malignancies in Iraqi Kurdistan. Geographic variation in the distribution of different histologic types of lymphoma is well known. Management has been a contest between radiation and medical oncologists.

Objectives 

The aim of the study is to give an account about demographic and histologic distribution of adult lymphomas and to find out the proportion of the lymphoma treated with radiation in Kurdistan compared to the western world.

Patients and Methods

Data were collected for all patients with adult lymphomas from the two main cancer centers in the city of Sulaimani from 2013 to 2017. Six hundred forty five patients could be retrieved. Data included were age, sex, histology, and management plans. Descriptive analysis using frequencies was used to describe the study variables.

Results

A total of 645 adult lymphomas were enrolled. One third of patients had Hodgkin lymphoma, whose 138 cases were male (63%). Nodular Sclerosis histology comprised 70% of all Hodgkin lymphoma cases. Treatment plan for Hodgkin lymphoma was either chemotherapy (83%) or combined modality treatment. The commonest histologic type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma and it accounted for 62% of cases. Follicular lymphoma was extremely rare and encountered for only 2% of all cases. Unlike Hodgkin Lymphoma, only 8% of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma patients were treated by combined modality approach.

Conclusion

Age distribution and histologic pattern of lymphomas are different in our region compared with other regional and western countries. Unlike the developed western world follicular lymphoma is not a common type of NHL. Although combined modality approach was a standard therapy for quite a while now most of the lymphoma cases are treated by chemotherapy alone.