bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A PLS Analysis On The Relationship Between Servant Leadership And Academicians OCB In MTUN Universities
Authors:   PhD scholar, Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor Malaysia., Rashid Mehwish , Tasmin Rosmaini ,   Associate Professor, Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor Malaysia., Qureshi Muhammad Imran ,   Senior Lecturer, Faculty of technology Management and Technoprenurship, Universiti Teknikal Melaaca,  Malaysia, Shafiq Muhammad ,   Assistant Professor, Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Published: September 2019

There have been many research endeavours on the relationship between servant leadership and OCB. As servant leadership is widely used in education sector. Malaysian Technical University Network (MTUN) has its own importance in the Malaysian higher education. This study employed Structure Equation Modelling, and investigated the impact of five constructs of servant leadership on organizational citizenship behaviour. Partial least square is used to analyse the relationship. Results of this study show that servant leadership dimensions have significant positive relationship with academicians OCB. This study contributes empirically and theoretically to the body of knowledge in the fields of leadership and organizational behaviours.
Ethics In Knowledge Management As A Research Agenda
Authors:   Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, Hishan Sanil S , Mansour Ezzat Abdulaziz ,   Department of information science, King Abdulaziz University,Saudi Arabia, Ramakrishnan Suresh ,   Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, Mansor Nur Naha Binti Abu ,   Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia.
Published: September 2019

Knowledge Management is the process of capturing, distributing and distributing knowledge effectively. In the last few decades with the rise in information technology and advances in Knowledge Management, ethics in knowledge management is one of the important areas to be researched. The present study uses the Scopus database to analyze the research trends in this area. The findings highlighted that there are less than 10% studies in the area of knowledge management and ethics. The study finding has shown that although there is a rise in the studies in this area, the ethics in knowledge management is one area which needs to be explored.
Occurrence of Coagulase-negative Staphylococcal mastitis in dairy cows
Authors: El-Diasty Mohamed , Talaat Hager , Atwa Samar , Elbaz Elzahraa , Eissa Mohamed
Published: September 2019

Objective: To study the prevalence of Coagulase-negative Staphylococci in clinical and subclinical mastitis in dairy cows.
Design: Case-control study.
Animals: 415 lactating Holstein cows.
Procedures: A total of 896 quarter milk samples were collected aseptically from 415 dairy cows for bacteriological examination (mastitic cows, n=50; healthy cows, n=174). Identification of different bacterial isolates followed by antibiotic sensitivity test for Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CNS) was carried out, using disc-diffusion method against 13 different antibiotics.
Results: 224 out of 415 cows (54%) were proven to be mastitic (12% clinical mastitis, 42 % subclinical mastitis). Coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the prevalent isolate (32%). CNS was recorded in 25.7 % of clinical cases and 34% of subclinical mastitis. The antibiogram of CNS isolates against 13 different antibiotics revealed high level of resistance to ampicillin (85%) and oxacillin (85%). However, they were less resistant to vancomycin (5%). The other antibiotics showed variable levels of resistance ranging from 40-75%.
Conclusion and clinical relevance: Coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most common bacteria isolated from mastitic cases. Multi-drug resistance was observed among CNS with high resistance to ampicillin and penicillin, so the use of such B-lactam antibiotics should be restricted specially if there were suspected cases of Coagulase-negative Staphylococci.
Transformations of critical attention center
Authors: Al-Obeidi Huda
Published: September 2019

The study revolves around what critics and scholars have known as (critical authority), and we start by stating our view of the term. We took the term "critical focus of the curriculum" as an alternative. The critical focus of critic's interest varies according to each approach. As we study this aspect, we must present the critical approaches and their practical movement, and we show our topic according to the emergence and effectiveness of those approaches.
Pengaruh Penambahan Bubuk MCT (Medium Chain Triglyceride) dalam Makanan Enteral Komersial terhadap PaCO2 dan PaO2 Darah Pasien Kritis di RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang
Authors: Supriyatin Dwi
Published: September 2019

Latar belakang : Prosentase pasien yang meninggal di ruang ICU RSUP Dr. Kariadi dalam 4 bulan 24,23% dari total pasien, dengan proporsi sebesar 8,86% mengalami komplikasi gagal nafas. Kebutuhan metabolik tubuh yang tidak terpenuhi mengakibatkan pulmonary system terganggu yang diperankan oleh eliminasi CO2dan oksigenasi darah. Pemberian total kalori dari karbohidrat merugikan karena menyebabkan peningkatan CO2. Pemberian kalori bentuk lemak memberikan keseimbangan energi dan dapat menurunkan insiden dan beratnya efek samping akibat pemberian glukosa jumlah besar. MCT (medium chain triglyceride)merupakan asam lemak lebih cepat terhidrolisis, lebih lengkap dan lebih cepat terserap. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmengetahui pengaruh penambahan bubuk MCT dalam makanan enteral komersial terhadap PaCO2 dan PaO2 darah pada pasien kritis
Diphtheria di Jawa Timur
Authors: Ismoedijanto Ismoedijanto
Published: September 2019

Imunisasi primer bermanfaat untuk membuat bayi kebal terhadap penyakit menular pada masa-masa permulaan kehidupan. Setelah cakupan imunisasi dasar telah mencapai 80%, perlu imunisasi ulangan agar anak tetap terjaga kekebalannnya. Adanya Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB) diphtheria di NIS (New Independent States, bekas negara bagian Rusia) dan juga di daerah padat pemukiman di Jawa, menunjukkan adanya masalah kekebalan pada anak dan dewasa. Kelompok anak tanpa kekebalan atau dengan kekebalan rendah terdiri dari kelompok yang sejak bayi tidak mendapat imunisasi sama sekali atau tidak lengkap dan kelompok yang kekebalannya menurun setelah beberapa waktu. Dengan cakupan imunisasi yang tinggi, kelompok ini lolos menjadi kelompok usia tua tanpa terpapar dengan kuman, tidak menderita penyakit diphtheri subklinis tetapi tetap rentan terhadapdiphtheria. Kasus di Jawa Timur mulai muncul pada tahun 2005, dengan adanya KLB di Bangkalan. Dengan surveilans yang aktif intensif didapatkan adanya kenaikan jumlah kasus per tahun yang makin meningkat cepat dan pada tahun 2012 telah mencapai 956 kasus. Kenaikan kasus menunjukkan adanya sesuatu pada pelayanan kesehatan terutama program imunisasi kita. Selain suntikan primer untuk menimbulkan kelompok serokonversi, toksoid difteri dan tetanus perlu diulangi beberapa kali agar anak tetap kebal. Booster ini juga diharapkan akan menutup kekebalan kelompok anak yang tidak kebal akibat tertinggal pada putaran imunisasi primer. Sangat penting menjaga agar cakupan DTP tinggi dan merata, tanpa adanya kantong non kebal di setiap kabupaten
Pengaruh Pemberian Diet Modifikasi terhadap Status Gizi Pasien Kanker dengan Kemoradiasi
Authors: Purwaningsih Sri , S Darmono S , Judiono Judiono
Published: September 2019

Latar belakang : Pasien kanker stadium lanjut pada umumnya mengalami kurang gizi, karena terjadinya hipermetabolisme dan pengaruh terapi kemoradiasi. Diet modifikasi dengan porsi kecil dan mengandung sumber peptida, BCAA, omega3 dan MCT diharapkan bisa mencegah penurunan berat badan, mengurangi anoreksia dan inflamasi. Tujuan penelitian menganalisis pengaruh pemberian diet modifikasi terhadap kenaikan status gizi pasien kanker. Metode : Rancangan penelitian adalah Randomised Control Trial dengan pre post-test control group design. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pasien rawat inap kanker dengan kemoradiasi di RSUP Dr. Kariadi bulan Juniâ€“September 2013. Subjek sebanyak 66 orang dipilih secara consecutive sampling, dibagi 2 kelompok secara random. Kelompok perlakuan diberi diet modifikasi, kelompok kontrol diberi diet standar rumah sakit. Sebelum dan setelah intervensi 21 hari diukur data antropometri (berat badan, indeks massa tubuh, lingkar lengan atas dan triceps skinfold) dan biokimia (kadar albumin, hemoglobin, jumlah lekosit dan total lymphocite count) serta asupan makanan. Analisis statistik dengan Paired Samples T Test, Mann Whitney Test, Independent Samples T TestÂ  dan Wilcoxon Rank Test. Analisis multivariat dilakukan dengan ancova pada tingkat kemaknaan p<0,05. Hasil : Diet modifikasi meningkatkan berat badan (p=0,001), indeks massa tubuh (p=0,001), kadar albumin (p=0,001), kadar hemoglobin (p=0,007), jumlah lekosit (p=0,042) dan total lymphocite count (p=0,001) pada kelompok perlakuan. Pada kelompok kontrol terjadi penurunan berat badan (p=0,002), indeks massa Tubuh (p=0,002), kadar albumin (p=0,001), kadar hemoglobin (p=0,001), jumlah lekosit (p=0,001) dan total lymphocyte count (p=0,001) setelah intervensi. Diet modifikasi meningkatkan berat badan (p=0,024), indeks massa tubuh (p=0,028), kadar albumin (p=0,007), kadar hemoglobin (p=0,002) dan total lymphocyte count (p=0,001) setelah dikontrol dengan asupan protein. Simpulan : Pemberian diet modifikasi selama 21 hari meningkatkan berat badan, indeks massa tubuh, kadar albumin, kadar hemoglobin dan total lymphocyte count pada pasien rawat inap kanker dengan kemoradiasi
Demam Berdarah dengue (DBD) di Banjar Tegal, Tegallalang Gianyar
Authors: Artana I Wayan
Published: September 2019

Penyakit Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) merupakan penyakit infeksi yang angka kematiannya masih cukup tinggi di Indonesia. Penyakit musiman ini mempunyai siklus lima tahunan untuk menimbulkan kejadian luar biasa (KLB). Di Indonesia tahun 2015 terjadi sebanyak 129.179 kasus dengan kematian 1.240 orang . Di Provinsi Bali tahun 2015  terjadi 9.826 kasus dengan jumlah kematian 19 orang. Di Gianyar tahun 2015 kasus DBD sebanyak 2.032 dengan jumlah kematian 6 orang, dan tahun 2016 terdapat 1.758 kasus kasus dengan jumlah kematian delapan orang. Di wilayah kerja Puskesmas 1 Tegallalang Banjar Tegal  menempati urutan pertama kasus DBD dengan jumlah 48 kasus dengan tidak ada kematian. Metode penelitian ini adalah kualitatif berparadigma interpretative, dengan desain studi kasus.  Tidak semua informan mengetahui bahwa penyakit DBD disebabkan oleh virus. Ada beberap diantaranya   mengatakan penyebabnya adalah nyamuk. Kebanyakan informan tahu bahwa penularan DBD melalui nyamuk. Lingkungan Banjar Tegal Tegalalang cukup bersih, dikarenakan masyarakatnya rutin melakukan gotong royong seminggu sekali, membersihkan got, melakukan kegiatan 3M, dan juga melakukan fogging saat ada kasus DBD. Saat observasi, lingkungan sudah terlihat tidak ada air tergenang, sampah tidak berserakan, kaleng bekas tidak ada, tanaman dihalaman rumah  teratur. Hasil penelitian ini dapat dipakai sebagai bahan dan pegangan bagi masyarakat Banjar Tegal untuk meningkatkan pemahaman masyarakat tentang pencegahan dan penularan DBD dengan cara mememlihara kebersihan lingkungan.
Kecemasan dan Kualitas Hidup pada Penderita Kanker Ovarium
Authors: Wulandari Made Ririn Sri
Published: September 2019

Kualitas hidup pasien kanker sangat penting untuk diketahui, terutama pada aspek kecemasan. Kecemasan sering menjadi komponen yang tidak penting untuk penelitian, namun ternyata penting untuk diketahui pada wanita penderita ovarian cancer. Tujuan Penelitian untuk mengidentifikasi kualitas hidup dan kecemasan pada wanita penderita kanker ovarium. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode survey menggunakan kuisioner, subyek penelitian adalah wanita penderita kanker ovarium sebanyak 41 responden dengan memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Karakteristik responden penderita kanker servik rerata terbanyak adalah pada usia >45 tahun, dengan status ekonomi rendah, berpendidikan rendah, dan lama menderita kanker >6 bulan. Hasil survey yang didapatkan adalah pada skala gejala terdapat domain sosial yang memiliki nilai rerata tertinggi 83,29 ± 23,87 dan skala gejala nilai rerata tertinggi adalah kelelahan 50,44 ± 26,93. Skor kecemasan pada responden memiliki rerata 29,83 ± 24,72 yang berarti mengalami kecemasan sedang. Pelayanan pendukung dapat lebih ditingkatkan ini sesuai dengan hasil penelitian yang didapat, bahwa perlu adanya pembinaan spiritual atau layanan khusus psikologis pada pasien yang sudah dalam tahap terminal, sehingga hal tersebut dapat membantu pasien untuk semangat hidup dalam melawan kanker maupun mencapai kematian yang damai
KEBUTUHAN DAYA PADA AIR CONDITIONER SAAT TERJADI PERBEDAAN SUHU DAN KELEMBABAN
Authors: Indarwati Sri , Respati Sri Mulyo Bondan , Darmanto Darmanto
Published: September 2019

AC atau Air Conditioner adalah menyerap udara dari bagian luar. Dan melepaskan udara di bagian outdoor, dari ini udara indoor yang telah dihasilkan akan berangsur-angur berkonverter sehingga dapat membuat ruangan menjadi suhu yang dingin .Suhu adalah besaran yang menyatakan derajat panas dingin suatu benda dan alat yang digunakan untuk mengukur suhu adalah termometer. Kelembaban merupakan suatu tingkat keadaan lingkungan udara basah yang disebabkan oleh adanya uap air. Tingkat kejenuhan sangat dipengaruhi oleh temperatur. Jika tekanan uap parsial sama dengan tekanan uap air yang jenuh maka akan terjadi pemadatan. Secara matematis kelembaban relative (RH) didefinisikan sebagai prosentase perbandingan antara tekanan uap air parsial dengan tekanan uap air jenuh. Kelembaban dapat diartikan dalam beberapa cara. Relative Humidity secara umum mampu mewakili pengertian kelembaban. Untuk mengerti Relative Humidity pertama harus diketahui Absolut Humidity. Absolut Humidity merupakan jumlah uap air pada volume udara tertentu yang dipengaruhi oleh temperatur dan tekanan.Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif-kuantitatif atau penelitian terapan yang di dalamnya mencangkup penelitian survey. Alat penelitian menggunakan : AC, Termometer,  Hygrometer, Multimeter atau multitester , dan Clamp Meter / Tang Ampere. Sedangkan bahan penelitian menggunakan udara, udara sendiri adalah campuran gas yang terdapat pada lapisan yang mengelilingi  bumi.  Jenis data penelitian yaitu data primer. Metode pengumpulan data diambil dari studi observasi lapangan dan kepustakaan.Hasil penelitian diketahui Semakin rendah suhu yang diinginkan dalam ruangan, maka kinerja Air Conditioner akan semakin tinggi dan Semakin tinggi kelembaban dalam ruangan, maka kinerja Air Conditioner akan semakin tinggi.Kata kunci: suhu, kelembaban, kinerja, air conditioner
Prevalence of Amblyopia in 2018
Authors: R Auf , M Selim , E Selim
Published: September 2019

Purpose: Amblyopia is a leading cause of preventable visual impairment which can have consequences on psychosocial wellbeing. This study aims to find out the prevalence of amblyopia reported in 2018. Methods: Pubmed was searched for amblyopia prevalence. Relevant articles were reviewed. Results: Amblyopia prevalence was reported as high as 17.2 of children screened in one study. Discussions: Prevalence rate of amblyopia can vary significantly between countries as well as certain communities in the same country.
Inversodicraea koukoutamba and I. tassing (Podostemaceae), new waterfall species from Guinea, West Africa
Authors: Cheek M. , Molmou D. , Jennings L. , Magassouba S. , van der Burgt X.
Published: September 2019

Two new species of Inversodicraea, I. koukoutamba and I. tassing, both from the Republic of Guinea, are described as new to science, increasing the number of species known in this African genus to 32, making it the most species-diverse among African Podostemaceae.
Both species are remarkable, among other features, for their styles. Inversodicraea koukoutamba is only the third species of the genus with 3, not 2 styles, and is unique in the genus, and in the family, in having each style bifurcate. Inversodicraea tassing has styles equal
or exceeding the length of the ovary, being nearly twice as long as those of the species which previously was noted for the longest styles in the genus. Both new species are single-site endemics, the first is assessed here as Critically Endangered according to the IUCN 2012 standard, due to
the incipient construction of the World Bank backed Koukoutamba hydroelectric dam which threatens several other plant species assessed as Critically Endangered or Endangered. The second species, I. tassing, is assessed as Near Threatened, since there are currently no threats known
at present to the single known site.
Multiband Optical Light Curves of Black-widow Pulsars
Authors: Draghis Paul , Romani Roger W. , Filippenko Alexei V. , Brink Thomas G. , Zheng WeiKang , Halpern Jules P. , Camilo Fernando
Published: September 2019

We collect new and archival optical observations of nine “black-widow” millisecond pulsar binaries. New measurements include direct imaging with the Keck, Gemini-S, MDM, and Las Cumbres Observatory 2 m telescopes. This is supplemented by synthesized colors from Keck long-slit spectra. Four black-widow optical companions are presented here for the first time. Together these data provide multicolor photometry covering a large fraction of the orbital phase. We fit these light curves with a direct (photon) heating model using a version of the ICARUS light-curve modeling code. The fits provide distance and fill-factor estimates, inclinations, and heating powers. We compare the heating powers with the observed GeV luminosities, noting that the ratio is sensitive to pulsar distance and to the gamma-ray beaming. We make a specific correction for “outer gap” model beams, but even then some sources are substantially discrepant, suggesting imperfect beaming corrections and/or errors in the fit distance. The fits prefer large metal abundance for half of the targets, a reasonable result for these wind-stripped secondaries. The companion radii indicate substantial Roche-lobe filling, f

c
 ≈ 0.7−1 except for PSR J0952−0607, which with f

c
 < 0.5 has a companion density ρ ≈ 10 g cm−3, suggesting unusual evolution. We note that the direct-heating fits imply large heating powers and rather small inclinations, and we speculate that unmodeled effects can introduce such bias.
Problem of nuclear-laser power engineering and methods of their solution
Authors: Dyachenko Petr P. , Zrodnikov Anatoly V. , Kukharchuk Oleg F. , Suvorov Alexey A.
Published: September 2019

The concept of a high power reactor-laser system based on a nuclear pumped optical quantum amplifier (OKUYaN) was formulated at IPPE in the mid-1980-ies. The idea amounted to the use of wide-aperture OKUYaN as an amplifier within the already well-known “master laser – two-pass amplifier with phase conjugation” scheme.

The structure of such an amplifier includes a system of two neutron-coupled units – an ignition reactor (RB) and a nuclear pumped laser amplifier (LB). The ignition unit is a compact multi-core pulsed fast neutron reactor. The laser amplifier unit operates on thermal neutrons and, with regard to the neutronics, it is a subcritical booster zone of the ignition reactor unit.

Unique reactor-laser complex incorporating demonstration sample of a pulsed reactor-laser system based on OKUYaN (test facility “Stand B”) having no analogues anywhere in the world, was developed and put into operation at IPPE in 1999 for the purpose of substantiation of basic principles of the OKUYaN concept and demonstration of the possibility of its practical implementation, as well as verification of calculation codes and development of relevant equipment elements.

Problems overcome in the development and construction of “Stand B” test facility, the choice and justification of the neutronics and laser characteristics of the OKUYaN demonstration sample are discussed in the present paper. Provided are the results of a detailed computational-experimental study of the demonstration sample characteristics, the data from systems studies of direct conversion of nuclear fission energy into laser radiation energy in complex reactor-laser devices and the results of examination of prospects for the development of nuclear-laser power engineering.
Discovery of a new ant species of the elusive termitophilous genus Metapone in Singapore (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), with the first detailed description of male genitalia of the genus
Authors: Wang Wendy Y. , Yamada Aiki , Eguchi Katsuyuki
Published: September 2019

A new species of the rare ant genus Metapone, Metapone murphyisp. nov., is described based on museum material consisting of a single nest series (workers, queens, and males) collected from a decayed coconut palm stump on Pulau Sakra, previously an offshore island south of mainland Singapore. Workers can be distinguished from other named congeners mainly by the following characters: 1) subpetiolar lamella subrectangular; 2) short median longitudinal ventral subpetiolar edge and roundly obtuse posteroventral subpetiolar angle; 3) outer margin of posterior subpetiolar face in posteroventral view forming a continuous, U-shaped, translucent, laminate carina; and 4) petiole subtrapezoidal in dorsal view with extended blunt tooth-like posterolateral corners. Detailed description and illustrations of male genitalia of the genus are given for the first time. The key to Asian species of Metapone is updated to include the new species.
Effectiveness of Cultured Human Keratinocyte Onlays on Epithelial Healing and Clinical Outcome After Photorefractive Keratectomy
Authors: Chung Seung Ah , Kim Eung Kweon , Ryu IK Hee , Kim Jin Kook , Lee Hyung Keun
Published: September 2019

Purpose

To evaluate epithelial healing time, postoperative pain, corneal haze, and visual and refractive outcomes following the application of cultured sheets of human allogeneic epidermal keratinocyte (CEAK) onlays on the photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) -ablated corneal surface as dressing material.

Methods

In total, 204 eyes from 103 patients with myopia or myopic astigmatism were prospectively evaluated for 6 months after PRK. The ablated cornea was dressed in three different ways. Specifically, CEAK onlays were placed in 80 eyes (CEAK group), CEAK with amniotic membrane (AM) strips in 63 eyes (CEAK with AM group), and therapeutic contact lenses only in 61 eyes (control group). All eyes were covered with bandage contact lens after the operation. Contact lens removal time, intensity of postoperative pain score on postoperative day 2, corneal haze, Snellen visual acuity, and remaining refractive errors were measured.

Results

The mean contact lens removal time was shorter in the CEAK with AM group (1.84±0.72 days) compared to the control (2.77±1.59 days) and CEAK only (2.24±0.79 days) groups (
P
<.001). However, no significant differences were evident among the groups in terms of immediate postoperative pain, Snellen visual acuity, remaining refractive errors, and corneal haze at 6 months postoperative.

Conclusions

The CEAK onlay with AM facilitates epithelial healing, and is thus a good candidate dressing material to decrease the epithelial healing time after PRK. However, this onlay method did not affect the intensity of postoperative pain or final visual outcomes after surgery. [
J Refract Surg
. 2008;24:826–832.]
Implicación parental, capital cultural y trayectoria filial. Prácticas y estrategias discursivas
Authors: Alonso Carmona Carlos
Published: September 2019

Analizamos prácticas familiares de implicación en la escolaridad filial mediante entrevistas en profundidad y observación etnográfica. En lugar de tomar las definiciones de la literatura experta, nos aproximamos al concepto de implicación parental tal como lo entienden los propios sujetos. Los resultados muestran que las prácticas parentales están condicionadas por el capital cultural de los progenitores, el tiempo disponible y la trayectoria previa de los hijos. Las familias conceptualizan estratégicamente los significados de implicación, de forma que se acoplen al universo de prácticas posibles. Concluimos que la implicación parental ha de entenderse atendiendo a la disponibilidad de recursos, frente a las explicaciones basadas en las voluntades familiares.
Efectos del origen social y de la posición de clase en el bienestar material. Un abordaje sobre la desigualdad social en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 2012-2013
Authors: Rodríguez de la Fuente José Javier
Published: September 2019

Este artículo indaga en qué medida la posición de clase, tanto de origen como de destino, explica desiguales condiciones de vida, medidas a partir del acceso a determinados niveles de bienestar material. Se exploran, de este modo, tres aristas de la desigualdad social: las condiciones, las oportunidades y los resultados.

En este sentido, se elaboran modelos explicativos que permitan comprender cómo determinadas condiciones de origen e individuales intervienen en el acceso a tres activos centrales que configuran el bienestar de los hogares: el nivel de ingresos laborales, la propiedad de la vivienda y el nivel de consumo material.

La metodología asumida es de índole cuantitativa, utilizándose técnicas de regresión lineal múltiple y regresión logística binomial. La fuente de datos que se utiliza proviene de la Encuesta sobre movilidad social y opiniones sobre la sociedad actual del año 2012-2013, realizada en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
Pobres y electores. Universalidad y focalización de la política social en la República Dominicana 2006-2012
Authors: Benito Sánchez Ana Belén
Published: September 2019

Este trabajo analiza el uso estratégico del gasto social en la República Dominicana a la luz de las partidas destinadas a financiar la seguridad social y los programas asistenciales en el periodo 2006-2012. Los datos presentados confirman el potencial politizador de los programas focalizados en época electoral y la bifurcación interesada de los regímenes de protección social.
Relationships between the Older Adult’s Cognitive Decline and Quality of Life: The Mediating Role of the Assistive Mobile Health Applications
Authors: Ali Saare Murtaja , Hussain Azham , Seng Yue Wong
Published: September 2019

This article examines the link between the older adult’s cognitive decline, and Assistive Mobile Health Applications in terms of quality of life as researcher has found scarcity in explaining the mediating role of assistive mobile health applications towards the quality of life of older adults with cognitive decline. Researchers have identified the importance of using assistive mobile health applications in connection of the older adult’s cognitive decline. However, it remained unaddressed in the explaining the mediating role of assistive mobile health application. Therefore, this paper aims to provide an insight that the adoption of assistive m-health applications will provide this population with potential solution to their challenging aging life, hence, enhancing their quality of life. In addition, this paper is only a conceptual explanation, as it aims to identify the possible reasons that influence their Smartphone adoption. Factors were identified using a systematic literature review on relevant peer reviewed papers. The study summarized the empirical evidences which were used to support the conceptual explanation. It is expected that this work will lead towards the empirical findings on the explanation of the mediating role of the assistive mobile health applications to address the relationship of older adult’s cognitive decline and quality of life. This paper providesdirections for future studies in improving the quality of life of older adults.
Use of Integrated Mobile Application With Realistic Mathematics Education: A Study to Develop Elementary Students’ Creative Thinking Ability
Authors: Rudyanto Hendra Erik , Ghufron Anik , Hartono Hartono
Published: September 2019

One of the abilities students must possess is Creative Thinking Ability (CTA) in order to succeed in their lives. Learning must facilitate students to develop CTA; one of them is by developing a mobile application based on Realistic Mathematics Education (RME). The purpose of this study is to determine the level of validity/feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of mobile application based RME. This mobile application development used the ADDIE model development procedure. The subjects in this study were grade 4 elementary school students. The validation data collection techniques through validation sheets, practicality data through CTA tests. The results of the study show that the developed of mobile application integrated with realistic mathematics meets valid/proper requirements based on expert and practitioner assessments that are practical and easy if applied in mathematics learning and that is effective in improving students’ creative thinking ability.
Le luxe privé à Rome et en Italie au Ier siècle après J.-C.
Authors: Dubois-Pelerin Éva
Published: September 2019

Luxus qualifie l’excès dans le mode de vie, le faste, la débauche. Il est l’enjeu et le thème d’une comédie sociale qui oppose privilégiés et spectateurs tout en impliquant une certaine connivence entre eux. Si le luxe est consacré par ceux qui en jouissent, il l’est aussi, et autant, par ceux qui le contemplent sans jamais pouvoir en disposer. Le luxe n’est pas seulement rareté, vanité, il est réussite, fascination sociale, rêve.

Le développement du luxe a été un phénomène majeur de l’histoire de la Rome républicaine dont il a bouleversé les usages sociaux et les mentalités, introduisant des conduites nouvelles et suscitant des réactions extrêmes symbolisées par de grandes figures telles que Caton le Censeur d’un côté, Lucullus et Crassus de l’autre.

Le luxe, initialement perçu par les Romains comme une importation hellénistique, s’est diffusé à Rome après la conquête de la Grèce et de l’Asie. La distinction entre luxe privé et faste public apparaît dès lors capitale, les Romains séparant nettement la magnificentia qui s'exerce dans le domaine public de la luxuria privée. Alors que le luxe individuel pouvait être condamné, les manifestations du faste et de la puissance de la res publica étaient louées. Le luxe, phénomène économique, social et culturel considéré au IIème s. av. J.-C. comme déstabilisateur, devint, en tant que faste public, une condition nécessaire au bon fonctionnement de la vie sociale et politique. Après la fin de la République, quelle fut l’attitude d’Auguste et de ses successeurs, pris entre magnifïcentia et luxus? Le fait que les débats sur le luxe prennent fin au moment où s’achève la mise en place du régime impérial suggère-t-il que l’enjeu n’était pas seulement la préservation des valeurs traditionnelles, mais celle de la République comme système politique ?

C’est à ces questions que ce livre tente de répondre en examinant les manifestations publiques et privées du luxe, notamment celui de la table, celui déployé dans les demeures des villes et des campagnes et celui des matériaux et objets considérés comme précieux en vertu de leur valeur esthétique, de leur prix, de leur origine géographique et de leur rareté.
Early KLRG1+ but Not CD57+CD8+ T Cells in Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection Predict Effector Function and Viral Control
Authors: Hoji Aki , Popescu Iulia D. , Pipeling Matthew R. , Shah Pali D. , Winters Spencer A. , McDyer John F.
Published: September 2019

CMV remains an important opportunistic pathogen in high-risk lung transplant recipients. We characterized the phenotype and function of CD8+ T cells from acute/primary into chronic CMV infection in 23 (donor+/recipient−; D+R−) lung transplant recipients and found rapid induction of both KLRG1+ and/or CD57+ CMV-specific CD8+ T cells with unexpected coexpression of CD27. These cells demonstrated maturation from an acute effector T cell (TAEFF) to an effector memory T cell (TEM) phenotype with progressive enrichment of KLRG1+CD57+CD27− cells into memory. CMV-specific KLRG1+ TAEFF were capable of in vitro proliferation that diminished upon acquisition of CD57, whereas only KLRG1+ expression correlated with T-bet expression and effector function. In contrast to blood TAEFF, lung mucosal TAEFF demonstrated reduced KLRG1/T-bet expression but similar CD57 levels. Additionally, increased KLRG1+TAEFF were associated with early immune viral control following primary infection. To our knowledge, our findings provide new insights into the roles of KLRG1 and CD57 expression in human T cells, forming the basis for a refined model of CD8+ T cell differentiation during CMV infection.
Statistical Methods for Handling Observation Clustering in Sports Injury Surveillance
Authors: Chandran Avinash , Brown Derek , Nedimyer Aliza K. , Kerr Zachary Y.
Published: September 2019

Context

Advances in sports injury-surveillance methods have made it possible to accommodate non–time-loss (NTL) injury reporting; however, the analysis of surveillance data now requires careful consideration of the nuances of NTL injury records.

Background

Injury-surveillance mechanisms that record NTL injuries are more likely to contain multiple injury records per athlete. These must be handled appropriately in statistical analyses to make methodologically sound inferences.

Methods

We simulated datasets of NTL injuries using varying degrees of observation clustering and compared the inferences made using traditional techniques with those made after accounting for clustering in computations of injury proportion ratios.

Results

Inappropriate handling of even moderate clustering resulted in flawed inferences in 10% to 12% of our simulations. We observed greater bias in our estimates as the degree of clustering increased.

Conclusions

We urge investigators to carefully consider observation clustering and adapt analytical methods to accommodate the evolving sophistication of surveillance.
Reimagining the practice of Pentecostal prophecy in Southern Africa: A critical engagement
Authors: Kgatle Mookgo S.
Published: September 2019

This article is a critical engagement on the practice of Pentecostal prophecy in Southern Africa. Pentecostal prophecy is widely practiced in Southern Africa and other parts of the African continent, especially West Africa, in countries like Ghana and Nigeria. The phenomenon is related to divination in African Traditional Religions. The practices of Pentecostal prophecy in Southern Africa include forensic prophecy, prophetic titles, prophetic objects, prophetic consultation and prophetic miracles. This article critically engages these practices and reimagines the practice of Pentecostal prophecy in Southern Africa. The article suggests a prophecy of salvation, prophecy of love, prophecy of humility and approved prophecy as a remedy for bizarre practices of Pentecostal prophecy in Southern Africa.
The expected impact of the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16 – Leases
Authors: Segal Milton , Naik Genevieve
Published: September 2019

Orientation: The new standard on leases, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16, will require the majority of lessees to account for lease arrangements on the face of the balance sheet. This is in contrast to the current standard and, as a result, the effects of this transition to on-balance sheet finance require analysis.Research purpose: The purpose of this article is to identify and examine the material change implications that may arise from the implementation of IFRS 16 and determine its effect on both preparers and users of the financial statements with a specific focus on lessee accounting.Motivation for the study: Leasing is a widely used economic transaction that affects the majority of corporates and individuals. There is a lack of formal academic literature surrounding the possible implications of the new accounting standard in a South African context.Research approach, design and method: The authors performed a detailed literature review as well as gathered information at a public debate held jointly by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) to investigate what the implications may be.Main findings: This article finds and concludes that there are potentially six change implications. The affected parties were identified as lenders, preparers and analysts with the banking and retail sectors requiring the most consideration.Practical/managerial implications: Care will need to be taken when new lease transactions are entered into so that the entity still adheres to potential liquidity and solvency targets as well as loan covenant obligations.Contribution/value-add: The normative and qualitative style sheds light on the effect of the imminent changes to South Africa’s financial reporting structure, making an important contribution to financial reporting knowledge, transparency and accountability.
Asymptotics of analytic torsion for hyperbolic three-manifolds
Authors: Raimbault Jean
Published: September 2019

We prove that for certain sequences of hyperbolic three-manifolds with cusps which converge to hyperbolic three-space in a weak (“Benjamini–Schramm”) sense and certain coefficient systems the regularised analytic torsion approximates the

L^2

-torsion of the universal cover.

We also prove an asymptotic equality between the former and the Reidemeister torsion of the truncated manifolds.
Uniqueness of the solution to the 2D Vlasov–Navier–Stokes system
Authors: Han-Kwan Daniel , Miot Évelyne , Moussa Ayman , Moyano Iván
Published: September 2019

We prove a uniqueness result for weak solutions to the Vlasov–Navier–Stokes system in two dimensions, both in the whole space and in the periodic case, under a mild decay condition on the initial distribution function. The main result is achieved by combining methods from optimal transportation (introduced in this context by G. Loeper) with the use of Hardy’s maximal function, in order to obtain some fine Wasserstein-like estimates for the difference of two solutions of the Vlasov equation.
Свободные произведения групп сильно вербально замкнуты
Authors: Mazhuga Andrey Mihajlovich
Published: September 2019

В ряде недавних работ было установлено, что многие почти свободные группы, фундаментальные группы почти всех связных поверхностей и все группы, являющиеся нетривиальными свободными произведениями групп с тождествами, алгебраически замкнуты в любой группе, в которой они вербально замкнуты. В настоящей работе мы установим, что любая группа, являющаяся нетривиальным свободным произведением групп, алгебраически замкнута в любой группе, в которой она вербально замкнута.
Библиография: 13 названий.
Об эквивариантных расслоениях $G$-CW-комплексов
Authors: Gevorgyan Pavel Samvelovich , Jimenez Rolando Benitez
Published: September 2019

Доказывается, что если $G$ - компактная группа Ли, то эквивариантное расслоение Серра между $G$-CW-комплексами является эквивариантным расслоением Гуревича для класса компактно порожденных $G$-пространств. Такое утверждение в неэквивариантном случае было доказано М. Стейнбергером, Дж. Вестом и Р. Коти. Получена теорема об эквивариантном вложении $G$-CW-комплекса в некоторый симплициальный $G$-комплекс в качестве его эквивариантного ретракта. Этот результат является ключевым в доказательстве основной теоремы. Доказывается также, что эквивариантное отображение $p\colon E\to B$ между $G$-CW-комплексами является $G$-расслоением Гуревича тогда и только тогда, когда отображение $p^H\colon E^H \to B^H$ между пространствами $H$-неподвижных точек является расслоением Гуревича. Тем самым решается проблема Джеймса и Сегала в случае $G$-CW-комплексов.
Библиография: 9 названий.
The Proskynesis of Jesus in the New Testament
Authors: Lozano Ray M.
Published: September 2019

This book investigates the use of the Greek term "proskuneo" with Jesus as the object in the New Testament writings. Ray M. Lozano unpicks this interesting term and examines its capacity to express various degrees of reverence directed toward a superior: from a respectful greeting of an elder, to homage paid to a king, to cultic worship paid to a god. Lozano then looks at the term in reference to Jesus in the New Testament writings, and carefully considers whether Jesus is portrayed as receiving such reverence in a relatively weak sense as a merely human figure, or in a relatively strong sense as a divine figure.

Lozano outlines how scholars are divided over this issue and provides a fresh, thorough examination of the New Testament material (Mark, Matthew, Luke-Acts, John, Hebrews, and Revelation) and in so-doing shows that each of these New Testament writings, in their own unique ways, presents Jesus as a divine figure uniquely and closely linked to the God of Israel in making him an object of "proskuneo".
Doha Development Agenda and Aid for Trade -- Supplement
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

At their 2005 Spring meetings, the Development Committee and IMFC called on the Bank and Fund to work with others to develop more detailed proposals, for consideration at the Annual Meetings, to help developing countries adjust to and take advantage of the Doha Round. In response, Bank and Fund staff prepared a paper on “The Doha Development Agenda and Aid for Trade” following a consultation process with donors and least developed countries (LDCs) during the summer. This is a Supplement to the main paper.
The Standards and Codes Initiative - Is It Effective? And How Can It Be Improved?
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

At this six-year mark, this paper reports on the status of the initiative, seeks to assess its effectiveness, and suggests some areas for improvement.
Oil Market Developments and Issues
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

The discussion in this paper of the causes and consequences of recent oil price increases, and the appropriate policy response, is framed by the volatility and uncertainty that characterize the oil market. Volatile prices arise from supply and demand that are both highly inelastic in the short run, with the result that even small shocks can have large effects on price. The difficulty of predicting long-run supply and demand creates uncertainty about future prices. Further, even current supply and demand data are lacking, which results in additional uncertainty. These features of uncertainty and volatility of prices make it difficult to reach simple conclusions about how oil producers and consumers should respond to price changes.
Note Purchase Agreement Between the People's Bank of China and the International Monetary Fund
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

In light of the international effort to ensure the adequacy of the financial resources available to the Fund, and with a view to supporting the Fund’s ability to provide timely and effective balance of payments assistance, particularly to developing and emerging market countries affected by the global financial crisis, the PBC agrees to purchase from the Fund promissory notes.
Staff Guidance Note on the Fund's Engagement with Small Developing States
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

This note highlights the unique economic characteristics and constraints facing small developing states. It provides operational guidance on Fund engagement with such countries, including on how small country size might influence the use of Fund facilities and instruments, program design, capacity building activities, and collaboration with other institutions and donors. The guidance note draws on the March 2013 Board papers on small states and the associated Executive Board discussion. The findings of the paper and implications for Fund engagement with small states were presented to small states authorities during the 2013 Annual Meetings, as well as in regional IMF conferences with small states in the Bahamas (September 2013) and Vanuatu (November 2013).
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Review of the Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

The Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-income Countries (LIC DSF) has been the cornerstone of assessments of risks to debt sustainability in LICs. The framework classifies countries based on their assessed debt-carrying capacity, estimates threshold levels for selected debt burden indicators, evaluates baseline projections and stress test scenarios relative to these thresholds, and then combines indicative rules and staff judgment to assign risk ratings of external debt distress.

The framework has demonstrated its operational value since the last review was conducted in 2012, but there are areas where new features can be introduced to enhance its performance in assessing risks. Against the backdrop of the evolving nature of risks facing LICs, both staff analysis and stakeholder feedback suggest gaps in the framework to be addressed. Complexity and lack of transparency have also been highlighted as causes for concern.

This paper proposes a set of reforms to enhance the value of the LIC DSF for all users. In developing these reforms, staff has been guided by two over-arching principles: a) the core architecture of the DSF—model-based results complemented by judgment—remains appropriate; and b) reforms should ensure that the DSF maintains an appropriate balance by providing countries with early warnings of potential debt distress without unnecessarily constraining their borrowing for development.
Republic of Moldova
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Published: September 2019

With the support of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) European Department (EUR), the IMF’s Statistics Department (STA) conducted a financial soundness indicators (FSIs) technical assistance (TA) mission in Chisinau, Moldova, during March 18 29, 2019, to improve Moldova’s FSI compilation. The mission was financed by Netherlands Capacity Development Partnership Program. The mission worked with staff of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) (i) to review available source data for deposit takers (DTs) and other sectors including other financial corporations (OFCs); and (ii) to review the current FSIs compiled by the NBM with a view to ensure methodological consistency of the FSI compilation with the IMF’s FSI Compilation Guide 2006 (FSI Guide). In collaboration with staff of the NBM, the mission delivered these objectives and agreed with the authorities on an action plan to improve FSIs in Moldova. The improvement of FSIs contributes to enhancement of policy analysis and decision-making by the NBM.
Trapping of HCl and oxidised organic trace gases in growing ice at temperatures relevant to cirrus clouds
Authors: Kippenberger Matthias , Schuster Gerhard , Lelieveld Jos , Crowley John N.
Published: September 2019

Abstract. The uptake of hydrochloric acid (HCl), ethanol
(C2H5OH), 1-butanol (1-C4H9OH), formic acid HC(O)OH and
trifluoroacetic (CF3C(O)OH) acid to growing ice surfaces was
investigated at temperatures between 194 and 228 K. HCl displayed extensive,
continuous uptake during ice growth, which was strongly dependent on the ice
growth velocity, the temperature of the ice surface and the gas phase
concentration of HCl. Trifluoroacetic acid was also observed to be trapped
in growing ice, albeit approximately an order of magnitude less efficiently
than HCl, whereas the adsorption and desorption kinetics of ethanol,
1-butanol, formic acid on ice were not measurably different to those for
non-growing ice, even at very high ice growth rates. We present a
parameterisation of the uptake coefficient for HCl on growing ice films
(γtrap) and compare the results to an existing framework that
describes the non-equilibrium trapping of trace gases on ice. The trapping
of HCl in growing ice crystals in the atmosphere is assessed and compared to
the gas and ice phase partitioning resulting from equilibrium surface
adsorption and solubility.