bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IL-10, Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Authors: Л. В. Хіміон  , А. В. Бойко
Published: February 2020

It is known that patients with psoriatic disease have increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and cardiovascular death but the relationship of those events with influence of traditional risk factors, inflammatory process, anti inflammatory cytokines, and atherosclerosis is not clear.The objective: to investigate surrogate atherosclerosis markers in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), skin psoriasis (PS) and their connection to inflammation activity and serum IL-10 level.Materials and methods. The study was conducted in 2 groups of patients: 42 – with PsA, 20 – with skin psoriasis and 20 healthy subjects. Persons with established CVD, other chronic internal diseases, HIV, diabetes where not included; study groups did not take statins or antihypertensive medications. All included patients and healthy subjects consented to take part in the study and underwent complex of clinical (physical examination, joints and skin examination with DAS28, PASI calculation), laboratory (CRP, hematology, IL-10), ultrasound (examination of the carotid arteries with the surrogate aterosclerosis markers determinations – intima-media thickness (IMT), atherosclerotic plaques (AP)) investigations.Results. PsA patients demonstrated more severe atherosclerotic changes in carotid arteries compared to PS patients and healthy subjects. The severity of the atherosclerotic process was connected with DAS28, CRP level, index PASI. At the same time PsA patients had highest level of IL-10, which might be a sign of upregulation of the anti inflammatory cytokine synthesis in chronic immuno-inflammatory process.Conclusion. Atherosclerosis development is more prominent in PsA then in skin psoriasis patients and healthy subjects, which is connected to the inflammatory process activity. IL-10 is increased in PsA patients which could be explained as a defense reaction to the chronic inflammatory state.
Features of the Course of Metapneumoviral Infection in Adults
Authors: О. К. Дуда  , А. Р. Вега  , Л. П. Коцюбайло
Published: February 2020

The objective: to determine the clinical features of metapneumovirus infection in adults and to determine the effect of coinfection on the severity of the course.Materials and methods. Bibliosemantic and analytical methods were used for this work. Recent scientific publications of such electronic databases as PubMed, Skopus, Cochrane have been analyzed.Results. The prevalence of metapneumovirus infection is 4–13%. Although most children are infected with HMPV by the age of 5, reinfection is possible throughout adulthood. HMPV was detected in 13% of hospitalized adults with acute respiratory disease inRochester,New York. Clinical manifestations of HMPV infection are diverse. Most common symptoms are bronchiolitis, pneumonia, exacerbation of bronchial asthma. The incidence of viral coinfection is from 6 to 23%.Conclusions. HMPV-infection has a mild course in healthy young people, but in the elderly, with concomitant pathology, has a more severe course and is characterized by higher mortality. Coinfection with other viruses or bacteria can worsen the patient’s symptoms and condition, but the severity of the disease does not seem to be affected.
The Role of Traditional Risk Factors and Inflammation Activity in Atherosclerosis Development in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Authors: Л. В. Хіміон  , А. В. Бойко
Published: February 2020

It is known that patients with autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus) have early atherosclerosis development which might lead to the life threatening complications and death. Epidemiology studies demonstrated the risk of myocardial infarction, cardiovascular death is increased in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), which also can be explained by premature atherosclerosis development but its risk factors (RF) remain unclear.The objective: defining relationship of traditional RF for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) with the activity of the inflammatory process and atherosclerosis in patients with PsA.Materials and methods. The study included 42 patients with PsA and 20 patients with skin psoriasis (PS) who did not have atherosclerotic CVD, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and other serious diseases and did not take statins. The control group consisted of 20 healthy persons who had no signs of rheumatic, infectious and other inflammatory diseases. All enrolled patients underwent complete physical examinations, evaluation of disease activity (DAS28, PASI indexes); laboratory investigations included full blood count and ESR, CRP, plasma lipids and uric acid level. Ultrasound of carotid arteries was performed to evaluate the surrogate atherosclerosis markers – intima-media complex thickness (IMT) and atherosclerotic plaques (AP).Results. It was determined that in patients with PsA, the severity of the atherosclerotic process is more prominent compared to patients with PS (the traditional RF profiles were the same).Сonclusion. The highest level of C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, uric acid, thicker intima-media complex was found in PsA group, which may indicate a pathogenetic association of additional RF with the development of a more aggressive atherosclerotic process.
About Management of Cough in Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia: the Results of MUCASTAT PLUS Trial
Authors: І. Г. Березняков  , М. М. Лебединська  , В. І. Березняков  , О. В. Дорошенко  , В. Й. Пожар
Published: February 2020

The objective: to study an effectiveness and tolerability of free prescription by physicians of erdostein and ambroxol for management of cough in hospitalized patients with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia on the background of standard antibacterial treatment after completion of MUCASTAT trial.Materials and methods. 245 patients (110 men and 135 women) aged 21–82 years were included in an open prospective non-randomized study. All the patients received standard antibacterial treatment for 7–10 days and mucoactive drugs of erdosteine (Mucitus) or ambroxol in standard dosages for no less then 6 days. CAP-Sym-12 and Scale of Estimation of CAP (SECAP) questionnaires were used to estimate pneumonia-related symptoms.Results. In 2–3 days from the beginning of therapy the patients from erdosteine group began to estimate their well-being (condition) and cough intensity (according to CAP-Sym-12 questionnaire) better, than patients from ambroxol group. In subsequent observation periods (in 7±1 and 12±2 days from the beginning of treatment) superiority of erdosteine was documented by objective (lesser quantity of patients suffering from cough and sputum expectoration) and subjective methods (CAP-Sym-12 and SECAP questionnaires).Conclusion. An effectiveness, good tolerability and superiority of erdosteine over ambroxol for management of cough and sputum expectoration in hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia on the background of standard antibacterial treatment were confirmed in MUCASTAT PLUS study.
Features of Adipokines Metabolism in Women with Arterial Hypertension and Obesity, Depending on the Left Ventricular Diastolic Function
Authors: Н. М. Кириченко
Published: February 2020

Diastolic dysfunction is often associated with heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction, obesity and often observed in females. The association of adipokines blood levels with diastolic left ventricular dysfunction remains poorly understood.The objective: study of the features of adipokine levels in women with obesity and arterial hypertension depending on the diastolic function.Materials and methods. The study involved 82 patients. Patients with normal diastolic function were assigned to group 1, patients with diastolic dysfunction of the 1st degree – to group 2, and patients with diastolic dysfunction of the 2nd degree – to group 3. Blood levels of adipokines were measured in all patients.Results. The average age of the study group was 51.2±4.4 years. Patients with normal diastolic function had significantly lower plasma leptin levels compared with patients with grade 1 and 2 diastolic dysfunction: 13.3 ng/ml compared to 18.7 ng/ml for grade 1 DD and 24.4 ng/ml at 2 grade of DD (p<0.01). Also, patients with DD 2 grade had a significantly higher level of leptin than patients with grade 1 of DD (p<0.05). Adiponectin levels in patients with normal diastolic function were significantly higher than in patients with grade 2 of DD (p<0.05).Conclusion. In women with arterial hypertension and obesity aged 40–60, there is an association of an increase in blood leptin with an increase in the degree of diastolic disorders of the left ventricular. A significant decrease of adiponectin level in this patients was only in pseudo normal type of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
Pecularities of Arterial Hypertension Prevalence and Intervisit Variability of Blood Pressure in Khmelnytskyi Region
Authors: Т. І. Німцович
Published: February 2020

The objective: to carry out the comparative analysis of arterial hypertension (AH) prevalence in rural and city population of Khmelnytskyi region, and to establish the frequency of patients with high intervisit variability of blood pressure (IVBP) in rural population.Materials and methods. We carried out the analysis of prevalence of AH and its major complications (myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident) in rural and city population of Khmelnytskyi region in dynamics during the period 2016–2018, based on official statistical data (form 12). The IVBP was studied in a random sample of 160 rural males with uncomplicated AH. Systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP and the pulse BP were measured at each visit to doctor. IVBP was assessed by the standard deviation (SD) value, calculated from the BP recordings at the four visits to doctor. We also calculated the variation coefficient as a SD/average BP ratio.Results. It was established that the prevalence of AH in the population of Khmelnytskyi region was high (39 352,5 per 100 000 inhabitants), accompanied by the higher prevalence of stroke, in comparison with average stroke prevalence inUkraine. The prevalence of AH in rural population exceeded the corresponding index in the urban population, and was characterized by considerable variations in certain rural areas. The frequency of high IVBP in rural AH males was 51,25%. The high IVBP among males was mainly caused by significant variation of systolic BP (50,62%), and high variability of diastolic BP was observed only among 12,5% of patients with AH. The lipid profile changes and hypertension-mediated organ damage (namely heart and kidneys) were more pronounced in patients with high IVBP, as compared to males with low IVBP.Conclusions. The prevalence of AH in the population of Khmelnytskyi region is high, with the higher value in rural population as compared to the city one. The prevalence of stroke in Khmelnytskyi region remains high, with the tendency to increase during the last several years. Such unfavorable dynamics could be at least partially related to the high frequency (more than 50%) of patients with AH and high IVBP.
Assessment of the Likelihood of Developing Asymptomatic Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Carotid Artery in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in the Practice of a Family Doctor
Authors: Л. В. Хіміон  , А. В. Бойко
Published: February 2020

Accumulated research results indicate that chronic inflammatory diseases with autoimmune genesis are associated with the development of atherosclerosis and an increase in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality compared to similar rates in the general population. Increased cardiovascular risk is observed against many inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis.There is a need to develop an algorithm for evaluating cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriatic arthritis, which can be used in practical medicine, namely at the primary level of health care, which will help to assess the likelihood of developing asymptomatic atherosclerotic lesions and carotid lesions fatal effects of cardiovascular disease.
Hyperplastic Processes an Endometrium at Women of Post-menopausal Age: Clinical-anamnestic Aspects
Authors: Ю. М. Садигов
Published: February 2020

The objective: studying of clinical-anamnestic features of hyperplastic processes an endometrium at women of post-menopausal age.Materials and methods. We surveyed 90 women with hyperplastic processes an endometrium in postmenopause (the main group). As criterion of distribution of patients on subgroups the morphological form of hyperplastic processes an endometrium served. Among the patients surveyed at 32,2% the glandular hyperplasia an endometrium, was diagnosed for 45,6% – polyps an endometrium, for 22,2% – an adenomatous hyperplasia an endometrium. The control group was made by 30 patients in postmenopause without hyperplastic processes an endometrium.Results. Results of the conducted researches testify that for women of post-menopausal age the following reliable risk factors of development of hyperplastic processes an endometrium: augmentation of age of the woman; excess body weight; lack of labors in the anamnesis; existence of abortions in the anamnesis; low frequency of use of oral contraceptives; high frequency of use of endometrial contraceptives; existence of various gynecologic diseases in the anamnesis; higher frequency of diseases of cardiovascular system, endocrine system and digestive organs.Conclusion. The received results needs to be considered when developing algorithm of diagnostic and treatment-and-prophylactic actions.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Discovery Learning Strategi Think Talk Write Dalam Meningkatkan Motivasi Dan Hasil Belajar Menulis Teks Ulasan Kelas VIII SMP
Authors: Adeninawaty Dewi , Soe’oed Rahmat , Ridhani Ahmad
Published: February 2020

This study aims to determine (1) teacher teaching activities in applying Discovery Learning Think Talk Write (DL-TTW) learning models, (2) student learning activities in implementing the Discovery Learning Think Talk Write (DL-TTW) model, (3) increased motivation to learn to write text on student reviews in applying the Discovery Learning Think Talk Write (DL-TTW) Learning model, (4) improvement of learning outcomes writing text review in the application of the Discovery Learning Think Talk Write (DL-TTW) learning model. This research is a classroom action research with four stages including: planning, action, observation and reflection. The subjects of this study were VIII B students of Al-Muhajirin Middle School in Muara Badak Kab. Kutai Kertanegara 2017/2018 school year, totaling 28 students. Data collection techniques used are observation, documentation, interviews, field notes and tests.Data validity in this study uses data source triangulation and method triangulation. The data analysis technique used is an interactive analysis model developed by Miles and Huberman which consists of four components, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study are 1) teacher teaching activities have increased by an average of 64.71% in cycle I and an average of 87.25% in cycle II, 2) student learning activities have increased with an average of 54.44% in cycle I and an average of 84.44% in cycle II, 3) student learning motivation has increased by an average of 53.83% in cycle I and an average of 84.19% in cycle II, 4) student learning outcomes have increased with an average of 52.38% in cycle I and an average of 84.52% in cycle II. It can be concluded that the implementation of the model with this learning strategy has increased.
Cerita Anak sebagai Media Pembentuk Karakter Anak
Authors: Achsani Ferdian
Published: February 2020

Literature and character education are two things that can not be separated. Literature as a reflection of the life of the community, generally teaches the reader to be able to understand the wisdom of the displayed story. Literature can be used as a medium of learning, especially in the process of internalization of the value of character education to learners. The value of character education in the literary work is expected to be followed by the students. Currently Indonesia is experiencing moral degradation. The need for moral cultivation to the learners aims to create human beings who are virtuous in the future. Each subject has the right to internalize character education to learners. So in the Indonesian language, the process of characterization of character education can be done when learning on literary materials. This study aims to describe the value of character education in Solopos children's stories. this research is included in qualitative discrptive research. The results of this study concluded that in the story Solopos child, there is a value of character education that can be taught to learners, especially at elementary school level. The results showed that this child's story can be used as a reference for teachers, as a medium to internalize character education at elementary school level.
Bentuk-Bentuk Hegemoni pada Tokoh Periferal dalam Novel “Pasung Jiwa” Karya Okky Madasari
Authors: Benga Geleuk Maria
Published: February 2020

This study aims to explain the forms of power experienced by peripheral characters in the Pasung Jiwa novel by Okky Madasari. In addition, this study also explains the strategies carried out by these three peripheral characters to fight systemic power in the midst of society. In terms of analyzing existing problems, this research uses the theory of Hegemony from Antonio Gramsci through descriptive qualitative methods using the sociology of literary works, namely using forms of power that have been developed on the three characters in the story. The results showed the difference between humans in getting freedom in the period before and after the reform. This novel shows the existence of hegemony that occurs in several peripheral characters in the story, namely Sasana, Cak Jek, and Elis. In the process of searching for identity, the three of them found what was done by the family, even in religious organizations. These forms of hegemony also dominate their bodies and minds. Sasana, Cak Jek, and Elis are aware that its domination does not only occur in themselves, but also in the whole society. Therefore, these three characters choose to fight the hegemony that experienced in themselves with the struggle to make themselves free from the systemic power, both from the confinement family, the norms that exist in society, work, and also the doctrines of religion that have already dominated Sasana, Cak Jek, and Elis.
Aplikasi Pengkoreksi Kesalahan Ejaan dan Padanan Kata pada Tugas Akhir Mahasiswa
Authors: Putri Yessy Prima , Lawson Ridwan
Published: February 2020

Pada proses pengerjaan tugas akhir atau skripsi, mahasiswa STMIK Indonesia Padang sering sekali melakukan kesalahan penulisan dalam hal pengetikan dan pengetahuan yang kurang terhadap penulisan ejaan dan padanan kata yang paling update dan sesuai dengan KBBI. Kesalahan yang sering terjadi adalah kurangnya pengetahuan mahasiswa akan penulisan ejaan yang baku, kelalaian mahasiswa yang tidak disengaja, kesalahan pengaturan aplikasi yang digunakan untuk media pengetikan (Microsoft Word, Notepad, Open Office Word) dan beberapa hal lainnya. Aplikasi deteksi kesalahan penulisan skripsi merupakan solusi untuk membantu mahasiswa dalam membuat skripsi dan mendeteksi kesalahan penulisan dokumen skripsi. Salah satu metode indexing untuk meng-indeks teks biasa, untuk mengurangi kapasitas pemakaian storage dan meningkatkan kinerja searching adalah Full Text Indexing. Full Text Indexing merupakan metode yang digunakan dalam mencari kesalahan dalam sebuah teks sebagai alat bantu utama dalam perancangan aplikasi ini. Pada metode Full Text Indexing terdapat 2 tahap yang dilakukan sebelum dilakukan pencarian kata, yaitu tahap tokenizing dan tahap cleansing. Aplikasi deteksi kesalahan penulisan naskah dokumen skripsi dibuat dengan fitur pengecekan kesalahan penulisan dan penyimpanan daftar pustaka dan daftar gambar. Dengan dibuatnya aplikasi ini diharapkan bisa membantu mahasiswa dalam pembuatan skripsi, terutama dalam pengecekan kesalahan penulisan skripsi.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penentuan Wilayah Migrasi Pelanggan Internet Menggunakan Metode Promethee (Studi Kasus: PT. Telkom Indonesia Samarinda)
Authors: Shagara Windyka , Astuti Indah Fitri , Cahyadi Dedy
Published: February 2020

Penentuan wilayah migrasi internet merupakan hal yang sangat krusial bagi perebahan jaringan dalam pengambilan keputusan bagi PT Telkom Indonesia Samarinda. Ketika suatu wilayah migrasi ditentukan dengan keliru maka dapat mengakibatkan berbagai permasalahan. Sistem Pendukung Keputusan dapat digunakan untuk membantu manusia mengambil keputusan, di dalam prosesnya sistem menggunakan metode Preference Ranking Organization Methods for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE). Metode PROMETHEE adalah metode outrangking yang fleksibel dan sederhana dalam menentukan atau menganalisa masalah-masalah multikriteria. Kriteria yang digunakan adalah revenue, tingkat gangguan, jenis perangkat, dan jumlah pelanggan. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini agar dapat memberikan rekomendasi pemilihan calon wilayah atau RK (Rumah Kabel) sehingga PT Telkom Indonesia Samarinda dapat menentukan wilayah yang akan di migrasikan dengan jaringan optik. Penelitian ini menghasilkan aplikasi sistem pendukung keputusan penentuan wilayah migrasi internet yang dapat melakukan penentuan wilayah migrasi internet.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Indukan Unggul Ikan Lele Jenis Sangkuriang (Clarias Gariepinus) Menggunakan Metode Weighted Product (WP)
Authors: Persyadha Swadika Ibnu , Maharani Septya , Cahyadi Dedy
Published: February 2020

Ikan lele Sangkuriang merupakan ikan marga clarias terkenal dari tubuhnya yang licin panjang tak bersisik. Beberapa hal yang perlu dipertimbangkan dalam rangka pemilihan indukan unggul ikan lele sangkuriang seperti ukuran, berat, warna, cacat fisik, bahkan kondisi air. Masalah yang dihadapi adalah tidak semua penjual ikan lele mengetahui hal tersebut, maka dari itu diperlukan sebuah sistem yang dapat membantu penjual ikan lele dalam menentukan indukan unggul yang berkualitas. Sistem pendukung keputusan ini menggunakan metode Weighted Product (WP) merupakan salah satu metode yang menggunakan nilai sebenarnya dalam menentukan rating dari setiap alternatif pada setiap kriteria untuk menentukan kesimpulan dari suatu permasalahan. Hasil yang dicapai dari penelitian ini menerapkan metode Weighted Product (WP) dalam sistem pendukung keputusan yang  dapat  memberikan  rekomendasi kepada penjual ikan lele sebagai bahan pertimbangan ataupun rekomendasi untuk pengambilan keputusan secara tepat. Penelitian ini telah di lakukan terhadap 8 ikan lele dengan tingkat akurasi 87,5 %.
Pendidik dan Guru Muslim dalam Prespektif Sosiologis
Authors: Maunah Binti
Published: February 2020

The purpose of writing is to describe the sociology of education in Islam, the duties and responsibilities of educators in education, the duties, and responsibilities of Muslim teachers in Islamic education, as well as Muslim educators and teachers from the sociology perspective of education. The method used is library research, which is a series of activities relating to library data collection methods. Data information obtained by existing facilities in the library, such as books, websites, journals, and books from the internet. Data is analyzed in these steps: presenting data, data filtering, classification, and drawing the conclusions. The results of the study can be summarized below: (1) Muslim educator and teacher is an element of education that has a very important role (2) duties and responsibilities of an educator and Muslim teacher (3) the role of education and Muslim teacher in the school and community (4) to become professional educators.
Application of Total Quality Services to Increase Non-Formal Education Institution Capacity in Kampung Inggris Kediri
Authors: Alexandro Rinto
Published: February 2020

The objective of this study is to obtain a fixed model that can be applied in the framework of capacity building of course institutions through meeting national standards for non-formal education, accreditation registration, and the application of total quality service. This research method is action research ranging from the formation of teams per area & Need assessment, data processing of the needs assessment survey, socialization and training, facilitation of 20-course institutions to be registered for institutional accreditation to National Accreditation Board for Early Childhood Education and Non-Formal Education (BAN-PAUD-PNF), assistance to thin management institutions in prepare accreditation and implementation of TQS, explore cooperation with BAN-PAUD-PNF in Jakarta. Based on the results of data analysis it can be concluded: 1) to increase the capacity of course institutions it is necessary to improve quality through the accreditation of institutions from official state institutions, ISOs, and from the application of total quality service management (TQS). Through institutional accreditation, it will be able to increase public confidence in the existing course institutions. Likewise, with ISO, it will be able to increase public confidence, that the institution has implemented good management.
Penamaan Diri Masyarakat Bima Sebagai Sapaan Hormat Kepada Orang yang Dituakan: Kajian Fonologis dan Kontribusinya dengan Pengajaran di SMP
Authors: Mutlak Mutlak , Arifuddin Arifuddin , Yusra Kamaluddin
Published: February 2020

The study addresses honorific greeting delivered by Bima community using Donggo dialect to greet others.  Specifically, the honorific address is used to greet elders using specific names that the local culturally indicates high respocet and honor.  This study used qualitative approach and rooted on the sociolinguistics as the foundation of the understanding of the socio-cultural perspectives.  The site of the study was  Mbawa village, Donggo ditrict, Bima Regency. A number of local community consisting of 50 adult men and 50 adult women were observed as the informants of the study.   Data were collected using direct observation and interview.  Results show that Bima community perceive greeting is socially embedded in the culture to raise honor to others, elders, mates and the younger.  The culture system in the Bima tradition is using modified self-naming to put respect and honor.  The system of  honorific address socially expresses politeness and religious values that root from the Islamic teaching.  As the address system embeds cultural values that in sociolinguistic refers to politeness this study adversely contributes teaching language for secondary school students, implying that self-naming to express honorific address is contributable to school curriculum.
Perempuan di Bidang Politik dalam Surat Kabar Lombok Post Tahun 2019: Analisis Wacana Kritis Perspektif Teun A. Van Dijk
Authors: Bakri Baiq Fahriatin , Mahyudi Johan , Mahsun Mahsun
Published: February 2020

This study focuses on the analysis of critical discourse on microstructure, superstructure, and macrostructure in women's text in the political field in the Lombok Post newspaper in 2019. The theory used in this study is the theory of critical discourse analysis according to Teun A. van Dijk on the text dimension which consists of microstructures related to linguistic aspects consisting of semantic, syntactic, stylistic, and rhetorical elements. Superstructures related to the structure of the text or the text scheme. Macrostructure related to the theme in general. This research is qualitative research. Data collection methods in this study use the method of literature, which is a method that can help researchers in collecting data and filtering data that will be used for research. The data analysis method in this research uses the data analysis method according to Miles and Huberman. The results of this study show how the text analysis of news texts about women in politics in the Lombok Post newspaper in 2019 is based on van Dijk's discourse analysis theory.
Second international scientific conference «Present fundamental problems of vegetation classification» (Yalta, 15–20 September 2019)
Authors: Ivanova K. V. , Lapina A. M. , Neshataev V. V.
Published: February 2020

The 2nd international scientific conference «Fundamental problems of vegetation classification» took place at the Nikitskiy Botanical Garden (Yalta, Republic of Crimea, Russia) on 15–20 September 2019. There were 56 participants from 33 cities and 43 research organizations in Russia. The conference was mostly focused on reviewing the success in classification of the vegetation done by Russian scientists in the past three years. The reports covered various topics such as classification, description of new syntaxonomical units, geobotanical mapping for different territories and types of vegetation, studies of space-time dynamics of plant communities. The final discussion on the last day covered problems yet to be solved: establishment of the Russian Prodromus and the National archive of vegetation, complications of higher education in the profile of geobotany, and the issue of the data leakage to foreign scientific journals. In conclusion, it was announced that the 3rd conference in Nikitskiy Botanical Garden will be held in 2022.
Land-Use Rights for Agricultural Land in Ukraine
Authors: Fedchyshyn Dmytro , Ignatenko Iryna , Leiba Liudmyla
Published: February 2020

The article deals with the rights to agricultural land under the conditions of the moratorium on the alienation of agricultural land in Ukraine. Currently land lease is the most widespread land-use right in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to investigate the features and prospects of the functioning of the land market in Ukraine and to increase investor interest in it. The dialectical method made it possible to consider the development of land-use rights in Ukraine, to formulate proposals for improving existing legislation. The method of comparative legal analysis made it possible to compare the system of relations of land ownership and lease in Ukraine and other countries of the world. Much attention has been paid to the abolition of the moratorium on the purchase of agricultural land in Ukraine, which will lead to a gradual increase in the share of entrepreneurial activity on owned land with an optimal ratio of land lease. Based on the features of agricultural land lease, the following positive points are highlighted: 1) the availability of long-term lease guarantees the tenant’s stability in land use and promotes better planning and investment attractiveness; 2) the ability to set a fixed size of land rent without taking into account the normative monetary valuation; 3) rents for agricultural land in Ukraine continue to be much lower than in other countries.
Emotional Responses to a Sexual Assault Threat: A Qualitative Analysis Among Women With Histories of Sexual Victimization
Authors: Silver Kristin E. , Anderson RaeAnn Elizabeth , Brouwer Amanda M.
Published: February 2020

Sexual assaults against women are a leading threat to human rights and public health in the United States. Considering the high rates of sexual revictimization among women and the limited understanding of the mechanisms which fuel this phenomenon, the goal of the present study was to investigate the role of emotion in coping with a hypothetical threat of sexual assault for previously sexually victimized college women. A total of 114 college women with a history of sexual victimization listened to an audio-recording describing a sexual assault scenario and then described how they felt. A qualitative analysis paradigm was used to capture participants’ responses in an open-ended, real-time, experiential manner. Data were analyzed using Consensual Qualitative Research—Modified methodology. Four main themes emerged (Negative Reactions, Indifferent Evaluations, Active Responses, and Cognitive Appraisal of the Situation), along with various subcategories, demonstrating the variability of women’s responses to a sexual assault threat. Many women experienced uncomfortable or distressing emotional reactions to the vignette, primarily through discomfort, but also through anger, anxiety, and being upset. Few women reported experiencing fear, and a small number reported experiencing self-blame. The low endorsement of fear and anger in our high-risk sample indicates emotional dysregulation as a potential mechanism of repeated sexual victimization and a promising target for clinical intervention. Overall, results may inform sexual assault risk reduction efforts and the empowerment of women who have experienced sexual victimization.
Social anxiety is associated with similar emotional impairments during digital and face-to-face communication in daily life
Authors: Doorley James , Volgenau Kristina , Kelso Kerry , Kashdan Todd Barrett , Shackman Alexander J.
Published: February 2020

Background:Retrospective studies have found that people with elevated social anxiety (SA) show a preference for digital/online communication, which may be due to perceptions of enhanced emotional safety. Whether these preferences for/benefits of digital compared to face-to-face communication manifest in the real world has yet to be explored. Methods: We recruited samples of college students (N = 125) and community adults (N = 303) with varying levels of SA, sampled their emotions during digital and face-to-face communication using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) (Study 1) and a day reconstruction method (DRM) (Study 2), and preregistered our hypotheses (https://osf.io/e4y7x/). Results: Results from both studies showed that SA did not predict the likelihood of engaging in digital compared to face-to-face communication, and SA was associated with less positive and more negative emotions regardless of communication medium. Study 2 also showed that whether digital communication was synchronous (e.g., in real time via phone/video chat) or asynchronous (e.g., texting/instant messaging) did not impact the association between SA and emotions. Limitations: EMA and DRM methods, despite their many advantages, may be suboptimal for assessing the occurrence of digital communication behaviors relative to more objective methods (e.g., passively collecting smartphone communication data). Using event-contingent responding may have also yielded more reports of digital communication, thus strengthening our power to detect small, cross-level interaction effects. Conclusions:These results challenge beliefs that digital/online communication provides a source of emotional safety for people with elevated SA and suggests a greater need to address SA-related emotional impairments across digital communication platforms.
Computerised Memory Specificity Training (c-MeST) for Major Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Authors: Hallford David John , Austin David W. , Takano Keisuke , Fuller-Tyszkiewicz Matthew , Raes Filip
Published: February 2020

Background: Given modest response and high relapse after treatment for Major Depressive Episodes (MDE), the development and refinement of treatments to target cognitive vulnerabilities is indicated. Memory Specificity Training (MeST) remediates deficits in recalling detailed memories of past experiences through repeated practice of autobiographical memory retrieval. This randomised controlled trial aimed to assess the efficacy of an online, computerised version of MeST (c-MeST) for MDE. Methods: Adults (N = 146, 89.7% female) aged 18 and over (M age = 46.1, SD = 13.3) with a current MDE were randomised to the c-MeST program or wait-list control group. Primary outcomes were diagnostic status of MDE and self-reported depressive symptoms at baseline, post-training, one-month, and three-month follow-up. Memory specificity was assessed, as well as other variables thought to contribute to reduced memory specificity, such as rumination and cognitive avoidance. Results: Significantly fewer participants in the c-MeST group, relative to control, met criteria for an MDE at one-month follow-up (35.7% c-MeST vs. 60.6% control), but not at other time-points. The c-MeST group scored significantly higher on memory specificity at all time-points following baseline (d = 0.51 – 0.97), and lower on depressive symptoms at one (d = 0.53) and three-month follow-up (d = 0.67). Changes in memory specificity mediated the effect of c-MeST on depressive symptoms at follow-up. Few differences were noted on secondary measures.Conclusion: c-MeST can improve memory specificity and depressive symptoms in people with a MDE, and may speed the rate of recovery. Future studies can further examine the mechanisms through which this occurs.
Sexual orientation predicts men’s preferences for sexually dimorphic face-shape characteristics: a replication study.
Authors: Shiramizu Victor Kenji Medeiros , Docherty Ciaran , DeBruine Lisa Marie , Jones Benedict C
Published: February 2020

Many researchers have proposed that straight men prefer women’s faces displaying feminine shape characteristics at least partly because mating with such women will produce healthier offspring. Although a prediction of this adaptation-for-mate-choice hypothesis is that straight men will show stronger preferences for feminized versus masculinized versions of women’s faces than will gay men, only one previous study has directly tested this prediction. Here we directly replicated that study by comparing 623 gay and 3163 straight men’s preferences for feminized versus masculinized versions of faces. Consistent with the adaptation-for-mate-choice hypothesis of straight men’s femininity preferences, we found that straight men showed significantly stronger preferences for feminized female faces than did gay men. Consistent with previous research suggesting that gay men place a premium on masculinity in potential romantic partners, we also found that gay men showed significantly stronger preferences for masculinized versions of male faces than did straight men. Together, these findings indicate the sexual orientation contributes to individual differences in men’s face preferences.
Patient experiences with group behavioral activation in a partial hospital program
Authors: Stein Aliza , Tian Luyao , Cuthbert Kristy , Gorman Kaitlyn , Best Stephanie , Björgvinsson Thröstur , Beard Courtney
Published: February 2020

Background: Behavioral activation (BA) is an evidence-based treatment for depression that has been primarily delivered in individual outpatient treatment. Prior research supports a positive participant experience in individual therapy; however, less is known about the patient experience in group therapy, which is common in acute psychiatric settings.Aims: The present study examined the patient experience of Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression (BATD) delivered in group acute psychiatric treatment.Method: We used thematic analysis to extract themes from feedback surveys administered as part of quality improvement practice at a partial hospital program. Survey questions explored what patients learned, liked, disliked, and thought could be improved in the BATD groups. Three individuals independently coded survey responses and collaboratively developed categories and themes.Results: Themes included several helpful content areas (e.g., value-driven activities, increasing motivation, goal setting, activity scheduling, cognitive-behavioral model, self-monitoring) and learning methods (e.g., group format, experiential exercises, worksheets). Patients also identified unhelpful content (e.g., specific focus on depression and listing activities by mood). There was mixed feedback regarding the repetition of material and balance of lecture versus group participation.Conclusion: Overall, these findings suggest a mostly positive patient experience of group-delivered BATD and support the acceptability of group-delivered BATD as a component of short-term intensive treatment.
The Timing of Brain Maturation, Early Experience and the Human Social Niche
Authors: Uchiyama Ryutaro , Finlay Barbara
Published: February 2020

Book section— in 2017, J. Kaas (Ed.), Evolution of Nervous Systems, 2nd Edition, Vol. 3. San Diego: Elsevier Academic Press.Human neurodevelopment is described in terms of its predictable scaling relationships with primate and general mammalian development. The highly predictable, stepwise nature of early brain development, including neurogenesis, axon extension and synaptogenesis, circuit assembly and initial behavior is contrasted with the more malleable nature of brain development as it interacts with the life history events of birth and weaning, which occur at variable times with respect to neural maturation. The early birth and weaning in humans places them in an unusual developmental niche, decoupled from unique association with the mother, for most of their extended development.
President Barack Obama’s Policy Choices in NATO Rhetoric
Authors: Rzepecka Marta
Published: February 2020

This article uses Michael C. McGee’s concept of the ideograph to reflect Obama’s early foreign policy course regarding transatlantic relations. Specifically, the article draws on the ideograph “alliance” to demonstrate how the president redefined agents, acts, agencies, scenes, and purposes that fall within the rhetoric, thus informing how and why he changed US commitment to NATO. Analyzing Obama’s use of alliance serves to interpret his political choices as well as understand his ability to get the public to support them. By extension, a study of this nature offers a reading of the president’s perspective on US foreign policy and America’s global role.
How Republicans and Democrats Strengthen Secret Surveillance in the United States
Authors: Laidler Paweł
Published: February 2020

The purpose of the paper is to assess the relationship  between secrecy and transparency in the pre- and post-Snowden eras  in the United States. The Author analyzes, from both political and legal perspectives, the sources and outcomes of the U.S. politics of  national security with a special focus on domestic and intelligence  surveillance measures. The core argument of the paper is that, due  to the role of the executive which has always promoted the culture   of secrecy, there is no chance for the demanded transparency in  national security surveillance, despite the controlling powers of the legislative and judiciary. As the analysis proves, the United  States in the post-Snowden era seems to be the most transparent and  secretive state, at the same time.
PERANAN KOMUNIKASI DALAM KELUARGA TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN JATI DIRI REMAJA
Authors: Hasibuan Effiati Juliana
Published: February 2020

One of the biggest challenges of adolescence is constructing their self-identity. Teens between the ages of 13 and 21 are not only maturing physically, but they are also growing into their new role as adults. In order to do this, they need to answer for themselves the question "Who am I?" In traditional or particularly rigid communities or families, the young person may have very limited choices in who or what they become. This stage can often involve at least some delinquency, rebellion or acting-out of negative behaviors, and it will probably always include identity crisis and instabilation emotion. However, toward the end of this period, the young adult has usually settled on a clear and positive role for theirself. In maturity process, adolescents want to differentiate themselves from the others. They deliberately choose to be different and make different choices. Along with this, they begin to turn to their peers and friends, rather than their family, for their social and emotional needs. Peer pressure becomes a powerful force and, whether for good or bad, it can have a major impact on their behavior. However, to successfully pass this turning point, they must begin to define ideals and beliefs that will guide them to have a clear picture of how they want their lives to be. The role of communication in family becomes very important to guide the adolescent tobe a good young man with a good self-identity too.
Cultural Proximity or Cultural Distance? Selecting Media Content among Turkish Diasporic Audiences in Germany
Authors: Berg Miriam
Published: February 2020

This study focuses on the consumption of Turkish cultural products (TV serials) among second- and third-generation members of the Turkish diaspora. It provides a comparative analysis of diasporans aged between eighteen and thirty years who have higher education with those who have undergone a vocational education. It attempts to determine whether basic education is heightening an audience’s preference for Turkish television content and if receiving a higher education leads to a greater interest in German media. Focus group discussions conducted in Hamburg, Germany, reveal that level of education is not a significant factor in determining an audience’s choices. Instead, Turkish cultural products have been filling a void for young diasporans that German cultural products are failing to satisfy. This research establishes that the more Turkish diasporic audience feels ignored by German media and society, the greater their proximity toward Turkish cultural products, as these are able to satisfy their longing for a true home and sense of belonging.
BODY MASS INDEX DAN KAITANNYA DENGAN DIABETES MELITUS PADA UMUR > 15 TAHUN DI INDONESIA, STUDI DATA INDONESIAN FAMILY LIFE SURVEY V
Authors: Nugroho Purwo Setiyo , Wijayanti Anisa Catur
Published: February 2020

World Health Organization memprediksi bahwa jumlah penderita diabetes di Indonesia akan menduduki peringkat ke lima pada tahun 2025 dengan prediksi jumlah penderita sebanyak 12,4 jiwa. Indeks masa tubuh merupakan salah satu indikator obesitas dengan diabetes melitus pada penduduk Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kaitan obesitas dengan diabetes mellitus pada responden survei Indonesian Family Life Survey V. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analisis data sekunder Indonesian Family Life Survei V yang dilakukan dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional. Populasi pada penelitian ini sejumlah 48.139 responden, namun setelah data di cleaning dengan tujuan untuk menghapus data yang missing maka didapatkan jumlah responden sebanyak 30.133 dengan kelompok penelitian berdasarkan usia diatas 15 tahun. Hasil analisis Chisquare  menyatakan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara obesitas dengan diabetes melitus dengan nilai p value 0,000 dan nilai POR 3,377; CI 95% 2,602–4,383. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa obesitas memiliki peluang untuk terjadinya sakit diabetes melitus sebesar 3,377 kali dibandingkan dengan orang yang tidak menderita obesitas. Faktor obesitas merupakan salah satu faktor prediposisi untuk meningkatkan gula darah yang merupakan sebuah indikator diabetes melitus. Secara patologi hal ini dikarenakan se-sel beta pulau Langerhans menjadi kurang peka terhadap rangsangan akibat kadar gula darah dan kegemukan (obesitas) akan menekan jumlah reseptor insulin pada sel-sel seluruh tubuh.
STUDI DESKRIPTIF PASIEN TB MDR DI SULAWESI SELATAN
Authors: Dwiastuti Ikes , Djano Nur Asphina R
Published: February 2020

TB-MDR merupakan penyakit TB yang resisten terhadap dua obat anti-TB yang paling efektif yakni rifampisin dan isoniazid dan menjadi salah satu ancaman dalam pengendalian TB. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran tentang karakteristik, status diabetes mellitus, status gizi, dan status konversi pasien TB MDR di Sulawesi Selatan Tahun 2019. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif. Penelitian dilakukan di RSUD Labuang Baji Kota Makassar sejak bulan April-Juni 2019. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah sebagian pasien TB MDR yang menjalani pengobatan MDR paduan jangka pendek (Short-term Regimen) sejak tahun 2018 sebanyak 114 pasien yang diperoleh dengan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian diperoleh yakni rata-rata umur responden yakni 43,4 tahun; terdapat sebanyak 60,2% pasien laki-laki dan 39,8% pasien perempuan; sebagian besar tipe pasien adalah kambuh sebanyak 44,7% dan 80,7% adalah pasien yang memiliki riwayat pengobatan sebelumnya. Terdapat sebanyak 27,5% pasien yang positif menderita DM; pasien yang memiliki status gizi kurus terdapat sebanyak 62,2% dan hanya 89,6% pasien yang mengalami konversi sputum.