bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
From top to bottom: midkine and pleiotrophin as emerging players in immune regulation
Authors: Sorrelle Noah , Dominguez Adrian T A , Brekken Rolf A
Published: March 2017

Cytokines are pivotal in the generation and resolution of the inflammatory response. The midkine/pleiotrophin (MK/PTN) family of cytokines, composed of just two members, was discovered as heparin-binding neurite outgrowth-promoting factors. Since their discovery, expression of this cytokine family has been reported in a wide array of inflammatory diseases and cancer. In this minireview, we will discuss the emerging appreciation of the functions of the MK/PTN family in the immune system, which include promoting lymphocyte survival, sculpting myeloid cell phenotype, driving immune cell chemotaxis, and maintaining hematopoiesis.
The Macrodynamics of Sorting between Workers and Firms
Authors: Lise Jeremy , Robin Jean-Marc
Published: March 2017

We develop an equilibrium model of on-the-job search with ex ante heterogeneous workers and firms, aggregate uncertainty, and vacancy creation. The model produces rich dynamics in which the distributions of unemployed workers, vacancies, and worker-firm matches evolve stochastically over time. We prove that the surplus function, which fully characterizes the match value and the mobility decision of workers, does not depend on these distributions. This result means the model is tractable and can be estimated. We illustrate the quantitative implications of the model by fitting to US aggregate labor market data from 1951–2012. The model has rich implications for the cyclical dynamics of the distribution of skills of the unemployed, the distribution of types of vacancies posted, and sorting between heterogeneous workers and firms. (JEL E24, E32, J24, J63, J64)
Expanding the Indonesian Tarbiyah Movement through Ta‘āruf and Marriage
Authors: Asyari Suaidi , Abid M. Husnul
Published: March 2017

This paper will shed light into the most current phenomena of how Islamist groups create and expand their influence and membership. In view of the Islamists like the Indonesian Tarbiyah movement, Islamisation of society and the state is the ultimate goal to be achieved. Families become the most important means of Islamisation. If all families have been successfully made “Islamic”, people and the country will follow suit. Preparing the family as the basis of making up society and the establishment of an Islamic state is, therefore, urgent. One of the ways is to match young men and women to get married through taʻāruf or “Islamic introduction”, which goes against the very popular trend of dating among youths nowadays. In addition to be practiced within Tarbiyah members, marriage is also promoted to the larger public. This group of Islamists use most contemporary modern media to expand their influence. By doing so, this kind of movement will have a tremendous and strong socio-political implication in the long run of Indonesian politics.[Tulisan ini mengkaji fenomena kontemporer tentang bagaimana sebuah kelompok (Gerakan Tarbiyah) membentuk dan meluaskan pengaruh serta keanggotaannya. Kelompok Islam tersebut melihat bahwa Islamisasi masyarakat dan Negara merupakan tujuan utama yang harus dicapai termasuk yang terpenting adalah keluarga. Mereka menganggap bahwa jika unit keluarga sudah menjadi ‘Islam’ maka masyarakat dan Negara secara otomatis akan mengikutinya. Oleh karena itu keluarga perlu disiapkan sebagai pondasi menuju masyarakat dan Negara yang Islamis. Salah satu cara paling awal adalah dengan memperkenalkan konsep Taʻāruf bagi muda mudi yang ingin menikah, sekaligus sebagai tandingan terhadap konsep ‘pacaran’ yang saat ini populer. Untuk mempromosikan konsep tersebut ke khalayak yang lebih luas, mereka pun menggunakan media yang paling modern dan masif. Sehingga gerakan mereka tampak kuat implikasinya dalam peta perpolitikan di Indonesia. ]
Fiscal Decentralization and Public Spending: Evidence from Heteroscedasticity-Based Identification
Authors: Herwartz Helmut , Theilen Bernd
Published: March 2017

We analyse the instantaneous relation between public spending and expenditure decentralization by means of a novel identification scheme suggested in Lewbel (2012). Our cointegration, error-correction approach indicates that expenditure decentralization impacts negatively on total public spending and most of its subcategories.
Keymorph analysis, or how morphosyntax informs discourse
Authors: Fidler Masako , Cvrček Václav
Published: March 2017

This paper introduces keymorph analysis (KMA), a new extension of the discourse-probing technique of keyword analysis (KWA). While KWA focuses on lexicon and provides a key predominantly to textual topics and their semantic associations, KMA focuses on morphosyntactic features and captures more general characteristics of texts as wholes. Speeches by Czech(oslovak) presidents and corpus of contemporary written Czech SYN2015 are used to illustrate readers’ perception of situations and their participants in these texts. The paper also shows that different levels of morphosyntax facilitate interpretation of discourse: ideological differences can be observed with higher-level morphosyntactic features (parts of speech), while differences in speaker style are observable with lower-level morphosyntactic features (case, number, person, and their combinations).
Mycosynthesis of nanoparticles using edible and medicinal mushrooms
Authors: Owaid Mustafa Nadhim , Ibraheem Ibraheem Jaleel
Published: March 2017

This review distinguishes myco-nanotechnology using metallic nanoparticles (meta-NPs) synthesized from edible mushroom matter. Green chemistry approaches were attempted to myco-synthesize meta-NPs (viz., Ag-NP, Au-NP, Se-NP, CdS-NP, Fe-NP, Pa-NP, and ZnS-NP) via different routes using edible mushrooms and have been tested toward 79% biomedical and 21% industrial applications. Biomaterials were used as biofactors to form metallic NPs. In mushroom science, mycomaterials of mushrooms were used at different percentages to mycosynthesize in an ecofriendly/green way; mycomaterials such as crude extracts of basidocarp (53%), mycelial extract or free cell filtrate (28%), in crude form or in purified form such as polysaccharides at different percentages; 9% (especially glucan), proteins/enzymes (7%) and polysaccharides protein complex (3%) as new research lines. Generally, in this field of mushroom nanoparticles about 84% of mycosynthesized NPs using mushrooms are placed outside the fungal cell (extracellular) and 16% are intracellular in the mushroom hyphae. The knowledge of the performance and influence of meta-NPs in edible mushrooms has developed in the last 10 years. Generally, while
Kinetics of green solid-liquid extraction of useful compounds from plant materials: kinetics coefficients and modeling
Authors: Simeonov Evgeni , Yaneva Zvezdelina , Chilev Chavdar
Published: March 2017

A mathematical model for modeling solid-liquid extraction from plants was developed. Two extraction systems, System INicotiana tabacumL.-waterand System IIGeranium sanguineumL.-water, were investigated. The effect of agitation rate on the mode of the extraction process was studied, as the limit values in the case of internal diffusion for System I and System II were determined. The kinetics of extraction for both systems at determined technological parameters (temperature and solid/liquid ratio) was experimentally investigated. The values of the partial mass transfer coefficient,k, were determined by the Regular regime method. A four-parameter empirical model for prediction of the effective diffusivity,Deff, was also presented. The model adequacy is verified with the experimental data and shows very good coincidence.
Anti-inflammatory activity of Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit extract on rat paw edema
Authors: Motevalian Manijeh , Shiri Mehdi , Shiri Saeedeh , Shiri Zahra , Shiri Hadi
Published: March 2017

Background:

The Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit has been traditionally used in Iranian herbal medicine to treat diarrhea and rheumatoid arthritis. In the present study, the effects of E. angustifolia fruit extract on the acute and chronic phases of formalin-induced rat paw edema were examined.

Methods:

The acute and chronic anti-inflammatory effects of E. angustifolia fruit extract were investigated through the subcutaneous injection of 100 μL of formalin (2.5%) into a rat’s hind paw. Thirty minutes before the procedure, the experimental groups were treated intraperitoneally with hydroalcoholic fruit extracts of E. angustifolia (concentrations of 100, 300, 700, and 1000 mg/kg); sodium salicylate (SS, 400 mg/kg) and distilled water were used as positive and negative control groups, respectively. Treatment with SS and the fruit extracts were performed daily for 8 days, and the degree of edema was measured by using mercury plethysmometer and digital caliper.

Results:

In the acute anti-inflammatory study, the extract showed a significant anti-inflammatory effect in a dose-dependent manner. The results of 1000 mg/kg of the extract was significantly different compared with the negative control group (p<0.05) and was comparable to sodium salicylate (p<0.05). Results from the chronic study suggested that E. angustifolia extract significantly reduced paw edema and inflammation in a dose-dependent manner. The results also showed that the measurement by digital caliper and mercury plethysmometer were both reliable and might be applied interchangeably (p<0.01). Phytochemical tests indicated that the hydroalcoholic fruit extract of E. angustifolia was positive for cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, terpenoids, and saponins.

Conclusions:

Based on our findings, the E. angustifolia fruit extract probably has acute and chronic anti-inflammatory activities to support its applications in folk medicine.
Ontology Concept-Based Management and Semantic Retrieval of Satellite Data
Authors: Abburu Sunitha , Dube Nitant
Published: March 2017

Several satellite data receiving and distributing centers across the world support data storage, processing, and retrieval based on satellite, sensor, product, latitude, longitude, date and time, etc. These systems address queries on satellite products that are mostly high-level concepts. A more sophisticated retrieval system that supports ontological concepts, subconcepts, and concept hierarchical queries delivers refined results that broaden the scientific horizon of the application domain. To achieve this, the current research designed and implemented an ontology concept-based satellite data management and retrieval methodology. This enhances the performance of the satellite data retrieval system and supports semantic queries. The performance of the retrieval system depends upon the strategy followed to maintain domain ontologies and satellite data instances. Three ontology-based satellite data management strategies are discussed, and their performance was evaluated by taking real and benchmark metrics. A semantic query set of 25 queries was chosen covering various concepts, subconcepts, and concept hierarchical-related queries that involve various SPARQL query constructs. The test bed is taken from real-time satellite data received from Kalpana-1 of various sizes of triple stores.
The significance of strong ion gap for predicting return of spontaneous circulation in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
Authors: Kaneko Minoru , Hagiwara Shuichi , Aoki Makoto , Murata Masato , Nakajima Jun , Oshima Kiyohiro
Published: March 2017

Useful parameters that can predict return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) have not been established. We previously reported the usefulness of anion gap (AG) and albumin-corrected anion gap (ACAG) calculated from a blood sample obtained on arrival at the hospital for the prediction of ROSC. Otherwise, it has been reported that strong ion gap (SIG), which shows the difference between the levels of fully dissociated cations and anions in the serum, is useful to predict the prognosis of critically ill patients.

This was a prospective and observational clinical study. Patients with CPA transferred to the emergency department of our hospital between January 2013 and December 2014 were evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups: patients who obtained ROSC [ROSC(+) group] and those who did not [ROSC(−) group]. We compared AG, ACAG and SIG between the two groups.

A total of 170 patients were enrolled. Fifty patients were included in the ROSC(+) group, and the remaining 120 in the ROSC(−) group. Both AG and ACAG were significantly better in the ROSC(+) group; however, there was no significant difference in SIG between the two groups. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC) for ROSC of both AG and ACAG were almost the same (0.72 and 0.708, respectively); the AUC of SIG (0.57) was inferior to those of AG and ACAG.

Our results suggest that AG and ACAG can better predict ROSC following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compared with SIG.
Quadratic Convective Flow of a Micropolar Fluid along an Inclined Plate in a Non-Darcy Porous Medium with Convective Boundary Condition
Authors: RamReddy Ch. , Naveen P. , Srinivasacharya D.
Published: March 2017

The objective of the present study is to investigate the effect of nonlinear variation of density with temperature and concentration on the mixed convective flow of a micropolar fluid over an inclined flat plate in a non-Darcy porous medium in the presence of the convective boundary condition. In order to analyze all the essential features, the governing non-dimensional partial differential equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations using a local non-similarity procedure and then the resulting boundary value problem is solved using a successive linearisation method (SLM). By insisting the comparison between vertical, horizontal and inclined plates, the physical quantities of the flow and its characteristics are exhibited graphically and quantitatively with various parameters. An increase in the micropolar parameter and non-Darcy parameter tend to increase the skin friction and the reverse change is observed in wall couple stress, mass and heat transfer rates. The influence of the nonlinear concentration parameter is more prominent on all the physical characteristics of the present model, compared with that of nonlinear temperature parameter.
Velocity and thermal slip effects on MHD third order blood flow in an irregular channel though a porous medium with homogeneous/ heterogeneous reactions
Authors: Gnaneswara Reddy M.
Published: March 2017

This communication presents the transportation of third order hydromagnetic fluid with thermal radiation by peristalsis through an irregular channel configuration filled a porous medium under the low Reynolds number and large wavelength approximations. Joule heating, Hall current and homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions effects are considered in the energy and species equations. The Second-order velocity and energy slip restrictions are invoked. Final dimensionless governing transport equations along the boundary restrictions are resolved numerically with the help of NDsolve in Mathematica package. Impact of involved sundry parameters on the non-dimensional axial velocity, fluid temperature and concentration characteristics have been analyzed via plots and tables. It is manifest that an increasing porosity parameter leads to maximum velocity in the core part of the channel. Fluid velocity boosts near the walls of the channel where as the reverse effect in the central part of the channel for higher values of first order slip. Larger values of thermal radiation parameter
The Evolving Definition of the Term “Gene”
Authors: Portin Petter , Wilkins Adam
Published: March 2017

This paper presents a history of the changing meanings of the term “gene,” over more than a century, and a discussion of why this word, so crucial to genetics, needs redefinition today. In this account, the first two phases of 20th century genetics are designated the “classical” and the “neoclassical” periods, and the current molecular-genetic era the “modern period.” While the first two stages generated increasing clarity about the nature of the gene, the present period features complexity and confusion. Initially, the term “gene” was coined to denote an abstract “unit of inheritance,” to which no specific material attributes were assigned. As the classical and neoclassical periods unfolded, the term became more concrete, first as a dimensionless point on a chromosome, then as a linear segment within a chromosome, and finally as a linear segment in the DNA molecule that encodes a polypeptide chain. This last definition, from the early 1960s, remains the one employed today, but developments since the 1970s have undermined its generality. Indeed, they raise questions about both the utility of the concept of a basic “unit of inheritance” and the long implicit belief that genes are autonomous agents. Here, we review findings that have made the classic molecular definition obsolete and propose a new one based on contemporary knowledge.
Ages and Stages Questionnaire at 3 Years for Predicting IQ at 5–6 Years
Authors: Charkaluk Marie-Laure , Rousseau Jessica , Calderon Johanna , Bernard Jonathan Y , Forhan Anne , Heude Barbara , Kaminski Monique ,   on behalf of the EDEN Mother–Child Cohort Study Group
Published: March 2017

OBJECTIVES:

To assess the predictive value of the 36-month Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) score for IQ score at age 5 to 6 years in the general population and to identify factors associated with IQ <85 once the ASQ score is taken into account.

METHODS:

Data were collected from 939 children enrolled in a population-based prospective cohort study. Developmental outcomes at 36 months were assessed via the ASQ and at 5 to 6 years via the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. The ASQ threshold was identified via the receiver operating characteristic curve. Additional predictive factors to obtain an IQ <85 were investigated, and their interaction with ASQ score was studied.

RESULTS:

Sixty-nine children (7.3%) had an IQ <85. A 36-month ASQ score threshold of 270 was optimal to identify children with an IQ <85 at 5 to 6 years, with a 0.77 ± 0.11 sensitivity and 0.68 ± 0.03 specificity. Maternal educational level and occupational activity at the time of ASQ completion were associated with the risk of an IQ <85 at a given ASQ level. In the multivariate model, no interaction between the studied factors and ASQ score reached significance.

CONCLUSIONS:

In the general pediatric population, 36-month ASQ parental reports could be used to identify children at later risk of cognitive delay. Low maternal education level should also be considered as a major risk factor for lower IQ in preschool children regardless of ASQ score.
Estado nutricional antropométrico e associação com pressão arterial em crianças e adolescentes: um estudo populacional
Authors: Da Silva Souza Letícia , Cavalheiro do Espírito Santo Rafaela , Franceschi Camila , De Avila Cassiane , Centenaro Suellienn , Soares dos Santos Gisselle
Published: March 2017

Aims: To evaluate the nutritional status of children and adolescents by anthropometric indicators and to evaluate the association of these results with blood pressure.         Methods: Children and adolescents between four and 19 years of age from rural and urban schools of a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul were included in this study. Those who refused (or whose parents refused) to participate or did not sign the consent form,  or in whom it was not possible to carry out the anthropometric or blood pressure measurements, were excluded. Weight, height, waist circumference, skin folds and blood pressure were measured, and the body mass index was calculated. Data were described by mean, standard deviation, amplitude of variation, absolute and relative frequencies. Stratification by gender, body mass index and central obesity was performed to analyze the influence of these on the other variables. Pearson's Chi-square was used to evaluate the associations. The level of significance was p<0.05.Results: At the time of data collection, 7,082 children and adolescents within the age group were enrolled in the municipal schools, and they were invited to participate. After applying the exclusion criteria, 5,936 children/adolescents were included in the study. The sample presented prevalence of overweight of 30.3%, central obesity 31.1% and excess body fat 8.7%. Overweight was higher in children from private schools (44.1%) than in state schools (29.5%) and municipal schools (29.9%) (p<0.001). There were statistically significant associations of high blood pressure with overweight, obesity, and central obesity (p<0.001).Conclusions: Prevalence of overweight was high and hypertension was associated with overweight, obesity and central obesity in children and adolescents of the studied population.
Envelhecimento saudável e atividade física: uma revisão sistemática sobre os efeitos do exercício nas doenças cardiovasculares
Authors: Estrela André Luiz , Bauer Moisés Evandro
Published: March 2017

Aims: To perform a systematic review of randomized controlled trials that assess the benefits of physical exercise (regular or competitive) for the health of the elderly and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.Methods: Publications in PubMed, Web of Science, Library of Congress, Cochrane, and in databases with records of clinical trials between 2005 and 2016, and also in the proceedings of major congresses on cardiovascular diseases in the elderly were investigated using the terms defined in accordance with the "patient, intervention, comparison, and outcome" methodology. The following key words were used: physical effort, exercise, exercise therapy, physical activity, physical fitness, resistance training, cardiovascular disease, C-reactive protein, dyslipidemia, heart failure, cardiac insufficiency, revascularization, cardiac stent and heart transplant. Only randomized clinical trials with individuals aged over 60 years were included. The articles were assessed independently by two reviewers.Results: A total of 3,672 studies were assessed and 24 that met the inclusion criteria were selected. Most of these studies had small sample sizes and showed physical exercise as health-promoting. Only 16 studies reported the relationship of adherence to physical exercise as a preventive factor against cardiovascular diseases. The outcome measures included quality of life, physical ability or fitness status, muscle strength, heart rate, psychological aspects, inflammatory and nutritional markers, and progression of cardiovascular diseases. There is strong evidence that aerobic exercise improves physical fitness, muscle strength, and the quality of life of elderly patients with cardiovascular disease.Conclusions: The benefits of exercise training for elderly patients with cardiovascular disease are well established, supporting the prescription of exercise training for their regular treatments. Interventions that use exercise need to be progressively included in cardiovascular treatment regimens, although the best exercise protocol for patients with cardiovascular disease is not yet fully established.
Efecto de la edad de corte sobre las medidas morfométricas, la composición bromatológica y el fraccionamiento de la proteína del sauco (Sambucus Nigra)
Authors: Cárdenas Carlos Arturo , Rocha Cristina , Castañeda Román David
Published: March 2017

Los sistemas silvopastoriles son una alternativa para mejorar las interacciones que se presentan en el sistema suelo-planta-animal, y para lograr que la ganadería sea una solución ecoamigable. Estudios sugieren que el sauco (Sambucus nigra) es una planta forrajera promisoria para los sistemas ganaderos de trópico de altura; sin embargo, se requiere profundizar en su investigación. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de la edad de corte sobre algunas características morfométricas, la producción de materia seca, la composición bromatológica, los fenoles totales, los taninos condensados y el fraccionamiento de la proteína del sauco (Sambucus spp.). El estudio fue realizado en una zona de bosque muy húmedo montano (BmhM). El diseño experimental fue completamente al azar, con 4 edades de corte como tratamientos. Las medidas morfométricas fueron mayores a los 180 días con altura de 233 cm, diámetro de copa 168 cm, largo de retoño 93 cm y biomasa 5360 g.árbol-1. La materia seca, la fibra detergente neutro y la fibra detergente ácido también aumentaron con la edad de corte. Los resultados del fraccionamiento de proteína mostraron que el sauco posee una proteína altamente digestible con 31% de nitrógeno no proteíco y 37% de nitrógeno soluble como valores mayores. Los valores de fenoles y taninos son mínimos y no afectan la salud del rumiante. Los resultados sugieren que de acuerdo con su contenido nutricional y su comportamiento agronómico, el sauco (Sambucus nigra) es una alternativa viable para la nutrición de rumiantes en el trópico de altura.
Prácticas agrícolas sostenibles que incrementan los rendimientos de diferentes cultivos en Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Authors: Peña Kolima , Rodríguez Juan Carlos , Olivera Dilier , Fuentes Pedro Fidel , Melendez Jorge Félix
Published: March 2017

Esta investigación tuvo como escenario 4 agroecosistemas de la Provincia de Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. Se estudió la respuesta productiva de diferentes cultivos de hortalizas y granos a la cobertura muerta dispuesta sobre el suelo y al empleo de biofertilizantes en condiciones experimentales de campo y en diferentes tipos de suelo. Dentro de las hortalizas se evaluó la cebolla (Allium cepa L.) y el tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.); para ambas se utilizó diferentes tipos de cobertura muerta sobre el suelo. Con los granos, se empleó Fitomas-E y Biobras 16 en el cultivo del frijol () y microrganismos eficientes en maíz (Zea mays L.). El diseño experimental para los 4 experimentos fue de bloques al azar. En todos el rendimiento de los cultivos fue superior en las variantes tratadas en relación con el control. Cuando se usó cobertura muerta en cebolla y tomate, el mayor rendimiento se obtuvo con el tratamiento con restos de cosecha de arroz: 14,08 y 31,25 t.ha-1, respectivamente. En el cultivo del frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) la mejor combinación fue la aplicación conjunta de Fitomas E y Biobras 16, con un rendimiento de 2,23 t.ha-1. La producción de maíz fue superior en más del 50% cuando se usó microorganismos eficientes en correspondencia con la variante control. Las prácticas agrícolas evaluadas contribuyeron a mejorar la respuesta productiva en todos los cultivos donde fueron aplicadas.
Exercise addiction risk and health in male and female amateur endurance cyclists
Authors: Mayolas-Pi Carmen , Simón-Grima Javier , Peñarrubia-Lozano Carlos , Munguía-Izquierdo Diego , Moliner-Urdiales Diego , Legaz-Arrese Alejandro
Published: March 2017

Background and aims

To determine the relationship between the risk of exercise addiction (REA) and health status in amateur endurance cyclists.

Methods

In 859 (751 men and 108 women) cyclists and 718 inactive subjects (307 men and 411 women), we examined the REA (Exercise Addiction Inventory), training status (volume, frequency, experience, and performance), socioeconomic status, quality of life (QoL) (SF-12), quality of sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and cardiometabolic risk: body mass index, physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire), physical condition (International Fitness Scale), adherence to the Mediterranean diet (Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener), alcohol and tobacco consumption.

Results

In total, 17% of the cyclists showed evidence of REA and 83% showed low REA. REA occurred independent of age, sex, training, and socioeconomic status (all ps > .05). Regardless of REA, the cyclists displayed a better physical QoL and a lower cardiometabolic risk than the inactive subjects (all ps < .05). The cyclists with REA displayed worse values of mental QoL, quality of sleep, and anxiety than cyclists with low REA (all ps < .05). The REA group had better values of mental QoL and anxiety and similar values of quality of sleep than the inactive subjects. The differences in mental QoL between the REA and low REA groups were significantly greater in women (p = .013). There was no Addiction × Sex interaction in the other analyzed variables.

Conclusion

Our results suggest that an increased prevalence of REA limits the benefits that amateur endurance cycling has on mental health and quality of sleep.
Gymnopilus purpureosquamulosus Høil. (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): a new distributional record from India
Authors: Acharya Krishnendu , Paloi Soumitra , Dutta Arun Kumar , Sikder Rimpa , Saha Tulika
Published: March 2017

Gymnopilus purpureosquamulosus Høil (Strophariaceae) is reported for first time from India. A comprehensive description, a photograph, and comparisons with morphologically similar and phylogenetically related species are provided.
First record of Beierochelifer Mahnert, 1977 (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae) from Slovakia
Authors: Krajčovičová Katarína , Christophoryová Jana
Published: March 2017

Beierochelifer peloponnesiacus peloponnesiacus (Beier, 1929) is recorded for the first time from Slovakia. These records are based on two males found in tree microhabitats at two localities, both with forest-steppe character with xerothermic vegetation. A full description of the specimens of this rare subspecies is provided and the main diagnostic characters are discussed.
New record of the Jaguar, Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Felidae), from a mosaic of Atlantic Forest in the Paraná state, Brazil
Authors: Casanova Diogo C. , Bernardo Rodrigo
Published: March 2017

The largest felid in the Americas, the Jaguar (Panthera onca) has had its geographical distribution reduced to approximately half the original range throughout the years, and most of its remaining distribution is in Brazilian territory. Deforestation is considered the main threat to the species, especially in the Atlantic Rainforest, which is currently highly fragmented and modified. This article provides a new record of Jaguar in Paraná state, in an area occupied by a mosaic formed by native vegetation and silviculture, and represents a new recent locality of the species for the biome in which it is classified as Critically Endangered of extinction.
Pertarungan Kuasa dalam Wacana Islam Nusantara
Authors: Fata Ahmad Khoirul , Ichwan Moh. Nor
Published: March 2017

This article examines power struggle in the discourse of Islam Nusantara which becomes very popular in contemporary Indonesian Islam. The idea of Islam Nusantara is not different from Islam in general, but with distinctive charactericstics, such as tawâzun, i‘tidâl, and tawassut}. The proponents of this idea claim that their intellectual framework is based on the principle of maslah}ah mursalah, istih}sân, and ‘urf. Using critical discourse analysis, this article attempts to see the other side of Islam Nusantara discourse. This study is based on an assumption that language and discourse are not only an instrument to convey ideas, but also a means to construct social reality. Social activities are always related to and constructed by their social settings. This article argues that the discourse of Islam Nusantara emerges as a part of struggle for influence between mainstream Islamic movements, such as Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, and new transnational Islamic movements, such as Tarbiyah, Hizbut Tahrir, and Salafis. The use of the term Islam Nusantara is indeed the effort of mainstream Islamic movements to create the image of indigenous Islamic movements, different from the newly imported Islamic movements. However, the discourse of Islam Nusantara seems to be reductionist and monolithic in perceiving diverse realities of Islam in Nusantara.
PROGRESIVISME JOHN DEWEY DAN PENDIDIKAN PARTISIPATIF PERSPEKTIF PENDIDIKAN ISLAM
Authors: Mualifah Ilun
Published: March 2017

BAHASA INDONESIA:

Artikel ini berisi tentang konsep pendidikan partisipatif yang dikaitkan dengan konsep progresivisme pendidikan John Dewey, dan kemudian dikaji dalam perspektif pendidikan Islam. Konsep pendidikan partisipatif dalam progresivisme pendidikan John Dewey merupakan konsep pendidikan yang mengacu pada teori-teori John Dewey yang berpijak pada asas-asas progresivitas. Asas progresivitas berprinsip pada sikap optimistis dalam memandang kemajuan peserta didik dalam proses pendidikannya. Konsep progresivisme pendidikan John Dewey yang megandung asas pendidikan partisipatif dalam pandangan pendidikan Islam bisa dipertegas: bahwa terdapat beberapa aspek kesesuaian (terutama dalam hal kemanfaatan yang bersifat duniawi), dan terdapat banyak aspek perbedaan yang sangat prinsip (terutama mengenai hal-hal yang bersifat metafisik-spiritual). Dengan demikian, ketika akan menerapkan asas partisipatif dalam konsep pendidikan Dewey di dalam kehidupan umat Islam, perlu difilter terlebih dahulu dengan kacamata nilai-nilai Islam. Apabila tidak bertentangan dengan nilai-nilai Islam, maka perlu diterapkan; namun apabila bertentangan dengan nilai-nilai Islam, maka tidak perlu diterapkan (cukup dijadikan pengetahuan saja).

 

ENGLISH:

This article discusses about participative education related to education progressivism concept by John Dewey, and then it is examined on Islamic studies perception. Participative education concept on John Dewey’s education progressivism is education concept that refers to John Dewey’s theories that bring up progressive principles. The progressive principles base on optimistic attitude on viewing the progress of learners’ learning process. The education progressivism concept by John Dewey contains participative education principles; it can be strengthened on Islamic education view that there are some compatibility aspects (especially in worldly usefulness), and there are many differences based on principles (especially in metaphysic-spiritual thing). Therefore, when Muslims will implement participative principles on Dewey’s educational concept in their life, they need to filter it based on Islamic views. If it does not contradict to Islamic views, it should be implemented on their life. Nevertheless, if it opposes Islamic views, it should not be implemented on their life (it is enough for them to know it as knowledge).
KUALITAS PEMBELAJARAN AL-QUR’AN DENGAN METODE TARTILA DI TPQ SABILUN NAJAH SAMBIROTO TAMAN SIDOARJO
Authors: Sa'diah Khalimatus
Published: March 2017

Penelitian ini mengandung persoalan: Bagaimanakah pelaksanaan pembelajaran al-Qur’an dengan menggunakan metode Tartila di TPQ Sabilun Najah Sambiroto, Taman-Sidoarj, dan bagaimanakah kualitas bacaan al-Qur’an Santri di TPQ Sabilun Najah Sambiroto, Taman-Sidoarjo. Dalam rangka menjawab pertanyaan diatas, peneliti melakukan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif, sehingga hasil yang diperoleh berupa deskripsi-deskripsi data yang terurai. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi, dokumentasi, dan interview. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa metode tartila sangat efektif dalam meningkatkan kualitas bacaan santri TPQ Sabilun Najah Sambiroto Taman Sidoarjo dengan indikator-indikator sebagai berikut: santri mampu membaca al-Qur’an dengan lancar, santri mampu membaca al-Qur’an dengan benar, santri berhati-hati dalam membaca al-Qur’an, santri mampu merasakan ketika ada bacaan yang tidak sesuai dengan kaidah tajwid.
POLA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM SURAT LUQMAN AYAT 12-19
Authors: Sutikno Sutikno
Published: March 2017

Tulisan ini mengulas pola pendidikan Islam dalam surat Luqman ayat 12-19. Pola pendidikan yang terkandung dalam surat Luqman ayat 12-19 merupakan pola pendidikan yang Islami, pola pendidikan yang berbasis keagamaan. Komponen-komponen pendidikan yang terkandung dalam surat Luqman ayat 12-19 antara lain: pendidik, peserta didik, materi pendidikan, metode pendidikan, dan tujuan pendidikan. Pendidiknya adalah Luqman; peserta didiknya anaknya Luqman; materi pendidikannya berisi aqidah, syari’ah, moral; metode pendidikannya bersifat nasihat; tujuan pendidikannya adalah keimanan, ketaqwaan, dan akhlak yang luhur.
REDEFINISI PERAN GURU MENUJU PENDIDIKAN ISLAM BERMUTU
Authors: Mukani Mukani
Published: March 2017

Dikotomi secular science dan religious science merubah pola pikir masyarakat muslim dalam beragama. Dari periode klasik yang memandang Islam sebagai ajaran komprehensif, berubah menjadi sebuah pemahaman yang memandang Islam sebagai agama yang hanya berorientasi kepada ritual. Dipahami bahwa pendidikan adalah proses yang memiliki continuity dan secara sadar dilakukan untuk mempersiapkan generasi yang memiliki pengetahuan dan nilai secara seimbang. Di sisi lain, dampak negatif dari kehidupan modern tidak dapat dihindari lagi oleh manusia modern, terutama dari aspek pendidikan. Untuk itu, berbagai unsur pada pendidikan harus terus menjaga keterkaitan yang telah ada untuk mencapai tujuan yang telah ditetapkan. Partisipasi dan kepedulian masyarakat yang masih rendah terhadap kemajuan dunia pendidikan harus  diakhiri, seiring realisasi konsep school based management atau SBM. Aspek lain yang harus disiapkan adalah kualitas guru. Secara konsepsional, guru memiliki tiga fungsi, yaitu kognitif, moral dan inovatif. Agar menjadi sosok ideal di Indonesia, guru harus memenuhi delapan indikator, yaitu prinsip teologis, prinsip formal, prinsip fungsional, prinsip kultural, prinsip komprehensivitas, prinsip subtstansial, prinsip sosial dan prinsip identitas.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ‘VERSUS’ PAKTA INTEGRITAS DAN PRESTISE SEKOLAH DALAM PELAKSANAAN UJIAN NASIONAL
Authors: Zaini Ahmad
Published: March 2017

This article tries to elaborate the academic dishonesty vis a vis integrity pact and school prestise during the implementation of Ujian Nasional (National Examination). It has been known that National Examination is still debatable. Many disagree to do it because the final evaluation must be returned to the teachers. Whereas, government agrees to do so in order to standardize the result of teaching learning process. To guarantee fair play in the exam, all headmasters sign integrity pact. Therefore, students are motivated to study hard to pass the exam. Unfortunately, many students even their teachers and headmasters cheat in many ways to achieve high results. The background can be traced into many factors: internal and external of the students and the prestige of the schools which “must be maintained” by national and private schools.
PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER: UPAYA MEMBENTUK GENERASI BERKESADARAN MORAL
Authors: Anam Much. Arif Saiful
Published: March 2017

The post-reform moral crisis shows that the achievement of moral competence processed at school has not been able to result the optimal output to the moral awareness generation development of nation. This condition such that begun from verbalistic growth culture from the learning process which inclines to only teach moral education as the textual limitation. That phenomenon and fact cause many sides conclude that the importance of character education implementation intensively as the essence of moral awareness generation development. This perspective places moral as the main environment aspect which decides generation characterization. Therefore, moral awareness should be learned intently and progressed or developed by character education applicatively. When the first time of implementation of character education in the school environment, it needs to do by the moral conditioning then continue to the moral training. The Design Character education like this has a function as systemic moral ideas in progressing the generation moral awareness which is able to supply young generation with moral intelligence competence and character.
DESAIN MATERI PENDIDIKAN KOSMOLOGI (KAWNIYYAH) PERSPEKTIF AL-QURAN
Authors: Fuad Ah. Zakki
Published: March 2017

Bahasa Indonesia:

Eksploitasi dan pemanfaatan sumber kekayaan alam yang berlebihan dan tidak terkendali di Indonesia telah mengakibatkan banyak  bencana alam yang menelan  korban jiwa dan harta. Bencana alam ini tidak akan terjadi apabila manusia mempunyai hubungan dan pengetahuan yang baik tentang alam semesta. Hal yang harus dilakukan adalah menyiapkan generasi masa depan dengan bekal ilmu yang cukup tentang kosmos/alam semesta/kawniyyah melalui lembaga-lembaga pendidikan. Lembaga pendidikan sebagai desainer harus menyiapkan materi pendidikan kosmologi bagi peserta didik yang baik dan aplikatif. Materi pendidikan kosmologi banyak ditemukan dalam ayat-ayat kawniyyah  dalam al-Quran, tetapi ayat-ayat tersebut masih belum didesain sebagi sebuah teori yang aplikatif bagi lembaga pendidikan. Dengan pendekatan tematik (mawdhu’i)  ayat-ayat al-Quran yang masih sangat luas bisa dibuat menjadi desain materi pendidikan kosmologi bagi lembaga pendidikan. Materi pendidikan kosmologi dalam al-Quran dibagi menjadi tiga jenis; 1) Kosmologi daratan yang meliputi bumi, tanah, tumbuh-tumbuhan dan hewan. 2) Kosmologi lautan yang meliputi air dan perikanan. 3) Kosmologi angkasa yang meliputi matahari, bulan, bintang, awan, hujan dan angin. Pengetahuan dan pemahaman yang baik tentang kosmologi akan menghindarkan manusia dari musibah dan bencana alam.

 

 

English:

Uncontrolled exploitation and utilization of natural resources in Indonesia has caused several natural disasters with victims and financial-material loss. The disasters would not happen if human beings has better understanding about the universe. Therefore, the next generations must be prepared with cosmology/kawniyyah in educational institutions. A more applicative cosmology in school is urgently needed. In a framework of thematic approach, Quranic verses is widely opened for the instructional material in educational institutions. Cosmological mystery in the Quran is defined into the following three categories: (1) land cosmology involving the earth, soil, plants, and animals; (2) sea cosmology including water and fishes; and (3) space cosmology mentioning the sun, the moon, clouds, rains, and winds. Better understanding of cosmology prevents human beings from natural disaster.
MENAKAR EFEKTIFITAS PROGRAM AFLATOUN DALAM PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER
Authors: Rahman Mufiqur
Published: March 2017

Bahasa Indonesia:

Program Aflatoun adalah program pendidikan sosial dan finansial untuk anak. Lembaga ini berfokus pada pembelajaran tentang tanggung jawab sosial dan pendidikan finansial yang diselenggarakan dalam lingkup pendidikan formal dan non-formal.  Tujuan utama pembelajarannya adalah membangun hak dan tanggung jawab yang memungkinkan individu untuk mengembangkan komunitas mereka dengan  teliti. Program ini menginspirasi anak memberdayakan diri  secara sosial dan finansial untuk menjadi agen perubahan dalam kehidupan mereka sendiri dan dunia yang lebih adil. Dengan demikian, Aflatoun berusaha mewujudkan anak  untuk menjadi inspirasi bagi lingkungannya. Aflatoun merupakan sebuah organisasi non-pemerintah lintas negara yang memberikan perhatian besar kepada pendidikan anak melalui organisasi-organisasi non-profit di dunia. Di Indonesia, program ini dilaksanakan oleh Lekdis Nusantara yang aktif menyelenggarakan sosialisasi dan pelatihan/workshop aflatoun di berbagai daerah. Penelitian ini akan melihat manfaat dan tawaran apa saja yang diberikan untuk menumbuh kembangkan pendidikan ke arah yang lebih baik. Sehingga, program ini dapat diterima sebagai salah satu alternatif dalam memberikan solusi berbagai isu pendidikan yang kian kompleks.

 

English:

Aflatoun is a social and financial education program for children. The program focuses on social responsibility and financial education which is organized in both formal and non-formal education. The main purpose of learning is to establish rights and responsibilities to enable individuals in developing their communities. This program inspires children to socially and financially develop themselves in order to be agents of change in their own lives and better world. In other words, Aflatoun promotes children as the inspiration for their environment. Aflatoun is a transnational non-governmental organization which pays a great attention to children education via non-profit organization in the world. In Indonesia, the program is implemented by Lekdis Nusantara and actively organizes socialization, training, and workshops in various under represented areas. This study examines benefits and opportunities given to cultivate education to a better direction. Thus, this program can be accepted as an alternative way in providing solutions for increasingly complex issues in education.
PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MEMBENDUNG PENGARUH AJARAN ALUK TODOLO DI TANA TORAJA SULAWESI SELATAN
Authors: Bulu' Bulu'
Published: March 2017

Bahasa Indonesia:

Pendidikan Agama Islam sangat berperan dalam mengantisipasi ajaran Aluk Todolo karena agama merupakan salah satu faktor pengendalian tingkah laku masyarakat. Bentuk ajaran Aluk Todolo yang masih melekat pada masyarakat Tana Toraja Sulawesi Selatan merupakan tantangan berat yang dihadapi masyarakat muslim sebagai minoritas karena ajaran tersebut telah lama ada secara turun temurun. Ajaran Aluk Todolo yang masih dipelihara oleh masyarakat termasuk oleh mereka yang beragama Islam sendiri adalah rambu solo, rambutuka, pamalian, me’nene’, ma’pakan dedeata, ma’bating dan paramisi. Beberapa faktor penghambat dalam mengatasi Aluk Todolo tersebut adalah pemahaman agama, struktur sosial masyarakat, emosi keagamaan, dan faktor kultural. Adapaun solusi dalam mengatasi pengaruh ajaran Aluk Todolo di Tana Toraja Sulawesi Selatan adalah dengan menjalankan nilai-nilai Agama Islam yang terbukti sudah menjadi alat pemersatu bangsa, bersilaturrahim dengan banyak kalangan yang dengan faham agama kuat, banyak membaca berbagai referensi dari buku-buku Agama Islam,  selalu ingin memperbaiki  diri,  menetapkan tujuan hidup, sebagai generasi penerus bangsa dituntut untuk mampu menciptakan suasana yang nyaman, aman dan kondusif di tengah  perbedaan yang muncul dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara.

English:

Islamic education as a school subject has a very significant role in anticipating Aluk Todolo teachings since the religion is a factor of controlling people’s behavior. The Todolo teachings attached in the Tana Toraja South Sulawesi community is a hard challenge for the Muslim as the minority as the teaching has been rooted over generations. Several Todolo teachings which are still practiced the Muslim are rambu solo, rambutuka, pamalian, me’nene’, ma’pakan dedeata, ma’bating and paramisi. The challenge for anticipating the Todolo teachings are the understanding towards religion, social structure of the community, and the culture. The solution to anticipate the Todolo teaching in Tana Toraja are conducting Islamic teachings as a way of uniting people, visiting nad communicating with religious people, reading Islamic references, developing self quality, making life purposes, and creating safe and conducive environment in the middle of national diversity.
KONSEP PENDIDIKAN ISLAM MASA KINI
Authors: Subhan Fauti
Published: March 2017

Tulisan ini membahas tentang keterkaitan antara pendidikan Islam dengan berbagai elemen kehidupan. Keterkaitan antara sisi teoritis pendidikan Islam dengan sisi praktis pendidikan Islam juga disampaikan di sini. Secara kajian, dimensi teoritis dengan aplikatif pendidikan Islam dapat dibahas sendiri-sendiri, tetapi secara praktis, kedua dimensi tersebut tidak bisa lepas satu sama lain. Pada prinsipnya, persoalan pendidikan Islam tidak dapat dilepaskan dari beragam persoalan lainnya. Pendidikan Islam selalu terkait dengan berbagai elemen kehidupan, terutama manusia. Melalui pendidikan Islam manusia dapat tumbuh dan berkembang dengan baik. Sebaliknya, manusia (Muslim) juga menjadi aktor dari maju atau mundurnya pendidikan Islam. Antara umat Islam dan pendidikan Islam merupakan dua hal yang dapat diibaratkan seperti sekeping uang, yakni terdiri dari dua sisi yang berbeda tetapi tidak terpisah antara satu dengan lainnya.