bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A framework design to develop integrated data system for smart e-government based on big data technology
Authors: Dzikrullah Fahmi , Rinjani Muhammad Angga
Published: January 2019

The rapid development of information communication and technology (ICT) in the field of governance or public service has shifted from the age of information to the age of data. The public sector is becoming increasingly aware of the potential value of data, where governments generate and collect large quantities of data (volume), rapid growth data (velocity) and various type of data (variety) through their services. Meanwhile, the government agencies keep constructing the various database, information system or application with different data sources and platform. Therefore, the interoperability has become the important requirements in electronic Government (e-Government) infrastructure that progresses towards higher levels of integration among government levels and branches. In this paper, we proposed a framework design for the development of Integrated Data System for e-Government that we call Smart e-Government, which integrates traditional information systems that is combined with an intelligent system based on big data technology. With this system, the government agencies could provide services environment with greater ease and deliver public value through open government data initiatives in a Smart e-Government context. Moreover, this would also be very useful for the government executives to monitor public services which are increasingly prestige, institutional transparency, as well as accountability. Such integration is to improve the quality of public services through information technology.
Application of rule association with algorithm apriori of disaster residental fires
Authors: Muhajir Muhammad , Gusmayyeni Gusmayyeni , Sari Redita Anggita , Rahmatika Tusriana
Published: January 2019

Data mining is a technique of decision making by means of extracting information based on historical data of existing data in a large database. One of technique in data mining, is association rule algorithm where the method is searching for a set of items that frequently appear together. This study will use data association rule mining method for data processing Fire Disaster settlements in Indonesia because we want to know what information is often occur together in the event of fire disaster settlement. From the analysis associative relationship, event's pattern that occur from residential fires in Indonesia which the data is from the beginning of January 2015 to June 2015, support the highest value that the event of catastrophic fires in settlements in the afternoon resulted in broken homes with a value of 0.8148148 support and confident value of 1.0292398.
Construcción de imagen y reputación en la mente de los consumidores
Authors: Orozco Toro Jaime Alberto , Muñoz Sánchez Omar
Published: January 2019

El presente artículo analiza la manera en que las empresas construyen imagen y reputación en la mente de sus stakeholders, a partir de procesos de comunicación estratégica. Debido a que persisten problemas para identificar las diferencias entre identidad, imagen y reputación, se realiza un estudio bibliográfico que permita dilucidar estas discrepancias conceptuales, para posteriormente identificar la forma en que los diferentes públicos perciben la comunicación empresarial y, cómo dichas percepciones se procesan en el cerebro de los consumidores. Se exploran también, la estructura de pensamiento de los stakeholders y, la forma en que se genera la conexión entre imagen-reputación-consumidor.
Towards a New Ecological Democracy: A Critical Evaluation of the Deliberation Paradigm within Green Political Theory
Authors: Lepori Matthew
Published: January 2019

Theorists of ecological democracy rely heavily upon the deliberative democracy framework for their understanding of what democracy is and what an ecological democracy should be. Existing critiques of this literature focus primarily on whether deliberation can produce green, democratic outcomes. I ask a different question: whether ecological deliberative democrats offer us a democratic theory in the first place. Drawing on the radical democratic theory of Sheldon Wolin, I argue that core features of the extant literature are not democratic at all, and offer a new approach that predicates ecological democracy on demotic formations.
BIOÉTICA E ORTOTANÁSIA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE MORTE E LONGEVIDADE:
Authors: Nascimento Isabela Moreira Antunes do
Published: January 2019

Buscou-se evidenciar quais são os possíveis parâmetros para que o “viver mais” não seja uma sobrevivência martirizante, tendo como marco filosófico o Principialismo, de Beauchamp e Childress e como objetivos específicos a análise dos institutos da bioética e do biodireito, das formas de disposição da vida e do uso adequado dos métodos terapêuticos. Concluiu-se pela viabilidade da ortotanásia na medida em que esta busca a humanização das práticas clínicas, dada a centralidade da pessoa humana e da sua dignidade, harmonizando o Direito e a Medicina. Para desenvolvimento do tema proposto, quanto aos procedimentos técnicos metodológicos, utilizou-se de base bibliográfica explorando-se material já publicado, como livros, jurisprudências e artigos. Quanto à abordagem do problema, trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa.
The democratic potential of civic applications
Authors: Jäske Maija , Ertiö Titiana
Published: January 2019

Recently, digital democratic applications have increased in presence and scope. This study clarifies how civic applications – bottom-up technologies that use open data to solve governance and policy challenges – can contribute to democratic governance. While civic applications claim to deepen democracy, systematic frameworks for assessing the democratic potential of civic apps are missing, because apps are often evaluated against technical criteria. This study introduces a framework for evaluating the democratic potential of civic apps, distinguishing six criteria: inclusiveness, deliberation, influence, publicity, mobilization, and knowledge production. The framework is applied to a case study of the Finnish DataDemo competition in 2014 by analyzing the institutional design features of six civic applications. It is argued that in terms of democratic governance, the greatest potential of civic apps lies in enhancing publicity and mobilization, while they should not be expected to increase inclusiveness or direct influence in decisions. Thus, our study contributes to understanding how civic applications can improve democracy in times of open data abundance.
MERAYAKAN KUASA AGAMA
Authors: Ansor Muhammad
Published: January 2019

Tulisan ini mempresentasikan etnografi razia penegakan syariat Islam di Langsa, Aceh. Studi berargumen bahwa razia syariat Islam merupakan salah satu bentuk perayaan kuasa agama oleh negara yang berkontribusi terhadap reproduksi intoleransi dan kekerasan dalam beragama. Data yang digunakan bersumber dari studi etnografis di Langsa pada semester kedua tahun 2012. Pertama-tama saya akan menyajikan tinjauan umum tentang Dinas Syariat Islam (DSI) dan Wilayatul Hisbah (WH) serta posisinya sebagai institusi yang memiliki otoritas tidak hanya untuk mendefinisikan moralitas publik, tetapi terkadang juga bertindak represif melalui razia syariat Islam di Aceh. Pemaparan menunjukkan represi tersebut melalui catatan etnografis tentang razia khalwat dan pakaian ketat di Langsa. Tulisan pada akhirnya memperlihatkan gosip sebagai salah satu bentuk resistensi kreatif terhadap represi yang dilakukan negara dan elite agama di Langsa dengan mengatas-namakan penegakan syariat Islam.
This paper presents the ethnography of Sharia’ enforcement raids in Langsa, Aceh. It presents the argument that Sharia’ enforcement raids is one of religious power celebrations by the state that contribute towards intolerance reproduction and violence in religion. Ethnographic data were obtained from field reseach in Langsa in the second half of 2012. First of all, I presented an overview on the State Shari’a Agency (Dinas Syariat Islam) and the “Shari’a Police” (Wilayatul Hisbah) as well as their positions as institutions which had not only the authority in defining public morality, but also repressing Sharia’ enforcement raids in Aceh. Exposure of this study showed there was repression through ethnographic records about the roadside WH inspection on khalwat and dress code as the enforcement of Shari’a norms of public morality in Langsa. Finally, this paper highlighted that gossip was a form of creative resistance against repression by the State and the religious elites concerning Sharia’ enforcement in Langsa.
MASJID DAN IDEOLOGISASI RADIKASLISME ISLAM
Authors: Sunaryo Agus
Published: January 2019

Radikalisme saat ini telah menjadi isu utama dalam diskursus keislaman kontemporer. Berdirinya Negara Islam Iraq dan Suriah dianggap sebagai ancaman bagi sebagian kalangan di sisi lain, namun juga menjadi bukti bahwa radikalisme benar-benar nyata dan kuat di lain sisi. Indonesia menjadi salah satu negara yang tidak pernah sepi dari diskusi dan praktik radikalisme. Tertangkapnya banyak aktivis radikalis, belum mampu meredam laju gerak radikalisme Islam di Indonesia. Propaganda-propaganda kekerasan, intimidatif, dan intoleran menjadi pemandangan yang kerapkali mewarnai mimbar-mimbar khutbah, diskusi-diskusi keagamaan, atau bahkan spanduk dan pamfllet yang mudah dijumpai di hampir seluruh wilayah di Indonesia. Dalam konteks ini masjid sering dijadikan tempat untuk sosialisasi dan kaderisasi kelompok Islam radikal. Posisinya yang banyak dikunjungi orang, dianggap efektif untuk proyek ideologisasi. Apalagi orientasi orang mendatangi masjid, umumnya adalah untuk mendapatkan “pencerahan”spiritual. Hal ini tentunya selaras dengan karakter ideologisasi Islam radikal yang menawarkan konsep kekerasan dan intoleran dengan balutan pesan-pesan keagamaan. Artikel ini akan mencoba mengkaji proyek ideologisasi Islam radikal yang memanfaat masjid sebagai home base kegiatannya. Lebih dari itu, apa yang seharusnya menjadi focus kebijakan pemerintah untuk menyelamatkan masjid dan membendung laju gerak radikalisme Islam juga menjadi bagian tak terpisahkan dari kajian artikel ini.
The radicalism, at this time, has been prominent issue in islamic contemporary discourse. Standing of Islamic state on Iraq and Syiria has been regarded as threat by some people in one side, but also been a proof that radicalism very obvious and stronght in other side. Indonesia has been one country that discuss and practice of radicalism never quiet at there. Getting caught of some radical-activist, couldn’t stop moving of islamic radicalism in Indonesia. Propaganda’s of violent, intimidative, and intolerant, have been viewpoint that usually colored  the platform’s sermon, religious discusses, or also banner and pamphlet that was very easy to found it in near of all Indonesian district. Mosque, in this context, often to be place for socialization and forming of cadres of Islamic radicalist. It’s positioning that been visited by much people, regarderd as effective for ideological project.  Especially that people’s orientation come to the mosque is getting spiritual enlightenmet. It has been in harmony with ideological character of Islamic radicalism wich bargain a violent concept with covering of religious messages. This article will investigate ideological project of Islamic radicalism that exploit the mosque to be it’s home base activities. The policies of government that must been done for stopping Islamic radicalism also would investigated by this article.
KONSEP PENDIDIKAN PRANATAL, POSTNATAL, DAN PENDIDIKAN SEPANJANG HAYAT
Authors: Andiyanto Tri
Published: January 2019

Prenatal education is a conscious effort of parents to educate their children who are still in the womb of their wives. A conscious effort is specifically directed at both parents because the child in the womb is not yet possible to be educated, let alone taught, except by his own parents. Postnatal Education is human education in a family environment starting from human being born until the end of his life. All kinds of life sciences gained from the family are the result of the process of postnatal family education. From human being born, they have been taught how to face down, drink, eat, walk and even about religion. Lifelong learning provides learning opportunities fairly and broadly to everyone in accordance with the differences in interests, age, and learning needs of each. This opportunity is an opportunity that can be used for learning such as group learning activities, individual learning activities, and learning activities through social media. Learning activities can be carried out in various places, namely at work, worship houses; association buildings, schools, playgrounds, sports fields, youth arenas, study groups, hermitage, libraries, learning centers, institutions and so on.
ANALISIS PEMAKAMAN MULTI ETNIK DAN MULTI AGAMA DI KOTA METRO
Authors: Firmansyah Firmansyah
Published: January 2019

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Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian studi kasus, yaitu penelitian yang dilakukan pada data yang berwujud kasus-kasus. Lokasi yang dipilih adalah Provinsi Lampung. Alasan keberatan mempersandingkan pemakaman jenazah antar agama yang seringkali menggelayuti benak umat Islam adalah kepercayaan bahwa jenazah muslim akan ikut serta merasakan pedihnya siksaan Tuhan yang ditimpakan kepada non-muslim yang dimakamkan di sampingnya. Dari beberapa hadis yang telah dikumpulkan dapat diketahui bahwa tidak ditemukannya hadis yang melarang untuk memisahkan pemakamam umat yang berbeda agama. Dalam hal ini hanya terdapat keterangan bagaimana perlakuan sebuah jenazah, tata cara salat jenazah, cara Rasul membangun makam, dan juga beberapa kejadian tentang pemindahan jenazah yang telah disepakati para ulama, serta adab-adab untuk jiarah kubur bagi umat Islam. Islam dalam hal ini sangat menjunjung tinggi rasa toleransi beragama, bagaimana kita tidak hanya menghormati orang yang berbeda agama, akan tetapi juga menghormati jenazah yang berbeda agama.

Kata Kunci: Pemakaman Multi Etnik dan Multi Agama, Kota Metro
DEVELOPING SPEAKING MATERIALS BASED ON THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE (CEFR) FOR INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL
Authors: Yuniarti Yuniarti
Published: January 2019

This study was aimed to describe the steps of developing speaking materials based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for increasing the students’ speaking skill of the A2 students of IDeA Indonesia, Metro, Lampung. This research included in research and development (R&D). The mixed-method was used in this research. The combinations of qualitative and quantitative techniques were used for analysing the data. The qualitative data were collected by conducting interviews, field notes, the teacher’s feedback, observations and experts’ comments. Interviews were conducted for gaining the students’ needs analysis and evaluation of the materials. The quantitative data were collected by conducting questionnaires for needs analysis, trying out the materials and evaluating the materials. The data were analysed by using descriptive analysis with percentage. Based on the needs analysis, it was found out that the students need specific materials for speaking. In designing syllabus, the old syllabus must be improved and added with some practical speaking materials. There were eleven units in the handout. Each unit consisted of speaking materials, writing activities, spoken activities, notes and let’s make summary. The students said that the developed materials was challenging and interesting. Two experts said that the materials were very good. The results of the materials implementation showed the improvements of the speaking score. The improvement of students’ speaking score after implementing the handout was 38 scores for 15 students and the average of the score improvement was 2.53. The highest improvement score was 2 or 33.33%. This improvement indicated that the product or the designed materials for A2 students based on CEFR was effective to improve the students’ speaking skill.
Formation and development of the doctrine of Hasidism in Ukraine
Authors: Rybak O. A.
Published: January 2019

Judaism is one of the oldest religions that has survived to this day. It is a religion of mostly ethnic Jews, a nation that, for many historical reasons, was scattered all over the world and for a long time did not have a permanent place of residence, its state. During the century of its existence Judaism has undergone a number of changes, but its main features - monotheism and the veneration of ancient religious books (the Tories, the Talmud) - have not lost yet.
浅论商业经济与管理的重要性
Authors: 梁 正
Published: January 2019

商业经济学(Businesseconomics)作为一门专门研究商业部门经济关系及其发展规律的学科,历史悠久,在我国商业部门发展中起到重要作用。但是现阶段,我国商业经济与管理工作中还存在一些问题,难以发挥出最大化价值,影响到国际经济发展走向。基于此,本文就对商业经济与管理的重要性进行阐述,以期为商业经济与管理工作提供参考依据。
ВПЛИВ СТРОКІВ ВИСАДЖУВАННЯ ТА ВІКУ РОЗСАДИ НА ПРОДУКТИВНІСТЬ ФІЗАЛІСУ МЕКСИКАНСЬКОГО В УМОВАХ ПРАВОБЕРЕЖНОГО ЛІСОСТЕПУ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Vdovenko S. A. , Polutin O. O.
Published: January 2019

Мета. Визначити оптимальні строки висаджування розсади фізалісу мексиканського у відкритий ґрунт на продуктивність рослини до умов  Правобережного Лісостепу України. Методи. Польовий, лабораторно-польовий, статистичний. Результати. Під час висаджування рослин у різні строки з різним віком розсади врожайність фізалісу мексиканського носила змінний характер і коливалася від 27,7 т/га до 33,4 т/га. У процесі досліджень встановлено збільшення врожайності по сорту Ліхтарик за висаджування розсади у І декаді травня із віком розсади 60 діб. Вказаний сорт забезпечив врожайність на рівні 33,4 т/га, що перевищувало врожайність контролю на 5,7 т/га. Збільшення врожайності плодів на вказаному сорті встановлено також за висаджування рослин у ІІІ декаді квітня з віком розсади 60 діб – 32,3 т/га, однак прибавка до контролю складала 4,6 т/га. Коефіцієнт стабільності Левіса коливався від 1,4 до 1,9. Нижчим він був по сорту Ліхтарик у І декаді травня за використання 60-добової розсади – 1,4. Проаналізувавши залежність маси плода до врожайності сортів фізалісу мексиканського, встановлено, що коефіцієнт кореляції становив r = 0,70–0,99. Висновки. За вирощування сорту Ананасовий та висаджування рослин у ІІІ декаді квітня з віком розсади 60 діб висота рослини може збільшуватися до 112,6 см. Більшою площею листка (96,6 тис. м2/га) характеризується сорт фізалісу мексиканського Ліхтарик за висаджування розсади у ІІІ декаді квітня з віком розсади 60 діб, однак найбільшим вмістом сухої речовини в листках характеризується сорт Ананасовий за висаджування рослин у ІІІ декаді квітня з віком розсади 60 діб. Найбільшу кількість плодів формують рослини сорту Ліхтарик, які висаджували в І декаді травня. Сорт Ананасовий характеризується більшою масою та діаметром плода, його маса може збільшуватися до 8,5 г, а діаметр – до 3,1 см за висаджування розсади у ІІІ декаді квітня з віком розсади 60 діб. Більшою загальною врожайністю характеризується сорт Ліхтарик за висаджування розсади віком у 60 діб у І декаді травня – 33,4 т/га, та високою товарністю – 84,1 %. Застосування віку розсади 40–50 діб для рослин фізалісу мексиканського не сприяє забезпеченню високої продуктивності рослини.
Online training needs of Methadone Maintenance Treatment clinics in
southern Vietnam
Authors: To Kien , Huynh Anh , Vu Vi , Vu Hoang , Nguyen Trung , Do Dung
Published: January 2019

Introduction: Continuing Medical Education (CME) significantly improves the competency of healthcare workers in Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) clinics. However, CME courses are very costly, and a few participants fully attended a course. Online training is an alternative approach to efficiently improve training outcomes. The study assessed needs and possibility of online training courses of MMT clinics in southern Vietnam. Methods: A google form was designed to collect characteristics, man-powers, facilities, online activities and training needs of MMT clinics. E-mails were sent to all MMT clinics in southern Vietnam to ask for their participants. A representative of MMT clinics who satisfied the inclusion invited to complete the form. Result: 93 MMT clinics completed the survey. The response rate was 62% (93/150). One MMT clinic had 3 doctors/assistant doctors, 3 pharmacists/drug dispensers, 2 consultants and 3 other professionals on average. The number of clients visiting the clinic in the last month was 150. About 94% (93/95) of MMT clinics provide other additional services. On average, 385 clients came to MMT for other services. All clinics had adequate devices for online and blended training. Conclusion: MMT clinics had high training needs and were willing to attend online and blended training courses. Online and blended training were possible in MMT clinics.
Factors influencing knowledge and practice of self-medication among college students of health and non-health professions
Authors: Mitra Amal K , Imtiaz Ayyub , Al Ibrahim Yusuf A , Bulbanat Mohammad B , Mutairi Maha F Al , Musaileem Sulaiman F Al
Published: January 2019

Background and objectives: Self-medication is commonly practiced throughout the world. The aim of this study was to ascertain the use prevalence and knowledge of harmful effects of selfmedication among college students of health professions and non-health professions.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among 1,167 students from 12 faculties of a public university and two private universities in Kuwait. Data were collected using a selfadministered pretested questionnaire containing 32 questions.

Results: Among the participants, 70.4% (822/1,167) used self-medication. The prevalence of self-medication was significantly higher among students of non-health professions compared with those of health professions (35.9% vs. 25.9%, p = 0.004, 95% CI, 6.28% to 13.73%, respectively). Pain killer medicines (52.9%), vitamins/minerals (13.1%), and antihistamines (9.0%) were the most commonly used non-prescription medications. Antibiotics and sleeping pills were used without a prescription in 2.9% and 2.1%, respectively. Older age, non-Kuwaiti national, and students of 5th to 7th year of study were significant predictors of self-medication. Knowledge scores of harmful effects of self-medication were about two-fold higher among females than their male counterparts. Similarly, students of higher years of study (5th to 7th year) had higher knowledge score compared with others.

Conclusions: The prevalence of self-medication was alarmingly high among young adults in Kuwait. People should be informed about adverse effects of self-medication through mass and social media campaign.

IMC J Med Sci 2018; 12(2): 57-68
Status of implementation of short answer question in anatomy examination of MBBS course in Bangladesh
Authors: Akhter Jesmin , Sayeed Sharmina
Published: January 2019

Background and objective: Short answer question (SAQ) format has been introduced as a major component of summative professional examinations of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) course in Bangladesh over a decade. No systematic evaluation has yet been conducted on implementation of SAQ as directed in curriculum to assess the medical students in the summative examination of MBBS course. The present study assessed the weightage given to the different components of cognitive domain in SAQs in anatomy in first Professional MBBS Examination under the University of Dhaka.

Materials and method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Ibrahim Medical College. Anatomy SAQ papers, Paper I and Paper II, from January 2009 to July 2014 of University of Dhaka were selected. A total of 24 SAQ papers containing 572 questions were included in this study. Every question in a paper was categorized as recall, understanding application types. Then the total number of marks allocated for each of the type of questions were calculated and compared with the total marks (98) allocated for the questions in a paper. Then the resultant weightage of marks were compared with the curricular directive weightage of marks allotted for SAQ.

Result: On analysis it was found that during the period from 2009 to 2014 76.58% and 23.42% SAQ were recall and understanding types respectively. No question was found to assess the application component of the cognitive domain of the students.

Conclusion: The study revealed that SAQ introduced as an assessment tool in undergraduate medical curriculum was not properly implemented and its desired objectives were not fully achieved.

IMC J Med Sci 2018; 12(2): 69-72
Influence of calcium silicate application on the population of Aproaerema modicella Deventer (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on groundnut
Authors: Parthiban P. , Chinniah C. , Baskaran R. K. Murali , Muthukrishnan N. , Rajavel D. S. , Karthick K. S.
Published: January 2019

Field experiments with foliar application of calcium silicate @ 2.0, 3.5 and 5.0 per cent, soil drenching of calcium silicate @ 10.0, 15.0 and 20.0 per cent and combination of foliar and soil drenching (@ 2.0% + 20.0%, 3.5% + 15.0% and 5.0% + 10.0%) were evaluated on 20 days old groundnut plant and compared with an untreated check. Application of calcium silicate via foliage and soil simultaneously @ 5 and 10 per cent on 20 days after dibbling of groundnut was effective to reduce the population of leaf miner and their leaflet damage, recording mean population of 5.25 nos. of larvae/10 plants and 16.46 per cent leaflet damage, respectively, while it was 12.25 nos. of larvae/10 plants and 27.95 per cent leaflet damage in untreated control. Reduction in population of leaf miner in groundnut might be due to silica induced plant defensive enzymes, however, the moderate reduction in population of leaf miner pest in groundnut can be well explained due to the high accumulation of silica in groundnut plants.
Management of rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae using essential volatile oils
Authors: Binseena S. R. , Anitha N. , Paul Ambily , Amritha V. S. , Anith K. N.
Published: January 2019

Effect of four essential volatile oils viz., clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.), cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume), lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex steud)) and pepper (Piper nigrum L.) on mortality of rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. in stored rice was studied under laboratory conditions. Preliminary toxicity bioassays (without food and with food) were carried for fixing the concentrations of these oils. Percentage mortality of weevils by volatile essential oils increased with increase in concentration and period of exposure. Pepper oil @ 200 Î¼l/500 cm-3 volume caused cent per cent mortality without any progeny emergence whereas cinnamon oil @ 30 Î¼l 500 cm-3 caused 95.55 per cent mortality of weevils with 98.81 inhibitions on progeny emergence. The highest concentration (30 Î¼l 500 cm-3) of clove oil caused 76.67 percentage mortality of weevils while lemon grass oil (200 Î¼l 500 cm-3) caused 68.89 percentage mortality.
Pull-off and friction forces of micropatterned elastomers on soft substrates: the effects of pattern length scale and stiffness
Authors: van Assenbergh Peter , Fokker Marike , Langowski Julian , van Esch Jan , Kamperman Marleen , Dodou Dimitra
Published: January 2019

The adhesiveness of biological micropatterned adhesives primarily relies on their geometry (e.g., feature size, architecture) and material properties (e.g., stiffness). Over the last few decades, researchers have been mimicking the geometry and material properties of biological micropatterned adhesives. The performance of these biomimetic micropatterned adhesives is usually tested on hard substrates. Much less is known about the effect of geometry, feature size, and material properties on the performance of micropatterned adhesives when the substrate is deformable. Here, micropatterned adhesives of two stiffness degrees (Young’s moduli of 280 and 580 kPa) were fabricated from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and tested on soft poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) substrates of two stiffness degrees (12 and 18 kPa), and on hard glass substrates as a reference. An out-of-the-cleanroom colloidal lithographic approach was successfully expanded to fabricate adhesives with two geometries, namely dimples with and without a terminal layer. Dimples without a terminal layer were fabricated on two length scales, namely with sub-microscale and microscale dimple diameters. The cross section of samples with a terminal layer showed voids with a spherical shape, separated by hourglass-shaped walls. These voids penetrate the terminal layer, resulting in an array of holes at the surface. We found that on soft substrates, generally, the size of the dimples did not affect pull-off forces. The positive effects of sub-microscale features on pull-off and friction forces, such as defect control and crack trapping, as reported in the literature for hard substrates, seem to disappear on soft substrates. The dimple geometry with a terminal layer generated significantly higher pull-off forces compared to other geometries, presumably due to interlocking of the soft substrate into the holes of the terminal layer. Pull-off from soft substrates increased with the substrate stiffness for all tested geometries. Friction forces on soft substrates were the highest for microscale dimples without a terminal layer, likely due to interlocking of the soft substrate between the dimples.
X-Ray and UV Monitoring of the Seyfert 1.5 Galaxy Markarian 817
Authors: Morales Anthony M. , Miller Jon M. , Cackett Edward M. , Reynolds Mark T. , Zoghbi Abderahmen
Published: January 2019

We report the results of long-term simultaneous X-ray and UV monitoring of the nearby (z = 0.03145) Seyfert 1.5 galaxy Mrk 817 using the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory XRT and UVOT. Prior work has revealed that the X-ray flux from Mrk 817 has increased by a factor of  40 over the last 40 yr, whereas the UV emission has changed by a factor of  2.3. The X-ray emission of Mrk 817 now compares to some of the brightest Seyferts, but it has been poorly studied in comparison. We find that the X-ray (0.3–10.0 keV) and the UVM2 (roughly 2000–2500 Å) fluxes have fractional variability amplitudes of 0.35 and 0.18, respectively, over the entire monitoring period (2017 January 2 to 2018 April 20). A cross-correlation analysis is performed on the X-ray (0.3–10.0 keV) and UVM2 light curves over the entire monitoring period, a period of less frequent monitoring (2017 January 2–December 11), and a period of more frequent monitoring (2018 January 12–April 20). The analysis reveals no significant correlation between the two at any given lag for all monitoring periods. Especially given that reverberation studies have found significant lags between optical/UV continuum bands and broad optical lines in Mrk 817, the lack of a significant X-ray–UV correlation may point to additional complexities in the inner or intermediate disk. Mechanical (e.g., a funnel in the inner disk) and/or relativistic beaming of the X-ray emission could potentially explain the lack of a correlation. Alternatively, scattering in an equatorial wind could also diminish the ability of more isotropic X-ray emission to heat the disk itself.
Hubble Space Telescope Emission-line Images of Nearby 3CR Radio Galaxies: Two Photoionization, Accretion, and Feedback Modes
Authors: Baldi Ranieri D. , Rodríguez Zaurín Javier , Chiaberge Marco , Capetti Alessandro , Sparks William B. , McHardy Ian M.
Published: January 2019

We present HST/ACS narrowband images of a low-z sample of 19 3C radio galaxies to study the Hα and [O iii] emissions from the narrow-line region. Based on nuclear emission-line ratios, we divide the sample into high- and low-excitation galaxies (HEGs and LEGs). We observe different line morphologies, extended [O iii] emission, large [O iii]/Hα scatter across the galaxies, and a radio-line alignment. In general, HEGs show more prominent emission-line properties than LEGs: larger, more disturbed, more luminous, and more massive regions of ionized gas with slightly larger covering factors. We find evidence of correlations between line luminosities and (radio and X-ray) nuclear luminosities. All of these results point to a main common origin, the active nucleus, which ionizes the surrounding gas. However, the contribution of additional photoionization mechanisms (jet shocks and star formation) is needed to account for the different line properties of the two classes. A relationship between the accretion, photoionization, and feedback modes emerges from this study. For LEGs (hot-gas accretors), the synchrotron emission from the jet represents the main source of ionizing photons. The lack of cold gas and star formation in their hosts accounts for the moderate ionized-gas masses and sizes. For HEGs (cold-gas accretors), an ionizing continuum from a standard disk and shocks from the powerful jets are the main sources of photoionization, with a contribution from star formation. These components, combined with the large reservoir of cold/dust gas brought from a recent merger, account for the properties of their extended emission-line regions.
Resolving CO (2−1) in z ∼ 1.6 Gas-rich Cluster Galaxies with ALMA: Rotating Molecular Gas Disks with Possible Signatures of Gas Stripping
Authors: Noble A. G. , Muzzin A. , McDonald M. , Rudnick G. , Matharu J. , Cooper M. C. , Demarco R. , Lidman C. , Nantais J. , van Kampen E. , Webb T. M. A. , Wilson G. , Yee H. K. C.
Published: January 2019

We present the first spatially resolved observations of molecular gas in a sample of cluster galaxies beyond z > 0.1. Using ALMA, we detect CO (2–1) in eight z ∼ 1.6 cluster galaxies, all within a single 70″ primary beam. The cluster, SpARCS-J0225, was discovered by the Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey, and is replete with gas-rich galaxies in close proximity, thus affording an efficient multiplexing strategy to amass the first sample of resolved CO in distant clusters. Mapping out the kinematic structure and morphology of molecular gas on ∼3.5 kpc scales reveals rotating gas disks in the majority of the galaxies, and some kinematic peculiarities, including a central gas void, a merger, and one-sided gas tails. We find that the extent of the molecular gas is slightly smaller than that of the optical HST stellar component; this is even more pronounced in low-redshift Virgo cluster galaxies. However, limited by small sample sizes of spatially resolved CO, we are unable to differentiate the distribution of stellar-to-gas radii between cluster and field environments at high redshift. Thus, at first glance, while the cluster galaxies generally look like galaxies infalling from the field, with typical main-sequence star formation rates and massive molecular gas reservoirs situated in rotating disks, they have potentially remarkable attributes, including elevated gas fractions, slightly smaller CO disks, and asymmetric gas tails. Taken in tandem, these signatures are tentative evidence for gas stripping in the z ∼ 1.6 cluster, though verification of these trends will require larger samples.
An Empirical Template Library for FGK and Late-type A Stars Using LAMOST Observed Spectra
Authors: Du Bing , Luo A-Li , Zuo F. , Bai Z-R. , Wang R. , Song Y-H. , Hou W. , Li Y-B. , Zhang J-N. , Guo Y-X. , Chen J-J. , Wang M-X. , Wang Y-F. , Kong X. , Wu K-F. , Wang X. , Wu Y. , Hou Y.-H , Zhao Y-H.
Published: January 2019

We present an empirical stellar spectra library created using spectra from the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) DR5. This library represents a uniform data set ranging from 3750 through 8500 K in effective temperature (T
eff), from −2.5 through +1.0 dex in metallicity ([Fe/H]), and from 0 to 5.0 dex in gravity (log g). The spectra in the library have resolutions R ∼ 1800, with well-calibrated fluxes and rest-framed wavelengths. Using a large number of red stars observed by LAMOST, we generated denser K-type templates to fill in data missing from current empirical spectral libraries, particularly the late K type. For K giants, we calibrated the spectroscopic surface gravities against the asteroseismic surface gravities. To verify the reliability of the parameters labeled for this library, we performed an internal cross-validation using a χ
2 minimization method to interpolate the parameters of each individual spectrum using the remaining spectra in the library. We obtained precisions of 41 K, 0.11 dex, and 0.05 dex for T
eff, log g, and [Fe/H], respectively, which means the templates are labeled with correct stellar parameters. Through external comparisons, we confirmed that measurements of the stellar parameters through this library can achieve accuracies of approximately 125 K in T
eff, 0.1 dex in [Fe/H] and 0.20 dex in log g without systematic offset. This empirical library is useful for stellar parameter measurements because it has large parameter coverage and full wavelength coverage from 3800 to 8900 Å.
New species of bone-eating worm Osedax from the abyssal South Atlantic Ocean (Annelida, Siboglinidae)
Authors: Fujiwara Yoshihiro , Jimi Naoto , Sumida Paulo Y.G. , Kawato Masaru , Kitazato Hiroshi
Published: January 2019

A new species of bone-eating annelid, Osedaxbraziliensissp. n., found in a sunken whale carcass at a depth of 4,204 m at the base of the São Paulo Ridge in the South Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast is described. The organism was retrieved using the human-occupied vehicle Shinkai 6500 during the QUELLE 2013 expedition. This is the 26th species of the genus and the first discovery from the South Atlantic Ocean, representing the deepest record of Osedax worldwide to date. This species morphologically resembles Osedaxfrankpressi but is distinguished by the presence of a yellow bump or patch behind the prostomium and its trunk length. Molecular phylogenetic analysis using three genetic markers (COI, 16S, and 18S) showed that O.braziliensissp. n. is distinct from all other Osedax worms reported and is a sister species of O.frankpressi.
L’adoption du smart grid par les promoteurs japonais : une perspective immobilière sur la smart city
Authors: N’Diaye Omar , Aveline-Dubach Natacha , Le Goix Renaud
Published: January 2019

Malgré l’influence des entreprises immobilières dans la production de l’environnement bâti, leur rôle au sein des initiatives smart city a été peu étudié. Dans le cadre d’un programme gouvernemental de démonstrateurs de smart city , le Japon a vu l’adoption à grande échelle d’une technologie de smart grid par les promoteurs de condominiums. L’article montre comment les modalités concrètes de mise en œuvre de cette initiative gouvernementale ont été déterminées par les motivations stratégiques des promoteurs, ces derniers ayant équipé de smart grids leurs condominiums de gamme intermédiaire afin d’attirer les acquéreurs par des services de « club ». L’analyse repose sur un corpus de 137 condominiums équipés de cette technologie et sur l’étude ciblée d’un complexe résidentiel.
La propriété des données publiques
Authors: Camus Aurélien
Published: January 2019

Résumé Si la question du droit de l’administration sur les données publiques fut, un temps, entourée d’incertitudes, il est désormais possible d’y apporter une réponse à l’aune de la propriété. En effet, les données publiques sont des biens au centre d’un commerce juridique et faisant l’objet d’une exploitation économique. La propriété permet surtout de saisir le rapport juridique entre l’administration et les données publiques, mais aussi la maîtrise que les personnes publiques exercent sur ses utilités.
L’accès aux données publiques et aux codes source en Italie. À la recherche d’une « transparence algorithmique », à l’aube du Réglement général sur la protection des données
Authors: Mancosu Giorgio
Published: January 2019

Résumé L’automatisation de la prise de décisions administratives affecte en même temps l’autodétermination informationnelle des personnes physiques concernées et la relation entre le public et l’administration. En Italie, les derniers développements normatifs et jurisprudentiels œuvrent dans le sens d’une plus large accessibilité aux éléments de fait (sous forme de données) et de droit (sous forme d’algorithmes et de codes source) sous-jacents aux décisions administratives automatisées. Ce qui jette les bases d’un audit généralisé des systèmes algorithmiques publics, mais qui est bien loin d’en assurer l’intelligibilité auprès du grand public.
L’exposition universelle de 1937 : une singulière embellie dans les relations franco-allemandes
Authors: Bibert Alexandre
Published: January 2019

La participation de l’Allemagne à l’Exposition universelle de Paris de 1937 donne lieu à des manifestations de rapprochement entre ce pays et la France qui tranchent avec l’idée usuellement propagée d’une marche vers la guerre lancée depuis le milieu des années 1930. En effet, au fil de la construction et après l’inauguration du pavillon du Reich, un espace s’est ouvert pour la célébration et l’expression d’aspirations à une bonne entente entre le pays organisateur et l’hôte d’outre-Rhin. Incontestablement, les acteurs politiques mais aussi la société civile ont pris conscience de cet enjeu. Si Hitler et Goebbels n’avaient que faire de telles perspectives, d’autres personnalités nazies et françaises se sont engagées sur cette voie. Dans une approche critique, cet article évalue la profondeur et la portée de telles prises de positions et démonstrations de bonne volonté. Malgré des décalages sur les finalités, la voie d’une entente n’apparaissait pas comme illusoire mais intégrée à l’horizon d’attente de nombreux acteurs. La différence de régime et les caractéristiques de l’État national-socialiste n’ont nullement empêché les hôtes allemands d’être entourés d’un soin particulier. La représentation de l’Allemagne à l’Exposition a directement donné lieu à une intensification qualitative et quantitative des relations franco-allemandes et, par-là, à une évolution inédite depuis 1933. La brièveté de l’embellie ne doit pas conduire à négliger cet aspect du climat précédant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
On Being a Person of Integrity...Or Ethics and Other Liabilities
Authors: Curtin Leah
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT

The emergence of managed care and the health industry's response to it has precipitated a moral crisis for many health care professionals. Caught between the patients' best interests and the employers' and payers' restrictions, professionals find their good intentions tested. In this article, the author distinguishes moral from ethical problems and suggests that self-examination and self-diagnosis of the mindsets and conditions that contribute to moral malfunctioning in the workplace-self-management at the individual level-is essential for maintaining the ethical stance of the profession and the integrity of the professional.
Antidote Dilemma-An Activity to Promote Critical Thinking
Authors: Mottola Carol A , Murphy Patti
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT

Background: In a health care environment of increased patient acuity and greater demands on nursing practitioners, the ability to think critically is requisite to functioning safely and proficiently.

Method: Definitions and tenets of critical thinking promulgated by Brookfield (1987) and Paul (1992) provided the theoretical foundation for Antidote Dilemma, an activity designed to promote critical thinking.

Results: Nurses who participated in the activity identified plausible solutions to a nursing dilemma, considered context in identifying alternatives, and thought about their thinking.

Conclusion: Critical thinking is most likely to occur and continue when it is supported by others and repeatedly practiced. Continuing/staff-development educators play a vital role in promoting critical thinking among nursing practitioners.
Nutrition Assessment: Experience Is Not a Predictor of Knowledge
Authors: Crogan Neva L , Evans Bronwynne C
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT

This study tested an evidence-based nutrition education program for licensed nurses working in nursing homes who scored an average of 56% on a pretest. Posttest scores averaged 66%, demonstrating a continuing deficit of basic nutritional knowledge despite the educational intervention. Statistical analysis revealed that less experienced nurses scored better on posttests than more experienced nurses; more experienced nurses performed nutritional assessment more often than less experienced nurses; and more experienced nurses were usually charge nurses or nurses completing Minimum Data Sets. Although the education did not eliminate all deficits in nutrition knowledge, a decrease in the percentage of residents with significant weight loss was noted.
Development of a Universal Influenza Vaccine
Authors: Estrada Leonardo D. , Schultz-Cherry Stacey
Published: January 2019

The severity of the 2017–18 influenza season, combined with the low efficacy for some vaccine components, highlights the need to improve our current seasonal influenza vaccine. Thus, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recently announced a strategic plan to improve current influenza vaccines and eventually develop a “universal” influenza vaccine. This review will highlight the many different strategies being undertaken in pursuit of this goal and the exciting advances made by the influenza community. There is no doubt that an improved influenza vaccine is on the horizon.
The Influence of Health Qigong on the Subjectively Expressed Psychophysical State of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheum, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia
Authors: Acimovic Ilinka
Published: January 2019

This study assesses the impact of exercise on the health of the Qigong (Jibengong, Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin and Health Qigong Yi Jin Jing) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, osteoporosis, osteopenia. Through the given questionnaire we have come up with data showing how and how much health qigong affects the patients with rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, osteoporosis, osteopenia according to the subjective assessment.
The History of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Britain, c.1750-2018
Authors: Pearse Cavin Christopher Ryan
Published: January 2019

This paper discusses the genesis and transference of Traditional Chinese Medicine from China and Asia to Europe. It looks specifically at the ways in which TCM was initially discovered and how it reach medical circles in Europe. It also looks at the reasons why it became popular in the historical context and specifically at the presence of TCM in Britain. Finally, this paper briefly traces the booms and slumps in the popularity of TCM and its place in modern medical practices in the Uk and Europe.