bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COMO A COMUNIDADE CIENTÍFICA PORTUGUESA ANALISA A EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL
Authors: VIEIRA MARILANDI MARIA MASCARELLO , CARVALHO GRAÇA SIMÕES DE , DE ARAÚJO MARIA CRISTINA PANSERA , PEREIRA ROSA BRANCA CAMEIRA TRANCANA
Published: March 2018

A educação profissional (EP) tem tido grande incremento de oferta em Portugal e no Brasil, configurando-se como importante campo de pesquisa. O artigo analisa a produção acadêmica da comunidade científica portuguesa sobre a EP. O corpus foi constituído por 22 trabalhos que estão disponíveis em repositórios de universidades e de outras instituições portuguesas. A análise dos trabalhos foi realizada por meio da análise de conteúdo de BARDIN (2002), a qual permitiu constatar que a produção incide principalmente sobre cursos profissionais do ensino secundário, por pesquisadores portugueses, porém com forte presença de estudantes de pós-graduação brasileiros como coautores e as temáticas foram: (a) caracterização dos cursos; (b) formação de professores; (c) políticas e currículo; e (d) gestão administrativa e pedagógica dos cursos. A pesquisa demonstra que os estudos sobre EP em Portugal são incipientes e exploratórios, havendo necessidade de aprofundar o tema.
SPORTS AND EMBODIMENT
Authors: Leoni Mariano Gonzalez
Published: March 2018

The theory of embodied cognition implies that cognitive processes depend fundamentally on the physical characteristics of the subject’s body. If this is true, physical aspects of an individual play a significant role in its cognitive process, and because of that, the theory rivals with all perspectives that defend any kind of duality, separating body from mind, such as the Cartesian thesis. This article presents the embodiment thesis, its main ideas, and provides examples within sports that support its validity. To do so, ideas from contemporary authors of various fields are presented and used to understand certain realities and situations that have gained importance in today’s world, one in which sports has become one of the most significant manifestations of human culture. Concepts like “cognitive delegates”, “a-rational” performances and the two-system cognitive hypothesis will be introduced to illustrate the relevance of the embodiment thesis in relation to all human activity.
AS INFÂNCIAS NA LITERATURA LATINOAMERICANA: QUAIS OS LUGARES DA MENINA E DA MULHER NEGRAS?
Authors: Kaplan Carina Viviana , Xavier Nubea Rodrigues
Published: March 2018

Ao falarmos sobre crianças, mulheres e negros temos como objetivo ressaltar os comportamentos que são dirimidos ao feminino, sob um modelo hierárquico e androcêntrico, existentes a partir das relações de poder. A análise se pautará na compreensão das diversas infâncias existentes, descritas em três países Brasil, Argentina e Uruguai, no período de 1930 a 1940, formalizando uma compreensão da imagem do negro elaborada pela escrita de autoras mulheres que narram em suas autobiografi as, reminiscências e representação social. Como pressupostoteórico-metodológico pautar-nos-emos nos estudos sociológicos eliasianos para obter as diversas relações de poder que nos apresentam sob fi gurações sociais e como resultados, apontaremos como a imagem do negro foi construída socialmente,ancorada numa premissa estereotipada e defectiva.
Unified Weak and Strong Soil Tests to Estimate Intrinsic Plant Available Phosphorus Pools
Authors: Shuai Xiufu , Ma Liwang , Wendroth Ole
Published: March 2018

Core Ideas

Weakly and tightly adsorbed P pools referred to the surface complexes and P adsorption reaction.

Modified Truog extractable P contained both two intrinsic P pools.

Latent intrinsic P pools were not directly observed but rather inferred.

Extraction efficiencies of the two P pools by the modified Truog method were related to P sorption site density.

Two soil intrinsic P pools unify many soil P tests which can be grouped as two categories of weak extractants and strong extractants.

Novel approaches for defining and measuring intrinsic P were developed based on the soil P adsorption reactions kinetics in tropical soils. Weakly and tightly adsorbed P pools were proposed as latent variables to describe the internal soil P status. The Olsen extractable P by a weak soil test contained only the weakly adsorbed P pool, and the modified Truog extractable P by a strong soil test contained both pools. The objectives of this study were to develop and test a new method that estimates the tightly adsorbed P pool using mathematical models derived from the state–space modeling technique. Five fertilizer phosphate (0–800 mg P kg−1 soil) rates were applied to seven tropical soils. Soil P was then extracted with the Olsen and modified Truog methods at nine times during a 180 d incubation. Results showed that the extraction efficiencies by the modified Truog method decreased as soil P sorption site density increased. For the seven soils, 22% to 62% of the weakly adsorbed P pool was extracted by the modified Truog method, and it was 28.8% higher than the Olsen method. For soils with low P sorption capacity, 14% to 36% of the tightly adsorbed P pool was extracted by the modified Truog method whereas only small portions were extracted from soils with high P sorption capacity. This research can be used to develop a mechanistic approach for determining P recommendations designed to optimal yields and minimize the impact of agriculture on the environment.
Modeling Regional Effects of Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon in Spain
Authors: Jebari Asma , del Prado Agustin , Pardo Guillermo , Rodríguez Martín José Antonio , Álvaro‐Fuentes Jorge
Published: March 2018

Soil organic C (SOC) stock assessments at the regional scale under climate change scenarios are of paramount importance in implementing soil management practices to mitigate climate change. In this study, we estimated the changes in SOC sequestration under climate change conditions in agricultural land in Spain using the RothC model at the regional level. Four Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate change scenarios (CGCM2‐A2, CGCM2‐B2, ECHAM4‐A2, and ECHAM4‐B2) were used to simulate SOC changes during the 2010 to 2100 period across a total surface area of 2.33 × 104 km2. Although RothC predicted a general increase in SOC stocks by 2100 under all climate change scenarios, these SOC sequestration rates were smaller than those under baseline conditions. Moreover, this SOC response differed among climate change scenarios, and in some situations, some losses of SOC occurred. The greatest losses of C stocks were found mainly in the ECHAM4 (highest temperature rise and precipitation drop) scenarios and for rainfed and certain woody crops (lower C inputs). Under climate change conditions, management practices including no‐tillage for rainfed crops and vegetation cover for woody crops were predicted to double and quadruple C sequestration rates, reaching values of 0.47 and 0.35 Mg C ha−1 yr−1, respectively.

Core Ideas

The model predicted a general increase in SOC stocks by 2100 in all climate scenarios.

Irrigated crops showed the largest SOC stocks.

Carbon inputs were the most important driver for SOC stocks.

No‐tillage and cover crops have at least doubled SOC sequestration rates.
Strategic group lending for banks
Authors: Spallone Marco , Murè Pina
Published: March 2018

Credit institutions often refuse to lend money to small firms. Usually, this happens because small firms are not able to provide collateral to lenders. Moreover, given the small amount of required loans, the relative cost of full monitoring is too high for lenders. Group lending contracts have been viewed as an effective solution to credit rationing of small firms in both developing and industrialized countries. The aim of this paper is to highlight the potential of group lending contracts in terms of credit risk management. In particular, this paper provides a theoretical explanation of the potential of group lending programs in screening good borrowers from bad ones to reduce the incidence of non-performing-loans (NPL). This paper shows that the success of firms involved in selected group lending programs is due to the fact that co-signature is an effective screening device: more precisely, if lenders make a proper use of co-signature to screen good firms from bad ones, then only firms that are good ex-ante enter group lending contracts. So, the main argument of this paper is that well designed group lending programs induce good firms to become jointly liable, at least partially, with other good firms and discourage other – bad-firms to do the same. Specifically, co-signature is proven to be a screening device only in the case of a perfectly competitive bank sector.
In situ continuous monitoring of nitrogen with ion-selective electrodes in a constructed wetland receiving treated wastewater: an operating protocol to obtain reliable data
Authors: Papias Sandrine , Masson Matthieu , Pelletant Sébastien , Prost-Boucle Stéphanie , Boutin Catherine
Published: March 2018

Constructed wetlands receiving treated wastewater (CWtw) are placed between wastewater treatment plants and receiving water bodies, under the perception that they increase water quality. A better understanding of the CWtw functioning is required to evaluate their real performance. To achieve this, in situ continuous monitoring of nitrate and ammonium concentrations with ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) can provide valuable information. However, this measurement needs precautions to be taken to produce good data quality, especially in areas with high effluent quality requirements. In order to study the functioning of a CWtw instrumented with six ISE probes, we have developed an appropriate methodology for probe management and data processing. It is based on an evaluation of performance in the laboratory and an adapted field protocol for calibration, data treatment and validation. The result is an operating protocol concerning an acceptable cleaning frequency of 2 weeks, a complementary calibration using CWtw water, a drift evaluation and the determination of limits of quantification (1 mgN/L for ammonium and 0.5 mgN/L for nitrate). An example of a 9-month validated dataset confirms that it is fundamental to include the technical limitations of the measuring equipment and set appropriate maintenance and calibration methodologies in order to ensure an accurate interpretation of data.
The Case for Day Case: Reduced Inpatient Stays with the use of Day Case Management in Hyperemesis Study
Authors: Ryan Neil , Zhou Charlie , Sewell Thomas , Ingamells Sarah , Zinger Paul , Mears Jane , Lalrinawmi Lalrinawmi
Published: March 2018

Background:

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a major health burden affecting between
1-2% of all pregnancies. The sequelae of the condition can be fatal. There is current equipoise as to
how best to manage the condition; that is inpatient versus outpatient management.

Objective:

This study investigated the total length of stay for patients diagnosed with HG, comparing
those who were managed as inpatients as opposed to those managed in a day case setting. A
case control methodology was utilized. Two tertiary referral centres for HG of similar size and
demographic were selected. One preferentially used day case management. The other uses inpatient
management.

Results:

In total 61 day, case managed patients and 91 inpatient managed patients were recruited to
the study. Adjusting for readmission, total length of stay was 4.08 days for inpatient managed patients
compared to 0.39 days for day case managed patients (p=0.0002).

Conclusion:

Day case managed patients for HG have a significantly shorter length of stay. There is
no predictive value in the reviewed serum biomarkers as to the likelihood of re-admission.
Effects of the Environmental Attitude and Responsibility on Household Waste Separation: Evidence from Iranian Married Women
Authors: Ahmadi Siroos
Published: March 2018

Background:

Women can play an important role in relieving problems in every society but this capacity has been neglected especially in developing countries. Given the intensification of the waste issue in Iran, this research aimed to investigate the effect of environmental attitude and responsibility of married women on household waste separation as a significant strategy to alleviating waste problem.

Methods:

This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 562 married women in two Iranian provinces; Kohgiluye and Boyerahmad, and Fars.

Findings:

Research findings using structural equation model suggested that; the environmental attitude and responsibility positively affect on HWS (R2=.66). Furthermore, HWS was significantly different in terms of demographic variables of education, age, job, city of residence, years of marriage, and number of children.

Conclusion:

The study concluded that; by improving the married women’s environmental attitude, responsibility, education level, and employment chances, HWS as an urgent need of the country will be significantly developed.
Higher Intraocular Pressure Levels Associated With Lower Hysteresis In Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Bekmez Sinan , Kocaturk Tolga
Published: March 2018

Aim:

To investigate the differences of corneal biomechanic characteristics using Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA, Reichert; USA) on type 2 diabetics and healthy subjects.

Methods:

One hundred eyes of 100 subjects (between the ages of 17-91) who applied to Adnan Menderes University’s Ophthalmology Clinic between January-March 2015 were included in this study, 50 diabetics (Group 1) and 50 healthy controls (Group 2). The eyes included in the study were randomly chosen. Corneal Hysteresis (CH), Corneal Resistance Factor (CRF), Goldmann correlated Intraocular Pressure (IOPg) and corneal compensated Intraocular Pressure (IOPcc) of patients were measured by ORA. Detailed ophthalmological examinations were done for every subject. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to analyze the distribution of quantitative variables and t test was used for the data that were normally distributed. Any p value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

Results:

The mean ages were 63.3±9.0 and 61.7±11.6 in Group 1 and 2, respectively (p=0.459). 25 (50.0%) were female, 25 (50.0%) were male in Group 1 and 26 (52.0%) were female, 24 (48.0%) were male in Group 2 (p=1.000). Mean IOPcc values were 17.8±3.6 (12.1-29.0) and 16.0±3.1 (10.9-23.8) mmHg (p=0.006); mean IOPg values were 16.9±3.5 (10.9-25.9) and 15.4±2.9 (9.0-24.7) mmHg (p=0.032); mean CH values were 9.9±1.5 (6.1-13.3) and 10.5±1.7 (6.5-15.7) (p=0.080) and mean CRF values were 10.4±1.6 (7.5-14.0) and 10.5±1.7 (6.6-15.4) (p=0.730) in Groups 1 and 2, respectively.

Conclusions:

There was no any statistical difference between the groups in terms of CH and CRF. However, mean CH and CRF values were found less in diabetic group. Corneal biomechanical differences seen in diabetic patients may be associated with a statistically significantly higher IOP measurements.
Developing thematic-integrated module based on guided discovery to improve critical thinking and student science attitude
Authors: Perwitasari Ningrum , Djukri Djukri
Published: March 2018

This research aimed (1) to produce thematic-integrated module based on a guided-discovery to improve critical thinking and scientific attitude of grade IV students of SDN Margoyasan, and (2) to know the effectiveness of the developed learning module. The research was Research and development of Borg and Gall model which consisted of ten steps. The data were collected by interview, product evaluation, questionnaires, observation, and examination. The data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test with significant level of 0.05. The research result were (1) thematic-integrated module based on a guided-discovery. The product feasibility that was assessed based on material expert, media expert, teacher’s and student’s responses was very feasible. (2) The results of field trial test showed that the developed thematic-integrated module based on a guided-discovery was effective to improve the student’s critical thinking and scientific attitude, and it was based on the operational field trial test which obtained p<0.05, means that there are significant differences on students who were taught by using the developed learning module compare to student who were not taught by using the developed learning module.
Developing board game as learning media about waste sorting for fourth grade students of elementary school
Authors: Christian Imanuel Vicky , Prasida Arie Setiawan
Published: March 2018

The research aimed to develop a learning media in form of board game about waste sorting for fourth grade students due to the lack of students’ awareness about the purpose of waste sorting. The research used descriptive method to make a description or representation about a fact from real phenomenon, which was about waste sorting that considered less important in society and must be informed since early stage. Strategy of the research was linear strategy that consisted of some phases: (1) Data Collection Phase, (2) Data Analysis and Processing Phase, (3) Product Design Phasee, and (4) Testing Phase. The approach of the research was mix method, combination of qualitative and quantitative. Research subjects at testing phase were 42 students of fourth grade of St. Theresia Marsudirini 77 Salatiga, an Adiwiyata Elementary School. The result of the research showed that, (1) 95 percent of students more interested in learning using a game, (2) “Pilah Sampah” board game was well successfully delivered the learning material about organic and non organic waste, (3) using of board game as learning media alternative was rated good both by teacher and board game expert, based on product questionnaire.
SUPERPAVE VOLUMETRIC MIX DESIGN OF HOT MIX ASPHALT: CASE STUDY OF ISPARTA
Authors: Karahançer Şebnem , Erişkin Ekinhan , Çapalı Buket , Saltan Mehmet , Terzi Serdal
Published: March 2018

The pavement design system that a generic method of designing mixtures
custom to the unique performance requirements enforced by the heavy traffic
volumes, maximum and minimum temperatures and structural part at specific
pavement section is the SUperior PERforming Asphalt PAVEment (Superpave) Mix
design. Accomplishing the needed grade of pavement performance Superpave Mix
Design enables selecting and assembling asphalt binder, aggregate. Superpave
system is practicable to raw and reclaimed, hot mix asphalt (HMA). Also,
Superpave performance tests are practicable for defining a diversity of
specialized mixtures. Superpave Mix Design thoroughly addresses the degradation
and permanent deformation and low-temperature cracking discipline owing to
material choice and mixture designing. Furthermore, it takes into consideration
moisture sensitivity impacts for supporting or striking these distresses to
improve. The objective of State of the Art is to present an overview of
Superpave volumetric mix design procedure with a case study of Isparta region
in accordance with literature.
Obesity and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver - Therapies in Ayurvedic Medicines
Authors: Prabhu Samskruthi , Cohen Lawrence , Neuman Manuela G.
Published: March 2018

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medicinal practice. The present review includes translational research characterizing obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
We reviewed published research on improving function through Ayurvedic medicine by searching electronic databases (Medline, Embase) using terms such as: Ayurveda, obesity, NAFLD, NASH, the effect of exercise interventions in obesity, change in body composition. We aim to (1) determine the immuno-pathology of liver damage due to imbalance in diet and life style, (2) examine the role of behavior in the development of obesity and NAFLD-NASH. Special accent is put on Ayurveda recommendations.
Triochidism in an Adult
Authors: Bilonda-kolela Dolly , Njinou-Ngninkeu Bertin , Tenke Christelle , Tshikwela Michel Lelo
Published: March 2018

We report a case of a rare congenital abnormality of testis number in an adult with palpable scrotal lump. Ultrasound exploration was performed and supernumerary, normal sized indurated testis on the left, without spermatic chord or ductus deferens, a typed I according to Leung classification was found intraoperatively. An interesting case to share with medical doctors.
An Improvement of E-Systems over Networks via the use of Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Jasim Yaser A.
Published: March 2018

Nowadays, many research has been dedicated to the distribution of expert systems; unfortunately, few have deliberated the study of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). In this paper, the researcher will demonstrate the construction of vacuum tubes, which embodies the principles of software engineering. In order to classify this challenge, the researcher argues not only that local-area networks (LAN) can be made event-driven, stable, and random but the same is true for the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC). 
Teknologi Near-Field Communication (NFC) Untuk Media Promosi
Authors: Suryawan I Ketut Dedy , Gressia M. G. A. I. Mirah
Published: March 2018

Dunia promosi di Indonesia saat ini masih sangat konvensional seperti memasang iklan di koran, memasang poster ditempat-tempat umum, menyebar flyer-flyer di jalanan, membuat baliho, dan iklan di televisi. Promosi dengan cara demikian memiliki kelemahan yaitu biaya konsumen kesulitan mendapat informasi yang lebih detail karena keterbatasan informasi yang dapat dimuat dalam media promosi konvensional, serta sifat nya yang statis dan tidak interaktif sehingga kurang menarik minat konsumen. Sebagai salah satu pemanfaatan teknologi Near Field Communication(NFC) dalam bidang promosi adalah dengan membuat Smart Poster, dimana Smart Poster yang dimaksud yaitu poster digital yang bisa diakses dengan ponsel pintar ataupun tablet yang sudah tertanam teknologi NFC. Dengan adanya akses konten secara digital maka isi dari media promosi bisa disampaikan lebih banyak, detail serta menarik karena bisa diisi dengan audio dan video.. Smart Poster dirancang dengan 2 sistem yaitu sistem berbasis web untuk mengelola data Smart Poster dan aplikasi Android Tag Writer untuk mengelola konten Smart Poster pada NFC Tag. Dengan adanya Smart Poster yang mendukung konten multimedia dapat membantu para konsumen untuk mendapatkan informasi yang lebih detail dari poster tersebut serta membantu perusahaan yang melakukan promosi dengan lebih menarik dan efisien dengan memanfaatkan teknologi NFC pada ponsel
Pengenalan Pola Angka Tulisan Tangan Pada Cek Menggunakan Neocognitron
Authors: Rosnelly Rika
Published: March 2018

Pola angka tulisan tangan pada cek merupakan hal yang sangat beragam bentuk, dimana tulisan tangan manusia tidak sama antara satu dengan lainnya sehingga apabila tulisan seseorang belum bisa dikenali oleh beberapa orang merupakan suatu masalah, baik itu untuk aktivitas transaksi maupun aktivitas lainnya. Sementara untuk tulisan tangan merupakan hal yang sangat diutamakan dalam segala bidang. Teknik-teknik pengenalan  pola yang dapat dipakai  meliputi  teknik-teknik  yang berdasarkan  statistik, pendekatan  sistem pakar dan  algoritma  jaringan saraf tiruan. Neocognitron dirancang untuk mengenali karakter tulisan tangan seperti angka arab, huruf jepang, jawa dan sebagainya. Algoritma neocognitron pada jaringan saraf tiruan dapat menghasilkan  pengenalan  pola dengan pembelajaran yang  lebih sederhana dan waktu pembelajaran yang lebih singkat. Hasil menunjukkan pola angka tulisan tangan dapat dikenali dengan baik.
Utilitarianism and the idea of university: A short ethical analysis
Authors: Cekic Nenad
Published: March 2018

The standard objection to the utilitarian vision of morality is that
utilitarian so-called ?Greatest-Happiness Principle? could justify
counter-intuitive practices such as punishing and sacrifice of innocents,
breaking of promises and manipulation. The underlying presumption is that
the greatest cause (general utility, ?happiness?) must be capable of
justifying causing suffering of the few. The fact is that, in the upbringing
and education of humans (children), some degree of manipulation is needed.
Instead, in that process, we use concepts which belong to deontological
prescriptions (?obligations,? ?duties?) such as ?Do not lie? or ?Do not
steal.? Our question is: Can we imagine the University guided by the simple
utility principle. We must remember that a University is for adults, not for
children. Why now not be open and at the University say that everything we
do we do for the sake of hedonistic ?happiness,? not for the sake of duty.
That seems suspicious for several reasons. Maybe the most noteworthy
objection is that Mill?s version of the utilitarianism tends to divide
humanity into two classes: moral aristocracy, which seeks ?higher
pleasures,? and others who do not. Does that mean that utilitarians must
organize secret utilitarian universities for moral aristocracy? Does it mean
that moral aristocracy, according to the utility principle, should organize
?deontological,? manipulative public universities for lower classes?
Suicide, euthanasia and the duty to die: A Kantian approach to euthanasia
Authors: Budic Marina
Published: March 2018

The paper addresses the issues of euthanasia and thoroughly analyses Kantian
response to the practice in question. In reference to Kant?s views on many
related issues, such as murder, suicide, autonomy, rationality, honor and
the value of human life, the main goal of this paper is to offer an
explanation for one probable Kantian view on euthanasia in general, as well
as an explanation for a specific form of euthanasia with regard to those
patients suffering from dementia. The author?s arguments, according to which
Kant could even argue that those persons who have begun suffering from
dementia have a duty to die, have all been given special importance in this
paper. The question is could and should this specific moral ever be allowed
to become universal when considering the patients? willingness to commit
suicide once they start suffering from dementia or perhaps once they start
experiencing a loss of rationality? Should suicide even become a patient?s
duty? Furthermore, if a patient shows absolutely no intention or willingness
of taking her/his own life, ?should? the doctor perform a non-voluntary
euthanasia over the patient? This paper analyses the author?s arguments
which are actually in favor of aforementioned questions, and aims to examine
the plausibility of the act as well as to criticize it. The issue of
euthanasia is very important, because the key question is what in fact
constitutes the fundamental value of human life, which lies at the heart of
this problem.
Addendum to stability analysis of neutral linear fractional system with distributed delays (Filomat 30:3 (2016), 841-851)
Authors: Veselinova Magdalena , Kiskinov Hristo , Zahariev Andrey
Published: March 2018

In this short article we discuss the initial condition of the initial value
problem for fractional differential equations with delayed argument and
derivatives in Riemann-Liouville sense. We provide also a new lemma - a
?mirror? analogue of the Kilbas Lemma, concerning the right side
Riemann-Liouville fractional integral, which is important for the correct
setting of the initial conditions, especially in the case of equations with
delay.
Holomorphically projective mappings between generalized m-parabolic Kähler manifolds
Authors: Petrovic Milos
Published: March 2018

Generalized m-parabolic K?hler manifolds are defined and holomorphically
projective mappings between such manifolds have been considered. Two
non-linear systems of PDE?s in covariant derivatives of the first and second
kind for the existence of such mappings are given. Also, relations between
five linearly independent curvature tensors of generalized m-parabolic K?hler
manifolds with respect to these mappings are examined.
Local properties of absolute matrix summability of factored fourier series
Authors: Özarslan Hikmet , Yıldız Şebnem
Published: March 2018

In this paper, we introduce two new general theorems on ??A,pn?k summability
factors of infinite and Fourier series. By using these theorems, we obtain
some new results regarding other important summability methods and
investigate conversions between them.
On perturbed monomials on 2-adic spheres around 1
Authors: Memic Nacima , Sabanac Zenan
Published: March 2018

We provide a complete description of ergodic perturbed monomials on 2-adic
spheres around the unity.
On the Mazur-Ulam theorem in non-Archimedean fuzzy anti-2-normed spaces
Authors: Kang Dongseung
Published: March 2018

We study the notion of a non-Archimedean fuzzy anti-2-normed space over a
non-Archimedean field and prove that Mazur-Ulam theorem holds under some
conditions in non-Archimedean fuzzy anti-2-normed spaces.
A lower bound of normalized scalar curvature for the submanifolds of locally conformal Kaehler space form using Casorati curvatures
Authors: Lone Mehraj
Published: March 2018

In the present paper, we prove the inequality between the normalized scalar
curvature and the generalized normalized ?-Casorati curvatures for the
submanifolds of locally conformal Kaehler space form and also consider the
equality case of the inequality.
Characterization of linear preservers of generalized majorization on c0
Authors: Bayati Eshkaftaki , Eftekhari Noha
Published: March 2018

In this work we investigate a natural preorder on c0, the Banach space of all
real sequences tend to zero with the supremum norm, which is said to be
?convex majorization?. Some interesting properties of all bounded linear
operators T : c0 ? c0, preserving the convex majorization, are given and we
characterize such operators.
On topological complete hypergroups
Authors: Singha Manoranjan , Das Kousik , Davvaz Bijan
Published: March 2018

One of the main obstacles before the development of the theory of topological
hypergroups is the fact that translation of open sets may not be open in
this setting. In this paper, we get rid of such obstacle by introducing the
concept of topological complete hypergroups and investigate some of their
properties.
Caputo fractional differential equations with non-instantaneous impulses and strict stability by Lyapunov functions
Authors: Agarwal Ravi , Hristova Snehana , O’Regan Donal
Published: March 2018

In this paper the statement of initial value problems for fractional
differential equations with noninstantaneous impulses is given. These
equations are adequate models for phenomena that are characterized by
impulsive actions starting at arbitrary fixed points and remaining active on
finite time intervals. Strict stability properties of fractional differential
equations with non-instantaneous impulses by the Lyapunov approach is
studied. An appropriate definition (based on the Caputo fractional Dini
derivative of a function) for the derivative of Lyapunov functions among the
Caputo fractional differential equations with non-instantaneous impulses is
presented. Comparison results using this definition and scalar fractional
differential equations with non-instantaneous impulses are presented and
sufficient conditions for strict stability and uniform strict stability are
given. Examples are given to illustrate the theory.
Improvement in companion of Ostrowski type inequalities for mappings whose first derivatives are of bounded variation and applications
Authors: Budaka Hüseyin , Sarikaya Mehmet , Qayyum Ather
Published: March 2018

The main aim of this paper is to obtain a improved and generalized version of
companion of Ostrowski type integral inequalities for mappings whose first
derivatives are of bounded variation. Some previous results are also
recaptured as special cases. New quadrature formulae are also provided.
Maximality, fixed points and variational principles for mappings on quasi-uniform spaces
Authors: Fierro Raúl
Published: March 2018

By making use of maximality on some appropriate preorderings, some classical
results stated in the context of metric spaces are extended to spaces
endowed with quasi-uniform structures. Indeed, various results on fixed
point theory and variational principles have been proved by arguments using
order relations in metric spaces. In this work, some of the mentioned
results are extended to spaces having a quasi-uniform structure, by means of
appropriate preorderings. The concept of w-distance is used to this purpose.
Moreover, equivalences of maximality are stated for general preorderings.
Fixed point results for (α,η,ψ,ξ)-contractive multi-valued mappings in Menger PM-spaces and their applications
Authors: Wu Zhaoqi , Zhu Chuanxi , Yuan Chenggui
Published: March 2018

In this paper, we obtain some new fixed point theorems for (?,?,?,?)
-contractive multi-valued mappings in ?-?-T-complete Menger PM-spaces,
which turn out to generalize many results in existing literatures. Some
examples are also given to illustrate the definition and support our new
results. Moreover, some interesting fixed point results endowed with binary
relations or graphs are derived as applications of our main results.
Scattering analysis and spectrum of discrete Schrödinger equations with transmission conditions
Authors: Bairamov Elgiz , Aygar Yelda , Karslıoğlu Dilara
Published: March 2018

In this paper, we present an investigation about scattering analysis of an
transmission boundary value problem (TBVP) which consists a discrete
Schr?dinger equation and transmission conditions. Discussing the Jost
solution and scattering function of this problem, we find the properties of
scattering function of this problem by using the scattering solutions. We
also investigate the discrete spectrum of this boundary value problem.
Furthermore, we apply the results on an example which is the special case of
main TBVP and we discuss the existence of eigenvalues of this example.
A fixed point theorem for uniformly Lipschitzian mappings in modular vector spaces
Authors: Alfuraidan M , Khamsi M.A. , Manav N.
Published: March 2018

We give a fixed point theorem for uniformly Lipschitzian mappings defined in
modular vector spaces which have the uniform normal structure property in
the modular sense. We also discuss this result in the variable exponent
space lp(.) = {(xn) ? RN; ?? n=0 ??xn?p(n) < ? for some ? > 0.
Common fixed point results for generalized (ψ,β)-geraghty contraction type mapping in partially ordered metric-like spaces with application
Authors: Alsamir Habes , Noorani Mohd , Shatanawi Wasfi , Abodyah Kamal
Published: March 2018

Harandi [A. A. Harandi, Metric-like spaces, partial metric spaces and fixed
points, Fixed Point Theory Appl., 2012 (2012), 10 pages] introduced the
notion of metric-like spaces as a generalization of partial metric spaces
and studied some fixed point theorems in the context of the metric-like
spaces. In this paper, we utilize the notion of the metric-like spaces to
introduce and prove some common fixed points theorems for mappings
satisfying nonlinear contractive conditions in partially ordered metric-like
spaces. Also, we introduce an example and an application to support our
work. Our results extend and modify some recent results in the literature.
Acute promyelocytic leukemia lacking t(15;17): Molecular evidence of atypical PML/RAR-α transcriptional variant by gene sequencing
Authors: Djordjevic Vesna , Tosic Natasa , Dencic-Fekete Marija , Virijevic Marijana , Jovanovic Jelica , Jakovic Ljubomir , Kraguljac-Kurtovic Nada , Bogdanovic Andrija , Kostic Tatjana , Pavlovic Sonja
Published: March 2018

Introduction. The accurate diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), not only on the morphological and clinical, but also on the molecular level, is very important for application of targeted therapies. Case report. A 62- year-old woman presented with APL. By using conventional cytogenetic analysis as well as applying the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis it has not been possible to confirm the presence of t(15;17) in the presented patient. Using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) two atypical promyelotic leukemia/ retinoic acid receptor alpha (PML/RAR-?) fusion transcripts were identified. Both detected transcripts were isoforms. The larger transcript was in-frame, coding for functional aberrant PML/RAR-? protein, while the shorter transcript was an out-of-frame. Conclusion. Our study highlights the need for the application of molecular methodology in daily clinical practice. Precise characterization of PML/RAR-? fusion transcript creates a basis for identifying rare individual cases that require special caution when treating such patients. To our knowledge this is only the fifth case of atypical PML/RAR-? transcript containing full PML exon 7a, and among them the only one that was cytogenetically cryptic and FISH negative. All of the herein presented cases had lethal outcome. Therefore, our findings with the additional review of the literature, emphasizes the importance of detailed identification of atypical PML/RAR-? fusions, not only for the purpose of knowing their role in leukemogenesis, but also for the assessment of the impact that they can have on the outcome of the treatment.
HIF1α and SOX2 expression in cervical squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Milenkovic Svetlana , Terzic Tatjana , Vranes Boris , Soldatovic Ivan
Published: March 2018

Background/Aim. Hypoxia is one of the major changes that occurs in the tumor microenvironment. It has been observed that there are pluripotent cancer cells in the cancer cell population that affect tumor growth and their resistance to therapy. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1?), endogenous marker of hypoxia, and SOX2, marker of the pluripotent stem cells existing in the normal adult tissues, in the cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods. The study was conducted in 90 women with invasive cervical SCC, divided into two groups ? 60 women in the Group A, with FIGO IB1 < 20 mm tumors (no metastases in the lymph nodes), and 30 women in the group B with tumors FIGO I?II (positive lymph nodes). The basic clinical parameters were determined by standard histopathological analysis, and the expression of HIF-1? and SOX2 by immunohistochemical examination. Results. There was a significant difference between the groups A and B, in the expression of HIF-1? (p = 0.024), but not in the expression of SOX2 (p = 0.566). Expression of HIF-1? was significantly higher in the group with lymph node metastases and invasion of lymphovascular spaces (p <0.001) but not associated with tumor size (p = 0.291) or lymphocytic stromal response (p = 0.940). The tumor grade significantly influenced the expression of HIF-1? (p = 0.013). The expression of SOX2 did not significantly correlate with any of the established clinical tumor parameters. Conclusion. A significant difference in the expression of HIF-1 ? between the group with and that without metastases in lymph nodes in invasive cervical SCC could distinguish HIF-1? as a parameter of poor prognosis of the disease. The prognostic significance of SOX2 as well as a significant correlation between expression of HIF-1? and SOX2 were not established.
Correlations between symptoms, nasal endoscopy and computed tomography findings in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps
Authors: Savovic Slobodan , Dragnic Natasa , Kljajic Vladimir , Jovancevic Ljiljana , Buljcik-Cupic Maja , Lemajic-Komazec Slobodanka
Published: March 2018

Background/Aim. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common chronic conditions that is diagnosed on the basis of the condition symptoms, nasal endoscopy and computed tomograhpy (CT) of the nose and paranasal sinuses. There are two forms of CRS: CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). The aim of this paper was to determine if there is a correlation between the symptoms, nasal endoscopy and CT in patients with CRSsNP. Methods. The study included 110 patients with CRSsNP. The intensity of the symptoms assessed on the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the condition of nasal mucosa and the presence of nasal secretion was estimated by endoscopic examination of the nose while CT was used to determine the Lund-Mackay (LM) score values. Pearson?s coefficient of correlation was used for statistic data processing. Results. The severity of the disease as a whole (r = 0.509) and nasal discharge (r = 0.562) moderately correlated with CT. Nasal congestion (r = 0.354) and the reduction of loss of smell (r = 0.324) mildly correlated with CT, while facial pain/pressure (r = 0.218) had a very weak correlation with CT. The severity of the disease as a whole (r = 0.717) and nasal discharge (r = 0.821) strongly correlated with nasal endoscopy. Nasal congestion (r = 0.525) had a moderate correlation with nasal endoscopy while facial pain/pressure (r = 0.345) and the reduction of the loss of smell (r= 0.394) had a mild correlation with nasal endoscopy. A moderate correlation was found between nasal endoscopy and CT (r = 0.630). Conclusion. The severity of the disease as a whole and nasal discharge have more significant correlations both with nasal endoscopy and CT in relation to the correlations between other symptoms and nasal endoscopy, as well as CT. More significant correlations between the symptoms and nasal endoscopy in relation to the correlations between the symptoms and CT and the existence of a moderate correlation between nasal endoscopy and CT, enable a lesser use of CT diagnostics and only in precisely defined situatiations.
Less is more: Simplified Nelder-Mead method for large unconstrained optimization
Authors: Gonçalves-E-Silva Kayo , Aloise Daniel , Xavier-De-Souza Samuel , Mladenovic Nenad
Published: March 2018

Nelder-Mead method (NM) for solving continuous non-linear optimization problem is probably the most cited and the most used method in the optimization literature and in practical applications, too. It belongs to the direct search methods, those which do not use the first and the second order derivatives. The popularity of NM is based on its simplicity. In this paper we propose even more simple algorithm for larger instances that follows NM idea. We call it Simplified NM (SNM): instead of generating all n + 1 simplex points in Rn, we perform search using just q + 1 vertices, where q is usually much smaller than n. Though the results cannot be better than after performing calculations in n+1 points as in NM, significant speed-up allows to run many times SNM from different starting solutions, usually getting better results than those obtained by NM within the same cpu time. Computational analysis is performed on 10 classical convex and non-convex instances, where the number of variables n can be arbitrarily large. The obtained results show that SNM is more effective than the original NM, confirming that LIMA yields good results when solving a continuous optimization problem.
On the Social Value of Accounting Objectivity in Financial Stability
Authors: Liang Pierre Jinghong , Zhang Gaoqing
Published: March 2018

In this paper, we analyze the social value of accounting objectivity in maintaining financial stability. Building on an early influential accounting study by Ijiri and Jaedicke (1966), we operationalize two informational properties, accuracy (free of collective bias) and objectivity (degree of consensus), in a correlated information structure and embed them into a model of runs on financial institutions. We show that when compared with the accuracy property, the objectivity property exhibits an advantage in mitigating inefficient panic-based runs. In fact, it is possible that improving objectivity discourages such runs, whereas improving accuracy encourages them. Our model also sheds light on the design of optimal accounting systems to enhance objectivity. We find that to generate a more objective accounting report, accounting systems should be designed to be less vulnerable to intentional managerial intervention.
Pembelajaran Inovatif di Sekolah Berdasarkan Paradigma Teori Belajar Humanistik
Authors: Yuliandri Miki
Published: March 2018

This research aims to describe the paradigm of humanistic learning theory in implementing innovative learning in elementary school. The method used in this research is library research which data comes from various sources, both from libraries and various websites that exist on the internet. The source are books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals, documents, magazines, and others. Techniques in collecting data that used in this study is documentation. Furthermore, the data analysis technique used in this research is content analysis. The results of this study attempt to illustrate that innovative learning is a learning designed by teachers in new way. The new design made to facilitate learners in building knowledge in the process of behavior change. In addition, the theory of humanistic learning is a theory that helps learners to enjoy learning on subject matter in developing the potential of students themselves to a better direction. Thus, humanistic learning theory can be used to implement innovative learning in primary schools. Humanistic learning theory emphasizes guidance education, develops and directs students basic potential in terms of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.

Keywords: learning theory, humanistic, innovative learning

ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan paradigma teori belajar humanistik dalam mengimplementasikan pembelajaran inovatif di sekolah dasar. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode library research yang data-datanya berasal dari berbagai sumber, baik dari perpustakaan maupun berbagai website yang ada di internet meliputi buku, ensiklopedi, kamus, jurnal, dokumen, majalah, dan lain-lain. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dokumentasi. Selanjutnya, teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu analisis isi. Hasil penelitian ini berusaha menggambarkan bahwa pembelajaran inovatif merupakan pembelajaran yang dirancang oleh guru yang sifatnya baru, untuk menfasilitasi peserta didik dalam membangun pengetahuannya pada proses perubahan perilaku. Di samping itu, teori belajar humanistik merupakan sebuah teori yang membantu peserta didik untuk senang belajar pada suatu objek atau materi pelajaran dalam mengembangkan potensi diri peserta didik ke arah yang lebih baik. Dengan demikian teori belajar humanistik dapat digunakan untuk mengimplementasikan pembelajaran inovatif di sekolah dasar. Teori belajar humanistik menekankan pada pendidikan membimbing, mengembangkan dan mengarahkan potensi dasar peserta didik baik dari segi kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotor.

Kata kunci: teori belajar, humanistik, pembelajaran inovatif
COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC READING (CSR) FOR BETTER READING COMPREHENSION
Authors: Zagoto Impiani
Published: March 2018

This article aims to examine the impact of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) strategies on students' reading comprehension. This research type is experiment with quasi experiment design. The data of this research is obtained by reading comprehension test of student of third semester of English education of STKIP Nias Selatan. Data obtained from these tests were analyzed using T-test. Based on the results of data analysis, it was found that t count is larger than ttable. In a sense Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) strategy has an impact on students' reading comprehension. Strategy is very helpful for students in determining the main idea and draw conclusions from a text that is read.