bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of Green Solvents and Extraction Methods for Biopesticide Preparation from Neem Azadirachta indica Leaves against Oriental Fruit Fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)
Authors: Paragas Danila S. , Cruz Kathlia , Fiegalan Elaida R.
Published: May 2018

This study was conducted to search for green technology that can extract metabolites from neem leaves for use in the development of botanical pesticide against Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera:Tephritidae). Rice wine, rice wash, vinegar and distilled water were used as solvents and hot infusion, maceration, hot continuous reflux (Soxhlet), and fermentation were the methods employed. The different leaf extracts prepared by green technology were evaluated for their potentials as pesticide against B. dorsalis. Vinegar extract via Soxhlet extraction (V-S) for eight (8) h registered to have the highest mortality but not significantly different from vinegar - fermentation (V-F), rice wash - Soxhlet (RWa-S), vinegar - maceration (V-M), distilled water - fermentation (DW-F), and rice wash - fermentation (RWa-F) extracts. Phythochemicals present in the extracts are affected by the solvent-extraction interaction. Among the sixteen solvent-extraction interactions, the use of rice wash and fermentation is the most economical method in extracting the extracting the active components of neem leaves against B. dorsalis. Rice wash is a waste that can be utilized in the development of a biopesticide from neem leaves for pest management of B. dorsalis. This is the first report that rice wash is used as extracting solvent in green synthesis.
Frenulotomia lingual em paciente pediátrico: relato de caso
Authors: Santos Priscila Oliveira Marques dos , Conceicao Helinaldo Corrêa , Prestes Gimol Benchimol de Resende
Published: May 2018

Os freios são estruturas dinâmicas sujeitas a variações na forma, tamanho e posição durante os diferentes estágios de crescimento do indivíduo. Freios labiais possuem a função de limitar os movimentos dos lábios, promovendo a estabilização da linha média e impedindo a excessiva exposição da gengiva. E o freio lingual tem a função de limitar o movimento da língua para favorecer a deglutição, fala e fonação. O termo anquiloglossia é utilizado para definir uma situação clínica de um freio lingual anormalmente curto ou uma língua fusionada no soalho da boca, que vulgarmente é designada de língua-presa. Esta pode ser observada em    recém-nascidos, crianças, bem como em adolescentes e adultos. Esse trabalho retrata um relato de caso de clínico de uma frenulotomia que é uma das possibilidades de tratamento para anquiloglossia. A mesma foi realizada em paciente pediátrico atendido na Policlínica Odontológica da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas. Esse trabalho foi de enorme relevância, pois elucidou o caso de uma frenulotomia lingual mostrando seus resultados positivos na resolução do caso e, consequente, devolução de função e autoestima, posto que a anquiloglossia como já sabido, interfere no convívio social do indivíduo.Descritores: Anquiloglossia; Freio Lingual; Cirurgia Bucal.
Complicação pós-cirúrgica de enxerto ósseo em mandíbula pós-ressecção de ameloblastoma: a importância da colaboração do paciente
Authors: Cortiglio Salmo , Wastner Bruna da Fonseca , Vendruscolo Joana Leticia , Lauschner Flavia Hinterholz , Dissenha José Luis
Published: May 2018

O ameloblastoma é um tumor local invasivo que se origina do remanescente da lâmina dentinária e do epitélio odontogênico. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar um caso de ameloblastoma multicistico tratado com ressecção óssea ampla e reconstrução imediata que sofreu complicações pós-operatórias. Paciente do sexo masculino, 32 anos, foi atendido no Pronto-Socorro do Hospital e Maternidade do Município de São José dos Pinhais – PR relatando parestesia na região de mandíbula direita. No exame físico, observou-se tumefação indolor na região dos molares de coloração similar aos tecidos adjacentes. A radiografia panorâmica mostrava lesão radiolúcida multilocular em mandíbula direita, com aproximadamente 4 centímetros de diâmetro. Foi realizada biópsia incisional e o exame histopatológico foi compatível com ameloblastoma multicistico. O tratamento definitivo proposto foi ressecção ampla e reconstrução com enxerto de crista ilíaca. Após 60 dias, o paciente voltou relatando dor e edema na área operada. Na radiografia panorâmica observou-se deslocamento do enxerto no coto e do material de osteossíntese. Paciente informou ter sido preso nesse período e negligenciado os cuidados pós-operatórios. Foi programada nova intervenção cirúrgica. O enxerto não foi fixado novamente devido contaminação da região. O mesmo retornou após 1 semana sem os elásticos e referiu que não irá realizar o tratamento proposto. Cirurgias radicais geralmente acarretam aos pacientes sérias complicações. Entretanto, o ameloblastoma tem alta incidência de recidiva quando não removido adequadamente, tornando a ressecção cirúrgica do tumor, o tratamento de escolha para esse tipo de lesão. Porém, a adesão do paciente ao tratamento proposto é fator decisivo para controle efetivo da lesão e para a boa evolução do quadro.Descritores: Ameloblastoma; Unidade Hospitalar de Odontologia; Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Bucais.
Modelling the bioenergy potential of municipal wastewater treatment plants
Authors: Schopf Kerstin , Judex Johannes , Schmid Bernhard , Kienberger Thomas
Published: May 2018

A municipal wastewater treatment plant accounts for a large portion of the total energy consumption of a municipality. Besides their high energy demand, the plants also display a significant bioenergy potential. This is due to the utilisation of the energy content of digester gas and sewage sludge if there exist suitable units. To maximise the energy recovery efficiency of wastewater treatment systems (WWTS), it is important to analyse the amount of digester gas and sludge produced in different types of plants. Therefore, the present paper deals with designing a tool to answer the following research questions: Which bioenergy potentials occur in different plant types? Which mass and energy flows are related to the specific potentials? Which utilisation processes for the potentials can lead to a high energy recovery efficiency of WWTS? Preliminary analyses with the designed tool were focused on estimating the level of electric and thermal energy self-sufficiency of different plant configuration scenarios including or excluding digester gas and/or sludge utilisation units. First results based on the level of self-sufficiency and associated energy and disposal costs show that a digester gas and sewage sludge utilisation should be considered when designing future WWTS.
Brewery wastewater treatment using MBR coupled with nanofiltration or electrodialysis: biomass acclimation and treatment efficiency
Authors: Sawadogo B. , Konaté Y. , Lesage G. , Zaviska F. , Monnot M. , Heran M. , Karambiri H.
Published: May 2018

Breweries release significant amounts of wastewater loaded with various organic and mineral materials. Prior studies of membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment have been conducted with very little interest granted to the conditions of biomass acclimation. This study displays biomass behavior during brewery wastewater treatment by an aerobic MBR. In addition, nanofiltration and electrodialysis have been studied as potential post-treatment to decrease mineral concentrations and permit further water reuse for agriculture. An anoxic/aerobic laboratory MBR, associated with a flat sulfonated polyether membrane was used for synthetic brewery wastewater treatment. Biomass acclimation was performed using a feeding substrate. Organic concentrations in the MBR influent varied from 700 mg COD/L to 10,600 mg COD/L (COD: chemical oxygen demand) for 110 days. The results indicate a good acclimation to effluent with high salts and organic matter loads. Steady evolution of biomass concentration and activities was achieved after 90 days of operation. A reduction of COD of around 95% was obtained with MBR and up to 99% with nanofiltration post-treatment for the reconstructed brewery effluent with an organic loading rate of 7 g COD/L·d and a solid and hydraulic retention time of 30 days and 36 hours. A good reduction of the salt content was also recorded primarily with the nanofiltration and electrodialysis processes.
Advances in the Treatment of Explicit Water Molecules in Docking and Binding Free Energy Calculations
Authors: Hu Xiao , Maffucci Irene , Contini Alessandro
Published: May 2018

Background:

The inclusion of direct effects mediated by water during the ligandreceptor
recognition is a hot-topic of modern computational chemistry applied to drug discovery
and development. Docking or virtual screening with explicit hydration is still debatable,
despite the successful cases that have been presented in the last years. Indeed, how to select
the water molecules that will be included in the docking process or how the included waters
should be treated remain open questions.

Objective:

In this review, we will discuss some of the most recent methods that can be used in
computational drug discovery and drug development when the effect of a single water, or of a
small network of interacting waters, needs to be explicitly considered.

Results:

Here, we analyse the software to aid the selection, or to predict the position, of water
molecules that are going to be explicitly considered in later docking studies. We also present
software and protocols able to efficiently treat flexible water molecules during docking, including
examples of applications. Finally, we discuss methods based on molecular dynamics
simulations that can be used to integrate docking studies or to reliably and efficiently compute
binding energies of ligands in presence of interfacial or bridging water molecules.

Conclusions:

Software applications aiding the design of new drugs that exploit water molecules,
either as displaceable residues or as bridges to the receptor, are constantly being developed.
Although further validation is needed, workflows that explicitly consider water will
probably become a standard for computational drug discovery soon.
Assessing Methanogenic Archaeal Community in Full Scale Anaerobic Sludge Digester Systems in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Authors: Khan Munawwar A. , Patel Poojabahen G. , Ganesh Arpitha G. , Rais Naushad , Faheem Sultan M. , Khan Shams T.
Published: May 2018

Introduction:

Anaerobic digestion for methane production comprises of an exceptionally diverse microbial consortium, a profound understanding about which is still constrained. In this study, the methanogenic archaeal communities in three full-scale anaerobic digesters of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant were analyzed by Fluorescencein situhybridization and quantitative real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) technique.

Methods & Materials:

Fluorescencein situhybridization (FISH) was performed to detect and quantify the methanogenicArchaeain the sludge samples whereas qPCR was carried out to support the FISH analysis. Multiple probes targeting domain archaea, different orders and families of Archaea were used for the studies.

Results and Discussion:

In general, the aceticlastic organisms(Methanosarcinaceae & Methanosaetaceae)were more abundant than the hydrogenotrophic organisms(Methanobacteriales, Methanomicrobiales, Methanobacteriaceae & Methanococcales). Both FISH and qPCR indicated that familyMethanosaetaceaewas the most abundant suggesting that aceticlastic methanogenesis is probably the dominant methane production pathway in these digesters.

Conclusion:

Future work involving high-throughput sequencing methods and correlating archaeal communities with the main operational parameters of anaerobic digesters will help to obtain a better understanding of the dynamics of the methanogenic archaeal community in wastewater treatment plants in United Arab Emirates (UAE) which in turn would lead to improved performance of anaerobic sludge digesters.
Interactive learning in the classroom – not a competitor but a partner for e-learning
Authors: Rajeshkannan R. , Ambedkar V.
Published: May 2018

This paper a short description about interactive learning methods in the classroom is given and also its role in the Internet-based teaching is outlined. Interactive learning in the classroom is problem based learning and also a version of project work. The difference between pure project work is that in most cases the teacher is available all the time, in the background. Also the “project” can be very short, sometimes lasts only one session. Internet based learning can be used, but it is only a data source, not the main method. The role of the teacher is emphasized. The argument is that those university teachers who have the ability and skill to be “real teachers” in the classroom should be encouraged to develop and preserve their skill. We want to show some examples in which interactive learning has given better results than other new methods.
Irrigantes y selladores-nanopartículas biocompatibles antimicrobianos para uso en Endodoncia
Authors: Campos Ibarra Paola , De la Fuente Hernández Javier , Tenorio Rocha Fernando , Acosta Torres Laura
Published: May 2018

El presente trabajo es una revisión bibliográfica de las tendencias actuales y futuras de los cementos selladores y de las soluciones irrigantes en relación a su efecto bactericida, así como del tamaño de partícula del que están constituidos. Son propuestos diversos desinfectantes del conducto radicular con la intención de garantizar la no formación de biopelículas.
Hoy en día los fracasos endodóncicos son más frecuentes y representan un alto riesgo de infecciones en los pacientes más complejos, por lo que está llevando a la mejora continua de los productos utilizados para la limpieza y sellado intraconducto, para asegurar la eliminación completa de los microorganismos. La nanotecnología está ayudando a crear nuevos materiales para aplicaciones biológicas, como biomateriales y dispositivos dentales para aplicaciones a corto o largo plazo que estén en contacto con los fluidos corporales, para los que se exige alto efecto antimicrobiano y biocompatibilidad.
Existen diversos biomateriales disponibles, bajo continua investigación ya que se ha logrado cultivar biofilm hasta en un 10 % de los pacientes con necesidad de retratamiento de conductos. Esto lleva a la mejora continua de los productos utilizados para la limpieza y sellado intraconducto que aseguren la eliminación completa de los microorganismos.
User-Driven Living Lab for Assistive Technology to Support People With Dementia Living at Home: Protocol for Developing Co-Creation–Based Innovations (Preprint)
Authors: van den Kieboom Robin CP , Bongers Inge MB , Mark Ruth E , Snaphaan Liselore JAE
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND

Owing to no cure for dementia currently, there is an urgent need to look for alternative ways to support these people and their informal caregivers. Carefully designed interventions can answer the unmet needs of both people with dementia and their informal caregivers in the community. However, existing products, systems, and services are often too complex or unsuitable.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to identify, longitudinally, the changing needs (as dementia progresses) of people with dementia living at home and their informal caregivers. By developing co-creation-based innovations, these changing needs will hopefully be met.

METHODS

A user-driven Living Lab design is used to structurally explore the needs over time of people with dementia (and their informal caregivers) living in the community in the North Brabant region of the Netherlands. In addition, co-creation-based innovations will be developed, tested, and evaluated by these people and their caregivers at home. All participants will complete complaints-oriented questionnaires at 3 time-points—at the baseline, 1 year, and 2 years after they start participating. Home interviews are scheduled to explore if and how these complaints translate into participants’ specific needs or wishes. Focus groups meet on a monthly basis to further identify the needs of people with dementia and their informal caregivers and provide feedback to the stakeholders. In the context field, participants have an opportunity to actually test the products at home and provide feedback. Quantitative outcome measurements include neuropsychiatric symptoms, cognitive decline, independence in activities of daily living, safety, and caregiver burden. Qualitative outcome measurements include feedback to the stakeholders regarding the needs of people with dementia and their informal caregivers and how these needs change over time, as well as user experiences about the specific innovations.

RESULTS

Participant recruitment will start in September 2018 and is ongoing. The first results of data analyses are expected in the spring of 2019.

CONCLUSIONS

The overall aim of Innovate Dementia 2.0 is to facilitate person-centered innovations developed for people with dementia and their informal caregivers at all stages as dementia progresses. This should lead to newly designed concepts and innovations, which are better able to answer the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers in the community.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPOR

PRR1-10.2196/10952
EXPECTATIVAS DE PUÉRPERAS SOBRE A AVALIAÇÃO PUERPERAL
Authors: De Bortoli Cleunir de Fátima Candido , Stefanski Batistti Emi Elaine , Bertolini Graciane , Beheregaray Lívia Rocha , Graminho Fabiana Siqueira
Published: May 2018

Este estudo teve por objetivo conhecer as expectativas das puérperas sobre a avaliação puerperal. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudo qualitativo, de campo, do tipo descritivo, desenvolvido no município de Pato Branco, Sudoeste do estado do Paraná, no período de abril a maio de 2012. Participaram do estudo 10 mulheres que estavam vivenciando o período puerperal. Para construção dos dados, utilizou-se a técnica de entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados foram analisados pela proposta operativa, fazendo emergir duas categorias temáticas: Informações sobre a avaliação puerperal, a qual destaca a importância das orientações durante o acompanhamento pré-natal; e Motivações para o retorno para avaliação puerperal, que revelou a preocupação com o planejamento familiar e o vínculo estabelecido com a equipe de saúde. Conclui-se que, diante da vulnerabilidade do período puerperal, são fundamentais as ações desenvolvidas ainda no pré-natal e destaca-se a participação do enfermeiro, tanto na unidade quanto no domicílio da puérpera.

Palavras-chave: Saúde da Mulher. Período pós-parto. Enfermagem.
PERCEPÇÕES DO MARKETING NAS REDES SOCIAIS DAS EMPRESAS DO VALE DO TAQUARI/RS
Authors: Doebber Jéssica Vanessa , Conto Samuel Martim de , Braido Gabriel Machado
Published: May 2018

Cada vez mais os gestores estão sendo direcionados a lidar com a internet e redes sociais. O presente estudo tem o objetivo de analisar e identificar por meio dos consumidores, a utilização do marketing digital, com foco nas redes sociais, pelas empresas da região do Vale do Taquari/RS. Para atingir ao objetivo do estudo, a pesquisa foi realizada contendo uma etapa qualitativa e outra quantitativa. Foram realizadas 12 entrevistas em profundidade e coletados 330 questionários com estudantes da Univates. Os principais resultados apontaram que o Facebook, seguido pelo Youtube e Instagram, são as redes sociais mais acessadas pelos respondentes. Foi verificado também junto aos respondentes a boa aceitação do marketing nas redes sociais e que grande parte do público participa de ações de marketing nas redes sociais. Ao final, são apresentadas algumas sugestões de melhorias para as empresas que se utilizam das redes sociais para relacionarem-se.com seus públicos alvo.
A study of the ir spectra of the copigments of malvin chloride with organic acids
Authors: Dimitric-Markovic Jasmina , Mioc Ubavka , Baranac Jelisavetam , Nedic Zoran
Published: May 2018

The infrared spectra of the copigments of malvin with several organic acids:
caffeic, ferulic, sinapic, chlorogenic, and tannic, were analyzed in order
to elucidate the bonding of the molecules in the copigments. It was
established that copigmentation is realized through hydrogen bonding between
malvin molecules and the acids under study. The infrared spectra reveal that
two groups of hydrogen bonds are formed, which include interactions of
different molecular structures: hydroxy groups (bands around 3500 cm-1) and
oxonium ions of the molecules (bands below 3000 cm-1). The formed hydrogen
bonds were found to be of different strengths. The strengths of the hydrogen
bonds were tentatively correlated with thermodynamic properties of the
corresponding copigmentation reactions.
Solid diffusion control of the adsorption of basic dyes onto granular activated carbon and natural zeolite in fixed bed columns
Authors: Markovska L. , Meshko V. , Noveski V. , Marinkovski M.
Published: May 2018

The adsorption of basic dyes from aqueous solutions onto granular activated
carbon and natural zeolite was studied using a fixed bed column. The design
procedures for fixed bed adsorption columns were investigated for two basic
dyes Maxilon Goldgelb GL EC 400 % (MG-400) and Maxilon Schwarz FBL-01 300 %
(MS-300). Acomputer program based on the solid diffusion control model has
been developed. The model parameters: solid diffusion coefficient, DS, axial
dispersion coefficient, DL and external mass transfer coefficient, kf for
all the investigated systems were estimated by means of a best fit approach.
Antagonistic potential of Bacillus spp. isolates against bacterial pathogens of tomato and fungal pathogen of pepper
Authors: Milijasevic-Marcic Svetlana , Todorovic Vesna , Stanojevic Olja , Beric Tanja , Stankovic Slavisa , Todorovic Biljana , Potocnik Ivana
Published: May 2018

In vitro antagonistic potential of eleven isolates of Bacillus spp. against
two phytopathogenic bacteria and one fungus was tested in order to identify
potential biocontrol agents in vegetable crops. The Bacillus spp. isolates
demonstrated different levels of antagonistic effect against the tested
pathogenic microorganisms. Data in the study proved Xanthomonas vesicatoria
to be more sensitive to Bacillus spp. strains than Clavibacter michiganensis
subsp. michiganensis. Ten B. subtilis strains induced growth inhibition of
X. vesicatoria, while a strain of B. pumilus did not affect the growth of
that bacterium. The largest inhibition zones against X. vesicatoria were
induced by strains B-319, B-325 and B-358. The pathogenic strain C.
michiganensis subsp. michiganensis was most inhibited by two B. subtilis
strains (B-338 and B-348) with mean inhibition zone diameters of up to 20
mm. B. subtilis strain B-319 which was the best in inhibiting X.
vesicatoria, showed the lowest inhibitory effect on C. michiganensis subsp.
michiganensis. The largest growth inhibition percentage of Verticillium sp.
(PGI approximately 70%) was induced by B. subtilis strains B-310 and B-322.
The other B. subtilis strains showed PGI values ranging from 45% to 68%,
while B. pumilus strain B-335 had the least antagonistic potential (PGI
=34.43%) against the pathogen. This study identified at least one suitable
biocontrol candidate, B. subtilis strain B-358, as effective in vitro
against all three vegetable pathogens.
Properties of the nearly kähler S3×S3
Authors: Moruz Marilena , Vrancken Luc
Published: May 2018

We show how the metric, the almost complex structure and the almost product
structure of the homogeneous nearly Kahler S3 ? S3 can be recovered from a
submersion ? : S3 ? S3 ? S3 ? S3 ? S3. On S3 ? S3 ? S3 we have the maps
obtained either by changing two coordinates, or by cyclic permutations. We
show that these maps project to maps from S3 ? S3 to S3 ? S3 and we
investigate their behavior.
Un análisis de la productividad manufacturera de México entre 1988 y 2013 / An analysis of Mexico's manufacturing productivity between 1988 and 2013
Authors: Vázquez Rojas Angélica María , González Gómez Diana Xóchitl
Published: May 2018

Aunque los sectores de servicios y comercio representan la mayor parte de la economía en muchos países avanzados y en desarrollo, en varios casos el sector manufacturero desempeña un papel fundamental en el desarrollo económico principalmente a través de las exportaciones. Por esa razón, la cuestión de la evolución y las fuentes del crecimiento de la productividad en la actividad manufacturera sigue siendo relevante.En este trabajo se analiza el cambio de eficiencia técnica y la productividad total de los factores de la manufactura mexicana a nivel de subsector (excluidas las industrias petroleras) en el periodo 1988-2013. Al utilizar el empleo y los activos fijos como insumos y la producción bruta total como producto, se aplica el análisis envolvente de datos (DEA, por sus iniciales en inglés), el índice de Malmquist y su descomposición en dos componentes: cambio técnico y cambio de eficiencia. Los datos provienen de los Censos Económicos —del periodo temporal ya mencionado—  realizados por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (Inegi). Debido a las características productivas de las industrias manufactureras, se espera que cualquier cambio positivo en la productividad en el periodo de estudio se deba al efecto del cambio tecnológico y, en menor medida, al efecto de la eficiencia técnica. La hipótesis es que el cambio en la eficiencia técnica también puede ser negativo, lo que es perjudicial para el crecimiento de la productividad en la manufactura mexicana.
Diseño de una arquitectura IoT-MOOC como una alternativa al encuadre espacio-temporal en el proceso de enseñanza / Design of an IoT - MOOC architecture as an alternative to the space-time framework in the teaching process
Authors: Álvarez Sánchez Teodoro , Peredo Valderrama Rubén , Medel Juárez José de Jesús , Álvarez Cedillo Jesús Antonio
Published: May 2018

Un factor esencial en el desarrollo del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje mediante el cual el profesor suscita contenidos a un alumno en función de unos objetivos y dentro de un contexto, y donde se da la relación alumno-profesor, es el encuadre espacio-temporal. En este el proceso de enseñanza se desarrolla a través de las clases o tutorías dirigidas, cuya dimensión espacio-temporal es la misma para el alumno y el profesor. En este artículo se aborda el desarrollo de una alternativa remota a través del uso de tecnología inalámbrica y el empleo de dispositivos IoT y dispositivos wearables con el uso de plataformas MOOC. Los resultados experimentales obtenidos demuestran que este tipo de modalidad digital ofrece los mismos resultados que una clase presencial, sin perder la esencia del escenario del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje tradicional.
Metode Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab (Studi Kasus di Pondok Modern Zam-Zam Muhammadiyah Cilongok Banyumas)
Authors: Kusnan Kusnan
Published: May 2018

Arabic is the language of Muslim’s holy book, and reading  it is obligatory for Muslims. In Islamic education, Arabic is the language that should be mastered as a means of understanding the original texts of the source of Islamic law. One of the important thing in learning Arabic is the method. Zam-Zam Muhammadiyyah Modern Islamic Boarding School implements a diffent model and method of learning Arabic compared to other Islamic boarding schools in the district of Cilongok. This is a qualitative research, through a case study using interview, observation and documentation techniques for collecting data and interactive analysis for analying data. The findings of this research are three models of Arabic learning in Pondok Pesantren. The first model is khiwar or muhadatsah, the second is mufrodat walls intended to make students familiar with Arabic vocabulary, and the third is Lughoh. The method and model of Arabic learning in the institution as described above is a combined method. There are at least three methods used, i.e. Communicative Problem-Based Learning Method, Audiolingual Method, and Grammar-Translation Method.
Quantile regression analysis of language and interpregnancy interval in Quebec, Canada
Authors: Auger Nathalie , Lemieux Lucien , Bilodeau-Bertrand Marianne , Barry Amadou Diogo , Costopoulos André
Published: May 2018

Introduction

Short and long interpregnancy intervals are associated with adverse perinatal
outcomes such as miscarriage and preterm delivery, but cultural differences in
interpregnancy intervals are understudied. Identifying cultural inequality in interpregnancy
intervals is necessary to improve maternal-child outcomes. We assessed interpregnancy
intervals for Anglophones and Francophones in Quebec.

Methods

We obtained birth records for all infants born in Quebec, 1989−2011. We
identified 571 461 women with at least two births, and determined the interpregnancy
interval. We defined short interpregnancy intervals ($lt; 18 months) as the 20th percentile
of the distribution, and long intervals (≥ 60 months) as the 80th percentile. Using quantile
regression, we evaluated the association of language with short and long intervals,
adjusted for maternal characteristics. We assessed differences over time and by maternal
age for disadvantaged groups defined as no high school diploma, rural residence,
and material deprivation.

Results

In adjusted regression models, Anglophones who had no high school diploma
had intervals that were 1.0 month (95% CI: −1.5 to −0.4) shorter than Francophones
at the 20th percentile of the distribution, and 1.9 months (−0.5 to 4.3) longer at the
80th percentile. Results were similar for Anglophones in rural and materially deprived
areas. The trends persisted over time, but were stronger for women $lt; 30 years. There
were no differences between advantaged Anglophones and Francophones.

Conclusion

Disadvantaged Anglophones are more likely to have short and long interpregnancy
intervals relative to Francophones in Quebec. Public health interventions to
improve perinatal health should target suboptimal intervals among disadvantaged
Anglophones.
'Expertise et valeur des choses au Moyen Âge. II. Savoirs, écritures, pratiques', FELLER, Laurent; RODRÍGUEZ, Ana (eds.)
Authors: Benito i Monclús Pere
Published: May 2018

Reseña bibliográfica
ANALISIS KARAKTERISTIK PEKERJAAN PADA INDUSTRI SKALA MENENGAH DI KELURAHAN BAROS KOTA SUKABUMI JAWA BARAT
Authors: . Candradewini
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACTBaros Subdistrict of Sukabumi City is one of the urban villages with the largest medium scale industry. This study aims to explain the job characteristics of medium-scale industrial in Baros Urban of Sukabumi.The research method used qualitative approach. This approach reveals the phenomena and problems associated with the characteristics of job in 5 (five) medium-scale industries in Baros Subdistrict. Informants in this study are leaders and employees of 5 companies and leaders of the Department of Cooperatives, SMEs Trade and Industry. Data validity is tested through triangulation technique.The results showed that job on the five industries has a variety of tasks in accordance with their respective industries and assist in the completion of employment improvement work. Identity of tasks and task significance, highest judgment on positions related directly to business or industrial fields such as designers for accessories, chefs for culinary and woodworking/technicians for furniture. Furthermore, for the autonomy of work at the managerial level has good autonomy because in mid-scale companies start different from small companies where already visible delegation of authority and leveling hierarchy. Finally on feedback, all jobs in all five industries have feedback mechanism so that employees can know the evaluation of their work result.Keywords: Job characteristics, medium scaleiIndustries  ABSTRAKKelurahan Baros Kota Sukabumi menjadi salah satu kelurahan yang memiliki industri skala menengah terbanyak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan karakteristik pekerjaan pada industri skala menengah di Kelurahan Baros Kota Sukabumi. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Melalui pendekatan ini terungkap fenomena dan permasalahan yang terkait dengan karakteristik pekerjaan di 5 (lima) industri skala menengah di Kelurahan Baros. Informan pada penelitian ini adalah pimpinan dan karyawan dari 5 perusahaan serta pimpinan Dinas Koperasi, UKM Perdagangan dan Perindustrian Kota Sukabumi. Keabsahan data diuji melalui teknik triangulasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pekerjaan pada kelima industri memiliki keberagaman tugas sesuai dengan bidang industri masing masing dan membantu dalam penyelesaian pekerjaan peningkatan kemampuan karyawan. Identitas tugas dan keberartian tugas, penilaian tertinggi pada posisi yang terkait langsung dengan bidang usaha atau bidang industri seperti desainer untuk karesori, koki untuk kuliner dan tukang/teknisi kayu untuk furniture. Selanjutnya untuk otonomi kerja di level manajerial memiliki otonomi yang cukup baik karena di perusahaan skala menengah mulai berbeda dengan perusahaan kecil dimana sudah terlihat delegasi wewenang dan leveling hirarki. Terakhir mengenai feedback, semua pekerjaan di kelima industri ini memiliki mekanisme feedback sehingga karyawan dapat mengetahui evaluasi hasil pekerjaannya masing-masing.Kata kunci : Karakteristik pekerjaan, industri skala menengah
Trayectorias Socioeconómicas Compartidas (SSP): nuevas maneras de comprender el cambio climático y social
Authors: Escoto Castillo Ana , Sánchez Peña Landy , Gachuz Delgado Sheila
Published: May 2018

Si bien recientemente la comunidad científica confirmó el papel de la actividad humana en las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, todavía existen importantes retos para considerar las transformaciones sociales futuras y sus efectos sobre el clima y las sociedades. En este trabajo discutimos la utilización de los escenarios de cambio climático como una herramienta heurística para examinar las interacciones entre los sistemas terrestres y lo social. Discutimos particularmente la utilidad de las Trayectorias Socioeconómicas Compartidas que modelan futuros alternativos de desarrollo con distintos desafíos de mitigación y de adaptación al cambio climático. Reflexionamos sobre sus antecedentes, aplicaciones y usos potenciales para México.
Experiencia y significados simbólicos de los habitantes de conjuntos urbanos de interés social en México: segregación, diferencia y distinción
Authors: Moctezuma Mendoza Vicente
Published: May 2018

Recientemente las periferias de las ciudades de México se transfiguraron con la emergencia masiva de los conjuntos urbanos de interés social. Distintas investigaciones los analizan desde diferentes aproximaciones, sin embargo, la dimensión subjetiva ha recibido poca atención. En este artículo se analiza la experiencia y los significados construidos por sus habitantes sobre estos espacios. Descubrimos distintas tensiones y contradicciones vividas por los sectores populares en el acceso a la vivienda, como la movilización de deseos y el desarrollo de estrategias simbólicas de diferenciación y distinción social (con débiles o insuficientes asideros objetivos), que trazan complejas condiciones de segregación y exclusión social.
Bonos demográficos en Argentina, 1960-2015
Authors: Geri Milva , Lago Fernando , Moscoso Nebel
Published: May 2018

Como consecuencia de la transición demográfica se produce el fenómeno conocido como envejecimiento poblacional, a partir del cual se reduce la proporción de niños y aumenta la de ancianos. Las consecuencias económicas negativas de este cambio demográfico pueden ser mitigadas con el aprovechamiento del primer y segundo bono demográfico. El primero consiste en un aumento transitorio de la oferta laboral, y el segundo en un aumento de la productividad ocasionado por el mayor nivel de capital humano per cápita. Este trabajo evalúa la capacidad de Argentina para aprovechar las oportunidades que ofrecen estos bonos demográficos mediante la comparación de datos censales de 1960 y 2015. Se concluye que la población femenina ha demostrado una mayor participación en la PEA, así como un mayor nivel educativo, al tiempo que la población masculina disminuyó su participación en la PEA y mantuvo aproximadamente constante la distribución por niveles de la asistencia a instituciones educativas.
Tendencias de la migración interna de la población indígena en México, 1990-2015
Authors: Granados Alcantar José Aurelio , Quezada Ramírez María Félix
Published: May 2018

Este artículo analiza la migración de la población indígena dentro de los procesos migratorios internos. Se plantean como objetivos: caracterizar el perfil sociodemográfico de estos migrantes, identificar los patrones migratorios predominantes y precisar los cambios que han tenido los estados del país como lugares de atracción y expulsión. Las fuentes de información utilizadas son los microdatos del Censo de Población y Vivienda, 1990, 2000 y 2010, y la Encuesta Intercensal 2015. Como resultado encontramos que, para el caso de la población indígena, el patrón migratorio predominante sigue siendo rural-urbano, y el perfil demográfico de los migrantes es en su mayoría masculino y en edades productivas. Asimismo, los estados de Quintana Roo, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Baja California y Estado de México se consolidan como las entidades de mayor atracción de migrantes indígenas en esta segunda década del milenio.
Las organizaciones comunitarias del agua en el estado de Veracruz. Análisis a la luz de la experiencia latinoamericana
Authors: Domínguez Serrano Judith , Castillo Pérez Erandi Amor
Published: May 2018

México comparte con la región latinoamericana la experiencia de más de cincuenta años de gestión comunitaria del agua; sin embargo, si bien existen organizaciones constituidas para el autoabastecimiento del líquido en zonas rurales y periurbanas, éstas no han experimentado el fortalecimiento que se observa en otros países. En este artículo se presenta un análisis realizado en Veracruz, la entidad con mayor número de localidades rurales en el país, y una de las que mayor rezago tiene en la cobertura de agua potable, drenaje y alcantarillado.En el ámbito latinoamericano, las organizaciones comunitarias de servicios de agua y saneamiento (OCSAS) han desplegado diversas estrategias para su fortalecimiento; entre ellas figura la asociatividad como punto clave para la sostenibilidad de los sistemas hídricos en el área rural, que no se observa en México pues no existen ahí las condiciones institucionales para fortalecer este tipo de organización social, que permitiría dar cumplimiento al derecho humano al agua en las zonas rurales donde el Estado no llega.
The past, present and future of the EU’s federal experience
Authors: Coutinho Francisco Pereira , Pires Martinho Lucas
Published: May 2018

In 2017 we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome and the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Maastricht. The commemoration of these historic events was the perfect excuse for a critical and renewed discussion of European integration. It was also an opportunity for discussing the EU through the lens of “federalism”, i.e. to look at it from the perspective of federal theory and / or through its substantive and formal dimension. This issue of Perspectives on Federalism includes papers presented in conferences organized at Warsaw University in June 2016 and at Lisbon Nova Law School on May 2017 under the Jean Monnet Project “More EU - More Europe to Overcome the Crisis”. The articles discuss, either from a more general or from a more specific standpoint, within a variety of subjects, some of the federal features of the EU.
The implementation of EU law by national administrations: Executive federalism and the principle of sincere cooperation
Authors: Lanceiro Rui Tavares
Published: May 2018

This paper explores the similarities between the EU’s system of administrative implementation of its legislative acts, and the German and American systems of administrative implementation of their respective federal laws. The article will also study the connection between the principle of sincere cooperation, established in the EU Treaties, and equivalent principles which exist in federal legal orders, namely the “Bundestreue” principle. The EU system appears to be closer to the German model of federalism than the US. Despite the federal inspiration, one cannot say that the principle of sincere cooperation is a federalising influence on the EU.
Pergeseran Nilai Ritual Kaghombo dalam Tradisi Masyarakat Muna
Authors: Tarifu La , Halika La Ode Herman
Published: May 2018

Penelitian ini membahas pergeseran nilai ritual Kaghombo sebagai makna interaksi simbolik dalam masyarakat Muna dilihat dari segi aspek budaya dan komunikasi antarbudaya. Ritual Kaghombo merupakan salah satu ritual masyarakat Muna yang dilaksanakan sebagai puncak kangkilo (sunatan) dari anak perempuan, dan memiliki nilai-nilai luhur yang dapat diterapkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari masyarakat Muna khususnya di Desa Mabolu. Nilai-nilai dalam ritual ini sangat penting bagi kehidupan masyarakat Muna karena memuat aspek sosial, religius, filosofis dan kesejarahan. Perubahan ritual Kaghombo dalam perkembangannya dipengaruhi oleh berbagai aspek internal dan eksternal perubahan masyarakat pendukungnya. Faktor internal meliputi kepercayaan, agama, dan perkembangan Pendidikan, sedangkan faktor eksternal antara lain aspek ekonomi. Adapun hasil penelitian: pemikiran masyarakat Desa Mabolu khususnya  kalambe wuna (gadis yang dipingit) mulai terpengaruh dengan hal-hal baru yang didapat dari pendidikan modern. Pemikiran ini menganggap pada beberapa bagian ritual, tahapannya bertentangan dengan pemikiran modern. Misalnya, bahwa ritual ini dilakukan sebagai proses pematangan dan pensucian diri dalam menghadapi kehidupan sehari-hari dan kehidupan rumah tangga.
Analisis Faktor Eksploratori Konstruk Risiko Online
Authors: Luthfia Amia , Triputra Pinckey , Hendriyani Hendriyani
Published: May 2018

Semua risiko dan sisi merugikan sebagai konsekuensi dari penggunaan Internet dan eksplorasi anak dan remaja di Internet dinyatakan sebagai risiko online. Risiko online merupakan sebuah konstruk yang sifatnya baru dibangun dan definisi dari konsep ini masih diperdebatkan. Selain itu, pengelompokkan risiko (dimensi) dari konsep ini didasarkan pada hasil koding dari respon anak-anak dari penelitian kualitatif. Maka, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan dimensi-dimensi untuk variabel risiko online dan membangun skala risiko online untuk penelitian sejenis di Indonesia. Penelitian ini menguji validitas konstruk risiko online dan menggali berapa faktor yang terbentuk dari konstruk risiko online dengan dengan menggunakan Exploratory Factor Analysis. Metode ekstraksi faktor yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah Maximum Likelihood (ML) dengan rotasi faktor Varimax. Penelitian ini menggunakan survei online www.surveymonkey.com untuk memperoleh respon dari responden. Responden pada penelitian ini sebanyak 161 remaja DKI Jakarta berusia 13-18 tahun. Analisis faktor eksploratori menunjukkan hasil bahwa keseluruhan 33 item layak untuk dijadikan indikator karena memiliki koefisien korelasi anti-image yang baik.  Dari ekstraksi dan rotasi faktor dihasilkan 6  faktor dengan nilai kumulatif varian sebesar 69.557%, nilai ini cukup baik karena total varian yang dapat dijelaskan melebihi 50% varian. Enam faktor yang dihasilkan ini dapat dijadikan dimensi dari variabel risiko online. Maka, dimensi dari variabel risiko online adalah (1) Tindakan berisiko; (2) Nilai & informasi menyesatkan; (3) Pornografi; (4) Target tindakan berisiko; (5) Perundungan dan pelecehan; (6) Orang tidak dikenal.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DE PARQUES URBANOS PARA A CONSERVAÇÃO DE AVES
Authors: De Almeida Ana Claudia , Cândido Júnior José Flávio
Published: May 2018

Devido à intensa modificação dos ambientes naturais e sua transformação em ambientes urbanos, muitas espécies da fauna silvestre têm perdido ambientes adequados à sua sobrevivência e reprodução. Algumas espécies de aves têm conseguido, entretanto, se adaptar a parques e praças urbanos, encontrando locais para reprodução, alimentação e abrigo.  Este estudo avaliou o uso dos parques Tarquínio Joslin dos Santos, Danilo Galafassi, Paulo Gorski e Bosque Elias Lopuch, em Cascavel, PR, Brasil, por aves, e buscou compreender como se dá essa utilização por diferentes espécies. A primeira atividade realizada foi o levantamento das espécies de aves nos parques. A coleta dos dados foi feita através de reconhecimento visual e auditivo. Foi observado um total de 85 espécies: 63 espécies no Parque Tarquínio Joslin dos Santos, 48 espécies no Parque Danilo Galafassi, 62 espécies no Parque Municipal Paulo Gorski e 32 espécies no Bosque Elias Lopuch. Registros de nidificação, de insetivoria, nectarivoria e frugivoria, e de uso do espaço para abrigo permitiram inferir que os parques urbanos estudados podem ser importantes espaços para as aves e utilizados como parte de estratégias para sua conservação.
Trends in Integrated Reporting: A State Owned Company Analysis
Authors: Surty Mahmood , Yasseen Yaeesh , Padia Nirupa
Published: May 2018

The need for an oversight mechanism to improve governance and as such accountability is required for state-owned companies (Institute of Directors South Africa and PwC 2011). Integrated reporting, if appropriately implemented, can answer this call due to its ability to provide a holistic view of the factors that create value for an entity in the short, medium and long term. The purpose of this study was to investigate the trends in integrated reporting by state-owned companies for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 financial periods with reference to section 2 of The Public Finance Management Act 1999. This study examined the nature and extent of disclosures made by state-owned companies with reference to the recommendations and requirements of King III (2009) and The International Integrated Reporting Framework (IR Framework) (2013) in respect of integrated reporting; by means of using a scorecard approach to identify the level of disclosure made by each state-owned company. The key findings of this study suggest that the level of reporting disclosure by state-owned companies increased over the period evaluated. A positive trend was identified in the level of reporting disclosures over the measurement period. Reporting disclosures generally increased from providing "little information" in 2013 to providing "some information" in 2015. It was found that there were no instances of non-compliance with overall disclosures in respect of King III and the IR Framework by any of the state-owned companies analysed over the three-year period. Furthermore, not a single company provided disclosure overall at an excellent level in any of the three years analysed. This finding suggests that although improving, the level of integrated reporting disclosure by state-owned companies is still only satisfactory and as such there is still much room for improvement
Expanding the Chemical Space of Biocompatible Fluorophores: Nanohoops in Cells
Authors: White Brittany , Zhao Yu , Kawashima Taryn E. , Branchaud Bruce B. , Pluth Michael D. , Jasti Ramesh
Published: May 2018

The synthesis of the first aqueous-soluble version of the carbon nanohoop scaffold is reported and its imaging capabilities in live cells are demonstrated. This work establishes the nanohoops as a promising class of unexplored fluorophores for biological use.
Incidents of neckband icing and consequences for body condition and survival of pink‐footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus
Authors: Madsen Jesper , Kuijken Eckhart , Kuijken‐Verscheure Christine , Hansen Flemming , Cottaar Fred
Published: May 2018

During cold spells in Denmark and The Netherlands in January–February 1996, and in Belgium in January 1997, ice buildup on plastic neckbands on pinkfooted geese Anser brachyrhynchus was observed, affecting 15–31% of the marked geese in the areas. Ice started to form at effective temperatures of approximately ‐5°C, but broke off after 1–6 days, despite temperatures remaining below the freezing point. During the subsequent months, there was no detectable difference in body condition, assessed by an abdominal profile index, of geese which had experienced no, light or heavy icing of neckbands, respectively. Furthermore, during the subsequent spring and autumn there was no significant difference in resighting rates of geese with and without neckband icing.