bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Acoustic Immunosensing of Exosomes Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring
Authors: Suthar Jugal , Parsons Edward , Hoogenboom Bart , Williams Gareth , Guldin Stefan
Published: August 2019

Exosomes are endocytic lipid-membrane bound bodies with potential to be used as biomarkers in cancer and neurodegenerative disease. The limitations and scarcity of current exosome characterisation approaches has led to a growing demand for translational techniques, capable of determining their molecular composition and physical properties in physiological fluids. Here, we investigate label-free immunosensing, using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D), to detect exosomes by exploiting their surface protein profile. Exosomes expressing the transmembrane protein CD63 were isolated by size-exclusion chromatography from cell culture media. QCM-D sensors functionalised with anti-CD63 antibodies formed a direct immunoassay towards CD63-positive exosomes, exhibiting a limit-of-detection of 1.7x10^8 and 1.1x10^8 exosome sized particles (ESPs) ml^-1 for frequency and dissipation response respectively, i.e., clinically relevant concentrations. Our proof-of-concept findings support the adoption of dual-mode acoustic analysis of exosomes, leveraging both frequency and dissipation monitoring for use in diagnostic assays.
The 2019 Canadian Undergraduate Computer Science Conference
Authors: Laurent Aislyn A. , Campbell Noah , Zadeh Pooya Moradian , Formagin Austin , Hughson Bryce , Worley David , Gehl Josh , Lebeau Ryan
Published: August 2019

The Canadian Undergraduate Computer Science Conference (CUCSC) is an annual, national, and bilingual gathering of students in computer science and affiliated multidisciplinary fields run by and for undergraduate students. Since 2015, CUCSC has traditionally brought together 150 of the brightest computer science students from across Canada to connect with leaders in academia and industry working at the cutting edge of technology. Centered around computer science research excellence by Canadian undergraduate students and their research teams, CUCSC provides a platform to undergraduate research relating to computer science or technology from any field. Beginning in 2019, CUCSC has offered for the first time the opportunity for all delegates to have their work published, in the interest of furthering our goal of student success.
Efectividad de una estrategia de comunicación con una herramienta informática para la capacitación de médicos en la atención clínica de pacientes con Dengue y Chagas
Authors: Rodríguez Bedoya Ingrid Milena , Mendivelso Fredy Orlando , Buitrago Alberto , Aristizabal Guzmán Claudia , Pérez Carrillo Lizeth Johana , Garzón Jaime Andrés
Published: August 2019

Introducción: Las enfermedades de Chagas y Dengue generan un alto costo por complicaciones y casos fatales debido a fallas en la atención. Objetivo: Evaluar la efectividad de una estrategia de comunicación en atención clínica de pacientes con Dengue o Chagas dirigida a médicos de urgencias en zona rural. Metodología: Estudio cuasi-experimental con médicos generales de hospitales locales Arauca (Colombia). Se enviaron mensajes cortos específicos sobre la atención inicial de pacientes con Dengue o Chagas. Al grupo control se enviaron mensajes con recomendaciones generales salud pública. Se revisaron historias clínicas de pacientes atendidos por médicos participantes que consultaran posterior a la intervención. Se realizó análisis descriptivo y la medida del efecto se estimó con Riesgo Relativo. Se consideró estadísticamente significativo valores de p<0,05. Resultados: Participaron 37 médicos generales. La edad promedio fue 26,5 años (±3,9) en profesionales del grupo de intervención (GI) y 30,5 (±7,5) en grupo control (GC). Se observó mayor cumplimiento en recomendaciones de observación y hospitalización en la población con comorbilidades GI=5 (100%); GC=13 (100%). Hubo diferencias significativas en la hospitalización de casos de Dengue con signos de alarma [GI=8 (25,8%); GC=24 (70,5%) p<0,001]. La hospitalización de Dengue con signos de alarma mostro un comportamiento diferencial entre los dos grupos, obteniendo un RR de 0,3 (IC95% 0,18-0,68). Conclusión: El estudio no encontró grandes diferencias en el impacto de la intervención. Es importante continuar evaluando estrategias de bajo costo para mejorar el conocimiento y adherencia a guías y protocolos de manejo.
PRODUÇÃO E USO DE DEQUES MODULARES DE BAMBU E MADEIRA
Authors: Ostapiv Fabiano , Salamon Celso
Published: August 2019

Este trabalho mostra a produção manual de ripas de bambu a partir de colmos de Dendrocalamus asper, usando ferramentas e procedimentos simples. As ripas de bambu foram produzidas por faqueamento e usadas, junto com ripas comerciais de madeira de araucária, para construir deques modulares quadrados de 40 por 40 cm. Estes deques podem ser utilizados de modos diferentes para montar móveis, portas, janelas, paredes, divisórias, forros e pisos. Foi feita a análise de tempos e movimentos produtivos para a produção de 40 deques modulares de bambu e madeira. Para a produção dos lotes foram usadas 160 ripas de bambu extraídas da base dos colmos de bambu e outras 160 ripas retiradas da região do meio dos colmos. Verificou-se que o tempo para a produção manual de ripas de bambu da região da base é do colmo é em média, 27%   maior que o tempo para obtenção de ripas da região do meio do colmo. Por fim, foi feita uma sugestão de um arranjo produtivo para a fabricação seriada dos deques modulares de bambu e madeira. .
Pengaruh Financial Distress, Auditor Switching dan Audit Fee terhadap Audit Delay pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Indeks Saham Syariah Indonesia
Authors: Syofiana Eka , Suwarno Suwarno , Haryono Anwar
Published: August 2019

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menguji pengaruh financial distress, auditor switching dan audit fee terdapat audit delay pada perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Indeks Saham Syariah Indonesa (ISSI) periode tahun 2014 – 2016. Teknik pengambilan sample menggunakan purposive sampling. Sample yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 103 data perusahaan di tahun 2014-2016. Teknik analisis data menggunakan regresi linear berganda. Hasi penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel audit fee berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap audit delay, sedangkan variabel financial distress dan auditor switching berpengaruh tidak signifikan terhadap audit delay.Kata kunci : audit delay, financial ditress, auditor switching, audit fee, z-score altman.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PAI DI LEMBAGA FILANTROPI PENDIDIKAN: Studi di Panti Asuhan Putra Al-Islam Yogyakarta
Authors: Alam Naufal Ahmad Rijalul
Published: August 2019

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk: 1) Merumuskan model pembelajaran PAI yang efektif di Lembaga filantropi Pendidikan, 2) Menganalisis faktor pendukung dan penghambat model pembelajaran PAI pada lembaga filantropi pendidikan di Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Model penelitian kualitatif ini menggunakan teknik analisis data Miles and Huberman. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan teknik observasi dan wawancara. Kesimpulan yang dihasilkan adalah: 1) model pembelajaran PAI di Panti Asuhan Putra Al-Islam Giwangan menggunakan Model George Betts,  2) Faktor pendukung model pembelajaran PAI ada 5: (a) Sistem pembelajaran; (b) Lingkungan, sarana dan prasarana; (c) Strategi Pembelajaran; (d) Metode pembelajaran, dan (e) Media pembelajaran. Sedangkan faktor penghambat ada 3: (a) Ketidaksiapan pendidik dan peserta didik (b) Kurikulum yang tidak dijalankan secara penuh; (c) Terbatasnya jumlah buku pelajaran.
MODAL SOSIAL UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN ORGANISASI: STUDI PADA AISYIYAH KOTA BAUBAU
Authors: Wijaya Andy Arya Maulana
Published: August 2019

Gender segregation within the organization is still common, including for Muhammadiyah as a group of men and Aisyiyah as a group of women. This study aims to examine Social Capital Capability of Aisyiyah Baubau, according to the trust of the society to the movement of this organization generally increase with a number of Amal Usaha Muhammadiyah (AUM) in Baubau City. This study categorizes that internal social capital is stronger than the external social capital of the organization’s, it provides a description that Aisyiyah Baubau City is capable of managing members and AUM as a form of organizational development effort, it's just not optimal in building network against stakeholders and local government. In the other hand, aisyiyah baubau in also influenced by social cultural condition of buton society which has a lot of distance ideologically with muhammadiyah.
Perancangan dan Realisasi Produk Petit-Pot Bersama UMKM Rattancious
Authors: Gosang Sabrina Versika , Finalia Finalia , Salim Elizabeth Gina Mitayanny
Published: August 2019

The purpose of the service program is to develop small businesses that are economically independent with creative and innovative ideas. The business partners in this program are small business MSMEs that produce local wicker-based handicrafts named Rattancious which was founded by Erick Budiman Soetanto. The problems faced by partners are the lack of product innovation with the mindset of less innovative small entrepreneurs, lack of market share and promotional activities, lack of understanding of management management and allocation of operational funds. The method of implementing service activities is in the form of assistance to optimize management management with creative and innovative ideas and entrepreneurial values. The results achieved are the creation of Petit-Pot which is a local rattan-based handicraft product made from creative ideas of collaboration with partners. Petit-pot is a mini-sized container made of rattan where the pot is made in the form of simplification of cute and cute animals. This assistance program is expected to be able to facilitate the development of partner businesses and then be able to provide a multiplier effect for similar businesses and other related businesses.
Use of growth regulators and experimental LED phytoirradiator in clonal micropropagation of garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa, Duchesne ex Weston)
Authors: Markova M. G. , Somova E. N.
Published: August 2019

The article provides experimental data of 2017-2018 study on the effect of growth regulators and LED phytoirradiator on the proliferation and rooting of promising garden strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) varieties in vitro. Micro-shoots of Korona and Brighton strawberry varieties were taken as the object of the research. Strawberry micro-shoots were cultivated under fluorescent lamps in the control variant. A programmable combined blinking LED phytoirradiator was under study. The combined effect of cytokinin and gibberellic acid by adding them to the Murashige and Skoog nutrient medium, as well as the impact of Siliplant and EcoFus growth regulators on strawberry micropropagation has been studied. It was established that in the cultivation of Korona variety the combined use of Siliplant and EcoFus under illumination with LED phytoirradiator provided an increase in the reproduction factor. The coefficient was 5.0 pcs./explant that was 1.7 times higher than the control (3.0 pcs/explant), the LSD05 1.4 pcs/explant. The maximum reproduction factor of remontant strawberry Brighton variety was obtained in the variant with the use of Siliplant and LED phytoirradiator and amounted to 4.9 pcs./explant (4.2 pcs./explant in the control), the LSD05 was 1.5 pcs./ explant. Regardless of the lighting, the use of RibavExtra in all variants under study increased the rooting rate of the strawberry Korona micro-shoots from 92.8 to 99.1%, the LSD05 6.1%. The use of LED phytoirradiator in comparison with the luminescent one (94.3%) provided a significant increase in the rooting rate of the strawberry Korona micro-shoots to 98.1% regardless of the growth regulators used, the LSD05 3.5%. The combined use of LED phytoirradiator and Ribav-Extra growth regulator in concentrations of 1.0 and 1.5 mg/l resulted in rooting of strawberry Korona micro-shoots up to 100%. Regardless of the growth regulator used, the use of LED phytoirradiator in comparison with the luminescent one (88.9%) provided a significant increase in the rooting rate of the strawberry Brighton micro-shoots to 97.2%, the LSD05 4.6%. The rooting rate of the remontant strawberry Brighton microshoots was 100% in the variant with the use of Ribav-Extra in the concentration of 1.0 mg /l combined with LED phytoirradiator 20 days after transplanting for rooting.
Expansion of assortment of functional gingerbread products
Authors: Lapteva N. K. , Mitkinykh L. V.
Published: August 2019

In order to expand the range of flour confectionary for healthy nutrition, documentation on new gingerbread products with increased food value was developed in 2017-2018. They are Prune gingerbread (kovrizhka) and gingerbread (pryanik) "Zabava", "Fantaziya", "Vdokhnovenie". The nutrition value of new gingerbread products is defined by the content of medium rye flour, sunflower oil, prunes, dried apricots, cocoa powder which enrich the products with many micronutrients necessary for a human body such as food fibers, mineral substances, vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Prune gingerbread exceeds the production analog (Tula gingerbread) in the content of food fibers (3.6%), vitamin E (2.9 mg%) and vitamin B1 (0.11 mg%) by 2.25; 4.1 and 1.37 times, respectively. It also has more mineral substances (K, P, Ca, Mg, Fe) in comparison with the control - 2.0; 1.3; 1.4; 2.4; 1.4 times, respectively. Energy value of Prune gingerbread is 8.8% lower than that of the production analog (Tula gingerbread). In 100 grams of Prune gingerbread and gingerbreads "Zabava", "Fantaziya", "Vdokhnovenie" there are from 2.9 to 4.0 g of polyunsaturated linoleic acid that satisfy the minimum body need a day. Gingerbreads "Zabava", "Fantaziya", "Vdokhnovenie" exceed the production analog (gingerbreads “Festivalnye”) in the content of mineral substances (K, Ca, Mg, P, Fe) in total – by 46.4; 98.4; 45.0%, respectively; in food fibers – by 1.7-2.2 times; in vitamin E – by 1.9-2.0 times. New gingerbread products are functional as they contain 26.4-36.4% of average daily body need in PUFA and 29.0-37.0% of vitamin E. Gingerbreads 'Zabava' and 'Fantaziya' contain respectively 17.0 and 20.0% of average daily body need in food fibers and 15.7% – in iron.
Integrated use of chemicals in smooth brome and alfalfa sowings
Authors: Prokina L. N.
Published: August 2019

The article summarizes the results of research conducted in the long-term field trial on black leached soil in 2016-2018. The study dealt with the effect of macro - and microfertilizers applied separately and jointly on the background of soil liming (0.5 and 1.0 h.a.) on the yield of smooth brome and alfalfa changeable in the Republic of Mordovia. Microfertilizers were presented by liquid fertilizer Forsazh (micro). Analysis of perennial grasses productivity showed that in variants without the use of chemicals legume crops (5.52 t/ha) had an advantage over the smooth brome (2.99 t/ha or 54.2%) in dry matter yield. The use of chemicals in alfalfa sowings raised the yield per area unit by 0.86-2.24 t/ha, in cereal grasses – by 0.56-4.83 t/ha. There was observed a positive role of Forsazh (micro) use, which was demonstrated by 0.10 t/ha increase in alfalfa (LSD05 0.05 t/ha), and 0.07 t/ha increase in smooth brome (LSD05 0.07 t/ha) as compared with the background without use of microelements (6.89 and 5.60 t/ha, respectively). The economic analysis showed the highest profitability when cultivating alfalfa in variants with application of complete fertilizer with a dose of nitrogen 50 kg active ingredient/hectare (a.i./ha), smooth brome in variants with application of complete fertilizer with a dose of nitrogen 80 kg a.i./ha (113% and 107%; 88% and 85% without the use of Forsazh and using it, respectively). Recommended doses of mineral fertilizers for perennial grasses should be applied using treatment of crops with liquid mineral fertilizer.
Analysis of the process of immersion of kernels in liquids with different specific mass
Authors: Saitov V. E. , Farafonov V. G. , Saitov A. V.
Published: August 2019

In a grain pile there is material other than grain including poisonous ergot sclerotia. Grain and sclerotia of ergot by linear dimensions and speed of soaring have similar characteristics. Complete separation of grain from ergot by these properties in a single process is impossible. Cleaning seeds from ergot sclerotia with the specific mass less than the specific mass of grain is possible in a salt solution. To mechanize the separation of ergot sclerotia from rye seeds by the wet method, there is an urgent need in the development of an appropriate device. Under study was an immersion in water (ρzh = 1.0∙103 kg/m3 ) and aqueous solutions of sodium chloride (NaCl) with a specific mass ρzh = 1.09∙103 and 1.15∙103 kg/m3 of individual rye grains with their specific mass ρz = 1.2...1.5∙103 kg/m3 , length lz = 5.0...10.0 10-3 m, width в = 1.4...3.6∙10-3 m and thickness δ = 1.2...3.5∙10-3 m. Theoretical studies were carried out on the basis of mathematical modeling methods using the laws of hydrodynamics, which were confirmed by experimental studies with winter rye grains of the Falenskaya 4 variety with a specific mass ρz = 1.1...1.3 103 kg/m3 , length lz = 5.0...8.0∙10-3 m, width в = 1.4...3.6∙10-3 m and thickness δ = 1.2...3.5∙10-3 m. It has been established that the calculated values of the immersion velocity of cylindrical kernels and spheroidal kernels in comparison with the experimental values in water (ρzh = 1.0∙103 kg/m3 ) is not more than 2%, and in aqueous solutions of sodium chloride (NaCl) the specific mass ρzh = 1.09∙103 and 1.15∙103 kg/m3 – 7 and 10%, respectively. This approach to determining the speed of immersion of grain in liquid can be used in the development of the machine for cleaning grain according to specific mass using wet method to substantiate its structural and technological parameters.
The Politics of data and reality: Construction of cause in interdisciplinary social psychology
Authors: Sinha Chetan
Published: August 2019

This
article draws attention to the meaning of data and reality in social
psychology, where everything is in the process, and one complements the other.
Since social psychological data matters in the disciplinary and
non-disciplinary domains, data handling and interpretations in terms of
cause-effect nexus, best descriptions and claiming of human subjectivities
become a vital part of the disciplinary process. Social psychological
enterprise is a political field where the role of structure and power give
meaning to the data, and hence construct the reality. The current article
debate on the right kind of politics where power is shared, humans not reduced
to data, but active data processor, and data which does not cater to the need
of justice is oppressive in itself.
Optimasi Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows dengan Menggunakan Ant Colony Optimization
Authors: Soenandi Iwan Aang , Joice Joice , Marpaung Budi
Published: August 2019

In recent years, minimization of logistics and transportation costs has become essential for manufacturing companies to increase profits. One thing is done to reduce logistics and transportation costs by optimizing the route of taking or transporting components from each supplier. Route optimization to minimize total transportation costs is a problem that often finds in Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP). Problem Capacitated Vehicle Routing with Time Windows (CVRPTW) is one variant of VRP that considers the vehicle capacity and the service period of each vehicle. CVRPTW is a Non-Polynomial Hard (NP-Hard) problem that requires an efficient and effective algorithm in solving problems that occur in this automotive company. This study uses the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm by testing using several parameters to solve the CVRPTW problem. The test results using the ACO algorithm obtained a faster route compared to the method applied by the company. Available at: http://e-jurnal.lppmunsera.org/index.php/JSMI/article/view/1469
PENGARUH UTSAWA DHARMA GITA PADA PESERTA DI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA TAHUN 2017
Authors: Santiawan I Nyoman
Published: August 2019

Utsawa Dharma Gita tingkat nasional merupakan ajang kompetisi bagi lembaga Hindu yang ada di Indonesia. Dalam penyelenggaraan kegiatan Utsawa Dharma Gita banyak persiapan yang harus dilakukan. Bagi setiap daerah, tantangan yang paling menjadi kendala setiap tahunya untuk diluar daerah bali adalah melengkapi formasi peserta lomba. Disamping itu, kendala lainya adalah kurangnya pendampingan peserta pada saat melakukan latihan beberapa penyebab, masih kurangnya minat generasi untuk mengikuti kegiatan lomba. Dari hasil penelitian yang didapat, di luar daerah Bali perlu diadakannya kerja sama yang mendalam antara lembaga Hindu dan Guru Agama Hindu. Dengan peran Guru Agama Hindu inilah menjadi jalan keluar dalam kendala kesulitan dalam melengkapi formasi peserta. Melalui pendekatan yang dilakukan guru, dapat menarik minat siswa untuk mengikuti perlombaan. Hasil penelitian membuktikan pendampingan yang rutin menjadikan peserta lebih percaya diri dan dapat menyelesaikan setiap kendala yang dihadapi peserta. Penelitian ini memeberikan idnikato, siswa atau generasi yang ikut lomba utsawa dhrama gita mengalami perubahan yang cukup signifikan. Yaitu peserta menjadi meningkat sradda dan bhakti, mengenal dan mencintai kebudayaan serta mendapat nilai-nilai pendidikan, seperti nilai pendidikan religi, nilai pendidikan budaya dan nilai pendidikan sosial. Dengan mengikuti lomba, kemandirian dan kebahagiaan generasi Hindu dapat tercipta dan memberikan pengalaman yang sangat berharga bagi generasi muda Hindu.
Etika Share Foto yang Memuat Unsur Sadisme
Authors: Suharyanto Cosmas Eko
Published: August 2019

Foto adalah salah satu cara menyampaikan pesan yang hanya dapat dibaca dengan indera penglihatan. Sebagai bahasa komunikasi visual, media foto memiliki kekuatan tersendiri dalam transfer informasi dibadingankan dengan media lainnya. Sebuah foto dapat dikatakan sebagai suatu hasil gambar yang merepresentasikan keadaan realitas disekitar kita, karena sebuah foto dapat menghasilkan gambar tentang apa yang terdapat dan terjadi pada lingkungan sekitar kita secara real, bahkan sebuah foto dapat berperan tidak hanya merefleksikan realitas tetapi juga memberikan efek pada sebuah realitas.
An interdisciplinary evaluation of community-based TURF-reserves
Authors: Villaseñor-Derbez Juan Carlos
Published: August 2019

Coastal marine ecosystems provide livelihoods for small-scale fishers and coastal communities around the world. Small-scale fisheries face great challenges since they are difficult to monitor, enforce, and manage, which may lead to overexploitation. Combining territorial use rights for fisheries (TURF) with no-take marine reserves to create TURF-reserves can improve the performance of small-scale fisheries by buffering fisheries from environmental variability and management errors, while ensuring that fishers reap the benefits of conservation investments. Since 2012, 18 old and new community-based Mexican TURF-reserves gained legal recognition thanks to a regulation passed in 2012; their effectiveness has not been formally evaluated. We combine causal inference techniques and the Social-Ecological Systems framework to provide a holistic evaluation of community-based TURF-reserves in three coastal communities in Mexico. We find that, overall, reserves have not yet achieved their stated goals of increasing the density of lobster and other benthic invertebrates, nor increasing lobster catches. A lack of clear ecological and socioeconomic effects likely results from a combination of factors. First, some of these reserves might be too young for the effects to show (reserves were 6–10 years old). Second, the reserves are not large enough to protect mobile species, like lobster. Third, variable and extreme oceanographic conditions have impacted harvested populations. Fourth, local fisheries are already well managed, and while reserves may protect populations within its boundaries, it is unlikely that reserves might have a detectable effect in catches. However, even small reserves are expected to provide benefits for sedentary invertebrates over longer time frames, with continued protection. These reserves may provide a foundation for establishing additional, larger marine reserves needed to effectively conserve mobile species.
Is the Hebb repetition task a reliable measure of individual differences in sequence learning?
Authors: Bogaerts Louisa , Siegelman Noam , Ben-Porat Tali , Frost Ram
Published: August 2019

The Hebb repetition task, an operationalization of long-term sequence learning through repetition, is the focus of renewed interest, as it is taken to provide a laboratory analogue for naturalistic vocabulary acquisition. Indeed, recent studies have consistently related performance in the Hebb repetition task with a range of linguistic (dis)abilities. However, despite the growing interest in the Hebb repetition effect as a theoretical construct, no previous research has ever tested whether the task used to assess Hebb learning offers a stable and reliable measure of individual performance in sequence learning. Since reliability is a necessary condition to predictive validity, in the present work, we tested whether individual ability in visual verbal Hebb repetition learning displays basic test–retest reliability. In a first experiment, Hebrew–English bilinguals performed two verbal Hebb tasks, one with English and one with Hebrew consonant letters. They were retested on the same Hebb tasks after a period of about 6 months. Overall, serial recall performance proved to be a stable and reliable capacity of an individual. By contrast, the test–retest reliability of individual learning performance in our Hebb task was close to zero. A second experiment with French speakers replicated these results and demonstrated that the concurrent learning of two repeated Hebb sequences within the same task minimally improves the reliability scores. Taken together, our results raise concerns regarding the usefulness of at least some current Hebb learning tasks in predicting linguistic (dis)abilities. The theoretical implications are discussed.
A Lifespan Perspective on the Interconnections between Personality, Health, and Optimal Aging
Authors: Mroczek Dan , Weston Sara J , Willroth Emily C
Published: August 2019

The seeds of Healthy Aging are sown much earlier in life, through the health choices we make in younger adulthood and midlife. Cumulative effects of good health behaviors throughout one's life often pay off in older adulthood, in the form of healthy aging (optimal physical, cognitive, and psychological functioning), whereas poorer choices earlier in life can lead to suboptimal or even pathological aging. Personality characteristics are important predictors of health behaviors and thus influence the course of healthy aging. Personality also impacts other precursors to healthy aging, such as educational attainment, work and career choices, financial success, relationship and family outcomes, and attitudes toward engagement and involvement in later life. Through multiple pathways, not only health and health behavior, personality predicts positive aging-related outcomes.
Multivariate neural signatures for health neuroscience: Assessing spontaneous regulation during food choice
Authors: Cosme Danielle , Zeithamova Dagmar , Stice Eric , Berkman Elliot
Published: August 2019

Establishing links between neural systems and health can be challenging since there isn’t a one-to-one mapping between brain regions and psychological states. Building sensitive and specific predictive models of health-relevant constructs using multivariate activation patterns of brain activation is a promising new direction. We illustrate the potential of this approach by building two “neural signatures” of food craving regulation using multivariate machine learning and, for comparison, a univariate contrast. We applied the signatures to two large validation samples of overweight adults who completed tasks measuring craving regulation ability and valuation during food choice. Across these samples, the machine learning signature was more reliable. This signature decoded craving regulation from food viewing and higher signature expression was associated with less craving. During food choice, expression of the regulation signature was stronger for unhealthy foods and inversely related to subjective value, indicating that participants engaged in craving regulation despite never being instructed to control their cravings. Neural signatures thus have the potential to measure spontaneous engagement of mental processes in the absence of explicit instruction, affording greater ecological validity. We close by discussing the opportunities and challenges of this approach, emphasizing what machine learning tools bring to the field of health neuroscience.
http://www.ajms.in/index.php/ajms/article/view/205/130
Authors: Olubummo Daniel
Published: August 2019

Virtual assistants refer to artificial intelligence-based systems that offer help with any of a multiple of tasks. Virtual assistants are tools controlled by human; they are not meant to replace human. They are only invented to assist human in carrying out some of the day-today tasks and responsibilities. They allow human to invest their power and time on more impactful things. However, the application of this technological innovation is still very new, although some are home-based applications while some are work-based applications. This paper introduces virtual assistants as technological innovation meant to relieve both the business owners and their employees from stress and wastage.
Temporalidades e saberes inscritos em ruínas e memórias
Authors: Agostini Camilla
Published: August 2019

Este artigo trata de uma pesquisa desenvolvida em um complexo de ruínas na praia do Sahy, no litoral sul do Rio de Janeiro/Brasil que teve duas linhas de ação concomitantes. A primeira em torno de um problema histórico-arqueológico associado às ruínas sobre o tráfico ilegal de escravos e o processo de escravização de africanos na primeira metade do século XIX. A segunda enfocou os usos contemporâneos desse espaço e o caráter público da prática de pesquisa, refletindo sobre aspectos metodológicos e o processo de produção do conhecimento.
¿Dónde estuvieron las primeras iglesias? Arqueología del cementerio público de la capital de Mendoza
Authors: Giannotti Pablo Sebastián , Chiavazza Horacio , Mansegosa Daniela , Bontorno Enzo , Guardia Nicolás , Francalancia Florencia
Published: August 2019

Neste trabalho, são apresentados os resultados de duas pesquisas estratigráficas realizadas na Capela Histórica Nuestra Señora del Rosario do Cemitério Público da Capital de Mendoza (Argentina). No estudo das diferentes unidades estratigráficas, os materiais construtivos e culturais recuperados permitiram definir uma possível seqüência de ocupação em relação à informação histórica disponível. As evidências arquitetônicas são discutidas em função de antigas capelas preexistentes cuja localização não era conhecida. Da mesma forma, discute-se o uso desses espaços anteriormente sagrados, com base nas mudanças seculares nas práticas fúnebres da Lei dos cemitérios públicos de 1828 e as evidências de restos ósseos humanos recuperados nas escavações dentro da área da capela.
O “dicumê” está pronto! A influência das práticas alimentares da nova cozinha no cotidiano dos habitantes da Fazenda Prazeres - Bertolínia, Piauí
Authors: Oliveira Ana Joaquina da Cruz
Published: August 2019

As práticas alimentares são parte integrante de uma sociedade e, portanto, se constituem como meio para compreendermos relações sociais. Essa ação que realizamos cotidianamente sofreu alterações significativas ao longo do tempo, dentre as mais expressivas, cito o surgimento da Nova Cozinha, que modificou essa atividade em todas as suas etapas e conformou muitos dos nossos hábitos atuais. Esse foi o enfoque utilizado para estudar a cultura material, especificamente as louças, advindas do sítio arqueológico Fazenda Prazeres. O objetivo principal da pesquisa foi compreender como esse grupo incorporou as mudanças sociais e culturais que ocorreram durante o século XIX, moldando suas regras de consumo e de comensalidade.
Salaries of New Superintendents: A Public Relations Concern for Many Public School Boards
Authors: Young I. Phillip
Published: August 2019

Salaries for new superintendents form a highly visible factor that has direct implications for school—community public relations. To provide a means for guiding school board members and to provide a format for justifying salaries, a model is presented that serves both purposes. Within this model, attention is afforded to specifying a relevant labor market, identifying valued characteristics of applicants, and affording weights to these parameters. By following this model, a school district can convey important information to the public at large, and this information can enhance the public relations environment.
Multidimensional Organizational Communication as a Vehicle for Successful Schools?
Authors: Ärlestig Helene
Published: August 2019

This article explores how principals and teachers view their organizational communication processes, in successful and less successful schools. By dividing the organizational communication process into three dimensions—information, affirmation, and interpretation—different actions and expressions are visualized. To meet organizational needs, all three parts ought to be visible in the communication process. The empirical data are gathered through interviews with principals and teachers in eight Swedish secondary schools.
Campaign Strategies and Voter Approval of School Referenda: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Authors: Johnson Paul A. , Ingle William Kyle
Published: August 2019

Drawing from state administrative data and surveys of superintendents in Ohio, this mixed methods study examined factors associated with voters’ approval of local school levies. Utilizing binomial logistic regression, this study found that new levies and poverty rates were significantly associated with a decrease in the likelihood of passage. Implementing more campaign strategies and higher levels of commercial/industrial property increased the likelihood of levy passage. Specific campaign tactics were identified as predictors of levy passage (e.g., 6-week campaign, targeting yes voters). Qualitative analysis suggests that “levy fatigue” and the uncertain state of the economy were factors in the election.
Role of Communication in the Context of Educating Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Parents’ and Teachers’ Perspectives
Authors: Koro-Ljungberg Mirka , Bussing Regina , Wilder JeffriAnne , Gary Faye
Published: August 2019

Recent school policies increasingly support “parent-integrated” school environments, which benefit from effective parent–school collaborations and strong communication skills to ensure optimal educational outcomes. However, invisible disabilities, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, provide unique sociopolitical contexts that shape effective communication. This qualitative study examined communication strategies between parents of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their teachers, using qualitative data collected in joint focus groups. Domain analysis was used to establish a conceptualization of communication that distinguishes relevant contexts (e.g., policy, situational, interpersonal) and forms of communication. Modality analysis subsequently examined the contents and functions of communicated messages. Recommendations for promoting communication skills and knowledge-building efforts are provided in relation to inclusive education of students with special learning needs.
School Communication in the Age of Google
Authors: Porterfield Kitty , Carnes Meg
Published: August 2019

The debate about social media in schools—about should we or should we not—is already over. Social media is here to stay. The only relevant question now is how long it will take school leaders to adopt new ways and adapt the new technologies to support teaching, learning, and communication among the adults in schools. For schools to pretend that education is somehow not touched by social media conversations is more than foolish. It is negligent and reinforces the image that many Americans hold of schools and school leaders—that we live our lives and run our schools by looking in the rear view mirror.
More Than Money
Authors: Sconzo Guy M. , Mount Jamie
Published: August 2019

Since 2002, year after year, lack of financial support has been identified consistently as the biggest problem facing public schools. This article details three programs deployed by a suburban district: annual fund campaigns, “principal for a day” programs, and classroom wishlists. These initiatives serve to raise additional funding and build stakeholder knowledge and support for their local schools.
The Impact of Poverty, School Enrollment, and Ninth-Grade Transition Programs on Promotion
Authors: Cox Edward , Hopkins Mark , Buckman David G.
Published: August 2019

This study investigated the impact of poverty, enrollment, and the presence of a 9th-grade transition program on students’ promotion to 10th grade. Promotion to 10th grade is the essential first step toward graduation and is an immediate measure among strategies used to support 9th-grade students. Thirty South Carolina high schools were selected on the basis of their poverty indices. Schools were analyzed in terms of their poverty levels, enrollments, and 10th-grade promotion rate. None of the independent variables were shown to be statistically significant in terms of their impact on promotion to 10th grade, but when poverty was excluded, the results were found to be significant.
APLIKASI LAYANAN ANGKUTAN KAPAL DI PT. PELAYARAN TEMPURAN EMAS, TBK BANJARMASIN BERBASIS WEB
Authors: Indah Purnomo Indu
Published: August 2019

Dermaga merupakan sebuah fasilitas di sungai, atau danau untuk menerima kapal dan memindahkan barang. Perkembangan dermaga sangat ditentukan aktivitas perdagangannya, semakin ramai aktivitas perdagangan didermaga tersebut maka akan semakin besar dermaga tersebut. Perkembangan perdagangan juga mempengaruhi jenis kapal dan lalu lintas kapal yang melewati dermaga tersebut, dengan demikian perkembangannya lalu lintas angkutan laut, teknologi bongkar muat, hal ini menuntut dermaga dalam meningkatkan kualitas peran dan fungsinya sebagai terminal point bagi barang dan kapal. Oleh karena itu,  setiap  daerah  berusaha  membangun  dan  mengembangkan  dermaganya  sesuai  dengan  tingkat keramaian dan jenis perdagangan yang ditampung oleh dermaga tersebut. Dinas perhubungan komunikasi dan informatika merupakan salah satu organisasi yang ada dalam kegiatan dermaga yang menangani kegiatan membongkar muatan kapal, penanganan bongkar muat kapal meliputi membongkar dan memuat isi muatan kapal yang mana setiap kapal memiliki jenis muatan tersendiri. Dari hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan diperoleh dari kesimpulan Aplikasi dapat dijadikan sebagai pelengkap dari kegiatan Bongkar Muat barang, dimana aplikasi ini menawarkan sesuatu yang daoat mempermudah dalam pendataan serta memberikan laporan yang akurat.
Predictors of patient satisfaction following 1- or 2-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database
Authors: Asher Anthony L. , Devin Clinton J. , Kerezoudis Panagiotis , Nian Hui , Alvi Mohammed Ali , Khan Inamullah , Sivaganesan Ahilan , Harrell Frank E. , Archer Kristin R. , Bydon Mohamad
Published: August 2019

OBJECTIVE

Patient satisfaction with treatment outcome is gaining an increasingly important role in assessing the value of surgical spine care delivery. Nationwide data evaluating the predictors of patient satisfaction in elective cervical spine surgery are lacking. The authors sought to decipher the impacts of the patient, surgical practice, and surgeon on satisfaction with outcome following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).

METHODS

The authors queried the Quality Outcomes Database for patients undergoing 1- to 2-level ACDF for degenerative spine disease since 2013. Patient satisfaction with the surgical outcome as measured by the North American Spine Society (NASS) scale comprised the primary outcome. A multivariable proportional odds logistic regression model was constructed with adjustments for baseline patient characteristics and surgical practice and surgeon characteristics as fixed effects.

RESULTS

A total of 4148 patients (median age 54 years, 48% males) with complete 12-month NASS satisfaction data were analyzed. Sixty-seven percent of patients answered that “surgery met their expectations” (n = 2803), while 20% reported that they “did not improve as much as they had hoped but they would undergo the same operation for the same results” (n = 836). After adjusting for a multitude of patient-specific as well as hospital- and surgeon-related factors, the authors found baseline Neck Disability Index (NDI) score, US geographic region of hospital, patient race, insurance status, symptom duration, and Workers’ compensation status to be the most important predictors of patient satisfaction. The discriminative ability of the model was satisfactory (c-index 0.66, overfitting-corrected estimate 0.64).

CONCLUSIONS

The authors’ results found baseline NDI score, patient race, insurance status, symptom duration, and Workers’ compensation status as well as the geographic region of the hospital to be the most important predictors of long-term patient satisfaction after a 1- to 2-level ACDF. The findings of the present analysis further reinforce the role of preoperative discussion with patients on setting treatment goals and realistic expectations.
PENGGUNAAN POLIETILEN GLIKOL SEBAGAI TEKNIK INVIGORASI UNTUK MEMPERBAIKI VIABILITAS, VIGOR, DAN PRODUKSI BENIH KEDELAI
Authors: Ernita Ernita , Mairizki Fitri
Published: August 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi dan lama perendaman polietilen glikol (PEG) secara interaksi maupun masing-masing faktor utama terhadap viabilitas, vigor dan produksi benih kedelai. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Islam Riau, Desember 2015 sampai April 2016. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak  Lengkap  Faktorial  4 x 4  dengan 3 ulangan. Faktor pertama adalah konsentrasi PEG terdiri  atas 4 taraf : 0,0; 2,5; 5,0 dan 7,5%. Faktor kedua adalah lama perendaman juga terdiri atas  4 taraf : 2; 4; 6 dan 8 jam.  Parameter yang diamati yaitu daya kecambah, kecepatan tumbuh, indeks vigor, panjang plumule, panjang akar, jumlah polong berisi penuh dan bobot biji kering per tanaman. Hasil pengamatan dianalisis secara statistik dengan menggunakan analisis ragam dan bila berpengaruh nyata, diuji lanjut dengan menggunakan uji BNJ pada taraf 5%.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan  konsentrasi PEG dan lama perendaman berpengaruh nyata terhadap daya kecambah, kecepatan tumbuh, indeks vigor,  panjang  plumule, panjang akar,  jumlah polong berisi penuh dan bobot biji kering per tanaman.  Kombinasi taraf faktor terbaik adalah konsentrasi PEG 7,5% dan lama perendaman 6 jam.
OPTIMASI HASIL MELON (Cucumis melo, L) PADA TANAH PODSOLIK MERAH KUNING DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PUPUK BIO ORGANIK
Authors: SURTINAH SURTINAH , LIDAR SEPRITA
Published: August 2019

Red Yellow Podsolic Soil (FMD) is a type of soil that dominates soil conditions in Pekanbaru, PMK soil with low fertility will be a limiting factor in increasing crop production. Melon is a horticultural plant that requires fertile and loose soil. Herbafarm is one of the bioorganic fertilizers that can cover the shortage of PMK land to increase its productivity. The treatment design tested was Herbafarm concentration consisting of H1 = without herbaceous; H1 = herb 2 ml liter-1 water; H2 = 4 ml liter-1 water; H3 = 6 ml liter-1 water; and H4 = 8 ml liter-1 water. The environmental design used is a completely randomized design. Data analysis uses a polynomial regression. Bio Organic Concentration Herbafarm which gives growth and melon yield is 6.8 ml liter-1 water, with an optimal fruit weight of 1683.08 grams.
UPAYA PENINGKATAN PRODUKTIVITAS SORGUM (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) MELALUI PUPUK BIOBOOST
Authors: EZWARD CHAIRIL , HAITAMI A. , INDRAWANIS ELFI
Published: August 2019

Research aims to understand the influence of fertilizer bioboost sorghum to productivity. Design used in this research was a random group ( shelf ) non factorials, The treatment of the volume of fertilizer biobost consisting of : A = Without treatment, B = The provision of fertilizer biobost 120 ml / plant, C = The provision of fertilizer biobost 240 ml / plant, D = The provision of fertilizer biobost  360 ml / plant, E = The provision of fertilizer biobost 480 ml / plant. Research various volume fertilizer biobost consisting of 5 treatment 3 times repeated. Thus this research consisting of 15 units of experiment / a plot, every unit experiment consisting of 16 plants and 12 are as sample. The quantity of a crop whole 240 plant. The results of the observation of treatment analyzed each statistically, and when markedly dissimilar will be continued by test further different real honest ( bnj ) 1 percent the first. Based on the research that has been carried out it can be concluded that treatment volume fertilizer Bioobost had have real impact on all parameter observation, where treatment is the best treatment E = The provision of fertilizer biobost 480 ml / plant, with tall plant 188,33 cm, appearing flowers age 68,22 hst, age harvest 103,44 hst, and a weight of dry 113,61 gram/tanaman setara dengan 6,05 ton ha-1.
Mental Disorders in Young Adults from Families with the Presenilin-1 Gene Mutation E280A in the Preclinical Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Villalba Arvey Camilo , García Jenny , Ramos Claudia , Cuastumal Amanda Rosario , Aguillón David , Aguirre-Acevedo Daniel Camilo , Madrigal Lucia , Lopera Francisco
Published: August 2019

Background:

There are forms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that have an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern; one of them is caused by the E280A mutation in the gene that codes for Presenilin-1 ( PSEN1). Studying families of people with this mutation allows the evaluation of characteristics of the subjects before cognitive decline begins.

Objective:

To determine whether having the mutation E280A in PSEN1 increases the risk of presenting mental disorders in adults under 30 years old who are in the preclinical stage of AD and may be eligible for primary prevention studies of AD.

Methods:

A psychiatric evaluation was made to 120 people belonging to families with a history of early onset AD. Of these, 62 carried the E280A mutation in PSEN1. The occurrence of mental disorders between carriers and non-carriers of the mutation was compared.

Results:

No statistically significant differences were found in the frequency of any mental disorder between the group of carriers and non-carriers of the mutation (Hazard Ratio: 0.80, 95% CI 0.49 to 1.31); nor were differences observed when evaluating specific disorders.

Conclusion:

The E280A mutation does not increase the risk of mental disorders before the age of 30 in the relatives of people affected by familial AD. Studies with larger sample sizes are required to assess the risk of low incidence mental disorders.