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EFEKTIVITAS GERAKAN LITERASI KEUANGAN SYARIAH DALAM MENGEDUKASI MASYARAKAT MEMAHAMI PRODUK KEUANGAN SYARIAH
Authors: Purnama Hani Meilita , Yuliafitri Indri
Published: July 2019

[English] The Shari'ah financial literacy movement is a strategic effort to support the government in educating the public to understand Islamic financial products. Islamic financial products have three pillars, among others, Promoting education programs and national financial literacy campaigns, Strengthening financial literacy infrastructure. With the rapid sharia industry sector and the sizeable Muslim population in Indonesia, it has an impact on the importance of Islamic Financial Literacy to introduce Islamic financial products to the public. This study uses the Library Review method by exploring various reports and journals that are available to obtain information regarding the background of the problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Islamic financial literacy movement that has been carried out by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and other Financial Institutions to find the right solution for the acceleration of Islamic Financial Literacy.

[Indonesia] Gerakan literasi keuangan Syariah adalah upaya strategis untuk mendukung pemerintah dalam mendidik masyarakat untuk memahami produk keuangan Islam. Produk keuangan syariah memiliki tiga pilar, antara lain; mempromosikan program pendidikan dan kampanye literasi keuangan nasional, memperkuat infrastruktur literasi keuangan dengan sektor industri syariah yang cepat dan populasi Muslim yang cukup besar di Indonesia, ini berdampak pada pentingnya Literasi Keuangan Islam untuk memperkenalkan produk keuangan Islam kepada publik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Library Review dengan mengeksplorasi berbagai laporan dan jurnal yang tersedia untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai latar belakang masalah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas gerakan literasi keuangan syariah yang telah dilakukan oleh Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) dan Lembaga Keuangan lainnya untuk menemukan solusi yang tepat untuk percepatan literasi keuangan syariah.
High Reusability of Lipase Immobilized on Eggshells for Butyl Butyrate Synthesis under Optimum Condition
Authors: Serri Noor Aziah , Lik Sze Mooi
Published: July 2019

Eggshells capacity as supporting material for immobilisation of Candida rugosa Type VII lipase (CRL) was tested. Different parameters for the immobilisation of eggshells were studied including the temperature (30-50°C), pH of buffer the solution (pH 5-8), particle size of the eggshells (≤1mm, 1-2mm and 2-4mm), immobilisation time (1-4 hr) and glutaraldehyde concentration (0.30-3.00%, v/v). The best immobilisation conditions obtained were ≤1mm size of the eggshells added with 0.75% of glutaraldehyde at pH buffer 6. The immobilisation time taken was 3 hr at 50°C. Then optimal conditions for the ester synthesis of butyl butyrate were achieved using 2.0g of the immobilised lipase loading that reacted at 30°C using a 0.2 molar ratio of the substrate for 3 hr. Under optimal conditions (immobilization and esterification), 93.3% of conversion yield of butyl butyrate was obtained. Furthermore, the synthesized immobilized CRL lipase demonstrate that it was highly reusable as it retained 50% of the initial activity after 31 cycles.
Description of Sexual Behavior Risk on Early Adolescent in Hope Island Villages of Thousand Island
Authors: Susanto Nadirahilah
Published: July 2019

Adolescent is a period of psychosexual development which at this stage are very prominent change is when the sexual function of maturity shown through behavior change. Indonesia Adolescent Reproductive Health Survey proves that nationally there is an increasing incidence of sexual intercourse than 3 million teens who claimed ever done premarital sexual behavior in 2007 to 3.7 milliion youth in 2012. This study is adescriptif study with 135 respondents as study sample are early adolescent in the Hope Island Villages 0f Thosand Island. The result of this study showed that most respondents are adolescent aged 11 years (40%), 52,6% were male and 47.4% female, 54.8% had sexual behavior risk and 21.5% of respondents ever do sexual intercourse. Advice to government, social agencies, and research institutions and community servicein college in order to perform adolescent reproductive health education to adolescent in Hope Island Villages of Thousand Island.
FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN TENTANG P4K DENGAN KESIAPAN PERSALINAN DI KELURAHAN PARUPUK TABING TAHUN 2017
Authors: Yasril Abdi Iswahyudi
Published: July 2019

The Birth Prevention and Complication Prevention (P4K) Program is performed because of the complication and AKI tillage. Based on the Health Profile of West Sumatra, the 2015 complication is 58.0%. Padang City is one of West Sumatera Province which has 33,10% complication from 22 healtcare. The purpose of this research is to know the relation of knowledge, attitude of pregnant mother and husband support about P4K with the readiness of delivery in Parupuk Tabing Urban Village in 2017. This research use crossectional design with proportional sampling technique. The object in this research is pregnant women in Parupuk Tabing urban district. To know the relationship of knowledge, attitude and support of husband about P4K with the laborreadiness is tested by Chi-Square test with degree of trust 95%. The statistical test showed   that there is a correlation between mother's knowledge level (p = 0,046), attitude (p = 0,048) and husband support (p = 0,001) to P4K with the readiness of labor. It  was  concluded  that  there was  a relationship  of  knowledge,  attitude  of pregnant mother about P4K with the readiness of persalian. To the husband is expected to take the time to accompany the mother to examine her pregnancy, and provide support to prepare for delivery according to P4K Program..

 

 
The Relationship Between The University Services Marketing And the Leading Orientation And Their Impact In Enhancing The University Reputation
Authors: Abdul Wahid Nusseibeh Ahmed
Published: July 2019

The relationship between the university services marketing and the leading orientation and their impact in enhancing the university reputation: Field study on a sample of administrative leaders in       private universities in the Erbil city

Objective - The current study try to find the role of marketing university services (educational services, research services, community services) and the leading orientation (research mobilization, distinction, cooperation, university policies, proactive) as independent variables in enhancing the university's reputation as dependent a variable (Social responsibility, innovation, quality of service, image of the organization) in a sample of private universities in the Erbil city.

Methodology of the study

- The problem of the study was determined in several questions related to the nature of the correlation relationship - the effect of independent study variables (marketing of university services and leadership orientation) and the dependent variable (the reputation of the university). For this purpose, the hypotheses were subjected to multiple tests. The study used the questionnaire as a means to obtain data from the administrative leaders of the investigated universities.

- The study was used the analytical descriptive method. The main and sub-variables were described and correlation and effect relationships were analyzed between the variables using advanced statistical methods (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, percentages, Pearson correlation, multiple regression test) , And the implementation of the statistical program (SPSS-Ver.18). The study was conducted in the educational sector in the city of Erbil, in order to obtain the necessary information for the field through a questionnaire prepared for this purpose and distributed to six universities. The number of respondents was (73) (Presidents of universities, their assistants, deans, their assistants, heads of departments) at the universities in question.

The value of the study: The main conclusions of the study are the existence of a significant relationship between the variables of the study and the existence of a significant effect of the independent variable marketing of university services and the leading trend in the dependent variable universities reputation and the existence of variation of the effect of independent variables in the dependent variable in the universities investigated, A set of recommendations, the most important of which is the establishment of a center for the marketing of services at the university level and at the level of each college. In order to conduct a continuous study of the labor market to determine market needs, the university should be aware of the importance of marketing orientation in university education
Ethics Among Teaching Faculty In Support Of The University Ucademic Accreditation Requirements
Authors: Suleiman Amal Sarhan , Al-Jalili Alaa Hassib , Hussein Al - Harbawi Hani Ahmed
Published: July 2019

This Research aims to determines the ethics among teaching faculty in support the university academic accreditation requirement / survey of views of asample of teaching faculty of administration and economics in Mosul university. The purpose is to developing and enhancing knowledge and attitudes of teaching faculty about the ethics of teaching from Islamic perspective. Data collected through questionninnire and (44)form was distribute and (40)of them was returned. The Research conclude that there are a significance correlation between ethics of teaching faculty and the university academic accreditation requirements according to finding many recommending were introduced.
The Impact of Psychological Combustion on the Performance of University and Higher Education Teachers
Authors: Ibrahim Ruaa Ahmed
Published: July 2019

The aim of the research is to identify the impact of psychological combustion on the job performance of university and higher institutes teachers through a study of analytical by the same academic leaders at the University of Tikrit, The research was based on the analytical descriptive method and the use of the psychometric scale and the performance scale.

The research found a number of results, namely that the most academic leadership positions whose performance is affected by the levels of psychological combustion is the head of the department, and that the academic leadership in the practical colleges is the most affected by the performance of the levels of psychological combustion. Also, the female academic leaders are affected by their performance at higher levels of combustion Psychological leadership, and that academic leaders have the degree of assistant professor is affected by its performance more levels of psychological combustion, and that the academic leaders married is affected by their performance more levels of psychological combustion, and that academic leaders The age group of 30 to 40 years is the most affected by the performance of the levels of psychological combustion, and academic leaders with years of experience less than 20 years are affected by their performance more levels of psychological combustion.

The research recommended that work should be done to improve the professional and social conditions of academic leaders and faculty members in colleges and higher institutes, and to prepare preventive and guidance programs that help reduce the feeling of work pressure and health monitoring of academic leaders and faculty members to ensure their health and psychological health. The faculty and raise their morale with rewards and incentives, both material and moral, training and qualification of academic leaders and faculty members to increase their ability to think creatively and how to manage time and exploitation Its best possible exploitation.
The Role Of Public Relations In Advancing The Status Of University Work
Authors: Qadory Saher
Published: July 2019

The human nature does not live in isolation from people, but circumstances require life to communicate with others and cooperate with them, while communicating with others and cooperate with them, either to leave the person a good impact for the rest of the people, or to leave a bad impact, if left a good impact helped him to Spend his work quickly and with less effort and vice versa. Thus, adapting individuals and groups to social reality is important and an indispensable necessity for the common good. This is the case for any organization. It does not live in isolation from the public and the surrounding society. It needs it and needs it. There must be good relations between them, and each knows the importance of the role played by society. Without the good connections between the organizations and the surrounding public or the surrounding society, they can not guarantee peace and stability, and the larger the distance between them and their audience and society, the more urgent it becomes to know the views of thousands or millions of individuals and groups. And then explain them to them in order to gain their trust and respect and support and this is what the Department of Public Relations does.

Public relations, scientific insight is a social phenomenon based on its activities to interactive processes, in order to find the psychological effects related to the motives and human needs of the human personality and its components, and the trends of individuals and their different tendencies and methods of measuring these trends and ways of influencing them, so they are based mainly on the recruitment of elements These elements are scientific research, planning, coordination, communication, and evaluation, to achieve certain effects in the patterns of behavior of a particular audience, with the aim of achieving predetermined goals. Which is sometimes known as the engineering of behavior, which means a method or method the American scientist Skinner in 1955 to launch this label with the intention of similar with the technical methods used by engineers, the purpose is to subject these methods and use in the management of human behavior and control or control behavior.

 

Public relations are an important aspect of the work of institutions at the present time and are more specific in government institutions because of the enormous burdens and responsibilities of the community, as well as the need for good relations between the organization and the public by informing them of the facts, information, objectives, policies, programs and plans of the organization. And to convince the public of the importance of the efforts of government institutions to serve the citizens
The Role Of The Ieading Performance Of The College Councils In The Quality Of Higher Education
Authors: Amin Mirkhan Khalid Hamad , Ahmed Shadan Sabah
Published: July 2019

The objective of the current research is to analyze the relation between the variable of leadership performance and its dimensions (independence, innovation, proactive, competition and risk competition) and the variable quality of higher education represented by its dimensions (strategy of higher education organizations, quality of faculty member, quality of curricula, Collectively and individually.

      The research was designed to raise several questions about the nature of the relationship and the impact and the difference between the two variables of research, and was developed a hypothesis of the research consisting of five hypotheses President have been subjected to multiple tests and adopted the questionnaire method of data collection and analytical descriptive approach to describe the variables of research and their dimensions and analysis, Teaching in public and private universities in the city of Erbil and a sample was selected based on the scientific title and the years of university service amounted to (306) teaching, and after the distribution of questionnaire on the sample prepared (258) form valid for analysis, Through the application of SPSS V.20.

The research found a number of conclusions, the most important of which is the existence of a significant relationship between the two research variables, the existence of a significant effect on the leading performance in the quality of higher education, the existence of a difference in terms of the effect of independent variable dimensions in the dependent variable in the investigated universities, . In the light of these conclusions, a number of proposals were put forward, the most important of which is the interest of the universities in assigning faculty members who have leadership qualities to qualify them for administrative and scientific positions in order to ensure the quality of higher education and follow- Neutralize and develop them
Utjecaj zrelosti i povezanih uzgojnih postupaka na virdžinijski duhan II. Ukupni dušik, bjelančevine, nikotin i reducirajući šećeri
Authors: Gršić Kristina , Čavlek Miroslav
Published: July 2019

Istraživanje je provedeno u 2006. i 2008. kako bi se utvrdio utjecaj visine zalamanja, metode berbe i zrelosti lista u vrijeme berbe na sadržaj ukupnog dušika, bjelančevina, nikotina i reducirajućih šećera. Postupci u pokusu bili su visina zalamanja (17 i 20 listova za berbu), metoda berbe (3, 4 i 7 berbi) i zrelost listova u berbi (nezreli, zreli i prezreli). Primijenjen je split-split plot dizajn s četiri repeticije. Koncentracija istraživanih kemijskih svojstava proučavana je u listovima iz trećeg (6 i 7 list) i sedmog (14 i 15 list) segmenta na stabljici. Visina zalamanja nije utjecala na prosječni sadržaj ukupnog dušika, bjelančevina, nikotina i reducirajućih šećeri. Utjecaj metode berbe na istraživan kemijski sastav bio je mali. Odgađanje berbe uzrokovalo je smanjenja prosječnog sadržaja ukupnog dušika i bjelančevina, povećanja sadržaja nikotina, a sadržaj redukcirajućih šećera povećavao se do optimalne zrelosti ili prezrelosti. Međutim, prisutnost interakcija ukazuje da berba listova duhana u različitim stadijima zrelosti može proizvesti nekonzistentne rezultate ovisno o metodi berbe i visini zalamanja.
Microelements in the soils and leaves of apple cultivars in the orchards of Slavonia and Baranja
Authors: Miljković Ivo , Rašić Daniel , Andrišić Milena , Puškar Boris , Dugalić Krunoslav , Rastija Domagoj
Published: July 2019

Istraživana je opskrbljenost, odnosno količina mikroelemenata: bakar, bor, mangan i cink u tlu, a u lišću jabuka: bakar, bor, mangan, cink i molibden u pet voćnjaka na području Slavonije i Baranje. U voćnjacima podignutim na tlima: lesivirano tipično, smeđe lesivirano, lesivirani pseudoglej na lesu, fluvijalno livadsko tlo i aluvijalno mineralno ne karbonatno, uzgojene su u gustom sklopu u obliku vretenastog grma sorte:
Golden Delicious, Fuji, Jonaprinc, i Jonagold supra na podlozi M 9. Sorte jabuka su u dobi pune rodnosti, a postigle su dobru vegetativnu razvijenost. U voćnjacima se provodi intenzivna pomotehnika, agrotehnika
i natapanje. Ustanovljeno je da je u svim voćnjacima, odnosno istraživanim tlima do dubine od 0-40 cm, razina bora, odnosno opskrbljenost borom vrlo niska do niska. Količine mangana kreće se u skupini bogate opskrbljenosti, osim u fluvijo livadskom tlu gdje je opskrbljenost niska. Količine bakra i cinka kreću se u skupini dobre opskrbljenosti u lesiviranom pseudogleju na lesu, aluvijalno mineralnom nekarbonatnom i fluvijo livadskom tlu. Opskrbljenost bakrom umjerena je u
tipičnom lesiviranom i fluvijo livadskom tlu. Opskrbljenost cinkom niska je u smeđe lesiviranom tlu, a umjerena u fluvijo livadskom tlu. Lišće svih sorti jabuka u voćnjacima, na istraživanim tlima, dobro je opskrbljeno: bakrom, cinkom, manganom i molibdenom, a slabo do srednje borom.
Attitudes towards continuing professional development: a qualitative study of Australian paramedics
Authors: Williams Brett , Edlington Tanya
Published: July 2019

BackgroundIn December 2018 Australian paramedics and the paramedicine discipline became nationally registered under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Paramedics are now required to register and satisfy registration requirements in order to work as a paramedic. One of the mandatory registration standards is continuing professional development (CPD). This study examines attitudes and perceptions held by Australian paramedics in relation to CPD. MethodsA qualitative research project was undertaken using semi-structured interviews. A purposive snowballing sampling technique was employed to invite paramedics currently working in Australia to participate in telephone-based interviews. Data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. The transcripts were read several times to determine repeated themes and these themes were then coded by two authors. Data saturation was considered to have occurred after 18 interviews. ResultsEighteen paramedics responded and were interviewed; 16 of the respondents were male with the majority coming from Victoria. Broadly, four key themes were identified from analysis of the interviews. These included: 1) identification of CPD activities and requirements, 2) motivation, 3) factors influencing choice of activity, and 4) barriers.ConclusionThere was general acceptance of the need for paramedics to stay up-to-date with current practice. Generally, this was seen as a responsibility of the employer but some individuals made the distinction between employment requirements and professional requirements. We would encourage ongoing research in this area particularly as CPD develops over time for paramedicine in Australia.
Surgical Outcome of Spinal Tumour: Our Experience in Dhaka Medical College & Hospital
Authors: Das Sukriti , Zahan Kanij Fatema Ishrat , Rashid Md Mamunur , Sarkar Asit Chandra , Khan Shamsul Islam , Ashfaq Musannah , Mahbub Hasan , Islam Rakibul , Islam Md Moidul , Khan Shahriar Islam , Chowdhury Dhiman
Published: July 2019

Introduction: Surgical outcome of spinal tumour varies depending on a number of factors such as: site of tumour, compression within the spinal canal, the histological characteristics of tumour, the neurological progression and initial response to corticosteroid therapy, patient’s age, comorbidity, tumour extension, involvement of neighboring structures and organs etc.
Materials & Methods: The 86 patients with spinal tumour underwent surgery by our team in 7 years (2011-2018) were reviewed retrospectively.
Discussion: Analysis of the surgical outcome of our spinal tumour patients was done on different variables like age, sex, presenting symptoms, neuroimaging, comorbidities etc. The aim of surgery was decompression of the spinal cord, total removal of the tumour when possible and spinal stabilization when needed. Out of our 86 patients with spinal tumour, extradural tumour comprises 18, intradural tumour 56 and intramedullary tumour 12.
Conclusion: The aim of this study is to analyze the data to made conclusion for more effective strategy as per site, size, type, resectibility and histological variety to establish and effective treatment protocol and prevention of per-operative and post-operative complications. Intradural extramedullary tumour can be radically resected with no mortality and minimal peri-operative morbidity. But resection of intramedullary spinal tumour is difficult, hazardous and usually incomplete, so needs much more skilled and meticulous surgical hands.
Bang. J Neurosurgery 2019; 8(2): 63-67
Situación y determinantes sociales de la anemia en gestantes peruanas según distribución geográfica 2016-2017
Authors: Minaya-León Percy , Ayala-Peralta Félix , Gonzales-Medina Carlos , Racchumí-Vela Augusto Elmer
Published: July 2019

Objetivo: Evaluar la situación y determinantes sociales de la anemia en gestantes de centros poblados y comunidades rurales del Perú durante el año 2017. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio Transversal utilizando la base de datos de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar (ENDES) 2017. Se analizaron los registros de 8 533 mujeres gestantes pertenecientes a centros poblados y comunidades rurales incluyendo gestantes que residen en la capital y capitales departamentales. Se analizó la estadística descriptiva y regresión logística. Resultados: El 28% de las pacientes presentaron anemia en la gestación. Aquellas pacientes que pertenecen a centros poblados y comunidades rurales del Perú tienen un OR 2,0 IC95% (1,4-2,9) p <0,001 en comparación con las gestantes que residen en las capitales departamentales y la capital nacional. Conclusiones: Existe asociación entre el lugar de residencia geográfica de las gestantes en centros poblados y comunidades rurales con la presencia de anemia en el embarazo en la población peruana.
El camino hacia el reconocimiento de la libertad política de la imprenta por las Cortes de Cádiz
Authors: Fernández Segado Francisco
Published: July 2019

SUMARIO: 1.- Introducción: la libertad política de la imprenta, una de las claves de bóveda del sistema político implantado por los constituyentes gaditanos. 2.- La permanente sujeción de la imprenta a la censura inquisitorial, un rasgo endémico de nuestro Derecho del Antiguo Régimen. 3.- La mentalidad ilustrada y la reivindicación de la libertad de imprenta: A) Ilustración, razón y libre transmisión de las luces. B) La reivindicación de la libertad de imprenta. C) Jovellanos ante la libertad de imprenta. 4.- El proceso hacia la legalización de la libertad de imprenta (1808-1810): A) La libertad de imprenta, una realidad de facto tras el levantamiento. B) La recepción de una libertad de imprenta “congelada” por el Estatuto de Bayona y su nula influencia sobre los constituyentes gaditanos. C) Las diversas vicisitudes de esta libertad desde la constitución de las Juntas provinciales hasta la consulta al país realizada por la Junta Central. D) La proposición de Calvo de Rozas en favor de la libertad de imprenta y su debate. La “Memoria” de Isidoro de Morales. E) Las relevantes aportaciones de Flórez Estrada en relación a esta libertad. F) Los últimos posicionamientos de la Junta Central sobre la libertad de imprenta. G) La insensibilidad de la Regencia ante esta libertad
El uso del pergamino en los fondos del Archivo del Congreso de los Diputados
Authors: Rodríguez Bermejo Sandra , Samblás Martínez Eduardo , Zalazar Díaz Marina
Published: July 2019

SUMARIO: I.- Breve historia del pergamino. II.- Fondos del Archivo del Congreso de los Diputados. Documentación en Pergamino. II.1. Cortes de Castilla. II.2 Cortes de Cerdeña. II.3. Otros fondos. III.- Conservación y restauración. IV.- Bibliografía.
Representações em Torno da Maternidade: Do Elogio à Crítica Social
Authors: Miranda Cristia Rodrigues , Silva Priscilla Chantal Duarte , Shitsuka Ricardo
Published: July 2019

O objetivo deste estudo é investigar como o problema da construção do feminino se materializa discursiva e retoricamente. Mais especificamente, como os elogios e críticas sobre maternidade, nas redes sociais (blogs), elogiam ou criticam o tema em questão. Para tanto, analisou-se o aspecto retórico epidítico, por meio da análise dos argumentos amplificadores, categorizados na forma de discursos relatados, e suas manifestações discursivas nas heterogeneidades enunciativas (discurso direto, indireto, indireto livre). A partir da análise, foi possível concluir que as representações acerca da maternidade constroem o feminino por meio do elogio e também da crítica acerca da maternidade. Tais representações do feminino, por meio da crítica da maternidade, revelam crenças e valores socialmente compartilhados sobre o papel social da maternidade, ao mesmo tempo em que forças de militância sobre o papel social da mulher vem sendo levantadas.
Buffering Agent via Insulin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway to Regulate Lipid Metabolism in Lactating Goats
Authors: LI L. , HE M. L. , WANG K. , ZHANG Y. S.
Published: July 2019

Ruminants are often fed a high-concentrate (HC) diet to meet lactating demands, yet long-term concentrate feeding induces subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) and leads to a decrease in milk fat. Buffering agent could enhance the acid base buffer capacity and has been used to prevent ruminant rumen SARA and improve the content of milk fat. Therefore, we tested whether a buffering agent increases lipid anabolism in the livers of goats and influences of milk fat synthesis. Twelve Saanen-lactating goats were randomly assigned to two groups: one group received a HC diet (Concentrate: Forage=60:40, Control) and the other group received the same diet with a buffering agent added (10 g sodium butyrate, C4H7NaO2; 10 g sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3; BG) over a 20-week experimental period. Overall, milk fat increase (4.25±0.08 vs. 3.24±0.10; P<0.05), and lipopolysaccharide levels in the jugular (1.82±0.14 vs. 3.76±0.33) and rumen fluid (23,340±134 vs. 42,550±136) decreased in the buffering agent group (P<0.05). Liver consumption and release of nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) into the bloodstream increased (P<0.05). Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (AKT) and ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) up-regulated significantly in the livers of the buffering agent group (P<0.05). It also up-regulated expression of the transcription factor sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) and its downstream targets involved in fatty acid synthetic, including fatty acid synthetase (FAS), stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD-1) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1) (P<0.05). The BG diet increased insulin levels in blood (19.43±0.18 vs. 13.81±0.10, P<0.05), and insulin receptor was likewise elevated in the liver (P<0.05). Cumulatively, the BG diet increased plasma concentrations of NEFA by INS-PI3K/AKT-SREBP-1c signaling pathway promoting their synthesis in the liver. The increased NEFA concentration in the blood during BG feeding may explain the up-regulated in the milk fat of lactating goats.
Cardamine occulta Hornem. – a new alien small flowered bittercress (Cardamine L., Brassicaceae) of the Belarusian flora
Authors: Dzhus Maxim A.
Published: July 2019

Brief revision of small flowered bittercresses (Cardamine L., Brassicaceae) in Belarusian flora is carried out. Distribution maps of all species from this group in Belarus (Cardamine parviflora L., C. hirsuta L., C. flexuosa With., C. impatiens L.) based from the herbarium material are presented. Alien East Asian weedy species C. occulta Hornem. (Brassicaceae) is mentioned for the flora of Turkey (Side village) and Belarus for the first time. The species was collected in Belarus in 2010 in Minsk city and on the territory of the Berezinsky biosphere reserve. Previously, C. occulta was often wrongly identified as C. hirsuta. The main diagnostic features of C. occulta and its differences from morphologically similar species of small flowered bittercresses are noted. Further expansion of C. occulta and C. hirsuta as a weeds with the container ornamental plants is very likely in future all over the territory of Belarus.
MANAJEMEN SEKOLAH ALAM DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KARAKTER PADA JENJANG SEKOLAH DASAR DI SCHOOL OF UNIVERSE
Authors: Qibtiah Elin Asrofah , Retnowati Rita , Laihad Griet Helena
Published: July 2019

Nature school is one of the new concepts of education. Students are taught how to use and keep the nature for life. As one example, schools that applies the concept of a nature school is School of Universe which integrates four curricula that comprises character, logic, leadership, and business curriculum. This research aims at analysing and describing the uniqueness or special characteristics of the processes and steps of nature school management in School of Universe, which is located in Parung-Bogor, in developing character, logic, leadership, and business curriculum in Elementary School level. Management of Nature School being studied covered the stages of planning, organizing, directing and implementation, and controlling. This research applied qualitative methods and focused on researcher as its instrument. The The data were collected from interview, observation, and documentation studies. Based on the existing data and information This thesis finds and concludes that good and structured process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling becomes main supporting factor in developing character, logic, leadership, and business in elementary school level in the School of Universe. In order to achieve the goals as listed on the character, logic, leadership, and business curriculum, it needs detail and consistent planning, organization based on needs, direction and implementation that is in accordance with components of program which has been arranged and planned in advance, as well as regular intensive control using objective instruments that meet students learning development.Keywords: management, nature school, school management, character, logic, leadership, business.
Effect of Ego Depletion and Expectancy Beliefs on Working Memory, Problem Solving, Task Persistence, and Performance
Authors: Adil Adnan , Kanwal Asmara , Ghayas Saba , Khan Anam
Published: July 2019

The present study was undertaken to examine the influence of ego depletion and expectancy beliefs (EB) about the limited will power of self-control on task performance and task persistence through a 2 (ego depleted vs. non-ego depleted group) x 3 (group with positive EB, group with negative EB, and the group without any EB) between subject experimental design. The participants (N = 210) were undergraduates of University of Sargodha who were randomly distributed to each of the six treatment conditions. Ego Depletion Task (Baumeister, Bratslavsky, Muraven, & Tice, 1998) and Feedback Task (Fried & Aronson, 1995) were adapted for the manipulation of the independent variables. Working memory (WM) was assessed through Digit Symbol Coding subscale of WAIS (Wechsler, 1997) and scores and time taken on an anagram task (Clarkson, Hirt, Jia, & Alexander, 2010) operationalized performance on problem-solving and task persistence, respectively. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated that the participants in the non-depleted group had significantly higher mean scores on problem-solving and WM tasks than those of their counterparts in the ego-depleted group. The group with the positive EB had the highest mean scores on WM and problem-solving tasks as compared to the other groups. The interaction effect of beliefs about limited will power of selfcontrol and ego depletion remained nonsignificant. Limitations and recommendations for future research were reflected upon.
Phenotypic Variation and Selection for Cold-Tolerant Rice (Oryza sativa L.) at Germination and Seedling Stages
Authors: Cong Dien Doan , Yamakawa Takeo
Published: July 2019

Owing to its origin in tropical and subtropical areas, rice is susceptible to cold stress. Low temperatures at the germination and seedling stages can result in seed loss, a delayed transplanting period, and lower final yield. In this study, 181 rice varieties from around the world were investigated for cold tolerance at the germination and seedling stages. At the germination stage, the responses of different rice varieties were examined based on the germination index, coleoptile length, and radicle length at low (13 °C) and control temperatures (25 °C). Significant variations in the germination index, coleoptile length, and radicle length were observed among varieties. Low temperature significantly decreased germination ability, and coleoptile and radicle growth in the studied varieties. At the seedling stage, cold tolerance of the rice varieties was evaluated based on the leaf color score under natural low temperature. Similar to the germination stage, at the seedling stage, significant variation in root and shoot growth was observed in the response of rice varieties to low temperature conditions. Based on the results from both the germination and seedling stages, two varieties (Hei-Chiao-Chui-Li-Hsiang and Ta-Mao-Tao) were selected as the best cold-tolerant varieties. Our results also indicate the benefits of warming treatments to protect rice seedlings from low temperature conditions.
Effect of the Surface Roughness on the Shear Strength of Granular Materials in Ring Shear Tests
Authors: Jeong Sueng-Won , Park Sung-Sik
Published: July 2019

Surface roughness plays an important role in estimating the shear strength of granular materials. A series of ring shear tests with different surface roughnesses (i.e., smooth and rough surfaces) were performed. A large-sized ring shear device, which is applicable for fine- and coarse-grained sediments, was developed to examine the shear strength of large particle sizes (i.e., commercial gravels with a mean grain size of 6 mm). In terms of surface roughness, the drainage- and shear-velocity-dependent shear strengths of the granular materials were examined. In this study, different shear velocities of 0.1, 0.5, and 1 mm/s were applied under drained and undrained conditions. The test results clearly show that shear stress is affected by drainage, shear velocity, and surface roughness. In particular, a typical strain-hardening behavior is exhibited regardless of the drainage and shear velocity condition. The measured shear strength obtained from both drained and undrained conditions increased with increasing shear velocity. All tests showed a large fragmentation using rough surfaces compared to the smooth surfaces of the device. The grain crushing was significant during shearing, even when normal stress was not applied. For a given shear velocity, surface roughness is an important feature in determining the shear strength of granular materials.
PROMISE CLIP Project: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study for Prostate Cancer that Integrates Clinical, Imaging and Pathology Data
Authors: Park Jihwan , Rho Mi Jung , Park Yong Hyun , Jung Chan Kwon , Chong Yosep , Kim Choung-Soo , Go Heounjeong , Jeon Seong Soo , Kang Minyong , Lee Hak Jong , Hwang Sung Il , Lee Ji Youl
Published: July 2019

There are many medical demands that still need to be resolved for prostate cancer (PCa), including better diagnosis and predictive medicine. For this to be accomplished, diverse medical data need to be integrated with the development of intelligent software (SW) based on various types of medical data. Various types of information technology have been used to address these medical demands of PCa. We initiated the PROstate Medical Intelligence System Enterprise-Clinical, Imaging, and Pathology (PROMISE CLIP) and a multicenter, big data study to develop PCa SW for patients with PCa and clinicians. We integrated the clinical data of 7257 patients, 610 patients’ imaging data, and 39,000 cores of pathology digital scanning data from four tertiary hospitals in South Korea. We developed the PROMISE CLIP registry based on integrated clinical, imaging, and pathology data. Related intelligent SW has been developed for helping patients and clinicians decide on the best treatment option. The PROMISE CLIP study directs guidelines for intelligent SW development to solve medical demands for PCa. The PROMISE CLIP registry plays an important role in advancing PCa research and care.
Toward Ultra-Low Efficiency Droop in C-Plane Polar InGaN Light-Emitting Diodes by Reducing Carrier Density with a Wide InGaN Last Quantum Well
Authors: Zhao Yongbing , Li Panpan
Published: July 2019

We demonstrate an ultra-low efficiency droop in c-plane polar InGaN blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by reducing the carrier density using a wide InGaN last quantum well (LQW). It is found that the LEDs with a 5.2 nm thick LQW show a negligible efficiency droop, with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) reducing from a peak value of 38.8% to 36.4% at 100 A/cm2 and the onset-droop current density is raised from 3 A/cm2 to 40 A/cm2 as the LQW thickness increases from 3.0 nm to 5.2 nm. The analysis based on the ABC model indicates that small efficiency droop is caused by the reduced carrier density using a wide LQW. The peak efficiency is reduced with a wide LQW, which is caused by the reduction of the electron-hole wavefunction overlap and the deterioration of the crystal quality of the InGaN layer. This study suggests that the application of the InGaN LEDs with a wide LQW can be a promising and simple remedy for achieving high efficiency at a high current density.
Co-Ni Cyanide Bi-Metal Catalysts: Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide with Propylene Oxide and Chain Transfer Agents
Authors: Alferov Kirill , Wang Shuanjin , Li Tianhao , Xiao Min , Guan Shanyue , Meng Yuezhong
Published: July 2019

Synthesis of copolymers from carbon dioxide (CO2) and epoxides is an important research direction as such processes utilize the abundant greenhouse gas and deliver useful products. Specifically, cooligomers of CO2 and propylene oxide (PO) with a non-alternating structure can be used for polyurethane preparation. They are synthesized by employing Zn-Co cyanide catalysts. The application of alternative metal cyanide complexes is interesting from scientific and practical points of view. The purpose of this work was to study the copolymerization of CO2 and PO in the presence of Co-Ni cyanide catalysts and chain transfer agents (CTAs) in order to obtain low molecular weight products. Three Co-Ni catalysts with different contents of complexing agents were synthesized, characterized by several analytical methods and applied for this reaction. The complex without complexing agents was chosen for detailed investigation. 1,6-Hexanediol proved to be a more preferred CTA than poly(propylene glycol) and adipic acid. An oligo(ethercarbonate) (Mn = 2560, PDI = 2.5, CO2 = 20 mol.%) capped with OH groups was synthesized with relatively high productivity (1320 gPO+CO2/gcat in 24 h) and characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) MS and NMR methods. The main chain transfer routes during the cooligomerization were suggested on the basis of the research results.
Gas-Phase Epoxidation of Propylene to Propylene Oxide on a Supported Catalyst Modified with Various Dopants
Authors: Sugiyama Shigeru , Sakuwa Yasuhiro , Ogino Tomoyasu , Sakamoto Naotaka , Shimoda Naohiro , Katoh Masahiro , Kimura Nobuhiro
Published: July 2019

In the present study, the production of propylene oxide (PO) from propylene via gas-phase epoxidation was investigated using various catalysts. Although Ag is known to be a highly active catalyst for the epoxidation of ethylene, it was not active in the present reaction. Both Al and Ti showed high levels of activity, however, which resulted in confusion. The present study was conducted to solve such confusion. Although the employment of MCM-41 modified with Ti and/or Al was reported as an active catalyst for epoxidation, the combination resulted in the formation of PO at a less than 0.1% yield. Since this research revealed that the acidic catalyst seemed favorable for the formation of PO, versions of ZSM-5 that were both undoped and doped with Na, Ti, and Ag were used as catalysts. In these cases, small improvements of 0.67% and 0.57% were achieved in the PO yield on H-ZSM-5 and Ti-ZSM-5, respectively. Based on the results of the Ti-dopant and acidic catalysts, Ag metal doped on carbonate species with a smaller surface area was used as a catalyst. As reported, Ag‒Na/CaCO3 showed a greater yield of PO at 1.29%. Furthermore, the use of SrCO3 for CaCO3 resulted in a further improvement in the PO yield to 2.17%. An experiment using CO2 and NH3 pulse together with SEM and TEM examinations for Ag‒Na/CaCO3 revealed that the greatest activity was the result of the greater particle size of metallic Ag rather than the acid‒base properties of the catalysts.
Assessment of Changes in the Structure of Zooplankton Communities to Infer Water Quality of the Caspian Sea
Authors: Krupa Elena
Published: July 2019

The work aimed to study the structural variables of zooplankton to assess the water quality of the Caspian Sea. Studies of zooplankton were conducted in the spring and summer of 2008 and 2010. Abundance, biomass, an average individual mass of a specimen, Shannon Bi, Shannon Ab, Δ-Shannon indices, and Clarke’s W-statistic were calculated for zooplankton. Quantitative variables of zooplankton were the highest in the Northeastern and Northern Caspian, decreasing towards the Middle Caspian. In the Northeastern and Northern Caspian from spring to summer, the number of zooplankton, and the values of Shannon Bi and Shannon Ab indices decreased; the values of Δ-Shannon and Clarke’s W-statistic increased. In the Middle Caspian, the biomass of the community increased; the values of Δ-Shannon and Clarke’s W-statistic decreased. From spring to summer, the value of an average individual mass of a specimen decreased over the entire surveyed area. The jellyfish Blackfordia virginica and Moerisia pallasi significantly influenced the size structure of the holoplankton. Seasonal dynamics of structural variables of zooplankton as well as changes in water transparency showed that water quality improved from spring to summer in the shallow northern and northeastern areas of the sea, and decreased in the deep-water Middle Caspian.
Application of the Entropy Spectral Method for Streamflow and Flood-Affected Area Forecasting in the Brahmaputra River Basin
Authors: Wang Xiaobo , Wang Shaoqiang , Cui Huijuan
Published: July 2019

Reliable streamflow and flood-affected area forecasting is vital for flood control and risk assessment in the Brahmaputra River basin. Based on the satellite remote sensing from four observation sites and ground observation at the Bahadurabad station, the Burg entropy spectral analysis (BESA), the configurational entropy spectral analysis (CESA), maximum likelihood (MLE), ordinary least squares (OLS), and the Yule–Walker (YW) method were developed for the spectral analysis and flood-season streamflow forecasting in the basin. The results indicated that the BESA model had a great advantage in the streamflow forecasting compared with the CESA and other traditional methods. Taking 20% as the allowable error, the forecast passing rate of the BESA model trained by the remote sensing data can reach 93% in flood seasons during 2003–2017, which was significantly higher than that trained by observed streamflow series at the Bahadurabad station. Furthermore, the segmented flood-affected area function with the input of the streamflow forecasted by the BESA model was able to forecast the annual trend of the flood-affected area of rice and tea but needed further improvement in extreme rainfall years. This paper provides a better flood-season streamflow forecasting method for the Brahmaputra River basin, which has the potential to be coupled with hydrological process models to enhance the forecasting accuracy.
The Secret Key Capacity of a Class of Noisy Channels with Correlated Sources
Authors: Bassi Germán , Piantanida Pablo , Shamai (Shitz) Shlomo
Published: July 2019

This paper investigates the problem of secret key generation over a wiretap channel when the terminals observe correlated sources. These sources are independent of the main channel and the users overhear them before the transmission takes place. A novel outer bound is proposed and, employing a previously reported inner bound, the secret key capacity is derived under certain less-noisy conditions on the channel or source components. This result improves upon the existing literature where the more stringent condition of degradedness is required. Furthermore, numerical evaluation of the achievable scheme and previously reported results for a binary model are presented; a comparison of the numerical bounds provides insights on the benefit of the chosen scheme.