bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Short Communication: Plastic degradation by Coriolopsis byrsina, an identified white-rot, soil-borne mangrove fungal isolate from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Authors: KUSWYTASARI NENGAH DWIANITA , KURNIAWATI ALFIA R , ALAMI NUR HIDAYATUL , ZULAIKA ENNY , SHOVITRI MAYA , OH KYU MIN , PUSPANINGSIH NI NYOMAN TRI , NI’MATUZAHROH NI’MATUZAHROH
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Kuswytasari ND, Kurniawati AR, Alami NH, Zulaika E, Shovitri M, Oh KM, Puspaningsih TP, Ni’matuzahroh. 2019. Plastic degradation by Coriolopsis byrsina, an identified white-rot, soil-borne mangrove fungal isolate from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 867-871. The work deals with an important environmental issue, the disposal of plastic waste. The degradation of plastic by white-rot fungi of soil-borne mangrove isolate, T1P2, from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, was investigated using Minimal Salt Medium and the ability of the degradation was indicated as the amount of degradation efficiency. Analysis of the 18S rDNA sequence successfully identified the ligninolitic fungal isolated, T1P2, as Coriolopsis byrsina. The results have been revealed that C. byrsina have more potential to degrade plastic with maximum % DE was 22,7% for six weeks compared with the enzymatic plastic degradation reached 6,3% for two days. However, this study needs to do further investigation of extracellular enzyme that involved in degradation process.
Predicting spawning date of nyale worms (Eunicidae, Polychaeta) in the southern coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia
Authors: BACHTIAR IMAM , BACHTIAR NAILA TASLIMAH
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Bachtiar I, Bachtiar NT. 2019. Predicting spawning date of nyale worms (Eunicidae, Polychaeta) in the southern coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 971-977. Spawning of marine nyale worms has been an important component of Sasak tradition of Bau Nyale (fishing nyale) for centuries and a tourism icon of the District of Lombok Tengah since the 1990s. Nyale is a mixture of epitokies of 3-5 species of Polychaeta worms (mostly Palola spp.) for reproduction. At present, prediction of spawning date of the nyale worms is carried out traditionally that might not satisfy demand of tourism market. The present study is to develop a scientific-based method for predicting date of nyale worms spawning or nyale swarming. Since available data are scarce, development of the method of data collection mainly uses analogy from polychaetes and other invertebrate reproduction patterns and any available information from traditional customs. Three hypotheses were developed to generate prediction for 100 years, from 2000 to 2100, and then these prediction dates were verified using available data before 2018. In the past 9 years, there are two mismatches between scientific and traditional predictions, i.e., 2015 and 2017 spawnings, in favor of the new prediction method. The new scientific prediction method provides more objective and accurate date of nyale worm spawning than the traditional method. The present prediction also shows that split spawning dates, February and March, do not come to pass every year, as traditional nyale fishers generally believe them. It is also found that nyale worms are consistently using international lunar calendar for its spawning date, instead of local and national lunar calendars. This study provided the first scientific nyale swarming prediction in Lombok to complement existing traditional prediction. The prediction is very useful to promote the biggest annual traditional festival in Lombok for international visitors.
The Isolation and molecular identification of antimicrobial-producing Lactic Acid Bacteria from chao, South Sulawesi (Indonesia) fermented fish product
Authors: NURHIKMAYANI RISKY , DARYONO BUDI SETIADI , RETNANINGRUM ENDAH
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Nurhikmayani R, Daryono BS, Retnaningrum E. 2019. Isolation and molecular identification of antimicrobial-producing Lactic Acid Bacteria from chao, South Sulawesi (Indonesia) fermented fish product. Biodiversitas 20: 1063-1068. Chao is traditional fermented fish made of anchovy (Stolephorus sp.), rice, salt, and fermented naturally on controlled environment. The product comes from Pangkep Regency, South Sulawesi. Chao has the potential for the source of high-grade lactic acid bacteria isolates, especially for antimicrobial compound. Antimicrobial compound produced by lactic acid bacteria is a biopreservative compound with many advantages. The purposes of this investigation were to isolate antimicrobial-producing lactic acid bacteria from chao and to identify their isolates based on the molecular properties. Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from chao using Man Ragosa Sharpe Agar (MRSA) medium added with 0.1 % CaCO3, followed by the ability test to produce antimicrobial compound against Staphylococcus aureus FNCC 0047 as an indicator. The spectrum of crude antimicrobial as cell-free supernatant (CFS) was determined by antagonism against S. aureus FNCC 0047 and Escherichia coli FNCC 0049 on agar well diffusion test. Selected isolates of antimicrobial-producing lactic acid bacteria molecularly identified from 16S rRNA marker using primer 27F and 1492R. We obtained four isolates of lactic acid bacteria that showed the antimicrobial activity. This crude antimicrobial compound could inhibit both gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus FNCC0047 and gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli FNCC0049. The highest crude antimicrobial activity of isolates was observed on IB1C strain. The results of molecular characterization suggested that the IB1C and IB3B strain were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum, whereas IB3E and IB3F were identified as Pediococcus pentosaceus.
Phenotypic and genetic stability of new Indonesian melon cultivar (Cucumis melo L. ‘Melonia’) based on ISSR markers
Authors: DARYONO BUDI SETIADI , SUBIASTUTI APRILIA SUFI , FATMADANNI ARVITA , SARTIKA DIAN
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Daryono BS, Subiastuti AS, Fatmadanni A, Sartika D. 2019. Phenotypic and genetic stability of new Indonesian melon cultivar (Cucumis melo L. ‘Melonia’) based on ISSR markers. Biodiversitas 20: 1069-1075. Cucumis melo L. ‘Melonia’ was new Indonesian melon cultivars produced by segregation of Meloni cultivar. The Meloni cultivar has a yellowish-skinned color, orange flesh fruit, and sweet taste. The stability of phenotype and genotype characters of this new cultivars were assessed using 27 morphological traits and 4 ISSR primers, respectively. Phenotype characters in F2 and F3 populations have been stable on 25 of 27 morphological traits used, except in weight of seed cavity and color of skin fruit. The 4 ISSR markers were produced 41 fragments, contained 28 monomorphic DNA bands and 13 polymorphic DNA bands. All of DNA bands were scored and used for genetic similarity analysis using MVSP 3.1A Program. The highest genetic variation was produced by UBC-808 primer with a polymorphic percentage of 38.46%. All of ‘Melonia’ populations were clustered together with 100% similarity percentage.  Compared to other cultivars, ‘Melonia’ had high similarity with ‘Meloni’ in 87.8%, meanwhile, ‘Melonia’ and Meloni cultivars had relationship with Melona at a similarity value of 70.7%.
Molecular data confirm the presence of Nycticebus bengalensis on Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Authors: MD ZAIN BADRUL MUNIR , MOHHOYUA KHAIRUL SYA’ADAH , AIFAT NOR RAHMAN , NGADI EHWAN , AYOB NORSHAQINAH , ROVIE-RYAN JEFFRINE JAPNING , AMPENG AHMAD , MOHD-RIDWAN ABD RAHMAN , BLAIR MARY E , ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Md-Zain BM, Mohhoyua KS, Aifat NR, Ngadi E, Ayob N, Rovie-Ryan JJ, Ampeng A, Mohd-Ridwan AR, Blair ME, Abdul-Latiff MAB. 2019. Molecular data confirm the presence of Nycticebus bengalensis on Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Biodiversitas 20: 1115-1120. Recent taxonomic reviews have stated the possibility of Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) presence in the Northern part of the Malay Peninsula. This study aims to confirm the presence of the Bengal Slow Loris in Malaysia by sequencing the mitochondrial COI gene from samples collected from Langkawi Island, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. Phylogenetic analyses produced tree topologies that support the grouping of slow loris samples by their localities. The tree topologies further show that slow loris samples from Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia form two distinct clades. The clade from Peninsular Malaysia was divided into two subclades, Langkawi and Selangor. The Langkawi slow loris subclade includes sequences from GenBank representing N. bengalensis, supported by a high bootstrap value. This mitochondrial DNA finding has a significant contribution to indicate the presence of the Bengal Slow Loris in Malaysia.
Short Communication: A comparative study of phenotypes and starch production in sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) growing naturally in temporarily inundated and non inundated areas of South Sorong, Indonesia
Authors: YATER TOMAS , TUBUR HERMAN WAFOM , MELIALA CIPTA , ABBAS BARAHIMA
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Yater T, Tubur HW, Meliala C, Abbas B. 2019. Short Communication:  A comparative study of phenotypes and starch production in sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) growing naturally in temporarily inundated and non-inundated areas of South Sorong, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20:  1121-1126. Sago palm forests and sago palm semi cultivation are generally spread in swampy areas, seasonally inundated areas and non-inundated areas. The objectives of this study are to determine and compare the phenotypes of and starch production by sago palms growing naturally in the temporarily inundated areas (TIA type) and non-inundated areas (WIA type) in South Sorong District, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Sago palms of both habitats were found to be the same variety based on analysis of vernacular names and general characteristics. Comparison of morphological characters related to starch production of TIA and WIA types showed that there were no significant differences between the two studied types. The distribution of starch along the sago trunk was observed to be uneven, higher starch accumulation was found in the middle part of the trunk which was significantly different from the lower and upper parts of the trunk.
‘Triage, transition, and transformation’: Advocacy discourse in urban school reform
Authors: Lenhoff Sarah Winchell , Lewis Jennifer M. , Pogodzinski Ben , Jones Robert Dorigo
Published: March 2019

Advocacy coalitions have the potential to be a vehicle for community-based education reform in urban school systems, where state legislatures have increasingly adopted top-down policies such as state takeover and accountability systems. Yet, coalitions are influenced by and create their own informal and formal power structures that can include or exclude certain stakeholders and perspectives. In this study, the Advocacy Coalition Framework was used alongside critical discourse analysis of interviews, documents, and more than 50 news articles to explore how power and ideology shaped policy in the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren. We find that personal stories, political loyalties, and prior reform experiences shaped the narratives of Coalition members. While discourse from and about the Coalition was narrower in scope and representation during a tough legislative battle, the group’s policy victories and organizational infrastructure created potential for substantive community-led reform in the years following. This suggests that community-based education reform may require advocates to strategically sequence the promotion of diverse stakeholder interests in order to achieve broad coalition goals.
Creating mathematics formative assessments using LaTeX, PDF forms and computer algebra
Authors: Herbert Katherine , Demskoi Dmitry , Cullis Kerrie
Published: March 2019

Formative assessment benefits both students and teaching academics. In particular, formative assessment in mathematics subjects enables both students and teaching academics to assess individual performance and understanding through students’ responses. Over the last decade, educational technologies and learning management systems (LMSs) are used to support formative assessment design. In mathematics, this is problematic because of the inflexibility of LMS and educational technology tools.  Automating formative assessment generation and marking to support mathematics learning is made possible by utilising specific software and technologies in new ways. This paper proposes a new method of creating mathematics formative assessments using LaTeX and PDF forms in conjunction with a computer algebra system (e.g., Maple), independent of an LMS.  This method is implemented in undergraduate mathematics subjects servicing non-mathematics–focused higher education courses. The method generates individualised assessments that are automatically marked. Results show that the method provides the teaching academic with a more efficient way of designing formative mathematics assessments without compromising the effectiveness of the assessment task. This study contributes to the growing research on mathematics in higher education. The implication is an increased understanding of how existing technology, implemented in new ways, can potentially benefit both mathematics students and teaching academics.
Lactate overload inhibits myogenic activity in C2C12 myotubes
Authors: Oh Sarah Se-Jung , Kim Sujin , Moon Sohee , Park Dong-Ho , Kang Ju-Hee
Published: March 2019

Lactate (LA), an endogenous metabolite produced from pyruvate, can accumulate in skeletal muscle in certain conditions including major diseases, as well as during intensive exercise. Using differentiated C2C12 myotubes, we evaluated the early (1-h) and delayed (24-h) effects of LA (8 mM) on mechanisms involved in myogenesis or muscle atrophy, including 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-mediated inhibition of protein synthesis through the mTOR/P70-S6K pathway, Akt-mediated inhibition of expression of the MAFbx atrophic factor by FOXO3a and expression of the myogenic transcription factors, MyoD, myogenin and myosin heavy chain. Although the early effects of LA overload were not significant on myogenic or atrophic mechanisms, LA treatment for 24 h significantly activated atrophic mechanisms but suppressed myogenesis in myotubes. In addition, LA overload for 24 h significantly suppressed the expression of Sirtuin 1 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha. Consistent with LA-induced activation of atrophic mechanisms, the diameter of C2C12 myotubes treated with LA for 24 h, but not for 1 h, was significantly lower than in control myotubes. Thus, a sustained, but not a transient, LA overload could induce muscle atrophy through the regulation of AMPK- and Akt-mediated pathways, although further in vivo studies are needed to confirm this.
Improving the Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma using serum AFP expression in combination with GPC3 and micro-RNA miR-122 expression
Authors: Li Jian , Qiyu Sun , Wang Tiezheng , Jin Boxun , Li Ning
Published: March 2019

Early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) greatly improves the survival and prognosisfor patients. In this study weevaluate the diagnostic promise of combining serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) expression with two potential biomarkers, serum glypican-3 (GPC3) and expression of the micro-RNA miR-122 for hepatitis C virus (HCV) related early-stage HCC. For this study serum samples from 47 patients with early-stage HCC, 54 chronic HCV (CH) carriers, 35 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and 54 health controls (HC) were collected. In addition to routine laboratory investigations, serum AFP, GPC3 and miR-122 were measured in all patients and healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to present sensitivity and specificity for the biomarkers. The three markers were all significantly elevated in the serum samples from HCC patients. ROC curves showed the three markers had similar diagnostic capacities for distinguishing early-stage HCC from HCV-positive controls (LC + CH). In order to distinguish early-stage HCC from high-risk LC patients, the expression of miR-122 was superior to GPC3. Combination of the three markers as a panel showed a better diagnostic performance than any of the single markers (P <0.05). Overall, this study revealed that serum expression of GPC3 and miR-122 may be useful biomarkers to combine with serum AFP expression for the diagnosis of HCV related early-stage HCC.
Higher Order Mixed FEM for the Obstacle Problem of the p-Laplace Equation Using Biorthogonal Systems
Authors: Banz Lothar , Lamichhane Bishnu P. , Stephan Ernst P.
Published: March 2019

We consider a mixed finite element method for an obstacle problem with the p-Laplace differential operator for

p
∈

(
1
,
∞
)

{p\in(1,\infty)}

,
where the obstacle condition is imposed by using a Lagrange multiplier. In the discrete setting the Lagrange multiplier basis forms a biorthogonal system with the standard finite element basis so that
the variational inequality can be realized in the point-wise form.
We provide a general a posteriori error estimate for adaptivity and prove an a priori error estimate.
We present numerical results for the adaptive scheme (mesh-size adaptivity with and without polynomial degree adaptation) for the singular case

p
=
1.5

{p=1.5}

and the degenerated case

p
=
3

{p=3}

. We also present numerical results on the mesh independency and on the polynomial degree scaling of the discrete inf-sup constant when using biorthogonal basis functions for the dual variable defined on the same mesh with the same polynomial degree distribution.
Presentation of the Special Issue on Recent Advances in PDE: Theory, Computations and Applications
Authors: Nataraj Neela
Published: March 2019

This is an introduction to the first eight articles in this volume that contains the special issue on Recent Advances in PDE: Theory, Computations and Applications. These peer-reviewed articles address recent developments in the areas of convection-diffusion-reaction problems, stabilizability of control systems with application to Oseen problems, obstacle problems, multigrid methods for quad-curl problems and discontinuous Petrov–Galerkin methods for spectral approximations. Some of the contributors of these articles were plenary speakers of the conference organized in honor of the numerical analyst Professor Amiya Kumar Pani. The conference was organized to acknowledge his outstanding contribution for the growth of applied mathematics in India.
Petersson inner products of weight-one modular forms
Authors: Viazovska Maryna
Published: March 2019

In this paper we study the regularized Petersson product between a holomorphic theta series associated to a positive definite binary quadratic form and a weakly holomorphic weight-one modular form with integral Fourier coefficients. In [18], we proved that these Petersson products posses remarkable arithmetic properties. Namely, such a Petersson product is equal to the logarithm of a certain algebraic number lying in a ring class field associated to the binary quadratic form. A similar result was obtained independently using a different method by W. Duke and Y. Li [5]. The main result of this paper is an explicit factorization formula for the algebraic number obtained by exponentiating a Petersson product.
Group Membership and Parthood
Authors: Strohmaier David
Published: March 2019

Despite having faced severe criticism in the past, mereological approaches to group ontology, which argue that groups are wholes and that groups members are parts, have recently managed a comeback. Authors such as Katherine Ritchie and Paul Sheehy have applied neo-Aristotelian mereology to groups, and Katherine Hawley has defended mereological approaches against the standard objections in the literature. The present paper develops the mereological approaches to group ontology further and proposes an analysis of group membership as parthood plus further restrictions. While all mereological accounts agree that group members are parts of the group, it has become clear that this analysis is insufficient. I discuss three proposals to develop the mereological analysis of group membership and then put forward a combined solution to the puzzle. According to my proposal, the members of a reading group are agents who are part of the group and have been designated to contribute to the group.
Engendering Constitutional Realization of Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Authors: Oniemola Peter , Tasie Oyinkan
Published: March 2019

This article examines the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) that appear to be in tune with the tenets of sustainable development, which has received much attention at both international and municipal levels. It was found that the relevant aspects of the Constitution on sustainable development are contained in Chapter Two of the Constitution under the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy, which include environmental, economic and social objectives. The constitution provides for their non-justifiability to the effect that the court shall not entertain any question on implementation of the objectives. Therefore, constitutional basis for sustainable development in Nigeria has been whittled down. It is contended that given the importance of sustainable development to the well-being of Nigerians and the future generations, it is expedient that the provisions of Chapter Two of the constitution relevant to sustainable development be made justiciable in Nigeria.
Rotátorköpeny-szakadás után kialakult zsíros degeneráció változása az ín rekonstrukcióját követően, 65 éves kor után
Authors: Sallai Imre , Weidl Márton , Szatmári Attila , Antal Imre , Skaliczki Gábor
Published: March 2019

Abstract:

Introduction: In the case of rotator cuff tears, the severity of the muscle atrophy and fatty degeneration has an effect on the success of the repair and on the functional outcome after surgery. Aim: The ability of regeneration reduces with ageing; therefore, the study examined the atrophy and the fatty degeneration after rotator cuff repair in patients over 65. Method: Eleven patients over 65 years of age were involved whose surgery was performed at the Department of Orthopaedics of Semmelweis University between 2012 and 2015. Their average age was 71.9 years and the average follow-up period was 39.9 months. Tear sizes were C1 in 3 cases, C2 in 3 cases, C3 in 4 cases, and C4 in 1 case. Each patient had magnetic resonance examination before and after the repair; the muscle atrophy and fatty degeneration were evaluated together with the type of the tear. Visual analogue scale and Constant score were used for the assessment of the pain and the shoulder function. Results: The average Constant score was 75 points. The occupancy ratio – referring to the severity of the atrophy – did not show significant improvement. The change in fatty degeneration and the atrophy were examined in different groups according to the size of the tears. In each group, the results showed progression. Conclusions: After rotator cuff repair in patients over 65, fatty degeneration and muscle atrophy also show progression. No significant relationship was found between the size of the tear and fatty degeneration or between the size of the tear and muscle atrophy. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(14): 533–539.
Simultaneous ocular and cervical VEMP v1
Authors: Rocha Silva Tatiana , Aurélio Rocha Santos Marco , Macedo de Resende Luciana , Labanca Ludimila , Utsch Gonçalves Denise
Published: March 2019

Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) evaluates the integration of the vestibular nerves with the brainstem and the muscular system. It tests the peripheral and central vestibular pathway and has been used to test brainstem functions and postural reflexes. VEMP tests the vestibulospinal and vestibulo-ocular reflexes involved in the control of the postural balance. Normal VEMP depends on the functional integrity of the saccular and utricular maculae, the inferior vestibular nerve, the superior vestibular nerve, the vestibular nuclei, the central vestibular pathways, and the neuromuscular plaques involved in these reflexes. This test presents characteristics favorable to its use in clinical practice: objectivity, non-invasiveness, easy execution, low cost, rapidity, and minimal discomfort for the patient.This protocol aims at showing how to perform Simultaneous ocular and cervical VEMP.
Choroideremia with Mutation in CHM Gene. Clinical Cases with Literature Review
Authors: Zolnikova I. V. , Milash S. V. , Kadyshev V. V. , Chernyak A. B. , Levina D. V. , Zinchenko R. A. , Egorova I. V. , Eremeeva E. A. , Rogova S. Y.
Published: March 2019

The purpose: to describe clinical cases of choroideremia with mutation in CHM gene with molecular genetic verification of the diagnosis. Methods. Two relatives: a patient aged 33 and his mother’s sibs aged 39 with a rare hereditary retinal disease — choroideremia were examined. Patients’ full ophthalmic examination including autorefractometry, visual acuity testing with full correction, tonometry, biomicroscopy, fundus examination and photo as well as kinetic perimetry were performed. Electrophysiological examination included maximal electroretinogram (ERG), ERG to 30 Hz flicker and macular ERG (MERG) that were registered with electroretinograph MBN (Russia). Family anamnesis was studied. Genetic examination was performed for the verification of the diagnosis and pathologic gene molecular. Results. In 33-year-old patient advanced stage was diagnosed: best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was OU 0,9, visual field was constricted to 10 degrees in both eyes. High BCVA and subnormal MERG correlated with comparatively preserved foveal structure on OCT. There was the terminal stage of choroideremia: In 39 years old his mother’s sibs BCVA was 0,1 OU, constricted to 5 degrees in both eyes. Maximal ERG and ERG to 30 Hz flicker were nonrecordable. Low BCVA and nonrecordable MERG correlated with defected retinal layers and cystoids macular edema on OCT. In both patients we revealed previously described pathogenic variant of nucleotic sequence in 6 exon of CHM gene (chrX:85213886 G>A), causing nonsense-mutation (p.Arg267*, NM_000390.2) in hemizygous state. Conclusion. Etiopathogenetic approach in choroideremia diagnostics allows providing correct diagnosis, prevention and developing of new treatment methods considering etiological factor.
The Antibacterial Eye Ointments in the Treatment of Eyelids and Conjunctiva Acute and Chronic Diseases
Authors: Trubilin V. N. , Poluninа E. G. , Andzhelova D. V. , Kurenkov V. V. , Evstigneeva Yu. V. , Chinenova K. V.
Published: March 2019

Currently, there are many studies on the effectiveness of ointment ophthalmological medicines. Ophthalmic ointments are unique because they have a multi-component action mechanism. On the one hand, the action of the medicinal substance itself is prolonged due to the ointment base, and on the other hand, due to the structural features of the conjunctival cavity mucosa, these medicinal substances are very rapidly absorbed. In the treatment of ocular surface pathology, including as meibomiitis, barley and chalazions, local therapy and ointment forms are preferred. The purpose of the study was the investigation the antibacterial eye ointment effectiveness of domestic production Oftocipro — a fluoroquinolone derivative for the treatment of acute and chronic eyelid and conjunctiva diseases. During the study patients were divided into 2 groups with acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the eyelids and conjunctiva in the acute stage. It is known that chronic pathological processes are often stopped in longer periods. This fact was a prerequisite for assessing the effectiveness of Ontocipro with a comparative analysis of the dynamics of subjective (patient complaints) and objective (biomicroscopy, tear production tests) indicators characterizing the severity of the inflammatory process. The study has showed a high drug efficacy, when it is applied topically 3–4 times a day. The average time to relieve the inflammatory process was 3–7 days. The possibility of using the drug Oftocipro locally, when it is applied to the eyelid area, without affecting the conjunctival cavity, allows to minimize the impact area due to the ointment base and limit the risk of side effects in the form of a violation of the natural conjunctival microflora. Considering high level of tolerance and low allergenicity of the drug Oftotsipro, it can be recommended for widespread use for the treatment of acute and chronic blepharoconjunctivitis, barley and chalazion in the acute stage, as well as meibomiitis.
Hubungan berbagai faktor internal dan eksternal dengan keteraturan pemeriksaan antenatal
Authors: Putri Ira Marwati , Surjadi Lily Marliany
Published: March 2019

LATAR BELAKANGAngka kematian ibu (AKI) di Indonesia masih tinggi, yaitu sebesar 305 per 100.000 kelahiran pada tahun 2015 dan merupakan nomor dua tertinggi di Asia. Untuk itu, pemerintah berupaya melakukan perbaikan, salah satunya dengan Safe Motherhood, salah satu komponennya adalah asuhan antanatal. Departemen Kesehatan mencanangkan minimal 4 kali pemeriksaan selama masa kehamilan, sekali pada trimester pertama, sekali pada trimester kedua dan dua kali pada trimester terakhir. Dengan asuhan antenatal yang baik, diharapkan ibu sehat melalui masa kehamilan dan persalinannya, sehingga AKI dapat diturunkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan berbagai faktor internal dan eksternal dengan keteraturan pemeriksaan antenatal.

METODEPenelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi adalah ibu hamil sehat yang memeriksakan kehamilan di Puskesmas Kebon Jeruk dan Puskesmas Tambora, tanpa penyulit kehamilan. Sampel diambil secara consecutive non random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner dan kemudian dianalisis dengan uji Chi square menggunakan program SPSS for Mac versi 20.0.

HASILDidapatkan total 121 sampel, dan dari faktor internal didapatkan kelompok terbanyak usia 20-35 tahun (75,2%), paritas < 2 orang (74,4%), memiliki pengetahuan kurang (63,6%) dan sikap negatif (57,9%). Untuk faktor eksternal didapatkan kelompok terbanyak dengan penghasilan di atas UMR (54,5%), waktu tempuh ke Puskesmas < 30 menit (57,9%), tidak bekerja (63,6%), dan mendapat dukungan suami (62%). Didapatkan hubungan yang bermakna antara faktor internal paritas (p=0,033), pengetahuan (p=0,000) dan sikap (p= 0,000) serta faktor eksternal penghasilan (p=0,000), waktu tempuh (p=0,015) dan dukungan suami (p= 0,000) dengan keteraturan melakukan kunjungan perawatan antenatal.

KESIMPULANTerdapat hubungan antara faktor internal (paritas, sikap dan pengetahuan) dan faktor eksternal (penghasilan, waktu tempuh dan dukungan suami) dengan keteraturan pemeriksaan antenatal.
Hubungan antara hipertensi dengan albuminuria pada usia 40-70 tahun
Authors: Sardi Kamia Puspita , Pusparini Pusparini
Published: March 2019

LATAR BELAKANGHipertensi merupakan penyakit kronis yang sering ditemukan seiring dengan peningkatan usia. Penyakit ini membutuhkan kontrol tekanan darah secara optimal dan merupakan faktor risiko terjadinya gagal ginjal tahap akhir atau end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Pada penderita hipertensi salah satu petanda adanya kebocoran pada ginjal adalah dengan dijumpainya albuminuria. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara hipertensi dengan albuminuria.
METODEPenelitian ini merupakan penelitian dengan desain potong lintang mengikutsertakan 40 responden. Data diambil dari rekam medis dari bulan Desember 2014-Desember 2015 di salah satu rumah sakit swasta di Jakarta Pusat. Kriteria inklusi adalah pria dan wanita usia 40-70 tahun, menderita hipertensi, dan pada rekam medis terdapat data tekanan darah dan hasil albuminuria. Kriteria eksklusi adalah data rekam medis tidak lengkap, menderita diabetes melitus, gagal jantung dan menderita infeksi saluran kemih. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji Spearman dengan tingkat kemaknaan p<0.05.
HASILUsia subjek yang paling dominan adalah usia 50-59 tahun (37.5%), dengan jenis kelamin sama banyak antara pria dan wanita masing-masing 50%. Subjek dengan derajat hipertensi terbanyak yaitu hipertensi derajat 2 (37.5%) dan nilai albuminuria yang dominan adalah negatif. Hasil uji Spearman menunjukkan terdapat korelasi yang bermakna antara hipertensi dengan albuminuria (r=0.428, p=0.006).
KESIMPULANTerdapat korelasi yang bermakna antara hipertensi dengan albuminuria yang menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi tekanan darah pada pasien hipertensi, maka semakin besar kadar albuminuria.
Volume Polynomials for Some Polyhedra in Spaces of Constant Curvature
Authors: Sabitov D. I. , Sabitov I. Kh.
Published: March 2019

It is known that for each simplicial polyhedron P in 3-space there exists a monic polynomial Q depending on the combinatorial structure of P and the lengths of its edges only such that the volume of the polyhedron P as well as one of any polyhedron isometric to P and with the same combinatorial structure are roots of the polynomial Q. But this polynomial contains many millions of terms and it cannot be presented in an explicit form. In this work we indicate some special classes of polyhedra for which these polynomials can be found by a sufficiently effective algorithm which also works in spaces of constsnt curvature of any dimension.
A New Approach for Detecting and Resolving Anomalies in Security Policy of the External Firewall Module of the Floodlight SDN Controller
Authors: Morzhov Sergey V. , Nikitinskiy Mikhail A.
Published: March 2019

In this paper, the authors analyze the developed PreFirewall network application for the Floodlight software defined network (SDN) controller. This application filters rules, which are added into the firewall module of the Floodlight SDN controller in order to prevent the occurrence of anomalies among them. The rule filtering method is based on determining whether the addition of a new rule will not cause any anomalies with already added ones. If an anomaly was detected while adding the new rule, PreFirewall application should be able to resolve it and must report the detection of the anomaly. The developed network application PreFirewall passed a number of tests. As a result of the stress testing, it was found that the time of adding a new rule, when using PreFirewall, substantially increases with increase in the number of previously processed rules. Analysis of the network application PreFirewall showed that while adding a rule (the most frequent operation), in the worst case it is necessary to compare it with all existing rules, which are stored as a two-dimensional array. Thus, the operation of adding a new rule is the most time-consuming and has the greatest impact on the performance of the network application, which leads to an increase in response time. A possible way to of solving this problem is to select a data structure used to store the rules, in which the operation of adding a new rule would be simple. After analyzing the structure of the policy rules for the Floodlight SDN controller, the authors noted that a tree is the most adequate data structure for its storage. It provides optimization of memory used for storing the rules and, more important, it allows to achieve the constant complexity of the operation of adding a new rule and, consequently, solving the performance problem of the network application PreFirewall. The article is published in the authors’ wording.
On the Taylor Differentiability in Spaces Lp, 0 < p ≤ ∞
Authors: Morozov Anatoly N.
Published: March 2019

The function \(f\in L_p[I], \;p>0,\) is called \((k,p)\)-differentiable at a point \(x_0\in I\) if there exists an algebraic polynomial of \(\pi\) of degree no more than \(k\) for which holds \( \Vert f-\pi \Vert_{L_p[J_h]} = o(h^{k+\frac{1}{p}}), \) where \(\;J_h=[x_0-h; x_0+h]\cap I.\) At an internal point for \(k=1\) and \(p=\infty\) this is equivalent to the usual definition of the function differentiability. At an interior point for \(k=1\) and \(p=\infty\), the definition is equivalent to the usual differentiability of the function. There is a standard "hierarchy" for the existence of differentials(if \(p_1<p_2,\) then \((k,p_2)\)-differentiability should be \((k,p_1)\)-differentiability. In the works of S.N. Bernstein, A.P. Calderon and A. Zygmund were given applications of such a construction to build a description of functional spaces (\(p=\infty\)) and the study of local properties of solutions of differential equations \((1\le p\le\infty)\), respectively. This article is related to the first mentioned work. The article introduces the concept of uniform differentiability. We say that a function \(f\), \((k,p)\)-differentiable at all points of the segment \(I\), is uniformly \((k,p)\)-differentiable on \(I\) if for any number \(\varepsilon>0\) there is a number \(\delta>0\) such that for each point \(x\in I\) runs \( \Vert f-\pi\Vert_{L_p[J_h]}<\varepsilon\cdot h^{k+\frac{1}{p}} \; \) for \(0<h<\delta, \; J_h = [x\!-\!H; x\!+\!h]\cap I,\) where \(\pi\) is the polynomial of the terms of the \((k, p)\)-differentiability at the point \(x\). Based on the methods of local approximations of functions by algebraic polynomials it is shown that a uniform \((k,p)\)-differentiability of the function \(f\) at some \(1\le p\le\infty\) implies  \(f\in C^k[I].\) Therefore, in this case the differentials are "equivalent". Since every function from \(C^k[I]\) is uniformly \((k,p)\)-differentiable on the interval \(I\) at \(1\le p\le\infty,\) we obtain a certain criterion of belonging to this space. The range \(0<p<1,\) obviously, can be included into the necessary condition the membership of the function \(C^k[I]\), but the sufficiency of Taylor differentiability in this range has not yet been fully proven.
Tuberculosis Coinfection Risk Towards People with HIV/AIDS in Care, Support, and Treatment Polyclinic Santa Maria Hospital Pekanbaru
Authors: . Wardah , Melinda R
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The Factors Correlating to the Usage of Long-Term Contraception Method (MKJP) Especially IUD in the Domain of Society Health Center Simpang Baru Pekanbaru City
Authors: Wardani S , Fitria E
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Nurse Motivational Factors in Doing Restrain and Seclusion to the Client with Mental Disorder in Tampan Asylum in Pekanbaru 2015
Authors: Erlin F , Helena N , Erwina I
Published: March 2019

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Bullying on Elementary School Students
Authors: Devita Y , Dyna F
Published: March 2019

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HIV Infection of Male in Pekanbaru in 2018
Authors: Delfiria S , Muhaimin T , . Nurlisis , Yunita J , Purnawati Rahayu E
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The Correlation of Education and Income Toward Community Behaviors in Disposing Waste to Sago River of Pekanbaru
Authors: . Suryani
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The Factors Correlating to Low Back Pain in Nurses at Annisa Hospital Pekanbaru
Authors: Parlin W
Published: March 2019

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Correlation Family’s Healthy Lifing Behavior with Diarrhea in Toddlers
Authors: Asnel R , Sari L A
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Development of Smelting Technology of Complex Ferroalloy with the Use of High-ash Coals
Authors: S O Baisanov , A S Baisanov , Ye Zh Shabanov , Ye K Mukhambetkaliyev
Published: March 2019

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Characteristics of Metal Reduction During Prereduction of Chromite types of Ore
Authors: Efimovich Roshchin V , Vasiliivich Roshchin A
Published: March 2019

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Recent Ferroalloy Studies at Istanbul Technical University
Authors: Yucel O , Bugdayci M , Turan A
Published: March 2019

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Phase Composition of Mo-Si-V Hypoeutectic Alloys
Authors: A V Larionov , K V Pikulin , D O Novikov , V M Chumarev , L A Smirnov
Published: March 2019

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Manufacturing and Application of Complex Ferroalloys
Authors: Ivanovich Zhuchkov V , Vadimovich Zayakin O
Published: March 2019

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Development of the New Method for Oxidized Nickel Ore Processing
Authors: Dmitrievich Khalezov B , Vadimovich Zayakin O , Sergeevich Gavrilov A , Ivanovich Zhuchkov V
Published: March 2019

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The Reduction of Boron By Silicothermal Method
Authors: Vladimirovich Sychev A , Ivanovich Zhuchkov V , Alekseevna Salina V , Nikolaevich Kel′ I
Published: March 2019

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Nitrided Ferroalloy Production By Metallurgical SHS Process: Scientific Foundations and Technology
Authors: Shatokhin I M , Ziatdinov M Kh , Smirnov L A , Manashev I R
Published: March 2019

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Metal Phase Formation in Bubbling Reduction of Nickel and Iron from Oxide Melt
Authors: Semenovich Vusikhis A , Igorevich Leontyev L , Pavlovich Chentsov V , Nicolaevich Selivanov E
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Use of Vanadium for Low-alloy Steel Manufacturing at JSC “EVRAZ NTMK”
Authors: Zazhigayev P A , Saveliev M V , Shekhovtsov Y V , Shvedov K N , Telyashov N V
Published: March 2019

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Microstructure of Complex Silicon-containing Modifier
Authors: Ermakova V P , Smirnova V G , Melchakov S Yu , Kataev V V , Ovchinnikova L A , Marshuk L A , Sheshukov O Yu
Published: March 2019

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Emission Study and Pollution Haven Hypothesis in Economic Development of Developed Country
Authors: Susanti Tasri E , Karimi K
Published: March 2019

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E-learning Program Effectiveness on Students’ Learning Satisfaction at Telkom University Bandung
Authors: Poerwita Sary F , Herlambang O
Published: March 2019

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The Effect of Perceived Risk on Repurchase Intention of Online Shopping Mediated By Customer Satisfaction in Indonesia
Authors: . Heriyana , Ma’ruf J J , P L Honeyta , Chan S
Published: March 2019

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Optimization of English Speaking Skill and English Grammatical Competence of Second Semester College Students in English Literature of Bung Hatta University Through Role-play Technique: Classroom Action Research of English As Foreign Language
Authors: . Mariati , Azwad Fauzan A
Published: March 2019

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The Effect of Computer Simulation in the Development of Metacognitive Skills in Science
Authors: Saeed Abdulla Baangood S
Published: March 2019

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Legal Sosio Approach in the Sustainable Utilization of Northern Coastal Area of Jakarta
Authors: . Untoro , Sukamto B
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The Role of Adversity Intelligence in Encouraging the Implementation of Islamic Work Ethics and the Impact on Accountant’s Performance and Career Development of Accountants
Authors: Fitri Y
Published: March 2019

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The Analysis Return on Investment Education of Married Woman in Indonesia
Authors: Eliza Y , Adriani E , Maryanti S
Published: March 2019

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Measurement of Trauma Based on Exponential Injury Severity Score from Anger Management
Authors: Llarena Z M
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Exploratory Factor Analysis: Motivation for Learning
Authors: Desy Purnamasari U , Surawidarto M , Andrian D , Hadi S , Istiyono E
Published: March 2019

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Characteristics of Undergraduate Students’ Mathematical Proof Construction on Proving Limit Theorem
Authors: Netti S , Herawati S
Published: March 2019

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Factors Influencing Academicians’ Organizational Learning and Its Impact on Job Performance
Authors: Ilfandy Imran A
Published: March 2019

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Development of Learning Media Swimming Freestyle Based on Macromedia Flash 8 on Students Class VIII SMPN 2 Padang
Authors: Armen M , Fitri Rahmadani A
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The Awareness of Lecturers and Students of Civic and Pancasila Education (CPE) Toward Public Policy and Public Life in Kota Padang West Sumatera-Indonesia
Authors: Ananda A , Indrawadi J , . Pebriyenni
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Validity after Limited Scale Trial in Designing Indonesian Language Learning Multimedia for Class V Elementary School Students
Authors: Fikri H , Sri Madona A , Morelent Y
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Acquired Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia with Delayed Presentation in a Child
Authors: Osman Nader Mutwakel
Published: March 2019

A congenital diaphragmatic hernia occurs because of embryologic defects in the diaphragm. Most patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernias present early rather than late in life, however, adults may present with a congenital hernia that was undetected during childhood. Acquired diaphragmatic hernias result from all typesof trauma with blunt forces accounting for the majority [1]. The author reports a case of acquired diaphragmatic hernia in a three-year-old boy with a prolonged history of recurrent attacks of vomiting and abdominal pain associated with cough. After taking in to account the full history and investigation, it was proved to be a case of acquired diaphragmatic hernia.
Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistance in Culture-positive Hospitalized Patients in Selected Hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan
Authors: El Amin Nagwa M. , Osman Einas A. , Al-Hassan Leena , B Abdalrahman Ihab
Published: March 2019

Objective: To study the prevelence of antibiotic resistance and the prevalent bacterial isolates in hospitalized patients in Khartoum hospitals.
Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional prevalence study was carried out during the period of April–November 2015 in Khartoum; 226 bacterial cultures were included. Identification of isolates using standard biochemical tests and antibiotic susceptibilities were determined using disc diffusion method. Results were interpreted according to the standards of the British society of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Results: Eight bacterial species were isolated: Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcusfaecalis, Streptococcus spp., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia coli, Proteus spp., and Acinetobacter spp. S. aureus was the most prevalent, the majority of which were resistant to methicillin/oxacillin (MRSA). Cultures in our study were mainly from urine (36.7%), blood samples (37.2%), and wound cultures (19%). More than 90% of the tested isolates were resistant to cefuroxime; 54% and 73.8% ofGram-positive and Gram-negative isolates, respectively, were resistant to ceftazidime. Furthermore, there was a high meropenem resistance among Gram-negative isolates tested. Multi-resistant Acinetobacter spp. as well as vancomycin-resistant S. aureus was isolated. Gram-negative isolates showed good susceptibilities to aminoglycosides as well as ciprofloxacin. However, the high resistance rate to these antibiotics was observed in Gram-positive isolates in these hospitals.
Conclusion: Methicillin-resistant S. aureus was the most prevalent organism. Gramnegative isolates showed good susceptibilities to aminoglycosides and ciprofloxacin. There were high resistance rates to cefuroxime, ceftazidime, and meropenem. Five vancomycin-resistant S. aureus were identified.
Knowledge of and Attitude Towards Epilepsy Among Women in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Authors: Fehintola Funmito O. , Olowookere Samuel A. , Adegbenro Caleb A. , Afolabi Temitope O. , Oladapo Victor , Oladimeji Akinyele O. , Oladipo Opeyemi E. , Olagunju Olayinka R. , Olajide Ademola A.
Published: March 2019

Background: Epilepsy is a non-contagious chronic disease with sufferers experiencing embarrassments amidst other challenges. Family caregivers are mainly women with some of them suffering from the disease. This study assessed the knowledge and attitude of women residents in an urban community towards epilepsy.
Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study recruited 400 randomly selected women in Ile-Ife. The data was collected with the use of a pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire on knowledge of and attitude to epilepsy. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Most respondents (99.3%) were aware of the disease with their main sources of information from their parents, friends, and neighbours. Only 15.3% of respondents had good knowledge of epilepsy, while 35% had positive attitude to epilepsy. Factors associated with good knowledge of epilepsy among respondents include having higher education (OR = 3.154, 95%CI = 1.574–6.323, p = 0.001) and higher income (OR = 3.055, 95%CI = 1.404–6.651, p = 0.005), while factors associated with positive attitude towards epilepsy include older age group (OR = 1.943, 95%CI = 1.281–2.945,p = 0.002) and higher income (OR = 2.932, 95%CI = 1.345–6.386, p = 0.007).
Conclusions: Although the level of awareness is high, respondents’ knowledgeand attitude were inadequate. There is a need for a community education about epilepsy, targeting women who are major stakeholders with the aim of improving their knowledge and attitude towards the disease.