bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hydraulic binder obtained from recycled cement and sand powder
Authors: MENEZES R. M. R. O. , SILVA R. M. DA , FIGUEIREDO E. P. , BEZERRA A. C. DA SILVA , AGUILAR M. T. P. , CETLIN P. R.
Published: December 2018

Abstract Environmentally eco-efficient concrete is currently a popular choice of construction material. Reviewing relevant literature indicates that heating of cement paste can remove hydrating water, and that quartz sand of appropriate granulometry can act as a supplementary cementitious material; however, there have been virtually no reports on the reuse of these materials as alternative binders. This work evaluates the phases present in cementitious compounds produced with binders obtained by thermomechanically treating cement pastes with and without a 15% substitution of quartz sand powder (specific surface area 37.4 m²/g), referred to as RCQ and recycled cement RC, respectively. Testing included thermogravimetric analysis (performed with stripped gases), X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy with phase identification. The obtained data indicated RC cement paste possesses a predominantly ettringite microstructure, whereas the presence of calcium hydroxide and hydrated calcium silicate predominates in RCQ paste.
Assessment of the pozzolanic activity of ornamental stone waste after heat treatment and its effect on the mechanical properties of concretes
Authors: MITTRI S. H. M. , DEGEN M. K. , VIEIRA G. L. , VAZZOLER J. S. , RODRIGUES L. H. C. H.
Published: December 2018

Abstract This paper aims at evaluating the pozzolanic properties of ornamental stone processing waste after heat treatment at 1200 °C (HTOSPW) and analyzing the influence on the mechanical strength of concrete produced with HTOSPW addition at the contents of 5% and 10% by mass of Portland cement. The HTOSPW shows promising results regarding the pozzolanic activity, revealing chemical and physical characteristics typical of pozzolanic materials in addition to being approved in the pozzolanicity tests performed. As for the concretes produced with HTOSPW addition, a significant increase in mechanical strength was observed, especially for concretes with a 10% addition.
Report on the First International Workshop on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human‐Robot Interaction
Authors: Williams Tom , Szafr Daniel , Chakraborti Tathagata , Amor Heni Ben
Published: December 2018

The first International Workshop on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human‐Robot Interaction (VAMHRI) was held in 2018 in conjunction with the 13th International Conference on Human‐Robot Interaction. This inaugural workshop brought together researchers from the fields of human‐robot interaction (HRI), robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual, augmented, and mixed reality to identify challenges in mixed‐reality interactions between humans and robots. The workshop featured a keynote talk from Blair MacIntyre (Mozilla, Georgia Tech), a panel discussion, and 30 papers presented as lightning talks or posters. In this report, we briefly survey the papers presented at the workshop and outline some potential directions for the community.
Reports of the Workshops of the 32nd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Bouchard Bruno , Bouchard Kevin , Brown Noam , Chhaya Niyati , Farchi Eitan , Gaboury Sebastien , Geib Christopher , Gyrard Amelie , Jaidka Kokil , Keren Sarah , Khardon Roni , Kordjamshidi Parisa , Martinez David , Mattei Nicholas , Michalowski Martin , Mirsky Reuth , Osborn Joseph , Sahin Cem , Shaban‐Nejad Arash , Shehory Onn , Sheth Amit , Shimshoni Ilan , Shrobe Howie , Sinha Arunesh , Sinha Atanu R. , Srivastava Biplav , Streilein William , Theocharous Georgios , Venable K. Brent , Wagner Neal , Zamansky Anna
Published: December 2018

The AAAI‐18 workshop program offered 15 workshops covering a wide range of topics in AI. The workshops were held February 2–3, 2018, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana. This report contains summaries of the Affective Content Analysis workshop; the Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments; the AI and Marketing Science workshop; the Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security workshop; the AI for Imperfect‐Information Games; the Declarative Learning Based Programming workshop; the Engineering Dependable and Secure Machine Learning Systems workshop; the Health Intelligence workshop; the Knowledge Extraction from Games workshop; the Plan, Activity, and Intent Recognition workshop; the Planning and Inference workshop; the Preference Handling workshop; the Reasoning and Learning for Human‐Machine Dialogues workshop; and the the AI Enhanced Internet of Things Data Processing for Intelligent Applications workshop.
Reports on the 2018 AAAI Spring Symposium Series
Authors: Amato Christopher , Ammar Haitham Bou , Churchill Elizabeth , Karpas Erez , Kido Takashi , Kuniavsky Mike , Lawless W. F. , Oliehoek Frans A. , Rossi Francesca , Russell Stephen , Srivastava Siddharth , Takadama Keiki , van Allen Philip , Venable K. Brent , Tuyls Karl , Vrancx Peter , Zhang Shiqi
Published: December 2018

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, in cooperation with Stanford University's Department of Computer Science, presented the 2018 Spring Symposium Series, held March 26–28, 2018, on the campus of Stanford University. The seven symposia held were AI and Society: Ethics, Safety, and Trustworthiness in Intelligent Agents; Artificial Intelligence for the Internet of Everything; Beyond Machine Intelligence: Understanding Cognitive Bias and Humanity for Well‐Being AI; Data‐Efficient Reinforcement Learning; The Design of the User Experience for Artificial Intelligence (the UX of AI); Integrated Representation, Reasoning, Learning, and Execution for Goal‐Directed Autonomy; Learning, Inference, and Control of Multiagent Systems. This report, compiled from organizers of the symposia, summarizes the research of the symposia that took place.
Report on the Second Annual Workshop on Naval Applications of Machine Learning
Authors: Rainey Katie , Harguess Josh
Published: December 2018

The second annual workshop on Naval Applications of Machine Learning (NAML) was held February 13–15, 2018, at the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific), a US Navy research laboratory in San Diego, California USA. The workshop events included invited speakers, demonstrations, discussion sessions, and oral and poster presentations. The workshop cochairs were Josh Harguess and Katie Rainey, both from SSC Pacific. The poster presentations were coordinated by Chris Ward, also from SSC Pacific. This article discusses the motivation, goals, and impact of the workshop and highlights some of the topics covered.
A Recap of the AAAI / IAAI 2018 Conferences and the EAAI Symposium
Authors: McIlraith Sheila , Weinberger Kilian , Myers Karen , Eaton Eric , Wollowski Michael , Youngblood G. Michael
Published: December 2018

The 2018 AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, the 2018 Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence, and the 2018 Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence were held February 2–7, 2018, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana. This report, based on the prefaces contained in the AAAI‐18 proceedings and program, summarizes the events of the conference.
Efeito da adubação caprina no desempenho produtivo da alface crespa (Lactuca sativa var. crispa) cultivada no município de Limoeiro de Anadia–AL
Authors: BARBOSA JÚNIOR Marcelo Rodrigues , Silva Thaís Rayane Gomes da , Silva Cinara Bernardo da , Santos Cícero Gomes dos , Santos Márcio Aurélio Lins dos
Published: December 2018

A alface é uma das hortaliças folhosas de maior importância comercial em todo o mundo. A adubação caprina além de apresentar alto teor de nutrientes, aumenta o teor de matéria orgânica no solo, tornando-o mais produtivo. Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito da adubação caprina no desempenho produtivo da alface crespa, os experimentos foram conduzidos em diferentes localidades no município de Limoeiro de Anadia - AL. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos casualizados (DBC), com cinco repetições, os tratamentos foram constituídos a partir de cinco níveis de adubação caprina alternando em 25% para mais e para menos em relação à recomendação adotada pelo Instituto Agronômico de Campinas (SP), 2013, dispostos da seguinte maneira: 50% (24,50 g); 75% (36,75 g); 100% (49,00 g); 125% (61,25 g) e 150% (73,50 g). As variáveis analisadas após o término do ciclo da cultura, que se deu aos trinta dias após o transplantio das mudas, foram as seguintes: diâmetro da planta (DP), número de folhas (NF), área foliar (AF), massa fresca da parte aérea (MFPA) e massa seca da parte aérea (MSPA). Os dados obtidos, para cada característica, foram submetidos à análise de regressão a 5% de probabilidade utilizando o software estatístico R. De acordo com os resultados obtidos nos experimentos pode-se afirmar que o experimento 1 obteve como melhor tratamento na dosagem de esterco caprino referente a 73,50 g, representando a A5 (150%).  Enquanto no experimento 2 o tratamento A4 se destacou com maior desempenho, cuja respectiva dosagem faz referência à 65,25 g.
RESPONSE TO THE COLUMN «THE FAR EAST IN RUSSIAN HISTORY: END OF THE 20th - BEGINNING OF THE 21st CENTURIES» OF THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL "HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL-EDUCATIONAL IDEA" No. 3, 2018
Authors: PLATONOVA Nonna
Published: December 2018

The article is a response to the column of the scientific journal, devoted to important problems of modern development of Russian Far East at the turn of the 20th‑21st centuries. Today it is one of the priority national tasks of both of the representatives of the authority and scientists of various fields, practitioners and experts. Analyzing scientific research, the author aimed to reveal the breadth and variety of judgments, approaches and methods for studying the problem. Also the author focused on the discussion aspects. Undoubtedly, presented articles supplement national historiography and expand the research space
PSYCHOLOGICAL SPACE-TIME AND BASIC CULTURAL SCENARIOS OF THE EDUCATIONAL EVENT
Authors: IGNATOVICH Vladlen
Published: December 2018

The article is devoted to the problem of designing an educational event as a joint action of participants aimed at solving a creative task and accompanied by the emergence of new meanings of the activities carried out by them. To do this, we introduce concepts of psychological space-time and the basic cultural scenario of an educational event. Possible variants of psychological space-time are described on the basis of the difference in the internal positions of the participants of the event in relation to the significant Other, to whom the creative action is directed. The thesis is substantiated that the psychological space-time arises as the effect of the reversal of the joint activity of the participants of the event to this Other, the communication with which occurs at the value-semantic level. It is shown that this space is characterized by the direction of streams of subjectively perceived time in the system Past ‑ Future ‑ Present. Various types of basic cultural scenarios (object-object, subject-subject, subject-object and subject-subject) are considered, the dominance of one of which depends on the localization of the subject's pole in the system of relations between the personality of participants and Culture. These scenarios are described from the point of view of the concept of the three types of cultures of M. Mead. It is proved that only the subject-subject basic cultural scenario is able to ensure the authentic events of the relations between the participants of the educational event. The leading role of the creative imagination is substantiated, thanks to which the subject-subject dialogue of the participants of the event with the Past and the Future is possible.
Very late biolimus-eluting coronary stent thrombosis: case report
Authors: Skopets I. S. , Vezikova N. N. , Malygin A. N. , Ispravnikova A. A. , Nilva E. S. , Belozerov G. N.
Published: December 2018

The case of very late everolimus-eluting stent thrombosis in left arteria descendant (LAD) was presented. Risk factors and possible ways of this complication prevention are discussed.
An Empirical Research on the Relationship Between ʿUmra Worship and Meaning in Life and Hopelessness
Authors: YILMAZ Sema
Published: December 2018

One of the important areas of study of religious psychology is to examine the reflection of worship in the spiritual life of individuals in the context of worship psychology. In this field survey, the relations between the level of meaning in life and hopelessness of individuals who performed the ʿumraworship are examined. The study is conducted with 214 Turkish participants who performed ʿumrain Saudi Arabia. The collected data is analyzed by questionnaire technique. "Personal Information Form", "Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ)" and "Beck Hopelessness Scale" are used as data collection tools. The obtained data is analyzed in the SPSS 23.0 statistical program. One Sample t-Test, Pearson Moments Multiplication Correlation Analysis, Independent Sampling t-Test, One Way ANOVA and Tukey HSD tests are used to analyze the data. It is found that the research group's level of meaning in life is above average; the level of hopelessness is below average significantly. There is a significant negative correlation between meaning in life and hopelessness, feelings about the future, loss of motivation, expectation about the future. There is a significant positive correlation between searched meaning and hopelessness and loss of motivation.
God’s Knowledge: A Study on The Idea of Al-Ghazālī And Maimonides
Authors: AKDAĞ Özcan
Published: December 2018

Whether God has a knowledge is a controversial issue both philosophy and theology. Does God have a knowledge? If He has, does He know the particulars? When we assume that God knows particulars, is there any change in God’s essence? In the theistic tradition, it is accepted that God is wholly perfect, omniscience, omnipotent and wholly good. Therefore, it is not possible to say that there is a change in God. Because changing is a kind of imperfection. On God’s knowledge, another controversial issue is whether God knows particulars or not. Most of theist thinkers argued that God is wholly perfect; because of perfectness, He must have perfect attributes. Knowing and goodness are a kind of perfect attributes. Ignoring and evil are a kind of imperfectness. If God is perfect being, He should have the perfect attributes and must know the particulars. For me in this subject, there are some similarities between al-Ghazālī and Maimonides. In this study I took into consideration the idea of al-Ghazālī and Maimonides on this subject. Based on Griffel and Stroumsa’s argument, I tried to show similarity between al-Ghazālī and Maimonides on God’s knowledge.
NIETZSCHE E A EDUCAÇÃO COMO AUTOSSUPERAÇÃO DO NIILISMO...
Authors: Martins Vilmar
Published: December 2018

O presente trabalho visa refletir sobre os valores promovidos pela nossa educação a partir das concepções nietzschianas de Educação e Niilismo, promovendo um diálogo solidário com a obra “Os demônios” de Dostoievski. Em Nietzsche busco uma concepção de educação que responda a ideia de niilismo, para isto utilizo a obra de Dostoievski com o intuito de ilustrar o niilismo retratado por Nietzsche. A educação pode ser observada no corpus nietzschiano como interligada com a formação visando construir/alimentar uma cultura nobre, a partir da tresvaloração dos valores. Na obra de Dostoievski o maior exemplo de Niilismo é o “Chigaliovismo” que apregoa a igualdade acima de qualquer valor e singularidade. Partindo deste cenário, onde a igualdade se apresenta como um valor niilista proponho a reflexão: poderia a educação promover os valores superiores necessários à superação do niilismo?

Palavras chave: Educação. Valores. Niilismo. Nietzsche e Dostoievski.
O DESENHO ANIMADO COMO METODOLOGIA ATIVA E LÚDICA NO PROCESSO DE ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM EM ENFERMAGEM
Authors: Barbosa Elane da Silva , Chaves Márcia Jaínne Campelo , Torres Maria Nahir Batista Ferreira , Nóbrega-Therrien Sílvia Maria
Published: December 2018

O presente artigo objetiva relatar a experiência da utilização do lúdico, neste caso, o desenho animado como estratégia metodológica no curso de Bacharelado em Enfermagem em instituição de ensino superior particular, no interior do Ceará. Trata-se de relato de experiência, que narra a utilização do desenho animado na disciplina de Bases da Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem. Inicialmente, foram empreendidas buscas, em sites, sobre desenhos animados que apresentassem questões relacionadas à saúde, sendo selecionado o do personagem Gaguinho. O episódio foi exibido em sala de aula e, em seguida, os alunos foram estimulados a elaborarem, a partir da situação apresentada no desenho, os diagnósticos de Enfermagem, assunto proposto na disciplina. De início, os discentes demonstraram resistência em relação à essa proposta, no entanto embarcaram no desafio, conseguindo estabelecer os diagnósticos, inclusive evidenciando descontração e interatividade com a professora e os colegas ao longo do exercício. Conclui-se, assim, que o desenho animado pode constituir-se como estratégia metodológica lúdica e ativa a ser utilizada no ensino superior, para tanto é necessário que mais estudos sejam realizados.

Palavras-chave: Desenho animado. Estratégia. Enfermagem. Ensino. Lúdico.
The effect of attitude, subjective norm and behavioral control on decision repurchase intention via intent (a study on services company PT. Global Insight Utama Bali area)
Authors: Prayoga Rizky Fadilla , Setiawan Margono , Rohman Fatchur
Published: December 2018

Analyze the effect of perceived behavioral control to the high repeat purchase decisions by consumers through intention. The sample of 140 respondents. Mechanical analysis using SEM-PLS. The analysis shows that attitudes, subjective norms and behavioral control affect the intention. Attitudes, subjective norms and behavioral control influence on purchase decisions. Intention influence on purchase decisions. Attitudes, subjective norms and behavioral control influence on purchase decisions via Intent. subjective norms and behavioral control influence on purchase decisions. Intention influence on purchase decisions. Attitudes, subjective norms and behavioral control influence on purchase decisions via Intent. subjective norms and behavioral control influence on purchase decisions. Intention influence on purchase decisions. Attitudes, subjective norms and behavioral control influence on purchase decisions via Intent.
GAZZÂLİ'DE BİLGİNİN MAHİYETİ SORUNU
Authors: KAŞ Murat
Published: December 2018

İslam
düşünce tarihinde İbn Sina’dan sonraki süreçte kavramsal-teorik düzlemde gerçekleşen
değişim ve dönüşümün izini süren çalışmalarda bir şekilde Gazzâlî’ye (ö.
505/1111) atıf yapılması kaçınılmazdır. Gazzâlî’nin Meşşâî felsefeye yönelik
meydan okumasının varlık (ontoloji), insan (psikoloji) ve bilgi (epistemoloji) açısından
müteahhirîn dönemi kelam düşüncesine miras bıraktığı üç önemli tartışma konusu
vardır: Nedensellik, soyut nefs ve zihnî varlık. Soyut nefs görüşünün kelam
düşüncesinin bir parçası haline gelmesi, bilgi teorisinin de doğal olarak bu değişimden
payını alıp almadığı sorusunu akla getirmektedir. Gazzâlî’nin, nefs
teorisindeki dönüşümü bilgi teorisine taşıyıp taşımadığı sorusunu eksene alan
bu makale iki iddiayı temellendirme amacı taşımaktadır: ı. Nefsin mücerred bir
cevher olduğu fikrini kabul eden Gazzâlî’nin düşüncesini, salt kavramsal
çerçeveyi dikkate alarak teknik anlamda zihnî varlığa referansla sorgulamak mümkün
değildir. ıı. Bilginin tanımı söz konusu olduğunda, Gazzâlî’nin kullandığı
kavramlar onun mana (misal) teorisini kabule yakın durduğu izlenimini vermektedir.
Diğer taraftan bilginin zatî cins ve faslı içeren bir tanımını yapmanın çok zor
olduğu görüşünü benimsemesi itibarıyla Gazzâlî, bilgiyi bir tür ‘inkişaf’
olarak gören yaklaşımı tercih etmektedir. Bu bağlamda önce Gazzâlî’nin soyut
nefs teorisiyle ilgili tavrı ortaya konulacak, ardından bilgi ve tümeller
sorunu bağlamında söz konusu iddialar temellendirilecektir.
ESKİ CAMİLERİN KAYBOLAN GÜZELLİKLERİNDEN BİRİ: HÜSN-İ HAT LEVHALARI
Authors: BERK Süleyman
Published: December 2018

Cami ve mescidlere,
bulunması gelenek hâline gelen cami takımı ve mihrab yazısından başka, çevrenin
kültür ve maddî seviyesine göre hüsn-i hat levhaları da asılmıştır. Özellikle,
selâtin camilerde yazı ve tezhip sanatı bakımından önemli eserler yer almıştır.
Yakın zamana kadar, tarihî camilerimizden bazıları, âdeta birer “Hüsn-i Hat Müzesi”
gibi idiler.

Cami ve mescidlerin
önemli güzelliklerinden olan bu eserler, topyekûn ilgisizlik ve hırsızların
tasallutu sebebiyle yok denecek kadar azalmıştır. Kalabilen az sayıdaki
levhalar da, koruma amaçlı olarak Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü tarafından müzeye
kaldırılmıştır.

Son zamanlara kadar,
eski camilerimizde görmeye alışkın olduğumuz bu âşina güzellikler, artık birer
“yâd-ı mâzi” halini almış bulunmaktadır. Cami ve mescidlerin levhalarla dolu
eski halini bilenler için bugünkü durum bir hicrâna vesile olmaktadır.

Tarihî camiler
restorasyona tabi tutulurken veya yeni camiler yapılırken, geleneksel yazıların
dışında, klâsik sanatların günümüzdeki usta örneklerden de konulması sanatın
yaşatılması açısından önemlidir. Tarihî kıymete hâiz her türlü eserin
titizlikle korunması, aslında milletin kültür hâfızasının korunması anlamına
taşımaktadır.
Modified grape stem as a renewable adsorbent for cadmium removal
Authors: Schwantes Daniel , Gonçalves Affonso Celso , De Varennes Amarilis , Braccini Alessandro Lucca
Published: December 2018

In order to aggregate value to the grape stem (wastes), this research aim was to increase the adsorption capacity of Cd2+ by chemical modifications on grape stems. The grape stems were milled and sieved, resulting in the biosorbent, which was used for the chemical modifications resulting in E. H2O2, E. H2SO4 and E. NaOH. These were characterized by such means as its pHPZC, Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, porosimetry, thermal stability and scanning electron microscopy. The ideal adsorption dose, the pH influence on adsorption, kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics studies were carried out. The FTIR spectroscopy suggests the occurrence of carboxyl, amine, and phenolic acting in Cd2+ sorption. The modification on grape biomass caused small increase in pore volume and specific surface area. The grape-based adsorbents have similar thermal stability, with irregular appearance and heterogeneity. 5.0 g kg−1 is the best adsorption dose. The modified adsorbents exhibited increase in Cd2+ removal of 66% for E. NaOH, 33% for E. H2O2 and 8.3% for E. H2SO4. The use of grape stem as adsorbent is an attractive alternative, because its wastes have great availability, low cost and great potential for metal adsorption processes.
TRANSPARENCY AND CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS IN INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION
Authors: Saravanan Azhaham Perumal Perumal , Subramanian Subramanian Ramamurthy
Published: December 2018

he values of confidentiality and transparency are often invoked in the theory and practice of investment treaty arbitration. Transparency is considered to be one of the key aspects of good governance and corporate social responsibility. It includes the obligation of the host state to publish all the legal rules, regulations and other statutory requirements affecting investors. Confidentiality is considered the hallmark and unique feature of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism. However, it is difficult to balance these two values, in principle due to the difference in the various investment arbitration cases, as well as the high degree of public interest involved in such proceedings. The competing interests between transparency and confidentiality have significantly increased in the recent past, and the difficulty lies in drawing a medial line between them. There is also debate as to what extent non-disputing parties are allowed to participate in investment arbitration, and what the essential requirements are to admit them.

It is in this connection that this article makes an in-depth analysis of how investment arbitration frameworks have approached the questions of transparency, confidentiality and amicus curiae participation over the years. The article assesses and explores similar issues within the International Convention on the settlement of investment disputes between States and nationals of other States, 1965 (ICSID), the North American Free Trade Agreement, 1994 (NAFTA) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules, 1978. The study also makes a critical analysis of celebrated cases falling within each category. The article further elaborates the transparency requirements in the U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), 2012, and the recently adopted Indian Model BIT, 2015. The study is very significant because the United Nations has recently adopted the Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based InvestorState Arbitration, 2014 (Mauritius Convention), which ensures transparency and public accessibility to investor-state arbitration.
PRIORITIES AND POSSIBLE RISKS OF THE BRICS COUNTRIES’ COOPERATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Authors: Kiselev V. , Nechaeva E.
Published: December 2018

The viewpoint of most countries towards participation in programs and projects of international science and technology cooperation (ISTC) is based on the fact that collaboration in research and development allows them to increase the efficiency of national research systems and accelerate the inflow of new knowledge and technologies. The BRICS countries share this viewpoint; however, their aspirations go further, extending their concerns and expectations to cooperation in the sphere of innovation. BRICS – the association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – was established in June 2006 at the St. Petersburg economic forum (South Africa a participant since 2011). Its results in establishing frameworks for cooperation in many sectors of their economies including science, technology and innovation demonstrate an unusually rapid growth. The BRICS countries’ cooperation in science, technology and innovation started in 2014; since then, the five countries have carried out important steps in bringing together their practical approaches to science, technology and innovation cooperation.

This article is devoted to an analysis of the dynamics of the BRICS countries’ cooperation in science, technology and innovation, and the possible risks and problems in the organization and implementation of joint projects. The need to go further in elaborating legal frameworks for international science, technology and innovation cooperation that would support the transition of their cooperation activities from science and technology to innovation is underlined.
Housing Qualities Characteristics towards Relationship on House Prices
Authors: Mohamad @ Masri Muhamad Hilmi , Nawawi Abdul Hadi , Mohd Safian Edie Ezwan , Ahmad Saleh Ahmad Fawwaz
Published: December 2018

The research was conducted in order to obtain measurement for characteristics quality of houses in Malaysia. The aim of this research was to produce the results needed for the relationship between house qualities and house prices. The methodology used in this research was primarily by AHP and Regression Analysis conducted between the characteristics and house prices. Data collection gathered through a sampling of landed terrace houses in the Klang district was incorporated for this. The results from the research showed several significant findings that can improve quality of life for targeted households.
Psychological Influence and Intention to Use Web Based Health Information Service
Authors: Mohd Tobi Siti Noraini , Masrom Maslin , Kassim Erne Suzila , Wah Yap Bee
Published: December 2018

Building on the Health Belief Model, the study attempts to examine the roles of outcome expectations, internal cues and external cues in predicting health consumers intention to use MyHEALTH Portal which is the Malaysian National Web based Health Information Service. Based on the results of the structural model, there are evidences for outcome expectations and internal cues to predict the health consumers intention to use MyHEALTH Portal. The findings provide valuable insights for the Malaysia Ministry of Health in identifying significant psychological factors in promoting the portal usage behaviour, which ultimately, help to achieve their long-term goal.
Testing the Use of Multiple Regression Analysis and Rank Transformation Regression for Heritage Property Valuation
Authors: Mohamad Junainah , Ismail Suriatini , Mar Iman Abdul Hamid , Mohd Thuraiya
Published: December 2018

The aim of this paper was to test the applicability of multiple regression analysis and rank transformation regression in assessing the values of private heritage property. The original dataset consists of 893 commercial properties transacted from 2004 to 2014 in Kelantan Malaysia. After filtration process, only 25 units of shophouse heritage property were available and valid to be used. The models have been constructed and their statistical performances have been compared. The results indicate that adopting statistical methods of valuation per se to overcome the issue of unavailability of market evidence could not solve the consequences of the limited data problem.
The Lost Textile Identity of Batu Pahat
Authors: Wan Ismail Wan Hashimah , Che Noh Nurul Atiqah
Published: December 2018

In the past, Batu Pahat was well known as a textile center to the locals and visitors. The paper aims to discuss the place identity of Batu Pahat, the factors that contribute to the loss of the identity and the possible ways in reviving the place identity. The research was conducted through the reading of past documents and records, observation, and interview of the locals. Several factors contributed to the loss of place identity. Possible solutions in reviving the place identity were to upgrade the waterfront, revitalize the old buildings, and to include a textile center.
Smartphone and Internet Access and Utilization by People With Schizophrenia in South Australia: Quantitative Survey Study
Authors: Wong Kwok Tung Gordon , Liu Dennis , Balzan Ryan , King Daniel , Galletly Cherrie
Published: December 2018

Background

Web-based information and interventions for mental illness are increasingly being provided. There is an expectation that citizens have access to the internet and are competent in using technology. People with schizophrenia are often excluded from social engagement, have cognitive impairment, and have very limited income, all of which may reduce their use of technology.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate technology access, use of digital technology, and confidence in using technology among people with schizophrenia living in the community.

Methods

Face-to-face structured interviews with 50 people with schizophrenia (aged 18-65 years) living in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, were conducted using an instrument designed to assess technology access and utilization.

Results

Most participants (42/50, 84%) owned a mobile phone, but only 58% (29/50) owned a smartphone. Two-thirds of participants (33/50, 66%) had access to the internet at home, using a smartphone or computer. Moreover, 40% (20/50) of participants used the internet at least daily, but 30% (15/50) of participants had never accessed the internet from any device. Approximately half of the participants (24/50, 48%) had never used Facebook. Participants rarely used community facilities (eg, libraries and cafes) to access the internet. There were no significant differences (P values ranged from .14 to .70) between younger participants (aged 18-34 years) and older participants (aged 35-64 years) in internet or smartphone access or confidence in using technology.

Conclusions

Although the sample size of this study is small, it shows limited technology access, use of digital technology, and confidence in using technology among the participants. This could be a barrier to the online delivery of information and interventions for people with schizophrenia. To better understand the impacts of such technological disadvantage and potential disparities in access and use of online resources, prospective studies should recruit a larger sample size and include control subjects matched for socioeconomic disadvantage.
Pancreas Volume Declines During the First Year After Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes and Exhibits Altered Diffusion at Disease Onset
Authors: Virostko John , Williams Jon , Hilmes Melissa , Bowman Chris , Wright Jordan J. , Du Liping , Kang Hakmook , Russell William E. , Powers Alvin C. , Moore Daniel J.
Published: December 2018

OBJECTIVE

This study investigated the temporal dynamics of pancreas volume and microstructure in children and adolescents with recent-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) and individuals without diabetes, including a subset expressing autoantibodies associated with the early stages of T1D.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

MRI was performed in individuals with recent-onset stage 3 T1D (n = 51; median age 13 years) within 100 days after diagnosis (mean 67 days), 6 months, and 1 year postdiagnosis. Longitudinal MRI measurements were also made in similarly aged control participants (n = 57) and in autoantibody-positive individuals without diabetes (n = 20). The MRI protocol consisted of anatomical imaging to determine pancreas volume and quantitative MRI protocols interrogating tissue microstructure and composition.

RESULTS

Within 100 days of diabetes onset, individuals with T1D had a smaller pancreas (median volume 28.6 mL) than control participants (median volume 48.4 mL; P < 0.001), including when normalized by individual weight (P < 0.001). Longitudinal measurements of pancreas volume increased in control participants over the year, consistent with adolescent growth, but pancreas volume declined over the first year after T1D diagnosis (P < 0.001). In multiple autoantibody–positive individuals, the pancreas volume was significantly larger than that of the T1D cohort (P = 0.017) but smaller than that of the control cohort (P = 0.04). Diffusion-weighted MRI showed that individuals with recent-onset T1D had a higher apparent diffusion coefficient (P = 0.012), suggesting a loss of cellular structural integrity, with heterogeneous pancreatic distribution.

CONCLUSIONS

These results indicate that pancreas volume is decreased in stages 1, 2, and 3 of T1D and decreases during the first year after diabetes onset and that this loss of pancreatic volume is accompanied by microstructural changes.
Relative Pancreas Volume Is Reduced in First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: Campbell-Thompson Martha L. , Filipp Stephanie L. , Grajo Joseph R. , Nambam Bimota , Beegle Richard , Middlebrooks Erik H. , Gurka Matthew J. , Atkinson Mark A. , Schatz Desmond A. , Haller Michael J.
Published: December 2018

OBJECTIVE

Pancreas size is reduced in patients at type 1 diabetes onset and in autoantibody (AAB)-positive donors without diabetes. We sought to determine whether pancreas volume (PV) imaging could improve understanding of the loss of pancreas size in first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with type 1 diabetes. We also examined relationships among PV, AAB status, and endocrine and exocrine functions.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We conducted a cross-sectional study that included five groups: AAB− control subjects (no diabetes and no first- or second-degree relatives with type 1 diabetes) (N = 49), AAB− FDRs (N = 61), AAB+ FDRs (N = 67 total: n = 31 with a single positive AAB [AAB+ single] and n = 36 with multiple positive AABs [AAB+ multiple]), and patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes (<1 year) (N = 52). Fasting subjects underwent 1.5T pancreatic MRI, and PV and relative PV (RPV) (PV-to-BMI ratio) were analyzed between groups and for correlations with HbA1c, C-peptide, glucose, and trypsinogen.

RESULTS

All FDR groups had significantly lower RPV adjusted for BMI (RPVBMI) than control subjects (all P < 0.05). Patients with type 1 diabetes had lower RPVBMI than AAB− FDR (P < 0.0001) and AAB+ multiple (P ≤ 0.013) subjects. Transformed data indicated that trypsinogen levels were lowest in patients with type 1 diabetes.

CONCLUSIONS

This study demonstrates, for the first time, all FDRs having significantly smaller RPVBMI compared with AAB− control subjects. Furthermore, RPVBMI was significantly lower in patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes than in the AAB− FDR and AAB+ multiple groups. As such, RPVBMI may be a novel noninvasive biomarker for predicting progression through stages of type 1 diabetes risk. This study highlights the potential paracrine relationships between the exocrine and endocrine pancreas in progression to type 1 diabetes in subjects at risk.
Vegen frå å ha det til å ta det – å skape motstandsdyktige spelarar i toppfotball
Authors: Erik Grinde Ole , Fusche Moe Vegard , Smith Kari
Published: December 2018

Denne studien utforskar korleis ein kan legge til rette for utvikling av motstandsdyktige spelarar i eit eliteserielag. Semistrukturerte intervju med tre trenarar og tre spelarar, som del av ein intervensjon, gir informasjon om psykososiale element som påverkar utviklingsprosessen. Forskingsleiar har vore ein del av trenarteamet til laget. Observasjonslogg og monotoreringsdata frå trening og kamp gav supplerande informasjon til analysen. To hovudtema stod fram: (a) opplevingar av trenarar og spelarar si handtering av ulike typar utfordringar og stress, og (b) samspelet mellom trenar og spelar på vegen til å bli meir motstandsdyktig. Informasjonen viser gjennom ulike oppfatningar av utfordringar korleis det er mogeleg å øve på å bli meir motstandsdyktig ved å utnytte både prestasjonsrelatert og organisatorisk stress som del av spelaren si rolle i laget. Undersøkinga framhevar to sentrale poeng knytt til relasjon og samhandling mellom trenar og spelar. Det må først skapast ei gjensidig forventningsavklaring mellom spelar og trenar. Samtidig ligg det hjå trenarane i undersøkinga ei tydeleg forventning om at spelarane viser vilje til læring. Det er spesielt sentralt for å få samspelet til å fungere med handtering av organisatorisk stress. Artikkelen viser korleis vi kan auke kvaliteten i arbeidet med å utfordre og gi sosial støtte for utvikling av motstandsdyktige fotballspelarar.
Escaping Numbers?
Authors: Gorur Radhika
Published: December 2018

Numbers have long been associated with statecraft. In bureaucratic processes of accounting, regulation was effected by forming centres of calculation. This paper suggests that contemporary post-bureaucratic regimes are evolving new forms of accounting, in which the centre inserts itself into individual sites to exercise authority. This ‘intimate accounting’ involves technologies of transparency through which individual sites such as schools are required to declare intimate information publicly. In turn, the public, armed with information, is exhorted to become informed and to exercise influence on institutions to excel and to hold them to account. Using the case of Australia’s ‘Education Revolution’, this paper describes the processes of intimate accounting. It then explores the efforts to resist, subvert and undo such calculations. Finally, it speculates on why these calculations have continued to appear robust in the face of opposition and what would need to be done to escape or resist such calculations.   

Keywords: Sociology of Numbers; Education Policy and Numbers; Accountability
HUBUNGAN KEBIASAAN MEMBACA DENGAN KEMAMPUAN LITERASI SAINS SISWA SMA DI JAKARTA TIMUR
Authors: P Nurul Azizah Ayu , Suryanda Ade , W Ratna Dewi
Published: December 2018

Berdasarkan penilaian PISA, kemampuan literasi Sains Indonesia tahun 2006 berada pada peringkat 50 dari 57 negara, tahun 2009 berada pada peringkat 60 dari 65 negara, dan tahun 2012 berada pada peringkat 64 dari 65 negara, kemudian menjadi 66 dari 72 Negara pada tahun 2015. Hal ini diduga karena rendahnya kebiasaan membaca pada siswa. Kebiasaan membaca pada siswa akan menjadi dasar dalam mendapatkan, mengolah, dan mengelola pengetahuan sains sehingga siswa dapat memanfaatkannya untuk mengembangkan literasi sains yang penting bagi kehidupan di masa depan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan hubungan tentang kebiasaan membaca dan literasi sains pada siswa. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMAN 54 Jakarta, SMAN 22 Jakarta, SMAN 59 Jakarta dan SMAN 81 Jakarta pada bulan Mei semester genap tahun ajaran 2017/2018. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif dengan studi korelasional. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 165 siswa SMA kelas X MIPA yang dipilih dengan teknik Simple Random Sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan memberikan instrumen berupa paper and pencil testkebiasaan membaca dan literasi sains. Uji prasyarat menunjukkan data berdistribusi normal dan homogen. Pada pengujian hipotesis didapatkan koefisien korelasi sebesar 0,720 yang berarti terdapat hubungan positif yang kuat antara kebiasaan membaca dan literasi sains pada siswa SMA dengan kontribusi kebiasaan membaca sebesar 51,8% terhadap literasi sains.
Fundamentos Teóricos e Metodológicos do Ensino por Investigação
Authors: Carvalho Anna Maria Pessoa de
Published: December 2018

Nas últimas décadas, orientamos no Laboratório de Pesquisa e Ensino de Física da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade de São Paulo (LAPEF) um conjunto de pesquisas sobre ensino, aprendizagem e formação de professores, tendo por base as atividades investigativas das Sequências de Ensino Investigativo (SEI), nos níveis Fundamental I e Médio. Isso resultou na constituição de um programa de pesquisa sobre ensino investigativo, cujos principais elementos são sintetizados neste artigo. Tal síntese enfatiza os resultados de nossas investigações, destacando muitos dos conhecimentos que temos produzido ao longo das últimas décadas. A partir daí, identificamos um dos problemas mais relevantes que nos desafiam atualmente: quando os professores aplicam nossas sequências de ensino investigativos, por que encontramos, com muito mais frequência, maior liberdade intelectual e construção do conhecimento científico pelos alunos nas aulas de Ciências do Fundamental I do que nas aulas de Física do curso médio? Considerando os conhecimentos e experiências desenvolvidos e vivenciados no LAPEF, levantamos algumas hipóteses sobre tal problema, esperando que futuras investigações sobre as mesmas – ou outras a elas relacionadas – possam contribuir para prosseguir nosso programa de pesquisa.
Sequência Didática com Enfoque Investigativo: Alterações Significativas na Elaboração de Hipóteses e Estruturação de Perguntas Realizadas por Alunos do Ensino Fundamental I
Authors: Dos Santos Veronica Gomes , Galembeck Eduardo
Published: December 2018

A realidade pouco estimulante do ensino de ciências, principalmente no ensino fundamental, onde o apoio excessivo nos livros didáticos, bem como a simplificação de estratégias, pouco colabora para a manutenção da curiosidade inerente a faixa etária em questão, tampouco para uma aprendizagem real e contextualizada tem se apresentado uma constante. Assim, o presente artigo busca evidenciar o papel de sequências didáticas investigativas para o ensino e a aprendizagem em ciências, considerando de forma clara os objetivos e pressupostos educacionais inerentes a abordagens e metodologias mais ativas. Destaca como recorte de interesse, as contribuições de estratégias práticas e experimentais, pautadas no ensino por investigação, como possibilidade para a formulação de hipóteses de qualidade e perguntas bem estruturadas pelos alunos no decorrer do processo. Os dados apresentados originaram-se de uma sequência didática realizada em escola pública do ciclo inicial do ensino fundamental, em um grupo misto com 24 alunos do 3º ao 5º ano, no contraturno do ensino regular. Os resultados obtidos evidenciam contribuições significativas e validam os aspectos levantados na revisão bibliográfica do mesmo.
A Importância da Autonomia dos Estudantes para a Ocorrência de Práticas Epistêmicas no Ensino por Investigação
Authors: Silva Maíra Batistoni e , Gerolin Eloísa Cristina , Trivelato Sílvia L. Frateschi
Published: December 2018

Neste trabalho investigamos a relação entre a autonomia dos estudantes para tomar decisões referentes às transformações do conhecimento ao longo do processo investigativo e seu engajamento com práticas epistêmicas numa atividade de ensino baseado em investigação. Partimos das hipóteses de que os momentos com maior diversidade de práticas epistêmicas estariam associados às transformações performadas pelos alunos ao longo do processo investigativo, e que os mesmos momentos teriam alto grau de autonomia dos estudantes. Como procedimento, mapeamos a ocorrência de práticas epistêmicas nas interações discursivas de dois grupos de estudantes ao longo de uma atividade de ensino por investigação sobre dinâmica populacional. A partir desse mapeamento, identificamos os episódios com maior diversidade de práticas epistêmicas e, nestes, analisamos as interações discursivas buscando caracterizar a situação didática que promoveu essa maior diversidade. Nossas análises revelaram que os dois grupos de estudantes conduziram suas investigações de formas distintas, realizando as transformações do conhecimento (dado → evidência → padrão/modelo → explicação) em diferentes momentos e de maneira não-linear. Também tivemos evidências que os momentos de transformações ao longo do processo investigativo eram constituídos por processos de construção de consenso e de decisão. Com apenas uma exceção, a proposição da ação que se converteu em consenso nos grupos fora feita por estudantes, o que revelou que atuavam com autonomia nesse processo. Concluímos que a ocorrência de uma maior diversidade de práticas epistêmicas se relacionou com os momentos de transformações do conhecimento e com contextos investigativos que promoveram a autonomia dos estudantes para conduzir a investigação.
Need analysis of English skill for business materials
Authors: Putrilani Rama Dwi
Published: December 2018

Need analysis is process collecting the information from stakeholder  (Educational Institution and Company) about the learners’ need. Need analysis is needed before the materials are used. It is done to identify the materials needs the students based on stakeholder’s perspectives. It gives us a suitable material for the learners’need and the target need. The aim of this research was to find the English skill most needed for Business materials of Business Administration student at Politeknik Negeri Padang. The type of this research was a survey research.  The data were collected through questionnaire and interview. The sources of questionnaire data were 20 students of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 3 lecturers of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 20 staff of Telkom West Sumatera, and 36 staff of Bank Nagari. The sources of interview data were 2 students of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 3 English lecturers of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 1 chief of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 2 staffs of company at Telkom Sumbar, 6 staffs of company at Bank Nagari. The finding of this research shows that the material needed by learners more emphasized on English skill of students ; speaking, listening, and reading.
A TRANSMISSÃO DOS TEXTOS GREGOS E LATINOS (PRINCIPAIS ETAPAS NA TRANSMISSÃO DE TEXTOS LATINOS)
Authors: Cortezão Marta Barbosa
Published: December 2018

Este estudo traz uma abordagem acerca da transmissão dos textos latinos e suas principais etapas históricas, desde a Roma Republicana e Imperial até a época Moderna, enfocando de que forma todas essas etapas lograram contribuir significativamente para os estudos da transmissão de textos, bem como de sua conservação.