bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Habitat segregation of Gerres japonicus and G. limbatus in early stages in the Tien Yen estuary, Northern Vietnam
Authors: Tran Thanh Trung , Tran Hau Duc , Chu Nam Hoang , Ta Thuy Thi
Published: February 2019

Silver-biddy (Gerreidae: Gerres) are commercially important euryhaline fishes in coastal waters; however, information about their distribution during early stages in estuarine environments is poorly known. The present study aims to elucidate the habitat utilization of two species of the family, Gerres japonicus and G. limbatus as larvae and juveniles based on monthly collections from 2013 to 2015 in the Tien Yen estuary, northern Vietnam. They occurred from April to June for G. japonicus and in April and May for G. limbatus with a peak in May for both the species. Both G. japonicus and G. limbatus used the Tien Yen estuary as a nursery ground; however, the former species that colonized the shallows along the banks of the estuary extended to near freshwater habitat, whereas the latter was found at the end of the upper reach and the middle reach. The difference habitat use between the two species in the early life history may be related to their specific salinity preference as G. japonicus prefer lower salinities than G. limbatus.
Herbarium Practices and Ethics, III
Authors: Rabeler Richard K. , Svoboda Harlan T. , Thiers Barbara , Prather L. Alan , Macklin James A. , Lagomarsino Laura P. , Majure Lucas C. , Ferguson Carolyn J.
Published: February 2019

Abstract—The Systematics Collections Committee of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists has updated the recommendations on herbarium practices and ethics that were previously published by the Society in 1958 and 1973. The recommendations and considerations presented
here are intended to provide a set of guidelines for proper management and care of herbarium collections.
Between Spines and Molecules: A Total Evidence Phylogeny of the Brazilian Endemic Genus Encholirium (Pitcairnioideae, Bromeliaceae)
Authors: Moura Mariana Neves , Santos-Silva Fernanda , Gomes-da-Silva Janaína , Pereira de Almeida João Paulo , Forzza Rafaela Campostrini
Published: February 2019

Abstract—We performed a phylogenetic study of Encholirium (Bromeliaceae, Pitcairnioideae) to test if this Brazilian endemic genus is monophyletic when including additional species and morphological characters compared to previous studies. Extensive fieldwork
to increase the sampling of Encholirium and evolutionary analyses were conducted. Species of Fosterella, the sister group of the xeric clade of Pitcairnioideae, were used as outgroups. We analyzed two chloroplast DNA sequence markers (matK and ndhF) and 49 morphological
characters with maximum parsimony analyses (MP), Bayesian inference (BI), and maximum likelihood (ML) with different sampling in the molecular analyses than the morphological. The phylogenetic analyses of the datasets, both independently and combined, did not recover Encholirium as
monophyletic. We found few variable sites in the sequences used. This result is evidence of low nucleotide divergence and corroborates the hypothesis of the recent evolutionary history of these plants. The morphological differences between Dyckia and Encholirium, which are demonstrably
associated with distinct pollination syndromes, ant-plant interactions, and single-multiple reproductive episodes, likely emerged in a short period of diversification in species assigned to these two genera.
Morphological and Climatic Variability of Teosinte (Zea spp.) and Relationships Among Taxa
Authors: Rivera-Rodríguez Diana M. , de Jesús Sánchez González José , De la Cruz Larios Lino , Santacruz-Ruvalcaba Fernando , Ruiz Corral José Ariel
Published: February 2019

Abstract—The wild species of the genus Zea comprise nine different taxa, including annual and perennial, diploid and tetraploid species, distributed from northern Mexico to Costa Rica. Due to the great variability existing among species, the aim of this work
was to evaluate the morphological and climatic variability patterns and phylogenetic relationships among species, based on morphological characters. Two hundred and seventy-six populations of known species and races were included; 15 individuals per population were planted. From each individual,
19 morphological and physiological traits were measured, and at each collection site 23 climatic descriptors were obtained. Both data sets were analyzed with multivariate analysis. For the phylogenetic analysis 17 morphological variables were transformed to character states using GAP-WEIGHTING.
With multivariate analyses, it was possible to determine the existence of well-defined groups. Species, and races of different subspecies, were found to be clearly delimited by geographic regions, climatic characteristics, altitudes, and distinct morphological features. The phylogenetic relationships
found are congruent with those identified in similar studies based on molecular data. Morphological data on their own cannot give enough information to infer divergence times. In this context, multivariate and phylogenetic analyses with morphological data are taxonomically of great importance
for identifying species and subspecies of genus Zea. At species level, the study has added elements to distinguish between Zea diploperennis from the states of Nayarit and Jalisco, between Zea perennis from Michoacán and Jalisco, and between Zea luxurians
from Oaxaca and Guatemala.
Chryselium, a New South American Genus Segregated from Helichrysum (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae)*
Authors: Freire Susana E. , Urtubey Estrella
Published: February 2019

Abstract—Chryselium Urtubey & S. E. Freire, a new monotypic genus, is here described and illustrated to accomodate one species that was initially placed in Helichrysum, H. gnaphalioides, as Chryselium gnaphalioides. The
new genus, Chryselium, is a monoecious herb with single stems and terminal capitulescences that are densely glomerulate from the Tropical Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. This genus differs fundamentally from Helichrysum by having a stoloniferous
habit and corollas with purple apices. A molecular analysis using DNA sequences from nuclear (ITS and ETS) markers placed this genus in a clade with Chevreulia, Cuatrecasasiella, Antennaria, and Diaperia in the FLAG group. Affinities of the new genus with genera
previously assigned to Chryselium are also discussed.
A Pairwise Meta-Analysis of Induction Chemotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Authors: OuYang Pu-Yun , Zhang Xiao-Min , Qiu Xing-Sheng , Liu Zhi-Qiao , Lu Lixia , Gao Yuan-Hong , Xie Fang-Yun
Published: February 2019

Background

Locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma has high risk of distant metastasis and mortality. Induction chemotherapy is commonly administrated in clinical practice, but the efficacy was quite controversial in and out of randomized controlled trials. We thus conducted this pairwise meta-analysis.

Materials and Methods

Trials that randomized patients to receive radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without induction chemotherapy were identified via searches of PubMed, MEDLINE, and ClinicalTrials.gov.

Results

A total of ten trials (2,627 patients) were included. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) based on fixed effect model were 0.68 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.56–0.80, p < .001) for overall survival (OS) and 0.70 (95% CI 0.61–0.79, p < .001) for progression-free survival (PFS), which strongly favored the addition of induction chemotherapy. The absolute 5-year survival benefits were 8.47% in OS and 10.27% in PFS, respectively. In addition, based on the available data of eight trials, induction chemotherapy showed significant efficacy in reducing locoregional failure rate (risk ratio [RR] = 0.81, 95% CI 0.68–0.96, p = .017) and distant metastasis rate (RR = 0.69, 95% CI 0.58–0.82, p < .001).

Conclusion

This pairwise meta-analysis confirms the benefit in OS, PFS, and locoregional and distant controls associated with the addition of induction chemotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Implications for Practice

According to the results of this meta-analysis of ten trials, induction chemotherapy can prolong overall survival and progression-free survival and improve locoregional and distant controls for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Lower Extremity Amputation and Health Care Utilization in the Last Year of Life among Medicare Beneficiaries with ESRD
Authors: Butler Catherine R. , Schwarze Margaret L. , Katz Ronit , Hailpern Susan M. , Kreuter William , Hall Yoshio N. , Montez Rath Maria E. , O'Hare Ann M.
Published: February 2019

Significance Statement

Although lower extremity amputation is common among patients with ESRD and often portends a poor prognosis, little is known about end-of-life care among these patients. The authors’ analysis of a national cohort of Medicare beneficiaries finds that patients with ESRD are far more likely than those without ESRD to undergo amputation during their final year of life. Among patients with ESRD, having a lower extremity amputation was associated with admission to and prolonged stays in acute and subacute care settings during their last year of life, as well as with dying in the hospital, discontinuing dialysis, and fewer days receiving hospice services. These findings likely signal unmet palliative care needs among seriously ill patients with ESRD who undergo lower extremity amputation.

Background

Lower extremity amputation is common among patients with ESRD, and often portends a poor prognosis. However, little is known about end-of-life care among patients with ESRD who undergo amputation.

Methods

We conducted a mortality follow-back study of Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD who died in 2002 through 2014 to analyze patterns of lower extremity amputation in the last year of life compared with a parallel cohort of beneficiaries without ESRD. We also examined the relationship between amputation and end-of-life care among the patients with ESRD.

Results

Overall, 8% of 754,777 beneficiaries with ESRD underwent at least one lower extremity amputation in their last year of life compared with 1% of 958,412 beneficiaries without ESRD. Adjusted analyses of patients with ESRD showed that those who had undergone lower extremity amputation were substantially more likely than those who had not to have been admitted to—and to have had prolonged stays in—acute and subacute care settings during their final year of life. Amputation was also associated with a greater likelihood of dying in the hospital, dialysis discontinuation before death, and less time receiving hospice services.

Conclusions

Nearly one in ten patients with ESRD undergoes lower extremity amputation in their last year of life. These patients have prolonged stays in acute and subacute health care settings and appear to have limited access to hospice services. These findings likely signal unmet palliative care needs among seriously ill patients with ESRD who undergo amputation as well as opportunities to improve their care.
Conceptual Design On N16 Decay Chamber For Modified TRIGA-2000 With Plate-Type Fuel
Authors: Dibyo Sukmanto , Pinem Surian , Wardhani V.I.S
Published: February 2019

Conceptual Design On N16 Decay Chamber For Modified TRIGA-2000 With Plate-Type Fuel. the TRIGA-2000 is a research reactor in bandung that will be modified using plate-type fuel. The reactor core cooling system is changed from the natural convection cooling mode to the forced convection mode. The purpose of the study is to assess the conceptual design for the decay chamber of N16 nuclide in the primary cooling system of the reactor. In this design, the hold-up system decays the nuclide of N16 resulted from neutron activation product. In the period of 50 seconds, the activity of N16 (T1/2= 7.13 seconds) decays 7 time from half life to low level. The cube shape of decay chamber is provided a plate with 4 hollows and facility to flush the cavitation bubbles. The decay chamber, which is submerged into the bulk shielding as located outside of the reactor pool. The conceptual design uses the Fluent software compared with the analytical estimation for flow velocity in the decay chamber. The result shows a good agreement range with the analytical estimations. The uniform flow profile can be obtained at the velocity of about 0.4 m/s. Water flow life time of 50 seconds in the decay chamber with the capacity of 3.5 m3 is able to decay the N16 nuclide to low level. This decay chamber is expected to contribute in completing the design of reactor primary coolant system using the forced convection mode.
Estimasi Pengaruh Desalinasi Terhadap Temperatur Umpan Pembangkit Uap RDE
Authors: Dewita Erlan , Dibyo Sukmanto
Published: February 2019

ESTIMASI PENGARUH DESALINASI TERHADAP TEMPERATUR Umpan PEMBANGKIT UAP RDE. Reaktor temperatur tinggi tipe HTGR telah dikembangkan dengan berbagai kapasitas daya dan dapat menghasilkan aplikasi listrik dan panas. Salah satu aplikasi panas adalah digunakan untuk desalinasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengestimasi pengaruh desalinasi terhadap parameter operasi temperatur air umpan masuk ke dalam pembangkit uap RDE dengan menggunakan program ChemCAD. Parameter yang terkait dengan aplikasi panas tersebut adalah temperatur proses pada untai sistem pendingin sekunder. Oleh karena itu pengaruh terhadap temperatur umpan pembangkit uap perlu estimasi. Uap dari turbin ditentukan sebagai kondisi operasi dalam rentang variasi laju alir massa dan daya untuk desalinasi. Hal ini penting karena air umpan dari tangki dipengaruhi oleh aliran dari kondensor dan dari unit desalinasi. Sistem desalinasi menggunakan penukar panas untuk menguapkan air laut. Hasil estimasi menunjukkan untuk mencapai kondisi temperatur umpan pembangkit uap pada kisaran 140oC – 150oC maka dapat ditentukan dengan penggunaan laju alir massa uap 0,5 kg/s – 0,6 kg/s untuk kebutuhan desalinasi, adapun dayanya pada kisaran 0,3 MJ/s – 0,5 MJ/s. Diharapkan estimasi ini bermanfaat untuk kajian terhadap aplikasi panas untuk sistem desalinasi pada RDE. Selanjutnya kajian secara komprehensif kedepan sangat diperlukan.Kata kunci: desalinasi, temperatur umpan, laju alir massa, pembangkit uap
Motivación del logro y resolución de problemas con funciones lineales en una universidad de Surco
Authors: Rostaing Ccapacca Gean Pierre , Bernuy torres Luis Alexis , Borja Villanueva César Andrés , Martínez López Edwin Alberto , Ayllón Blanco María Fernanda , Gómez Pérez Isabel Angustias
Published: February 2019

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre la motivación del logro y la resolución de problemas con funciones lineales de los estudiantes de Fundamentos para el Cálculo del turno tarde de la Facultad de Negocios en la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, 2017. Este estudio se desarrolló dentro de un enfoque cuantitativo, con un método hipotético deductivo y diseño no experimental. La muestra estuvo conformada por 76 estudiantes de Fundamentos para el Cálculo de la Facultad de Negocios de la universidad mencionada. Los resultados permitieron determinar que no existe relación directa y significativa entre la motivación del logro y la resolución de problemas con funciones lineales de los estudiantes encuestados. Esto demostró que la competencia de resolver problemas no depende de la motivación, sino más bien se requiere de conocimiento y habilidades que se manejen.
Viabilidade e confiabilidade entre avaliadores para capacidade vital medida por ventilômetro em indivíduos saudáveis
Authors: Martinez Bruno Prata , Forgiarini Júnior Luiz Alberto , Camelier Fernanda Rosa Warken , Alves Giovani Assunção de Azevedo , Neto Mansueto Gomes , Soeiro Santuzza Evrágio
Published: February 2019

INTRODUÇÃO: A avaliação da capacidade vital (CV) é um método de avaliação respiratória relevante, visto que seus dados contribuem para o diagnóstico de doenças e alterações. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a viabilidade e confiabilidade relativa e absoluta da CV mensurada através do ventilômetro. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal realizado entre setembro a outubro de 2010, onde foram incluídos indivíduos saudáveis em um hospital na cidade de Salvador/BA. As mensurações da CV foram realizadas em três momentos através do ventilômetro, sendo realizadas por dois avaliadores distintos (A e B). A primeira medida foi avaliada pelo examinador A (A1), a segunda pelo examinador B e a terceira novamente pelo examinador A (A2). Para confiabilidade inter-examinador utilizou-se as medidas A1 x B e B x A2 e para intra-examinador A1 x A2. Para análise estatística foi realizada o coeficiente de correlação intra-classe (CCI) para confiabilidade relativa e a análise de Bland-Altmann para confiabilidade absoluta. RESULTADOS: A amostra foi composta por 30 indivíduos, com idade média de 29,4 ± 6,0 anos. Não houve diferença na comparação das médias (A1 x B, p=0,55; B x A2, p=0,62 e A1 x A2, p=0,40). A confiabilidade relativa intra-examinador foi 0,97 (p=0,0001) e as inter-examinadores 0,87 (p=0,0001) e 0,97 (p=0,0001). A confiabilidade absoluta apresentou concordância, porém com viés variável (- 0,09; - 0,05 e - 0,03). CONCLUSÕES: Houve uma alta confiabilidade relativa e moderada confiabilidade absoluta da capacidade vital aferida através do ventilômetro.
PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Authors: Filipenko Anton
Published: February 2019

The article analyses main principles and mechanism of international environmental policy of the different economic levels. Particularly is evaluated the role of United Nations, European Union and national states in framework of sustainable concept of economic development and Millennium development goals. Are used market-based instruments such as taxes, subsidies and certificates, quantitative methods of regulation; government spending on public goods, environmental investments (e.g. water pollution) and planning environmental education etc. Among the institutional instruments of the international environmental policy are first of all three types of international agreements depending of deploying of situation in global environment. The focus of main environmental problems, according to the OECD / Eurostat classification, include air pollution control, water management, solid waste management, soil remediation and purification, noise reduction and vibration, environmental research and development, environmental commitments and engineering, analytical services, data processing, analysis and evaluation, education, training, and information.
Reforma Rural Integral y su implementación
Authors: Matias Camargo Sergio Roberto
Published: February 2019

La Reforma Rural Integral es el primer punto del segundo y definitivo “Acuerdo final para la terminación del conflicto y la construcción de una paz estable y duradera”, suscrito entre el Gobierno de Colombia y las FARC-EP. Su implementación, lenta y tardía, no satisface el cumplimiento de los acuerdos y no contribuye a la solución del problema agrario colombiano.

Se ha desatado una ofensiva, legal e ilegal, pacífica y violenta, de los tradicionales enemigos de los acuerdos y de cualquier intento de reforma agraria democrática. Son necesarias la solidaridad y la movilización social en defensa del Acuerdo y de su pronta, fiel y democrática implementación.
Competitividad de los Artículos de Calzado, Cuero y Marroquinería en Colombia: Revisión de la Literatura
Authors: Páez Pérez Pedro Nel , Jiménez William Guillermo , Danna-Buitrago Jenny Paola
Published: February 2019

Este artículo contribuye a la investigación de la competitividad sectorial a través de la síntesis de los escritos existentes tanto a nivel mundial como nacional. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la competitividad del sector de calzado, cuero y artículos de cuero a través de la revisión de la literatura para el caso colombiano. Se analizan brevemente sus antecedentes teóricos, los métodos de estimación empírica y los factores que influyen en su desempeño. La competencia planteada por los productores asiáticos, especialmente China, la escasa incorporación tecnológica, la poca calificación de la fuerza laboral y la ausencia de asociación de los productores para negociar con los proveedores llevan a las conclusiones de que el sector tiene una importancia relativa bastante modesta como proporción de la producción nacional total y de que no es competitivo en el escenario global. En este escenario crítico, las políticas públicas de promoción sectorial pueden ser secundarias.
DRYING CHARACTERISTICS INVESTIGATION OF BLACK MULBERRY DRIED VIA INFRARED METHOD
Authors: KIPÇAK A. S.
Published: February 2019

In
this study, the drying characteristics of black mulberry were studied by using
the drying method of infrared. Infrared power levels were selected between 50
and 104 W. The obtained drying data were applied to several drying models
(Aghbashlo et al., Page, Parabolic, Wang and Singh and Weibull), which gave the
high the coefficient of determination (R2) values. The best
modelling method were selected based on the highest R2, and
the lowest reduced chi-square (χ2), and root mean square
errors. Also, the effective moisture diffusivity was calculated using the
Fick’s second law’s spherical coordinate approximation. The activation energies
were calculated from the values of the effective moisture diffusivity with
respect to mass over power levels. From the results it was seen that the
Parabolic type of drying model best fits the data obtained with the R2
values between 0.997849 (104 W) - 0.999664 (62 W). The effective moisture
values were obtained between 1.14´10-9
- 3.08´10-9 m2/s and increased as
the infrared power level increased. The activation energy was calculated as
2.015 kW/kg.
A FORMAÇÃO POLÍTICA DE TRABALHADORES PRECARIZADOS NO MST E NO MTST
Authors: Oliveira Renan Dias
Published: February 2019

O tema deste artigo se fundamenta em dois eixos principais: o primeiro procura analisar, do ponto de vista da Sociologia do Trabalho, como o Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem-Terra (MST) e o Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem-Teto (MTST) têm atuado na incorporação de grupos precarizados de trabalhadores rurais e urbanos em suas fileiras de atuação social e política. O segundo procura analisar como os “setores de formação” dos dois movimentos atuam nessa dinâmica de absorção de trabalhadores e na consequente formação política desses mesmos trabalhadores, que irão compor as fileiras dos dois movimentos sociais de forma orgânica, como militantes. Por fim, será feita uma comparação entre as dinâmicas dos dois movimentos, a fim de melhor compreender o caminho percorrido por trabalhadores precarizados, que se tornam atores políticos no interior dos dois maiores movimentos sociais do país. Considera-se importante resgatar trabalhos de pesquisa realizados sobre a formação política em movimentos sociais, mas dando ênfase ao protagonismo político de setores de trabalhadores precarizados nesses dois movimentos.
A PRÁTICA PARTICIPATIVA DO FÓRUM PRÓ-TRABALHO: PROMOÇÃO DA LEI DE COTAS E DA INCLUSÃO PRODUTIVA DAS PESSOAS COM DEFICIÊNCIA
Authors: Reis Maria Cristina Abreu Domingos
Published: February 2019

Este estudo analisou o processo da gestão social participativa, de um Fórum de atuação em Belo Horizonte e região metropolitana, que visa promover o cumprimento da  Lei  de  Cotas  referente  a  inserção  produtiva  das  Pessoas  com Deficiência (PCD); Fórum Pró-Trabalho das Pessoas com Deficiência e Reabilitadas (FPT). Utilizou-se abordagem qualitativa por meio da observação participante, análise documental do  regimento ,atas  (de  2008  a  2010),  através  do  software  Atlas  TI, entrevista semiestruturada com seis participantes e um egresso do fórum. No âmbito da gestão social do FPT, nas atas analisadas o segmento governamental ocupa maior participação nos debates, e as PCD demonstraram baixo nível de interlocução na tessitura das propostas, e as empresas apresentaram baixa participação. Percebeu-se que o FPT não realiza processos de monitoramento e avaliação quanto ao tipo de inserção produtiva realizada, prevalecendo procedimentos de inclusão marginal quanto a inclusão  produtiva.  Essas observações não  retiram  a  relevância  do  fórum,  pois constitui  espaço  de  reinvindicação  e  análise  das  contradições  sociais  quando discutidas questões relativas à inclusão produtiva de PCD.
Liderazgo de las mujeres en los Concejos Municipales del Área Metropolitana de Bucaramanga (2008-2015): un análisis desde la perspectiva de la planificación del desarrollo territorial
Authors: Ortega Ávila Bryan David , Parra Jiménez Silvia Catalina
Published: February 2019

El presente estudio analiza el rol del li­derazgo político de las mujeres electas en los concejos municipales del Área Metropolitana de Bucaramanga (AMB) en el periodo 2008- 2015. Para tal fin, se clasificaron los acuerdos municipales de autoría de las mujeres, toman­do como referente la metodología de la planifi­cación del desarrollo territorial propuesta por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Con esto se pretende identificar cuáles han sido las líneas de acción seguidas por las concejalas del AMB, y visibi­lizar qué dimensiones de la planificación del desarrollo territorial se han privilegiado en los acuerdos municipales, en especial, en aquellas propuestas con enfoque de género.
Seguridad y política fronteriza: una mirada a la situación de la frontera entre Venezuela y Colombia
Authors: Linares Rosalba
Published: February 2019

Las fronteras del Estado-nación, según el objeto de su regulación, pueden ser de barrera o contacto. La noción de seguridad emerge en defensa del territorio y la soberanía sobre amenazas externas e internas, a fin de asegurar la convivencia y la paz de sus ciudadanos. La globalización impactó las fronteras registran­do un aumento de flujos: personas, bienes, servicio, capital y delitos. Las concepciones de frontera, seguridad y desarrollo se asocian como una visión para garantizar la gestión de políticas públicas en estos espacios, y refuerzan la vigilancia y el control. Este trabajo exami­na la situación fronteriza entre Venezuela y Colombia desde el enfoque de la geografía política y la geopolítica, mediante una revisión documental y de prensa. Resalta en la frontera: la desatención por ambos Estados; el choque de dos países con crisis internas y diferentes sistemas políticos, jurídicos y económicos; la carencia de una política integral de frontera, y una creciente violencia, criminalidad y delitos transfronterizos que trastocan la vecindad.
Ser-en-el-mundo y tradición: la subjetividad cartesiana en perspectiva
Authors: Quintana Montes Jorge Luis
Published: February 2019

El objetivo de este artículo es realizar una aproximación crítica a la noción de ego de René Descartes. En este sentido, y sirviéndonos de la fenomenología de Martin Heidegger y de la hermenéutica de Hans-Georg Gadamer, mostramos el carácter histórico y temporal de la vida humana; esto, en contraste con la subjetividad ahistórica cartesiana, con una alusión crítica paralela al carácter psicológico de la reflexión diltheyana. Así, en un primer momento, se mostrará la forma en que la inquietud por el conocimiento certero e indubitable es lo que reconduce a Descartes hacia las fronteras del yo, a través de una clara disputa con la tradición filosófica. En el segundo acápite, y deteniendo la mirada en las consideraciones de Heidegger y Gadamer, se expondrá la forma en que, al reconducir la subjetividad cartesiana hacia su condición histórico-existencial, el ego no resulta ser otra cosa que una visión desdibujada de la condición histórica del existir, fundado, en contra de la pretensión del francés, en prejuicios de la tradición.
Case 1 – Stage IV low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma management in an elderly patient
Authors: Sánchez-Lorenzo Luisa , González-Martín Antonio , Gershenson David M.
Published: February 2019

Recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) is considered relatively chemoresistant; until more effective chemotherapy approaches become available, surgical management remains the mainstay of treatment. However, some subtypes of LGSOC behave distinctly differently from high-grade SOC. The upregulation of estrogen and progesterone receptors in ovarian cancer suggests hormone therapy as a possible treatment modality. Our patient was a 75-year-old woman with advanced low-grade papillary serous ovarian cancer. In consultation, supported by appropriate histopathological examination and immunohistochemical study to guide the treatment decisions, our Gynaecological Oncology Multi-Disciplinary Team recommended primary debulking surgery. The patient underwent surgery followed by hormone therapy with letrozole, after declining bevacizumab-containing adjuvant chemotherapy. Eighteen months of ongoing monitoring has shown no signs of progressive disease and stable tumor markers. This case highlights the importance of initial assessment by a multidisciplinary team experienced in gynecological oncology, together with knowledge of the tumor biology, to determine effective treatment strategies for the management of advanced LGSOC.
Analysis of Varicose Vein in Lower Extremities Risk Factors on Woman Laborers of Tobacco Picker at Ajung District Jember Regency
Authors: Akbar Muhammad Faizal , Astuti Ida Srisurani Wiji , Wisudanti Desie Dwi
Published: February 2019

Varicose vein (VV) in lower extremities are common diseases in the clinic but there is little concern from clinicians as they are considered mild and low mortality. The complications of VV can be ulcers or worst like Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Several risk factors that can affect the occurrence of VV are women, age, long standing, overweight, pregnancy multiparity, and hormonal contraception. The general purpose of this research is knowing the relationship between risk factors mentioned above and the prevalence of VV on female laborers of tobacco picker at Ajung District Jember District. This research use observational analytic method with cross sectional study design to 72 people who meet the inclusion criteria by purposive sampling method. The sample were given questionnaire, informed consent, then measured by weight scales and microtoise staturemeter. The diagnosis of VV was obtained from the photos that been consulted to cardiothoracic surgeon at dr. Soebandi Hospital Jember. The result of contingency coefficient C correlation test said that only age has significant relation to VV occurrence states (p = 0,044; r = 0,231; OR = 3,053), while others are not significant (p> 0,05 and r < 0.2). The conclusion of this study is that only the age factor has a statistically significant relationship and the positive correlation with the weak correlation to the occurrence of lower extremities VV on woman laborers of the tobacco picker of Ajung District, Jember Regency.

Keywords: Varicose Vein, Lower Extremities
Generating Scenarios of Cross-Correlated Demands for Modelling Water Distribution Networks
Authors: Magini Roberto , Boniforti Maria Antonietta , Guercio Roberto
Published: February 2019

A numerical approach for generating a limited number of water demand scenarios and estimating their occurrence probabilities in a Water Distribution Network (WDN) is proposed. This approach makes use of the demand scaling laws in order to consider the natural variability and spatial correlation of nodal consumptions. The scaling laws are employed to determine the statistics of nodal consumption as a function of the number of users and the main statistical features of the unitary user's demand. Besides, consumption at each node is considered to follow a Gamma probability distribution. A high number of groups of cross-correlated demands, i.e., scenarios, for the entire network were generated using Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) and the numerical procedure proposed by Iman and Conover. The Kantorovich distance is used to reduce the number of scenarios and estimate their corresponding probabilities, while keeping the statistical information on nodal consumptions. By hydraulic simulation, the whole number of generated demand scenarios was used to obtain a corresponding number of pressure scenarios on which the same reduction procedure was applied. The probabilities of the reduced scenarios of pressure were compared with the corresponding probabilities of demand.
KARAKTERISTIK TOKOH UTAMA DALAM BAGIAN PERTAMA NASKAH DRAMA AHLUL KAHFI KARYA TAUFĪQ AL-CHAKĪM: ANALISIS PSIKOLOGI SASTRA
Authors: Eva Farhah Lia Yuniartha,
Published: February 2019

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik tokoh utama dalam bagian pertama naskah drama Ahlul Kahfi karya Taufīq Al-Chakīm dengan menggunakan pendekatan psikologi kepribadian Carl Gustav Jung. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, metode penelitian ini mengikuti langkah-langkah sebagai berikut: (1) Pembacaan karya yang menjadi objek penelitian, (2) Perumusan masalah, (3) Penentuan data objek, (4) Pengumpulan sumber data, (5) Pengkajian struktur, (6) Analisis data, dan (7) Penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil yang didapat adalah para tokoh utama memiliki karakteristik yang didominasi fungsi dan sikap jiwa yang beragam seperti pikiran, perasaan, ekstravers, introvers, dan perpaduan antara kedua sikap tersebut.
RELIGIOSITAS TOKOH UTAMA DALAM TEKS KHALĪL AL-KĀFIR (1908) DALAM ANTOLOGI CERPEN “AL-ARWĀCH AL-MUTAMARRIDAH” KARYA JUBRĀN KHALĪL JUBRĀN (KAJIAN SOSIOLOGI SASTRA)
Authors: Tri Yanti Nurul Hidayati Heny Nur Faizah,
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini membahas tentang struktur teks cerpen “Khalīl al-Kāfir” (1908) karya Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān berdasarkan teori struktural dan gambaran religiositas tokoh utama yang tergambar dalam teks cerpen “Khalīl al-Kāfir” (1908) karya Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān berdasarkan teori sosiologi sastra. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Adapun hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan beberapa hal sebagai berikut: Pertama, diperoleh unsur-unsur struktur yang membangun teks“Khalīl al-Kāfir” (1908) karya Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān antara lain (1) Tema, yaitu pemahaman agama yang benar akan berdampak pada sikap religius yang baik dan benar; (2) Cerita terdapat 11(sebelas) rangkian peristiwa; (3) Plot yang digunakan adalah plot (alur) maju; (4) Tokoh, terdapat 5tokoh yaitu Khalil, Syeikh Abas, Rahil, Maryam, dan Khuri Ilyas,(5) Latar (latar tempat, waktu); dan (6) Sudut Pandang yaitu sudut pandang persona ketiga gaya “dia”. Kedua, diperoleh tiga gambaran religiositas tokoh utama berdasarkan dimensi religiositas yang terdapat pada cerpen“Khalīl al-Kāfir” (1908) karya Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān, yaitu dimensi pengalaman, dimensi pengetahuan agama, dan dimensi pengamalan dengan memanfaatkan teori sosiologi sastra Rene Wellek dan Austin Warren.
Congratulations! Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Best Paper Award 2018
Authors: Editorial Office
Published: February 2019

We are pleased to announce that the 11th Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Best Paper Award (JRM Best Paper Award 2018) has been decided by the JRM editorial committee.

The following paper won the JRM Best Paper Award 2018, severely selected from among all 97 papers published in Vol.29 (2017). The Best Paper Award ceremony was held in Gakushi-Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, on December 17, 2018, attended by the authors and JRM editorial committee members who took part in the selection process. The award winner will also be announced on the JRM website and was given a certificate and a nearly US$1,000 honorarium.

JRM Best Paper Award 2018

Title: Spherical Video Stabilization by Estimating Rotation from Dense Optical Flow Fields

Authors: Sarthak Pathak, Alessandro Moro, Hiromitsu Fujii, Atsushi Yamashita, and Hajime Asama

J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.29 No.3, pp. 566-579, June 2017
Congratulations to the Elected IEEE Presidents
Authors: Editorial Office
Published: February 2019

We are pleased to announce that Professor Toshio Fukuda, the second Editor-in-Chief of JRM, has been elected as 2019 IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) President-Elect (2020 President), and Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge, former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of JRM, has been elected as 2019 IEEE Technical Activities Vice President-Elect (2020 IEEE TA Vice President). Congratulations! They have devoted themselves to the development of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics.

Prof. Fukuda and Prof. Kosuge will serve as IEEE President and IEEE Technical Activities Vice President, respectively, in 2020. We look forward to their continued success in the future.
Humanoid Robot Hand and its Applied Research
Authors: Kawasaki Haruhisa ,   Gifu University 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan, Mouri Tetsuya
Published: February 2019

Humanoid robot hands are expected to replace human hands in the dexterous manipulation of objects. This paper presents a review of humanoid robot hand research and development. Humanoid hands are also applied to multifingered haptic interfaces, hand rehabilitation support systems, sEMG prosthetic hands, telepalpation systems, etc. The developed application systems in our group are briefly introduced.
Three-States-Transition Method for Fall Detection Algorithm Using Depth Image
Authors: Kong Xiangbo ,   College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan, Meng Zelin , Meng Lin , Tomiyama Hiroyuki
Published: February 2019

Currently, the proportion of elderly persons is increasing all over the world, and accidents involving falls have become a serious problem especially for those who live alone. In this paper, an enhancement to our algorithm to detect such falls in an elderly person’s living room is proposed. Our previous algorithm obtains a binary image by using a depth camera and obtains an outline of the binary image by Canny edge detection. This algorithm then calculates the tangent vector angles of each outline pixels and divide them into 15° range groups. If most of the tangent angles are below 45°, a fall is detected. Traditional fall detection systems cannot detect falls towards the camera so at least two cameras are necessary in related works. To detect falls towards the camera, this study proposes the addition of a three-states-transition method to distinguish a fall state from a sitting-down one. The proposed algorithm computes the different position states and divides these states into three groups to detect the person’s current state. Futhermore, transition speed is calculated in order to differentiate sit states from fall states. This study constructes a data set that includes over 1500 images, and the experimental evaluation of the images demonstrates that our enhanced algorithm is effective for detecting the falls with only a single camera.
Development of Progressive Learning Theory – Based Physics Enhancement Course
Authors: Mulig-Cruz Charity I. , Barquilla Manuel B. , Tabudlong Josefina R. , Magallanes Jingle B.
Published: February 2019

This paper details the procedures of designing an enhancement training based on existing literature, expert inputs, needs assessment survey, identified constraints (time, material resources and teacher expertise), and validation procedures. The goal of the training is to enhance the Physics competence of non-Physics major Grade 7 teachers through a PLT-based learning environment. The constraints considered in the conceptualization of the design are the time, material and human resources. A needs assessment survey was conducted to identify the topics that were included in the training. The design incorporates equipping participants with ways of promoting self-directed learning particularly on the use of interactive science notebooks, Cornell note-taking method, and the use of graphic organizers. The main learning materials prepared for the participants were worksheets that were also made available to them online. Each learning session consisted of two learning activities one of which is a hands-on inquiry activity. This training design can be used by the Department of Education and private schools to equip science teachers with both content matter and pedagogical skills that they need to teach topics in K-12’s spiraling curriculum.
The Canonicity of Juan Crisostomo Soto and his Masterpiece Alang Dios! In Kapampangan Literature From 1932 to 2013
Authors: Crisostomo Mildred M.
Published: February 2019

The study focuses on the canonicity of Juan Crisostomo Soto better known as “Crissot” and his masterpiece, Alang Dios’—reviews, critical essays, theses, and dissertations from 1932 to 2013. These materials are seemingly one in blindly praising and placing him in a pedestal worthy of a literary god. The present study is an attempt at tracing how the canonization came about. What was the context? What was the necessity? Informed by John Guillory’s theory on canon-formation, Michel Foucault’s author-function, and Virgilio Almario’s “makapangyarihang pagbasa,” this present work critically analyzes the criticisms about Juan Crisostomo Soto and his masterpiece Alang Dios! Using close reading and metacriticism to disclose the assumptions, norms, and context involved in the criticisms, findings show that the critics were one in their use of methods and means like press, newspapers, academe and other agencies, relevant situations and celebrations to canonize Juan Crisostomo Soto and his masterpiece. This means that the unanimous criticisms resulted in a sense of identity and valor for every Kapampangan and Kapampangan Literature as a whole amidst colonial subjugations and promising literature across regions.
American Sign Language Alphabet Translator Android Application: Hand Shapes Into Text
Authors: Raboy Love Jhoye M. , Canlas Jan Rey D. , Renejane Christy Ann R. , Mojica Carren J. , Bandiala Annajane S.
Published: February 2019

American Sign Language is used by the deaf-mute community in expressing their thoughts. Many applications have been developed to assist the deaf-mute person, but most of the applications integrate on a computer or on desktop. These leads to create a mobile application that will recognize hand pose into text. American Sign Language Alphabet Translator Android Application: Hand Shapes into Text is a mobile application that translates American Sign Language Alphabet into text. These applications translate the ASL alphabet to a person who is not capable of understanding the language of a deaf-mute person. The application used the process of hand segmentation and feature extraction to get the information needed to extract the hand and data set that used to match the hand pose to display the equivalent letters. The study is successful in recognizing most of the alphabet handshape as long as it is well detected.
Lower rate of delayed graft function is observed when epidural analgesia for living donor nephrectomy is administered
Authors: Baar Wolfgang , Goebel Ulrich , Buerkle Hartmut , Jaenigen Bernd , Kaufmann Kai , Heinrich Sebastian
Published: February 2019

Background The beneficial effects of epidural analgesia (EDA) in terms of pain control and postoperative convalescence are widely known and led to a frequent use for patients who underwent living donor kidney nephrectomy. The objective of this study was to determine whether general anesthesia (GA) plus EDA compared to GA only, administered for living donor nephrectomy has effects on postoperative graft function in recipients.
Methods In this monocentric, retrospective cohort analysis we analyzed the closed files of all consecutive donor- recipient pairs who underwent living donor kidney transplantations from 2008 to 2017. The outcome variable was delayed graft function (DGF), defined as at least one hemodialysis within seven days postoperatively, once hyperacute rejection, vascular or urinary tract complications were ruled out. Statistical analyses of continuous variables were calculated using the two-tail Student’s t test and Fisher exact test for categorical variables with a significance level of p<0.05, respectively.
Results The study enclosed 291 consecutive living donor kidney transplantations. 99 kidney donors received epidural analgesia whereas 192 had no epidural analgesia. The groups showed balanced pretransplantational characteristics and comparable donors´ and recipients’ risk factors. 9 out of all 291 recipients needed renal replacement therapy (RRT) during the first 7 days due to delayed graft function; none of these donors received EDA. The observed rate of DGF in recipients whose kidney donors received epidural analgesia was significantly lower (0% vs. 4.6%; p=0.031).
Conclusions In our cohort we observed a significantly lower rate of DGF when epidural analgesia for donor nephrectomy was administered. Due to restrictions of the study design this observation needs further confirmation by prospective studies.
Experimental status of LNU in B decays in LHCb
Authors: Benson Sean
Published: February 2019

In the Standard Model, the three charged leptons are identical copies
of each other, apart from mass differences. Experimental tests of this
feature in semileptonic decays of -hadrons are highly sensitive to New
Physics particles which preferentially couple to the 2nd and 3rd
generations of leptons. A review of the latest lepton universality tests
in semileptonic transitions at is reported.
Search for lepton flavour violation with the ATLAS experiment
Authors: Le Brian
Published: February 2019

Lepton flavour violation (LFV) is a striking signature of potential
beyond the Standard Model physics. The search for LFV with the ATLAS
detector is reported in searches focusing on the decay of the Higgs
boson, the Z boson and of a heavy neutral gauge boson, Z’, using pp
collisions data with a center of mass energy of 8 TeV and 13 TeV.
Kinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)’nın Ot Verimi ve Bazı Verim Unsurlarına Farklı Sıra Üzeri ve Sıra Arası Mesafelerin Etkileri
Authors: TEMEL İşıl , KESKİN Bilal
Published: February 2019

Bu çalışma farklı sıra arası (17.5, 35, 52.5 ve 70 cm) ve sıra üzeri (10,
20, 30 ve 40 cm) mesafelerinin sulu şartlarda yetiştirilen kinoa (Chenopodium
quinoa Willd.) bitkisinin bitki boyu, sap çapı, yaş ot verimi, kuru ot oranı, kuru ot
verimi, yaprak oranı, sap oranı ve salkım oranı üzerine etkilerini belirlemek
amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırma, tesadüf bloklarında faktöriyel deneme
desenine göre 3 tekerrürlü olarak 2017 yılında Iğdır Üniversitesi Tarımsal
Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Müdürlüğünün Melekli Araştırma İstasyonunda
kurulmuştur. Sıra aralığının kinoa bitkisinin bitki boyu, sap kalınlığı, yaş ot
verimi, kuru ot oranı, kuru ot verimi, yaprak oranı, sap oranı ve salkım oranı
üzerine etkisi önemli bulunmuştur. Sıra üzeri mesafeleri sap kalınlığı, yaş ot
verimi, kuru ot oranı ve kuru ot verimi üzerine etkileri önemli olmuştur. Diğer
araştırma kriterlerine ise sıra üzeri mesafelerindeki değişimlerin etkisinin
olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Iğdır ilinde en yüksek yaş ot verimi ve kuru ot verimi
için kinoa bitkilerinin 17.5 cm sıra aralığında ve 10 cm sıra üzeri mesafesi ile
ekilmesinin uygun olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu sıra aralığı ve sıra üzeri mesafesi
ile ekilmesi durumunda kinoa bitkisinde 8750.7 kg da-1 yaş ot verimi
ve 2676.4 kg da-1 kuru ot verimi alınabilecektir.
Tolerance of chia seeds to copper
Authors: Stefanello Raquel , Goergen Patrícia Carine Hüller , Hister Carmine Aparecida Lenz , Nunes Ubirajara Russi
Published: February 2019

Environmental contamination by toxic metals has become a serious problem to plants, animals, and humans. Among the toxic metals in the environment, copper (Cu) is the most important contaminant and, when in excess in water and soil, can disturb the growth and development of plants, decreasing the productivity of crops. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the tolerance of chia seeds to copper. The seeds were place on paper soaked in aqueous solutions of copper at concentrations of zero (distilled water), 60, 120, 180, and 240 mg L-1. The parameters evaluated were percentage of germination, primary count, total, shoot and root length, and dry mass of the seedlings. An increase in concentration of copper in the substrate promoted a significant decrease in seed germination, growth, and dry mass of the chia seedlings. It is concluded that, during the germination phase, chia seeds moderately tolerate exposure to Cu, up to 180 mg L-1, but can be intolerant at higher concentrations.