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Dealing with Ethnography in the Context of Mediterranean Mobilities
Authors: Ribas-Mateos Natalia
Published: April 2018

Today when working with mobilities, one is faced with the revision of a complete theoretical tapestry as well as entrenched methodological challenges of conducting ethnography; an endeavour which implies various tasks such as reviewing methodological nationalism, considering the essence of the research and the use of its adjectives, as well as problematising in the position of the researcher in a single-sited or in a multi-sited context of research. Therefore, this article takes its point of departure in ethnography as a production of knowledge, by working in two senses. First, by reviewing classic existing fieldwork. Secondly, by questioning the way we do fieldwork today in the context of Mediterranean mobilities. In order to provide some examples on such work on mobilities, this article tackles three main interconnected questions: the nature of ethnography as capturing new challenges, mainly through the mobility paradigm, the use of the adjectives of ethnography and its meaning, and finally considering some ethnographic reflections in the Mediterranean setting (fieldwork in Northern Morocco: Tangier and the Jebala Mountains) as a fieldwork illustration. Hoy, al trabajar con movilidades nos enfretamos a una revisión completa de un contexto teórico así como con complejos retos metodólogicos a la hora de realizar investigaciones de corte etnográfico; es una apuesta que implica varias tareas tales como la revisión del nacionalismo metodológico, el considerar también la naturaleza de la investigación y los adjetivos que atribuimos a esta, así como también problematizar sobre la posición del investigador en un emplazamiento único o en múltiples emplazamientos de análisis. Así, este artículo toma como punto de partida la etnografía como la producción de conocimiento, entendido en dos sentidos. En primer lugar, al revisar la tradición del trabajo de campo. En segundo lugar, cuestionando la forma que realizamos hoy el trabajo de campo en el contexto de las movilidades en el Mediterráneo. Veremos también como a través de diversos ejemplos este artículo persigue tres cuestiones interconectadas: la naturaleza de la etnografía para poder captar nuevos retos, especialmente a través del paradigma de las movilidades, del uso de la adjetivación de la etnografía y sus significados, y en último lugar, considerando algunas reflexiones etnográficas en el contexto Mediterráneo (trabajo de campo en Marruecos: Tánger y las montañas de Yebala), como una ilustración de la etnografía.
It is not only about access: Transnational Bolivian families in Barcelona and their meanings of social protection
Authors: Speroni Thales
Published: April 2018

The ambition of this exploratory article is to contribute to the analyses of transnational social protection, highlighting the relevance of migrants’ agency. Specifically, I argue that the strategies of transnational social protection are manifested in the interface between informal (interpersonal networks) and formal social protection (provided by national states and organisations), not only through their objective elements (multi-sited resources and services), but also by their subjective aspects (actors’ meanings and institutional normative concepts). The understanding of the actors’ subjective meanings has the potential to articulate the interpretation of transnational ways to access resources of social protection, with the comprehension of the meanings that motivate different modes of use of these resources, by mobile and non-mobile actors. In this paper, a survey and semi-structured interviews from the “Return from Transnationalism” project (RETTRANS, 2011-2013) and life story interviews from the ongoing doctoral project “Transnational social protection: Bolivian transnational families in Barcelona and São Paulo” are analysed. La ambición de este artículo exploratorio es contribuir a los análisis de la protección social transnacional, destacando la relevancia de la agencia de los migrantes. En concreto, argumento que las estrategias de protección social transnacional expresan las interfaces entre la protección social informal (redes interpersonales) y formal (proporcionada por los estados y organizaciones nacionales), no sólo a través de sus elementos objetivos (recursos y servicios multisituados) sino también por sus aspectos subjetivos (los significados de los actores y los conceptos normativos institucionales). La comprensión de los significados subjetivos de los actores tiene el potencial de articular la interpretación de las vías transnacionales de acceso a los recursos de protección social con la comprensión de los significados que motivan diferentes modos de uso de estos recursos por parte de actores móviles y no móviles. En este trabajo se analizan una encuesta y entrevistas semi-estructuradas del proyecto Retorno del Transnacionalismo (RETTRANS, 2011-2013) y entrevistas de historias de vida del proyecto doctoral “Protección social transnacional: familias transnacionales bolivianas en Barcelona y Sao Paulo”.
Grounded theory and ethnography in the study of transit-mobilities of refugees in border zones. Challenges from fieldworks (Italy/Greece) with people fleeing Syria
Authors: Association ASAFFRON
Published: April 2018

In the frame of the current so-called refugee crisis in Southern European countries, and bringing empirical references from previous research, concerning the right to asylum in the border zones and the transit mobility of refugees from Southern European countries to the North, the article explores three methodological challenges that qualitative research encounters, such as grounded theory and ethnography, applied to the study of refugees’ transit mobilities, can produce. Firstly, the so-called ethical dilemma that the observation of and interaction with seaborne refugees, who are in many cases still traumatized by the journey at sea, can produce; secondly, the difficulties of carrying out a ‘long-term observation’ of people in transit, who are often in a ‘grey zone’ between legality and illegality, and do not have the ‘time’ or the intention to build relationships; thirdly, the uncomfortable role of the ethnographer as a ‘detached observer’ in such a context and the need to renegotiate his/her identity. The analysis is framed within a brief reflection on the interdependence between grounded theory and ethnography, which is a key issue in the contemporary scientific debate concerning qualitative research. En el contexto de la denominada crisis de los refugiados en los países de la Europa del Sur, así como teniendo en cuenta resultados empíricos de investigaciones anteriores en relación al derecho de asilo en zonas fronterizas y movilidades en tránsito de los refugiados desde los países de la Europa del sur hacia el norte, este artículo explora tres retos metodológicos en la investigación cualitativa, relativa a la grounded theory y la etnografía, aplicada a la producción de movilidades en tránsito de los refugiados y su producción. En primer lugar, relativa al llamado dilema ético en la observación y en la interacción con los refugiados que llegan vía marítima, que con frecuencia se encuentran traumatizados por el viaje, en segundo lugar, a las dificultades de una observación a largo plazo de las personas en tránsito, que se ubican con frecuencia en una ‘una zona gris’ entre la legalidad y la ilegalidad, y que no hallan el ‘tiempo’ ni la intención de construir relaciones, y en tercer lugar, el peliagudo rol del etnógrafo como observador despegado del contexto de la investigación y de la necesidad de renegociar su identidad. El análisis de este artículo refleja la interdependencia entre la Teoría Fundamentada y la etnografía, el cual resulta ser un tema clave en el debate científico contemporáneo relativa a la investigación cualitativa.
'Carrier' women: a Grounded Theory approach
Authors: Fuentes Lara Cristina
Published: April 2018

This article stems from the doctoral thesis “The Situation of Carrier Women in the Spanish-Moroccan Border: The Case of Ceuta.” The text focuses on three specific aspects. The first part looks into the relevance of the geopolitical situation of Ceuta and the Tetouan region as factors influencing the large amounts of cross-border transport of people and commodities that take place at the Tarajal border. Looking at trans-boundary women, most of them are domestic workers, prostitutes and 'carriers' (porteadoras, in Spanish). This study focusses on the latter, i.e. Moroccan woman carrying commodities across the Spanish-Moroccan border. The second part of this article explains the methods used to carry out the study: strenuous ethnographic research at the border point and surrounding areas, complemented with in-depth interviews with the main agents involved in the research. Grounded Theory was the technique used to analyse the data. Finally, the last part of this article focuses on the main results obtained through the research. El presente artículo proviene de la tesis doctoral: “La situación de las mujeres porteadoras en la frontera hispano-marroquí: el caso de Ceuta”. La comunicación se centra en tres puntos clave. Una primera parte en la cual se hace una aproximación al contexto en el que se enmarca la investigación, es decir, la importancia de la situación geopolítica de Ceuta y la región de Tetuán en la estructuración de un paso fronterizo –el Tarajal– con un elevado trasiego de personas y mercancías, centrando la atención en las mujeres transfronterizas que principalmente son: prostitutas, empleadas domésticas y porteadoras, y es justamente en estas últimas sobre las que se va a centrar la investigación. En la segunda parte se explica el método que se ha llevado a cabo en la investigación; se ha realizado un férreo trabajo etnográfico en la frontera y las poblaciones objeto de la tesis que se ha complementado con entrevistas en profundidad a los agentes implicados en la investigación. La técnica de análisis de datos empleada ha sido la Teoría Fundamentada. Para finalizar, en la tercera fase se presentan los principales resultados obtenidos de la investigación.
Conflictos sociales: hacia la evaluación del riesgo
Authors: Ainz Galende Alexandra
Published: April 2018

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Method Development and Validation of simultaneous estimation for Amlodipine besylate and Olmesartan medoxomil by HPTLC method
Authors: K Sonia , K Manikandan , Ndwabe Hamunyare , Bhavya Sree Peddamadi , KS Lakshmi
Published: April 2018

The present work deals with method development and analytical validation of a novel, precise and accurate HPTLC methods for the simultaneous estimation of Amlodipine besylate and Olmesartan medoxomil. Literature review has shown that High performance liquid chromatography and UV-Visible Spectroscopy methods have been reported for the estimation of these drugs, but no HPTLC method has been done, thus this study had to be done. A analytical method development for the simultaneous estimation of Amlodipine besylate and Olmesartan medoxomil was developed. For simultaneous HPTLC method, the analytical separation was achieved on aluminium plates pre-coated with Silica Gel 60 F254 Acetonitrile: Water: Toluene (6:3:1) v/v/v used as the mobile phase with densitometric scanning at 270 nm. Good and acceptable linearity was obtained for the drug in the range of 5 - 15 μg/mL with r2 > 0.999. All the precision measurements made were well within the acceptable limits. The percentage recovery was found to be 99.59 & 99.61 % HPTLC method for Amlodipine besylate and Olmesartan medoxomil respectively. The parameters of validation were in accordance with the outlined ICH guidelines for method development in the estimation of drugs. Hence in conclusion the method can be applied day today lab practice for the determination of Amlodipine besylate and Olmesartan medoxomil simultaneously using HPTLC instrument.
STUDY REGARDING THE LEGAL OR JUDICIAL REHABILITATION OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
Authors: DIACONESCU Amelia MIHAELA
Published: April 2018

The consequences derived from any sentence pronounced for a crime committed by a major person, pertains to the constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, family law labor law or commercial law and consist in legal effects of criminal or extra-criminal nature, perpetual or long term ones which result from the fact of the criminal conviction itself and put the convict in a disadvantageous situation.Having a legal tool character by which the legal consequences resulting from a conviction cease or, in a larger sense, a legal tool character by which the ex-convicts are legally reintegrated in the society, its effects consist in the same.
THE IMPACT OF ONLINE ENVIRONMENT ON TOURISM
Authors: SOFRONOV Bogdan
Published: April 2018

The online tourism is part of e-commerce and unites some of the fastest growing technologies, such as communications and information technology, the hospitality industry, and strategic management / marketing / planning.Online tourism activities involve tour operators, travel agencies and other entities with tourism-related interests in the virtual space through a dedicated portal. The phenomenon itself has implications for the tourist services consumer.The  internet  has  revolutionized  the  travel  industry  both  as  a  source  of information and like a sales channel. Online marketing, photographs, and consumer reviews are bringing destinations and attractions to the screens of potential travelers around the world.  The  ease  with  which  a  customer  can  review  and  compare travel  options  opens  up  new  markets  for  both  large  and  small  businesses and  the  ability  to  confirm  prices  and  purchase  services  online  benefits  travelers and  businesses alike.
Budgetary Participation and Managerial Performance in Public Sector Organisations: A Study from Nigeria
Authors: OYEWO Babajide , ADEYEYE Gbadegesin
Published: April 2018

This study investigated the impact of budgetary participation on managerial performance in public-sector organisations in Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to obtain the opinion of 174 managers (unit and departmental heads) in five public-sector organisations located in Abuja, Nigeria Federal Capital. Results from statistical analysis (descriptive, factor analysis, Kruskal-Wallis tests, correlation and regression) show that there is high level of budgetary participation by managers in public-sector organisations in Nigeria.  Although budgetary participation was observed to positively and significantly impact on managerial functions such as planning, investigating, co-ordinating, supervising, evaluating, and staffing, it exerts the most on planning. The impact of budgetary participation on managerial performance appears to be moderate. Whilst it is desirable for public-sector organisations to adopt sophisticated budgeting techniques, the study advocates for employees’ motivation and deeper involvement in budget matters as a way out of the traditional budgeting quagmire that public-sector organisations are characteristically bedevilled with.
EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARD ON CORPORATE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED BANKS LISTED ON NIGERIA STOCK EXCHANGE
Authors: ELOSIUBA J. N. , OKOYE Emma
Published: April 2018

In the light of globalisation where foreign investment has become trendy, comparability of financial reports of Nigerian firms and those of other firms across the world has become a concern. Nigerian firms has been mandated to adopt the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) is their financial reporting.  This study has examined the effect of the IFRS adoption on the reported performance of Nigerian banks listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Eight (8) out of the fourteen (14) quoted banks were selected for the study. Four indices of performance employed in the study are profitability using the Return on Equity, Liquidity using total deposit to total loan, loan grants and then market value measured by Price earnings ratio for the period (2011 and 2012). 2011 represented GAAP era while 2012 stands for IFRS adoption. A comparability index for the banks were computed using the Excel Spreadsheet for each of the banks on each variable. Then the One Sample Test was employed for the analyses. The mean was used to answer the research question while the t-statistics tested the hypotheses. The results showed that mean values for profitability, liquidity and market value are greater in the GAAP era (2011) than in the IFRS period (2012), while loan grant has higher for IFRS period (2012). The t-tested indicated none of the variables had significant effect.  Thus the study concluded that IFRS adopted does not have significant effect on bank performance reported in 2011 and 2012. The use of IFRS for all firms as well as incorporation of IFRS guideline in professional training are recommended by this study.
EFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Authors: UFOEZE Lawrence Olisaemeka , OKUMA, N. Camilus , NWAKOBY Clem , Alajekwu Udoka Bernard
Published: April 2018

This study investigated the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on Nigerian economy. The fixed and floating exchange eras were compared to know the exchange rate system in which the economy has fairly better. The time period covered was 1970 to 2012. The study employed the ordinary least square (OLS) multiple regression technique for the analysis. The coefficient of determination (R2), F-test, t-test, beta and Durbin-Watson were used in the interpretation of the results. The resulted revealed that about 85% of the changes in macroeconomic indicators are explained in the fixed exchange era. In the floating exchange era, 99% was explained while the whole periods has 73% explanatory power, hence the floating exchange era (1986 to date) is more effective in explaining economic trend in Nigeria. Also, exchange rate has significant positive effect on GDP during the fixed exchange rate era and negative effect the eras floating and all-time; inflation has insignificant negative effect on GDP during the fixed exchange era; significant effect in floating era and significant negative effect in the all-time period; money supply has insignificant negative effect GDP in fixed exchange era; and significant positive effect during the floating and all-time period; and oil revenue has significant positive effect on the GDP in all the exchange rate regimes (floating, fixed and all-time) in Nigeria.  The study thus conclude that exchange rate movement is a good indicator for monitoring Nigerian economic growth. So far exchange rate has always been a key economic indicator for Nigeria. The floating exchange period has outperformed the fixed exchange rate in terms of contribution inflation, money supply and oil revenue to economic growth. This indicate that the floating exchange rate has been a better economic regime for sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. From the findings, it is evident that oil revenue has positive effect in Nigeria and has remained the mainstay of the economy. It is thus recommended among other things that a positive exchange rate stock should be monitored regularly, so as not to allow those that find exchange rate as an avenue of investment like banks and public carry out their business, which is more devastating to the economy.
ANALYSIS OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND POVERTY REDUCTION OF BANGLADESH
Authors: MOHAJAN Haradhan Kumar
Published: April 2018

This study aims to investigate the food production and poverty reduction of Bangladesh in brief. Although the country faces various problems for the economic progress since the independent in 1971, in the last forty eight years the increase of food production and poverty reduction of the country became remarkably. Bangladesh is a densely populated developing country in the southern Asia. The Government of Bangladesh is trying efficiently to reduce poverty of the country. In Bangladesh about 20% of the populations still live below the poverty line, heavily undernourished with inadequate access to safe and nutritious food for a healthy life. The data of the study were collected through the secondary sources of the country. In Bangladesh, during 2000 to 2005, income poverty reduced from 48.9% to 40.0%, 2010 to 2016 reduced from 31.50% to 20%, and in 2018 it is expected to reduce in 16%. An attempt has been taken here to show the ways to increase more food production and poverty reduction of the country.
IDENTIFIKASI GAYA BELAJAR MODEL KOLB TERHADAP PESERTA DIDIK MAN II YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Melinda Gita Melinda
Published: April 2018

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi gaya belajar peserta didik dan mengetahui korelasi antara kemampuan spasial dan gaya belajar peserta didik pada mata pelajaran kimia.Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Variabel dalam penelitian ini adalah gaya belajar yang meliputi diverger, assimilator, converger, dan accomodator. Subjek dalam penelitian ini sejumlah 52 peserta didik XI MIPA MAN II Yogyakarta tahun ajaran 2016/2017 dan 270 peserta didik dari 6 sekolah yang ada di Yogyakarta. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket KLSI (Kolb Learning Style Inventory). Adapun teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peserta didik dari MAN II Yogyakarta memiliki kecenderungan pada gaya belajar assimilator sebanyak 19 peserta didik atau 36,5%, gaya belajar diverger sebanyak 17 peserta didik atau 32,6%, gaya belajar converger sebanyak 11 peserta didik atau 21,2%, dan gaya belajar accomodator sebanyak 5 peserta didik atau 9,6%. Peserta didik dari 6 sekolah di Yogyakarta memiliki kecenderungan pada gaya belajar assimilator sebanyak 96 peserta didik atau 35,5%, gaya belajar diverger sebanyak 93 peserta didik atau 34,4%, gaya belajar converger sebanyak 53 peserta didik atau 19,6% dan gaya belajar accomodator sebanyak 28 peserta didik atau 10,3%. Terdapat korelasi antara kemampuan spasial dan gaya belajar yang ditunjukkan oleh 19 peserta didik XI MIPA MAN II Yogyakarta memiliki nilai kemampuan spasial dan nilai ulangan harian hidrokarbon diatas nilai KKM materi hidrokarbon sesuai dengan gaya belajar yang dimiliki peserta didik yaitu gaya belajar tipe assimilator.Kata Kunci: gaya belajar model Kolb, diverger, converger, assimilator, accomodator
PENGARUH VLOG PEMBELAJARAN TERHADAP PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK SMK ZAMAN NOW
Authors: Yatmi Inda
Published: April 2018

PENGARUH VLOG PEMBELAJARAN TERHADAP PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK SMK ZAMAN NOWOleh:IndayatmiProgram keahlian kimia analisis SMK Negeri 2 Depok Sleman Yogyakartaindayatmi@ymail.com Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh vlog pembelajaran terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar analisis titrimetri pada peserta didik kelas XI kimia analisis SMK Negeri 2 Depok tahun 2017/2018. Penelitian yang dilakukan terdiri dari 4 tahap yaitu pra siklus, siklus 1, siklus 2, dan siklus 3. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, evaluasi hasil belajar, penilaian proses vlog pembelajaran, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa vlog pembelajaran berpengaruh pada peningkatan hasil belajar analisis titrimetri pada peserta didik kelas XI kimia analisis yaitu hasil belajar rata-rata pada prasiklus sebesar 69, siklus 1 sebesar 81, siklus 2 sebesar 85, siklus 3 sebesar 87. Penggunaan vlog pembelajaran berpengaruh pada peningkatan jumlah peserta didik yang mencapai kriteria ketuntasan minimal yaitu pada pra siklus sebanyak 10 peserta didik, siklus 1 sebanyak 27 peserta didik, siklus 2 sebanyak 29 peserta didik, dan siklus 3 sebanyak 30 peserta didik. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah vlog pembelajaran mempengaruhi peningkatan hasil belajar analisis titrimetri pada peserta didik kelas XI kimia analisis SMK Negeri 2 depok tahun 2017/2018.Kata Kunci : vlog pembelajaran; Analisis Titrimetri; hasil belajar
ANALISIS PREKONSEPSI SISWA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MENGHUBUNGKAN KONTEKS AIR LAUT DENGAN KONTEN HAKIKAT ILMU KIMIA KELAS X SMA
Authors: Yulita Inelda
Published: April 2018

Penelitian dilakukan untuk menganalisis prekonsepsi siswa kelas X SMA dalam menghubungkan konteks fenomena air laut dengan konten hakikat ilmu kimia. Penelitian ini mengacu pada Model of Educational Reconstruction (MER) yang dibatasi pada tahap investigasi pre-konsepsi siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu pedoman wawancara, dan lembar angket. Data penelitian yang diperoleh berupa transkripsi wawancara siswa kelas X, dan hasil angket. Hasil penelitian adalah (a) prekonsepsi siswa terhadap konsep hakikat ilmu kimia ; 100% siswa telah mempelajari hakikat ilmu di tingkat SMP, namun belum mampu untuk menjelaskan kembali, (b) prekonsepsi siswa terhadap konteks fenomena air laut ; 100% siswa mengetahui fenomena air laut sebatas mengandung garam dan rasanya asin, dan (c) prekonsepsi siswa terhadap hubungan antara konteks fenomena air laut dengan konten hakikat ilmu kimia ; 70% siswa mampu menghubungkan fenomena air laut dengan konten hakikat ilmu kimia.
PENGARUH INOKULASI RHIZOBIUM TERHADAP PENYERAPAN Cu DAN PERTUMBUHAN KACANG TANAH ( Arachis hypogaea L.)
Authors: Rahmatullah Widia
Published: April 2018

Penelitian  ini  dilakukan  untuk  mengetahui  pengaruh  Cu  terhadap  pertumbuhan kacang tanah (Arachis  hypogaea L.) yang diinokulasikan dengan rhizobium. Distribusi Cu di organ tanaman juga dianalisa.  Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap pola  faktorial,  masing  masing  kombinasi  perlakuan  dengan  6  ulangan.  Faktor pertama yaitu konsentrasi /dosis CuSO4 yaitu aplikasi A0 : CuSO4 0 mg/3 kg tanah, A1 : CuSO4 60 mg/30 kg tanah, A2 : CuSO4 90 mg/30 kg tanah, A3 : CuSO4 120 mg/3 kg tanah. Faktor yang kedua yaitu B0 : tanpa inokulasi legin . B1: Inokulasi  legin  (10  g/kg  benih)  ,B2 :Inokulasi  legin  (20  g/kg  benih). Parameter pengamatan antara lain kadar Cu pada organ tanaman (batang, akar dan daun),  kadar  Cu  pada  biji  kacang  tanah,  berat  bintil  akar  dan  pertumbuhan tanaman kacang tanah. Data hasil  pengamatan dan  pengukuran akan  dianalisis secara  statistik  menggunakan  analisis  sidik  ragam  (ANOVA)  dan  diuji  lanjut dengan DMRT (Duncan Multiple Range Test) taraf kepercayaan 95 %. Hasil  penelitian  menunjukkan  bahwa  pemberian  rhizobium  yang dikombinasikan  Cu  memberi pengaruh  yang  nyata  terhadap  parameter pertumbuhan.  Dalam  jumlah  sedikit  (60  mg  CuSO4/30 kg  tanah)  mampu meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman, tetapi dalam jumlah berlebih menurunkan pertumbuhan tanaman. Cu didistribusikan kesemua organ tanaman termasuk biji. inokulasi  legin secara signifikan  mengurangi pengaruh  hambatan  pertumbuhan dan mengabsorpsi kelebihan Cu.tingginya konsentrasi Cu di rhizosfer mengurangi jumlah nodul yang terbentuk. Hasil juga memperlihatkan akumulasi Cu di akar.
MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI KEPALA SEKOLAH MELAKSANAKAN SUPERVISI AKADEMIK MELALUI KEGIATAN COACHING (PEMBIMBINGAN) DENGAN POLA IN-ON-IN-ON PADA DABIN 1 KECAMATAN PARAKAN KABUPATEN TEMANGGUNG TAHUN PELAJARAN 2014/201
Authors: Sugito Sugito
Published: April 2018

This school action research is the result of observations of researchers in developing and monitoring the performance of teachers in the target area, that aims to enhance creativity kindergarten teachers in making props from recycled materials through group counseling.The procedure is performed in this study a shared action in two cycles, each cycle consisting of four main activities: planning, action, reflection, and evaluation.Generally based on research, indicate an increase in the percentage of 9% on the initial conditions to 45% in cycle I and 82% in cycle II, so that it can be concluded that the guidance of the group can enhance creativity kindergarten Dabin III UPT Education Departement Parakan District in Semester II Academic Year 2014/2015 in making props from recycled materials.
PENINGKATAN PERAN KEPALA SEKOLAH SEBAGAI SUPERVISOR MELALUI BIMBINGAN BERKELANJUTAN DI GUGUS KI HAJAR DEWANTARA UPT DINAS PENDIDIKAN KECAMATAN KLEDUNG
Authors: Dahono Dahono
Published: April 2018

Most of the Principal in carrying out the preparation of Supervision Program is still low, in carrying out their supervision activities are not preceded by good planning so impressed origin implement. The aim of the research is to improve Peren principal as supervisor, especially in the preparation program through the guidance of continuous supervision.The subjects were seven principals of research carried out in the second semester of academic year 2014/2015, the hope in the school year 2015/2016 school principals in implementing the supervision starting from the preparation of the program so that the implementation goes according to plan in advance so that already obtained results in an optimal supervision.This research was conducted in two cycles, the first cycle is carried out through the guidance of the group obtained an increase in the average value of the programming supervision of 42.85% compared to the initial conditions. The second cycle of the guidance implemented individually acquired 14.29% increase compared to the first cycle, or at the end of the second cycle there is a 57.14% increase compared to the initial state or the final result of 71.43% according to performance indicators
Pengaruh Budaya Sekolah dan Kompetensi Guru terhadap Mutu Pendidikan di SMP Negeri Se-Kecamatan Randudongkal Kabupaten Pemalang
Authors: Mustowiyah Mustowiyah , Murniati Ngurah Ayu Nyoman , Sunanda Sunanda
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this study are: (1) Finding out how much is the influence of school culture on educational quality, (2) Finding out how much is the influence of the competence of teachers to the quality of education, and (3) Finding out how much is the influence of school culture and teacher competence collectively to the quality of education. The population in this study was all State junior high school teachers throughout the Sub District of Randudongkal District of Pemalang, the number of the population was 225 people, and the samples were selected using proportionate random sampling technique as many as 69 people. The data analysis was using descriptive analysis, the test of data requirements, and analysis, / regression test. The test results for the prerequisite of research data it is concluded that the data were normally distributed, homogeneous, linear, does not incur multicollinearity and does not incur heteroskedasticity. While from the hypothesis test, it can be concluded that there is a significant effect on the school cultures to the quality of education in the total of 0.911 with a contribution of 82.8%. There is a significant effect of teacher competence on the quality of education at 0.790 with a contribution of 61.9%. There is the influence collectively on the School Culture and Teachers Competence against Education Quality of 0.977 with a contribution of 95.3%
West Nile virus outbreak in humans and epidemiological surveillance, west Andalusia, Spain, 2016
Authors: López-Ruiz Nuria , Montaño-Remacha María del Carmen , Durán-Pla Enric , Pérez-Ruiz Mercedes , Navarro-Marí Jose María , Salamanca-Rivera Celia , Miranda Blanca , Oyonarte-Gómez Salvador , Ruiz-Fernández Josefa
Published: April 2018

In Andalusia, Spain, West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance takes place from April to November, during the active vector period. Within this area seroconversion to this virus was evidenced in wild birds in 2004, affecting horses and two humans for the first time in 2010. Since 2010, the virus has been isolated every year in horses, and national and regional surveillance plans have been updated with the epidemiological changes found. WNV is spreading rapidly throughout southern Europe and has caused outbreaks in humans. Here we describe the second WNV outbreak in humans in Andalusia, with three confirmed cases, which occurred between August and September 2016, and the measures carried out to control it. Surveillance during the transmission season is essential to monitor and ensure prompt identification of any outbreaks.
A Fast PSO Algorithm Based on Alpha-stable Mutation and Its Application in Aerodynamic Optimization
Authors: Fan Huayu , Zhan Hao
Published: April 2018

In order to balance the global and local search ability of the basic particle swarm optimization (PSO) in the evolution loop, an alpha-stable distribution is adopted and applied to perform mutate operation in PSO. The development of a new dynamic mutation particle swarm optimization algorithm was established by the alpha-stable mutation. By dynamically modifying the stability coefficientof alpha-stable function, the amplitude and intension of the mutate operation is adjusted adaptively, and the global optimization ability of PSO is improved. The new algorithm is compared with DE and PSO on seven test functions . Simulation results show that the alpha-stable PSO algorithm have a faster convergence speed and a better global optimization performance in low, medium and high dimension problems. The proposed  algorithm is applied to drag reduction design of RAE2822 transonic airfoil and compared with PSO algorithm. The comparison results also show that our algorithm is more excellent than basic PSO.
Penfigóide Bolhoso Refractário em Paciente Infectado pelo Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana
Authors: I Thien Chan , Fernandes Mariana Rita de Novaes , Novello Marcella D’Elia , Cabral Fernanda , Bressan Aline Lopes , Piñeiro-Maceira Juan Manuel , Gripp Alexandre Carlos
Published: April 2018

Penfigóide bolhoso, a dermatose bolhosa subepidérmica auto-imune mais comum, é devida a auto-anticorpos contra partículas dos hemidesmosmas (BP180 e/ou BP230) e caracteriza-se por prurido e bolhas cutâneas tensas sobre base eritematosa ou pele normal. Afeta predominantemente idosos, por vezes com comorbilidades neurológicas ou neopláscias. A associação a infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana é rara. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente jovem VIH+ em tratamento antirretroviral com carga viral indetectável e contagem normal de células T CD4+, que desenvolveu penfigóide bolhoso com lesões extensas, incluindo na mucosa oral, resistentes a vários pulsos de corticoides, corticoides orais e metotrexato, com melhora e estabilidade clínica apenas após uma infusão de rituximab, um anticorpo monoclonal anti-CD20.
Esporotricose e seu Polimorfismo Clínico: Um Caso com Lesões Ulceradas na Região Centro Facial em Paciente Adulto.
Authors: Bechara de Castro Victor , Portela Carolina , Câmara de Oliveira Marina , Lago Obadia Daniel , Gripp Alexandre Carlos
Published: April 2018

Esporotricose é a micose subcutânea mais comum no mundo, causada por fungos dimórficos e geofílicos, das espécies Sporothrix spp. A forma linfo cutânea é a apresentação clinica mais comum e o acometimento facial é mais prevalente na faixa etária pediátrica, devido à baixa estatura e ao hábito de brincar com felinos próximo a face. Nesse relato de caso, uma paciente do sexo feminino, com diagnóstico prévio de rosácea, residente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, área epidêmica da doença, apresentou lesões ulceradas no dorso nasal, lábio superior e glabela, diagnosticada tardiamente como esporotricose.
Reconstrução da Região Labial Inferior: Um Exemplo de Versatilidade do Retalho Nasogeniano
Authors: Tavares Ermelindo
Published: April 2018

O retalho nasogeniano de pedículo inferior representa uma opção válida e bem reconhecida para reconstrução de defeitos do lábio inferior, tal como no caso que descrevemos. Homem, 82 anos, com carcinoma basocelular do 1/3 direito da pele do lábio inferior, sem envolvimento da mucosa. Sob anestesia local, a lesão foi excisada com margem cirúrgica adequada, tendo-se gerado um defeito elipsoide complexo. Procedeu-se ao encerramento do mesmo com retalho nasogeniano de pedículo inferior. Não houve necrose no pós-operatório tardio. Os resultados estéticos e funcionais foram aceitáveis.
Immune Response in Melanoma: A Basis to Understand the Role of Immunotherapy with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Authors: Matos Pires Eugénia , Moura Cecília
Published: April 2018

The knowledge of the pathophysiology of tumour progression is crucial to understand the therapeutic targets in order to control the disease. The mechanisms used by the immune system to affect cancer development and progression has been a challenging question in immunology. It is now postulated that immunology plays a dual role in this process: it protects against tumour growth, destroying “aberrant” tumour cells, but may also promote tumour progression by selecting tumour cells that are able to escape the immune response and survive in an immunocompetent host. These findings gave rise to the concept of “cancer immunoediting”, which explains the influence of the immune system on tumour progression. Several observations like immunosuppression as a risk factor for melanoma, the possibility of partial or complete regression of primary tumour and development of vitiligo, have suggested that melanoma is an immunogenic tumour but a successful tumour evolution can occur in the light of the “immunoediting” concept. Immune checkpoints, cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (CTLA)-4 and programmed cell death (PD-1), were recognized to have important roles in regulating T cell responses during tumour development and were proven to be effective targets in treating advanced melanoma. This article will briefly review the process of tumour evolution and its interaction with the immune system as well as the mechanism of action of the immune checkpoint inhibitors to understand better the new targeted immunotherapies for advanced melanoma, that will be further discussed.
Preparation and Characterisation of Crosslinked Natural Rubber (SMR CV 60) and Epoxidised Natural Rubber (ENR-50) Blends
Authors: SASITARAN M. , MANROSHAN S. , LIM C.S. , VENI B. N. KRISHNA , ONG S.K. , GUNASUNDERI R.
Published: April 2018

In this sudy, the influenceof di(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl)benzene (DTBPIB) on the properties of natural rubber (NR) blend with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) was determined. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total refletance analysis and gel content confired crosslinking occurred in the rubber blends in the presence of peroxide DTBPIB percentage. Studies including tensile properties, dynamic mechanical properties, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and water absorptivity showed the changes in properties of the crosslinked NR/ENR blends. Tensile properties analysis disclosed the improvements in the modulus at 300% elongation and tensile stength with increasing NR ratios. Dynamic mechanical analysis revealed the blends to be incompatible and immiscible, with ENR showing a more viscous behaviour compared to the polymer blends. Thermal properties improved by blending NR with ENR as the onset temperature of NR/ENR: 50/50 was higher than pure NR by approximately 10oC and ENR by approximately 2oC. Water absorptivity experiment revealed a two-fold reduction in the presence of crosslinking for all blend ratios.
Estimadores de muestreo para inventario de plantaciones forestales comerciales de eucalipto en el sureste mexicano
Authors: Roldán-Cortés María Angélica , De Los Santos-Posadas Héctor Manuel , Ramírez-Maldonado Hugo , Valdez-Lazalde José René , Ángeles-Pérez Gregorio , Velázquez-Martínez Alejandro
Published: April 2018

El estudio se desarrolló con datos de las plantaciones de Eucalyptus urophylla propiedad de la empresa Forestaciones Operativas de México S. A. de C. V., establecidas en los municipios de Agua Dulce y Las Choapas, en el estado de Veracruz. En un inventario forestal se busca el balance entre el costo mínimo de implementación y la confiabilidad y precisión estadística máximas. Este balance es crítico particularmente en inventarios de plantaciones forestales de superficies extensas. El presente estudio toma como base datos de inventarios operativos para evaluar diversos estimadores de muestreo clásico en plantaciones forestales comerciales de eucalipto con el fin de determinar un esquema óptimo que tome en cuenta el error de muestreo máximo permisible y al mismo tiempo permita reducir los costos. Los resultados sugieren que el estimador mejor evaluado para esta población fue uno de proporciones (razón) volumen total y edad estratificado a nivel de clases de edad. En precisión resultó ser el estimador de razón de volumen total y del área basal con estratificación a nivel de predios. Para el primer caso, en un umbral de 5 % de error de muestreo, es posible reducir el tamaño de muestra en 84.7 %; en el segundo, la reducción puede ser de 89.9 %.
Características anatómicas de la madera de Bursera lancifolia (Schltdl.) Engl. con potencial dendrocronológico
Authors: Durán Guerra Omar , Quintanar Isaías Alejandra , Villanueva Díaz José , Jaramillo-Pérez Ana Teresa , Cerano Paredes Julián
Published: April 2018

Algunas especies arbóreas tropicales forman anillos de crecimiento marcados por fibras, bandas de parénquima marginal o terminal, o por el calibre de vasos de madera temprana. Características que se utilizan para interpretar ritmos y tasas de crecimiento, así como edades. En el presente trabajo se hace una evaluación de las propiedades anatómicas de la madera de Bursera lancifolia con valor dendrocronológico. Se usaron 10 núcleos extraídos de tres árboles para caracterizar los tipos celulares que marcan el anillo y para realizar su estudio anatómico. Los núcleos se fecharon en mayo del año 2010, con una correlación de 0.339, mediante el programa COFECHA, y una serie cronológica de 69 años, con una sensibilidad promedio de 0.410; dicha cronología se correlacionó con los datos meteorológicos de precipitación de la zona. Los resultados muestran que Bursera lancifolia es sensible a marcar sus anillos de crecimiento con fibras radialmente comprimidas, septadas y funcionalmente almacenadoras. La madera presenta porosidad difusa con escaso parénquima axial y radios multiseriados. Los parámetros estadísticos indican que B. lancifolia es climáticamente sensible y muestra un comportamiento similar al de las coníferas que se han utilizado para la reconstrucción del clima del centro de México. Se recomienda el uso de la madera de esta especie para estudios dendrocronológicos.
Descortezadores y sus enemigos naturales en Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. et Cham.
Authors: Fonseca González Alicia , Burgos Solorio Armando , Fonseca González Juana , De los Santos Posadas Héctor M. , Juárez Muñoz Juana
Published: April 2018

El Parque Nacional “Lagunas de Zempoala” es un área natural protegida que se ubica en los límites de los estados Morelos y el Estado de México, en donde se eligió un oyamel sobramaduro de 20 m de alto para estudiar la distribución de insectos descortezadores, así como la presencia de sus enemigos naturales, a distintas alturas del tronco. El individuo presentó color con gradación en el follaje de amarillento a rojizo, característico del ataque por estos organismos. Se recolectaron los escarabajos presentes en el floema y el cambium provenientes de secciones de corteza extraídas previamente y cuyas dimensiones fueron de 10 x10 cm. Las especies identificadas correspondieron a Pseudohylesinus variegatus y Pityophthorus elatinus; el primero infestó el árbol de la base a los 7 m, y el segundo a partir de los 8 m y hasta los 20 m. La densidad promedio fue de 10.57 ind m-2, antes de los 15.16 m del fuste, al superar este punto aumentó la acumulación de escolítidos para llegar a 222 ind m-2, en promedio. Los enemigos naturales identificados incluyeron a los hongos entomopatógenos: Metarhizium anisopliae y Beauveria bassiana; la bacteria, Bacillus thuringiensis; y parasitoides pertenecientes a la familia Pteromalidae.
Calidad del agua de microcuencas en el área natural protegida Sierra de Quila en Jalisco
Authors: Toledo González Sandra Luz , Pérez Chavarín Alejandra , Casas Solís Josefina , García Velasco Javier , Santiago-Pérez Ana Luisa
Published: April 2018

La necesidad de establecer un mejor manejo integral de los recursos naturales se impulsa mediante las microcuencas como Unidades de Planeación y Gestión. En este contexto se hizo un diagnóstico del agua de las microcuencas del Área Natural Protegida Sierra de Quila, que es un bosque de pino- encino y que provee de agua a la población de Tecolotán en el estado de Jalisco. Se seleccionaron 10 estaciones de monitoreo en las microcuencas del río Santa Rosa, se tomaron muestras de agua antes del temporal de lluvias, en el temporal de lluvias y después de las lluvias; a estas muestras se les hicieron pruebas fisicoquímicas y bacteriológicas. El análisis fisicoquímico de las 27 muestras tomadas reveló que el agua está dentro de la Norma para Riego; en cambio, los parámetros que marca como límites la Norma para que el agua se considere para consumo humano, fueron excedidos en los nueve sitios. En el análisis bacteriológico se encontró la presencia de mesófilos aerobios y coliformes totales en todas las muestras y los coliformes fecales en cuando menos una de las muestras de cada sitio. Con base en los resultados obtenidos se recomendaron resoluciones conjuntas de los actores que participan en el manejo y uso del Área Natural Protegida Sierra de Quila.
The NPW framework in future-oriented studies of cultural agency
Authors: Kamppinen Matti
Published: April 2018

The network of possible worlds, or NPW for short, offers a theoretical framework where cultural agency can be systematically linked with such central concepts of future-oriented studies as future path, scenario, actor, vision, trend, weak signal, future awareness and foresight development. Time is embedded in a NPW in two ways: the NPW itself is temporally structured, and the actors navigating within the NPW are equipped with cognitive models of time. The framework can be applied not only in the study of theoretical and empirical aspects of cultural agency, but also in the political management of human societies, including the forecasting of religious and ethnic dynamics. It provides tools for capturing the special characteristics of cultural agency. Therefore, it is an essential tool in understanding the religious and ethnic futures of Europe.
Humanity and hospitality
Authors: Dausner René
Published: April 2018

In contrast to discourses on the relation between religion and violence, this project focuses on the biblical commitment that God can be understood as the one who ‘loves the stranger’ (Deut. 10:18). With regard to this central passage it will be asked what are the implications that this image of God can offer? In what way can monotheism be interpreted as ‘a school of xenophilia’ (E. Levinas)? What does the inclination of God to the stranger mean for the understanding of humanity, metaphysics, and migration? Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) has suggested that we understand metaphysics, in the context of the thinking of Levinas, as ‘an experience of hospitality’ (Derrida 1999a: 46). With regard to this idea, I would like to ask what role can (the question of) God play within the political, sociological, ethical, etc. discourses of diversity and migration?
Islam's increased visibility in the European public sphere
Authors: Duman Didem Doganyilmaz
Published: April 2018

It is believed that the massive flow of refugees and dramatically increased asylum applications from Muslim societies to member countries of the European Union will cause significant change in the demographic characteristics of those countries. Although the presence of Muslims is not a recent phenomenon in Europe, their increased visibility has become once again a dominant political discourse for right-wing political parties. The important question is whether the Muslim presence has become a component of the post-truth politics of the political leaders of these parties, or whether it constitutes a real threat to European society. Does the European Union, then, face a real crisis? If so, what is the nature of the crisis – is it a refugee crisis, an identity crisis, or even worse, is it a crisis of tolerance? This paper analyses the political atmosphere and its effects on society in terms of an increased visibility of Muslims and Islamic symbols in the European public sphere in order to answer those questions.