bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PELAKSANAAN PERATURAN MENTERI BUMN NOMOR:PER-01/MBU/2011 TENTANG PENERAPAN TATA KELOLA YANG BAIK (GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE) PADA BUMN (Studi Kasus Di PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV)
Authors: Hartono Rudi
Published: October 2018

Good Corporate Governance can be understood as a set of regulations governing Limited Liability relationship between shareholders, management companies and other stakeholders with regard to the rights and obligations, one of which is the decision-making at the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners. The provisions stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of SOE No. PER-01 / MBU / 2011,the publication of these regulations ultimately aims to create corporate governance that provides added value for all parties. Barriers to implementation of Good Corporate Governance is composed of several factors, among others, legal, corporate culture and human resources, but the implementation of PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV remain committed. As part of its commitment to the forming section, which is responsible for monitoring and encouraging implementation of application in accordance with the provisions of the Law.

 
HARMONISASI PENGATURAN TENTANG KEWENANGAN DALAM PENERBITAN SURAT PERSETUJUAN BERLAYAR (SPB) KAPAL IKAN DI PELABUHAN BELAWAN DITINJAU DARI UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 17 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG PELAYARAN DAN UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 45 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG PERIKANAN
Authors: Sitompul Muhammad Said
Published: October 2018

Harmonization of regulations on competence (authority) in the Issuance Agreement Fish Sailing Ships in the Port of Belawan in terms of the Act.No. 17 of 2008 with the Act.No. 45 of 2009, particularly the provisions of Article 42 of Law. No. 45 of 2009 related to the authority of the harbor master in the issuance of the Letter of Approval Sailing, that disharmony (disharmony) legislation between Law. 17 of 2008 by Law.No. 45 of 2009, as well as including the rules below. Furthermore, the (legitimate) Letter of Approval issued by the harbor master Sailing Fishing in the port of Belawan, are legal under the law. No. 45 of 2009, but contrary to the Act. No. 12 Year 2011 on the Establishment of legislation is contrary to the principles of the law of the formation of law (the principle of legal drafting). Syahbandar legal responsibility in the fishing port was not entirely responsible for the accident because the fishing boats in the laws have not been set, but the laws of the cruise itself clearly and in detail to explain matters of ship wrecks including the inspection procedure shipwrecks.
KEBIJAKAN HUKUM PIDANA TERHADAP TINDAK PIDANA DI BIDANG KETENAGAKERJAAN (Studi Kasus Pada Pengadilan Negeri Lubuk Pakam)
Authors: Prima Aristo
Published: October 2018

Status of employment law    in the national legal order Indonesia theoretically can be separated into three areas, namely the areas of administration, the field of civil and criminal fields. Relationships law made by workers / laborers with employers included in the field of civil law. However, during the manufacturing process, implementation, and an end to the relationship controlled by the government. If during these processes there is a violation (not in accordance with applicable regulations), it can be applied to criminal sanctions. Based on this it raised the question of how the criminal law policy of the offenses in the field of employment, how goal setting normative regarding labor relations. The results of research and discussion to explain policies Criminal Law Against Crime in the Field of Employment is the regulation of provisions regarding the issue penal law in relation to employment issues in the legislation which is national that aims to maintain synchronization of the working relationship between employers and workers and put the government functions as a function harmonization between employers and workers. Goal setting normative concerning the employment relationship is to maintain order tangle working relationship between workers and employers.
Adaptation Lived as a Story
Authors: Klenk Nicole
Published: October 2018

Within the field of climate change adaptation research, “stories” are usually simply mined for data, developed as communication and engagement technologies, and used to envision different futures. But there are other ways of understanding people’s narratives. This article explores how we can move away from understanding stories as cultural constructs that represent a reality and toward understanding them as the way in which adaptation is lived. The article investigates questions such as the following: As climate adaptation researchers, what can and should we do when we are told unsolicited stories? How can storytelling, as a way of life rather than as a source of data, inform and elaborate scientific approaches to adaptation research and planning? In this article, I move away from the literature that seeks to develop narrative methods in adaptation science. Instead, I focus on stories that we do not elicit and the world-making practice of storytelling.
“We Do Not Exist”
Authors: Schorpp Kristen M.
Published: October 2018

Gullion, Jessica Smart. 2015. Fracking the Neighborhood: Reluctant Activists
and Natural Gas Drilling. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Wylie, Sara Ann. 2018. Fractivism: Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds.
Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
PROBLEMAS MATEMÁTICOS RECREATIVOS E FACEBOOK: VITÓRIA FORMULANDO E RESOLVENDO NAS INTERAÇÕES REAIS E VIRTUAIS
Authors: Maria de Medeiros Kátia , Albino Hellen Emanuele Vasconcelos
Published: October 2018

Os problemas matemáticos recreativos ainda são pouco explorados em sala de aula e podem ser desenvolvidas com recursos distintos. As TIC (Tecnologias de Informação Comunicação), particularmente o Facebook, é um destes. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo apresentar o Estudo de Caso Vitória, com suas concepções sobre formulação e resolução de problemas e a formulação e resolução de um problema recreativo a partir de um problema recreativo do livro O Homem que Calculava, de Malba Tahan. A metodologia utilizada foi o estudo de caso interpretativo. Os dados foram coletados a partir de uma entrevista semiestruturada com a futura professora integrante do caso, notas de campo, no Diário de Bordo. Aqui focamos num dos casos, Vitória. As concepções da futura professora sobre formulação e resolução de problemas matemáticos, sugerem que ela concebe o problema como possuindo uma única solução para o revolvedor.  A futura professora apresenta dificuldades para formular o problema recreativo a partir de outro problema, embora tenha se esforçado. Tais resultados evidenciam necessidade de abordar a metodologia de formulação e resolução de problemas, desde a formação inicial.
Análisis de la gestión de la comunicación en los sectores industriales tradicionales valencianos
Authors: Blay Arráez Rocío , Benlloch Osuna María Teresa , Sanahuja Peris Guillermo
Published: October 2018

Esta investigación tiene como objeto conocer la práctica de la función de la comunicación en los sectores tradicionales industriales valencianos. Tras profundizar en los pilares teóricos del “corporate” y en la casuística de estos sectores se desarrolla una metodología cualitativa en la que han participado profesionales de estos sectores, representantes de las asociaciones sectoriales y profesionales de la comunicación. La principal conclusión extraída a lo largo de la investigación plantea que estos sectores a pesar de haber tenido una cierta evolución, todavía presentan un modelo caduco de comunicación, centrado en la publicidad, las ventas y el corto plazo.
Pengaruh Debt to Equity Ratio, Current Ratio, Return on Asset, Total Asset Turnover, dan Perubahan Arus Kas Operasi Terhadap Return Saham
Authors: Aison Juanita Putri , Suryaningsih Rosita
Published: October 2018

The objective of this research is to examine the effect of Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Current Ratio (CR), Return On Asset (ROA), Total Asset Turnover (TAT), and Cash Flow from Operating (CFO) both partially and simultaneously towards share return.  The objects of this study are manufacturin companies which were listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia in the period 2010-2012. The samples are 18 companies based on purposive sampling. The data used in this study are secondary data such as share prices and financial statements.  The results of this study are (1) Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) partially has significant effect towards share return (2) Current Ratio (CR) partially has no significant effect towards share return (3) Return On Asset (ROA) partially has significant effect towards share return (4) Total Asset Turnover (TAT) partially has no significant effect towards share return (5) Cash Flow from Operating (CFO) partially has no significant effect towards share return (6) Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Current Ratio (CR), Return On Asset (ROA), Total Asset Turnover (TAT), and Cash Flow from Operating (CFO) simultaneously have a significant effect towards share return.

Keywords: Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Current Ratio (CR), Return On Asset (ROA), Total Asset Turnover (TAT), Cash Flow from Operating (CFO), share return
Analisis Manajemen Pajak Pada Industri Penyedia Jasa Telekomunikasi
Authors: Nur Iim Ibrahim
Published: October 2018

Tax Management must be done throughout the company’s activities. In principle, tax management can be done via good tax compliance and minimizing tax burden. The latter can be achieved by transforming non-deductible expenses into deductible expenses. For example, PT Nyambung Teruuusss Tbk. (PT. NT) must change income Tax Art. 21 paid by the company into tax allowance with gross-up method, pooling company's cars at the office instead of letting these cars brought home by the employees, outbound training for employees instead of family gathering, and other methods including converting fringe benefits into allowance. Another method to minimize tax burden is to change depreciation methods into double-declining method instead of straight-line method. With nondeductible transformation method have saved PT NT Rp 5.26 billion of corporate income tax, while depreciation methods transformation is predicted to save the company Rp 735.66 billion for an eightyear period
Komparasi Efektivitas Proksi-Proksi Kinerja Perusahaan Dalam Pengukuran Pengaruh Struktur Kepemilikan Dan Mekanisme Keagenan Pada Perusahaan Publik Di Indonesia
Authors: Sugiarto Sugiarto , Setiawan Augustinus , Budhĳono Fongnawati
Published: October 2018

Pemisahan kepemilikan dan pengelolaan perusahaan1 menjadi isu yang penting bagi mekanisme Corporate Governance terlebih lebih berkaitan dengan permasalahan keagenan. Dalam pengertian teori keagenan, pemilik perusahaan (prinsipal) memberikan kewenangan pada pengelola (agent) untuk mengurus jalannya perusahaan serta mengambil keputusan untuk dan atas nama pemilik. Diasumsikan bahwa manusia akan memaksimalkan kepentingannya sendiri dan adanya informasi asimetrik, memungkinkan agen tidak melakukan tindakan yang terbaik bagi kepentingan prinsipal. Informasi asimetrik memungkinkan agen bertindak untuk keuntungan sendiri, dengan mengorbankan kepentingan pemilik. Prilaku agen yang melakukan tindakan untuk memaksimumkan kepentingan sendiri menjadi bagian penting yang harus dikendalikan. Dalam hal ini mekanisme Good Corporate Governance menjadi isu yang penting bagi manajemen modern karena secara normatif mampu menciptakan nilai perusahaan melalui kinerja yang berkesinambungan sebagai hasil dari pelaksanaan operasional manajemen secara tepat (Global Association of Risk Professionals, 2005: 173).
Memahami Persepsi Visual: Sumbangan Psikologi Kognitif Dalam Seni Dan Desain
Authors: Van Eymeren Margaretha Margawati
Published: October 2018

Perception is nature to human being. Through perception our brain organizes information from surrounding and interprets them. The process of perception can be explained scientifically by psychology that along with other branch of sciences in anthropology and philosophy can support art and design to understand their process of creativity. Bias in perception also nature, but what is nature to human being can be learnt and become a specific guidance in the process of creativity. Artists, especially, often using the nature of bias perception to precede their work.
Benign sinonazal kitlelerin histopatolojik bulgularının retrospektif analizi
Authors: AKSAKAL Ceyhun
Published: October 2018

Amaç: Benign sinonazal kitleler içinde
en sık görülen tür nazal poliptir. Bunun yanında nadiren sinonazal papillom,
hemanjiyom, respiratuvar epitelyal adenomatöz hamartom (REAH) gibi
histopatolojik tanılara rastlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı sinonazal bölgede
görülen kitleleri histopatolojik tiplerine göre ayırarak cinsiyete ve yaş
aralığına göre dağılımını araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tokat Devlet Hastanesi’nde Ocak
2008 ile Ocak 2018 arasında benign nazal kitle ile opere edilmiş ve
histopatolojik tanılarına ulaşılmış 203 hasta çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir.
Hastaların histopatolojik tipleri türlerine göre ayrılmıştır. Histopatolojik
tipler cinsiyet ve yaş aralıklarına göre ayrılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Hastaların 128’i erkek, 75’i
kadınlardan oluşmaktadır. Ortalama yaş 42,23 (Erkek: 41,96±18,9, Kadın:
42,68±19,1) olarak bulunmuştur.  En sık
sinonazal kitle olarak nazal polip (%89,1) bulunurken elde edilen diğer
histopatolojik tanılar sinonazal papillom (%4), REAH (%2,4), lobüler kapiller
hemanjiyom (LKH) (%2,9) ve fungal rinosinüzit (%0,9) olmuştur.

Sonuç: Benign sinonazal kitlelerin
histopatolojik bulguları yaş ve cinsiyete göre farklılık göstermektedir.  Antrokoanal polip daha çok genç yaşta
görülürken, daha çok kronik sinüzitle ilişkili olan nazal polip orta yaşlarda,
inverted papillom ve REAH ise ileri yaş aralıklarında tespit edilmiştir.
Comparison of Antibiotic Sensitivity between Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producers and ESBL Negative Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates
Authors: Alsamarai Abdulghani , Ali Shler
Published: October 2018

Background: Recurrent urinary tract infection [UTI] and treatment failure were common challenges in the control of UTI in Iraqi community.
Objective: To determine the difference in antibiogram and multidrug resistance between ESBL positive and negative E. coli clinical isolates.
Materials and methods: prospective cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from 1st of June 2015 to the end of January 2016. The study population was 563 women, of them 425 [75.5%] were outpatients, and 138 [24.5%] were inpatients. Their age range was between 18 and 80 years, with a mean age of 33.59±15.29 years. Urine samples were immediately cultured on blood agar and MacConkey agar by spread plate technique. Bacterial colonies with different morphology were selected, purified and identified according to their biochemical characteristics using conventional standard methods.
Results: The rate of resistance was higher in ESBL positive as compared to ESBL negative producers E. coli isolates for all tested antibiotics. A high rate of resistance was demonstrated by most of the tested antibiotics. A low resistance rate in both ESBL positive and negative E. coli were demonstrated against amikacin, imipenem and nitrofurantoin. ESBL producer E. coli isolates were resistant to ≥5 of MDR in 98% of isolates [92/94], while the corresponding value was 71% [29/41], while MDR to ≥7 was 56% [53/94] in ESBL producer and 17% [7/41] in ESBL none producer E. coli.
Conclusion: ESBL producing was of significant influence on the emergence of resistance in E. coli clinical isolates
Permanent skin hyperpigmented lesion as a consequence of drug allergy
Authors: Alsamarai Abdulghani , Alobaidi Amina
Published: October 2018

Povidone solution for topical application is an antiseptic that used in the prevention of wound infection the reported side effects of topical application of povidone mainly was irritation. We report a case of oval hyperpigmented (brown) permanent lesion following topical application of povidone as treatment for an erythematous oval lesion around the umbilicus in a 6 year old boy.
Studying the Birth Outcome in Tikrit Teaching Hospital
Authors: Noaman Areej
Published: October 2018

Background : A successful birth outcome is defined as the birth of a healthy baby to a healthy mother. While relatively low in industrialized world, maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality and neonatal deaths occur disproportionately in developing countries.

Aim of the Study: To assess birth outcome and identify some risk factors affecting it for achieving favorable birth outcome in Tikrit Teaching Hospital
Instruction to Authors
Authors: Alsamarai Abdulghani
Published: October 2018

International Union of Arab Academics
International Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN 2522-7386
Email: internationaljourna_msiuaa@yahoo.com
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Molecular Epidemiology and Characterisation of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing E. coli in Female Patients with Urinary Tract Infection
Authors: Khorshed Shler Ali
Published: October 2018

Background: Urinary tract infections form the common community and hospital acquired- infection in Iraq, with impact on health care delivery. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance which increased in its prevalence with time attributed the treatment failure and recurrent infection.

Aim: The aim of this study was determine the prevalence of extended spectrum beta lactamase and ESBL resistance genes of E. coli in female in Kirkuk city.
Adiponectin hormone and Measurements of Plasma Membrane Voltage in Isolated Adipocytes of Control and Diabetic Patients.
Authors: Alkotobe Mohammed F , Ibadi Nabaa Saad
Published: October 2018

Background: Diabetes is one of the most important and social-economic problem worldwide and characterized by serious metabolic, vascular and neurologic complications.

Aim: To isolate adipocytes in diabetic patients and estimate the electrical potential difference (membrane potential) of isolated adipocytes.

Methods: Biopsy of lipid tissue of diabetic patients were taken In Bin-Sina hospital and then adipocytes were isolated in laboratory of College of Science, Baghdad University..

Results: The Adiponectin mean serum value was significantly (P<0.001) higher in diabetic patients (15.60 ± 1.73 g/ml) as compared to controls (5.80 ± 1.22 g/ml). While the measurement of isolated adipocytes current was significantly (P<0.001) different in diabetic patients (-30.4 ± 4 mV) from that in controls ( -61 ± 5mV).

Conclusion: Adipocytes plasma membrane voltage was with significant difference in diabetic patients as compared to controls and this reflect the inflammatory changes at cellular level in diabetes.
Therapeutic efficacy of some extracts of hot pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum) and Sumac seeds (Rhus coriaria) on the growth of some isolated dermatophytes species
Authors: Omran Sara , Alsamarai Abdulghani , Razzzaq Firas
Published: October 2018

Background: Fungal infections are one of the common skin diseases with difficulty in their treatment approach. The present efficient drugs for fungal infection are limited.
Aim: To determine the therapeutic efficacy of plant extracts as alternative antifungal agents.
Materials and methods: 100 clinical samples [68 from female and 32 from male] were collected during the period from March to July 2017 from subjects attending Dermatology Clinic in Salah Uldean General Hospital. Fungal infection was diagnosed with using KOH wet preparation. Fungal species identified by using conventional approach. The active ingredients existing in the plant extracts were detected and analyzed through qualitative and quantitative detection technique of chemical compounds using a high performance liquid chromatographic device (HPLC). Agar diffusion method was used to determine antifungal activity of plant extracts.
Results: Direct microscopic examination showed that there were (75%) positive samples, while culture shows (67%) positive samples. The isolated dermatophytes belong to Epidermophyoton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton genus. The predominant dermatophytes were T. rubrum (25%) species. The highest frequency of infection was in the age group of 11-20 years. The sensitivity of the tested fungi to the aqueous and alcoholic plant extracts varies. Alcoholic extract of the hot pepper plant was more effective as antifungal than the aqueous extract of the same plant. However, aqueous hot pepper extracts was more effective against T. mentagrophyte than that of alcoholic extract. Additionally, alcoholic Sumac extract shows higher efficacy that aqueous extract.
Conclusion: Hot pepper and Sumac extracts show antifungal activity against Microsporum canis, Trichophyton rubrum and T. mentagrophyte.
Thesis Abstract Psoriasis: Paraoxonase and Lipoprotein (a) Role
Authors: Hamed Tafaoel Jaber
Published: October 2018

Background: Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disorder with prevalence of 2.7% in Iraqi community. Psoriasis is a skin disease that it's prevalence affected by many factors which include genetic, environmental, infectious, immunological, biochemical, endocrinological and psychological. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with unknown exact pathogenesis, which may be started as skin condition that subsequently associated with systemic complications. The recurrent proliferative inflammatory processes in subject with psoriasis may lead to abnormal lipid metabolism and associated with cardiovascular diseases

Aim: This study aims at determining some biochemical parameters of psoriasis .

Results: Paraoxonase enzyme which act as antioxidant was significantly decreased in patients with psoriasis as compared to healthy controls. Thus the present study data suggest that PON 1 play an important role in pathogenesis of psoriasis. There was a high significant increase of lipoprotein (a) compared with controls. Lipoprotein (a) may be a risk factor contributing to an increased cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriasis. The frequency of positivity of CRP as inflammatory markers of psoriasis was significantly more in patients with psoriasis as compared to controls. Although, reported studies suggest that increased levels of CRP in psoriasis may be a good assessment of disease severity and prognosis, however, there are some discrepancies in this area. But PASI and CRP are with good predictor of psoriasis severity. A non significant difference in the serum mean of fasting blood level between patients with psoriasis relative to controls. All lipid profiles ( cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL, VLDL, and NHDL) were significantly higher in psoriasis patients compared to controls. While HDL was significantly lower in patients with psoriasis than in control. In addition, the differences between male psoriasis and male controls were significant. The same pattern was demonstrated for comparison of fem ale psoriasis to female controls.
BOOK REVIEW
Authors: Alsamarai MMohamed AlMoustafa
Published: October 2018

Social Research Methods

Third Edition

Author: Alan Bryman ISBN-13: 978-0-19-920295-9 Estimated publication date: March 2008 800 pages, 246x189 mm

This book provide an essential information for social research methods, with deep coverage of quantitative and qualitative research methods. The text presents a non-technical approach to the range of tools for the analysis of quantitative data avoiding mathematical formulae, preferring instead to focus on how to choose a method of analysis and interpret the findings. It is an excellent reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students and step by step guide for all types of research methods and statistical analysis such as SPSS.
Instruction for authors
Authors: Alsamarai Abdulghani
Published: October 2018

The International Journal of Medical Sciences [IJMS], ISSN 2522-7386, is a peer-reviewed, 3 issues published annually. Authors are invited to submit for publication articles with a wide spectrum of coverage reporting original work, in the fields of medicine, nursery, dentistry, and pharmacy sciences. Review articles are usually by invitation only. However, Review articles of current interest and high standard will be considered. Prospective work should not be back dated. There are also sections for Case Reports, Brief Communication, correspondence and medical news items. Authors should read the editorial policy and publication ethics before submitting their manuscripts. Authors should also use the appropriate reporting guidelines in preparing their manuscripts.
Maternal Infections Associated with Bad Obstetric Outcome: Toxoplasmosis and Rubella.
Authors: Alsamarai Abdulghani M. , Hassan Hala M.
Published: October 2018

Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the obligated intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is one of the most prevalent chronic infections affecting one third of the world's human population. The prevalence of T. gondii infection varies among different geographical regions. The infection is characterized by non-specific signs with the consequent formation of cysts that may stay in latent form in many organs. Primary infection is usually subclinical but in some patient's cervical lymphoadenopathy or ocular disease can be present. Rubella is a mild disease caused by a togavirus. There may be a mild prodromal illness involving a low-grade fever, malaise, coryza and mild conjunctivitis. Lymphadenopathy involving post-auricular and sub-occipital glands may lead to rash. The rash is usually transitory, erythematous and mostly seen behind the ears and on the face and neck. Clinical diagnosis is unreliable as the rash may be fleeting and is not specific to rubella. Rubella is spread by droplet transmission. The incubation period is 14 to 21 days, with the majority of individuals developing a rash 14 to 17 days after exposure. Individuals with rubella are infectious from one week before symptoms appear to four days after the onset of the rash. Complications include thrombocytopaenia (the rate may be as high as one in 3000 infections) and post-infectious encephalitis (one in 6000 cases).
ORIGINAL ARTICLES Toxoplasmosis Seropositivity and Male Sex Hormones
Authors: Hussien Mustafa Riadh
Published: October 2018

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan disease with acute and chronic infections, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii that can infect a variety of cells in almost all warm blooded animals including humans.

Aim: The study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection among males in Duhok city.

Materials and methods: Using ELISA (IgG and IgM), the relationship between toxoplasmosis and reproductive hormones including testosterone, free testosterone, and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels and its association with male sterility were also investigated.

Results: 22.98% of male samples appeared to be affected by T. gondii infection. The mean concentrations of the male reproductive hormones were 6.15±1.03 ng/ml (total testosterone), 14.81±4.71pg/ml (Free Testosterone), 4.84±2.20 IU/ml (Follicle-stimulating hormone), 0.54±0.22 (IgM), and 0.62±0.75 (IgG). A significant difference was found in the samples in terms of infertility (p<0.0001), while p-values for testosterone (P>0.05), free testosterone (P>0.05) and follicle-stimulating hormone (P>0.05), were non-significant.

Conclusion: The present study showed a high rate of T. gondii among males in Duhok city with significant difference (P<0.05) in infertility between T. gondii seropositive and seronegative samples.
Risk Factors in Diabetes and Pregnant Women with Urinary Tract Infections Compared to Younger Aged Female.
Authors: Alsamarai Abdulghani Mohamed , Khorshed Shler Ali
Published: October 2018

Background: Urinary tract infection is common with health impact in women and characterised by failure to treatment and recurrent episodes.
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the risk factors for the development of urinary tract infection in diabetic and pregnant women in comparison to student female.
Materials and methods: A prospective cross-sectional study conducted during the period from 1st of June 2015 to the end of January 2016. The population included in the study are 563 women, of them 425 were outpatients, and 138 were inpatients. Their age range between 18 and 80 years, with a mean age of 33.59±15.29 years. Urine samples collected and cultured on blood agar and MacConkey agar by spread plate technique. Bacterial colonies with different morphology were selected, purified and identified according to their biochemical characteristics using conventional standard methods.
Results: In diabetic women, there were no significant difference in mean age and BMI values between culture positive and culture negative groups. However, pus cell mean scale was significantly higher [P=0.000] in women with urinary tract infection [1.76±1.25] than in those with negative culture [0.69±1.00]. In pregnant women, BMI mean value was significantly [P=0.013] lower in pregnant women with UTI [26.14] as compared to those without infection [26.99]. Pus cell scale mean value was significantly [P=0.000] higher in pregnant women with UTI [1.55] than women with negative UTI [0.85]. While there was no significant difference in mean age between UTI positive and negative pregnant women. In female student, there was a significant difference between UTI infected and non-infected in mean age [P=0.041] and pus cell scale [P=0.000]. However, BMI was not significantly different between infected and non-infected female student. Other risk factors association are variables in the 3 groups when analysed using X2, while AUC and OR show different trends of association between risk factors and UTI.
Conclusion: BMI, pus cell scale, child number, delivery method, operation history and hospital setting were significantly associated with culture positivity in the 3 studied groups as determined by AUC. While OR confirmed association with pus sale scale in the 3 groups.
La violenza vista dagli infermieri di psichiatria: esperienza di un’indagine qualitativa
Authors: Pisani F. , Ottaiano D. , Scarfiglieri G. , Maglione R. , Perrone M. , Serio C.
Published: October 2018

Introduction: Today we are witnessing a constant escalation of incidents of violence against health professionals; an increasing number of nurses are victims of these episodes. But there is a branch of medicine that seems to have been overshadowed in this media attention, where it almost seems as if we don’t talk about it at all: psychiatry. Yet nurses dedicated to the care of patients with psychiatric disorders seem to be more exposed to this type of violence. Method: qualitative investigation based on the interpretative descriptive method described by Thorne Results: from the analysis of the data the following themes emerged: the definition of violence (from which the sub-themes of risk perception and self-defence tendency are developed by the operators), factors that influence the management of the violent patient (i.e. clinical condition of the patient, the skills of the operators and the factors of the organisation of the SPDC), the outcomes of the phenomena of violence (short, medium and long term) and finally the request for support. Conclusions: The phenomena of violence to the detriment of health workers are constantly increasing, but in the psychiatric area they are a constant that is strongly underestimated by the data. The violence of a patient towards a nurse can have different implications, from purely physical results, to outcomes that take into consideration the emotional sphere of the operators. To fully understand how the episodes of violence are experienced by nurses will allow the creation of targeted educational paths and will give important notions for the development of correct management procedures.
L’influenza delle nonne sull’alimentazione dei bambini in eta’ prescolare: Il vissuto esperienziale delle mamme
Authors: Serio C. , Stile F. , Rea T. , Guillari A.
Published: October 2018

INTRODUCTION: The problem of obesity and being overweight in childhood has assumed particular importance in Public Health. In Italy about 1 million children are overweight. In contemporary society, there are many families in which both parents work and often grandparents take care of their grandchildren, also taking care of their nutrition. The aim of this study was to understand the perceived role of grandmothers on the eating habits of preschool children through the perception of mothers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Qualitative survey, conducted with phenomenological methodology according to Cohen, focused on the interview of ten women with at least one preschool child (4-6 years old) who stated they were helped by the childrens’ grandmothers. The convenience sampling was carried out at the Association of Social Promotion “Neomamme” in the city of Monopoli (BA), from September 2017 to October 2017. RESULTS: The following topics emerged from the phenomenological analysis: 1) Time with grandparents, in which the sub-theme relating to the eating discipline adopted or not by the caregivers emerged 2) Food and the sense of guilt 3) The perception of the child’s appearance, within which the sub-theme relating to strategies to prevent the child becoming overweight emerged. DISCUSSION: The phenomenological analysis highlighted the importance of the support of grandparents (in particular of the maternal grandmother) in food education. The paternal grandparents are indulgent (often in relation to the limited time they spend with their grandchildren) and tend to use food as a vehicle for positive emotions. The analysis also highlighted the inclination of most mothers to use play or reading rather than food as a tool to compensate for their distance during the day. The analysis also found that mothers have a perception of the normality of their children’s body and that this is the result of combining attention to diet and sports.
Prevenzione delle malattie da sostanze tossiche. Revisione della letteratura
Authors: Esposito Massimo , Mele Carmela
Published: October 2018

Introduction: Contemporary civilisation has introduced enormous changes to people’s lives. The evolution of technology, especially from an industrial point of view, has brought with it a series of “side effects”. One of these is the impact that toxic substances have on the health of the population. Methods: Bibliographic research was carried out which has provided for the consultation of the Cochrane Library and PubMed databases. Documents of official, national and international bodies, such as WHO and ISS were also consulted Results: Studies suggest that many chemicals in the environment such as heavy metals, agrochemicals, and various types of hydrocarbons have a toxicity that causes various kinds of health damage, especially to the lungs, the immune system and the central nervous system. Conclusions: The effects of on health of toxic substances, produced mainly by humans, are of considerable importance. The impact of chemistry and heavy metals on health is an emerging problem against which little has been done. Prevention plays a crucial role and nurses according to the CD participate in the promotion of health and the spread of environmental protection.
La qualita’ dell’assistenza infermieristica in cure palliative: uno studio osservazionale.
Authors: Miele Graziana , Pentella Giovanna
Published: October 2018

Introduction: In palliative care, patient satisfaction along with achieving a good quality of life is considered an important indicator of care outcome and process. In fact, the degree of satisfaction of Palliative Care services is considered an important outcome to be investigated above all after assistance (3) as it can only be assessed after the patient’s death by an understanding of how much the family has been satisfied with the assistance given to their loved one. The observational study aims to assess the satisfaction with the assistance received in the Antea Palliative Care centre through the administration of FAMCARE2, to a sample of family members, one month after the death of their loved one, in order to be able to receive feedback regarding the assistance provided and try to understand which aspects of assistance can be improved. Materials and methods: A literature review was carried out using the theoretical framework of the EBN in order to identify and analyse the existing tools in the literature aimed at assessing to what extent the family has been satisfied with the assistance given to the relative, as in palliative care family members are the ones who have to experience the effects of their loved ones’ illness. The review was carried out using the Pubmed and Chinal databases using the following keywords: Satisfaction, palliative care, caregiver, questionnaire, family and using the “and” and “or” bolean operators. The review revealed a number of validation tools with different psychometric characteristics to assess satisfaction in Palliative Care. It has emerged that the most often used scale to evaluate the satisfaction of the families of patients in Palliative Care is FamCare, which, considering the remarkable developments of the last years of Palliative Care, has undergone several adjustments that has finally resulted in the definitive version of FamCare2. The retrospective observational study was conducted from September 2013 to September 2014 taking into consideration a sample of 390 relatives of patients who were assisted and died in the ANTEA palliative care centre to which the modified FAMCARE2 questionnaire was sent. Results: Of the 390 relatives contacted to whom the questionnaire was sent, a total of 150 people responded. 76% of the sample examined considered the way in which the palliative care team respected the dignity of the patient to be positive and 71% were satisfied about the availability shown by the team towards the family. Despite these aspects of excellence, the questionnaire showed that some family members were not satisfied, with 46% not satisfied with the information provided to them about treatment side effects and about 56% not satisfied with the daily assistance given to their loved one Conclusions: The results obtained conform to those of the literature, underlining that the multidisciplinary approach to the terminally ill is the most effective strategy to respond to their complex needs and to guarantee the best possible quality of life.
Tecnologías físicas y sociales
Authors: Mallqui Lucas Lavado
Published: October 2018

Parte de la justificación de aclaración conceptual de la tecnología, ciencia y artefacto, muestra algunos ejemplos de cambio tecnológico expresados en la constante innovación de estos artefactos tecnológicos. En este artículo se asume el enfoque conceptual bungeano y una postura crítica respecto de los negadores de la objetividad y la verdad como de los constructivistas y relativistas.
Actitudes frente al alcohol en adolescentes con propensión al consumo
Authors: Horacio Cortese Ricardo
Published: October 2018

Este estudio describió las características asociadas al consumo de alcohol y relacionó la    impulsividad con las actitudes frente al alcohol en un grupo de adolescentes del Gran Buenos Aires. Además, se puso en práctica una intervención grupal. Se realizó un diseño longitudinal, de alcance descriptivo/correlacional y se trabajó con una muestra no probabilística conformada por 71 participantes de ambos sexos que cursaban el nivel secundario. Las medidas de evaluación empleadas fueron Ficha de Datos Generales, el Inventario Situacional de Consumo de Alcohol y la Escala de Impulsividad de Barratt y se confeccionó un cuestionario ad-hoc para evaluar el desempeño en el grupo de reflexión.  Los resultados evidenciaron que los sujetos tuvieron sus primeras experiencias con el alcohol a partir de los 12 años de edad, con una frecuencia semanal y se encontró una asociación positiva entre la impulsividad y las actitudes frente al consumo de alcohol en quienes mostraron mayor carga emocional como actitud hacia el alcohol. Por último, se hallaron cambios significativos en las expectativas, comprensión del alcohol y la contención de los coordinadores al finalizar el grupo de reflexión.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Kenaikan Jabatan Fungsional dan Pangkat Dosen
Authors: Hartini Hartini , Tan Feiliana
Published: October 2018

Increase of Functional Position and the rank of lecturer is something that must be done by the lecturers. Because it is a performance parameter of the lecturer. Periods and rules for the increase of functional jabtan and lecturer rank have been arranged in Permenpan and RB No. 17 Year 2013 JO No 46 Year 2013. For that need the existence of management and service from Higher Education to monitor its lecturers to be in a timely manner to perform functional positions and lecturer rank. In support of the above, it is necessary that the supporting technology capable of assisting the service in the university. The technology we built a decision support system for the promotion of functional positions and rank of lecturers, to facilitate the management and service to lecturers in monitoring the process of promotion of functional position and rank of lecturer. By system analysis using system flowchart and Data flow Diagram
Implementasi Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penerima Bantuan Rumah Tidak Layak Huni Berbasis Web
Authors: Sugihartono Tri
Published: October 2018

Saat ini teknologi informasi berkembang sangat pesat, hal tersebut memberikan dampak bagi suatu organisasi, baik dibidang instansi pemerintah, swasta, pendidikan, wirausahawan, dan para pelaku bisnis yang bergerak di sektor – sektor bisnis lainnya. Dinas Perumahan Rakyat dan Kawasan Permukiman merupakan instansi pemerintah serta sistem penentuan penerima bantuan rumah tidak layak huni masih bersifat subjectif sehingga mengakibatkan masalah pada proses pemeriksaan oleh Inspektorat, ditemukan rumah – rumha yang seharusnya tidak berhak mendapatkan bantuan diperbantukan dan manajemen pendataan masih dilakukan manual sehingga saat pimpinan daerah meminta data kepada instansi ini membutuhkan waktu yang lama sehingga dianggap tidak efisien dan efektif. Dengan alasan diatas penulis mencoba untuk memberikan solusi dengan membuat suatu sistem informasi pendukung keputusan penerima rumah tidak layak huni serta akan dibuat secara sistematis dan lebih terkomputerisasi. Pada penulisan penelitian ini juga di dokumentasikan tahapan pengerjaannya seperti proses anaisa, perancangan, coding hingga testing menggunakan Unified Modelling Language (UML), Activity Diagram, Sequence Diagram kemudian menggunakan bahasa pemrograman Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) dengan kerangka kerja CodeIgniter dan Databse MySQL, dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui sistem yang berjalan dan kebutuhan sistem yang akan dikembangkan. Dengan adanya sistem yang lebih terkomputerisasi dapat menghasilkan informasi alternatig keputusan pemillihan penerima bantuan rumah tidak layak huni sekaligus pengolahan manajemen data tersusun dengan rapi.
Queer Anomalies: Reading Contemporary Argentinian Literature
Authors: Marguch Francisco
Published: October 2018

This article contrasts the identity politics that took place in the last decades in Argentina with the passing of the Civil Marriage Law and Gender Identity Law with the literary imagination of texts from the same years, in which sexuality exceeds categorisations and presents an anomalous horizon. The first part of the text examines Deleuze and Guattari's concept of the anomalous as a tool to redefine queer sexualities without recourse to a transcendental norm. The second part of the article looks at the work of two writers, Naty Menstrual and Pablo Pérez, as examples of the logic of the anomalous.
Plant Responses to an Integrated Cropping System Designed to Maintain Yield Whilst Enhancing Soil Properties and Biodiversity
Authors: Hawes Cathy , Alexander Colin J. , Begg Graham S. , Iannetta Pietro P. M. , Karley Alison J. , Squire Geoffrey R. , Young Mark
Published: October 2018

The intensification of arable production since the 1950s has resulted in increases in yield but only at significant cost to the environment, raising serious concerns about long-term consequences for the sustainability of food production systems. While a range of policies and practices have been put in place to mitigate negative effects in terms of pollution, soil degradation and loss of biodiversity, their efficacy has not been properly quantified. Whole-system effects of management change are rarely studied and so trade-offs and conflicts between different components of the agricultural system are poorly understood. A long-term field platform was therefore established in which conventional arable management was compared with a low-input, integrated cropping system designed with the goal to maintain yields whilst enhancing biodiversity and minimizing environmental impact. Over the first rotation, only winter wheat yielded less under integrated management; yield was maintained for the remaining five crops (spring and winter barley, winter oilseed rape, potato and field beans), suggesting a negligible impact on economic returns. Beneficial broad-leaved weeds were significantly more abundant in the integrated management system across all crops whereas grass weeds showed no overall response to treatment. Soil carbon, pH and soil concentrations of the main plant growth-limiting macronutrients were enhanced under the integrated management system. The integrated system was therefore successful in meeting the goals to enhance biodiversity and reduce environmental impact without jeopardizing crop yields.
Optimization of Battery Energy Storage System Capacity for Wind Farm with Considering Auxiliary Services Compensation
Authors: Jiang Xin , Nan Guoliang , Liu Hao , Guo Zhimin , Zeng Qingshan , Jin Yang
Published: October 2018

An optimal sizing model of the battery energy storage system (BESS) for large-scale wind farm adapting to the scheduling plan is proposed in this paper. Based on the analysis of the variability and uncertainty of wind output, the cost of auxiliary services of systems that are eased by BESS is quantized and the constraints of BESS accounting for the effect of wind power on system dispatching are proposed. Aiming to maximum the benefits of wind-storage union system, an optimal capacity model considering BESS investment costs, wind curtailment saving, and auxiliary services compensation is established. What’s more, the effect of irregular charge/discharge process on the life cycle of BESS is considered into the optimal model by introducing an equivalent loss of the cycle life. Finally, based on the typical data of a systems, results show that auxiliary services compensation can encourage wind farm configuration BESS effectively. Various sensitivity analyses are performed to assess the effect of the auxiliary services compensation, on-grid price of wind power, investment cost of BESS, cycle life of BESS, and wind uncertainty reserve level of BESS on this optimal capacity.
Characterization of Different Chemical Blowing Agents and Their Applicability to Produce Poly(Lactic Acid) Foams by Extrusion
Authors: Kmetty Ákos , Litauszki Katalin , Réti Dániel
Published: October 2018

This study presents the applicability of different types (exothermic and endothermic) of chemical blowing agents (CBAs) in the case of poly(lactic acid) (PLA). The amount of foaming agent is a fixed 2 wt%. We used a twin-screw extruder and added the individual components in the form of dry mixture through the hopper of the extruder. We characterized the PLA matrix and the chemical blowing agents with different testing methods. In case of the produced foams we carried out morphological and mechanical tests and used scanning electron microscopy to examine cell structure. We showed that PLA can be successfully foamed with the use of chemical blowing agents. The best results were achieved with an exothermic CBA and with PLA type 8052D. The cell population density of PLA foams produced this way was 4.82 × 105 cells/cm3, their expansion was 2.36, their density 0.53 g/cm3 and their void fraction was 57.61%.