bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Development of Thematic Integrative Based Learning Material for Fifth Grade Elementary School
Authors: Ghonin Hamidah Qoumi , Sutarmi Fadhilah Siti , Wasito Adi Bambang
Published: September 2018

The purpose of this research is to produce thematic integrative based learning material theme “Lingkungan Sahabat Kita” for fifth grade of elementary school in Sragen. This research belongs to Research and Development (R&D), which consists of three stages, namely: (1) preliminary study; (2) development study; (3) product’s effectiveness test. The result of the research showed that the developed learning material was appropriate and effective to be used in the learning process. The appropriateness of the learning material was shown by the statement of “very good” by the language experts with the percentage of 87,5%, the statement of “good” by material experts with the percentage of 77,5%, and the statement of “very good” by media experts with the percentage of 89,35%. The effectiveness was proved by t-test which had t computation as 3.453 with the probability score 0.001. Probability score < 0.05, thus based on the mentioned criteria above, H0 was rejected. It means that there is prior score difference between experimental group and control group. Based on the explanation above, it can be concluded that the experimental group has better score of theme “Lingkungan Sahabat Kita” than control group
Presentación
Authors: Documentación Administrativa Revista
Published: September 2018

Presentación de la nueva etapa de la revista Documentación Administrativa
Nitelik Uyarlanmış Beşeri Sermaye Endeksi 1976-2013
Authors: Şanlı Devran
Published: September 2018

İçsel büyüme modelleri literatüründe beşeri sermaye
değişkeni ekonomik büyümenin temel kaynağı olarak gösterilmekte ve bu durum
birçok ampirik çalışma ile desteklenmektedir. Yapılan çalışmalarda beşeri
sermaye değişkeni ele alınırken miktar ve kalite olarak modele dahil edilmiş,
kalite yönü ise genellikle ortalama eğitim yılı olarak ölçülmüştür. Bu
çalışmanın yapılmasındaki amaç ise beşeri sermaye kalitesini daha kapsamlı bir
biçimde hesaplama çabasından ibarettir. Bu çerçeve içerisinde 1976-2013
yıllarını ve 80 ülkeyi kapsayan panel veri seti ve bu veri setinden iki farklı
endeks oluşturulmuştur. Beşeri sermaye kalitesi ile ilintili olduğu düşünülen
on farklı değişken seçilmiştir ve değişkenleri birimlerinden bağımsız hale
getirebilmek amacıyla her değişken standardize edilmiştir. Daha sağlıklı
sonuçlar alabilmek için veri setine petrol zengini ülkeler dahil edilmemiştir.
Bu endekslerden ilki temel bileşenler analizi metoduyla diğeri ise ağırlıklı
aritmetik ortalama metoduyla hesaplanmıştır. Endekslerden elde edilen bulgular
birbirini destekler niteliktedir. Gözlemlenen en net sonuç söz konusu dönemde
Güney Kore, Hong Kong, Singapur, Çin, Tayland, Malezya, Meksika gibi ülkelerde
beşeri sermaye kalitesinde ciddi artışlar söz konusudur. Örneğin 1976 yılında
Güney Kore endekste 22. sırada yer alırken, 2013 yılında 1.sıraya, Singapur 23.
Sıradan 12. sıraya Çin ise 71.sıradan 29. sıraya yükselmektedir. Gelişmiş ülke
sıralamalarına baktığımızda söz konusu ülkelerin daima ilk 20 arasında yer
aldığı kendi aralarında küçük değişiklikler haricinde büyük bir sıçrama veya
düşmenin söz konusu olmadığı görülmektedir.
Mathematical and Graphical Interpretation of Tax Tables
Authors: Yüksel Cihan
Published: September 2018

The average tax rate and the marginal tax rate are the most important tools used to
distinguish tax table types and perceive structure of tax table. The relationship between
these two variables and progress within themselves gives us many clues about the tax
tables. In this study, after describing the theoretical background of tax tables, the
mathematical background has been put forward by proving some proposals related to
tax tables. The tax amount, the average tax rate and the marginal tax rate are formulated
separately for each tax table type and the relationships among them are shown
mathematically. Then the progress of the average tax rate curve under certain conditions
is interpreted geometrically.
The Relationship Between Economic Freedom with Economic Growth and Development in Emerging Market Economies: A Panel Data Analysis
Authors: Sucu Muhammet Buğra
Published: September 2018

Bu çalışmada
ekonomik özgürlükler teorik çerçevede incelenmiştir. Ekonomik özgürlüklerle
farklı ekonomik göstergelerin ne tür bir ilişki içinde oldukları
tartışılmıştır. Çalışmanın uygulama kısmında ekonomik özgürlüklerin ekonomik
büyüme ve kalkınma üzerindeki etkileri incelenmiştir. Ekonomik özgürlüklerin
ekonomik büyüme ve kalkınma üzerindeki etkilerinin analiz edilebilmesi için
bağımsız değişkenler olarak Fraser Enstitüsü 2015 Dünya Ekonomik Özgürlük
Endeksi’nin beş ana bileşeninin tamamı alınmıştır. Bu beş ana bileşen kamunun
(ekonomideki) hacmi, hukuki yapı ve mülkiyet hakları, güçlü para, uluslararası
ticaret serbestisi ve regülasyonlardır. Ekonomik büyümenin göstergesi olarak
kişi başına reel gelir düzeyinin değişim oranı belirlenmiştir. Kalkınma göstergesi
olarak imalat sanayi ürünleri ihracatında yüksek teknolojili ürünlerin payı
alınmıştır. Panel veri analizi kullanılarak, dokuz yükselen piyasa ekonomisi
2000-2013 dönemi için incelenmiştir. Analiz sonuçları kamu hacminin
küçültülmesinin, hukuki yapının ve mülkiyet haklarının güçlendirilmesinin ve
istikrarlı bir para politikasının (güçlü paraya erişimin arttırılmasının)
ekonomik büyüme üzerinde pozitif yönde etkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Aynı
zamanda; hukuki yapı ve mülkiyet haklarının, uluslararası ticaretin serbestleştirilmesinin
ve regülasyonların azaltılmasının yüksek teknolojili ürünlerin ihracatını
pozitif yönde etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
MAKNA SIMBOL BENTUK DAN SENI HIAS PADA RUMAH BUGIS SULAWESI SELATAN
Authors: Yunus Pangeran Paita
Published: September 2018

The cosmologic view of the Buginese tribe assumes that this macrocosmos (the universe) is arranged into three levels: Boting langiâ€™ (the upper world), Ale kawa (the middle world), Uriâ€™ Liâ€™yuâ€™ (the Under world). As the centre from the three parts of this universe is Boting Langi (the highest sky), the place of Dewata SeuwaE (God) to lie down. This view is represented in the Kingâ€™s Palace/traditional house building seen as the microcosmos. So, the Kingâ€™s palace of the Buginese is devided also into three levels (stacks), those are: Rekkeang (top floor) viewed as the head of the human being, Alle bola (the body of the house) viewed as the body, and Awa bola (space underneath of the house) viewed as the leg of the human being. The three parts are centered at Posiâ€™ bola or the house navel. This research tries to answer the problems: 1) whether the meaning form of the Kingâ€™s Palace of the Buginese based on cosmology, and 2) how the symbol meaning of decorative art at the Kingâ€™s Palace of the Buginese is. To identify and comprehend the meaning of decorative art on the Kingâ€™s Palace of the Buginese, it is done through hermeneutic theory by Gadamer and the symbol meaning theory by Victor Turner. This research gives description that the happening of structural change and the style of decorated art at the kingsâ€™ palace of the Buginese of South Sulawesi, beside having much influence from the art of Dong-son and Chou Tua style, the decorated art at the Buginese tribe also got influence from Hinduism and Islam. In addition, the change of the art style is decided also by the one who has power in the society, either in the politic side or in the religion or culture. In this case, the existence of art style variation is caused by the existence of the levelling and groupping of the society.Keyword: Decorated art, Buginese tribe.
Penokohan Film Sawung Kampret Karya Dwi Koendoro (Dwi Koen) Dalam Perspektif Strukturalisme
Authors: Gayatri Puspitasari Dyah
Published: September 2018

Tulisan ini berisi Â kajian penokohan film Sawung Kampret yang diadaptasi dari komik Le- genda Sawung Kampret. Kajian ini menarik karena dua hal. Pertama, komik dan film adaptasi- nya diciptakan dan disutradarai oleh orang yang sama, yakni Dwi Koendoro. Kedua, kajian film yang diadaptasi dari komik Indonesia merupakan yang pertama. Melalui pendekatan struktural Ferdinand de Saussure, kajian berpusat pada relasi berbagai elemen penokohan yang membentuk keutuhan struktur narasi film. Didapat beberapa temuan menarik dimana unsur kelucuan pada penokohan film Sawung Kampret direlasikan dengan sejarah, hingga mampu membentuk narasi asosiatif yang mengusung nasionalisme berdasar nilai kemanusiaan, kebe- ragaman etnis dan budaya. Fakta tersebut menunjukkan bahwa melalui film Sawung Kampret, Dwi Koendoro mampu menciptakan perspektif struktur baru dengan melakukan kritik terha- dap struktur lama. Pasangan berlawanan (binary opposition) dalam sistem lama coba diperta- nyakan. Sebagai hasil akhir maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa film Sawung Kampret merupakan film parodi sejarah yang sarat akan muatan pesan moral dan nasionalisme.Â Â Â Kata kunci: film, adaptasi, penokohan, struktur, relasi
Siger Sebagai Wujud Seni Budaya Pada Masyarakat Multietnik di Provinsi Lampung
Authors: Ciciria Deri
Published: September 2018

Artikel ini menitik beratkan pada pembahasan siger sebagai simbolÂ  integrasi masyarakat suku Lampung. Provinsi Lampung terdiri dari dua golongan suku asli yaitu suku Lampung Pepadun dan Saibatin. Keadaan ini sangat rentan akan terjadinya konflik dan perpecahan karena rasa sukuisme yang muncul karena tinggal di wilayah adat berbeda. Makna yang terungkap dalam artikel ini adalah bahwa siger merupakan simbol pemersatu masyarakat Lampung. Bentuk, warna, dan berbagai hiasan aksesorisnya menyiratkan persatuan dan kesatuan suku, subÂ  suku, dan keturunan masyarakat Lampung Pepadun dan Saibatin. Dengan adanya siger, masyarakat Lampung Pepadun ataupun Saibatin terikat oleh suatu persamaan kebudayaan, silsilah keturunan, kehidupan sosial budaya bahkan rasa senasib sepenanggungan. Siger dijadikan sebagai sarana propaganda mewujudkan integrasi masyarakat suku Lampung. Oleh karena itu siger banyak dimunculkan pada berbagai ornamen bangunan rumah, pasar (baik modern maupun tradisional), gapura, dan simbol pemerintahan sebagai wujud kemajemukan masyarakat Lampung.Kata kunci: Siger, Integrasi Budaya
Debate as an Alternative Technique of Teaching Speaking for the Students
Authors: Larasati Larasati
Published: September 2018

Nowadays, a problem faced in teaching speaking at school is still about the lack of  student’s skill in conveying ideas. How teacher dominates the learning also takes part             in aggravating the situation of the learning. The effect of that situation is that the students’ speaking skill is undeveloped optimally. This study reveals the existence of an alternative technique that can be applied by Indonesian teacher, which   is debate. The method used is a literature review by adopting many studies, then analyzing it based on the application in the learning. According to the analysis result, it can be seen as an alternative in improving students’ speaking skill.
Geomorfologia e geodiversidade do médio curso da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Poti (Piauí), Nordeste do Brasil
Authors: Santos Francílio De Amorim dos
Published: September 2018

O estudo objetivou realizar caracterização geoambiental e identificar o potencial geomorfológico em trecho do médio curso da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Poti, situado no Nordeste do Estado do Piauí. Para tal fim utilizou-se o MDE SRTM associado ao Manual Técnico de Geomorfologia do IBGE e trabalho de campo, o que possibilitou identificar três unidades geomorfológicas: Superfície Pedimentada Dissecada em Morros e Colinas, destacando-se os pavimentos detríticos, originados a partir do intemperismo mecânico; Patamares Estruturais da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Poti, onde se sobressai o Parque Municipal Pedra do Castelo; Vale da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Poti, onde se evidencia o Canion no médio curso com presença de marmitas de dissolução. Logo, a área apresenta distinta diversidade geomorfológica, cujo uso é possivel desde que observadas adequadas estratégias para conservação desse patrimônio.
Desertificação e conhecimento escolar no seridó potiguar: a educação ambiental como possibilidade de formação e cidadania
Authors: Lucena Marcelo Silva de , Façanha Alessandro Augusto de Barros , Berto Rayane Karinny Gomes
Published: September 2018

No semiárido brasileiro, a desertificação é um grave problema ambiental. Destarte, os planos para sua mitigação instituíram a educação como ferramenta de intervenção social nas áreas afetadas. Mas, tais ações não têm sido efetivas. Assim, este trabalho visa avaliar o conhecimento da desertificação em uma escola de educação básica do Seridó Potiguar, para caracterizar sua representação conceitual entre os alunos, a relação com ações humanas e as estratégias de educação ambiental frente à questão. Usou-se um questionário semiestruturado, abordando aspectos conceituais, contextuais e causais da desertificação, apregoados pelos currículos educacionais. As evidências preliminares apontam a fragilidade do conhecimento sobre a desertificação e suas correlações sociais e ambientais, as quais podem ser melhoradas mediante a elaboração de uma política de educação ambiental efetiva na escola.
Responsible Technologies
Authors: Osman Nardine , Sierra Carles
Published: September 2018

With the current surge of interest in ethics in AI, we present our position with respect to these challenges. Our proposal, responsible technologies, aims to (1) address a number of the ethical challenges put forward in AI, and (2) provide the first building blocks to- wards the development of ethical AI systems. The current discussion on how to address ethics in AI usually focuses on issues like policies, education, or research culture. There is no computational method yet mature enough to address ethics in AI. We break ground by proposing new methods and tools, underpinned by multidisciplinary research, that can make humans and machines understand their respective dynamic goals while strictly abiding by the values that inspire our societies. This position paper presents our plan of work for the development of responsible technologies that embed values within technology through what we refer to as ethics by construction.
Linear Differential-Algebraic Equations (Benchmark Proposal)
Authors: Musau Patrick , Manzanas Lopez Diego , Tran Hoang-Dung , Johnson Taylor T.
Published: September 2018

This benchmark suite consists of eight small-to-large scale index-1 to index-3 linear differential algebraic systems (DAEs) derived from various application domains in engineering and science that exemplify the systemic prevalence of DAE systems in cyber-physical system applications. While in the last two decades numerous verification approaches and tools have been developed for systems described by ordinary differential equations, there is currently a lack of research methods for differential algebraic equations. Thus, the verification of DAE systems remains an open problem that has not been adequately addressed in the research literature. The following paper seeks to address this shortcoming by presenting a series of benchmark problems to stimulate the development of efficient and scalable tools for DAE verification and falsification. The benchmark models presented in this manuscript are available in the SpaceEx format using a tool named Daev for model generation.
What if the World Were Different? Gradient-Based Exploration for New Optimal Policies
Authors: Silva Rui , Melo Francisco S. , Veloso Manuela
Published: September 2018

Planning under uncertainty assumes a model of the world that specifies the probabilistic effects of the actions of an agent in terms of changes of the state. Given such model, planning proceeds to determine a policy that defines for each state the choice of action that the agent should follow in order to maximize a reward function. In this work, we realize that the world can be changed in more ways than those possible by the execution of the agent’s repertoire of actions. These additional configurations of the world may allow new policies that let the agent accumulate even more reward than that possible by following the optimal policy of the original world. We introduce and formalize the problem of planning while considering these additional possible worlds. We then present an approach that models feasible changes to the world as modifications to the probability transition function, and show that the problem of computing the configuration of the world that allows the most rewarding optimal policy can be formulated as a constrained optimization problem. Finally, we contribute a gradient-based algorithm for solving this optimization problem. Experimental evaluation shows the effectiveness of our approach in multiple problems of practical interest.
Discrete-Space Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
Authors: Tran Hoang-Dung , Bao Tianshu , Johnson Taylor T.
Published: September 2018

There are numerous examples that arise and benefit from the reachability analysis problem. In cyber-physical systems (CPS), most dynamic phenomena are described as systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Previous work has been done using zonotopes, support functions, and other geometric data structures to represent subsets of the reachable set and have been shown to be efficient. Meanwhile, a wide range of important control problems are more precisely modeled by partial differential equations (PDEs), even though not much attention has been paid to their reachability analyses. This reason motivates us to investigate the properties of these equations, especially from the reachability analysis and verification perspectives. In contrast to ODEs, PDEs have other space variables that also affect their behaviors and are more complex. In this paper, we study the discrete-space analysis of PDEs. Our ultimate goal is to propose a set of PDE reachability analysis benchmarks, and present preliminary analysis of different dimensional heat equations and wave equations. Finite difference methods (FDMs) are utilized to approximate the derivative at each mesh point with explicit order of errors. FDM will convert the PDE to a system of ODEs depending on the type of boundary conditions and discretization scheme chosen. After that, the problem can be treated as a common reachability problem and relevant conceptions and approaches can be applied and evaluated directly. We used SpaceEx to generate the plots and reachable regions for these equations given inputs and the series of results are shown and analyzed.
Genetic Algorithms for Scheduling and Optimization of Ore Train Networks
Authors: Hassan Ghulam Mubashar , Reynolds Mark
Published: September 2018

Search and optimization problems are a major arena for the practical application of Artificial Intelligence. However, when supply chain optimization and scheduling is tackled, techniques based on linear or non-linear programming are often used in preference to Evolutionary Computation such as Genetic Algorithms (GAs). It is important to analyse whether GA are suitable for continuous real-world supply chain scheduling tasks which need regular updates.

We analysed a practical situation involving iron ore train networks which is indeed one of significant economic importance. In addition, iron ore train networks have some interesting and distinctive characteristics so analysing this situation is an important step toward understanding the performance of GA in real-world supply chain scheduling. We compared the performance of GA with Nonlinear programming heuristics and existing industry scheduling approaches. The main result is that our comparison of techniques here produce an example in which GAs perform well and is a cost effective approach.
Towards a Closer Integration of Dynamic Programming and Constraint Programming
Authors: Prestwich Steven , Rossi Roberto , Tarim S. Armagan , Visentin Andrea
Published: September 2018

Three connections between Dynamic Programming (DP) and Constraint Programming (CP) have previously been explored in the literature: DP-based global constraints, DP- like memoisation during tree search to avoid recomputing results, and subsumption of both by bucket elimination. In this paper we propose a new connection: many discrete DP algorithms can be directly modelled and solved as a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) without backtracking. This has applications including the design of monolithic CP models for bilevel optimisation. We show that constraint filtering can occur between leader and follower variables in such models, and demonstrate the method on network interdiction.
Numerical Verification of 10000-dimensional Linear Systems 10000x Faster
Authors: Bak Stanley
Published: September 2018

Tool Presentation: We evaluate an improved reachability algorithm for linear (and affine) systems implemented in the continuous branch of the Hylaa tool. While Hylaa’s earlier approach required n simulations to verify an n-dimensional system, the new method takes advantage of additional problem structure to produce the same verification result in significantly less time. If the initial states can be defined in i dimensions, and the output variables related to the property being checked are o-dimensional, the new approach needs only min(i,o) simulations to verify the system, or produce a counter-example. In addition to reducing the number of simulations, a second improvement speeds up individual simulations when the dynamics is sparse by using Krylov subspace methods.

At ARCH 2017, we used the original approach to verify nine large linear benchmarks taken from model order reduction. Here, we run the new algorithm on the same set of benchmarks, and get an identical verification result in a fraction of the time. None of the benchmarks need more than tens of seconds to complete. The largest system with 10922 dimensions, which took over 24 hours using last year’s method, is verified in 3.4 seconds.
ARCH-COMP18 Category Report: Hybrid Systems with Piecewise Constant Dynamics
Authors: Frehse Goran , Abate Alessandro , Adzkiya Dieky , Bu Lei , Giacobbe Mirco , Mufid Muhammad Syifa'Ul , Zaffanella Enea
Published: September 2018

This report presents results of a friendly competition for formal verification of continuous and hybrid systems with piecewise constant dynamics. The friendly competition took place as part of the workshop Applied Verification for Continuous and Hybrid Systems (ARCH) in 2018. In this second edition, five tools have been applied to solve five different benchmark problems in the category for piecewise constant dynamics: BACH, Lyse, PHAVer, PHAVer-lite, and VeriSiMPL. Compared to last year, a new tool has participated (PHAVer-lite) and a benchmark has been made more complex (Dutch Railway Network). The result is a snapshot of the current landscape of tools and the types of benchmarks they are particularly suited for. Due to the diversity of problems, we are not ranking tools, yet the presented results probably provide the most complete assessment of tools for the safety verification of continuous and hybrid systems with piecewise constant dynamics up to this date.
Classifier-Based Evaluation of Image Feature Importance
Authors: Pandi Selvaraj Sai Prabhakar , Veloso Manuela , Rosenthal Stephanie
Published: September 2018

Significant advances in the performance of deep neural networks, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for image classification, have created a drive for understanding how they work. Different techniques have been proposed to determine which features (e.g., image pixels) are most important for a CNN’s classification. However, the important features output by these techniques have typically been judged subjectively by a human to assess whether the important features capture the features relevant to the classification and not whether the features were actually important to classifier itself. We address the need for an objective measure to assess the quality of different feature importance measures. In particular, we propose measuring the ratio of a CNN’s accuracy on the whole image com- pared to an image containing only the important features. We also consider scaling this ratio by the relative size of the important region in order to measure the conciseness. We demonstrate that our measures correlate well with prior subjective comparisons of important features, but importantly do not require their human studies. We also demonstrate that the features on which multiple techniques agree are important have a higher impact on accuracy than those features that only one technique finds.
ARCH-COMP18 Category Report: Results on the Falsification Benchmarks
Authors: Dokhanchi Adel , Yaghoubi Shakiba , Hoxha Bardh , Fainekos Georgios , Ernst Gidon , Zhang Zhenya , Arcaini Paolo , Hasuo Ichiro , Sedwards Sean
Published: September 2018

This report presents the outcomes of the 2018 friendly competition in the ARCH workshop for the category of falsification of temporal logic specifications over Cyber-Physical Systems.
Benchmarks for stochastic models from building automation systems
Authors: Cauchi Nathalie , Abate Alessandro
Published: September 2018

Benchmarks Proposal: We provide benchmarks for stochastic models drawn from Build- ing Automation Systems (BAS), specifically constructed from expertise developed on a real BAS setup. This contribution branches out of the library of general models presented in [4], specifically focussing on probabilistic models. Using this library, we generate two realistic case studies which incorporate (i) stochasticity stemming from different sources (e.g. pro- cess or observation noise on the continuous variables) and (ii) various input and output signals. We describe each model structure (syntax and semantics), identify key problems (specifications) for different analysis goals, and finally illustrate solutions for each goal.
THERMAL ACTIVATION ENERGY OF HOPPING ε2-CONDUCTION VIA BORON ATOMS IN WEAKLY COMPENSATED SILICON
Authors: Poklonski Nikolai A. , Vyrko Sergey A. , Kovalev Alexander I.
Published: September 2018

The insulating side of the concentration insulator–metal phase transition (Mott’s transition) in p-type silicon crystals doped with acceptor (boron atoms) is considered under the conditions of stationary hopping electrical conduction. The boron atoms substitute silicon atoms in the crystal lattice and can be in one of the three charge states (−1, 0, +1), while the compensating impurity (donors) is in the charge state (+1). The distribution of impurity atoms is supposed to be random (Poisson’s distribution). The A0-band is formed from the energy levels of boron atoms in the charge states (0) and (−1), while the A+-band is formed from the energy levels of boron atoms in the charge states (+1) and (0). The decrease in the activation energy ε2 of thermally assisted tunneling transitions (hops) of holes between electrically neutral boron atoms, i. e. boron atoms that are in the charge state (0), is calculated. The ε2 quantity is approximately equal to an energy gap between A0- and A+-bands, i. e. Hubbard’s gap. In the quasi-classical approximation it is shown that the narrowing of the energy gap between A0- and A+-bands occurs due to: (i) the formation of a quasi-continuous band of allowed energy values for v-band holes from excited quantum states of boron atoms in the charge state (0), thus the value of the v-band shift into the band gap is determined by a maximum radius of the hole orbit in a boron atom, which does not exceed the half of the average distance between the nearest impurity atoms, and (ii) the splitting of the ground (non-excited) energy levels of the “molecular” pairs of boron atoms in the charge states (0) into triplet and singlet states of two holes. Calculations of ε2 without any adjustable parameters are quantitatively agree with the known experimental data on p-Si:B.
STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF HUMAN CYTOCHROME P450 7B1 WITH AN AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION OF Phe470Ile
Authors: Dzichenka Yaraslau V. , Gudny Eugene S. , Usanov Sergei A.
Published: September 2018

To study the influence of the amino acid substitution of Phe470Ile, correlating with the spastic paraplegia of type 5, on the structure of human cytochrome P450 7B1, the spatial full-atomic models of this enzyme and its mutant form were created. It was found that Phe470 does not influence directly the catalytic properties of the enzyme because of its localization far from the active site. It was shown that the residue under investigation belongs to a highly conservative region of the protein structure and can influence the CYP7B1 correct folding. In particular, the amino acid substitution of Phe470Ile increases rigidity and stability of sterol 7α-hydroxylase. This can be a reason of changes in the CYP7B1 hydroxylase activity in relation to neurosteroids.
BLENDS OF ALIPHATIC POLYAMIDES WITH FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFINS: INTERPHASE INTERACTIONS, FEATURES OF THE RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF MELTS, STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Authors: Pesetskii Stepan S. , Krivoguz Yuri M.
Published: September 2018

The effect of addition of functionalized polyolefins (fPO) in an amount of 28 wt. % – mixtures of polyethylene and copolymer of ethylene with higher olefin containing 0.43 and 0.77 wt. % grafted monomer having two carboxyl groups in its composition – to aliphatic polyamides PA6 and PA66 on the structural features, the rheological behavior of melts and the mechanical properties of mixed materials was investigated. The materials studied were prepared by reactive mixing of the components in a melt in an extrusion reactor. It is shown that mixtures of PA66/fPO are characterized by more significant changes in the characteristics under analysis compared with those based on PA6 when the concentration of a grafted monomer is varied. An abnormally sharp increase (by more than two decimal orders) of the melt viscosity of a mixture of PA66 with fPO containing 0.77 wt. % of the grafted monomer, compared with the viscosity of initial PA66, is due to the specificity of the interphase interactions in the mixtures.
METHOD OF PREPARATION OF ALUMINUM SURFACE FOR CREATION OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS
Authors: Pismenskaya A. S. , Chernik A. A. , Koshevar V. D.
Published: September 2018

The influence of the regimes of separate stages of the mechanochemical treatment of the aluminum surface including degreasing of the surface with acetone; etching Al in a solution of sodium hydroxide; coarse grinding; chemical polishing in an alkaline glycerol-containing solution; fine grinding; finishing chemical polishing in an alkaline glycerol-containing solution is investigated. These pre-treatment steps allow to optimize the process of obtaining the necessary surface roughness for its subsequent electrochemical nanostructuring. Changes in the structure of the aluminum surface after each stage of preparation were controlled by optical microscopy. Obtained profilograms after the proposed processing of the surface of aluminum indicate getting the roughness parameters necessary for the subsequent nanostructuring of the surface by electrochemical anodizing.
STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE MICROCIRCULATORY BED OF THE PANCREAS IN RATS WITH EXPERIMENTAL METABOLIC SYNDROME
Authors: Kuznetsova T. E. , Ryzhkovskaya E. L. , Kalinovskaya E. I.
Published: September 2018

A complex histological, histochemical and electron microscopic study of the state of the microcirculatory bed of the pancreas and conjugate transformations in the parenchyma of the organ after modeling the metabolic syndrome using a diet high in fats and carbohydrates was carried out. Spasm of arterioles, the marginal state of leukocytes and the desquamation of endotheliocytes into the lumen of a vessel, the stasis of erythrocytes in capillaries were revealed. The endothelial cells of capillaries had signs of increased transport of substances through the vessel walls: pinocytosis, fenestration, loosening of basal membranes. It was observed that capillaries are filled with shaped blood elements, on the luminal surface of endotheliocytes nuclei are protruded and the cytoplasm outgrowth into the lumen of the vessel is formed. At the same time, glucose oxidation accelerated both in the Krebs cycle and along the glycolytic pathway in the endotheliocytes of the vessels of the microcirculatory bed, indicating that the energy was supplied to the cells at a higher level. Disturbances of microcirculation were accompanied by focal destructive and inflammatory changes in the parenchyma of the organ.
Between Languages and Cultures. Intercultural Communication between the Italians and Sudanese
Authors: Lobasso Fabrizio , Lanza di Scalea Igiea , Tonioli Valeria , Caon Fabio
Published: September 2018

In un contesto comunicativo interculturale non è sufficiente parlare la stessa lingua per capirsi davvero. Spesso si ritiene che espressioni, gesti e consuetudini siano naturali e comuni a tutti gli individui. In realtà, questi elementi hanno una profonda matrice culturale che si basa sui modelli che caratterizzano una società, ma la differenziano da un’altra. Le cause che possono generare incomprensioni sono riconducibili a fattori linguistici, differenze valoriali, codici non verbali. Nel volume, questi aspetti vengono presentati nell’ambito della comunicazione interculturale fra italiani e sudanesi. La descrizione di alcuni eventi comunicativi, dall’ambito lavorativo a quello personale, ha lo scopo di fornire una chiave di lettura semplice ma funzionale per evitare di incorrere in fraintendimenti capaci di minare l’efficacia della comunicazione.
PLANTAS TEXTILES DE LOS GUARANÍES DE MISIONES, ARGENTINA
Authors: Keller Héctor A.
Published: September 2018

Se presenta información sobre las especies de plantas textiles mencionadas o usadas encomunidades guaraníes de la provincia de Misiones, Argentina. Se brindan algunos detallessobre técnicas de recolección y aprovechamiento de dichas especies. Se especifican lasespecies que se siguen usando con frecuencia, las que se usan raramente y las que han caídoen desuso. Se ilustra el trabajo mediante fotografías.
Novedades en Convolvuláceas argentinas
Authors: Krapovickas Antonio
Published: September 2018

Se describen cuatro especies nuevas de Convolvuláceas de Argentina: Ipomoea Vivianae,Jacquemontia cataractae y J. estrellensis
CHARLES R. DARWIN, SEGUNDO CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO Y SESQUICENTENARIO DE LA PUBLICACIÓN DE "EL ORIGEN DE LAS ESPECIES"
Authors: Krapovickas Antonio
Published: September 2018

Conferencia dictada en la Sesión Pública en homenaje a Charles R. Darwin realizada enel Salón de Actos de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura de laUniversidad Nacional del Nordeste, el 19 de junio de 2009
The School Discipline Dilemma: A Comprehensive Review of Disparities and Alternative Approaches
Authors: Welsh Richard O. , Little Shafiqua
Published: September 2018

In recent decades, K–12 school discipline policies and practices have garnered increasing attention among researchers, policymakers, and educators. Disproportionalities in school discipline raise serious questions about educational equity. This study provides a comprehensive review of the extant literature on the contributors to racial, gender, and income disparities in disciplinary outcomes, and the effectiveness of emerging alternatives to exclusionary disciplinary approaches. Our findings indicate that the causes of the disparities are numerous and multifaceted. Although low-income and minority students experience suspensions and expulsions at higher rates than their peers, these differences cannot be solely attributed to socioeconomic status or increased misbehavior. Instead, school and classroom occurrences that result from the policies, practices, and perspectives of teachers and principals appear to play an important role in explaining the disparities. There are conceptual and open empirical questions on whether and how some of the various alternatives are working to counter the discipline disparities.
Out of school opportunities for science and mathematics learning: Environment as the third educator
Authors: Cabello Valeria M. , Ferk Savec Vesna
Published: September 2018

Out-of-school environments offer a unique opportunity for experiental learning which transcends the role of educational resources and teachers. This article introduces the special topic of out-of-school learning in science and mathematics education. First, we present the theoretical underpinnings from the movement towards crossing the boundaries of school in educational practices and broadening educational spaces. We continue with the key facets of out-of-school learning through a constructivist approach, aided by the concept of mediation environments as the third educator from a socio-material perspective. Furthermore, we focus our discussion on a selection of articles from this special number as an international overview on out-of-school learning. In the conclusion section, we discuss the gaps that the following works fill, as well as new questions that arise in the area. The closing remarks highlight the promotion of active learning in students, considering the role of the environment as the third educator.
A method to streamline p-hacking
Authors: Hussey Ian
Published: September 2018

The analytic strategy of p-hacking has rapidly accelerated the achievement of psychological scientists’ goals (e.g., publications & tenure), but has suffered a number of setbacks in recent years. In order to remediate this, this article presents a statistical inference method that can greatly accelerate and streamline the p-hacking process: generating random numbers that are < .05. I refer to this approach as pointless. Results of a simulation study are presented and an R script is provided for others to use. In the absence of systemic changes to modal p-hacking practices within psychological science (e.g., worrying trends such as preregistration and replication), I argue that vast amounts of time and research funding could be saved through the widespread adoption of this innovative approach.
Moving Through The Literature: What Is The Emotion Often Denoted Being Moved?
Authors: Zickfeld Janis , Schubert Thomas W. , Seibt Beate , Fiske Alan P
Published: September 2018

When do people say that they are moved, and does this experience constitute a unique emotion? We review theory and empirical research on being moved across psychology and philosophy. We examine feeling labels, elicitors, valence, bodily sensations, and motivations. We find that the English lexeme being moved typically (but not always) refers to a distinct and potent emotion that results in social bonding, often includes tears, piloerection, chills, or a warm feeling in the chest, and is often described as pleasurable, though sometimes as a mixed emotion. While we conclude that there is a distinct emotion, we also recommend studying it in a more comprehensive emotion framework, instead of using the ambiguous vernacular term being moved as a scientific term.
Intersecting Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Authors: Timilsina Amit
Published: September 2018

Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health are well-studied with accolades of literature on each topic; however, their interrelationships have been under-described. Mental Health problems can be result of concurrent or past Sexual and Reproductive Health ill event and vice versa. This article presents intersection between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health based on available literature. Intersections between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health and their impacts can be studied through life course perspective and needs prioritized attention in case of Gender Based Violence and for people living with disability. The article highlights the importance to explore other aspects such as emotions, gender and sexuality associated with Mental Health and to study and understand physiological and psychological context between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health. It also stresses the need of further research on intersection between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Consideration of Official Village Head Given Obligation as Mediator in Solving Land Rights Dispute among Villagers in Indonesia
Authors: Munawir La Ode , Safa’at Rachmad , Negara Tunggul Anshari Setia , Koeswahyono Imam
Published: September 2018

Village head act as mediator in solving villager’s dispute. However, on the other hand, village head act as implementer of village governance. Therefore, questions arise concerning why village head should become the mediator in solving villagers’ dispute, concerning mediator should be neutral side in reconciliate all related parties. Method used in this study was normative legal research with philosophical approach, concepts, cases, history and statute approach. Theories and concepts used in this dissertation includes legal objectives theory, authorization theory, dispute solving theory. Results and discussion: Consideration of village head given obligation as mediator in solving villager’s land rights dispute, village head act as implementer of village governance, with the authority given by statute and authority based on origins, village head acts as the village reconciliation judge. The existence of village governance was very close with the villagers itself starting from the head’s involvement in land registration process until it was presume that village head was knowledgeable concerning land history within the village border. However, on the other hand, village head has many authorities that should be implemented.   Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 83-88
Influence of Poverty on Moral Development in Rural Community Lahore
Authors: Parveen Razia , Hussain Muhammad , Majeed Iram , Afzal Muhammad , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: September 2018

Background: Poverty is a major social worldwide issue. "Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit". Poverty as a concept almost uniquely applied to humans. It refers to a condition that causes its victims through lack of economic resources to live lives in which they cannot fully participate in the range of activities expressive of their nature as human beings Moral is a socialized reasoning that develops as a result of the norms of a society and influenced by the culture of that society.(Dana and Galbraith 2016). Objective: The main purpose of the study is to assess the relationship of poverty and the moral development of community people. Methodology: A co relational study design was use. A small sample of n=100 was selected Convenient sampling technique was used for the collection of data.  Self-prepared 5 point Likert scale questionnaire adapted from thesis of Solomon Fakinlede (2008).The questionnaire tools was used to get some basic information which includes participant age, marital relationship, and family structure, no of children. After the collection of data, it was enter to Statistical Package for Social Sciences 21 (SPSS). Result: The Results found reveals that the coefficient of correlation rs value of the spears man correlation test is 0.939, which suggest that there is a positive, strong, linear correlation between the poverty and moral development. Conclusion: In conclusion, it stated that this research study found the relationship between the poverty and moral development in a society. The results revealed that there is a strong positive correlation between the poverty and moral development of the people.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 113-124
Barriers and Facilitators for Execution of Nursing Process among Nurses from Medical and Surgical Wards in a Public Hospital Lahore
Authors: Akhtar Shahnaz , Hussain Muhammad , Afzal Muhammad , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: September 2018

The Nursing practice is currently based on logical standards establish in a course called the nursing process.The nursing process helps in conveying art and science, which has recognized to be a value-able instrument that is converting nursing practice and additionally patient care results universally. Nursing is a profession that demands a regular, high level of critical thought coupled with critical actions. To assess barriers and facilitators in execution of nursing process among nurses from surgical and medical department. A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to explore barriers and facilitators for execution of nursing process among nurses from medical and surgical wards at public hospital Lahore. The instrument use for the data collection was adopted questioner and convenient sampling technique was used. There was weak correlation between age of participant and qualification of participant (r=.254 Sig=0.005), age of participant has moderate correlation with years in service as result shown r value is .695 and sig is .000, age of participant has no association with Barriers related to as sig value is .730 and r value is .031, age of participant have no association with Barriers related to administration and Barriers related to nursing process. Majority of the participants were moderately knowledgeable about nursing process and they were willing to apply the nursing process in caring for patients, But they were not utilizing it in designing the care of their patients because of the barriers they faced in effort to use the nursing process. There was moderate correlation between age of participant and years in service, but age of the participant have no association with Barriers related to resources, Barriers related to administration and Barriers related to nursing process. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 170-186
Solution structure of the reduced active site of a starch-active polysaccharide monooxygenase from Neurospora crassa
Authors:   NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Le Chinh N. , Phan Han ,   Department of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, Tran-Le Duy P. ,   NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Tran Diem H. ,   NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Farquhar Erik R. ,   Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, USA, Vu Van V. ,   NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Published: September 2018

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) was utilized to gain insights into the structure and electronic properties of the reduced copper active site in NCU08746, a polysaccharide monooxygenase (PMO) from Neurospora crassa that activates O2 to cleave glycosidic linkages in starch. The reaction of NCU08746 likely starts with binding of O2 to the copper(I) center. However, the solution structure of the reduced active site in NCU08746 has not been properly elucidated. In this study, we prepared Cu(I)-NCU08746 in solution, which was snap-frozen to preserve the solution structure of the copper(I) active site prior to XAS analysis. Results show that the copper(I) center in Cu(I)-NCU08746 exhibits a 4-coordinate geometry, which is different from the 3-coordinate geometry observed for some other PMOs. This difference likely arises from the coordination of the active site tyrosine residue and could contribute to the difference in activity between NCU08746 and other PMOs.