bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
'Subcontracting by Stealth' in London's Hotels: Impacts and Implications for Labour Organising
Authors: Evans Yara , Wills Jane , Datta Kavita , Herbert Jo , McIlwaine Cathy , May Jon
Published: March 2019

This paper examines the dynamics of change in employment relations in London's hotels. The industry has traditionally used employment agencies to meet short-term labour shortages, but more recently it has turned to agency workers on a 'permanent' basis to cut costs. Drawing on survey data and in-depth interviews with hotel workers in London, we examine the effects of this on labour, documenting changes in pay, and terms and conditions of employment. Our research confirms a trend towards the casualisation of employment in hotels, and highlights the emergence of 'subcontracting by stealth', whereby increasing numbers of staff are employed by agencies with lower wages and poorer working conditions than in-house staff. Given low union-density in the sector, we argue that the Living Wage Campaign, which has been successfully implemented in other sectors of the London economy, might prove an effective means to counter the negative impacts of subcontracting on hotel workers.
Impact of water deficit stress on biomass production of different gladiolus cultivars under rainfed condition
Authors: Alpana Boro, Tulika Medhi Ranjan Das, Kaushik Bhagawati,
Published: March 2019

Among the environmental stresses, water deficit stress was recognized to be one of the most adverse factors for plant growth and productivity. The study aimed to comparatively evaluate impact of water deficit stress on biomass of seven cultivars of gladiolus in terms of leaf area duration and net assimilation rate under rainfed conditions in northeastern region of India. Also, productions in terms of marketable spikes were compared. The parameters were measured using standard procedures. Comparatively higher leaf area duration (116 days) and net assimilation rate were found in cultivars Aarti (116 days and1.62 gcm-2day-1x10-3 respectively) and Suchitra (98.0 days and 1.10 gcm-2day-1x10-3) which account for their higher biomass production with larger spike size with good numbers of flowers. The highest marketable spikes (71111.11 spikes ha-1) was found in cultivar Aarti followed by Suchitra (68148.14 spikes ha-1) which might be due to its comparatively higher biomass production and less deviation, during stress condition, from normal characteristics. The tolerant cultivars are those that can adapt to the change without much change in their normal growth. And the responses of those species are commercially acceptable that promote adaptation without compromising much with the plant growth and crop production.
O vídeo como ferramenta de ensino de ciências morfofuncionais
Authors: Silva Daniel Figueiredo Alves da , Andriolo Brenda Nazaré Gomes , Tavares Lorena Fecury , Silva Rafael de Azevedo , Silva José Antônio Cordero da
Published: March 2019

Objetivo: Analisar estudos científicos que avaliaram o desempenho acadêmico de estudantes que utilizaram vídeos como ferramenta de aprendizagem de ciências básicas (anatomia, histologia, fisiologia, etc.) no curso de graduação em medicina. Métodos: Realizado revisão da literatura no Centro Latino-Americano e do Caribe de Informação em Ciências da Saúde (BIREME), sendo incluídos estudos indexados na mesma. Os dados dos estudos incluídos foram inseridos em uma planilha e tratados por estatística descritiva. Resultados: A busca total resultou em 962 artigos, que após leitura dos títulos e resumos, culminou em 20 estudos. Destes, dez foram excluídos pois não aplicaram a intervenção de interesse, não esclareceram a inclusão ou não apresentaram dados separados de estudantes de medicina. O desempenho acadêmico se mostrou maior para o grupo exposto aos vídeos em seis estudos, enquanto três estudos apresentaram resultados semelhantes entre estudantes expostos aos vídeos e ao método de controle, e em apenas um estudo o desempenho acadêmico dos estudantes expostos aos vídeos se mostrou inferior. Conclusão: O uso de vídeos como ferramenta de ensino é cada vez maior, apesar disto, esta pesquisa mostra que a literatura acerca do tema relacionado à educação médica é escassa representando uma oportunidade para o desenvolvimento de novas pesquisas.
Anne-Marie AUTISSIER, Javier GÓMEZ-MONTERO, Anxo ABUÍN, Victor A. FERRETI, Rubén Lois GONZÁLEZ y Rainer WEHRHAHN, eds., "Urban Dynamics: Conflicts, Representations, Appropriations and Policies". Berlín, Peter Lang, 2018, 356 pp.
Authors: Tamames Gala Cristina
Published: March 2019

Reseña de Anne-Marie AUTISSIER, Javier GÓMEZ-MONTERO, Anxo ABUÍN, Victor A. FERRETI, Rubén Lois GONZÁLEZ y Rainer WEHRHAHN, eds., "Urban Dynamics: Conflicts, Representations, Appropriations and Policies". Berlín, Peter Lang, 2018, 356 pp.
Digitale Fotografien: für einen öffentlichen Gedächtnisraum
Authors: Merzeau Louise
Published: March 2019

The modalities of the production, archiving, distribution (marketing) and societal assimilation of digital photography are producing a new economy of form and perspective. When digital photos become physical surfaces and blogs are organized into active archives, the collective public memory is transformed in the tension between two divergent poles: Privatization and standardization of photomemory in the photo data banks of large agencies on one hand, and, on the other hand rhizomatic interlacing, proliferative network memory, which, during this process, evolves into a virtual, imaginary museum. Digital photos, at this point, participate in the production of the political entity.
Kulturtechniken und Souveränität
Authors: Vismann Cornelia
Published: March 2019

"The text mirrors a theory of cultural technology, which takes culture at its word and the technology of (cultural?) cultivation reclaims the word 'colore'. Cultural technology always asserts a predilection to symbolic order, but it not only institutes symbolic order, but contradicts it as well.

After all, the conductors and media of cultural technology dare to put into question the presumption of a sovereign subject which is the master of the constituative processes for culture. Rectitude is challenged to respond to this break-down of the classic sovereign teachings of symbolic order and allow the conductors and media a position other than that of only a means to a legitimately sanctioned end."
Die Hand und die Technik
Authors: Schneider Manfred
Published: March 2019

The church cleric Gregor von Nyssa celebrated the evolution of the hand as a bequest to the mouth and lips. Liberated from the compulsory, primordial pursuit of food, it can now devote itself to the functions of speech and rationality. The modern age has set about disencumbering he hand in an ever-expanding machine park. Elation, however, has been muted. If the hand no longer serves the mouth but the machine, isn't the association to the state of being human lost? The modern age in conspicuous insistence, rejects the storm of technology, evolution and the animality of the human prerogative by meditating on the future fate of the hand.
Posthuman Conditions
Authors: Weigel Sigrid
Published: March 2019

As empirical research in neuro- and life sciences is aimed at the core of humanities, they adopt those formulas of pathos like "intention", "mind", "identity" or "consciousness" which, after all, have long been analysed with regard to their symbol-theoretical and media-anthropological principles. Meanwhile, cultural as well as media sciences have established themselves – beyond the contrasting 'two cultures' – as a kind of third culture of knowledge and thus connect to traditions of thought like, for instance, Freud's theory of subjects or Benjamin's theory of media.
Gespenster als Vorboten des Elektrischen
Authors: Schaub Mirjam
Published: March 2019

In 1747, a dispute arises amongst the scholars of Halle and Berlin as to whether that which is ghostlike does or does not force philosophical schemes of thought to open up systematically. In the course of this, accounts of apparitions without tangible reason connect freely with the acoustic and visual sensations accompanying the emergence of experimental physics. Now, as herolds of electricity, even ghosts become determinable as elementary foundations of issues in the history of civilization and technology.
Hegels symbolisches Papier
Authors: Scholz Leander
Published: March 2019

This essay considers the theoretical attention that recent social theories show for wayward object relations and inquires as to how this adjusts to the philosophical occupation with the status of "things". For while we find, at least since the 18th century and most notably with regard to epistemology, the dismissal of "the thing" as an ontological entity, this new attention, with its interest in material matters, seems, at first glance, to contradict that tradition.
Schreckensgespenster
Authors: Klass Tobias Nikolaus
Published: March 2019

This essay deals with the question which kind of fear it is that terror plays with, or which kind of fear terror tries to generate. First of all, the classically philosophical distinction of "Angst" and "Furcht" in Heidegger and Kierkegaard is surveyed in order to, then, in distinction from these forms of fear and following Hobbes, identify the specifically political form of fear, namely that of terror. In the foreground of this identification stand the residues of political theology which nourish political terror.
Der Mensch als Beute
Authors: Ahrens Jörn
Published: March 2019

Present-day Science-Fiction films repeatedly describe an obliteration of boundaries between human and other beings, and technical artefacts, which includes a threat to the human species. This motif relates to an anthropological fear of transformation of the human species due to advances in technology. This fear does not primarily refer to an invasion by extraterrestrial enemies, but to the anthropotechnization of man.
On the Epistemology of Computer Simulation
Authors: Pias Claus
Published: March 2019

"Der Aufsatz plädiert dafür, die Geschichte der wissenschaftlichen Computersimulation auf eine spezifisch medienhistorische Weise zu untersuchen. Nach einigen Vorschlägen zur Charakterisierung der Besonderheiten von Computersimulationen werden zwei Beispiele interpretiert (Management-Simulationen der 1960er und verkehrstechnische bzw. epidemiologische Simulationen der 1990er). Daraus leiten sich Fragen nach dem veränderten Status wissenschaftlichen Wissens, nach der Genese wissenschaftstheoretischer Konzepte und nach wissenschaftskritischen Optionen ab.

The paper suggests to analyze the history of scientific computer simulations with respect to the history of media. After presenting some ideas concerning the peculiarities of computer simulation, two examples (management simulations of the 1960s; traffic-related and epistemological simulations of the 1990s) are interpreted. From them, further questions concerning the status of scientific knowledge, the genesis of epistemological concepts and their critique are derived.
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Exploiting Architecture/Runtime Model-driven Traceability for Antipattern-based Performance Improvement
Authors: Arcelli Davide , Cortellessa Vittorio , Di Pompeo Daniele , Eramo Romina , Tucci Michele
Published: March 2019

Model-Driven Engineering techniques may achieve a major support to the software development when they allow to manage relationships between a running system and its architectural model. These relationships can be exploited for different goals, such as the software evolution due to new functional requirements. In this paper, we define and use relationships that work as support to the performance improvement of a running system. In particular, we combine: (i) a bidirectional model transformation framework tailored to define relationships between performance monitoring data and an architectural model, with (ii) a technique for detecting performance antipatterns and for suggesting architectural changes, aimed at removing performance problems identified on the basis of runtime information. The result is an integrated approach that exploits traceability relationships between the monitoring data and the architectural model to derive recommended refactoring solutions for the system performance improvement. The approach has been applied to an e-commerce application based on microservices that has been designed by means of UML software models profiled with MARTE.
Route 88: Bike Café: From Planning, to Operations, and Entrepreneurial Finance
Authors: Tan Jackson
Published: March 2019

With new micro and small-scale ventures, a founder may know of the risks associated with bank financing. Furthermore, the fact that these small-scale ventures were not eligible for such facilities, as they lacked proof of business concept, dictated that a founder seek alternatives to finance an enterprise. As a result, founders forego bank financing, and instead choose to finance the going concern with funds generated internally. This particular case study examined the beginning six months of a restaurant venture founded by a female Alumnus of the Entrepreneurship Department at the University of Santo Tomas. More specifically, this case investigated how a female entrepreneur assessed market tastes while controlling for costs and monitoring the company cash position. Discourse in this case study revolved about: (1) factors regarding pricing product offerings for a specific market, (2) assessing items that breakeven versus loss leaders, and (3) financing periodic operations with internally generated cash flows, more specifically, anticipating the cash position based on the cash burn rate per period. Analyses placed an emphasis on the cash position of a new venture, as an income statement may only partially explain operations. Hence, the cash position was used to assess the progress of the new venture, rather than solely through the income statement. This case study was developed to communicate the financing needs of newly conceived ventures that an entrepreneur faces upon implementation. As of 2018, the company this case study considered continued to operate.
Optimization method in designing a finite-time average consensus protocol
Authors: Trần Thị Minh Dung
Published: March 2019

In this paper, the optimization methods in designing a finite-time average consensus protocol for multi-agent systems or wireless sensor network are taken into account. As we all know, the purpose of the average consensus protocol is that all agents reach the final common value, which is the average of the initial values. In order to run a consensus protocol, there are 2 main steps: self-configuration step, and execution step. In the self-configuration step, the consensus protocol is designed and uploaded to each agent of the system so that the final average value is achieved in the minimal execution time. The proposed optimization method is based on learning and training methods applied for neural network.
Видовий склад шкідливої ентомофауни агробіоценозу пшениці озимої в Правобережному Лісостепу України
Authors: Стригун О. О. , Судденко Ю. М.
Published: March 2019

Уточнено видовий склад комах-фітофагів агробіоценозу пшениці озимої в Правобережному Лісостепу України. За результатами моніторингу ентомокомплексу пшениці виявлено 55 видів шкідливих комах з 19 родин, які в тій чи іншій мірі можуть пошкоджувати цю культуру. Ряд жуки, або твердокрилі (Cоleoptera), характеризувався найбільшим видовим різноманіттям. За результатами проведених досліджень з’ясовано, що основними і найбільш небезпечними фітофагами, які завдають значної шкоди в Правобережному Лісостепу є комплекс комах-шкідників колосся: злакові попелиці, хлібні клопи, хлібні жуки, пшеничний трипс, хлібний турун.

We clarified the species composition of insects-phytophagous of winter wheat agrobiocenosis in the Right-Bank of Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. According to the results of monitoring of wheat entomocomplex we found 55 species of harmful insects from 19 families that in one way or another can damage the crop. The order Coleoptera was characterized by the highest species diversity. The results of the study found that the main and most dangerous pests that cause significant damage in the Right-Bank of Forest-Steppe is a complex of pests ears: aphids, wheat bugs, wheat chafers, thrips, cereal ground beetle.
Формування врожаю та якості зерна кукурудзи залежно від удобрення в Лівобережному Лісостепу
Authors: Єрмакова Л. М. , Свистунов Ю. В.
Published: March 2019

Наведено результати наукових досліджень щодо впливу позакореневого підживлення посівів добривом «Вітазим» на продуктивність гібридів кукурудзи на чорноземах типових. Дослідження проводилися впродовж 2015–2016 років в умовах ТОВ «ПКЗ-АГРО» Пирятинського району Полтавської області. На основі опрацювання результатів наукових досліджень встановлено, що для реалізації потенціалу продуктивності кукурудзи та отримання урожайності на рівні 10,0 т/га доцільно застосовувати добриво «Вітазим» із нормою витрати 1 л/га у фазу 7–9 листків на фоні розрахункової норми мінеральних добрив та впроваджувати у виробництво високопродуктивні гібриди кукурудзи Окксіжен та Алекксандра.

The results of research about the effect of foliar feeding crops fertilizer «Vitazim» on performance of maize hybrids on typical black soil are presented. The studies were conducted during 2015–2016 years in terms of «PFP-AGRO» in Pyryatyn district of Poltava region. On the basis of the processing results of research we found that for the realization of the potential productivity of maize and produce yield at 10,0 t/ha «Vitazim» is advisable to apply fertilizer application rate of 1 l/ha in the phase of 7–9 leaves on the background of the estimated norm of fertilizers and introduce in the production of high-yielding maize hybrids Okksizhen and Alekksandra.
Дослідження патоморфологічних і гістологічних особливостей патології дистального відділу кінцівок у свиней
Authors: Семіренко В. В.
Published: March 2019

Наведено аналіз патоморфологічних і гістологічних особливостей окремих нозологічних форм патології дистального відділу кінцівок у свиней: пухлина кістки (остеома), хронічний остеомієліт, атонічна виразка і гнійний артрит. Відмічали характерні порушення структурних елементів кістки і м’яких тканин, що дають змогу диференціювати означені вище нозологічні форми хвороб дистального відділу кінцівок у свиней. Матеріали статті допоможуть фахівцям ветеринарної медицини кваліфіковано проводити диференційну діагностику хвороб кінцівок у свиней.

The article deals with the analysis of pathomorphological and histological characteristics of individual  nosological forms of the pathology of distal  limbs in swine: tumor of bone (osteoma), chronic osteomyelitis, atonic ulcer and purulent arthritis. The significant imperfection of structural elements of a bone and soft tissues allowing differentiation of defined above nosologic forms of diseases of distal limbs in swine has been noted. The material of the article will help veterinary professionals to perform a differential diagnosis of limbs diseases in pigs competently.
Development of e-SCM Open Source as Integration of Data Management For Fish Farmers SMEs in Pasar Ulekan Bandung
Authors: Priyadi Yudi
Published: March 2019

In general, e-SCM-based Open Source is a framework that conduct collaborative use of information technology for the flow of information, materials, finance, services from producers to consumers to achieve the efficiency of activities and costs on all entities involved in the system. Business potential is still very large ornamental fish to thrive. It can be observed from the data of Agricultural Census 2013-2014, that the income from this business ranks first on fishing effort. Small and Medium Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as SMEs) is a transformative companies that are committed to continue the development and growth. These relationships involve the key stakeholders such as customers, employees, suppliers, and competitors. The use of modeling notation DFD is part of a context diagram, which is one modeling notation in information systems. DFD contained in the draft Notation Data Store that will be implemented into a table in the database. In information systems modeling, a Data Store in a DFD will be modeled by E-R diagram be Notation Entity. To design a business process re-engineering in this activity, generate context diagram called “E-SCM UKM Ikan”, which consists of five entities involved directly with the system, namely: supervisor fish shop, fish shop retailers, employees, fish farmers, and customers. Referring to the Context Diagram, there is decomposition process “E-SCM UKM Ikan” Level 0. Decomposition produces Data Flow Diagram Level 1 consists of four sub processes, namely: business partner, transaction, the stock of retailers, and documentation. For the integration of data management, there is a Localhost Server e-SCM, using http://whyphi:8080, as the address for the prototype.
PENERAPAN METODE PETA PIKIRAN (MIND MAPPING) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS KARANGAN NARASI PADA SISWA KELAS V SDN 50 BULU’ DATU KOTA PALOPO
Authors: IAIN Palopo Prodi_PGMI FTIK
Published: March 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan pembelajaran menulis karangan narasi dengan metode peta pikiran (mind mapping) dan Untuk mengetahui keterampilan menulis karangan narasi dengan metode peta pikiran (mind mapping) pada siswa kelas V SDN 50 Bulu’ Datu Kota Palopo. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) dengan pendekatan psikologi. yang terdiri dari dua siklus, masing-masing siklus dilaksanakan sebanyak 3 kali pertemuan, dengan tahapan Perencanaan, Pelaksanaan, Observasi, dan Refleksi. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V SDN 50 Bulu’ Datu yang berjumlah 27 siswa. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh secara langsung dari siswa dan guru kelas V SDN 50 Bulu’ Datu Kota Palopo. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan obesrvasi, tes, dan dokumentasi. Teknik pengolahan dan analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis data kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada pelajaran bahasa Indonesia dapat dilihat dari pemerolehan nilai siswa skor rata-rata siswa pada siklus I dan siklus II sangat meningkat dan dapat dikategorikan berhasil. Melalui metode tersebut siswa terlihat aktif dalam pembelajaran.
The semiotics of the message and the messenger - Non-verbal communication affects fairness perception
Authors: Spape Michiel , Harjunen Ville Johannes , Ahmed Imtiaj , Jacucci Giulio , Ravaja Niklas
Published: March 2019

Nonverbal communication determines much of how we perceive explicit, verbal messages. Facial expressions and social touch, for example, influence affinity and conformity. To understand the interaction between non-verbal and verbal information, we studied how the psychophysiological time-course of decoding the meaning of a message – the semiotics – is altered by facial expressions and touch. A virtual reality-based economic decision-making game of Ultimatum was used to investigate how participants perceived, and responded to, financial offers of variable levels of fairness. In line with previous studies, unfair offers evoked medial frontal negativity (MFN) within the N2 time window, which has been interpreted as reflecting an emotional reaction to violated social norms. Contrary to this emotional interpretation of the MFN, however, nonverbal signals did not modulate the early N2 component, only affecting fairness perception during the P3 component. This suggests that the non-verbal context affects the late, but not the early stage, of perceiving a message. We discuss the implications of the semiotics of the message and the messenger as a process by which parallel information sources of “who says what” are integrated in reverse order: of the message, then the messenger.
Correlation of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Visual Evoked Potential in Optic Neuritis in a Tertiary Eye Care Centre
Authors: Godar Manita Sunam , Sharma Ananda Kumar , Thapa Madhu , Sitaula Sanjeeta , Gamal Nita Sunam , Manandhar Laxmi Devi
Published: March 2019

Introduction: Optic neuritis (ON) is the involvement of the optic nerve as a result of inflammation, demyelination or infection.

Objective: To study the correlation between peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (pRNFL) and visual evoked potential (VEP) in ON cases.

Materials and Method: A non-interventional, descriptive, cross sectional study enrolling 66 eyes of 49 patients with ON was done. pRNFL thickness was measured by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and VEP was also done. OCT and VEP findings were compared with the control group. In addition correlation between pRNFL thickness and VEP was done.

Results: The mean pRNFL in affected eyes were significantly higher than the control superiorly (p-value<0.001), inferiorly (p-value <0.001), temporally (p-value 0.005) and nasally (p-value <0.001). The mean P100 latency in the affected eyes were significantly prolonged than the control eyes both at 1º (p-value<0.001) and at 15’ (p-value=0.05). The mean N75-P100 amplitude in the affected eyes were significantly reduced than the control eyes both at 1º (p-value<0.001) and at 15’ (p-value<0.001). The mean pRNFL thickness in all four quadrants and VEP findings of the affected eyes showed no significant correlation.

Conclusion: The increased thickness in non-myelinated pRNFL has no correlation with the increased latency or decreased amplitude in cases of ON. However, OCT is seen as a useful tool in detecting and quantifying even subtle pRNFL changes in cases of optic neuritis.
‘Double Bubble’ Technique for Successful Reattachment of Total Descemet Membrane Detachment after Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
Authors: Titiyal Jeewan S. , Kaur Manpreet , Tinwala Sana , Falera Ruchita
Published: March 2019

Background: A double anterior chamber may be observed after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and the management may be difficult especially in cases with a total descemet membrane detachment (DMD).

Case Observations: We describe a novel “reverse double bubble” surgical technique for safe and effective reattachment of  total DMD following DALK. Total DMD with air bubble in the interface was noted on the first postoperative day following DALK for healed keratitis. Intracameral air was injected via a 30-gauge needle inserted through a partial thickness MVR entry made at the posterior limbus, without disturbing the interface air-bubble. During this maneuver, the interface bubble did not change in size and moved towards the centre. The two distinct air bubbles, one in interface and other in anterior chamber indicated that air injection was in the anterior chamber, as per the reverse double bubble technique. The interface air bubble was removed by gently milking with an iris repositor towards the end of surgery. Thus, successful reattachment of DM was achieved despite difficult assessment of the plane of injection with the DM lying fl at on the surface of the iris.

Conclusion: The reverse double bubble technique aids in the safe and successful reattachment of total DMD following intraocular surgeries.
Ograničavajući čimbenici izostanka aktivnosti na šumoposjedima u Republici Hrvatskoj – MIMIC model
Authors: Žunić Marijana , Teslak Krunoslav
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this paper was to determine the share of active and inactive forest owners in Croatia and to identify potential causes for underuse of wood resources and their most important predictors based on inactive forest owners sample. We interviewed 1007 randomly selected forest owners on Croatian territory with a telephone survey. Of the total sample, 60% of forest owners believe that they efficiently manage their forests while 40% are inactive (Table 1). In order to determine the most important reasons and causes for inactive forest owners not cutting more, additional questions were asked. They were provided by 19 statements describing possible reasons for underuse of wood resources. Then, on Likert’s scale from 1 (not important at all) to 5 (very important) they expressed their level of agreement with a particular statement (Table 2). The statements were condensed into three dimensions by explanatory factor analysis with eigenvalue approach. Factors were interpreted as: (1) factor of qualifications and knowledge constraints, (2) factor of passiveness and forest conservation and (3)
factor of physical constraints (Table 2). Statistically acceptable model was established by confirmatory factor analysis approach (Figure 2). The pronounced processes of structural changes in forest ownership composition, as well as in socio-demographic and forest property characteristics, are evident across Europe consequently influencing the intensity of private forest management. Within the aforementioned, we used gender, age, education, working status, the distance between the forest and the place of residence, the size of the settlement and the knowledge of forest property boundary lines as independent variables for management constraining factors model construction (Figure 1). Socio-demographic and forest property characteristics have been modeled with the extracted management constraining factors by applying a Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) model (Figure 3). MIMIC model revealed that gender, age, and lack of boundary lines knowledge were the most important predictors for management constraining factors (Table 4). The notable part of forest owners in Croatia do not manage their forests because of insufficient knowledge and qualifications.
Розробка та впровадження результатів наукових досліджень за напрямами «Медична реабілітація. Фізіотерапія» за останні п’ять років у сфері охорони здоров’я України
Authors: Zakrutko L. I. , Gorban A. E. , Lemko I. S. , Haysak M. O. , Zakrutko A. O.
Published: March 2019

У статті наведено інноваційні розробки за напрямами «Медична реабілітація. Фізіотерапія» для впровадження в сферу охорони здоров’я з метою відновлення та запобігання подальшому прогресуванню хвороб.
Політичні інститути через призму органістичного підходу
Authors: Koliasa O.
Published: March 2019

В періоди трансформаційних процесів у суспільстві особливо актуальним стає питання, якими повинні бути політичні інститути для забезпечення реалізації необхідних змін. Значна кількість різних підходів у суспільних науках до даного поняття часто є причиною складності у з'ясуванні суті такого явища, як політичний інститут, його місця і ролі в нашому житті і взагалі в житті суспільства. На основі органістичного підходу сформульовано основні ознаки-критерії політичного інституту в сучасному суспільстві. З’ясовано, що всі суспільні інститути, в тому числі і політичні, включають три основні елементи. Обґрунтовано вплив індивідів на формування політичних інститутів, зокрема в контексті їх реформування.
Kadınlarda B-Fit Egzersizlerinin Antropometrik Özelliklere Etkisinin İncelenmesi
Authors: Aktuğ Zait Burak , Murathan Fatih , Dündar Aykut
Published: March 2019

Yapılan çalışmanın amacı, sedanter
kadınlara uygulanan 8 haftalık B-fit egzersizlerinin antropometrik özellikler
üzerine etkisinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmaya Niğde B-fit Kadınların Spor ve
Yaşam Merkezinde egzersize yeni başlayan gönüllü 50 kadın katılmıştır.
Kadınların antropometrik özellikleri Segmental Vücut Analizi Sistemi ve mezuro
ile belirlenmiştir. Kadınların antropometrik özellikleri çalışmaya başlamadan
önce ve 8 haftalık B-fit egzersizleri sonrasında olmak üzere iki kez
ölçülmüştür. Antropemetrik özelliklerin ön test ve son testleri arasındaki
farkı belirlemede paired t testi kullanılmıştır. İstatiksel analiz sonucunda
kadınların vücut ağırlığı, vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ), vücut yağ yüzdesi (VYY)
ile bel, göğüs, göğüs altı, basen, uyluk ve biceps çevrelerinin son testte
istatiksel olarak azaldığı belirlenmiştir (p<0.01). Sonuç olarak, B-fit
egzersizlerinin kadınların fiziksel uygunluklarını sağlamada kullanılabilecek
önemli bir egzersiz çeşidi olduğu söylenebilir.
Gratitude while Drinking, Gratitude while Recovering
Authors: Krentzman Amy R. , Finn Michael T. M.
Published: March 2019

Background. For decades researchers have debated whether those diagnosed with alcohol use disorders can return to non-problematic drinking. Now, recovery researchers are measuring aspects of wellbeing in addition to aspects of pathology, producing surprising findings that have added to the debate. Recent studies show that some who continue to drink endorse high levels of psychosocial functioning. Objectives. Employ trait gratitude to answer the following questions: how do individuals who continue to drink but endorse high gratitude at follow-up differ from peers at baseline? Does trait gratitude correlate differently with demographic, psychosocial, and clinical factors for abstinent members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) versus drinking non-AAs? Methods. 275 individuals with alcohol dependence were assessed for trait gratitude at 2.5-3 year follow-up in a naturalistic, longitudinal study. Psychosocial and clinical indicators were assessed at baseline and follow-up. Results. Drinkers who endorsed high gratitude had higher socioeconomic status, greater levels of positive spirituality, more stable personality indicators, less addiction severity, fewer negative life events, and fewer psychiatric symptoms than their peers at baseline. For actively drinking non-AAs, trait gratitude correlated differently, and positively, with years of education, income, and purpose in life compared with sober AAs. For AA members, gratitude correlated positively with AA involvement and length of sobriety. Discussion. A subset of drinkers report doing relatively well despite meeting criteria for alcohol dependence. Trait gratitude correlated differently with other constructs for AAs versus non-AAs, indicating that gratitude for recovery might be contextually sensitive, operating differently within and without the structure of AA.
Low-lying eigenvalues of semiclassical Schrödinger operator with degenerate wells
Authors: Bony Jean-François , Popoff Nicolas
Published: March 2019

In this article, we consider the semiclassical Schrödinger operator [Formula: see text] in [Formula: see text] with a confining non-negative potential V which vanishes, and study its low-lying eigenvalues [Formula: see text] as [Formula: see text]. First, we state a necessary and sufficient criterion upon [Formula: see text] for [Formula: see text] to be bounded. When [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], we show that the size of the eigenvalues [Formula: see text] for potentials monotonous on both sides of 0 is given by the length of an interval [Formula: see text], determined by an implicit relation involving V and h. Next, we consider the case where V has a flat minimum, in the sense that it vanishes to infinite order. We provide the asymptotic of the eigenvalues: they behave as the eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian on [Formula: see text]. Our analysis includes an asymptotic of the associated eigenvectors and extends in particular cases to higher dimensions.
Spinal Stenosis in Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Authors: Carr A.S. , Shah S. , Choi D. , Blake J. , Phadke R. , Gilbertson J. , Whelan C.J. , Wechalekar A.D. , Gillmore J.D. , Hawkins P.N. , Reilly M.M.
Published: March 2019

Here we describe a patient with genetically confirmed ATTR, a family history of the disease and histological confirmation following carpal tunnel release surgery but no other manifestations. The first major neurological or systemic manifestation was cauda equina syndrome with ATTR deposits contributing to lumbar spinal stenosis. Recent gene therapy trials showed improvement in the neuropathy in TTR amyloidosis. This case highlights the need for awareness of the heterogeneous neurological phenotype seen in ATTR to aid earlier diagnosis especially now that disease modifying therapies are available.
Automatic Washroom Cleaning System
Authors: Banait Pinki , Kore Sarika , Shaikh Arman , Marbate Rameshwar , Tayde Divya , Katre Sonali , Mahajan Amol
Published: March 2019

The public washrooms remain perpetually dirty because the users don’t flush water after using the toilet. In this project we are implementing the automatic washroom cleaning system, which based on electronics as well as software programs with different algorithms for the automatic system. When the public toilets remain perpetually dirty then the system clean the toilets automatically with the help of various sensors and arduino controller.
Analysis Report on Attacks and Defence Modeling Approach to Cyber Security
Authors: Lal Bechoo , Chavan Chandrahauns R
Published: March 2019

The researcher stated that critical analysis on attacks and defense modeling approach to cyber security which is one of the significant research issues in the computing environment. The researcher focused on some of the factors such as control the side of damage, perform forensic analysis, executive standard counter measures, perform threat detection and hunting, and gather threat intelligence. These all are the defense parameters which are stated to modeling approach in cyber security. During the research the researcher evaluated the security parameters including password strength, fraud detection system, firewall and others security parameters which are significant with respect to cyber attach and environment. The researcher shown statistical report on industries impacted by cyber-attacks worldwide as of September 2017. The researcher stated that passwords are basic cyber-security tool that people encounter nearly every day to prevent valuable data and highly sensitive information from unauthorized persons. The researcher represented an attack and defense modeling approach with the help of cyber security attributes such as information security, network security, operational security, end-user protection and application security. The researcher also stated that a case study of the 2016 Korean cyber command compromise: the victim of a prospering cyber-attack that allowed access to internal networks. Per usual with massive scale attacks against South Korean entities, the hack was straight off attributed to DPRK. Case study-2: cyber warfare conflict analysis and case studies, to analysis historical cyber warfare incidents from the past to the current and capture relevant information in a very information acquisition section.
Konsentrasi Logam Berat Kadmium (CD) Pada Sedimen Di Daerah Sekitar Perairan Pelabuhan Kapal Barang Talumolo Kota Gorontalo
Authors: Noor Sri Yuningsih
Published: March 2019

The aim of this research was to determine the concentration cadmium (Cd) in the sediments in the area of Talumolo Cargo Ship Port, Gorontalo. The method used in this research was descriptive analysis as a mean of describing and explaining the result which has already been obtained then compare it with the quality standard set by The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Melbourne (2004) and ant the quality standard set by Dutch Quality standars For Metals in Sedimen (IADC/CEDA, 1997). The results showed that the concentration cadmium (Cd) in the sediments in the area of Talumolo Cargo Ship Port, Gorontalo City, the highest was found at point 2 (the sediment in the harbor area) with the calculation reached 0.3229 ppm, and the second was found at the third point (sediment in the sea area) with 0.2225 ppm, while the lowest cadmium was in the first point (Bone estuary) with the number 0.2027 ppm. The concentrations of cadmium (Cd) in the sediments in the area of Talumolo Cargo Ship Port, Gorontalo still not reached the quality standard set by The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Melbourne (2004) which was set as 1ppm, and the quality standar set up by the Dutch Quality Standars For Metals in Sediment, IADC/CEDA, (1997) which was 0.8 ppm. Keywords : Heavy metals, Cadmium, Sediment, Talumolo, Gorontalo
Performa Kualitas Telur Ikan Gabus (Channa striata blkr) Dengan Pemberian Pakan Berbeda Dalam Wadah Terkontrol
Authors: Adipu Yulainty , Rovik Ahmad
Published: March 2019

This study aims to determine the management techniques of snakehead fish in the spawning process conducted in a controlled container and to know the performance of egg quality of snakehead fish. The experimental method was done experimentally by using a complete randomized design (RAL) with three feeding treatments and three replications, the treatment consisted of treatment A using 38% artificial protein, B treatment using rucah (fresh fish), and C treatment using mascot . The test animal used is the snake head totaling 49 tail, with the size of weight 350 grams up to 800 grams. The variables observed in this research consist of fecundity, hatchability, survival rate and water quality. The feed treatment A (golden snail) resulted in the highest number of eggs (fecundity) 5928 grains, followed by treatment B (feed trash) that is 4360 grains, and treatment A (pellet feed) ie 4134 grains. The result of hatching rate analysis at the highest treatment A reached 92,10%, in treatment B hatching degree was obtained 71,42%, while at treatment C obtained 56,60%. The observation variable for seed survival rate in treatment A resulted in 4367 head, whereas at treatment B obtained larvae 2245 tail, and at treatment C obtained 1450 tail. Based on the results of the research I can conclude that with different did not give a real effect on the number of eggs, hatchability and survival rate in snake head. While for water quality measurement obtained temperature value around 27-320C, brightness 30 - 40 cm, oxygen and pH at normal value 7.  Keywords : Quality eggs, snakehead fish, Feed
TINGKAT PENCEMARAN PERAIRAN DANAU LIMBOTO GORONTALO
Authors: Noor Sri Yuningsih , Ngabito Meriyanti
Published: March 2019

Danau Limboto kini berada pada kondisi yang sangat memperihatinkan karena mengalami proses penyusutan dan pendangkalan akibat sedimentasi dan tempat pembuangan sampah  yang mengancam keberadaan ekosistem dimasa yang akan datang. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, maka dilakukanlah penelitian dengan judul tingkat pencemaran Perairan Danau Limboto Gorontalo. Pengukuran beberapa parameter kualitas air dilakukan secara insitu pada 8 (delapan) stasiun yang dilakukan secara sampling dan analisis laboratorium beberapa parameter kualitas air dilakukan pada Balai Riset dan Standardisasi Industri Manado. Tingkat pencemaran pada perairan Danau Limboto dihitung menggunakan indeks pencemaran Kirchoff 1991 dan indeks pencemaran logam berat menurut KepmenLH No. 115 Tahun 2003. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat pencemaran stasiun 1, 2, 3, 4 dan 5 tergolong tercemar ringan dengan nilai indeks kimia kirchoff berkisar 59.13-70.64, sedangkan stasiun 6, 7 dan 8 tergolong tercemar sedang dengan nilai indeks kimia kirchoff berkisar 42.58-55.82. Tingkat pencemaran logamberat  Pb dan Cd pada perairan Danau Limboto masih berada dalam kondisi normal dengan nilai  indeks pencemaran logam  0≤PIj ≤1 yaitu memenuhi baku mutu (kondisi baik). Kata Kunci : Tingkat Pencemaran, Danau Limboto, Indeks Kirchoff
The Benefits of International Student Perspectives in a Global Cancer Workshop
Authors: Sweeney-Magee Molly , Chan Ace , Leon E. M. Angelica , Afghari Narsis
Published: March 2019

A recent opportunity to facilitate a faculty and student workshop in Global Health and Cancer Prevention allowed us, an international group of graduate students, to reflect on cancer disparities in our home countries as well as our understanding of these differences. This included discussing the complexity of achieving equitable cancer prevention globally, and learning from our shared and disparate experiences of public health systems across the world. It became clear through this process that being an international student, and working with other international students with distinct backgrounds, can result in an enriched learning environment. Our discussions highlighted gaps in our knowledge regarding other cultures, and gave each of us a new perspective on aspects of our own cultures, related to cancer, cancer- related risk factors, and more broadly. This forum demonstrated to us the benefits of the diversity international students can bring to the learning space.
Study of Islamic Thought in Islam Malay Archipelago: Social Studies, Intellectualism and Contextual Cultures
Authors: Rusli Ris’an
Published: March 2019

This study aims to explore Islamic thougt in Islam Malay archipelago which is seen from social studies, intellectualism and contextual culturales approaches and aspects that illustrate some of the developments that occur and will describe the social and political conditions underlying the birth of this thought. This type of research is literature review, namely a series of studies relating to library data collection methods, or research whose object of research is explored through various library information. The nature of this research is descriptive analysis, namely the regular breakdown of data that has been obtained, then given an understanding and explanation to be well understood by the reader. This research finding is globalization will be a threat and is considered to still threaten the Malay identity if we are not able to understand Malay identity correctly in an inclusive Malay context. Culture is essentially an endless effort of society to respond to challenges. While nationality, is a statement of will to be one nation. Therefore, the concept of open culture requires that the Malay people not only have to open themselves and accept the entry of external cultural elements that are considered positive, but also must be strong and capable in preventing the entry of destructive elements.
Impact of Medical Insurance Contracts Elements on the Profitability of Hospitals
Authors: Hamza Dr. Mohyedin , Almbaidin Dr. Tarek , Al-Rabi Emad
Published: March 2019

This study aims at identifying the impact of the elements of medical insurance contracts on the profitability of hospitals- a case study. To this end, the researchers collected the financial statements and the analytical reports of medical claims and the determinants of the origin of these claims (the actual deduction) from the accounts of the Islamic Hospital as well as the contracts and agreements signed between the Islamic Hospital and insurance companies showing the agreed contractual deduction on the hospital services, (The Medical Laboratories Department, Radiology Department, Pharmacy Department, Medical Procedures Department, and Medical Supplies Department) for the period 2006-2016. A set of appropriate statistical methods were applied through the SPSS program. The study results show that the study variable has, to a large extent, an impact on the profitability of the Islamic Hospital. The study provided a set of recommendations, mainly: establishing a division of medical approvals and audits that coordinates between the insured and the insurance company to guarantee the veracity of medical procedures.
Unutarsortna varijabilnost klonskih kandidata višnje Maraske
Authors: Šimon Silvio , Vončina Darko , Pejić Ivan , Ražov Josip
Published: March 2019

Kvalitetan i sortno čist sadni materijal preduvjet je uspješne voćarske proizvodnje. Glavna sorta višnje (Prunus cerasus L.) u Dalmaciji je Maraska. S ciljem poboljšanja kvalitete sadnog materijala, pred berbu 2014. godine u najvećem su nasadu višnje Maraske u Republici Hrvatskoj – Vlačine (koji je u vlasništvu tvrtke Maraska d.d.) odabrana stabla s elitnim fenotipskim karakteristikama (n=50) korištenjem metoda masovne klonske selekcije. Uzorci lista i izbojka odabranih stabala testirani na prisutnost svih virusa prema EPPO certifikacijskoj shemi za trešnju i višnju kao i na prisutnost virusa šarke šljive (Plum pox potyvirus). Utvrđeno je da je 11 odabranih stabala slobodno od svih testiranih virusa i neposredno pred berbu 2015. godine stabla su ocijenjena fenotipski, a analizirane su i karakteristike plodova (visina, širina i debljina ploda, duljina peteljke, masa ploda, sadržaj topljive suhe tvari, sadržaj ukupnih kiselina u soku i pH vrijednost soka). Utvrđeno je postojanje velike razine unutarsortne varijabilnosti višnje Maraske koja bi mogla biti iskorištena u programu individualne klonske selekcije