bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis faktor eksternal yang dipertimbangkan masyarakat muslim pesisir Tuban untuk mengunakan layanan Bank Thithil
Authors: Syaifudin Ahmad , Ekawaty Marlina
Published: June 2019

Bank Thithil is an informal financial institution that offers high-interest loan services to the public. This study aims to determine the external factors considered by coastal Muslim society to use bank thithil financial services. The data were collected through survey with questionnaires and in-depth interviews with bank thithil customers at Bulu Meduro village, Tuban regency and analyzed by exploratory factor analysis methods. The results show that there are eight external factors that are considered by customers to use bank thithil services, namely: loan compensation and accessibility factors, customer parity and service, transaction time flexibility, ease of administration, brand image, location excellence, member advantage, and limited institutional coverage syariah finance. From the results of external factor analysis, then analyzed in depth using interviews with several customers, it was found that there were two factors that became a strong drawer for Muslim society to use bank thithil services, namely the prime service factor of bank thithil and barriers of syariah  financial institutions.
Religiusitas, lingkungan dan pembelian green product pada konsumen generasi Z
Authors: Firmansyah Fani , Purnamasari Puji Endah , Djakfar Muhammad
Published: June 2019

The formation of consumer attitudes will shape a person's intention to do or not, and that intention will influence the formation of consumer behavior. The purpose of this study is to fill the gap with previous research by investigating the role of religiosity, an essential part of a person's belief system, in the relationship between environmental variables and the intention to purchase green products / environmentally friendly products. Questionnaire or pre-test testing was carried out by distributing questionnaires to students of State Universities in Malang in more significant numbers to obtain primary data. The method of analysis in research is the method of Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). The results of the study indicate that religiosity is related to spiritual values that influence one's actions in making decisions. Religiosity is very important in one's life. So that generation Z who has a high level of religiosity will think of the environment for the actions they do during the purchase activity. Thus generation Z will choose environmentally friendly products (green products) so that the surrounding environment is safe and avoid environmental damage.
Kecerdasan dan Kinerja Karyawan
Authors: Ma’rufah Fitri Setya , Siswanto Siswanto
Published: June 2019

Intelligencies have an important role to improve employee performance. There was a  research gap related to the role. This research is to analyze the effect of intelligence dimensions on employee performance. The sample of the study consisted of 67 respondents. Quantitative analysis is used. The results showed intellectual quotient, emotional quotient, and spiritual quotient could improve employee performance. Meanwhile, spiritual intelligence had a dominant role.
Web of Thing Application for Monitoring Precision Agriculture Using Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Fahmi Nurul , Prayitno Eko , Fitriani Siti
Published: June 2019

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a technology that can help humans solve problems in daily life for monitoring the environment. This can be done to help farmers in monitoring and making  decisions for watering plants. In this study, temperature, humidity and soil moisture sensors were used to help farmers monitor web-based precision agriculture, and the system we built could make a decision to automatically water plants based on soil conditions. The results of measuring precision agriculture from the sensor node will be se nt to the gateway using Zigbee 802.15.4.  The data will be stored in the MySQL database provided by the gateway.  Then it will be synchronized to the cloud using IoT technology, so users can access it in real time by using web -based application. From the system that we developed, it really helps farmers to complete their work and make innovations in the digital era
Estimation of Atmospheric Water Vapor from ANFIS Technique and Its Validation with GPS Data
Authors: Suparta Wayan , Alhasa Kemal Maulana
Published: June 2019

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) is a prospective approach in modeling weather parameters based on learning from historical data used. This study presented the comparison of tropospheric precipitable water vapor (PWV) between ANFIS and Global Positioning System (GPS) for areas in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. The PWV value was estimated with the ANFIS model with the surface meteorological data as inputs. The accuracy of PWV from ANFIS has been validated with PWV from GPS measurements for the period of 2010. The result showed that the ANFIS PWV has a similar trend with the GPS PWV (r = 0.999 at the 99% confidence level) and found a difference of 0.024%. The PWV from ANFIS was calculated 0.035% higher compared to GPS PWV and found a similar character in two seasonal monsoons. This indicates that the PWV obtained with ANFIS model agreed very well with GPS measurements and it can be implemented to monitor atmospheric variability as well as climate change studies in the absence of GPS data
Effect of in ovo Injection of L-Arginine in Different Chicken Embryonic Development Stages on Post-hatch Growth Performance, Immune Response and Muscle Development Proteins
Authors: Subramaniyan Sivakumar Allur , Kang Da Rae , Park Jin Ryong , siddiqui Sharif Hasan , Ravichandiran Palanisamy , Na Chong Sam , Shim Kwan Seob
Published: June 2019

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of in ovo injection of L-arginine (L-Arg) into Ross broiler eggs at different embryonic developmental stages on their survival, hatchability, and body weight (BW). Additionally, we have analyzed the levels of serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), protein expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs), also we have the determined micronuclei (MN) and nuclear abnormality (NA). Results showed that survival and hatching rates as well as body weight were increased on the 14th day incubation compared to 8th and 18th day incubation at lower concentration of L-Arg. Moreover, the levels of SGOT and SGPT were also significantly (P < 0.05) increased at 14th day incubation at the same concentration (100μg/μl/egg) of injection. In addition, IgM levels were increased on the 14th day incubation compared to other days. The protein expressions of HSP-47, HSP-60, and HSP-70 in the liver were significantly down-regulated whereas the expression of myogenin and MyoD were significantly up-regulated on the 14th day after incubation in treated with all different doses such as 100μg, 1000μg and 2500μg/μl/egg namely 3T1, 3T2 and 3T3 respectively. However, the treatment with low dose of L-Arg down-regulated expression levels of those proteins on the 14th day incubation. Histopathology of liver by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) straining showed that the majority of liver damage, specifically intracytoplasmic vacuoles, were observed in 3T1, 3T2, and 3T3. The minimum dose of 100 μg/ml/egg on the 14th day of incubation significantly prevented intracytoplasmic vacuole damages. These results demonstrate that in ovo administration of L-Arg at (100μg/μl/egg) may be an effective method to increase chick BW, hatch rate, increasing muscle growth related proteins and promote the immune response through increasing IgM on the 14th day of incubation period.
Fair Exchange and Anonymous E-Commerce by Deploying Clone-Resistant Tokens
Authors: Mars Ayoub , Adi Wael
Published: June 2019

The majority of E-commerce transactions reveal private information such as customers' identities, order contents, and payment information during the transaction. Other personal information such as health conditions, religion, and even ethnicity may be also deduced. Even when deploying electronic cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, anonymity cannot be fully guaranteed. Also, many anonymous payment schemes suffer from possible double spending circumstances. E-commerce privacy is basically a difficult problem as it involves parties with concurring interests. Three major e-commerce requirements are highly difficult to resolve: anonymous purchase, anonymous delivery, and anonymous payment. This work presents a possible e-commerce system addressing all three anonymity requirements for electronic-items business on open networks. The system offers anonymous entities authentication mechanisms up to completing a fair anonymous e-commerce transaction. The system is based on deploying a physically clone-resistant hardware token for each relevant involved party. The tokens are made clone-resistant by accommodating a Secret Unknown Cipher (SUC) in each hardware-token as a digital PUF-like identity. A set of novel generic system-setups for units, protocols and e-commerce schemes is introduced. The proposed anonymization is basically attained by virtually-replacing relevant e-commerce entities by low-cost, unique and clone-resistant tokens/units using SUCs. The units act as trustable anonymous, authenticated and non-replaceable entities monitored by their acting users.
A Novel Hybrid Segmentation Method with Particle Swarm Optimization and Fuzzy C-Mean Based On Partitioning the Image for Detecting Lung Cancer
Authors: P. Kavitha , S. Prabakaran
Published: June 2019

Recently, the medical image processing is extensively used in several areas. In earlier detection and treatment of these diseases is very helpful to find out the abnormality issues in that image. Here there are number of methods available for segmentation to detect the lung nodule of computer tomography (CT) image. The main result of this paper, the earlier detection of lung nodules using Pre-processing techniques of top-hat transform, median and adaptive bilateral filter was compared both filtering methods and proved the adaptive bilateral filter is suitable method for CT images. The proposed segmentation technique uses novel strip method and the image is split into number of strips 3, 4, 5 and 6. A marker- watershed method based on PSO and Fuzzy C-mean Clustering method was proposed method. Firstly, the input image was reduced noise reduction and smoothing and the filter image is using strips method and then the image is segmented by marker watershed method. Secondly, the enhanced PSO technique was used to locate the better accurate value of the clustering centers of Fuzzy C-mean Clustering. Final stage, with the accurate value of centers and the enhanced target function and the small region of the segmented object was clustered by Fuzzy C-mean. In segmentation algorithm presented in this paper gives 95% of accuracy rate to detect lung nodules when strip count is 5.
Spray-Drying Performance and Thermal Stability of L-Ascorbic Acid Microencapsulated with Sodium Alginate and Gum Arabic
Authors: Barra Pabla , Márquez Katherine , Gil-Castell Oscar , Mujica Javiera , Ribes-Greus Amparo , Faccini Mirko
Published: June 2019

The potential of sodium alginate (ALG) and gum arabic (GA) as wall polymers for L-ascorbic acid (AA) encapsulation as a tool for their preservation against the thermo-oxidative degradation was investigated. The influence of such polymers used as wall material on the AA-content, size, encapsulation efficiency, encapsulation yield and thermo-oxidative stability were evaluated. The AA-microparticles were obtained using the spray-drying technique. An experimental Taguchi design was employed to assess the influence of the variables in the encapsulation process. The microparticles morphology and size distribution were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and laser diffraction. The thermal stability of AA microparticles was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry analysis. This work points out the viability to encapsulate AA using GA and ALG through a spray-drying process. In general, a product yield ranging from 35.1% to 83.2% and an encapsulation efficiency above 90% was reached. Spherical microparticles with a smooth surface were obtained with a mean diameter around 6 μm and 9 μm for the those prepared with GA and ALG, respectively. The thermo-oxidative analysis showed that both polymers allow maintaining AA stable up to 188 °C, which is higher than the traditional processing temperature used in the fish feed industry.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN PARANG ROMANG (Boehmeria virgata) SECARA SUBKRONIS ORAL TERHADAP PROFIL HEMATOLOGI TIKUS PUTIH (Rattus Novergicus)
Authors: Magfirah Magfirah , Manggau Marianti A.
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian secara subkronis oral ekstrak etanol daun parang romang selama 28 hari pada profil hematologi tikus putih meliputi kadar eritrosit, leukosit, trombosit dan hemaglobin. Tikus dikelompokkan secara acak menjadi 4 kelompok, masing-masing kelompok yaitu kelompok 1 diberikan aquadest, kelompok 2 ekstrak etanol daun parang romang 250 mg/kgBB, kelompok 3  ekstrak etanol daun parang 500 mg/kg BB dan kelompok 4 ekstrak etanol parang romang 1000 mg/kgBB. Hasil penelitian diperoleh nilai rata-rata tikus jantan dan betina masing-masing yaitu profil kadar eritrosit 8,56 ± 0,33, 8,17 ± 0,29, 7,13 ± 0,15, 6,90 ± 0,99 dan 6,70 ± 0,47, 6,80 ± 0,47, 7,60 ± 0,24, 7,40 ± 0,24. Trombosit 1112,00 ± 53,07, 1099,00 ± 58,62, 1129,60 ± 63,18 dan 1229,00 ± 71,27 dan 805,33 ± 2,16, 873,33 ± 2,81, 1112,30 ± 58,32, 1196,00 ± 1,08, Hemoglobin 15,06 ± 0,57, 14,01 ± 0,28,  12,83 ± 0,14, 12,26 ± 1,81 dan 12,56 ± 1,18, 13,23 ± 0,76, 13,9 ± 0,32, 13,53 ± 0,28. Profil kadar eritrosit, trombosit, hemaglobin pada tikus jantan dan betina masih dalam kisaran normal pada kelompok perlakuan dan kelompok kontrol. Untuk profil kadar leukosit 22,88 ± 3,52, 22,90 ± 1,26, 23,90 ± 0,49, 24,56 ± 4,14 dan 22,76 ± 7,97, 14,46 ± 2,30, 16,79 ± 1,90, 14,58±1,79. Nilai rata-rata leukosit kelompok kontrol dan kelompok perlakuan tikus jantan serta kelompok perlakuan tikus betina tidak berada pada kisaran normal sedangkan untuk kelompok perlakuan tikus betina berada pada kisaran nilai normal. Hasil uji statistik one way anova pemberian ekstrak etanol daun parang romang setelah 28 hari pada profil hematologi tikus jantan dan betina diperoleh Nilai p>0,05 menunjukkan bahwa pemberian ekstrak etanol daun parang romang secara oral selama 28 hari tidak mempengaruhi profil hematologi tikus putih. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemberian ekstrak etanol daun parang romang selama 28 hari tidak memiliki efek toksis terhadap profil hematologi tikus putih ( Rattus novergicus).
PENGARUH MADU TRIGONA TERHADAP STRESS OKSIDATIF PADA TIKUS PUTIH (Rattus norvegicus) YANG DIINDUKSI STATIN UNTUK MENCEGAH MIOTOKSISITAS
Authors: Salampe Mirnawati , Kabo Peter , Djabir Yulia Yusrini
Published: June 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh madu trigona terhadap stress oksidatif pada tikus putih yang diinduksi statin untuk mencegah miotoksisitas melalui pengukuran kadar kreatin kinase (CK), malondialdehid (MDA), dan aktivitas superoksida dismutase (SOD). Penelitian ini menggunakan 30 ekor tikus jantan yang dibagi menjadi 6 kelompok, terdiri dari 5 ekor tiap kelompok. Kelompok 1 merupakan kontrol yang hanya diberikan NaCMC 0,5%; kelompok 2 (induksi atorvastatin 20 mg/kgBB selama 3 minggu dan dilanjut dengan 40 mg/kgBB selama 2 minggu); kelompok 3 (diberi madu 4,5 ml/kgBB); kelompok 4, 5, dan 6 (diberi madu 1,5 ml; 3 ml; 4,5 ml/kgBB, berturut-turut selanjutnya selang waktu 2 jam diinduksi atorvastatin). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kadar CK sebelum dan setelah perlakuan selama lima minggu pada tikus yang diinduksi atorvastatin mengalami peningkatan secara signifikan (p<0.05), sedangkan kadar CK pada kelompok tikus yang lainnya tidak menunjukkan perubahan yang bermakna. Kadar MDA setelah perlakuan pada tikus yang hanya diinduksi atorvastatin menunjukkan kadar yang relatif tinggi, namun secara statistik tidak menunjukkan perbedaan bermakna dengan kelompok tikus yang lainnya.  Demikian pula dengan aktivitas SOD pada tikus yang hanya diinduksi atorvastatin tidak menunjukkan perbedaan bermakna dengan kelompok tikus yang diberi madu sebelum induksi atorvastatin.
Aktivitas Ekspor dan Inefisiensi Teknis Industri Andalan Ekspor Indonesia
Authors: Rustiawati Rika BettyNurindah , Lubis Andi Fahmi
Published: June 2019

This study examines the effect of export activity on the technical inefficiency by using firm level panel data taken from Annual Survey of Manufacturing conducted by BPS for the period 2010 to 2014 and focus on Indonesia’s mainstay export industry which classiffied into low technology and high technology sector. A stochastic frontier model with one stage approach is applied to the translog production function to estimate firm level technical efficiency. The findings support the theoretical implications of the positive impact of  export activities on firm’s efficiency and low technology sectors have higher efficiency rate than high technology sectors.
Front-of-Pack Labeling and the Nutritional Quality of Students’ Food Purchases: A 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Egnell Manon , Boutron Isabelle , Péneau Sandrine , Ducrot Pauline , Touvier Mathilde , Galan Pilar , Buscail Camille , Porcher Raphaël , Ravaud Philippe , Hercberg Serge , Kesse-Guyot Emmanuelle , Julia Chantal
Published: June 2019

Objectives. To assess the effects of the Nutri-Score label (relative to the Reference Intakes label or no label) on the nutritional quality of students’ food purchases.

Methods. A 3-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted in France in 2017; 2907 participants were randomized into 1 of the 3 study arms (Nutri-Score, Reference Intakes, no label) and invited to purchase groceries from an experimental Web-based supermarket. The main outcome was the overall nutritional quality of purchases, measured according to a modified version of the Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System (FSAm-NPS/HCSP) score.

Results. The mean (±SD) FSAm-NPS/HCSP score was lower in the Nutri-Score group (2.02 ±3.56) than in the Reference Intakes group (2.69 ±3.44), reflecting higher nutritional quality; however, there was no significant difference between the Nutri-Score and no-label (2.45 ±3.28) groups or between the Reference Intakes and no-label groups. Shopping cart content was lower in calories and saturated fatty acids and higher in fruits and vegetables in the Nutri-Score arm than in the other arms.

Conclusions. The Nutri-Score label appeared to improve the nutritional composition of students’ food purchases relative to the Reference Intakes label or no label.
HIV Prevention for Black Heterosexual Men: The Barbershop Talk with Brothers Cluster Randomized Trial
Authors: Wilson Tracey E. , Gousse Yolene , Joseph Michael A. , Browne Ruth C. , Camilien Brignel , McFarlane Davin , Mitchell Shawn , Brown Humberto , Urraca Nelson , Romeo Desmond , Johnson Steven , Salifu Moro , Stewart Mark , Vavagiakis Peter , Fraser Marilyn
Published: June 2019

Objectives. To identify the impact of a strengths-focused HIV prevention program among high-risk heterosexual Black men.

Methods. Barbershops in Brooklyn, New York, neighborhoods with high rates of heterosexually transmitted HIV were randomized to the intervention or an attention control program. Men were recruited from barbershops between 2012 and 2016 and participated in a single small group, peer-led session focused on HIV risk reduction skills and motivation, community health empowerment, and identification of personal strengths and communication skills. The outcome was defined as 1 or more acts of condomless anal or vaginal sex in the preceding 90 days at a 6-month interview.

Results. Fifty-three barbershops (24 intervention, 29 control) and 860 men (436 intervention, 424 control) were recruited; follow-up was completed by 657 participants (352 intervention, 305 control). Intervention exposure was associated with a greater likelihood of no condomless sex (64.4%) than control group participation (54.1%; adjusted odds ratio = 1.61; 95% confidence interval = 1.05, 2.47).

Conclusions. Program exposure resulted in reduced sexual risk behaviors, and the program was acceptable for administration in partnership with barbershops.

Public Health Implications. Dissemination of similar programs could improve public health in communities with high rates of HIV attributable to heterosexual transmission.
The Main Predictors of Length of Stay After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Authors:   Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Group
Published: June 2019

Background:

Often, differences in length of stay after total knee arthroplasty are solely attributed to patient factors. Therefore, our aim was to determine the influence of patient-related and procedure or structural-related risk factors as predictors of length of stay after total knee arthroplasty.

Methods:

A prospective cohort of 4,509 patients (54.6% of whom had Medicare for insurance) underwent primary total knee arthroplasty across 4 facilities in a single health-care system (from January 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017). Risk factors were categorized as patient-related risk factors (demographic characteristics, smoking status, Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey Mental Component Summary score [VR-12 MCS], Charlson Comorbidity Index, surgical indication, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS], deformity, range of motion, and discharge location probability assessed by a nomogram predicting location after arthroplasty) or as procedure or structural-related risk factors (hospital site, surgeon, day of the week when the surgical procedure was performed, implant type, and surgical procedure start time). Multivariable cumulative link (proportional odds logistic regression) models were built to identify significant predictors from candidate risk factors for 1-day, 2-day, and ≥3-day length of stay. Performance was compared between a model containing patient-related risk factors only and a model with both patient-related and procedure or structural-related risk factors, utilizing the Akaike information criterion (AIC) and internally validated concordance probabilities (C-index) for discriminating a 1-day length of stay compared with >1-day length of stay.

Results:

Patient-related risk factors were significant predictors of length of stay (p < 0.05). A longer length of stay was predicted by older age, higher body mass index (BMI), higher Charlson Comorbidity Index, lower VR-12 MCS, and female sex. However, when the procedure or structural factors were added to the patients’ risk factors, the AIC decreased by approximately 1,670 units. This indicates that procedure or structural-related risk factors provide clinically relevant improvement in explaining length of stay in addition to patient-related risk factors.

Conclusions:

Despite patient-related factors such as age, sex, and comorbidities providing substantial predictive value for length of stay after total knee arthroplasty, the main driving predictors of single-day length of stay after total knee arthroplasty were procedure or structural-related factors, including hospital site and surgeon. Understanding the risk factors that affect outcomes after total knee arthroplasty provides the opportunity to influence and potentially modify them favorably to optimize care.
Alternative Payment Models in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Authors: Feng James E. , Padilla Jorge A. , Gabor Jonathan A. , Cizmic Zlatan , Novikov David , Anoushiravani Afshin A. , Bosco Joseph A. , Iorio Richard , Meftah Morteza
Published: June 2019

» The U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare”) represents a comprehensive initiative to improve health insurance coverage, affordability, and access, while minimizing health-care spending and improving upon the quality of care provided.

» The U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, one of the important components of the Affordable Care Act, has developed new innovative payment and service delivery models, commonly referred to as alternative payment models, to reduce health-care expenditures.

» Alternative payment models have undergone several iterations over the past decade, including the Acute Care Episode (ACE) demonstration, the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative, the BPCI Advanced initiative, and the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) program.

» The goal of this article was to review the logistics, performance, and limitations of these 4 alternative payment models and to discuss what the future of health-care reimbursements may hold.
Team Approach: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients
Authors: Figved Wender , Myrstad Marius , Saltvedt Ingvild , Finjarn Merete , Flaten Odland Liv Marie , Frihagen Frede
Published: June 2019

» Patients with hip fractures are best managed by a multidisciplinary team.

» The multidisciplinary team consists of an orthogeriatrician, orthopaedic surgeon, aanesthesiologist, orthopaedic and/or geriatric nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, and clinical pharmacologist and may also include other professions, such as endocrinologist, nutritional therapist, and social worker.

» Key factors include perioperative assessment and minimal delay to surgery; comprehensive geriatric assessment; multidisciplinary in-ward assessment including discharge planning, treatment, and rehabilitation; and secondary fracture prevention.

» Current evidence shows that older people receiving multidisciplinary treatment for a hip fracture, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and systematic secondary fracture prevention have reduced morbidity and mortality and a lower risk of subsequent fractures and are more likely to return to the same location in which they lived before hospital admission.
Sistem Kontrol Governor Menggunakan Pid Yang Dioptimasi Dengan Metode Cuckoo Search Algorithm (Csa)
Authors: Riduwan Mochamad , Hunaini Fachrudin , Mukhsim Muh
Published: June 2019

Indonesia has enormous potential for the Hydroelectric Power Plant (PLTA). Considering that PLTA is an environmentallyfriendly power plant, the components of this plant are worthy of further development. One of them is the development of the hydropower governoor control system. The PID controller is a control system that is often used in the control of theGovernoor System in a hydropower plant because of its simple controller. At present hydro power plants still use theconventional method of PID control trial-error on average. For this method it is difficult to adjust parameters and it takes a long time and the accuracy of controls is not good. Therefore a smart method is needed to overcome this problem.In the past few years, researchers have used many intelligent methods (Artificial Intelligent) to determine the DC PIDparameters. One of them is Cucckoo Search Algorithm (CSA) which is inspired by the behavior of cuckoo birds in placingtheir eggs. By using the CSA method, it is expected to provide a better system response than using the old system PIDcontrol (trial-error). The final goal of the PID control system used in the hydro generator is to regulate the movement ofthe turbine guide vane, which will affect the electrical power produced by the generator. Here the Guide Vane blade settingscan be likened to adjusting the angle of a DC motor. In this study a miniature prototype system governor will be createdthat is controlled by using a PID controller optimized using the Cuckoo Search Algorithm method. In experiments withthe trial error method, the Kp = 3, Ki = 1 and Kd = 10 values with the magnitude of the control parameters obtainedthe average settling time for set point 4 to set point 8 of 24.2 second. Furthermore, the CSA method is used for tuning the PID. After being tuned to the CSA method the values of Kp, Ki and Kd are different for each set point. For set point 4,Kp = 0.99, Ki = 1.00 and Kd = 0.99, while the average settling time is also better than PID trial error, which is 18.8 second.
CAPITAL REGULATION AND ISLAMIC BANKING PERFORMANCE: A PANEL EVIDENCE
Authors: Ibrahim Mansor
Published: June 2019

This paper empirically assesses the relation between bank performance and capital regulation for Islamic banks from 13 countries and evaluates whether the relation varies with bank size, capital, and liquidity. We find small Islamic banks to be less stable and less profitable; they also cut lending growth as capital regulation becomes more stringent. The stability and lending growth of big Islamic banks are, however, directly related to capital regulation. Further, capital regulation adversely affects the profitability of Islamic banks with low liquidity and high capital holdings. While capital regulation is needed, it should not be adopted in a blanket manner for all Islamic banks.
VENTURE CAPITAL AND CORPORATE INNOVATION INPUT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SYNDICATED INVESTMENT
Authors: Jiang Ning , Yang Yuan , Yang Bingkun , Huang Wenli
Published: June 2019

Using data for 341 enterprises listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and taking R&D expenditure as an indicator of innovation investment, this paper implements multiple linear regression to test whether venture capital promotes corporate innovation input. It also considers the relationship between the syndicated investment of venture capital and innovation input. The results showthat venture capital indeed promotes R&D in the invested enterprises. The innovation input of syndicated investment enterprises is significantly higher than that of sole investment enterprises. Under syndicated investment, the higher the number of syndicated investment members and the greater the heterogeneity of the shareholding ratio among the members, the higher is the innovation input. The reputation of the syndicated investment team, however, has no significant impact on innovation input.
DO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDONESIA?
Authors: Rath Badri Narayan , Hermawan Danny
Published: June 2019

This paper investigates, using annual data from 1980 to 2014, whether adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) fosters economic growth in Indonesia. We employ an Autoregressive Distributed Lag cointegration technique on an augmented neoclassical growth model. The empirical results indicate a positive effect of ICT development on economic growth in both the long-run and short-run. The other regressors, such as total factor productivity, human capital, and capital per worker, also positively affect economic growth. From a policy perspective, the Indonesian government should promote ICT development through greater investment.
ANALYSING THE DEMAND FOR FINANCIAL ASSETS IN INDONESIA
Authors: Selvanathan Eliyathamby A , Selvanathan Saroja
Published: June 2019

This paper analyses the demand for three important financial assets (i.e. demand deposits) in Indonesia: demand deposits, saving deposits and time deposits. We use a system-wide approach to consumption economics to perform the analysis in the long and short run. The estimation results reveal that a) generally, the wealth elasticity for saving deposits is above one, for time deposits is below one, and for demand deposits it varies from 0.5 (in the short-run) to 1.1 (in the long-run); b) the own interest rate coefficients are statistically significant and positive, as expected; and  c) in the long run, while the assets of demand deposits and time deposits and saving deposits and time deposits are pairwise subsitutes, the assets of demand deposits and saving deposits are pairwise complements.
Oral Carcinoma Cuniculatum
Authors: Carnate Jr. Jose , Salera Leila , Del Castillo Cynthia , Tabije Jay Hansel
Published: June 2019

We report a case a of oral carcinoma cuniculatum, an exophytic variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma that has bland cytomorphologic features, and a peculiar and characteristic growth pattern. Despite the lack of cytologic atypia, the tumor exhibited locally aggressive and infiltrative behavior with bone and cutaneous involvement. Pertinent benign and malignant mimics, and helpful differentiating features are also discussed.
Volatile Organic Compounds to Identify Infectious (Bacteria/Viruses) Diseases of the Central Nervous System - A Pilot Study
Authors: Guo Lei , Qiu Zhongzhi , Wang Yue , Yu Kaili , Zheng Xiaoya , Li Yuhang , Liu Miao , Wang Guiyue , Guo Nana , Yang Mengyuan , Li Enyou , Wang Changsong
Published: June 2019

Background

Central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases are common diseases in emergency rooms and neurology departments. CNS pathogen identification methods are time-consuming and expensive and have low sensitivity and poor specificity. Some studies have shown that bacteria and viruses can produce specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The aim of this study is to find potential biomarkers by VOC analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with bacterial and viral meningitis/encephalitis (ME).

Methods

CSF samples from 16 patients with bacterial ME and 42 patients with viral ME were collected, and solid-phase microextraction (SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to analyze the metabolites in the CSF.

Results

There are two substances (Ethylene oxide and Phenol) that were found to be different between the two groups. Ethylene oxide was significantly greater in the group of bacterial ME patients than in the viral ME group of patients (P < 0.05). In addition, phenol was remarkably increased in the group of ME patients compared with the bacterial ME patients (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

Ethylene oxide and phenol may be potential biomarkers to distinguish bacterial ME and viral ME. VOC analysis of CSF may be used as a supporting tool for clinical diagnosis.
Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization and Its Association with Pulmonary Diseases Based on a Multicenter Study by an Improved Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
Authors: Xue Ting , Ma Zhuang , Liu Fan , Du Wei-Qin , He Li , Wang Jin-Yan , An Chun-Li
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background
Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic pathogen fungus and the role of its colonization in respiratory diseases has become a popular focus in recent years. The aim of present study is to develop an improved loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) DNA and use it to examine the prevalence and association of P. jirovecii colonization among non-HIV patients with various pulmonary diseases.
Methods
We modified the previously reported LAMP assay for P. jirovecii by adding real-time detection. This method was used to detect P. jirovecii colonization in respiratory samples collected from 403 non-HIV patients with various respiratory diseases enrolled from 5 hospitals in China. We determined the prevalence of P. jirovecii colonization in 7 types of pulmonary diseases and assessed the association of P. jirovecii colonization with clinical characteristics of these diseases.
Results
The new LAMP assay showed no cross-reactivity with other common respiratory microbes and was 1,000 times more sensitive than that of conventional PCR. Using the new LAMP assay, we detected P. jirovecii colonization in 281 (69.7%) of the 403 patients enrolled. P. jirovecii colonization was more common in interstitial lung diseases than in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (84.6% vs 64.5%, P < 0.05). Patients with acute exacerbation of COPD had a higher prevalence of P. jirovecii colonization compared to patients with stabilized COPD (67.4% vs 43.3%, P < 0.05). P. jirovecii colonization was associated with decreased pulmonary function, increased levels of 1,3-β-D-glucan and C-reactive protein, and decreased levels of CD4+ T-cell counts (P < 0.05 for each). Approximately 70% of P. jirovecii colonized patients had confections with other fungi or bacteria.
Conclusions
We developed an improved LAMP assay for detecting P. jirovecii. Our multi-center study of 403 patients supports that P. jirovecii colonization is a risk factor for the development of pulmonary diseases and highlights the need to further study the pathogenesis and transmission of P. jirovecii colonization in pulmonary diseases.
Keywords: P. jirovecii; colonization; respiratory diseases; loop-mediated isothermal amplification.
Digital Mapping of Ecological Land Units using a Nationally Scalable Modeling Framework
Authors: Maynard Jonathan J. , Nauman Travis W. , Salley Shawn W. , Bestelmeyer Brandon T. , Duniway Michael C. , Talbot Curtis J. , Brown Joel R.
Published: June 2019

Core Ideas

Digital modeling framework for mapping ecological land units was developed.

Digital maps eliminate spatial ambiguity of multicomponent soil map units.

Spatial scale of modeling products can be optimized to meet management needs.

National coverage of the training and covariate data provides ability to scale.

Ecological site descriptions (ESDs) and associated state‐and‐transition models (STMs) provide a nationally consistent classification and information system for defining ecological land units for management applications in the United States. Current spatial representations of ESDs, however, occur via soil mapping and are therefore confined to the spatial resolution used to map soils within a survey area. Land management decisions occur across a range of spatial scales and therefore require ecological information that spans similar scales. Digital mapping provides an approach for optimizing the spatial scale of modeling products to best serve decision makers and have the greatest impact in addressing land management concerns. Here, we present a spatial modeling framework for mapping ecological sites using machine learning algorithms, soil survey field observations, soil survey geographic databases, ecological site data, and a suite of remote sensing‐based spatial covariates (e.g., hyper‐temporal remote sensing, terrain attributes, climate data, land‐cover, lithology). Based on the theoretical association between ecological sites and landscape biophysical properties, we hypothesized that the spatial distribution of ecological sites could be predicted using readily available geospatial data. This modeling approach was tested at two study areas within the western United States, representing 6.1 million ha on the Colorado Plateau and 7.5 million ha within the Chihuahuan Desert. Results show our approach was effective in mapping grouped ecological site classes (ESGs), with 10‐fold cross‐validation accuracies of 70% in the Colorado Plateau based on 1405 point observations across eight expertly‐defined ESG classes and 79% in the Chihuahuan Desert based on 2589 point observations across nine expertly‐defined ESG classes. Model accuracies were also evaluated using external‐validation datasets; resulting in 56 and 44% correct classification for the Colorado Plateau and Chihuahuan Desert, respectively. National coverage of the training and covariate data used in this study provides opportunities for a consistent national‐scale mapping effort of ecological sites.
Comparison of Cation Exchange Capacity Estimated from Vis–NIR Spectral Reflectance Data and a Pedotransfer Function
Authors: Rehman Hafeez Ur , Knadel Maria , de Jonge Lis W. , Moldrup Per , Greve Mogens H. , Arthur Emmanuel
Published: June 2019

Core Ideas

Conventional methods for measuring CEC are time consuming and costly.

A Vis–NIRS model and pedotransfer function (PTF) were developed for CEC determination.

The Vis–NIRS model estimated CEC accurately for different soil types.

The Vis–NIRS CEC model performed better than the PTF based on clay and organic C contents.

Knowledge of the cation exchange capacity (CEC) for soils or other porous media is very important for civil engineering and agricultural applications. However, the standard laboratory methods to measure CEC are costly and laborious. The aim of this research was to develop a visible–near‐infrared spectroscopy (Vis–NIRS, 400–2500 nm) calibration model to predict CEC based on multivariate analysis and to compare the predictive ability of Vis–NIRS with that of a pedotransfer function (PTF). For this purpose, reference CEC was measured by the ammonium acetate method for 235 soil samples, collected from 21 countries. Diffuse spectral reflectance data were also collected by using a NIRSTM DS2500 spectrometer. The model was constructed on a calibration subset (80%) and evaluated with a validation subset (20%) using partial least squares regression. The Vis–NIRS calibration model was sufficiently robust based on the cross‐validation results [R2 = 0.79, RMSE of cross‐validation values of 7.9 cmolc kg−1 and bias = −0.14]. The independent validation of the Vis–NIRS model showed good prediction accuracy, regardless of sample origin (RMSE of prediction value of 5.0 cmolc kg−1 and ratio of performance to interquartile distance value of 4.5). Moreover, the Vis–NIRS prediction performance was superior to that of the PTF, which was influenced by the sample origin (RMSE values of 11.5 cmolc kg−1). The better prediction of CEC by the Vis–NIRS calibration model suggests that it is due to the co‐variation of CEC with clay (type and content) and organic C content.
Hydrodynamics of the interacting Bose gas in the Quantum Newton Cradle setup
Authors: Caux Jean-Sébastien , Doyon Benjamin , Dubail Jerome , Konik Robert , Yoshimura Takato
Published: June 2019

Describing and understanding the motion of quantum gases out of
equilibrium is one of the most important modern challenges for
theorists. In the groundbreaking Quantum Newton Cradle experiment
[Kinoshita, Wenger and Weiss, Nature 440, 900
(2006)], quasi-one-dimensional cold atom gases were observed with
unprecedented accuracy, providing impetus for many developments on the
effects of low dimensionality in out-of-equilibrium physics. But it is
only recently that the theory of generalized hydrodynamics has provided
the adequate tools for a numerically efficient description. Using it, we
give a complete numerical study of the time evolution of an ultracold
atomic gas in this setup, in an interacting parameter regime close to
that of the original experiment. We evaluate the full evolving
phase-space distribution of particles. We simulate oscillations due to
the harmonic trap, the collision of clouds without thermalization, and
observe a small elongation of the actual oscillation period and cloud
deformations due to many-body dephasing. We also analyze the effects of
weak anharmonicity. In the experiment, measurements are made after
release from the one-dimensional trap. We evaluate the gas density
curves after such a release, characterizing the actual time necessary
for reaching the asymptotic state where the integrable quasi-particle
momentum distribution function emerges.
Transnational and Counternational Queer Agencies in Lusophone Cultures: Introduction
Authors: Klobucka Anna M. , Braga-Pinto César
Published: June 2019

This special issue of the Journal of Lusophone Studies was devised with the aim of addressing issues of (nonnormative) gender and (queer) sexuality in relation to travel, translation, transnational friendships and relationships, posturing and imitation, contagion, promiscuity, and other related themes across the spectrum of modern Luso-Afro-Brazilian literatures and cultures from the nineteenth century onward. Collectively, the editors and contributors are particularly interested in considering the ways in which queer subjectivities and agencies have counteracted triumphant versions of the nation and nationalism that seek to foreclose any alternatives to patriarchal and heteronormative fictions of progress and homogeneous identity.
Da sátira obscena ao axioma do frei: poesia romântica e homoerotismo no Brasil (1850-1864)
Authors: Camilo Vagner
Published: June 2019

This paper addresses the emergence of homoerotic themes in the context of Brazilian romanticism, in poetic works obviously outside or on the margins of the official canon. It also examines the changes from the obscene and satirical verses to the lyric voice in the poems attributed to Moniz Barreto, Laurindo Rabelo and, with special emphasis, Junqueira Freire, author of the only lyric love poem about this theme at the time.
Mobilidade transnacional, dissidência sexual e hibridismo em A confissão de Lúcio, de Mário de Sá-Carneiro (1914)
Authors: Beleza Fernando
Published: June 2019

In this essay, I examine the uncanny in Mário de Sá-Carneiro's A confissão de Lúcio (1914). Drawing on Sigmund Freud, Julia Kristeva, and Homi Bhabha, I argue that the uncanny plays a crucial role in Sá-Carneiro's exploration of facets of both the queer experience and transnational mobility. On the one hand, it enables the destabilization of fixed gender identifications and the articulation of dissident sexual identities and politics. On the other hand, it brings into Sá-Carneiro's novella aspects of his own experience as an expatriate in the cosmopolitan urban space of Paris. Finally, Sá-Carneiro's embrace of the experience of the uncanny provides a point of departure to address hybridity within his broader literary production.
A perspectiva canhota de um emigrado russo: expressão homoerótica na poesia de Valério Pereliéchin (1953-1992)
Authors: Minchillo Carlos Cortez
Published: June 2019

This article examines the poetry of Valério Pereliéchin ("Valerii Pereleshin" in his native Russian), a gay writer and translator who produced a significant collection of homoerotic poems in Portuguese over the second half of the twentieth century. Pereliéchin was born in Russia in 1913 and soon migrated to China, where he lived among other Russian émigrés in the town of Harbin. In 1953, after a failed attempt to go to the United States, he and his mother arrived in Brazil, where he lived–unnoticed by local writers and artists–for almost forty years. A central issue in Pereliéchin's personal life, homosexuality gradually became the core theme of his work. Through the idea of "existential left-handedness," Pereliéchin challenged heteronormativity, especially by refuting what Lee Edelman has called "reproductive futurity." I argue that Pereliéchin's alternative way of tackling the past and future stems from the intersectionality of his experiences as a gay man and an émigré.
Masculinidades debaixo de fogo: homossocialidade e homossexualidade na guerra colonial (1961-1974)
Authors: Cascais António Fernando
Published: June 2019

The experience of homosexuality among Portuguese troops engaged in the colonial wars in Africa (1961-1974) appears primarily in those rare works that do not defend the colonial conflict nor shy away from crises of masculinity. Conversely, works apologetic of Portuguese colonialism are almost exclusively homophobic. In texts that narrate the colonial experience of openly gay writers, such references arise indirectly and in the background. Generally focused on the conflicts and traumas of young soldiers, allusions to homosexual experience negotiate a tension between surrender and self-defensive resistance. That this tension is normally resolved in favor of the latter shows how resistance was not a subversion of heteronormative masculinity; rather, it contributed to the repression of its crisis. The result is a reinforcement of the open homophobia encoded in the revolutionary ideals that led to the events of April 25, 1974.
Challenging Lusofonia: Transnationality, Translationality, and Appropriation in Tulio Carella’s Orgía/Orgia and Hermilo Borba Filho's Deus no pasto
Authors: Albuquerque Severino J.
Published: June 2019

During his 1960-61 stint as theater professor in Recife, Argentinian playwright and critic Tulio Carella (1912-1979) kept a diary that disappeared during Argentina’s Dirty War. Before its disappearance, Carella’s colleague and friend Hermilo Borba Filho (1917-1976) translated the text into Portuguese and published it in Brazil as Orgia (1968). Four years later, Hermilo inserted much of his translation of Carella's text into his own novel, Deus no pasto. This unusual translation flow highlights issues such as the displacement of the original, the validity of adaptive transformation, and the challenging of normative fonias. I explore the transnationality of Carella's diary, asking whether a text extant only in Portuguese can form part of the Hispanophone canon and whether a text not originally written in Portuguese can be considered part of the Lusophone canon.