bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nurses’ preparedness for disasters in Turkey: Literature review
Authors: Taskiran Gulcan
Published: January 2018

The purpose of the study is to present the current situation and to provide a working perspective on nurses' preparedness for disasters.Literature review method was used in the study. The keywords "nurse" and "disaster" have been used in Turkish and English while being screened.It has been determined that studies that examine nurses' preparedness for disasters in Turkey are mostly descriptive and their samples are limited. It was seen that the studies in Turkey were carried out after 2010 and there was no research on this subject before. In addition, studies have shown that nurses' basic competencies for disaster preparedness need to be developed. The study revealed that the training of nurses for disasters in Turkey is inadequate and the nurses in Turkey do not see themselves prepared and sufficient to intervene in disasters similar to the results of the studies done in all other countries.  Keywords: Disasters; nurses; disaster preparedness, disaster nursing.
Effect of childbirth education classes on prenatal attachment
Authors: Nazik Evsen
Published: January 2018

The childbirth education classes are a routine service in the developed countries, in order to inform the parents about the healthy development of the baby and to prepare the mother and father candidates in the birth and to start the new routine in the developing countries. This study was conducted to determine the effect of childbirth education classes on prenatal attachment.This descriptive casecontrol group research has been carried out between July-December 2016. The sample group consisted of a total of 246 pregnant women, 113 of whom were in the case group (participated in childbirth education classes) and 133 of whom were in the control group (didn't participated in childbirth education classes). In collecting the data, "Personal Information Form" and "Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI)" were used. The data of the case group were collected after the training was over. SPSS 15.0 statistical package program was used in the analysis of the data.The mean age of the case group was 25.36 Â± 4.47 and the control group was 26.87 Â± 5.47 in the study. It was determined that 23.9% of the pregnant women in the case group had graduated from secondary school, 84.1% did not work, 74.3% were three trimester, and 86.7% were planned pregnancies. It was determined that 21.1% of the pregnant women in the control group had graduated from secondary school, 87.2% did not work, 91.7% were three trimester and 79.7% had planned pregnancy. No statistically significant difference was found between the case and control groups in terms of descriptive and obstetric characteristics (p> 0.05). The mean PAI score of the case group was 38.30 Â± 9.64 and the control group was 34.10 Â± 10.52, and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.001). It was determined that the prenatal attacment levels of the pregnants participating in the childbirth education class were higher.  Keywords: Prenatal attachment;  childbirth education class; nursing.
Female adolescents' recognitions concerning family cruelty in Babylon
Authors: Al-Doori Nuhad Mohammed
Published: January 2018

History of family violence was predictive of adolescent violent behaviors which expose him or her to such social & medical problems. The study aims to identify the perceptions of female adolescents regarding family violence and the causes that leaded to it. A descriptive design was conducted at (2) public educational high schools in the Babylon city in Oct 2016. Sample chosen as stratified and random selection of female adolescent students through Jan - Feb 2017. Instruments were developed and used in order to collect data including demographic information and validated instruments assessing perceptions of female adolescents. Descriptive and inferential statistics was applied to analyses the related data by using SPSS 21.0 software program. Female Adolescents had moderate violence recognitions (72.0%). Majority of female participated (61%) said that the main cause of violence was financial and poverty. The study concluded that the female adolescents had moderate perception concerning family cruelty which goes back to financial & cultural point. So, the researcher recommends improving their awareness to control future social health problems.   Keywords: Recognitions; female adolescents; family cruelty.
Determination of Student Centered Effective Learning Strategies in Clinical Practices in Nursing Education
Authors: Kurt Yeter
Published: January 2018

Clinical experience process that follows clinical practices in nursing education gives students the chance of a transition fromtheory to practice as well as from being student to being a professional. Educators in particular, nurses and other health careworkers, universities and students bear important responsibilities in clinical education affected by physical setting andschool-hospital collaboration so that the nursing students can be educated in the best way. To this end; e and f articles of 9 thclause and an article of 5 th clause were enacted under Nursing Code dated 03.2010 and numbered 27515. However; thesearticles do not include an explicit and sufficient explanation about how clinical nurse, student nurse and hospitalmanagement should approach these responsibilities. The aim of the researchers is to point out that problems can be noticedmore easily and analyzed more appropriately by the experts in each law and code to be enacted by governments and thusmore systematic and effective results can be achieved.   Keywords: Education, clinical practice, learning strategies nursing policy
Collaborative tools in higher education: The use of Wikis by industrial and mechanical engineering students
Authors: Gaspar Marcelo
Published: January 2018

Continuous technological advances keep challenging current and future engineers to anticipate and adapt to the new trends and paradigms that are expected to take place in a near future. One of such paradigms is the Industry 4.0 that encompasses the promise of a new industrial revolution based on the interconnectivity of people and systems to communicate, analyse and use information related to industrial processes. New challenges, as well as new opportunities, will rise in this digital landscape, demanding from future engineers the ability to adapt and grow in such ground-breaking environments. With such dynamic changes taking place in the current and future industries, engineering education has to adapt and prepare future graduates to work and function in these demanding environments. The set of skills envisaged to be held by future engineers is the ability to work and collaborate using digital means of participation as well as the ability to effectively use intercultural communicative skills. To this end, an exploratory study was conducted among different European Higher Education Engineering Schools to integrate a project with common aims and goals, resulting in various collaborative engineering activities that were designed to be carried out by undergraduate industrial and mechanical engineering students to further improve their learning outcomes and to acquire, or improve on, dedicated intercultural, communicative and colaborative skills. Following both quantitative and qualitative approaches, this study combined different types of data and methods of analysis in order to provide an exploratory account of the envisaged findings. Keywords: Engineering education, online learning environments, collaborative learning.
Self-awareness and personal development plans of students
Authors: Radu Catalina
Published: January 2018

As students are highly influenced in the learning process by their emotions, they also need a proper time for self-reflection. This paper aims to present the main insights of business students in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania when challenged to set their personal development plans, after reflecting on their own strengths and weaknesses observed especially through JOHARI window used in class and three self-assessment questionnairesâ€”drivers (working styles), career anchors and Belbin (team roles). Building personal development plans is an important step in the educational process. Although not taken at its real value because of the young age of the students, it is an activity that should be considered each semester, very well linked to the management discipline and to the career development of students/future graduates. Keywords: Students, personal development plans, motivation, educational process.
Matching skills and jobs: Experience of employees in Romania
Authors: Velciu Magdalena
Published: January 2018

In the actual challenging environment, progress and growth are more than an economic issue involving human capital, i.e., development of resources with knowledge, skills and competences. The offer and demand of the workforce are not sufficient to make progress; hence a concept is needed to bring together skills, competencies, jobs and productivity that drive economic growth. In this article, job mismatch has been dealt as a qualitative imbalance that occurs when the characteristics of the workers do not directly correlate with the work requirements. The results of a survey among higher educated adult employees in Romania are presented. Considering the self-evaluation of having a job, it is found that 79.2% match well with educational qualification and 20.8% do not match. It is important to improve this mismatch and set a equilibrium between the education offered to develop the resources and occupational requirements, emerging with changing business needs. Keywords: Jobâ€“education mismatch, higher education employees, work performance
DIMENSI SPIRITUAL KEBUDAYAAN DI TENGAH RELASI YANG TIMPANG ANTARA UTARA DAN SELATAN
Authors: Tasrif Muh.
Published: January 2018

Moslem society as a part of the population of the south world, culturally, is in the influence of the hegemony of non-moslem culture, mainly, European, American, and Australian as parts of the north world population. Until the mid twentieth century, the hegemony existed in the form of military imperialism. Meanwhile, in the post mid twentieth century the hegemony changed into cultural imperialism in many areas, such as social, economic, social and even art. The countries of the south world have really done some efforts to face the neo imperialism, but have not suceeded well. Therefore, more serious effort should be done to face the neo imperialism, that is the creativity to make the European and American cultural products as materials that can be creatively rearranged and matched with the local culture. In the creative process the spiritual dimension of culture should become the basis of cultural production process at present and in the future to create a fair relation. The use of spiritual dimension of culture can create new cultural products. In turn, the cultural products of the south world will exist, and finally they can be exchanged with the products of the north world. This is what China is doing with its developing economic power to balance out the domination of Europe and America. The same hopefully appears from the Islam world although it needs more serious cultural works. According to Faisal Ismail, the awakening of Islam and its culture depend on the moslem themselves and their cultural works.

 

Masyarakat Muslim sebagai bagian dari populasi dunia selatan, secara kultural, berada dalam pengaruh hegemoni budaya non-muslim, terutama Eropa, Amerika, dan Australia sebagai bagian dari populasi dunia utara. Sampai pertengahan abad ke-20, hegemoni itu ada dalam bentuk imperialisme militer. Sementara itu, pada pertengahan abad ke-20 hegemoni berubah menjadi imperialisme budaya di banyak bidang, seperti sosial, ekonomi, sosial dan bahkan kesenian. Negara-negara di dunia selatan telah benar-benar melakukan beberapa upaya untuk menghadapi imperialisme neo, namun belum berhasil dengan baik. Karena itu, usaha yang lebih serius harus dilakukan untuk menghadapi neo imperialisme, yaitu kreativitas membuat produk budaya Eropa dan Amerika sebagai bahan yang bisa ditata ulang secara kreatif dan disesuaikan dengan budaya lokal. Dalam proses kreatif dimensi spiritual budaya harus menjadi dasar proses produksi budaya saat ini dan di masa depan untuk menciptakan hubungan yang adil. Penggunaan dimensi spiritual budaya bisa menciptakan produk budaya baru. Pada gilirannya, produk budaya dunia selatan akan ada, dan akhirnya mereka bisa dipertukarkan dengan produk-produk dari dunia utara. Inilah yang dilakukan China dengan kekuatan ekonomi yang berkembang untuk mengimbangi dominasi Eropa dan Amerika. Hal yang sama semoga muncul dari dunia Islam meski membutuhkan karya budaya yang lebih serius. Menurut Faisal Ismail, kebangkitan Islam dan budayanya bergantung pada umat Islam sendiri dan karya budaya mereka.
МЕТОДИЧКИ ПРИСТУП КОМПАРАТИВНОЈ АНАЛИЗИ ПРИПОВЕДАКА "НИ ОКО ШТА" МИЛОВАНА ГЛИШИЋА И "ШКОЛСКА ИКОНА" ЛАЗЕ ЛАЗАРЕВИЋА
Authors: Анђелић Бојана
Published: January 2018

У књижевности српског реализма доминантна је сеоска тематика. Трагичан положај сеоске јединке, по правилу у контакту са удруженим силама деструкције, постаје велика литерарна тема. Учитељски живот у сеоској средини нашао је одјека, као својеврсни изазов нове епохе, и у приповеткама Милована Глишића и Лазе Лазаревића. Циљ овога рада јесте анализа учитељског живота на селу у приповеткама Ни око шта Милована Глишића и Школска икона Лазе Лазаревића. Док Глишић приповеда о реалном стању српског сеоског живота, Лазаревић супротставља патријархална схватања напредним схватањима свога времена. С обзиром на то да оба аутора пишу о животним приликама у Србији пред крај 19. века и духовној заосталости српског народа, њихове су приповетке добра полазишна основа за методичку обраду која је утемељена на поступцима анализе и синтезе, али и запажања, поређења и вредновања.
LEARNING DISCOURSE STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Authors: Besedina Yelena I. , Dudkina Anastasia I. , Kopylovskaya Maria Y.
Published: January 2018

The article deals with the issue of facilitating learning the specific features of spoken professional communication for International Relations through discourse analysis. The authors present an EFL methodology solution to the problem of teaching ESP to International Relations students based on a strong determination to use the latest advancements in linguistics, i.e. discourse analysis for the purposes of ESP teaching at the university level of education, namely the bulk of linguistic research into the rhetoric of discourse strategies. The paper considers the very concept of discourse and discourse strategies, provides examples of discourse strategies used by IR VIP persons in publicly open interviews on TV and outlines the methodology applied to structure the educational process to help students use their linguistic knowledge to achieve efficiency in spoken professional intercultural communication.
Pedagogização do espaço urbano
Authors: Silva Mariza Vieira da , Pfeiffer Claudia Castellanos
Published: January 2018

A partir do dispositivo teórico da Análise de Discurso, propomos uma reflexão sobre o funcionamento do discurso científico, quando mobilizado no espaço específico de sua divulgação, com vistas a um objetivo pedagógico: a prática da divulgação científica. Procuramos mostrar, em nossa reflexão e análise, por meio da textualidade de cartilhas temáticas, o modo como vai se construindo uma sustentação para os sentidos da relação entre o homem e o meio ambiente, na indistinção de argumentos, configurados por um discurso científico e um discurso moral, projetando no indivíduo a responsabilidade pela sua preservação, por meio de uma alteração de comportamento. Na individualização da solução para os problemas advindos das assim designadas “alterações do homem sobre a natureza”, apaga-se a história, apaga-se o político, apaga-se a ação do Estado e as contradições inerentes ao atual jogo de forças políticas e econômicas.
Dos não-lugares à cidade senciente
Authors: Santaella Lucia
Published: January 2018

Este artigo coloca em discussão a cidade e a urbanização como processos que se justificam por si mesmos e não como instâncias de algo outro. O que se visa especificamente são as transformações operadas nas formas de vida urbana pós revolução digital, naquilo que, no atual estado da arte vem sendo chamado de “cidade senciente”. Para isso, este trabalho passa em revista os não-lugares das megacidades e sua transformação em hotspots das cidades informacionais, destes para a cidade ciborgue até as condições emergentes da cidade senciente.
Strategies and Challenges in Preventing Violence Against Canadian Indoor Sex Workers
Authors: Bungay Vicky , Guta Adrian
Published: January 2018

Objectives. To examine indoor sex workers’ strategies in preventing workplace violence and influential socio-structural conditions.

Methods. Data included qualitative interviews with 85 sex workers in British Columbia, Canada, from 2014 through 2016. For analyses, we used interpretive thematic techniques informed by World Health Organization position statements on violence.

Results. Robbery, nonpayment, financial exploitation, and privacy violations were frequent types of violence perpetrated by clients, landlords, and neighbors. We identified 2 themes that depicted how sex workers prevented violence and mitigated its effects: (1) navigating physical spaces and (2) navigating client relationships.

Conclusions. Sex workers’ diverse strategies to prevent violence and mitigate its effects are creative and effective in many circumstances. These are limited, however, by the absence of legal and public health regulations governing occupational health and safety and stigma associated with sex work.

Public Health Implications. Occupational health and safety regulatory policies that set conditions for clients’ substance and condom use within commercial sex transactions are required. Revisions to the current legal regulations governing prostitution are critical to support optimal work environments that reduce the likelihood of violence. These revisions must recognize sex work as a form of labor versus victimization.
Canine renal amyloidosis: A case report
Authors: Szczepankiewicz Barbara , Pasławska Urszula , Grzegory Maciej , Jonkisz Paweł , Borecka Paulina , Marzec Magdalena , Brzozowska Magdalena , Nowak Marcin
Published: January 2018

Amyloidosis is a disease caused by the deposition of amorphous extracellular protein, leading to impaired kidney function. Canine and feline amyloidosis is associated with the deposition of AA protein. The disease is hereditary and is related to breed but not sex. Predisposed breeds include the Shar Pei dog and Abyssinian cat. Proteinuria resulting in hypoalbuminemia due to changes in renal glomeruli is the first clinical sign. In addition, a decreased appetite, anorexia, vomiting, lethargy, polyuria and polydipsia may be observed. In order to diagnose the disease, serum amyloid A levels may be measured. However, a definitive diagnosis is made on the basis of an intravital renal biopsy and the presence of amyloid in the histopathological examination. The main goal of treatment is to reduce inflammation and proteinuria. If nephrotic syndrome occurs, the prognosis is guarded to poor, and the majority of patients do not survive one year. The definitive diagnosis is based on the post-mortem examination, in which the presence of amyloid deposits is confirmed in the kidney tissue. We present the case of a 7-year-old female Shar Pei diagnosed with kidney amyloidosis, on the basis of which we have developed a prevention scheme for clinical practice..
Surface-bioengineered Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Authors: Miao Zhicong , Gao Zilin , Chen Ruoxia , Yu Xiaoqing , Su Zhiqiang , Wei Gang
Published: January 2018

The conjugation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with biomolecules could create
many outstanding biofunctions for the surface-functionalized nanoparticles and extend
their biomedical applications. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the
surface bioengineering of AuNPs with biomolecules, such as DNA, proteins, peptides,
and biopolymers, in which the details on the structure, functions, and properties of surface-
bioengineered AuNPs are discussed. In addition, the surface-biofunctionalization of
AuNPs for biomedical applications like biosensing, bioimaging, drug delivery, and tissue
engineering are introduced. It is expected that this work will be very helpful for readers to
understand the surface functionalization and engineering techniques for various metallic
nanoparticles and design novel biomaterials for biomedical applications.
Colchicum Genus in the Writings of Ancient Greek and Byzantine Physicians
Authors: Tsoucalas Gregory , Papaioannou Theodoros , Panayiotakopoulos George , Saridaki Zenia , Vrachatis Dimitrios A. , Karamanou Marianna
Published: January 2018

The plants of the Colchicum family were known during the archaic period in Greece for their deleterious
properties. Later on, they were used for the treatment of podagra. The treatment was introduced by the ancient
Greek physicians and passed on to the Byzantine and Arabian physicians to endure until nowadays. The first
plant was most probably named "Medea" from the notorious Colchican witch. As the most common member of
the family blossoms in autumn, the plant was named Colchicum autumnale. Various nominations were also used,
such as Ephemeron, Hermodactyl, Anima articulorum and Surugen. Our article discusses them, while at the same
time presents the most notable authorities who have used Colchicum plants in herbal medicine and toxicology.
Fast Screening Technology for Drug Emergency Management: Predicting Suspicious SNPs for ADR with Information Theory-based Models
Authors: Liang Zhaohui , Liu Jun , Huang Jimmy X. , Zeng Xing
Published: January 2018

Objective: The genetic polymorphism of Cytochrome P450 (CYP 450) is considered as
one of the main causes for adverse drug reactions (ADRs). In order to explore the latent correlations
between ADRs and potentially corresponding single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in CYP450,
three algorithms based on information theory are used as the main method to predict the possible
relation.

Methods:

The study uses a retrospective case-control study to explore the potential relation of ADRs
to specific genomic locations and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). The genomic data
collected from 53 healthy volunteers are applied for the analysis, another group of genomic data
collected from 30 healthy volunteers excluded from the study are used as the control group. The
SNPs respective on five loci of CYP2D6*2,*10,*14 and CYP1A2*1C, *1F are detected by the
Applied Biosystem 3130xl. The raw data is processed by ChromasPro to detect the specific alleles
on the above loci from each sample. The secondary data are reorganized and processed by R
combined with the reports of ADRs from clinical reports. Three information theory based algorithms
are implemented for the screening task: JMI, CMIM, and mRMR. If a SNP is selected by more than
two algorithms, we are confident to conclude that it is related to the corresponding ADR. The
selection results are compared with the control decision tree + LASSO regression model.

Results:

In the study group where ADRs occur, 10 SNPs are considered relevant to the occurrence of
a specific ADR by the combined information theory model. In comparison, only 5 SNPs are
considered relevant to a specific ADR by the decision tree + LASSO regression model. In addition,
the new method detects more relevant pairs of SNP and ADR which are affected by both SNP and
dosage. This implies that the new information theory based model is effective to discover
correlations of ADRs and CYP 450 SNPs and is helpful in predicting the potential vulnerable
genotype for some ADRs.

Conclusion:

The newly proposed information theory based model has superiority performance in
detecting the relation between SNP and ADR compared to the decision tree + LASSO regression
model. The new model is more sensitive to detect ADRs compared to the old method, while the old
method is more reliable. Therefore, the selection criteria for selecting algorithms should depend on
the pragmatic needs.
In silico Structure-based Identification of Novel Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Iman Kanzal , Mirza Muhammad Usman , Mazhar Nauman , Vanmeert Michiel , Irshad Imran , Kamal Mohammad A.
Published: January 2018

Objective and Background: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) has gained much
importance since the discovery of the involvement of peripheral anionic site as an allosteric regulator
of AChE. Characterized by the formation of β-amyloid plaques, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is currently
one of the leading causes of death across the world. Progression in this neurodegenerative disorder
causes deficit in the cholinergic activity that leads towards cognitive decline. Therapeutic interventions
in AD are largely focused upon AChE inhibitors designed essentially to prevent the loss of cholinergic
function. The multifactorial AD pathology calls for Multitarget-directed ligands (MTDLs) to follow
up on various components of the disease. Considering this approach, other related AD targets were
also selected. Structure-based virtual screening was relied upon for the identification of lead compounds
with anti-AD effect.

Method:

Several chemoinformatics approaches were used in this study, reporting four multi-target inhibitors:
MCULE-7149246649-0-1, MCULE-6730554226-0-4, MCULE-1176268617-0-6 and
MCULE-8592892575-0-1 with high binding energies that indicate better AChE inhibitory activity.
Additional in-silico analysis hypothesized the abundant presence of aromatic interactions to be pivotal
for interaction of selected compounds to the acetyl-cholinesterase. Additionally, we presented an alternative
approach to determine protein-ligand stability by calculating the Gibbs-free energy change
over time. Furthermore, this allows to rank potential hits for further in-vitro testing.

Results and Conclusion:

With no predicted indication of adverse effects on humans, this study unravels
four active multi-target inhibitors against AChE with promising affinities and good ADMET profile
for the potential use in AD treatment.
Estado del arte, propagación y conservación de Juglans neotropica Diels., en zonas andinas
Authors: Toro Vanegas Esaú , Roldan Rojas Isabel Cristina
Published: January 2018

Las especies de la familia Juglandaceae han evolucionado desde hace 56 millones de años, distribuyéndose por todo el mundo. Juglans neotropica es originaria de América del Sur y se encuentra entre 1800 m y 2800 m de altitud, en bosques secos y húmedos montanos bajos. Es una especie de hojas compuestas alternas, monoica, con polinización cruzada y anemófila, dispersada por animales y el agua, con reproducción anual. Actualmente, está catalogada en peligro de extinción (EN A2cd), ya que 52% de sus poblaciones es sobreexplotada con fines maderables. Los usos de la especie la hacen promisoria; su madera es una de las más valiosas del mundo pues en todas sus partes se han encontrado sustancias activas con potencial para la agroindustria textil, la medicina, como alimento humano; se ha usado como una excelente fuente de leña en zonas rurales. Esta especie es clave en la adaptación ante el cambio climático por sus servicios ambientales en la recuperación ecológica de suelos degradados y por mantener la calidad del aire y el agua bajo sistemas agroforestales que al mismo tiempo son un hábitat y fuente de recursos alimenticios para la fauna silvestre. También es importante como ornamental en paisajes andinos urbanizados. Por lo anterior, se hace una propuesta de propagación, como medida de conservación en zonas andinas, con base en los estudios documentados para la especie.
ANTIOXIDANT MEDIATED DEFENSE ROLE OF ECLIPTAALBA HERBAL EXTRACT AGAINST CCL4 INDUCEDTOXIC HEPATITIS
Authors: Priya G.
Published: January 2018

Objective: The present study focuses on the antioxidant mediated protective effect of a popular medicinal herbEcliptaalba against CCl4induced oxidative stress in the liver of rats.Methods: Rats divided into four groups were administered with CCl4 andCCl4 along with methanol extract of leaves of Eclipta herb (200 and 400 mg/kg b. wt) for three weeks. At the end of treatment, rats were anaesthetized and blood samples were collected for serum separation. Biochemical analysis such as alanineaminotransferase (ALT), aspartateaminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and total bilirubin (TB) were done in serum. Liver tissue was used for glutathione (GSH), lipid peroxidation (LPO), gluatathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione Stransferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD)and catalase (CAT) analysis. CCl4 administration caused significant elevation of the serum enzymes and total bilirubin content.Results: Antioxidant enzymes were drastically inhibited with significant reduction of glutathione and increased lipid peroxidation in CCl4 treated rats. Ecliptaalbaextracts administrated rats, however did not show much changes in marker enzyme level. Antioxidant enzyme status was also not affected and found nearer to the control levels. Increased gluatathione level and reduced lipid peroxidation was also evident in Eclipta alba treated rats.Conclusion: The findings show that Eclipta alba extract offers better protection against the free radical toxicity of CCl4.
El legado ancestral en un régimen político revolucionario: Yucatán, 1922-1924
Authors: Savarino Franco
Published: January 2018

Es bien conocida la presencia de un discurso político “maya” en Yucatán durante el gobierno de Felipe Carrillo Puerto (1922-1924). Ésta formó parte de un proyecto político socialista regional durante el mandato presidencial de Obregón, basado en la movilización de los campesinos
a favor de una transformación radical de la sociedad, vertebrado en la extensa red de las “Ligas de Resistencia”. Para impulsar este proyecto se echó mano al pasado ancestral de los campesinos, evocando la gloria
de la cultura maya; esto para restituir dignidad e infundir orgullo étnico entre la población. En ello se pueden observar ciertas analogías con lo que sucedía en Italia en esos mismos años al iniciarse el gobierno de Benito Mussolini, donde se evocaba al pasado ancestral romano. Desde ste punto de vista, ambos proyectos (sin duda diferentes en múltiples aspectos) pueden leerse como el intento de aprovechar la fuerza simbólica de los lazos ancestrales para dar consistencia e impulso a una
transformación revolucionaria de la sociedad. Se presentan aquí algunas claves de lectura para situar la peculiar experiencia yucateca de los años veinte en una perspectiva más amplia.
UPBRINGING RESOURCE OF FOLK TALES ABOUT TREASURES AND TREASURE HUNTERS IN FICTION FOR CHILDREN (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY A. N. RYBAKOV "BRONZE BIRD")
Authors: Панова Елена , Panova Elena
Published: January 2018

The article discusses the problem of relations between literature and folklore, as well as the role of folk tales about treasures and treasure hunters in the artistic structure of texts for children. Writers often turn to the genre of legend, not only in order to create an adventure intrigue, but also with the ideological and upbringing goals and objectives. Appeal to the folklore helps the author to revive people’s ideals and folk wisdom in the new direction, corresponding to its ideological and artistic, ethical and aesthetic preferences. P. Bazhov echoes folk wisdom, legends about treasures and treasure hunters in his "Tales". The poor is rewarded as a rule, for his best qualities: tolerance, humility, diligence and kindness. In "the Bronze bird" by A. Rybakov, the treasure is distributed in accordance with other ideological and artistic goals and objectives that the author aims to solve. The New Soviet government gets the treasure, because in accordance with the new ideology not a specific person must be rich, but the society as a whole. The individual is understood the moral in that case, if he cares not about personal enrichment and prosperity, but about the construction of the new Soviet State. In American novel for children by Mark Twain «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" finding the treasure by the guys has a different meaning: pragmatic ordering money guys ensure themselves a prosperous future. In General, the author's appeal to the genre about treasures and treasure hunters in children's literature is not only hedonistic, but also upbringing in nature.
Analisis Kandungan Nitrogen (N) dan Posforus (P) pada Limbah Jeroan Ikan Mujair (Oreochromis mosambicus) Danau Lindu
Authors: Hildawianti Hildawianti , Tiwow Vanny M. A. , Abram Paulus Hengky
Published: January 2018

An effort to minimize the environmental pollution is using that waste as a base material of organic fertilizer. This study was conducted to determine the levels of Nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) contained in the offal waste of mujair fish (Oreochromis mosambicus) from Lindu lake. Samples of mujair offal waste were taken from fish saler on the street Towua, Palu. Analysis of Nitrogen levels usedKjeldhal method which consists of three phases, namely destruction, distillation, and titration. On the other hand, for Phosphorus analysis was using wet digestion method, followed by absorbance measurements of samples with spectronic 20 at a wavelength of 720 nm. Based on the analysis, the average of nitrogen (N) levels in mujair offal waste was 2.78%, while the average of phosphorus (P) levels was 2.48%. From these results, it is known that mujair offal waste contains more nitrogen (N) compared to phosphorous (P). In addition, when compared to the quality standard liquid organic fertilizer N and P content in mujair offal almost meets the quality standard liquid fertilizer, where the minimum technical requirements of organic liquid fertilizer should contain a total N content of 3-6% and 3-6% P2O5.
Penentuan Perbandingan Volume Fasa Membran dan Volume Fasa Internal serta Lama Waktu Ekstraksi pada Proses Ekstraksi Ion Merkuri Menggunakan Teknik Emulsi Membran Cair
Authors: Genefefa T. Fulgensia , Hamzah Baharuddin , Ningsih Purnama
Published: January 2018

This study aimed to determine the optimum condition on the extraction process of mercury ions with the variables of study on the ratio of membrane phase volume and internal phase volume (Mp:Ip) and the extraction time which will provide the greatest percent extraction. Sample used in this study was an artificial sample containing Hg(II) ions with a concentration of 10 mg/L. Hg(II) ions will be distributed into internal phase through membrane phase formed from a mixture of surfactants, kerosene and chelating compounds. Concentration of mercury ions remained in the samples was analyzed using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 490 nm with ditizon as a complex. The optimum condition was achieved at a volume ratio of membrane phase (Mp) with internal phase (Ip) of 2:2, and the extraction time was for 10 minutes, where percent extractions were 66.11% and 82.23%, respectively.
Uji Aktivitas Antioksidan Ekstrak Etanol Biji Buah Merah (Pandanus Conoideus De Vriese) Asal Kabupaten Poso Sulawesi Tengah
Authors: Sulaeha Siti , Jura Minarni R. , Rahman Nurdin
Published: January 2018

Red fruit seeds have not been studied and known benefits, therefore it needed scientific information about the content and benefits of red fruit seeds. This study aims to analyze the antioxidant power red fruit seed extract as well determining the IC50 value of red fruit seed extract which has the ability of natural antioxidants. Determination of free radical DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhidrazyl) after the addition of red fruit seeds extract is determined using UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Variations in the concentration of the red fruit seed extract used is 20 ppm, 40 ppm, 60 ppm, 80 ppm and 100 ppm.The positive control used is vitamin C with the same concentration. While the negative control using DPPH solution dissolved in absolute ethanol. The results showed IC50 values obtained for the red fruit seed extract and vitamin C are 223.8 ppm and 1.73 ppm. Based on the IC50 data can be known that vitamin C antioxidants more powerful than red fruit seed extract which belongs to natural antioxidants are very weak.
Penentuan Kondisi Optimum (Konsentrasi HCl dan Konsentrasi Ion Merkuri) pada Ekstraksi Ion Hg2+ Menggunakan Teknik Emulsi Membran Cair
Authors: Supriyatno Tri Octivan , Hamzah Baharuddin , Said Irwan
Published: January 2018

Study on the extraction of mercury ion had been done using emulsion liquid membrane technique. The aim of this study was to determine the optimum condition on mercury ion extraction in solutions those include variations in concentration of HCl solution (0.5 to 2.5) M and variation in concentration of mercury (15-35) ppm.This study was conducted using laboratory experimental method with benzoyl acetone as cation carrier, kerosene as membrane phase, HCl solution as an internal phase, Span-80 and Span-20 as surfactants, and mercury solution as the sample. Determination concentration of mercury ion in external phase was analysed using UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The result showed that the concentration of HCl solution resulted in the optimum percentage of extraction with the percent extraction of 95.31% was at 2 M. In addition, the concentration of mercury solution resulted in percent optimum extraction of 96.58% was at a concentration of 30 ppm.
Efek Ekstrak Biji Alpukat (Persea americana Mill) sebagai Antihiperkolesterol Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)
Authors: Jannah Wardatul , Rahman Nurdin , Ratman Ratman
Published: January 2018

Cholesterol is an important element in the body needed to regulate chemical processes in the body, but high amounts of cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis which ultimately will have an impact on coronary heart disease. This study aims to know phytochemicals contained in an avocado (persea americana mill) seeds’ extract and determines the concentration of the avocado (persea americana mill) seeds’ extract can lower mice’s blood (mus musculus) hyper cholesterol levels in optimum. The animals tested were male mice which totaled 15 mice induced by propylthiouracil and high-fat feed. The mice were divided into 5 groups with different treatment. The treatment I, II, and III were given avocado seeds’ extract with a concentration of 10%, 20% and 40% respectively, treatment IV was given simvastatin as a positive control (+), and treatment V was given standard food and aquades as negative control (-). The data gained was analyzed through analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical test which was followed by Duncan’ stest. The research findings show that avocado seeds’ extract is considered as positive to contain flavonoids, saponins, and tannins. The concentration of the avocado seeds’ extract which lowers blood hypercholesterol levels in an optimum way is 10% (b/v).
Pembuatan Bioetanol Dari Biji Salak (Salacca edulis) Melalui Fermentasi
Authors: Anggraeni Yuni , Supriadi Supriadi , Mustapa Kasmudin
Published: January 2018

Salak seed is a waste of salak fruit that contains a high carbohydrate, therefore it can be used as an alternative raw material for the production of bioethanol. The study aims to determine the optimum time of fermentation to produce the highest content of bioethanol and to determine the weight ratio of the yeast and the substrate that produce the highest content of bioethanol. Variations of yeast mass used was 2, 4, and 6 grams and fermentation time were 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, and 144 hours. The analysis showed that the highest content of bioethanol produced was 6 grams of the yeast mass, the fermentation time was 48 hours and the weight ratio of yeast to the substrate was 6: 10 that obtained 11.2%.
Analisis Zat Gizi Makro Dari Tepung Kombinasi Kakao (Theobroma Cacao L) dan Ubi Kayu (Manihot Utilissima) Sebagai Bahan Dasar Biskuit
Authors: Hairunnisa Hairunnisa , Suherman Suherman , Supriadi Supriadi
Published: January 2018

This study aims to determine the moisture content, ash, carbohydrate, protein and fat from a combination of flour cocoa and cassava as a raw material manufacture of biscuits, as well as knowing the favorite test (favorite level) of the biscuits that have been made with several variations of flour cocoa and cassava. The method used is the gravimetric method, combustion method, phenol method, Kjeldahl method, and soxhlet method.The results showed that the combination of cocoa powder and cassava with some variation of that, variation A (25%:75%) had a moisture level of 18.0%, 2.2% ash, 2.7 mg/100gcarbohydrates, 1.7% protein, and 7.2% fat. Variation B (50%: 50%) had a moisture level of 4.0%, 3.4% ash, 63.9 mg/100 g carbohydrates, 4.8% protein, and 19.2% fat. Variation C (75%:25%) had a moisture level of 2.0%, 9.4% ash, 127.9 mg/100gcarbohydrates, 6.7% protein, and 27.4% fat. These results indicated that the levels of nutrients in the combination of cocoa and cassava flour increased with increasing variations, especially for ash, carbohydrates, protein, and fat levels with the addition of cocoa flour by 75% but the moisture level decreased, and the biscuit trials have shown that the best treatment was the Variation B (50%: 50%).
Pengaruh Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Scramble Terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa Pada Materi Hidrokarbon di Kelas X SMA Negeri 8 Palu
Authors: Suliadi Ilham , Said Irwan , Jura Minarni Rama
Published: January 2018

This study aimed to obtain description in application the cooperative learning model type scramble on student’s learning outcomes in hydrocarbon material in class X SMAN 8 Palu. This type of research was quasi-experimental research. This study was conducted at two group, 27 students in class XB as an experimental group and 28 students in class XA as a control group. The testing of student’s learning outcomes data used the statistical analysis t-test of the two parties with the prerequisite test: normality test and homogeneity test. The results of the data analysis, it was obtained the average values of students in experiment class () was 72.40 with a standard deviation of 11.86 and students in control class () was 67 with a standard deviation of 12.03. Based on the results of testing hypotheses by statistical t-test two parties, it was obtained –ttable­ +ttable (tcalculation=2.37 and ttable=1.67)  with a significance level α = 0.05 and degrees of freedom 53, then H0 was rejected and ha was accepted. It can be concluded that there is the effect of applying the cooperative learning model type scramble toward student’s learning outcomes in the hydrocarbon material in class X SMA 8 Palu.
Pengaruh Pembelajaran Self Direct Learning Berbasis Teknologi Informasi Terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa Pada Materi Struktur Atom di Kelas X SMA Negeri 9 Palu
Authors: Ering Novita Septiani , Mustapa Kasmudin , Jura Minarni Rama
Published: January 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of self-direct learning based on information technology toward learning outcomes of students in the structure of atoms material in class X SMA 9 Palu. The population in this study was students of class X academic year 2016/2017. The samples were students (n=26) in the class XA as an experimental class (learning by direct self learning) and students (n=25) in class XC as the control class (learning by the conventional method).The data collection was done using an instrument of test results of studying chemistry at the structure of atoms material is valid. The data testing were using t-test statistical analysis of the two parties with the prerequisite test, the normality and homogeneity test. The data analysis results obtained that an average score of the experimental class = 71.04 and for the control class gained an average = 64.80. Based on the statistical hypothesis testing of test two parties obtained that value tcalculation= 6,50and ttable= 2,00ata = 0,05. In this case, H1was accepted and H0 was rejected because tcalculation was in the rejection area of H0.This shows that there was an effect on differences in learning outcomes of students that were taught by self-direct learning and by the conventional method in the structure of atoms material in class X SMA 9 Palu.
Jungck-type implicit iterative algorithms with numerical examples
Authors: Hussain Nawab , Kumar Vivek , Malik Preety , Chugh Renu
Published: January 2018

We introduce a new Jungck-type implicit iterative scheme and study its strong
convergence, stability under weak parametric restrictions in generalized
convex metric spaces and data dependency in generalized hyperbolic spaces.
We show thatnewintroduced iterative scheme has better convergence rate as
compared to well known Jungck implicit Mann, Jungck implicit Ishikawa and
Jungck implicit Noor iterative schemes. It is also shown that Jungck
implicit iterative schemes converge faster than the corresponding Jungck
explicit iterative schemes. Validity of our analytic proofs is shown through
numerical examples. Our results are improvements and generalizations of some
recent results of Khan et al.[21], Chugh et al.[8] and many others in fixed
point theory.
The matrix of super Patalan numbers and its factorizations
Authors: Kılıç Emrah , Prodinger Helmut
Published: January 2018

Matrices related to Patalan and super-Patalan numbers are factored according
to the LU-decomposition. Results are obtained via inspired guessings and
later proved using methods from Computer Algebra.
On the HN-integration of spatial (integral) derivatives of multivector fields with singularities in RN
Authors: Saric Branko
Published: January 2018

A method of spatial (integral) differentiation of multivector fields in an N
-dimensional manifold M, into which a hyper-rectangle [a,b] is mapped by a
bijective smooth map r : [a,b] ? M, has been introduced. For a class of
discontinuous multivector fields a new concept of a residual field as well
as the concept of total HN integrability have been defined. Finally, this
led naturally to an extension of Cauchy?s residue theorem in M.
Fixed point results for multivalued hardy-rogers contractions in b-metric spaces
Authors: Chifu Cristian , Petruşel Gabriela
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this paper is to present some fixed point results in b-metric
spaces using a contractive condition of Hardy-Rogers type with respect to
the functional H. The data dependence of the fixed point set, the
well-posedness of the fixed point problem, as well as, the Ulam-Hyres
stability are also studied.
On the completeness of eigenfunctions of a discontinuous Dirac operator with an eigenparameter in the boundary condition
Authors: Tuna Hüseyin , Kendüzler Abdullah
Published: January 2018

This paper deals with a discontinuous Dirac operator with an eigenparameter
in the boundary condition. By using Lidskii?s theorem, we investigate the
completeness of the system of eigenfunctions of such an operator.
Construct Validation of Five Love Languages
Authors: Surijah Edwin Adrianta , Septiarly Yashinta Levy
Published: January 2018

Five Love Languages (FLL) is a theory proposed by Chapman (2010) about five ways a person feel most loved. This study was based on a lack of empirical evidence supporting the construct. Therefore, it aimed to validate five love languages and the results of this study were expected to be an empirical evidence to support Chapman’s idea. A Likert scale was constructed and tested toward 400 participants (148 males, 252 females; Mage = 19.85 years, SDage= 1.51 years). The FLL scale showed a promising composite reliability score ( .884) and satisfying item-total correlations (averagely > .250). Statistical analyses showed that there were 17 valid items in the Five Love Languages Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the five factors in Chapman’s initial proposal.