bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Strategic supplier relationship on performance of devolved systems of government in Kenya
Authors: Chepng'etich Carren , Waiganjo Esther , Ismael Noor
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of strategic supplier relationship on the performance of the devolved system of government in Kenya, the study adopted a cross-sectional survey design using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population for this study was all employees working in finance and procurement departments in 10 counties namely; Garissa, Kisii, Nyamira, Narok, Marsabit, Murang’ a Bomet, Nairobi, Kiambu and Homa Bay. We study used stratified random sampling to pick 186 respondents from finance and procurement department. Data was collected by using questionnaires Descriptive and inferential statistics were used aided by Statistical Packages for Social Sciences version 24 to compute percentages of respondents’ answers.  Hypothesis testing was carried using multiple regression analysis and standard F tests. We found out that a positive and significant relationship between strategic supplier relationship and performance of devolved systems of government. We recommend that devolved systems of government should conduct jointly product development with suppliers and involve suppliers directly or indirectly in their strategic plans. Suppliers’ involvement would support the company’s development innovation and capabilities thus increasing the benefits perceived by the company’s customers. Finally, we recommend that management should implement strategic supplier relationships practice within the frameworks of public procurement acts and regulations.
COLEÇÃO NÁSSARO NASSER: A Cerâmica Decorada no Acervo Arqueológico do Museu Câmara Cascudo, UFRN
Authors: Silva Luciano De Souza , Siqueira Neto Moysés M. de , Rodrigues Thaise G. , Peixoto Carina , Dos Santos Gildo Júnior
Published: July 2020

Esse trabalho apresenta as características e a variabilidade decorativa da cerâmica arqueológica pertencente à Coleção Nássaro Nasser. A coleção foi formada a partir da atividade científica do arqueólogo Nássaro de Souza Násser, no Instituto de Antropologia, atualmente Museu Câmara Cascudo/UFRN, em parceria com o Smithsonian Institution e o Programa Nacional de Pesquisas Arqueológicas/PRONAPA, nas décadas de 1960 e 1970. Para isso, foram realizadas revisão bibliográfica; arrolamento do material cerâmico; formulação de fichas para coletas de informações; registro fotográfico; análise do material; catalogação das informações utilizando fichas; e identificação da decoração de cada recipiente e fragmento cerâmico com decalque virtual das superfícies internas e externas por meio de fotografias. NÁSSARO NASSER COLLECTION: The Decorated Pottery of the Collection of Archeology of the Câmara Cascudo Museum, UFRN ABSTRACTThis work presents the characteristics and the decorative variability of the archaeological pottery belonging to the Nássaro Nasser Collection. The collection was formed from the scientific activity of the archaeologist Nássaro de Souza Násser, at the Instituto de Antropologia (Institute of Anthropology), currently the Museu Câmara Câmara Cascudo / UFRN, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and the Programa Nacional de Pesquisas Arqueológicas/PRONAPA (National Archaeological Research Program) in the 1960s and 1970s. For this, were performed a bibliographic review; list of the pottery material; formulation of records to collect information; photographic register; material analysis; cataloging information using records; and identification of the decoration of each pottery and pottery fragment with virtual decal of the internal and external surfaces using photographs.Keywords: Archeology; Collection; Pottery and Decoration
FLUORESCÊNCIA DE RAIOS X POR DISPERSÃO DE ENERGIA APLICADA À CARACTERIZAÇÃO DE TIJOLOS DE SÍTIOS HISTÓRICOS DE PERNAMBUCO
Authors: Khoury Helen Jamil , Araújo Roberto , Barreto Sandra De Brito , Asfora Viviane Khoury
Published: July 2020

No presente trabalho são 1 apresentados os resultados de estudos por fluorescência de raios X de tijolos brasileiros. Neste estudo foram avaliados 22 tijolos, sendo sete de Igarassu, dois do Forte do Brum e 13 de Olinda. Um equipamento portátil de fluorescência de raios X por dispersão de energia foi desenvolvido para este estudo. Análises por difração de raios X também foram efetuadas para determinar as fases cristalinas presentes nos tijolos. Os resultados mostraram a existência de fases minerais, como quartzo, em todos os tijolos avaliados. A Análise da Componente Principal foi aplicada aos dados dos espectros de fluorescência de raios X obtidos. Os resultados mostraram que a partir do gráfico de scores das componentes principais CP1 e CP3, respectivamente representadas pelo Fe e Ca, foi possível separar os tijolos de Igarassu e do Forte do Brum em cinco grupos, que estavam associados com o século de fabricação. Por sua vez, os tijolos de Olinda foram separados em dois grupos, sendo um formado por um único tijolo e o outro grupo pelos demais tijolos. Estes resultados sugerem que os tijolos foram produzidos com diferentes matérias primas ou em diferentes locais. ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE APPLIED TO THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BRICKS OF PERNAMBUCO HISTORICAL SITESABSTRACTThis work presents the results of X-ray fluorescence analysis of Brazilian bricks, collected from several historical sites of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. In this study, twenty two bricks were analyzed; seven from Igarassu, two from Forte do Brum in Recife, and thirteen from Olinda. A portable X-ray fluorescence system was assembled and used for the qualitative determination of the chemical elements present in the samples. X-ray diffraction analysis was also carried out to determine the crystal mineral phases in the bricks. All the bricks studied showed several minerals, such as quartz A Principle Component Analysis was applied to the full X-ray fluorescence spectra. In the score plot of principal components PC1 and PC3, represented by Fe and Ca respectively, it can be seen that the results for the bricks from Igarassu and Forte do Brum may be grouped in five clusters corresponding to the bricks´ century and manufacture locations. The analysis of the Olinda bricks yielded two separate groups, one with a single brick and the second group with the other eleven bricks. These results suggest that the bricks were produced with different raw-materials or manufactured in different locations.KEYWORDS: non-destructive analysis; X-ray fluorescence; cultural heritage; bricks; X-ray diffraction.
ARQUEOLOGÍA DE SUPERFICIE EN LA CUENCA DEL PAPALOAPAN, VERACRUZ
Authors: Pérez María Antonia Aguilar
Published: July 2020

A partir de la segunda mitad del siglo pasado la perspectiva respecto a la arqueología ha cambiado, se deja de percibir como una actividad de recopilación de objetos para dar paso verdaderas interpretaciones respecto a la vida y cultura pasada, para ello se requirió de cambios técnicos, metodológicos y por supuesto epistemológicos, es así que cobra importancia la arqueología de superficie. Con los estudios que se han realizado bajo estas perspectivas, en el desarrollo de investigaciones se observa ya como una práctica recurrente la arqueología de superficie y en el caso del Estado de Veracruz no es la excepción, la Cuenca del Papaloapan cuenta con exploraciones arqueológicas que permiten conocer parte del desarrollo socio cultural de la región.SURFACE ARCHEOLOGY IN THE PAPALOAPAN BASIN,VERACRUZ ABSTRACTFrom the second half of the last century the perspective on archeology has changed, it is no longer perceived as an activity of collecting objects to make way for true interpretations regarding life and past culture, for this it required technical changes, methodological and of course epistemological, is how surface archeology becomes important. With the studies that have been carried out under these perspectives, in the development of investigations, surface archeology is already a recurrent practice and in the case of the State of Veracruz it is not the exception, the Papaloapan Basin has archaeological explorations that allow know part of the socio-cultural development of theregion. Keywords: Surface archeology; settlement pattern; Papaloapan Basin
Study the Trend Pattern in COVID-19 using Spline-Based Time Series Model: A Bayesian Paradigm
Authors: Agiwal Varun , Kumar Jitendra , Yip Yau Chun
Published: July 2020

A vast majority of the countries is under the economic and health crises due to the current epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The present study analyzes the COVID-19 using time series, which is an essential gizmo for knowing the enlargement of infection and its changing behavior, especially the trending model. We have considered an autoregressive model with a non-linear time trend component that approximately converted into the linear trend using the spline function. The spline function split the COVID-19 series into different piecewise segments between respective knots and fitted the linear time trend. First, we obtain the number of knots with its locations in the COVID-19 series and then the estimation of the best-fitted model parameters are determined under Bayesian setup. The results advocate that the proposed model/methodology is a useful procedure to convert the non-linear time trend into a linear pattern of newly coronavirus case for various countries in the pandemic situation of COVID-19.
WORKSHOP PENULISAN ARTIKEL ILMIAH BAGI GURU MIPA
Authors: Febrilia Baiq Rika Ayu , Juliangkary Eliska , Yuliyanti Sri , Prasetya Dwi Sabda Budi , Pujilestari Pujilestari , Setyawati Dwi Utami
Published: July 2020

Scientific Article Writing Workshop for MIPA Teachers at Al-Abhariyah Islamic Vocational SchoolAbstract. This community service aims to help teachers better understand writing techniques, increase understanding of scientific articles and develop professionalism as instructors through scientific article writing activities. The method in community service activities is to provide workshops to Islamic Mathematics and Natural Sciences Al-Abhariyah Vocational School teachers on writing scientific articles. The results of community service show that participants have the ability to understand the techniques of writing scientific articles, distinguish scientific articles from scientific works and have the desire to conduct research even though it has not been realizedKeywords: Workshop, scientific articles, mathematics and natural sciences teachersAbstrak. Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk membantu guru agar lebih memahami artikel ilmiah secara teoritis baik dari segi karakteristiknya maupun teknik penulisannya, serta mampu membedakan artikel ilmiah, skripsi dan tesis. Metode dalam kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat adalah dengan memberikan workshop kepada guru MIPA SMK Islam Al-Abhariyah tentang penulisan artikel ilmiah. Hasil pengabdian kepada masyarakat menunjukkan peserta telah memiliki kemampuan untuk memahami teknik penulisan artikel ilmiah, membedakan artikel ilmiah dengan karya ilmiah serta telah memiliki keinginan melakukan penelitian walaupun belum terealisasikan.Kata Kunci: Workshop, artikel ilmiah, guru MIPA
POTOMETRIUM (POT TANAMAN GEOMETRIS DAN TERARIUM) SERTA PEMASARAN DIGITAL BAGI KELOMPOK PENJUAL TANAMAN HIAS DI KELURAHAN MACCINI SOMBALA KOTA MAKASSAR
Authors: Amal Citra Amalia , Amalia Andi Annisa , Andayaningsih Sri
Published: July 2020

POTOMETRIUM (Geometric and Terraium Pot Plants) and Digital Marketing for The Ornamental Plant Traders Group in Maccini Sombala Village, Makassar CityAbstract. The world of architecture is currently colored by the development of farming methods for urbanites in limited land by arranging plants into special containers of high artistic value such as terrariums and pots in the style of industrial geometry. Some of the problems faced by ornamental plant sellers are the high competition in selling similar types of potted plants because the types of pots sold are generally the same as those on the market, not yet skilled in assembling cactus and succulent plants into terrarium containers, and the sales system is still conventional in nature. To overcome these problems, community service was carried out in the form of developing productive partners with the theme POTOMETRIUM (Geometry and Terrarium Plant Pots). POTMETRIUM PPM activities consist of preparatory activities, identification and classification of ornamental plant sales groups, dissemination of POTOMETRIUM product knowledge and socialization of PKM implementation activities, implementation of geometric pot making workshops, implementation of technical terrarium arranging workshops, implementation of digital marketing technical workshops, making video tutorials POTOMETRIUM, publications implementation of activities, preparation of activity reports, and implementation of monitoring and evaluation of the results of PKM activities.Keywords: Geometric, terrarium, product, digital, ornamental plant.Abstrak. Dunia arsitektur saat ini diwarnai perkembangan metode bercocok tanam bagi kaum urban di lahan terbatas  dengan merangkai tanaman ke dalam wadah khusus yang bernilai seni tinggi diantaranya Terarium dan Pot bergaya industrial geometri. Beberapa permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh kelompok penjual tanaman hias yaitu tingginya persaingan penjualan jenis pot tanaman sejenis karena jenis pot yang dijual umumnya sama dengan yang ada di pasaran, belum terampil dalam merangkai tanaman kaktus dan sukulen ke dalam wadah terarium, dan sistem penjualan masih bersifat konvensional. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut, maka dilakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dalam bentuk pengembangan mitra produktif ber-tema POTOMETRIUM (Pot Tanaman Geometri dan Terarium). Kegiatan PPM POTOMETRIUM terdiri atas kegiatan persiapan, identifikasi dan klasifikasi kelompok penjual tanaman hias, sosialisasi pengetahuan produk POTOMETRIUM dan sosialisasi pelaksanaan kegiatan PKM, pelaksanaan workshop pembuatan pot geometris, pelaksanaan workshop teknis merangkai terarium, pelaksanaan workshop teknis pemasaran digital, pembuatan video tutorial POTOMETRIUM, publikasi pelaksanaan kegiatan, penyusunan laporan kegiatan, dan pelaksanaan monitoring serta evaluasi hasil kegiatan PKM.Kata Kunci: Geometris, terarium, produk, digital marketing, tanaman hias.
PENGOLAHAN BUBUK KOPI SEBAGAI VARIASI PRODUK OLAHAN HASIL BUMI MASYARAKAT DI PEKON KARANG REJO KECAMATAN ULUBELU KABUPATEN TANGGAMUS PROVINSI LAMPUNG
Authors: Asyhari Ardian
Published: July 2020

Coffee Powder Processing as a Variation of Processed Products of Community-Owned Products in Karang Rejo Village, Ulubelu Subdistrict, Tanggamus Regency, Lampung ProvinceAbstract. Karang Rejo is a village in Ulubelu Subdistrict, Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province. In this community service activity, we introduce the processing of coffee powder as a variety of processed agricultural products from the community, starting from what materials are used, how to manufacture to produce agricultural products that can be of economic value - considering that the people in Karang Rejo Village only use coffee grounds to be used as drinks. Therefore, the purpose of this community service is to share knowledge on how to process coffee into processed coffee crackers by observing and counseling the processing of coffee crackers. Evaluation of the increase in participant knowledge was carried out by pre-test before counseling on how to process and post-test after counseling. Processing practices are carried out when counseling is carried out. The results of the activity showed that the enthusiasm of the citizens, especially the PKK mothers, and showed an increase in basic knowledge about the processing of coffee crackers, the benefits, and ways of making coffee-based crackers. The service of processing coffee grounds into coffee crackers is considered auspicious and beneficial for improving the economy in Karang Rejo Village.Keywords: Coffee powder, coffee crackers, community development, karang rejo village.Abstrak. Karang Rejo adalah salah satu Pekon yang berada di Kecamatan Ulubelu Kabupaten Tanggamus Provinsi Lampung. Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini mengenalkan pengolahan bubuk kopi sebagai variasi produk olahan hasil bumi masyarakat mulai bahan apa saja yang digunakan, cara pembuatan hingga menjadikan hasil bumi yang dapat bernilai ekonomis. Mengingat bahwa masyarakat di Pekon Karang Rejo ini  hanya memanfaatkan bubuk kopi untuk dijadikan minuman. Tujuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah untuk berbagi ilmu mengenai cara pengolahan kopi menjadi olahan kerupuk kopi dengan cara observasi serta penyuluhan pengolahan kerupuk kopi tersebut. Evaluasi peningkatan penge-tahuan peserta dilakukan dengan pre-test sebelum dilakukan penyuluhan cara pengolahan danpost-test setelah dilakukan penyuluhan. Praktik pengolahan dilakukan pada saat penyuluhan dilaksanakan. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa adanya antusias warga khususnya para ibu PKK dan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan dasar mengenai olahan kerupuk kopi, manfaat, dan cara pembuatan kerupuk berbahan dasar kopi. Kegiatan pengabdian pengolahan bubuk kopi menjadi kerupuk kopi tergolong berhasil dan bermanfaat untuk peningkatan perekonomian di Pekon Karang Rejo.Kata Kunci: Bubuk kopi, kerupuk kopi, pengabdian, pekon karang rejo.
PENGARUH PROFESIONALITAS, KETAATAN PADA KODE ETIK, DAN PENGALAMAN AUDITOR TERHADAP PENENTUAN TINGKAT MATERIALITAS
Authors: Robinson Robinson
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this research is the first,  provide empirical evidence o f the influence of professionalism auditor against consideration the level of materiality, adherence to a code of ethics to the level of materiality considerations, the level of experience of the auditor's consideration of materiality, and provide empirical evidence of the influence of auditor professionalism, adherence to a code of ethics, and experience of the auditor on consideration of materiality levels.The results showed that: 1) Professionalism Auditor (X1) had no significant effect on the Consideration of Materiality level, which is indicated by a significance value of 0.154; 2) Adherence to the Code of Ethics (X2) has a significant influence on consideration Materiality level, which indicated by a significance value of 0.008; 3) experience Auditor (X3) have no significant influence on consideration Materiality level, indicated by a significance value of 0.819,  and  4)  Auditor  professionalism,  adherence  to  the  Code  of  Ethics  and  Auditor experience together has influence consideration of Materiality significant level, which is indicated by the significant value of 0.000.
KONSTRUKSI PRAKTIK SISTEM PENGENDALIAN MANAJEMEN MODEL PESANTREN SALAFIYAH
Authors: Falah Syaikhul
Published: July 2020

The focus of this study is to provide an understanding of the practice of management control systems in pesantren salafiyah. This study tries to provide an understanding of the practice of management control system from the perspective of social construction and Weberian charismatic leadership approach in pesantren salafiyah. Qualitiatif methods use a combination of the two methods through research; ethnographic and case studies selected as a research strategy. Location of research is pesantren (API) Tegalrejo Magelang. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentation. The results externalization, objectivation and insternalization held in reverence gave birth to a boarding API students against clerics who reflect management control system. Reverence is an important value for the creation of a stable social relationships within pesantren salafiyah.
Model Pengembangan UMKM dengan Pendekatan KBK (Kluster Bordir Dan Konveksi) di Desa Padurenan Kudus
Authors: Martini Tina , Suhadi Suhadi , Sodik Amirus
Published: July 2020

This study aims to determine the development model of small and medium enterprises with the KBK approach (Embroidery and Convection Cluster) in Padurenan Village, Kudus Regency. The contribution of research is expected to add to the contribution of thought and knowledge in business management, especially relating to the model of developing small and medium enterprises with the KBK approach (Embroidery and Convection Clusters) in Padurenan Village, Kudus Regency. The context of this research is business development with the KBK approach to Content UKM in Padurenan Village. The research approach used in this study is a qualitative research method. The location of the study was carried out on SME players who were members of the KBK in Padurenan Village, Kudus Regency. Technique of collecting data by interview, observation, documentation. The results showed that UKM in Padurenan Village from the side of facilitation, training, comparative studies they often received, and the outputs that they could increase the skills of employees, the maturity of managerial companies, as well as communication or relations with outside parties increasingly well established. Under the command of KSU Padurenan Jaya, communication between SMEs is established and the means of information are often one of them in participating in activities that are developing their business. Researchers also found conditions where they were still not optimal in terms of financial statements. They have participated in training in financial report preparation for SMEs as well as business planning but the reality in the field of the recording system does not meet the existing standards. As a result of recording that does not meet these standards, the company's personal wealth has not been separated. This is disturbing in the company's report progress assessment.
Pemberdayaan UMKM Bakso Kemasan “Ada Rasa” Melalui Analisis Religiusitas Strategi Marketing di Jekulo Kudus
Authors: Kusrini Eni
Published: July 2020

Empowerment of UMKM as a forum for implementing the micro-economy to encourage economic growth nationally. This empowerment must be able to increase economic activity to the fullest. The existence of UMKM that are dominant as national economic actors is also a vital subject in development, because it is possible to expand opportunities for entrepreneurship, empowering workers, and reducing unemployment in a country in general. To create empowerment of UMKM as a mandate, it is necessary to have religious accountability in the implementation of UMKM. Religiosity is the internalization diversity that exists in a person as a form of devotion to religion at the behest of Allah SWT. Therefore, marketing strategies are needed in the success of UMKM based on rules.
Social Needs Screening and Referral Program at a Large US Public Hospital System, 2017
Authors: Berry Carolyn , Paul Margaret , Massar Rachel , Marcello Roopa Kalyanaraman , Krauskopf Marian
Published: July 2020

Many health care providers and systems are developing and implementing processes to screen patients for social determinants of health and to refer patients to appropriate nonclinical and community-based resources. The largest public health care system in the United States, New York City Health + Hospitals, piloted such a program in 2017. A qualitative evaluation yielded insights into the implementation and feasibility of such screening and referral programs in health care systems serving low-income, minority, immigrant, and underserved populations.
Prevention, Health Promotion, and Social Work: Aligning Health and Human Service Systems Through a Workforce for Health
Authors: Ross Abigail M. , de Saxe Zerden Lisa
Published: July 2020

The seminal Consensus Study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released in September 2019 describes the benefits of integrating health and social care service delivery, underscoring the central role of social determinants of health (SDOH) in health outcomes. Although the report’s focus on the integration of health and social care contributes a much needed perspective to the national discourse on SDOH and offers a useful framework for organizing service delivery activities, the omission of prevention and health promotion throughout the report is a substantial limitation.

We call for increased attention to and investment in prevention and health promotion in the proposed 5As framework. We contend that effectively addressing SDOH and improving alignment between health and social systems require reconceptualization of the traditional health care workforce and renewed state and national advocacy efforts.

A paradigm shift encompassing a broader “workforce for health” that is well trained in prevention, health promotion, and advocacy is critical to addressing SDOH, improving population health outcomes, and achieving health equity. Given their professional mission, training, expertise, and scope of practice, social workers are well positioned to lead this effort.
The Effects of Cannabinoid Use on Acute Orthopaedic Pain
Authors: Morrow Matthew
Published: July 2020

In light of the growing legalization of cannabis use, perceptions about its medical utility raise concern for adverse outcomes in patients seeking relief from acute pain. A literature review was conducted. Primary endpoints included pain and opioid consumption in orthopaedic surgery or trauma patients who self-reported use of or were administered cannabis. Patients with cannabis exposure experiencing orthopaedic surgery had similar opioid consumption to control groups and, however, reported increased pain in several studies. Self-reported cannabis users experiencing traumatic injuries had increased pain and opioid consumption. More high-quality research is needed to understand the risks of cannabis exposure.
Archeological Assessments at Site 41ZP73, Falcon State Recreation Area, Zapata County, Texas
Authors: Kotter
Published: July 2020

The following report prepared by Mr. Steven M. Kotter presents the results of archeological assessments conducted at site 41ZP73 in the Falcon Lake State Recreation Area, Zapata County, Texas. This work was sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of the preliminary studies leading to planned developments within the Recreation Area.

Site 41ZP73 was found to contain significant prehistoric archeological deposits which date to both the Late Archaic and the Late Prehistoric periods. The site represents an.example of upland utilization of the area and is assessed to be of sufficient integrity to warrant detailed investigations. Alternatives to achieve compatibility of the planned developments with the cultural resources are presented .

In addition to providing an analysis and discussion of the archeological materials recovered from 41ZP73, Mr. Kotter has prepared an analysis of artifacts collected from nearby sites by Mr. Clarence Shelton. These materials illustrate the range of artifacts associated with the prehistoric occupations in the Falcon Lake region and should prove to be useful to future research dealing with Southern Texas.
Reconstructing the Physical and Chemical Development of a Pluton-Porphyry Complex in a Tectonically Reorganized Arc Crustal Section, Tioga Pass, Sierra Nevada
Authors: Ardill Katie , Memeti Valbone , Paterson Scott
Published: July 2020

In ancient or partially eroded arc sections, a protracted history of tectonism and deformation makes interpretation of local volcanic-plutonic relationships challenging. The fragmentary preservation of volcanic rocks relative to the extensive plutonic record in upper-crustal arc sections also suggests that a broader-scale approach that includes volcanic-hypabyssal-plutonic “fields” is useful. In this context, studies of hypabyssal intrusions emplaced at the intersection of volcanic and plutonic fields provide additional physical and chemical constraints on shallow-level magmatic processes. New mapping, U-Pb zircon geochronology, and geochemistry at Tioga Pass, in the central Sierra Nevada arc section, document the physical and chemical evolution of the Tioga Pass hypabyssal complex, a ca. 100 Ma system that includes an intrusive dacite-rhyolite porphyry unit and comagmatic Tioga Lake quartz monzodiorite. We interpret these units as a Cretaceous subvolcanic magma feeder system intruding a package of tectonically displaced Triassic and Jurassic volcanic and sedimentary rocks, rather than the previous interpretation of a Triassic caldera. The Tioga Pass magmatic system is a well-exposed example of a hypabyssal complex with meso- to micro-scale structures that are consistent with rapid cooling and emplacement between 0–6 km depth and compositions suggestive of extensive fractionation of largely mantle-derived magma. The Tioga Pass porphyry unit is one of many hypabyssal intrusions scattered along a ~50-kilometer-wide belt of the east-central Sierra Nevada that are spatially associated with coeval volcanic and plutonic rocks due to tectonic downward transfer of arc crust. They provide a valuable perspective of shallow magmatic processes that may be used to test upper-crustal plutonic-volcanic links in tectonically reorganized arc sections.
TRANSPARENCIA DE LA CLÁUSULA SOBRE EL ÍNDICE DE REFERENCIA DE LOS PRÉSTAMOS HIPOTECARIOS (IRPH)
Authors: Soler Samper Carlos
Published: July 2020

El pasado mes de marzo el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (en adelante TJUE) se pronunció sobre una de las temáticas que más controversia ha generado entre las entidades bancarias y sus clientes en los últimos años: el Índice de Referencia de los Préstamos Hipotecarios (en adelante IRPH).El IRPH es un índice oficial que emite el Banco de España y que se publica en elBoletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) de forma mensual. El IRPH ha sido utilizado por lasentidades bancarias para poder llevar a cabo el cálculo de los préstamos hipotecarios contratados por sus clientes. Este índice se calcula, a su vez, según la media de los tipos de los préstamos concedidos por el sector en los últimos tres años más un diferencial.
The value of CD9 as a prognostic predictor for various human malignant neoplasms: a meta-analysis
Authors: Yan Tao , Zhang Shaobo , Dong Huiyu , Sun Shengjie , Li Junchen , Liang Chao , Li Pu , Liu Bianjiang , Li Jie
Published: July 2020

Background

Recent studies indicate that the correlation in the expression level of CD9 and the prognosis differs from tumor types. This meta-analysis was performed to illustrate the predictive value of CD9.
Methods

This analysis included 13 studies involving a total of 1231 patients. We used PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Embase for comprehensive literature search and manual search for related bibliography. To probe into the relationships between CD9 expression and patient prognosis, pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to describe patient survival and disease recurrence.
Results

This meta-analysis contained 13 eligible studies. High expression of CD9 indicate worse overall survival (OS) (the polled HR = 1.14, 95%CI: 0.66–1.99), although the result was not statistically significant (P = 0.638).Moreover high expression of CD9 could not result in the worse disease-free survival (DFS) / recurrence-free survival (RFS) of the tumor patients (the pooled HR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.24–1.87; P = 0.445).
Conclusions

The expression of CD9 could not be used to regard as an independent prognostic predictor.
H2 In-situ Inducing Strategy on Pt Surface Segregation over Low Pt Doped PtNi5 Nanoalloy with Superhigh Alkaline HER Activity
Authors: Zhang Cong , Liang Xin , Xu Ruinian , Dai Chengna , Wu Bing , Yu Gangqiang , Chen Biaohua , Wang Xiaolei , Liu Ning
Published: July 2020

Surface segregation constitutes an efficient approach to enhance the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of the bimetallic PtxNiy nanoalloys. Herein, we propose a new strategy by utilizing the small gas molecule of H2 as the structure directing agent (SDA) to in-situ induce Pt surface segregations over a series of PtNi5-n samples with extremely low Pt dopings (Pt/Ni = 0.2). Impressively, the sample of PtNi5-0.3 synthesized under 0.3 MPa H2 delivers an unprecedentedly low overpotential of 12.8 mV (-10 mA cm-2) and Tafel slop of 14.1 mV dec-1, which is superior than most of previously reported PtxNiy electrocatalyst. This is closely related to the strong in-situ inducing effect of H2 (0.3 MPa) leading to an obvious Pt-rich@Ni-rich core-shell nanostructure which can efficiently reduce the reaction Gibbs free energies. Finally, the specific mechanistic effects of H2 during PtNi5-n synthesis process are well illustrated based on the combined experimental and theoretical studies.
A Cross-Sectional Study of Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms and Trait Anxiety in Young Adults
Authors: Söderquist Fanny , Syk Mikaela , Just David , Novicic Zorana Kurbalija , Rasmusson Annica J. , Hellström Per M. , Ramklint Mia , Cunningham Janet L.
Published: July 2020

Background: Patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders have a high psychiatric co-morbidity. This study aimed to investigate and characterise gastrointestinal symptoms in relation to depressive symptoms and trait anxiety in a well-defined population of young adult psychiatric outpatients and healthy controls. Methods: Gastrointestinal symptoms were assessed with the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (GSRS-IBS). Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale- Self assessment (MADRS-S). Trait anxiety was estimated with three of the Swedish universities of Personality (SSP) scales: Somatic trait anxiety, Psychic trait anxiety and Stress susceptibility. Self-ratings were collected from 491 young adult psychiatric outpatients and 85 healthy controls. gastrointestinal symptom severity was compared between patients with and without current psychotropic medication and controls. Associations between gastrointestinal symptoms, depressive symptoms and trait anxiety were assessed using Spearman’s coefficients and generalized linear models adjusting for possible confounders (sex, body mass index, bulimia nervosa). Results: Patients, with and without current psychotropic medication, reported significantly more gastrointestinal symptoms than controls. In the generalized linear models, total MADRS-S score (p<0.001), Somatic trait anxiety (p<0.001), Psychic trait anxiety (p=0.002) and Stress susceptibility (p=0.002) were independent predictors of the total GSRS-IBS score. Further exploratory analysis using unsupervised learning revealed a diverse spectrum of symptoms that clustered into six groups.Conclusion: Gastrointestinal symptoms are both highly prevalent and diverse in young adult psychiatric outpatients, regardless of current psychotropic medication. Depressive symptom severity and degree of trait anxiety are independently related to the total gastrointestinal symptom burden.
Potential Therapeutic Value of Mangiferin for Lung Adenocarcinoma (Luad): A Comprehensive Study Based on in Vitro Experiments and Bioinformatics
Authors: Lan Dong , Chi Xiao-jv , Meng Jian-jun , Wei Ru-hua , Zhang Jian-quan , Song Qiong
Published: July 2020

Background: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), which is the most common lung cancer type in never-smokers and primarily occurs in women, requires effective treatment methods. Mangiferin is a polyphenol widely found in mango trees and has been reported to have chemotherapeutic and preventive potential against various types of cancer. Thus, we investigated the potential therapeutic value of mangiferin for LUAD.Methods: Cell lines A549, H2030 and H1299 were processed with mangiferin to detect and screen for differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs. Close associations between extracted common lncRNAs and mRNAs were identified for lncRNA-mRNA network construction. Based on the network and an online database, target lncRNAs, target genes and meaningful lncRNA-mRNA pairs were identified, and signaling pathway analysis was performed.Results: The top 200 lncRNA-mRNA pairs were used to construct the network. We identified 12 target lncRNAs and 18 target genes. Gene nodes in the network were mostly visualized on the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway (P < 0.01). Furthermore, lncRNA-mRNA pairs that contained the genes ARHGAP29, BRIX1, CD109, CDK1, CTNNAL1, DAB2IP, DDIT4L, GPR162, ICAM5, KCNAB3 and MMP7 were considered to be meaningful lncRNA-mRNA pairs affected by mangiferin in LUAD.Conclusions: Our study provided a comprehensive understanding of the potential therapeutic value of mangiferin for LUAD.
What does social support sound like? Challenges and opportunities for using passive episodic audio collection to assess the social environment
Authors: Poudyal Anubhuti , Heerden Alastair van , Hagaman Ashley , Islam Celia , Thapa Ada , Maharjan Sujen Man , Byanjankar Prabin , Kohrt Brandon A
Published: July 2020

Background: The social environment, including social support, social burden, and quality of interactions, influences a range of health outcomes, including mental health. Passive audio data collection on mobile phones (e.g., episodic recording of the auditory environment without requiring any active input from the phone user) enables new opportunities to understand the social environment. We evaluated the use of passive audio collection on mobile phones as a window onto the relationship between the social environment within a study of mental health among adolescent mothers in Nepal.Methods: We enrolled 23 adolescent mothers who first participated in qualitative interviews to describe their social support and identify sounds potentially associated with that support. Then episodic recordings were collected for two weeks from the same women using an app to capture 30 seconds of audio every 15 minutes from 4am to 9pm. Audio data were processed and classified using a pretrained model. Each classification category was accompanied by a predicted accuracy score. Manual validation of the machine-predicted speech and non-speech categories (10%) was done for accuracy.Results: In qualitative interviews, mothers described a range of positive and negative social interactions and the sounds that accompanied these. Potential positive sounds included adult speech and laughter, baby babbling and laughter, and sounds from baby toys. Sounds characterizing negative stimuli included yelling, crying, screaming by adults and crying by babies. Sounds associated with social isolation included silence and TV or radio noises. Speech comprised of 43% of all passively recorded audio clips (n=7725). Manual validation showed a 23% false positive rate and 62% false-negative rate for speech, demonstrating potential underestimation of speech exposure. Other common sounds included music and vehicular noises.Conclusions: Passively capturing audio has the potential to improve understanding of the social environment. However, the limited accuracy of the pre-trained model used in this study did not adequately distinguish between positive and negative social interactions. To improve the contribution of passive audio collection to understanding the social environment, future work should improve the accuracy of audio categorization, code for constellations of sounds, and combine audio with other smartphone data collection such as location and activity.
Tamil version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale
Authors: Bharatharaj Jaishankar , Alyami Mohsen , Henning Marcus A. , Alyami Hussain , Krägeloh Christian U.
Published: July 2020

Background: The seven-item Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) assesses severity of fear of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). The present study translated the scale into Tamil and tested its psychometric properties so that the scale can be used in Tamil-speaking populations. Methods: The FCV-19S was translated into Tamil following a forward-backward translation procedure. Using an online-based survey, 95 participants completed the Tamil version of the FCV-19S alongside questions about demographic information. Psychometric properties were examined using Partial-Credit Rasch analysis, which was suitable for analyzing a questionnaire of this length with the present sample size. Results: The data fit for the Rasch model was confirmed without the need for any adjustments. Item means were comparable to those reported in other studies, with some evidence of clustering of items, although not sufficient to challenge the unidimensionality of the scale. Reliability was very high (α= 0.93), and there was no evidence of differential item functioning by age, sex, or education.Conclusion: The Tamil version of the FCV-19S has a unidimensional structure with robust psychometric properties. It can thus be used in research assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19 among Tamil-speaking populations. Further studies with larger samples are required to provide population reference values.
Suitability of Parkinsonia aculeata (L.) Wood Grown as an Architectural Landscape Tree in North Darfur State for Interior Design and Furniture
Authors: Elzaki Osman Taha , Idris Nawal Ibrahim , Habib Mohamed Elsanosi Adam , Khider Tarig Osman
Published: July 2020

Wood samples of Parkinsonia aculeata (L.) were collected from Al bohaira Gardens of Al Fashir Town (the capital of North Darfur State, Western Sudan) where they were planted as architectural landscape trees and studied to determine their physical and mechanical properties as potential wood species for structural and furniture purposes. Moisture content, wood density (basic and oven-dry), as well as radial and tangential shrinkage were determined. The mechanical properties studied included static bending strength, compression strength parallel to the grain, the modulus of elasticity (MOE), the modulus of rupture (MOR), and the maximum crushing strength. The obtained results were compared with those of the well-known dominant small hardwood tree in the same area (Boscia senegalensis ). The wood of P. aculeata has shown medium oven-dry density (534.0 kg m-3) with reasonable bark-to-wood and shrinkage ratio. Due to the acceptable bending and compression strength results, P. aculeata wood can be considered as a suitable wood for interior design and decoration work as well as its suitability for indoor furniture.
Prediction of Veristrat Test in First-Line Therapy of Pemetrexed Based Regimen for Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients
Authors: Jia Bo , Dong Zhi , Wu Di , Zhao Jun , Wu Meina , An Tongtong , Wang Yuyan , Zhuo Minglei , Li Jianjie , Wang Yang , Zhang Jie , Zhao Xinghui , Li Sheng , Li Junfeng , Ma Menglei , Chen Chen , Yang Xue , Zhong Jia , Chen Hanxiao , Wang Jingjing , Chi Yujia , Zhai Xiaoyu , Cui Song , Zhang Rong , Ma Qingwei , Fang Jian , Wang Ziping
Published: July 2020

Background：Although advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients have significantly better survival outcome on pemetrexed based treatment, a subset of patients still show intrinsic resistance and progress rapidly. Therefore we aim to use a blood-based protein signature (VeriStrat, VS) to analyze whether VS could identify the subset of patients who had poor efficacy on pemetrexed therapy. Methods：This study retrospectively analyzed 72 advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients who received first-line pemetrexed/platinum or combined with bevacizumab treatment. Results：Plasma samples from these patients were analyzed using VS and classified as Good (VS-G) or Poor (VS-P) group. The relationship between efficacy and VS status was further investigated. Of 72 patients included in this study, 35 (48.6%) were treated with pemetrexed plus platnum and 37 (51.4%) were treated with pemetrexed/platinum combined with bevacuzumab. Among all patients, 60 (83.3%) and 12 (16.7%) patients were classified as VS-G and VS-P, respectively. VS-G patients had significantly better median PFS (Unreached vs. 4.2 months; P＜0.001) than VS-P patients. Besides, partial response (PR) rate was higher in VS-G than that in VS-P group (46.7% vs 25.0%, P=0.212). Subgroup analysis showed that PFS was also significantly longer in the VS-G than that in VS-P group no matter for patients received chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy plus bevacizumab.Conclusions：Our study indicates that VS could be considered as a novel and valid method to predicit efficacy of pemetrexed based therapy and identify a subset of advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients who have intrinsic resistance to pemetrexed based regimen.
Prognostic Risk Model for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) with Immune-Related Genes
Authors: Cao Peng , Zhang Jiandong , Sun Zejia , Zheng Xiang , Yu Baozhong , Cao Haoyuan , Zhang Feilong , Gao Zihao , Wang Wei
Published: July 2020

BackgroundRenal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common tumor of the urinary system. Nowadays, Immunotherapy is a hot topic in the treatment of solid tumors, especially for those tumors with pre-activated immune state.MethodsIn this study, we downloaded genomic and clinical data of RCC samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Four immune-related genetic signatures were used to predict the prognosis of RCC by Cox regression analysis. We selected the most relevant genes from each signature to construct a prognostic risk model to predict prognosis via Kaplan-Meier (KM) survival analysis. And the subgroups of the TCGA samples and external data from International Cancer Genome Consortium database were used to verify predictive stability of the model. We performed landscape analysis to assess the difference of gene mutant based on the data from TCGA. Finally, we explored the correlation between the selected genes and the level of tumor immune infiltration via Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) platform.ResultsWe found that the four prognostic risk models constructed by the signatures all could divide the RCC samples into high- and low-risk groups with significantly different prognosis, especially in advanced RCC. And the prognostic risk model was constructed by 8 candidate genes (HLA-B, HLA-A, HLA-DRA, IDO1, TAGAP, CIITA, PRF1 and CD8B) which divided the advanced RCC samples from TCGA database into high-risk and low-risk groups. And there was a significant difference in overall survival (OS) between the two groups. The validity of the model was verified by independent data from ICGC database. And the classification efficiency of the model was stable for the samples from different subgroups. landscape analysis showed that mutation ratios of some genes were different between two risk groups. In addition, the expression levels of the selected genes were significantly correlated with the infiltration degree of immune cells in the advanced RCC.ConclusionsSum up, eight immune-related genes were screened in our study to construct prognostic risk model with great predictive value for the prognosis of advanced RCC, and the genes were associated with infiltrating immune cells in tumors which have potential to conduct personalized treatment for advanced RCC.