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CLÁUDIO PERANI SJ, PROFETA DA AMAZÔNIA: DA EQUIPE ITINERANTE (1998) À REDE ITINERANTE DA REPAM (2018)
Authors: Itinerante Equipe
Published: September 2018

Equipe Itinerante é um espaço interinstitucional de serviços à Amazônia e seus povos, igrejas, organizações, comunidades, aldeias e periferias urbanas. “Somando chegamos onde sozinhos não podemos nem devemos”. Nasce em Manaus (1998) da intuição do P. Cláudio Perani SJ (Distrito Jesuítas Amazônia): a Equipe é ponte entre campo-cidade, instituições-inserções, académicos-lideranças populares das periferias, comunidades e aldeias. Perani propõe: “Andem pela Amazônia e escutem o que o povo fala, suas demandas e esperanças, seus problemas e soluções, suas utopias e sonhos. Participem da vida cotidiana do povo. Anotem e registrem cuidadosamente tudo, com as mesmas palavras do povo. Não se preocupem com os resultados, o Espirito irá mostrando o caminho. Coragem, comecem por onde possam”. A Equipe compreende seu serviço itinerante como complementário aos outros serviços mais institucionais e inseridos do corpo apostólico para a missão. Os serviços institucionais dão continuidade e estabilidade nos processos; os serviços inseridos dão proximidade dos crucificados e das feridas da realidade onde a vida está mais ameaçada, é o princípio encarnatório; o serviço itinerante da conectividade entre instituições-inserções, entre um e outro lado das fronteiras (geográficas ou simbólicas) e também da visibilidade às realidades invisíveis às instituições (porque não chegam) e inserções (porque estão muito localizadas). Quanto mais conectados e articulados estejam estes três serviços, maior será a incidência do corpo apostólico. A Equipe cultiva uma “espiritualidade à intempérie”, conectada, que ajude a sair da zona de conforto: “estar onde, com e como ninguém quer estar”, acreditando na “eficácia da presença gratuita”. Ela é uma das sementes que germinou a Rede Eclesial Pan-Amazônica (REPAM); foi parteira e é parte da mesma. Hoje, no novo contexto da REPAM e Sínodo da Amazônia a Equipe Itinerante ajuda a promover, formar e tecer a Rede Itinerante da REPAM.

 
PADRE CLÁUDIO PERANI: PROFETA É O POVO
Authors: Poletto Ivo
Published: September 2018

Nesse breve artigo e depoimento, destaca-se a relação de fidelidade de Cláudio Perani à visão e ao método de trabalho que tem como base a sabedoria que cada pessoa, cada comunidade e cada povo possui. Sua reflexão de educador na relação como pastorais e movimentos sociais sempre questionou as tentações de direção centralizadora, colocando como desafios a acolhida à profecia popular e a atitude de caminhar com o povo. Esse é o seu maior testemunho e legado, iluminando as diferentes formas de articulação em que o autor esteve e continua ligado.

 
CLÁUDIO PERANI
Authors: Castriani Sergio Eduardo
Published: September 2018

Há dez anos, passava por Manaus, quando soube da morte, aos setenta e seis anos, do Pe. Cláudio Perani, jesuíta que eu conhecia das Assembleias do Regional Norte I da Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil. Desde a primeira vez que o vi, fiquei impressionado. Homem culto, sóbrio, radical em suas colocações, comprometido com os pobres e com os movimentos de libertação, sonhador e cheio de esperança, tinha um olhar que transmitia paz e ternura. Aos poucos, fui conhecendo sua biografia e suas convicções teológicas. Quando veio para Manaus, para ser o primeiro superior do grupo de jesuítas que aqui se instalara, já tinha um histórico de compromisso com os pobres que o tinha levado a ser perseguido pela ditadura militar. Continue lendo no PDF...
PE. CLÁUDIO PERANI: “OBSERVEM E ESCUTEM CUIDADOSAMENTE O QUE AS CRIANÇAS E OS PAIS FALAM”
Authors: Santos Deuzarina De Souza dos
Published: September 2018

Ao Pe. Claudio um apelo profundo do Espírito o impulsionava continuamente, fazendo-o sair da sua zona de conforto para descer ao encontro dos pobres e excluídos. Italiano, torcedor do Palmeiras e amante da Fórmula 1. Vivia e falava das realidades deste imenso Brasil com tanta propriedade que mais parecia um de nós brasileiros. O Pe. Claudio atravessava as margens para se aproximar, respeitosa e cuidadosamente das pessoas, pois não gostava da ideia de vir a magoar alguém. Fazia isso sem julgamentos. O importante era estender uma mão amiga e sempre com expressão amorosa na face, refletindo a intenção misericordiosa de Deus. Continue lendo no PDF...
A New Approach to Enhancing the CO2 Capture Performance of Defective UiO-66 via Post-Synthetic Defect Exchange
Authors: Koutsianos Athanasios , Kazimierska Ewa , Barron Andrew R. , Taddei Marco , Andreoli Enrico
Published: September 2018

Zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) are a subclass of MOFs known for their remarkable stability, especially in the presence of water. This makes them extremely attractive for practical applications, including CO2 capture from industrial emission sources; however, the CO2 adsorption capacity of Zr-MOFs is moderate compared to that of the best performing MOFs reported to date. Functionalization of Zr-MOFs with amino groups has been demonstrated to increase their affinity for CO2. In this work, we assessed the potential of post-synthetic defect exchange (PSDE) as an alternative approach to introduce amino functionalities at missing-cluster defective sites in formic acid modulated UiO-66. Both pyridine-containing (picolinic acid and nicotinic acid) and aniline-containing (3-aminobenzoic acid and anthranilic acid) monocarboxylates were integrated within defective UiO-66 with this method. Non-defective UiO-66 modified with linkers bearing the same amino groups (2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and 2-aminoterephthalic acid) were prepared by classical post-synthetic ligand exchange (PSE), in order to compare the effect of introducing functionalities at defective sites versus installing them on the backbone. PSDE reduces the porosity of defective UiO-66, but improves both the CO2 uptake and the CO2/N2 selectivity, whereas PSE has no effect on the porosity of non-defective UiO-66, improving the CO2 uptake but leaving selectivity unchanged. Modification of defective UiO-66 with benzoic acid reveals that pore size reduction is the main factor responsible for the observed uptake improvement, whereas the presence of nitrogen atoms in the pores seems to be beneficial for increasing selectivity.
Few Layer 2D Pnictogens (P & Sb) Catalyze the Alkylation of Soft Nucleophiles with Esters
Authors: Lloret Vicent , Rivero-Crespo Miguel Ángel , Vidal-Moya José Alejandro , Wild Stefan , Doménech-Carbó Antonio , Heller Bettina S.J. , Shin Sunghwan , Steinrück Hans-Peter , Maier Florian , Hauke Frank , Varela Maria , Hirsch Andreas , Leyva–Pérez Antonio , Abellán Gonzalo
Published: September 2018

Group 15 elements in zero oxidation state (P, As, Sb and Bi), also called pnictogens, are rarely used in catalysis due to the difficulties associated in preparing well–structured and stable materials. Here, we report on the synthesis of highly exfoliated, few layer 2D phosphorene and antimonene in zero oxidation state, suspended in an ionic liquid, with the native atoms ready to interact with external reagents while avoiding aerobic or aqueous decomposition pathways, and on their use as efficient catalysts for the alkylation of nucleophiles with esters. The few layer pnictogen material circumvents the extremely harsh reaction conditions associated to previous superacid–catalyzed alkylations, by enabling an alternative mechanism on surface, protected from the water and air by the ionic liquid. Thus, the Calkyl–O bond of the ester is selectively activated on the catalytic pnictogen surface with respect to the much more reactive neighboring C–C and C=O bonds, allowing the alkylation of a variety of acid–sensitive organic molecules and giving synthetic relevancy to the use of simple esters as alkylating agents.
A Biocatalytic Platform for Synthesis of Chiral α-Trifluoromethylated Organoborons
Authors: Huang Xiongyi , Garcia-Borràs Marc , Miao Kun , Kan S. B. Jennifer , Zutshi Arjun , Houk K. N. , Arnold Frances H.
Published: September 2018

There are few biocatalytic transformations that produce fluorine-containing molecules prevalent in modern pharmaceuticals. To expand the scope of biocatalysis for organofluorine synthesis, we have developed an enzymatic platform for highly enantioselective carbene B–H bond insertion to yield versatile α-trifluoromethylated (α-CF3) organoborons, an important class of organofluorine molecules that contain stereogenic centers bearing both CF3 and boron groups. In contrast to current ‘carbene transferase’ enzymes that use a limited set of simple diazo compounds as carbene precursors, this system based on Rhodothermus marinus cytochrome c (Rma cyt c) can accept a broad range of trifluorodiazo alkanes and deliver versatile chiral α-CF3 organoborons with total turnovers up to 2870 and enantiomeric ratios up to 98.5:1.5. Computational modeling reveals that this broad diazo scope is enabled by an active site environment that directs the alkyl substituent on the heme CF3-carbene intermediate towards the solvent-exposed face, thereby allowing the protein to accommodate diazo compounds with diverse structural features.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN DUKUNGAN SUAMI DENGAN PEMILIHAN ALAT KONTRASEPSI DALAM RAHIM (AKDR) PADA PASANGAN USIA SUBUR (PUS) DI KELURAHAN PURWOYOSO KECAMATAN NGALIYAN KOTA SEMARANG
Authors: Mularsih Sri , Munawaroh Laelatul , Elliana Dewi
Published: September 2018

Jumah penduduk di Indonesia terus bertambah. Perlu adanya suatu upaya untuk mencegah ledakan jumlah penduduk dengan cara Keluarga Berencana (KB). Ada berbagai jenis kontrasepsi, salah satunya alat kontrasepsi dalam rahim (AKDR). Efektifitasnya yang tinggi dapat diandalkan sebagai metode kontrasepsi namun jumlah akseptornya sangat rendah dibandingkan metode lain. Terdapat berbagai faktor yang mempengaruhi antara lain tingkat pengetahuan dan dukungan suami. Kontrasepsi adalah menghindari atau mencegah terjadinya kehamilan sebagai akibat pertemuan sel telur yang matang dengan sel sperma. AKDR adalah suatu benda kecil yang terbuat dari plastik yang lentur, mempunyai lilitan tembaga atau juga mengandung hormon dan dimasukkan ke dalam rahim melalui vagina dan mempunyai benang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 68 pasangan usia subur, diambil dengan teknik simple random sampling. Analisis bivariat menggunakan uji chi square dengan kemaknaan p < 0,05. Enam puluh delapan PUS diambil sebagai subjek penelitian dengan memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Tingkat pengetahuan baik sebanyak 14 responden (20,6 %), sedang 36 responden (52,9 %), buruk 18 responden (26,5 %). Suami yang memberi dukungan sebanyak 49 responden (72,1 %) dan yang tidak mendukung 19 responden (27,9 %). Responden yang memakai AKDR sebanyak 62 resonden (91,2 %) dan non AKDR 6 respon (8,8 %). Uji bivariat menggunakan uji chi square diperoleh p value = 0,000 (p < 0,05) pada tingkat pengetahuan dan p = 0,175 (p > 0,05) pada dukungan suami Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan penggunaan AKDR dan tidak terdapat hubungan antara dukungan suami dengan penggunaan AKDR.
TUMBUH KEMBANG BAYI YANG MENDAPATKAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DIWILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SIMPANG BARU KOTA PEKANBARU
Authors: Herlina Sara
Published: September 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tumbuh kembang bayi yang mendapatkan ASI eksklusif. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional dengan besar sampel 151 orang.Metode sampling yang digunakan systematis random sampling.Analisis data dilakukan secara univariat, bivariat dan multivariat.Hasil penelitian diperoleh gangguan  tumbuh kembang sebanyak 41 orang (27%). Hasil analisis multivariat variabel yang berhubungan dengan tumbuh kembang bayi adalah variabel ASI esklusif (gangguan pertumbuhan POR: 3,1 CI95% 0,9-9,8, gangguan perkembangan POR: 1,8 CI95% 0,6-5,2, gangguan tumbuh kembang POR: 3,6 CI95% 1,2-10,6), pekerjaan ibu (gangguan pertumbuhan POR: 1,4CI95% 0,4-4,9, gangguan perkembangan POR: 1,5CI95% 0,5-4,8, gangguan tumbuh kembang POR: 5,4 CI95% 1,836-15,914), pengetahuan ibu (gangguan pertumbuhan POR: 3,3CI95% 1,1-9,9, gangguan perkembangan 1,5 CI95% 0,5-4,3 , gangguan tumbuh kembang POR: 4,5 CI95% 1,6-12,8), lingkungan pengasuhan (gangguan pertumbuhan POR: 1,3CI95% 0,6-4,9, gangguan perkembangan POR: 2,5CI95% 1,3-5,0, gangguan tumbuh kembangPOR: 2,9 CI95% 1,4-5,9), konsumsi makanan  (gangguan pertumbuhan POR: 3,4CI95% 1,1-10,1, gangguan perkembangan POR 2,0CI95% 0,7-5,4, gangguan tumbuh kembang POR: 1,3 CI95% 0,4-3,7). ASI eksklusif merupakan faktor utama pada tumbuh kembang bayi dan ada faktor lain yang berhubungan yaitu pengetahuan ibu, pekerjaan ibu, konsumsi makanan dan lingkungan pengasuhan.
International Legal Protection of Labour Rights of People with Disabilities
Authors: Микрина Валентина , Mikrina Valentina , Бекяшев Дамир , Bekyashev Damir
Published: September 2018

Restriction or lack of capacity to be engaged in labour activities must not become an encumbrance for efficient employment of people with disabilities. International legal protection of such a vulnerable group should be based on the principles of complete equality of rights and full participation in the life of society. The article deals with the international legal mechanisms of labour rights protection of people with disabilities under the acts passed by the UN and ILO. Ensuring due legal protection of labour rights of people with disabilities in the world of work will facilitate their realization of the right to decent work, which is the main goal of the regulatory activity of the ILO.
Varietas Cabai Hias AYESHA IPB
Authors: Syukur Muhamad , . Sobir , Maharijaya Awang , Aisyah Syarifah Iis , Sukma Dewi , . Sulassih , Ritonga Arya Widura , Istiqlal Muhammad Ridha Alfarabi , Hakim Abdul , Efendi Darda , Suketi Ketty , . Undang , Yudilastari Tiara , Lestari Ratih , Alvida Devi , Wulandari Elsa Tirta , Akmala Bagas
Published: September 2018

Cabai (Capsicum annuum L.) have various in fruit shapes, fruit colors, fruit types, hot tasty and biochemical compound useful for fresh fruit, spicy and ornamental plant. Ornamental chili ideotype that are dwarf, high fruit set and various fruit colors. The aim this study to improve description characters in Ayesha IPB variety, both qualitative and quantitative characters. The testers are 4 released varieties and 5 the other genotypes in randomized complete block design for 4 replication in green house at Leuwikopo field reserch in Darmaga, Bogor. Ayesha IPB variety showed early flower in 13-16 days after planting, harvesting for commercial bucket in 65-70 days after planting, medium plant high that is 25.218 cm, medium canopy width that is 46-53 cm, good performance in canopy, round shape on fuit tip, various fuit colors that are  yellow green for young fruit, orange for intermediate fuit and orange red for mature of fruit. Those description characters could be ornamental chili for Ayesha, so it is important to protect the plant for ornamental plant commercialization.Key word : fruit, color, red,  round, orange, ornamental
Pernyataan Penarikan (Statement of Retraction)
Authors: Bakhrudin Habsy All
Published: September 2018

Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Terapan, Universitas Pattimura menarik artikel dengan judul: “Model Konseling Kelompok Cognitive Behavior untuk Penanganan Self-Esteem Siswa SMK” yang ditulis oleh H. A. Bakhrudin diterbitkan dalam Bimbingan dan Konseling Terapan Volume 1, Nomor 2, halaman 86-102. Berdasarkan Investigasi, artikel atau naskah tersebut serupa (similar) dengan naskah “Model Konseling Kelompok Cognitive Behavior untuk Penanganan Self-Esteem Siswa SMK” yang telah diterbitkan pada jurnal: Perspektif Ilmu Pendidikan, Volume 31, Nomor 1, halaman 21-35.Sebagai hasilnya, artikel yang diterbitkan pada Bimbingan dan Konseling Terapan telah ditarik (retracted) dan sebaiknya tidak dikutip (cited) dalam versi elektronik atau cetak dari jurnal.
Penerapan Metode Promethee II pada Dosen Penerima Hibah P2M Internal
Authors: Ningsih Sri Rahayu , Windarto Agus Perdana
Published: September 2018

Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat (P2M) merupakan salah satu bentuk aktivitas dosen dalam memberikan kontribusi secara langsung kepada masyarakat. Untuk mendukung dosen dalam pelaksanaan adalah adanya Program Hibah Pengabdian Internal. Program Pengabdian Hibah Internal dimaksudkan sebagai kegiatan pengabdian dalam rangka membina dan mengarahkan para dosen untuk meningkatkan kemampuannya dalam melaksanakan pengabdian di perguruan tinggi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menerapkan Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE II) dalam kasus Dosen Penerima Hibah Pengabdian Internal. Penilaian proposal Hibah P2M masih bersifat manual tanpa adanya sistem yang membantu para reviewer.  Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut diperlukan Sistem Pendukung Keputusan (SPK) yang diharapkan menyelesaikan permasalahan dalam pemberian Hibah P2M internal. Perbandingan analisa yang dilakukan hanya menjaga kualitas dari pengabdian pada masyarakat di lingkungan STIKOM Tunas Bangsa Pematangsiantar. Penerapan metode Promethee II diharapkan dapat membantu reviewer dalam menentukan calon dosen penerima Hibah P2M Internal.
EXPERT EVALUATION OF PRECLINICAL STUDIES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PHARMACODYNAMICS OF MEDICINES
Authors: Engalycheva G. N. , Subaev R. D. , Gorachev D. V. , Olefir Yu. V.
Published: September 2018

The article dwells upon the results of comparative analysis of the Russian national requirements  and EAEU regulations dealing with evaluation of preclinical pharmacological studies. It highlights historical aspects of elaboration of regulatory requirements and scientific and methodological  recommendations for conducting  and evaluating preclinical pharmacological  studies. According to the EAEU Rules of registration and evaluation of medicinal products for human use, the Common  Technical Document has to include information  on primary pharmacodynamics, secondary pharmacodynamics, safety pharmacology  studies, and pharmacodynamic drug interactions, which are subject to evaluation  during examination  of the preclinical  study results. The national guideline on evaluation of medicines does not contain any clear indication of the subject of examination in primary and secondary pharmacodynamic studies, which can make it difficult to prepare a registration dossier in the format of a Common Technical Document. The article formulates basic approaches to expert evaluation of the results of preclinical studies of primary and secondary pharmacodynamics of medicines. It determines the basics of expert evaluation which covers methodological framework of the research, results of the research, characteristics of the safety profile, extrapolation  of preclinical data, characteristics of risk factors and of the predictable clinical safety profile for patients.
ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF USING AMINO, AMIDE AND NITRILE SORBENTS IN HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
Authors: Osipov A. S. , Popova O. A. , Larionova S. G.
Published: September 2018

The article summarises the results of studies of hydrophilic  interaction  liquid chromatography performed  from 2013 until 2017. The analysis of results obtained  during separation  of a number  of model mixtures of compounds  having different nature  helped to compare  the characteristics  of columns  packed with amino,  amide and nitrile sorbents. It was demonstrated that columns packed with amino sorbents could be used for the analysis of both hydrophilic compounds  and some hydrophobic compounds  containing acidic (4-hydroxybenzoic acid) and potentially acidic groups (nitro groups of nitro compounds;  phenolic hydroxyl groups of butylhydroxyanisole isomers and parabens). It was discovered that chromatographic columns packed with nitrile and amide sorbents have common properties and can be used for the analysis of hydrophilic compounds (hydroxycarbamide) and platinum coordination compounds, but cannot be used for the analysis of butylhydroxyanisole isomers, esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and nitrate  esters of isosorbide. The article offers hypotheses about possible mechanisms  of interaction  between test substances and sorbents. It was concluded  that the increase in the acetonitrile  content  in mobile phases, which increases the retention time of the test substances and results in better resolution between their peaks, illustrates the mechanism  of hydrophilic interaction  liquid chromatography.
ELIMINATION OF FALSE RESULTS OF MEDICINES MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING
Authors: Buylova I. A. , Sakhno N. G. , Bulgakova G. M. , Gunar O. V.
Published: September 2018

The validity of medicines microbial quality testing relies on the adequacy of the test procedure employed. The aim of the study was to analyse factors triggering false results during microbial quality testing of non-sterile  medicinal products, as well as to find ways of their elimination.  Materials and methods: the study was focused on non-sterile  medicinal products tested for microbial quality: N-methylglucamine, L-Malic  acid, Xeroform, Fingolimod hydrochloride, Succinic  acid, Streptocide,  Aripiprazole, Doxazosin, Clopidogrel,  Moxonidine, Tilorone,  Mycophenolic acid, Folic acid, Gabapentin, Dutasteride, Imatinib,  Temozolomide. The study involved the use of the following test strains: Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus brasiliensis, as well as of reagents and growth media. The methods  used were determination of antimicrobial  activity under conditions of microbial quality testing, and modified in-depth  testing of microbial quality of medicinal products according to the requirements of the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation, 13th edition. Results: the analysis of literature sources helped reveal the main factors causing false results of microbiological  testing and determine  ways of their elimination.  The article sets forth the results of experimental comparison of two ways of sample preparation  for solid formulations: the standard one described in the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation, 13th edition, and the one involving the use of a laboratory shaker. The article provides experimental data on specific aspects of elimination of antimicrobial activity against B. subtilis and B. cereus and the use of specific inactivators for particular medicinal products. Conclusions: a set of measures aimed at prevention of false-positive and false-negative testing results should include: sterility control of the growth media and reagents used, monitoring  of facilities; control of growth promotion  properties and selectivity of the growth media; selection of adequate incubation  conditions  and inoculation procedure with due regard to the dosage form; justification of the amount of sample, diluents and dilution factor used; consideration  of the antimicrobial activity of a medicinal product.
Regeneración de Sebastiania commersoniana (Euphorbiaceae) en relación al ganado y la distancia al bosque en las sierras del centro de Argentina
Authors: Barberá Iván , Renison Daniel , Torres Romina C.
Published: September 2018

Entender los requerimientos de regeneración de especies leñosas es importante para guiar prácticas de conservación y restauración de los bosques. Evaluamos el nicho de regeneración de Sebastiania commersoniana en relación a la vegetación, suelo y luminosidad comparando micrositios con y sin renoval en dos potreros con densidad de ganado alta y baja y a tres distancias del borde de los parches de bosque dominados por la especie: -2 m (dentro del bosque), 1 m y 3 m (fuera del bosque). También evaluamos la densidad de renovales y la proporción de tallos ramoneados. Los renovales se encontraron en micrositios con abundante vegetación herbácea y suelo poco compactado. La densidad de renovales fue un 134 % mayor con baja densidad de ganado que con alta fuera del bosque, sin diferencias dentro, y disminuyó marcadamente al aumentar la distancia al borde. La proporción de tallos ramoneados fue 13 veces mayor ante alta densidad de ganado que ante baja. Concluimos que el establecimiento puede verse favorecido en micrositios con vegetación y suelo conservados; que el reclutamiento de renovales puede encontrarse limitado a las cercanías de los parches de bosque, y que la reducción en densidad de ganado puede favorecer la regeneración de la especie.
Primer registro del género Actinostachys (Schizaeaceae) para Argentina
Authors: Marquez Gonzalo J. , Keller Héctor
Published: September 2018

Se registra por primera vez para la flora Argentina el helecho Actinostachys pennula (Schizaeaceae), sobre la base de material recién recolectado en el nordeste de la provincia de Misiones. Se incluye una descripción de la especie, observaciones ecológicas, e ilustraciones del esporofito y esporas características de la especie.
Lectotipificación de Amphilophium mutisii (Bignoniaceae) y comentarios sobre el material de herbario original
Authors: Fernández-Alonso José L. , Arbo María M.
Published: September 2018

Se estudiaron los ejemplares pertenecientes a la colección de Celestino Mutis, conservada en el herbario del Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (MA), para la correcta lectotipificación de Amphilophium mutisii Kunth.
Hubungan Berat Lahir dengan Kesintasan Bayi terhadap Infeksi Aliran Darah (IAD) di Unit Perinatologi Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Nasional DR. Cipto Mangunkusumo Tahun 2012
Authors: WINARTI WIWIN
Published: September 2018

Health Care-Associated Infection (HAIs) telah menjadi topik besar dari tahun ketahun. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan berat lahir dengan kesintasan bayi terhadap Infeksi Aliran Darah (IAD). Variabel lain yang ikut dianalis hubungannya dengan kesintasan bayi terhadap IAD adalah jenis kelamin, usia gestasi, APGAR, kelainan kongenital, usia ibu saat melahirkan, penyakit maternal dan penggunaan alat invasif seperti kateter intravena, ETT, dan NC-CPAP. Desain penelitian adalah kohort retrospektif dengan menggunakan metode Kaplan Meier, menggunakan rekam medis pasien Perinatologi RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo tahun 2012. Selama periode pengamatan, dari 298 bayi yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi penelitian, diketahui kesintasan terhadap IAD pada non BBLR 72,4% dibandingkan dengan BBLR 69,3%. Insiden IAD sebesar 8,7% (5,9/1000) dengan median waktu kesintasan terhadap IAD adalah 10 hari. Berat lahir memiliki efek protektif terhadap IAD sebesar 0,54 (p>0,05), sedangkan kateter sentral diketahui memiliki efek risiko yang besar terhadap IAD (HR=6,5;95% CI:2,4-17,6; p<0,001).
Angkatan 66
Authors: Siregar Shohibul Anshor
Published: September 2018

Angkatan 66 dulu mengusung tritura (tiga tuntutan rakyat), yakni Bubarkan PKI, Retol Kabinet Dwikora dan Turunkan harga/perbaiki ekonomi. Jika dibandingkan dengan saat sekarang, substansi tuntutan itu malah sedang kritis-kritisnya. Karena itu dengan jujur harus diakui bahwa kini sangat terasa degradasi kepekaan dan kejuangan ketika respon Angkatan 66 boleh dikatakan sangat sepi terhadap perkembangan yang terjadi.
Aspirasi Didanai
Authors: Siregar Shohibul Anshor
Published: September 2018

Pelaksanaan Program Pembangunan Daerah Pemilihan (UP2DP) atau yang lebih dikenal dengan dana aspirasi DPR adalah wujud dari pelaksanaan tugas konstitusi DPR yang sudah diatur dalam UU maupun sumpah jabatan anggota DPR. Penolakan terhadap dana aspirasi berarti menolak konstitusi dan melanggar sumpah jabatan DPR. Tekad DPR hanya melaksanakan UU, dan UU itu sendiri telah mengatur untuk mendengar aspirasi masyarakat.
Satu Triliun Rupiah untuk Setiap Partai
Authors: Siregar Shohibul Anshor
Published: September 2018

Korupsi politik yang begitu marak bisa dielemininasi. Anggota legislatif tak perlu memikirkan setoran apa pun ke partai, karena ia cukup memberi prestasi setinggi-tingginya hingga ketiga fungsi lembaga tempatnya bekerja (legislasi, budget dan pengawasan) terlaksana dengan sebaik-baiknya.
Privacy and Synthetic Datasets
Authors: Bellovin Steven M. , Dutta Preetam K. , Reitinger Nathan
Published: September 2018

Sharing is a virtue, instilled in us from childhood. Unfortunately, when it comes to big data—i.e., databases possessing the potential to usher in a whole new world of scientific progress—the legal landscape prefers a hoggish motif. The historic approach to the resulting database–privacy problem has been anonymization, a subtractive technique incurring not only poor privacy results, but also lackluster utility. In anonymization’s stead, differential privacy arose; it provides better, near-perfect privacy, but is nonetheless subtractive in terms of utility. Today, another solution is leaning into the fore, synthetic data. Using the magic of machine learning, synthetic data offers a generative, additive approach—the creation of almost-but-not-quite replica data. In fact, as we recommend, synthetic data may be combined with differential privacy to achieve a best-of-both-worlds scenario. After unpacking the technical nuances of synthetic data, we analyze its legal implications, finding both over and under inclusive applications. Privacy statutes either overweigh or downplay the potential for synthetic data to leak secrets, inviting ambiguity. We conclude by finding that synthetic data is a valid, privacy-conscious alternative to raw data, but is not a cure-all for every situation. In the end, computer science progress must be met with proper policy in order to move the area of useful data dissemination forward.
Niche Diversity Can Explain Cross-Cultural Differences in Personality Structure
Authors: Smaldino Paul , Lukaszewski Aaron , von Rueden Chris , Gurven Michael
Published: September 2018

The structure of personality refers to the covariation among specific behavioral patterns in a population. Statistically derived models of personality---such as the Big Five or HEXACO models---usually assume that the covariance structure of personality characteristics is a human universal. Cross-cultural studies, however, have challenged this view, finding that less complex societies exhibit stronger covariation among behavioral characteristics, resulting in fewer derived personality factors. To explain these results, we propose the niche diversity hypothesis, which predicts that a greater diversity of social and ecological niches elicits a more diverse set of multivariate behavioral profiles, and hence lower trait covariance, at the population level. We formalize this hypothesis as a computational model in which individuals assort into niches, which influence their behavioral traits. The model provides strong support for the niche diversity hypothesis and reproduces empirical results from recent cross-cultural studies. The model also provides a novel prediction for which we find support empirically: individual trait variation increases with niche diversity. This work provides a general explanation for differences in personality structure between populations in both humans and other animals. It also suggests a radical reimagining of personality trait research: instead of reifying statistical descriptions of manifest personality structures, research should focus more attention on modeling their underlying causes.
Listeners form average-based representations of individual voice identities - even when they have never heard the average.
Authors: Lavan Nadine , Knight Sarah , McGettigan Carolyn
Published: September 2018

Models of voice perception propose that identities are encoded relative to an abstracted average or prototype. While there is some evidence for norm-based coding when learning to discriminate different voices, little is known about how the representation of a single voice identity is formed through variable exposure to that individual’s voice. In two experiments, we show evidence that participants form abstracted representations of individual voice identities based on averages, despite having never been exposed to these averages during learning. We created 3 perceptually distinct voice identities, fully controlling their within-person variability. Listeners first learned to recognise these identities based on ring-shaped distributions located around the perimeter of within-identity voice spaces – crucially, these distributions were missing their centres. At test, listeners’ accuracy for old/new judgements was higher for stimuli located on an untrained distribution nested around the centre of each ring-shaped distribution compared to stimuli on the trained ring-shaped distribution.
Genetically adjusted propensity score matching: Closing the gap between non-experimental designs and true experiments in the social sciences.
Authors: Silver Ian A
Published: September 2018

Objectives: Social scientists employ various statistical techniques to approximate the causal association between two interrelated constructs. Although these methodologies have proven particularly useful for the advancement of knowledge, the limitations associated with preceding statistical techniques limit the ability of scholars to approximate causal associations within some conditions. As such, the current manuscript provides a new statistical technique designed to approximate causal associations.Methods: Genetically adjusted propensity score matching (GAPSM) represents an innovative iteration of propensity score matching (PSM) designed to integrate environmental and genetic factors into the matching process. As proposed, through the implementation of polygenic risk scores, future scholars can estimate genetically adjusted propensity scores (GAPS) through the implementation of two distinct statistical processes. To demonstrate the validity of the GAPSM approach, the current study employs simulation analyses to compare the point estimates derived from a post-GAPSM model, to the point estimates derived from a post-PSM model and a MZ difference score model. Results: The results of the simulation analyses demonstrated that when more robust environmental measures are introduced into the GAPSM approach and a larger amount of the variance in a treatment condition is explained by environmental factors, post-GAPSM models approach the true point estimate more closely than the point estimates derived from post-PSM models and MZ difference score models. Conclusions: Overall, the findings demonstrate that the GAPSM approach can prove useful when assessing the causal effects of treatment conditions on subsequent phenotypes by adjusting for observed environmental and genetic factors. Within the social sciences, this method could provide substantive advancements in our understanding of causal effects.
Intergenerational Mobility at the Top of the Educational Distribution
Authors: Torche Florencia
Published: September 2018

Research has shown that intergenerational mobility is higher among individuals with a college degree than among those with lower levels of schooling. However, mobility declines among graduate-degree holders. This finding questions the meritocratic power of higher education. Prior research has been hampered, however, by the small samples of advanced degree holders in representative surveys. Drawing on a large longitudinal dataset of PhD holders –the Survey of Doctorate Recipients– this study examines intergenerational mobility among the American educational elite, separately for men and women and different racial/ethnic groups. Results show substantial mobility among PhD holders. The association between parents’ education and adult children’s earnings is moderate among men and non-existent among women with doctoral degrees. However, women’s earnings converge to an average level that is much lower than men’s, signaling “perverse openness” for women even at the top of the educational distribution. Among men, there is variation in mobility by race and ethnicity. The intergenerational socioeconomic association is null for Asian men, small for white and black men, and more pronounced for Hispanics. Educational and occupational mediators account for intergenerational association among blacks and whites but not Hispanic men. A doctoral degree largely detaches individuals from their social origins in the United States but it does not eliminate all sources of inequality
Probabilistic Misconceptions Are Pervasive Among Communication Researchers
Authors: Rinke Eike Mark , Schneider Frank M.
Published: September 2018

Across all areas of communication research, the most popular approach to generating insights about communication is the classical significance test (also called null hypothesis significance testing, NHST). The predominance of NHST in communication research is in spite of serious concerns about the ability of researchers to properly interpret its results. We draw on data from a survey of the ICA membership to assess the evidential basis of these concerns. The vast majority of communication researchers misinterpreted NHST (91%) and the most prominent alternative, confidence intervals (96%), while overestimating their competence. Academic seniority and statistical experience did not predict better interpretation outcomes. These findings indicate major problems regarding the generation of knowledge in the field of communication research.
Negative Binomial Model in Linking Water-borne and Vector-borne Disease Hospitalizations with Climate Sensitive Variables in Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Srijan Lal
Published: September 2018

Background: Several statistical models are built to associate climate sensitive variables such as temperature, rainfall, relative humidity and wind speed with selected water-borne (WB) diseases namely enteric fever, diarrhea and dysentery and vector-borne (VB) diseases namely malaria, encephalitis and leishmaniasis separately based upon daily time series data.Objective: The objective of the paper is to associate climate sensitive variables with WB and VB diseases in the context of Nepal through building statistical models.Materials and Methods: Analysis is based upon the ecological study design with five years of daily hospital inpatient data collected from 22 leading hospitals of 10 districts spread across all the three ecobelts of Nepal and corresponding meteorological data covering 16 stations of the selected districts collected from Department of Hydrology and Meteorology for the period 2009-2014. Negative binomial model is found suitable and used to account the over-dispersed count response variables.Results: Temperature is found to be consistently and positively associated with the accounted disease hospitalizations with around 3-9% (95% CI: 1.3-10.1% combined) and 2-12% (95% CI: 0.3-15.1% combined) estimated increase in WB and VB diseases per 10C increase in average temperature, respectively. However, the same type and level of consistency are not detected in the remaining meteorological variables in the presence of confounders like annual trend, holiday effect and seasonality.Conclusion: Under the climate change scenario of Nepal, WB and VB diseases that can be attributed to rise in temperature is expected to increase in future with substantial attributable burden of diseases. Consequently, Nepal needs to face the challenges of climate change by improving health facilities, reducing poverty among Nepalese people, implementing suitable adaptation and vulnerability related plans and policies, widespread use of eco-friendly energy and technology, etc. along with achieving the targeted sustainable development goals in years to come.  Nepalese Journal of Statistics, Vol. 2, 11-26
Factors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence: Logistic Regression Approach
Authors: Tiwari Prativa , Shrestha Gauri
Published: September 2018

Background: Intimate Partner Violence is a major health and human rights problem. Globally, intimate partner violence includes physical act of violence together with sexual coercion, physical threats, psychological abuse and controlling actions by the intimate partner.Objective: This study aims to identify the factors influencing intimate partner violence of married women in Pokhara, Lekhnath Metropolitan City ward number 27, Kaski, Nepal.Materials and Methods: This study is entirely based on the primary data. The sample contains 303 married women of 15-49 years selected by systematic sampling. Data was collected using structured questionnaire and face to face interview. The questionnaire used is modified version of the questionnaire designed and recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) and Program for Appropriate Technology in Health ‘PATH’ (2005). Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. To determine the significant factors, Logistic regression model was used for establishing linkage between intimate partner violence and several explanatory variables.Results: Fitted model showed the variables, affair with other women and alcohol consumption habit were highly significant predictors for the intimate partner violence. Occupation of husband was significant predictor for physical violence and occupation of respondent was significant for sexual violence. Goodness of fit tests (Hosmer-Lemeshow chi-square statistic, Negelkerke R2) showed that all three models fit well to the proposed Logistic regression model.Conclusion: Although violence is a multidimensional concept, this study has attempted to capture three types of violence namely psychological, physical and sexual called IPV. The IPV was collapsed to create a dichotomous variable on the basis of whether the woman has IPV or not. A number of independent variables are taken into account based on scientific literature review.Nepalese Journal of Statistics, Vol. 2, 37-52
EFFECT OF R & D INVESTMENT ON PERFORMANCE OF BANKING SECTOR IN PAKISTAN
Authors: Fatima Shaheen , Fatima Samreen , Fatima Nausheen
Published: September 2018

Research and development activity initiates and promotes new production, increase knowledge level, and introduces new techniques of technology implementation and production. The current study presents and unveils the diversifying behavior of variables affecting the performance of banking sector and R&D investment association. cross sectional fixed effect model and random effect model utilizing ordinary least square methods were applied to secondary data collected from reliable sources of annual reports published by banks listed on Pakistan stock exchange and further such data was verified from state bank of Pakistan official sire .the data range from 2012-2017 and only 10 private banks were considered as sample size which were listed on Pakistan stock exchange. The intense literature guide that the performance of banks is affected by ROA, ROE, AND EPS. Furthermore Hausman test ass applied and it was concluded that when firmâ€™s performance is dependent variable then fixed effect is better and thee is relationship between R&D investment and performance of banks.
The Impact of Different Firm Sizes on Capital Structure Determinants Among Listed Consumer Product Firms In Malaysia
Authors: Sanil Hishan S , Noraidi Ahmad Amirul Arsyad bin , Ramakrishnan Suresh
Published: September 2018

This research is conducted to determine the impact of different firm sizes on the relationship between capital structure determinants and leverage among listed consumer product firms in Malaysia from year 2006 to 2015. All data was taken from annual report of the companies by using DataStream. In 2015, 130 firms were listed in Bursa Malaysia under the consumer product sector. However, only 108 firms were observed as several firms had insufficient data. This study uses the dependent variable of debt ratios i.e. short-term debt, long-term debt and total debt. The independent variables used are firm size, profitability, tangibility, liquidity, growth, non-tax debt shield and business risk. Those results were obtained by applying Pooled OLS and Fixed Effect Analysis. The main finding of this study is that different firm sizes will affect the relationship between capital structure determinants and leverage. The Fixed Effect analysis revealed that all determinants were significant across all types firm sizes. Furthermore, non-tax debt shield had the largest impact to all types of leverage across different firm sizes.
Perception of District Judges and Lawyers Towards Medico-legal Reports, Medical Certificates and Medical Expert Opinion
Authors: Subedi Nuwadatta , Giri Hima Raj
Published: September 2018

Introduction: The medico legal reports and certificates prepared by doctors can be used as valuable documentary evidence in the court of law. The study was designed with objectives to explore the perception of judges and lawyers about the quality of medico legal reports prepared by the doctors and their competence in providing the expert evidence in the court.

Methods: It is a questionnaire based cross sectional study conducted among the district judges and government attorneys of 75 districts of Nepal from March to May 2016. The data obtained was analysed by SPSS version 16.0.

Results: Among a total of 78 participants who responded the questionnaire, 40 (51.3%) were district judges and 38 (48.7%) district attorneys. Most of them graded that the reports prepared by the doctors were just average. Among them, 49 (63.6%) strongly agreed and 28 (36.4%) partially agreed that the reports were useful in deciding the cases. A total of 44 (56.4%) respondents strongly agreed and 34 (43.6%) partially agreed that expert opinion of the doctors in the courts were useful to decide the cases. Seventy one (92.2%) of them rated general doctors as moderately competent.

Conclusions: The medical reports prepared by the Nepalese doctors were just average as perceived by judges and lawyers and the competency in presenting the evidence in courts was moderate as rated by them.
Prevalence and Its Associated Risk Factors in Tooth Wear
Authors: Shrestha Deepti , Rajbhandari Prerisha
Published: September 2018

Introduction: Tooth wear is described as loss of hard tooth tissue with no occurrence of dental caries or trauma. Basic Erosive Wear Examination, a new scoring system, is a partial scoring system recording the most severely affected surface in a sextant and the cumulative score guides the management of the condition for the practitioner. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of tooth wear and its association with its risk factors like gender, oral hygiene, diet, general health and life style.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in 364 dental patients of Kathmandu Medical College. A questionnaire was filled by interview and Basic Erosive Wear Examination was done. The data so collected were entered in Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Descriptive statistical analysis and Chi-square tests were done at confidence interval of 95% and statistical significance was set at P=0.05.

Results: The prevalence of tooth wear was 218 (60.1%) with no significant gender difference. A significant association was observed between tooth wear and age group (P<0.01), duration of brushing (P=0.05), method of brushing (P<0.01), swishing of soft drinks before swallowing (P<0.01) and tobacco chewing (P=0.02).

Conclusions: The prevalence of tooth wear in the study population was high.
Awareness Level of Radiation Protection among Dental Students
Authors: Garg Deepanshu , Kapoor Deepika
Published: September 2018

Introduction: Dental radiographs have always been the mainstay of the diagnosis of oral diseases. Even if the radiation hazard posed by the dental radiographs is low but still accumulation of such low level radiation in human body over a time period can pose a threat to the overall health of the individual. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge of dental students about radiation protection and hazards.

Methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted by enrolling one hundred 4th year dental students from the two teaching hospitals in Chitwan district of Nepal. A questionnaire consisting of a total of 20 questions was distributed and each question was allocated 0.5 marks for correct response whereas no deduction for wrong answer.

Results: The results of the present study depicted that 85 (85%) of the total students enrolled in the study had “good” knowledge about the radiation physics, protection and hazards whereas only 15 (15%) of them had “poor” knowledge.

Conclusions: The study concluded that teachers should involve in imparting more and more knowledge as well as training about the topic and dental curriculum should be altered so as to train the budding dentists about all aspects of radiation.