bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pelatihan Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Untuk Guru di SDN Mekarwangi 1 dan 2 Kecamatan Saketi Kabupaten Pandeglang
Authors: Irawati Erna , Prianggita Veny Agustini , Sartika Nenden Suciyati , Yulita Susti Rahmah
Published: February 2018

SUSTAINED SILENT READING (SSR) TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN SDN MEKARWANGI 1 AND 2 SAKETI DISTRICT PANDEGLANG REGENCY. Staff-training is one of eight principles that influences the success of Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) program. The eight principles of SSR program are access to book, book appeal, encourage to read, conducive environment, time to read, follow-up activity, non-accountability, and staff-training. This training facilitates the teachers in SDN Mekarwangi 1 and 2 to get the staff-training. The purpose of this training is to create an SSR program in those schools as a compulsory activity, read non-textbook reading for 15 minutes before class, which is obligated by government. Training was conducted a day in SDN Mekarwangi 1 and 2 through two steps: theoretical and practical material about SSR program. The result of the training is schools’ commitment and readiness to implement SSR program. SDN Mekarwangi 1 supported by school library is ready to implement SSR program next week after training, while SDN Mekarwangi 2 initiates One Student One Book movement to create class library before implementing SSR program. SSR activity in these two schools is adjusted to students’ condition thus in its implementation is combined with Read Aloud activity for lower class to keep motivation and the engagement of students’ reading activity in this SSR program.
Pemberdayaan Keterampilan Guru Matematika dalam Menyusun Bahan Ajar Berbantuan Mathematics Education Software
Authors: Oktaviyanthi Rina , Safaah Eva , Noviana Agus Ria
Published: February 2018

Perkembangan ICT pada sektor pendidikan memberikan peluang baru, pengaruh baik dan kontribusi positif dalam peningkatan kualitas pada proses kegiatan belajar mengajar siswa termasuk pembelajaran matematika. Hal tersebut menjadi tantangan bagi guru sebagai pemegang sentral dalam proses pembelajaran di kelas. Untuk itu mengembangkan dan meningkatkan profesionalisme pedagogis guru dalam mengintegrasikan teknologi pada pembelajaran merupakan upaya yang mutlak dilakukan. Fokus utama program pengabdian ini adalah memberikan sosialisasi dan pelatihan baik secara teori maupun praktik dalam pengembangan bahan ajar matematika berbantuan Mathematics Education Software yang bertujuan untuk memberdayakan dan meningkatkan keterampilan guru matematika khususnya pada jenjang SMP dan MTS di sekolah swasta Kecamatan Taktakan Kota Serang. Target khusus program pengabdian ini yaitu perbaikan kualitas pembelajaran, peningkatan kompetensi pedagogik dan pengembangan profesionalisme guru matematika SMP dan MTS swasta. Metode yang digunakan untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut adalah metode Apprenticeship Participatory Learning and Action. Tahap inti dalam program pengabdian ini melibatkan guru matematika SMP dan MTS swasta secara langsung sebagai peserta yang mengikuti serangkaian kegiatan yaitu (1) knowledge sharing penggunaan ICT dalam proses KBM matematika, (2) sosialisasi urgensi menggunakan bahan ajar berbantuan ICT dalam pembelajaran matematika dan pengenalan Mathematics Education Software, (3) eksplorasi Mathematics Education Software dan implementasinya pada pembuatan bahan ajar, dan (4) praktik pembuatan dan penyusunan bahan ajar matematika berbantuan Mathematics Education Software. Secara umum perolehan data ditemukan bahwa kegiatan ini memberikan pengaruh baik dan respon positif dari guru-guru dalam mengembangkan bahan ajar matematika berbantuan Mathematics Education Software.
Pemberdayaan Ibu Rumah Tangga Usia Produktif Melalui Pembinaan Wirausaha Mandiri Mini Konveksi
Authors: Sugiyani Yani , Munandar Tb Ai , Harsiti Harsiti
Published: February 2018

Kegiatan ini merupakan Kegiatan Kuliah Kerja Nyata Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Universitas Serang Raya. Kegiatan ini dilakukan untuk memberdayakan ibu Rumah tangga dengan berwirausaha dalam mini konveksi. Potensi Ibu Rumah tangga dengan jumlah yang besar diharapkan dapat membantu para kepala rumah tangga, menopang kebutuhan inti dan tambahan dalam Rumah tangga. Luaran dari kegiatan ini adalah produk pakaian jadi, peningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat di wilayah pedesaan, keahlian dan kemampuan ibu rumah tangga dalam memproduksi produk pakaian serta pemahaman tentang proses pencatatan dan pemasaran.
Penentuan Kondisi Lingkungan Kerja Fisik yang Optimal Menggunakan Metode Permukaan Respon
Authors: Rusidarma Putra Arta , Guritno Anggar
Published: February 2018

Many consequences caused by the condition of the work environment is not good. This can be caused by noise, lighting and temperature conditions. We need to determine the optimal value of these work environment factors in order to improve operator performance. The correlation between operator performance with work environment factor such as noise, lighting and temperature are found out by develope empirical model to describe relation between operator performance with work environment factor. The model is used to optimize operator performance. This research use surface response method. The experimental design used a central composite design. The research was conducted by experiments in the Laboratory of Analysis of Work Design and Ergonomics of Islamic University of Indonesia Yogyakarta. Variables taken are noise, lighting and temperature. Range for noise is 40 dB to 75 dB, lighting 200 lux to 700 lux, and temperatures between 20ºC to 35ºC. The experiment carried out was the resistor color matching for 5 minutes according to the combination of research variables that have been determined in the surface response method. Output is the number of truths that occur. Using this optimization model, optimal working environment conditions for noise of 60.5 dB, 354.5 lux illumination and temperature of 25.8º.
Sistem Penentuan Supplier Kawat Las Dengan Metode Analitycal Hierarchy Process (AHP) dan Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS)
Authors: Ramayanti Gina , Ulum Hidayatul
Published: February 2018

Supplier selection is being a strategic activity, especially when the supplier is supplying materials that will be used in the long term. In the world of construction, one part of the supply chain which has a significant contribution to the improvement of the company's effectiveness is the efficiency in the procurement of materials (raw materials) from suppliers. In the research found the problem of 50 TON of welded wire failed. This study aims to determine the criteria based on the company needs in determining the supplier of welding wire and provide the ranking of suppliers as a material consideration in determining the supplier. The study used the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method for the selection of criteria and the Technique For Order Performance By Similiar To Ideal Solution for rating or evaluating alternative suppliers. Based on the results of AHP calculation we get the weight of each criteria as follows, for the quality of 0.0644, the price 0.056, the delivery time of 0.158, the quantity 0.053, the response to the claim of 0.093, and from the criteria are made reference to the calculation of vendor selection using TOPSIS. Results obtained supplier S2, i.e., PT.Esabindo Pratama ranked first as a priority supplier with a preference value of 0.322. Excellence which is owned by supplier S2 (PT.Esabindo Pratama) are the criteria of quality, price, quantity
Analisa Infrastruktur Desa Sukaci-Baros Dengan Metode Critical Path Method (CPM)
Authors: Nalhadi Ahmad , Suntana Nana
Published: February 2018

CV. ABP a construction company worked in infrastructure building development for private and goverment. Now CV. ABP is handling infrastructure development project of the acropolitan area (Right Payment) Sukaci - Baros Village. This project has been late for 19 days from the dead line 126 days. Therefore the cost is getting higher. It’s happened because bad management is the problem source. Restoring the project time need to be focused on the cost and the due date based on the schedule. Scheduling evaluation using Critical Path Method (CPM) and Crashing to find optimal results using Critical Path Method (CPM) can be found the critical paths activity, there are ground digging , bopflang installation, stone installation, agregrate B agrgregation , aggregate A flatting, rigit bavement work, and refining, when the time suppression obtained optimal time results from 126 days to 92 days. It taken an alternative to the addition of working hours with duration 92 day after the crashing. Using two alternatives, additional working hours and the addition of workforce, obtaining the difference of extra hours of work cost Rp 80.128.125 and labourcost increase Rp 55.260 from the regular cost.
Analisis Pengendalian Kualitas Super Absorbent Polymer Dengan Menggunakan Metode Six Sigma
Authors: Rosihin Rosihin , Mujaddid Ulinnuha Laksamana , Cahyadi Dadi
Published: February 2018

Quality control is an effort to increase customer satisfaction and minimize damage. Super Absorbent Polymer which is a product as a raw material for making baby diapers / elderly and sanitary napkins. In Super Absorbent Polymer, defects usually found in the colour contamination that there is a dark colour on the product, print labels mistakes and packaging defects. This study aims to determine the value of DPMO and sigma level, identify the efforts which is taken to reduce disability, identify the types of disability, and find the main factors causing disability. Six Sigma method is used to analyze data with define, measure, analyze, improve and control. The quantitative data obtained by direct observation of quality problems. By using the method of six sigma can be seen that the quality of the resulting product is quite good that is 3.07 sigma with a damage rate of 58,624 for a million production (DPMO). The three highest defect product causes are color contamination of 93.34%, misprint of 3.55%, and packaging damage as much as 3.11%. The main factor causing defects is the engine factor for the type of colour contamination defect,. The type of improper defects in the packaging labels and main factor for the packaging defects is the human factor.kecacatan rusaknya kemasan faktor utama ialah faktor manusia.
Analisis Penerapan Overall Equipment Effectiveness Pada Mesin Power Press Combination Forming 60T
Authors: Rusdi Widya Adi
Published: February 2018

Corrective action on the engine damage is a temporary emergency measure, so further action is required by conducting maintenance activities, prevention of damage (Preventive maintenance), and able to detect abnormal symptoms before the machine breakdown occurs. The sudden impact of machine damage resulted in disruption of planned production performance so that it is necessary to identify and analyze the factors that cause the machine damage. Establish maintenance method using Autonomous Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) concept to prevent machine failure from the beginning, through fault tree analysis (FTA) method, failure mode effect, and analysis (FMEA), mean time between failure (MTBF ) is an analytical activity for implementing RCM systems on machines and critical components, able to identify and detect symptoms of malfunction before the machine is damaged. The results of the research get better application of maintenance system so that identification of important components can be anticipated from the symptoms of damage. Overall, there is an increase in performance seen from the increase of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) value, still expected to continue to increase according to JIPM 85% standard value. In conclusion FMEA, FTA, MTBF analysis method can be used to build autonomous maintenance, preventive maintenance and reliability centered maintenance so as to facilitate the production and maintenance in determining the proper maintenance of the machine.
Analisis Kualitas Layanan Penyerapan Aspirasi Anggota DPR RI Dengan Pendekatan Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Authors: Sarifuddin Rizal
Published: February 2018

Public satisfaction can be achieved if the government apparatus directly involved in the service, can understand and appreciate and wish to perform excellent service. This study aims to identify the level of public satisfaction with the performance of Members of the House of Representatives Commission III, to determine the priority of expectations or public desires on the quality of service absorption aspirations of members of Parliament with Servqual method and improve the quality of absorption services by QFD method. This study, using questionnaires, interviews, and observations in data collection. Research respondents are citizens who have filed complaints totaling 100 people. The survey results are processed by using validity and reliability test, analysis of Importance-Performance Analyze (IPA), Servqual, and QFD. The results showed that the community was not satisfied with the performance of members of the House of Representatives with a gap of 0.84. The priority of improvement based on the IPA diagram is the level of professionalism in solving aspirations, the level of responsibility for the expectation of society aspirations, the level of fairness in the aspiration settlement, the level of aspiration service speed, the accuracy of responding to aspirations according to the problem, the timeliness of completing aspirations and the level of responsiveness to resolve aspirations. Increasing the quality of absorption services by QFD method can be done by increasing commitment, discipline, skilled human resources, coordination and synergy and policy improvement that is more concerned with the interests of the community.
Las industrias culturales y creativas en las comunidades autónomas españolas: El caso Cataluña
Authors: Murciano Martínez Marcial , González Saavedra Carlos
Published: February 2018

Las Industrias Culturales y Creativas (ICC) forman un ecosistema que puede beneficiarse de entornos socioeconómicos favorables y de las oportunidades abiertas por el cambio tecnológico. El presente artículo constata la existencia de correlaciones entre los indicadores que permiten contextualizar las actividades creativas y culturales en el marco autonómico español, en general, y en Cataluña en particular. El PIB per cápita y el nivel de formación se retroalimentan positivamente; la educación se asocia a una menor tasa de riesgo de pobreza y a un elevado índice de oportunidades, infraestructuras y usos digitales; y la disponibilidad y manejo intensivo de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) es inherente a un mayor consumo cultural y al disfrute de unas condiciones económicas favorables.  La metodología utilizada para el análisis muestra por primera vez el peso desagregado de las ICC en Cataluña, y su relación con el resto de las comunidades autónomas de España.
Birds of a Feather or by Note? Ideological Nationalization of Local Electoral Manifestos in Belgium
Authors: Van de Voorde Nicolas , Bouteca Nicolas , Schamp Tom , Steyvers Kristof
Published: February 2018

Until now, scholars trying to unravel the phenomenon of nationalization have seldom considered the local policy layer or the ideological dimension as their main subject. This paper, however, studies the ideological nationalization of Flemish local party branches. It applies the method of content analysis of electoral manifestos to the local elections and examines the programmatic overlaps between the party headquarter and its local branches. An innovative nationalization measure is introduced and subsequently included in an explanatory regression model. The results show that ideological similarities are ubiquitous and especially prevailing among leftist parties, in majority-participating party branches, and in large municipalities.
Reform of Local Self-government in Serbia – Internal Legal Framework and EU Integration
Authors: Stankovic Marko , Milisavljević Bojan
Published: February 2018

The paper analyzes Serbian system of local self-government under the Constitution of 2006 and its possible improvements. There are two major aspects of reform. On the one side, there are weaknesses in internal law and practice that were detected in last three decades and six concrete proposals for their correction. On the other side, considering that Serbia negotiates on integration with the EU, some improvements of the system should be a result of that process, fully in accordance with the European standards of local self-government. Reforming the local self-government in both of these directions should lead to better legal framework in the Republic of Serbia and upgrading the constitutional system.
Financial Sustainability of Municipalities and Local Governments in Small-Sized Cities; a Case of Shabestar Municipality
Authors: Hajilou Mehran , Mirehei Mohammad , Amirian Sohrab , Pilehvar Mehdi
Published: February 2018

Lack of a comprehensive approach to municipalities’ revenue sources in the form of macro-economic system, changes and interventions, self-reliance and self-sufficiency policy enforcement have put financial sector of municipalities in unsustainable situation. Continuing of this situation will have undesirable consequences on cities and urban management. Access to favorable and sustainable revenue sources leads municipalities to play a more active role in urban environment and properly meet the needs of citizens. In this regard, this research intends to analyze Shabestar Municipality’s revenue sources in terms of sustainability measures during 2004-2014. Type of the research is applicable and the method is descriptive-analytic and exploratory. Data collection has been carried out either documentary or field survey by using scoring forms and interviews with Municipality officials. Data analysis has been conducted by using Excel, Shannon Entropy and TOPSIS techniques. The results obtained showed that the trend toward financial independence of municipalities and decentralization of sub-national authorities has had some trouble and now municipalities need financial support from central government to fulfill their obligations. Shabestar Municipality like many other municipalities in Iran depends strongly on low favorable and unsustainable revenue sources such as sale of municipal immovable properties, charges on surplus density, charges on removing parking etc.
The Relationship between HR Competencies and Organizational Performance in the Banking Sector in Nigeria
Authors: Sang Long Choi , Chin Fei Goh , Charles Amechi Uti , Owee Kowang Tan
Published: February 2018

This study investigated the relationship between HR competencies and organizational performance by adapting the Ulrich HR Role Model. The study also examined HR competencies such as strategic positioner, credible activist, capability builder, change champion, HR innovator/integrator, technology proponent and project facilitator. The research is based on 215 HR professionals from 20 consolidated banks located in South-West Nigeria. A quantitative approach was used for the analysis. The findings revealed that all HR competencies also have significant correlation with organizational performance. Furthermore, competency such as strategic positioner and technology proponent provide most impact to organizational performance.
Impact of Leadership in Successful Management of Education
Authors: DODA Sanie
Published: February 2018

In the era of the development of information and communication technology, the use of this technology during the teaching process has become a necessity for teachers. This development is directly related to the updating of new knowledge and skills in the field of education. The method by which leaders or managers put members of an organization to do something collectively to achieve their goals is used to develop a style-based leadership style. Technology has the power and the potential to transform the professional teaching environment. To be a successful leader in academic institutions needs to meet many demands, similar to those required in other sectors. But the multiplicity of complexities, the variety of objectives for fulfilling sometimes conflicting obligations, the motivational factors of individual academics, and the variety of different management interpretations in this sector are special. Universities are complex organizations and as such pose major leadership challenges. This creates the need for leadership leadership and careful management. Since universities have become very autonomous, in most countries, they have been encouraged to be more market-oriented and to link their development more to the labor market and the local economy.
Apuntes sobre ética y ciencia social: a vueltas con la cuestión del compromiso (II)
Authors: Corte Ibáñez Luis de la
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 100, 2004: 421-459
El submundo de las fronteras. A propósito del libro "La Mara", de Rafael Ramírez Heredia
Authors: González Luis Armando
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 100, 2004: 503-505
Una experiencia de economía solidaria
Authors: Cerón Sofía , Mejía Laura , Parada Miguel , Moreno Enrique , Zavaleta Juan Manuel
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 101, 2004: 535-572
Una visión sobre el legado de Xavier Zubiri. Juan Antonio Nicolás y Óscar Barroso (editores): Balance y perspectivas de la filosofía de Xavier Zubiri
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 101, 2004: 625-626
Memoria de mis putas tristes (El último libro de Gabriel García Márquez)
Authors: González Luis Armando
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 101, 2004: 632-634
Corrupción y desarrollo: deconstruyendo el discurso del Banco Mundial
Authors: Alfaro Salvador Orlando
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 102, 2004: 657-682
El desafío del re-conocimiento. Guatemala, memoria del silencio. Conclusiones y recomendaciones de la Comisión de Esclarecimiento Histórico
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 102, 2004: 769-770
El tema de China en nuestra biblioteca
Authors: Ribera Ricardo
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 102, 2004: 777-782
María Zambrano y Susan Sontag
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 102, 2004: 783-790
Preocupaciones por la firma del Cafta
Authors: Editor El
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 97, 2004: 119-126
La interpretación textual y la práctica de la investigación cualitativa
Authors: Alfaro Salvador Orlando
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 96, 2003: 751-764
Alternativas actuales a la crisis de la metafísica moderna
Authors: Nicolás Juan A.
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 96, 2003: 765-788
Con fusión: poemas de Alfonso Kijadurías
Authors: Kijadurías Alfonso
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 96, 2003: 789-802
José Ingenieros: El hombre mediocre
Authors: González Luis Armando
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 96, 2003: 803-806
Edward W. Said: testimonio de una visión alternativa
Authors: Réserve Roody
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 96, 2003: 807-814
La corrupción, enemiga de la transición democrática
Authors: Editor El
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 97, 2004: 3-7
La sombra de Bombay se proyecta en Davos 2004
Authors: Ibisate Francisco Javier
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 97, 2004: 9-35
La poesía, siempre
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 97, 2004: 107-110
Una biblioteca debe apoyar a su país: un ensayo bibliográfico sobre el porqué' de las nuevas adquisiciones en la Biblioteca "Florentino Idoate, S.J."
Authors: Miller Katherine
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 97, 2004: 111-117
Haití: doscientos años de sueños frustrados
Authors: Réserve Roody
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 97, 2004: 119-126
Desarrollo con racionalidad reproductiva: la reproducción del capital, el problema de la transformación y el intercambio desigual
Authors: Montesino Castro Mario Salomón
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 98, 2004: 135-183
Las ideas filosóficas de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Authors: González Luis Armando
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 98, 2004: 195-228
Héctor Samour: Voluntad de liberación. La filosofía de Ignacio Ellacuría
Authors: Díaz Carlos
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 98, 2004: 229-231
Reflexiones sobre La economía de El Salvador en el siglo XIX
Authors: Montoya Aquiles
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 98, 2004: 231-238
Apuntes sobre ética y ciencia social: a vueltas con la cuestión del compromiso (I)
Authors: Corte Ibáñez Luis de la
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 99, 2004: 261-297
¿En búsqueda del crecimiento? William Easterly
Authors: Rodríguez Rommel
Published: February 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 99, 2004: 363-365
Case ‒ Foamy high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia: A false positive for prostate cancer on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging?
Authors: Chandrasekar Thenappan , Goldberg Hanan , Klaassen Zachary , Perlis Nathan , Finelli Antonio , Evans Andrew , Ghai Sangeet
Published: February 2018

The introduction of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) of the prostate, and specifically the introduction of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), has significantly impacted the diagnosis of prostate cancer and the management of clinically localized prostate cancer. Indeed, its localizing ability has now opened up opportunities to target focal lesions in partial gland ablation therapy as a treatment option for localized prostate cancer. With negative predictive rates of mpMRI approaching 90% in certain series,1 mpMRI has the ability to discriminate between clinically significant intermediate-to-high-risk prostate cancer and low-risk indolent disease. However, false positives can occur. In recent studies, lesions observed on MRI were classified as tumour on targeted biopsy in 47.6% to over 94% for tumours larger than 0.5 ml in volume.2,3 Herein, we present a case of a rare non-cancer, but putatively pre-malignant prostatic histology that was found on biopsies directed at a category 5 Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PIRADS) v2 lesion.
Case ‒ Temporary chemical castration in the management of recurrent priapism
Authors: Yi Yooni , Malaeb Bahaa
Published: February 2018

Stuttering priapism entails repeated, distinct episodes of persistent penile erection despite interval periods of detumescence. While individual episodes are acutely treated, overall management of the patient with recurrent priapism focuses on prevention of future incidents. According to American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines, systemic therapy may be used for prevention of priapism — including hormonal agents, baclofen, digoxin, and terbutaline. Other methods of management include selfinjection of sympathomimetic agents and surgical intervention with placement of a penile prosthesis.1 This case report describes long-term use of hormonal therapy in the management of stuttering priapism in a young male.
Replacing surveillance cystoscopy with urinary biomarkers in followup of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Patients’ and urologic oncologists’ perspectives
Authors: Sayyid Rashid K. , Sayyid Abdallah K. , Klaassen Zachary , Hersey Karen , Goldberg Hanan , Perlis Nathan , Ahmad Ardalanejaz , Leao Ricardo , Chandrasekar Thenappan , Fadaak Kamel , Madi Rabii , Terris Martha K. , Finelli Antonio , Hamilton Robert J. , Kulkarni Girish S. , Zlotta Alexandre R. , Fleshner Neil E.
Published: February 2018

Introduction: Urinary biomarkers are being developed to detect bladder cancer recurrence/progression in patients with non-muscle- invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). We conducted a questionnaire- based study to determine what diagnostic accuracy and cost would such test(s) need for both patients and urologic oncologists to comfortably forgo surveillance cystoscopy in favour of these tests.Methods: Surveys were administered to NMIBC patients at followup cystoscopy visit and to physician members of the Society of Urologic Oncology. Participants were questioned about acceptable false-negative (FN) rates and costs for such alternatives, in addition to demographics that could influence chosen error rates and costs.Results: A total of 137 patient and 51 urologic oncologist responses were obtained. Seventy-seven percent of patients were not comfortable with urinary biomarker(s) alternatives to repeat cystoscopy, with a further 14% willing to accept such alternatives only if the FN rate were 0.5% or lower. Seventy-five percent of urologic oncologists were comfortable with an alternative urinary biomarker test(s), with 37% and 33% willing to accept FN rates of 5% and 1%, respectively. Forty-seven percent of patients were not willing to pay out-of-pocket for such tests, while 61% of urologic oncologists felt that a price range of $100–500 would be reasonable.Conclusions: This is the first survey evaluating patient and urologic oncologist perspectives on acceptable error rates and costs for urinary biomarker alternatives to surveillance cystoscopy for patients with NMIBC. Despite potential responder bias, this study suggests that urinary biomarker(s) will require sensitivity equivalent to that of cystoscopy in order to completely replace it in surveillance of patients with NMIBC.
Stage or Page? A Dub Performer or A Dub Poet? A Study of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s Political Activism in “Five Nights of Bleeding” and “Di Great Insohreckshan”
Authors: Aman Yasser K. R.
Published: February 2018

This paper investigates Linton Kwesi Johnson’s political activism in “Five Nights of Bleeding” and “Di Great Insohreckshan” in order to answer the much-debated question: which is more effective in conveying Johnson’s political message: the performed song or the scribed poem? First, the paper gives a brief history of dub music which started in Jamaica, Johnson’s motherland. A discussion of dub poetry follows highlighting the pioneers such as Johnson and Mutabaruka. I argue that the performed songs and the scribed poems under study are effective in convey Johnson’s message each in its own way; however, the scribed form has a stronger, more longstanding impact on imparting the message than stage performance because it relies on the musicality of the words created by sounds and aural images easily grasped even by an international readership alien to the heritage of dub music. An analysis of political events in the two poems shows that a scribed poem, which, as in “Five Nights of Bleeding”, graphically represents a tension between Standard English, and Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English, and which highlights sounds at play as in “Di Great Insohreckshan”, asserting identity, can do without stage performance.
Away from Home Are Some and I—Homeplace in Fannie Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café: A Black Feminist Lens
Authors: Boonyaoudomsart Natthapol
Published: February 2018

This article aims to explore the centrally essential notion of homeplace as a site of resistance presented in Fannie Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (1987). Close reading of the novel advances the argument that both the symbolic Whistle Stop and the cafe represent the counteractive force against sexist, classist and racist ideologies that basically undermine self-esteem and empowerment of literary characters in the text. Despite gender, class and race, the discussed characters, however they are marginalized, can safely take refuge, heal and recover themselves in the guarded icons connoting deep meanings. By directing a critical gaze at rootedness, the discussion is grounded in Black feminist criticism that, while largely exclusive to the experiences of women of color, values the significant role of homeplace and informs how the novel responds to this feminist perspective. In the collective effort to offset discrimination, it is stressed that one is to regain a sense of self in the marginal space by embracing Black feminism.
Revisiting Labeling Theory: An Islamic Feminist Approach to Aboulela’s “The Translator”
Authors: Al-Abed May Raad , Hamendi Nadia
Published: February 2018

The core of the research lies in the analysis of the Western usage of the labeling theory, its impact on Arab/Muslim countries and how Islamic feminism came to overcome those imposed labels on Arab/Muslim women. Since the question of woman’s role in Islam has come to be seen as one of its most controversial issues and the source of much criticism towards it, the present research investigates the efforts and reasons that led a large group of elite Arab women to secession from the global feminist institution and attempt to overcome western labeling through their own feminist school based on the Islamic religion.The research deals with The Translator as an implicational example of Islamic feminist theories and its most important ideas. The analysis of Sammar’s character, her life, and her relation with other characters helped in discussing and combining all these perverse issues of labeling, Islamic feminism and western control, through providing relative examples from the novel to support the discussion. Also, supporting the analysis of the text is three of the most important theories in the field of literature and research: power relations, deconstruction and the other theory.
How Is Flow Induced? From the Perspective of Online and Offline Channels
Authors: Tsao Wen-Chin , Shao Yuan-Wei
Published: February 2018

The flourish of internet technology has contributed to the trend of online shopping but also threatened the operation of brick-and-mortar channels. This study investigated how bookstores can use experiential value to influence the repurchase behavior of consumers from the perspective of experiential value. The significant findings of this study are as follows. 1). When channel type is not considered, the experiential values playfulness, escapism, and educational experiences are the most crucial elements for the achievement of flow. 2). Playfulness, educational experiences, and customer return on investment are relatively more important for flow inducement in online channels, while the hedonic experiential values playfulness, escapism, and aesthetics are more prominent in offline channels. This shows that playfulness is an extremely crucial strategic experiential value for bookstores. 3). The analysis of moderating effect revealed that aesthetics and service excellence can give brick-and-mortar channels a unique advantage under the threat of online channels. This study included brick-and-mortar channels, unlike past studies that focused on online channels. We believe that the findings, managerial implications, and suggestions in this study are particularly meaningful and valuable for brick-and-mortar stores, which are in gradual decline.
On a Geometric Extension of the Notion of Exchangeability Referring to Random Events
Authors: Angelini Pierpaolo , De Sanctis Angela
Published: February 2018

The notion of exchangeability referring to random events is investigated by using a geometric scheme of representation of possible alternatives. When we distribute among them our sensations of probability, we point out the multilinear essence of exchangeability by means of this scheme. Since we observe a natural one-to-one correspondence between multilinear maps and linear maps, we are able to underline that linearity concept is the most meaningful mathematical concept of probability theory. Exchangeability hypothesis is maintained for mixtures of Bernoulli processes in the same way. We are the first in the world to do this kind of work and for this reason we believe that it is inevitable that our references limit themselves only to those pioneering works which do not keep the real and deep meaning of probability concept a secret, unlike the current ones.
De eerste prejudiciële procedure over de Europese Concentratiecontroleverordening ooit: over Oostenrijks asfalt en de invulling van het begrip ‘joint venture’
Authors: Houdijk J.C.A. , Jaspers R.M.T.M.
Published: February 2018

De eerste prejudiciële procedure over de Europese Concentratiecontroleverordening ooit: over Oostenrijks asfalt en de invulling van het begrip ‘joint venture’

In de zaak Austria Asphalt heeft het Hof van Justitie voor wat betreft de toepassing van de EU-Concentratieverordening bepaald dat bij een wijziging van uitsluitende naar gedeelde zeggenschap over een bestaande onderneming pas sprake is van een concentratie indien de gemeenschappelijke onderneming die uit een dergelijke transactie voortkomt duurzaam alle functies van een zelfstandige economische eenheid vervult.

HvJ 7 september 2017, zaak C-248/16, Austria Asphalt GmbH/Bundeskartellanwalt, ECLI:EU:C:2017:643
Residual Strength Analysis of a Damaged WWII T2 Tanker
Authors: Bonnici Colin , De Marco Muscat-Fenech Claire , Ghirlando Robert
Published: February 2018

The S.S. Ohio, the T2 tanker that replenished Malta during the Second World War in 1942 saved the Islands from capitulation. En route, the tanker was bombarded and heavily damaged but remained afloat. This historic event provided a research opportunity to analyze the tanker's residual strength and how she survived. A strength assessment of the damaged hull indicated that the S.S. Ohio was at risk of collapse. However, simple beam theory indicated that when least damaged, large bending moments were exerted on the ship's midship but diminished with further damage, providing evidence on how the S.S. Ohio survived, shedding light on this 75-year-old mystery.

1. Introduction

The T2 tanker, S.S. Ohio, is enshrined in the Maltese history as the saver of the islands during the Second World War (WWII). On the 15th of August 1942, the S.S. Ohio was towed into the Grand Harbour of Valletta, Malta, carrying vital oil replenishments essential to continue the fight against the enemy. Had it not been for the cargo the T2 tanker was carrying, the island fortress of Malta would have capitulated to the Axis Powers within 3 weeks (Caruana 1992; Holland 2003; Pearson 2004). En route to Malta, knowing how important the oil tanker was to the survival of the Maltese, the Axis Powers attacked her relentlessly, inflicting heavy damage. Yet the tanker remained afloat, but on the brink of sinking. Those living and witnessing the event were mesmerized on how the S.S. Ohio survived. The historians hypothesize that the tanker survived without breaking in half, thanks to her adequately strengthened and fully welded hull which was capable to withstand such an onslaught (Shankland & Hunter 1983). Thus, through this historic event, a research opportunity was identified. A residual strength analysis was conducted to assess the damage sustained, with the main aim to confirm or disprove the historical hypothesis.
Lipid droplet‐mediated lipid and protein homeostasis in budding yeast
Authors: Graef Martin
Published: February 2018

Lipid droplets are conserved specialized organelles that store neutral lipids. Our view on this unique organelle has evolved from a simple fat deposit to a highly dynamic and functionally diverse hub—one that mediates the buffering of fatty acid stress and the adaptive reshaping of lipid metabolism to promote membrane and organelle homeostasis and the integrity of central proteostasis pathways, including autophagy, which ensure stress resistance and cell survival. This Review will summarize the recent developments in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as this model organism has been instrumental in deciphering the fundamental mechanisms and principles of lipid droplet biology and interconnecting lipid droplets with many unanticipated cellular functions applicable to many other cell systems.
Mars Climate History: Insights From Impact Crater Wall Slope Statistics
Authors: Kreslavsky Mikhail A. , Head James W.
Published: February 2018

We use the global distribution of the steepest slopes on crater walls derived from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter profile data to assess the magnitudes of degradational processes with latitude, altitude, and time. We independently confirm that Amazonian polar/high‐latitude crater slope modification is substantial, but that craters in the low latitudes have essentially escaped significant slope modification since the Early Hesperian. We find that the total amount of crater wall degradation in the Late Noachian is very small in comparison to the circumpolar regions in the Late Amazonian, an observation that we interpret to mean that the Late Noachian climate was not characterized by persistent and continuous warm and wet conditions. A confirmed elevational zonality in degradation in the Early Hesperian is interpreted to mean that the atmosphere was denser than today.
A Surface “Superconvergence” Pathway Connecting the South Indian Ocean to the Subtropical South Pacific Gyre
Authors: Maes C. , Grima N. , Blanke B. , Martinez E. , Paviet‐Salomon T. , Huck T.
Published: February 2018

We study the dispersion and convergence of marine floating material by surface currents from a model reanalysis that represents explicitly mesoscale eddy variability. Lagrangian experiments about the long‐term evolution (29 years) of an initially homogeneous concentration of particles are performed at global scale with horizontal current at one fourth degree resolution and refreshed daily over the 1985–2013 period. Results not only confirm and document the five known sites of surface convergence at the scale of individual oceanic basins but also reveal a convergent pathway connecting the South Indian subtropical region with the convergence zone of the South Pacific through the Great Australian Bight, the Tasman Sea, and the southwest Pacific Ocean. This “superconvergent” pathway at the ocean surface is robust and permanent over a distance longer than 8,000 km. The current variability is crucial to sustain this pathway.
New High‐Pressure Phase of CaCO3 at the Topmost Lower Mantle: Implication for the Deep‐Mantle Carbon Transportation
Authors: Li Xinyang , Zhang Zhigang , Lin Jung‐Fu , Ni Huaiwei , Prakapenka Vitali B. , Mao Zhu
Published: February 2018

In this study, we have investigated the stability of CaCO3 at high pressures and temperatures using synchrotron X‐ray diffraction in laser‐heated diamond anvil cells. Our experimental results have shown that CaCO3 in the aragonite structure transforms into CaCO3‐VII (P21/c) at 27 GPa and 1,500 K with a negative Clapeyron slope of −4.3(9) MPa/K. CaCO3‐VII is stable between 23 and 38 GPa at 2,300 K and transforms into post‐aragonite at 42 GPa and 1,400 K. Furthermore, it reacts with stishovite, an abundant form of SiO2 in subducted oceanic crust, forming CaSiO3‐perovskite. The occurrence of CaSiO3‐perovskite via the reaction of CaCO3‐VII and stishovite provides an explanation for the observation of the high concentrations of CaSiO3‐perovskite and some amount of CaCO3 in deep‐mantle inclusions. CaCO3‐VII is thus an important carbon‐bearing phase at the topmost lower mantle and may provide necessary carbon to produce deep‐mantle diamonds.
Combining InSAR and GPS to Determine Transient Movement and Thickness of a Seasonally Active Low‐Gradient Translational Landslide
Authors: Hu Xie , Lu Zhong , Pierson Thomas C. , Kramer Rebecca , George David L.
Published: February 2018

The combined application of continuous Global Positioning System data (high temporal resolution) with spaceborne interferometric synthetic aperture radar data (high spatial resolution) can reveal much more about the complexity of large landslide movement than is possible with geodetic measurements tied to only a few specific measurement sites. This approach is applied to an ~4 km2 reactivated translational landslide in the Columbia River Gorge (Washington State), which moves mainly during the winter rainy season. Results reveal the complex three‐dimensional shape of the landslide mass, how onset of sliding relates to cumulative rainfall, how surface velocity during sliding varies with location on the topographically complex landslide surface, and how the ground surface subsides slightly in weeks prior to downslope sliding.
Diverse Electron and Ion Acceleration Characteristics Observed Over Jupiter's Main Aurora
Authors: Mauk B. H. , Haggerty D. K. , Paranicas C. , Clark G. , Kollmann P. , Rymer A. M. , Peachey J. M. , Bolton S. J. , Levin S. M. , Adriani A. , Allegrini F. , Bagenal F. , Bonfond B. , Connerney J. E. P. , Ebert R. W. , Gladstone G. R. , Kurth W. S. , McComas D. J. , Ranquist D. , Valek P.
Published: February 2018

Two new Juno‐observed particle features of Jupiter's main aurora demonstrate substantial diversity of processes generating Jupiter's mysterious auroral emissions. It was previously speculated that sometimes‐observed potential‐driven aurora (up to 400 kV) can turn into broadband stochastic acceleration (dominating at Jupiter) by means of instability. Here direct evidence for such a process is revealed with a “mono‐energetic” electron inverted‐V rising in energy to 200 keV, transforming into a region of broadband acceleration with downward energy fluxes tripling to 3,000 mW/m2, and then transforming back into a mono‐energetic structure ramping down from 200 keV. But a second feature of interest observed nearby is unlikely to have operated in the same way. Here a downward accelerated proton inverted‐V, with inferred potentials to 300–400 kV, occurred simultaneously with downward accelerated broadband electrons with downward energy fluxes as high as any observed (~3,000 mW/m2). This latter feature has no known precedent with Earth auroral observations.