bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR REFUGEE, STATELESS AND UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN IN SABAH, MALAYSIA
Authors: Pang Vincent , Teng Ling Mei , Tibok Rose Patsy
Published: December 2019

Access to formal education is an arduous and difficult process for undocumented and stateless children with entry into government schools often hindered by their status and prevailing national policies and procedures.  The Alternative Education Programme (AEP) is structured as a response for the need to provide some form of schooling for children under this classification. This study investigated students’ attainment in the AEP curriculum at Murni Alternative Education Centre (MAEC). A questionnaire, which incorporated a proxy pre-test, measured the achievement of children pre and post-participation in the MAEC learning among 136 female and 113 male learners with the mean age being 10.17 years. Achievement of the intended outcomes of the MAEC curriculum was investigated using Rasch Analysis. Achievement of MAEC objectives was demonstrated in the five curriculum components. In Literacy and Numeracy, item difficulty of reading, speaking, writing and counting showed significant decreases. In Religious Practice, a slight improvement was found with learners able to read the Quran and perform Islamic obligations and acts of worship. For Civics and Citizenship, increase in awareness and appreciation of Malaysian nationhood was ascertained with almost all children identifying themselves as ‘Malaysians’. Improvement in Self-Management was also demonstrated through increased awareness of personal hygiene and well-being except in the matter of environment upkeep. For Living Skills, the majority concurred that MAEC learning equipped them with skills to generate income. These insights into the MAEC learning outcomes from the perspectives of learners themselves could serve as guidelines towards any restructuring of AEP curriculum in MAEC in particular, and Sabah in general. 
 
Keywords: Alternative education programme, alternative learning centre, curriculum evaluation, Rasch analysis, undocumented children
 
Cite as: Pang, V., Ling, M. T., & Tibok, R. P. (2019). Achievement of children in an alternative education programme for refugee, stateless and undocumented children in Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 4(2), 335-361.  http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss2pp335-361
NATION-BUILDING AMONG YOUTHS IN MALAYSIA: THE CIVIC EDUCATION APPROACH
Authors: Ismail Mohd Mahadee , Othman Zaini , Hassan Nor Azlili , Abdullah Nor Hafizah , Abdullah Azlina , Mohamad Zan Ummi Munirah Syuhada
Published: December 2019

This article focuses on the nation-building among youths in Malaysia through civic education. Today's youths are exposed to various social challenges, including domestic and global intimidations, and they are easily involved in social problems and immoral activities. Moreover, some of the youths are seen as close-minded, lack respect for the elders and intolerant in their daily life which may affect inter-ethnic relations in a multiethnic society. It is crucial to foster the youths to ensure a better development of the country. The government has implemented civic education approach in educating the youths to foster a strong patriotism and nationalism, and strengthen their loyalty towards the country. The purpose of this study is to provide insights into the implementation of civic education approach cultivating civic consciousness among the Malaysian youth groups. This study employed quantitative approach through a survey technique by using questionnaires distributed to 431 Malaysian youths from Universiti Putra Malaysia (i.e 241 Malay and 190 Chinese students). Descriptive analysis was implemented to compare and contrast the intensity of civic education based on three dimensions, namely civic knowledge, civic skills and civic disposition. The findings show that the Malay and Chinese respondents have high levels of civic education and high civic consciousness as to understand the importance of living in a multiethnic society. The positive integration among the Malays and Chinese will strengthen a sense of belonging among the Malaysian youths. This study concludes that civic education in this country is important as the foundation for unity and the construction of a dreamed nation-state.
 
Keywords: Civic education, civic education approach, nation-building, youths, youth groups in Malaysia
 
Cite as: Ismail, M. M., Othman, Z., Hassan, N. A., Abdullah, N. H., Abdullah, A., & Mohamad Zan, U. M. S. (2019). Nation-building among youths in Malaysia: The civic education approach. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 4(2), 390-409. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss2pp390-409
segunda reforma universitaria: políticas de género y transversalización en las universidades
Authors: Torlucci Sandra , Vazquez Laba Vanesa , Pérez Tort Mailén
Published: December 2019

En este artículo nos proponemos reconstruir el proceso de instauración de la agenda feminista en las instituciones universitarias de los últimos cinco años, a través del trabajo político de las feministas universitarias en articulación con las redes del movimiento de mujeres y feminista a nivel regional y nacional. A partir de la aprobación de los protocolos de actuación frente a las situaciones de discriminación y violencia de género sumado a la transversalización del enfoque de género en las políticas institucionales y en las actividades sustantivas de investigación, formación y extensión, así como también la sanción de la Ley 27.499 Ley Micaela y la adhesión del Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional (CIN) a la misma. Un hito fundamental de éste proceso es la creación en el año 2015 de la Red Interuniversitaria por la Igualdad de Género y contra las Violencias y en 2018 su posterior institucionalización en el CIN como RUGE, su nombre abreviado. Las líneas de acción de la RUGE se enfocaron en el fortalecimiento y elaboración de los protocolos de actuación, en la institucionalización de los espacios de género, la transversalizacion de la perspectiva de género en el sistema universitario, las capacitaciones establecidas por la Ley Micaela y la realización de un relevamiento del estado de situación de las políticas de género en las instituciones universitarias. En este artículo presentamos los resultados alcanzados logrando obtener una fotografía del sistema universitario en políticas de género.
Palaeoclimatology and biostratigraphic significance of late Neogene/Quaternary vegetational changes recorded in the offshore western Niger Delta
Authors: Adeonipekun Peter Adegbenga , Sowunmi Margaret Adebisi
Published: December 2019

Attempts at reconstructing palaeoclimatic changes over time using palynomorphs of three oil wells drilled in the shallow offshore Niger Delta led to cluster analysis-aided recognition of seven pollen zones. These pollen zones are equivalent to ten palaeoclimatic zones with alternating dry and wet conditions. The palynomorphs were classified into phytoecological groups and changes in their relative abundances were employed to interpret the palaeoclimatic conditions of their source areas. Contrasting fluctuations in the proportions of the Spore (Pteridophytes) phytoecological group and those of the Poaceae were the main basis for palaeoclimatic inferences. Trends of the occurrence of other phytoecological groups were used to substantiate our palaeoclimatic inferences. In the latest Miocene (5.8–5.5 Ma), climatic conditions were mainly wet until between 5.5 and 5.0 Ma, when extreme dry conditions prevailed. The early Pliocene part (5.0–>3.4 Ma) was generally wet, while the late Pliocene part (<3.0–2.7 Ma) was extremely dry, with wet conditions re-occurring at the latest Pliocene/earliest Pleistocene boundary at a lower magnitude than those of the early Pliocene. This is inferred from the bloom of open vegetation Acanthaceae undif., Polygala sp. and Asystacia gangetica, along with montane Podocarpus milanjianus from 2.4 Ma through 2.0 Ma and younger. The Acanthaceae bloom recorded the evolution of A. gangetica in the latest Pliocene/earliest Pleistocene at around 2.0 Ma in the Niger Delta. The upper Early Pliocene regional wet event is associated with distinct peaks of riverine forest, freshwater swamp and mangrove pollen. Our results further support earlier findings from other parts of West Africa with respect to palaeoclimatic changes in the late Neogene/earliest Quaternary. Equivalent qualitative palynostratigraphic events were recognized within the pollen zones which are useful for age determination, and the significance of biostratigraphic correlation of the zones is stressed.
The composition and age of the Ul’ya flora (Okhotsk-Chukotka volcanic belt, North-East of Russia): paleobotanical and geochronological constraints
Authors: Akinin Vyacheslav V. , Golovneva Lina B. , Salnikova Ekaterina B. , Anisimova Irina V. , Shczepetov Sergey V. , Nosova Natalya V.
Published: December 2019

The Ul’ya flora comes from the Amka Formation of the Ul’ya Depression, located in the Okhotsk–Chukotka volcanic belt (North-East Russia). This flora includes ~50 species, among which conifers predominate. Ferns and angiosperms are also diverse. The Ul’ya flora is characterized by high endemism and by the presence of numerous Early Cretaceous relicts (Hausmannia, Podozamites, Phoenicopsis, Baiera, Sphenobaiera). Four new endemic species of conifers from the Ul’ya flora are described: Elatocladus amkensis Golovneva, sp. nov., Araucarites sheikashoviae Golovneva, sp. nov., Elatocladus gyrbykensis Golovneva, sp. nov. and Pagiophyllum umitbaevii Golovneva, sp. nov. Two-lobed leaves of Sphenobaiera are assigned to S. biloba Prynada based on their epidermal structure. Because of its systematic composition the Ul’ya flora is correlated with the Coniacian Chaun flora of Central Chukotka, with the Coniacian Aliki flora from the Viliga–Tumany interfluve area, and with the Coniacian Kholchan flora of the Magadan Region. The U-Pb age of zircon (ID-TIMS method) from plant-bearing tuffites within the Amka Formation at the Uenma River is 86.1 ± 0.3 Ma. Thus, Coniacian age (most likely the end of the Coniacian, near the Coniacian/Santonian boundary) is assigned to the Ul’ya flora and plant-bearing pyroclastic deposits of the Amka Formation on the basis of paleobotanical and isotopic data.
Simulation and Analysis of a Turbulent Flow Around a Three-Dimensional Obstacle
Authors: Benahmed Lamia , Aliane Khaled
Published: December 2019

The study of flow around obstacles is devised into three different positions: above the obstacle, upstream of the obstacle, and downstream of the latter. The behaviour of the fluid downstream of the obstacle is less known, and the physical and numerical modelling is being given the existence of recirculation zones with their complex behaviour. The purpose of the work presented below is to study the influence of the inclined form of the two upper peaks of a rectangular cube. A three-dimensional study was carried out using the ANSYS CFX calculation code. Turbulence models have been used to study the flow characteristics around the inclined obstacle. The time-averaged results of contours of velocity vectors , cross-stream  and stream wise velocity  and streamlines were obtained by using K-ω shear -stress transport (SST), RANG K-ε and K-ε to model the turbulence, and the governing equations were solved using the finite volume method. The turbulence model K-ω SST has presented the best prediction of the flow characteristics for the obstacle among the investigated turbulence models in this work.
Testing the Trivers-Willard Hypothesis on Polish kings and dukes
Authors: Sorokowski Piotr , Kowal Marta , Badyna Piotr , Niemczyk Agnieszka , Karwowski Maciej , Kozieł Sławomir
Published: December 2019

The Trivers-Willard Hypothesis (TWH), frequently investigated by evolutionary psychologists, states that human beings may have evolved to produce a greater number of sons when having a high status, and a greater number of daughters when having a low status. To test this hypothesis, we examined the sex of children of Polish high status: kings, dukes, magnates families; and of low status: peasants, burghers and gentry. Our findings do not provide evidence for the Trivers-Willard Hypothesis (TWH), as there were no differences between offspring’s sex ratio among any of the investigated social classes (with the exception of magnates families). We draw our conclusions with caution, as historical data carry many limitations.
Influence of a pre-shot dynamic stretching routine on free throw performance
Authors: Vučković Igor , Gadžić Aleksandar , Sladojević Vanja , Kukrić Aleksandar , Mikić Mladen , Stojanović Marko
Published: December 2019

Study aim: The aim of the present study was to examine a single movement of dynamic stretching (SMDS) of the shooting arm as a pre-shot routine for free throw performance (FTP).

Material and methods: The sample consisted of 60 junior and senior basketball players from the youth league of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), and the national level – the First Division of B&H. The authors found that some players during a game and training sessions apply an SMDS of the shooting arm as a pre-shot routine for FTP. Since previous literature suggests that length of the routine and pre-performance behaviors are quite different among players of all levels, the sample was divided based on the number of training hours per week (lower/higher number of training hours) and basketball experience (experienced/less experienced). The procedure involves every player performing five free throws (FTs) without prior stretching, five FTs immediately after SMDS of the triceps muscle and five FTs after SMDS of the m. flexor carpi radialis.

Results: After the first SMDS (m. triceps brachii) the percentage of FT slightly decreased in the first following attempt. After the second stretching (m. flexor carpi radialis), a significant FT percentage drop was noted in the first following FT for the whole sample. Players with more experience and more training hours per week had poorer results after the stretching.

Conclusions: The SMDS routine did not enhance the FTP and it had a rather harmful effect on FTP, especially SMDS of the flexor carpi radialis muscle, and the authors do not recommend SMDS before the FTP.
On a new approach to the analysis of variance for experiments with orthogonal block structure. III. Experiments in row-column designs
Authors: Caliński Tadeusz , Łacka Agnieszka , Siatkowski Idzi
Published: December 2019

The main estimation and hypothesis testing procedures are presented for experiments conducted in row-column designs of a certain desirable type. It is shown that, under appropriate randomization, these experiments have the convenient orthogonal block structure. Due to this property, the analysis of experimental data can be performed in a comparatively simple way. Relevant simplifying procedures are indicated. The main advantage of the presented methodology concerns the analysis of variance and related hypothesis testing procedures. Under the adopted approach one can perform these analytical methods directly, not by combining results from analyses based on some stratum submodels. Practical application of the presented theory is illustrated by four examples of real experiments in the relevant row-column designs. The present paper is the third in the projected series of publications concerning the analysis of experiments with orthogonal block structure.
Reproductive performance of the Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius around Yasouj city (South Western Iran)
Authors: Mohamadian Farshad , Shafaeipour Arya , Fathinia Behzad
Published: December 2019

In the spring of 2018, 18 nests of the Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius) were surveyed in a 300 hectare area of the forest region in the south and north of Yasouj. Egg-laying began in late March. Clutch sizes were between three and seven (mean: 4.29 ± 1.25, median: 4, N = 8). The incubation period varied from 11 to 13 days (mean: 12.4 ± 0.89 days). The number of eggs that hatched in successful nests (N = 8) ranged from 2 to 5 (mean: 3.75 ± 0.89). Hatching percentage (N = 7) was 90%. Duration of the nestling period was 23–25 days (median: 24 days). Fledging dates ranged from Apr 28 to June 10, and most chicks (77%) fledged in the first ten days of May. Number of fledglings from successful nests (N = 17) ranged from 1 to 5 (mean: 3.58 ± 0.71), whereas the mean number of fledglings from all nests (N = 18) was 3.39 ± 1.09. The percentage of successful nests (at least one fledged young, N = 17) was 94.4%. The overall duration of breeding varied from 39 to 43 days (mean: 40.8 ± 1.48 days).
The lichenized genus Cora (Basidiomycota: Hygrophoraceae) in Mexico: high species richness, multiple colonization events, and high endemism
Authors: Moncada Bibiana , Pérez-Pérez Rosa Emilia , Lücking Robert
Published: December 2019

In a continued effort to catalog the numerous phylogenetically detected and predicted species of Cora in the Americas, we focus here on the diversity of the genus in Mexico and the phylogenetic relationships of the taxa present in this area. Based on previous results and new collections, 12 taxa are recognized in Mexico, including eight new species and one new subspecies. The 12 taxa form 11 unrelated lineages within the genus, indicating multiple independent colonization from Central and South America. While the new subspecies is nested within a species known from the northern Andes in South America, the other species are all putative endemics for Mexico, resulting in endemism of 92% at species level and 100% at taxon level. Considering the rather narrow area of origin of the sequenced specimens in southeastern Mexico and the previously documented range of Cora including the northwestern part of the country, plus the underlying topography, we predict that the 12 species and subspecies now known represent only about 20% of the total richness of Cora in the country, and that many more endemic lineages are to be found in the western and northwestern parts (Sierra Madre Occidental). The new taxa from Mexico formally introduced in this study are Cora benitoana sp. nov., with a strongly projecting, cyphelloid hymenophore; C. buapana sp. nov., with elongate, finger-like and partly branched appendages on the lower medullary hyphae; C. dewisanti subsp. mexicana subsp. nov., with a marginally protruding hymenophore; C. guzmaniana sp. nov., with a partly setose lobe surface; C. ixtlanensis sp. nov., a phenotypically cryptic species similar but unrelated to C. terrestris; C. lawreyana sp. nov., with globose hyphal appendages; C. marusae sp. nov., a phenotypically cryptic species similar but unrelated to C. comaltepeca; C. totonacorum sp. nov., a phenotypically cryptic species similar but phylogenetically distant to C. davidia; and C. zapotecorum sp. nov., with a very thinly pilose lobe surface.
Towards Specialization or Extension? Searching for Valuation Services Models Using Cluster Analysis
Authors: Małkowska Agnieszka , Uhruska Małgorzata
Published: December 2019

The paper delivers original data on specialization in property valuation services in Poland. Its aim is to identify relatively homogeneous groups of property appraisers taking into consideration the scope of services performed by them and the types of clients served. Based on the survey results, it was possible to indicate major models in property valuation services consistent with market applications, which allows us to verify the thesis on specialization in doing business in property valuation.

The research strategy approach is twofold. Firstly, we have used the agglomerative cluster method to divide the types of valuation services and appraisers’ clients in order to find groups of similar valuation services and represent the main models of business in property appraisals. Secondly, we have applied the k-means partition methods to find relatively homogenous groups of respondents, taking into account the frequency of carrying out the particular types of valuations and clients served.

As a result of our research, we present four clusters combining valuations and client types which reflect the models of property valuers’ professional activity, i.e: the market-oriented housing valuation model, market-oriented commercial valuation model, non-market-oriented judicial valuation model and non-market- oriented public valuation model. Research findings confirm the existence of three out of the four specialization clusters within the professional activity. We also extracted a group of appraisers operating on a broad scale, both when it comes to the types of services offered and clients served.
Depopulation of Cities and Housing Decisions of University Graduates
Authors: Źróbek-Różańska Alina
Published: December 2019

Predicting the population size of a city is one of the key tasks preceding the creation of city development plans, seeing as how urban space management should be adequate to current and forecasted economic and social trends, including demographic ones. In many cities of the world, apart from capitals and metropolises, the phenomenon of depopulation and shrinking has been observed, which is due to a decrease in the fertility rate and a negative migration balance. Apart from the inhabitants registered in the city for permanent residence, there are also people living there temporary, including students. Some graduates will decide to stay in the city, thus increasing the population of the city’s residents.

The purpose of the study described in this article was to attempt to determine the extent to which new-coming students are able to alleviate the effects of the adverse phenomenon of city depopulation. The city chosen as the research area - Olsztyn - has been experiencing the loss of residents for 10 years and is also the largest university center in the province. Understanding settlement / migration plans required a broad survey. As a result, it was concluded that the impact of graduates on inhibiting depopulation is relatively small as most of them planned to move out to a larger urban center, and only every fifth one declared a willingness to live in Olsztyn. Retaining graduates would require the development of the labor market towards new, well-paid jobs.
Text and its Problem in the Culture Philosophy of the XX Century
Authors: Polyakova T. A. , Palagina N. S.
Published: December 2019

This article discusses the text and its problem in the culture of philosophy of the XX century. It is shown that the peculiarity of this approach is the disclosure of the essence of dialogical thinking in culture through the study of the text as the “primary reality” of any Humanities. The article analyzes the scientific research that the text as a universal form of communication can not be reduced only to the semiotic or only hermeneutic understanding. The paper presents an attempt to chronologically consider the problem of the text in different periods of society. The concept of “test epoch” is revealed in great detail . In conclusion, the article reveals the cultural and philosophical traditions of the XX century in the Russian intellectual field, where of particular interest is the direction of philosophical thought, which seeks to justify the specifics of the methodological approach to social and humanitarian knowledge, which differs from the natural science and mathematical methodology. Central to this area of research are the concepts of symbol, function, communication, game, and text. The main advantage of this study is that such a view will be interesting to specialists in the field of philosophy and Philology.
Introduction to Secular Genology
Authors: Shchipkov V. A.
Published: December 2019

The search for the origins of the secular is important for science because it clarifies the concept of “secular” as a category of modern thought against the background of rethinking the classical theory of secularization and uprising of post-secular concepts. The article argues that despite many different approaches to the definition of the secular there is a common thing that unites them — the recognition of religion as a finite area and the existence of the “non-religious”. The article presents the positions of well-known scientists who tried to explain the origin of the category of the secular within social sciences, including those who challenge the classical theory of secularization. In search of the signs of uprising the “secular” in culture a researcher can consistently dive into history and find them in almost any historical era. But such a search inevitably leads to the final borders of social sciences beyond which the theological discourse begins. Even those researchers who consistently defend secular principles (Berger) face this problem. In this regard some researchers continue their studies in the theological plane (Trostnikov, Milbank). There is also a potential problem here — artificial construction of new concepts of “secularities” which would have no relation to the “secular” itself. Therefore the reconstruction of the genealogy of the secular makes sense only if it helps to explain the logic of modern social and ideological processes. From this point of view the researcher has no choice: even before he determines where the secular begins, he already states that the secular has become itself in the Christian paradigm (theological, geographical and chronological); right here it has acquired the problem field in which the culture of modernity and the paradigm of modern scientific knowledge exist. The author concludes that the development of secular discourse is also a theological process.
EVALUASI KOMPOSISI BOTANIS DAN KANDUNGAN NUTRISI PADA RUMPUT RAWA KALAKAI (Stenochlaena palustris) DAN PURUN TIKUS (Heleocharis dulcis Burm) DI KECAMATAN CERBON KABUPATEN BARITO KUALA
Authors: Jaelani Achmad , Syarif Djaya Muhammad , Ni’mah Gusti Khairun , Malik Abd.
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui komposisi botanis dan kandungan nutrisi hijauan rawa Kalakai dan purun tikus yang tumbuh di Kecamatan Cerbon Kabupaten Barito Kuala. Penelitian dilaksanakan selama 3 bulan dari Bulan Juli hingga September 2018. Alat yang digunakan berupa kuadran ukuran 1 x 1 meter dan dilakukan pada 6 titik yang berbeda. Komposisi dari masing masing kuadran diklasifikasikan dan dikumpulkan untuk dihitung persentase dan bagian tanaman serta dianalisis kandungan nutrisi dan kandungan anti nutrisinya. Analisis nutrisi yang diukur melalui analisis proksimat dan kandungan tannin. Berdasarkan hasil analisis diperoleh hasil bahwa 2 jenis hijuan rawa kalakai dan purun tikus merupakan tanaman hijauan rawa yang terbanyak di lokasi rawa Kecamatan carbon kabupaten Baritokuala dengan lokasi yang lebih jauh dari sumber air/sungai, sedangkan purun tikus lokasi vegetasinya berada dekat dengan air. Hijauan rawa kalakai memiliki komposisi daun 48%, batang 44% dan akar 8%, sedangkan tanaman purun tikus Daun+batang 88% dan akar 12%. Adapun kandungan nutrisi kalakai adalah kadar air 11,93%, serat kasar 7,36 %, protein kasar 21,97, lemak kasar 2,15% sementara kandungan nutrisi purun tikus adalah kadar air 11,93%, lemak kasar 1,01%, protein kasar 8,67 dan serat kasar 24,48%. Dilihat dari komposisi botani untuk kalakai 48% adalah bagian daun terbanyak bagian dengan kandungan nutrisi serta kandungan tannin 1,31% sehingga sangat potensial digunakan sebagai pakan ternak kambing. Adapun tempat tumbuh hijauan kalakai adalah agak sedikit menjauh dari keberadaan air dibandin purun tikus yang dekat dengan air/sungai.

Keywords : komposisi botani, kalakai, purun tikus, swamp forage
A Right to Vote: A Case Study in Nursing Advocacy for Public Policy Reform
Authors: Oudshoorn Abram
Published: December 2019

In February 2014, the Government of Canada under Stephen Harper introduced the ‘Fair Elections Act’. This reform to the elections act removed provisions for access to voting for individuals lacking certain forms of identification. Noting that this would have a disproportionate impact on people experiencing homelessness, nursing advocates joined with other activists to try to prevent then subsequently overturn this legislation. The purpose of this paper is to explore the 93rd competency of the College of Nurses of Ontario, “Advocates and promotes healthy public policy and social justice,” by unpacking a case example of advocacy for voting rights. This paper addresses the challenges faced by nurses in doing public policy advocacy and concludes with lessons learned. Fulfilling our college mandated requirement to be politically active means ensuring that public policies are just, equitable, and reflective of the progressive values of Nursing.
Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Based on Electrocardiogram Signal and Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Nhu Chi Tran , Thi Thanh Van Nguyen , Van Chieu Le
Published: December 2019

Sokolow – Lyon index in detection of left ventricular hypertrophy is a hard limited index, so the clinical manifestation of the disease can be ignored when the measured index is near the threshold. Several proposed studies incorporate multiple index to improve diagnostic quality. However, the process of examination and diagnosis will be longer due to the need to collect more data. To solve this problem, the paper proposes a method of classifying left ventricular hypertrophy using fuzzy logic combining with digital signal processing techniques. The proposed method mainly uses the Sokolov-Lyon index (SV1+RV5/V6 ≥ 35 mm) for major changes in ECG signal but with four soft thresholds corresponding to the different clinical manifestations of the disease. In addition, a program is written in C++ language with QT Creator compiler also is developed to implement the algorithm. From there, the doctors can refer and propose to the patient's treatment regimen.

Keywords

ECG, left ventricular hypertrophy, signal processing, fuzzy logic.

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Rosacea-like cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Authors: Sokolovskiy E. V. , Mikheev G. N. , Lonshakova-Medvedeva A. Yu. , Burtseva N. Yu. , Gerashchenko A. S. , Nikolaeva M. Yu.
Published: December 2019

We describe three patients with a rare form rosacea-like chronic lupus erythematosus which at the beginning is diagnosed as rosacea due to similarity clinical picture. Literature data of clinical features, epidemiology, сlassification and treatment are presented.

Conflict of interest: the authors state that there is no potential conflict of interest requiring disclosure in this article.
O DIREITO HUMANO FUNDAMENTAL AO MEIO AMBIENTE DE TRABALHO SEGURO E SAUDÁVEL E A ACUMULAÇÃO DOS ADICIONAIS DE INSALUBRIDADE E PERICULOSIDADE À LUZ DO DIREITO INTERNACIONAL
Authors: Rodrigues Marques de Lima Francisco Péricles , Silva Tulio Macedo Rosa e
Published: December 2019

A questão da acumulação dos adicionais de periculosidade e insalubridade deve ser visualizada sob uma ótica ampliativa do ordenamento jurídico, superando-se as balizas tradicionais para se considerar as linhas ditadas pelos princípios jusambientais laborais e as normas internacionais. Assim, em que pese o disposto no artigo 193, § 2º, da Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho, há que se considerar que referidos adicionais são efetivamente cumuláveis, haja vista a inconvencionalidade do referido regramento. Com efeito, com o advento da Constituição da República de 1988, o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro conferiu, expressamente, status privilegiado às disposições normativas internacionais que versem a respeito de direitos humanos fundamentais, aí incluso o direito ao ambiente de trabalho seguro e saudável. Assim, o Supremo Tribunal Federal confere eficácia “supralegal” ou constitucional a tais normas, conforme tenham sido, ou não, aprovadas através do quórum qualificado previsto no § 3º do artigo 5º da Constituição.
DIREITOS HUMANOS, IDENTIDADE E A POLÍTICA DE RECONHECIMENTO DE CHARLES TAYLOR
Authors: Lucas Doglas Cesar
Published: December 2019

O presente texto pretende apresentar a proposta comunitarista de Taylor e o modo como o autor compreende a complexa e nem sempre amistosa relação entre os direitos humanos e o multiculturalismo. Aborda de forma geral as diferentes posições que assumem os liberais e os comunitaristas no enfrentamento dos problemas de igualdade e de diferença que caracterizam as demandas de identidade e de pertença cultural, para depois centrar a análise nas ideias de Taylor. Nas considerações finais são criticados os exageros comunitaristas de Taylor e sustentada uma visão intercultural de direitos humanos capaz de denunciar as fragilidades da concepção abstrata de homem do liberalismo e o relativismo cultural que justifica tipos diferentes de dominação e exclusão.
REGULAÇÃO DAS FAKE NEWS E LIBERDADE DE EXPRESSÃO: UMA ANÁLISE A PARTIR DA RECLAMAÇÃO 22.328 DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL
Authors: Borges Fortes Vinícius , Baldissera Wellington Antonio
Published: December 2019

A partir da análise do posicionamento adotado pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal na decisão reclamação 22.328, é possível encontrar fundamentos jurídicos para se estabelecer um controle sobre a disseminação de fake news, sem que exista desrespeito ao direito à liberdade de expressão? O objetivo geral deste estudo é demonstrar a possibilidade de se estabelecer uma regulação sobre as fake news, de forma a não ocorrer um abuso ao direito à liberdade de expressão. A autorregulação regulada, com a menor intervenção possível do Estado sobre as fake news, preocupando-se em garantir o direito à liberdade de expressão, pode ser a melhor alternativa.
Job Design and Employee Performance in Nigeria Bottling Company Plc, Benin City
Authors: ADAGBABIRI Moses M. , ADAGBABIRI Moses M. , OKOLIE Ugo Chuks
Published: December 2019

Abstract Job design and employee performance are two concepts that are of significance to all modern corporate entities. A robust appreciation and application of these concepts will contribute in measurable respects to the growth and sustainability of various organizations. This study is an assessment of the impact of job design on employee performance in Nigerian bottling company plc, Benin City. A descriptive method was adopted and data was collected via a survey of 237 respondents. The study found that job design which comprises of job rotation, job enlargement and job enrichment has a positive correlation with employee performance. Requisite conclusion and recommendations were provided in the light of empirical and theoretical findings.
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCOUNTING AND STATISTICS
Authors: BEBESELEA Mihaela , PATACHE Laura
Published: December 2019

This article highlights the connection between accounting and statistics. There is a historical connection between these quantitative methods of analysis; taking into account the fact that accounting data on property and wealth were requested in census of the great ancient civilizations. Both statistical and accounting data-setting systems provide a framework to identify, to record, to classify and summarize economic activities of entities.Starting from this point of view, we have tried to understand what kind of connection exists between accounting and statistics in the current historical stage of a conform accounting: is it a univocal relationship (accounting serves to statistics or statistics serves accounting) or is it a bi-univocal relationship of reciprocity? In order to find the answer to this question we considered necessary a theoretical approach to this issue, followed by an applied one.
THE INFLUCENCE OF CLOUD TECHOLOGY IN TRANSFORMING ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
Authors: ANDRONIE Maria , IONESCU Luminita
Published: December 2019

Cloud is one of the most important developments in information technology in the past decade with significant consequences over the financial reporting for businesses and individuals, as well. It is considered to be indispensable to accountants in the near future and will improve the accuracy of financial information and the business strategy.The most recent developments tend to confirm that cloud computing or cloud technology in accountancy has been transformative in how accountants work on daily basis with their clients and how they communicate the fiscal information to the tax authorities.The aim of this paper is to present some particular aspects of cloud technology in accounting, and how cloud accounting platform could provide an accurate and comprehensive dataset in financial reporting.
INTERTEXTUAL PALLETTE IN WILLIAM HOWARD GASS’S “THE TUNNEL”: RAINER MARIA RILKE’S LITERARY PARALLELS IN THE NOVEL
Authors: Sushko S.
Published: December 2019

The given article presents an overview and initial analysis of the manifold influences of R. M. Rilke’s poetry and prose on William H. Gass’s “The Tunnel”. The American writer and literary scholar W. H. Gass repeatedly acknowledged Rilke’s profound impact on his novel. Undertaking our research of the particular manifestations of Rilke’s “presence” in “The Tunnel”, we are naturally guided, and motivated, by a challenging task of specifying those fragments and chunks of the text as well as underlying ideas and concepts which were borrowed from Rilke, which could be traced back to his works. Our opening research into the problem specified has brought forth the following results. Intertextual links of “The Tunnel” are manifold, the Rilkean parallels being profound, versatile and fruitful. The core of Rilkean influence is formed by sharing much from the poetics of Rilke’s novel “The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge” — an artist’s vision, forms of delineating things (Dinge), some plot lines and narratives, a device of inserted stories, auto fictionality, philosophically charged, reflexive prose writing, autobiographical narrative. Besides, “The Tunnel” features dozens of parallels with Rilke’s poetical works.
La enseñanza de la Botánica y los modelos
anatómicos de Les Fils d’Émile Deyrolle
Authors: Marín Murcia José Pedro
Published: December 2019

Resumen
Los modelos anatómicos fueron muy utilizados en la enseñanza de la historia natural
entre el siglo XIX y primer tercio de siglo XX. Hoy en día, siguen siendo un recurso didáctico
importante para la enseñanza de la biología en muchos centros históricos de secundaria y
museos de nuestro país. Estudiamos los modelos tridimensionales de la casa comercial francesa
Les Fils d’Émile Deyrolle con su oferta de reproducción de organismos y estructuras botánicas,
centrando nuestra investigación en una de las colecciones más completas que existen de esta
serie conservada en el antiguo gabinete-laboratorio de biología de la Universidad de Murcia. Por
una parte, se analizan sus características técnicas, funcionamiento, así como también su función
didáctica y contenidos asociados.
Abstract
Anatomical models were widely used in the teaching of natural history between the 19th
century and the first third of the 20th century. Nowadays, they still are an important didactic
resource in many historical institutions of secondary school education and museums in Spain.
We study the three-dimensional models of the French firm Les Fils d’Émile Deyrolle, which offered
a reproduction of organisms and structures related to botany. We focused our study on one of
the most complete collection - kept in the historic laboratory of biology of the University of
Murcia. Its technical characteristics, functioning, as well as its didactic function and associated
contents have been included in our analysis.
Estudio y observación de la actividad
antimicrobiana de la cebolla (Allium cepa L.)
en un laboratorio de Educación Secundaria
Authors: López Pérez José Pedro , Boronat Gil Raquel
Published: December 2019

Resumen
La cebolla (Allium cepa L.) ha sido utilizada desde tiempo inmemorial, tanto desde el punto
de vista culinario como por sus propiedades terapéuticas. En esta comunicación se ensaya (in vitro)
y en un laboratorio de educación secundaria (con las deficiencias que esto puede conllevar en
la investigación microbiológica), la propiedad antimicrobiana de este alimento frente a bacterias
aisladas de la superficie de la piel de los alumnos. El trabajo describe una sencilla metodología
de aislamiento microbiano y del ensayo de la actividad “antibiótica” natural de este bulbo, con
resultados muy positivos en la observación y análisis por parte del discente, la evaluación por
el docente, así como por ser fácilmente reproducible por el resto de la comunidad científicoeducativa. La actividad permitió un aumento de la consideración y de la motivación por la
materia de ciencias de los alumnos, así como el decidido trabajo cooperativo necesario para su
ejecución. No obstante, requirió de una tutorización constante por parte del docente.
Abstract
Onion (Allium cepa L.) has been used since immemorial time, both from the point of culinary
view and its therapeutic properties. In this communication is tested (in vitro) and in a compulsory
education secondary laboratory (with the deficiencies that this may lead to microbiological
research), the antimicrobial property of this food against isolated bacteria from the skin surface
of the students. The paper describes a simple methodology of microbial isolation and the testing
of the natural “antibiotic” activity of this bulb, with very positive results in the observation and
analysis by the student, evaluation by the teacher, as well as be easily reproducible by the rest of
the scientific-educational community. The activity allowed an increase in the consideration and
motivation for the sciences subject by the students, as well as the determined cooperative work
for its execution. However, it required constant tutoring by the teacher.
Transición de la mortalidad en la villa de Siles
(Jaén, España) en el siglo XX
Authors: Beteta-Avio Ramón
Published: December 2019

Resumen
En el presente trabajo se analiza la transición de la mortalidad en el siglo XX de la población de Siles (Jaén). Se han fotografiado digitalmente e informatizado las actas de los libros de
óbitos y bautismos de la parroquia del pueblo desde 1900 al 1999, y tomando datos del Registro
Civil. En total figuran 6.623 fichas individuales de defunciones (47,5% mujeres) y 10.793 de nacimientos (49,4% mujeres) con todos los datos de interés demográfico. Se ha divido la centuria
en cuatro periodos; en cada uno de ellos se analizan distintas facetas de la mortalidad y se relacionan con la situación social y económica del mismo. Las tasas pasan de ser muy elevadas en
los primeros quinquenios del siglo a registrar en la década de los sesenta los valores más bajos.
En las últimas décadas se registra un relativo incremento de la mortalidad general ocasionado
por una estructura poblacional envejecida. El progreso médico-sanitario, la mejora de las condiciones de vida y alimentación y el incremento de los niveles culturales han sido los factores más
influyentes en el descenso de la letalidad de las enfermedades infecciosas.
Abstract
In the present work the transition of the mortality of the population of Siles (Jaén) in the
20th century was analysed. The minutes of the death and baptism books proceeding from the
village parish and dated from 1900 to 1999 were photographed digitally and computerized. The
data from the Civil Registry was also taken. In total, there were 6623 individual fact sheets on
death (47.5% women) and 10793 ones on birth (49.4% women), respectively, with all information
on demographic interest. The century was divided into four periods. In each of them different
facets of mortality were studied and related to the social and economic situation of the studied
term. While the rates showed to be very high in the initial five year-period of the century, their
lowest values were registered in the 60s. In the last decades of the century there was a relative
increase in general mortality caused by an older population structure. A healthcare progress, the
improvement of living and working conditions and the increase of cultural level were the most
influential factors in the decline of in the lethality of infectious diseases.
New records of Dermestid beetles (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearics
Authors: Prieto-Manzanares Miguel , Herrmann Andreas
Published: December 2019

New records of eight species of little known Dermestidae (Coleoptera) are given for the Ibero-Balearic fauna. Most of them represent first records at regional level: Anthrenus (Anthrenus) munroi Hinton, 1943 (Valencian Community); Anthrenus (Nathrenus) biskrensis Reitter, 1887 (Community of Madrid, second record from the Iberian Peninsula); Attagenus (Attagenus) lobatus Rosenhauer, 1856 (Balearic Islands); Dermestes (Dermestes) hispanicus Kalík, 1952 (Galicia); Dermestes (Dermestinus) szekessyi Kalík, 1950 (Balearic Islands); Globicornis (Hadrotoma) hispanica Pic, 1908 (Castilla-León, second record from the Iberian Peninsula); Globicornis (Hadrotoma) sulcata (Brisout de Barneville, 1866) (Andalusia) and Megatoma (Megatoma) ruficornis Aubé, 1866 (Navarre, third record from the Iberian Peninsula). Worldwide and Iberian distribution is provided for each species, as well as some additional remarks and illustrations. Se aportan nuevos registros de ocho especies de Dermestidae (Coleoptera) poco conocidas para la fauna iberobalear. La mayoria de ellos constituyen primeras citas a nivel regional: Anthrenus (Anthrenus) munroi Hinton, 1943 (Comunidad Valenciana); Anthrenus (Nathrenus) biskrensis Reitter, 1887 (Comunidad de Madrid, segunda cita para la península ibérica); Attagenus (Attagenus) lobatus Rosenhauer, 1856 (islas Baleares); Dermestes (Dermestes) hispanicus Kalík, 1952 (Galicia); Dermestes (Dermestinus) szekessyi Kalík, 1950 (islas Baleares); Globicornis (Hadrotoma) hispanica Pic, 1908 (Castilla y León, segunda cita para la península ibérica); Globicornis (Hadrotoma) sulcata (Brisout de Barneville, 1866) (Andalucía) y Megatoma (Megatoma) ruficornis Aubé, 1866 (Navarra, tercera cita para la península ibérica). Se proporciona la distribución mundial e ibérica de cada especie, así como algunos comentarios adicionales e ilustraciones