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Anti inflammatory effect of rhizome of Curcuma longa. Linn, in Albino rats by the method of Carrageenin induced paw oedema
Authors: Savaringal Jayan Pariyani , M. S. Lally
Published: January 2018

Background: Curcuma longa or turmeric is a popular Ayurvedic herb, traditionally used for various inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis. Turmeric which containing phytochemical ingredient curcumin is used in India for centuries as a topical anti inflammatory agent. Many of the currently used anti inflammatory agents like NSAID’s and glucocorticoids have many undesirable adverse effects, especially when they are used for long period. In the present study, Curcuma longa, a plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family was chosen for investigating its anti-inflammatory effects.Methods: The rhizomes of Curcuma longa were collected locally. The extract was prepared by soxlet extraction with 50% ethanol. Albino rats of Wistar strain (170-250grams) obtained from the animal house of medical college Thiruvananthapuram were used. Aspirin was purchased from sigma Labs, Mumbai. Anti-inflammatory effect of the extract was done in rats by the method of Carrageenin induced paw oedema.Results: The ethanolic extract of Curcuma longa inhibited the development of oedema at the end of 3 hours. The anti-inflammatory activity exhibited by the extract was dose dependent and statistically significant at dose levels of 1000-mg/kg and comparable to that of standard drug used Aspirin.Conclusions: The present study with extract of Curcuma longa revealed that it has significant anti-inflammatory activity.
Los arquitectos conservadores de zona = The conservative architects of zone
Authors: Pérez Martín Jose Luis Javier , Rodríguez Sánchez Antonio , Arbaiza Blanco-Soler Silvia
Published: January 2018

El conocimiento de la historia de la conservación de nuestro Patrimonio Construido, precisa del estudio del marco político y social de cada periodo, la integración de las corrientes internacionales, su adaptación, desarrollo normativo, estructuras organizativas, etc., para finalmente prestar atención a las personas que llevaron a cabo las intervenciones, entendiendo su propio debate intelectual y crítico. Entre las distintas respuestas estructuradas, encontramos un grupo de Arquitectos dotados de entidad propia, respaldados por un amplio marco legislativo, al que no se ha prestado una atención específica como grupo, aunque si a sus componentes, dada su notoriedad individual. Nos referimos a los denominados Arquitectos de Zona o Arquitectos Conservadores de Zona, cuya figura es fijada por la Ley de 1933, o mejor dicho por su Reglamento de 1936, aunque su existencia es anterior, permaneciendo hasta los albores de la Democracia.AbstractThe knowledge of the history of the conservation of our Built Heritage, requires the study of the political and social framework of each period, the integration of international currents, their adaptation, normative development, organizational structures, etc., to finally pay attention to the people who carried out the interventions understanding their own intellectual and critical debate. Among the different structured responses, we find a group of architects endowed with their own entity, backed by a broad legislative framework, which has not been given specific attention as a group, although its components, given its individual notoriety. We refer to the so-called Zone Architects or Area Conservation Architects, whose figure is set by the Law of 1933, or rather by its Regulations of 1936, although its existence is earlier, remaining until the dawn of Democracy.
Insulin Resistance Syndrome- the Sensitive IRS
Authors: Pellazgu Eleni
Published: January 2018

Insulin resistance is a prominent pathophysiologic syndrome in a plethora of metabolic disorders including obesity, prediabetes, type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Ten et al., 2007), impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome and hypercoagulability (Smith & LeRoith, 2004). It is strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea, hypoventilation syndrome, pancreatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, gall bladder disease, multiple cancers (breasts, uterus, cervix prostate, kidney, colon, esophagus, pancreas and liver), stroke, cataracts, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. It is also associated with causation of abnormal menses, infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, osteoarthritis, phlebitis and other venous diseases. Insulin resistance is thought to be caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contribute to its development. Once present, insulin resistance affects the metabolism, behavior, physical appearance and has lasting effects. This paper will review the latest evidence in development of insulin resistance, its pathogenesis and manifestation and its relation to other conditions. The final aim is to raise awareness of its role on diet, metabolic, genetics and microbiome.
Nutrient Removal during Stormwater Aquifer Storage and Recovery in an Anoxic Carbonate Aquifer
Authors: Vanderzalm Joanne L. , Page Declan W. , Dillon Peter J. , Barry Karen E. , Gonzalez Dennis
Published: January 2018

Stormwater harvesting coupled to managed aquifer recharge (MAR) provides a means to use the often wasted stormwater resource while also providing protection of the natural and built environment. Aquifers can act as a treatment barrier within a multiple‐barrier approach to harvest and use urban stormwater. However, it remains challenging to assess the treatment performance of a MAR scheme due to the heterogeneity of aquifers and MAR operations, which in turn influences water treatment processes. This study uses a probabilistic method to evaluate aquifer treatment performance based on the removal of total organic C (TOC), N, and P during MAR with urban stormwater in an anoxic carbonate aquifer. Total organic C, N, and P are represented as stochastic variables and described by probability density functions (PDFs) for the “injectant” and “recovery”; these injectant and recovery PDFs are used to derive a theoretical MAR removal efficiency PDF. Four long‐term MAR sites targeting one of two tertiary carbonate aquifers (T1 and T2) were used to describe the nutrient removal efficiencies. Removal of TOC and total N (TN) was dominated by redox processes, with median removal of TOC between 50 and 60% at all sites and TN from 40 to 50% at three sites with no change at the fourth. Total P removal due to filtration and sorption accounted for median removal of 29 to 53%. Thus, the statistical method was able to characterize the capacity of the anoxic carbonate aquifer treatment barrier for nutrient removal, which highlights that aquifers can be an effective long‐term natural treatment option for management of water quality, as well as storage of urban stormwater.

Core Ideas

Aquifer treatment capacity for C, N, and P was quantified in four long‐term ASR sites.

Robust median TOC removal was 50 to 60% in an anoxic carbonate aquifer.

Median TN removal was at least 40% at three sites and inhibited by pH >8 at a fourth.

TP removal was 29 to 53%; however, sorption capacity may be limited.
Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance to Fall Armyworm and Southwestern Corn Borer Leaf‐Feeding Damage in Maize
Authors: Womack Erika D. , Warburton Marilyn L. , Williams W. Paul
Published: January 2018

Fall armyworm [FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith)] and southwestern corn borer (SWCB, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar) are damaging insect pests of maize (Zea mays L.) that result in significant yield and economic losses. A previous study identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) that contribute to reduced leaf‐feeding damage by these insects in the maize mapping population created by crossing Mp704 (resistant) × Mo17 (susceptible). The current study reports a more complete map by adding 151 simple sequence repeat (SSR) and single‐nucleotide polymorphism markers to the original map of 73 SSRs for QTL analysis. Composite interval mapping (CIM) identified 24 QTL explaining up to 26.5% of the total phenotypic variation (chromosome bin 9.03), and multiple interval mapping (MIM) identified 36 QTL (including five new QTL found compared with the previous study) and 10 interactions for FAW leaf‐feeding damage. Twenty‐nine QTL explaining up to 29% of the total phenotypic variation (chromosome bin 7.02) were identified using CIM for SWCB leaf‐feeding damage, and 21 QTL (including five new QTL) and 11 interactions were identified using MIM for this trait. The addition of significantly more markers to the previously reported map allowed for the identification of new QTL and a better assessment of QTL positions and effects, which can improve breeding applications and the detection of candidate genes controlling FAW and SWCB resistance.
Sustaining the Future of Plant Breeding: The Critical Role of the USDA‐ARS National Plant Germplasm System
Authors: Byrne Patrick F. , Volk Gayle M. , Gardner Candice , Gore Michael A. , Simon Philipp W. , Smith Stephen
Published: January 2018

Plant breeders require genetic diversity to develop cultivars that are productive, nutritious, tolerant of biotic and abiotic stresses, and make efficient use of water and fertilizer. The USDA‐ARS National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is a major source for global plant genetic resources (PGR), with accessions representing improved cultivars, breeding lines, landraces, and crop wild relatives (CWR), coupled with passport and trait evaluation data. The goal of this article is to facilitate use of PGR in plant breeding programs. Our specific objectives are (i) to summarize the structure and operation of the NPGS and its consultative and support committees, (ii) to review current use of the system by plant breeders, (iii) to describe constraints to improving the utility of PGR, and (iv) to discuss ways in which the NPGS might evolve to better meet the challenges facing agriculture and society in coming decades. The NPGS will enhance its relevance to plant breeding provided there is (i) ongoing attention to filling the gaps in NPGS collections, especially for CWR; (ii) a major increase in efforts to phenotype and genotype accessions using standardized methods; (iii) enhanced information content of the Genetic Resources Information Network (GRIN)‐Global system and improved interoperability with other databases; (iv) increased attention to prebreeding activities; (v) improved training opportunities in practices for incorporating PGR in breeding programs; and (vi) expanded outreach efforts to strengthen public support for the NPGS. We believe these steps will be implemented most effectively through coordinated efforts among USDA‐ARS, universities, the private sector, and international partners.
O conceito de Ataque Global Imediato: premissas equivocadas, consequências perigosas
Authors: Simionato dos Santos Guilherme , Cepik Marco
Published: January 2018

O artigo analisa criticamente o conceito estadunidense de Ataque Convencional Global Imediato (Conventional Prompt Global Strike – CPGS), bem como suas implicações para a segurança internacional. Trata-se de iniciativas que buscam desenvolver a capacidade de atacar – de forma convencional, precisa e sem depender de bases avançadas – alvos localizados a longas distâncias (pelo menos 1.500 km) em um curto período de tempo (velocidades acima de Mach 5). O conceito tem duas premissas equivocadas. A primeira corresponde ao que Patrick Porter (2015) chamou de “globalismo” tático, ou seja, a crença de que ataques convencionais em escala global não seriam mais constrangidos pela distância. A segunda é o que James Acton (2013) chamou de “mito da bala de prata”, a busca por uma inovação capaz, por si só, de reverter tendências estratégicas e realidades políticas. Os projetos ligados ao conceito CPGS enfrentam dificuldades técnicas, orçamentárias e políticas. Caso sejam bem-sucedidos, suas consequências são perigosas. Em primeiro lugar, estimulam a competição e a emulação de soluções preemptivas com tempo operacional acelerado. Em segundo lugar, como o CPGS ameaça a capacidade de segundo ataque (retaliação) nuclear das outras grandes potências, sua implementação aumenta a instabilidade política mundial e os riscos de ultrapassagem não acidental do limiar nuclear.
Microflora Thermarum Atlas project: biodiversity in thermal spring waters and natural SPA pools
Authors: Valeriani F. , Protano C. , Gianfranceschi G. , Leoni E. , Galasso V. , Mucci N. , Vitali M. , Romano Spica V.
Published: January 2018

Thermal springs are natural environments present all over the world and their use represents a social-economical resource with an impact on sanus per aquam (SPA) medical and wellness applications. Physical-chemical and microbiological balances characterize these ecological niches and their knowledge is essential to define water properties and support appropriate management. This study is a pilot application of a larger research project, involving metagenomics and aimed to fingerprint springs and map SPA biodiversity. Waters and their deposits were collected in six thermal springs from the Lazio region in Italy. The phylogenic microbial profiles performed by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis showed a clear separation between different springs. Statistical analyses revealed correlations between the abundance of specific bacteria and environmental variables. Temperature, Sodium and H2S levels appear to play a key role in influencing the microbiota. The extension of this model to other springs will contribute to characterize and map the microbial community in thermal springs, allowing associations with chemical-physical factors. Biodiversity is a still underestimated property of thermal springs and a key element in several SPA applications. The Atlas progress is shedding light on biotic and abiotic components in these ecological niches, opening further perspectives for supporting appropriate use and management of thermal waters.
Advancing rainwater harvesting as a strategy to improve water access in Kinondoni municipality, Tanzania
Authors: Dismas Joshua , Mulungu Deogratias M. M. , Mtalo Felix W.
Published: January 2018

The Sustainable Development Goals concept advocates affordable, safe and clean water supply. The water shortage in Dar es Salaam city affects communities in different wards of Kinondoni municipality. As a strategy to improve water access, this study assessed opportunities for application of rainwater harvesting (RWH) technologies, communities’ knowledge of this and their willingness to adopt RWH technologies, and challenges for installation and maintenance of RWH technologies in areas of Makongo, Mbezi, Msasani and Kimara wards of Kinondoni municipality. Data collection involved interviews, questionnaires and observation while the SPSS tool was used for data analysis. Also, laboratory tests for water quality parameters were conducted. Results showed that rooftop RWH systems with proper components and proper maintenance were found to provide better quality water for domestic use than other sources. Laboratory tests revealed that rainwater was better than other water sources. Lack of knowledge was the main factor that hindered adoption of RWH technology. Also, initial investment cost was among the reasons deterring its adoption. Therefore, to improve the adoption rate of RWH technologies there should be an integrated participation of different stakeholders to educate and support communities to address RWH technologies’ challenges. This can be supported by a proposed institutional framework.
Repeatability and Accuracy of the Pressed Juice Percentage Method at Sorting Steaks into Juiciness Categories
Authors: McKillip Kassandra V. , Wilfong Alaena K. , Gonzalez John M. , Houser Terry A. , Unruh John A. , Boyle Elizabeth A. E. , O’Quinn Travis G.
Published: January 2018

The objective of this study was to evaluate the repeatability of the Pressed Juice Percentage (PJP) as well as to determine the accuracy of previously determined PJP thresholds at sorting beef strip loin steaks into categories based on the probability of being rated juicy by sensory panelists. Beef strip loin steaks representing 3 USDA quality grades (Prime, Low Choice, and Low Select) and Low Select strip loin steaks enhanced to 108% of the raw weight with a water, salt, and alkaline phosphate solution were cooked to three degrees of doneness [DOD; Rare (60°C), Medium (71°C), Very Well-Done (82°C)] to maximize variation in juiciness. Paired steaks were evaluated for PJP, Slice Shear Force (SSF), and Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF). Additionally, steaks representing Prime, Low Choice, and Low Select that were non-enhanced or enhanced with the same enhancement solution cooked to three DOD [Rare (60°C), Medium (71°C), Very Well-Done (82°C)] from a previously conducted sensory study were used to evaluate the ability of PJP to sort steaks into juiciness categories. Results indicated PJP had a high repeatability coefficient of 0.70, indicating only a small portion (30%) of the variation observed was due to sample measurement differences between paired samples. The repeatability of SSF and WBSF were 0.68 and 0.85, respectively. The evaluated PJP threshold values accurately segregated strip loin steaks by the probability of a sample being rated as juicy (mean juiciness rating of > 50) by consumers. The actual percentage of juicy samples was determined to be 41.67, 72.31, 89.33, and 98.08% for the predicted < 50%, 50 to 75%, 75 to 90%, and > 90% categories, respectively. Results of this study indicate the PJP juiciness measure is both repeatable and accurate in sorting beef strip loin steaks based on the likelihood of a steak being classified as juicy by consumers.
Noções básicas em Estatística na interpretação das informações em ações de preservação do meio ambiente
Authors: Bifi Carlos Ricardo
Published: January 2018

As informações contidas nos meios de comunicação, trazem para a comunidade leitora, dados que podem levar a interpretações e conclusões equivocadas. Vários órgãos responsáveis por essas informações, preocupam-se em divulgá-las levando esses leitores a terem interpretações que vão de encontro a seus propósitos, provocando distorções das informações. Quando essas informações estão atreladas aos estudos de preservação do meio ambiente, por exemplo, elas se encontram em linguagem que são específicas da ciência ambiental e, que muitas vezes, não fazem parte do censo comum daqueles que a lerão. Encontros internacionais que tratam do assunto como, por exemplo, Rio + 10 ou o atual, Rio + 20, têm como premissa apontar os caminhos ideais em relação à preservação do meio ambiente, assim, a necessidade de estar alfabetizado estatisticamente para absorver e codificar tais informações apresentadas durante esses encontros são necessárias e, assim pode provocar discussões com total compreensão dos participantes. Este artigo tem como finalidade despertar reflexões em relação ao ensino da Estatística, por parte dos professores de Matemática, como instrumento de análise para aquele que irá utilizá-la para interpretar as informações contidas nas diversas formas de apresentação. Gráficos, tabelas, dados numéricos, que são as formas de registros das informações estatísticas, devem promover nos leitores condições mínimas para inferência e, se for o caso, mudanças de atitudes. Portanto, é no ensino básico, desde as séries inicias, que os órgãos educacionais, por meios de seus professores, devem promover condições mínimas para aprendizes desta faixa etária. O objetivo deste artigo também é levar os pesquisadores da área da Educação Matemática a focarem mais suas pesquisas em como os cidadãos, leitores de informações, mobilizam suas noções em Estatística e relacionam tais noções com a interpretação textual, para que os resultados obtidos surtam efeitos e, dessa forma, consigam tornar estes cidadãos pessoas capazes de criticar e validar as informações que lhe são apresentadas.
O processo de ensino e aprendizagem do conceito de perímetro por meio do jogo Tangram sob a ótica da teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa: um estudo com alunos do 6º ano do ensino fundamental
Authors: Pachêco Franklin Fernando Ferreira , Pachêco Gisele Ferreira
Published: January 2018

Este trabalho tem por objetivo favorecer a aprendizagem significativa de alunos do 6º ano do ensino fundamental quanto ao conceito do ensino de perímetro. Nosso aporte teórico está pautado na teoria da aprendizagem significativa proposta por David Ausubel, na qual tem o intuito de auxiliar o professor a tornar suas aulas mais atrativas, ou seja, menos mecânicas.  Além disto, serve como aporte para que professor possa organizar suas aulas e identificar os conhecimentos prévios dos alunos percebendo as lacunas existentes de conhecimentos que os alunos possuem, mediante um conteúdo.  Abordamos uma metodologia qualitativa com caráter exploratório. Participaram deste trabalho 32 alunos do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública situada no Município de São Vicente Férrer/PE. Neste trabalho, utilizamos uma oficina denominada:, o tangram: aprendendo perímetro por meio de um jogo matemático. Esta vivência foi mediada por meio de dois momentos. A primeira a partir de maneira teórica respaldando-se na explicação do conceito de perímetro. Já no segundo momento nos detemos na explicação das regras do jogo tangram (Modelo Tradicional Chinês), realizando nesta etapa um exercício contemplando seis questões. De acordo com as discussões em sala de aula com os alunos referente ao conceito de perímetro notamos que aconteceu indícios de uma aprendizagem significativa. A princípio apenas 4 alunos de uma turma composta por 32 alunos concebiam conhecimentos prévios quanto ao conceito de perímetro. Desta forma, trabalhamos a oficina para oportunizar uma aprendizagem significativa no conceito de perímetro que por sua vez significa a soma dos contornos das figuras.  Diante de nossas análises, podemos verificar que houve avanços de conhecimentos nos 4 alunos que detinham conhecimentos prévios quanto o conceito de perímetro. E, aqueles que não apresentaram definições do conteúdo também evoluíram no que se refere ao estudo do conceito do perímetro. Enfatizamos que o jogo tangram foi utilizado como um material potencialmente significativo no processo de ensino e aprendizagem como meio de facilitar a compreensão e percepção dos alunos frente ao novo conhecimento matemático. Portanto, ressaltamos que a aprendizagem significativa ocorreu o que se refere ao estudo do conceito de perímetro.
THE INFLUENCE OF CORPORATE IMAGE, SERVICE QUALITY, PERCEIVED VALUE TOWARD STUDENT SATISFACTION AND STUDENT LOYALTY
Authors: Lunarindiah Gatri
Published: January 2018

Student satisfaction and student loyalty are important factors in business education. This research was conducted with the goal to test and analyze the influence of corporate image, service quality and perceived value on student satisfaction and student loyalty. The object of the sample is students of the Economics and Business Faculty of Trisakti University as many as 150 respondents and the analysis was done by using the method of Structural Equaton Model (SEM) producing conclusion that the corporate image, service quality and perceived value proved to be positive and significantly influential upon student satisfaction and service quality also proved to have a positively significant effect on student loyalty. There is a hypothesis that student satisfaction is not proven positively influencial upon student loyalty.
PENGARUH WORK LIFE POLICIES, WORK LIFE CONFLICT, JOB STRESS, DAN LONELINESS TERHADAP TURNOVER INTENTIONS PADA SEBUAH UNIVERSITAS SWASTA DI KOTA BATAM
Authors: Ludiya Hielvita
Published: January 2018

Turnover intention has been an important issue in any organization; management has long recognized that low turnover intention of employees is helpful for consequently obtaining high organizational performance and avoiding the potential costs related to recruiting and training new employees. This study aims to examine the impact of work life policies, work life conflict, job stress dan loneliness on turnover intentions at a private university in Batam. A total of 101 completed responses were collected in the survey. The sampling method in this research is done with the approach of non-probability sampling with the convinience sampling. The data analysis technique used was the technique of multiple regression analyisis. The findings of this research showed that work life policies and job stress have negative and significant impact on turnover intentions. Work life conflict and loneliness have positive and significant impact on turnover intentions. The managerial implications of this research have several limitations such as taking only one university and some faculties of full time lecturer which become the object of research. Moreover, researcher was not able to spend a lot of time at the organisation for collecting the data from the respondents. This research suggest that further investigation needs to be expanded by taking some of the objects that are similar research at the education industry or other industries, and by increasing the sample size to improve the results of consistency.
THE UNIQUE OBSTACLES OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE TO URISM INDUSTRY IN WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Nxopo Zinzi , Iwu Chux Gervase
Published: January 2018

The intention of this article is to identify the obstacles unique to female entrepreneurs in the tourism industry in Western Cape, South Africa. This is against the backdrop that in order to accelerate economic growth and development in South Africa, female entrepreneurs should also be considered as important vehicles that can bring about the necessary economic growth and development. Unfortunately, this growth has been stifled due to the high failure rate in the SMME sector; specifically among women. This article used the qualitative deductive approach, utilising in-depth semi-structured interviews, which enabled the participants to disclose important information relating to the study. The data were analysed qualitatively using themes. For effect, this article also made use of content analysis because of its significance in qualitative studies.Three themes emerged from content analysis. These include demographic factors; socio-economic factors and culture. The findings have shown primarily that the factors that impede female entrepreneurs differ from sector to sector. Within the Western Cape Tourism industry, specifically the accommodation sector, unique obstacles abound. While the authors acknowledge that the obstacles faced by female entrepreneurs are unique to this sector, they are equally mindful of therepercussions of a generalisation of the findings. To this end, we suggest that a broader study be conducted to compare factors that impede entrepreneurship in other provinces in South Africa and/or draw a comparison between males and females. This article undoubtedly has value not simply because it is gender biased, but also because by highlighting the unique challenges and barriers faced by female entrepreneurs, there could be better government support for female entrepreneurs in general and especially those in the accommodation sector in the Western Cape.
An Efficient Implementation of Semi-numerical Computation of the Hartree-Fock Exchange on the Intel Phi Processor
Authors: liu fenglai , Kong Jing
Published: January 2018

Unique technical challenges and their solutions for implementing semi-numerical Hartree-Fock exchange on the Phil Processor are discussed, especially concerning the single- instruction-multiple-data type of processing and small cache size. Benchmark calculations on a series of buckyball molecules with various Gaussian basis sets on a Phi processor and a six-core CPU show that the Phi processor provides as much as 12 times of speedup with large basis sets compared with the conventional four-center electron repulsion integration approach performed on the CPU. The accuracy of the semi-numerical scheme is also evaluated and found to be comparable to that of the resolution-of-identity approach.
Identification and management of prediabetes: results of the Latin America Strategic Prediabetes Meeting
Authors: López-Jaramillo Patricio , Nieto-Martínez Ramfis E. , Aure-Fariñez Gestne , Mendivil Carlos O. , Lahsen Rodolfo A. , Silva-Filho Ruy L. , Andreotti Luiz A. , Manrique Mónica E. , Pasquel-Andrade Miguel A. , Rangel Ignacio , Vidrio Maricela , Castañeda Rutila , Restrepo Manuela , Pinto Miguel E.
Published: January 2018

To understand the status of prediabetes diagnosis and treatment in Latin America and to evaluate the use of metformin for diabetes prevention in this context.

A panel of 15 diabetes experts from seven countries in Latin America met on 14 – 15 August 2014 in Lima, Peru, to review the available literature, discuss the role of prediabetes in type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, analyze collected information, and make conclusions for prediabetes diagnosis and treatment in Latin America.

Prediabetes diagnosis, screening, and treatment, including lifestyle changes, pharmacological treatment, and cost-effectiveness were discussed. Five resulting statements were issued for Latin America: prediabetes is a clinical and public health problem; health care systems do not currently diagnose/treat prediabetes; use of prediabetes risk detection tools are needed region-wide; treatment includes lifestyle changes, multidisciplinary education, and metformin; and registries of patient records and further studies should be supported.

The expert panel concluded that in Latin America, preventive treatment through lifestyle changes and metformin are cost-effective interventions. It is important to improve prediabetes identification and management at the primary care level.
TRANSFORMASI HUKUM ISLAM DALAM SISTEM HUKUM NASIONAL : Idealisme dan Realitas
Authors: Qomariyah Siti
Published: January 2018

Development of Indonesian national law should not leave attention to development of legal plurality as its source. Focus of this study is to see the influence of Indonesian social factors on the development of Islamic law and how Islamic law can be integratively transformed into the National Law. By qualitative method and socio-legal approach and constructivism paradigm, this study bases on theories of social change influeces on Islamic law law without leaving methodology of usul fiqh and the sources of Islamic law. Islamic law has broad opportunity and experiences to be integratively transformed into national law within Indonesia's own character. Transformation can be done in the whole structure of Islamic law including its values of philosophy, principles and norms, and can be performed in all areas, both private and public Law, written law by political power and unwritten law with cultural approach. However, Islamic law as one of the Indonesia living laws and the sources of National law, still today is viewed in dichotomy to the National law and only transformed in limited norms. There are many obstacles to be transformed into national law integratively and widely, though Islamic law has wide space of interpretation and intellectualism that can adapt to different contexts and National law.
SURVEI ATAS IMPLEMENTASI GOOD UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE Studi Kasus STAIN Pekalongan
Authors: Rosyid Ahmad , Fakhrina Agus , Huda Miftahul
Published: January 2018

The implementation of Good University Governance’s principles (accountability and responsiveness), academic culture, academic’s service quality and initiatives in the STAIN Pekalongan’sacademic society was tested in this study. Data werecollected from three main internal stakeholders (students, staffs, and lecturers) usingquestionnaire and their perception differences were analized using non parametric test of difference. The results show that (1) the total averages results placed between 7.34 to 9.89 which means that research variables were at a medium level (2) lecturers’ perceptions differ significantly from bothstaffs and students.
TEOLOGI BURUH : Agama dan Sikap Pasrah Perempuan Buruh Sanggan Batik
Authors: Rahmawati Rita , Husein M. Muslih , Hayat Asmuni
Published: January 2018

This qualitative descriptive research aimed to describe in detail the meaning of the values of religion and expression of women's resignation batik workers in the struggle of the production process, and the factors that influence it. Research was taken place in Pekalongan city and data obtained through observation, interviews, and literary studies. The results showed that deep belief in God is the foundation of understanding of the value of religion in the world of work as well when they interact with the skipper and other workers. The expression of resignation is seen almost in all stages from raw material procurement, production to marketing. Surrender women sanggan also evident in labor relations and outside the employment relationship, which is due to the fact that the religious elite is skipper and social conditions of patriarchal religious culture.
PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA AIR DI DUKUH KALIURANG:Perspektif Ekonomi Islam
Authors: Fakhrina Agus
Published: January 2018

Dalam ekonomi Islam, air dianggap membawa berkah dari Allah yang memberikan dan mempertahankan hidup, dan memurnikan umat manusia dan bumi. Ini milik masyarakat secara keseluruhan - tidak ada individu secara harfiah memiliki air. Sebagai menopang kehidupan, itu adalah penting untuk mengelola dan mendistribusikan air dengan benar sehingga semua masyarakat dapat mengakses air untuk menggunakannya untuk konsumsi seperti minum dan mencuci, dan produksi seperti pertanian. Sayangnya, pengelolaan air di Dusun Kaliurang Desa Kembanglangit tidak dilakukan dengan benar sehingga masyarakat yang tinggal di sana tidak dapat mengakses air banyak, dan menderita air dan krisis pangan. Artikel ini membahas masalah pengelolaan air ada dalam pandangan ekonomi Islam
ETIKA BISNIS AL-GHAZALI DAN ADAM SMITH DALAM PERSPEKTIF ILMU BISNIS DAN EKONOMI
Authors: MS. AM. M. Hafidz , Sya’roni Sam’ani , * Marlina
Published: January 2018

Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi: (1) pembangunan etika bisnis yang telah dirumuskan oleh al-Ghazali dan Adam Smith, (2) persamaan dan perbedaan antara dua etika bisnis pria, dan (3) relevansi bisnis mereka etika bisnis modern dunia dan ekonomi. Bisnis etika dibangun oleh al-Ghazali dan Smith di dataran praksis tidak jauh berbeda. Etika bisnis konstruksi dibangun oleh al-Ghazali didasarkan pada prinsip-prinsip seperti orientasi itikad baik tentang dunia dan akhirat, kejujuran, kepentingan pribadi dan social keseimbangan, dan perilaku / perbuatan yang tepat. Di sisi lain, etika bisnis konstruksi dibangun oleh Smith, berdasarkan keadilan, altruisme, keadilan dan liberal (kebebasan ekonomi). Baik etika bisnis yang diperkenalkan oleh kedua sangat relevan untuk menjadi digunakan sebagai bahan pokok acuan dalam etika bisnis modern.
PERUBAHAN MAKNA NOMINA BAHASA ARAB DALAM AL-QUR’AN: Analisis Sosiosemantik
Authors: Azzuhri Muhandis
Published: January 2018

Penelitian ini membahas perubahan berarti dari Arab Kata dalam Quran: bentuknya, proses dan implikasi sosial. Teori Sociosemantic, yang merupakan perpaduan antara sosiologi dan semantik, yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Membandingkan asli membentuk dengan bentuk penyerapan digunakan ketika menganalisis bentuk penyerapan. Studi ini menemukan bahwa perubahan makna karena beberapa faktor: (a). Bahasa seperti fonetiknya, aspek morfologi dan sintaksis, (b). Sejarah (c). Sosiokultural (d). Psikologis (e). Ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi (f). Asing bahasa. Berarti ini perubahan berdampak positif pada pola pikir dan pemahaman bahwa masyarakat memiliki sementara mempelajari Qur'an. Ini memberikan masyarakat sebuah studi komprehensif dan integratif sehingga bahwa satu kata akan multi tafsir.
REFLEKSI TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN KELAS DI SMP ISLAM AL AZHAR 14 SEMARANG: Pendekatan School Knowledge dan Action Knowledge
Authors: Istiyani Dwi , Zaduqisti Esti , Mufidah Ely
Published: January 2018

Penelitian ini mencoba untuk merefleksikan kegiatan belajar dilakukan oleh guru dan siswa di kelas. Apa yang terjadi pada pola mengajar di kelas di sekolah, dan apakah mengajar di kelas di al-Azhar SMP Islam 14 Semarang telah mencapai tingkat pengetahuan tindakan atau masih di sekolah pengetahuan adalah untuk menjawab masalah dalam penelitian ini. Ini Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan yang ditawarkan oleh Douglas Barnes, yang pengetahuan sekolah dan pengetahuan tindakan. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa kombinasi dari dua pendekatan (pengetahuan sekolah dan pengetahuan tindakan) yang dilakukan di SMP Islam Al Azhar 14, adalah pada dua pendekatan yang diprakarsai oleh Douglas Barnes. Menurut Barnes, secara umum, siswa belajar pengetahuan baru di sekolah tingkat, mahasiswa hanya mendapatkan pengetahuan itu, misalnya, siswa hanya mampu menjawab pertanyaan guru, ujian pertanyaan, dan latihan, tetapi mereka tidak menggunakan pengetahuan itu, atau bahkan melupakannya. Dia mengatakan bahwa idealnya, belajar di kelas harus memperpanjang untuk learning by doing. Siswa tidak hanya menguasai pengetahuan pada waktu di dalam kelas (pengetahuan sekolah), tetapi mereka juga sudah harus menggunakan pengetahuan yang dalam pribadi mereka daerah dalam bentuk tindakan (pengetahuan tindakan). sedang beraksi perspektif pengetahuan, siswa pada dunia dapat diubah, sehingga mereka akan dapat mengambil tujuan hidup mereka sendiri.
Impact Response of Base Isolated Building with Adjacent Structures
Authors: Shinde Niraj , Soni Devesh
Published: January 2018

The seismic behavior of multi-storied building supported on Friction pendulum system (FPS) during impact with adjacent structure is examined. One lateral degree of freedom is considered at each floor, base mass and slider. Adjacent structure (i.e. retaining walls or entry bridges) is modeled as an impact element in form of spring and dashpot. The impact response of FPS bearing is studied under 60 records consisting of service level, design basis and maximum credible earthquakes. Newmark’s step by step iteration method is used to solve the differential equations of motion for the isolated system. The impact response of isolated building is studied under the variation of important system parameters such as size of gap and stiffness of impact element. To reduce the influence of impact a viscous damper is employed between the isolated building and adjacent structure. It is concluded that during impact with adjacent structure the superstructure acceleration and base shear increases while bearing displacement decreases. The employment of viscous damper shows considerable reduction in bearing displacements, base shear and impact force during DBE and MCE events. Further, the effects of impact are found critical if the superstructure is flexible and greater stiffness of impact element. The top floor acceleration increases with the isolation gap up to certain limit and again reduces with the increase in isolation gap.

Keywords - Adjacent Structure; isolation; Sliding bearing; Viscous Damper; Gap effect; Floor acceleration; Impact
Towards an Abstraction-Refinement Framework for Reasoning with Large Theories
Authors: Lopez Hernandez Julio Cesar , Korovin Konstantin
Published: January 2018

In this paper we present an approach to reasoning with large theories which is based on the abstraction-refinement framework.

The proposed approach consists of the following approximations: the over-approximation, the under-approximation, and their combination.
Consideraciones morfológicas en torno a la terminología del sector turístico aplicado a la lengua alemana con fines específicos
Authors: Burgos Cuadrillero Beatriz
Published: January 2018

Bajo el techo de la lexicología es indiscutible la interrelación que se establece entre la morfología con la sintaxis y la semántica. En este sentido, el fenómeno de la formación de palabras ocupa siempre un importante lugar en la investigación lexicológica ya que genera modelos estables, es decir, nuevas formaciones de palabras tomando como punto de partida morfemas libres. Este hecho cobra especial importancia en una lengua como el alemán donde existen en torno a medio millón de palabras de las cuales unas pocas miles son palabras originales (cfr. Götze/Hess–Lüttich) y el resto se han obtenido mediante el proceso de composición o a través de otros recursos morfológicos, de los cuales el más frecuente es la derivación. De tal manera que su estudio cobra plenamente sentido en el caso de las creaciones ad hoc.

La presente comunicación tiene por objeto realizar un análisis, desde el punto de vista morfológico, de la terminología en el sector turístico con la finalidad de descubrir el rol que desempeña la morfología léxica, estudio lingüístico que aplicaremos a la lengua alemana ya que los diferentes procesos de formación de palabras juegan el papel más importante en la ampliación del vocabulario de una lengua y, en lo que al alemán se refiere, este fenómeno es el ejemplo más claro de creatividad lingüística.
Experimental Studies on Rheological and Durability Properties of Self Compacting Concrete by Using Quatenary Blending
Authors: Shah Ashika , Patel Indrajit , Shah Jagruti , Gohil Gaurav
Published: January 2018

In the production of Self Compacting concrete (SCC), the use of quaternary blend of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM’s) has not found enough applications. For this purpose, an effort has been done to present a mix design for M60 grade and M80 grade SCC with quaternary blending of fly ash(FA), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), silica fume (SF) in accordance with EFNARC guidelines. Findings: In this study, cement has been replaced with SCM’s from 30% to 50%. Fresh properties of concrete were tested for slump flow, T50 test and U box. The hardened properties of concrete were tested for compressive strength and durability. The tests were performed for 7, 28, 56 and 91 days. The results indicate that the use of quaternary blend has improved the workability, compressive strength and durability properties of specimens than the control specimen. Application: The primary contribution is to fill the congested

reinforcement and increase the durability and life span of the structure.
The Meaning of Hashtags Matters: Detecting Hashtags Such as #JeSuisKouachi
Authors: Couto Vale Daniel , Hansen-Ampah Adjan
Published: January 2018

In this paper, we model how the contexts of situation and of discourse restrict meaning potential and apply the resulting model in automatic linguistic analysis of hashtags for tasks of sentiment analysis. With our model, we are able to assign different meanings to \#JeSuisCharlie and \#JeSuisKouachi and variations of them.
A community-driven language app for learning maritime English vocabulary
Authors: Perea Barberá María Dolores , Berns Anke
Published: January 2018

This paper describes the adaptation of a foreign language app called Guess it! Language Trainer, successfully used for several years with students from a German language course at the University of Cádiz, to suit the needs of Maritime English learners. The app is based on a community-driven learning system to support students in their vocabulary learning, especially outside class. The system requires students to guess words with the help of a given context; then, to assess and, eventually, report the words and sentences they have played and later, to create and propose their own sentences for one or more words from the course syllabus. Once students have introduced their own example sentences, these become part of the learning system—hence being available to the entire learner community for peer-assessment. By promoting students to actively participate in the design of their own learning resources, the authors aimed both to pay tribute to the increasing demand of researchers and practitioners to design learner-centered environments as well as to provide a learning system that can easily be implemented and adapted to different learning contexts, taking into account students’ language proficiency as well as collective learning preferences.
Hearing Loss Due to Traffic Noise-in Una Town.
Authors: Sankhat Alpesh , Mishra C. B. , Parmar Shailesh
Published: January 2018

Road traffic noise is likely the most thorough and inescapable kind of noise pollution and is in charge of negative effects that are destructive to nature and the nature of group health of mankind. Residential area/towns close by roads are additionally casualty of the issue, extraordinarily have the high danger of hearing loss due to the traffic noise exposure. The Objectives of the present review were to concentrate the attributes of hearing loss and survey the predominance of hearing loss because of traffic on 52 people working 8 to 12 hours close to the periphery of NH 8E going through Una Town by performing audiometric test. Consequence of the present study demonstrates that hearing impairment are common in people persistently exposed to traffic noise. The effect of high-level traffic noise leads to temporary threshold shift and if any person is exposed to such noisy environment may suffer from permanent threshold shift after long period of time.
An Improved SimBet Routing Algorithm for Human Mobility Based DTN
Authors: Shah Mehul , Gondaliya Nikhil , Barad Avani
Published: January 2018

Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) is useful for providing communication, where internet connection does not exist or in an Environment where long delay path and frequent partitions in transmission is present. A critical challenge for DTN is to determine the routing path through the network without ever having an end to end path, or finding which routers will be connected at any given instant of time. To find a routing path mobility of user needs attention, here we use human mobility model: Self Similar Least Action Walk (SLAW). In this paper, we extract pause time from past history of human mobility and utilize for routing in DTN. This concept will improve routing performance. In this paper, we propose the Multi-copy SimBet Routing with pause time factor. Finally, we conclude that the proposed routing method gives a message delivery ratio nearly equal to the Epidemic Routing, also reduce latency and overhead of the network.