bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nanostructured Chemoresistive Sensors for Oncological Screening and Tumor Markers Tracking: Single Sensor Approach Applications on Human Blood and Cell Samples
Authors: Landini Nicolò , Anania Gabriele , Astolfi Michele , Fabbri Barbara , Guidi Vincenzo , Rispoli Giorgio , Valt Matteo , Zonta Giulia , Malagù Cesare
Published: March 2020

Preventive screening does not only allow to preemptively intervene on pathologies before they can harm the host; but also to reduce the costs of the intervention itself; boosting the efficiency of the NHS (National Health System) by saving resources for other purposes. To improve technology advancements in this field; user-friendly yet low-cost devices are required; and various applications for gas sensors have been tested and proved reliable in past studies. In this work; cell cultures and blood samples have been studied; using nanostructured chemoresistive sensors; to both verify if this technology can reliably detect tumor markers; and if correlations between responses from tumor line metabolites and the screening outcomes on human specimens could be observed. The results showed how sensors responded differently to the emanations from healthy and mutant (for cells) or tumor affected (for blood) samples, and how those results were consistent between them, since the tumoral specimens had higher responses compared to the ones of their healthy counterparts. Even though the patterns in the responses require a bigger population to be defined properly; it appeared that the different macro-groups between the same kind of samples are distinguishable from some of the sensors chosen in the study; giving promising outcomes for further research.
Track-to-Track Association for Intelligent Vehicles by Preserving Local Track Geometry
Authors: Zou Ke , Zhu Hao , De Freitas Allan , Li Yongfu , Esmaeili Najafabadi Hamid
Published: March 2020

Track-to-track association (T2TA) is a challenging task in situational awareness in intelligent vehicles and surveillance systems. In this paper, the problem of track-to-track association with sensor bias (T2TASB) is considered. Traditional T2TASB algorithms only consider a statistical distance cost between local tracks from different sensors, without exploiting the geometric relationship between one track and its neighboring ones from each sensor. However, the relative geometry among neighboring local tracks is usually stable, at least for a while, and thus helpful in improving the T2TASB. In this paper, we propose a probabilistic method, called the local track geometry preservation (LTGP) algorithm, which takes advantage of the geometry of tracks. Assuming that the local tracks of one sensor are represented by Gaussian mixture model (GMM) centroids, the corresponding local tracks of the other sensor are fitted to those of the first sensor. In this regard, a geometrical descriptor connectivity matrix is constructed to exploit the relative geometry of these tracks. The track association problem is formulated as a maximum likelihood estimation problem with a local track geometry constraint, and an expectation–maximization (EM) algorithm is developed to find the solution. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed methods offer better performance than the state-of-the-art methods.
A Distributed Cooperative Localization Strategy in Vehicular-to-Vehicular Networks
Authors: Kim Minji , Kim Hong Ki , Lee Sang Hyun
Published: March 2020

This work develops a distributed message-passing approach to cooperative localization for autonomous mobile vehicles that communicate via mm-wave wireless connection in vehicle-to-vehicle networks. Vehicles in the network obtain the measurement information about the relative distance and the angle of arrival from the mm-wave connections made with each other. Some vehicles may obtain knowledge about their absolute position information of different quality, for example, via additional localization feature. The main objective is to estimate the locations of all vehicles using reciprocal exchanges of simple information called a message in a distributed and autonomous way. A simulation is developed to examine the performance of the localization and navigation of vehicles under various network configurations. The results show that it does provide better positioning results in most cases and there are also several cases where the use of the cooperative technique adapts to design parameters such as accuracies of measurement equipment, and initial position estimates, that can affect the localization performance.
A Clinical Decision-Support System Based on Three-Stage Integrated Image Analysis for Diagnosing Lung Disease
Authors: Cheng Ching-Hsue , Chen Hsien-Hsiu , Chen Tai-Liang
Published: March 2020

Thoracic computed tomography (CT) technology has been used for lung cancer screening in high-risk populations, and this technique is highly effective in the identification of early lung cancer. With the rapid development of intelligent image analysis in the field of medical science and technology, many researchers have proposed computer-aided automatic diagnosis methods for facilitating medical experts in detecting lung nodules. This paper proposes an advanced clinical decision-support system for analyzing chest CT images of lung disease. Three advanced methods are utilized in the proposed system: the three-stage automated segmentation method (TSASM), the discrete wavelet packets transform (DWPT) with singular value decomposition (SVD), and the algorithms of the rough set theory, which comprise a classification-based method. Two collected medical CT image datasets were prepared to evaluate the proposed system. The CT image datasets were labeled (nodule, non-nodule, or inflammation) by experienced radiologists from a regional teaching hospital. According to the results, the proposed system outperforms other classification methods (trees, naïve Bayes, multilayer perception, and sequential minimal optimization) in terms of classification accuracy and can be employed as a clinical decision-support system for diagnosing lung disease.
Differential Entropy Analysis of the Acoustic Characteristics of a Biomimetic Dynamic Sonar Emitter
Authors: Yang Luhui , Müller Rolf
Published: March 2020

Active noseleaf deformations during pulse emission observed in hipposiderid and rhinolophid bats have been shown to add a time dimension to the bats’ acoustic emission characteristics beyond the established dependencies on frequency and direction. In this study, a dense three-dimensional acoustic characteristics were obtained by the time series of smoothed signal amplitudes at different directions and frequencies collected by a biomimetic dynamic sonar emitter. These data have been analyzed using differential entropy which was used as a measure to compare the encoding capacity for sensory information between the three different dimensions. The capacity for sensory information encoding measured in this way along time dimension was found to be similar to that along the frequency dimension. But both of them provided less information than provided by the direction dimension.
Use of Precise Area Fraction Model for Fine Grid DEM Simulation of ICFB with Large Particles
Authors: Wu Gruorong , Ouyang Jie
Published: March 2020

The heterogeneous structures in a gas–solid fluidized bed can be resolved in discrete element simulation so long as the grid is fine enough. In order to conveniently calculate mean porosity in fine grid simulations, a precise area fraction model is given for two-dimensional simulations. The proposed area fraction model is validated by the discrete element simulation test on a small-scale internal circulation fluidized system of large particles, using a fine grid size of two particle diameters. Simulations show that the discrete element method can perform well in modelling time-varying waveforms for the physical quantities in an internal circulating fluidized bed, employing the precise gas area fraction model. This thought of precise calculation can be generalized to construct a volume fraction porosity model for three-dimensional simulation by use of the similar symmetry of a rectangular grid. Moreover, to construct these area and volume fraction models is to enrich and perfect the underlying model of fine grid simulation.
Study of Imaginative Play in Children Using Single-Valued Refined Neutrosophic Sets
Authors: W. B. Vasantha , Kandasamy Ilanthenral , Smarandache Florentin , Devvrat Vinayak , Ghildiyal Shivam
Published: March 2020

This paper introduces Single Valued Refined Neutrosophic Set (SVRNS) which is a generalized version of the neutrosophic set. It consists of six membership functions based on imaginary and indeterminate aspect and hence, is more sensitive to real-world problems. Membership functions defined as complex (imaginary), a falsity tending towards complex and truth tending towards complex are used to handle the imaginary concept in addition to existing memberships in the Single Valued Neutrosophic Set (SVNS). Several properties of this set were also discussed. The study of imaginative pretend play of children in the age group from 1 to 10 years was taken for analysis using SVRNS, since it is a field which has an ample number of imaginary aspects involved. SVRNS will be more apt in representing these data when compared to other neutrosophic sets. Machine learning algorithms such as K-means, parallel axes coordinate, etc., were applied and visualized for a real-world application concerned with child psychology. The proposed algorithms help in analysing the mental abilities of a child on the basis of imaginative play. These algorithms aid in establishing a correlation between several determinants of imaginative play and a child’s mental abilities, and thus help in drawing logical conclusions based on it. A brief comparison of the several algorithms used is also provided.
Class Imbalance Reduction (CIR): A Novel Approach to Software Defect Prediction in the Presence of Class Imbalance
Authors: Bejjanki Kiran Kumar , Gyani Jayadev , Gugulothu Narsimha
Published: March 2020

Software defect prediction (SDP) is the technique used to predict the occurrences of defects in the early stages of software development process. Early prediction of defects will reduce the overall cost of software and also increase its reliability. Most of the defect prediction methods proposed in the literature suffer from the class imbalance problem. In this paper, a novel class imbalance reduction (CIR) algorithm is proposed to create a symmetry between the defect and non-defect records in the imbalance datasets by considering distribution properties of the datasets and is compared with SMOTE (synthetic minority oversampling technique), a built-in package of many machine learning tools that is considered a benchmark in handling class imbalance problems, and with K-Means SMOTE. We conducted the experiment on forty open source software defect datasets from PRedict or Models in Software Engineering (PROMISE) repository using eight different classifiers and evaluated with six performance measures. The results show that the proposed CIR method shows improved performance over SMOTE and K-Means SMOTE.
Artificial Intelligence in the Cyber Domain: Offense and Defense
Authors: Truong Thanh Cong , Diep Quoc Bao , Zelinka Ivan
Published: March 2020

Artificial intelligence techniques have grown rapidly in recent years, and their applications in practice can be seen in many fields, ranging from facial recognition to image analysis. In the cybersecurity domain, AI-based techniques can provide better cyber defense tools and help adversaries improve methods of attack. However, malicious actors are aware of the new prospects too and will probably attempt to use them for nefarious purposes. This survey paper aims at providing an overview of how artificial intelligence can be used in the context of cybersecurity in both offense and defense.
Affordability and Disconnections Challenges in Implementing the Human Right to Water in Portugal
Authors: Lopes Paula Duarte
Published: March 2020

Although the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRtWS) has been recognised by the United Nations and several countries have reformed their constitutions and/or national legislation to reflect this decision, several others, namely developed countries, have not reacted domestically to this recognition. The argument usually lies with the high level of institutionalisation of economic, social and cultural rights in these countries. However, reports of water disconnections due to payment default, especially in times of economic crisis and austerity policies, raise the issue of what does the implementation of the HRtW imply in countries where physical accessibility is almost fully guaranteed. The discussion seems to then focus on issues of affordability. This article focuses solely on the dynamics of implementing the Human Right to Water, because once the physical accessibility to sanitation is guaranteed, even if the service is deemed unaffordable and payment default ensues, disconnection of sewage collection per se does not occur. This does not imply that there are no issues associated with sanitation services in Portugal, but that those issues are of a different nature and beyond the scope of this article. Portugal does not have an explicit recognition of the HRtWS in its legal framework, but voted in its favor in the United Nations General Assembly and it is also a party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Thus, in Portugal, a country with 96% of the population connected to drinking water services, the HRtW is considered a non-issue. The article, however, argues that the HRtW in Portugal is not fully implemented and that issues of affordability hinder its respect, protection and fulfillment. The discussion builds on research conducted after the economic crisis period (2010–2014), since during those challenging years, the country faced a high number of households being deprived of access to water due to payment default. The dynamics of this period show that the core issue underlying the recognition of a HRtW still remains in Portugal.
A New Mass-Conservative, Two-Dimensional, Semi-Implicit Numerical Scheme for the Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations in Gravel Bed Rivers with Erodible Fine Sediments
Authors: Tavelli Maurizio , Piccolroaz Sebastiano , Stradiotti Giulia , Pisaturo Giuseppe Roberto , Righetti Maurizio
Published: March 2020

The selective trapping and erosion of fine particles that occur in a gravel bed river have important consequences for its stream ecology, water quality, and overall sediment budgeting. This is particularly relevant in water bodies that experience periodic alternation between sediment supply-limited conditions and high sediment loads, such as downstream from a dam. While experimental efforts have been spent to investigate fine sediment erosion and transport in gravel bed rivers, a comprehensive overview of the leading processes is hampered by the difficulties in performing flow field measurements below the gravel crest level. In this work, a new two-dimensional, semi-implicit numerical scheme for the solution of the Navier-Stokes equations in the presence of deposited and erodible sediment is presented, and tested against analytical solutions and performing numerical tests. The scheme is mass-conservative, computationally efficient, and allows for a fine discretization of the computational domain. Overall, this makes the model suitable to appreciate small-scales phenomena such as inter-grain circulation cells, thus offering a valid alternative to evaluate the shear stress distribution, on which erosion and transport processes depend, compared to traditional experimental approaches. In this work, we present proof-of-concept of the proposed model, while future research will focus on its extension to a three-dimensional and parallelized version, and on its application to real case studies.
Comparison of Searching Behaviour of Three Evolutionary Algorithms Applied to Water Distribution System Design Optimization
Authors: Bi Weiwei , Xu Yihui , Wang Hongyu
Published: March 2020

Over the past few decades, various evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have been applied to the optimization design of water distribution systems (WDSs). An important research area is to compare the performance of these EAs, thereby offering guidance for the selection of the appropriate EAs for practical implementations. Such comparisons are mainly based on the final solution statistics and, hence, are unable to provide knowledge on how different EAs reach the final optimal solutions and why different EAs performed differently in identifying optimal solutions. To this end, this paper aims to compare the real-time searching behaviour of three widely used EAs, which are genetic algorithms (GAs), the differential evolution (DE) algorithm and the ant colony optimization (ACO). These three EAs are applied to five WDS benchmarking case studies with different scales and complexities, and a set of five metrics are used to measure their run-time searching quality and convergence properties. Results show that the run-time metrics can effectively reveal the underlying searching mechanisms associated with each EA, which significantly goes beyond the knowledge from the traditional end-of-run solution statistics. It is observed that the DE is able to identify better solutions if moderate and large computational budgets are allowed due to its great ability in maintaining the balance between the exploration and exploitation. However, if the computational resources are rather limited or the decision has to be made in a very short time (e.g., real-time WDS operation), the GA can be a good choice as it can always identify better solutions than the DE and ACO at the early searching stages. Based on the results, the ACO performs the worst for the five case study considered. The outcome of this study is the offer of guidance for the algorithm selection based on the available computation resources, as well as knowledge into the EA’s underlying searching behaviours.
Water Level Fluctuation under the Impact of Lake Regulation and Ecological Implication in Huayang Lakes, China
Authors: Fan Zhongya , Wang Zhong , Li Yiping , Wang Wencai , Tang Chunyan , Zeng Fantang
Published: March 2020

Water level fluctuation (WLF) in shallow lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has been a concern of many researchers. This work aims to investigate the effects of climate change and regulation of floodgates and the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on WLF and lake volume in Huayang Lakes during the past 52 years. The results revealed that precipitation is the dominant factor that leads to seasonal variation of lake levels, whereas regulation of floodgates and TGD are the key drivers of hydrology regime change in the past 20 years. Natural lake regime has higher water level when there is more precipitation and less lake volume. Floodgates and TGD regulations have changed this pattern since 2003, causing less difference in water level in spite of more precipitation and lake recession. Under the combined impacts of floodgates and TGD regulations, Huayang Lakes have experienced a prolonged outflow time since 2003 and the contribution rate caused by the floodgates and TGD regulations has increased by 19.90%. Additionally, the water level of Huayang Lakes decreased by approximately 0.3~0.5 m from September to November, but it showed no alteration from January to March in the past two decades. This indicated that floodgate regulations used for agricultural irrigation and fishery culture dominate the hydrology regime in winter and early spring. This study is beneficial for aquatic ecosystem protection in floodgate-controlled lakes under the circumstance of climate change and vigorous anthropology activities.
Pengaruh Beban Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Pramugraha: Studi Kasus Di Marbella Suites Bandung
Authors: Kalsum ER Ummi
Published: March 2020

This research is associative research with a causal relationship based on the explanation level, that is how this research is explained. Associative research is research in which the aim is to find a relationship or influence between two or more variables that serve to explain, predict and control certain symptoms. While the causal relationship is the cause-effect relationship, where X Influences Y. This research when viewed from the goal is applied research or applied research, which is "research that aims to obtain discoveries related to the application of certain theories" This research is practical by testing theory in the face of real problems in certain situations. The results of this study note that the workload of pramugraha in Marbella Suites Bandung needs to be re-examined so that the workload delegated to pramugraha more optimal. The individual workload of the pramugraha who is still in severe condition indicates an imbalance in the workload. Of the 15 questions based on 10 workload indicators, there are 13 aspects that are still in the weight category, while the other 3 are in enough category. The heaviest dimension according to the pramugraha response is the state of the room followed by productive time, productivity level, and type of work. However, the dimension of productive time has a greater effect on performance compared to other workload dimensions. The dimensions of work, the state of the room, and the level of productivity follow in a row in affecting the performance of pramugraha at Marbella Suites Bandung. Performance pramugraha Marbella Suites Bandung is in the bad category which means that the performance of pramttgraha should be optimized for pramugraha productivity can be better. There are 5 out of 10 indispensable indicators of communication skills, how the work is done, the discipline, the outcomes of work, and how the work is done. The other, five indicators are sufficiently categorized, namely loyalty, reliability, leadership, service to guests, and multicultural governance. The most severe dimensions based on pramugraha responses are objective results followed by behavior and personality. Delivered workloads contribute significantly to the performance of pramugraha at Marbella Suites Bandung. The performance of pramugraha will adjust to the workload carried by the steward. Workload affects performance by 59%. Based on table 4:40 about the correlation between workload with pramugraha performance in Marbella Suites Bandung, the effect of workload load on performance is 0.767 which means that there is a strong influence between two variables positively and significantly. So it can be concluded that the influence of workload on pramugraha performance in Marbella Suites Bandung is 59% and 41% other influenced by other factors outside the workload. This shows a strong correlation between workload and pramugraha performance in Marbella Suites Bandung.
PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF MELD SCORE IN CHILD PUGH C CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS
Authors: Vo Thi Minh Duc , Frank A. Stackhouse , Tran Van Huy
Published: March 2020

Background and aims: The Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) is a scoring system used for the prioritization of patients waiting for liver transplantation. Patients with decompensated cirrhosis often have serious complications. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prognostic value of MELD score in relation to mortality complications and to acute variceal bleeding, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatoencephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome of Child Pugh C Vietnamese cirrhotic patients in a period of six months after hospitalization.
Methods: This prospective study includes 102 consecutive Child Pugh C cirrhotic patients who were admitted to the Gastrointestinal Department of Hue Central Hospital and the General Internal Medicine Department of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Vietnam, from April 2016 to February 2017. The MELD score of each patient was calculated at admission. All patients were then observed for 6 months to assess the following: acute variceal bleeding, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatoencephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome and mortality.
Results: The mean MELD score of all patients was 19.5 ± 7.1; of male patients was 19.7 ± 7.4; of female patients was 18.43 ± 4.4; of alcoholic patients was 19.5 ±7.5; and of non – alcoholic patients was 19.6 ± 5.9. The MELD score correlated with mortality during 6 months after hospitalization (with cut – off = 20; AUC = 0,69; sensitivity and specificity were 56.0% and 76.6%) and with hepatorenal syndrome (with cut – off = 25; AUC = 0.90; sensitivity = 83.3% and specificity = 85.4%). In this study, the MELD score did not correlated acute variceal bleeding, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatoencephalopathy during 6 months after hospitalization.
Conclusion: MELD is a valuable prognostic score for mortality and hepatorenal syndrome in Child Pugh C cirrhotic patients in 6 months after hospitalization.

Key words: MELD score, Child Pugh C cirrhotic patients
CONTRERA, Laura y CUELLO, Nicolás. (comps.) (2016) Cuerpos sin patrones: resistencias desde las geografías desmesuradas de la carne, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Madreselva, pp. 189, ISBN: 978-987-3861-05-5
Authors: Giudici Navarro María Laura
Published: March 2020

CONTRERA, Laura y CUELLO, Nicolás. (comps.) (2016) Cuerpos sin patrones: resistencias desde las geografías desmesuradas de la carne, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Madreselva, pp. 189, ISBN: 978-987-3861-05-5
Las prioridades ocultas
Authors: Lefebvre-Faucher Valérie
Published: March 2020

Titulo original del artículo: “Les priorités cachées”. En Marie-Anne Casselot y Valérie Lefebvre-Faucher (compiladoras) (2017), Faire partie du monde. Réflexions écoféministes (139-157), Les éditions du remue-ménage, Québec. Traducción: Soledad Rojas Novoa
Imágenes postautónomas que desafían los géneros y los guiones identitarios
Authors: Engler Verónica
Published: March 2020

Este artículo se propone realizar una lectura sobre el libro de fotografías Recursos Humanos, de Gabriela Liffschitz, como una obra que pone en cuestión la categoría de género, tanto en lo relativo a la sexualidad como en lo referente al arte. Resulta de particular interés en este análisis la forma en que las imágenes, que cuestionan la autonomía del campo artístico, exploran la femineidad, la belleza y la sexualidad de un cuerpo que está enfermo. El resultado de esta exploración artística es una potente obra que logra expresar la enfermedad por fuera de las representaciones dominantes y que, de esta forma, se convierte en una indagación profunda sobre la puesta en escena del cuerpo como espacio de una sensualidad femenina que hace explotar los guiones identitarios predeterminados.
DAICH, Deborah. Tras las huellas de Ruth Mary Kelly (2019). Feminismos y prostitución en la Buenos Aires del siglo XX. Buenos Aires, Biblos, 200 pp.
Authors: Mitidieri Gabriela
Published: March 2020

DAICH, Deborah. Tras las huellas de Ruth Mary Kelly (2019). Feminismos y prostitución en la Buenos Aires del siglo XX. Buenos Aires, Biblos, 200 pp.
El amancebamiento en la novela Cecilia Valdés: clase y género en el régimen colonial
Authors: Bloch Martina
Published: March 2020

Trataremos de pensar al amancebamiento como herramienta extendida de reproducción del orden jerárquico social bajo el régimen colonial y cómo posteriormente se mantuvo como sostén de la desigualdad (y profunda inequidad) entre hombres y mujeres, siendo estas últimas, objeto de abuso sistematizado. El abanico de posibilidades de elección que tenían ciertos hombres los colocaba en lugares de completo poder y a las mujeres, en posiciones de debilidad y vulnerabilidad de las que, en principio, les era casi imposible salir. Para dar cuenta de esto se utilizará la novela Cecilia Valdés, escrita por Cirilo Villaverde y publicada en el año 1839: melodrama que trata y desarrolla el vínculo romántico afectivo (clandestino) entre una mulata y un hijo de español.
Aportes del feminismo al trabajo social ¿qué significa pensar un trabajo social feminista?
Authors: Guzzetti Lorena , Bouza Antonella Margot , Ovando Florencia , Rabasa Rucki Carolina
Published: March 2020

En el presente artículo se presentarán algunos aportes conceptuales que consideramos fundamentales para construir una práctica profesional del trabajo social feminista. Para esto, reflexionaremos sobre la feminización de la disciplina y sus inicios como profesión, Posteriormente nos detendremos en dos herramientas de la disciplina sobre las cuales nos interesa incorporar una mirada que identifique las opresiones de género: la intervención social en los espacios grupales y el abordaje interdisciplinar.Para el desarrollo argumentativo de esta propuesta de trabajo se incorporarán conceptualizaciones feministas y corpus teórico metodológico del quehacer profesional.
EFEKTIVITAS MEDIA LAGU DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MENULIS CERPEN DI KELAS XI IPA SMA SWASTA TALAGA BESAR
Authors: Kosilah Kosilah
Published: March 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan keefektifan media lagu dalam pembelajaran menulis cerpen bagi siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Swasta Talaga Besar. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa ada perbedaan antara siswa yang menulis cerpen dengan menggunakan media lagu dengan siswa yang menulis cerpen tanpa menggunakan media lagu . Ini dibuktikan oleh perbedaan perolehan nilai rata-rata yaitu 8,8 untuk yang menggunakan media lagu dan 7,6 bagi yang tidak menggunakan media lagu. Pengolahan data penelitian yang dilakukan peneliti dengan nilai t, yang menunjukkan bahwa t hitung bernilai 1,78 sedang harga t tabel menunjukkan 1,67 pada taraf signifikansi 5% dengan taraf kebebasan (db) 58. Jadi harga t hitung lebih besar daripada harga t tabel. Dengan demikian, dilihat dari hasil perhitungan menunjukkan bahwa media lagu efektif diterapkan dalam pembelajaran  menulis cerpen oleh siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Swasta Talaga Besar.
MODAL SOSIAL UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN ORGANISASI: STUDI PADA AISYIYAH KOTA BAUBAU
Authors: Wijaya Andy Arya Maulana , Salam Safrin
Published: March 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kapabilitas modal sosial Aisyiyah kota baubau, mengingat kepercayaan (trust) masyarakat kepada gerakan organisasi ini secara umum cenderung meningkat dengan sejumlah perkembangan amal usaha Muhammadiyah Kota Baubau. Penelitian ini mengkategorikan bahwa modal sosial intern lebih kuat ketimbang modal sosial ekstern organisasi, hal ini memberikan deskripsi bahwa Aisyiyah Kota Baubau mampu mengelola kader dan amal usaha sebagai bentuk upaya  pengembangan organisasi, hanya saja masih belum optimal dalam membangung network terhadap stakeholder dan pemerintah daerah. Disisi lain, Aisyiyah Kota Baubau dalam perkembangannya turut dipengaruhi dengan kondisi sosial budaya masyarakat buton yang sedikit banyak memiliki jarak secara ideologis dengan muhammadiyah.
Desain Silabus Bahasa Inggris Bagi Mahasiswa Jurusan Analis Kesehatan Poltekkes Kemenkes Kendari
Authors: Hasan Aswiro
Published: March 2020

In preparing students for global professional communication, it is crucial to conduct an analysis related to teaching material, methods and context in which English are used. This study aims to design syllabi and teaching materials based on student needs. This research is a type of descriptive research. More accurate information about student needs is obtained through the provision of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to students, alumni, and lecturers. Data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods. The findings of this study reveal the need to establish learning that focuses on the target context of the Medical laboratory technologist either for academic or professional development. The contents of the syllabus needed by students are a series of aspects of language skills namely reading and speaking provided with topics of Medical laboratory and grammar that are appropriate to the context and presented in a series of varied learning activities that can provide convenience in the process of language acquisition in the classroom.
Formación superior basada en competencias, interdisciplinariedad y trabajo autónomo del estudiante
Authors: Posada Álvarez Rodolfo
Published: March 2020

El Ministerio de Educación Nacional, acogiéndose a las tendencias internacionales predominantes, exige en sus recientes normas la formación profesional basada en competencias, interdisciplinariedad y trabajo autónomo del estudiante, entre otros elementos constitutivos de los currículos universitarios. En consecuencia, es imprescindible rediseñar dichos currículos (planes de estudio, estrategias pedagógicas y evaluativas, etc.). El presente documento es una aproximación a este propósito.
El lenguaje artístico, la educación y la creación
Authors: Ros Nora
Published: March 2020

La creación artística es una función esencial del ser humano; arte y hombre son inseparables. René Huyghe escribe: "No hay arte sin hombre, pero quizá tampoco hombre sin arte". El hombre, para desarrollarse y transmitir sus ideas y sus sentimientos, posee diversos niveles de actividades. Uno de ellos es el lenguaje artístico. El arte es, además de una forma de conocimiento como la ciencia, un medio de comunicación con el que el hombre expresa, a través de la creación, imágenes de la realidad física y humana, y de las vertientes del psiquismo (sentimientos, alegrías, angustias, esperanzas, sueños). Por lo tanto es indispensable poseer una educación artística que permita el conocimiento de los diferentes lenguajes simbólicos (corporales, sonoros, visuales, dramáticos, literarios)  para poder generar nuevos hechos creativos y saber apreciar las producciones de los demás, sean estas las de artistas del pasado, del presente, del ámbito local o del contexto mundial.
Gramsci e a sustentabilidade: as possibilidades de uma consciência ambiental crítica
Authors: Plantamura Vitangelo
Published: March 2020

O artigo objetiva analisar as contribuições teórico-metodológicas que Gramsci oferece, com extrema atualidade, às grandes discussões que acontecem no mundo moderno sobre meio ambiente, sustentabilidade e educação ambiental. A pesquisa, os estudos e as experiências socioambientais produzidas na Amazônia devem assumir compromissos com um novo modelo de desenvolvimento, em que a qualidade de vida e a justiça social sejam metas permanentes a serem perseguidas. Nosso pressuposto básico assume uma racionalidade crítico-emancipatória que articule natureza, técnica e cultura. A questão central para a educação é a adoção de referenciais teórico-metodológicos para alimentar a práxis com coerência. O recurso a Gramsci faz-se necessário pela maneira como esse autor enfrentou com lucidez a luta pela hegemonia existente na sociedade e a necessidade de coerência nas concepções que cada educador deve construir para iluminar sua prática. As contribuições de Gramsci para a construção de uma concepção unitária e coerente de mundo podem ser uma ponte metodológica para o enfrentamento das discussões ambientais atuais. Gramsci nos obriga a reinserir o homem no meio ambiente, condição para transformar a si mesmo e à natureza através do trabalho, condição para discutir um desenvolvimento sustentável economicamente viável e socialmente justo, condição para aceitar as diversidades culturais e as contribuições dos diferentes povos da Amazônia, condição para relacionar ética e tecnologia, condição para a equidade e a solidariedade.
La creatividad: conceptos. Métodos y aplicaciones
Authors: Valqui Vidal René Victor
Published: March 2020

Este artículo consiste en una introducción a los conceptos modernos e interdisciplinares relacionados con la creatividad y los procesos creativos. Las cuestiones tratadas tienen especial relevancia para profesionales de todo tipo en tanto que "solucionadores de problemas". Se describen varios enfoques y herramientas creativas de utilidad. Por último se ofrecen recomendaciones prácticas para realizar y aplicar el trabajo creativo en la solución de problemas.
Lúdica como factor potenciador de la creatividad en los niños de Educación Preescolar
Authors: Oñate-Gonzalez Ana Esther
Published: March 2020

El estudio que se desarrollará tiene como propósito principal describir la Lúdica como potenciador de la Creatividad en los Niños de Educación Preescolar. Es una investigación de naturaleza cualitativa, adscrita al paradigma interpretativo, a fin de comprender el sentido de los significados que le atribuyen los actores sociales al fenómeno, coincidiendo con la dimensión ontológica de la misma, tomando en cuenta su realidad holística, integradora. En cuanto a los resultados se tiene como principio fundamental que la escuela debe ser una institución que aporte a la formación integral de las niñas y niños, acompañando el desarrollo de personalidades para continuar su hacer en el mundo en armonía con los mejores ideales humanos.
Personal Selling Strategies and Customer Loyalty among Insurance Companies in Malindi Town, Kilifi County, Kenya
Authors: Arori Abel Moriasi , Rugami James Maina
Published: March 2020

The study examined the influence of personal selling strategies and customer loyalty among insurance companies in Malindi town, Kilifi County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The targeted population was 967 employees working in the selected four insurance companies in Malindi, namely Gateway insurance company limited, Marangi insurance agency, Blue shield Company Limited, Tausi Insurance Agency. The unit of analysis was a sales manager, salespersons and customers. SPSS was used to organize code and analyze information and generate the quantitative report. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concluded that selling strategy, Systems selling strategy, Features selling strategy and Consultative personal selling strategy was positively and significantly associated with customer loyalty. Moreover, the study concluded that selling strategy, Systems selling strat, Features selling strategy and Consultative personal selling strategy were positively and significantly related to customer loyalty. The examination recommended that the insurance agencies in Malindi can utilize the canned selling technique, system selling methodology, features selling system and individual consultative strategy to build the devotion of the clients since they have a personalized experience. Moreover, the research suggests that based on the level of completion in the market, the management in all insurance companies in Kenya to carry out various personal selling strategies to enable the companies to grow and diversify their portfolio to minimize losses and cut down the cost thus enhancing their competitiveness. Moreover, the study recommended systems selling strategies should be put in place to improve operational efficiency and improve the decision-making process to increase their performance. The study also suggested insurance to be more involved in advocating selling their products by clearly establishing the features of a product before making the presentation and to be revealing all the components of any product without hiding any information.
Effectiveness of Moodle E-learning for Students Enrolment of GENL 1101 ‘Learning Resources and Skills’ at Asia-Pacific International University
Authors: Duangjai Wongsate , Rutaikarn Sairung
Published: March 2020

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the level of student satisfaction and learning in the classroom using Moodle e-learning, 2) to compare the differences between personal factors and the effectiveness of teaching and learning through Moodle e-learning, and 3) to apply the results of the study as a guideline for the development of decision-making to choose whether to use the blended learning model using Moodle e-learning. The population and the sample groups were 103 first year undergraduate students at Asia-Pacific International University. Questionnaires were used to elicit student responses. The statistics used in the research were mean, standard deviation (SD), t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results of this study show that students’ level of satisfaction with teaching and learning in the classroom using Moodle e-learning is at a moderate level. When comparing the differences, it was found that the satisfaction level of the students with different genders and ages with teaching in the classroom using Moodle e-learning is not different. However, it was found that students from different fields of study had different levels of satisfaction with statistically significant level of 0.05. The study showed motivation of learning both in and out of classroom in used of Moodle program in order to benefit the study.
浅谈关于利用经济手段开发自然资源强化环境管理的思考
Authors: 王 玲
Published: March 2020

由于人口的不断增长与环境的不断恶化，自然资源稀缺成为阻碍国家发展的主要因素。在如今经济高速发展的新时期，对自然资源的利用仍然面临诸多的挑战，同时，对自然资源的开发、利用也呈现新的特点。因此，中国应该利用经济手段开发自然资源，从而进一步强化对环境的管理。
中国青岛市金融生态环境评价体系研究
Authors: 王 竟谕 , 卢 丽媛
Published: March 2020

青岛市作为中国沿海重要的中心城市，城市经济发展问题始终为人所关注。论文选取对青岛市金融生态环境产生重要影响的 11 个因素，通过查阅 2006 年至 2017 年统计年鉴获得 11 个因素的相关数据，采用因子分析法进行实证分析。根据分析结果为优化青岛市金融生态环境评价体系提出对策及建议。
Discussion on the Development Path of the“Bouyi Bayin”performance
Authors: Chen Sisi
Published: March 2020

The "Bouyi Bayin" of Bouyi ethnic group in Guizhou province, also known as "Bayin seated singing", has already been a symbol of the Bouyi culture. During recent thirty years, the "Buyi Bayin" has gradually moved to the stage, and the "Buyi Bayin" performances on the stage have also seen a continuous change in such aspects as contents, languages, instruments, costumes and stage actions in the process of interaction with the audience. Did the performance form of Bouyi Bayin belong to Bouyi culture? Can it be recognized? How can we develop the classical Bouyi Bayin? We try to find a feasible way for this kind of stage performance, and we hope more experts will pay attention to it.
Modern Education Technology Changed Traditional Adult Teaching Mode
Authors: Wang Qian
Published: March 2020

With the deepening of modern educational technology in the application of education and teaching, the traditional education and teaching model is transforming into the modern educational technology model, there is a subversive change especially in the traditional adult teaching model. This article first briefly describes the characteristics of traditional adult teaching mode and the development status of modern educational technology. Then through the digital multimedia teaching mode, modern distance learning mode and computer-assisted teaching mode, demonstrates that modern educational technology will inevitably lead to the reform of traditional adult teaching mode, forcing the traditional educational teaching mode to transform into the modern educational technology mode. Finally, the future development trend of modern educational technology has been broken.
A Brief Theoretical View on PAD-based Instruction in English Language Learning Amongst Chinese College Students
Authors: Su Huanan
Published: March 2020

This article gives a brief theoretical view on the implementation of PAD-based instruction in Chinese college students爷English language learning. The article first introduces the situation of English language learning in the present China, especially the learning amongst Chinese college students. And then it informs the readers of the rise of PAD-based instruction, including the three phases of PAD-based instruction in English language learning. Finally, the article focuses on a theoretical view on PAD-based instruction, including the view of the social constructivist theory, the view of the collaborative learning theory and the view of the sociocultural theory. A brief theoretical view on PAD-based instruction in the article will help readers understand how the theories are fundamentally employed to carry out the procedures of PAD-based instruction in English language learning amongst Chinese college students.
Comunicaci�n, elemento humanizante en las pymes de servicio en M�xico
Authors: Lozano Guti�rrez Dolores
Published: March 2020

La comunicaci�n integral es el enfoque de comunicaci�n que contempla la informaci�n, persuasi�n, di�logo, retroalimentaci�n y participaci�n de los integrantes de una organizaci�n. El papel de la comunicaci�n integral considera a la persona como elemento principal de toda organizaci�n. Atendiendo a las condiciones de presi�n laboral y rotaci�n de personal propias de las pymes restauranteras, el presente art�culo analiza el rol de la comunicaci�n integral y de la comunicaci�n constitutiva en la identificaci�n y socializaci�n del personal de primera l�nea, personal que tiene contacto con el cliente de las pymes restauranteras de M�xico. A partir de este an�lisis plantea a la comunicaci�n como el elemento humano que fortalece los procesos de vinculaci�n del empleado con el grupo de trabajo y con la organizaci�n para trascender en la solidaridad de una comunidad participativa.
Interpretación de las pruebas de función tiroidea
Authors: Forero-Saldarriaga Santiago , Puerta Rojas José D. , Correa-Parra Laura
Published: March 2020

Los desórdenes de la glándula tiroides son comunes y pueden afectar hasta el 10% de la población en general. En muchas ocasiones los síntomas pueden ser inespecíficos, por lo que el médico en busca de un trastorno tiroideo debe llegar a un diagnóstico funcional y anatómico. Las mediciones séricas de las hormonas tiroideas confirman si hay un exceso, un déficit o si las concentraciones son normales. Para ello, se requiere un rango de referencia de la población local, y específicamente por grupos de edad, para una correcta interpretación de las pruebas de función tiroidea. Las hormonas tiroideas juegan un papel fundamental en el sistema endocrino, controlan el metabolismo general del cuerpo, el desarrollo neural, el crecimiento normal y la maduración de los huesos, así como funciones cardiovasculares y renales, entre otras. En esta revisión se pretende dar una aproximación a las pruebas tiroideas más relevantes, partiendo de la biosíntesis y secreción de las hormonas tiroideas, hasta llegar al abordaje para un diagnóstico inicial del paciente con trastorno tiroideo, mencionando los aspectos más importantes de los diferentes patrones tiroideos. El tratamiento detallado de cada uno de ellos, supera las expectativas de esta revisión.
Comparación de parámetros hematológicos y morfología celular en muestras de sangre con EDTA K2 y EDTA K3
Authors: Jaramillo Arbeláez Patricia E. , Zapata Bailarín Jannet , Mesa Vásquez Yeny C. , Ochoa-Ochoa Mariana , Arévalo Acosta Karen L.
Published: March 2020

Introducción. El EDTA es el anticoagulante de elección en los laboratorios de hematología para la conservación de la muestra de sangre total. Existen dos tipos, EDTA K2 y EDTA K3, y su diferencia radica en la cantidad de moléculas de potasio. Algunas guías sugieren que hay diferencias entre el anticoagulante EDTA K2 y el K3 para el proceso del hemograma; sin embargo, con las nuevas presentaciones de los tubos que traen las casas comerciales, no se tiene claro si en realidad aún hay diferencia entre los dos anticoagulantes, y si esto puede alterar el resultado del hemograma, tanto en el resultado cuantitativo, como en el cualitativo. Objetivo. Comparar los recuentos leucocitarios, la hemoglobina, el hematocrito, el volumen corpuscular medio, las plaquetas y la morfología celular en muestras de sangre periférica con EDTA K2 y EDTA K3, en diferentes tiempos (0, 1 y 2 horas). Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio cuasi-experimental, multivariado, multifactorial, que tiene como unidad de análisis la sangre anticoagulada con EDTA K2 y EDTA K3, extraída de 53 individuos a través de un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Resultados. Al comparar los resultados del estudio morfológico por medio del extendido de sangre periférica y los datos cuantitativos del hemograma, se encontró que no hay diferencias estadísticamente significativas usando EDTA K2 o K3. Conclusión. Se evidenció que el uso del EDTA K2 o EDTA K3 como anticoagulante de elección, procesando las muestras en un tiempo adecuado después de su recolección, no afecta los parámetros cuantitativos del hemograma automatizado ni los morfológicos.