bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE DETECTION OF EPIDEMIC SUBTYPES OF BEIJING GENOTYPE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS CIRCULATED IN THE PRIMORSKY KRAI
Authors: Khromova P. A. , Kornilov M. S. , Zhdanova S. N. , Yakovlev A. A. , Ogarkov O. B.
Published: October 2018

Background. The Far East is the territory with high rate of incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis. Cases of tuberculosis caused by epidemic strains have high frequency of MDR and XDR. It is important to study the prevalence of TB in areas with a high burden of infection, to which the Far East belongs. The aim of the research is to carry out genotyping of strains and assess the prevalence of CC1 and CC2 subtypes in the territory of Primorsky Krai. Materials and methods. The DNAs of 99 clinical isolates of MBT from Primorsky Krai have been genotyped by the 24-locus MIRU-VNTR and RD105/RD207. Results. The dominant number of strains pertained to Beijing genotype (59.6 %). The express method revealed 22 isolates of the CC2/W148 subtype, which had 6 different MIRU-VNTR-24 profile. According to MLVA classification MtbC 15-9, the most common among the isolates of CC2/W148 profile is 100-32 (59.1 %). Among these profiles the highest frequency of MDR/XDR was recorded – 69,2 %. According to the results of the express analysis, 39 isolates with 26 different MIRU-VNTR-24 profiles belonged to the CC1 subtype, of which the dominant number belonged to 99-32 and 94-32. Conclusions. The methods of express genotyping of epidemic subtypes of the Beijing genotype are very important for epidemiological surveillance and clinical practice. The developed methods allow to define a wider range of strains than previously used methods.
EVALUATION OF LIPID PROFILE COMPONENTS IN FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDYING AT THE IRKUTSK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Authors: Darenskaya M. A. , Danchinova Ya. L. , Aaromal A. , Grebenkina L. I. , Aleksandrov S. G. , Suslikova M. I. , Sukhinina K. V. , Kolesnikova L. I.
Published: October 2018

Background.A socially significant order for the training of foreign specialists, including the promotion of Russian education on the international market, certainly requires the organization of the process of students’ adaptation to the educational and information environment of the university. Particular attention deserves the components of the lipid profile, which are part of the overall adaptation syndrome.

Aim:to study the features of the lipid profile in foreign students studying at the Irkutsk State Medical University.

Methods.In total, 100 students of the medical profile of the Irkutsk State Medical University were enrolled in full-time study: 58 students (36 males and 22 females) were students of Russian nationality and 42 students (32 males and 11 females) – Indian students. Levels of lipid status indicators were determined with the help of Cormay kits on the automatic analyzer BTS-330 using the photometry method.

Results.Hindu young men had statistically significantly higher values of triacylglycerols, very low-density lipoproteins and lower levels of high-density lipoproteins in comparison with young Russians. In the groups of girls of Indian origin, the changes concerned increased levels of triacylglycerols and very low-density lipoproteins in comparison with Russians. Gender differences were found only among Russian students – in the form of increased values of cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins in the group of girls compared to boys.

Conclusion.The established functional changes in lipid metabolism in foreign students characterize the stress of the adaptive resources of the body, which, probably, can be due to the irrationality of nutrition.
THE EFFECT OF STATIN ADDED TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
Authors: Fedorishina O. V. , Protasov K. V. , Torunova A. M.
Published: October 2018

Background. Little is known about the effect of statins addition to standard antihypertensive therapy on blood pressure level and vascular stiffness in high-risk hypertensive patients.

The aim of the study was to assess the dynamics of vascular stiffness in hypertensive patients of high or very high cardiovascular risk under the influence of rosuvastatin addition to combined two-component amlodipine and lisinopril antihypertensive therapy.

Materials and methods. We investigated 60 hypertensive patients who were randomized into two groups: the 1st group received a fixed amlodipine/lisinopril combination, the 2nd one followed the same regimen of therapy with addition of 20 mg rosuvastatin. Mean office and ambulatory blood pressure as well as central aortic blood pressure and pulse wave velocity were evaluated in both groups before and after 24-week follow-up period.

Results. At end of follow-up period the office and average daily blood pressure significantly decreased in both groups, with more prominent office diastolic blood pressure decline in the 2nd one. The central aortic blood pressure equally decreased in both groups. The augmentation index significantly reduced in both groups, mostly in the 2nd one. The carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity declined in both groups to the same extent. The carotid-radial pulse wave velocity decreased statistically only in the second group.

Conclusions. Addition of rosuvastatin to a fixed amlodipine/lisinopril combination in high/very high cardiovascular risk hypertensive patients was accompanied by more pronounced decline of diastolic blood pressure and augmentation index, as well as significantly reduction of pulse wave velocity.
FREQUENCIES OF POLYMORPHISMS IN THE CYTOCHROME’S P450 GENES OF WARFARIN TRANSFORMATION IN A EUROPEAN POPULATION OF EASTERN SIBERIA
Authors: Bairova T. A. , Novikova E. A. , Belyalov F. I. , Shchedreeva E. A. , Ievleva K. D. , Kalyuzhnaya O. V. , Ershova O. A. , Pustozerov V. G. , Kovaleva O. A. , Rasputina I. V. , Noskova I. A. , Batogova T. V. , Kuznetsova O. V. , Bogoslova O. Yu. , Kolesnikov S. I.
Published: October 2018

Background. Genotypes of the cytochrome p450 isoform (CYP2C9 and CYP4F2) determine warfarin dose requirements. Frequencies of risk alleles and genotypes of CYP2C9 and CYP4F2 gene vary in different races and ethnic groups.

Aim. This study analyzed the frequencies of *2, *3 alleles of CYP2C9 gene and the 1347 C>T allele of CYP4F2 gene in the Caucasians of Eastern Siberia, and compare with other populations.

Materials and methods. Participants were 147 patients (Caucasians): 67 (45.58 %) man and 80 (54.42 %) women), taking warfarin for the prevention of thrombosis with a mean age of 64.74 ± 14.29 years. There were patients with atrial fibrillation – 77 (52.38 %) persons, coronary artery disease – 10 (6.80 %), pulmonary embolism – 5 (3.40 %), 15 (10.20 %) patients after implantation of an mechanical heart valve, etc. The subjects were genotyped for CYP2C9 (*1,*2,*3), and CYP4F2 (1347 C>T) by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using “Pharmacogenetics Warfarin” reagent kits (DNA technology, Russia).

Results. 69.4 % of Caucasians of Eastern Siberia (Russians), have two functional alleles (*1/*1) of CYP2C9 (they’re extensive/normal metabolizers), the number of intermediate metabolizers (*1/*2, *1/*3) was 29.8 % and 0.68 % of slow metabolizers (*3/*3). Homozygous carriers of two non-functional alleles *2 and *3 (*2/*2, *2/*3) were absent. Carriers of one coumarin-resistant Т-allele of CYP4F2 were 57 (38.7 %) respondents, two coumarin-resistant alleles – 10 (6.8 %) respondents.

Conclusions. Frequencies of polymorphisms in the Cytochrome’s p450 genes of warfarin transformation in a European population of Eastern Siberia have no differences with other European populations of the world
BIOINFORMATION SEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES OF CRISPR/CAS SYSTEMS IN PHAGE STAPHYLOCOCUS AUREUS GENOME AND ESTIMATION OF PROFILES OF PHAGE DETECTED THROUGH CRISPR-CASSETTE BACTERIA
Authors: Borisenko A. Yu. , Dzhioev Yu. P. , Peretolchina N. P. , Stepanenko L. A. , Kuzminova V. A. , Zemlyanskaya Yu. M. , Kokorina L. A. , Arefieva N. A. , Reva O. N. , Wang Y. , Qu Z. , Zlobin V. I.
Published: October 2018

The emergence of resistance among the most important bacterial pathogens is generally recognized as one of the major public health problems. The most important of these organisms are penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, vancomycin-resistant enterococci and methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. These antibiotic resistance in common pathogens have made antimicrobial therapy of many infections. Scientists need to look for new ways of treating bacterial infections in the work, using the developed algorithm from the methods of search software in the genomic structure of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus ST228, the CRISPR/Cas locus and the division structures of its CRISPR cassette. The results of the bacteriophage search through the decoded spacer sequences of CRISPR-cassettes of this strain were also obtained using the developed algorithm of the software methods of bioinformatics. It was determined that the CRISPR/Cas system of strain of ST228 of S. aureus was of type IIIA. It is shown that cas-genes are in the immediate vicinity of CRISPR cassettes. The spacer structures in the detected CRISPR cassette are the Staphylococcus, Mycobacterium, Streptococcus, Bacillus, Gordonia, Arthrobacter, Streptomyces. The implementation of the algorithm of program methods for locating CRISPR/Cas-loci can be applied to many other decoded bacterial genomes to return bacteriophage therapy.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CRISPR-CAS SYSTEM STRUCTURES OF YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS IP32953 AND IP31758
Authors: Peretolchina N. P. , Borisenko A. Y. , Dzhioev Yu. P. , Zlobin V. I.
Published: October 2018

Background. Pseudotuberculosis is still relevant problem in medical science and public health of Russia and other countries. Typing of Y. рseudotuberculosis strains by their CRISPR systems is a perspective tool for monitoring of Yersinia populations as was shown in Y. pestis.

Aims. Here we describe and compare CRISPR-Cas systems of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains IP32953 and IP31758 causing classic pseudotuberculosis and Far-East scarlet-like fever (FESLF) respectively.

Materials and methods. Complete genomes of Y. pseudotuberculosis IP329353 and IP31758 (NC_006155 and NC_009708 respectively) were obtained from NCBI Nucleotide Database. Search; identification; and analysis of CRISPR systems were carried out by online-tools CRISPROne; CRISPRDetect; and CRISPRTarget.

Results and discussion. Analyzed strains have CRISPR-Cas systems that include one set of cas-genes and arrays situated at the long distances from each other. We defined three CRISPR arrays in Y. pseudotuberculosis IP32953 by the combination of program methods. CRISPR-Cas system of this strain consist of array YP1 located near cas-genes; arrays YP2 and YP3. CRISPR-Cas system of Y. pseudotuberculosis IP31758 includes two arrays – YP1 and YP3. CRISPR systems do not share similar spacers. CRISPR systems of the analyzed strains differ in CRISPR loci and cas-protein structures that can be used as specific marks of analyzed strains.

Conclusions. We suggest that acquisition of certain spacers may play a role in evolution and divergence of Y. pseudotuberculosis strains.
Discussion on the Material Characteristics and Processing Technology of Metal Parts
Authors: Qi Weifeng
Published: October 2018

In recent years, due to the vigorous development of China s industry,especially the metal manufacturing process has made great progress compared with the past. In order to adapt to the requirements of social development and seek for their own development and survival, all the manufacturing companies of metal materials have carried out relevant reforms and optimized the structure, management model and resource allocation. Through this series of transformations, we hope to maximize the economic and social benefits of the company. The paper gives a general overview of most of the material properties, and then specifically explains the characteristics and processing techniques of metal materials. It aims to provide valuable reference suggestions for the development of metal manufacturing and processing industry in China, and also serves as a reference for relevant business units.
Optimalisasi Citra Axial Sequence T2 Gradient Echo Dengan Variasi Bandwidth Dan Time Echo Pada MRI Shoulder Untuk Mengurangi Susceptibility Artifacts Dan Chemical Shift
Authors: Muzamil Akhmad , Indri Nur Vita , Astuti Suryani Dyah , Prijo Tri Anggono
Published: October 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Bandwidth (BW) dan Time Echo (TE) pada MRI Shoulder serta mengetahui nilai variasi Bandwidth dan Time Echo yang optimal untuk mengurangi Susceptibility Artifacts dan Chemical Shift. Penelitian ini di lakukan di Rumah Sakit Umum Haji Surabaya dengan menggunakan Pesawat MRI 1,5 Tesla. Penelitian ini  menggunakan varaisi Bandwidth 170 Hz/Px, 190 Hz/Px dan 210 Hz/Px serta menggunakan variasi TE 16 ms dan 20 ms pada pembobotan T2 Medic potongan axial terhadap 4 pasien. Analisa data dilakukan secara kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode Region of Interest (ROI) pada komputer MRI kemudian dilakukan analisis Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) dan Contrast to Noise Ratio (CNR) serta analisis terhadap Susceptibility  Artifacts dan Chemical Shift. Variasi Time Echo dan bandwidth berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai SNR dan CNR pada hasil citra T2 Axial Gradient Echo MRI Shoulder. Pengaruh kedua variasi tersebut adalah semakin kecil nilai TE dan BW didapatkan SNR yang meningkat. Jika TE diperbesar maka didapatkan CNR yang meningkat. Kualitas citra optimal yang dapat menghasilkan keadaan patologis ditentukan dengan meningkatnya nilai CNR dan nilai artefak yang menurun. Sehingga pada penelitian ini kombinasi antara 2 variabel tersebut dapat menentukan citra optimal pada TE 20ms dan BW 210 Hz/Px.
Pengujian Kolimator Pada Pesawat Sinar-X Mobile Unit Merek Siemens Di Instalasi Radiologi RSUD K.R.M.T Wongsonegoro Semarang
Authors: Sudarsih Kesawa , Suraningsih Nanik , Puspita Mega Indah
Published: October 2018

The quality control program includes several tests, including collimator testing. According to Kepmenkes No.1250 Year 2009, collimator testing is done once a month or after repair. Radiology Installation RSUD K.R.M.T Wongsonegoro Semarang, when examined baby gram and thoraks using aircraft X-ray mobile unit with wide field settings according to object size, the result of the resulting radiograph cut off. This X-ray plane was used in 2006. During the use, no collimator testing has been performed. This study aims to determine the results of the suitability of light beam collimator.

His type of research is quantitative research with observational approach. This research uses Collimator Test Tool tool with variation of FFD 100 cm and 150 cm, the field of irradiation is set 14x18 cm. The test results were tabulated, then analyzed based on Kepmenkes No.1250 in 2009. Limit tolerance value of shift ≤ 2% of FFD used.

The result of collimator test shows that in FFD 100 cm we get the average X axis = 1.38%, Y axis = 1.5%. FFD 150 cm obtained average X axis = 1.73%, Y axis = 1.42%. The value of the shift that occurs is still within the limits of tolerance. We recommend that you do a periodical test once a month to ensure the quality of radiography.
Penentuan Karakteristik Minyak Ikan Sidat Hasil Nelayan Kabupaten Cilacap Sebagai Bahan Baku Sediaan Farmasi Terstandar
Authors: Faoziyah Anita Ratna
Published: October 2018

Penentuan Karakteristik Minyak Ikan Sidat Hasil Nelayan Kabupaten Cilacap Sebagai Bahan Baku Sediaan Farmasi Terstandar
PENGARUH KONSENTARASI CARBOXYMETHYL CELULOSE TERHADAP KUALITAS ES KRIM UBI JALAR (Ipomea batatas L.)
Authors: Mailoa Meitycorfrida , Rodiyah Siti , Palijama Syane
Published: October 2018

Modern food processing technology has resulted in the creations of a new processed purple sweet potato product, one of which is the purple sweet potato ice cream. Ice cream is a frozen food product that are usually consumed as a desert, with main ingredients such as fat, nonfat dry material or nonfat solids, sweeteners, stabilizers, and emulsifiers (CMC). This research was aimed to determine the optimal CMC emulsifier concentration in making sweet potato ice cream. The experimental design used was Completely Randomized Design with four treatments, namely A1 level (control), A2 (0.1% CMC), A3 (0.3% CMC), and A4 (0.5% CMC). The results of this study indicate CMC concentration of 0.5% resulting in ice cream with a good quality, total sugar of 28.1%, fat of 5.67%, protein of 5.51%, total solids of 37.51% and water content of 62.47%. Organoleptic test results showed that with the CMC concentrations of 0.5%, the panelists gave texture attribute values of 3.5 and the degree of preference of 3:28. The purple sweet potato ice cream with CMC concentration of 0.5 percent had a good quality because it fitted with ice cream quality terms according to the SII.

Keywords: carboxymethyl cellulose, ice cream, purple sweet potato

 

ABSTRAK

Teknologi pengolahan pangan modern telah menghasilkan kreasi baru olahan ubi jalar ungu, salah satunya adalah es krim ubi jalar ungu. Es krim adalah produk pangan beku yang biasa dikonsumsi sebagai makanan selingan dengan bahan-bahan utama dalam pembuatannya seperti lemak, bahan kering tanpa lemak atau padatan bukan lemak, bahan pemanis, bahan penstabil, dan bahan pengemulsi. Penelitan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi bahan penstabil (CMC) terhadap es krim ubi jalar ungu. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap dengan empat taraf perlakuan yaitu A1 (kontrol), A2 (CMC 0,1%), A3 (CMC 0,3%), dan A4 (CMC 0,5%). Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukan konsentrasi CMC 0,5% menghasilkan es krim dengan kualitas baik, total gula 28,1%, lemak 5,67%, protein 5,51%, total padatan 37,51% dan kadar air 62,47%, Hasil uji organoleptik menunjukan konsentrasi CMC 0,5% lebih disukai panelis dengan nilai atribut untuk tekstur 3,5, dan tingkat kesukaan 3,28, Es krim ubi jalar ungu dengan konsentrasi CMC 0,5% memiliki kualitas baik karena sesuai dengan syarat mutu es krim menurut SII.

Kata kunci: carboximethyl cellulose, es krim, ubi jalar ungu
ANALISIS SIFAT FISIK DAN KIMIA PATI DARI TIGA VARIETAS SUKUN (Artocarpus sp.)
Authors: Palijama Syane , Talahatu Josephina , Huwae Izaac Joshua
Published: October 2018

Breadfruit as an agricultural commodity with high carbohydrate content, can be functioned whether as a food reserve or as an alternative food resource. It also can improve diversity among food products and add value to the product as well, when it is being processed into starch. More ever, the process of making breadfruit into starch can reduce number of unused fruits as a result of bad fruit quality and rotten fruit. The starch can be used as a basic ingredient of various processed agricultural products. This research was aimed to analyze physical and chemical of starch contained in three breadfruit varieties. A completely randomized design was applied in this research with three levels of treatments, i.e.: ‘batu’ breadfruit starch (A1), ‘duri’ breadfruit starch (A2), and ‘kapas’ breadfruid starch (A3). Analyzed variables were water content, ash, amylase content, swelling power and solubility. Result indicated that ‘batu’ breadfruit starch had the highest value on variables of ash content, amylase content and solubility which were 0,09 percent, 19,67 percent and 24,07 percent respectively, while its water content and swelling power which were 3,74 percent and 17’37 g/g was the lowest value among other breadfruit starch. The highest water content and swelling power which were 6,64 percent and 20,01 g/g were found in ‘duri’ breadfruit starch.

 Keywords: breadfruit, starch, variety

 

ABSTRAK

Sukun (Artocarpus sp.) sebagai salah satu komoditas pertanian penghasil karbohidrat yang cukup tinggi dan berperan penting sebagai cadangan pangan ataupun sebagai bahan pangan alternatif. Pengolahan sukun menjadi pati dapat meningkatkan diversifikasi produk pangan dan dapat memberi nilai tambah dan mengangkat sukun menjadi komoditas yang bernilai tinggi. Selain itu, pengolahan sukun menjadi pati diharapkan dapat mengurangi jumlah sukun yang terbuang percuma karena rusak ataupun busuk, karena dapat berguna sebagai bahan utama olahan produk pertanian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sifat fisik dan kimia dari tiga varietas sukun. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak lengkap yaitu varietas sukun yang terdiri dari tiga perlakuan yaitu: A1 (Pati Sukun Batu), A2 (Pati Sukun Duri), dan A3 (Pati Sukun Kapas). Peubah yang diamati berupa kadar air, kadar abu, kadar amilosa, swelling power dan daya larut. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa; pati sukun batu (A1) memiliki kadar abu, kadar amilosa dan daya larut tertinggi masing-masing sebesar 0,09%, 19,67% dan 24,07% dan memiliki kadar air dan swelling power terendah masing-masing sebesar 3,74% dan 17,37 g/g. Pati sukun duri (A2) memiliki nilai kadaar air dan swelling power tertinggi masing-masing sebesar 6,64% dan 20,01 g/g.

Kata kunci: pati, sukun, varietas
PENDETEKSI KEKERUHAN AIR DI TANDON RUMAH BERBASIS ARDUINO UNO
Authors: Ikhsan Mohammad Alfan
Published: October 2018

Air merupakan salah satu sumber daya alam yang sangat dibutuhkan oleh manusia. Tingkat kekeruhan air selalu berubah-ubah sesuai musim. Alat pendeteksi kekeruhan airdi tandon rumah berbasis arduino uno dibuat dengan menggunakan sensor LDR sebagai pembaca kekeruhan air dengan memanfaatkan karakteristik sensor LDR sebagai sensor intensitas cahaya dalam membaca perubahan intensitas cahaya dan lampu LED sebagai indikatornya. Berdasarkan hasil percobaan pada setiap sampel dapat menunjukan tingkat kekeruhan yang berbeda dan dapat membedakan tingkat kekeruhan air dengan 3 tingkatan kekeruhan. Jika nilai ADC kurang dari 153 indikator LED berwarna hijau akan menyala, air dinyatakan tidak keruh. Jika nilai ADC lebih dari 154 dan dibawah nilai 158 indikator LED berwarna kuning akan menyala, air dinyatakan sedikit keruh. Jika nilai ADC lebih dari 159 indikator LED berwarna merah akan menyala maka air dinyatakan keruh.
PREDIKSI LUAS BANGUN BERBASIS IMAGE PROSESSING ALGORITMA CANNY
Authors: Syafawi Ahmad Ahsanudin
Published: October 2018

Dalam menentukan luas objek persegi, persegi panjang, dan lingkaran diperlukanlah sebuah penggaris untuk mendapatkan nilai luasannya, agar lebih mudah dan praktis dapat dibantu dengan sebuah web camera dengan cara mengcapture gambar sampel objek yang ingin diketahui luasnya. Image Prosessing adalah suatu proses yang digunakan untuk mengolah citra atau gambar untuk mendapatkan citra yang lebih bagus mengunakan perangkat sistem komputer. Untuk mendapatkan perolehan panjang (X,Y) dari gambar dapat diukur setelah melewati beberapa tahapan di image prosessing yaitu dengan konversi citra dari RGB, HSV dan deteksi tepi canny, lalu terdapatlah nilai luasan dari hasil pengukuran objek. Metode Canny sendiri merupakan deteksi tepi paling baik ketika digunakan untuk mendeteksi tepi objek,  sehingga hasil deteksi tepi tersebut dapat diambil informasi yang berguna dari citra tersebut. Dengan pengukuran luas secara manual dan secara otomatis terdapat presentase error kurang lebih 5%, hasil luas objek tersebut sudah cukup akurat namun terdapat masalah jika dalam pembuatan objek kurang presisi, peletakan objek yang miring/kurang tegap dan pencahayaan yang kurang mengakibatkan kurangnya tingkat akurasi.In determining the area of a square, rectangle, and circle object a ruler is needed to get the area value, so that it can be easier and more practical to be assisted by a web camera by capturing the image of the object sample that you want to know the area. Image Prosessing is a process used to process images or images to get better images using computer system devices. To get the long gain (X, Y) from the image can be measured after passing through several stages in image processing that is by image conversion from RGB, HSV and canny edge detection, then there is an area value from the object measurement results. The Canny method itself is the best edge detection when used to detect the edge of an object, so that the useful information of the edge detection can be retrieved from the image. With the area measurement manually and automatically there is a percentage error of approximately 5%, the object's width results are quite accurate but there is a problem if the object is less precise in making objects, sloping / less robust object laying and less lighting result in a lack of accuracy.
Model Pembelajaran Penemuan Terbimbing Tipe MInDS, Suatu Alternatif Model Pembelajaran Untuk Membiasakan Peserta Didik Belajar Matematika Secara Mandiri
Authors: Ihsan Iden Rainal , Iskandar Ratu Sarah Fauziah
Published: October 2018

Pemberlakuan Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean (MEA) mengarahkan tenaga pendidik, dalam hal ini guru, untuk dapat mempersiapkan peserta didik kelak dapat bersaing di tingkat Asean. Guru diharuskan mempersiapkan peserta didik menjadi individu-individu yang memiliki kompetensi unggul. Belajar secara mandiri dipandang penting sebagai upaya menyiapkan individu-individu yang mampu menjawab tantangan zaman. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk membahas secara teoritis relevansi model penemuan terbimbing tipe Membuat dugaan/konjektur, Induktif, Deduktif, and Self reflection (MInDS) terhadap upaya pembiasaan peserta didik belajar matematika secara mandiri. Pada pembelajaran matematika dengan model penemuan terbimbing tipe MInDS, peserta didik memiliki ruang untuk dapat mengembangkan pemahamannya untuk memahami konten pelajaran yang sedang dipelajarinya. Dengan memanfaatkan pola pikir induktif dan deduktif, peserta didik dapat dibiasakan belajar matematika secara mandiri.
Event Study, Teori dan Pembahasan Reaksi Pasar Modal Indonesia
Authors: Suganda Tarsisius Renald
Published: October 2018

Buku ini menyajikan teori dan pembahasan reaksi pasar modal Indonesia terhadap beberapa contoh peristiwa yang dipilih oleh penulis berdasarkan pertimbangan tertentu pada tahun 2016-2018. Penekanan buku ini terletak pada teori dan pembahasan sederhana yang diharapkan dapat membantu para pembaca dalam mengidentifikasi reaksi pasar modal Indonesia terhadap suatu peristiwa. Peristiwa apa saja yang akan dianalisis, bagaimana mekanisma pengujian efisiensi pasarnya, serta apa indikator reaksi pasar dan bagaimana pengukurannya, akan dijelaskan sekilas oleh penulis di bagian Pendahuluan pada buku ini. Bagian lengkap buku ini dapat diunduh melalui Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Tarsisius_Renald_Suganda_Event_Study?id=_VF1DwAAQBAJ
Health Science Librarianship Offerings at Institutions 2015-2017
Authors: Raszewski Rebecca , Dwyer Jamie , Griffin Tina
Published: October 2018

This datasets consist of health science librarianship offerings, based on public facing academic institution websites and online course catalogs.Data is organized by institution and includes: the course or degree offered, whether the library program at the instution is involved, and the URLs for the programs. Data is associated with the following paper: Raszewski, R., Dwyer, J. and Griffin, T. Health Informatics Educational Offerings through ALA-accredited LIS Programs. JELIS; Vol 60; Issue 1; DOI: 10.3138/jelis.60.1.2018-0032Data dictionary and code book are included.
Health Informatics Offerings at Institutions 2015-2017
Authors: Raszewski Rebecca , Dwyer Jamie , Griffin Tina
Published: October 2018

This dataset consists of health informatics education, based on public facing academic institution websites and online course catalogs.Data is organized by institution and includes: the course or degree offered, whether the library program at the instution is involved, and the URLs for the programs. Data is associated with the following paper: Raszewski, R., Dwyer, J. and Griffin, T. Health Informatics Educational Offerings through ALA-accredited LIS Programs. JELIS; Vol 60; Issue 1; DOI: 10.3138/jelis.60.1.2018-0032Data dictionary and code book are included.
Emergence of floating offshore wind energy: Technology and industry
Authors: Bento Nuno , Fontes Margarida
Published: October 2018

The paper investigates the construction of strategies aiming to up-scale low-carbon innovations from pilot to full commercial scale. This requires a systemic understanding of the evolution of the technology along with the organizations and infrastructures supporting its development. Technological innovation systems concepts operationalize system building processes, including the establishment of constituent elements and the performance of key innovation activities. The study surveys the national roadmaps published between 2009 and 2014 for offshore wind energy in deepwaters (more than 50 m deep) which inform on how actors expect the system to grow, including the innovation activities crucial to achieve it. The roadmaps point to the role of guidance and legitimacy as triggers of changes in other innovation processes (knowledge creation, experimentation and so on) needed for take-off. The analysis reveals that the growth plans conveyed in the roadmaps are overly optimistic when compared with the time taken to develop offshore wind energy in fixed structures for shallow waters. Several countries have adopted supporting policies following the publication of the roadmaps, but weaknesses in crucial innovation processes (e.g. specialized skills) and external factors (e.g. crisis, regulatory approval) resulted in a delay of the first large investments. Policy should be based on realistic expectations and adequate to the phase of innovation, such as the promotion of technology-specific institutions (standards, codes, regulations and so on) in technology up-scaling. New directions for research are also provided.
Evidential strength of intonational cues and rational adaptation to (un-)reliable intonation
Authors: Roettger Timo Benjamin , Franke Michael
Published: October 2018

Intonation plays an integral role in comprehending spoken language. It is also remarkably variable, often exhibiting only probabilistic mappings between form and function. Despite this apparent uncertainty, listeners can rapidly integrate intonational information to predictively map a given pitch accent onto the speaker's likely referential intentions. We use manual response dynamics (mouse-tracking) to investigate two questions: (i) whether listeners draw predictive inferences from the presence and absence of an intonational marking and (ii) whether and how listeners adapt their online interpretation of intonational cues when these are reliable or stochastically unreliable. We formulate a novel Bayesian model of rational predictive cue integration and explore predictions derived under a concrete link hypothesis relating a quantitative notion of evidential strength of a cue to the moment in time, relative to the unfolding speech signal, at which mouse trajectories finally turn towards the eventually selected option. In order to capture rational belief updates after concrete observations of a speaker's behavior, we formulate and explore an extension of this model that includes the listener's hierarchical beliefs about the speaker's likely production behavior. Our results are compatible with the assumption that listeners rapidly and rationally integrate all available intonational information, that they expect reliable intonational information initially, and that they adapt these initial expectations gradually during exposition to unreliable input.
The Prefrontal Cortex and Human Memory
Authors: Diamond Nicholas B , Levine Brian
Published: October 2018

In this chapter, we summarize the literature on the role of the PFC in memory tasks. For other, more targeted reviews, see Fletcher and Henson (2001), Simons and Spiers (2003), Szczepanski and Knight (2014), and Nyhus and Badre (2015). Here, we focus our summary of the literature on work not already covered in depth in these reviews; we also cast a wider net, integrating findings from humanand animal research across frontal subregions and experimental paradigms. The task is challenging, given the breadth of memory-related processes attributed to the PFC. The psychological and neural architecture of memory has been fractionated into distinct processes and systems (e.g., short-term vs. long-term, encoding vs. retrieval, episodic vs. semantic memory). However, there is evidence that supposedly system- and process-specific neural activity transcends categorical distinctions in the memory literature, as demonstrated by neuroimaging (Ranganath, Johnson, & D’Esposito, 2003) and human and animal lesion studies (reviewed in Fuster, 1995). Furthermore, there are inconsistencies across studies in the division of the PFC. While strict assignment of discrete functions to PFC subregions is questionable (see Duncan, 2001; Wilson, Gaffan, Browning, & Baxter, 2010), some models of the functional organization of the frontal lobes both within memory (e.g., Fletcher & Henson, 2001) and in cognition more broadly (Badre & D’Esposito, 2009) have proven successful in generating new questions and holding up to new evidence. When possible, we highlight commonalities across tasks and paradigms, adopting a component processing framework (Cabeza & Moscovitch, 2013); yet our review also reflects the literature as it stands, much of which operates from a memory systems framework. We also emphasize recent memory-related research on PFC–MTL interactions and the participation of the PFC in large-scale functional networks, highlighting distributed oscillatory interactions as a mechanism of dynamic network coordination in the service of memory function. We begin by discussing overall functional contributions of the PFC to working, episodic and autobiographical memory tasks. We then discuss distinct PFC subregions and processes that they implement across these measures of memory.
Reaction time indices of automatic imitation measure imitative response tendencies
Authors: Cracco Emiel , Brass Marcel
Published: October 2018

In his review, Ramsey (2018) argues that it is currently unclear what reaction time indices of automatic imitation measure due to lacking research on their validity and domain-specificity. In our commentary, we argue that this conclusion is based on two misconceptions, namely that automatic imitation was designed as a laboratory measure of motor mimicry and that psychometric approaches to validity can readily be applied to experimental settings. We then show that reaction time indices of automatic imitation measure covert imitative response tendencies. Furthermore, while irrelevant for validity, we argue that these indices are associated with some, but not necessarily all, types of overt imitation. Finally, we argue that mapping out the brain networks does not suffice to understand the brain processes underlying imitative control.
COMMON COUPLED FIXED POINTS FOR TWO PAIRS OF w -COMPATIBLE MAPS IN PARTIAL G -METRIC SPACES
Authors: Rao K. P. R. , Kishore G. N. V. , Sadik S. K.
Published: October 2018

In this paper we prove a unique common coupled fixed point theorem for two pairs of w-compatible mappings satisfying two contractive conditions in partial G-metric spaces. We also furnish an example to support our main theorem.Mathematics Subject Classification: 47H10, 54H25Kathmandu UniversityJournal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyVol. 12, No. 2, 2016, page: 7-28
EFFECT OF MAGNETICALLY TREATED WATER ON THE QUALITY OF TOMATO
Authors: Yusuf K. O. , Ogunlela A. O.
Published: October 2018

This study was conducted to determine the effect of magnetically treated water on the quality of tomato. The values of magnetic flux densities used for treating the irrigation water were 124, 319 and 719 G produced from electromagnet with direct current. The tomato (variety UC82B) was planted in 28 buckets in a transparent garden shed for 130 days and irrigated with magnetically treated water and non–magnetically treated water. The mean values of vitamin A and vitamin C were higher with the tomato irrigated with magnetically treated water than tomato irrigated with non – magnetically treated water. The lead was slightly higher with tomato irrigated with magnetically treated water than the non–magnetically treated water. The values of vitamin A with water treated by 124 G, 319 G and 719 G were 0.68 mg/kg, 0.74 mg/kg and 0.80 mg/kg, respectively while vitamin A for non-magnetically treated water was 0.73 mg/kg. The values of vitamin C with water treated by 124 G, 319 G and 719 G were 117.30 mg/kg, 114.03 mg/kg and 115.10 mg/kg, respectively while vitamin C for non-magnetically treated water was 113.93 mg/kg. The value of lead was 0.083, 0.090 and 0.083 mg/kg for magnetically treated water while that of non-magnetically treated water was 0.07 but WHO Standards (permissible limits) for lead in tomato is 0.1 mg/kg.Kathmandu UniversityJournal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyVol. 12, No. 2, 2016, page: 29-33
ROLE OF MEDIA IN RESILIENCE FROM FLOOD DISASTER: A CASE STUDY OF AUGUST 2008 KOSHI FLOOD IN NEPAL
Authors: Kafle Kumud R. , Khanal Sanjay N. , Dahal Ranjan K.
Published: October 2018

A highly catastrophic river in the eastern part of Nepal - the Koshi (Sorrow of Bihar, India) - has been selected for this study. On 18th of August 2008, the river changed its original course towards the eastern side by breaking its embankment. Even though the flood was of great magnitude, surprisingly only the 2 casualties was reported because of prompt pre-information by media. The stratified random sampling from questionnaire shows that 77% respondents considered the radio (mostly FM radio) as the major source of information responsible for providing protection from flood as these warnings led people to take quick precautions. The survey showed that the timely forecast of disaster by FM radio and text message warnings were the most effective. The study also showed that the information flow at least 24 hours prior to the disaster would be manageable comfortably with community effort even without the presence of government rescue agencies. The role of other media such as newspapers and television are not as significant as radio and phone text messages. Kathmandu UniversityJournal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyVol. 12, No. 2, 2016, page: 83-87
BAMBUSA BALCOOA ROXB. : A NOVEL REMEDY FOR PEPTIC ULCER
Authors: Upreti Anil , Byanju Bibek , Pokhrel Binod , Kuinkel Samir , Bhusal Arjun , Thapa Nita , Suwal Meena M. , Lamichhane Janardan , Gauchan Dhurva P.
Published: October 2018

Analysis of bamboo species namely B. balcooa obtained from the Sindhuli district of Nepal was carried out. Phytochemical analysis between the stem and leaves extract in six solvent was carried out. Highest yield of 34.55% of B. balcooa leaves in methanol as extracting solvent was obtained. Phytochemical analysis exhibited the presence of sterols, coumarins, reducing sugar, cardiac glycoside, flavonoids, and other polyphenolic compounds. Pharmacological analysis of methanol B. balcooa leaves extract revealed anti- ulcer activity of (14.66% protective ratio). The data are expressed as Mean ±SD which were further subject statistical analysis using Origin Pro and SPSS. Kathmandu UniversityJournal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyVol. 12, No. 2, 2016, page: 88-95
Uloga osobnih čimbenika u objašnjenju kompulzivnog prejedanja
Authors: Božić Danijela , Macuka Ivana
Published: October 2018

Kod različitih oblika poremećaja hranjenja zajedničko obilježje je pretjerani utjecaj tjelesnog izgleda i težine u samoevaluaciji pojedinca uz neredovite ili kaotične obrasce unosa hrane. Zaseban poremećaj hranjenja kompulzivno prejedanje uključuje unos neuobičajeno velike količine hrane u kratkom vremenskom razdoblju kojeg prati intenzivan osjećaj gubitka kontrole. Dosadašnja istraživanja ukazuju na važnu ulogu raznih osobnih čimbenika u objašnjenju sklonosti kompulzivnom prejedanju, a cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati zasebnu ulogu sposobnosti emocionalne regulacije i kontrole, razine uzbuđenja uslijed negativnog raspoloženja, samokritičnosti i samoohrabrivanja te indeksa tjelesne mase u objašnjenju sklonosti kompulzivnog prejedanja. U istraživanju su sudjelovale 302 djevojke prosječne dobi 22 godine (SD=2,70), a podaci su prikupljeni online upitnikom. Hijerarhijskom regresijskom analizom utvrđeni su zasebni doprinosi pojedinih skupina osobnih čimbenika objašnjenju kompulzivnog prejedanja kod djevojaka. Značajne samostalne odrednice kompulzivnog prejedanja su razina uzbuđenja uslijed negativnog raspoloženja i razina nevoljenog selfa kao zasebna dimenzija samokritičnosti. Zaključno, dobiveni rezultati ukazuju kako su djevojke s višom razinom uzbuđenja uslijed negativnog raspoloženja i višom razinom nevoljenog selfa sklonije kompulzivnom prejedanju, a odabrane osobne varijable u ovom istraživanju ukupno objašnjavaju 45,6 % varijance kompulzivnog prejedanja.
Socijalna kompetencija i antisocijalno ponašanje slijepih učenika i učenika tipičnog razvoja
Authors: Zečević Ivana , Perućica Ranka , Kalajdžić Olivera , Vuksanović Gorica , Bakoč Andrijana , Mastilo Bojana
Published: October 2018

Social competence is the ability to achieve personal goals while maintaining positive relationships with others. In people with visual impairments, social competence is important for developing a positive self-concept, higher self-esteem, more assertive behaviour and acceptance of one’s own impairment. The aim of this research was to examine social competence, anti-social behaviour and their relationship in blind students (N=30) and sighted students (N=30), as well as relationships of these factors with student gender and age. Students were 12-17 years old. The assessment of social competence and anti-social behaviour was carried out using a scale for the assessment of social behaviour at school, namely the School Social Behaviour Scales (Merrell, 2002). The results showed greater social competence among sighted students, while expression of anti-social behaviour was similar in the two groups. In both groups of students, girls showed greater social competence and exhibited less anti-social behaviour than boys, but there were no differences in terms of age. A significant negative correlation between social competence and anti-social behaviour was observed in both groups. The results indicate the need for early identification and monitoring of possible difficulties, as well as the need to create and implement appropriate measures and interventions to prevent and improve such difficulties.
A preliminary study on the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs about Stuttering (UTBAS) questionnaire in Croatia
Authors: Klarin Ena , Leko Krhen Ana , Jelčić Jakšić Suzana
Published: October 2018

Along with disrupted speech fluency, people who stutter often develop a fear of speaking or fear of social situations that may lead to the emergence of social anxiety disorder. This has been the subject of numerous studies during recent decades, and specific questionnaires have been developed to assess relationships between stuttering and anxiety. The Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About Stuttering (UTBAS) Questionnaire (St Clare et al. 2009) was developed recently and has been applied to evaluate the frequency and belief in thoughts about stuttering and the degree of anxiety induced by such thoughts.
The aim of our preliminary study was to test the Croatian translation of the UTBAS (UTBAS-C) on people who stutter and those who do not stutter and to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between these two groups, i.e. whether people who stutter are more socially anxious than people who do not stutter. Participants were 16 adults who stutter and 16 controls with normal fluence, aged 18-40 years. Because the results were not distributed normally, all data were analyzed with a non-parametric statistical method. The results showed a statistically significant difference between adults who stutter and those who do not. People who stutter had higher total scores on the Questionnaire, i.e. they are more socially anxious or have more negative thoughts and beliefs regarding speech-related situations than fluent adults.
The results of our preliminary study are not unexpected and are consistent with most previous studies on the relationship between stuttering and anxiety. However, as there is a lack of specific instruments in the Croatian language that can be used in diagnosing adults who stutter, especially their attitudes and emotions, our translation of and further research on the UTBAS should help to fill that absence. This study should also alert clinicians working with adults who stutter of the importance and influence of attitudes and beliefs on therapy outcome.
Uloga motivacije u izvršavanju uvjetne osude sa zaštitnim nadzorom – perspektiva osuđenika i probacijskih službenika
Authors: Sučić Ines , Ostojić Lana , Zadelj Lucija , Glavak Tkalić Renata , Ricijaš Neven
Published: October 2018

Tijekom izvršavanja uvjetne osude sa zaštitnim nadzorom probacijski službenici imaju dvostruku profesionalnu ulogu s jedinstvenom svrhom odvraćanja osuđenika od daljnjeg kriminalnog ponašanja i smanjivanja vjerojatnosti recidivizma. S jedne strane njihov zadatak je nadzirati slobodu osuđenika (počinitelja kaznenih djela) i njihovo pridržavanje obveza, dok s druge strane trebaju uspostaviti kvalitetan profesionalni odnos i psihosocijalnim postupcima pomoći im u resocijalizaciji i reintegraciji unutar društvene zajednice. Ciljevi istraživanja bili su zahvaćanjem perspektive osuđenika i probacijskih službenika istražiti motivaciju osuđenika za izvršavanje uvjetne osude sa zaštitnim nadzorom kao jedne od probacijskih sankcija u Hrvatskoj, prije svega u kontekstu motivacije za promjenom ponašanja i pridržavanja uvjeta ove probacijske sankcije te steći uvid u eventualne promjene u motivaciji tijekom izvršavanja sankcije. Provedene su fokusne grupe s prigodnim uzorcima osuđenika (N=12) i probacijskih službenika (N=8). Rezultati su pokazali osuđenikovu tendenciju prema redovitom izvršavanju formalnih obveza uz postojanje pretežno ekstrinzične motivacije za promjenom te izostanak uviđanja svrhe sankcije, pogotovo na početku njezina izvršavanja. Tijekom izvršavanja sankcije dolazi do promjena u intenzitetu te djelomično i vrsti motivacije prije svega zbog uvida u dobrobit i korisnost sankcije čemu pridonosi kvaliteta odnosa s probacijskim službenikom i neki značajni životni događaji. Metode kojima službenici potiču osuđenike na izvršavanje sankcije i odvraćanje od budućih kaznenih djela usmjerene su usvajanju vještina rješavanja problema, osnaživanju socijalnog kapitala i osobne odgovornosti za odluke i vlastito ponašanje.