bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparative Risk of Human Injury/Exposure While Collecting Blood from Sedated and Unsedated Nonhuman Primates
Authors: Hotchkiss Charlotte E , Young Melinda A
Published: June 2020

Collection of blood samples for research or clinical evaluation is one of the most common procedures performed in nonhuman primates. Several possible methods can be used to obtain samples. In the early days of primate research, manual or physical restraint was used, which was stressful for the animal and risky for the human. As the field developed, chemical immobilization with ketamine or other anesthetics has become the most commonly used method. More recently, training using positive reinforcement has allowed collection of blood samples from unsedated primates that are unrestrained or minimallyrestrained. Elimination of anesthesia reduces risks to the animal. We wanted to determine whether the risks to humans were different between the sedated or unsedated blood collection. We evaluated injury and near-miss reports in conjunction with blood collection data from 2009 to 2019 at the Washington National Primate Research Center, which houses macaques (M. nemestrina, M. mulatta, and M. fasicularis) and squirrel monkeys (S. sciureus), and has housed baboons (Papio sp.) in the past. Injuries associated with sedated blood collection included those occurring during the sedation procedure and recovery as well as those directly associated with blood collection. Injuries associated with unsedated blood collection included those which occurred both during animal training and during blood collection. Overall, 22 human injury exposures and 5 nearmisses were associated with 73,626 blood collection procedures. Based on these numbers, 0.026% of sedated blood collections and 0.116% of unsedated blood collections were associated with exposure incidents. In conclusion, our data indicate a very low risk of exposure associated with blood collection. In this data set, the risk was statistically higher for unsedated animals, but the low number of incidents and the variability in the methods of blood collection make the general applicability of this finding questionable.
ANALISIS DETERMINAN NIAT MENGGUNAKAN E-MONEY DI KALANGAN MILLENNIALS DENGAN PENDEKATAN UTAUT
Authors: Glady Jovlin Evrodita , Rantung Rinny
Published: June 2020

The development of science and technology has an impact on all aspects of life, especially in the payment system in Indonesia. This makes the banking industry improved the innovations in payment system, namely the electronic payment system or e-money. The purpose of this study is to analyze what factors influence millennial intention to use e-money using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology approach. The researcher used the Structural Equation Modeling approach using STATA software. Respondents in this study were 422 millennials. Data used in this study were primary data using a questionnaire, with googleform as a tool to collect data. Descriptive data of this study showed that 54% of the total 422 respondents did not use e-money, but 98% had intention to use e-money in the future. On the other hands the results of this study found that millennial intention to use e-money was significantly positively influenced by performance expectations, followed by business expectations, social influence, self-efficacy and security. Facility conditions are the only variable that does not significantly influence millennial intention to use e-money.

Perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi berdampak pada semua aspek kehidupan, khususnya dalam sistem pembayaran yang ada di Indonesia. Hal ini membuat industri perbankan mengembangkan inovasi baru dalam sistem pembayaran, yaitu sistem pembayaran elektronik atau e-money. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisa faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi niat milenial untuk menggunakan e-money dengan pendekatan Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Peneliti menggunakan pendekatan Structural Equation Modeling dengan menggunakan perangkat lunak STATA. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah generasi milenial sebanyak 422 responden dan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang dibagikan melalui fasilitas google form sebagai alat untuk mengumpulkan data. Data deskriptif penelitian ini menunjukkan 54% dari total 422 responden belum menggunakan e-money, namun 98% memiliki niat menggunakan e-money di waktu mendatang. Di sisi lain hasil penelitian ini mendapati bahwa niat milenial untuk menggunakan e-money dipengaruhi secara positif signifikan oleh harapan kinerja, diikuti harapan usaha, pengaruh sosial, efikasi diri dan keamanan. Kondisi fasilitas merupakan satu-satunya variabel yang tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap niat milenial untuk menggunakan e-money.
Pondok Pesantren dalam Ranah Islam di Indonesia
Authors: Mubin Fatkhul
Published: June 2020

Masyarakat Indonesia mayoritas beragama Islam, prosentasenya mencapai 88%. Bahkanmerupakan jumlah muslim terbesar di dunia. Berkaitan dengan itu pendidikan yang ada diIndonesia tidak hanya di sekolah umum, ataupun di madrasah, melainkan ada juga pondokpensantren. Tetapi masih banyak masyarakat yang belum memehami betul tentang pondokpesantren. Maka dalam makalah ini akan dibahas tentang pondok pesantren, mulai daripengertian, tujuan, bagaimana karakteristik pondok pesantren, tipologi atau model-model pondokpesantren dan juga dibahas pula tentang sistem pendidikan yang ada dipondok pesantren.Sehingga masyarakat mengenal betul tentang pondok pesantren, dan tidak lagi menganggapsebelah mata tentang pondok pesantren.
Imaging the rapidly developing brain: Current challenges for MRI studies in the first five years of life
Authors: Turesky Ted , Vanderauwera Jolijn , Gaab Nadine
Published: June 2020

Rapid and widespread changes in brain anatomy and physiology in the first five years of life present substantial challenges for developmental structural, functional, and diffusion MRI studies. One persistent challenge is that methods best suited to earlier developmental stages are suboptimal for later stages, which engenders a trade-off between using different, but age-appropriate, methods for different developmental stages or identical methods across stages. Both options have potential benefits, but also biases, as pipelines for each developmental stage can be matched on methods or the age-appropriateness of methods, but not both. This review describes the data acquisition, processing, and analysis challenges that introduce these potential biases and attempts to elucidate decisions and make recommendations that would optimize developmental comparisons.
Self-reported smell and taste changes are early indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the effectiveness of political decisions
Authors: Pierron Denis , Pereda-Loth Veronica , Mantel marylou , Moranges Maëlle , Bignon Emmanuelle , Alva omar , Kabous Julie , Heiske Margit , Pacalon Jody , David Renaud , Dinnella Caterina , Spinelli Sara , Monteleone Erminio , Farruggia Michael C. , Cooper Keiland W , Sell Elizabeth A. , Thomas-Danguin Thierry , Bakke Alyssa J. , Parma Valentina , Hayes John , Letellier Thierry , FERDENZI-LEMAITRE Camille , jerome.golebiowski  , Bensafi Moustafa
Published: June 2020

In response to the COVID-19, many governments have taken unprecedented measures in peacetime, to avoid an overflow of intensive care units and critical care resuscitation units (CCRUs). Due to the heavy societal and economic impact of measure such as the lockdown1, accurate means to characterize the spread of the disease would be extremely helpful for the reopening strategies. Concurrently, smell and taste changes have been identified as among the most specific symptoms of COVID-192,3. Here, we show that self-reports of smell/taste changes are more closely associated with hospital overload and are much earlier than the current governmental indicators. We also show a decrease of new onset as early as 5 days after the lockdown enforcement, which is consistent with a rapid effect of the lockdown on the pandemic. Cross-country comparisons show countries with the most stringent lockdown measures (France and Italy) present a faster decline in new reports of the onset of smell/taste changes after the lockdown than a country with less stringent measures (United Kingdom). Public health decision makers could thus monitor self-reported changes in the ability to smell or taste i/as an early and specific indicator of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ii/to evaluate the success of reopening strategies.
Jurnal Siti Syahrianti
Authors: syahrianti Siti
Published: June 2020

ABSTRAKSumber Daya Manusia (SDM) mempunyai peranan yang sangat penting dalam pembangunanbangsa, sehingga untuk meningkatkan kualitas SDM diperlukan pendidikan. Mahasiswamerupakan salah satu bagian dari sumber daya manusia Indonesia dan sekaligus merupakan asetbangsa yang kelak akan menjadi generasi penerus dalam pembangun bangsa. Dalam upayamewujudkan bangsa dan masyarakat indonesia yang maju, mandiri dan sejahtera, perananpendidikan sangat penting. Pendidikan tinggi melalui kegiatan penelitian dan keilmuan dapatmenghasilkan berbagai pemikiran dan konsepsi untuk memajukan harkat dan martabat manusiaserta budaya bangsa melalui kegiatan pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi dan karyaseni yang bermutu sesuai dengan kebutuhan pembangunan.Kata kunci: Sumber Daya Manusia, SDM, Manusia, Sumber Daya, Kualitas Manusia.ABSTRACTHuman Resources (HR) has a very important role in nation-building, so to improve the quality ofhuman resources requires education. Students are a part of Indonesian human resources and atthe same time are national assets that will become the next generation in building the nation. In aneffort to realize an advanced, independent and prosperous Indonesian nation and society, the roleof education is very important. Higher education through research and scientific activities canproduce a variety of thoughts and conceptions to advance the dignity of human beings and thenation's culture through the development of quality science and technology and works of art inaccordance with development needs.Keywords: Human Resources, HR, Human, Resources, Quality of Human.
A Chip-Scale, Low Cost PVD System
Authors: Barrett Lawrence , Lally Richard , Fuhr Nicholas , Stange Alexander , Bishop David J.
Published: June 2020

Standard physical vapor deposition systems are large, expensive, and slow. As part of an on-going effort to build a fab-on-a-chip, we have developed a chip-scale, low cost, fast physical vapor deposition system consisting of two MEMS devices: a chip-scale thermal evaporator and a mass sensor that serves as a ﬁlm thickness monitor. Here, we demonstrate the functionality of both devices by depositing Pb thin-ﬁlms. The thermal evaporator was made by fabless manufacturing using the SOIMUMPs processs (MEMSCAP, inc). It turns on in 1.46s and reaches deposition rates as high as 7.2 ˚ As−1 with ∼1mm separation from the target. The mass sensor is a re-purposed quartz oscillator (JTX210) that is commercially available for less than one dollar. Its resolution was measured to be 2.65fg or 7.79E-5 monolayers of Pb.
Networks of stress, affect and eating behaviour: anticipated stress coping predicts goal-congruent eating in young adults
Authors: Pannicke Björn , Kaiser Tim , Reichenberger Julia , Blechert Jens
Published: June 2020

Background: Many people aim to eat healthily. Yet, affluent food environments encourage consumption of energy dense and nutrient-poor foods, making it difficult to accomplish individual goals such as maintaining a healthy diet and weight. Moreover, goal-congruent eating might be influenced by affects, stress and intense food cravings and might also impinge on these in turn. Directionality and interrelations of these variables are currently unclear, which impedes targeted intervention. Psychological network models offer an exploratory approach that might be helpful to identify unique associations between numerous variables as well as their directionality when based on longitudinal time-series data. Methods: Across 14 days, 84 diet-interested participants (age range: 18 – 38 years, 85.7% female, mostly recruited via universities) reported their momentary states as well as retrospective eating episodes four times a day. We used multi-level vector autoregressive network models based on ecological momentary assessment data of momentary affects, perceived stress and stress coping, hunger, food craving as well as goal-congruent eating behaviour. Results: Neither of the momentary measures of stress (experience of stress or stress coping), momentary affects or cravings uniquely predicted goal-congruent eating. Yet, temporal effects indicated that higher anticipated stress coping predicted subsequent goal-congruent eating. Thus, the more confident participants were in their coping with upcoming challenges, the more they ate in line with their goals. Conclusion: Most eating behaviour interventions focus on hunger and craving alongside negative and positive affect, thereby overlooking additional important variables like stress coping. Furthermore, self-regulation of eating behaviours seems to be represented by how much someone perceives a particular eating episode as matching their individual eating goal. To conclude, stress coping might be a potential novel intervention target for eating related Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions in the context of intensive longitudinal assessment.
A Meta-Analysis of Placebo-Controlled Trials of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Authors: Luoma Jason B
Published: June 2020

After a two-decade hiatus in which research on psychedelics was essentially halted, placebo-controlled clinical trials of psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health conditions have begun to be published. We identified nine randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials of psychedelic-assisted therapy published since 1994. Studies examined psilocybin, LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), ayahuasca (which contains a combination of N,N-dimethyltryptamine and harmala monoamine oxidase inhibitor alkaloids), and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). We compared the standardized mean difference between the experimental and placebo control group at the primary endpoint. Results indicated a significant mean between-groups effect size of 1.21 (Hedges g), which is larger than the typical effect size found in trials of psychopharmacological or psychotherapy interventions. For the three studies that maintained a placebo control through a follow-up assessment, effects were generally maintained at follow-up. Overall, analyses support the efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy across four mental health conditions—post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety/depression associated with a life-threatening illness, unipolar depression, and social anxiety among autistic adults. While study quality was high, we identify several areas for improvement regarding the conduct and reporting of trials. Larger trials with more diverse samples are needed to examine possible moderators and mediators of effects, and to establish whether effects are maintained over time.
Year 10 and 12 school students' opinions on returning to partial schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: an action research prospective survey
Authors: Semple Freya Ffion , Mayne-Semple Deborah
Published: June 2020

ObjectiveEducational provision changed during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK (20th March to 31st May 2020) with schooling moving online. The Prime Minister announced a timetable for partial reopening of school on 10th May. With the return to partial schooling imminent, the views of year 10 and year 12 students were surveyed.Design Cross-sectional web-based survey disseminated via closed social media fora.Setting A structured questionnaire hosted on Google Forms™ and disseminated via two Facebook™ fora in the week prior to the original stated date of return to partial schooling for year 10 and year 12 students (20th to 27th May 2020).Participants United Kingdom school students in year 10 (age 14 to 15 years old) and year 12 (age 16 to 17 years old).Main outcome measures Views of year 10 and year 12 students on returning to schools with a focus on their opinions on government guidance, impact on their future, and how remote learning has impacted on their education.Results 1534 students (yr10 n= 1007 66%, yr12 n=527 34%) completed the questionnaire.Students were equally divided in opinion with 781 (51%) preferring to return to partial schooling with limited educational contact and 753 (49%) preferring to remain isolated at home with remote schooling, when an unsure option was removed.A majority (73%, n=1111) of students feel unsafe or unsure that Government guidelines will be enough to protect them from COVID-19 in a school environment. 79% (n=1205) of students felt that COVID-19 has impacted on their future. 15% (n=231) of students said they have had no additional support or guidance from their school during remote learning.ConclusionsYear 10 and 12 school students were divided equally in their preferences about returning to partial school. Exploration of their uncertainty by thematic analysis revealed the source to be anxieties around safety. Students feel they are being put at risk and because guidelines will be impossible to enforce in a school environment. Some students recognised a need to return to education despite this perceived risk. An inequity in the standard of education was identified with 15% (n=231) of students reporting that they did not receive any support during the 87 days of lock down. School students expressed desire that their concerns be heard by the Government. Better consideration needs to be taken of the concerns of these year groups in the future.
An Electrostatic Situation in Which the Circulation of an Electrostatic Field around a Closed Path is Non-zero
Authors: Basu Nirmalya
Published: June 2020

This paper presents an electrostatic situation in which the circulation of an electrostatic field around a closed path is non-zero. This fact contradicts the theorem that the circulation of an electrostatic field around any closed path is zero.
Sonographic variations in common bile duct dimensions
Authors: Joshi B. Raj
Published: June 2020

Introduction: Biliary diseases such as cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, hepatitis, cirrhosis and pancreatitis are common in Nepal. Cholelithiasis was present in 8 percent of the emergency patients, second to acute appendicitis. Acute cholecysistitis was present in 25 percent of these patients. 1 The most common operation in a district hospital was cholecystectomy (31%]). 2 Ultrasound plays an integral part in evaluation of biliary system. The aim of the study was also to determine whether the size of the CBD increases with age. Methods: We prospectively collected data on 100 patients aged 15 years or older who underwent abdominal sonography. The subjects had no history of biliary and pancreatic disease or operation. The CBD was measured in porta hepatis, in the distal aspect of head of pancreas and midway between these points. Linear regression was used to correlate age with the dimension. Results: There were 30 males and 70 females in the study. The subjects ranged from 15 to 80 years. The mean diameters were as follows: 3.76mm in proximal, 4.26 mm in middle, 4.90mm in distal portion of CBD. The overall measurement was 4.23mm. Conclusions: There was a significant correlation between CBD size and age. Correlation with age was best observed for the distal segment. Keywords: Biliary diseases, CBD, ultrasound. DOI: 10.3126/joim.v31i3.2993 Journal of Institute of Medicine, December, 2009; 31(3) 27-29
Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of urethral atresia
Authors: Thapa N B , Dwa Y , Gurung S , Baral R
Published: June 2020

Urethral atresia is one of the rare congenital anomaly of urogenital tract. In this case report, uretheral atresia diagnosed antenatally by ultrasonography (USG) at 24-25 weeks of gestation is presented. USG findings were confirmed by postmortem examination of the fetus. Key words: Lower urinary tract obstruction, posterior urethral valves, ultrasonography, urethral atresia, DOI: 10.3126/joim.v31i3.3001 Journal of Institute of Medicine, December, 2009; 31(3) 61-62
Acute acalculous cholecystitis and gall bladder perforation induced by Salmonella enterica serovar typhi
Authors: Khatri N. S. , Koirala S. , Arjyal A. , Maskey P. , Poudel S. , Karkey A. , Baker S. , Shilpakar O. , Shrestha K. , Basnyat B.
Published: June 2020

Salmonella Typhi is a causative agent of enteric fever, which is an ongoing public health problem in urban areas of the Kathmandu valley in Nepal. It is estimated that approximately 5 % of people in an endemic enteric fever area may asymptomatically carry Salmonella Typhi in the gall bladder. Here we describe a rare clinical manifestation of chronic Salmonella carriage. A 40 year old male resident of Kathmandu underwent an emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and gall bladder perforation. No stone was identified but Salmonella Typhi was cultured from the gall bladder. Key Words: Acalculous cholecystitis, perforation, Salmonella Typhi. DOI: 10.3126/joim.v31i3.3002 Journal of Institute of Medicine, December, 2009; 31(3)63-65
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor / Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker in COVID-19: a Double-edged Sword or a Myth
Authors: Shaha Kunal Bikram , Adhikari Ashok , Cho Jung Rae , Pandey Bimal , Sharma Yubaraj , Safi Sajjad
Published: June 2020

Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor has been unearthed as a prime site of entry of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 owing to its strong affinity towards spike protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, resulting in down-regulation of Angiotensin-converting enzyme -2 receptors and hyperstimulation of Angiotensin-converting enzyme-1 pathway. This proposed theory has led to the birth of a new controversy regarding the use of Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers in Coronavirus disease 2019 patients. A theory is against the use of Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, as it enhances the effect of Angiotensin-converting enzyme -2 pathway and upregulation of Angiotensin-converting enzyme -2 receptors resulting in a large number of internalizations of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus -2 into cells culminating into a high load of viremia with overwhelming infection and severity. The other theory considers Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors / Angiotensin receptor blockers useful as it blocks deleterious Angiotensin-converting enzyme -1 pathway triggered by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and enhances Angiotensin-converting enzyme -2 receptor upregulation and activation of angiotensin-(1-7) leading to beneficial effects, i.e vasodilation, anti-apoptosis, anti-proliferative, & antifibrosis. Hence, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers may prove beneficial in countering the Angiotensin-converting enzyme -1 mediated damage by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. The recommendations by (European & American) societal guidelines still hold good of not discontinuing Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers in COVID-19 patients as it is further supported by current evidence of large observational studies.
Analysis of Service Quality of Indonesian Workers Placement and Protection Service Center Semarang in Placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers
Authors: Silvia Tissa , Priyadi Budi Puspo , Dwimawanti Ida Hayu
Published: June 2020

The Indonesian Workers Placement and Protection Service Center Semarang is the Indonesian Workers Placement and Protection Service Center which houses Indonesian labor services in the Central Java Province. The problem of the rise of illegal migrant workers, the processing of documents which still requires a long time, the high placement of Indonesian workers in the informal sector and the still high complaints of Indonesian workers in the Semarang Indonesian Placement and Protection Workforce Service Center show that there are still many problems with migrant workers. This study aims to identify the service quality of the Semarang Indonesian Workers Placement and Protection Service Center provided to Indonesian workers. This type of research is qualitative research. Data collection techniques used through interviews, observation and documentation. Sources of data used through primary and secondary data. The results of this study are the responsiveness dimension of the Indonesian Workers Placement and Protection Service Center can realize the pre-departure process in an average of one month, the insurance dimension is still a problem related to service convenience, tangibles dimension has been effectively seen from the competency test facilities and the final debriefing, the empathy dimension needs a little improvement on the acceptance of service input, the reability dimension is quite good with the certainty of costs but an evaluation of HR related needs.
Effect of Macroeconomic Variables and Tax Rates on the Six ASEAN Countries Tax Ratio
Authors: Wahyuningsih Effria Wijayanti , Setyowaty Milla Sepliana
Published: June 2020

The tax sector supports a stable process of economic growth and the tax ratio is considered an indicator that can be used to assess the performance of the taxation sector. This study examines the impact of macroeconomic and tax rates on the magnitude of the tax ratio in the case of six ASEAN member countries during the period 1998 to 2018. Data processing was performed using panel data regression using the Generalized Least Square (GLS) method with the STATA program. This study has very interesting results because inflation has a significant influence on the level of a country's tax ratio. The relationship between inflation and taxes is said to be positive, so any increase or decrease in inflation will also cause an increase or decrease also in the taxation sector. In other words, inflation and taxes move in the same direction but with different magnitudes. Countries with a stable macroeconomic situation will create greater opportunities for investment and more jobs are created. This will further increase the purchasing power of consumers and assume the tax burden will be easy for the public
Contextualization of Suluk Candra’s Character Values
Authors: Maknun Moch Lukluil , Muzayanah Umi
Published: June 2020

Indonesia's education is heavily promoting education on characters. Exploring the values of character as legacy of the previous generations can be done through scriptures. Of any genres of Javanese scriptures very rich in character values is the wulang script. One of the wulang scripts found in Surakarta is Suluk Candra written by Prince Wijil Kadilangu and stored in Museum Rekso Pustaka Mangkunegaran Library . This article tries to explore the character values in it and to contextualize it with today’s education. The method used in this study is principle working of philology and interpretation of texts.. The working principle of philology aims to produce a text edition, while interpretation aims to analyze the content of the text. The results of this study are as follows. Suluk Candra is a script containing Islamic values. At least this Suluk teaches four ethics that can be contextualized with the world of education in the current 4.0 era. The ethical findings are ethics to the king/ leader/ state, ethics to teachers, ethics to fellow human beings, and ethics to oneself. In addition to values of ethics, values of character education are also found in Suluk Candra. Those character values are relevant to the present days, including love of science, logical thinking, critical, creative, innovative, religious, honest, and nationalist.
Mosque and Reproduction of Arab Identity in The Hadrami Community in Betawi
Authors: Syarif Fajar , Ansor Muhammad
Published: June 2020

This research aims to analyze historical evidence of the usage of mosques by Arabs in old Jakarta to dominate society. This was shown through that they held a religious position in the mosques. Arabs have a strong influence on the diversity of society but they also try to influence and control the community. The main source used in this study is historical data. The data is interpreted by means of content analysis and using descriptive analytical method with qualitative approach. The conclusion of this research is that mosques are used by Arabs to reproduce Arabic identities.
Haerenga Wairua: Spirit(ual) Journeys in Twenty-First-Century Māori Cinema
Authors: Walker-Morrison Deborah
Published: June 2020

Haerenga Wairua / Spiritual Journeys explore le cinéma maori en tant que 4ecinéma, dans son articulation de la spiritualité maorie comme un ensemble de croyances et de pratiques vivantes et d’une grande pertinence pour ce XXIesiècle. Après une brève description des termes et croyances clés, l’auteure analyse deux longs-métrages de fiction récents, The Strength of Water (Armagan Ballantyne, scr Briar Grace-Smith, NZ & Allemagne 2009) et The Pā Boys (Himiona Grace, NZ, 2014) comme emblématiques des pratiques cinématographiques autochtones, en ce qu’ils mettent fortement en avant différents niveaux et expériences de transformation spirituelle, via divers voyages au propre comme au figuré : voyages réels, voyages psychologiques ET expériences après la mort, donc voyages spirituels. Positionnant ces films dans le contexte des traditions spirituelles de narration littéraire et cinématographique, l’auteure explore les diverses techniques filmiques et cinématographiques mises en œuvre pour rendre l’expérience spirituelle, via le son et l’image, en mettant en évidence les liens avec la Terre, l’Eau et l’environnement naturel en tant qu’éléments spirituels et souvent surnaturels. Alors que ces derniers sont généralement interprétés par les critiques et chercheurs allochtones comme étant de l’ordre du fantastique, dans le discours établi du réalisme magique, l’auteure avance plutôt que les représentations autochtones ne peuvent être ni expliquées ni contenues de manière adéquate par ce terme, et propose à sa place celui de « réalisme spirituel autochtone ». L’auteure conclut en soulignant la pertinence de voix autochtones comme celles-là, qui expriment une spiritualité enracinée dans l’interdépendance de tous êtres et de toutes choses : force de guérison dans notre planète meurtrie.
Formação continuada de profissionais da educação
Authors: Silveira Flávia da Rosa , Castaman Ana Sara
Published: June 2020

Este ensaio tem por objetivo investigar acerca da formação continuada de profissionais da educação atuantes na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT), de modo a averiguar os incentivos à qualificação profissional destes, mais precisamente dos educadores inscritos no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Catarinense (IFC). Serão nomeados como profissionais da educação, todos aqueles que atuam no espaço escolar, sendo docentes ou não, pois sabe-se que todos têm responsabilidades e participação sobre ele. Assim, como metodologia utilizou-se da técnica de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Para tanto, o ensaio está dividido em três partes: (1) problematiza acerca da formação continuada de profissionais da educação; (2) aborda os regulamentos norteadores da capacitação dos profissionais da educação na rede federal de ensino, especificamente, do IFC e; (3) trata das considerações finais. Concluiu-se que todos os profissionais da educação necessitam de uma formação de qualidade e continuada. Além disso, que a participação coletiva nas decisões e no planejamento da escola e que incentivos, seja financeiro, de tempo, entre outros, aos profissionais da educação pode otimizar a qualidade do ensino e a aderência no comprometimento com o cenário educacional. Analisou-se que a formação continuada está inserida nos regulamentos da rede federal e no IFC, há planos de qualificação profissional, incentivos financeiros e de tempo para que os servidores se atualizem. No entanto, ressalta-se a necessidade de investigações permanentes sobre a formação continuada de profissionais da EPT, para enredos aprofundados e que possam contribuir acerca do tema.
Genetic Polymorphism of Glutathione S-transferase and Cervical Cancer Susceptibility in Northeastern Thailand
Authors: Settheetham-Ishida Wannapa , Wongpratate Mayuree , Phuthong Sophida , Natphopsuk Sitakan , Ishida Takafumi
Published: June 2020

Background: Exposure to certain carcinogens together with host genetic predisposition likely has an influence on cervical carcinogenesis. Objective: Our aim was to evaluate synergistic effects of glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphisms and risk behaviors (i.e., smoking and contraceptive use) on squamous cell cervical cancer (SCCA) development in northeastern Thailand. Methods: Subjects were 198 (SCCA) patients and 198 age-matched healthy controls. Multiplex PCR and PCR-RFLP were used to determine GSTT1 and GSTA1 gene polymorphism, respectively. Results: Interaction between the four polymorphic loci of GSTs (GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1 and GSTA1) and increased risk for cervical cancer was not observed. The three genotypes of GSTM1 consistently showed significant risks of smoking with a lower OR for the Null individuals (1.741) at around one -fourth of wild type homozygous individuals (8.000). The effects of GST polymorphisms on cervical cancer risk under the use of hormonal contraceptives apparently did not occur. Conclusions: The predisposition of smoking risk is related to the GST genotype. It is suggested that knowing one’s own genotype data will contribute to the prevention of SCCA by controlling risk habits.
Book Review
Authors: Mészáros Csaba
Published: June 2020

Arctic Pastoralist Sakha: Ethnography of Evolution and Microadaptation in Siberia. Hiroki Takakura (Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2015), 254 pp. ISBN: 978-1-920901-49-3.
Comparison of autograft versus allograft in the surgical repair of pediatric obstetrical brachial plexus injuries
Authors: Hamant Laura G. , Adelson P. David , Kang Paul , Brown S. Danielle , Arango Jorge I.
Published: June 2020

OBJECTIVE

The goal of this study was to determine the functional efficacy of acellular processed nerve allograft (ALG) as compared to sural nerve autograft (AUG) harvested at time of surgery for children with obstetrical brachial plexus injury (OBPI).

METHODS

A retrospective review of records was performed in patients who underwent surgical repair of OBPI between 2009 and 2015 at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Patients were grouped based on the type of nerve graft used (AUG using the patient’s own sural nerve or decellularized processed cadaveric nerve ALG) and compared in terms of motor strength, British Medical Research Council score, functionality (Mallet scale score), surgical time, rate of complications, and need for further intervention.

RESULTS

A total of 52 records were identified meeting study criteria. Sural nerve AUG was used in 22 cases and ALG in 30 cases. Changes from pre- to postsurgical assessment of motor strength were significant for all muscle groups measured except for elbow extension for both groups. All Mallet scores increased significantly. No significant differences were observed in motor strength and functional components between groups. Interventions using ALG had shorter operative times than those performed using AUG. No significant difference was observed in terms of need for further intervention. Two patients (9%) in the AUG group developed stitch abscesses at the harvest site, whereas there were no infectious complications reported in the ALG group.

CONCLUSIONS

These findings suggest equivalence in terms of muscle strength and functional outcomes between the use of AUG and ALG for patients with OBPI. However, the less invasive character of ALG repair decreases surgical time and risk of complications.
Thermal and Acoustic Insulating Gypsum Composite Material with Improved
Water Resistance
Authors: Kersh Volodimir , Kolesnikov Andriy , Hlitsov Mikola , Gedulyan Sergіi
Published: June 2020

The article discusses methods for obtaining building heat and sound insulating composite material based on gypsum with high resistance to water. An additional characteristic is considered - the water resistance index, in which the role of material strength in the wet state is enhanced. The proposed characteristic is used to optimize the heat and sound insulating composition based on gypsum. The material contains matrix gypsum-cement-ash binder and a mixture of aggregates. The result of the planned experiment shows that the water resistance index more adequately reflects the strength of the composite in the wet state compared to the softening coefficient. An optimization of the complex properties of the composite is given in accordance with its intended purpose. As a result of the study, an optimal waterproof composition with improved thermal insulation and sound insulation characteristics was obtained.
Management of Business Risk Hedging in Construction Contracts from the Perspective of Public Investors
Authors: Andrlova Barbara , Korytarova Jana
Published: June 2020

Risk management of construction projects presented in the article focuses on the management of business risk from the perspective of public investors in public works contracts in the Czech Republic. Based on the data analysis and a comparative study of specific attributes in contracts for works, the result of the research has been a portfolio of specific instruments and their recommended parameters for effective business risk management. Qualitative analysis was conducted using a questionnaire survey and structured interviews with public sector representatives to share their views on the current practice of protecting public procurement with regard to mitigate business risk. Types, functions and recommended parameters of hedging instruments has been proposed. Effective forms of hedging are mainly liability insurance for damage to things, property and health, contractual penalties, retention money and bank guarantees. Results of the research were compared with foreign practice and international contractual standards.
Transformation towards Sustainable Business Models in Production
Authors: Ali Shah Shahban , Url Philipp , Vorraber Wolfgang , Janics Thomas , Katschnig Matthias
Published: June 2020

A global transformation from Industry 4.0 towards Industry 5.0 will soon take place. Such transformations are intrinsic to human and sustainable value creation. An increasing number of companies, recognising this imminent trend, will need to transform their current classical, solely profit-oriented business models into sustainable business models that also target human, social, and environmental aspects. Various frameworks already exist that support the design of sustainable business models. Practical applications of these frameworks and research on the transformation process in the production domain, which places a special focus on small and medium enterprises, is still scarce. This paper presents the first results from a sustainable business model transformation project on a European SME, which produces 3D printers. The research method applies a single case study design. The study was based on publicly available information and qualitative data, obtained through interviews and workshops carried out on an executive management level.
Industrial Service Engineering - Training Requirements for Systematic Service Development
Authors: Fischer Clemens , Richter Herbert-Michael
Published: June 2020

Increasing digitization and rising customer requirements represent an opportunity for companies in the machine- and plant engineering industry. For long-term success, combined packages of product and service must be offered, to gain additional revenues and a unique selling proposition. Basically, the advantages of these bundles are slowly establishing themselves in industrial companies. The problem is, that the development and improvement of these bundles run often unsystematically, without a strategy. In Austria, companies are facing the issue, that they are not able to develop new services, due to a shortage of specially skilled employees. This derives out of a lack of clear definition of educational requirements. In order to identify those gaps, an empirical investigation based on expert interviews was conducted and the current status of training requirements was defined. As a result, future service job profiles and potential trends for education and training in the service area of industrial companies were derived thus machine- and plant engineering companies can innovate their employee education strategy.
In-Situ Process Monitoring in Additive Manufacturing Using Statistics and Pre-Process Data
Authors: Scheideler Eva Maria , Huxol Andrea
Published: June 2020

Long computation times are a major obstacle for the application of in-situ monitoring in additive manufacturing. This paper presents rapid in-situ monitoring, which returns a control value within typical build times. Observing powder bed fusion processes reveals that unsuitable parameter settings influence the appearance of the molten surface and the surrounding powder bed. The presented research approach evaluates the changing appearance of the exposed layers, in combination with the information from the preprocess about the position and geometry of the components in each layer. Grayscale images are captured with the build envelope camera and examined regarding the grayscale distribution in the critical areas surrounding the component boundaries. The grayscale distribution is then used to predict product quality by using standard statistical methods. The combination of the pre-process data and the fast analysis of the grayscale distribution allows promptly calculating a performance indicator for required process intervention and control.
Suburban Environment. East Naples Historical Transformations and Sustainability
Authors: Caruso Valerio
Published: June 2020

This article retraces the late modern and contemporary history of East Naples through its environmental transformations. By the end of the eighteenth century, this marshy rural/suburban area hosted small urban agglomerations and many proto-industrial activities, deeply intertwined with agricultural production. During the nineteenth century, the area experienced its deepest transformations as a result of the three parallel processes of drainage, urbanisation and industrialisation. On the threshold of the twentieth century, East Naples became an industrial suburb, home to an uncontrollable residential sprawl interspersed with factories. This inchoate suburban mix has determined the area’s unsustainability, leading to those hygienic deficits, environmental risks and economic and social complications that have plagued it to this day.
Fortress Farming in Western Australia? The Problematic History of Separating Native Wildlife from Agricultural Land through the State Barrier Fence
Authors: Vlachos Alexandra
Published: June 2020

The Western Australia (WA) State Barrier Fence stretches 2,023 miles (3,256 kilometres) and divides Australia’s largest state. The original ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ fence was built from 1901–1907 to stop the westbound expansion of rabbits into the existing and potential agricultural zone of Western Australia. Starting as a seemingly straightforward, albeit costly, solution to protect what was considered a productive landscape, the fence failed to keep out the rabbits. It was subsequently amended, upgraded, re-named and used to serve different purposes: as Vermin Fence and State Barrier Fence (unofficially also Emu Fence or Dog Fence) the fence was designed to exclude native Australian animals such as emus, kangaroos and dingoes. In the Australian ‘boom and bust’ environment, characterised by extreme temperatures and unpredictable rainfall, interrupting species movement has severe negative impacts on biodiversity – an issue aggravated by the fact that Australia leads in global extinction rates (Woinarski, Burbidge and Harrison, 2015). The twentieth century history of the fence demonstrates the agrarian settlers’ struggle with the novelty and otherness of Western Australia’s ecological conditions – and severe lack of knowledge thereof. While the strenuous construction, expensive maintenance and doubtful performance of the fence provided useful and early environmental lessons, they seem largely forgotten in contemporary Australia. The WA government recently commenced a controversial $11 million project to extend the State Barrier Fence for another 660 kilometres to reach the Esperance coast, targeting dingoes, emus and kangaroos – once again jeopardising habitat connectivity. This paper examines the environmental history, purposes and impacts of the State Barrier fence, critically discusses the problems associated with European farming and pastoralism in WA, and touches on alternative land-use perspectives and futures.
Political praxis, social analysis and western modernization: a theoretical-political route for critical social theory
Authors: Danner Leno Francisco , Danner Fernando
Published: June 2020

This paper criticizes the emphasis placed by contemporary social theory and political philosophy on institutionalism as the basis for the understanding, legitimation and changing of institutions, or social systems, and society as a whole. The more impactful characteristic of institutionalism is its technical-logical structuring, based on an impartial, neutral and formal proceduralism that autonomizes social systems in relation to political praxis and social normativity, depoliticizing these social systems. Here, they are no longer depoliticized, but assume political centrality as the fundamental social subjects of the legitimation and evolution of institutions and society. The paper’s central argument is that it is necessary to re-politicize the institutions and the social subjects or social classes in order to ground and streamline a direct political praxis and the civil society’s social-political subjects as the basis for framing and legitimizing the current process of Western modernization. Recovering the politicity and the carnality of institutions, of social classes and of the evolution of society, is the fundamental task for a contemporary critical social theory that faces the strong institutionalism based on systemic theory. Such politicization is the unforgettable teaching of Karl Marx and Erich Fromm: the institutions have political content and political subjects, they are the result of social struggles for hegemony between opposed social classes which are political. Now, such politicity-carnality must be unveiled and used for an emancipatory democratic political praxis as the route for social analysis and political change, in opposition to the technical-logical understanding both of the institutions and of the social subjects.
A formulação do problema da dedução transcendental em Opus Postumum: é possível identificar, neste, elementos de uma dedução próxima àquela de 1781?
Authors: Oliveira André Renato
Published: June 2020

Este trabalho tem por objetivo demonstrar elementos argumentativos apresentados por Kant em seu trabalho final: Opus Postumum, que comprovaria a tentativa de Kant em desenvolver ali uma dedução, contudo, demonstraremos que esta dedução em desenvolvimento no Opus articula elementos que a aproximaria significativamente da dedução transcendental de 1781. Com isto, temos a comprovação que no Opus há uma reavaliação da parte subjetiva da dedução transcendental exposta na primeira edição da Crítica, o que incide numa retomada desta investigação subjetiva por Kant, buscando nesta a tentativa de preenchimento da lacuna que ele considera impedir o fechamento de seu sistema.