bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Threshold-Based Medicare Incentives and Aggressive Patient Reporting in U.S. Hospitals
Authors: Barnes Beau Grant , Buchheit Steve , Parsons Linda M.
Published: May 2017

This paper examines regulatory reporting by large urban hospitals in response to financial incentives designed to increase the provision of health care services to certain underserved individuals. We find strong evidence that hospitals have used aggressive reporting to extract substantial unwarranted funding from Medicare's Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program—a program designed to ease the burden on hospitals treating low income populations. Our evidence suggests that the accuracy of basic performance metrics (in this case, the number of low income patients served) can be unreliable when threshold-driven incentives based on such metrics benefit the reporting party (in this case, large urban hospitals). Similarities between the DSH program and current payment reforms, along with policy implications, are discussed.

JEL Classifications: H51; I18.
Cross-National Differences in Cost Accounting of MNEs: Empirical Evidence from Anglophone Subsidiaries in Germany
Authors: Kajüter Peter , Schröder Moritz
Published: May 2017

Anecdotal evidence shows that multinational enterprises (MNEs) encounter difficulty in imposing their cost-accounting standards internationally because foreign subsidiaries prefer to follow their local cost-accounting traditions. Although prior research has revealed cross-national differences in management accounting, particularly between anglophone and German-speaking countries, the determinants and consequences for cost-accounting systems in foreign subsidiaries of MNEs are largely unexplored. This study therefore investigates the design of cost-accounting systems in German subsidiaries of anglophone MNEs. The empirical results reveal that anglophone cost-accounting traditions prevail in two-thirds of anglophone subsidiaries. Based on new institutional sociology, this study explores the determinants and identifies strong coercive pressures by anglophone parent companies, suggesting that anglophone MNEs standardize their cost-accounting systems globally using their home country cost-accounting traditions. The results also show that both management accountants and managers in German subsidiaries of anglophone MNEs assess their cost-accounting system as worse when it is shaped by anglophone traditions. Managerial implications are discussed.
Laser transmission welding of semi-interpenetrating polymer networks-composites
Authors: Wippo Verena , Rettschlag Katharina , Surjoseputro Widyanto , Jaeschke Peter , Suttmann Oliver , Ziegmann Gerhard , Overmeyer Ludger
Published: May 2017

For some applications of the aerospace and automotive industry, thermoset and thermoplastic composites need to be joined. This material combination cannot be welded because thermoset matrix materials do not melt. In order to apply welding for this material combination, a semi-interpenetrating polymer network (SIPN) layer was generated on the surface of the thermoset material. SIPN-composites consist of a thermoset carrier covered by a thin thermoplastic functional layer. This SIPN-layer can now be used as a connection material for welding. In this work, the authors investigated the process heat development and the weld seam quality of laser transmission welded SIPN-composites to glass fiber fabric reinforced polyetherimide. Furthermore, the influence of an SIPN-layer containing carbon black was compared with that of an unmodified SIPN-layer. For these investigations, bead on plate welding was performed in order to monitor the process heat generation using a thermographic camera. Additionally, lap shear samples consisting of both SIPN-types were welded and tested. These results were correlated with the detected bead on plate welding process temperatures.
Analysis of laser–melt pool–powder bed interaction during the selective laser melting of a stainless steel
Authors: Gunenthiram Valérie , Peyre Patrice , Schneider Matthieu , Dal Morgan , Coste Frédéric , Fabbro Rémy
Published: May 2017

The laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) or powder-bed additive layer manufacturing process is now recognized as a high-potential manufacturing process for complex metallic parts. However, many technical issues are still to overcome for making LPBF a fully viable manufacturing process. This is the case of surface finish and the systematic occurrence of porosities, which require postmachining steps. Up till now, the porosity origin remains unclear but is expected to be related to the stability of the process. As a LPBF part is made by the accumulation of hundreds of meters of small weld beads, it also appears to be important to understand all the phenomena that occur during the laser-powder-melt pool (MP) interaction for each single track. For this reason, in the first part of our study, using an instrumented LPBF setup and a fast camera analysis (>10 000 image/s), single tracks were fabricated and analyzed in real time and postmortem. Spatters ejections and powder denudation phenomena were observed together with variations of melt pool dimensions and melt-pool instabilities. In turn, the physical origin of this powder denudation and the dynamics of the MP were investigated and discussed.
Development of a hyperspectral imaging technique for monitoring laser-based material processing
Authors: Staudt Tobias , Tenner Felix , Klämpfl Florian , Schmidt Michael
Published: May 2017

In this paper, a new observation technique for monitoring laser-based material processing on the basis of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is presented. HSI techniques integrate both spatial and spectral information upon the object/process to be investigated. Essentially, the spectral information can be used to derive the absolute temperature of the object/process. The presented observation tool employing HSI-techniques comprises a high-speed camera and a self-developed HSI-lens system. It offers a time resolution in the microsecond-range and a spectral resolution of ∼4 nm. A proof-of-concept of temperature determination based upon HSI-derived spectra is given, and the initial observation results of the laser welding process are presented. These observations include the temperature evolution of the melting process of two different metal alloys over time. Moreover, we can show that the maximal temperature in the process zone does not exceed the evaporation temperature when processing construction steel and aluminum.
Fitorremediación con humedales artificiales para el tratamiento de aguas residuales porcinas
Authors: Arias Martínez Sergio Adrián , Betancur Toro Ferney Mauricio , Gómez Rojas Gonzalo , Salazar Giraldo Juan Pablo , Hernández Ángel Marta Lucía
Published: May 2017

Este artículo es el resultado de la investigación aplicada en la búsqueda desoluciones a problemas ambientales a través de tecnologías sostenibles. Consistióen el diseño e implementación de un sistema de humedales artificiales para eltratamiento de las aguas residuales de la unidad productiva de cerdos del Centrode los Recursos Naturales Renovables La Salada, basado en un ensayo pilotode fitorremediación. El propósito del proyecto es evaluar la efectividad de loshumedales para reducir la carga contaminante como sistemas económicos detratamiento en las granjas porcícolas en Colombia.
Valoración de los atributos del Pensamiento Tecnológico en una muestra de estudiantes del área de Tecnología e Informática
Authors: Cárdenas Salgado Enrique Diógenes
Published: May 2017

Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo la construcción de una conceptualización acerca del Pensamiento Tecnológico, en adelante PT, tomando como puntos de partida la lógica del mismo y los tipos de conocimiento que incorpora. En cuanto a su carácter, la investigación se orientó desde un enfoque cualitativo, con un estudio de corte seccional descriptivo. La información se obtuvo de una muestra de estudiantes de secundaria en el área de tecnología e informática, aplicando el análisis de tareas. Para esta investigación la tarea consistió en el análisis, por parte de los estudiantes, de un artefacto para transformarlo e innovarlo, en concreto, un carro de juguete. Los resultados del trabajo de los alumnos fueron consignados en una rejilla que acompañaba la presentación de la tarea. Sobre esta información se adelantó el proceso de verificación de la presencia o ausencia de cada uno de los atributos del PT de acuerdo con las respectivas manifestaciones que se evidenciaban en las respuestas. Previa la aplicación del constructo Pensamiento Tecnológico propuesto, se llevó a cabo su validación mediante el juicio de expertos, aplicando para este propósito el método de Regnier. Como producto de la investigación se construyó el Inventario de Atributos e Indicadores de PT, en adelante IAeIPT, que se sometió a validación por el juicio de expertos. En términos del interrogante de la investigación, el trabajo buscó responder la siguiente pregunta: ¿Cuáles son los atributos que vistos en su conjunto describen una conceptualización del Pensamiento Tecnológico, y en qué medida estos atributos se encuentran presentes en una muestra de estudiantes del área de tecnología e informática?
ENHANCING EFL STUDENTS’ WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE: TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT THEIR ROLES AND STRATEGIES
Authors: Sari Funny Amalia
Published: May 2017

This study aims to investigate teachers’ beliefs about the scope of their roles in terms of interaction strategies in order to develop and maintain their learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC). Four experienced teachers of twoEnglish courses in Indonesia were asked to answer an open self-completion questionnaire that was designed based on the three interaction strategies proposedby Lee and Ng (2010). The study suggests any pedagogic interventions always depend on good teaching: one method alone does not promise success. This present study is expected to contribute to the comprehension of teachers’ influence to learners’ WTC particularly to language teacher development.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN DICK AND CARREY DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA DAN SASTRA INDONESIA
Authors: Aji Wisnu Nugroho
Published: May 2017

The quality of process and learning outcome always gathers side by sideand proportional. The qualified learning process will produce the qualifiedlearning outcome. The indicator of learning process is emerging by using correctlearning model to support the learning outcome. Dick and Carrey leaning modelis one of those models. The use of Dick and Carey model which is gathered withthe scientific approach of curriculum 2013 is proven empirically in supportingthe learning outcome of Indonesian language and literature. This research aimsto describe the implication of dick and carrey learning model on Indonesianlanguage and literature learning process. The result shows that this model is aperfect match for the subject because the model is referring to the general stagesin learning system development. Moreover, dick and carrey model has ten stepson systematical learning process that makes it appropriate for the implicationsof 2013 curriculum.
La0,6Sr0,4CoO3 Coating on AISI 430 Ferritic Stainless Steel for Application in ITSOFC Interconnects
Authors: M. Korb  , I. D. Savaris  , E. E. Feistauer  , L. S. Barreto  , V. C. Sousa  , I. L. Müller  , C. Malfatti
Published: May 2017

In order to restrain the high temperature oxidation on metallic interconnects, a ceramic coating is deposited on its surface. For this study a AISI 430 stainless steel was coated with perovskite (La0,6Sr0,4CoO3 ) film using the spray pyrolysis technique. Therefore, in this work, the coating morphology and composition was evaluated through X-Ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy analyses. The oxidation behavior was also investigated by a high temperature oxidation test. The results obtained showed that the technique employed for the coating deposition was effective, and the resultant crystalline perovskite layer acted significantly in decreasing the oxidation of the AISI 430 stainless steel. An enrichment of Sr and Cr was also observed on the alloy-coating interface, indicating a possible perovskite coating decomposition.
Comparative Evaluation of AC-DC Converters for Input Current Harmonics : A Study
Authors: A .K. Mishra  , M. R. Ramteke  , H. M. Suryawanshi
Published: May 2017

In this paper, comparative evaluation of different techniques for harmonic reduction in input current of ac-dc converter is presented. Converters employing ac side switching, resonant converter, active clamped boost converter are simulated in PSIM and their performance under varying load condition with load voltage regulation is evaluated. The results revealed that active clamped boost converter topology has better performance among the cases under study
Simulation model of a protection scheme for active distribution networks
Authors: F. Belloni  , C. Chiumeo  , C. Gandolfi  , S. Pugliese
Published: May 2017

The growing trend of installed power from Distributed Generators (DG) in distribution networks is giving rise to new issues in grid operations. In particular, the interaction between DG and grid protections can cause nuisance trips, unwanted island operations and, in general, worsening of power quality. The paper discusses a possible protection scheme suited for active networks and implementing logic selectivity. The proposed approach is based on directional protections coordinated through communications. Simulation models of an urban Medium Voltage (MV) distribution grid, of distributed generators and of the employed types of protections have been developed in the DIgSILENT Power Factory environment. Digital simulations confirms the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
A Study of Cycle Analysis and Turbine Design for Obtaining Small-Scaled Power from the Organic Rankine Cycle Using R245fa
Authors: S. Cho  , C. Cho  , C. Kim
Published: May 2017

The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has been widely applied to convert the renewable energy to the electric power. Some previous studies focused to find what kind of refrigerant would be a best working fluid for the ORC. In this study, R245fa was chosen as the working fluid, and the cycle analysis was conducted when the small scaled output power less than 30kW was required. In addition, properties of the working fluid on the cycle were predicted when the turbine output power was controlled by the mass flowrate. The configuration of the turbine was the radial-type turbine and the supersonic nozzles were applied as stator. So, the turbine was operated in partial admission. The turbine efficiency as well as the optimum velocity ratio was considered in the cycle analysis with the low partial admission rate. The computed results show that the partial admission rate was more important factor on the system efficiency than the temperature at the evaporator.
Active Earthing system for MV networks
Authors: F.J. Pazos  , A. Amezua  , I. Gutierrez  , J.M.Garcia  , R.Toledo  , G. Buigues  , V. Valverde
Published: May 2017

This paper describes and a new technology, the active earthing system, based on a multi-frequency power converter, which combines a new power electronic device with a protection and control system. This system allows network enhanced operation and maintenance, overcoming some of the limitations of the traditional earthing systems, giving rise to relevant improvement in supply continuity. The key questions and results of the validation along with lab testing data and field details are shown in this paper. The experiences of the first real application in a MV distribution substation being conducted in Gernika– Spain will be presented in ICREPQ’13 conference.
Electrochemical impedimetric detection of stroke biomarker NT-proBNP using disposable screen-printed gold electrodes
Authors: Sinawang Prima Dewi , Harpaz Dorin , Fajs Luka , Seet Raymond Chee Seong , Tok Alfred Iing Yoong , Marks Robert S.
Published: May 2017

Stroke is the second top leading cause of death globally. It is caused by an abrupt interruption of blood flow to the brain. In that course, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and its derivative N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), neurohormones produced mainly by the heart ventricles in response to excessive stretching of cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells), are proven to be good biomarkers for heart failure diagnosis. Moreover, there is growing clinical interest of the use of NT-proBNP for stroke diagnosis and prognosis because it is significantly associated with cardioembolic stroke and secondary stroke reoccurrence, with sensitivity >90% and specificity >80%. However, in diagnostic settings, there is still a need to address the encountered analytical problems, particularly assay specificity and set up. In this study, a novel approach for NT-proBNP detection is demonstrated using an electrochemical immunoassay method. A label-free impedimetry immunosensor for stroke biomarker was developed using modified disposable screen-printed gold electrodes (SPGE) hosting specific anti-NT-proBNP capture antibody. The performance of our immunosensor was studied in the presence of NT-proBNP in both buffered and mock (porcine) plasma samples. A linear relation between the relative total resistance (ΔRtot) responses and the NT-proBNP concentrations in buffer was observed in a range from 0.1 to 5 ng mL-1 with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.94656. Overall, the biosensor has demonstrated the capability to quantitate NT-proBNP and differentiate such concentrations in a low concentration range, especially among 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 3 ng mL-1 in plasma samples within 25 min. This range is valuable not only for classifying cardioembolic stroke (higher or equal to 0.5 ng mL-1), but also predicting the risk of secondary stroke reoccurrence (higher than 0.255 ng mL-1). Our biosensor has the potential to be used as an easy-to-use point-of-care test that is both accurate and affordable.
Allelic composition of the TaCwi-A1 and TaSus2-2В genes affecting grain weight in the collection of winter wheat cultivars
Authors: Famina Alena Anatolievna , Malyshev Sergey Victorovich , Urbanovich Oksana Yurievna
Published: May 2017

Grain yield is closely associated with kernel weight. Cell wall invertase (CWI) and sucrose synthase (SUS) are one of the most important enzymes for sink tissue development and carbon partition, and has a high association with kernel weight. Allellic composition of the TaCwi-A1 and TaSus2-2В loci was tested in 79 winter wheat cultivars using a co-dominant markers CWI21- CWI22, which amplified 404 or 402-bp and Sus2-185/589H2- Sus2-227/589L2, which amplified 423 or 381-bp fragments in different wheat accessions respectively. Some samples carried the mutation in the TaCwi-A1 locus that negatively affects thousand-kernel weight (TKW) were shown to have TKW higher than the cultivars and lines that do not have this mutation in their genomes and despite the significant differences in TKW (from 39,4 to 59,8 g), all investigated varieties possess Hap- L haplotype. It can be attributed to the fact that the TaCwi-A1 and TaSus2-2В are only two of the genes associated with kernel weight and its allelic composition analysis cannot explain all phenotypic variances.
Efektivitas Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi No. 18 Tahun 2013 Tentang Akta Kelahiran yang Melampaui Batas 1 (satu) Tahun Pada DISDUKCAPIl Kab. Bintan
Authors: Karim Zamzami A , Budiman Shahril , Syarifuddin M. , Junriana Junriana
Published: May 2017

Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil merupakan instansi pelaksana dalam penerbitan dokumen kependudukan, salah satunya adalah akta. Dalam implementasinya terdapat gejala permasalahan setelah terbitnya Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 18 tahun 2013 tentang Akta Kelahiran Yang Melampaui Batas 1 (satu) Tahun, dimana proses penerbitan akta kelahiran berdasarkan asas peristiwa kelahiran. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Efektivitas Pra dan Pasca Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 18 tahun 2013 tentang Akta Kelahiran Yang Melampaui Batas 1 (satu) Tahun pada Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Bintan. Metode Penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Data yang diperoleh melalui data primer dan skunder. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah Focus Group Discussion (FGD) dan wawancara tak berstruktur. Populasi yang digunakan adalah 75 orang dan yang dijadikan sampel sebanyak 25 orang. Teknik sampel yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling dan multistage sampling.Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dari data primer dan skunder yang penulis dapatkan, diketahui Efektivitas Pra dan Pasca Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 18 tahun 2013 tentang Akta Kelahiran Yang Melampaui Batas 1 (satu) Tahun pada Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Bintan dilihat dari indikator dan dimensi sebagai pengukurnya bahwa masih terdapat kendala da
Kinerja Pelayanan Publik (Studi Kasus pada DISDUKCAPIL Kota Jambi)
Authors: Samsuddin S
Published: May 2017

Pada prakteknya penilaian terhadap kinerja pelayanan publik merupakan suatu kegiatan yang sangat penting. Karena penilaian tersebut dapat digunakan sebagai ukuran keberhasilan suatu pegawai dalam kurung waktu tertentu.Rumusan masalah penelitian ini adalah bagaimana kinerja pelayanan publik di Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil Kota Jambi. Dengan mengadopsi pemikiran Dwiyanto, digunakan konsep pengukuran kinerja dengan lima indikator yaitu produktifitas, kualitas pelayanan, responsivitas, responsibilitas dan akuntabilitas. Produktivitas digunakan untuk mengukur tingkat efisiensi dan efektivitas pelayanan. Kualitas pelayanan digunakan untuk mengukur kualitas layanan yang diterima oleh publik. Selanjutnya responsivitas menunjukkan sejauhmana pegawai layanan mempunyai daya tanggap, mengenali kebutuhan, aspirasi, harapan dan keinginan masyarakat yang dapat diwujudkan dalam bentuk kegiatan program. Sedangkan Responsibilitas menjelaskan pelaksanaan kegiatan pegawai dan prinsip-prinsip administrasi yang benar dan Akuntabilitas digunakan untuk mengukur sejauh mana kebijakan dan kegiatan satuan kerja konsisten dengan kehendak masyarakat.Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kuantitatif. Lokasi penelitian ditentukan dengan metode purposive, yaitu ditentukan dengan sengaja bahwa penelitian ini dilakukan di Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini antara lain wawancara, observasi serta studi pustaka.Hasil yang didapatkan ternyata bahwa. Produktifitas pelayanan publik dari segi kemampuan petugas dan kinerja pelayanan dapat disimpulkan sudah efisien hal ini dapat dilihat dari rata-rata hasil nilai 70% responden mengatakan baik. Kualitas pelayanan dari segi kepuasan kinerja pelayanan, ketepatan waktu pelayanan, kenyamanan lingkungan dan sarana dan prasarana baik yaitu rata-rata hasil kuesioner 41% sedangkan responsivitas diukur dari kinerja pemberian pelayanan, kedesiplinan, prosedur pelayanan dan kecepatan pelayanan. Hasil akhir yang menonjol dari responsivitas dapat dinilai kualitas baik dengan rata-rata 51% kualitas baik, selanjudnya responsibilitas diukur dari kesesuaian biaya dan keadilan pemberian pelayanan sudah baik ini dilihat dari rata-rata nilai responsibilitas adalah 45% dan Akuntabilitas pelayanan publik di Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil Kota Jambi, sudah baik karena dari hasil penjumlahan kuesioner 70% responden mengatakan bertanggung Jawab.
Model Kelembagaan Pemerintahan Desa
Authors: Zainudin Arif
Published: May 2017

Pemerintah Desa ialah penyelenggaraan urusan pemerintahan dan kepentingan masyarakat setempat dalam sistem pemerintah Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. Hakekatnya sebagai pemenuhan kebutuhan dasar masyarakatnya, atau sebagai unsur pemerintah yang melayani masyarakatnya. Sehingga Pemerintah Desa memiliki urusan yang dijadikan tugas bagi pemerintahan, seperti urusan tata pemerintahan, urusan pemberdayaan masyarakat desa, urusan kesejahteraan masyarakat dan urusan ketertiban lingkungan. Sehingga bentuk organisasi Pemerintahan Desa minimal harus mewakili urusan yang dimiliki pemerintahan Desa. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini ialah bagaimana bentuk organisasi pemerintah desa pasca diterapkan UU No. 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa.Maka dengan permasalahan tersebut penelitian ini memiliki tujuan yaitu, mengidentifikasi jenis pelayanan dasar pemerintahan desa, dan merencanakan model organisasi pemerintahan Desa. berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut maka penulis menggunakan pendekatan metode penelitian kualitatif, dengan strategi penelitian grounded theory sebagai suatu proses untuk memproduksi dan merancang sebuah model yang didasari oleh kategori-kategori interaksi sistem pemerintah.Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan maka Pemerintahan Desa memiliki jenis pelayanan administrasi yang berbentuk perizinan dan non-perizinan. Model organisasi pemerintahan Desa yang minimal harus dimiliki yaitu, Kepala Desa, Sekertaris, Kaur Umum, Kaur Keuangan, dan Kaur Perencanaan kemudian untuk unit teknis operasional dinamakan Kasi Pelayanan, Kasi Pemerintah dan Kasi Kesejahteraan. Karena menurut Permendagri No. 84 tahun 2015 tentang SOTK Pemerintah Desa memiliki 3 unit Kaur dan 3 unit Kasi.
Efektifitas Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Mandiri Perdesaan terhadap Kesejahteraan Masyarakat (Studi Dampak tentang Pelaksanaan PNPM-MP di Desa Pakandangan BaratKecamatan Bluto Kabupaten Sumenep)
Authors: Jasuli Darma , Karman Karman
Published: May 2017

Dalam konteks upaya penanggulangan kemiskinan, dibutuhkan perubahan paradigma pembangunan dari top down menjadi bottom up, dengan memberi peran masyarakat sebagai aktor utama atau subyek pembangunan sedangkan pemerintah sebagai fasilitator.  Proses bottom up akan memberi ruang bagi masyarakat desa untuk berpartisipasi dalam merencanakan, menentukan kebutuhan, mengambil keputusan, melaksanakan, hingga mengevaluasi pembangunan. Kondisi ini akan terlihat jika menempatkan kaum miskin dalam posisi terhormat, memberi ruang pada mereka untuk mengembangkan partisipasi dan prakarsa lokal.Berdasarkan hasil analisa kuantitatif dengan menggunakan rumus product moment maka r hasil perhitungan yang didapatkan adalah 0,81 dengan N =30, hal ini telah membuktikan adanya korelasi positif antara efektifitas program PNPM-MP dengan kesejahteraan masyarakat di desa Pakandangan Barat Kecamatan Bluto Kabupaten Sumenep.
ANALISA PRODUKTIFITAS TENAGA KERJA PADA PEKERJAAN KONSTRUKSI GEDUNG
Authors: Harun Mohamad
Published: May 2017

Banyaknya permasalahan konstruksi di Kabupaten Sumenep menyebabkan kualitas pekerjaan kurang baik sehingga para pelaku konstruksi harus berpikir keras agar pelaksanaannya dapat berjalan sesuai dengan standar dan perencanaan sebelumnya.Dalam Pembahasan ini maka dapat diketahui bahwa pemasangan dinding batu bata yang terbanyak tiap perumahan yaitu perumahan yang ada di Perumahan Trunojoyo Regency Kabupaten Sumenep adalah di kelompok 1 yaitu sebesar 246 m2, perumahan 4 pada kelompok ke 4 yaitu sebesar 246 m2, perumahan 6 pada kelompok 16 yaitu sebesar 246 m2, dan perumahan 20 pada kelompok 20 yaitu sebesar 246 m2. Pekerjaan pasangan dinding batu bata ini dikerjakan selama 16 hari, jadi keempat perumahan tersebut mampu menyelesaikan pemasangan dinding batu bata selama 16 hari yaitu dengan luas 246 m2 pada rumah type 36. Sedangkan Berdasarkan hasil uji regresi linier dihasilkan bahwa komponen produktivitas antara lain : tinggi pasangan, letak material, cuaca, umur, dan pendidikan.Berdasarkan hasil pendataan dan pembahasan yang telah diuraikan, maka dapat disimpulkan, 1. Besarnya produktivitas kelompok kerja tukang batu yang dikerjakan sampai selesainya pasangan dinding batu bata yaitu selama 16 hari sebesar 284,31 m2 dan rata – ratanya yaitu 14,22 m2, 2. Faktor yang mempengaruhi produktivitas kelompok kerja tukang batu yaitu tinggi pasangan    ( X1 ) dengan beta 0,00, letak material ( X2 ) dengan beta 0,00, cuaca ( X3 ) dengan beta 0,577, umur ( X4 ) dengan beta 0,00, dan pendidikan ( X5 ) dengan beta 0,00, tetapi yang sangat berpengaruh pada pemasangan dinding batu bata adalah variabel cuaca ( X3 ) dengan beta 0,577 > 0,50.Kata Kunci : Produktivitas, Tenaga Kerja, Konstruksi.
PENGARUH PENERAPAN METODE PEER TEACHING DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA TERHADAP PENINGKATAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VI SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI GIRING IKECAMATAN MANDING KABUPATEN SUMENEP
Authors: Dianawati Henny
Published: May 2017

Tujuan daripenelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan prestasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Matematika kelas VI SDN Giring I Kecamatan Manding Kabupaten Sumenep setelah menggunakan metode Peer Teaching.Penelitian ini menerapkan metode Peer Teaching. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian  ini   adalah   Penelitian   Tindakan   Kelas (PTK). Penelitian ini bertujuan menyelidiki pengaruh penggunaan    metode    Peer    Teaching    terhadappeningkatan  minat  belajar  dan  hasil  belajar  siswapada mata pelajaran Matematika dengan mengetahui ada tidaknya perbedaan hasil pre-test dan post-test. Kisi-kisi  minat  belajar  matematika  yang  diamati yaitu,   perasaan siswa saat mengikuti pelajaran, perasaan siswa saat belajar secara berkelompok, konsentrasi siswa saat mengikuti pelajaran, kesadaran siswa untuk bertanya, kemauan siswa untuk mengerjakan soal-soal  matematika,  kemauan  siswa dalam kelompoknya untuk mengungkapkan gagasan. Metode  pengumpulan data  yang  digunakan  adalah observasi dan tes, sedangkan sample penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VI SDN Giring I Kecamatan Manding Kabupaten Sumenep.Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif yaitu mendeskripsikan pengaruh yang terjadi selama menggunakan metode pembelajaran Peer Teaching sehingga ditemukan masalah - masalah dan dicari pemecahannya, yang mungkin dapat dilaksanakan, yang kemudian melakukan pre tes dan post tes. Siswa menjadi lebih aktif pada saat menggunakan metode Peer Teaching jika observasi bernilai baik.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan nilai observasi setelah dilakukan penerapan metode Peer Teaching. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan adanya peningkatan hasil observasi dari tiap siklus, yaitu siklus I sebesar 56%, untuk siklus II sebesar 83,33%. Kata kunci   : Peer  Teaching,  prestasi  belajar, pembelajaran matematika
VIAJE TERMINADO, VIAJE INEVITABLE, VIAJE IMPOSIBLE: LA SUPERACIÓN LITERARIA DEL VIAJE A EUROPA EN MEMORIAL DE AIRES DE MACHADO DE ASSIS
Authors: Sánchez-Godoy Rubén A.
Published: May 2017

This essay proposes an approach to Machado de Assis’ last novel, Counselor Aires’ Memorial (1908). In this novel, counselor Aires, a former Brazilian diplomat, narrates the story of a young couple that, after a long decision-making process, decides to move from Brazil to Portugal against the will of their protectors. The essay examines the relevance of the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888 for their decision to leave the country, and to what extent abolition promotes a new understanding of the relationship between metropolitan centers and periphery as well as a reflection about the causes of sadness.
Elaine Aston and Mark O’Thomas, Royal Court: International
Authors: Laera Margherita
Published: May 2017

An important study of the Royal Court Theatre’s work with non-British playwrights that assesses its ethical and practical dimensions, as well as its reception at home and legacies abroad.
Sarah Bay-Cheng, Jennifer Parker-Starbuck, and David Z. Saltz, Performance and Media: Taxonomies for a Changing Field
Authors: Salter Chris
Published: May 2017

Performance and Media: Taxonomies for a Changing Field presents three different taxonomic models that aim to categorize theatre and new media performance practices.
Jessica Silsby Brater, Ruth Maleczech at Mabou Mines: Woman’s Work
Authors: Fischer Iris Smith
Published: May 2017

This important book, using original materials and written for both scholarly and general readers, is the first devoted to the work of legendary performer and director Ruth Maleczech, who staged women’s lives in her performer-driven productions for Mabou Mines, the theatre company she co-founded.
Maki Isaka, Onnagata: A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater
Authors: Sorgenfrei Carol Fisher
Published: May 2017

A literary and theoretical analysis of gender in onnagata (kabuki’s female role specialists), including male and female performers. The book lacks illustrations, overemphasizes theory, and underemphasizes actual performance. Aimed primarily at gender studies and theatre scholars.
Jane Koustas, Robert Lepage on the Toronto Stage: Language, Identity, Nation
Authors: Knowles Ric
Published: May 2017

Robert Lepage on the Toronto Stage argues that through his appearances at Toronto’s World Stage and other festivals, Lepage contributed significantly to Toronto’s promotion of itself as a global creative city and, more problematically, that his brand of theatrical interculturalism struck a responsive chord in Toronto as a multicultural city.
Hans-Thies Lehmann, Tragedy and Dramatic Theatre
Authors: Kornhaber David
Published: May 2017

Reviews and speaks to the innovation of Hans-Thies Lehmann’s transhistoric reading of tragedy as a theatrical mode centred on staging the experience of transgression and excess with manifestations in the pre-dramatic theatre of the classical era, the dramatic theatre of European modernity, and the postdramatic theatre of the contemporary age.
The Rise and Fall of the Uk Film Council
Authors: Doyle Gillian , Schlesinger Philip , Boyle Raymond , Kelly Lisa
Published: May 2017

A unique The Rise and Fall of the UK Film Council provides a unique study of the making of film policy in the UK set in its political, economic and international contexts. The UK Film Council was responsible for supporting film in the UK for over a decade. What objectives did it pursue over time? How effective was the UKFC as a model of public support for film? And what strategic lessons can be drawn from its experience? As well as offering a critical overview of the political, policy and technological contexts which framed the organisation’s creation, existence and eventual demise, this book analyses the tensions between differing sectoral, commercial and cultural agendas, and between national and global interests in an increasingly transnational film industry. Drawing on interviews with leading film executives, politicians and industry stakeholders, including all the UKFC’s chairs (Alan Parker, Stewart Till and Tim Bevan) and its CEO John Woodward, the book provides a probing and an empirically grounded analysis of the rise and unexpected fall of this key and iconic strategic support body for film. At the same time it provides a timely and significant investigation into the contemporary policy environment for film in the 21st century.
Restaging Horror: Insurgent Memories of the Commune in the 1930s
Authors: Coghlan J. Michelle
Published: May 2017

This concluding chapter turns from James’s multivalent spatial memory to a series of radical texts that unearth precisely that “other” Paris for the Popular Front by exploring Guy Endore’s 1933 bestseller, The Werewolf of Paris, a novel whose unlikely return to the Commune interrupts both its ostensible horror plot and its initial setting in 1920s Expat Paris. Reading Endore’s retelling of the Commune alongside both contemporary worker theater productions and agitprop that drew on the conventions of pulp fiction to reclaim 1871 for the American Left, I recover the way that radical pulp and radical theater in this period used the medium of horror to radically transform historical fiction and conventional histories of the Commune. Redeploying the sensational tropes so often mobilized in mainstream American narratives of the Commune so as to restage the horror of the Commune as its suppression rather than its existence, these texts escape the cul-de-sac of trauma by espousing what I term an “insurgent” rather than simply melancholic fixity on the past, refashioning the space of the Commune in Marxist thought and U.S. memory.
Swirling Gas Jet-Assisted Laser Trepanning for a Galvanometer-Scanned CO2 Laser
Authors: Ho Chao-Ching , Shen Ke-Ying , Chen Chang-Sheng , Chang Yuan-Jen , Hsu Jin-Chen , Kuo Chia-Lung
Published: May 2017

Laser-drilled hole arrays are part of an important field that aim to improve efficiency without affecting the quality of laser-drilled holes. In this paper, a swirling gas jet was implemented to assist with laser trepanning for a galvanometer scanned CO2 laser. The proposed swirling gas jet is based on laser trepanning. This swirling gas jet nozzle was composed of four inlet tubes to produce the flow of the vortex. Then, the plume particles were excluded, and spatter on the surface of the workpiece decreased. Thus, this approach can mitigate the problem of overcooling. This study manipulated the appropriate parameter settings, which were simulated by computational fluid dynamics software ANSYS CFX. The proposed swirling gas jet can be used with galvanometer-based scanner systems to keep the laser beam from interference by spatter. In addition, a hollow position of the vortex was achieved by using the four inlet tubes, which resulted in pressure asymmetry in the nozzle and velocity distribution on the surface of the workpiece. The experiment verified that the depth of processing could be enhanced by 110% when trepanning at a scanning speed of 30 mm/s, and that the removal of volume could be enhanced by 71% in trepanning at a diameter of 1 mm by using a swirl assistant compared with a non-assisted condition. Furthermore, the material removal rate of the swirling jet increases when the machining area of the galvanometer-based scanner is larger.
An Efficient Compensation Method for Limited-View Photoacoustic Imaging Reconstruction Based on Gerchberg–Papoulis Extrapolation
Authors: Wang Jin , Wang Yuanyuan
Published: May 2017

The reconstruction for limited-view scanning, though often the case in practice, has remained a difficult issue for photoacoustic imaging (PAI). The incompleteness of sampling data will cause serious artifacts and fuzziness in those missing views and it will heavily affect the quality of the image. To solve the problem of limited-view PAI, a compensation method based on the Gerchberg–Papoulis (GP) extrapolation is applied into PAI. Based on the known data, missing detectors elements are estimated and the image in the missing views is then compensated using the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). To accelerate the convergence speed of the algorithm, the total variation (TV)-based iterative algorithm is incorporated into the GP extrapolation-based FFT-utilized compensation method (TV-GPEF). The effective variable splitting and Barzilai–Borwein based method is adopted to solve the optimization problem. Simulations and in vitro experiments for both limited-angle circular scanning and straight-line scanning are conducted to validate the proposed algorithm. Results show that the proposed algorithm can greatly suppress the artifacts caused by the missing views and enhance the edges and the details of the image. It can be indicated that the proposed TV-GPEF algorithm is efficient for limited-view PAI.
A Brief Review of the Pharmacology of Amitriptyline and Clinical Outcomes in Treating Fibromyalgia
Authors: Lawson Kim
Published: May 2017

Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic condition characterized by pain, physical fatigue, sleep disorder and cognitive impairment. Evidence-based guidelines recommend antidepressants as treatments of fibromyalgia where tricyclics are often considered to have the greatest efficacy, with amitriptyline often being a first-line treatment. Amitriptyline evokes a preferential reduction in pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia, and in the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) score, which is a quality of life assessment. The multimodal profile of the mechanisms of action of amitriptyline include monoamine reuptake inhibition, receptor modulation and ion channel modulation. Several of the actions of amitriptyline on multiple nociceptive and sensory processes at central and peripheral locations have the potential to act cumulatively to suppress the characteristic symptoms of fibromyalgia. Greater understanding of the role of these mechanisms of action of amitriptyline could provide further clues to the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia and to a preferable pharmacological profile for future drug development.
Fully-Integrated Converter for Low-Cost and Low-Size Power Supply in Internet-of-Things Applications
Authors: Gutierrez Fernando
Published: May 2017

The paper presents a fully-integrated and universal DC/DC converter to minimize cost and size of power supply systems in wireless nodes for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. The proposed converter avoids the use of inductors and is made by a cascade of switching capacitor stages, implementing both step-down and step-up converting ratios, which regulate input sources from 1 V to 60 V to a voltage of about 4 V. Multiple linear regulators are placed at the end of the cascade to provide multiple and stable output voltages for loads such as memories, sensors, processors, wireless transceivers. The multi-output power converter has been integrated in a Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) 180 nm technology. As case study, the generation of 3 output voltages has been considered (3 V, 2.7 V, and 1.65 V with load current requirements of 0.3 A, 0.3 A, and 0.12 A, respectively). Thanks to the adoption of a high switching frequency, up to 5 MHz, the only needed passive components are flying capacitors, whose size is below 10 nF, and buffer capacitors, whose size is below 100 nF. These capacitors can be integrated on top of the chip die, creating a 3D structure. This way, the size of the power management unit for IoT and CPS nodes is limited at 18 mm2. The proposed converter can also be used with changing input power sources, like power harvesting systems and/or very disturbed power supplies.
The Potential of Thermal Plasma Gasification of Olive Pomace Charcoal
Authors: Tamošiūnas Andrius , Chouchène Ajmia , Valatkevičius Pranas , Gimžauskaitė Dovilė , Aikas Mindaugas , Uscila Rolandas , Ghorbel Makrem , Jeguirim Mejdi
Published: May 2017

Annually, the olive oil industry generates a significant amount of by-products, such as olive pomace, olive husks, tree prunings, leaves, pits, and branches. Therefore, the recovery of these residues has become a major challenge in Mediterranean countries. The utilization of olive industry residues has received much attention in recent years, especially for energy purposes. Accordingly, this primary experimental study aims at investigating the potential of olive biomass waste for energy recovery in terms of synthesis gas (or syngas) production using the thermal arc plasma gasification method. The olive charcoal made from the exhausted olive solid waste (olive pomace) was chosen as a reference material for primary experiments with known composition from the performed proximate and ultimate analysis. The experiments were carried out at various operational parameters: raw biomass and water vapour flow rates and the plasma generator power. The producer gas involved principally CO, H2, and CO2 with the highest concentrations of 41.17%, 13.06%, and 13.48%, respectively. The produced synthesis gas has a lower heating value of 6.09 MJ/nm3 at the H2O/C ratio of 3.15 and the plasma torch had a power of 52.2 kW.
Natural Killer Cells Response to IL-2 Stimulation Is Distinct between Ascites with the Presence or Absence of Malignant Cells in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Authors: Da Silva Rodrigo , Yoshida Adriana , Cardozo Daniela , Jales Rodrigo , Paust Silke , Derchain Sophie , Guimarães Fernando
Published: May 2017

Peritoneal ascites are a distinguishable feature of patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). The presence of different lymphocyte subsets has been reported in EOC-associated ascites, which also can or not contain malignant cells. The goal of this study was to analyze the functional characteristics of natural killer (NK) cells from EOC-associated ascites in terms of their expression of activating receptors and ascites’ contents of lymphocyte subtypes, cytokine profile and presence of EOC cells. NK cell function was evaluated by the expression of the degranulation marker CD107a in resting and interleukin (IL)-2 stimulated NK cells from ascites and blood. Degranulation of NK cells from EOC cell-free ascites was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than all the other groups, either in their resting state or after IL-2 stimulation, suggesting a previous local stimulation. In contrast, treatment with IL-2 had no effect on NK cells from ascites with EOC cells. The amount of regulatory T cells was significantly higher in ascites with EOC cells compared to EOC cell-free ascites. Ascites with EOC cells also had higher levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, suggesting inflammation related to the malignancy. In conclusion, the functional performance of NK cells was distinct between EOC cell-free ascites and ascites with EOC cells. The impairment of NK cell response to IL-2 in ascites with EOC cells was consistent with an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment.
Edible Plants and Their Influence on the Gut Microbiome and Acne
Authors: Clark Ashley , Haas Kelly , Sivamani Raja
Published: May 2017

Acne vulgaris affects most people at some point in their lives. Due to unclear etiology, likely with multiple factors, targeted and low-risk treatments have yet to be developed. In this review, we explore the multiple causes of acne and how plant-based foods and supplements can control these. The proposed causative factors include insulin resistance, sex hormone imbalances, inflammation and microbial dysbiosis. There is an emerging body of work on the human gut microbiome and how it mediates feedback between the foods we eat and our bodies. The gut microbiome is also an important mediator of inflammation in the gut and systemically. A low-glycemic load diet, one rich in plant fibers and low in processed foods, has been linked to an improvement in acne, possibly through gut changes or attenuation of insulin levels. Though there is much interest in the human microbiome, there is much more unknown, especially along the gut-skin axis. Collectively, the evidence suggests that approaches such as plant-based foods and supplements may be a viable alternative to the current first line standard of care for moderate acne, which typically includes antibiotics. Though patient compliance with major dietary changes is likely much lower than with medications, it is a treatment avenue that warrants further study and development.
Biofilm is a Major Virulence Determinant in Bacterial Colonization of Chronic Skin Ulcers Independently from the Multidrug Resistant Phenotype
Authors: Di Domenico Enea , Farulla Ilaria , Prignano Grazia , Gallo Maria , Vespaziani Matteo , Cavallo Ilaria , Sperduti Isabella , Pontone Martina , Bordignon Valentina , Cilli Laura , De Santis Alessandra , Di Salvo Fabiola , Pimpinelli Fulvia , Lesnoni La Parola Ilaria , Toma Luigi , Ensoli Fabrizio
Published: May 2017

Bacterial biofilm is a major factor in delayed wound healing and high levels of biofilm production have been repeatedly described in multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs). Nevertheless, a quantitative correlation between biofilm production and the profile of antimicrobial drug resistance in delayed wound healing remains to be determined. Microbial identification, antibiotic susceptibility and biofilm production were assessed in 135 clinical isolates from 87 patients. Gram-negative bacteria were the most represented microorganisms (60.8%) with MDROs accounting for 31.8% of the total isolates. Assessment of biofilm production revealed that 80% of the strains were able to form biofilm. A comparable level of biofilm production was found with both MDRO and not-MDRO with no significant differences between groups. All the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 80% of Pseudomonas aeruginosa MDR strains were found as moderate/high biofilm producers. Conversely, less than 17% of Klebsiella pneumoniae extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), Escherichia coli-ESBL and Acinetobacter baumannii were moderate/high biofilm producers. Notably, those strains classified as non-biofilm producers, were always associated with biofilm producer bacteria in polymicrobial colonization. This study shows that biofilm producers were present in all chronic skin ulcers, suggesting that biofilm represents a key virulence determinant in promoting bacterial persistence and chronicity of ulcerative lesions independently from the MDRO phenotype.