bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Physical activity and quality of life according to students of the University of the Third Age
Authors: Skwiot Marlena , Juśkiewicz-Swaczyna Barbara
Published: March 2018

Introduction: Along with the rising life expectancy, there occurs an increased interest in geriatric care and in assessment of life quality in elderly persons. This study sought to examine the effects of physical activity on the quality of life in students of the University of the Third Age (UTA). Another purpose was to determine correlations between physical activity at a young age and the level of health state and physical activity at the time of the research as well as assessing the effects of socio-demographic factors on the quality of life in elderly individuals. Material and methods: The study included 138 UTA students (113 females and 25 males) aged 50 and above from Warminsko-mazurskie region. The questionnaire consisting of two parts was applied as a research tool. The first part included the authors’ own questionnaire with general questions as well as questions regarding physical activity levels at a young age and at the time of the research. The second part was made up of the standardised WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire (shorter version of WHOQOL) which was used to assess the subjects’ quality of life. Results: No significant differences between physical activity levels at a young age and at the time of the research were noted (p < 0.05). Self-evaluation of both life quality and heath state was significantly higher in individuals engaged in vigorous and moderate physical activity (p < 0.05) than in the other group. Conclusions: Physical activity of UTA students determines their quality of life and health state. Socio-demographic factors such as sex, age and a place of living influence the scores regarding the quality of life in WHOQOL-BREF domains.
Die Rolle von Abschreckung im neuen strategischen Umfeld Europas
Authors: de Wijk Rob
Published: March 2018

Kurzfassung:

Die neue russische Militärdoktrin von 2010, das immer selbstbewusstere Auftreten Russlands und schließlich die Annexion der Krim haben dazu geführt, dass in Europa wieder über Konzepte der Abschreckung von Aggressionen diskutiert wird. In diesem Beitrag wird aufgezeigt, dass den aktuellen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen allein unter Rückgriff auf alte Abschreckungskonzepte aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges nicht begegnet werden kann. Die Bedrohungen erfordern eine neu formulierte Abschreckung, mit der nicht nur der Bestand der baltischen Staaten oder die Unversehrtheit der transatlantischen Datenübertragung gesichert werden kann. Europa muss sich auch der russischen Absichten, über Falschinformationen Chaos zu stiften, erwehren sowie sich der Frage stellen, wie die eigene Energiesicherheit zu schützen ist. Festzustellen ist, dass NATO und EU die Sicherheit des Westens nur gemeinsam gewährleisten können.
Meta-analysis of the relationship between MnSOD polymorphism and cancer in the Turkish and Cypriot population
Authors: Balci Tugce , Gunduz Cumhur
Published: March 2018

Objectives

The association between manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) p.Val16Ala polymorphism and cancer has been shown in various studies. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between MnSOD polymorphism (V/V, V/A, A/A) and cancer in the Turkish and Cypriot population through meta-analysis.

Material and methods

The present study included meta-analysis of 14 publications covering 2413 cancer patients and 2907 healthy control groups from 2005 to 2016. Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using the random effect model of DerSimonian and Laird for each study. Publication bias was checked with funnel plot by Begg’s and Egger’s test statistics.

Results

Meta-analysis of MnSOD polymorphism was performed in the additive model (AV vs. VV; OR=1.133, 95% CI: 1.002–1.282), allele contrast (A vs. V; OR=1.016, 95% CI: 0.930–1.278), homozygote model (AA vs. VV; OR=0.983, 95% CI: 0.839–1.153), dominant model (AA+AV vs. VV; OR=1.090, 95% CI: 0.971–1.223) and recessive model (AA vs. AV+VV; OR=0.924, 95% CI: 0.803–1.064). The A/V genotype polymorphism was found be significant for cancer.

Conclusion

The frequency of the A/V heterozygote genotype of the MnSOD polymorphisms is found to be higher in the Cypriot and Turkish populations than any other genotype.
Foliar application effects of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid on the essential oil composition of Salvia officinalis
Authors: Yadegari Mehrab
Published: March 2018

Aim

In this research, the effects of two elicitors [jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA)] on the accumulation of essential oils in the seed cultures of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) were studied.

Materials and methods

This research was conducted at the research field of Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord branch located at 50°56/E longitude, 32°18/N latitude during 2015 and 2016. The study area was classified as semi cold with an average temperature of 11.5°C and semi-arid with 329.9 mm of average rainfall. Seeds of sage were planted under field conditions. The following treatments were applied after the plants had four leaves: water, acetone, JA (0.1051, 0.2102, 0.4204, 0.8408 g/L), SA (0.0138, 0.138, 0.276, 0.552 g/L) and control.

Results

Twenty-seven essential oils were obtained and the most notable were: α-pinene, limonene, β-pinene, camphor, thymol, camphene, thujone-trans, thujone-cis, 1,8-cineole, borneol, borneol acetate, carvacrol, α-humulene, caryophyllene. JA was more effective in stimulating the accumulation of α-pinene, limonene, β-pinene, camphor, thymol, camphene, thujone-trans, thujone-cis, 1,8-cineole, borneol, borneol acetate, carvacrol, α-humulene and caryophyllene.

Conclusion

JA and SA had increasing effects on essential oils. The best treatments were found to be JA 0.1051 g/L, JA 0.2102 g/L and SA 0.138 g/L.
Assessment of vitamin D deficiency level by the physiological response of parathyroid hormone in Turkish adults
Authors: Vurgun Eren , Evliyaoğlu Osman , Vardar Müberra
Published: March 2018

Objective

We aimed to contribute to the literature by determining deflection point of parathyroid hormone (PTH) level compared to 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) level for determining the cut-off value of vitamin D deficiency level in Turkish adults.

Methods

The levels of 25(OH)D3 and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) which were requested simultaneously in 1 year of 1684 adults were evaluated retrospectively. 25(OH)D3 levels were first classified as 80–50, 50–30, 30–25, 25–20, 20–15, 15–10, 10–5, 5–0 ng/mL and iPTH levels among those groups were compared.

Results

First significant difference in iPTH levels was determined between 25(OH)D3 groups of 80–50 and 50–30 ng/mL (p=0.007). Second and third significant differences were determined between 25(OH)D3 groups of 15–10 and 10–5 ng/mL and between 10–5 and 5–0 ng/mL, respectively (p=0.006 and p=0.035, respectively). There were no differences in iPTH levels among seasons (p=0.11).

Conclusion

In the light of these findings; we can state that iPTH levels are suppressed when 25(OH)D3 over 50 ng/mL, remains stable when 25(OH)D3 levels in between 50–10 ng/mL and gives the first increase response when 25(OH)D3 falls below 10 ng/mL. We believe that cut-off value for vitamin D deficiency in Turkish adults at all seasons depending on PTH response should be used as 10 ng/mL.
Serum amylase or serum lipase, a comparison in acute pancreatitis
Authors: Bhat Ghulam Hassan , Kalal Bhuvanesh Sukhlal , Prasad Ganesh
Published: March 2018

Background

More and more samples are received by the laboratories each day for the simultaneous measurement of serum amylase and lipase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.

Objectives

This study is an effort to find which of the two analytes, serum amylase or lipase, is a better marker.

Methods

This is a retrospective study from a tertiary care hospital in which radiologically diagnosed patients of acute pancreatitis, in whom blood samples for the estimation of serum amylase and lipase were collected within 12–72 h after the onset of abdominal pain were taken up for the study. All the relevant data and imaging details were collected.

Results

We analyzed 100 such cases and in our study we found that 74 out of 100 patients had raised serum amylase and 93 out of 100 had raised serum lipase levels.

Conclusion

In rural health care centers, in smaller hospitals, or in set ups where resources are limited and in situations where patients cannot afford, serum lipase will be a better choice over serum amylase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of a bisupporting Keggin-polyoxometalate hybrid compound decorated with a copper(II) complex unit
Authors: Shi Shu Kui , Guo Zhan , Feng Rui , Jin Lin Yu , Bai Yan , Dang Dong Bin
Published: March 2018

A bisupporting Keggin-type polyoxometalate compound, {[CuII(phen)2]2[(HBW12O40)]}[CuIICl2(phen)]2· 2H2O (phen=1,10-phenathroline) (1), has been synthesized through the hydrothermal method and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy, and powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The bisupporting Keggin-polyoxometalate consists of one Keggin-type [HBW12O40]4−core and two covalently linked copper(II) complex fragments [Cu(phen)2]2+. In the crystal structure π···π interactions, C–H···Cl, O–H···Cl, O–H···O and C–H···O hydrogen bonds lead to a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.
Colloidal Photoluminescent Refractive Index Nanosensor Using Plasmonic Effects
Authors: Guzatov Dmitry V. , Gaponenko Sergey V. , Demir Hilmi V.
Published: March 2018

Fluorescence enhancement by metal nanostructures which is sensitive to refractive index n of an ambient medium is suggested as an operation principle of a novel refractive index sensor for liquids. Calculations are made for spherical and spheroidal Ag particles, and potential feasibility of sensitivity of the order of Δn=10−4 is demonstrated. Sensors of this type can be made fully colloidal with metal bodies deposited on a substrate or comprising a metal layer covering colloidal assembly of dielectric particles to serve as a test strip as well as placed on a fiber tip end to get local probing of refractive index in the tip-enhanced refractometry mode. Colloidal core-shell semiconductor nanocrystals may become the best candidates for this type of sensors whereas molecular probes may be affected by chemical properties of tested liquids.
Gustav Gröber und die Anfänge der «Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie»
Authors: Hausmann Frank-Rutger
Published: March 2018

Gustav Gröber (1844–1911), Professor of Romance Philology at the Universities of Zurich, Breslau (Wrocław) and Strasbourg, went down in the annals of his discipline for the founding of the «Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie» (1877), which exists still today. Gröber’s merits have been appreciated by the writers of his obituaries, but as he has destroyed his personal papers prior to his death, we know little about his professional environment. The present article evaluates more than six-hundred letters which Gröber wrote to certain peers and traces back the period of time the «Zeitschrift» needed to consolidate and gain international reputation.
Los clíticos de segunda persona de plural en las lenguas romances de la Península Ibérica
Authors: Lara Bermejo Víctor
Published: March 2018

The Romance languages of the Iberian Peninsula possess a second person plural subject pronoun that induces verb and pronoun agreement in 2pl. While standard Catalan chooses us/vos as unstressed pronouns, Portuguese selects vos and Spanish, os. Nevertheless, the data taken from linguistic atlases of the 20th century point out the great quantity of 2pl allomorphs in unstressed pronouns: tos, sos, sus, los and se. In this article, I aim to account for the linguistic geography of 2pl allomorphs and their possible linguistic factors.
Circuit and Synaptic Plasticity Mechanisms of Drug Relapse
Authors: Dong Yan , Taylor Jane R. , Wolf Marina E. , Shaham Yavin
Published: March 2018

High rates of relapse to drug use during abstinence is a defining feature of human drug addiction. This clinical scenario has been studied at the preclinical level using different animal models in which relapse to drug seeking is assessed after cessation of operant drug self-administration in rodents and monkeys. In our Society for Neuroscience (SFN) session entitled “Circuit and Synaptic Plasticity Mechanisms of Drug Relapse,” we will discuss new developments of our understanding of circuits and synaptic plasticity mechanisms of drug relapse from studies combining established and novel animal models with state-of-the-art cellular, electrophysiology, anatomical, chemogenetic, and optogenetic methods. We will also discuss the translational implications of these new developments. In the mini-review that introduces our SFN session, we summarize results from our laboratories on behavioral, cellular, and circuit mechanisms of drug relapse within the context of our session.
Social Origins of Developmental Risk for Mental and Physical Illness
Authors: Cameron Judy L. , Eagleson Kathie L. , Fox Nathan A. , Hensch Takao K. , Levitt Pat
Published: March 2018

Adversity in early childhood exerts an enduring impact on mental and physical health, academic achievement, lifetime productivity, and the probability of interfacing with the criminal justice system. More science is needed to understand how the brain is affected by early life stress (ELS), which produces excessive activation of stress response systems broadly throughout the child's body (toxic stress). Our research examines the importance of sex, timing and type of stress exposure, and critical periods for intervention in various brain systems across species. Neglect (the absence of sensitive and responsive caregiving) or disrupted interaction with offspring induces robust, lasting consequences in mice, monkeys, and humans. Complementary assessment of internalizing disorders and brain imaging in children suggests that early adversity can interfere with white matter development in key brain regions, which may increase risk for emotional difficulties in the long term. Neural circuits that are most plastic during ELS exposure in monkeys sustain the greatest change in gene expression, offering a mechanism whereby stress timing might lead to markedly different long-term behaviors. Rodent models reveal that disrupted maternal-infant interactions yield metabolic and behavioral outcomes often differing by sex. Moreover, ELS may further accelerate or delay critical periods of development, which reflect GABA circuit maturation, BDNF, and circadianClockgenes. Such factors are associated with several mental disorders and may contribute to a premature closure of plastic windows for intervention following ELS. Together, complementary cross-species studies are elucidating principles of adaptation to adversity in early childhood with molecular, cellular, and whole organism resolution.
New Breakthroughs in Understanding the Role of Functional Interactions between the Neocortex and the Claustrum
Authors: Brown Solange P. , Mathur Brian N. , Olsen Shawn R. , Luppi Pierre-Hervé , Bickford Martha E. , Citri Ami
Published: March 2018

Almost all areas of the neocortex are connected with the claustrum, a nucleus located between the neocortex and the striatum, yet the functions of corticoclaustral and claustrocortical connections remain largely obscure. As major efforts to model the neocortex are currently underway, it has become increasingly important to incorporate the corticoclaustral system into theories of cortical function. This Mini-Symposium was motivated by a series of recent studies which have sparked new hypotheses regarding the function of claustral circuits. Anatomical, ultrastructural, and functional studies indicate that the claustrum is most highly interconnected with prefrontal cortex, suggesting important roles in higher cognitive processing, and that the organization of the corticoclaustral system is distinct from the driver/modulator framework often used to describe the corticothalamic system. Recent findings supporting roles in detecting novel sensory stimuli, directing attention and setting behavioral states, were the subject of the Mini-Symposium at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
Analisis Determinan Pangsa Pasar Bank Syariah dengan Kinerja Bank Syariah di Indonesia Periode 2011-2016
Authors: Noor Rohman Sani , Karsinah Karsinah
Published: March 2018

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah melihat respon guncangan, dan kontribusi kinerja bank syariah dengan pangsa pasar. Program Akselerasi Pengembangan Perbankan Syariah (PAPBS) Indonesia menargetkan pangsa pasar bank syariah pada tahun 2008 adalah sebesar 5 %. Sedangkan pada tahun 2015 mencapai pangsa pasar perbankan syariah sebesar 15 %.  Namun pada akhir tahun 2016 pangsa pasar masih berada pada 5,29%. Variabel penelitianya adalah Market Share (Pangsa Pasar) dengan Biaya Operasional dan Pembiayaan Operasional (BOPO), Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Return Of Asset (ROA), Finance To Deposte Ratio (FDR), Non Performing Finance (NPF). Hasil analisis penelitian ini, Kinerja bank syariah menunjukkan Pangsa pasar bank syariah merespon positif terhadap varaiabel BOPO, CAR, ROA dan FDR, sedangkan variabel NPF merespon negatif, sedangkan uji Variance Decomposition variabel ROA memiliki kontribusi lebih besar dibandngkan Variabel BOPO, CAR, FDR,dan NPF.

 

The purpose of this research is to see the relationship, shock response, and contribution of syariah bank performance with market share. The Indonesia Islamic Banking Development Acceleration Program (PAPBS) targets the market share of shariah banks in 2008 amounted to 5%. While in the year 2015 is to achieve sharia banking market share of 15%. But by the end of 2016 the market share is still at 5.29%. The research variables are Market Share with Operational Cost and Operational Financing (BOPO), Capital Adiquacy Ratio (CAR), Return Of Assets (ROA), Finance To Deposte Ratio (FDR), Non Performing Finance (NPF). The method used VAR (Vector Auto Regretion) which theoretically does not occur relationship between variables with VAR In Difference model.. Result of research is The performance of shariah banks shows that the market share of shariah banks responds positively to BOPO, CAR, ROA and FDR variables, whereas NPF variable responds negatively, while the Variance Decomposition variable of ROA has bigger contribution than BOPO, CAR, FDR, and NPF variables
Analisis Perbandingan Kinerja Dosen Dua Tahun Sebelum dan Sesudah Remunerasi
Authors: Fadhilah Putti
Published: March 2018

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menjelaskan dan mengkaji penerapan sistem remunerasi serta membandingkan kinerja tenaga pengajar dua tahun sebelum dan sesudah remunerasi di Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri Semarang. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik Proportional Stratified Random Sampling dengan sampel sebanyak 48 orang responden yang merupakan dosen Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri Semarang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif kuantitatif dengan alat analisis uji distribusi frekuensi dan uji beda berpasangan (Paired Sample T-test). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penerapan sistem remunerasi di Universitas Negeri Semarang berbasis pada merit pay dan komponen yang digunakan meliputi Pay For Position, Pay For Performance, dan Pay For People. Hasil lain menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan kinerja dosen, yaitu peningkatan kinerja dosen pada saat dua tahun sebelum dan sesudah remunerasi. Perbedaan kinerja ini didasarkan pada rata-rata masing-masing indikator kinerja.

The purpose of this study to describe and assess the implementation of the remuneration system and compares the performance of the faculty two years before and after the remuneration at the Faculty of Economics, Semarang State University. Mechanical sampling using proportional stratified random sampling with a sample of 48 respondents who are lecturer of Faculty of Economics, Semarang State University. The method used is quantitative descriptive analysis by means of test analysis and Paired sample T-test. The results research shows the application of the remuneration system in Semarang State University based on merit pay and componenents used include pay for position, pay for performance, and pay for people. Other results showed there are differences in faculty performance, which is based on the performance imorivement on average each performance indicator.
Determinant of Fuel Consumption in Indonesia
Authors: Atmojo Tri
Published: March 2018

Fuel consumption in Indonesia is increasing due to rising incomes, the number of motor vehicles in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of fuel price policy, motor vehicles (motorcycles), per capita income on the consumption of fuel (Premium). The object of this study is the fuel consumption in the Republic of Indonesia period 1985-2014. The design of this research study with a quantitative approach. Analyzed using Multiple Linear Regression Ordinary Least Square method (OLS). Based on the results of this study concluded that the pricing policies have a significant effect on the consumption of premium, per capita income has positive influence on consumption of premium, the number of motorcycles positive effect on premium consumption, as well as fuel prices, per capita income, and the number of motorcycles simultaneously positive effect on consumption of premium.
Pengaruh Indeks Pembangunan Manusia dan Angkatan Kerja terhadap Produk Domestik Regional Bruto
Authors: Mulyasari Andini
Published: March 2018

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis besaran pengaruh indeks pembangunan manusia dan angkatan kerja yang bekerja terhadap PDRB Kabupaten/Kota di Jawa Tengah Tahun 2010-2014. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi data panel melalui pendekatan Fixed Effect Model (FEM) dengan metode Generalized Least Square (GLS). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa secara bersama-sama variabel indeks pembangunan manusia dan angkatan kerja yang bekerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap PDRB Kabupaten/Kota di Jawa Tengah. Sedangkan hasil secara parsial menunjukan bahwa indeks pembangunan manusia berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap PDRB Kabupaten/Kota di Jawa Tengah dan angkatan kerja yang bekerja juga berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap PDRB Kabupaten/Kota di Jawa Tengah.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of human development index and labor toward GRDP regency/city in Central Java 2010-2014. This study used panel data regression analysis through Fixed Effect Model (FEM) approach with the Generalized Least Square (GLS) method. The results of this study showed that the variable of human development index and labor has positive and significant influence to the GRDP  regency/city in Central Java. While the partial results showed that the index of human development have positive and significant influence to the GRDP regency/city in Central Java and the labor have positive and significant influence to the GRDP regency/city in Central Java.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi PMDN di Jawa Tengah
Authors: Dedy Utomo Ferdila
Published: March 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk : menganalisis pengaruh suku bunga kredit, pengeluaran pemerintah dan tenaga kerja terhadap Penanaman Modal Dalam Negeri (PMDN) di Jawa Tengah. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif, data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder runtut waktu (time series) dengan periode 28 tahun dimulai pada tahun 1988 sampai tahun 2015. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah Ordinary Least Square (OLS). Pengujian menggunakan uji t-statistik dan uji F-statistik. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel pengeluaran pemerintah berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap PMDN. Variabel tenaga kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap PMDN. Sedangkan variabel suku bunga kredit berpengaruh negatif tetapi tidak signifikan terhadap PMDN.

The objectives of this research are to analyze the effect of lending interest rate, government expenditure and labor on domestic investments in Central Java. This research is a quantitative study in which the data used as the reference is secondary time series based data with a period of 28 years from the beginning in 1988 until 2015. The analytical method applied is Ordinary Least Square (OLS) while the statistical assessment was using t-test and F-test statistics. Based on the results of data analysis, it is showed that the variable government expenditure has a negative and not significant effect on domestic investment. The variable labor growth has a positive and significant effect on domestic investment. The variable lending interest rate has negative effect but not significant on domestic investment.
Impact of Policy of Soybean Price Stability on Imported and Local Soybean Price
Authors: Adi Sofyan Ansori Muhammad , Aji Suseno Deky
Published: March 2018

The research aims at analyzing the impact of PKSHK (Duty, Import Income Tax, and Subsidy) and the Imported Soybean Price on the Local Soybean Price. This research is a quantitative research, the data used in this research is time series secondary data starting from January 2005 to December 2014. The method of analysis is Multiple Linear Regression and Simple Linear Regression. The tests used are statistical t-test and F-test statistics. The results of this research show that the variables of PKSHK do not significantly have impact on the Local Soybean Price, while the variable of Soybean Import Price positively and significantly has impact on the Local Soybean Price. The conclusion of this research is that PKSHK made by the government is not effective.
Analisis Pengaruh Faktor Sosial Ekonomi terhadap Tingginya Mortalitas Penduduk
Authors: Suryaningsih Riyani
Published: March 2018

Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran (mix method), dimana metode kuantitatif digunakan untuk mengetahui pengaruh faktor sosial ekonomi seperti usia, tingkat pendidikan, pendapatan keluarga serta jenis tempat tinggal. Data dihimpun dari 75 responden dan dianalisis menggunakan metode regresi linear berganda dengan menggunakan alat bantu program SPSS 16. Sedangkan kajian analisis kualitatiif digunakan untuk mengetahui upaya pemerintah dalam penurunan tingkat mortalitas penduduk (kematian ibu) serta implementasi program tersebut di lapangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel usia, tingkat pendidikan, pendapatan keluarga serta jenis tempat tinggal berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap kematian ibu di Kabupaten Brebes. Berdasarkan analisis kualitatif diperoleh hasil bahwa Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Brebes telah membuat kebijakan program guna penurunan tingkat mortalitas penduduk. Adapun implementasi dari program tersebut sudah berjalan, hanya saja ada beberapa kendala dari sisi masyarakat itu sendiri.

This research uses mix method, where quantitative method is used to know the influence of socio-economic factors such as age, education level, family income and type of residence. The data were collected from 75 respondents and analyzed using linear regression method using SPSS 16 program tool. While the qualitative analysis study was used to know the government effort in decreasing the mortality rate of the population (maternal mortality) and the implementation of the program in the field. The results showed that the variables of age, education level, family income and type of residence have significant effect influence to maternal mortality in Brebes Regency. Based on the qualitative analysis, it is found that the local government of Brebes Regency has made program policy to decrease the mortality rate of the population. The implementation of the program has been running, it's just that there are some obstacles from the side of society itself.
A classification prognostic score to predict OS in stage IV well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors
Authors: Pusceddu Sara , Barretta Francesco , Trama Annalisa , Botta Laura , Milione Massimo , Buzzoni Roberto , De Braud Filippo , Mazzaferro Vincenzo , Pastorino Ugo , Seregni Ettore , Mariani Luigi , Gatta Gemma , Di Bartolomeo Maria , Femia Daniela , Prinzi Natalie , Coppa Jorgelina , Panzuto Francesco , Antonuzzo Lorenzo , Bajetta Emilio , Brizzi Maria Pia , Campana Davide , Catena Laura , Comber Harry , Dwane Fiona , Fazio Nicola , Faggiano Antongiulio , Giuffrida Dario , Henau Kris , Ibrahim Toni , Marconcini Riccardo , Massironi Sara , Žakelj Maja Primic , Spada Francesca , Tafuto Salvatore , Van Eycken Elizabeth , Van der Zwan Jan Maaten , Žagar Tina , Giacomelli Luca , Miceli Rosalba , _ _ , _ _ , Aroldi Francesca , Bongiovanni Alberto , Berardi Rossana , Brighi Nicole , Cingarlini Sara , Cauchi Carolina , Cavalcoli Federica , Carnaghi Carlo , Corti Francesca , Duro Marilina , Davì Maria Vittoria , De Divitiis Chiara , Ermacora Paola , La Salvia Anna , Luppi Gabriele , Lo Russo Giuseppe , Nichetti Federico , Raimondi Alessandra , Perfetti Vittorio , Razzore Paola , Rinzivillo Maria , Siesling Sabine , Torchio Martina , Van Dijk Boukje , Visser Otto , Vernieri Claudio
Published: March 2018

No validated prognostic tool is available for predicting overall survival (OS) of patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (WDNETs). This study, conducted in three independent cohorts of patients from five different European countries, aimed to develop and validate a classification prognostic score for OS in patients with stage IV WDNETs. We retrospectively collected data on 1387 patients: (i) patients treated at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori (Milan, Italy;n = 515); (ii) European cohort of rare NET patients included in the European RARECAREnet database (n = 457); (iii) Italian multicentric cohort of pancreatic NET (pNETs) patients treated at 24 Italian institutions (n = 415). The score was developed using data from patients included in cohort (i) (training set); external validation was performed by applying the score to the data of the two independent cohorts (ii) and (iii) evaluating both calibration and discriminative ability (Harrell C statistic). We used data on age, primary tumor site, metastasis (synchronous vs metachronous), Ki-67, functional status and primary surgery to build the score, which was developed for classifying patients into three groups with differential 10-year OS: (I) favorable risk group: 10-year OS ≥70%; (II) intermediate risk group: 30% ≤ 10-year OS < 70%; (III) poor risk group: 10-year OS <30%. The Harrell C statistic was 0.661 in the training set, and 0.626 and 0.601 in the RARECAREnet and Italian multicentric validation sets, respectively. In conclusion, based on the analysis of three ‘field-practice’ cohorts collected in different settings, we defined and validated a prognostic score to classify patients into three groups with different long-term prognoses.
Organizational Identity Change in Conservation Law Enforcement: Lessons for Pennsylvania
Authors: McSkimming Michael J. , Dunbar Robert Vance , Guler Ahmet
Published: March 2018

Conservation officer safety has become a growing concern across the United States. This is particularly true since the scope of conservation law enforcement has expanded to include duties often relegated to more traditional law enforcement agencies such as state and local police. As a result, several states have changed the titles of their conservation officers to reflect a more police-oriented stature (e.g., Conservation Police Officer). This study analyzes how a change in organizational identity, through a title change, impacts conservation officers, the general public, traditional law enforcement agencies, and governmental entities. The major findings suggest that those states that have changed the titles of their officers have experienced enhanced organizational legitimacy with natural resource users, other law enforcement agencies, and state legislatures. Given these findings, this article argues that it would be advantageous for Pennsylvania to at least consider making a title change for their conservation officers.
Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo idėja dokumentuose
Authors: Jankauskas Algimantas
Published: March 2018

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The effect of aromatherapy using Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Miller) and Citrus aurantium L. extracts to treat anxiety of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomized clinical trial in Iran
Authors: Eslami Jamshid , Ebrahimi Abed , Hosseinkhani Ayda , Khazaei Zaher , Darvishi Isan
Published: March 2018

Introduction: Nowadays, complementary medicine such as aromatherapy has an important application in medicine, particularly in treating anxiety. The objective of the present study was to compare the effects of aromatherapy using lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Miller) and Citrus aurantium L. extracts on the anxiety level of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Training Hospital in Iran.

Methods: This Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) was carried out in 2017 on a total of 90 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy using aromatherapy. The subjects were randomly assigned to 3 groups based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria using sampling methods based on the goals. Two groups received either aromatherapy with Lavandula angustifolia Miller extract, aromatherapy with Citrus aurantium L. extract. The third group (control) received a placebo (odorless oil). The aromatherapy was performed on all subjects for 20 minutes. Patient anxiety was assessed using a Spielberg questionnaire before and after applying the aromatherapy intervention. The data obtained were analyzed by SPSS software via Chi-square test, one-tailed variance analysis, Tukey, t-tests, and Kruskal-Wallis test.

Results: State and trait anxiety decreased for the aromatherapy groups, compared to control group, after applying the aromatherapy (P<0.001); moreover, there was an increased severity of anxiety in the control group (P<0.05). Indeed, the effects of aromatherapy with Lavandula angustifolia Miller and Citrus aurantium L. extracts were observed and confirmed; both extracts significantly decreased the severity of anxiety in the trial groups as compared to the control group (P<0.001). Moreover, the effect of aromatherapy with both of the aforementioned extracts was similar to each other.

Conclusion: There was no significant difference between the lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Miller) and Citrus aurantium L. extracts in aromatherapy; therefore, either extract may be applied and useful in the clinic to alleviate preoperative anxiety.
EL DERECHO AL DESPOJO EN COLOMBIA: UN ANÁLISIS DE LA REGULACIÓN DE ADJUDICACIÓN DE BALDÍOS DESDE ABAJO
Authors: Peña Huertas Rocío del Pilar , Zuleta Ríos Santiago
Published: March 2018

Las instituciones jurídicas en Colombia –públicas y privadas– han sido determinantes para que se haya producido el despojo legal de la tierra, tanto en momentos de paz como en contextos de conflicto armado. Las reglas de asignación de derechos de propiedad en Colombia son altamente excluyentes, y algunas de sus características incentivan las desigualdades en el acceso a la tierra y fomentan el despojo. Sin embargo, dichas características no se han estudiado debidamente, por lo que este artículo es un avance en la revisión de las particularidades normativas que dificultan el acceso a la propiedad. El documento se centra en los diseños institucionales del procedimiento legal; es decir, en los requisitos y costos que contienen las normas procesales y que debe cumplir y tramitar el interesado en hacerse dueño de un predio. Dado que el objetivo final es identificar algunas barreras jurídicas que solo pueden superar los sujetos que cuentan con el tiempo, el dinero y la información para poner en marcha el aparato estatal y tramitar con éxito la asignación del derecho de propiedad, se considera que estudiar el diseño jurídico de adjudicación de predios rurales permite entender algunas dinámicas de despojo y concentración de la tierra. La tesis de esta investigación se desarrolla a través del análisis de las normas que regulan la adjudicación de baldíos en Colombia y de su aplicación a un estudio de caso.
LA DISPUTA POR EL TERRITORIO EN EL POSCONFLICTO RURAL EN COLOMBIA: EL CASO DEL TERRITORIO CAMPESINO AGROALIMENTARIO DEL NORTE DE NARIÑO Y EL SUR DEL CAUCA
Authors: Cely Muñoz Nicolás
Published: March 2018

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo exponer un estudio de caso sobre el proceso de construcción de una territorialidad campesina en el norte de Nariño y sur del Cauca por parte del movimiento social campesino bajo la figura del territorio campesino agroalimentario. Para ello, se identifican unas condiciones estructurales que posibilitan el proceso de territorialización y las estrategias concretas que despliega la organización campesina para tal cometido. La reflexión se plantea en el marco de una discusión más amplia sobre el derecho de las comunidades rurales campesinas de construir territorios a propósito del abanico de posibilidades que se abre con la implementación del Acuerdo de Paz y la reforma rural integral.
POLÍTICAS PARA COMBATIR A LOS GRUPOS ARMADOS POSDESMOVILIZACIÓN EN LOS GOBIERNOS DE ÁLVARO URIBE VÉLEZ Y JUAN MANUEL SANTOS
Authors: García Ruiz María Andrea , Silva Aparicio Ángela María , Magallanes Montoya Marcela Julieth
Published: March 2018

El artículo discute la coherencia entre las políticas públicas formuladas y las acciones efectivamente desarrolladas por los gobiernos de Uribe y Santos, con el fin de combatir a los grupos armados que surgen después de la desmovilización paramilitar. Para cumplir este objetivo, en primer lugar, se revisan las políticas de seguridad de los respectivos gobiernos, así como las diferentes concepciones sobre la naturaleza de los grupos posdesmovilización. En segundo lugar, se analizan las acciones adelantadas por cada gobierno, a partir de una revisión de prensa donde se registran las noticias que contienen información sobre el accionar del Estado en contra de las mencionadas estructuras.
PROCESOS FORMATIVOS DE EXPRESIONES CIUDADANAS EN UNA UNIVERSIDAD MEXICANA
Authors: Manuel Ortega Jorge Isaac
Published: March 2018

El presente estudio tuvo como propósito comprender los procesos formativos de expresionesciudadanas en estudiantes del campus de ciencias sociales y humanidades de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (uady). A través de un enfoque construccionista se analizaron entrevistas de 19 estudiantes de esta institución, durante el curso escolar 2015-2016.  Se encontró que la coincidencia con pares, la oportunidad de discutir temas sociales y la formación académica son procesos centrales en la formación de tales expresiones.
Comenzar por el comienzo o la teoría de los íncipit
Authors: Amoretti María
Published: March 2018

Barthes señala esa preocupación legítima de todo principio, que adquiere dimensiones mayores cuando se trata de la aproximación a un texto literario por los múltiples sentidos. Barthes propone una solució: partir de una condensación de sentido captada en el cuadro inicial del relato. El trabajo que consiste en seguir los primeros códigos, señalar sus términos, esbozar las secuencias, pero igualmente proponer otros códigos, que vienen a perfilarse en la perspectiva de los primeros.
En el séptimo círculo o el drama interminable de la violencia (Drama social de Daniel Gallegos)
Authors: Sandoval de Fonseca Virginia
Published: March 2018

De la más reciente pieza teatral de Daniel Gallegos, En el séptimo círculo, han surgido diversos comentarios bastante favorables, hasta merecer el premio Editorial Costa Rica, y el nacional, Aquilea J. Echeverría. Sin embargo, no faltaron quienes consideraran que en el ocaso del segundo acto y final de la obra se produce una detención del clima trágico al rehuir la catástrofe. Esta controversia sobre el desenlace ha sido uno  de los incentivos principales para examinar con más detalle las reconditeces de la obra.
Ontología formal del léxico de la gastronomía del Valle Central
Authors: Barahona Gamboa Hazel
Published: March 2018

En este trabajo se representa la organización del léxico de la gastronomía del Valle Central por medio de un formalismo ontológico. Esto se logró, primero, por medio de la recopilación del léxico de la gastronomía tra- dicional, entendida como aquella que se transmite de generación en generación y que se encuentra asociada a una región específica que cuenta con elementos de interculturalidad. Segundo, a través de ese léxico, se establecieron las categorías lexicales en las que se encuentra estructurado. Esas relaciones son, básicamente, de dos tipos: meronímicas e hiponímicas. Entonces, para explicar su forma- lización ontológica, se tomaron esas relaciones, las cuales permiten incluir clases menores dentro de otras, a través del proceso top-down. Finalmente, estas relaciones meronímicas e hiponímicas se formalizaron por medio de una ontología regida bajo los postulados de Basic Formal Ontology (Smith, 2014). En la que, se establece que toda ontología cuenta con una relación del tipo is_a (es_un). Todo esto, con la finalidad de volver más accesible la información especializada de un campo. La ontología gastronómica del Valle Central cuenta con seis categorías para las relaciones hiponímicas entre merónimos (ingredientes) y 11 categorías para las relaciones hiponímicas entre las comidas.
Du désordre de la vie de tous les jours à l’immortalité de l’âme, par la voie des vertus
Authors: Havas László
Published: March 2018

Following the loss of his political position in the 50s BC and the tragedy in his private life, the death of his daughter, Cicero turns to the genre of the consolatio, connecting the personal hardships with experiencing the final days of the republic, the loss of libertas and dignitas. The analysis focuses on the plan of the fanum to commemorate Tullia, which is mostly regarded by researchers as displeasing and exhibitionist even in the eyes of contemporaneous orators. However, the letters suggest otherwise. Extending the virtus shown in the interest of the community and the concept of post-mortem honour acknowledging it also to women, and connecting it to the notions of humanitas and oikeiósis, Cicero argues for the apotheosis of Tullia on the basis of moral philosophical considerations. When it becomes evident that the realisation of the plan would harm Caesar’s financial and political interests, the letters designate the killing of the dictator obstructing the ideal functioning of the civitas as a communal task for the sake of preserving the sancta societas.
Love and strife in Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe
Authors: Papadimitropoulos Loukas
Published: March 2018

In this article I attempt to trace the premise of Longus’ novel Daphnis and Chloe, that is the structural principle which organizes the entirety of its narration. By pointing out that the purpose of the narrator and of Eros, the deity who continuously instigates the chain of events in this novel, is practically identical, I argue that love is consistently associated in Longus’ romance with the element of strife. Contrary to the other surviving works of its genre, strife actually forwards the process of the primary couple’s erotic progression; it does not forestall or pose obstacles to it. It is the combination of these two seemingly contradictory forces that brings about the elevation of Daphnis’ and Chloe’s status, an assertion which encourages a symbolic reading of the novel. Consequently, the paedeutic message of Daphnis and Chloe consists mainly in an implicit reassurance to the reader that if s/he embraces the element of strife, when s/he experiences the feeling of love, s/he will be led to a spiritual elevation and reinstatement. Finally, it must be noted that Longus’ thesis probably modifies Empedocles’ philosophical view that love and strife regulate the entire universe.
Cato und die Bienen •
Authors: Kersten Markus
Published: March 2018

The paper focuses on the bee-simile (9. 283–293) and its application to Cato. Via a detailed analysis of the motif, the passage, and the context as well as the inter- and intratextual aspects of Lucan’s Bildsprache (especially with respect to Vergil’s Georgics) the author discusses how the Lucanean Cato can be understood and how he may be assessed with regard to an interpretation of the narrative as a whole. The elaborate simile not only gives a frightening insight into the figure’s character, but also, by evoking the similes previously used for Pompey, it inevitably draws the characters into relation with each other. The famous, but perhaps simplistic idea that Cato, the perfect stoic and republican, is the real ‘hero’of the poem, is challenged.
Bnctm rock inscriptions
Authors: Al Qudrah Hussein M. , Sadaqah Ibrahim S. , Alzoubi Mahdi
Published: March 2018

This paper studies nine memorial Safaitic inscriptions from the town of Deir al-Kahf in Northern Badiyah, northeast of Jordan, along the Baghdad Highway road. The first seven are found to the east of the town, the other two are from the far north end. It seems that these inscriptions show the sadness and grief over an important person called Bnctm. The paper deals with the verbs and names semantically and syntactically, also considering their parallels in other Semitic languages.
Il primo messale ungherese a stampa
Authors: Mátyus Norbert
Published: March 2018

The article tries to present the history of the formation of the first Hungarian printed missal, the Missale to usum dominorum ultramontanorum. First, based on the results of specific literature, it specifies the purchaser of the edition: Antal Sánkfalvi, prebendary of Vác, then ambassador in most places of King Matthias Corvinus. The second part of the study attempts to investigate the reasons for the release of the liturgical book, and try to find traces of the use of the missal. The author puts forward the hypothesis that the release of the missal results from a pure economic calculation and that the book was (also) used in the Archdiocese of Esztergom, accordingly the missal should be considered a Missale strigoniense.
The Role of Volusius, Choerilus, and the muses in a poem of Michael Verancius (1536)
Authors: Palotás György
Published: March 2018

Michael Verancius greatly criticized the historical work of Valentinus Polidamus, one of his contemporaries in his satirical elegy in 1536. He did so in a rather unique way. The main aim of the present paper is to outline the classical allusions of this elegy to a great extent (primarily the parallels with Volusius and Choerilus). Moreover, Polyhymnia and Clio appear in a quite unusual description in his elegy. Although the background of his criticism (namely that Polidamus was an untalented historian) might also have been valid, it is not outlined here in details since it would be a separate topic.
New sources of antitrinitarian philosophy: Speeches of Ernst Soner
Authors: Szabó Ádám
Published: March 2018

The article presents and describes a manuscript volume which contains some unknown speeches of the famous antitrinitarian thinker, Ernst Soner. Beside the data of the book and the short description of the speeches, the first one is discussed in detail, which is about libertas philosophandi, and emphasizes the importance of criticism and detachment, prefiguring rational thinking. The work is a new proof for the thesis that the rediscovered ancient scepticism was not the only source of early modern rationalism.
Difficulties in defending Aristotle. Thomas Aquinas on the eternity of the world
Authors: Bujdosó Ádám
Published: March 2018

After the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 settled the question in the West whether or not the world exists from eternity, a new debate arose concerning the demonstrability of the temporal creation of the world. Thomas Aquinas, of course, also joined in the controversy, and while accepting on faith the constitution of the council, argued for the logical possibility of the eternity of the world. In doing so, he had to refute all the counter-arguments provided against the possibility of an eternally created world.