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A new face for an old fight: Reimagining Vietnam in Vietnamese-American graphic memoirs
Authors: Earle Harriet E. H. 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
The Vietnam War is arguably one of the most complex and significant conflicts in American history; the place it occupies in the American national story is particularly curious because it is one of the few wars that America did not win. It is also a benchmark of note because it allowed the comics form (which had been in decline since the advent of extreme censorship in the 1940s and 1950s) to be reborn; superheroes took hold of the comics mainstream again, prompted by their popularity with US troops in Asia. Since the 1970s rebirth of the mainstream, representations of Vietnam have branched off in two distinct directions: either bold, nationalistic stories of brave Americans ‘saving’ the Vietnamese or individualist stories, many of which are memoirs or follow a similar confessional structure. Contemporary renderings of Vietnam are more likely to subscribe to the second representational theme, and recent publications are now starting to tell the stories of those who were displaced and who experienced a very different war to the typical mainstream military narrative. This article will consider the trajectory of representations of the Vietnam War in American comics, concentrating specifically on the shift from gung-ho violence and patriotism to memoir. I will especially emphasise the turn from American military protagonists to Vietnamese civilians and their families. I will discuss two texts: Vietnamerica by GB Tran published in 2010 and Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do published in 2017. In my analysis of these comics, I will show how the form has embraced the memoir as a central genre and, furthermore, how comics is able to tell these stories in new, dynamic ways. I will show that Tran and Bui are part of a new age of comics storytelling, that can deftly bring together nuanced personal narratives and memories of internationally impactful conflict to create a text that is at once educational, entertaining and affective. In this article, I hope to make a bold intervention into the current conversation on comics as both history and memoir, using texts that (at present) have received little academic interest.
A CATEGORIZAÇÃO NAS REGIÕES TURÍSTICAS DE SANTA CATARINA
Authors: Arnhold Junior Marcos , Mannrich Edilaine Weber , Ruiz Thays Cristina Domareski , Anjos Francisco Antonio dos 
Published: July 2018

Este trabalho busca apresentar a evolução do processo de categorização dos municípios das Instâncias de Governança do Estado de Santa Catarina, iniciando em 2013 e finalizando com sua última atualização, no início de 2018. Para isto, utilizou-se de pesquisa bibliográfica de caráter exploratório, bem como pesquisa documental, visando identificar as categorias em que os municípios das regiões turísticas de Santa Catarina estão enquadrados e a evolução histórica deste processo. Foi identificada uma evolução na quantidade dos municípios categorizados, e uma melhoria na categorização, com a diminuição de municípios na Categoria E, migrando para a D e C. Identificou-se também que as regiões com atividade turística em consolidação contam com municípios categorizados nas classes A, B e C.
Non enzymatic NADH-dependent reduction of Cis-[Co(en)2(H2O)2]3+ in aqueous medium
Authors: Behera Bharati , Behera Jashoda 
Published: July 2018

The kinetics of the electron transfer reaction of NADH with Cis-[Co(en)2(H2O)2]3+ has been studied over the range 1.0 â‰¤ 102 [NADH] â‰¤ 3.0 mol dm-3, 7.0 â‰¤ pH â‰¤ 8.0 and 200C â‰¤ t â‰¤ 350C in aqueous medium. The rate of electron transfer reaction was found to be first-order dependence each in [NADH]T and Cis-[Co(en)2(H2O)2]3+T. The products of the reaction were found to be NAD+ and Co(II). The corresponding activation parameters of the electron transfer reactions were found to be as Î”H#=27.55 kJ mol-1 and Â Î”S#= -189.35 JK-1mol-1.Â
Analysis of Insurance Agent’s Credibility to Customer’s Attitude in Buying Policy
Authors: Prihatiningsih Witanti , Ayuningtyas Fitria 
Published: July 2018

Companies must have their own criteria for their sales agents, start from how to speak in front of potential customers, personal appearance and knowledge about the products and the company itself. The credibility of sales agents will make their companies have a good reputation. Insurance agents also trained by company to introduce the products until someone willing to buy the products and become their loyal customer. This research aims to determine whether there is any significant impact of insurance agent’s credibility to customer’s attitude in buying a policy. The long-term results of the research can be used as communication competence for agents to persuade potential customers, who probably initially not interest to buy the products, became a loyal customer. This research used combination between quantitative and qualitative research. This research used regression analysis to determine the impact of insurance agent’s credibility to customer’s attitude in buying policy and combine with triangulation data from qualitative perspective. The data collection techniques used questionnaires that distributed to the respondent and in-depth interview for key informant and informant(s). The respondent of this research were people who have insurance in the city of Sukabumi, West Java. The theory that used in this research was source credibility and customer’s attitude. The results of this research indicate that trustworthiness, expertise, and attractiveness of insurance agents have a significant impact to customer’s attitude in buying a policy. From the three components, the most important thing is the expertise. The expertise of insurance agent has a highest score compare with trustworthiness and attractiveness of insurance agent and thru in-depth interview, the respondent agreed that expertise is the important things of insurance agent’s credibility. This proves that the agent's expertise is more influential compared to trustworthiness and attractiveness
A Study of Identifying Significant Variables of Delays in Road Construction Via Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)
Authors: Y. Y Alfakhri Aboubaker. , Ismail Amiruddin , Azry Khoiry Muhamad , Ismael Albrka Shaban , B. Z Alshetwi Abdurauf , Saleh Alghadi Mohammed 
Published: July 2018

Delays have always been a major concern in road construction projects throughout the world, with significant financial and social impacts for stakeholders, and the occurrence of schedule delays has a serious impact on project investment, efficiency, cost, and reputation. Libya is one of the countries faces all these delay issues. This study explored variables of delays in road construction via Structural Equation modelling SEM. Drawing upon an earlier studies, combined with interviews of road experts. Confirmatory factor analysis CFA was applied to extract significant variables based on the questionnaire results to verify the relationships between the significant variables [8 Factors and 3 Effects] identified in road construction. Eleven variables were found to have significant impacts on delays in road construction. The results of the goodness of fit [GOF] showed that chi square is significant at 0.000 levels. Overall, Based on the CFI, TLI, and IFI indices with values more than the cut off value of 0.9 the model had good fit of data. Further. The root-mean-square error of approximation [RMSEA] was 0.033 which was within the perfect fit range. Additionally. The Relative CMIN/df [1.276] was less than 5 showed the good fit of the model and it was found that the unstandardized regression weights were all significant by the critical ratio test [> ±1.96, P < 0.001]. So the study has shown that CFA can quantify comprehensive relationships among a broad range of variables and contribute to resolving problems commonly experienced in the road construction industry.
Enhancing power quality of ANN controller based PhotoVoltaic source injected DVR
Authors: Ramesh T , K. Mayurinathan S , Saravanan R , Emayavaramban G 
Published: July 2018

The DVR is a series connected FACTS controller used to compensate voltage disturbance in distribution systems. The main purpose of the DVR is to examine the load voltage waveform regularly if any disorder happens, the equilibrium or excess voltage is injected to the load voltage. The most important advantage of the DVR is observance the users all the time on-line with high quality stable voltage maintaining the permanence of production. In this dissertation, a Photovoltaic voltage injected with an ANN control method for DVR that protects a sensitive load, to counter voltage sag under uneven loading conditions (linear, non-linear) is presented. DVR along with other parts of the distribution system are simulated using MATLAB/ SIMULINK.
The study of transparent conducting gallium doped ZnO thin films in order to use in solar cells
Authors: Mahmoudzadeh Pirvahshi Mojtaba 
Published: July 2018

In this study, transparent conducting Ga-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrate using chemical spray pyrolysis technique. The effect of Ga-doping concentration (0, 1, 2 and 3 at.%) on microstructural, optical and electrical characteristics of layers have been investigated. The studies of X-ray diffraction and optical transmission spectra show these films have a hexagonal wurtzite structure with (002) preferred growth direction, also a high transmission of 85-95% in visible range. Data analysis show that the band gap energies in these films are varying in the range of 3.27-3.33 eV, consistent with the Burstein-Moss shift effect, with Urbach tail widths between 114-160 meV. The 2 wt% Ga sample showed the maximum figure of merit (3Ã—10-2Î©-1), with an electron concentration and sheet resistance of ~1.42Ã—1019 cm-3 and 13 kÎ©/square, respectively.Â Â
Dark and singular soliton solutions of perturbed Gerdjikov-Ivanov equation via the first integral method
Authors: Subhaschandra Singh Salam 
Published: July 2018

This paper employs the first integral method in obtaining dark and singular soliton solutions of perturbed Gerdjikov-Ivanov equation showing that the method is a powerful tool for finding exact solutions of many nonlinear evolution (NLE) equations which are found in the studies of social dynamics, nonlinear science and engineering.Â Â
Robust security against cyber threats with variety of captcha<p>Güvenlik kodu çeşitliliği ile siber tehditlere karşı güçlü güvenliğin sağlanması
Authors: Çakır Huseyin , Uluhatun Necla 
Published: July 2018

Cyberspace also brings about cybercrime, which is evolving along with the rapid progress of technology and internet. Captchars are used as a layer of security to prevent these crimes. It is a security mechanism designed to distinguish whether an entry is made by the user when entering a system and is used for protection against malicious bot programs. For this reason, it is important that the introduction is done by human or bot software.In this study, a safer Captcha combination test was presented based on Captcha types and Captcha studies. The proposed approach basically consists of three steps. In the first step, the user is asked to test with a simple text-based Captcha to avoid the difficulty of captcha testing. The second stage, when the first stage test is unsuccessful, offers a more complicated captcha test with text and picture. In the third stage, different-based captcha are presented which are more complex than the first two stages and will force the user. This approach makes it easier to distinguish the bot with the user, and the bot program's algorithm can be challenged with the variety of captcha combinations created. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetSiber dünyada, teknoloji ve internetin hızla ilerlemesi beraberinde gelişmekte olan siber suçları da getirmektedir. Güvenlik kodlar (captcha) bu suçları engellemek amacıyla oluşturulan bir güvenlik katmanı olarak kullanılırlar. Bir sisteme giriş yapıldığında girişin kullanıcı tarafından yapılıp yapılmadığının ayırt edilebilmesi için tasarlanmış bir güvenlik mekanizması ve kötü niyetli bot programlarına karşı korunma amaçlı kullanılır. Bu nedenle girişin insan mı yoksa bot yazılımı tarafından mı yapıldığı önem arz etmektedir.Bu çalışmada, Güvenlik kod (captcha) türleri ve yapılan Güvenlik kod (captcha) çalışmaları baz alınarak daha güvenli bir Güvenlik kod (captcha) kombinasyon testi sunulmuştur. Önerilen yaklaşım temelde üç aşamadan oluşmaktadır. İlk aşamada kullanıcının Güvenlik kod (captcha) ile imtihanını zorlaştırmamak için metin tabanlı basit Güvenlik kod (captcha) ile test edilmesi istenmektedir. İkinci aşamada, ilk aşama testi başarısız olduğunda metin ve resim tabanlı daha zorlaştırılmış Güvenlik kod (captcha) testi sunulmaktadır. Üçüncü aşamada ise ilk iki aşamadan daha karmaşık ve kullanıcıyı zorlayacak farklı tabanlı Güvenlik kodu (captcha) sunulmaktadır. Bu yaklaşım ile kullanıcı ile bot ayırımı daha kolay yapılabilmekte ve oluşturulan Güvenlik kodu (captcha) birleşim çeşitliliği ile bot programlarının algoritmasına meydan okunabilmektedir.
Level of hsCRP Maternal Serum During Puerperium of Severe Preeclampsia
Authors: Dewantiningrum Julian , Hetami Zaki 
Published: July 2018

Background: Preeclampsia and eclampsia arestill major problemsin the world. Maternal mortality of severe preeclampsia at the puerperal period is likely to be greater because of the cardiovascular diseases (CVD). HsCRP (high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) is a usefull prediction for CVD among non preeclamptic patients. Before using hsCRP as a marker for that prediction of cardiovascular event from preeclamptic patient, we should do research to know difference of hsCRP between preeclampsia and normal pregnancy.Objective: To determine the differences levels of hsCRP among severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancyMethod : A cross sectional study was conducted to severe preeclampsia. The inclusion criteria were subjects in puerperal period (2- 6 weeks) with a history of severe preeclampsia and normotensive.Exclusion criteria were puerperal infection, chronic hypertension, metabolic syndrome, caesarean section delivery and refuse to join this research. All subjects were examined the levels of hsCRP maternal serum when blood pressure £140 / 90.Result: Subjects were consist of 26 severe preeclampsia (53%) and 23 normal pregnancy (46.9%). Level of hsCRP in severe preeclampsia was 4.73 +3.57while in normotensive 2.42 +4.14 (p <0.05). Severe preeclampsia group will increase the risk of hsCRP rise as much as 2.5 times compared to the normotensive group.Conclusion:Level of hsCRP in patients with preeclampsia post partum were higher than patients with normal pregnancies.
Cytogenetic Analysis and Clinical Phenotype of Primary Amenorrhea in Indonesian Patients
Authors: Ali Aisha Balkhar , Indriyati Rita , Winarni Tri Indah , Faradz Sultana MH 
Published: July 2018

Background: Primary amenorrhea (PA) is a symptom that can be caused by different disorders such as gonadal, endocrinal, physiological and genetic disorders. Aim of study: This study provided the clinical and cytogenetic profiles of Indonesian primary amenorrhea patients and introduced clinical criteria of those patients with their karyotype results using score system. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of 79 PA patients, whom referred to Cytogenetic and Molecular unit Center for Biomedical Research (CEBIOR), Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University. We made a scoring system consisted of 4 scores, all patients had been distributed to match the scores according to their clinical criterias and then confirmed with the karyotype results. Results: The karyotype results of 79 patients of PA revealed 55 (69.6%) patients with female karyotype 46,XX; 6 (7.6%) patients with male karyotype 46,XY; 8(10.1%) patients with monosomy X; 3 (3.8%) patients with 45,X/46,XX; 3 (3.8%) patients with Isochromosome 45 X/46, X,i(Xq). Mosaicism with Y constitution 45,X/46,XY was seen in 2 (2.5%) patients; marker chromosome 45,X/46,X+mar (2%) in 1 patient (1.3%); and chromosome 1 and X translocation 46,XX,t(1;X)(p34;q25) detected in 1(1.3%) patient. Scoring system results showed that all patients with normal karyotype (46,XX/46,XY) were matched with score 1 and 2 while 17 patients with chromosomal abnormalities were matched with score 3 and 4, only 1 patient with mosaic Turner syndrome 45,X(10%)/46,XX(90%) matched score 1. Conclusion: Turner syndrome was the most common cause of primary amenorrhea which attests the importance of cytogenetic analysis for diagnosis of primary amenorrhea patients. The scoring system needs further validated for measuring reliability and validity.
Über die Kristallstruktur von KSc2 F7 / The Crystal Structure of KSc2 F7
Authors: Güde Klaus , Hebecker Christoph 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Single crystals of KSc2F7 have been prepared from a mixture of KF and ScF3 . The samples were investigated by X-ray methods. KSc2F7 crystallizes orthorhombically with a = 10.643(2), b = 6.540(1), c = 4.030(1) Å. These data indicate a close crystallographic connection to the monoclinic unit cell of KIn2F7 [1], But in contrast to KIn2F7 , KSc2 F7 crystallizes in space group No. 65. Cmmm - D19
2h. The R-value for 341 observed independent reflections is 0.060.
Cationic Ruthenium-Sulfine Complexes: Synthesis and Dynamic Behaviour
Authors: Kuhnert Nikolai , Burzlaff Nicolai , Dombrowski Eberhard , Schenk Wolfdieter A. 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Cationic ruthenium sulfine complexes [CpRu(PR´3)2(O=S=CHR)]PF6 have been obtained by a variety of methods. Oxidation of the thioaldehyde complexes [CpRu(PR´3)2(S=CHR)]PF6 with either 2-tosyl-3-phenyl-oxaziridine (PR´3 = PMe3 ) or magnesium-monoperoxyphthalate (PR´3 = 1/2 dppm) gave complexes of arylsulfines (R = Ph, 3-C6H4F, 4-C6H4Cl, 4- C6H4OMe) selectively in their thermodynamically less stable E form. Siloxane elimination from the sulfinato complexes [CpRu(PMe3)2(SO2CHRSiMe3)] yielded complexes of aliphatic sulfines, [CpRu(PMe3)2(O=S=CHR)]PF6 (R =H,Me). Treatment of [CpRu(dppm)(SO2CH2R)] with acetyl chloride led to an oxygen redistribution giving complexes of thioaldehydes [CpRu(dppm)(η2-S=CH2)]PF6 and [CpRu(dppm)(η1-S=CHR)]PF6 (R = Ph, 4-C6H4Cl). The structure of the latter was determined by X-ray crystallography. The loss of oxygen can be suppressed by performing the acylation-elimination sequence in the presence of poly-(4-vinylpyridine). This provided a selective access to complexes of Z-sulfines, [CpRu(PMe3)2(O=S=CHR)]PF6 (R = Ph, 4-C6H4Cl) and [CpRu(dppm)(O=S=CHR)]PF6 (R = Ph, 4-C6H4Cl, COOEt, Cl). Complexes of the parent sulfine O=S=CH2 were also obtained by SO transfer to the methylene complex [CpRu(PMe3)2(CH2)]PF6 and methylene transfer to the sulfur monoxide complex [Cp*Ru(PMe3)2 (SO)]PF6. Most of the new sulfine complexes exhibit dynamic behaviour in solution, i. e. ligand rotation, ligand inversion, and η2 /η1 hapticity change. O-Alkylation provided the dicationic complex [CpRu(PMe3)2 (EtO-S=CHMe)](PF6)2, and S-oxidation gave the sulfene complexes [(C5R5)Ru(PMe3)2 (O2S=CH2)]PF6 (R = H, Me).
Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Two New Xanthones from Gentiana azurium Bunge (Fam. Gentianaceae)
Authors: Purev O. , Oyun Kh. , Odontuya G. , Tankhaeva A. M. , Nikolaeva G. G. , Khan Khalid M. , Ali Shah Syed Tasadaque , Voelter Wolfgang 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Two new natural xanthones, 1,3,5-trihydroxy-8-methoxyxanthone (1) and 3,5-dihydroxy-8- methoxy-1-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl xanthone (2) were isolated along with two known xanthones from Gentiana azurium Bunge (Fam. Gentianaceae). Their structures were determined on the basis of their spectral data.
Layered Double Hydroxides as Supports for Norbornene Addition Polymerisation Catalysts
Authors: Grafova Iryna A. , Grafov Andrei V. , Costantino Umberto , Marmottini Fabio , Dias Marcos L. 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Addition polymerisation of norbornene with transition metal catalysts activated by methylaluminoxane was first realised on heterogeneous catalytic systems. Advanced inorganic functional polymers possessing anion-exchange properties - layered double hydroxides of Al and Zn of hydrotalcitetype - were applied as supports. They possess high polarity and are selective towards polar molecules like organometallic compounds. The activity of immobilised nickel catalysts was found to be higher than that of the homogeneous one. A certain catalytic activity was also found for group 4 phthalocyanines. The polynorbornenes obtained were characterised by gel permeation chromatography and SEM microimaging. The support’s morphology influences the shape, density, and dimensions of the resulting polymer particles.
Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Novel CuIINdIII Heterodinuclear Schiff Base Complex
Authors: Elmali Ayhan , Elerman Yalçın 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
The crystal structure of L’Cu(Me2CO)Nd(NO3)3 (L’ = N,N’-bis(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)- ethylenediamine) was determined and the magnetic properties of the complex were investigated. (C18H18N2O4)Cu(C3H6O)Nd(NO3)3, monoclinic, space group P21/c, with a = 9.8792(9), b = 18.904(4), c = 15.667(2) Å , β = 95.360(10)°, V = 2913.1(8) Å3, Z = 4. The central region of the complex is occupied by CuII and NdIII ions which are bridged by two phenolato oxygen atoms of the ligand. The copper ion adopts a square-based 4+1 coordination made, the basal N2O2 donors being afforded by the ligand while the axial position is occupied by the oxygen atom of the acetone molecule. The NdIII ion is deca-coordinated. In addition to the two phenolate oxygen atoms, the coordination sphere contains two oxygen atoms of the OMe side arms of L and six oxygen atoms from the three bidentate nitrate ions. The Cu···Nd separation is 3.466(2) Å . The χT versus T plots, χ being the molar magnetic susceptibility per CuIINdIII unit and T the temperature, has been measured in the 4.5 - 299.6 K temperature range. The magnetic properties of the investigated compound are dominated by the crystal field effect on the NdIII site, masking the magnetic interaction between the paramagnetic centers.
Synthesis and Characterization of Cl2HSi-O-NMe2
Authors: Vojinović Krunoslav , Mitzel Norbert W. , Foerster Thomas , Rankin W. H. 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
O-(Dichlorosilyl)-N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine, Cl2HSiONMe2, was synthesised by the reaction of O-lithio-N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine with an excess of trichlorosilane. The compound was characterised by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 15N, 29Si), gas-phase IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The structure of Cl2HSiONMe2 was determined by gas-phase electron diffraction. It exists as two conformers in the vapour, named anti and gauche after the position of the SiH hydrogen atom relative to the SiON skeleton. The anti:gauche ratio in the vapour was determined to be 40:60. The anti conformer shows only a weak attractive interaction between the geminal donor and acceptor centres N and Si [angle Si-O-N 111.1(20)­°], whereas these interactions are stronger in the gauche conformer [angle Si-O-N 98.8(12)°]. Further structure-determining forces from weak hydrogen bridges of the Si-Cl ···H-C type and van der Waals repulsive forces are also discussed. The experimental results are in reasonable agreement with ab initio calculations at the MP2/6-311++G** level of theory.