bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The value of quantitative histology in the diagnosis of fracture-related infection
Authors: Morgenstern M. , Athanasou N. A. , Ferguson J. Y. , Metsemakers W-J. , Atkins B. L. , McNally M. A. 
Published: June 2018

Aims This study aimed to investigate the role of quantitative histological analysis in the diagnosis of fracture-related infection (FRI). Patients and Methods The clinical features, microbiology culture results, and histological analysis in 156 surgically treated nonunions were used to stratify the likelihood of associated infection. There were 64 confirmed infected nonunions (one or more confirmatory criteria: pus, sinus, and bacterial growth in two or more samples), 66 aseptic nonunions (no confirmatory criteria), and 26 possibly infected nonunions (pathogen identified from a single specimen and no confirmatory criteria). The histological inflammatory response was assessed by average neutrophil polymorph (NPs) counts per high-power field (HPF) and compared with the established diagnosis. Results Assuming a cut-off of over five neutrophils per high-power field to diagnose septic nonunion, there was 80% sensitivity and 100% specificity (accuracy 90%). Using a cut-off of no neutrophils seen in any high-power field to diagnose aseptic nonunion, there was a sensitivity of 85% and a specificity of 98% (accuracy 92%). Conclusion Histology can be used in a bimodal fashion as a diagnostic test for FRI. The presence of more than five NPs/HPF had a positive predictive value for infected nonunion of 100%, while the complete absence of any NPs is almost always indicative of an aseptic nonunion (positive predictive value of 98%). Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:966–72.
Information, Media and Technology Skills Competency Scale: A validity and reliability study <p>Bilgi, Medya ve Teknoloji Becerileri Yeterlilik Ölçeği: Geçerlilik ve güvenirlik çalışması
Authors: Hazar Esin 
Published: June 2018

In this research, it was aimed to develop a valid and reliable instrument that will evaluate the competences of secondary and high school students in information, media and technology skills. The study was conducted on two separate sample groups consisting of a total of 731 secondary and high school students in the 2017-2018 academic year. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were applied for the construct validity of the data obtained from the measurements. As a result of EFA, a construct consisting of 23 items and six factors explaining 66.44% of the total variance was obtained. Factors obtained are; Communication and Collaboration, Programming, Problem Solving, Digital Content Development, Information and Data Literacy and Security. Findings from the CFA showed that 23 items and six sub factors of the scale have adequate fit indices. The reliability of the instrument was tested by the Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient and independent t test conducted by calculating the mean scores of the top 27% (individuals with high levels of measured characteristics) of the group and the sub 27% (individuals with low levels of measured characteristics) of the group calculated reliability coefficients are determined to be within the acceptable limits.When the validity and reliability analysis results are considered, the scale can be said to be a valid and a reliable instrument. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu araştırmada ortaokul ve lise öğrencilerinin bilgi, medya ve teknoloji becerilerine ait yeterliliklerini ölçecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma 2017-2018 eğitim-öğretim yılında toplam 731 öğrenciden oluşan farklı iki grup üzerinde yapılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin yapı geçerliği için Açıklayıcı Faktör Analizi (AFA) ve Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) uygulanmıştır. Açıklayıcı Faktör Analizi neticesinde toplam varyansın %66.44’ünü açıklayan, 23 madde ve altı faktörden oluşan bir yapı elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen faktörler; İletişim ve İşbirliği, Programlama, Problem Çözme, Dijital İçerik Geliştirme, Bilgi ve Veri Okuryazarlığı ve Güvenlik olarak isimlendirilmiştir. Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizinden elde edilen bulgular, Bilgi, Medya ve Teknoloji Becerileri Yeterlilik Ölçeğine ilişkin 23 madde ve altı faktörlü yapının yeterli uyum değerlerine sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Faktörlerden elde edilen ölçümlerin güvenirliğinin analizi için Cronbach Alfa ve %27’lik altüst grup karşılaştırmalarına yer verilmiştir ve hesaplanan güvenirlik katsayılarının kabul edilebilir sınırlar içerisinde olduğu görülmüştür. Bu bulgulara dayanarak, Bilgi, Medya ve Teknoloji Becerileri Yeterlilik Ölçeğinin geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu söylenebilir.
Pola Persebaran Limbah Air Panas PLTU Di Kolam Pelabuhan Tambak Lorok Semarang
Authors: Subardjo Petrus , Ario Raden , Handoyo Gentur 
Published: June 2018

Tambak Lorok terletak di pantai utara Jawa Tengah telah mengalami perkembangan yang cukup pesat dalam bidang industri. Industri-industri tersebut berpeluang untuk berpotensi mencemari perairan sekitarnya. Salah satu industri yang ada di wilayah Tambak Lorok adalah Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Uap atau PLTU Tambak Lorok yang membuang limbah panas ke perairan sekitarnya. Pembuangan limbah panas akan memberikan pengaruh terhadap kondisi lingkungan perairan terutama suhu perairan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pola sebaran panas akibat limbah panas dari PLTU di Kolam Pelabuhan Tambak Lorok Semarang. Sampling dengan tujuan tertentu atau purposive samplng methods dilakukan untuk mencari data sesuai dengan tujuan penelitian. Pendekatan permasalahan dilakukan dengan penetapan sejumlah stasiun dengan pertimbangan yang ditetapkan berdasarkan tujuan penelitian. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan mengambil pada beberapa titik lokasi dengan pengumpulan data berupa suhu yang merupakan variabel kontrol. Data yang diperoleh selanjutnya dianalisis menggunakan program Surface Modelling System (SMS) sehingga menghasilkan peta sebaran panas. Hasil pemetaan sebaran menunjukkan bahwa pola sebaran panas di Kolam Pelabuhan Tambak Lorok Semarang menuju ke arah timur pada bulan Agustus 2012, kemudian ke arah barat laut di bulan September 2012, dan ke arah timur laut pada bulan Oktober 2012. Pola sebaran panas paling tinggi hanya terjadi pada daerah outlet dan semakin turun ketika menjauhi outlet karena pengaruh arus dan semakin bertambahnya kedalaman perairan. Kata Kunci : Suhu, SMS, PLTU, Tambak Lorok
Pertumbuhan ikan Nila Larasati (Oreochromis niloticus) di Tambak dengan Pemberian Ransum Pakan dan Padat Penebaran yang Berbeda
Authors: Djunaedi Ali , Pribadi Rudhi , Hartati Retno , Redjeki Sri , Astuti Retno W. , Septiarani Bintang 
Published: June 2018

Red Nile Tilapia of Larasati strain (Oreochromis niloticus)have capability to digest feed quite efficient, able to grow faster and diseases resistant. They are also tolerant to high salinity and more resilent to environmental change, therefore very prospecytive to be cultivated in tambaks (brackishwater pond). The objective of present work was to determine the effect of larvae stocking density and feed ration on the growth and survival rate of Nile Tilapia in brackishwater pond. The larvae was hacthed in freshwater and acclimatized gradually in brackishwater media and then reared ini cage size of 1x1x1,5meter3with different food ration (3, 5 and 7% body weight)andstocking density of 10, 15, 20 indv./m2).The result showed that the more food ration gave the better growth rate of larvae in stocking density of 10 and 15 indv./m2, the best food ration in 20 indv./m2 was 5% body weight. Upon that result it is recommended to stock the alvae at level of 20 indv./meter and gave food of 5% per body weight. The treatments was not influenced the survival rate of fish cultured. Keywords :Fish Nila Larasati , growth, feed ration, stocking density Ikan Nila Larasati memiliki kemampuan mencerna makanan secara efisien, memiliki pertumbuhan yang cepat serta lebih resisten terhadap penyakit, daya adaptasi luas dan toleransinya yang tinggi terhadap berbagai kondisi lingkungan sehingga prospektif dibudidaya di tambak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan kajian tentang pengaruh padat tebar dan ransum pakan terhadap pertumbuhan dan kelulushidupan ikan Nila Larasati yang dipelihara pada tambak air payau. Ikan Nila Larasati dibenihkan di lingkungan air tawar dan diaklimatisasi secara bertahap di media air payau sebelum digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Percobaan pemeliharaan ikan Nila Larasati dilakukan pada karamba berukuran 1x1x1,5meter3dengan ransum pakan(3, 5 dan 7% bobot biomasa ikan) dan padat penebaran yang berbeda (10, 15, 20 ekor/m2).Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pemberian ransum pakan harian baik 3, 5 dan 7% perhari pada ikan nila dengan kepadatan 5, 10 dan 20 ekor/meter menunjukkan hasil pertumbuhan berat mutlak yang relatif baik, namun untuk efisiensi pakan disarankan untuk melakukan penebaran 20 ekor/meter dengan ransum 5% berat biomasa ikan perhari. Kelulushidupan ikan Nila Larasati tidak dipengaruhi oleh perlakuan. Kata Kunci : Ikan Nila Larasati , pertumbuhan, pakan, padat penebaran
Isolasi dan Identifikasi Bakteri Pembentuk Biofilm dari Tambak Udang Balai Besar Pengembangan Budidaya Air Payau Jepara untuk Menghilangkan Amoniak
Authors: Azizah Ria , Riniatsih Ita , Pringgenis Delianis , Suryono Chrisna Adhi , Suryono Suryono 
Published: June 2018

Brackish water shrimp aquaculture activities often result in organic waste from excess of unconsumed foodstuff and biological waste from shrimp biological waste. The high organic contents increase the levels of ammonia, which is toxic to shrimp and many other aqua lives. One of the most widely used organic material biodegradation system as biofilters, biofilm has not yet seen many uses in shrimp aquafarm waste management. This study aims to isolate and screen biofilm-forming primary bacteria with abilities to degrade ammoniacal nitrogen compounds. The processes involved in this study are location survey, wooden and fiber panel installation, planting of panel in the ponds, isolation of bacteria by dispersion method, purification of primary bacteria by scratch method. Ammoniacal nitrogen degradation test was performed by Microwell Plate Chromatogram Assay and UV-Vis Spectrophotometry. The analysis of the bacteria isolates found 66 primary bacteria with biofilm formation abilities. Based on qualitative analysis, 20 isolates displayed potential in degrading ammoniacal nitrogen compound and 7 isolates showed low (<10%) capacity in degrading ammoniacal nitrogen. Key words: biofilm-forming primary bacteria, ammoniacal nitrogen, degradation Kegiatan budidaya udang di tambak akan menghasilkan limbah organik yang berasal dari sisa pakan yang tidak termakan maupun kotoran udang. Kandungan bahan organik yang tinggi akan meningkatkan kandungan amonia yang bersifat toksik bagi udang dan biota air lainnya. Salah satu sistem biodegradasi bahan organik yang telah banyak digunakan sebagai bioﬁlter namun belum dimanfaatkan dalam pengolahan limbah organik tambak udang adalah bioﬁlm. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengisolasi dan skrining bakteri primer pembentuk bioﬁlm yang mampu mendegradasi senyawa amonia nitrogen. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, maka beberapa tahap penelitian yang telah dilakukan adalah survei lokasi tambak udang, pemasangan panel bahan kayu dan ﬁber, penanaman panel dalam badan air tambak, mengisolasi bakteri dengan metode sebaran, puriﬁkasi bakteri primer pembentuk bioﬁlm dengan metode goresan. Uji oksidasi amonium nitrogen dilakukan secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif dengan metode Micro well plate chromatogram assay dan UV-Vis Spektrofotometer. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hasil isolasi diperoleh sebanyak 66 isolat bakteri primer pembentuk bioﬁlm. Berdasarkan uji kualitatif diperoleh 20 isolat yang memiliki potensi mendegradasi senyawa amoniurn nitrogen. Namun hasil uji kuantitatif bakteri seleksi pendegradasi amonium nitrogen menunjukkan 7 isolat yang memiliki kemampuan rendah (< 10%) mendegradasi amonium nitrogen. Kata kunci: bakteri primer pembentuk bioﬁlm, amonia nitrogen, degradasi
Hegel on Byzantium and the Question of Hegelian Neoplatonism
Authors: Arabatzis Georges 
Published: June 2018

The article examines how Hegel’s negative view of Byzantium is different from the Enlightenment’s critique and especially from Voltaire’s criticism of medieval history. In order to account for the Hegelian specificity of interpretation an effort is made to translate the chapter on Byzantium from the Philosophy of History in terms of the analysis of the Phenomenology of the Spirit and, more precisely, on the basis of the chapters on sensible certitude and on the domination and servitude. Considering that for Hegel every philosophical school possesses an autonomous value, one has to wonder why the Byzantine moment of the Spirit is destined to stagnation. The question about Hegel’s Neoplatonism, especially his affiliation with Proclus’s system, shows how the distance separating the Hegelian system from the Proclusian one explains the inadequacy of the latter as to drawing the consequences from the Byzantine spiritual stagnation.
Olympiodorus and Damascius on the Philosopher’s Practice of Dying in Plato’s Phaedo
Authors: Mouzala Melina G. 
Published: June 2018

This paper presents Olympiodorus’ and Damascius’ explanations of the philosopher’s practice of dying in Plato’s Phaedo. It also includes a presentation of Ammonius’ exegesis of the practice of death (meletē thanatou). The Neoplatonic commentators discern two kinds of death, the bodily or physical death and the voluntary death. Olympiodorus suggests that bodily death is only an image of voluntary death and cannot be recognized as an original death, because original death presupposes the preparation for death and the constant effort for the purification of the soul during the philosopher’s life-time. Only preparation for death and purification can ensure the complete separation of the soul from the body. Relative to this distinction is that between apothnēskein and tethnanai; these infinitives denote the dual meaning of death: death as an event or a process and death as a state. Our study examines thoroughly the subtle distinctions made by Olympiodorus and Damascius and offers a comparative analysis of the two definitions of death as well as that of purification. It reaches the conclusion that apothnēskein is a necessary condition of tethnanai, i.e. of a definitive release and parting of the soul from the body. On the other hand, the process of eventual purification, a notion which betrays the religious character of purification, can be identified with apothnēskein, which is the practice of dying by the true philosopher. Finally, our study also emphasizes and explains the difference between the voluntary philosophical death and the voluntary unphilosophical suicide; the latter guaranteeing only bodily or physical death.
The Dokounta of the Platonic Dialectician. On Plato’s distinction between the insufficient "present discussion" and a satisfactory future one
Authors: Szlezák Thomas Alexander 
Published: June 2018

It is a recurring pattern in Plato´s dialogues that the dialectician leads the discussion to a certain point where he identifies further, more fundamental problems, on which he claims to have his own view (to emoi dokoun, vel sim.), which he does not communicate. Such passages are briefly analyzed from five dialogues (Timaeus, Sophist, Politicus, Parmenides, Republic). It is shown that this seemingly strange behaviour of the dialectician corresponds exactly to the way a philosopher should behave according to the Phaedrus. The recurring cases of reticence of the leading figure in dialogue have to be understood as Plato´s written reference to his own unwritten philosophy.
My Walks With Aristotle
Authors: Berti Enrico 
Published: June 2018

In connection with the ongoing celebration of Aristotle’s Year that has been announced by UNESCO, the Poznan Archaeological Reserve – Genius Loci organized a series of lectures “Walks with Aristotle” that refer to the famous name of the Peripatos school. This invitation has been accepted by one of the greatest scholars of Aristotle, Professor Enrico Berti from the University of Padua, who has been publishing for more than 50 years various studies on the philosophy of the Stagirite as well as on the history of philosophy. Recently, his very instructive book, entitled Aristotle’s Profile, has appeared in Polish translation (Poznań 2016). Professor Berti’s presentation provides an overview of his most important achievements. Included in these are his forthcoming works: his new translation and commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics as well as his monograph Aristotelismo which reconstructs the diverse interpretations of Aristotle’s doctrines through centuries: from logic to epistemology, from physics to psychology and zoology, from metaphysics to ethics and politics and lastly from rhetoric to poetics.
Structure and Relevance of the Aristotelian Critic toward the Eleatics (Ph. I 2–3)
Authors: Volpe Enrico 
Published: June 2018

The first book of the Aristotelian Physics may be considered as a sort of general introduction to the whole work. In particular, chapters 2 and 3 result very interesting for the foundation of the science of nature according to Aristotle; indeed, in these two chapters, the Stagirite criticizes the position of the Eleates Parmenides and Melissus. These two philosophers are considered as those who claim that change does not exist because the existence of the not-being is impossible to suppose. For this reason, since the Eleates deny that motion and change really exist, the refutation of their thesis results essential for the logical and ontological foundation of the Aristotelian science of nature. This paper wants to make light on the argumentations that Aristotle uses against Parmenides and Melissus. Indeed, since the Stagirite makes often use of his philosophical categories (like substance; the categories, the continuum and so on), it seems that his critics sound a little bit anachronistic. In many passages of the text is seems that Aristotle “simply” replace the presupposition of the Eleatic philosophy (i.e. the being is and not-being does not) with the thesis of the evidence of moving and plurality, in general. The aim of this contribution is to reflect on the critics present in Ph. I 2–3 in order to underline the importance of the Eleatic philosophy for the Aristotelian science of nature.
Ernest Renan and Marcus Aurelius: On the End of the Ancient World
Authors: Protopapas-Marneli Maria 
Published: June 2018

According to Renan, the day of Marcus Aurelius’ death could be considered as the decisive moment in the downfall of the ancient civilization. He, thus, wonders: “If Marcus Aurelius, the unique emperor-philosopher, did not succeed in saving the world, who else, then, could have saved it?” He notes that the emperor’s death was followed by the succession to the throne of his corrupted son, Commodus, and his friends, who all were all ignorant. Renan observes that the emperor’s kindness could not have prevented the unfortunate fate that befell the Roman Empire after his death. What we have here is the perennial problem, already established in Plato, regarding the role of the philosopher-king in establishing a good state and educating good citizens. However, the case of Marcus Aurelius, as demonstrated by Renan in his book, shows the inability of philosophy to serve the real needs, which ultimately leads to disastrous and irreparable consequences. The present paper attempts to reconstruct the reasons for the unsuccessful application of philosophy, especially the philosophy of the Hellenistic era, to the administrative system of the Roman Empire. It is argued that the failure is mainly due to political, religious and cultural problems.
New reports of the presence and ecology of the Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) in South Sumatra
Authors: Setiawan Arum , Iqbal Muhammad , Komarudin  , Saputra Rio Firman , Setiawan Doni , Yustian Indra 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
The Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri Schlegel 1880), endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is one of the rarest and least known lagomorph in the World. On 2 February 2017, N. netscheri was sighted in the forested Gunung Raya Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. An immediate follow up survey of local coffee farmers and hunters provided new data on the occurrence and ecology of N. netscheri.
Crystal structure of bis(N-(1-(pyrazin-2-yl)ethylidene)nicotinohydrazonato-κ3
N,N′,O)cadmium(II) – methanol (1/1), C26H28N10O4Zn
Authors: Zhang Ning , Su Meijie , Xu Gaoyuan , Li Huijun 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
C26H28N10O4Zn, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 14.507(4) Å, b = 16.776(5) Å, c = 12.151(3) Å, β = 108.596(4)°, V = 2802.8(13) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0258, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0719, T = 293(2) K.
Crystal structure of ethyl 2-amino-4-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-7-methyl-5-oxo-4H,5H-pyrano [4,3-b]pyran-3-carboxylate, C18H15Cl2NO5
Authors: Li Jing-Yao 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
C18H15Cl2NO5, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 7.423(5) Å, b = 27.798(3) Å, c = 9.550(2) Å, β = 117.62(4)°, V = 1746.0(14) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0395, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1030, T = 293(2) K.
Crystal structure of (E)-2-(1-((2-aminophenyl)imino)ethyl)-6-bromo-4-chlorophenol, C14H12BrClN2O
Authors: Hong Yong , Liu Wei 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
C14H12BrClN2O, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 3.9454(10) Å, b = 24.189(6) Å, c = 13.728(3) Å, β = 90.07°, V = 643.99(7) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0589, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1584, T = 293(2) K.
White-Matter Pathways for Statistical Learning of Temporal Structures
Authors: Karlaftis Vasilis M. , Wang Rui , Shen Yuan , Tino Peter , Williams Guy , Welchman Andrew E. , Kourtzi Zoe 
Published: June 2018

AbstractExtracting the statistics of event streams in natural environments is critical for interpreting current events and predicting future ones. The brain is known to rapidly find structure and meaning in unfamiliar streams of sensory experience, often by mere exposure to the environment (i.e., without explicit feedback). Yet, we know little about the brain pathways that support this type of statistical learning. Here, we test whether changes in white-matter (WM) connectivity due to training relate to our ability to extract temporal regularities. By combining behavioral training and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), we demonstrate that humans adapt to the environment’s statistics as they change over time from simple repetition to probabilistic combinations. In particular, we show that learning relates to the decision strategy that individuals adopt when extracting temporal statistics. We next test for learning-dependent changes in WM connectivity and ask whether they relate to individual variability in decision strategy. Our DTI results provide evidence for dissociable WM pathways that relate to individual strategy: extracting the exact sequence statistics (i.e., matching) relates to connectivity changes between caudate and hippocampus, while selecting the most probable outcomes in a given context (i.e., maximizing) relates to connectivity changes between prefrontal, cingulate and basal ganglia (caudate, putamen) regions. Thus, our findings provide evidence for distinct cortico-striatal circuits that show learning-dependent changes of WM connectivity and support individual ability to learn behaviorally-relevant statistics.
Solution of Volterra integral inclusion in b-metric spaces via new fixed point theorem
Authors: Ali Muhammad Usman Usman , Kamran Tayyab , Postolache Mihai 
Published: June 2018

An existence theorem for Volterra-type integral inclusion is establish in b-metric spaces. We first introduce two new F-contractions of Hardy–Rogers type and then establish fixed point theorems for these contractions in the setting of b-metric spaces. Finally, we apply our fixed point theorem to prove the existence theorem for Volterra-type integral inclusion. We also provide an example to show that our fixed point theorem is a proper generalization of a recent fixed point theorem by Cosentino et al.