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Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: A Case Study on the Adult Male Fans of My Little Pony
Authors: Schimpf Kaitlyn Elizabeth 
Published: September 2019

This is a qualitative case study that examines an alternative subculture composed of adult males who are fans of the Hub Network cartoon television series: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Given the predominantly female cast of pony characters who primarily serve as positive role models for children, the fan base, which refers to itself as "bronies", provides a unique opportunity to explore a group that defies traditional norms regarding masculinity. Four main themes were explored. First, this study seeks to explain why adult males are drawn to this particular show. In addition, this study explores how the bronies are perceived by others who are not part of this subculture. Since it is presumed that bronies are regarded in a negative manner by outsiders, this study also attempts to explain how bronies deal with these primarily negative perceptions. Finally, this study examines how a sub-group within the fan base who derive sexual pleasure from the pony characters differ from the more mainstream group of bronies. Bronies make for a fascinating subculture when framed within gender and sexuality in the age of the internet. Content analyses and narrative analyses were employed using a variety of data sources including online message boards specially created by fans to discuss the television series, popular new stories and a documentary on the bronies subculture. While unusual, the bronies, for the most part, appear to be a harmless group of males who are brought together by a common interest in a cartoon that promotes friendship and acceptance and many inadvertently help to break down traditional stereotypes.
Marketing Responsible Drinking Effectively to Young Adults
Authors: Doyle Colby , Gaudet Matthew , Lay Dominic , McLeod Amber , Schaeffer Robert 
Published: September 2019

The primary goal of this research is to identify and examine the components of responsible drinking advertisements. We will examine industry and government related advertisements as we try to understand one of our major questions: does the source influence the validity of the message? The next group of major questions that we will be looking to answer is how are the vague quantifiers used in responsible drinking campaigns interpreted by the public? How many drinks do people consider “too much?” What does “drink responsibly” really mean? The third major question is whether or not an individual’s current consumption patterns of alcohol have any effect on how individuals assess responsible drinking campaigns. Our qualitative research has indicated that social influences can be strongly related with drinking patterns; this will be further examined in our quantitative research. Also, we will be looking into some of the psychology behind industry and government sponsored advertisements as well as gathering and interpreting information from a sample of our target demographic. Our target demographic consists of both male and females between the ages 18-24. Our literature review and qualitative analysis gave us good insight into some of the potential answers to our questions. We will use these potential answers from our previous research to guide us as we attempt to conduct conclusive research based on a sample data of 169 individuals. Our findings will aid us in developing conclusions and recommendations for Alberta Health Services.
Does the MMR vaccine cause autism? How uncritical acceptance of information can have disastrous consequences.
Authors: Vowel Alana 
Published: September 2019

One of the most damaging medical controversies in several decades has been sparked by the publication of a fraudulent paper in 1998 claiming that a link between autism and the administration of the MMR vaccine had been found. The crisis is proving to be very difficult to remedy, as vaccination rates plummeted and have still not fully recovered. Fueled by media attention and ill-informed celebrity spokespeople, this poorly conducted study has received dangerous amounts of attention and support. Even with ever-increasing scientific evidence against the claim, the lack of skepticism and critical analysis of research has resulted in children being put in danger of preventable diseases by leaving them unvaccinated.
Ecology and natural history of the Caribbean reef squid Sepiotheuthis sepioidea (Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda)
Authors: Ghadially Melissa 
Published: September 2019

Cephalopod molluscs evolved from ancient cephalopods found during the Cambrian period around 550 million years ago. The Caribbean reef squid (Sepiotheuthis sepioidea) is a small species of cephalopod, up to 30cm in length, found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Throughout their lives these squid can be found in various places in the water column and on the reef. Aside from being a predator, the Caribbean reef squid is also prey for many species of fish as well as humans. Global warming and potential fishing threats are altering the reef squid’s habitat.
Lysistrata, Agamemnon, and Sherlock Holmes: The Construction of the Subjugated Female in Classical and Contemporary Literature
Authors: Reisinger Ashley Laura Danielle 
Published: September 2019

The classical works, Lysistrata and Agamemnon are juxtaposed with the contemporary work of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, in order to appreciate the subjugation of women throughout literature. The reinforcement of women's subjugation through literature conveys the message that women must adhere to cultural norms or be expelled from the culture in which they refuse to adhere. The works are contextualized and examined inasmuch as they typify and create a context for women to operate.
Double-blind randomized clinical trial of vancomycin in spinal arthrodesis: no effects on surgical site infection
Authors: Ludwig do Nascimento Tobias , Finger Guilherme , Sfreddo Ericson , Martins de Lima Cecchini André , Martins de Lima Cecchini Felipe , Stefani Marco Antônio 
Published: September 2019

OBJECTIVESurgical site infection (SSI) results in high morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing spinal fusion. Using intravenous antibiotics in anesthesia induction reduces the rate of postoperative infection, but it is not common practice to use them topically, despite recent reports that this procedure helps reduce infection. The objective of this study was to determine whether the topical use of vancomycin reduces the rate of postoperative SSI in patients undergoing thoracolumbar fusion.METHODSA randomized, double-blind clinical trial in a single hospital was performed comparing vancomycin and placebo in thoracolumbar fusion patients.RESULTSA total of 96 patients were randomized to placebo or vancomycin treatment. The mean patient age was 43 ± 14.88 years, 74% were male, and the most common etiology was fall from height (46.9%). The overall rate of postoperative SSI was 8.3%, and no difference was found between the groups: postoperative infection rates in the vancomycin and placebo groups were 8.2% and 8.5% (relative risk [RR] of SSI not using vancomycin 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.28–3.93, p = 0.951), respectively. Patients with diabetes mellitus had higher SSI rates (RR 8.98, 95% CI 1.81–44.61, p = 0.007).CONCLUSIONSThis is the first double-blind randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effects of topical vancomycin on postoperative infection rates in thoracolumbar fusion patients, and the results did not differ significantly from placebo.Clinical trial registration no.: RBR-57wppt (ReBEC; http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/)
A computer vision approach to identifying the manufacturer and model of anterior cervical spinal hardware
Authors: Huang Kevin T. , Silva Michael A. , See Alfred P. , Wu Kyle C. , Gallerani Troy , Zaidi Hasan A. , Lu Yi , Chi John H. , Groff Michael W. , Arnaout Omar M. 
Published: September 2019

OBJECTIVERecent advances in computer vision have revolutionized many aspects of society but have yet to find significant penetrance in neurosurgery. One proposed use for this technology is to aid in the identification of implanted spinal hardware. In revision operations, knowing the manufacturer and model of previously implanted fusion systems upfront can facilitate a faster and safer procedure, but this information is frequently unavailable or incomplete. The authors present one approach for the automated, high-accuracy classification of anterior cervical hardware fusion systems using computer vision.METHODSPatient records were searched for those who underwent anterior-posterior (AP) cervical radiography following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) at the authors’ institution over a 10-year period (2008–2018). These images were then cropped and windowed to include just the cervical plating system. Images were then labeled with the appropriate manufacturer and system according to the operative record. A computer vision classifier was then constructed using the bag-of-visual-words technique and KAZE feature detection. Accuracy and validity were tested using an 80%/20% training/testing pseudorandom split over 100 iterations.RESULTSA total of 321 total images were isolated containing 9 different ACDF systems from 5 different companies. The correct system was identified as the top choice in 91.5% ± 3.8% of the cases and one of the top 2 or 3 choices in 97.1% ± 2.0% and 98.4 ± 13% of the cases, respectively. Performance persisted despite the inclusion of variable sizes of hardware (i.e., 1-level, 2-level, and 3-level plates). Stratification by the size of hardware did not improve performance.CONCLUSIONSA computer vision algorithm was trained to classify at least 9 different types of anterior cervical fusion systems using relatively sparse data sets and was demonstrated to perform with high accuracy. This represents one of many potential clinical applications of machine learning and computer vision in neurosurgical practice.
Estimation of heat fluxes at the ocean-atmosphere interface in the south-western part of the Baltic Sea (2003—2016)
Authors: Dubravin V. F. , Kapustina M. V. , Stont Zh. I. 
Published: September 2019

Based hydrometeorological data of the MARNET monitoring network, with the sampling interval of 1-hour, from 2003—2016, provided by the German Oceanographic Data Centre (BSH / DOD (M41)), the contributions of the irregular daily variability, the regular daily variability, the synoptic variability, the irregular intra-annual variability, the regular seasonal variability and the interannual component in the total temporal variability of the sensible and latent heat fluxes were estimated. The intra-annual and inter-annual variability of the specific contribution of the daily component of the sensible and latent heat fluxes are computed. It is shown that the structure of time variations of the fluxes in the southern part of the Baltic Sea depends on both, the station location and the nature of the flux itself.
A. A. Chibilyov, A. A. Chibilyov (jr.), O. S. Rudneva, A. A. Sokoplov, Yu. A. Padalko, D. S. Meleshkin, D. V. Grigorevsky. Problems of Sustainable Development of Socio-Economic Geosystems of the Steppe Zone of the Russian Federation. Orenburg: Institute of Steppe of the Ural branch of the RAS, 2018. 128 p. [in Russian]
Authors: Zibarev A. G. , Rozenberg G. S. 
Published: September 2019

The monograph under review is devoted to the peculiarities of Russian steppe regions development. The analysis of the elements of the natural-ecological framework and the ecological safety of the territory was carried out. Within the framework of the implementation of multiscale research, a cartographic analysis of the socio-ecological and ecological state of natural-economic systems of the Russian Federation steppe zone key region was carried out.
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER MIXTURES DERIVED FROM ACORN KERNEL OIL
Authors: Bague Darean A. , Franks Russell J. 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
Biodiesel fuels are produced via transesterification of a triacylglycerol (TAG, e.g. vegetable oil, waste cooking oil, or animal fats) with a short-chain alkyl alcohol in the presence of a suitable catalyst. Alternative TAG sources, ones not derived from plants used as human food sources, have been of particular recent interest. In this work, the oil extracted from the endosperm of acorns, acorn kernel oil (AKO), was used as an alternative TAG source for the synthesis of biodiesel fuels. Acorns were collected from various species of oak trees (Quercus spp.) in the city of Nacogdoches, Texas. AKO was extracted from the acorn endosperm. The AKO was then subjected to acid-catalyzed and base-catalyzed transesterification with methanol and ethanol to produce acorn kernel oil methyl esters (AKOME) and acorn kernel oil ethyl esters (AKOEE) respectively. Concentrated H2SO4 was used as the acid catalyst and K2CO3 was used as the base catalyst. The effect of using a room temperature ionic liquid on percentage conversion for base-catalyzed transesterification was also investigated. Product mixtures were characterized using 1H-NMR spectroscopy. The NMR data were used to confirm the presence of transesterified products as well as to quantify the percentage conversion for the reaction. Percent conversion results ranged from 96 to 98% for AKOME products and 96 to 97% for AKOEE products.
SYNTHESIS OF 2-, AND 3-NITROBENZANTHRONE VIA DIRECT NITRATION OF BENZANTHRONE WITH NITRIC ACID/ACETIC ACID
Authors: Onchoke Kefa K. , Ojeda Jorge J. 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
Three mono-nitrobenzanthrone isomers (1-, 2-, and 3-nitrobenzanthrone; 1-, 2-, and 3-NBA) were synthesized by reacting benzanthrone (BA) with nitric acid (HNO3) in acetic anhydride at ice-cold conditions. The major product, 2-nitrobenzanthrone (2-NBA), was confirmed using GC-MS via comparisons with a standard sample. On the basis of the elution profiles and fragmentation patterns two other isomers formed were assigned to 1-, and 3-nitrobenzanthrone (1-, and 3-NBA). The average percent yields of 1-, 2-, and 3-NBA were 0.3 ± 0.1%, 10.5 ± 2.6 %, and 6.4 ± 1.3 %, respectively.
pengaruh penggunaan media maket dengan metode inkuiri terhadap pemahaman konsep siswa di smps advent nusra noelbaki tahun ajaran 2018/2019
Authors: Mudi Ariesta , Manu Theodora S.N 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
This research is aimed at knowing the influence of using “Maket” media with Inquiry method towards students’ understanding on Biological concepts. The research method used in this research was experimental with One Group Pretest-Postest Design. The population of this study 37 students of grade VII in SMPS Advent Nusra Noelbaki. The sampling technique used in this study was Purposive Sampling; Since the number of population was too small, the writer took them all as sample of this study, as treatment group. From this study, the data obtained by test, it is essay test, then the data were analyzed used t-test analysis. From the data analysis, it was shown that tcount = 6,514 and ttable = 2,056 with the significant level (a) = 0,05. Since the result of tcount = 6,514 ˃ ttable = 2,056, therefore the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and Alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. It is conluded that there is an influence on the use of “Maket” media with inquiry method toward students’ understanding on Biology concepts. The teaching and learning process using “Maket” media with Inquiry method made students more active, the teaching and learning is not monotonous and the students are more attractive participate and more understand the material taught.
Key Words:“Maket” Media, Inquiry Method, Concept Understanding
Impacto do estado nutricional e do tempo de jejum nas complicações gastrointestinais e no tempo de hospitalização em pacientes cirúrgicos
Authors: Araripe Tamara Soares de Oliveira , Aguiar Ana Patrícia Nogueira , Alexandrino Renata Kellen Cavalcante , Maia Fernanda Maria Machado , Mendonça Priscila da Silva 
Published: September 2019

Introdução: O estado nutricional e o tempo de jejum pré e pós-cirúrgico impactam na morbimortalidade de pacientes submetidos a cirurgias eletivas. No Brasil, o tempo de jejum prolongado e a elevada prevalência de desnutrição são comuns nos hospitais terciários. Objetivo: Realizar levantamento do tempo de jejum médio praticado em hospital terciário e avaliar o impacto do jejum pré e pós-cirúrgico e do estado nutricional nas complicações gastrointestinais imediatas e no tempo de hospitalização em pacientes cirúrgicos. Material e métodos: Estudo prospectivo, realizado no Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, em Fortaleza. Foram avaliados 173 indivíduos submetidos a cirurgias eletivas de médio e grande porte entre agosto de 2016 a janeiro de 2017. Foram coletadas medidas antropométricas, hemograma e informações como tempo de jejum pré e pós-cirúrgico, permanência hospitalar e complicações gastrointestinais. As análises de correlação e associação foram realizadas no Software SPSS®, com nível de significância fixado em p< 0,05. Resultados: A maioria dos pacientes (71,1%) foi submetida à cirurgia de porte II (grande porte). Houve correlação negativa entre tempo de permanência hospitalar e índice de massa corporal [r= -0,223; p= 0,003], circunferência braquial [r= -0,335; p< 0,001], dobra cutânea tricipital [r= -0,320; p< 0,001], área muscular do braço corrigida [r= -0,253; p= 0,001], contagem total de linfócitos [r= -0,223; p= 0,008], hemoglobina [r= -0,243; p= 0,004] e relação linfócito/monócito [r= -0,308; p< 0,001]. Adicionalmente, houve correlação positiva entre tempo de permanência hospitalar com o tempo de jejum pós-cirúrgico [r= 0,456; p< 0,001]. Ausência de complicações gastrointestinais foi associada a valores de triagem (Nutritional Risk Screenin-2002) < 3 (p= 0,034) e entre menor tempo de jejum pós-cirúrgico (p= 0,033). Conclusão: Pacientes desnutridos, com maior risco nutricional e os que se submeteram a um tempo de jejum pós-cirúrgico elevado apresentaram maior tempo de permanência hospitalar e maior incidência de complicações gastrointestinais.
Identification of environmental costs for agricultural companies – methodological questions and problems
Authors: Hoffmann András , Somogyi Tamás 
Published: September 2019

It is the consensus in the economic literature that corporate leaders do not know accurately the magnitude of environmental costs in their firms, and this lack of information is often a barrier to making environmentally-friendly decisions. For this reason, an important task of environmental accounting is identification of these costs, and a more realistic distribution of them among the products.In this paper, we carried out identification of costs and expenditures for Hungarian agricultural companies. We have dealt with this theme previously, but without detailing the related methodological questions. Detailed discussion is necessary because of the novelty of the subject (environmental accounting for agricultural firms).Therefore, we elaborate the following questions: scope of determination of environmental costs and expenditures; methods for quantifying specific items; technique for their accounting. We also attempt to confront different viewpoints in the literature. Differences in accounting found between companies investigated are also presented.The importance of our investigation is related to the significant increase in the number of environmental statutes that concern agricultural companies (e.g. rules for waste treatment, environmental taxation, introduction of charges and fees, regulation on liquid manure). Following these regulations puts an increasingly significant burden on the companies; therefore, the quantifications of environmental cost items has a growingimportance.
A SHRINKING PROJECTION METHOD FOR SOLVING THE SPLIT COMMON FIXED POINT PROBLEM IN HILBERT SPACES
Authors: Hà Mai Thị Ngọc 
Published: September 2019

Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi nghiên cứu bài toán điểm bất động chung tách trong 2 không gian Hilbert. Cho H1 và H2 là hai không gian Hilbert thực. Cho S1: H1 → H1, và S2: H2 → H2, là hai ánh xạ không giãn trên không gian H1và H2 tương ứng. Bài toán đặt ra là: tìm một phần tử x† ∈ H1 sao cho: x† ∈ Ω := Fix(S1) ∩ T−1( Fix(S2)) ≠ ∅,Khi T : H1 → H2là một ánh xạ tuyến tính bị chặn cho trước từ H1 vào H2. Sử dụng phương pháp chiếu thu hẹp, chúng tôi đề xuất một thuật toán mới (Thuật toán 3.1) để giải bài toán này và thiết lập một định lý hội thụ mạnh cho thuật toán (Định lý 3.3).
CREENCIAS RELACIONADAS CON LA VIOLENCIA DE PAREJA
Authors: Ccecarelli Flores Juan  , Quijandria Angulo Jackeline Estela  , Quijandria Angulo Jackeline Estela  , Requejo Torres Jhon Edwin  
Published: September 2019

Objetivo: Determinar las creencias relacionadas con la violencia de pareja en los pobladores del Centro Poblado “La Tierra Prometida” (Ica). Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal en el Centro Poblado “La Tierra Prometida” (Ica), que alberga aproximadamente 1800 familias y 3600 pobladores de 19 a 59 años de edad. La muestra de 361 pobladores se seleccionó mediante muestreo aleatorio multietápico. Resultados: La violencia de pareja fue reportada por 350 (97,0%) entrevistados, en 345 (95,6%) de ellos fue de tipo psicológico y en 271 (75,1%) de tipo físico. Se observó mayor aceptación (de acuerdo o muy de acuerdo) con el enunciado “la mujer no se da cuenta cuando maltrata a su pareja” (75,1%), “el hombre que maltrata a una mujer tiene problemas psicológicos” (73,4%) y “el hombre que se deja maltratar por una mujer tiene problemas psicológicos” (73,2%). La violencia psicológica se asoció con la actividad laboral y el antecedente de violencia infantil (p<0,5); la violencia física se asoció al grado de instrucción (p<0,05). Conclusiones: Las creencias de la población denotan la presencia de patrones culturales que estigmatizan al hombre frente a este problema y que podrían limitar su reconocimiento y denuncia.
Teachersâ€™ Problems and Solutions in Implementing Curriculum 2013
Authors: Apsari Yanuarti 
Published: September 2019

Curriculum 2013 as an effort to reform educational system. However, the Curriculum demands teacher and school to be skilled and trained and because of this, in implementing School Based Curriculum teachers deal with some problems. Thus, this study aims to find out the problems faced by the English teacher in implementing Curriculum 2013 and their solution to overcome those problems. With regard to the purpose of the research, a qualitative approach was employed. The data were obtained through observation, questionnaires and documents. The data were transcribed, categorized, and interpreted to answer the research questions. The respondents of this study were three English teachers of three high school in Batujajar. The result of the study showed that dealing with the the implementation of Curriculum 2013 the teachers had the problem related to three aspects namely: problems related to teaching and learning process, problems related to creating lesson plan, and problems related with teaching material. It was also revealed that the respondents do some efforts to overcome those problems such as maximizing the provided facilities, cooperating with others teachers, getting involved in workshop or MGMP,searching the example of lesson plan from internet, reading the various sources, copying and using lesson plan from the other schools, download E book, asking for friend to send E book through email and using the previous book. Â Key Words: Curriculum 2013, Problem and Solution