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A NEW HYBRID FUZZY TIME SERIES FORECASTING MODEL BASED ON COMBINING FUZZY C-MEANS CLUSTERING AND PARTICLE SWAM OPTIMIZATION
Authors: Tinh Nghiem Van , Dieu Nguyen Cong 
Published: October 2019

Fuzzy time series (FTS) model is one of the effective tools that can be used to identify factors in order to solve the complex process and uncertainty. Nowadays, it has been widely used in many forecasting problems. However, establishing effective fuzzy relationships groups, finding proper length of each interval, and building defuzzification rule are three issues that exist in FTS model. Therefore, in this paper, a novel FTS forecasting model based on fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering and particle swarm optimization (PSO) was developed to enhance the forecasting accuracy. Firstly, the FCM clustering is used to divide the historical data into intervals with different lengths. After generating interval, the historical data is fuzzified into fuzzy sets. Following, fuzzy relationship groups were established based on the appearance history of the fuzzy sets on the right-hand side of the fuzzy logical relationships with the aim to serve for calculating the forecasting output. Finally, the proposed model combined with PSO algorithm was applied to adjust interval lengths and find proper intervals in the universe of discourse for obtaining the best forecasting accuracy. To verify the effectiveness of the forecasting model, three numerical datasets (enrolments data of the University of Alabama, the Taiwan futures exchange –TAIFEX data and yearly deaths in car road accidents in Belgium) are selected to illustrate the proposed model. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model is better than any existing forecasting models in term of forecasting accuracy based on the first – order and high-order FTS.
Distal renal denervation: cardioprotection in patients with resistant hypertension
Authors: Sitkova E. S. , Mordovin V. F. , Pekarsky S. E. , Ripp T. M. , Falkovskaya A. Yu. , Lichikaki V. A. , Zyubanova I. V. , Baev A. E. , Ryabova T. R. , Mochula O. V. , Usov V. Yu. 
Published: October 2019

Aim. To study the effectiveness of using the anatomically optimized distal renal denervation (RDN) in comparison with the standard approach for reducing myocardial damage and left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy in patients with resistant hypertension (HTN).Material and methods. The randomized double-blind study of the efficacy and safety of distal RDN compared to conventional main renal artery intervention (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02667912) for the treatment of resistant HTN included 26 patients. All patients were divided into two groups: group 1 (n=16) — distal RDN, group 2 (n=10) — conventional RDN. In addition to 24-hour blood pressure (BP) monitoring, initially and 12 months after the intervention, contrast- enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was performed to determine the left ventricular mass and non-coronary myocardial damage area. All patients signed informed consent. Twenty-four patients completed the present study.Results. After 12 months, the mean 24-hour BP significantly decreased after both distal RDN (from 167,2±28,5/93,2±19,3 to 147,0±13,7/81,5±9,3 mm Hg (p<0,05)) and conventional RDN (from 157,5±22,5/90,6±23,9 to 139,9±17,7/80,0±16,7 (p<0,05)). Also in both cases, a trend to LV mass decrease was revealed: from 252,6±85,2 to 221,0±60,3 gm (p=0,096) after the distal RDN; from 214,3±54,1 to 186,4±48,1 gm (p=0,071) after the conventional RDN. In contrast, the myocardial damage area decreased only after distal RDN (from 2,33±1,33 to 1,35±0,67 cm3 (p=0,02)) and did not change after conventional RDN.Conclusion. In comparison with the conventional main renal artery intervention, distal RDN in patients with resistant HTN has an additional cardioprotective effect — a decrease in LV myocardial damage area.
Feasibility of Treating Adults with Ewing or Ewing-Like Sarcoma with Interval-Compressed Vincristine, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide Alternating with Ifosfamide and Etoposide
Authors: Lu Eric , Ryan Christopher W. , Bassale Solange , Lim Jeong Youn , Davis Lara E. 
Published: October 2019

Abstract

Background
Vincristine, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide (VDC) alternating with ifosfamide and etoposide (IE) administered every 2 weeks demonstrated a superior event-free survival compared with 3-week dosing in a landmark pediatric trial and is now standard of care for younger patients. Only 12% of patients enrolled in that trial were over 18 years of age; thus, the feasibility of interval-compressed VDC/IE in adults remains poorly described. We conducted a retrospective analysis of our institutional experience using this regimen.

Materials and Methods
Pharmacy administration records at Oregon Health and Science University were reviewed to identify patients with Ewing and Ewing-like sarcoma aged 18 years and older who received VDC/IE every 2 weeks.

Results
We identified 24 patients. Median age was 28 years (range 18–60 years). At diagnosis, 67% had localized disease. The most common primary sites were extremity (38%) and pelvis (17%); another 25% had extraosseous disease. The median interval between cycles was 15.0 days, with no difference between patients aged &lt;30 years versus ≥30 years. The median number of admissions for toxicity per patient was two, primarily for febrile neutropenia. Early treatment discontinuation occurred in 17%. Dose reductions were minimal, with mean cumulative doses achieved comparable to original planned dose and no difference between patients aged &lt;30 years versus ≥30 years.

Conclusion
For adults with Ewing and Ewing-like sarcoma, administration of interval-compressed chemotherapy is feasible, without significant dose reductions required. Our results are comparable to prior studies involving a primarily pediatric population.
Redes Interorganizacionais e Criação de Valor Corporativo no Brasil
Authors: Sousa Cavalcante Danival , Vasconcelos Alessandra Carvalho de , Ingrid da Costa Cardoso Vanessa , Vinícius Veras Machado Marcus 
Published: October 2019

Objetivo: Esta pesquisa investiga a relação entre a prática de redes interorganizacionais e a criação de valor corporativo em 218 companhias não financeiras listadas na B3.
Método: Com o apoio de técnicas de estatística descritiva, inferencial e multivariada, foram analisadas informações do ano de 2016 relacionadas aos 2.080 conselheiros e diretores, totalizando 15.611 dados, extraídos dos formulários de referência e da EconomáticaÒ.
Resultados: Verificou-se que as empresas têm maior probabilidade de criar valor se limitarem o compartilhamento de seus conselheiros e diretores com outras empresas em até 8 interlockings e possuírem no mínimo 2 e no máximo 4 conselheiros independentes em suas estruturas administrativas.
Contribuições: Conclui-se, com fundamento na Teoria da Dependência de Recursos, que empresas conectadas em rede, por meio de board interlocking, podem contribuir para melhorar a atividade econômica umas das outras, além de sugerir que a existência de laços corporativos favorece a criação de valor corporativo.
Rupture Directivity Analysis of the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake and Its Seismotectonic Implication
Authors: Zang Chong , Ni Sidao , Shen Zhichao 
Published: October 2019

ABSTRACTThe Mw 6.6 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake striking southern Hokkaido Island on 5 September 2018 was a disastrous and peculiar event. In contrast to the usually shallow crustal earthquakes, this event occurred at a hypocentral depth about 37 km, close to the Moho discontinuity. To infer the rupture feature of the 2018 Hokkaido earthquake, we determine focal mechanism and centroid depth of the event with inversion of teleseismic waveforms. The result reveals that the centroid (at depth about 26 km) of this thrust earthquake is shallower than the hypocenter, which suggests the upward rupture propagation and dominant rupture in the lower crust. We also investigate the causative fault and rupture directivity based on waveform modeling. The steeply dipping fault (70°) with strike in the north–south direction is preferred to be the causative fault. The total dimension of rupture is estimated to be about 30 km, based on the aftershock distribution and rupture directivity. We propose that a seismogenic model with low temperature and complex stress field in the lower crust above the subduction‐zone interface may explain this event.
Antonio F. Canales Serrano & Amparo Gómez Rodríguez (Eds.) La larga noche de la educación española. El sistema educativo español en la postguerra
Authors: Costa Rico Antón 
Published: October 2019

Recensión do libro: Antonio F. Canales Serrano& Amparo Gómez Rodríguez (Eds.) La larga noche de la educación española. El sistema educativo español en la postguerra.
Effects of slough clearance rates post adult tonsillectomy in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux disease
Authors: L. Manoj Kumar , Shree N. Raadhika , K. H. Anand 
Published: October 2019

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Laryngopharyngeal reflux is known to be associated with multiple disease of the upper aero digestive tract and can cause serious injury to the mucosa long term.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Patients diagnosed with chronic tonsillitis and indicated for surgery were evaluated for laryngopharyngeal reflux using reflux symptom index score. When score greater than 13 was suggestive of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and counselled for 24 hours ambulatory dual probe pH monitoring. When the reflux event was 7 or more were diagnosed having LPR. Patients were divided into two groups Group A patients with chronic tonsillitis and without LPR and Group B patients with chronic tonsillitis and LPR. Postoperatively there slough percentage was calculated as 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% on the postoperative day (POD) 7, 14 and 21. Slough clearance rates were calculated as 100- slough percentage. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> There were 40 patients in Group A and 40 patients in Group B. The slough clearance rates of Group A were 46.3, 73.8 and 96.9 on post-operative days 7, 14, 21 respectively. The slough clearance rates of Group B were 30.1, 57.6, 90.1 on POD 7, 14, 21 respectively. The p values comparing slough clearance rates showed 0.00, 0.002, 0.013 on POD 7, 14, 21 which was statistically significant. Group B with laryngopharyngeal reflux had delayed healing than Group A.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Laryngopharyngeal reflux seems to adversely affect healing and complication following tonsillectomy due to lowering of slough clearance rates. Hence we recommend the need for assessment and treatment pre/post operatively of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease in adult patients undergoing tonsillectomy.</p>
PAPEL DO SUPERVISOR ESCOLAR DIANTE DA RELAÇÃO PROFESSOR-ALUNO
Authors: Cruz Marlons Lino da , Siqueira Antonio Marcos de Oliveira 
Published: October 2019

RESUMO. A preocupação básica deste estudo é refletir sobre o papel do supervisor escolar diante da relação professor/aluno, relação esta que se faz imprescindível para que o processo educativo aconteça. Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a importância de um bom relacionamento entre professores e alunos no processo de construção do conhecimento. Realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica considerando as contribuições de diversos autores, procurando enfatizar a importância do bom convívio entre educando e educadores, bem como a necessidade do pedagogo cuidar para que a dimensão interpessoal entre ensinantes e aprendentes não interfira de modo negativo no processo ensino-aprendizagem. Concluiu-se a importância de ter um supervisor escolar atuando como mediador dos afetos que ocorrem no interior da escola, de modo a garantir que o processo educativo formal aconteça com qualidade.

ABSTRACT. The basic concern of this study is to reflect on the role of the school supervisor regarding the teacher / student relationship, which is essential for the educational process to happen. This article aims to analyze the importance of a good relationship between teachers and students in the process of knowledge construction. A bibliographic research was carried out considering the contributions of several authors, trying to emphasize the importance of the good coexistence between educating and educators, as well as the necessity of the pedagogue to take care that the interpersonal dimension between teachers and learners does not negatively interfere in the teaching process. learning. It was concluded the importance of having a school supervisor acting as a mediator of the affections that occur within the school, in order to ensure that the formal educational process happens with quality.
VISÃO DOS CAFEICULTORES SOBRE O MARKETING DE SERVIÇOS OFERTADO PELOS CORRETORES DE CAFÉ EM CAPARAÓ – MG
Authors: Prado Lopes Diony Gregório , Ferreira Leonardo dos Santos , Freitas Rodrigo da Silva , Lacerda de Almeida Altamiro Júnior , Araújo Wagner dos Reis Marques 
Published: October 2019

RESUMO. O presente artigo descreve a relevância do marketing e suas ferramentas para as organizações. Em serviços, o artigo descreve e analisa o marketing especifico do setor, apresentando as ferramentas a serem estudadas pelos prestadores, afim de minimizar os impactos causados pelos aspectos dos serviços, baseando-se em seu composto, conhecido como oito P’s, responsáveis por tangibilizar qualidade na prestação dos mesmos. A metodologia foi definida como descritiva e abordagem qualitativa, auxiliada por pesquisas bibliográficas, com aplicação de entrevistas semiestruturadas para a coleta de dados através de amostra composta por 40 (quarenta) cafeicultores do município de Caparaó - MG. Procurou-se identificar a visão dos cafeicultores em relação às estratégias de marketing de serviços utilizadas pelos comércios de corretagem de café do município e a importância da utilização de tais estratégias na expansão competitiva, diante de um mercado saturado. Constatou-se que na visão dos cafeicultores, a inovação competitiva deu lugar ao conformismo com o padrão mercadológico trabalhado atualmente pelo setor e o marketing utilizado é ineficiente, não alcançando uma comunicação direta com o público-alvo. ABSTRACT. This article describes the relevance of marketing and its tools to organizations. In services, the article describes and analyzes the specific marketing of the sector, presenting the tools to be studied by the providers, in order to minimize the impacts caused by the service aspects, based on its compound, known as eight Ps, responsible for tangible quality in providing them. The methodology was defined as descriptive and qualitative approach, aided by bibliographic research, with the application of semi-structured interviews for data collection through a sample composed of 40 (forty) coffee growers from Caparaó - MG. We sought to identify the view of coffee farmers in relation to the marketing strategies of services used by the municipality's coffee brokerage trades and the importance of using such strategies in competitive expansion, facing a saturated market. It was found that in the coffee growers' view, competitive innovation has given way to conformity with the market standard currently being worked by the sector and the marketing used is inefficient, not reaching direct communication with the target audience.
Plurilingual Students' Practices in a Canadian University: Chinese Language, Academic English, and Discursive Ambivalence
Authors: Marshall Steve , Moore Danièle , James Connie Lam , Ning Xiaojie , Dos Santos Pedro 
Published: October 2019

We present findings from a 1-year study of students’ plurilingualism across the disciplines in Canadian higher education. We analyze how students exercise their plurilingual competence, focusing on the use of Chinese languages as tools for learning at a university in Metro Vancouver, Canada. The following data are presented: field notes taken during classroom observations, transcripts of recordings of students using Chinese languages while working collaboratively, and semistructured interviews with students in which they discuss how they use languages for learning. We weigh the creative and instrumental use of Chinese languages as tools for learning against the dominance of academic English. We suggest that the tension between the use of Chinese languages during the process of learning and academic English for assessment underlies the ambivalence around which student participants perceive and practice plurilingualism in higher education.
Nous présentons les conclusions d’une étude d’une durée d’un an sur le plurilinguisme estudiantin à travers les disciplines de l’enseignement supérieur canadien. Nous analysons la façon dont les étudiantes et étudiants exercent leur compétence plurilingue en nous concentrant sur l’utilisation de langues chinoises comme instruments d’apprentissage dans une université du district régional du Grand Vancouver au Canada. Les données suivantes sont présentées : notes prises lors d’observations en classe, transcriptions d’enregistrements d’étudiantes et étudiants communiquant en langues chinoises dans le cadre de travaux en collaboration, et entrevues semi-structurées au cours desquelles ils discutent de la façon dont ils utilisent les langues pour apprendre. Nous établissons une pondération entre l’utilisation créative et instrumentale des langues chinoises comme outils d’apprentissage et la domination de l’anglais académique. Nous suggérons que la tension qui existe entre l’utilisation des langues chinoises en cours d’apprentissage et l’utilisation de l’anglais académique pour l’évaluation souligne l’ambivalence dans laquelle baignent les perceptions et les pratiques plurilingues des étudiantes et étudiants de langues chinoises au niveau de l’enseignement supérieur.
Pemetaan Zona Kerentanan Bahaya Kebakaran Sebagai Upaya Mitigasi Awal Kebakaran Kota Yogyakarta
Authors: Mustaqiman Aulia Nur , Kurniawan Kurniawan , Farkhah Yuliana 
Published: October 2019

<p>Kota Yogyakarta merupakan kota padat penduduk dengan sejumlah aktivitas manusia yang sangat padat, serta konstruksi bangunan dengan potensi bahaya kebakaran yang tinggi, oleh karena itu perlu adanya upaya pemetaan sebagai langkah awal dari upaya mitigasi bahaya kebakaran (pencegahan dan pengurangan resiko bahaya kebakaran). Beberapa faktor yang dapat memicu bahaya kebakaran yaitu jenis aktivitas penduduk, material konstruksi bangunan, kerapatan antar bangunan, aksesibilitas jalan, jumlah mobil pemadam kebakaran, dan sumber air sebagai pemadaman. Faktor-faktor utama di atas menjadi latar belakang utama dalam penelitian ini, yaitu memetakan bahaya kebakaran di Kota Yogyakarta secara spasial tahun 2017 sebagai upaya mitigasi bahaya kebakaran. Metode yang digunakan dalam penentuan zonasi dan penanggulangan dini berupa metode kuatitatif dengan teknik scoring serta analisis spasial berbasis ArcGIS yang dilakukan dengan teknik overlay dengan beberapa variabel. Hasil penelitian membagi Kota Yogyakarta menjadi 3 (tiga) zona bahaya, yaitu kawasan rawan kebakaran kelas tinggi, sedang, dan rendah. Kawasan kerentanan tingkat tinggi diperoleh sebesar 53,08%, kawasan kerentanan tingkat sedang sebesar 15,65%, dan kawasan kerentanan tingkat rendah (aman) sebesar 31,26%. Kerentanan kebakaran tingkat tinggi membutuhkan upaya mitigasi yang ketat dan kompleks, sedangkan kerentanan kebakaran tingkat sedang membutuhkan upaya mitigasi yang sedang, namun untuk kerentanan tingkat rendah berarti zona tersebut sudah aman dan tetap upaya mitigasi tidak boleh diabaikan, sehingga bahaya kebakaran di Kota Yogyakarta dapat ditekan sebaik mungkin</p>
Pengembangan Aplikasi Penjadwalan Rapat Menggunakan Metode Phased Development
Authors: Subhiyakto Egia Rosi , Astuti Yani Parti 
Published: October 2019

<p class="western" style="margin-left: -0.08in; margin-right: -0.08in; text-indent: 0in; margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; line-height: 100%;" lang="en-AU" align="justify">Penggunaan teknologi informasi di sebuah institusi menjadi hal yang penting dalam mendukung kegiatan rutin sehari-hari, salah satunya adalah agenda rapat. Terjadinya bentrokan jadwal maupun ruangan menjadi urgensi penelitian ini. Disamping itu, pencatatan rapat masih dilakukan dalam buku atau memo juga meningkatkan risiko kehilangan dokumen baik karena keteledoran atau bencana alam. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah memberikan alternatif solusi permasalahan tersebut dengan membangun aplikasi penjadwalan rapat menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan basis data MySQL. Analisis dilakukan menggunakan analisis berorientasi objek menggunakan beberapa diagram seperti <em>diagram use case</em>, diagram aktivitas dan diagram kelas. Metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan adalah metode <em>phased development</em>. Metode ini terdiri dari beberapa tahapan yakni perencanaan, analisis, perancangan, implementasi lalu menghasilkan versi aplikasi. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian <em>black box</em> dari enam fitur utama menunjukkan bahwa aplikasi yang dibangun sudah memenuhi standar fungsionalitas yang diharapkan. Hasil <em>user acceptance test </em>kinerja sistem dapat dikatakan 100% sudah memenuhi harapan karena berdasarkan hasil evaluasi pengguna mereka sangat setuju dan setuju terhadap semua parameter yang di evaluasi. Keunggulan dari aplikasi yakni kepuasan pengguna didapatkan 100% pengguna puas menggunakan aplikasi, antarmuka sistem menarik dan akan merekomendasikan aplikasi tersebut. Hanya saja untuk fungsionalitas sistem terdapat 7 responden yang menginginkan penambahan fitur baru.</p>
Evolusi Plagioklas Dan Karakteristik Geokimia Lava Basalt Gunungapi Purba Menganti, Kebumen, Jawa Tengah
Authors: Fadlin Fadlin , Aulia R Astika , Hamzah Wildan Nur 
Published: October 2019

<p><span>Keberadaan jalur subduksi memiliki karakteristik magmatisme dan vulkanisme yang berbeda. <span>Karakteristik ini akan tercermin pada morfologi gunungapi, karakteristik letusan, asosiasi batuan terutama <span>karakteristik mineralogi dan geokimia batuan beku tersebut, sehingga penelitian detil berkaitan dengan karakteristik <span>mineralogi dan geokimia batuan beku sangat dibutuhkan untuk memahami genesa magmatisme dan vulkanisme di <span>daerah tersebut. Lokasi penelitian berada di Pantai Menganti, Kecamatan Ayah, Kabupaten Kebumen, Jawa Tengah. <span>Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu analisis petrografi untuk mengetahui komposisi mineral penyusun lava <span>basalt, lebih jauh lagi untuk mengidentifikasi evolusi mineral plagioklas dan analisis geokimia ICP-MS (<span><em>Inductively </em><span><em>Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry</em><span>) untuk mengetahui kandungan unsur jejak (<span><em>trace element</em><span>) dan unsur tanah <span>jarang (<span><em>Rare Earth Element</em><span>/REE). Evolusi plagioklas penyusun lava basalt Pantai Menganti berupa penurunan <span>komposisi nilai An (<span><em>Anorthite</em><span>), labradorit (An<span>52-59<span>) menjadi andesine-labradorit (An<span>43-50<span>) karena dikontrol oleh <span>diferensiasi magma normal berupa fraksinasi kristal, dalam hal ini tidak menunjukkan adanya <span><em>magma mixing</em><span>. <span>Berdasarkan kajian geokimia didapatkan hasil berupa afinitas magma pembentukan lava basalt di daerah penelitian <span>berada pada tholeitik hingga transisi dengan tatanan tektonik berupa <span><em>Active Continental Margin </em><span>(ACM).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>