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Temporal analysis of threats causing species endangerment in the United States
Authors: Leu Matthias , Haines Aaron M. , Check Courtney E. , Costante Delaney M. , Evans Jessica C. , Hollingsworth Margaret A. , Ritrovato Isabel T. , Rydberg Ann Marie , Sandercock Alexander M. , Thomas Kayli L. , Treakle Tyler C. 
Published: September 2019

AbstractUnderstanding temporal variation of threats that cause species endangerment is a key to understand conservation strategies needed to improve species recovery. We assessed temporal variation in the threats to species listed under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) as identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Based on initial review of ESA listing decisions and literature, we identified six overarching threat categories: habitat modification, overutilization, pollution, species–species interaction, demographic stochasticity, and environmental stochasticity. We screened listing decision documents to determine threat occurrence (i.e., presence/absence of a given threat in a listing decision) for each threat category for all species listed between 1975 and 2017. We evaluated how the number of threats and specific threat occurrences changed over the past four decades. We found that the number of threats per listing decision increased more than twofold from an average of 1.5 (95% CI: 1.3–1.7) threats in 1975 to 3.7 (95% CI: 3.4–4.0) threats in 2017. Threat occurrence increased for habitat modification, environmental stochasticity and species–species interaction, while it decreased for overutilization since 1975 and for demographic stochasticity and pollution since the mid‐2000s. The documented increase in number of threats at time of listing may be due to a growing human population exerting increased pressure on species persistence, improved scientific advancement in understanding factors influencing species endangerment, or prolonged time taken for more recent species to be listed under the ESA. We believe that key federal and state governmental regulations have resulted in a documented decrease in overutilization, demographic stochasticity, and pollution, and we recommend large‐scale strategies combined with local planning efforts to address the growing threats of habitat loss, environmental stochasticity, and species–species interaction.
Declines in insect abundance and diversity: We know enough to act now
Authors: Forister Matthew L. , Pelton Emma M. , Black Scott H. 
Published: September 2019

AbstractRecent regional reports and trends in biomonitoring suggest that insects are experiencing a multicontinental crisis that is apparent as reductions in abundance, diversity, and biomass. Given the centrality of insects to terrestrial ecosystems and the food chain that supports humans, the importance of addressing these declines cannot be overstated. The scientific community has understandably been focused on establishing the breadth and depth of the phenomenon and on documenting factors causing insect declines. In parallel with ongoing research, it is now time for the development of a policy consensus that will allow for a swift societal response. We point out that this response need not wait for full resolution of the many physiological, behavioral, and demographic aspects of declining insect populations. To these ends, we suggest primary policy goals summarized at scales from nations to farms to homes.
An IND-CCA2 secure post-quantum encryption scheme and a secure cloud storage use case
Authors: Zeng Peng , Chen Siyuan , Choo Kim-Kwang Raymond 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
Code-based public key encryption (PKE) is a popular choice to achieve post-quantum security, partly due to its capability to achieve fast encryption/decryption. However, code-based PKE has larger ciphertext and public key sizes in comparison to conventional PKE schemes (e.g., those based on RSA). In 2018, Lau and Tan proposed a new rank metric code-based PKE scheme, which has smaller public key and ciphertext sizes compared to other code-based PKE schemes. They also proved that their scheme achieves IND-CPA security, assuming the intractability of the decisional rank syndrome decoding problem. It is known that IND-CCA2 security is the strongest and most popular security assurance for PKE schemes. Therefore, in this paper, we obtain a new code-based PKE scheme from Lau and Tan’s scheme, in order to inherit the underlying small public key and ciphertext sizes. However, our new scheme is shown to achieve IND-CCA2 security, instead of the weaker IND-CPA security. Specifically, the respective public key size and ciphertext size in our new scheme are 15.06 KB and 1.37 KB under 141-bit security level, and 16.76 KB and 1.76 KB under 154-bit security level. We then present a use case for the proposed scheme, that is for secure cloud storage.
Prioritization of strategic initiatives in the context of natural disaster prevention
Authors: Silva Glayse Ferreira Perroni da , Belderrain Mischel Carmen Neyra 
Published: September 2019

Goal: The purpose of this paper is to build the structure of a multicriteria decision model that supports definition and prioritization of strategic initiatives by an institution performing in the prevention of natural disasters.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methodological process is adopted to build a multicriteria evaluation model. A two-phase process is followed, employing a top-down approach, based on Value-Focused Thinking (VFT), in combination with the Multi Attribute Value Theory (MAVT) method. The participants of the MCDA process were experts of the control room in the case study institution.
Results: The proposed methodology not only helped decision makers to enumerate a number of strategic initiatives to accomplish the organizational objective, but also helped them to establish a structured procedure to prioritize these initiatives.
Limitations: Absence of a criterion related to the organization budget in the model; limited scope of participation in the process; absence of quantitative criteria.
Practical implications: The major practical contributions are as follows: an structured model that supports the strategic planning process; a better allocation of resources (human, financial, and materials) in projects that are truly aligned with the strategic objective of the organization; the organizational learning coming from the exercise of reflection on values, objectives and preferences; and the legitimacy of decisions as a result of the participative character of the construction process of the model.
Originality/Value: In this study, a multicriteria evaluation model is structured and applied as support for strategic decision making in the context of a natural disaster early warning system. The model has a significant application potential, since it encourages the adoption of structured decision support methods rather than traditional empirical decision making. Thus, the value of the study lies in the contribution that the proposed model can offer to more effective disaster prevention.
Integration of Facility Location and Equipment Allocation in Health Care Management
Authors: Sathler Tamara De Melo , Almeida João Flávio , Conceição Samuel Vieira , Pinto Luiz Ricardo , Cardoso de Campos Francisco 
Published: September 2019

Goal: This study aims at solving a location problem of Medical Specialties Centers (MSCs) and medical care equipment allocation. Addressing both problems simultaneously is an opportunity to improve public health service quality in the long-term since the literature traditionally treats these problems separately.
Design / Methodology / Approach: The challenge consists in maximizing demand satisfaction with the minimum resource allocation in the public health care reality, where there is limited resource availability and high demand for medical services. For that, it was developed an integrated mathematical model, throughout mixed linear programming. The problem is a case study applied to the secondary public health care level in a Brazilian state. The method is generic and suitable to set the location and allocate resources in health care if the decision maker’s intention is to maximize the use of specialists’ assistance and medical exams.
Results: The results reveal possible improvements in accessibility. Among the insights, the state government should hire 4% more specialists and acquire 1.5% more equipment to assist 99% of population demand for health care service on the secondary level.
Limitation of the investigation: Usually, one appointment can result in more than one medical exam referral. However, this study considers that each specialist meeting refers to only one exam per consultation.
Practical implications: This study contributes to healthcare planning, suggesting a better distribution and allocation of facilities, equipment, and professionals. Moreover, the study proposes accessibility improvements to health unit centers.
Originality / Value: The main contribution of this work is the new integrated approach to public health care planning. The system proposes the reduction of access inequality and the improvement of the quality of health care services.
New trends and opportunities in post-disaster relief optimization problems
Authors: Santos Andréa Cynthia 
Published: September 2019

Goal: Post-disaster operations are a challenging issue, which becomes very complex due to the high density of population in urban areas. Thus, efficient relief operations are very relevant in attenuating the impacts of disasters on the population. For this purpose, optimizing post disaster operations plays a key role, and such issues are focused on this contribution.
Design / Methodology / Approach: Optimization problems appearing in the aftermath of disasters, related to accessibility, distribution and facility location are summarized. They were addressed using real data and the core of such problems was identified in a bottom-up approach, by analyzing the situation on the ground.
Results: Examples of results are presented by means of maps with decision support information. A case study on an addressed location problem is described for the 2015 Kathmandu earthquake. In addition, new trends and opportunities are pointed out, taking into account technological tools, the endogenous characteristics of disasters and emerging applications.
Limitations of the investigation: Regarding the Kathmandu case study, two issues are left for future studies: the uncertain data associated with the affected population and the elasticity of demands.
Practical implications: The data treatment to produce inputs for the algorithms and suitable outputs for the relief teams highlight a collective effort and a real opportunity to use the results practically for humanitarian logistics.
Originality / Value: The optimization models were progressively approached to the situation on the ground, which permits us to identify difficult aspects of the problems, while remaining pragmatic enough to solve real issues.
The intersection between business model and modularity: an overview of the literature
Authors: Clemente Diego Honorato , Hsuan Juliana , De Carvalho Marly Monteiro 
Published: September 2019

Goal: To analyse the intersection between the constructs of modularity and business model in the literature.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Quantitative and Qualitative approaches were utilized through bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review. A bibliometric analysis incorporates keywords, co-citation, and country co-authorship networks generated using VosViewer Software. The research in the databases was carried out in June 2018.
Results: The intersection of modularity and business model is a rather recent study topic in the literature with a small number of articles published up to 2018. Although the concept of modularity has been widely discussed in terms of product, process and organizational levels, recent developments point to the application of this concept to services and business models.
Limitations: The main limitation refers to the sampling process that incorporated articles extracted from ISI Web of Science Core Collection only.
Practical implications: For practice, it provides companies with insights on how business model and modularity may be applied to multiple domains and can eventually contribute to firm performance and business model innovation.
Originality/Value: The originality of the article lies in providing a panorama of the literature on the intersection of business model and modularity in order to identify the main research trends.
The seaweed resources of the Philippines
Authors: Trono Gavino C. , Largo Danilo B. 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
This review paper presents information on the production status of economically important seaweed species in the Philippines, new culture technologies for Halymenia durvillei and also an examination of the present but limited use of Sargassum. The country recorded its highest production volume of seaweeds (mainly eucheumatoids) in 2011 amounting to 1,840,832 metric tons (fresh weight). In the subsequent years, the Philippines recorded a steady decline in production which can be attributed to epiphytism, loss of genetic diversity due to the culture methods used (i.e. vegetative propagation), political unrest in the main farming areas of the Southern Philippines, and the frequent occurrence of typhoons. The more than 200,000 ha of farmable areas along available coastlines remain to be tapped and evaluated in order to determine which areas are suitable for seaweed farming. The haphazard harvesting of Sargassum led to the proclamation of Fisheries Order No. 250 which prohibits harvesting of Sargassum. Exploitation of Gelidiela acerosa remains a concern as there is no currently available culture technology for the species. The lack of comprehensive records on Philippine seaweed production needs to be addressed and its diverse algal resources remain to be explored.
A case of PHACE syndrome with growth hormone deficiency and abnormal thyroid functions
Authors: Bongsebandhu-phubhakdi Chansuda , Tempark Therdpong , Jakchairoongruang Ketsuda , Supornsilpchai Vichit 
Published: September 2019

Abstract

Background
PHACE syndrome is a rare vascular neurocutaneous disorder characterized by posterior fossa anomalies, hemangioma, arterial anomalies, cardiac anomalies and eye anomalies. Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) has been infrequently described.

Case presentation
We report a girl with PHACE syndrome. Endocrine abnormalities including abnormal thyroid functions and GHD have recently been described in similar cases.

Conclusions
This case suggests the necessity to screen pituitary functions in all patients with PHACE syndrome with abnormal hypothalamus and pituitary (HP) anatomy. Likewise, growth parameters and thyroid function test (TFT) should be monitored in all patients with PHACE syndrome at regular intervals.
Genetic testing of two Pakistani patients affected with rare autosomal recessive Fanconi-Bickel syndrome and identification of a novel SLC2A2 splice site variant
Authors: Batool Hajira , Zubaida Bibi , Hashmi Muhammad Almas , Naeem Muhammad 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
Fanconi-Bickel syndrome (FBS) is a rare autosomal recessive carbohydrate metabolism disorder caused by mutations in SLC2A2 encoding the glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2) protein. The clinical manifestations include hepatomegaly, conditional hypo/hyperglycemia, rickets, short stature and proximal renal tubular dysfunction. GLUT2 regulates monosaccharide homeostasis through sugar sensing and transmembrane transportation during high/low glucose levels. In the current study, we present two siblings suffering from FBS. The patients presented with doll-like facies, failure to gain weight and height, abdominal distension and firm hepatomegaly. The family had a history of deaths of twin male siblings in the neonatal period and twin female siblings at ages 10 months and 2.5 years, respectively. Clinical presentation and biochemical investigations including a complete blood count, electrolytes, liver and renal function tests suggested FBS. Mutation screening of SLC2A2 confirmed the diagnosis with identification of a novel homozygous splice site variant predicting an in-frame deletion [p.(Gly166-S169del)] in the GLUT2 protein. The in-silico analysis predicted the variant to affect the three-dimensional conformation of the fourth transmembrane helix of the encoded protein, rendering the non-functionality of GLUT2 in both patients of the family under study.
Metformin can alleviate the symptom of patient with diabetic nephropathy through reducing the serum level of Hcy and IL-33
Authors: Zhang Ling , Niu Jiansheng , Zhang Xiumei , He Wanxia 
Published: September 2019

Abstract

Background
Interleukin-33 (IL-33) and homocysteine (Hcy) were found to be up-regulated in patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN), and the present study aimed to investigate whether metformin (MT) can influence the serum levels of IL-33 and Hcy in patients with DN.

Methods
Sixty patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) were divided into DM group (albumin: Alb <20 mg/L), DN group (Alb >20mg/L), and DN+ MT treatment group, with 20 cases in each group. Patients in each group were treated with insulin for 3 months, and patients in DN+MT group was treated with insulin+MT for 3 months. The serum levels of IL-33, urinary microalbumin excretion rate (UAE), body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), creatinine (Cr), cystatin C (CysC) and Hcy were measured before and after medication. Twenty normal subjects were involved as control.

Results
BMI, Hcy and TC were reduced and HDL-C was increased of patients had been treated with metformin and insulin. UAE, Cr, Ccr and CysC had no differences before and after treatment. The serum level of IL-33 significantly up-regulated in patients with DN, and MT treatment significantly decreased the serum level of IL-33 in patients with DN.

Conclusion
Metformin could alleviate the symptom of patient with DN through decreasing the serum level of IL-33 and Hcy.
Reflections on America’s Higher Education: My Hmong Voice
Authors: Xiong Tong T. 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
Hmong people in the United States of America have started to emerge on the national scene thanks to the recent rise of Hmong politicians winning State representative, senate, and assembly seats. The Hmong-American experience in the United States is a rollercoaster experience. While we have made America our home for the past 45 years, our presence is still largely unknown to the majority of the American people. The struggle of every Hmong person living in a relatively unknown land, unknown culture, and unknown people is very real, it represents that of the whole community struggles to survive. This article focuses on my graduate school experience through the so called multicultural education system. I provide a brief history of the Hmong people, why we are here in the United States, Hmong people’s overall educational experience, and my personal experience in maneuvering through the bureaucratic institution of graduate school. My story represents the larger story of the Hmong people experience in the United States. Portions of this story have appeared as a chapter in the book, Voices of Asian American in higher education: The unheard stories (Obiakor & Hui-Michael, 2018).
High-performance and compact broadband terahertz plasmonic waveguide intersection
Authors: Yuan Mingrui , Li Yanfeng , Lu Yongchang , Zhang Ying , Zhang Ziying , Zhang Xueqian , Zhang Xixiang , Han Jiaguang , Zhang Weili 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
For terahertz (THz) integrated systems, an intersection between waveguides is inevitable and is often accompanied by considerable crosstalk and loss. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel type of crossing with a footprint less than 0.2 × 0.2 mm2 for THz surface plasmon polariton waveguiding. With an optimized crossover structure, the measured loss of the intersection is as low as 0.89 dB/crossing, and the crosstalk is less than −19.06 dB/crossing at 0.55 THz. The proposed crossing structure is compact and has low loss and crosstalk within a broad band, which will pave the way for a wide range of new applications for THz integrated systems.
TRANSFORMASI MAKNA SIMBOLIK MIHRAB PADA NOVEL KE FILM DALAM MIHRAB CINTA KARYA HABIBURRAHMAN EL SHIRAZY KAJIAN EKRANISASI
Authors: Oktafiyani Ayu , Suseno Suseno , Nuryatin Agus 
Published: September 2019

ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bentuk transformasi makna simbolik mihrab dalam novel dan filmDalam Mihrab Cinta. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan ekranisasi dan Semiotik Riffaterre. Terdapat perbedaan pada hasil pemaknaan simbolik mihrab antara novel dan film karena fokus cerita yang juga berbeda, meski keduanya bermuara pada makna yang sama. Hasil transformasi menimbulkan adanya penciutan, penambahan dan perubahan bervariasi. Makna simbolik mihrab pada novel dan film diartikan sebagai pejalanan pencarian jati diri Syamsul untuk menjadi orang yang ditakdirkan baik oleh Allah, dengan mendekatkan diri kepada-Nya. Hal itu didasarkan pada hasil pembacaan heuristik, hermeneutiknya.

Kata Kunci: ekranisasi; makna simbolik mihrab; mihrab
NILAI MORAL DALAM CERITA RAKYAT PESISIRAN SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF BAHAN AJAR
Authors: Zuliyanti Zuliyanti , Fitrotul Nurul 
Published: September 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan analisis nilai-nilai moral dalam cerita rakyat pesisiran sebagai alternatif bahan ajar dalam pembelajaran Sejarah Sastra Lama. Metode penelitian ini digunakan metode analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Objek penelitian ini adalah cerita rakyat pesisiran. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah masyarakat pesisiran yang memahami cerita rakyat pesisiran. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian ini adalah studi pustaka, teknik observasi, teknik wawancara, dan teknik simak catat. Sedangkan instrumen penelitian ini adalah lembar observasi, lembar wawancara, dan kartu data. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan tahap-tahap: (1) pengumpulan data, (2) reduksi data, (3) penyajian (display) data, dan (4) penyimpulan atau verifikasi data dan hasil. Hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa cerita rakyat dari pesisiran terkandung nilai sosial dan agama yang dapat diterapkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dan dijadikan teladan dalam menjaga kerukunan dan ketentraman. Nilai-nilai sosial dan agama tersebut sangat cocok untuk diintegrasikan dalam pembelajaran sastra terutama dalam pembelajaran Sejarah Sastra Lama.

The purpose of this study is to describe the analysis of moral values ​​in coastal folklore as an alternative teaching material in learning the History of Old Literature. This research method used qualitative descriptive analysis method. The object of this research is coastal folklore. The source of this research data is coastal communities that understand coastal folklore. The data collection techniques of this study are literature studies, observation techniques, interview techniques, and note taking techniques. While the research instruments are observation sheets, interview sheets, and data cards. Data analysis techniques are carried out with stages: (1) data collection, (2) data reduction, (3) data presentation (display), and (4) inference or verification of data and results. The results of the study show that folklore from coastal areas contains social and religious values ​​that can be applied in daily life and are exemplary in maintaining harmony and tranquility. These social and religious values ​​are very suitable to be integrated in literary learning, especially in learning the History of Old Literature.