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Anatomía de la madera de especies de la selva baja caducifolia de Tamaulipas, México
Authors: Ramírez-Martínez Monserrat , Terrazas Teresa , Aguilar-Rodríguez Silvia , Martínez-Ávalos José Guadalupe 
Published: September 2017

Se estudió la anatomía de la madera de 21 especies de la selva baja caducifolia de Tamaulipas, México, con el objetivo de contribuir al conocimiento anatómico y comparar sus atributos entre ellas y con las de otra selva baja caducifolia de México. Los resultados mostraron anillos de crecimiento; 52% de las especies tienen porosidad difusa; predominan las fibras libriformes con paredes gruesas en 43% de las especies y muy gruesas en Ebenopsis ebano, Drypetes lateriflora, Randia sp. y Vachellia farnesiana; el parénquima es comúnmente paratraqueal y los radios son heterocelulares, excepto en cinco especies de Fabaceae. Las tres especies cuya madera se describe por primera vez se distinguen porque en Harpalyce arborescens el parénquima axial y radial es estratificado, Ocotea tampicensis por sus vasos angostos y fibras cortas y Robinsonella discolor por sus fibrotraqueidas y cuerpos de sílice en los radios. Al comparar la anatomía de la madera a nivel de especie con sus respectivos grupos taxonómicos, se encontraron semejanzas propias de los grupos pero diferencias en el tamaño de los elementos celulares. Los caracteres cuantitativos de la madera se encuentran dentro de los valores registrados para la selva baja caducifolia de la reserva de Chamela; pero las longitudes de elementos de vaso y fibras son más cortas y el diámetro de los vasos es más angosto en las especies aquí estudiadas. La anatomía de ambas comunidades se relaciona con el tipo de clima que les permite sobrevivir durante las temporadas de sequía que se presentan anualmente.
Web-Based Cognitive Remediation Improves Supported Employment Outcomes in Severe Mental Illness: Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Harris Anthony WF , Kosic Tanya , Xu Jean , Walker Chris , Gye William , Redoblado Hodge Antoinette 
Published: September 2017

Background
Finding work is a top priority for most people; however, this goal remains out of reach for the majority of individuals with a severe mental illness (SMI) who remain on benefits or are unemployed. Supported employment (SE) programs aimed at returning people with a severe mental illness to work are successful; however, they still leave a significant number of people with severe mental illness unemployed. Cognitive deficits are commonly found in SMI and are a powerful predictor of poor outcome. Fortunately, these deficits are amenable to treatment with cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) that significantly improves cognition in SMI. CRT combined with SE significantly increases the likelihood of individuals with severe mental illness obtaining and staying in work. However, the availability of CRT is limited in many settings.

Objective
The aim of this study was to examine whether Web-based CRT combined with a SE program can improve the rate return to work of people with severe mental illness.

Methods
A total of 86 people with severe mental illness (mean age 39.6 years; male: n=55) who were unemployed and who had joined a SE program were randomized to either a Web-based CRT program (CogRem) or an Internet-based control condition (WebInfo). Primary outcome measured was hours worked over 6 months post treatment.

Results
At 6 months, those participants randomized to CogRem had worked significantly more hours (P=.01) and had earned significantly more money (P=.03) than those participants randomized to the WebInfo control condition. No change was observed in cognition.

Conclusions
This study corroborates other work that has found a synergistic effect of combining CRT with a SE program and extends this to the use of Web-based CRT. The lack of any improvement in cognition obscures the mechanism by which an improved wage outcome for participants randomized to the active treatment was achieved. However, the study substantially lowers the barrier to the deployment of CRT with other psychosocial interventions for severe mental illness.

Trial Registration
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) 12611000849998; http://www.anzctr.org.au/TrialSearch.aspx?searchTxt=12611000849998&isBasic=True (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6sMKwpeos)
Integración de las TIC en el curso de ondas y partículas de la Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
Authors: Jiménez García Francy Nelly , Beleño Montagut Ligia 
Published: September 2017

El presente artículo muestra los resultados de un proyecto de investigación cuyo objetivo fue Implementar y evaluar el uso de las TIC en la enseñanza de la física en las carreras de ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB) usando la plataforma TEMA como metodología adicional a la tradicional. Se tomaron como muestra los resultados de los exámenes de los estudiantes de los dos semestres del 2011, y se aplicaron diversas actividades de aprendizaje con los estudiantes de los dos semestres del 2012. Para desarrollar las actividades mencionadas, la UNAB cuenta con la plataforma web MOODLE y de manera particular, en este proyecto se trata de utilizar la plataforma con nuevas actividades. El resultado obtenido de esta investigación permite trabajar de manera más cercana en las temáticas de mayor dificultad identificadas.
MARCO ONTOLÓGICO PARA LA ESTRUCTURACIÓN SEMÁNTICA Y LA RECUPERACIÓN DE RECURSOS BIBLIOGRÁFICOS EMPLEANDO PROCESAMIENTO DEL LENGUAJE NATURAL
Authors: Velásquez Pérez Torcoroma , Puentes Andrés Mauricio , Espinel Blanco Edwiw 
Published: September 2017

Resumen: El proyecto tiene como propósito crear un modelo ontológico que describa y relacione los elementos requeridos para el procesamiento del lenguaje natural en el dominio de las búsquedas bibliográficas semánticas. Esta propuesta será abordada como una investigación del tipo descriptiva bajo un enfoque mixto dado que se pretende describir de modo sistemático las características de un modelo que describe una problemática muy común que puede ser abordada desde una perspectiva tecnológica. Palabras clave: Recuperación de la información, web semántica, procesamiento de lenguaje natural.
MEDICIÓN AUTOMÁTICA DEL NIVEL DE APRENDIZAJE EN NIÑOS DE 4 A 6 AÑOS DE EDAD APLICANDO TÉCNICAS DE PROCESAMIENTO DE SEÑALES
Authors: Flórez Ivette Stefany , Mendoza Luis Enrique , Pérez Ginna Viviana 
Published: September 2017

Este artículo presenta la implementación de una herramienta que permita medir de manera automática y en tiempo real el grado de aprendizaje de niños entre edades de4 a 6 años. El sistema contiene 10 sub-pruebas para la edad de 4 años, 11 sub-pruebas para la edad de 5 años y 13 sub-pruebas para la edad de 6 años. Para la implementación automática, se utilizó el procesamiento de señales de voz e imágenes. Las técnicas matemáticas usadas fueron: wavelet, morfología matemática, OTSU y algebra lineal. Se demostró que es posible medir el grado de aprendizaje de manera automática usando procesamiento digital de señales. Palabras clave: Wavelet, morfología matemática, procesamiento de señales.
AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN SPEECH AT THE STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF METRO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
Authors: Sondiana Septian Dwi , - Sudirman - 
Published: September 2017

The objectives of the research are to find out the types of grammatical errors in English students’ speech; to find out the percentage of grammatical errors in English students’ speech; to find out the factors influencing English students’ grammatical errors in their speech. Based on the data, the students have problem in producing verb group, errors in subject-verb agreement, errors in the use of articles, errors in the use of prepositions, errors in noun pluralization, errors in the use of pronouns, and errors in the use of conjunctions. It shows that Anisa made eleven sentences in 2 minutes 28 seconds. She made eight errors. Dewi made seven sentences in 1 minutes 57 seconds. She made five errors. Fatika made sixteen sentences in 4 minutes 14 seconds. She made eight errors. Fitri made sixteen sentences in 4 minutes 23 seconds. She made seven errors. Ibnu made ten sentences in 2 minutes 18 seconds. He made eight errors. Linda made fiveteen sentences in 3 minutes 7 seconds. She made eight errors. Musli made fourteen sentences in 2 minutes 39 seconds. She made six errors. Nyoman made twelve sentences in 3 minutes 43 seconds. He made nine errors. Pera made ten sentences in 2 minutes 23 seconds. She made seven errors. Sri made fourteen sentences in 6 minutes 34 seconds. She made eleven errors. And about the percentages of errors, here is the data; Anisa: 72,73% of errors; Dewi: 71,4% of errors; Fatika: 50% of errors; Fitri: 43,75% of errors; Ibnu: 80% of errors; Linda: 53,3% of errors; Musli: 42,8% of errors; Nyoman: 75% of errors; Pera: 70% of errors; Sri: 78,57% of errors. Based on interview, it shows it can be concluded the factors influence of English students’ grammatical errors in their speech when their speak using grammar rule. The internal factors are; The first, the students are still difficult to make feeling, for example; confident, feel scary, when they are speaking in public. The second, the students are not mastered in their skills. The third, the students are not have many vocabulay, so they can not express their idea to speak. The forth, the students are still think that grammar are not important to speak. For the external factors are; the first, the student can not express their speaking because of their environment or comunity. The second, the teaching-learning process.
NEGATION AFFIXES IN ENGLISH
Authors: - Dedy Subandowo 
Published: September 2017

Abstract: This research entitled "Negation Affixes in English". This study is aimed to describe the various negation affixes in English, morphological process, morphophonemic and meaning. The research data were taken from various sources of English grammar book, morphology, research journal and the book which relatees to the research. English grammar books used in this study are written by Otto Jesperson, Marcella Frank, Greenbaum and Geoffrey Leech. The method used in this research is the descriptive-qualitative method. While the data collection techniques are performed by using jot-down method. And the results of analysis are presented in tabular form and descriptive method. The result of the research shows that English has six types of negative affixes which are categorized by the intensity of its appearance, such as dis-, in-, non-, un-, anti- and -less. Based on the function, negation affixes are divided into several categories such as adjectives, nouns, verbs, and adverbs. The morphophonemic affix in- has four allomorphs, they are in-, im-, il- and ir- . While the analysis revealed that negation affixes have some basic meanings, such as ‘not’, ‘without’, and ‘anti’.
The Correlation Between Reading Achievement and Writing Achievement to the Eight Graders of Bilingual Class At SMP Negeri 1 Palembang
Authors: Pamuji Arif 
Published: September 2017

Abstract: The objective of this research was to find out whether or not there is a correlation between reading achievement and writing achievement. The sample of this research was taken by using purposive sampling with total 36 students of the bilingual class in eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Palembang in the academic year 2007/2008. The data were obtained by using reading comprehension test and writing test. To verify the hypotheses, the primary data were analyzed by using correlation and regression analyses by means of Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) version 12.00 computer program. Based on the data analysis, the correlation coefficient (rxy) was 0.614 at the significance level p< 0.05 in two tailed. Since the value of r-obtained was higher than the critical value of r-table (0.614 >0.3291), the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and consequently, the research hypothesis (H1) was accepted. This shows a significant correlation between the reading Achievement and the writing Achievement to the eighth graders of bilingual class at SMP Negeri 1 Palembang. Based on the regression analysis, it was found that students’ reading achievement determined or influenced 37.7 % of their writing achievement and the rest (62.3 %) was defined by other factors. It means that there was a significant influence of reading achievement on the students’ writing achievement. Key words: reading achievement and writing achievement
Applying Songs for Listening Comprehension and Learning Motivation in Preparing National Examination at MA Maarif 06 Pasir Sakti
Authors: Setiyawati Eka Pra 
Published: September 2017

This research discusses about the effectiveness of song towards the students’ listening comprehension and their learning motivation for National Examination preparation in secondary school. The teacher applied the particular songs at beginning of listening class to attract and increase the students’ listening ability. This research was Classroom Action Research and the data was taken with tests and questionnaires. The subject of the research was 28 students of grade twelve (Science class) who are going to do National Examination. The teacher targetted 75% of students exceed 20 score or more from maximum score 30 in listening section. The result showed that the students’ listening comprehension was increased significantly. It could be seen from pre-liminary cycle was 11%, in cycle 1 was 60%, and in cycle 2 was 75% of students got the minimum score of 20. The students’ learning motivation was also improved as their listening achievement. Therefore, the teacher believed that a song can improve the students’ listening comprehension and their learning motivation. Key words : Song, Listening Comprehension, Learning Motivation
AN ANALYSIS ON READABILITY OF ENGLISH READING TEXTS FOR GRADE IX STUDENTS AT MTsN 2 KOTA BENGKULU
Authors: Maryansyah Yupika 
Published: September 2017

There are many researches on readability of reading materials conducted by reading material experts, but very few investigating readability of reading materials used in teaching reading at state-owned Islamic secondary schools. This research dealt with readability of texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students of a state-owned Islamic secondary school. This research is a descriptive research which used quantitative method. It aimed at investigating the readability of texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students of MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu. The subjects of this research were 63 texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students at MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu. The instrument used to collect data was Fry readability formula (graph). The data were interpreted by using percentage.The research findings show that 54% out of 63 texts are easy for grade IX students of MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu; 27% out of 63 texts are difficult; 10 % out of 63 texts are invalid; and 9% out of 63 texts are appropriate. Based on the research findings, there are some suggestions to note; (1) English teachers at MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu are suggested to apply readability analysis on texts before they are used in teaching reading; (2) Writers of English textbooks which are intended to be used by grade IX students are suggested to be aware of readability of texts they included into the textbooks they wrote; and (3) other researchers are suggested to conduct further researches on the findings of this research by employing other readability formulas, or other methods of readability analysis. Keywords: Tingkat readibilty, text, MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu.
THE EFFORT OF IMPROVING THE ACTIVITY AND ABILITY OF STUDENTS IN WRITING REVIEW TEXT THROUGH FILM AT SMA NEGERI 1 PUNGGUR CENTRAL LAMPUNG
Authors: Asih Peni 
Published: September 2017

The objectives of this classroom action research are to improve the students’ activity and ability in writing review text at class XII IPA 1 semester 2 of SMA N 1 Punggur. This research uses a film as a medium which is aimed to make the students of XII IPA 1 easy in writing a review text. The researcher uses two cycles in her research which consists of 2 meetings in each cycle. Cycle I use a short story in its meeting and cycle II uses a film in its meeting. The result shows that the average score of students who gained passing grade (74) or above in cycle I is 56,67 % and in cycle II is 76,6 % while there is 43,33 % of students who get under 74 % in cycle I and 23,34% in cycle II. It means that their average score in writing a review text using film has increased. The students have made good progress after being given treatment by using film as medium of instruction. This is because film can make the students active during the teaching learning process. The result of this study implies that the teaching learning process using film improves the students ‘ability in writing a review text. Therefore, this media is recommended to be used in the process of teaching learning English especially review text.
Effectiveness of Intranasal Sodium Hyaluronate in Mitigating Adverse Effects of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
Authors: La Mantia Ignazio , Andaloro Claudio 
Published: September 2017

Background Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in moderate-to-severe cases of obstructive sleep apnea can cause nasal discomfort and other undesirable problems. Objective The aim of our study was to test the effects of sodium hyaluronate on nasal problems that patients experienced in their daily lives, sleepiness, nasal resistance to airflow, nasal mucociliary clearance, changes in inflammatory markers, and compliance to CPAP in three groups of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on CPAP therapy. Methods A total of 102 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] of ≥10/hour) were randomized into three treatment groups: (1) hyaluronate plus CPAP, (2) saline solution plus CPAP, and (3) CPAP-only groups. Outcome measures were the extent of improvement in the Mini Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniRQLQ) mean scores, sleepiness, nasal resistance to airflow, nasal mucociliary clearance, changes in inflammatory markers, and compliance to CPAP. Significant improvement in each outcome measure was determined by comparing scores at baseline and after 4 weeks for each treatment group. Results Significant improvement in the MiniRQLQ overall mean score was observed both in the hyaluronate plus CPAP (p <0.00001) and saline solution plus CPAP groups (p <0.01), although the hyaluronate plus CPAP group had better improvement compared with the saline solution plus CPAP group (0.24 versus 0.12, respectively). An increase in nasal inflammatory markers and saccharin transit test score was observed in all three groups, although it was statistically lower in the hyaluronate plus CPAP group (all p <0.001). Conclusion Intranasal hyaluronate showed significant benefits in patients who received CPAP therapy, but future studies over a longer period of time after treatment should be performed to corroborate our findings.
From Laboratory to Library: The History of Wayne State University’s Education Library
Authors: Alteri Suzan A. 
Published: September 2017

The Education Library at Wayne State University has a long and storied history. From its beginning at the Detroit Normal School to its final merger with the general library, the Education Library has been at the heart of not only Wayne State University, but also in the development of the College of Education. This paper chronicles the history of the library, and the people who created it, from its very beginning to its final place among the volumes of Purdy/Kresge Library.
Featuring Historical Textbooks to Build Knowledge of University History
Authors: Rathe Bette , Lowell Kay 
Published: September 2017

Undergraduate students at a teacher education institution, the University of Northern Colorado, are the target audience for an exhibit of a reading series from the Libraries’ Archival Services collections. The display highlights an important era in the university’s history involving four faculty members: Paul McKee, M. Lucile Harrison, Annie McCowen, and Elizabeth Lehr. These professors developed an innovative approach to early reading instruction that was incorporated into their reading textbook series during a time of uniformity in reading textbooks. The rationale for the display was based on research about the Reading for Meaning series discussed in this article.
Analyzing the Determinants of Cash Holdings of Small and Medium-Sized Entities in Nigeria
Authors: Tsagem Muhammad Musa , Aripin Norhani , Ishak Rokiah 
Published: September 2017

Purpose: This paper aims to report the results of an empirical investigation on the determinants of the cash holdings for small and medium-sized entities. The paper considers the different explanatory factors of SMEs cash holdings for a sample of Nigerian SMEs. SMEs are springboard of the Nigerian economy contributing to gross domestic product, employment generation and industrialization.
Methodology: the study employed panel data regression analysis using secondary data on a sample of 311 Nigerian SMEs for the period 2007 - 2013.
Result: The finding which is robust of endogeneity shows statistically significant association between cash conversion cycle, account receivables period, return on assets and board size with SMEs cash holdings. Also found a significant relationship between cash holdings with firm size, leverage, growth opportunities and firm age.
Implication: Thus, the result of the study indicates that Nigerian SMEs with shorter cash conversion cycle and low growth opportunities hold more cash. Similarly, SMEs with small board of directors accumulate large cash balance. Further, SMEs with higher profitability keep large cash balance. This study contributes to existing literature on the determinants of SMEs cash holdings more specifically in developing economies. However, this study is limited to non-financial and non-service SMEs. Future study should extend the investigation to financial and services firms. Similarly the structure of the paper and scope of further study may be extended to include the effects of more corporate governance mechanisms.
Quest for Alternative Sociological Perspectives on Corporate Social and Environmental Reporting
Authors: Mahmood Zeeshan , Ahmad Zubair 
Published: September 2017

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to review existing dominant theoretical perspectives used in corporate social and environmental accounting research, identify their limitations and to suggest some alternative theoretical perspectives for further research.
Methodology: In order to identify relevant research papers, on the use of different theoretical perspectives on corporate social and environmental accounting research, published in academic journals, different keywords were searched in google scholar. Research papers were then shortlisted according to their relevance to the topic.
The results: Among all theoretical frameworks, there is a great variety but accounting researchers remained selective in heir use of the theory and some other aspects of the theory remained unexplored. Apart from this narrow application, repeated application of same theories, especially legitimacy and stakeholder theory) provide very little additional insights.
Implication:
The dominant theoretical perspectives on CSER do not fully capture the complexity of the phenomenon. This situation demands researchers to explore alternative theoretical perspectives for better and insightful research. The main contribution of this paper is that it suggests the theory of realistic evaluation (RE) and the institutional logics perspective (ILP) as alternative sociological perspectives. This paper invites future researchers to apply these theoretical frameworks and to explore their usefulness.