bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Technological Progress, Globalization, and Secular Stagnation
Authors: Popović Milenko 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
After the 2008 crisis, despite economic recovery that started in 2009, the world economy has experienced a downward shift of its growth path and a consequent decline. As shown at the beginning of this paper, this shift and growth rate stagnation are totally attributable to the economic dynamics in developed economies, the USA and the EU. Explanations of this phenomenon can be divided into two large groups: explanations that belong to the demand side and those that belong to the supply side. The aim of this paper is to give a critical survey of the most important explanations for the ongoing growth stagnation in developed countries and consequently in the entire world economy. This ongoing prolonged stagnation can only be explained by looking at both, the demand and supply sides of the explanation, and particularly by taking a closer look at the interaction between aggregate demand and aggregate supply. In other words, secular stagnation manifests itself as a problem of the limitation of long run growth of aggregate demand. However, in order to explain the causes of those demand limitations, we have to undertake a careful analysis of the supply side dynamics, especially the dynamics of innovations, which bring us to circular and cumulative causation. In order to explain the numerous consequences of this stagnation and to solve some important puzzles, like the productivity paradox for example, a special emphasis is given to the analysis of deindustrialization and the consequent strange reoccurrence of a dual economy within most developed countries during the period of the IT revolution and hyper-globalization. It will also be shown that this new dual economy presents serious limitations for further technological advancement and economic development, quite contrary to the old dualism which contributed to an acceleration of economic growth.
Lived Stories of Mid-Career Teachers: Their Struggles with Millennial Learners in the Philippines
Authors: Aguirre Evelyn B. , Faller Solomon D. 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
This study aimed to explore the teaching-learning congruence between mid-career teachers and millennial learners which remains a global challenge. After 15-30 years of teaching, they face issues on self-absorption with great desire to develop themselves instead of mentoring others. In the Philippines, they resort to printed learning materials, while the millennials are highly addicted to technology and ecopies. Self-reflected learning is dominant in mid-career teachers, while collaborative learning works well with millennial learners. The said divide in their teaching and learning strategies results to constant struggles among mid-career teachers. In Australia and some countries, there is scanty literature on midcareer teachers. This phenomenological case study in a Philippine teaching university unraveled their day-to-day struggles as they coped and bridged the teaching-learning divide. Results can usher in a paradigm shift in mid-career teachers teaching as well as produce policy enablers with capacity building to manage millennials as top priority in the Philippines, in Asia and abroad.
A Comparative Analysis of Religious Education in Europe and Educational Guidelines in the Framework of Interreligious dialogue and a Culture of Peace
Authors: Díaz Luis Del Espino 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThe phenomenon of migration that typifies a globalized world has created a society characterized by cultural and religious diversity. This has led to different types of conflict. States cannot disregard the current situation, and so intercultural strategies that encourage interreligious dialogue aimed at building a culture of peace must be part of educational curricula. This article analyses the religious education implemented in most European states so that using this material as a starting point, educational guidelines and strategies can be developed to make religious education into a subject that can contribute to the welfare of all human beings in a globalized world, valuing cultural diversity and social equality.
Comparative Analysis of Inequality, Corruption, and Trust Studies in Modern Societies
Authors: Ardelyanova Yana , Obryvalina Olga 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThe article is concerned with the specific relationship of corruption and inequality in modern societies. This linkage is expanded with the category of trust, which is certainly an important concept in modern societies. There are different points of view on the relationship between corruption and social inequality. The paper proposes to make comparative analysis of this relationship and to interpret it based on the current social situation. First, it should be noted that there is a direct link between the levels of corruption and inequality. The high level of corruption is usually associated with high levels of inequality. But the hypothesis of a strong direct relationship between these concepts is controversial. The path from inequality to corruption may be indirect through trust, but this relationship is a key to understanding why some societies are more corrupt than others. But it is not so simple: the correlation between inequality and corruption is weak. Inequality and corruption are not directly related, there are deviations from this relationship.
Effectiveness and Forecasting of Interest Rate Reversal BI 7-Day Repo Rate in Indonesia: Lower Bound on Monetary Policy?
Authors: Sanica I Gede , Nurcita I Ketut , Mastra I Made , Sukarnasih Desak Made 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThis study aims to analyze effectivity and forecast of interest rate BI 7-Day Repo Rate as policy reference in the implementation of monetary policy. The method was used in this study contains Vector Autoregression (VAR) to estimate effectivity of BI 7-Day Repo Rate and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) to forecast of BI 7-Day Repo Rate. Period of observation in this study used time series data during 2016.4 until 2017.6. The result of this research shows that the transformation of the BI Rate to BI 7-Day Repo Rate is the right step in the monetary policy operation in the effort to reach deepening of the financial market and strengthen the interbank money market structure so that it will decrease loan interest rate and encourage credit growth. The effectiveness of the use of BI 7 Day-Repo Rate on price stability is indicated by the positive relationship between the benchmark interest rate and inflation compared to the BI Rate. The impact of BI 7-Day Repo Rate on economic growth that tends to be positive. Forecasting the use of BI 7-Day Repo Rate shows good results with declining value levels, so this will encourage deepening the financial markets.
International Standardization in the Design of “Shore to Ship” - Power Supply Systems of Ships in Port
Authors: Tarnapowicz Dariusz , German-Galkin Sergiej 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The decisive source of air pollution emissions in ports is the berthed ships. This is primarily caused by the work of ship’s autonomous generator sets. One way of reducing the air pollution emissions in ports is the supply of ships from electricity inland system. The main problem connected with the power connection of ships to the inland network is caused by different values of levels and frequencies of voltages in these networks (in various countries) in relation to different values of levels and frequencies of voltages present in the ship’s network. It is also important that the source power can range from a few hundred kW up to several MW. In order to realize a universal „Shore to Ship” system that allows the connection of ships to the electricity inland network, the international standardization is necessary. This article presents the current recommendations, standards and regulations for the design of „Shore to Ship” systems.
Expert Assessment of Conditions for Accredited Quality Management System Functioning in Testing Laboratories
Authors: Mytych Joanna , Ligarski Mariusz J. 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The quality management systems compliant with the ISO 9001:2009 have been thoroughly researched and described in detail in the world literature. The accredited management systems used in the testing laboratories and compliant with the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 have been mainly described in terms of the system design and implementation. They have also been investigated from the analytical point of view. Unfortunately, a low number of studies concerned the management system functioning in the accredited testing laboratories. The aim of following study was to assess the management system functioning in the accredited testing laboratories in Poland. On 8 October 2015, 1,213 accredited testing laboratories were present in Poland. They investigated various scientific areas and substances/objects. There are more and more such laboratories that have various problems and different long-term experience when it comes to the implementation, maintenance and improvement of the management systems. The article describes the results of the conducted expert assessment (survey) carried out to examine the conditions for the functioning of a management system in an accredited laboratory. It also focuses on the characteristics of the accredited research laboratories in Poland. The authors discuss the selection of the external and internal conditions that may affect the accredited management system. They show how the experts assessing the selected conditions were chosen. The survey results are also presented.
Improving the Service with the Servqual Method
Authors: Midor Katarzyna , Kučera Marian 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
At the time when economy is growing, there is strong competition in the market, and customers have increasingly higher expectations as regards quality of service and products. Under such conditions, organizations need to improve. One of the areas of improvement for an organization is to research the level of customer satisfaction. The article presents results of customer satisfaction surveys conducted by the Servqual method in a pharmaceutical service company. Use of this method allowed to improve the services provided by that pharmaceutical wholesaler, identify areas that need to be improved as soon as possible in order to improve the level of service provided.
The (limited) effect of emotional arousal in the regulation of accuracy in eyewitness memory
Authors: Luna Karlos , Martín-Luengo Beatriz 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
Witnesses encoding a crime are likely to feel negative emotions with high arousal, e.g., anxiety or fear. Negative emotions improve memory for central information and impair memory for peripheral information. In this study we explored the effects of emotional arousal and type of information in the regulation of accuracy. The regulation of accuracy allows participants to maximize accuracy, for example, by deciding on the number of alternatives in their response (the plurality option). Participants were induced with high-and low-arousal negative emotions and then shown a slideshow of a crime. Afterwards, they answered questions about central and peripheral contents of the event. Questions followed the basic plurality option procedure. First, participants selected one alternative (single answer); second, they selected three alternatives (plural answer); and, finally, they decided on reporting either the single or the plural answer. Results showed successful manipulation of arousal, and that the regulation of accuracy led to a greater increase in accuracy for peripheral than for central information, but no differences depending on the level of arousal. We also identified two factors that increased accuracy in the plurality option: the ability to discard answers with low chances of being correct and the addition of answers with higher chances of being correct. Either one, or both, can increase witness accuracy.
Disfluent fonts lead to more utilitarian decisions in moral dilemmas
Authors: Spears Daniel , Fernández-Linsenbarth Inés , Okan Yasmina , Ruz María , González Felisa 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
Previous research suggests that utilitarian decisions to moral dilemmas often stem from analytic, controlled cognitive processes. Furthermore, processing disfluency can trigger analytic thinking and improve performance on tasks that require logic and cognitive reflection. In the present study we investigated how processing fluency affects the readiness with which people give utilitarian responses to both personal and impersonal dilemmas. Participants were presented in two different experimental blocks with dilemmas written in both easy- (fluent) and hard-to-read (disfluent) fonts. We expected that dilemmas written in a disfluent font would be associated with more utilitarian responses. Results supported this prediction, albeit only when the disfluent dilemmas appeared first, showing that participants endorsed more utilitarian actions in the disfluent condition than in the fluent condition across dilemma types. These data suggest that increasing processing disfluency by manipulating the font affects decisions in the moral domain.
Recursive Partitioning Methods for Data Imputation in the Context of Item Response Theory: A Monte Carlo Simulation
Authors: Edwards Julianne M. , Holmes Finch W. 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
Missing data is a common problem faced by psychometricians and measurement professionals. To address this issue, there are a number of techniques that have been proposed to handle missing data regarding Item Response Theory. These methods include several types of data imputation methods - corrected item mean substitution imputation, response function imputation, multiple imputation, and the EM algorithm, as well as approaches that do not rely on the imputation of missing values - treating the item as not presented, coding missing responses as incorrect, or as fractionally correct. Of these methods, even though multiple imputation has demonstrated the best performance in prior research, higher MAE was still present. Given this higher model parameter estimation MAE for even the best performing missing data methods, this simulation study’s goal was to explore the performance of a set of potentially promising data imputation methods based on recursive partitioning. Results of this study demonstrated that approaches that combine multivariate imputation by chained equations and recursive partitioning algorithms yield data with relatively low estimation MAE for both item difficulty and item discrimination. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Impact of dermatologic adverse reactions on QOL in oncologic patients: results from a single-center prospective study
Authors: Barbu Maria Alexandra , Niţipir Cornelia , Voiosu Theodor , Giurcăneanu Călin 
Published: January 2018

Abstract

Introduction. Skin toxicity in patients receiving novel therapeutic cancer agents has become a very important marker in determining drug activity, but it can also severely impact their quality of life. About half of the patients receiving this type of oncologic treatment will develop cutaneous reactions, that is why adequate understanding and management of these side effects is very important for drug adherence and patients’ quality of life.

Materials and methods. We conducted a prospective study of consecutive patients who received oncologic treatment in our institution and presented with dermatologic side effects. The severity of skin toxicity was assessed using the DLQI score and patients were prospectively followed to evaluate response to therapy. Univariate analysis of factors influencing the impact of skin toxicity on patient QOL was conducted.

Results. 52 patients were enrolled in the study. Patients who developed grade 3 and 4 skin toxicity had a higher DLQI score, with a greater impact on quality of life, but with better clinical outcome at 3 months follow-up, based on RECIST. Patients with moderate or severe cutaneous AE were more likely to achieve complete or partial response to therapy than those with mild AE (16/33 vs. 3/19, p = 0.035). Interestingly, female patients had a significantly poorer quality of life than male patients as assessed by the DLQI score (7.28 ± 7 vs. 3.7 ± 3.6, p = 0.038).

Conclusion. Cutaneous side effects are often encountered in cancer patients and their severity can be a surrogate marker for a positive clinical tumor response to therapy.
ANALISIS EFISIENSI PANAS TUNNEL KILN PADA PT XYZ DENGAN NERACA MASSA DAN ENERGI
Authors: Wiyatno Tri Ngudi , Amalia Putri Rizki , Haryanti Devi 
Published: January 2018

ABSTRAKSalah satu proses yang tidak dapat dilewatkan untuk membuat genteng keramik adalah proses pembakaran. Proses pembakaran genteng keramik di PT XYZ menggunakan tunnel kiln dengan bahan bakar LNG. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efisiensi panas atau energi pada tunnel kiln dengan terlebih dahulu menghitung neraca massa masuk dan keluar serta menghitung neraca energi masuk dan keluar. Panas masuk meliputi panas hasil pembakaran bahan bakar LNG, panas sensibel bahan bakar LNG, panas kereta masuk, panas sensibel greentile. Sedangkan untuk panas keluar meliputi panas yang terbawa oleh panas sensibel genteng keramik, panas sensibel kereta kiln, panas penguapan air dan air kristal, panas hilang akibat udara pendingin, panas hasil reaksi pembakaran, panas akibat perpindahan panas, panas keluar untuk dryer dan panas keluar chimney tunnel kiln. Metode yang digunakan adalah pengumpulan data-data pendukung diantaranya adalah volume gas LNG yang digunakan, komposisi material genteng, komposisi bagian dari tunnel kiln seperti kereta kiln, dan kapasitas panas untuk masing-masing komponen tersebut.Berdasarkan perhitungan yang telah dilakukandidapatkan nilai yang seimbang antara panas masuk dan panas keluar yaitu 14.174.025 kkal/hari. Efisiensi bahan bakar LNG dihitung dengan perbandingan antara panas yang dihasilkan dari bahan bakar dengan kebutuhan panas yang digunakan untuk satu hari proses pembakaran genteng keramik. Berdasarkan perhitungan didapat efisiensi panas tunnel kiln sebesar 98,92%.Kata Kunci : Efisiensi, Genteng Keramik, Neraca Massa, Neraca Panas, Pembakaran. ABSTRACTOne of the process that can’t be missed to make a ceramic tile is burning. PT XYZusing tunnel kiln with LNG fuel for burning process. The purpose of this research is to know how much heat efficiency of tunnel kiln with firstly calculated mass balance and heat balance at burning ceramics tile. Data for incoming heat are obtain from calculated of heat burning fuel, sensible heat of LNG, incoming heat from kiln car and sensible heat green tile. Data for outgoing heat are obtain from calculated of sensible heat ceramic tile, sensible heat kiln car, evaporation heat of water and water crystal, heat loss because cooling air, heat of burning, heat for dryer, heat for chimney fan, and heat loss because heat transfer. The method that we used for this research are Consumption of Volume LNG, composition material tile, composition part of tunnel kiln like kiln car and heat capacity for each component. Based on the data we can obtained heat balance in and out kiln amount14.174.025 kkal/day. And the LNG fuel efficiencyis calculated by comparison between the heat generated from the fuel and the heat requirement used for one dayceramic tile burning process. After the calculation we can obtained the efficiencyis 98,92%.Keywords: Efficiency, Ceramic Tile, Mass Balance, Heat Balance, Burning.
POTENSI PANAS BUMI DI KABUPATEN MANOKWARI SELATAN PROVINSI PAPUA BARAT BERDASARKAN ANALISA GEOKIMIA
Authors: Raharjo Agustinus Denny Unggul , Nugroho Nur Prasetyo Ponco , Resesiyanto Hastowo 
Published: January 2018

ABSTRAKKabupaten Manokwari Selatan merupakan daerah otonomi baru di Provinsi Papua Barat dengan potensi sumberdaya alam besar. Sebagai daerah pemekaran baru, kedepan akan mengalami pertambahan penduduk yang signifikan. Pertambahan penduduk bersama dengan pembangunan dan modernisasi akan membawa beban pada kebutuhan listrik, sebagai alternatif pemenuhan listrik dapat dengan cara memanfaatkan sumberdaya panasbumi yang terdapat di Kampung Demini, Distrik Momiwaren. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui potensi sumberdaya panasbumi di Kampung Demini dengan menggunakan metode geothermometer untuk perkiraan suhu reservoir panasbumi berdasarkan kandungan SiO2, Na, dan K. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, walaupun berjenis suhu rendah, mata air panas Demini dapat dikembangkan menjadi pembangkit listrik siklus binari. Kata kunci: Panasbumi, Siklus Binari, Kabupaten Manokwari Selatan ABSTRACTSouth Manokwari Regency is a new autonomous region in West Papua Province with abundant natural resources. As new autonomous region the regency will experienced significant population growth. Population growth along with development and modernization will give burden to electricity demand. Alternatively, electricity could be acquired with geothermal resources in Demini vilage, Momiwaren District. The research aims to reveals the geothermal resources potent in Demini vilage using geothermometer method to predict the geothermal reservoir temperature. Based on survey the geothermal resources, altough lowenthalpy type, could be developed into binary cycle electric generator. Keywords: Geothermal, Binary Cycle, South Manokwari Regency