bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Gender effect on the default risk in peer-to-peer lending markets: The case of the largest Chinese platform
Authors: Lingnan Lin
Published: July 2019

Research of gender effect on funding success in peer-to-peer lending markets demonstrates that gender discrimination is a platform-specific phenomenon rather than a common feature. Can we get a similar conclusion about the relationship between gender and credit risk? How do gender differences affect default risk? We try to answer this question using the data of the largest peer-to-peer lending platform RenRenDai spanning from March 2016 to September 2016. In order to avoid the endogeneity problem, this paper first uses the instrumental variable method to conduct a baseline Probit model estimate connecting gender difference to the default rate with several borrowers’ individual characteristics under control. Then the original Probit model and a propensity score matching method aiming to eliminate the effects of divergent observable characteristics are applied to test the robustness of the outcome. Both the baseline estimation and the robustness test show that there is no significant gender effect on the probability of default, ceteris paribus. Therefore, borrowers’ gender is not a good screening device for the P2P lending platform to control the credit risk; other factors should be taken into account to reduce the non-performing loan rate. However, since this paper only investigates the situation of RenRenDai and the data we use is limited, we should be very careful to generalize our findings to other P2P lending platforms. More research on different P2P lending platforms in different regulatory regimes is in necessity
The Effect Analysis of Reservoir Height Variations at the Pico-Hydro System to Charger a Laptop Battery
Authors: Syamsuri Syamsuri , Maulana Hasan Syafik , Kusuma Wendy Candra
Published: July 2019

Energy has become a very serious problem in many countries, one of which is electric energy. Water is the latest energy that deserves to be developed and also utilized to the fullest. In addition to the source of our life, water is also an energy that can be utilized for a variety of things including the development of technology, such as the energy source for hydroelectric power generation such as pico hydro. An example of piko-hydro is a Pelton turbine that utilizes the flow of water from a height.  Among other advantages, the power produced is large, simple construction, easy to maintain, the technology that is simple and easy to apply in isolated areas.  In generating the maximum electric energy, research is conducted experimental studies of the influence of Pelton turbine head height variation of the electrical energy that is generated to turn on the laptop.  The study was carried out in the ITATS H building using a variety of valve openings and head heights of 18º, 36º, 54º, 72º, 90º and 17, 12.5, and  9  meters on Pelton turbines.  Based on research and data analysis, the greatest electrical power is obtained, which is 3.96 Watts at variations of the valve opening 90º and with a reservoir height of 17 meters. The maximum efficiency system achieved at the water reservoir height of the 17 meters with 90 valve openings is 14.56%. The results of the electrical power produced by this Pelton turbine can be used to charge the laptop for 2.18 hours
Jurnalisme Sains dan Sistem Peringatan Dini di Indonesia
Authors: Fitriawan Rana Akbari
Published: July 2019

Memiliki daratan dan lautan yang luas, Indonesia tidak hanya kaya dengan pesona alam yang menakjubkan, tapi sekaligus menyimpan ancaman bencana yang menakutkan. Pemerintah mencatat, antara Januari -November 2014 sudah terjadi bencana alam lebih dari 161 kali seperti gempa bumi, letusan gunung berapi, tsunami, angin puting beliung, tanah longsor, dan banjir. Ini belum termasuk kebakaran hutan yang terjadi di hampir seluruh pulau besar di Indonesia. Kondisi ini membutuhkan peran semua pihak untuk mengatasinya, termasuk media massa. Apalagi masyarakat menggantungkan harapan terhadap media untuk tidak saja menyajikan fakta, tapi lebih jauh mampu berpartisipasi mencegah bencana berikutnya. Ini seiring dengan fungsi nyata media antara lain mengawasi kepentingan masyarakat dengan memberi peringatan tentang bahaya yang mengancam seperti bencana alam, wabah penyakit, perang, dan sebagainya. Tulisan singkat ini mencoba melihat bagaimana jurnalismesains – sebuah genre jurnalisme yang menggunakan pendekatan sains, mengambil peran dalam mendukung sistem peringatan dini bencana. Dengan begitu, pemberitaan tentang bencana tidak hanya berisi tentang peristiwa semata tapi khalayak dapar menjadikannya sebagai pedoman saat mengambil keputusan yang tepat menghadapi bencana.
Cooperative Adaptive Driving for Platooning Autonomous Self Driving Based on Edge Computing
Authors: Chang Ben-Jye , Hwang Ren-Hung , Tsai Yueh-Lin , Yu Bo-Han , Liang Ying-Hsin
Published: July 2019

Cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) for human and autonomous self-driving aims to achieve active safe driving that avoids vehicle accidents or traffic jam by exchanging the road traffic information (e.g., traffic flow, traffic density, velocity variation, etc.) among neighbor vehicles. However, in CACC, the butterfly effect is encountered while exhibiting asynchronous brakes that easily lead to backward shock-waves and are difficult to remove. Several critical issues should be addressed in CACC, including (i) difficulties with adaptive steering of the inter-vehicle distances among neighbor vehicles and the vehicle speed, (ii) the butterfly effect, (iii) unstable vehicle traffic flow, etc. To address the above issues in CACC, this paper proposes the mobile edge computing-based vehicular cloud of the cooperative adaptive driving (CAD) approach to avoid shock-waves efficiently in platoon driving. Numerical results demonstrate that the CAD approach outperforms the compared techniques in the number of shock-waves, average vehicle velocity, average travel time and time to collision (TTC). Additionally, the adaptive platoon length is determined according to the traffic information gathered from the global and local clouds.
LMI–Based Robust Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems via Polytopes of Polynomials
Authors: Sánchez Marcelino , Bernal Miguel
Published: July 2019

This investigation is concerned with robust analysis and control of uncertain nonlinear systems with parametric uncertainties. In contrast to the methodologies from the field of linear parameter varying systems, which employ convex structures of the state space representation in order to perform analysis and design, the proposed approach makes use of a polytopic form of a generalisation of the characteristic polynomial, which proves to outperform former results on the subject. Moreover, the derived conditions have the advantage of being cast as linear matrix inequalities under mild assumptions.
Positivity of Fractional Descriptor Linear Discrete–Time Systems
Authors: Kaczorek Tadeusz
Published: July 2019

The positivity of fractional descriptor linear discrete-time systems is investigated. The solution to the state equation of the systems is derived. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the positivity of fractional descriptor linear discrete-time systems are established. The discussion is illustrated with numerical examples.
Parameter Identification and Estimation For Stage–Structured Population Models
Authors: Coll Carmen , Sánchez Elena
Published: July 2019

A stage-structured population model with unknown parameters is considered. Our purpose is to study the identifiability of the model and to develop a parameter estimation procedure. First, we analyze whether the parameter vector can or cannot uniquely be determined with the knowledge of the input-output behavior of the model. Second, we analyze how the information in the experimental data is translated into the parameters of the model. Furthermore, we propose a process to improve the recursive values of the parameters when successive observation data are considered. The structure of the state matrix leads to an analysis of the inverse of a sum of rank-one matrices.
Almost Periodic Synchronization of Fuzzy Cellular Neural Networks with Time–Varying Delays via State–Feedback and Impulsive Control
Authors: Li Yongkun , Wang Huimei , Meng Xiaofang
Published: July 2019

In this paper, we are concerned with drive-response synchronization for a class of fuzzy cellular neural networks with time varying delays. Based on the exponential dichotomy of linear differential equations, the Banach fixed point theorem and the differential inequality technique, we obtain the existence of almost periodic solutions of this class of networks. Then, we design a state feedback and an impulsive controller, and construct a suitable Lyapunov function to study the problem of global exponential almost periodic synchronization for the drive-response systems considered. At the end of the paper, we provide an example to verify the effectiveness of the theoretical results.
Machine Learning–based Analysis of English Lateral Allophones
Authors: Piotrowska Magdalena , Korvel Gražina , Kostek Bożena , Ciszewski Tomasz , Cżyzewski Andrzej
Published: July 2019

Automatic classification methods, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), the k-nearest neighbor (kNN) and self-organizing maps (SOMs), are applied to allophone analysis based on recorded speech. A list of 650 words was created for that purpose, containing positionally and/or contextually conditioned allophones. For each word, a group of 16 native and non-native speakers were audio-video recorded, from which seven native speakers’ and phonology experts’ speech was selected for analyses. For the purpose of the present study, a sub-list of 103 words containing the English alveolar lateral phoneme /l/ was compiled. The list includes ‘dark’ (velarized) allophonic realizations (which occur before a consonant or at the end of the word before silence) and 52 ‘clear’ allophonic realizations (which occur before a vowel), as well as voicing variants. The recorded signals were segmented into allophones and parametrized using a set of descriptors, originating from the MPEG 7 standard, plus dedicated time-based parameters as well as modified MFCC features proposed by the authors. Classification methods such as ANNs, the kNN and the SOM were employed to automatically detect the two types of allophones. Various sets of features were tested to achieve the best performance of the automatic methods. In the final experiment, a selected set of features was used for automatic evaluation of the pronunciation of dark /l/ by non-native speakers.
The Parallel Tiled WZ Factorization Algorithm for Multicore Architectures
Authors: Bylina Beata , Bylina Jarosław
Published: July 2019

The aim of this paper is to investigate dense linear algebra algorithms on shared memory multicore architectures. The design and implementation of a parallel tiled WZ factorization algorithm which can fully exploit such architectures are presented. Three parallel implementations of the algorithm are studied. The first one relies only on exploiting multithreaded BLAS (basic linear algebra subprograms) operations. The second implementation, except for BLAS operations, employs the OpenMP standard to use the loop-level parallelism. The third implementation, except for BLAS operations, employs the OpenMP task directive with the depend clause. We report the computational performance and the speedup of the parallel tiled WZ factorization algorithm on shared memory multicore architectures for dense square diagonally dominant matrices. Then we compare our parallel implementations with the respective LU factorization from a vendor implemented LAPACK library. We also analyze the numerical accuracy. Two of our implementations can be achieved with near maximal theoretical speedup implied by Amdahl’s law.
First record of spider Tegenaria ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) from Belarus with notes on overwintering
Authors: Tsiareshyna Maryia
Published: July 2019

First record of the spider Tegenaria ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) from Belarus, along with taxonomic diagnosis and photographs are presented. Contrary to the expectations, males and females were found during overwintering in the silken sac in the fort of Brest, Belarus.
How Important is Gambling in National GDP: Case Study from Austria, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia
Authors: Raspor Andrej , Bulatović Iva , Stranjančević Ana , Lacmanović Darko
Published: July 2019

Purpose – The situation in the field of gambling is changing due to the rise of Internet and Mobile gambling. In general gambling consumption is increasing every year, but the distribution of consumption has radically changed from Land Based gambling to Remote gambling. The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the world gambling industry and a specific overview in Austria, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia in order to find some main similarities and differences in observed period.

Design/Methodology/Approach – The main research question is How important is gambling for the involved countries and what proportion of the national GDP does the gambling revenue account for? This paper presents the analysis of five statistical databases for the last sixteen years in order to find out some patterns, cyclical or seasonal features or other significant information that allows us to do forecasting of the future revenue with a certain degree of accuracy. We have systematically searched and collected data from the World Bank and the National Statistical Offices websites of the given countries. Statistical methods were used for benchmark analysis, while Box and Jenkins approach and ARIMA modelling were used for forecasting.

Findings – The smallest increase was recorded in Slovenia and the largest in Italy. The same effects were also observed in the GDP of these countries. Thus, the state budgets of Croatia and Italy are increasingly dependent on gambling taxes. It also has negative wages. The gambling addictions among the locals have become more frequent as well.

Originality of the research – The article shows the forecasts of the gambling revenue and its share in the GDP by 2027. We want to alert decision makers to adopt appropriate policies. States need to rethink their views on gambling and the excessive dependence of the state budget on gambling taxes. This is the first time a single comparative analysis of these countries and the above mentioned forecast has been conducted.
Strategic Development of the Montenegrin Tourist Product in Relative to Current Market Trends
Authors: Županović Ivo , Vulević Milica
Published: July 2019

Adequate accommodation infrastucture is on of the basic conditions for sustainable tourism development. In order to improve accommodation infrastructure, particular addressing the problem of a large share of private accommodation in total infrastucture, it is proposed to transform these capacities indo condo model, diffused and integral hotels. Another major problem in tourism development in Montenegro is not an adequate structure of emissive markets, more precisely dominance of 2 markets. In order to improve emissive market infracture it is necessary to focus primarly on West European and Scandinavian market. Improving the situation of the mentioned problems would significaly affect the sustainable development of tourism in Montenegro.
Performance Measurement Using Development Ladder Assessment and Health Indicators: Study of Co-operatives
Authors: Ibrahim Ridwan , Deiriadi Donni , Fahlevi Heru
Published: July 2019

AbstractObjective – This study aimed to analyze the performance of co-operative using two different performance management measures, Development Ladder Assessment (DLA 2009 version) and co-operative health indicator (CHI). Design/methodology – The sample of this study is 10 co-operatives operated in Aceh, Indonesia. Data was collected from secondary and primary sources. The secondary data is obtained from financial reports and annual meeting reports of 2014 and 2016, while primary data was collected from questionnaires with management and supervisory board of the co-operatives. The data was analyzed using a comparative and descriptive statistical approach. Results – This study found that both performance methods produced different results. Some co-operatives attain rank “A” in DLA approach, but no co-operatives are categorized as rank “A” within CHI measure. Additionally, DLA is more informative for the supervisory board in measuring co-operative performance than CHI.
PENGARUH KEADILAN ORGANISASIONAL TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA DAN KOMITMEN ORGANISASIONAL POLÍCIA NACIONAL DE TIMOR-LESTE (PNTL)
Authors: Saldanha Lino Da Silva , Supartha Wayan Gede , Riana Gede
Published: July 2019

The term of organizational justice used in this study was the degree to which organization member perceived about the overall organizational procedures, rules, and policies which are connected to their job.  The aim of this study was to explore the quality, strength, and significance of the relationship between three types of organizational justices (procedural, distributive and interactional) to job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The study would investigate the relationship between organization chief agent  in the Polícia Nacional De Timor-Leste (PNTL).  Data was collected through questionnaire and the data which had been collected and be analyzed using descriptive and path analysis. The results showed that the perception of chief agent member in the PNTL about organizational justice had a positive significan effect on their job satisfaction. This research also found that the job satisfaction of chief agent member had a positive significan effect on organizational commitment in the Polícia Nacional De Timor-Leste (PNTL).
PENGARUH IKLIM ORGANISASI DAN SISTEM REWARD TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA DAN KOMITMEN ORGANISASIONAL PADA CV. WIRACANA
Authors: Mahendra I Kadek , Subudi Made
Published: July 2019

Competition that occurs between companies in the era of globalization requires companies to continue to make improvements or a change in order to remain competitive. The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of organizational climate and reward system on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The sample was determined by 86 people with saturated sampling techniques. Data collection is done by distributing questionnaires directly to CV employees. Wiracana and analyzed using calculative descriptive statistics and descriptive statistics in the form of classic assumption tests and path analysis. The results of data analysis show that organizational climate variables and reward systems have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. The organizational climate, reward system and job satisfaction have a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment on CV.Wiracana.
PENGARUH KEPEMILIKAN NPWP, PEMERIKSAAN, PENAGIHAN, KESADARAN WP TERHADAP PENERIMAAN PAJAK BADAN DI KPP PRATAMA GIANYAR
Authors: W.P.P Tjok Gde Agung Anggadhika , Jati I Ketut
Published: July 2019

Purpose of this research is to find the effect of NPWP ownership, audit, collection and corporate taxpayer’s awareness to tax revenue in Gianyar KPP Pratama. Technique analysis used in this is multiple linear regressions. Before analysis process, Normality and Heterocedasticity Test were carried out using the SPSS program. The results of statistical analysis, showing the effect of NPWP ownership, audit, collection, and corporate taxpayers awareness with a significance level of t each of 0.039; 0,004; 0.046; 0,000. This means that the taxpayer's awareness bring positive and significant effect on tax revenue. For DJP which assigned to carry out taxation tasks, especially KPP Gianyar Pratama which has carried out its duties well so that in the future it will increase ownership of NPWP by conducting counseling taxpayers who have not registered and counseling to increase corporate taxpayer awareness. So that it can increase tax revenue, especially in KPP Pratama Gianyar
ANALISIS KONDISI KEUANGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE ZAVGREN PADA CV GREN TROPICAL PERIODE 2015-2017
Authors: Suhendi Amalia Faradilah , Samsudin Acep , Mulia Faizal
Published: July 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kondisi keuangan perusahaan pada CV. Green Tropical selama periode 2015-2017 dengan mengunakan metode Zavgren. Data perusahaaan diperoleh dari laporan keuangan perusahaan. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah metode Zavgren.

Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah pada tahun 2016 nilai (Pi) relatif tinggi dan cenderung meningkat. Meningkatnya nilai (Pi) dipengaruhi oleh meningkatnya variabel TURN yang memiliki konstanta +0.11 dan pada tahun 2017 nilai (Pi) kembali menurun. Menurunnya nilai (Pi) dipengaruhi oleh menurunnya variabel CASH yang memiliki konstanta -10.78 dan menurunnya variabel TURN yang memiliki konstanta +0.11. peningkatan kondisi keuangan perusahaan menjadi membaik dikarenakan jumlah modal kerja + aktiva tetap perusahaan bernilai positif dan dipicu oleh jumlah penjualan yang meningkat yang menyebabkan menurunnya rasio TURN. kondisi keuangan perusahaan yang dihitung menggunakan metode Zavgren menunjukan bahwa kondisi keuangan perusahaan secara keseluruhan selama periode 2015-2017 termasuk dalam kategori kritis yang bersifat fluktuaktif yang berarti dapat dikatakan bahwa kondisi keuangan perusahaan menunjukan bahwa kondisi keuangan perusahaan selama periode 2015-2017  dalam keadaan stabil.
Kesejahteraan Masyarakat pada Pemerintah Kabupaten/Kota yang Beropini WTP, WDP, Adverse dan Disclaimer di Propinsi Lampung
Authors: Khairudin Khairudin , Pratiwi Tia Rizna , Daud Syahril
Published: July 2019

The development of audit opinion obtained by the government of regency/city at Lampung Province to date suggests a positive development, with unqualified opinion indicating the highest opinion from the BPK-RI.  This audit opinion results show significant increase for last few years. Further, there are some local governments that have been for more than three years in a row obtaining the opinion of unqualified opinion. However, the development of a positive audit opinion of the local government is not followed by the development of a positive level of welfare. In fact, the Government of Lampung Province is still ranked the fourth lowest in Sumatra as the poorest province. So the audit opinion which is attached to the local government, in particular the perceived unqualified opinion for this community is not prosperous. This research was conducted on the entire local government in Lampung Province for the period of 2011-2015 with the method of comparative analysis, with the data related to the Human Development Index (HDI) of each District/City Government were obtained from BPS Lampung Province and the data in the form of the audit opinion are sourced from the BPK-RI. The results showed that not all local government obtain unqualified opinion automatically related to the increase of the level of the welfare of the community becomes. For this reason, the local government obtaining the unqualified opinion in the financial management should also improve the welfare of the community through an increase in the budget for education, health and other sectors that directly touch on the improvement of the welfare of the community. It is expected the government succeeded not only in financial management but also in development. Keyword: Adverse, Disclaimer, welfare of the community, unqualified opinion, qualified opinion
Farklı Yeşil Budama Uygulamalarının Merlot (Vitis Vinifera L.) Üzüm Çeşidinde Tane Olgunluğu Üzerine Etkileri
Authors: CANDAR Serkan , BAHAR Elman , KORKUTAL İlknur , ALÇO Tezcan , GÜLCÜ Mehmet
Published: July 2019

Bu çalışma, 2013-2015 yılları arasında Tekirdağ
Bağcılık Araştırma Enstitüsü bağlarında, 13 yaşındaki Merlot/5BB asmalarda koltuk
sürgünleri (Yok, 3-4 yaprak, 6-7 yaprak) ve ana sürgünlerde (1 m, 1.25 m, 1.5 m)
yapılan farklı yeşil budama uygulamalarının tane olgunluğu ve bazı olgunluk
indislerine olan etkilerinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Özellikle koltuk
sürgünü uygulamalarının, yetiştiricilik yapılan yılın iklim özelliklerine bağlı
olarak, istenilen olgunluk indisini yakalayabilmek için suda çözünebilir kuru
madde birikimini erkene çekme ya da geciktirme yönünde etkili olduğu
belirlenmiştir. Bu süreçlerde yapılacak farklı yeşil budama uygulamalarında fenolojik dönem ve vejetasyonun iklim özellikleri
belirleyici kriterler olarak değerlendirilmelidir.
From Screening to Targeted Degradation: Strategies for the Discovery and Optimization of Small Molecule Ligands for PCSK9
Authors: Petrilli Whitney L. , Adam Gregory , Erdmann Roman S. , Abeywickrema Pravien , Agnani Viju , Ai Xi , Baysarowich Jen , Byrne Noel , Caldwell John , Chang Wonsuk , DiNunzio Edward , Feng Zhe , Ford Rachel , Ha Sookhee , Huang Yongcheng , Hubbard Brian , Johnston Jennifer M. , Kavana Michael , Lisnock Jean-Marie , Liang Rui , Lu Jun , Lu Zhijian , Meng Juncai , Orth Peter , Palyha Oksana , Parthasarathy Gopal , Salowe Scott P. , Sharma Sujata , Shipman Jennifer , Soisson Stephen , Strack Alison , Youm Hyewon , Zhao Kake , Zinc Debbie , Zokian Hratch , Addona George , Akinsanya Karen , Tata James R. , Xiong Yusheng , Imbriglio Jason E.
Published: July 2019

Proprotein convertase substilisin-like/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a serine protease involved in a protein-protein interaction with the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor that has both human genetic and clinical validation. Our pursuit of small molecule direct binders for this difficult to drug PPI target utilized affinity selection / mass spectrometry (AS/MS) which identified one confirmed hit compound. An x-ray crystal structure revealed this compound was binding in an unprecedented allosteric pocket located between the catalytic and C-terminal domain. Optimization of this initial hit, using two distinct strategies, led to compounds with high binding affinity to PCSK9. Direct target engagement was demonstrated in cell lysate with a cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA). Finally, ligand-induced protein degradation was shown with a proteasome recruiting tag attached to the high-affinity allosteric ligand for PCSK9.
The Trouble with 1-Octadecene; Polymerization During Nanocrystal Synthesis
Authors: Dhaene Evert , Billet Jonas , Bennett Ellie , Van Driessche Isabel , De Roo Jonathan
Published: July 2019

1-octadecene is a widely used solvent for high temperature nanocrystal synthesis (120 – 320 °C). Here, we show that 1-octadecene spontaneously polymerizes under these conditions and the resulting poly(1-octadecene) has a comparable solubility and size to nanocrystals stabilized by hydrophobic ligands. Typical purification procedures (precipitation/redispersion cycles or size exclusion chromatography) fail to separate the poly(1-octadecene) impurity from the nanocrystal product. To avoid formation of poly(1-octadecene), we replaced 1-octadecene with saturated, aliphatic solvents. Alternatively, the native ligands are exchanged for polar ligands, leading to significant solubility differences between nanocrystals and poly(1-octadecene), therefore allowing isolation of pure nanocrystals, free from polymer impurities. These results will help design superior syntheses and improve nanocrystal purity, an important factor in many applications.
Cellulose Separators with Integrated Carbon Nanotube Interlayers for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: An Investigation into the Complex Interplay Between Cell Components
Authors: Chien Yu-Chuan , Pan Ruijun , Lee Ming-Tao , Nyholm Leif , Brandell Daniel , Lacey Matthew
Published: July 2019

This work aims to address two major roadblocks in the development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries: the inefficient deposition of Li on the metallic Li electrode and the parasitic "polysulfide redox shuttle". These roadblocks are here approached, respectively, by the combination of a cellulose separator with a cathode-facing conductive porous carbon interlayer, based on their previously reported individual benefits. The cellulose separator increases cycle life by 33%, and the interlayer by a further 25%, in test cells with positive electrodes with practically relevant specifications and a relatively low electrolyte/sulfur (E/S) ratio. Despite the prolonged cycle life, the combination of the interlayer and cellulose separator increases the polysulfide shuttle current, leading to reduced Coulombic efficiency. Based on XPS analyses, the latter is ascribed to a change in the composition of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on Li. Meanwhile, electrolyte decomposition is found to be slower in cells with cellulose-based separators, which explains their longer cycle life. These counterintuitive observations demonstrate the complicated interactions between the cell components in the Li-S system and how strategies aiming to mitigate one unwanted process may exacerbate another. This study demonstrates the value of a holistic approach to the development of Li-S chemistry.
Analisa Feature Citra Darah Menggunakan Metode Histogram
Authors: Supatman Supatman
Published: July 2019

Darah manusia adalah cairan di dalam tubuh yang berfungsi untuk mengangkut oksigen yang diperlukan oleh sel-sel di seluruh tubuh. Sistem A-B-O mengolongkan darah menjadi 4 golongan yaitu A, AB, B dan O. Identifikasi golongan darah dilakukan dengan tes antigen pada sampel darah yang akan diujinya.

Teknologi pengolahan image memungkinkan identifikasi dilakukan dengan analisa citra darah dengan pendekatan warna. Dengan ciri/feature histogram yaitu rata-rata, standar deviasi, varian, entropy, skewness dan kurtosisi dapat dilakukan analisa terhadap warna darah yang dapat mengidentifikasi golongan darah sesuai dengan sistem A-B-O.

Hasil analisa feature : rata-rata, standar deviasi, varian, entropy, skewness dan kurtosisi memberikan hasil : Ciri rata-rata dari histogram tidak dapat memberikan nilai gap antara golongan darah A, AB, B dan O; Semakin tinggi/besar size dari resolusi citra maka nilai ciri ciri rata-rata, standar deviasi, varian, entropy semakin besar kecuali skewness dan kurtosis berbanding terbalik dengan resolusinya ; Ciri standar deviasi, varian, entropy, skewness dan kurtosis memberikan nilai gap antara golongan darah A, AB, B dan O sehingga dapat dipergunakan sebagai ciri maupun vektor ciri dalam identifikasi citra golongan darah; uji beda rerata dari vektor ciri yang terdiri dari standar deviasi, varian, entropy, skewness dan kurtosis antara Golongan Darah A, AB, B dan O memiliki beda rata-rata yang signifikan lebih kecil dari 0.05.
Identifikasi Citra Daun Teh Menggunakan Metode Histogram untuk Deteksi Dini Serangan Awal Hama Empoasca
Authors: Kusumadewa Christophorus Candra , Supatman Supatman
Published: July 2019

Hama Empoasca adalah salah satu hama utama tanaman teh di Asia. Hama ini sulit dimonitor karena ukurannya kecil, lincah, mampu terbang dan meloncat. Pengamatan serangan hama ini agar lebih praktis dan mudah dengan cara mengatasinya. Gejala serangan ini dapat diakuisisi dan direpresentasikan dalam bentuk citra digital. Penelitian ini menyediakan sebuah algoritma yang dapat membantu membedakan daun teh muda atau pucuk daun teh yang sehat dan yang terkena gejala awal hama Empoasca.

Sampel pucuk daun teh Yang sehat ATAU terserang hama Empoasca diproses using   image preprocessing Dan ektraksi Ciri DENGAN Metode histogram Serta identifikasi Berbasis Neural Network . Ciri yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah mean, standar deviasi, dan entropy sebagai masukan jaringan syaraf tiruan . Data Pelatihan Yang digunakan sebanyak 110 citra, terdiri Dari 43 citra data normal Dan 23 citra terkena gejala Awal hama Empoasca Serta Data Pengujian sebanyak 44 citra. Pengujian algoritma ini menghasilkan unjukkerja terbaik sebesar 95,45% pada alfa 0,1 dan decalfa 0,5.
Can Yield Curve Inversions Be Predicted?
Authors: Lunsford Kurt G.
Published: July 2019

An inverted Treasury yield curve—a yield curve where short-term Treasury interest rates are higher than long-term Treasury interest rates—is a good predictor of recessions. Because of this, economists and policymakers often assess the risk of a yield curve inversion when the yield curve is flattening. I study the forecastability of yield curve inversions. Professional forecasters did not predict the beginning of the yield curve inversions prior to the 1990–1991, 2001, and 2008–2009 recessions. In all three cases, professional forecasters failed to predict the magnitude of the rise in short-term interest rates. Prior to the 2008–2009 recession, forecasters also overpredicted long-term interest rates.
What Is Behind the Persistence of the Racial Wealth Gap?
Authors: Aliprantis Dionissi , Carroll Daniel R.
Published: July 2019

Most studies of the persistent gap in wealth between whites and blacks have investigated the large gap in income earned by the two groups. Those studies generally concluded that the wealth gap was “too big” to be explained by differences in income. We study the issue using a different approach, capturing the dynamics of wealth accumulation over time. We find that the income gap is the primary driver behind the wealth gap and that it is large enough to explain the persistent difference in wealth accumulation. The key policy implication of our work is that policies designed to speed the closing of the racial wealth gap would do well to focus on closing the racial income gap.
Residual Seasonality in GDP Growth Remains after Latest BEA Improvements
Authors: Consolvo Victoria , Lunsford Kurt G.
Published: July 2019

Measuring economic growth is complicated by seasonality, the regular fluctuation in economic activity that depends on the season of the year. The BEA uses statistical techniques to remove seasonality from its estimates of GDP, but some research has indicated that seasonality remains. As a result, the BEA began a three-phase plan in 2015 to improve its seasonal-adjustment techniques, and in July 2018, it completed phase 3. Our analysis indicates that even after these latest improvements by the BEA, residual seasonality in GDP growth remains. On average, this residual seasonality makes GDP growth appear to be slower in the first quarter of the year and more rapid in the second quarter of the year. Rapid second-quarter growth is particularly noticeable in recent years. As a result, business economists and policymakers may want to take seasonality into account when using GDP to assess the health of the economy.
Behavior of a New Median PCE Measure: A Tale of Tails
Authors: Carroll Daniel R. , Verbrugge Randal J.
Published: July 2019

We introduce two new measures of trend inflation, a median PCE inflation rate and a median PCE excluding OER inflation rate, and investigate their performance. Our analysis indicates that both perform comparably to other simple trend inflation estimators such as the trimmed-mean PCE. Furthermore, we find that the performance of the median PCE is related to skewness in the distribution of cross-sectional growth rates across categories in the PCE, and our results suggest that the Bowley skewness statistic may be useful in forecasting.
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Authors: Fenollosa Carles
Published: July 2019

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L’univers literari de les escriptores valencianes dels segles xvi-xviii
Authors: Herrero María de los Ángeles
Published: July 2019

María de los Ángeles Herrero (Saix, 1978), és llicenciada i doctora en filologia catalana per la Universitat d’Alacant. Ha treballat com a becària en els projectes «Primera fase d’inventari general de l’espectacle popular valencià» i «Realització d’una edició crítica de l’obra teatral de Josep Bernat i Baldoví», sota la direcció del Dr. Gabriel Sansano i Belso (UA) i com a tècnica superior en el projecte ADSO «Análisis distante del soneto castellano de los Siglos de Oro», amb la direcció de Borja Navarro Colorado (UA).
La presència de Vicent Ferrer a Itàlia del nord: la Vita transmesa pel ms. XXVII de l’Arxiu Històric Diocesà de Novara
Authors: Concina Chiara
Published: July 2019

Dins de l’atapeït grup de textos hagiogràfics al voltant de la figura de Vicent Ferrer, aquest article es proposa investigar l’epítom llatí de la Vita transmesa pel manuscrit XXVII de l’Arxiu Històric Diocesà de Novara. Aquest text, que segueix a prop les lectiones de l’Officium dedicat al predicador català Marcial Auribelli, presenta, no obstant això, una sèrie d’insercions provinents, amb tota probabilitat, de la Vita sancti Vincentii i de la seua lectio brevis, ambdues escrites pel dominicà sicilià Pietro Ranzano. Més enllà de la fàcies textual de l’epítom, el còdex de Novara representa un testimoni més de la difusió del culte del sant valencià a la Itàlia septentrional, és a dir, en aquelles zones, entre Piemont i la Llombardia, que havien estat tocades directament per la seua activitat de predicació.
Sant Vicent Ferrer a la Bretanya: de l’infern al paradís a través de la missa de Kernasclédenn
Authors: Fàbregas Immaculada
Published: July 2019

Aquest treball intenta aportar una nova mirada al pas de sant Vicent Ferrer per les terres de Bretanya. Els àngels músics que apareixen pintats a l’església de Kernascléden han dut a pensar i a demostrar que les partitures que interpreten constitueixen, per la seva unitat i la seu caràcter, una missa que degué arribar a Kernascléden de la mà de sant Vicent Ferrer. El que aquí ens proposem és posar l’accent en una colla d’elements que corroboren l’impacte que el sant causà entre la població bretona que, després del seu traspàs, va expressar a través de l’art pictòric i musical el record inesborrable del predicador valencià.
Les febleses femenines en Giordano da Pisa, Bernardí de Siena i sant Vicent Ferrer
Authors: Peirats Navarro Anna Isabel
Published: July 2019

Aquest article se centra en l’estudi contrastat dels sermons de tres pedicadors dels segles XIV i XV, Giordano da Pisa, Bernardí de Siena i sant Vicent Ferrer, que compartien un mateix objectiu: mostrar les febleses de les dones i, com a conseqüència, mostrar la necessitat d’una conversió espiritual. Els tres predicadors tenen en comú l’ús de la llengua vulgar, encara que presenten el seu missatge amb estils diferents: Da Pisa s’adreça a un públic més culte i expert; Bernardí predica per a tot el poble i pretén arribar a tota la societat, a la qual pretén aconsellar i orientar a la conversió; sant Vicent Ferrer presenta als seus sermons un to més ofensiu i vehement, per tal d’infondre el temor i aconseguir la conversió espiritual.
RIQUEZA Y DENSIDAD DE ESPECIES DE AVES DE PASTIZAL EVALUADAS POR DOS MÉTODOS
Authors: Posadas-Leal César , Chapa-Vargas Leonardo , Arredondo-Moreno José Tulio , Huber-Sannwald Elisabeth
Published: July 2019

Dentro de las aves, las de pastizal son de las más amenazadas en el mundo. En México, estos ecosistemas se han visto afectados por el sobre-apacentamiento con ganado doméstico y la conversión a la agricultura. Para desarrollar planes de conservación es necesario evaluar las poblaciones y utilizar herramientas precisas que permitan conocer el estado de éstas. El objetivo del estudio fue comparar el conteo de aves por transecto y el puntual, para contrastar su efectividad al estimar la riqueza de especies y densidad de poblaciones, mediante cuatro diferentes distancias de detección en tres tipos de hábitats: pastizal mediano abierto, sabana y áreas agrícolas, las cuales diferían en su cubierta vegetal. La cuantificación se realizó en el periodo invierno-primavera 2004 - 2005. Las densidades más altas se obtuvieron con la técnica del conteo puntual en los intervalos de 0 - 25 y 25 - 50 m. El mayor número de especies se detectó con ambos métodos en las distancias de 0 a 75 m. Los resultados son consistentes para las dos estaciones y los tres hábitats, por lo que es posible combinar los métodos probados cuando se realicen inventarios referentes a la diversidad de aves de los pastizales semiáridos de México.
Pengaruh Kualitas Produk Dan Strategi Promosi Terhadap Keputusan Membeli Cactus Flower Di Jakarta Selatan
Authors: Rani Rani
Published: July 2019

Perkembangan kebutuhan konsumen yang semakin beragam dan persaingan pasar yang semakin ketat membuat Cactus Flower harus mampu bersaing dan memperlihatkan keunggulan dibidang aksesoris seperti gelang dan kalung. Penelitian ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah kualitas produk dan strategi promosi penjualan secara simultan dan parsial memiliki pengaruh terhadap keputusan membeli dan manakah yang memiliki pengaruh dominan terhadap keputusan membeli Cactus Flower Jakarta Selatan. Metode yang digunakan yaitu kuantitatif, pengumpulan data kuesioner dan perntayaan skala liker. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah konsumen yang membeli Cactus Flower di Jakarta Selatan. Teknik sampling dalam penelitian ini adalah probability sampling. Analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda, uji F, uji t, hasil dari regresi linear berganda dengan hasil Y= 1.202 + 0,431X1 + 0,180X2 + e dari persamaan regresi diketahui bahwa kualitas produk memiliki pengaruh yang positif terhadap keputusan membeli. Kualitas produk dan strategi promosi secara simultan terdapat hubungan positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan membeli. Secara parsial kualitas produk terdapat pengaruh dengan keputusan membeli, sebaliknya strategi promosi tidak berpengaruh dengan keputusan membeli. Apabila kualitas dan strategi promosi ditingkatkan maka akan mengakibatkan keputusan membeli yang tinggi.
Administration of red rosella’s petals extract (Hibiscus sabdariffa) increase level of superoxide dismutase (SOD) wistar rats which induced by repeteadly heated cooking oil
Authors: Herdiani Novera , Wirjatmadi Bambang , Adriani Merryana
Published: July 2019

Background:  repeatedly heated cooking oil is cooking oil that is used many times, had saturated fatty acids containing free radicals. Red rosella petals extract contains antioxidants to minimize the effects of repeatedly heated cooking oil that can raise the levels of SOD. The aim of this study was to analyzed the effect of red rosella’s petals extract against oxidative stress of Wistar rats were induced by repeatedly heated cooking oil with examine levels of  serum SOD.This research was conducted True Experimental Laboratory with a completely randomized design (CRD) and use the post test. The sample consisted of 24 male rats were divided 4 groups: negative control (fed with standard diet); positive control (fed with standard diet + administered by repeatedly heated cooking oil as much as 2.1 ml / kg bw); treatment group dose I (fed with standard diet + administered by red rosella extract dose 540 mg / kg bw + repeatedly heated cooking oil as much as 2.1 ml / kg bw), and treatment group dose II (fed with standard diet + administered by red rosella extract dose 810 mg / kg bw + repeatedly heated cooking oil as much as 2.1 ml / kg bw). Analysis of data using statistical test One Way ANOVA and Tukey HSD (α = 0.05).Results: There were significant differences (p = 0.000) between groups. Red rosella extract treatment group dose 810 mg / kg bw and 540 mg / kg bw were significantly different from the positive control (p = 0.000). Red rosella extract group dose 540 mg / kg bw was significantly different from the negative control (p = 0.000). Red rosella extract group dosage of 810 mg / kg bw was not differ significantly from the control group (p = 0.171).Conclusion: The red rosella’s petals extract dose of 810 mg / kg bw and dose of 540 mg / kg bw were able to prevent oxidative stress. Optimal deose of red rosella petals extract dose of 810 mg / kg bw was the most effective, because the higher antioxidant activity (67.33%) at dose 810 mg / kg bw dose than 540 mg / kg bw.
Perencanaan Ketenagakerjaan Kabupaten Bondowoso
Authors: Koestedjo Erna Haryanti
Published: July 2019

ABSTRAK            Judul Perencanaan Ketenagakerjaan Kabupaten Bondowoso. Tujuan penelitian (1) Tersedianya hasil analisis terhadap permasalahan pengangguran. (2) Tersedianya hasil analisis terhadap pengembangan tenaga kerja. (3) Dirumuskannya perencanaan ketenagakerjaan yang bersifat terpadu lintas sektor.              Metode penelitian yang dipergunakan dalam kegiatan ini adalah Analisis Deskriptif kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Beberapa metode analisis yang akan diterapkan didalamnya meliputi : Analisis Pohon Masalah (Diagram of Tree), Analisis Perkembangan Antar Waktu.              Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukkan tingkat pengangguran terbuka di Kabupaten Bondowoso pada tahun 2014 sebesar 2,44%, dengan trend menurun sejak tahun 2009. Penduduk yang bekerja sebanyak 97,56%, sebagian besar dengan tingkat pendidikan yang rendah, yaitu 73,57% hanya berpendidikan setingkat SD dan tanpa ijazah. Pengangguran terbuka menurun setiap tahunnya sebesar 6,34% pertahun. Penduduk dalam usia kerja di Kabupaten Bondowoso tahun 2014 sebanyak 631.218 jiwa, dengan 61,5% angkatan kerja dan 38,5% bukan angkatan kerja. Jumlah angkatan kerja telah bertumbuh 2,95% pertahun selama tahun 2009-2014, atau rata-rata bertambah 0,48% pertahun.Kata kunci : Kebijakan, Ketenagakerjaan, Angkatan Kerja
ANALISIS RISIKO USAHA AYAM PEDAGING DI KABUPATEN MOJOKERTO
Authors: Ramadhan Befrian Dio , Yektiningsih Endang , Sudiyarto Sudiyarto
Published: July 2019

ABSTRAKAyam pedaging memiliki peran penting dalam sub sektor peternakan karena memiliki potensi yang besar dengan adanya peningkatan  konsumsi daging ayam  tiap tahunnya namun memiliki masalah yang komplek dari internal maupun eksternal sehingga menimbulkan risiko dan ketidakpastian. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi sumber penyebab risiko, menghitung besar risiko, dan menyusun strategi yang dapat diterapkan untuk mengendalikan sumber risiko yang paling menentukan dalam usaha ayam pedaging di Kabupaten Mojokerto.Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah peternak ayam pedaging di Kabupaten Mojokerto. Metode penarikan sampel dilakukan dengan proportional random sampling dan jumlah sampel yang dianggap representatif dari populasi adalah 36 responden. Hasil analisis berdasarkan fish bone diagram teridentifikasi 17 sumber risiko dimana terbagi dalam enam risiko produksi, enam risiko pemasaran, dan lima risiko keuangan.Hasil analisis dengan failure mode and effect analysis terlihat hasil risk priority number tertinggi 576 keuntungan tergantung oleh targetan indeks performan, kemudian secara berturut-turut nilai risk priority number 567 serangan penyakit, 504 matinya ayam sehingga produktivitas menurun, 450 produk dijual dalam bentuk hidup, 441 adanya rasa takut jika meminjam pada perbankan. Peternak perlu untuk melakukan penguatan kelembagaan peternak melalui badan usaha milik desa berupa pengolahan ayam pedaging, dan lembaga keuangan mikro.Kata Kunci: analisis risiko usaha, sumber risiko, ayam pedaging.
ANALISIS NILAI TUKAR PETANI KABUPATEN JOMBANG TAHUN 2018
Authors: Patiung Markus
Published: July 2019

ABSTRAKAnalisis Nilai Tukar Petani (NTP) Kabupaten Jombang Tahun 2018 bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kesejahteraan petani dan fluktuasi harga komoditi pertanian. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah Analisa Deskriptif, yaitu analisa terhadap data yang bersifat kualitatif dan kuantitatif, baik data primer maupun sekunder. Nilai Tukar Petani (NTP) dihitung dengan rumus nisbah/ratio antara Indeks Harga yang Diterima Petani (Itn) dan Indeks Harga yang Dibayar Petani (Ibn).Hasil pemantauan dan analisis harga-harga pedesaan di 21 kecamatan di kabupaten Jombang pada tahun 2018, NTP kabupaten Jombang naik sebesar 0,07 persen dibandingkan pada tahun 2017, yaitu dari 113,92 menjadi 113,99. Kenaikan NTP pada tahun 2018 disebabkan indeks harga yang diterima petani mengalami kenaikan sebesar 2,0 persen lebih besar dari pada kenaikan indeks harga barang dan jasa yang dikonsumsi oleh rumah tangga maupun untuk keperluan produksi pertanian sebesar 1,70 persen.. Selain itu kenaikan nilai tukar petani kabupaten Jombang juga dipengaruhi oleh kenaikan indeks harga pada masing-masing sub-sektor, yakni subsektor tanaman pangan sebesar 0,04 persen, tanaman hortikultura sebesar 0,05 persen, tanaman perkebunan rakyat naik sebesar 0,02 persen, peternakan naik sebesar 0,13 persen dan subsektor perikanan naik sebear 0,39 persen.Kata Kunci : Petani, Nilai, Tukar, Analisis.