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A Comparative Study of Various Intelligent Optimization Algorithms Based on Path Planning and Neural Controller for Mobile Robot
Authors: Al-Araji Ahmed S. , Ibraheem Bakir A.
Published: July 2019

In this paper, a cognitive system based on a nonlinear neural controller and intelligent algorithm that will guide an autonomous mobile robot during continuous path-tracking and navigate over solid obstacles with avoidance was proposed. The goal of the proposed structure is to plan and track the reference path equation for the autonomous mobile robot in the mining environment to avoid the obstacles and reach to the target position by using intelligent optimization algorithms. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) Algorithms are used to finding the solutions of the mobile robot navigation problems in the mine by searching the optimal paths and finding the reference path equation of the optimal path. As well as, PSO algorithm is used to find and tune on-line the neural control gains values of the nonlinear neural controller to obtain the best torques actions of the wheels for the mining autonomous mobile robot. Simulation results by matlab showed that the proposed cognitive system is more accurate in terms of planning reference path to avoid obstacles and online finding and tuning parameters of the controller which generated smoothness control action without saturation state for tracking the reference path equation as well as minimize the mobile robot tracking pose error to zero value.
Comparison Study of Adsorption of Lead and Methylene Blue on Zeolite, Activated Carbon and Their Composite Materials
Authors: Mohammed Rafie Rushdy
Published: July 2019

In this study, composite materials consisting of Activated Carbon (AC) and Zeolite were prepared for application in the removal of methylene blue and lead from an aqueous solution. The optimum synthesis method involves the use of metakaolinization and zeolitization, in the presence of activated carbon from kaolin, to form Zeolite. First, Kaolin was thermally activated into amorphous kaolin (metakaolinization); then the resultant metakaolin was attacked by alkaline, transforming it into crystalline zeolite (zeolitization). Using nitrogen adsorption and SEM techniques, the examination and characterization of composite materials confirmed the presence of a homogenous distribution of Zeolite throughout the activated carbon. It has also shown the carbonization process did not destroy the crystalline structure of the zeolite, which was revealed to be intact. Experiments in batch mode were conducted (using three differently-prepared composites, zeolite and activated carbon), to investigate the removal of methylene blue and lead from the aqueous solution of the sorbents. Key experimental parameters (initial concentration, pH, contact time and adsorbent dosage) from the obtained results were measured and analysed. Freundlich and Langmuir models were used to describe the adsorption isotherms, and the observed adsorption kinetic adhered to pseudo-second order.
GOA KISKENDO SEBAGAI DAYA TARIK WISATA ALAM DI KULONPROGO YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Utami Priskila Jati
Published: July 2019

Goa Kiskendo is a nature-based Attraction Attraction located in Kulon Progo Regency. As in the annex of PERDA DIY No. 1 Tahun 2012, Goa Kiskendo Included in the category of Nature Tourism Attraction. The main potential of Goa Kiskendo is the beauty of Goa itself is decorated by stalactites and stalagmites that are formed by water droplets continuously for decades. This cave was discovered in 1825 by Mbah Gondorio, and in 1979 the renovation and erection of buildings in Goa Kiskendo in 1980..
Sentosa Island Sebagai Citra Pariwisata Singapura
Authors: Tresnadika Gusti Bagus
Published: July 2019

Singapore is one of the developed countries that has a fairly good tourism sector. This country became a major tourist destination when visiting Southeast Asia. One of the favorite destinations visited by tourists in Singapore is Sentosa Island. Sentosa Island is an integrated tourism destination that provides various tourist attractions such as Universal Studio and Madame Tussauds Singapore. The government made Sentosa Island as one of the tourism image of Singapore.
Web-Based Learning Personalization of Sequential Learning Style Type to Foster Students’ Mastery on Concept in Learning
Authors: Indrakusuma Abdul Haris
Published: July 2019

This research was aimed to see the improvement of students’ mastery on concept in learning by using Sequential Learning Style type which was done by combining online instruction and face to face as the supplementary learning. The data was taken from 30 students who took Learning Material Development course in the Information and Technology Education Department of STKIP PGRI Tulungagung in the semester 4 on 2016. This learning was done by using Personalization of Web-Based Learning of Sequential Learning Style Type in which Dokeos was chosen as the e-learning program. The data was collected by using Likert scale of four categories, that is, excellent mastery, good mastery, fair mastery and poor mastery. Based on the data collected from the respondents, it can be concluded that students’ level of mastery is high. 70% of the students stated that they have excellent mastery on the material and 30% of the students stated that they have good mastery on the material. It showed that this strategy can improve the concept of mastery in learning. The finding, therefore, can be used as the basis to develop new strategy in the learning process by using web-based learning personalization
Factfinding Deconstructed
Authors: Clermont Kevin M.
Published: July 2019

Academics have never agreed on a theory of proof. The darkest corner of disagreement concerns how legal factfinders logically should find facts. This Article pries open that cognitive black box. It does so by employing multivalent logic, which enables it to overcome the traditional probability theory that impeded all prior attempts. The result is the first-ever exposure of the proper logic for finding a fact or a case’s facts.The focus is the evidential processing phase, rather than the application of the standard of proof as tracked in my prior work. Processing evidence involves (1) reasoning inferentially from a piece of evidence to a degree of belief and of disbelief in the element to be proved, (2) aggregating pieces of evidence that all bear to some degree on one element in order to form a composite degree of belief and of disbelief in the element, and (3) considering the series of elemental beliefs to reach a decision. Zeroing in, the factfinder in step #1 should connect each item of evidence to an element to be proved by constructing a chain of inferences, employing multivalent logic’s rules for conjunction and disjunction to form a belief function that reflects the belief and the disbelief in the element and also the uncommitted belief reflecting uncertainty. The factfinder in step #2 should aggregate, by weighted arithmetic averaging, the belief functions of all the items of evidence that bear on any one element, creating a composite belief function for the element. The factfinder in step #3 does not need to combine elements, but instead should directly move to testing whether the degree of belief from each element’s composite belief function sufficiently exceeds the corresponding degree of disbelief. In sum, the factfinder should construct a chain of inferences to produce a belief function for each item of evidence bearing on an element, and then by weighted average produce for each element a composite belief function ready for the element-by-element standard of proof.This Article performs the task of mapping normatively how to reason from legal evidence to a decision on facts. More significantly, it constitutes a further demonstration of how embedded the multivalent-belief model is in our law.
Viewpoint – Ocean Plastic Pollution: a convenient but distracting truth?
Authors: Stafford Richard , Jones Peter JS
Published: July 2019

Ocean plastic is a contemporary focal point of concern for the marine environment. However, we argue there are bigger issues to address, including climate change and overfishing. Plastic has become a focus in the media and public domains partly through the draw of simple lifestyle changes, such as reusable water bottles, and partly through the potential to provide ‘quick fix’ technological solutions to plastic pollution, such as large scale marine clean-up operations and new ‘biodegradable’ plastic substitutes. As such, ocean plastic can provide a convenient truth that distracts us from the need for more radical changes to our behavioural, political and economic systems, addressing which will help address larger marine environmental issues, as well as the cause of plastic pollution, i.e. over-consumption.
We should not separate out environmental issues, but the current approach to plastic pollution can be a distraction from meaningful action. A response to Avery-Gomm et al.
Authors: Stafford Richard , Jones Peter
Published: July 2019

We agree with Avery-Gomm et al. that we should not separate out environmental issues. We also agree with them over the relative threat of plastic to our oceans. However, recent evidence on the ‘spillover effect’ of pro-environmental behaviours and on public attitudes to threats to areas such as the Great Barrier Reef suggest common consumerist and political approaches to tackle plastic pollution can cause a distraction from issues caused by climate change and biodiversity loss. We reiterate that we need political changes to address overconsumption in order to make real progress on all environmental issues
The Powerful Influence of Marks: Visual and Knowledge-Driven Processing in Hurricane Track Displays
Authors: Padilla Lace , Creem-Regehr Sarah , Thompson William
Published: July 2019

Given the widespread use of visualizations to communicate hazard risks, forecast visualizations must be as effective to interpret as possible. However, despite incorporating best practices, visualizations can influence viewer judgments in ways that the designers did not anticipate. Visualization designers should understand the full implications of visualization techniques and seek to develop visualizations that account for the complexities in decision-making. The current study explores the influence of visualizations of uncertainty by examining a case in which ensemble hurricane forecast visualizations produce unintended interpretations. We show that people estimate more damage to a location that is overlapped by a track in an ensemble hurricane forecast visualization compared to a location that does not coincide with a track. We find that this effect can be partially reduced by manipulating the number of hurricane paths displayed, suggesting the importance of visual features of a display on decision making. Providing instructions about the information conveyed in the ensemble display also reduced the effect, but importantly, did not eliminate it. These findings illustrate the powerful influence of marks and their encodings on decision-making with visualizations.
Network Approach in Health Behavior Research: How Can We Explore New Questions?
Authors: Mkhitaryan Samvel , Crutzen Rik , de Vries Nanne , Steenaart Esther
Published: July 2019

The network approach has recently been introduced to clinical psychology and provides a powerful framework for analyzing variables in a system. Since then, its applications have rapidly spread to various fields of social sciences. Unlike in the case of clinical psychology, the peculiarities of the phenomena under study in social sciences have not received sufficient attention. In this paper, along with practical illustrations, we discuss what a system of psychological variables represents and what the interrelationships between the variables mean in the context of health behavior research. In addition, we touch upon the structural analysis of the system which hasn’t been the focus of the recent applications of network analysis in health psychology. In this paper, we illustrate two approaches of incorporating observable behavioral variables in a system and strategies for investigating structural components of the system. We illustrate these two approaches with an analysis of cross-sectional data on adolescents’ beliefs and behavior with respect to registering their choice regarding organ donation in the Netherlands. With this paper, we provide researchers with guidance on network analysis of psychological variables. Furthermore, we wish to facilitate a larger discussion on conceptualizing networks of psychological variables, which will guide the analysis and the interpretation of node level interactions as well as network level structures.
The selection gap in teacher education: Adverse effects of ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status on situational judgment test performance
Authors: Bardach Lisa , Rushby Jade V. , Klassen Robert
Published: July 2019

Background: Situational judgment tests (SJTs) measure non-cognitive attributes and have recently drawn attention as a selection method for initial teacher education programs. To date, very little is known about adverse impact in teacher selection SJT performance.Aims: This study aimed to shed light on adverse effects of gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic status (SES) on SJT scores, by exploring both main effects and interactions, and considering both overall SJT performance and separate SJT domain scores (mindset, emotion regulation, and conscientiousness).Sample: A total of 2,808 prospective teachers completed the SJTs as part of the initial stage of selection into a teacher education program.Methods: In addition to SJT scores, the variables gender (female vs. male), ethnicity (majority group vs. minority group), and home SES background (higher SES status vs. lower SES status) were used in the analyses. Regression models and moderated regression models were employed.Results and conclusions: Results from the regression models revealed that gender effects (females scoring higher than males) were restricted to emotion regulation, while ethnicity effects (ethnic majority group members scoring higher than ethnic minority group members) emerged for SJT overall scores and all three domains. Moderated regression modelling results furthermore showed significant interactions (gender and ethnicity) for SJT overall scores and two domains. Considering the importance of reducing subgroup differences in selection test scores to ensure equal access to teacher education, this study’s findings are a critical contribution. The partially differentiated results for overall vs. domain-specific scores point towards the promise of applying a domain-level perspective in research on teacher selection SJTs.
“Another Kind of Swede”: Swedish Youth’s Ethnic Identity Narratives
Authors: Gyberg Fanny , Frisén Ann , Syed Moin , Wängqvist Maria , Svensson Ylva
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this study was to use a narrative approach to investigate the types of ethnicity-related experiences (i.e., ethnic identity content) that were prevalent in the lives of young people in Sweden and to examine if these types of experiences differed due to immigrant status, self-identified ethnicity, or age-groups. Ninety-five participants (87% women, 66% immigrants; 57% emerging adults, 43% adolescents; Mage ¼ 19.62) shared their ethnicity-related experiences. Results indicated that youth from immigrant backgrounds more often wrote about ethnicity-related experiences. Thematic analysis revealed six types of stories: feelings of prejudice or racism, general differences, not fitting in, being “another kind of Swede,” being in between cultures or ethnicities, and cultural ideologies. These themes showed little variation by participant immigrant background, ethnicity, or age. The themes found in this study reflect complex and multicultural identities that may play an important part in young people’s identity formation.
From the world to word order: the link between conceptual structure and language
Authors: Culbertson Jennifer , Schouwstra Marieke , Kirby Simon
Published: July 2019

The world’s languages exhibit striking diversity. At the same time, recurring linguistic patterns suggest the possibility that this diversity is shaped by features of human cognition. One well-studied example is word order in complex noun phrases (like 'these two red vases'). While many orders of these elements are possible, a subset appear to be preferred. It has been argued that this order reflects a single underlying representation of noun phrase structure, from which preferred orders are straightforwardly derived (e.g., Cinque, 2005). Building on previous experimental evidence using artificial language learning, we show that these preferred orders arise not only in existing languages, but also in improvised sequences of gestures produced by English speakers. We then use corpus data from a wide range of languages to argue that the hypothesized underlying structure of the noun phrase might be learnable from statistical features relating objects and their properties conceptually. Using an information-theoretic measure of strength of association, we find that adjectival properties (e.g. 'red') are on average more closely related to the objects they modify (e.g. 'wine'), than numerosities (e.g. 'two'), which are in turn more closely related to the objects they modify than demonstratives (e.g., 'this'). It is exactly those orders which transparently reflect this—by placing adjectives closest to the noun, and demonstratives farthest away—which are more common across languages, and preferred in our silent gesture experiments. These results suggest that our experience with objects in the world, combined with a preference for transparent mappings from conceptual structure to linear order, can explain constraints on noun phrase order.
Political Astroturfing on Twitter: How to Coordinate a Disinformation Campaign
Authors: Keller Franziska , Schoch David , Stier Sebastian , Yang JungHwan
Published: July 2019

Political astroturfing, a centrally coordinated disinformation campaign in which participants pretend to be ordinary citizens acting independently, has the potential to influence electoral outcomes and other forms of political behavior. Yet, it is hard to evaluate the scope and effectiveness of political astroturfing without "ground truth" information, such as the verified identity of its agents and instigators. In this paper, we study the South Korean National Information Service's (NIS) disinformation campaign during the presidential election in 2012, taking advantage of a list of campaign accounts published in court proceedings. Features that best distinguish these accounts from regular users in contemporaneously collected Twitter data are traces left by coordination among astroturfing agents, instead of the individual account characteristics typically used in related approaches such as social bot detection. We develop a methodology that exploits these distinct empirical patterns to identify additional likely astroturfing accounts and validate this detection strategy by analyzing their messages and current account status. However, an analysis relying on Twitter influence metrics shows that the known and suspect NIS accounts only had a limited impact on political social media discussions. By using the principal-agent framework to analyze one of the earliest revealed instances of political astroturfing, we improve on extant methodological approaches to detect disinformation campaigns and ground them more firmly in social science theory.
Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES): A framework for exploring transition, context, and impacts
Authors: Ford Rebecca , Maidment Chris , Vigurs Carol , Fell Michael James , Morris Madeleine
Published: July 2019

Energy systems globally are becoming increasingly decentralised; experiencing new types of loads; incorporating digital or “smart” technologies; and seeing the demand side engage in new ways. These changes impact on the management and regulation of future energy systems and question how they will support a socially equitable, acceptable, net-zero transition. This paper couples a meta-narrative literature review with expert interviews to explore how socio-technical regimes associated with centralised systems of provision (i.e. the prevailing paradigm in many countries around the world) differ to those of smart local energy systems (SLES). Findings show how SLES regimes incorporate niche technologies, business models and governance structures to enable new forms of localised operation and optimisation (e.g. automated network management), smarter decision making and planning, by new actors (e.g. local authorities, other local stakeholders), and engaging users in new ways. Through this they are expected to deliver on a wide range of outcomes, both within the SLES boundary and to the wider system. However, there may be trade-offs between outcomes due to pressures for change originating from competing actors (e.g. landscape vs. incumbents in the regime); understanding the mapping between different outcomes, SLES elements and their interconnections will be key to unlocking wider benefits.
Measures for the Development of Medical Additive Technologies in the Russian Federation
Authors: Prikhodko Aleksandr Aleksandrovich , Vinogradov Konstantin Anatolevich , Vakhrushev Sergei Gennadevich
Published: July 2019

Three-dimensional printing has several significant advantages over traditional methods of production: simplification and acceleration of the production process, versatility, low cost and a few others. As a result, additive technologies have quickly become a highly promising area with great potential in many areas of human activity, finding more and more points of application. Medicine is no exception. The development of three-dimensional printing in the field of medicine can not only solve a few pressing health problems, but also stimulate the progress of technology. To date, three-dimensional medical printing is used in the following areas: individual prostheses both temporary and permanent wear, surgical instruments, simulation manuals for training medical students and preoperative training of surgeons. Of interest is the joint application of additive technologies with cellular technologies – bioprinting. Despite its great potential, this activity is not sufficiently regulated, which is a serious obstacle to its development. The introduction into practice of the principles proposed in this work of the device and functioning of a specialized service – laboratory of additive medical production – should solve this problem and contribute to the rapid development of medical three-dimensional printing in the Russian Federation.
Health Technology Assessment System in Sweden
Authors: Omelyanovskiy Vitaly Vladimirovich , Gorkavenko Filipp Vasilievich , Saybel Yegor Sergeevich , Khachatryan Georgii Rubenovich
Published: July 2019

Sweden is one of the first countries who establish health technology assessment (HTA) agency. Nowadays, there are two HTA organizations in the country. The first is one of the oldest in the world – the Swedish agency for health technology assessment and assessment of social services (SBU), and the second is the Council The Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (TLV). Having similar tasks, organizations are created for different purposes. TLV assesses medical technologies within state reimbursement system, its purpose is to ensure the efficient use of budget funds. The SBU does not participate in the reimbursement system and does not have any regulatory functions, its purpose is to respond to public inquiries regarding the use of any medical technology. Agencies differ in the number of annually published reports, their types and objects of evaluation. Wherein the work of both institutions is characterized by a wide involvement of independent experts, outside organizations and particular attention to the economic component of the assessment.
One life – two hearts
Authors: Opimakh Irina Vladimirovna
Published: July 2019

The article tells about the transplantology birth, about the first organ transplants, about Alexis Carrel and Vladimir Demikhov pioneering works and about the first heart transplant from person to person the famous surgery made in 1967 in Cape Town by Christiaan Barnard and forever in the medicine history.
Деятельность князя Н. Г. Репнина, направленная на развитие культуры в Полтавской и Черниговской губерниях
Authors: Zakharova O. Yu.
Published: July 2019

В статье анализируется деятельность, направленная на развитие культуры в Полтавской и Черниговской губерниях, одного из выдающихся государственных деятелей своего времени, героя Аустерлица (1805), генерал-губернатора Саксонского королевства (1813–1814), военного губернатора Полтавской и Черниговской губерний (1816–1835) – князя Николая Григорьевича Репнина (Волконского). Рассматривается роль Репнина в открытии и учреждении в Полтавской губернии: Полтавского института благородных девиц, училища Правоведения для бедных канцелярских служащих, "школы чистописцев". Рассказывается о его взаимоотношениях с актёром М. C. Щепкиным, который во многом благодаря Н. Г. Репнину, был освобождён от крепостной зависимости поэтом В. В. Капнистом, историком Д. Н. Бантыш-Каменским. Выявлено, что для Репнина открытие в регионе просветительских и учебных заведений, помощь видным представителям науки, искусства и образования была важной составляющей его административной деятельности. В современной отечественной и зарубежной историографии нам не известны исследования, посвящённые просветительской деятельности Н. Г. Репнина в Полтавской и Черниговской губерниях, а также его роли в открытии в Левобережной Украине образовательных учреждений. В работе использованы опубликованные источники, а также архивные материалы Государственного архива Черниговской области и Российского государственного исторического архива (Санкт-Петербург).
Hubungan Personal Hygiene Dan Penggunaan Kontrasepsi dengan Kejadian Keputihan Pada Wanita Usia Subur (WUS)
Authors: Riza Yeni , Qariati Nurul Indah , Asrinawaty Asrinawaty
Published: July 2019

Jumlah Wanita Usia Subur (WUS) di Kelurahan Tanjung Pagar yang berkisar umur 15-49 tahun yang sudah menikah tergolong banyak dan sering memanfaatkan sungai untuk mandi, cuci, dan kakus (MCK) walaupun air sungai sudah tidak layak pakai. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan Personal Hygiene dan Penggunaan Kontrasepsi dengan kejadian keputihan pada Wanita Usia Subur (WUS) di Kelurahan Tanjung Pagar Banjarmasin. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah survey analitik dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah Wanita Usia Subur (WUS) di Kelurahan Tanjung Pagar dengan sampel 97 orang. Data analisis dengan uji chi-square. Teknik pengambilan sampel Purposive Sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukan 57,7% mengalami keputihan tidak normal, 76,3% memiliki Personal Hygiene yang kurang baik dan 80,4% memakai kontrasepsi hormonal. Hasil analisis bivariat menunjukan bahwa ada hubungan antara Personal Hygiene dengan kejadian keputihan (p=0,000), dan tidak ada antara hubungan penggunaan kontrasepsi dengan kejadian keputihan (p=0,808). Untuk puskesmas dapat memberikan informasi lebih lanjut tentang keputihan melalui penyuluhan kepada warga sekitar mengenai Personal Hygiene khususnya cara menjaga kebersihan organ kewanitaan dengan baik.
Gambaran Pengetahuan dan Sikap Mahasiswi Tingkat I Tentang Kesehatan Reproduksi Di Akademi Kebidanan Sinar Kasih Toraja Tahun 2018
Authors: Sallipadang Edwinn
Published: July 2019

Kesehatan reproduksi adalah keadaan kesejahteraan fisik, mental, dan sosial yang utuh bukan hanya bebas dari penyakit atau kecacatan dalam segala aspek yang berhubungan dengan system reproduksi, fungsi serta prosesnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara umum gambaran pengetahuan dan sikap mahasiswi tingkat I tentang kesehatan reproduksi di Akademi Kebidanan Sinar Kasih Toraja tahun 2018. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan metode accidental sampling, populasi seluruh mahasiswi tingkat I di Akademi Kebidanan Sinar Kasih Toraja sebanyak 144 mahasiswi dan sampel adalah 56 mahasiswi. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dan diolah secara manual menggunakan kalkulator dan disajikan dalam bentuk tabel distribusi frekuensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 56 mahasiswi yang menjadi sampel penelitian terdapat 15 (26,8%) mahasiswi yang berpengetahuan baik, 30 (53,6%) mahasiswi yang berpengetahuan cukup dan 11 (19,6%) mahasiswi yang berpengetahuan kurang. Dari 56 mahasiswi yang menjadi sampel penelitian terdapat 32 (57,1%) bersikap positif dan 24 (42,9%) bersikap negative. Saran dari penelitian ini diharapkan mahasisiwi semakin meningkatkan pengetahuannya dengan memperoleh informasi yang tepat dan akurat dari sumber-sumber terpercaya dan mengikuti kegiatan seminar mengenai kesehatan reproduksi karena sebagian besar mahasiswi masih berpengetahuan cukup.
Kadar Human Leukocyte Antigen-G Serum Pada Abortus Spontan Dan Kehamilan Normal
Authors: Allo Sarjani Linggi , Yetti R Erni , Tombeg Zadrak , Rambulangi Samrichard , Idris Irfan , Hadi Anto J.
Published: July 2019

Adanya penolakan terhadap janin oleh sistim imun ibu karena adanya antigen paternal, diduga menjadi salah satu penyebab abortus oleh karena itu adanya humanleukocyte antigen-g (HLA-G) memegang peran  toleransi imun semialogenik fetus untuk pemeliharaan kehamilan.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kadar HLAG-G serum pada kehamilan normal dan Abortus dengan metode ELISA.Desain penelitian ini adalah cros-sectional dengan jumlah sampel 50 yang dibagi dalam 2 kelompok yaitu25 abortus dan 25 kehamilan normal. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara concequtivesampling.Data dianalisis menggunakan uji Mann-whitneydan Independent-samples T test. Hasil uji statistik diperoleh rerata kadar HLA-G serum ibu abortus lebih rendah (276,08 ±69 ng/L) dibandingkan dengan hamil normal (345,30 ± 73,54ng/L) dengan nilai  p 0,001
35 tahun rerata kadar HLA-G kehamilan normal 306,41±72,26 dan kelompok abortus 276,79±62,68 dengan nilai p=0,034. Umur kehamilan > 14 minggu  pada kelompok hamil normal rerata kadar HLAG  =353,43±78,17 dan kelompok abortus HLA-G = 243,60 +61,77 dengan nilaip =0,003 sedangkan  umur kehamilan 8-14 minggu pada kelompok hamil normal rerata kada HLA-G= 328,01±63,82 dan pada kelompok abortus  288,71±69,22 dengan nilai p=0,185. Paritas 2-3 pada kelompok hamil normal rerata HLA-G=342,87±73,42 dan kelompok abortus rerata HLA-G= 278,35±81,25 dengan nilai p=0,051 sedangkan paritas 1&> 3 pada kelompok hamilan normal rerata kadar HLA-G =350,46±78,57 dan kelompok abortus rerata kadar HLA-G = 274,80 ±64,14 dengan nilai p 0,043. Berdasarkan hasil analisis disimpulkan bahwa kadar serum HLA-G pada kelompok abortus lebih rendah dibandingkan kelompok hamilan normal.
JEOMORFOLOJİ TARİHİ 1: ERKEN DÖNEM (1669’A KADAR)
Authors: KARABULUT Murat
Published: July 2019

Bu makale, Jeomorfoloji ’nin uzak geçmişinden başlayıp Avrupa’da Aydınlanma Çağı’nın başladığı dönemlere kadar olan tarihçesini ele almaktadır. Kökeni neredeyse insanlık tarihi kadar eski olan Jeomorfoloji ‘nin düşünce yapısında da çok belirgin hatta dramatik sayılabilecek dönüşüm ve değişimler meydana gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, Jeomorfoloji ‘nin erken dönemlerinde meydana gelen gelişmeler ve değişmeler çeşitli zaman dilimlerine ayrılarak değerlendirilmiştir.  Yeryüzünün nasıl şekillendiği konusu ile ilgili ilk düşünceler Mısır, Çin ve Mezopotamya’da ortaya çıkmıştır. Daha sonraki dönemlerde ise sözü edilen medeniyetlerle etkileşim içerisine giren Antik Yunan dünyasında bilimsel düşünce doğdu. Başlangıçta ağırlıklı olarak Kozmoloji, Astronomi, yer kürenin şekli ve konumu ile başlayan tartışmalar daha da genişleyerek Jeomorfoloji ‘nin konusunu da içerisine alır hale gelmiştir. İlk zamanlarda düşünürler arasında herhangi bir konuda uzmanlaşma yoktur. Çünkü dönemin bakış açısı gereğince düşünür her konuda fikir üretmek durumundadır. Bu yüzden yer şekilleriyle ilgili görüşler hem Coğrafya hem de Kozmoloji kitaplarında yer almıştır. Ancak bu erken zamanlarda bireysel bir uzmanlaşma ortaya çıkmasa da konu temelli kitaplar yazıldığı da görülmektedir. Bu periyotta; Antik Yunan filozofları gerçek gözlemlere dayanmadan bilgiyi sistematikleştirdiler, genelleştirdiler ve teorileriler ürettiler. Ancak modern manada bilim dediğimiz şey; yeni metotlarla birlikte (deney, gözlem, ölçme) önceki filozoflar tarafından kullanılmayan bir biçimde İslam dünyasında ortaya çıktı. Bunun neticesinde de Jeomorfoloji ile ilgili bilimsel nitelik taşıyan ilk düşünceler İslam dünyasında doğdu ve Orta Çağ boyunca bütün dünyaya yayıldı. 12. ve 16. yüzyıllar arasında yavaş bir gelişim gösteren Jeomorfoloji ancak 19. yüzyılda bağımsız bir disiplin haline geldi.
TÜRKİYE TEKSTİL ENDÜSTRİSİNİN MEKÂNSAL ÖRÜNTÜSÜ: 2009-2015 YILI KARŞILAŞTIRMALI YERELLEŞME KATSAYISI ANALİZİ
Authors: URHAN Fatma Betül , SANDAL Ersin Kaya
Published: July 2019

Tekstil sektörü, sağladığı istihdam imkânı, üretim sürecinde yarattığı katma değer ve uluslararası ticaretteki payı ile ekonomik kalkınma sürecinde önemli bir role sahiptir. Türkiye’de bu alandaki yatırımlar ve üretim Osmanlı dönemine dek uzanmaktadır. Günümüzde tekstil sanayi Türkiye’nin öncü sektörlerinden biri konumundadır. Tekstil sektörünün hangi bölgelerde yoğunlaşma potansiyelinin olduğu ve hangi bölgelerde yoğunlaşma gösterdiği önemli bir konudur. Bu bağlamda, çalışma NACE 2 koduna göre 13 kodlu Tekstil sektörünün Düzey-2 bölgelerine göre mekânsal örüntüsünü ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, TÜİK 2009 ve 2015 yılı yerel birim sayısı, çalışan sayısı ve ciro göstergeleri temel alınmıştır. Elde edilen veriler sektörel yoğunlaşma analizlerinde en çok tercih edilen tekniklerden biri olan yerelleşme katsayısı tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, Türkiye’de yerel birim sayısı, istihdam ve ciro göstergelerine göre her üç parametrede 13 kodlu tekstil ürünleri imalatı sanayinde TR41-(Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik) ve TR32-(Aydın, Denizli, Muğla) bölgelerinde yoğunlaşma görülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları bölgesel kalkınma planlarının hazırlanmasında ve aynı zamanda sektöre yönelik olarak yatırımcılara yol gösterici özelliktedir.
KENTLEŞME SÜRECİNDE KENT ESTETİĞİNİN BELEDİYELERCE KORUNMASI VEYA YİTİRİLMESİ: KENTLİNİN BAKIŞI ÜZERİNDEN BİR ESTETİK KARŞILAŞTIRMASI
Authors: YILMAZ Onur Kemal
Published: July 2019

İnsanlık kentleşmeye başlamasıyla birlikte yapılara yansıttığı sanatsal yanıyla kent estetiğini de meydana getirmiştir. Dolayısıyla her medeniyetin benimsediği kentleşme anlayışı beraberinde kendine özgü kentsel estetik değerleri de getirmektedir. Bununla birlikte kentleşme sürecinde kentsel estetik değerler sürdürülebilmekte, değiştirilebilmekte veya yitirilebilmektedir. Günümüzde bu durumun belirleyici aktörleri olarak belediyeler ön plana çıkmaktadır. Konuyla ilgili olarak bu çalışmada, Altınoluk’ta mevcut olan tarihi ve modern mimari kentlinin bakışıyla kent estetiği bağlamında karşılaştırılmıştır. Altınoluk’un araştırma kapsamında seçilme gerekçesi; Altınoluk mimarisinde tarihi ve modern yapılaşmanın bir arada mevcut olmasındandır. Böylece Altınoluk yapılı çevresinde mevcut olan tarihi ve modern mimarinin insanlarda yarattıkları estetik imge farklılıkları öğrenilmeye çalışılmıştır. Ayrıca söz konusu karşılaştırma ile kentleşme sürecinde tarihsel kentsel estetik değerlerin korunması veya yitirilmesi üzerine somut bir çıkarım yapılması da hedeflenmiştir. Karşılaştırma, anket tekniği kullanılarak Altınoluk kentinde ikamet eden insanların görüşlerine başvurularak yapılmıştır. Bunun sebebi kent estetiğinin insanlarda bir imge yaratarak varlık kazanmasındandır. Yapılan araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre Altınoluk modern mimarisi kendi açısından birçok yönde estetik görülmesine rağmen, estetik açıdan tarihi mimarinin gerisinde kalmaktadır. Konuyla ilgili olarak şu şekilde bir temel tespit yapılabilmektedir; modern mimarinin tarihi estetik değerlere bağlı kalınarak imar edilmesi, kentleşme açısından dikkate alınması gereken önemli unsurlardan birisidir.  Aksi halde kentler modernleşirken, insanlardan “uzaklaşabilmektedirler”.
DESTİNASYON İMAJ ALGISINA YÖNELİK ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA: KEMALİYE ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: TAŞ Muhammed , AKYOL Ceyhun , ZENGİN Burhanettin
Published: July 2019

Bu araştırma,
turistik bir destinasyona eğitim amacıyla gelen kişilerde oluşan imaj algısını
ölçme amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. UNESCO Dünya Mirası Değerleri ile
Cittaslow’a (Sakin Şehir) aday olan Kemaliye destinasyonunda gerçekleştirilen
araştırma kapsamında, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Kemaliye Hacı Ali
Akın Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu ile Kemaliye Hacı Ali Akın Meslek
Yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören 282 öğrenciye anket tekniği uygulanmıştır. 26 Şubat-02
Mart 2018 tarihleri arasında yürütülen araştırmadan elde edilen verilerin
çözümlenmesinde frekans, faktör ve farklılık analizleri kullanılmıştır. Kemaliye
destinasyon imaj algısının öğrenciler üzerindeki etkisinin ölçüldüğü araştırma
neticelerine göre katılımcılar “Kemaliye” kelimesini duyduklarında akıllarına
ilk olarak; doğa, tarih, kültür ve Karanlık Kanyon unsurları gelmektedir. Yapılan
faktör analizi sonucunda çıkan dört faktör boyutuna göre farklılık analizleri
yapılmıştır. Farklılık analizleri cinsiyete, kalış süresine, mezun olduktan
sonra Kemaliye’ye tekrar gelme isteklerine ve çevresine tavsiye etme
tercihlerine göre yapılmıştır. Analizlere göre farklılıkların tespit edildiği çalışma
ile Kemaliye destinasyonunun en güçlü imaj algısının tarih, kültür ve doğal
çevre boyutlarında olduğu anlaşılmaktadır.
DETERMINATION OF THERMAL TOURISM POTENTIAL IN KARAHAYIT, DENIZLI: A STUDY ON LOCAL TOURISTS
Authors: ŞANLI Cennet , KARA Hasan
Published: July 2019

Karahayıt is located in Turkey's southwest within the
borders of Denizli. It is one of the rapidly growing tourism centers with its
proximity to Denizli province and Pamukkale, a world-famous tourism center
located in the region, as well as its hot water, thermal springs, healing mud,
and "Red Water" which has spread out of the country in recent years.
In this study, the thermal tourism potential of Karahayıt (Denizli) and the
tourists’ views about thermal tourism were evaluated. In the questionnaire,
which was outlined according to the screening model, the general screening was
carried out in two dimensions. The first one is the documentary screening model
on the determination of natural and human elements that constitute the thermal
tourism potential of Karahayıt research area. The second dimension, on the
other hand, is the questionnaire conducted with 150 samples (voluntarily) participating
in the study from the local tourist population visiting Karahayıt. In this
scope, the related literature and the questionnaire developed by Çetin (2010)
were used as the data collection tools. In addition, field studies, field
inspections, and interviews were conducted with the locals to obtain the
research data. The data obtained from the related literature, field studies and
field inspections were examined using descriptive analysis method, while
statistical techniques were used in the analysis of the survey data. As a
result of the study, it is seen that Karahayıt thermal field has an important
potential in terms of thermal tourism. According to the data obtained from the
local tourists, the majority (70%) take into account the characteristics of
thermal water and the advice the relatives / friends in choosing the facility;
they come to Karahayıt because they believe that thermal is beneficial to
health (42%), thinks that they are treated rheumatism (28.7%) and joint
disorder (13.3%), they are satisfied with the thermal facility (58%) and advice
thermal facility which they stayed (55%). However, more than half of the local
tourists (62%) believe that the promotion of the region was not sufficient, the
social activities carried out in thermal facilities were limited (58%) and the
infrastructure in the thermal facilities was insufficient (54%). In Karahayıt,
it is necessary to build high quality thermal facilities and to create new
areas and activities for recreation. By this way, the region will become more
attractive, the satisfaction level of the visitors will increase and at the
same time the people of the region will be able to earn more.
BURDUR’DA DOĞA TURİZMİ İLE İLİŞKİLİ ALTERNATİF ROTALARIN BELİRLENMESİ
Authors: ARSLAN E. Seda
Published: July 2019

Alternatif turizm
faaliyetleri geçtiğimiz yıllarda artan oranda bir ivme ile talep görmektedir.
Alternatif turizm türleri farklı amaçlara gerçekleştirilen turizm türleri olarak
genel olarak yoğun stresten ve kent yaşamından bunalan kişiler için farklı ve
çok çeşitli olanaklar sunmaktadır. Çevre ve doğa merkezli bir turizm türü olan
doğa turizmi de alternatif bir turizm türü olarak kullanıcılar için doğayla iç
içe olarak stresten arınma ve farklı deneyimler yaşama imkanı tanımaktadır. Bu
bağlamda gerçekleştirilmesi doğal ve kültürel peyzaj potansiyeline bağlı
faaliyetler günübirlik ya da konaklama ile birlikte düşünülebilmektedir. Göller
bölgesinde yer alan Burdur ili doğa turizmi için zengin bir potansiyele
sahiptir. Bu çalışmanın amacı alternatif turizm faaliyetleri kapsamında doğa
turizmi rotalarının Burdur ili örneğinde oluşturulmasıdır. Bu amaçla coğrafi
bilgi sistemleri (CBS) tabanlı ArcMap 10.6 programı kullanılarak ağ analizi
(network analysis) yöntemi uygulanmış ve alternatif 4 rota
belirlenmiştir. Belirlenen rotalar doğa turizmi ile ilişkili rotalar olup, ipek
yolundan geçmesi ve kültürel peyzaj değerleri ile de bağlantılı olması
bakımından yılın tüm zamanlarında gerçekleştirilebilecek faaliyetler kapsamında
öneriler sunmaktadır.
THE EFFECT OF DIVIDEND POLICY, LIQUIDITY, PROFITABILITY AND FIRM SIZE ON FIRM VALUE IN FINANCIAL SERVICE SECTOR INDUSTRIES LISTED IN INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE 2015-2018 PERIOD
Authors: Sondakh Renly
Published: July 2019

Firms that go public have a target to increase the value of their firm, because the value of the firm is an attractive factor for investors to call their capital. Firm value is a financial indicator because high corporate value can prove prosperity for shareholders. This study attempts to analyze the dividend, liquidity, profitability and size of the firm policy on the value of the firm. This research was conducted on financial services companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2015-2018, including 12 companies that met the sample requirements by using purposive sampling from 99 financial service companies for the 2015-2018 period. This study uses multiple linear regression data analysis received with the SPSS program which contains the classic assumption test, partial test (t-test). The results of this study indicate that dividend policy has a negative and significant effect on firm value, liquidity and firm size partially influence positively and significantly on firm value while profitability is not appropriate and not significant to firm value.
Penerapan Metode Six Sigma Untuk Perbaikan Kualitas Di PP Sinar Tani Palembang
Authors: William Ixnatius Avilla
Published: July 2019

Perbaikan kualitas membantu perusahaan meningkatkan penjualan dan mengurangan biaya-biaya, dimana keduanya dapat meningkatkan profitabilitas. PP Sinar Tani Palembang merupakan industri manufaktur yang bergerak dibidang penggilingan beras. Pengendalian kualitas masih sangat kurang hal ini ditunjukkan dengan data hasil timbangan yang seluruhnya melewati standar yang telah ditetapkan yaitu 5 Kg, 10 Kg dan 20 Kg. produk yang cacat : untuk beras kemasan 5 Kg sebanyak 0,585 atau 58,5%, beras 10 Kg sebanyak 0,604 atau 60,4% dan beras 20 Kg sebanyak 0,612 atau 61,2%. Terlihat dari persentase setiap bulannya PP Sinar Tani Palembang mengalami kerugian 21,363 Kg atau 1,068 kg per hari dengan nominal rupiah mencapai Rp 228.390,00 per bulan. Dengan menggunakan metode Six Sigma didapat bahwa ada 2 faktor penyebab kerugian ini adalah terjadinya kelebihan pada saat pengisian dan timbangan neraca geser/timbangan minyak yang digunakan tidak memiliki keakuratan sehingga hasil timbangan semuanya melebihi batas yang ditetapkan. Salah satu usulan yang dapat dilakukan adalah mengganti timbangan neraca/timbangan geser/timbangan minyak dengan timbangan digital sehingga hasil ukur lebih akurat. Terjadi penurunan persentase cacat, yaitu untuk berat 5 kg dari 0,585 menjadi 0,166; berat 10 kg dari 0,604 menjadi 0,145; berat 20 kg dari 0,612 menjadi 0,139. Sedangkan dari DPMO didapat peningkatan dari 2 sigma menjadi 3 sigma.
Els macroforaminífers i la fauna associada del Maastrichtià del sector Prebètic valencià sud (Est de la Península Ibèrica)
Authors: Granero P. , Robles-Salcedo R. , Lucena G. , Troya L. , Vicedo V.
Published: July 2019

Larger foraminifera and associated fauna from the Maastrichtian of the southern valencian Prebaetic sector (E Iberian Peninsula)
The benthic foraminiferal assemblage and the associated fauna found in the Upper Cretaceous deposits of the Serra de la Solana, Valencia (Spain) have been revised. The study has allowed us to confirm the presence of the foraminiferal species Hellenocyclina beotica Reichel, Siderolites aff. calcitrapoides Lamarck, Orbitoides apiculata Schlumberger, Orbitoides gensacicus (Leymerie) and Omphalocyclus macroporus (Lamarck), as stated by previous authors. In addition, the revision has permitted to identify some other species, never cited before in Serra de la Solana and neighbour regions in Iberian Peninsula, such as Fissoelphidium operculiferum Smout and Selimina cf. spinalis Inan and two different morphotypes of rotaliids that we have left in open nomenclature, namely, Rotaliidae indet. sp. 1 and Rotaliidae indet. sp. 2. The rudists and echinoid found associated to these benthic foraminifera have been also revised. The rudist species found are Hippurites radiosus Des Moulins, Hippurites cornucopiae Defrance, Hippurites cf. lamarcki Douvillé, and Apricardia sp., the two latter cited in Serra de la Solana for the first time. The echinoid assemblage is composed of the species Pygopyrina darderi (Lambert), Linthia payeni (Coquand) and Hemipneustes striatoradiatus (Leske). The whole assemblage, typical of shallow-water platform environments, is Upper Maastrichtian in age and shows some differences in respect other contemporaneous asseblages from other paleogeographical areas.
Validasi Metode Penentuan Kalsium Pada Sampel Air Filter Layer Secara Automatik Titrasi di Balai Konservasi Borobudur
Authors: Ruwindya Yorfan
Published: July 2019

Telah dilakukan validasi metode penentuan kalsium dalam sampel air filter layer dengan metode automatik titrasi. Air yang mengandung kalsium dianalisis dengan menggunkan alat automatik titrasi yang berprinsip pada titrasi potensiometri. Titer yang digunakan adalah larutan EDTA. Dalam penelitian ini dilakukan validasi metode dengan parameter akurasi, presisi, linieritas, batas deteksi dan batas kuantitatif. Nilai persen perolehan kembali (%Recovery) untuk sampel T2H sebesar 107,5286% dan sampel S2C sebesar 105,1429%. Nilai persen relatif standar deviasi (%RSD) untuk sampel T2H sebesar 1,8581% dan sampel S2C sebesar 2,0076%. Hasil linieritas metode menunjukkan nilai koefisien korelasi sebesar 0,998. Nilai batas deteksi dari alat diperoleh sebesar 0,6858 mg/L dan batas kuantitatif sebesar 2,2862 mg/L. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh, menunjukkan bahwa metode ini dapat digunakan secara rutin pada penentuan kalsium dalam sampel air dengan alat automatik titrasi karena metode valid.