bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGUATAN FUNGSI KEPALA DESA SEBAGAI MEDIATOR PERSELISIHAN MASYARAKAT DI DESA
Authors: , Sri Lestari Rahayu , , Mulyanto , , Anti Mayastuti
Published: February 2017

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the strength of the functions of the head of the village strengthen the functions of the head of the village to mediate a dispute resolver based on Law Number 6 of 2014 on the village, so it can expand access to justice for rural communities and reduce the caseload of the state judiciary. The law put forward any disputes in rural communities can be resolved by the village head who acts as a mediator to revive the cultural community (gemeinschaaft) and empower local wisdom (local wisdom) in managing disputes, to achieve restorative justice in order to reduce the burden on the state judiciary. The results showed the settlement of disputes through mediation Mojolaban villagers of village heads (non litigation) is more effective than through the court (litigation) for various reasons, among others, the community (Gemeinschaft).

Keywords : village chief , mediators , local wisdom

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penguatan terhadap fungsi kepala desa sebagai mediator penyelesai perselisihan berdasar Undang-undang Nomor 6 tahun 2014 tentang Desa, sehingga dapat memperluas access to justice masyarakat pedesaan dan mengurangi beban perkara di peradilan negara. Dalam Undang-undang tersebut mengedepankan setiap perselisihan di masyarakat desa dapat diselesaikan oleh kepala desa yang berperan sebagai mediator untuk menghidupkan budaya paguyuban (gemeinschaaft) dan memberdayakan kearifan lokal (local wisdom) dalam mengelola perselisihan, untuk mewujudkan keadilan restoratif guna mengurangi beban peradilan negara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penyelesaian sengketa warga Desa Mojolaban melalui mediasi kepala desa (non litigasi) lebih efektif menjaga hubungan baik dan bersifat kekeluargaan sebagaimana karakteristik masyarakat paguyuban (Gemeinschaft).

Kata Kunci : kepala desa, mediator, kearifan lokal
PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP PEMBELI TANAH BERSERTIFIKAT GANDA DENGAN CARA ITIKAD BAIK DEMI KEPASTIAN HUKUM
Authors: , Iwan Permadi
Published: February 2017

Abstract

The certifikate issued for te beneficiary, intended it can be easily proved the land tenure,the onging disputes of land tenure even thought land registration has been done. Many people’s with good faith in the practice of land transaction in indonesia were deveived because the land have two or more certificates. Double certificates can be caused due of intent,not accidental and wrong administrative,both internal or external.A dispute settlement of land tenure (double certificates) trought by national land agency (BPN) and litigation (court)

Keywords: Legal Protection, Certificate of Ganda, a Goodwill

Abstrak

Penerbitan Sertifikat diberikan kepada yang berhak, bertujuan agar pemegang hak dapat dengan mudah membuktikan kepemilikan tanahnya, dalam pelaksanaannya walaupun pendaftaran tanah sudah dilakukan, namun masih sering terjadi sengketa-sengketa hak-hak atas tanah. Banyak orang

dengan itikad baik dalam praktek jual beli tanah di Indonesia yang tertipu karena tanah yang dibelinya mempunyai dua atau lebih sertifikat. Penyebab terjadinya sertifikat ganda bisa dikarenakan adanya unsur kesengajaan, ketidaksengajaan dan dikarenakan kesalahan administrasi baik secara internal maupun ekternal.Mekanisme penanganan sengketa hak atas tanah (sertifikat ganda) penyelesaianya dapat melalui Instansi Badan Pertanahan Nasioanl (BPN) dan melalui pengadilan

Kata Kunci : Perlindungan Hukum, Sertifikat Ganda, Itikad Baik
Increasing the Performance of Processing Machines by Executing Output Rate Dependent Motion Profiles
Authors: Holowenko Olaf ,   Institute of Machine Tools and Control Engineering (IWM), Technische Universität Dresden, Kauschinger Bernd , Ihlenfeldt Steffen
Published: February 2017

From the economic point of view, rising the output rate of processing machines is a key requirement. Thereby, particular demands are to be met, i.e., product quality, process stability, energy consumption, impact of surroundings, or safety at work. Rising the output rate is limited, if only one of these demands can not longer be met. In this paper, a novel control approach is presented that allows to change the executed motion profile due to the actual output rate. Increasing the machine’s performance is evaluated on experimental results. Unused potentials of servo drives are opened up to generate highly dynamic multi-axis motions in processing machines.
Ball Bar Measurement of Motion Accuracy in Simulating Cone Frustum Cutting on Multi-Axis Machine Tools
Authors: Ihara Yukitoshi ,   Osaka Institute of Technology, Tsuji Kazutaka , Tajima Toru
Published: February 2017

The ISO accuracy test standard for five-axis machining centers was revised recently. A cone frustum cutting test by end milling, well-known for testing multi-axis controlled machine tools for aircraft part processing, is adopted in the ISO standard as a similar and precise test. It considers both the accuracy of the finished test piece and an interpolation accuracy test measured by ball bar in the same-feed motion of cone frustum cutting. Although it is possible to apply the ISO test methods to various structures of five-axis machining centers, the application of the cone frustum test to multi-axis machine tools with a rotary axis on the workpiece side is rare; thus, it is difficult to evaluate the test results. In this report, the ISO test method was outlined. Next, the ball bar cone frustum test was performed on a five-axis machining center whose two rotary axes were located on the workpiece side. The evaluation method of the test results is discussed. Moreover, the ball bar cone frustum test was also performed on turn-mill complete machining centers to confirm the effectiveness.
Development of Tactile Globe for the Visually Impaired (Automation of Marking Using an Industrial Robot)
Authors: Asakawa Naoki ,   Kanazawa University, Kito Ryota , Takasugi Keigo ,   Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Published: February 2017

In spite of the importance of the globe as an educational and cultural tool, for visually impaired users, common globes are just spherical objects. Although there are commercially available globes for visually impaired users, globes that have convex and concave features on the surface denoting coastlines and country borders, most of them are expensive because they are made by hand. Consequently, visually impaired users wishing to purchase globes have a very limited range of choices. In terms of industrial production, producing globes with convex and concave surfaces essentially involves machining a spherical surface. For instance, with common machine tools, even positioning or marking a spherical surface of a certain size is very difficult operation since the posture of the tool must change dramatically. The purpose of the study is to develop a CAM system to design the surface of tactile globes suitable for individual needs and to manufacture them for the visually impaired at low cost and with a short lead time. In the report, as the first step, a method of holding the sphere and marking it via 3D-CAD/CAM technology and the control technology of an industrial robot is proposed. As a result, the system enables the marking of the coastlines and country borders on spheres automatically using our own CAM system and an industrial robot.
URGENSI ADVERSITY QUOTIENT DALAM MEMBANGUN KELUARGA SAKINAH (PENDEKATAN KONSELING PERNIKAHAN)
Authors: Sakdiah Halimatus
Published: February 2017

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menganalisis peran konseling perkawinan dalam penanganan problem relasi keluarga dalam membangun keluarga sakinah. Metode yang digunakan library research, dengan teknik analisis data menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa problematika relasi keluarga semakin komplek sehingga mengakibatkan ketidakharmonisan dalam keluarga. Upaya yang dapat digunakan untuk mencegah dan mengurangi problem relasi keluarga adalah melalui layanan konseling perkawinan. Konseling perkawinan diarahkan pada lima tahap orientasi yaitu memahami makna keluarga, meningkatkan kesadaran dan dinamika keluarga, komunikasi dan terapi, membangun interaksi dan relasi keluarga, penanganan problem keluarga, membina hubungan keluarga  melalui gaya kelekatan keluarga. Lima orientasi ini merupakan upaya preventif mengurangi dan menangani problem relasi keluarga, selanjutnya dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu strategi membangun hubungan keluarga sakinah.

Kata kunci: Konseling perkawinan, problem relasi keluarga, keluarga sakinah.

 

COUNSELING MARRIAGE (HANDLING STRATEGY IN THE PROBLEM OF FAMILY RELATIONS TO BUILD SAKINAH FAMILY). Aim of this paper to describe and analyze the role of marriage counseling in family relations problem to establishing sakinah family. The method used library research, with qualitative descriptive techniques. The results showed that problematic family relations more complex, the effect are disharmony in the family. Efforts that can be used to prevent and reduce the problems of family relationships is through marriage counseling services. Marriage counseling directed at the five stages of the orientation is to understand the meaning of family, raise awareness and family dynamics, communication and therapy, interaction and build family relationships, establishing family problems, family relationships through family attachment style. Five of this orientation is a preventive effort to reduce and tackles the problem of family relationships can then be used as a strategy to establish harmonious family relations.
Key Words: marriage counseling, family relations problem, sakinah family
Cóndores no entierran todos los días: cuando matar se convirtió en “cuestión de principios”
Authors: Cogollo Ospina Sonia Natalia
Published: February 2017

Son muchas las controversias que se suscitan por las adaptaciones cinematográficas de obras literarias. Por lo general, los lectores resultan defraudados ante los resultados por la incongruencia entre lo que imaginaban y la puesta en escena realizada por un director y su equipo. Esta decepción bien puede evitarse si el director que realiza la adaptación tiene claro que debe capturar la esencia de la obra original pero que su misión es la de hacer otra obra, pues al fin y al cabo la literatura y el cine tienen lenguajes diferentes.
El estudio del comportamiento organizacional como fundamento para la gestión humana por competencias
Authors: Porras Velásquez Néstor Raúl
Published: February 2017

El objetivo general de este documento es presentar las contribuciones más significativas de los estudios sobre el comportamiento organizacional a la dirección y gestión estratégica de recursos humanos basada en el modelo de competencias. Para lograr dicho objetivo se hará inicialmente una revisión de documental que permita observar el panorama general de los dos campos de estudio con el propósito final de integrar los aportes respectivos en una visión global del tema en cuestión. Del modelo de gestión por competencias se describen los elementos básicos para su comprensión y aplicación en el ámbito laboral por parte de los psicólogos y psicólogas del trabajo y de las organizaciones.
Consejos al practicante de psicología
Authors: Ochoa Gómez Carolina
Published: February 2017

Quizás la palabra “consejos” genere ruido entre la comunidad de Psicólogos, pues si en algo nuestra labor ha sido enfática es en que “no somos consejeros de los pacientes”. Según la RAE (Real Academia de la Lengua Española) la definición de consejo se resuelve de manera simple: “parecer o dictamen que se da o se toma para hacer o no hacer algo”, en suma, lo que quiero rescatar aquí no es la palabra “consejo” propiamente dicha, sino más bien compartir algunas construcciones experienciales y académicas en la clínica individual como practicante de Psicología del Sistema de Solidaridad Mauricio Garzón Camacho.
Apuntes sobre la interpretación en psicoanálisis
Authors: Betancur Betancur Catalina
Published: February 2017

En este texto abordo algunas cuestiones relativas a la interpretación en el psicoanálisis; para ello hago un breve recorrido por algunas generalidades de la ciencia y por la explicación y la comprensión como propósitos fundamentales de las ciencias naturales y las del espíritu respectivamente, lo que introduce la pregunta por el lugar de la interpretación en la ciencia y, de manera específica, en la pretensión freudiana de dar al psicoanálisis el carácter de científico. Finalmente, realizo un recorrido por la posición de diversos autores frente a la interpretación en el psicoanálisis, para situar así los puntos básicos concernientes al interrogante que guía esta construcción.
La psicología crítica y la psicología de la liberación: algunos puntos de convergencia
Authors: Tamayo Arango Juan Santiago
Published: February 2017

En la psicología ha emergido hace algunos años una reflexión crítica sobre la disciplina, debido a que en los enfoques han surgido interrogantes sobre la manera en que la psicología está avanzando. Esto ha llevado a cuestionamientos acerca de sus teorías y métodos, por parte de algunos psicólogos que se encuentran en la periferia de la psicología, que desde una posición radical que han “sacado a la luz las asunciones ideológicas y los juegos de poder de la disciplina” (Parker, 2003, pág. 8). En el exterior de la disciplina se encuentran científicos sociales y profesionales de otras áreas, haciendo sus aportes y tratando de cobijar también una postura reflexiva frente a las disciplinas, intentado en la medida de lo posible que la academia sea consciente de los poderes y las ideologías que producen sesgos.
Gestión del conocimiento, aprendizaje y socialización organizacional: procesos fundamentales para la psicología del trabajo
Authors: Porras Velásquez Néstor Raúl
Published: February 2017

El objetivo de este documento es hacer un análisis de la relación entre la gestión del conocimiento, el aprendizaje organizacional y el proceso de socialización desde la perspectiva psicosocial de la psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones. El aprendizaje organizacional es asumido como un proceso interactivo y dialéctico que se manifiesta permanentemente. Además sirve para identificar, desarrollar e integrar todo el potencial del capital humano con que cuentan las organizaciones a través de las actividades realizadas desde la gestión del conocimiento. Esta es una tarea compleja, sobre todo si este proceso se lleva en medio de un entorno organizacional turbulento como en el que están inmersas la mayoría de las empresas en el presente y que exigen nuevas maneras de socializar e incorporar a los nuevos empleados.
Programas intergeneracionales: reflexiones generales a través del análisis DAFO
Authors: Domínguez Orozco Maria Eugenia
Published: February 2017

Actualmente los programas intergeneracionales están teniendo un gran auge como forma de intervención psicosocial en el colectivo de personas mayores y/o dependientes, asumiendo el principio de la solidaridad entre generaciones. En este artículo se ofrece un análisis crítico a cerca de las posibilidades de mejora en la planificación, diseño, implementación y evaluación de este tipo de intervención de carácter psicosocial.
Competencias parentales: una visión integrada de enfoques teóricos y metodológicos
Authors: Pinto Cortez Cristián Gustavo , Sangüesa Rebolledo Paula , Silva Ceriani Gonzalo
Published: February 2017

Las competencias parentales pueden ser entendidas desde múltiples enfoques y perspectivas teóricas, lo que se traduce en diferentes metodologías de evaluación. El presente artículo persigue ser un aporte teórico a dicha diversidad, ofreciendo una mirada integral desde distintos enfoques y metodologías asociadas a una crianza positiva y segura.
La praxeología como alternativa socialmente responsable para la superación de la vulnerabilidad
Authors: Madrid Hincapié Joan Manuel
Published: February 2017

La vulnerabilidad en Colombia ha sido intervenida desde el aspecto económico; concepción que deja de lado que para la superación de la misma, no sólo es necesario satisfacer las necesidades básicas que requieren las personas, sino que además, se cree que de nada sirve generar fuentes de ingreso, si antes no se implementan estrategias que ayuden a trascender la vulnerabilidad psicológica y social.
Por favor tire los residuos en el cesto. ¿En cuál?
Authors: Arias Castrillón Juan Camilo
Published: February 2017

El siguiente escrito es producto de una experiencia al parecer nimia, pero como nos enseña Freud, las experiencias nimias son las que más significados conllevan. La experiencia sucedió en la ciudad de La Plata, en la provincia de Buenos Aires de Argentina. Me encontraba yo realizando un intercambio académico de un semestre de duración y sucedió que la facultad estaba de mudanza (en esa provincia las facultades de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, cuando son nombradas facultades, tienen derecho a tener su propio edificio y como la Facultad de Psicología fue nombrada tal en 2006 comenzaron la construcción de su propio edificio, que concluyó en marzo de 2012). El hecho de que la facultad estuviera recién mudada, y que el edificio estuviera recién construido tiene una cuota de importancia en la trama de la historia.
Tiempo lógico, conclusiones y psicodrama
Authors: Acosta López Felipe
Published: February 2017

Haré un esfuerzo de trasmitir las ideas que tengo en mente de un modo claro sin descuidar los conceptos y la profundidad que ellos tienen cuando de un tema como el de las conclusiones se trata. Quiero entonces comentar sobre los elementos que se encuentran en juego en relación a las conclusiones y mostrar un poco como se han leído dentro de la práctica del psicodrama. Lo primero que llega a la mente con la palabra conclusión es una pregunta. ¿Qué significa una conclusión? Debemos pensar la conclusión, en este caso, como un movimiento. Un movimiento del pensamiento, una acción, un acto. Es si se quiere de modo más simple, una decisión.
La crisis en la psicología social contemporánea: el fenómeno del priming
Authors: Santos David
Published: February 2017

La psicología social ha recibido recientemente numerosas críticas y ataques. En el presente trabajo se discute cuáles han sido las causas de esta crisis en la replicabilidad desde el fenómeno priming. Asimismo, se proponen otros puntos de vista sobre esta crisis aparte de los promovidos por los medios de comunicación y se debaten futuras avenidas de la psicología social.
La intervención psicosocial: ¿un factor de cambio social o un instrumento de dominación?
Authors: Cruz Bolaños Jonny Alexander
Published: February 2017

El presente artículo, propone una reflexión respecto al concepto de “Intervención Psicosocial”, a partir de un bosquejo sociohistórico de su presencia en occidente y durante la colonia en Latinoamérica: se hace énfasis en lo problemático que resulta definir la “Intervención Social”, si se parte de una posición crítica que reconozca la instrumentalización que históricamente se ha hecho de tal concepto, por parte de Instituciones de poder en las diferentes épocas y contextos.
Desplazamiento forzado y vulnerabilidad en salud mental en Colombia. Revisión del estado del arte
Authors: Andrade Salazar José Alonso , Parra Giraldo Mateo , Torres Padilla Lynda Dayam
Published: February 2017

Este trabajo busca describir a la luz de las diversas aproximaciones psicosociales el fenómeno del desplazamiento forzado la vulnerabilidad en salud mental de las víctimas, a través de una revisión de investigaciones publicadas en diversas fuentes de documentación. La violencia en Colombia tiene muchos actores sociales y un solo conglomerado de víctimas en quienes históricamente el conflicto armado descarga su praxis bélica, causando graves daños a su estabilidad psicológica, material e ideológica.
Tipo de apego infantil con las figuras primarias y construcción de relaciones interpersonales en el escenario escolar
Authors: Sánchez Serna Natalia
Published: February 2017

Durante mucho tiempo psicólogos y psicoanalistas han estado de acuerdo en la tesis de que las primeras relaciones interpersonales que establece el niño con sus cuidadores (madre, padre, o persona a cargo de su atención) son el fundamento de su personalidad, pero aun no se ha llegado a un consenso a cerca de la naturaleza y origen de estas relaciones, tampoco sobre la rapidez con que se forma ese vínculo, los procesos que permiten mantenerlo, su duración o la función que cumplen (Bowlby, 1990).
Cyclic Acetalization of Furfural on Porous Aluminosilicate Acid Catalysts
Authors: Hartati Hartati , Prasetyoko Didik , Santoso Mardi
Published: February 2017

Porous aluminosilicate materials included microporous and mesoporous ZSM-5, hierarchical aluminosilicates, and mesoporous aluminosilicate were tested for acetalization of furfural (furan-2-carbaldehyde) with propylene glycol. The existing synthesis methods for aluminosilicate and ZSM-5 were modified to produce aluminosilicate material with hierarchical porous structure. Catalytic activity in acetalization of furfural by propylene glycol were conducted by refluxed of the mixture of furfural, propylene glycol and catalyst, using toluene as solvent and nitrobenzene as internal standard, at 106 °C for 4 h. The result showed that a combination of two structure directing agents, tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and modification of catalytic crystallization produced an active aluminosilicate framework that provides a wide access for a bulky reactants and strong acid sites to catalyze the reaction. The pore structure and the strength of the Brønsted acid sites were crucial for the high conversion of furfural to produce a cyclic acetal.
Preparation of Citric Acid Crosslinked Chitosan/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Blend Membranes for Creatinine Transport
Authors: Lusiana Retno Ariadi , Siswanta Dwi , Mudasir Mudasir
Published: February 2017

Preparation of membrane using crosslinking reaction between chitosan and citric acid showed that functional group modification increased the number of active carrier groups which lead to better transport capacity of the membrane. In addition, the substitution of the carboxyl group increased creatinine permeation of chitosan membrane. The transport capacity of citric acid crosslinked chitosan membrane for creatinine was found to be 6.3 mg/L. The presence of cyanocobalamin slightly hindered the transport of creatinine although compounds did not able to pass through citric acid crosslinked chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend membrane, as compounds no found in the acceptor phase.
Quantification of Andrographolide Isolated from Andrographis paniculata Nees Obtained from Traditional Market in Yogyakarta Using Validated HPLC
Authors: Syukri Yandi , Martien Ronny , Lukitaningsih Endang , Nugroho Agung Endro
Published: February 2017

This research was aimed to quantification of andrographolide isolated from A. paniculata Ness found in traditional market in Yogyakarta using validated HPLC to obtain high level content of andrographolide. The extraction of andrographolide from A. paniculata was carried out using ethanol as the solvent. Fractionation and isolation were continued using a non-polar solvent. Next, the extracts were re-crystallized to obtain isolated andrographolide. The identity of the compound was confirmed through an analysis of the melting point, IR spectra, and TLC. The purity of the compound was confirmed by the validated HPLC. The data obtained were then compared using an analytical grade of andrographolide as the standard. The isolated andrographolide confirmed melting point, IR spectra and TLC analysis were similar to the standard andrographolide. The method to determine the content of isolated andrographolide showed an adequate precision, with a relative standard deviation (RSD) smaller than 1%. The accuracy showed good recovery values were obtained for all concentrations used. The HPLC method in this study showed specificity and selectivity with linearity in the working range and good precision and accuracy, making it very suitable for the quantification of andrographolide isolated in A. paniculata. When compared to the standard, the purity of the isolated andrographolide was 95.74 ± 0.29%.
Modification of Three Types of Bentonite with Zirconium Oxide Chloride (ZOC) of Local Products Using Intercalation Process
Authors: Muzakky Muzakky , C Supriyanto
Published: February 2017

Three types of bentonite modified with ZOC local products of Center for Accelerator Science and Technology-National Nuclear Energy Agency using intercalation process have been done. The purpose of this research is to create new material as a catalyst or industrial raw materials. Existance of chloride anion on the intercalation process product was releasing with water and titration using silver nitrate. The release of alkali and alkaline earth cations and Fe3+, Al3+ and Zn3+ into the water phase (WP) and the solids phase (SP) was detected by atomic absorption Spectrometry (AAS). While X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) was to observe of Zr intercalated to bentonite layer. Modificated products were form of a porous material and their measured as micro, meso and macro pores using Surface Area Analysis (SAA) and the image of the porous material was observed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Intercalation process products obtained were porous materials with a porous size of 1.50-1.55 nm at bentonite-3 with a pore area of 2250 (m2/Å/g) and TEM image of the 50 nm was the most transparent among the others. As for the pores size of 1.60-1.97 nm to meso pores size of 2.0-50.0 nm were dominated by bentonite 2 with a maximum of pore 1250 (m2/Å/g). While the results of the TEM image of bentonite 2, although their porous degree were small they have the pores size distribution of 5.7% micro-pore, 52.5% meso-pore and 41.7% macro-pore.
Adsorption of Ca(II), Mg(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) on Chitosan Membrane Blended with Rice Hull Ash Silica and Polyethylene Glycol
Authors: Mahatmanti F. Widhi , Nuryono Nuryono , Narsito Narsito
Published: February 2017

In this research, chitosan based membrane blended with rice hull ash (RHA) silica and polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been applied as adsorbent of Ca(II), Mg(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) in an aqueous solution. Membrane was synthesized by blending RHA silica and polyethylene glycol into chitosan. Silica and polyethylene glycol blended into the chitosan to improve the mechanical properties and the membrane porous. The membrane was characterized using Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and swelling degree analyzer. Adsorption of metal ions investigated was conducted in a batch system with variation of pH, initial ion concentration and contact time. Thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption were evaluated based on the adsorption data at initial metal ion concentration and contact time variations, respectively. Results showed that the optimum condition of adsorption was at pH 9.0 for Ca(II), 6.0 for both Mg(II) and Zn(II) and 5.5 for Cd(II), and contact time of 24 h for all ions investigated. Kinetics of all investigated metal ion adsorption followed a kinetic model of pseudo-second-order. Adsorption of Ca(II) and Mg(II) on the membrane fitted to Freundlich model with the affinity of 1.266 and 1.099, respectively; and Zn(II) and Cd(II) fitted to Langmuir one with the capacity of 182 and 106 µmol/g, respectively.
Development of Candidate Reference Materials of Endosulfan Sulfate and Bifenthrin in Black Tea
Authors: Aryana Nurhani , Aristiawan Yosi , Putri Dillani , Styarini Dyah
Published: February 2017

The candidate reference materials of endosulfan sulfate and bifenthrin in black tea have been developed according to the requirements of ISO Guide 34 and 35. Preparation of candidate material includes grinding and sieving of the black tea leaves, spiking the black tea powder by both analytes, homogenization, and bottling. Homogeneity and short-term stability test were performed using a GC-µECD instrument. Meanwhile, the characterization was carried out by a collaborative study using both of GC-µECD and GC-MS instruments. The uncertainty budget was evaluated from sample inhomogeneity, short-term instability and variability in the characterization procedure. In a dry mass fraction, endosulfan sulfate was assigned to be 491 µg kg-1 with a relative expanded uncertainty of ± 33.2%, and bifenthrin was assigned to be 937 µg kg-1 with a relative expanded uncertainty of ± 18.5%. The candidate reference materials are aimed to support the need of matrix CRM especially for the measurement of pesticide residue for quality assurance work done by laboratories in Indonesia.
Isothermal Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of Methanol + Glycerol and 1-Propanol + Glycerol
Authors: Wiguno Annas , Mustain Asalil , Irwansyah Wahyu Fazar Eka , Wibawa Gede
Published: February 2017

Isothermal vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) data for two binary mixtures of methanol + glycerol and 1-propanol + glycerol were determined at the temperature range from (313.15 to 363.15) K using a simple quasi-static ebulliometer. All systems showed that the vapor pressures increased with increasing alcohols (methanol or 1-propanol) concentrations at corresponding system. The Wilson, Non-Random Two-Liquid (NRTL) and Universal Quasi-Chemical (UNIQUAC) activity coefficient models were used to correlate the experimental data. Both systems showed slightly deviations from the ideal liquid phase behavior.
L-Arginine-Modified Silica for Adsorption of Gold(III)
Authors: Hastuti Sri , Nuryono Nuryono , Kuncaka Agus
Published: February 2017

In this research, L-arginine-modified silica (SiO2-Arg) with 3-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) as the linking agent has been synthesized through sol gel process for adsorption of Au(III) in aqueous solution. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica source precursor, L-arginine solution 0.9 M with various volume ratios and the linking agent were mixed together to form a gel. SiO2-Arg was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and an elemental analysis. Adsorption was carried out in a batch system under various experimental conditions including contact time and initial concentration of metal Au(III). The selectivity of adsorbent toward Au(III) was examined in the presence of Cu(II), Fe(III), and Zn(II) ion at various pHs. Results of characterization showed that silica has been successfully modified with L-arginine. The optimum adsorption of Au(III) on SiO2-Arg was obtained at pH of 3.0 and the adsorption isotherm of Au(III) on SiO2-Arg gives the adsorption capacity of 52.79 mg/g. The kinetic study demonstrates that the adsorption of Au(III) ion follows pseudo-second order with the rate constant of 53197 g mol–1 min–1. The selectivity order of Au-Zn = Au-Cu > Au-Fe. This sol-gel preparation is simple and provides prospective application of SiO2-Arg material as an effective adsorbent for metal ions particularly gold(III).
Analytical Method Validation and Determination of Pyridoxine, Nicotinamide, and Caffeine in Energy Drinks Using Thin Layer Chromatography-Densitometry
Authors: Riswanto Florentinus Dika Octa , Lukitaningsih RR. Endang , Martono Sudibyo
Published: February 2017

Food supplement which contains vitamins and stimulants such as caffeine were classified as energy drink. TLC-densitometry method was chosen to determine the pyridoxine, nicotinamide, and caffeine in the energy drink sample. TLC plates of silica gel 60 F254 was used as the stationary phase and methanol : ethyl acetate : ammonia 25% (134:77:10) was used as the mobile phase. The correlation coefficient for each pyridoxine, nicotinamide, and caffeine were 0.9982, 0.9997, and 0.9966, respectively. Detection and quantitation limits of from the three analytes were 4.05 and 13.51 µg/mL; 13.15 and 43.83 µg/mL; 5.43 and 18.11 µg/mL, respectively. The recovery of pyridoxine, nicotinamide, and caffeine were within the required limit range of 95-105%. The percent of RSD were below the limit value of 5.7% for caffeine and nicotinamide and 8% for pyridoxine. The content amount of pyridoxine in the sample 1 and 2 were 33.59 ± 0.981 and 30.29 ± 2.061 µg/mL, respectively. The content amount of nicotinamide in the sample 1 and 2 were 106.53 ± 3.521 and 98.20 ± 3.648 µg/mL, respectively. The content amount of caffeine in the sample 1 and 2 were 249.50 ± 5.080 and 252.80 ± 2.640 µg/mL, respectively. Robustness test results showed that the most optimal method conditions should be applied for the analysis.
Synthesis Methyl Nitrophenyl Acrylate and Cytotoxic Activity Test against P388 Leukemia Cells
Authors: Ernawati Teni , Khoirunni’mah Zulfa
Published: February 2017

Synthesis of methyl nitrophenyl acrylate via modification of methyl trans-cinnamate had been done to improve its biological activity. The reaction of methyl trans-cinnamate with nitrating agent gave methyl 3-(2-nitrophenyl)acrylate and methyl 3-(4-nitrophenyl)acrylate with an ortho/para ratio of 1:8. Its structure was confirmed with 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FTIR, GC-MS. Biological activity of methyl 3-(4-nitrophenyl)acrylate and methyl 3-(2-nitrophenyl)acrylate assays was performed on Cancer cells against P388 Murine Leukemia with IC50= 7.98 μg/mL, IC50 = 27.78 μg/mL.
Australian agricultural scale and corporate agroholdings: environmental and climatic impacts
Authors: Plunkett Bradley , Duff Andrew , Kingwell Ross , Feldman David
Published: February 2017

The average size of Australian farms in scale and revenue are the globe’s largest. This scale is a result, in part, of low average rural population densities; development patterns in broadacre production; low levels of effective public policy transfers; a stable and suitable institutional setting suitable for corporate and other large scale investment; and low yields. It is also a factor of the natural variability of the country’s climatic systems which have contributed to the scale of extensive northern cattle production; this variability has implications for the pattern of ownership of broadacre and extensive production. Corporate ownership, tends to concentrate production aggregations at sufficient scale to offset its additional overheads in areas of relative climatic stability and to replicate these agroholding aggregations spatially to protect the stability of revenue flows. Family structures are more dominant in areas of greater climatic variability. Of interest is the impact that any increasing climatic variability (versus rapid changes in technology) may have upon this pattern.
cONcErn: towards a 'mesology' of art, for art, and through art
Authors: Cécile Colle  , Ralf Nuhn
Published: February 2017

This exposition focuses on our current artistic project, cONcErn, which aspires to be both an investigation of the milieu of art and the creation of a milieu for art and through art. Concretely, the project revolves around a host space for artworks that for logistical reasons (transport, storage, etc.) are at risk of destruction, disposal, or abandonment. We begin by giving an account of our preceding artistic research from which the project emerged. Thereafter we discuss the conceptual framework of cONcErn, in particular its alignment with our understanding of the environment as an eco-techno-symbolic system. In this context, we explain our rationale for adhering to the rather unusual term 'mesology' and explore key notions, such as diversity and visibility, which inform the project on a theoretical and practical level. Finally, we provide a snapshot of the initial activities and practical experiences that cONcErn has so far engendered.
Rheb Inhibits Beiging of White Adipose Tissue via PDE4D5-Dependent Downregulation of the cAMP-PKA Signaling Pathway
Authors: Meng Wen , Liang Xiuci , Chen Hongzhi , Luo Hairong , Bai Juli , Li Guangdi , Zhang Qinghai , Xiao Ting , He Sijia , Zhang Yacheng , Xu Zhipeng , Xiao Bo , Liu Meilian , Hu Fang , Liu Feng
Published: February 2017

Beiging of white adipose tissue has potential antiobesity and antidiabetes effects, yet the underlying signaling mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. Here we show that adipose-specific knockout of Rheb, an upstream activator of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), protects mice from high-fat diet–induced obesity and insulin resistance. On the one hand, Rheb deficiency in adipose tissue reduced mTORC1 signaling, increased lipolysis, and promoted beiging and energy expenditure. On the other hand, overexpression of Rheb in primary adipocytes significantly inhibited CREB phosphorylation and uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) expression. Mechanistically, fat-specific knockout of Rheb increased cAMP levels, cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activity, and UCP1 expression in subcutaneous white adipose tissue. Interestingly, treating primary adipocytes with rapamycin only partially alleviated the suppressing effect of Rheb on UCP1 expression, suggesting the presence of a novel mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of Rheb on thermogenic gene expression. Consistent with this notion, overexpression of Rheb stabilizes the expression of cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase 4D5 (PDE4D5) in adipocytes, whereas knockout of Rheb greatly reduced cellular levels of PDE4D5 concurrently with increased cAMP levels, PKA activation, and UCP1 expression. Taken together, our findings reveal Rheb as an important negative regulator of beige fat development and thermogenesis. In addition, Rheb is able to suppress the beiging effect through an mTORC1-independent mechanism.
Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Cadmium(II) Dichloroaquasalicylidenesemicarbazone
Authors:   Vinnytsia National Technical University Khmelnytske Ave., 21021 Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Panchenko Tetiana , Evseeva Maria ,   Vinnytsia National Technical University Khmelnytske Ave., 21021 Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Ranskiy Anatoliy ,   Vinnytsia National Technical University Khmelnytske Ave., 21021 Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Baumer Vyacheslav ,   STC “Institute for Single Crystals” NAS of Ukraine, 60 Lenin Ave., Kharkiv, 61001, Ukraine,   V.N. Karazin National University, 4 Svobody Sq., Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine, Gordienko Olga ,   Vinnytsia National Technical University Khmelnytske Ave., 21021 Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Published: February 2017

Cadmium(II) complex with salicyl aldehyde semicarbozone (Н2L) has been synthesized. Based on elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy its composition – [Cd∙Н2L∙H2O∙Cl2] – has been established. The complex crystal structure has been examined using XRD analysis. The coordination polyhedron of cadmium atom is a distorted octahedron, where two cis-positions are occupied by oxygen atoms of water molecule and carbamide fragment of H2L molecule, other positions are occupied by chlorine atoms. At the same time two edges of octahedron are combined with adjoined octahedrons and form endless zigzag chains of octahedrons in the structure along the crystallographic axis. H2L molecule is a planar one due to the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bond.
Morphology and Properties of Blends of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with Poly(vinyl alcohol)
Authors:   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36, Stremyanny Ln., 117997 Moscow, Russia, Olkhov Anatoly , Iordanskii Alexey ,   Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4, Kosygin St., 119991 Moscow, Russia
Published: February 2017

The structure of extruded films based on blends of polyvinyl alcohol and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) was studied for various compositions. The methods of DSC and X-ray analysis were used. As the phase-sensitive characteristics of the composite films, diffusion and water vapor permeability were also investigated. In addition, the tensile modulus and relative elongation-at-break were measured. Changes in the glass transition temperature of the blends and constant melting points of the components show their partial compatibility in intercrystallite regions. At the content of PHB in the composite films equal to 20–30 wt % their mechanical characteristics and water diffusion coefficients are dramatically changed. This fact, along with the analysis of the X-ray diffractograms, indicates a phase inversion in the above narrow concentration interval. The complex pattern of the kinetic curves of water vapor permeability is likely to be related to additional crystallization, which is induced in the composite films in the presence of water
Michel Serres and the Literary Value of Folded Time: A Reading of Innovative Temporalities in Iain Sinclair’s White Chappell Scarlet Tracings and J. G. Ballard’s The Unlimited Dream Company
Authors: Williams Dylan
Published: February 2017

This article explores the representation of time in Iain Sinclair’s White Chappell Scarlet Tracings and J. G. Ballard’s The Unlimited Dream Company and assesses the literary critical potentials of Michel Serres’s concept of folded temporality as a way of approaching them. After briefly introducing the concept of folded time the article shows that the literary texts describe localities at odds with a Kantian linear understanding of time. The article then assesses these ruptured temporalities against Serres’s concept of time through an exploration of the specific functions assigned to intertextuality by the two authors. The authors’ representations of visionary subjectivities are shown to interact with linear and trans-historical temporalities that problematise the use of Serres as a critical framework. Ultimately, the article demonstrates that Michel Serres’s conception of folded time is valuable as a framework for understanding the representation of time in literature. However, its failure to fully address and explain all of the temporal machinations of the two novels demands the image of folded time be subordinated as a tool for existent critical fields, rather than be used to constitute a radical new model of time in literature.
REVIEW: Pernicious effect of promotion panned
Authors: Gordon Averill
Published: February 2017

Book review of: Promotional Cultures: The Rise and Spread of Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing and Branding, by Aeron Davis. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2013, 247 pp. ISBN 0745639836. Aeron Davis' new book promotes the argument that we are increasingly submerged in promotional discourses. This book will not rescue anyone from their impending drowning but nevertheless it searches the murky waters of public relations, marketing, promotions and advertising fishing out the pervasive and unrelenting promotional influences. The author draws on numerous theories to demonstrate the cultural shift we have made to become a promotional world. It draws on established media theorists such as Adorno, Barthes, Baudrillard, Blumer, Bordieu, Fiske and McQuail as well as more recent researchers to develop the argument that promotion has become an imperceptible and intrinsic part of our lives. This text is likely to have greater appeal to readers with prior knowledge of mass communications, journalism or public relations as it does not explain theories but glosses over them, for example, Barthes’ semiotics is briefly described as how a signifier and signified have varied individual meanings but can combine to form one sign. Davis refers to textual analysis by racing through the tools of news values, uses and gratifications, encoding and decoding, semiotics and postmodernism.
From Pacific Scoop to Asia Pacific Report: A case study in an independent campus-industry media partnership
Authors: Robie David
Published: February 2017

Media convergence within the news and current affairs landscape over the past two decades has opened opportunities for competing newspapers, television stations and online publishers to form alliances to approach digital and editorial challenges with innovative strategies. The partnerships have often enabled journalists to embrace multimedia platforms with flexibility and initiative. This has fostered a trend in ‘gatewatching’ and a citizen responsive and involved grassroots media rather than legacy mainstream gatekeeping, top-down models. Such committed media attempts in search of investigative journalism accompanied by ‘public’ and ‘civic’ journalism engagement initiatives have also been emulated by some journalism schools in the Asia-Pacific region. This has paralleled the evolution of journalism as a research methodology with academic application over the past decade. Selecting two New Zealand-based complementary and pioneering Pacific digital news and analysis publications, Pacific Scoop (founded 2009) and Asia-Pacific Report (2016), produced by a journalism school programme in partnership with established independent media as a combined case study, this article will demonstrate how academia-based gatewatching media can effectively challenge mainstream gatekeeping media. Pacific Scoop was established by an Auckland university in partnership with New Zealand’s largest independent publisher, Scoop Media Limited, and launched at the Māori Expo in 2009. The article also explores the transition of Pacific Scoop into Asia-Pacific Report, launched in partnership with an innovative web-based partner, Evening Report. The study analyses the strategic and innovation efforts in the context of continuing disruptions to New Zealand’s legacy media practices related to the Asia-Pacific region.
Challenges in managing papillary carcinoma thyroid coexisting with hyperthyroidism - case report and review of literature
Authors: Yadav Deepak , Maharjan S. , Dangol B. , GC A. , Shrestha N. , Nepal A. , Bhandary S. , KC S.
Published: February 2017

Papillary carcinoma of thyroid can rarely coexistwith hyperthyroidism and the reported incidence varies widely across the literature. It requires very high degree of suspicion to recognise the malignant nodule preoperatively. We are presenting a case that was initially being treated with carbimazole for hyperthyroidism and he was found to have papillary carcinoma of thyroid on FNAC from cold nodule detected in thyroid scan, probably the first case report from Nepal. Totalthyroidectomy with level VI neck dissection followed by radioiodine ablation was performed. The approach to thyroid nodule in hyperthyroid patients is no different than euthyroid or hypothyroid patients as the risk of malignancy is similar.Thyroid scan is useful for classifying the different causes of hyperthyroidism and hence its management but for characterisation of nodulein terms of benign or malignant, ultrasonography is superior. Fine needle aspiration cytology of any suspicious nodule, in patient with hyperthyroidism,should be advised.
Successful long-term (22 year) treatment of limited scleroderma using therapeutic plasma exchange: Is blood rheology the key?
Authors: Harris Edward S. , Meiselman Herbert J. , Moriarty Patrick M. , Weiss John
Published: February 2017

While a number of studies have shown short-term beneficial effects of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for treating systemic scleroderma (SSc), there have been no reports on the very long-term usage of TPE as the sole systemic treatment intervention. We report the case of a male patient, originally diagnosed with limited systemic scleroderma (lcSSc) in early 1990, who has been undergoing regular plasmapheresis treatments for more than 22 years, beginning in late 1993. Prior to commencing treatment, the patient exhibited symptoms including severe gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) with esophagitis, frequent Raynaud’s attacks, reduced lung function, and chronic chilling. With the exception of mild residual Raynaud’s, all of the patient’s symptoms reversed after three years of regular TPE treatments and he remains in complete remission. While the typical explanation for the therapeutic benefits seen with TPE focuses on temporary reduction of circulating antibodies or other pathogenic factors, we propose instead an explanation based on abnormal blood rheology as a novel disease pathogenesis model for SSc.