bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pembentukan Portofolio Saham Optimal pada Kondisi Bearish Tahun 2015
Authors: Putri Rosharia Andina , Purwanto Budi
Published: May 2018

Penelitian ini dilakukan atas dasar pasar saham pada tahun 2015 mengalami kondisi bearish, sehingga terjadi perubahan asumsi risiko dan return pada penelitian-penelitian portofolio saham optimal terdahulu. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui saham-saham yang masih berpotensi memberikan return positif pada kondisi pasar bearish dengan menggunakan Model Indeks Tunggal. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder dari saham-saham yang yang terdaftar di BEI tahun 2015. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari populasi 528 emiten, terseleksi sampel sebanyak 38 emiten. Kemudian, terdapat 13 saham yang memenuhi kriteria, yaitu saham TOTO, EMTK, HMSP, AMAG, PLIN, BISI, INAI, MYOR, AKRA, AHAP, BNBA, DPNS, dan BFIN. Berdasarkan perhitungan, investor akan mendapatkan return portofolio sebesar 0,010047 dengan risiko portofolio sebesar 0,022006. Untuk berinvestasi, investor dapat membagi pada beberapa saham dengan proporsi pada saham sebesar 34,89% TOTO, 4,03% EMTK, 13,62% HMSP, 6,92% AMAG, 1,25% PLIN, 3,80% BISI, 5,33% INAI, 6,20% MYOR, 15,16% AKRA, 0,90% AHAP, 6,76% BNBA, 0,28% DPNS, dan 0,78% BFIN.
Kajian Peramalan dan Pengaruh Profitabilitas terhadap Harga Saham pada Perusahaan Makanan dan Minuman Tahun 2011-2016
Authors: Hutahaean Octaviani , Basith Abdul
Published: May 2018

Laju pertumbuhan industri terbesar selama tahun 2011-2015 yaitu 8,48 persen terhadap Produk Domestik Bruto (PDB) mencerminkan perusahaan yang termasuk dalam industri makanan dan minuman memiliki kinerja bisnis yang baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi harga saham dan profitabilitas pada tahun 2011-2015, mengetahui peramalan harga saham dan profitabilitas pada tahun 2016 dan untuk menganalisis pengaruh profitabilitas terhadap harga saham pada tahun 2011-2016. Analisis profitabilitas dipresentasikan oleh beberapa rasio keuangan yaitu Return On Equity (ROE), Return On Assets (ROA), Net Profit Margin (NPM), dan Earning Per Share (EPS). Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dan data yang digunakan merupakan data sekunder. Peramalan menggunakan metode moving averages, weighted moving average, dan exponential smoothing dengan nilai MAD terkecil menggunakan aplikasi POM-QM for windows-3. Model analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah regresi linier berganda dengan menggunakan SPSS 18. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa PT Delta Djakarta, Tbk (DLTA) memiliki kondisi harga saham, ROE, ROA, dan EPS dengan rata-rata tertinggi selama 2011-2015. PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food, Tbk (AISA) memiliki rata-rata NPM tertinggi selama 2011-2015. PT Delta Djakarta, Tbk (DLTA) dan PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, Tbk (INDF) menunjukkan peramalan tahun 2016 terhadap harga saham dan profitabilitas mengalami peningkatan dari tahun sebelumnya. Profitabilitas berpengaruh simultan dan signifikan terhadap harga saham dan secara parsial menunjukkan bahwa ROE dan EPS berpengaruh dan signifikan terhadap harga saham.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan dan Motivasi Kerja terhadap Komitmen Organisasional Pegawai Pusat Pendidikan Kelautan dan Perikanan
Authors: Suherman Suherman , Munandar Jono M , Dirdjosuparto Sukiswo
Published: May 2018

Improving public sevice can be achieved by having employees who have high organizational commitment. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of leadership style and work motivation to organizational commitment on employee of maritime affairs and fisheries education center. The effects were directed to diffrerentiate between transactional & transformational leadership. The sample in this reseach consist of 35 employee of maritime affairs an fisheries education center. The sampling used purposive sampling, data collection methods with questionaires. The data was processed by using Smart PLS with relation of reflective indicator at 95% confidence level. The result shows that the leadership is not significant enough to effect the organizational commitment. Leadership has significantly effect on work motivation, while work motivation has significantly effect on organizational commitment.
Prevalencia de sensibilización y alergia al kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) en adultos con enfermedades alérgicas
Authors: Bedolla-Pulido Tonatiuh Ramses , Álvarez-Corona Silvia Araceli , Bedolla-Pulido Tonantzin Isis , Uribe-Cota Benjamín , González-Mendoza Tania , Bedolla-Barajas Martín
Published: May 2018

Antecedentes: El kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) es un alimento reconocido por su capacidad alergénica desde hace más de 30 años. Por lo general, la alergia al kiwi se caracteriza por molestias locales, pero pueden desencadenarse reacciones sistémicas como urticaria, angioedema, rinitis, conjuntivitis o anafilaxia.Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de sensibilización y alergia al kiwi en adultos con enfermedades alérgicas.Métodos: Mediante un estudio transversal se analizaron los datos correspondientes a 370 pacientes ≥ 16 años de edad.Resultados: Tuvieron reacción cutánea positiva contra aeroalérgenos 226/370 pacientes. La prevalencia de sensibilización a alimentos fue 84/226 (37.2 %; IC 95 % = 31.1 a 43.6 %). En general, la prevalencia de sensibilización al kiwi fue de 15/226 (6.6 %; IC 95 % = 3.9 a 10.7 %) y de alergia al kiwi de 2/226 (0.9 %; IC 95 % = 0.03% a 3.4 %), un paciente tuvo síntomas compatibles con síndrome de la alergia oral y otro, manifestaciones gastrointestinales y cutáneas.Conclusión: La prevalencia de sensibilización al kiwi no es un evento raro; en contraste, los síntomas relacionados con el consumo del fruto son poco frecuentes.
Tanrı’ya Bağlanma Tarzı ve Ölüm Kaygısı İlişkisi Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: Çınar Mehmet
Published: May 2018

Çalışmanın amacı Tanrı’ya bağlanma tarzı ile ölüm kaygısı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir.Araştırma kapsamında öncelikle konunun kavramsal incelemesi yapılarak teorik alt yapısı oluşturulmuş,ardından tecrübi verilerin istatiksel analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın uygulamaaşamasında 30-60+ yaş aralığında 416 bireye anket tekniği tesadüfi örneklem yoluyla uygulanmıştır.Araştırmada Tanrı’ya güvenli ve kaygılı bağlanma tarzları ile ölüm kaygısı arasında pozitifyönde anlamlı ilişkiler tespit edilmiştir.
Effect of inhibition of estrogen synthesis or blocking its receptors on male rabbit reproduction
Authors: Zakaria Abdeldayem , Bayad Aida E. , Abdel-Raheem Sherief M. , Al-Busadah Khalid A. , Albokhadaim Ibrahim F. , El-Nazawi Mohamed H. , El-Taher Abdullah Y.
Published: May 2018

Purpose: The present aimed to study the effects of tamoxifen and fadrozole on semen characteristics and fertility, besides we emphasized the relationship between brain estrogen and sexual behavior in male rabbits. Methods: Eighty rabbits allocated into four equal groups. The control injected with sesame oil; the second injected with estradiol; the third injected with tamoxifen and the fourth injected with fadrozole. Treatments done daily for 60 days. Ten rabbits from each group served artificial vagina for evaluation of semen and sexual behavior. The other ten served female rabbits for fertility test. Reproductive organ and brain weights recorded. Serum and testicular testosterone, serum and brain estradiol and testicular zinc and cholesterol levels assayed. Results: Tamoxifen caused decrease in all estimated parameters except it increased both sperm ab normalities percentage; testicular cholesterol content; time of reaction and time between two consecutive ejaculations. Fadrozole results were opposite to that of tamoxifen except it increased the time between two consecutive ejaculations and decreased brain estradiol level. Conclusion: Fadrozole may be improve male rabbits performance along with elevated testosterone evident highlighting the important played by testosterone in regulating male rabbit fertility and advocacy the postulate that testosterone effect is mediated in part by its aromatization to estradiol.
Penerapan Algoritma Linear Congruent Method Terhadap Spawning Enemy
Authors: Muttaqin Muttaqin , Atthariq Atthariq , Mursyidah Mursyidah
Published: May 2018

Keberadaan NPC (Non Player Character) dalam suatu game merupakan salah satu faktor penting dalam menentukan game itu menarik atau tidak. Jika tidak ada penciptaan NPC yang cerdas dimana NPC tidak bersifat adaptif, dan reaktif, maka jika dilihat dari sisi game  dapat dikatakan tidak menarik dan cenderung membosankan, sehingga penulis bertujuan membuat penelitian yaitu perancangan dan pembuatan Game Survival Shooter 3D dengan studi kasus Random jumlah objek menggunakan algoritma LCM (Linear Congruent Method). Kejadian acakan tersebut terjadi pada acakan kemunculan musuh setelah berburu. permainan ditugaskan untuk berfokus menghindari, dan menembak NPC untuk terus bertahan hidup selama mungkin dengan alat seadanya dan melanjutkan misi hingga sampai ke akhir permainan.  sehingga menciptakan game AI tiga dimensi (3d) yang mampu menguji kecepatan, reaksi dari pemainnya, dan meningkatkan intelektual bagi penggunanya.
PENENTUAN PERGERAKAN NON-PLAYER CHARACTER MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA A* PADA GAME ACTION- ROLE-PLAYING GAME
Authors: Atthariq Atthariq , Putra Dimas Ariandy
Published: May 2018

Abstrak— Game adalah salah satu bentuk dari animasi interaktif dimana player dapat berinteraksi dengan dunia game. Dalam sebuah game, salah satu unsur yang dapat dianggap penting untuk mendukung jalannya game dan realitas dari dunia game adalah NPC (Non-Player Character). NPC dapat membuat sebuah game menjadi lebih nyata dari segi cara Perpindahannya, maka dibutuhkan suatu algoritma pathfinding yang mampu membuat NPC tersebut melakukan perpindahan layaknya suatu makhluk hidup berpindah di dunia nyata. A*(A-Star) adalah algoritma pencarian yang dapat digunakan untuk melakukan pathfinding, dalam hal ini A Star akan digunakan untuk mencari suatu jarak terpendek antara NPC dan karakter player. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melakukan percobaan terhadap implementasi algoritma A* pada lingkungan game.Kata kunci—NPC (Non Player Character), pathfinding, Algoritma A Star, GameAbstract— Game is one form of interactive animation where the player can interact with the gaming world. In a game, one element that can be considered important to support the game and the reality of the game world is NPC (Non-Player Character). NPC can make a game becomes more real in terms of way of movement, then it takes a pathfinding algorithm that is able to make the NPC move like a living creature. A * (A-Star) is a search algorithm that can be used to perform pathfinding, in which case A Star will be used to find a shortest Path between NPC and player character. This research was conducted to experiment on the implementation of A* algorithm in game environment.Keywords— Game, A* Algorithm, NPC, pathfinding Algorithm
İNSANİ GELİŞMİŞLİK GÖSTERGELERİ AÇISINDAN İSLAM İŞBİRLİĞİ TEŞKİLATI ÜYE ÜLKELERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: Tıraş Hacı Hayrettin , Ağır Hüseyin
Published: May 2018

ÖZ Bir ülkenin ekonomik
performansı ile beşeri kalkınma performansı birbirinden farklı olabilir.
Bununla birlikte kalkınmanın bir göstergesi olarak sadece yüksek gelir düzeyi
de yeterli değildir. Gelişmişlik düzeylerini belirleyebilmek, ekonomik
göstergelerle birlikte insani, sosyal ve kültürel açıdan farklı göstergelerin
kullanılmasını gerektirmektedir. Birleşmiş Milletler, bir ülkenin gelişmişlik
düzeyini İnsani Gelişim Endeksi aracılığıyla ölçmektedir. Bu endekste,
ülkelerin gelirleriyle birlikte, eğitim ve sağlığa ilişkin göstergeler de yer
almaktadır. Bu çalışmada
Türkiye’nin de içinde olduğu 57 üyeli İslam İşbirliği Teşkilatı ülkelerinin,
2016 İnsani Gelişme Endeksi ve alt grup göstergeleri açısından bir
değerlendirilmesi yapılmaktadır. Buna göre, Türkiye insani gelişme endeksi
bakımından, 0,767 puanla 188 ülke içerisinde 71. sırada yer almaktadır. Bu
sıralama Türkiye’yi yüksek insani gelişime sahip ülkeler arasına koymaktadır.
İslam İşbirliği Teşkilatı üyeleri içerisinde ise 11. sırada yer alan Türkiye, bu
grubun gelir göstergeleri göz önüne alındığında daha yüksek yerlerde olmayı hak
ettiği düşünülmektedir. Türkiye’nin insani gelişim açısından daha üst
basamaklarda yer alabilmesi, eğitim ve sağlık alanlarındaki yatırımların
arttırılmasına bağlı bir durum olarak görülmektedir. Anahtar
Kavramlar: Beşeri sermaye, Beşeri Kalkınma, İnsani Gelişim
Endeksi, İslam İşbirliği TeşkilatıJEL
Kodları: O10, O15
PENGARUH LAYANAN INFORMASI BIDANG BIMBINGAN SOSIAL TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN PERILAKU SOSIAL SISWA
Authors: Bahri Syamsul , Alam Andi Aminullah , Supiati Supiati
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this study is: To determine the effect of information services in the field of social guidance promote the development of social behavior Students of Class X in SMK 1 Minasatene. This research uses experimental approach, where a population of 141 students and a sample of 30 students from the population with the sampling technique is purposive random sampling or sampling purposel technique. The data collection technique using questionnaire instrument that has been tested for validity and reliabelitasnya and documentation. Analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistical analysis, the t-test. The results showed that: the provision of social assistance field information services making a positive impact in improving the behavioral development of students of Class X in Smk Negeri 1 Minasatene after a given social assistance field of information services
Konseling Islam Perannya Bagi Pemilihan Pasangan dan Kesiapan Pernikahan
Authors: Amalia Rizqi Maulida , Ali Akbar Muhammad Yudi
Published: May 2018

Pernikahan merupakan prose's ikatan keluarga baru menuju keluarga masarakat secara Luas. Fenomena yang terjadi saat ini adalah prosentase perceraian meningkat. Hal ini ber dampak pada kondisi sosial pada umumnya seperti kesehatan, pekerjaan dan anak. Pada penelitian ini ingin melihat bagaimana peran Konseling Islam bagi persiapan pernikahan dan Pemilihan Pasangan. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa Konseling Islam yang dilakukan pada peserta memberikan peran bagi pemahaman tentang pernikahan dan Pemilihan Pasangan secara Islami. Informan penelitian ini ialah pada mahasiwa Univ swasta di Jakarta.
Kecerdasan Emosional Dan Kecemasan Mahasiswa Bimbingan Skripsi di Universitas Syiah Kuala
Authors: Fikry Teuku Rijalul , Khairani Maya
Published: May 2018

Undergraduate research is the final project in order to completed the undergraduate degree. It is made by a college’s student under supervision. The direction process often cause anxiety for student. Anxiety is an emotional reaction of fear and anxious, thus requires the ability to control emotions such emotional intelligence. This study aimed to see the relationship of emotional intelligence and anxiety in Syiah Kuala University’s student while getting direction of research. The study was conducted on 257 student that were selected by purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by Schutte Emotional Intelligent Scale (SEIS) from Schutte, et al (1998) and anxiey scale of Depresion Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) that has been adapted by Damanik (2011). Data were analyzed by spearman technique with result p=0.000 (p=0.05) and correlation coefficient score -0.139. This show a negative relationship between emotional intelliegence and anxiety on Syiah Kuala University’s student while getting direction of research with 4.3% contribution (r-squared=0.043). It’s mean individual with the high level of emotional intelligence followed by the low level of anxiety, and vice versa.
Studi Tentang Siswa Yang Memiliki Sikap Narsisme Dan Penagananya Melalui Latihan Bertanggun Jawab Dalam Konseling Gestal
Authors: Rudi Rudi
Published: May 2018

This study aims to determine, factors cause narcissism in SMP Negeri 1Pangkajene, And the implementation of the exercise responsible for solving the problem of student narcissism SMP Negeri 1 Pangkajene,  To find out how the implementation of the training is responsible for solving the problem of student narcissism SMP Negeri 1 Pangkajene. This research is qualitative research with Case Study study type. Technique of collecting data of this research is Observation (Observation), Interview (Interview), Documentation. Subjects in this case study study were determined by purposive are students who experience isolated problems caused by the narcissistic nature of the CNS. The results show that (1) Narcissistic forms experienced by the CNS can be seen by not being able to accept suggestions from others when they are unfavorable (egoism), often uttering offensive sentences (sadism), not caring about others Ignorant), often ruling others (curiosity), have their own assemblies that often gather with people who often give praise.
Studi Pelacakan Alumni Keguruan STKIP Andi Matappa
Authors: Muchsin Sitti Busyrah , Hasbahuddin Hasbahuddin
Published: May 2018

This research was conducted with the aim of: 1) Digging information from alumni about the development of competencies needed by the labor market for curriculum improvement materials; 2) Conduct workplace tracking, work area, waiting time to get a job, first salary, current job, and other information from alumni of Andi Matappa. The tracer study design uses a sensory survey that is the target population of the study is 2015 graduated cohort with a total of 213 graduates, of whom 136 are from Guidance and Counseling and 95 from Mathematics Education. The data collection method used is the online method using QTAFI software (Question Table and Figure). The instrument used is a fully adapted Indotrace standard questionnaire that includes questions listed in the core questionnaire of Tracer Study Online Kemristekdikti. The results showed that alumni need a maximum of 5 months to get the first job after graduation and the three highest ways to get it through relationships, internet and advertising work. Amount 71% of alumni STKIP Andi Matappa work in government agencies. The majority of graduates have worked according to the field of science pursued during the study period, but need strengthening in some respects especially in the ability of foreign languages and computers so that graduates can work in accordance with the development of Science and Technology.
Pengaruh Teknik Modeling Simbolis Biografi Tokoh Karier Terhadap Pengambilan Keputusan Karier Siswa
Authors: Cipta Aswidy Wijaya , Ibrahim Muhammad , Sinring Abdullah
Published: May 2018

Objectives: (1)find out description of the career decision-making students of class XI IPA before and after given knowledge of career decision making through symbolic modeling techniques using biographies, (2)knowing influence of symbolic modeling techniques using biographies against career decision-making of IX IPA students. This is quantitative experimental research with Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. Data collected using instrument of observation and question form. Data analyzed by descriptive and t-Test. Results: (1)description of the influence of symbolic modeling techniques using biographies career that used in student's career decision making through 4 step, namely: giving information about career decision making, giving information about symbolic modeling and biographies, granting preferential treatment in biographies about career, and follows activities of the group inverse. Before being given symbolic modeling techniques both of experimental group or control group generally are at low category. After being given treatment shows the changes of the level of decision making career choices from low to high, while the categories for students who were not given the treatment showed no change or remain in the middle category. (2) there is  significant issue about symbolic modeling techniques using biographies, in case to increased career decision-making student at SMA Negeri 9 Makassar.
Efficacy of two entomopathogenic nematodes strains Steinernema siamkayai and S. abbasi against the 3rd instar larvae of Chiloloba acuta
Authors: Pokhrel M , Thapa RB , Gharty Chhetry YD , Sporleder M
Published: May 2018

Larvae of scarabaeid beetle Chiloloba acuta (Coleoptera: Cetoninae) was found high densities in Khulekhani VDC, Makawanpur district. These insects are major pest of flower. The efficacy of two species of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema siamkayai (CD1) and S. abbasi (CS1) was tested against third instar of Chiloloba acuta. In a dose response experiments, 0, 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 infective juveniles (IJs) were inoculated in 50 ml plastic vial containing 40g silt loam soil (45.3% sand, 33.5% silt, 12.2% clay 4.913 organic matter and 5.5pH) and a single C. acuta larva. Mortality of C. acuta exposed to series of increase dose of two nematodes strains was analysed two days intervals upto 14th days after the inoculation by time dose mortality regression. Between these strains, S. abbasi found more effective (LD50 44.9IJs/ml) as compared to S. siamkayai (LD50 98.1IJ/ml) after 14th days. At initial days both strains had high LD50 value and it was gradually decreased with increase time.
Prospects of bicar as soil amendment in Nepal hill farming systems
Authors: Dahal Ngamindra , Bajracharya Roshan Man , Merz Juerg
Published: May 2018

Burning of biomass under controlled temperature and oxygen limited environment produces biochar along with syn-gases and bio-oil. A significant volume of literatures portray biochar as a remedial option to meet growing needs of amending agricultural soils for global food security and carbon sequestration to curb climate change. Biochar has generated huge interests among agro-practitioners mainly for its two sets of benefits. The first set of benefits is about desirable changes in soil function that includes enhanced soil microbial activity, retention of nutrients and moisture, alkaline effect for treating acidic soils and, increased porosity on soil structure. The second set includes enhanced adaptive capacity of agricultural systems to climate change impacts, and, carbon sequestration due to its recalcitrant nature that remain in soil for a very long period. These acclaimed effects of biochar on soils are among the much sought-after remedies to heal a number of soil health ailments that millions of farmers and policy planners are looking for. However, effectiveness of biochar has yet to be examined carefully in different soil types over diverse topography corresponding with local cropping patterns. Matching properties of soils with those of biochar is a prerequisite for any interventions aimed at soil amendment. Properties of biochar generally depend on feedstock types, and temperatures during pyrolysis. This review analyses major published works on different aspects of biochar with the key question of whether promotion of biochar could be a viable solution to address some of the critical concerns of soil productivity in the Nepal mid hills and concludes with a note that there are serious knowledge gaps in two fronts – systematic practice of biochar production and application in agricultural farms is yet to take off, and, documented evidences of effectiveness of biochar on various soil types and cropping patterns are insignificant.
THE TESTING OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS THE ATTEMPT TO REMODEL THE FACTOR OF PRODUCTION IN THE RICE FARMING
Authors: Darmadji Darmadji , Suwarta Suwarta
Published: May 2018

The objective of this study was to test whether entrepreneurship can be included as a new production factor in farming business management. This study was intended to make improvement of classic economic factors of production. To achieve the purpose, the research was conducted on the rice farming at Pakis and Karangploso districts of Malang Regency, East Java. Methods analysis used were Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with PLS smart program. Primary data was collected from the farmers by interviews based on a list of prepared questions. The analysis result showed that entrepreneurship had direct effect to increase on the performance of paddy farming. This result makes more reinforced to incorporate entrepreneurship as new factor of production in farm management. The classic theory of factor of production was important to be updated because there are many empirical facts that conceptually had influence to the farming production. One of empirical facts was internal potential that owned by every farmer which is called as entrepreneurship spirit.
THE SUSTAINABILITY LEVEL OF THE RICE FARMING IN THE PEATLAND AT THE KAPUAS REGENCY, CENTRAL KALIMANTAN
Authors: Wardie Jhon , Sintha Tri Yuliana Eka
Published: May 2018

The research aims to analyse the level of sustainability and the level of household income in the farming of rice on the peatland. The research location was determined by purposive sampling in Terusan Karya Village, Bataguh District, Kapuas Regency. The simple random sampling method was taken on 50 farmer household served as respondent. The data were collected in the form of primary and secondary data. To achieve the first research objective, it was conducted by an analysis of sustainability indicators of farming using Likert Scale system. The index of farming sustainability includes biophysical and socio-economic aspects in the rice farming on peatland. Meanwhile, to achieve the purpose of the second research, it was operated by using a simple tabulation to measure the level of farmer household income. The result of the analysis showed that farming sustainability of rice in the peatland found index by 76.10%, which means that the level of farming sustainability is a good category or highly sustainable. The result of the analysis of farm household income was 16.9 million rupiahs, which means that the farm household income has been categorized as good.  Keywords: sustainability index, peatland, income, rice, farmer householdJEL Classification: D10, Q01, Q12
Evaluation of seed-borne fungi associated with tomato and their control measures
Authors: Raju Raihan I
Published: May 2018

A number of seed borne fungi such as- Fusarium moniliforme, Curvularia lunata, Alternaria solani, Helminthosporium solani, Aspergillus flavus, A. niger and Penicillium spp. were identified from the selected BARI-8, Nilima, Patharkuchi, Roma and Ratan varieties of tomato seeds. The highest (2.53%) mean incidence of the fungi F. moniliforme were recorded in tomato variety Roma, BARI-8, Nilima and Ratan while the lowest (0.13%) mean incidence of the fungi Penicillium was found in Ratan. The maximum percent of germination (64%) was recorded in both BARI-8 and Patharkuchi varieties, while the minimum (7%) germination in Nilima. The highest seedling vigor index (632.96) was encountered in BARI-8 and the lowest in Nilima. Trichoderma viride, T. harzianum and T. koningii were used as bio-control agents against major seed borne fungi. T. viride showed the significantly effective mycelial growth inhibition against F. moniliforme and C. lunata, while T. harzianum and T. koningii showed poor performance against both tested fungi. In case of botanical extracts, Lawsonia inermis exhibited the maximum (82.15% and 86.24%) inhibition of mycelium growth of F. moniliforme and C. lunata, respectively. Chemical fungicides, Bavistin (0.5 gm/l) inhibited 65% mycelial growth against F. moniliforme, while higher concentration of chemical fungicide gave 81% inhibition of C. lunata. The results suggested that, L. inermis phytoextract can possibly be exploited for the management of seed-borne pathogenic fungi of tomato in an environmental friendly way.Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 6(2): 59-66, 2017 (December)
Effect of potassium sorbate and gamma irradiation on the shelf-life of Hilsa shad, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) at low temperature
Authors: Sheuty Tasnoba Firoze , Kamrujjaman Md , Islam Mahfuza , Hossain Md Afzal , Haque Roksana
Published: May 2018

Shelf-life of potassium sorbate (2%) and gamma irradiation (2kGy) treated Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) were determined after storing at 0oC and 4oC for a period of upto 35 days. Organoleptic evaluation showed that control, potassium sorbate treated and irradiated samples remained acceptable upto 21, 28 and 35 days of storage periods respectively at 00 C. Whereas, the same samples remained acceptable upto 7, 14 and 21 days of storage respectively at 40 C. Tyrosine and pH of fish flesh increased with the increasing of storage periods in all samples but, this increasing trend was somewhat lower in irradiated sample compare to other samples. Microbial assessment showed the best results in case of irradiated sample and remained within the acceptable limit.Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 6(2): 67-73, 2017 (December)
Scottish-Polish Cooperation on Plato at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Authors: Mróz Tomasz
Published: May 2018

This paper discusses an example of Scottish-Polish cooperation on research, undertaken at the turn of the twentieth century, into the dialogues and philosophy of Plato. Two scholars were involved in this research: the Scottish classical scholar and historian of ancient philosophy, Lewis Campbell (1830–1908), and the Polish Plato scholar and philosopher, Wincenty Lutosławski (1863–1954). Their research on the chronology of Plato's dialogues is analysed and the reception of their works discussed. The paper is enriched with some excerpts from their correspondence.
Reid's Critique of Berkely's Position on the Inverted Image
Authors: Falkenstein Lorne
Published: May 2018

Reid and Berkeley disagreed over whether we directly perceive objects located outside of us in a surrounding space, commonly revealed by both vision and touch. Berkeley considered a successful account of erect vision to be crucial for deciding this dispute, at one point calling it ‘the principal point in the whole optic theory.’ Reid's critique of Berkeley's position on this topic is very brief, and appears to miss Berkeley's point. I argue that there is more to Reid's response to Berkeley than at first meets the eye. Reid's rival account of erect vision draws on evidence that makes a compelling case for the position that we see the same space that we touch.
Yeats, Dates, and Kipling: 1912, 1914, 1916
Authors: Brearton Fran
Published: May 2018

This article proposes that W. B. Yeats's ‘Easter 1916’, intertextually linked to ‘September 1913’ and ‘Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen’, is also a subtle response to the political and sectarian quarrels of 1912–1914 as manifest in Rudyard Kipling's poems ‘Ulster (1912)’ and ‘The Covenant’. It examines the ways in which Kipling, and those in Ireland who reacted negatively to him, drew on the Easter sacrificial rhetoric later to be associated with the 1916 Rising, and illustrates how Yeats's poetry during and after the Rising may be read as implicitly engaged in a quarrel with Kipling's aesthetic. It reorientates perceptions of how and where the idea of sacrifice is deployed in Ireland (by Kipling and Yeats, but also by Tom Kettle and Padraic Pearse) and argues for the emergence of Yeats during the First World War as the figure who eclipses Kipling in terms of influence on, and significance to, the modernist generation.
Frightful Doctrines: Nietzsche, Ireland, and the Great War
Authors: Bixby Patrick
Published: May 2018

After the outbreak of war in August 1914, Friedrich Nietzsche's name quickly became prominent in Irish and English newspapers as shorthand for a ‘philosophy of evil’ associated with the German Empire. This essay considers the rhetorical uses made of the philosopher and his ideas by commentators in the popular press, including: Thomas Kettle, University College Dublin economics professor and minor poet turned war correspondent and British recruitment officer, who wrote a series of articles attributing the rise of German militarism to Nietzsche's influence; a host of Ireland's Catholic clerics, who negotiated their difficult position between the Irish nationalist cause and the British war effort by arguing in newspapers around the country that both nations must stand together against Nietzsche's ‘frightful’ doctrines; and W. B. Yeats, who rather mischievously evoked the philosopher's name in Kettle's presence at a nationalist celebration in November 1914, drawing rousing applause from his Dublin audience and generating headlines in the Irish press. During the course of the war, the Nietzsche controversy raged on in newspapers across the allied nations, while Yeats remained largely silent about the conflict. But, in January 1919, only weeks after the armistice was signed, he returned to Nietzsche's philosophy through a series of allusions in ‘The Second Coming’, a poem that famously responds to the trauma – and the propaganda – of the war years by transforming the imagery of Christian faith into a nightmarish vision of the Anti-Christ.
‘This postcard album will tell my name, when I am quite forgotten’: Cultural Memory and First World War Soldier Photograph Albums
Authors: Carville Justin
Published: May 2018

Since the Crimean and American Civil Wars in the nineteenth century, photography has allowed societies to experience war through the collective understanding of photographic representation as an inscription or mnemonic cue for recollections of past events. However, the First World War ushered in new vernacular cultural practices of photography which radically altered how both war was represented and experienced through photography. This shift, in turn, engendered new private and domestic forms of post-war remembrance through the photographic image. Kodak's marketing of the Vest Pocket Autographic Camera which became known as the ‘Soldier's Camera’, allowed soldiers on the battle front and their families on the home front to experience the war and the formation of post-war memory outside of the iconic images of military heroes and battlefield conflict. Vernacular photography allowed for intimate portrayals of everyday soldier life to be visually displayed in private arrangements of photographs in photo-albums compiled by soldiers and their families as forms of post-war remembrance. Discussing photograph albums compiled by Irish soldiers and nurses, this essay explores the place of vernacular photography in personal commemorative acts by soldiers and nurses in the aftermath of the First World War. By treating vernacular soldier photographs of World War I as social objects that allow relationships to be formed and maintained across time, the essay argues that the materiality of the photograph as image-object can be explored to consider how the exchange, circulation and consumption of photographs allow for the accumulating and expending of histories and memories of the First World War and its aftermath.
From the Editors: De Ethica. A Journal of Philosophical, Theological and Applied Ethics
Authors: Ehnberg Jenny
Published: May 2018

No abstract available.
Control Strategy of Speed Servo Systems Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
Authors: Chen Pengzhan , He Zhiqiang , Chen Chuanxi , Xu Jiahong
Published: May 2018

We developed a novel control strategy of speed servo systems based on deep reinforcement learning. The control parameters of speed servo systems are difficult to regulate for practical applications, and problems of moment disturbance and inertia mutation occur during the operation process. A class of reinforcement learning agents for speed servo systems is designed based on the deep deterministic policy gradient algorithm. The agents are trained by a significant number of system data. After learning completion, they can automatically adjust the control parameters of servo systems and compensate for current online. Consequently, a servo system can always maintain good control performance. Numerous experiments are conducted to verify the proposed control strategy. Results show that the proposed method can achieve proportional–integral–derivative automatic tuning and effectively overcome the effects of inertia mutation and torque disturbance.
Alleviation of Drought Stress by Nitrogen Application in Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis L.
Authors: Xiong Xin , Chang Liying , Khalid Muhammad , Zhang Jingjin , Huang Danfeng
Published: May 2018

To assess the influence of drought stress on the growth and nitrogen nutrition status of pakchoi (Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis L.) at different nitrogen (N) levels, the changes in N accumulation and enzyme activities involved in N assimilation were investigated. The drought was induced by adding polyethylene glycol (PEG) under hydroponic culture conditions. Pakchoi seedlings were exposed to a modified nutrient solution with different nitrogen concentration (N1, N2, and N3 represent 2, 9 and 18 mM NaNO3, respectively) and osmotic potential (W1, W2 and W3 represent 0, 60 and 120 g·L−1 PEG 6000) in a full factorial, replicated randomized block design. A short time (seven days) of drought stress caused a significant decline in plant water content, transpiration rate, shoot biomass and shoot nitrogen concentration. Increasing N availability considerably alleviate drought stress by increasing the content of total free amino acids in the roots, promoting the acceleration of root biomass accumulation, and improving the activities of nitrate reductase (NR; EC 1.7.1.1) and glutamine synthetase (GS; EC 6.3.1.2) which would reduce moisture limitations. The results suggested that pakchoi supplied with relative higher N had better growth performance under drought stress.
GWAS for Fusarium Head Blight Related Traits in Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) in an Artificially Warmed Treatment
Authors: Tessmann Elisane W. , Van Sanford David A.
Published: May 2018

Global temperature increases will affect Fusarium head blight (FHB) levels in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). A pressing question is whether current sources of resistance will be effective in a warmer environment. We evaluated phenotypic response to disease in 238 soft winter wheat breeding lines and cultivars grown in 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 under control and warmed (+3 °C) conditions. Warming was achieved with heating cables buried 3 cm in the rhizosphere. We measured heading date, plant height, yield, FHB rating, Fusarium damaged kernels (FDK), deoxynivalenol (DON), leaf blotch rating, powdery mildew rating and leaf rust rating. There were significant (p < 0.01) differences among genotypes for all traits measured. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified 19 and 10 significant SNPs in the control and warmed treatments, respectively. FDK and DON levels were often significantly (p < 0.05) higher in warmed than in control when we contrasted alleles at important quantitative trait locus (QTL) such as Fhb1, Rht-B1 and D1 and all vernalization and photoperiod loci. Increased rhizosphere temperature resulted in a significantly (p < 0.01) earlier heading date (~3.5 days) both years of the study. Rank correlation between warmed and control treatments was moderate (r = 0.56). Though encouraging, it indicates that selection for performance under warming should be carried out in a warmed environment.
Adaptive Noise Cancellation Based on Time Delay Estimation for Low Frequency Communication
Authors: Wang Peng , Zhang Xiaotong , Xu Liyuan , Liu Zhiyang , Wan Yadong
Published: May 2018

Low frequency communication, taking advantage of the features of low frequency electromagnetic signals in near field, is widely used in through-the-earth (TTE) wireless applications. However, the low frequency non-Gaussian noise severely limits the communication performance. In this paper, an adaptive noise cancellation algorithm based on time delay estimation (ANC-TDE) and maximum correntropy criterion (MCC) is proposed. The explicit time delay estimation algorithm based on MCC (MCC-ETDE) is used to estimate the time-varying delay and the noise correlationship between the primary input and reference inputs. With a reference noise selected and time delay compensated, the non-Gaussian noise is canceled by adaptive filter based on MCC. The proposed algorithm is implemented on field programmable gate array (FPGA) and the performance is evaluated by simulation and experiment. As shown in the results, the ANC-TDE algorithm can reduce the complexity of ANC filter and adaptively compensate the varied time delay between the primary input and reference input. With the time delay compensated, the ANC-TDE algorithm has better performance in non-Gaussian noise environment and is more suitable for real-time systems.
Cardiac Arrhythmia Classification by Multi-Layer Perceptron and Convolution Neural Networks
Authors: Savalia Shalin , Emamian Vahid
Published: May 2018

The electrocardiogram (ECG) plays an imperative role in the medical field, as it records heart signal over time and is used to discover numerous cardiovascular diseases. If a documented ECG signal has a certain irregularity in its predefined features, this is called arrhythmia, the types of which include tachycardia, bradycardia, supraventricular arrhythmias, and ventricular, etc. This has encouraged us to do research that consists of distinguishing between several arrhythmias by using deep neural network algorithms such as multi-layer perceptron (MLP) and convolution neural network (CNN). The TensorFlow library that was established by Google for deep learning and machine learning is used in python to acquire the algorithms proposed here. The ECG databases accessible at PhysioBank.com and kaggle.com were used for training, testing, and validation of the MLP and CNN algorithms. The proposed algorithm consists of four hidden layers with weights, biases in MLP, and four-layer convolution neural networks which map ECG samples to the different classes of arrhythmia. The accuracy of the algorithm surpasses the performance of the current algorithms that have been developed by other cardiologists in both sensitivity and precision.
Pharmaceutical Machine Learning: Virtual High-Throughput Screens Identifying Promising and Economical Small Molecule Inhibitors of Complement Factor C1s
Authors: Chen Jonathan J. , Schmucker Lyndsey N. , Visco Donald P.
Published: May 2018

When excessively activated, C1 is insufficiently regulated, which results in tissue damage. Such tissue damage causes the complement system to become further activated to remove the resulting tissue damage, and a vicious cycle of activation/tissue damage occurs. Current Food and Drug Administration approved treatments include supplemental recombinant C1 inhibitor, but these are extremely costly and a more economical solution is desired. In our work, we have utilized an existing data set of 136 compounds that have been previously tested for activity against C1. Using these compounds and the activity data, we have created models using principal component analysis, genetic algorithm, and support vector machine approaches to characterize activity. The models were then utilized to virtually screen the 72 million compound PubChem repository. This first round of virtual high-throughput screening identified many economical and promising inhibitor candidates, a subset of which was tested to validate their biological activity. These results were used to retrain the models and rescreen PubChem in a second round vHTS. Hit rates for the first round vHTS were 57%, while hit rates for the second round vHTS were 50%. Additional structure–property analysis was performed on the active and inactive compounds to identify interesting scaffolds for further investigation.
The Guardian of the Genome Revisited: p53 Downregulates Genes Required for Telomere Maintenance, DNA Repair, and Centromere Structure
Authors: Toufektchan Eléonore , Toledo Franck
Published: May 2018

The p53 protein has been extensively studied for its capacity to prevent proliferation of cells with a damaged genome. Surprisingly, however, our recent analysis of mice expressing a hyperactive mutant p53 that lacks the C-terminal domain revealed that increased p53 activity may alter genome maintenance. We showed that p53 downregulates genes essential for telomere metabolism, DNA repair, and centromere structure and that a sustained p53 activity leads to phenotypic traits associated with dyskeratosis congenita and Fanconi anemia. This downregulation is largely conserved in human cells, which suggests that our findings could be relevant to better understand processes involved in bone marrow failure as well as aging and tumor suppression.
Optimization of Charcoal Production Process from Woody Biomass Waste: Effect of Ni-Containing Catalysts on Pyrolysis Vapors
Authors: Solar Jon , Caballero Blanca , De Marco Isabel , López-Urionabarrenechea Alexander , Gastelu Naia
Published: May 2018

Woody biomass waste (Pinus radiata) coming from forestry activities has been pyrolyzed with the aim of obtaining charcoal and, at the same time, a hydrogen-rich gas fraction. The pyrolysis has been carried out in a laboratory scale continuous screw reactor, where carbonization takes place, connected to a vapor treatment reactor, at which the carbonization vapors are thermo-catalytically treated. Different peak temperatures have been studied in the carbonization process (500–900 °C), while the presence of different Ni-containing catalysts in the vapor treatment has been analyzed. Low temperature pyrolysis produces high liquid and solid yields, however, increasing the temperature progressively up to 900 °C drastically increases gas yield. The amount of nickel affects the vapors treatment phase, enhancing even further the production of interesting products such as hydrogen and reducing the generated liquids to very low yields. The gases obtained at very high temperatures (700–900 °C) in the presence of Ni-containing catalysts are rich in H2 and CO, which makes them valuable for energy production, as hydrogen source, producer gas or reducing agent.
Controlling Redox Enzyme Orientation at Planar Electrodes
Authors: Hitaishi Vivek , Clement Romain , Bourassin Nicolas , Baaden Marc , De Poulpiquet Anne , Sacquin-Mora Sophie , Ciaccafava Alexandre , Lojou Elisabeth
Published: May 2018

Redox enzymes, which catalyze reactions involving electron transfers in living organisms, are very promising components of biotechnological devices, and can be envisioned for sensing applications as well as for energy conversion. In this context, one of the most significant challenges is to achieve efficient direct electron transfer by tunneling between enzymes and conductive surfaces. Based on various examples of bioelectrochemical studies described in the recent literature, this review discusses the issue of enzyme immobilization at planar electrode interfaces. The fundamental importance of controlling enzyme orientation, how to obtain such orientation, and how it can be verified experimentally or by modeling are the three main directions explored. Since redox enzymes are sizable proteins with anisotropic properties, achieving their functional immobilization requires a specific and controlled orientation on the electrode surface. All the factors influenced by this orientation are described, ranging from electronic conductivity to efficiency of substrate supply. The specificities of the enzymatic molecule, surface properties, and dipole moment, which in turn influence the orientation, are introduced. Various ways of ensuring functional immobilization through tuning of both the enzyme and the electrode surface are then described. Finally, the review deals with analytical techniques that have enabled characterization and quantification of successful achievement of the desired orientation. The rich contributions of electrochemistry, spectroscopy (especially infrared spectroscopy), modeling, and microscopy are featured, along with their limitations.
Autophagy in Age-Associated Neurodegeneration
Authors: Metaxakis Athanasios , Ploumi Christina , Tavernarakis Nektarios
Published: May 2018

The elimination of abnormal and dysfunctional cellular constituents is an essential prerequisite for nerve cells to maintain their homeostasis and proper function. This is mainly achieved through autophagy, a process that eliminates abnormal and dysfunctional cellular components, including misfolded proteins and damaged organelles. Several studies suggest that age-related decline of autophagy impedes neuronal homeostasis and, subsequently, leads to the progression of neurodegenerative disorders due to the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates in neurons. Here, we discuss the involvement of autophagy perturbation in neurodegeneration and present evidence indicating that upregulation of autophagy holds potential for the development of therapeutic interventions towards confronting neurodegenerative diseases in humans.