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A conversation rewound: Queer and racialized temporalities in Hamilton
Authors: Inayatulla Shereen , Silva Andie
Published: July 2018

The authors of this article, two educators and immigrants situated in the United States, consider the exigencies of listening to Hamilton: An American Musical. Shaped as dialogue, this article follows a previous piece where the authors processed their experience seeing Hamilton performed live. The current conversation shifts to the act of listening; it examines the ways in which the soundtrack embeds the audience into Lin-Manuel Miranda’s narrative, reinscribing the racialized immigrant body onto both Alexander Hamilton’s story, and Hamilton, the musical. Additionally, this article asks how the fictional Hamilton’s message to rise up and take a shot grants audience members a sense of agency and compels them to become present/future protagonists of a political story that seeks to write them off.
Book Reviews
Authors: Clum John , Jubin Olaf , Laird Paul R.
Published: July 2018

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution, Todd S. Purdum (2018)

New York: Henry Holt, 386 pp.,

ISBN: 162779834X, h/bk, $32.00

Must Close Saturday: The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop, Adrian Wright (2017)

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 351 pp.,

ISBN: 9781783272358, h/bk, ca. £20.95

Broadway Rhythm: Imaging the City in Song, Dominic Symonds (2017)

Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 312 pp.,

ISBN: 9780472130597, h/bk, $80.00
Sartre, Sartre and the biographical bande dessinée
Authors: Benjamin Elizabeth
Published: July 2018

Biographical comics, graphic novels and bande dessinée (BD) are often seen as ‘stepping stones’ or points of entry into a subject, particularly those of literary or philosophical figures. This article seeks to demonstrate the ways in which this might be disproven by considering the verbo-visual works alongside the theories of their subjects, thus highlighting the former’s role as both independent of, and an extra layer upon, the latter. Building on a study of recent trends in comics and Comics Studies, specifically upon the work of Maaheen Ahmed in the idea of openness in comics, and taking into account classical explorations of comics theory (Groensteen 1987), this article will outline the relationship between Existentialism and comics through the biographical BD, specifically Sartrian theory and Mathilde Ramadier and Anaïs Depommier’s 2015 Sartre. Through its close analysis of verbo-visual relations and issues of representation the article will assess the possibility of using Sartre’s philosophy in conjunction with Sartre to assert the relevance of the medium of the (biographical) BD. Beyond this, I will use the example of Sartre and Sartre to posit that the creation of philosophical and literary biographical BDs can be used to inject philosophy into the medium itself, thus contributing to the notion of a ‘theory of comics’.
Reciprocal realities: Dana Walrath’s Aliceheimer’s and the Wonderland approach to dementia
Authors: Chidgey Michael
Published: July 2018

This article looks at Dana Walrath’s Aliceheimer’s: Alzheimer’s through the Looking Glass, a recent instalment of the Graphic Medicine book series. The significance of Walrath’s work for questions regarding dementia and sociality is assessed. Walrath’s attitude towards her mother Alice’s dementia is read against Arthur Frank’s theory of illness narratives. In the second edition of his text The Wounded Storyteller ([1995] 2013), Frank introduces the category of ‘broken narratives’ into his analytical taxonomy. Frank understands a broken narrative perspective to be a subject position characterized by a condition that inhibits the subject’s ability to narrate their illness experience. The ability of Frank’s framework to engage with the dementia subject’s broken narrative position in a remedial capacity is criticized, and Walrath’s narrative theory (termed ‘the Wonderland approach’) is championed as an alternative, superior approach to the broken narrative situation of dementia. The article goes on to engage critically with Walrath’s previously un-theorized artwork. The formal composition of Walrath’s graphic vignettes is shown to be emblematic of the theory undergirding her book. Walrath’s art accommodates readings by ill people and well people alike, at once illustrating and demonstrating the patient/carer relationship she champions. This analysis supports the core claims of the Graphic Medicine movement and suggests that comics can be effectively deployed in the effort to tackle the problematic of dementia and sociality.
Interview with MontyNero
Authors: Austin Hailey J.
Published: July 2018

This interview with MontyNero explores his various works, inspirations and methodologies. It discusses Death Sentence (2013), the author’s time as a Master’s student at the University of Dundee and his upcoming projects.
Reviews
Authors: Admirand Peter , Murel Jacob
Published: July 2018

Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, Paul Young (2017) New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 292 pp., ISBN: 9780813563817, p/bk, $28

The Narratology of Comic Art, Kai Mikkonen (2017) New York: Routledge, 300 pp., ISBN: 978113822150, h/bk, $140.00
Film, photographs and saccades: Richard Outcault’s experiments with the comic strip gutter in the Yellow Kid
Authors: Schuldiner Michael , Rosaler Ruth
Published: July 2018

Although Richard Outcault’s Yellow Kid comic strip originally had no partitions between scenes, he soon began experimenting with use of empty space and different types of partition. When he began to use full gutters in Yellow Kid, they functioned differently than they had in the comic strips drawn in his previous comics. Based upon Outcault’s known familiarity with the new developments in the creation and projection of motion pictures, we argue here that, originally, Outcault intended in Yellow Kid strips to produce an effect comparable to the ‘moving pictures’ that we see today. However, he eventually came to realize the advantages of using a series of still photographs as the model for his comic strips, especially in shorter sequences of five to nine pictures. This realization was roughly simultaneous with the translation into English of important discoveries in eye movement. The discovery of the saccade, in particular, supported the view that a strip of photos, intended to be viewed in a series, is processed as seamlessly by the mind as a motion picture film strip. We postulate that Outcault’s eventual uniform adoption of full gutters might have been influenced by this contemporary shift in the understanding of visual perception.
‘A cross burning darkly, blackening the night’: Reading racialized spectacles of conflict and bondage in Marvel’s early Black Panther comics
Authors: Peppard Anna F.
Published: July 2018

All superheroes embody cultural messages and negotiate cultural conflicts. Yet black bodies, introduced to the New World as property and rigorously and often violently regulated by interconnected cultural and institutional forces ever since, have always occupied an especially vexed place in American culture. While all superheroes face repeated threats to their physical integrity, America’s first black superhero, Marvel’s Black Panther, created in 1966 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, faces the specific – and specifically risky – challenge of performing black embodiment without succumbing to the stereotypes of black embodiment, most notably the stereotype of black bodies being more bodily (re: more violent, more sexual, more animalistic) than white bodies. This article argues that although Black Panther’s early appearances in The Fantastic Four (1961–present), The Avengers (1963–present) and his first solo series, Jungle Action Featuring: The Black Panther (McGregor et al. 1973–76) exploit the superhero genre and comic book medium’s propensity for fantasy and iconic imagery to envision a blackness that is beautiful and liberating, depictions of Black Panther’s conflicts with racialized supervillains and animals as well as his routine depiction within gratuitous spectacles of suffering and bondage demonstrate a simultaneous – and occasionally overwhelming – tendency to appropriate the black body in the service of white desires and anxieties. Ultimately, this article asserts that Black Panther’s early stories prove both the power of comic book images and the danger of that power for subjects who are still fighting an uphill to be seen without being reduced to their visibility.
Illustrating Tipitip bubblegum comics in Turkey: Transformation, outreach, humour and literacy engagement
Authors: Dinç Betül Gaye , Alaca Ilgım Veryeri
Published: July 2018

This work makes an overview of the evolution of Tipitip bubblegum comics in Turkey, studying its impact on society especially on children for more than four decades. Besides its colourful and positive characteristics, Tipitip comics fostered optimism intertwined with wit tailor made for the Turkish audience at the time. Tipitip not only presented accessible visuals for its audience but also introduced rich content ranging from sports to opera, occupations to traffic, transmitting valuable visual information in each illustration. Tipitip, promoted as ‘your cheerful friend’, was not only a father figure but also an enthusiast, an adventurer and an inventor as he is seen in many roles, from a conductor to a waiter, from a scout to a drummer, which made these comics inclusive and modern. The Tipitip bubblegum comics, similar to their contemporaries, achieved more than just market success; they benefited their audience, especially children, by reaching even small towns and initiating literary engagement.
A new face for an old fight: Reimagining Vietnam in Vietnamese-American graphic memoirs
Authors: Earle Harriet E. H.
Published: July 2018

The Vietnam War is arguably one of the most complex and significant conflicts in American history; the place it occupies in the American national story is particularly curious because it is one of the few wars that America did not win. It is also a benchmark of note because it allowed the comics form (which had been in decline since the advent of extreme censorship in the 1940s and 1950s) to be reborn; superheroes took hold of the comics mainstream again, prompted by their popularity with US troops in Asia. Since the 1970s rebirth of the mainstream, representations of Vietnam have branched off in two distinct directions: either bold, nationalistic stories of brave Americans ‘saving’ the Vietnamese or individualist stories, many of which are memoirs or follow a similar confessional structure. Contemporary renderings of Vietnam are more likely to subscribe to the second representational theme, and recent publications are now starting to tell the stories of those who were displaced and who experienced a very different war to the typical mainstream military narrative. This article will consider the trajectory of representations of the Vietnam War in American comics, concentrating specifically on the shift from gung-ho violence and patriotism to memoir. I will especially emphasise the turn from American military protagonists to Vietnamese civilians and their families. I will discuss two texts: Vietnamerica by GB Tran published in 2010 and Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do published in 2017. In my analysis of these comics, I will show how the form has embraced the memoir as a central genre and, furthermore, how comics is able to tell these stories in new, dynamic ways. I will show that Tran and Bui are part of a new age of comics storytelling, that can deftly bring together nuanced personal narratives and memories of internationally impactful conflict to create a text that is at once educational, entertaining and affective. In this article, I hope to make a bold intervention into the current conversation on comics as both history and memoir, using texts that (at present) have received little academic interest.
A CATEGORIZAÇÃO NAS REGIÕES TURÍSTICAS DE SANTA CATARINA
Authors: Arnhold Junior Marcos , Mannrich Edilaine Weber , Ruiz Thays Cristina Domareski , Anjos Francisco Antonio dos
Published: July 2018

Este trabalho busca apresentar a evolução do processo de categorização dos municípios das Instâncias de Governança do Estado de Santa Catarina, iniciando em 2013 e finalizando com sua última atualização, no início de 2018. Para isto, utilizou-se de pesquisa bibliográfica de caráter exploratório, bem como pesquisa documental, visando identificar as categorias em que os municípios das regiões turísticas de Santa Catarina estão enquadrados e a evolução histórica deste processo. Foi identificada uma evolução na quantidade dos municípios categorizados, e uma melhoria na categorização, com a diminuição de municípios na Categoria E, migrando para a D e C. Identificou-se também que as regiões com atividade turística em consolidação contam com municípios categorizados nas classes A, B e C.
Federal clinical guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of diabetes insipidus in adults
Authors: Dedov Ivan I. , Mel'nichenko Galina A. , Pigarova Ekaterina A. , Dzeranova Larisa K. , Rozhinskaya Liudmila Y. , Przhiyalkovskaya Elena G. , Belaya Zhanna E. , Grigoriev Andrey Y. , Vorontsov Alexander V. , Lutsenko Alexander S. , Astafyeva Ludmila I.
Published: July 2018

We do not recommend population screening for diabetes insipidus (DI) (B3). We recommend to perform diagnostic testing for central diabetes insipidus (CDI) in patients who underwent neurosurgery, after skull and brain trauma, subarchnoid hemorrhage (B3). We recommend excluding thirst impairment during all stages of diagnostic assessment (С3).
We recommend excluding DI in cases of persistent hypotonic polyuria: excretion of more than 3 L. or more than 40 mL/kg of urine daily; urine osmolality less than 300 mOsm/kg or urinary specific gravity less than 1004 g/L in all urine samples or during Zimnitsky test (В3). After hypotonic polyuria is confirmed, we recommend excluding of the main causes of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) (B3). We recommend simultaneous measurement of urine osmolality and blood osmolality/sodium level in order to confirm DI. Blood hyperosmolality (more than 300 mOsm/kg) and/or hypernatremia with low urine osmolality (less than 300 mOsm/kg) confirms DI (B2). If testing does not reveal these findings, we recommend performing a fluid deprivation test to exclude primary polydipsia (PP) (B2). Desmopressin test is recommended to distinguish CDI and NDI (B2).
In cases of CDI we recommend to perform head MRI with contrast (B3). In cases of NDI we recommend assessing renal structure and function and possible electrolyte disturbances (C3). In cases of PP we recommend to refer a patient to psychiatrist (B3).
We recommend treating CDI with synthetic vasopressin analogue desmopressin (B1). We recommend an individual approach in choosing desmopressin dosage form (B2). As the initial dose is difficult to predict when starting desmopressin treatment, we recommend titrating the dosage using two approaches: the average dose and as required (C4). We recommend educating the patients to ensure knowledge of the features of various desmopressin dosage forms (C4). To decrease the risk of water intoxication, we recommend educating the patients to the water intake regimen adherence (С4). When CDI is accompanied by thirst impairment, we recommend titrating the dose in a clinical setting, with assessment of blood sodium, bodyweight and/or urine volume (C4).
Non enzymatic NADH-dependent reduction of Cis-[Co(en)2(H2O)2]3+ in aqueous medium
Authors: Behera Bharati , Behera Jashoda
Published: July 2018

The kinetics of the electron transfer reaction of NADH with Cis-[Co(en)2(H2O)2]3+ has been studied over the range 1.0 â‰¤ 102 [NADH] â‰¤ 3.0 mol dm-3, 7.0 â‰¤ pH â‰¤ 8.0 and 200C â‰¤ t â‰¤ 350C in aqueous medium. The rate of electron transfer reaction was found to be first-order dependence each in [NADH]T and Cis-[Co(en)2(H2O)2]3+T. The products of the reaction were found to be NAD+ and Co(II). The corresponding activation parameters of the electron transfer reactions were found to be as Î”H#=27.55 kJ mol-1 and Â Î”S#= -189.35 JK-1mol-1.Â
Corrosion inhibition and adsorption studies by Pogostemonquadrifolius methanolic stem extract (PQMSE) on mild steel in 1M HCL
Authors: M Jisha , Hukuman N. H Zeinul , P Leena
Published: July 2018

Pogostemon quadrifolius methanolic stem extract (PQMSE) has been investigated as non toxic green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M HCl. Corrosion rates were evaluated at 303 K, 313 K and 323 K by weight loss method at varying inhibitor concentrations. Using electrochemical impedence spectroscopy (EIS) and polarisation techniques, corrosion studies were done at 303 K in various inhibitor concentrations. Adsorption studies were also conducted to study the mechanism of corrosion inhibition. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier â€“ transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy were used to study the surface morphology of mild steel. Electrochemical studies reveal that PQMSE exhibit excellent corrosion inhibition efficiency and it function as a mixed type of inhibitor at 303 K. The surface interaction of PQMSE on mild steel in 1 M HCl was obeying Langmiur adsorption isotherm at all studied temperatures.
Circularly polarize antenna array for electromagnetic energy harvesting
Authors: Chao Kang Chia , Yang Kang Chia
Published: July 2018

Electromagnetic energy harvesting from ambient sources have been presented more than 50 years. In this paper, electromagnetic energy harvesting by using circular polarize antenna array is presented. The proposed antenna is having 2 similar size of spiral inductor that feed by microstrip feed line. The gain, momentum visualization were investigated. The circular polarize antenna are fabricated on Roger 4003 substrates. Based on the observations, it is expected that the gain obtained by the antenna array is higher than the single element antenna. The simulation results show that 3.22 dBi gain can be achieved for single spiral antenna whereas the antenna array can achieved as high as 5.14dBi at frequency 527MHz. The work concluded that investigations of electromagnetic energy harvesting antenna array is successful.
Education supply chain: A case study of input-process-output of high technical vocational education and training (HTVET)
Authors: Hassan Sallaudin , Shafiq Ahmad , Firdaus Khairul , J Jimisiah.
Published: July 2018

This study aim to explore in more depth on the Education Supply Chain targeted at three main stages which is Input, Process and Output. At input level, this study assess the factors effecting the enrolment. Further to this, at process level, this study assess the variable contributing the quality of graduate. Finally, at Output stage, this study obtaining feedback from industries on the quality industrial training student. This study is conducted in University Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Malaysia Institute of Industrial Technology (MITEC) and 40 companies who involve in Industrial Training placement. Survey questionnaire is used for data collection. Result is processed using SPSS version 21. LIKERT scale is used by respondent to provide the assessment. Results shows at input stage, Financial Aids by MARA, is the main reason of student enrolment. This is followed by fees rate, entry requirements and promotion efforts by the marketing. At process stage, self-motivation is the most influence factor toward the graduate performance. It is followed by lecturer's approach, curriculum design, and student’s ability. At output stage, the industries provide their rating towards the quality of industrial training. Nine domain is used for assessment. The results show that the highest mean score is Value, Attitude & Professionalism (4.14). This is followed by Information Management and Lifelong learning Skills, Social Skill and responsibilities, Knowledge, Team work, Practical Skills, Managerial and Entrepreneurial Skill, Problem Solving & Scientific Skills and communication skills. It is recommend that further research to be done at output level since in order to gain more informative input toward reducing the gap between HTVET offering and demand from industries.
The Effect of Corporate Governance Quality, Firm Size, Leverage, and Financial Performance on Intellectual Capital DisclosureEmpirical Study: Manufacturing Companies Listed on the IDX
Authors: Luthan Elvira , Ayu Sandra , . Ilmainir
Published: July 2018

Purpose - This study aims to determine the effect of corporate governance quality, firm size, leverage, and financial performance on intellectual capital disclosure (ICD), in manufacturing companies listed on Indonesian Stock Exchange. Methodology - The observation period is from 2010 to 2015. The sample is chosen by purposive random sampling method so that 45 companies as sample are obtained. This study used a secondary data and multiple linear regression analysis method. Data tabulation was processed using SPSS version 19.0 for Windows. Findings - The corporate governance quality, firm size, and financial performance in which measured to ROA and EPS showed to have positive significant effect on the ICD. This is shown from the significant value smaller than α of 0.05 and positive t value. Meanwhile, leverage has negative significant effect on the ICD with the result showed that leverage variable has the significant value smaller than α of 0.05 and negative t value. Contribution - This study supports agency theory and signaling theory. The results of the research can be input for the accounting standards making body that the disclosure of intellectual capital in the financial statements is necessary because it can improve the performance of the company.
The Role of Entrepreneurial Strategy-Making Dimensions towards Internet Business Performance in Malaysia
Authors: Adam Sabrinah , Mahadi Batiah
Published: July 2018

Internet business today is facing major transformations due mainly to increased competition, changes in consumer behaviour, and technological advancements. As Internet business is an important growth engine in Malaysia nowadays, a potential of a good entrepreneurial strategy-making (ESM) can be discovered to develop Malaysian Internet business. Besides, ESM is recognised as the driver of growth and profitability. Thus, this paper aims to develop a conceptual framework related to the role of ESM dimensions, which is the role of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking towards organisational performance of Internet business in Malaysia. As such, this article includes a discussion of the background and the uniqueness of the Internet business and highlighting the role of entrepreneurial strategy-making (ESM) dimensions that have a relationship towards organisational performance of Internet business. The paper concludes with implementation of effective strategy-making that can benefit the Internet entrepreneur in future.
Analysis of Insurance Agent’s Credibility to Customer’s Attitude in Buying Policy
Authors: Prihatiningsih Witanti , Ayuningtyas Fitria
Published: July 2018

Companies must have their own criteria for their sales agents, start from how to speak in front of potential customers, personal appearance and knowledge about the products and the company itself. The credibility of sales agents will make their companies have a good reputation. Insurance agents also trained by company to introduce the products until someone willing to buy the products and become their loyal customer. This research aims to determine whether there is any significant impact of insurance agent’s credibility to customer’s attitude in buying a policy. The long-term results of the research can be used as communication competence for agents to persuade potential customers, who probably initially not interest to buy the products, became a loyal customer. This research used combination between quantitative and qualitative research.  This research used regression analysis to determine the impact of insurance agent’s credibility to customer’s attitude in buying policy and combine with triangulation data from qualitative perspective. The data collection techniques used questionnaires that distributed to the respondent and in-depth interview for key informant and informant(s). The respondent of this research were people who have insurance in the city of Sukabumi, West Java. The theory that used in this research was source credibility and customer’s attitude. The results of this research indicate that trustworthiness, expertise, and attractiveness of insurance agents have a significant impact to customer’s attitude in buying a policy. From the three components, the most important thing is the expertise. The expertise of insurance agent has a highest score compare with trustworthiness and attractiveness of insurance agent and thru in-depth interview, the respondent agreed that expertise is the important things of insurance agent’s credibility. This proves that the agent's expertise is more influential compared to trustworthiness and attractiveness
Developing Workbook Science plus English to Improve Students’ Mastery of Science Content in English
Authors: Diah Pamelasari Stephani , Md Yunus Melor , Fibriana Fidia , Vita Amalia Andin
Published: July 2018

One of the challenges of teaching English for Science students in Indonesia is the training to comprehend science content in English. They need to have the skill to improve their science development knowledge by exploring it through latest information from scientific journals and text books. In fact, most of the students have limited English proficiency that results in the limited variety source of their literature references. Their pre-test result was not satisfactory by only reaching the average of 67. To overcome the problem, the workbook that integrated English skill and science content was developed to support the learning process. The design of research was Research and Development consisting of conducting need analysis, designing product, expert validation, revising product, trial in small scale level, and using the product in the learning process. The instrument to gather the data was the validation sheet for the expert containing indicators of valid criteria of workbook from the aspect of the material, language and media, the students' response questionnaire related to the use of workbook and science content in English test. The data were analyzed descriptively based on the data obtained from the research. The validation from the experts of language, material and media to produce a valid and feasible product showed that the workbook was feasible to be used as instructional material. The result showed that the expert of material, language and media gave the score of respectively 100, 92 and 92. The workbook also proved to be effective to improve the students' mastery of science content in English material with the average of 80. The workbook entitled Science plus English was designed to revise the previous instructional material and it has never been developed as instructional material. The novelty is the integration of English skill lesson and science content.
A Study of Identifying Significant Variables of Delays in Road Construction Via Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)
Authors: Y. Y Alfakhri Aboubaker. , Ismail Amiruddin , Azry Khoiry Muhamad , Ismael Albrka Shaban , B. Z Alshetwi Abdurauf , Saleh Alghadi Mohammed
Published: July 2018

Delays have always been a major concern in road construction projects throughout the world, with significant financial and social impacts for stakeholders, and the occurrence of schedule delays has a serious impact on project investment, efficiency, cost, and reputation. Libya is one of the countries faces all these delay issues. This study explored variables of delays in road construction via Structural Equation modelling SEM.  Drawing upon an earlier studies, combined with interviews of road experts. Confirmatory factor analysis CFA was applied to extract significant variables based on the questionnaire results to verify the relationships between the significant variables [8 Factors and 3 Effects] identified in road construction. Eleven variables were found to have significant impacts on delays in road construction. The results of the goodness of fit [GOF] showed that chi square is significant at 0.000 levels. Overall, Based on the CFI, TLI, and IFI indices with values more than the cut off value of 0.9 the model had good fit of data. Further. The root-mean-square error of approximation [RMSEA] was 0.033 which was within the perfect fit range. Additionally. The Relative CMIN/df [1.276] was less than 5 showed the good fit of the model and it was found that the unstandardized regression weights were all significant by the critical ratio test [> ±1.96, P < 0.001]. So the study has shown that CFA can quantify comprehensive relationships among a broad range of variables and contribute to resolving problems commonly experienced in the road construction industry.
A Novel S-Regression Model on an Auto Price
Authors: Salim Fadzilah , Azman Abu Nur
Published: July 2018

A simple linear regression model is useful in a prediction model. A general linear regression beyond a single independent variable is still not popular. A nonlinear regression can be easily produced a better predictive model but it is difficult to construct. The objective of this paper is to propose a technique for predicting the price of used cars in Malaysia using S-shaped curve model. In this paper, the S-shaped Membership Function [SMF] is used as the basis to develop a novel S-Regression model. Comparisons between linear regression, cubic regression and S-Regression have been made on the used car prices. The mean squared error of S-Regression model is found to be closer to cubic regression than the linear regression. S-Regression model is found to be quite suitable to represent the relationship between the price of a used car and the make year of a car. The result demonstrates that the S-Regression model gives better and practical estimate of the price of a used car in Malaysia.
Social Integration as Catalyst for People's Prosperity
Authors: Ismail Fadillah , Ismail Zuhaimy , Azhar Abd Hamid Mohd. , Mohamad Ismail , Thukiman Kassim
Published: July 2018

In a nation-state, the aspect of unity among the people is important. Unity can define the political, economic and social stability. As a multi-racial country, Malaysia is a unique and special nation. Malaysia is regarded as an ideal country, a peaceful and happy country inhabited by various races and religions by other countries in the world. Due to its multi-racial status, it can’t be denied that Malaysia faces some problems in sustaining the harmonious people. Various policies were formulated by the Federal Government and the State Government to address racial issues in Malaysia. In this regard, the article seeks to identify the level of social integration of the community in Johor. The findings show that the state of Johorian integrity is at a good level that is projected to an excellent level. In addition, the findings show that some elements need to be emphasized in empowering social integration in the state of Johor to avoid inter-racial tensions, especially in relation to the Rukun Negara that is not understood and practiced in a day-to-day life. The implication of this study is that social integration between the peoples is actually a catalyst for the welfare and at the same time improve the quality of life of the people of Johor. Hence, it is proposed that the Federal Government in collaboration with the State Government of Johor formulate various inclusive policies and have a close relationship with the people.
Physical Properties and Total Phenolic Content by Different Drying and Extraction Techniques of Clinacanthus Nutans Leaves
Authors: Melse Laurence Yvonne , Shaheen Khan Mohammad , Sani Sarjadi Mohd
Published: July 2018

This report presents a series of different drying condition and extraction methods on Clinacanthus nutans leaves. C. nutans leaves were dried using three different drying conditions: oven (40°C, 60°C and 80°C), vacuum oven and air drying. Then, the physical properties of dried leaves obtained were analyzed in terms of the moisture content and water activity. Thus, the series of extraction was performed using three different extraction techniques: soxhlet, maceration and ultrasound-assisted solvent extraction respectively. Finally, the total phenolic content of each extracts were determined with the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The results showed that the choice of drying method and extraction technique influenced the phenolic compound yield of C. nutans extract. Excellent performance of the combination of drying C. nutans leaves using laboratory oven at 60°C and soxhlet extraction obtained the highest total phenolic content yield at 65.92 ± 2.19 mg GAE/g.
Study and analysis of novel RF MEMS switched capacitor
Authors: Vikas K , Sunithamani S , Yagnika M , Siva Krishna S , Avanthi S
Published: July 2018

In this paper we have designed and analyzed shunt capacitive fixed-fixed RF MEMS switch to maintain low actuation voltage. The pull - in voltage of the proposed switch is 7.7V for 2 um air gap. The electromagnetic analysis for the designed structure is, return loss is -23dB in the range of 1-40 GHz, insertion loss is -0.04dB at a frequency range of 1-40 GHz and isolation is - 38.5dB obtained at a frequency of 23.5 GHz. Mechanical analysis for the designed structure is also performed using FEM tool.
Enhancing power quality of ANN controller based PhotoVoltaic source injected DVR
Authors: Ramesh T , K. Mayurinathan S , Saravanan R , Emayavaramban G
Published: July 2018

The DVR is a series connected FACTS controller used to compensate voltage disturbance in distribution systems. The main purpose of  the DVR is to examine the load voltage waveform regularly if any disorder happens, the equilibrium or excess voltage is injected to the load voltage. The most important advantage of the DVR is observance the users all the time on-line with high quality stable voltage maintaining the permanence of production.  In this dissertation, a Photovoltaic voltage injected with an ANN control method for DVR that protects a sensitive load, to counter voltage sag under uneven loading conditions (linear, non-linear) is presented. DVR along with other parts of the distribution system are simulated using MATLAB/ SIMULINK.
Structural and piezoelectric coefficients of AlP under pressure
Authors: Daoud Salah , Mezouar Rabie , Benmakhlouf Abdelfateh
Published: July 2018

The present work aims to investigate the structural parameters and the piezoelectric coefficients of cubic zinc-blende Aluminum phosphide (AlP) under high pressure up to 21 GPa, using plane wave-pseudopotential (PW-PP) approach in the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) and the density functional perturbation theory (DFPT) with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange-correlation functional. The results obtained are analyzed and compared with other data of the literature. The structural parameters and the piezoelectric coefficients calculated here agree well with other data of the literature. We found also that both the direct and converse piezoelectric coefficients increase with increasing pressure up to 21 GPa.Â
The study of transparent conducting gallium doped ZnO thin films in order to use in solar cells
Authors: Mahmoudzadeh Pirvahshi Mojtaba
Published: July 2018

In this study, transparent conducting Ga-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrate using chemical spray pyrolysis technique. The effect of Ga-doping concentration (0, 1, 2 and 3 at.%) on microstructural, optical and electrical characteristics of layers have been investigated. The studies of X-ray diffraction and optical transmission spectra show these films have a hexagonal wurtzite structure with (002) preferred growth direction, also a high transmission of 85-95% in visible range. Data analysis show that the band gap energies in these films are varying in the range of 3.27-3.33 eV, consistent with the Burstein-Moss shift effect, with Urbach tail widths between 114-160 meV. The 2 wt% Ga sample showed the maximum figure of merit (3Ã—10-2Î©-1), with an electron concentration and sheet resistance of ~1.42Ã—1019 cm-3 and 13 kÎ©/square, respectively.Â Â
Dark and singular soliton solutions of perturbed Gerdjikov-Ivanov equation via the first integral method
Authors: Subhaschandra Singh Salam
Published: July 2018

This paper employs the first integral method in obtaining dark and singular soliton solutions of perturbed Gerdjikov-Ivanov equation showing that the method is a powerful tool for finding exact solutions of many nonlinear evolution (NLE) equations which are found in the studies of social dynamics, nonlinear science and engineering.Â Â
Empregabilidade e formação profissional: O que acontece depois da formatura? Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas, 26(96).
Authors: Da Costa Márcia Roseli , Ferri Cássia
Published: July 2018

O presente artigo centra a discussão no sentido da formação universitária que se almeja nos dias atuais, identificando seu papel e princípios norteadores. Tomando como referenciais de análise as diretrizes das políticas públicas para o ensino superior, reflexões de autores e pesquisa realizada com 1.798 egressos de 61 cursos de graduação de uma Universidade no Sul do Brasil, busca-se indagar o papel da universidade hoje em face do dilema que se coloca como sua responsabilidade: empregabilidade e formação profissional, direcionado para a análise das congruências e incongruências entre formação profissional universitária e as expectativas de atuação no mercado de trabalho. As reflexões aqui empreendidas fundamentam-se na crença de que cabe à universidade o papel ativo da crítica acerca dos seus processos de formação, sobretudo pela oferta de ensino de qualidade que permita ao estudante refletir sobre a sociedade que aí está e seu papel no mundo enquanto sujeito da, e na história.
Programas de atracción de académicos: Los casos del Subprograma de Cátedras Patrimoniales en México y del Programa Prometeo en Ecuador
Authors: Pedone Claudia , Izquierdo Isabel
Published: July 2018

El estudio se centra en las experiencias de académicos/as extranjeros/as que participaron en dos programas de atracción de personal calificado, uno en México, Subprograma de Cátedras Patrimoniales (1991-2002), y otro en Ecuador, el Programa Prometeo (2008-2014). Analizamos de manera general los contextos, la implementación y los canales institucionales de difusión de los programas en el marco de los gobiernos y políticas de ambos países. En el estudio se identificaron a dichos programas como políticas innovadoras, sin embargo también se advirtió que los intereses del grupo de académicos en acogerse a sus beneficios se debió a una salida laboral para paliar la crisis económica y la falta de inversión en ciencia y tecnología en sus lugares de origen, más que a una demanda de México y Ecuador en pos de la internacionalización de su Educación Superior.
La ‘torre de marfil’ como apuesta segura: Políticas científicas y evaluación académica en México
Authors: Vasen Federico
Published: July 2018

El presente artículo se ocupa de analizar las señales que reciben los investigadores sociales en México respecto al tipo de producción que se espera de ellos a través de la evaluación académica en programas de pago al mérito. Se contrasta el discurso público institucional plasmado en documentos oficiales con los criterios de evaluación utilizados y con la descripción del proceso que realizan los propios evaluadores. El trabajo se basa en análisis documental y entrevistas semi-estructuradas a evaluadores. La conclusión principal del estudio es que existe una asimetría entre el discurso público de las políticas científicas y las conductas que se premian en las prácticas efectivas de evaluación. Mientras a nivel político se impulsa un modelo de científico comprometido con el medio y las actividades de vinculación y movilización, en la evaluación académica se incentiva un perfil clásico. Esta desarticulación podría explicarse por la habilidad de los científicos para influir en el contenido de las políticas y adecuarlas a sus intereses. Por otra parte, desde la lógica de los hacedores de política, el peso que las publicaciones internacionales tienen para los ránkings podría relevar a los científicos de dar otra justificación de la importancia de su labor.
Robust security against cyber threats with variety of captcha
Güvenlik kodu çeşitliliği ile siber tehditlere karşı güçlü güvenliğin sağlanması
Authors: Çakır Huseyin , Uluhatun Necla
Published: July 2018

Cyberspace also brings about cybercrime, which is evolving along with the rapid progress of technology and internet. Captchars are used as a layer of security to prevent these crimes. It is a security mechanism designed to distinguish whether an entry is made by the user when entering a system and is used for protection against malicious bot programs. For this reason, it is important that the introduction is done by human or bot software.In this study, a safer Captcha combination test was presented based on Captcha types and Captcha studies. The proposed approach basically consists of three steps. In the first step, the user is asked to test with a simple text-based Captcha to avoid the difficulty of captcha testing. The second stage, when the first stage test is unsuccessful, offers a more complicated captcha test with text and picture. In the third stage, different-based captcha are presented which are more complex than the first two stages and will force the user. This approach makes it easier to distinguish the bot with the user, and the bot program's algorithm can be challenged with the variety of captcha combinations created. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetSiber dünyada, teknoloji ve internetin hızla ilerlemesi beraberinde gelişmekte olan siber suçları da getirmektedir. Güvenlik kodlar (captcha) bu suçları engellemek amacıyla oluşturulan bir güvenlik katmanı olarak kullanılırlar. Bir sisteme giriş yapıldığında girişin kullanıcı tarafından yapılıp yapılmadığının ayırt edilebilmesi için tasarlanmış bir güvenlik mekanizması ve kötü niyetli bot programlarına karşı korunma amaçlı kullanılır. Bu nedenle girişin insan mı yoksa bot yazılımı tarafından mı yapıldığı önem arz etmektedir.Bu çalışmada, Güvenlik kod (captcha) türleri ve yapılan Güvenlik kod (captcha) çalışmaları baz alınarak daha güvenli bir Güvenlik kod (captcha)  kombinasyon testi sunulmuştur. Önerilen yaklaşım temelde üç aşamadan oluşmaktadır. İlk aşamada kullanıcının Güvenlik kod (captcha) ile imtihanını zorlaştırmamak için metin tabanlı basit Güvenlik kod (captcha) ile test edilmesi istenmektedir. İkinci aşamada, ilk aşama testi başarısız olduğunda metin ve resim tabanlı daha zorlaştırılmış Güvenlik kod (captcha) testi sunulmaktadır. Üçüncü aşamada ise ilk iki aşamadan daha karmaşık ve kullanıcıyı zorlayacak farklı tabanlı Güvenlik kodu (captcha)  sunulmaktadır. Bu yaklaşım ile kullanıcı ile bot ayırımı daha kolay yapılabilmekte ve oluşturulan Güvenlik kodu (captcha)  birleşim çeşitliliği ile bot programlarının algoritmasına meydan okunabilmektedir.
Level of hsCRP Maternal Serum During Puerperium of Severe Preeclampsia
Authors: Dewantiningrum Julian , Hetami Zaki
Published: July 2018

Background: Preeclampsia and eclampsia arestill major problemsin the world. Maternal mortality of severe preeclampsia at the puerperal period is likely to be greater because of the cardiovascular diseases (CVD). HsCRP (high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) is a usefull prediction for CVD among non preeclamptic patients. Before using hsCRP as a marker for that prediction of cardiovascular event from preeclamptic patient, we should do research to know difference of hsCRP between preeclampsia and normal pregnancy.Objective: To determine the differences levels of hsCRP among severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancyMethod : A cross sectional study was conducted to severe preeclampsia. The inclusion criteria were subjects in puerperal period (2- 6 weeks) with a history of severe preeclampsia and normotensive.Exclusion criteria were puerperal infection, chronic hypertension, metabolic syndrome, caesarean section delivery and refuse to join this research. All subjects were examined the levels of hsCRP maternal serum when blood pressure £140 / 90.Result: Subjects were consist of 26 severe preeclampsia (53%) and 23 normal pregnancy (46.9%). Level of hsCRP in severe preeclampsia was 4.73 +3.57while in normotensive 2.42 +4.14 (p <0.05). Severe preeclampsia group will increase the risk of hsCRP rise as much as 2.5 times compared to the normotensive group.Conclusion:Level of hsCRP in patients with preeclampsia post partum were higher than patients with normal pregnancies.
Genetic Background of β Thalassemia Modifier: Recent Update
Authors: Rujito Lantip , Sasongko Teguh Haryo
Published: July 2018

Thalassemia has become major health problem among developing countries. Genetic background which contain enormous mutations and variations have lead in clinical problem differences.The genetic basis of thalassemia, beta specifically, is mutations of the gene encoding the β chain of the hemoglobin (Beta-Globin, HBB). However, today it is known that abnormalities in this gene do not necessarily determine the clinical appearance of β thalassemia patients.A set of genes has been found that can modify the primary β thalassemia disorder. Secondary modifier contains genes that have been associated with elevated levels of HbF and improvement ratio of α / β globin chain. The genes involved are HBA, HBG, BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB and other cofactor genes regulating erythropoiesis. Tertiary genetic modifier comes from other genes related to the disease severity including iron metabolism, redox activity, and clinical complications. The review aims to provide the latest updates regarding the known β Thalassemia modifier genes and some other genes involved in the changes of the clinical manifestations.
Cytogenetic Analysis and Clinical Phenotype of Primary Amenorrhea in Indonesian Patients
Authors: Ali Aisha Balkhar , Indriyati Rita , Winarni Tri Indah , Faradz Sultana MH
Published: July 2018

Background: Primary amenorrhea (PA) is a symptom that can be caused by different disorders such as gonadal, endocrinal, physiological and genetic disorders. Aim of study: This study provided the clinical and cytogenetic profiles of Indonesian primary amenorrhea patients and introduced clinical criteria of those patients with their  karyotype results using score system.  Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of 79 PA patients, whom referred to Cytogenetic and Molecular unit Center for Biomedical Research (CEBIOR), Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University. We made a scoring system consisted of 4 scores, all patients had been distributed to match the scores according to their clinical criterias and then confirmed with the karyotype results.  Results: The karyotype results of 79 patients of PA revealed 55 (69.6%) patients with female karyotype 46,XX; 6 (7.6%) patients with male karyotype 46,XY; 8(10.1%) patients with monosomy X; 3 (3.8%) patients with 45,X/46,XX; 3 (3.8%) patients with  Isochromosome 45 X/46, X,i(Xq). Mosaicism with  Y  constitution 45,X/46,XY  was seen in 2 (2.5%) patients;  marker chromosome 45,X/46,X+mar (2%) in 1 patient (1.3%); and  chromosome 1 and  X translocation 46,XX,t(1;X)(p34;q25) detected in 1(1.3%) patient. Scoring system results showed that all patients with normal karyotype (46,XX/46,XY) were matched with score 1 and 2 while 17 patients with chromosomal abnormalities were matched with score 3 and 4, only 1 patient with mosaic Turner syndrome 45,X(10%)/46,XX(90%) matched score 1. Conclusion: Turner syndrome was the most common cause of primary amenorrhea which attests the importance of cytogenetic analysis for diagnosis of primary amenorrhea patients. The scoring system needs further validated for measuring reliability and validity.