bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFEK ZAT AKTIF EKSTRAK DAUN JAMBU BIJI MERAH (PSIDIUM GUAJAVA.L) TERHADAP SPERMATOGENESIS PADA TIKUS PUTIH JANTAN (RATTUS NORVEGICUS)
Authors: Husni Ervi
Published: January 2017

Pendahuluan: Jumlah penduduk Indonesia sensus tahun 2010 sebanyak 237,6 juta jiwa dengan laju pertumbuhan penduduk 1,49 % per tahun. Target RPJPMN 2010-2014 sebesar1,14 %, laju pertumbuhan penduduk saat ini  0,53 % masih lebih tinggi. Pengendalian penduduk diperlukan antara lain dengan pemakaian kontrasepsi pada wanita maupun pria. Keterlibatan pria dalam KB masih rendah hanya 6,26 %. Tujuan penelitian untuk membuktikan zat aktif daun jambu biji merah dapat menurunkan kadar FSH dan spermatogenesis pada tikus putih jantan (Rattus norvegikus). Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen dengan rancangan Post test only control group design. Besar sampel menggunakan rumus Federer dengan jumlah sampel 30 ekor tikus putih, terbagi tiga kelompok yaitu Kelompok 1 (K1) kelompok kontrol diberikan larutan CMC 0,5 % 1 ml/ hari, Kelompok Perlakuan 1 (P1) diberikan ekstrak daun jambu biji merah dosis 40 mg/ml/hari dan kelompok Perlakuan 2 (P2) diberikan ekstrak daun jambu biji merah dosis 80 mg/ml/hari dan diberikan selama 30 hari. Variabel penelitian  jumlah sel spermatogenik ( Spermatogonium, Spermatosit primer dan Spermatid). Data dianalisis menggunakan uji  ANOVA. Hasil: Hasil analisis data dengan uji ANOVA jumlah sel spermatogonium nilai p 0,801 (p < 0,05): tidak ada perbedaan signifikan diantara ketiga kelompok, uji LSD tidak dilakukan. Hasil uji ANOVA untuk jumlah sel spermatosit primer didapatkan nilai p 0,102 ( p < 0,05 ), berarti  tidak ada perbedaan signifikan diantara ketiga kelompok, uji LSD tidak dilakukan. Hasil uji ANOVA untuk jumlah sel spermatid nilai p 0,001  (p < 0,05) berarti terdapat perbedaan signifikan diantara ketiga kelompok. Hasil uji LSD kontrol dengan P1 (p 0,036 ): berbeda, Kontrol dengan P2 (p <0,000): berbeda, P1 dengan P2 (p <0,033) : berbeda. Diskusi: Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah pemberian ekstrak daun jambu biji merah tidak menurunkan jumlah sel spermatogonium dan sel spermatosit primer tetapi menurunkan jumlah spermatid pada tikus putih jantan. Kata kunci: Ekstrak daun jambu biji merah (Psidium guajava.L, sel spermatogenik (spermatogoniun, spermatosit primer dan spermatid).
PENGALAMAN KELUARGA MERAWAT KLIEN GANGGUAN JIWA PASCA PASUNG
Authors: Nihayati Hanik Endang , Mukhalladah Dwi Adinda , Krisnana Ilya Krisnana
Published: January 2017

Introduction: Post restraint is a person who is free from restraint. This study aims to describe about family experience in taking care of client mental disorders post restraint. The biggest problem in the family who has experience taking care of client mental disorders post restraint, among others, always assisting client in their daily activities and ensuring client are already taking the drugs. Method: This study used phenomenology design with six partisipan using indepth interview. The participant of this study was a member family caring for client mental disorders post restraint. This study employs the purposive sampling method Result: After his release restraint , clients of mental disorders has also increased compared to when the restraint. Despite progress, the family still observe physical development , provide activities to ODGJ , and bring to healthcare. Families experiencing barriers for taking care of client mental disorders post restraint and some are not experiencing barriers. During the care of the clients , the family hopes a change in the client's health status and health change. The family also supports so that clients with mental disorders speedy recovery. Discussion: Family experience in taking care of client mental disorders post restraint are grateful that after restraint off  the client state is getting better. The family also regularly check the client to the health worker. In addition, families will no longer restraint clients such mental disorders. Family need an intervention for strengthen coping mechanisms for dealing with various problems in caring for clients with mental disorders after restraint. These activities can be realized through the provision of counseling services and health workers always control the family as well as the client. Key words: Family Experience, Mental Disorders
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSING INTERVENTIONS TRUNCAL CONTROL EXERCISE AGAINST THE UPPER LIMB FUNCTION, BALANCE, AND GAIT ON THE CLIENT POST STROKE
Authors: Kusnanto Kusnanto , Ardiansyah Ganda , Harmayetty Harmayetty
Published: January 2017

Introduction: Poststroke clients will have impaired postural body that can have affect to their balance, ability to gait and function of the upper limb. Truncal control exercise can improve and maintain body postural be good. Rehabilitation poststroke still focusing on upper and lower limbs exercise of hemiplegia compared postural body’s repair. Method: This type of research used experimental with quasy control group pretest – postest design. The number of samples obtained with consecutive sampling techniques that appropriate criteria research consists of 20 respondents (n = 10 treatment-and n-control = 10). The independent variable is the truncal control exercise. The dependent variable is the function of the upper limb, balance, and gait. Data were collected by using observation and checklist sheets. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and paired t-test with α = 0,05. Results and analysis: The results of statistical tests performed in the treatment group and the control was obtained p-value of the functional capabilities of the upper limb = 0.270 and p-value of performance of upper limb function = 0.289. The results of statistical tests performed in the treatment group and the control was obtained p-value of balance = 0.017. The results of statistical tests performed in the treatment group and the control was obtained p-value of gait = 0.026. Discussion and conclusion: Nursing interventions truncal control exercise have less effective results to changes in upper limb function, but it is effective to balance and walk clients pascastroke. Nursing interventions truncal control exercise have more effective results to changes in balance than gait on poststroke clients. Nursing interventions truncal control exercise can be continued as a form of collaborative action for medical-surgical nurse with physiotherapy to optimize rehabilitation programs of posstroke clients with balance and gait problems in clinic or home’s client.
Development and Current State of Smart Grids: A Review
Authors: Nagasaka Ken ,   Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Published: January 2017

Smart grids are an important component of the modernization of the power industry worldwide. Many researchers have contributed to their development. At this point, reflection on whether smart grids are being used as was expected and where further investigation is necessary to make them more applicable to the future power industry is warranted. The aim of this paper is to introduce the state of research and path of development of smart grids worldwide. In this investigation, the primary objectives of smart grids, from their inception to the present with changes along the way, are also presented. In addition, difficulties and barriers in their development and implementation and whether these issues are being solved are discussed. Finally, the future and accompanying challenges of smart grids are presented. It should be noted that the current state and development of smart grids is a very deep topic, and it is not possible to mention all the relevant points in a single article. The present review paper attempts to address a limited portion of these to provide an essential understanding of smart grids. Regarding the communication base of a smart grid, only smart meters, some developed communication techniques and smart grid models are presented.
Automatic Pin Counting System for the Blind Bowling
Authors: Kobayashi Makoto ,   Tsukuba University of Technology
Published: January 2017

Tenpin bowling is an adaptive sport for persons with severe visual impairment, including blind persons with adequate support. It is known as “Blind bowling.” To play it, blind players are allowed to use a guide rail, and sighted assistants support the players by informing them of scores, ball trajectories, positions of remaining pins, etc. However, these blind players desire to play without the support of sighted assistants. Therefore, to solve this need, an automatic pin counting system was developed as an initial step. The system detects the number of remaining pins and positions using simple image processing, and communicates the information utilizing a speech synthesizer. Evaluation of the system showed that it was sufficient to assist the blind player’s practice. Moreover, an unexpected effect was found: all blind persons who take part in the game are able to enjoy whole games. This is because the system continuously announces to everyone present, the remaining pins of the targeted blind player, as well as every other player. As a consequence, the system helps the blind player, both when bowling alone, and when enjoying a game with other participants.
Stability and Synchronization Control of Fractional-Order Gene Regulatory Network System with Delay
Authors: Liu Feng ,   School of Automation, China University of Geosciences, Zhang Zhe , Wang Xinmei , Sun Fenglan ,   Research Center of System Theory and Application, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Published: January 2017

This study investigated the stability and synchronization control of a fractional-order gene regulatory network system (GRNS). By applying the like-Lyapunov stability judgment method, the criteria of stability and synchronization control of a GRNS is determined. Further, the numerical simulation verifies the effectiveness of the method.
Suicide Deaths With Opioid Poisoning in the United States: 1999–2014
Authors: Braden Jennifer Brennan , Edlund Mark J. , Sullivan Mark D.
Published: January 2017

Objectives. To describe trends in suicides with opioid poisoning noted as a contributing cause of death.

Methods. Using National Vital Statistics data (1999–2014), we calculated age-adjusted rates of suicide with opioid poisoning (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes T40.0–T40.4) per 100 000 population per year and annual percentage change (APC) in rates. We used Joinpoint regression to examine trends in suicide rates and proportion of suicides involving opioids.

Results. The annual age-adjusted death rate from suicide with opioid poisoning as a contributing cause of death increased from 0.3 per 100 000 in 1999 to 0.7 per 100 000 in 2009 (APC = 8.1%; P < .001), and remained at 0.6 to 0.7 per 100 000 through 2014. The percentage of all suicides with opioid poisoning listed as a contributing cause of death increased from 2.2% in 1999 to 4.4% in 2010 (P < .001). Rates were similar for men and women, higher among Whites than non-Whites, higher in the West, and highest for individuals aged 45 to 64 years.

Conclusions. Opioid involvement in suicides has doubled since 1999. These analyses underscore the need for health care providers to assess suicidal risk in patients receiving opioids.
Bridging the Response to Mass Shootings and Urban Violence: Exposure to Violence in New Haven, Connecticut
Authors: Santilli Alycia , O’Connor Duffany Kathleen , Carroll-Scott Amy , Thomas Jordan , Greene Ann , Arora Anita , Agnoli Alicia , Gan Geliang , Ickovics Jeannette
Published: January 2017

We have described self-reported exposure to gun violence in an urban community of color to inform the movement toward a public health approach to gun violence prevention.

The Community Alliance for Research and Engagement at Yale School of Public Health conducted community health needs assessments to document chronic disease prevalence and risk, including exposure to gun violence. We conducted surveys with residents in six low-income neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut, using a neighborhood-stratified, population-based sample (n = 1189; weighted sample to represent the neighborhoods, n = 29 675).

Exposure to violence is pervasive in these neighborhoods: 73% heard gunshots; many had family members or close friends hurt (29%) or killed (18%) by violent acts. Although all respondents live in low-income neighborhoods, exposure to violence differs by race/ethnicity and social class. Residents of color experienced significantly more violence than did White residents, with a particularly disparate increase among young Black men aged 18 to 34 years. While not ignoring societal costs of horrific mass shootings, we must be clear that a public health approach to gun violence prevention means focusing on the dual epidemic of mass shootings and urban violence.
Dynamic Model Improves Agronomic and Environmental Outcomes for Maize Nitrogen Management over Static Approach
Authors: Sela Shai , van Es Harold M. , Moebius‐Clune Bianca N. , Marjerison Rebecca , Moebius‐Clune Daniel , Schindelbeck Robert , Severson Keith , Young Eric
Published: January 2017

Large temporal and spatial variability in soil nitrogen (N) availability leads many farmers across the United States to over‐apply N fertilizers in maize (Zea Mays L.) production environments, often resulting in large environmental N losses. Static Stanford‐type N recommendation tools are typically promoted in the United States, but new dynamic model‐based decision tools allow for highly adaptive N recommendations that account for specific production environments and conditions. This study compares the Corn N Calculator (CNC), a static N recommendation tool for New York, to Adapt‐N, a dynamic simulation tool that combines soil, crop, and management information with real‐time weather data to estimate optimum N application rates for maize. The efficiency of the two tools in predicting the Economically Optimum N Rate (EONR) is compared using field data from 14 multiple N‐rate trials conducted in New York during the years 2011 through 2015. The CNC tool was used with both realistic grower‐estimated potential yields and those extracted from the CNC default database, which were found to be unrealistically low when compared with field data. By accounting for weather and site‐specific conditions, the Adapt‐N tool was found to increase the farmer profits and significantly improve the prediction of the EONR (RMSE = 34 kg ha−1). Furthermore, using a dynamic instead of a static approach led to reduced N application rates, which in turn resulted in substantially lower simulated environmental N losses. This study shows that better N management through a dynamic decision tool such as Adapt‐N can help reduce environmental impacts while sustaining farm economic viability.

Core Ideas

Dynamic N recommendation tool reduces environmental impacts over static approach.

Dynamic N recommendation tool accounts for different production environments.

Dynamic N recommendation tool is successful in estimating field‐measured EONR.
Quantifying the Impact of Seasonal and Short‐term Manure Application Decisions on Phosphorus Loss in Surface Runoff
Authors: Vadas Peter A. , Good Laura W. , Jokela William E. , Karthikeyan K.G. , Arriaga Francisco J. , Stock Melanie
Published: January 2017

Agricultural phosphorus (P) management is a research and policy issue due to P loss from fields and water quality degradation. Better information is needed on the risk of P loss from dairy manure applied in winter or when runoff is imminent. We used the SurPhos computer model and 108 site–years of weather and runoff data to assess the impact of these two practices on dissolved P loss. Model results showed that winter manure application can increase P loss by 2.5 to 3.6 times compared with non‐winter applications, with the amount increasing as the average runoff from a field increases. Increased P loss is true for manure applied any time from late November through early March, with a maximum P loss from application in late January and early February. Shifting manure application to fields with less runoff can reduce P loss by 3.4 to 7.5 times. Delaying manure application when runoff is imminent can reduce P loss any time of the year, and sometimes quite significantly, but the number of times that application delays will reduce P loss is limited to only 3 to 9% of possible spreading days, and average P loss may be reduced by only 15% for winter‐applied manure and 6% for non‐winter‐applied manure. Overall, long‐term strategies of shifting manure applications to low runoff seasons and fields can potentially reduce dissolved P loss in runoff much more compared with near‐term, tactical application decisions of avoiding manure application when runoff is imminent.

Core Ideas

Winter application of dairy manure can significantly increase P loss in surface runoff.

Producers have few options to reduce P manure loss by avoiding near‐term runoff.

Models can help quantify the effect of management on manure P loss in runoff.
Refined Geomorphologic Interpretation of Glacial Deposits using Combined Soil Development Indices and LiDAR Terrain Analysis
Authors: Aburto Felipe , Southard Randal
Published: January 2017

Core Ideas

Soil derived information can aid age discrimination of glacial deposits.

Profile development indices proved to be an effective tool for age discrimination of glacial deposits.

Geomorphic reconnaissance of glacial deposits in forested catchments can be greatly improved by using LiDAR technologies.

The ages of glacial deposits in the Lake Tahoe Basin (LTB) have been poorly constrained. Recent absolute cosmogenic dates and a newly delivered light detection and ranging (LiDAR) dataset for LTB, have revived interest for the age interpretation of these glacial deposits. In this study, we combined field geomorphic reconnaissance, terrain analysis, and soil development indices to discern the timing of glaciation for three Quaternary moraine complexes (Meeks Creek, General Creek, and McKinney Creek) in the western LTB. Tahoe‐age deposits displayed significantly more relaxed and wider crests and lower flank slopes than Tioga‐age deposits. However, these parameters cannot resolve the relative ages of Tahoe I from Tahoe II and Tioga I from Tioga II. The interpretation of various soil development indexes combined with terrain analysis improved relative age assignment, especially for Tahoe I and II. Among the best soil parameters for age discrimination were: textural separates, amount of rock fragments, and elemental composition (C, Al, Fe, Si). Other parameters, including sand‐size ratios or soil selective dissolutions, failed to separate relative ages. In addition, we combined multiple soil properties into a soil profile development index (PDI), which clearly showed that soil development tends to increase with age and that this overall trend was independent of the moraine complex. Our results showed that this combined approach can greatly aid moraine age discrimination, especially for these densely forested catchments.
Development of Test items for Technical and General English Language with specific reference to Knowledge Domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Authors: Kalpana R. , Sankar G.
Published: January 2017

Taxonomy of educational objectives has always been providing an objective and scientific framework both for setting educational objectives and restructuring test items for evaluation. This paper is an attempt to describe various components of the knowledge domain of Blooms taxonomy and design different test items which could be included in a typical question paper. The test items are based on the explanation of terms provided by Benjamin Blooms and are confined only to the domain of knowledge. The questions are restricted to the course contents of the first year BE engineering students at PSG college of Technology, the researcher’s workplace and are pitched at the level of intermediate and advanced learners, who are familiarized with the basic nuances of style, grammar, usage, syntax and other elements of language through the course. The design of questions presuppose that a certain level of mastery in the English language has been attained the learners
DIMENSIONS OF PERSONAL VALUES FOR BUDDING MANAGERS
Authors: Pathak Pallavi
Published: January 2017

Value is a shared idea about how something is ranked in terms of desirability, worth or goodness. The decisions we make are a reflection of our values and beliefs, and they are always directed towards a specific purpose. Our terminal values define the overarching goals that we hope to achieve in our lifetime; our instrumental values define how we go about reaching these goals. Our instrumental values influence the ways in which we go about achieving our end goals, making sure we do this in ways that are socially acceptable. Values and their hierarchy can change over time. They emerge with a special meaning, and change throughout life, because they are related to individual interests and needs.
When we are children, our values are for the most part defined by subsistence and by wanting the approval of our parents. In our adolescence, our values are derived from the need to experiment and be independent, and when we are adults, we have other priorities.
The present paper highlights the nature, importance and typology of values. The higher the total in any area, the higher the value one places on that particular area. It was found in the present study that among all the given areas, the management students found the financial dimension of values as the most important one for them. It was followed by professional and Family values.
DETERMINANTS OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE FOR WORKING MOTHERS
Authors: Tripathi Vibhuti , Shukla Sakshi Misra , Randev Kadambari
Published: January 2017

Despite the growing prominence in the work force, working mothers are still found to be juggling hard between work and family responsibilities with their increasing share of dilemmas and disparities. The paper studies the determinants of work life balance of working mothers and the potential sources of stress specific to working mothers and their consequences. The study addresses the main research objective which was to find out solutions to ease the dilemma that a working mother encounters while dividing her energy and capabilities between parenting, work, relationships and self. The survey was conducted in the city of Allahabad and 100 working mothers were surveyed on a structured questionnaire. SPSS software was used to analyze the data with the help of statistical tools like frequency, cross tabulation, chi square and Z test. The major findings of the survey highlighted that working mothers are mostly stressed with their primary responsibility of motherhood to the extent of forgetting one’s own well-being and physical health. The study recommends significant ways to balance work and family and achieve the most desired contentment of a working mother. The study reassures working mothers by reinventing, evolving and transitioning positively through the trials of working motherhood with knowledge, practice, strength and fulfillment. The modern work environment needs to reconsider the special needs of this working population, changing its orientation from male dominance to gender neutrality and parenting friendly behavior. Last but not the least, the family as a whole, needs to adjust accordingly, to the needs of the working mother so as to allow a healthier family to develop and grow consistently.
THE MANIFESTATIONS OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY IN INDIAN LIFE INSURANCE INDUSTRY: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION
Authors: Srivastava Medha , Rai Alok Kumar
Published: January 2017

The widespread reverence for customer loyalty among marketers and businesses all across the globe is inspired from its manifestations since it’s the consumption decisions of loyal customers that leave a mammoth mark over the revenues and growth of a firm. A throng of behavioural, attitudinal and cognitive manifestations of customer loyalty are available in the literature some of which are widely acknowledged and accepted whereas others call for further inquiry. These manifestations of loyalty among customers are generally pinned down through their actions (Zeithaml et al., 1996; Jones et al., 2000) or their attitude towards the company or a particular product/ service (Javalgi and Moberg, 1997; Butcher et al., 2001). However, recent literature suggests that another outcome of loyalty is customer preferring a particular service provider to others based upon the conscious evaluation of brand attributes (Gremler and Brown, 1996; Butcher et al., 2001).
The paper intends to explore and empirically test various manifestations of customer loyalty in the context of life insurance services thereby, extending the existing knowledge of customer loyalty by outlining the distinctive nature of customer loyalty outcomes and offering useful insights to the marketing practitioners in life insurance industry. The study further groups these manifestations into distinct outcome classes and empirically evaluates them by comparing and contrasting each with the other. It also aims to enrich the literature of customer loyalty by developing and validating a scale for measurement of customer loyalty outcomes with special reference to life insurance services.
EFFECT OF SHOPPING ORIENTATIONS ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS ONLINE SHOPPING - A MULTIPLE REGRESSION APPROACH
Authors: R Sreya , Raveendran P. T.
Published: January 2017

This paper examined the influence of shopping orientations on attitudes towards online shopping. Data for the study was collected from 245 post graduate students from three universities from Kerala. A structured questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation produced seven factors or themes of online shopping orientations. The major themes identified were price motivation, merchandise motivation, in-home shopping motivation, experiential shopping motivation, hassle free shopping motivation, customization shopping motivation and no busy feeling shopping motivation. To assess the impact of these shopping orientations on attitudes towards online shopping, a multiple regression analysis was carried out. It was also found that except for the customization shopping motivation, rest all shopping orientation themes had a significant positive effect on attitudes towards online shopping.
A SCALE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO PERCEIVED RISK IN PURCHASE OF CARS
Authors: Justus T Frank Sunil , Sunitha T , Gnanasundari M.
Published: January 2017

Perceived risk is an ambiguity that consumers face when they cannot foresee the outcome of their purchase decisions. Perceived risk occurs when an individual consumer perceives the possible hazard or chance of loss as the result of a purchase decision. Consumers are influenced by risks that they perceive whether or not such risks actually exist. The objective of the paper is to identify the dimensions of perceived risk and to develop a scale for measurement of perceived risk in purchase of car The study involved 150 respondents and was conducted over a forty five day period in January 2014 in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. Five brands of cars namely Maruti, Hyundai, Tata, Toyota, Honda and Ford alone was considered for the study. Exploratory factor analysis with a varimax rotation was conducted on the total 64 questions, which were later reduced to nine dimensions. The nine dimensions of perceived risk identified for the study included physical risk, psychological risk, functional risk, social risk, financial risk, time risk, decision risk, obsolescence risk, and facility risk. When the nine factors were allowed to correlate, the fit statistics suggested a good model fit. The developed scale will be useful to car companies to make a check on the important components that sums up the perceived risk for that customer. In future scales can be developed to identify the perceived risk for luxury car market segment as well as for sports utility vehicle market as also involving brands that was not considered for the study.
ANALYSIS OF IT ADOPTION IN INDIAN SMEs: A Case Study of Rajasthan
Authors: Pandey Sunil Kr. , Kushwaha Pooja S.
Published: January 2017

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are progressively mindful of the positive effect that Information Technology (IT) can have as these advances spread through their associations. Among the diverse devices for SME improvement and intensity, IT have gotten to be across the board in each movement division in the course of the most recent quite a few years. Behind this exceptionally broad acronym shrouds a huge number of advances for instance, Internet, Website and Portals, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)- that should enhance the execution of associations .
The outside weight of huge organizations and customers has driven various SMEs to set up IT, particularly in mechanical areas. The landing of IT might assume a part in restoring aggressiveness, since these advances are additionally a component in unwinding the requirements particular to SMEs. IT makes various administrations conceivable in a huge scope of procedures and exchanges inside and between organizations. Inside, IT applications can enhance learning and data administration hones. They are similarly very powerful in enhancing outside business correspondences and administration quality for both new and existing customers. They likewise give off an impression of being a wellspring of upper hand for SMEs under specific conditions. The research paper analyses the IT adoption pattern and trends in SME of Rajasthan.
Labor flexibility and regional unemployment in Mexico: a panel cointegration analysis
Authors: Mendoza-Cota Eduardo
Published: January 2017

In order to corroborate the long-term effect of increasing temporary labor contract on the unemployment rate of the Mexican formal workers, a cointegration panel model was estimated. The results indicated the existence of panel cointegration of the series considered. They showed that causality goes from the unemployment rate and wages to the labor flexibility index. The estimations exhibited positive coefficients for the labor flexibility variable. It can be concluded that the evidence provided by the estimation ofthe model suggests that increasing labor flexibility increases the unemploymentrate but temporary labor contracts have had negative effects on that rate.
Los mexicanos en Montreal: ¿Una comunidad transnacional?
Authors: Klein Juan Luis , Aranzazu Mauricio
Published: January 2017

Este artículo analiza los lazos que los inmigrantes mexicanos en Montreal mantienen con la sociedad de acogida y con sus comunidades de origen. Nos basamos en el estudio de documentos y en la realización de entrevistas con empresarios, profesionales y refugiados mexicanos residentes en Montreal. Concluimos que los mexicanos residentes en Montreal viven su identidad territorial en una situación de tensión social y económica donde domina un sentimiento de pertenencia híbrida. “No nos sentimos ni de aquí, ni de allá” nos confía la mayoría de los entrevistados, lo cual da muestras de una comunidad transnacional en gestación.
Deteksi Copy Move Forgery Pada Citra Menggunakan Exact Match, DWT Haar dan Daubechies
Authors: Rony Sina Derwin , Harjoko Agus
Published: January 2017

AbstrakCopy-Move Forgery adalah satu tipe gangguan citra digital, di mana bagian dari citra dicopy dan dipastekan ke bagian lain dalam citra yang sama untuk menutupi fitur citra yang penting. Pada penelitian ini, dibangun sistem pendeteksi copy move forgery pada citra. Sistem ini dimaksudkan untuk membantu user mengetahui bahwa suatu citra masih asli atau sudah terdapat copy move dan dibagian mana terjadinya copy move tersebut. Sistem ini dibangun dengan menggunakan metode Exact Match, DWT Haar, DWT DB2 dan DWT DB4 dengan menggunakan blok 4 x 4, 8 x 8 dan 16 x 16. Masukan dari sistem ini berupa citra input dan juga ukuran blok . Keluaran dari sistem ini adalah daerah yang terdeteksi sebagai copy move atau tidak terdeteksi sama sekali beserta dengan daerah yang di duga sebagai false match.Hasil akhir dari sistim ini ditunjukkan dalam bentuk akurasi, area false match dan waktu ekseukusi. Akurasi metode Exact Match untuk blok 4 x 4, 8 x 8 dan 16 x 16 adalah lebih baik dibandingkan dengan DWT  walaupun memiliki area false match yang lebih besar. Akurasi dari DWT Haar, DWT db2 dan DWT db4 tergantung dari wilayah atau daerah copy move dalam citra. Blok 4 x 4 mempunyai area  false match yang lebih besar dari blok 8 x 8 dan 16 x 16. Waktu eksekusi tergantung dari besar blok, semakin besar blok semakin besar waktu eksekusi.Kata kunci—copy move forgery, Exact Match, DWT Haar, DWT DB2, DWT DB4. AbstractCopy-Move Forgery is a special type of image forgery, in which a part of a digital image is copied and pasted to another part in the same image in order to cover an important image feature. This research developed a system to detect copy move forgery in digital image. The system is intended to help the user determine whether an image is authentic or already contained a copy move object, and if the image already contains copy move object, the system can determine in which section the copy move object is located. Copy move forgery detection system discussed in this research, was developed by using Exact Match, DWT Haar, DWT db2 and DWT db4 using blocks of 4 x 4, 8 x 8 and 16 x 16. Users can use the system by using the digital image as input. The output of the system is the information about the area detected as a copy move forgery along with areas suspected of being false match.The final result is shown in the form of accuracy, the area of the false match and execution time. Based on the test results, the accuracy of Exact Match method for blocks of 4 x 4, 8 x 8 and 16 x 16 is better than the DWT, although exact match have an bigger false match area. Accuracy of DWT Haar, DWT db2 and DWT DB4 depending on the copy move area on the image. Block 4 x 4 has a false match area larger than the block 8 x 8 and 16 x 16. The execution time depends on the size of the block, the larger the block, the longer the time of execution. Keywords— Copy move forgery, Exact Match, DWT Haar, DWT db2, DWT db4
Purwarupa Portable Global Positioning System
Authors: . Haniah , Putra Agfianto Eko
Published: January 2017

AbstrakTelah dibuat sebuah sistem GPS portable menggunakan receiver GPS serta tampilan LCD 128X64. Sistem ini dapat membantu pengguna untuk mengetahui posisi mereka berada agar tidak tersesat. Sistem ini menampilkan data latitude, longitude, kecepatan dan waktu yang ditampilkan pada LCD 128X64. Sehingga pengguna bisa mengetahui posisi mereka dengan melihat posisi garis lintang dan garis bujur. Sistem ini dibuat dengan menggunakan mikrokontroler ATmega32 sebagai pemroses, GPS receiver Polstar PMB-688 untuk menerima data posisi dari satelit dan LCD 128X64 sebagai penampil. Sistem yang dibuat telah mampu menampilkan posisi garis lintang, garis bujur dan kecepatan secara akurat. Deviasi rata-rata untuk GPS portabel dibanding dengan GPS garmin adalah 1,753449 m ± 0,113532 m sedangkan deviasi rata-rata untuk kecepatan adalah 0,441 km/j ± 0,247 km/j.   Kata kunci— GPS, Posisi, Polstar PMB-688, Atmega32, Mikrokontroler.  Abstract Has created a portable GPS system uses a GPS receiver as well as an LCD display 128X64. This system can help users to identify where they are located so as not to get lost. This system displays the latitude, longitude, speed and time are displayed on the LCD 128X64. So users can know their position by looking at the position of latitude and longitude. This system using microcontroller ATmega32 as processor, GPS receiver Polstar PMB-688 to receive position data from satellites and LCD 128X64 as a viewer. The system is already capable of showing the position of the latitude, longitude and speed accurately. Average deviation for GPS portable than static point is 1.753449 m ± 0.113532 m while the average deviation for speed is 0.441000 kmh ± 0.247000 kmh. Keywords— GPS, Position, Polstar PMB-688, Atmega32, Mikrocontroller.
Implementasi Pengolahan Citra Digital Sebagai Pengukur Nilai Resistor Pada Sistem Pemindai Resistor Berbasis Android
Authors: Firmansyah Satrio , Lelono Danang , Sumiharto Rade
Published: January 2017

AbstrakSalah satu gadget yang sering digunakan adalah telepon pintar berbasis Android. Android bersifat Open Source sehingga memungkinkan pengguna dan pengembang dalam mengoperasikan maupun membuat aplikasi berbasis Android. Ada berbagai macam permasalahan yang membutuhkan citra sebagai masukan atau input sistem dikarenakan keterbatasan manusia dalam hal kecepatan memproses suatu fungsi matematis maupun algoritma pendukung didalamnya, selain itu juga masalah waktu dan lain sebagainya. Salah satu sistem yang membutuhkan citra sebagai masukannya adalah penentuan nilai resistor berdasarkan gelang warna. Untuk melakukan seleksi warna digunakan metode segmentasi warna pemodelan warna HSV. Dengan menggunakan model warna HSV dapat menjadi model warna yg dapat digunakan sebuah sistem untuk menentukan nilai warna resistor, karena komponen nilai hue adalah representasi dari nilai warna yang sebenarnya. Hal ini didukung dengan saturation yang berfungsi sebagai tingkat kejenuhan suatu warna dan nilai value sebagai nilai kecerahan warna. Uji coba sistem dilakukan dengan pengujian pengaruh intensitas cahaya dan jarak pendeteksian antara kamera dan resistor.Hasil dari penelitian ini berupa sebuah implementasi pengolahan citra digital sebagai pengukur nilai resistor. Hasil terbaik dicapai dengan kondisi ruangan pada intensitas cahaya lampu antara 400 lux hingga 1200 lux dengan jarak pendeteksian antar kamera dan resistor yaitu maksimal 20 cm. Kata kunci— pengolahan citra digital, Android, resistor, HSV, intensitas cahaya, java AbstractOne of the gadget that is often used is Android smart phones. Android is an OpenSource, it could help user and developer to operate and develop Android Application. There are several problems that need image as an input system, it is caused by the humas’s ability in doing some mathematic functions or supported algorythm. To make the selection color used HSV color space. By using HSV color space allows a system to determine the color value resistor, because the hue value of the component is a representation of the actual color value. This is supported by the saturation level that serves as a color saturation and value as a brightness of color.The results of this research is an implementation of digital image processing as a measure of the value of the resistor. The system is tested by the influence of light intensity and the distance between the camera and resistor. The best results were achieved with the conditions of the room in light intensity between 400 lux to 1200 lux the detection distance between the camera and resistor is 20 cm of maximum value. Keywords—digital image processing, Android, resitor, HSV, light intensity, java
Purwarupa Alat Ukur Daya Listrik Berbasis Netduino Plus
Authors: Nirmalasari Irma , Putra Agfianto Eko , Prastowo Bambang Nurcahyo
Published: January 2017

AbstrakSeiring perkembangan teknologi banyak metode pengukuran arus, tegangan serta faktor daya yang dikembangkan. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan inovasi pengembangan sistem instrumentasi yaitu alat ukur daya listrik yang dapat diakses secara online sehingga informasi jumlah penggunaan daya listrik dan jumlah tagihan dapat diakses melalui website. Sistem ini dirancang  menggunakan Netduino Plus berbasis ARM SAM7X, sensor ACS712 5A sebagai sensor arus dan juga menggunakan modul pengukur tegangan yang digunakan untuk mendeteksi tegangan dengan prinsip penyearah arus dan rangkaian pembagi tegangan. Mekanisme perhitungan penggunaan listriknya dilakukan dengan mengakumulasi daya yang dihitung setiap detik.  Purwarupa alat ukur daya listrik ini berhasil dibuat dengan baik dan diketahui bahwa sensor arus pada sistem ini memiliki presentase keakuratan sebesar 98,4%, pada modul pengukur tegangan memiliki presentase keakuratan sebesar 96,6%.  Kata kunci— Alat Ukur Daya Listrik, Netduino Plus, ethernet, website AbstractAlong with the development of technology a lot of methods of current, voltage and power factor measurement are developed. In this research is developing innovative instrumentation systems that use electrical power measuring devices that can be accessed online so that information on the number of power consumption and the amount of the bill can be accessed through the website . This system was designed using the Netduino Plus, ACS712 5A as sensor for detecting current and also use voltage gauges module that is used to detect the voltage with using the principle of current rectifier with a voltage divider circuit . The mechanism of usage electricity accumulation which is calculated for every second. Prototypes of electric power measuring instrument is successfully made and it is known that the current sensor system has the percentage accuracy of 98.4 %, the voltage measuring module has a percentage accuracy of 96.6 % . Keywords— Power Measurement , Netduino Plus , ethernet , website
Why the NDS matters: The emergence of the Afghan intelligence agency after 9/11
Authors: Patang Wardak Diva
Published: January 2017

Governments in Afghanistan paid little attention to the basic function and importance of intelligence during the last four decades. Immediately after the United States drawdown at the end of 2014, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) faced numerous challenges in tackling certain issues, which will be outlined in detail throughout this article, since the Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence trained and funded the Taliban on its soil and continues to provide military and financial support to the Taliban and other terrorist groups carrying out attacks against the Afghan Security Forces across the country. The NDS continues to suffer from key intelligence capabilities, especially in gathering intelligence information from remote areas in order to prevent Pakistan’s interference in Afghanistan affairs. The failure of major powers to come to the aid of Afghanistan and strengthen its intelligence agency not only created more extremism, radicalisation, and terrorism but also created insecurity and instability. Consequently, to thoroughly analyse the intelligence operations of the NDS, detailed interviews were conducted with senior political figures. This article argues that the reform of the intelligence agencies is imperative, and the depoliticisation of the intelligence process is as much an element of national reconciliation as consolidation of power. Reforming the intelligence agencies therefore requires not only a change in the state, but also a change in the state of mind of the players involved.
The dance of delegitimation: Democratic government and the wars on terror
Authors: Bobbitt Philip C.
Published: January 2017

We commonly think about the relationship between the wars on terror and the values of a democratic republic in erroneous ways.
Cartografias sociais e território
Authors: Daou Ana Maria
Published: January 2017

Cartografias sociais e territórioHenri Acselrad (Org.),IPPUR/UFRJ, 2008.
Eixo Monumental de Brasília: a obsessão da integração
Authors: Nunes Brasilmar Ferreira
Published: January 2017

Procuramos no presente texto fazer uma análise do impacto do novo museu e da biblioteca pública, construídos no Eixo Monumental de Brasília, que complementam parte da proposta original de Lucio Costa de um corredor cultural para atender algumas funções de cidade-capital. A análise é de cunho intraurbano, visto que procura captar as implicações destes novos artefatos na vida cotidiana dos moradores do Distrito Federal (DF) e no uso que se abre para uma subárea até então relativamente ociosa dentro do Plano Piloto. Nossa hipótese é de que a sua construção, na medida em que amplia e diversifica o seu uso, torna o espaço acessível a outros grupos sociais e produz alterações na apropriação do Plano Piloto pela população do DF como um todo, consolidando cada vez mais a cidade projetada. A nova acessibilidade ao espaço provocada pelos seus novos elementos constitutivos nos permitirá decodificar a dinâmica e o processo de apropriação deste território. Para tanto, faremos um estudo etnográfico a fim de percebera expansão da influência de outros grupos no espaço até então restrito do Eixo Monumental, num esforço de retomada crítica do conceito de segregação socioespacial. Palavras-chave: Brasília; museu; cultura urbana; segregação socioespacial; planejamento urbano. Abstract: We seek in this text to analyze the impact of the new museum and public library built in the Monumental Axis in Brasília, supplementary part of the original proposal from Lúcio Costa of a cultural corridor to attend some functions of city-capital. The analysis relies primarily on intra-urban, in a sense that seeks to capture the implications of these new artefacts in the everyday life of residents of the District and use that opens to a subarea hitherto relatively idle within the “Plano Piloto”. Our hypothesis is that its construction as it expands and diversifies its use makes space available to other social groups and will produce changes in ownership of the “Plano Piloto” for Brasília's population as a whole, increasingly consolidating the designed city. The new accessibility to the new space caused by its constitutive elements allows us to decode the dynamics and process of ownership of this territory. To do so an ethnographic study will be made in order to realize the expansion of the influence of other groups in the space until then restricted on the Monumental Axis, in an effort to take back criticism of the concept of socio-spatial segregation. Keywords: Brasília; museum; urban culture; socio-spatial segregation; urban planning.
Philip Gunn – Debates e proposições em arquitetura, urbanismo e território na era industrial
Authors: Lamparelli Celso Monteiro
Published: January 2017

Philip Gunn – Debates e proposições em arquitetura, urbanismo e território na era industrialTelma de Barros Correia (Org.),São Paulo: Annablume; FAPESP, 2009.
Viver em risco: sobre a vulnerabilidade socioeconômica e civil
Authors: Rizek Cibele Saliba
Published: January 2017

Viver em risco: sobre a vulnerabilidade socioeconômica e civilLúcio Kowarick,São Paulo: Editora 34, 2009.
Optimal replenishment policy for items with three-parameter Weibull deterioration, stock-level dependent demand and partial backlogging
Authors: Sanni Smaila , Chigbu Polycarp
Published: January 2017

Our focus in this paper is on determining an optimal replenishment policy for items with three-parameter Weibull distribution deterioration and inventory-level dependent demand. We developed and analyzed the model under the assumption of partial backlogging. The three-parameter Weibull hazard rate captures the impact of already deteriorated items that are received into the inventory, as well as those items that may start deteriorating in future. The inventory-level demand reflects a real market demand for product whose sales is enhanced by stock on display. We study a case base examples to gain some quantitative insight into the proposed model and we perform sensitivity analysis to draw some managerial implications.