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A Review on Pharmacological Aspects of Pyrimidine Derivatives
Authors: Verma Vishal , Joshi Chandra Prakash , Agarwal Alka , Soni Sakshi , Kataria Udichi
Published: September 2020

Pyrimidine is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound similar to pyridine. One of the three diazines (six-membered heterocyclics with two nitrogen atoms in the ring), it has the nitrogens at positions 1 and 3 in the ring. Pyrimidines are typically synthesized by the “Principal Synthesis” involving cyclization of beta-dicarbonyl compounds with N-C-N compounds. Reaction of the former with amidines to give 2-substituted pyrimidines, with urea to give 2-pyrimidiones, and guanidines to give 2-aminopyrimidines are typical. Pyrimidines can be prepared via the biginelli reaction. Many other methods rely on condensation of carbonyls with diamines for instance the synthesis of 2-Thio-6-methyluracil from thiouria and ethyl acetoacetate or the synthesis of 4-methylpyrimidine with 4, 4-dimethoxy-2-butanone and formamide. Pyrimidine derivatives show antimicrobial activity, anticancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity, antidiabetic, and analgesic activity.1.

Keywords: Pyrimidine derivatives, Synthesis, derivatives and pharmacological activities.
In-vitro anti-malarial activity of Chikadoma plant from the rainforest of Southern Nigeria
Authors: Okolo CE , Eban LK , Amazu LU , Chukwu LC , Ohadoma SC , Osuala FN
Published: September 2020

Background: Malaria remains a life-threatening tropical disease. Due to the development of resistance to the commonly available orthodox antimalarials which of course, poses a great challenge in malaria-controlling-program, alternative and complementary approach becomes imperative thereby making phytotherapy a research focus. Objectives: To investigate the effect of chikadoma plant using its methanol leaf extract against a plasmodium-mediated tropical disease, malaria. Materials and Methods: The culture samples of Plasmodium (P.) falciparum from 20 symptomatic adult outpatients were used in the antimalarial in-vitro test. For cultivation of P. falciparum, the culture medium employed was Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) 1640. Optical microscopy was used for parasite quantification in the performance of antiplasmodial in-vitro assays. The leaf extract of chikadoma dissolved in dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) was the treatment, prepared into 7 different levels of concentration (3.125, 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/mL) while culture medium with the malarial parasite alone served as negative control. Micromalarial culture preceded by culture synchronized with sorbitol 5%, were divided into “control” and “treated groups”, followed by incubation in CO2 candle jar at 370C for 72 h. The percentage of parasitemia was measured 8 h, showing the activity of the extract on P. falciparum stages of proliferation. Thin blood smear from the erythrocytes layer was made and stained with 10% Giemsa for 30 mins to estimate the parasitemia. The antimalarial activity of the extract was calculated using Probit analysis by counting the 50% growth inhibition (IC50). Results: The growth of P. falciparum was inhibited by the extract on mature schizont stage; and the IC50 of the extract after 40 h incubation was 3.0 mg/mL. Conclusion: The leaf extract of chikadoma significantly has antimalarial effect in-vitro against P. falciparum.

Keywords: Chikadoma; Lupinus arboreus; antimalarial activity; tropical disease; Nigeria.
Formulation and Evaluation of Novel Formulation for Diabetes Induced Hypertension using Modified Innate Superdisintegrant
Authors: Pandit Vinay , Kashive Dipanker , Sharma Tarun Kumar
Published: September 2020

Objectives: Diabetes is a chronic disease and is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high levels of sugar in blood (hyperglycemia). Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. The objective of this research is to formulate Fast dissolving tablets of Pioglitazone and Cilnidipine for the effective treatment of diabetes induced hypertension.

Methods: Six formulations were prepared by direct compression technique by using Opuntia ficus-indica as an innate superdisintegrant.

Result and Discussion: All the formulations were subjected for precomprression, post compression parameters and shows all the data within the specific limits. F5 formulation with the mixture of polymers viz. Opuntia ficus indica, SSG, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, DiCOM showed comparatively fast disintegration and best release of drug than that of all other formulation. The tablets of F5 formulation disintegrated within 18.53 seconds can provide fast relief in the body. The in-vitro dissolution results revealed that the drug release of F5 formulation tablets was more than 90% for Pioglitazone and near to 70% for Cilnidipine within 30 minutes. Stability studies were performed on F5 formulation tablets showed no significant changes in color, disintegration time and in-vitro dissolution which showed that appearance of tablets was having no effect.

Conclusion: Fast dissolving tablets of Pioglitazone and Cilnidipine can be successfully prepared using direct compression technique and it will enhance the drug dissolution, which will further increase absorption and bioavailability of both drugs.

Keywords: Pioglitazone, Cilnidipine, diabetes induced hypertension, fast dissolving tablets, direct compression.
ANALISIS RASIO UNTUK MENGUKUR KINERJA PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DAERAH DI KABUPATEN SAROLANGUN TAHUN 2011-2013
Authors: Coriyati Coriyati
Published: September 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kinerja pengelolaan keuangan pemerintah daerah berdasarkan analisis rasio keuangan pada APBD Kabupaten Sarolangun dan untuk mengetahui perkembangan pendapatan APBD Kabupaten Sarolangun. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan menggunakan metode analisis rasio. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rasio kemandirian selama tiga tahun anggaran adalah rendah sekali dengan rata-rata 4,26 persen, rasio efektivitas selama tiga tahun anggaran adalah sangat efektiv dengan rata-rata 102,2 persen, rata-rata rasio aktivitas selama tiga tahun anggaran pada belanja operasi sebesar 66,77 persen dan pada belanja modal sebesar 27,12 persen, rasio pengelolaan belanja mengalami surplus anggaran setiap tahunnya dan memiliki rata-rata sebesar 104,85 persen, serta pada rasio pertumbuhan PAD memiliki rata-rata pertumbuhan sebesar 0,13 persen dan Pendapatan memiliki rata-rata pertumbuhan sebesar 7,45 persen, sedangkan rasio belanja operasi memiliki rata-rata pertumbuhan sebesar 6,46 persen dan rasio belanja modal memiliki rata-rata pertumbuhan sebesar 2,99 persen. Adapun perkembangan pendapatan APBD Kabupten Sarolangun mengalami peningkatan setiap tahunnya.
PENGARUH MOTIVASI DAN LINGKUNGAN KELUARGA TERHADAP MINAT BERWIRAUSAHA MAHASISWA (Studi Kasus Pada Mahasiswa Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Sosial Dan Ilmu Politik Nurdin Hamzah Jambi)
Authors: Anggraeni Joli
Published: September 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of variables of entrepreneurship motivation and family environment on student entrepreneur interest. (Case Study In High School Students Social Sciences And Political Sciences Nurdin Hamzah Jambi) The population in this study is a student of the College of Social and Political Science Nurdin Hamzah Jambi with 70 respondents. Data collection techniques used were questionnaires. Analyzer used in this research that is, test instrument consist of test of validity and reliability test, multiple linear regression analysis, f test and t test and coefficient of determination test. The overall analysis was calculated using the SPSS ver 22 program. The results of this study indicate that the motivation of entrepreneurship and family environment has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneur interest.
EFEKTIVITAS PENERIMAAN DAN KONTRIBUSI RETRIBUSI DAERAH TERHADAP PENDAPATAN ASLI DAERAH KABUPATEN MERANGIN
Authors: Karmila Desy
Published: September 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis kontribusi retribusi daerah (PAD) dan jenis retribusi daerah terhadap Pendapatan Asli Daerah Kabupaten Merangin Tahun 2009-2013 dan mengetahui dan menganalisis efektivitas retribusi daerah Kabupaten Merangin Tahun 2009-2013. Alat analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan analisis kontribusi dan analisis efektivitas. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kontribusi retribusi daerah terhadap Pendapatan Asli Daerah di Kabupaten Merangin selama tahun 2009- 2013 adalah sedang berkontribusi dengan rata-rata sebesar 25,08 persen. Kontribusi retribusi daerah jenis jasa umum terhadap Pendapatan Asli Daerah Kabupaten Merangin selama tahun 2009-2013 adalah kurang berkontribusi dengan rata-rata sebesar 19,24 persen. Kontribusi retribusi daerah jenis jasa usaha rata-rata sebesar 4,20 persen dan masih sangat kurang berkontribusi, kemudian kontribusi retribusi daerah perizinan tertentu selama tahun 2009-2013 adalah sangat kurang berkontribusi dengan rata-rata sebesar 1,67 persen, sedangkan tingkat efektivitas retribusi daerah Kabupaten Merangin selama tahun 2009-2013 rata-rata sebesar 87,03 persen (cukup efektif).
Penenetapan Kadar Tetrasiklin dalam Air Limbah dengan High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Photodiode Array Detector (HPLC-PDA)
Authors: Sanjayadi Sanjayadi , Violita Laurentia Brenda
Published: September 2020

Tetrasiklin merupakan antibiotik yang banyak digunakan baik untuk pengobatan pada manusia maupun veteriner serta merupakan salah satu antibiotik yang persisten di lingkungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan dan memvalidasi metode analisis tetrasiklin dalam sampel air limbah dan menggunakannya untuk menetapkan kadar tetrasiklin dalam sampel air limbah. Analisis dilakukan dengan mengekstraksi sampel menggunakan SPE C18 dan dilanjutkan tahap determinasi menggunakan metode High Performance Liquid Chromatography yang dilengkapi dengan detektor foto-dioda (HPLC-PDA) yang sebelumnya telah dioptimasi dan divalidasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa metode analisis yang dikembangkan cukup valid pada kisaran konsentrasi tetrasiklin 0,21 – 3.16 µg/mL yang ditunjukkkan dengan koefisien korelasi sebesar 0,999, batas deteksi dan kuantifikasi berturut-turut 0,102 µg/mL dan 0,340 µg/mL dengan kepresisisan 5,2 -5,6% dan 4,8-5,7% (berturut-turut intra-day dan between-day) serta keakuratan 5,2 -5,6% dan 4,8-5,7% (berturut-turut intra-day dan between-day). Hasil penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa tetrasiklin tidak terdeteksi dalam sampel air limbah yang dianalisis.
Aktivitas Antidiabetes Fraksi n-Heksan, Etil Asetat, dan Air-Etanol Uwi Banggai (Dioscorea alata L.) Pada Mencit Jantan (Mus musculus) Dengan Metode Induksi Aloksan
Authors: Ismail Ihwan , Amini Delina , Khaerati Khildah
Published: September 2020

Diabetes Melitus (DM) merupakan penyakit gangguan metabolik menahun akibat pankreas tidak memproduksi cukup insulin sehingga terjadi peningkatan konsentrasi glukosa di dalam darah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek antidiabetes dan mengetahui fraksi mana yang memberikan hasil optimal terhadap penurunan kadar glukosa darah dari fraksi n-Heksan, Etil Asetat, dan Air Uwi Banggai (Dioscorea alata L.) pada mencit jantan (Mus musculus) yang diinduksi aloksan. Penelitian ini menggunakan 25 ekor mencit yang dibagi menjadi lima kelompok yang masing-masing kelompok terdiri dari 5 ekor mencit. Kelompok pertama kontrol negatif (Na-CMC 0,5%), kelompok kedua kontrol positif (Glibenklamid 0,65 mg/kgBB), kelompok ketiga fraksi n-Heksan, kelompok keempat fraksi etil asetat, dan kelompok kelima fraksi Air dengan dosis yang sama untuk ketiga jenis fraksi yaitu 140 mg/kgBB. Pemberian sediaan uji dilakukan secara oral selama 14 hari. Penelitian telah dilakukan terhadap uji antidiabetes fraksi  dari ekstrak etanol Uwi Banggai Ungu (Dioscorea alata L.) pada mencit jantan yang diinduksi aloksan dengan dosis 140 mg/kgBB secara intraperitonial. Parameter yang diukur adalah kadar gula darah mencit. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa fraksi etil asetat memberikan aktivitas penurunan kadar gula darah sebesar  169 mg/dL. Persentase efek penurunan kadar gula darah fraksi n-heksan sebesar 51,11%, fraksi etil asetat 50,77%, dan fraksi air 31,39%.
The Satisfaction Of Jkn Participants Using The Indicator Of Hospital Consumer Assement Of Healthcare Providers And System (HCAHPS) At Undata General Hospital
Authors: Pare Layuk Debertus Barrang
Published: September 2020

Based on the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia number: 129 / Menkes / Sk / II / 2008 concerning hospital minimum service standards (SPM) regarding inpatient satisfaction has a standard of> 90%. While for the BPJS patient satisfaction standard based on the JKN road map BPJS patient satisfaction> 75. The purpose of this study was to determine the Satisfaction of JKN Participants About the Quality of Health Services Using HCAHPS Indicators in the Inpatient Installation of Central Sulawesi Province Hospital. This type of quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The population in the study amounted to 7,083 respondents and the sampling used probability sampling with a total sample of 95 respondents. The results showed JKN participants' satisfaction with the HCAHPS method as follows: doctor's communication dimensions, satisfied (85.5%) and dissatisfied (10.5%). Dimensions of communication of nurses, satisfied (88.4%) and not satisfied (11.6%). Dimensions of the hospital environment, satisfied (84.2%) and dissatisfied (15.8%). Dimensions of pain management, satisfied (83.2%) and dissatisfied (16.8%). Dimensions of treatment communication, satisfied (83.2%) and dissatisfied (16.8%). Dimensions of recommendations to friends and family recommend (91.6%) and not recommend (8.4%). In conclusion, JKN participants were satisfied with all HCAHPS components studied.
Control and Application of Grid-Connected Cascaded H-Bridge PV Inverters
Authors: Jeyraj Selvaraj  , Aamir Amir  , Asim Amir  , Nasrudin Abd Rahim
Published: September 2020

In the case of grid-tied PV inverters, in general terms, the quality of current remains the determinant of the power quality, as voltage of a PV inverter cannot be controlled. Therefore, the current control strategy carries a prime importance for a grid-tied system. Low levels of harmonic distortion, increased dynamic response, and the DC-link voltage regulation are the fundamentals requirements that must be satisfied by a grid-tied system. Here, the entire output produced by the PV systems largely depends on the current-control technique employed. This paper offers an overview of various current control schemes and presents a novel current control technique for grid-connected cascaded H-bridge PV inverters. This control technique is implemented on a π (Pi) type thriteen level cascaded H-bridge (PiCHB) PV inverter.
Passive house as temporary housing after disasters
Authors: F. Nocera  , F.Castagneto  , A. Gagliano
Published: September 2020

Natural disasters, such as earthquake, devastate cities, communities, and families in seismic regions. People, who have endured these catastrophes, have often nowhere to go and they are often guested into shelters or substandard housing. These people leave in conditions that are often far from ideal and what is initially presented as a housing solution for a week or two can quickly turn into a housing for several months or more. This study deal with a design of passive house as post disaster shelter which is developed through the modelling and simulation of energy consumption, thermal performance and net carbon emissions. The temporary housing is designed for the warm Mediterranean climate (Csa), but the method can be attuned to other climates or geographical contexts. The aim of this study is to trace a guideline for shelter with a low environmental impact that could be built quickly, easily and provides a comfortable living environment reducing the need for active systems, such as electricity, air conditioning, and heating through passive design also over long time after the disaster
Capacity Credit of Solar PV Projects – Oman’s Main Interconnected System Case Study
Authors: M. Albadi  , A. Malik  , T. Al Rashdi  , O. Al Shukaili
Published: September 2020

Due to high growth in electricity demand, it is important to add more dispatchablegeneration capacity in power systems to maintain demand-supply balance in real time. In many power systems, fossil fuel-based units such as gas or coal power plants are used to maintain high-reliability standards during peak demand hours. Although intermittent renewable energy generation facilities such as solar PV systems are used as a fuel saver, they can offset part of the load during peak hours. Capacity credit measures the contribution of a power plant to reliably meet demand. Estimating capacity credit of solar PV systems is important to ensure the adequacy and security of electricity supply. In this article, the capacity credit of solar PV power plants in the Main Interconnected System (MIS) of Oman is modelled. Oman’s MIS considered in this study has 6,372 MW gas-based generation capacity, a negligible solar PV capacity, and 5,712 MW peak load. The results revealed that the capacity credit of solar PV plants is high at low solar PV penetration levels. However, it decreases drastically as solar PV capacity increases. For example, the first 500MW plant has a capacity credit of about 120 MW. When the cumulative installed solar PV capacity is 2000MW, the next 500MW plant has a capacity credit of only 26MW.
Electrification of the boat fleet of the Albufera Natural Park of Valencia: methodology, economic and environmental assessments
Authors: D. S. Bejarano-Cáceres  , D. Ribó-Pérez  , M. Alcázar-Ortega
Published: September 2020

This   article   presents   a   methodology   for calculating the energy needs to propose the electrification of  a  fleet  of  small boats.  A  technical,  economic  and environmental analysis of the transition to electric mobilityof thefleet of boats in the wetland of the AlbuferaNatural Park  ofValencia(Spain)is  presented  and  analysed.  The environmental  benefits  of this  transition  are  exploredand aneconomic  assessment is done, including the  evaluation of the necessary public incentives to capture all the benefits related tothistransitionand make it feasible.
Improving the Power System safety in Hospitals by means of periodical SFRA tests on Medical Isolation Transformers
Authors: G. Bucci  , F. Ciancetta  , A. Fioravanti  , E. Fiorucci  , A. Prudenzi
Published: September 2020

The    paper    has    the    main    aim    of demonstrating  a  possible  use  ofthe  well  consolidated monitoring    SFRA (Sweep    Frequency    Response Analysis)technique    for    preventive    maintenance procedure  applied  to  isolation  medical  transformers operating in hospitals’ group 2  medical  locations.  In particular,    a    novel    testing    platform    has    been implemented that can perform the monitoring test on IT-M  during  normal  periodical  verification  provided  by specific standard.In the paper, some results of the practical application of such  a  platform  to  several  transformers  in  currently  in operation in various Italian hospitals have been reported.
A Programmable Source Based on Multi-level Buck EIE inverter connected to a power factor correction stage composed by a single-phase hybrid rectifier
Authors: G. N. Souza  , D. B. Rodrigues  , G. B. de Lima  , L. C. G. de Freitas  , A. J. P. Rosentino Junior  , M. R.  M. Castillo  , F. A. M. Moura  , M. V. B. Mendonça  , R. R. de Lima  , W. B. de Melo
Published: September 2020

This paper presents a power factor correction stage connected to a programmable source based on the Buck EIE converter Topology. The strategy used to ensure the unitary power factor is based on the use of the single-phase hybrid rectifier, which has the purpose of providing voltages at their outputs for the correct supply of the two cells that make up the Buck EIE converter. It was developed the computational simulation model, including the calculations of the passive elements and the control strategy applied to trigger the electronic switches.
Supervision and fault detection system for photovoltaic installations based on classification algorithms
Authors: Marc Castellà  , Konstantinos Kampouropoulos  , Eva M. Urbano  , Luis Romeral
Published: September 2020

This   article   presents   a   methodologyfor   the supervision   and   fault   detection   on   photovoltaic   installation, through  the  information  gathered  by  their  SCADA  system. The proposed  methodology  consists  of  the  use  of  a multi-clustering approach  to  analyse  and  classify  the  operating  behaviour  of  the photovoltaic installations, using information of their DCvoltage, generated  current  (per  string),  as  well  as  information relatedto the   climatic   conditions   of   the   park   (i.e.   solar   irradiance, temperature). The   proposed   methodology uses   a   supervised training  algorithm,  based  on a  decision  tree  learning  algorithm, allowing  to  determine  the  appearance  of  anomaly  behaviours  in the    installations    of    photovoltaic    plants,    including    soiling detection,  hot-spots,  tracker  deviations,  electric  connections  and faultsin sensors. The presented methodologyhas been developed in the framework of a CORFO R&D project and validated under real  operating  conditions  in  a  utility-scale  photovoltaic  power plant of one axis mount, located in Chile, with a total power of 40 MWp.
Modelling, Simulation and Comparative Study between Switched Reluctance Generator 8x6 and Switched Reluctance Generator 12x8
Authors: R. J. Dias  , B. A. Oliveira  , K. A. Silva  , C.P. Alves  , F. A. Ferreira  , R. R. Aguiar
Published: September 2020

This paper presents the modelling, simulation and comparative study between switched reluctance generator 8x6 and switched reluctance generator 12x8. During work, the structural properties of the rotor and stator laminates of these machines are exposed. This information was used to perform mathematical modelling for both topologies. Based on this modelling, a computer simulation model was developed in the Simulink/Matlab® environment where several tests were carried out. To ensure comparability between machines, the output power in both topologies was set to 735,5 VA. After analyzing the results obtained during the simulations, it was found that the topology of the switched reluctance generator 8x6 is more efficient than 12x8
Understanding Resonance in a Renewable Energy Power Plant
Authors: David Scheepers  , Johan Beukes
Published: September 2020

This paper investigates the effect of various causes of resonance found in a typical renewable energy power plant. The consequences of resonance are discussed, and a simplified single-phase equivalent model of a plant is mathematically described and modelled in MATLAB. Reactive element interaction that causes resonant frequencies is discussed. Results obtained from the simplified mathematical model are compared with a detailed DIgSILENT PowerFactory model of a real installation. It is concluded that using the mathematical equations for the harmonic impedance profiles could provide insight into the expected resonant frequencies in a plant and possible increase in harmonic current propagation.
A Six Legs Buck-boost Interleaved Converter for KERS Application
Authors: Gianpaolo Vitale  , Emiliano Pipitone
Published: September 2020

This  paper  addresses  the  design  of  a  bi-directional DC/DC power converter to interface a supercapacitor bank and a motor-generator  unit.  The  design  is  based  on  an  interleaved  six legs topology in which the current is shared among six inductors to  minimize  their  weight  and  cost,  allowing,  besides,  a  low switching  frequency  to  lessen  switching  losses.  The  converter  is conceived to be employed in an electric Kinetic Energy Recovery System  for  Internal  Combustion  Engine  Vehicles.  The  system makes use of  a supercapacitor as a storage system, and a  motor-generator   unit   connected   to   the   drive   shaft    for   vehicle acceleration  and  braking.  The  system  uses  available  commercial devices,  thus  obtaining  a  cheap  and  high-efficiency  conversion chain.  It  is  shown  how  the  design  criteria  differ  from  traditional interleaved converters. The same topology allows minimizing the input  and  output  ripple  and  improving  the  reliability  in  case  of fault as well. Losses are reduced both by sharing the currents and by a suitable control strategy, which allows more converters to be connected  in  parallel  to  increase  the  delivered  power.  Results, given in simulation, assess the stability and dynamic performance of  the  conversion  circuit,  showing  a  low  current  and  voltage ripple in all operating conditions.
Analysis of thermal insulation of pre-insulated triple pipes - preliminary numerical tests
Authors: T.J.Teleszewski  , D.A.Krawczyk  , A.Rodero
Published: September 2020

Pre-insulated  pipes  play  an  important  role  in  the energy-saving  heat  transport.  The  paper  presents  preliminary results of the analysis of heat losses in a pre-insulated triple pipe. The determined heat losses in the pre-insulated triple pipes were compared   with   the   existing   pre-insulated   overhead   network consisting  of  three  separate  single  pre-insulated  pipes  in  a  meat processing  plant  located  in  north-eastern  Poland,  as  an  example of  industrial  plants  with  specific  water  needs  for  technological processes.  The  solution  of  the  triple  pre-insulated  network  was also compared  with the network  system built of a twin pipe pre-insulated  pipe  and  a  single  pre-insulated  pipe.  Heat  losses  in  a pre-insulated triple pipe turned out to be about 42% smaller than the    heat    losses    of    three    pre-insulated    single    pipes.    All calculations  were  made  using  a  proprietary  calculation  program developed in Fortran.
The Empowerment Potentials Of Coffee Farmers By Agroindustry Practitioners Of Coffee Perfume In Kerinci Regency
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Tanjung Hery Bachrizal , Oktavia Yenny
Published: September 2020

Empowerment activities to improve the ability of coffee farmers in Kerinci Regency are very important to be implemented. The purposes of this study are to describe the empowerment activities undertaken by coffee perfume agroindustry practitioners towards coffee farmers in Kerinci Regency and to explain the empowerment potentials of coffee farmers performed by coffee perfume agroindustry practitioners in Kerinci Regency. This research was designed qualitatively with descriptive methods. Data was collected using a focus group discussion (FGD) method with the informants selected in this study as many as 16 coffee farmers and  Kerinci Coffee Perfume entrepreneurs themselves. Data analysis was performed using the Miles and Huberman method. The results showed that the empowerment activities carried out by coffee perfume agroindustry practitioners for coffee farmers in Kerinci Regency were still not available, because kerinci coffee perfume agroindustry practitioners only provided training to coffee farmers working in coffee farms owned by the agroindustry entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, the potential for empowerment of coffee farmers by coffee perfume agro-industry prractitioners in Kerinci Regency is very high, because the characteristics of coffee farmers that have a sense to develop and easily receive information to improve their abilities and skills in producing high quality coffee beans. Based on this, henceforth, this research can be directed at the strategy of empowering coffee farmers in Kerinci Regency by kerinci coffee perfume agro-industry practitioners and the impact of empowerment that has been done.
Kamu Kurumlarının Finansal Yönetimi ve Borçlanma Durumlarının ‎Bireylerin Yaşam Memnuniyeti Üzerindeki Etkisi
Authors: LEYLEK Hatice
Published: September 2020

Günümüzde hızlı değişen ekonomik dengeler ve sosyal yaşam hareketlilikleri bireylerin finansal yönetim planları yapmaya zorlamaktadır. Burada finansal yönetim ve borçlanma ilişkisi bireylerde yaşam memnuniyetini etkileyen önemli unsurlar arasında yer almaktadır. Bu araştırmada finansal yönetim davranışı ve borçlanmaya ilişkin tutumların yaşam memnuniyeti üzerindeki etkisinin ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmıştır. Tarama modelinde tasarlanan bu araştırma, 2019-2020 yıllarında Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesinde öğrenim gören 425 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak demografik bilgi formu (cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi, gelir düzeyi değişkenleri) ve üç adet ölçek kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında yaşam memnuniyeti ölçeği, finansal yönetim davranış ölçeği borçlanmaya ilişkin tutum ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizi SPSS24 veri analiz programı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda kadınların finansal yönetim davranışları ve borçlanmaya ilişkin tutum ‎puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Gelir düzeyi yüksek olan öğrencilerin yaşam memnuniyeti, finansal yönetim davranışları ve borçlanmaya ilişkin tutum düzeyleri‎ gelir düzeyi daha yüksektir. Ayrıca finansal yönetim davranışlarının katılımcıların yaşam memnuniyetini artırdığı, borçlanmaya ‎ilişkin tutumların ise yaşam memnuniyetini azaltıcı etkiye neden olduğu‎ sonuçlarına ulaştırmıştır.
The Role of Renewable Energy Generation in Sustainable Economic Growth: The Case of Turkey
Authors: ÖZBEK Ramazan , APAYDIN Şükrü
Published: September 2020

Energy is a crucial factor in both the production and consumption process. It is a critical component not only for economic growth but also for social, technological, and environmental issues. With the events and facts in these areas in the last fifty years, the importance of the energy factor has more increased, and the search for alternative energy sources has accelerated. Thus, renewable energy sources have started more preferred by considering sustainable growth goals. This study aims to investigate the role of renewable energy generation on economic growth for the period of 1990-2017. In the study conducted using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method, gross domestic product, capital stock, employment, and renewable energy generation data of Turkey were employed. According to the findings, increases in capital stock, employment, and renewable energy production affect economic growth positively.
How Oil Prices Drive Inflation in Turkish Economy: Two Different Channels
Authors: BARİ Bilgin , ADALI Zafer
Published: September 2020

This study analyzes the impact of changes in oil prices on consumer inflation in Turkey. We compare the effects of the changes in crude oil and gasoline prices on the consumer prices. These effects differ symmetrically and asymmetrically for the period 2009:01-2020:04. For this purpose, inflationary effects are estimated using linear and non-linear ARDL models. According to the findings, changes in both oil and fuel prices have asymmetric effects on inflation in the short run. Both models explain the changes in consumer inflation with the increases in oil prices in the long run. The result indicates that the decreases in oil prices are not taken into account in pricing decisions.
Türkiye’de Hegemonya ve Karşı Hegemonya Stratejileri Bağlamında Yol Siyaseti: Fatsa Örneği
Authors: YILDIRIM Deniz , HASPOLAT Evren
Published: September 2020

Türkiye’de karayolu yapımı, 1950’li yıllardan itibaren öne çıkan ulaştırma politikası olmaya başlamıştır. Bu durum, çok partili yaşama geçilmesiyle birlikte, siyasal partilerin seçmen kitleleriyle kurdukları ilişkiyi de dönüştürmüştür. Yol yapım ağı şehirlerde genişlerken, nüfusun çoğunluğunun yaşadığı kırsal bölgeler yol yapım süreçlerinden yeterli payı alamamıştır. Bu tablo, özellikle 1960’ların ikinci yarısından itibaren Türkiye’de yükselen toplumsal mücadele deneyimlerinin de etkisiyle, sağ ve sol parti ve hareketlerin yol yapımı konusunu hegemonya ve karşı hegemonya mücadelesi açısından daha fazla değerlendirmesine de yol açmıştır. Yine bu çerçevede, 1960’ların ikinci yarısından itibaren köylülerin ilk kez toplumsal mücadelede öne çıkmaya başlamasıyla birlikte yol talebi de görünürleşmeye başlamıştır. 1967’de Fatsa’nın Beyceli Köyü’nden Ordu’ya, yol talebiyle başlayan yürüyüş bu tablonun ürünüdür. Mücadele repertuarı genişledikçe, yol sorunu karşı hegemonya üretiminde daha da merkezileşmiş, sol siyasetler 1970’lerin ikinci yarısında gerek merkezi gerek yerel yönetimler eliyle bu soruna çözüm aramıştır. 1979’da yine Fatsa’da yerel yönetim eliyle başlatılan ‘Çamura Son Kampanyası’ da bu bağlamda önemlidir. Bütün bunlar, Türkiye’de “yol yapımı” gündemi etrafında örülen hegemonyanın daima sağ siyasetlerin tekelinde gelişmediğinin kanıtıdır. Makale bu ayrımın anlaşılabilmesi için Türkiye’deki sağ popülist iktidarların yol yapım gündemi etrafında kurdukları maddi ve siyasal hegemonya ilişkilerine de karşılaştırmalı olarak bakmakta ve bu doğrultuda, sol ve sağ hareketlerin hegemonya stratejilerini “yol siyaseti” üzerinden tartışmaktadır.
Wuluh Star Fruit (Averrhoa bilimbi Linn) and Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) Formulations on the Quality of Fruit Syrup
Authors: Mayasari Eva , Agustia Agustia , Rahayuni Tri
Published: September 2020

Syrup is an alternative processed food derived from fruits. Fruit syrup is produced from starfruit and pineapple juice formulations. This study aims to get the best quality of fruit syrup from starfruit juice extracts and pineapple. The study design used a Randomized Block Design with one treatment factor consisting of the ratio of starfruit and pineapple juice that is 3: 1; 2: 1; 1: 1; 1: 2; 1: 3 of a total of 300 mL of juice. The results showed that the more pineapple ratio added to the manufacture of fruit syrup, it can increase the pH value, vitamin C, total dissolved solids, viscosity, total sugar and sensory appearance
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF DRYING BY THE SOLARIUM VARIABLE BAFFLE SENSOR OF YELLOW AND GREEN LEMON TO KEEP THESE VITAMINS FOR A LASTING AND NATURAL MEDICINAL THERAPY
Authors: Abderrahmane Abene , Eddine Seddiki Mohamed Salah , Mohamed Si Youcef Aurora Morocini
Published: September 2020

The use of variable baffle solar panels for drying is the low level of heat exchange with the air in the dynamic vein of the solar panel. This weakness in such systems does not provide optimal performance or high thermal efficiency from their use. There is, however, a very noticeable improvement in heat transfer when the baffles are placed in rows in the ducts. To conduct the experiments, solar energy was simulated, the goal being to improve the relationship between temperature and thermal efficiency of a solar panel air heating plane and to use the system to reduce the time to gently dry the lemon to keep these vitamins. lemon and destinine for a sustainable therapy (the lemon promotes the absorption of calcium and in case of rhumet gill or five also to treat sinusitis, against migraine solair dryness and also for sustainable conservation and also for a sustainable medicine for a sustainable medicine.
Development and psychometric evaluation of the Anticipated Food Scarcity Scale (AFSS)
Authors: Folwarczny Michal , Li Norman , Sigurdsson Valdimar , Tan Lynn K. L. , Otterbring Tobias
Published: September 2020

Mass media extensively inform societies about events threatening the global food supply (e.g., pandemics or Brexit). Consumers exposed to such communication may perceive food resources as becoming scarcer. In line with the evolutionary account, these perceptions can shift decision-making in domains such as food preferences or prosociality. However, the current literature has solely focused on actual and past food insecurity experiences threatening mostly low-income families, thus neglecting the future-oriented perceptions among the general population. This paper broadens the food insecurity research scope by developing a new construct—anticipated food scarcity (AFS)—which is defined as the perception that food resources are becoming less available (in the future). We have developed and psychometrically validated the 8-item Anticipated Food Scarcity Scale (AFSS) in eight studies (N = 1333). The 8-item AFSS is unidimensional and has good psychometric qualities. The scale is sensitive to food scarcity cues and, therefore, can be used in experimental research. Moreover, the scale's relatively narrow set of items makes it an exceptionally potent tool for use in online surveys, field settings, and lab studies. Taken together, the AFSS presents an alternative approach to food scarcity measurement in affluent societies and, consequently, can foster novel research on food waste, sustainability, prosocial behaviors, and other similar topic areas.
Crisis Communication, Anticipated Food Insecurity, and Food Preferences: Preregistered Evidence of the Insurance Hypothesis
Authors: Folwarczny Michal , Christensen Jacob Dalgaard , Li Norman , Otterbring Tobias , Sigurdsson Valdimar , Orquin Jacob Lund
Published: September 2020

While overconsumption of energy-dense foods contributes to climate change, we investigated whether exposure to climate change-induced food insecurity affects preferences toward such products. Humans’ current psychological mechanisms have developed in their ancestral evolutionary past to respond to immediate threats and opportunities. Consequently, these mechanisms may not distinguish between cues to actual food scarcity and cues to food scarcity distant in time and space. Drawing on the insurance hypothesis, which postulates that humans respond to environmental cues to food scarcity through increased energy consumption, we predicted that exposing participants to climate change-induced food scarcity content increases their preferences toward energy-dense foods, with this effect being particularly pronounced in women. Three experiments—including one preregistered laboratory study—confirm this prediction. Our findings jointly demonstrate that receiving information about food shortages distant in time and space can influence current food preferences in a potentially maladaptive way, with important implications for public health.
Structural and functional neuroimaging of late-life depression: a coordinate-based meta-analysis
Authors: Saberi Amin , Mohammadi Esmaeil , Zarei Mojtaba , Eickhoff Simon , Tahmasian Masoud
Published: September 2020

Several neuroimaging studies have investigated localized aberrations in brain structure, function or connectivity in late-life depression, but the ensuing results are equivocal and often conflicting. Here, we provide a quantitative consolidation of neuroimaging in late-life depression using coordinate-based meta-analysis by searching multiple databases and tracing the relevant references up to March 2020. Our search revealed 3252 unique records, among which we identified 32 eligible whole-brain neuroimaging publications comparing 674 late-life depression patients with 568 healthy controls. The peak coordinates of group comparisons between patients and controls were extracted and then analyzed using activation likelihood estimation method. Our sufficiently powered analysis on all the experiments, and more homogenous subsections of the data (in-/decreases, experiments using functional imaging) revealed no significant convergent regional abnormality in late-life depression. This inconsistency might be due to experimental (e.g., choice of tasks, image modalities) and analytic flexibility (e.g., preprocessing and analytic parameters), distributed patterns of neural abnormalities, and heterogeneity of clinical populations (e.g., severity of late-life depression, age of onset). Our findings highlight the need for more reproducible research by using pre-registered and standardized protocols on more homogenous populations to identify potential consistent brain abnormalities in late-life depression.
Desvios de uma escolha original: Foucault e as políticas da filosofia
Authors: Gomes Soares Jean Dyêgo
Published: September 2020

Seria a filosofia só mais uma disciplina do currículo ou uma escolha original? Esse artigo discute alegações de Foucault na década de 70, especialmente em entrevistas, em que define o que são a filosofia, o filósofo e suas relações, i.e., quais as políticas da filosofia. Para tanto, recorre-se aqui a improvisos do autor sobre assunto: o programa de filosofia aparece como sonhado fantasticamente por um “Borges chinês”; a formação inovadora na universidade de Vincennes seria uma “armadilha”; haveria filósofos, mas não filosofia; ela teria perdido seu poder subversivo ou seu caráter de escolha original em determinadas sociedades. Ao discutir os caminhos dessa reflexão revigorante, sugerimos como ele escapa de diversas armadilhas e enfatiza a importância de se pensar politicamente o que é a filosofia. Por fim, espera-se com essa leitura avançar menos na direção de uma definição cabal de filosofia e mais em defender sua prática como uma atividade autônoma, sui generis, responsável pela resistência social da arte de refletir.
Entre o distanciamento físico e o lockdown: a solidariedade como práxis em tempos de pandemia
Authors: Batista Gustavo Silvano
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir o distanciamento físico, medida recomendada pelos órgãos de saúde pública no enfrentamento da Covid 19, na perspectiva da solidariedade hermenêutica. Busca-se compreender o distanciamento social em termos solidários, não somente aprofundando seu sentido por ocasião da pandemia, mas também visualizando-o como uma oportunidade de ressignificar filosoficamente o sentido da saúde promovida tanto pelas entidades da área quanto pelo engajamento das comunidades afetadas pela doença. Tal discussão, embora situada em um momento de pandemia, permite tanto uma revisão do alcance dos processos sociais de promoção de saúde, para além dos protocolos biomédicos de cuidado individual e coletivo, tal como é defendido pela OMS, quanto a conscientização prática da necessidade de um ambiente comum saudável, como reivindica Gadamer.
O vírus e a redescoberta da natureza
Authors: Duarte Pedro
Published: September 2020

O artigo aponta a forma como a pandemia do novo coronavírus interrompeu a ilusão que imperava no projeto civilizatório ocidental de domínio sobre a natureza. Fomos surpreendidos pelo modo como um micro-organismo paralisou a organização do mundo. Reconstitui-se assim, através da filosofia e da arte, a origem daquela ilusão inerente ao antropocentrismo e ao humanismo, que concederam ao homem centralidade no universo, ficando explícito que nossas ações sobre a natureza levaram até ela uma nova imprevisibilidade. Estamos, portanto, em um momento de redescoberta da natureza em sua potência indomada.
Dialéctica viral
Authors: Cachopo João Pedro
Published: September 2020

Parto de duas perguntas sobre a pandemia de Covid-19. O que revela sobre nós e sobre realidade que nos rodeia? De que modo transforma as nossas formas de vida e a mundo em que vivemos? Do cruzamento das respostas a estas duas perguntas emergem, em tons ora mais optimistas ora mais pessimistas, os possíveis posicionamentos sobre esta crise. Neste artigo, proponho um mapeamento destas respostas (em diálogos com autores como Žižek, Butler, Latour, Klein, Badiou, Nancy, entre outros) ao mesmo tempo que procuro um modo intempestivo de articular as duas perguntas. A hipótese que proponho, apresentada drasticamente, é a de que a pandemia não é o acontecimento. O acontecimento é a transformação das formas de vida (ou a “torção dos sentidos”, como lhe chamo noutro local) que ela já precipita antes de termos a oportunidade de tirar quaisquer conclusões, práticas ou teóricas, sobre o que a pandemia revela sobre o mundo.
Ethnobotany: the case of sugarcanes
Authors: Duc Cao Van , Tran Nguyen Thi Thai
Published: September 2020

The belief related to plants is one of the human's earliest cultural patterns. In Southeast Asia - one of the biggest diverse biological centers and one of the ancient world's earliest agriculture centers, approaching and tracing back the original, local cultural elements based on Ethnobotany is necessary and reasonable. The reason of sugarcanes used as a featured element to trace back the surround cultural system is that they are a local plant and was domesticated so early (with bananas and rices), as well as they link intimately to agricultural activities and fertility rites and cults. Sugarcanes were domesticated more than 10.000 years ago. The process of popularizing sugarcanes from Southeast Asia to India and over the world is also the process that sugarcanes proved cultural elements formed through their dense presence in the traditional rituals of many different cultural spaces. The similarities of these cultural elements are evidence of the unification and variety of the Southeast Asia culture. Sugarcanes were also the ambassador spreading the cultural elements from Southeast Asia to India through their roles in the seasonal activities of the native people, the fertility rites and cults, and spiritual ceremonies, ect. before the Indian were influenced by the Aryan's religions and philosophy of rescue.
The Effectiveness of Affective-reconstructive Couple Therapy in Increasing the Trust and Marital Satisfaction of Couples With Remarriage
Authors:   Department of Counselling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran., Rajabi Gholamreza , Khoshnoud Ghasem ,   Department of Counselling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran., Sodani Mansour ,   Department of Counselling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran., Khojastehmehr Reza ,   Department of Counselling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
Published: September 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of affective-reconstructive couple therapy in increasing the trust in close relationships and marital satisfaction of couples with remarriage and divorce experience.  Methods: This is a single-case experimental study with a non-concurrent multiple baseline design. Three distressed couples were selected from among couples with remarriage and divorce experience referred to private and government counseling centers in Ahvaz, Iran, based on inclusion/exclusion criteria using purposive sampling method during September-December 2018, They participated at eight sessions of affective-reconstructive couple therapy, once a week each 90 minutes. They completed the Trust in Close Interpersonal Relationships Questionnaire and Marital Satisfaction Scale before and after treatment, and at the follow-up period. The data analysis was conducted by using visual analysis (graph drawing), reliable change index, recovery rate formula (increase rate), and normative comparison methods. Results: Affective-reconstructive couple therapy increased the trust in close relationships and marital satisfaction in couples after treatment and at the follow-up period. Conclusion: Affective-reconstructive couple therapy, due to special attention to the couples’ past relationships and increasing their insight into the causes of distress development in relationship can increase the trust in close relationships and marital satisfaction in remarried couples with divorce experience.