bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pemodelan Single-Input Single-Output (SISO) Berbasis OFDM-Cooperative
Authors: Sirmayanti Sirmayanti , Umar Nuraeni , Halide Lidemar , Sulaeman Sulaeman
Published: June 2019

Komunikasi Single-Input Single-Output (SISO) pada dasarnya terdiri atas penggunaan pemancar (Tx) dan penerima (Rx) masing-masing untuk satu buah sistem penyambungan. Cooperative wireless merupakan konsep konektivitas eksis yang terjangkau signal oleh setiap perangkat Tx-Rx lain yang memiliki fungsi sama. Untuk mengandalkan pengoperasian sistem multicarrier maka digunakan Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) agar bandwidth yang tersedia setelah spektrum dibagi menjadi sub band menjadi lebih hemat. Tulisan ini hanya mencakup hasil studi literatur yang bertujuan dalam membangun pemodelan SISO Tx-Rx berbasis OFDM-cooperative yang akan lebih mengoptimalkan fungsi perangkat Tx-Rx sebagai sebuah terminal relay, dimana Tx-Rx akan bekerjasama sebagai relay terhadap sistem lainnya.
SISTEM INFORMASI PENGHITUNG STOK BARANG MENGGUNAKAN METODE FIRST INPUT FIRST OUTPUT (FIFO)dan ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY (EOQ)
Authors: Nurhayati Nurhayati , Syarif Muh. Ilyas
Published: June 2019

Sistem informasi berkembang seiring dengan kemampuan komputer memberi solusi bagi permasalahan diberbagai bidang. Salah satu perkembangan teknologi informasi yaitu adanya program yang bisa memberikan solusi untuk proses stok barang sampai penjualan. Pada studi kasus stok barang pada UKM technocausa di kabupaten Gowa, peneliti memperhatikan masih terdapat banyak permasalahan pada proses stok barang sampai penjualan karena masih dilakukan secara konvensional sehingga berdampak terhadap keterlambatan di dalam penyampaian suatu data informasi, baik kepada manajer maupun kepada konsumen. Dengan ini peneliti memberikan solusi pembuatan program stok barang sampai penjualan dengan menggunakan metode First Input First Output (FIFO) dan Economic Order Quantity (EOQ). Dengan adanya program sistem informasi ini, maka akan mempermudah proses pancarian dan mengupdate suatu barang dalam database komputer untuk sebuah informasi yang lebih akurat dan lebih tepat waktu sesuai dengan yang diharapkan dan diinginkan oleh pemakai atau user. Dalam penelitian ini diperoleh rancangan web desain sistem informasi yang diimplementasikan untuk stok barang dan penjualan dan dilakukan pengujian terhadap metode FIFO dan EOQ dengan kesalahan 0 %.
Mitigating the insider threat of remote administrators in clouds through maintenance task assignments
Authors: Alhebaishi Nawaf , Wang Lingyu , Jajodia Sushil , Singhal Anoop
Published: June 2019

Today’s cloud providers strive to attract customers with better services and less downtime in a highly competitive market. The need for minimizing the operational cost unavoidably leads cloud providers to rely on third party remote administrators for fulfilling regular maintenance tasks. In such a scenario, the lack of trust in those third party remote administrators paired with the extra privileges granted to them to complete the maintenance tasks usually implies undesirable security threats. A dishonest remote administrator, or an attacker armed with the stolen credential of a remote administrator, can pose severe insider threats to both the cloud provider and its tenants. In this paper, we take the first step towards understanding and mitigating such insider threats of remote administrators in clouds. Specifically, we first model the maintenance task assignments and their corresponding security impact due to privilege escalation. We then mitigate such impact through optimizing the task assignments with respect to given constraints. Finally, the simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of our solution in various scenarios.
Sleep Disturbance as Potential Risk and Progression Factor for Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Bohnen Nicolaas I. , Hu Michele T.M.
Published: June 2019

Sleep disturbances are common and a major source of disability in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Primary and secondary insomnia, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RDB), central sleep apnea, restless legs, and nocturnal akinesia are common sleep disturbances in PD. Prodromal presence of RBD is associated with a more severe motor and non-motor PD subtype implying a significant disease-modifying effect of this parasomnia. Other disease-modifying mechanisms of sleep disturbances in PD include impaired glymphatic clearance, endoplasmic reticulum stress, nocturnal brain deoxygenation and inflammatory processes among others. Impairments of neural circuit switching and imbalance between inhibitory and excitatory neuronal populations are likely responsible for episodic sleep disturbances, in particular RBD. As neural circuits may predict patterns of α-synuclein propagation in the nervous system, impairments of such circuits are of high relevance for PD pathophysiology. Future research is needed to determine whether appropriate treatment for disturbed sleep might slow progression of PD.
A N400 ERP Study in letter recognition after passive tactile stimulation training in blind children and sighted controls
Authors: Ortiz Tomas , Ortiz-Teran Laura , Turrero Agustin , Poch-Broto Joaquin , de Erausquin Gabriel A.
Published: June 2019

Background:

We previously demonstrated that using a sensory substitution device (SSD) for one week, tactile stimulation results in faster activation of lateral occipital complex in blind children than in seeing controls.

Objective:

We used long-term haptic tactile stimulation training with an SSD to test if it results in stable cross-modal reassignment of visual pathways after six months, to provide high level processing of tactile semantic content.

Methods:

We enrolled 12 blind and 12 sighted children. The SSD transforms images to a stimulation matrix in contact with the dominant hand. Subjects underwent twice-daily training sessions, 5 days/week for six months. Children were asked to describe line orientation, name letters, and read words. ERP sessions were performed at baseline and 6 months to analyze the N400 ERP component and reaction times (RT). N400 sources were estimated with Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA). SPM8 was used to make population-level inferences.

Results:

We found no group differences in RTs, accuracy of identifications, N400 latencies or distributions with the line task at 1 week or at 6 months. RTs on the letter recognition task were also similar. After 6 months, behavioral training increased accurate letter identification in both seeing and blind children (Chi 2 = 11906.934, p = 0.000), but the increase was larger in blind children (Chi 2 = 8.272, p = 0.004). Behavioral training shifted peak N400 amplitude to left occipital and bilateral parietal cortices in blind children, but to left precentral and postcentral and bilateral occipital cortices in sighted controls.

Conclusions:

Blind children learn to recognize SSD-delivered letters better than seeing controls and had greater N400 amplitude in the occipital region. To the best of our knowledge, our results provide the first published example of standard letter recognition (not Braille) by children with blindness using a tactile delivery system.
Histone H1 improves regeneration after mouse spinal cord injury and changes shape and gene expression of cultured astrocytes
Authors: Kleene Ralf , Loers Gabriele , Jakovcevski Igor , Mishra Bibhudatta , Schachner Melitta
Published: June 2019

Background:

We have shown that histone H1 is a binding partner for polysialic acid (PSA) and that it improves functional recovery, axon regrowth/sprouting, and target reinnervation after mouse femoral nerve injury.

Objective:

Here, we analyzed whether histone H1 affects functional recovery, axon regrowth/sprouting, and target reinnervation after spinal cord injury of adult mice. Furthermore, we tested in vitro histone H1’s effect on astrocytic gene expression, cell shape and migration as well as on cell survival of cultured motoneurons.

Methods:

We applied histone H1 to compressed spinal cord and determined functional recovery and number of fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)- and neuron-glial antigen 2 (NG2)- positive glial cells, which contribute to glial scarring. Histone H1’s effect on migration of astrocytes, astrocytic gene expression and motoneuronal survival was determined using scratch-wounded astroglial monolayer cultures, astrocyte cultures for microarray analysis, and motoneuron cell culture under oxidative stress conditions, respectively.

Results:

Histone H1 application improves locomotor functions and enhances monoaminergic and cholinergic reinnervation of the spinal cord. Expression levels of GFAP and NG2 around the lesion site were decreased in histone H1-treated mice relative to vehicle-treated mice six weeks after injury. Histone H1 reduced astrocytic migration, changed the shape of GFAP- and NG2-positive glial cells and altered gene expression. Gene ontology enrichment analysis indicated that in particular genes coding for proteins involved in proliferation, differentiation, migration and apoptosis are dysregulated. The up- and down-regulation of distinct genes was confirmed by qPCR and Western blot analysis. Moreover, histone H1 reduced hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death of cultured motoneurons.

Conclusions:

The combined observations indicate that histone H1 locally applied to the lesion site, improves regeneration after spinal cord injury. Some of these beneficial functions of histone H1 in vivo and in vitro can be attributed to its interaction with PSA-carrying neural cell adhesion molecule.
The effects of five sessions of continuous theta burst stimulation over contralesional sensorimotor cortex paired with paretic skilled motor practice in people with chronic stroke
Authors: Neva J.L. , Brown K.E. , Wadden K.P. , Mang C.S. , Borich M.R. , Meehan S.K. , Boyd L.A.
Published: June 2019

Background:

In individuals with chronic stroke, impairment of the paretic arm may be exacerbated by increased contralesional transcallosal inhibition (TCI). Continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) can decrease primary motor cortex (M1) excitability and TCI. However, contralesional cTBS shows inconsistent effects after stroke. Variable effects of cTBS could stem from failure to pair stimulation with skilled motor practice or a focus of applying cTBS over M1.

Objective:

Here, we investigated the effects of pairing cTBS with skilled practice on motor learning and arm function. We considered the differential effects of stimulation over two different brain regions: contralesional M1 (M1c) or contralesional primary somatosensory cortex (S1c).

Methods:

37 individuals with chronic stroke participated in five sessions of cTBS and paretic arm skilled practice of a serial targeting task (STT); participants received either cTBS over M1c or S1c or sham before STT practice. Changes in STT performance and Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) were assessed as primary outcomes. Assessment of bilateral corticospinal, intracortical excitability and TCI were secondary outcomes.

Results:

cTBS over sensorimotor cortex did not improve STT performance and paretic WMFT-rate beyond sham cTBS. TCI was reduced bi-directionally following the intervention, regardless of stimulation group. In addition, we observed an association between STT performance change and paretic WMFT-rate change in the M1c stimulation group only.

Conclusions:

Multiple sessions of STT practice can improve paretic arm function and decrease TCI bilaterally, with no additional benefit of prior cTBS. Our results suggest that improvement in STT practice following M1c cTBS scaled with change in paretic arm function in some individuals. Our results highlight the need for a better understanding of the mechanisms of cTBS to effectively identify who may benefit from this form of brain stimulation.
Wide-detector CT combined iterative reconstruction in pediatric low-dose scan of the paranasal sinus
Authors: Kong Que , Lu Fengqi , Gao Yu , Qiao Peng , Shao Min , Xie Min
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND:

Computed tomography (CT) is considered a standard modality for imaging the paranasal sinus (PS), but increasingly radiation dose is of concern, especially in children.

Objective:

This study aims to investigate the feasibility of using a 320-detector CT scanner with a 16 cm wide-detector combined with iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithm to further reduce radiation dose when scanning the PS.

METHODS:

A total of 90 children who underwent CT of the PS were randomly allocated into three groups namely, (1) the experimental group using low-dose wide-detector scan ( n = 30, 9±4 years); (2) low-dose helical group ( n = 30, 9±4 years); and (3) pediatric conventional group ( n = 30, 8±4 years). Statistical software SPSS 19.0 was used for one-way ANOVA analysis of the general data (age, BMI), image quality, and radiation dose. Multiple comparisons of data without homogeneity of variance were analyzed by Bonferroni test and Tamhane’s test.

RESULTS:

All patients underwent successful CT examinations. No significant differences in the general data and image quality evaluation were detected between three groups (all P values > 0.05). CTDIvol and DLP were 2.87 mGy and 32.58 mGy·cm in the experimental group, 4.92 mGy and 70.84 mGy·cm in the low-dose helical group, and 9.95 mGy and 131.83 mGy·cm in the conventional group, respectively, which were significantly different among these three groups as indicated by multiple comparisons (all P values < 0.05). In the experimental group, the effective radiation dose was 0.07 mSv, which was reduced by 76% and 56% comparing to the conventional group and the low-dose helical group, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:

The 320-detector CT scanner equipped with the wide-detector combined with IR can further reduce radiation dose, while maintaining good image quality comparing to the low-dose helical or pediatric modes.
Deep CNN models for pulmonary nodule classification: Model modification, model integration, and transfer learning
Authors: Zhao Xinzhuo , Qi Shouliang , Zhang Baihua , Ma He , Qian Wei , Yao Yudong , Sun Jianjun
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND:

Deep learning has made spectacular achievements in analysing natural images, but it faces challenges for medical applications partly due to inadequate images.

OBJECTIVE:

Aiming to classify malignant and benign pulmonary nodules using CT images, we explore different strategies to utilize the state-of-the-art deep convolutional neural networks (CNN).

METHODS:

Experiments are conducted using the Lung Image Database Consortium image collection (LIDC-IDRI), which is a public database containing 1018 cases. Three strategies are implemented including to 1) modify some state-of-the-art CNN architectures, 2) integrate different CNNs and 3) adopt transfer learning. Totally, 11 deep CNN models are compared using the same dataset.

RESULTS:

Study demonstrates that, for the model modification scheme, a concise CifarNet performs better than the other modified CNNs with more complex architectures, achieving an area under ROC curve of AUC = 0.90. Integrated CNN models do not significantly improve the classification performance, but the model complexity is reduced. Transfer learning outperforms the other two schemes and ResNet with fine-tuning leads to the best performance with an AUC = 0.94, as well as the sensitivity of 91% and an overall accuracy of 88%.

CONCLUSIONS:

Model modification, model integration, and transfer learning can play important roles to identify and generate optimal deep CNN models in classifying pulmonary nodules based on CT images efficiently. Transfer learning is preferred when applying deep learning to medical imaging applications.
Few-view CT image reconstruction using improved total variation regularization
Authors: Li Kuai , Sang Ziru , Zhang Xuezhu , Zhang Mengxi , Jiang Changhui , Zhang Qiyang , Ge Yongshuai , Liang Dong , Yang Yongfeng , Liu Xin , Zheng Hairong , Hu Zhanli
Published: June 2019

X-ray radiation is harmful to human health. Thus, obtaining a better reconstructed image with few projection view constraints is a major challenge in the computed tomography (CT) field to reduce radiation dose. In this study, we proposed and tested a new algorithm that combines penalized weighted least-squares using total generalized variation (PWLS-TGV) and dictionary learning (DL), named PWLS-TGV-DL to address this challenge. We first presented and tested this new algorithm and evaluated it through both data simulation and physical experiments. We then analyzed experimental data in terms of image qualitative and quantitative measures, such as the structural similarity index (SSIM) and the root mean square error (RMSE). The experiments and data analysis indicated that applying the new algorithm to CT data recovered images more efficiently and yielded better results than the traditional CT image reconstruction approaches.
PEMANFAATAN PERANGKAT TIK BANTUAN USO UNTUK PEMBELAJARAN DI SMPN 2 SAKRA, KABUPATEN LOMBOK TIMUR
Authors: Supandri Supandri - , Siahaan Sudirman
Published: June 2019

Universal Service Obligation (USO) merupakan program gratis penyedia jasa berbasis WiFi dari pemerintah pusat sebagai ruang pelayanan publik untuk teknologi internet (interconnection networking). Program ini merupakan program kerja sama antara Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika (Kemkominfo) dengan Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Kemendikbud). Tujuannya adalah memfasilitasi sekolah-sekolah di daerah terdepan, terpencil, dan tertinggal (3T) agar dapat memanfaatkan perangkat Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) dan sarana pendukungnya untuk kepentingan pembelajaran dan komunikasi. Guru dan peserta didik diharapkan dapat memanfaatkannya seoptimal mungkin untuk mengakses konten pembelajaran melalui berbagai sumber sehingga kegiatan pembelajaran menjadi menarik dan sekaligus menantang. Tulisan ini merupakan studi kasus yang dilaksanakan di SMPN 2 Sakra, Kabupaten Lombok Timur, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Fokus penelitian ini adalah mengenai sejauh mana pemanfaatan fasilitas TIK bantuan USO untuk pembelajaran,baik yang berkaitan dengan pelaksanaan, dampak, tantangan, dan peluang pengembangannya.Tujuannya adalah untuk mengetahui sejauh mana perangat TIK bantuan USO sudah dimanfaatkan untuk pembelajaran. Metoda yang digunakan untuk mendapatkan data dan informasi adalah wawancara, observasi (pengamatan), dan dokumentasi. Data dan informasi yang telah dikumpulkan, dikelompokkan untuk dianalisis dan disajikan secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa belum semua guru dan peserta didik memanfaatkan perangkat TIK bantuan USO yang tersedia di sekolah untuk pembelajaran.Â Universal Service Obligation (USO) is a Free Wifi Service Program from the central government for the public (interconnection networking). This is a collaborative program between the Ministry of Communication and Informatics and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The objective of the program is to facilitate schools in the frontier, remote, and left areas in utilizing ICT and supporting infrastructures for the necessity of learning and communication purposes. It is hoped that teachers and students can optimally utilize it in accessing the learning contents so that the learning activities become interesting as well as triggering. This article is a case study conducted in SMPN 2 Sakra, Lombok Timur District, Nusa Tenggara Barat Province. The focus of this study is the utilization of USO-ICT equipment for learning, related to the conduct, impact, challenges,and its development possibility. The objective of this study is to know how far the USO-ICT equipment and its facility has been utilized for learning. The data and information is collected through interview, observation,and documentation. Then, the gathered data and information is grouped to be analyzed and presented descriptively. The result shows that not all teachers and students have already utilized the available USO-ICT equipment for learning.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INVESTIGASI KELOMPOK UNTUK MENGANALISIS BENTANG ALAM HASIL GAYA GEOLOGI MELALUI PENGGUNAAN GOOGLE EARTH
Authors: Oktavianto Dwi Angga
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa agar dapat melakukan analisis terhadap bentang alam hasil dari gaya geologi. Tindakan yang dilakukan ialah dengan memanfaatkan Google Earth melalui model pembelajaran Investigasi Kelompok. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian tindakan kelas. Penelitian dilakukan pada kelas X Geology Pertambangan SMK Negeri 1 Binuang dengan jumlah subjek 33 siswa. Data hasil penelitian pada siklus-2 menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan beprikir kritis dibandingkan dengan siklus-1 dmanasiswa dengan tingkat berpikir (1) kurang kritis, dari yang semula 70% menjadi 12%; (2) cukup kritis, dari 15% menjadi 33%; (3) berpikir kritis, dari 15% menjadi 46%; dan (4) berpikir sangat kritis, dari yang semula tidak ada menjadi 9%.Â Â This study aims to improve students' critical thinking skills so that they can conduct an analysis of the landscape resulting from geological forces. The action taken is to utilize Google Earth through the Group Investigation learning model.This research uses classroom action research methods. The study was conducted in class X Mining Geology of SMK Negeri 1 Binuang with a total of 33 student subjects. The data show thatfrom cycle-2 indicates an increasein studentsâ€™ order thinking skills,whichare: 1) less critical, from 70% to 12%; 2) quitecritical, from 15% to 33%; 3) critical, from 15% to 46%; and 4) highly critical, from 0 to 9%.
PENGARUH PENERIMAAN PAJAK TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Saragih Arfah Habib
Published: June 2019

Reformasi perpajakan daerah di Indonesia sudah berlangsung selama kurang lebih dua puluh tahun. Tujuan dari reformasi perpajakan tersebut adalah untuk meningkatkan penerimaan daerah dari sektor perpajakan yang akan digunakan untuk kemakmuran rakyat melalui pertumbuhan ekonomi dan pembangunan daerah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi pengaruh penerimaan pajak terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi di Indonesia. Metode riset yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif dengan unit analisis 34 provinsi di Indonesia pada periode 2013-2016. Data sekunder diolah menggunakan regresi data panel dengan software Stata. Hasil yang diperoleh dari riset ini adalah: penerimaan pajak provinsi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi provinsi di Indonesia selama periode 2013-2016. Implikasi dari temuan ini adalah untuk dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi suatu daerah, diperlukan dukungan kesinambungan penerimaan pajak daerah. Penerimaan pajak daerah sebaiknya juga dimanfaatkan untuk mendanai proyek yang produktif sehingga dapat mempercepat pertumbuhan ekonomi.
PERSEPSI PENGUSAHA UMKM TERHADAP PERAN BANK SYARIAH
Authors: Nugroho Lucky , Tamala Dewi
Published: June 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui persepsi pengusaha UMKM terhadap bank syariah dalam mendukung kegiatan usaha mereka. Keberadaan perbankan syariah seharusnya menjadi solusi dari kebutuhan keuangan dari pengusaha sektor UMKM dikarenakan tujuan bank syariah adalah mewujudkan masyarakat yang madani dan sejahtera. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah kualitatif yang didukung oleh data primer. Adapun sampel penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah 72 UMKM Binaan Pasar Malam Akbar Kemayoran. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat 18 UMKM yang menjadi nasabah bank syariah. Adapun alasan mereka tidak menggunakan jasa bank Syariah adalah 37% pelaku UMKM kesulitan mencari lokasi Bank Syariah, 28% kurangnya promosi dari bank Syariah kepada pelaku UMKM, 22% pelaku UMKM tidak paham produk dari perbankan Syariah dan 12% produk perbankan Syariah yang kurang variatif.
Efisiensi Biaya dan Keuntungan Pada Bank Domestik Yang Termasuk LQ45 dan Bank Asing
Authors: Masitoh Siti , Gustyana Tieka Trikartika
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efisiensi biaya dan keuntungan pada bank domestik dan bank asing di Indonesia periode 2012-2016. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) menggunakan STATA. Variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah total biaya (TC), total keuntungan (TP), komponen input dan output. Teknik sampling yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu purposive sampling, diperoleh jumlah sampel sebanyak 12 bank, terdiri dari 4 bank domestik dan 8 bank asing. Hasil analisis menggunakan model cross section metode SFA nilai efisiensi biaya menunjukkan angka yang hampir mendekati 100%. Sedangkan nilai efisiensi keuntungan menunjukkan angka yang tidak mendekati 100%. Selama periode penelitian, kelompok bank domestik memiliki nilai efisiensi biaya yang lebih tinggi, sedangkan nilai efisiensi keuntungan bank asing memiliki nilai efisiensii yang lebih tinggi. Hasil perbandingan efisiensi biaya dan keuntungan bank domestik dan bank asing dengan menggunakan uji Anova menunjukkan tidak adanya perbedaan yang signifikan (p>0.05)
BENTUK ESTETIK ONDEL-ONDEL
Authors: Supriyanto S., , Dharsono D.,
Published: June 2019

Studi tentang keberadaan Ondel-ondel di Jakarta sebagai sajian dan fungsi Ondel-ondel. Penelitian ini menjelaskan bentuk dan pemaknaan Ondel-ondel dikaji dengan pendekatan estetik digunakan teori De Witt H. Parker. Pembahas masalah tersebut menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif. Analisis data menggunakan interaksi analisis dan interprestasi analisis tekstual. Keberadaan Ondel-ondel di Jakarta berdasarkan dari latar belakang sejarah Ondel-ondel sebelumnya bernama Barongan setelah mendapatkan kembang kelapa (ronceronce) yang terbuat dari kertas nama Barongan diganti dengan Ondel-ondel. Barongan di yakini masyarakat Betawi memiliki kekuatan magis berkarakter seram berfungsi sebagai penolak mara bahaya (sedekah desa
atau sedekah bumi) dan peresmian gedung pada masa lalu. Tetapi sekarang Ondel-ondel dengan bentuknya yang ramah berfungsi sebagai hiburan seremonial dan dekorasi untuk tujuan estetis.
Kata kunci: Ondel-Ondel, Estetik.

It is a study on the existence of Ondel-ondel in Jakarta as an entertainment and a function of Ondel-ondel. This research tells about the form and meaning of Ondel-ondel. It is analyzed through aesthetic approach of De Witt H. Parker’s theory and uses qualitative method. Data is analyzed by using interaction analysis and textual analysis interpretation. Based on the historical background of Ondel-ondel, it is previously named Barongan and after getting coconut flower (ronce-ronce) made of paper, it is changed to Ondel-ondel.People in
Betawi believe that Barongan has a magic power with scary character functioning to avoid danger (offerings to village or earth)) and building inauguration in the past. But nowadays,Ondel-ondel with a kindly form becomes
a ceremonial entertainment and decorations for aesthetic meaning.
Keywords: Ondel-ondel, Aesthetic.
ESTETIKA SENI LUKIS KARYA KOEBOE SARAWAN
Authors: Yulianto Y , Kartika Dharsono Sony
Published: June 2019

Tulisan ini merupakan bagian dari karya tesis Yulianto, 2017, dengan judul “Seni Lukis karya Koeboe Sarawan, Kritik Seni Holistik.” Keberadaan seni lukis karya Koeboe Sarawan dalam kancah seni rupa modern Indonesia, dipahami sebagai karya seni yang memiliki karakteristik tersendiri. Eksistensi dan konsistensi Koeboe dalam melahirkan karya-karya diyakini tidak lepas dari sebuah proses kreatif, telah melatar belakangi perumusan masalah tulisan ini: 1) Bagaimana proses penciptaan seni lukis Koeboe Sarawan?; 2) Bagaimana bentuk estetis seni lukis karya Koeboe Sarawan?. Penelitan ini merupakan sebuah penelitian kualitatif, dengan menggunakan pendekatan kreativitas. Metode dalam penelitian ini, yakni deskriptif analisis dan didukung analisis interpretatif. Temuan dalam penelitian ini adalah karya seni lukis Koeboe Sarawan merupakan bentuk aktualisasi diri seniman (Koeboe Sarawan) dalam memahami perjalanan dan arti kehidupan sejati. Karya-karya seni lukis karya Koeboe Sarawan telah menghadirkan nilai-nilai estetika; kesatuan, kompleksitas, dan intensitas.
Kata kunci: konsep penciptaan, kreativitas, dan estetika.

 

This paper is part of Yulianto’s thesis work, 2017, with the title “Seni Lukis Karya Koeboe Sarawan, Kritik Seni Holistik.” The existence of Koeboe Sarawan’s art of painting in the Indonesian modern art scene is understood as an artwork that has its own characteristics. Koeboe’s existence and consistency in giving birth to the works is believed to be inseparable from a creative process, has been the background of the formulation of this writing problem: 1) What is the process of Koeboe Sarawan’s painting art creation ?; 2) What is the aesthetic form of painting by Koeboe Sarawan? This research is a qualitative research, using a creative approach. The method in this study, which is descriptive analysis and supported by interpretive analysis. The findings in this study are that Koeboe Sarawan’s painting is a form of self-actualization of the artist (Koeboe Sarawan) in understanding the journey and meaning of true life. The works of painting by Koeboe Sarawan have presented aesthetic values; unity, complexity, and intensity.
Keywords: creation, creativity, and aesthetic concepts.
ESTETIKA WANGSALAN DALAM LAGU SINDHENAN KARAWITAN JAWA
Authors: Rahayu Sukesi
Published: June 2019

ABSTRAK

 

Sindhenan merupakan salah satu aspek penting dalam pergelaran Karawitan Jawa baik dalam pertunjukan mandiri maupun fungsi karawitan sebagai salah satu pendukung pertunjukan yang memiliki unsur-unsur estetis maupun etis. Unsur-unsur estetis berkaitan dengan bentuk susunan frasa serta diksi yang digunakan dalam teks sindhenan, antara lain yang terdapat dalam wangsalan. Wangsalan merupakan salah satu teks sindhenan yang memiliki kandungan nilai yang dihayati dan diyakini sebagai pandangan hidup masyarakat jawa, nilai-nilai tersebut selanjutnya disebut sebagai nilai etis yang terbingkai dalam budaya jawa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian yang mengkaji makna yang terkandung dalam wangsalan sindhenan yang dikaji dengan perspekstif estetika bunyi dan persajakan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini merupakan model penelitian kualitatif dimana data yang disajikan merupaka data yang diperoleh secara langsung dari lapangan, dengan sudut pandang penulis sebagai pelaku. Hasil dari penelitian ini mengungkap makna yang terkandung dalam wangsalan yang disampaikan oleh seorang sindhen hubunganya dengan ideologi serta cara pandang orang jawa dalam memaknai kehidupan.

 

Kata kunci: Sindhen, Wangsalan, Estetika Bunyi.

 

 

ABSTRACT

 

Sindhenan is an important aspect in the performance of Javanese Karawitan both in independent perfor-mances and karawitan functions as one of the supporting aspects of the performance that has aesthetic and ethical elements. Aesthetic elements are related to the form of the phrase structure and the diction used in the sindhenan text, including those in the wangsalan. Wangsalan is one of the sindhenan texts which has values that are appreciated and believed to be a Javanese view of life. These values are then referred to as ethical values framed in Javanese culture. This research studies the meaning contained in the sindhenan wangsalan which is studied with aesthetic perspectives of sound and poetry. The method used in this study is a qualitative research model where the data presented is data obtained directly from the field, with the author’s perspective as the actor. The results of this study reveal the meaning contained in wangsalan conveyed by a sindhen in relation to the Javanese view and ideology in interpreting life.

 

Keywords: Sindhen, Wangsalan, Sound Aesthetics.
Gonorrhoea enhanced surveillance for indigenous status and risk factors in the south-eastern Sydney population
Authors: Ferson Mark J , Ressler Kelly-Anne , Nurkic Alma , Spokes Paula J
Published: June 2019

Background: Gonorrhoea incidence is increasing in the Australian population. As a laboratory notifiable disease in NSW, information is not routinely available on indigenous status, sexual preference or other risk factors for infection. We conducted a 12-month pilot of enhanced surveillance in southeastern Sydney in order to assess the feasibility of gathering this additional information.

Methods: For each notification in a south-eastern Sydney resident with a 2013 specimen date, we sent a letter and questionnaire to the requesting doctor seeking additional demographic and risk factor information.

Results: Of 1,341 questionnaires sent, 1,073 (79.5%) were returned, and men comprised 947 (88.3%). Indigenous status was provided for 1,009 (94.1%) cases, with seven (0.7%) identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Most men (83%) but a minority of women (19%) had same sex partners (p<0.001). Whilst 70% of men reported acquisition from a casual partner, only 46% of women thought they had acquired infection from a casual partner.

Conclusions: The high response rate and completeness of indigenous status were strong features of this enhanced surveillance pilot which also provided valuable information on sexual preference and other risk factors for infection. However, gathering of this information was very labour intensive for both clinical and public health staff.
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn., new species of the adventive flora of Slovakia
Authors: Dítě Zuzana , Dítě Daniel , Feráková Viera
Published: June 2019

First two records of Eleusine indica in Slovakia are presented. This exotic grass species originating from the tropical Old World was found in the Podunajská nížina Lowland (Eupannonicum): in 2017 in Štúrovo and the next year in Bratislava, municipal part Karlova Ves. Both populations counted only three individuals grown in the pavement cracks. The habitat conditions of each locality in detail are characterized. Whereas Slovakia is among the last countries where E. indica was just discovered within Europe, we discuss the environmental conditions and the origin of the species in the backlight of earlier studies related to its occurrence in the surrounding countries.
Hubungan Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Iklan Susu Formula dengan Pemberian ASI Ekslusif di Wilayah Puskesmas Rawat Inap Cempaka Kota Banjarbaru
Authors: Netty Netty , Rabiathul Siti , Qoriati Nurul Indah
Published: June 2019

Exclusive breastfeeding rate in South Kalimantan is only 51.18% of what should be 70%. Factors that inhibit exclusive breastfeeding are the lack of mother's knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding excellence, mother's attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding, and incessant milk formula advertising. The aim of this research is to know the relationship of knowledge, attitude and advertising of formula milk with Exclusive Breast Feeding in Cempaka Rawat Inap Puskesmas of 2018. Method of research of analytic survey with cross sectional approach. The population is all mothers who have babies aged 6-24 months which amounted to 435 people. Sample of 81 people. Sampling using technique Purposive sampling. The statistical test is Chi square test. The results showed that the most breastfeeding was not exclusive breastfeeding as much as 42 people (51.9%). Knowledge of respondents at most is quite as much as 43 people (53.1%). The most positive attitude is 46 people (56.8%). Infant formula advertising in mothers showed that most respondents were interested in formula milk ads as much as 48 people (59.3%). There is knowledge relation (p-value = 0,012 <α 0,05), there is relationship of attitude (p-value = 0,000 <α 0,05). There is a formula milk advertising relationship (p-value = 0,000 <α 0.05). It is hoped that mothers can increase their knowledge, awareness about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding, and are not interested in formula milk advertising despite offering attractive promotions and prizes
Blackness, Imperialism, and Nationalism in Dominican Children's Literature
Authors: Creech Stacy Ann
Published: June 2019

From pre-Columbian times through to the twentieth century, Dominican children's literature has struggled to define itself due to pressures from outside forces such as imperialism and colonialism. This paper examines the socio-political contexts within Dominican history that determined the kind of literature available to children, which almost exclusively depicted a specific construction of indigeneity, European or Anglo-American characters and settings, in an effort to efface the country's African roots. After the Educational Reform of 1993 was instituted, however, there has been a promising change in the field, as Dominican writers are engaged in producing literature for young people that includes more accurate representations of Blackness and multiculturalism.
Prize Culture and Diversity in British Children's Literature
Authors: Pearson Lucy , Sands-O'Connor Karen , Subramanian Aishwarya
Published: June 2019

Literary prizes often determine eligibility in terms of nationality; this article posits that they also play a significant role in constructing national literatures. An analysis of the Carnegie Medal, the UK's oldest children's book award, and some of its competitors, including the Guardian Prize and Other Award demonstrates the tension between the desire to claim cultural value for children's literature and to construct a body of literature that represents the real and imagined community of the nation. In the UK, this tension appears most notably with regard to depictions of Black, Asian and minority ethnic Britons.
Vers, vermines, vermisseaux et autres bestioles contaminantes dans l'œuvre poétique de Charles Baudelaire
Authors: Rincé Dominique
Published: June 2019

On connaît bien le bestiaire de Baudelaire pour ses grands oiseaux chargés de symboles (hiboux songeurs, cygnes égarés ou albatros spleenétiques), ses « bons » chiens ou « toutous » frétillants, et surtout ses « chats » tout empreints d'une mystérieuse et fascinante félinité. On connait moins en revanche la petite faune rampante qui semble avoir élu domicile, pour l'infester et le vivifier tout à la fois, dans le poème baudelairien. Vers, vermines, vermisseaux, mais aussi mouches, punaises, araignées, fourmis, chrysalides et autres insolites « helminthes », grouillent et prolifèrent dans les alvéoles des « vers » homonymes puisqu'aussi bien c'est dans ceux des Fleurs du mal, bien davantage que dans les proses du Spleen de Paris (en dépit de la reptilienne dédicace à Arsène Houssaye), que ce grouillement infectieux et contaminatoire parait s'exercer. Notre présente contribution, après avoir dressé rapidement l'inventaire de ce micro bestiaire vénéneux, s'attachera à en dégager la portée symbolique et surtout poétique si l'on veut bien considérer que des Memento mori comme « Une Charogne » ou « Le Flacon » sont aussi d'authentiques arts poétiques où s'opère, dans le terreau du texte, l'oxymorique travail de décomposition / recréation porté par ces « infâmes » petites bestioles. « De la vaporisation et de la centralisation du Moi. Tout est là », proclamera le premier fragment de Mon cœur mis à nu. Rien de tel en effet que de « noirs bataillons de larves » pour effectuer ce paradigmatique retournement de l'organique putréfié et pulvérisé au poétique reconfiguré et sublimé.
Modelling and Model-Based Control of an HVAC System
Authors: Kardos Tamás , Kutasi Dénes Nimród
Published: June 2019

An HVAC system contains heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment used in office or industrial buildings. The goal of this research is to design a controller for the process of cooling an office building that is made up of three rooms. The desired room temperature can be achieved by controlling the fans making up the fan coil units and the cooling medium’s temperature. By these means the building connected to the electrical grid becomes a smart office. The used building model includes several dynamically changing interior and exterior heat sources affecting the inner climate, which introduces a level of uncertain prediction into the system. We have determined the controller’s performance by the rate of deviation from the expected temperature, the consumed electrical energy and the generated noise. The controller was created in Matlab Simulink with the possibility of migration to a Siemens PLC.
Applicability Investigation of Joining Technologies for Diamond Core Bits
Authors: Kenéz Attila Zsolt , Bagyinszki Gyula
Published: June 2019

For the joining of two metallic components of different material quality, different methods of welding or soldering techniques are used. In this case, these two material qualities are given by the segments containing diamond particles, and thin-walled steel tube. In our previous paper we analysed welded joints with two different kinds of laser sources. In this paper we extend the previous investigations with the analysis of capacitor discharge welded and flame soldered samples. We examine the microstructure of the joints and record the chemical element maps to determine if alloying was formed. Joints are also subjected to fracture and hardness testing. This investigation shows that the applied joining technology meets the increased technical requirements because the joining zone must bear high mechanical and significant thermal loads during usage.
Next-Generation Sequencing in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Authors: Coccaro Nicoletta , Anelli Luisa , Zagaria Antonella , Specchia Giorgina , Albano Francesco
Published: June 2019

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer and accounts for about a quarter of adult acute leukemias, and features different outcomes depending on the age of onset. Improvements in ALL genomic analysis achieved thanks to the implementation of next-generation sequencing (NGS) have led to the recent discovery of several novel molecular entities and to a deeper understanding of the existing ones. The purpose of our review is to report the most recent discoveries obtained by NGS studies for ALL diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment planning. We also report the first efforts at NGS use for minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment, and early studies on the application of third generation sequencing in cancer research. Lastly, we consider the need for the integration of NGS analyses in clinical practice for genomic patients profiling from the personalized medicine perspective.
Epigenetic Methylations on N6-Adenine and N6-Adenosine with the same Input but Different Output
Authors: Li Zhiqing , Zhao Ping , Xia Qingyou
Published: June 2019

Epigenetic modifications on individual bases in DNA and RNA can encode inheritable genetic information beyond the canonical bases. Among the nucleic acid modifications, DNA N6-methadenine (6mA) and RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) have recently been well-studied due to the technological development of detection strategies and the functional identification of modification enzymes. The current findings demonstrate a wide spectrum of 6mA and m6A distributions from prokaryotes to eukaryotes and critical roles in multiple cellular processes. It is interesting that the processes of modification in which the methyl group is added to adenine and adenosine are the same, but the outcomes of these modifications in terms of their physiological impacts in organisms are quite different. In this review, we summarize the latest progress in the study of enzymes involved in the 6mA and m6A methylation machinery, including methyltransferases and demethylases, and their functions in various biological pathways. In particular, we focus on the mechanisms by which 6mA and m6A regulate the expression of target genes, and we highlight the future challenges in epigenetic regulation.
Study on Structural Evolution, Thermochemistry and Electron Affinity of Neutral, Mono- and Di-Anionic Zirconium-Doped Silicon Clusters ZrSin0/-/2- (n = 6–16)
Authors: Dong Caixia , Han Limin , Yang Jucai , Cheng Lin
Published: June 2019

We have carried out a global search of systematic isomers for the lowest energy of neutral and Zintl anionic Zr-doped Si clusters ZrSin0/-/2- (n = 6–16) by employing the ABCluster global search method combined with the mPW2PLYP double-hybrid density functional. In terms of the evaluated energies, adiabatic electron affinities, vertical detachment energies, and agreement between simulated and experimental photoelectron spectroscopy, the true global minimal structures are confirmed. The results reveal that structural evolution patterns for neutral ZrSin clusters prefer the attaching type (n = 6–9) to the half-cage motif (n = 10–13), and finally to a Zr-encapsulated configuration with a Zr atom centered in a Si cage (n = 14–16). For Zintl mono- and di-anionic ZrSin-/2-, their growth patterns adopt the attaching configuration (n = 6–11) to encapsulated shape (n = 12–16). The further analyses of stability and chemical bonding make it known that two extra electrons not only perfect the structure of ZrSi15 but also improve its chemical and thermodynamic stability, making it the most suitable building block for novel multi-functional nanomaterials.
Chromosomal Evolution and Evolutionary Relationships of Lebiasina Species (Characiformes, Lebiasinidae)
Authors: de Menezes Cavalcante Sassi Francisco , Aguiar de Oliveira Ezequiel , Antonio Carlos Bertollo Luiz , Nirchio Mauro , Hatanaka Terumi , Maria Ferreira Marinho Manoela , Moreira-Filho Orlando , Aroutiounian Rouben , Liehr Thomas , B. H. Al-Rikabi Ahmed , de Bello Cioffi Marcelo
Published: June 2019

We present the first cytogenetic data for Lebiasina bimaculata and L. melanoguttata with the aim of (1) investigating evolutionary events within Lebiasina and their relationships with other Lebiasinidae genera and (2) checking the evolutionary relationships between Lebiasinidae and Ctenoluciidae. Both species have a diploid number 2n = 36 with similar karyotypes and microsatellite distribution patterns but present contrasting C-positive heterochromatin and CMA3+ banding patterns. The remarkable interstitial series of C-positive heterochromatin occurring in L. melanoguttata is absent in L. bimaculata. Accordingly, L. bimaculata shows the ribosomal DNA sites as the only GC-rich (CMA3+) regions, while L. melanoguttata shows evidence of a clear intercalated CMA3+ banding pattern. In addition, the multiple 5S and 18S rDNA sites in L. melanogutatta contrast with single sites present in L. bimaculata. Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) experiments also revealed a high level of genomic differentiation between both species. A polymorphic state of a conspicuous C-positive, CMA3+, and (CGG)n band was found only to occur in L. bimaculata females, and its possible relationship with a nascent sex chromosome system is discussed. Whole chromosome painting (WCP) and CGH experiments indicate that the Lebiasina species examined and Boulengerella maculata share similar chromosomal sequences, thus supporting the relatedness between them and the evolutionary relationships between the Lebiasinidae and Ctenoluciidae families.
Multigenerational and Transgenerational Effects of Dioxins
Authors: Viluksela Matti , Pohjanvirta Raimo
Published: June 2019

Dioxins are ubiquitous and persistent environmental contaminants whose background levels are still reason for concern. There is mounting evidence from both epidemiological and experimental studies that paternal exposure to the most potent congener of dioxins, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), can lower the male/female ratio of offspring. Moreover, in laboratory rodents and zebrafish, TCDD exposure of parent animals has been reported to result in reduced reproductive performance along with other adverse effects in subsequent generations, foremost through the paternal but also via the maternal germline. These impacts have been accompanied by epigenetic alterations in placenta and/or sperm cells, including changes in methylation patterns of imprinted genes. Here, we review recent key studies in this field with an attempt to provide an up-to-date picture of the present state of knowledge to the reader. These studies provide biological plausibility for the potential of dioxin exposure at a critical time-window to induce epigenetic alterations across multiple generations and the significance of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in mediating these effects. Currently available data do not allow to accurately estimate the human health implications of these findings, although epidemiological evidence on lowered male/female ratio suggests that this effect may take place at realistic human exposure levels.