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Al-Qurâ€™an dan Teori Pengetahuan: Melacak Formula Epistemologi dalam Al-Qurâ€™an dan Implikasinya Terhadap Pendidikan Islam
Authors: Sumadi Eko
Published: May 2019

Abstract: The government has forced the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI) into the curriculum of every level of education, from basic education to higher education. Thus, the influence of the demands of society, political maps, social and economic conditions is far more dominant in determining the direction of education in Indonesia than the system of public trust that accumulates in its philosophical view. Important philosophical beliefs as a counterweight and also determine the direction of the pace of education, so that educational institutions do not necessarily only function as producers of labor. On the awareness of the importance of the philosophical dimension in determining the direction of education (Islam), there are still parties (Muslims) who are allergic to even consider sinful, in touch with philosophy with all its rules. This article will answer the question; How is the construction of epistemology of knowledge according to the Qur'an and what are the implications of the epistemology for Islamic education?

Kata Kunci: Epistemologi, Pendidikan Islam, dan Al-Qurâ€™an
OPTIMALISASI PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK DENGAN PEMBELAJARAN INKUIRI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS DI MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH
Authors: Pratiwi Widya
Published: May 2019

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to illustrate an inquari-learning strategy nowadays. Providing an in-depth illustrations, this ar-ticle written based on the teoretical study of Inquari Educational Technology as a learning strategy that focus on the process to search and discover. Material of the study should not give directly to students. Their roles in this learning to look for and discover the material by theirselves. By looking at the basic conception of Educational Technology and the current employment development, there will still be many new variation of learning will appear that is student-centered Approach. As a strategy, this learning have to develope studentsâ€™ sistematical, logical, and critical thinking ability. Therefore, it needed a proper learning strategy to be implemented in islamic school (Madrasah Ibtidaiyah).

 

Keywords : Pembelajaran inkuiri, Pendekatan siswa aktif, Madrasah Ibtidaiyah.
STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN AKTIF UNTUK ANAK USIA DINI
Authors: Hasanah Uswatun
Published: May 2019

Abstract: The role of teachers basically directs children as excellent generation, because the potential of children will not grow by itself without the help of teachers. Children need an environment that enables their potential to grow optimally. Children have their own unique world with children's point of view. Almost all of its activities are playing, exploring the objects that are around them is a fun activity. Thus, to face them requires active learning. The types of integrated active strategies for early childhood, namely: (1) BCCT strategy or (Beyond Center and Circle Time); (2) Throwing Ball Strategy; (3) Simple Brainstorming Strategy; (4) Drill strategy of Active Stories; (5) Record tracking strategy; (6) Problem-based learning.

 

Keywords: strategi, pembelajaran aktif, anak usia dini.
PENGAJARAN SHOLAT PADA ANAK USIA DINI PERSPEKTIF HADIS NABI MUHAMMAD SAW
Authors: Hermawan Risdianto
Published: May 2019

Abstract: Early age is the golden age or the golden age. In this phase, the child can absorb all the knowledge gained in the surrounding environment to the maximum. At this age, the planting of religious values â€‹â€‹must be carried out continuously, so that it will become a child's habit. Based on observations in the environment, today's children seem to be proud or reluctant to pray in congregation in the mosque, which we can observe when the child has reached puberty around middle school age, the child will stop reciting. All of this depends on the environment and education experienced at an early age. Problems like this often occur in various regions, children are reluctant to pray. Some influencing factors include factors in the child and environmental factors. This paper describes the method of teaching children to pray early on according to the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad and the level of early childhood development, including; exemplary, habituation, advice, attention and monitoring, and punishment.

 

Keywords: Sholat, Anak Usia Dini, Hadis Nabi.
Packaged good: Responses from Australian journalism educators of the Reporting Diversity project
Authors: Hess Kirsty , Waller Lisa
Published: May 2019

The Reporting Diversity Project provides teaching materials on reporting cultural diversity for journalism educators and university students. This article reports the findings from a survey designed to gauge journalism educators’ awareness of the online curriculum resources and their views on the usefulness of these materials. The survey was also used to capture journalism academics’ views on educational resources produced with government support. This article includes the findings from a series of trials of the Reporting Diversity teaching resources with a small cohort of academics from throughout Australia. It includes their evaluation of the resources and reveals ways in which the modules are being used and adapted for different classroom settings.
Complacent media fails debate over ‘empire’ wars
Authors: Beatson David
Published: May 2019

Reviewed book by Nicky Hager

Publication date: October, 2011

Nicky Hager's main charge in Other People’s Wars is that New Zealand’s defence and foreign affairs establishment has developed a culture where some senior officers ‘wanted to obey the government only when they agreed with it’, and otherwise ‘quietly undermined’ its policies and decisions. They believed they could ‘go to war without telling the public most of what they did’—and Hager provides convincing evidence that, for most of the last decade, they have been successful.
La paleontología de los vertebrados en Argentina desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX hasta nuestros días: un estudio cuali-cuantitativo basado en Ameghiniana
Authors: Ortíz-Jaureguizar Edgardo , Posadas Paula , Miguel Sandra , Abello M. Alejandra , Luy Amalia M. , Hidalgo Mónica , Stubbs Edgardo
Published: May 2019

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la evolución de la Paleontología de Vertebrados en Argentina, tomando como fuente la revista Ameghiniana. Utilizando todos los documentos sobre Paleontología de Vertebrados publicados en dicha revista en el período 1957-2014, se cuantificaron aspectos como el número de trabajos publicados, el número de firmas (totales y por trabajo), los porcentajes de autores hombres y mujeres, la procedencia del primer autor, la procedencia geográfica de los fósiles, la representación de los grandes intervalos temporales (eras y períodos) y los temas considerados. Se analizaron un total de 668 documentos. Los resultados muestran a lo largo del periodo un incremento en el número de trabajos y en el número de autores por trabajo (esto último, fundamentalmente a partir de los ?80). Asimismo, se observa un incremento en la cantidad de autorías masculinas y femeninas, en una disciplina aun masculinizada pero que muestra una promisoria tendencia hacia la paridad/equidad de géneros. Predominan las autorías únicas y dobles. La mayoría de los documentos tienen investigadores argentinos como primeros autores (especialmente de La Plata). En relación con la representación de los grandes intervalos temporales, predominan los trabajos sobre el Cenozoico y, dentro de esta Era, del Neógeno. En cuanto a los temas principales, predominan los trabajos taxonómicos. Los taxones más estudiados son los mamíferos (fundamentalmente roedores y xenartros) y los reptiles (dinosaurios). Los fósiles considerados provienen principalmente de Argentina (especialmente de Patagonia, seguidos por los de la región Pampeana). Los resultados obtenidos son explicados en el contexto histórico en el que se ha desarrollado la disciplina en la Argentina.
Sobral y la geología del Ã?irihuau
Authors: Ottone Eduardo Guillermo
Published: May 2019

Sobral fue el Jefe de la comisión que exploró y desarrolló dos pozos petroleros en el Ã?irihuau desde fin de 1932 a mediados de 1934. Durante ese lapso reconoció la estructura de la comarca del cerro La Buitrera, realizando también observaciones menores entre Ingeniero Jacobacci y Pilcaniyeu, la zona del río Foyel y los alrededores de Bariloche, además de colaborar en la descripción de las perforaciones Ã?irihuau 1 y 2. El detalle de sus interpretaciones sobre la geología de la zona permaneció inédito en sus libretas de campo. Se comentan las notas y dibujos insertos en ellas y reproducen parcialmente, poniendo de relieve su valor histórico y geológico.
M. Doello Jurado y la adquisición del meteorito El Toba por el Museo de Historia Natural en el año 1924
Authors: Sellés Martínez José
Published: May 2019

Se analiza el importante papel que el interés y la diligencia del Dr. M. Doello Jurado tuvieron en la adquisición del meteorito El Toba para la colección del entonces Museo de Historia Natural y las convicciones que lo llevaron a moverse con toda celeridad para que el mismo no fuera destruido ni comercializado inescrupulosamente. Para ello contó con la colaboración del Dr. Antenor Álvarez, médico sanitarista y político que llegó a ser Gobernador de Santiago del Estero, quién le informa de su existencia y el peligro de su destrucción.El trabajo de campo, la nada fácil tarea de transportar las más de cuatro toneladas de hierro desde el monte chaqueño hasta las instalaciones del museo en la calle Bernardo de Irigoyen fue encomendada al naturalista Enrique de Carles, quién ?según él mismo señala y agradece- contó para ello con el apoyo de numerosas personas e instituciones como el Ejército Argentino y el Ferrocarril Central Córdoba. Carles es también el responsable de la redacción del informe y memoria de la labor de campo. El informe final que Doello Jurado eleva al Ministro de Justicia e Instrucción Pública termina con un enfático párrafo en el que el autor deja en claro su firme convicción de que el valor científico, y no el material, justifica que los meteoritos caídos y por caer en el territorio de la Nación deban ser considerados de propiedad de ésta y conservados en sus museos para la investigación y la educación del pueblo.
Enrique Sparn (1889-1966). Sus aportes a la bibliografía geológica
Authors: Del Valle Silva Emilia , Alonso Ricardo
Published: May 2019

Heinrich Max Sparn (1889-1966) castellanizó su nombre alemán por el de Enrique Sparn, con el cual firmó su obra bibliográfica en la Argentina. Desde 1918 hasta 1954 se desempeñó en la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba (ANCC) donde tuvo una extensa carrera como bibliotecario, secretario y miembro de pleno derecho de la Academia. Asimismo fue miembro del Instituto de Bibliografía Regional del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y Jefe de la Comisión de Coordinación de todas las bibliotecas de la Universidad de Córdoba. No solo fue un gran bibliotecario sino que además se destacó como bibliógrafo científico, llevando a cabo minuciosas investigaciones sobre los temas importantes de la época los que le permitieron realizar contribuciones científicas con aportes estadísticos, sociológicos, culturales y educativos. Se destacó por haber compilado abundante literatura de los siglos XIX y XX, especialmente sobre geología, mineralogía, paleontología, ciencias naturales e historia de las ciencias.  Sus publicaciones suman un centenar de trabajos especialmente en actas, boletines y misceláneas de la ANCC. Se lo propone en este trabajo como el padre de la bibliografía científica argentina.
PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM BASED INTRODUCTION PADA SISWA KELAS II SD INPRES BONTOCINIAYO
Authors: . Muliati
Published: May 2019

This research is a classroom action research that aims to improve the learning outcomes of class II SDI Bontociniayo through the use of the Problem Based Introduction (PBI) method. The subject of this study was class II SDI Bontociniayo with 26 students consisting of 15 female students and 11 male students.This research was conducted in two cycles, namely the first cycle was carried out 2 times and the second cycle was also conducted two meetings, which were conducted for 2 months. The result is an increase in student learning outcomes through the Problem Based Introduction (PBI) method is (i) The level of learning outcomes of class II SDI Bontociniayo in the first cycle included in the high category with an average value of 68.2 while in the second cycle progressed with the category very high with an average value of 77.4, (ii) There is an increase in the learning outcomes of class II SDI Bontociniayo through the application of the Problem Based Introduction (PBI) method, both qualitatively and quantitatively. This can be seen in the table and explanation in the attachment, in the first cycle and second cycle of each action starting from action I to action II.In connection with the above results, the learning model is considered to be quite effective in teaching especially in the field of science studies, because it can improve student learning outcomes both in doing their assignments in school and providing opportunities for students to always try (experiment) in each activity learning so that they can be more motivated to achieve maximum achievement.
HALAL HARAM DALAM PERSPEKTIF PENDIDIKAN (Kajian Hadis Tahlili)
Authors: Mosiba Risna
Published: May 2019

Rasulullah saw. educate the people well, by making various parables and explaining them. We can understand this from various traditions. In Islamic law, halal and haram issues are very clear. While the vague is only known by some people about the law and its arguments. When a case is not clear to humans, whether halal or haram, then it should be avoided until it becomes clear to him that the case is halal or haram. Be careful (and keep away) from the shubhat matters is an effort to guard one's self over his religious faith and guard against his pride from reproaches. In fact, someone, if he falls into the matter of syubhat, he will easily underestimate matters that are clearly the law of his prohibition.
PENDIDIKAN DALAM AL-QUR’AN KAJIAN PADA QS. AL-RAHMAN 1-4
Authors: Abu Bakar Abdul Syukur
Published: May 2019

Education is a planned and practical activity process that has goals to be achieved. Thus the importance of a goal, so it is not surprising that there are many studies among experts regarding the importance of education. Many books that study education, many theories have emerged, many patented good formulas from God come from humans regarding education. In the Qur'an there has never been found an educational concept which was stopped at a certain level, but education lasted a lifetime at all stages of human growth and development. This research is based on a research library in the QS study. Al Rahman 1-4 and various expert views on education. The combination of the understanding of the Qur'an with the theory of education experts will give birth to a generation that is intelligent in its mind, polite and prudently spiritual.
Los científicos del cine
Authors: López Fernández José Luis
Published: May 2019

La ciencia ha estado presente en el hecho cinematográfico desde sus orígenes, ya como impulsora de la invención misma del cinematógrafo en el ocaso del siglo XIX, ya como promotora del continuo desarrollo técnico que los soportes audiovisuales han ido experimentando y garante de la calidad de la imagen y el sonido, a la vez que elemento propiciador de la reciente apertura del cine hacia la digitalización. En este artículo nos proponemos hacer un breve recorrido por los insignos científicos que han sido protagonistas de la historia del medio en un contexto amplio, desde aquellos primeros inventores y pioneros de los efectos especiales y el trucaje hasta los crudos estereotipos sociológicos que el ámbito audiovisual nos ha ofrecido durante décadas, deteniéndonos a analizar el rol propagandístico o admonitorio que la imagen en movimiento ha desempeñado a la hora de reflejar las bienandanzas o adversidades que el progreso tecno-científico puede llegar a acarrear. Abstract:It is an undisputed fact that scientific discovery has been notably present in cinema since its early origins, either as a precursor of the Cinématographe's invention in the twilight of the nineteenth century or even as a tool intended for the technical improvement of the audiovisual aids and the progressive quality of image and sound, as well as a driving force in the opening-up to modern digitalization nowadays. Our aim in this article is to have a short tour around the most prominent scientists that have led the history of film in a wide sense, from the early inventors and the pioneers of special effects and trick photography to the on-screen sociologically stereotypes that audiovisual means have provided for decades. Finally, we also discuss the advertising or warning role that motion pictures have carried out to mainly reflect the prosperities and adversities that techno-scientific progress may entail.Palabras clave:Innovación tecnológica; cinematógrafo; documental científico; cine de animación; estereotipos; biopic.Keywords:Technological Innovation; Cinématographe; Scientific Documentary; Animated Films; Stereotypes; Biopic.
Trastornos de personalidad y cine
Authors: Reyes Martos Jacobo , Lara López Emilio Luis
Published: May 2019

El cine, en cualquiera de sus géneros, es un inmejorable mues-trario de las diferentes personalidades que los psicólogos estudian con pormenor. Así, en las películas vemos reflejados distintos modos de pensar y actuar con los que nos identificamos, admiramos o rechazamos. En este artículo vamos a analizar en concreto los trastornos de personalidad en el cine, pues el séptimo arte muestra una irresistible atracción por personalidades fuera de lo común, trastornadas, que no se ajustan a los patrones ordinarios del comportamiento. Veremos catorce de estos trastornos llevados a la gran pantalla y apuntaremos los rasgos más característicos de cada uno de ellos. Nuestro propósito es establecer un catálogo de trastornos de personalidad en el cine y ofrecer posibilidades de su aplicación en el ámbito de la psicología, la docencia, la historia y la antropología.Abstract:Cinema, in any ot its many genres, is a large kaleidoskope of all those different personalities that are being studied carefully by psychologists. In films, we can find different ways of thinking and acting we identify with, admire or reject. In this magazine article we will examine closely personality disorders through films, since cinema shows an irresistible attraction to unusual disrupted personalities that do no fit to the usual patterns of behaviour. We will study fourteen of these personality disorders which have been brought to the big screen and we will comment their more distinctive features. We will also study the possibility of providing a use for them in the fields of Psychology, Teaching, History and Anthropology. Palabras clave:Trastornos de personalidad; cine; psicología; historiaKeywords:Personality Disorders; Cinema; Psychology; History
Aristóteles en Hollywood: poética y retórica en la narrativa audiovisual
Authors: Rodríguez de Austria Giménez de Aragón Alfonso
Published: May 2019

El objeto del presente trabajo es utilizar el modelo retórico propuesto por Aristóteles para crear el marco de una posible retórica de la narrativa audiovisual. Para ello, en primer lugar definiremos el objeto de estudio, aislándolo en la medida de lo posible de otras artes o ciencias hermanas, como la poética o la dialéctica. Seguidamente trataremos alguno de los problemas fundamentales que emergen de la aplicación de un modelo retórico basado en la palabra, a una retórica basada en la imagen sonora y en movimiento, como la dificultad de traducción de un lenguaje a otro o la necesidad de evitar la reducción de la retórica a una de sus partes. Finalmente estableceremos lo que consideramos el marco retórico aristotélico básico (los tres tipos de prueba por persuasión), y lo aplicaremos a la narrativa cinematográfica o audiovisual.Abstract:The subject of this paper is to use the rhetorical model proposed by Aristotle to create a framework for a potential rhetoric of audiovisual narrative. For this, first we define the object of study, isolating it as much as possible from other related arts or sciences, as poetic or dialectic. Then we discuss some key issues emerging from the application of a model of rhetoric based in words to a rhetoric based in moving images and sound. We discuss for instance the difficulty of translation from one language to another or the need to avoid the reduction of rhetoric to one of its parts. Finally, we establish what we consider the basic Aristotelian rhetorical frame (the three types of proof by persuasion), and we apply it to audiovisual narrative.Palabras clave:Aristóteles; retórica; poética; Hollywood; semiótica; narrativa audiovisualKeywords:Aristotle; Rhetoric; Poetics; Hollywood; Semiotics; Audiovisual Narrative
¿Por qué fotografía artística?
Authors: Reseña de Ramón Esparza Lucy Soutter.
Published: May 2019

Reseña del libro de Lucy Soutter ¿Por qué fotografía artística?
Impact of the Agroforestry Biodiversity and Social Management on Food Bioresources
Authors: Amalia-Gianina Străteanu , Stan Simona Nicoleta
Published: May 2019

Current and future challenges, the efficiency of food systems resources, induced by the impact of biodiversity loss and degradation, in general and agro-forestry biodiversity, in special, are crucial and contribute concretely to ensuring human and animal welfare and health, with direct implications for quality of life. Social responsibility is the attribute of every member of the civil society and every member of the knowledge society, to protect the food resources that are so necessary for the evolution of the present and future generations. Responsible social approaches need to be incorporated into day-to-day decisions from all decision levels because they have a dynamic character with real involvement in practice. We have an obligation to preserve the ecological balance, and so fairly fragile, but from the desire to accumulate benefits in the short term, we endanger the productivity and efficiency of the food system. For people belonging to poor and vulnerable groups, local biodiversity ensures the functioning of ecosystems and the provision of goods and services that are so necessary to unfold a healthy life, representing a social safety net with direct implications in the process of sustainable development.
The First Lithographic Workshops in Brno and Early Lithography in Moravia
Authors: Heilandová Lucie
Published: May 2019

Interest in the art of lithography in Moravia already began to appear in the early 19th century. The first lithographic workshops in Moravia were established as late as in 1824, when one was founded by Johann Baptista and Adolph Trassler as well as Johann Gastl at their printing works in Brno. Both the Trasslers and Gastl considered it to be an opportunity to expand the offer of their printing works and primarily became specialised in the printing of ephemera. Their lithographic production was thus tied to commercial art and book and magazine production rather than to independent artistic production.
The Typography of the Landfras Printing Works
Authors: Solpera Jan
Published: May 2019

The article focuses on the typefaces used in the Landfras printing works in Jindřichův Hradec throughout the 19th century. The production of this printing works reflected the transformation of the printing craft workshop into an industrial enterprise. In the history of the development of the typeface, the 19th century is the most interesting period. At its beginning, the transformation of the dynamic Renaissance Antiqua into the rational Classicist Antiqua was completed. In the next years, typographic font was used not only for education but more and more for advertisements. Roughly from the middle of the century, a period of historicism appeared in typography as well, involving virtually an eruption of all kinds of decorative letter shapes and ornaments. At the end of the 19th century, a new artistic style, Art Nouveau, emerged. This was the end of one epoch and the beginning of another in the history of this printing works. Concerning the typography of the 19th century, one can say that it is so ugly that it is beautiful. The same applies to the typefaces of the time. The interest in these highly emotional typefaces was revived again in the 1960s, when it led to the creation of a number of interesting products in the areas of book typography, cultural posters and record sleeves.
Reading in the Sobotka Area in the First Half of the 19th Century – Readers, Book and Library Owners
Authors: Bílek Karol
Published: May 2019

The article provides information on the cultural life of the small town of Sobotka near Jičín and its surroundings during the National Revival. In its short introduction, it presents its main cultural activities from the 14th century while focusing on significant figures of the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century: the burgher Raymund Šolc and the priests Antonín Marek, František Vetešník and Damián Šimůnek. It draws particular attention to their libraries and the spread of Czech books. It also mentions other important inhabitants of the town, such as the saleswoman Barbora Pavienská or the shoemaker Josef Novák.
The Effect of Production System and Finish Weight on Carcass and Meat Quality of Kivircik Lambs
Authors: Ekiz Bulent , Yilmaz Alper , Yalcintan Hulya , Yakan Akin , Kocak Omur , Ozcan Mustafa
Published: May 2019

Fifty-two male Kivircik lambs were used to investigate the influences of finish weight (LOW: 25–26 kg, MEDIUM: 30–31 kg and HIGH: 35–36 kg) and production system (CON: concentrate-based system, PAS: pasture-based system) on carcass and meat quality characteristics. CON lambs (n=27) were weaned at 76 d of age and then finished on concentrate feed and alfalfa hay until slaughter. PAS lambs (n=25) grazed on native pasture in the day-time and sucked their dams until slaughter. CON group grew 30% faster during the experimental period; therefore significantly fewer days were required to reach the target weight. CON lambs had higher cold carcass weight, cold dressing percentage, and produced fattier carcasses compared with those of PAS system. PAS lambs had lower meat lightness values than CON ones. CON system produced more tender meat than PAS system in terms of shear force and sensory evaluation results. Intramuscular fat of the PAS lambs had higher percentage of ∑PUFA and ∑n-3 PUFA, and lower n-6/n-3 ratio than that of CON ones. Finish weight had no influence on dressing percentage and carcass fatness. Meat of HIGH lambs had lower L* value than other groups. Panellists gave lower scores to meat of MEDIUM lambs for tenderness when compared with other groups. In conclusion, CON system might be considered to obtain higher carcass dressing, lighter meat colour and more tender meat, while PAS system had an advantage of lower n-6/n-3 ratio and of higher ∑n-3 PUFA percentage. PAS lambs had lower fatness level than CON ones. Therefore, if priority is given to fatty acid composition and carcass with lower fat, PAS system might be considered. Finish weight of 35–36 kg might be preferred to increase lamb production, without any adverse effect on carcass and meat quality in both of the production systems.
Merging Footwear Design and Functionality
Authors: Kutnjak-Mravlinčić Suzana , Akalović Jadranka , Bischof Sandra
Published: May 2019

Functionality and appearance are key aspects of good footwear. Developments in recent science and technology offer a wider scope of innovations, contributing to diversity and higher complexity of the production concept of footwear. Contemporary industrial footwear market offers a practically limitless number of new design and fashion solutions, often of quite similar appearance, but with significant differences in quality level, both regarding manufacture, raw material content, durability, and in some special functional finishes. The materials for footwear manufacture are functionalized for functional protective purposes, such as antimicrobial, waterproofing, fire resistant, wear and tear resistant, and recently for some therapeutical purposes. Novelties in material functionalization for the materials built in the footwear are most often promoted and presented on tags and labels and are used as advertisement issues, while some functionalities have become a logo for some brands.
Introducing a Newly Developed Fabric for Air Filtration
Authors: Hakam Mohamed , Hashima Wael , Elhawary Ibrahim , Elgeiheini Adel
Published: May 2019

Woven and nonwoven fabrics present filtration efficiency higher than other air filtration media. Fabrics are selected according to air flow conditions and particle characteristics. The majority of air filtration media are nonwoven fabrics because of their cost, but they need high filtration area for high efficiency. Modified construction of woven fabric introduces high performance in air filtration and decreases filter size, which tends to have better competition abilities. The designed fabrics have considerable thickness and suitable pore characteristics by applying roving instead of weft yarns. Four factors (roving count and their turns per inch, picks per inch and fabric designs) were varied in order to study the effect of these factors on their performance in filtration. Optimum operating conditions for a determined range of air permeability and pore size were obtained.
Investigation of the Adoption of Building Commissioning Practices in the Installation of Building Services Items
Authors: Wahab Akeem Bolaji , Omaka Kingsley
Published: May 2019

Of recent, the need to increase the performance of services installations in buildings has been a major point of interest amongst construction professionals through the consideration of commissioning practices required to be adopted during execution of building projects. The aim of the study is to investigate awareness of building professionals on the adoption of building commissioning practices in the installation and use of building services equipment. The study therefore examines the characteristics of building commissioning practices, examines the level of awareness and adoption of building commissioning practices amongst construction professionals in Lagos State, Nigeria, as well as investigates the factors influencing their adoption. A survey method of research was employed with questionnaire administered on construction professionals available on the list of firms of the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) registered with the Lagos State Government. The data collected were analysed with the use of statistical tools, such as frequency distribution, mean item score, analysis of variance and factor analysis. The study shows that amongst the characteristics of building commissioning practices, lighting services have the highest level of engagement with a mean score of 4.45, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning 4.15 while vertical transporting services have a mean score of 3.82. A significant proportion of the respondents are aware of building commissioning practices through different professional training courses and practices. The study also shows that there is relationship between the level of awareness and adoption of building commissioning practices at 95 % confidence level. The indicators in group one are found through the factor analysis to be contributing mostly to the adoption of building commissioning practices by the respondents. The study concludes that with the existing level of its awareness in the study area, efforts should be made by stakeholders to entrench building commissioning practices provisions in the country’s institutional framework/regulatory code, which covers the installation and use of service items in building stock so as to further deepen their adoption in order to enhance performance and comfort of building projects.
Diprion pini L. (Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Diprionidae) population dynamics in the Low Dnieper region
Authors: Meshkova Valentyna , Nazarenko Serhii , Kolienkina Maryna
Published: May 2019

Pine sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Diprionidae) are the most spread foliage browsing insects of pine forests in Europe, especially monovoltinous European pine sawfly Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy, 1785) and common pine sawfly Diprion pini (Linnaeus, 1758), which develops in one or two generations per year depending on weather. The outbreaks of both pine sawflies are the most frequent and intensive in the Steppe zone of Ukraine, especially in the Low Dnieper region, where pine forest (Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus and Pinus pallasiana D. Don) was planted on moving sands in the sixties of the 20th century. This research is aimed at the evaluation of the parameters for D. pini outbreak dynamics in the Low Dnieper region.

Outbreak severity, specific foci area and mean score of stand threat by D. pini were evaluated from the regional statistical reports. In the regional scale for 1979–2017, notable outbreaks of D. pini were registered in 1982, 1993, 2002, 2006 and 2017. An interval between maximums was from 4 to 11 years, in average 9 years. The growth of foci area in 1979–1998 as compared to 1999–2017 as well as correlation between pine stand area and annual area of this pest’s foci in different forests was not statistically significant. Graphical analysis of dynamics of D. pini focal area for 2010–2017 was done based on individual threat levels. Our study confirms the fact of three outbreaks for this period in three forest and hunting enterprises (FHE), two outbreaks in one FHE and one outbreak in one FHE. An interval between the outbreaks makes three or six years. The causes of such shortening of interval are discussed.
Effects of location of Norway spruce (Picea abies) stumps on their colonisation by insects in the mountains
Authors: Skrzecz Iwona , Bulka Maria , Ukalska Joanna
Published: May 2019

Tree stumps provide habitat for insect assemblages, which are influenced by various factors. Among these factors, physical and chemical changes of the stumps, fungi developing in the dead wood and stump size are most often reported. However there is limited information about the abundance of insects in stumps that are located on mountains where there are different microclimatic conditions. The studies pointed at the determination whether the location of Picea abies stumps in mountains at different altitudes above sea level and on mountainsides with different sun exposure has an impact on the frequency of insects colonising them. The study was carried out in the Eastern Sudety Mountains situated in south-western Poland. The stumps were in clearcuts located at the altitudes 600–700 m and 900–1000 m above sea level and on southern and northern mountainsides. The insects were collected from 0.05 m2 of bark from each stump and identified to the family, order or species level. The numbers of insects in the stumps were modelled with the use of the Poisson distribution or the negative binomial distribution and the generalised linear models. Picea abies stumps were colonised by insects from 16 families in 3 orders (Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera) in which the Coleoptera was most frequently represented by the families Cerambycidae, Curculionidae (with the sub-family Scolytinae). In the stumps located at the elevation of 900–1000 m there were 28% more insects than in the stumps at 600–700 m. The stumps located on mountainsides with northern exposure were colonised more abundantly by Cerambycidae. Numbers of Curculionidae in the stumps were affected by altitude. Most Curculionidae were found in the stumps located at the elevation 900–1000 m above sea level. The interaction of altitude and mountainside exposure showed more insects in the stumps at higher altitude, regardless of the mountainside exposure. The results showed that the total number of insects in the stumps was influenced by their location in mountains.
Heliconema monopteri n. sp. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) from Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) (Osteichthyes: Synbranchidae) in India, with notes on the taxonomy of Heliconema spp.
Authors: Moravec F. , Chaudhary A. , Singh H. S.
Published: May 2019

A new nematode species, Heliconema monopteri n. sp. (Physalopteridae), is described from the stomach and intestine of the freshwater fish Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) (Synbranchidae) in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is mainly characterized by the lengths of spicules (468 – 510 µm and 186 – 225 µm), the postequatorial vulva without elevated lips, the presence of pseudolabial lateroterminal depressions and by the number and arrangement of caudal papillae. This is the first representative of the genus reported from a synbranchiform fish. Another new congeneric species, Heliconema pisodonophidis n. sp. is established based on a re-examination of nematodes previously reported as H. longissimum (Ortlepp, 1922) from Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton) (Ophichthidae) in Thailand; ovoviviparity in this species is a unique feature among all physalopterids. Heliconema hamiltonii Bilqees et Khanum, 1970 is designated as a species dubia and the nematodes previously reported as H. longissimum from Mastacembelus armatus (Lacépède) in India are considered to belong to H. kherai Gupta et Duggal, 1989. A key to species of Heliconema Travassos, 1919 is provided.
Detection and identification of Toxocara canis in infected dogs using PCR
Authors: Öge H. , Öge S. , Özbakiş-Beceriklisoy G.
Published: May 2019

Faecal samples were collected from 224 dogs (47 villages) in Ankara. Toxocara spp. eggs were diagnosed in faeces using centrifugal flotation and sedimentation methods. A total of 21 dogs (9.38 %) were positive for Toxocara spp. eggs. In this study, we used the PCR technique that, in combination with DNA sequencing, allows the detection and identification of T.canis eggs in faeces of infected dogs. For this purpose, the ATPase subunit-6 gene (mtDNA) was selected as a target for the amplification T. canis. The primers were used to amplify 217 bp region. Amongst 21 coproscopically detected Toxocara isolates from dogs, 5 (23.8 %) samples were PCR-positive for T. canis, and the remaining 16 samples were PCR-negative. Results indicate that PCR can detect Toxocara canis DNA in faeces of infected dogs, but efficacy was low when compare to sedimentation/flotation. PCR is additional test for diagnosing of this infection. But, the difficulties of identification based on PCR in faecal examinations need to be investigated further.
Infection patterns of helminths in Norops brasiliensis (Squamata, Dactyloidae) from a humid forest, Northeastern Brazil and their relation with body mass, sex, host size, and season
Authors: Amorim D. M. , Ávila R. W.
Published: May 2019

Climatic and ecological factors can influence the parasite load of a host. Variation in rainfall, body size, and sex of the hosts may be related to the abundance of parasites. This study investigated the helminth fauna associated with a population of Norops brasiliensis, together with the effect of host biology (sex, body size, and mass) and variation in rainfall regime on the abundance of helminths. Species of three groups of endoparasites were found (Nematoda, Cestoda, and Trematoda), with nematodes as the most representative taxa with eight species, prevalence of 63.2 %, mean intensity of 4.0 ± 0.58 (1 – 25), and mean abundance of 2.66 ± 0.44 (0 – 25). Nine helminth species are new host records for N. brasiliensis. The nematode Rhabdias sp. had the highest prevalence (53.3 %). There was no significant relationship between abundance of the trematode Mesocoelium monas and host sex or season, although the abundance of this parasite increased significantly with host body size and mass, while abundance of nematodes was related to season and host mass. This study increases the knowledge about the diversity of helminth fauna associated with N. brasiliensis, revealing infection levels of hosts from northeastern Brazil.
Recent Dune Migration Along the Coastal Plain of Canoa Quebrada, Ceará State, Northeast Brazil
Authors: Pedrosa Adriana Albuquerque , Claudino-Sales Vanda , Cavalcante IItabaraci Nazareno , Carvalho Alexandre Medeiros
Published: May 2019

In the coastal area of Ceará State, northeast Brazil, there are large mobile dunefields, including barchans, barchanoid dunes and sandsheets. The migration rate of these dunes, as measured by several studies, varies between 32 m/y and 9 m/y. This paper analyzes the migration of the dunes in Canoa Quebrada Beach, located in the eastern coast of Ceará State, using remote sensing of aerial photos and satellite imagery from 1988 to 2013 (25 years). The resulting data indicate an average migration rate varying from 1.8 m/y to 9.3 m/y. This is the lowest rate of migration measured for large and undeveloped mobile dunes in Ceará State. The analysis indicates that the element responsible for this low rate is the low wind speed. However, the installation of wind power turbines in the area – which demanded the fixation of part of the dunes to prevent the equipment from being buried and from aeolian erosion – might be another reason for the decreasing dune migration. The dune migration decrease may increase the sedimentary deficit in the coastline downdrift of Canoa Quebrada Beach.
Characterization of a Novel Avian Avulavirus 1 of Class I isolated from a Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) in Macedonia in 2012
Authors: Dodovski Aleksandar , Popova Zagorka , Savić Vladimir
Published: May 2019

Avian avulavirus type 1 (AAvV-1) belongs to the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Avulavirus. Even though belonging to a single serotype, there is great genetic variability between these viruses. On the basis of the available complete fusion (F) gene and whole genome sequences and using the genotype classification system, AAvV-1 viruses are divided in two major groups: class I and class II. Class I viruses are predominantly avirulent viruses and majority of the isolations come from waterfowl and domestic poultry from live bird markets in USA and China although isolations from wild birds are reported globally. In our study we used classical, molecular and phylogenetic tools to characterize an AAvV-1 isolated from a mute swan in Macedonia. Based on the complete F gene sequence, we have concluded that the virus designated as AAvV-1/mute swan/Macedonia/546/2012 (KP123431) belongs to the class I of AAvV-1 with an avirulent cleavage site motif 112ERQER*L117. The virus could not be assigned to any of the four currently existing subgenotypes (1a, 1b, 1c or 1d) of the single genotype 1 of class I viruses. Two distant viruses, isolated from goose in Alaska in 1991 and from goose in Ohio in 1987, shared the highest nucleotide sequence identity of the complete F gene with the isolate in our study: 92.7% and 92.8%, respectively. This is the first report of isolation of class I AAvV-1 in Southeastern Europe. The asymptomatic nature and the underreporting of sequences from the class I viruses impede the understanding of the molecular epidemiology and evolution of this group of viruses.
A Cumulative-signals-based Method for Time Delay Estimation
Authors: Mosorov Volodymyr
Published: May 2019

An original method for time delay estimation is presented. It is based on changing input signals into cumulative ones, followed by determination of inflection points of cumulative curves, and estimation of time delay as time difference of these points’ occurrences. To determine the inflection points, a suitable algorithm is proposed. The preliminary results show that the proposed method is sufficiently efficient, especially in the case of flow measurements based on tomography technique when the cross-correlation function of the signals has no evident peak. This method has no limitations on its application for different types of input signals.
Graphene Langmuir-Schaefer films Decorated by Pd Nanoparticles for NO2 and H2 Gas Sensors
Authors: Kostiuk Dmytro , Luby Stefan , Siffalovic Peter , Benkovicova Monika , Ivanco Jan , Jergel Matej , Majkova Eva
Published: May 2019

NO2 and H2 gas sensing by few-layer graphene (FLG) were studied in dependence on the annealing and decoration of graphene by palladium nanoparticles (NPs). Graphene was deposited onto SiO2 (500 nm)/Si substrates by a modified Langmuir-Schaefer technique. A solution of FLG flakes in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone was obtained by a mild sonication of the expanded milled graphite. FLG films were characterized by atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and the Brunnauer-Emmett-Teller method. Average FLG flake thickness and lateral dimension were 5 nm and 300 nm, respectively. Drop casting of Pd NP (6–7 nm) solution onto FLG film was applied to decorate graphene by Pd. The room temperature (RT) resistance of the samples was stabilized at 15 kΩ by vacuum annealing. Heating cycles of FLG film revealed its semiconducting character. The gas sensing was tested in the mixtures of dry air with H2 gas (10 to 10 000 ppm) and NO2 gas (2 to 200 ppm) between RT and 200 °C. The response of 26 % to H2 was achieved by FLG with Pd decoration at 70 °C and 10 000 ppm of H2 in the mixture. Pure FLG film did not show any response to H2. The response of FLG with Pd to 6 ppm of NO2 at RT was ≥ 23 %. It is 2 times larger than that of the pure FLG sample. Long term stability of sensors was studied.
The Algebraic Structure of Quantity Calculus II: Dimensional Analysis and Differential and Integral Calculus
Authors: Raposo Álvaro P.
Published: May 2019

In a previous paper, the author has introduced and studied a new algebraic structure which accurately describes the algebra underlying quantity calculus. The present paper is a continuation of that one, which extends the purely algebraic study by adding two more ingredients: an order structure and a topology. The goal is to give a solid justification of dimensional analysis and differential and integral calculus with quantities.
The (Co-)Location Sharing Game
Authors: Olteanu Alexandra-Mihaela , Humbert Mathias , Huguenin Kévin , Hubaux Jean-Pierre
Published: May 2019

Most popular location-based social networks, such as Facebook and Foursquare, let their (mobile) users post location and co-location (involving other users) information. Such posts bring social benefits to the users who post them but also to their friends who view them. Yet, they also represent a severe threat to the users’ privacy, as co-location information introduces interdependences between users. We propose the first game-theoretic framework for analyzing the strategic behaviors, in terms of information sharing, of users of OSNs. To design parametric utility functions that are representative of the users’ actual preferences, we also conduct a survey of 250 Facebook users and use conjoint analysis to quantify the users’ benefits o f sharing vs. viewing (co)-location information and their preference for privacy vs. benefits. Our survey findings expose the fact that, among the users, there is a large variation, in terms of these preferences. We extensively evaluate our framework through data-driven numerical simulations. We study how users’ individual preferences influence each other’s decisions, we identify several factors that significantly affect these decisions (among which, the mobility data of the users), and we determine situations where dangerous patterns can emerge (e.g., a vicious circle of sharing, or an incentive to over-share) – even when the users share similar preferences.