bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BIST Ticaret Endeksinde Yer Alan İşletmelerin Finansal Performanslarının Entropi ve MAIRCA Yöntemleri ile Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: AYÇİN Ejder , GÜÇLÜ Pembe
Published: January 2020

Bu çalışmada, Borsa İstanbul (BIST) ticaret endeksinde (XTCRT) işlem gören işletmelerin finansal performansları Entropi ve Çok Nitelikli İdeal-Gerçek Karşılaştırma Analizi (Multi Atributive Ideal-Real Comparative Analysis (MAIRCA)) yöntemleri bir arada kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada öncelikle finansal performansın değerlendirilmesinde kriter olarak kullanılacakolan finansal oranlar belirlenmiş vetüm işletmeler için hesaplanmıştır. Uygulamanın ilk adımında performans kriterlerine ilişkin önem ağırlıkları Entropi yöntemi ile hesaplanmıştır. Daha sonra ise işletmelere ilişkin finansal performans sıralamasının elde edilmesi için MAIRCA yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. Uygulama sonuçlarına göre, en önemli kriterler nakit oranı, asit test oranı ve aktif devir hızı olarak belirlenmiştir. Finansal performansı en yüksek olan işletmelerinise sırasıylaMİLPA Ticari ve Sinai Ürünler Pazarlama Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., SANKO Pazarlama İthalat İhracat A.Ş. ve TEKNOSA İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Mindfulness e investigación psicológica positivista: críticas y alternativas
Authors: Águila Cornelio
Published: January 2020

En los últimos años, el fenómeno mindfulness está recibiendo una gran atención en el ámbito científico-académico, y su práctica es aceptada como una eficiente técnica para la mejora de diferentes trastornos psicológicos, habiendo sido integrada en las terapias de tercera generación. En su desarrollo científico, existe un claro predominio de las investigaciones de carácter positivista, que utilizan métodos racionalistas y técnicas de medición estandarizada. Dada la posición ontológica dual materialista del paradigma positivista, estas investigaciones presentan una visión reduccionista y limitada de mindfulness, al distanciarse de su naturaleza esencial no dualista, así como de sus fundamentos morales e implicaciones políticas. En este artículo, se señalan algunas de las cuestiones críticas de la investigación positivista sobre mindfulness en el campo de la psicología, y se muestran alternativas ontológicas y metodológicas más cercanas a su naturaleza original, defendiendo, para ello, el paradigma naturalista y los métodos de investigación cualitativos.
Anti-Corruption Sense of Justice as an Overriding Factor of Personality Development of a Penal Correction System Officer
Authors: Zaborovskaia Iuliia , Rekova Valeriya Sergeevna , Platonova Valentina Igorevna , Rezhapova Irina Mikhailovna
Published: January 2020

The need in corruption prevention and the necessity to create the anti-corruption legal base are recognized by all states. This particular research is devoted to modern trends in corruption observed inside the penal system. The authors analyze views of researchers on this phenomenon as well as anti-corruption solutions and prove the importance of developing anti-corruption sense of justice and moral education of penal corection system officers. They also offer particular prevention measures aimed at developing anti-corruption sense of justice of officers. In the course of their research the authors analyze provisions of the federal law No, 273 On Corruption Prevention dated December 25, 2008 and offer measures aimed at anti-corruption behavior of officers. As a result of their research, the authors emphasize the need to develop anti-corruption policy and anti-corruption culture as well as the need to teach anti-corruption behavior and sense of justice to penal correction system officers and the need to discover and eliminate causes of corruption. They also conclude that there is a need to develop anti-corruption standards that are being developed by state authorities today for particular spheres of social relations. 
Civil Means and Methods of Environmental Harm Prevention (the Case Study of Regional Trial)
Authors: Letuta Tatiana
Published: January 2020

The object of the research is civil relations arising in the process of environmental harm prevention. The subject of the research is the standards of civil law and regional trials as well as researches. The author of the article pays special attention to answering the question whether Article 1065 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation establishes environmental protection means as fully as possible, what means of civil protection can be used by complainants and whether the structure of Article 1065 of the Civil Code is efficient enough. Based on the research objectives, the author of the article has used such research methods as systems analysis allowing to cover a wide range of materials and to discover gaps and inconsistencies of references rules in The Law On Environmental Protectino and Civil Code as well as analysis and generalisation to work with trial materials and to make conclusions. The main conclusinos of the research are the following provisions. There is no direct mechanism for the implementation of provisions of The Law on Environmental Protection through Civil Code rules. Thus, the author offers better ways of implying civil means including protection of estates and property rights. Letuta offers her own variant of civil protection means that can be used to prevent environmental harm in certain cases. The author also gives her own variants of amendments and changes in the civil law that would ensure better implementation of the provisions of Articles 34, 56 and 80 of The Law on Environmental Protection. 
The Relations Between the Institution of Procedural Responsibility, Legal Relationships and Legal Practice
Authors: Chuklova Elena Valerievna
Published: January 2020

The subject of this research is the institution of procedural responsibility and its relations with legal relationships and legal practice. In her research Chuklova defines genetic, coordination, subordination and functional relations. According to the author, implementation of procedural responsibility provisions creates both material and procedural legal relations. The author demonstrates that the institution of procedural responsibility either relates to legal relationships at the functional genetic level disregarding the definition of a particular legal relationship or acts as a result of legal regulation or means of regulation. There should be legal grounds for creating such an institution, too. The institution of procedural responsibility creates conditions for discovering the truth in criminal, civil or administrative cases, thus demonstrating subordination relations. The research is based on general and special research methods such as comparative law, formal law analysis, functional and systems approaches, etc. As a result of the research, the author concludes that judicial practice is a coordination link between procedural form and material law, however, many court decisions demonstrate a negative tendency in implementation of the procedural responsibility provisions when there is a total substitution of one term with the other. For example, contempt of court includes such actions as numerous continuous disqualifications, non-submission of documents, failure to appear in court, non-compliance with court orders, negative remarks about a judge's professional or personal qualities. The article is funded by The Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project No. 19-011-00103 А 'Legal Responsibility in Russia's Legal System: the Concept of Interaction, Interconnection and Elimination of Contradictions with Other Elements of Legal System'. 
Procedural Algorithm for Ensuring the Right a Minor Suspect or Accused to Defense in Pre-Trial Criminal Procedure
Authors: Koryakina Zinaida Ivanovna
Published: January 2020

In terms of scientific interpretation and law-enforcement practice, Koryakina analyzes criminal procedure legislation that regulates ensuring the right to defense of a suspect or accused who haven't reached their legal age at the time of trial. The main problem here is that the procedure of pre-trial ensurance of the right to defense of a minor suspect or accused do not cover the full range of legal rights and interests as it is set forth by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. Thus, the legal status of a minor is equalized to the status of an individual of legal age. The aim of the research is to discover new theoretical and practical provisions about the process of ensuring the right to defense of a minor suspect or accused at the pre-trial stage of criminal procedure. The research objectives include analysis of doctrinal and regulatory ensuring the right of minors to defense as well as analysis of specific features of such process. In her research Koryakina has also used sociological, formal legal, comparative legal analysis, systems approach and modelling, historical legal and logical legal methods. In her article the author offers new provisions aimed at developing the mechanism of protection of minors' legal rights and interests taking into account not only their age but also their lack of life experience. Thus, the scientific novelty of the research is caused by the fact that the author suggests to renew the procedure of ensuring the right of minors to defense. 
Concerning the Legal Nature of Notifications About the Use of Budgetary Enforcement Measures
Authors: Karpukhin Dmitrii Vyacheslavovich , Ostroushko Alexander Vladimirovich
Published: January 2020

The object of the research is codification of budgetary relations arising in the process of implementation of budgetary enforcement measures. In 2013 the Budgetary Code of the Russian Federation offered a completely new two-level administrative procedure construction that implied fixation of the grounds for implementation of budgetary enforcement measures in notifications about the use of budgetary enforcement measures and decisions that such measures shall be applied. Analysis of the law enforcement practice of using the aforesaid budgetary enforcement measures has demonstrated that there is a problem defining the legal nature of notifications about the use of budgetary enforcement measures. The research is based on the combination of general and special research methods used in social and legal studies. The methodological basis of the research includes the dialectical method with typical requirements of objectivity, versatility, historicism and specificity of truth. General research methods used by the researcher include analysis, synthesis, comparison and measurement. The special research method is the comparative law analysis. As a result of the research, the author discovers that the problem of defining the legal nature of notifications about the use of budgetary enforcement measures is caused by the two-level law enforcement construction of budgetary enforcement measures that implies both notifications and decisions about application of budgetary enfrocement measures. The researcher also underlines the dual nature of notifications that, besides fixation of the grounds for implementation of budgetary enforcement measures and stating the amount of funds that have been used violating the limits of interbudgetary transfers, budget credict or have been used not for intended purpose, also contains instructions about making relevant decisions. 
Psychological Grounds for Judicial Activity
Authors: Shapochanskii Vladimir Nikolaevich , Eremeev Sergei Gennad'evich
Published: January 2020

The subject of the research is the personal traits of a judge and psychological peculiarities of judicial process. The authors focus on personal traits of all participants of a judicial process. The stage of trial is the climax of the entire pre-trial procedure. At this stage there is a direct confrontation between parties, available evidences are presented, studied and evaluated, in rare cases new evidences are discovered. This is the stage when a judge has the main role, besides legal functions he also arranges and manages regulation of interaction between all participants. In the course of their research the authors have used the methods of bibliographical analysis, analysis of documents and observation over participants of court procedcure. For efficient performance of his or her functions, a judge must have excellent knowledge of law and a whole number of personal qualities such as strong will, resistence to stress, communicative skills, etc. A judge experiences the influence of certain negative factors that accumulate and may seriously harm his or her personality. Another important role is performed by a prosecutor who also represents the state but is always at the part of accusation. Prosecutor's competence, argumentation and persuasion skills allow to complete efforts made by law enforcement agencies at the pre-trial stage. The accused is another participant worthy of attention. At the stage of trial his or her personality undergoes serious changes that define his or her further behaviour. The judicial decision-making process implies all kinds of available evidences as well as personal traits of all participants of a criminal process. 
Concerning Genetic, Coordination and Subordinate Relations of Procedural Responsibility
Authors: Lipinsky Dmitriy Anatol'evich , Musatkina Aleksandra Anatol'evna , Chuklova Elena Valerievna
Published: January 2020

The object of the research is procedural responsibility relations and the subject of the research is sub-institutions and different kinds of functional relations inside and outside them. The researchers analyse sub-institutios of criminal procedure, administrative procedure and civil procedure responsibility and describes different kinds of their relations. They focus on the development of the institutions of procedural responsibility and their isolation from material branches of law. The authors describe different kinds of interaction between structural elements of procedural responsibility and disclose genetic, coordination and subordinate relations. The methodology of the research is based on historical law, formal law and dialectical analysis methods. The authors have also applied such methods as deduction and induction, analysis and synthesis. The novelty of the research is caused by the fact that the authors explain the grounds for creation of the institution of procedural responsibility and describe particular manifestations of subordinate and coordination relations. They prove the existence of close and distant genetic relations as well as direct and derivative relations that may be of both internal and external nature. The authors discover that genetic relations that demonstrate the proximity and origin of the institution of procedural responsibility are conditioned by specialization of law branches as well as sub-institutions of procedural responsibility. They prove that coordination links ensure horizontal coordination and may affect, firstly, the order of bringing to different kinds of legal responsibility and secondly, application of other kinds of legal responsibility besides procedural responsibility; thirdly, the use of terms, definitions, measures typical for different kinds of legal responsibility, and fourthly, regulation of homogenous social relations.     
Concerning Coordination, Subordination and Genetic Relations of Legal Responsibility with the System of Law and Legislation System
Authors: Kuzmin Igor Aleksandrovich
Published: January 2020

The object of the research is a complex interaction between the regulatory construction of legal responsibility, the system of law and legislation system expressed in coordination, subordination and genetic relations. The subject of the research includes specific features of the relationship between legal responsibility and other legal phenomena at the substantial, structural and systemic levels. The main emphasis is made on the analysis of legal norms and regulations of legal responsibility, its branch and sub-branch systems. The author presents a variety of interpretations of legal responsibility as a regulatory phenomenon. Aiming at the needs of legal science and practice and being based on doctrinal, regulatory and law enforcement sources, the author suggests to extend the scope of application of the systems approach to legal research based on the example of analysis of legal responsibility as an element of the system of law and legislation system. To ensure the validity of research data, besides general research methods the author has also used special research methods (sociological and historical) and private research methods (formal legal, structural legal and comparative legal). The author describes the contents of functional (coordination and subordination) and genetic relations between inter-branch institution of legal responsibility from the point of view of different kinds and classification of legal responsibility. Based on overall theoretical characteristics of legal collisions and different kinds of regulatory relationships, the author shares his own position on inter-branch and intra-branch collisions arising between legal responsibility provisions and elements of the system of law and legislation system. The author also offers his own method of discovering legal contradictions and responding to them as the grounds for further development of a universal mechanism of solving collisions that arise in the process of law making and law enforcement activities. 
From the Editors
Authors: Oegema Gerbern
Published: January 2020

Montreal, December 2019 Dear Readers: The Council for Research on Religion (CREOR) is pleased to announce the first edition of its E-Journal, The Journal of the Council for Research on Religion. This first issue deals with the theme of “Religion and Violence,” a SSHRC funded colloquium that took place on April 17th - 20th, 2018. The colloquium was a collaboration between members of McGill and Concordia University, further details concerning the colloquium can be found on the following site: https://creorgraduate.wordpress.com/religion-and-violence-colloquium/CREOR is Montreal's first academic research council in the field of Religious Studies. The Council is an inter-disciplinary and inter-university entity drawing on the expertise and research interests present in the city of Montreal. It consists of members from the disciplines of Religious Studies and other disciplines within Arts, as well as from Education, Law and Medicine, and other disciplines, such as Management and Music. CREOR is based in Montreal and collaborates with researchers from Montreal based universities and colleges and from around the world. Editorial Team for the Religion and Violence Vol. 1Chief Editors: Dr. Gerbern S. Oegema                       Dr. André Gagné Graduate Student Editors: Amanda Rosini                                           Elyse MacLeod                                           David Anthony Basham
Revisitando o Sistema Complemento – Revisão de Literatura
Authors: Degasperi Giovanna Rosa , Paschoal Clarissa Dos Santos , Aoki Isabella Siste de Almeida , Fernandes Arthur Manzani
Published: January 2020

As proteínas do sistema complemento favorecem as ações de células do sistema imune a regulação deste sistema é realizada por vários inibidores do complemento circulantes ou ligados à membranas celulares. Nesta revisão, abordamos as principais vias do sistema complemento, sua regulação, bem como algumas terapias que foram desenvolvidas a partir do conhecimento de seu funcionamento. Para isso, foram utilizados como bancos de dados, os periódicos eletrônicos PubMed e Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library Online) e as seguintes palavras-chaves: Complement System, Alternative and Classical Compement Pathways of Complement System, Complement System Regulation,O sistema do complemento tem sido foco dos esforços de desenvolvimento de novas drogas nos últimos anos, uma vez que sua ativação inadequada ou descontrolada foi reconhecida em muitas doenças. Entender o comportamento dessas proteínas irá introduzir novos mecanismos de regulação do complemento e pode fornecer novos caminhos no desenvolvimento de novas terapias.
Trends in tuberculosis notification and mortality and factors associated with treatment outcomes in Serbia, 2005 to 2015
Authors: Stosic Maja , Grujicic Sandra Sipetic , Grgurevic Anita , Kuruc Vesna , Ristic Lidija , Antonijevic Gordana , Jevtic Miroslav , Plavsa Dragana , Vukicevic Tatjana Adzic
Published: January 2020

Background

Previously a country with medium tuberculosis (TB) burden, Serbia almost reached a low TB burden during the period 2005 to 2015.

Aim

The aim of this study was to analyse the trends in notification rates and treatment success rates as well as to identify predictors of treatment outcomes.

Methods

We performed a trend analysis and logistic regression analysis of 17,441 TB cases registered from 2005 to 2015 in all health facilities in Serbia, to identify predictors of treatment success, loss to follow-up and mortality.

Results

From 2005 to 2015, TB notification rate and mortality in Serbia decreased but treatment success remained below the global target. Loss to follow-up was associated with retreatment (odds ratio (OR) = 2.38; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.08–2.77), male sex (OR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.39–1.79), age younger than 65 years (OR = 1.37; 95% CI: 1.20–1.51), lower education level (OR = 2.57; 95% CI: 1.74–3.80) and pulmonary TB (OR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.06–1.56). Deaths were more frequent in retreatment cases (OR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.12–1.61), male patients (OR = 1.34; 95% CI: 1.19–1.52), those 65 years and older (OR = 4.34; 95% CI: 4.00–5.00), those with lower education level (OR = 1.63; 95% CI: 1.14–2.33) and pulmonary TB (OR = 2.24; 95% CI: 1.78–2.83).

Conclusions

Special interventions should be implemented to address groups at risk of poor treatment outcome.
Travel-associated chikungunya acquired in Myanmar in 2019
Authors: Díaz-Menéndez Marta , Esteban Elena Trigo , Ujiie Mugen , Calleri Guido , Rothe Camilla , Malvy Denis , Nicastri Emanuele , Bissinger Alfred L , Grandadam Marc , Alpern Jonathan D , Gobbi Federico , Schlagenhauf Patricia , Duvignaud Alexandre , Javelle Emilie , Nakamoto Takato , Antinori Spinello , Hamer Davidson H
Published: January 2020

Eighteen cases of chikungunya virus infection in travellers returning from Myanmar were reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, its subnetwork EuroTravNet and TropNet in 2019, reflecting an ongoing local outbreak. This report reinforces the importance of travellers as sentinels of emerging arboviral outbreaks and highlights the importance of vigilance for imported cases, due to the potential for dissemination of the virus into areas with competent local vectors and conducive environmental conditions.
Application of Large Prestress Strands in Precast/Prestressed Concrete Bridges
Authors: Akhnoukh Amin K
Published: January 2020

The objective of this research is to investigate the advantage of using large-diameter 0.7-inch (18 mm) strands in pretention applications. Large-diameter strands are advantageous in bridge construction due to the increased girders capacity required to sustain exponential increase in vehicle numbers, sizes, and weights. In this research, flexure capacity of girders fabricated using 0.7-inch (18 mm) diameter strands will be calculated and compared to bridge capacities constructed using smaller strands. Finally, two similar bridge sections will be designed using 0.6-inch (15 mm) and 0.7-inch (18 mm) diameter strands to quantify the structural advantages of increased strand diameter. The research findings showed that a smaller number of girders is required for bridge construction when larger strands are used. Four girders are required to design the bridge panel using high performance concrete and large diameter strands, as compared to 6 girders required when regular concrete mix designs and normal size strands are used. The advantages of large strands and high-performance concrete mixes include expedited construction, reduced project dead loads, and reduced demand for labor and equipment. Thus, large strands can partially contribute to the improvement of bridge conditions, minimize construction cost, and increase construction site safety.
Dynamic Response of Historical Masonry Minaret under Seismic Excitation
Authors: Khider Takwa A. , Al-Baghdadi Hayder A.
Published: January 2020

In order to study the dynamic response of historical masonry structures, a scaled down brick masonry model constructed in civil engineering department at Baghdad University to simulate a part of a real case study, which is Alkifil historic minaret. Most of the previous researches about masonry structures try to understand the behavior of the masonry under seismic loading by experimental and numerical methods. In this paper, the masonry units (bricks) simulated in scale (S= 1/6) with the exact shape of the prototype bricks. Cementitious tile adhesive was selected to be the mortar for the modeling. The height of the model designed to be 1.5 m with a 0.5 m diameter. Detailed construction steps were presented in this paper. Experts built the model with high accuracy. A shaking table and other dynamic testing facilities were used at the University of Baghdad. The model was tested using the time-compressed El Centro 1940 NS earthquake at different amplitudes. The first ground motion of (PGA= 0.05g) which considered as weak ground motion was used to check the adequacy of the conventional behavior of the masonry model and the limit of the elastic behavior of the model during weak earthquakes. Moderate ground motion (PGA=0.15g) was performed to investigate the response of the model with minor to moderate damages. The severe ground motions were not appropriate to use in such circumstances because of the possibility to overturn the model. The experimental results showed very adequacy of the model to withstand the weak and moderate earth motion with no observed cracks.
Numerical Estimation of Settlement under a Shallow Foundation by the Pressuremeter Method
Authors: Ouabel Houari , Bendiouis Assia , Zadjaoui Abedeljalil
Published: January 2020

This work has two axes: The first one is theoretical (bibliographic analysis) on the theoretical estimation of the settlement under a Shallow foundation with the contribution of the characteristics of the results of the pressurometric tests and the second numerical axis by the numerical evaluation of the settlement generated by a superficial foundation that always happens by estimating the carrying capacity of these foundations by two methods the first is the classical method and the second the empirical method based on the direct interpretation of the in situ test such as the pressuremeter test by the determination Pressuremeter characteristics (Limit pressure (Pl) and  the Pressuremeter module (EM)), our contribution consists in using a calculation code based on the finite element method with the contribution of two laws of elastoplastic behavior namely Mohr-Coulomb and Cam- Clay we use geotechnical  survey results project of the railway line project (Tissemesilt-Alger-Bughazoul) in Algeria.
Slope Stability of Embankments on Soft Soil Improved with Vertical Drains
Authors: Kassou F. , Bouziyane J. Ben , Ghafiri A. , Sabihi A.
Published: January 2020

The overloads of structures or embankments built on clayey soft ground are generally applied gradually, respecting a specific phasing. This phasing on construction allows the undrained shear strength of clay increasing over consolidation in order to avoid the risk of collapse during loading. In this work, the undrained shear strength of clay over the consolidation was estimated following SHANSEP method of which parameters proposed by eight researchers have been employed, as well as the slope stability analysis of embankments on soft soils during staged construction. Assessment of factor of safety for slope stability was conducted basing on the Bishop method. Additionally, the variations of undrained shear strength and factor of safety were presented. In order to validate the methods discussed in this study, slope stability analysis of five embankments constructed on clayey soft soils improved by the vertical drain technique in a high-speed railway construction project in Morocco was performed. For these embankments, field measurements about lateral displacement are presented.  It was found that some of the adopted methods is in a good agreement with field measurements. Hence, generalization of these methods to many soft ground cases can be proposed.
Performance of Cement Mortar Exposed to Different Temperature and Curing Methods
Authors: Alsadik Samer Muayad , Ibrahim Esraa Lutfi , Jaber Hussein Ali
Published: January 2020

Curing is an important process to achieve the specified concrete strength and durability. The objectives here is to determine the effect of four curing regimes on the development of mechanical properties for mortar specimens with mix proportions of 1:2.75 cement to sand by mass with W/C of 0.46, and with standard cube and prism dimensions, using OPC and SRPC; specimens tested under curing temperatures at 25 °C and 45 °C; to simulate the seasonal climatic conditions in Iraq. Curing methods adopted were: 1st: immersion in water, 2nd: wetting by using saturated covers, 3rd: curing by using wax-based compound, and 4th: by air curing. The specimens were examined at the ages of 3, 7, 14, and 28 days for density and mechanical properties. The study highlights that fully-saturated specimens in water is the recommended curing; as test results indicate that the highest mechanical properties were obtained. Considering the compressive strength as the criterion, curing by using wax-based compound came 2nd; and curing by saturated covers in 3rd position. This is true for temperatures at 25 °C and 45 °C; however, the experiments carried on OPC mortar show that increasing the temperature from 25 °C to 45 °C increases the early strength at 3 and 7 days by 16% and 22%, respectively; while the strengths at 14 and 28 days indicate an opposite manner; as the strength decreases when comparing the testing results at those ages by 23% and 17%. This is also valid for SRPC mortar and water-immersion curing for the same temperatures and corresponding ages; 25% and 19% increase at 3 and 7 days, respectively; but the results show that there was a continuous increase in strength at 14 and 28 days, by 29% and 33%, respectively. The study points out that immersion-curing in high temperatures is not recommended for OPC mortars after the age of 7 days; while it could be used for SRPC mortars.
Car-following Behavior Analysis of Left-turn Vehicles at Signalized Intersections
Authors: Wei Fulu , Chen Long , Guo Yongqing , Chen Mingtao , Ma Jiaxiang
Published: January 2020

In order to enrich the car-following theory of urban signalized intersections, and reveal the car-following characteristics of left turn at signalized intersections, the car-following behavior of left turn at signalized intersections is studied. The car-following data acquisition test which was based on high precision GPS was designed. And the car-following characteristics of left-turning vehicles at signalized intersections with different turning radii were analyzed. Based on which, the influence of radius on the car-following behavior was explained, and the New Full Velocity Difference (NFVD) model was developed. The genetic algorithm was used to calibrate the parameters of the NFVD model. The stability and accuracy of the calibrated model was further analyzed by using field data. The results showed that the average speed of the following car increases with the turning radius of the signalized intersection; the car-following speed which the highest frequency occurs under different turning radii tends to increase with the enlargement of turning radius; the larger the average headway distance between the car-following vehicles, the more intense of the driver’s response to the deceleration of the front vehicle. These findings could be used in traffic simulation and to make engineering decisions.
The Application of Organic Plant Media Composition on Indian Mustard Crops (Brassica Juncea L) in Polybag
Authors: Augustien Nora , Indah Pawana Nur , Arika Purnawati , Irsyad Irsyad , Suhardjono Hadi
Published: January 2020

Indian mustard plants are the main vegetable crops consumed by urban communities. The need for this vegetable increases along with the increase in culinary tourism in each region and the government's appeal on sustainable food home. One effort made to meet the needs of vegetable mustard in urban areas can be cultivated using polybags. The main problem of vegetable cultivation on polybags is the availability of soil media. To overcome the limitations of soil media it is attempted to substitute it with organic litter enriched with MOL (local microorganisms). The purpose of research is to find the right combination of planting media for mustard plants. The results showed that the composition of K7 = soil: compost: litter of hay: litter of maize (2: 1: 1: 1) best on plant length, number of leaves, length of root leaves and number of roots while the wet weight of mustard plant (g) K7 = soil: compost: litter of maize: litter of corn (2: 1: 1: 1) and K8 = soil: compost: litter of maize: litter of maize: cocopeat (2: 1: 1: 1: 1) or soil: compost + urea. Increased weights of wet mustard by 63% compared to soil media and 20% compared to soil composition: compost + urea. Organic straw in the form of straw: litter of corn stalk: cocopeat enriched with MOL are able to become ready-made planting media on the cultivation of indian mustard plants in polybags.
Community Partnership Program on Business of Food Processed Based on Cocoa Commodity
Authors: Indah Pawana Nur , Widayanti Sri , Radiyanto Indriya
Published: January 2020

The purpose of Community Partnership Program (CPP) by the team from UPN "Veteran" East Java is to give a touch of science and technology on community activities. This CPP is intended to accelerate the creative economic activities of the community, by providing skills training in producing various cocoa-based foods and beverages. The method used in facilitating the improvement of skills of farmers community in micro enterprises  in the processing of local products in the form of cocoa powder and fat is to conduct training Lecture and practice method is the basic theory in the operation of post harvest equipment of cocoa beans. In addition, the materials used in producing foods and drinks based on the hygiene of cocoa, nutritional value and the acceptable to the community and have an economical added value.  It also provides mentoring with simple management materials and marketing to foster an understanding of entrepreneurship and the sustainability of business activities and the marketing of results. Based on the above facts, the purpose of the community service program that has been implemented is expected to increase the selling value of cocoa products, and the people's income in the region
The Empowerment of Village Unit Cooperation for Rejuvenation of Oil Palm Plantation in Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatera Province
Authors: Noer Melinda , Syarfi Ira Wahyuni , Azhari Rafnel
Published: January 2020

The cooperation has long been a pillar of the national economy in Indonesia, especially in developing the economy in rural areas. The Village Unit Cooperation (KUD) was developed to accelerate agricultural development, aimed at improving the farmers 'and peasants' farming in rural areas. KUD has also assisted in the success of regional development programs based on the agricultural sector, one of the plantation sub-sector, which is a partner of the plasma of palm oil farmer group of People’s Core Plantation (PIR) program throughout Indonesia. In the province of West Sumatra, the PIR of palm oil plantations began in the 1980s as a base of regional development, and now the age of harvest has made the age of plants unproductive. Accordingly, KUD Bukit Jaya in Dharmasraya District, one of the KUDs who wishes to apply replanting to farmer groups whose members,t found some obstacles in the implementation. This activity aims to facilitate KUD Bukit Jaya in order to realize the replanting activities in its working area. This action research is conducted using four stages of approach, namely: [1] introduction of problems with dialogical approaches, using interview techniques and discussions with cooperative managers as well as farmers whose gardens have to implement replanting; [2] the team analyzes the problems found and contacts the parties related to issues conveyed by cooperatives and farmers; the parties are insurance companies, bappeda as coordinator of cooperative technical service; [3] holding discussions and discussions with the cooperation, farmer groups and involved parties (insurance companies, cooperative agencies, and district government); [4] agreed on assistance for the preparation of cooperative and peasant group work plans for the preparation and implementation of replanting
Biopesticides And Biofertigation Practice to Overcome Land Fertility and Plants Cultivation Problems in Magetan District
Authors: Radiyanto Indriya , Siswanto Siswanto , Amir Indra Tjahaya
Published: January 2020

Magetan Regency is one of the leading fruit production centers (Pamelo Oranges) and vegetables in East Java.   Production of Pamelo orange as a superior product of Magetan regency, during the last 10 years tends to decrease both in terms of quantity and quality.   This is as a result of fruit fly pest attack is quite massive and viral; as well as vegetable crops that still depends on pesticide and chemical fertilizers. Quantity and quality of fruit and vegetable products are still not optimal because: 1). There are still pests and diseases that can not be controlled in an environmentally friendly manner, 2) The cultivation of pamelo and vegetable plants in Magetan regency has not been fully applied organic fertilizer intake, 3). Gardening irrigation technology still relies on rain water and semi-technical irrigation. The objective of the action research through Community Partnership Program (CPP) is to provide a touch of science and technology that is expected to accelerate the creative economic activities of the community by providing skills training based on organic materials including: 1. The utilization of yard land by planting vegetables;  2. The production soil enhancer;  3. Production of urine-based biopesticide ;  4.  Simple book keeping practice  in small-medium scale agriculture, and 5.  Production of Pamelo orange-based food. The methods used in facilitating the improvement of skills of farmers and dairy farmers joined in micro small and medium enterprises including lecture, field practice and mentoring. The result of  activities is expected to be able to: a). improve farmers skills in good plant care through integrated pest and disease control and organic based fertilization through fertigation. b). Make environmentally friendly fertilizers and pesticides independently. c). Increasing the production and quality of agricultural products. d). Innovative organic biofertilizers products.
Community Empowering through Tubers Crop Cultivation with its Compost Applications And Its Processing Technology
Authors: Warnita Warnita , Rozen Nalwida , Aisman Aisman
Published: January 2020

Tuber crops  (cassava and sweet potato) are potential sources of food that are widely used by the community. The demand for large quantities of potatoes increases every year. Therefore,we need to increase productivity. The purpose of this  action research  is to encourage student empathy to contribute and  solve the problem in society by applying research results to improve the yield of tubers (cassava and sweet potato) through community service program which is named KKN-PPM.  The methods applied by encouraging and motivating farmer groups, community leaders and small-processing industries.  The activities are: 1) counseling, 2) training and 3) demonstration of compost application on sweet potato cultivation and cassava in farmer's land 4) manufacturing of various cassava processed products and 5) the application of packaging to products. The results of this KKN-PPM program are: 1) Increased awareness and empathy of students on economic, social and cultural issues so as to increase the income of the people; 2) The occurrence of partnerships between students who have various skills and technology so that can be realized a good cooperation to empower the community in cultivation of tubers and its processing; 3. increasing knowledge and technology among the cultivators and processors of tuber crops and packaging improvements so as to increase the selling price. 4. Positive response which is  given by the community in the form of active participation and enthusiasm in following the activity from the beginning to end of the implementation.
Determinants of Chinese SMEs’ Entry to ASEAN Renewable Energy Market
Authors: Luo W , Jansri S. N. , Rakwichian W , Setthapun W
Published: January 2020

ASEAN communities seek such resources as technologies and products from other countries to develop solar energy for sustainable development. In response to that, major renewable-utilization advanced countries including China has introduced funds, technology, and products into ASEAN. Despite the fact that China SMEs have a strong willingness to enter ASEAN solar energy market and ASEAN has demanded to develop the solar energy industry, only a few of them have succeeded in operation in the long-run. Introducing renewable energy technology and products from one place to another or bringing them from laboratory into community is not just a process of capital equipment supply from one firm to another but also includes the transfer of skills and know-how for operating and maintaining technology hardware, and knowledge for understanding this technology so that further independent innovation is possible by recipient. The purpose of this research was to determine the dynamic elements for China SMEs entering into the solar energy market of middle-income ASEAN member states. This participatory research collects data from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data sources include a questionnaire for 408 respondents of whom background across government officials, research personnel and industry, and interviews for 24 of them. Secondary data include reports from the Asian Development Bank, ASEAN Centre for Energy and other related documents from ASEAN governments. Data collected from the questionnaire were firstly analyzed through quantitative way: the value of Mean, Standard Error of Mean, Median, Standard Deviation (Std.) and Variance of each element were calculated. Information collected from interviews were then analyzed through the qualitative way. The results showed that policy environment, level of industrial and economic development, people’s willingness to cooperate, correct policy interpretation, capacity building and the presence of a third-party intermediary agency are the determinants of Chinese SME's successful entry to ASEAN renewable energy market. The mature policy environment of the ASEAN, need of industrial upgrading and sound economic development would facilitate the development of renewable energy industry, meanwhile, the strong willingness to cooperate, correct policy interpretation on preferential policies, well capacity building of both cooperative sides and the presence of a third-party intermediary agency would promote the cooperation between Chinese SMEs and relevant partners of ASEAN and the sustainable operation of Chinese SMEs in ASEAN.
The Combustion Characteristics of Biomass Stove with Preheated-Air by Porous Medium
Authors: Laodee P , Setthapun W , Sawatdeenarunat C
Published: January 2020

This study aims to characterize the combustion of the biomass stove filled with a porous medium for air pre-heating to enhance the biomass decomposition. An equivalence ratio, one of the important parameters for the combustion, was investigated to evaluate the completeness of the combustion process. Thermal efficiency was used as the indicator to reflect the performance of the biomass stove. Which was divided into two parts namely the pre-combustion (PCC) and the combustion chamber (CC). The CC volume was 28 liters for fuel storage, and it was insulated for reducing heat loss. The stove was made of 2 mm steel plate and the porous medium was a round-shape ceramic with a diameter of 10 mm. The boiling test was performed using corn cobs as a single solid fuel to boil water in the vessel. The temperature of the stove was measured using a thermocouple Type-K and a data recorder was used to collect the experimental data. The airflow rate was determined using an airflow meter and the fuel consumption rate was calculated using the aforementioned experimental data. Finally, the designed biomass stove will be demonstrated at the community to simultaneously enhance the community-scale energy and reduce the environmental issues.
Energy Potential of Elephant Camp: The Preliminary Study of Maewin sub district, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Authors: Pooya Tidarak , Pan-in Sopee , Sintuya Hathaithip , Sawatdeenarunat Chayanon
Published: January 2020

This research aims to examine the energy potential of the elephant camps located in Tumbon Maewin, Apmphoe Maewang, Chiang Mai, Thailand.A questionnaire survey was given to the research participants. The questions mainly focused on the energy consumption, monthly budget for buying energy, and their understanding on energy. The results from the participants in 16 elephant camps, handling 133 animals, indicated that the camps paid more than 3000, 10000, and 400 baths in average monthly for electricity, fuel oil, and cooking gas, respectively. However, the generated elephant dung of 4 tons per day has the gross and net heating values of 63600 and 58600 MJ which can be used as a renewable resource to produce renewable energy for replacing the fossil fuels serving the elephant camp activities.
The effect of space utilization under the ground-mounted solar farm on power generation
Authors: Kumpanalaisatit M , Jankasorn A , Setthapun W , Sintuya H , Jansri SN
Published: January 2020

The ground-mounted solar farms are the most common type of Thailand solar power plant. Presently, the area under the solar panels in Thailand had not been utilized. This work was to investigate a suitable configuration for space utilization under the PV panels which could promote power production. The effect of space utilization was investigated for 3 configurations: a water pond, chili cultivation, and a grass plantation. Under the first PV string, the pond sizing 2.4 × 15 meter was created. Under the 2nd PV string, 60 chilies samples were planted. Moreover, the grass was planted under the third string. The intensity of solar radiation (W/m2), temperature, voltage and current of solar panels were also monitoring. The impact of all configurations on the power generation was evaluated and compared with a control.  Results indicated that the space utilization of the first string (the pond) and of the second string (the chili cultivation) generated electricity at 1.6 kW. Both configurations could generate more power than control. The pond and the vegetable plantation were suitable configurations for promoting power production.