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PERLINDUNGAN KONSUMEN DALAM TRANSAKSI ELEKTRONIK
Authors: Syafriana Rizka
Published: July 2018

Consumer protection is a matter of human interest, therefore, a hope for all nations in the world to be able to make it happen. In Indonesia obstacles that hinder the development of trade via the Internet is in inadequate facilities that are needed for electronic dispute resolution institutions to cope.
Supplemental Instruction: Understanding Academic Assistance in Underrepresented Groups
Authors: Buchanan Erin Michelle , Valentine Kathrene D , Frizell Michael
Published: July 2018

Student retention rates are increasingly important in higher education. Higher education institutions have adopted various programs in the hopes of increasing graduation rates and grade point averages (GPAs). One of the most effective attempts at improvement has been the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program. We examined our SI program on three facets: attendance, attendance’s influence on final scores, and graduation rates for students who had participated in these courses. These questions were also investigated focusing on specific comparison groups, as we looked into how these effects differed for Minority students and nontraditional students, when compared to their White and traditional peers. Overall, SI attendance led to positive outcomes: increased final course grades and graduation rates, even after adjusting for previous achievement.
Physical occupational exposures during working life and quality of life after labour market exit: results from the GAZEL study
Authors: Platts Loretta G. , Netuveli Gopalakrishnan , Webb Elizabeth , Zins Marie , Goldberg Marcel , Blane David , Wahrendorf Morten
Published: July 2018

Objective: To investigate variations in quality of life at older ages, we take a life course perspective to analyse long-term effects of physical working conditions upon quality of life after retirement. In doing so, we study to what extent these associations are explained by individuals’ health at older ages. Method: We use administrative data and self-administered questionnaire responses from the French GAZEL cohort. Quality of life was assessed with CASP-19 in 2009 and related to three types of physical working conditions during previous working life: (1) ergonomic strain, (2) physical danger and (3) exposures to chemicals. Health was assessed in 2007 with the SF-36 Health Survey. Multiple regressions were calculated in retired men only, controlling for important confounders including social position. Results: In contrast to men, few women were exposed to strenuous and dangerous working conditions in this cohort and were not included in subsequent analyses. Negative effects on retired men's quality of life were found for the physical occupational exposures of ergonomic strain and physical danger, but not for chemical exposures. Effects were attenuated after the introduction of physical and mental health to the models, indicating an indirect effect of physical working conditions upon quality of life via health. Conclusion: Adverse physical working conditions have long-term consequences for health and quality of life at older ages. Improvements to physical working conditions may improve individuals’ quality of life over the long term.
Empowering peer reviewers to improve transparency
Authors: Parker Timothy H. , Griffith Simon C , Bronstein Judith Lee , Fidler Fiona , Foster Susan Adlai , Fraser Hannah , Forstmeier Wolfgang , Gurevitch Jessica , Koricheva Julia , Seppelt Ralf , Tingley Morgan , Nakagawa Shinichi
Published: July 2018

Peer review is widely considered fundamental to maintaining the rigor of science, but it is an imperfect process. In that context, it is noteworthy that formal standards or guidelines for peer reviews themselves are rarely discussed in many disciplines, including ecology and evolutionary biology. Some may argue that a dearth of explicit guidelines is not a problem. After all, a tremendous amount of effective peer reviewing happens every day. However, there are reasons to expect that well-constructed guidelines in the form of checklists could be useful for improving certain aspects of peer review), such as promoting transparency of reviewed manuscripts, and that such checklists might be widely and enthusiastically adopted by many reviewers. Although some journals already provide checklists to reviewers, most of these checklists are quite limited in scope and do not substantially improve the rigor of the review process. There are also guidelines that seek to explain the general process of peer review. Instead we propose a short list of important questions that reviewers can use to help authors produce more transparent and reliable manuscripts. We want to empower excellent peer review because it helps promote the production of high quality scientific publications.
The effects of road pricing on driver behavior and air pollution
Authors: Gibson Matthew , Carnovale Maria
Published: July 2018

Exploiting the natural experiment created by an unanticipated court injunction, we evaluate driver responses to road pricing. We find evidence of intertemporal substitution toward unpriced times and spatial substitution toward unpriced roads. The effect on traffic volume varies with public transit availability. Net of these responses, Milan's pricing policy reduces air pollution substantially, generating large welfare gains. In addition, we use long-run policy changes to estimate price elasticities.
Iterative Methods for Looped Network Pipeline Calculation
Authors: Brkić Dejan
Published: July 2018

Since the value of the hydraulic resistance depends on flow rate, problem of flow distribution per pipes in a gas or water distributive looped pipelines has to be solved using iterative procedure. A number of iterative methods for determining of hydraulic solution of pipeline networks, such as, Hardy Cross, Modified Hardy Cross, Node-Loop method, Modified Node method and M.M. Andrijašev method are shown in this paper. Convergence properties are compared and discussed using a simple network with three loops. In a municipal gas pipeline, natural gas can be treated as incompressible fluid. Even under this circumstance, calculation of water pipelines cannot be literary copied and applied for calculation of gas pipelines. Some diferences in calculations of networks for distribution of these two fluids, i.e. water apropos natural gas are also noted.
Economic convergence in ageing Europe
Authors: Kashnitsky Ilya , de Beer Joop , van Wissen Leo
Published: July 2018

This paper investigates youth migration in Russia at the sub-regional level of administrative division. The aim of the research is to assess the volume of internal youth migration in cohort perspective. The task is only doable with the use of census data, which not only makes it possible to conduct research at the sub-regional level, but also provides much more accurate information on youth migration than the current migration record. I utilize cohort-component analysis to study sub-regional population dynamics. As mortality is quite insignificant at young ages, most of the change in cohort size is caused by migration. My estimates show that during the last intercensal period, 2003-2010, up to 70 percent of youth cohorts have left the regional periphery after graduating from school, and there was no substantial return to the demographically depleted periphery in the young working ages.
DSMC investigation of rarefied gas flow through diverging micro/Nanochannels
Authors: Ebrahimi Amin
Published: July 2018

Direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method with simplified Bernoulli trials (SBT) collision scheme has been used to study the rarefied pressure-driven nitrogen flow through diverging micro- and nanochannels. The fluid behaviours flowing between two plates with different divergence angles ranging between 0° and 17° are described at different pressure ratios (1.5 ≤ Π ≤ 2.5) and Knudsen numbers (0.03 ≤ Kn ≤ 12.7). The primary flow field properties, including pressure, velocity, and temperature, are presented for divergent micro- and nanochannels and are compared with those of a micro- and nanochannel with a uniform cross section. The variations of the flow field properties in divergent micro- and nanochannels which are influenced by the area change, the channel pressure ratio, and the rarefication are discussed. The results show no flow separation in divergent micro- and nanochannels for all the range of simulation parameters studied in the present work. It has been found that a divergent channel can carry higher amounts of mass in comparison with an equivalent straight channel geometry. A correlation between the mass flow rate through micro- and nanochannels, the divergence angle, the pressure ratio, and the Knudsen number has been suggested. The present numerical findings prove the occurrence of Knudsen minimum phenomenon in micro- and nanochannels with non-uniform cross sections.
Analisis Sikap Politik Warga Muhammadiyah Ponorogo Dalam Pilkada 2015
Authors: ARISTO Jurnal , Harsono Jusuf
Published: July 2018

Plurality of political attitudes of citizens Muhammadiyah Ponorogo in the elections in 2015 is an interesting phenomenon because almost all citizens and sympathizers of this organization gives full support to the partner Regent and Vice Regent promoted by the National Mandate Party. This study to find out more about political attitudes of citizens muhammadiyah shown in local elections (Election) Ponorogo. Moreover, the research also seek out further orientations are used as a handle by Muhammadiyah cadres and elite that are part of a successful team. Informants in this study is regular and elite members or directors of the Muhammadiyah organization spread over several districts. Data collection in studies using interviews and documentation. The final goal of this study was to determine the political direction of Muhammadiyah then it could be a foundation in nominating candidates for the next general election
EKSPLORASI SPONS INDONESIA: SEPUTAR KEPULAUAN SPERMONDE
Authors: Marzuki Ismail
Published: July 2018

Potensi spons Indonesia mencapai 80 persen dari populasi spons dunia. Spons adalah jenis hewan paling unik di dunia. Spons merupakan hewan kecil yang diklaim paling tua di dunia. Potensi pemanfaatan spons sangat luas terutama pemanfaatan kanduangan zat aktif dalam bidang kesehatan, pemanfaatan mikrosimbion dan biomassa dalam bidang pengolahan limbah hidrokarbon sebagai biodegradator dan penanganan limbah logam berat dengan metode bioabsorpsi, serta potensi pengembangan ekstrak sebagai anti bakteri pathogen, biomaterial pada cat, serta potensi zat berperilaku enzim untuk mengatasi keretakan pada tembok, adalah bagian dari sekian banyak pemanfaatan spons. Eksplorasi spons untuk mencapai hasil maksimal, membutuhkan kolaborasi berbagai pihak dapat menjadikan spons sebagai objek riset masa depan oleh para peneliti handal Indonesia dan dunia.Eksplorasi spons itu membutuhkan berbagai pengetahuan, kreativitas, wawasan dan metode serta kearifan dalam melakukannya untuk tujuan penerapan dan pengembangan, serta dibutuhkan kolaborasi berbagai disiplin ilmu, peran regulasi pemerintah dan berbagai komitmen investasi untuk menuju pada hasil nyata berupa produk inovasi pada banyak bidang. Hal ini menjadikan spons sebagai hewan yang penting dan patut dilingdungi bahkan kedepan bisa jadi merupakan hewan langka yang dikejar-kejar oleh manusia. Upaya pelestarian spons dengan melakukan transplantasi, regulasi kawasan konservasi, zona perlindungan adalah usaha untuk menjaga kelestarian spons di habitat alaminya agar terhindari dari ancaman kepunahan karena banyaknya predator dan ancaman hancurnya populasi spons karena ulah manusia dalam usaha penangkapan yang kerap kali menggunakan bom/ racun ikan, aktivitas reklamasi pantai yang saat ini menjadi tren dan mungkin juga karena pengembangan kawasan dalam usaha wisata yang dikelola tidak bijak. Gugusan Kepulauan Spermonde di Sulawesi Selatan, Kepulauan Seribu di Jakarta dan kawasan Laut Bunaken adalah area yang dapat dijadikan sebagai kawasan zonanisasi biota laut termasuk spons.
KETERLEKATAN PETANI DAN TRANSAKSI NON TUNAI DALAM PEMASARAN HASIL PERTANIAN
Authors: Umanailo M Chairul Basrun
Published: July 2018

Memahami konteks dari karya tulis ini merupakan suatu pengambaran umum tentang pemanfaatan keterlekatan masyarakat desa atau spesifiknya yaitu petani terhadap penggunaan transaksi non tunai dalam permasalahan pemasaran hasil pertanian, di samping mencari serta menyusun strategi bagaimana kemudian transaksi non tunai bisa menjadi mediasi masuknya hasil pertanian ke pasar yang lebih luas.Kerangka analisis yang dipakai dalam penulisan karya ini terdiri dari tiga tahapan yakni pemetaan masalah dan kerangka berpikir, klarifikasi permasalahan proses dan yang terakhir yaitu penulisan karya tulis dan penyusunan keseluruhan hasil kajian dan kesimpulan.Keterlekatan petani dalam konstruksi aktor diasumsikan memiliki seperangkat pilihan dan preferensi yang telah tersedia dan stabil. Tindakan aktor ditujukan untuk memaksimalkan pemanfataan individu maka demikian fungsi keterlekatan yang ada pada petani bisa dioptimalkan untuk sarana penyampaikan imformasi terkait transaksi non tunaiSecara umum, persepsi dan preferensi akan menentukan perilaku seseorang dalam mengkonsumsi barang dan jasa, tidak terlepas dari semua itu maka strategi yang dipergunakan lebih mengarah pada kultur dari petani itu tersebut. Dalam karya ini didapatkan kesimpulan sederhana bahwa dengan adanya keterlekatan yang kemudian bisa dipadukan dengan pola sosialisasi dan pembangunan infrastruktur untuk transaksi non tunai maka kemungkinan untuk teradopsinya pola transaksi non tunai bagi petani dalam memasarkan hasil pertaniaanya akan semakin terbuka.
A pathway for wisdom-focused education
Authors: Huynh Alex , Grossmann Igor
Published: July 2018

Interest in the topic of wisdom-focused education has so far not resulted in empirically validated programs for teaching wisdom. To start filling this void, we explore the emerging empirical evidence concerning the fundamental elements required for understanding how one can foster wisdom, with a particular focus on wise reasoning. We define wise reasoning through a combination of intellectual humility, recognition of world in flux/change, open-mindedness to diverse viewpoints, and search for compromise/integration of diverse perspectives. In this paper, we review evidence concerning how wise reasoning can be facilitated through experiences, teaching materials, environments and cognitive strategies. We also focus on educators, reviewing emerging evidence on how the process of explaining and guiding others impacts one’s wisdom. We conclude by discussing the development of wisdom-focused education, proposing that greater attention to the situational demands and the variability in wisdom-related characteristics across social contexts should play a critical role in its development.
Friends With Text as Data Benefits: Assessing and Extending the Use of Automated Text Analysis in Political Science and Political Psychology
Authors: Schoonvelde Martijn , Schumacher Gijs , Bakker Bert
Published: July 2018

Applications of automated text analysis measuring topics, ideology, sentiment or even personality are booming in fields like political science and political psychology. These developments are to be applauded as they bring about novel insights about politics using new sources of (unstructured) data. However, a divide exists between work in both disciplines using text as data. In this paper we argue in favor of more integration across disciplinary boundaries, structuring our case around four key issues in the research process: (i) sampling text; (ii) authorship as meta data; (iii) pre- processing text; (iv) analyzing text. Along the way we demonstrate that an assessment of speaker characteristics may crucially depend on the text sources under study, and that the use of senti- ment words correlates with estimates of policy positions, with implications for interpretation of the latter. As such, this paper contributes to a critical discussion about the merits of automated text analysis methods in political psychology and political science, with an eye towards advancing the considerable potential of text as data in the study of politics.
KEBIJAKAN PENEGAKAN HUKUM TERHADAP TINDAK PIDANA TERORISME YANG DILAKUKAN KELOMPOK RADIKAL
Authors: Ahmadi Yasir
Published: July 2018

security in national or international scale. Because of that, Densus 88 AT Polri is given authority to take under control it. Law enforcemet of terrorism criminal needs to be solved integrally, planned and sustainable which is not only approached by penal solving but also solved by punishment the criminal. People should be realized that terrorism is threating thw wholeness and unity of Indonesa. The role of religion leader or society could actively play to enhance conscious and knowledge about nationality, so it can always responsive and alert to the movement of radical groups that developed in the area around.
Interaction between HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: HIV-1-induced CD4 T-cell depletion and the development of active tuberculosis
Authors: Geldmacher Christof , Hoelscher Michael , Zumla Alimuddin
Published: July 2018

Purpose of Review: HIV infection is the main driver of the HIV/tuberculosis (TB) syndemic in southern Africa since the early 1990s, when HIV infection rates started to increase exponentially and TB incidence rates quadruplet simultaneously. Here, we discuss pathogenic mechanisms of HIV-induced CD4 T-cell depletion and their potential impact on immune control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Recent Findings: Depletion of effector memory CD4 T cells from the air-tissue interphase, their dysfunctional regeneration and the preferential depletion of MTB-specific CD4 T cells from circulation and from the air-tissue interphase might be key factors for the increased susceptibility to develop active TB after HIV infection. Summary: Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy or the development of an efficacious HIV vaccine would be the best options to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the HIV/TB syndemic. © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Association between Investment, Production, Export and Import: The Impact of Labor Force Absorption in Indonesia
Authors: Sessu Andi
Published: July 2018

This study produced several important findings, namely: (a) trade, especially foreign trade (exports and imports) and domestic production which increases the expansion of employment opportunities; (b) economic growth as measured by the growth of production and growth in investment showed an influence on the improvement of employment opportunities; and (c) Simultaneously, export, import, production and investment have a significant effect on employment. In connection with this, the Central Government of the Republic of Indonesia must continue to promote investment, especially sector Agroindustry and other agriculture-based industries, including fertilizer and pesticide industries. Imports of used clothing and used tires must be stopped to allow the national industry sector to recover profitable economic capacity. The agricultural sector must still get attention, especially food crops such as soybean, corn and rice and fruit to strengthen national food agriculture and agriculture-based industries as well as save on foreign exchange
European Emission Trading Scheme and competitiveness: A case study on the iron and steel industry
Authors: Demailly Damien , Quirion Philippe
Published: July 2018

We quantify the impact of the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) on the two dimensions of competitiveness - production and profitability - for the iron and steel industry. Among those covered by the scheme, this sector is one of the most exposed, since it is both highly CO2-intensive and relatively open to international trade. We also examine the robustness of these results to various assumptions: marginal abatement cost curve, trade and demand elasticities, as well as pass-through rates and updating of allocation rules, of which the latter two are scarcely debated. We conclude that for this sector, competitiveness losses are small. We prove this conclusion to be robust. Hence arguments against tightening the environmental stringency of the ETS in Phase II are not justified on grounds of competitiveness loss. Our systematic sensitivity analysis allows us to identify the important assumptions for each output variable. It turns out that pass-through rates and updating rules are significant, despite being often implicit and least debated in existing analyses. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Unique Associations Between Big Five Personality Aspects and Multiple Dimensions of Well-Being
Authors: Sun Jessie , Kaufman Scott Barry , Smillie Luke D.
Published: July 2018

Objective: Personality traits are associated with well-being, but the precise correlates vary acrosswell-being dimensions and within each Big Five domain. This study is the first to examine the unique associations between the Big Five aspects (rather than facets) and multiple well-being dimensions. Method: Two samples of U.S. participants (Total N = 706, Mage = 36.17, 54% female) recruited via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk completed measures of the Big Five aspects and subjective, psychological, and PERMA well-being. Results: One aspect within each domain was more strongly associated with well-being variables. Enthusiasm and Withdrawal were strongly associated with a broad range of well-being variables, but other aspects of personality also had idiosyncratic associations with distinct forms of positive functioning (e.g., Compassion with positive relationships, Industriousness with accomplishment, and Intellect with personal growth). Conclusions: An aspect-level analysis provides an optimal (i.e., parsimonious yet sufficiently comprehensive) framework for describing the relation between personality traits and multiple ways of thriving in life.
Instructional Manuals of Boundary-Work: Psychology Textbooks, Student Subjectivities, and Disciplinary Historiographies
Authors: Flis Ivan
Published: July 2018

This article aims to provide an overview of the historiography of psychology textbooks. In the overview, I identify and describe in detail two strands of writing histories of introductory textbooks of psychology and juxtapose them to provide an integrated historiography of textbooks in psychology. One strand is developed by teachers of psychology—first as a general approach for investigating textbooks in a pedagogical setting, and then later upgraded into a full history of psychology textbooks in America. The other strand follows a more familiar perspective of historians of science and historians of psychology who build on various post-Kuhnian and post-Foucauldian perspectives on textbooks. I make an argument for integrating these two views for a more comprehensive historiography of textbooks in psychology, recasting textbooks as objects of research and sources that are interesting sui generis for historians of psychology in their investigations.
Challenges to Teaching English Literature at the University of Hail: Instructors’ Perspective
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Hussein Elham T. , Al-Emami Aida H.
Published: July 2018

This descriptive-analytic study aimed at identifying the most significant impediments to teaching English literature from the perspective of male and female instructors at The University of Hail (UoH). The study was conducted during the first semester of the academic year 2015-16. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 10 female and 12 male instructors. Data analysis revealed that the instructors consider the students’ level of language proficiency, the texts’ linguistic and stylistic degree of difficulty as well as the degree of cultural (un)familiarity to be crucial issues which impact the productivity of the teaching -learning process. Narrowing the distance between students and the text by relating the themes and characters of the literary work to the students’ personal experiences, on the one hand, and by making students read independently, on the other, were found to be the most important practices the participants followed in order to help students read, enjoy and comprehend literature.
Changes in expression of monocarboxylate transporters, heat shock proteins and meat quality of Large White Yorkshire and Ghungroo pigs during hot summer period
Authors: Das Arun , Thulasiraman Parkunan
Published: July 2018

Objective: Present study explores the effect of hot summer period on the glycolytic rate of early post-mortem meat quality of Ghungroo and Large White Yorkshire (LWY) pig and comparative adaptability to high temperature between above breeds by shifting the expression of stress related genes like mono-carboxylate transporters (MCTs) and heat shock proteins (HSPs). Methods: Healthy pigs of two different breeds, viz., LYW and Ghungroo (20 from each) were maintained during hot summer period (May to June) with a mean temperature of about 38°C. The pigs were slaughtered and meat samples from the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscles were analyzed for pH, glycogen and lactate content and mRNA expression. Following 24 h of chilling, LD muscle was also taken from the carcasses to evaluate protein solubility and different meat quality measurements. Results: LWY exhibited significantly (p<0.01) higher plasma cortisol and lactate dehydrogenase concentration than Ghungroo indicating their higher sensitivity to high temperature. LD muscle from LWY pigs revealed lower initial and ultimate pH values and higher drip loss compared to Ghungroo, indicating a faster rate of pH fall. LD muscle of Ghungroo had significantly lower lactate content at 45 min postmortem indicating normal postmortem glycolysis and much slower glycolytic rate at early postmortem. LD muscle of LWY showed rapid postmortem glycolysis, higher drip loss and higher degrees of protein denaturation. Ghungroo exhibited slightly better water holding capacity, lower cooking loss and higher protein solubility. All HSPs (HSP27, HSP70, and HSP90) and MCTs (MCT1, MCT2, and MCT4) in the LD muscle of pigs inclined to increase more in Ghungroo than LWY when exposed to high temperature. Conclusion: Effect of high temperature on the variation of HSPs and MCTs may play a crucial role in thermal tolerance and adaptation to different climatic conditions, pH regulation, muscle acidification, drip loss, protein denaturation and also in postmortem meat quality development.
When “together“ means “too close“: Agency motives and relationship functioning in coresident and living-apart-together couples
Authors: Hagemeyer Birk , Schönbrodt Felix D. , Neyer Franz-Josef , Neberich Wiebke , Asendorpf Jens B.
Published: July 2018

The present research addresses the interplay between agency motives and objective dyadic closeness with regard to the functioning of intimate couple relationships. Applying a Person Situation approach, we hypothesized (a) that partners’ implicit and explicit agency motives predict their selection of dyadic living arrangements characterized by high or low objective closeness (coresidence or living-aparttogether), (b) that agency motives have more negative effects on relationship functioning in coresident couples, (c) that agency motives predict agentic motivational states in coresident couples, and (d) that agentic states predict day-to-day changes in relationship satisfaction under conditions of high objective closeness. We found support for these between- and within-couple hypotheses in cross-sectional and prospective analyses of an age-heterogeneous sample of 548 heterosexual couples, and in a 2-week diary study with a subsample of 106 couples. Most notably, agentic motive dispositions and motivational states related to relationship functioning more negatively under conditions of high objective closeness. The overall positive effect of objective closeness on relationship functioning was diminished by strong agentic motivation. Perspectives for future research on agency motives in couple relationships are discussed.
A note on 'a new approach for solving intuitionistic fuzzy transportation problem of type-2'
Authors: Kumar P. Senthil
Published: July 2018

In real-life decisions, usually we happen to suffer through different states of uncertainties. In order to counter these uncertainties, in this paper, the author formulated a transportation problem in which costs are triangular intuitionistic fuzzy numbers, supplies and demands are crisp numbers. In this paper, a simple method for solving type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy transportation problem (type-2 IFTP) is proposed and optimal solution is obtained without using intuitionistic fuzzy modified distribution method and intuitionistic fuzzy zero point method. So, the proposed method gives the optimal solution directly. The solution procedure is illustrated with the help of three real life numerical examples. Defect of existing results proposed by Singh and Yadav (2016a) is discussed. Validity of Pandian's (2014) method is reviewed. Finally, the comparative study, results and discussion are given.
The Responsibility of Counselor and Education in Millennium Era
Authors: Syahniar  , Ifdil Ifdil , Afdal Afdal , Ardi Zadrian
Published: July 2018

Proceedings International Counseling and Education Seminar: The Responsibility of Counselor and Educator in Millennium Era, 16 Oktober 2017, Padang.
Effect of Solar Cell for Quality Dryer Fertilizer Based on ANN Method
Authors: Siahaan Andysah Putera Utama , Aryza Solly
Published: July 2018

Study the characteristics of drying under drying temperature conditions between 60-80ºC, drying air velocity 0.6-1.4 m / s and 6-10 mesh particle size. This paper describes a design and realization of fertilizer dryers based on ANN Methode. In addition to the amount of production more, the cost of operation can also be minimized as much as possible and require less power, so the manufacturing process even higher profits. Automation is one of the realizations of technological development and is the only inevitable alternative to acquiring a simple, practical, and efficient work system to achieve results with a high degree of accuracy. The time aspect should also be considered, because with the shorter the time required for the production process, it will get better results and faster when compared with production processes that take longer. A measurement of the reduction of solid mass of the fertilizer in the tray as a function of time for various conditions of drying air temperature, wind velocity, and particle size. The drying characteristic is expressed in moisture content as a function of time and rate of drying as a function of free moisture. The experimental results show best of the drying rate is strongly influenced by the rise in drying air temperature and drying air velocity. The solar cell is one of the methods in the dryer power supply through the thermostat.
Definition of QoE Fairness in Shared Systems
Authors: Hobfeld Tobias , Skorin-Kapov Lea , Heegaard Poul E. , Varela Martin
Published: July 2018

IEEE Communications Letters Vol.21 Nr.1, 184-187 ; User-centric service and application management focuses on the quality of experience (QoE) as perceived by the end user. Thereby, the goal is to maximize QoE while ensuring fairness among users, e.g., for resource allocation and scheduling in shared systems. Although the literature suggests to consider consequently QoE fairness, there is currently no accepted definition of QoE fairness. The contribution of this letter is the definition of a generic QoE fairness index F , which has desirable key properties as well as the rationale behind it. By using examples and a measurement study involving multiple users downloading web content over a bottleneck link, we differentiate the proposed index from QoS fairness and the widely used Jain's fairness index. Based on results, we argue that neither QoS fairness nor Jain's fairness index meet all of the desirable QoE-relevant Properties, which are met by F . Consequently, the proposed index F may be used to compare QoE fairness across systems and applications, thus serving as a benchmark for QoE management mechanisms and system optimization.
Surface modification of cellulose membranes
Authors: Ziemann Eric
Published: July 2018

This short review is intended to give a concise overview of methods used in the modification of polymeric cellobiose fibres, with a focus on the surface functionalisation of commercially available cellulose membranes in particular. Reliable and readily available methods will be highlighted, as well as a green approach to grafting-from cellulose membrane composites.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left posterior middle temporal gyrus reduces wrist velocity during emblematic hand gesture imitation
Authors: Reader Arran T , Holmes Nicholas Paul
Published: July 2018

Results from neuropsychological studies, and neuroimaging and behavioural experiments with healthy individuals, suggest that the imitation of meaningful and meaningless actions may be reliant on different processing routes. The left posterior middle temporal gyrus (pMTG) is one area that might be important for the recognition and imitation of meaningful actions. We studied the role of the left pMTG in imitation using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and two-person motion-tracking. Participants imitated meaningless and emblematic meaningful hand and finger gestures performed by a confederate actor whilst both individuals were motion-tracked. rTMS was applied during action observation (before imitation) over the left pMTG or a vertex control site. Since meaningless action imitation has been previously associated with a greater wrist velocity and longer correction period at the end of the movement, we hypothesised that stimulation over the left pMTG would increase wrist velocity and extend the correction period of meaningful actions (i.e., due to interference with action recognition). We also hypothesised that imitator accuracy (actor-imitator correspondence) would be reduced following stimulation over the left pMTG. Contrary to our hypothesis, we found that stimulation over the pMTG, but not the vertex, during action observation reduced wrist velocity when participants later imitated meaningful, but not meaningless, hand gestures. These results provide causal evidence for a role of the left pMTG in the imitation of meaningful gestures, and may also be in keeping with proposals that left posterior temporal regions play a role in the production of postural components of gesture.
MARGINALISASI BURUH TANI AKIBAT ALIH FUNGSI LAHAN
Authors: Umanailo M. Chairul Basrun
Published: July 2018

Marginalisasi bagi penulis merupakan sebuah realitas dimana masyarakat terperangkap pada situasi yang serba terbatas pada pemenuhan kebutuhan hidup sehari-hari, keterbatasan tersebutlah bagi penulis akan membuka peluang besar untuk terciptanya realitas kemiskinan. Apa yang penulis tangkap di Desa Ngringo adalah bagian dari marginalisasi sebagaimana keterbatasan buruh tani untuk mengakses sumber-sumber penghidupan akibat lahan yang tersedia telah berpindah kepemilikan kepada pihak pengembang maupun pemilik modal perusahaan. Dari situlah penulis semakin tertarik untuk mendalami fenomena marginalisasi hingga akhirnya tersusun buku dari hasil penelitian tersebut.
Flexible Configural Learning of Non-Linear Discriminations and Detection of Stimulus Compounds
Authors: Glautier Steven
Published: July 2018

Previous work showed that prior experience with discriminations requiring configural solutions (e.g., biconditional discrimination) confers an advantage for the learning of new configural discriminations (e.g., negative patterning) in comparison to prior experience with elemental discriminations. This effect is well established but its mechanism is not well understood. In the studies described below we assessed whether the saliences of configural and element cues were affected by prior training. We observed positive transfer to a new configural discrimination after configural pre-Training but we were unable to find evidence for changes in cue salience using a signal-detection task. Our results confirm previous work by demonstrating experience-dependent flexibility in cue processing but they also suggest that this flexibility occurs at a point in the stimulus processing pipeline later than 1-2 s after the presentation of stimulus inputs. (138 words).
Complexity of Grammar Induction for Quantum Types
Authors: Delpeuch Antonin
Published: July 2018

Most categorical models of meaning use a functor from the syntactic category to the semantic category. When semantic information is available, the problem of grammar induction can therefore be defined as finding preimages of the semantic types under this forgetful functor, lifting the information flow from the semantic level to a valid reduction at the syntactic level. We study the complexity of grammar induction, and show that for a variety of type systems, including pivotal and compact closed categories, the grammar induction problem is NP-complete. Our approach could be extended to linguistic type systems such as autonomous or bi-closed categories. ; Comment: In Proceedings QPL 2014, arXiv:1412.8102
Enkripsi Teks dengan Algoritma Affine Cipher
Authors: Siahaan Andysah Putera Utama
Published: July 2018

Affine Cipher adalah algoritma kriptografi yang dikembangkan dari metode Caesar Cipher. Algoritma ini merupakan contoh dari kriptografi pertukaran monoalfabet. Affine Cipher melakukan proses enkripsi dengan cara pergeseran karakter dengan substansial matematis. Perbedaan yang mendasar dari algoritma ini adalah pergeseran dilakukan dengan cara melakukan perkalian terhadap suatu bilangan yang relatif prima dengan bilangan yang digunakan pada saat proses dekripsi. Seluruh proses bergantung pada kunci dan modulo yang bekerja. Kunci yang digunakan pada algoritma ini adalah dua buah bilangan prima dan satu buah bilangan integer sebagai penggeser. Hasil yang diperoleh asdalah penggunaan algoritma Affine Cipher dalam melakukan proses enkripsi dan dekripsi. Penggunaan metode ini sangat membantu mengamankan teks yang akan dikirimkan kepada orang lain atau pada jaringan komputer.
Generic algorithms for halting problem and optimal machines revisited
Authors: Bienvenu Laurent , Desfontaines Damien , Shen Alexander
Published: July 2018

The halting problem is undecidable — but can it be solved for “most” inputs? This natural question was considered in a number of papers, in different settings. We revisit their results and show that most of them can be easily proven in a natural framework of optimal machines (considered in algorithmic information theory) using the notion of Kolmogorov complexity. We also consider some related questions about this framework and about asymptotic properties of the halting problem. In particular, we show that the fraction of terminating programs cannot have a limit, and all limit points are Martin-L¨of random reals. We then consider mass problems of finding an approximate solution of halting problem and probabilistic algorithms for them, proving both positive and negative results. We consider the fraction of terminating programs that require a long time for termination, and describe this fraction using the busy beaver function. We also consider approximate versions of separation problems, and revisit Schnorr’s results about optimal numberings showing how they can be generalized.
Happy to Help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor
Authors: Curry Oliver Scott , Rowland Lee , Van Lissa Caspar J. , Zlotowitz Sally , McAlaney John , Whitehouse Harvey
Published: July 2018

Do acts of kindness improve the well-being of the actor? Recent advances in the behavioural sciences have provided a number of explanations of human social, cooperative and altruistic behaviour. These theories predict that people will be ‘happy to help’ family, friends, community members, spouses, and even strangers under some conditions. Here we conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the experimental evidence that kindness interventions (for example, performing ‘random acts of kindness’) boost subjective well-being. Our initial search of the literature identified 489 articles; of which 24 (27 studies) met the inclusion criteria (total N=4,045). These 27 studies, some of which included multiple control conditions and dependent measures, yielded 52 effect sizes. Multi-level modelling revealed that the overall effect of kindness on the well-being of the actor is small-to-medium (δ = 0.28). The effect was not moderated by sex, age, type of participant, intervention, control condition or outcome measure. There was no indication of publication bias. We discuss the limitations of the current literature, and recommend that future research test more specific theories of kindness: taking kindness-specific individual differences into account; distinguishing between the effects of kindness to specific categories of people; and considering a wider range of proximal and distal outcomes. Such research will advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of kindness, and help practitioners to maximise the effectiveness of kindness interventions to improve well-being.
Evolutionary algorithm based on different semantic similarity functions for synonym recognition in the biomedical domain
Authors: Chaves-González José M. , Martinez-Gil Jorge
Published: July 2018

One of the most challenging problems in the semantic web field consists of computing the semantic similarity between different terms. The problem here is the lack of accurate domain-specific dictionaries, such as biomedical, financial or any other particular and dynamic field. In this article we propose a new approach which uses different existing semantic similarity methods to obtain precise results in the biomedical domain. Specifically, we have developed an evolutionary algorithm which uses information provided by different semantic similarity metrics. Our results have been validated against a variety of biomedical datasets and different collections of similarity functions. The proposed system provides very high quality results when compared against similarity ratings provided by human experts (in terms of Pearson correlation coefficient) surpassing the results of other relevant works previously published in the literature.
Molecular farming on rescue of pharma industry for next generations
Authors: Moustafa Khaled , Trémouillaux-Guiller Jocelyne
Published: July 2018

Recombinant proteins expressed in plants have been emerged as a novel branch of the biopharmaceutical industry, offering practical and safety advantages over traditional approaches. Cultivable in various platforms (i.e. open field, greenhouses or bioreactors), plants hold great potential to produce different types of therapeutic proteins with reduced risks of contamination with human and animal pathogens. To maximize the yield and quality of plant-made pharmaceuticals, crucial factors should be taken into account, including host plants, expression cassettes, subcellular localization, post-translational modifications, and protein extraction and purification methods. DNA technology and genetic transformation methods have also contributed to great parts with substantial improvements. To play their proper function and stability, proteins require multiple post-translational modifications such as glycosylation. Intensive glycoengineering research has been performed to reduce the immunogenicity of recombinant proteins produced in plants. Important strategies have also been developed to minimize the proteolysis effects and enhance protein accumulation. With growing human population and new epidemic threats, the need for new medications will be paramount so that the traditional pharmaceutical industry will not be alone to answer medication demands for upcoming generations. Here, we review several aspects of plant molecular pharming and outline some important challenges that hamper these ambitious biotechnological developments.
لندع الأسماك تتنفس
Authors: Moustafa Khaled
Published: July 2018

ترجمة لمقالة في مجلة ساينتفيك أمريكان في نسختها العربية باسم مجلة العلوم
الألم: شر لا بد منه
Authors: Rudwan Samer Jamil
Published: July 2018

ترتبط أي محاولة لتعريف الألم بعقبات كثيرة ومتنوعة. فهو عبارة عن إحساس شخصي يرتبط بعلاقة متبادلة بين الإحساس وتفسير هذا الإحساس، وبخبرات الشخص ومستوى نموه المعرفي. إنه خبرة غير مقبولة من المشاعر والأحاسيس يمكن أن ترتبط بتضرر حاد أو كامن في النسيج الحي، أو يمكن وصفه من خلال مفاهيم قريبة من مفاهيم نوع أو شكل الضرر. ويتضمن تعريف الألم بأنه إحساس أو خبرة جسدية، أنه يمكن للإنسان أن يشعر بالألم دون وجود تضرر ما يمكن برهانه في الجسد وأنه خبرة مرتبطة بالانفعالات السلبية
Peer review: either open it fully or blind it wholly
Authors: Moustafa Khaled
Published: July 2018

To reduce the bias in peer review, the peer review should be either fully open, so that all the parties involved in (authors and reviewers) are known to each other or, alternatively, wholly blinded where the identities of all the parties are undisclosed to each other. As such, the peer review would be symmetrical for all peers; otherwise the term “peer” in ‘peer review’ would not make much sense because “peer” means “equal” involving “equal” treatment.
الإيمان والصحة النفسية
Authors: Rudwan Samer Jamil
Published: July 2018

كان علم الطب النفسي، ولفترة طويلة، يقلل من أهمية الإيمان بالله، أو بقوة عليا وتأثير ذلك على الصحة النفسية. وكان ينظر إلى المتدينين على أنهم أقرب "للعصابيين" أو "المغتربين عن الواقع"، وكان الدين بالنسبة للعلاج النفسي يحمل معنى (الاعتقاد الخرافي) وأنه نكوص إلى مرحلة بدائية من الوعي، وتهرباً من مواجهة واقع الحياة. وغالباً ما كان ثمن العزاء بالدين هو الخوف ومشاعر الذنب. ولكن دراسات حديثة كثيرة تبرهن أن المؤمنين يعيشون أكثر صحة وعافية نفسية
معجم مصطلحات تسويق: إنجليزي - عربي
Authors: Alshaikhi Yahya
Published: July 2018

كنا قد استعرضنا في مقالة سابقة كثير من المصطلحات الشائعة في صناعة الترجمة بشكل عام ، و هنا نستعرض مجموعة أخرى من المصطلحات الخاصة بعالم التسويق والشركات وإدارة الأعمال والأموال
MAPK cascades and major abiotic stresses
Authors: Moustafa Khaled , AbuQamar Synan , Jarrar Mohammed H , Al-Rajab Abdul Jabbar , Trémouillaux-Guiller Jocelyne
Published: July 2018

Plants have evolved with complex signaling circuits that operate under multiple conditions and govern numerous cellular functions. Stress signaling in plant cells is a sophisticated network composed of interacting proteins organized into tiered cascades where the function of a molecule is dependent on the interaction and the activation of another. In a linear scheme, the receptors of cell surface sense the stimuli and convey stress signals through specific pathways and downstream phosphorylation events controlled by mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases and second messengers, leading to appropriate adaptive responses. The specificity of the pathway is guided by scaffolding proteins and docking domains inside the interacting partners with distinctive structures and functions. The flexibility and the fine-tuned organization of the signaling molecules drive the activated MAP kinases into the appropriate location and connection to control and integrate the information flow. Here, we overview recent findings of the involvement of MAP kinases in major abiotic stresses (drought, cold and temperature fluctuations) and we shed light on the complexity and the specificity of MAP kinase signaling modules.
Publishers: save authors' time
Authors: Moustafa Khaled
Published: July 2018

Scientific journals ask authors to put their manuscripts, at the submission stage, sometimes in a complex style and a specific pagination format that are time consuming while it is unclear yet that the submitted manuscripts will be accepted. In the case of rejections, authors need to submit to another journal most likely with a different style and formatting that require additional work and time. To save authors’ time, publishers should allow authors to submit their manuscripts in any format and to comply with the style required by the targeted journal only in revised versions, but not at the submission step when the manuscripts are not yet approved for publication.