bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Assays with Conventional Standard Proportion Method for Determination of Drug Susceptibility In Multidrug Resistant TB Suspects
Authors: Munir Muhammad Kashif , Rehman Sana , Iqbal Rizwan , Saeed Muhammad Saqib , Aasim Muhammad
Published: May 2018

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease and multidrug resistant tuberculosis is an emerging global issue. Rapid detection of such type of tuberculosis is necessary for timely control of the disease. GeneXpert test has already been implemented by World Health Organization to diagnose the infection on urgent basis. Objectives: This study was designed to apply GeneXpert MTB/RIF assays for the detection of rifampicin resistant tuberculosis and validation of assays by comparing with conventional standard drug proportion method. Additionally, to explore whether the assay can be utilized in treatment of Multidrug Resistant TB Settings: This study was undertaken in Pakistan Health Research Council TB Research Centre in collaboration with Department of Pulmonology, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Methods: Sputum samples from 125 patients were collected from confirmed pulmonary TB patients who were not responding to standard regimen of first line anti-tubercular treatment. Smears were stained by Ziehl-Neelsen method. All specimens were processed for culture and drug sensitivity by drug proportion method using Lowenstein Jensen medium as well as GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay. Results: A total of 125 subjects were registered in present study including 64 (51.2%) males and 61 (48.8%) females of age 15 years and above with mean age of 36.9±14.99. Sensitivity and specificity of the assay was observed as 92.1% and 93.5%, respectively. Association of rifampicin resistant by MTB/RIF assay and isoniazid resistance was found to be 88.1% and an agreement rate of rifampicin resistance by GeneXpert MTB/ RIF assay with isoniazid resistance was 81.25%. A total of 56 (44.8%) cases were found to be multidrug resistant patients and an agreement rate of 92.9% (52/56) was demonstrated in multidrug resistant patients which was found to be rifampicin resistant by GeneXpert in present study. Conclusion: GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay shown high sensitivity (96.7%) and specificity (98.6%). This most modern and latest technique, particularly in smear negative patients, helps rapid detection of TB and rifampicin resistance, which facilitates prompt diagnosis of multidrug resistant TB. These results propose that effective treatment can be initiated at an early stage, which will greatly help in reducing multidrug resistant TB.
Frequency of TEL-AML1 Fusion Gene in Patients of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Authors: Ahmad Munir , Hameed Aisha , Khaliq Saba , Malik Hamid Saeed , Mohsin Shahida
Published: May 2018

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignant tumor in children and forms a major fraction of childhood malignancies in the developed countries. Numerous chromosomal aberrations have been observed in ALL including translocations which result in the production of fusion genes (BCR-ABL, TEL-AML1, and MLL-AF4). These chromosomal rearrangements have great prognostic and therapeutic significance. Amongst these, TEL-AML1 fusion gene represents a subgroup of ALL cases, which are associated with many clinically important parameters of good prognosis. The objective of this study was to detect the frequency of TEL-AML1 fusion oncogene in ALL and its association with already established prognostic factors such as age, WBC count and FAB subtype. Materials and Methods: Sixty-six patients with newly diagnosed ALL were studied and patients on chemotherapy and T-ALL were excluded. The data was analyzed by SPSS20 for prognostically important parameters such as age, sex, hemoglobin level, WBC profile, platelet count, FAB type and immunophenotype. RNA extraction was performed and RT-PCR procedure was conducted to detect TEL-AML1 fusion oncogene. Results: Out of 66 samples, frequency of TEL-AML1 fusion oncogene was detected in 5 subjects (7.6%). Almost all TEL-AML1 positive patients carried FAB ALL-L1, B-Lineage immunophenotype, mean hemoglobinlevel of 6g/dl and age from 3 to 5 years. All these features are related to good prognosis. Conclusion: To conclude, we reported 7.6% frequency of TEL-AML1 fusion gene, in our study subjects, which is different from that reported in western literature. If universally accepted, the identification of TELAML1 fusion gene in ALL, will improve risk stratification and will help in selection of appropriate therapeutic regimens.
Perception of Medical Students Regarding Educational Environment in a Public Sector Medical College: A Cross-Sectional Survey Using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Questionnaire
Authors: Irum Shumaila , Iqbal Muhammad Zafar , Naumeri Fatima
Published: May 2018

The primary success of educational environment heavily depends upon benefits to learners and this further facilitates the learning processing. The most commonly used tool, to measure it, is Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM). Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the perceptions of medical students in pre-clinical years about educational environment in a public sector medical college of Pakistan and to compare the DREEM scores with previous published scores. Material and Methods: The DREEM questionnaire was conducted on undergraduate medical students (n=300) of Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan, during the month of June 2015. Results: Two eighty-six (n=286) of the 300 students (95.33%) completed the questionnaire. Analysisof these subjected indicated a total mean score of 113.68. Mean for students’ perception of learning was 26.65±10.235, mean for students’ perceptions of teachers was 26.63±10.177. On the other hands, the mean scores for students’ academic self-perception, students’ perception of the atmosphere, and students’ social self-perception were 17.17±6.73, 26.89±10.89, and 16.34±6.70, respectively. Conclusion: Although DREEM scores showed improvement from previously published scores of same medical college, it also highlighted the areas needing further improvement.
Faisal’s Technique to Closely Manage Volar Barton’s Fracture: A Pilot Study
Authors: Masood Faisal , Sah Ranjit Kumar , Sarfaraz Ahmad Humayun
Published: May 2018

This study was conducted to establish the efficacy of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPCP) in management of volar Barton’s fracture by Faisal Technique. Methods: A total of 10 cases of volar Barton’s fracture fulfilling our inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in our study from August 2015 to August 2016. These cases, presented at our department, were managed with closed reduction under image intensifier by dorsiflexing the wrist and reducing the fragment by ligamentotaxis and percutaneous pinning in anti-glide fashion from dorsal proximal (intact cortex) aspect of distal radius and engaging the volar fragment aiming the subchondral cortex and were supplemented with short arm cast application in volar flexion. The outcome was evaluated using Pattee and Thompson functional criteria at 6 month. Also the percentage of union and time to union were evaluated. Results: The mean age of total ten patients was 29.8± 3.20 years (25-35 years). We achieved union in 100% of the patient at mean time of 8.20 ± 0.92 weeks (7-10 weeks). There were 20% (n=2) cases with excellentand 80% (n=8) cases with good outcome according to Pattee and Thompson criteria. We had two cases (20%) with pin-tract infection that were managed with dressing and oral antibiotics according to culture and sensitivity. There were no loss of reduction Conclusion: Our pilot study demonstrates good result with CRPCP (Faisal’s Technique) in volar Barton’s fracture and warrants further randomized control trial study to establish its efficacy in such cases.
Effects of Obesity on Lung Functions in Young Adults
Authors: Younus Muhammad , Usman Sabah , Jawed Samia
Published: May 2018

Obesity is a global health problem and its prevalence is increasing continuously. It is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide and is associated with decreased lung functions. Objective: This study was designed to compare the pulmonary functions in obese and non-obese subjects. Additionally, we aimed to correlate the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with pulmonary function tests (PFT’s). Material and Methods: This cross sectional comparative study was conducted at the Institute of Chest Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. One hundred and twenty individuals consisting of 60 obese (30 males, 30 females) and 60 non-obese (30 males, 30 females), fulfilling the inclusion criteria, were enrolled through non-probability purposive sampling. Informed written consent was taken from all subjects. The demographic information of these subjects such as name, age, sex, height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio were recorded. Spirometry of all the subjects was performed on Spirolab iii. Correlation between FVC, FEV1, FEV1/ FVC ratio and body mass index, waist circumference, and waist to hip ratio was measured by Pearson coefficient. A p value ​
Photosynthetic oxygenation for urine nitrification
Authors: Muys Maarten , Coppens Joeri , Boon Nico , Vlaeminck Siegfried E.
Published: May 2018

Human urine accounts for only a fraction of the sewage volume, but it contains the majority of valuable nutrient load in wastewater. In this study, synthetic urine was nitrified in a closed photo-bioreactor through photosynthetic oxygenation by means of a consortium of microalgae and nitrifying bacteria. In situ production of oxygen by photosynthetic organisms has the potential to reduce the energy costs linked to conventional aeration. This energy-efficient strategy results in stable urine for further nutrient recovery, while part of the nutrients are biologically recovered in the form of valuable biomass. In this study, urine was nitrified for the first time without conventional aeration at a maximum photosynthetic oxygenation rate of 160 mg O2 gVSS−1 d−1 (VSS: volatile suspended solids). A maximum volumetric nitrification rate of 67 mg N L−1 d−1 was achieved on 12% diluted synthetic urine. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies were situated between 44% and 83% at a removal rate of 24 mg COD gVSS−1 d−1. After 180 days, microscopic observations revealed that Scenedesmus sp. was the dominant microalga. Overall, photosynthetic oxygenation for urine nitrification is promising as a highly electricity efficient approach for further nutrient recovery.
Economic Evaluation of an Internet-Based Stress Management Intervention Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Kählke Fanny , Buntrock Claudia , Smit Filip , Berking Matthias , Lehr Dirk , Heber Elena , Funk Burkhardt , Riper Heleen , Ebert David Daniel
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND

Work-related stress is widespread among employees and associated with high costs for German society. Internet-based stress management interventions (iSMIs) are effective in reducing such stress. However, evidence for their cost-effectiveness is scant.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a guided iSMI for employees.

METHODS

A sample of 264 employees with elevated symptoms of perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale≥22) was assigned to either the iSMI or a waitlist control condition (WLC) with unrestricted access to treatment as usual. Participants were recruited in Germany in 2013 and followed through 2014, and data were analyzed in 2017. The iSMI consisted of 7 sessions plus 1 booster session. It was based on problem-solving therapy and emotion regulation techniques. Costs were measured from the societal perspective, including all direct and indirect medical costs. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis and a cost-utility analysis relating costs to a symptom-free person and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained, respectively. Sampling uncertainty was handled using nonparametric bootstrapping (N=5000).

RESULTS

When the society is not willing to pay anything to get an additional symptom-free person (eg, willingness-to-pay [WTP]=€0), there was a 70% probability that the intervention is more cost-effective than WLC. This probability rose to 85% and 93% when the society is willing to pay €1000 and €2000, respectively, for achieving an additional symptom-free person. The cost-utility analysis yielded a 76% probability that the intervention is more cost-effective than WLC at a conservative WTP threshold of €20,000 (US $25,800) per QALY gained.

CONCLUSIONS

Offering an iSMI to stressed employees has an acceptable likelihood of being cost-effective compared with WLC.

CLINICALTRIAL

German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00004749; https://www.drks.de/DRKS00004749

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPOR

RR2-10.1186/1471-2458-13-655
Unfair Dismissal Law and Temporary Migrant Labour in Australia
Authors: Howe Joanna , Berg Laurie , Farbenblum Bassina
Published: May 2018

Increasing attention is being given to the exploitation of temporary migrant workers in Australia, in particular in relation to wage underpayments. But very little focus has been given to the ability of temporary migrant workers to access legal remedies under Australian employment law. This article examines whether temporary migrant workers are able to make and pursue a claim for unfair dismissal within the federal jurisdiction. As unfair dismissal law seeks to protect job security and provides an essential check on managerial prerogative, it is important that temporary migrant workers are able to access this legal avenue to protect them from arbitrary dismissal. We argue there are serious deficiencies in the application, coverage and content of federal unfair dismissal law in relation to temporary migrant workers in Australia.
Reasoning with the Foundations of Rules
Authors: Wallace Duncan
Published: May 2018

In PGA v The Queen, the High Court found that a legal rule ceased to exist well before many people thought it did. In Mabo v Queensland [No 2], the Court found that a legal rule came into existence well before many people thought it did. These conclusions are obviously different, and so are the reasons that led to them. But in both decisions the Court relied on the foundation of a legal rule to account for the rule's validity over time. In PGA, the rule was founded on another legal rule. In Mabo, the rule was founded on an historical fact. I explain how the Court reasoned with these foundations, and what this reasoning suggests about the nature of the common law in Australia.
Clinical Symptoms Used for Screening Diabetic Populations with Family History of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Marlina Siti , Pramantara I Dewa Putu , Kusnanto Hari J. , Graber Mark Alan
Published: May 2018

Background: The annual prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide. With this growing concern, the identification of clinical symptoms in high risk populations, such as those with a family history of diabetes, is becoming increasingly important.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the use of clinical symptoms and history as a screening tool for diabetes mellitus (DM) in a population with a family history of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).Methods: The design of this research was a cross sectional study. The subjects of this study were a sample population with family history of T2DM living in Kasihan and Sewon District of Bantul Regency. Data were collected through interviews with questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, total cholesterol tests, triglycerides and fasting blood glucose tests. Data analysis used univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses. For screening purposes, validity was performed against risk factors with fasting blood glucose as a gold standard.Results: Prevalence of DM was 30.5%, and prediabetes 26.5%. Body Mass Index (BMI) prevalence =23 kg/m2 59.02%, hypertension 42.62%, physical inactivity 21.31%, and dyslipidemia 78.69%. Polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss were significantly associated with T2DM. Birth history of weight =4 kg or Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) was a risk factor associated with T2DM incidence (p = 0.018; OR: 1.93; CI 95%: 1.12-3.34). The sensitivity of a combination of several factors, birth history of baby =4 kg or GDM with dyslipidemia (sensitivity 87.3% specificity 40.9%), birth history of weight =4 kg or GDM with dyslipidemia and hypertension (sensitivity 94.7% specificity 26.7%), combination of the five factors studied (sensitivity 92.3% specificity 50%). Combination of birth history of heavy baby =4kg or GDM and BMI = 23 kg/m2  and hypertension had a likelihood ratio of 9.Conclusions: This study determined the prevalence of T2DM in populations with a family history of diabetes is high, with birth history of weight = 4 kg or GDM as a factor associated with T2DM, and other clinical symptoms having a fairly high prevalence. Therefore, a comprehensive lifestyle change needs to be done.
Repercusiones del trauma en la infancia en la psicopatología de la vida adulta
Authors: Waikamp Vitória , Barcellos Serralta Fernanda
Published: May 2018

Este estudio examina las influencias de traumas infantiles en los síntomas psicopatológicos en la vida adulta. La muestra fue constituida por 201 pacientes que estaban iniciando psicoterapia psicoanalítica en una clínica vinculada a un instituto de formación. Los participantes respondieron dos Instrumentos de auto relato, que evaluaban respectivamente, la presencia y frecuencia de distintos traumas en la infancia, y la intensidad de la sintomatología actual, considerando una amplia variedad de síndromes psicopatológicos. Los resultados muestran que la mayoría de los pacientes fueron expuestos a adversidades en la infancia, y que diversos traumas presentan asociación positiva y significativa con distintas dimensiones de síntomas. También fue constatado que el índice de trauma total predice el nivel de sufrimiento psicológico derivado a los síntomas. Los hallazgos corroboran la bibliografía que señala las consecuencias psicológicas adversas del trauma infantil en la salud mental del adulto.
Twenty-Five-Year Overview of Experimental Auditing Research: Trends and Links to Audit Quality
Authors: Simnett Roger , Trotman Ken T.
Published: May 2018

We examine 468 experimental auditing research papers that were published in ten leading accounting and auditing journals from 1991–2015 to address three key issues. First, we consider the trends in experimental auditing research and find that while the total number of papers published in the leading journals has expanded, the percentage of experimental auditing papers has decreased substantially. Second, in order to support evidence-based standard-setting and regulation, and to identify the audit quality issues that have been addressed, we map this research to the IAASB Framework for Audit Quality. We find that the majority of studies have concentrated on the processing stage of the Framework and at both the engagement and firm levels. Third, breaking our period of study into five five-year blocks, we observe a significant evolution in experimental research over the 25 years of our study, as evidenced by trends in the topics examined, types of participants used, and data collection approaches used.
The Highest Retail Price (HET) of Subsidized Fertilizer at the Farmer’s Level in South Sumatra Rice Farming, Indonesia
Authors: Wildayana Elisa , Hasan M. Yamin , Armanto M. Edi , Zahri Imron , Adriani Dessy , Sari Ranty Fitria , Nursittah Nursittah , Lestari Fitri , Oktavia Reszki
Published: May 2018

The research objective is to analyze the subsidized fertilizer price (HET) at the hand of farmers of rice farming in South Sumatra province. The sampling method was disproportionate stratified random sampling with four land typologies. The field data were collected through observation, interviews with respondents. The use amount of fertilizers on all typologies effected significantly different to rice yields. In the lebak ricefields, the influence of Urea, NPKPhonska and KCl together effected significantly different, but not significantly different for each use of fertilizers. The use cost of Urea affected rice yields and income of farmers significantly different for all ricefields. Eligible HET price received by farmers has to be lower than the real HET price. Determination eligible HET price has to consider soil productivity and accessibility (dam, water gates, water pump, road, infrastructure, local retail and others).
The Economic and Sharia Value of Moslem’s Awareness for Halal Food in Indonesia
Authors: Susilowati Indah , Edy Riyanto Edy , Kirana Mayanggita , Mafruhah Izza , Radam Alias
Published: May 2018

The concept of halal products or foods is now gaining a worldwide discussion due to its recognition as an alternative benchmark for safety, hygiene and quality assurance of what we consume or drink daily. For a moslem consumer, halal foods and drinks means that the products has met the requirements laid down by the Shariah law. It represents the symbol of hygiene, quality and safety product when produced strictly under the Holistic Halal Assurance Management System. It is expected with halal certification to ensure the halal of food consumed by moslem in Indonesia could increase the sharia and economic values for the moslem in Indonesia. Indonesia is a huge market for halal product, and has just legalized regulation on halal product guarantee. The recent dynamics urge the importance of knowledge of consumer’s behavior on halal product. This study is aimed to explore an economic and sharia values of moslem awareness in Indonesia with a pilot project in Semarang City. The standard of halal used are defined from the points of: (1) input or material come from; (2) how to get the input; (3) how to process the input; (4) how to store the input; (5) how to transportage the input; and (6) how to package and serve the input. Mixed-method of quantitative and qualitative had been invoked to analyse the data.The results indicated that the level of awarness for consuming the halal food are vary among the moslem community by her/ his income- and sharia-stratum as perceived by them. It is hardly difficult to aware people of A-B-G-C accordingly for halal food in such high intense of diversity in community in short-term. Of course, a lot of efforts and strong committment among the stakeholders is indeed needed to ensure the halal food consumed by moslem in Indonesia.
Cumhuriyet Dönemi Eğitim Kurumlarında Laikleşme Süreci ve Ahlâk Eğitimine Dair Tartışmalar
Authors: KANBOLAT Erkan
Published: May 2018

Cumhuriyet döneminde 1924 yılında Tevhid-i Tedrisat Kanunu’yla başlayan
eğitimde lâikleşme süreci  1929-1931
yılları arasında kademeli olarak okullarda 
din derslerinin müfredat programlarından çıkartılmasıyla tamamlanmıştır.
Lâiklik ve din derslerine dair tartışmalar 1920’lerin sonunda ortadan kalkmış,
ancak devam eden yıllarda  bu sefer ahlâk
eğitimine dair eleştiriler gündemdeki yerini korumuştur. Bu eleştirilere cevap
olarak 1940’lı yıllarda ahlâk eğitimine dair bazı somut adımlar atılmaya
başlanmış, 1949 yılında ise din dersleri yeniden müfredata konulmuştur.
Estágio supervisionado: a relação teoria e prática reflexiva na formação de professores do curso de Licenciatura em Pedagogia
Authors: Silva Haíla , Gaspar Mônica
Published: May 2018

O estágio supervisionado é um componente curricular obrigatório nos cursos de formação de professores que estabelece um diálogo entre a teoria apreendida no curso de formação e a prática nas escolas-campo de estágio. Trata-se do relato de uma experiência vivenciada no contexto do estágio supervisionado de um curso de Licenciatura em Pedagogia, cujas etapas foram construídas por observações e participação no cenário escolar e na sala de aula, inclusive a elaboração e a aplicação de projeto didático a uma turma do ensino fundamental. As etapas foram registradas nos diários de formação como recurso que possibilita a reflexão mediante a escrita, estabelecendo diálogo entre o saber da experiência e o saber formal. O estágio revelou-se um rico espaço de reflexões e descobertas, em que teoria e prática foram instrumentos inseparáveis e indispensáveis à prática docente.
MONITORING KEMAJUAN PENGERJAAN PROYEK BELT CONVEYOR PLANT 14 HAMBALANG BERBASIS WEB
Authors: Juliana Juliana , Wibawanti Yuni , Haikal Muhamad
Published: May 2018

Kriteria yang harus dipenuhi produk yang dihasilkan dari proyek meliputi kriteria atau batasan waktu, batasan ruang lingkup, batasan biaya dan batasan kualitas. Untuk itu, maka perlu dilakukan monitoring untuk mengetahui kemajuan proyek sehingga keempat kriteria tersebut terpenuhi. Progress atau kemajuan proyek menjadi indikator dalam monitoring untuk menilai perkembangan pelaksanaan pekerjaan dibandingkan dengan rencana. Perkembangan pelaksanaan proyek harus dilaporkan secara periodik. Pada pelaksanaan proyek pembangunan belt conveyor plant 14 Hambalang, PT Unixindo Ekatama Sentana dalam melakukan monitoring perkembangan proyek belum ada sistem pelaporan yang terintegrasi dan pengolahan data masih dilakukan secara manual dengan menggunakan aplikasi Ms.Excel. Dalam penelitian ini dibangun sistem informasi monitoring pelaporan proyek untuk memudahkan monitoring kemajuan proyek. Aplikasi untuk monitoring kemajuan proyek yang dibangun dengan berbasis web menggunakan PHP dan MySQL. Tujuan dari penelitian yang dilakukan yaitu untuk menghasilkan sistem informasi untuk melakukan monitoring kemajuan proyek berbasis web dan tersedia sistem pelaporan kemajuan proyek yang terintegrasi sehingga memudahkanperusahaan dalam memonitoring proyek secara online. Manfaat yang diharapkan dari adanya sistem monitoring kemajuan proyek secara online adalah memudahkan proses monitoring kemajuan proyek yang dapat dilakukan secara online. Dari penelitian dihasilkan sistem informasi monitoring yang dibuat memudahkan pelaporan proyek di lapangan yang dilakukan secara online sehingga perusahaan dapat memonitor kemajuan proyek secara kontinyu dan dapat digunakan untuk menilai perkembangan pekerjaan proyek yang dibandingkan dengan perencanaan proyek sehingga dapat mengambil keputusan untuk melakukan perbaikan.Kata kunci: kemajuan proyek, pelaporan proyek, monitoring proyek berbasis web.
ANALISIS TINGKAT PENCAHAYAAN RUANG KELAS STUDI KASUS : RUANG KELAS BAGIAN CONTROL ROOM PADA SUBBIDANG SARANA DAN PRASARANA PENGEMBANGAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DAN INFORMASI PUSAT PENGEMBANGAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA, MINYAK DAN GAS BUMI (PPSDM MIGAS)
Authors: Prakoso Yogie Budi , Hisjam Muhammad
Published: May 2018

Analisis tingkat pencahayaan ruang kelas perlu dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat pencahayaan yang sudah ada, apabila dibawah standar yang ditentukan maka dapat menyebabkan kerusakan mata dan apabila diatas standar maka ruang kelas akan terlalu terang. Studi kasus dilakukan di ruang kelas bagian control room pada subbidang sarana dan prasarana pengembangan sumber daya manusia dan informasi PPSDM Migas. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi pencahayaan dan menentukan kesesuaian dengan SNI 03-6575-2001. Pengukuran dilakukan dalam tiga waktu berbeda yakni pagi hari (09.00-10.00), siang hari (14.00-15.00), dan malam hari (20.00-21.00) untuk didapatkan intensitas pencahayaan rata-rata. Pengukuran tingkat pencahayaan dilakukan sesuai dengan metode pengukuran SNI 16-7062-2004 dan menggunakan batas tingkat pencahayaan minimal sesuai standar SNI 03-6575-2001. Diperoleh hasil bahwa tingkat pencahayaan rata-rata maksimum ruang kelas pada pagi hari, siang hari dan malam hari masing-masing adalah 84,33 lux, 88,5 lux, dan 123 lux. Nilai-nilai tersebut belum memenuhi standar SNI 03-6575-2001 yang ditentukan yakni sebesar 250 lux untuk ruang kelas yang berarti bahwa diperlukan perbaikan pada sistem pencahayaan ruang kelas dengan menambah jumlah lampu pada titik-titik yang ditentukan.
E-PELAYANAN KONSULTASI KESEHATAN PEDULI REMAJA PADA PUSKESMAS BEKASI
Authors: Purwanto Heru , Dalis Sopiyan
Published: May 2018

Aktivitas dengan intesitas yang tinggi memberikan keterbatasan dalam membagi waktu dan kesempatan untuk berkumpul dan bercerita bersama keluarga. Pemanfaatan internet memberikan kesempatan untuk mendapatkan informasi yang terkini dimanapun dan kapanpun, salah satunya ialah kegiatan konsultasi kesehatan khususnya bagi remaja. Ini merupakan peluang sebagai kesempatan untuk menjembatani adanya komunikasi yang dapat dilakukan secara online. Dengan mensinergikan Program Pelayanan Kesehatan Peduli Remaja (PKPR) melalui sistem informasi konsultasi berbasis web secara online  menjadi  wadah  informasi  bagi  remaja  dalam  pelayanan  seputar  konseling  kesehatan  dan pendidikan ketrampilan hidup sehat yang disampaikan dengan cara menyenangkan serta tetap menghargai dan menjaga kerahasian user.Metode Waterfall digunakan untuk perancangan sistem aplikasi online. Teknis perancangan sistem dengan menggunakan UseCase Diagram dan Activity Diagram serta Entity Relationship   Diagram   (ERD).Aplikasi   MySql   Server,   Webserver   digunakan   untuk   mendukung pembuatan Basis Data. Potensi pengembangan penyuluhan dan konsultasi menjadi acuan untuk analisis berikutnya dengan menggunakan metode Critical Succes Factor (CSF) dalam mendukung pemetaan strategi yang lebih efektif dan efisien. Metode pendekatan Customer Relationship Management (CRM) melalui operasional, analitik dan collaborative  menjadi tolak ukur dalam pembuatan situs E-Pelayanan agar sesuai dengan kebutuhan dalam mendapatkan hubungan yang baik dengan Anggota. Hasil dari penelitian ini, dapat memberikan masukan dan manfaat, khususnya pada kegiatan pelayanan kesehatan dan penyuluhan remaja (PKPR) di puskesmas wilayah Bekasi dan sekitarnya. Pengujian T test dengan Uji statistik t hit  (n<30) , α=0.05 dilakukan Untuk mengukur efektivitas pengaruh aplikasi sistem konsultasi kesehatan berbasis web, dimana hasilnya adalah t hit = 3.08 > t 0,05;25 = 2,060 menunjukan ada pengaruh anggota untuk dapat meningkatkan cara hidup sehat melalui informasi konsultasi kesehatan   berbasis web. Kata kunci: konsultasi, e-pelayanan, CRM, ERD, waterfall, CSF.
PENYUSUNAN PAPAN JAWABAN TEKA-TEKI SILANG MENGGUNAKAN BACKTRACKING
Authors: Wijaya Novan
Published: May 2018

Teka-teki silang merupakan permainan klasik sederhana yang sudah umum dimainkan masyarakat awam. Teka-teki silang dapat dimainkan menggunakan media cetak bahkan media online. Untuk membuatnya secara manual tentu diperlukan ketelitian, dan waktu yang lama   karena designer harus memikirkan tiap huruf yang terkait antara data yang satu dengan data yang lainnya. Kecerdasan Buatan (Artificial Intellegence) diperlukan untuk menangani permasalahan ini. Algoritma backtracking dipilih untuk memecahkan permasalahan ini karena algoritma ini menghasilkan satu solusi akhir dalam proses pencarian solusi, designer hanya perlu mencari file data pertanyaan dan jawaban yang terlebih dahulu dimasukkan kedalam file “xls” dan sistem akan meng-generate data yang ada sehingga terbentuk papan teka-teki silang. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa algoritma backtracking dapat  digunakan untuk membentuk papan teka-teki silang setelah dilakukan pengujian 20 data dengan 19 data berhasil dibentuk dan 1 data tidak berhasil dibentuk. Kata kunci: teka-teki silang, algortima backtracking, kecerdasan buatan.
ANALISIS DAN IMPLEMENTASI MODEL PERAMALAN BERBASIS ALGORITMA MOVING AVARAGE UNTUK NILAI TUKAR RUPIAH TERHADAP DOLAR
Authors: Ryan First , Wijanarto Wijanarto
Published: May 2018

Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi kuatnya ekonomi suatu negara adalah nilai tukar mata uang (kurs). Pada beberapa kasus yang terjadi di negara maju seperti Eropa atau Amerika, nilai tukar mata uang merupakan bagian yang sangat vital, hingga berpengaruh menghambat perdagangan internasional. Tidak terkecuali di Indonesia, yang menganut sistem pasar penuh/bebas (free floating system) dimana nilai tukar rupiah terhadap mata uang asing khususnya dolar (USD) ditentukan oleh pasar mekanisme global. Kebijakan pemerintah dalam menguatkan nilai tukar rupiah perlu dilakukan mengingat dalam 10 tahun terakhir mengalami kemunduran dari titik 9.087 di tahun 2010 menuju titik 11.900 di awal tahun 2015, sehingga kedepan perlu dilakukan perencanaan fiskal yang fokus, teliti dan tepat. Paper ini berusaha mengimplementasikan model regresi linier berbasis algoritma moving average yang  didasarkan pada variasi musiman (seasonal movement) yang didekomposisikan untuk nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar dalam bentuk aplikasi. Analisis dan visualisasi model dilakukan dengan bahasa pemrograman R, sementara aplikasi dibangun berbasis web dengan php. Data historis diperoleh dari situs Bank Indonesia dalam kurun waktu 2011 - 2017. Berdasarkan analisa dan hasil penelitian terhadap model yang diimplementasikan, didapatkan pengukuran tingkat akurasi dengan RMSE, MAE dan MAPE diperoleh masing-masing sebesar 114.0173, 57.69148 dan 0.64766, dari ketiga hasil evaluasi menunjukan bahwa mempunyai sedikit selisih antara data asli dengan hasil peramalannya. Sementara aplikasi dapat berjalan sempurna dan menghasilkan komputasi peramalan yang sesuai dengan model yang dipilih.Kata kunci: analisis, peramalan, model, moving average.
Respons pertumbuhan, hasil, dan kualitas hasil buncis tegak terhadap pemberian berbagai dosis kompos dan interval panen pada inceptisols jatinangor
Authors: Kusumiyati Kusumiyati , Sutari Wawan , Raniska N.
Published: May 2018

Produksi buncis yang menurun mengakibatkan tidak terpenuhinya permintaan. Penurunan tersebut disebabkan oleh beberapa hal, seperti kondisi lahan suboptimal dan kualitas hasil yang kurang baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dosis kompos dan interval panen yang memberikan pengaruh terbaik terhadap pertumbuhan, hasil, dan kualitas hasil buncis tegak pada Inceptisols Jatinangor. Percobaan dilaksanakan di kebun percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran, di Ciparanje Kecamatan Jatinangor, Kabupaten Sumedang pada ketinggian ±750 meter di atas permukaan laut (m dpl), selama bulan Februari – April 2016. Tipe iklim kawasan Jatinangor berdasarkan Oldeman adalah C3. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK), dengan 12 kombinasi perlakuan yang diulang sebanyak 3 kali. Kombinasi perlakuan terdiri dari 4 dosis kompos sebanyak 0 kg, 2.5 kg, 5 kg, dan 7.5 kg per petak serta interval panen setiap 1 hari, 2 hari, dan 3 hari sekali. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perbedaan pada persentase polong layak pasar dan tidak layak pasar, dimana pemberian kompos 0 kg dengan interval panen 1, 2, dan 3 hari sekali, serta pemberian kompos 5 kg dan 7.5 kg dengan interval panen 1 hari menghasilkan polong dengan persentase layak pasar tertinggi. Kombinasi terbaik adalah dosis kompos dengan dosis 100% dan interval panen 1 hari.Kata kunci: Buncis tegak, Inceptisols, interval panen, kompos.
Gradient observability and sensors for hyperbolic systems
Authors: Boutoulout A. , Bourray H. , Khazari A.
Published: May 2018

The aim of this paper is to develop useful rigorous results related tothe gradient observability and sensors. The concept of gradient strategic sensors is characterized and applied to the wave equation. This emphasizes the spatial structure and location of the sensors in order that regional gradient observability can be achieved. The developedÂ  results are illustrated by many examples, Finally The reconstruct method leads to a numerical algorithm illustrated by simulations.
The Power Savings Possibilities by Light in the Smart Home Care
Authors: Vanus Jan , Sumpich Jan , Novak Tomas , Carbol Zbynek , Sokansky Karel , Koziorek Jiri
Published: May 2018

When designing a visualisation environment for controlling the building service system in Smart Home Care in order to meet the needs of seniors, emphasis is placed not only on the ease of operation and safety of the elderly, but also on possible cost savings in the operation of the Smart Home Care system. The article describes a study design of potential savings of electrical energy using software developed for the efficient control of lighting to a constant level with the KNX bus system or with the use of the wireless xComfort system.
PRIVACY PRESERVING CLUSTERING BASED ON SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION AND GEOMETRIC DATA PERTURBATION
Authors: Lakshmi M. Naga , Rani Dr. K Sandhya
Published: May 2018

Privacy preservation is a major concern when the application of data mining techniques to large repositories of data consists of personal, sensitive and confidential information. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) is a matrix factorization method, which can produces perturbed data by efficiently removing unnecessary information for data mining. In this paper two hybrid methods are proposed which takes the advantage of existing techniques SVD and geometric data transformations in order to provide better privacy preservation. Reflection data perturbation and scaling data perturbation are familiar geometric data transformation methods which retains the statistical properties in the dataset. In hybrid method one, SVD and scaling data perturbation are used as a combination to obtain the distorted dataset. In hybrid method two, SVD and reflection data perturbation methods are used as a combination to obtain the distorted dataset. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed hybrid methods are providing higher utility without breaching privacy.
Development of Embedded Web Server Based on DAC System Using ARM for Industrial Applications.
Authors: Kamaraju Maddu , Gopinath D.
Published: May 2018

The scope of networked embedded systems is rapidly increasing day by day due to their demand for monitoring and controlling appliances in home as well as industry. Embedded systems with networking provides web access for the industrial and research centers optimization. Data acquisition system with web access combindly gives the easy implementation of the system which uses ARM processor for control purpose and GPRS technology along with GSM is used for communication around the world. The real time operating system plays a crucial role in the system where the embedded device is booted with ÂµC/OS, which is commonly used RTOS for hard real time systems. The proposed system consists of an ÂµCOS configured for real time scheduling in industrial applications which eliminates the need for server maintenance. This system enhances security by remotely monitoring various appliances.
Delay analysis of multihop wireless ad hoc network using queuing network model
Authors: Kumari Seema , Kharat Dr.M.U.
Published: May 2018

Ad hoc wireless network is a self configurable infrastructure less network. The lack of infrastructure support in ad hoc networks makes them useful in various applications such as at the disaster site, highway, vast forest, battle field, oceans, etc. Since there is no centralized control in ad hoc network, each node can act as a source, a destination or a router. Ad hoc wireless networks therefore, experience congestion more than the wired networks, leading to jitter and high end to end delays even for moderate traffic which may lead to performance degradation. So it is crucial to analyze the factors which affect the capacity and end-to-end delay in wireless ad-hoc networks. In this paper a G/G/1queuing network model is proposed togain insights into the end-to-end delay in a multi hop wireless ad hoc networks. Queuing network model is unique as it providesclosed form expressions for average end-to-end delay in multihop wireless ad hoc networks. NS2 simulation is conducted in order to verifyÂ  and compare the theoretical results.
Identification of Biomarkers for Obesity associated with Diabetes using Sequence Mining Techniques
Authors: Thota Lalitha Saroja , Rao Allam Appa
Published: May 2018

The advancements in the field of information technology are moving ahead in the discipline of medicine empowering the researchers with superior tools. By taking the advantage of Information Technology, today's researcher successfully navigate the flood of data and many diabetic complications can be overcome. Biomarker plays very major role in disease detection at early stages of its stages and also helpful in knowing the state of treatment and how body is acting or responding to the medication. The dramatic rise in obesity-associated diabetes resulted in an alarming increase in the incidence and prevalence of obesity an important complication of diabetes. The twin epidemic of diabetes and obesity pose daunting challenges worldwide. Differences among individuals in their susceptibility to both these conditions probably reflect their genetic constitutions. Predicting obesity associated diabetes is both useful and important because the number of obese patients is increasing while its main cause cannot yet be defined. Bioinformatics, a truly multidisciplinary science, aims to bring the benefits of computer technologies to bear in understanding the biology of life itself. The dramatic improvements in genomic and bioinformatic resources are accelerating the pace of gene discovery for many medical diseases. It is tempting to speculate the key susceptible genes/proteins biomarker that bridges diabetes mellitus and obesity. The emergence of post-genomic technologies has led to the development of strategies aimed at identifying specific and sensitive biomarkers from the thousands of molecules present in a tissue or biological fluid. In this regard, we evaluated the role of several genes/proteins that are believed to be involved in the evolution of obesity associated diabetes by employing a sequence mining technique, multiple sequence alignment using ClustalW tool and constructed a phylogram tree using functional protein sequences extracted from NCBI. Phylogram was constructed using Neighbor-Joining Algorithm a bioinformatic tool. Our bioinformatic analysis reports a biomarker, resistin gene as ominous link with obesity associated diabetes. This bioinformatic study will be useful for future studies towards therapeutic inventions of obesity associated type 2 diabetes.
Singleto Multi Clouds for Security in Cloud Computing by using Secret Key Sharing
Authors: Mouli K Chandra , Seshadri U
Published: May 2018

Now a day Cloud Computing is rapidly using computing technology. For low cost and high-end benefits this cloud computing is utilized. The major issue in this cloud computing is Ensuring the security, because the often store sensitive data with third party cloudproviders but these providers may beuntrusted.Working with single cloud is prevented, because in customerâ€™s perception the failure in service availability and thepossibility of viciousgang in single cloud. To overcome these types of failures, a recent and popular technology is emerged called cloud of clouds or multi clouds or inters clouds. In this paper we illustrated the recent research towards multi clouds from single cloud and addressed possible solutions in security concern.Here we used the SSS (Secret Key Sharing) technique to share the key between servers. From this we can found that there is less attention in the field of multi cloud security compare with single cloud providers. The main intention of this work is to reduce the security risks related to cloud users and to encourage theuse of cloud- of -clouds due to its ability.
Evaluating and Improving E-Government in Jordan
Authors: Hanandeh Essam , Obidat Atef
Published: May 2018

The development of the world web increases the online users and consequently forces many governments around the world to take advantage of the facilities offered by the internet. One of these facilities is the E-Government. Electronic government or E-government represents a major change in the culture and the practices of government works. It is considered as a source of services for companies and citizens. In order to make e-government effective, it is necessary to make some changes in the governmental operational aspects along with constructing potential technology. The e-government includes multiple types of technology. Thus, governments should exploit the benefits by investing heavily and setting deadlines on e-government projects. The aims of this paper are to examine the peoples satisfaction of the e-government services and measure the degree of public confidence in the services provided by the government. The study has shown that there is a satisfaction in general about the services provided by the government and the confidence in the service provided was to the expected limit for the reasons that we will see below.
Ontological Engineering Approach Towards Botnet Detection in Network Forensics
Authors: Kaur Sukhdilpreet , Verma Amandeep
Published: May 2018

The abundance in the usage of Internet, in every arena of life from social to personal, commercial to domestic and other aspects of life as well, leads the rise in cybercrime at an upsetting speed. More illegal activities as a result of cyber crime, reason to tempts many network attacks and threats. Network forensics is the branch of fornesics that deals in the detection of network attacks. Botnet is one of the most common attacks, but hazardos.Â  It Â is a network of hacked computers It Â involves the capturing, storing and then analysis of the network packets, in order to identify the source of the attack. Â Various methods based on this approach for botnet detection are suggested in literature but there is no generalized method to represent the basic methodology used by any of the botnet detection method. With such guidelines, the comparison among the various implementations, a roadmap for the new implementation, development of reusable implementations can be addressed. Accordingly, there is a requirement of a generic framework that can characterize the general methodology followed by any of the botnet detection methods. This paper, review various prevalent methods of botnet detection to extract commonalities among them. A global model for the detection of botnets is represented as ontology. Ontology is used as a means of knowledge representation. The botnet ontology is represented using Web Ontology Language (OWL). OWL is used because it is a language with layered architecture and high expressive power.Â
Improvised Admissible Kernel Function for Support Vector Machines in Banach Space for Multiclass Data
Authors: Rajendran Sangeetha , Kalpana B.
Published: May 2018

Classification based on supervised learning theory is one of the most significant tasks frequently accomplished by so-called Intelligent Systems. Contrary to the traditional classification techniques that are used to validate or contradict a predefined hypothesis, kernel based classifiers offer the possibility to frame new hypotheses using statistical learning theory (Sangeetha and Kalpana, 2010). Support Vector Machine (SVM) is a standard kernel based learning algorithm where it improves the learning ability through experience. It is highly accurate, robust and optimal kernel based classification technique that is well-suited to many real time applications. In this paper, kernel functions related to Hilbert space and Banach Space are explained. Here, the experimental results are carried out using benchmark multiclass datasets which are taken from UCI Machine Learning Repository and their performance are compared using various metrics like support vector, support vector percentage, training time and accuracy.
Raspberry Pi for Commercial Applications
Authors: Bysani Chaitanya , Prasad T. S. Rama Krishna , Chundi Sridhar
Published: May 2018

The objective of this paper is to create a low cost commercial off the shelf data analyzer for improving automotive safety and design a user interface infotainment system by using Raspberry Pi.Â  In this paper we propose Raspberry pi based application that monitor the vehicle ECUs through an OBD-II(On Board Diagnostics) interface, perform Diagnostics with DTCs (Diagnostics trouble codes). Infotainment system having functions such as audio and video playback, games, internet connectivity through either USB Wi-Fi dongles or USB Modems and dashboard camera operation. Raspberry Pi will transmit the data over Wi-Fi in real-time in xml format over Wi-Fi on a DHCP connected network.