bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Some Aspects of the BEM Research in China
Authors: Yao Zhenhan , Du Qinghua
Published: February 2016

In this paper, a short historical review of the BEM research in China is given first. The investigation on the BEM in China was started in 1978 at the Tsinghua University, based on the pioneering work published by Frank Rizzo [F. J. Rizzo, An integral equation approach to boundary value problems of classical elastostatics, Quart. Appl. Math., 25, 83-95 (1967)] and others. During the last 25 years, we have organized six national conferences on BEM, two international conferences and eight China-Japan/Japan-China symposia on BEM. The BEM investigations in the authorsâ€™ group at Tsinghua are briefly introduced next. Some representative investigations by other groups in Mainland China are also introduced. The related papers and other publications are listed in the References.
BEM Solutions of Frequency Domain Gradient Elastodynamic 3-D Porblems
Authors: Polyzos D. , Tsepoura K. G. , Beskos D. E.
Published: February 2016

A boundary element methodology is presented for the frequency domain elastodynamic analysis of three-dimensional solids characterized by a linear elastic material behavior coupled with microstructural effects taken into account with the aid of the simple gradient elastic theory of Aifantis. A variational statement is established to determine all possible classical and non-classical (due to gradient terms) boundary conditions of the general boundary value problem. The gradient frequency domain elastodynamic fundamental solution is explicitly derived and used to construct the boundary integral representation of the solution with the aid of a reciprocal integral identity. In addition to a boundary integral representation for the displacement, a boundary integral representation for its normal derivative is also necessary for the complete formulation of a well posed problem. All the kernels in the integral equations are explicitly provided. Surface quadratic quadrilateral boundary elements are employed and the discretization is restricted only to the boundary. The solution procedure is described in detail. A numerical example serves to illustrate the method and demonstrate its accuracy. The present version of the method does not provide explicit expressions for the computation of interior stresses.
Simulation of 2D Elastic Bodies with Randomly Distributed Circular Inclusions Using the BEM
Authors: Zhenhan Yao , Fanzhong Kong , Xiaoping Zheng
Published: February 2016

Based on the Rizzoâ€™s direct boundary integral equation formulation for elasticity problems, elastic bodies with randomly distributed circular inclusions are simulated using the boundary element method. The given numerical examples show that the boundary element method is more accurate and more efficient than the finite element method for such type of problems. The presented approach can be successfully applied to estimate the equivalent elastic properties of many composite materials.
Algebraic preconditioners for the Fast Multipole Method in electromagnetic scattering analysis from large structures: trends and problems
Authors: Carpentieri Bruno
Published: February 2016

The Fast Multipole Method was introduced by Greengard and Rokhlin in a seminal paper appeared in 1987 for studying large systems of particle interactions with reduced algorithmic and memory complexity [60]. Developments of the original idea are successfully applied to the analysis of many scientific and engineering problems of practical interest. In scattering analysis, multipole techniques may enable to reduce the computational complexity of iterative solution procedures involving dense matrices arising from the discretization of integral operators from O(n2) to O(n log n) arithmetic operations. In this paper we discuss recent algorithmic developments of algebraic preconditioning techniques for the Fast Multipole Method for 2D and 3D scattering problems. We focus on design aspects, implementation details, numerical scalability, parallel performance on emerging computer systems, and give some minor emphasis to theoretical aspects as well. Thanks to the use of iterative techniques and efficient parallel preconditioners, fast integral solvers involving tens of million unknowns are nowadays feasible and can be integrated in the design processes. Keywords: algebraic preconditioners, Fast Multipole Method, Krylov solvers, electromagnetic scattering applications, Maxwell's equations.
"A More Accurate and Extensive Education than is Customary": Educational Opportunities for Women in Early-Nineteenth-Century New Jersey
Authors: McMahon Lucia
Published: February 2016

This article examines the variety of educational opportunities available to New Jersey women in the first half of the nineteenth century. While largely ignored in the national historiography on women‟s education, numerous groundbreaking schools for women were established throughout New Jersey in the early nineteenth century. The Newark Academy offered instruction to women since the late eighteenth century; its successor, the Newark Institute for Young Ladies, referred to its curriculum as “collegiate” decades before women were admitted to colleges. In the 1830s, the Bloomfield Female Seminary maintained a reputation for scholarly excellence; throughout the 1840s, the Mount Holly Female Seminary offered a course of study for women seeking to become teachers. By the 1840s, schools could be found in various cities and towns, including Bloomfield, Bordentown, Burlington, Freehold, Lawrenceville, Newark, New Brunswick, Rahway, and Raritan. The New Jersey schools examined in this essay shed light on both local and national practices of women‟s education. As women‟s access to education expanded, so did debates about the appropriate uses of education. While many men supported women‟s education, women understood that they could be subject to criticism from those who feared the consequences of their intellectual pursuits. Analysis of the forms, purposes, and uses of women‟s education, as evident in these New Jersey case studies, illustrates both the opportunities and challenges that teachers, students, and supporters faced as they sought to expand women‟s institutional access to education
Political Ethics and Public Style in the Early Career of Jersey City’s Frank Hague
Authors: Raffety Matthew
Published: February 2016

This essay charts the political rise of Frank Hague, Jersey City's infamous mayor from 1917-1947. Although most historical attention focuses on his long tenure as mayor, Hague's pre-mayoral career provides an instructive example of how urban politicians used public spectacle, the media, ethnic identity, and middle class mores to redefine American urban politics. Before becoming mayor, Hague crafted a public persona that appealed to both middle-class and working-class ethnic voters by reinventing himself as a Progressive while still retaining the showmanship and personal appeals of machine politics. Hague straddled two distinct political traditions, presenting himself simultaneously as a "pol," rooted in the historical mores of the "Horseshoe" (his home neighborhood), as well as a good government advocate, appealing to Jersey City's native-born middle class—focusing on clean water, public safety, and personal responsibility. In doing so, Hague provided a template for ethnic reform mayors who followed, from Fiorello LaGuardia and Richard Daley to Rudolph Giuliani and Ed Rendell.
"Ye relief of ye poor of sd towne”: Poverty and Localism in Eighteenth-Century New Jersey
Authors: Grigg John
Published: February 2016

In keeping with all the colonies of British North America in the eighteenth century, New Jersey residents grappled with the poor in their midst. Since the early seventeenth century, people in Britain and in its colonies had accepted that even hard working people could slip into poverty through no fault of their own. This, in turn, meant that officials and townspeople recognized the need for some form of poor relief either through providing work options for the able poor or through direct relief for those unable to work. In eighteenth-century New Jersey, provincial poor laws and local town practices imitated, to some extent, common practices in Britain. However, these practices were modified by both the character of New Jersey settlement and by the broad requirements of provincial legislation which allowed for a significant degree of local interpretation. Thus, poor relief in New Jersey towns was carried out on a personal level and was influenced by both compassion and pragmatism. Research for this article was funded in part by grants from the New Jersey Historical Commission and the University of Nebraska-Omaha's Committee on Research and Creative Activity.
Challenging Containment: African Americans and Racial Politics in Montclair, New Jersey, 1920-1940
Authors: Hampson Eget Patricia
Published: February 2016

In 1930 Mary Elizabeth Bolden sent for her ten year old son, Theodore, from the rural Virginia farm where the family worked as sharecroppers. She had moved to Montclair the previous year with her sister, Ada, and brother in-law, James, and worked as a domestic servant to support herself. ...
“Remember Me…” But “Be Mindfull of Death”: The Artistic, Social, and Personal Choice Expressions Observed on the Gravemarkers of Eighteenth Century Monmouth County, New Jersey
Authors: Heinrich Adam
Published: February 2016

The eighteenth century gravemarkers in Monmouth County illustrate the county as an agricultural periphery of the greater New England trade network. The iconography is dominated by mortality images throughout the century which is in contrast to neighboring study areas where mortality imagery is out of fashion by the middle of the century. The gravemarkers also show how the county was connected to the wider colonial markets where stones were purchased from a wide suite of available carvers, along with a probable local carver working on blanks imported from northern New Jersey. In the end, the choice of gravemarker icon and carver is best connected to family choices within broader social fashion or religious ideology.
Lure of the Shore: Authenticity, Spectacle, and the Wreck of the St. Paul
Authors: Wells Jamin
Published: February 2016

This paper investigates the spectacle of shipwreck and marine salvage through the wreck of the transatlantic passenger liner St. Paul near Long Branch, New Jersey in 1896. As a dangerous ship trap, the New Jersey shore witnessed many shipwrecks. By the late nineteenth century, the region‟s extensive infrastructure facilitated the massive crowds that turned coastal wrecks into national spectacles. Businesses and entrepreneurs commodified these spectacles, exploiting fin-de-siècle America‟s fascination with the maritime world, technology, and “authentic” experiences. Commodification ultimately undermined spectators‟ search for authenticity, and successful salvage only reaffirmed the faith in American modernity that the wreck had challenged. Yet their sustained popularity during this period suggests that shipwreck spectacles fulfilled some of their promise. As a representative example, the St. Paul wreck demonstrates how shipwreck spectacles were an essential element of the lure of the shore in turn-of-the-century America.
Multiplicity result for non-homogeneous fractional Schrodinger--Kirchhoff-type equations in ℝ
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Authors: Torres Ledesma César E.
Published: February 2016

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On Merger Profitability and the Intensity of Rivalry
Authors: Escrihuela-Villar Marc
Published: February 2016

This note considers a general symmetric quantity-setting oligopoly where the “coefficient of cooperation” defined by Cyert and DeGroot (1973, “An Analysis of Cooperation and Learning in a Duopoly Context”. The American Economic Review 63:24–37) is interpreted as the parameter indicating severity of competition. It is obtained that horizontal mergers are more likely to be profitable in a more competitive market structure. Consequently, the results by Salant et al. (1983, “The Effects of an Exogenous Change in Industry Structure on Cournot-Nash Equilibrium”. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 98 (2):185–99) about merger profitability are sensitive to the assumption of pre-merger Cournot competition.
The asymptotic formula in Waring’s problem: Higher order expansions
Authors: Vaughan Robert C. , Wooley Trevor D.
Published: February 2016

When

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and s is sufficiently large in terms of k, we derive an explicit multi-term
asymptotic expansion for the number of representations of a large natural number as the sum of s
positive integral k-th powers.
A Briançon–Skoda-type result for a non-reduced analytic space
Authors: Sznajdman Jacob
Published: February 2016

We present here an analogue of the Briançon–Skoda theorem for a germ
of an analytic space Z at 0 such that

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Syntheses of ultra-fine barium carbonate powders by homogeneous precipitation method
Authors: Chen Guo , Chen Jin , Peng Jinhui
Published: February 2016

Ultra-fine barium carbonate powders were successfully synthesized using barium chloride dihydrate (BaCl
Bogdan Graf von Hutten-Czapski und die polnische Frage (1870–1937). Ein preußischer Adliger zwischen Deutschland und Polen
Authors: Konno Hajime
Published: February 2016

Bogdan Graf von Hutten-Czapski (1851‒1937), einer der katholischen Günstlinge Kaiser Wilhelms I. und Kaiser Wilhelms II., galt als leidenschaftlicher Vertreter des preußischen Patriotismus. Trotz seiner polnischen Nationalität und der katholischen Konfession distanzierte sich Hutten-Czapski, beruflich preußischer Offizier, von der Radikalisierung des polnischen Nationalismus sowie des konfessionellen Konfliktes und vertrat den Standpunkt, dass sich alle Staatsbürger unter der preußischen Dynastie vereinigen müssten. Mit den Reichskanzlern Hohenlohe, Bülow und Bethmann Hollweg eng befreundet, wurde Hutten-Czapski zum erblichen Mitglied des preußischen Herrenhauses sowie zum Schlosshauptmann zu Posen ernannt und versuchte mit seinen Gesinnungsgenossen Georg Kardinal von Kopp (Fürstbischof von Breslau), Rudolf von Valentini (Chef des Geheimen Zivilkabinetts) und Hermann Fürst von Hatzfeldt, Herzog von Trachenberg (Oberpräsident von Schlesien, Oberstschenk im Hofstaat Kaiser Wilhelms II.) vergeblich, die Verabschiedung des Enteignungsgesetzes (1908) und seine Durchführung (1912) zu verhindern. Im Ersten Weltkrieg betätigte sich Hutten-Czapski als Vertrauensmann Kaiser Wilhelms II. an der Ostfront, um einen mit dem Deutschen Reich verbündeten, gegen Russland gerichteten polnischen Vasallenstaat im ehemaligen russisch-polnischen Gebiet zu gründen. An seinem Lebensabend lobte Hutten-Czapski den deutsch-polnischen Nichtangriffsvertrag (1934) unter den zwei Diktatoren Hitler und Piłsudski und starb vor dem Kriegsbeginn 1939.

Die Analyse Hutten-Czapskis führt zum Resultat, dass sich auch im wilhelminischen Deutschland höfische Kreise befanden, die sich der Radikalisierung des volkstümlichen Nationalismus gegenüber eher zurückhaltend verhielten, dass deutscher Nationalismus im wilhelminischen Zeitalter keine bloße rechtfertigende Ideologie des deutschen Obrigkeitsstaates war, sondern eventuell gegen die privilegierten Kreise gerichtet sein konnte.
Potential of GPS Common Clock Single-differences for Deformation Monitoring
Authors: Schön Steffen , Pham Hue Kiem , Kersten Tobias , Leute Julia , Bauch Andreas
Published: February 2016

Global satellite navigation systems (GNSS) are a standard measurement device for deformation monitoring. In many applications, double-differences are used to reduce distance dependent systematic effects, as well as to eliminate the receiver and satellites clock errors. However, due to the navigation principle of one way ranging used in GPS, the geometry of the subsequent adjustment is weakened. As a result, the height component is generally determined three times less precisely than the horizontal coordinates. In addition, large correlations between the height and elevation dependent effects exist such as tropospheric refraction, mismodelled phase center variations, or multipath which restricts the attainable accuracy. However, for a kinematic analysis, i. e. for estimating high rate coordinate time series, the situation can be significantly improved if a common clock is connected to different GNSS receivers in a network or on a baseline. Consequently, between-station single-differences are sufficient to solve for the baseline coordinates. The positioning geometry is significantly improved which is reflected by a reduction of the standard deviation of kinematic heights by about a factor 3 underlining the benefits of this new approach. Real data from baselines at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt campus at Braunschweig where receivers are connected over 290 m via an optical fiber link to a common clock was analysed.
Firms’ Evaluation of Location Quality: Evidence from East Germany
Authors: Eickelpasch Alexander , Hirte Georg , Stephan Andreas
Published: February 2016

Our study provides evidence for firms’ evaluation of location quality. We use a 2004 survey of 6,000 East German firms that contained questions on the importance and assessment of 15 different location factors ranging from closeness to customers and suppliers, transport infrastructure, and proximity to research institutions and universities, as well as questions about the local financial institutions and region’s “image”. The results show (1) a great deal of heterogeneity in terms of which firm- or regional-level characteristics are important in the evaluation of a specific location factor, (2) that the model’s explanatory power is, overall, low and thus neither location characteristics nor internal factors are fully reflected in the perceptions of location quality, (3) that a firm’s business situation and whether a location factor is considered important have explanatory power for perception. One policy-relevant conclusion that we derive from these findings is that location policy should consider firms’ perception of a specific location in addition to improving the actual attributes of that location.
Crystal structure of 3,6-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-9H-carbazole, C18H13N5
Authors: Meng Jiang ping , Xu Qiang
Published: February 2016

C18H13N5, monoclinic, P21/n, a = 10.2582(4) Å, b = 13.6507(4) Å, c = 20.7982(9) Å, β = 101.194(4)°, V = 2857.01(19) Å3, Z = 8, R
gt(F) = 0.0594, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1536, T = 173 K.
Crystal structure of 4-(4-pyridinyl)-1-naphthoic acid, C16H11NO2
Authors: Shi Da-Bin , Meng Chao , Chen Yong-Zheng
Published: February 2016

C16H11NO2, triclinic, P1̅, a = 7.3496(15) Å, b = 9.3709(17) Å, c = 9.4112(16) Å, α = 104.712(6)°, β = 96.261(7)°, γ = 103.400(7)°, V = 600.1(2) Å3, Z = 2, R
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Historical Persian Recipes for Paper Dyes
Authors: Barkeshli Mandana
Published: February 2016

During the Taimurid (1370–1507 A.D.) and Safawid 1501–1736 A.D.) to Qajar periods (1785–1925 A.D.), Iranian masters introduced a number of paper dyes in order to prepare a suitable support for their calligraphies and paintings. This paper will discuss the different types of dyes and application techniques as described in Persian historical sources. Eighteen manuscripts from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century were selected and studied in detail; recipes were translated and categorized according to colour, materials and techniques in order to be able to draw comparisons. Studying these historical references not only adds a new dimension to the identification of materials used in manuscripts and miniature paintings of the period under study, but also can help to preserve the colours by providing a better understanding of their composition, manufacture and use.
Die Verteilung der Beweislast für Fehler in der Anlageberatung de lege lata und de lege ferenda – Gedanken zur privatrechtlichen Bedeutung von Beratungsprotokoll und Geeignetheitserklärung
Authors: Freitag Robert
Published: February 2016

Die Haftung von Wertpapierfirmen wegen fehlerhafter Anlageberatung wird seit Langem im nationalen und europäischen Recht diskutiert, namentlich in Bezug auf die Fragen nach Wesen und Umfang der Beratungs- und Aufklärungspflichten nach MiFID und WpHG. Liegt danach ein rechtlich erheblicher Beratungsfehler vor, stellt sich der Praxis die häufig streitentscheidende Frage nach seiner Beweisbarkeit im Haftungsprozess. Da die Beratung in der Regel im Vier-Augen-Gespräch erfolgt und der Fehler vielfach im Unterlassen der gebotenen Aufklärung über relevante Risiken des Anlageprodukts besteht, ist der Anleger in zahlreichen Fällen mit der misslichen Aufgabe konfrontiert, einen Negativbeweis führen zu müssen. Mit dem seit 2009 gem. § 34 Abs. 2a WpHG zu erstellenden Beratungsprotokoll, das im Zuge der Umsetzung der MiFID II durch eine „Geeignetheitserklärung“ ersetzt werden wird, stehen seit geraumer Zeit Aufzeichnungen über die erfolgte Beratung zur Verfügung, die das Potenzial haben, die Beweislage zu Gunsten des Anlegers dergestalt zu verbessern, dass in Parallele zur Rechtslage im Versicherungsvertrags- wie auch im Arztrecht von einer echten Beweislastumkehr sowohl nach der lex lata als auch nach der lex ferenda auszugehen ist.
Crowdinvesting – Ist das Kleinanlegerschutzgesetz das junge Ende einer innovativen Finanzierungsform?
Authors: Danwerth Christopher
Published: February 2016

Crowdinvesting wird ein enormes Potenzial zur Finanzierung von Start-Up-Unternehmen zugetraut. Innovative Geschäftsideen bergen zugleich ein nicht zu unterschätzendes Risiko für den Anleger. Die Erfahrung lehrt, dass sich nicht wenige der aufstrebenden Jungunternehmen nach kurzer Zeit in der Insolvenz wiederfinden. Dies hat den Gesetzgeber auf den Plan gerufen, der im Rahmen des Kleinanlegerschutzgesetzes (KASG) das Vermögensanlagengesetz (VermAnlG) um typische Anlageformen des Crowdinvesting erweitert und damit insbesondere der Prospektpflicht unterstellt. Um die zukunftsweisende Finanzierungsform aber nicht vollständig zu erdrosseln, wird das Crowdinvesting unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen vom Regelungsregime des VermAnlG wieder befreit. Der Beitrag untersucht das neu geschaffene Crowdinvesting-Privileg des § 2a VermAnlG kritisch, das neben einem Schwellenwert auch fragliche Zeichnungsgrenzen vorsieht. Die Regulierung der für das Crowdinvesting so essenziellen Internet-Plattformen hat der Gesetzgeber indes verpasst.
SCHEMA THEORY IN READING CLASS
Authors: Fahriany Fahriany
Published: February 2016

Comprehension is making a sense out of text. It is a process of using reader’s existing knowledge (schemata) to interpret texts in order to construct meaning. Many reading experts agree that the schema theory is one of the reasonable theories of human information processing. Schemata, the plural of schema, are believed to be the building blocks of cognition. This paper discusses the role of readers’ preexisting knowledge on linguistics code as well as readers’ knowledge of the world (schema), which for the case of reading has similar importance of the printed words in the text. It is argued that the more non visual information the reader posses, the less visual information is needed. For teaching and learning, teachers are expected to use different strategies in order to deal with different students’ preexisting knowledge and schema to maximize students’ learning.
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EFL CLASSROOM
Authors: Haswani Fahri
Published: February 2016

In  response  to  an  appeal  from  Indonesia’s  Ministry  of  Education  and  Culture  to  all universities and colleges to improve the quality of tertiary  education toward regional and international standard, language institutions are making great efforts to further promote the  foreign  language  learning  process.  In  the  last  few  years  there  have  been  dramatic changes  in  the  ways  that  languages  are  taught  by communicative  approach  and  the introduction of technological tools. In recent years, the use of technological aids, especially those related to computers, has increasingly become  a common feature of the classroom. There is no doubt that computer based instruction will occupy a more central role in the foreign language classroom in the future. Information technology has drawn the interest of teachers of English as a second or foreign language in non-English speaking countries. The technology integration into  the curriculum is not a single concept which is generated from one  single  theory  nor  does  it  give  full  guidelines  for  the  implementation  in  practical situation. This issue constitutes ideas from many different theories. This paper  discusses the issue of technology contributions in EFL classroom. The question raised in this paper is how technology facilitates  the attainment of course goals.  The answer of the question will help  English  teachers  to  clarify  the  real  problems  of  the  initiative  so  that  the  innovation and possible changes can be aligned with the need of the students. However, this literature review  only  covers  limited  issues  related  with  the  role  of  technology  in  EFL  classroom. Further  discussion  from  other  different  points  of  view  is  still  needed  to  create  more complete description of conceptual foundation of the innovation.
TEACHERS’ VOICES ON THE 2013 CURRICULUM FOR ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Authors: Nur Maulidia Rachmawati , Madkur Ahmad
Published: February 2016

Curriculum is undoubtedly an inseparable part of education. In Indonesia, education curriculum has already undergone several changes. Among others, the newly introduced and implemented one is called Curriculum 2013 (K-13). Involving a “scientific approach”, this curriculum is expected to answer both the needs and the challenges to improve the quality of education in Indonesia. Nevertheless, the implementation of this curriculum gives birth to some pros and cons. The present paper is aimed at providing a picture of challenges, opportunities and teachers’ perception on the use of this curriculum in English teaching. The data were collected through in-depth interview to six English teachers in six pilot schools in Bogor and Lampung. The analysis shows that most teachers accepted the curriculum. However, according to them, the curriculum should be evaluated and further developed.
RELATING EFL LEARNERS’ GRAMMAR KNOWLEDGE TO THEIR USE OF PRAGMATIC EXPRESSIONS
Authors: Husna Nida
Published: February 2016

When people use language as a tool to communicate, the meaning that is conveyed or received will be more than what is heard from the explicit utterances. It is believed that the language we use as the code can be interpreted in any meaning, which interpretation becomes part of pragmatics. Grammar ability and pragmatic competence should work together to create good communication and avoid misunderstanding. This paper presents three aspects. The first aspect is the kinds of pragmatic knowledge that the EFL learners may have about their foreign language they are learning. The second aspect is how the EFL learners use their foreign linguistic expressions in a contextually appropriate manner within their daily communication. The last one is to what extent the EFL learners understand the implicit messages of expressions.
MEASURING ACCURACY AND COMPLEXITY OF AN L2 LEARNER’S ORAL PRODUCTION
Authors: Khaerudin Teguh
Published: February 2016

This paper aims at examining the influence of different tasks on the degree of task performance in a second language learner’s oral production. The underlying assumption is that among the three aspects of language performance in L2, i.e. fluency, accuracy, and complexity, learners may prioritize only one of them (Ellis & Barkhuizen, 2005, p. 150) and that their decision to prioritize one particular area of language performance may be determined by the characteristics of the task given to the learners (Skehan & Foster, 1997). Having a written record of an oral production, the writer focuses this study on determining the degree of complexity and accuracy, and analyzing whether the different tasks change the level of learner’s oral performance. The results show that learner’s accuracy from both tasks remains in the same level. However, both task conditions, which do not allow speech plan, result in no improvement in accuracy level and a minor improvement in the complexity level.
An Investigation of the Practice of Effective Teaching Strategies in Three Islamic Senior High Schools in South Jakarta
Authors: Aida Lia
Published: February 2016

Some research has argued that effective teachers significantly influence students’ performance. However, becoming effective teachers are not easy because they have to apply some strategies of effective teaching. For that reason, this paper intends to investigate whether  teachers from three Islamic Senior High Schools in South Jakarta practice effective teaching strategies. These schools have been considered good due to  the high mean score of English subject in Ujian Nasional. The framework of effective teaching follows the model developed by Creemers and Kyriakides, which relate teacher behavior in the classroom and student achievement . The framework consists of orientation, structuring, questioning, teaching modeling, applications, teacher role in making classroom a learning environment, management of time, and classroom assessment.
Front Matter
Authors: Matter Front
Published: February 2016

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BANGUNAN TRADISIONAL KAMPUNG NAGA: BENTUK KEARIFAN WARISAN LELUHUR MASYARAKAT SUNDA
Authors: Hermawan Iwan
Published: February 2016

A space is where humans live their lives on earth. Its presence is essential for human life, as sustained or damage to the environment will affect humans who live in it. To this day Kampung Naga village continue to keep their living space preserved as practiced to their houses and other buildings. This paper aims to reveal the Sunda local wisdom contained in building houses in Kampung Naga village. Data collected through surveys, personal involvement, interviews, and literature. The data were analyzed qualitatively. Kampung Naga houses and other buildings are construedted according to the teachings of the ancestors. Shape and architecture of the building adapts to local conditions. For them life is not in nature but living with nature. These values are noble values that need to be maintained and actualized in everyday life of modern humans in protecting the environment.
KEARIFAN BUDAYA LOKAL MADURA SEBAGAI MEDIA PERSUASIF (Analisis Semiotika Komunikasi Roland Barthes dalam Iklan Samsung Galaxy Versi Gading dan Giselle di Pulau Madura)
Authors: Wahyuningsih Sri
Published: February 2016

This article aims to provide an overview of the cultural wisdom of Madura in advertisement Samsung Galaxy Ivory version by Indonesian celebritis Gading and Giselle in the island of Madura. This study, usin a semiotic analysis of Roland Barthes, tried to unlock the meaning of the signs that are used and re veal the hidden message contained in this advertisement. The author conducted a qualitative study with a research focus on scenes depicting local wisdom of Madurese culture, and then select scenes in advertising that represents local cultural wisdom Madura. Local knowledge of Madurese culture has its own persuasive power. Theme choice by producer of the advertisement is very interesting and has its own character, especially of cattle races, clothing style Madurese, as well as their language and dialect. Madura Island in East Java island region known as the island of salt, and exotic, so well known nationally and internationally. The results of the analysis of mobile phone mentioned found some connotations as follows: (1) the existence of a form of Madurese community thanksgiving in the lens, and (2) cow races, clothing Madura, and language of madurese is indigenous culture of Madura.
PARIWISATA DAN EKSISTENSI PENDIDIKAN AGAMA DALAM BINGKAI BUDAYA PULAU DEWATA (Analisis Dampak Sektor Pariwisata terhadap Pendidikan Agama Masyarakat Denpasar Bali)
Authors: Wardhana Ketut , Fadhilah Amir
Published: February 2016

The development of tourism in Bali has caused structural changes from agrarian economy into a service economy. The positive impact of the tourism sector, among others, increasing the living standards of the people, especially those in the field that has to do with tourism. Infrastructure development in various regions of Bali is directed to facilitate transportation and communication between regions. While the negative impact that arises is the commercialization, commodification, and profanation, the traditions and customs remain well-preserved through the implementation of a religious ritual (yajna) in everyday life. This condition is a process of dynamic equilibrium, ie the awareness of the people of Bali to constantly adapt and tolerate what happens outside, but on the other hand they aware that they are to keep their tradition.
URGENSI KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN KEBENCANAAN BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL DI INDONESIA
Authors: Desfandi Mirza
Published: February 2016

This article was written to give an idea of the urgency of disaster education curriculum based on local wisdom in  Indonesia. For that  purpose,  the  author  uses  the  method of  literature. As  a  country  which  has enormous potential for disaster, Indonesia needs to implement a disaster curriculum in educational institutions so that students have the knowledge and insight about the disaster. This disaster education have a common goal to provide an overview and reference in the learning process of disaster preparedness. Through education students are expected to be able to think and act fast, precise, and accurate in the face of disaster. Empathy toward victims can also be constructed so that learners can help others appropriately and carefully. Pattern and diversity of natural disasters faced also vary because each region has different characteristics as well. Then, disaster curriculum should accommodate local wisdom, as an effort to provide appropriate education to deal simultaneously with a disaster. Curriculum based on local wisdom will explain the relationship between humans and the natural environment and cultural environment around them.
IMPLEMENTASI KEARIFAN BUDAYA LOKAL PADA MASYARAKAT ADAT KAMPUNG KUTA SEBAGAI SUMBER PEMBELAJARAN IPS
Authors: Efendi Agus
Published: February 2016

This article aims to provide an overview of the implementation of local wisdom in the indigenous community of Kampung Kuta as a source of social studies learning.The method used is ethnography and Classroom Action Research. The research showed that environmental wisdom as one of the growing cultural values in society are able to make Kuta remain sustainable natural environment. The values of local wisdom, particularly environmental wisdom, is very important to make learning more meaningful social studies. The significance of the values of local wisdom of Kuta indigenous peoples as a source of learning social studies is seen from the results of studies showing the presence of two important things. First, the interest and passion of learners have increased. Second, teachers and the book are no longer the only source of learning.
PERANAN MODAL SOSIAL DALAM KEGIATAN EKONOMI
Authors: Chalid Pheni
Published: February 2016

Trust in business is a fundamental element within capital and business success. Businesses need social interaction and networking. Hierarchical mechanism in the corporation, on the one hand aims to streamline the corporate performance targets in the pursuit of profit, but on the other hand there is the critical issue of how the relationship between the shareholders or the investors in monitoring the performance and behavior management in running the company. The problems is simply to look for answers from the existence of a contract containing agreements and management job descriptions, so that the irregularities that occurred outside the context of the contract will be consequential sanctions. The problem is, if then the existence of the contract will streamline the monitoring of behavior and performance management, which all it really comes down to mutual trust relationship, between management and shareholders.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v1i1.2594
KETERKAITAN INDIKATOR MONETER SYARIAH TERHADAP PENDAPATAN DOMESTIK BRUTO
Authors: Fitriani Yunie , Aziz Roikhan Mochamad , Amalia Fitri
Published: February 2016

The purpose of this research is to analyze in the short term and long term between the four independent variables including: the financing of Islamic banking, the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII), the Islamic Bank Indonesia certificates (SBIS), and the money supply (JUB) to gross domestic product (GDP). This research uses the test to notice any indications of Granger was awarded a long-term relationship and Error Correction Model to see the existence of a short-term relationship. The result shows that in the short-run only SBIS that have a short-run relationship to GDP. In the long-run all the independent variables can explain the long-run relationship to GDPDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v1i1.2595
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN BISNIS TERHADAP USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH DI JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Lukman Lukman
Published: February 2016

This research aims to analyze: indicators that can be explained in a timely and consistent in measuring environmental business area, invalid constructs influences and contributions to the business environment of SMES, good size variansi is not made directly to it. The Data used in this research is data cross section of the County/city in East Java on priode in 2010, which is sourced from the secondary data KPPOD and BPPS. An analysis using Structural Equation Model approach. With the method of least square estimation of weight (WLS) and processed with LISREL program Student. Research results show that the area of business environment indicators precise and consistent in explaining the business environment is kostruk security and resulusi conflicts, transaction costs in the area, access to land and business assurance efforts, licensing business, the management of infrastructure in the area, local government interactions with businessmen.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v1i1.2597
PENGARUH GUNCANGAN OUTPUT GAP DAN INFLASI TERHADAP SUKU BUNGA SEBAGAI SASARAN OPERASIONAL KEBIJAKAN MONETER DI INDONESIA
Authors: Baroroh Utami
Published: February 2016

The objectives of this study are to observe interest rate response because shock/innovation of inflation and output gap. The data sample used in this study are quarterly time series data from 1983.1 – 2008.4. Those data are SBI interest rate, inflation (CPI) and output gap. A method of analysis in this study is Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The empirical results of impulse response show that the effect of inflation and output gap shock to interest rate is positifDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v1i2.2601
DETERMINAN TABUNGAN MUDHARABAH DI INDONESIA
Authors: Aziz Roikhan Moch , Suharyanti Siti
Published: February 2016

The objective of this research to determine how the influence of macro variables were Profit Sharing Ratio (equivalent rate), Inflation, GDP, and SWBI against Mudharabah Savings at Islamic Banking in Indonesia. The data used in this research were data time series by using multiple regressions and analysis by Ordinary Least Squares. The results showed that simultaneously independent variables (Profit Sharing ratio, Inflation, GDP, and SWBI have significant influence the dependent variable (MudharabaH Savings) with probability 0.000000. End that partially independent variables (Inflation with probability 0.0013, GDP with probability 0.0000, and SWBI with probability 0.0000 have positively influence and significantly to dependent variable (Mudharabah Savings) in the Islamic Banking of Indonesia. While between the variable independent (Profit Sharing ratio) to dependent variable (Mudharabah Savings) have not significantly with probability 0.2040, in the Islamic Banking of IndonesiaDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v2i2.2425
DANA PIHAK KETIGA DAN FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHINYA PADA PERBANKAN SYARIAH DI INDONESIA
Authors: Sartika Dewi
Published: February 2016

This study examines the effect of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and the exchange rate on U.S. dollar against the TPF (Third Party Funds) in Indonesia. The objective of Islamic banking in this study was to analyze the influence of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Rupiah rate against U.S. dollar deposits (Fund Party Third) of Islamic banking in Indonesia. In writing this makes the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and the rupiah rate to U.S. dollar as the variables that influence to measure how much influence on Deposits (Third Party Funds). This study used 24 samples comprising the financial statements starting from January 2004 till December 2009. The method used in this study is the statistical method with a multiple regression model, where to find or measure how much influence given by the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and exchange rate on U.S. dollar against the TPF (Third Party Funds) Islamic banking. The result showed that the variables GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and the exchange rate on U.S. dollar deposits have a significant effect on the Fund (Third Party) Islamic banking in IndonesiaDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v2i2.2426
Front Matter
Authors: Signifikan_2013 Jurnal
Published: February 2016

DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v2i2.2427
Back Matter
Authors: Signifikan_2014 Jurnal
Published: February 2016

DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v3i1.2288
KETIMPANGAN PENDAPATAN ANTAR KABUPATEN/KOTA dan PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI di PROPINSI JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Iswanto Denny
Published: February 2016

This research purposes are to analyse the intra-regional disparity and economic growth In East Java's region, the potential sectors to be developed, and to classify regions and sector in East Java based on its economic growth and per capita income. Methods that being used are economic growth analysis, Location Quotient (LQ), Shift-share, Sectoral Typology, Williamson Index, Theil Index, Pearson Correllation and Kusnetz hypothesis. The number of disadvantaged area in East Java also has to be addressed, which has reached 23 regions. Intra-regional economic disparity in 2008-2012 is above 0.5 (0,4295) and continously increasing. Meanwhile, Kuznets 'U' curve, which interpret the relationship between economic growth and disparity, is proven as unapplicable in East Java (sig-2 tailed correlation 0,160 with Williamson index and 0,257 Theil index). Recommendation to minimize the intra-regional income disparity in East Java is to apply the policy to put the disadvantaged region as the priority for the development. Potential sectors which has been the main sector for each regions are is necessary to be developed with innovation and technologyDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v4i1.2293
KEBIJAKAN MONETER DALAM MENGATASI INFLASI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Fauziyah Farah
Published: February 2016

This study aimed to analyze the transmission mechanism of monetary policy in   control the inflation in Indonesia, both in terms of sharia and conventional. The analytical  tools that used  in this research  is  the Autoregessive  Vector (VAR). This VAR research results conducted by Test Impulse Response Function (IRF)  and  the  Test  of  Forecast  Error  Variance  Decomposition  (FEVD).  IRF showed  that the yield on the conventional side (Model I) is variable SBI had a negative impact and bonds provide a positive impact on inflation, while on the sharia (Model II) have a positive impact in terms of reducing inflation. Fluctuation on Islamic monetary transmission mechanism more stable than the conventional monetary policy transmission mechanism. FEVD the model I give a negative contribution in raising inflation about 43.86%, while the second model of a positive contribution in the sense of lowering inflation about to 25.77%. Therefore we can conclude sharia monetary policy transmission mechanism is better than conventional transmission mechanism of monetary policyDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v4i1.2295
PENGEMBANGAN TEORI KEYNESS DALAM JUMLAH KONSUMSI MUSLIM
Authors: Hermanto Muhammad Reza
Published: February 2016

The objective of this research is to implement the tought of John Maynard Keynes about consumer behavior and also its antithesis. This study takes muslim as a research subject because Islam as a religion own an institution in order to regulate every muslim in doing consume. This research was expected to find out whether  the  development  of  Keynes’s  theory  (thesis  and  antithesis)  could  be implemented in muslim community or not. The variables which used in the model are ammount of consumption (Y), income rate (X1), age (X2), religiosity (X3), and distinguishing community (faculty) as a dummy. Through multiple regression with dummy variable method, from 60 muslim respondents in two different community, was  found  that  income  rate  (X1)  and  age  (X2)  was  effected  positively  and significant to ammount of consumption (Y), religiosity (X3) was effected negatively and significant to ammount of consumption (Y), while dummy variable which  is distinguishing community (faculty) was not effected significantly to ammount of consumption  (Y).  Therefore  the  dummy  variable  has  dropped  out  from  the research model.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v4i2.2304
Serra do Urubu, a biodiversity hot-spot for angiosperms in the northern Atlantic Forest (Pernambuco, Brazil)
Authors: Melo Aline , Amorim Bruno S. , Pessoa Edlley , Maciel Jefferson Rodrigues , Alves Marccus
Published: February 2016

A list of angiosperms from Serra do Urubu, a montane forest area in the state of Pernambuco, is here provided. Based on 14 botanical expeditions and material deposited in herbaria, 832 taxa belonging to 442 genera and 118 families have been recorded in this area, with about 90% of the taxa identified to species level. The richest families are Orchidaceae (86 spp.), Fabaceae (51 spp.) and Rubiaceae (42 spp.). Miconia and Solanum (14 spp. each), and Psychotria (13 spp.) are the richest genera. About 15% of the recorded species are endemic to the Atlantic Forest, and another 10% are disjunct between this area and the Amazon Rainforest. The results indicate that the Serra do Urubu is one of the richest areas in terms of number of species of the Atlantic Forest in the Northeast, and corroborates the Pernambuco Endemism Center.