bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peningkatan Kinerja Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) Kluster Kerajinan di Kota Depok Menggunakan The House Model
Authors: Wahyuningrum Putri , Sukmawati Anggraini , Kartika Lindawati
Published: December 2017

Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM) Kluster kerajinan adalah entitas usaha yang menghasilkan produk-produk yang sangat bergantung pada keahlian tenaga pengrajin yang tersedia. Dengan kata lain, modal insani dan modal sosial memiliki peran penting dalam pengembangan kinerja UKM kluster ini. Hasil analisis Diagram Ishikawa menyatakan bahwa permasalahan utama dari rendahnya kinerja UKM berasal dari faktor sumberdaya manusia. Namun, hasil ini bertentangan dengan hasil Importance-Performance Analysis. Pemilik UKM lebih mementingkan sarana prasarana untuk diperbaiki. Oleh karena itu, kesalahan persepsi inilah yang perlu diperbaiki melalui rancangan peningkatan kinerja UKM kluster kerajinan Kota Depok dengan The House Model.
Kata kunci : importance-performance analysis, ishikawa diagram analysis, kerajinan, kinerja UKM, the house model
Analisis Penerapan Prinsip Critical Non-Essentials pada Astra Honda Authorized Service Station (AHASS) di Kota Bogor
Authors: Firmansah Moh. , Fewidarto Pramono D
Published: December 2017

Problem utama yang dihadapi industri jasa adalah bagaimana mengurangi ketidaknyamanan konsumen ketika menunggu pelayanan, dan kondisi seperti ini juga dihadapi Astra Honda Authorized Service Station (AHASS) Bogor. Prinsip-prinsip Critical Non- Essentials digunakan untuk membantu dalam mengidentifikasi fasilitas penunjang yang dibutuhkan untuk membuat konsumen merasa lebih nyaman ketika menunggu sepeda motornya diperbaiki atau diservis. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah; 1) Mengidentifikasi kondisi konsumen ketika menunggu pelayanan di AHASS saat ini; 2) Menganalisis fasilitas yang dibutuhkan konsumen AHASS dengan mengaplikasikan prinsip-prinsip  Critical Non-Essentials; 3) Memprediksi peningkatan kenyamanan dan kepuasan konsumen.  Sampel konsumen dari penelitian ini adalah konsumen yang datang ke AHASS dan bersedia antri menunggu pelayanan. Digunakan metode accidental sampling dalam menentukan responden yang akan menjadi sumber data atau informasi. Analisis statistik deskriptif  dan tabulasi silang diterapkan untuk menentukan beberapa fasilitas prioritas utama yang dapat melengkapi yang ada, yang dapat membuat konsumen AHASS merasa senang sampai sepeda motor mereka selesai  diperbaiki.

Kata kunci : accidental sampling, analisis tabulasi silang, critical non-essentials, kenyamanan, statistika deskriptif
Analisis Strategi Pengembangan Usaha Kopi Luwak (Studi Kasus UMKM Careuh Coffee Rancabali-Ciwidey, Bandung)
Authors: Supriatna Soni , Aminah Mimin
Published: December 2017

UMKM Careuh Coffee merupakan unit usaha yang bergerak di bidang agribisnis yang memproduksi dan mengolah kopi luwak. Terkait dengan unit usaha tersebut, tujuan dari tulisan ini adalah 1) mengetahui bauran pemasaran (marketing mix) yang telah diterapkan oleh UMKM Careuh Coffee; 2) mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis faktor-faktor lingkungan internal dan eksternal yang mempengaruhi strategi UMKM Careuh Coffee; 3) menyusun dan merekomendasikan alternatif strategi  yang efektif dan efisien untuk UMKM Careuh Coffee. Faktor-faktor internal dan eksternal yang berpengaruh terhadap perkembangan UMKM Careuh Coffee adalah Kondisi Finansial Perusahaan, Sumber Daya Manusia, Sikap Konsumen, Teknologi Informasi dan Lokasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode AHP, hasil alternatif strategi yang dapat dilakukan oleh UMKM Careuh Coffee di antaranya penguatan SDM pemasaran.  Strategi ini bertujuan untuk membangun fondasi yang kuat agar UMKM Careuh Coffee berjalan dengan baik. Kemudian strategi selanjutnya berturut-turut adalah startegi integrasi ke  depan, optimalisasi digital marketing serta menerapkan promosi bellow-the-line marketing.
Kata kunci: Careuh Coffee, strategi, metode AHP, MSMEs
Pengaruh Pengungkapan Corporate Social Responsibility terhadap Kinerja Keuangan dan Harga Saham pada Sektor Properti di Bursa Efek Indonesia
Authors: Hidayansyah Putri Fika , Hubeis Musa , Irwanto Abdul Kohar
Published: December 2017

The company operational activities are performed with the purpose to maximize shareholder values; however, the company's activities have impacts on environment, social, economiy and community. In order to comply with the government regulation, companies must conduct Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), because investors are more interested in companies which have a good image in the community. This leads to make consumer loyalty higher and subsequently increases the company's profitability and company's stock values. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of CSR disclosure on Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) and stock prices. This study used 20 samples of property companies in the Indonesia’s Stock Exchange selected by purposive sampling. Data were processed and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with software smartPLS. This research shows that valid indicators measure CSR at property sector include environment, human rights and society. A valid indicator measuring financial performance construct is only Market Value Added (MVA) and stock return is the valid indicator to measure stock price construct. The hypothesis test shows that CSR disclosure had significant effect on CFP, but the CSR disclosure had no significant effects on stock price, and CFP had no significant effects on stock prices.
Keywords : corporate social responsibility, financial performance, stock price, property sector
Bakhtin and Gogol, or, The Question of Allegory and the Politics of Carnival
Authors: Walker Matthew
Published: December 2017

The present article returns to Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of carnival in order to reconsider the role that the nineteenth-century writer Nikolai Gogol plays for Bakhtin in that theory’s elaboration, from Bakhtin’s earliest writings on the subject in the late 1930s to the publication of his study of Rabelais in 1965 and the companion essay on Rabelais and Gogol in 1972. Whereas Bakhtin’s published works seem to present Gogol as an exemplary manifestation of carnival in the modern period, his notebooks point us toward a more negative reading of Gogol: as carnival’s nemesis—specifically, as the disorganizing intrusion of allegory into the allegedly organic and symbolic political order that carnival claims as its source and its strength.
Die selbstregelnde Fabrik
Authors: Kletti Jürgen
Published: December 2017

Kurzfassung

Begriffe wie Selbstregelung, Selbstoptimierung oder selbstlernende Maschinen tauchten bereits in den Anfängen der Industrie 4.0 auf, haben sich hartnäckig gehalten und erfahren in letzter Zeit eine immer häufigere Nennung. Aber was genau steckt hinter diesem Themenfeld? Und viel wichtiger: was bringt es der Fertigungsindustrie?
Wandlungsfähigkeit und Automatisierung von Lager-, Kommissionier- und Transportsystemen
Authors: Müller Maren , Westbomke Martin , Stonis Malte
Published: December 2017

Kurzfassung

Die Lagerplanung ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Fabrikplanung und stellt in Zeiten des globalen Wettbewerbs ein Optimierungspotenzial dar. Die Auswahl eines geeigneten Lager-, Kommissionier- und Transportsystems ist speziell für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen eine große Herausforderung. In einem Forschungsprojekt am IPH – Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover gGmbH wird eine Methode entwickelt, mit der Unternehmen anhand des notwendigen Grads an Wandlungsfähigkeit und Automatisierung das optimale LKT-System bestimmen können. In diesem Beitrag wird das Forschungsprojekt vorgestellt, der Lösungsweg erläutert sowie auf erste Ergebnisse eingegangen.*)
What is it like to see a bat?
Authors: Herriott Richard William
Published: December 2017

The article outlines the main strands of design research into means-based and end-based inquiry. It examines problems with design research on the appearances of objects which are qualitative and psychological. A tentative outline is made about the core of design and how designers approach aesthetic judgements during design. The distinction between intuitive design and process-based design is made before exploring a question posed by Hillier (1998) concerning design´s relation to processes and form. Finally, a case is made for an art-criticism approach to design research.
Low-Intensity Vibration Improves Muscle Healing in a Mouse Model of Laceration Injury
Authors: Corbiere Thomas , Weinheimer-Haus Eileen , Judex Stefan , Koh Timothy
Published: December 2017

Recovery from traumatic muscle injuries is typically prolonged and incomplete, leading to impaired muscle and joint function. We sought to determine whether mechanical stimulation via whole-body low-intensity vibration (LIV) could (1) improve muscle regeneration and (2) reduce muscle fibrosis following traumatic injury. C57BL/6J mice were subjected to a laceration of the gastrocnemius muscle and were treated with LIV (0.2 g at 90 Hz or 0.4 g at 45 Hz for 30 min/day) or non-LIV sham treatment (controls) for seven or 14 days. Muscle regeneration and fibrosis were assessed in hematoxylin and eosin or Masson’s trichrome stained muscle cryosections, respectively. Compared to non-LIV control mice, the myofiber cross-sectional area was larger in mice treated with each LIV protocol after 14 days of treatment. Minimum fiber diameter was also larger in mice treated with LIV of 90 Hz/0.2 g after 14 days of treatment. There was also a trend toward a reduction in collagen deposition after 14 days of treatment with 45 Hz/0.4 g (p = 0.059). These findings suggest that LIV may improve muscle healing by enhancing myofiber growth and reducing fibrosis. The LIV-induced improvements in muscle healing suggest that LIV may represent a novel therapeutic approach for improving the healing of traumatic muscle injuries.
Osteointegration of Porous Poly-ε-Caprolactone-Coated and Previtalised Magnesium Implants in Critically Sized Calvarial Bone Defects in the Mouse Model
Authors: Grau Michael , Seiler Christian , Roland Laura , Matena Julia , Windhövel Claudia , Teske Michael , Murua Escobar Hugo , Lüpke Matthias , Seifert Hermann , Gellrich Nils-Claudius , Haferkamp Heinz , Nolte Ingo
Published: December 2017

Metallic biomaterials are widely used in maxillofacial surgery. While titanium is presumed to be the gold standard, magnesium-based implants are a current topic of interest and investigation due to their biocompatible, osteoconductive and degradable properties. This study investigates the effects of poly-ε-caprolactone-coated and previtalised magnesium implants on osteointegration within murine calvarial bone defects: After setting a 3 mm × 3 mm defect into the calvaria of 40 BALB/c mice the animals were treated with poly-ε-caprolactone-coated porous magnesium implants (without previtalisation or previtalised with either osteoblasts or adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells), porous Ti6Al4V implants or without any implant. To evaluate bone formation and implant degradation, micro-computertomographic scans were performed at day 0, 28, 56 and 84 after surgery. Additionally, histological thin sections were prepared and evaluated histomorphometrically. The outcomes revealed no significant differences within the differently treated groups regarding bone formation and the amount of osteoid. While the implant degradation resulted in implant shifting, both implant geometry and previtalisation appeared to have positive effects on vascularisation. Although adjustments in degradation behaviour and implant fixation are indicated, this study still considers magnesium as a promising alternative to titanium-based implants in maxillofacial surgery in future.
Extreme Wave Height Events in NW Spain: A Combined Multi-Sensor and Model Approach
Authors: Lorente Pablo , Sotillo Marcos , Aouf Lotfi , Amo-Baladrón Arancha , Barrera Ernesto , Dalphinet Alice , Toledano Cristina , Rainaud Romain , De Alfonso Marta , Piedracoba Silvia , Basañez Ana , García-Valdecasas Jose , Pérez-Muñuzuri Vicente , Álvarez-Fanjul Enrique
Published: December 2017

The Galician coast (NW Spain) is a region that is strongly influenced by the presence of low pressure systems in the mid-Atlantic Ocean and the periodic passage of storms that give rise to severe sea states. Since its wave climate is one of the most energetic in Europe, the objectives of this paper were twofold. The first objective was to characterize the most extreme wave height events in Galicia over the wintertime of a two-year period (2015–2016) by using reliable high-frequency radar wave parameters in concert with predictions from a regional wave (WAV) forecasting system running operationally in the Iberia-Biscay-Ireland (IBI) area, denominatedIBI-WAV. The second objective was to showcase the application of satellite wave altimetry (in particular, remote-sensed three-hourly wave height estimations) for the daily skill assessment of the IBI-WAV model product. Special attention was focused on monitoring Ophelia—one of the major hurricanes on record in the easternmost Atlantic—during its 3-day track over Ireland and the UK (15–17 October 2017). Overall, the results reveal the significant accuracy of IBI-WAV forecasts and prove that a combined observational and modeling approach can provide a comprehensive characterization of severe wave conditions in coastal areas and shows the benefits from the complementary nature of both systems.
Twenty‐Seven Low‐Copy Nuclear Primers for Lindera obtusiloba (Lauraceae): A Tertiary Relict Species in East Asia
Authors: Ye Jun‐Wei , Li Qin , Tian Xiang‐Yu , Bao Lei , Wang Hong‐Fang , Ge Jian‐Ping
Published: December 2017

Premise of the study: To investigate a more detailed evolutionary history of Lindera obtusiloba (Lauraceae) and other Lindera species, polymorphic low‐copy nuclear primers were developed.

Methods and Results: Unigenes of the L. obtusiloba transcriptome greater than 800 bp in length were randomly chosen for initial design of 168 primers. Agarose gel electrophoresis and Sanger sequencing were used to select low‐copy nuclear genes. Twentyseven primers were obtained and were used to investigate genetic diversity in 90 individuals from 24 populations. The nucleotide diversity ranged from 2.11 × 10−3 to 8.99 × 10−3, and haplotype diversity ranged from 0.57 to 0.97. These primers were also cross‐amplified in L. aggregata, L. chunii, L. erythrocarpa, and L. glauca; up to 15 primers were successfully amplified in these related species.

Conclusions: This methodology is effective for development of low‐copy nuclear primers. The 27 primers developed here will be useful for evolutionary studies of L. obtusiloba and other Lindera species.
SOIL QUALITY ATTRIBUTES RELATED TO URBANIZATION IN BRAZILIAN WATERSHED
Authors: SILVA Alexandre Marco da , URBAN Rodrigo Custodio , MANFRÉ Luiz Augusto , BROSSARD Michel , MOREIRA Marcelo Zacharias
Published: December 2017

In this study we investigated the variation of soil attributes according to urban-related land cover categories. The study was carried out in an urbanized watershed located in the Brazilian subtropical region (Sorocaba Municipality, São Paulo). Soil samples were collected considering the land cover category for analysis of physical, chemical and isotopic attributes. The land cover influenced the soils attributes. Soils from wooded and grassed areas presented significant differences, especially for values of C isotopes. Soil bulk density was significantly altered. According to considered land cover mosaic in the study, we estimated 10,241.28 tons of C stored in the thickness 20 cm of the watershed (whole area), and this amount is almost a half of the total potential of C storing in the watershed. We stress that projects of planned land cover should effectively implemented in urbanized regions to effectively contribute in storing more C and improving the soil-related ecosystem services.
Association of Radio Polar Cap Brightening with Bright Patches and Coronal Holes
Authors: Selhorst Caius L. , Simões Paulo J. A. , Silva Alexandre J. Oliveira e , Castro C. G. Giménez de , Costa Joaquim E. R. , Valio Adriana
Published: December 2017

Radio-bright regions near the solar poles are frequently observed in Nobeyama Radioheliograph (NoRH) maps at 17 GHz, and often in association with coronal holes. However, the origin of these polar brightenings has not been established yet. We propose that small magnetic loops are the source of these bright patches, and present modeling results that reproduce the main observational characteristics of the polar brightening within coronal holes at 17 GHz. The simulations were carried out by calculating the radio emission of the small loops, with several temperature and density profiles, within a 2D coronal hole atmospheric model. If located at high latitudes, the size of the simulated bright patches are much smaller than that of the beam size and they present the instrument beam size when observed. The larger bright patches can be generated by a great number of small magnetic loops unresolved by the NoRH beam. Loop models that reproduce bright patches contain denser and hotter plasma near the upper chromosphere and lower corona. On the other hand, loops with increased plasma density and temperature only in the corona do not contribute to the emission at 17 GHz. This could explain the absence of a one-to-one association between the 17 GHz bright patches and those observed in extreme ultraviolet. Moreover, the emission arising from small magnetic loops located close to the limb may merge with the usual limb brightening profile, increasing its brightness temperature and width.
ALMA Reveals Metals yet No Dust within Multiple Components in CR7
Authors: Matthee J. , Sobral D. , Boone F. , Röttgering H. , Schaerer D. , Girard M. , Pallottini A. , Vallini L. , Ferrara A. , Darvish B. , Mobasher B.
Published: December 2017

We present spectroscopic follow-up observations of CR7 with ALMA, targeted at constraining the infrared (IR) continuum and [C ii]

line-emission at high spatial resolution matched to the HST/WFC3 imaging. CR7 is a luminous Lyα emitting galaxy at z = 6.6 that consists of three separated UV-continuum components. Our observations reveal several well-separated components of [C ii] emission. The two most luminous components in [C ii] coincide with the brightest UV components (A and B), blueshifted by

km s−1 with respect to the peak of Lyα emission. Other [C ii] components are observed close to UV clumps B and C and are blueshifted by

and ≈80 km s−1 with respect to the systemic redshift. We do not detect FIR continuum emission due to dust with a 3σ limiting luminosity

. This allows us to mitigate uncertainties in the dust-corrected SFR and derive SFRs for the three UV clumps A, B, and C of 28, 5, and 7

yr−1. All clumps have [C ii] luminosities consistent within the scatter observed in the local relation between SFR and

, implying that strong Lyα emission does not necessarily anti-correlate with [C ii] luminosity. Combining our measurements with the literature, we show that galaxies with blue UV slopes have weaker [C ii] emission at fixed SFR, potentially due to their lower metallicities and/or higher photoionization. Comparison with hydrodynamical simulations suggests that CR7's clumps have metallicities of

. The observed ISM structure of CR7 indicates that we are likely witnessing the build up of a central galaxy in the early universe through complex accretion of satellites.
A Model for AR Scorpii: Emission from Relativistic Electrons Trapped by Closed Magnetic Field Lines of Magnetic White Dwarfs
Authors: Takata J. , Yang H. , Cheng K. S.
Published: December 2017

AR Scorpii is an intermediate polar binary system composed of a magnetic white dwarf (WD) and an M-type star and shows nonthermal, pulsed, and highly linearly polarized emission. The radio/optical emission modulates with the WD’s spin and shows the double-peak structure in the light curves. In this paper, we discuss a possible scenario for the radiation mechanism of AR Scorpii. The magnetic interaction on the surface of the companion star produces an outflow from the companion star, the heating of the companion star surface, and the acceleration of electrons to a relativistic energy. The accelerated electrons, whose typical Lorentz factor is ∼50–100, from the companion star move along the magnetic field lines toward the WD surface. The electrons injected with the pitch angle of

are subject to the magnetic mirror effect and are trapped in the closed magnetic field line region. We find that the emission from the first magnetic mirror points mainly contributes to the observed pulsed emission and the formation of the double-peak structure in the light curve. For the inclined rotator, the pulse peak in the calculated light curve shifts the position in the spin phase, and a Fourier analysis exhibits a beat frequency feature, which are consistent with the optical/UV observations. The pulse profile also evolves with the orbital phase owing to the effect of the viewing geometry. The model also interprets the global features of the observed spectral energy distribution in radio to X-ray energy bands. We also discuss the curvature radiation and the inverse-Compton scattering process in the outer gap accelerator of the WD in AR Scorpii and the possibility of the detection by future high-energy missions.
Is There a CME Rate Floor? CME and Magnetic Flux Values for the Last Four Solar Cycle Minima
Authors: Webb D. F. , Howard R. A. , St. Cyr O. C. , Vourlidas A.
Published: December 2017

The recent prolonged activity minimum has led to the question of whether there is a base level of the solar magnetic field evolution that yields a “floor” in activity levels and also in the solar wind magnetic field strength. Recently, a flux transport model coupled with magneto-frictional simulations has been used to simulate the continuous magnetic field evolution in the global solar corona for over 15 years, from 1996 to 2012. Flux rope eruptions in the simulations are estimated (Yeates), and the results are in remarkable agreement with the shape of the SOlar Heliospheric Observatory/Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment coronal mass ejection (CME) rate distribution. The eruption rates at the two recent minima approximate the observed-corrected CME rates, supporting the idea of a base level of solar magnetic activity. In this paper, we address this issue by comparing annual averages of the CME occurrence rates during the last four solar cycle minima with several tracers of the global solar magnetic field. We conclude that CME activity never ceases during a cycle, but maintains a base level of 1 CME every 1.5 to ∼3 days during minima. We discuss the sources of these CMEs.
The Herschel–ATLAS Data Release 2, Paper I. Submillimeter and Far-infrared Images of the South and North Galactic Poles: The Largest Herschel Survey of the Extragalactic Sky
Authors: Smith Matthew W. L. , Ibar Edo , Maddox Steve J. , Valiante Elisabetta , Dunne Loretta , Eales Stephen , Dye Simon , Furlanetto Christina , Bourne Nathan , Cigan Phil , Ivison Rob J. , Gomez Haley , Smith Daniel J. B. , Viaene Sébastien
Published: December 2017

We present the largest submillimeter images that have been made of the extragalactic sky. The Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS) is a survey of 660 deg2 with the PACS and SPIRE cameras in five photometric bands: 100, 160, 250, 350, and 500 μm. In this paper we present the images from our two largest fields, which account for ∼75% of the survey. The first field is 180.1 deg2 in size, centered on the north Galactic pole (NGP), and the second is 317.6 deg2 in size, centered on the south Galactic pole. The NGP field serendipitously contains the Coma cluster. Over most (∼80%) of the images, the pixel noise, including both instrumental noise and confusion noise, is approximately 3.6, and 3.5 mJy pix−1 at 100 and 160 μm, and 11.0, 11.1 and 12.3 mJy beam−1 at 250, 350 and 500 μm, respectively, but reaches lower values in some parts of the images. If a matched filter is applied to optimize point-source detection, our total 1σ map sensitivity is 5.7, 6.0, and 7.3 mJy at 250, 350, and 500 μm, respectively. We describe the results of an investigation of the noise properties of the images. We make the most precise estimate of confusion in SPIRE maps to date, finding values of 3.12 ± 0.07, 4.13 ± 0.02, and 4.45 ± 0.04 mJy beam−1 at 250, 350, and 500 μm in our un-convolved maps. For PACS we find an estimate of the confusion noise in our fast-parallel observations of 4.23 and 4.62 mJy beam−1 at 100 and 160 μm. Finally, we give recipes for using these images to carry out photometry, both for unresolved and extended sources.
Honey yield of different commercial apiaries treated with Lactobacillus salivarius A3iob, a new bee-probiotic strain
Authors: Fanciotti M. Novicov , Tejerina M. , Benítez-Ahrendts M.R. , Audisio M.C.
Published: December 2017

The main objective of this study was to determine the impact of Lactobacillus salivarius A3iob, a honey bee gut-associated strain (GenBank code access KX198010), on honey yield. Independent assays were conducted from May to September 2014 and 2015, in three commercial apiaries: Tilquiza, El Carmen and Yala, all located in north-western Argentina. Local Apis mellifera L. bees were kept in standard Langstroth hives; treated hives were fed once a month with 1×105 cfu/ml viable Lactobacillus cells, administered to the bees through a Doolittle-type feeder in 125 g/l sucrose syrup. Control hives were only given the syrup mixed with MRS sterile broth. The main honey harvest was done in December in all groups and we found that there was an overall increase in honey yield from the treated hives. In 2014, all treated hives produced between 2.3 to 6.5 times more honey than the controls. However, in 2015, higher honey average yields in the treated hives at El Carmen and Yala were obtained, yet not at Tilquiza, because of a slight mishap. They experienced the swarming of several bee colonies due to a higher number of bees without appropriate management, which caused the control group to yield more honey compared to the hives fed with Lactobacillus. Interestingly, at El Carmen, two honey harvests were recorded: one in winter and another in summer (July and December 2015, respectively). This unexpected result arose from the particular flora of the region, mainly Tithonia tubaeformis, which blooms in winter. L. salivarius A3iob cells prove to be a natural alternative that will positively impact the beekeepers’ economy by providing a higher honey yield.
Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia
Authors: Hoogervorst Tom
Published: December 2017

Commercial and cultural links between South India and Maritime Southeast Asia have been strong and regular since antiquity. This paper adds a linguistic dimension to our understanding of ancient interethnic contact in the region through an exploration of the hitherto poorly understood lexical contributions from Dravidian languages, such as Tamil and Malayāḷam, to the languages of Maritime Southeast Asia. First, the sound changes are addressed that loanwords undergo upon their adoption into West-Malayo-Polynesian languages. The paper continues by postulating examples of respectively Tamil loans attested in the Old Javanese literature, loanwords from Malayāḷam, and Tamil loans not attested in early literature but borrowed across a wide geographical range, including the Philippines and Madagascar, which would attest to their pre-colonial transmission. The paper then examines the issue of Indo-Aryan loanwords in the languages of Southeast Asia that were transmitted through speakers of Dravidian languages, addressing the sound correspondences we may expect in such a scenario. Cumulatively, it is argued that linguistic influence from South India was considerable, providing a novel line of evidence to reconstruct the past of the Bay of Bengal.
Cimetière de Uleè Luëng, Puni
Authors: Kalus Ludvik , Guillot Claude
Published: December 2017

Dans la suite de notre Épigraphie musulmane d’Aceh n° 9 est traité cette fois-ci le cimetière de Puni. On y trouve principalement les tombes, pendant un siècle, des membres de la famille de « ‘Abd allâh le roi évident » ou plutôt de son fils ‘Inâyat shâh.

Following in our Acehnese Islamic epigraphy series, no. 9 deals with the cemetery of Puni. Over a period of a century for the most part one finds there the tombs of the members of the family of “‘Abd allâh, the evident king” or rather of his son ‘Inâyat shah.
Applications of Decision-Support Systems in Sociotechnical Systems
Authors: Shmelova Tetiana , Sikirda Yuliya
Published: December 2017

In this chapter, the authors present conceptual models of decision support systems (DSS) and Expert systems (ES) for Human-Operator (H-O) of Air Navigation System (ANS), such as air traffic controller (ATC) in flight emergencies, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) operator, Safety Management System (SMS), etc. The authors made an analysis of the International civil aviation organization (ICAO) documents on risk assessment and the impact of the social environment on the aviation system. Automated system of pre-flight information preparation with intelligent module for support the decision making (DM) about aircraft departure are presented and program realization of systems are shown. The authors obtained algorithm of determining the optimal aerodrome for the forced landing of aircraft is provided. Expert systems of aviation enterprise's estimation were developed. Inhomogeneous factors of internal and external management environment of aviation enterprise were generalized using set-theoretical approach. This gave possibilities to define that the level of safety of aviation activity has the greatest influence among factors of internal environment and global economic situation – among factors of external environment. The authors demonstrate some interesting applications of DM in Socio-Technical Systems (STS). The DSS for H-O of ANS in the emergency situational were developed. Examples of DSS: DSS of ATC in the emergency situational; the flight dispatcher's DSS; DSS of UAV's operator, etc. In addition, the chapter presents some cases of DSS developed by the authors and colleagues at National Aviation University, Ukraine.
Introduction and Current Status of Technology in Teaching and Learning of Allied Healthcare Students
Authors: Rose'Meyer Roselyn , Singh Indu
Published: December 2017

Allied healthcare professionals are an integral part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams requiring highly skilled and competent members from every discipline. Clinical and allied health education in Australia is challenged by increasing student numbers, changing healthcare practices, and service pressures impacting the clinical training of students. There is a need to optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of the way students develop their professional skills. New technological approaches deliver student-centered education involving work-integrated learning. This chapter covers different strategies developed and implemented over time, merging various technologies in an innovative manner providing better standardized skills and competencies to more students within limited resources to prepare them for a global inter-professional multidisciplinary healthcare team providing efficient service to society. It will also provide future directions to adapt technology from the non-healthcare industry to healthcare training and share some strategies of bringing the workplace to the classroom.
Digital Approaches to Embedding Employability
Authors: Vanderlelie Jessica J. , Pearson Andrew G. , Harris-Reeves Brooke E.
Published: December 2017

The fourth industrial revolution has seen significant national and international workplace change, with greater emphasis on innovation and digital adaptation. In response, universities across the sector are recognizing the importance of supporting the education of work-ready graduates and the continuing professional development of the existing professional workforce. Digital technologies have the potential to facilitate the development of employability skills such as digital literacy and reflection and foster continuing links to the profession and learning community. This chapter discusses the importance of embedding authentic, digitally enabled employability curriculum across the student and professional lifecycle, and showcases practice in the context of health professional education. A matrix for the selection of technologies that support the development of employability skills is also proposed and discussed.
Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass Feedstocks for Biofuel Production
Authors: Ramesh Desikan , Muniraj Iniya Kumar , Thangavelu Kiruthika , Karthikeyan Subburamu
Published: December 2017

The shifting of dependence from conventional fuels to renewable fuels and its increased production to combat the energy, environmental, and geopolitical crises is a global concern. One of the viable and promising alternatives is liquid biofuel production using lignocellulosic biomass. Lignocellulosic biomass being the most abundant encompass cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.The intricate complex of hemicellulose and lignin around cellulose is the bottleneck in commercializing the biofuel process. To make the cellulose and hemicellulose more accessible for hydrolysis and valorise the underutilized lignin for platform chemical production, pretreatment becomes imperative. Various pretreatment methods such as physical, mechanical, chemical, biological, and enzymatic and their combinations are employed for the production of bioethanol. It should be stressed that each pretreatment is unique in its condition and in most cases are biomass specific. With the above view, this chapter aims at bringing out the understanding of lignocellulosic pretreatment with updated information in the field.
Case Study
Authors: Rangel Maria do Carmo , Pereira Amalia Luz Costa , Marchetti Gustavo , Querino Peterson Santos , Albornoz Alberto
Published: December 2017

The effect of zirconium on the textural and catalytic properties of magnetite for the water gas shift reaction (WGSR) at high temperatures was studied in this chapter. The reaction is an important step in the industrial production of pure hydrogen. Samples with different amounts of zirconium (Zr/Fe (molar)= 0.1; 0.2;0.3; 0.4 and 0.5) were prepared from the decomposition of iron(III)hydroxoacetate doped with zirconium. It was found that zirconium increased the specific surface area of magnetite acting as spacer on the surface where it keeps the particles apart. Except for the zirconium-poorest solid, tetragonal zirconia was detected besides magnetite for all solids. Zirconium increased the intrinsic activity of the catalysts, stabilized the specific surface areas during reaction, and made the magnetite reduction to metallic iron more difficult. The zirconium-poorest is more active than magnetite and more resistant against deactivation by sintering and overreduction being attractive for WGSR.
CO2 Reduction by Photocatalysis on TiO2
Authors: Luo Daibing , Ma Wangjing , Wu Liangzhuan , Nakata Kazuya
Published: December 2017

This chapter focuses on the recent research progress on TiO2-based photocatalysts for CO2 reduction. The scope of this chapter for photoreduction of CO2 is set to focus on the most widely studied TiO2-based photocatalysts, composites, and systems since 1979. In addition, several important kinds of other related photocatalysts will be introduced briefly.
Strategic and Tactical Measures in Managing Enterprise Risks
Authors: Chan Rita Lai-ying , Mo Phyllis Lai-lan , Moon Karen K. L.
Published: December 2017

This study examines the strategic and tactical measures companies exploit as a source of competitive advantage to outlive risk challenges and to seize the attendant opportunities in a volatile economic environment. Results from a series of in-depth interviews with senior executives of Hong Kong-based successful enterprises in the textile and apparel industry show that the participant companies have, though not under the banner of enterprise risk management (ERM), adopted to varying extents a proactive, enterprise-wide and holistic approach to combat and manage risks. The findings of the ERM maturity analysis attest that the tendency to use formal approaches to manage risk issues is positively related to an organization's size, scope of operations, and legal structure. The analyses also underpin that effective enterprise risk management should embrace proactive, future and external oriented strategic initiatives that create and enhance organizational resilience through the involvement of internal as well as external stakeholders.
A Comparison of Excess Stock Market Return to Standard Marketing Metrics
Authors: Lane Vicki , Parthasarathy Madhavan
Published: December 2017

Marketing metrics provide measures of the impact of various marketing strategies. This paper examines excess stock market return as a potential measure to include in the metric arsenal. Excess stock return reflects investors' views of the likely impact of a particular strategy. Investors form expectations about how the strategy will affect future cash flows. Consequently, a stock's price changes to reflect investor “votes” about the strategy's impact on firm value. By tapping into event study techniques for measuring the impact of an announcement, firms can better understand the value of a particular marketing strategy. An assessment of various marketing measures indicates that excess stock market return compares favorably to other metrics. Excess return yields unbiased estimates, allows direct causal inference, is future oriented, includes all cash flows, accounts for opportunity costs, factors in risk, and takes into account the time value of money.
Socio-Political Risk-Contingency-Management Framework for Practitioners and Researchers
Authors: Strang Kenneth David
Published: December 2017

In this chapter, a new risk and contingency model is developed to articulate emerging global paradigm factors that were not prevalent in the community of practice 5-6 years ago. The generally accepted definitions of risk and uncertainty are clarified and the literature is reviewed to reveal four new categories of global uncertainty that impact risk and contingency planning in the microenvironment, task environment and internal to organizations. Some of the emerging factors include the big data paradigm, fear of global terrorism, economic instability, climate change, international trade agreement changes, along with domestic and workplace violence. After a detailed literature review, the factors are summarized and presented in a visual model. The implications on current and future practice are discussed, closing with recommendations for future research.
Impact of Risk Assessment Models on Risk Factors
Authors: Raghunath K. Madhu Kishore , Devi S. L. Tulasi , Patro Chandra Sekhar
Published: December 2017

World is vicinity full of opportunities given the amount of economic and non-economic transactions taking place every moment. With ubiquitous opportunities all around, businesses can assume inherent risk everywhere in one or the other way. In this chapter, the authors have deliberated the general business scenario to prove the given inferences. The readers will come across why the risk management is gaining so much gravity and across risk strategy of top business players. The chapter will bring into light the various risk factors in business and study the various risk assessment models present to fortify the negativity of these risk factors. Simultaneously, the authors will draw empirical evidence on the effectiveness, qualitative and quantitative risk models have on risk factors in public and private business organisations.
Data Confidentiality and Integrity Preserving Outsourcing Algorithm for System of Linear Equation to a Malicious Cloud Server
Authors: Kumar Malay , Vardhan Manu
Published: December 2017

Cloud computing has become a revolution in the field of computing, which enables flexible, on-demand, usage of computing resources in pay-as-per-use model. However, data and computation go to some third-party cloud server beyond the physical control of client escalates various privacy and security concern. This paper proposes an improved outsourcing algorithm for system of linear equation (SLE). The improvements are first, the existing work uses expensive cryptographic computation such as Paillier encryption for security arrangement, the proposed solution does not use such cryptographic primitives rather uses efficient linear transformation method. Secondly, the previous work uses an iterative process, which required 𝐿 rounds of communication between the client and cloud server, at the same time each iteration causes burden of a decryption followed by a matrix vector multiplication. However, the proposed solution required an optimal one round of communication and one-time transformation and retransformation service. Third, the previous work gives result verification method with (1/2l) error probability, the value of 𝑙 is a trade-off between security and efficiency. However, the proposed solution gives an error checking with an optimal probability of one. Moreover, a security analysis has been performed on the previous method, which proves marginal security arrangement due to inappropriate use of the Paillier encryption scheme. The proposal has been verified through theoretical and experimental analysis, which demonstrate the superiority of the proposed algorithm as compared to the existing algorithm.
Packaging Challenges for the Next Generation of Mobile Devices
Authors: Syed Ahmer
Published: December 2017

Changes in board technology, denser packaging due to board size limitations, and phone thickness trends pose number of technical challenges for designing IC packages for mobile applications. While thin packages are required to meet height constraints requirements, room temperature co-planarity and high temperature warpage become critical issues for packages with thin substrate, die, and mold cap. Similarly, while PoP provides numerous benefits from size and business standpoint; heat dissipation and thickness constraints requires continuous development of new packaging technologies. In addition, changes in board behavior is affecting the overall stress equation, making Chip-Package-Board interaction very important when deciding chip and package level interconnections. This presentation will highlight some of these challenges and identify technology innovations in areas such as System in Package (SIP) to mitigating these factors while simplifying supply chain and improving overall time to market.
Angular Photogrammetric Soft Tissue Facial Profile Analysis of Bangladeshi Young Adults
Authors: Akter Lubna , Hossain Md. Zakir
Published: December 2017

Introduction

Angular photogrammetric soft tissue facial profile analysis provides a permanent record for the actual appearance of a person, which would also serve to establish an ideal esthetic treatment goal. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the average angular variables that define the soft tissue facial profile of a Bangladeshi sample.

Materials and Methods

This cross-sectional study was carried out at Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics of Dhaka Dental College and Hospital, Bangladesh, from July to December 2015. Soft tissue facial profiles of 200 participants (100 males and 100 females) between 18 and 25 years of age, with a dental Class I occlusal relationship and harmonious soft tissue profile, were selected by convenience sampling among students, doctors, and patients of Dhaka Dental College. Standardized photographs of 200 samples were taken in the natural head position. The photographic records were analyzed with the software for Windows, Microsoft Visio 2007, Standard Edition. All data were analyzed through standard methods using Statistical Package for the Statistical Package for Social Science Software (SPSS Version-20, IBM Corp, USA).

Results

The average angular measurements for nasofrontal, total facial angle, facial angle, upper lip angle, projection of lower lip to chin, and mentolabial angle were wider in females. The mean value for nose tip angle, nasolabial angle, nasomental angle, and projection of upper lip to chin angle was higher in males compared to females. Nasofrontal angle (G-N-Nd) (P = 0.000) and mentolabial angle (Li-Sm-Pg) (P = 0.001) showed statistically significant differences. The greatest variability was found for mentolabial angle.

Conclusion

The study of angular photogrammetric soft tissue facial profile analysis of Bangladeshi young adults contributes to the establishment of standardized normal values for the population. This study provides data which can be used in treatment planning by specialists such as orthodontists, prosthodontists, plastic surgeons, and maxillofacial surgeons, who have the capability to change the soft tissue facial features.
Two-color Soergel Calculus and Simple Transitive 2-representations
Authors: Mackaaij Marco , Tubbenhauer Daniel
Published: December 2017

In this paper, we complete the ADE-like classification of simple transitive 2-representations of Soergel bimodules in finite dihedral type, under the assumption of gradeability. In particular, we use bipartite graphs and zigzag algebras of ADE type to give an explicit construction of a graded (non-strict) version of all these 2-representations.

Moreover, we give simple combinatorial criteria for when two such 2-representations are equivalent and for when their Grothendieck groups give rise to isomorphic representations.

Finally, our construction also gives a large class of simple transitive 2-representations in infinite dihedral type for general bipartite graphs.
Deset smernic za prevajanje pravnih besedil
Authors: Kocbek Alenka
Published: December 2017

Prispevek predstavlja avtoričin model za prevajanje pravnih besedil, v katerem so funkcionalistični prevodoslovni pristopi združeni z dognanji primerjalnega prava in pravnega jezikoslovja. Sestavljen je iz desetih smernic, ki prevajalca vodijo od določanja funkcije ciljnega besedila (skoposa) in izbire ustrezne vrste prevoda, prek primerjave pravnih sistemov udeleženih v prevodu ter analize memetske strukture izvirnega besedila in sorodnih besedil v ciljni kulturi do oblikovanja ciljnega besedila kot kulturema in zagotavljanja njegove pravne varnosti.
Imploding the Racialized and Patriarchal Beauty Myth through the Critical Lens of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
Authors: Burcar Lilijana
Published: December 2017

This contribution investigates and lays bare the ideological workings of racialized beauty myth as presented in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye by bringing together feminist theory and postcolonial theory of race. It demonstrates that racialized beauty norms are informed by both the constructs of gender and race, and that they serve as a tool of social positioning and social control in Western capitalist patriarchies. This kind of contextual understanding, which Morrison’s The Bluest Eye helps to foster on a number of structurally interlocked levels, is also of crucial importance for the understanding of the way beauty myth operates today in the context of globally exported Western beauty industry. Its basic tenets remain firmly rooted in the construction and perpetuation of racialized and gendered otherness, which is why The Bluest Eye remains an eye-opener and therefore a novel of lasting value for readers in general and, as this contribution demonstrates, for students of English literature in particular.