bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Expressividade como qualidade dinâmica: uma discussão sobre percepção na arte / Expressiveness as a dynamic quality: a discussion on art perception
Authors: Carijó Maria Clara De Almeida , Kastrup Virgínia
Published: April 2019

O artigo tem como objetivo examinar como a expressividade pode ser percebida e criada na arte. Geralmente, a expressividade é entendida como uma propriedade que as obras de arte possuem de transmitir uma emoção do artista ou como um efeito da projeção de sentimentos do percebedor sobre elas. Recusando essa posição, sugerimos que a expressividade é um fenômeno perceptivo que resulta da apreensão de certas qualidades dinâmicas intrínsecas às obras. Tais qualidades dinâmicas são discutidas por Arnheim e Dewey e, em seu conjunto, constituem a base daquilo que Stern chamou de “afetos de vitalidade”. Essa nova abordagem da expressividade conduz-nos a uma reformulação, também, de nossa concepção do ato de expressão artística.  Em vez de uma ação de descarga de conteúdos subjetivos, a expressão parece ser uma atividade perceptivamente guiada, em que o artista, através do modo como organiza e apresenta os diversos elementos de sua obra, evidencia nela forças vivas e dinâmicas.
Editorial - Número Especial 2014
Authors: Maraschin Cleci , Baum Carlos
Published: April 2019

Editorial - Número Especial 2014
NEEDS ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDENTS IN ENGLISH ORAL COMMUNICATION
Authors: Maulana Angga , Lestari Fegy
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this study is to identify factual information about the needs of students of English Literature in the activities and supporting factors of oral communication by using English, whether linguistic and non-linguistic, and analyzing the difficulties of the situation of oral communication of English Literature students using English. This research uses descriptive method. Data collection is done through two stages: the questionnaire and the interview, followed by the review of someliteratures. The results of this study indicate that in general the students of English Literature feel that participating in a formal discussion is more important than the informal. While in terms of ability in the oral communication activity, generally students mastered informal communication activities. In terms of linguistic factors, the choice of vocabularies, and good and correct sentences are considered very important, although they only feel quite capable in it. It is also found that talking with self-confidence, having proper English pronunciation and mastering the topic of conversation become the important non-linguistic factors. The same thing does not happen on loudness and facial mimic. In general, students feel it is not important enough to master. Regarding situations that facilitate students in oral communication in English, they generally feel that well preparation, self-confidence, and mastery over vocabulary and what is being discussed becomes an easier factor. Different things revealed by most students about the difficult vocabulary and the lack of preparation in oral communication. It is difficult. As for things that require improvement, students generally feel that the confidence and the amount of vocabulary that is mastered should be improved in order to improve the quality of oral communication in English.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS' INTEREST IN READING POETRY AND THEIR ABILITY TO ANALYZE POETRY AT SMA KARTIKA I-2 MEDAN
Authors: Samosir Hepnyi , Tarigan Merry Susanty , Manalu Erika Kartika Mastiur
Published: April 2019

This study is a correlational design with the aim of finding out if there is any  positive correlation between the students’ interest in reading poetry and their  ability to analyze poetry at SMA Kartika I-2 Medan. The study was conducted at SMA Kartika I-2 Medan. The product moment correlation formula was used to determine the correlation between the students’ interest in reading poetry and their  ability to analyze poetry.  The hypothesis was tested by comparing the value of  rcount to rtable on the degree of freedom (df) = 30 - 2 = 28 with α = 0.05 significance level and df = 28 (0.361). It was found that  rcount was higher than rtable  (0.726> 0.361), and thus null hypothesis was successfully rejected. The result of the study shows that  there was any positive correlation between the students’ interest in reading poetry and students’ ability to analyze poetry at the eleventh grade students of SMA Kartika I – 2 Medan. The correlation coefficient was 0.726, and the regression line was Y = 12.07 + 0,948x. The contribution of the students’ interest in reading poetry to their ability to analyze poetry is 47.29%. Keywords: Ability, Analyze, Correlation, Interest, Poetry
NILAI KARAKTER DALAM NOVEL KORUPSI KARYA PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER
Authors: Yulianti Yulianti
Published: April 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan (1) struktur novel Korupsi dan (2) nilai karakter dalam novel Korupsi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik studi pustaka dan studi analisis. Analisis data dilakukan dengan teknik analisis isi. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, disimpulkan sebagai berikut. (1) Struktur novel Korupsi Karya Pramoedya Ananta Toer meliputi a) fakta cerita, yakni alur yang terdapat dalam novel yaitu alur maju atau progresif dengan tahapan alur yang terdiridari penyituasian, konflik, komplikasi, klimaks, dan penyelesaian; tokoh dan penokohan, yaitu Bakir sebagai tokoh utama dan beberapa tokoh lainnya yang dapat mendukung cerita; dan latar, yang meliputi latar tempat dan waktu b) Sarana cerita, yakni judul buku yaitu Korupsi; sudut pandang yang digunakan adalah orang pertama-utama; gaya bahasa dan tone, simbolisme, dan ironi; tema cerita yaitu  kehancuran seorang penguasa karena melakukan korupsi. (2) Nilai karakter novel Korupsi Karya Pramoedya Ananta Toer meliputi religius, jujur, toleransi, disiplin, kerja keras, kreatif, mandiri, demokratis, rasa ingin tahu, cinta tanah air, menghargai prestasi, bersahabat/komunikatif, cinta damai, gemar membaca, peduli lingkungan, peduli sosial, dan tanggung jawab.
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN WACANA MATEMATIKA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PENGEMBANGAN BERPIKIR KRITIS DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN STRATEGI SQRQCQ (SURVEY, QUESTIONS, READ, QUESTIONS, COMPUTE, QUESTIONS) DI KELAS 7 SMP PGRI 4 CIMAHI
Authors: Latifah Latifah
Published: April 2019

Penelitian ini berjudul Peningkatan Kemampuan membaca Pemahaman Wacana matematika melalui Model Pembelajaran Berpikir Kritis dengan menggunakan Strategi SQRQCQ ( Survey, Questions, Read, Questions, Compute, Questions) di kelas 7 SMP PGRI 4 Cimahi, sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah kelas 7C sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas 7D sebagai kelas kontrol. Adapun masalah yg dikaji yaitu (1) bagaimanakah profil pembelajran membaca siswa kelas 7 SMP PGRI 4 Cimahi?Â  (2) Bagaimanakah rancangan pembelajaran pembelajaran membaca siswa kelas 7 SMP PGRI 4 Cimahi.(3) bagaimanakah rancangan pembelajaran kemampuan berpikir kritis dengan menggunakan strategi SQRQCQ? (4)Â  pengaruh model pembelajran pengembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis dengan menggunakan Strategi SQRQCQ dalam meningkatkan kemampuan membaca pemahaman wacana matematika.Metode yg digunakan adalah kuasi eksperimen dengan pretes-postes group design. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui proses dan hasil belajar. Data proses berupa kegiatan belajar dengan menggunakan pendekatan berpikir kritis serta strategi SQRQCQ. Model ini didasarkan pada model pembelajaran yang disampaikan Arend ,yakni suatu pembelajaran atau pendekatan yang dirancang untuk mengajarkan kepada siswa memahami bacaan dengan baik dan mengacu kepada sekumpulan kegiatan kognitif tertentu dan secara perlahan melakukan fungsi-fungsinya sendiri.Pengaruh model pembelajaran pengembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis dengan menggunakan strategi SQRQCQ dalam materi membaca pemahaman wacana matematika diperoleh melalui perbandingan hasil uji t antara kelas eksperimen dengan kelas kontrol dan pembuktian hipotesis. Berdasarkan hasil uji statistik pada kelas eksperimen, diperoleh keterangan bahwa t hitungÂ  sebesar 10,5. Sementara itu, t tabel pada taraf signifikansi 0,05 atau setingkat kepercayaan 95% dan db (46) sebesar 2,515, yang ternyata nilai t hitung (10,5) lebih besar dari pada t tabel (2,515). Berdasarkan hal tersebut berarti Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Dengan kata lain bahwa pembelajaran dengan pengembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis melalui strategi SQRQCQ efektif untuk meningkatkan kemampuan membaca pemahaman wacana matematika siswa kelas7 SMP PGRI 4 Cimahi.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KALIMAT MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN KOOPERATIF BERBASIS KARAKTER DI IKIP SILIWANGI-BANDUNG
Authors: Sudrajat Rochmat Tri , Wuryani Woro
Published: April 2019

Penelitian ini berjudul Model Pembelajaran Kalimat Menggunakan Pendekatan Kooperatif Berbasis Karakter di IKIP Siliwangi Bandung. Pembelajaran merupakan suatu sistem, yang terdiri atas berbagai komponen yang saling berhubungan satu dengan lainnya. Komponen tersebutÂ  meliputi: tujuan, materi, metode, dan evaluasi. Keempat komponen tersebut harus diperhatikan oleh guru dalam memilih dan menentukan model-model pembelajaran yang akan digunakan dalam kegiatan pembelajaran. Untuk meningkatkan hasil pembelajaran berbahasa diperlukan adanya usaha yang inovatif yang dapat menghapus atau menghilangkan kendala yang telah disebutkan di atas maka peneliti berniat untuk menyusun model pembelajaran sebagai alternatif dan solusi dalam menghadapi masalah-masalah pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia, khususnya dalam materi kalimat. Selain itu, model ini berbasis karakter untuk lebih meningkatkan pula etika atau nilai-nilai yang berlaku di masyarakat. Adapun model yang akan peneliti adalah Model pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pendekatan kooperatif berbasis karakter. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: Memaparkan kondisi pembelajaran kalimat di IKIP Siliwangi, mendeskripsikan implementasi model pembelajaran yang dapat meningkatkan pemehaman teori dan aplikasi kalimat mahasiswa IKIP Siliwangi, mengetahui keefektifan model pembelajaran.
CERITA RAKYAT DI KABUPATEN KUNINGAN SEBAGAI RUJUKAN BAHAN AJAR MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA SUNDA; KAJIAN FOKLOR
Authors: Jaelani Asep Jejen , Praramdana Gilang Kripsiyadi
Published: April 2019

Dari hasil analisis sample data, baik bersumber pustaka maupun responden tokoh ditemukan 19 (Sembilan belas) kumpulan cerita rakyat. Genre yang ada dari ke-sembilanbelas kumpulan cerita rakyat tersebut meliputi: 1) enam genre sasakala (legenda), 2) empat genre dongÃ©ng sasatoan (fabel), 3) dua bergenre mite (cerita mitos), 4) tiga genre kehidupanÂ  manusia (farabel), dan 5) empat bergenre babad (cerita asal muasal kejadian tempat). Dari 19 (sembilan belas) data cerita rakyat, 7 (tujuh) diantaranya cerita rakyat has yang tersebar turun temurun di masyarakat Sunda Kabupaten Kuningan, sedangkan 12 kumpulan cerita rakyatÂ  lainnya merupakan cerita rakyat masyarakat Sunda Jawa Barat dan Banten yang tersebar di masyarakat Kuningan. Dari penjabaran nilai moralitas yang ditemukan yaitu: (1) moral manusia kepada tuhan (MMT), yang berjumlah 3 (tiga) cerita rakyat (15%), berjudul â€œNyi Anteh, Tukang Kai, jeung Syekh Abdul Qodir JaÃ©laniâ€; (2) moral manusia terhadap dirinya (MMD), berjumlahÂ  2 cerita ( 10,5 %), berjudul â€œCiung Wanara danÂ  Sangkuriangâ€; (3) moral manusia terhadap manusia (MMM), berjumlahÂ  11 cerita rakyat ( 57,8 %), berjudul â€œEmbah Dako, Syeh Abdul Qodir JaÃ©lani, Sasakala Cigugur, Sasakala Batu Ceurik, Hawangan Surakatiga, Sakdang Kuya jeung Monyet Ngalanangka, Oray cai Teu Peurahan, Sireum jeung Gajah, Nyi antÃ©h, Ciung Wanara, dan Maung Panjaluâ€; dan (4) Moral manusia terhadap alam (MMA), berjumlah 5 (lima) kumpulan cerita rakyat (26%), berjudul â€œHayam Pelung, Sasakala Cigugur, Hawangan Surakatiga, Sasakala Jalaksana, Sakadang Kuja Jeung Maung Silih Duruk â€. sedangkan (5) Moral manusia terhadap waktu (MMW) ada 3 (tiga) cerit rakyatr (15%), berjudul â€œSangkuriang, Si Kabayan di Cukur, dan Sakadang Kuya jeung Maung silih Durukâ€Â Â
REPENTANCE IN PENANCE PUNISHMENTS
Authors: Hajariyan Mohammad Hassan , Jafarzadeh Siamak , Javadi Mohammad Hassan
Published: April 2019

In Islamic sources, including verses of the Quran and traditions, as well as viewpoints of various religions such as Christianity and Judaism, repentance has been considered to have a high position, in a way that it has been known as salvation and prosperity of mankind. In accordance with religious sources, Islamic Penal Code of 2013 stated the repentance as one of the rules of public criminal jurisprudence. In this research, through an analytical and descriptive method, from the viewpoint of jurisconsults, this legal factor is discussed as one of the causes of punishment fall. The result shows that Islamic religions all together agree that the repentance leads to otherworldly punishment fall, but there is a controversy over worldly punishment fall by the repentance. According to Imamiyah jurisprudence, the repentance is removal of criminal liability in the crimes of God’s right, and the repentance, before proving the crime, is considered as the cause of punishment fall. They do not consider repentance after proving the crime with evidence as the cause of punishment, and in the case of repentance, after confessing, they believe that the judge is in charge of punishment and pleading for mercy from guardians of affairs. Those who consider the repentance as the cause of penance punishment fall believe that the repentance in the former way will lead to fall of the discretionary (ta'zir). The Repentance is one of the criminal legal principles of Islam, which, in comparison with other penal schools, is intended to reform the offender and in many cases leads to the fall of punishment; it has been less seen to be used for punishment fall of the offenders in judicial courts
Estética de lo repugnante. Posibilidad de la representación estética de lo repugnante en el arte / Aesthetics of the Disgusting. Possibility of the Aesthetic Representation of the Disgusting in Art
Authors: Rodríguez Bárcenas Enrique Jesús
Published: April 2019

Este trabajo partió de la idea de que lo repugnante en sí mismo no puede ser arte ni, por tanto, fuente de placer estético. El objetivo de este artículo fue el análisis de las teorías del asco más recientes y, en función de ello, determinar las consecuencias para una teoría o categorización estética de lo repugnante. Las fuentes que se han revisado han permitido vislumbrar que el asco tiene que ver con aquello constitutivo de lo humano o que lo determina como tal, por lo cual existe una antropología del asco. El asco y lo asqueroso han jugado un papel muy importante en las diversas culturas, en las artes y, por consecuencia, en la estética. La metodología usada fue descriptiva, como instrumento se recurrió a la investigación documental. Como resultado, se pudo establecer que el asco previene del peligro del exceso: al prohibirse el contacto con lo asqueroso, ese límite y prohibición prometen algo hermoso e inaccesible. La transgresión tiene algo de fascinante, pero solo con seguridad y ausencia de daño hay placer estético: ese placer es la consecuencia de concebir la forma sensible que el artista, a partir de su trabajo, le da a lo asqueroso. Al ser lo asqueroso recreado y representado por el arte, permite explorar lo inmundo salvaguardando a la humanidad a través de la imitación, la representación y la ficción. Se concluye que, siguiendo a Colin McGinn (2016), el placer que puede ofrecer lo asqueroso en el ámbito de lo humano y de la cultura está a merced de un proceso de purificación y perfeccionamiento del trabajo artístico que permita acceder a su forma estética.
Iris de Fisher: sus posibilidades para un aprendizaje significativo de la clasificación y discriminación multivariantes
Authors: Titionik Diamela Giselle , Wagner Laura Beatriz , Dieser Maria Paula , Martín María Critina , Schlaps Erica , Cavero Lorena Veronica
Published: April 2019

El conjunto de datos “Iris de Fisher” ha sido extensamente utilizado en la literatura estadística y en numerosos artículos sobre testeo y comparación de técnicas de discriminación y clasificación multivariadas. Sin embargo, los modelos creados a partir de estas técnicas, requieren el cumplimiento de ciertos supuestos que no son satisfechos por este conjunto de datos. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una propuesta para introducir los procedimientos del Análisis Lineal Discriminante y el Análisis de Agrupamientos (Clusters) utilizando estos datos clásicos, en un curso de análisis estadístico multivariado exploratorio, mediante el empleo del software R, con especial atención en el análisis de los supuestos necesarios, la estimación e interpretación de los modelos obtenidos, y la validación de resultados.
The Mental Burden of Parents of Children with Thalassemia
Authors: Septyana Gita , Mardhiyah Ai , Widianti Efri
Published: April 2019

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which there is a chronic abnormality of red blood cells. When a child suffers from a severe illness, the family usually acts as caregivers, which put them at risk of experiencing a burden of care. This study aims to identify the level of charge perceived by parents caregivers of children with thalassemia. A quantitative approach was used in this research to obtain data by using a continuous sampling. The samples in this research consisted of 71 parents of children with thalassemia, who are either their biological father or mother who attended thalassemia center on August 30, 2017 - September 13, 2017. The instrument was used in this research was modified from a Caregiver Burden Scale instrument (developed by Elmstahl). The data obtained were analyzed using a descriptive statistical technique in which parents burden is categorized into three levels: mild, moderate, and severe levels of burden, and they are measured in percentage. The result showed that 36 respondents (50.7%) perceived a mild level of burden, 31 respondents (43.7%) perceived moderate level of burden, and four respondents (5.6%) saw the severe level of burden. This study concludes that most respondents perceived a mild and moderate level of burden, but in terms of responsibility, economy, expectation, and anxiety, they showed a severe degree of burden. Nurses are suggested to maintain or alleviate the burden by providing education, counseling, emotional support and adaptive coping mechanisms for parents of children with thalassemia.
FUNGI OCCURRED ON MARIGOLD (Tagetes L.) AND HARMFULNESS OF Fusarium SPECIES TO SELECTED CULTIVARS
Authors: Mielniczuk Elżbieta , Cegiełko Małgorzata
Published: April 2019

In Poland, cultivars belonging to three species of Tagetes are grown: T. erecta, T. patula, T. tenuifolia. Presented studies were conducted in 2015 in two localities of the Lublin region. Those studies included cultivars of Tagetes spp.: T. erecta (cv. ‘Alaska’, ‘Hawaii’, ‘Mann Im Mond’), T. patula (cv. ‘Bolero’ and ‘Carmen’) and T. tenuifolia (cv. ‘Lemon Gem’ and ‘Lulu’). Six weeks after the sowing and in flowering stage of analyzed marigold cultivars, the plants healthiness was assessed. The mean values of the disease index ranged from 16.25 to 29.0. The main cause of root infection at the seedling stage proved to be the species of Fusarium and Rhizoctonia solani. Proportion of plants with disease symptoms in flowering stage ranged from 1.25 to 5.5%. Regardless of the place of cultivation, species: A. alternata, F. culmorum and F. equiseti were the most often isolated from diseased plants in the flowering stage. Studies on the susceptibility of analyzed cultivars of marigold to infection by Fusarium culmorum, F. equiseti and F. sporotrichioides were conducted in a growth chamber. Significantly, the lowest value of the disease index of cultivar ‘Bolero’ (T. patula) allows to accept that cultivar as the least susceptible to infestation by Fusarium spp. under conditions of controlled temperature and humidity
FOLIAR APPLICATION OF TECAMIN MAX® TO ALLEVIATE WATER DEFICIT EFFECTS ON YIELD AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY (WUE) OF OKRA
Authors: Abood Mohammed Ali , Al-Shammari Aziz Mahdi Abd , Hamdi Ghassan Jaafar
Published: April 2019

This study was designed to observe the effects of different rates of foliar application of Tecamin max® on growth, yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of okra under water deficit. The field experiment was conducted from April till July 2016 at the teaching and research farm of University of Diyala, Iraq. Performance of okra genotype ‘Samara’ and ‘Ptira’ was assessed by foliar application of Tecamin max® at (0, 2.5 and 5.0 mL L–1) and two irrigation levels (50 and 100% based on field capacity). The results showed that chlorophyll content, fruit weight, yield per plant, total yield and WUE were significantly affected by genotype and irrigations levels and application of Tecamin max®. ‘Samara’ genotype had the highest chlorophyll content, fruit weight, yield per plant, total yield and water use efficiency. Foliar application of Tecamin max® at the rates of 2.5 mL L–1 showed the highest fruit weight, yield performance and WUE. It was followed by foliar application of 5.0 mL L–1. No application of Tecamin max® showed the worst results in all the studied traits.
Evaluation of atipamezole as a treatment for dexmedetomidine-induced cardiovascular depression in anesthetized cats
Authors: Zatroch Kathryn K. , Sakai Daniel M. , Parry Stephen , Campoy Luis , Martin-Flores Manuel
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the cardiovascular effects of atipamezole administered at half the volume or the same volume as dexmedetomidine to isoflurane-anesthetized cats.

ANIMALS

6 adult (1 to 2 years old) domestic shorthair cats (body weight, 3 to 6 kg).

PROCEDURES

Each cat was anesthetized with isoflurane and rocuronium 3 times; there was a 1-week washout period between successive anesthetic procedures. For each anesthetic procedure, dexmedetomidine (5 μg/kg) was administered IV. Five minutes after dexmedetomidine was administered, atipamezole (25 or 50 μg/kg) or saline (0.9% NaCl) solution was administered IM. Pulse rate, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO), and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) were measured during anesthesia before dexmedetomidine administration (baseline), after dexmedetomidine administration, and 15, 30, 60, and 120 minutes after administration of atipamezole or saline solution. Pulse rate and MAP were also recorded when MAP was at its lowest value. Hemodynamic variables were compared among treatments at baseline, after dexmedetomidine administration, and after administration of atipamezole or saline solution. Effects of treatment and time on all variables were assessed with mixed-effects models.

RESULTS

Both doses of atipamezole resulted in a significantly lower MAP than did saline solution. Pulse rate, CO, and SVR were not significantly different among treatments after atipamezole or saline solution were administered.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Atipamezole administered IM at half the volume or the same volume as dexmedetomidine was ineffective at increasing pulse rate or CO in anesthetized cats that received dexmedetomidine. However, atipamezole caused short-lasting but severe arterial hypotension.
Comparative efficiency assessment of various composite materials in pressure hulls of deepwater technology
Authors: Kalinichev Aleksey , Yakovlev Vladimir
Published: April 2019

This paper gives approximate calculation formulae connecting weight and efficiency of pressure hulls with their geometry and structural elements, as well as with physical & mechanical properties of their material. It discusses conventional pressure hulls with thoroidal stiffeners of adjustable bearing capacity and the thoroidal cylinder made up by thoroids with adjustable bearing capacity, made of metal, GRP, CRP and organic plastic. The numerical experiment has shown that conventional pressure hulls become less efficient and more expensive as their design pressure grows. The paper demonstrates that composite materials are a viable solution for these structures that might not only catch up with metal in terms of performance parameters but also go beyond this level.
Interaction of outer hull structures with flexible lines
Authors: Bratelev Sergey , Rozоv Igor
Published: April 2019

This paper investigates stress-strain state of hull with longitudinal and transverse stiffeners under compression due to flexible lines (straps). Architecturally, two hull variants have been studied: rectangular with roundings at bilges and cylindrical.
The problem was solved as per well-known analytical expressions, whereas stress-strain parameters of “hullstrap” system, depending on strap stiffness and presence of “loose” contact with the strap and the plating, were updated in ANSYS and LS-DYNA software packages. The study yielded the following data: stress-strain parameters of plating taking into account longitudinal and transverse stiffeners; loading patterns for separate hull elements (plate, stiffener) depending on strap stiffness; and loading patterns for separate hull elements in case of “loose” contact with straps in the
areas of finite length.
Taking into account multi-axiality of loads on marine structures in their fatigue strength calculations
Authors: Kryzhevich Gennadiy , Filatov Anatoliy
Published: April 2019

This paper studies marine structures made of steels and light alloys and exposed to cyclic operational loads. Stress-strain parameters of their joints were taken from mathematical simulations of loads and strains or from actual strain gauging data.
The aim of this study is to develop recommendations on fatigue strength calculations: specifically, how to quite the complex mathematical model of multi-axial loading at critical structural points with fast fatigue wear in favour of a simplified stressstrain
state description based on optimal assignment of design parameters (stresses) in fatigue failure criteria. Preferability of this approach depends on case-specific requirements to calculation accuracy and timeframes. Uniaxial description of
stressed state instead of the three-axial one enables much faster calculation with acceptable drop in accuracy.
Justification of choice of class assignment for mixed river-sea vessel
Authors: Egorova Olga
Published: April 2019

For river-sea ships and barge tugboats of “Volga-Don Max” class, class RS R2 is required, which has significant advantages by metal consumption in comparision with R1 class and even more with unrestricted navigation area class.
On assessment of dynamic strength in waves for detailed support-free models of
hull structures
Authors: Mironov Mikhail , Mudrik Roman
Published: April 2019

Cross-disciplinary CAE-based calculations of ship movement and strains in fluid, at launching device, during ice interaction or in case of a navigation accident require very performant computers, and their results can neither differentiate specific movement
shapes nor be checked by means of a physical experiment, so their verification is a very important task. Automated algorithms based on common assessment procedures for movement components and external forces made it possible to not only verify numerical calculations of apparent dynamics, but also to obtain justified and rational layouts for arrangement of external load monitoring sensors, as well as to refine these common procedures as a separate field of studies and use more accurate estimates
of external forces in design algorithms. The task is to correctly transfer the obtained information on movement and pressure fields to the analytical model under straining. The model is support-free, so kinematic conditions must be imposed on it so as
not to distort realistic stressed state. In the unsteady formulation, it is necessary to correctly consider inertial and damping properties of fluid and structure itself, ensuring correct transition to the quasi-static formulation. Computer-based algebra of PTC MathCAD software made it possible for the authors to develop software modules for three-dimensional motion calculations of ships with arbitrary hull shape and loading, as well as APDL ANSYS applications for applying the data on external loads in stress-strain state calculations of support-free FE model of ship in frequency and time domain. The authors managed to develop a viable open-source solution for a cross-software system meant for dynamic strength analysis of ships in waves, which can be upgraded by non-programmers.
Pengaruh Return On Equity (ROE), Debt To Assets Ratio (DAR), Price To Book Value (PBV) Dan Net Profit Margin (NPM) Terhadap Return Saham Perusahaan Sektor Perkebunan Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2011-2017
Authors: Ristyawan Mochammad Ridwan
Published: April 2019

The financial condition of the plantation companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2011-2017 shows that the company has high asset value. The stock return of companies is experiencing a fluctuating condition. The sample in this study was taken using purposive sampling technique so that obtained 8 research samples. The data analysis tool used in this study is quantitative analysis. The results of the study are as follows: 1) Return on Equity (ROE) has significantly negatif effect on stock returns, 2) Debt to Assets Ratio (DAR) has not significantly positive effect on stock returns, 3) Price to Book Value (PBV) has significantly positive effect on stock returns, 4) Net Profit Margin (NPM) has not significantly positive effect on stock returns. In this study the ratio of PBV, and NPM proved to have no significant effect on stock returns, while ROE and DAR had a significant but opposite direction.
Klasterisasi Menggunakan Algoritma K-Means Clustering untuk Memprediksi Waktu Kelulusan Mahasiswa
Authors: Priyatman Hendro , Sajid Fahmi , Haldivany Dannis
Published: April 2019

Prediksi waktu kelulusan mahasiswa bertujuan memberikan sarana untuk mengetahui perkiraan waktu lulus mahasiswa dengan melihat mahasiswa-mahasiswa mana saja yang masuk kedalam suatu cluster tertentu berdasarkan parameter IPK dan kehadiran. Penelitian ini menerapkan algoritma K-Means.Algoritma K-Means merupakan model cendroid. Model cendroid adalah model yang menggunakan cendroid untuk membuat cluster. K-Means merupakan salah satu metode clustering non hirarki yang berusaha mempartisi data yang ada ke dalam bentuk satu atau lebih cluster. Metode ini mempartisi data ke dalam cluster sehingga data yang memiliki karakteristik yang sama dikelompokkan ke dalam satu cluster yang sama dan data yang mempunyai karateristik yang berbeda dikelompokan ke dalam cluster yang lain. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat membantu pihak kampus maupun mahasiswa untuk memprediksi tingkat kelulusan tepat waktu dan untuk meningkatkan reputasi bagi pihak kampus itu sendiri dan kelulusan tepat waktu bagi mahasiswa supaya kelulusan mereka tidak terlambat, selain itu pihak kampus bisa melakukan hal-hal yang perlu dilakukan apabila mereka di prediksi lulus tidak tepat waktu seperti dengan melakukan bimbingan dan hal lainnya.
Pemetaan Sebaran Data Buta Aksara dengan Sistem Informasi Geografis dan Database Engine
Authors: Imansyah Fitri
Published: April 2019

Strategi pelaksanaan penuntasan buta aksara mengacu pada tiga pilar strategis dan program terkait: Pemerataan dan perluasan layanan pendidikan keaksaraan, peningkatan mutu dan relevansi program keaksaraan, penguatan tata kelola dan akuntabilitas. Dalam rangka membantu untuk merencanakan pengeleloaan di bidang pendidikan khususnya pemberantasan buta aksara, dipandang perlu memanfaatkan sistem informasi geografis (SIG). Untuk membangun SIG diperlukan data utama yaitu data spasial (peta) dan data atribut (statistik). Kedua jenis data harus tersedia secara bersama-sama untuk memberikan informasi yang akurat. Masalah yang muncul bagaimana mentransformasikan kondisi real (real world) ke domain SIG, bagaimana manajemen datanya, dan bagaimana membangun aplikasi SIG yang bermanfaat sebagai salah satu unsur penunjang dalam pengambilan keputusan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan suatu pemetaan masyarakat buta aksara beserta data yang mendukung sebagai rumusan kebijakan yang diharapkan dapat menjadi landasan dalam upaya menekan jumlah masyarakat buta aksara,  memberikan gambaran situasi dan kondisi existing keaksaraan, dan tersusunnya data spasial sebaran masyarakat buta aksara by-name, by-address dan by-pfotoyang dapat di-update sesuai perkembangannya di wilayah Kalimantan Barat.
Antidermatophytic, the anticancer and antioxidant activity of Cassia alata ethanolic extract and its phytochemical analysis
Authors: Sujatha J  , Rajeshkumar S  , Lakshmi T
Published: April 2019

Cassia alata is used traditionally to cure various diseases like ulcers, stomach pain and fever. The potential of antidermatophytic, free radical scavenging and cytotoxic activity of ethanol leaves extracts of C. alata was studied. The preliminary phytochemical screening assay elucidates that presence of carbohydrates, tannin, phenol, saponin, flavonoid, steroid, terpenoids, glycosides, and alkaloids. Further phytochemical extraction was done by GC-MS, HPLC and FTIR. GC-MS analysis confirms that the presence of two major compounds namely Hexadecanoic acid and Oleic acid with four minor compounds. HPLC techniques revealed that the presence of two major compounds observed in two different retention time. FTIR spectrum revealed that the presence of carboxylic groups, alkanes, aldehydes and aliphatic amines in the ethanol extract of C. alata leaves. Cytotoxic effect of ethanol extract was assayed at different concentrations like 10, 25, 50 and 100 μg/ml against human epithelial carcinoma (A431). At100 μg/ml of ethanol concentration, 93.26±5.44 (%) and 82.45±2.44 (%) percentage of cancer cells were inhibited by ethanol extract and standard drug, respectively. Microscopic images of cancer cells treated with ethanol extract confirm the morphological changes and shrinkages of cells leads to cell death. These results were suggesting that Cassia alata exhibit high potential antioxidant, antidermatophytic and cytotoxic activity and also it could serve as alternative new resources for manufacturing new drugs against newly evaluating diseases.
Green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using Cassia fistula and its antibacterial activity
Authors: Swathi N  , Sandhiya D  , Rajeshkumar S  , Lakshmi T
Published: April 2019

Green synthesis of titanium oxide nanoparticles has more advantages when compared with the chemical method. This work reports a green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) by the herbal plant extracts of Cassia fistula. Then the green synthesized NPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier transforms infra-Red spectroscopy (FT-IR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The result of the SEM image shows that the nanoparticles are spherical in shape. The antibacterial activity was done on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
Biological evaluation of synthesised thiazolidinedione derivatives for anti-diabetic activity on STZ caused diabetes in rats
Authors: Geetha B  , Swarnalatha G  , Subba Reddy GV
Published: April 2019

Diabetes Mellitus is the most common disease that poses a challenge to human health due to its secondary complications and resistance. Therefore, an attempt was made to synthesize novel compounds from thiazolidinedione moiety to treat the disease effectively and target diabetic complications. The synthesized compounds were tested for their physical parameters and characterised using NMR and IR spectra. They were also evaluated for STZ induced anti-diabetic activity in albino rats. The Compounds P5, II A8 and A9 were found effective in comparison with a standard drug, Pioglitazone. The other compounds were also effective but a reduction in activity is seen might be due to the inefficient binding to the PPAR receptors.
A Review on the role of BCG Vaccine in type-1diabetes
Authors: Manjuladevi K  , Rajashanmugam B  , Sukhdev R  , Subhash Krishnan R  , Rahini P
Published: April 2019

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is outlined by mistreatment of continual hyperglycemia and proteins, weakened sugars, and lipids digestion as a result of overall or incomplete inadequacy of hypoglycemic agent discharge or doubtlessly hypoglycemic agent hobby. Two types of Diabetes mellitus less common "INSULIN DEPENDENT" and most common "NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT". Vaccines constitute a useful contribution to the branch of biotechnology as they supply protection in opposition to numerous sicknesses. All organisms are liable to one or greater styles of infectious and noninfectious sicknesses throughout their lifestyles. To save you those infection researchers discovered plant-primarily based vaccine which is an immune-biological substance, used for particular protection in opposition to each infectious and noninfectious illnesses. Use of vaccines for the diabetic patient will reduce the inflectional disease caused by diabetes, but it not prevents diabetes. Because the polygenic disease is of unconventional immune mechanisms, and vaccines act with the help of making a defence to numerous pathogens and some vaccines (in specific BCG) had been studied to seem if they supply safety in opposing to polygenic disease. In animal experiments, BCG will appear to be protecting con to polygenic disorder, but researchers have not been able to translate this profit to humans. The establishment of an Institution was initiated by the Australian Government Department of the diabetes institution.
Factors affecting the fetal & maternal outcome in a trial of labour after previous one caesarean section
Authors: Aseel Ghazi Rifat
Published: April 2019

This study was designed to evaluate maternal and obstetrical factors associated with a successful trial of labour after one caesarean section (TOLAC) as well as evaluating the associated fetal and maternal outcomes and to determine the rate of vaginal delivery and repeated C/S. A prospective cross-sectional study was done on 237 women with previous one C/S then patients were selected for the trial of labour based on the department protocol. Those who were chosen for TOL were strictly monitored & observed for the progress of labour and the outcomes were recorded in terms of mode of delivery, maternal & fetal complications and were analysed and compared with those who had repeated C/S. Seventy-three (30.8%) patient was delivered by elective C/S without trial, 109 (46%) of the patients who were admitted to labour room delivered vaginally while 55 (23.2%) delivered by emergency C/S. It has been found that maternal BMI of (<25), history of vaginal birth after C/S (VBAC) and smaller gestational age were significantly associated with the success of TOL and can predict the outcome. Higher maternal & fetal complications rates were reported in cases delivered by emergency C/S compared to those who delivered vaginally or through elective C/S. The trial of labour after one caesarean section is a safe alternative to repeated C/S and decreases the associated morbidities with repeated C/S. The success rate of TOLAC reported in this study was (66.5%). A successful TOLAC is associated with normal maternal BMI, smaller gestational age and history of the previous VBAC.
Semi-mechanistic modelling of neutropenia
Authors: Elham Alshammari
Published: April 2019

Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics PKPD modelling of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia can help with efficacy optimization and toxicity prevention in cancer patients. These medications focus on the fast-growing cells within the body and destroy them. Most of the fast-growing cells in the body are usually cancer cells, but there is an increased chance that certain healthy cells, such as white blood cells could be killed during chemotherapy. Several approaches have been identified for different drugs. Both empirical and mechanist approaches are discussed in this paper. Further, the author identified the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic profile described by Friberg et al. (2003) as the most commonly used. This model consists of five sectors that represent proliferation, maturation, as well as elimination from the circulation of the neutrophils or leucocytes. This review covers these aspects and promotes a full understanding of dose prediction using semi-mechanistic modelling.
Antimitotic activity of Piper nigrum on clinical isolates of candida
Authors: Gayathri Karthikeyan  , Geetha RV  , Lakshmi Thangavelu
Published: April 2019

The objective of this study is to analyse the antimycotic activity of pepper on the clinical isolates of Candida. The extracts were prepared in the following concentrations in sterile water. 5mg/ml and 10mg/ml and 20mg/ml. 100µl of an extract of different concentrations were loaded on sterile filter paper discs measuring 6mm in diameter, so that the concentration of the extract on each disc was 500µg, 1000 µg and 2000µg respectively. The discs were dried and kept aseptically. Screening of antifungal activity [dis diffusion technique] The ethanolic extract of Piper nigrum was screened for antifungal activity by the disc diffusion method. Effect of three different concentrations (2000, 1000, 500,µg /disc) of the ethanolic extract Of Piper nigrum was tested against Candida albicans using disc diffusion technique. All the concentrations of the test solution inhibited the fungal species with varying degree of sensitivity. The inhibitory zone was measured with respect to the different concentration of the extracts which include 2000 µg/disc and 500 µg/disc at both room temperature and cold temperature (4-8°c). The inhibition zones were evaluated at 24 and 48 hrs. The result of this study revealed that the pepper oil has pronounced inhibitory activities against Candida albicans. This result is comparable with studies which have shown that Piper nigrum has a broad antibacterial activity. Since Piper nigrum is easily available and well-tolerated, it can be incorporated into medication for topical antifungal therapy as well.
Anticarcinogenic and antimicrobial activity effects of the ellagic acid extract
Authors: Suhad Faisal Hatem Al-Mugdadi  , Basma Talib Al-Sudani  , Raghad Abdulmahdi Mohsin  , Ali Jalil Mjali
Published: April 2019

Recently, plant-derived compounds have been attracted increasable attention as alternative cancer remedies to enhance cancer prevention and healing, and as efficient antimicrobials, because of their low toxicity, low cost and fewer side effects. Ellagic acid (EA) is a natural phenolic constituent; previous studies have reported its antitumor properties when used in in vitro models. In this study, we have investigated the activity of a low concentration of EA against four different human cancer cell lines (SK-N-SH, Caov-3, SW-1088 and BxPC-3) which are very hard in the treatment and there is no available data about EA influence on them. Additionally, the effect of EA has assessed against (H. Pylori (Helicobacter pylori), P.aeruginosa (Pseudomonas aeruginosa), A. tumefaciens: Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Rhizobium radiobacter) and E. herbicola: Enterobacter agglomerans (Erwiniaherbicola) and two are Gram-positive bacterium S. aureus (Staphylococcus aureus) and C. acnes (Cutibacterium acnes)) strains which are resistant to the antibiotics. The results suggest that EA may have a potential role as an adjunct therapy for neuroblastoma, ovarian, pancreatic and astrocytoma cancers, in addition to its activity as an antimicrobial agent as it has been proved in this study against H. pylori, P.aeruginosa, A. tumefaciens, E. herbicola, S. aureus and C. acnes strains.
Prediction of the allergic response of extracellular amylase producing bacteria through in-silico method
Authors: Neha Sharma  , Shuchi Kaushik  , Rajesh Singh Tomar
Published: April 2019

Allergies intolerance is a common problem worldwide. The major difficulties are related to the correct diagnosis of causes which is associated with amino acid sequences present in the epitope region of allergen. So there is a need to find out the factors causing allergies and allergens themselves. In the present study a bioinformatics tool is used to predict amino acid sequence and mast cell association with different integrated approaches. Internet databases for amylase producing bacteria were used in In-silico method to check the allergy for microorganism producing the extracellular enzyme. Amylase is an extracellular enzyme isolated from soil bacteria Salmonella species and Proteus vulgaris. It is very important in the pharmaceutical industry to check the allergenicity of any drug, protein or enzyme that be used in the treatment of diseases or food industries for various purpose. The aim of the present study is isolation and characterisation of extracellular enzyme produced from soil bacteria and to analyzed allergic response through AlgPred tool of bioinformatics. From results, it was concluded that the protein sequence of amylase did not contain any epitope, no hits for mast and blast which proved that it was not an allergen. So, bacterial isolates from the industrial soil are a good alternative source of enzyme production and may be used as an industrial level. Thus, from the results, it may be concluded that microbes from soil sample can be a good source of industrially important enzymes without any allergy.
Cytological and histopathological studies on the effect of honey in experi-mentally infected wounds in Wistar rats
Authors: Neeraja  Rani Guruvu  , Bandaru  Narasinga Rao  , Vijayaraghavan R  , Sukumar E  , Senthilkumar Sivanesan
Published: April 2019

Honey is used as food and home remedy in of India and other countries. Scientific studies have been carried out to support these properties of honey in this investigation, incision wounds of rats that were infected with three bacterial strains viz. Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, have been treated with honey and evaluated for its effect on days 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 post-operatively with the help of smears and biopsies collected from lesions. Cytological and histopathological investigations of infected wounds conformed significant healing property of honey in and reduction in size.
Efficacy of e-beam irradiation on shelf-life and accompanied changes in major metabolites of Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC., an Ayurveda medicinal plant
Authors: Rajina M  , Khaleel K M
Published: April 2019

The effects of electron beam irradiation (5, 10 and 15 kGy) on shelf-life and major plant metabolites of an Ayurvedic medicinal plant Desmodium gangeticum was evaluated. Its root possesses incredible medicinal effects; hence powdered root sample (choorna) was subjected to radiation processing and thereby shelf-life extension. The root sample was found to possess an appreciable amount of phenolic and flavonoid compounds. Processing with radiation did not produce prominent changes in the phenolic content of samples even after storage for up to 12 months. In contrast, Calcium content was increased significantly (p < 0.05) on radiation processing wit 5 kGy and 15 kGy. Microbial status revealed that the untreated sample was acceptable only up to 4 months. A dose-dependent reduction in the microbial count resulted in all the radiation processed samples. Treatment with doses of 10 kGy and 15 kGy reduced the colony count to nil immediately after irradiation. Irradiation with 15 kGy kept the sample completely sterilized up to 2 months of storage and was acceptable even 12th month of storage. GC-MS analyses identified compounds with pharmacological importance such as methyl palmitate, mome-inositol, Neophytadiene, etc. Although, a slight change in mineral composition and phytochemicals were observed it could effectively decontaminate the medicinal herb and increase the shelf-life with minimum loss of major metabolites compared to other conventional methods of processing.