bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sikap Ilmiah dan Kreativitas Produk pada Isu Lingkungan melalui Pembelajaran Berbasiskan Proyek
Authors: YUSTINA YUSTINA , SUWONDO SUWONDO
Published: April 2017

The purpose of this research was to got the information about student’s scientific attitude and creativity of product and correlation both of it in enviromental issues through project based learning. This research was conducted from January to June 2015. Sample in this research are 34 students of 2014 grade in FKIP Biologi UR used parameters are (1) scientific attitude with 4 indicators (curiosity, cooperative, carefulness and discipline); (2) creativity of product. Observation instrument managed by reseacher and the realibility values based Alfa Cronbach is 0.70-0.87. The creativity was scored through product (report) by using portofolio instrument, with descriptors are : Initiative (collecting information), inovation (environmental issues that are happening), variation of idea (way of display data), and suitable idea and their solution. The data analyzed is using SPSS. Descriptive statistic are percent, mean, standard deviation and inference statistic (Multiple regretion). Mean values shows us that student’s scientific attitude is 79,99 (good), and the creativity of product is 80,10 (good). Positive correlation among curiosity, cooperation, carefulness and discipline give contribution as 68% to determine the creativity of product. Separately, each aspect of student’s scientific attitude give contribution for creativity of product are : curiosity (60%), carefulness (57%), discipline (48%) and cooperative (47%). The conclusion is student’s scientific attitude and creativity of product is in good category, It mean was there are correlation between student’s scientific attitude and the creativity of product in environmental issues through project based learning in FKIP Biologi UR.
Peningkatan Hasil Belajar IPA Melalui Model Pembelajaran Think-Talk-Write Bervariasi pada Siswa Kelas VIII.H SMP Negeri 2 Banyudono Semester 1 Tahun Pembelajaran 2013/2014
Authors: GIYARNI DWI
Published: April 2017

Application of learning models talk think write varied in an effort to improve student achievement and to increase the interest, motivation, liveliness, creativity, and cooperation of the students in the class IPA maple VIII.H half SMP Negeri 2 Banyudono of the school year 2013/2014. Hypothesis test results obtained from VIII.H grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Banyudono maple IPA 2012/2013 school year on Standards of Competence Understanding the Different Systems In Human Life that: 1) the results of student achievement has increased from the initial conditions to final conditions of the first cycle and continued to the second cycle there is increased as follows: for the highest value of 80 increased to 90 in the first cycle, and increased again to 95 in the second cycle, to the lowest value of 50 rose to 75 in the first cycle, and rose again to 76 in the second cycle, for the average value of 66.25 on Prasiklus rose to 78.61 in the first cycle, and rose again to 85.08 in the second cycle, students complete of 15 (41.67%) rose to 36 students (100%) cycles I, and the second cycle, for students not yet complete of 21 students dropped to 0 students in the first cycle and the second cycle. 2) The process of learning: increased from the initial conditions to final conditions of the first cycle and proceed to the second cycle: Interest 1.95 (or less) to 3.23 (good) and increased again to 3.47 (good). Motivation 2.03 (enough) to 3.13 (good) and increased again to 3.46 (good). Liveliness 1,99 (less) to 3.18 (good) and increased again to 33.45 (good). Creativity 1.83 (or less) to 3.13 (good) and increased again to 3.35 (good) Cooperation 2.04 (enough) to 3.22 (good) and increased again to 3.53 (good).

 
Keywords:     IPA, Model think-talk-write, Interest, Motivation, Liveliness and Creativity, Cooperation, Results Achievemen
Struktur Komunitas Collembola pada Tiga Tipe Habitat Sepanjang Daerah Aliran Sungai Brantas Hulu Kota Batu
Authors: HUSAMAH HUSAMAH , ROHMAN FATCHUR , SUTOMO HEDI
Published: April 2017

Collembola is one of a group of animals that generally live in the soil. Collembola has an important role in the ecosystem due to its function as a subsystem of consumer and decomposition that can be used as bio-indicators. Changing in habitat in the upstream of Brantas River Basin is cause disruption for Collembola community. This is a descriptive research, aims to uncover the information of community structure, including the type found, diversity, evenness, and relative abundance of Collembola in three type habitats (forest, agricultural, and residential). Soil sampling conducted in each type of habitat using TBSF methods. Identification of Collembola samples conducted at the Biology Laboratory of University of Muhammadiyah Malang and verified at Basic Entomology Laboratory, Gadjah Mada University. This study results are; (1) the number of Collembola were found in forest were 21, agriculture were 5, and residential were 17. (2) There is difference in descriptive diversity of Collembola in forest, agricultural, and residential. Collembola species diversity index of forest higher (2.78) compared to agriculture (1.16) and residential (2.42). Forest and residential habitat have moderate diversity, while agriculture has a low diversity. (3) There is difference in descriptive evenness of Collembola in forest, agricultural, and residential. Evenness index Collembola in forest was higher (0.91) than agriculture (0.72) and residential (0.85). Evenness of Collembola in residential is higher than agriculture. All types of habitat, including having a high evenness. (4) There are differences in the relative abundance of descriptive Collembola in forest, agricultural, and residential. Relative abundance of forest, agricultural, and residential varied. The highest relative abundance in forest is Hypogastrura consanguinea, Ascocyrtus sp, and Homidia cingula. The highest relative abundance in agriculture is Pseudachorutes javanicus, Isotomurus palustris, and Ascocyrtus sp. The highest relative abundance in residential is Ascocyrtus sp., Cryptopygus thermophilus, and Isotomurus palustris.
Penerapan Lesson Study pada Kegiatan Praktikum Mikrobiologi Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi IKIP Budi Utomo Malang
Authors: PRAYITNO TRIO AGENG , HIDAYATI NURIL
Published: April 2017

Microbiology course is one of the compulsory subjects in the study program of education. This course requires implemented in two activities that is theory and practical. Limitations of equipment and materials in practical activities, the lack of detailed practical instructions for each topic, as well as the implementation of lab activities less systematically make this activity less than optimal. The development of psychomotor abilities and performance of students who are less maximized become another problem related to the achievement of learning objectives in accordance with the standards of competence in this course. Based on the above problems the researchers conducted a study on lab activities based lesson study. Selection of lesson study is done to correct deficiencies in each study appears from some observers and colleagues who participated in the activities of lesson study. Results from this study that practical activities based lesson study is able to improve the quality of learning and improving biology education students psychomotor ability at IKIP Budi Utomo Malang
Development of HOTS Test in Microbiology Course using Microsoft Office and Visual Basic for Application
Authors: KUSUMADANI ANNUR INDRA , NUGROHO RIO TAUFIQ , PRATIWI ATIKA INTAN
Published: April 2017

This research aims to develop higher-level thinking tests on microbiology using computer assisted to measure high-level thinking skills of students who attended the Microbiology Course. The instrument was developed on Microsoft Office Power Point and Visual Basic for Application. The research stages followed the ten steps of Borg and Gall's R and D, done from February to July 2016. To test the validity of the instruments, the following steps were done: (1) expert validation involving microbiologists, ICT specialists, expert in research and evaluation of education; (2) small trial involved 12 students who took micobiology at Department of Biology Education of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS); (3) Test involves 20 students who took the same courses; and (4) external validity test involving 20 students who took the same courses. Pearson correlation analysis was applied for analysis the external validity test. The findings were the instruments were valid, reliable with high coefficient of 0.872> 0.456 (r table), level of difficulty with difficulty index of 0.3 to 0.7, and discriminant power either with index of 0.3 to 0.7. External validity was 0.757 (Strong). Conclusion of the study is a test instrument is feasible and effective to measure high-level thinking skills of students in microbiological related content.

 
Obstacles of Biology Student Teachers during the Course of Biology Learning Strategies and Its Solution
Authors: SUGIHARTO BOWO , COREBIMA ALOYSIUS DURAN , SUSILO HERAWATI , IBROHIM IBROHIM
Published: April 2017

Biology Learning Strategy (BLS) is an important course that constitutes the competence of biology student teachers, especially pedagogy competence. This study aims to describe the learning strategy of the biology teacher candidates, problems they encountered, and the chosen learning solution in BLS course. This explorative survey was conducted in March-April 2016. The study involved 176 participants. The participants were students of 4th semester biology student teachers who took BLS course. The data were collected by using a semi-open and open questionnaire. The analysis of the data was qualitative data analysis model of Miles and Huberman which includes data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions and verification. The study concludes that the percentage of the way the students learned BLS by understanding is 53.4%, memorizing and understanding is 36.9%, memorizing only is 5.7%, and the other is 7%. Problems experienced by the students in learning BLS include discomfort during a rowdy class, lack of ability to understand, lack of confidence to perform, lack of ability to choose a strategy or apply the materials in the practice, as well as the difficulty to memorize. The way to overcome the problems in learning BLS is quite various and it can be classified into four categories namely changing learning strategies, increasing the intensity of learning, improving motivation, and increasing the frequency of exercise.
Improving Students’ Science Process Skills on Biology Using Bounded Inquiry Lab Model
Authors: HANDAYANI SIN SYIN LU’LU’ , SUCIATI SUCIATI , MARJONO MARJONO
Published: April 2017

This research is to improve the students’ science process skills include four aspects: 1) formulating problem; 2)
formulating hypotheses; 3) constructing experimental design; 4) apply concept in Senses System,by applying bounded
inquiry lab model for second grade students at SMA Al Islam 1 Surakarta. This research is a classroom action research
(CAR), conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consists of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The research subject
was 35 students of science 3 at SMA Al Islam 1 Surakarta.Data collection techniques used: 1) non-test technique
(observation, interviews, and documentations); 2) test for science process skills. Data was analysed using descriptive
qualitative. The results show that there is an improvement of each aspect of science process skillsfrom Pre-Cycle to Cycle
2, i.e. formulating problem (39,46%; 50%;82,35%); formulating hypotheses (34,05%; 49,12%; 81,48%); experimental
design 34,05%; 49,12%; 81,48%); application concept (36,76%; 38%; 64,75%).Itcanbe concluded that the application of
bounded inquiry lab model can improve students’ science process skills.
Discovery Learning Model for Enhancing Oral Activities of High School Student
Authors: WINARNI WINARNI , SANTOSA SLAMET , RAMLI MURNI
Published: April 2017

Improving students' participation in the classroom is challenging, particularly in the oral activities. Learning strategy have to be arranged appropriately in order to provide as much as possible chance for students to do oral activities. The objective of this research is to improve oral activities of high school student by applying discovery learning model. There were 36 high school students of one public high school in Karanganyar, Indonesia purposively selected as participants. The discovery learning model was applied within 3 cycles and each cycle consists of 4 phases, namely planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data were obtained by observation, interview, and documentation, and triangulation method was conducted for validation of the data. Data were analysed based on VICS Flanders wooksheet. The result shows that student oral activities had been enhanced. The oral activities from pre-cycle to the last cycle respectively were 2.21%, 41.60%, 60.34%, and 78.75%. It can be concluded that discovery learning positively enhance student’s oral activities.
Problem Based Learning to Improve HOTS of High School Students
Authors: NOMA LUCIANA DWI , PRAYITNO BASKORO ADI , SUWARNO SUWARNO
Published: April 2017

This research aimed to improve the high-order thinking ability of students by applying PBL model in Environment Pollution of 10th MIA 3 graders of SMA Negeri 2 Sukoharjo. This study was a classroom action research followed the Kemmis and Mc. Taggart’s, and conducted in two cycles, from April to May 2016. Each cycle consisted of 4 stages: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The participants were 31 students (18 female and 13 male students) of 10th MIA 3 graders of SMA Negeri 2 Sukoharjo. Data was obtained using essay test on the high-order thinking ability, interview, observation sheet on the implementation of PBL syntax, observation sheet on affective and psychomotor aspects of students. Essay test of high-order thinking ability includes: analyzing (C4), evaluating (C5), and creating (C6) based on Bloom’s revised taxonomy. Data analysis was descriptively. The target of research was the improvement of students’ high-order thinking ability in every aspect more than 23% from based line to the end of research cycle. The result shows that the PBL model in environment pollution material is able to improve the high-order thinking ability of students by ≥23% from based line to the end of research cycle. The increase of percentage gain in each aspect of high-order thinking ability from pre-cycle to cycle II was as follows: 1) the analyzing aspect increased by 25.16%, 2) the evaluating aspect increased by 26.66%, and 3) the creating aspect increased by 23.95%.
DAFTAR ISI, DAFTAR NAMA PENELAAH AHLI (MITRA BESTARI)
Authors: DAFTAR NAMA PENELAAH AHLI DAFTAR ISI
Published: April 2017

DAFTAR ISI, DAFTAR NAMA PENELAAH AHLI (MITRA BESTARI)
QUR'ANICVERSES TRANSLATION SEEN FROM PERSPECTIVE OF THEIR SENSITIVITY
Authors: Yuwono Dolar
Published: April 2017

This paper discusses the translation quality of quranic verses from the point of view of their sensitivity. As containing many values and ways of life the problem that the people are facing is how to understand the values that exist in, between and beyond the lines of the Quran verses. The question is whether translation and interpretation can answer it. As a matter of fact, Qur’an verses have sensitivity to be responded in the form of the translated texts. The translated texts of Qur’an can be sensitive and controversial. Several translation version of quranic verses were taken as data to see the level of their sensitivity which can be seen from some aspect: that it may be contrary (1) to the state, (2) to religion (in a broad sense to the culture), (3) to decency, and (4) to private citizens. This category leads to a concomitant quartet of grounds for censorship: sedition, blasphemy, obscenity, and libel. The word “Yaddullah” in the section of “Al fath -verse-10”, for example, from the perspective of the contextual content of the text, would have become dichotomical meaning or even multicotomical ones. The first one tends to use the foriegnization, while the second tends to use domestication. Those who defend the word “Yaddun” as “the hand” or “tangan” as its word equivalence want to make their translation original not going out of the context of Islamic teaching. They believe that those who have gone out of Islamic teaching include unbelievers (that reject faith) and idolaters. The translation of “yaddu” into “hand” or “tangan” , according to some Muslims, contains the implication that the translator has its implied lack of respect for the original text, and because of the defeatist view of the ability of the target audience which entails.On the other hand, those who have translated that word “yaddun” into “power” or “kekuasaan” think that the translation into “hand” or “tangan” will disrupt and distort the image of God (Allah) existence. They are afraid that people think God is like human being having hands, head, legs and other part of the human body. Qur’an as a God’s text which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad via the archangel Gabriel, and intended for all times and all places needs to be perceived carefully because many of its verses are still stated in the forms of general statement. They need to be translated and interpreted in a way that makes people live peacefully, not on the other way around. The deference point of view in understanding Qur’an verses must be supposed to be something that makes perspective of Muslims wide and tolerant.

 

 
KUTÓ-KUTÉ PERSONAL PRONOUN
Authors: Muhammad Muhammad
Published: April 2017

Forms, meanings, dialects, and characteristics of Sasak language Pronouns were discussed by Nurhadi (1996), Sukmawati, (2004) and Riadatul Jannah  (2004). Hence this research paper describes a social factors, personal pronoun, and how Bayan speakers communite with. Alternatively it would  like to focus on socio-cultural factors of Bayan personal pronouns. This ethnographical research gathered the information from the informants in a Bayan community in north Lombok, west Nusa Tenggara, and Indonesia. The informants were selected in terms of their age, mobile and their speaking Indonesia ability. The language practice was observed and the informants were in-depth interviewed. Personal pronoun sentences were analysed by employing a referential identity method with deviding-key-factors techniques. Bayan people communicate pronouns in three ways: raden-tomenak-to-jajarkarang, jajarkarang-to-menak-to-raden and raden. menak. jajarkarang. They apply various speaker, addressee and object personal pronouns, e.g. aku, tiang, titiang and dawekdiq, kamu, epe, sida, pelinggih, and pelungguh. pragayan, and bataŋan, iya, nya, e. Communicating amongst same stratification, they commonly consider ages, position, and status. However social relation, and gender seemed not to indicate an effect on personal pronoun application.

 

Keywords: Sasak, Bayan, raden, menak, jajar karang, pronouns, social level, 

ages, status, and education.
AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES AND QUALITY IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, ACCEPTABILITY AND READBILITY OF PI'S EXPRESSIVE SPEECH ACT IN THE FILM ENTITLED LIFE OF PI
Authors: Nurhidayah Vibry Andina
Published: April 2017

This research was conducted to analysis the translation techniques and quality of types on expressive speech acts exploited by Pi, the main character in the  film “Life of PI”. The research used the Pragmatics approach with speech act as the field of study. It was a descriptive qualitative research and it employed purposive sampling as the sampling technique. The data in this research were the types of expressive speech acts. From the result of data analysis, there are four types of expressive speech acts employed by Pi character in the film “Life of PI”, they are thanking, apologizing, blaming and praising. From the analysis, the first finding of the research shows that the total data of research are 24 data. There are four expressive, thanking expressive speech act 7 data, apologizing speech act 10 data, blaming 3 data, and praising 4 data. The second finding of the research shows that there are two techniques employed by the translator in translating expressive speech act in the film “Life of Pi”. They are literal translation 19 data and explicit translation 5 data. The third finding dealing with the quality of translation, the translation of expressive speech act in the subtitle film “Life of Pi” belongs to accurate and acceptable and readable translation. For the accuracy of the translation, from 24 data, 19 data are accurately translated, 5 data are less accurately translated. For the acceptability of the translation, from 24 data, 21 data are acceptably translated, 3 data are less acceptably translated. For the readability, all the 24  data are readable.
HOW SPEECH ACTS WORK IN TRANSLATION: AN ANALYSIS ON SPEECH ACTS TRANSLATING A SCRIPT OF TITANIC FILM
Authors: Setyaji Arso
Published: April 2017

The aim of this work is to know how speech acts work in translation. It is to find out an alternative definition of translation, to know the relationship between speech acts and types of translation, and to find the possibility that speech acts are able to influence the quality of translation. Through content analysis, it is found that translation is not only the process of meaning transference but also the process of intention transference from Source Language (SL) to target Language (TL). It is also found that speech acts are in relation to types of translation. When some utterances are translated with the idea of locutionary act, the tendancy of translation type belongs to literal translation. While some which are translated with the idea of illocutionary act, it belongs to idiomatic translation. And, it is possibly true that the action of ‗loss‘ and ‗gain‘ belongs to perlocutio nary acts. In relation to quality of translation, the use of locutionary act will perform the accuracy of meaning while that of illocutionary act will lead to naturalness or acceptability. And, the effect of illocutionary force will be realized into action by making ‗loss‘ and ‗gain‘; it will increase readabilit y.

Keywords: locutionary, illocutionary, perlocutionary, literal, idiomatic, loss, gain
POLITENESS STRATEGIES AND LINGUISTIC POLITENESS MARKERS OF IMPERATIVE IN THE VERY BEST OF DONALD DUCK COMIC SERIES AND THEIR TRANSLATION IN INDONESIAN
Authors: Widarwati Nunun Tri
Published: April 2017

The present study examines politeness strategies and linguistic politeness markers of English imperative speech acts used in The Very Best of Donald Duck Comics Series. It also identifies the translation techniques applied to translate those markers into Indonesian and evaluate their accuracy and acceptability. The findings indicate that three politeness strategies (bald on record, positive politness and negative politeness) are used and about thirty five linguistic politeness markers are identified and translated in Indonesian using five translation techniques (literal, variation, deletion, borrowing and established equivalence).  The findings also show that the accuracy and acceptability of the translation of linguistic politeness markers are found to be good. Nevertheless, the application of deletion technique tends to distract the pragmatic meaning and force of the linguistic politeness markers in the target language. In such a case, deletion technique should be avoided.

 

Key words: linguistic politeness stretegies, linguistic politeness markers, translation technique, accuracy, acceptability
A PRAGMATIC STUDY AND ITS TRANSLATION OF THE FACE CONCEPT IN DIANA PALMER'S CATTLEMANT'S PRIDE
Authors: Syaifulloh Syaifulloh
Published: April 2017

This paper shows concept of face focused on positive and negative faces in theDiana Palmer‟s Cattlemant‟s Pride. The writer has tried to find forms ofexpressions containing positive and negative faces using qualitative contentanalysis method. From the findings and discussion, it is found that there are someforms of positive face under the categories of kidding and joking. Meanwhile in negative face, bold on record, deference and conventional indirectness. In terms of the translation, it can be said that the translation is good enough and tends to befree.

 

Key Words: pragmatic, translation, face concept
PEMBELAJARAN DAN APLIKASI MAKNA INTERPERSONAL: TRANSAKSIONAL: PROPOSAL SEBAGAI PEMAHAMAN AKTIVITAS BERBAHASA STAF HOUSEKEEPING DAN FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE DALAM MENGHADAPI PERMINTAAN DARI TAMU ASING (Pendekatan Linguistik Sistemik Fungsional)
Authors: Mulia Vilya Lakstian Catra
Published: April 2017

Hotel staffs are obligated to have skills for handling guests‟ requests, especially
for housekeeping (HK) and food and beverage (FB) divisions. The services are
not only limited to which are done physically, but also in language issues. HK and FB, who are dominantly not English-educated background, have course,
especially for encountering various requests from foreign guests. This article is
composed by the writer from his experience as English instructor for those staffs.
He teaches the English lesson purposed for the staffs so that they can identify
there is a request from the guest and how to respond. The learning was done by
using systemic functional linguistics approach, through modulated interrogative
and inclination clauses, to reach the goal. Both showed exchanges toward goods
and service. This learning has found a new way in language activity, so that the
learners can internalize themselves towards language structures which have
certain function with reasoned background relating to context.

Key Terms Definitions: housekeeping, food and beverage, guests, hotel,
requests, English, systemic functional linguistics, interrogative, inclination,
modulation

 
A BATHTUB OF POPCORN: KAJIAN ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS BUKU CERITA ANAK DWI BAHASA
Authors: Noverino Romel
Published: April 2017

Buku anak-anak merupakan representasi dari suatu sudut pandang tertentu, dan memiliki asumsi, keyakinan, dan teori-teori tertentu, seperti halnya pembaca memiliki asumsi, keyakinan, dan teori-teori tertentu dalam keterlibatan mereka dengan teks. Sebagai bentuk wacana media, buku anak-anak dipandang sebagai media yang memuat suatu ideologi. Atas dasar itu, makalah ini bertujuan mengungkap konstruksi identitas karakter utama dengan menggunakan pendekatan Analisis Wacana Kritis (AWK) pada tataran analisis makro, meso dan mikro dalam cerita bergambar anak-anak dwibahasa (Indonesia – Inggris) A Bathtub of Popcorn (Satu Bak Mandi Penuh Berondong Jagung). Analisis menunjukkan bahwa meski pun buku cerita anak-anak ini dimaksudkan untuk mempromosikan gagasan keragaman sosial dan budaya, secara tidak langsung, buku cerita ini membuat representasi identitas karakter utamanya secara asimetris dengan mengedepankan kontekstualisasi yang ada pada negara berbahasa Inggris (Amerika Serikat) sebagai acuan kegiatan yang seakan-akan baik untuk dilakukan oleh anak kecil perempuan Indonesia. Dalam hal penyebutan karakter utama, konstruksi identitasnya juga tidak simetris.

 
A note on generalized hydrodynamics: inhomogeneous fields and other concepts
Authors: Doyon Benjamin , Yoshimura Takato
Published: April 2017

Generalized hydrodynamics (GHD) was proposed recently as a
formulation of hydrodynamics for integrable systems, taking into account
infinitely-many conservation laws. In this note we further develop the
theory in various directions. By extending GHD to all commuting flows of
the integrable model, we provide a full description of how to take into
account weakly varying force fields, temperature fields and other
inhomogeneous external fields within GHD. We expect this can be used,
for instance, to characterize the non-equilibrium dynamics of
one-dimensional Bose gases in trap potentials. We further show how the
equations of state at the core of GHD follow from the continuity
relation for entropy, and we show how to recover Euler-like equations
and discuss possible viscosity terms.
Los Límites de los Conceptos "Agustinismo Político" y "Gelasianismo" para el estudio de las Ideas acerca del Poder y la Sociedad en la alta Edad Media
Authors: Hernandez Alfonso
Published: April 2017

Dos de los conceptos más importantes utilizados en el estudiode las ideas acerca del poder en la Alta Edad Media son ‘agustinismo político’ y ‘gelasianismo’. Este trabajo cuestiona la capacidad explicativa de los mismos y se propone una nueva línea de investigación que incorpore fuentes hasta ahora poco estudiadas o ignoradas para la investigación acerca de las representaciones sobre el poder y la autoridad en el período previo a la Reforma Gregoriana. Estas serían los textos exegéticos del periodo carolingio.
Evaluation of the SWAT model performance for simulating river discharge in the Himalayan and tropical basins of Asia
Authors: Shrestha Sangam , Shrestha Manish , Shrestha Pallav Kumar
Published: April 2017

This study evaluated the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model performance for 11 basins located in two contrasting climatic regions of Asia: the Himalayan and the Southeast Asian tropics. A large variation existed among the case study basins in relation to basin size (330–78,529 km2), topography (377–4,310 metres above sea level) and annual rainfall (1,273–2,500 mm). Performance of the model was evaluated using R2 and wR2 for a low discharge event; Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE), R2 and RMSE-observation standard deviation ratio (RSR) for high discharge events; and NSE, R2, PBIAS, RSR, NSErel and wR2 for the overall hydrographs. SWAT was found to be suitable for both climatic regions but yielded better performance in the Himalayan basins (NSE 0.72–0.81 at calibration) compared to the tropical basins (NSE 0.36–0.72 at calibration). Although most of the models underperformed in either low or high discharge events, a few of those remaining showed a balance between the extremes, proving that it is possible to achieve a balanced hydrograph with the SWAT model. The consistency of model performance across numerous Himalayan and tropical basins in the area confirmed the versatility and reliability of SWAT as a hydrological model and suitable tool for water resources planning and management.
A comprehensive evaluation of regional water safety systems based on a similarity cloud model
Authors: Ren Yongtai , Yao Jiping , Xu Dongyang , Wang Jing
Published: April 2017

Regional water safety systems are affected by social, economic, ecological, hydrological and other factors, and their effects are complicated and variable. Studying water safety systems is crucial to promoting the coordinated development of regional water safety systems and anthropogenic processes. Thus, a similarity cloud model is developed to simulate the evolution mechanisms of fuzzy and complex regional systems of water security and overcome the uncertainty that is associated with the indices that are used in water safety index systems. This cloud generator is used to reciprocally transform a qualitative cloud image with a quantitative cloud characteristic value, and the stochastic weight assignment method is used to determine the weight of the evaluation indices. The results of case studies show that Jiansanjiang's water safety systems were in a safe state in 2002–2011, but the water safety systems in the arid area of Yinchuan City were in a dangerous state in 2006–2007 because of climate factors and a lack of effective water and soil resource protection. The experimental results are consistent with the research subjects' actual situations, and the proposed model provides a tool for decision makers to better understand the security issues that are associated with regional water safety systems.
Catestatin: A Master Regulator of Cardiovascular Functions
Authors: Mahata Sushil K. , Kiranmayi Malapaka , Mahapatra Nitish R.
Published: April 2017

Background:

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the most common cause of death
globally, accounts for ~30% of all deaths worldwide. Hypertension is a common contributor
to morbidity and mortality from CVD.

Methods and Results:

The plasma concentration of chromogranin A (CgA) is elevated in patients
with CVD as well as patients with established human essential hypertension and heart
failure (HF). In contrast, the plasma level of the CgA-derived peptide catestatin (CST) is diminished
in human essential hypertension. Low conversion of CgA-to-CST has been associated
with increased mortality in patients hospitalized with acute HF. Consistent with human
findings, the lack of CST in CgA knockout (Chga-KO) mice eventuates in the development of
hypertension and supplementation of CST to Chga-KO mice restores blood pressure, implicating
CST as a key player in regulating hypertension. In the peripheral system, CST decreases
blood pressure by stimulating histamine release, inhibiting catecholamine secretion, or
causing vasodilation. Centrally, CST improves baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and heart rate
variability (HRV) by exciting GABAergic neurons in the caudal ventrolateral medulla
(CVLM) and pyramidal neurons of the central amygdala; CST also decreases BRS by exciting
glutamatergic rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) neurons. In addition, CST provides
cardioprotection by inhibiting inotropy and lusitropy; activating mitochondrial KATP channels,
and stimulating reperfusion injury salvage kinase (RISK) and survivor activating factor enhancement
(SAFE) pathways and consequent inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition
pore (mPTP). CST modulates cardiomyocyte Ca2+ levels by direct inhibition of
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIδ (CaMKIIδ) activity and consequent reduction
in phosphorylation of phospholamban and ryanodine receptor 2, thereby providing support for
a direct functional role of CST in the failing myocardium.

Conclusion:

These multitude of effects establish CST as a master regulator of cardiovascular
functions.
Tecnología solar aplicada a la purificación de agua
Authors: Rodriguez Juan , Jorge Clido , Zúñiga Patricia , Solís José , Estrada Walter , Cristóbal Ruth , Maurtua Dora , Garate Javier , Zanabria Pedro
Published: April 2017

El agua potable es un bien sumamente escaso en el mundo. De los estimados 1.4 billones de kilómetros cúbicos de agua sobre la tierra, el 97.6 % es salada, 2.38 % está como hielos y glaciares y aproximadamente solo 0.024 % se encuentra sobre la superficie terrestre y por lo tanto puede ser destinada para el consumo humano. Ante esta situación, la falta de acceso al agua potable es un problema muy serio en el mundo y el Perú no es una excepción. De los 6 billones de personas que pueblan la tierra, más de un billón sufre de este problema. Sin embargo, cerca de 2.5 billones no tienen acceso a un adecuado servicio de saneamiento. Esto se traduce en que más de 6 millones de niños por año mueren por enfermedades que tienen su origen en el agua que consumen.
Environmental impact assessment of proposed NH-6 of Chhattisgarh
Authors: Singh Rajput Vikram , Kumar Sar Santosh , Singh Shweta , Diwan Vijita
Published: April 2017

NH 6 is the national highway which connects Mumbai to Kolkata. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the proposed NH 6 Toll Road project has been undertaken in accordance with the EIA Regulations. Proposed project road connecting the villages and towns by providing better quality and safe roads to the users in a sustainable and environment friendly manner. Government of India (GoI) through Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) enforces Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for environmental protection because of intervention of new projects or activities, or on expansion and modernization of existing projects or activity based on their environmental impacts.
Water resource development and management for agricultural sustainability
Authors: Zaman A. , Zaman Parveen , Maitra Sagar
Published: April 2017

Agricultural production can only be sustained on a long term basis if the land, water and forests on which it is based are not degraded further. Improvements in water resources management are essential to raise agricultural productivity and reduce land degradation and water pollution.  Salinization, alkalization and water logging should be addressed by a more careful approach to drainage and the regulation of water quantities through efficient use of irrigation water, which require that water be applied to growing crops at appropriate times and in adequate. The integrated management of water resources could only be possible through adoption of efficient and optimum use of irrigation water, which could only be ensured by judicious and economic use of irrigation potential whatsoever created to increase crop production. The integrated water resources management also includes the concept of rainwater management that has got an immense important on the way to develop the rainfed farming system. It has got relevancy particularly in installing small-scale irrigation system based on farmers’ participatory approach for sustainable crop production for maintaining sustainable growth and development of agriculture. Modern irrigation techniques like sprinkler and drip should be promoted when water is scarce and the topographic and soil conditions do not permit efficient irrigation by conventional methods.  Promotions of such water saving devices should be an objective of the national water policy.  Water resource management is a integrated and multidisciplinary activity, managing irrigation water that needs agronomy and crop husbandry, efficient methods and system of irrigation needs soils scientists and engineers. More than 98% of the irrigated lands are under the coverage of surface irrigation where more than 50% of water as considered as wastages wherein effective minimization of wastage of water used for irrigation and application of right quantity of water at right time will be the key to successful management of this crucial resource. So question of judicious management of water is pertinent while prioritizing researchable issues became of national importance.
Music and Health
Authors: Kurdi Madhuri S , Gasti Vinod D
Published: April 2017

Music therapy is the use of intervention to accomplish individual goals within a therapeutic relationship by a professional who has completed an approved music therapy programme. Music has several physiological effects including positive effects on mood, a reduction of anxiety, stress and a lowering of blood pressure. There are several types of music therapy. Music therapy procedures are structured as either receptive or active. Music therapy methods include music recreation, improvisation, composition, listening and receptive experience. In modern health care, music has several applications in the perioperative setting, neurology, family medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics, interventional procedures, the critical care unit, pain management, palliative care and cancer. Though it has some limitations, there is ample scientific evidence to support the beneficial use of music therapy as a low-cost therapy with no side effect in various clinical situations in current health care settings. This article describes the various applications of music in modern health care.
Limited evidence for white spot syndrome virus susceptibility associated with expression of PmVRP15 in local population of giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)
Authors: Al Haq Aushia Tanzih , Murwantoko M. , Trijoko T. , Wijayanti Nastiti , Handayani Ch. Retna , Pratiwi Rarastoeti
Published: April 2017

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a devastating viral disease in shrimp aquaculture. Infection ofWSSV in penaeid shrimps affects immune defense and changes gene expression. PmVRP15 has been reported as a part of the WSSV propagation pathway that is highly up-regulated in hemocytes at the acute phase of WSSV infection. This study analyzed the expression of PmVRP15 in local populations of giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) to be associated with susceptibility to WSSV. Tested populations consisted of an inbreeding population (G8) and outbreeding population (G8iA) from Jepara, Indonesia. Susceptibility was determined by cumulative mortality, median lethal time (LT50), and severity of infection at time of death. Though all populations were susceptible to WSSV, the frst mortality in G8 occurred at 18 hours post-infection (hpi) with mild infection, while frst mortality of G8iA occurred at 30 hpi with severe infection. The LT50 of G8 was signifcantly lower than that of G8iA, indicating that G8iA was less susceptible to WSSV than G8. Relative PmVRP15 transcripts of G8iA were insignifcantly down-regulated, whereas relative PmVRP15 transcripts of G8were insignifcantly upregulated. Although it’s still not conclusive, the results of this study suggest that PmVRP15 has weak potentialas a WSSV susceptibility marker in G8 and G8iA broodstock selection.
Ferro, Ferreiros e Forja: O Ensino de Química pela Lei Nº 10.639/03
Authors: Benite Anna M. Canavarro , Silva Juvan Pereira da , Alvino Antônio César
Published: April 2017

Neste trabalho, discutimos as relações entre a ciência/ química, o trabalho, o surgimento e a manutenção das sociedades e como estas afetam a química que ensinamos na escola: ahistórica e descontextualizada. Admitimos a negação e a invisibilidade de um passado em ciência e tecnologia dos povos africanos e da diáspora e apresentamos uma proposta de ensino de química descolonizada a partir do reconhecimento do hibridismo da sociedade brasileira multirracial. Nossos resultados denunciam a rigidez do currículo, o empobrecimento de seu caráter conteudista e a necessidade de dialogar com a cultura e a história africana e afro-brasileira como instrumento de articulação deste currículo. Utilizamos o contexto da transformação da matéria – o ferro, pela causa motriz – os ferreiros, por meio do trabalho – a forja, para romper com a epistemologia curricular e apresentar a ciência/química de matriz africana.
A Filosofia Africana e o Projeto Identitário: Perspectivas e Desafios da Educação no Contexto da Globalização
Authors: Mangana Gregório Adélio , Chizenga Anselmo Panse
Published: April 2017

O presente artigo analisa o contexto e as metamorfoses da (re)produção do significado objetivo e subjetivo da África na filosofia e suas repercussões na afirmação das identidades africanas, tendo como foco a esfera educacional, sobre a qual incidem grandes indagações sobre as perspectivas endógenas no contexto de globalização. A metodologia empregue foi a revisão bibliográfica por intermédio dos autores africanos e não africanos que debatem a temática da filosofia, identidade e educação africana. Pode-se perceber, a partir deste, que o processo da afirmação identitária repercute-se na esfera educacional – a qual está repleta de desafios e perspectivas, denominados de processos de marcha e contramarcha.
Responsabilidad extracontractual del Estado por desplazamiento forzado de personas
Authors: Yáñez Meza Diego Armando
Published: April 2017

En un principio, la teoría de la reparación del daño causado por acción u omisión atribuible al sujeto-Estado se enfrentó al dogma de la irresponsabilidad. Un paradigma que en el contexto del nuevo derecho constitucional no debe permitírsele vigencia alguna porque ya no se trata del ejercicio de un poder divino o leviatán por ser superior a sus habitantes como tesis institucionalistas de otrora. Sin embargo, como se evidenciará, existe posición jurisprudencial que hace remembranza de ella en materia de responsabilidad del Estado por desplazamiento forzado de personas y realidades doctrinales que plantean su retorno atenuado, dado que el derecho de la responsabilidad extracontractual se presenta como una opción poco adaptada para las víctimas. De allí la necesidad de determinar el esquema de resolución al problema jurídico que formula la justicia administrativa con el fin de identificar sus particularidades y establecer la hoja de ruta trazada a la reparación de una de las violaciones más flagrantes a los derechos humanos y el Derecho Internacional Humanitario.
Modelo ambiental para una ciudad capital
Authors: Toca Torres Claudia Eugenia , Carrillo Rodríguez Jesús
Published: April 2017

A partir de una revisión de las distintas opciones para la modelación del desarrollo sostenible en su dimensión ambiental, esta investigación propone un modelo de impacto ambiental para Bogotá, usando el software Vensim PLE para modelar la polución, la carga contaminante y la contaminación de suelos. El modelo incluye un limitado número de variables endógenas, como también un número mayor de variables exógenas. Esta modelación permite anticipar la situación ambiental de la capital, a fin de soportar políticas públicas para tratar asuntos como las sanciones económicas y morales; regulaciones sobre emisiones, vertimientos y residuos; medidas ambientales y prácticas ambientalmente amigables.
Analysis of the insertion of solar Photovoltaic generation in large consumers of Rio de Janeiro: A Case Study
Authors: Nogueira, P.C.  , Sousa, C.R.
Published: April 2017

The last few years have shown an exponential growth in the use of photovoltaics in the world. The worldwide installed capacity of 23 GW in 2009 reached the expressive mark of 139 GW in 2013, being the European continent the holder of the largest portion of it (59% or 81GW). The most recent estimates describe a still small market in Brazil, with only 20 MW of installed capacity (EPE 2014) and mostly located in remote areas not covered by the interconnected system. Nevertheless, the growth potential of the domestic market is promising, greater even than that presented by the leaders in the use of this source. In this paper it is presented an implementation of a solar photovoltaic project in one medium voltage client of the distributing utility of Rio de Janeiro (LIGHT). The choice of this client was based in a previous work by (Carmo, 2014 & 2015) that used a fuzzy logic system to classify the potential medium and high voltage clients of LIGHT based on the matching of their weekdays load shape curves and the corresponding daily solar radiation curve in Rio de Janeiro. The results show that, depending on the values of key variables (tariff, rate of exchange and price of equipment) the project is economically viable.
Solar belt supplies electricity for the World
Authors: Péter Kádár
Published: April 2017

The major part of the electricity production is generated on fossil base. The renewable generation emits far less CO2. In this paper we investigate a vision how all the electricity need could be supplied by solar PV plants Our technical vision is a solar belt surrounding the earth near the equator. If we calculate the power capacities a narrow stripe could produce all the electricity need for the whole World. At first sight we do not store the energy but try to produce it on the sunny side and transmit to the dark side ‘on-line’ the necessary amount. We plan for this long distance/high energy transmission UHVDC network. We made a bulk calculation about the availability of this approach and we find on-line PV supply of the World technologically feasible. If we don’t have a “green field investment” only with PV solution but we start from the existing situation and we build more PV and we create a large East-West transmission system, it can alleviate the present energy problems.