bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using the Poisson Distribution for Estimating Households by Household Size
Authors: Jarosz Beth
Published: July 2018

Infrastructure planners often require detail about the number of households by household size at very small levels of geography (census tract or smaller) to calibrate their models. In addition, these data must also be projected into the future in order to support planning efforts.This paper documents a statistical technique for estimating the distribution of households by household size using a modified application of the Poisson distribution. This technique is valuable to demographers as it provides a simple and reliable tool for estimating the distribution of household sizes at nearly any level of geography for a given point in time.There are a wide variety of applications of the Poisson distribution in biology and engineering. However, there are only few documented applications in demographics. This article puts forth two key advancements over prior published work:(1) an entirely new, and greatly simplified method for applying the distribution,(2) evidence of the reliability of the technique for estimating household size distributions in small geographic areas (e.g. counties and census tracts).Tests on U.S. Census data (1990-2010) suggest that the model is suitable for use in estimating the distribution of households by household size at the state, county, and census tract level.
Dynamic speech adaptation to unreliable cues during intonational processing
Authors: Roettger Timo Benjamin , Franke Michael
Published: July 2018

Human behavior is often remarkably flexible, showing the ability to quickly adapt to the statistical peculiarities of a particular local context. When it comes to language, previous work has shown that listeners' anticipatory interpretations of intonational cues are adapted dynamically when cues are observed to be stochastically unreliable. This paper reports novel empirical data from manual response dynamics (mouse-tracking) on how listeners adapt their predictive interpretation when some intonational cues are occasionally unreliable while others are consistently reliable. A model of rational belief dynamics predicts that listeners adapt differently to different unreliable intonational cues, as a function of their initial evidential strength. These predictions are borne out by our data.
HUBUNGAN ANTAR-KOMPONEN MENUJU SEKOLAH BERMUTU
Authors: Maknun Djohar
Published: July 2018

Keberhasilan pendidikan ditentukan oleh banyak komponen. Berikut ini analisis antar-komponen tersebut dalam mendukung keberhasilan pendidikan di Indonesia.
Scenario Analysis of Water Supply and Demand using WEAP Model: A Case of Yala Catchment, Kenya
Authors: okungu Jared Ouma
Published: July 2018

The counties traversed by Yala River Catchment in Kenya have been constrained by acute shortages of water resources because of the declining stream flows, which is occasioned by environmental changes, increasing population and changing land uses. This study applied Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model to evaluate past trends and simulate current demand scenarios for the purposes of planning by authorities in regard to future use. The study used historical data (1970-2015) to assess water supply and demand in the catchment for the period 2016 to 2045 by simulation. Calibration and validation were each performed on 10-year streamflow datasets (1991-2000 and 2001-2010 respectively), drawn from 4 gauging stations. Simulations were then conducted for the scenarios namely: Reference (at 2.8% growth rate), High Growth (3.2%), High Growth (3.5%), and Moderated Growth (2.2%). The categories of water demand evaluated in WEAP included: Domestic-Institutional-Municipal, Agriculture, and Industry uses. In a 5-year time-step, WEAP demonstrated resultant increase in water demand for year 2020 by 7.46% from 2016 at Reference Scenario. WEAP further simulated a gradual increase in water demand during subsequent years. This trend would continue for the rest of the scenarios but with variations occasioned by adjustment of variables in WEAP such as population growth rates, monthly variations, annual activity levels, water use rates, water losses and reuse rates, industrial production units, agricultural acreages, and varied demand sites. In conclusion, there were demonstrated substantial increases in water demands within individual scenarios between 2016 to 2045, but these increases were significantly different scenario-by-scenario. The study recommends that supply and demand measures be employed with the aim of regulating activity levels, losses and consumptions so as to meet demands in case any of the studied scenarios would be applicable.
Instrumentação para o Ensino de Física III
Authors: de Mello Luiz Adolfo
Published: July 2018

Este e-livro é composto por um conjunto de 10 aulas preparadas para o curso de ensino à distância para UFS. Neste curso abordamos o tema: Eletricidade e Magnetismo. As aulas são auto-instrutivas e complementadas com sugestões de experimentos, vídeo aulas, applets de ensino, etc.
Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines
Authors: Nosek Brian A. , Alter George , Banks George Christopher , Borsboom Denny , Bowman Sara D. , Breckler Steven James , Buck Stuart , Chambers Christopher D , Chin Gilbert , Christensen Garret , Contestabile Monica , Dafoe Allan , Eich Eric , Freese Jeremy , Glennerster Rachel , Goroff Daniel L. , Green Don , Hesse Bradford William , Humphreys Macartan , Ishiyama John , Karlan Dean , Kraut Alan , Lupia Arthur , Mabry Patricia Lombard , Madon Temina , malhotra neil , Mayo-Wilson Evan , McNutt Marcia , Miguel Edward , Paluck Elizabeth Levy , Simonsohn Uri , Soderberg Courtney K. , Spellman Bobbie , Turitto James , VandenBos Gary , Vazire Simine , Wagenmakers Eric-Jan , Wilson Rick K. , Yarkoni Tal , Stodden Victoria , DeHaven Alexander Carl
Published: July 2018

The Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Committee met in November 2014 to address one important element of the incentive systems - journals’ procedures and policies for publication. The outcome of the effort is the TOP Guidelines. There are eight standards in the TOP guidelines; each move scientific communication toward greater openness. These standards are modular, facilitating adoption in whole or in part. However, they also complement each other, in that commitment to one standard may facilitate adoption of others. Moreover, the guidelines are sensitive to barriers to openness by articulating, for example, a process for exceptions to sharing because of ethical issues, intellectual property concerns, or availability of necessary resources.
Discourse as Literary History
Authors: juniaditra Hendra
Published: July 2018

This paper explains about the history of discourse specificity literary documentation in postmodernity in Europe and ancient Greek not only comprehension the main of discourse in English contemporary there is a person that interest about the subject will get comprehend limitation discourse as a subject when getting varieties in the history of discourse. Then, the discourse has history include in this paper.
ANALISIS PENCAPAIAN STRATEGI MENGGUNAKAN BALANCED SCORECARD DI PERBASI KOTA SURABAYA
Authors: panagan Jan misael
Published: July 2018

Bolabasket merupakan salah satu olahraga yang semakin digemari di kalangan muda Indonesia, termasuk di Kota Surabaya. Bertambahnya peminat dan pertandingan-pertandingan bolabasket di Kota Surabaya, mulai dari tingkat sekolah dasar sampai mahasiswa, menjadi bukti bahwa bolabasket mengalami perkembangan yang sangat pesat. Namun berkembangnya bolabasket tidak berbanding lurus dengan prestasi bolabasket Kota Surabaya. Pencapaian suatu prestasi di bidang olahraga bolabasket pada dasarnya merupakan hasil akumulatif dari berbagai aspek yang mendukung, salah satu yang paling penting adalah pelatih. Ada banyak informasi kepelatihan yang dibutuhkan oleh pelatih bolabasket dalam menunjang karir kepelatihannya, seperti informasi mengenai metode latihan, cara melatih sebuah tim berdasarkan usia atau tingkat permainan, strategi dalam bertahan dan menyerang, data statistik pertandingan dan kondisi fisik seorang pemain, perubahan peraturan pertandingan dan cara mengelola sebuah tim. Namun para pelatih di Kota Surabaya kesulitan dalam mendapatkan informasi-informasi tersebut karena keterbatasan referensi. Selain itu pelatih juga tidak memiliki media untuk dapat saling berbagi pengetahuan. Sebagai yang paling bertanggung jawab atas prestasi bolabasket Kota Surabaya, maka Perbasi Kota Surabaya harus bisa menyusun rencana strategi yang baik untuk bisa memberikan pelayanan terbaik terhadap anggotanya, khususnya para pelatih bolabasket. Untuk mengukur pencapaian strategi Perbasi Kota Surabaya selama ini dapat digunakan Balanced Scorecard sebagai alat ukur berbasis strategi, meliputi financial prespective, internal process business prespective, customer perspective dan learning and growth perspective. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode studi observasi dan wawancara. Berdasarkan Analisis pencapaian strategi menggunakan balanced scorecard pada strategi yang digunakan oleh Perbasi Kota Surabaya dalam meningkatkan kualitas di Kota Surabaya telah tercapai dengan baik.
Playful Partnerships for Game-based Learning in International Contexts
Authors: Kalir Jeremiah (Remi) , Fahy Michael , Kupperman Jeff , Schiff Farrah , Stanzler Jeff
Published: July 2018

This chapter examines the playful design and enactment of games for learning, and details generative and provocative attributes of playful multistakeholder partnerships for information and communications technology-supported game-based learning in international contexts. Drawing upon the experiences of two educational technology research and development groups, the chapter first identifies four design principles that have guided various global - and playful - game-based learning partnerships in Jamaica, Oman, South Africa, and Switzerland. Such international partnerships were designed as opportunities to co-construct game-based learning by articulating the permitted, establishing collaborative presence, attending carefully to trust, and fostering third space. The second half of this chapter features a case study of ICT-supported game-based learning in Oman, and describes different ways in which a playful multistakeholder partnership can be enacted in a cross-cultural setting. The subject of this case study is Place Out of Time (POOT), a trans-historical simulation of a trial in which students play guests who come from a range of places and time throughout history to discuss some of the great issues of humankind, and to bring the wisdom of history to a modern-day problem. Utilizing narrative methods, four vignettes from playing POOT in Oman are presented that convey the complex, and sometimes contradictory characteristics of playful partnerships for game-based learning in a developing region. The chapter concludes by arguing for a more critical playfulness in game-based learning that can support all partners and players in confronting biases, celebrating difference, and creatively addressing local and global needs.
Distilasi Sekejap Multitahap
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2018

MSF or Multistage Flash evaporator is one of the most popular unit to have fresh water from sea water in industrial needs (desalination). The key process is evaporation in varies pressure.
Interpretations of the concepts of resilience and evolution in the philosophy of Leibniz
Authors: De Florio Vincenzo
Published: July 2018

In this article I interpret resilience and evolution in view of the philosophy of Leibniz. First, I discuss resilience as a substance’s or a monad’s “quantity of essence” — its “degree of perfection” — which I express as the quality of the Whole with respect to the sum of the qualities of the Parts. Then I discuss evolution, which I interpret here as the autopoietic Principle that sets Itself in motion and creates all reality, including Itself. This Principle may be considered as a sort of ante-litteram metaphysical Darwinian Selection. My interpretations provide a different formulation for questions such as “why natural evolution evolves?” and “why is this the best of all possible worlds?” In this article I also provide a geometrical interpretation of a key aspect behind the “divine mathematics” of the autopoietic Principle.
Why interventions in the seed systems of roots, tubers and bananas crops do not reach their full potential: a reflection based on literature and thirteen case studies
Authors: Almekinders Conny J.M. , Walsh Stephen , Jacobsen Kim , Andrade Jorge
Published: July 2018

With RTB seed system initially not given much attention and – in very general way – in a less ‘advanced stage’, the awareness of their importance for food security, nutrition and income of rural households has caught up. In this publication we review the state-of-the art in relation to seed systems of root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops, with particular reference to potato, sweet potato, cassava, yam, banana, the five major vegetatively propagated food crops in developing countries. We reflect on current seed system development paradigms, and how seed systems of RTB crops feature in context, and how they differ from seed systems of “true” seed crops. Literature and 13 case studies of RTB seed system interventions are used to underpin the argument that more systematic and interdisciplinary research is needed to identify gaps in our knowledge on degeneration processes, farmer practices in multiplying in and sourcing seed. The interactions of these elements have important consequences for strategies to improve availability and access of farmers to quality seed. The evaluation of the 13 cases indicated that RTB seed system interventions are highly variable in scale and orientation. Despite the ambitious goals of the project interventions, the project implementation time was in the majority of the cases two to four year. The interventions appeared to have no links to national government policies to seed sector development, did not make specific efforts to build on existing informal seed systems and in general the efforts to learn from the experiences of the interventions seems to be meagre. Understanding farmers’ effective demand for seed and how this affects the economic sustainable supply of quality seed by specialized producer-entrepreneurs is of paramount importance, regardless of the seed system paradigm, in order to be able to prioritize investments in improved use of seed by farmers. Few interventions are designed without rigorous understanding of the bottlenecks in the functioning of the existing seed system, i.e. who are the actors, what does and does not work where and for whom and why.
Tanda Pagar (#) Sebagai Identitas Pesan Pada Komunitas Virtual
Authors: Mulyadi Urip , fitriana lisa
Published: July 2018

Computer Mediated Communication or CMC is able to present a virtual community. where the people inside have the same interest to share information related to events, activities, competitions, entertainment, history, event and others in Semarang City for publication. This research attempted to describe that hashtags can be utilized as the identity of a message in a communications network on Facebook Group MIK Semar. The results of this study are hashtags have changed how we build a virtual community, as the use of hashtags in facebook group MIK SEMAR as message identity to build better relationship and support communication among its members.
Geomorphological Studies of Disaster-Based Spatial Analysis for Sustainable Development
Authors: Taslim Ivan
Published: July 2018

Indonesia's sustainable development system should be disaster-based mitigation. This research aims to analyze spatial geomorphology aspects, that identifies the potential and vulnerability of disaster that can be caused in Leato area (North Leato and southern Leato) at District Dumbo Raya of Gorontalo. Geomorphologically studied aspects using Geographic Information System (GIS) Global Mapper v12 and ArcGIS v10.3. Geomorphological analysis at the location of the research found that the area has coastal morphography up to the steep hills with an average height of 200-500 mdpl and morphometry of 8o to > 55o. Active morphostructure of tectonic activity which lasted relatively continuously since the Eocene - Early Miocene to Quarter, thus making it prone to high earthquake disaster that could become the trigger factor of a landslide. These influences resulted in the formation of geological structures including lithology breakthrough units Diorite Bone (Tmb) and Volcanic rocks Pinogu (TQpv) with a sturdy system that makes the weathering process run intensively on the body of the rock. Rock weathering conditions is a passive morphostructure of a landscape that can affect the cohesiveness of rocks so that some of them become rock fall type material avalanches. In terms of the morphology of the research area, the closure and use of land such as dryland and shrub farming to land and residential land transportation routes make the area not only vulnerable to landslides but also becomes vulnerable to a particularly adverse disaster on sustainable development in Gorontalo.keyword: geomorphology, gis, sustainable development, leato, rock fall landslides
Sleep spindles and cognition in depression
Authors: Bovy Leonore , Dresler Martin , Weber Frederik D.
Published: July 2018

Sleep plays a critical role in orchestrating several cognitive functions. Sleep spindles are particularly at the forefront of studies on the consolidation of cognitive abilities, such as procedural and declarative memory. Despite that major depressive disorder (MDD) has been linked to sleep spindle alterations, their role in MDD pathogenesis and symptomatology (including memory deficits) is still scarcely investigated. Here, we first provide an overview of sleep and sleep spindle alterations in MDD and their potential effects on memory and cognition. Secondly, limited data suggest that sleep spindles deficits in severe MDD might not only lead to cognitive impairments but primarily affect memory consolidation processes during sleep. Furthermore, it seems likely that many sleep spindle related effects are masked by interacting (antidepressant) medication, selection of mixed patient groups with mild symptomatology as well as use of incomprehensive methodology in analyzing sleep. We propose a preliminary model predicting that impairments in sleep spindle related activity during sleep are mainly responsible for memory consolidation deficits in depressed patients, but that medication augmenting sleep spindle activity can enhance and restore sleep-mediated consolidation. Future studies thus need to scrutinize previous findings on sleep spindle effects in MDD.
Diffused Pebble Flocculator
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2018

Pebble or gravel is used to give a slow mixing so that the water has energy enough in agglomeration of microflocc to become macroflocc and then settled in next sedimentation unit.
TUTURAN IMPERATIF BAHASA MELAYU PALEMBANG DALAM TAYANGAN KOMEDI SITUASI STASIUN TELEVISI PAL TV PALEMBANG
Authors: Houtman
Published: July 2018

Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan bentuk tuturan bermakna perintah berdasarkan intonasi tuturan. Temuan pertama adalah terdapat tuturan berintonasi interogatif dengan makna penawaran. Tuturan dengan intonasi deklaratif dan intonasi interogatif biasanya disampaikan dengan tindak tutur tidak langsung. Tuturan dengan intonasi interogatif yang bermakna penawaran, ternyata disampaikan dengan tindak tutur langsung. Temuan ini memunculkan adanya pandangan baru bahwa tidak semua tuturan yang disampaikan dengan intonasi interogatif hanya bisa disampaikan dengan tindak tutur tidak langsung. Meskipun demikian, jumlah tuturan dengan tindak tutur langsung tersebut dapat dikatakan masih sedikit. Temuan kedua adalah adanya suatu tindak nonverbal yang dapat menjadi sebuah tuturan bermakna perintah. Hal ini dapat dilihat pada bagian intonasi imperatif bermakna panggilan.
evaluation of intensity augmented ICP for terrestrial LiDAR data registration
Authors: Sasidharan Sandeep
Published: July 2018

Final pub: Lohani, B., & Sasidharan, S. (2017). An evaluation of intensity augmented ICP for terrestrial LiDAR data registration. Journal of Geomatics, 11(2). While using laser scanner for map-making or developing 3D models of objects, it is important to scan asite or an object from multiple viewpoints. These different scans are integrated to generate a complete point cloudwhich is then used for developing the map or 3D model of the site. ICP (Iterative Closest Point) is a standard algorithmfor registration of point clouds. However, in the absence of marked features which are geometrically distinct in thepoint clouds, which are being combined, this method sometime fails. This paper exploits the radiometric data that arealways obtained along with the coordinates and devises a novel approach for scan registration. Before usingradiometric data in registration process, the data are normalized. The algorithm presented in this paper works in twostages- Intensity Augmented ICP (IAICP) for coarse registration stage and conventional geometric ICP at the fineregistration stage. The proposed approach is successfully applied to a few test data captured by Optech ILRIS 36-Dresulting in an accurate estimation of the transformation parameters. A comparison of the conventional and intensityaugmented registration approaches is also presented. The results indicate the supremacy of IAICP over the ICP, as thelatter is found to fail in geometrically confusing cases while the intensity augmented ICP gives satisfactory result insuch cases.
Interference of action perception on action production increases across the adult life-span
Authors: Wermelinger Stephanie , Daum Moritz M. , Gampe Anja
Published: July 2018

Action perception and action production are assumed to be based on an internal simulation process that involves the sensorimotor system. This system undergoes changes across the life span and is assumed to become less precise with age. In the current study, we investigated how increasing age affects the magnitude of interference in action production during simultaneous action perception. In a task adapted from Brass et al. (2000), we asked participants (aged 20 – 80 years) to respond to a visually presented finger movement and/or symbolic cue by executing a previously defined finger movement. Action production was assessed via participants’ reaction times. Results show that participants were slower in trials in which they were asked to ignore an incongruent finger movement compared to trials in which they had to ignore an incongruent symbolic cue. Moreover, advancing age was shown to accentuate this effect. We suggest that the internal simulation of the action becomes less precise with age making the sensorimotor system more susceptible to perturbations such as the interference of a concurrent action perception.
Journal of the History of Economic Thought Preprints - Beyond Say’s Law: The Significance of J.-B. Say’s Monetary Views
Authors: Numa Guy , Béraud Alain
Published: July 2018

Say’s notion of débouchés has not been correctly understood, for lack of proper context within the framework of his broader political economy. We revisit Say’s writings on this topic, retrace the concept’s evolution, and lay out a framework that better illustrates the essence of Say’s thinking. We argue that Say’s theories on money and economic crises are much richer and more sophisticated than the traditional interpretation of Say’s law would suggest. Say himself acknowledged that his monetary theory contradicted his initial articulations of the law, a point often missed by contemporary observers. This essay paints a more complete picture of Say’s work, showing how monetary changes could, under his framework, affect real variables. In so doing, it cuts against the many simplistic interpretations that pervade the existing literature on the subject.
Stable Attitudes and Behaviors as Boundary Conditions of Reinforcing Spirals Models
Authors: Scharkow Michael , Bachl Marko
Published: July 2018

The reinforcing spirals model (RSM) has quickly become a popular way of thinking about the reciprocal dynamics of media use and effects, not only in political communication. One key assumption of the model is that both exposure to media content and individual attitudes vary over time---if there is no variation, there cannot be any covariation. In this paper, we discuss the assumptions of the RSM regarding intra-individual variation and inter-individual differences in media use and political attitudes. We present empirical results on the temporal stability of different phenomena of interest in political communication, such as media use, campaign involvement, or candidate evaluations, drawing on panel data from two national election studies in the USA and Germany. Our results suggest that, after accounting for imperfect measurement, media use and most political orientations and attitudes are very stable over the course of a campaign, making it rather unlikely to detect patterns corresponding to the RSM. We discuss the usefulness of the RSM and similar dynamic media effects models in light of our results.
COMMUNITY-BASED MANGROVE FORESTS CONSERVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
Authors: Eddy Syaiful , Mulyana Andy , Prof. Dr. Iskhaq Iskandar M.Sc. , Dr. Moh. Rasyid Ridho M.Si.
Published: July 2018

Mangrove forests are type of salt tolerant vegetations, living in tidal zones in tropical and subtropical coastal areas with unique ecosystem that have a strategic function as a connector and counterweight of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. These forests as a whole is considered a productive ecosystem and it have complex functions, such as physical functions, biological functions and socio-economic functions. Fishery resources of mangrove forests are very productive, both quantitatively and qualitatively, because the mangrove forests act as the natural habitat (spawning, nursery and feeding grounds) for various species of fish, shrimps and crabs, as well as a source of germplasm and genetic pool. Mangrove forests also provide valuable ecosystem services to coastal communities, tourist attractions, nature conservation, education and research. However, these ecosystems are fragile because it is very sensitive to environmental changes, usually because anthropogenic influences; therefore, it is difficult to be restored. In addition, these ecosystems are so openly accessible that easily exploited by humans; this can reduce its quality and quantity. Local communities who use mangrove forests and their resources may have considerable botanical and ecological knowledge about their forests. Silvofishery techniques in aquaculture are very suitable for community-based mangrove forests conservation efforts. Silvofishery is an integrated model that considers both economically benefit and conservation.
The effect of subliminal self-affirmation on stereotype activation
Authors: LeBel Etienne P.
Published: July 2018

The study investigated the effect of subliminal self-affirmation on the time course of stereotype activation. Participants received bogus negative feedback on an intelligence test, then during a practice lexical decision task (LDT), they were subliminally presented with words related to either a life domain they valued most or a life domain they valued least. Participants then viewed a video portraying either a Black or White person discussing campus life, and finally completed the final LDT, which gauged Black stereotype activation. It was predicted that self-threatened participants that were subliminally self-affirmed would show baseline activation of the Black stereotype in contrast to self-threatened participants that were not subliminally self-affirmed. The results of the study did not support this prediction. However, the study did replicate a past finding that showed that self-threat extends the time that the Black stereotype remains activated after exposure to a Black individual. Possible causes for the lack of effect of the subliminal self-affirmation manipulation and new questions raised by the study are discussed.
PEMANFAATANKULITDAGINGBUAHKOPIFERMENTASI DENGANMIKROORGANISMELOKALDALAMPAKANTERHADAP KONDISIDANPERKIRAANBOBOT KERBAUMURRAHJANTAN (Bubalusbubalis)
Authors: Hasnudi
Published: July 2018

Fermented pod coffee with localmicroorganismscan increasing the protein offeed on theimplications of improved feed quality. This study aimed to determine the effects of fermented pod coffee with local microorganisms in feed to condition and estimate weight of murrah buffalo bulls (Bubalus bubalis). The research wasconductedattheBalaiPembibitanTernakUnggulBabidanKerbau inSilangitvillage,Siborongborong Subdistrict at North Tapanuli District, North Sumatra Province on April-September 2012. This research used Latin square design (RBSL) were consist of 4 treatments. The treatments were P0 (20% unfermented pod coffee), P1 (10% fermented pod coffee), P2 (20% fermented pod coffee) and P3 (30% fermented pod coffee).The results showed that the usage of various level fermented pod coffee with local microorganisms gived significantly different effect (P <0.05) on feed intake, body condition based on bony ribs and hip bones. Chest circumference and body length were significantly (P <0.01) to the weight estimate of Murrahbuffaloes.ItcanbeconcludedthatfermentedpodcoffeecanbeusedasfeedofMurrahbuffalo
Fundamental Physics and the Fine-Structure Constant
Authors: Sherbon Michael A.
Published: July 2018

From the exponential function of Euler's equation to the geometry of a fundamental form, a calculation of the fine-structure constant and its relationship to the proton-electron mass ratio is given. Equations are found for the fundamental constants of the four forces of nature: electromagnetism, the weak force, the strong force and the force of gravitation. Symmetry principles are then associated with traditional physical measures.
On the approximation by single hidden layer feedforward neural networks with fixed weights
Authors: Guliyev Namig J. , Ismailov Vugar E.
Published: July 2018

Feedforward neural networks have wide applicability in various disciplines of science due to their universal approximation property. Some authors have shown that single hidden layer feedforward neural networks (SLFNs) with fixed weights still possess the universal approximation property provided that approximated functions are univariate. But this phenomenon does not lay any restrictions on the number of neurons in the hidden layer. The more this number, the more the probability of the considered network to give precise results. In this note, we constructively prove that SLFNs with the fixed weight 1 and two neurons in the hidden layer can approximate any continuous function on a compact subset of the real line. The applicability of this result is demonstrated in various numerical examples. Finally, we show that SLFNs with fixed weights cannot approximate all continuous multivariate functions.
TERBENGKALAINYA RUSUNAWA (RUMAH SUSUN SEDERHANA SEWA) KECAMATAN RUMBAI,PEKANBARU
Authors: SARTIKA MARIA DEWI
Published: July 2018

ABSTRACTRegional autonomy as the right and authority and obligation of an autonomous region to regulate and manage a certain region or region which otonami this area is done to advance the welfare of the local community with the base on the legislation of Law no. 23 of 2014 on local government (Revision of Law No.32 of 2004) Implementation of regional autonomy that should be very helpful in the welfare of the people but is now still inversely proportional to the construction of flat-clad apartment standing on Jalan Yos Sudarso, Rumbai District, Pekanbaru, Monday (16 / 11/2015). Rusunawa built by the Ministry of Public Works (PU) is still not fully functioned because it is still waiting for the inauguration of the provincial government development that has not been oriented to the interests of the community and the potential that still looks minimal in the knowledge of the apparatus in managing the existing resources that make terkendalanya in the management of the rusunawaAbstrakOtonomi daerah sebagai hak dan wewenang serta kewajiban suatu daerah otonom untuk mengatur dan mengurus suatu wilayah atau daerah tertentu yang mana otonami daerah ini di lakukan untuk memajukan kesejahteraan masyarakat setempat dengan di landaskan pada peraturan perundang-undangan UU No. 23 Tahun 2014 tentang pemerintah daerah (Revisi UU No.32 Tahun 2004) pemerintah daerah menyelenggarakan urusan pemerintah menjadi kewengan daerah.. Pelaksanaan dari kegitan yang mengarah pada pembangunan yang mendukung Otonomi daerah yang seharusnya sangat membantu dalam kesejahteraan rakyat namun kini masih berbanding terbalik seperti halnya pada pembangunan rusunawa berdiri tegak di Jalan Yos Sudarso, Kecamatan Rumbai, Pekanbaru, Senin (16/11/2015). Rusunawa (rumah susun sederhana sewa) yang dibangun Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum (PU) tersebut hingga kini masih belum juga difungsikan seutuhnya karena masih menunggu peresmian dari pihak pemprov pekanbaru pembangunan yang belum berorientasi kepada kepentingan masyarakat dan potensi yang masih terlihat minim pada pengetahuan aparatur dalam mengelola sumber daya yang ada yang menjadikan terkendalanya dalam pengelolaan rusunawa tersebut.
Model BSC pada Teknologi Informasi Rumah Sakit Swasta di Surabaya
Authors: sabatini erwin
Published: July 2018

Artikel ini mengidentifikasi bagaimana menerapkan framework balanced scorecard di Rumah Sakit khususnya di bidang teknologi informasi. Bagaimana pencapaian strategi TI yang telah dirancang telah memenuhi target yang telah ditentukan dan bagaimana kesimpulan pencapaian global yang telah ditempuh, apakah telah selaras dengan target pencapaian yang telah ditetapkan. Dan jika tidak tercapai target, mengapa bisa terjadi demikian pasti terdapat penyebab yang dapat diuraikan melalui framework balanced scorecard
THE EFFICIENCY OF THE USE OF PRIVATE MILITARY SECURITY COMPANIES (PMSC) BY THE UNITED STATES IN IRAQ
Authors: Ayusi Raviq
Published: July 2018

The shift of security paradigm post-cold war era has made the concept of security more complex, regarding the actor and its scope. The security dynamic trigger the emergence of new non-state actors in the security field. Private Military Security Companies (PMSC) is one of a non-state actors that provides security services. The United States as a developed country makes use of this service not only during wartime but also on other certain condition. The choice of using PMSC services is considered to have greater efficiency than the use of state military.How efficient can the United States get by hiring the PMSC? Based on the analysis, this paper argues that the US efficiency by hiring the PMSC is quite high because of the ability of the US to see the conditions, taking into account further and minimize the impact that would come. This paper will outline through three components: international security governance, the efficient use of PMSC services, and the consideration more about the impact of the use of PMSC services.
TUMBUH KEMBANG NILAI-NILAI KEISLAMAN DI KALANGAN SISWA-SISWI SMA DI SURABAYA UTARA
Authors: Hartono
Published: July 2018

This paper discusses the highly controversial issues in the northern part of Surabaya;an issue that has attracted the attention of both parents and teachers alike, the issue of HighSchool students’ attachment to the values of Islam. Many worried that given their attitude,these students have no concern whatsoever with the basic principles of Islam. This paper will showthe otherwise by investigating carefully the notion of career choice among these students. Thisspecific field of investigation has not received proportional attention from any field researcherapart from its significance both to the state of our education and moral conduct. The paper firstargues that the attitude of these students is more complicated than many have assumed. It thentries to show that religious values are in fact the strongest determinants in students making theircareer choice. This theory comes as a serious challenge to many baseless assumptions that as areligion Islam has lost its influence over its younger followers. This research is done in differentareas in the northern part of Surabaya. The questionnaires are distributed at random representingeach area roportionally. The data are collected throughthese questionnaires based on the theory of Holland RIASEC.
SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMBERIAN JUMLAH SKS MENGAJAR DOSEN PADA STMIK KAPUTAMA BINJAI
Authors: Pardede Akim Manaor Hara
Published: July 2018

Handling the distribution of the amount of teachingcredits at the faculty is one thing that deserves to be more attention by the academic part in STMIK KAPUTAMA, thus reducing the risk of not optimal control of the implementation of learning and teaching. The distribution of the amount of teaching credits in the faculty using FuzzyLogic Inference System Mamdani Model to process the data so that it can producemore informed decisions, quickly and efficiently. By using Mamdani Fuzzy Logic reasoning in data processing input and output, and implemented using MATLAB Toolbox R2010a.
Komunikasi Politik dalam Konflik Saluran Air Sawah di Kecamatan Undaan, Kudus: Sebuah Pendekatan Sosial-Buday
Authors: Khakim Malik Abdul
Published: July 2018

Artikel ini menjelaskan tentang bagaimana penyelesaian konflik saluran air sawah di Kecamatan Undaan, Kudus dengan jalan membuka komunikasi antara kedua belah pihak yang diwarnai oleh perselisihan antar warga. Artikel ini berpendapat bahwa penyelesaian konflik dapat dilakukan dengan cara komunikasi yang baik. Selain itu konflik yang terjadi antara Kepala Desa Wates dengan Kepala Desa Undaan Lor yang mana berkaitan dengan masalah saluran irigasi, pada dasarnya hanyalah bertumpu pada kurangnya komunikasi yang efektif antara keduanya dalam upaya mempertahankan kepentingan masing-masing. Maka dari itu, Bupati Kudus hadir sebagai pihak ketiga sekaligus penengah dalam kasus tersebut dan menyelenggarakan musyawarah sebagai jalan membuka komunikasi yang efektif diantara keduanya.
TINJAUAN KRIMINOLOGI TERHADAP SUAMI PELAKU PENGANIAYAAN DALAM RUMAH TANGGA
Authors: Sururiyah Lailatus
Published: July 2018

Persecution is to deliberately injure the human body or cause pain as a goal, not as a means of achieving a permissible purpose, such as hitting a child within the boundaries deemed necessary by the child’s own parent. The persecution of husbands in the household is included in criminology crimes. It is known that many areas in Indonesia where husbands abuse in the household in this case the persecution to his wife and children. It is understood that the causes of husbands are persecuting the household, namely the wife and child in general, because the husband is often drinking and using drugs, but the whole cause is economic, social, psychological, supporting, and also the cause of the accident. The criminology review of husband’s abuse of wife and child when the persecution causes pain, discomfort to the body, the wound of the body. And there must also be elements of the act, either originated from attacks or fights. The consequences of criminal law for husbands who inflict abuse on their wives and children are imposed in accordance with Article 44 of Laws Number 23/2004 on the Elimination of Domestic Violence and also Article 80 of Laws Number 35/2014 on Child Protection.
The impact of future climate change on West African crop yields: What does the recent literature say?
Authors: Roudier Philippe , Sultan Benjamin , Quirion Philippe , Berg Alexis
Published: July 2018

Symposium on Social Theory and the Environment in the New World (dis)Order ; International audience ; In West Africa, agriculture, mainly rainfed, is a major economic sector and the one most vulnerable to climate change. A meta-database of future crop yields, built up from 16 recent studies, is used to provide an overall assessment of the potential impact of climate change on yields, and to analyze sources of uncertainty. Despite a large dispersion of yield changes ranging from -50% to +90%, the median is a yield loss near -11%. This negative impact is assessed by both empirical and process-based crop models whereas the Ricardian approach gives very contrasted results, even within a single study. The predicted impact is larger in northern West Africa (Sudano-Sahelian countries, -18% median response) than in southern West Africa (Guinean countries, -13%) which is likely due to drier and warmer projections in the northern part of West Africa. Moreover, negative impacts on crop productivity increase in severity as warming intensifies, with a median yield loss near -15% with most intense warming, highlighting the importance of global warming mitigation. The consistently negative impact of climate change results mainly from the temperature whose increase projected by climate models is much larger relative to precipitation change. However, rainfall changes, still uncertain in climate projections, have the potential to exacerbate or mitigate this impact depending on whether rainfall decreases or increases. Finally, results highlight the pivotal role that the carbon fertilization effect may have on the sign and amplitude of change in crop yields. This effect is particularly strong for a high carbon dioxide concentration scenario and for C3 crops (e.g. soybean, cassava). As staple crops are mainly C4 (e.g. maize, millet, sorghum) in WA, this positive effect is less significant for the region. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The influence of internal migration on male earnings in Brazil, 1970–2000
Authors: Amaral Ernesto F. L. , Rios-Neto Eduardo L G , Potter Joseph E
Published: July 2018

This paper deals with the impact of internal migration flows on the earnings of male workers. The availability of jobs and income levels in sending and receiving areas also influence internal population flows. Thus, migration is an endogenous variable that cannot be simply introduced as an exogenous variable when estimating labour outcomes. A methodological approach is developed to introduce migration into our models, dealing with the issue of reverse causality between migration and earnings. We implement this strategy using the 1970–2000 Brazilian Demographic Censuses. Our findings reflect our initial hypothesis, indicating that migration flows have a negative impact on male earnings, when considering cohort size as a factor. A ten percent increase in migration rates would have reduced the wages of competing workers by up to three percent in 2000. These methodological strategies can be applied to other countries that have similar available migration data. Public policies should take into account the levels of in-and out-migration flows in specific locations, in order to stimulate economic development in these areas.
Damropa (Damage Roads Patrol): Aplikasi Pendeteksi Jalan Rusak Memanfaatkan Accelerometer pada Smartphone
Authors: Hartono Rudi , Wibisono Yudi , Sukamto Rosa Ariani
Published: July 2018

Kerusakan jalan merupakan permasalahan serius yang dihadapi baik oleh pemerintah ataupun masyarakat. Untuk membantu penyelesaian masalah tersebut dikembangkan aplikasi yang bertujuan untuk melaporkan kerusakan jalan secara otomatis dengan memanfaatkan akselerometer dan GPS pada smartphone. Aplikasi pendeteksi jalan rusak memanfaatkan akselerometer dan GPS untuk mengumpulkan data jalan, kemudian menganalisis data yang terkumpul untuk mendapatkan informasi titik-titik kerusakan. Algoritma Pothole Patrol diimplementasikan untuk mengenali berbagai kerusakan jalan. Percobaan yang dilakukan menggunakan mobil sejauh 50 km di jalanan Bandung yang terdiri dari berbagai kerusakan jalan seperti: lubang, retak, bergelombang dan deformasi, serta berbagai bagian jalan seperti polisi tidur, sambungan siar muai, dan persimpangan jalan. Hasil pengujian menghasilkan nilai presisi 88%, recall 92%, dan F-Measure 0,92.
LEARNING PHYSICS THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE MODEL OF THE TYPE OF TAI OBSERVED FROM METACOGNITIVE SKILLS AGAINST COGNITIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Authors: Satriawan Muhammad
Published: July 2018

This study aims to determine whether there is: (1) Difference between the learning outcomes of students who taught used the model of TAI type of cooperative learning with students who taught used conventional learning models. (2) Difference between the learning outcomes of students with high metacognitive skills and students who had low metacognitive skills. (3) Interaction between the models of learning with metacognitive skills of learning outcomes. The samples taken 2 classes from 5 classes of the first grade science class at senior high school 5 Mataram that amounted 177 students, which are divided into an experimental group and a control group, the first used of cooperative learning model of the type of TAI and the second group using the conventional model. Data is collected by the tests for cognitive learning outcomes and questionnaire for the metacognitive skills. This experimental study using 2 x 2 factorial design. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance technique (ANAVA) two-way with SPSS 20.0 for windows. The results analysis of data on a significant level of 0.05 shows that: (1) significant values of the used learning models to learning outcomes the results of 0.300 (2) the significant value of metacognitive skills of students to learning outcomes the results of 0.000, (3) significant interaction of learning with the used of models metacognitive skills of 0.674. Conclusion: (1) there was no difference between students cognitive learning outcomes using the model of cooperative learning type of TAI with the conventional learning models, (2) there were differences in learning outcomes between students with high metacognitive skills and metacognitive skills low, (3) there was no interaction between the use of learning models (cooperative type TAI and Conventional) with metacognitive skills (high and low) of the students cognitive learning outcomes.
Decomposition of regional convergence in population aging across Europe
Authors: Kashnitsky Ilya , de Beer Joop , van Wissen Leo
Published: July 2018

ABSTRACTIn the face of rapidly aging population, decreasing regional inequalities in population composition is one of the regional cohesion goals of the European Union. To our knowledge, no explicit quantification of the changes in regional population aging differentiation exist. We investigate how regional differences in population aging developed over the last decade and how they are likely to evolve in the coming three decades, and we examine how demographic components of population growth contribute to the process. We use the beta-convergence approach to test whether regions are moving towards a common level of population aging. The change in population composition is decomposed into the separate effects of changes in the size of the non-working-age population and of the working-age population. The latter changes are further decomposed into the effects of cohort turnover, migration at working ages, and mortality at working ages. European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS)-2 regions experienced notable convergence in population aging during the period 2003–2012 and are expected to experience further convergence in the coming three decades. Convergence in aging mainly depends on changes in the population structure of East-European regions. Cohort turnover plays the major role in promoting convergence. Differences in mortality at working ages, though quite moderate themselves, have a significant cumulative effect. The projections show that when it is assumed that net migration flows at working ages are converging across European regions, this will not contribute to convergence of population aging. The beta-convergence approach proves useful to examine regional variations in population aging across Europe.