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Epistemologi Anarkisme Paul Feyerabend dalam Studi Ilmu Tafsir al-Quran
Authors: Fadal Kurdi
Published: November 2017

Tulisan ini mengkaji tentang epistemologi anarkisme Paul Feyerabend dalam studi tafsir al-Qur'an. Selama ini studi tafsir al-Qur'an telah berkembang sangat pesat sejak periode formatif, afirmatif hingga transformatif. Berbagai metode dan pendekatan telah lahir mengiringi. Perkembangan itu menunjukkan bahwa studi tafsir berjalan secara dinamis. Namun, sebagian menilai tafsir al-Qur'an telah selesai pasca generasi ketiga dalam Islam. Melalui prinsip Anything Goes yang digagas Feyerabend, metode dan pendekatan apapun yang ditawarkan untuk menafsirkan al-Qur'an dapat berjalan dan "berkontestasi" secara terbuka. Satu sisi, hal ini sangat positif bagi perkembangan ilmu tafsir dalam konteks kemajuan zaman. Namun di sisi lain, anarkisme dalam bidang ini dapat menimbulkan tafsir liar yang melahirkan problem bagi kemajuan peradaban, seperti lahirnya terorisme dalam Islam yang sering disandarkan pada ayat-ayat al-Qur'an sebagai sumber justifikasinya.
Kualitas Hadits dalam Kitab Tafsir Tanwir al-Miqbas Min Tafsir Ibni Abbas (Kritik Sanad Hadits)
Authors: Su'aidi Hasan
Published: November 2017

Penafsiran al-Qur`an mempunyai ragam corak, antara lain tafsir bil Ma’tsur dan tafsir bil Ra’yi. Tafsir bil Ma’tsur masih diyakini oleh sementara kalangan sebagai tafsir yang cenderung lebih dapat dipercaya walaupun dianggap “konservatif”. Tafsir ini bersumber dari periwayatan, baik yang bersumber dari Nabi SAW maupun sahabat. Tafsir sahabat seringkali dipermasalahkan apakah tafsir tersebut bisa disebut dengan tafsir bil ma’tsur atau tidak. Hal ini disebabkan penafsiran tersebut merupakan ijtihad. Selain itu, riwayatriwayat yang terdapat di dalam tafsir bil ma’tsur tidak semua dapat dipertanggung jawabkan otentitasnya. Di antara kitab tafsir bercorak demikian adalah Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibni Abbas. Kitab ini disandarkan kepada Muhammad bin Ya’qub bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim as-Syairazi al-Fairuzabadi. Kitab tafsir ini merupakan kitab tafsir al-Qur`an yang menggunakan manhaj tafsir tahlili (tafsir ayat per ayat) dengan mendasarkan kepada jalur periwayatan tunggal yang berujung kepada Abdullah bin Abbas RA (sebagai sumber penafsiran). Otentitas terhadap periwayatan baik terhadap riwayat-riwayat yang terkait dengan penafsiran maupun hadits sangat penting dilakukan. Hal tersebut bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas periwayatan, sehingga dapat ditentukan apakah riwayat tersebut valid ataukah tidak. Dalam penelitian ini, akan dilakukan telaah terhadap hal-hal yang terkait dengan jalur periwayatan tafsir Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibni Abbas, tentang penilaian terhadap sanad perawinya, perbandingan penafsiran Abdullah bin Abbas dalam kitab tafsir ini dan kitab tafsir Ibnu Abbas lainnya dan pembahasan tentang keabsahan penyandaran kitab tafsir ini kepada al-Fairuzabadi. Dengan demikian penelitian ini merupakan penelitian library dengan menitik beratkan kepada tinjauan sejarah dan tinjauan sanad.
Pluralisme di Mata Santri dan Pelajar di Jawa Barat
Authors: Muiz Abdul
Published: November 2017

Agama akhir-akhir ini menjadi perbincangan hangat setelah banyaknya aksi kekerasan yang dilakukan atas nama agama. Kekerasan itu berawal dari tuduhan tentang kafir dan Islamnya seseorang hingga berakhir dengan pemaksaan agama atau bahkan pengrusakan dan pembunuhan. Beberapa lembaga pemerhati keragaman melaporkan bahwa Jawa Barat adalah zona merah bagi kebhinekaan. Tulisan ini memotret pandangan dan sikap para pelajar dan santri tentang pluralisme. Hal ini dimaksudkan untuk melihat dua hal. Pertama, bagaimana pandangan mereka tentang pluralisme sekaligus dasar teologis yang melatar belakangi pandangan tersebut. Kedua, apakah pandangan tersebut memberi pengaruh pada sikap mereka dalam relasi agama atau interagama. Untuk mencapai itu, peneliti mewawancarai secara mendalam beberapa pelajar dan santri dengan melihat latar belakang sekolah, pesantren dan lingkungannya. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa pandangan santri dan pelajar terhadap keragaman terbagi dua. Ada yang menerimanya sebagai sunnatullah dan karenanya harus disikapi dengan baik. Ada juga yang menolak perbedaan tersebut dengan dasar kebenaran itu tunggal. Namun itu, sikap terhadap perbedaan tidak menunjukkan anarkhisme, baik yang menolak pluralisme apalagi yang menerimanya.
Waria’s Religion and Interreligious Dialogue: a Case of Waria Community In Kebaya NGO Yogyakarta
Authors: Arauf Muta‘ali
Published: November 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami 'Agama waria' dan dialog antariman, dalam artian bahwa mereka mempunyai pengalaman keberagamanya. Mereka punya pandangannya tersendiri tentang Tuhan, tentang ibadah, tentang takdir, dan dosa. Mereka memandang Tuhan dalam intimasi personal yang mendalam. Mereka juga memosisikan Tuhan sebagai satu-satunya dzat yang membuat mereka tercipta sebagai waria. Terlepas dari bagaimana pandangan mereka tentang dosa dan tidaknya “menjadi waria”, yang jelas relasi mereka dengan Tuhan masih sering terjadi di ruang privat.
Zakat Produktif: Studi Pemikiran KH. MA. Sahal Mahfudh
Authors: Ma'mur Jamal
Published: November 2017

Zakat adalah satu-satunya rukun Islam yang secara spesifik berbicara tentang pemberdayaan ekonomi umat. Sayangnya, pola pemberian zakat selama ini bercorak konsumtif, dalam arti diberikan secara instan atau kontan menjadi salah satu faktor yang menyebabkan zakat tidak mampu mengubah kemiskinan umat menuju kemandirian yang dicita-citakan Islam. KH. MA. Sahal Mahfudh yang dikenal dengan gagasan fikih sosial mengubah realitas ini. Kiai Sahal memaknai zakat sebagai ajaran Islam yang berorientasi pada pengentasan kemiskinan. Zakat harus dikelola secara profesional supaya mampu mewujudkan cita-cita besar Islam, yaitu kesejahteraan dan keadilan sosial. Dalam konteks ini, zakat harus diberikan secara produktif, tidak konsumtif. Zakat produktif adalah zakat yang bisa mengeluarkan mustahik dari jurang kemiskinan menuju kemandirian dan kesejahteraan ekonomi. Hal ini bisa dilakukan dengan cara menjadikan dana zakat sebagai modal usaha yang dikelola secara profesional. Dalam melakukan agenda transformasi ini, Kiai Sahal membentuk teamwork yang solid dan kapabel dengan memberikan life skills kepada kelompok yang berhak menerima zakat sehingga mereka bisa mengelola dana zakat secara produktif.
Fragmentasi Tafsir Surah Al-'Alaq Berbasis Kronologi (Studi atas Fahm al-Qur'an al-Hakim: al-Tafsir al-Wadhih Hasb Tartib al-Nuzul Karya Muhammad 'Abid al-Jabiri)
Authors: Julkarnain Muhammad
Published: November 2017

Penelitian ini berkesimpulan bahwa Fahm al-Qur’an al-Hakim: al-Tafsir al-Wadhih Hasb Tartib al-Nuzul Karya Muhammad Abid al-Jabiri secara epistemologis memiliki metode tartib nuzuli, corak tarikhi (historis) dengan sumber penafsiran al-Ra’y dan atsar. Hal ini bertujuan untuk memproduksi sebuah penafsiran-penafsiran yang realistis, rasional, aplikatif dan memiliki basis keilmuan yang kokoh. Konstruksi pemahaman pola ini, termasuk dalam usaha menafsirkan teks al-Qur’an banyak dipengaruhi oleh perspektif post-modernis. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif dan pendekatan historis- filosofis, penelitian ini berusaha menggambarkan karakteristik pemikiran Abid al-Jabiri secara komprehensif.
Ilmu Kalam dalam Sorotan Filsafat Ilmu
Authors: Zuhri Amat , Ula Miftahul
Published: November 2017

Melihat ilmu kalam dari sisi epistemologi, secara umum akan ditemukan tiga persoalan pokok, yaitu tentang sumber-sumber ilmu kalam itu, bagaimana pengetahuan itu dapat diketahui dan apa ukuran suatu pengetahuan itu disebut benar atau valid. Berkaitan dengan pertanyaan ketiga, sejarah telah mencatat bahwa di antara para penganut aliran-aliran kalam yang ada selalu mengklaim bahwa aliran yang dianutnya adalah yang benar sementara aliran yang lain adalah salah. Maka dalam penelitian ini penulis akan mencoba melihat kembali aliran-aliran kalam yang ada dengan menggunakan pendekatan tiga teori kebenaran, yaitu korespondensi, koherensi dan pragmatism. Tujuannya adalah untuk melihat ilmu kalam tidak hanya dari sisi epistemologi tapi juga dari sisi aksiologi sehingga sekarang ini tidak perlu lagi memperdebatkan mana yang lebih benar di antara aliran-aliran kalam yang ada, tetapi melihat mana yang lebih cocok untuk dipegang sesuai dengan situasi dan kondisi zaman.
Pendekatan Semiotika dan Penerapannya dalam Teori Asma’ Al-Qur’an
Authors: Lukman Fadhli
Published: November 2017

Paradigma Integrasi-interkoneksi meniscayakan penggunaan pendekatan-pendekatan baru dalam studi Islam, termasuk studi al-Qur’an. Semiotika adalah salah satu pendekatan modern dan post-modern yang belakangan digemari. Artikel ini berniat melihat prinsip-prinsip semiotika dan bagaimana contoh penerapannya dalam studi al-Qur’an. Pendekatan ini dipandang bisa memberikan perkembangan bagi teori Asma’ al-Qur’an yang sejauh ini terlihat stagnan. Pendekatan ini berpotensi membawa teori tersebut ke arah yang lebih progresif, yaitu sebagai self-identity al-Qur’an.
Pola Redaksi Matan Hadis dalam Kitab Majmû’ah al-Syarî’ah Karya K.H. Saleh Darat
Authors: Mudzakiron Mudzakiron , Muna Arif Chasanul
Published: November 2017

Kitab Majmȗ’ah al-Syarĩ’ah al-Kãfiyah li al-‘Awam merupakan kitab penting dalam khasanah keilmuan Nusantara. Kitab yang ditulis oleh Kyai Saleh Darat dengan aksara pegon dan berbahasa jawa ini menjadi rujukan masyarakat dalam bidang akidah, fiqh dan juga akhlak-tasawuf. Sebagaimana kecenderungan ulama sunni yang lain, Kyai Saleh Darat mempunyai pandangan bahwa hadis Nabi merupakan dalil keagamaan yang otoritatif, sehingga di dalam kitab Majmȗ’ah al-Syarĩ’ah banyak ditemukan hadis-hadis Nabi sebagai dalil. Objek kajian penelitian ini adalah matan-matan hadis yang tercantum dalam kitab Majmȗ’ah al-Syarĩ’ah. Yang menjadi fokus kajian adalah kesamaan dan ketidaksamaan redaksi matan yang terdapat dalam kitab Majmȗ’ah al-Syarĩ’ah dengan matan-matan yang terdapat dalam kitab-kitab hadis primer. Kajian ini penting sebab periwayatan hadis bi al-ma’nā paska pengkodivikasian hadis merupakan permasalahan yang banyak menyita perhatian para akademisi hadis.
TASAWUF DALAM SOROTAN EPISTEMOLOGI DAN AKSIOLOGI
Authors: Zuhri Amat
Published: November 2017

Aspek ajaran Islam seringkali dibagi secara dikotomis menjadi aspek syariâ€™at dan hakikat. Aspek syariâ€™at adalah ajaran yang bersumber dari al-Qurâ€™an dan sunnah berkenaan dengan aqidah, ibadah, akhlak, sosial, ekonomi dan aspek kehidupan lainnya yang bersifat lahiriyah dalam bentuk legal-formal atau identik dengan fikih. Karena bersumber dari al-Qurâ€™an dan Sunnah maka ilmu syariâ€™at digolongkan sebagai ilmu yang menggunakan epistemologi bayani. Sedangkan hakikat adalah aspek ajaran dalam Islam yang lebih menekankan pada penghayatan batin sehingga digolongkan sebagai ilmu yang menggunakan epistemologi irfani. Yang termasuk dalam hakikat ini adalah Tasawuf. Pembagian secara dikotomis seperti ini secara tidak langsung menimbulkan pemahaman bahwa tasawuf bukanlah bagian dari syariâ€™at. Maka tidak jarang ada pihak-pihak yang menganggap bahwa tasawuf adalah salah satu bentuk penyimpangan dalam Islam atau setidaknya tidak memperhatikan aspek syariâ€™at. Selain dianggap mernyimpang, tasawuf juga sering dianggap sebagai ajaran yang tidak mampu menyelesaikan persoalan-persoalan kemasyarakatan. Benarkah tasawuf itu tidak memperhatikan aspek syariâ€™at dan tidak memiliki nilai-guna untuk menyelesaikan persoalan-persoalan kemasyarakatan? Dalam tulisan ini penulis akan mencoba menjawab pertanyaanpertanyaan tersebut dengan menggunakan metode analisis Critical Discouse Analysis (CDA). Secara aplikatif, pembahasannya dimulai dengan mendeskripsikan sejarah dan faktor penyebab munculnya aliran-aliran tasawuf dalam Islam serta pokok-pokok ajaran tasawuf. Adapun pendekatan yang digunakan adalah filsafat ilmu. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa ajaran tasawuf juga menekankan aspek syariâ€™ahÂ  sehingga tidak melulu hanya menggunakan epistemologi irfani. Selain itu nilai-nilai tasawuf juga memiliki nilai-guna untuk menyelesaikan persoalan-persoalan kemasyarakatan.
DAKWAH ISLAM MULTIKULTURAL (Metode Dakwah Nabi SAW Kepada Umat Agama Lain)
Authors: Huda Zainol
Published: November 2017

Tulisan ini membahas tentang metode yang digunakan Nabi SAW dalam menjalankan dakwah Islam kepada umat agama lain, yaitu kaum Musyrik dan Ahli Kitab (Yahudi dan Nasrani), baik pada periode Mekah maupun Madinah. Ayatayat al-Quran, kitab tafsir dan literatur-literatur yang mengungkap sejarah perjalanan dakwah Nabi dijadikan rujukan dalam tulisan ini. Hal yang dapat disimpulkan tentang metode dakwah yang digunakan Nabi meliputi: (1) metode dialog; (2) metode kisah; dan (3) metode analogi. Metode-metode tersebut diterapkan Nabi melalui nilai akhlak dalam berdakwah. Nilai ini menjadi kunci utama keberhasilan dalam mendakwahkan Islam kepada masyarakat multikultural. Karena itulah, setiap penyeru ajaran Islam (da'i) dalam konteks kehidupan masyarakat multi agama saat ini senantiasa menjadikan cara dakwah Nabi sebagai uswah.
ﻧﻈﺮﻳﺔ اﻟﻤﺼﻠﺤﺔ و دورﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻨﺎء اﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﺸﺮﻋﻴﺔ
Authors: Al-Hasani Maulidi
Published: November 2017

Perbedaan pemikiran dalam satu mazhab terkait dengan dua hal: pertama, berkaitan dengan dalil-dali yang dijadikan dasar dan kedua, berkaitan dengan pendekatan yang digunakan mujtahid untuk memahami teks. Meski dalil-dalil hokum berbeda akan tetapi tujuan syara’ adalah sama yaitu kemaslahatan bagi manusia dan ini harus menjadi perhatian para mujtahid. Oleh karena itu, kajian terhadap konsep maslahah menjadi perhatian serius para ulama mengingat maslahat adalah tujuan utama atau inti dari pensyariatan hukum bagi manusia agar bahagia dunia dan akhirat. Peran maslahat sangat besar dalam pembentukan hukum syara’ terutama masa kontemporer ini yang disebut oleh Yusuf Qardhawi sebagai  fiqih al-nawazil waqi’iyyah. Maslahat menjadi kajian para ulama klasik seperti ‘Izzuddin Abd al-Salam yang membahas panjang lebar tentang maslahat dan perannya dalam pembentukan hukum syara’, dan Najm al-Din al-Thufi yang mendahulukan maslahat daripada teks yang zhanni. Sayangnya, sebagian ulama kontemporer yang mengesampingkan teks dan berpegang pada maslahat saja sementara sebagaimana kata alQardhawi pemahaman teori mereka tentang maslahat belum benar dan hanya mengandalkan rasio. Padahal memang, hukum syara’ itu bersumber dari Tuhan tapi tujuannya untuk kemaslahatan manusia.
INTEGRASI-INTERKONEKSI DALAM STUDI HADIS DISERTASI DI UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Lukman Fadhli
Published: November 2017

Amin Abdullah introduced integrative-interconnective paradigm in State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta in order to develop Islamic studies. The main character of this paradigm is the willingness to consider the visibility of various approaches form outside conventional Islamic sciences, mainly from social and humanistic approaches. This article intend to see the application of integrativeinterconnective paradigm in UIN Sunan Kalijaga through the doctoral disertation on hadith studies. Analysing the methodological aspect of the disertations, the article ends up to a notion that integrative-interconnective paradigm is reflected within nine of fourteen dissertation under discussion.
AKTUALISASI DAKWAH ISLAM (Kajian Analisis Formulasi Dakwah Rasulullah)
Authors: Barmawi Muhammad
Published: November 2017

Rasulullah SAW. is a success in conveying Islam to all people. Thus it shows about good methods of propaganda that has delivered the Prophet. Therefore, modeled on the Prophet preaching methods is critical to the continued sustainability of the Islamic religion. However, the method should be updated in accordance with current conditions, so that the propagation of Islam received perfectly. This paper aims to reveal the character of propaganda is effective, namely by looking at the formulation of Islamic propaganda ever Prophet. in the midst of a multidimensional society. with reference to the arguments syar'i particular hadith of the Prophet, then actualize with today's modern era. To uncover these data, the authors use the method of content analysis, with history’s approach. Based on the data obtained by the author, the conclusion can be classified into several sections: First, the terminology defendant aimed convey religious messages to improve the lifestyle of each individual or group. Second, the mechanism of propaganda that must be done is to; a). Moral good, b). Oral, c). Qital. Third, In actualize propaganda, is required to see the condition and situation of the object of propaganda, both in the context of micro and macro
SIMBOLISME BAHASA SUFI (Kajian Hermeneutika terhadap Puisi Hamzah Fansuri)
Authors: Ula Miftahul
Published: November 2017

Hamzah Fansuri is a Nusantara (Indonesian) sufi who used poems as a medium to convey his messages. In order to understand the symbols used in his poems, a hermeneutics approach is required, especially by using theories of metaphor and symbol which are inseparable parts of ta’wil or Islamic hermeneutics. His poems were mostly inspired by his thoughts and spiritual as well as mystical experiences. For him the poems served not only as emotional revelation, but also as stairways to God, transcendental medium, and self transformation. His poems were widely recognized as hermeneutics poetry or ta’wil verses which are often the esoteric tafsir (meaning) of Quran. He used language symbols which have contextual characteristics, such as boat, bird, trading, sub trading, etc.
RAGAM PEMBACAAN HADIS Memahami Hadis Melalui Tatapan Postradisionalisme
Authors: Firdausy Hilmy
Published: November 2017

As one of the two influental doctrinal texts, Hadith have a central role in the legalization of understanding verses of the al-Qur’an by referring directly to the practice of the Prophet. In the midst of ideo-political constellation in the Islamic world, until now activities to understanding Hadith is much influenced by the way is relativized balance read the dialogue between text and reader; both in the case of the text that was sunk by the existence of the reader, or the reader is immersed in the text and the memory of his past. From some of the existing models, there are at least three reading modes can be considered superior; Salafi-Fundamentalism, Salafi-Orientalism and Reformist-Marxism. This paper will do a critique of reason on how to read these as well as build an applied "read" more objective, especially against the traditions of the Prophet; one mode readings drawn from postraditionalism’s Muhammad ‘Ābid al-Jābirī (1935-2010).
PERANAN LINGUISTIK TERAPAN DALAM DAKWAH MULTIKULTURAL DI INDONESIA
Authors: Bhakti Wirayudha Pramana
Published: November 2017

Dakwah or preaching Islam has a purpose to invite people to consistently perform good deeds and to prevent them from doing evil deeds (amar ma’ruf nahi munkar). However, most of conflicts occur bringing the name of religion, which of those are believed to be caused by the content of the preaching. Often the preaching is conducted in provocative ways and is intolerant with differences. In fact, a good understanding on differences and plurality play a significant role in determining a success of the preaching. Therefore, in order to avoid conflicts bringing the name of Islam, there is a need of preaching which has a comprehensive understanding on differences: multicultural preaching. This type of preaching involves three disciplines of applied linguistics, namely sociolinguistics, anthropolinguistics, and psycholinguistics. In this article, the writer attempts to investigate the roles as well as the interconnection between these three disciplines of linguistics in multicultural preaching.
KONSTRUKSI TAFSIR ILMI KEMENAG RI-LIPI: Melacak Unsur Kepentingan Pemerintah dalam Tafsir
Authors: Muttaqin Ahmad
Published: November 2017

This article aims to explore ”scientific exegesis” of ministry of religious affairs of Indonesia. As we know the scientific exegesis is one of the approaches in interpreting the Qur’an which appeared since the middle century. This will try to explore the epistemology of that exegesis and the interest of government in process of writing the exegesis. It will focus in three themes namely ocean, food and a drink, and time. This concludes that first this exegesis is a part of the thematic method. Second, according to validity aspect, this exegesis agrees with the correspondence and pragmatism aspect, but not in coherence aspect. Third, this exegesis is an effort to help the policy of government.
Religiousness Attitude During Adulthood Elderly (Psychology Of Religion Perspectives)
Authors: Subhi Muhamad Rifa'i
Published: November 2017

Islam teaches the difference in someone's level of religiosity. The level of human religiosity can change from one moment to another. Humans have evolved a religious life. Including human experience in adulthood elderly in life and face the problems of life. This study focused on the real description of the attitude of religiosity which is owned by the elderly. The study was taken from the students at the boarding school Elderly Islamic boarding school (Pesantren) of Roudlotul Muta'allimin Dracik Kramat Batang. The research method used descriptive qualitative approach to straight dialogue (interview) of the respondents, namely the students of Elderly Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren). The study results showed that each of the students have the different religious involvement in filling elderly period (retirement). The involvement includes Ritual Involvement, Ideological Involvement, Intellectual involvement, experimental involvement, and consequential involvement.
Effect of Engine Speed on Performance adn Emissions of a Dual Chamber Spark Ignition Engine
Authors: Rangkuti Chailulillah
Published: November 2017

Effect of Engine Speed on Performance adn Emissions of a Dual Chamber Spark Ignition Engine
A Clinical Audit on the Compliance of Ultrasound Users to the Standard Operating Procedure of Ultrasonography in a Private Radiologic Academy
Authors: Yuliawati Y , Dioso P
Published: November 2017

This clinical audit identified the compliance rate of ultrasound users to the standard operating procedures (SOP); and identified the factors that led to a compliance rate of ultrasound human users. The review was conducted for six days in a private radiologic academy in Indonesia. Only 23 subjects selected randomly were audited. Of the 23 participants, there were 11 males and 12 females. Of the 11 males, seven were compliant, and three were non-compliant. Of the 12 females, eight were compliant, and four were non-compliant. The factors that affect the compliance to the SOP were based on the skills of the participants. Another factor identified was the way the standard operating procedure communicated to the human users on how to perform the ultrasound. Further training was therefore planned.
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Jute Mat Reinforced Epoxy Composites
Authors: Sadaf S.M , Siddik M , Ahsan Q
Published: November 2017

Cellulose jute fibre offers a number of benefits as reinforcement for synthetic polymers since it has a high specific strength and stiffness, low hardness, relatively low density and biodegradability. To reduce moisture uptake and hence to improve the mechanical properties of the composites, bleached jute mats were incorporated as reinforcing elements in the epoxy matrix. Composites at varying volume fractions and different orientations of jute mat were fabricated by hot compression machine under specific pressures and temperatures. Tensile, flexure, impact and water absorption tests of composites were conducted. Jute mat oriented at (0 ± 45–90)° composites showed reduced strength compared to (0–90)° fibre mat composites. Impact strength and water uptake of high volume fraction jute mat reinforced composites was higher compared to that of lower volume fraction composites. Fracture surfaces of jute mat composites were analyzed under SEM. Fracture surface of (0–90)° jute mat oriented composites showed twisted fibres, while (0 ± 45–90)° jute mat oriented composites had fibre pull-out without any twisting. Overall, composites containing 52% jute mat at orientations of (0–90)° showed better properties compared to other fabricated composites.
Field and Laboratory-based Approach for the Determination of Friction Angle of Geological Discontinuities of Malaysian Granites
Authors: Ghani R. A , Goh T. L , Hariri A. M , Baizura Y. N
Published: November 2017

The basic friction angle, Φb for artificially sawn discontinuity planes for fresh granite, as determined by tilt testing, has an average value of 30º. For the natural rough discontinuity surfaces, a wide range of values have been determined for the peak friction angle, Φpeak ranging from 47º to a maximum value of 80º, depending on the joint roughness coefficient (JRC). The average values of the friction angles for the different degrees of roughness were as follows: JRC 2–4 = 58°; JRC 6–8 = 60°; JRC 8–10 = 47°; JRC 12–14 = 60°; JRC 14–16 = 71° ; JRC 18–20 = 80°.
Performance Evaluation of a UASB Reactor Using Dairy Wastes
Authors: Ali A , Khan S , Khan K.A
Published: November 2017

A UASB reactor of 6-litre capacity, made of acryl material, was operated continuously for 20–22 weeks in three different phases, using actual dairy mill effluent at a constant mesophilic temperature and neutral pH. The dairy wastewater was highly alkaline, turbid and milky in colour with a bad odour. The average COD and BOD concentrations of the dairy mill effluent were observed to be 2945 mg/l and 1070 mg/l, respectively. Phase I was the start-up phase, with OLR of 0.13 g COD/l.d. SLR, effluent VFAs, effluent TSS, biogas production and methane composition observed during this phase were 1.4 g COD/g VSS.d, 1240 mg/l, 240 mg/l, 1.74 l/CODrem.d, and 62%, respectively. The overall observed biomass yield was found to be equal to 0.034 g VSS/g CODrem. During phase II,the optimum pH was determined to be 6.8–7.1. In the last phase, phase III, the effects of OLR and HRT were observed. The optimum OLR and HRT were observed to be 4.76 g COD/l.d and 16 h, respectively. Correspondingly the COD removal efficiency, effluent VFA and TSS concentrations, and the amount of biogas production were observed to be 78%, 770 mg/l, 300 mg/l and 2.07 l/CODrem.d, respectively. The results of this study suggest that a UASB reactor is an effective tool and viable option for reducing pollution from dairy mill effluent.
Ferromagnetic Order in the Intermetallic Alloys laNi5-xMgx
Authors: Ba D.N , Tai L.T , Trung N.T , Huy N.T
Published: November 2017

The influences of the substitution of Ni with Mg on crystallographic and magnetic properties of the intermetallic alloys LaNi5-xMgx (x ≤ 0.4) were investigated. The X-ray diffraction patterns showed that all samples were of single phase, and the lattice parameters, a and c, decreased slightly upon chemical doping. LaNi5 is well known as an exchange-enhanced Pauli paramagnet. Interestingly, in LaNi5-xMgx, the ferromagnetic order existed even with a small amount of dopants; the Curie temperature reached the value of room temperature for x = 0.2, and enhanced with increasing x.
Nanoherbals in Human Healthcare: A Proposed Research and Development Roadmap I
Authors: Ahmad S , Hashim U
Published: November 2017

Bioactive secondary metabolites derived from herbs are examined for their suitability of conversion into nanoforms having flexible morphological controls, surface stabilizations and surface functionalization. This can lead to stable chemical conjugations based on molecular recognition for their possible applications in the form of smart pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmaceuticals and many other related areas of human healthcare using green chemistry routes. Using the principles of nanoscience and technology in association with genomics and proteomics, an attempt has been made to decipher whether a suitable form of drug discovery and targeted drug delivery like schemes arefeasible in case of such nano phytochemicals using various kinds of nanosize carriers and labelling molecules already identified in the course of investigations of contemporary single molecule drug developments. Additional efforts can clarify whether such species will be successful in the early detection of diseases based on marker molecules. Once identified, these green phytochemicals will certainly replace many hazardous chemical compounds by their environmentally friendly and sustainable forms in times to come.
Decision Making Processes for a Patient with Cardiac Pacemaker Admitted to the Accident and Emergency Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging – A Case Study
Authors: Raditya F. P.
Published: November 2017

This case study aims to apply the processes of decision-making for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic examination for a patient with cardiac pacemaker admitted to a private hospital in the capital of Indonesia. It also aims to examine and evaluate the case of a 53-year-old mother who had a heart abnormality that has a pacemaker for one year and was diagnosed to do an MRI examination because of a suspected tumor on the wrist area.The three basic models of decision-making — the descriptive, prescriptive and normative — were applied. The prescriptive used the information processing theory, while the normative used decision trees as decision options and lastly, the descriptive used intuition and pattern recognition.Dominantly, the prescriptive model for decision-making is more appropriate for this case.  The descriptive decision-making model, using intuition however, helped in supporting the intuitive hypothesis.  Lastly, the normative model of decision-making played an important role but was not likely effective.
Prevalence of Diarrhoeal Diseases Among Children under Five Years in East African Countries from 2012–2017
Authors: ELMI O. E. , DIOSO R. (II) P.
Published: November 2017

This meta-analysis analyzed the prevalence of diarrheoal diseases among children less than fiveyears in three selected Eas African countries from 2012–2017. Search engines used Google Scholar, Proquest,and PubMed. Primarily, 300 studes were selected; hence 297 were eliminated using inclusion and exclusion criteria. The PICO (population, intervention, comparison, and outcome) guide helped in the analysis of the three selected stdies. The prevalence of diarrhoea among children less than fiveyears in the three selected EastAfrican countries from 2012 to 2017, averaged to 27% range from a minimum of 11% to a maximum of 54% of the 5478 total respondents (OR 2.07). The five-yearprevalence escalated extensively at Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. There is a 207% risk of further escalation.
Chemical Precipitation and Coatings of Tin Selenide
Authors: Zainal Z , Saravanan N , Anuar K , Husein M.Z , Yunus W.M.M
Published: November 2017

Tin selenide were prepared chemically in alkaline aqueous solution. The crystalline powder was coated onto microscope glass slides using polyvinyl alcohol solution. The coatings were subjected to annealing at various temperatures to study the effect towards the structure, morphology and composition of the material. The product prepared was characterised using various techniques. The photoresponse for the samples were also studied. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell configuration was p-SnSe | (0.01 M K4Fe(CN)6¾0.01 M K3Fe(CN)6.3H2O¾0.1 M Na2SO4| Pt).
Mesoporous Inorganic Membrane Reactor for Oxidative Coupling of Methane
Authors: May N.C , Mohamed A.R , Bhatia S
Published: November 2017

The mesoporous inorganic membrane has been developed and characterized for oxidative coupling of methane reactions. In this research, g-alumina membrane was modified with Lanthanum. The membrane has shown thermal stability in prolonged exposure to the high-temperature application of 600-900°C. The results were confirmed by TGA and OCM experimentations. TGA results showed only 2-3% loss from an initial weight that is mainly due to evaporation of water and release of the nitrate compound. The membrane was also found stable for at least a month of operationwhile the catalyst was being regenerated to regain its activity. The SEM cross-sections show successful deposition of Lanthanum in spite of its non-uniform deposition layer and crack formation.
Moderate deviations for systems of slow-fast diffusions
Authors: Morse Matthew R. , Spiliopoulos Konstantinos
Published: November 2017

In this paper, we prove the moderate deviations principle (MDP) for a general system of slow-fast dynamics. We provide a unified approach, based on weak convergence ideas and stochastic control arguments, that cover both the averaging and the homogenization regimes. We allow the coefficients to be in the whole space and not just the torus and allow the noises driving the slow and fast processes to be correlated arbitrarily. Similar to the large deviation case, the methodology that we follow allows construction of provably efficient Monte Carlo methods for rare events that fall into the moderate deviations regime.
Ground state solutions for a fractional Schrödinger equation with critical growth
Authors: Ambrosio Vincenzo , Figueiredo Giovany M.
Published: November 2017

In this paper we investigate the existence of nontrivial ground state solutions for the following fractional scalar field equation [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] is the fractional Laplacian, [Formula: see text] is a bounded potential satisfying suitable assumptions, and [Formula: see text] has critical growth. We first analyze the case V constant, and then we develop a Jeanjean–Tanaka argument [ Indiana Univ. Math. J. 54 (2005), 443–464] to deal with the non autonomous case. As far as we know, all results presented here are new.
Genetic Heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s Disease: Embracing Research Partnerships
Authors: Nacmias Benedetta , Bagnoli Silvia , Piaceri Irene , Sorbi Sandro
Published: November 2017

Studies on the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have revealed the complexity and heterogeneity of the disease. All our studies have supported this evidence and contribute to the current understanding of the genetic architecture of AD. This report reviews the success of our investigations, focusing on the implications and importance of the genetics of AD, and demonstrates the relevance of research strategies embracing partnerships.
Enforcing authorizations while protecting access confidentiality
Authors: De Capitani di Vimercati Sabrina , Foresti Sara , Paraboschi Stefano , Pelosi Gerardo , Samarati Pierangela
Published: November 2017

Cloud computing is the reference paradigm to provide data storage and management in a convenient and scalable manner. However, moving data to the cloud raises several issues, including the confidentiality of data and of accesses that are no more under the direct control of the data owner. The shuffle index has been proposed as a solution for addressing these issues when data are stored at an external third party.

In this paper, we extend the shuffle index with support for access control, that is, for enforcing authorizations on data. Our approach is based on the use of selective encryption and on the organization of data and authorizations in two shuffle indexes. Owners regulate access to their data through authorizations that allow different users to access different portions of the data, while, at the same time, the confidentiality of accesses is guaranteed. The proposed approach also supports update operations over the outsourced data collection (i.e., insertion, removal, and update) as well as of the access control policy (i.e., grant and revoke). Also, our approach protects the nature of each access operation, making revoke operations and resource removal operations indistinguishable by the storing server and/or observing users.
Reasoning about firewall policies through refinement and composition
Authors: Neville Ultan , Foley Simon N.
Published: November 2017

Network and host-based access controls, for example, firewall systems, are important points of security-demarcation, operating as a front-line defence for networks and networked systems. A firewall policy is conventionally defined as a sequence of order-dependant rules, and when a network packet matches with two or more policy rules, the policy is anomalous. Policies for access-control mechanisms may consist of thousands of access-control rules, and correct management is complex and error-prone. We argue that a firewall policy should be anomaly-free by construction, and as such, there is a need for a firewall policy language that allows for constructing, comparing, and composing anomaly-free policies. In this paper, an algebra is proposed for constructing and reasoning about anomaly-free firewall policies. Based on the notion of refinement as safe replacement, the algebra provides operators for sequential composition, union and intersection of policies. The effectiveness of the algebra is demonstrated by its application to anomaly detection, and standards compliance. The effectiveness of the approach in practice is evaluated through a mapping to/from iptables. The algebra is used to specify and reason about iptables firewall policy configurations. A prototype policy management toolkit has been implemented.
Study of antidepressant effects of grape seed oil in male mice using tail suspension and forced swim tests
Authors: Rabiei Zahra , Naderi Sajad , Rafieian-Kopaei Mahmoud
Published: November 2017

The aim of this study was to investigate the antidepressant effects of grape seed oil in male mice (n=60) using tail suspension and forced swim tests. Mice were divided to six groups of 10 in each group. Group I: Intraperitoneally receiving normal saline; Group II: Received normal saline & stress; Group III-V: Injected (i.p.) with different (60, 120, and 240 mg/kg) doses of grape seed oil; and Group VI: Received fluoxetine (10 mg/kg). Grape seed oil in 60 mg/kg significantly decreased immobility time in tail suspension and forced swim tests under chronic unpredictable stress compared to groups under chronic stress receiving normal saline and grape seed  oil (120 and 240 mg/kg). Grape seed oil (60 mg/kg) significantly improved the motor balance in mice under chronic stress. It had no significant effect on serum corticosterone level. Grape seed oil can improve depression symptoms in mice.

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Intelligent Building Control System Based on Mobile Wireless Internet of Things
Authors: Li Geng , Su Yu-na
Published: November 2017

In order to develop an advanced intelligent building control system, the new system based on mobile wireless Internet of things is designed. By analyzing the new technology, it is proved that the application and development of the Internet of things technology provides a new method for the effective control of intelligent buildings. In addition, a series of researches are carried out on the core technology of the construction equipment networking system. The hardware, software and wireless self-organization networks of the intelligent terminal are designed and implemented, and the key indexes of the intelligent terminal are tested. The fixed transmit power test results show that when the fixed emission frequency is 10 dB, the communication distance is inversely proportional to the communication rate, which means that the smart terminal wireless network has strong ability to pass through obstacles. Based on the above finding, it is concluded that the stability of the mobile internet wireless network intelligent terminal can fully meet the performance requirements of intelligent building control, which lay is a good basis for its flexible use of the future.
Closing the Loop: Facilitating the Use of Autopsy Information in Medical Decision Making and Managed Care
Authors: Nemetz Peter N.
Published: November 2017

This paper advances the somewhat paradoxical hypothesis that the emergence of managed care which threatens to accelerate the decline of the autopsy may, in fact, offer an opportunity for its re-emergence as an important tool of quality and cost control. A simplified autopsy-based management information structure is proposed to close the loop where information currently gleaned from the autopsy is frequently unused or underutilized in medical decision making and managed care.
Consumers’ Perception on Organisational Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and its Implications on Consumer Attitude: Evidence from the Malaysian Telecommunication Industry
Authors: Liew Chee Yoong , Song Bee Lian
Published: November 2017

This paper aims at investigating consumers’ perception on the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of the telecommunication service companies in Malaysia, and its antecedent to consumer attitude. The local telecommunication service providers have emphasized on service quality, stakeholder value, corporate reputation, and innovation to achieve good business performance. However, little is known about the contribution of service quality, stakeholder value, corporate reputation, and innovation on the effectiveness of organisational CSR practices. Furthermore, lack of previous studies that have investigated the impact of organisational CSR practices on consumer attitude, particularly in the context of Malaysian telecommunication industry. With the adoption of structural equation modeling approach and survey method, a total of 360 samples comprising the prepaid and postpaid mobile consumers were obtained for this study. The results shown that consumers’ perception on service quality and stakeholder value had significant relationship with CSR practices. However, consumers’ perception on corporate reputation and innovation had no significant relationship with CSR practices. CSR practices was positively related to consumer attitude. In the theoretical implications, service quality and stakeholder value variables were found as important elements in the proponents of Strategic CSR Theory. In the managerial implications, this study recommended that the telecommunication service providers should highly focus on more effective planning and implementation of CSR practices through better integration of CSR in its core business functions and value chain system, diversification of CSR scope and stakeholders engagement.
Settlement and growth of the mussel Modiolus capax (Conrad) (Bivalvia-Mytilidae) on artificial substrates in Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico
Authors: Aguirre-Hinojosa E , Bückle-Ramírez LF
Published: November 2017

From March 1985 to February 1986, a study was carried out in order to determine the settlement pattern and growth of Modiolus capax mussels on artificial substrates of anchovy nets and rubber strings suspended in floating structures at three experimental stations in Bahía de los Angeles, Baja California. In September 1987, mussels were gathered from one of the floating structures, which had remained in the ocean since September 1986, in order to analyze the size structure and length-weight relation of the population. The information obtained between March 1985 and February 1986 indicated the possibility of a seasonal recruiting cycle. However, the analysis of the population gathered in September 1987 suggested the existence of a continuous settlement pattern which agrees with the results from similar studies. The implantation of Modiolus capax mussels on rubber strings was scarce and they were only found with relative abundance on mesh and nylon strings with more than two months of immersion in the ocean, previously covered up with filamentous epibiosis mainly formed by the hydroid Obelia dichoroma. Even though Modiolus capax meat weight over the total weight is higher than that of other mussels cultured, its scarce recruiting and slow growth make the possibility of culturing it more difficult.
Energy budget for postlarvae and juveniles of the malaysian prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man (Crustacea: Palaemonidae)
Authors: Díaz-Herrera F , Juárez-Castro G , Pérez-Cruz E , Bücke-Ramírez LF
Published: November 2017

An experiment was conducted to determine the energy budget of postlarvae and juveniles of Macrobrachium rosenbergii fed with Bovilac Prawn and Purina Trout Chow. The specific dynamic effect was 4% and 7% greater for postlarvae and juveniles fed Purina. The values calculated for the scope for growth obtained for postlarval and juvenile prawns were 11.62% and 18.66% for organisms fed Purina Trout Chow (P < 0.05). Indicators of energetic substrate such as respiratory quotient, O:N atomic ratio and the rate of metabolic substrate, showed that the main substrates oxidized by the prawns were carbohydrates, followed by lipids and in less amount proteins. Since both prawn developmental stages used carbohydrates as the main substrate to meet their metabolic requirements, we can conclude that the highest percentage of proteins supplied by Purina Trout Chow was channelled into growth.
Testing the Limits of Temporal Stability: Willingness to Pay Values among Grand Canyon Whitewater Boaters Across Decades
Authors: Neher Chris , Duffield John , Bair Lucas , Patterson David , Neher Katherine
Published: November 2017

We directly compare trip willingness to pay (WTP) values between 1985 and 2015 stated preference surveys of private party Grand Canyon boaters using identically designed valuation methods. The temporal gap of 30 years between these two studies is well beyond that of any tests of WTP temporal stability in the literature. Comparisons were made of mean WTP estimates for four hypothetical Colorado River flow level scenarios. WTP values from the 1985 survey were adjusted to 2015 levels using the consumer price index. Mean WTP precision was estimated through simulation. No statistically significant differences were detected between the adjusted Bishop et al. (1987) and the current study mean WTP estimates. Examination of pooled models of the data from the studies suggest that while the estimated WTP values are stable over time, the underlying valuation functions may not be, particularly when the data and models are corrected to account for differing bid structures and possible panel effects.
A Water Temperature Simulation Model for Rice Paddies With Variable Water Depths
Authors: Maruyama Atsushi , Nemoto Manabu , Hamasaki Takahiro , Ishida Sachinobu , Kuwagata Tsuneo
Published: November 2017

A water temperature simulation model was developed to estimate the effects of water management on the thermal environment in rice paddies. The model was based on two energy balance equations: for the ground and for the vegetation, and considered the water layer and changes in the aerodynamic properties of its surface with water depth. The model was examined with field experiments for water depths of 0 mm (drained conditions) and 100 mm (flooded condition) at two locations. Daily mean water temperatures in the flooded condition were mostly higher than in the drained condition in both locations, and the maximum difference reached 2.6°C. This difference was mainly caused by the difference in surface roughness of the ground. Heat exchange by free convection played an important role in determining water temperature. From the model simulation, the temperature difference between drained and flooded conditions was more apparent under low air temperature and small leaf area index conditions; the maximum difference reached 3°C. Most of this difference occurred when the range of water depth was lower than 50 mm. The season‐long variation in modeled water temperature showed good agreement with an observation data set from rice paddies with various rice‐growing seasons, for a diverse range of water depths (root mean square error of 0.8–1.0°C). The proposed model can estimate water temperature for a given water depth, irrigation, and drainage conditions, which will improve our understanding of the effect of water management on plant growth and greenhouse gas emissions through the thermal environment of rice paddies.