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Gereja Hati Yesus Yang maha Kudus - Katedral (sejarah Gereja Katolik di Sulawesi Selatan dan Tenggara)
Authors: Yunani Ahmad
Published: May 2018

The Hati Yesus yang Maha Kudus Church is the oldest Catholic church in Makassar. Built in 1898, the church later became the cathedral church in Makassar. In this paper, the author makes the church as the object of research using the method of archaeological descriptions. This study aims to find out how the application of building styles in gothic churches and its changes to date. Through the embodiment of the visual elements of the oldest Catholic church in Makassar, the gothic style and other artistic styles of the buildings the church shows an interesting and unique blend of architecture. The shape of windows, doors, and curved roofs is part of the Gothic style that was the influence of the Dutch colonial period. Although the style and forms of this church have a resemblance of form with the later Christian church, the Christian church of Immanuel Makassar, the Hati Yesus yang Maha Kudus Church has become part of the Roman Catholic church structure which has many historical values, both in Makassar's local history, as well as Indonesian national history.

Keywords: Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Catholic, history, Architecture, Makassar.

Gereja Hati Yesus yang Maha Kudus merupakan gereja Katolik tertua di Makassar. Dibangun pada tahun 1898, gereja ini kemudian men-jadi gereja Katedral di Makassar. Dalam tulisan ini, penulis menjadi¬kan gereja Hati Yesus yang Maha Kudus sebagai objek penelitian dengan menggunakan metode deskripsi arkeologis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana penerapan gaya bangunan pada gereja gotik dan perubahannya hingga saat ini. Melalui perwujudan unsur-unsur visual pada gereja Katolik tertua di Makassar tersebut, gaya gotik dan gaya artistik lainnya dari bangunan memperlihatkan perpaduan arsitektur yang menarik dan unik. Bentuk jendela, pintu, dan atap melengkung adalah bagian dari corak gotik yang merupakan pengaruh dari masa kolonial Belanda. Meskipun gaya dan bentuk gereja ini memiliki kemiripan bentuk dengan gereja Kristen yang muncul kemudian, yaitu gereja Kristen Immanuel Makassar, Gereja Hati Yesus yang Maha Kudus, menjadi bagian dari struktur gereja Katolik Roma yang memiliki banyak nilai-nilai sejarah, baik sejarah lokal Makassar, bahkan sejarah nasional Indonesia umumnya.

Kata Kunci: Gereja Hati Yesus yang Maha Kudus, Katolik, sejarah, Arsitektur, Makassar.
K.H. Raden Muhammad Adnan (1889-1969 M): Ulama dan Pejuang di Bidang Pendidikan, Politik, dan Agama dari Kauman Surakarta
Authors: Gusmian Islah
Published: May 2018

This article describes the life history of K.H. R. Muhammad Adnan and the roles he plays in education, social, political, and religious fields. This study is written with a social history approach as well as diachronic and synchronic analysis. The concept of elite developed by Weber, in this article is also used to see the existence of Kiai Adnan as a figure born among the elite and raised in the tradition of pesantren education. His existence has a strong influence on his functional orientation, both social, political, and religious functions. In the field of religion, from the era of physical revolution to independence, Kiai Adnan has played an important role, namely to develop religious education by establishing various schools and boarding schools. In the field of socio-politics, Kiai Adnan appear as a likeable figure and can be accepted by many circles, and made politics as a means of devotion to the nation. The characteristics and his father's upbringing have made him a transformed figure, and throughout his life he has devoted himself to the progress of the nation and the glory of his religion.

Keywords: Kiai, Surakarta, Politics, Islam, Indonesia

Artikel ini menguraikan tentang sejarah hidup K.H. R. Muhammad Adnan dan peran-peran yang dimainkannya di bidang pendidikan, sosial, politik, dan keagamaan. Topik ini ditulis dengan pendekatan sejarah sosial serta analisis diakronis dan analisis sinkronis. Konsep elite yang dikem¬bang¬kan Weber, dalam artikel ini juga dipakai untuk melihat eksistensi Kiai Adnan sebagai sosok yang lahir di kalangan elite dan dibesarkan dalam tradisi pendidikan pesantren. Eksistensinya ini mempunyai penga¬ruh terhadap orientasi fungsionalnya, baik fungsi sosial, politik, dan keaga¬maan. Di bidang agama, sejak era revolusi fisik hingga kemerde¬kaan, Kiai Adnan telah memainkan peran penting, yaitu mengembangkan dunia pendidikan agama dengan mendirikan berbagai sekolah maupun pesantren. Di bidang sosial-politik, Kiai Adnan tampil sebagai tokoh yang cair dan bisa diterima oleh semua kalangan, serta menjadikan politik sebagai sarana pengabdian kepada bangsanya. Karekter dan didikan ayahnya telah menjadikan dirinya sebagai sosok yang telah bertransfor¬masi menjadi dirinya sendiri, dan di sepanjang hidupnya ia mengabdikan dirinya untuk kemajuan bangsa dan kemuliaan agamanya.

Kata kunci: kiai, surakarta, politik, Islam, Indonesia
Effects of female political leaders and child socialisation on Gender-Based Violence in India
Authors: Simister John
Published: May 2018

This paper studies the risk of domestic violence between husband & wife in India, and the acceptance or rejection of such violence.  It investigates how child socialisation influences a person’s attitudes and behaviour in adult life, via a maladaptive pathway.  Specifically, it tests the hypothesis that attitudes of men to domestic violence are influenced by whether or not a female politician took on a powerful political role, when they were about 5 years old.  Empirical evidence is reported, from ‘Demographic and Health Surveys’ in India.  Results indicate that election of a female Prime Minister or President does appear to affect boys; such effects can be detected at the time of interview, sometimes decades after the election of a female leader.  This paper does not test effects of childhood socialisation on girls.
Train 4 Good - an eight-month mindfulness program live on Internet for long-term mental fatigue and emotional distress after an acquired brain injury
Authors: Johansson Birgitta , Bjuhr Helena
Published: May 2018

Long-term psychosocial and emotional difficulties and mental fatigue after stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common and there is a need for rehabilitation and support. Mindfulness can contribute to well-being and can be delivered in groups and also on Internet. The aim of this feasibility study was to evaluate whether an eight-month mindfulness program, Train 4 Good, could be successfully delivered live on Internet (10 participants) for participants suffering from long-term mental fatigue after a TBI or stroke. A face-to face group was used for comparison (10 participants). The program Train 4 Good, includes cultivation of the four mental states of the Brahma Viharas; metta/loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity. The Train 4 Good program was designed to enable people suffering from long-term mental fatigue and emotional distress after an acquired brain injury to further explore meditation, enhance well-being and to deepen their meditative practice after having completed a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. Significant improvement in self-compassion (Self Compassion Scale short form) was achieved after the Train 4 Good program. In conclusion, we suggest that it is possible to deliver the Train 4 Good program live on Internet for people suffering from mental fatigue and emotional distress after an acquired brain injury with a similar alleviation of self-compassion as for a face-to-face group. Mindfulness programs can be a valuable option for rehabilitation after an acquired brain injury when the fatigue and emotional burden can become long-lasting or lifelong. Development of longer mindfulness programs is warranted, since mental health problems only improve slowly and long-term support is requested.
The Influence of Sleep on Emotional Memory Consolidation Processes
Authors: De Jesus Rafael , Fishbein William
Published: May 2018

An emerging trend in the literature has accumulated evidence in support for sleep’s role in the processing of episodic emotional memories. This review presents varying perspectives and models regarding information processing and affective functioning as it relates to sleep, emotions, and memory. Adaptive and maladaptive functions as it directly relates to sleep and emotions are also discussed herein. Collectively, the findings attempt to build on the literature and offer some clarity into the interaction of sleep, emotions, and memory.
Editorial
Authors: Diana Gilson Matilde
Published: May 2018

Editorial
Modelling Ecotourism Zoning Using FAHP—Case Study: Masal Area
Authors: Samira Molaei S.M. , Mehrdad Khanmohammadi M.K. , Mehdi Aalipour M.A. , Hashemi S.M.
Published: May 2018

This study aimed to identify and select areas suitable for ecotourism. In this research, to assess the potential of ecotourism of Masal district, Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and GIS were used. For this purpose, appropriate evaluation criteria and sub-criteria were identified for determining recreational potential. Then, using AHP fuzzy, criteria and sub-criteria to determine the importance of assessing the potential recreational area prepared questionnaires and, were distributed among clinicians. Weighted criteria and sub-criteria in each questionnaire were calculated and by averaging the weights, final weight was calculated using the model. The required maps for evaluating of the recreational potential were generated by using GIS software and then these data layers were standardized using pertained function in IDRISI. Finally, the final map of recreational potential was prepared. The results of the final map of ecotourism potential showed that 89.97, 8.61 and 1.42 percent of the total area have very high, low and no potential for ecotourism activities, respectively. Areas with a high density of vegetation and water resources with suitable climatic conditions have the greatest potential for ecotourism activities in the study area. Area with low and poor ecotourism potential are central and eastern parts of the region, and there are low density of ecotourism activities and facilities in this area.
Regional Planning Tourism Strategies Based on the SOAR Approach (Case Study: Marivan City)
Authors: Rashidi Mohsen , Hamzepour Rezgar , Ismaelzadeh Saleh , Fateh Kamran
Published: May 2018

Recognizing aspects involved in tourism are necessary in order to plan and manage successful tourism in a region. What that provides the possibility of comprehensive analysis of the region to the planners is taking into account all positive and negative points but sometimes keeping in mind negative and positive points cause the researchers enlarge the obstacles and barriers unintentionally and be pessimistic in providing the strategies. In the present study, attempts have been done to study the positive aspects of a tourism planning with the introduction and use of positive approach “SOAR” and to provide appropriate strategies for tourism development optimistically. In this research, first, the strengths and opportunities available in the development of tourism in the city are identified and then, considering the ideal wishes and goals of tourism development in the region, strategies have been presented. In this study, the descriptive-analytic method also has been used, documents and survey methods, including interview and questionnaire have been used for collecting data. The results show that there are great strengths and very good opportunities for tourism development in region and by considering the tourism development goals, it is possible to study the necessary elements for achieving these aspirations, such as the preparation of a comprehensive tourism plan for the region, integrated urban management in the field of tourism, the border market development, providing the necessary grounds for inviting investors to invest in sports, therapeutic and nature surveying tourism, and preparing a bill to make the region to a free zone.
Dechlorination from Sulphate Aqueous Solutions of Zinc Electrolysis by Electrochemical Method
Authors: Ahmadi Rahman , Khoshkhati Farinaz , Kia Majid Rezaee
Published: May 2018

To remove chlorine from zinc electrolysis solutions, the electrochemical method was carried out in this research. Copper electrodes with a purity of 99.99% were employed as the anode and cathode. In addition, the effect of applied potential, agitation rate, and reaction temperature on the efficiency of chlorine removal was investigated and dechlorination mechanism was explored. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the evolution of the chlorine species on the anode surface. Based on the obtained results, the efficiency of dechlorination from electrolysis solution with a Cl− concentration of 295 mg.L−1 in constant values of pH = 5 and reaction time of 4 h and under optimal applied potential of 0.8 V, agitation rate of 200 rpm, and the reaction temperature of 25°C turned out to be 42.6%.
Environmental Approach in Modelling of Urban Growth: Tehran City, Iran
Authors: Aqbelaghi Aref Shahi , Ghorbani Mehdi , Farhadi Ebrahim , Shafiee Hadi
Published: May 2018

The rapid growth of urbanization has put heavy pressure on the land and its surrounding resources, reduction of vegetation cover, open spaces and serious social and environmental problems. Therefore, a basic step for managing and planning urban growth, as well as evaluating its cumulative effects, is to study and simulate the physical growth of the city. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that influence the physical growth in Tehran on the basis of sustainable urban development in terms of environmental dimension and the preservation of environmental conditions in the next two decades. For this, using Landsat multi-temporal satellite imagery and object-based classification, land-use was assessed during the period from 1990 to 2015. In the next step, using the multi-criteria analysis model and the environment-based growth model, the impact of independent variables on urban growth, including 18 variables, was calculated from 1990 to 2015 and the map of urbanization potential was produced. Then the area of change for the expected year was predicted quantitatively using the Markov chain analysis. Finally, using Cellular Automata model, urban growth simulation for 2015 was performed with relative accuracy of 0.91 and Kappa coefficient of 0.87, and this model was used to estimate urban growth in 2025. The results show that urban growth will accelerate in 2025, as in the period 2003-2015, and often in the western and northeastern parts of the city, if the nature and extent of the impact of factors affecting urban growth will remain constant.
Comparing Carbon Dioxide Reduction Strategies in Iran and the European Union Transportation Sector
Authors: Eskafi Fardin
Published: May 2018

The transportation sector represents a major proportion of the global greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. Fossil fuels supply over 95% of total energy used by the world transportation sector and this sector is responsible for 23% of the world energy related GHGs emissions. Factors such as number of mobile sources (vehicles), variety of technologies, many consumers with various driving behaviour, and variety of fuels (from conventional to alternative with different quality) have caused a more complicated situation for decision makers aiming to develop policies of CO2 emissions reduction in this sector. This study compares European and Iranian experience in developing carbon dioxide-related policies in transportation sector. Vehicle production in Iran has grown dramatically during the last decade. But, due to the high energy subsidies on the local market, weak technical regulations, and low access to new technologies, Iranian automakers have not enhanced the fuel efficiency of new products as their global counterparts. It is expected that fuel demand in Iran will grow along with the growth of the motorization rate and fuel efficiency level of the road fleet.

Benchmarking with the European policies along with the SWOT analysis has concluded four strategies as the core concept of this analysis: mandatory regulation versus voluntary agreement, CO2 emissions versus fuel consumption regulation, approaching efficient fiscal policies (taxes for conventional and subsidies for low carbon fuels), and dieselization of the LDVs fleet. The fifth strategy, as national fuel economy regulation, should be addressed to coordinate the others. In this regards, a set of policy packages should be developed relating to governmental institutions. It should be mentioned that increasing public awareness should be addressed as the basic approach of any strategic roadmap in the country.
Environmental Quality, Renewable Energy, Trade Openness and Economic Growth: Evidence from Two Groups of Developing Countries
Authors: Mahmoodi Majid , Mahmoodi Elahe
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this study is to examine the short-run and long-run causal relationship between economic growth, renewable energy, trade openness and carbon dioxide emission (CO2) as an indicator of environmental quality for two panels of developing countries including nine Asian developing countries and six European developing countries. A panel vector error correction model (Panel-VECM) causality is employed to investigate causality relation between the variables of interest. The empirical finding of short-run indicates bidirectional causality between GDP and CO2 emissions and unidirectional causality from renewable energy and trade openness to CO2 emissions for both Asian and European panels. Furthermore, there is evidence of unidirectional causality from GDP to renewable energy for Asian panel, while for European panel, bidirectional causality exist between renewable energy and GDP.
An ENVI-met Simulation Study on Influence of Urban Vegetation Congestion on Pollution Dispersion
Authors: Mahdavinejad Mohammadjavad , Salehnejad Hadis , Moradi Nina
Published: May 2018

This paper is to assess the impact of the vegetation accumulation on the air pollution dispersion. In order to analyze the idea of the paper for examining the influence of vegetation, two parks in different scales were selected by purpose which are at the same distance from the pollution source. Envi-met (version 3) was selected as research tool based on methodology of the research. Two parks with various scales (local and urban scale) and equal vegetation accumulation were simulated in three cases (status quo or 12%, 37% and 62% vegetation density) and analyzed in quantitative results and graphic images. The results revealed that the extent of area and congestion of vegetation is directly related to decreasing air pollution (CO concentration). Vegetation congestion impact on CO concentration is more impressive for urban scale compared with local scale. The results indicate that decrease of CO concentration in urban scale is going under a regular process. Otherwise, the relationship between vegetation congestion and CO concentration will convert in 62% vegetation congestion. The conclusion of this paper emphasizes that the intensity of vegetation is not always helpful and vegetation might be the cause of intensifying air pollution under certain circumstances.
Analysis of Global River Restoration Experiences: Learnings and Policy Measures in the Indian Context
Authors: Bedarkar Madhura , Dhingra Urvashi Gill , Mishra Mahima , Gopalkrishnan Santosh
Published: May 2018

A majority of rivers across the globe are severely impacted due to human-induced activities. As a response to this challenge, river restoration efforts have been undertaken worldwide to rejuvenate and restore rivers to their natural state. India is no exception to this. This paper discusses river restoration programmes undertaken across the world to draw learning for river restoration in India. It also presents a critical analysis of river restoration in India, with specific reference to three case studies. The method adopted for this study is benchmarking based on literature review on global river restoration experiences, supported by structured expert interviews.

The paper concludes that there are certain issues with river restoration in India. River restoration projects are criticized on several grounds such as poor design, over-emphasis on beautification or ‘cosmetic make-over’ of the river and lack of public involvement and awareness. Consequently, despite of spending gigantic amounts on restoration, very little is being achieved. The study recommends that river restoration projects should have well-defined objectives, based on which a pre and post impact assessment should be conducted. There should also be greater involvement and participation of local communities, which is essential for sustaining the restored river.
Relation of white matter hyperintensities and motor deficits in chronic stroke
Authors: Hicks Jarrod M. , Taub Edward , Womble Brent , Barghi Ameen , Rickards Tyler , Mark Victor W. , Uswatte Gitendra
Published: May 2018

Background:

Infarct size and location account for only a relatively small portion of post-stroke motor impairment, suggesting that other less obvious factors may be involved.

Objective:

Examine the relationship between white matter hyperintensity (WMH) load among other factors and upper extremity motor deficit in patients with mild to moderate chronic stroke.

Methods:

The magnetic resonance images of 28 patients were studied. WMH load was assessed as total WMH volume and WMH overlap with the corticospinal tract in the centrum semiovale. Hemiparetic arm function was measured using the Motor Activity Log (MAL) and Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT).

Results:

Hierarchical multiple regression models found WMH volume predicted motor deficits in both real-world arm use (MAL;ΔR2 = 0.12, F(1, 22) = 4.73, p = 0.04) and in arm motor capacity as measured by a laboratory motor function test (WMFT;ΔR2 = 0.18, F(1, 22) = 6.32, p = 0.02) over and above age and lesion characteristics. However, these models accounted for less than half of the variance in post-stroke motor deficits.

Conclusion:

The results suggest that WMH may be an important factor to consider in stroke-related upper extremity motor impairment. Nonetheless, the basis of the largest part of the post-stroke motor deficit remains unaccounted for by structural CNS factors. This component may be behavioral or learned, involving learned nonuse.
A Graphical Technique for Solving the Couette-Poiseuille Problem for Generalized Newtonian Fluids
Authors: Nagy-György Péter , Hős Csaba
Published: May 2018

This paper addresses the mixed Couette-Poiseuille problem, that is the flow between two parallel plates, in the presence of simultaneous pressure gradient and wall motion. Instead of the wall-normal coordinate y, we use the local shear stress as our primary variable and rewrite the corresponding formulae for the velocity profile, flow rate, etc. This gives rise to a graphical technique for solving the problem in the case of arbitrary (possibly measured) generalized Newtonian fluid rheology. We demonstrate the use of the proposed technique on two problems: (a) Bingham fluid and (b) a non-Newtonian fluid with general, nonmonotonous viscosity function.
Whoever Pays the Piper Calls the Tune: Kurt Jooss, Public Subsidy, and Private Patronage
Authors: Lidbury Clare
Published: May 2018

This article discusses how subsidy and patronage from German municipalities, private individuals, and British organisations supported Kurt Jooss's artistic output enabling him to create new work, to have high production values, and to present and disseminate his work in Britain, across Europe, the USA and South America. Working chronologically, consideration is given to how each sponsor and benefactor impacted on Jooss's work, particularly his activities as a theatre/opera director and as a choreographer for Baroque operas and oratorios. It is concluded that without such deliberate sponsorship Jooss's work would have been severely restricted.
Civility, order and the highlands in Cromwellian Britain
Authors: Kennedy Allan
Published: May 2018

Above all, the republican regime that governed first England, and then the entirety of the British Isles in the 1650s viewed itself as ‘godly’. This was a concept with deep roots in English puritanism, and it conditioned the domestic aims and policies of the Cromwellian state. We know that the Commonwealth made some effort to export ‘godliness’ to Scotland, but little has so far been done to trace the implications of this agenda for the most traditionally ‘ungodly’ part of Scotland – the Highlands. This article traces how the notion of ‘godliness’ influenced Cromwellian attitudes towards Highland Scotland, as well as exploring the ways in which government policy tried to affect religious and behavioural reformation among Highlanders. In so doing, the article seeks to shed light upon the nature of the English regime in Scotland, while also offering an under-appreciated insight into the mental realm of the Commonwealth state more broadly.
No ‘Help to the Imagination’: Kate O'Brien and the Emergency
Authors: Teekell Anna
Published: May 2018

Kate O'Brien's 1943 The Last of Summer has been read as the novelist's riposte to an insular island that stifled both her publishing (through censorship) and her imagination (through cultural conservatism). Set on the eve of the neutral ‘Emergency’, O'Brien's sixth novel actually depicts Ireland as a complex space of negotiation, simultaneously desirable and condemnable, that challenges, rather than stifles, the individual imagination. The Last of Summer is a love triangle and a battle of wits, pitching a stage actress, the French ingénue Angèle, against an accomplished domestic performer, her potential mother-in-law, Hannah Kernahan. In the end, it is Hannah who wields ‘neutrality’ – both Ireland's in the war and her pretended neutrality in family matters – as a form of coercive power.
Kate O'Brien and Virginia Woolf: Common Ground
Authors: Legarreta Mentxaka Aintzane
Published: May 2018

Convergences in the work of Kate O'Brien and Virginia Woolf range from literary influences and political alignments, to a shared approach to narrative point of view, structure, or conceptual use of words. Common ground includes existentialist preoccupations and tropes, a pacifism which did not hinder support for the left in the Spanish Civil War, the linking of feminism and decolonization, an affinity with anarchism, the identification of the normativity of fascism, and a determination to represent deviant sexualities and affects. Making evident the importance of the connection, O'Brien conceived and designed The Flower of May (1953), one of her most experimental and misunderstood novels, to paid homage to Woolf's oeuvre.
John Lamont of Benmore: A Highland Planter who Died ‘in harness’ in Trinidad
Authors: Mullen Stephen
Published: May 2018

This article traces the rise of John Lamont, a Highland planter in nineteenth-century Trinidad. The island was subsumed into the British Empire in 1802, the third wave of colonization in the British West Indies and just thirty-two years before slavery was abolished. Many Scots travelled in search of wealth and this article reveals how one West India fortune was accumulated and repatriated to Scotland. John Lamont travelled from Argyll in the early 1800s, eventually becoming part of the Trinidad's plantocracy class and recipient of a major sum of compensation on the emancipation of slavery in 1834. Unlike many other Scots in the British West Indies, however, Lamont remained in situ in the post-emancipation period and was thus an exception to the sojourning mindset identified in previous studies. Lamont's status as an ‘every-day planter’ undoubtedly contributed to his major fortune which, despite his residency in the colonies, was dispersed in the lower Highlands of Scotland amongst his paternal family, the Lamonts of Knockdow. The article also surveys modern representations of John Lamont: a Highland planter who, in his own words, achieved his wish to die ‘in harness’ in Trinidad.
A Fuzzy Path Selection Strategy for Aircraft Landing on a Carrier
Authors: Su Xichao , Wu Yu , Song Jingyu , Yuan Peilong
Published: May 2018

Landing is one of the most dangerous tasks in all the operations on an aircraft carrier, and the landing safety is very important to the pilot and the flight deck operation. Nowadays, the landing safety of carrier aircraft is improved by designing an automatic landing controller and by training the pilot to increase his/her control ability. However, the importance of choosing the landing path has not been investigated thus far. In this paper, the problem of landing path selection for an aircraft carrier is studied as there are several candidates corresponding to different situations. A fuzzy path selection strategy is proposed to solve the problem considering the fuzziness of environmental information and human judgment, and the goal is to provide the pilot with a more reasonable decision. The strategy is in view of the idea of Fuzzy Multi-attribute Group Decision Making (FMAGDM), which has been widely used in industry. Firstly, the background of the landing path selection is given. Then, the factors influencing the decision making are abstracted to build the conceptual model. A TOPSIS-based group decision-making method is developed to denote the preference of each decision maker for each alternative route, and the optimal landing path under the current environment is determined taking into account the knowledge and the weight of both the pilot and the landing console operator (LCO). Experimental studies under different setups, i.e., different environments, are carried out. The results demonstrate that the proposed path selection strategy is validated in different environments, and the optimal landing paths corresponding to different environments can be determined.
Nanocomposite Antimony-Germanate-Borate Glass Fibers Doped with Eu3+ Ions with Self-Assembling Silver Nanoparticles for Photonic Applications
Authors: Zmojda Jacek , Miluski Piotr , Kochanowicz Marcin
Published: May 2018

Recently, nanocomposite glass materials embedded with silver particles and lanthanide ions have been widely investigated. The main interest is a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) phenomenon, which, as a result of nanometric particles’ interaction with external electromagnetic waves, has led to the enhancement of rare-earth luminescence. In most works, nanoparticles are created in photonic glass by annealing for various times; however, the most discussion of this field in the literature is dedicated to the practical use of plasmonic effect in optical fibers. In this paper, the effect of silver ions on the luminescent properties of europium ions in antimony-germanate-borate (SGB) glass fibers is presented. The glass was synthesized by a standard melt-quenching technique, and glass fiber was drowned at 580 °C. The analysis of Ag+ ions content, as well as heat-treatment (hT) time, show an increase of almost 36% in emissions at 616 nm for glass fiber co-doped with 0.1Ag+/0.2Eu3+ ions after a 2 h annealing process. In the experiment, the interaction mechanism was investigated in terms of localized SPR, in each step of the glass fiber fabrication process. Moreover, we demonstrate that the self-assembling of silver nanoparticles onto a glass fiber surface is possible only for fiber co-doped with 0.6Ag/0.2Eu ions. This non-conventional, bottom-up technique of thin film was analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) measurements.
Development of a Polyphenol Oxidase Biosensor from Jenipapo Fruit Extract (Genipa americana L.) and Determination of Phenolic Compounds in Textile Industrial Effluents
Authors: Antunes Rafael , Ferraz Denes , Garcia Luane , Thomaz Douglas , Luque Rafael , Lobón Germán , Gil Eric , Lopes Flávio
Published: May 2018

In this work, an innovative polyphenol oxidase biosensor was developed from Jenipapo (Genipa americana L.) fruit and used to assess phenolic compounds in industrial effluent samples obtained from a textile industry located in Jaraguá-GO, Brasil. The biosensor was prepared and optimized according to: the proportion of crude vegetal extract, pH and overall voltammetric parameters for differential pulse voltammetry. The calibration curve presented a linear interval from 10 to 310 µM (r2 = 0.9982) and a limit of detection of 7 µM. Biosensor stability was evaluated throughout 15 days, and it exhibited 88.22% of the initial response. The amount of catechol standard recovered post analysis varied between 87.50% and 96.00%. Moreover, the biosensor was able to detect phenolic compounds in a real sample, and the results were in accordance with standard spectrophotometric assays. Therefore, the innovatively-designed biosensor hereby proposed is a promising tool for phenolic compound detection and quantification when environmental contaminants are concerned.
Breathing Pattern Interpretation as an Alternative and Effective Voice Communication Solution
Authors: Elsahar Yasmin , Bouazza-Marouf Kaddour , Kerr David , Gaur Atul , Kaushik Vipul , Hu Sijung
Published: May 2018

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems tend to rely on the interpretation of purposeful gestures for interaction. Existing AAC methods could be cumbersome and limit the solutions in terms of versatility. The study aims to interpret breathing patterns (BPs) to converse with the outside world by means of a unidirectional microphone and researches breathing-pattern interpretation (BPI) to encode messages in an interactive manner with minimal training. We present BP processing work with (1) output synthesized machine-spoken words (SMSW) along with single-channel Weiner filtering (WF) for signal de-noising, and (2) k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) classification of BPs associated with embedded dynamic time warping (DTW). An approved protocol to collect analogue modulated BP sets belonging to 4 distinct classes with 10 training BPs per class and 5 live BPs per class was implemented with 23 healthy subjects. An 86% accuracy of k-NN classification was obtained with decreasing error rates of 17%, 14%, and 11% for the live classifications of classes 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The results express a systematic reliability of 89% with increased familiarity. The outcomes from the current AAC setup recommend a durable engineering solution directly beneficial to the sufferers.
A New Strategy to Control and Eradicate “Undruggable” Oncogenic K-RAS-Driven Pancreatic Cancer: Molecular Insights and Core Principles Learned from Developmental and Evolutionary Biology
Authors: Van Sciver Robert , Lee Michael , Lee Caroline , Lafever Alex , Svyatova Elizaveta , Kanda Kevin , Collier Amber , Siewertsz van Reesema Lauren , Tang-Tan Angela , Zheleva Vasilena , Bwayi Monicah , Bian Minglei , Schmidt Rebecca , Matrisian Lynn , Petersen Gloria , Tang Amy
Published: May 2018

Oncogenic K-RAS mutations are found in virtually all pancreatic cancers, making K-RAS one of the most targeted oncoproteins for drug development in cancer therapies. Despite intense research efforts over the past three decades, oncogenic K-RAS has remained largely “undruggable”. Rather than targeting an upstream component of the RAS signaling pathway (i.e., EGFR/HER2) and/or the midstream effector kinases (i.e., RAF/MEK/ERK/PI3K/mTOR), we propose an alternative strategy to control oncogenic K-RAS signal by targeting its most downstream signaling module, Seven-In-Absentia Homolog (SIAH). SIAH E3 ligase controls the signal output of oncogenic K-RAS hyperactivation that drives unchecked cell proliferation, uncontrolled tumor growth, and rapid cancer cell dissemination in human pancreatic cancer. Therefore, SIAH is an ideal therapeutic target as it is an extraordinarily conserved downstream signaling gatekeeper indispensable for proper RAS signaling. Guided by molecular insights and core principles obtained from developmental and evolutionary biology, we propose an anti-SIAH-centered anti-K-RAS strategy as a logical and alternative anticancer strategy to dampen uncontrolled K-RAS hyperactivation and halt tumor growth and metastasis in pancreatic cancer. The clinical utility of developing SIAH as both a tumor-specific and therapy-responsive biomarker, as well as a viable anti-K-RAS drug target, is logically simple and conceptually innovative. SIAH clearly constitutes a major tumor vulnerability and K-RAS signaling bottleneck in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Given the high degree of evolutionary conservation in the K-RAS/SIAH signaling pathway, an anti-SIAH-based anti-PDAC therapy will synergize with covalent K-RAS inhibitors and direct K-RAS targeted initiatives to control and eradicate pancreatic cancer in the future.
Artificial Biocatalytic Linear Cascades to Access Hydroxy Acids, Lactones, and α- and β-Amino Acids
Authors: Schrittwieser Joerg , Velikogne Stefan , Kroutil Wolfgang
Published: May 2018

α-, β-, and ω-Hydroxy acids, amino acids, and lactones represent common building blocks and intermediates for various target molecules. This review summarizes artificial cascades published during the last 10 years leading to these products. Renewables as well as compounds originating from fossil resources have been employed as starting material. The review provides an inspiration for new cascade designs and may be the basis to design variations of these cascades starting either from alternative substrates or extending them to even more sophisticated products.
Fe Oxides Loaded on Carbon Cloth by Hydrothermal Process as an Effective and Reusable Heterogenous Fenton Catalyst
Authors: Yang Honghui , Shi Bofang , Wang Silan
Published: May 2018

Iron based heterogeneous Fenton catalysts are attracting much attention for its economic and environmental friendly characteristics. In this study, iron oxides loaded carbon cloth (assigned as Fe@CC) was prepared using hydrothermal hydrolysis of Fe(NO3)3. The specific surface area of Fe@CC determined by N2 adsorption–desorption Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method was up to 1325.5 m2/g, which increased by 81.8% compared with that of native carbon cloth mainly due to the loading of iron oxide. XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) spectra confirmed that the iron oxide on the carbon surface included mainly FeOOH. Its heterogeneous Fenton-like activity was determined using Acid Red G as a model substrate for degradation. Fe@CC maintained high and relatively stable activity during 11 tests, and it showed high COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) removal efficiency and high apparent H2O2 utilization efficiency. The homogeneous Fenton reaction using the amount of leached Fe(III) suggested that the surficial reaction on Fe@CC was dominant. The stability and the mechanism for gradual decrease of activity during the first 4 tests were also discussed.
Mild Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Novel Vanadyl Selenite-Hydrogen Selenite Phase, Na[VO(SeO3)(HSeO3)]·1,5H2O
Authors: Canossa Stefano , Predieri Giovanni , Graiff Claudia
Published: May 2018

Single crystals of Na[VO(SeO3)(HSeO3)]·1,5H2O have been prepared by solvent slow evaporation from an equimolar aqueous mixture of sodium selenite and vanadyl sulfate. The overall arrangement consists of VO6 octahedra, [SeO3]2− and [HSeO3]− anions forming a strong backbone with channel-like voids, while sodium cations participate in the framework, ensuring the overall charge balance. The crystal packing of the material features channels with a star-shaped section showing a mean aperture of 6.10 Å with the oxygen atoms of the V=O moieties pointing towards the interior of the cavities. Their dimensions are the narrowest reported until now in vanadium selenite compounds. Disordered sodium cations with occupancy factor of 0.5 are found in the star-shaped section cavities together with disordered water molecules, interacting with each other via hydrogen bonds.
Feynman Paths and Weak Values
Authors: Flack Robert , Hiley Basil
Published: May 2018

There has been a recent revival of interest in the notion of a ‘trajectory’ of a quantum particle. In this paper, we detail the relationship between Dirac’s ideas, Feynman paths and the Bohm approach. The key to the relationship is the weak value of the momentum which Feynman calls a transition probability amplitude. With this identification we are able to conclude that a Bohm ‘trajectory’ is the average of an ensemble of actual individual stochastic Feynman paths. This implies that they can be interpreted as the mean momentum flow of a set of individual quantum processes and not the path of an individual particle. This enables us to give a clearer account of the experimental two-slit results of Kocsis et al.
The Platform Development of a Real-Time Momentum Data Collection System for Livestock in Wide Grazing Land
Authors: Zhang Liang , Kim Jongwon , LEE Yongho
Published: May 2018

In the process of animal husbandry production through grazing, animals are active in large grassland or mountain areas, and it is very difficult to obtain and deal with the information on animal activity and state of life. In this paper, we propose a platform for operation of data transmission and analysis system which gathers activity and status information of livestock. The data collected in real time from integrated livestock sensor modules are anticipated to assist farmers to supervise animal activities and health. While at the same time the improvements of viable farming techniques are expected to reduce the impact of the livestock industry on the environment. For the individual management of target livestock, the data collection system needs a convergence technology with a physical active sensor, a wireless sensor network and solar power technology to cover the wide area of mountains. We implemented a momentum data collection system to collect and transfer the information of ecological and situations of livestock in grazing, which include sensor and communication modules, repeaters with solar panels to cover the problems of communications in wide grazing and a receiver connected to main server. Besides, in order to prevent data collisions and deviations on multiple transmitter operation, we renewed the format of the communication protocol and made a platform to analyze animal activities information by software. Finally, the system and platform were applied and tested in National Rural Development Administration in Republic of Korea.
Energy Efficiency of China’s Iron and Steel Industry from the Perspective of Technology Heterogeneity
Authors: Wang Xiaoling , He Feng , Zhang Linfeng , Chen Lili
Published: May 2018

This paper investigates energy efficiency with the presence of undeniable outputs, efficiency gaps across regions, and determinants of inefficiency of the Chinese Iron and Steel (IS) industry by combining hybrid measure technology and the meta-frontier approach. Empirical results obtained from analyses based on panel data spanning 2010–2015 reveal the necessity of green transition of the IS industry. Simultaneously addressing power supply, environmental impacts, and value creation of energy is still one of the most formidable challenges facing the IS industry nowadays. Moreover, distinct spatial heterogeneity in technology exists extensively across the regions. Energy efficiency of the IS industry in the eastern region performed the best, whereas the central and western areas fell behind due to the intension of managerial failure and expansion of the technology gap. Based on the findings, general and regional-specific policy implications and suggestions are posited.
Local Stability Analysis and Controller Design for Speed-Controlled Wind Turbine Systems in Regime II.5
Authors: Dirscherl Christian , Hackl Christoph M.
Published: May 2018

The paper presents a local stability analysis for machine speed control of wind turbine systems (WTS) in regime II.5, where the control objective is set-point reference tracking of the machine speed via a PI-controller. Stability criteria for the controller parameters are derived. Based on these criteria, the controller parameters are chosen by pole placement. Moreover, a model-based tuning rule is proposed which leads (i) to a stable and (ii) to an accurate and fast control performance. The control system is additionally augmented by anti-windup (AWU) and saturation (SAT) strategies to enhance its performance. Simulation results illustrate stability and tracking performance of the closed-loop system.
Comparing Urban and Rural Household CO2 Emissions—Case from China’s Four Megacities: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing
Authors: Huang Rui , Zhang Shaohui , Liu Changxin
Published: May 2018

CO2 emissions caused by household consumption have become one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Studying household CO2 emissions (HCEs) is of great significance to energy conservation and emissions reduction. In this study, we quantitatively analyzed the direct and indirect CO2 emissions by urban and rural households in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing. The results show that urban total HCEs are larger than rural total HCEs for the four megacities. Urban total per capita household CO2 emissions (PHCEs) are larger than rural total PHCEs in Beijing, Tianjin, and Chongqing, while rural total PHCEs in Shanghai are larger than urban total PHCEs. Electricity and hot water production and supply was the largest contributor of indirect HCEs for both rural and urban households. Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing outsourced a large amount of indirect CO2 emissions to their neighboring provinces.
Short-Term Forecasting of the Output Power of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System Using a Metaheuristic Approach
Authors: Seyedmahmoudian Mehdi , Jamei Elmira , Thirunavukkarasu Gokul , Soon Tey , Mortimer Michael , Horan Ben , Stojcevski Alex , Mekhilef Saad
Published: May 2018

The rapidly increasing use of renewable energy resources in power generation systems in recent years has accentuated the need to find an optimum and efficient scheme for forecasting meteorological parameters, such as solar radiation, temperature, wind speed, and sun exposure. Integrating wind power prediction systems into electrical grids has witnessed a powerful economic impact, along with the supply and demand balance of the power generation scheme. Academic interest in formulating accurate forecasting models of the energy yields of solar energy systems has significantly increased around the world. This significant rise has contributed to the increase in the share of solar power, which is evident from the power grids set up in Germany (5 GW) and Bavaria. The Spanish government has also taken initiative measures to develop the use of renewable energy, by providing incentives for the accurate day-ahead forecasting. Forecasting solar power outputs aids the critical components of the energy market, such as the management, scheduling, and decision making related to the distribution of the generated power. In the current study, a mathematical forecasting model, optimized using differential evolution and the particle swarm optimization (DEPSO) technique utilized for the short-term photovoltaic (PV) power output forecasting of the PV system located at Deakin University (Victoria, Australia), is proposed. A hybrid self-energized datalogging system is utilized in this setup to monitor the PV data along with the local environmental parameters used in the proposed forecasting model. A comparison study is carried out evaluating the standard particle swarm optimization (PSO) and differential evolution (DE), with the proposed DEPSO under three different time horizons (1-h, 2-h, and 4-h). Results of the 1-h time horizon shows that the root mean square error (RMSE), mean relative error (MRE), mean absolute error (MAE), mean bias error (MBE), weekly mean error (WME), and variance of the prediction errors (VAR) of the DEPSO based forecasting is 4.4%, 3.1%, 0.03, −1.63, 0.16, and 0.01, respectively. Results demonstrate that the proposed DEPSO approach is more efficient and accurate compared with the PSO and DE.