bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH PENDEKATAN MODELLING DAN PENGETAHUAN AWAL TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR (Studi Eksperimen pada Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris kelas V SD Cendana Pekanbaru)
Authors: Jakfar M , Jasrial Jasrial , Mukhaiyar Mukhaiyar
Published: April 2018

The learning process should be presented more varied and ivonative. Modeling approach is one alternative that is used. This study aims to reveal Effect of Initial modeling approach and ability to learn English Results, whereas the problems presented in this study are: (1) whether there are differences in student learning outcomes of the modeling approach to student learning in the conventional?, (2) whether students who have prior knowledge modeling approach to obtain high with higher learning outcomes of the students' learning in the conventional?, (3) whether the student has the ability to lower the initial modelling approach to obtain higher learning outcomes of the students to learn the conventional?, (4) whether there is an interaction between the modeling approach and the ability early on student learning outcomes?.This research is a quasi experimental design with a design factorial by 2 x 2. The research was conducted in Pekanbaru Cendana Junior High School even semester academic year 2013/2014. Samples were taken with a random sampling technique porposive. Data were collected through the end of the test. Data were analyzed by t test and analysis of variance.The results of data analysis showed that the results of student learning with higher modeling approach of the learning outcomes of students who learned in the conventional. The results of students learning English by high initial ability taught modeling approach is higher than conventional learning. The results of students learning English is based on a low initial ability taught modeling approach is higher than conventional learning. There is no interaction modeling approach and ability early on student learning outcomes.
STEREOTYPING IN THE CLASSROOM: PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Authors: Aufa Fauzul
Published: April 2018

Teaching and learning languages involve more than targeting grammatical and lexical knowledge. To achieve communicative competence in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context, EFL learners need to develop their intercultural competence. This article proposes one of influential aspects of target culture (i.e. stereotypes) that may be encountered by EFL learners in learning. Further, the author argues why learners need to be exposed with stereotyping features across cultures and how this can be incorporated into English Language Teaching (ELT) by providing an example of teaching activities that can be adapted in a language classroom. Briefly, it is expected that this article may provide EFL teachers with a better understanding of integrating intercultural elements of a target language in their teaching practice. In turn, this may be useful to facilitate EFL learners in developing their intercultural communicative competence particularly with regards to cultural stereotype features.
AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF MY LOVER, MY FRIEND
Authors: Suratni Suratni
Published: April 2018

This article is based on an annotated translation research. The object of the research is an English novel My Lover My Friend, written by Suprina Frazier. The purpose of this research are (1) to attain factual information concerning the problems faced by the researcher in translating the source text; (2) to give plausible solutions to the difficulties. In conducting this annotated translation research, the researcher involved the introspective and retrospective research. The result of the research covered two main point. First, the finding reveals that from the 25 difficult problems, six were words, seven were phrases, two were idioms, four were clauses, and six were sentences. However in this journal, the researcher took ten items to be annotated. Second, those difficulties were solved by referring to the relevant theories of translation and English-Indonesian languages.
PRAKTEK KEKUASAAN DAN DOMINASI GURU DI DALAM KELAS DITINJAU DARI STRUKTUR WACANA PEDAGOGIK PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Authors: Hamzah Hamzah , Ningsih Kurnia
Published: April 2018

This study is aimed at exploring the way the English teachers at senior high schools exercise power and domination during the teaching and learning process. Conversation analysis and critical discourse analysis were used to analyze the data. The data were generated from thirty transcripts of classroom interaction comprising of two academic hour session for each transcript. The findings of this study revealed that the English teacher still exercised strong power and domination in the classroom. Most exchanges were initiated by the teacher (93%), and the students involvements were limited to providing responses in accordance with the information initiated by their teacher. The teachers’ domination was also seen in the length of the turns. The teachers normally had extended turn comprising one clause or more, while students’ contributions were normally short consisting of one word, one phrase, and one clause was the longest in each turn. Beside the two indicators, the teachers’ power and domination were seen in controlling the topic, giving instruction, asking close questions and providing correction. Key words: conversation, classroom discourse, power and domination
MONEY POLITICS DALAM PENYELENGARAN PEMILIHAN UMUM DI KOTA PARIAMAN
Authors: Putra Eka Vidya
Published: April 2018

Penelitian ini mengungkap perilaku politik uang di Pariaman. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara dan studi pustaka. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa money politics dilakukan hampir oleh semua calon legislatif. Politik uang dilakukan di berbagai sistem, seperti uang tunai, bantuan untuk organisasi, bantuan infrastruktur, dan sebagainya.
PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PEMBANGUNAN EKOWISATA SUNGAI PINANG
Authors: Fitriani Erda , Selinaswati Selinaswati , Mardhiah Desy
Published: April 2018

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menjelaskan partisipasi masyarakat Nagari Sungai Pinang dalam pembangunan ekowisata. Pembangunan pariwisata dapat berjalan dengan baik jika adanya partisipasi masyarakat. Masyarakat Nagari Sungai Pinang telah mengembangkan pariwisata di daerahnya sejak tahun 2004 sebelum dikembangkannya kawasan wisata maritim Mandeh pada tahun 2014 oleh pemerintah. Destinasi wisata Nagari Sungai Pinang dikenal oleh wisatawan dengan istilah The Hidden Spot of Paradise. Untuk menggali partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembangunan ekowisata dilakukan penelitian dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan dengan metode observasi partisipasi, wawancara mendalam (Indept interview) dan studi dokumen. hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembangunan pariwisata di Sungai Pinang merupakan hasil pemikiran, perencanaan yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat secara mandiri dipelopori oleh kaum muda. Partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembangunan wisata meliputi proses perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pemanfaatan hasil, dan evaluasi pembangunan.
STUDI PENGARUH KEMANDIRIAN MAHASISWA YOGYAKARTA TERHADAP PERSTASI AKADEMIK: RESPON 60 MAHASISWAWI DI YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Hidayat Muhammad
Published: April 2018

Penelitian makalah ini adalah tentang hubungan antara independen dan prestasi di kalangan mahasiswa di Yogyakarta. Asumsi dari makalah ini adalah Enverinment of dormithory memiliki pengaruh terhadap prestasi dan prestasi di kalangan mahasiswa di Yogyakarta. Metodologi penelitian ini adalah Kuantitatif. Ada 60 mahasiswa untuk peserta penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian ini adalah variabel akademik seperti Indeks Prestasi (IP) yang tidak digaungkan oleh apapun dalam bentuk variabel lingkungan dormithory meliputi jenis pesantren, angket, tindakan yang diambil jika masalah dengan dosen, seperti pembolosan dan jam kerja yang panjang. Belajar di luar jam kelas Apalagi saat mereka bermasalah dengan dosen, dan kelas yang tidak terjangkau.
BULAN BINTANG DI BAWAH KUASA BERINGIN: PARMUSI PADANG PARIAMAN MASA ORDE BARU
Authors: Salam Abdul
Published: April 2018

Sejak berakhirnya Demokrasi Terpimpin, eks pimpinan Masyumi awalnya berharap Presiden Soeharto bersedia untuk merehabilitasi, sekaligus mengizinkan partai “bulan bintang” itu tampil di pentas politik. Namun, harapan itu kandas dan rezim militer hanya mengizinkan Partai Muslimin Indonesia (Parmusi) –sebagai representasi perwakilan Islam modernis. Sejak saat itu, Parmusi berdiri di seluruh Indonesia, termasuk di Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk melihat kiprah Parmusi dalam Pemilu 1971 yang banyak intrik dibawah pengaruh Golkar sebagai partai pemerintah masa itu. Metode historis yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini terdiri atas pengumpulan sumber (heuristik). Setelah heuristik, dilakukan kritik terhadap sumber temuan; interpretasi; dan historiografi.Parmusi Cabang Padang Pariaman berdiri tahun 1968, yang awalnya digagas oleh tokoh-tokoh eks Masyumi. Beragam intrik dan intervensi sengaja dilancarkan pemerintah Orde Baru, melalui Pelaksana Khusus Daerah (Laksusda). Intervensi itu, mulai dari mencampuri urusan rumah tangga partai, hingga dalam pelaksanaan kampanye, yang sering menguntungkan Golkar. Pelemahan terstruktur yang dilakukan pada masa itu, hanya mempunyai satu tujuan, yakni mendorong Golkar sebagai gerbong utama, sedangkan Parmusi hanya menjadi partai “semu” dalam menyemarakkan pesta demokrasi pertama masa Orde Baru.
School Adaptation Character Development Policy to Support Halal Tour in East Lombok Regency (Case Study at Senior High School in East Lombok Regency)
Authors: Sati Lilis
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this research was to provide guidance on the development of school adaptation character in East Lombok Regency to support halal tourism. The method used was a mixed method with data collection conducted by Purposive Sampling and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results and discussion of alternative policy direction of adaptation character development of school of East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia are: (1) Religious with activity form that is: Hafidz Al-Qur'an at tourist place (2) Creative with activity form that was: Creating souvenir from Islamic nuanced materials on skill subjects (3) Caring for Environment with the form of activities that was: Make the slogans of environmental care in a place that has an important role in the development of character adaptation to support halal tourism in the district of East Lombok.
Improving Students’ Religious Character in Geography Learning by Using Problem Based Learning Model on Natural Disaster Adaptation and Mitigation in State Senior High Schools in Mandau District
Authors: Andriani Yeni
Published: April 2018

Abstract

This research was aimed to describe the development os students’ religious character in Geography Learning Pby using Problem Based learnig model on the materials of natural disaster adaptation and mitigation in State senior high schools (SMAN) in Mandau District. The data showed students’ low religious character in Geography learning. One of the causes is inappropriate learning model implemented by the teacher. in Geography laerning, a teacher should be able to develop students’ religious character in the learning process so that the purpose of character based education can be achieved. To solve this problem, the teacher implemented problem based learning model because this model was able to improve students’ religious character in Geography learning. This research employed mixed method research (Sugiyono, 2012). the participants of this research were Geography teachers, students, Education Office and Principlas. techniques of data collection were observation and interview. The data was then analyzed by calculating its percentage, scoring and followd by data reduction, data interpretation, data presentation and conclusion. All of the process was conducted to obtaine informations related to Problem Based learning model implementation on Geography subject in SMAN of mandau Distrisct.

The result of the research concluded that students’ religious character could be improved through the implementation of Problem Based Learning model in Geography classroom in SMAN of Mandau District.
Geography Master's Knowledge of Learning Models that Can Establish Islamic Spatial Character Students in SMA Negeri Kabupaten Lombok Timur, Indonesia
Authors: Afriza Zulti
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this research is to analyze the teacher's knowledge about the learning model that can shape the spatial character of Islamic students and analyze the students' Islamic character in the geography learning model at SMA Negeri in Kabupaten Lombok Timur. This type of research uses a qualitative approach. Technique of collecting data by observation, interview and documentation, research instrument is researcher own. Technique Data analysis in this research is done with Miles and Huberman model. The result of the research shows that Jigsaw learning model can shape the spatial character of the Islamic student. The Islamic characters formed in the Jigsaw learning model are teamwork, caring, respectful of others' opinions, responsible, and independent. Islamic spatial character is not littering, planting trees as a form of environmental preservation, not picking flowers in the school environment.
Carbon Stocks Estimate of Padang City West Sumatra Province
Authors: Triyatno Triyatno
Published: April 2018

The most fundamental problem in this research is land cover change into settlement area and open land that occurred are high in Padang City, so the forest has reduced. If cover land of forest reduced, while population, industry and transportation growth increase the environmental gap due to plants absorbing emissions released by human activity is reduced. As a result the surface temperature becomes warmer. If this is left continuously, the hydrometeorology disaster will threaten Padang City. In general, this research aims to determine how the phenomenon of climate change that occurred in Padang City based on the estimation of carbon stocks in accordance with land cover. Analysis of the occurrence of climate change can be known based on the tendency of temperature data and rainfall data contained in Padang City. In addition, climate change can be analyzed based on changes in land cover and carbon stocks. Based on the result, it is known that Padang City since 1989 experienced considerable changes, especially changes from forest to settlements and mixed land. That land cover changes, indirectly cause the carbon stocks of Padang City also decreased. This is because other land cover rather than forests have low carbon stocks, especially settlements and open land that do not have carbon stock. Carbon stocks reduced, it is assumed to cause increasing air temperature and reducing rainfall.
Identification of Coastal Vulnerability at The North Pagai Island of Mentawai Using Smartline Method
Authors: Mutmainah Herdiana , Putra Aprizon
Published: April 2018

Climate change and global warming have a negative impact on coastal, especially small islands. Abration and floods can be very danger and need response to minimize the disaster risks. A simple and practical method is needed to inform the location and type of coastal vulnerability and its risks along coastal segments. Smartline is a coastal management method that represents the geomorphology of coastal, hinterland and shoreline. The North Pagai is a small island, a part of the Mentawai Islands that located at the west offshore of Sumatra Island and one of the under developed areas in Indonesia. The island is surrounded by the Hindia Ocean and located on a subduction path of tectonic plate that prone to earthquakes and Tsunami. High rainfall, strong winds, the complexity of coastal morphology and also the majority of coastal residents and limited infrastructure make the problems more complicated. Tsunami in 2010 (7.7 Mw) caused the change of shoreline getting worst on The East Coast of The North Pagai Island. This study aims to identify the coastal vulnerability using Smartline method. The research was conducted on April and September 2016. The result concludes that physical aspect shows Saumangaya and Matobe Village at high and also very high level of vulnerability hence Sikakap Village at very high level. The socio-economic aspect shows that The Sikakap Village is more advanced but contrary more vulnerable to disaster in terms of population density and complex activities. The North Pagai Island is a vulnerable island from physical and socio-economic aspects.
HUBUNGAN KEBIASAN MEMBACA DENGAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS MAHASISWA PROGRAM SARJANA KEPENDIDIKAN BAGI GURU DALAM JABATAN (PSKGJ) TOBASA
Authors: Simaremare Rumasi
Published: April 2018

This study aims to determine the relationship had been reading habit by writing articles Undergraduate Student Education for Teachers Tobasa. The hypothesis of this research are : There is a significant relationship between the reading habits of college students with the ability to write articles Bachelor (S1) Education for Teachers (PSKGJ) Tobasa. The method used in this research is corelation method. The entire student population (PSKGJ) Tobasa totaling 143 people with the sample 45 people were taken by random sampling technique proporsional. As a questionnaire data collection instruments and test the ability to write articles. Ability tests are used to obtain data on the ability of students to write articles and questionnaires to obtain data reading habits. Before the questionnaires used first tested for validity and reliability. The data analysis technique is to present the descriptive statistical analysis of data and inferential statistics to test hypothesis. His findings were: there is a significant positive relationship reading habits and the ability to write articles through correlation coefficient of 0.532.
Using a Shading Tool to Reform Window designing due to Solar Radiation
Authors: Qurraie Bahar Sultan , Beyhan Figen
Published: March 2018

Sun is the significant criterion that plays the most important role in architectural design. The sun's heat and radiation interact with the designed components of form and façade. These shading elements exhibit different expressions according to the structure orientation and the sun position. According to the climate of structure’s location, the expressions are being used to better respond to the environment in sustainable architecture.

In order to get to this point, it is very important to calculate the shading geometry and solar energy during the day and to provide more suitable systems in glass and window designing.  According to this, in order to arrive at more suitable shading systems by supporting MATLAB program, the software is written by taking the previous works as basis and closing some of their mistakes. According to the climate data, this program takes the plan drawings of window’s zone and some other information of window, the annual shading simulations are presented.  Due to these simulations incident solar radiation of window, essential element of cooling load increasing in summer calculated. Furthermore window designing will be occurred by these simulations. So for the future works the user can import the glass or other datum of window or shading monument to design more efficiency.
Causes of delay in construction projects: The case of oil and gas projects
Authors: Kazemi Aliyeh , Katebi Ali , Kazemi Mohammad-Hossein
Published: March 2018

Successful implementation of construction projects is one of the key factors for economic development of every country. Every year, a major part of the countries’ capital is allocated to civil and infrastructure projects, most of which are implemented with delay. Construction projects are often criticized for overrunning time and budgets. Analyzing the factors causing delay is essential with the aim of omitting them and timely implementation of these projects. Research to identify the reasons and causes of delays have been conducted in different countries and by various researches. In this paper, various research has studied different factors affecting construction projects delays have been studied. These factors have been identified in four groups consisted of owner, consultant, conductor, and other factors. Moreover, on account of the importance of oil and gas projects, the mentioned factors for these kinds of projects are taken into consideration. The results showed that change orders and changes in scope of work by owner, delay in reviewing of documents by consultant, inadequate experience and knowledge and errors during construction by contractor, and low productivity of laborer have been indicated as key factors comparing with the other as crucial factors causing delay in the oil and gas construction projects.
Every Story Has Two Sides: Co-Production in the Financial Service Industry
Authors: Wu Li-Wei
Published: March 2018

Co-production is an important process that alters value creation and improves relationships between service providers and their customers. Much service research has emphasized the importance of service employees as boundary spanners that interact with customers by co-production. Service employees frequently engage in co-production requirements. Such practice allows customers and service employees to access and leverage resources residing in their relationships. Clearly, marketing literature focuses on the bright side of co-production. Nevertheless, the costs and potential negative consequences associated with the dark side of co-production must be further considered. Therefore, this study aims to present a conceptual framework that explores the relationships among co-production, co-production enjoyment, co-production intensity, service effort, job stress, and employee satisfaction, and their effects on customer satisfaction. Furthermore, this study seeks to propose how the effects of co-production on co-production enjoyment, co-production intensity, service effort, job stress depend on the self-efficacy of customers and self-monitoring by service employees. This study provides interesting theoretical insights and valuable managerial implications as regards the positive and negative aspects of co-production and encourage service employees to perform service effort while minimizing job stress. Most importantly, this study provides an understanding of the specific process of co-production to enhance customer and employee satisfaction.
Review on Quality Models for Open Source Software and its reflection on Social Coding
Authors: ElFadl Ragia Abo , Salah Akram , Kamel Amr
Published: March 2018

Social Coding Sites (SCSs) are social media services for sharing software development projects on the Web, many open source projects are currently being developed on SCSs. Assessing the quality is a crucial element for better selection of a specific project serving people requirements or needs. In this paper, we reviewed existing traditional models which evolved prior the evolution of open source software as well as open source quality models. We evaluated the selected models according to their reflection with respect to social coding project success factors: sociality, popularity, activity and supportability. Eight models were included in our research as we only selected models that introduces explicit metrics well defined for measuring, neither a process nor a generic methodology.  Based on our selection criteria, a summary of the findings we obtained is that existing models doesn’t fully consider or cover social factors for open source software evaluation hence there is a need for a model to measure the maturity / quality of open source projects from social factors perspective. We have also evaluated the existing models against a selected open source project hosted on social coding GitHub to assess each model applicability. Some of the measurements from the existing models were not applicable for evaluation.
Development of Mobile Fatwa Application for the Selangor State of Mufti Department
Authors: Ahmad Syarbaini , Rahman Khirul Nizam Ab , Basri Mokmin , Masrup Noor Azli Mohamed
Published: March 2018

Fatwa is an important reference of Muslims to seek of contemporary explanations regarding the Islamic law on new matters in their life affairs. It is the opinion of the scholars authoritative as mufti or related posts given mandate by the government to proclaim it as a guide to Muslims according to their waqi'. However, it is not widely accessed by the community to be guided in their lives. This e-fatwa application development initiative is intended to help facilitate information on fatwa disseminated to the public. It will be developed based on android mobile operating system since it is very popular and widely used in the current technology. The method of development of this apps is through comparison with other existing applications before provide a new and improve our own apps. Then it will assess the effectiveness of functionality of the apps from the perspective of the end user. The target user of this apps is for Muslims and specifically to Selangor state in Malaysia.
Conceptual Design of Low Altitude Unmanned Small Hybrid Airship
Authors: Dag Fatih Mehmet , Tamer Ozgur
Published: March 2018

In the last two decades, popularity of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) are at their peaks. Their capacities and abilities are advancing day by day in parallel with development of science and technology. They are doing almost everything what conventional aircrafts are doing except passenger transfer, for now. Despite an UAS can be controlled from thousands of miles away, they are still limited in range and endurance because of their energy storage capacities. Most of the energy sources of an aircraft is used against to gravitational force. However, Lighter Than Air(LTA) gases like helium, hydrogen etc. provides an option to aircrafts using lifting capacity of these gases and combination of lifting capacity of LTA gases and mechanical forces produced by engines allows engineers to create hybrid airships. Hybrid Airships gains flight altitude by using static lifting force of lighter than air gases in addition of the mechanical force which is produced by the propulsion system of the vehicle. Engines makes necessary maneuver with direction units to control the airship in all directions. Static lift from the LTA gases provide additional payload capacity to vehicle without consuming energy. Therefore, unlike the conventional aircrafts, hybrid airship has more flight duration than the others and more payload capacity. Aim of this work is, developing a low-cost small hybrid airship by using static lift force of the lighter than air gases and present to advantages of hybrid aircrafts.
Glutathionylation: a regulatory role of glutathione in physiological processes
Authors: Dominko Kristina , Đikić Domagoj
Published: March 2018

Glutathione (γ-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine) is an intracellular thiol molecule and a potent antioxidant that participates in the toxic metabolism phase II biotransformation of xenobiotics. It can bind to a variety of proteins in a process known as glutathionylation. Protein glutathionylation is now recognised as one of important posttranslational regulatory mechanisms in cell and tissue physiology. Direct and indirect regulatory roles in physiological processes include glutathionylation of major transcriptional factors, eicosanoids, cytokines, and nitric oxide (NO). This review looks into these regulatory mechanisms through examples of glutathione regulation in apoptosis, vascularisation, metabolic processes, mitochondrial integrity, immune system, and neural physiology. The focus is on the physiological roles of glutathione beyond biotransformational metabolism.
Education Rights Development in Accordance with European Jurisprudence of Strasbourg
Authors: Kuka Erdi , Shatku Saimir , Tauzi Ermal
Published: March 2018

Every society has its dynamic, economic, political and social development, which is closely related to the education right in the country and the priority given to it by the particular state-owned bodies created in this context. In the modern period, when globalization and technology are stretched out almost in every vital activity, and the society education plays a central role by helping generations about their skills. A society proves emancipation when all its citizens have access in all legislative and law enforcement structures by shareing their contribute to developing and testing skills in order to find new ways and development forms, related to education. The purpose of this paper is to show the education progress in Albania in accordance with European Jurisprudence of Strasburg, which has played a decisive role in protecting this important human right. Through analyzing the concrete cases dealt with by this court, as well as comparing the national legislation provisions with those issues, we will be able to see the results achieved in the education rights field by the Albanian state through the implementation of those provisions. As a conclusion, it should be acknowledged that the final result achieved in this paper, will help us to improve and develop one of the most relevant rights of the individual human being.
Extensive Proliferation of Cd4+ Lymphocyte by Both Phytohaemagglutinin A and Anti-Cd2/Cd3/ Cd28 Macsibeads
Authors: Mirzakhani M. , Shahbazi M. , Darvish S. , Mohammadnia-Afrouzi Mousa
Published: March 2018

Background: Lymphocytes proliferate considerably following appropriate stimulation in vitro. Autologous T cells are obtained from whole blood or tissue sites in relatively limited amounts. We need a method to expand these cells efficiently, study their functions and manipulate them to create appropriate cells for transferring to the patient with infection and cancer. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine proliferation ability of two different stimulators on CD4+ lymphocytes. Methods: Lymphocytes were isolated from blood samples of healthy donors after removing adherent cells (monocytes).The efficacy of MACSiBead™ coated with anti-CD2, anti-CD3, anti-CD28 (anti-CD2/CD3/CD28) was compared with Phytohaemagglutinin A (PHA) on CD4+ lymphocytes proliferation using carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) in cell culture media. The percentage of proliferating cells was analyzed using flow cytometry. Results: Both stimulators induced extensive proliferation of CD4+ lymphocytes but proliferation ability of PHA was higher compared to stimulation by anti-CD2/CD3/CD28 MACSiBead™. The proliferation rate of cells stimulated by PHA was 93.8% ± 3.37% whereas it was 85.2% ± 4.7% in cells stimulated by anti-CD2/CD3/CD28 MACSiBead™. Conclusions: Our results show that MACSiBead™ along with PHA can be used to obtain a large number of expanded CD4+ lymphocytes.
Sialolipoma of the Parotid Gland: An Uncommon Lipoma Variant of Salivary Gland
Authors: Ghafar M. H. A. , Tuang G. Ju , Mohammad N. M. Y. , Nadarajan Ch. , Abdullah Baharudin
Published: March 2018

Sialolipoma affecting the salivary glands is an uncommon lipoma variant composed of mature adipose tissue mixed with acinar, ductal, basal and myoepithelial cells of normal salivary gland. It has a wide age range at presentation. Generally, the major gland has male predilection while the minor gland has a female preponderance. A diagnostic workup requires CT or MRI to define the exact location and texture of the lesion. Surgical excision is recommended when the tumor progressively increases in size. Prognosis is good whereby no malignant transformation or recurrences has been reported.
H_/H∞ fault detection observer design for a polytopic LPV system using the relative degree
Authors: Zhou Meng , Rodrigues Mickael , Shen Yi , Theilliol Didier
Published: March 2018

This paper proposes an H_/H∞ fault detection observer method by using generalized output for a class of polytopic linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems. As the main contribution, with the aid of the relative degree of output, a new output vector is generated by gathering the original output and its time derivative, and it is feasible to consider H_ actuator fault sensitivity in the entire frequency for the new system. In order to improve actuator and sensor fault sensitivity as well as guarantee robustness against disturbances, simultaneously, an H_/H∞ fault detection observer is designed for the new LPV polytopic system. Besides, the design conditions of the proposed observer are transformed into an optimization problem by solving a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Analyzing the MERS disease control strategy through an optimal control problem
Authors: Aldila Dipo , Padma Herningtyas , Khotimah Khusnul , Desjwiandra Bevina , Tasman Hengki
Published: March 2018

A deterministic mathematical model of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) disease is introduced. Medical masks, supportive care treatment and a government campaign about the importance of medical masks will be involved in the model as time dependent variables. The problem is formulated as an optimal control one to minimize the number of infected people and keep the intervention costs as low as possible. Assuming that all control variables are constant, we find a disease free equilibrium point and an endemic equilibrium point explicitly. The existence and local stability criteria of these equilibria depend on the basic reproduction number. A sensitivity analysis of the basic reproduction number with respect to control parameters tells us that the intervention on medical mask use and the campaign about the importance of medical masks are much more effective for reducing the basic reproduction number than supportive care intervention. Numerical experiments for optimal control problems are presented for three different scenarios, i.e., a scenario of different initial conditions for the human population, a scenario of different initial basic reproduction numbers and a scenario of different budget limitations. Under budget limitations, it is much better to implement the medical mask intervention in the field, rather than give supportive care to control the spread of the MERS disease in the endemic prevention scenario. On the other hand, the medical mask intervention should be implemented partially together with supportive care to obtain the lowest number of infected people, with the lowest cost in the endemic reduction scenario.
Large-scale hyperspectral image compression via sparse representations based on online learning
Authors: Ülkü İrem , Kizgut Ersin
Published: March 2018

In this study, proximity based optimization algorithms are used for lossy compression of hyperspectral images that are inherently large scale. This is the first time that such proximity based optimization algorithms are implemented with an online dictionary learning method. Compression performances are compared with the one obtained by various sparse representation algorithms. As a result, proximity based optimization algorithms are listed among the three best ones in terms of compression performance values for all hyperspectral images. Additionally, the applicability of anomaly detection is tested on the reconstructed images.
An accurate fingerprint reference point determination method based on curvature estimation of separated ridges
Authors: Doroz Rafal , Wrobel Krzysztof , Porwik Piotr
Published: March 2018

This paper presents an effective method for the detection of a fingerprint’s reference point by analyzing fingerprint ridges’ curvatures. The proposed approach is a multi-stage system. The first step extracts the fingerprint ridges from an image and transforms them into chains of discrete points. In the second step, the obtained chains of points are processed by a dedicated algorithm to detect corners and other points of highest curvature on their planar surface. In a series of experiments we demonstrate that the proposed method based on this algorithm allows effective determination of fingerprint reference points. Furthermore, the proposed method is relatively simple and achieves better results when compared with the approaches known from the literature. The reference point detection experiments were conducted using publicly available fingerprint databases FVC2000, FVC2002, FVC2004 and NIST
The existence of positive solutions for Kirchhoff-type problems via the sub-supersolution method
Authors: Yan Baoqiang , O’Regan Donal , Agarwal Ravi P.
Published: March 2018

In this paper we discuss the existence of a solution between wellordered subsolution and supersolution of the Kirchhoff equation. Using the sub-supersolution method together with a Rabinowitz-type global bifurcation theory, we establish the existence of positive solutions for Kirchhoff-type problems when the nonlinearity is singular or sign-changing. Moreover, we obtain some necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of positive solutions for the problem when N = 1.
Some Extensions of Generalized Morphic Rings and EM-rings
Authors: Ghanem Manal , Abu Osba Emad
Published: March 2018

Let R be a commutative ring with unity. The main objective of this article is to study the relationships between PP-rings, generalized morphic rings and EM-rings. Although PP-rings are included in the later rings, the converse is not in general true. We put necessary and sufficient conditions to ensure the converse using idealization and polynomial rings
Some new types of associated curves in Euclidean 3-space
Authors: Özdoğan Sibel , Tuncer O. Oğulcan , Gök İsmail , Yaylı Yusuf
Published: March 2018

In this paper, we introduce the concept of D-direction curve and C- direction curve of a given curve using the alternative frame –N,C,W} in Euclidean 3-space. Furthermore, we define a (N,C) plane curve, a (N,W) plane curve and a (C,W) plane curve of a given curve, and give some results related to them. Finally, we present some illustrated examples for new associated curves.
Declared Pedagogical Values of Coaches at Hungarian Football Academies
Authors: Varga Dániel , Földesi Gyöngyi , Gombocz János
Published: March 2018

This paper is based on empirical research that was carried out in the total population of the coaches employed at Hungarian football academies (N=196). The main objectives of the investigation were to reveal the coaches’ opinions about some major pedagogical views and to discover whether they realize their declared pedagogical values or not. The methods for collecting the data were a self-administered questionnaire, analysis of documents, and semi-structured interviews. The results are presented according to the following sub-topics: The content and the structure of the coaches’ pedagogical values and the place of education in coaching effectiveness. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the disregard of pedagogical values can cause continuous harm to both the athletes and the coaches. The personality of young players suffering from educational and emotional neglect might develop in a one-sided manner. The effect of dysfunctional consequences with the coaches might prevent them from achieving their goals. In the worst case scenario, ignoring the young players’ education can hinder the realization of the coaches’ intended objectives and can result in unintended and adverse outcomes.
5. Enescu at Bălți: History and Contemporaneity
Authors: Tetelea Margarita
Published: March 2018

In the many musicological researches on the encyclopedic creation of the genius Enescu, a very important aspect - the mass distribution of the great violin art - is less reflected. The present investigation fills in this gap by describing the concertistic and charity activity that George Enescu carried out in Bălţi in the interwar period. In Bălţi, this phenomenon is valorized and George Enescu’s name is immortalized by being conferred to the Children’s Music School only after about 80 years, in 1994. From this moment on, a whole array of cultural and artistic and educational activities begins to unfold, the apex of which consists of three editions of the “George Enescu” Festival-Contest where students - musicians from the pre-university artistic education schools - as well as notorious personalities in the interpretative and pedagogical-artistic field from Moldova and Romania compete.
7. Advocating the Poetics of Sound in the Cycle Les Nuits d´Été by Hector Berlioz
Authors: Iațeșen Loredana Viorica
Published: March 2018

By consulting monographies, musicological studies, specialty articles about the personality of romantic musician Hector Berlioz and implicitly linked to the relevance of his significant opera, one discovers researchers’ constant preoccupation for historical, stylistic, analytical, hermeneutical comments upon aspects related to established scores (the Fantastic, Harold in Italy symphonies, dramatic legend The Damnation of Faust, dramatic symphony Romeo and Juliet, the Requiem, etc.). Out of his compositions, it is remarkable that the cycle Les nuits d´été was rarely approached from a musicological point of view, despite the fact that it is an important opus, which inaugurates the genre of the orchestral lied at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of last century. In this study, we set out to compose as complete as possible an image of this work, both from an analytic-stylistic point of view by stressing the text-sound correspondences and, above all, from the perspective of its reception at a didactic level, by promoting the score in the framework of listening sessions commented upon as part of the discipline of the history of music. In what follows, I shall argue that the cycle of orchestral lieder Les nuits d´été by Hector Berlioz represents a work of equal importance to established opera.
2. On the Educational Potential of Folk Dance
Authors: Şuşu Petre
Published: March 2018

Folk dance, described in Folkloristics through notions like traditional dance, or, more often, folk choreography, refers to a specific domain of traditional spirituality, and is the third major component of folklore, alongside traditional literature/literary folklore and traditional music/musical folklore.The relation between folk dance and the Romanian education system is a long-lasting one, having taken various forms and degrees of intensity, as this folklore category offers resources and contents that have been used, and still are, in the education of children, youth, and adults. This article refers to the basic components of folk dance distinguished in Ethnochoreology which can offer useful contents to the process of didactic transposition at different levels of education in the Romanian school.
Characterization and Three Dimensions of the Main Character in Looking for Alaska
Authors: Suardi Utama I Ketut , Asty Senja Pratiwi Putu Ayu , Sena Darmasetiyawan I Made
Published: April 2018

This study is entitled “Characterization and Three Dimensions of the Main Character in Looking For Alaska”. This study is concerned with the method of the characterization based on the three dimensions of the main character and intrinsic elements in the novel. The main purpose of this study is to find out how the author presents the main character in terms of the physiological, psychological, and sociological dimensions. This study was based on library research and used documentation method in collecting data. Then the data obtained were analyzed descriptively using descriptive qualitative method. Some theories of characterization were used such as the theory of characterization proposed by Kenney (1966), the theory of character dimensions by Egri (1960). The data source of this study is a novel entitled Looking For Alaska by John Green (2011). The analysis started with the overview of the biography of John Green and that was followed by the synopsis of the novel, and the data was categorized based on the theories. Based on Kenney’s theory, the main character is shaped through the mixing method of the characterization. In addition, based on Egri’s theory, there are three character dimensions (physiological, psychological, and sociological) involved in the shaping and presentation of the main character.
Kehidupan Buruh Migran dalam Novel Burung-Burung Migran Karya Miranda Harlan dan Sutik A.S.
Authors: Kartika Lita , Sudewa I Ketut , Mas Triadnyani I G.A.A
Published: April 2018

Novel of Burung-Burung Migran by Miranda Harlan and Sutik A.S. is selected as the object of study for several reasons. First, BBM novel contains social issues of migrant workers' lives which is reflected in the story. Second, the novel of BBM tells a conflict how hard the lives of the migrant workers who are fighting for survival. The issues discussed are structural and social aspects of the lives of migrant workers contained in the BBM novel. The theory used in this analysis, namely structural theory that emphasizes the elements of the plot, characterization, and setting. Followed by the theory of sociology of literature that prioritizes literary text as a review in accordance with the theory of Sapardi Djoko Damono. Methods and techniques used in this study are three, namely: (1) methods and techniques of data collection, used literature review which methods and techniques used are the techniques of reading, record; (2) methods and techniques of data analysis used descriptive analysis and then proceed with reading and listening techniques; (3) methods and techniques of presenting the results of data analysis described in the format of a good and correct thesis writing. Based on the results of the analysis can be concluded that, according to Nurgiyantoro structure analysis includes three aspects namely, characterization, plot, and setting. Characterization is divided into main character and additional characters. The main character is Sutik, additional characters, namely: Yamin, Mak-Bapak, Asih, A Beng & A Nyi, Chow & Tessa, Bang Man, Sumiati. Characterization includes three elements namely, physiological, psychological and sociological elements. The plot is divided into three stages, namely the initial stage, middle stage, and the final stage. Chronological plot is used in the BBM novel. The setting is divided into three, i.e. the place, time, and social background. Setting of places, including: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Setting of time is around the year of 1976-2010. Social background tells the society of Tretes Village. The moral aspects of migrant workers that were revealed in this novel is the problem of good and bad moral. The social aspect deals with Sutik's relationship with family, society, and individual. There are two aspects of education, namely formal education and informal education. The cultural aspect describes the behavior of people in Indonesia and in Malaysia. Economic aspects of the BBM novel reveal the problems of changed level of prosperity in the societies in which Sutik’s live in that is Tretes village.