bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from left coronary sinus associated with aneurysm of aortic root
Authors: Tuleutayev Rustem , Urazbekov Daurenbek , Abzaliyev Kuat , Ongarbayev Kyanysh
Published: September 2018

Prevalence of anomalous origin of right coronary artery (RCA) from left coronary sinus in population according to autopsy studies is 0.026%. Origin of left main coronary artery and RCA from opposite sinus of Valsalva with further course of anomalous vessels between aorta and pulmonary artery often is linked to sudden death.  We present a case of anomalous origin of RCA from left coronary sinus and aneurysm of aortic root. Our case demonstrates that when both coronary arteries` ostia are close to each other coronary arteries can be re-implanted on common area.  Firstly, this prevents distention and deformation of coronary arteries that might cause myocardial infarction. Secondly, it reduces time of placing anastomosis thus decreasing period of myocardial ischemia and cardiopulmonary bypass time.
Assessing Collaborative Problem Solving Competency Through Integrated Natural Science Teaching of the Topic “nonmetals” in Chemistry Grade 11
Authors: Lien Vu Phuong
Published: September 2018

Study the structure of collaborative problem solving (CPS) competence through teaching of the topic “nonmetals” using integrated natural science approach, the paper proposes a topic-building process, corresponding indicators, assessment toolkit, and teaching implementation process and measures for the formation and development of students’ CPS competence.

Key words

Competence, collaborative problem solving competency, integrated natural science teaching, teaching properties of nonmetals

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An Analysis of the Determinants of Youth Employment in Rwanda
Authors: Ndagijimana Joseph , Nzasingizimana Tharcisse , Heshmati Almas
Published: September 2018

The main objective of this research is to analyze the determinants of youth employment in Rwanda from the point of view of the demand, supply and the general labor market. An analysis of the data shows that a skill gap is most critical for employment creation and a transition from school-to-work seems problematic. Further, questions remain about what factors influence youth employment in Rwanda and how youth employment is related to poverty reduction and distribution of income. The study uses a multinomial logit model to shed light on the determinants of youth employment status in the country using data from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). It verifies how the current status of youth employment in Rwanda has evolved over time and based on its findings it provides policy recommendations to promote youth employment. The research finds that youth employment in Rwanda is influenced by gender, age, education and geographical location. The finding of this research has implications for the youth unemployment in Kurdistan Region.
Automation Of Independent Path Searching using Depth First Search
Authors: Arwan Achmad , Sagita Denny
Published: September 2018

In a basis path testing, there are independent paths that must be passed/tested at least once to make sure there are no errors in the code and ensure all pseudocode have implemented on the code. Previously, the independent path was generated using the Genetic Algorithm, but the number of iterations influenced the likelihood of the emergence of the corresponding the independent path. Besides, the pseudocode was also unable to be used directly since it must be implemented first, this makes finding an independent path longer because it has to implement the code. This research aims to find out how to find the independent path directly from pseudocode using a graph and how well the Depth First Search algorithm in finding the independent path. It was chosen because it was able to find the paths from a point to a particular point in a graph. The result of the system accuracy test was able to find the correct independent path as much as 52 from 76 test data, where the result of accuracy is 68.4% on average.
MINAT MEMBACA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PG-PAUD FKIP UNTAN PONTIANAK
Authors: Halida Halida
Published: September 2018

Interest in reading is not something to be born just like that in a person, but something that belongs to someone for granted, but is something that can be developed. The general objective of this study was to determine the interest in reading students of PG-PAUD FKIP Untan. The results obtained from the research that is done on aspects of the feeling of pleasure with reading activities, students who receive a lower category, namely 11, 26%, being 33.52% and the category is quite high at 36, 54%. Higher category obtained a percentage of 18.68%. That means a low student interest in reading for pleasure with the feelings aspects of the activity of reading. For the aspects of awareness of the importance of reading, students who receive lower categories, namely 9.07%, 12.64%, and the category was quite high at 36.95%. For high category obtained percentage of 41.35%. Judging from the above data, the percentage of these were included in the analysis. Aspects aspects of attention to the activities of students obtained reading books that fall within the low at 7.56%, currently 27.05%, and the category is quite high at 50.13%. Judging from the percentages then being included in the analysis. It can be concluded that the interests of students Prodi PG-PAUD FKIP Untan still low. It is strongly advised Prodi PG-PAUD students in general and students of PG-PAUD force in 2013 specifically to continue to increase interest in reading by way penchant frequently visit the campus library and local libraries to read anything what.
PENGETAHUAN GURU MENGENAI SISTEM PEMBELAJARAN ALAMIAH OTAK DI TK MUJAHIDIN 1 PONTIANAK
Authors: Yuniarni Desni
Published: September 2018

Anak akan optimal dalam belajar apabila pembelajaran yang diberikan oleh guru sesuai dengan karakteristik perkembangannya. Proses pembelajaran itu sendiri terdiri dari komponen yang berbeda-beda,  yang saling terkait satu sama lain. Komponen yang dijadikan  fokus dalam penelitian ini adalah proses pembelajaran, yaitu bagaimana proses penyampaian materi pembelajaran dilakukan oleh guru di PAUD.  Barbara K. Given dalam bukunya Brain Based Teaching (2007) mengatakan bahwa pendidikan lebih dari sekedar meraih standar pembelajaran tertentu, pendidikan identik dengan mengembangkan keinginan untuk belajar, memahami cara belajar dan menerapkan praktek pengajaran berdasarkan bagaimana sesungguhnya otak berfungsi. Mengacu pada pendapat Barbara diatas, proses penyampaian materi pembelajaran yang diberikan oleh guru kepada anak didiknya di TK hendaknya disesuaikan dengan bagaimana cara  kerja otak anak dalam belajar. Pendidikan memiliki tujuan mengoptimalkan penggunaan otak. Tidak saja untuk aspek rasional-kognitif, tetapi  juga emosi, fisik dan spiritual. Otak yang optimal adalah otak yang semua potensinya teroptimalkan dengan baik. Untuk dapat mengoptimalkan kerja otak dengan cara yang natural, Barbara menyebutnya sistem pembelajaran alamiah otak, yaitu sistem pembelajaran  emosional, sosial, kognitif, fisik dan reflektif. Kelima sistem pembelajaran alamiah otak tersebut merupakan satu kesatuan yang harus ada dalam sistem pembelajaran yang disampaikan oleh guru kepada anak didiknya. Penelitian  yang berkaitan dengan bagaimana kinerja otak anak usia dini dalam proses pembelajaran penting dilakukan untuk mengoptimalkan hasil pembelajaran pada anak usia ini, oleh karena itu peneliti tertarik untuk mengetahui sejauhmana pengetahuan yang dimiliki oleh para guru TK dengan metode deskriptif dan menggunakan angket dan lembar wawancara sebagai alat pengumpul datanya. Metode analisis yang yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif persentase. Hasil  dari penelitian ini menunjukkan para guru di TK Mujahidin Pontianak memiliki pengetahuan yang sangat baik terhadap metode pembelajaran berbasis kinerja otak.
UPAYA PENINGKATAN AKTIVITAS BELAJAR MELALUI STRATEGI GROUP RESUME
Authors: Maryani Maryani
Published: September 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan : (1) Ingin mengetahui kemampuan siswa didalam melaksanakan pembelajaran akhlak dengan menggunakan  strategi group resume;  (2) Ingin mengetahui pelaksanaan tindakan siklus I untuk meningkatkan kemampuan pembelajaran akhlak melalui  strategi group resume (3) Ingin mengetahui pelaksanaan tindakan siklus II untuk meningkatkan kemampuan pembelajaran akhlak melalui  strategi group resume.  Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V SDN 04 Pontianak Timur yang berjumlah 34 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data digunakan dengan data catatan, data instrumen, data tentang situasi belajar mengajar dikelas, data penilaian siklus I dan data penilaian siklus II. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siklus I perolehan pelaksanaan pembelajaran menjadi 67,91 (70%) kategori baik. Siklus II perolehan pelaksanaan pembelajaran sebesar 80,41 (83%) kategori baik sekali.
MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VI SDN 33 SUNGAI SAMBAS PADA PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA SEMESTER GENAP TAHUN PELAJARAN 2016/2017 DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA LEMBAR KERJA SISWA (LKS)
Authors: Norniati Norniati
Published: September 2018

ABSTRAKSebagian besar siswa/siswi di kelas VI SDN 33 Sungai Sambas mendapat nilai tidak tuntas saat ujian tengah semester pada pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia. Siswa terlihat banyak tidak menguasai soal-soal yang diberikan oleh guru saat ujian, padahal seluruh standar kompetensi dan kisi-kisi ujian telah disampaikan dan diberikan kepada siswa. Dan saat proses pembelajaran berlangsung terliahat secara kasat mata siswa paham terhadap materi yang disampaikan. Setelah guru mencoba merefleksi dan melakukan sedikit menganalisis tentang proses pembelajaran yang telah dilaksanakan selama setengah semester genap ini, tedapatlah suatu sumber permasalahan rendahnya nilai siswa pada pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia kelas VI semester genap tahun pelajaran 2016/2017 di SDN 33 Sungai Sambas yaitu siswa tidak mendapatkan latihan soal yang beragam dari guru baik disaat pelaksanaan pembelajaran juga saat tugas pekerjaan rumah. Guru hanya memberikan satu atau dua latihan dengan bentuk soal yang sama di setiap pertemuaan nya. Berdasarkan hasil refleksi tersebut maka penulis mencoba melakukan suatu tindakan perbaikan pembelajaran dengan memanfaatkan media LKS untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia kelas VI semester genap tahun pelajaran 2016/2017. Setelah pelaksanaan perbaikan pembelajaran tersebut dilaksanakan terdapatlah suatu hasil yang mengembirakan saat dilaksanakan evaluasi hampir 80% nilai siswa mencapai ketuntasan.Kata kunci : Lembar, Kerja, Siswa
PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN TUNTAS DALAM MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM PADA SISWA KELAS IV SD
Authors: Suharti Suharti
Published: September 2018

Abstrak : Belajar memerlukan keterlibatan mental dan kerja siswa sendiri. Penjelasan dan pemeragaan semata tidak akan membuahkan hasil belajar yang langgeng. Biasanya yang bisa membuahkan hasil belajar yang langgeng hanyalah kegiatan belajar aktif. Agar belajar menjadi aktif siswa harus mengerjakan banyak sekali tugas. Mereka harus menggunakan otak, mengkaji gagasan, memecahkan masalah, dan menerapkan apa yang mereka pelajari. Belajar aktif harus gesit, menyenangkan, bersemangat dan penuh gairah. Siswa bahkan sering meninggalkan tempat duduk mereka, bergerak leluasa dan berfikir keras (moving about dan thinking aloud) Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimanakah pengaruh model pembelajaran tuntas dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam pada siswa Kelas IV SDN 22 Penjalaan Kecamatan Simpang Hilir Kabupaten Kayong Utara. Untuk meningkatkan prestasi dan motivasi siswa dalam belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam, khususnya di SDN 22 Penjalaan Kecamatan Simpang Hilir Kabupaten Kayong Utara, salah satunya yaitu dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran tuntas. Dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran ini diharapkan prestasi serta motivasi belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam dapat meningkat. Setelah melalu penelitian tindakan kelas dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran tuntas terbukti dapat meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam, hal ini terlihat dengan terjadinya peningkatan ketuntasan belajar siswa dalam setiap siklus, yaitu siklus I (66,67%), siklus II (75,56%), siklus III (86,67%).
MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR PELAJARAN IPS MELALUI GABUNGAN METODE CERAMAH DENGAN METODE BELAJAR AKTIF MODEL PENGAJARAN AUTENTIK
Authors: Suryanto Suryanto
Published: September 2018

Abstrak:Dalam mengajar, guru jarang sekali menggunakan satu metode, karena mereka menyadari bahwa semua metode ada kebaikan dan kelemahannya. Penggunaan satu metode lebih cenderung menghasilkan kegiatan belajar mengajar yang membosankan bagi anak didik. Jalan pengajaran pun tampak kaku. Anak didik terlihat kurang bergairah belajar. Kejenuhan dan kemalasan menyelimuti kegiatan belajar anak didik. Kondisi seperti ini sangat tidak menguntungkan bagi guru dan anak didik. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan (action research) sebanyak tiga siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu: rancangan, kegiatan, pengamatan, refleksi, dan refisi. Sasaran penelitian ini adalah siswa Kelas IV SDN 07 Sei. Mata-mata Kabupaten Kayong Utara semester ganjil tahun pelajaran 2016/2017. Data yang diperoleh berupa hasil tes formatif, lembar observasi kegiatan belajar mengajar. Dari hasil analisis didapatkan bahwa prestasi belajar siswa mengalami peningkatan dari siklus I sampai siklus III yaitu, siklus I (67,65%), siklus II (79,41%), siklus III (91,17%). Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah gabungan metode ceramah dengan metode pengajaran autentik dapat berpengaruh positif terhadap motivasi belajar Siswa Kelas IV SDN 07 Sei. Mata-mata Kabupaten Kayong Utara semester ganjil tahun pelajaran 2016/2017 serta model pembelajaran ini dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu alternatif pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial.
PENINGKATAN PRESTASI BELAJAR PAI MATERI WUDHU MELALUI METODE DEMONSTRASI PADA SISWA KELAS II SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Wijiati Wijiati
Published: September 2018

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui metode demonstrasi dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswa dengan materi wudhu pada siswa kelas II SDN 1 Sukadana Tahun 2017. Penelitian tindakan kelas ini menggunakan metode demonstrasi dengan cara memperagakan atau mempertunjukkan kepada siswa suatu proses, situasi yang sedang dipelajari sehingga proses penerimaan siswa terhadap pelajaran akan lebih berkesan secara mendalam. Penelitian ini merupakan PTK dengan 3 siklus melalui 4 tahapan yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi dan refleksi. Subyek penelitian ini sebanyak 32 siswa. Hipotesis yang diajukan adalah jika metode demonstrasi dapat digunakan dengan baik dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswa mata pelajaran PAI pada siswa kelas II SDN 1 Sukadana Tahun 2017. Indikator keberhasilan 75% dengan KKM sebesar 75. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan observasi.Teknik analisis data dengan rumus untuk mengetahui nilai rata-rata dan presentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa prestasi belajar pada siklus I sebesar 44% atau 14 siswa dengan KKM 75, siklus II sebesar 56% atau 18 siswa dengan KKM 75 dan pada siklus III sebesar 81% atau 26 siswa untuk materi rukun wudhu dan sebesar 87,5% atau 28 siswa untuk materi sunah wudhu dengan KKM 75. Peningkatan prestasi belajar siswa pada siklus I ke siklus II sebesar 12% dengan KKM 75, peningkatan prestasi pada siklus II ke siklus III dengan materi rukun wudhu sebesar 25% dan pada materi sunah wudhu sebesar 31,5%.
Recommendations for Reporting Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Measurements
Authors: Gabelica Valerie , Afonso Carlos , Barran Perdita E. , Benesch Justin L. P. , Bleiholder Christian , Bowers Michael T. , Bilbao Aivett , Bush Matthew F. , Campbell J. Larry , D. G. Campuzano Iain , Causon Tim J. , Clowers Brian H. , Creaser Colin , De Pauw Edwin , Far Johann , Fernandez-Lima Francisco , Fjeldsted John C. , Giles Kevin , Groessl Michael , Hogan, Jr. Christopher J. , Hann Stephan , Kim Hugh I. , Kurulugama Ruwan T. , May Jody C. , McLean John A. , Pagel Kevin , Richardson Keith , Ridgeway Mark. E. , Rosu Frédéric , Sobott Frank , Shvartsburg Alexandre A. , Thalassinos Konstantinos , Valentine Stephen J. , Wyttenbach Thomas
Published: September 2018

Here we present a guide on ion mobility mass spectrometry experiments, which covers both linear and nonlinear methods: what is measured, how the measurements are done, and how to report the results, including the uncertainties on mobility and collision cross section values. The guide aims to clarify some possibly confusing concepts, and the reporting recommendations should help researchers, authors and reviewers to contribute comprehensive reports, so that the ion mobility data can be reused more confidently. Starting from the concept of the definition of the measurand, we emphasize that (i) mobility values (K0) depend intrinsically on ion structure, the nature of the bath gas, temperature, and E/N, (ii) ion mobility does not measure surfaces directly, but collision cross section (CCS) values are derived from mobility values using a physical model, (iii) methods relying on calibration are empirical (and thus may provide method-dependent results) only if the gas nature, temperature or E/N cannot match those of the primary method. Our analysis highlights the urgency of a community effort towards establishing primary standards and reference materials for ion mobility, and provides recommendations to do so.
Maqas¯ . id Realisation in Islamic Finance: Components of Framework for Measurement Index
Authors:   The Editor, Journal of Islamic Business and Management, Ayub Muhammad
Published: September 2018

While Islamic finance has developed impressively across the globe, efforts have been initiated to measure the growth, its socio-economic impact and realizing the objectives for which the new system has been introduced. Some spade work has been done by experts from the platform of Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Devloping Banks (IDB), while Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and some individual researchers have made efforts at preparing rating scales/indices for measuring overall performance, Shar¯ı‘ah Compliance (SC) and governance. IRTI is considering about the comprehensive Socio-Economic Development that is multidimensional in nature and may involve other institutions like the State institutions and the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working for poverty alleviation or socio-economic development. This paper, however, focuses on developing the scales for measurement of the objective achievement by Islamic banks and financial institutions. Indices and rating scales are necessary to enable the stakeholders to make an opinion about any Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions (IBFIs’) adherence to Shar¯ı‘ah principles and its performance in fiduciary capacity. As SC is the raison d’etre of Islamic finance, the paper suggests two separate streams for the rating, one for measuring the SC level and the other for governance and fiduciary responsibilities. The both have been given weightage of 100 separately. Ultimate rating could be calculated by adding the score of the both streams. It has been suggested that in case any IBFI fails to get a certain minimum benchmark for SC, say 51 per cent, the rating assigned could be ‘non-satisfactory’, although it might get relatively good rating for the Governance stream. For the purpose of rating scale, the paper suggests weightages for various modes/instruments/products keeping in view their level of SC as also their role in realizing maq¯as. id al-Shar¯ı‘ah. Practically, however, it has been suggested that AAOIFI may like to constitute a Panel of Shar¯ı‘ah Scholars and Finance Professionals to decide the weightages to be given to various products for deciding Shar¯ı‘ah and governance based rating of the IBFIs. The paper concludes that introduction of suitable rating scales would be helpful in disciplining the IBFIs in terms of SC, governance and performance.
Antecedents of General Consumer Attitude Towards Religious Advertising in Pakistan
Authors:   PhD Scholar at National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan, Farooq Ch. Umar , Raza Irfan ,   Lecturer at National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan, Ur-Rehman Muhammad Zia ,   Asstt. Prof. at National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan, Bhatti Muhammad Waqas ,   An Independent Research Scholar, Islamabad, Pakistan
Published: September 2018

Using positivistic perspective, this paper seeks to investigate the antecedents of general consumer attitude towards religious advertising in Pakistan. We tried to check the impact of various aspects including affection, hedonic pleasure, social image, product information, attitude as an instrument and attitude as an institution on religious advertising. For this purpose a research design based on regression analysis was used as it is an appropriate way to test relationships between six predictor variables and one predicted dependent variable. Online survey was used to investigate the antecedents of the General Attitude towards Religious Advertising (GARA). In total, 576 closed-ended questionnaires were filled from respondents. After analysis, the research shows that Attitude Institution (AI), affection and social image are strong predictors of the GARA. However, other variables like attitude instrument, product information and hedonic pleasure are not significant predictors. Moreover social image and product information have negative relation with GARA. As this study involved students as a sample, not diverse as a group in terms of demographics, the results cannot be generalized to the population. The findings of this study serve as the guiding tool for marketing professionals especially for top management. This study helps in adopting the appropriate appeal to influence customers through religious advertising. This paper fills a gap in the research as there were few studies done on the subject. This paper has presented the ways to improve practices of religious advertising
Impact of Advertising Effectiveness on Behavioral Brand Loyalty with Mediating Effect of Self-Brand Connection: Evidence from the Islamic Banking Sector in Pakistan
Authors:   Ph.D scholar at FMS, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan 1Unit Head Islamic Banking, Learning and Core Development Division-HR & Learning Group, Bank Alfalah Limited, Nemati Ali Raza , Ahmed Shahzad ,   Head, Undergrad; FMS, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan, Khan Khurram ,   Associate Professor, FMS and Chairman, Riphah Centre of Islamic Business (RCIB), Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Published: September 2018

This study is aimed at building the relationship between advertisement effectiveness and behavioral brand loyalty by investigating the mediating impact of self-brand connection. The Islamic banking sector has been selected for this study in which, top 3 full-fledged Islamic banks and top 3 banks with Islamic banking branches in Pakistan have been selected through convenient sampling,. It is a time-lagged study and data were collected through reliable and valid questionnaires for T1, T2, and T3, respectively across Pakistan from Islamic Banking Branches (IBBs). The respondents were the costumers using the services of IBBs. The results show that advertisement effectiveness and self-brand connection have a strong positive relationship with the behavioral brand loyalty. Results also indicate that the self-brand connection mediates the relationship between advertisement effectiveness and behavioral brand loyalty. Thus, it indicates that self-brand connection is an important factor that can enable the consumers to evaluate the corporation’s products or services by the expression of behavioral brand loyalty and distinguish them from those offered by the competitors. In addition, a number of implications with regard to theory and managerial practice have been suggested.
Making hay while the sun shines: envisioning New Zealand’s state-diaspora relations
Authors: Gamlen Alan
Published: September 2018

The diaspora is a long-term feature of New Zealand’s migration system and its political landscape. Yet the New Zealand government does not have a coherent approach towards it. Why not? It cannot be because nothing important is happening: around 850 New Zealanders emigrate in the average week, and around one in five New Zealanders now lives abroad. Moreover, while not a first-order policy issue in itself, this is important across a range of policy areas, and occasionally requires urgent government attention. A more likely explanation for the absence of coherence is that New Zealand still sees itself as a migrant-receiving country, and that the diaspora has been a political hot potato, making level-headed debate difficult.
Public money and electioneering: a view from across the Tasman
Authors: Orr Graeme
Published: September 2018

This article compares some key aspects of political finance regulation in Australia and New Zealand. It centres on public money and electioneering expenditure. These are treated in three sections: expenditure limits; incumbency benefits, such as government advertising and parliamentary entitlements; and direct public funding of electioneering. A comparison paper by Joo-Cheong Tham explores private money in politics, in particular donations and their disclosure.
Infrastructure: new findings for New Zealand
Authors: Grimes Arthur
Published: September 2018

Infrastructure is a crucial input into economic production, and provision of infrastructure is a key avenue through which government may materially raise economic productivity. Recognising the importance of infrastructure investment, the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology granted Motu and its research partners a four-year research grant to examine the impacts that infrastructure investments have on New Zealand’s economic development. The programme has resulted in a range of empirical research studies that examine the impacts of specific and general infrastructure investments in this country. It has also resulted in contributions addressing theoretical and funding aspects related to infrastructure investment.
Investing in infrastructure
Authors: Deegan Michael
Published: September 2018

Investing in infrastructure is not a question. It is, for any nation, not only inevitable and vital, but also essential. Without infrastructure, nations, economies, individuals and communities have no future. It is as simple as that. Energy, water, transport, telecommunications: without any or all a nation cannot operate, much less prosper and grow. People’s lives could not be lived. Business could not operate. City planning, growth and just getting around would become chaotic.
Infrastructure investment: supporting better decisions
Authors: Boshier John
Published: September 2018

This article is about making decisions on infrastructure. It is about widening the menu of methods used to evaluate infrastructure investment proposals. The article summarises the findings and recommendations of the report Infrastructure Investment: supporting better decisions, produced by the New Zealand Centre for Advanced Engineering (CAENZ) hosted at the University of Canterbury (Boshier et al., 2010).  The objective of the infrastructure study is to examine whether existing frameworks fully capture the goals of increasing the productivity of the economy and improving the social and environmental outcomes of infrastructure projects.
Applying complexity theory to New Zealand public policy: principles for practice
Authors: Eppel Elizabeth , Matheson Anna , Walton Mat
Published: September 2018

Interest in the development of complexity theory and its application to policy and social sciences has been accelerating over the last decade.  Drawing on three pieces of recent New Zealand research, this article aims to provide an introduction to complexity theory for policy practitioners and researchers, highlighting principles of complexity theory relevant to improving policy practice and the positive impact of interventions.
An assessment of proposed changes to the child support formula
Authors: Birks Stuart
Published: September 2018

It is important that children are raised free from poverty and with full support from their families/whānau. However, many children spend some or all of their childhood with their parents living apart. Policies aim to limit the harm this might do, with one important but controversial aspect being child support. As part of a review of the New Zealand child support scheme, a consultation document was released in September 2010 (Dunne, 2010), building in part on a paper by researchers in the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on the costs of children (Claus et al., 2009). This assessment paper backgrounds the current child support situation and consultation. It then considers aspects of the consultation, namely: (1) the estimation of costs of children, (2) the resulting proposed child support formula, and (3) broader issues related to child support.
Values, welfare and work: aspects of the labour market and welfare dependency
Authors: Jackson Fraser
Published: September 2018

What is described as long-term welfare dependency is perceived to be a serious problem and was the focus of the terms of reference of the Welfare Working Group (WWG). An examination of the way the labour market works indicates that we can expect some people in the labour market to show exactly the characteristics described as welfare dependency, with long periods of support from the welfare system. From this perspective, much welfare dependency is generated by the economic system, not personal characteristics. Personal characteristics still matter, but they influence who needs welfare, not the total amount needed. Changing incentives, as proposed by the WWG, may not change the situation very much.
Policy advice and the pursuit of public value
Authors: Mintrom Michael
Published: September 2018

High-quality policy advice is an essential component of effective modern government. At its best, policy advice draws on the appropriate analysis of sound evidence to indicate directions for government action. At a more mundane level, policy advice in the form of situational analysis is required by Cabinet ministers to keep them abreast of developments within the purview of their respective portfolios. When informed by programme evaluation, policy advice can tell us whether current policies are delivering the valued outcomes that were anticipated when those policies were first adopted.
Coordination of policies and governance: regime requirements in Dutch freshwater management
Authors: De Boer Cheryl , Bresser Hans , Kuks Stefan
Published: September 2018

Sustainable development presents public authorities with many challenges. Increasing steering capacity, legitimising current actions to address intergenerational benefits, and developing capacity to incorporate learning while dealing with complexities and uncertainties are needed to address upcoming dilemmas (Bressers and Rosenbaum, 2003). Consequently, the coordination of policies across policy domains and governance scales is essential.
The embedded temporality of tools for managing the future
Authors: Wallace Derek
Published: September 2018

A strong focus in political and policy circles on ‘managing’ the future – most visible during the latter half of last century in tools and techniques of central and strategic planning – was itself the outcome of an explosion of interest, dating from the beginning of that century, in the idea of establishing a science of administration. This idea was in turn related to the burgeoning throughout the 19th century of the social sciences, and of ‘governmentality’ in general (Wallerstein, 1991; Dean, 1999). In the early 1900s, Charles Merriam, a political scientist who later headed the United States National Resources Planning Board, coined a term which is emblematic of this whole development. The proper object of politics, he wrote, was no longer ‘the art of the traditional’ but ‘the science of constructive social control’ (quoted in Marini, 2001, 29).
Sir Frank Holmes: public economist
Authors: Hawke Gary
Published: September 2018

For 60 years Frank Holmes was a colossus of New Zealand’s social and economic development. At the centre of his career was the university, and especially the Institute of Policy Studies. When he left the university for the second time, Frank said two significant things: first, that nobody who had contributed to his first farewell should feel obliged to contribute again; and secondly, that his heart was in the university and would remain so. It did. He never left.
Usability of the international HAVNet hepatitis A virus database for geographical annotation, backtracing and outbreak detection
Authors: Kroneman Annelies , de Sousa Rita , Verhoef Linda , Koopmans Marion P G , Vennema Harry ,   on behalf of the HAVNet network
Published: September 2018

Background

HAVNet is an international laboratory network sharing sequences and corresponding metadata on hepatitis A virus in an online database. Aim: We give an overview of the epidemiological and genetic data and assess the usability of the present dataset for geographical annotation, backtracing and outbreak detection. Methods: A descriptive analysis was performed on the timeliness, completeness, epidemiological data and geographic coverage of the dataset. Length and genomic region of the sequences were reviewed as well as the numerical and geographical distribution of the genotypes. The geographical signal in the sequences was assessed based on a short common nt stretch using a 100% identity analysis. Results: The 9,211 reports were heterogeneous for completeness and timeliness, and for length and genomic region of the sequences. Some parts of the world were not represented by the sequences. Geographical differences in prevalence of HAV genotypes described previously could be confirmed with this dataset and for a third (1,075/3,124) of the included sequences, 100% identity of the short common sequence coincided with an identical country of origin. Conclusion: Analysis of a subset of short, shared sequences indicates that a geographical annotation on the level of individual countries is possible with the HAVNet data. If the current incompleteness and heterogeneity of the data can be improved on, HAVNet could become very useful as a worldwide reference set for geographical annotation and for backtracing and outbreak detection.
Tensions in the Swedish Fritidshem Mathematics Curriculum: a Policy Enactment Perspective
Authors: Wallin Anna , Norén Eva , Valero Paola
Published: September 2018

In 2016 the Swedish fritidshem got its own curriculum where mathematics is formally introduced. The space where students can experience informal forms of mathematics in activities derived out of their own interest risks being slowly transformed into a schoolified form of mathematics, steered by teachers and striving for learning effectiveness. A policy enactment perspective was used to investigate the material, interpretive and discursive dimensions of the enactment process. Based on document analysis, observations and interviews in two cases, tensions between two different and competing discourses were identified: one driven by student’s interests and one driven by teacher’s mathematical agenda. The meaning of fritidshem math will configure in the tensions about what counts as desirable forms of mathematical activity in practice.
Sayısal Renk Parametreleri İle Bazı Fiziksel ve Kimyasal Toprak Özelliklerinin Tahmini
Authors: Budak Mesut , Günal Hikmet , Süer Mustafa , AKBAŞ Fevzi
Published: September 2018

Tarım topraklarının fonksiyonlarının sürdürülebilirliği doğru tanımlanmaları, uygun idare edilmeleri ve toprak kalitesinde zaman içerisinde meydana gelen değişimin izlenmesi ile mümkün olabilir. Toprak özelliklerinin klasik yöntemlerle belirlenmeleri oldukça uzun zaman, maliyet ve iş gücü gerektirdiğinden, üreticiler çoğu zaman toprak analizi yaptırmaktan kaçınmaktadır. Bu çalışma, bir kolorimetre ile kolaylıkla belirlenebilen sayısal renk parametrelerinin geniş bir tarımsal araziden alınan toprakların bazı fiziksel ve kimyasal özellikleri ile olan ilişkilerini belirlemek ve sayısal renk parametrelerinin toprak özelliklerinin tahmininde kullanılabilirliğini araştırmak için yürütülmüştür. Bu amaçla, yoğun tarımsal üretimin yapıldığı Tokat, Kazova’da 63 noktadan 0-30 cm derinliklerinden alınan örneklerin renk parametreleri (L, a ve b), kil, kum ve silt içeriği, toprak reaksiyonu (pH), elektriksel iletkenlik (EC), kireç içeriği, organik madde (OM), tarla kapasitesi (TK), solma noktası (SN), agregat stabilitesi (AS), değişebilir katyonlar (Na, K ve Ca), katyon değişim kapasitesi (KDK) ve demir (Fe) konsantrasyonu belirlenmiştir. Toprağın parlaklık (L) ve kırmızılık (a) değerleri ile kil, kireç, AS, SN, TK, KDK, Ca, Na, ve K arasında önemli düzeyde negatif (P<0.01) bir korelasyon tespit edilmiştir. Regresyon analizi “L” parametresinin AS, kireç içeriği, KDK, EC ve değişebilir Na’un tahmininde başarılı bir şekilde kullanılabileceğini göstermiştir.  Benzer şekilde “a” parametresinin çalışılan alandaki toprakların AS (R2=0.65), kireç içeriği (R2=0.64), değişebilir Ca (R2=0.58) ve değişebilir K’un (R2=0.51)   tahmininde tatmin edici bir şekilde kullanılabileceği görülmüştür. Elde edilen sonuçlar, sayısal renk parametrelerinin Kazova topraklarının bir kısım önemli toprak özelliklerinin tahminlerinde güvenilir bir şekilde kullanılabileceklerini ortaya koymuştur. Daha kısa zamanda, az masrafla ve daha fazla sayıda toprak örneğinin karakterize edilebilmesi tarım topraklarının üretkenliklerinin sürdürülebilmesinde daha doğru kararların alınmasını mümkün kılacaktır.
Metal-Gözenekli Silisyum Direk Hidrojen Pili Üretim Parametrelerinin Geliştirilmesi
Authors: ORUÇ Çiğdem , GÜLER Sevinç , LUŞ Hüseyin Murat
Published: September 2018

Gözenekli
silisyum (GS) üretim yöntemi olan, elektrokimyasal aşındırma (anadizasyon)
koşullarının, Metal-Gözenekli Silisyum Direk Hidrojen Pili (Metal-GS-DHP)
elektriksel parametrelerine etkisi oldukça yüksektir. Bu çalışmada 4 temel
anodizasyon koşuluyla (zaman, akım yoğunluğu, hidroflorikasit:su  oranı ve Işık), n tipi, (111) yönelimli, tek
kristal silisyum kullanılarak GS üretilmiştir. Anodizasyon zamanı 5-100 dakika,
akım yoğunluğu 5-75 mA/cm2,
HF:deiyonize H2O oranı 1:1- 1:11 ve ışık şiddeti 1000-7000 lüx
aralıklarında uygulanmıştır .En iyi anodizasyon zamanı 40 dakika ve buna
karşılık gelen Metal-GS-DHP elektriksel pil parametreleri, Voc= 590 mV Isc=30 mA’dir.
En iyi  akım yoğunluğu  20 mA/cm2 ve buna karşılık gelen Metal-GS-DHP elektriksel
pil parametreleri, Voc= 700 mV, Isc=15 mA’dir. En iyi 
HF:H2O oranı 1:3 ve buna karşılık gelen Metal-GS-DHP elektriksel pil
parametreleri, Voc= 420 mV, Isc=10 mA’dir. En iyi ışık şiddeti  4000 lüx ve buna karşılık gelen Metal-GS-DHP
elektriksel pil parametreleri, Voc= 540 mV Isc=18 mA’dir.
Deney sonuçlarından anlaşılacağı üzere Metal-GS-DHP elektriksel pil
parametreleri anodizasyon koşullarına direk bağlıdır.
Büyük ölçekli veri setleri için GPU hızlandırmalı melez bir GA-SVM: Cu-GA-SVM
Authors: PEKER Musa , ÖZKARACA Osman
Published: September 2018

Bu çalışmada Genetik Algoritma
ve Destek Vektör Makinelerinden oluşan melez bir yöntemin CUDA tabanlı hız optimizasyonu
gerçekleştirilmiştir. Makine öğrenmesinde, geliştirilen yöntemlerin yüksek doğruluk
değerlerinde başarı vermesi hedeflenir. Ayrıca önerilen algoritmanın sonuçları bulurken
hızlı bir şekilde çalışması da yine hedeflenen bir durumdur. Bu çalışmada, özellikle
gerçek zamanlı uygulamalarda önemli bir parametre olan hız parametresi dikkate alınmakta
ve verilerin hızlı bir şekilde sınıflandırılması için yeni bir GPU teknolojisi kullanılmaktadır.
Bunun için grafik işlemciler üzerinde programlama yapmamızı sağlayan CUDA programlamadan
yararlanılmıştır. Sınıflandırma algoritması olarak genetik algoritmayla optimize
edilmiş destek vektör makinesi kullanılmıştır. Deneyler 384 CUDA çekirdeğinden oluşan
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX ekran kartına sahip bir bilgisayar üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Büyük ölçekli veri kümeleri üzerinde yapılan deneylerde, CUDA programlamanın sonuçlar
üzerinde pozitif etkilerinin olduğu görülmüştür. Bu şekilde makine öğrenmesi uygulamalarında
sınıflandırma aşamasında grafik işlemciler ile gerçek zamanlı uygulamalar için hızlı
bir sistemin altyapısı oluşturulabilir.
Antalya’da bulunan turizm konaklama tesislerindeki gıdaların mikrobiyolojik kalitesinin incelenmesi
Authors: YILDIRIM İbrahim , BIÇAKÇI Samiye İlknur
Published: September 2018

Çalışma
Antalya’da bulunan turizm konaklama tesislerinden alınan gıda numunelerinin
mikrobiyolojik kalitesinin incelenmesi ve sonuçların değerlendirilmesi amacı
ile yapılmıştır. Bu amaçla araştırma kapsamında Antalya’da bulunan 15 turizm
konaklama tesisinde, müşterilerin tüketimine sunulan 1350 gıdanın mikrobiyolojik
analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmada, numuneler Türk Gıda
Kodeksi Mikrobiyolojik Kriterler Yönetmeliği Ek-1’e göre; Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Koliform, Koagulaz pozitif stafilokoklar,
E.coli O157:H7, Bacillus cereus ve
Maya-Küf, yönünden incelenmiştir. Gıdaların ürün gruplarına göre;
2 adedinde (% 1.36 ) B. cereus,
173 adedinde (% 27.86) E. coli,
27 adedinde (% 23.28) E. coli
(EMS), 2 adedinde (% 16.64) E. coli
O157, 34 adedinde (% 17.65) koliform bakterilere, 39 adedinde
(% 23,78) Koagulaz pozitif stafilokok, 44 adedinde (% 36.36) küf, 33
adedinde (% 27.27) maya, 1 adedinde (% 11.11) Salmonella spp. saptanmıştır. Numunelerde Listeria monocytogenes’ e hiç rastlanmamıştır. Araştırmada, 1350 gıda numunesinin 237’si Türk Gıda Kodeksi
Mikrobiyolojik Kriterler Yönetmeliği Ek-1’de belirtilen limit değerlerin
üstünde; 71 adedi ise limit değerler arasında saptanmıştır. Sonuç olarak,
analize alınan numunelerde limitlerin arasında ve üzerinde olan örnekler
tüketim açısından risk teşkil etmektedir. Bu yüzden turizm konaklama
tesislerinde gıdaların daha güvenilir ve hijyenik olabilmesi için gerekli
düzeltici ve önleyici faaliyetlerin yapılması gerekmektedir.
Rancang Bangun Sistem Pemesanan Tiket Bus Berbasis Mobile Dengan Metode PIECES
Authors: Husna Shabrina Salwa , Fadli Mardhiah , Hajar Dewi
Published: September 2018

PO Handoyo Dumai merupakan perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang transportasi. Sistem pemesanan tiket bus PO Handoyo masih berupa manual yaitu calon penumpang datang langsung ke loket pembelian tiket, calon penumpang harus menunggu untuk mengantri selain itu petugas sulit dalam melayani setiap calon penumpang dalam memesan tiket yang masih menggunakan pencatatan manual. Maka dibutuhkan sistem yang dapat menangani masalah ini, yang berfungsi sebagai jembatan untuk mempermudah dan mempercepat proses pemesanan tiket pada PO Handoyo Dumai tanpa mengharuskan calon penumpang meluangkan waktu khusus untuk datang ke loket pembelian tiket yaitu berupa perangkat mobile  dengan sistem operasi Android. Sistem yang sudah dirancang menerapkan analisa metode PIECES dengan 6 variabel yaitu Analisis kinerja(Performance) 86% menyelesaikan kinerja dengan cepat, analisis informasi(information) 84% memberikan informasi yang berguna, analisis ekonomi(economy) 93% memberikan kehematan, analisis control(Pengendalian) 88% data aman tidak terjadi kesalahan, analisis efisiensi(efficiency) 85% dapat digunakan dengan baik, dan analisis pelayanan(service) 86% kualitas sistem sangat baik dalam pelayanan, uji User Acceptance Test  100% berjalan dengan baik sesuai kinerja, informasi, ekonomis, pengendalian, efficiency, juga pelayanan, dan Black Box Testing telah disetujui berdasarkan 17 butir uji oleh client dan dapat berjalan seusai dengan hasil yang diharapkan.
Eficacia de secador solar tipo túnel con cacao (Theobroma Cacao L.) en Tabasco
Authors: López Cerino Ignacio , Chávez García Elsa
Published: September 2018

El secado de cacao en la región de la Chontalpa, Tabasco, México realizado por los campesinos se realiza principalmente al aire libre en patio de cemento o bien, en secadores construidos con madera. Con este tipo de secado puede haber contaminación con polvo, hongos y animales que afectan la inocuidad del grano seco. Las beneficiadoras de la región emplean gas como insumo para el secado artificial, lo cual incrementa el costo y la huella ecológica de producto obtenido. Durante la temporada seca el proceso de secado requiere hasta 3.5 días y en temporada de lluvias pocos productores la llevan a cabo. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo conocer la eficacia del tiempo de secado de grano de cacao con un secador solar tipo túnel de policarbonato, durante el periodo canicular y la satisfacción por parte del productor participante, en la región de la Chontalpa, Tabasco. Se realizó una prueba en agosto de 2017, con medición de las variables atmosféricas: temperatura y humedad relativa, en una finca ubicada entre las coordenadas 18° 0’ 36’’ latitud norte y 93° 18’ 18’’ longitud oeste. Los resultados obtenidos indican que en 24 h se logra cumplir con el porcentaje de humedad en el grano requerido por la norma NMX-F-352-S-1980 y la satisfacción del productor participante relacionada con las características de color interno y externo, olor, sonido, peso final, separación de la cascarilla y presencia de hongos del grano seco de cacao.