bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Las investigaciones en el área de la bionanotecnología en Cuba
Authors: Díaz García Alicia M. , Felipe Gómez Ariel M.
Published: January 2018

Las actividades de investigación en el campo de las bionanotecnologías han despertado interés por el real desarrollo de las biotecnologías en Cuba. Estimuladas por el fuerte impulso de éstas en la economía nacional, han movido al sector académico a introducirse en áreas como los bionanomateriales, la liberación dirigida de fármacos y los bionanosensores, con resultados alentadores. Intentaremos presentar apretadamente en este trabajo, una recopilación de los temas exhibidos en eventos internacionales en Cuba con una visión del progreso reciente dentro del país.

Hemos basado nuestra recopilación en lo fundamental, en los seminarios internacionales de nanociencias y nanotecnologías, los congresos internacionales de la Sociedad Cubana de Química, las Conferencias Internacionales “Nuevos Materiales en la Era de la Convergencia" y los recientes Talleres de la Red MADIMED (Red de materiales, dispositivos y medicamentos). Con el fin de organizar las investigaciones reportadas, hemos agrupado las mismas por el perfil de su contenido en: bionanomateriales e ingeniería de tejidos; liberación controlada de drogas; bionanosensores y remediadores.

Los Bionanomateriales muestran resultados con productos de regeneración tisular, cementos óseos, y liberación dirigida de proteínas. En el área de la liberación controlada de drogas, se muestran diferentes plataformas basadas en novedosas tecnologías como los FSC y la pegilación, así como con las nanopartículas ferromagnéticas y metálicas donde la cantidad y calidad de los trabajos es atractiva. Resultados de interés, también son mostrados en la detección de biomarcadores y enfermedades de reconocidas de importancia para la salud.
"Postordrebrude" i Nordvestjylland: transnationale ægteskaber i et omsorgsøkonomisk perspektiv
Authors: Plambech Sine
Published: January 2018

Sine Plambech: ’’Mail Order Brides’’ in Northwestern Jutland: Transnational Marriages in the Global Care Economy

Women from Asia are increasingly traversing borders to marry men in the Western world. This article presents ethnographic research focused on Thai women married to Danish men. The existing discourse portrays these Thai “mail order brides“ through a discourse of victimization. First, they are commonly portrayed as being uprooted and permanently alienated from Thailand. Second, they are seen as merely victims of Third World poverty. A third portrayal sees them as a contraband commodity in illegal human trafficking. Finally, they are seen as victims of simple male domination. This raises two socio-political problems. First, the discourse does not necessarily represent the Thai bride’s self-perception. Second, it fails to recognize how this group of women contributes to the global economy, as remittances from Asian women have become a vital part of the economies of various Asian countries of emigration. This article argues that transnational brides are not merely powerless victims, but global economic actors on a structurally confined stage. While broader global processes are crucial background factors, migration is a concrete action carried out by specific persons in a specific context. Therefore this article analyses the personal motives underlying these Thai women’s migration to Denmark. These motives include embracing socio-cultural family values while paradoxically rejecting more traditional Thai gender values.
Determination of the presence of aflatoxin B1 in food and feed in Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the period between 2014 and 2016
Authors: Dojcinovic Slobodan , Golic Bojan , Vujadinovic Dragan , Sladojevic Zeljko , Golic Milijana
Published: January 2018

Aflatoxins are a mixture of related chemical compounds of bisfokuma?rine
type. They are synthesized in a variety of agricultural and food products
such as oilseeds, spices, cereals and other products. In the period of
2014-2016, 418 samples were analyzed for the presence of aflatoxin B1, using
the ELISA method. The analysis included samples of silage (75 samples),
concentrated feed (272 samples), dry fruits (16 samples), nuts (15
sam?ples), flours (5 samples) and other types of samples (35 samples). The
presence of aflatoxin B1 was determined in all of the analyzed samples. The
highest detected concentration of aflatoxin B1 was 4 ?g/kg in the silage
samples, 30 ?g/kg in the concentrated feed samples, 0.40 ?g/kg in samples of
dried fruit, 0.81 ?g/kg in nuts, 0.5 ?g/kg in flour samples and 0.5 ?g/kg in
the other analyzed samples. Higher concentration of aflatoxin B1 from
maximum residual level specified in Regulation was detected in samples of
concentrated feed (2.57%).
Highly Proliferative α-Cell–Related Islet Endocrine Cells in Human Pancreata
Authors: Lam Carol J. , Cox Aaron R. , Jacobson Daniel R. , Rankin Matthew M. , Kushner Jake A.
Published: January 2018

The proliferative response of non-β islet endocrine cells in response to type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains undefined. We quantified islet endocrine cell proliferation in a large collection of nondiabetic control and T1D human pancreata across a wide range of ages. Surprisingly, islet endocrine cells with abundant proliferation were present in many adolescent and young-adult T1D pancreata. But the proliferative islet endocrine cells were also present in similar abundance within control samples. We queried the proliferating islet cells with antisera against various islet hormones. Although pancreatic polypeptide, somatostatin, and ghrelin cells did not exhibit frequent proliferation, glucagon-expressing α-cells were highly proliferative in many adolescent and young-adult samples. Notably, α-cells only comprised a fraction (∼1/3) of the proliferative islet cells within those samples; most proliferative cells did not express islet hormones. The proliferative hormone-negative cells uniformly contained immunoreactivity for ARX (indicating α-cell fate) and cytoplasmic Sox9 (Sox9Cyt). These hormone-negative cells represented the majority of islet endocrine Ki67+ nuclei and were conserved from infancy through young adulthood. Our studies reveal a novel population of highly proliferative ARX+ Sox9Cyt hormone-negative cells and suggest the possibility of previously unrecognized islet development and/or lineage plasticity within adolescent and adult human pancreata.
SCHOOL-BASED GENDER-RELATED VIOLENCE IN NAMIBIA: CAUSES AND MANIFESTATIONS
Authors: Brown Anthony
Published: January 2018

Measuring the prevalence of violence and/or bullying in schools in Namibia has become a recent concern, with little available data. The purpose of the article is to uncover the causes and manifestations of gender-based violence in Namibian schools. This study employed a mixed methodology that included in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and quantitative methods of data collection such as a self-administered questionnaire targeting learners and educators. The evidence emerging from this study indicates high levels of violence and/or bullying in schools and that this violence and/or bullying is frequent, takes specific forms, and targets particular groups of learners, such as girls and those who are perceived as different in terms of their gender. It is hoped that findings will assist relevant ministries and others in the education sector in engaging further with the issue of violence and/or bullying in school and in providing support to those learners who are targeted.
SHIMMER CHINODYA AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF POSTCOLONIAL ZIMBABWEAN IDENTITIES
Authors: Chitando Anna
Published: January 2018

Postcolonial African identities are as complex as they are contested. On their part, creative writers have offered some of the most powerful descriptions of the quest for postcolonial African identities. They have painted some of the most lasting images of the struggles faced by Africans in response to colonialism and its attendant issues such as Christianity, and the demonising of African cultural belief systems. In this article, I examine Shimmer Chinodyaâ€™s portrayal of the challenges of postcolonial Zimbabwean identities. Whereas some writers have made politics and economics the key dimensions to the construction of postcolonial Zimbabwean identities, Chinodya has largely confined himself to the cultural dimension. Where other authors focus on the nation, he concentrates on the family. I, therefore, argue that the decision to concentrate on the family has enabled Chinodya to describe the complexities of postcolonial Zimbabwean identities in more vivid ways. I conclude that Chinodyaâ€™s attempt at resolving the puzzle is problematic, although he outlines the challenges in an informative way.
TAREKAT KEBANGSAAN: Kajian Antropologi Sufi Terhadap Pemikiran Nasionalisme Habib Luthfie
Authors: Khanafi Imam
Published: January 2018

The focus of this study are: what exactly is behind the surge of nationalism of Habib Luthfi bin Yahya Pekalongan as a head thariqah mu'tabarah Jam `iyya ahl al - nahdhiyyah; how exactly his view of state and nationality in the tarekat perspective; and what efforts made by him to serve as a vehicle for planting nationalism among the tarekat adherent. Documentation, participant observation, and in- dept interview were used to explore the needed data to answer those questions. To analysis data, anthropological approach was used. The results showed that Habib Lutfi bin Yahya who is of Arab descent among sayyid born in Pekalongan and lived in conditions and situations of a family that had a high khidmah to the social problems of Indonesian nationality. Extensive social relations with various communities had formed his thought to be pluralist and multukultural. To him, love for nation is a manifestation of the love of God and the Prophet. NKRI is set in stone, because Indonesia is the result of religious leaders of the struggle to ensure the realization of a just social system and prosperity to the consummation ta'abudiyah to God. The Indonesian people should not forget the history of his people, through the introduction of, respect for and taking the value of their role models. The strongnese of NKRI was a means of the realization of general welfare, so that the existence NKRI was necessary or obligatory. The implication of this was that to guard, to nurture and to respect the legitimate leader were also religious imperative. In the teachings of any congregation, positive thingking, and supporting the realization of brotherhood and security that it is the responsibility of government should be promoted.
KEMUNGKINAN BERHAJI DI LUAR ZULHIJJAH Perspektif Qathi dan Zhanni
Authors: Hamid Abdul
Published: January 2018

This study examines more deeply about the addition time of the pilgrimage. There are two issues: first, whether the arguments talking about a pilgrimage are definitive (qat’i). Second, if difficulties experienced by pilgrims can be a legal basis for granting relief in prolonging pilgrimage. This review concluded that pilgrimage is only on Zulhijjah and cannot be stretched to three months due to its definitve arguments. The concept of benefit cannot change that.
ESPOSITO DAN KAPITALISME DI BUMI ISLAM Kajian Hak Milik Pribadi, Privatisasi dan Intervensi Negara, serta Kesenjangan Buruh-Majikan
Authors: Ahmad Maghfur
Published: January 2018

This research study Esposito views about Islam's rejection of capitalism. Background of this study is his book What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam, section "why does Islam reject capitalism?". Given the very broad spectrum of topics capitalism, then this study focused on the key issues of private property rights, privatization and state intervention and worker-employer gap Islamic perspective . Research literature indicates that Islam is a middle way between capitalism and socialism. Capitalism recognizes private property without limit, Islam restrict individual ownership, collective ownership of resources is not guaranteed and exclusive ownership. Principle of capitalism are competition, free markets and individual competition without limits, Islam allows the state to intervene economic, market and business, in order to keep harmony, continuity and shared prosperity. Therefore, Islam recognizes the principle of property rights of rich people on poor people. There is the social responsibility of the state, rich people, and the employer, capitalism does not require otherwise.
TAFSIR ALQURAN TRANSFORMATIF : Perspektif Hermeneutika Kritis Hassan Hanafi
Authors: Fadal Kurdi
Published: January 2018

This research reveals Hassan Hanafi’s methodological steps toward transformative interpretation, an interpretation that the starting point on the real experience of community. Hanafi takes two steps, namely the reading of the text of the Qur'an and reading community realities. Reading of the text adopted by specific approach (juz'i), thematic (maudu 'i), and refers to the text meaning (maqasid). While reading on the social context used: actual (Zamani), factual (waqi'i), and contextual, as well as recognize their realities. Hanafi assessed that this approach will bring the style of interpretation that really able to answer the problems of contemporary Muslim societies.
ANALISIS PRAGMATIK DALAM WACANA KAMPANYE POLITIK PEMILIHAN GUBERNUR DAN WAKIL GUBERNUR JAWA TENGAH PERIODE 2013-2018
Authors: Hardini Isriani
Published: January 2018

This descriptive study discusses the political campaign discourse from a pragmatic angle. The aspects that were examined include speech acts, implicatures, speech meaning, and an effective political campaign discourse form for the community. Data were in the form of billboards and banners of political campaign election of Central Java Governor and Deputy Governor period 2013-2018. There are three main findings of this study. First, speech acts used are speech acts directly and indirectly. Second, most of the speech does not meet the maxim of quality, quantity, relevance, and implementation. Only partial utterances who have fulfilled the maxim of relevance. Third, the purpose of speech is ordered or choose and insinuate or criticize.
TRUST BUILDING DAN FILOSOFI KERJA PENGUSAHA BATIK ETNIS JAWA, ARAB DAN CINA DI KOTA PEKALONGAN
Authors: * Susminingsih
Published: January 2018

Penelitian ini difokuskan pada: (1) pembentukan kepercayaan bangunan yang berhubungan dengan filosofi kerja Jawa,Arab dan Cina pengusaha batik di Pekalongan, dan (2) faktor yang mempengaruhi membangun kepercayaan antara etnis. Beberapa teori seperti teori pertukaran sosial, teori modal sosial kewirausahaan dan teori tentang etos kerja yang digunakan untuk menilai kedua masalah. Hasilnya bahwa Jawa, Arab dan Pengusaha batik Cina memiliki aspek yang berbeda yang mendorong kerjasama antara mereka. Motif utama adalah untuk keuntungan dan memperluas bisnis. Ini berarti bahwa pertimbangan mereka bekerja sama adalah motif ekonomi lebih banyak dan transaksional. Sementara itu, membangun kepercayaan dipengaruhi oleh baik eksternal dan internal faktor.
POLA PEMALSUAN SANAD DALAM PERIWAYATAN HADIS: Pandangan Muhaƒu ddi.un dan Orientalis
Authors: Muna Arif Chasanul
Published: January 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengatasi tiga masalah: [1] bagaimana orientalis memikirkan pola pemalsuan sanad hadits di transmisi, [2] Bagaimana muhaddiśūn memikirkan pola pemalsuan sanad dalam transmisi hadits, dan [3] Apa persamaan dan perbedaan antara pandangan para orientalis dan muhaddiśūn pada pola pemalsuan sanad. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa secara umum pandangan muhaddiśūn dan orientalis pada pemalsuan sanad adalah perbedaan yang sangat mendasar. Meskipun pola pemalsuan sanad yang diidentifikasi oleh muhaddiśūn dan orientalis serupa, tetapi pandangan mereka sangat berbeda. Hal ini karena pendekatan orientalis adalah skeptis yang tidak tidak mengakui keberadaan matan asli bersumber dari Nabi saw. sehingga memberikan pengaruh besar pada metode yang berbeda yang digunakan oleh para orientalis dan muhaddiśūn untuk menganalisis hadits terutama aspek sanad.
PERILAKU NGEMPLANG DAN POLA PENYELESAIANNYA DALAM REALITAS PENGUSAHA BATIK MUSLIM KOTA PEKALONGAN
Authors: Sofiani Triana , Rahmawati Rita , Hayat Asmuni
Published: January 2018

Ngemplang (javanese term to call nonpayment deed of obligation) has been frightening many Batik industrialists in Pekalongan. In short, it harmed Batik industrial badly. They should get some profits for their work, just because of partner who broke the agreement by not settle his obligation, it would be gone and away. Unfortunately, the cheating practice has looked a like to be an habit in Pekalongan Batik industrials. So, I intended to study closer this phenomena and brought the facts to you. Therefore, I gathered the primary data (field research) purposively in order to show the details of Ngemplang deed in Pekalongan Batik industrials, ins and outs. I did so to the dispute resolution of it. The data were analyzed by using symbolic interactions theory and market-firm one. The result show us that ngemplang might occurred in every single chains of industry: from supplying phase, in the beginning, up to marketing one. To arrange the ngemplang dispute, the victims (owner) has performed all the way in which they can draw their credits back. Somehow, they collected the claim from ngemplang doer by hook or by crook, by using mediation; hiring some debt collectors; and/or seizing the debitor’s assets/properties, activa and passiva.
HAKIM DAN MEDIASI: Pemaknaan Hakim Terhadap Mediasi Perkara Perdata di Pengadilan Negeri Pekalongan
Authors: Rismawati Shinta Dewi , Askari Saif , Husein M. Muslih
Published: January 2018

This sociolegal research was aimed to understrand the judge’s comprehension toward mediation in private lawsuit procession. This comprehension was so urgent in order to understand how pragmatism practice could infiltrate in law court. To do so, I used symbolic interaction approach and model to analyze the data, that snowball-purposively gathered from the Judges. The locus of this study located in Pekalongan District Court (Pengadilan Negeri). The study showed some divergences opinion among judges in understanding the laws/norms/statutes of mediation both, textually and contextually (as they applied the text of norm in their cases). So, it effected on the implementation of enforcement and made them tend to pragmatic in doing mediation as formalistic-routine procedure. The roots of this attitude came from internally factors such pragmatism itself and externally ones, pragmatism among the parties of lawsuit and their advocaats.
PENYELESAIAN AYAT-AYAT ‘DAMAI’ DAN AYAT ‘PEDANG’ DALAM AL-QUR`AN MENURUT SYAIKH YUSUF AL-QARDHAWI DAN SYAIKH ABDUL AZIZ BIN ABDULLAHBIN BAZ
Authors: Trigiyatno Ali
Published: January 2018

This research was aimed to resolve the appearance of contradictory between peace and war verses in Quran based on Yusuf Qardhawi and Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz binBaz view. The research found that there are similarities between their view in interpreting and understanding those verses, as on prescribing defense jihad, jihad priority, the need for preparation on facing the enemy and the purpose of jihad and other defense.However, it also found a number of differences between the two, as in the matter of jihad thalabi, whether peace verses are replaced by war verses, jihad thalabi purpose, scope and meaning of jihad.
MENGEMBANGKAN KEMITRAAN PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA AIR DI DUKUH KALIURANG DESA KEMBANGLANGIT KEC. BLADO KAB. BATANG
Authors: Fakhrina Agus , Ahmad Maghfur , Basyir Mushoffa
Published: January 2018

This study was aimed: (1) to map socio-economic situation in Kaliurang, (2) to identify the issues that were most felt by the community living in Kaliurang, (3) to know the impact of socio-economic after the water source “Sigintung” controlled by the Municipal Waterworks (PDAM) of Batang Regency, (4) to encourage the initiation to build partnership management of water resources between the community and the stakeholders in Batang, and (5) to obtain alternative management schemes that guarantee the rights of local communities with stakeholders in realizing fair and sustainable management of water resources. The approach taken in this study were: (1) Rapid Rural Appraisal, (2) Participatory Rural Appraisal, and (3) Participatory Action Research. The result of this research shows that the controlling water source “Sigintung” by PDAM bring about apprehensive impact to the local community so that they live in poverty, and this is the issue that is most felt by them. Therefore, they want to solve this problem by initiating partnership management of water resources between them and the stakeholders in Batang, and the result is that now, they can access the water from the PDAM’s water receptacle in water source “Sigintung” directly. In addition, they build water installation and receptacle beside the Musholla to transport water from the receptacle to their houses, even though other expectation cannot be realized due to the stakeholders attending the meeting in Kaliurang were not the managements that can make a decision.
Spanglish in Piña-Rosales' Modern-day “Don Quijote en Manhattan”
Authors: Morant Ricard , Westall Debra
Published: January 2018

This research aims to contribute to our understanding of Spanglish, namely by examining Gerardo Piña Rosales’ short story “Don Quijote en Manhattan” (2006). Through a close analysis of this expressive modality, particularly the use of Spanglish by the character of Sancho in his encounters with the city’s other inhabitants, including tourists, homeless, small-time criminals and police, we are able to gain insight into the reality of modern-day language contact in a truly contemporary setting. The paper is organized as follows. First a brief review of the most recent Spanglish research is offered, then we describe the materials and method used for this study, and finally we propose a classification of Sancho’s Spanglish.
Balancing Tourism Promotion and Professional Discourse: A Corpus-based Analysis of Digital Travel Guidebooks Promoting Venice in English
Authors: Cesiri Daniela
Published: January 2018

The city of Venice is currently promoted through a wide range of channels, either traditional or innovative, using the Internet as their main ‘market place’. Besides Italian, the promotional message is conveyed in English as the main foreign language of communication, addressing not only perspective tourists from English-speaking countries but also tourists of other mother tongues who use English to communicate outside their country.

Considering the multifaceted nature of the language in the field of tourism that balances domain-specific and general terms, the present study investigates the language that is used to ‘sell’ the city of Venice, a complex tourist destination, to international perspective visitors.

By means of corpus linguistics methods of analysis, the study investigates the lexico-grammatical features present in a corpus of digital travel guidebooks, written in English, that are accessible on the Internet. The corpus, purposely collected and annotated, is examined in order to understand how the most peculiar aspects of Venice and its local culture are described to visitors, taking into particular consideration the strategies used by the authors to balance technical terms typical of the language of tourism with promotional terms that might contain specific connotations to attract the readers’ attention.
Comparative Study of Triangle Tubes Bundled System and Square Tubes Bundled System
Authors: Patel Jay , Patel Vishal , George Elizabeth
Published: January 2018

Demand of construction of high-rise building is growing day by day in densely populated areas in India. In construction of tall building lateral load is main governing factor in design of tall structure. Tubular system is one of the common and popular systems. Framed tube and Bundled tube systems are commonly used systems in construction of high rise building. For designing these systems it requires accurate analysis. Here attempt has been made for 48 storey building structure using ETABS software in triangle tubes bundled system and square tubes bundled system.
'A lo mejor and igual'. Epistemic and Non-Epistemic Meanings
Authors: Barrios Sabador María José
Published: January 2018

This paper looks into the use of a lo mejor and igual (‘maybe’, ‘perhaps’) in oral texts of the Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual where the speaker doesn’t show any lack of commitment to the proposition. In some of these texts, the speaker gives an example to substantiate his position; in others, he talks about everyday actions – characterized by showing an effective state of affairs and, as such, not subject to doubt –. To account for these uses – not described in grammar – we provide some explanatory hypotheses based on the primary meaning of these exponents, their stage of grammaticalization and their pragmatic motivation.
Static And Modal Analysis of Simply Supported Rectangular Plate By Using ANSYS
Authors: Umale Shubhangi , Shinde Dr.Sangeeta
Published: January 2018

In the present work, Finite element analysis is done by using FEM based software ANSYS (version 15) on simply supported rectangular plate with uniformly distributed loading condition. The results obtained for two different material properties of steel and aluminium are compared by using static structural and modal analysis.The analysis result of deformation, stress and frequency at each mode on simply supported rectangular plate obtained by ANSYS are compared for two material properties. And these results are compared with regression analysis for accuracy.
Categorization of Construction Waste
Authors: Raval Parth , Bhavsar Jaydev , Oza Dharmesh
Published: January 2018

Waste in the construction industry has been the theme of several research projects around the world in recent years. Researchers implement different methods to reduce the amount of waste in the construction industry. In the construction industry, contractors only consider physical waste which leads the project to cost overruns. i.e. material waste. Construction industry is also affected by time overrun. Impact of time overrun on the construction projects is considerably high and requires special attention in addition to physical waste. In the present study, construction waste is categorized in mainly of two types: value added waste and non-value added waste. This categorization includes both-material waste as well as time waste, which are main causes of occurrence of waste. A case study was also carried out at a residential building project in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to get the idea about the percentage of waste occurs in a construction project.
AERIAL: Almost Event-Rate Independent Algorithms for Monitoring Metric Regular Properties
Authors: Basin David , Krstic Srdjan , Traytel Dmitriy
Published: January 2018

We present Aerial, a tool for the online monitoring of metric regular properties. Aerial supports both the standard metric temporal logic (MTL) and the more expressive meric dynamic logic (MDL) as its property specification language. Unlike MTL, which is restricted to star-free properties, MDL can express all metric regular properties by generalizing MTL’s temporal operators to arbitrary regular expressions. Aerial’s distinguishing feature is its ability to monitor an event stream using memory logarithmic in the event rate. This space efficiency is achieved by altering how Aerial outputs its monitoring verdicts.
A Numerical Solution of Uni-Dimensional Vertical Ground Water Recharge through Porous Media by Finite Difference Method Using Matlab.
Authors: Shah Tejas , Tailor Dr.Manish
Published: January 2018

This paper shows an approximate solution of Uni-dimensional vertical ground water recharge that can be solved using finite difference method with matlab programme. The average diffusivity coefficient over the whole range of moisture content is regarded as constant and a parabolic variation of permeability with moisture content is assumed.
Effect of Chemical Composition of Different Source Materials on 28th Day Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete Cured Under Ambient Conditions
Authors: Shah Aanal , Shah C.B.
Published: January 2018

There have been increasing efforts in recent years to minimize the amount of cement used in concrete. Efforts at partial replacement have been successful and regulations are promulgated to standardize and use such successful formulations. There is now worldwide research aimed at complete replacement of cement by activating industrial materials that are rich in silica and alumina with alkaline solution. The present study aims at complete elimination of cement through the development of a geopolymer concrete containing fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), activated by sodium based alkaline activators. The effect of replacing up to 50% fly ash by GGBS is also studied. The strength parameters are measured for a mixture of sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide solution having concentrations from 2M to 12M. The samples are cured under ambient conditions. Compressive and split tensile strengths of cubes and cylinders for all mixtures were measured on the 28th day of casting. The overall data pertaining to compressive strength and chemical components along with curing temperature is compiled to achieve generalized predictable results. Comparative charts were developed in terms of temperature, quantity of NaOH and SiO2/CaO for compressive strength.
Parametric Study on Eco-Friendly Bricks
Authors: Dhonde Bhavin , Panchal Vijay R. , Thakker Dr. Janki
Published: January 2018

Every year about 1.3 trillion bricks are manufactured in, and the world of which at least 10% are made in coal fired kilns, releasing about 800 million tons of CO2 annually. Eco-friendly bricks help to reduce the emission of CO2 in environment. Another aspect is to utilize waste materials and by products such as fly-ash, rice-husk, chopped straw etc., which are cheaper and easily available. These materials should help to achieve better properties for bricks. Another aim is to reduce the shrinkage problem in present eco-friendly bricks by adding waste products and increase in the strength and serviceability of present eco-friendly bricks. In this study we utilize different materials with varying percentage to produce eco-friendly bricks with improved properties. Shrinkage of the present eco- friendly bricks was reduced by adding rice-husk (RH) and chopped-straw (CS). The highest strength of the brick was achieved.
Computerized Corpus Based Investigation of the Use of Multi-Word Combinations and the Developmental Stages by Tertiary Level EFL Learners
Authors: Ozbay Ali Sukru , Kayaoğlu Mustafa Naci
Published: January 2018

It is an old consensus by now that languages all throughout the world consist of prefabricated chunks or multi-word combinations which are important for EFL learners in their efforts to perceive and produce language of native speakers in the form of combinations or chunks. The combinative nature of English language lends itself in various ways and sometimes they are called as “collocations” which constitute the biggest part of these chunks. In this respect, it is understandable that collocation learning plays a significant role for EFL learners. Thus, the primary purpose of this research is to explore whether corpus based explicit collocation instruction will help the EFL students gain awareness of collocations. Another purpose is to reveal the extent to which EFL learners recognize collocations in different contexts. The final purpose is to observe whether this informed exposure will result in better reading performances in English. The research reported on an experimental study regarding the effect of corpus-based explicit collocation instruction on EFL students' reading performance. The data for the study were obtained through pre-test and post- test scores and interview which included open-ended questions. Tertiary level EFL students (n=50) from the English department of a middle sized university in the Eastern Black Sea region in Turkey participated in the study and the study lasted for eight weeks (spring term). The control group (n = 25) received in-class reading instruction and the experimental group (n = 25) integrated collocations into their reading processes. The study investigated whether there were any differences between the experimental and the control groups in terms of gaining awareness of collocations and exhibiting better reading performances after corpus-based explicit collocation instruction is delivered on a scheduled-order. Based on the analyses of students' reading scores, the main findings showed that the experimental group showed significant improvement when compared to the control group. Both post-test scores and the answers of the students participated in the interview proved that corpus-based explicit collocation instruction had positive effect on the awareness level and reading performances of EFL students. The study, therefore, concludes that English as a Foreign Language learners' use of collocations or word combinations has potential to create more effective reading performance.
Reconstructing Turing's "paper machine"
Authors: Kasparov Garry , Friedel Frederic
Published: January 2018

It is an amazing fact that the very first chess program in history was written a few years before computers had been invented. It was designed by a visionary man who knew that programmable computers were coming and that, once they were built, they would be able to play chess. The man, of course, was Alan Turing, one of the greatest mathematicians who ever lived. Soon after the war he wrote the instructions that would enable a machine to play chess. Since there was as yet no machine that could execute the instructions he did so himself, acting as a human CPU and requiring more than half an hour per move. A single game is recorded, one in which Turing's "paper machine" lost to a colleague.

We sketch the historical context of Turing’s involvement in chess and then go on to describe how the chess computer experts reconstructed the paper machine to run on a modern day computer. In the process they encountered a problem: the chess engine refused to duplicate all of Turing’s moves as recorded in the historical game. The debugging process, in which computer chess pioneer Ken Thompson was involved, left the programmers baffled. Then someone called Donald Michie, a colleague from Bletchley, who advocated debugging not the program but Turing! “Alan did not care about details; he was interested in general principle.” In this paper we also discuss the points of deviation from the recorded game.
Study of Radiation, Reaction and Parabolic Motion Effects on MHD Casson Fluid Flow with Ramped Wall Temperature
Authors: Patel Harshad , Kataria Hari
Published: January 2018

This article studies effect of thermal radiation, chemical reaction and parabolic motion on the unsteady MHD Casson fluid flow past an infinite vertical plate embedded with ramped wall temperature. The fluid is electrically conducting and passing through a porous medium. This phenomenon is modeled in the form of partial differential equations with initial and boundary conditions. Some suitable non-dimensional variables are introduced and corresponding dimensionless equations are solved using the Laplace transform technique. Analytical expressions for velocity, temperature and concentration profiles are obtained. The features of the velocity, temperature and concentration are analyzed by plotting graphs and the physical aspects are studied for different parameters like the magnetic field parameter M, thermal radiation parameter R, chemical reaction parameter〖 R〗^', thermal Grashof number Gr, mass Grashof number Gm, Schmidt number Sc, Prandtl number Pr and time variable t. It is seen that velocity profiles decrease with increase in thermal radiation R and chemical reaction parameter〖 R〗^'.
Japanese L1 Speakers Blogging in Spanish: Motivation, Topics and Linguistic Properties
Authors: Valverde Ibañez M. Pilar
Published: January 2018

Web blogs are a particular type of text because of their ambivalent nature: they are private and public, speech and writing, monologue and dialogue at the same time. They can be a good source of information about learners’ motivation to write in a foreign language and their favorite topics, and they have particular linguistic properties. To investigate these questions, we constructed a blog corpus made up of 2,125 texts coming from 48 Spanish blogs written by 43 Japanese L1 speakers.
SEPAME2: The First Longitudinal Corpus for Greek as an L2
Authors: Iakovou Maria , Dima Olga , Vasiliadi-Linardaki Irianna , Kitrou Sofia-Nefeli , Vlachou Flora , Koutsoubou Marina , Katsina Tatiana , Perrea Stavrialena , Pappa Froso , Kostakou Xristina , Kavvadia Maria
Published: January 2018

SEPAME2 is the first attempt to design and implement a longitudinal corpus of different L1 learners of Greek as an L2. It supports the idea that the best way to learn a language is by being “pushed” to use it in different circumstances/registers and by taking advantage of personalized feedback modes, so that the language becomes not only the result of the learning process, but also the source of further metalinguistic reflection. In this preliminary presentation, main design principles as well as future implications of the SEPAME2 project are discussed.
Corpus Based Lexical Semantic Analysis of Minimal Pairs of Deverbal Adjectives with the Spanish '-dor/-nte' Suffixes
Authors: Tsutahara Ryo
Published: January 2018

This paper shows the semantic differences and similarities between Spanish active deverbal adjectives with the -dor and -nte suffixes. Minimal pairs of derivatives with the suffixes will be quantitatively analyzed, as the patterns of modification are the center of the interest. This study concludes that the derivatives’ modification patterns are parallel with the denotation patterns of nominal derivatives with the same suffixes.
Ferrofluid based squeeze film for a rough conical bearing with deformation effect
Authors: Patel Jimit , Shimpi Mukesh , Deheri Gunumani M
Published: January 2018

This paper aims to discuss the combined effect of longitudinal surface roughness and deformation on the behavior of a ferrofluid based squeeze film in conical plates. The Neuringer and Rosenweig model for ferrofluid flow has been considered resorting to an unusual form of the magnitude of the magnetic field. For the evaluation of surface roughness the stochastic model of Christensen and Tonder has been adopted. The concerned stochastically averaged Reynolds type equation is solved to obtain the pressure distribution which results in the calculation of load carrying capacity. The results establish that the positive effect of magnetization adds to the positive effect of longitudinal surface roughness under restricted circumstances. However, for an overall improved performance the bearing deformation must be addressed carefully as it has a significant effect on the squeeze film behavior. Besides, this article offers an additional degree of freedom through the magnitude of the magnetic field for designing the bearing system.
Study of Quadri Qunitic Element Applicable to Deep Beams
Authors: Patel Khevna B. , Desai Atul N. , Arekar Vishal A.
Published: January 2018

A lot of studies have been performed to explore the use and application of conforming elements in meshing of two and three-dimensional structures. Here, a combination of 5 nodes on X axis and 3 nodes on Y axis has been considered. Hence, the element used here is a 12 nodded rectangular nonconforming element, which can be termed as Quadri-Quintic nonconforming element. The development of a computer program to study the behavior of Quadri-Quintic nonconforming element and its application in meshing of deep beams has been targeted. The study may able to show that the proposed element gives results with higher accuracy and with faster convergence.
The THE EFFECT OF CURRICULUM RELEVANCE, LEARNING BEHAVIOR, AND ADVERSITY QUOTIENT ON GRADUATE COMPETENCE OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AT PT. CHEVRON PACIFIC INDONESIA
Authors: HUTAHAEAN THOMAS
Published: January 2018

ABSTRACT

 

The purpose of this research is to determine the factors that affect the competence of the participants graduate internship program (called it COOPs = Cooperative students) at PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia. This type of research is quantitative associative by using path analysis. Sampling technique research using simple random sampling technique, while the data collection techniques using questionnaires. Based on the research, the following results are obtained: (1) there is a direct positive effect of curriculum relevance to the competence of graduates, (2) there is a direct positive effect of learning behavior toward the competence of graduates; (3) there is direct positive effect of curriculum relevance to adversity quotient; (5) there is a direct positive effect of curriculum relevance to learning behavior, and (6) there is a positive direct effect of adversity quotient to the competence of graduates of apprenticeship program participants of PT. Chevron Pacific Indonesia.
PENGARUH PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK MENGGUNAKAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN DISCOVERY DAN KOOPERATIF TIPE STAD TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF PESERTA DIDIK SDN 13 AMPENAN
Authors: Ishak Muhammad , Dyah Jekti Dwi Soelistya , Sridana Nyoman
Published: January 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan pendekatan saintifik menggunakan model pembelajaran discovery terhadap kemampuan berpikir kreatif peserta didik SDN 13 Ampenan. Jenis penelitian adalah quassi ekperiment dengan disain Pretes-Posttes Non Equivalen Control Group Design. Populasi penelitian adalah peserta didik kelas V SDN 13 Ampenan kemudian sampelnya dipilih kelas VC sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas VD sebagai kelas kontrol. Instrument penelitian menggunakan tes kemampuan berpikir kreatif dalam bentuk soal uraian. Data dianalisis menggunakan anakova. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh penerapan pendekatan saintifik menggunakan model pembelajaran discovery dan kooperatif tipe STAD terhadap kemampuan berpikir kreatif peserta didik dan kemampuan berpikir kreatif kelas eksperimen yang menerapkan pendekatan saintifik menggunakan model pembelajaran discovery lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kelas kontrol yang menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe STAD.
PENGOLAHAN SAMPAH PLASTIK METODE CRACKING DI KELURAHAN KELAYU JORONG LOMBOK TIMUR
Authors: Raudhatul Kamali Siti , Sumarlan Iwan , Fahrurazi Fahrurazi
Published: January 2018

Telah dilakukan kegiatan alihÃÂ  teknologi pengolahan sampah plastik metode cracking di KelurahanÃÂ  Kelayu Jorong, Lombok Timur.ÃÂ  Alih teknologi yang dilakukan terdiri atas pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga khususnya sampah plastik yang dilanjutkan dengan pengolahan sampah plastik menggunakan metode cracking. Ada dua metode yang digunakan pada kegiatan, yakni pendekatan sosialisasi dan metode praktek pengolahan limbah plastik.ÃÂ  Hasil yang diperoleh berupa peningkatan pemahaman tentang pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga yang ditandai dengan terampilnya masyarakat dalam melakukan pewadahan dan pemilahan sampah berdasarkan jenisnya. Pengolahan sampah plastik menggunakan metode cracking mendapat respon yang baik dari masyarakat mitra di KelurahanÃÂ  Kelayu Jorong. Pengolahan sampah plastik menjadi bahan bakar cair berhasil dilakukan dengan komponen utama bahan bakar yang dihasilkan berupa bensin sebesarÃÂ  58,81%
NYERI HAID, PENYEBAB, DAN PENANGGULANGANNYA
Authors: Kusmiyati Kusmiyati
Published: January 2018

Abstrak : Haid atau menstruasi merupakan pelepasan dinding endometrium disertai darah. Nyeri sering menyertai kejadian menstruasi, sebagai hasil kontraksi kuat miometrium yang terjadi menjelang dan selama menstruasiFaktor penyebab nyeri haid bermacam-macam, antara lain faktor endokrin, kejiwaan dan faktor lain yang terkait dengan alat reproduksi. Nyeri dapat terjadi karena sekresi prostaglandin yang berlebih. Umumnya perempuan yangmengalami nyeri haid tidak terlalu memperhatikan atau tidak merawat dengan khusus, karena kejadiannya sudah biasa, namun ada pula yang merasa sangat tidak nyaman. Nyeri haid dapat dikurangi dengan obat anti peradangan atauobat yang menghambat biosintesis prostaglandin, dan dengan tanpa obat seperti pijat, kompres hangat, mendengarkan musik, menonton televisi atau melatih pernafasan.Kata kunci : HaidAbstrac : Menstruation is the release of endometrium wall accompanied by blood. Menstrual cramps are the results of strong myometrial contraction that occur just before and during menstruation period. The causes of menstrual cramps could be endocrine, psychological and other factors related to reproduction organ. The cramps may be due to excessive prostaglandin secretion. Generally, women ignore the menstrual cramps because it is the monthly routine, but others feel extremely uncomfortable Menstrual cramp (painful) can be reduced by taking anti-inflamantory drugs or drugs which inhibit prostaglandin biosynthesis or non medicinal practices like massase, warm compress, listening to music, watching television, or breathing relaxation.Key word : Mentrual
Experiences With “Acute” Food Insecurity Among College Students
Authors: Wood J. Luke , Harris Frank
Published: January 2018

This study sought to understand which racial/ethnic student groups experience food insecurity and the extent to which other external insecurities and challenges are predictive of acute food insecurity. Data were derived from the Community College Success Measure (CCSM), an institutional needs assessment tool used by colleges to examine challenges facing underserved students. Findings from this research demonstrated that multiethnic and Black students are most likely to experience food insecurity.
Understanding the Cognition Related to Mathematics Difficulties: A Meta-Analysis on the Cognitive Deficit Profiles and the Bottleneck Theory
Authors: Peng Peng , Wang Cuicui , Namkung Jessica
Published: January 2018

The current study investigated the cognitive deficit profiles among individuals with mathematics difficulties (MD) and potential moderators and mechanism for these profiles. Seventy-five cognitive profiling studies on MD were included, representing a total of 13,001 individuals and 126 independent samples. Results showed that compared with typically developing individuals, individuals with MD showed deficits (from most severe to less severe) in phonological processing, processing speed, working memory, attention, short-term memory, executive functions, and visuospatial skills. Moderation analyses indicated that comorbidity (with reading disabilities) and types of MD screening affected the cognitive deficits. Severity of MD was related to processing speed deficits. Deficits in phonological processing and attention were more severe in younger individuals with MD. Deficits in processing speed and working memory were most severe in the numerical domain. Deficits in low-level cognitive skills (i.e., processing speed and short-term memory) could not completely explain the deficits in high-level skills (i.e., working memory, attention, and executive functions), partially supporting the bottleneck theory. These findings, taken together, suggest that (a) deficits in processing speed and working memory are most salient and stable cognitive markers of MD, (b) numerical-processing deficit and the cognitive deficits of MD are relatively independent from each other, and (c) MD may be a discrete construct with heterogeneity reflected by MD subtypes and age. Implications for incorporating cognition in the diagnosis and the interventions for MD are discussed.