bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ungkapan Bermakna Budaya Masyarakat Nelayan (Suatu Kajian Antropolinguistik)
Authors: Lontoh Irma Maria , Pakasi Jenny Hilda , Salea-Warouw Martha
Published: September 2019

The fishermen community is a community found in North Sulawesi, especially in the coastal area of Sario-Malalayang, Manado. With different cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, this group has its own uniqueness, especially in language. This research succeeded is finding expressions in the fishermen community in the coastal area of Sario-Malalayang. These expressions consist of forms of words, phrases, and clauses in accordance with the lingual forms of theory from Widdowson (1997: 3). The results of the study found a number of lingual forms in affixed words, which had a similar prefix as in the words ba-daseng, ba-kintu, ba-tono, ba-saoh, ba-pake. In addition, the majority of phrases contained in the results of the study are predominantly dominated by noun phrases, such as in the lips phrases of napo, puru loe, coolies, ikang itching, mulu sosoroka, gargantang tubir.This research also succeeded in exploring and discovering cultural meanings. The meanings in the form of words, such as ‘badaseng’, ‘sunga’, then the form of a phrase, like ‘puru loe’, ‘mulu sosoroka’, then sentence expressions in the form of expressions like ‘udang deng katang so kurang sama’, ‘kase wora mar jang talapas’, ‘karja cuma sampe di kuli aer’, etc. The expressions encountered generally contain various cultural meanings, namely advice, satire, ridicule, seduction, warning, insults, and despair. Based on the conclusion, the researcher suggests to the next researcher, to be more comprehensive related to the use of Manado Malay language expression in different background and contexts in order to get a whole description about expressions system of Manado Malay language, especially in the fishermen community in North Sulawesi.Keywords: fishermen community, language and culture
KITAB ‘BURDAH’ KARYA SASTRA LISAN ARAB DALAM PERSPEKTIF MASYARAKAT MUSLIM DI MANADO SULAWESI UTARA
Authors: Bachmid Gayda
Published: September 2019

This article reveals the role of Burdah as an Arabic literary book that has become a regular practice of the Moslem community in Manado. The researcher tries to find out the social and cultural aspects through the Arabic text pertaining to concrete condition where the content of the book is practiced and this serves as the key to comprehend the users’ view and thinking pattern. The problems paralleled to the research objective is identifying and analyzing the social, spiritual and metaphysical reflection. The research findings indicate socially, there is a unitary perception in which the user community is called to set up an organization to learn about the book. The projected spiritual transformation of the book as a prophecy work toward a future hope makes it a routine regular practice at wedding ceremony, housewarming, and children under five thanksgiving. Metaphysical transformation is held as a miracle so that this regular practice can cure various diseases. This belief rooted in the user community perception has become a daily routine custom even though the Arabic language read is not understood. Key words: Burdah, spiritual, cultural and metaphysical transformation.
Alat Ukur Konsentrasi Dan Flow Oksigen Pada Ventilator
Authors: Firdaus Yunaifi Niswatul , Syaifudin Syaifudin , Tetra Putra M.Prastawa Assalim
Published: September 2019

Oxygen Analyzer merupakan alat ukur kadar oxygen dalam suatu gas yang berperan penting dalam berbagai bidang industri maupun bidang kesehatan. Dalam bidang kesehatan oxygen analyzer difungsikan untuk mengukur kadar gas oksigen pada tabung oksigen, alat terapi oksigen, outlet gas medis, ventilator, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) serta Baby Incubator yang dilengkapi dengan pemberian oxygen di dalamnya. Alat ini menggunakan sensor KE-25 untuk mendeteksi kadar oksigen dan sensor OCS 03F untuk aliran oksigen, kemudian di tampilkan pada LCD karakter 2X16. penelitian ini menggunakan metode pre eksperimental dengan jenis peneltian after only design. Berdasarkan hasil pengukuran pada alat ventilator di rumah sakit maka diperoleh tingkat rata - rata kesalahan pembacaan (error(%)) pada kadar oksigen yaitu 0,421504%, sedangkan pada aliran oksigen yaitu 0,49285%.
Perancangan Stetoskop Elektronik Portable
Authors: Prabowo Gadang Hendra , Mak’ruf Muhammad Ridha , Sumber Sumber , Soetjiatie Liliek , Utomo Bedjo
Published: September 2019

Stetoskop merupakan alat medis akustik sederhana yang berfungsi untuk mendiagnosa suara dalam tubuh manusia. Tenaga medis sering menggunakan stetoskop akuistik ini untuk memeriksa suara jantung. Hasil pendengaran suara juga sangat subyektif, sehingga masing-masing orang bisa mengartikan berbeda. Dalam penelitian ini dibangun sebuah stetoskop elektronik untuk auskultasi jantung dengan tampilan TFT serta di rancang secara portable sehingga dapat mempermudah penggunaan alat. Stetoskop ini mampu mengambil data suara jantung pasien serta menampilkan data plot  hasil pemeriksaan. Hasil data akan ditampilkan pada  TFT serta ditampilkan juga nilai BPM dari pasien tersebut. Berdasarkan dari penelitian yang telah penulis lakukan, maka dapat diperoleh data plot suara jantung dengan menggunakan filter pada frekuensi cut off 56,679 Hz – 88,646 Hz dan diperoleh nilai BPM dengan error terbesar ±0,72%. Nilai error alat masih dalam batas toleransi yaitu <1% berdasar ketetapan Balai Pengaman Fasilitas Kesehatan (BPFK). Desain Stetoskop Elektronik ini bersifat portable sehingga tidak memerlukan pc saat melihat tampilan plot sinyal jantung dan nilai bpm.
Pemantauan Infus Pump Secara Wireless Menggunakan Modul RF HC-11
Authors: Abadi Decoriza Kurnia , Kholiq Abd. , Sumber Sumber , Luthfiyah Sari
Published: September 2019

Infuse  pump suatu peralatan kedoteran dengankategori life support  yang berfungsi untuk memasukan cairan atau obat yang dibutuhkan oleh pasien dengan flow rate ( ml/h) yang terkontrol.Modul ini menggunakan driver motor L298N sebagai pengendali motor stepper. Pemilihan setting infuse pump yaitu setting volume dari pemilihan 100 ml sampai 500 ml dan setting kecepatan dari pemilihan 30 ml/jam, 60 ml/jam, dan 90 ml/jam. Penulis menggunakan mikrokontrollerAtmega 328 sebagai pengontrol tetesan per menit, volume, dan kecepatan Alat ini juga dilengkapi monitoring volume, tpm dan kecepatan pada PC berbasis wireless menggunakan HC-11 sebagai pengiriman dari modul ke PC .Alat ini dilengkapi dengan Lock door.Pengolahan data lajualiranpada IDA dari infus di dapatkan hasil error terendah pada setting 30 ml/jam yaitusebesar -5,97%. Hasil error untuk perhitunganmodul yang tertinggi pada setting 30 ml/jam yaitu sebesar 32% dan manual pada setting 60 yaitu 23%.
Incubator Analyzer Portabel Berbasis Pemrograman Visual Dilengkapi Penyimpanan ke Sd Card
Authors: Charisa Agistya Ananda , Utomo Bedjo , Syaifudin Syaifudin
Published: September 2019

Menurut peraturan pemerintah, alat kesehatan yang digunakan di sarana pelayanan kesehatan wajib untuk dilakukan uji kalibrasi secara berkala, setidaknya satu tahun sekali. Salah satu contoh alat yang digunakan untuk kalibrasi adalah Incubator Analyzer. Tujuan umum penulisan karya tulis ilmiah ini adalah untuk menganalisis hasil data pengukuran suhu dan air flow modul incubator analyzer dengan INCU test II. Tujuan khusus penulisan karya tulis ilmiah ini adalah melakukan analisis data suhu dan air flow dengan metode after only. Suhu adalah derajat panas atau dingin yang diukur berdasarkan skala tertentu dengan menggunakan thermometer. Sedangkan Air flow meter, adalah perangkat yang mengukur aliran udara, yaitu berapa banyak udara mengalir melalui tabung. Ini tidak mengukur volume udara yang lewat melalui tabung, mengukur kecepatan yang sebenarnya dari udara yang mengalir melalui perangkat dalam segmen waktu yang ditetapkan. Sensor DS18B20 dapat mendeteksi suhu dengan cukup baik dimana didapatkan error terbesar pada DS18B20 0,071372741%, pada Sensor Ultrasound dapat mendeteksi Airflow dengan error 0,6%. Menggunakan pengiriman data dengan bluetooth HC-05 yang ditampilkan pada Delphi. Dari data yang dihasilkan dapat disimpulkan bahwa alat laik digunakan.
When poverty knocks on the door: Sharing the story of low income
single mothers in Kelantan
Authors: Md Nor Zarina , Zhafirah Mohamad Nur , Kumar N Vellymalay Suresh
Published: September 2019

Single mother households are often associated with financial hardships as they have lost financial support from the spouse upon divorce. This preliminary study presents the story of hardships among 12 selected single mothers with children in Kelantan. A survey questions has been distributed and the descriptive data has been collected and analyzed with their consent. We find that demographic and socio-economic factors play important roles in the financial wellbeing of the respondents whereby the low education attainment seems to cause the respondents to have low paying jobs exacerbated by more than average number of children in the households and an absence or irregularity of child support payments from their former husband. Hence, the findings further highlight the additional burden faced by the single mothers due to unavailability child support payment for various reasons. It is important to note that the income of all of our respondents fall under the minimum wage of the country therefore they are considered poor and very poor from per capita point of view. Poverty and hardships come hand in hand therefore public assistance in the form of cash and housing arrangements have somehow reduced the burden of single mothers in this study. Consequently, we believe that this brief study has invoke more questions that warrant further studies on many topics involving single mother households such as child support, child poverty and financial and economic wellbeing of single mothers households in Malaysia. So where do we start?
ESTABLECIMIENTO DE SUSPENSIONES CELULARES A PARTIR DE SEGMENTOS FOLIARES DE VALERIANA PYRAMIDALIS KUNTH
Authors: Evelyn Carrera  , Cristian Peña  , Mónica Jadán
Published: September 2019

Valeriana pyramidalis Kunth, es una planta nativa, popularmente utilizada por su actividad calmante en el tratamiento de problemas nerviosos y cardíacos, además de enfermedades y trastornos como migraña e insomnio. En la presente investigación se planteó el establecimiento de suspensiones celulares de V. pyramidalis Kunth, como un estudio base para una futura cuantificación de sus metabolitos secundarios. Tras estandarizar un protocolo de desinfección y obtener callos friables, se establecieron suspensiones celulares y se obtuvo con éxito las curvas de crecimiento celular.
LA BIODIVERSIDAD DE LOS ALIMENTOS ECUATORIANOS: FUENTE DE SALUD Y RIQUEZA POTENCIAL
Authors: José Luis Guil Guerrero
Published: September 2019

Mucho se ha escrito e investigado en torno a las virtudes de las dietas ancestrales de algunos pueblos o regiones de la tierra, resaltando las cualidades inherentes a las mismas y relacionando su persistencia con una baja incidencia de determinadas patologías.
CIANAMIDA HIDROGENADA Y NITRATO DE POTASIO PARA MANIPULAR ÉPOCAS DE COSECHA EN CHIRIMOYA (ANNONA CHERIMOLA MILL.)
Authors: Edgar Vanegas  , Claudio Encalada  , Carlos Feicán  , Mark Gómez  , William Viera
Published: September 2019

La fruta de chirimoya es muy apetecida por su sabor y calidad nutritiva. Sin embargo, su producción es estacional y está controlada por diferentes procesos fenológicos y fisiológicos. Por esta razón, el uso de inductores para acelerar o retrasar la producción, permitirá obtener cosechas fuera de época.
EFECTO ENRAIZADOR DE TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM EN EL CULTIVO DE PALMA ACEITERA
Authors: Vladimir Bravo  , Mayra Ronquillo  , Miguel Martinez  , Gonzalo Quezada
Published: September 2019

En este estudio se aisló cepas nativas de Trichoderma spp. en cuatro localidades de Esmeraldas y Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. Se identificó en laboratorio los aislados, y se evaluó en campo seis tratamientos con un formulado de Trichoderma spp., aplicado en la corona de la palma adicionada con raquis. Los resultados mostraron que Trichoderma asperellum  combinado con raquis tiene un efecto positivo en el desarrollo radicular del cultivo de palma aceitera.
EVALUACIÓN DEL POTENCIAL BIOFERTILIZANTE DE CONSORCIOS DE CIANOBACTERIAS EN PASTO RAYGRASS (LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM)
Authors: Elizabeth Freire  , Alma Koch  , Lorena Salvador
Published: September 2019

Con la finalidad de contar con un tratamiento biológico alternativo al uso de los fertilizantes químicos se evaluó el potencial biofertilizantes de consorcios de cianobacterias asilados de tapetes bacterianos recolectados en el volcán Pasochoa. Se reportó la influencia del biofertilizante en el crecimiento y valor nutricional de Pasto Raygrass, empleado comúnmente en la alimentación de ganado.
SERVICIOS ECOSISTÉMICOS DEL SUELO
Authors: Ruth Magdalena López
Published: September 2019

Los suelos proporcionan servicios ecosistémicos, que son funciones naturales que pueden ser utilizados para el beneficio de los seres humanos. Las funciones del suelo se pueden clasificar en cuatro grandes grupos: hábitat, regulación, producción e información.
LINFADENITIS EN UN PLANTEL PRODUCTOR DE CUYES
Authors: Pamela Estupiñán  , Ana Burgos  , Sergio Chacha  , María Baquero  , Carlos Gómez  , Ximena Sánchez  , Alex Soque
Published: September 2019

El presente trabajo identificó mediante diagnóstico clínico la presencia de linfadenitis en cuyes (Cavia porcellus), en un plantel cavícola de la provincia de Imbabura, el resultado fue confirmado por un estudio histopatológico y bacteriológico.
HIDATIDOSIS PORCINA EN EL MATADERO MUNICIPAL DE PUYO
Authors: Felipe Torres  , Ana Burgos  , Luis Vasco
Published: September 2019

La hidatidosis es una enfermedad zoonótica de escala mundial. Afecta a varias especies de mamíferos, incluído el hombre, los cerdos actuán como hospedadores intermediarios del quiste hidatídico. En este trabajo se hallaron quistes hidatídicos fértiles (viables) en porcinos faenados en el matadero municipal de la ciudad.
LA RED NACIONAL DE LABORATORIOS DE SUELOS BUSCA REFORZAR EL SERVICIO DE CALIDAD PARA LOS PRODUCTORES ECUATORIANOS
Authors: Rusbel Jaramillo
Published: September 2019

LA RED NACIONAL DE LABORATORIOS DE SUELOS REFUERZA CALIDAD PARA PRODUCTORES ECUATORIANOS.
PESTE PORCINA AFRICANA, UNA ENFERMEDAD TRANSFRONTERIZA DE ALTO IMPACTO SOCIOECONÓMICO Y SUS ALCANCES SI SE PRESENTASE EN ECUADOR
Authors: Christian Zambrano  , Stalin Vásquez
Published: September 2019

Actualmente en los continentes de Asia, Europa y África, se han reportado ante la Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal – OIE, la presencia deesta enfermedad en sus territorios, y al ser Ecuador un país exótico a Peste Porcina Africana (PPA), se han establecido medidas zoosanitarias que nos permitan seguir manteniendo esta condición.
FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM - EL HONGO MÁS TEMIDO EN LA INDUSTRIA DEL BANANO
Authors: Freddy Magdama
Published: September 2019

En los últimos días, seguido de la noticia sobre la incursión del hongo “Fusarium raza 4 tropical” al continente americano y el riesgo que representa para el sector bananero del país, el nombre Fusarium se ha vuelto popular y han surgido varias interrogantes como ¿Cuánto conocemos de este hongo? ¿Cómo afecta al banano? ¿Por qué es tan temido? ¿Qué lo hace letal? ¿Existe alguna solución a este mal?. Fusarium es uno de los géneros de hongos patogénicos de mayor impacto en la agricultura.
PARASITOIDES ASOCIADOS A MOSCA DE LA FRUTA EN ESPECIES FRUTALES EN LA MICROCUENCA DEL RÍO MAGDALENA PAUTE - ECUADOR
Authors: Walter Larriva  , Fernando León
Published: September 2019

Las moscas de la fruta son plagas de gran importancia económica a nivel mundial por la pérdida que causan en cultivos frutales. El presente inventario de parasitoides asociados a la mosca de la fruta realizado en la microcuenca del río Magdalena (Bulán) y Algarrobo (Paute), fue ejecutado durante el período de fructificación de las especies hospederos de moscas consideradas dentro de este trabajo durante el período de mayo 2015 a marzo 2016. De un total de 489,54 Kg de fruta muestreada se recuperaron 1572 moscas de fruta adultas de las

especies Anastrepha fraterculus (Wied.), Anastrepha distincta Greene, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) y Ceratitis capitata Wied. En el presente trabajo se verificó la presencia de una especie de parasitoide de la familia Braconidae, Doryctobracon crawfordi (Viereck), encontrándose al mismo distribuido en la zona de forma irregular. La tasa de parasitismo fue bajo siendo de 0,20% en Prunus pérsica L., 1,88% en Psidium guajava

L. y 2,05 en Annona cherimolia Mill. La especie de mosca de la fruta predominante fue Anastrepha fraterculus

(Wied.) (60,88%) la cual presenta una amplia distribución. Para la zona en estudio se obtuvo un índice de diversidad de Shannon - Weaver de 0,69.
PEMBANGUNAN SMS GATEWAY HASIL PEMERIKSAAN UJIAN SEKOLAH BERBASIS WEB PADA MA BAHRUL ULUM SINGINGI
Authors: Shodikun Ahmad , Syam Elgamar
Published: September 2019

The problem that occurs in MA Bahrul Ulum Singingi i.e. on the submission of examination results of school examinations of the child can not get to the maximum by the parents. So delivery of information is only given to the students through notice board. The solutions provided by building information system with SMS Gateway facility as the conveyance of information. Systems development method using the waterfall method that consists of several stages, namely: analysis phase, design, coding, testing and support. The results obtained from this study is the SMS Gateway as a means to convey information by utilizing the computer as a tool to access the data. In conclusion this system can assist madrasah to provide information services to visitors.
PENERAPAN METODE MAMDANI UNTUK SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PENENTUAN GOLONGAN OBAT SESUAI DENGAN PENYAKIT DIABETES
Authors: Jasri Jasri , Nazli Rabby
Published: September 2019

Erupted diabetes is one of the diseases that cause many deaths. Drug Information Services (PIO) that develop in the modern world. So the IT department can help pharmacists for the health department. Pressure blood glucose levels 70 to 300 millimeters (mmHG). Fuzzy Inference System with mamdani method to determine the appropriate class of drugs by applying fuzzy variables to the occurrence of blood glucose pressure remains normal.
PENGENDALIAN KEPADATAN KENDARAAN PADA TRAFFIC LIGHT MENGGUNAKAN ATMEGA8535 DAN VISUAL BASIC
Authors: Pauzun Pauzun
Published: September 2019

Traffic light is a beacon used to arrange the traffic regularity of 4- way intersection by giving the road users some opportunities to take turn alternately. The density of vehicles in each 4-way intersection has difference level while the recent traffic lights uses the same waiting time at each intersection. It makes less effective. Ideally, the traffic lights as possible should be controlled easily and utilized efficiently to facilitate the flow of traffic at 4-way intersection. Solving the problem, the solution of traffic light optimization  was provided in the form of a prototype by using the ATMEGA8535 microcontroller with two infrared laser modules and two photodiodes as a detection of the received reflection light in each intersection recently. These sensors served to determine the range of congestion levels based on the density of the vehicle. It made  the waiting time be more efficient. The tools of setting programed by using Visual Basic. The results of this study were the optimizing traffic light that makes the waiting time at each intersection becomes more effective based on the density of the vehicle.
Super Agent Chatbot “3S” Sebagai Media Informasi Menggunakan Metoda Natural Language Processing(NLP)
Authors: Herwin Herwin H
Published: September 2019

STMIK Amik Riau memiliki portal pada website http://www.sar.ac.id difungsikan sebagai media penyebaran informasi bagi sivitas akademika dan stakeholder. Rerata pengunjung setiap hari dalam 3 bulan terakhir adalah 150 kunjungan, namun terjadi peningkatan pada saat penerimaan mahasiswa di setiap tahun akademik. Hal ini mengindikasikan terjadinya peningkatan minat masyarakat untuk mengetahui informasi STMIK Amik Riau. Sayangnya, sampai saat ini pemanfaatan portal web site masih satu arah, dari STMIK Amik Riau ke stakeholder dan masyarakat, tidak terjadi sebaliknya. Komunikasi stakeholder dengan PT sehubungan dengan muatan yang ada di dalam portal menggunakan media sosial dan tidak terintegrasi dengan web.  Begitu juga dengan masukan, koreksi, tanggapan, maupun komunikasi lain menggunakan media sosial.  Sampai saat ini, masyarakat yang mengunjungi portal website baik masyarakat luas, maupun stakeholder tidak dapat dideteksi waktu berkunjung sehingga tidak dapat disapa dengan filosofi “3S”, padahal masyarakat luas yang telah berkunjung merupakan pasar potensial untuk di edukasi. Masyarakat yang berkunjung ke portal website, dengan sopan di sapa oleh sistem, kemudian dilanjutkan dengan komunikasi langsung, tersedia mesin yang siap memberikan salam  dan melayani setiap pertanyaan yang diajukan oleh pengunjung. Penelitian ini bertujuan membuat chatbot yang mampu berkomunikasi dengan pengunjung website.  Chatbot  yang telah dibuat diberi nama STMIK Amik Riau Intelligence Virtual Information disingkat SILVI.  Chatbot dibuat berdasarkan Question Answering Systems (QAS), bekerja dengan algoritma kemiripan antara dua teks. Penelitian ini menghasilkan aplikasi yang siap digunakan, diberi nama SILVI, mampu berkomunikasi dengan pengunjung website. Chatbot mengoptimalkan komunikasi seolah tidak menyadari, tetap menganggap lawan bicara adalah pegawai yang tepat dalam tugas pokok dan fungsi.
An evaluation of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients on different oral antidiabetic medications with regard to glycemic control and diabetic complications
Authors: Önalan Erhan , Gozel Nevzat , Yakar Burkay
Published: September 2019

Objective:  Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic and progressive disease that significantly impairs the workforce and economy due to its complications. This study aims to evaluate patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus who use different oral antidiabetic medications with regard to glycemic control and diabetic complications.

Materials and Methods: This study included 200 patients who were being followed-up for a diagnosis of Type 2 DM.

Results: Of the 200 patients included in the study, 131 were on metformin monotherapy and 69 were on metformin and gliclazide combination therapy. HbA1c value of Metformin monotherapy prescribed patients was7,6%±1,5, metformin+gliclazide prescribed patients was 8,2%±1,9. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of blood glucose levels (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups with regard to microvascular complications and body mass index.

Conclusion: Our study determined that the level of glycemic control manifested by Type 2 DM patients was suboptimal despite using different types of oral antidiabetics and that their body mass indices were high. We reached the conclusion that the present situation is linked to factors such as incorrect dietary habits, inadequate exercise and walking, failure to comply with the medical treatment suggested by the physician, and lack of awareness about the severity of the disease.
Preservation of rutin nanosuspensions without the use of preservatives
Authors: Stahr Pascal L , Keck Cornelia M
Published: September 2019

Nanocrystals are used as universal approach to improve the bioactivity of poorly soluble active ingredients. They are produced by various techniques, typically yielding aqueous nanosuspensions, which are prone to microbial contamination. Preservation of nanocrystals is possible but might not always be feasible, as preservatives might interfere with other excipients in the formulations or with chemicals used in assays, cell cultures or animal models. Therefore, to enable an easier use of nanocrystals, preservative-free nanosuspensions would be a good alternative. In this study, rutin nanocrystals were frozen and stored for three months at −20 °C. The chemical, physical and microbial stability were monitored, and the results were compared to preserved nanosuspensions. The frozen nanosuspensions remained stable and possessed excellent stability over the whole time of storage, indicating that the freeze–thaw process is suitable for the production of preservative-free nanosuspensions with excellent long-term stability. The freeze–thaw process for nanosuspensions is a simple concept and is suggested as alternative, when preserved nanosuspensions cannot be used.
Early Novels
Authors: Adlington Hugh
Published: September 2019

This chapter considers the five short novels Fitzgerald wrote between 1977 and 1982: The Golden Child, The Bookshop, Offshore, Human Voices and At Freddie’s. Each of these ‘early’ novels draws upon Fitzgerald’s own life, and all but one contain female protagonists who resemble Fitzgerald herself either in her youth or middle-age. The chapter discusses the origins, themes and style of each novel, noting how each book has been received by critics and general readers since it was first published. The chapter argues that, to a certain extent, the early novels have unjustly been seen as mere apprentice work in preparation for Fitzgerald’s later historical fiction. This perspective risks underrating the earlier works’ particular qualities. These include the deft evocation of wholly believable times and places; finely observed characters swept along on cross-currents of thought, feeling and happenstance; sudden parabolic swerves in mood and story arising from the situations in which people find themselves; dialogue that is by turns oblique, elliptical and heartbreakingly frank; submerged but telling literary and topical allusions; and sharp criticism of cruelty in all its forms and corresponding sympathy for those who suffer from it.
Short Stories, Poems, Letters
Authors: Adlington Hugh
Published: September 2019

This chapter reviews the most neglected forms of Penelope Fitzgerald’s writing: her short stories, poems and letters. Although Fitzgerald claimed not to be able to write short stories, the evidence of the ten stories collected in The Means of Escape, and of the other eleven uncollected stories that survive, suggests otherwise. The chapter shows how Fitzgerald’s short fiction shares with her novels themes of misunderstanding, disappointment and loneliness. Other continuities include Fitzgerald’s tragicomic wit, art of compression, and taste for the macabre. Yet the chapter also shows how the stories differ from the novels. The sense of disruption of the accepted order of things is concentrated in the stories to the point of menace. The author’s presence, more pervasive and inescapable in the stories than in the novels, obscures the dividing line between author and narrator. By contrast, Fitzgerald’s handful of poems are surprisingly intimate and self-revealing, confronting the reader with a starker, more private version of Fitzgerald’s authorial persona. The letters, written to family, friends, literary editors and writers, provide a different kind of evidence of Fitzgerald’s sharp wit, intelligence and powers of observation.
Introduction: Civil War Voices and Views
Authors: Seed David
Published: September 2019

Despite Walt Whitman’s doubts that the truth would ever be told about the American Civil War, the historian Louis P. Masur has taken the poet’s assertion that ‘the real war will never get in the books’ as the title for his own anthology, which confirms his assertion that it was a ‘written war.’...
Out of Defenderism: Ribbonism in the Early Nineteenth Century
Authors: Hughes Kyle , MacRaild Donald M.
Published: September 2019

This chapter assesses the earliest history of Ribbonism within the context of its origins in the aftermath of the 1798 Rising. The chapter shows that the spread of new forms of political protest from the late eighteenth century was not exclusively the result of negative factors like population pressures but is also be attributed to positive ones including greater prosperity and developing social literacy. It demonstrates that the act of Union fundamentally altered Ireland’s constitutional status. yet the union of itself did little to alter the dramatic political, cultural, economic, and social forces—some parochial, others universal—that generated popular political protest in modern Ireland.
Ribbon Networks in the 1820s: A Revolutionary Moment
Authors: Hughes Kyle , MacRaild Donald M.
Published: September 2019

This chapter considers Dublin Ribbonism in the age of radicalism. It frames the conspiratorial aspects of Ribbonism and the larger context of spies, informers and their collusion with the state. It introduces, through the agency of men such as Major Sirr, Dublin’s chief police official, the men who were in his pay, and the Ribbonmen whom they together put on trial. The chapter identifies the 1820s as a crucial decade in the development of Ribbon collectivism.
Introduction
Authors: McCabe Ciarán
Published: September 2019

Beggary was seen as a threat to society on a number of fronts, yet, the practices of mendicancy and alms-giving were also framed by a universal sense of Christian obligation amongst all classes of society to assist those poorer than themselves. The example and teaching of Christ, as expounded in the New Testament, was intrinsic to the language of private and public charity in this period and deeply influenced how individuals and corporate bodies perceived and responded to begging. The long-held distinction between the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ poor coloured approaches to beggary. Begging and alms-giving were central features of the public discourse on the question of the poor of Ireland and their relief. This discourse was shaped by wider social and economic factors, and in line with these fluctuating forces societal perceptions and responses varied.
Measuring Begging and Alms-Giving
Authors: McCabe Ciarán
Published: September 2019

Attempts to measure the extent of beggary and the amount doled out in alms to mendicants was part of a desire among the ‘respectable’ middling classes to understand the ‘problem’ of mendicancy. Merchants and social commentators sought to reduce the financial burden of beggary, and the Poor Law debates of the 1830s devoted much energy to the impact of indiscriminate alms-giving. The casual giving of alms far outweighed the amount subscribed to anti-begging charitable societies, yet the significance placed on the monetary impact of beggary was not shared by all social classes.
Civil Parishes’ Responses to Begging
Authors: McCabe Ciarán
Published: September 2019

The decades immediately before the Great Famine witnessed a significant shift in the civil role of the parish vestry in Ireland and a related transformation in how communities managed beggary in their locality. From the seventeenth century parishes throughout Ireland oversaw systems of licenced parochial badging for local ‘deserving’ beggars, yet this practice was largely phased out by the mid-nineteenth century. Parochial officials included officers of health, whose responsibilities included the removal of iterant beggars from local thoroughfares for the purpose of mitigating the spread of epidemic disease.
USE OF GREEN BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING IN THE ASSESSMENT OF NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDING DESIGN
Authors: Chen Shang Yuan
Published: September 2019

In the face of extreme climate, Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) represent a very high standard of building energy conservation. The design of NZEBs requires continuous design improvement and analysis in a decision-making process that seeks to meet energy conservation goals. This paper recommends the use of green Building Information Modelling (BIM) to support the design of zero-energy buildings. The design of NZEBs requires two sets of tasks: First, it requires determination of whether the building will offer high-energy efficiency, and, second, it lacks the installation of sufficient renewable energy equipment to meet the building’s load needs. After drawing on the spirit of the United States’ Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and considering the current situation in Taiwan, this paper recommends the use of electricity Energy Usage Intensity as a measurement unit providing a holistic indicator of energy usage and takes optimized energy performance as a performance target for various solutions. This study demonstrated procedural steps in the application of green BIM and analyzed restrictions on the implementation of green BIM to the analysis of NZEB design.
Un géosystème méditerranéen complexe soumis à une cyclogenèse variée : le bassin-versant de l’Argens (var)
Authors: Combarré Bertrand
Published: September 2019

Dans le bassin-versant de l’Argens, fleuve côtier varois, du domaine climatique méditerranéen sont présentés quelques aspects des impacts des pluies sur un géosystème. Les cyclogenèses diverses, la complexité de l’impluvium engendrent de nombreux types de conjonctures. Une série de trente années d’événements climatiques facilite la compréhension des modalités d’évacuation des eaux et met en valeur l’évolution de la dynamique du bassin-versant en dégageant notamment la part qui incombe aux mécanismes anthropiques.
Climax et dynamiques végétales méditerranéennes : des notions à redécouvrir - Exemples pris dans les Alpes du Sud
Authors: Simon Laurent
Published: September 2019

La notion de climax représente depuis longtemps une notion-clé en biogéographie. Les critiques et les multiples adaptations qu'elle a subi ont d'une certaine manière contribué à la remettre en question. C'est notamment vrai pour les milieux méditerranéens où les notions de stabilité, de dynamique linéaire s'appliquent difficilement. Pourtant les travaux récents permettent de repenser la notion dans un sens plus dynamique et plus systémique. Cet article a pour objectif de montrer tout l'intérêt qu'elle peut encore revêtir, notamment dans une approche géographique du milieu.
Aspects et évolution de petits bassins hydrographiques en terrains gypseux (bassin de l'Èbre, Espagne)
Authors: Bomer Bernard
Published: September 2019

Autour de Saragosse (Aragòn, Espagne), les vallées sèches secondaires inscrites dans des formations tertiaires gypseuses présentent un modelé original à fond plat, associé à une accumulation importante. Au nord-est de la ville, six bassins ont été étudiés, ainsi que les accumulations qu'ils renferment, observables grâces aux incisions qui les entaillent à l'aval, enfin les cônes édifiés dans leur prolongement sur la plaine d'inondation de l'Ebre. On a associé à l'étude de terrain l'analyse morphométrique. Deux générations de formes et de matériaux de remblaiement peuvent être distinguées. Un premier ensemble pourrait être attribué au Würm final, un second, plus récent et de moindre envergure à un épisode historique de défrichement important.
« De grace especial »
Authors: Gauvard Claude
Published: September 2019

Au Moyen Age, partout régnerait la violence, expression exacerbée de la brutalité des mœurs. Une étude quantitative strictement menée à partir des lettres de rémission émises par la Chancellerie royale, des archives du Parlement et du Châtelet donne une autre image du crime dans le royaume de France aux XIVe et XVe siècles. Certes la violence existe, et l'homicide constitue, en nombre, le premier des crimes capitaux. Mais il est loin d'être le plus grave. Non que la vie d'un homme soit sans valeur, mais que vaut-elle si la renommée est bafouée ? La société est en tout lieu régie par un code de l'honneur que partagent toutes les couches sociales. Pour saisir la portée de ces valeurs communes, il convenait de faire appel aux sciences humaines que sait utiliser l'historien, le tout servi par l'outil informatique. La population des coupables et des victimes ainsi que les solidarités qui se tissent autour du criminel sont analysées en des termes aussi exhaustifs que possible. Quant à l'étude des gestes et des mots qui servent à dire le crime, elle ouvre sur un autre registre : celui du politique. Or le roi de la fin du Moyen Age, en France, continue, malgré les théoriciens réformateurs et les praticiens d'une procédure devenue de plus en plus complexe, à résoudre les crimes capitaux par le droit de grâce que lui confère son pouvoir sacré plus que par la rigueur de sa justice. Le crime et la violence ont pu contribuer à construire la société et l'Etat en même temps qu'ils en menaçaient l'existence. Comment tous, hommes de pouvoir, rois et juges, mais aussi l'opinion publique qui reste en fin de compte maîtresse du jeu, ont-ils manipulé le crime ?
Expulser les indésirables
Authors: Loyer Élie-Benjamin
Published: September 2019

Les expulsions politiques, quoique retentissantes, ne constituent qu’un aspect minoritaire des pratiques de l’exclusion légale. La grande majorité des expulsés le sont après une condamnation judiciaire, faisant du Parquet un auxiliaire méconnu des politiques migratoires de la Troisième République. À partir de chiffres nationaux reconstitués pour la période 1893-1941, chiffres croisés avec l’analyse des fonds des expulsions des préfectures de la Marne et de la Meuse et d’une cohorte des 3 000 individus étrangers condamnés par un tribunal correctionnel de Champagne entre 1880 et 1938, il a été possible de quantifier et d’analyser cette pratique de la « double peine ». Largement laissée à l’arbitraire de l’administration, la décision de l’expulsion ou, au contraire, d’un simple avertissement permet de dessiner en creux le portrait changeant de l’étranger indésirable, mais aussi d’analyser plus précisément les différentes fonctions conférées à l’acte d’expulser un étranger du territoire national.
A “coup d’État” in Jersey?
Authors: Jones Thomas C.
Published: September 2019

À la fin de l’année 1855, trente-neuf réfugiés européens furent sommairement expulsés de l’île de Jersey, dépendance de la couronne britannique. Ces expulsions de ressortissants étrangers hors des Îles britanniques, qui furent les seules explicitement politiques au cours de l’ère victorienne, attirèrent une attention considérable, en partie parce que Victor Hugo comptait au nombre des expulsés. Amplement dénoncées comme violation des libertés constitutionnelles britanniques, leur portée demeura néanmoins étonnamment modeste et elles ne furent envisageables que dans un contexte politique bien particulier. Révoquées au bout de quatre ans, ces expulsions marquèrent moins la fin du droit d’asile en Grande-Bretagne que sa persistance.
Deep Learning-based Framework for Smart Sustainable Cities
Authors: Ravi Nagarathna , Vimala Rani P  , Rajesh Alias Harinarayan R  , Mercy Shalinie S  , Seshadri Karthick , Pariventhan P
Published: September 2019

Pure air is vital for sustaining human life. Air pollution causes long-term effects on people. There is an urgent need for protecting people from its profound effects. In general, people are unaware of the levels to which they are exposed to air pollutants. Vehicles, burning various kinds of waste, and industrial gases are the top three onset agents of air pollution. Of these three top agents, human beings are exposed frequently to the pollutants due to motor vehicles. To aid in protecting people from vehicular air pollutants, this article proposes a framework that utilizes deep learning models. The framework utilizes a deep belief network to predict the levels of air pollutants along the paths people travel and also a comparison with the predictions made by a feed forward neural network and an extreme learning machine. When evaluating the deep belief neural network for the case study undertaken, a deep belief network was able to achieve a higher index of agreement and lower RMSE values.
Understanding the Determinants of Consumer Satisfaction With B&B Hotels
Authors: Xiao Lin , Mi Chuanmin , Chen Yetian , Huang Lihua
Published: September 2019

This study aims to understand the determinants of consumer satisfaction with bed-and-breakfast establishments (B&Bs) and build a hierarchical structure of these determinants. Content analysis was conducted based on the consumer online review data. Ten determinants of customer satisfaction were identified. The interpretive structural modeling (ISM) technique was then used to develop a five-level hierarchical structural model based on these determinants. Finally, the cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to the classification (MICMAC) technique was used to analyze the driver and dependence power for each determinant. This study has the potential to make significant contributions from both the theoretical and practical perspectives.
ADOMC-NPR Automatic Decision-Making Offloading Framework for Mobile Computation Using Nonlinear Polynomial Regression Model
Authors: Elhosuieny Abdulrahman , Salem Mofreh , Thabet Amr , Ibrahim Abdelhameed
Published: September 2019

Nowadays, mobile computation applications attract major interest of researchers. Limited processing power and short battery lifetime is an obstacle in executing computationally-intensive applications. This article presents a mobile computation automatic decision-making offloading framework. The proposed framework consists of two phases: adaptive learning, and modeling and runtime computation offloading. In the adaptive phase, curve-fitting (CF) technique based on non-linear polynomial regression (NPR) methodology is used to build an approximate time-predicting model that can estimate the execution time for spending the processing of the detected-intensive applications. The runtime computation phase uses the time predicting model for computing the predicted execution time to decide whether to run the application remotely and perform the offloading process or to run the application locally. Eventually, the RESTful web service is applied to carry out the offloading task in the case of a positive offloading decision. The proposed framework experimentally outperforms a competitive state-of-the-art technique by 73% concerning the time factor. The proposed time-predicting model records minimal deviation of the originally obtained values as it is applied 0.4997, 8.9636, 0.0020, and 0.6797 on the mean squared error metric for matrix-determinant, image-sharpening, matrix-multiplication, and n-queens problems, respectively.
A Technology Tool for the Analysis of the Logistical Process in Small Pharmacies
Authors: Ramos Hilda Angélica Del Carpio , Martos Dante Alexander Mundaca , Ramos Pedro Antonio Del Carpio , Facundo Walter Yoiber Castillo , Hernández Sergio Rafael Bernardo Del Carpio
Published: September 2019

The logistical process within small pharmacies constitutes a management weakness in the context of high competition. This article is aimed at analyzing the use of a simple, agile and low-cost technology to diagnose the initial situation of this logistical process. It is a qualitative non-interventional study, which dismisses statistical data and relies on the characterization of a unique variable. Five logistical processes and 41 procedures were analyzed in five local pharmacies. The results show that the current logistical process is indeed highly risky competitively. They also show that the use of affordable technology simplifies the analysis of logistical processes in favor of collaboration between small pharmacies and that diagnostic informatics technology is not meeting the needs of small organizations.
The Incremental Artificial Immune System for Arabic Handwritten Recognition
Authors: Hiba Khelil , Abdelkader Benyettou , Kacem Afef
Published: September 2019

The historical document is a treasure. The frequent use of these documents requires having a numeric copy. The use of these numeric documents requires developing techniques to facilitate their use. The search by content, the word spotting, and handwriting recognition became important points of research in document analysis. For this purpose, in this article is covered the recognition of the Arabic manuscript names extracted from the register of names of the Tunisian national archive. In the study, the authors have used several techniques for extracting knowledge, coding, and name recognition. The authors have also optimized the clonclas algorithm using the incremental principle from the i2gng algorithm. The results encourage continuing exploration.
Reserve metabolism of stored and germinated Araucaria angustifolia seeds
Authors: Araldi Cristhyane Garcia , Coelho Cileide Maria Medeiros
Published: September 2019

Germination metabolism of recalcitrant seeds of Araucaria angustifolia is activated in storage, which complicates the seeds conservation and utilization. This study aimed to identify the changes in the reserve metabolites of A. angustifolia seeds throughout storage in order to understand the processes of hydrolysis caused by germination metabolism. Mature seeds were harvested in southern Brazil and stored in an ambient environment and cold chamber conditions. Biochemical analyses were performed for embryos and megagametophytes from seeds stored for 0, 15, 30, 45, and 90 days. Due to seeds being in advanced germination in storage, they were evaluated at 90 days in different early developmental categories: I – seeds with mature embryos, II – seeds with embryos showing apparent elongation along the embryonic axis, and III – seeds with root protrusion. Higher contents of carbohydrate, protein, and amino acids were observed in embryos compared to megagametophytes, and these metabolites were decreased after onset of germination, especially in the embryo tissue. Mobilization of metabolites in megagametophytes would probably increase in later stages of germination. It is suggested that such alterations are not due to deterioration of reserve components, but instead are based on seed metabolism, which remains active after harvest with hydrolysis of metabolites providing energy for germination.
A Variant of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with t(4;17)(q12;q21) Showed Two Different Clinical Symptoms
Authors: Nakanishi Takahisa , Nakaya Aya , Nishio Yusuke , Fujita Shinya , Satake Atsushi , Azuma Yoshiko , Tsubokura Yukie , Saito Ryo , Konishi Akiko , Hotta Masaaki , Yoshimura Hideaki , Kadosaka Yoshihiko , Ishii Kazuyoshi , Ito Tomoki , Tsuta Koji , Nomura Shosaku
Published: September 2019

A 63-year-old man was diagnosed with a rare variant of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) with t(4;17)(q12; q21) that showed atypical morphological features and two different clinical symptoms. He was started on standard induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, which decreased myeloblast numbers; however, APL-like blasts remained. He then received a salvage therapy that added all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). After ATRA commenced, APL-like blasts disappeared and cytogenetic analysis became normal. However, myeloblasts subsequently increased, and he became resistant. In summary, this patient exhibited two different clinical courses of acute myeloid leukemia and APL.
Noninvasive prenatal screening test for compound heterozygous beta thalassemia using an amplification refractory mutation system real-time polymerase chain reaction technique
Authors: Suwannakhon Narutchala , Pangeson Tanapat , Seeratanachot Teerapat , Mahingsa Khwanruedee , Pingyod Arunee , Bumrungpakdee Wanwipa , Sanguansermsri Torpong
Published: September 2019

We propose using a modified amplification refractory mutation system real-time polymerase chain reaction (ARMS RTPCR) technique to exclude the invasive prenatal diagnosis for a non-paternally inherited beta thalassemia mutation in couples atrisk for having a baby with CHBT. The ARMS RT-PCR method was performed for 36 at-risk couples by using isolated fetal cell-free DNA from maternal plasma. The modified ARMS RT-PCR primers targeted one of the following paternally inherited beta thalassemia mutation: -28 A→G, CD17 A→T, CD 26 G→A, IVS1-1 G→T and CD 41-42 -CTTT. The method could be successfully employed for NIPST starting with the 7th week of gestation. The results showed that 19 pregnant women were negative for PIBTM (53%). After an on-track and on-time of one year, including postnatal thalassemia blood tests, none of the babies showed symptoms or signs of beta thalassemia disease. We concluded that the modified ARMS RT-PCR method was an accurate, cost-effective and feasible method for use as a NIPST for at-risk couples with the potential of having a baby with CHBT.