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Solving Elasto-Static Bounded Problems with a Novel Arbitrary-Shaped Element
Authors: Khalaj-Hedayati Hamidreza , Khodakarami Mohammad Iman
Published: September 2019

A simple method to analysis any arbitrary domain shapes with a single element which based on Decoupled Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method is presented in this paper. The introduced element is based on boundary finite element method which helps to modelling curve and sharp boundaries with acceptable accuracy. Shape functions and mapping functions are similar to Decoupled Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method but locating center origin (LCO) is relocated in this method from corners with direct view to whole domain into shape center and formulation and behavior of the method is developed for the element. The most important advantageous of this technique is ability of solving displacement in domain by solving differential equations which causes more accurate answers in domain.  We also perform well-established numerical tests and show the performance of the new element. Results shown us the accuracy and reliable answers for the introduced element. Also some benchmark examples are solved by this method and answers are compared with correct answers and plotted. High accuracy of answers with low cost of calculations and ability of the method to analysis the curve and sharp boundaries are the most important advantageous of this new element.
ORIENTASI PASAR DAN INOVASI PRODUK PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP KEUNGGULAN BERSAING (Studi Pada UMKM Tenun Gedogan Kota Bima)
Authors: Muhajirin Muhajirin , Kamaluddin Kamaluddin
Published: September 2019

Small and medium enterprises are one of the leading drivers in the world economic development. Small and medium enterprises are one of the fields in absorption very significant workforce. At this time is a period of globalization where competition is getting tougher, many companies will go bankrupt or out of business if the company does not prepare the company inside current competition. The goal to be achieved is to increase market orientation and product innovation towards competitive advantage in the Gedong Weaving Small and medium enterprises (UMKM) in the City of Bima. The data used is primary data. Research sample amounting to 90 respondents. The data analysis tool in this study uses multiple linear regression. The results of this study indicate that Market orientation positive and significant effect on competitive advantage in UMKM Weaving Gedogan in Bima City, product orientation has a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage in Gedogan Weaving Small and medium enterprises (UMKM) in Bima City and there are the positive and significant influence of market orientation and product innovation has been reduced Competitive advantage in UMKM Weaving in Bima City. So that it is higher market orientation is carried out, and the higher the level of product innovation, then Increasing competitive advantage in Gedogan Weaving Small and medium enterprises (UMKM)  in Bima City.Keywords: Market Orientation, Product Innovation, Competitive Advantage
Diabetic retinopathy and its’ association with carotid intima media thickness.
Authors: Bashir Farhat , Khan Beenish , Tanveer Shehla
Published: September 2019

Objectives: To evaluate the association of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness) in diabetic subjects and to identify the factors contributing to retinopathy. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study. Setting: Creek General Hospital, United Medical and Dental College. Period: August 2017 to July 2018. Material and Methods: After identification of 62 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus for the study, their complete history, physical examination and relevant laboratory investigations were recorded. The diabetic retinopathy was assessed by ophthalmoscopy. All subjects underwent Doppler ultrasound scanning of the carotid arteries for measurement of CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness). The data was analyzed through SPSS version 20.0. Student’s t-test was used to assess the association between retinopathy and CIMT and other continuous variables. The association of categorical variables was assessed by Chi-square. P-value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results: The target population constituted 29% males and 71% females. Among the participating subjects 50.2% had retinopathy while 49.8% subjects without retinopathy were included in the study. There was a strong association of retinopathy with carotid intima-media thickness. Retinopathy was also associated with duration of diabetes mellitus, measures of glycemic control, serum creatinine levels, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and serum triglycerides. Conclusion: Retinopathy is strongly associated with CIMT. Poor glycemic control, nephropathy, dyslipidemia and duration of diabetes also show association with retinopathy.
Etiology and outcome of culture proven bacterial meningitis in children 6 to 24 months of age.
Authors: Amin Muhammad , Khurshid Asim , Ahmad Mukhtar , Javed Zunaira
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Pediatric bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening illness that results from bacterial infection of the meninges and leaves some survivors with significant sequelae. More than 2/3 cases of meningitis occur in the 1st 2 years of life, owing to decreased immunity and high vascularity of the brain.This study was conducted to determine the frequency of hemophilus influenzae type b, streptococcus pneumonia and neisseria meningitidis and outcome in culture proven meningitis in children 6 months to 24 months. Study Design: Case series. Setting: Paeds Unit 1, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur and Paeds Unit of District Headquarter (DHQ) Teaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan. Period: 1st April 2017 to 30th September 2018. Material and Methods: A total of 220 children (110 from each center) of either sex with culture proven meningitis, aged 6 months to 24 months, were included in the study. Demographics, duration of fever, history of seizures, weight of child, vaccination status and bacteria isolated from CSF and outcome were analyzed. The outcome in the form of mortality was noted during the first 10 days of hospital stay. Results: Amongst a total of 220 children, 123 (55.9%) were male. There were 130 (59.1%) children who were less than or equal to 1 year of age. There were 154 (70.0%) children who were having a weight of 7 to 10 kg. Vaccination status was, 111 (50.5%) were fully vaccinated, 59 (26.8%) partially vaccinated and 50 (22.7%) not vaccinated. Duration of fever was, 141 (64.1%) had fever for more than 5 days. There were 139 (63.2%) children who had a history of seizures.  Streptococcus pneumonia was the commonest bacteria found in 110 (50%) children followed by neisseria meningitides 53 (24.1%), H. Influenza 37 (16.8%). Overall mortality was noted in 34 (15.5%) children. Conclusion: In children with bacterial meningitis, mortality was high and most common bacteria were found to be s.pneumoniae followed by neisseria meningitidis and h.influenzae. Awareness about the empiric and directed antimicrobial therapy will help to lower the burden of morbidity and mortality related to bacterial meningitis.
Ocular pathologies emerging in pregnancy.
Authors: Hussain Arif , Naheed Kishwar , Mahmood Nasir
Published: September 2019

Objectives: To determine ocular pathologies that appear in pregnant women with no history of ocular or systemic disease prior to conception. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Ophthalmology in association with Department of Gynecology, Pak Red Crescent Medical and Dental College Dina Nath District Kasur. Period: January 2018 to April 2018. Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty pregnant females with no history of previous ocular or systemic co morbidity were included in study. After obtaining informed consent detailed ocular and medical history was taken and complete ocular examination was done. Results: Mean age of the participant female was 24.7 years (Range 19- 40 years). Four of them (3.33%) had bilateral optic disc edema, 2 of them had central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) and one female had unilateral macular hole. Conclusions: Ocular pathologies emerging in pregnancy are not uncommon and should not be overlooked. Pregnant women with ocular complaints should undergo a thorough ocular and systemic examination along with necessary investigations so that the pathological eye changes and associated systemic diseases could be managed timely and properly.
Association of weight, height and body mass index with early childhood caries among primary school children of Peshawar.
Authors: Bangash Madeeha , Mustafa Laila , Idrees Sana , Farooq Syed Omar , Sami Ammara , Alam Khan Gulandama
Published: September 2019

Background: Dental caries is the single most common disease in children that has no pharmacological treatment. Global population exhibit some evidence of tooth decay affecting both genders, all races, socioeconomic status and age groups. Good oral health of early childhood has a vital role in overall health of school children. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine association of weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) with early childhood caries (ECC) among primary school children of Peshawar. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Different Schools of Hayatabad, Peshawar. Period: Four months (January-April 2019). Material and Methods: Total of 240 school children, having sound heath with no systemic disease were included in the study. Children’s weight and height were recorded and body mass index (BMI) was converted to z-scores and percentiles. The association of ECC with BMI, height and weight was determined. Results: The mean age, weight, height, body mass index, dmfs and Z-score was 5.3±0.79 years, 20.34±3.75 kg, 3.47±0.246 feet, 18.06±4.08 kg/m2, 14.84±15.73, and 1.14±1.22 respectively. The association of early childhood caries among primary school children was not significant with age (P=0.424), height (P=0.622) and gender (P=0.061). The association was highly statistically significant with BMI (P<0.001). Conclusion: Children with higher ECC scores were significantly associated with BMI.
Frequency of thrombocytopenia and its severity in patients of Malaria.
Authors: Batool Yasmeen , Fatima Sabeen , Pervaiz Gulzaib , Akhtar Naseem , Asif Maliha , Bashir Faisal
Published: September 2019

Pakistan is an endemic area for malaria. Malaria is considered to be associated with thrombocytopenia. The frequency of thrombocytopenia varies in different studies. This study was done to determine the frequency of thrombocytopenia among patients with malaria. Objectives: To determine the frequency and severity of thrombocytopenia in patients of malaria. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Pathology Department, Nishtar Medical University, Multan. Period: Eight months; (04-03-2018 to 03-11-2018). Materials & Methods: One hundred and fifty patients with malaria were included in the study. Platelet count of all the patients was done on Sysmex-K167. The patients were categorized according to the presence of thrombocytopenia (yes or no) and the severity of thrombocytopenia (mild, moderate or severe). The data was described as frequency distribution table. Results: The mean age of the patients was 31.81 + 15.31 years. There were 46 (30.7%) female patients and 104 (69.3%) male patients. Thrombocytopenia was present among 103 (68.7%) patients. Mild, moderate and severe thrombocytopenia was found in 60 (58.3%), 24 (23.3%) and 19 (18.4%) patients, respectively. Conclusion: This study concludes that frequency of thrombocytopenia is very high among patients with malaria. Severity of thrombocytopenia is mild to moderate, with few patients presenting with severe thrombocytopenia. This finding signifies that malaria is an important cause of thrombocytopenia. So the platelet count should be monitored closely in patients of malaria to avoid possible complications of thrombocytopenia. Moreover, it is suggested that malaria is an important differential diagnosis of thrombocytopenia with fever but needs confirmation by thick and thin smears for malarial parasite. In case of viral infections like dengue fever, smears will be negative for malarial parasite and patients will present with leucopenia and thrombocytopenia and majority of peripheral blood leucocytes will be reactive lymphocytes.
Frequency of mortality in neonatal meningitis in dexamethasone vs. placebo group.
Authors: Shahbaz Umar , Masood Muhammad Khalid , Omer Riffat , Ahmed Touseef , Masood Najaf , Shah Azher
Published: September 2019

Objectives: To determine the frequency of mortality in neonatal meningitis in dexamethasone vs. placebo group as an adjunct to the usual treatment. Study Design: Randomized control trial. Setting: Department of Paediatrics, Neonatal section, Mayo Hospital Lahore. Period: September 2014 to March 2015. Material & Methods: The consecutive non-probability sampling technique was used in this study. Total 100 patients were included, 50 in each group. Patients were assigned either of following two treatment groups. One group is standard antibiotics plus Dexamethasone and the other one is standard antibiotics plus Placebo. Trial and placebo groups received their respective treatments (Dexamethasone plus standard antibiotics and placebo plus standard antibiotics) according to the protocol. Percentage of patients dying in dexamethasone group was compared with those in the control group by using Chi-square test. Period: From September 2014 to March 2015. Results: In our study the mean age of the patients was 14.92 days. The male to female ratio was 1:1. Mortality occurred in 34 neonates under study and among these 34 cases,12 were belonging to those who had received dexamethasone and 22 were from those who had received placebo, this difference between two groups was statistically significant (p-value=0.035). Conclusion: Dexamethasone is efficacious drug and significantly reduces the mortality in infants as compared to the placebo group patients in the treatment of neonatal meningitis.
Princípios e aplicações da Terapia por Captura de Nêutrons por Boro – BNCT
Authors: Siqueira Paulo De Tarso Dalledone , Yoriyaz Helio , Shorto Julian Marco Barbosa , Cavalieri Tássio Antonio
Published: September 2019

A terapia por captura de nêutrons (neutron capture therapy — NCT) é uma técnica radioterápica bimodal com princípios de funcionamento muito vantajosos para o tratamento de cânceres difusos. Contudo, apesar dessa vantagem conceitual e de sua primeira proposição já exceder 80 anos, essa técnica ainda não se encontra consolidada na comunidade clínica internacional como proposta terapêutica. Esse insucesso em seu estabelecimento não tem impedido que diversos grupos de pesquisa de diversos países do mundo invistam tempo e recursos em seu desenvolvimento. Neste texto apresentamos brevemente um histórico da NCT e dos principais desafios enfrentados pelos diversos grupos de pesquisas, uma comunidade de entusiastas da técnica, no seu desenvolvimento e na consolidação terapêutica da sua vertente mais estudada, a boron neutron capture therapy(BNCT). É apresentado também um resumo dos principais resultados alcançados com a técnica, além de um breve relato dos estudos realizados na instalação experimental de BNCT no Brasil.
Conectividade Funcional Cerebral utilizando Técnicas de Imagens por Ressonância Magnética
Authors: Salmon Carlos Ernesto Garrido , Leoni Renata Ferranti
Published: September 2019

Nosso cérebro é reconhecido como uma rede complexa com propriedades topológicas de mundo pequeno: alta eficiência global, estrutura modular comunitária e elevado índice de agrupamento. Essa organização é preservada em diferentes escalas e para diferentes tipos de medidas de conectividade, especialmente ao se analisar a conectividade funcional em escala macroscópica. Neste artigo de revisão procuramos abordar aspectos metodológicos gerais para a estimativa da conectividade funcional (CF) cerebral humana a partir de imagens por ressonância magnética funcionais (IRMf). A CF é introduzida a partir de estudos prévios de neuroimagem funcional. Detalhes práticos e limitações da aquisição dos dados são discutidos considerando duas técnicas de aquisição: baseada no contraste dependente do nível de oxigenação do sangue e a marcação dosspins arteriais. Os principais passos para estimativa da CF a partir destas imagens são apresentados em duas etapas: pré-processamento e análise. Finalmente, diferentes aplicações dessas estimativas de CF cerebral na área da saúde são também apresentadas.
ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO PREDICT NONLINEAR PARAMETERS FOR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES APPLIED TO BLAST LOADS
Authors: Attiyah Ali , Hussain Hawraa
Published: September 2019

In this study, the Performance Based Design PBD method, which has been used only in seismic design by several codes, has been expanded to be applied to structures exposed to blast loads. The plastic hinge models used in PBD, which currently available for earthquake loads do not represent real behavior under the blast load. An analytical approach was proposed to represent the plastic behavior of flexural response under blast loads. The proposed model considers the following essential phenomena: concrete cover crushing, concrete core crushing, bar buckling in compression reinforcement, strain hardening in tensile reinforcement and softening in reinforcement bar. The proposed analytical approach has been validated with two experimental results of columns applied to blast loads and reasonable results has been seen
LABORATORY EVALUATION OF MODIFIED ASPHALT WITH SBS POLYMER ON RUTTING RESISTANCE OF RECYCLED PAVEMENT MIXTURE
Authors: Joni Hasan , Hussein Hussein , Yawar Haneen
Published: September 2019

This research investigates the influence of recycled mixture modified with styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) polymer on rutting resistance. The reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) mixture percentages were used 10, 20 and 30% by weight of original mixture and one percentage of SBS polymer which was 5% by weight of asphalt cement. The moisture susceptibility and rutting were taken into consideration in this study. The results indicated that the recycled asphalt mixture containing on SBS polymer gives better moisture susceptibility and better rutting resistance. It is noted that indirect tensile strength ratio (ITSR) increases when adding SBS with 5% percentage polymer and reaching its maximum ratio 94.5% for 20% RAP and the rut depth decreases by 66.7% when adding SBS with 30% RAP content.
STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF STEEL-CONCRETE-STEEL SANDWICH STRUCTURE WITH NEW TYPE OF SHEAR CONNECTORS
Authors: Abdul Razzaq Hayhder , Jasim Nabeel
Published: September 2019

The aim of the current research is to investigate the structural behavior of steel-concrete-steel sandwich beams with a new suggested shear connectors. The shear connector was manufactured from deformed rebar in the form of stirrups. Four push out specimens were tested to obtain direct shear strength for the new type of shear connectors. Also four full size steel-concrete-steel sandwich beams were tested under three points loading. All beams were simply supported. The experimental results showed three failure modes as follow: (1) flexural failure; (2) shearing of shear connectors; and (3) buckling in compression plate. The use of proposed shear connectors from deformed steel bars produces a good connection between steel plates and concrete core, where the load capacity of steel-concrete-steel beam with long leg stirrups (L. connector) is larger than other beams. The ultimate load of beam B1 (steel-concrete-steel sandwich beam with L. connector) is 0.125 greater than the ultimate load of beam B2 (steel-concrete-steel sandwich beam with J-hook connectors).
A COMPREHENSIVE FLUID-SOLID INTERACTION ANALYSIS OF FINITE JOURNAL BEARINGS
Authors: Aljanabi Mohanad , Al-Ansari Luay , Alhusseny Ahmed , Nasser Adel
Published: September 2019

As key elements in plenty of rotating machinery, the elastohydrodynamic performance of journal bearings should be carefully checked in light of the design and operating parameters considered. This first part of the current study aims to numerically analyse the operation of journal bearings under alignment conditions. In the fluid-solid interaction analysis conducted, the lubricant flow field is solved using the finite volume method. Based on finite elements strategy, a structural analysis is then implemented to the solid bearing using the pressure distribution computed earlier on its inner surface. A wide range of operating conditions has been considered including the eccentricity ratio (0.1≤ε≤0.9), bearing length-diameter ratio (0.8≤L/D≤2), and rotation speed (4,000≤N≤10,000 rpm). Three principal categories of operational quantities have inspected, namely; the lubricant pressure distribution, overall performance parameters, and structural aftereffects. Among all the parameters examined, the eccentricity ratio is the most influential one on the performance of journal bearings. As it increases with applying heavier loads, a significant rise occurs in each of the friction force, power loss, stress levels, and deformation on the inner surface of the bearing. The bearing length and rotation speed, on the other hand, affect the bearing performance as well, but to a less extent.
EFFECT OF CHANGI NG DFT PROCESS SI ZE ON DATA RATE I N LTE UPLI NK LAYER
Authors: Saeed Duraid , Hassoon Zaid , Hasan Jasim
Published: September 2019

This paper deals with Matlab simulation of Long Term Evolution system (Lte) to show data rate of the uplink layer from user equipment toward the tower with respect to the size of Desecrate Fourier Transform process (DFT) which will be increased from 2 to the size of Inverse Desecrate Fourier Transform process (IDFT). Also it shows the way of using Cyclic Prefix technique (CP) in Lte system and its types which effect on the data rate for uplink layer. Finally the results will show the value of Lte system data rate for different types of modulation and Cyclic Prefix which will be for many types of system bandwidth individually, and it will show the minimum and maximum values of (DFT) process size with the midpoint which is the best one.
IMPROVEMENT OF POLYETHYLENE MATRIX COMPOSITES USING COCONUT SHELL AND COW BONE PARTICULATES
Authors: Durowaye Stephen , Bolasodun Babatunde , Ayoola Wasiu , Olarinde Aishat , Apena Eniola
Published: September 2019

Utilisation of particles of coconut shell and cow bone as reinforcing materials for the production of low density hybrid polyethylene matrix composites by stir casting method was carried out. 50 µm coconut shell and 50 µm cow bone particulates in different proportions (5 – 25 wt. %) were mixed with polyethylene and the microstructural, physical and mechanical characterisations were determined using standardised methods. The hybrid composite exhibited desirable properties in terms of water absorption (0.3 %) indicating reduced pores/voids. It also exhibited ultimate tensile strength (1.78 MPa) and hardness (12.78 HBN) at 15 wt. % filler addition. The uniform dispersion of the reinforcing particles as observed in the SEM microstructure and the strong adhesion of the particles and polyethylene matrix contributed to the enhancement of the tensile strength and hardness of the composites. Increasing the filler concentration beyond 15 wt. % caused a decrease in the average inter-particle distance/spacing thereby increasing the amount of interparticle stress concentration overlap. This led to higher levels of debonding when tensile stress was applied. This ultimately impaired the tensile strength of the composites. The strain energy stored in the matrix which could be equal to the adhesion/bonding of the particles and polyethylene matrix caused the particle-matrix interface to debond and reduced or impaired the modulus of elasticity of the composites. Generally, the hybrid composites were better than the mono-reinforced composites and unreinforced polyethylene thus showing the efficacy of added particulates. Hence, the development of this biocomposites will reduce environmental pollution and also has the potential for application in areas where low strength composites are required.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COGNITIVE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES (CALLS) TO HELP THE STUDENTS IN RECOGNIZING THE LEXICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE STUDENTS TRANSLATION
Authors: Astuty Diah
Published: September 2019

his study aims to describe the sorts of lexical constraints that appeared on the students translation when translating some source language texts into some target language texts. The competence of linguistic fields that the students have acquired is in the fact assumed to be inadequate and it can cause the lexical constraints.Keywords: CALLS, lexical constraints,source language text,target language text
AN ANALYSIS OF WORD FORMATION PROCESSES IN OUTDOOR ADVERTISEMENT OF BILLBOARD FOUND IN LAMONGAN
Authors: Nurman Moh
Published: September 2019

As the term word-formation are dealing with the formation of words. Word formation process has ten categories are the followings: Coinage, Borrowing, Compounding, Blending, Clipping, Back Formation, Conversion, Acronym, Inflection and Derivation.Keywords: word formation, advertisement and billboard
DEVELOPING COOPERATIVE LESSON PLANNING FOR TEACHING SOCIOLINGUISTIC: DIRECTNESS AND INDIRECTNESS IN COMUNICATION
Authors: Haryani Tiara Retno
Published: September 2019

people communicate in various ways in order to interact and gain relationship to other people. In this era, people expand communication not onl y to people in their milieu such as famil y, but also to people from various environments which have different background culture.Keywords: cooperative, lesson planning, directness and indirectness communication
CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH: USING COOPERATIVE LEARNING (TEAM PAIR SOLO) TO IMPROVE NURSING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL
Authors: Wibisono Wahyu
Published: September 2019

Mastering many languages is a softskill that every nurse must acquire in order to make patients feel comfortable and decrease the anxiety.. English is one of many languages which is  widely used in the world. So, it is important to a nurse to be able to communicate using English. This research was intended to apply cooperative learning TPS (Team Pair Solo) as the technique to enhance students’ English-speaking skill when they took the “communicating class” in the fifth semester in Stikes Patria Husada Blitar. This research was a Classroom Action Research. The subject was 10 students of the fifth semester. The researcher used several instruments; such as observation checklist, field notes, test, and questionnaire. The findings showed that TPS were effective in improving the speaking skill of the student in class. This could be seen by the increase of students’ mean scores in the test results 65.1 in preliminary study became 81.3 in the first cycle and this also meant that 100% students could pass the minimum passing grade of 78 which was setted by the researcher as the criteria of success of the research itself. The improvement could also be seen on the results of the field notes that showed positivity, raise of motivation, and good responses from the students. It showed that by using cooperative learning (Team Pair Solo), students’ motivation and self-esteem increased since the TPS could accommodate students to be well prepared before they speak by discussing in team, pair with other student, and finally they have great self-esteem to stand by their self infront of the class. Other researchers were expected to elaborate this cooperative learning with other technique so that there would be alot of technique could be used as reference in teaching English
Rancang Bangun Kombinasi Trafo 1 Ampere CT dan 5 Ampere Engkel Untuk Efisiensi Power Amplifier Class GB (Groudbridge)
Authors: Laksono Arief Budi
Published: September 2019

Along with the development of technology about audio soundsystems, innovations and new designs about audio are very many, music is an entertainment that is almost every day encountered by people today, Amplifier products that are commonly marketed (finished products) are still very dominated by the outside market country. GB Power Amplifier class (Ground Bridge) is one type of power amplifier that requires a high input voltage in the audio world, the use of a combination of suitable transformers and with the output voltage transformer that is able to meet the required power capacity for the amplifier without having to search for transformer with a high output specification. So a good component selection can make the power amplifier's performance to the maximum.
PEMANFAATAN ALGORITMA FUZZY NAIVE BAYES DALAM PEMILIHAN BIDANG KEAHLIAN MAHASISWA TEKNIK INFORMATIKA UNIVERSITAS ISLAM LAMONGAN
Authors: Fuad Nurul
Published: September 2019

One of the factors that can determine the smoothness of students in taking lectures well is the selection of areas of interest in accordance with the abilities of students, meaning that if students determine the choice of majors in accordance with their field of expertise then certainly there will be no difficulty to develop themselves in the lecture process.this study by utilizing two algorithms, namely Fuzzy and Naive Bayes to determine the areas of expertise of students. Informatics Engineering students have the opportunity to choose a field of expertise, namely: the field of network expertise, programming, and design. Not all students will master the area of expertise, so they must choose to accord to their skills, hobbies and favorite subjects, and grades. This research will create a system for classifying the expertise of UNISLA informatics engineering students. The algorithm is implemented, namely Fuzzy to categorize the values or input numbers, while Naïv e Bayes is used for classification
IMPLEMENTASI MEDIA VISUALISASI 360 PADA PLATFORM ANDROID UNTUK PROMOSI PENJUALAN KENDARAAN BEKAS
Authors: Rokhim Abdul , Lestari Sri Ayu
Published: September 2019

Media to promote and market an item is very important, good promotion can support the sale of goods marketed. Marketing media even now has begun to vary as advertisements on mass media, internet, brochures and other print media. Website is a media that is currently widely used in introducing products or services. Dillah Motor Tambakrejo is a dealer that sells used motorbikes and cars. utilizing Android as a smartphone communication tool has experienced development at this time, such as media tools to promote vehicles using 360 media visualization tours. Where applications can visualize used motorbikes and cars using 360 virtual media that can be seen 360 degrees of vision and consumers can know the details / parts of the motor and specifications of this motorbike
IMPLEMENTASI METODE WEIGHTED PRODUCT DALAM SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMILIHAN LAYANAN UANG ELEKTRONIK TERBAIK
Authors: Wasti Melati , Hartini Sari , Rinawati Rinawati
Published: September 2019

This research was conducted to assist users in choosing the best electronic money. Where electronic money is easier to use than conventional money. By using five criteria, namely: convenience, security, promotion, speed, and convenience. This research was conducted on electronic money users in the city of Bekasi with a population of 3,013,851 people using a sample of 44 respondents. The method used is the weighted product method. The results of this study indicate that the first alternative electronic money recommendation obtained by OVO has a value of 0.391 with very positive criteria, namely convenience value (K1) = 206, security (K2) = 204, promotion (K3) = 169, speed (K4 ) = 203, convenience (K5) = 183. The second alternative electronic money recommendation obtained by Go-Pay has a value of 0.359 with criteria that have a very positive effect, namely convenience value (K1) = 182, security (K2) = 168, promotion (K3 ) = 166, speed (K4) = 183, comfort (K5) = 180. The third alternative recommendation for electronic money obtained by Dana has a value of 0.227 with criteria that have a very positive effect, namely convenience value (K1) = 115, security (K2) = 126, promotion (K3) = 117 speed (K4) = 124, comfort (K5) = 111.
CLUSTERING MINAT DAN BAKAT MAHASISWA TEKNIK INFORMATIKA BERDASARKAN BIDANG KEAHLIAN, MATA KULIAH FAVORIT, DAN INDEKS PRESTASI MAHASISWA
Authors: Masruroh Masruroh , Hanifah Ayu Ismi
Published: September 2019

Minat dapat diartikan ketertarikan seseorang terhadap sesuatu, sedangkan bakat merupakan potensi bawaan yang membuat seseorang menguasai sesuatu dengan mudah. Gabungan keduanya merupakan modal yang besar bagi seseorang untuk sukses di bidangnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan hasil clustering minat dan bakat mahasiswa berdasarkan bidang keahlian, mata kuliah favorit, dan Indeks prestasi sekaligus respon yang didapatkan dari mahasiswa. Data didapatkan dari 94 mahasiswa teknik informatika Universitas Islam Lamongan sebagai sampel. Data bidang keahlian, mata kuliah favorit dan respon mahasiswa didapatkan dari kuesioner, sedangkan data indeks prestasi mahasiswa (IPK) didapatkan dari dokumen bagian kemahasiswaan sistem informasi akademik Universitas Islam Lamongan. Data yang didapatkan kemudian dianalisis menggunakan bantuan Matlab menggunakan metode Fuzzy C Means untuk mementukan cluster minat dan bakat. Hasil clustering menunjukkan 50% mahasiswa memiliki minat dan bakat di bidang pemrograman, 40% di bidang jaringan, dan 10% di bidang desain. Hasil respon mahasiswa menunjukkan 48% mahasiswa menyatakan cukup puas terhadap hasil clustering, 53% mahasiswa menyatakan hasil clustering ini bermanfaat, dan 48% mahasiswa menyatakan hasil clustering ini cukup membantu mereka dalam merencanakan pemilihan karir di masa depan. Secara umum dapat dikatakan bahwa hasil clustering minat dan bakat ini mendapatkan respon yang cukup baik dari mahasiswa Teknik Informatika.

Kata Kunci: Clustering, Minat, Bakat, Bidang Keahlian, Mata Kuliah Favorit, Indeks Prestasi
MENGEMBANGKAN KEMAMPUAN SPASIAL SISWA MELALUI PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA
Authors: Anjarsari Elly
Published: September 2019

Kajian ini dibuat dengan tujuan mengetahui bagaimana pendekatan saintifik diaplikasikan dalam pembelajaran matematika pada proses mengembangkan kemampuan spasial. Pada pendekatan ini siswa diberi kebebasan untuk merencanakan aktivitas belajar dan mencari berbagai sumber belajar yang dapat diperoleh diluar kelas. Dalam pendekatan saintifik yang terdapat pada kurikulum 2013 mencakup beberapa aktivitas belajar, yaitu mengamati, menanya, menalar, mencoba, dan mengkomunikasikan. Diharapkan dengan menggunakan pendekatan saintifik para peserta didik mampu menghasilkan ide kreatif dan inovatif, terutama dalam membantu mengembangkan kemampuan spasial mereka. Hasil kajian menunjukkan pendekatan saintifik dapat membantu siswa mengembangkan kemampuan spasial dan memberi rangsangan kreativitas dan kemandirian siswa dalam menentukan suatu pengetahuan yang baru.

Kata Kunci: Kemampuan Spasial, Pendekatan Saintifik, Pembelajaran Matematika
POSISI DAN FUNGSI TEORI DALAM PENELITIAN KUALITATIF
Authors: Madekhan Madekhan
Published: September 2019

There is a growing interest on qualitative methodology as evidence by an increasing number of qualitative research design employed in social science researches. In qualitative inquiry process, the role of theory in the field of social science and where it situates in the research framework has always created a challenge for the researchers. However, inconclusive and differing opinions have so far been documented about the position and function of theory in qualitative research. The purpose of this paper is to build a general perspective in terms of the position and function of theory in qualitative research methodology applicable to social science research. Review of literatures on these issues were presented and discussed. As a result, mostly argue that theory in qualitative research is not in terms of testifying the validity or accuracy, event or experience in real-life cannot always or necessarily be based on theory, yet the significant role of theory in literature review is an undeniable fact. Here, theory is road guidance in qualitative research.

Key Words: Qualitative, Social Research, Position and Function of Theory
MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN GURU DALAM MENYUSUN STRATEGI DAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN MELALUI WORKSHOP PADA SMK BINAAN
Authors: Sumari Sumari
Published: September 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan proses menyusun strategi dan model pembelajaran melalui workshop, serta meningkatkan Kinerja guru dalam menyusun strategi pembelajaran melalui workshop di SMK Binaan kabupaten Lamongan semeseter ganjil Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan respon guru terhadap kegiatan yang dilakukan.. Penelitian dilakukan dengan dua siklus dan masing-masing siklus terdiri atas empat tahapan, yakni: perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi dan refleksi. Indikator kinerja yang ditetapkan adalah: bila minimal terdapat 85 % guru tergolong sangat baik dan baik dalam aspek penilaian strategi pembelajaran, maka sudah dapat dikatakan tindakan yang diterapkan berhasil. Aspek yang diukur dalam menilai keberhasilan tindakan adalah kesiapan guru mengikuti workshop dan hasil pelaksanaan workshop. Penelitian dilakukan dengan subyek penelitian adalah 30 orang guru IPA di 15 SMK Binaan kabupaten Lamongan. Dari analisis diperoleh bahwa terjadi peningkatan kesipan dan Kinerja guru dalam menyusun strategi pembelajaran dari siklus I ke siklus II. Ketercapaian indikator kinerja terdapat pada tindakan ke II. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa melalui workshop dapat meningkatkan Kinerja guru dalam menyusun strategi pembelajaran pada guru-guru IPA di SMK Binaan kabupaten Lamongan.

Kata kunci: Kinerja guru, strategi pembelajaran, workshop
PENINGKATAN PEMAHAMAN PADA MATA PELAJARAN IPS PADA SISWA KELAS V DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN QUIS GAME DI SDN SENDANGREJO I KECAMATAN LAMONGAN
Authors: Suprihatin Puji
Published: September 2019

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh karena diperlukannya suatu metode pembelajaran yang dapat membuat pembelajaran terasa lebih aktif, kreatif, efektif, dan menyenangkan, serta mengurangi kejenuhan dan kebosanan dalam belajar. Salah satu metode yang diperkenalkan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode permainan kuis cerdas cermat. Metode permainan kuis cerdas cermat merupakan sebuah metode ujian lisan yang singkat berupa perlombaan adu cepat menjawab pertanyaan.

Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah belum diketahui adanya pengaruh penggunaan metode permainan kuis cerdas cermat terhadap kemampuan siswa di kelas V SD Negeri Sendangrejo I Kecamatan Lamongan Kabupaten Lamongan . Untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut maka peneliti mengajukan hipotesis yang berbunyi : jika pembelajaran dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode permainan kuis , maka pemahaman pada mata pelajaran IPS pada siswa akan meningkat.

Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas V SD Negeri Sendangrejo I Kecamatan Lamongan Kabupaten Lamongan Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018 yang berjumlah 20 orang, sedangkan sampel dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh jumlah populasi yaitu 20 siswa sehingga penelitian ini disebut juga dengan penelitian populasi.

Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari beberapa siklus dengan setiap siklus terdapat perencanaan, tindakan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa angket, , Rencana Pembelajaran (RP), Lembar Kegiatan Siswa (LKS), dan penilaian kelas. Analisis data digunakan untuk memperoleh data tentang ketuntasan belajar perorangan dan klasikal didapatkan dari penilaian kinerja. Ketuntasan belajar perorangan didapat jika nilai/skor ³ 60 dan ketuntasan belajar klasikal diperoleh jika persentase siswa yang tuntas belajar perorangan ³ 85 %.

Penelitian ini dilakukan melalui dua siklus yaitu siklus I dan siklus II. Pada siklus I terdapat 8 siswa yang mengalami ketuntasan belajar perorangan dari 20 jumlah siswa (25%) ini menunjukkan pada siklus ini belum mengalami ketuntasan klasikal. Pada siklus II terdapat 20 siswa yang mengalami ketuntasan belajar perorangan dari 20 jumlah siswa (100%) ini menunjukkan pada siklus ini sudah mengalami ketuntasan klasikal, dan berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan metode kuis dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswa.

Kata Kunci : Pelajaran IPS, Question Tes
UPAYA PENINGKATAN PRESTASI BELAJAR BAHASA INDONESIA MELALUI PEMANFAATAN MEDIA ALTERNATIF
Authors: Ismawati Arum
Published: September 2019

Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah belum diketahui adanya pengaruh media alternatif terhadap peningkatan pemahaman mendeskripsikan unsur cerita pada siswa di kelas V SD Negeri Gedangan Kecamatan Sukodadi Kabupaten Lamongan. Untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut maka peneliti mengajukan hipotesis yang berbunyi : jika pembelajaran dilakukan dengan menggunakan media alternatif , maka pemahaman mendeskripsikan unsur cerita pada siswa akan meningkat.

Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari beberapa siklus dengan setiap siklus terdapat perencanaan, tindakan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa Angket Siswa, Rencana Pembelajaran (RP), Lembar Kegiatan Siswa (LKS), dan penilaian kelas.

Penelitian ini dilakukan melalui dua siklus yaitu siklus I dan siklus II. Pada siklus I terdapat 13 siswa yang mengalami ketuntasan belajar perorangan dari 26 jumlah siswa (50%) ini menunjukkan pada siklus ini belum mengalami ketuntasan klasikal. Pada siklus II semua mengalami ketuntasan belajar perorangan yaitu 26 siswa (100%) ini menunjukkan pada siklus ini sudah mengalami ketuntasan klasikal.

Kata Kunci : Media Alternatif , Unsur Cerita
MANAJEMEN SARANA DAN PRASARANA PENDIDIKAN DALAM MENDUKUNG PROSES BELAJAR SISWA DI SDN PUTER 1 KEMBANGBAHU LAMONGAN
Authors: Fathurrahman Fathurrahman , Putri Dewi Rizky Oktaviani
Published: September 2019

Sarana prasarana pendidikan merupakan instrumen penting dalam menunjang proses pembelajaran di sekolah. Oleh karenanya pengelolaan yang baik untuk dapat memberikan kenyamanan dalam proses belajar mengajar perlu dilakukan. Sehingga pendayagunaan dan pengelolaannya meliputi perencanaan; pengadaan; pemeliharaan; inventarisasi; dan penghapusan sarana prasarana di sekolah diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan. Kajian ini berusaha mengungkapManajemen Sarana dan Prasarana Pendidikan dalam Mendukung Proses Belajar Siswa di SDN Puter 1 Kembangbahu Lamongan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif melalui pengumpulan data observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tentang (1) kondisi sarana dan prasarana di SD Negeri 1 Puter, (2) manajemen sarana dan prasarana di SD Negeri 1 Puter, (3) hubungan antara ketersediaan sarana dan prasarana di SD Negeri 1 Puter dengan kenyamanan proses belajar siswa, dan (4) hubungan antara ketersediaan sarana dan prasarana di SD Negeri 1 Puter dengan prestasi siswa.

Keyword: Sarana prasarana pendidikan, Proses belajar siswa
ANALISIS KEBUTUHAN FUNGSI DAN EXPRESI BAHASA UNTUK RESEPSIONIS DI HOTEL BERBINTANG DI BALI
Authors: Mahardika A.A.Ngr. Yudha M.
Published: September 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kebutuhan fungsi dan ekspresi bahasa yang dibutuhkan oleh seorang Penerima tamu (resepsionis) di hotel-hotel berbintang di Bali. Penelitian ini berjenis penelitian analisis kebutuhan. Untuk mendapatkan informasi yang dibutuhkan, observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi dilakukan. Informasi yang dikumpulkan kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif. Dari penelitian diperoleh beberapa temuan (1) Fungsi-fungsi bahasa yang muncul disesuaikan dengan 4 tugas utama resepsionis yaitu sebelum kedatangan, saat kedatangan, saat tamu menginap, dan keberangkatan. Masing-masing tugas tersebut terbagi-lagi menjadi beberapa aktivitas sesuai dengan SOP. (2) Ekspresi-ekspresi berbahasa yang muncul untuk masing-masing fungsi bahasa bervariasi disesuaikan dengan karakteristik hotel serta hubungan keakraban dengan tamu. Ekspresi-ekspresi bahasa yang muncul dipergunakan secara spesifik hanya di ranah kantor depan oleh para resepsionis. Dari hasil penelitian, dibutuhkan penelitian lanjutan dalam hal pengembangan silabus dan perbaikan proses pembelajaran yang didasarkan atas hasil analisis kebutuhan.

Kata Kunci: Analisis kebutuhan, Fungsi dan ekspresi bahasa, Resepsionis
Pengaruh Pemberian Jus Alpukat Terhadap Tekanan Darah Penderita Hipertensi Di Batoh Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Lueng Bata Kota Banda Aceh
Authors: Yusra Indah , Ahmad Aripin , Al-Rahmad Agus Hendra
Published: September 2019

Hipertensi merupakan faktor resiko utama dari perkembangan (penyebab) penyakit jantung dan stroke. Tekanan darah diastolik adalah tekanan darah pada saat jantung mengembang dan menyedot darah kembali. Prevalensi hipertensi secara nasional sebesar 31,7%, di Aceh prevalensi hipertensi mencapai 9,2%, di kota Banda Aceh prevalensi hipertensi mencapai 33,1%. Tujuan penelitian mengetahui pengaruh Pemberian Jus Alpukat Terhadap Tekanan Darah Di Desa Batoh. Penelitian bersifat deskriptif analitik, dengan rancangan quasi eksperimental, sampel dalam penelitian penderita hipertensi berjumlah 20 orang secara metode purposive sampling. Uji statistik digunakan yaitu T-Test Dependen pada CI:95%. Hasil penelitian bahwa rerata tekanan darah sampel sebelum pemberian jus alpukat adalah 95,75 mmHg dan Rata-rata tekanan darah sesudah pemberian jus alpukat adalah 83,25. Terdapat selisih penurunan tekanan darah 12,5 mmHg. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan pemberian jus Alpukat terhadap penurunan tekanan darah, P =0,000 (P≤0,05). Kesimpulan yaitu pemberian tritmen jus alpukat berpengaruh terhadap penurunan tekanan darah. Diharapkan kepada masyarakat agar dapat mempertimbangkan untuk mengkonsumsi jus alpukat untuk menurunkan tekanan darah pada penderita hipertensi.
Hubungan Asupan Energi, Protein Dan Status Gizi Terhadap Kebugaran Tubuh Pada Altet Tarung Derajat Aceh
Authors: Nazalia Nazalia , Arnisam Arnisam
Published: September 2019

Asupan gizi dan status gizi merupakan faktor yang mempengaruhi kebugaran tubuh para atlet, dan akan memungkinkan pertumbuhan fisik, perkembangan otak, kemampuan kerja dan kesehatan secara umum pada tingkat yang optimal. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan asupan energi, protein dan status gizi terhadap kebugaran tubuh pada atlet. Penelitian deskriptif analitik berdesain crossectional dengan sampel sebanyak 22. Data dikumpulkan meliputi asupan energi dan protein melalui Recall 24 jam, status gizi menggunakan IMT, dan kebugaran tubuh diukur melalui aktifitas fisik. Analisis statistik dilakukan secara univariat dan bivariat (chi-square) pada CI:95%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa asupan energi (p= 0,646), protein (p=1,000), dan status gizi (p=1,000) tidak mempunyai hubungan dengan kebugaran atlet. Kesimpulan yaitu asupan energi, asupan protein dan status gizi tidak berkaitan atau bermakna dengan tingkat kebugaran tubuh atlet. Perlu pengaturan makanan yang tepat terhadap atlet, serta kebutuhan akan gizi atlet perlu terpenuhi.