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The Use of Fuzzy Logic for Online Monitoring of Manufacturing Machine: An Intelligent System
Authors: Novilla Ashner Gerald P. , Balute August Anthony N. , Gonzales Dennis B.
Published: December 2017

Internet of Things (IoT) has positioned itself at the front of rapid technological advancements in order to lessen human labor. The concept of making the world smart arises from the basis that “things” can be connected using the Internet. In this paper, the researchers will be describing an effective implementation of an intelligent monitoring system for manufacturing machine unit which is used in industry environment. The propose system design can be installed in manufacturing machines in order to solve management problems, maintenance, shortens the mean time to repair and predict mean time to fail. The researchers have designed a system based on internet of thing for monitoring using the fuzzy logic approach. It consists of monitoring the normal activities of the manufacturing machines in order to build a reference of its condition; then a real-time monitoring and analysis of gathered data from the sensors is accomplished. The status is carried out using a Fuzzy Logic based network. It will give the users the current activity of the manufacturing machine and will also provide information about health status. This system had been incorporated through internet using host, network, Ethernet module, embedded system gateway, sensors, microcontroller unit (MCU) and other components. This paper discusses how monitoring system can be implemented and how the use of cloud computing technology along with IoT devices can be used so that the data collected by these devices can be safely stored, monitored and analyzed.
Pendulum test: Quantified assessment of the type and level of spasticity in persons with central nervous system lesions
Authors: Popovic Dejan , Bajd Tadej
Published: December 2017

The development of a comprehensive computational model of the pendulum test which is appropriate for the analysis of the pathologic behavior of the leg in humans with the central nervous system (CNS) lesion is presented in this review. The model relates to the pendulum movement of the lower leg (shank and the foot) in the lateral plane due to the gravity and involuntary contractions of the muscles. The viscous damping and elastic stiffness reflect the soft tissues and friction in the knee joint. To quantify the pathologic activity of paralyzed muscles a reflex torque was added to the gravity generated knee joint torque. The knee joint encoder, accelerometers and gyroscopes positioned along the shank and thigh, and EMG amplifiers were used to acquire data for the illustration of the validity of the model. We show that the linear model of the movement of the lower leg is not a good representation of the motor impairment. We show that the model expanded with the reflex torque affecting the movement is well suited for the pendulum analysis. The timing of the reflex torques can be determined from the EMG recordings. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. TR35003]

 This article has been corrected. Link to the correction 10.2298/SJEE2002257E
Sustainable Tourism Development: the Adaptation and Resilience of the Rural Communities in (the Tourist Villages of) Karimunjawa, Central Java
Authors: Setiawan Budi , Rijanta R , Baiquni Muhammad
Published: December 2017

From 2009 to 2015, the growth of tourism in the tourist villages (desa wisata) of Karimunjawa underwent rapid progress. However, the level of poverty in Karimunjawa remained high. Nevertheless, the involvement of rural people in the sustainable development of tourism has received only limited discussion. Therefore, this article discusses the rural communities’ adaptation and resilience in Karimunjawa with the support of sustainable development planning in tourist villages. It covers the background of sustainable development, the elements of the communities’ adaptive capacity and resilience, and the role of the regional government. Empirical evidence of variations in the capacity to respond to changes of socioeconomic and ecological environments due to tourism development is presented. In addition, a case study is used in this article to describe how the people learned from their experience, knowledge, and past efforts. To obtain the necessary information, in-depth interviews were conducted with a number of key informants in the tourist villages of Karimunjawa, which were selected via purposive and snowball sampling. The results of the research show that social resilience will increase among those communities that are capable of accessing flexible social networks. These social networks are practical tools that open up the dissemination of new information and knowledge. This is a key element for a stronger process of transformation. Furthermore, communities that have capital and financial access as well as skills will also be capable of adaptation to the transformation process.
The Idea of Science of Brazilian Physiologist Miguel Ozório de Almeida (1890-1953)
Authors: Pumar Letícia
Published: December 2017

Epistemological considerations of philosophers and scientists from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century guided Brazilian physiologist Miguel Ozório de Almeida (1890-1953) in formulating his researches and participating in national and international scientific debates. With his siblings, Álvaro Ozório de Almeida and Branca de Almeida Fialho, he participated in debates on Brazilian educational and scientific system’s reform and in international organizations. The family’s residence in Rio de Janeiro housed a laboratory that became a reference in experimental physiology researches in Brazil. This article aims to present Miguel Ozório de Almeida’s conception of science, constructed mainly within the private laboratory’s sociability, providing new aspects of scientific work production in Brazil in the early twentieth century. I argue that Ozório de Almeida’s stand as an internationalist physiologist in national and international contexts was related to his reading of texts by Ernest Mach, Pierre Duhem, Henri Poincaré and William James.
MARKETING AND LOGISTICS INSTRUMENTATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FLEXIBLE RESORT-TRANSPORT SERVICES IN MUNICIPAL FORMATIONS
Authors: Dernovoy Alexey Yurievich , Kravchenko Alexey Evgenievich , Shchepakin Mikhail Borisovich
Published: December 2017

The current trends in the globalization of tourist service market are becoming decisive in the management of the competitive superiority of the passenger transport infrastructure in resort municipalities. The resort infrastructure in municipalities is an open, socially active, difficult-to-forecast service-resource system that experiences seasonal impulse loads of regional, interregional and global scale. Passenger transport is stated to be a strategic element of the resort infrastructure, which provides necessary accessibility of resort facilities by means of transport processes and supplementary services, timeliness, efficiency and safety of the local people and tourists, and also significantly influences the formation of a positive image of the passenger transportation business and resort municipal formation as a whole. Imperfection of functioning of passenger transport is in the fact that passenger transport business in resort municipalities is represented by various types of passenger transport and classical technologies of transportation processes, formed for mass use, which do not fully provide high efficiency and quality of passenger service, especially during the high season. It has been proposed to use flexible transportation technologies as a new segment of the transport business covering a wider range of consumer demand with a personal-mass service. Flexible resort and transport services in municipalities have been described terminologically and functionally. A set of marketing and logistics principles defining the basis of the management system for flexible resort and transport services was developed. A set of marketing and logistics principles have been created to ensure the effectiveness of the management system of flexible resort and transport services. A mathematical model for assessing the service-resource efficiency of the management system for flexible resort and transport services has been proposed.
INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO THE COMPOSITION OF INTEGRATED ACCOUNTABILITY
Authors: Alenkina Anna Anatolyevna , Solonenko Anna Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2017

In current economic environment the parameter "stability" is not sufficiently revealing the economic growth of a business entity: business must be inclusive, i.e. focused not only on profitability, but also on giving support in a social aspect and leveling a threatening impact on the environment. Such approach involves developing new tools, principles and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of inclusive corporate policy. Reporting attests to the honesty of the governing body, long-term prospects and reputation of the company. The article considers a concept "integrated thinking", which was newly introduced into the theory of management. Integrated thinking should transform the decision-making processes, so that the benefits to business, society and the environment coincide. The meaning of a notion "integrated reporting" has been described. Integrated reporting implies a necessity of long-term planning and stimulates to regard business in a much broader sense than cash flows, develops corporate culture of collaboration and focuses on creating values for business and society. There have been enumerated main difficulties in the course of introducing the reporting of a new format which is considered as evolutionary; has been underlined the need to comply with high quality terms and to aim at integrated reporting, which guarantees assurance in the efficiency of the company for the interested parties. Like many great ideas, integrated reporting reminds the maxim "peace in the world", a holistic consideration of a business entity as a potential creator of the total cost, as the interweaving of financial, ethical, social and environmental factors, requires going beyond narrowly based business.
ALGORITHM AND METHODOLOGY OF PORT DUES CALCULATION WITH REGARD TO THE LEVEL OF SEAPORTS COMPETITIVENESS
Authors: Bodrovtseva Naina Yuryevna , Pantina Tatyana Alekseyevna
Published: December 2017

The article defines the improvement of main directions of state regulation of port dues system operating in the Russian Federation seaports, in order to ensure economic feasibility, openness and transparency in establishing rates of port dues in accordance with the Russian Federation legislation. Following the results of world and Russian practice analysis of establishment and levy of port dues in seaports the authors propose their division into two groups: dues of public legal nature and payment for services of civil nature, rendering in the port. Instead of eight types of dues, which are currently established in the Russian Federation seaports, it is proposed to establish two port dues: tonnage and infrastructure, in order to facilitate the administration of payments between payers and payees of port dues. The tonnage due will be a source of monetary funds for financing costs for maintenance and operation of the seaports infrastructure facilities, and infrastructure dues will be an extra-budgetary source of monetary funds allocated for modernization and development of port infrastructure owned by the Russian Federation, and transferred to state unitary enterprises in economic management. There have been developed the algorithm and the method of calculating tonnage dues and infrastructure dues. The proposed algorithm for establishing dues of tonnage and infrastructure dues is based on the conceptual approach, which determines, that a key criterion for assessing the adequacy of levied amounts of port dues is the level of the seaport competitiveness. The use of this approach allows to optimally allocate the burden of the port dues payment in the Russian Federation seaports, in order to ensure financing costs on the maintenance and operation of port infrastructure, as well as its development and modernization.
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE POSITIONS OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN KAZAKHSTAN
Authors: Pervitskaya Tatyana Vasilyevna , Gavrilova Olga Anatolievna , Nikulina Tamara Nikolaevna , Shendo Maria Vladimirovna
Published: December 2017

The article highlights the methods of strategic analysis in order to define the competitive positions of oil and gas companies of Kazakhstan. The forecast of oil production in Kazakhstan in 2016-2030 in the context of land and sea production and the footage in exploration drilling in Kazakhstan in the context of the largest customers have been submitted. The main barriers for entering and functioning of the market of oil sale have been defined. Oil production by the companies subject to the share of "National Company KazMunaiGas", JSC has been analyzed. The characteristic of the market of oil production and petroservice has been given. The competitive analysis revealed that dynamics of the market share in 2015-2016 for the majority of the presented companies was stated as negative, which was the result of growing competition from the foreign companies (Chinese) and strengthening of competitive force of "JSCKazMunaiGas", JSC and its affiliates (50% and 100% societies). The strategic analysis of the leading oil and gas companies of Kazakhstan was fulfilled with application of methods of ABC analysis; it allowed to reveal groups of oil and gas companies in the Kazakhstan market which have the greatest impact on formation of significant indicators in the considered economic area. There has been built the matrix of analysis of growth rate of branch share and sales in the context of dynamics of exploration drilling, revenues from sales of oil, gas and their processing products. The market leader is "Tengizshevroil", JSC. It has been found that the external economic conditions, which were characterized by low price per oil barrel in the world market, had a great impact on the oil production sector in Kazakhstan.
Inhibition of In Vitro Fructose-Induced Protein Glycation by Litchi chinensis
Authors: Putta Swathi , Kilari Eswar Kumar
Published: December 2017

Non enzymatic glycation is a chain reaction between reducing sugars and the free amino groups of proteins, involved in
severity of diabetes and diabetic complications. Litchi chinensis used as consumed fruit and as a drug to treat certain
diseases. In this study the antioxidative effects of L.chinensis and also its effect against protein oxidation and advanced
glycation end products. The antioxidant potential of aqueous fruit pericarp extract of L.chinensis (APLC) was evaluated
in vitro using a model of fructose-mediated protein glycation. The antioxidant activity of APLC conducted for
superoxide, hydroxyl, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide radical scavenging activities and also demonstrated antioxidant
activity with Fe+2 chelating activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and Trolox equivalent antioxidant
capacity (TEAC) were applied. Fructose (100mM) increased fluorescence intensity of glycated bovine serum albumin
(BSA) in terms of total AGEs during 21 days of exposure. Moreover, fructose caused more protein carbonyl (PCO)
formation in native BSA. The APLC prevents oxidative protein damages including effect on PCO formation which are
believed to form under the glycoxidation process. The APLC at different concentrations (25-250µg/ml) has significantly
decreased the formation of AGEs in term of the fluorescence intensity of glycated BSA.
Concept of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Perspectives of Ayurveda and Modern Science
Authors: G. Patel M , P. Prajapati D.
Published: December 2017

Non enzymatic glycation is a chain reaction between reducing sugars and the free amino groups of proteins, involved in
severity of diabetes and diabetic complications. Litchi chinensis used as consumed fruit and as a drug to treat certain
diseases. In this study the antioxidative effects of L.chinensis and also its effect against protein oxidation and advanced
glycation end products. The antioxidant potential of aqueous fruit pericarp extract of L.chinensis (APLC) was evaluated
in vitro using a model of fructose-mediated protein glycation. The antioxidant activity of APLC conducted for
superoxide, hydroxyl, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide radical scavenging activities and also demonstrated antioxidant
activity with Fe+2 chelating activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and Trolox equivalent antioxidant
capacity (TEAC) were applied. Fructose (100mM) increased fluorescence intensity of glycated bovine serum albumin
(BSA) in terms of total AGEs during 21 days of exposure. Moreover, fructose caused more protein carbonyl (PCO)
formation in native BSA. The APLC prevents oxidative protein damages including effect on PCO formation which are
believed to form under the glycoxidation process. The APLC at different concentrations (25-250µg/ml) has significantly
decreased the formation of AGEs in term of the fluorescence intensity of glycated BSA.
Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Studies on Methanolic Extract of Caryopses of Echinochloa frumentacea Link
Authors: Vanapatla Swaroopa Rani , Syed Sana , Pallerla Praneetha , Bobbala Ravi Kumar
Published: December 2017

Background: The present study was aimed to evaluate the methanolic extract of caryopses of Echinochloa frumentacea
(EFME) for its in-vitro antioxidant activity and in-vivo hepatoprotective activity against paracetamol and antihepatotoxic
activity against D-Galactosamine induced hepatic damage in rats. Materials and Methods: The flavonoid and phenolic
contents, of EFME were estimated and the antioxidant studies were conducted for the extract, EFME using various
methods such as DPPH, superoxide, nitric oxide, hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide scavenging activities and reducing
power assay. Liver damage was induced by administering paracetamol (3g/Kg) and the hepatoprotective activity of the
extract was assessed on the basis of improvement in the altered level of various serum biochemical parameters and in the
changes occurred in the histology of liver of the rats taking Silymarin (100mg/kg) as the standard. Among the three test
doses of EFME, 100 mg/kg was found to be the effective. Hence, EFME 100 mg/kg was selected to assess its
antihepatotoxic activity against D-Galactosamine (400 mg/kg) induced hepatic damage in rats. Results: The flavonoid
and phenolic contents of the extract, EFME were found to be 7.56±1.29mg and 138.53±2.11mg of rutin and gallic acid
equivalents per gram of extract respectively. The extract exhibited antioxidant activity and significant (p less than 0.01)
hepatoprotective activity. Conclusion: The study revealed that the extract EFME at 100 mg/kg has shown significant
hepatoprotective and antihepatotoxic activity against paracetamol and D-Galactosamine induced hepatic damage in rats
respectively.
BRAIN-SKETCHING TECHNIQUE FOR DESCRIPTIVE TEXT IN IMPROVE WRITING SKILL AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF UNISMUH MAKASSAR
Authors: Akib Erwin
Published: December 2017

The research aimed at improving the ability of the Eleventh-grade students of Senior High School of Unismuh Makassar in writing descriptive text using the Brain-Sketching Technique. For the purpose, it employed Classroom Action Research in which the researcher worked in planning, implementation, observation, and reflection on the data collected from the teaching and learning process and the students' writing products. The method of this research is Classroom Action Research that consists of two cycles. One cycle consisted of four meetings. It means that there were eight meetings for two cycles. This classroom action research was done in Senior High School of Unismuh Makassar for English subject. As subjects in this research are class XI IPA 2 in 2012-2013 academic years which consists of 26 students. Those consisted of 14 women and 12 men. The instruments used were writing test and observation sheet. The study was conducted in a diagnostic test, cycle one and cycles two, each cycle was carried out in four meetings.  The objective of the research was intended to know the improvement of the students’ writing ability after using Brain-Sketching Technique at the Eleventh-grade students of Senior High School of Unismuh Makassar. The findings indicated that using Brain-Sketching Technique could improve the students' ability in writing descriptive text. Before giving implementation the researcher gave the students diagnostic test and the mean score of diagnostic test was 63.90 as classification “fairly good”. Then the researcher conducted the first cycle and the second cycles, and the result showed that the students' scores in the first and second cycles improved. In the first cycle, the mean score of students was 67.22 as classification “fairly good”, meanwhile the mean score of students in the second cycle was 71.41 as classification “good. It means that the improvement of students’ writing ability from D-Test to cycle I was 5.21%, the cycle I to cycle II was 6.22%, D- test to cycle II was 11.73%. Keywords: Brain-Sketching, Technique, Descriptive, Text, Writing.
VENN DIAGRAM METHOD FOR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING AT INTENSIVE ENGLISH CLASS OF UNISMUH MAKASSAR
Authors: Junaid Junaid
Published: December 2017

The objectives of this research are to find out the improvement of the students’ writing ability in terms of content and organization through Venn Diagram Method at Class A students of Intensive English Class. This research used Classroom Action Research (CAR). It had conducted two cycles. Where each cycle has consisted of four meeting. It employed writing test as the instrument. The number subject of the research was 28 students and consist of 5 men and 23 women. Implementation of the first and the second cycle during the four meeting. The technique of the data collection used the cycle, based on the material being taught. Based on the findings of the research, the improvement of the students’ writing ability in content and organization were significantly improved. Where the mean score in content was 7.79 and mean score in the organization was 7.57. It’s mean that by using Venn Diagram method can improve the students’ writing ability.Keywords: Venn Diagram, Method, Writing.
COOPERATIVE LEARNING STAD TYPE METHOD TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS READING ACHIEVEMENT
Authors: Amin Bahrun
Published: December 2017

The objective of the research is to find out the improvement of the students’ reading achievement. It is done through cooperative learning STAD type method. It is a classroom action research at the first-grade students of SMP Kartika XX-3 Makassar. The research was conducted in two cycles in which every cycle consisted of four meetings. This research was held at the first year students of SMP KARTIKA XX-3 MAKASSAR. The subject of this research was class VII.B in 2011/2012 academic year. The students’ improvement in reading comprehension could be seen in their mean score namely 5,59 in D-test, 6,33 in cycle 1 and then it became 7,29 in cycle 11. The students’ literal reading comprehension dealing with the main idea and meaning of the word sentence in reading the text was 5, 65 in D-test 6, 44 in cycle 1 and it became 7, 65 in cycle 11. In D-test in the first meeting, the percentage of students’ activeness is 69%, and in the second meeting is 75%, and in the third meeting is 77% while in the last meeting is 82%. And then after the evaluation in the cycle II the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension. Key Word: Reading, STAD type.
THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN UNDERSTANDING PRAGMATICS MEANING OF WRITTEN UTTERANCES
Authors: Syam Nunung Anugerawati
Published: December 2017

This research was attempted to find out the achievement of the sixth-semester students of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Makassar especially Academic Year 2008 in understanding pragmatics meaning of the written utterances. This study employed a Descriptive research method. The sample of this study consisted of 40 students of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department Muhammadiyah University of Makassar which was selected by using simple random sampling. The instrument of the study was an objective test in the form of the checklist and identifying the locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts of written utterances which consisted of 35 items. The test was administered to know the students’ achievement in understanding the pragmatic meaning of written utterances. The data obtained from the test was analyzed quantitatively. The mean score obtained from the test was 5, 87 for the locutionary act, 6, 12 for the illocutionary act, and 6, 09 for the perlocutionary act. The data showed that the students’ achievement in understanding the pragmatics meaning of written utterances especially the three layers of speech acts was fair. Key Words: Pragmatics, locutionary act, illocutionary act, perlocutionary act.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING AND READING SKILLS
Authors: Abdul Nurdevi Bte
Published: December 2017

This study was conducted to know whether or not the use of Information Gap Activities improves students’ accuracy in speaking skill that covers three elements of accuracy; vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar; and to know whether or not the use of Information Gap Activities improves students’ literal comprehension in reading skill. This research applied a quasi-experimental design; the nonequivalent control group design. It used two groups; experimental groups and control group. The data obtained from the test was analyzed quantitatively and then its’ result was compared with t-table to know whether they were significantly different or not. The data showed students’ mean score of accuracy in speaking skill and literal comprehension in reading skill improved after teaching by using Information Gap Activities. In experimental class, the students’ accuracy of pretest was 1.55 and improved to be 3.06 in posttest, students’ literal comprehension of protest was 0.82 and posttest was 3.21. In control class, the students’ accuracy was 1.90 for pretest and 2.32 for posttest; students’ literal comprehension was 1.63 for pretest 2.27.  These findings indicate that the mean score of pre-test was greater than pretest for that both class. However, the students’ mean score in experimental was greater than control class where accuracy (3.06>2.37) and literal comprehension (3.21>2.27). It meant that implementing Information Gap activities were effective to improve the students’ speaking and reading skills.Keywords: Speaking and reading skills, accuracy, literal comprehension, Information Gap Activities
THE USE OF SOCIAL INTERACTIVE WRITING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (SWELL) METHOD TO DEVELOP THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO WRITE NARRATIVE TEXT
Authors: AM St Asriati
Published: December 2017

This research aimed to find out the development of the students’ ability to write narrative text viewed from both generic structure and language use at XI IPA of SMA Muhammadiyah Sungguminasa, Gowa. The type of this research was a Classroom Action Research consisted of two cycles. One cycle consisted of four meetings. Thus, that there were eight meetings for two cycles. This classroom action research was done at XI IPA of SMA Muhammadiyah Sungguminasa, Gowa. The research subjects were the students of class XI in 2012/2013 academic year with 26 students. Those consisted of 10 men and 16 women. The instruments of this research were writing test and observation. The research findings indicated that the Use of SWELL Method could develop the students’ ability to write narrative text viewed from the generic structure and language use. It was proved by the students’ mean score in cycle 2 test result was (77.81) which developed 16.31 % from the cycle 1 mean score (66.98). It was highly developed from a diagnostic test (D – test) mean score (58.69). The students’ development in cycle 2 indicated that it had met the researcher score target (75), and considered to be successful criteria in developing the students’ ability to write narrative text covering generic structure and language use.Keywords: writing, development, social interactive writing
THE USE OF AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD IN TEACHING LISTENING COMPREHENSION AT THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMK YAPIP MAKASSAR SUNGGUMINASA
Authors: Abdul Nurdevi Bte , Hijrah Hijrah
Published: December 2017

Listening is one of the four basic skills in learning a foreign language besides listening, reading, and writing. It has been taught since the students entered a junior high school, however, there are some difficulties faced by vocational school students to listen to the recording. After doing observation, some teachers say that they still have difficulties in teaching listening to students since students are not able to express what are on their minds because their lack of actual language. To help the teachers in teaching listening to students, teachers may use an interesting teaching method to present their teaching materials that also help them in creating fun class. One of the alternative methods is Audio-lingual teaching method. The objectives of the study were to explain the students’ ability to recognize word meaning in the context and to recognize the content of text.The design of the research used a collaborative classroom action research (CAR). This kind of research was designed by group which consisted of teacher and researcher from educational university. The place of this research was in SMK YAPIP MAKASSAR. The samples in this research were the students at the second year of class 2 Akuntansi 1. After conducting the research, the students’ means score showed the improvement in cycle 2. It is concluded that using audio-lingual could help to improve students’ listening comprehension.Keywords: listening comprehension, audio-lingual, recognizing word meaning and the content of the text, classroom action research
LECTURER’S STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASS
Authors: Daddi Herlina , Ul Haq Muhammad Zia
Published: December 2017

This research aimed to reveal (1) what strategies were applied by lecturers in English speaking class, (2) how those strategies were applied and (3) to know the students’ perceptions toward the use of those strategies.This research employed qualitative grounded theory design. The subjects of the research were two non-native English lecturers who taught at the same private university in Makassar. The instruments of research were; observation, interview, and documents examination. The technique of data analysis adopted three series of codification of grounded theory approach; open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.The result of this research revealed five categories of strategies that applied by the two subjects. They were; (1) strategy of checking attendance, (2) strategy of seating arrangement, (3) strategy of teaching-learning activity, (4) strategy of correction and (5) strategy of assessment. Strategy of checking attendance, they were: numbering and one-off calling name; strategy of seating arrangement, they were: one-big circle, two circle, U-model, and island model; strategy of teaching-learning activity, they were: audio-based presentation, topic-based presentation, peer share idea, role play, discussion, and simulation; strategy of correction, they were: teacher correction and peer correction; and strategy of assessment, that was: performance-based assessment. In accordance with those strategies, the students raised perception that those strategies encouraged them to be good at speaking in terms of improving their confidence to share idea, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.Keywords: Lecturer’s Strategy, Teaching Speaking, Perception
Developing an English Education Department Curriculum
Authors: Habiburrahim Habiburrahim
Published: December 2017

Curriculum is the heart of teaching and learning program. Through a curriculum, teachers formulate the designated learning objectives and their outcomes and transform all those formulated goals to students. This paper has an attempt to elaborate significant information and models on curriculum that could be developed at the English Education Department (PBI – Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris) of Ar-Raniry State Islamic University (UIN Ar-Raniry) Darussalam, Banda Aceh as an Islamic higher education institution. The paper reviews various literatures on language learning curriculum, teaching English as a foreign language curriculum, and professional learning curriculum. The paper also analyses the 2016/2017 UIN Ar-Raniry manual/handbook, and the 2015 annual report of the PBI department curriculum monitoring and evaluation (Monev). The findings elucidate that the PBI department curriculum has met a standardized curriculum quality. Yet, some weaknesses that could decelerate the language acquisition process are still found in such the PBI department curriculum.
Integrate Social Justice Into the Mathematics Curriculum in Learning
Authors: Abtahi Micayla , Battell Catherine
Published: December 2017

Although concerns for equity have become ever more central within mathematics education, there is still little consensus on how the term should be defined or how to effectively work towards equity in classroom learning. Equity initiatives that rely solely on arguments about achievement gaps can be dangerous, as they can perpetuate deficit notions of marginalized students and position dominant groups as the norm to which others should aspire. The project is analyzed using Marilyn Cochran-Smith’s six principles of pedagogy for teaching for social justice. In the study group, teachers were involved in designing research projects to honour their students’ cultural and community knowledge and to develop mathematics teaching with a social justice focus. We offer three examples of teaching mathematics for social justice in diverse classrooms, and consider the broader implications of inquiry projects such as these. While we and the teachers came together as a group because of a shared interest in using a social justice approach to mathematics teaching. We found that the study group process ended up emphasizing some aspects of teaching for social justice – in particular, bringing social justice issues explicitly into the curriculum, building on student interests and experiences, and working with families and community.
PROFIL DISPOSISI MATEMATIS MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA UNIVERSITAS PGRI SEMARANG PADA MATA KULIAH KALKULUS INTEGRAL
Authors: Sugiyanti Sugiyanti , Prasetyowati Dina , Kartinah Kartinah
Published: December 2017

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan profil Disposisi Matematis (Mathematical Disposition) mahasiswa program studi pendidikan matematika Universitas PGRI Semarang pada mata kuliah Kalkulus Integral. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika Universitas PGRI Semarang dengan pertimbangan kemudahan komunikasi antara peneliti dengan mahasiswa karena peneliti adalah dosen dari mahasiswa yang bersangkutan, dan belum pernah diadakan penelitian tentang profil Disposisi Matematis mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika UPGRIS pada mata kuliah Kalkulus Integral. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa profil Disposisi Matematis mahasiswa program studi Pendidikan Matematika Universitas PGRI Semarang pada mata kuliah Kalkulus Integral meliputi: rasa percaya diri (self confidence), rasa diri mampu (self efficacy), rasa ingin tahu (curiousity), rajin dan tekun (deligence), fleksibel (flexibillity), reflektif (reflective).
PENGEMBANGAN MODEL PERMAINAN TRADISIONAL SUNDA MANDA DALAM MENINGKATKAN MULTIPLE INTELEGENSI SISWA DAN MAHASISWA
Authors: Masduki Lusi Rachmiazasi , Kurniasih Eem
Published: December 2017

Belum banyaknya tutor yang menggunakan model pembelajaran berbasis permainan tradisional dalam proses tutorial, membuat mahasiswa belum mengenal secara spesifik kegunaan permainan tradisional dalam pembelajaran di kelas, oleh sebab itu mahasiswa UT khususnya di pokjar kota semarang perlu dikenalkan model permainan tersebut untuk menumbuhkan jiwa nasionalisme terhadap permainan yang ada di Indonesia, sedangkan mata kuliah yang diambil adalah pembelajaran matematika SD karena mata kuliah ini sangat cocok diajarkan bagi para mahasiswa yang mayoritas guru sekolah dasar. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan produk berupa Model pembelajaran berbasis permainan tradisional sunda manda pada mata kuliah pembelajaran matematika SD di Universitas Terbuka sehingga dapat meningkatkan multiple intelegensi mahasiswa. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan model pengembangan Plomp dengan Model ini terdiri dari lima fase, yaitu (1) fase investigasi awal, (2) fase desain, (3) fase realisasi, (4) fase tes, evaluasi, dan revisi, dan (5) fase implementasi. Data diambil melalui validasi ahli untuk uji produk berupa model pembelajaran dan validasi lapangan untuk uji implementasi di sekolah dasar dan di perguruan tinggi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa produk desain Model Permainan Tradisional Sunda Manda untuk Meningkatkan Multiple Intelegensi telah divalidasi oleh 2 orang validator dari Universitas Islam Sultan Agung yaitu ahli desain pembelajaran berbasis multiple intelegensi dan ahli materi matematika dengan rata-rata validasinya 92 dan 84 artinya produk pengembangan model permainan sunda manda layak untuk digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran mata kuliah pembelajaran matematika SD di universitas terbuka.
Enfoques novedosos para el diseño de políticas públicas sociales. Aplicación de una metodología de exclusión social en el Departamento Central
Authors: Galeano Monti José
Published: December 2017

En el Paraguay, como en la mayoría de los países latinoamericanos, las políticas públicas destinadas a la atención de poblaciones y territorios vulnerables, han estado guiada históricamente por el criterio de la pobreza medida según ingresos. Actualmente, en varios países de Europa y otras regiones, el enfoque de la pobreza está siendo desplazado por perspectivas más complejas de la exclusión social. Se trata de trascender las limitaciones que resultan del enfoque unidimensional de pobreza el cual restringe las posibilidades de dar respuestas integrales a los problemas de la sociedad. El concepto de exclusión social posee cualidades, que trascienden al de pobreza, por su carácter estructural, relacional, dinámico, multidimensional y politizable. En este artículo realizamos una revisión crítica al abordaje y a la medición de la pobreza y se expone una experiencia novedosa de medición de la exclusión social de los hogares que se encuentran en asentamientos del Departamento Central del Paraguay, con datos e informaciones de los niveles de bienestar de dicha población. El Departamento Central es el más pequeño de los 17 departamentos del Paraguay, pero acumula el 35% de la población total, fruto de la importante migración campo ciudad que ha experimentado el país. El estudio busca contribuir a la mejora del diseño, implementación y gestión de los programas sociales de Paraguay y de la región, a partir de la conceptualización multidimensional de la exclusión social en términos más amplios que el de la simple medición de la pobreza como carencia de ingresos.
Intervención estatal para diseñar un sistema de gestión ambiental en la administración pública
Authors: Cisneros Claudio
Published: December 2017

Esta investigación tiene la finalidad de generar la aplicación de un Sistema de Gestión Ambiental -SGA- dentro de la administración pública en la República de Paraguay y que la misma cumpla con las normas internacionales ISO 14001:2004, en donde las instituciones que intervienen cuentan con la responsabilidad de garantizar el desarrollo sostenible aplicando estrategias de crecimiento en lo que concierne a la cultura del medio ambiente. Se trabajó en base a documentos relacionados al sector público de Paraguay más precisamente en las áreas relacionadas al medio ambiente con el objetivo de sustentar lo planteado, con lo cual se pudo determinar aspectos en temas ambientales que sin duda van a impactar en el medio y su entorno, se analizó la política ambiental actual y es necesario que dicha administración pública pueda contar con un SGA y que el mismo también pueda ser certificado con las normativas vigentes reguladas para tal fin. Con el avance de la investigación surge que quienes integran las distintas instituciones públicas están en constante evolución y con un compromiso en lo relacionado a los temas ambientales por lo que queda clara que implementar los SGA es de suma importancia no solo para la administración pública sino para la población en general.
Advancing Higher Education as a Field of Study
Authors: F Howard-Hamilton Mary , G Hinton Kandace
Published: December 2017

Aim/Purpose: The book, Advancing Higher Education as a Field of Study: In Quest of Doctoral Degree Guidelines – Commemorating 120 Years of Excellence by Sydney Freeman, Jr., Linda Serra Hagedorn, Lester F. Goodchild, and Dianne A. Wright (Editors), Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2014, 340 pages, $49.95 (softcover) is reviewed and recommended for faculty and administrators who have a graduate program in higher education at their respective institution or may need information on how a program can be created using standardized curriculum guidelines.
Beyond the Walls of the Classroom: Introduction to the IJELL Special Series of Chais Conference 2017 Best Papers
Authors: Geri Nitza , Blau Ina , Caspi Avner , M. Kalman Yoram , Silber-Varod Vered , Eshet-Alkalai Yoram
Published: December 2017

Aim/Purpose: This preface presents the papers included in the ninth issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL) special series of selected Chais Conference best papers.

Background: The Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Technological Era, is organized by the Research Center for Innovation in Learning Technologies, The Open University of Israel. The 12th Chais Conference was held at The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel, on February 14-15, 2017. Each year, selected papers of the Chais conference are expanded and published in IJELL.

Methodology: A qualitative conceptual analysis of the themes and insights of the papers included in the ninth selection of IJELL special series of selected Chais Conference best papers.

Contribution: The presentation of the papers of this selection emphasizes their novelty, as well as their main implications, describes current research issues, and chronicles the main themes within the discourse of learning technologies research, as reflected at the Chais 2017 conference.

Findings: Contemporary research goes ‘beyond the walls of the classroom’ and investigates systemic and pedagogical aspects of integrating learning technologies in education on a large scale.

Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers are encouraged to investigate broad aspects of seizing the opportunities and overcoming the challenges of integrating innovative technologies in education.

Impact on Society: Effective application of learning technologies has a major potential to improve the well-being of individuals and societies.

Future Research: The conceptual analysis of contemporary main themes of innovative learning technologies may provide researchers with novel directions for future research on various aspects of the effective utilization of learning technologies.
KINERJA LPG PADA MOTOR BAKAR 6,5 HP SEBAGAI BAHAN BAKAR ALTERNATIF PERAHU PENANGKAP IKAN (Performance of Liquefied Petroleum Gas for 6,5 HP Engine as an Alternative Fuel in Small Motorized Fishing Boat)
Authors: Baruno Bagus , Iskandar Budhi H. , Imron Mohammad , Mawardi Wazir
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTThis research was to analyze the technical effect of LPG compared to the gasoline bymeasuring the engine and exhaust temperature, to calculate the fuel saving (efficiency) for a singletrip by measuring the specific fuel consumption, and to explicate the cost benefit from the use ofLPG compared to the gasoline for fishing operation. During the experimental test, the engine speedwas maintained at idling conditions of 1600, 2000, and 2500rev/min. Technically, the engine andexhaust temperature decrease when running on LPG. The use of LPG as an alternative fuel togasoline can save on fuel consumption up to 26,35% and LPG makes operational cost moreefficiently due to the lower value of FC than that of gasoline. For a single trip, the cost from LPGspecific fuel consumption (sfc) value resulted Rp 5.610 while the gasoline resulted higher valuewhich makes Rp 9.632. With the difference of Rp 4.022, LPG can save cost as much as 41,76%where cost savings in fuel expenditure can be used to reimburse the purchasing cost of converterkit for 41,5 months or 3,46 years.Key words: efficiency, fuel consumption, Liquefied Peltroleum Gas (LPG), temperature-------ABSTRAKPenelitian bertujuan untuk menentukan secara teknis pengaruh penggunaan LPGdibandingkan bensin premium pada motor bensin 6,5 HP, menghitung penghematan (efisiensi)yang dapat dicapai dari penggunaan LPG dibandingkan bensin premium dalam satu kali operasipenangkapan ikan dan menghitung keuntungan dari penggunaan LPG secara biaya dibandingkandengan bensin premium untuk kegiatan operasional penangkapan ikan. Selama uji coba motordioperasikan menggunakan bahan bakar bensin dan LPG secara bergantian dengan putaran 1600,2000 dan 2500 rpm. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan LPG secara teknis dapatmereduksi suhu permukaan mesin, suhu gas buang dan konsumsi bahan bakar dibandingkanmotor yang dioperasikan menggunakan bensin premium. Selain itu rata-rata konsumsi bahanbakar menjadi lebih hemat sebanyak 26,35% sehingga biaya operasional menjadi lebih efisien.Dalam satu kali operasi penangkapan ikan didapat nilai spesific fuel consumption (sfc) LPGsebesar Rp. 5.610 sedangkan nilai sfc bensin adalah sebesar Rp. 9.632. Dengan selisih sebanyakRp. 4.022 maka LPG bisa menghemat biaya sebanyak 41,76% dimana penghematan biayabelanja bahan bakar dapat digunakan untuk mengembalikan biaya pembelian converter kit selama41,5 bulan atau 3,46 tahun.Kata kunci: efisiensi, konsumsi bahan bakar, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), suhu
SELEKSI UMPAN DAN BENTUK PERANGKAP PLASTIK UNTUK MENANGKAP KEONG MACAN (Selection on Bait and Shape of Plastic Trap in Catching Babylon Snail)
Authors: Puspito Gondo , Damayanti Ayu Adhita
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTThe paper describes the result of experimental research on plastic trap to catch babylon snail (Babylonia spirata). The aims of the research were to have the effective shape of trap to catch babylon snail. The shapes of trap were dome, truncated pyramid, and block. While, 2 kinds of baits were shark (Rhinodon typicus) and sardine (Sardinella spp.). Result showed that babylon snail preferred bait of sardine to shark. The truncated pyramid trap was more effective than dome and block trap. Each trap cauht 22, 16 and 4 babylon snail, respectively.Keywords: Plastic trap, babylon snail and Palabuhanratu--------ABSTRAKTulisan ini menjelaskan hasil uji coba perangkap plastik untuk menangkap keong macan (Babylonia spirata). Penelitian ditujukan untuk mendapatkan bentuk perangkap yang efektif menangkap keong macan. Bentuk trap berupa kubah, limas terpancung dan balok. Adapun 2 jenis umpan yang digunakan adalah tembang (Sardinella spp.) dan cucut (Rhinodon typicus). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keong macan lebih menyukai umpan tembang dibandingkan dengan hiu. Perangkap bentuk limas terpancung lebih efectif dibandingkan dengan perangkap bentuk kubah dan balok. Masing-masing perangkap menangkap 22, 16 dan 4 keong macan.Kata kunci: Perangkap plastik, keong macan dan Palabuhanratu