bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cinética de congelamento e difusividade térmica efetiva do feijão fava
Authors: Marques Feitosa Regilane , Costa da Silva Renato , Soares de Melo João  Carlos , Feitosa Lins Analha Dyalla , Rodrigues Pê Patricia , Nazareth Oliveira Silvana
Published: October 2017

O feijão fava é uma leguminosa produzida na região Nordeste e existe um mercado consumidor assegurado para seu consumo, porque além de fornecer proteína vegetal, oferta um sabor diferente para a população como substituto do feijão, tornando-se uma fonte de renda para os produtores. O feijão fava é cultura que logo após a colheita é submetida ao processo de secagem para a conservação, porém verificar o comportamento dos grãos em diferentes condições é importante como forma de conservação. O congelamento é uma forma de conservação que inibi o crescimento microbiano e praticamente retarda todo o processo metabólico. Diante do exposto, teve-se como objetivo umidificar o feijão fava de lima, até 30% b.u, e determinar o comportamento da cinética de congelamento utilizando diferentes temperaturas: -15 e -25oC; -50 e -80oC (temperaturas semi-criogênicas); -170oC (vapor de nitrogênio) e -196oC, assim como a difusividade térmica. A equação utilizada para a obtenção da cinética de congelamento foi a de resfriamento unidirecional. Nas curvas de congelamento obtidas, nas temperaturas estudadas, não se distinguem as três fases típicas das curvas de congelamento da água pura, indicando que 30% é um valor, relativamente, baixo quanto ao percentual de teor de água. Em relação a difusividade, ocorreu uma tendência de aumento com a diminuição da temperatura.
Caracterização do consumo e perfil do consumidor de frango da cidade de João Pessoa-PB
Authors: Figueiredo Júnior Jalceyr Pessoa , Givisiez Patrícia Emília Naves , Dos Santos Élcio Gonçalves , Santana Marcelo Helder Medeiros , Oliveira Celso José Bruno , Santos Tatiana Silva , Figueiredo-Lima Denise Fontana
Published: October 2017

Objetivou-se estimar o consumo e caracterizar o perfil do consumidor de frango da cidade de João Pessoa-PB. Foram entrevistadas 500 pessoas residentes na cidade de João Pessoa mediante questionário do tipo fechado. Os questionários foram aplicados em supermercados de pequeno, médio e grande porte, além de um mercado público da cidade de João Pessoa, abrangendo assim diversos tipos de consumidores. O intervalo de confiança foi de 95%, haja vista que é o mais utilizado em pesquisas de marketing, e do erro de 5%. Após isso, os dados foram analisados estatisticamente, sendo obtidas as frequências relativas e absolutas para cada questão. Os resultados demonstraram que a carne de frango é a segunda carne preferida dos consumidores e que os cortes de frango são preferidos em relação ao frango inteiro. Cortes como o peito e a coxa apresentam maior preferência entre os consumidores, que escolhem seus produtos através principalmente do sabor e do seu valor nutritivo, considerando o preço como motivo secundário. A maioria dos entrevistados habitualmente não consome frango caipira.
Água salina e biofertilizante de esterco bovino na cultura do gergelim
Authors: Sousa Geocleber Gomes , Fiusa Jamili Nobre , Leite Kelly Nacimento , Soares Stallone Costa , Silva Giovana Lopes da
Published: October 2017

O estresse salino afeta o crescimento das plantas em todo o mundo. Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar o crescimento inicial da cultura do gergelim irrigada com águas salinas em solo com e sem biofertilizante de esterco fermentado de gado bovino. O experimento foi realizado na área experimental da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, no período de agosto a setembro de 2014. Os tratamentos foram distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 4 x 2, com cinco repetições, referente aos valores de condutividade elétrica da água de irrigação: 0,8; 1,5; 3,0 e 4,5 dS m-1, em solo sem e com biofertilizante de esterco bovino, diluído em água na proporção de 1:1, ao nível de 10% do volume do substrato. Foram avaliadas as seguintes variáveis: número de folhas, altura de plantas, diâmetro do caule, área foliar, matéria seca da parte aérea, da raiz e total. O estresse salino prejudica o número de folhas, a altura de plantas e matéria seca da parte aérea em plantas gergelim. O biofertilizante bovino atenuou os efeitos deletérios da salinidade sobre a área foliar, diâmetro do caule, matéria seca da raiz e total em plantas de gergelim.
Maturação e qualidade de frutos de mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru P.DC.) de diferentes bioclimas do estado da Paraíba
Authors: Melo Raylson De Sá , Silva Silvanda De Melo , De Sousa Alex Sandro Bezerra , Lima Renato Pereira , Dantas Ana Lima , Dantas Renato Lima , Figueiredo Vanda Maria De Aquino
Published: October 2017

Frutos não tradicionais como os de Cereus jamacaru DC são fontes de fitonutrientes importantes para a saúde, além de constituir uma alternativa alimentícia em épocas secas até para os animais. Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a qualidade nutricional e funcional de frutos de mandacaru em diferentes estádios de maturação (Verde Claro (VC), Inicio de Pigmentação (IP), Inicio de Pigmentação Vermelho (IPV), Pigmentado Vermelho (PV), Totalmente Vermelho (TV)) , visando agregação de valor através da diversificação de seus usos na região e explorando o potencial dos frutos como alimento funcional. Os frutos de mandacaru foram colhidos no município de Campina Grande-PB e Barra de Santa Rosa-PB. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado e doze frutos (quatro repetições de três frutos) foram colhidas de cada estádio de maturação. Os dados obtidos das variáveis físicas, físico-químicas, polifenóis extraíveis totais e atividade antioxidante foram submetidos à análise de variância pelo teste F e as médias foram comparadas pelo teste de Tukey em até 5% de probabilidade. Os frutos de mandacaru apresentam elevado rendimento de polpa no estádio de maturação maduro (TV-totalmente vermelho) e coloração de casca que evoluiu de verde pigmentado para a coloração avermelhada com o avanço da maturação. Os sólidos solúveis, a relação SS/AT e pH dos frutos aumentou com o avanço da maturação, enquanto a acidez titulável diminuiu, todos estes tendendo a se estabilizar no estádio IPV, indicando ser este o ponto de colheita. Isso torna esses frutos adequados para o consumo fresco e para serem processados. Os frutos de mandacaru apresentam um alto conteúdo de polifenóis extraíveis totais em todos os estádios de maturação e uma elevada atividade antioxidante total, justificando assim o seu consumo, além de servir como estímulo ao seu melhor aproveitamento.
Espaçamento de cultivo de milho forrageiro consorciado com forrageiras tropicais para produção de silagens
Authors: Ferreira João Paulo , Andreotti Marcelo , Pascoaloto Isabô Melina , Costa Nidia Raquel , Augusto Jeferson Garcia , Kaneko Flávio Hiroshi
Published: October 2017

A produção agropecuária tem requerido cada vez mais alimentos de alto valor nutritivo que atendam à demanda dos animais de alta produtividade. A produção de silagem é uma alternativa viável, mas pode apresentar perdas nutricionais se não for bem executada. O objetivo com esse trabalho foi avaliar as perdas provenientes do processo de ensilagem de grãos úmidos e planta inteira de milho consorciado com forrageiras tropicais. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, com tratamentos no esquema fatorial 2 x 2, com seis repetições. Os tratamentos foram: milho semeado em dois espaçamentos entrelinhas na semeadura (0,45 e 0,90 m) e em consórcio com Urochloa brizantha cv. Xaraés e Megathyrsus maximum cv. Tanzânia. Foram determinadas as porcentagens de cada fração da planta de milho e forrageiras. Ambos materiais foram adequadamente ensilados e mantidos lacrados por 60 dias. Foram mensuradas as perdas da silagem por gases e por efluentes e calculada a recuperação de matéria seca. A silagem de grãos úmidos apresentou maiores perdas por gases e menores perdas por efluentes que a silagem de planta inteira. A maior proporção do capim-tanzânia na massa final a ser ensilada não influenciou significativamente as perdas na silagem de planta inteira de milho. Quando bem compactada, a silagem de planta inteira com forrageiras tropicais não apresenta perdas significativas durante o processo de ensilagem.
Professional Discourse as Social Practice
Authors: Irimiea Silvia Blanca
Published: October 2017

Professional discourse (PD) has come under close scrutiny for the last two-to-three decades. The discipline termed ’professional discourse’ developed side by side with the related fields of organizational discourse, workplace discourse, institutional discourse, and more recently, corporate discourse, all related to or rather subservient to specific forms of communication. From the earliest studies and continuing today, communication-related studies have been interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, and any discipline that could shed light on human behaviour in particular settings. It is the purpose of the present article to show the link between professional discourse and social practice and to link it to sociological theories. The study goes out from a presentation of PD (Gunnarson 1997), the differences between the terms ‘institutional discourse’ and ’professional discourse’ as proposed by Sarangi and Roberts (1999: 15-19), Koester’s definition of ’institutional discourse’, Gotti’s notion of ’specialist discourse’, Drew and Heritage’s (1992:3) notion of ’institutional talk’. The characteristics of PD are viewed in terms of the functions it may perfom and draw on Chiappini and Nickerson (1999), Linell (1998), Mertz (2007), and Kong (2014). Social practice and social practice theory, on the other hand, build on the tenets of Bourdieu (1989), Giddens (1984), Schatzki (2002), Reckwitz (2002), Jackson (2005) and Holtz (2014). While discourse, in general, has been viewed from the social structuration perspective by SFL and CDA scholars, the PD relationship to social practice followed the social constructionist appfoach. PD is explicated through the role discourse plays in professional socialization and identity creation (Kong 2014, Smith 2005). Other notions, such as Wenger’s (1998) ’community of practice’, ’shared repertoire’ are discussed in relation to the use of PD as well. Finally, possible directions for further research inquiry are put forward.
The Communication Process in Tribal War Tradition in Timika, Papua, Indonesia: A Symbolic Interaction Perspective
Authors: Setiawan Wawan Lulus
Published: October 2017

Indonesia is a large and socially heterogeneous country because it covers more than 1,340 ethnic groups. The country is rich of various cultural traditions. The diversity of cultural traditions in Indonesia is interestingly studied both as a material of scientific study and as an source to formulate appropriate socio-economic development policy approaches. One of the regions/islands in Indonesia is Papua, which is located in the eastern part of Indonesia. In this region there are more than 500 ethnic groups. Ethnic groups in Papua, is the most traditional ethnic group compared to those in Indonesia. One tradition that is still strongly held in Papua is tribal war. Therefore it is a very interesting phenomenon studied in terms of social science, especially communication science. The symbolic interactionism perspective as a communication approach is used in this study to explain how the communication process occurs in traditional war process between tribes, both in the internal communication of tribes and communications between tribes. This study describes the phenomenon of war between tribes according to the view or the consciousness and subjective meaning of traditional/indeginuous people in Timika, in accordance with the phenomenology tradition that is used in this research. The findings of this study are illustrates the process of communication, beginning from preparation of war, the implementation of war, as well as post-war process. Communication processes that occur either through verbal or non-verbal language are full of distinctive symbols. The conclusion of this finding is that tribal war as a social phenomenon is a communication process, and can be solved by the parties by means of communication. These findings could have implications for the importance of policies to develop communication approaches among traditional tribes in Papua, in order to increase the understanding among them, which in turn will reduce the level of conflict between them.
Jane Adams: an experience of multicultural education and social care. Chicago, 1889 – 1910
Authors: Panza Silvana
Published: October 2017

The focus of this study concerns a deep analysis on the innovative educational method utilized by Jane Addams (1860-1935) at Hull House. She was a philosopher, but first of all we can consider this woman as a sociologist, because of her careful survey on society, Addams’s activities also implied a new educational project based on the social care of poor workers and their families. She chose for her extraordinary experience one of the most slummy suburbs in Chicago, where with her friend Ellen Gates Starr founded in 1889 this settlement. The main intention of the sociologist was to give immigrants lots of opportunities to understand Chicago’s social and political context. It was important to create a place where immigrant families could socialize, learning more about their rights and possibilities. For this reason Addams suggested that it needed to start from education, taking a particular care of children who lived in that area. It was necessary to promote a reform on the different culture learning to support immigrants in their integration, people who came there hoping to find a job into factories. In 1889 when the settlement was founded, there were about four hundred social houses around the States. Addams’ s important social and political idea was to develop a democratic society, where each person could recognize himself/herself as a part of it, avoiding marginalization and segregation. The sociologist was a central figure at Hull House for about twenty years.
Examining Cyber Bullying and Cyber Victimization in High School Students
Authors: Süslü Demet Pekşen
Published: October 2017

The aim of this research is to examine some variables related to cyber bullying and cyber victimization in high school students. It was investigated whether there is a difference for cyber bullying and cyber victimization behaviours, in terms of gender, age, type of school, parents’ education, having of computer/mobile phone/tablet, the frequency of using the internet and place where they are connecting to the internet. The study is conducted using a correlational method. Research group consisted of 1085 students. The age of the students in this study is between 14-17. For the analysis of research data, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Post-Hoc Mann-Whitney U test were applied. According to the findings of study, there is no significant difference for the cyber bullying grades in terms of parents’ education, the types of school and place where students are connecting to the internet. There is no significant difference for the cyber victimization grades in terms of gender, age and mothers’ education. Cyber bullying grades of 16 years old students are higher than the other age groups. State school students’ cyber victimization grades are higher than private school students’. Additionally, for the period they use the internet, it was seen that cyber bullying and cyber victimization grades are higher for the students using the internet more than 3 hours. In terms of cyber victimization grades it was obtained that the grades of students connecting to the internet from a mobile phone are higher than the students connecting to the internet at home.
Evaluation of a Multicultural Approach to Teaching Entrepreneurship
Authors: Badzińska Ewa
Published: October 2017

One of the most important challenges in the field of higher education is to educate students about entrepreneurial attitudes and professional competences necessary for working in a multicultural environment in collaboration with a real business environment. Streamlining this process is one of the aims of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project titled Entrepreneurship and Communication in Multicultural Teams (ECMT+). The cognitive purpose of this paper is to explore and evaluate students’ reflections on entrepreneurship teaching in an international and multicultural team. The applied research methods include a pilot quantitative survey using questionnaires and a qualitative research method of a reflective essay among students participating in the two-week Intensive Programme that took place in March 2017 at Karelia University in Finland. Respondents were chosen purposeful and included 48 participants from 14 countries worldwide. They represented seven high education institutions from seven different European countries. The study has been conducted anonymously via the Claroline Connect platform. The purpose of the empirical research was to diagnose the opinions of program participants, among others about new methods of business education they have experienced, diversity of multicultural context and relationships with other team members, their entrepreneurial attitude, and ability to solve problems at designing business solutions in the multicultural team.. Preliminary results appear to present interesting data and may provide a starting point for an in-depth empirical research associated with entrepreneurship in multicultural teams. The study reveals positive effects of applied methods of business education, significant involvement of participants in achieving the goal and gaining new knowledge within the analyzed area.
Understanding and Breaking Scaling Relations in Single-Site Catalysis: Methane-to-methanol Conversion by Fe(IV)=O
Authors: Gani Terry , Kulik Heather Janine
Published: October 2017

Computational high-throughput screening is an essential tool for catalyst design, limited primarily by the efficiency with which accurate predictions can be made. In bulk heterogeneous catalysis, linear free energy relationships (LFERs) have been extensively developed to relate elementary step activation energies, and thus overall catalytic activity, back to the adsorption energies of key intermediates, dramatically reducing the computational cost of screening. The applicability of these LFERs to single-site catalysts remains unclear, owing to the directional, covalent metal-ligand bonds and the broader chemical space of accessible ligand scaffolds. Through a computational screen of nearly 500 model Fe(II) complexes for CH4 hydroxylation, we observe that 1) tuning ligand field strength yields LFERs by comparably shifting energetics of the metal 3d levels that govern stability of different intermediates and 2) distortion of the metal coordination geometry breaks these LFERs by increasing the splitting between the dxz/dyz and dz2 metal states that govern reactivity. Thus, in single site catalysts, low Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi slopes for oxo formation, which would limit peak turnover frequency achievable through ligand field tuning alone, can be overcome through structural distortions achievable in experimentally characterized compounds. Observations from this screen also motivate the placement of strong HB donors in targeted positions as a scaffold-agnostic strategy for further activity improvement. More generally, our findings motivate broader variation of coordination geometries in reactivity studies with single-site catalysts.
Práticas de gestão de recursos humanos e modelos organizacionais: um estudo multi-caso
Authors: Marques Maria Amélia
Published: October 2017

Partindo do pressuposto de que as práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos adotadas pelas empresas são modeladas pelos modelos organizacionais, em que interagem diversos fatores do contexto interno e externo à organização, procurámos, através da realização de quatro estudos de caso em empresas de setores de elevada intensidade tecnológica, estudar as práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos adotadas por essas empresas. Do ponto de vista metodológico, recorremos a um conjunto de técnicas de recolha de informação que passaram pela entrevista aos responsáveis de Recursos Humanos, pela análise documental e pela observação. Constatou-se que o fator com maior poder de diferenciação dos sistemas de práticas de GRH é o setor de atividade e os fatores relevantes, mas com menor poder de diferenciação, são a natureza do trabalho, o tipo e origem nacional da empresa e a organização do trabalho.
PERAN DAN PENGARUH AISYAH DALAM BIDANG HADITS
Authors: Istiqlaliyah Umniyatul
Published: October 2017

Aisyah has more abilities in qur’anic interpretation (tafsir), prophetic traditional (hadits), theology, faith, fiqh, history, genealogy, Arabic poem and medical. But, Aisyah was known more in hadits. She was placed in fourth level of seven friends (sahabat) who explain about hadits. Aisyah could explain 2.210 hadits. It shows that Aisyah was a figure who had more intelligence and amazing understanding. One of The biggest of social services from Aisyah, especially for woman, was Umm ad-Darda.
IMAM SYAFI'IE DAN PESANTREN
Authors: Anam Saiful
Published: October 2017

Imam Syafi’ie was a Muslim innovator. It was proofed by old statement and new statement which was known in two his life. Imam Syafi’ie could be called as a Muslim Intellectual who was the most familiar around muslim’s society in Indonesia. Because his name was so closer with them, indeed it was become the name of school or Islamic school in Indonesia, such as; Syafi’iyah or Salafiyah Syafi’iyah etc. in his life, Imam Syafi’ie wrote about 200 book, especially in fiqh.
RELEVANSI PEMIKIRAN MUHAMMAD ABDUH TERHADAP SISTEM PENDIDIKAN DI PESANTREN
Authors: Mustakim Sidiq
Published: October 2017

Sufism (Tasauf) Concept of Al-Ghazali which dominated in Islamic boarding school was being causal factor why didn’t the pupil or student too know about Muhammad Abduh. Abduh is a rational conceiver who considered that muslim’s deterioration caused by taklid. It was appropriate with his senior, Al-Afghani. Muhammad Abduh thought that it was caused by the stupidity doctrines, like adulating to syeikh, the teacher and others. Muhammad Abduh considered those doctrine would like to make the mind stops thinking, researching more about islam. Then, it was considered being in contradiction with culture and tradition in Islamic boarding school which all of pupil or student in Islamic boarding school have the highest obedient to their teacher.
JAWATAN KHALIFAH: ANALISIS MENGENAI KEHUJAHAN SHAYKH MUHAMMAD MARCI DALAM KARYANYA LIMADHA AKHTARTU MADHHAB AL-SHICAH
Authors: Husin Maafi , STAPA ZAKARIA , DAKIR JAWIAH , Nazri Mohd Arif
Published: October 2017

One of the most complicated problems faced by muslim community shortly after the death of prophet Muhammad PBUH was who to be elected as the khalifah after him. Abu Bakr was appointed finally as khalifah after Muhammad PBUH. But the Shi‘ites persist in arguing that Ali is the most eligible persons to be khalifah.Shaykh Muhammad Mar‘i is one among the Shi‘ites who defend the claim of Ali’s eligibility to be khalifah in his seminal work, Limādhā Ikhtartu Madhhab al-Shī‘ah. His arguments are based on the interpretation of āyat al-tablīghin Surah al-Mā’idah as well as the hadith of Ghadīr Khum. This article is an attempt to appraise critically those arguments according to the rules of Qur’anic exegesis and the principles of hadits evaluation proposed by scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah. Based on these critical appraisal, the study reveals that his interpretation of āyat al-tablīgh  is simply inaccurate. There is clearly no indication in āyat al-tablīghof Ali’s eligibility to be khalifah after the death of Muhammad PBUH. Moreover, the study also proves that the hadits of Ghadīr Khum is too weak to be used as the basis for the above-mentioned claim of the Shi‘ite.
AHMAD DAHLAN DAN PESANTREN: GERAKAN PEMBAHARUAN PENDIDIKAN, DAKWAH, DAN PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DI INDONESIA
Authors: Nuris Anwar
Published: October 2017

Islamic revitalization movement in Indonesia could not be separated from the figure of Ahmad Dahlan as a founder of Muhammadiyah. This can be traced through the early history and development of Muhammadiyah which is indicated by the lights of Ahmad Dahlan through Islamic revitalization movement. This article observes the personage of KH. Ahmad Dahlan from anthropological and sociological view. This observation is intended to find out the role of the person in the map of community development. The main aim of this article investigates correlation between the figure of KH. Ahmad Dahlan and educational system of the Islamic boarding school (pesantren) in Indonesia. The correlation of Muhammadiyah and Islamic boarding school is examined thorugh three categories as significant indicators to show the function and role of the Muhammadiyah. The three categories are: educational institution and the development of Islamic teachings, institution of struggle and Dakwah Islamiyah, and institution for community empowerment and public service. Of the three categories, this study found that KH. Ahmad Dahlan is a figure who could respond to its latest challenges quickly and precisely through revitalization movement in the field of education, dakwah, and community empowerment in Indonesia.
Muslim World and the Globalisation Challenge: [En]Countering Dehumanization or Humanised Integration
Authors: Ibrahim Azhar
Published: October 2017

Globalisation is a challenge for Muslim world as it can be opportunities. The term globalisation mostly refers to the opening up the market to transnational corporations (TNCs) which is in line with liberalisation of the economy. Ironically those who call for “opening up of borders” or “capital liberalisation” are actually the one who are so strict in the immigration policies and practices. Protecting their own labour market, while encouraging their own TNCs to optimise their presence in the developing countries is a blatant contradiction. The calamitous effects of neoliberal globalisation are striking crucial aspects of life, such as economic justice, environmental condition, and educational system. Therefore, critical response to globalisation is imperative. In many ways, the readiness to discuss critically on globalisation is very much to be welcomed. This paper points to the need to discuss beyond the preoccupation of economic needs. It proposes to create and project another kind of globalisation which points to a humanised global integration. The real opportunity is when we are able to see the problems of humankind as a whole. Muslim must be at the forefront in forging human solidarity and cooperation so as to attain a humanised global order.
Membangun Insan Kamil dari Perspektif Media; Media Literasi sebagai Kontrol Sosial
Authors: Mukarromah Khomsiyatul
Published: October 2017

Insan kamil (the perfect human) is the most ideal concept in achieving the best quality of human being in all its dimensions. The extent of media influence on the knowledge, attitude, mental, and spiritual quality of human being is not something that needs to be debated again. Television with its capacity has the same great potential as a driving force or a barrier at the same time for the development of human quality. A growing phenomenon about the content of television in Indonesia is increasingly revealing the colors of mourning in its massive dissemination. The composition of the broadcast is full with entertainment which is ranging from the telenovela, infotainment, reality show, charity show, comedy, crime to other news are very far from the role of educating. Thus, where are broadcasting program rules that must contain 70% of the educative elements? Even an impressed classy broadcasting program such as talk show which is hosted by an “educated person” have not been off completely from the framing of the media. This paper seeks to offer a media literacy concept in response to these problems. Media literacy is an ability to access, understand, analyze, evaluate, and producing media information in a variety of contexts. This is intended so that the community can afford to be critical and creative, not merely subject to exploitation by the media but make them explore and have media skilled.
KH. IMAM ZARKASYI DAN GENRE BARU PONDOK PESANTREN
Authors: Bukhori Umar
Published: October 2017

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KURIKULUM TAUHIDI UNIVERSITAS ISLAM (Refleksi Terhadap Insan Kamil di Bidang Pendidikan)
Authors: Marto Asmu'i
Published: October 2017

As the most important medium of developing civilization, Islamic University should be able to reflect on human figure which reflects the nature of God. The human being is the center of civilization. Human figure who could build the civilized human civilization is the figure who reflects the nature of God. This man is known by term insan kamil. Fundamentally, the structure and curriculum of Islamic University should be taken from the nature of man which consists permanent and spiritual dimension as well as material and emotional dimension. Then in practical level, research activities in the educational activities should involve various methods, such as religious and scientific, empirical and rational, deductive and inductive, subjective and objective, without making one method is more dominant than the other. Because of the University’s curriculum-based involve all ‘civilized human beings’ potential in a whole organ intact and holistic, then it is called tauhidi curriculum. In short, the Islamic University is a reflection of the insan kamil or universal human being (al-insān al-kullīor al-insān al-kāmil), which is directed to form a human figure perfectly and completely.
إدارة التعليم في المعاهد والمدارس الإسلامية في إندونيسياودورها في تعزيز الرحمة الإسلامية للعالمين دراسة وصفية تحليلية
Authors: Burhanuddin Burhanuddin , Supriyatno Triyo
Published: October 2017

Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa pondok pesantren dan sekolah Islam di Indonesia, memiliki peran besar dalam menghadirkan perdamaian kehidupan, serta mengembalikan semangat sebagaimana yang terjadi pada awal sejarah Islam di Jawa abad ke-15 dan ke-16, yang diprakarsai oleh Syekh Maulana Malik Ibrahim (Tahun 1419 M di Jawa Timur). Dalam fokus penelitian ini, menunjukkan bahwa pondok pesantren merupakan lembaga sosial yang mampu berinteraksi dalam perubahan sosial dan politik, di dalamnya juga terdapat pengajaran dan pendidikan. Selain itu, juga dibahas tentang hal yang berkaitan dengan respon pondok pesantren dan sekolah Islam di Indonesia, dalam menghadapi era keterbukaan pasar bebas di tingkat ASEAN. Dalam hal ini, perlu sikap moderat, langkah antisipatif dalam hal ekonomi global, serta mampu mengambil posisi dalam isu-isu yang berkembang dalam kehidupan masyarakat, mampu mandiri serta berani melakukan penolakan dan protes. Peran pondok pesantren dan sekolah Islam, dalam menyampaikan pesan perdamaian di dunia, harus mengedepankan kebenaran, serta selalu mendidik manusia, serta membimbing mereka ke jalan yang benar. Itu semua merupakan bentuk antisipasi dari segala gangguan, hawa nafsu dan kejahatan, serta menolak segala hal yang syubhat. Itu semua merupakan solusi atas semua masalah tersebut, menjadi nasihat di dalamnya, serta bisa mengarahkan kepada jalan keselamatan.
An e-Business Class Using Just-in-Time Teaching and Cooperative Learning with a Constructivist Approach
Authors: McGarry Nina , Granger Mary
Published: October 2017

This paper reviews the inventiveness of faculty combined with the resources of the World-Wide-Web in creating a just-in-time course for seniors studying e-Business. Additionally, the instructor incorporated cooperative learning adhering to a constructivist teaching approach. Adherence to just-in-time teaching using cooperative learning following a constructivist approach supports the goals of rapid access to the latest information, exchange of ideas and evolution of new concepts. It was an opportunity to develop a real project, incorporating meaningful skills learned in other business disciplines, with the potential for enhancing their future careers. This course is an exposure to searching for and using the most current and vital information necessary to thrive in the changing situations. It also enables students to learn how to learn.
An Exploration of Individual Differences in Synthesizing Entity-Relationship Data Models
Authors: V. Raghavan Vijay
Published: October 2017

Entity Relationship (ER) modeling (1976) is a popular approach to formulate a conceptual data model for designing properly structured databases. In spite of some criticisms of the model leading to numerous extensions added to the original ER model, it is generally believed to be a method of choice for designing common databases. Not surprisingly, ER Modeling is inextricably a part of all database-design classes. Teachers of this modeling construct often encounter students experiencing problems in synthesizing ER models from verbal or written descriptions. This study explores whether individual differences contribute to such difficulties. Gender, length of Information Technology (IT) experience, length of database experience, length of business experience, national origin and learning styles are hypothesized as the individual diffe r-ences that might contribute to a student’s ability to synthesize a conceptual ER model. Ability to synthesize ER models was evaluated using a textbook type ER modeling problem.
An Evaluation into the Role of Online learning in Enhancing the Delivery of an eBusiness related Masters Course
Authors: McLellan Evelyn , Stansfield Mark
Published: October 2017

Within many educational institutions across the world, the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate courses is being facilitated by online learning technologies. The development and transformation of academic courses for online learning delivery provides a number of opportunities for both the academic institution and prospective students. However, there are a number of important issues that need to be addressed if online learning is to contribute to the educational experience of the student in a positive way and actually enhance teaching and learning as compared with more traditional face-to-face delivery. This paper describes the process of transforming a Masters course in the Management of eBusiness offered by the University of Paisley from a distance learning to an online distance learning course. The paper will identify the main educational theories that informed and influenced the development of the online course as well as identify the main lessons learnt from evaluating the course which has now been running for a number of years. The lessons learnt will be of interest to many people involved in the development and running of online learning courses.
Towards a Structural Model Connecting Hard Skills Soft Skills and Job Conditions and the IS Professional: The Student Perspective
Authors: Turner Rodney
Published: October 2017

The IS professional is a person endowed with certain professional skills and attributes usually formally obtained through an education process. The IS professional may also have formal skills in peripheral, non technical areas that may too be obtained through a formal education process. This is typical now in the education of IS students who are aspiring IS professional. In addition they come with a range of soft skills that may be attitudinal and influenced by life and work experiences. This paper suggests that these skills, attributes and work environment do not sit in isolation from each other, but interact in an as yet unmeasured way. How this happens with students studying towards an IS qualification is discussed here and a structural model is developed to explain the interactions. The value of this research is that a picture is presented that shows the interactions between these important elements in a quantitative way.
Customer Service Factors Influencing Internet Shopping in New Zealand
Authors: Zhao Zhojun , Gutierrez Jairo
Published: October 2017

Recent e-commerce failures caused by poor e-customer service have motivated many researchers to explore the factors that influence e-customer service quality, which leads to business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce success. The research reported in this paper explored the perceptions of a group of New Zealand e-customers and e-users about e-customer service and the influence of their perceptions on their attitudes towards Internet shopping. The study findings strongly indicate e-customers are only moderately satisfied with current e-customer service. Conversely, New Zealand e-users (i.e.: not yet “customers”) are discouraged from using the Internet for shopping due to issues such as credit card security, resistance to change, lack of physicality, hard-to-trust online vendors, and the perceived insecurity of payment systems. The study found that the motivators to Internet shopping are: goods returns and refunds policy, privacy protection, timely online service, ease of use, help and support facilities. Based on these findings, some recommendations on e-customer service for Internet shopping are presented.
The Search for the Adaptable ICT Student
Authors: Van Der Vyver Glen
Published: October 2017

The ICT profession is characterised by constant change, uncertainty and innovation. It is widely postulated that ICT professionals should be adaptable and enjoy new challenges and opportunities. This exploratory study uses an appropriate scale to examine the adaptability of several cohorts of undergraduate ICT students. The findings suggest that ICT students are less adaptable than might be expected of people who have chosen to make a career in the area. It is also noted that a significant proportion of students do not have a sound understanding of the nature of the modern ICT career.
Active Learning for Classroom Management Model
Authors: Whittington Keith , Yacci Michael
Published: October 2017

This paper proposes the Active Learning for Classroom Management Model as a method to structure active learning experiences. The model was devised and tested in an Introductory Computer Programming course. Stages in the model are explained with examples of classroom activities. The model was evaluated twice in series of quasi-experiments and limited support was provided for improved student performance through the use of the model.
Awareness of eSafety and Potential Online Dangers among Children and Teenagers
Authors: Cohen Zilka Gila
Published: October 2017

Aim/Purpose: Awareness of eSafety and potential online dangers for children and teenagers.
Background The study examined eSafety among children and teenagers from their own perspectives, through evaluations of their awareness level of eSafety and of potential online dangers.

Methodology: This is a mixed-method study with both quantitative and qualitative elements. The study includes questionnaires and interviews. A total of 345 participants from Israel completed questionnaires; 90 children and teenagers were interviewed from among the participants.

Contribution: The study examined the awareness of children and youths of safe online surfing. It also examined the degree of exposure of children and youths to positive and negative aspects of the Internet.
This study illustrates the dual potential of Internet use within the context of eSafety, as seen through the eyes of children and teenagers. Characteristics of use of the Internet are liable to increase the danger to and the bullying of youths and by youths in the digital domain. It also demonstrates the promises of using the Internet for productive learning and leisure activities.

Findings: Findings show that the children and teenagers who participated in the study reported a medium-high level of awareness. Issues that participants were concerned about included avoiding contact with strangers and cyberbullying, not necessarily by strangers, but also by friends.

Recommendations for Practitioners : It is important to examine how children perceive online events for the purpose of examining their statements regarding eSafety and the way they view problematic or dangerous online events, as well as how they believe they can cope with them.

Recommendation for Researchers: The study recommends incorporating in future studies individual case studies and allowing participants to express how they perceive complex online situations.

Impact on Society: This study illustrates the dual potential, positive and negative aspects, of Internet use within the context of eSafety, as seen through the eyes of children and teenagers.

Future Research: Future studies should track changing eSafety awareness and behavior longitudinally to identify the impact of maturation and experience on their behavior and attitudes.
Effect of ZnO Addition and of Alpha Particle Irradiation on Various Properties of Er3+, Yb3+ Doped Phosphate Glasses
Authors: Poudel Arun , Dmitrieva Iuliia , Gumenyuk Regina , Mihai Laura , Sporea Dan , Mureşan Ofelia , Rusen Ion , Hakkarainen Teemu , Boetti Nadia , Niemi Tapio , Petit Laeticia
Published: October 2017

New Er3+, Yb3+ codoped phosphate glasses with the (98-x) (0.50P2O5-0.40SrO-0.10Na2O) -0.5Er2O3-1.5Yb2O3-xZnO (in mol %) composition were prepared by melting process with up to 10 mol % of ZnO. The impact of the changes in the glass composition on the thermal, optical, structural properties was investigated. Using IR and Raman spectroscopies, we confirmed that the addition of ZnO up to 10 mol % leads to a depolymerization of the network without having a significant impact on the Er3+ and Yb3+ sites. We also discuss the effect of alpha particles irradiation. The glass with 2.5 mol % of ZnO was irradiated with 3 MeV alpha particles and a total fluence of 1012 α/cm2. After irradiation, this glass exhibits surface expansion (measured at ~200 nm, 1.5 months after the irradiation) and an increase in the surface roughness. The alpha particles irradiation is suspected to lead to changes in the spectroscopic properties of the glass. Finally, the photo-response of the glass was found to be reversible.
A Stochastic Bi-Level Scheduling Approach for the Participation of EV Aggregators in Competitive Electricity Markets
Authors: Rashidizadeh-Kermani Homa , Vahedipour-Dahraie Mostafa , Najafi Hamid , Anvari-Moghaddam Amjad , Guerrero Josep
Published: October 2017

This paper proposes a stochastic bi-level decision-making model for an electric vehicle (EV) aggregator in a competitive environment. In this approach, the EV aggregator decides to participate in day-ahead (DA) and balancing markets, and provides energy price offers to the EV owners in order to maximize its expected profit. Moreover, from the EV owners’ viewpoint, energy procurement cost of their EVs should be minimized in an uncertain environment. In this study, the sources of uncertainty―including the EVs demand, DA and balancing prices and selling prices offered by rival aggregators―are modeled via stochastic programming. Therefore, a two-level problem is formulated here, in which the aggregator makes decisions in the upper level and the EV clients purchase energy to charge their EVs in the lower level. Then the obtained nonlinear bi-level framework is transformed into a single-level model using Karush–Kuhn–Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions. Strong duality is also applied to the problem to linearize the bilinear products. To deal with the unwilling effects of uncertain resources, a risk measurement is also applied in the proposed formulation. The performance of the proposed framework is assessed in a realistic case study and the results show that the proposed model would be effective for an EV aggregator decision-making problem in a competitive environment.
UniMiB SHAR: A Dataset for Human Activity Recognition Using Acceleration Data from Smartphones
Authors: Micucci Daniela , Mobilio Marco , Napoletano Paolo
Published: October 2017

Smartphones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, and ad-hoc wearable devices are being increasingly used to monitor human activities. Data acquired by the hosted sensors are usually processed by machine-learning-based algorithms to classify human activities. The success of those algorithms mostly depends on the availability of training (labeled) data that, if made publicly available, would allow researchers to make objective comparisons between techniques. Nowadays, there are only a few publicly available data sets, which often contain samples from subjects with too similar characteristics, and very often lack specific information so that is not possible to select subsets of samples according to specific criteria. In this article, we present a new dataset of acceleration samples acquired with an Android smartphone designed for human activity recognition and fall detection. The dataset includes 11,771 samples of both human activities and falls performed by 30 subjects of ages ranging from 18 to 60 years. Samples are divided in 17 fine grained classes grouped in two coarse grained classes: one containing samples of 9 types of activities of daily living (ADL) and the other containing samples of 8 types of falls. The dataset has been stored to include all the information useful to select samples according to different criteria, such as the type of ADL performed, the age, the gender, and so on. Finally, the dataset has been benchmarked with four different classifiers and with two different feature vectors. We evaluated four different classification tasks: fall vs. no fall, 9 activities, 8 falls, 17 activities and falls. For each classification task, we performed a 5-fold cross-validation (i.e., including samples from all the subjects in both the training and the test dataset) and a leave-one-subject-out cross-validation (i.e., the test data include the samples of a subject only, and the training data, the samples of all the other subjects). Regarding the classification tasks, the major findings can be summarized as follows: (i) it is quite easy to distinguish between falls and ADLs, regardless of the classifier and the feature vector selected. Indeed, these classes of activities present quite different acceleration shapes that simplify the recognition task; (ii) on average, it is more difficult to distinguish between types of falls than between types of activities, regardless of the classifier and the feature vector selected. This is due to the similarity between the acceleration shapes of different kinds of falls. On the contrary, ADLs acceleration shapes present differences except for a small group. Finally, the evaluation shows that the presence of samples of the same subject both in the training and in the test datasets, increases the performance of the classifiers regardless of the feature vector used. This happens because each human subject differs from other subjects in performing activities even if she shares with them the same physical characteristics.
Large Sets in Boolean and Non-Boolean Groups and Topology
Authors: Sipacheva Ol’ga
Published: October 2017

Various notions of large sets in groups, including the classical notions of thick, syndetic, and piecewise syndetic sets and the new notion of vast sets in groups, are studied with emphasis on the interplay between such sets in Boolean groups. Natural topologies closely related to vast sets are considered; as a byproduct, interesting relations between vast sets and ultrafilters are revealed.