bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Comparative Study between Endoscopic and Microscopic Tympanoplasty
Authors: Dhungana Anup , Joshi R. R. , Rijal A. S. , Shrestha K. K. , Maharjan S.
Published: December 2019

A study to compare tympanoplasty between endoscopic and microscopic approach was conducted at NMCTH. Patients diagnosed as chronic otitis media – mucosal type with age of 13 years and above were included in the study. Audiometric test was done before and 6 weeks after surgery. Seventy cases were included for the study with random allocation of cases each in endoscope group and microscopic group respectively. Graft uptake results were assessed after 6 weeks and postoperative hearing were evaluated and compared within and between the two groups. In endoscopic group and microscopic group, the graft uptake rate was 91.4% and 88.5% respectively with no significant difference (p = 0.71) in the graft uptake rate between the groups. The mean pre and post-operative air bone gap in endoscopic group and microscopic group were 34.59 dB±8.02, 21.97±8.60 dB and32.42±10.08 dB, 18.55±8.49 dB respectively. This showed a highly significant difference in both groups(p < 0.001), showing improvement in the hearing after surgery in both the groups. The mean air bone gain were 12.62 dB and 13.87 dB in endoscopic and microscopic group respectively, with no significant difference between the groups (p = 0.553). The graft uptake rate and hearing results with endoscopic technique is comparable to that of microscopic technique. However, the endoscopic technique requires shorter operative time than the microscopic technique. Therefore, we recommend the use of endoscope for tympanoplasty in hospital as well as in camps.
Screening of Thyroid Disorder among Pregnant Ladies in a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Biloni , Adhikari P.
Published: December 2019

Thyroid disorders (TD) are the second most common endocrine disorders seen in pregnancy. Many physiological changes in pregnancy lead to hypothyroidism in pregnancy. Hypothyroid in pregnancy is associated with many adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Objective of this study was to find the prevalence of TD in pregnancy in Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital (NMCTH), Antithyroid Peroxidase Antibody (TPO-Ab) positive cases with hypothyroidism and to evaluate maternal fetal outcome in hypothyroid pregnancies. This was a prospective hospital based observational study. The study was done in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NMCTH from August 2018 to July 2019. Among 420 pregnant ladies 71.0% were euthyroid, 25.7% were hypothyroid (25.2%of subclinical and 0.5% overt), 3.3% were hyperthyroid (0.7% of overt) and 6.4% were TPO-Abpositive with hypothyroidism. Inspite of treatment, Gestational hypertention, Pre-eclampsea and LSCS is significantly high in hypothyroid pregnancy than euthyroid pregnancy. High prevalence of hypothyroidism in this study necessitates universal screening of TD at first trimester of pregnancy.
ПРИНЦИПЫ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ РОССИИ
Authors: Lagutin O. V.
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the problem of finding a new model of Russian identity. The national-civilizational type of identity is analyzed, as this level of identity accumulates the meanings of the organic existence and activity of the Russian people, its values. The text of the article has been prepared within the framework of the project «Government identity policy: conceptual foundations, technologies and perspectives», RFBR grant No. 19-011-31616. The civilizational level of identity allows to "launch" the state-forming role of the Russian people, its political function, to observe parity with other types of identities, and the state is called here to play a key role as the main political institution and the source of forms of social life. It also focuses on the principles of state identity politics that can be demanded in modern Russia — the subjectivity and sovereignty of the Russian state. The paper attempts to consider the institution of a megaproject as an instrument of state identity politics in modern Russia. The national-civilization al-civilization type of identity has a modernizing potential, as it shapes the global prospects of activity, mobilizes first of all the titular nation to carry out its historically established type economic activity. Megaprojects play the role of material and symbolic markers of the unification of the nation and the locomotive of economic and technological development, which are large-scale public investment projects aimed at fulfilling programs related to the qualitative structural development of the socio-economic and infrastructure sector of a strategically important part of the country. Implementation of megaprojects can have a beneficial effect on the prospects for further development of the whole society. The institutional basis for the implementation of megaprojects are strategic sectors of the national economy, united in large state holdings. It is on their basis that the Russian version of state capitalism is built, and the main resources of the country's development are concentrated here. The results of the megaprojects represent the material-symbolic elements of the national-civilization identity of Russians, and a purposeful state policy in this direction contributes to solving the problem of its search.
ANALYSIS OF IMAGERY IN FIVE SELECTED POEMS BY MAYA ANGELOU
Authors: Arbi Siti Angreini
Published: December 2019

This research is qualitative descriptive research that analyzes five selected poems of Maya Angelou “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing, Still I Rise, Phenomenal Woman, When I Think about My Self and the last is Alone”. The researcher used qualitative method and structural approach to know what kinds of imagery that used in five selected poems by Maya Angelou “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing, Still I Rise, Phenomenal Woman, When I Think about My Self and the last is Alone”. Then, the data were collected from five poems selected by Maya Angelou. In the process analyzed, the researcher read the poem “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing, Still I Rise, Phenomenal Woman, When I Think About My Self and the last is Alone” and using five steps based on the technique of analyzing the data by using structural approach to find what kinds of imagery that used in poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing, Still I Rise, Phenomenal Woman, When I Think About My Self and the last is Alone” by Maya Angelou. Then based on the result of this analyzed, the researcher found there are four types of imagery that Maya Angelou used in his poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing, Still I Rise, Phenomenal Woman, When I Think About My Self and the last is Alone” Those are visual imagery, auditory imagery, tactile imagery, gustatory imagery and last is kinesthetic imagery, but the kinds of imagery that very dominant used is auditory imagery. Keywords: Poetry, Imagery, Method and Approach
PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON THE MAIN CHARACTER PERSONALITY IN THE SHORT STORIES BY ROALD DAHL
Authors: Bilalia Pardi
Published: December 2019

This research is aimed to analyze the main character personality short stories by Roald Dahl  as Depicted in her Short Stories. In conducting this research, the researcher applies the qualitative descriptive method. The researcher uses documentation as the technique of collecting data. All the necessary data which related to the research are gathered by doing several steps. The first tep is the researcher selects the short stories by Roald Dahl. The second step is the researcher gathers the literary reference that related to psychological approach. From the analysis the researcher finds that anyone who lives in this world will not be separated from its basic needs,  psychological needs, and self fulfillment need. Like food, water, rest, intimate relationships, and achieving one’s full potential.   Keywords: Personality, Psychology, Motivation
Assisted dying, suspended declarations, and dialogue’s time
Authors: Leckey Robert
Published: December 2019

How long does it take the elected branches of government to study complex policy questions and develop legislation that respects constitutional rights? Judges often suspend for twelve months declarations that a law unjustifiably limits a right protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Dialogue theorists praise such suspensions for allowing the legislative and executive branches to act. This article recounts the experiences of the governments of Quebec and of Canada in grappling with assisted suicide en route to legislating. It concludes that tackling a serious policy issue – including research, public education and consultation, and meaningful deliberation – may take much longer than twelve months. Consequent possible changes to judicial practice include granting fewer suspensions and prompting fuller debate in court on the appropriate order. As for dialogue theorists, they might better align their justifications of suspensions with legislative realities.
Remedies for violations of Indigenous peoples’ human rights
Authors: Gunn Brenda L
Published: December 2019

Current Canadian law on remedies for violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights is quite limited. It is limited in part because, under Canadian law, the protection of Indigenous rights is limited. The ability of governments to justifiably limit these rights means that, even if a claimant successfully proves an interference with a right, it often seems as though the courts defer to the government’s arguments on the need to limit the right, undermining the goal of constitutionally entrenching these rights. In contrast to domestic jurisprudence, international human rights bodies have ordered fairly robust remedies that both vindicate rights and are meant to deter government from engaging in activities that further violate Indigenous peoples’ rights. As expressed here, the challenge of gaining effective remedies in Canada is intimately linked to the challenge of poor rights recognition in Canada. This article begins with a brief discussion of why Indigenous peoples have turned to international human rights law for recognition and protection of their rights to further highlight the need to bring these international standards into Canadian domestic law. Next, the article briefly considers some of the rights that are generally protected in international human rights law, including how the understanding of these rights has evolved over time to demonstrate the similarity with the issues that are raised domestically in Canada to support the argument that Canadian courts should be guided by international reparation orders for violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights. The article then overviews some of the remedies ordered from various international human rights bodies for violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights and the function these orders play in the protection of Indigenous peoples’ rights. The article concludes with some recommendations for Canadian courts on how remedies could be ordered to better protect Indigenous peoples’ rights and deter government action that violates these rights.
Applicability of compact tension specimens for evaluation of the plane-strain fracture toughness of steel
Authors: İriç Sedat , Demir Oğuzhan , Ayhan Ali O.
Published: December 2019

The plane-strain fracture toughness test method enables the determination of the plane-strain fracture toughness (KIC) of metallic materials by tests using a variety of precracked specimens, such as bend, compact tension (CT), arc-shaped, disk-shaped specimens. In this study, to determine the effect of the heat treatment process on the specimen thickness required for a valid plane-strain test in accordance with the ASTM standard, fracture tests are performed by using CT specimens made of AISI 1040 carbon steel. Furthermore, by taking into consideration the effect of residual stress caused by heat treatment in the vicinity of the notch, additional fracture tests are also performed. The specimens are machined from rolled plates in the L-T rolling direction (crack plane is perpendicular to the rolling direction). Having performed experimental analyses, the applicability of the plane-strain fracture toughness tests using CT specimen made of AISI 1040 steel is investigated.
Monte Carlo simulation and evaluation of burst strength of pressure vessels
Authors: Mair Georg W. , Wang Bin , Spode Manfred
Published: December 2019

The Monte Carlo method enables the statistical simulation of the mechanical properties of groups taken from a given population. In the case of composite pressure vessels used for hydrogen storage, properties like burst strength or fatigue cycle strength are of interest. This paper provides comprehensive information on how populations are generated and how samples can be taken and evaluated; it also explains how to determine the acceptance rate of random samples from simulated populations for passing the approval test “minimum burst pressure”. A word of caution is also expressed regarding the evaluation of acceptance rates from a small sample.
EFFECT OF BONDED COMPOSITE PATCH ON THE STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR A CENTER-CRACKED PLATE
Authors: AAbid ABDUL , Hrairi Meftah , Ali JAFFAR SYED MOHAMMED , Abuzaid Ahmed
Published: December 2019

Crack propagation until fracture is an important criterion to predict a structure‘s service life. In order to increase the latter, the cracked component needs to be repaired or replaced. In the present study, a finite element analysis has been carried out to investigate the effects of adhesive thickness, patch thickness and crack length on the passive repair performance of a center-cracked rectangular aluminum plate under mode-I loading condition using an ANSYS package. A comprehensive parametric study shows that the stress intensity factor is influenced by the patch thickness, patch size, adhesive material, and adhesive thickness.

ABSTRAK: Penyebaran retak sehingga patah adalah kriteria penting bagi menjangka hayat struktur. Bagi memanjangkan jangka hayat struktur, komponen keretakan perlu dibaik pulih atau diganti. Kajian ini telah menjalankan analisis elemen tak terhingga bagi mengetahui kesan ketebalan pelekat, ketebalan tampalan dan panjang retak pada bahagian keretakan tengah plat petak aluminium yang dibaiki secara pasif, menggunakan pakej ANSYS di bawah beban mod-I. Kajian parametrik yang menyeluruh  menunjukkan faktor tekanan intensif dipengaruhi oleh ketebalan tampalan, saiz tampalan, bahan pelekat dan ketebalan pelekat.
NO REFERENCE QUALITY OF THE HAZY IMAGES DEPENDING ON TRANSMISSION COMPONENT ESTIMATION
Authors: Kareem Hana H , Daway Esraa G. , Daway Hazim G.
Published: December 2019

The research aim is to measure the quality of hazy images using a no-reference scale based on the Transmission Component and Wavelet Transform (TCWT) by calculating the histogram in the High and Low (HL) component. The system is designed to capture several images at different levels of distortion from little to medium to high and the quality is studied in the transmission component. This measure is compared with the other no-reference measurements as a Haze Distribution Map based Haze Assessment (HDMHA) and Entropy by calculating the correlation coefficient between the no reference measurements and the reference scale Universal Quality Index (UQI). The results show that the proposed algorithm TCWT is a good measure of the quality of hazy images.

ABSTRAK:  Kajian ini bertujuan bagi mengukur kualiti imej berjerebu dengan menggunakan skala tiada-rujukan berdasarkan Komponen Transmisi dan Penukaran Signal Gelombang (TCWT) dengan mengira komponen Tinggi dan Rendah (HL) histogram. Sistem ini dicipta bagi mengumpul imej pada tahap berbeza dari takat selerakan paling rendah kepada paling tinggi dan kualiti imej diselidik dalam komponen transmisi. Ukuran ini dibandingkan dengan ukuran tiada-rujukan lain sebagai Peta Selerak Berjerebu (UQI). Keputusan menunjukkan algoritma  kualiti imej berjerebu TCWT yang dicadangkan adalah berkualiti baik.
Writing as Responsive, Situated Practice: The Case for Rhetoric in Canadian Writing Studies
Authors: Lukas Michael , Personn Tim
Published: December 2019

This article responds to a widely held presumption that ineffective student writing in Canadian classrooms can be resolved through technical solutions on the model of the popular Grammarly app.  In contrast, this article suggests that a solution to the problem of writing instruction should focus on how to teach argument through rhetoric as a responsive, situated practice that occurs within different dynamic discourse communities. The article makes this case by recommending a renewed emphasis on the rhetorical concept of kairos, which provides students with an ethical comportment for decision-making in a pluralistic and uncertain world. This article concludes with a call for revitalized interdisciplinary attention to rhetoric in Canadian writing studies and programs.
Pengujian Pelumas Bekas SAE 15W-40 API CI-4
Authors: Sonjaya Abeth N , Rahmasari Fauzhia
Published: December 2019

Pelumas bertindak sebagai media anti-gesekan dan membantu mengurangi keausan komponen selama kontak dengan gerakan bagian-bagian mesin. Di seluruh dunia, cadangan berbasis minyak bumi akan menipis sehingga dapat menyebabkan kenaikan harga dan menciptakan kekhawatiran pencemaran lingkungan. Studi ini mengkaji mengolah kembali minyak pelumas bekas SAE 15W-40 API CI-4 menjadi minyak pelumas bekas yang dapat dimanfaatkan untuk pelumas putaran rendah. Minyak pelumas bekas SAE 15W-40 API CI-4 yang telah digunakan pada mesin mobil, mengalami perubahan sifat fisik maupun kimia, yakni mengandung air hasil pembakaran bahan bakar, partikel keausan logam, jelaga, dan oksidasi pelumas seperti lumpur dan asam yang bersifat korosif. Metode penelitian yang digunakan untuk memisahkan zat pengotor yang terkandung pada minyak pelumas bekas SAE 15W-40 API CI-4 adalah dengan proses adsorbsi (penjerapan) dan pengujian beberapa jenis pelumas mesin  yaitu DEO API CI-4 SAE 15W-40, PCMO API SN SAE 10W-40, MCO API SL SAE 10W-30, HO ISO VG 32, TO API TO-4 SAE 10W dengan kekentalan dan penambahan aditif, menggunakan  metode uji ASTM, untuk uji viskositas indeks (ASTM D2270), Titik Tuang (ASTM D97) dan Titik Nyala (ASTM D92). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi golongan bahan baku yang digunakan untuk pembuatan pelumas, maka semakin bagus kualitas pelumas yaitu meliputi viskositas indeks, titik tuang dan titik nyala.
Fluorothymidine Positron Emission Tomography (FLT-PET) Repeatability and Response Evaluation in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients Treated with Gemcitabine-Based Chemotherapy
Authors: Saleem Azeem , Cotterill Andrew , Lamarca Angela , Saleem Azeem , Trigonis Ioannis , Valle Juan W , Rao Madhu , Tamal Mahbubunnabi , McNamara Mairéad G , Julyan Peter J , Manoharan Prakash , Hubner Richard A , Win Zarni
Published: December 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and repeatability of [18F]-fluorothymidine positron emission tomography (FLT-PET) and its utility as a proliferative imaging marker to evaluate response in patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) receiving gemcitabine-based chemotherapy.
Methods: PDAC patients due to commence gemcitabine-based chemotherapy underwent FLT-PET over 60 minutes, before (baseline) and after 28 days of chemotherapy. Repeatability was assessed by a second FLT-PET scan within 7 days of baseline scan and before starting chemotherapy. Scans were assessed by two independent physician’s to determine inter-reporter concordance. FLT-PET uptake over 45-60 minutes was estimated as maximum and mean standardised uptake values (SUVmax and SUVmean). Exploratory analysis of tissue biomarkers was performed from archival tissue samples.
Results: All 18 of the 21 patients consented who were imaged had primary tumour in-situ and 83% had metastases with 60% in liver. 17 patients received gemcitabine-based treatment. Thirty-five FLT-PET scans were acquired (89% evaluable) and 26 lesions delineated (17 primary tumours, 9 liver metastases). At baseline, liver metastases showed higher uptake compared with primary tumour with mean (SD) SUVmax [7.2 (1.1) vs 4.5 (1.3); p < 0.001] and SUVmean [4.7 (0.6) vs 2.1 (0.6); p < 0.001)]. There was good intra-patient repeatability and inter-reporter concordance with mean (SD) test-retest difference and inter-reporter Lin’s concordance coefficient being 4.9% (17.6) and 0.703 for SUVmax and -5.4% (SD 9.8) and 0.710 for SUVmean, respectively. However, gemcitabine-capecitabine combination therapy resulted in a higher FLT uptake compared to gemcitabine alone, although this did not translate to clinical benefit. No relationship was observed between tissue markers and FLT in half of the subjects imaged whose tissue was available.
Conclusions: FLT-PET is a feasible and reproducible imaging technique in patients with PDAC to evaluate proliferation-targeting therapy, using a simplified imaging protocol in well-designed clinical trials.
Kinking of Disposable Fiberoptic Bronchoscope During Difficult Nasal Awake Intubation
Authors: Motamed Cyrus , Bordenave Lauriane , Motamed Cyrus , Abdellaoui Mohamed
Published: December 2019

Background: disposable fiberoptic for intubation are more and more available in operating room We hereby
report a complication of a difficult fiberoptic intubation performed with a disposable fiberscope.
Case: Under remifentanil sedation Visualizing the glottis was easy while advancing the endotracheal tube
through the fiberscope was mildly difficult. Removing the fiberscope was impossible as was the removal of
the endotracheal tube. The patient was becoming uncomfortable. Under local anesthesia we performed a jet
ventilation after puncture of the cricothyroid membrane followed by total intravenous anesthesia. A
cervicofacial surgeon visualized the kinking of the fiberscope at the tip of the endotracheal tube. The
fiberscope was removed under direct vision with a rigid bronchoscope.
Conclusion: Because of more flexibility disposable fiberscopes may kink during the introduction of the
endotracheal tube.
A Tympanic Membrane Cholesteatoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Wang Hsing-Won , Lee Fei-Peng , Chao Pin-Zhir , Wang Hsing-Won
Published: December 2019

A 45-year-old female complained of right hearing loss with fullness in recent months. She underwent right
tympanoplasty type I about 4 years ago. On physical and otoscopic examination, a pearl-like mass about 3
x 4 mm in size over central part of right ear drum was noted. Pure tone audiometry test showed 35 decibel
(dB) average hearing loss of right ear, and 20 dB of left ear. Tympanogram test showed bilateral type A.
Computed tomography with thin cuts of the temporal bone revealed a 3 x 4 mm soft tissue mass over central
part of right ear drum. Excision of the mass under microscope was smoothly done. A cholesteatoma was
confirmed by pathology. She was uneventful during a regular follow-up. Cholesteatomas are benign
collections of keratinized squamous epithelium within the middle ear. A cholesteatoma usually occurred in
middle ear cavity or mastoid region, sometimes in external auditory canal. Tympanic membrane
cholesteatomas were seldom reported.
Case Report: A Case of Acquired Symptomatic Arachnoid Cyst in an Elderly Patient
Authors: Sawaya Ryosuke , Shimbo Daisuke , Asaoka Katsuyuki , Uchida Kazuki , Itamoto Koji , Hokari Masaaki , Sawaya Ryosuke
Published: December 2019

Arachnoid cysts comprise approximately 1% of all intracranial space-occupying lesions and etiologies of
its formation are believed to be both congenital and acquired. However, very few cases of symptomatic
acquired arachnoid cyst have been reported so far in the elderly. Here we report a case of acquired
symptomatic arachnoid cyst in an elderly patient.
We present here a case of 75 years-old male presenting with seizure-like episode. He was diagnosed bilateral
subdural hygroma and left-sided arachnoid cyst by CT. However, he was performed CT 12 years ago, which
showed no arachnoid cyst then. We performed microsurgical cyst excision and fenestration to the
subarachnoid space. Postoperatively his condition has been excellent so far, with no cyst recurrence.
A VIEW ON THE PROBLEM OF INADEQUATE SCREENING OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN UKRAINE
Authors: Melnitchouk Nelya , Shabat Galyna
Published: December 2019

The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing worldwide and it is the second most common cause of cancer death. There is a lot of investigations and improvement to rise quality of early diagnosis, successful treatment and effective preventions of colorectal cancer. Nowadays available few guidelines of international and national organizations what support effectiveness of screening programs. Colorectal cancer screening is effective way to decrease incidence and mortality with strong evidence confirmed by a lot of investigations of different scientific groups. Currently, Ukraine doesn’t have an established colorectal cancer program, what need to be changed as soon as possible. A lot of patients in Ukraine wait at home till the beginning of clinical symptoms, what often is the representation of later stage of diseases; and of course treatment of patients with later stage of diseases need more costs for treatment and show worst results of morbidity and mortality rate compare with patients treated at the early stage of diseases. We created a simulation Markov model and demonstrated that the implementation of the national screening program for colorectal cancer in Ukraine will be cost saving and will decrease the mortality from colorectal cancer significantly.
ESTIMATION OF INNOVATION ACTIVITY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE HEALTH CARE FOR 2016
Authors: Piatnytskyi Yu. S. , Zakrutko L. I. , Myslytskyi O. V. , Volosovets О. P. , Kochet O. M. , Bilan L. G. , Petrashenko P. R.
Published: December 2019

The objective of the work:to monitor the innovation support of Ukrainian healthcare institutions by scientific products developed by the higher medical educational institutions (VMNZ) of Ukraine and research institutes (NDU) of the Ministry of Health and Science of Ukraine in 2016. A retrospective analysis of 630 scientific reports on innovative developments was conducted. During the work, methods of expert evaluation, statistical, system, structural-logical and cluster analysis are used. The research showed that in 2016 scientific institutions developed the most innovations in the specialties "Pharmacology. Pharmacy", "Surgery. Thoracic surgery. Transplantology" and "Pediatrics". Among the proposed scientific developments, the newest methods of treatment were 34.8 %, new methods of diagnosis – 28.1 % and new devices and medicines – 7.6 %. Among the analyzed array of proposed innovations 62.4 % are protected by intellectual property rights, namely: utility models – 89.1%, inventions  – 7.9 %, declaration patents – 3.1 %.Thus, timely monitoring of innovative support, analysis of the problems of innovation in the healthcare sector of Ukraine on the possibility of more effective implementation of modern innovative developments in medical practice is the key to entering the Ukrainian marketand abroad the necessary medicines, methodologies, methods for the prevention and maintenance of human health at the level of world standards and requirements.
Analisis Konten Fisika dalam Kegiatan Pramuka Melalui Scouting Games
Authors: Huda Muhammad Busro Alamul
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis konten ﬁsika dalam permainan pramuka melalui Scouting games. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Data yang di peroleh dari studi literatur dan wawancara pada konten ﬁsika yang terdapat dalam permainan-permainan Pramuka di Indonesia. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa pada permainan Pramuka terdapat konsep ﬁsika dengan persentase masing-masing sebesar 20,15 % penaksiran, 28,35 % api unggun, 31,25 % perpetaan, dan 20,15 % lempar bola yang mencakup materi tentang jarak dan perpindahan, kemagnetan, termodinamika, lup, usaha dan energi, dan gerak parabola. Deskripsi kemampuan analisis konten ﬁsika ini akan dilanjutkan ke penelitian selanjutnya untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran melalui permainan Pramuka untuk meningkatkan berpikir tinggi pada peserta didik.
Sintesis Polimer Hibrid Poli(Metil Metakrilat-co-Butil Akrilat-co-Stiren) dengan OMMT sebagai Filler Melalui Teknik Polimerisasi untuk Applikasi pada Kemasan Makanan
Authors: Chandra Johannes , Budianto Emil , Soegijono Bambang
Published: December 2019

Sintesis polimer hibrid lateks poli(metil metakrilat-co-butil akrilat-co-stiren) dengan OMMT sebagai ﬁller dilakukan melalui teknik polimerisasi miniemulsi dengan menggunakan inisiator AIBN dan surfaktan SDS secara full batch. Proses modiﬁkasi MMT dilakukan dengan teknik sonikasi dan proses polimerisasi miniemulsi dilakukan selama 7 jam pada suhu 80◦C. Hasil modiﬁkasi MMT dikarakterisasi melalui uji XRD, FTIR, TEM, dan uji termal dekomposisi dilakukan dengan TGA. Hasil modiﬁkasi dengan alkilammonium surfaktan menunjukkan telah terjadi pilarisasi pada lapisan interlayer MMT dengan meningkatnya basal spacing lapisan MMT dari 12,1˚A ke 21,0˚A dan pergeseran sudut 2θ dari 7,21◦ ke 4,21◦ dan uji FTIR mengkonﬁrmasi masuknya gugus alkil ke dalam lapisan interlayer MMT dan uji TEM menunjukkan pola interlakasi dan eksfoliasi. Uji termal dekomposisi menunjukkan bahwa panjang gugus alkil surfaktan berpengaruh terhadap tingkat termal dekomposisi OMMT. Polimer hibrid lateks yang dihasilkan menunjukkan sifat ketahanan barrier yang lebih baik dengan penambahan OMMT dibandingkan dengan polimer murni, polimer hibrid lateks dengan kandungan 8.0% OMMT menunjukkan sifat ketahanan barrier yang sama dengan polimer sintetik LDPE, EVOH, PET dan Poliester sehingga dinilai mampu menggantikan posisi peranan polimer sintetis dalam kemasan pangan yang lebih ramah terhadap lingkungan.
Gender Classification using Fisherface and Support Vector Machine on Face Image
Authors: Fatkhannudin Muhammad Noor , Prahara Adhi
Published: December 2019

Computer vision technology has been widely used in many applications and devices that involves biometric recognition. One of them is gender classification which has notable challenges when dealing with unique facial characteristics of human races. Not to mention the challenges from various poses of face and the lighting conditions. To perform gender classification, we resize and convert the face image into grayscale then extract its features using Fisherface. The features are reduced into 100 components using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) then classified into male and female category using linear Support Vector Machine (SVM). The test that conducted on 1014 face images from various human races resulted in 86% of accuracy using standard k-NN classifier while our proposed method shows better result with 88% of accuracy.
Classification of Concentration Levels in Adult-Early Phase using Brainwave Signals by Applying K-Nearest Neighbor
Authors: Azhari Ahmad , Ammatulloh Fathia Irbati
Published: December 2019

The brain controls the center of human life. Through the brain, all activities of living can be done. One of them is cognitive activity. Brain performance is influenced by mental conditions, lifestyle, and age. Cognitive activity is an observation of mental action, so it includes psychological symptoms that involve memory in the brain's memory, information processing, and future planning. In this study, the concentration level was measured at the age of the adult-early phase (18-30 years) because in this phase, the brain thinks more abstractly and mental conditions influence it. The purpose of this study was to see the level of concentration in the adult-early phase with a stimulus in the form of cognitive activity using IQ tests with the type of Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) tests. To find out the IQ test results require a long time, so in this study, a recording was done to get brain waves so that the results of the concentration level can be obtained quickly.EEG data was taken using an Electroencephalogram (EEG) by applying the SPM test as a stimulus. The acquisition takes three times for each respondent, with a total of 10 respondents. The method implemented in this study is a classification with the k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN) algorithm. Before using this method, preprocessing is done first by reducing the signal and filtering the beta signal (13-30 Hz).The results of the data taken will be extracted first to get the right features, feature extraction in this study using first-order statistical characteristics that aim to find out the typical information from the signals obtained. The results of this study are the classification of concentration levels in the categories of high, medium, and low. Finally, the results of this study show an accuracy rate of 70%.
Dakwah Bil-Hikmah: Membangun Etos Kerja Islami Dalam Masyarakat Priyayi Jawa (Analisis Pegawai Pemerintahan Kelurahan Bangetayu Kulon, Kecamatan Genuk)
Authors: Hasanah Ulfatun
Published: December 2019

Abstrak:  Dakwah adalah bagian yang pasti ada dalam kehidupan umat beragama. Salah satu ajaran Islam, dakwah merupakan kewajiban yang dibebankan agama kepada pemeluknya. Dakwah intinya mengajak kepada kebaikan (amar makruf). Salah satu metode dakwah yang dipakai adalah dakwah bil-hikmah. Dakwah bil-hikmah berarti dakwah bijak, dengan memperhatikan kadar pemikiran dan intelektual, suasana psikologis, serta situasi sosial kultural mad’u. Sebagaimana yang dikemukakan oleh Clifford Geertz dengan tiga varian, santri, abangan, dan priyayi. Mula-mula, priyayi adalah mereka yang memiliki garis keturunan dengan raja atau adipati (dalam bahasa Jawa, priyayi adalah para yayi atau para adik raja), namun dengan perkembangan zaman lahirlah priyayi baru. Tujuan penelitian untuk melihat gambaran dakwah bil-hikmah: membangun etos kerja Islami dalam masyarakat priyayi, penelitian pada pegawai pemerintahan di Kelurahan Bangetayu Kulon, Kecamatan Genuk. Dengan adanya etos kerja Islami pada masyarakat priyayi di Kelurahan Bangetayu Kulon, Kecamatan Genuk diharapkan dapat berdampak positif terhadap kinerja pegawai pemerintahan. Selain itu, hasil penelitian ini diharapkann juga mendapatkan gambaran model dakwah yang lebih inovatif untuk masyarakat priyayi Jawa. Abstract : Da'wah is something that must exist in the life of religious people. One of the teachings of Islam, da'wah is a duty that is charged to the followers of islam. Its main mission invites people do good things (amar makruf). One of the da'wah method used is da'wah bil-hikmah (da’wah wisdomly). Da'wah bil-hikmah means dakwah full of wisdom, with attention to the level of thought and intellectual, psychological aura, and cultural social situation of mad'u (listener). As Clifford Geertz puts it with three variants, santri, abangan, and priyayi. Firstly, priyayi are those who have a lineage with Kings or Dukes (in Javanese, priyayi are Yayis or sibling of Kings), but with the era development, new priyayi appears. So, the purpose of the research is to see the description of da'wah bil-hikmah: to build islamic work ethos in priyayi society, research on government officials in Bangetayu Kulon District, Genuk Sub-district. With the Islamic work ethos in the priyayi community in Bangetayu Kulon district, Genuk District is expected to have a positive impact on the performance of government employees. In addition, the results of this study are expected to also get more innovative model of dakwah for the Javanese priyayi society.
Peran T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin dalam Pengembangan Dakwah dan Penyelesaian Konflik Keagamaan di Lombok Utara
Authors: Ishanan Ishanan
Published: December 2019

Abstrak:   Ada dua persoalan yang dikaji dalam penelitian ini yaitu: (1) Bagaimana peran T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin dalam pengembangan dakwah di Lombok Utara? (2) Bagaimana peran T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin dalam penyelesaian konflik keagamaan di Lombok Utara? Untuk menjawab persoalan tersebut peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif yang berorientasi pada studi tokoh. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan sosiologis dan komunikasi, peneliti berusaha menggambarkan bagaimana peran T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin dalam mengembangkan dakwah dan menyelesaikan konflik keagamaan di Lombok Utara berdasarkan pada aktifitas-aktifitas yang dilakukannya. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa, (1) T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin berperan dalam pengembangan dakwah di Lombok Utara melalui da’wah bi al-lisan maupun da’wah bi al-hal dengan pendekatan dakwah kultural. (2) T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin juga berperan dalam penyelesaian konflik keagamaan di Lombok Utara, baik bentuknya konflik antar pemeluk agama yang sama, antar pemeluk agama yang berbeda, maupun antara konflik lain yang melibatkan unsur agama. Secara umum, hasil temuan pada penelitian ini lebih banyak dibahas secara general, terutama pada aspek model pengembangan dakwah dan penyelesaian konfliknya. Kedepan diharapkan, jika ada yang melakukan penelitian serupa, hendaklah mengambil salah satu bagian penting dari tema pokok di atas, misalnya hanya sebatas perannya dalam dakwah ataupun perannya dalam resolusi konflik yang dikaji secara khusus, terpisah dan spesifik. Abstract :  The two problems studied in this research they are: (1) About the role of T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin in developing da'wah in North Lombok? (2) About the role of T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin settling religious conflicts in North Lombok? To answer the problem, the researcher uses qualitative descriptive method that is oriented to the study of characters. Using sociological and communication approach, the researcher tried to describe the role of T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin in developing da'wah and settling religious conflicts in North Lombok based on the activities he did. The results of this study indicate that, (1) T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin plays a role in the development of da'wah in North Lombok through da’wah bi al-lisan or da'wah bi al-hal with the approach of cultural da'wah. (2) T.G.H. Mukhtar Amin also plays a role in the settlement of religious conflicts in North Lombok, both in the form of conflict between the same religion, between different religions, as well as between other conflicts involving religious elements. In general, the findings in this study are mostly discussed in general, especially in the aspect of the model of propagation development and conflict resolution. In the future, it is hoped that if anyone conducts a similar study, take an important part of the main theme above, for example, only in terms of its role in da'wah or its role in conflict resolution that is specifically studied, separated and specific.
Dakwah Dan Populisme Media : Idealisme Keberagamaan Netizen di Era Global
Authors: Alam Lukis
Published: December 2019

Abstrak: Teknologi  informasi  dan  komunikasi  yang  berkembang  saat  ini, telah  menciptakan  perubahan  pada  banyak  hal.  Terlebih  dengan kehadiran  internet,  berbagai  keunggulannya  semakin  menambah keunggulan  dalam  dinamika  kehidupan  modern.  Ratusan juta manusia di seluruh dunia mengakses internet setiap harinya, dan jumlahnya terus bertambah dari waktu ke waktu. Hal ini berdampak pada penggunaan internet untuk kegiatan dakwah.Secara umum dakwah dilaksanakan secara konvensional. Namun, seiring perkembangan teknologi informasi, bermunculan dakwah yang menggunakan internet, yang biasa disebut dengan cyber dakwah. Terkait dengan hal tersebut, penelitian ini berupaya untuk melihat keterkaitan keduanya dalam konstruksi keberagamaan, yang karenanya media internet memberikan kemudahan dalam penyebaran informasi kepada masyarakat. Adapun jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif, dengan menggunakan metode field work yang dipadukan dengan studi kepustakaan.Diharapkan penelitian ini akan membuka ruang diskusi baru mengenai studi keislaman kontemporer yang lebih integratif dengan isu-isu kekinian. Selain itu, untuk memperkaya cakrawala terhadap diskursus perkembangan media yang menjadi bagian dari wacana keislaman global dan masyarakat modern. Abtsract: Information and communication technology that has developed at this time has created changes in many things. Especially with the presence of the internet, various advantages have added to the dynamics of modern life. Hundreds of millions of people around the world access the internet every day, and the number continues to increase from time to time. This has an impact on the use of the internet for da'wah activities.In general, preaching is carried out conventionally. However, along with the development of information technology, da'wah has sprung up using the internet, commonly referred to as cyber da'wah. Related to this, this study seeks to see the relationship between the two in religious construction, which is why internet media makes it easy to disseminate information to the public. The type of this study is qualitative, using the field work method combined with library studies.It is hoped that this research will open up new discussion space regarding contemporary Islamic studies that are more integrative with current issues. In addition, to enrich the horizon of the discourse of media development which is part of a global Islamic discourse and modern society.
Political Marketing Elit Lokal Dalam Pemilihan Umum Kepala Daerah di Nusa Tenggara Barat
Authors: Fathurrijal Fathurrijal
Published: December 2019

Abstrak: Tulisan ini mengkaji penerapan komunikasi pemasaran politik (Political Marketing Communication) oleh Elit-elit Lokaldi beberapa momentum pemilihan umum kepala daerah di Nusa Tenggara Barat. Keberadaan elit lokal di NTB yang dulu hanya sebagai vote getter, kini telah menjelma menjadi tokoh politik yang siap berkompetisi dengan para politisi dalam merebut kepemimpinan formal di tingkat lokal. Kemampuan elit-elit lokal dalam menarasikan visi-misi politiknya tidak bisa dipandang sebelah mata oleh politisi-politisi murni yang selama ini menguasai struktural partai politik. Keterbukaan Demokrasi harus dijadikan sebagai media dan momentum untuk mendudukkan semua elemen masyarakat pemilih yang memiliki hak yang sama, sama-sama bisa diusulkan dan dipilih menjadi pemimpin-pemimpin birokrasi. Jalur politik adalah salah satu jalur yang memungkinkan elit lokal untuk bisa duduk mengisi pergantian kepemimpinan di level eksekutif dan legislatif. Provinsi NTB, sebagai salah satu daerah yang melaksanakan pemilihan umum kepala daerah sudah beberapa prioede kepemimpinan kini telah dipimpin oleh elit lokal yang berasal dari tokoh keagamaan, begitu juga di beberapa Kabupaten Kota, kaum birokrat sedikit demi sedikit mulai tergeser dari kursi kepemimpinan eksekutif.Kata Kunci: Komunikasi Pemasaran Politik, Elit Lokal, Politik, Demokrasi, Pilihan Kepala Daerah=================================================Abstract : This paper analyzed the application of political marketing communication by Local Elites in some of the momentum of Local Leader Elections in West Nusa Tenggara. The existence of local elites in NTB, which used to only be a getter vote, has now become a political figure who is ready to compete with politicians in seizing formal leadership at the local level. The ability of local elites to narrate their political vision and mission cannot be underestimated by pure politicians who have so far mastered the structure of political parties. Openness of Democracy must be used as a medium and momentum to seat all elements of the voting community who have the same rights, both can be proposed and elected as bureaucratic leaders. The political path is one of the pathways that allow local elites to sit in to fill leadership changes at the executive and legislative levels. NTB Province, as one of the regions that carried out Local Leader elections for several periods of leadership has now been led by local elites from religious figures, as well as in several districts, the Bureaucrats have gradually moved away from the executive leadership chair.Keywords: Political Marketing Communication,  Local Elite,  Politic, Democracy,Local Leader Elections
MATA KULIAH WAJIB UMUM BAHASA INDONESIA DI PERGURUAN TINGGI: SEBUAH TAWARAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN
Authors: Hidayat Rahmad , Khotimah Khusnul , Saputra Agus
Published: December 2019

Abstrak: Tulisan ini berisi tawaran model pembelajaran Mata Kuliah Wajib Umum Bahasa Indonesia di perguruan tinggi. Tawaran ini muncul sebagai jawaban atas kompleksitas persoalan yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran. Model pembelajaran ini merupakan jalan tengah atau kombinasi antara model pembelajaran konvensional dan model pembelajaran terbaru berdasarkan buku MKWU Bahasa Indonesia yang dikeluarkan oleh Dirjen Belmawa Ristekdikti tahun 2016. Data yang membangun tulisan ini didapat dengan melakukan observasi terhadap kegiatan perkuliahan, wawancara dengan dosen terkait, dan catatan diskusi antarpengampu Mata Kuliah Wajib Umum Bahasa Indonesia. Pada akhirnya, tawaran model pembelajaran Mata Kuliah Umum Bahasa Indonesia dapat dirumuskan.Abstract: This paper contains a model for learning Bahasa Indonesia as a Compulsory General Subject in higher education. This offer is emerged as an answer to the complexity of the problems faced in the instructions. This learning model is a combination of conventional learning models and the latest learning models based on the book of   MKWU Bahasa Indonedia issued by Dirjen Belmawa Ristekdikti in 2016. The data underlying this proposal was obtained by observing lecture activities, interviewing relevant lecturers, and taking notes during discussion among Bahasa Indonesia lecturers. After all, the offer of learning models for Bahasa Indonesia Subject can be formulated.
“Grausamkeit“ als essentiell umstrittener Begriff
Authors: Schotte Dietrich
Published: December 2019

A discussion of the nature of cruelty seems to be superfluous: it's infliction of pain for one's own pleasure. This definition is, however, problematic. Neither does it encompass all cases of cruel behaviour, nor is every suffering inflicted in favour of one's own pleasure cruel. Similarly,
neither the disproportion of the suffering inflicted, nor the helplessness of the victim are good alternatives to es- tablish a more appropriate definition. In this paper I argue that while “cruelty" may be defined as “disproportionate infliction or allowing of pain", it is an
“essentially contested concept". Therefore, this definition is partially open and concrete cases are and will remain contested.
A Pilot Open-Label Study Assessing the Effects of AHCC Supplementation on Lyme Disease Patients
Authors: Salerno John , Misu Manami , Ogawa Eriko , Takanari Jun
Published: December 2019

Background: Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States. The disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, a skin rash, and joint pain. If left untreated, infection can spread to the joints, heart, and nervous system, resulting in inflammation and long-term symptoms that include arthritis and/or intermittent pain in joints and muscles, facial palsy, cardiovascular abnormalities and cognitive disturbances. Recent research suggests that late-stage Lyme disease may be a result of malfunctioning immune function. AHCCÒ is a natural immune modulating compound derived from a unique fraction of special cultured medicinal mushroom mycelia. Previous studies have also suggested that AHCCÒ exhibits preventive effect against a wide range of infections caused by MRSA, influenza and West Nile virus. The effect of AHCCÒ supplementation on Lyme disease patients was evaluated in the current study.Methods: In a pilot open-label study, 12 Lyme disease patients were administered 3 grams of AHCCÒ daily for 8 weeks. Before commencement of the administration and after 4 and 8 weeks, the effects of AHCCÒ were evaluated clinically based on symptoms, serum antibodies to pathogens, inflammatory activity and serum immunological parameters. Patients completed questionnaires pertaining to Qualify of Life parameters.Results: After 8 weeks of AHCCÒ administration, AHCCÒ ameliorated flu-like symptoms and manifestations in the eye, joint, muscle, nervous system and cardiovascular system. In addition, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, an index as inflammation and serum interleukin-8 was significantly decreased.Conclusion: This study provides preliminary evidence that AHCCÒ may be effective in treating patients with Lyme disease.