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Community Concern on Environmental Conservation
Authors: Adie Nugraha Fajar , Maryono Maryono
Published: February 2018

Research on the relationship between humans and the environment is always very interesting to be studied. This paper is one of the studies of sustainable development in its implementation with the empowerment of society that comes from the community itself. So far, community studies related to development occasionally target the growth of the economic side only. Community study on the environment becomes an alternative choice, compared with human relationships with humans themselves, or humans with human needs themselves. The study of community development by looking at the environment can be a wise choice, where all activities of fulfilling human needs are always inseparable from the element of interaction with the environment. Community development that is based on the environment itself, will give a better impact, just solely. Various methods of learning human relationships. A community-based environmental assessment study can be an alternative choice to support a sustainable development mission, which is development that has a positive impact on the present and the future.
Impacts of Agricultural Practices and Tourism Activities on the Sustainability of Telaga Warna and Telaga Pengilon Lakes, Dieng Plateau, Central Java
Authors: Sudarmadji  , Pudjiastuti Hermin
Published: February 2018

Telaga Warna and Telaga Pengilon are two volcanic lakes in the Dieng Plateau offer some unique phenomena which are interested for tourists to visit. Telaga Warna and Telaga Pengilon are located side by side in the Dieng Palteau. Those two lakes also have specific ecosystem which differ to other lakes. However as land use in the surrounding area is now gradually changing, the lake is now facing to environmental degradation. The land use in the surrounding area is for intensive agricultural which main crops are vegetable, especially potatoes. Meanwhile, the number of tourist visiting those two lakes is increasing; it may also give some impact to the lake environment. This research aims to study the impacts of agricultural practices and tourism activities to the lake environmental which lead to the environment sustainability of the lakes. The field survey was conducted to collect some data on lakes characteristics, agricultural and tourism activities. Some interviews to local people and tourists were also conducted. Some water and sediment samples were collected followed by laboratory analyses. Some secondary data from previous study was also collected. Data analysis was conducted based on qualitative and quantitative techniques. The study found that agricultural practices of potatoes plantation uses water from the Telaga Pengilon to irrigate the plant by pumping out the water using water pump and distributes the water over the plantation area. Agricultural practices lead to soil erosion, which contribute sediment to the lake carried by surface runoff. Therefore, the volume of lakes is gradually decreasing. The use of fertilizer in the agricultural practice contribute nutrient into the lake carried by surface runoff, leading to the eutrophication, due to the excess used of fertilizer. The study concludes that agricultural practices and tourism activities have some positive economic impacts to the local community, however it also give some adverse affects on the lakes, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The volume of lakes is gradually decreasing due to sedimentation. In the long term periods the lake may not be interesting object for tourism.
The Process of People Gold Mining in Paningkaban Village Banyumas Indonesia
Authors: Muslihudin Muslihudin , Nur Bambang Azis , Hendarto Eko , Triadi Putranto Thomas
Published: February 2018

Gold mining in Paningkaban Banyumas conducted by the community is called the People gold mining. At the beginning, many miners from outside the region have involved and transferred of method, technic and knowledge about gold mining to local people. The aim of the study is to identify the existing process of public gold mining. The method of the study is qualitative by using observation and interview. The result showed that the mining process are: 1. Determining the location of mining well; in this determination there are two references; rational and intuition 2. Mining; at this stage, a deep well is drawn about 50-100 meters that leads vertically and horizontally. It is the most high-risk stage because of work accidents that occurred and potentially environment destruction. 3. Pulverization; this stage is classified as the lowest level of difficulty and risk, therefore in this work many woman included. 4. Rolling; in this stage involves enough technology, electrical mechanic and energy with the dynamo and using mercury that potentially contaminate environment. 5. Filtering; this stage is a quite risky because the workers contact directly with mercury. 6. Burning; is the shortest process to separate mercury with gold grains. 7. Sales to local buyer guided by the international gold market in every Thursday.
Critical Review of Spatial Planning of CAT Watuputih, Rembang Zone, Central Java, Indonesia
Authors: Hadi Sudharto P.
Published: February 2018

The Act 26 of 2007 on spatial planning stipulates that spatial planning at national, provincial and local level must be based on environmental carrying capacity and environmental carrying capability. Provincial governments generally finished its spatial planning in 2010 and the city and regency’s governments in 2011.This paper reviews the spatial planning of Central Java and Rembang Regency regarding the use of CAT (ground water basin) Watuputih, Rembang Zone. Both spatial planning determined that CAT Watuputih was allocated for conservation and for mining. The mixed use zoning stimulates conflict between private sector and government on one side and local people along with academician and NGOs on another side. The SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) studies initiated by central government found that CAT Watuputih has strong indication to be KBAK (natural landscape area of karst) need to be conserved while at the moment there have been 21 mining permit holders operating since 1998. The lesson learned from the review is that formulation of spatial planning must be conducted participatory by involving relevant stakeholder, objective and accountable.
Implementing Cognitive Intervention to Educate and Improve Resident’s Preparedness in Landslide Areas
Authors: Susanto Novie , Putranto Thomas Triadi , Prastawa Heru , Amalia Ulfa Ema
Published: February 2018

Semarang city has the potential landslides were quite high in almost all regions. The previous research shows that the Manyaran and Kembang Arum is classified as “not ready” with vulnerability-prone of landslide areas. Therefore, design and implementation of cognitive interventions in human are needed to educate and improve the preparedness of the residents against landslide. This study aims to implement the various cognitive interventions to the residents in landslide areas and analysis of the different interventions toward the preparedness index. The study is conducted on 40 respondents from Kembang Arum and 40 respondents from Manyaran. They are aged ≥ 17 years, illiteracy and a RT/RW/PKK cadres. The independent variables in this study are Knowledge and Attitude, Emergency Planning, Warning System, and Resources Mobilization. The dependent variable is the preparedness index. The design of cognitive interventions is generated according to the demographic characteristics of the respondent and the result of Fault Tree Analysis. The preparedness index of the residents against landslides in Kembang Arum increases about 71.71% and in Manyaran up to 90.06%. Implementation of cognitive interventions with module, video and discussion in the Manyaran is more effective than using posters, videos and discussions in Kembang Arum.
Planning Of Beef Cattle Development in District Blora, Central Java, Indonesia
Authors: Santoso Budi , Waluyo Hadi Eko Prasetiyono Bambang
Published: February 2018

Continuity of meat supply availability is generally related to the number and production of livestock in a region. Therefore, a framework of sustainable livestock development is needed to increase the production and productivity of livestock. Blora Regency is one of the areas in the Province of Central Java with the largest number of large livestock, primarily beef cattle. Blora Regency has a population of 199.584 beef cattle. Agricultural waste results in Blora Regency can be used as supporting the availability of feed for livestock sector. This is supported by the availability of forage feed which is very abundant.Based on these potentials, it is necessary to assess the characteristics of natural land for the development of beef cattle farms. Therefore, the objectives of this study are (1) to assess the environmental suitability of the environment for the development of cattle ranching that is grazed and stacked; (2) to analyze the potential of forage source of fodder and bearing capacity for beef cattle farming; (3) to analyze the centers of activity of development of beef cattle; (4) to prepare direction and strategy of beef cattle development in Blora Regency.
Production Planning and Planting Pattern Scheduling Information System for Horticulture
Authors: Zein Vitadiar Tanhella , Farikhin Farikhin , Surarso Bayu
Published: February 2018

This paper present the production of planning and planting pattern scheduling faced by horticulture farmer using two methods. Fuzzy time series method use to predict demand on based on sales amount, while linear programming is used to assist horticulture farmers in making production planning decisions and determining the schedule of cropping patterns in accordance with demand predictions of the fuzzy time series method, variable use in this paper is size of areas, production advantage, amount of seeds and age of the plants. This research result production planning and planting patterns scheduling information system with the output is recommendations planting schedule, harvest schedule and the number of seeds will be plant.
Hybrid Method for Mobile learning Cooperative: Study of Timor Leste
Authors: da Costa Tavares Ofelia Cizela , Suyoto  , Pranowo
Published: February 2018

In the modern world today the decision support system is very useful to help in solving a problem, so this study discusses the learning process of savings and loan cooperatives in Timor Leste. The purpose of the observation is that the people of Timor Leste are still in the process of learning the use DSS for good saving and loan cooperative process. Based on existing research on the Timor Leste community on credit cooperatives, a mobile application will be built that will help the cooperative learning process in East Timorese society. The methods used for decision making are AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) and SAW (simple additive Weighting) method to see the result of each criterion and the weight of the value. The result of this research is mobile leaning cooperative in decision support system by using SAW and AHP method. Originality Value: Changed the two methods of mobile application development using AHP and SAW methods to help the decision support system process of a savings and credit cooperative in Timor Leste.
Implementation of Online Promethee Method for Poor Family Change Rate Calculation
Authors: Lukito Aji Dhady , Suryono Suryono , Edi Widodo Catur
Published: February 2018

This research has been done online calculation of the rate of poor family change rate by using Preference Ranking Method of Organization Of Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) .This system is very useful to monitor poverty in a region as well as for administrative services related to poverty rate. The system consists of computer clients and servers connected via the internet network. Poor family residence data obtained from the government. In addition, survey data are inputted through the client computer in each administrative village and also 23 criteria of input in accordance with the established government. The PROMETHEE method is used to evaluate the value of poverty and its weight is used to determine poverty status. PROMETHEE output can also be used to rank the poverty of the registered population of the server based on the netflow value. The poverty rate is calculated based on the current poverty rate compared to the previous poverty rate. The rate results can be viewed online and real time on the server through numbers and graphs. From the test results can be seen that the system can classify poverty status, calculate the poverty rate change rate and can determine the value and poverty ranking of each population.
Digital Divide Measurement in Lembata Regency Using SIBIS
Authors: Dai Payon Binti Gabriel Cecilia , Budiyanto Setyohadi Djoko , Suyoto
Published: February 2018

Along with technological development in Indonesia, digital divide occurs in various regions, which were behind in terms of information on how to use, access and utilize ICT in collecting information from internet. One of the regions is Lembata Regency in East Nusa Tenggara, where digital divide among the people should be measured. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of digital divide among the people of Lembata Regency. To determine the level of digital divide, we used SIBIS GPS (General Population Survey) method, which consisted of several indicators or aspect, i.e. internet usage behavior, internet utilization, and e-government. We also performed two tests, i.e. validity test and reliability test to obtain value of index of digital divide measurement among the people of Lembata Regency. The results of validity test which is processed using SPSS program are categorized valid for each variable indicator and the reliability test results show reliable status. According to the test results on digital discrepancy in Lembata people, the internet usage attitude indicator is categorized low which is 63.1%, the internet usage function indicator is categorized low which is 64%, and the digital discrepancy of e-government indicator is categorized medium which is 40.4%. Therefore, the result of this study because consideration for the government of Lembata Regency in improving ICT services in e-government and in distributing ICT access and ability equally to the people.
Assessment of groundwater recharge potential zone using GIS approach in Purworejo regency, Central Java province, Indonesia
Authors: Eko Aryanto Daniel , Hardiman Gagoek
Published: February 2018

Floods and droughts in Purworejo regency are an indication of problems in groundwater management. The current development progress has led to land conversion which has an impact on the problem of water infiltration in Purworejo regency. This study aims to determine the distribution of groundwater recharge potential zones by using geographic information system as the basis for ground water management. The groundwater recharge potential zone is obtained by overlaying all the thematic maps that affect the groundwater infiltration. Each thematic map is weighted according to its effect on groundwater infiltration such as land-use - 25%, rainfall - 20%, litology - 20%, soil - 15%, slope - 10%, lineament - 5%, and river density - 5% to find groundwater recharge potential zones. The groundwater recharge potential zones thus obtained were divided into five categories, viz., very high, high, medium, low and very low zones. The results of this study may be useful for better groundwater planning and management.
Designing Web-based GIS Application by CSF Method: A Case Study in Boven Digoel Papua
Authors: Saritangdan Letsoin Hendrykus , Joko Santoso Albertus , Suyoto
Published: February 2018

Since Boven Digoel Regency was established in 2003, to this day its infrastructures are very limited, the region is still not developed, Human Resources (SDM) and Information and Communication Technology are still manual. The development of Geographic Information System was expected to contribute to ICT development in Papua, particularly Boven Digoel Regency, in displaying data of existing local potentials, e.g. tourism, plantation and forestry. Critical Success Factor Method was the right method in considering factors determining the success of the implementation of a strategy, in good information management and in providing data of local potentials of geographic information system for people in Boven Digoel Regency and the people of Indonesia in general to introduce Boven Digoel Regency, Papua. Framework Laravel with PHP programming language was expected to support Geographic Information System well to determine the distribution of local potentials in Boven Digoel Regency‥
The Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (Dematel) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) for Safety Management System Evaluation Performance
Authors: Rolita Lisa , Surarso Bayu , Gernowo Rahmat
Published: February 2018

In order to improve airport safety management system (SMS) performance, an evaluation system is required to improve on current shortcomings and maximize safety. This study suggests the integration of the DEMATEL and ANP methods in decision making processes by analyzing causal relations between the relevant criteria and taking effective analysis-based decision. The DEMATEL method builds on the ANP method in identifying the interdependencies between criteria. The input data consists of questionnaire data obtained online and then stored in an online database. Furthermore, the questionnaire data is processed using DEMATEL and ANP methods to obtain the results of determining the relationship between criteria and criteria that need to be evaluated. The study cases on this evaluation system were Adi Sutjipto International Airport, Yogyakarta (JOG); Ahmad Yani International Airport, Semarang (SRG); and Adi Sumarmo International Airport, Surakarta (SOC). The integration grades SMS performance criterion weights in a descending order as follow: safety and destination policy, safety risk management, healthcare, and safety awareness. Sturges' formula classified the results into nine grades. JOG and SMG airports were in grade 8, while SOG airport was in grade 7.
Landslides susceptibility mapping at Gunung Ciremai National Park
Authors: Faizin  , Azis Nur Bambang
Published: February 2018

In addition to agriculture, tourism became one of primary economic income for communities around Mount Ciremai, West, Java. Unfortunately, the landscape of West Java has many potential causes to disasters, mainly landslides. Mapping of disaster susceptibility area is needed as a consideration of tourism planning. The study was conducted in Gunung Ciremai National Park, West Java. This paper propose a methodology to map landslides susceptibilities based on spatial data. Using Geographic Information System tools, several environmental parameters such as slope, land use, elevation, and lithology are scored to build a landslide susceptibility map. Then, susceptibility map is overlaid with Utilization Zone.
Potential of HVAC and solar technologies for hospital retrofit to reduce heating energy consumption
Authors: Pop Octavian G. , Abrudan Ancuta C. , Adace Dan S. , Pocola Adrian G. , Balan Mugur C.
Published: February 2018

The study presents a combination of several energy efficient technologies together with their potential to reduce the energy consumption and to increase the comfort through the retrofit of a hospital building. The existing situation is characterized by an old and inefficient heating system, by the complete missing of any ventilation and by no cooling. The retrofit proposal includes thermal insulation and a distributed HVAC system consisting of several units that includes air to air heat exchangers and air to air heat pumps. A condensing boiler was also considered for heating. A solar thermal system for preparing domestic hot water and a solar photovoltaic system to assist the HVAC units are also proposed. Heat transfer principles are used for modelling the thermal response of the building to the environmental parameters and thermodynamic principles are used for modelling the behaviour of HVAC, solar thermal system and photovoltaic system. All the components of the heating loads were determined for one year period. The study reveals the capacity of the proposed systems to provide ventilation and thermal comfort with a global reduction of energy consumption of 71.6 %.
Urban sound energy reduction by means of sound barriers
Authors: Iordache Vlad , Ionita Mihai Vlad
Published: February 2018

In urban environment, various heating ventilation and air conditioning appliances designed to maintain indoor comfort become urban acoustic pollution vectors due to the sound energy produced by these equipment. The acoustic barriers are the recommended method for the sound energy reduction in urban environment. The current sizing method of these acoustic barriers is too difficult and it is not practical for any 3D location of the noisy equipment and reception point. In this study we will develop based on the same method a new simplified tool for acoustic barriers sizing, maintaining the same precision characteristic to the classical method. Abacuses for acoustic barriers sizing are built that can be used for different 3D locations of the source and the reception points, for several frequencies and several acoustic barrier heights. The study case presented in the article represents a confirmation for the rapidity and ease of use of these abacuses in the design of the acoustic barriers.
Construction and Test of Full-Size Micromegas Modules for the ATLAS New Small Wheel Upgrade
Authors: Bortfeldt Jonathan
Published: February 2018

In 2015 the first full size resistive-strip Micromegas modules for the ATLAS New Small Wheel upgrade will be realized. The goal is to provide precision muon tracking with spatial resolution below 100 μm on trapezoidal four-layer detector modules with areas between 2 and 3 m2. This poses stringent limits on the overall accuracy of the modules with respect to strip positioning and planarity. Each module is built as a quadruplet of four resistive strip Micromegas layers, constructed from stiff sandwich panels. An assembly procedure has been developed to build the panels and modules with the required mechanical precision of 30 μm along the precision coordinate and 80 μm perpendicular to the chamber. The construction and quality assurance procedures ensure good module quality verified by checks done during the construction and the chamber assembly.
Status of COMPASS RICH-1 Upgrade with MPGD-based Photon Detectors
Authors: Alexeev M. , Birsa R , Bradamante F. , Bressan A. , Chiosso M. , Ciliberti P. , Dalla Torre S. , Dasgupta S. , Denisov O. , Finger M. , Finger M. , Fishcher H. , Gobbo B. , Gregori M. , Hamar G. , Herrmann F. , Königsmann K. , Levorato S. , Maggiora A. , Makke N. , Martin A. , Menon G. , Novy J. , Panzieri D. , Pereira F. A. , Santos C. A. , Sbrizzai G. , Schiavon P. , Schopferer S. , Slunechka M. , Steiger K. , Steiger L. , Sulc M. , Tessarotto F. , Veloso J. F. C. A.
Published: February 2018

A Set of new MPGD-based Photon Detectors is being built for the upgrade of COMPASS RICH-1. The detectors cover a total active area of 1.4 m2 and are based on a hybrid architecture consisting of two THGEM layers and a Micromegas. A CsI film on one THGEM acts as a reflective photocathode. The characteristics of the detector, the production of the components and their validation tests are described in detail.
Characterization of a hybrid GEM-Micromegas detector with respect to its application in a continuously read out TPC
Authors: Ratza Viktor , Ball Markus , Liebtrau M. , Ketzer Bernhard
Published: February 2018

In the context of the upgrade of the LHC during the second long shutdown the interaction rate of the ALICE experiment will be increased up to 50 kHz for Pb-Pb collisions. As a consequence, a continuous read-out of the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) will be required. To keep the space-charge distortions at a manageable size, the ion backflow of the charge amplification system has to be significantly reduced. At the same time an excellent detector performance and stability of the system has to be maintained. A solution with four Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEMs) has been adopted as baseline solution for the upgraded chambers. As an alternative approach a hybrid GEM-Micromegas detector consisting of one Micromegas (MM) and two GEMs has been investigated. The recent results of the study of the hybrid GEM-Micromegas detector will be presented and compared to measurements with four GEM foils.
Study of combined THGEM/GAPD-matrix multiplier in a two-phase Cryogenic Avalanche Detector in Ar
Authors: Bondar A. , Buzulutskov A. , Dolgov A. , Shemyakina E. , Sokolov A.
Published: February 2018

Two-phase Cryogenic Avalanche Detectors (CRADs) with combined THGEM/GAPD-matrix multiplier have become an emerging technique in rare-event experiments such as those of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering and dark matter search. In this work we continue to study the performance of the two-phase CRAD in Ar with THGEM/GAPD-matrix charge/optical readout. The matrix was composed of a 3×3 array of GAPDs (Geiger-mode APDs), optically recording THGEM-hole avalanches in the Near Infrared (NIR). Gain, time, amplitude and spatial resolution properties of the combined multiplier are described.
VMM - An ASIC for Micropattern Detectors
Authors: Iakovidis George
Published: February 2018

The VMM is a custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) that can be used in a variety of charge interpolating tracking detectors. It is designed to be used with the resistive strip micromegas and sTGC detectors in the New Small Wheel upgrade of the ATLAS Muon spectrometer. The ASIC is designed at Brookhaven National Laboratory and fabricated in the 130 nm Global Foundries 8RF-DM process. It is packaged in a Ball Grid Array with outline dimensions of 21×21 mm2. It integrates 64 channels, each providing charge amplification, discrimination, neighbour logic, amplitude and timing measurements, analog-to-digital conversions, and either direct output for trigger or multiplexed readout. The front-end amplifier can operate with a wide range of input capacitances, has adjustable polarity, gain and peaking time. The VMM1 and VMM2 are the first two versions of the VMM ASIC family fabricated in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The design, tests and qualification of the VMM1, VMM2 and roadmap to VMM3 are described.
The TOTEM DAQ based on the Scalable Readout System (SRS)
Authors: Quinto Michele , Cafagna Francesco S. , Fiergolski Adrian , Radicioni Emilio
Published: February 2018

The TOTEM (TOTal cross section, Elastic scattering and diffraction dissociation Measurement at the LHC) experiment at LHC, has been designed to measure the total proton-proton cross-section and study the elastic and diffractive scattering at the LHC energies. In order to cope with the increased machine luminosity and the higher statistic required by the extension of the TOTEM physics program, approved for the LHC’s Run Two phase, the previous VME based data acquisition system has been replaced with a new one based on the Scalable Readout System. The system features an aggregated data throughput of 2GB / s towards the online storage system. This makes it possible to sustain a maximum trigger rate of ∼ 24kHz, to be compared with the 1KHz rate of the previous system. The trigger rate is further improved by implementing zero-suppression and second-level hardware algorithms in the Scalable Readout System. The new system fulfils the requirements for an increased efficiency, providing higher bandwidth, and increasing the purity of the data recorded. Moreover full compatibility has been guaranteed with the legacy front-end hardware, as well as with the DAQ interface of the CMS experiment and with the LHC’s Timing, Trigger and Control distribution system. In this contribution we describe in detail the architecture of full system and its performance measured during the commissioning phase at the LHC Interaction Point.
Comparison of Efficiency of Conventional Shaped Circular and Elliptical Shaped Combustor
Authors: Chand Dharmahinder Singh , Barara Daamanjyot , Ganesh Gautam , Anand Suraj
Published: February 2018

There have been concerted efforts towards improving the fuel efficiency of the jet engines in the past, with an aim of reducing the incomplete combustion. The process of combustion in a jet engine takes place in the combustor. A study was conducted for enhancement of air-fuel mixing process by computational analysis of an elliptically shaped combustor for a gas turbine engine. The results of computational analysis of an elliptical shape combustor were compared with a circular shape combustor used in gas turbine engines with a identical cross sectional area. The comparison of the computationally derived parameters of the two combustors i.e. temperature, pressure, and velocity are studied and analyzed. The study intends towards the comparison of the combustion efficiencies of the circular and elliptically shaped combustors. The combustion efficency of elliptical chamber is found to be 98.72% at the same time it was observed 56.26% in case of circular type combustor.
Research and Application of Virtual Simulation Technology in the Aerospace Bearing Design and Manufacture
Authors: Jiangshan Liu , Ming Chen
Published: February 2018

Bearings are widely used in aerospace and other fields, its performance directly affects the production efficiency and safety. Nowadays, virtual simulation technology has become an indispensable part of intelligent manufacturing field. As a virtual simulation technology, FEA has been widely used in bearing design. China needs to import many aerospace bearings every year in aerospace area, Chinese national defense and other high precision technology is limited because the blockade of advanced bearing technology. We can use dynamics modeling and virtual simulation technology to achieve the predictive design, and strive to achieve foreign level. In this paper, the author proposed a method of bearing design based on virtual simulation technology. The factors of bearing which affect the dynamic characteristics are considered, the process of design bearing based on virtual simulation is also considered. According to the different design parameters, the simulation results are used to verify the rationality, these can reduce the cost and improve the reliability. The virtual simulation technology is applied to design the 7016C angular contact ball bearing which used in aerospace area, and supported decision-making in structure design and data analyze. Finally, The feasibility of this method is verified by experiments..
High Accuracy Positioning using Jet Thrusters for Quadcopter
Authors: Pi ChenHuan , Lin JinKwan , Cheng Stone
Published: February 2018

A quadcopter is equipped with four additional jet thrusters on its horizontal plane and vertical to each other in order to improve the maneuverability and positioning accuracy of quadcopter. A dynamic model of the quadcopter with jet thrusters is derived and two controllers are implemented in simulation, one is a dual loop state feedback controller for pose control and another is an auxiliary jet thruster controller for accurate positioning. Step response simulations showed that the jet thruster can control the quadcopter with less overshoot compared to the conventional one. Over 10s loiter simulation with disturbance, the quadcopter with jet thruster decrease 85% of RMS error of horizontal disturbance compared to a conventional quadcopter with only a dual loop state feedback controller. The jet thruster controller shows the possibility for further accurate in the field of quadcopter positioning.
Fluid Similarity Criterions in Aircraft Landing Gear
Authors: Xiang-yong Liu , Wan-li Li , Zhi-qiang Xu
Published: February 2018

Facing the design difficulty and risk of aircraft landing gear, the fluid similarity theory and model experiments are used to predict large prototype’s property, which provide guidance for hydraulic designation and selection to reduce risk. Firstly, the matrix method is used to establish the fluid similarity relationship between the prototype and the model’s luffing mechanism, and the above conclusions are used to design the prototype’s hydraulic system. Secondly, the luffing mechanism’s dynamical model with accumulator was established, the initial motion condition was set, and the pressure’s similarity ratio is obtained by simulation method. Finally, the dynamic model and similarity ratio about time, velocity and pressure are verified by the prototype and model’s experimental data.
Comparing the Performance of Reference Trajectory Management and Controller Reconfiguration in Attitude Fault Tolerant Control
Authors: Moradi Rouzbeh , Alikhani Alireza , Jegarkandi Mohsen Fathi
Published: February 2018

Reference trajectory management is a method to modify reference trajectories for the faulty system. The modified reference trajectories define new maneuvers for the system to retain its pre-fault dynamic performance. Controller reconfiguration is another method to handle faults in the system, for instance by adjusting the controller parameters (coefficients). Both of these two methods have been considered in the literature and are proven to be capable of handling various faults. However, the comparison of these two methods has not been considered sufficiently. In this paper, a controller reconfiguration mechanism and a reference trajectory management are proposed for the spacecraft attitude fault tolerant control problem. Then, these two methods are compared under the same conditions, and it is shown that the proposed controller reconfiguration has better performance than the proposed reference trajectory management. The reason is that the controller reconfiguration has more variables to modify the closed-loop system behavior.
An Airborne Target Localization Algorithm Based on UKF and Optimal Maneuver Strategy
Authors: Zhang Chunxiao , Shi Xiaofeng
Published: February 2018

The airborne bearing-only passive target localization performance is relevant with the specific filter and maneuver model. This paper presents a combination of Unscented Kalman Filtering (UKF) with control inputs and optimal route planning algorithm to improve the performance. Taking the minimum trace of unbiased UKF estimation covariance matrix as criteria, single-step heading traverse method is applied to reach every optimal solution. A single flight path simulation and Monte Carlo analysis validate that the optimal strategy can improve both the convergence and localization accuracy.
Reduction of Tertiary Phosphine Oxides by BH3 Assisted by Neighboring­ Activating Groups
Authors: Sowa Sylwia , Stankevič Marek , Flis Anna , Pietrusiewicz K.
Published: February 2018

Tertiary sulfanylphosphine and aminoalkylphosphine oxides can be easily converted into the corresponding tertiary sulfanylphosphine- and aminoalkylphosphine-boranes, respectively, through the facile P=O bond reduction by borane complexes. The easy reduction of the strong P=O bond by BH3, a mild reducing agent, has been achieved through an intramolecular P=O -- B complexation directed by proximal SH or NH activating groups located at the α- or β-position to the P=O bond. A generalized reduction mechanism has been proposed.
PIFA-Mediated Oxidative Cyclization Reactions of α-Acyl Acrylamides: A Synthetic Route to Substituted Isoxazol-3(2H)-ones
Authors: Zhang Rui , Dong Dewen , Yuan Jingwen , Rao Chitturi , Zhang Qian , Liang Yongjiu , Zhang Ning
Published: February 2018

An intramolecular cyclization of various α-acyl β-amino acrylamides in the presence of PIFA and TFA is described. This transformation features mild reaction conditions, simple execution, high chemo­selectivity, and metal catalyst-free oxidation, and thereby, provides not only an alternative protocol for the construction of N–O bond, but also an efficient and straightforward synthesis of substituted isoxazol-3(2H)-ones from readily available α-acyl acrylamides.
The Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome — an Overview
Authors: Kohler Siegfried , Meisel Andreas
Published: February 2018

The Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) has a prevalence of around 5/100 0000 and is around 10–20 times rarer than myasthenia gravis (MG). Although LEMS does have a number of similarities to MG, there are important differences. The syndrome is characterized by a mostly proximally localised exercise induced muscle weakness that can lead to respiratory failure often accompanied by autonomous dysfunction. Disease symptoms are caused by autoantibodies directed against P/Q type voltage gated calcium channels (VGCC) that are expressed in the presynaptic motoric nerve terminals. The diagnosis of LEMS is based on the detection of the pathogenic anti-VGCC antibodies as well as the observation of an increment of at least 60% in the electrophysiological examination of an affected muscle. An increment is defined by an increase of the at rest reduced compound muscle action potential (CMAP) either after voluntary maximal innervation or after high frequent (≥20 Hz) stimulation. In almost one third LEMS is of paraneoplastic origin. Therefore an intensive tumor screening is necessary after diagnosis.There are some differences in the clinical presentation between paraneoplastic (pLEMS) and the exclusively autoimmune (aiLEMS) form of LEMS. With respect to this the DELTA-P-Score and the detection of SOX1-antibody are important. The most frequent tumor associated with LEMS is small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). Therapy is based on the initial distinction between paraneoplastic and autoimmune ethiology. pLEMS necessitates therapy of underlying neoplasia. Usually, aiLEMS- as well as pLEMS patients respond well to 3,4 diaminopyridine (3,4 DAP) often augmented by pyridostigmine. Similar to treatment of myasthenia gravis long-term immunosuppressive treatment is usually required to control symptoms effectively. Myasthenic crisis in LEMS can be controlled by intensive care and immunoglobulins, plasmaphereses or immunoadsorption. Based on case reports more specific immunomodulatory treatment approaches such as the B-cell depleting therapeutic antibody rituximab should be considered in therapy refractory courses of LEMS. Long-term prognosis of autoimmune LEMS with respect to clinical stabilization with (pharmacological) remission is good, although in around 75% of patients significant reductions in quality of life remain. Prognosis of tumor-associated LEMS is largely determined by the tumor and its effective therapy. Curative treatment of the tumour as well as complete remission of pLEMS are possible.
Stabilisierung der verletzten, thorakolumbalen Wirbelsäule. Vorteile des offenen Fixateur interne
Authors: Kandziora F. , Pingel A.
Published: February 2018

Der „Goldstandard“ in der operativen Behandlung instabiler thorakolumbaler Verletzungen ist das klassische, offene, chirurgische Vorgehen. Mit dem offenen Vorgehen lassen sich alle Grundprinzipien der Behandlung, wie die Reposition der Verletzung, die Stabilisierung der Wirbelsäule, die Dekompression neurogener Strukturen und die Durchführung einer knöchernen Fusion, um eine langanhaltende Stabilität zu erzielen, umsetzen. Die Vorteile des offenen chirurgischen Vorgehens und im Vergleich dazu die wesentlichen Nachteile der perkutanen Stabilisierung, werden im folgenden Übersichtsartikel zusammengefasst.
Akutes traumatisches Central Cord Syndrom bei Stenose – Operieren
Authors: Richter Marcus
Published: February 2018

Das akute traumatische Central Cord Syndrom (aTCCS) wurde erstmalig 1887 beschrieben. Es ist der am häufigsten auftretende Typ einer inkompletten zervikalen Rückenmarksschädigung. Die neurologische Ausfallssymptomatik ist gekennzeichnet durch eine größere motorische Beeinträchtigung der oberen Extremitäten im Vergleich zu den unteren Extremitäten. Meist tritt das aTCCS bei älteren Patienten mit einer vorbestehenden zervikalen Spinalstenose im Rahmen eines Hyperextensionstraumas der Halswirbelsäule auf. Es wird die möglichst frühzeitige operative Therapie empfohlen. Eine primäre initiale intensivmedizinische Therapie ist empfohlen.
Escalation Strategies in the Treatment of Refractory Myasthenia Gravis
Authors: Hoffmann Sarah , Meisel Andreas
Published: February 2018

Among all patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), 10 to 15% are considered to be refractory to (expanded) standard treatments. Current international consensus guidelines for the management of myasthenia gravis recommend referral of refractory MG patients to centers with expertise in the treatment of MG and chronic intravenous immunoglobulin therapy or plasmapheresis. Here we briefly summarize current approaches to overcome refractory myasthenia gravis.
High thermoelectric power factor from multilayer solution-processed organic films
Authors: Zuo Guangzheng , Andersson Olof , Abdalla Hassan , Kemerink Martijn
Published: February 2018

We investigate the suitability of the “sequential doping” method of organic semiconductors for thermoelectric applications. The method consists of depositing a dopant (F4TCNQ) containing solution on a previously cast semiconductor (P3HT) thin film to achieve high conductivity, while preserving the morphology. For very thin films (∼25 nm), we achieve a high power factor around 8 μW/mK−2 with a conductivity over 500 S/m. For the increasing film thickness, conductivity and power factor show a decreasing trend, which we attribute to the inability to dope the deeper parts of the film. Since thick films are required to extract significant power from thermoelectric generators, we developed a simple additive technique that allows the deposition of an arbitrary number of layers without significant loss in conductivity or power factor that, for 5 subsequent layers, remain at ∼300 S/m and ∼5 μW/mK−2, respectively, whereas the power output increases almost one order of magnitude as compared to a single layer. The efficient doping in multilayers is further confirmed by an increased intensity of (bi)polaronic features in the UV-Vis spectra.
Revealing nascent proteomics in signaling pathways and cell differentiation
Authors: Forester Craig M. , Zhao Qian , Phillips Nancy J. , Urisman Anatoly , Chalkley Robert J. , Oses-Prieto Juan A. , Zhang Li , Ruggero Davide , Burlingame Alma L.
Published: February 2018

Significance

Deciphering which networks of genes allow cells to rapidly respond to environmental cues is key to understanding processes such as proliferation, differentiation, and death. Here, we describe a technique to quantitatively identify nascent protein synthesis using O-propargyl-puromycin (OPP), a specific covalent label of growing polypeptides, which are then isolated and measured by mass spectrometry. This technique, named OPP-mediated identification (OPP-ID), is applicable across a wide array of cell types for identification of proteins in situ. We illustrate the capability of OPP-ID by identifying a constellation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-dependent gene networks and uncovering an array of genes involved in early erythroid progenitor expansion. OPP-ID is a powerful technique to study how cells modulate nascent protein expression to respond to stresses and stimuli.
A more intuitive proof of a sharp version of Halász’s theorem
Authors: Granville Andrew , Harper Adam , Soundararajan Kannan
Published: February 2018

We prove a sharp version of Halász’s theorem on sums

∑

n
≤
x

f
(
n
)

\sum _{n \leq x} f(n)

of multiplicative functions

f
f

with

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(
n
)

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≤
1

|f(n)|\le 1

. Our proof avoids the “average of averages” and “integration over

α
\alpha

” manoeuvres that are present in many of the existing arguments. Instead, motivated by the circle method, we express

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n
≤
x

f
(
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)

\sum _{n \leq x} f(n)

as a triple Dirichlet convolution and apply Perron’s formula.
Reducibility in Sasakian geometry
Authors: Boyer Charles , Huang Hongnian , Legendre Eveline , Tønnesen-Friedman Christina
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this paper is to study reducibility properties in Sasakian geometry. First we give the Sasaki version of the de Rham decomposition theorem; however, we need a mild technical assumption on the Sasaki automorphism group which includes the toric case. Next we introduce the concept of cone reducible and consider

S
3

S^3

bundles over a smooth projective algebraic variety where we give a classification result concerning contact structures admitting the action of a 2-torus of Reeb type. In particular, we can classify all such Sasakian structures up to contact isotopy on

S
3

S^3

bundles over a Riemann surface of genus greater than zero. Finally, we show that in the toric case an extremal Sasaki metric on a Sasaki join always splits.
BDNF activates an NFI-dependent neurodevelopmental timing program by sequestering NFATc4
Authors: Ding Baojin , Dobner Paul R. , Mullikin-Kilpatrick Debra , Wang Wei , Zhu Hong , Chow Chi-Wing , Cave John W. , Gronostajski Richard M. , Kilpatrick Daniel L.
Published: February 2018

How intrinsic and extrinsic signals are coordinated to regulate synaptic maturation and its timing is an important question for neurodevelopment and its disorders. We investigated the influence of the neurotrophin BDNF on the developmental timing of a dendrite/synapse-related gene program controlled by nuclear factor I (NFI) in maturing cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs). BDNF accelerated the onset of NFI-regulated late-gene expression and NFI temporal occupancy in CGN cultures in a MEK5/ERK5-dependent manner. BDNF and NFI occupancy were mutually regulating, with BDNF enhancing the temporal binding of NFI to the Bdnf4 promoter itself. Moreover, BDNF induced phosphorylation and accelerated the departure of the trans-repressor NFATc4 from NFI late-gene promoters, including Bdnf4, which is permissive for NFI binding. BDNF dismissal of NFATc4 from late genes was linked to MEK5/ERK5-dependent sequestration of NFATc4 in the cis–Golgi, an event mirrored in CGNs developing in vivo. These studies reveal an expanded autoregulatory gene network for NFI temporal occupancy involving BDNF and NFATc4 extranuclear sequestration. Based on these and earlier findings, NFATc4 integrates intrinsic developmental signaling from membrane potential/calcineurin and autocrine/paracrine BDNF/TrkB to control initiation of NFI occupancy in maturing CGNs. We also identify a local Bdnf/Etv1 gene circuit within the larger NFI autoregulatory network.
Different contributions of nonmuscle myosin IIA and IIB to the organization of stress fiber subtypes in fibroblasts
Authors: Kuragano Masahiro , Uyeda Taro Q. P. , Kamijo Keiju , Murakami Yota , Takahashi Masayuki
Published: February 2018

Stress fibers (SFs) are contractile, force-generating bundled structures that can be classified into three subtypes, namely ventral SFs (vSFs), transverse arcs (TAs), and dorsal SFs. Nonmuscle myosin II (NMII) is the main component of SFs. This study examined the roles of the NMII isoforms NMIIA and NMIIB in the organization of each SF subtype in immortalized fibroblasts. Knockdown (KD) of NMIIA (a major isoform) resulted in loss of TAs from the lamella and caused the lamella to lose its flattened shape. Exogenous expression of NMIIB rescued this defect in TA formation. However, the TAs that formed on exogenous NMIIB expression in NMIIA-KD cells and the remaining TAs in NMIIB-KD cells, which mainly consisted of NMIIB and NMIIA, respectively, failed to rescue the defect in lamellar flattening. These results indicate that both isoforms are required for the proper function of TAs in lamellar flattening. KD of NMIIB resulted in loss of vSFs from the central region of the cell body, and this defect was not rescued by exogenous expression of NMIIA, indicating that NMIIA cannot replace the function of NMIIB in vSF formation. Moreover, we raised the possibility that actin filaments in vSFs are in a stretched conformation.