bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pentoxifylline therapy for patients with type 2 leprosy reactions: erythema nodosum leprosum in steroid-dependent cases
Authors: Djawad Khairuddin
Published: March 2021

Introduction. Morbus Hansen is the infectious disease which causes by bacilli intracellular Mycobacterium leprae which mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The leprosy reaction is an episode an immunologically mediated episode of acute or subacute inflammation which affecting skin; nerve; mucous membrane. Type 2 reactions can be last for months and risk of developing dependence on steroids. Pentoxifylline (PTX) works to hampers the production TNF in vitro and in vivo; are an alternative for ENL treatment.
Case Report. One case was reported in a male aged 28 years with complaints of recurring red bumps accompanied by fever and pain.
Discussion. On physical examination obtained erythema nodosum; with impaired sensibility in the left leg. The patient experienced improvement after being given therapy of neurodex/24 hours/oral; rifampicin 600 mg; ofloxacin 400 mg; minocycline 100 mg which given 3x for a week; and combination therapy to treat the Leprosy reaction given the combination of methylprednisolone 16mg (3-2-0) and Pentoxifylline 400 mg/8 hours/oral.
Conclusion. In the 21 day of treatment; the redness lump improved in the middle finger and left arm was gone. No new reddish bumps appeared and less tingling sensation.
Silikozisin Bulanık Modellemesi
Authors: BOZ ERAVCI Deniz
Published: March 2021

Bilgisayarlı öngörü sistemleri günümüzde
tıbbi tanı ve tedavi aşamalarında sıklıkla kullanılmaktadır. Bu araştırma bir
yapay zeka yaklaşımı olan bulanık mantık ile uygun kural tabanı oluşturularak
seramik sektöründe faaliyet gösteren çalışanların doğru Silikozis tanısı alma
durumlarını ortaya koymaya yönelik olarak hasta kayıtlarının retrospektif
incelemesine dayalı kesitsel nitelikte tanımlayıcı bir araştırma olarak
tasarlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler; Araştırmada
Silikozis tanısı ya da şüphesi olan 560 hastanın kayıt verisinden
yararlanılmıştır. Bulanık mantıkta oluşturulan bu sistem beş (5) giriş parametresi,
243 kural ve bir (1) çıktı parametresinden oluşmaktadır. Giriş parametreleri
sigara yükü, profüzyon skoru, eritrosit sedimantasyon hızı, çalışma süresi ve
genel semptomdan oluşmaktadır. Çıktı parametresi olan Silikozis riski de 5
giriş parametresinin kural tabanındaki 243 kurala göre bulanık modellenmesi ile
elde edilmektedir. Bulgular: Giriş
ve çıktı parametrelerinin mantıksal anlamlılığı surface Viewer grafikleri ile
tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmada hastaların %81,1’i gibi büyük bir kısmı orta
derecede Silikozis riskine %13,8’inin de yüksek derecede Silikozis riskine
sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.   Sonuç: Bu çalışmada bulanık modeller
ile işyerlerinde etkili bir sağlık gözetimi gerçekleştirileceği gösterilmiştir.
Stress level of physical education students: How to do the learning during the covid-19 pandemic?
Authors: Mylsidayu Apta
Published: March 2021

Many physical education students complain that online lectures are unsatisfactory because they do not practice directly (only theory). Students feel not really/do not understand the material presented because study with offline and online is different, and lecture assignments are piling up so that causing physical education students to become boredom and stressed. This study aims to determine the level stress of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative descriptive is the method used in this research, with a total sample of 168 student used accidental sampling techniques. Measurement the level of stress using The Kessler Psychological Distresss Scale (K10) which is distributed via Google form. Data analysis used is quantitative description analysis techniques with percentages. The results showed that the stress level of physical education students was in the heavy category of 34% (58 people). So, students can manage stress by stress coping, managing stress, doing physical activity, thinking positively, and doing self-talk.
Lectora inspire software development in the learning of pencak silat
Authors: Vai Aref , Agung Nanda Fitri , Saputro Deny Pradana , Ramadi  , Rahmatullah Muhammad Imam
Published: March 2021

Entering the 4.0 era, innovation and learning development are needed as well in the world of refereeing, development is intended to make it easier and help to reduce mistakes in leading matches.  This study aims to develop lectora inspire which will be used in martial art refinement.  This type of research is a research and development (R&D) research.  The subjects of this study used a small scale with a total of 10 students from the Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Riau.  Meanwhile, the analysis technique used in this research is descriptive quantitative.  The results of the research on the development tools of lectora inspire on martial art refinement are good, this is explained from the results of the validation of the content / material aspects with an average score of 4.29, the learning aspects are categorized as good with an average score of 4.34, the programming aspects and the media aspects have good categories.  From the results of small group trials conducted by 10 subjects, data were obtained and it was concluded that the Lectora Inspire application was in good category with an average score of 4.32 and was able to be applied in learning martial art refinement.  These results are intended to make it easier and help to reduce errors in the referee's assignment when serving on a small scale.  Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the development of learning media for refereeing martial art by utilizing lectora inspire is suitable for use as a medium in learning audio-visual based martial art on a small scale.
THE EFFECTS OF LIFE CYCLE AND FREE CASH FLOW ON DIVIDEND OF AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES THAT LISTED IN INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE
Authors: Malini Helma , Fitratama Venu
Published: March 2021

Company decision to give profits to their investors is based on several reasons including internal policy from the company. Therefore, this study discusses the effects of life cycle and free cash flow on dividend of agricultural companies that listed in Indonesia stock exchange. Independent variables; used are free cash flow, life cycle, firm size, leverage, assets growth, and investment opportunity set. The population in this study is Agricultural company listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) in the period of 2015 - 2018. The sample collected using purposive sampling methods. Total of 21 companies were determined as samples. The method of analysis in this study is panel data regression with basis on fixed effect model. The result of this study indicate that the independent variables of free cashflow, life cycle, firm size, leverage, and investment opportunity set have positive impact toward dividend payout ratio while assets growth has negative impact on dividend payout ratio. The result of determination coefficient shows that the independent variables give affect 63.69% against dependent variable.Keywords: Free cash flow, Life cycle, Firm size, Leverage, Assets growth, Investment opportunity set, Dividend payout ratio, Dividend policy
PENINGKATAN DAYA SAING MELALUI STRATEGI PEMASARAN JAMUR TIRAM PUTIH (STUDI KASUS) DI DESA BEKUT
Authors: Cerah Susilawati , Syahnaz Erifa
Published: March 2021

One of the food sources that contains high vegetable protein is oyster mushroom. An oyster mushroom cultivation business in Bekut Village, Tebas district, Sambas was run by Mr. Agustipar since 2016. However, the fresh packaging of oyster mushroom only can be stored in short period of time. Therefore, the appropriate packaging strategy plays an important role in succeeding the marketing of oyster mushroom. The marketing strategy of oyster mushroom is influenced by internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and strengths). As a result, it is necessary to conduct a study on the oyster mushroom marketing strategy run by Mr. Agustipar. SWOT analysis was performed to analyze the data. It was found the internal factors such as having: sufficient capital, skilled labors, non-chemical food products, good quality products, a stable, affordable selling price, permanent consumers, the production of oyster mushroom has not met the demand, short-period time of product storage, and no intense promotion. The external factors are: the marketing opportunity is high, increasing demand of the product, consumers’ loyalty, expanding marketing network, the existence of the similar business, increasing price of the raw material. Based on the result of SWOT analysis, there were oyster mushroom marketing strategies found. They are: maintaining the quality of oyster product and stable selling price, production and sales forecasting, print media, electronic media, and social media promotion, increasing product efficiency for competition, and establishing the cooperation with companies or UMKM processing oyster mushroom.Keywords: Marketing strategy, Oyster mushroom, SWOT analysis
Generalizing the Chiral Self-Assembly of Spheres and Tetrahedra to Non-Spherical and Polydisperse Molecules in (C70)x(C60)(1-x)(SnI4)2
Authors: Straus Daniel B. , Cava Robert J.
Published: March 2021

We describe the spontaneous chiral self-assembly of C70 with SnI4 as well as a mixture of C60 and C70 with SnI4. Macroscopic single crystals with the formula (C70)x(C60)1-x(SnI4)2 (x = 0-1) are reported. C60, which is spherical, and C70, which is ellipsoidal, form a solid solution in these crystals, and the cubic lattice parameter of the chiral phase linearly increases as x grows from 0 to 1 in accordance with Vegard’s law. Our results demonstrate that nonspherical particles and polydispersity are not an impediment to the growth of chiral crystals from high-symmetry achiral precursors, providing a route to assemble achiral particles including colloidal nanocrystals and engineered nanostructures into chiral materials without the need to use external templates.
Probing Interfacial Effects on Ionization Energies: The Surprising Banality of Anion-Water Hydrogen Bonding at the Air/Water Interface
Authors: Paul Suranjan , Herbert John
Published: March 2021

Liquid microjet photoelectron spectroscopy is an increasingly common technique to measure vertical ionization energies (VIEs) of aqueous solutes, although the interpretation of these experiments is subject to questions regarding sensitivity to bulk versus interfacial solvation environments. Here, we compute aqueous-phase VIEs for a set of inorganic anions, some of which partition preferentially at the air/water interface, using a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and electronic structure calculations. The results are in excellent agreement with experiment, regardless of whether the simulation data are restricted to ions at the air/water interface or to those in bulk liquid water. Although the computed VIEs are sensitive to ion-water hydrogen bonding, we find that the short-range solvation structure is sufficiently similar in the bulk and interfacial environments that it proves impossible to discriminate between the two on the basis of the VIE, a conclusion that has important implications for the interpretation of liquid-phase photoelectron spectroscopy. More generally, analysis of the simulation data suggests that partitioning of soft anions at the air/water interface is largely a second (or third) solvation shell effect, arising from disruption of water-water hydrogen bonds and not from significant changes in first-shell anion-water hydrogen bonding.
Effectiveness Of 1.2% Simvastatin Gel as an Adjunct to Non-Surgical Therapy in The Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis: A Split Mouth Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Neetika Gupta  , Sherry Verma  , Siddharth Sharma  , Jaipreet Singh Gill  , Aman Khurana  , Stuti Gupta  , Tauqeer-Ul-Nisa  , Arushi Dewan
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that results in bone resorption creating bony defects, which may cause tooth loss. AIM: The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 1.2% Simvastatin gel as an adjunct to non-surgical therapy to treat chronic periodontitis (CP). MATERIALS AND METHOD: 25 patients with 50 sites were categorized into two treatment groups: Scaling and Root Planing plus 1.2% Simvastatin, and Scaling and Root Planing with placebo. Clinical parameters; site-specific plaque index, modified sulcus bleeding index (mSBI), pocket probing depth (PD), and relative attachment level (RAL) were recorded at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months. RESULTS: Mean PD reduction and mean RAL gain was found to be greater in Simvastatin group than the placebo group, at 3, 6, and 9 months. CONCLUSION: Locally delivered Simvastatin was found to be effective in the treatment of chronic periodontitis (CP).
Effect of Air Pollution on the Occurrences and Death of COVID-19
Authors: Debraj Mukhopadhyay  , J. Swaminathan  , Soham Basu  , Sudarshan Ramaswamy  , Arun Kumar Sharma
Published: March 2021

Air contamination continues to be the leading environmental risk factor for all causes of death, leading to substantial years of lives and economic decline adapted to incapacity increased deaths in air pollution in past pandemics, in 1918, Spanish Flu and in 2003 with SARS-CoV-1. The host susceptibility and respiratory virulence are increased and viral clearance is decreased. Therefore, there is a question about the effect of air contamination on the current 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). History and research have until now been concerned with the huge potential consequences of the COVID-19 air pollution pandemic. In order to validate this correlation, more epidemiological and environmental research is necessary. Moreover, countries must leverage air emissions reduction funds to benefit their wellbeing and enhance their possible impact on future pandemics.
Difusión espacio-temporal de muertes por COVID-19 en Argentina
Authors: Leveau Carlos Marcelo
Published: March 2021

Objetivos. Describir la difusión espacio-temporal de las muertes por COVID-19, y analizar sus desigualdades socio-espaciales en la Argentina.

Métodos. Se analizaron las muertes por COVID-19 ocurridas en Argentina al 17 de octubre de 2020 utilizando datos referidos al día, mes y año, y el lugar de residencia. Se utilizó la técnica de escaneo espacio-temporal por permutaciones para detectar la presencia de conglomerados espacio-temporales. Se compararon el nivel de pobreza, densidad poblacional y porcentaje de población adulta mayor entre las áreas pertenecientes a conglomerados de mortalidad alta y las áreas pertenecientes a conglomerados de mortalidad baja.

Resultados. Se detectaron cinco conglomerados de mortalidad alta entre el 21 de marzo y el 27 de agosto en el Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires (AGBA) y noreste de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Los conglomerados de mortalidad baja se localizaron en la periferia del AGBA, desde mediados de septiembre a mediados de octubre, y en el centro y noroeste de la Argentina, entre fines de abril y fines de agosto. Los conglomerados de mortalidad alta se localizaron en áreas con mayor densidad poblacional y mayor porcentaje de población adulta mayor en comparación a los conglomerados de mortalidad baja.

Conclusiones. No se detectaron conglomerados de mortalidad alta entre septiembre y mediados de octubre. Tampoco hemos detectado una difusión espacial de muertes hacia áreas de nivel socioeconómico bajo a nivel nacional. Nuestros resultados apoyan el modelo de difusión de la mortalidad en una primera fase, que afecta a la principal área urbana de la Argentina.
Coronavirus as a Catalyst for Digitalisation and Public-Private Partnership in Medicine
Authors: Yudina T. N. , Balashov A. M.
Published: March 2021

The article focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digitalization and public-private partnerships (PPPs) in medicine. The epidemic of this disease has intensively affected Russia, and the viral economic crisis has highlighted the need for structural reforms in many sectors of the economy, including medicine. The Russian Federation’s budget regularly lacks funds to solve much pressing health care and science problems. In this regard, PPP is of particular interest, promoting better management and higher medical services quality. Therefore, the purpose of the work is to consider the forms of interaction of advanced medical institutions with entrepreneurship, scientific organizations, regional administrations, civil society and the possibility of increasing the potential of such cooperation. A methodological basis of our research was a synergistic approach to scientific knowledge, institutional, cluster, general scientific analysis of sources, which made it possible to establish key aspects of the interaction of agents, and the SWOT analysis method made it possible to show, with some examples, the impact of PPP not only on the development of medical institutions but also on efficiency activities of the company.
Intellectual Property: Issues of Introduction into Circulation
Authors: Kupriyanova L. M. , Sokolinskaya N. E.
Published: March 2021

The article discusses organisational and economical methods of implementing intellectual property into civil circulation. The introduction of intellectual property will be legal and can be used for commercial purposes in the future. The ultimate goal of commercialisation of intellectual property is to profi from scientifi, technical and innovative activities by organising the production of high-tech competitive products. It is necessary to have a qualifid team of managerscapable of developing and implementing the most optimal business strategy, within which a large number of tasks related to market research (marketing and patent research), the formation of a portfolio of intellectual property objects, the choice of economical ways of their maximum legal protection will be solved, as well as the choice and implementation of specifi ways of introducing the IPO into civil circulation, continuous monitoring on the market and, if necessary, the adoption of protective measures.
Estimation of soil carbon stock in some wetlands of the northeastern region of Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Md. Shiful , Rahman Arafat , Murshed Humyra B. , Mohiuddin A.S.M. , Uddin Md. Jashim , Rahman Muhaiminur , Rahman Md. Khalilur
Published: March 2021

An investigation was carried out in some wetland soils of the northeastern region of Bangladesh up to 100 cm depth of both medium high and lowlands to estimate the carbon (C) stock as well as evaluate the impact of anthropogenic activities in these ecosystems. Among these wetland soils, C stock was found to be the highest in Nikli wetland (4.5 Tg), succeeded by Hakaluki (4.0 Tg), Hail (2.8 Tg) and Balai wetland soils (2.5 Tg). The C stock was higher in the medium low land sites in contrast to medium high land sites. The soil reaction, bulk density, nitrogen content, soil carbon-nitrogen dynamics and soil organic carbon (SOC) storage were investigated in the studied sites as well in different vertical scales. Among the investigated wetland soils, Hakaluki wetland stored greater amount of SOC in the deeper soil layers whereas an inverse relationship between soil depth and SOC storage was noted for rest of the wetlands. Moreover, C stock in basin regions was gradually lessening in greater magnitude which may lead to higher carbonaceous gas emissions. Management practices including restoration of the drained agricultural land-use types to flooded conditions, balanced fertilization along with organic manure and water management practices should be adopted to restore these wetland soils as a C sink from the C source.
Effects of compost quality from non-dairy creamer sewage sludge-solid compost biogas-rice husk char on bok choy mustard (Brassica rapa L.)
Authors: Andrianto Kurniawan , Simanjuntak Bistok Hasiholan , Herawati Maria Marina
Published: March 2021

Non-dairy creamer sewage sludge (NDCSS) has high organic matter and nutrients for compost production but NDCSS has a problem for the composting process because it has high moisture and slurry form. Therefore, the composting process of NDCSS requires mixing of other organic materials such as solid compost biogas (SCB) and rice husk char (RHC). Therefore, this study aims to determine the chemical properties of compost from a mixture combination of NDCSS, SCB, and RHC, and to assess compost quality as organic fertilizer from a mixture combination of NDCSS, SCB, and RHC through growth and yield of bok choy mustard (Brassica rapa L). Experiments were carried out in greenhouses from March to September 2019. The research treatment consisted of 7 treatments mixture combination of NDCSS, SCB, and RHC for the composting process, and each treatment was repeated 4 times. The composting process is carried out by anaerobic or fermentation methods. The research layout was used as a randomized complete block design (RCBD). The NDCSS can produce compost with the highest N content, while the RHC will produce compost with the highest P. The mixture combination of NDCSS, SCB, RHC, and the mixture combination of SCB and RC will produce compost with the highest K content. Compost from NDCSS produces the best organic fertilizer because it is able to make the best biomass wet weight and dry weight of bok choy mustard biomass.
Growth and yield of Bangi (Cucumis melo L.) in charland agriculture affected by micronutrients
Authors: Sarwar A.K.M. Golam , Jannat-E-Tajkia  , Chanda Sontosh Chandra , Ashrafuzzaman Md.
Published: March 2021

Bangi (Cucumis melo L.) is an important short duration summer fruit crop, it is rich in vitamins and minerals, facilitated to protect from hidden hunger. To expedite the growth attributes and fruit yield of Bangi through micronutrient application for the Charland Agriculture, an experiment was conducted at the farmer’s (Charland) field in two locations viz., Sadar and Belkuchi upazilas of Sirajgong district, Bangladesh. The crop was cultivated following farmer’s management practices in mada(s)/pits (spacing 3.5 m × 3.5 m) in RCBD design with 3 replications. Two fertilizer doses as control (farmers practice; cow dung + NPK) and improved practice (farmers practice + micronutrients), were used as experimental treatments. The application of micronutrients enhanced plant length and other growth descriptors and fruit yield as well; however, locations did not affect the studied descriptors except the number of secondary branches plant–1 and leaf characters. The plant length varied from 148.6 cm to 321.7 cm, the fruit yield (number plant–1) almost quadrupled and size more than double due to improved practice (with micronutrients) resulting in 4–5 times increase the farmer's profit compared to conventional (farmers) practices. Further research on the effect of micronutrients on nutritional quality enhancement (Biofortification) and self-life is suggested for better understanding and nutritional quality improvement processes of Bangi through nutrient management.
An overview of urban-bridge construction in Bangkok metropolitan area, Thailand
Authors: Kanjanun Kitisak , Bin Yan , Katawaethwarag Sakda
Published: March 2021

Nowadays, The Bangkok Metropolitan Area (B.M.A.), Thailand, has proliferation economic and population growth that it was predicted the traffic would increase. Bridge engineering becomes one essential part of an infrastructure that meets the needs able to facilitate and rapidly the itinerary to connect the network of land transportation efficiently and turn into crucial development. The focus of the review is to present the case studies of a bridge construction technology of the urban area, that was built in B.M.A. This paper provides a history of the development of bridge construction projects with emerging technology bridge construction in B.M.A., Thailand, by searching for information and research. It describes the engineering background, design concept, structural form, summarises the significant to use bridge construction of the development that would be a benefit to choose the technology that has been appropriate with a bridge construction project in B.M.A. or other similar areas.
Preventing the wind-induced vibration of arches during construction
Authors: Taylor Zachary J. , Smith Andrew W. , Gradeen Aaron G. , Love J. Shayne , Larose Guy L.
Published: March 2021

Arches are the most prominent architectural feature of tied-arch bridges and offer a dramatic visual impact. Arches rarely exhibit aerodynamic instabilities once tied to the bridge deck; however, during construction they typically have low fundamental frequencies, low inherent structural damping and low mass. This combination makes them especially vulnerable to wind-induced vibrations. The three-dimensionality of the arch shape is best examined through aeroelastic model wind tunnel testing as opposed to sectional model based approaches. In many cases vortex-induced oscillations have been observed for certain discrete stages of arch construction. In some cases, the loads induced by these vortex-induced oscillations can be tolerated by the structure; however, in other cases the responses can be sufficiently large that they must be prevented. Therefore, to prevent vortex-induced oscillations of the arches during construction, different damping strategies have been employed. Two practical methods that have been recently deployed include: (i) an in- line cable damper attached by a cable to the arch and anchored to a firm foundation, and (ii) tuned mass dampers (TMD). In this paper a background on the sources of wind-induced vibrations is presented along with methods to predict the response followed by several mitigation strategies.
Resilience evaluation and recovery time estimation in multi-storey building models
Authors: Asakawa Takeshi , Saito Shota , Oda Nanami
Published: March 2021

Time history response analyses under a large-scaled earthquake in 5 multi-story building structural models including seismically isolated structures that were designed based on Japanese building standards are performed. And specific examples of performance degradation and recovery time of those building structural models were shown in linking the concept of resilience to building design. Then, the influence of residual deformation at seismic isolation floor on resilience was described and the limitation of damage parts in the structure and the installation of a monitoring system to shorten the recovery time and increase resilience, were introduced.
Application of risk management system (GRDR) on Chilean tunnels La Pólvora and Subway Line 3 Santiago
Authors: Valenzuela Matías A. , Garrido Christopher , Castro Ruben , Peña-Fritz Alvaro , Moraga Paola , Alvarez Flavio
Published: March 2021

During last 5 years, the Ministry of Public Works and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso are developing a Risk Management System applied in several road infrastructures called GRDR. This methodology is focus on the inspection on: 1. Structures in order to identify the vulnerability; 2. environmental conditions with the aim to identify the exposure and hazard. The relations between these indexes use an algorithm to apply the weight on the parameters. Currently, the deterministics inspection use a comprehensive management program provides an index of vulnerability (Performance indicators) in structures as bridges and pavements. But it is not included the hazard or exposure index. This paper delivers the first index of hazards and exposure related with seismic, flooding and fire threat applied on the Risk Management System (GRDR), with an implementation on two main Chilean structures, namely: La Pólvora Tunnel T3, a medium long span structure, located at the Region Valparaiso, in the maritime and urban area exposed in the last years an earthquakes and fire hazards, and Subway Line 3, located in Santiago, the new station in service during 2018 with a high users and hazard by earthquake and flooding.
Development of Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety in Australasia
Authors: Fordyce Mike , Caprani Colin
Published: March 2021

Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety – Australasia (CROSS-AUS) is the confidential reporting system established in Australasia in 2018 to capture and share lessons learned from structural safety issues which might not otherwise get public recognition. It builds on the success of CROSS- UK, the unique UK based system which has been operating since 2005 and is part of a growing network of CROSS programmes internationally. There has been interest in CROSS in Australia for many years and CROSS-AUS would like to see this interest now extended into New Zealand. Ultimately the intention is to have a global freely available database to be used by the construction industry anywhere to improve the safety of their buildings, structures, and national infrastructure. The paper will describe the processes used by CROSS and provide examples of instances where beneficial changes have resulted.
Two important bridges protected from earthquake by extremely big sliding pendulum isolators
Authors: Marioni Agostino , Dalpedri Roberto , Banfi Marco , Cai Carla
Published: March 2021

The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River currently under construction in Bangladesh and is one of the most important projects in the whole south east Asia with a total length of 6150 m. The maximum design vertical load reaches 98725 kN.

The Holtekamp Bridge is a steel road bridge with 2 main spans of 150 m and 2 lateral spans of 75 for a total length of 450 m. The bridge is isolated by use of sliding pendulum isolators having a maximum vertical load capacity at ULS of 54915 kN.

In both cases the isolators are double sliding surface type but with a different approach about the central articulation. The paper aims to put in evidence the difference in behaviour of the 2 types of pendulum, analysing both the theoretical approach and the test results with a special focus over the adopted solution for perform the test on a device which exceed the capacity of aby existing laboratory.
Creating parametric design workflows for rapid conceptual design and optioneering
Authors: Tien Chong Alecs Kak , Chen John , Tapley Mike , Crolla Kristof
Published: March 2021

Complex, large span structures including roofs and footbridges are functional structures and are often presented as works of art or sculpture to complement the surrounding landscape. The design process of architectural large span structures or footbridges require architects and engineers to collaborate closely to co-create visually appealing and structurally efficient forms that serve the aesthetic, functional and economical objectives. In the co-creation process, a rapid turnaround is often expected. However, a tool that links form exploration and engineering is lacking; a tool that allows exploration of parametric forms quickly with instantaneous engineering and physical feedback to assess feasibility of the concept.

This paper presents a journey of exploration in developing workflows and associated tools in the digital virtual space that allows collaboration, co-creation between architects and engineers so as to work seamlessly in creating structurally efficient, functional yet architectural pleasing structures.
Sustainable infrastructures: aeroelastic response of a pedestrian suspension bridge made of wood and hemp cables.
Authors: Rizzo Fabio , Brando Giuseppe , Tamburrano Federica , Fusero Paolo
Published: March 2021

The paper discusses the structural behaviour and the aeroelastic response of a wooden bridge suspended with hemp cables. Recent developments now allow the use of natural and more sustainable materials for space structures, in place of traditional materials such as steel or concrete. In the case of infrastructures this can be very convenient because large infrastructure sizes can lead to a favourable cost/benefit ratio. Even though traditional materials such as wood or hemp were used for colossal engineering works in the past, currently they need to be tested more and more, in order to update existing standards and codes. The case study discussed in this paper is a single- span pedestrian suspension bridge, 250 m in length and with a deck chord equal to 12 m. It is located on a seafront in the centre of Italy. The two towers are approximately 32 m in height and are cable- stayed.
Structural design of an over-track building with mid-story isolation
Authors: Nakamizo Daiki , Kimura Seiya , Koitabashi Yuichi
Published: March 2021

In order to use urban space effectively in Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), over-track buildings (built over railways), are becoming increasingly popular in Japan. From a construction and structural design point of view, the basement structure just beneath railways generally cannot be built while railway operations continue (interruption to operations is not permitted, In general).

This paper presents the structural design of a mid-story isolated high-rise building constructed over railways in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The paper shows, not only the philosophy of the system, but also the structural design, full-scale experiments, and evaluation of the performance in each structural element. The authors believe that such a structural design will be one of the effective solutions to the over-track building.
Simplified models to represent human effects on floor dynamic properties
Authors: Setareh Mehdi
Published: March 2021

Human activities such as walking, jogging, and running can cause excessive floor vibrations in buildings, footbridges, etc. It is known that humans act as dynamic systems modifying floor properties. A series of vibration tests with a number of human subjects were conducted on test floors through which the human dynamic properties were measured using simplified single and two- degrees-of-freedom models by minimizing the error between the predicted and measured resonance frequencies and resonance frequency response functions. The tests were conducted with the human subjects in standing, sitting, and bent-knees postures. The resulting models were used to predict the floor resonance frequencies and damping ratios. These values were found to be close to those from the measurements which validated the simplified human models used.
The Effect of Islamic Work Ethics on Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intentions of Islamic Microfinance in Pekalongan
Authors: Caniago Siti Aminah , Mustoko Denny
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of Islamic work ethics on job satisfaction, turnover intentions and organizational commitment and its three dimensions: affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment. This method of analysis used a simple regression to determine the relationship of independent variables and dependent variables. The analysis used descriptive analysis to present the main characteristic of the samples. Islamic work ethic used instrument developed by Ali, job satisfaction was measured by Dubinsky and Harleyâ€™s instruments, organizational commitment used instrument by Bozeman, Perrine, Meyer and the turnover intentions adapted by previous research, Home and Griffith. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed using softwareStatistical Pakage for the Social Sciences (SPSS)16.0. This research selects 10 Islamic microfinances in Pekalongan city.  Results show that Islamic Work Ethic is positive significant related to job satisfaction, affective commitment, continuance commitment, normative commitment, and negative influence related to turnover intention variable. From this research, the application of Islamic Work Ethics was a solution to job satisfaction and organizational commitment and less contributes to turnover intention.
Pesantren and Tolerance: Looking at the Faces of Santri Tolerance in Babakan Ciwaringin Cirebon
Authors: Auliya Hilyatul , Abubakar H Syarif , Maliki Noval
Published: March 2021

This study seeks to capture understanding of tolerance among santris in Babakan Islamic boarding school in Ciwaringin, Cirebon. Based on the findings of various research institutions which state that the Indonesian young generation turns out to have an alarming tolerance level, we try to target santris who have the same age range as respondents from PPIM Jakarta, for example. The method used in this study is quantitative descriptive with the help of SPSS 23.0 for windows as a calculation tool. The total population of santri in three schools is 4108, and the sample taken is 843 or about 20% of the population. The results of the study showed that understanding tolerance among santri in the Babakan Ciwaringin Cirebon boarding school was very high.
Religious Communication in Digital Public Sphere
Authors: Al-Zaman Md. Sayeed
Published: March 2021

The interrelationship among religious communities in a particular society is complex. On many occasions, one community becomes dominant owing to several societal factors, and other communities remain on the edge. Religion in Bangladesh has a complex history. Besides, digital media as a new phenomenon has met religion recently, although this issue is often overlooked. As a result, no formal academic endeavor is seen in Bangladesh to date which focuses on the emerging digital Islamic public sphere and online religious communication. The present study tries to bridge this gap. Through careful observation of the digital public, their used contents, and produced cases of contestation, this article finds some exclusive communication patterns. First, communication among religious communities is unequal where Muslims dominate the discourse. Second, Islamic contents are more frequent in cyberspace than the contents of other religions. Third, Muslims produce digital media-based disinformation to marginalize religious minorities in both online and offline spheres.
Authors: Haryati Tri Astutik , Zuhri Amat , Marom Naelil
Published: March 2021

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memahami secara mendalam pemikiran Nurcholish Madjid tentang kalimatun sawa’ sebagai dasar toleransi beragama. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah Hermeneutika Paul Ricoeur. Pokok permasalahan yang akan dikaji meliputi teori interpretasi dalam hermeneutika Paul Ricoeur, pemikiran Nurcholish Madjid tentang kalimatun sawa’, serta aplikasi teori interpretasi dalam memahami kalimatun sawa’. Melalui pemahaman tersebut diharapkan dapat ditemukan pemaknaan kalimatun sawa’ sekaligus kontribusinya bagi toleransi beragama di Indonesia.
RESERVES FOR INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS DURING A CAPITAL REPAIR
Authors: Korol Oleg , Plotnikov Andrej
Published: March 2021

The problem of energy efficiency in multi-apartment residential buildings (hereinafter - MKB) arises as a result of changes in the legal and regulatory framework of the Russian Federation, which is adapting to it. In this regard, it becomes necessary to bring the condition of buildings in line with the newly introduced requirements, including those related to energy efficiency. The solution to this problem can be achieved due to the identified organizational, technical and economic reserves and energy efficient measures implemented in practice during the operation and overhaul of MKB.
DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR PREVENTION OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF AN INDUSTRIAL NATURE AT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
Authors: Degaev Evgeniy
Published: March 2021

This work considers emergencies, the sources of which are man-made accidents directly at transport infrastructure facilities. Emergency situations were predicted with the calculation of possible damage and loss. Recommendations were developed to minimize design (calculated) threats and their impact on the life and health of people, property and the transport structure itself.
Interactions between learner’s beliefs, behaviour and environment in online learning: Path analysis
Authors: Abouzeid Enjy , O'Rourke Rebecca , El-Wazir Yasser , Hassan Nahla , Ra'oof Rabab Abdel , Roberts Trudie
Published: March 2021

Introduction: Although, several factors have been identified as significant determinants in online learning, the human interactions with those factors and their effect on academic achievement are not fully elucidated. This study aims to determine the effect of self-regulated learning (SRL) on achievement in online learning through exploring the relations and interaction of the conception of learning, online discussion, and the e-learning experience.
Methods: A non-probability convenience sample of 128 learners in the Health Professions Education program through online learning filled-out three self-reported questionnaires to assess SRL strategies, the conception of learning, the quality of e-Learning experience and online discussion. A scoring rubric was used to assess the online discussion contributions. A path analysis model was developed to examine the effect of self-regulated learning on achievement in online learning through exploring the relations and interaction among the other factors.
Results: Path analysis showed that SRL has a statistically significant relationship with the quality of e-learning experience, and the conception of learning. On the other hand, there was no correlation with academic achievement and online discussion. However, academic achievement did show a correlation with online discussion.
Conclusion: The study showed a dynamic interaction between the students’ beliefs and the surrounding environment that can significantly and directly affect their behaviour in online learning. Moreover, online discussion is an essential activity in online learning.
Pastoral neoconservadora ma non troppo: RCC e CEBs
Authors: Iulianelli Jorge Atílio Silva
Published: March 2021

Parafraseando Nélson Rodrigues, o óbvio foi feito para ser dito. O desenvolvimento do Pentecostalismo Autônomo e o da Renovação Carismática no Brasil foram simultâneos.
AS CEBs na “estação da seca”
Authors: Bakker Nicolau João
Published: March 2021

Muito já foi dito sobre as CEBs. Vale a pena voltar ao assunto?
Evangelização e erradicação da pobreza
Authors: Vigil José Maria
Published: March 2021

Felizmente, quando a ONU se refere à erradicação da pobreza, nin­guém pergunta: “Mas o que é a pobreza?” nem “Seriam talvez os ricos os verdadeiros pobres?”
Temas-chave para um referencial ético-político: Corporeidade - Sujeito - Mercado
Authors: Assmann Hugo
Published: March 2021

Neste texto procuro continuar e, de certo modo, reenglobar uma li­nha de pensamento desenvolvida numa série de publicações anteriores.
Contribuições da Teologia na luta contra a exclusão social
Authors: Sung Jung Mo
Published: March 2021

Microprocessadores do tamanho de um cartão de crédito com um quarto de bilhão de transístores, computadores baseados na optoeletrônica e sensíveis ao comando oral, mecanismos de transmissão de infor­mações cuja velocidade é medida em trilhões de bits (menor medida de informação) por segundo, densa megarrede global de fibras óticas, co­nexões satelitais, elos sem fio e circuitos de imagem digital envolvendo o planeta: estes são alguns aceleradores do movimento de mutação da nossa civilização.
Modeling of doubly fed induction generator based wind energy conversion system and speed controller
Authors: HAİLE Endalew , WORKU Getachew , BEYENE Asrat Mulatu , TUKA Milkias
Published: March 2021

In this paper, modeling of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind energy conversion system (WECS) and generator speed controller are presented. The System Identification Toolbox of MatLab is used to develop the linear model of the WECS by considering the wind speed as input and speed of the generator as output. Two models, namely Auto Regressive with eXogenous Input (ARX) and Auto-Regressive Moving Average with eXogenous Input (ARMAX), are estimated. We used the ARX221 model structure with the best fit of 84.31%, Final Prediction Error (FPE) of 0.0433 and Mean Square Error (MSE) of 0.0432. The Ziegler-Nichols (Z-N) method and the fuzzy logic technique are employed in the proportional integral derivative (PID) controller design to control the speed of the generator. The classical Z-N PID used for the responses of the system is observed to be insufficient for both uniform and variable inputs, hence, a better response has been obtained by applying the fuzzy logic-based PID controller. The present study proves that the fuzzy logic based control enhances the speed regulation of generator in the WECS by overcoming the effect of varying wind speed.
Back Pages IJReSES Vol. 16, No. 2 (2019)
Authors: Editor Journal
Published: March 2021

Back Pages IJReSES Vol. 16, No. 2 (2019)
MONITORING MODEL OF LAND COVER CHANGE FOR THE INDICATION OF DEVEGETATION AND REVEGETATION USING SENTINEL-2
Authors: Arifin Samsul , Kartika Tatik
Published: March 2021

IInformation on land cover change is very important for various purposes, including the monitoring of changes for environmental sustainability. The objective of this study is to create a monitoring model of land cover change for the indication of devegetation and revegetation usingdata fromSentinel-2 from 2017 to 2018 of the Brantas watershed.This is one of the priority watersheds in Indonesia, so it is necessary to observe changes in its environment, including land cover change. Such change can be detected using remote sensing data. The method used is a hybrid between Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI) and Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) which aims to detect land changes with a focus on devegetationand revegetation by determining the threshold value for vegetation index (ΔNDVI) and open land index (ΔNBR).The study found that the best thresholds to detect revegetation were ΔNDVI > 0.0309 and ΔNBR < 0.0176 and to detect devegetation ΔNDVI < -0.0206 and ΔNBR > 0.0314.It is concluded that Sentinel-2 data can be used to monitor land changes indicating devegetation and revegetation with established NDVI and NBR threshold conditions.
DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SURFACE URBAN COOL ISLAND USING THERMAL INFRARED IMAGERY OF SALATIGA CITY, INDONESIA
Authors: Dewantoro Bayu Elwanto Bagus , Mahyatar Panji , Hayani Wafiq Nur
Published: March 2021

The detection and monitoring of the dynamics of urban micro-climatesneeds to be performedeffectively, efficiently, consistently and sustainably inan effort to improve urban resilience to suchphenomena. Thermal remote sensing posesses surface thermal energy detection capabilities which can be converted into surface temperatures and utilised to analyse the urban micro-climate phenomenon overlarge areas, short periods of time, and at low cost. This paper studies the surface urban cool island (SUCI) effect, the reverse phenomenon of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect, in an effort to provide cities with resistance to the urban microclimate phenomenon.The study also aims to detect urban micro-climate phenomena, and to calculate the intensity and spatial distribution of SUCI. The methods used include quantitative-descriptive analysis of remote sensing data, including LST extraction, spectral transformation, multispectral classification for land cover mapping, and statistical analysis. The results show that the urban micro-climate phenomenon in the form of SUHI in the middle of the city of Salatiga is due to the high level of building density in the area experiencing the effect, which mostly has a normal surface temperature based on the calculation of the threshold, while the relative SUCI occurs at the edge of the city. SUCI intensity in Salatiga ranges between -6.71°C and0°C and is associated with vegetation.