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Estimating Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Arbutus Pavarii Extracts
Authors: Hebail Fatma , Rahouma Khayriya , Muftah Amal , Aldroujee Aisha , Elghmasi Sana
Published: January 2024

The primary aim of the current study was to evaluate and compare antioxidant activity in leaves and flowers extracts of arbutus pavarii. For the purpose, the antioxidant potential of crude methanol extracts of arbutus pavarii was screened in vitro using reducing power, phosphor molybdenum assay, and radical scavenging activity by employing DPPH, NO, .OH methods as well as ferric thiocyanate (FTC) and thiobarbituric acid (TBA) tests to confirm the antioxidant potential of these extracts. Resultantly, it was confirmed that the leaves extract (LE) has displayed higher reducing ability compared with flowers extract (FE). The maximum antioxidant activity was found it in leaves methanol extract (199.38±12.73 mg of ascorbic acid/g of dry weight). The Methanolic LE was able to reduce the DPPH concentration with an IC50 of 1.09 ± mg/mL, which was noticeable stronger (P < 0.01) than that of the positive control (ascorbic acid), (IC50 = 0.01 ± 1.6 mg/mL) and FE (IC50= 1.25 ± mg/mL) as well. The LE showed slightly inhibited .OH radical (IC50, 0.78 mg/mL) compared with FE (IC50, 0.91 mg/ml). The obtained results of this investigation indicated the usefulness of utilization of arbutus pavarii leaves as a reliable source of antioxidants for nutritive and industrial purposes.
Phonolette: a grapheme-to-phoneme converter for French
Authors: Calderone Basilio , Hathout Nabil , Bonami Olivier
Published: January 2024

L’article présente Phonolette, un phonologiseur du français, capable de prédire une transcription phonologique d’un mot à partir de sa représentation orthographique. Phonolette est basé sur une architecture LSTM bidirectionnelle. Le protocole d’apprentissage de Phonolette combine les formes orthographiques du lexique GLÀFF et les transcriptions phonologiques de Flexique. Deux jeux de données ont été utilisés : l’intersection des entrées de GLÀFF et de Flexique ; la même intersection, mais en conservant seulement les formes qui ont une graphotactique française. Les résultats obtenus sont prometteurs. La précision est de 97,82 % sur le jeu complet et de 98,11 % sur le jeu réduit.
New horizons in digital anthropology. Innovation for understanding humanity
Authors:   UNESCO
Published: January 2024

This publication offers a comprehensive global view of the innovations in the field of digital anthropology and its potential to inform ethical and inclusive decision-making. Our research involves in-depth qualitative studies conducted across the globe. The report highlights global and regional innovation themes, identifies future opportunities for growth and impact, and provides actionable insights for policy makers, academics and private sector leaders. UNESCO Catno: 0000382647 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000382647
Mapping gender studies and research in Egypt. Current status and future prospects
Authors:   UNESCO
Published: January 2024

This study investigates and analyses the role of academic and non–academic research and studies on gender for the time period 2013-2020. It combines both quantitative and qualitative research methods to create and analyse an inventory of gender programs, gender research and gender studies in higher education institutions, women’s associations and research centres in Egypt. It sheds the light and offer conclusions on the challenge of turning academic research on gender into action plans and concrete policies to help reduce inequality gaps and achieve Egypt’s vision for women empowerment. UNESCO catno: 0000387859 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000387859
PREDICTION OF SKINCARE SALES TURNOVER USING THE SUPPORT VECTOR METHOD AT THE WIDYA MSGLOW SIDOARJO COMPANY
Authors: Oktaviana Isbirotin  , Wiwiet Herulambang  , Rahmawati Febrifyaning Tias  , Rangsang  , Ahmadi
Published: January 2024

Every entrepreneur will certainly follow technological developments in the business world. MsGlow is one of theskincare businesses. The skincare business is one of the businesses that must compete with rapid and complexchanges, and this very competitive makes business people have to think of strategies for business continuity in orderto compete and also survive. One way that can be done is to utilize existing sales data. The importance of fast andprecise operational data processing, information system facilities can be an alternative to solving problems in dataprocessing, minimizing errors and accelerating the data processing process. As the number of sales transactionsincreases, there will be a buildup of data that has not been processed optimally. With the above problems, aforecasting system was created that can forecast skincare sales turnover using the Support Vector Machine (SVM)method. In this study, turnover in several areas will be forecasted. The kernel function variations used in SupportVector Machine (SVM) are RBF, Linear, and, Polynomial Degree 2. The results obtained from this research trialshow that the overall forecasting model is good. The accuracy of the three areas obtained with the RBF kernel has arelatively good MAPE. In the accuracy test to predict skincare sales turnover, the three areas got a fairly goodaccuracy value of 94.46%. In the Sidoarjo area, it is predicted that there will be a lot of decrease in turnover in 2023-2024.
DETECTION DIABETIC RETINOPATHY WITH SUPERVISED LEARNING
Authors: Whardana Adithya Kusuma , Rantelinggi Parma Hadi
Published: January 2024

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication that occurs in people with diabetes mellitus. Diabetic retinopathy damage is characterized in the blood vessel system in the layer at the back of the eye, especially in tissues that respond to light. This research aims to detect diabetic retinopathy early by using SVM and Random forest. SVM is a classification technique that divides the input space into two classes. Random Forest is a supervised learning algorithm that utilizes a collection of decision trees trained using the bagging method. This research uses datasets from diaretdb1 and messidor to evaluate the performance of both methods. The diaretdb1 dataset consists of 178 data points with the diagnosis of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Non-Diabetic Retinopathy. In addition, the messidor dataset consists of 105 data points with the diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy and Non-Diabetic Retinopathy. Experimental results on the diaretdb1 dataset showed that SVM achieved 88% accuracy, while Random Forest achieved 91% accuracy. Similarly, on the messidor dataset, SVM achieved 80% accuracy, while Random Forest achieved 85% accuracy.
Delivery Systems with an Electronic Element
Authors: Koutná Gabriela , Vysloužil Jakub , Kubová Kateřina
Published: January 2024

Delivery systems with an electronic element can be classified as one of the last few decades' most modern and innovative pharmaceutical systems. Incorporating an electronic/digital element offers several advantages, such as the possibility of the precise timing of the drug released in the desired location of the gastrointestinal tract, collection of biometric data, or indisputable proof of the patient's adherence to therapy. Currently, it is possible to observe the development of the field in two main directions. The first one is using these systems in conjunction with the controlled release principle in absorption and general pharmacokinetic studies of new substances. The second direction is digital monitoring of therapy adherence. This brief overview briefly mentions the field's history, brings information about the two main branches, and states the essential systems of both branches and their use.
Johan August Strindberg – Chemist
Authors: Novák Miroslav
Published: January 2024

An eminent Swedish author and playwright abandoned literary activities and began to pursue scientific interests, especially chemistry, during the period of his personal crisis, which he called inferno. He created a special approach, called by him unitary chemistry (chimie unitaire), according to which all substances are composed of hydrogen units. On the basis of the unitary chemistry, he described atoms and molecules as combinations of arbitrary other substances while maintaining the same atomic or molecular weights. His views on composition and preparation of sulfur and iodine, and especially his famous attempt to produce gold, are described as examples.
Application of Spectral and Separation Methods to Assess the Quality of White Mustard (Sinapis alba L.)
Authors: Endlová Lenka , Vrbovský Viktor , Rychlá Andrea
Published: January 2024

Quality parameters (glucosinolate content, oil and fatty acid composition) of white mustard seeds and leaves were evaluated. The total glucosinolate content in the mustard seeds was higher than that in the leaves, and sinalbine was found to be the main glucosinolate in both cases. Analysis of the fatty acid content of the oil showed that erucic acid was predominant in the older genetic sources, while the new white mustard varieties contained less erucic acid. The results obtained showed that Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy can be used for routine evaluation of samples and for pre-screening purposes in white mustard breeding programmes.
Start-Up of New Cyclohexylamine and Dicyclohexylamine Plants at BC MCHZ Ostrava and at The Wanhua Plant, Yantai, China
Authors: Pašek Josef , Dvořák Bohumír , Dluhoš Libor
Published: January 2024

The development and realization of cyclo- and dicyclohexylamine technologies at MCHZ Ostrava from the 1970s to the present, in which the production plant is a part of the Wanhua-BorsodChem Group, is described. In the course of more than fifty years of development, the production of cyclohexylamine (CHA) has increased by two orders of magnitude. With the introduction of the scrubbing of NH3 from the circulation gases, hydrogen has been saved. The quality of both amines has increased, their yield being more than 99.0%. The production of CHA by hydrogenation of aniline is accelerated by a special, very active and selective cobalt catalyst with a long service life of approximately 20 years.
Harold Rugg's Social Studies in Alberta
Authors: Von Heyking Amy
Published: January 2024

This historical inquiry analyzes the appeal of Harold Rugg’s social reconstructionist social studies for Alberta educators in the 1930s. It demonstrates why and how this small, rural province adapted Rugg’s curriculum, a program and resources he developed to guide American students’ understanding of what he called “the American problem.” It identifies key elements of Rugg’s program, including its philosophical orientation and its practical teaching resources that were particularly appealing to educational leaders. The inquiry identifies legacies of the origins of the program for the provincial social studies curriculum.
Keywords: Social studies, Harold Rugg, social reconstructionism, curriculum reform, Alberta
Cette enquête historique analyse l'attrait des études sociales reconstructionnistes de Harold Rugg pour les éducateurs de l'Alberta dans les années 1930. Elle démontre pourquoi et comment cette petite province rurale a adapté le curriculum de Rugg, un programme et des ressources qu'il a développés pour aider les élèves américains à comprendre ce qu'il appelait "le problème américain". Elle identifie les éléments clés du programme de Rugg, notamment son orientation philosophique et ses ressources pédagogiques pratiques qui attiraient particulièrement les leadeurs en éducation. L'enquête identifie les retombées des origines du programme sur le programme provincial d'études sociales.
Mots clés : études sociales, Harold Rugg, reconstruction sociale, réfonte du curriculum, Alberta
The Impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies on the Traditional Banking System
Authors: ACAR Murat , KAYA Muhammed Veysel
Published: January 2024

This paper critically analyzes the potential impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on the traditional banking system, considering the increasing global attention these central bank-issued digital currencies are receiving. The objective is to provide insights into the disruptions, opportunities, and challenges that traditional banks may face with the introduction of CBDCs. Examining factors such as disintermediation risks, the possibility of heightened digital dollarization, shifts in demand for bank services, and concerns regarding data security and privacy, the research significantly contributes to the ongoing discourse on the future of banking in the digital currency era. Policymakers, central banks, financial institutions, and researchers stand to benefit from the anticipated valuable outcomes of this study, enabling them to better understand potential implications and formulate effective strategies for navigating the evolving landscape shaped by both CBDCs and the traditional banking system.
Yapay Zekâ ve Makine Öğreniminin Sigorta Sektörüne Etkisi
Authors: ÖZÜDOĞRU Haşim , SÖNMEZ Said Sami
Published: January 2024

Yapay zekâ ve makine öğrenimi insan zekâsına benzer öğrenme yetenekleri kazandıran teknolojilerdir. Bu tür yenilikçi teknolojiler, sigorta sektörünün iş yapma şeklini radikal olarak değiştirmekle birlikte işlemlerin hızlı gerçekleştirilmesi, gelişmiş güvenlik uygulamaları ve her zaman erişilebilir olma yönleriyle yeni fırsatlar sunmaktadır. Bu teknolojilerin kullanımı, veri analizi, risk değerlendirmesi, poliçe fiyatlandırması, hasar tespiti ve müşteri ilişkileri gibi birçok alanı doğrudan etkilemektedir. Bu sayede sigorta şirketleri büyük miktardaki veriyi daha etkili bir şekilde analiz etme imkanına sahip olacaklardır. Hasar tespiti konusunda ileri görüntü işleme teknikleri ve algoritmalara dayalı analizleri, hasar tespitinin değerlendirilmesini hızlandırmaktadır. Bu çalışma, yapay zekâ ve makine öğreniminin sigorta sektöründe etkili bir biçimde kullanılmasının, avantajlı bir durum yaratabileceği ve özellikle müşteri ilişkileri yönetiminde daha etkili olacağı ortaya konulmaktadır. Ayrıca bu çalışma akademik araştırmalara ve sektör uygulayıcılarına ışık tutacaktır.
A Review on VLSI Aspects of Error Detection and Correction on SOCs
Authors: Wamankar Rajni , Raghuwanshi Prof. Ashish
Published: January 2024

The implementation of error detection and correction codes on system on chip (SOC) is one of the key challenges in VLSI design owing to the fact that SOCs are often limited in terms of computation power and memory. Turbo codes is a category of error detection and correction codes which have moderate complexity but exhibit a steep descent in the error floor. The name is derived from the fact that two decoders try to simultaneously decode the encoded sequence of bits synonymous with the turbo engines. This paper presents a VLSI perspective and comprehensive review on need of error detection and correction. The emphasis has been laid on the error detection and correction employing the turbo encoding mechanism. The turbo encoding mechanism has been chosen as the baseline technique as it shows adherence to the Shannon’s limit while exhibiting a steep plummet in the error rate, in the error rate even at low SNR values. The important features of the turbo encoding-decoding process has been cited with explanations. A review of the various categories of turbo codes and similar approaches has been presented. Salient features of contemporary work have been cited. Keywords: Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI), Error Detection and Correction, Trustworthiness, Turbo Codes, Shannon’s Limit.
JK Tyre Product Matrix
Authors: Mourya Mr. Ashokkumar Baburam , Farooqui Prof. Zakir A , Kshirsagar Dr.Ashwini
Published: January 2024

At its core, JK Tyre’s philosophy embodies a relentless focus on enhancing shareholder value and upholding the highest standards of ethical business conduct. The Company’s unwavering commitment to these ideals is reflected in its comprehensive Code of Corporate Ethics and Conduct, which serves as a powerful statement of its dedication to excellence in all interactions with all Product range. KEYWORDS – JK Tyrre , Tyre,PCR, TBB, TBR.
The Spillover Effect: The Gaza Conflict and Potential Ramifications to the Western Balkans
Authors: Vuksanovic Vuk
Published: January 2024

This report outlines potential security and geopolitical risks for the Western Balkans stemming from the war in Gaza. While none of these security challenges are inevitable, they are possible. Depending on whether the conflict in Gaza continues in its current form or whether it escalates in intensity and number of the belligerents, there are at least three potential ramifications for the Western Balkans. The first concerns the potential radicalisation in the local Muslim communities involving anti-Semitism and acts of violence that could disrupt harmony between local religious communities. The second concerns the risk that if the conflict expands to engulf Iran and Hezbollah and potentially other regional actors, there is a risk that this security rivalry between Middle Eastern players like Israel and Iran will spread to the Western Balkans. Thirdly, depending on the geographical scope and duration of the conflict, there is a potentially high risk of a new refugee crisis impacting the region.
Finite Element Method Analysis of Potential Shaft Breakage in Truck Wheel Drive Due to Initial Crack
Authors: Fauzan  , Niaci Sarah , Afandi Rahmad , Hikma Nasution Zaim
Published: January 2024

The need for truck transportation in the city of Langsa is increasing. This is because the residents of Langsa use trucks as a means of transporting palm oil from plantations. Engine component failures are often experienced in every mechanical construction, and these failures are marked by the breaking of these engine components. Cracks become one of the potential sources of failure in the machine structure. There is a need to detect cracks in the shaft at an early stage to prevent damage. Therefore, it should be investigated using appropriate techniques at the early stage of crack formation. The purpose of this research is to find the potential source of shaft fracture relative to the initial crack location on the shaft. This research method is carried out by determining the same initial crack dimensions at two different locations. The initial crack locations are determined through a case study of frequent fractures in the fillet spline and fillet flange locations. The calculation results show that the permissible stress of the shaft is 80.7 MPa. The finite element method simulation results show that the maximum shear stress value on the shaft without an initial crack is 65.234 MPa, on the shaft with an initial crack in the fillet spline location is 69.654 MPa, and on the shaft with an initial crack in the fillet flange location is 78.79 MPa. The finite element method simulation results also show that the von Mises shear stress value on the shaft without an initial crack is 113.29 MPa, on the shaft with an initial crack in the fillet spline location is 120.66 MPa, and on the shaft with an initial crack in the fillet flange location is 137.23 MPa. The finite element method simulation results further show that the von Mises shear strain value on the shaft without an initial crack is 0.000567, on the shaft with an initial crack in the fillet spline location is 0.000630, and on the shaft with an initial crack in the fillet flange location is 0.000693. In conclusion, the potential source of failure experienced by the shaft between the two locations of frequent failure is the shaft with an initial crack in the fillet flange location.
Flexural Strength Analysis of Laminated Composites Using Clam Shell Powder and Bagasse Powder
Authors: Siregar Ramadani , Arif Zainal , Zulfri Muhammad , Bahri Widodo Syamsul , Abdul Rachman Nazaruddin
Published: January 2024

Composites are materials that have specific properties based on their constituent materials. The constituent materials consist of binders and reinforcements. Reinforcing materials come from synthetic fibers and natural fibers. Natural fibers can be waste that is wasted in the environment. These wastes include bagasse waste and clam shells. These wastes are made into fibers. Resin is mixed with fiber and blowing agent, then stirred until evenly distributed and poured into the mold, resulting in a composite material. This study aims to obtain the strength of composite materials due to three-point bending loading with the laminate fiber layer method. The manufacture of this test specimen uses bagasse powder and clamshell powder formed with a casting system. This material consists of 4 layers. The first and third layers are clamshell powder, and the second and third layers are bagasse powder. The fiber sizes of the specimens are 300mesh, 400mesh, and 500mesh. The fiber fraction ratio was 10% and 15%. The models were laminated and tested for three-point bending. The best results were found in the 500 mesh fiber size specimen, with a fraction ratio of 85% resin and 15% clam shell powder and bagasse. The maximum stress obtained was 63.46 MPa and strain 0.59 mm, with a bending force of 487.42 N.
Performance Evaluation of a Rice Drying System Utilizing Wick Heat Pipe as a Heat Exchanger
Authors: Adlin Haikal , A. Abdullah Nasruddin , Abdul Rahman Nazaruddin
Published: January 2024

Indonesia predominantly consists of a population engaged in rice farming as their primary source of livelihood. The rice farmers in Indonesia continue to employ traditional methods in the rice drying process, which poses a significant challenge as it substantially impacts the efficiency of rice processing. Consequently, to address this issue, a rice drying apparatus employing wick heat pipes as heat transfer devices has been developed. In the course of this research, the drying apparatus underwent testing at multiple points, with variations in voltage and airspeed. This was undertaken to ascertain the optimal voltage level at which the wick heat pipes, and the drying chamber would operate effectively. Voltage settings of 180V, 200V, and 220V were used, coupled with airspeeds of 1.5 m/s and 2 m/s. For the 180V setting and an airspeed of 2 m/s, a heat transfer rate (Q) of 1.0552 J/s was achieved, with an efficiency of 0.18%. Conversely, at an airspeed of 1.5 m/s, the heat transfer rate amounted to 1.1306 J/s, and the efficiency reached 0.19%. At 200V and an airspeed of 2 m/s, the heat transfer rate was 1.5075 J/s, and the efficiency was 0.21%, while at an airspeed of 1.5 m/s, the heat transfer rate was 1.1306 J/s, with an efficiency of 0.16%. At 220V and an airspeed of 2 m/s, the heat transfer rate was 1.8009 J/s, and the efficiency was 0.21%, while at an airspeed of 1.5 m/s, the heat transfer rate remained at 1.8009 J/s, and the efficiency also stood at 0.21%. In conclusion, it can be inferred that the wick heat pipes, and the drying chamber demonstrated optimal performance at the 220V voltage setting.
Advancing Energy-Efficient Drying: Integration of Phase Change Material (PCM) and Heat Pipe for Temperature Control in Dryers
Authors: Ari Ramadhan Irvan , A. Abdullah Nasruddin , Abdul Rachman Nazaruddin , Amir Fazri
Published: January 2024

The existing drying system struggles with efficiency and costs, contradicting its intended resource-saving purpose. Addressing these issues could generate increased interest in its utilization. To tackle this, precise control of the dryer's temperature and optimization of the heat source are essential for obtaining accurate and real-time data. Employing a quantitative approach, the researcher conducted a case study, performing tests subsequent to the completion of the dryer's assembly. These tests encompassed temperature measurements on both the core and periphery of the paraffin medium, as well as at the lower, middle, and upper sections of the heat pipes. Diverse voltage levels (150V, 180V, 200V, 220V) and two distinct airflow velocities (1 m/s and 2 m/s) were implemented. The study yielded a noteworthy finding: at 200 volts and a 2m/s airflow, a stable temperature of 94.8 ºC was maintained for an impressive duration of 1 hour and 5 minutes during testing. This promising outcome holds significant implications for enhancing the system's efficiency.
Urban Land Use Trend and Drivers over the Last Three Decades in Addis Ababa and Impacts to the Sustainable Land Management
Authors: Assefa Engdawork
Published: January 2024

Developing countries are experiencing a fast urban expansion which is highly impacted the land use land cover, LULC, biodiversity, local climate, and socio economic conditions. Understanding of urban LULC and its consequences is imperative to explore the opportunities that the urban has for sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to examine the patterns of LULC change, the effects of unsustainable land use, and mitigation measures. The study employed mixed methods including Satellite image, GIS techniques, and social survey. To further refine the study, secondary data from both published and unpublished materials were also used. The transfer of green space to built-up regions during the past three decades is evidence that the patterns of land use changes have become unsustainable. From 1986 to 2017, there has been a substantial quantity of deforestation (4467 ha of forest lost), and reduction of grassland (6314 ha) while built-up land has gone up by 9876 ha. The city's inefficient plans, along with the growing population, are the primary causes of the unsustainable LU. The city has experienced negative effects from unsustainable land use namely: flooding (areas susceptible for flooding increased by 69.5%), urban heat islands (the land surface temperature has increased by 3.80C), and carbon sequestration (at least 616, 044 C not sequestered and so released). On the other hand, a number initiatives have been implemented, albeit sporadically, to improve sustainable land use. Thus there is a need for policy makers and urban land use mangers to take into account empirical knowledge while planning.
Regression Depth for Statistical Depth Function
Authors: Al-Guraibawi Mohammed , Mohammed Baher
Published: January 2024

The statistical depth function is one of the modern approaches that can be used for developing multivariate robust regression based on robust estimates of the location and dispersion matrix. One merit advantage of the depth concept is that it can be used directly to provide deeper estimation functions for data location and regression parameters in a multidimensional environment. The deeper estimation functions induced by depth are expected to inherit the desired and inherent robustness properties (such as limited maximum bias, impact function, and high breaking point) as do their counterparts at univariate sites. Investigation. The main objective of this article is to check the power of the statistical depth function throw the depth regression, it turns out that the deepest functional projection possesses a finite effect function and the best possible asymptotic breakpoint as well as the best breaking point of a finite sample compared with some classical and robust existed method.
Prediction Penalized Analysis of Stroke Based on New Bayesian Hierarchical Priors Model
Authors: AFlaih Ahmad , Alshaybawee Taha , Elsalloukh Hasan
Published: January 2024

The penalized or the regularization methods nowadays are the most statistical popular tools used for model selection and variable selection procedure. The quality of the regression parameter estimates depends on the prediction accuracy of the estimated model and the model interpretability. Penalized operator methods usually produced the most parsimonious model (less number of predictor and more explanation). This paper utilized new scale mixture of Rayleigh mixing with normal density to study the relationship between the stroke size and some predictors. New hierarchical priors model has developed as well new Gibbs sampling algorithm. The results demonstrated that the proposed model is comparable to some exists regularization models.
Pengaruh Kejelasan Sasaran Anggaran Dan Pengendalian Akuntansi Terhadap Akuntabilitas Kinerja Pada Dinas Perindustrian, Perdagangan Energi Dan Sumber Daya Mineral Provinsi Sumatera Utara
Authors: Elsa Pinika Putri Purba  , Kusmilawaty Kusmilawaty
Published: January 2024

This research aims to determine the effect of clarity of budget targets, accounting control, on the accountability of government agency performance in the North Sumatra Industry, Energy Trade and Mineral Resources Department. This research uses quantitative methods with an associative approach, data collection techniques using questionnaires and the population and sample in this research are the entire office apparatus organization and heads of sections/Departments of Industry, Energy Trade and Mineral Resources of North Sumatra Province consisting of the Finance Sub-Section, Head of the Program and Planning Sub-Division, as many as 30 employees with a sampling technique using saturated sampling technique. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression methods. The results of the partial test hypothesis show that Clarity of Budget Targets has a positive effect on the Performance Accountability of Government Agencies of the Department of Industry, Energy Trade and Mineral Resources of North Sumatra Province, while Accounting Control has no effect on the Performance Accountability of Government Agencies of the Department of Industry, Energy Trade and Mineral Resources of Sumatra Province North.
Agape to Zoroastrian: Religious Denomination in Northern Ireland 1961 to 1991
Authors: Doherty Paul
Published: January 2024

Since 1961 the Northern Ireland Census has provided a comprehensive and authoritative source on religious affiliation in the province. This paper seeks to identify broad trends in religious affiliation over the past 30 years. The Roman Catholic church has shown a continued increase in numbers, in contrast to the three largest Protestant churches which have shown decline. There has been growth in the smaller evangelical churches, of those who do not claim a denominational affiliation, and amongst those who profess no faith. While there is some evidence of the growth of secularism. Northern Ireland continues to be a society where religion has an important role in everyday life.
The 1992 Farrington Lecture: Drumlin Bedforms and Related Ice-Marginal Depositional Systems in Ireland
Authors: McCabe A. M.
Published: January 2024

The Irish drumlin bell comprises a wide morphological range of subglacial bedforms which are best developed in lowland zones located mainly in northern and western sectors of the island. Stratigraphic evidence suggests that drumlinisation occurred around 17ka B.P. in response to fast ice flow from major centres of inland ice dispersion onto the continental shelf. Well-defined moraines and morainal banks bordering the drumlin fields indicate that drumlinisation was accompanied by a high basal debris flux to ice sheet margins which was resedimented in a variety of subaquaeous settings. Field observations indicate that the fast ice flow responsible for streamlining and sediment moulding was closely associated with intense marine downdraw, a decrease in basal effective pressures and a general lowering of ice sheet profiles during deglaciation. Deglacial mechanisms of this type help to explain the very rapid termination of the last glacial cycle because downdraw ice-stream drainage basins must expand in area if pulling power lowers the surface faster than ice supply raises it. Sedimentary and structural variability within drumlins indicate that drumlin formation reflects not only a highly dynamic subglacial system but, in some cases, can be related to ice sheet history. The seven main facies associations which have been identified provide a window into a variety of depositional settings which contributed to drumlin formation and drumlinisation. They confirm that drumlins are not simple landforms but have a complex history related to changing glaciological states and ice sheet evolution. The final drumlin forms however are the result of a highly mobile flux of basal debris and meltwater directed subglacially towards ice sheet margins.
The Urban Heat Island of Dublin City During the Summer Months Urban Heat Island of Dublin City
Authors: Graham Edward
Published: January 2024

The summer temperature regime of Dublin city shows a marked diurnal variation due to numerous interlinked causes. At night, urban heat island intensities of up to 8°C can be anticipated in calm, clear conditions. With less than 4 okta cloud, and windspeeds below 5m/s. cold islands develop in the city's parks. Katabatic cold flows and large scale inversions develop when regional windspeeds are less than 3m/s. During the day, although the urban heat island phenomenon is generally absent, temperature contrasts of over 6°C can be expected for topographical reasons. Even with limited sunshine, sea-breezes will develop and affect coastal regions, and areas directly in the lee of hills will commonly experience compressional warming. Heating in sheltered valleys or in the city centre will cause high adiabatic lapse rates to develop. Due to the combination of coastal configuration, topography, and building density, the surface layer temperature profile of Dublin city can be said to be complex, unique, multifaceted. but eminently predictable.
Farm Clusters in North-West Inishowen, c. 1850
Authors: O'Donnell Martina
Published: January 2024

An extensive literature now exists on Irish rural settlement and land use in which geographers have contrasted the formally planned, economically diverse and enduring farm village of the south and east with the haphazard, classless, and ephemeral ‘clachan’ of the west. The relationship between ‘clachan’ growth and distance from progressive landlords has been outlined and many of their characteristics, including rundale. infield/outfield, kinship ties and communal enterprise among partnership farms, have been detailed. The interdependence between ‘clachan’ size, number and location, and resource (including agricultural and nonagricultural) potential has also been shown. However, few attempts have been made to distinguish the diagnostic features of this settlement form or to follow the sequential development of selected settlements.Different areas developed various traditions associated with resource organisation, and the rationalisation of holdings, initiated by both landlord and tenant in the first half of the nineteenth century, proceeded at unequal rates. Certain elements of rundale and communal enterprise persisted only where they were profitable or where the financial means was not there to remove them. New settlements were continuously being developed and these were less likely to adopt a largely inefficient farming system. This paper demonstrates that even within one parish the ‘clachan’ form, at any one time, was far from uniform and classless.
Rural Accessibility and Public Transport in Northen Ireland
Authors: Jordan Connor , Nutley Stephen
Published: January 2024

The public transport system of Northern Ireland (primarily the Ulsterbus network) is analysed in terms of its ability to provide suitable levels of accessibility for the car-less populations of rural areas. The technique used permits a high-resolution coverage of the entire province, testing whether each village has suitable access, under defined conditions, to urban centres for a range of journey purposes. Results are displayed in a series of maps, and are then aggregated to produce a "composite access index'. This isqualified by variations in car ownership, expressed in terms of public transport dependence. Accessibility levels are highly variable, but there are no large zones of serious deprivation visible at this scale.
Reviews of Maps and Mapping
Authors: Ferguson Paul , Horner Arnold
Published: January 2024

HISTORY IN THE ORDNANCE MAP: AN INTRODUCTION FOR IRISH READERS, by J.H. Andrews. Kerry [Wales]: David Archer, 1993. 70pp. £7.50stg. ISBN 0 9517579 2 X. Reviewed by PAUL FERGUSON.ORDNANCE SURVEY OF IRELAND 1:50,000. Discovery Series, Sheet 56, First Edition. Dublin: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1993. IR£3.90. Sheet size 760x900mm [size of map area 600x800mm]. Reviewed by ARNOLD HORNER.
Carbonate Deposition in Turloughs (Seasonal Lakes) on the Western Limestone Lowlands of Ireland - I: Present Day Processes
Authors: Coxon Catherine E.
Published: January 2024

This paper describes an investigation of carbonate deposition in seasonal groundwater-fed lakes (turloughs) situated on the limestone lowland of south-east county Mayo. Chemical data from four turloughs suggest that present-day calcite deposition is due predominantly to supersaturation caused by the loss of excess carbon dioxide from the water to the atmosphere. This process occurs throughout the winter. Biological influences appear to play only a minor role, although investigations of turlough trophic status and algal biomass are required to confirm this.
Countryside Recreational Activity Patterns: Evidence from Connemara National Park
Authors: Cawley Mary E. , Gallagher Brenda M.
Published: January 2024

This paper is designed as a contribution 10 under-researched aspects of nature site usage in Ireland. Broad relationships between outdoor and indoor activity patterns at Connemara National Park and key occupational and age characteristics of visitors are investigated and confirm more general findings in other countries. Visits of less than 2.5 hours dominated. The number and types of recreational activities undertaken increased as the duration of visits increased. Variations in recreational choices between nationality groups were present. The potential role of nature sites within regional tourism planning and implications for management are noted.
Sir Robert Kane's Land Classification Maps – A Mid-Nineteenth Century Cartographic Initiative
Authors: Horner Arnold
Published: January 2024

Under the direction of Sir Robert Kane, a series of land valuation and ‘agrological’, or soil, maps were produced in the Museum of Irish Industry during the late 1840s and early 1850s. These maps, hand-coloured on Ordnance Survey county index sheets, were intended to display complementary aspects of Irish land capability: (1) the intrinsic potential of the soils, and (2) the financial value of land which may be enhanced by considerations such as location relative to a town or communications. Long thought lost, three of the valuation and one of the soil maps have recently re-emerged, prompting a new review of an uncompleted, but farsighted, enterprise that promised much for agricultural science in Ireland.
Irish Migration to Rural Eastern Australia: a Preliminary Investigation
Authors: Jordan Terry G. , Greiner Alyson L.
Published: January 2024

Australia, regarded by many as housing a largely undifferentiated Anglo-Celtic composite culture, received a great many Irish immigrants in the nineteenth century, amounting to over one-fourth of the total population of United Kingdom births by 1901. Testing the thesis of an homogeneous Australia, we reconstruct specific Irish source-to-Australian destination migration flows, in large part through an analysis of graveyard epitaphs. We identify foci of emigration, particularly in Munster, and link them to four major Australian destination clusters along the axis of the Great Dividing Range. Our findings, though preliminary, question the validity of a culturally monolithic Australia and lead us to speculate concerning regionalized Irish cultural imprints.
Reviews of Maps and Mapping
Authors: Ferguson Paul
Published: January 2024

OILEAIN ARANN: THE ARAN ISLANDS. Scale 1:25,000. Dublin: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1993. IR£3.95. ISBN 0-904996-68-9.
Schizophrenia in East County Cavan: Spatial Variations in Prevalence and their Aetiological Implications
Authors: Pringle Dennis G. , Waddington John L. , Youssef Hanafy A.
Published: January 2024

Schizophrenia prevalence rates in Ireland have been amongst the highest in (he world For over a century. These rates do not necessarily indicate a high risk of mental illness in the community, but they could reflect elevated risks associated with either genetic factors or unidentified factors associated with the Irish social or physical environment. This study examines spatial variations in prevalence in east County Cavan. By confining the study to a small area. The effects of nosocomial factors and diagnostic variability can be assumed to be minimal. Also, given that the study area receives few immigrants, drift processes, which complicate most other small-area studies, may be discounted. Various statistical tests indicate that the prevalence of schizophrenia in east Cavan is significantly uneven. After considering various alternative explanations, it is concluded that the observed spatial variations in prevalence possibly reflect the influence of unidentified environmental factors.
The Fluvial Concentration of Heavy Minerals in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, Central Ireland
Authors: Gallagher Colman , Thorp Martin
Published: January 2024

The detrital mineralogies of both alluvial sediments and their glacigenic and bedrock sedimentary sources undergoing fluvial entrainment in the mountains are outlined. Relationships between patterns of heavy mineral concentration in the alluvial sediments and the controlling factors of source material distribution and provenance, the hydrodynamics of heavy minerals, the spatial variability in process environments of concentration and the interaction of these factors are deduced and the spatial distributions of correlated heavy mineral assemblages and concentrations are explained. Thus, a better understanding is gained of the processes and process interactions responsible for alluvial heavy mineral concentration in paraglacial environments.
Social and Demographic Patterns and Trends in Northern Ireland: a Multivariate Approach
Authors: Graham David T.
Published: January 2024

On a variety of social and demographic indicators Northern Ireland displays considerable deviation from the United Kingdom norm. Within the province there is also considerable variation in terms of social and demographic structure. Using Population Census and vital registration data, this paper explores the trends in some key social and demographic indicators at District Council Area level for the years 1971. 1981 and 1991. For the most part, there has been a convergence in terms of social and demographic variables, as the DCAs approximate to the provincial norm. Nevertheless, distinct spatial patterns are evident and persistent. By means of principal components analysis, these geographies of social and demographic continuity and change are explored.
Reviews of Books
Authors: Andrews J. H. , O'Connor Patrick J. , Royle Stephen A. , Cawley Mary , O'Reilly Gerry
Published: January 2024

WICKLOW: HISTORY & SOCIETY, INTERDISCIPLINARY ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF AN IRISH COUNTY, edited by Ken Hannigan and William Nolan. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1994.1005pp. IR£39.95. ISBN 0 906602 30 0. Reviewed by J.H. AndrewsIRISH COUNTRY TOWNS, edited by Anngret Simms and J.H. Andrews. Cork: Mercier Press, 1994. 192pp. IR£8.99. ISBN 1-85635-088-6. Reviewed by Patrick J. O'ConnorATHLONE, by I human Murtagh. Fascicle No.6, Irish Hisoric Towns Atlas, edited by Anngret Simnis, H.B. Clarke and R. Gillespie. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1994. 16pp. text + 7 maps + 2 plates. IR£18.00. ISBN 0-874045-13-5. Reviewed by Stephen A.RoyleIRISH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, edited by Proinnsias Breathnach. Dublin: Geographical Society of Ireland Special Publications No.9, 1994. 135pp. IR£5.00. ISBN 0-9524406-0-1. Reviewed by Mary CawleyEU LEADER I INITIATIVE IN IRELAND: EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS, by B.Kearney, G.E.Boyle and J.A. Walsh. Dublin: Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, 1994. vi+138pp. No price given. No ISBN. Reviewed by Gerry O'Reilly
Reviews of Maps and Mapping
Authors: Bartlett Darius
Published: January 2024

CORK CITY: STREET MAP AND INDEX. Scale 1:15,000. Dublin: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, Sixth Edition, 1994. IR£4.00; CORK CITY/CORCAIGH, Scale 1:12,000, with 1:8000 city centre inset. Dublin: The ICON Group Ltd. 1994. IR£3.50. Reviewed by Darius Bartlett
The Landlord Influence in the Development of an Irish Estate Town: Strokestown, County Roscommon
Authors: Hood Susan
Published: January 2024

The aim of this paper is to explore the role of the Mahon family, resident landlords at Strokestown. County Roscommon for over three hundred years, in the evolution, growth and development of the town. Using evidence from a variety of documentary sources, it investigates the range of factors which motivated sustained landlord patronage of urban development from the late seventeenth century until the early part of this century. It also examines the distinctive morphological features which resulted from this patronage. It argues that, whilst the family's involvement in directing improvement of the urban infrastructure was significant, the degree to which it was involved was subject to prevailing economic, social and political conditions. Changing circumstances, both at a local and national level, determined the family's commitment to urban planning on the estate. Whilst overall control of urban planning belonged to the Mahons as ground landlords, they were not the only agents affecting its spatial transformation and growth. To ensure the success of the urban project as a whole, the family relied on tenants with the capital to invest in the development of individual holdings, in order to spread the cost of building, and thus contribute to the uniform appearance of the landlord-planned nexus as a whole. Ultimately the involvement of other parties in the process of urban improvement was to undermine the family's direct input, leading to the decline of landlord influence by the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Reviews of Maps and Mapping
Authors: Ferguson Paul , Bartlett Darius , Horner Arnold
Published: January 2024

ORDNANCE SURVEY OF IRELAND DUBLIN CITY AND DISTRICT STREET GUIDE. Dublin: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1995. 121 pp, including58ppmapsat 1:15,000 and 4pp maps at 1:10,000. IRO.00. ISBN 0-904996-16-6. Reviewed by PAUL FERGUSON.ORDNANCE SURVEY OF NORTHERN IRELAND SLIEVE CROOB OUTDOOR PURSUITS MAP. 1:25,000. Belfast: Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, 'A Edition', 1995. £7.50 stg. 850 x 1070 mm. ISBN 1-873819-35-8. Reviewed by DARIUS BARTLETT.ORDNANCE SURVEY OF NORTHERN IRELAND NORTH ANTRIM RESOURCES PACK. Belfast: Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland in association with the Northern Ireland Education Support Unit, 1995. Educational Price £75.00stg. Reviewed by ARNOLD HORNER.
Office Development in Dublin and the Tax Incentive Areas
Authors: MacLaran Andrew
Published: January 2024

The Urban Renewal Act and Finance Act of 1986 established lax incentives for properly developmenl and refurbishment in designated areas of certain Irish cities. During the third office development boom in Dublin, such areas proved to be a major influence in the location of development.
Reviews of Maps and Mapping
Authors: Tyrrell John , Gibson Paul , Ferguson Paul
Published: January 2024

AGROCLIMATIC ATLAS OF IRELAND, edited by James F. Collins and Thomas Cummins. Dublin: AGMET (Joint Working Group on Applied Agricultural Meteorology), 1996. 190pp. IR£12.00. ISBN 0 9511551 4 8. Reviewed by JOHN TYRRELL.CORINE LAND COVER PROJECT (IRELAND): (1) REPORT, prepared for the European Commission by Ordnance Survey of Ireland and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, 1994. 65pp. (2) 1:500,000 MAPS C7 (DUBLIN), C8 (CORK), issued by European Commission Directorate General XI. [1995]. 700 x 1000mm. Reviewed by PAUL GIBSON.ORDNANCE SURVEY OF IRELAND 1:50,000, Discovery Series, First Edition, Sheet 50, DUBLIN CITY AND DISTRICT. Dublin: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1995. IR£4.10. 765 x 990mm. ISBN 0-904996-74-3. Reviewed by PAUL FERGUSON.