bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dosimetric comparison of fractionated radiosurgery plans using frameless Gamma Knife ICON and CyberKnife systems with linear accelerator–based radiosurgery plans for multiple large brain metastases
Authors: Han Eun Young , Wang He , Luo Dershan , Li Jing , Wang Xin
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

For patients with multiple large brain metastases with at least 1 target volume larger than 10 cm3, multifractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (MF-SRS) has commonly been delivered with a linear accelerator (LINAC). Recent advances of Gamma Knife (GK) units with kilovolt cone-beam CT and CyberKnife (CK) units with multileaf collimators also make them attractive choices. The purpose of this study was to compare the dosimetry of MF-SRS plans deliverable on GK, CK, and LINAC and to discuss related clinical issues.

METHODS

Ten patients with 2 or more large brain metastases who had been treated with MF-SRS on LINAC were identified. The median planning target volume was 18.31 cm3 (mean 21.31 cm3, range 3.42–49.97 cm3), and the median prescribed dose was 27.0 Gy (mean 26.7 Gy, range 21–30 Gy), administered in 3 to 5 fractions. Clinical LINAC treatment plans were generated using inverse planning with intensity modulation on a Pinnacle treatment planning system (version 9.10) for the Varian TrueBeam STx system. GK and CK planning were retrospectively performed using Leksell GammaPlan version 10.1 and Accuray Precision version 1.1.0.0 for the CK M6 system. Tumor coverage, Paddick conformity index (CI), gradient index (GI), and normal brain tissue receiving 4, 12, and 20 Gy were used to compare plan quality. Net beam-on time and approximate planning time were also collected for all cases.

RESULTS

Plans from all 3 modalities satisfied clinical requirements in target coverage and normal tissue sparing. The mean CI was comparable (0.79, 0.78, and 0.76) for the GK, CK, and LINAC plans. The mean GI was 3.1 for both the GK and the CK plans, whereas the mean GI of the LINAC plans was 4.1. The lower GI of the GK and CK plans would have resulted in significantly lower normal brain volumes receiving a medium or high dose. On average, GK and CK plans spared the normal brain volume receiving at least 12 Gy and 20 Gy by approximately 20% in comparison with the LINAC plans. However, the mean beam-on time of GK (∼ 64 minutes assuming a dose rate of 2.5 Gy/minute) plans was significantly longer than that of CK (∼ 31 minutes) or LINAC (∼ 4 minutes) plans.

CONCLUSIONS

All 3 modalities are capable of treating multiple large brain lesions with MF-SRS. GK has the most flexible workflow and excellent dosimetry, but could be limited by the treatment time. CK has dosimetry comparable to that of GK with a consistent treatment time of approximately 30 minutes. LINAC has a much shorter treatment time, but residual rotational error could be a concern.
Association between weekend admissions and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: the “weekend effect” revisited
Authors: Mikhail Mirriam , Ayling Oliver G. S. , Eagles Matthew E. , Ibrahim George M. , Macdonald R. Loch
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

Higher mortality has been reported with weekend or after-hours patient admission across a wide range of surgical and medical specialties, a phenomenon termed the “weekend effect.” The authors evaluated whether weekend admission contributed to death and long-term neurological outcome in patients following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

METHODS

A post hoc analysis of the Clazosentan to Overcome Neurological Ischemia and Infarction Occurring After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (CONSCIOUS-1) study was conducted. Univariable and stepwise multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations between weekend admission and mortality and long-term neurological outcome.

RESULTS

Of 413 subjects included in the CONSCIOUS-1 study, 140 patients had been admitted during the weekend. A significant interaction was identified between weekend admission and neurological grade on presentation, suggesting that the outcomes of patients who had initially presented with a poor grade were disproportionately influenced by the weekend admission. On stepwise multivariable logistic regression in the subgroup of patients who had presented with a poor neurological grade (29 of 100 patients), admission on the weekend was found to be independently associated with death (OR 6.59, 95% CI 1.62–26.88, p = 0.009). Weekend admission was not associated with long-term neurological outcome.

CONCLUSIONS

Weekend admission was an independent risk factor for death within 12 weeks following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients presenting with a poor neurological grade. Further work is required to identify and mitigate any mediating factors.
Impact of an advanced practice provider–directed plagiocephaly clinic for neurosurgical practices
Authors: Hoffman Caitlin , Yuan Melissa , Boyke Andre E. , O’Connor Ashley , Haussner Therese , Perera Imali , Souweidane Mark
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

In recent years, the Weill Cornell neurosurgical team noticed an increase in referrals for plagiocephaly, likely due to increased infant back-sleeping and awareness. A plagiocephaly clinic staffed by a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant was established in 2016 to meet this demand, and to decrease the nonsurgical case burden on neurosurgeons. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a clinic directed by advanced nonphysician practice providers (NPPs) on parental satisfaction and nonsurgical work hours for staff neurosurgeons.

METHODS

Over a 1.5-year period (from January 1, 2016, to June 20, 2017), Likert scale–based surveys were administered to parents before and after their child’s visit to the NPP-staffed clinic. Clinic hours were tracked to assess impact on the neurosurgeon’s workload.

RESULTS

All 185 patients seen in the plagiocephaly clinic over the 1.5-year period completed pre- and postvisit surveys. Parents all reported a significant reduction in their level of concern for their child’s diagnosis after the evaluation, and 95.5% were “very likely” to recommend the clinic. All parents felt that there was an increase in their knowledge base after an appointment with an NPP. Additionally, over 1 year in the study, 170 visits to the NPP plagiocephaly clinic were recorded, resulting in 85 hours that neurosurgeons normally would have spent in the clinic that they now were able to spend in the operating room.

CONCLUSIONS

This research provides evidence that an NPP-directed clinic can positively impact parental satisfaction and decrease nonsurgical case burden on neurosurgeons.
An unusual case of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis diagnosed by spinal nerve root biopsy
Authors: Harburg Leah , Cooper Jared B. , Flower Allyson , Tobias Michael E. , Mohan Avinash
Published: April 2019

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare disease process characterized by aberrant immune system activation and an exaggerated inflammatory response. Establishing the diagnosis may be challenging and is achieved by satisfying a number of clinical criteria, in addition to demonstrating tissue hemophagocytosis. This syndrome is rapidly fatal if prompt diagnosis and treatment are not achieved. The authors present the case of a 17-year-old male patient with CNS HLH involving both the brain and spinal cord, highlighting the variable CNS manifestations in pediatric patients with HLH and the challenges that accompany establishing diagnosis.
Feasibility of intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials obtained through transcranial electrical stimulation in infants younger than 3 months
Authors: Yi You Gyoung , Kim Keewon , Shin Hyung-Ik , Bang Moon Suk , Kim Hee-Soo , Choi Jinwoo , Wang Kyu-Chang , Kim Seung-Ki , Lee Ji Yeoun , Phi Ji Hoon , Seo Han Gil
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and safety of intraoperative motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring in infants less than 3 months of age.

METHODS

The authors investigated 25 cases in which infants younger than 3 months (mean age 72.8 days, range 39–87) underwent neurosurgery between 2014 and 2017. Myogenic MEPs were obtained through transcranial electrical stimulation. In all cases, surgery was performed under total intravenous anesthesia, maintained with remifentanil and propofol.

RESULTS

MEPs were documented in 24 infants, the sole exception being 1 infant who was lethargic and had 4-limb weakness before surgery. The mean stimulation intensity maintained during monitoring was 596 ± 154 V (range 290–900 V). In 19 of 24 infants MEP signals remained at ≥ 50% of the baseline amplitude throughout the operation. Among 5 cases with a decrease in intraoperative MEP amplitude, the MEP signal was recovered in one during surgery, and in the other case a neurological examination could not be performed after surgery. In the other 3 cases, 2 infants had relevant postoperative weakness and the other did not show postoperative neurological deficits. Postoperative weakness was not observed in any of the 20 infants who had no deterioration (n = 19) or only temporary deterioration (n = 1) in MEP signal during surgery.

CONCLUSIONS

Transcranial electrical MEPs could be implemented during neurosurgery in infants between 1 and 3 months of age. Intraoperative MEP monitoring may be a safe adjunct for neurosurgical procedures in these very young patients.
What is the treatment effect of surgery compared with nonoperative treatment in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis at 1-year follow-up?
Authors: Held Ulrike , Steurer Johann , Pichierri Giuseppe , Wertli Maria M. , Farshad Mazda , Brunner Florian , Guggenberger Roman , Porchet François , Fekete Tamás F. , Schmid Urs D. , Gravestock Isaac , Burgstaller Jakob M.
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to obtain an unbiased causal treatment estimate of the between-group difference of surgery versus nonoperative treatment with respect to outcomes on quality of life, pain, and disability in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) 12 months after baseline.

METHODS

The authors included DLSS patients from a large prospective multicenter observational cohort study. Propensity score matching was used, including 15 demographic, clinical, and MRI variables. Linear and logistic mixed-effects regression models were applied to quantify the between-group treatment effect. Unmeasured confounding was addressed in a sensitivity analysis, assessing the robustness of the results.

RESULTS

A total of 408 patients were included in this study, 222 patients after matching, with 111 in each treatment group. Patients with nonoperative treatment had lower quality of life at the 12-month follow-up (−6.21 points, 95% CI −9.93 to −2.49) as well as lower chances of reaching a minimal clinically important difference in Spinal Stenosis Measure (SSM) symptoms (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.53) and SSM function (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.49), than patients undergoing surgery. These results were very robust in case of unmeasured confounding. The surgical complication rate was low; 5 (4.5%) patients experienced a durotomy during intervention, and 5 (4.5%) patients underwent re-decompression.

CONCLUSIONS

The authors used propensity score matching to assess the difference in treatment efficacy of surgery compared with nonoperative treatment in elderly patients with DLSS. This study delivers strong evidence that surgical treatment is superior to nonoperative treatment. It helps in clinical decision-making, especially when patients suffer for a long time, sometimes over many years, hoping for a spontaneous improvement of their symptoms. In light of these new results, the number of years with disability can hopefully be reduced by providing adequate treatment at the right time for this ever-growing elderly and frail population.
Analisis Penerapan Trading Strategy dan Investment Strategy Terhadap Saham yang Tergabung Dalam Indeks LQ 45
Authors: Wilson Timothy , Kurniasari Florentina
Published: April 2019

ABSTRACT

The aim of this research is to determine the performance of Trading and Investment Strategy in buying and selling decisions for shares listed in the LQ45 index consistently for period of January 1st 2015 – December 31st, 2017. There are 32 companies selected as sample using purposive sampling method. The research using secondary data which had taken from the stock price in opening and closing market. As a quantitive descriptive research, this research is also analyzed the stock that reached highest and lowest price in the market during that period.

The result of this research shows that Investment strategy is the best strategy to produce higher return than Trading strategy, in which UNVR is the best performer.

Keywords:  Stock Return, Technical Indicator, Investment, Trading, MACD
Pengaruh Rasio Solvabilitas, Aktivitas, Likuiditas dan Book Tax Differences terhadap Pertumbuhan Laba
Authors: Valerian Davin , Kurnia Ratnawati
Published: April 2019

Profit growth was important information for investors and company itself to make the right decisions. The objective of this research is to examine empirical evidence about solvability ratio, activity ratio, liquidity ratio, and book tax differences towards profit growth. The objects in this research are retail and manufacturing companies listed at Indonesian Stock Exchange for the period 2014-2015. The data used in this research was secondary data collected from financial statements at Indonesian Stock Exchange. The samples were selected using purposive sampling method. The data analysis technique used in this research is multiple regression. The results of this research showed that book tax differences proxied by permanent differences has significant effect towards profit growth. Then solvability ratio proxied by debt to total asset and debt to equity ratio have no significant effect towards profit gowth. Activity ratio proxied by inventory turnover, liquidity ratio proxied by current ratio, and book tax differences proxied by temporary differences have no significant effect towards profit growth.Keywords: Activity Ratio, Book Tax Differences, Liquidity Ratio, Profit Growth, Solvability Ratio
A Simple Method for Cost Estimating and Controlling
Authors: Fanny Fanny
Published: April 2019

Based on software project survey from Standish Group’s “CHAOS Report”, 29% of software projects in large enterprises can be delivered on time and not over budget, 53% of software project were over budget or had some problem with the schedule, and 18% of software project were failed. This means that cost management is very important to prevent the possibility of project’s failure. Therefore, in this paper, we provide and recommend some methods and technique in order to do cost estimation and cost controlling as the crucial part of project cost management. We recommend Activity-Base Costing method for cost estimation and Earned Value Analysis for cost controlling. As the result of this paper, these two methods can be applied properly to real project and ease the project manager to estimate and control the cost of the project.
ITIL 2011: The Maturity of IT Service Operation in Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Indonesia
Authors: Lee Michael Van Wis , Wella Wella
Published: April 2019

Information Technology governance (IT Governance) in the world of education is quite widely used including in Indonesia itself, for example at some educational institutes. The ITIL framework, used as a tool for evaluation, audit and also as a reference implementation. To help improve the Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) IT service in the service operation section, it is necessary to know the maturity level of the service, which is then done through the measurement of maturity level in the service operation section. In addition, the measurement results obtained can be used to produce the right recommendations with the problems found in the service. Measurements are made on the domain service operation which is the focus of UMN's IT department services. Service Operation has 5 indicators: incident management, problem management, access management, event management and request fulfillment. In this research, the framework used is ITIL Version 2011. The result of this measurement has been found: incident management, problem management, event management and request fulfillment get the result of measurement at level 1 and access management up to level 2. The result of measurement and recommendation given is expected to be input material and become development material that can be used by the IT department of Universitas Multimedia Nusantara.
Design and Development of Job Recommendation System Based On Two Dominants On Psychotest Results Using KNN Algorithm
Authors: Suharyadi Joshua , Kusnadi Adhi
Published: April 2019

Employees are an important factor in the progress of a company. Employees with good performance will certainly provide positive results for the company. One that can determine employee performance is the right placement in the job. To find out the right placement in a job, one way can be done psychologically. Psikotes can help to know the nature of an employee and suitable work based on their nature. The construction of a job recommendation application system was created to help prospective employees know their true identity and suitable work so that they can apply according to their expertise. This system is built with the programming language PHP, Javascript, HTML for web-based platforms and the KNN algorithm as the method. The KNN algorithm is used to measure the closest distance between training data and test data to produce job recommendations. Training data is taken from expert, and book references. System trials are given to users by filling in psychological tests and questionnaires regarding the satisfaction of system use. After getting feedback from users, the value of system satisfaction reached 85%. This states that the system can provide job recommendations that are in accordance with the psychological test results of the user.
Penerapan Algoritma ACO untuk Penjadwalan Kuliah Pengganti pada Perguruan Tinggi (Studi Kasus: Program Studi Informatika, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara)
Authors: Noviasari Indah , Rusli Andre , Hansun Seng
Published: April 2019

Students and scheduling are both essential parts in a higher educational institution. However, after schedules are arranged and students has agreed to them, there are some occasions that can occur beyond the control of the university or lecturer which require the courses to be cancelled and arranged for replacement course schedules. At Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, an agreement between lecturers and students manually every time to establish a replacement course. The agreement consists of a replacement date and time that will be registered to the division of BAAK UMN which then enter the new schedule to the system. In this study, Ant Colony Optimization algorithm is implemented for scheduling replacement courses to make it easier and less time consuming. The Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm is chosen because it is proven to be effective when implemented to many scheduling problems. Result shows that ACO could enhance the scheduling system in Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, which specifically tested on the Department of Informatics replacement course scheduling system. Furthermore, the newly built system has also been tested by several lecturers of Informatics UMN with a good level of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use.

Keywords—scheduling system, replacement course, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Ant Colony Optimization
Pengenalan Pola Tulang Daun Dengan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Backpropagation
Authors: Tandrian Alvin Hanjaya , Kusnadi Adhi
Published: April 2019

The development of technology has affected many areas of life. Progress in the field of Computer Science can reach other aspect of science. This research apply the knowledge of Computer Science in Biological Science, the one is the morphology of leaf venation. Leaf venation is an important aspect in the process of identification. Therefore, in this research developed thesystem that classify the type of leaf venation. This application is used as means of research on the performance of pattern recognition on backpropagation neural network. The system designed using the Java programming and socket programming to transfer data from the mobile device into the computer. Data testing is implemented using Android to facilitate process oftaking the picture. While in the process of training data for the optimal weight applied directly on the server computer by using Java Eclipse. In the stage of image processing is implemented by using the library of Canny edge detection. Data consisted of five categories of leaf vein pattern, with a sample of three leaves for each pattern. Training data using two of the three leaves for each pattern, with 10 images each leaf so that there are 20 images for each pattern, with a total of 100 images for all patterns. Data testing use 10 images from the third leaf to count the accuracy. The system managed to getthe best accuracy by using an image size of 200 x 200 with 100 hidden node with the average accuracy of 76%.

Index Terms— Android, Canny Edge Detection, Java, Neural Networks Backpropagation, Socket Programming
Algoritma Fisher-Yates Shuffle dan Flood Fill sebagai Maze Generator pada Game Labirin
Authors: Hoetama D.J. Owen , Putri Farica Perdana , Winarno P.M.
Published: April 2019

Maze game is an interesting game and used to spend time. However, in the maze game, the level used forthis game still uses static levels. Static levels make the maze shape stay the same if we play the same level. Thus, players will quickly feel bored because it finds the same complexity. Maze generator is a static level problem solution on the maze game. This research uses Fisher-Yates Shuffle algorithm and Flood Fill algorithm to make maze generator. Fisher-Yates Shuffle algorithm is used for wall position randomization and Flood Fill algorithm to keep the maze results to remain resolved. The results of the application implementation yielded 30 mazes and were tested using the Hamming Distance algorithm, yielding that the result of the maze formed is always different. The average percentage rate difference produced 48% each time the maze was formed. The results of the maze that was formed performed perfect maze checking with the result of 83.33% percentage.

Index Terms— Fisher-Yates Shuffle, Flood Fill, MazeGenerator, Hamming Distance
Pemanfaatan Sensor Pada Smartphone Android Untuk Rekomendasi Pembibitan Tanaman
Authors: Maulana Sony Heri , Setiawan Eko Budi
Published: April 2019

Ornamental plants are plants that can meet psychological needs, improve the environment, and have the value of satisfaction as a hobby. Functionally, ornamental plants can help renew oxygen in the air, helping to reduce gas pollutants and noise. Then it takes an android application that can provide recommendations for ornamental plants using mobile sensor technology. The sensors used are humidity sensor, temperature sensor, and ambient light sensor, open wether map where the three sensors detect the level of humidity, temperature, and light intensity in the user environment then the application will recommend plants that are suitable for the environment, for Openweather as a sensor replacement if not supported by the sensor
Strategi Komunikasi Band Indie Elephant Kind dalam Perkembangan Subsektor Musik Indonesia
Authors: Prakoso Kevin Septanto K. , Putri Dhita Widya
Published: April 2019

Musik merupakan produk komunikasi massa yang tumbuh di bawah naungan industri rekaman. Saat ini, industri musik semakin tumbuh seiring dengan berkembangnya teknologi dan komunikasi yang semakin pesat. Di Indonesia, musik termasuk ke dalam subsektor yang dibina oleh lembaga non-kementerian Badan Ekonomi Kreatif dan dianggap sebagai salah satu industri yang menjanjikan, karena di dalamnya terdapat aktivitas kreatif yang berkaitan dengan kreasi, produksi, distribusi, dan promosi. Dari fenomena inilah tren industri musik indie muncul, yang melakukan segala aktivitasnya secara independen, seperti Band Elephant Kind. Penelitian ini menilik bagaimana Elephant Kind berkontribusi dalam kancah permusikan indie di Indonesia dengan pendekatan strategi komunikasi yang digunakannya. Dengan metode kualitatif, wawancara mendalam, dan pengamatan, terlihat bahwa Elephant Kind sudah membangun strategi untuk mencapai tujuan sesuai tujuan sentral berdasarkan Pace, Peterson, dan Burnett yaitu to secure understanding, to establish acceptance, dan to motivate action. Penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan untuk mengukur dampak dari strategi melalui persepsi pendengarnya.

Kata Kunci: strategi komunikasi, musik, band indie, komunikasi massa
Urgensi Komunikasi dalam Pengembangan Organisasi Modern
Authors: Fensi Fabianus
Published: April 2019

Organisasi modern membutuhkan model komunikasi yang partisipastif, yaitu komunikasi yang memberi ruang bagi keterlibatan semua komponen organisasi. Hierarki peran diperlukan, tetapi itu bertujuan memperlancar arus distribusi informasi dalam organisasi. Lemahnya standar komunikasi organisasi sering menimbulkan konflik tersendiri dalam sebuah organisasi. Konflik bisa terjadi antara anggota dengan organisasi, antaranggota dalam organisasi, atau antara organisasi dengan anggota. Karena itu diperlukan mekanisme penyelesaian konflik yang memenangkan kepentingan bersama. Atasan dan bawahan adalah perangkat organisasi penyalur atau aktor komunikasi dalam organisasi sehingga perjalanan roda organisasi berjalan sesuai kesepakatan bersama dalam organisasi tersebut. Tidak ada konflik yang tidak memiliki jalan keluar. Pentingnya bagi sebuah organisasi adalah melakukan negosiasi egaliter untuk memenangkan kepentingan bersama sebagai visi dan misi organisasi.

 

Kata Kunci: Konflik, komunikasi, negosiasi, organisasi
RETRACTED: Cerebellar fastigial nucleus electrical stimulatin protects against cerebral ischemic damage by upregulating telomerase activity
Authors: Zhang Lei , Li Shenghua , Chen Lan , Li Jinpin , Zhang Zhaoxia , Yang Yi , Wang Xiaoling , Liu Jingli
Published: April 2019

This article has been retracted, and the online PDF has been watermarked “RETRACTED”. A retraction notice is available at DOI: 10.3233/RNN-239001 .
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Busana Sesuai Dengan Karakter Seseorang
Authors: Hermawan Latius , Felicia Agatha
Published: April 2019

� Sistem Pendukung Keputusan ini bertujuan untuk memudahkan dalam pemilihan busana bagi semua orang yang kesulitan dalam pemilihan busana sesuai karakter kepribadian seseorang. Sistem ini dapat digunakan dengan aplikasi prolog yang mudah dipahami oleh pengguna dengan menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang telah dibuat dalam aplikasi prolog. Hasil dari Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Busana ini, pengguna dapat mengerti busana yang sesuai dengan karakter Kepribadian seseorang dan hasil dari SPK ini dapat digunakan oleh banyak pengguna yang ingin mencoba dan menerapkan Sistem Pendukung Keputusan ini. Keywords : Pemilihan Busana, Karakter Kepribadian Seseorang.
Implementasi Algoritma TF-IDF Pada Pengukuran Kesamaan Dokumen
Authors: Andayani Sri , Ryansyah Ady
Published: April 2019

Documents similarity measure is a time consuming problem. The large amount of documents and the large number of pages per document are causing the similarity measures to becomes a complicated and hard job to do manually. In this research, a system that can automatically measuring similarity between documents is built by implementing TF-IDF. Measurements are carried by first creating a vector representation of documents being compared. This vector representation containing the weight of each term in the documents. After that, the similarity value are calculated using cosine similarity. The finished system can carry out comparison of documents in pdf or word format. Document comparison can be done using all the chapters in the report, or just a few selected chapters that are considered significant. Based on experiment, it can be concluded that TF-IDF needs at least three documents to be available in the document collection being processes. The test of correlation shows that for document in pdf format, there is a significant correlation between the amount of characters in the document with the processing time.
MERANCANG MODEL BLENDED LEARNING DESIGNING BLENDED LEARNING MODEL
Authors: Chaeruman Uwes Anis
Published: April 2019

Dalam era komunikasi instan dewasa ini, cara belajar dan proses pembelajaran telah berubah. Kondisi ini membawa pembelajaran ke era e-learning di mana upaya belajar dan membelajarkan dapat difasilitasi dengan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi. Mengkombinasikan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi yang tepat (blended learning) merupakan salah satu isu penting dalam merancang e-learning yang baik. Oleh karena itu diperlukan semacam panduan (framework) yang dapat menjadikan acuan dalam memilih dan menentukan blended learning yang tepat sesuai kondisi dan tujuan yang ingin dicapai. Artikel ini mencoba memberikan framework untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut. Framework yang coba ditawarkan dalam artikel ini mengacu pada konsep e-learning, empat kuadran seting belajara menurut Noord, dua kontinum strategi pembelajaran menurut Smaldino dkk., dan empat standar proses pembelajaran yang penulis adaptasi dari Horton. Framewrok tersebut adalah bahwa dam merancang blneded learning perlu mempertimbangkan beberapa unsur sebagai berikut: 1) upaya memfasilitasi pengalaman belajar sebagai esensi dari e-learning; 2) optimalisasi empat standar proses pembelajaran dalam konteks e-learning; 3) pemilihan dan penentuan strategi pembelajaran yang tepat; dan 4) pemilihan dan penentuan teknologi dan tool TIK yang tepat dalam empat kuadran seting belajar.Â In the era of instant communication, today, learning and instructional process has changed. This condition has led learning into a new era called e-learning, where learning process can be facilitated with proper use of information and communication technology. Combining information and communication technology appropriately to facilitate learning has become an impportant issue in e-learning design context. Therefore, we need such a kind of framework as a guidance in selecting and determining the appropritae blended learning strategy to address the learning objectives to be achieved. The framework offered in this article refered to the essential concept of e-learning itself, four quadrants of learning seting offered by Noord, two continuum of instructional strategy offerd by Smaldino et. al., and four standard of e-learning process adapted by author from the work of Norton. The framework offered are that in designing blended learning, we should consider the following aspects: 1) efforts to facilitate learning experiences as the essence of e-learning; 2) optimalization of the four learning process standard in the context of e-learning; 3) selection and determination of appropriate learning strategies; and 4) selection and determination of apropriate learning seting and ICTs used in four quadrants of learning seting.Â
Are General Intelligence and Implicit Memory Related?: The Effect of Age
Authors: KAYNAK Hande
Published: April 2019

This study investigated the relationship between general intelligence and implicit memory performance in conjunction
with aging. Data have been collected from 95 volunteers (49 young-46 older adults). General intelligence was
measured by the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM) test. Participants’ implicit memory performance was
measured by the Word Stem Completion (WSC) task, in which the participants were presented with first three letters
of a word and asked to complete this stem with the first word that comes to their mind. Explicit memory performance
was also measured to be able to make a comparison with implicit memory performance and to document the
differentiation between implicit and explicit memory. Although the same WSC task was used to measure implicit and
explicit memory performance separately, the different instructions were used to deduce the different memory types.
According to the results of factorial ANOVA, the main effect of age on general intelligence score was found to be
statistically significant. After running further analyses by Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients, results
indicated that RSPM test total correct score had a tendency to decrease with increasing age and RSPM test completion
time had a tendency to increase with aging. Results also showed that implicit WSC task score and RSPM test total
correct score were positively correlated. Similarly, explicit WSC task score and RSPM test total correct score were
positively correlated, too. However, RSPM test completion time did not differ depending on implicit and explicit
memory performances which were measured by WSC task. The present study indicated the relation between implicit
WSC task and general intelligence. Within this context, this study is important to draw attention to the contribution of
implicit memory measurement which is in the shadow of traditional explicit memory measurements to general
intelligence, especially in older population.
Optimization of Process Parameter of Surface Grinding Process of Autenitic Stainless Steel (AISI 304) BY Taguchi Method
Authors: Deore M. A. , Shelke R. S
Published: April 2019

The manufacturing process of surface grinding has been established in the mass production of slim, rotationally symmetrical components. Due to the complex set-up, which results from the large sensitivity of this grinding process to a multiplicity of geometrical, kinematical and dynamical influence parameters, surface grinding is rarely applied within limited-lot production. The substantial characteristics of this grinding process are the simultaneous guidance and machining of the work piece on its periphery. Surface grinding is an essential process for final machining of components requiring smooth surfaces and precise tolerances. As compared with other machining processes, grinding is costly operation that should be utilized under optimal conditions. Although widely used in industry, grinding remains perhaps the least understood of all machining processes. The proposed work takes the following input processes parameters namely Work speed, feed rate and depth of cut. The main objective of this work is to predict the grinding behavior and achieve optimal operating processes parameters. a software package may be utilized which integrates these various models to simulate what happens during surface grinding processes. predictions from this simulation will be further analyzed by calibration with actual data. It involves several variables such as depth of cut, work speed, feed rate, chemical composition of work piece, etc. The main objective in any machining process is to maximize the Metal Removal Rate (MRR) and to minimize the surface roughness (Ra). In order to optimize these values Taguchi method, ANOVA and regression analysis is used.
Fabrication of Rice Transplanter and Plant Sapling Machine
Authors: S Kulothungan. , S Sivanesh , S Sivaprakasam
Published: April 2019

Though many equipment's are available in the market, there is still a need for cost effective solution for rice transplanting and planting and planting of the saplings. This project is aimed at a low cost solution for farmers for rice transplanting without compromising on efficiency. The cost has been brought down by the use of a simple crank mechanism can be either manually operated or by a petrol engine when needed the equipment can be used for planting other saplings also.
PMU Based Fault Detection in 14 Bus System
Authors: G. Joga Rao G.S.N.M Venkatesh , Satynarayana. D K. Satish , Singh K. Balaji , Siva. K Kiran Kumar
Published: April 2019

Accurate location of a fault on a line is extremely important to restore the parameters line in the shortest time as possible, which directly affects the operational cost and system reliability. This paper presents an accurate and fast strategy for fault location based on well-known state estimation method. The proposed method employs PMU measurements records line parameters during the fault (before the circuit breakers open). Those measurements are used for determination of the fault currents flowing on the faulted line and locating the fault using Weighted Least Squares (WLS) estimator. The proposed method reduces the required number of measurements for the solution of the fault location problem by making use of the fast refresh rates of the PMUs.
Prevalence of Myofascial Trigger Points of Gastrocnemius in Dancers
Authors: Guruprasad Padmaja , Sangaokar Mrudula , Palekar Tushar
Published: April 2019

Myofascial trigger points are hyperirritable spot which is usually a taut band of skeletal muscle, which is painful on compression and give rise to musculoskeletal dysfunction. Gastrocnemus muscle being the main muscle of mobility and stabilty in dancers. Due to this constant use of this muscle in various dance forms and the fatigue caused, it may cause trigger points.
Objective

To study the occurrence of trigger points in dancers.
To study prevalence of trigger points in various dance forms and finding out which dance form dancers have high prevalence for trigger point.
To study the correlation of presence of trigger point and strength of the gastrocnemius muscle.

Materials and Methodology
This is an observational study comprising of 100 samples who were trained dancers. Dancers of bharatnatayam, kathak and contemporary form were included and were palpated for trigger points, which were then presented in tabular and graphical manner.
Results and Conclusion
Results showed 52 % have trigger point in gastrocnemius and 48% did not have trigger point in gastrocnemius. Out of the 3 dance forms selected, bharatnatayam dancers showed more prevalence of trigger point of gastrocnemius.
Bioactive Compound (Phenolic, Anthocianin, and Antioxidant) in Black Rice (Oryza sativa var. Pare Ambo) South Sulawesi
Authors: Kiay N , Tawali A B , Tahir M M , Bilang M
Published: April 2019

Cereals are widely found in Indonesia and used as foodstuffs. Nutrient content of cereals vary from quantity and quality. Rice, one kind of cereals is commonly consumed by Indonesian community. There are some various types of rice such as brown rice, black rice and red rice. One type of rice, namely black rice is widely known as antioxidant source, for example black rice. This research be focused on the analysis of bioactive compound in black rice (Oryza sativa var Pare Ambo). This research using laboratory experiment methods to analyze total phenolic content, anthocianin, and antioksidan (free radical scavenging activity DPPH) black rice using spectrophotometer UV-vis. This research using complete random design (rancangan acak lengkap, RAL), thus obtained data were analyzed using statistic. Significant difference between groups were analyzed using ANOVA with p<0,05. The results showed that black rice extract possess to total phenolic content 3,84 mg/kg gallic acid, free radical scavenging activity 81,20%, total antioxidant 28,42 ppm and vitamins B1, B5, B6 mg/100 g sample (p>0,05). Black rice possess to total phenolic content 10,26 mg/kg gallic acid, free radical scavenging activity 62,67%, anthocianin content 122,33%, red rice possess to total phenolic content (TPC) 7,48 mg/kg gallic acid, free radical scavenging activity 54,78%,. Antioxidant activity from black rice caused by it phenolics compound that act as antioxidant. Spectra XRD Analysis for Determination of Vitamin B (Percentage of Vitamins) (B3, B5, B6) niacin, pantothenic acid and Riboflavin results showed the highest percentage of vitamin B5 (40,45). The results of the research were 88,21% carbohydrates, 8.36% protein, 1.74% fat, 11.17% water, 1.15% ash which amounts to 0.395 mg calcium (Ca), 1.98 mg / ml Magnesium (Mg) and 0.387 mg / ml iron (Fe). In conclusion from this study, black rice has antioxidant activity and nutrient content, these products are expected to be native functional foods.
Phishing Detection Using Visual Cryptography
Authors: D. J. Deepshika , M Murugesan
Published: April 2019

Phishing is an attempt by an individual or a group to thieve personal confidential information such as passwords, credit card information etc from unsuspecting sufferer for burglary, financial gain and other criminal activities. The first defense should be strengthening the authentication mechanism in a web application. A simple username and password based authentication is not sufficient for web sites providing critical financial transactions. Here we have advised a new way for phishing websites classification to solve the problem of phishing. Phishing websites involves a collection of key within its content-parts as well as the browser-based security indicators provided along with the website. The use of images is try to keep the privacy of image captcha by dissolve the original image captcha into two shares that are stored in separate database servers such that the original image captcha can be acknowledged only when both are available together the individual sheet images do not confess the status of the original image captcha. Once the original image captcha is announced to the user it can be used as the password. Several solutions have been suggested to handle phishing.
The The Methodology of Thermal Energy Management for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Authors: Heim Dariusz , Pawłowski Marek
Published: April 2019

Distributed generation causes an unbalanced power grid, which leads to a problem with unpredicted energy surplus balancing. In this vast problem, active cooperation with individual consumers on the energy market is crucial to ensure stability of the power system. Therefore, basing on analysis of power demand for the power system, the control algorithm of Thermal Energy Management System for the net Zero Energy Buildings was developed. One of the possibility of shifting peak power demand is using a building structure as a thermal energy storage. The potential of energy management was confirmed by numerical analysis of two nearly zero energy building models (a heavy and a light construction). A heavy construction building consumes less energy than a light construction but possibilities of obtaining measurable cost savings for user are higher in a case of light construction building. The objective of this study is to show that it is possible to save about 17–28% of the yearly cost of electricity by using the proposed control algorithm. On the contrary, lack of active and conscious usage will result in yearly increase of energy costs at the level of 5–8%. At the same time functioning of the HVAC system according to the proposed algorithm does not significantly effects on thermal comfort.
Set-Valued Additive Functional Equations
Authors: Park Choonkil , Yun Sungsik , Lee Jung Rye , Shın Dong Yun
Published: April 2019

In this paper, we  introduce  set-valued additive  functional equations and prove the Hyers-Ulam stability of the  set-valued additive  functional equations by using the fixed point method.
ШЛЯХИ НАБЛИЖЕННЯ МИТНОГО ПОСТАУДИТУ ДО ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКИХ СТАНДАРТІВ
Authors: Микитенко Т. В.
Published: April 2019

Проаналізовано стан вітчизняного та європейського нормативно-правового забезпечення митного постаудиту як форми митного контролю після випуску товарів у вільний обіг. Досліджено сутність митного постаудиту в стандартах ЄС, роботах науковців та запропоновано власне визначення. Визначено мету, завдання, джерела інформації та напрями митного постаудиту. Розглянуто досвід зарубіжних держав щодо організації та здійснення митного постаудиту. Виявлено проблемні питання організації вітчизняного митного постаудиту та намічено шляхи їхнього вирішення.
ШЛЯХИ ВДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ БУХГАЛТЕРСЬКОГО ОБЛІКУ: ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНИЙ АСПЕКТ
Authors: Островерха Р. Е.
Published: April 2019

Обґрунтовано теоретичні засади вдосконалення бухгалтерського обліку на основі системно-кібернетичного підходу. Розроблено концептуальну схему побудови бухгалтерського обліку. Розглянуто шляхи вдосконалення організації бухгалтерського обліку. Розкрито зміст технологічних етапів облікового процесу із використанням пірамідальної моделі. Висвітлено зміст та порядок формування об’єктів облікового процесу. Запропоновано заходи з удосконалення процесів документування господарських операцій.
«КРИТИКА БУРЖУАЗНИХ ТЕОРІЙ ФІНАНСІВ»: СПРОБА РЕТРОСПЕКТИВНОГО ВИПРАВДАННЯ ЧИ КАЯТТЯ?
Authors: Андрущенко В. Л.
Published: April 2019

В ретроспективном плане рассмотрены и определены особенности, негативные и позитивные последствия так называемой критики буржуазных теорий финансов. В советский период был такой специфический жанр на темы теории и практики государственных финансов в капиталистических странах. Отмечено идеологическую ангажированность и искусственность подобной критики. Вместе с тем критика исполняла своеобразную роль популяризации идей и положений западной науки в Украине.
Mutual Benefit Principle As Bilateral Basis of Indonesia With Thailand And Taiwan
Authors: Kadarudin Kadarudin , Thamrin Husni , Liao I-Ming , Satalak Pataramon
Published: April 2019

Mutual Benefit Principle in relations between countries requires that the subjects of international law (especially the state) in carrying out international relations be based on good faith so as to benefit all parties. Mutual benefit principle requires equal rights, namely that all parties strive to be mutually beneficial to each other, initially this principle is used to accommodate the nature and purpose of the business. But along with the times and to meet needs that are already cross-country, then this principle can be used as a reference in international relations, especially bilateral relations between the two countries, although this principle is also in accordance with the context of multilateral relations between many countries. This principle is used by Indonesia and Thailand in the cooperation of two countries that have been officially carried out since 1947, as well as Indonesia and Taiwan since 1971, on the basis of this principle, so far, the relationship between Indonesia and Thailand and Taiwan is still well maintained and running, and benefit each country.
SPECIFICITY OF SPORTS LEAGUE MARKETING
Authors: Malygin Andrej
Published: April 2019

In
this
article
, the
specifics of
a
special type of
a
sports organization
–
sports league as subject and
object of marketing
–
are considered. During the conducted research
,
the author defined the main features and
characteristics of professional and amateur leagues, formulated their marketing functions and tasks. On the
basis of the analysis of the Russian, European and American leagues
,
their classification by the signs imp
ortant
for practical marketing is developed.
The
objects of marketing and the marketing environment of sports leagues
of various
types
are defined.
Sports leagues are represented by
a
special type of sports organizations which changed
the
shape of
sports i
ndustry. A large number of the leagues which arose in recent years in the world require their
classification and
a
careful analysis of activities for
the
development of effective marketing solutions.
Object of a research
:
marketing activity of sports leagu
es. A research purpose:
establishment
of
the
specifics of
the
use of marketing by
the
management of
leagues.
Methods
.
During the research
,
methods of the analysis of documents, an axiomatic method,
hypothetical
-
deductive and inductive methods, and also, t
he ascension method fro
m abstract to specific is used.
Conclusions and prospects
:
1. The main specifics of marketing of sports league are based on
the
characteristics of its main market
product
–
a sports tournament.
2. Popularity of such model of
a
sports organization as
league
is determined by its opportunities of the
most effective holding
of
sports events due to concentration of marketing competences and their system.
3. Modern sports leagues perform three main functions: organizational, marketi
ng and financial.
4. Marketing of
a
sports league has the features depending on its type. It is reasonable to allocate 18
types of leagues by six criteria.
5. An important task of management of
a
sports league is the correct determination of objects of
mar
keting and carrying out the analysis of the marketing environment.