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EVALUASI KINERJA OPERASIONAL SARANA DAN PRASARANA ANGKUTAN PENYEBERANGAN LAUT TRADISIONAL DI PELABUHAN BIMA
Authors: Erlangga Dwiky , Puji Laila Ramadhan  , Rahmat Fajariansyah
Published: March 2024

Angkutan penyeberangan laut tradisional di Kota Bima merupakan salah satu sarana yang sangat penting bagi aktivitas kehidupan masyarakat. Beberapa permasalahan yang dialami angkutan penyeberangan laut perahu tradisional di Pelabuhan Kota Bima, dimana kondisi sarana dan prasarana masih kurang memadai seperti dalam masalah keselamatan dan kenyamanan penumpang yang menaiki angkutan penyeberangan laut tersebut. Ketika masyarakat menggunakan jalur darat untuk perjalanan dari Pelabuhan Bima lokasi menuju tujuan yaitu Bajo, Sarita, Sai dan Sowa, Kec. Soromandi, Kabupaten Bima. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui karakteristik serta kondisi sarana dan prasarana angkutan laut tradisional di Pelabuhan Bima. Metode Penelitian menggunakan Indeks Kepuasan Pelanggan dan Analisis Kinerja Penting berdasarkan indikator pada Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Perhubungan Laut No. HK.103/2/8/DJPL-17 tentang petunjuk kapal tradisional pengangkut penumpang. Nilai Indeks Kepuasan Pelanggan pada fasilitas perahu adalah 54,30 % sedangkan dermaga adalah 59,19 %. Penilaian keduanya menunjukkan masyarakat cukup puas terhadap sarana dan prasarana angkutan tradisonal yang ada di Pelabuhan Bima. Kemudian nilai Important Performance Analysis menunjukkan Denah kapal, Ketersediaan pelampung pada fasilitas perahu, serta tempat tunggu penumpang, tempat parkir, dan toilet pada fasilitas dermaga menunjukkan tingkat kesesuaian dibawah 70 Persen, kedua fasilitas tersebut perlu diperbaiki agar memenuhi kelengkapan, keamanan dan kenyamanan penumpang.
ANALISIS KECEPATAN RATA-RATA WAKTU DAN KECEPATAN RATA-RATA RUANG PADA JALAN ARTERI
Authors: Sianturi Fenny Novita Meysabed
Published: March 2024

Jalan Dr. Mansyur merupakan jalan yang mendukung aktivitas pendidikan, perkantoran dan perdagangan yang banyak dilalui mobil penumpang, sepeda motor,bus besar dan kendaraan berat lainnya. Saat volume lalu lintas tinggi yang terjadi seperti pada jam-jam sibuk, ruas jalan menjadi prasarana transportasi yang secara nyata terlihat tidak mampu menampung arus lalu lintas. Kemacetan lalu lintas mengakibatkan kebebasan kendaraan bergerak terbatas sehingga akan mengurangi kecepatan lalu lintas. Oleh karena adanya permasalahan kemacetan lalu lintas yang terjadi ruas jalan ini diperlukan analisis untuk mengetahui kecepatan aktual. Pada penelitian ini, data primer akan dihitung kecepatan rata-rata waktu (time mean speed) dan kecepatan rata-rata ruang (space mean speed). Berdasarkan hasil pengolahan data dan analisa ruas Jalan Dr.Mansyur , maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa kecepatan rata-rata waktu (Time Mean Speed) dan kecepatan rata-rata ruang (Space Mean Speed) tidak sesuai dengan kecepatan rencana. Nilai TMS dan SMS di bawah 30 kilometer per jam sedangkan nilai kecepatan rencana sesuai dengan fungsi jalannya yaitu 30 kilometer per jam. Kemacetan lalu lintas yang terjadi mengakibatkan pergerakan kendaraan terbatas sehingga mengurangi kecepatan lalu lintas.
PERENCANAAN JALUR KERETA API SEMARANG – YOGYAKARTA VIA MAGELANG
Authors: Clarissa Intan Maylani Putri
Published: March 2024

Dalam RIPNAS 2018, Kementerian Perhubungan bersama dengan Direktorat Jendral Perkeretaapian membuat perencanaan untuk mengaktifkan kembali jalur kereta api yang pernah ada, salah satunya adalah jalur kereta api Semarang – Yogyakarta via Magelang. Sehingga tujuan dari penulisan tesis ini adalah untuk memberikan alternatif trase terbaik, merancang geometri jalan rel yang sesuai dengan PM No. 60 Tahun 2012, dan juga menganalisa kelayakan finansial dan ekonomi untuk pembangunan jalur kereta api tersebut. Perencanaan trase jalan rel dibuat dengan menggunakan Google Earth Pro dengan memperhatikan keadaan lingkungan disekitarnya. Dibuat tiga buah alternatif trase yang kemudian dibandingkan dari beberapa kriteria dan dipilih satu trase yang paling baik dengan metode pembobotan dengan metode Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) dan diperoleh alternatif trase pertama sebagai trase terpilih. Kemudian dibuat perencanaan geometri dengan menggunakan AutoCad Civil 3D dengan trase terpilih sepanjang 108,85 km, dengan klasifikasi kelas jalan I, kecepatan 120 km/jam, dengan lebar jalan rel 1067 mm. Trase tersebut direncanakan memiliki 28 jumlah tikungan horizontal yang terdiri dari 18 lengkung Spiral-Circle-Spiral (SCS) dan 10 lengkung Full Circle (FC). Kelandaian maksimum sebesar 2,88% dengan 7 alinyemen vertikal cembung, dan 12 alinyemen vertikal cekung. Total estimasi biaya yang diperlukan dalam pembangunan trase ini adalah sebesar Rp 22.932.642.264.394 dengan biaya pemeliharaan tiap tahun sebesar Rp 62.956.190.250.

Kata Kunci: Kereta api; AutoCad Civil 3D; geometri jalan rel; jalur kereta api Semarang-Yogyakarta via Magelang.
Analisis Sistem Penyangga pada Terowongan Pengelak Proyek Bendungan Lau Simeme Kec. Sibiru-biru Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara
Authors: Simbolon Geovano Osvaldo , Nurmaidah Nurmaidah
Published: March 2024

This tunnel is an alternative structure used to divert river water during construction of the dam body. Location The tunnel is located in Kuala Deca Village, Civilville District, Deli Serdang District, North Sumatra. Since this tunnel is located under a hill, a buffer system is required within the tunnel for the tunnel to be considered safe. The purpose of this study is to analyze the entrance side stress and calculate the safety factor of the tunnel. Rock mass classification (RMR) is currently used to determine the service life of tunnels. Analysis of the upstream support system "Inlet" shows that at STA 0+ 043.000 the support system used on the upstream side of the tunnel is I conclude that it is bedrock bolts and shotcrete. A geologist gives him an RMR value between RMR 41 and 60. Mathematically, the inlet stress is 11,758 MPa and the maximum stiffness is 41.221,137 MPa/m, so the inlet safety factor is 301,14. 51,50 for roofs and walls. The Lau-Simeme Dam Tunnel is considered safe because the overall tunnel safety factor is 1,5.
Analisis Rencana Anggaran Biaya Pelat Lantai Dengan Metode Precast Pada Gedung Pasar Buah Supermarket Medan
Authors: Meilia Dilla Adinda , Wulandari Tika Ermita
Published: March 2024

Bertambahnya penduduk di Kota Medan menyebabkan peningkatan permintaan konsumen akan konstruksi bangunan gedung. Akibat dari peningkatan tersebut inovasi pada metode pelaksanaan konstruksi gedung semakin berkembang agar pelaksanaan lebih efektif dan efisien dari segi mutu, biaya dan wktu. Metode precast half slab dapat dijadikan salah satu metode yang dapat digunakan dalam pelaksanaan konstruksi gedung. Precast half slab ialah gabungan antara beton precast dan konvensional pada pekerjaan pelat lantai. RAB memiliki peranan penting dalam penyelenggaraan sebuah proyek karena adanya keterkaitan dengan metode pelaksanaan konstruksi yang akan dilaksanakan. Pada pembangunan Gedung Pasar Buah Supermarket Medan terjadi keterlambatan pada tahap pengecoran pelat lantai saat proyek berlangsung dikarenakan keterlambatan penyelesaian perakitan tulangan pelat. Berdasarkan hal tersebut pada penelitian ini akan diterapkan metode precast/pracetak pada Gedung Pasar Buah Supermarket Medan pada pekerjaan pelat lantai. Maksud penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis rencana anggaran biaya pelat lantai dengan metode precast pada Gedung Pasar Buah Supermarket Medan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui besar rencana anggaran biaya pelat lantai dengan metode precast. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan perhitungan struktur dengan mendesain pelat lantai metode precast/pracetak sesuai dengan SNI 2847:2019 dan PCI Design Handbook Precast and Prestresses Concrete dan perhitungan rencana anggaran biaya mengacu pada AHSP PUPR 2022 untuk mengetahui besarnya rencana anggaran biaya yang dibutuhkan. Berdasarkan perhitungan diperoleh hasil pada pelaksanaan pekerjaan pelat lantai dengan metode precast membutuhkan anggaran biaya sebesar Rp.1.684.097.837,94.
Penerapan Konsep Desain Norman Foster Pada Bangunan Convention and Exhibition Center di Kota Medan
Authors: Telaumbanua Irwan , Budiani Ina Triesna
Published: March 2024

Medan City is the 3rd largest city in Indonesia where Medan City is also a city of industry, business and trade which is very influential in Indonesia so that it has enormous opportunities in the tourism industry sector in the field of MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition), so infrastructure is needed in the form of a convention and exhibition center building which has complete facilities so that it can support every activity related to MICE, this is intended to improve the economy of Medan City in the tourism industry sector and is supported by the election of Indonesia as the host of the G20 Presidency which allows investors from other countries to others to carry out business activities in the city of Medan. The design of this convention and exhibition center applies the Norman Foster design concept, where the concept of sustainable architectural design, engineering, urbanism, and industrial design has special design characteristics, one of which is an approach to high-tech design characters, where the use of iron/steel and glass materials which will be found in many of these buildings so as to give a new feel to the area.
Perancangan Gedung Olahraga Bulutangkis di Sport Center Sumatera Utara dengan Pendekatan Arsitektur Metafora
Authors: Syahputra Rahadian Tri , Suprayitno Suprayitno
Published: March 2024

The aim of this article or writing is to obtain an international standard badminton sports building design in the North Sumatra sport center using a metaphorical architectural approach. The design is focused on predetermined themes covering architectural aspects, such as the arrangement of the sports arena and other supporting facilities. The study used in this design is the process of searching for ideas obtained through various sources of information regarding architectural data at the Badminton Sports Building and the metaphorical approach as a problem-solving material in which the realization of the design ideas is outlined in the form of images. This study concludes that in designing a badminton sports building, a form and design theme is needed that can stimulate people to come immediately because of their visual interest in the building. Therefore, the metaphorical architectural approach can support this as a limitation in the shape and design of this badminton sports building.
Perencanaan Dan Perancangan Hotel Dengan Tema Arsitektur Neo Vernakular
Authors: Andila Sova , Barky Neneng Yulia
Published: March 2024

On the 21st PON (National Sports Week) show, Indonesia was appointed as the host after several years, based on a Decree (SK) determination by the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainuddin Amali, North Sumatra Province as the host, which is in the Village Sena, Batang Quiz District, Deli Serdang Regency. In the sports center area, supporting infrastructure and commercial areas, namely hotels, are also provided. The depiction of the hotel design applies a neo vernacular architectural theme. The method used in this research is data collection, literature study and analysis and concepts. The analysis carried out is in the form of site analysis, building analysis, structural analysis and utility analysis, from the results of the analysis carried out it can be concluded that the concept obtained for designing the hotel. The application of this building theme can be seen based on the shape, facade, and materials as outlined in the final design in the form of working drawings and 3D designs.
Perancangan Prototype Pemberi Pakan Kucing Otomatis Berdasarkan Umur Berbasis Sms Gateway
Authors: Valendio Bayu Jaka , Susilawati Susilawati , Sembiring Zulfikar
Published: March 2024

Of the several animals that we know, the cat is one of the most popular pets in today's society. However, in order to keep the pet cat in good health, cat keeper must pay more attention to the food schedule otherwise the cat will be susceptible to disease, so it can harm the cat itself. In today's modern era, many things can be designed to make activities easier. One of them is the design of a prototype automatic cat feeder. The purpose of this research is to design and make an automatic cat feeding device using Arduino Uno R3 as the brain in this series which then uses Arduino IDE software and C++ programming discussion to input the data that will be needed. Furthermore, this tool will also be directly connected to the RTC (Real Time Clock) as a benchmark for the hour and date and the servo motor as a valve controller, so that the feeder will open according to the input schedule. This tool also uses the GPRS Shield 800L as a sender of SMS notifications when the prediction feed is running out. Finally, this one set of tools also uses a step down module which can be used as a voltage adjustment for the feeder. This tool can later be useful, especially for cat shelter owners/keepers because it can provide feed according to a time and schedule whose own dose can be inputted based on age. The advantage of this tool is that it can last for approximately 2 hours without electricity (possibly when the power goes out) specifically for sending notifications.
Pengaruh Variasi Fluida Pendingin Terhadap Laju Pendinginan Engine Yamaha Nmax
Authors: Nugroho Ade Wahyu , Idris Muhammad , Hermawan Indra , Iswandi Iswandi
Published: March 2024

Radiator is a cooling system using fluid as a heat exchanger. How the radiator works by channeling the heat released by the motor engine is then absorbed by the radiator coolant fluid. The radiator device consists of a coolant inlet and engine outlet, a cooling fan mounted in front or behind the radiator, and coolant. Coolant in the radiator has a very important role in dissipating engine heat to the environment. In this study, I will analyze the different types of coolant variations, namely water, prestone antifreeze, Seiken, premix coolant DCK, and yamacoolant. on the cooling rate and radiator effectiveness using rotation variations of 1600, 3000,5000 rpm and measurement times of 1, 5, and 10 minutes on the Yamaha Nmax engine. The results of the research that have been carried out are the average heat transfer rate and the highest radiator effectiveness occur in the Yamacoolant type cooling fluid of 1.992kW and 0.726, the second highest occurs in the Prestone cooling fluid where the heat transfer rate value is 1.918kW and the radiator effectiveness is 0.652, then followed by Seiken where the heat transfer rate is 1.901kW and the radiator effectiveness is 0.634, then followed by DCK the heat transfer rate is 1.702kW and the radiator effectiveness is 0.592 and the smallest is experienced by mineral water where the heat transfer rate is 1.542kW and the radiator effectiveness is 0.501.
Rancangan Sistem Otomatis Pada Alat Pembuat Pelet Ikan Berbantu Teknologi Arduino Uno
Authors: Simanullang Princent M.R , Mungkin Moranain , Satria Habib
Published: March 2024

Technological developments are currently progressing and developing very rapidly in various ways to facilitate human work and more efficient production in various fields such as fish farming. So the researchers made a design for a fish pellet maker. The purpose of this research was to create a program and design an Arduino-based fish pellet maker automation system. This research method is a design method using ultrasonic sensors as input and autostarting DC motors as output, while the microcontroller used in this study is Arduino Uno with a programming system using Arduino Idea. The results showed that the designed tool worked well, seen from the arduino that controlled the system stably, with an ultrasonic command that would turn on the DC motor automatically when there was movement at a distance of 2 cm, the results of the fish pellet tool could print fish pellets of 4 – 5 mm so it is suitable for adult fish.
Development of Chitosan and NanoDot (CNDs) as chemosensors for contact oil damage detection at magnetic fields on electric currents in solar cells
Authors: Arrasyid Ridwan , Dayana Indri , Satria Habib , Mungkin Moranain
Published: March 2024

This research aims to see development of chitosan and nanodot as chemosensor for contact oil damage at magnetic fields on electric current in solar cell based on the results of 20 experiments. It can be concluded that for each equal increase in the magnetic field on a straight wire, the result is 0.25 T. For every constant increase in the strength of the electric current in the solar panel, the magnetic field also increases15 . The same data is obtained for the magnetic field of straight wire and circular wire because the magnitude of phi is neglected, because only phi is the differentiator.The greater the magnetic field, the greater the electric current in the solar cell and vice versa. This relationship is a straight line (linear)
Analisis Rancangan Trainer Kombinasi PV Tipe Polycrystalline dan Monocrystalline pada EBT
Authors: Sebayang Youstra , Satria Habib , Azmi Fadhillah
Published: March 2024

Trainer is a medium object similar to real objects that facilitates learning. Solar energy is renewable energy.Each type of PV has its own advantages and disadvantages. In this regard, the design of a solar panel trainer, a combination of pollycrystalline and monocrystalline PV type in NRE, aims to be a learning medium for Newand Renewable Energy (EBT). Solar panels of polycrystalline and monocrystalline types have different characteristics, performance, and efficiency. To get the results of the data so that it can be analyzed, the trainer is designed using a DC Wattmeter, Solar Charge Controller, and Battery. The experiment was conducted on July 17, 2022 and in this trainer can be seen the average efficiency on polycrystalline solar panels of 12.01%, monocrystalline solar panels of 6.11%, and parallel polycrystalline and monocrystallinesolar panels of 4.20%.
Rancang Bangun Sistem Automatic Keamanan Jarak Pada Truk Trailer Menggunakan Sensor Jarak Berbasis Internet Of Things
Authors: Abdillah Aditya Ryan , Siregar M. Fadlan , Satria Habib , Mungkin Moranain
Published: March 2024

One of the causes of accidents that occur on the road is a condition where there is an error in the human factor which lacks focus in observing the circumstances around the vehicle being driven. For drivers of large vehicles such as trucks, they have areas where sight cannot reach or what is commonly called a blind spot, which is due to the large dimensions so that the viewing angle is limited. This situation results in the risk of large vehicles hitting other drivers or other objects that are in the blind spot area. This study aims to design a tool to assist drivers in providing information and warnings if there is an object in the blind spot area. This tool uses an ultrasonic sensor as an object detector, as well as an information system that is sent via wifi and displayed on the Blynk application to determine the distance and location of objects. Testing is carried out by applying it directly to the vehicle to determine the performance of the tool on the vehicle
Pengaruh Keterlibatan Ayah Dalam Pengasuhan Terhadap Konsep Diri Remaja di Masyarakat Batak
Authors: Situmorang Ega Valenia , Budiman Zuhdi
Published: March 2024

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of father involvement in parenting on adolescent self- concept in the Batak Toba community in Untemungkur II Village. The hypothesis is that there is a positive influence between father's involvement in parenting on self-concept. The subjects of this study were teenagers aged 12-20 years in Untemungkur II Village as many as 70 people. The method of data analysis is a simple linear regression test. The results of the research, the t-count coefficient is 5.655, with a significance value of pp 0.01, then the hypothesis in this study is accepted, in the sense that there is an influence of father's involvement with self-concept, with the magnitude of the influence in linear form can be written as follows: y = 42,292 + 0.516* (X). This means that the magnitude of the influence of father's involvement on self-concept is 42.808.
Hubungan Antara Kontrol Diri dengan Kecenderungan Perilaku Narsistik pada Siswi di Smk Negeri 7 Medan
Authors: AR Habibah Tiara , Eryanti Notiva , Maghfirah Maghfirah
Published: March 2024

This article aims to examine the relationship between self-control and the tendency of narcissistic behavior in female students at SMK Negeri 7 Medan. The problem focused on student self-control and narcissistic behavior tendencies. In order to approach this problem, the theoretical reference from Calhoun Acocella (in Ghufron et al., 2011) is used to measure the aspect of self-control and the theory of Raskin et al., (1988) to measure the tendency of narcissistic behavior. The data were collected through a scale and analyzed quantitatively. The number of research samples is 40 students. The data collection technique in this study used purposive sampling. Data collection uses two psychological scales, namely the self-control scale and the narcissistic behavior tendency scale. Based on the results of the data analysis test using the product moment correlation technique (rxy), the result is -0.048 with a significance of p = 0.000 0.050. This study concludes that the hypothesis is accepted, namely that there is a negative relationship between self-control and the tendency of narcissistic behavior in adolescents at SMK Negeri 7 Medan. Self-control is low where the hypothetical mean = 75.5 empirical mean = 65.97 and the difference exceeds the SD number = 10.6. The tendency of narcissistic behavior is high where the hypothetical mean = 80 empirical mean = 107.8 and the difference exceeds the SD number = 13.85. The coefficient of the determinant of the correlation is r2 = 0.301. Self-control provides an effective contribution to the tendency of juvenile delinquency by 30.1%.
Hubungan Beban Kerja Dengan Stres Kerja Dosen di STIKes Senior Medan
Authors: Manullang Agustinus , Faadhil Faadhil
Published: March 2024

This study aims to determine the relationship between workload and work stress for Senior STIKes Medan lecturers. The method in this study uses quantitative methods. The population in this study were Senior STIKes Medan lecturers. The sample in the study amounted to 60 people. The sampling technique uses total sampling. The data collection method uses a workload scale and work stress scale with a Likert Scale model. Data analysis method using Person Product Moment. The results of this study indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between workload and work stress (r = 0.448, p = 0.000). Thus the hypothesis in this study is accepted.
Fantasi dan Transformasi Makna Bermain Game Online Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Authors: Nareswara Dinda Prifaty , Isnaini Muhammad
Published: March 2024

Popularitas game online telah meningkat secara signifikan sejak kemajuan teknologi dan internet. Kebangkitan Internet telah memungkinkan individu untuk mengakses dan membenamkan diri dalam dunia virtual, dengan demikian mengubahnya menjadi kebutuhan fundamental dalam kehidupan manusia. Studi ini menggunakan Teori Konvergensi Simbolik (TKS) untuk menganalisis transformasi makna simbol permainan di antara individu dalam kelompok. Penelitian ini dilakukan melalui metode studi kasus untuk mengklarifikasi proses perubahan yang terjadi pada individu melalui teori konvergensi simbolik. Wawancara mendalam dilakukan dengan lima pemain MLBB, yang diidentifikasi melalui rujukan dari informan awal. Penelitian ini juga menyoroti makna bermain game melalui konvergensi simbolik yang menghasilkan nilai-nilai kompetisi, strategi, dan prestasi menjadi terpusat dalam interpretasi individu dan kolektif terkait bermain MLBB. Hal ini mencerminkan adaptasi komunitas MLBB terhadap dinamika kompetitif dalam industri game saat ini. Interpretasi pemain dari pesan dapat dipengaruhi oleh konstruksi simbolik individu dalam kelompok, sehingga persepsi pemain tentang permainan sebagai simbol juga dapat terpengaruh. Hal ini menekankan, bahwa game online adalah proses yang dinamis dan transformatif bagi individu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, bahwa dalam era kompetitif saat ini, bermain game, khususnya dalam komunitas MLBB telah menjadi simbol kuat dari semangat persaingan. Para pemain MLBB mengalami pergeseran signifikan dalam persepsi mereka terhadap bermain game, dari aktivitas rekreasi hingga sebagai sarana untuk menguji keterampilan dan memenangkan pertandingan.
Hamka’s Daʿwah Reform: Islamisation of Self, Education and Institution
Authors: IBRAHIM HASLINA
Published: March 2024

Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah or HAMKA (1908-1981) was a prominent Malay scholar and also an icon of daʿwah Islamiyyah. Although his name and works are common to the Malays, his daʿwah orientation needs to be explored further in view of the lethargic conditions of present daʿwah movements in the Malay lands. Granted the title Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia, Hamka’s thought epitomised the idealism of daʿwah reform, and his activism symbolises the institutional configuration of daʿwah. Hamka went beyond the rhetoric slogan of Islam as a way of life when he brought tangible solutions to the problems that happen in society. The core inventory to that tangible solution, in his opinion, should start with oneself i.e. Islamisation of self, before any meaningful daʿwah can be administered to the community and institutions. This article attempts to promote Hamka’s daʿwah reform; a synergised intellectualism and activism that are missing from the contemporary da’wah orientations and led to its adversary effect on public understanding and practice of Islam.
Bangladeshi Women and the Concept of Agency in Monica Aliâ€™s Brick Lane: Patriarchy, Love and â€œSisterhoodâ€
Authors: Rascanu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Iulia
Published: March 2024

Although mainly set in London, an important part of the action in Monica Aliâ€™s novel Brick Lane (2003) focuses on the protagonistâ€™s sister Hasina and on the latterâ€™s life realities back in Bangladesh. This paper explores Bangladeshi women and their attempt at gaining agency in a society portrayed as still highly patriarchal, in which women are forced to accept and perpetuate a principle based on fate rather than on personal choice. Aliâ€™s view of Bangladeshi society is therefore tough, portraying men as dominant, oppressive and unreliable. At the same time, women who want to make their own decisions in life by â€œkicking against [their] fateâ€ have to face discrimination and social repudiation both by men and women of their society/communities. This paper analyses these womenâ€™s struggle to gain agency while applying a variety of approaches to agency, in connection with the concepts of patriarchy, love and â€œsisterhood.â€ The transgression of boundaries by the protagonist, disapproved of by society, may be interpreted as an attempt at performing agency. However, this still has to be investigated within the context of patriarchal oppression and Muslim communities. The analysis illustrates that womenâ€™s agency is constantly obstructed by patriarchy because man still occupies the position of the legitimate, authoritarian figure that does not allow women to progress. â€œSisterhoodâ€ may be seen as womenâ€™s agency and as a potential solution that challenges patriarchy. Love can be understood as existing within the framework of marriage or heterosexual relationships.
Beyond the Rhetoric of Belonging: Arundhati Roy and the Dalit Perspective
Authors: Menozzi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Filippo
Published: March 2024

This essay proposes a reflection on Arundhati Royâ€™s recent involvement in Dalit politics. In particular, it addresses the polemic letter to Roy presented by a group of Dalit intellectuals after the publication of a new edition of Ambedkarâ€™s Annihilation of Caste (originally written in 1936), which includes an introductory essay by Roy. The critiques against Roy interrogate the right to take part in public life without being able to claim â€œentitlementâ€ or â€œauthenticity.â€ By discussing the debates over rights to speak and to â€œrepresent,â€ this essay offers a reflection on the meaning of a politics of emancipation that falls neither into identity politics nor into appropriating the voice of the marginalised. Instead, this essay proposes a reappraisal of the value of an â€œethics of identificationâ€ through which outsiders can assume the standpoint of the oppressed and be able to tell experiences that they have not lived through. Beyond the rhetoric of belonging, the exchange between Roy and her Dalit critics suggests an ethics of identification that emphasises the continuing relevance of expressing social consciousness and communication across sites of struggle for social justice.
Female Subjectivity through Body Dressing and Positioning in Malaysian Advertisements
Authors: Peng, University of Malaya, Malaysia Su Soon
Published: March 2024

Most feminist studies on the topics of dress and the female body have been carried out within the context, as well as from the perspective, of the West. Malaysia as a multiethnic country that is at the same time open and exposed to the effects of globalisation offers an interesting case study on the representations of diverse womenâ€™s imagemaking and their implications on gendered subjectivity and selfhood. Body dressing and positioning are among the powerful means of representation that construct the subject in a way that furthers the self-advantaging ends of the advertiser. Dress and body-related texts are excerpted from Malaysian print advertisements in selected English dailies for close semiological and discourse analysis in the context of the dominant twin ideologies of patriarchy and Islam. Drawing on a broad feminist theory, the analysis reveals two diametrically opposite overarching themes of oppression and empowerment. Discussion related to these themes addresses the Malaysian context of cultural norms of fashion discourses and the underpinning economic motivation.
Translation as Allegory: Adaptation of Premchandâ€™s â€œShatranj Ke Khilariâ€ into Film
Authors: Singh, Govt. P.G. College, Dausa, Rajasthan, India Omendra Kumar
Published: March 2024

Roman Jakobson's idea that adaptation is a kind of translation has been further expanded by functionalist theorists who claim that translation necessarily involves interpretation. Premised on this view, the present paper argues that the adaptation of Premchand's short story â€œShatranj ke Khilariâ€ into film of that name by Satyajit Ray is an allegorical interpretation. The idea of allegorical interpretation is based on that ultimate four-fold schema of interpretation which Dante suggests to his friend, Can Grande della Scala, for interpretation of his poem Divine Comedy. This interpretive scheme is suitable for interpreting contemporary reality with a little modification. As Walter Benjamin believes that a translation issues from the original â€“ not so much from its life as from its after-life â€“ it is argued here that in Satyajit Ray's adaptation Premchand's short story undergoes a living renewal and becomes a purposeful manifestation of its essence. The film not only depicts the social and political condition of Awadh during the reign of Wajid Ali Shah but also opens space for engaging with the contemporary political reality of India in 1977.
â€œWriting in Search of a Homelandâ€: Re-creating Home in Meena Alexanderâ€™s Fault Lines: A Memoir
Authors: Dalal, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia Sanghamitra
Published: March 2024

In this article I investigate Indian-American author Meena Alexander's autobiographical memoir, Fault Lines (2003). Multiply fragmented by relocations and remembrances, flights and motions, Alexanderâ€Ÿs memoir is relentlessly marked by her ceaseless quest for stability â€“ at home and in exile. As she repeatedly emphasises her irresistible impulse to write since her childhood and particularly to write her self, I will attempt in this article to explore the importance of self-writing in diaspora. Consequently, I will argue that diasporic self-writing not only induces a therapeutic wholeness amidst disjunction and displacement, but also effectively de-creates and re-creates shifting and changing paradigms of the diasporic homes.
Forging Transnational Identities: A Postethnic Diasporic Re-imaging of â€œHomeâ€ in Jhumpa Lahiriâ€™s The Namesake
Authors: Roy, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, India Lekha , Khushu-Lahiri, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, India Rajyashree
Published: March 2024

Benedict Anderson's definition of nation as â€œan imagined political communityâ€ (6) is important in the context of the portrayal of home by diasporic writers. â€œHome,â€ when re-calling or re-imaging the quest for belonging from the point of view of the diaspora, is often portrayed as an elusive metaphoric vision that is in resonance with the struggle against the attempt to pin the term down to physical dimensions.Â  Â This paper explores the concept of â€œhomeâ€ in terms of its changing connotations in the diasporic writing of Asian American author Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri's 2003 novel, The Namesake, portrays the diasporic conflict between an essentialist Indian identity and assimilating into America's multicultural ethos. This conflict is more pronounced in the case of the female characters, portrayed through attempts at juxtaposing traditional expectations and complete assimilation. Home becomes a â€œpresence in absenceâ€ for the female characters in Lahiri's novel, challenging the idea of an identity based on the nation as a fixed, geographical entity, and the culinary becomes the site for cultural negotiation. This paper seeks to delineate how conflicting identities make Vijay Mishra's concept of the diasporic â€œimpossible mourningâ€ (9) a ground to forge a new identity based on the concept of a postethnic transnational diasporic space.
Politics of In-between Spaces: Diasporic Travails in Jhumpa Lahiriâ€™s Fiction
Authors: Thrivikraman Nair, University College, Trivandrum, India Chitra
Published: March 2024

Today's world is more mobile and interconnected than ever before in the history of mankind. Fastâ€“paced communicational advances and technological progress have accelerated the process of shrinking the entire world into a global village. Against the larger multicultural scenario, people of different ethnicities, cultures, religions and races criss-cross, clash and collide with each other. Migration has become the order of the day, and with large-scale intra and inter migratory movements across the globe, the concept of home acquires newer dimensions. The postcolonial era has witnessed the production of a number of literary texts by diasporic writers which aim at recreating. â€œIndias of the mind.â€ South Asian diasporic literature is an effective documentation of the cultural and diasporic experience of the immigrants who are torn between the exigencies of self recognition in a hostile land and the loyalty towards ethno-religious traditions of the homeland. The pervasive trope of displacement found in these works focuses on the constantly changing nature of diasporic identities. This article proposes to undertake a postcolonial reading of Jhumpa Lahiri as a diasporic writer with special reference to her novels. In her novels, one finds the search for self-identity by characters who reflect the mood and sensibility of the Indians who migrate to the West in search of newer pastures, but in due course are forced to succumb to the tense forces of cross-cult.
The Dark Side of Society in Two Malaysian Short Stories: A Grotesque Reading
Authors: Aziz, University of Worcester, UK Fateha
Published: March 2024

This paper operates on the notion of the unintentional grotesque and aims to explore elements of the grotesque in Lee Kok Liang's â€œJust a Girlâ€ (1968) and Lisa Ho King Li's â€œThe Tiger and the Mothâ€ (1991). A grotesque reading of the two works was done based on several reasons: the misfit characters, the grotesque elements present in the stories and ultimately, the grotesque manipulation of power towards the Other in society. This article aims to analyse elements of grotesque in the two stories via its thematisation of notions of alterity and manipulation of power. I also argue that the grotesque elements serve as a critique of the social malaise portrayed in the stories. Lisa Ho's misfit is the effeminate Endi, an illegitimate child of mixed parentage with mottephobia whose status as the other leads to a grotesque death. The misfit in Lee's work is portrayed via the nameless blind girl facing a bleak future as a result of her blindness and her father's abuse of paternal authority. While both protagonists are polar opposites, they both face grotesque consequences because of who they are. By relating to this, this paper argues that the grotesque elements expose readers to the unexpected, dark side of society.
Diasporic Writerâ€™s Self-Orientalisation or Self-Reflexivity: American Orientalist Discourse and the Rejection of Eileen Changâ€™s The Rouge of the North
Authors: Meng, Ningxia University, China Qiao
Published: March 2024

By adopting the rules of exclusion in the Foucauldian idea of discourse, this paper explores why The Rouge of the North by Eileen Chang, a diasporic writer, was rejected for publication in the United States. During the early years of the Cold War, a â€œpositiveâ€ stereotypical image of Chinese Americans as assimilable was constructed in the American Orientalist discourse, to win over Asian and American minds. Because the more negative image of the characters in the novel did not comply with this image, it was excluded from circulation. This invalidates some current accusations of Chang as self-orientalising. This paper contends that labelling diasporic writers like Chang as self-orientalisng dismisses the ambivalence of the construction of the stereotypes of Orientals in Orientalist discourse. Besides, the label ignores Chang's conscious refusal to contribute to the epistemic production desired by American hegemonic power to facilitate its function. Her refusal demonstrates her self-reflexivity as an intellectual, rather than self-orientalisation.
Linguistic Knowledge Types and Past-Time Inflectional Output of Malay Users of English
Authors: Lotfie, International Islamic University Malaysia Maskanah Mohammad , Salleh, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan Nurul Aadilah , Abdul Kadir, International Islamic University Malaysia Maimunah
Published: March 2024

Acquiring the tense-aspect morphological system of English is challenging to second language learners due to the multifaceted nature of temporal markers. Acquisitional complexities may also be caused by the absence of parallel indicators in the mother tongue and the types of linguistic knowledge that users have. This paper highlights Malay-English differences in temporal markers and reports an investigation on language learnersâ€™ production of past-time inflections [-en] and [-ed] and their relationship with linguistic knowledge. Seventy-two Malay English majors who use English as a second language participated in the study. Data were collated using three instruments namely the Grammaticality Judgment Test (GJT), the Metalinguistic Knowledge Test (MKT) and the Written Production Test (WPT). Correlational evidence between explicit and implicit knowledge and target item output was found. Qualitative analysis of written data indicates consistent usage of [-ed] inflection but not [-en]. The findings of the study will enhance theoretical understanding of the role of linguistic knowledge on the development of learnersâ€™ inflectional morphology and can encourage sound instructional practices in the classroom.
Of Histories, Erasures and the Beloved: Glimpses into Philippine Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Roma,  De La Salle University, Manila Dinah
Published: March 2024

To attempt a definition of Philippine contemporary poetry is to confront its historical and literary legacies and upheavals. While it has already been said that the Philippine writing in English is one of the most expansive in Southeast Asia, this assessment remains but a strand in the countryâ€™s remarkably diverse literary milieu. There is much to be explored in the writings in FilipinoÂ â€”however the term may be contentious in embodying the regional languages that many of the countryâ€™s writers are now advocating so as to affirm national identity. At the same time, the American literary landscape continues to dominate the poetics of many young writers as they destabilise long held creative practices.Â  Â  This essay does not aim to map a cross-section of todayâ€™s poetic production. What it offers are glimpses of the bursting energies that propel the writings among contemporary poets. Charlie Veric Samuyaâ€™sÂ HistoriesÂ (2015), Mesandel Arguellesâ€™sÂ PesoaÂ (2014), and Genevieve Asenjoâ€™s bilingual collectionÂ Sa Gihapon, Palangga, An UranÂ (2014) are recent releases in English, Filipino, and Kinaray-a. The three languages give a sampling of the richness of Philippine literature in general. As individual works that mark various points in the three writersâ€™ career, they impress by the strategies through which they execute their poetic projects. What this essay further offers is a sense of the other voices out there simply waiting to be heard.
Building a Malaysian Community Online: An Analysis of That Effing Show and Online Responses to It
Authors: Philip, University of Malaya, Malaysia Susan
Published: March 2024

Upon achieving independence in 1957, Malaysia became a sovereign political entity. Now, fifty-seven years later, there is still uncertainty as to whether the state has developed into a nation. I question the extent to which all Malaysians are allowed to be part of a larger, national community within the politically-constructed framework of the state. For politically-expedient reasons, citizens are constructed as being fundamentally different from each other, and these differences have had a deep and damaging effect on their perceptions of their place, and the place of others, within the social framework. This has been compounded by the lack of space for open discussion of these issues. I wish to argue in this paper that the growth of the Internet and the burgeoning of social media have created a space within which a broader and more inclusive sense of community can be considered, examined and argued about, thus perhaps being allowed to grow and develop further. In order to examine this subject, I will be analysing a popular Malaysian web show called That Effing Show, which comments on Malaysian politics and society. What makes That Effing Show worth taking a closer look at, is the fact that it is disseminated via the internet, and is easily accessible on YouTube. The medium allows for immediate and visible responses from viewers. It is, therefore, a far more dialogical medium than traditional print media. This paper will analyse both the content of the shows and the responses generated in the comments section.
Multi-Agent System in Web Services
Authors: M.Ibrahim Najhan , Hassan Mohd Fadzil , DRS Nasrul Muhammad Amrullah
Published: March 2024

The term "service-oriented architecture" (SOA) refers to a software paradigm for creating systems made up of a variety of services that interact with one another to accomplish a certain task. The communications involve more than just transmitting data back and forth; they also connect two or more services to coordinate the required operations. Cross-platform communication is necessary for the coordinating process when services are spread across several platforms. Several web service standards and specifications are used in the present SOA implementation. Based on the prototype's implementation and simulation, this proposed research study has been validated and evaluated.  The suggested cross-platform communications architecture is implemented using NetBeans, JADE, WSIG, and OWL-S. An integrated development environment for Java is offered by Oracle in the form of NetBeans. Telecom Italia's Java Agent DEvelopment Framework (JADE) is an agent software framework that is entirely built in the Java language. Web Service Integration Gateway (WSIG), which helps to facilitate JADE agent services being called by Web service clients. The core fundamental engine of the suggested framework is OWL-S. It is a web ontology language used to describe Semantic Web Services in the Semantic Web's OWL-based framework. A quantitative approach is used in this study's performance analysis and comparative investigation for evaluation and validation. The prototype's major element is the Java agent development framework (JADE), which was used to create a multi-agent system for the agent-based MOM framework that has been presented.  The creation of the multi-agent systems was facilitated by the JADE platform. JADE 3.7 was the version that was employed. Two key features of JADE are a FIPA-compliant agent platform and a package for creating Java agents. The implementation results show that the proposed agent-based MOM framework was successful communicate between multiple types of SOA application with a better performance of the average of round-trip time where the proposed framework was successful in responding to all the requests.
Affective Modelling of Eustress and Distress using Psychological Scales
Authors: Kadouf Hani , Abdul Rahman Abdul Wahab , Kamaruddin Norhaslinda , Hanum Abdul Khaiyom Jamilah
Published: March 2024

This article is a case study that illustrates how a linear regression model can be implemented in eustress and distress analysis based on the correlation between emotion and stress and uses it to develop prediction equations of stress. This study proposes the use of five questionnaires; Perceived Stress Scale 10, Academic Eustress scale, Academic Distress scale, Bosse’s Distress Eustress scale and Adolescent Distress Eustress scale to determine perceived stress, eustress or distress. A sixth questionnaire, the Self-Assessment Manikin was used to determine emotional state in terms of valence and arousal, which are represented on 2-dimensional axis, where the x axis represents valence, and the y axis represents arousal. An analysis of the relationship between the results of the stress questionnaires and results of SAM based valence and arousal is carried out. Significant correlations are then used to derive regression equations used to predict eustress, distress or perceived stress. The findings showed that neither valence nor arousal was correlated with perceived stress, hence no regression equation was derived for it. However, valence and/or arousal were correlated with the remaining five questionnaires. Finally, this article analyzes the predictions comparing actual vs predicted values. Error analysis showed that the ADES questionnaire had the lowest average error, making it the most suitable in predicting eustress and distress from emotion.