bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HASIL PERANCANGAN MODUL KALKULUS DASAR DAN LANJUT DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MAPLE 14
Authors: Yenti Isra Nurmai
Published: January 2019

AbstractThis research aims at producing the module design of basic and advanced calculus using Maple 14 in mathematics computer application course. This research used research and development. The module was developed by modifying the previous module as designed by Rahman (2013). The stages applied refers to Akker and Plom (1994). The module consists of three units – introduction, learning activities, and closing. Based on the findings, this module could be used in teaching mathematics computer application subject.Kata Kunci: modul, Maple 14, kalkulus dasar dan lanjut.
PENERAPAN TEKNIK GROUP CLOSE DALAM MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN SISWA KELAS VIII SMP PEMBANGUNAN UNP PADANG
Authors: Chan Dwi Mutia
Published: January 2019

AbstractThis reseach was motivated by low of students’ reading comprehension and their reading interest. To anticipate this problem, the researcher offered group close technique – a technique focussed to enrich students’ vocabulary the research used desciptive quantitative. The population of this research was the eight grade students of Junior High School (SMP) Pembangunan UNP Padang. The reseach sample were taken using random sampling. The instrument used was reading comprehension test. The research revealed students’ abililty as follows: (1) an excellent reader was 2.8 percent; (2) very good readers were 11.1 percent; (3) good readers were 11.1 percent; (4) adequate readers were 19.4 percent; (5) less adequate readers were 41.7 percent; and (6) poor readers were 22.2 percent.  Kata Kunci: penerapan, teknik group close, membaca pemahaman
PROFESIONALISASI GURU MADRASAH ALIYAH DI KABUPATEN TANAH DATAR (Survei terhadap Proses Peningkatan Kemampuan Guru dalam Mencapai Kriteria Standar dalam Penampilannya sebagai Anggota Profesi Guru)
Authors: Gustina Gustina
Published: January 2019

AbstractThis research aims at investigating efforts done by teachers of Islamic Senior High Schools to improve their profesional competence. This research used descriptive quantitative research using survey approach. The population of this research was teachers of Islamic Senior High Shool in Tanah Datar. The sample were taken using sampling technique. The result of the research is as follows: (1) most of teachers fulfilled academic qualification; (2) some of teachers have high motivation to improve their competence by involving worskhops; (3) some of teachers participated in their concorcium to difficult several difficulties in teaching; (4) some teachers participated in several educational training to increase their competence. Kata Kunci: Profesionalisasi, kemampuan, kinerja guru madrasah.
PENERAPAN METODE PETA PIKIRAN DALAM MENULIS ESAI MAHASISWA SEMESTER V STKIP YDB LUBUK ALUNG
Authors: Rahman Irawati , Chan Dwi Mutia
Published: January 2019

AbstractThis research is based on several problems found in students’ writing; (1) the structure of students’ essay is not complete; (2) the use of languge is not communicative; (3) the paragraph development is not coherent; and (4) the title of the essay is not appropriate. This reseach aims at implementing mind mapping technique in writing an essay. Mind mapping is a technique of teaching writing to help students map their idea in writing an essay. This research used quantitative research. The research sample was the fifth semester students of STKIP YBD Lubuk Alung registered in 2015/2016 academic year. The result of this research shows that mind mapping technique could increase students’ writing. This is indicated by the increase of students’ score after applying mind mapping technique. 25 students (92.6%) got very good score and 2 others (7.43%) got good score. Based on this finding, it is suggested for English teachers to use mind mapping technique to improve students’ writing skill.Kata Kunci: penerapan, teknik mind mapping, keterampilan menulis esai
KAJIAN PELAKSANAAN KEBIJAKAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER BERDASARKAN KURIKULUM 2013 DI SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI KEC. LIMA KAUM KABUPATEN TANAH DATAR
Authors: Ilyas Asnelly , Eliwatis Eliwatis
Published: January 2019

Decreasing attitude and/or moral values among students forced Indonesian government to be responsible to solve this problem through character building. Considering ‘Undang-Undang RI No.17 Tahun 2005’, this is a must for every school to over-come all problems that contribute to the decreasing attitute/ moral values of the students. Inhence, this research was done to know how was the implementation character education at schools. The design of the research was qualitative one. The researcher came to the class to observe the teaching and learning proseses (pre, whilst, and post activities) in order to get complete data. After analyzing the lesson plan and observation result of the teaching and learning proseses in the classroom, it could be known that there was the information of character building in the lesson plan (the learning objective, teaching steps and measurment). Then, the moral values were integrated in teaching materials by using cooperative learning, active learning, contexttual and expository strategy. In measuring the students’ attitute/ behaviour, the teacher faced difficulties in interpreting and scoring because there was no clear information of scoring students’ character/ attitute.
MODEL PENGEMBANGAN SOAL READING TOEFL BERBASIS TEKS-TEKS KEISLAMAN
Authors: IRWAN IRWAN
Published: January 2019

Problem of this research is the unfamiliarity of the topics in TOEFL test. Many of the topics are talking about American and Europe.  They are about American science, American history, American economic system, American culture and European culture.  The topics above are not familiar to the students of State Islamic College because they seldom study about the topic. To answer the TOEFL tes it will be better for us to have background knowledge about the topics of the reading.  If we are familiar with the topic, it will help us to be easy in answering and understanding about the text.  This research used Research & Development (R&D) approach.  The sample of the try out test for developing these questions are the sixth semester English students of STAIN Batusangkar.  The data were analyzed by using Kappa model to differenciate the items difficulties, items differenciation, trapping model, validity and reliability.  The product of this research then revised for three times.  Then, the product is also commented and analyzed by the experts.  After analyzing the revision of the product, the result finally getting ready to be used for a test.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE HADICAL STORY OF PROPHET IBRAHIM AND SARAH WITH A ZHOLIM KING AS A TEACHING MATERIAL IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION
Authors: Salmah Salmah
Published: January 2019

In the world of education, a delivery of stories is one of the effective strategies to deliver educational materials to children or learners. As the matter of facts, sometimes the stories told to the children or learners are taken from untruthful sources or fairy tales that will cause a delusion in the child's mind. It is important for parents or educators to convey valued stories coming from the teachings of Islamic values, such as the stories of the previous people delivered by the Prophet Mohammad through his traditions. The purpose of this study is to examine the editorial accounts of the story of the prophet Abraham and Sarah with the zholim King, and to know the understanding of the hadith and the educational analysis associated with this hadith. To obtain the information on the hadith about the story, the researcher uses a takhrîj hadith method, in as much as, it was found there are various relevant hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad related to the story. These hadiths have been analyzed for their historical qualities and linked them with Islamic education materials.
ANALYSIS OF LESSON PLANS WRITTEN BY ENGLISH STUDENT-TEACHERS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS
Authors: Rahmawati Rahmawati , Zulhermmida Zulhermindra
Published: January 2019

This study is to describe the application of consistency principles in developing lesson plans of teaching English for young learners designed by student-teachers. The design of this research is descriptive quantitative. The instrument in this study is a checking guide sheet. The lesson plans, as data, were analyzed by comparing the consistency  principles of developing  lesson plan of teaching English for  children with each document. Based on the analysis, there were 23 documents (38%) applying most of the principle of consistency within the development of the syllabus and only 1 document (2%) which does not apply any of the principles. In detail, 25 documents (42%) partially applied the principle of linkage and integration and no document (0%)  which did not apply any of these principles. Then, 28 documents (47%) applied all of the principles of learning foreign languages for children and no document (0%) that did not apply any of the principle. Almost all documents (92% - 93%) implemented each principle of helping students’ development and practice language through collaboration, integrate language and content, and validate and integrating that learning with the learners’ language and culture. Next, most of documents (68% - 78%) applied the principles of providing an active and fun role in the learning experience, using multidimensional and thematic learning activities, validating and integrating the learning with language and culture of learners, and providing clear objectives and feedback on the language usage. In conclusion, the application of the principles of learning English for children lies in the range of 81%.
THE CONTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS’ PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP AND THEIR PERCEPTION OF SUPERVISION IMPLEMENTATION TOWARD WORK ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION
Authors: Lubis Fitriadi
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between teachers’ interpersonal relationship and their perception about supervision implementation and their contribution toward their work achievement motivation. The data were obtained from 55 teachers as the sample by stratified proportional random sampling. The data were analyzed by means of correlation and multiple regression technique. The results of this study show that the contribution of interpersonal relationship variable was 28% to work achievement. Meanwhile, the teachers’ perception of supervision implementation variable contributes 17% to work achievement motivation variable. The contribution of the two dependent variables was 41% to work achievement motivation variable.
CORE VALUE (TA’ĀWUN VALUE) IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Authors: Komariah Kokom Siti
Published: January 2019

Though values are fundamental aspects in education, the preliminary study shows the phenomena of ignorance of the values especially in inclusive schools. The insertion of values that support the implementation of inclusive education is much more necessary. The study aims at depicting the implementation of the main values in the development of inclusive education program at SDN Purtaco Indah Kota Bandung, as the research focus. The research used qualitative approach with descriptive analytic case study method, grounded theory, hermeneutical social, and thematic study of Al-Quran Al-Qarafi. The data were obtained through observation, interview, questionnaire, and documentary study. The results show that: 1)The foundation of the implementation of inclusive education consists of religious foundations, psychological foundations, and pedagogical foundations of ta`āwun value as a core value in inclusive education; 2) The value of ta`āwun is hierarchically elaborated into basic values, instrumental values, and practical values; 3) The implementation of the ta`āwun value, as the main value of inclusive education, includes: (a) Implementation of ta`āwun value development among teachers, teachers and parents, parents with students (ordinary and those with special need), and fellow students (ordinary and with special need); 4) The advantages of the ta`āwun value development program are: (a) Facilitating the acceptance of the students with speacial need at inclusion schools, (b) the parents become more optimistic, (c) The parents of those with special need are happy because their children can learn inclusively with normal children, (d) The majority of parents of the students with special need are able to mingle regardless of their economic background. As for the shortcomings, namely (a) The knowledge aspect for the regular students is relatively hampered because the teachers have to share the attention with the needing students who have limitations in the cognitive aspect, (b) It is very difficult to convince the parents of regular students to receive the needing students as their children’s classmates.
CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND CLASSROOM INTERACTION AT SMA 1 PAYAKUMBUH SUMATERA BARAT
Authors: Sahyoni Sahyoni
Published: January 2019

The main focus of this research is to investigate corrective feedback made by the English teacher during classroom interaction. The study was qualitative research. The data in this study were the utterances that spoken by teacher and student during the classroom activity. The data were collected through a record where the writer himself recorded the utterances during teaching learning process a ninety-minute in duration. In this study, the teacher is an English teacher who teaches at grade XI SMA Payakumbuh. The data were analyzed by qualitative approach, writer explained corrective feedback types that happened in classroom interaction. There are six types of corrective feedback occurred in the classroom interaction at SMA 1 Payakumbuh namely: recast, repetition, clarification request, explicit correction, elicitation, and paralinguistic correction. Recast, clarification request and elicitation are the most corrective feedback applied by teacher in the classroom interaction.
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR MENULIS NARASI BERBASIS MEDIA BAGAN POHON DI KELAS V SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Nurjani Nurjani
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this study was to develop tree chart media used to teach writing narration at the fifth grade of elementary school level. The research design was Research and Development with ADDIE model. The subjects of the research were the students and teacher at the fifth class of SDI Al-Azhar Muhammadiyah Simabur. The research instruments were 1) the expert and practitioner validity assessment sheets,  2) practicality instruments such as, lesson plans, questionnaire of teacher and student response of practicality, and validity assessment sheets, and 3) effectivity instrument namely students’ writing test result. The data were analyzed descriptively. The result shows that the developed teaching materials were extremely valid indicated by both expert validity gain 92% and practitioner validity gain 93%. In terms of practicality, the teaching materials were very practical indicated by both teacher response 93.3% and the student response 92.9%. At last, the effectivity was shown by the students activity while doing writing. In summary, the tree chart-based-teaching media in teaching writing narration is valid, practical, and effective to the fifith grade students.
DAMPAK PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE STAD TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR BIOLOGI SISWA SMPN 3 BATANG ANAI PARIAMAN
Authors: Indriati Gustina , Rosba Evrialiani , Mely Tyara Jayus
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this research is to figure out the effect of cooperative strategy type STAD with LDS on the students’ cognitive domain learning outcomes in Biology class, at the eighth grade of SMPN 3 Batang Anai. The research was an experimental research with Randomised Control Group Postest Only Design. The research instrument was a multiple choice test consisting of 55 test items. The cognitive test result of the experimental group was 70.46, whereas that of the control group was 60.07. T test result shows tcount (3.34) > ttable (1.68). Thus the hypothesis was accepted. It is concluded that the cooperative learning Type STAD with LDS gives an effect on the students’ cognitive domain learning outcomes of Biology subject taught to the eighth grads students of SMPN 3 Batang Anai Padang Pariaman regency.
PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN BERBAHASA SISWA MELALUI PEMANFAATAN MEDIA TEKA-TEKI SILANG: MENCIPTAKAN KELAS YANG MENYENANGKAN
Authors: Syofiani Syofiani , Zaim M , Ramadhan Syahrul , Agustina Agustina
Published: January 2019

This article contains a study about the use of crossword media in improving the language skills of elementary school students as an effort to create a fun class. The problem was students’ lack of eagerness to emotionally involve in learning process. This condition caused an impact on students’ unsatisfaying learning outcomes that is 80. To overcome this problem, crossword puzzle media are used in learning by referring to the research models of Kemmis and Taggart. The data were collected by using observation sheets, interview guidelines, questionnaires, tests of student learning outcomes and field observations. At the end of the study, it was found that both the students’ learning outcomes and activities, and the teacher performance in planning and implementing teaching increased from cycle I to cycle II. As the result, the learning exceeded the target of the minimum standard of completeness. Thus, the utilization of crossword puzzles is considered to able to improve students' language skills, as well as create fun classes
TA’ARUF DAN KHITBAH SEBELUM PERKAWINAN
Authors: Hamdi Isnadul
Published: January 2019

This research was motivated by the number of potential married couples who do not perform Ta'aruf (islamic acquintance) process in accordance with Islamic teachings. In addition, there are still parents who tend to make economic and customary factors rather than religious ones. In the practice of khitbah, there are still customary rules that complicate that in turn prevent the marriage. The purpose of this research is to investigate information from the Qur'an about the concepts of Ta'aruf and Khitbah in accordance with Islamic teachings. This research was a library research which was done by collecting, reading, and reviewing books that have something to do with this discussion. The primary sources were the Qur'an and Tafsir related to the concept of Ta'aruf and Khitbah . The results of research showed that the concept of  Ta'aruf in Al-Qur'an refers to being familiar with personality, social background, culture, education , family, and/or religion, while khitbah in Al-Qur'an refers to something which is done after the couple have felt they match through ta'aruf process. Khitbah (engagement) can be delivered with indirect or with a clear direct expression. Indirect engagement is done to the widow who is still in the iddah period. While the proposal with a direct expression is dcelivered to the widow who expired the period of iddah and to the virgin. Ta'aruf and khitbah in the Qur'an advocate to prioritize the religious aspect than any other factor since it is only religion that will be able to perpetuate marriage. In contrast, wealth, heredity, position and beauty will fade and one day will be lost. The Qur'anic rules on Ta'aruf and the Khitbah do not allow khalwat (solitary).
Communication and Feminist New Materialism: Methodologies to understand the continuum between matter and discourse
Authors: Revelles-Benavente Beatriz , González Ramos Ana M.
Published: January 2019

The relationship between literature and social networking sites (SNS) is a material context in which authors and readers merge into each other to create a literary communicative process that transforms contemporary politics. The aim of this paper is to analyse the communicative process by investigating the continuum between matter and discourse from a new materialist approach. From social sites, we can understand how elements, such as readers, authors, context, novels, culture and digital platforms, “intra-act” (Barad 2007) to create an affecting/ed communicative process. We propose feminist new materialism as a theoretical terrain that helps to reconfigure politics and communication in order to build a methodological framework for contemporary feminist politics and theory related to Literature. Using a digital genealogy and the theory of new materialism, we identify communication in literature as a trapping force in which different elements intra-act with each other and become indivisible. Affecting/ed communication is a dynamic conceptualization, a literary activity in which active agents participate in creative spaces for future social changes.
Forsch(ung)en im Grenzgebiet
Authors: Gregor Joris A.
Published: January 2019

Josch Hoenes/Michael_a Koch (Hg.)(2017): Transfer und Interaktion: Wissenschaft und Aktivismus an den Grenzen heteronormativer Zweigeschlechtlichkeit. Oldenburg: BIS (€22,80, 329 S.)
Ingenieurinnen, die es geschafft haben!? Symbolische Marginalisierungen prekärer Subjekte
Authors: Prietl Bianca
Published: January 2019

Dieser Beitrag fragt nach der Bedeutung einer männlich verfassten kulturellen Wissensordnung im Feld der Technik für die Subjektansprüche und (An-)Erkennung von Ingenieurinnen. Auf Basis qualitativer Interviews mit Ingenieurinnen, die als Führungskräfte im deutschsprachigen Bereich erneuerbarer Energien tätig sind, wird gezeigt, wie diese ihr Berufsfeld (vordergründig) als ein geschlechtergerechtes beschreiben, zugleich aber Marginalisierungserfahrungen qua Geschlecht thematisieren. Diese von den Interviewten unaufgelöst bleibende Disparität in der diskursiven Praxis wird als Effekt von symbolischer Gewalt als auch von spezifischen Aussageregelungen im technischen Feld interpretiert. Ziel ist es, besser zu verstehen, wie Ingenieurinnen als prekäre Subjekte hervorgebracht und die Teilhabechancen von Männern und Frauen im Ingenieurberuf auf der symbolischen Ebene kultureller Wissensordnungen reguliert werden.
Alzheimer’s Disease Markers in Aged ApoE-PON1 Deficient Mice
Authors: Aluganti Narasimhulu Chandrakala , Mitra Connie , Bhardwaj Deepshikha , Burge Kathryn Young , Parthasarathy Sampath
Published: January 2019

Background:

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with aging. Cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension and atherosclerosis increase the risk for AD. Polymorphic alleles of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) are one of the main genetic determinants of AD.

Objective:

Mice, double-knockout (DKO) for ApoE (major cholesterol carrier in brain) and PON1 (paroxonase1, reduces oxidative stress), showed severe age-dependent atherosclerosis of the arteries carrying blood to the brain even on normal diet. This prompted us to investigate the possibility of an AD pathology resulting from the deficiency of ApoE and the induction of oxidative stress.

Methods:

Atherosclerotic lesions were quantified by ImageJ. The brain hippocampus of young and old ApoE-PON1 DKO mice and control mice were harvested. RT-PCR analysis was performed for mRNA levels of AD specific markers. Blood levels of S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B) protein were measured by ELISA. H&E as well as immunostaining was performed to detect amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in brain tissues. Evans blue dye was used to evaluate the vascular permeability and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction.

Results:

Results showed that the older DKO mice had severe carotid atherosclerosis, increased mRNA levels of AD markers in brain tissue, and elevated levels of serum S100B protein. Immunological staining confirmed the characteristics of AD. Ex-vivo imaging showed higher levels of Evans blue dye in the ApoE-PON1 DKO mice brain tissues, pointing toward impaired vasculature.

Conclusion:

Aged ApoE-PON1 DKO mice displaying AD specific markers along with Aβ plaques, NFTs, and disrupted BBB suggests the animals are suffering from AD.
The Potential Role of Dysregulated miRNAs in Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis and Progression
Authors: Patel Ankur A. , Ganepola Ganepola A.P. , Rutledge John R. , Chang David H.
Published: January 2019

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that affects the cognitive faculties of millions of people worldwide. There is still no known cure for AD, nor a clear understanding of AD etiology. Nevertheless, researchers have made significant strides in understanding various key aspects of AD neuropathology at the cellular and molecular levels. This review is intended to provide a general survey of what is known and unknown, based on the three hallmarks of AD, combined with our knowledge from microRNA research. Our goal is to reevaluate and reassess the current direction of AD research and therapeutic insights, charting a new course and comprehensive plan to combat this imminent global health threat.
A Study of Disintegration of Lahore from a City of Gardens to a City of Congestion
Authors: Malik Ayesha Mehmood , Awan Muhammad Yusuf , Memoona Rashid
Published: January 2019

Historically, Lahore is known as the city of gardens. The Mughal emperors, Sikh Raj and the British colonial rulers developed several parks in and around the city of Lahore which continue to provide the much needed public space for the city's growing population. However, the present government has been enacting massive road development projects which include mass-transit, signal free corridors and overpasses. This has led to an increased urban sprawl and property destruction as more and more space is required for the widening of roads and construction work. Historical sites, including parks, tombs and graveyards, mosques, churches and government offices etc are under severe threat due to these expansionist policies. Apart from the encroachments, Lahore's air quality has been deteriorating at a steep pace due to vehicular traffic and industrial emissions. This paper des-cribes the extent and nature of damages to several historical building facades and their structures. These buildings include Jahangir's tomb, Shalimar Gardens and the Chauburji monument. Moreover, the impact of Badami Bagh Bus Terminal's location and haphazard industrial development around the heritage sites will also be discussed. The studies of various environmental regulatory bodies indicate the ambiguity in the emergence of law as the sole savior, including the judicial activism for the protection of the environment. The paper concludes that due to short-sightedness behind the urban policies of the government, serious threats are posed to cultural heritage sites and there is a strong need for their re-alignment.
Cosmopolitanism, Consumer Ethnocentrism, Dan Relatif Product Quality Terhadap Preferensi Konsumen Generasi Y Produk Pakaian Merek Zara Di Surabaya
Authors: Djamuddin Lusmiati , Nur Dhani Ichsanuddin
Published: January 2019

The various choices and brands of domestic products as well as the global products offered by manufacturers, provide different preferences to various consumers. The purpose of this study to determine the factors that affect the consumer preferences generation Y to the product brand clothing zara in surabaya. The variables used in this study are: cosmopolitanism, consumer ethnocentrism, relative product quality and consumer preferences generation Y. Measurements were made with Likert scale. The population in this study is the Y-generation consumers who have visited the clothing brand outlets in Surabaya. The analysis technique used is partial least square.The results of this study is that cosmopolitanism contributes to the relative product quality of brand products in Surabaya, the relative quality of products contributes to the Y generation consumer preferences in the zara brand clothing products in Surabaya, cosmopolitanism contributes to consumer ethnocentrism, consumer ethnocentrism contributes to consumer preferences Y generation on zara brand clothing products in Surabaya and cosmopolitanism does not contribute to the Y generation consumer preferences on Zara brand clothing products.
PENGGUNAAN ALAT PELINDUNG DIRI (APD) DAN LAMA KERJA PADA KEJADIAN KECELAKAAN KERJA PENGUMPUL SAMPAH
Authors: Silaban Marlis , Yusmidiarti Yusmidiarti
Published: January 2019

Based on the results of the data obtained from the Parks Department and the Health of Bengkulu in 2013 produced garbage 291 m3/day. and the number of officers in the waste collection market Bengkulu City numbered 40 officers of garbage collectors. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship of the application of personal protective equipment and length of employment with the incidence of occupational accidents in the garbage collector. This research used an analytical survey research methods, with a cross-sectional design. The sample was a total sampling of 40 people. Analysis used chi square with α = 0.05. The results showed no significant relationship between the application of personal protective equipment in work accident at a garbage collector (p=0.034 and OR=7.46) and there were a significant relationship between length of employment with the incidence of occupational accidents at waste collection (p=0.001 and OR=37.50).
PENERAPAN SISTEM MANAJEMEN KESEHATAN DAN KESELEMATAN KERJA PADA PTPN VII PADANG PELAWI SUKARAJA SELUMA
Authors: Mualim Mualim , Yusmidiarti Yusmidiarti
Published: January 2019

The latest regulation in Indonesia on Work Safety and Health Management System(SMK3) is Indonesian Republic Goverment Regulation No. 50 of 2012, explained that the currenttrade globalization impact very tight competition in all aspects, especially for personnelwork, one of which requires protection of work safety and health management system. SMK3implementation under Regulation No. 50 of 2012 had not been evaluated. This study aimed toimplement of safety and health management systems work by Indonesian Republic GovermentRegulation No. 50 of 2012 in PTPN VII Sukaraja Seluma district. This research was a qualitativeresearch with observational approach using documentary study of the application ofSMK3 through primary and secondary data. The sample in this study was derived from thethree directors and the workforce amounted to 30 workers. The instruments those used inthis study were guidelines depth interview and questionnaire. Data analyzed by triangulation.PTPN VII Padang Pelawi Sukaraja has conducted an initial review to identify potential hazardssuch as giving understanding to cope with all workers on the potential dangers that may occurwhether caused by physical, chemical, ergonomic, radiation, biological and psychologicalthat may injure and hurt at work, the use of APD in accordance with the following procedures assessmentand risk control by technical or engineering controls
EFEKTIFITAS LARVASIDA AKAR BIDURI (CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA) SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PEMBASMI JENTIK NYAMUK AEDES AEGYPTI
Authors: Yulianti Desi , Yusmidiarti Yusmidiarti
Published: January 2019

Biduri plants (Calatropis gigantea) is a wild plant that is very difficult to destroybecause of rapid breeding. One of the toxins contained in Biduri is saponin. Therefore Biduriplants very well be used as a repellent for Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae. The researchobjective was to determine the effectiveness of the roots Biduri larvicides against Aedesaegypti larvae mortality.This research is True Experiments with posttest study design OnlyControl Group Design. Statistical test results obtained by the one way Anova sig. = 0.000 sothat ρ <α (0.05) means that there is a significant influence on differences in dosing solutionBiduri roots are used against Aedes aegypti larvae mortality. Further post hoc test to determinedifferences in average - average each treatment group using Multiple Comparisons Analysis,LSD (Least Square Difference) obtained sig. = 0.00 so that ρ <α (0.05) means that there aresignificant differences in the deadly Aedes aegypti larvae of the four doses were given.Control of Aedes aegypti larvae using Biduri root solution can be done by affixing the rootsolution with 38 ml of solution Biduri root Biduri every 1 liter of water for 24 hours ofexposure.
Student Success and the Neoliberal Academic Library
Authors: Beilin Ian
Published: January 2019

Academic librarians are committed to promoting student success, and information literacy instruction plays a key role in this mission. But the definition of student success is narrowing as the university aligns itself more with neoliberal mandates. Librarians committed to social justice and to basic library values of openness, privacy, and intellectual freedom must increasingly resist this recasting of student success. How can a critical library praxis encourage and support students’ academic and career goals but still remain faithful to the struggle against the system of inequality and oppression that enables success? This article shows how closely linked the idea of success is today to neoliberal imperatives in higher education. It briefly traces the evolution of neoliberalism in higher education and describes and critiques the hallmarks of the neoliberal academic library. It suggests that within the current constraints imposed on them, students can both learn important skills and knowledge to advance themselves and also become better equipped to use those skills and knowledge to challenge and undermine that system and build a better world. Librarians can and must be facilitators of both kinds of success.
The Situatedness of the Seeker: Toward a Heideggerian Understanding of Information Seeking
Authors: Tkach David
Published: January 2019

While recent scholarship in library and information studies, such as the work of John M. Budd and Ronald E. Day, explores how the thought of philosopher Martin Heidegger may provide a model for understanding the nature of information, none of this scholarship has yet addressed how Heidegger’s thought can be used specifically to conceptualize the process of information seeking. In my paper, I argue, first, that several representative models of information seeking are philosophically inadequate in light of the consequences of what Day calls the conduit metaphor. Second, I argue that the concept of Dasein, a phenomenological description of human experience found in Heidegger’s book Being and Time, can be used to develop an information-seeking model that avoids instantiating the conduit metaphor. Instead, my analysis shows how Dasein permits a new conception of the information seeker, whose situatedness provides a new understanding of the activity of information seeking and the concept of information more broadly.
Using Global Criterion Method to Define Priorities in Lexicographic Goal Programming and an Application for Optimal System Design
Authors: UMARUSMAN Nurullah
Published: February 2019

While there is no certain method which provides solutions of Multiple Objective De Novo Programming problems, Multiple Objective Decision Making techniques can be applied for them. Therefore, goals have to be weighted and priorities have to be ranked for many methods. When the number of goal functions exceeds three, it is possible to get many different solution results. This is the first study to use Lexicographic Goal Programming for solutions of a Multi Objective De Novo Programming problem with positive ideal solutions. Additionally, the same problem was solved with Global Criteria Method, and the results were compared. The comparison concluded that Global Criteria Method could be used for priority ranking among the goals in Lexicographic Goal Programming.
Micro Emprendimientos Familiares de Calzado en Tungurahua.
Authors: Reinoso Glenda , Vargas Alex , Pico Ibeth
Published: January 2019

El presente artículo se trata sobre los microemprendimientos de calzado en la Provincia de Tungurahua, donde estos son pequeñas empresas de no máximo de diez personas, por lo general los operarios son los mismos familiares, pero que generan ganancias, fuentes de empleo y el crecimiento del PIB en nuestro país. Estos pequeños emprendimientos u organizaciones nacen en las zonas rurales del país, por la necesidad de salir de problemas económicos que enfrentan las familias ecuatorianas y dar solución al desempleo. También se lo conoce como autoempleo ya que surgen gracias a las propias ideas de los emprendedores. Los microemprendimientos están basados en el objetivo número tres del plan del buen vivir del Ecuador el cual consta de mejorar la calidad de vida de los ecuatorianos. Al igual que su relación con el objetivo número nueve del plan del buen vivir el cual nos dice que nos garantiza un trabajo digno en todas sus formas.
La gestión estratégica de la innovación en las entidades turísticas del destino la Habana.
Authors: Alvarez Vázquez Liety Lissett , García Leonard Yureidys
Published: January 2019

La innovación es  un factor clave para lograr la competitividad. Además, incide en el posicionamiento y desarrollo de los destinos turísticos. En Cuba existen diferentes barreras que limitan  el desarrollo del destino, impidiendo que el mismo sea innovador. Partiendo de la definición del perfil de viaje de los turistas, se puede enfocar una estrategia coherente en materia de innovación hacia el interior de las entidades, ya que, en empresas de servicios es vital el desarrollo de interface con los clientes, pues en gran medida, ellos aportan a la construcción y el desarrollo de las nuevas experiencias y los cambios. Inducir las actividades de I+D+i en la gestión de las entidades turísticas en el destino La Habana es una necesidad ante la muestras queda el agotamiento del modelo de desarrollo turístico sustentado en el “todo incluido”.
Predictive Accuracy of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Detection of Presence and Extent of Coronary Artery Disease
Authors: Ahmed Moeen Uddin , Reza AQM , Mohsin Khaled
Published: January 2019

Introduction: Exercise tolerance test (ETT) is an established screening test for coronary artery disease (CAD), but not feasible in 30−40% of patients. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is an excellent alternative. Traditionally, inducible worsening of wall motion by 1 grade from baseline provides an index of CAD; worsening by 2 grade or more theoretically represents a more severe perfusion abnormality. The present study represents the inaugural experience of DSE at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Dhaka.

Objective: To assess the predictive accuracy of DSE results with the presence and extent of CAD in subjects with suspected stable angina pectoris.

Materials and Methods: In this prospective observational study, 35 subjects with intermediate to high probability of CAD were subjected to DSE followed by coronary angiography (CAG) within one month. Comparison of DSE results and predicted coronary artery involvement with angiographic findings were done. Overall sensitivity, specificity, accuracy as well as accuracy by arterial territory involvement were calculated.

Results: DSE identified 82 abnormal segments, 66 with 1 grade change in 23 subjects (Group A) and 16 with 2 grade change in 8 subjects (Group B). CAG detected 54 significant lesions, 23 (42.59%) in left circumflex (LCX), 18 (33.33%) in left anterior descending (LAD), 11 (20.37%) in right coronary (RCA) and 2 (3.7%) in left coronary (LCA) artery. DSE had a sensitivity of 93.1% and a specificity of 66.7%. The accuracy was 88.57% overall, 94.29% for LAD and 91.43% for both LCX and RCA territories. Group B subjects had significantly higher number of coronary stenosis per patient (2.63 versus 1.38, p<0.001), triple vessel (62.5% versus 8.6%, p=0.003) and lower single vessel CAD (0% versus 47.8%, p=0.005).

Conclusion: This study shows that DSE is a reliable test for prediction of the presence and extent of CAD.

J Enam Med Col 2019; 9(1): 16-24
Electrolyte Disturbances in Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Authors: Rashid Md Haroon Ur
Published: January 2019

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute exacerbation is an acute and sustained worsening of a patient’s condition from a stable state and it is associated with significant electrolyte disturbances.

Objectives: The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of electrolyte disturbances in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD and to determine possible effects of these electrolyte disorders.

Materials and Methods: This observational prospective study was carried out in the Department of Pulmonology, Enam Medical College & Hospital from 1st January to 31st December 2017. Sixty patients with acute exacerbation of COPD were included. Serum electrolytes and arterial blood gases were measured.

Results: Low level of serum sodium (131 ± 5.66 mEq/L) and potassium (3.20 ± 0.44 mEq/L) were found in subjects with acute exacerbation of COPD. In patients with respiratory failure Na+ and K+ levels were even lower.

Conclusion: Serum electrolytes in acute exacerbation of COPD patients should be monitored routinely and should be corrected early to avoid poor outcomes.

J Enam Med Col 2019; 9(1): 25-29
Locally Aggressive Glioma in a 55-Year-Old Female
Authors: Amin Mashah Binte , Yasmin Tarana
Published: January 2019

Abstract not available

J Enam Med Col 2019; 9(1): 64-66
Reviewers in this Issue Vol.9(1)
Authors: Chief Editor-in
Published: January 2019

Abstract not available

J Enam Med Col 2019; 9(1): 68
Comparison of Genetic Variation of Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum) Cultivars Using SCoT, CDDP and RAPD Markers
Authors: Saidi Abbas , Daneshvar Zahra , Hajibarat Zohreh
Published: January 2019

To evaluate the genetic diversity among 10 cultivars of anthurium were performed using three molecular markers such as Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) and Conserved DNA-derived Polymorphism (CDDP), and Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Polymorphism index content (PIC) was calculated 0.39, 0.42 and 0.37 for RAPD, SCoT and CDDP, respectively. This result showed all the three molecular markers had almost an identical potential in estimating genetic diversity. Cluster analysis using SCoT, CDDP and RAPD divided the cultivars to three distinct clusters. The similarity matrix obtained through SCoT and CDDP was positively significantly correlated (r = 0.76, p < 0.01). This is the first report in which the efficiency of two targeted DNA region molecular markers (SCoT and CDDP) together with RAPD technique have been compared with each other in a set of anthurium cultivras. Results suggested that SCOT, CDDP and RAPD fingerprinting techniques are of sufficient ability to detect polymorphism in anthurium cultivars.

Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 28(2): 171-182, 2018 (December)
Variability and Correlation Studies on Induced Mutants of Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) for Different Traits and Assessing Them Using Molecular Markers
Authors: Majumder Jayoti , Singh SK , Kumari Meenu , Verma Manjusha
Published: January 2019

Induced mutations are important for creating novel variabilities in marigold for different purposes. Distinct putative mutants of marigold var. Pusa Narangi Gainda generated through gamma irradiation (in vivo and in vitro), were studied for variability and correlation in M2 generation for 11 traits. The maximum heritability (h2) was noted for days to flower harvest (0.9982%). The highest positive phenotypic correlation (0.637) was noted for number of flowers per plant to the days to first flower harvest. The most positive genotypic correlation (0.915) was found for seed yield (g) to the number of flowers per plant. Furthermore, the putative mutants in M2 were assessed for their diversity using ISSR markers and the amplified DNA fragments were compared with their respective parent genotype maintained (in vivo and in vitro). Single marker regression analysis indicated that the ISSR 811 and ISSR 817 were highly efficient markers for mutant identification in marigold. On the basis of dendrogram, putative mutant No. 3 (pm3) showed the highest dissimilarity with the parent (0.58). The mutants, pm5 and pm6 were found to be similar to each other (0.65), though they were quite distinct from the parent genotype morphologically. These selected mutants were multiplied up to six generations to attain the desired level of homozygosity for their large scale field evaluation.

Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 28(2): 223-236, 2018 (December)
Inferring Gene Regulatory Network with Recurrent Neural Network and Extended Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
Authors: Hossain Tausif Al , Shoyaib Mohammad , Md Tareeq Saifuddin
Published: January 2019

Gene regulatory network is the network of genes interacting with each other performing as functional circuitry inside a cell. Many cellular processes are controlled by this network as they govern the expression levels of genes or gene product. High performance computational techniques are needed to analyze these data as it is heavily affected by noise. There are a number of algorithms available in the literature which use recurrent neural network for model building together with differential evolution, particle swarm optimization or genetic algorithm for searching the regulatory network. The problem with these methods is that they may trap in the local minimum. In this paper, we present an algorithm using recurrent neural network as model and an extended artificial bee colony algorithm for searching regulatory network that can avoid local minimum. A comprehensive analysis on both artificial and real data shows the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Furthermore we have also varied the network dimension and the noise level present in gene expression profiles. The reconstruction method has successfully predicted the underlying network topology while maintaining high accuracy. The proposed approach has also been applied to the real expression data of SOS DNA repair system in Escherichia coli and successfully predicted important regulations.

Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 28(2): 237-250, 2018 (December)
Midazolam-sirupus, formulation and pharmacodynamic efficacy
Authors: Goracinova К. , Mladenovska К. , Gelevska О. , Fredro-Kumbaradzi Е. , Glavas-Dodov М. , Nanceva Ј.
Published: January 2019

Due to its pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties (sedation, amnesia and relief of anxiety) Midazolam has become a commonly used agent for conscious sedation of children before diagnostic or therapeutic procedure or before induction of anesthesia. Considering the advantage of oral administration to avoid the additional trauma of starting an IV in the child, and the fact that there is no adequate dosage form (Midazolam - Syrupus) on the drug market in our country, the aim of the presented work was to formulate syrupus using syrupus base/aqueous solution of viscosity enhancer - HPMC, in combination with suitable sweetener, flavor, and preservatives, and to evaluate its quality and stability. The pharmacodynamic efficacy/sedative effect of Midazolam HCl - Syrupus formulation was evaluated in 33 pediatric patients comparing this with the efficacy of intramuscularly administered Midazolam HCl (35 pediatric patients) in accordance with the Ramsay scale for analgosedation. The formulation manifested good quality in respect to physical properties, physico-chemical parameters (pH value, relative density, drug content, ingredients content) antimicrobial efficacy and microbiological quality according to Ph Eur 3. In the conditions characteristic of the second (II) climate zone, the dosage form was stable for four months. The sedative effect of orally administered Midazolam was manifested in a period necessary for surgical premedication (30 - 45 min). The majority of patients (71%) entered the second phase on the Ramsay scale, when Midazolam was administered in a dose of 0.40 mg/kg.