bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
United States recommendations for travellers to regions affected by avian influenza outbreaks
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Five more cases of avian influenza in humans have been reported by the Ministry of Health in Vietnam. Specific precautions for travellers and expatriates in countries and areas affected by avian influenza outbreaks have recently been published
Community-acquired PVL+ MRSA in Ireland: a preliminary report
Authors: Rossney Angela , Morgan P , O’Connell B
Published: October 2017

Cases of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection were recently detected for the first time in Ireland
Ministerial meeting shows EU member states’ commitment to tackling HIV/AIDS, and current and future threats
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Health ministers from all 25 countries of the European Union met with the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer protection in Paris for an informal EU health ministerial meeting on cancer, HIV/AIDS and influenza
Commission publishes proposal for combined public health and consumer protection programme (2007-2013)
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The European Commission has published a proposal to establish a new combined public health and consumer policy programme
Outbreak of tuberculosis in a Catalonian nursery school affects 27 children
Authors: Pina J. M. , Rodes A , Alcaide J  M , Plasència E , Dominguez A
Published: October 2017

On 15 April 2005, a female assistant at a private school in a wealthy area of Barcelona province was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis at the emergency department of a hospital.
Trichinellosis outbreak in Latvia linked to bacon bought at a market, January-March 2005
Authors: Perevoščikovs J , Jansone I , Jansone S , Brila A , Bormane A , Ribakova T , Marcenkova T
Published: October 2017

Between January and March 2005, 45 trichinellosis cases were notified to the Public Health Agency of Latvia. This represents a 246% increase on the same period in 2005
Changes in influenza A (H5N1) epidemiology discussed at World Health Organization intercountry consultation in Manila
Authors: Respiratory Diseases Department Collective
Published: October 2017

In May 2005 the World Health Organization (WHO) organised an intercountry consultation in Manila to discuss the implications of an apparent change in the epidemiology of Influenza A (H5N1) infection in Asia
New legislation in Norway targets prevention of legionnaires’ disease
Authors: Isakbaeva E , Blystad H
Published: October 2017

Changes in policy can promote public health and prevent disease effectively. On 12 July 2005, a new set of regulations
Human trichinellosis in Lithuania, 1990–2004
Authors: Bartuliene A , Jasulaitiene V , Malakauskas A
Published: October 2017

Trichinellosis is an acute disease of humans and animals caused by Trichinella genus roundworms.
Cluster of E. coli O157 infections in Scottish tourists returning from southwest Turkey, July-August 2005
Authors: Smith-Palmer Alison , Locking M , Reilly Bill , Fisher I. S.T.
Published: October 2017

A cluster of Escherichia coli O157 infections has been identified in tourists returning to Scotland from Turkey. Since 25 July 2005, 10 confirmed and 5 suspected cases of E. coli O157 infection have been reported to Health Protection Scotland
Current cholera epidemics in west Africa and risks of imported cases in European countries
Authors: Tarantola A , Ioos S , Lapidus N
Published: October 2017

The summer of 2005 has been marked by a wave of cholera outbreaks in west Africa. Several outbreaks of varying intensity are currently occurring in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Mauritania, Liberia and Nigeria
Fatal case of HUS after VTEC E. coli O145 infection in Slovenia highlights importance of testing for this rare strain
Authors: Kraigher A , Seme K , Krt-Lah A , Fisher I. S.T.
Published: October 2017

The regional Institute of Public Health in Kranj, Slovenia, has reported a fatal case of bloody diarrhoea caused by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O145
Japanese encephalitis outbreak in India and Nepal
Authors: Lawrence J
Published: October 2017

Since July 2005, there has been an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India and Nepal which has so far affected over 5000 people, mainly children, with over 1000 deaths reported
European Food Safety Authority invites applications for public health medical doctor position
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The EFSA is inviting applications for the position of medical doctor (grade A*8) specialised in public health, to support the EFSA’s Scientific Expert Services.
A case of Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 septicaemia in Slovenia, imported from Tunisia, July 2005
Authors: Strumbelj I , Prelog I , Kotar T , Dovecar D , Petraš T , Socan M
Published: October 2017

The first case of Vibrio cholerae infection to be reported in Slovenia since 1977 was detected in July 2005
Increase of gonococcal quinolone resistance in the Netherlands from 2002 – 2004
Authors: Borgen K , van Loo I , Koedijk F. D.H. , van de Laar M J W
Published: October 2017

In the 1990s, quinolones were designated as first line therapy for gonococcal infections in the Netherlands.
Outbreak of wound botulism in injecting drug users in Germany, October-December 2005
Authors: Alpers K , van Treeck U , Frank C
Published: October 2017

A cluster of 14 cases of wound botulism (including 6 laboratory confirmed cases) in injecting drug users
Common Ground: a pandemic influenza simulation exercise for the European Union, 23-24 November 2005
Authors: Kaiser R , Ciotti M , Thinus G , Simpson John
Published: October 2017

A Europe-wide simulation exercise to test some aspects of preparedness for an influenza pandemic
Substantial reduction of human Salmonella Enteritidis infections in Luxembourg in 2005
Authors: Mossong J , Even J , Huberty-Krau P , Schneider F
Published: October 2017

Following the recently published report from England and Wales [1], we report a 60% reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in Luxembourg in 2005 compared with the average annual number of cases in the period 2000-2004
Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 outbreaks in the Netherlands: recent surveillance data indicate that outbreaks are not easily controlled but interhospital transmission is limited
Authors: van den Hof S , van der Kooi T , van den Berg R , Kuijper E  J , Notermans D  W
Published: October 2017

In June 2005, shortly after outbreaks of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) caused by PCR ribotype 027 (toxinotype III) were reported in Britain,
Further spread of avian influenza in Europe, detection in French farmed birds and German cat
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Sweden is the latest European Union (EU) country, and the first Scandinavian country, to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza type H5N1
Human deaths from avian influenza in Azerbaijan – further spread in birds worldwide
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Denmark is the latest European Union country reporting pathogenic avian influenza H5 in wild birds. A single wild common buzzard (Buteo buteo) was found on Svinø beach on the southern coast of the island of Zealand, near the town of Naestved.
First case of vCJD reported in a Japanese patient: update
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

A detailed description of the first case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in Japan, originally reported in February 2005, has just been published
Eurosurveillance recruiting Managing Editor and Assistant Editor, closing date 28 April
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Eurosurveillance is recruiting a Managing Editor and an Assistant Editor. The posts are to be based in Stockholm at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Measles outbreak in Germany: update
Authors: van Treeck U , Wichmann O
Published: October 2017

As of 12 April 2006, 660 cases of measles have been reported in the federal state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The first cases connected with this outbreak were notified in January
Influenza update: no new animal H5N1 infections reported in European Union this week, and animal and human infections continue to be reported elsewhere
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The global cumulative total of human H5N1 avian influenza virus infections reported to and confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2003 is 196
E. coli O157 infections in the UK
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

At least three separate outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157 infections have recently been occurring in Scotland and England
Intervention epidemiology training: EPIET introductory course application deadline 4 June, and abstracts are now invited for the scientific seminar
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) will hold its twelfth introductory course
Current legionellosis outbreak with 139 cases in Pamplona, Spain
Authors: Barricarte A , García Cenoz M , Castilla J , Aldaz P
Published: October 2017

By 8 June 2006, 139 cases of legionellosis had been reported in an outbreak in Pamplona, north Spain.
Mumps outbreak affecting adolescents and young adults in Austria, 2006
Authors: Schmid D , Pichler A  M , Wallenko H , Holzmann H , Allerberger F
Published: October 2017

Austria is currently experiencing the longest outbreak of mumps since mumps vaccination was first introduced
Unexpected rise in measles incidence in Poland in 2006 may be related to Ukrainian outbreak
Authors: Stefanoff P , Czarkowski M  P
Published: October 2017

An unexpected increase in number of measles cases has been observed in Poland in 2006. Between January and May 2006, 60 cases were reported, of which 43
Avian influenza H5N1 update: resurgence in Thailand
Authors: Influenza team (ECDC) Collective , Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

A new case of human infection with highly pathogenic A/H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed
Heatwave in France, July 2006: 112 excess deaths so far attributed to the heat
Authors: Empereur-Bissonnet P , Salines G , Bérat B , Caillère N , Josseran L , Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Increased temperatures in Europe and their effects on morbidity and mortality came to widespread public attention in summer 2003
Tuberculosis and air travel: towards improved control
Authors: Falzon D , EuroTB Advisory Committee Collective
Published: October 2017

The first reports of tuberculosis (TB) transmission linked to air travel in the early 1990s came at a time when TB
Probable human anthrax death in Scotland
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

A 50 year old man in Scotland who died on 8 July 2006 after suffering from septicaemia, is likely to have had anthrax
Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in people attending a village event in Latvia
Authors: Patrina J , Antonenko I , Perevoščikovs J
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella Enteritidis associated with an outdoor public holiday event occurred in a small village in southern Latvia on 21 July 2006.
Outbreak of Q fever in workers at a meat processing plant in Scotland, July 2006
Authors: Donaghy M , Prempeh H , Macdonald N.
Published: October 2017

On 9 July 2006, local public health authorities became aware of an increase of influenza-like illness in people who worked at a meat processing plant where cattle and sheep were slaughtered
Surveillance of enteric pathogens in Europe and beyond: Enter-net annual report for 2004
Authors: Fisher I. S.T. , Meakins S , Enter-net participants Collective
Published: October 2017

The first Enter-net annual report has been published [1]. This report is for 2004, and will shortly be followed by that for 2005.
Outbreak of community-acquired legionnaire’s disease, July-September 2006, Paris, France
Authors: Dejour Salamanca D , Henry S , Che D , Investigation team Collective
Published: October 2017

In early September 2006, an outbreak of 26 cases of legionnaire’s disease was detected in southeast Paris, by the local health authorities
Unexplained summer increase in non-travel related legionellosis in the UK and Netherlands
Authors: Joseph C A , van der Sande M
Published: October 2017

A recent rise in the number of sporadic legionellosis cases has been observed in England and Wales and the Netherlands which may be associated with certain weather conditions.
Mumps outbreak in young adults following a village festival in the Navarra region, Spain, August 2006
Authors: Gerstel L , Lenglet A , García Cenoz M
Published: October 2017

On 10 August 2006, 12 cases of mumps were notified from a village of around 3500 inhabitants in Navarra, northern Spain. In 2005, the Public Health Institute of Navarra
A case of autochthonous Plasmodium vivax malaria, Corsica, August 2006
Authors: Armengaud A , Legros F , Quatresous I , Barre H , Valayer P , Fanton Y , D'Ortenzio E , Schaffner F
Published: October 2017

A case of Plasmodium vivax malaria was diagnosed in Corsica in August 2006. This is the first case of autochthonous transmission of malaria to be reported in the region since 1972
Ongoing HIV and viral hepatitis infections in IDUs across the EU, 2001-2005
Authors: Wiessing L , Nardone A
Published: October 2017

Transmission of HIV in injecting drug users continues in some countries of the European Union, despite the wide implementation of harm reduction measures such as substitution treatment and needle and syringe programmes.
Legionnaires' disease: when an 'outbreak' is not an outbreak
Authors: Pereira A  J , Broadbent J , Mahgoub H , Morgan O , Bracebridge S , Reacher M , Ibbotson S , Lee J. V. , Harrison T  G , Nair P
Published: October 2017

During August 2006, there was a large increase in non-travel related legionella cases throughout England and in the Netherlands
A comparison of public domain software for outbreak investigations: Epi Info and EpiData
Authors: Kafatos G , Verlander N , Gelb D , Arnold E , Charlett A
Published: October 2017

Since the early 1980s, there has been an increase in the number of outbreaks investigated using analytical epidemiology since it became widely accepted that microbiological investigation alone is often insufficient. This increase has also been encouraged by a growing availability of statistical tools within public health and the establishment of international and national training programmes and courses.
The BURDEN project - Assessing the burden of resistance and disease in Europe
Authors: Frank U
Published: October 2017

The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance has become a major public health threat in Europe. The number of infections caused by resistant pathogens continues to increase in the European Union (EU) and worldwide. Treating illness, which includes infectious disease, already places a resource burden on society.
Investigation to determine if newly-discovered variant of Chlamydia trachomatis is present in Ireland
Authors: Lynagh Y , Walsh A. , Crowley B
Published: October 2017

A new variant strain of Chlamydia trachomatis has recently been detected in, Sweden. This new variant contains a 377 base pair (bp) deletion in the region targeted by both Roche and Abbott assays for the detection of C. trachomatis.
Confirmed H5N1 avian influenza outbreak on a poultry farm in England, February 2007
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza which occurred on 1 February 2007 has been confirmed on a large closed poultry farm in Suffolk, east England, according to the United Kingdom ministry of agriculture.
Seasonal influenza activity in Europe: Declining in most countries in the West but increasing in the North-East
Authors: Arkema J MS , Meerhoff T J , Paget W  J , Meijer A , Ansaldi F , Buchholz U , Fleming D M , Nicoll A , Van Der Velden J
Published: October 2017

This winter, the consultation rates for influenza like illness (ILI) and/or acute respiratory infection (ARI) started to increase firstly in Scotland, Greece and Spain in December 2006 [1], where they have already returned to levels just above or at the baseline.
Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Europe: update of EARSS results
Authors: De Kraker M , Van de Sande-Bruinsma N
Published: October 2017

For the past seven years (1999 to 2006), the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS) has collected antimicrobial susceptibility test results of invasive isolates in humans of seven bacterial species that serve as indicators for the development of antimicrobial resistance in Europe.
The first isolation of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Russia
Authors: Baranovich T , Potapov V , Yamamoto T
Published: October 2017

Since the first report of pediatric deaths in 1997-1999 in the United States, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has become an increasingly important public health problem worldwide.
An outbreak of measles in Apulia, Italy, November 2006 – January 2007
Authors: Prato R , Chironna M , Caputi G , Sallustio A , Martinelli D , Falco A , Germinario C  A
Published: October 2017

Between 19 November 2006 and 9 January 2007, an outbreak of measles with 18 cases was reported in the region of Apulia in south-eastern Italy.
HIV/AIDS in the Czech Republic, 2006
Authors: Bruckova M , Maly M , Vandasova J , Maresova M
Published: October 2017

In 2006, a total of 819,812 HIV tests were performed in the Czech Republic and 93 newly diagnosed HIV infections were reported, the highest number since 1985, when the HIV reporting system was established.
First isolation and report of clusters of Clostridium difficile PCR 027 cases in Ireland
Authors: Long S , Fenelon L , Fitzgerald S , Nolan N , Burns K , Hannan M , Kyne L , Fanning S , Drudy D
Published: October 2017

We report the first documentation of C. difficile 027 in Ireland from a patient with diarrhoea transferred from a hospital in the United Kingdom (UK). In addition, we report two clusters of C. difficile ribotype 027 in two hospitals in Ireland.
European Food Safety Authority recruiting staff
Authors:   Eurosurveillance editorial team
Published: October 2017

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is inviting applications for a wide range of positions, including the Head of the ‘Risk Assessment’ Department.
Vibrio cholerae O1 strains with decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in travellers returning from India (Rajasthan) to France, April 2007
Authors: Tarantola A , Quilici M L ,   Laboratory Investigation Group
Published: October 2017

Two returning French travellers were hospitalised in late March 2007 for cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 serotype Ogawa. In a separate event, a third case was hospitalised in early April 2007.
Influenza transmission: research needs for informing infection control policies and practice
Authors: Influenza team (ECDC) Collective
Published: October 2017

The recent attention devoted to human influenza in the context of a possible pandemic has identified a surprising number of research gaps, some of which concern issues of fundamental importance for preventing or reducing transmission.
EpiNorth website updated with 2006 data
Authors: Gundersen V R
Published: October 2017

The EpiNorth website has just been updated with data from the 2006 annual surveillance reports from the eight Baltic and Nordic countries, and the seven neighbouring regions of north-western Russia (Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, St. Petersburg city, Leningrad county, Kaliningrad, Karelia, and Nenets).
ECDC to launch first report on communicable diseases epidemiology in the European Union
Authors: Amato-Gauci A , Ammon A
Published: October 2017

The First European Communicable Disease Epidemiological Report has been launched by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) today.
New International Health Regulations come into force
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

On 15 June 2007, the revised International Health Regulations (IHR) will come into force. Agreed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005, the revised IHR provide a multilateral legal framework for how the WHO’s 193 Member States handle disease outbreaks and other emergencies.
Letter to the Editor: Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season
Authors: Ciancio B  C , Nicoll A
Published: October 2017

In their article on antiviral stockpiles and influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring Meijer at al. expressed concern about the discrepancy between nearly all countries in Europe having influenza antiviral stockpiles as part of their pandemic plans and yet only a few having laboratory capacity to perform antiviral susceptibility testing.
Author’s reply – Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season
Authors: Meijer A , Lackenby A , Hay A , Zambon M
Published: October 2017

In responding to our paper on the current limitations in influenza antiviral susceptibility testing in Europe, Ciancio and Nicoll criticise our suggestions for enhanced capacity in individual countries and favour a system that, as at present, relies on resistance monitoring by predefined central laboratories, as they consider this model most effective for clinical and public health purposes during a pandemic.
Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Greece during a school excursion, April 2007
Authors: Parasidis T , Divari E , Fatouros N , Vantarakis A
Published: October 2017

We report an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among Greek schoolchildren following a two-day excursion at the end of April, 2007.
An outbreak of gastroenteritis in a campsite in Romania, July 2007
Authors: Ibram S , Munteanu A , Stolica B , Enescu M , Savulescu C , Costinea R , Popa M I
Published: October 2017

Between 8 and 13 July 2007, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis involving 117 holiday-makers (children and adults) at a campsite in Romania was investigated by the Constanta District Public Health Authority (CDPHA). The camp complex has a capacity for 4,200 people and includes four canteens.
Human influenza A/H5N1 (“pre-pandemic”) vaccines: informing policy development in Europe
Authors: Influenza team (ECDC) Collective
Published: October 2017

Two reports gathering scientific information and public health opinion regarding human H5N1 vaccines have been published today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
A study of invasiveness of different Salmonella serovars based on analysis of the Enter-net database
Authors: Wollin R , on behalf of the Enter-net participants
Published: October 2017

Salmonellosis is a common infection estimated to affect three billion people and to cause 200,000 deaths every year.
Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home in northern Slovenia, July 2007
Authors: Grmek Kosnik I , Peternelj B , Pohar M , Kraigher A
Published: October 2017

On 27 July 2007, an outbreak of gastrointestinal infection in a nursing home was reported to the public health authorities in Kranj (25 km northwest of Ljubljana).
Genotyping of measles and rubella virus strains circulating in Poland in 2007
Authors: Makowka A , Gut W , Litwinska B , Santibanez S , Mankertz A
Published: October 2017

The elimination of measles and rubella and the prevention of congenital rubella in the European Region are objectives the World Health Organization has set to achieve by the year 2010.
Public Health Measures in an Influenza Pandemic – the importance of surveillance
Authors: Nicoll A , Influenza team (ECDC) Collective
Published: October 2017

One of the most controversial aspects of planning for a pandemic concerns the role and application of public health measures that could reduce its impact.
Severe case of invasive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Norway
Authors: Heggelund L , Holm Samdal H , Eggum R , Jacobsen T , Bruun T , Elstrom P
Published: October 2017

Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA), may cause a wide range of infections involving skin and soft tissue, as well as bone,
airways, and endovascular grafts.
Human papillomavirus vaccination: the United Kingdom’s recommendation and update on European licensure and efficacy data
Authors: Howell-Jones R
Published: October 2017

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced that it will introduce a Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for all 12- to 13-year-old girls starting in 2008, and will implement a catch-up campaign for girls up to 18 years old.
Variation in incidence of pneumococcal and meningococcal disease across Europe
Authors: Roberts J , Chandra M , Pebody R , Stuart J
Published: October 2017

The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease and invasive meningococcal disease has been shown to vary at least ten-fold between European countries.
ANIMASI 3D PENDUKUNG SIMULASI FUNGSI FLIGHT CONTROLS DAN LANDING GEARS SUPRI SUKHOI SUPERJET 100
Authors: Retnowati Nurcahyani Dewi , Astuti Yenni , Ermanto Supri
Published: October 2017

Animations are one of multimedia technology which can accelerate the perspective about something, including the aircraft flight controls and landing gears function. Production process of animation on 3 Dimensional Aircraft model Supri Sukhoi Superjet 100 using NURBS Modelling method.  Production process of animation on 3 Dimensional Aircraft model Supri Sukhoi Superjet 100 using Pre Production, Production and Post Production, that the result can be presented in the form of simulation video, Flash game, and Powerpoint game. The special effect that added into model, video and game make it more attractive. The Results are tested on number of respondents who are Experts in the Aircraft Engineering. The Data showed that Almost to 100 percent of the components and fuctions of the aircraft.
SISTEM INFORMASI INTERAKTIF PADA TRANSAKSI PULSA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN SMS GATEWAY
Authors: Honggowibowo Anton Setiawan
Published: October 2017

Information systems are generally used to support the viability of a business operation and management processes in an organization. To enhance the ability of information systems can be created an interactive information system, so it can provide rapid response and attractive to users. Interactive information system is more directed to the use of multimedia as a means of informing something. Multimedia is a combination of text, images, animations, sound and video. Various media are combined into a single unit of work will yield some information that has value that interactive communication is very high. The research will make a design of interactive information system on toll transaction using sms gateway. So the system can display the alarm and computer animated images on the screen when the computer is experiencing problems in the transaction pulse. In addition the system can also create video tutorial that shows step-by-step problem solving appropriate to the emergence of problems that occurred in the transaction pulse. With the information system interactive  it will help the operator pulses respond quickly to any problems in the credit transaction.
Visualisasi Bentuk Ruang dari Gambar Denah dan Dinding
Authors: Gunadi Kartika , Liliana Liliana , Wibisono Anthony
Published: October 2017

Merencanakan sebuah ruangan  umumnya disajikan dalam bentuk denah dan tampak dinding setiap ruangan. Namun pada umumya pengguna mengalami kesulitan membayangkan visual ruangan secara tiga dimensi. Untuk mengatasi hal ini, dibuatlah sebuah aplikasi yang dapat memberi visualisasi 360° terhadap suatu ruangan sehingga pengguna dapat melihat isi ruangan, serta  menandai bagian penting ruang seperti arah, sudut dan pintu yang ada dalam ruangan,  visualisasii ruangan dilakukan dengan proses 360° Panorama Stitching. Hasil pengujian, telah didapatkan contoh panorama dari ruangan dalam rumah yang sudah berbentuk 360° dan denah yang dihasilkan berdasarkan data arah, sudut, dan pintu pada tiap ruangan. Visualisasi  yang dihasilkan dapat membuat pengguna menyadari susunan suatu ruangan sehingga memberikan visualisasi ruangan.
Performa Pembakaran Kompor Biogas Menuju Desa Mandiri Energi di Yogyakarta
Authors: Hariyanto Kris
Published: October 2017

Biogas is an alternative energy sources as a substitute for fossil fuels in household activities daily, but there are obstacles in the use of biogas, namely the difficulty of arranging a flame that is stable and fuel consumption relatively less efficient biogas. So it takes a design development system that will produce a burning stove produces biogas-fueled stove fits the purpose of research, on the other hand biogas stove should be simple, cheap production price, maximum efficiency and safe to use. Stages in the study include: desk assessment, creation of objective requirements desing, manufacture conceptual and basic design, manufacture real stove. As for knowing the performance of the stove carried ujji stove performance are: test flame stability and efficiency. The results showed that the efficiency of the biogas stove design results in only 31 percent higher than the efficiency of biogas stoves old design, while the fuel consumption of biogas stoves new design is 16 percent lower when compared with fuel consumption of biogas stoves old design. In terms of manufacture and ease of repair and maintenance of gas cookers new design is more easily repaired and easy to make and simple in form compared with the old design biogas stoves. Keywords— design, efficiency, biogas stoves, fuel consumption
Klasifikasi Untuk Menentukan Tingkat Kematangan Buah Pisang Sunpride
Authors: Bere Gracelia Adelaida , Tamtjita Elizabeth Nurmiyati , Kusumaningrum Anggraini
Published: October 2017

YIQ (Iuma, In-phase, Quadrature) is a color space used to transmit analog TV signal. This research is conducting a possibility test on using YIQ as color features for fruit ripeness classification, which tested on Sunpride bananas. Classification is done using k-NN algorithm against YIQ values of several ripeness stage. The classification process itself consists of two steps: training and testing. In the training step, values from RGB color space of the images as training samples are converted into YIQ and extracted as features to form the classes, while in testing step, the test image went through the same conversion and feature extraction process, then classified using k-NN against the classes’ features, using k=3 and k=1. There are 120 Sunpride banana images used as test objects, and the results obtained shown that the classification performance using k=3 for Sangat Matang class is 100%, Busuk class is 66,67%, Mengkal class is 60% and Matang class is 60%. Results using k=1 for Sangat Matang class is 100%, Busuk class is 66,67%, Mengkal class is 66,7% and Matang class is 56,67%.Keywords  : Classification, YIQ Color Space, Banana Sunpride, Euclidean Distance, k-Nearest Neighbors
Perancangan Siste Data Udara Menggunakan Media Tranmsisi Serat Optis
Authors: Rudianto Daniel
Published: October 2017

The use of optical fiber transmission media at the Air Data System is affected by the development of optical fiber technology. The system is able to present the data required by the flight crews quickly and accurately. Therefore, it supports the success of a certain mission. In addition, the air data system using the transmission medium optical fiber also has advantages other than the copper cables, i.e: immune to EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference), RFI (Radio Frequency Interference), EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulses), and will not experience any disruption caused by the occurrence of a short circuit.The fiber optic air data system is designed in consideration with the characteristics of it’s components i.e: the transmitter, optical fiber cable and the data receiver. The study also completely discusses the air data system, from the sensor, Air Data Computer (ADC), and the display of aircraft altitude and speed. .Kata kunci:    Serat optis, sistem data udara, air data computer.
ANALISA TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE MESIN CINCINNATI DI PT. DIRGANTARA INDONESIA
Authors: Astuti Marni
Published: October 2017

The creation of a good product PT. DIRGANTARA INDONESIA assisted with production machines, one of which is the machine CNC MACHINE (DOUBLE CINCINNATI Milacron gantry ALUMINIUM TYPE-F), the role of a machine type-f CNC machine itself is very influential in the existing production process at PT. DIRGANTARA INDONESIA. The lack of treatment systems for the repair and replacement of components caused because the machines that is already beyond the age of many techniques, resulting in the production of the company to become unstable.In this study used methods Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and the concept of autonomous maintenance and using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) to determine analyze potential errors or failures, it is advisable to keep using autonomous maintenance as minor maintenance.            Analysis and discussion of the results obtained OEE decline in 2014 to 2015 is 86.15% to 75.62% drop is due to the low value avalaibility, and get the highest objective value RPN 441 on a 40 point damage to component Servo Off. Solutions to make improvements to enable the Total Productive Maintenance in which includes Autonomous Maintenance. Keywords: Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Overall Equipment Efectiveness (OEE), Autonomous Maintenance, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Student-Teacher Racial Match and Its Association With Black Student Achievement: An Exploration Using Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: Yarnell Lisa M. , Bohrnstedt George W.
Published: October 2017

This study examines student-teacher “racial match” for its association with Black student achievement. Multilevel structural equation modeling was used to analyze 2013 National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) Grade 4 Reading Assessment data to examine interactions of teacher race and student race in their associations with student achievement ( N = 165,410 students, 23,710 teachers). Effects on Level 1 random slope parameters suggest that a match of Black male students with Black teachers is associated with higher reading scores for this group, as is a match of Black female students with a Black or Hispanic teacher. Level 2 effects suggest that greater classroom composition of Black males is associated with lower reading achievement. Moderation by gender and implications for educational policy are discussed.
Comparative study of Ultrasonography with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the diagnosis of causes of Obstructive Jaundice
Authors: Pandit Swoyam Prakash , Pandit S , Pandit S
Published: October 2017

Introduction: Surgical jaundice or obstructive jaundice is one of the common causes of jaundice. It is important cause of morbidity and mortality in an adult commonest at 40-60 years of age and the incidence is increasing day by day. The purpose of this study was to use easily available ultrasonography in the diagnosis of causes of obstructive jaundice and to determine its effectiveness by comparing with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC).Methods: Non- randomized, prospective study of 35 cases with clinical features of jaundice and altered bio-chemical test was conducted over a period of one year. The ultrasound findings were compared with FNAC to characterize the cause of obstruction.Result: Out of 35 cases, 24 cases were subjected to USG guided FNAC for suspicion of malignancy for confirmation. USG showed 18(51%) had benign causes, 11(31%) malignant and 6(17%) were indeterminate. FNAC result showed 13 (54%) were malignant. Over all accuracy of USG in determination of cause of obstruction is high as 83%. The efficacy of the USG is acceptable when compared with histopathology (P value is 0.6816).Conclusion: Ultrasonography correctly predicted the causes of obstruction whereas in malignant cases, when combined with other modality, accuracy of diagnosis can be increased.NJR VOL 4 No. 2 ISSUE 7 July-December, 2014, page: 1-5
Automated Tool for Geographic Information Systems That Supports Transit Network Design by Identifying Urban Activity Centers
Authors: Casello Jeffrey M. , Fard Pedram
Published: October 2017

Public transit is central to sustainable multimodal transportation systems; however, designing an effective transit network remains an analytically challenging and complex task. Given the spatial nature of the problem, geographic information systems (GISs) can support transit network design by identifying subsections of urban areas within and between which very high travel demand exists. Once these corridors are identified, local knowledge and expertise may be used to develop routings that satisfy these demands. This paper presents a spatial approach to assist in designing transit networks and describes the development and application of an automated, spatial multicriteria aggregation algorithm implemented as a user-friendly GIS tool coded by using the Python scripting library (ArcPy). Using population and employment densities, spatial adjacency, and geographic and administrative boundaries, the GIS tool leverages readily available demographic data to classify and merge traffic analysis zones into larger urban activity centers. The tool then aggregates regional origin–destination matrices to visualize only the flows associated with the activity centers. The results show that this approach significantly reduces the number of origins and destinations to be considered in designing the network but retains a large proportion of regional trips. This paper demonstrates how the tool can be applied through an example from the region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where the local transit agency is developing a transit network to support a central light-rail transit line.
When I’m 64: Assessing Generational Differences in Public Transit Use of Seniors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Authors: Fordham Lesley , Grisé Emily , El-Geneidy Ahmed
Published: October 2017

The growth rate of adults older than 65 in Canada is increasing more rapidly than the population as a whole. This increase is reflective of the aging baby boomer population. That population is known to have a strong attachment to automobiles, which might be reflected in their travel behavior as they move toward different stages in their older life. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the travel behavior, mainly public transit usage, of Canada’s older population relative to younger cohorts. A pseudocohort analysis was conducted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, of residents who were 50 or older to follow changes in public transit use of similarly aged respondents from 1998 to 2013. The results revealed that older generations used public transit more than younger generations did at the same age. In addition, the most recent survey year showed a stagnation of transit use across all age groups. Differences in transit use between males and females were more pronounced in earlier cohorts, but the difference was decreasing in more recent years. These findings add to the growing body of work suggesting that the nature of transportation behavior in seniors is changing, and accordingly planners and engineers cannot expect the baby boomer generation to behave the same way as previous generations. Addressing the transportation needs of seniors around the world will be an important challenge for planners and engineers, as the population of seniors is growing more rapidly than the population as a whole in the majority of developed countries. This growth imposes new challenges on the transportation system because of differences in the travel behavior of today’s older adults compared with that of previous cohorts of seniors.
Parking Spaces in the Age of Shared Autonomous Vehicles: How Much Parking Will We Need and Where?
Authors: Zhang Wenwen , Guhathakurta Subhrajit
Published: October 2017

The world is on the cusp of a new era in mobility given that the enabling technologies for autonomous vehicles (AVs) are almost ready for deployment and testing. Although the technological frontiers for deploying AVs are being crossed, transportation planners and engineers know far less about the potential impact of such technologies on urban form and land use patterns. This paper attempts to address those issues by simulating the operation of shared AVs (SAVs) in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, by using the real transportation network with calibrated link-level travel speeds and a travel demand origin–destination matrix. The model results suggest that the SAV system can reduce parking land by 4.5% in Atlanta at a 5% market penetration level. In charged-parking scenarios, parking demand will move from downtown to adjacent low-income neighborhoods. The results also reveal that policy makers may consider combining charged-parking policies with additional regulations to curb excessive vehicle miles traveled and alleviate potential social equity problems.
Utilizing Shared Parking to Mitigate Imbalanced Supply in a Dense Urban Neighborhood: Case Study in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Abbott Neal T. , Bigazzi Alexander Y.
Published: October 2017

Excess off-street parking can have a range of impacts, including undesirable effects on housing costs, urban form, mode choice, and overall density. In urban residential areas, excess off-street parking can coexist with on-street parking congestion because of restrictions in parking access, nonmarket pricing, and other factors. This paper examines the potential for shared parking to address such an imbalance in parking supply by using a case study of the West End, a high-density residential neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The West End’s residential parking permit (RPP) program has faced parking shortages and congestion, with on-street parking consistently reaching 90% occupancy. At the same time, off-street residential parking facilities in the neighborhood have occupancy rates consistently less than 50%. This analysis uses the inventory and occupancy data for off- and on-street parking stalls to investigate the impacts of making off-street stalls available to RPP users in a shared-parking program. Results showed that on-street parking congestion could be greatly reduced by introducing a relatively small number of off-street stalls from select residential buildings to the RPP program. Methods to unlock currently underutilized off-street parking supply are also discussed.
Stated Preference Survey Pivoted on Revealed Preference Survey for Evaluating Employer-Based Travel Demand Management Strategies
Authors: Hasnine M. Sami , Weiss Adam , Nurul Habib Khandker
Published: October 2017

This paper presents a study of commuters’ responses to various employer-based transportation demand management (TDM) strategies that was conducted in the Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada. The study involves design and implementation of a web-based survey of daily commuting mode choices and an efficient design-based stated preference (SP) experiment on the mode choice effects of potential employer-based TDM strategies. For the SP experiments, the survey also collected an elicited confidence rating from the respondents. The survey of 835 random commuters was conducted in fall 2014 and spring 2015. The paper uses empirical models of mode choices (revealed and stated) and an ordered probability model of the elicited confidence rating information to evaluate the data quality. The empirical models reveal that parking cost, monthly parking scheme, indoor parking facilities, emergency ride home, and bike share had higher impacts on commuting mode choices than did bike access facilities and a carshare strategy at the workplace. In relation to respondents’ confidence on SP responses, commuters with a higher number of cars in the household and with longer commuting distances seemed more certain and confident in their responses than did others. In addition, females were found to be more confident when answering SP choice questions.
Reliability of CSF turbulence and choroid plexus visualization on fast-sequence MRI in pediatric hydrocephalus
Authors: Rozzelle Curtis J. , Madura Casey , Reeder Ron W.
Published: October 2017

OBJECTIVE

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization for the treatment of neonatal and infant hydrocephalus has gained popularity in the past decade. Identifying treatment failure is critically important. Results of a pilot study of 2 novel imaging markers seen on fast-sequence T2-weighted axial MRI showed potential clinical utility. However, the reliability of multiple raters detecting these markers must be established before a multicenter validation study can be performed.

METHODS

Two sets of de-identified single-shot T2-weighted turbo spin-echo axial images were prepared from scans of patients before and after they underwent endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization between March 2013 and January 2016. The first set showed the lateral and third ventricles for visualization of turbulent CSF dynamics, and the second set showed the lateral ventricular atria for choroid plexus glomus detection. Three raters (Group 1) received written instructions before evaluating each image set once and then again 1 week later. Another 8 raters (Group 2) evaluated both image sets after oral instruction and group training on a pretest image set. Fleiss’ kappa coefficients with 95% CIs were calculated for intrarater and interrater reliability in Group 1 and interrater reliability in Group 2.

RESULTS

Intrarater reliability kappa coefficients for Group 1 were ≥ 0.74 for turbulence and ≥ 0.80 for choroid plexus; their interrater kappa coefficients at the initial assessment were 0.50 (95% CI 0.37–0.62) and 0.56 (95% CI 0.43–0.69), respectively. The Group 2 interrater kappa scores were 0.82 (95% CI 0.78–0.86) for turbulence and 0.62 (95% CI 0.58–0.66) for choroid plexus.

CONCLUSIONS

With minimal training, intrarater reliability on visualization of turbulence and the choroid plexus was substantial, but interrater reliability was only moderate. After modestly increasing training, interrater reliability improved to near perfect and to substantial reliability for visualization of turbulence and choroid plexus, respectively. Given adequately trained observers, a multicenter investigation into the validity and potential clinical utility of the imaging markers seems feasible.
A distributed approach to the control of multi-robot systems using XP colonies
Authors: Florea Andrei George , Buiu Cătălin
Published: October 2017

This paper proposes and demonstrates the viability of a novel approach to control multi-robot systems. This approach is based on computing with membranes (P systems) that is a branch of molecular computing inspired by the structure and function of biological cells. There are many variants to the original P system model that have been introduced and theoretically studied over the last two decades. Most of them were proved to be computationally universal. Many applications for P systems have been proposed including the recent use of numerical P systems to control a single robot. This paper makes several contributions to the area of P systems applied to robot control. First, it approaches the problem of controlling multi-robot systems containing dozens of robots with very limited capabilities. Second, it proposes the use of a symbolic approach based on XP colonies. Third, this paper presents a detailed comparison of the proposed solution to a standard one based on finite state machines, which highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed solution. Finally, in addition to using physically realistic simulations, this paper demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed approach on real robots. The source code is available from an online repository, which makes all the experiments fully reproducible. Online demonstration videos illustrate all of the experiments.