bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Percepção do estresse entre bombeiros que atuam em um quartel do Vale do Taquari/RS
Authors: Corti Felipe André , Lohmann Paula Michele , Costa Arlete Eli Kunz da , Marchese Camila
Published: June 2019

O objetivo foi identificar a incidência de estresse entre bombeiros que atuam em um quartel do Vale do Taquari/RS. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa de caráter exploratório e descritivo, realizada com nove bombeiros por meio de entrevista semi-estruturada contendo cinco perguntas. Para análise dos dados, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Os resultados demonstraram que a maioria dos profissionais consideram o seu trabalho como de atendimento de primeiros socorros; combate ao incêndio; ajudar as pessoas, dentre outras atividades. Os bombeiros expressam satisfação e orgulho quanto ao seu trabalho ao mesmo tempo que sentem tensão e ansiedade do que está por atender quando são acionados. Emergiu o desgaste físico, cansaço e o estresse propriamente dito dentre os relatos. Concluímos que a maioria dos entrevistados demonstra sentimentos e emoções reprimidos ao longo dos anos de profissão; desta forma, é necessário um olhar atento para estes profissionais devido a carga emocional a qual estão expostos diariamente no ambiente de trabalho.
Didática profissional: uma possibilidade à Educação Profissional e Tecnológica
Authors: Silva Mota Isabel Kathyane , Rocha Paulo César da Silva , Alves Francisco Régis Vieira , Silva Solonildo Almeida
Published: June 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo discorrer acerca da Didática Profissional, uma abordagem francesa que surgiu na década de 90 e ainda pouco difundida no Brasil, apresentando sua estrutura, compreendendo os elementos que podem vir a contribuir para a Educação Profissional no Brasil, assim como, com a formação docente do professor da EP. Para tanto, também é feita uma breve contextualização acerca da Educação Profissional no Brasil, no intuito de sinalizar quanto à atual situação da EP. A pesquisa tem caráter bibliográfico e se debruça na investigação sobre a didática profissional. O resultado aponta que para o atuar como profissional docente na Educação Profissional brasileira ainda não existe uma formação específica voltada para tal modalidade. Portanto, conclui-se a necessidade da Didática Profissional no sentido de colaborar com a prática docente nos institutos federais de Educação, tendo em vista a necessidade e oportunidade de evolução no que diz respeito a didática de um modo geral, buscando sempre a transformação dos indivíduos em sua onilateralidade, e formação humana integral.
Chinese Silk Road and Indonesian Maritime Axis Harmony in The Sovereign Law Perspective
Authors: Ansori Faruq , Ping Zhang Guo , Juwita Melda Ria
Published: June 2019

This study aimed to know the implication of legal sovereignty in bilateral agreements as the intersection consequences of the political economy interests of the Chinese Silk Road and Maritime Axis of Indonesia. Also aimed to explain other further issues in bilateral relations between Indonesia and China, such as; effort in enorcing legal equality, provisions regulate effort to avoid abuse of power, rules on environmental issues, human rights regulation, also regulations in international matters. This study used descriptive qualitative as the methodology. The results showed that the choice of Chinese companies in the Jakarta-Bandung fast train project was purely an economic consideration, the government seems passive in responding to the surge in the number of foreign workers, especially China, which is not accompanied by the local labor absorption, several ethnic Chinese companies are still indicated to pollute the environment, the Government is still cautious in addressing human rights issues in Uyghur, the government is firm about violating illegal fishing of foreign and independent vessels in the dispute over the South China Sea.
Análise da Engenharia Didática sobre o Modelo de Complexificação da Sequência Generalizada de Fibonacci, uma abordagem num curso de formação inicial de professores
Authors: Vieira Renata Passos Machado , Barros Francisco Evamar , Souza Thamires Silva Aquino de , Vasconcelos Ana Karine Portela
Published: June 2019

O presente trabalho trata-se de uma resenha  de uma dissertação de mestrado acadêmico em ensino de ciências e matemática do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado do Ceara, trazendo a aplicação de duas metodologias, sendo essas: uma de pesquisa - Engenharia Didática, e outra de ensino - Teoria das Situações Didáticas. Esta resenha divide-se em 3 tópicos: Metodologia e o Modelo de Fibonacci, Campo epistêmico-matemático, e Coleta e Análise dos Dados. Contudo, o processo de complexificação da Sequência de Fibonacci, aplicado no curso de formação inicial de professores, é realizado através de uma transposição didática.
Implementation of extension in the technology and production area within professional discipline of engineering in the form of workshop
Authors: Teixeira Ricardo Luiz Perez , Shitsuka Ricardo , Silva Priscilla Chantal Duarte
Published: June 2019

The implementation of the extension in the engineering course complies with the Brazilian government's directive for the implementation of extension in the Brazilian undergraduate courses. The objective of this article is to describe the implementation of extension activities in the area of technology and production in a module of professional discipline of an engineering course in a Brazilian federal university in the form of workshops in the field of technology and production. We did a participatory action research in which it was tried to meet the new requirements of Higher Education legislation in relation to the 10% extension that should be included in the higher courses. We did this research on a degree in engineering course. The results were auspicious, enabling compliance with the legal requirements and the satisfaction of the local academic community.
A mulher nas Ciências Naturais: uma história de enfrentamentos e conquistas
Authors: Albuquerque Anaquel Gonçalves , Silva Alcina Maria Testa Braz da
Published: June 2019

Na contemporaneidade, muitas têm sido as abordagens sobre igualdade de gênero, reforçando a necessidade de ampliação das oportunidades educacionais e profissionais para as mulheres, de forma que esta não se limite mais aos papéis antes a ela atribuídos, de esposa, mãe e dona de casa. Entretanto, como desconstruir um sistema patriarcal e excludente que tanto tem contribuído para impedir o avanço da mulher na sociedade? Tendo em vista a relevância do assunto em questão, o presente artigo tem por objetivo discutir os preconceitos direcionados às mulheres na sociedade, dando destaque aos enfrentamentos vivenciados por aquelas que buscam ou buscaram atuar na área científica, enquanto espaço inicialmente representado como masculino. A abordagem se faz por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, tomando por base o conceito de gênero para fins de compreensão do processo social discriminatório a que esta se expõe, juntamente à manutenção das desigualdades entre os sexos, que tanto corrobora ainda nos dias atuais para dificultar o acesso da mulher na Ciência. Por meio dos estudos apresentados conclui-se que apesar da crescente visibilidade e respectiva inserção da mulher na ciência, ainda há uma grande luta pela conquista do espaço das mulheres na carreira científica.
A Terraformação de Marte como tema interdisciplinar para abordar conhecimento científico no ensino médio
Authors: Rosa Afonso Werner da , Giacomelli Alisson Cristian , Rosa Álvaro Becker da
Published: June 2019

O texto apresentado tem por objetivo apresentar uma proposta de atividades didáticas de natureza interdisciplinar para o ensino médio, tendo como eixo norteador a utilização de um tema instigante, no caso a Terrafomação de Marte. O estudo parte da discussão de interdisciplinaridade e na sequência apresenta uma pesquisa bibliográfica que possibilitou formular a proposta didática, aspecto central do texto. A proposta didática é pautada por questionamentos e discussões entorno da possibilidade de criar em Marte as condições de vida existente na Terra e, assim habitar esse planeta: Podemos terraformar Marte?  O que é necessário para isso? Como seria a adaptação da vida em Marte? A partir dessas perguntas, são indicadas discussões referentes a tópicos interdisciplinares que podem ser abordados em aula. O estudo finaliza apontando a validade deste tipo de atividade, particularmente quando se trata de temas de interesse dos alunos e, ainda, ressalta que uma disciplina específica não daria conta de responder tais questionamentos, o que referenda a necessidade de um ensino interdisciplinar.
Integração dos modais de transportes frente ao desenvolvimento econômico brasileiro
Authors: Gama Kelly Nara de Carvalho , Silva Larissa Renata da , Costa Thais Stephanie
Published: June 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo fazer uma comparação dos modais de transporte ferroviário e hidroviário com o modal rodoviário, por meio de sua caracterização, afim de avaliar a eficiência do transporte de cargas no Brasil. A metodologia baseou-se numa análise bibliográfica em materiais existentes no meio acadêmico (artigos, dissertações, teses e revistas) de modo a levantar os pontos fortes e pontos de melhoria no setor de transporte no Brasil atual, em detrimento ao seu alto potencial multimodal, alcance a eficiência no transporte necessário para manter o seu desenvolvimento econômico. Dentre as informações obtidas, evidenciou-se que há décadas a transposição das mercadorias brasileiras tem se dado pelo predominante modal rodoviário, esse por sua vez encontra-se saturado e limitado. Devido à falta de investimentos do governo federal na infraestrutura e logística, o país está na iminência de uma estagnação no crescimento econômico, visto que a produção se torna mais cara em consequência dos altos custos envolvidos no seu transporte, deixam os produtos em desvantagem competitiva tanto no território nacional quanto nas exportações. Dessa forma, o artigo mostra que não existe um modal de transporte melhor do que outro, a via de transporte se torna mais apropriada de acordo com sua finalidade.
TÜRKİYE’DEKİ ORTAOKULLARIN VERİMLİLİKLERİNİN VERİ ZARFLAMA YÖNTEMİ İLE ANALİZİ
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Yahya , DEMİR Ali , SEYHANLIOĞLU Hasan Önal
Published: June 2019

Eğitim konusunun ülkemizin en önemli alanlarından biri olduğunu düşünerek bu alanda Türkiye’deki şehirlerde eğitim gören ortaokul öğrencilerine yapılan yatırımların ne derece fayda sağladığını şehirler bazında görmek ve cevap arayışımız çalışmanın ortaya çıkmasında motivasyon unsuru oluşmuştur. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’deki ortaokulların verimlilikleri incelenmiştir. Verimlilikler illere göre analiz edilmiştir. Her il için o il sınırları içindeki Ortaokul düzeyindeki okul sayısı, öğrenci sayısı, şube ve derslik sayısı, kitap sayısı, kütüphane sayısı girdi değişkeni olarak kullanılmıştır. Liseye Geçiş Sistemi Merkezi Sınav puanı il ortalaması çıktı değişkenini oluşturmuştur.  Veriler Veri Zarflama Analizinin CRS ve VRS modelleri kullanılarak incelenmiştir.
MEVSİMLERE GÖRE İLAÇ SATIŞ VERİLERİNİN BİRLİKTELİK ANALİZİ İLE İNCELENMESİ
Authors: AYDEMİR Emrah , YAVUZ Mehmet
Published: June 2019

Dijital ortamlarda
saklanması kolaylaştıkça artan veri kayıtları tek başına değersizdir. Belirli
bir amaç doğrultusunda işlenip anlamlı bir hale dönüştürülmesi sonucu ortaya
çıkan veri madenciliği çeşitli alanlara uygulanmaktadır. Finans, pazarlama,
sigortacılık, bankacılık, elektronik ticaret, iletişim, borsa, sanayi, bilim ve
mühendislik, risk analizi, eğitim ve sağlık bu alanlardan bir kısmı olmakla
birlikte özellikle sağlık alanındaki uygulamalarının faydalarının sayısız
olduğu söylenebilir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de yer alan bir eczanenin bir yıllık
ilaç satış verileri düzenlenmiş ve birliktelik analizi ile incelenmiştir.
Mevsimlere göre yapılan analizler sonucu en çok birlikte satılan ilaçların
belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma sonuçları eczanenin bulunduğu yer, sağlık
kuruluşlarına yakınlık, zaman ve salgın hastalık gibi birçok etkenden
etkilenmektedir. Çalışma sonucunda bölgedeki hastalıklar hakkında fikir sahibi
olunmakla birlikte eczaneler için ihtiyaç duyulan ilaçlar hakkında da fikir
verecektir. Yapılacak ileriki çalışmalarda farklı bölgelerdeki eczane
verilerinin yine farklı zamanlardaki verileri ile ayrı ayrı değerlendirilerek
sonuçların karşılaştırılması yararlı olacaktır.
Tinjauan Struktur Pada Pembangunan Hotel Aimas Convention Center Kabupaten Sorong
Authors: Bugis Nurwiah
Published: June 2019

Dalam pembangunan suatu Gedung perlu suatu perencanaan yang matang di tinjau dari segi keamanan , ekonomi , kegunaan , arsitektur Gedung Hotel Aimas Convention Center terdiri dari 4 Lantai , Struktur gedung ini merupakan Struktur Beton Bertulang . dan dalam tugas akhir ini akan di rencanakan Struktur Gedung Beton Bertulang menggunakan Sistem Rangka Pemikul Momen Khusus (SRPMK) sesuai dengan Peraturan terbaru yaitu SNI 2874 2013 (Persyaratan beton struktural untuk bangunan gedung dan SNI 1726 2012 ( Tata cara perencanaan ketahanan gempa untuk struktur bangunan gedung dan non gedung). Tahapan perencanaan struktur diantaranya menganalisa keadaan serta kondisi tanah, perancangan konfigurasi struktur bangunan berikut sistem strukturnya, penentuan beban–beban yang bekerja pada struktur, penentuan dimensi dan penulangan elemen struktur, dan terakhir pembuatan gambar disain.Perhitungan beban gempa dilakukan berdasarkan wilayah gempa yang menjadi dasar untuk menentukan Sistem Rangka Pemikul Momennya. Perencanaan ini bertujuan agar apabila terjadi gempa kuat, sendi plastis dapat terbentuk pada elemen struktur balok. Guna menjamin terjadinya sendi plastis pada balok tersebut, maka kolom harus di desain lebih kuat dari balok (Strong column weak beam ). Pada struktur bawah di gun akan pondasi Pile cap , karena tanah pada area pembangunan gedung termasuk jenis tanah lunak . Dari hasil perhitungan yang telah di lakukan menggunakan bantuan program SAP2000 menunjukan bahwa elemen struktur gedung Hotel ini aman secara analisa dengan pembebanan gempa
INTERFERENSI AURAL DALAM LANSKAP KOTA
Authors: Priyatna Endang Suryana
Published: June 2019

This article is a preliminary research on the study of urban soundscape, especially soundscape of City of Bekasi. Sounds and voices shaping the soundscape are analysed as cultural artefacts and products of urban cultural practices. Loudspeakers and their uses are the cultural artefact under scrutiny. This analysis owes to critical and theoretical approaches in sound studies. In its position as a preliminary research and writing, this article aims to unpack and portray the complexities of acoustic phenomena in urban space and its everyday life. The article tries to argue that urban soundscape relates to certain discourses surrounding urban cultural practices such as the discourse of modernity, consumerism, and capitalism.
Toponim dalam Upaya Pemertahanan Bahasa Sunda di Wilayah Jawa Tengah: Kasus di Kecamatan Dayeuhluhur, Kabupaten Cilacaplam Upaya Pemertahanan Bahasa Sunda di Wilayah Jawa Tengah: Kasus di Kecamatan Dayeuhluhur, Kabupaten Cilacap
Authors: Sobarna Cece , Gunardi Gugun , Afsari Asri Soraya
Published: June 2019

Bahasa Sunda tidak hanya digunakan oleh masyarakat Sunda di Provinsi Jawa Barat danBanten, tetapi juga digunakan oleh sebagian orang di sebagian wilayah barat ProvinsiJawa Tengah, lebih tepatnya Kecamatan Dayeuhluhur. Hal ini menarik karena wilayahbarat Provinsi Jawa Tengah merupakan daerah dimana mayoritas masyarakatnyaberbahasa Jawa. Menilik fenomena tersebut, penelitian ini bertujuan meneliti mengapaBahasa Sunda bisa bertahan di wilayah yang mayoritas penuturnya tidak hanyaberbicara Bahasa Sunda. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif untukmendapatkan data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keberlangsungan BahasaSunda di Kecamatan Dayeuhluhur dipengaruhi oleh faktor internal dan eksternal. Faktoreksternal mencakup letak geografis, historis, sosial-budaya, keluarga, aktivitaskeagamaan, dan pendidikan formal. Faktor internal berkaitan dengan sebagianmasyarakat yang mengidentifikasikan diri mereka sebagai orang Sunda. Jati diri inidikuatkan oleh nama tempat (toponim) di Kecamatan Dayeuhluhur yang pada umumnyamenggunakan Bahasa Sunda.
Work-Life Balance Among Expatriates
Authors: ABD MALEK NABIHAH SULAILI , HASSAN ZAITON , SABIL SURENA
Published: June 2019

There are 90000 professional expatriates working in Malaysia and the number is projected to increase year by year. This creates a need to explore work-life balance among expatriates in Malaysia. In this study, qualitative research method was used, and the data was collected using interview guide as the instrument. Actual data was collected from five (5) international lecturers in a public university in Sarawak. The data was analyzed using content analysis. The finding revealed that workload and family support are main contributors to work-life conflict among expatriates while receiving better salaries, meeting new people and experiencing culture are the work-life enrichment factors. Expatriates use general adjustment and interaction to adjust better with their new environment. Hence, it is recommended for organizations to support expatriates through relevant activities to assist them to achieve work-life balance in a foreign country.
Ironi Dalam Bahasa Kiasan Punjabi: Analisis Semantik Inkuisitif
Authors: KAUR BALVEEN , SUBET MARY FATIMAH
Published: June 2019

Bahasa merupakan satu medium penyampaian pelbagai hasrat yang berkesan. Kajian ini mengkaji bahasa kiasan Punjabi yang digunakan oleh masyarakat Sikh di Malaysia. Objektif kajian  adalah untuk mengenal pasti unsur haiwan dalam bahasa kiasan Punjabi. Kajian ini berbentuk kualitatif. Lima bahasa kiasan yang berunsurkan haiwan yang dikutip melalui kaedah temu bual dianalisis berdasarkan pendekatan semantik inkuisitif Nor Hashimah Jalaluddin (2014). Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa ada beberapa nasihat melalui bahasa kiasan yang memasukkan unsur haiwan dalam ujarannya. Didapati makna pada peringkat permukaan semantik, cuma memaparkan makna selapis sahaja. Dengan pendekatan semantik inkuisitif, dapatan kajian menunjukkan penyebutan unsur haiwan dalam ujaran bahasa kiasan masyarakat Punjabi berbaur ironi dan mempunyai falsafah kehidupan masyarakat ini. Setiap bahasa kiasan yang dianalisis memaparkan makna berlapis yang perlu dikupas dengan mengaitkan makna selapis berkenaan dengan kehidupan masyarakat Punjabi secara keseluruhan yang merangkumi aspek norma dan pemikiran mereka serta tindak tanduk kehidupan yang mereka harungi seharian. Kajian juga mendapati bahawa ujaran kiasan ini dicipta berdasarkan pengamatan terhadap persekitaran dan alam pemikiran mereka yang berbentuk abstrak dan memerlukan pengamatan teliti. Akhirnya, didapati bahawa pendekatan semantik inkuisitif yang menggabungjalinkan data, teori, kognitif, falsafah dan akal budi sesebuah masyarakat dapat memaparkan makna sebenar yang hendak disampaikan menerusi bahasa kiasan ini. Dengan kaedah semantik skrip, makna selapis mudah diketahui. Kemudian dengan semantik resonans, pemetaan makna selapis ini dikaitkan dengan kognitif penutur dan akhirnya dengan analisis semantik inkuisitif, makna yang lebih deskriptif dapat dijelmakan. Kaitan makna dapat dikonstruk satu per satu dengan tiga peringkat analisis dalam semantik inkuisitif. Makna yang diperoleh lebih tinggi kesahannya.
Commitment to Organizations Viewed from Transformational Leadership and Work Satisfaction
Authors: Ilyas Yasnimar
Published: June 2019

This study aims to determine the relationship between Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction with Commitment to the Organization. The sample chosen was 240 teachers, with the criteria of Private Junior High School Teachers in Bogor Regency. This study uses a Mixed Method Sequential Explanatory. The results of this study conclude that: a. There is a very significant positive relationship between Transformational Leadership and Commitment to the Organization as indicated by the correlation coefficient (ry1) = 0.505 and the coefficient of determination worth (ry1)2 = 0.255 which means Transformational Leadership contributes to 25.5% commitment to the organization. b. There is a very significant positive relationship between Job Satisfaction and Commitment to the Organization as indicated by the correlation coefficient (ry2) = 0.618 and the determination coefficient of (ry2)2 = 0.381 which means Job Satisfaction contributes to the Commitment to the Organization of 38.1%. c. There is a very significant positive relationship between Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction with Commitment to the Organization as indicated by the correlation coefficient (ry12) = 0.622 and the coefficient of determination (ry12)2 = 0.387 which means Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction contribute to the Commitment to the Organization as big as 38.7%.
Local Wisdom of Kampung Naga in The Era of Globalization
Authors: Harashani Hanny
Published: June 2019

This study aims to describe the local wisdom of Kampung Naga which is located in Tasikmalaya, West Java, is a village inhabited by a group of people who are very strong in holding the traditions of their ancestors, namely Sundanese customs. As part of the Sundanese people, Kampung Naga residents have enriched Sundanese culture that has wisdom in the local knowledge system to maintain the rituals of their lives, as a harmonization of human, natural and environmental relations. They have livelihoods besides farming, which is making crafts with bamboo raw materials. Both of these activities become the family's economic backbone to fulfill their daily needs. This society is not a primitive society or an isolated tribe, instead they are a society that has followed a modern lifestyle, but they still maintain their customs and traditions, have a mindset that is far ahead, because they are rich in philosophical teachings and values that sublime and obedient to the norms, socio-cultural values resulting from the decisions of the adat and religious deliberations in Islam. The above ceremonies are still preserved by the Kampung Naga community as indigenous communities that are full of various traditions and can be applied in their daily lives, making Kampung Naga a tourist attraction in West Java, especially for domestic tourists. and foreign countries, which ultimately affect their socio-economic fields.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRICE WITH PATIENT SATISFACTION IN HOSPITAL BHAKTI MEDICARE, CICURUG, REGENCY OF SUKABUMI
Authors: . Hasrul
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this study is to determine the presence or absence of prince relationships with patient satisfaction in hospitals Bhakti Medicare, Cicurug, Sukabumi. The population of this research are Bhakti Medicare hospital patient, Cicurug, Sukabumi consisting of jasmine room patient, rose room, dahlia room and orchid room with a population of 130 patiens where to get the minimum sample amount used slovins formula. After the calculation obtained by the sample of 100 repondents. The collected data is then processed using simple correlation and multiple correlation techniques using SPSS (statistical Package for social science) software. Result of research : There is positive relation between price with correlation coefficient value equal to (ry.1) = 0.679 included in strong relationship category. While Price contribution to patient satisfaction equal to r2 = (ry.1)2 = 46,2%. The results of the international study provide some implications with the results of the hypothesis obtained include: proce contribution is considered strong against patient satisfaction which means increased price will ensure patient satisfaction in Bhati Medicare hospital, Cicurig, Sukabumi regency. The results of the international study provide that price hace trong relation with costomer satisfaction equal to (r) = 0.348 units. In the most important dimension proce variable the relationship is the dimension of patment period (X14) which has the strongest relationship with consistency dimension (Y3) on patient satisfaction variable with correlation coefficient 0,641 (strong relation). Thus it can be concluded that the price dimension that most determine patient satisfaction at Bhakti Medicare Hospotal, Cicurug, Sukabumi Regency is the dimension of price. Keywords: price, patient satisfaction and payment period
EFFECT OF STORE IMAGE ON LOYALTY STORE THROUGH STORE SATISFACTION IN ISLAMIC SWALAYAN STORES
Authors: Arief Muhammad , Widayatmoko Dwi Hendro
Published: June 2019

Purchasing a product or shopping in an Islamic supermarket or store is something that is unique with many factors which will affect the consumer. One of the factor that influences consumer when choosing to shop in a certain store is the image that arises and attaches to that store. A good image of the store will affect the consumer to keep shopping and become loyal to the store. Consumer satisfaction when shopping in a store is also a factor that influences the loyalty of the consumer to that particular store. Furthermore, a good image plays an important on making the consumer satisfied, and together will influence the consumer to become loyal to that store.
THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF OCBC NISP BANK'S TRADE OPERATIONS DIVISION EMPLOYEES : APPLICATION OF ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS METHODS
Authors: Murti Andreas
Published: June 2019

This study discusses the system design for improving the performance of OCBC NISP Bank's Trade Operations division employees using the Analytic Network Process (ANP) method. Performance measurement and scope of analysis is carried out on the activities of employees of the Trade Operations section in the process of issuing LC documents. This research determines what policy strategies can help improve the performance of OCBC NISP Bank's Trade Operations employees. The results of the study using the ANP method show that by implementing a productivity-based compensation system is a top priority with a priority weight of 42.69%. Whereas work process improvement is the second priority with 36.72% priority weight. For the last priority, the sequence is the preparation of the right target and key performance indicator (KPI) with a priority weight of 20.57%. Based on the results of ANP analysis, implementing a productivity-based compensation system provides the highest benefits and opportunities compared to the risks that may arise. Productivity-based compensation will motivate employees to compete to increase productivity to get better compensation compared to employees with lower productivity.
COMMUNICATING BOGOR CITY AS CITY HERITAGE THROUGH SPATIAL CITY
Authors: Siregar Mariana R.A , Amaliasari Diana
Published: June 2019

City branding is an effort to build the economy of a city,country or province. Study about city branding is part of city planning that aims to build differentiation and strengthen the city brand. Bogor City as one of the cities that have the potential of its culture but still have not determined its capital brand. This research aims to find out how Bogor implement the primary communications strategy. The strategies include landscape, infrastructure, organizational structure, administration, and also culture behavior approach. Qualitataive method used to determine the most influential approach to city branding. Information gained through in-depth interviews to several stakeholders and files. This study find several outputs such as: The strategy of landscape approach and infrastructure approach mainly supported the establishment of Bogor as heritage city. Meanwhile Organization structure and administration approach as well as the culture behavior already existed, but the implementstion still not optimal and not clearly visible.
RURAL YOUTH BEHAVIOR IN WATCHING TELEVISION (Case Study Rural Youth in Ciasmara Village Pamijahan Sub-District, Bogor Regency)
Authors: Nugraha Yogaprasta Adi , Nugroho David Rizar
Published: June 2019

Family is an important social unit that forming youth identity, but in the other hand family is also a place where contestation happened. Power-relation inside family is commonly happened during several activities such as watching television, having dinner, and prior go to school. The objective of this research is to unmasking the reality of power relation in television watching activities. Qualitative method is used to dissect this phenomenon. In the context of families that only have one television, power relation in watching television is inevitable, especially the prime time, because at this time all family members watch television. This study found that there are several actors who hold important role in power relation, such as Little brother, Grandma, and Father. Their domination have made rural youth become marginalized on their own house
Spot on Gold Nanoparticles/Silica Modified Electrode for Rapid Sensitive Determination of Dinoprostone
Authors: A Atty Shimaa , Walash Mohammed , Toubar Safaa , AbouEl-Alamin Maha M , A Elabd Maha , N Salama Nahla
Published: June 2019

A novel simple and selective electrochemical procedure is utilized for the determination of Dinoprostone (DIN) in drug substance and pharmaceutical preparation with good recovery and without interference with other excipient. Herein, the electrochemical sensing platform based upon preparing gold nanoparticle sensor on silica modified carbon paste electrode. The surface morphology of the modified electrode was characterized by scanning electron microscope. Different experimental conditions, including electrode composition, effect of pH and scan rate were estimated carefully by cyclic voltammetry to obtain the highest electrochemical response. By using square wave voltammetry a good linear response was obtained in the range of, 2 x 10-5-4 x10-4 mol L-1, and 2 x 10-7-1.6 x 10-4 mol L-1, with low detection limit of 5 x 10-6 mol L-1, and 4.9 x 10-8 mol L-1 by CPE and GNP/SMCPE respectively. The obtained results are in good agreement with those obtained by official method. No electrochemical method was reported before for determination of DIN. The developed method was simple, rapid, economic and challenging to green analytical chemistry.
A New Method for Markovian Adaptation of the Non-Markovian Queueing System Using the Hidden Markov Model
Authors: Tanackov Ilija , Prentkovskis Olegas , Jevtić Žarko , Stojić Gordan , Ercegovac Pamela
Published: June 2019

This manuscript starts with a detailed analysis of the current solution for the queueing system M/Er/1/∞. In the existing solution, Erlang’s service is caused by Poisson’s arrival process of groups, but not individual clients. The service of individual clients is still exponentially distributed, contrary to the declaration in Kendall’s notation. From the related theory of the Hidden Markov Model (HMM), for the advancement of queueing theory, the idea of “hidden Markov states” (HMS) was taken. In this paper, the basic principles of application of HMS have first been established. The abstract HMS states have a catalytic role in the standard procedure of solving the non-Markovian queueing systems. The proposed solution based on HMS exceeds the problem of accessing identical client groups in the current solution of the M/Er/r queueing system. A detailed procedure for the new solution of the queueing system M/Er/1/∞ is implemented. Additionally, a new solution to the queueing system M/N/1/∞ with a normal service time N(μ, σ) based on HMS is also implemented.
Auditory Localization in Low-Bitrate Compressed Ambisonic Scenes
Authors: Rudzki Tomasz , Gomez-Lanzaco Ignacio , Stubbs Jessica , Skoglund Jan , Murphy Damian T. , Kearney Gavin
Published: June 2019

The increasing popularity of Ambisonics as a spatial audio format for streaming services poses new challenges to existing audio coding techniques. Immersive audio delivered to mobile devices requires an efficient bitrate compression that does not affect the spatial quality of the content. Good localizability of virtual sound sources is one of the key elements that must be preserved. This study was conducted to investigate the localization precision of virtual sound source presentations within Ambisonic scenes encoded with Opus low-bitrate compression at different bitrates and Ambisonic orders (1st, 3rd, and 5th). The test stimuli were reproduced over a 50-channel spherical loudspeaker configuration and binaurally using individually measured and generic Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs). Participants were asked to adjust the position of a virtual acoustic pointer to match the position of virtual sound source within the bitrate-compressed Ambisonic scene. Results show that auditory localization in low-bitrate compressed Ambisonic scenes is not significantly affected by codec parameters. The key factors influencing localization are the rendering method and Ambisonic order truncation. This suggests that efficient perceptual coding might be successfully used for mobile spatial audio delivery.
Modeling and Discrete-Time Terminal Sliding Mode Control of a DEAP Actuator with Rate-Dependent Hysteresis Nonlinearity
Authors: Li Mengmeng , Wang Qinglin , Li Yuan , Jiang Zhaoguo
Published: June 2019

Dielectric electro-active polymer (DEAP) materials, also called artificial muscle, are a kind of EAP smart materials with extraordinary strains up to 30% at a high driving voltage. However, the asymmetric rate-dependent hysteresis is a barrier for trajectory tracking control of DEAP actuators. To overcome the barrier, in this paper, a Hammerstein model is established for the asymmetric rate-dependent hysteresis of a DEAP actuator first, in which a modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii (MPI) model is used to represent the static hysteresis nonlinear part, and an autoregressive with exogenous inputs (ARX) model is used to represent the linear dynamic part. Applying Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) algorithm identifies the parameters of the Hammerstein model. Then, based on the MPI model, an inverse hysteresis compensator is obtained to compensate the hysteresis behavior. Finally, a compound controller consisting of the hysteresis compensator and a novel discrete-time terminal sliding mode controller (DTSMC) without state observer is proposed to achieve the high-precision trajectory tracking control. Stability analysis of the closed-loop system is verified by using Lyapunov stability theorem. Experimental results based on a DEAP actuator show that the proposed controller has better tracking control performance compared with a conventional discrete-time sliding mode controller (DSMC).
Stroke Gait Rehabilitation: A Comparison of End-Effector, Overground Exoskeleton, and Conventional Gait Training
Authors: Goffredo Michela , Iacovelli Chiara , Russo Emanuele , Pournajaf Sanaz , Di Blasi Chiara , Galafate Daniele , Pellicciari Leonardo , Agosti Maurizio , Filoni Serena , Aprile Irene , Franceschini Marco
Published: June 2019

Gait recovery is one of the main goals of post-stroke rehabilitation and Robot-Assisted Gait Training (RAGT) has shown positive outcomes. However, there is a lack of studies in the literature comparing the effects of different devices. This paper aims to study the effects, in terms of clinical and gait outcomes, of treadmill-based and overground RAGT, compared to conventional gait training in stroke subjects. The results showed a significant improvement of clinical outcomes in both robotic treatments and in conventional therapy. The performance of locomotor tasks was clinically significant in the robotic groups only. The spatio-temporal gait parameters did not reveal any significant difference. Results suggest future multicentre studies on a larger number of subjects.
On Solving Two-Dimensional Inverse Heat Conduction Problems Using the Multiple Source Meshless Method
Authors: Ku Cheng-Yu , Xiao Jing-En , Huang Wei-Po , Yeih Weichung , Liu Chih-Yu
Published: June 2019

In this article, a newly developed multiple-source meshless method (MSMM) capable of solving inverse heat conduction problems in two dimensions is presented. Evolved from the collocation Trefftz method (CTM), the MSMM approximates the solution by using many source points through the addition theorem such that the ill-posedness is greatly reduced. The MSMM has the same superiorities as the CTM, such as the boundary discretization only, and is advantageous for solving inverse problems. Several numerical examples are conducted to validate the accuracy of solving inverse heat conduction problems using boundary conditions with different levels of noise. Moreover, the domain decomposition method is adopted for problems in the doubly-connected domain. The results demonstrate that the proposed method may recover the unknown data with remarkably high accuracy, even though the over-specified boundary data are assigned a portion that is less than 1/10 of the overall domain boundary.
A Comparative Study of PSO-ANN, GA-ANN, ICA-ANN, and ABC-ANN in Estimating the Heating Load of Buildings’ Energy Efficiency for Smart City Planning
Authors: Le Le Thi , Nguyen Hoang , Dou Jie , Zhou Jian
Published: June 2019

Energy-efficiency is one of the critical issues in smart cities. It is an essential basis for optimizing smart cities planning. This study proposed four new artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for forecasting the heating load of buildings’ energy efficiency based on the potential of artificial neural network (ANN) and meta-heuristics algorithms, including artificial bee colony (ABC) optimization, particle swarm optimization (PSO), imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA), and genetic algorithm (GA). They were abbreviated as ABC-ANN, PSO-ANN, ICA-ANN, and GA-ANN models; 837 buildings were considered and analyzed based on the influential parameters, such as glazing area distribution (GLAD), glazing area (GLA), orientation (O), overall height (OH), roof area (RA), wall area (WA), surface area (SA), relative compactness (RC), for estimating heating load (HL). Three statistical criteria, such as root-mean-squared error (RMSE), coefficient determination (R2), and mean absolute error (MAE), were used to assess the potential of the aforementioned models. The results indicated that the GA-ANN model provided the highest performance in estimating the heating load of buildings’ energy efficiency, with an RMSE of 1.625, R2 of 0.980, and MAE of 0.798. The remaining models (i.e., PSO-ANN, ICA-ANN, ABC-ANN) yielded lower performance with RMSE of 1.932, 1.982, 1.878; R2 of 0.972, 0.970, 0.973; MAE of 1.027, 0.980, 0.957, respectively.
Compute Optimization of Petri Net Controllers Using the Algebraic Method
Authors: Rezig Sadok , Turki Sadok , Rezg Nidhal
Published: June 2019

This study attempted to calculate an optimal Petri net supervisor able to respect the control specifications imposed for a flexible manufacturing system. There are several theories around the control synthesis of discrete event systems. Unfortunately, these methods are very sensitive to the combinatorial explosion of states in the generated graph, especially when the complexity of the system increases. It is therefore necessary to move towards new ways based on formal methods allowing the synthesis of a supervisor. In this work, we propose an algebraic approach using the theory of regions. Our main contribution is to design a set of Petri net controllers based on the properties of Petri nets and not on reachability graph generation for bounded Petri nets. This will decrease significantly the production cost of the manufacturing system, since the computation burden of the supervisor is reduced. Our control policy was applied to a flexible manufacturing system implemented in our laboratory. Comparisons with previous studies using CPLEX software are provided in order to illustrate the effectiveness of our proposed method.
Quantum Conditional Strategies and Automata for Prisoners’ Dilemmata under the EWL Scheme
Authors: Giannakis Konstantinos , Theocharopoulou Georgia , Papalitsas Christos , Fanarioti Sofia , Andronikos Theodore
Published: June 2019

Classical game theory is an important field with a long tradition of useful results. Recently, the quantum versions of classical games, such as the prisoner’s dilemma (PD), have attracted a lot of attention. This game variant can be considered as a specific type of game where the player’s actions and strategies are formed using notions from quantum computation. Similarly, state machines, and specifically finite automata, have also been under constant and thorough study for plenty of reasons. The quantum analogues of these abstract machines, like the quantum finite automata, have been studied extensively. In this work, we examine well-known conditional strategies that have been studied within the framework of the classical repeated PD game. Then, we try to associate these strategies to proper quantum finite automata that receive them as inputs and recognize them with a probability of 1, achieving some interesting results. We also study the quantum version of PD under the Eisert–Wilkens–Lewenstein scheme, proposing a novel conditional strategy for the repeated version of this game.
Near-Infrared C2H2 Detection System Based on Single Optical Path Time Division Multiplexing Differential Modulation Technique and Multi-Reflection Chamber
Authors: Wang Biao , Lu Hongfei , Chen Chen , Chen Lei , Lian Houquan , Dai Tongxin , Chen Yue
Published: June 2019

A time division multiplexing differential modulation technique is proposed to address the interference problem caused by the fluctuation of laser light intensity in the single optical path detection system. Simultaneously, a multi-reflection chamber is designed and manufactured to further improve the system’s precision with an optical path length of 80 m. A near-infrared C2H2 detection system was developed. The absorption peak of the acetylene (C2H2) molecule near 1520 nm was selected as the absorption line. A laser driver is developed, and a lock-in amplifier is used to extract the second harmonic (2f) signal. A good linear relationship existed between C2H2 concentration and the 2f signal, and the correlation coefficient was 0.9997. In the detection range of 10–100 ppmv, the minimum detection limit was 0.3 ppmv, and the precision was 2%. At 50 ppmv, C2H2 and continuous detection for 10 h, the data average was 50.03 ppmv, and the fluctuation was less than ±1.2%. The Allan variance method was adopted to evaluate the long-term characteristic of the system. At 1 s of integration time, the Allan deviation was 0.3 ppmv. When the integration time reached 362 s, the Allan deviation was 0.0018 ppmv, which indicates the good stability of the detection system.
The Use of Myelinating Cultures as a Screen of Glycomolecules for CNS Repair
Authors: McCanney George A. , Lindsay Susan L. , McGrath Michael A. , Willison Hugh J. , Moss Claire , Bavington Charles , Barnett Susan C.
Published: June 2019

In vitro cell-based assays have been fundamental in modern drug discovery and have led to the identification of novel therapeutics. We have developed complex mixed central nervous system (CNS) cultures, which recapitulate the normal process of myelination over time and allow the study of several parameters associated with CNS damage, both during development and after injury or disease. In particular, they have been used as a reliable screen to identify drug candidates that may promote (re)myelination and/or neurite outgrowth. Previously, using these cultures, we demonstrated that a panel of low sulphated heparin mimetics, with structures similar to heparan sulphates (HSs), can reduce astrogliosis, and promote myelination and neurite outgrowth. HSs reside in either the extracellular matrix or on the surface of cells and are thought to modulate cell signaling by both sequestering ligands, and acting as co-factors in the formation of ligand-receptor complexes. In this study, we have used these cultures as a screen to address the repair potential of numerous other commercially available sulphated glycomolecules, namely heparosans, ulvans, and fucoidans. These compounds are all known to have certain characteristics that mimic cellular glycosaminoglycans, similar to heparin mimetics. We show that the N-sulphated heparosans promoted myelination. However, O-sulphated heparosans did not affect myelination but promoted neurite outgrowth, indicating the importance of structure in HS function. Moreover, neither highly sulphated ulvans nor fucoidans had any effect on remyelination but CX-01, a low sulphated porcine intestinal heparin, promoted remyelination in vitro. These data illustrate the use of myelinating cultures as a screen and demonstrate the potential of heparin mimetics as CNS therapeutics.
A Novel Kunitzin-Like Trypsin Inhibitor Isolated from Defensive Skin Secretion of Odorrana versabilis
Authors: Dong Yanjing , Shi Daning , Ying Yuan , Xi Xinping , Chen Xiaoling , Wang Lei , Zhou Mei , Wu Qinan , Ma Chengbang , Chen Tianbao
Published: June 2019

Protease inhibitors that were identified from amphibian skin secretions with low molecular weights and potent inhibitory activity were thought to be potential candidates for novel peptide drugs. Here, a novel peptide with trypsin inhibitory activity was found in the skin secretion of the Chinese bamboo leaf odorous frog, Odorrana versabilis. Based on the sequence alignments of sequencing results, the novel peptide (ALKYPFRCKAAFC) was named as Kunitzin-OV. The synthetic replicate of Kunitzin-OV was subjected to a series of functional assays, and it exhibited a trypsin inhibitory activity with a Ki value of 3.042 µM, whereas, when Lys-9 at P1 position was substituted by Phe, trypsin inhibitory activity was undetected and the chymotrypsin inhibitory activity was optimized with a Ki value of 2.874 µM. However, its protease-binding loop was catabolized by trypsin during the trypsin cleavage test. In conclusion, Kunizin-OV is a novel peptide with trypsin inhibitory activity as a member of kunitzins, which is a non-typical Kunitz-like trypsin inhibitor with a highly conserved reactive site (K-A) and quite a short sequence.
Site-Specific Incorporation of Unnatural Amino Acids into Escherichia coli Recombinant Protein: Methodology Development and Recent Achievement
Authors: Smolskaya Sviatlana , Andreev Yaroslav
Published: June 2019

More than two decades ago a general method to genetically encode noncanonical or unnatural amino acids (NAAs) with diverse physical, chemical, or biological properties in bacteria, yeast, animals and mammalian cells was developed. More than 200 NAAs have been incorporated into recombinant proteins by means of non-endogenous aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (aa-RS)/tRNA pair, an orthogonal pair, that directs site-specific incorporation of NAA encoded by a unique codon. The most established method to genetically encode NAAs in Escherichia coli is based on the usage of the desired mutant of Methanocaldococcus janaschii tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (MjTyrRS) and cognate suppressor tRNA. The amber codon, the least-used stop codon in E. coli, assigns NAA. Until very recently the genetic code expansion technology suffered from a low yield of targeted proteins due to both incompatibilities of orthogonal pair with host cell translational machinery and the competition of suppressor tRNA with release factor (RF) for binding to nonsense codons. Here we describe the latest progress made to enhance nonsense suppression in E. coli with the emphasis on the improved expression vectors encoding for an orthogonal aa-RA/tRNA pair, enhancement of aa-RS and suppressor tRNA efficiency, the evolution of orthogonal EF-Tu and attempts to reduce the effect of RF1.