bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improving the Quality of Gaming Apps After Testing using Genetic Algorithm
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, ABES Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, Affiliated to AKTU Lucknow, India., Khan Rijwan , Sharma Pawan Kumar ,   Department of Applied Science, Krishna Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Affiliated to AKTU Lucknow, India., Srivastava Akhilesh Kumar ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Affiliated to AKTU Lucknow, India.
Published: March 2020

Software testing is a field to insure that delivery of any software or application in android is error free. Education program in Software Engineering aims at imparting skills among the students that focus upon meeting the expectations of the fluctuating needs of the industry. It has always been a worry about the skills and knowledge becoming outdated in a flash. The current article focuses the results and draws on experiences from improving the quality of a computer game after testing process using Genetic Algorithm. The quality of Gamming Apps can improve some areas of an individual like learning ability, problem solving, and sovereign learning and learn by doing. In order to better understand this research authors applied this change to 100 students which shows that they are good learner compare to others. The improved quality of the gamming also give the confidence to the parents that their child will learn in efficient manner.
Further Results on Dual Domination in Graphs
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Mathematics, Nazareth Margoschis College, Pillaiyanmanai,Thoothukudi-628617, Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli-627 012, TamilNadu, India, Lavanya V. , Ramesh D. S. T. ,   Department of Mathematics, Nazareth Margoschis College, Pillaiyanmanai,Thoothukudi-628617, Affiliated to Manonmaniainm Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli-627 012, TamilNadu, India., Meena N. ,   Department of Mathematics, The M.D.T Hindu College, Pettai, Tirunelveli- 627010,, Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli-627012, TamilNadu, India.
Published: March 2020

Let G = (V, E) be a simple graph. A set S V(G) is a dual dominating set of G (or bi-dominating set of G) if S is a dominating set of G and every vertex in S dominates exactly two vertices in V-S. The dual-domination number γdu(G) (or bi-domination number G bi  ) of a graph G is the minimum cardinality of the minimal dual dominating set (or dual dominating set). In this paper dual domination number and relation with other graph parameters are determined.
Discrete- Time Queueing Model with Bulk Arrival Rule
Authors:   Assistant professor, Department of statistics, Annamalai University, chidambarm, Tamilnadu, N Pukazhenthi. , S Ramki. ,   Research scholar, Department of statistics, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu,
Published: March 2020

A discrete time queueing model is considered to estimate of the number of customers in the system. The arrivals, which are in groups of size X, inter-arrivals times and service times are distributed independent. The inter-arrivals fallows geometric distribution with parameter p and service times follows general distribution with parameter µ, we have derive the various transient state solution along with their moments and numerical illustrations in this paper.
Computer Vision based Detection of Partially Occluded Faces
Authors:   Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT-Chennai), Chennai, India., A Balasundaram
Published: March 2020

In today’s world, security has gained utmost significance in every walk of life. With the recent advancements in image and video analytics, emphasis has been towards developing enhanced surveillance systems which perform complex tasks that include automated security incident detection, tracking and analysis in real time. The primary objective of this paper is to automatically detect the presence of any masked or occluded face in real time. A robust technique based on pivotal facial points has been developed. The paper discusses in detail how the pivotal points are observed extracted are used in discovering masked faces in real time. Analysis of this algorithm’s performance on test data sets gives positive insights for further enhancements towards occluded face detection in real time surveillance.
Multi Region Combined Heat and Power Economic Emission Dispatch
Authors:   pursuing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Department of Power Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata., Dey Suman Kumar , Dash Deba Prasad ,   Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi., Basu Mousumi ,   professor Department of Power Engineering Jadavpur Universty. Kolkata
Published: March 2020

Multi-Region Combined Heat and Power Economic Emission Dispatch (MRCHPEED) is an important chore in operational and planning problem. The valve point impact and restricted useful zone of regular thermal generators have been contemplated. In this work, Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II) is proposed for illuminating confounded MRCHPEED problem where power and heat generations have been distributed amongst the all committed units so that fuel cost and outflow echelon have been streamlined in chorus though gratifying every single operational requirement. The research consequence of a two-region investigation framework achieved from the prescribed technique are coordinated up to those acquired from Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm 2 (SPEA 2).
Hybrid Multi Cloud based Disease Prediction Model for Type II Diabetes
Authors:   pursuing her Ph.D. degree in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, India., Durgadevi M. , Kalpana R. ,   Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry India.
Published: March 2020

Advancements in health informatics pave the way to explore new medical decision making systems which are characterized by an exponential evolution of knowledge. In the medical domain, disease prediction has become the centre of research with the increasing trend of healthcare applications. The predictive knowledge for the diagnosis of disease highly depends on the subjective knowledge of the experts. So the development of a disease prediction model in time is essential for patients and physicians to overcome the problem of medical distress. This paper explores a hybrid approach (Cooperative Ant Miner Genetic Algorithm) for classifying the medical data. Three benchmarked Type II diabetic datasets (US, PIMA, German) from the UCI machine learning repository were used to analyze the effectiveness of the disease prediction model. The devised classification algorithm with a Soft-Set approach was deployed in a Multi-Cloud environment for enhancing the storage and retrieval of data with reduced response and computation time. The cooperative classification algorithm in the cloud database distinguishes the diseased cases from the normal ones .The soft set theory analyzes the severity of the diseased cases by calculating the percentage of diabetic risk using soft intelligent rules and stores them in a separate knowledge base. Thus the proposed model serves as a suitable tool for eliciting and representing the expert’s decision which aids in prediction of Type II diabetic risk percentage leading to the timely treatment of patients.
Triple Diffusive Surface Tension Driven Convection in a Composite Layer in the Presence of Vertical Magnetic Field
Authors:   Assistant professor School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., N. Manjunatha , R. Sumithra ,   Associate professor Department of Mathematics, Government Science College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Published: March 2020

The problem of triple diffusive surface tension driven convection is investigated in a composite layer in the presence of vertical magnetic field. A closed form solution is obtained under microgravity condition. The parameters suitable for fluid layer dominant and porous layer dominant composite layers are determined. The parameters appropriate for controlling the convection are determined which are useful to manufacture pure crystals.
Salt Water Intrusion and Delineation of Groundwater Quality at Coastal Aquifers
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Vignans Fondation for Science Technology and Research, A.P., India, Raju M. V. , Kumar M. Satish ,   Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kallam Haranadha Reddy Institute of Technology, Guntur, A.P., India., Akram Md. B. Wasim ,   B.Tech, Student Dept. of Civil Engg., VFSTR, Guntur, A.P., India, Vardhan T. L. Rishi ,   B.Tech, Student Dept. of Civil Engg., VFSTR, Guntur, A.P., India, Palivela Hepsibah ,   UGC- Post Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Women Studies, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A.P., India
Published: March 2020

Ground water quality changes or depleting day by day due to various contaminated substances presence in the environment and also other factors influences of excessive drawing of ground water, intrusion of septic sewage, improper dumping of solid waste disposal, untreated industrial effluents, sludge and waste water disposal without giving any treatment and also seasonal changes, etc., all are leads to decrease the quality and depth of ground water table, which leads to cause severe health issues like diarrhea, dysentery, digestive problems etc., on human life. In this contest an attempt has been made to find the ground water quality and also to know the level of contamination presents in Akividu area. About 16 number of ground water samples were collected, which covers the entire area of Akividu, by the estimation of ground water quality parameters includes pH, CO3 , HCO3 , NH3 , NO2 - , DO, Salinity, Hardness, Chlorine ,Total Alkalinity and Total Ammonia, during post monsoon months of October to November 2019. It was found that many of ground water samples have excess amount salinity and hardness and reaming parameters were in permissible range. All these accumulations of salinity (more than 0.5 ppm) and hardness (more than 600 ppm) may cause due to practices of aquaculture near and around the area of Akividu, and hence it is very necessary to done the periodical examination and also need to stop contaminate sources entering into nearby water bodies
Modeling and Simulation of DC DC Converters for Fuel Cell System
Authors:   Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, Kavyapriya S. , Kumar R. Krishna ,   Department of EEE, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Published: March 2020

This paper deals with the modeling and simulation of suitable DC-DC converters for Fuel cell system. In the field of renewable energies, power electronics and fuel cell technologies play an important role. As the fuel cells become the main power source for portable applications, demand for fuel cells will increase. A highly efficient converter is an essential requirement in this application and a core parameter of the device as a whole. Therefore, a high efficient converter has to be designed for fuel cell system as the output voltage of fuel cell is low. In this paper, various DC-DC converters such as Boost converter, SEPIC, LUO converter and ZETA converter with fuel cell as an input source are designed and the same is simulated using MATLAB. Total Harmonic Distortion analysis of all the DC-DC converters is carried out and the suitable converter for fuel cell application is selected based on the low Total Harmonic Distortion value.
Tensile, Fatigue and Vibration Damping Characteristics of High Performance Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites with Aligned MWNTs
Authors:   Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering, Christ University, Bangalore 560074, India., Jangam Sasidhar , Raja S. ,   Structural Technologies Division, CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore 560017, India., Reddy K. Hemachandra ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur 515002, India., Thomas Shijo ,   Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering, Christ University, Bangalore 560074, India.
Published: March 2020

In the present work multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), the highly anisotropic, promising nanofillers used as additional structural reinforcement to improve the tensile, fatigue and damping capabilities of glass fiber reinforced composites (GFRP) for the Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) application. Further, the GFRP nanocomposites have been strengthened by making use of strong anisotropy of MWNT’s by aligning them on each layer of GFRP laminate. GFRP nanocomposites have been prepared for very low weight percentage (0.5 wt%) of MWNT, with alignment and without alignment. The alignment has been done with the newly developed in-house electrode-fixture assembly, which can be scalable to any size. The result shows that the alignment of MWNTs on GFRP lamina has a significant effect over GFRP lamina without MWNT alignment and the neat GFRP (without any nano reinforcements) without sacrificing any of the mechanical properties.
Power Congestion Control Considering UPFC to Enhance Voltage Stability of the System
Authors:   Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Numbur, Guntur, India., Ravindra S. , Chaturvedula U. P. Kumar ,   Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Aditya College of Engineering, ADB Road, Surampalem, A.P, India., Ravindra M. ,   Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Aditya College of Engineering, ADB Road, Surampalem, A.P, India.
Published: March 2020

This paper proposes a new FACTS device, i.e., Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) to relieve power congestion on power grid network. A simple model of a three phase AC–network of 500/230kV, 5-bus network with two transformers and two power generation plants (1000MW, 500MW) is designed. UPFC is designed with IGBT converters connected in shunt- series and both interconnected with DC bus and connected to AC side with transformer and coupling reactors. A contingency case is considered such that two transformers are considered instead of three transformers. The power flow of an UPFC installed at Bus-3 in 5-bus system is analyzed to show how the congestion of power on the grid is relieved through it. A bypass circuit breaker is installed at Bus -3 in the circuit to show the natural power flow without UPFC and power flow after installation of UPFC. The topology of series converter build in UPFC can introduce maximum of 10% of line-ground voltage in series. The simulation network of the 5-bus transmission network with UPFC connected at Bus-3 is designed with MATLAB/SIMULATION Software to estimate the power flow with UPFC connected.
Effect of Penetration of Wind DGs on Transient Stability of Captive Power Generation Units
Authors:   Department of EEE, Aditya Engineering College / Kakinada, India, Bhimaraju P. S. D. , Murthy K. V. S. Ramachandra ,   Department of EEE, Aditya Engineering College / Kakinada, India., Ravindra K. ,   Department of EEE, UCEK /JNTUK / Kakinada, India.
Published: March 2020

This paper presents the analysis of transient stability for industrial generators and the effect of distributed generator units on transient stability has been studied. Here we considered IEEE 39 busses system having one utility bus and 9 captive generation units. It is observed that the voltages at all the buses, decreased when Wind Power DGs are connected. Voltages at all the buses in the system are reduced because of reactive power demand by Induction Generators. The total load of the system is 121.57 MW + j 56.6 MVAr. Critical Clearing Times (CCTs) are obtained without introducing any DG and later, CCTs are obtained with four Wind Power DGs. Their capacities are 7.0 MW, 8.0 MW, 9.0 MW and 5.0 MW with 0.8, 0.85, 0.9 and 0.95 power factors respectively. The Induction Generators used in Wind DGs inject active power and consume reactive power. It is observed that the voltages at all the buses, decreased when Wind Power DGs are connected. Voltages at all the buses in the system are reduced because of reactive power demand by Induction Generators. LLLG faults at seven load buses and nine Generator buses and are considered for obtaining Critical Clearing Times (CCT). It is observed that transient stability of system is improved by placing DGs. DGs used in this system improves the critical clearing time (CCT) for faults at load buses by 30% and faults at generator buses by 15.5%. The detailed results are tabulated in this paper.
Design of Digital Secured box using IoT with Raspberry Pi
Authors:   Assistant Professor,, Department of ECE AGI, Hyderabad., Ramprakash R. , Subbareddy K. ,   Assistant Professor,, Department of ECE AGI, Hyderabad, Praveen P. ,   Assistant Professor,, Department of ECE AGI, Hyderabad
Published: March 2020

With expansion of crimes in public, Safety and security have turned into an essential worry for all. It is prudent to have the money, adornments and different assets under safe authority since criminals nowadays are very technically knowledgeable and they have a great deal of current gear's with them. Thieves are currently outfitted with instruments and they can demolish the greater part of the traditional wellbeing storage frameworks. Advanced Secured Box is a verified box where we can put in the requests into the container securely and get to it with the nonattendance of the client. At the point when the request came to the conveyance address, conveyance individual calls the client and requests the secret word to open the Digital Secured Box. This crate comprises of two layers where first layer is utilized to put the item into the container and the second layer is utilized to verify the online items. At the point when the conveyance individual calls the client, there produces an arbitrary OTP without fail. OTP is given to the conveyance kid that is composed through a keypad which is set on the case.
Hepatitis Patient Classification using Random Forest Algorithms with Cost Sensitive Method
Authors:   Department of Computer Science - Postgraduate Programs STMIK Nusa Mandiri, Jakarta, Indonesia., Nugroho Arifin , Risnantoyo Ricky ,   Department of Computer Science - Postgraduate Programs STMIK Nusa Mandiri, Jakarta, Indonesia, Chohan Saifurrachman ,   Department of Computer Science - Postgraduate Programs STMIK Nusa Mandiri, Jakarta, Indonesia., Herlinawati Nuraeni ,   Department of Computer Science - Postgraduate Programs STMIK Nusa Mandiri, Jakarta, Indonesia., Sfenrianto  ,   Department of Information Systems Management, BINUS Graduate Program – Master of Information Systems Management, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta. Indonesia.
Published: March 2020

Hepatitis is a common worldwide public health problem that attacks almost every population in various countries. Machine learning has been widely used to classify various diseases, including hepatitis. In this research, the Random Forest algorithm will be used along with the dataset of patients with hepatitis to classify whether the patient's condition will live or die. Missing value and imbalance class exists in this dataset. In that class, the sample of healthy and sick patients that often occurs in the disease dataset. We replace missing values using mean and median and to deal with this imbalance of class, we use cost-sensitive methods to put penalty in classification. A manual selection feature process is also carried out to look for features that can be removed while still maintaining the quality of accuracy and classification. The validation method used is 10-fold Cross-Validation and using Random Forest Algorithm with tuned parameter to find the best result in classifying the class. This research prioritizes classification results by considering the small amount of data and the imbalance of the class, so it can classify the class more successfully and accurate for hepatitis patients. The accuracy value obtained is 85.80%.
Enhancement of Human Anatomy and Nervous System Learning using Mobile Augmented Reality Application
Authors:   Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Hafiz Rubaiya , Hasan Jahidul ,   Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Hakim Md. Azizul ,   Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Published: March 2020

Advancements of recent technology allows the delivery of educational materials to be highly interactive. Augmented reality (AR) is one of the most promising technology that augments reality with computer generated imagery, objects, information etc. and allows user interaction. By providing visualization and interactive 3D models, it allows students to understand any abstract concept on any time, at any place easily. In this work we have developed an AR based mobile application that can create an interactive 3D view of human skeleton and nervous system by using a target image captured by a mobile phone camera. The main motive of this application is to help the medical students and school level science students to learn human anatomy and nervous system in an interactive way so that they can enhance their learning procedure. This research narrates the concept, application development and results of the pilot test. This test is conducted by the medical students of different medical colleges of Bangladesh. We have done this pilot test to get the users’ experiences from technical viewpoint. According to this test we can concluded that students were satisfied with this application in terms of the features, usability, feasibility and understandability.
FFT Implementation using Modified Booth Multiplier and CLA
Authors:   Associate professor, Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore, India., Joseph Senoj , Shyam I. ,   Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore, India., Mathiazhagan K. Salai ,   Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore, India., Vishnu R. ,   Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Published: March 2020

In the field of digital signal and image processing the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is one of the rudimentary operations. Telecommunication, Automotive, Hearing devices, Voice recognition systems are some of the applications of Fast Fourier Transform. DFT is implemented using FFT which is a type of algorithm that computes DFT in a fast and efficient manner. This project concentrates on the development of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), based on Decimation In Time (DIT) domain, Radix2 algorithm, using VHDL as a design entity.The objective of this project is to establish an efficient design that computes FFT in a faster way. In this project FFT is implemented using modified booth multiplier and CLA and simulated on Xilinx ISE. K
PENILAIAN KOMPETENSI SIKAP PADA MAHASISWA JURUSAN PPKN FIS UNIMA
Authors: Rattu Jan A
Published: March 2020

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan deskripsi tentang: (1) Pentingnya penilaian kompetensi sikap, (2) Implementasi penilaian kompetensi sikap pada Mahasiswa Jurusan PPKn FIS Unima.Berdasarkan hasil kajian berbagai literatur penulis menyimpulkan bahwa: a) Penilaian kompetensi sikap dalam pembelajaran PPKn  merupakan hal yang patut dilaksanakan karena amanat dalam Undang-undang Nomor 10 Tahun 2003 tentang sistem pendidikan nasional, Permendikbud RI Nomor: 49 tahun 2014 tentang Standar Nasional Pendidikan Tinggi pasal 6:1, pasal 20:3, dan Panduan Akademik Universitas Negeri Manado edisi 2014 pasal 38 dan 39; b) Mahasiswa Jurusan Pendidikan Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan (PPKn) merupakan sumberdaya manusia yang perlu dibekali dengan prilaku dan akhlak mulia sebagaimana diarahkan oleh falsafah hidup bangsa Indonesia yaitu Pancasila, sehingga dapat berperan sebagai warganegara yang efektif dan bertanggung jawab melalui mekanisme penilaian sikap; c) Implementasi penilaian sikap dalam bentuk observasi/pengamatan langsung dengan menggunakan program aplikasi.  dan; d)  Indikator penilaian sikap minimal meliputi: (1) Kompetensi spiritual, (2) Kompetensi kejujuran, (3) Kompetensi tanggung Jawab, (4) Kompetensi kerjasama, (5) Kompetensi Kesantunan dan (6) Kompetensi kepercayaan diri. Kata Kunci: Penilaian Sikap, Implementasi Penilaian Sikap.
UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BELAJAR BIDANG STUDI PPKn MELALUI PENERAPAN METODE DIALOG PADA SISWA DI SMK WONOKROMO SURABAYA
Authors: Hakim Lukman
Published: March 2020

Masalah pokok penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa jauh kemampuan siswa belajar PKn dan upaya-upaya apa saja yang dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam belajar PKn. Tujuan penelitian yang hendak dicapai adalah sebagai berikut: 1. Mengetahui ada tidaknya perbedaan yang signifikan sebelum dan sesudah penerapan metode dialog pada mata pelajaran PKn. 2. Meningkatkan kemampuan belajar bidang studi PKn dengan menerapkan metode dialog. 3. Mengetahui kendala-kendala yang dihadapi guru dalam menerapkan metode dialog pada mata pelajaran PKn. kesimpulan sebagai berikut: 1. Ada perbedaan nilai PKn sebelum dan setelah penerapan metode dialog pada mata pelajaran PKn signifikan. 2. Penerapan metode dialog dalam pembelajaran PKn berhasil meningkatkan kemampuan belajar PKn siswa kelas XI di SMK Wonokromo Surabaya. Hal ini terbukti dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan, antara lain: Dengan metode, Pembelajaran ini lebih efisien dan etektif jika diterapkan dengan baik, terutama pada mata pelajaran PKn yang ruang lingkup pengajarannya mempunyai tujuan agar siswa terampil dalam hal menyimak, berbicara, membaca, memahami dan mengerjakan soal. 3. Kendala-kendala yang dihadapi guru dalam menerapkan prinsip pembelajaran integratif pada siswa kelas XI di SMK Wonokromo Surabaya  adalah: a. Siswa kurang percaya diri dalam menyelesaikan setiap kegiatan yang dibebankan. b. Hasil observasi peneliti di kelas memperlihatkan adanya beberapa ciri siswa yang memiliki cara berpikir yang berbeda-beda yaitu ada yang mampu menyesuaikan diri, menyukai tantangan, bertanggungjawab, mandiri, dan ada pula yang cenderung kurang aktif. Kondisi ini membutuhkan keaktifan guru dalam mengajar, sehingga kegiatan belajar mengajar tetap dapat berjalan dengan baik.Penelitian ini menyarankan: 1. adanya penerapan metode dialog dapat mempengaruhi tingkat prestasi siswa dalam belajar. 2. direkomendasikan kepada berbagai pihak untuk meningkatkan pengelolaan fasilitas sekolah agar layanan pembelajaran lebih bermutu yang pada akhirnya akan meningkatkan kualitas mutu siswa-siswinya dan juga para pengajar atau guru. 3. Pembelajaran lebih diarahkan pada cara membaca, memahami dan berdiskusi, menggunakan komunikasi lisan dan tata bahasa dengan baik. Keberhasilan penerapan pembelajaran dengan metode dialog perlu melibatkan berbagai pihak. Kata Kunci: Kemampuan Belajar, PPKn, Metode Dialog
PEMBELAJARAN PPKn MELALUI MODEL SIMULASI SOSIAL DI SMA NEGERI 1 TONDANO
Authors: Lonto Apeles Lexi
Published: March 2020

Penelitian ini diarahkan untuk menemukan model simulasi sosial dalam pembelajaran PKn di SMA.  Melalui model ini sasaran yang hendak dicapai ialah: (1) memperkuat pencapaian ranah afektif terutama ranah nilai-nilai sosial, (2) peningkatan suasana dan mutu proses pembelajaran, (3) dampak baik instructional effect maupun nurturant effect, seperti kepekaan terhadap masalah nilai yang terjadi di lingkungan ataupun di masyarakat, kemampuan menganalisis nilai, dan mengambil keputusan terhadap setiap pilihan nilai.Urgensi penelitian ini didasarkan atas pertimbangan-pertimbangan sebagai berikut: 1). Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan merupakan pendidikan nilai dengan penekanan pada pembentukan afeksi di dalam diri siswa. 2). Praktik pembelajaran PKn di sekolah-sekolah sangat menekankan pada pembentukan aspek kognitif atau ranah kognitif daripada ranah afektif. 3). Proses pembelajaran  nilai yang dikembangkan oleh guru-guru lebih banyak dilakukan melalui metode ceramah. Pembewntukan nilai tidak efektif melalui ceramah, tetapi melalui  perbuatan atau melalui apa yang dilakukan siswa, dan apa yang dialami oleh siswa itu sendiri. 4). Pembelajaran model simulasi sosial merupakan dalam satu model dalam pembelajaran Kurikulum berbasis kompetensi di sekolah-sekolah. 5). Memperkuat kemampuan atau kompetensi professional guru-guru dalam mengembangkan proses pembelajaran PKn yang lebih varuatif dan inovatif.Untuk mencapai tujuan-tujuan di atas, maka penelitian ini dilaksanakan dalam bentuk Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif dalam satuan hitung prosentase terhadap ketercapaian indiktor-indikator  setiap fokus masalah. Penelitian ini menghasilkan kesimpulan sebagia berikut: (1). Desain model pembelajaran simulasi sosial dalam mata pelajaran PKn di SMA, yang mencakup: analisis kompetensi, asumsi dan tujuan, langkah-langkah pembelajaran, dan sistem pendukung belum berjalan dengan baik.  (2). Dampak instruksional pembelajaran terutama dalam pembentukan nilai seperti: kompetisi, kooperasi, empati, sistem sosial, konsep, keterampilan, dan kemampuan berpikir kritis belum berjalan dengan baik. (3). Perbaikan dan peningkatan mutu proses pembelajaran PKn di sekolah-sekolah sangat dibutuhkan. Kata Kunci: Pembelajaran PKn, Model Simulasi Sosial
PENGEMBANGAN MODEL JURISPRUDENSIAL INKUIRI DALAM PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGRAAN DI SMA NEGERI 10 MANADO
Authors: Biringan Julien
Published: March 2020

Penelitian ini memfokus pada pengembangan model jurisprudensial inkuiri dalam rangka memperkuat ketercapaian kurikulum tingkat satuan pendidikan dalam pengajaran PKn di SMA Negeri 10 Manado. Model ini ini sangat penting karena: pertama model ini memperkuat dan meningkatkan mutu proses pembelajaran karena model ini berpusat pada siswa (student active learning), Kedua perkembangan dan eksplosi ilmu pengetahuan tidak lagi memungkinkan pendekatan pembelajaran konvensional yang banyak dilakukan guru-guru selama ini di mana guru menyediakan “bahan jadi” dan siswa siap disuapi. Ketiga katrakteristik mata pelajaran PKn berdasarkan KTSP, memiliki ciri kontekstual. Keempat, perkembangan dan kemajuan teknologi komunikasi dan informasi menghasilkan sangat banyak informasi, masalah ataupun kasus yang dapat diakses oleh siswa, dan model ini memberikan peluang yang sangat luas kepada siswa untuk mengeksplorasi sumber-sumber informasi untuk kepentingan pembelajarannya. Tujuan umum penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk memperoleh gambaran mengenai karakteristik model pembelajaran jurisprudensial inkuiri dalam pengajaran PKn di SMA, (2) langkah-langkah pengembangan model jurisprudensial inkuiri, (3) kekuatan dan kelemahan serta kendala-kendala dalam implementasinya, dan (4) prakondisi yang diperlukan untuk implementasi model ini, dan (5) sejauhmana model ini dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan dalam  bentuk Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). penelitian dan  hasil analisis menyimpulkan beberapa hal penting sebagai berikut: (1). Penerapan model Jurisprudensial Inkuiri yang dikembangkan melalui tiga aspek yakni cakupan masalah, sikap siswa dan aspek pelaksanaan penilaian, secara signifikan efektif dan dapat meningkatkan evaluasi proses pada pengajaran PKn. (2). Penerapan model pembelajaran Jurisprudensial Inkuiri dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar di kelas dipengaruhi oleh sejumlah faktor yang determinan. (3). Pengembangan validasi penilaian berbasis portofolio secara signifikan dapat memperkuat ketercapaian evaluasi komprehensif berbasis kompetensi. (4). Melalui penerapan model pembelajaran Jurisprudencial Inkuiri, maka dapat engukur pencapaian tujuan pembelajaran yang  cukup baik, dimana terdapat konsistensi sikap dan perilaku dengan pertimbangan-pertimbangan untuk pengetesan asumsi dan penyimpulannya. (5). Implikasi penerapan model pembelajaran Jurisprudensial Inkuiri dapat merangkum strategi pengembangan kurikulum tingkat satuan pendidikan yaitu menyangku guru, lingkungan sosial dan sistem pendukung lainnya. Kata Kunci: Model Jurisprudensial, Inkuiri, Pembelajaran PKn
POLITIK PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER: Refleksi Praksis Pendidikan Karakter di Indonesia
Authors: Pasandaran Sjamsi
Published: March 2020

Pendidikan karakter merupakan salah satu agenda penting bagi bangsa Indonesia, bahkan jauh sebelum Indonesia merdeka. Melalui pemikiran Ki Hajar Dewantara tercermin pentingnya karakter menjadi ruh pendidikan, menjadi pilar-pilar karakter bangsa yang harus dibentuk melalui pendidikan. Bahkan ketika di awal-awal kemerdekaan Indonesia para pendiri negara (the founding father) mengagendakan Nation and Character building sebagai salah satu agenda yang menjadi tantangan bagi bangsa Indonesia yang merdeka. Hal itu nampak dalam berbagai pidato politik Soekarno, dan melihat masalah karakter sebagai salah satu masalah pembangunan bangsa yang sangat penting. Terdapat kebutuhan pembentukan karakter yang sangat penting di awal kehidupan Indonesia merdeka dari suatu tatanan kehidupan penjajahan ke suatu tatanan kehidupan bangsa yang merdeka. Dibutuhkan suatu ciri karakter masyarakat dan bangsa yang siap membangun dan mengisi kemerdekaan. Kata Kunci: Politik, Pendidikan, Pendidikan Karakter
PENYIMPANGAN TERHADAP ASAS NON-RETROAKTIF DALAM PERKARA PELANGGARAN HAM BERAT
Authors: Rawung Hendra
Published: March 2020

Indonesia has been criticized by the international community, especially the many actors who are considered responsible for some particularly of the gross violation of human rights that occurred in the past are allowed to live free from prosecution. With regard to the occurrence of the gross violations of human rights in the past there is a legal breakthrough in an effort to uncover and resolve cases the gross violations of human rights, namely the demise of a provision enacted criminal known as retroactive. It is stipulated in Article 43 Paragraph (1) Law No. 26 of 2000 concerning Human Rights Court. Efforts to impose a retroactive principle on one hand has been controversial because it is considered contrary to the principle of non retroactivity which is a manifestation of the principle of legality, which in principle is a provision that prohibits the enactment of the statute retroactively. But the other side of the principle of non retroactivity is also considered to be protecting the perpetrators to be free from prosecution and sentencing. Kata Kunci: Penyimpangan, Asas, Non-Retroaktif, Pelanggaran, HAM.
PENGEMBANGAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA MELALUI PENINGKATAN PROFESIONALISME GURU PKN YANG BERWAWASAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI
Authors: Supriati Arie
Published: March 2020

Jabatan Guru merupakan suatu jabatan professional yang menuntut kemampuan spesialis sebagai Guru. Dengan kata lain Guru harus menguasai pengetahuan akademik, kemahiran professional dan teknologi yang relevan dengan bidang tugasnya sebagai pendidik. Pengenmbangan profesionalisme Guru secara nasional diharapkan dapat menghasilkan sumber daya manusia (SDM) yang berkualitas sehingga dapat bersaing di era teknologi informasi dan globalisasi. Dengan SDM yang berwawasan teknologi informasi diharapkan dapat mengkaji, menganalisis dan mangatasi masalah-masalah pendidikan yang ada sehingga diharapkan pada akhirnya mutu pendidikan di Indonesia dapt meningkat sesuai degan harapan bangsa Indonesia. Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia Melalui. Peningkatan Profesionalisme Guru PKn Yang Berwawasan Teknologi Informasi dengan obyek penelitian di SMPN 1 Kalawat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh data dari kesimpulan empiris tentang Pengembangan sumber daya manusia melalui peningkatan profesionalisme guru yang berwawasan teknologi informasi pada SMP N1 Kalawat. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara dan data dokumentasi sekolah. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Peningkatan Profesionalisme Guru PKn Yang Berwawasan Teknologi Informasi di SMN 1 Kalawat cukup optimal dengan menekankan pada pengetahuan, keterampilan dan sikap percaya diri.Kata Kunci: SDM, Profesionalisme Guru, Teknologi Informasi
KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA DINAS (Studi Tentang Tugas Pokok dan Fungsi Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum & Penataan Ruang Kabupaten Minahasa)
Authors: Lompoliuw Meily Meiling , Mandagi Marthinus , Mokat Jetty E. H.
Published: March 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui kepemimpinan Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum dan Penataan Ruang Kabupaten Minahasa. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, dengan tehnik pengumpulan data yaitu : observasi, dokumen, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: a). kepemimpinan Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum dan Penataan Ruang belum melaksanakan tugasnya sesuai kebijakan yang berlaku, b). pelayanan belum dilaksanakan sesuai SOP, c). Kepala Dinas belum melakukan pengendalian terhadap jalannya pelayanan, d). Kepala Dinas belum melakukan evaluasi terhadap pelayanan. Untuk itu sebaiknya: a). Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum dan Penataan Ruang melaksanakan tugasnya sesuai kebijakan yang berlaku, b). pelayanan dilaksanakan sesuai SOP, c). Kepala Dinas melakukan pengendalian terhadap jalannya pelayanan, d). Kepala Dinas melakukan evaluasi terhadap pelayananan publik.Kata Kunci: Tugas Pokok, Fungsi Kepala Dinas
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN MAPALUS KAMTIBMAS DI DESA LALUMPE KECAMATAN MOTOLING KABUPATEN MINAHASA SELATAN
Authors: Muyu Elkana , Langkai Jeane E. , Tangkau Ch. H. S.
Published: March 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui : Implementasi kebijakan dan faktor-faktor determinan implementasi kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas Di Desa Lalumpe Kecamatan Motoling Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Pemerintah desa dan Bhabinkamtibmas belum melakukan komunikasi dan sosialisasi secara intensif tentang kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas, 2) Belum tersedia sumberdana yang memadai untuk menunjang implementasi kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas, 3) Implementer belum secara sungguh-sungguh memiliki komitmen mengimplementasikan kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas di desa Lalumpe, 4) implementer belum memahami dengan tepat tentang kebijakan Forum Mapalus Kamtibmas. Determinan implementasi kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas adalah: 1) Komitmen, 2).Sumberdaya dan sumberdana, 3) komunikasi dan sosialisasi. Untuk itu disarankan sebaiknya: 1) Pemerintah desa dan Bhabinkamtibmas melakukan komunikasi dan sosialisasi secara intensif tentang kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas, 2) tersedia sumberdana yang memadai untuk menunjang implementasi kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas, 3) Implementer secara sungguh-sungguh memiliki komitmen mengimplementasikan kebijakan Mapalus Kamtibmas, 4) implementer memahami dengan tepat tentang kebijakan Forum Mapalus Kamtibmas.Kata Kunci: Implementasi, Determinan, Kebijakan Mapalus KAMTIBMAS
PENGUATAN NILAI-NILAI PANCASILA DAN KEBANGSAAN KEPADA PESERTA DIDIK PADA LAYANAN BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING DI SEKOLAH
Authors: Riswanto Dody
Published: March 2020

Pancasila is a state philosophy that must be adhered to by all Indonesians, Counselors as Guidance and Counseling Teachers must provide reinforcement of Pancasila and Nationality values to all students in the school. The research method used is qualitative with data collection techniques, namely interviews, observation, documentation studies and data triangulation. Strengthening the values of Pancasila and Nationalism for students by counselors can instill a high spirit of nationalism and love for the country, and from this high spirit of nationalism comes quality human resources for the development of the nation and state.Keywords: Strengthening; Values; Pancasila; Nationality; Students
URGENSI NILAI-NILAI RELIGIUS DALAM KEHIDUPAN MASYARAKAT HETEROGEN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Umar Mardan
Published: March 2020

The focus issue in this discussion is how the urgency of fostering religious values in public life heterogeneous in Indonesia and how to provide guidance in religious values in public life heterogeneous in Indonesia ?. The purpose of this study was to describe the urgency of fostering religious values in public life heterogeneous in Indonesia and to provide guidance in religious values in the life of a heterogeneous society in Indonesia. The results of this study indicate that the Indonesian people have an emphasis in terms of harmony in the lives of its people. This can be seen in the first principle of Pancasila that Almighty God. Therefore, development of religious values in public life Indonesia is considered very important. Formation of religious values can be reached through religious education to reinforce faith in the truth of religion and its values. In addition, the formation of religious values do habituation through worship that is manifested in the behavior of everyday life. Fostering religious values also need to be supported by the appreciation of the values of religion since from the family, school and community.Keywords: building, value, religious, heterogeneous.
PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER: SEBUAH UPAYA KOLEKTIF
Authors: Budiarti Yati
Published: March 2020

Pendidikan karakter merupakan tanggung jawab bersama di setiap ruang lingkup pendidikan. Institusi pendidikan, seperti sekolah, keluarga dan masyarakat memiliki peran penting dalam pendidikan karakter. Untuk itu, pendidikan karakter di Indonesia membutuhkan kerja kolektif yang melibatkan semua elemen bangsa. Pendidikan nilai karakter dapat dilihat pada dua latar, yaitu pada latar makro dan pada latar mikro. Latar makro bersifat nasional yang mencakup keseluruhan konteks perencanaan dan implementasi pembinaan nilai karakter yang melibatkan seluruh pemangku kepentingan. Secara makro pembinaan karakter terdiri dari tiga tahap yaitu: perencanaan, pelaksanaan dan evaluasi hasil. Kajian ini menekankan bahwa peran keluarga, sekolah dan masyarakat merupakan kolaborasi penting dalam pendidikan karakter. Oleh sebab itu, sangat direkomendasikan adanya kerjasama yang secara nyata diwujudkan dalam proses pendidikan karakter.Kata Kunci: Pendidikan, Karakter, Keluarga, Sekolah, Masyarakat
EFFECT OF MERGER ON BANKING SECTOR- A CASE STUDY OF SBI
Authors: Tripathi Dr. Nilmani , Ahuja Nidhi
Published: March 2020

Over the last decade Indian banking industry had gone to a rapid changes. Global slow down had forced government to take corrective measures to boost up the financial market of economy. Accordingly the government approved the merger of SBI and its associates in 2017. The present paper tries to find out the reasons behind mergers and shows its effect on profitability and productivity of SBI. Analysis shows although the productivity of the bank had decreased after the merger, its profitability had improved.
sr ALIGNING THE TOEFL PREDICTION SCORES TO THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES (CEFR) LEVEL
Authors: Supeni Sri , Fauziah Anna
Published: March 2020

TOEFL as a kind of English test is used to measure students’ language proficiency. Binawan University applies TOEFL Prediction test to predict students’ English competence. The TOEFL score then is aligned and mapped to CEFR to indicate the level of language ability and qualification.    This study was conducted to analyze TOEFL score of Binawan students at CEFR level. The sample was 169 students from several study programs at Binawan University. The research instrument used a package of PBT TOEFL test. Descriptive statistics was used as data analysis technique, mean and percentage. The calculation shows that the mean of the TOEFL prediction score reached by all participants is 413 and the median is 397. Based on CEFR, the students’ competence in English is in level A2 (Basic User). Individually, the number of students who is in level A1 (Basic User) is 78 or 46.2 %, level A2 (Basic User) is 35 or 20.7 %, level B1 (Independent User) is 43 or 25.4 %, level B2 (independent User) is 12 or 7.1 %, and the last is level C1 which is occupied by 1 student only that is in level C1 (0.6 %). To conclude almost 50 % of the students were at low level or A2 (Basic User) at CEFR.
ag LANGUAGE VARIATIONS FOUND IN THE NOVEL BUMI MANUSIA BY PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER
Authors: Sulaeman Agus , Rohim Abdul , Muttaqien Zaenal
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this study describes the use of language variations found in the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach and the method used is a content analysis method that aims to provide an objective picture of language variations in accordance with the data contained in the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. The data used in this study are written data in the form of novel texts containing language variations in the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer published by Mardi Yuana Printing Graphic Printing in 2015. Based on the analysis, there are variations in language in the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer namely: Dutch, Japanese, Javanese and English. In the novel Bumi Manusia, Dutch is a variation of language that dominates from other languages ​​because in this novel it is told that there was a Dutchman in the Dutch East Indies. In the novel Bumi Manusia, Japanese is not very visible because Japanese is only a distraction in just one part. Javanese language can be said as a variation of language that dominates the two because in this novel tells the life of a genuine Javanese who falls in love with a Netherland. Same thing with the Javanese language in the novel Bumi Manusia, English is no less in existence with other language variations found in this novel. The significance of the study is to give useful information about the language variation and useful contribution for linguistic and education
Demonstration of Specific Marker Proteins, Determining Spermatozoa Fertility, and of Proteins, Common for Sperm and Other Cellular Types (Stem/Progenitor, Malignant and Differentiated Normal Cells)
Authors: Ilieva,Sainova Iliana N
Published: March 2020

The condensation of nuclear chromatin in mature differentiated male germ cells is an important morphological marker about their fertilization capability or male fertility, respectively. Spermatozoa with decondensed chromatin possess a sharply reduced ability to fertilize the egg and they are even responsible for the early abnormal development of the fetus. The aim of the current study is directed to demonstration of specific proteins/markers (cytoplasmic and/or nuclear DNPs/RNPs), determining the fertility of male germ cells, as well as of proteins, which are common/specific for sperm and other cell types (such as embryonic and adult stem/progenitor cells, malignant HeLa cells, etc.) at different stages of their development. Combining different techniques for assay could give a possibility about more precise identification of the changes, and inter-molecular (DNP/RNP and of protein-protein) interactions in the composition of complex cytoplasmic structures, on intra- and extra- cellular levels. The results obtained could be helpful to establish the diagnosis as well as to the application of adequate therapeutic strategy and/or of appropriate techniques for in vitro-fertilization (assisted reproductive technology) in cases of male infertility. The current article demonstrates for specific marker proteins.
Editor Note on Adrenaline: A Few Seconds and Life Saves
Authors: Kpoumie Carolle Laure
Published: March 2020

Adrenaline is a hormone also called epinephrine, its purpose is to allow the body to overcome the "danger" perceived by the brain (it is the pituitary gland that requires the production of this hormone to the medulla adrenal glands (just above the kidneys)). Adrenaline has a short duration of action (of the order of two minutes) because it is rapidly degraded by two enzymes, catechol-oxymethyltransferase (COMT) and monoamine oxidase (MAO). Intravenous injection of adrenaline is used primarily to treat cardiac arrest, in small doses, used in anaphylactic shock .It intervenes particularly on the heart rate. Mixed with procaine, it was used in dentistry to perform local anesthesia. But at too high a dose, it acts on the heart to the point of causing death.