bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles (Nanoceria): Hopes in Soft Tissue Engineering
Authors: Sadidi Hossein , Hooshmand Sara , Ahmadabadi Ali , Javad Hoseini Seyed , Baino Francesco , Vatanpour Morvarid , Kargozar Saeid
Published: October 2020

Several biocompatible materials have been applied for managing soft tissue lesions; cerium oxide nanoparticles (CNPs, or nanoceria) are among the most promising candidates due to their outstanding properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and angiogenic activities. Much attention should be paid to the physical properties of nanoceria, since most of its biological characteristics are directly determined by some of these relevant parameters, including the particle size and shape. Nanoceria, either in bare or functionalized forms, showed the excellent capability of accelerating the healing process of both acute and chronic wounds. The skin, heart, nervous system, and ophthalmic tissues are the main targets of nanoceria-based therapies, and the other soft tissues may also be evaluated in upcoming experimental studies. For the repair and regeneration of soft tissue damage and defects, nanoceria-incorporated film, hydrogel, and nanofibrous scaffolds have been proven to be highly suitable replacements with satisfactory outcomes. Still, some concerns have remained regarding the long-term effects of nanoceria administration for human tissues and organs, such as its clearance from the vital organs. Moreover, looking at the future, it seems necessary to design and develop three-dimensional (3D) printed scaffolds containing nanoceria for possible use in the concepts of personalized medicine.
Drug Delivery Systems of Natural Products in Oncology
Authors: Colone Marisa , Calcabrini Annarica , Stringaro Annarita
Published: October 2020

In recent decades, increasing interest in the use of natural products in anticancer therapy field has been observed, mainly due to unsolved drug-resistance problems. The antitumoral effect of natural compounds involving different signaling pathways and cellular mechanisms has been largely demonstrated in in vitro and in vivo studies. The encapsulation of natural products into different delivery systems may lead to a significant enhancement of their anticancer efficacy by increasing in vivo stability and bioavailability, reducing side adverse effects and improving target-specific activity. This review will focus on research studies related to nanostructured systems containing natural compounds for new drug delivery tools in anticancer therapies.
Development and Implementation of an Influenza Point-Of-Care Testing Service in a Chain Community Pharmacy Setting
Authors: Hardin Rachel , Roberts Pheli , Hudspeth Brooke , Tracy Angela , Baldwin Lauren , Raque Michael , Kebodeaux Clark D.
Published: October 2020

Point-of-care testing is becoming increasingly commonplace in community pharmacy settings. These tests are often used in the management of chronic disease, such as blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c and lipid levels, but can also be used for acute conditions such as influenza infection and group A streptococcus pharyngitis. When used for these acute infections, point-of-care tests can allow for pharmacist-initiated treatment. In this study, an influenza point-of-care testing service was developed and implemented in a chain community pharmacy setting and a retrospective review was conducted to assess the service. Of patients tested, 29% tested positive for influenza A and/or B; 92% of patients testing positive received a prescription as a result. While health insurance cannot be billed for the service due to current pharmacy reimbursement practices, this did not appear to negatively affect patient willingness to participate. As point-of-care testing services become more commonplace in community pharmacy settings, patient awareness will similarly increase and allow for more widespread access to acute outpatient care.
Constitutive Expression of Arabidopsis Senescence Associated Gene 101 in Brachypodium distachyon Enhances Resistance to Puccinia brachypodii and Magnaporthe oryzae
Authors: Wang Ning , Song Na , Tang Zejun , Wang Xiaojie , Kang Zhensheng , Dai Liangying , Wang Bing
Published: October 2020

Brachypodium distachyon, as an effective model of cereal grains, is susceptible to most destructive cereal pathogens. Senescence associated gene 101 (SAG101) has been studied extensively in Arabidopsis. SAG101 is one of the important regulators of plant immunity. However, no homologous genes of AtSAG101 were found in B. distachyon. In this study, the AtSAG101 gene was transformed into B. distachyon. Three transgenic plant lines containing the AtSAG101 gene were confirmed by PCR and GUS gene activity. There were fewer Puccinia brachypodii urediospores in the AtSAG101-overexpressing plants compared to wild type plants. P. brachypodii biomass was obviously decreased in AtSAG101 transgenic plants. The length of infection hyphae and infection unit areas of P. brachypodii were significantly limited in transgenic plants. Moreover, there were small lesions in AtSAG101 transgenic plants challenged by Magnaporthe oryzae. Salicylic acid accumulation was significantly increased, which led to elevated pathogenesis-related gene expression in transgenic B. distachyon inoculated by P. brachypodii or M. oryzae compared to wild type plants. These results were consistent with infected phenotypes. Overexpression of AtSAG101 in B. distachyon caused resistance to M. oryzae and P. brachypodii. These results suggest that AtSAG101 could regulate plant resistance in B. distachyon.
Curcumin-Loaded Nanoemulsion for Better Cellular Permeation
Authors: Md Saari Nur Hulwani , Chua Lee Suan , Hasham Rosnani , Yuliati Leny
Published: October 2020

Curcumin nanoemulsion was prepared using coconut oil, Tween 80 (surfactant) and polyethylene glycol (co-solvent) with the addition of honey and glycerol as additives. The nanoemulsion was optimized and systematically characterized for transdermal delivery. Small particle size (15.92 nm), low polydispersity index (0.17) and slight acidic (pH 4.18) curcumin nanoemulsion was obtained without any chemical degradation based on the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum. The incorporation of curcumin inside nanoglobul improved curcumin stability and skin permeability. Its high permeability can be seen from Nile dyed curcumin in different layers of skin through fluorescent imaging. The release kinetic of curcumin followed the Higuchi model, which explains why the skin permeation was a Fickian diffusion-controlled process because the Korsmeyer constant was proven to be 0.3 (<0.5). Nanoencapsulation slightly decreased the antioxidant capacity of curcumin for about 7.9% compared to its free counterpart. It showed low cytotoxicity (EC50 2.3552 µg/mL) to human skin fibroblasts. Cell death was noticed at a high concentration (2.5 µg/mL) of treatment. Curcumin was also found to promote wound closure at low concentration 0.1563 µg/mL and was comparable with the performance of ascorbic acid based on scratch assay. Therefore, this nutritious curcumin nanoemulsion is a promising transdermal delivery system for topical application.
Using Unreal Engine to Visualize a Cosmological Volume
Authors: Marsden Christopher , Shankar Francesco
Published: October 2020

In this work we present “Astera’’, a cosmological visualization tool that renders a mock universe in real time using Unreal Engine 4. The large scale structure of the cosmic web is hard to visualize in two dimensions, and a 3D real time projection of this distribution allows for an unprecedented view of the large scale universe, with visually accurate galaxies placed in a dynamic 3D world. The underlying data are based on empirical relations assigned using results from N-Body dark matter simulations, and are matched to galaxies with similar morphologies and sizes, images of which are extracted from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Within Unreal Engine 4, galaxy images are transformed into textures and dynamic materials (with appropriate transparency) that are applied to static mesh objects with appropriate sizes and locations. To ensure excellent performance, these static meshes are “instanced’’ to utilize the full capabilities of a graphics processing unit. Additional components include a dynamic system for representing accelerated-time active galactic nuclei. The end result is a visually realistic large scale universe that can be explored by a user in real time, with accurate large scale structure. Astera is not yet ready for public release, but we are exploring options to make different versions of the code available for both research and outreach applications.
Aplikasi Pembelajaran Fisika dan Matematika untuk Tingkat SMP
Authors: Vivaldy Malcolm Sebastian , Sihoming Oloan
Published: October 2020

Saat memasuki bangku SMP, siswa akan dihadapkan dengan berbagai pelajaran yang semakin kompleks. Buku per mata pelajaran yang semakin tebal  berbanding dengan waktu belajar disekolah yang tidak sebanding, membuat kursus menjadi salah satu opsi jalan keluar bagi siswa agar dapat mendalami pelajaran lebih jauh hingga akhirnya mereka siap untuk menghadapi ujian yang akan datang nantinya. Namun penulis ingin membuat sebuah opsi yang lebih efisien dalam menghemat tenaga, waktu dan biaya dengan simulasi yang lebih mudah dimengerti. Hingga akhirnya dengan latar belakang itu penulis  ingin membuat aplikasi pembelajaran di smartphone yang dilengkapi dengan pembahasan dan simulasi soal supaya siswa lebih mudah mengerti pada materi yang sedang dipelajari. Untuk saat ini penulis hanya akan fokus pada 2 mata pelajaran saja yaitu fisika dan matematika. Aplikasi berbasis android dan bangun dengan bantuan aplikasi bahasa pemrograman yaitu Android Studio. Metode yang digunakan untuk mengembangkan aplikasi adalah RAD (Rapid Application Development) karena dapat dilakukan dengan waktu yang relatif cepat. Hasil yang diharapkan dari penelitian ini adalah suatu aplikasi pembelajaran berbasis android untuk siswa tingkat SMP dikhususkan pada mata pelajaran fisika dan matematika, memudahkan siswa untuk belajar dimana dan kapan saja demi menghemat waktu dan tenaga.
Aplikasi Prediksi Pola Pembelian Customer dengan Metode Market Basket Analysis pada PT. Capella Medan
Authors: Bangun Pilipus Abiyana , Rinaldi Ekik Jazmin , Laia Yonata
Published: October 2020

Penyusunan posisi barang pada perusahaan merupakan salah satu hal penting dalam perusahaan agar dapat mempercepat proses penjualan barang. Untuk itu, maka perlu dilakukan analisis terhadap pola penjualan barang kepada customer sehingga dapat dilakukan pengaturan posisi barang untuk memudahkan staf dalam mencari barang yang diinginkan. Permasalahan ini dapat diatasi dengan menggunakan teknik data mining. Data mining adalah ekstraksi informasi atau pola yang penting atau menarik dari data yang berada pada basisdata yang besar yang selama ini tidak diketahui tetapi mempunyai potensi infomasi yang bermanfaat. Data mining dapat membantu perusahaan untuk mendapatkan pola dari data – data yang tersimpan di dalam basis data perusahaan sehingga dapat diketahui pola pembelian barang di perusahaan. Pengetahuan yang diperoleh dari hasil penelitian akan menjadi pedoman dalam mengambil tindakan – tindakan bisnis sebagai upaya pemeliharaan dan peningkatan tingkat kompetitif bisnis perusahaan. Perusahaan yang di gunakan dalam penelitian yaitu PT. Capella Medan  yang merupakan salah satu perusahaan swasta terkemuka di medan yang bergerak di bidang penjualan sepeda motor yamaha beserta sparepart-nya. Peneliti melakukan pengumpulan data penelitian dengan cara observasi dan mencatat proses transaksi penjualan barang yang berhubungan dengan aplikasi, lalu dirancang aplikasi tersebut guna memenuhi kebutuhan informasi pengaturan stock barang perusahaan, selanjutnya menguji aplikasi yang telah dibuat serta diimplementasikan aplikasi tersebut ke perusahaan. Adapun saran yang dapat disampaikan peneliti adalah untuk menggunakan algoritma sejenis lainnya sehingga aplikasi yang dibuat dapat digunakan untuk mengelompokan stock barang, juga aplikasi dapat dikembangkan lebih lanjut sebagai referensi dalam mempelajari mengenai algoritma Market Basket Analysis.
Deteksi Detak Jantung Berbasis Web
Authors: Hutabarat Novita Karolina , Hulu Dedy Ristanto , Laia Yonata
Published: October 2020

Denyut jantung merupakan indikasi penting dalam bidang kesehatan yang berguna sebagai bahan evaluasi  efektif  dan cepat  serta  berfungsi  untuk mengetahui kondisi kesehatan pada tubuh seseorang. Metode yang kami gunakan pada sistem monitoring detak jantung berbasis web ini dapat merekam aktivitas listrik jantung dengan menangkap jejak impulse saat bergerak dari atrium ke ventrikel jantung. perancangan deteksi detak jantung ini menggunakan sistem monitoring yang meliputi perancangan perangkat keras berupa mikrokontroler dan perangkat sistem berbasis web. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah agar mempermudah tenaga medis dalam melakukan perhitungan detak jantung secara digital dimanapun dan kapanpun. Tahapan penggunaan alat ini dimulai pada pulse sensor yang berfungsi untuk mendeteksi detak jantung manusia dapat diletakkan pada jari, dimana selanjutnya data yang diterima akan diproses dan diolah melalui Arduino dan hasil detak jantung akan dikirim dalam bentuk gelombang  melalui modul ESP8266. Data yang dihasilkan yaitu Beat Per Minute (BPM), hasil yang dicapai adalah alat dapat membaca detak jantung dan akan ditampilkan ke web yang dimana dapat diakses kapan saja.
RANCANG BANGUN APLIKASI PENCARIAN MESJID TERDEKAT DI KOTA MEDAN
Authors: Sundari Siti , Nst Muhammad Al Hafis , Dafitri Haida
Published: October 2020

SIG (System Information Geographic) memiliki kemampuan yang sangat baik dalam memvisualisasikan data spesial berikut atribut-atributnya. Kota Medan merupakan salah satu kota terbesar di wilayah Indonesia dalam hal fasilitas yang sudah dibangun terdapat berupa  tempat beribadah disaat melakukan perjalanan jauh didaerah disekitar kota Medan . Brute Force adalah sebuah pendekatan langsung (straight forward) untuk memecahkan suatu  masalah, yang biasanya didasarkan pada  pernyataan masalah (problemstatement) dan  definisi konsep yang dilibatkan.  Brute force adalah sebuah pendekatan yang langsung (straightforward) untuk memecahkan suatu masalah, biasanya didasarkan pada pernyataan masalah (problem statement) dan definisi konsep yang dilibatkan. Algoritma brute force memecahkan masalah dengan sangat sederhana, langsung dan dengan cara yang jelas (obvious way).
Rancangan Media Penyimpanan Berbasis Mikrokontroler Menggunakan Raspberry Pi sebagai Mini Server Portabel
Authors: Diansyah Tengku Mohd , Ilyanda Elza
Published: October 2020

Pada saat ini teknologi kabel sudah tidak banyak digunakan lagi, karena teknologi nirkabel memungkinkan pengguna menggunakan media penyimpanan dengan lebih efesien. Aplikasi media penyimpanan mini berbasis mikrokontroler dengan raspberry pi sebagai server dimaksudkan untuk mempermudah pengguna dalam penyimpanan data karena bersifat portabel. Hardware yang diimplementasikan menggunakan metode client server dalam arsitekturnya. Dari hasil percobaan dapat disimpulkan bahwa server raspberry pi yang telah dibangun tidak dapat menumpung terlalu banyak user karena spesifikasi dari raspberry pi yang masih tergolong rendah. Setelah dianalisa diketahui bahwa setelah 10 user mengakses server raspberry pi secara bersamaan maka salah satu perangkat dari user akan mengalami Request Time Out atau biasa disebut error page. Oleh sebab itu kiranya perlu mengupgrade hardware raspberry pi ke versi terbaru yang peformanya lebih unggul agar dapat menampung lebih banyak user untuk mengakses server secara bersama-sama.
Analisis Performa Rasio Kompresi Pada Metode Differensiasi ASCII Dan Lempel Ziv Welch (LZW)
Authors: Tommy Tommy , Siregar Rosyidah , Husein Amir Mahmud , Harahap Mawaddah , Riza Ferdy
Published: October 2020

ASCII differentiation is a compression method that utilizes the difference value or the difference between the bytes contained in the input character. Technically, the ASCII differentiation method can be done using a coding dictionary or using windowing block instead of the coding dictionary. Previous research that has been carried out shows that the ASCII differentiation compression ratio is good enough but still needs to be analyzed on performance from the perspective of the compression ratio of the method compared to other methods that have been widely used today. In this study an analysis of the comparison of the ASCII Difference method with other compression methods such as LZW will be carried out. The selection of LZW itself is done by reason of the number of data compression applications that use the method so that it can be the right benchmark. Comparison of the compression ratio performed shows the results of ASCII differentiation have advantages compared to LZW, especially in small input characters. Whereas in large input characters, LZW can optimize the probability of pairs of characters that appear compared to ASCII differentiation which is glued to the difference values ​​in each block of input characters so that in large size characters LZW has a greater compression ratio compared to ASCII differentiation.
Klasifikasi Algoritma Iterative Dichotomizer (ID3) untuk Tingkat kepuasan pada Sarana Laboratorium Komputer
Authors: Munthe Ibnu Rasyid , Sihombing Volvo
Published: October 2020

Hasil Penelitian ini dilakukan membangun model menggunakan Algoritma Iterative Dichotomizer(Id3). Dengan mengukur Gain Ratio, Information Gain, Gini Index dan Akurasi maka hasil diperoleh Gain tertinggi dari Gain Ratio, Information Gain dan Gini Index adalah variabel Minat berkunjung kembali dan Entropy variabel Laboratorium Komputer artinya mahasiswa mau berkunjung kembali dan mengunakan Laboratorium komputer  merasakan puas pada variabel tersebut. Accuracy gain tertinggi adalah variabel minat berkunjung kembali, entropy variabel Fasilitas penunjang, dan Laboratorium Komputer artinya mahasiswa berkunjung kembali dengan Fasilitas Penunjang Cukup dan perlu di tingkatan dan laboratorium komputer merasakan Puas. Data yang diolah menggunakan rapidminer dengan persentase 73,8 % menyatakan Puas sebanyak  31 orang dan persentase 26,2 % menyatakan tidak Puas sebanyak 11 orang dari total 42 orang. Metode yang digunakan menggali informasi  Cross Industry Prosess For Data Mining (CRISP-DM). Mengukur nilai akurasi digunakan confusion matrik dengan klasifikasi nilai akurasi 0,95-1,00 sangat baik. Pengujian Data dilakukan dengan menggunakan aplikasi rapidminer.
Sistem Pakar Mendeteksi Penyakit Tanaman Kentang Dengan Metode Bayes
Authors: Lumban Gaol Lolita , Marbun Murni
Published: October 2020

Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi kualitas dan kuantitas kentang yang belum memadai adalah banyaknya penyakit pada tanaman kentang yang dapat menurunkan kualitas maupun kuantitas kentang. Salah satu cara untuk mendeteksi penyakit pada tanaman kentang dengan memanfaatkan perkembangan teknologi dan informasi yaitu dengan mengembangkan ilmu kecerdasan buatan (Artificial Intteligence), Sistem pakar yang dibangun ini mampu mendeteksi delapan jenis penyakit yang terdapat pada tanaman kentang. Penyakit yang dapat dideteksi antara lain penyakit layu bakteri, layu fusarium, bercak daun alternaria, busuk phytopthora, penyakit akibat virus penggulung daun, penyakit akibat virus y, dan penyakit akibat virus x. Hasil deteksi penyakit kentang adalah berupa jenis penyakit, nilai persentase penyakit, beserta solusi yang ditawarkan oleh sistem pakar. Sistem pakar ini dibangun dengan menerapkan atau mengaplikasikan metode bayes pada proses perhitungannya. Metode bayes merupakan salah satu metode yang terdapat pada sistem pakar yang dapat menghitung atau mengolah nilai-nilai probabililitas setiap gejala, yang dihitung  menggunakan Formula Bayes sehingga menghasilkan kesimpulan berupa jenis penyakit dan nilai persentase dari setiap penyakit. Dari gejala yang diinput pada studi kasus ada tiga yaitu, G1, G2, G3, dengan nilai masing-masing adalah 0.9, 0.6,.dan 0.8, maka setelah diproses oleh sistem yang dibangun maka penyakit yang muncul adalah penyakit layu bakteri dengan nilai persentase 80.497 %.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM PENENTUAN KEBUTUHAN AIR PERTANIAN DI DAERAH IRIGASI GDE BONGOH DENGAN METODE KEBUTUHAN AIR SAWAH (NFR)
Authors: Sari Linda , Fadli Sofiansyah , Zulkarnaen Muhammad Fauzi
Published: October 2020

Daerah Irigasi (D.I) Gde Bongoh secara administratif berada di bawah lingkup Instansi Pemerintah yang bergerak dibidang Energi Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) dalam bidang Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Air (PSDA) Nusa Tenggara 1 Irigasi Pertanian. Pendistribusian air D.I Gde Bongoh menggunakan sistem buka tutup pintu pengambilan sadap dan pintu bagi, pendataan laporan debit dengan metode debit sesaat yang dilakukan secara manual oleh  Tugas Pembantu Operasi dan Pemeliharaan tanpa adanya penentuankebutuhan air dan monitoring oleh Juru Pengairan, Pengamat irigasi serta petani D.I Gde Bongoh secara rutin atau pun berkala sehingga terjadinya pencurian air yang dilakukan oleh petani D.I Gde Bongoh.Metode penelitian yang digunakan metode pengukuran debit secara langsung (debit sesaat) dan penambahan metode  pengukuran debit secara tidak langusng.Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan Sistem Informasi Monitoring Data Debit Daerah Irigais Gde Bongoh yangdapat  mempermudah dalam hal pendistribusian dan Monitoring pendistribusian debit yang efektif dan efesien serta laporan debit yang cepat tepat dan akurat.
Pengenalan Sidik Jari Pada Absensi Guru & Pegawai Dengan Algoritma Perceptron
Authors: Putra Adya Zizwan
Published: October 2020

Sidik jari adalah hasil reproduksi dari kulit permukaan jari, baik yang disengaja diambil / dicapkan dengan tinta maupun bekas yang ditinggalkan pada benda. Bentuk pokok sidik jari ditentukan oleh lapisan epidermal kulit, dimana apabila terjadi kerusakan pada lapisan ini akan bersifat sementara. Sidik jari yang ada pada seseorang adalah permanent dan karakteristik dan bentuknya terjaga dari lahir sampai mati. Selain itu berdasarkan hasil eksperimen Galton terbukti tidak ada dua orang mempunyai sidik jari yang sama, bahkan pada kembar identik pun ditemukan sidik jari yang berbeda meskipun mereka sama . Sehingga sidik jari dapat digunakan sebagai identitas seseorang dalam sistem keamanan. Perceptron merupakan bentuk jaringan syaraf yang sederhana, biasanya digunakan untuk mengklasifikasikan suatu tipe pola tertentu yang sering dikenal dengan pemisahan secara linear . Walaupun merupakan bentuk jaringan yang sederhana dan memiliki keterbatasan dalam pengenalan pola, perceptron dapat menyelesaikan masalah dengan baik dibanding jaringan lain apabila data dapat dipisahkan secara linear. Apabila data tidak dapat dipisahkan secara linear maka dapat dilakukan prepocessing terlebih dahulu untuk menghasilkan data yang dapat dipisahkan secara linear, atau menggunakan banyak perceptron dengan lapisan ganda, atau menggunakan jaringan jenis lain seperti back propagation. Pada tugas parket kerja lapangan ini penulis mencoba untuk menggunakan metode perceptron dengan representasi biner (0 /1). maksudnya, target yang diinginkan akan direprentasikan dengan nilai 1 dan target yang tidak diinginkan akan direprentasikan dengan nilai 0. Nilai target ini dapat dihasilkan oleh jaringan dengan fungsi aktivasi hardlim yang hanya dapat digunakan pada metode perceptron dan tidak dapat digunakan pada metode lain.
Blank Canvas
Authors: Toscher Ben
Published: October 2020

The majority of learning in arts entrepreneurship education is experiential (Essig & Guevara, 2016). Experiential and entrepreneurial learning theories indicate that to facilitate entrepreneurial knowledge generation which “enables [entrepreneurs] to recognize and act on entrepreneurial opportunities and to organize and manage new ventures” (Politis, 2005, p. 400), individuals need to exercise personal agency and engage in explorative behavior (Kolb & Kolb, 2009; Politis, 2005). If arts entrepreneurship education is to help students generate such entrepreneurial knowledge, arts entrepreneurship educators should create learning environments in which their students can exercise personal agency and behave exploratively. Despite this, how students exercise personal agency and explore within arts entrepreneurship education has not been empirically studied. This empirical paper attempts to answer the following question: How do students explore and exercise personal agency in arts entrepreneurship education? Using rigor to systematically analyze qualitative data (Gioia et al., 2013) from a five-week course in entrepreneurship in higher music education to produce a data structure and model, I find that within a teacher-created learning environment, students balance personal factors (their values and beliefs, habitual modes of thought, prior experience and personal goals) against social factors (social interdependencies and conditions of approval) while taking actions to reduce uncertainty. The findings imply that teacher-created learning environments and engagement in social contexts influences how students exercise personal agency and explore.
Automatic Food Processor
Authors: T Raj Kumar , A Pranav , G Venkatesan , S Shanthosh , D.K Arjun
Published: October 2020

In the current scenario the advent of automation technology is limited to industrial use only. This proposed system of Automatic food processor based on PLC and SCADA software is designed to cook food automatically as required by the user. This PLC based automated system is already pre-programmed to do the operations and the output is obtained. An HMI interface is available to the user to select the quantity and give their preferences. A water level sensor is placed in the tank which monitors the water level present. The ingredients necessary are added with the help of a linear stepper motor and solenoid valves. PLC is used to control the working of the whole system and SCADA is one of the emerging technologies which is used for complete monitoring.
Trees in Pathuppattu
Authors: M Kayalvizhy
Published: October 2020

Nature took inevitable part and parcel in our world. It plays a vital role in the life of human beings. The soil and nature are binded with Human being. Trees are the prominint part in our natural vegetation. In the Sangam age number of trees were used by Tamil people. So, our great anciestors recorded the trees in their literary works. The Sangam literature Pathuppattu Provides many informations about the trees. Those peoples lived with the trees praised it and recorded their uses for the future generations. Trees from Sangam period played an important role in the life of peope.
Narmada`s Poems in Gynocentric Criticism
Authors: T Kavitha
Published: October 2020

Feminist ideologies began to emerge in the creative sphere as the feminist political conception was transformed into a literary approach. It was then that a number of artistic literature emerged that the woman was very weak, as a consumer, and acted as a supporter of the paternalistic society. In this way, many women who have full faith in feminist theory began to exhibit in their works the feminine world which the paternalistic society could not accept. Those who approached them with feminist orientation began to take the data for the next move based on the results. Some systematic approaches were used for that. One of them is the Woman Center Review.
ANÁLISIS DE MARCADORES MORFOLÓGICOS Y MOLECULARES EN PAPA (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Authors: Onamu Rose , Legaria Solano Juan P. , Sahagún Castellanos Jaime , Rodríguez de la O José L. , Pérez Nieto Joel
Published: October 2020

La información sobre identificación, diversidad genética y relaciones entre genotipos de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) es de importancia para su conservación eficiente, mejoramiento genético y utilización de los recursos genéticos de esta especie. Por tanto, con el objetivo de evaluar la eficiencia de los caracteres morfológicos y marcadores tipo RAPD e ISSR para discriminar genotipos de papa, se caracterizaron 15 variedades de papa cultivadas en México. Se evaluaron 12 caracteres cuantitativos y tres cualitativos transformados a una escala nominal. Ambos marcadores detectaron diversidad genética entre variedades y las diferenciaron, pero la prueba de Mantel mostró baja correlación entre la matriz de similitud morfológica y la molecular. Los marcadores moleculares discriminaron completamente a los 15 cultivares analizados, mientras que los marcadores morfológicos fueron incapaces de discriminar algunos de ellos. Para que los programas de mejoramiento sean eficientes es importante seleccionar líneas con base en su diversidad genética y parámetros agro-morfológicos, asistidos con marcadores moleculares.
ETIOLOGÍA Y EPIDEMIOLOGÍA DE LA NECROSIS FLORAL DEL ZAPOTE MAMEY (Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore y Stearn) EN GUERRERO, MÉXICO
Authors: Vásquez-López Alfonso , Mora-Aguilera J. Antonio , Nava-Díaz Cristian , Téliz-Ortiz Daniel
Published: October 2020

En Alpoyeca, Guerrero, México, la necrosis floral del mamey (Pouteria sapota) es una enfermedad de etiología desconocida que se presenta con alta incidencia (80 a 100 %) y reduce la productividad de los huertos comerciales. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron determinar la etiología y el progreso temporal de la enfermedad. De flores necróticas se aisló a Penicillium olsonii y Alternaria alternata y de flores asintomáticas Pestalotiopsis paeoniicol. La patogenicidad de los hongos se verificó en flores asintomáticas en 2005 y 2006. P. olsonii y A. alternata, inoculados en suspensión conidial (1 x 103 conidios mL-1), causaron necrosis, marchitez, pudrición y abscisión floral a los 5 y 8 d, respectivamente. P. paeoniicola indujo necrosis de pétalos después de 8 d. El progreso temporal de la necrosis floral se estudió en 10 árboles de mamey de mayo a agosto de 2005; la incidencia final osciló entre 80 y 100 %. De las epidemias, 50 % se ajustaron al modelo Gompertz, 30 % al logístico y 20 % al monomolecular. La incidencia de la enfermedad se asoció con humedad relativa de 65 a 75 % (r = 0.80) con la velocidad del viento ≤ 5 Km h-1 (r = 0.75). La densidad conidial de Alternaria sp. y Pestalotiopsis sp. se relacionó con la humedad relativa de 70 a 90 % (rAlternaria = 0.75 y rPestalotiopsis = 0.80) y con velocidad del viento ≤ 5 km h-1 para Alternaria sp. (rAlternaria = 0.70). En Alpoyeca, Guerrero, la necrosis floral del mamey fue inducida por Penicillium olsonii y Alternaria alternata. La intensidad de la enfermedad se correlacionó con humedad relativa y velocidad del viento.
SPLINE MODELS OF CONTEMPORARY, 2030, 2060 AND 2090 CLIMATES FOR MICHOACÁN STATE, MÉXICO. IMPACTS ON THE VEGETATION
Authors: Sáenz-Romero Cuauhtémoc , Rehfeldt Gerald E. , Crookston Nicholas L. , Duval Pierre , Beaulieu Jean
Published: October 2020

Climate data from 149 weather stations of Michoacán State, at Western México, were extracted from a spline climate model developed for México’s contemporary climate (1961-1990), and for climate projected for the decades centered in years 2030, 2060 and 2090. The model was constructed using outputs from three general circulation models (GCMs: Canadian, Hadley and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics) from two emission scenarios (A “pessimistic” and B “optimistic”). Mean annual temperature (MAT), mean annual precipitation (MAP), annual degree days > 5 °C (DD5), and annual aridity index (DD50.5/MAP) were mapped for Michoacán at an 1 km2 scale, and means were estimated averaging all weather stations. The state average in GCMs and emission scenarios point out that mean annual temperature would increase 1.4 °C by year 2030, 2.2 °C by year 2060 and 3.6 °C by year 2090; whereas annual precipitation would decrease 5.6 % by year 2030, 5.9 % by year 2060 and 7.8 % by year 2090. Climate models can be used for inferring plant-climate relationships and for developing programs to counteract global warming effects. Climate variables were estimated also at Pinus hartwegii and Pinus pseudostrobus growth locations, at Pico de Tancítaro in Central Western Michoacán and Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro (near Tancítaro), respectively. According to the annual aridity index values estimated for such locations, it is necessary to conduct assisted migration to match current genotypes to projected climates. This translates into an altitudinal shift of 400 to 450 m higher to match 2030 climates predicted by Canadian Model scenario A2, and 600 to 800 m to match 2060 climates.
CARACTERIZACIÓN DE FRUTOS DE CIRUELA MEXICANA (Spondias purpurea L.) DEL SUR DE MÉXICO
Authors: Alia-Tejacal Irán , Astudillo-Maldonado Yanik I. , Núñez-Colín Carlos A. , Valdez-Aguilar Luis A. , Bautista-Baños Silvia , García-Vázquez Enrique , Ariza-Flores Rafael , Rivera-Cabrera Fernando
Published: October 2020

Sesenta y siete colectas de ciruela mexicana (Spondias purpurea L.) de los Estados de Guerrero, Morelos y Chiapas fueron evaluadas en sus características de fruto en masa, dimensiones, componentes del color (L*, C* y H*), sólidos solubles totales (SST), acidez titulable (AT) y la proporción SST/AT. La masa del fruto, el ángulo matiz (H*) y la proporción SST/AT tuvieron los mayores coeficiente de variación (CV: 50-60 %) y contribuyeron a la formación de siete grupos. La masa de los frutos varió de 4.0 a 43.2 g; el color desde rojo (H* = 15) hasta con tendencia al verde (H* = 105), mientras que la SST/AT varió entre 3.0 y 63.2; está última debido a la variación en SST (entre 3.2 y 17.3 ºBrix) y en AT (entre 0.2 y 2.0 %). Estos resultados evidencian una alta variabilidad entre las colectas estudiadas y alguna con potencial para su utilización hortícola.
COMPORTAMIENTO POSTCOSECHA DE FRUTOS DE ILAMA (Annona diversifolia) EN MADUREZ COMESTIBLE ALMACENADOS EN ATMÓSFERA MODIFICADA
Authors: Valle-Guadarrama Salvador , Ruiz-Sánchez Xóchitl G. , Saucedo-Veloz Crescenciano , Gómez-Cruz Adalberto , Marroquín-Andrade Lila M.
Published: October 2020

El fruto de ilama o papausa (Annona diversifolia Saff.) tiene potencial alto de comercialización, pero esto se limita porque su vida de anaquel es muy corta, porque los productores lo cosechan cuando llega a madurez comestible, y porque se desconoce su respuesta al uso de tecnologías para aumentar la vida útil. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar el efecto del uso de atmósferas modificadas (AM) en la calidad postcosecha de frutos de ilama en madurez de consumo almacenados a 20 °C. Se realizaron almacenamientos durante 9 d en atmósfera de aire natural (AN) y en AM con polietileno de baja densidad de 33 μm de espesor. Los frutos de AM tuvieron 91 % menos pérdida de peso y mayores valores de firmeza (1.2 N), en comparación con los de AN. La respiración fue de 97.1 mL kg‑1 h‑1, sin diferencia entre tratamientos. Tampoco hubo diferencia en contenido de acidez, sólidos solubles totales y azúcares totales, cuyos valores promedio fueron de 0.20 %, 17.9 ºBrix y 17.6 %, respectivamente. Sin embargo, el contenido de azúcares reductores, que varió entre 4 y 10 %, fue mayor en el material manejado en AM. La atmósfera modificada probó ser útil para reducir las velocidades de pérdida de peso y ablandamiento, lo que puede permitir un tiempo de manejo postcosecha mayor de los frutos de ilama.
VARIACIÓN Y PREDICCIÓN DE LA DENSIDAD BÁSICA DE LA MADERA DE Cedrela odorata L.
Authors: Gutiérrez-Vázquez Benito N. , Cornejo- Oviedo Eladio H. , Gutiérrez-Vázquez Mario H. , Gómez-Cárdenas Martín
Published: October 2020

En este estudio se determinó el patrón y la magnitud de la variación de la densidad básica de la madera de Cedrela odorata en cuatro localidades del estado de Chiapas, México, y se desarrolló un modelo predictivo de la densidad total del árbol a partir de la densidad obtenida a la altura del diámetro normal. La densidad de la madera se determinó con el método empírico. La variación se cuantificó mediante análisis de varianza y de componentes de varianza. C. odorata presentó una densidad básica promedio de 0.34 g cm-3, con diferencias (P ≤ 0.05) entre localidades y entre árboles dentro de las localidades. La localidad de Reforma presentó mayor densidad básica de la madera que la de Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez II. También hubo diferencias (P ≤ 0.05) en la variación axial y radial. El modelo ajustado para estimar la densidad promedio del árbol fue: dm = 0.0930 + 0.7835 dn1.30, con una R2 de 0.78. Según el análisis de correlación, los árboles con mayor ICAD o diámetro tienden a tener densidades más altas.
Türkiye’de Anti Nükleer Hareket Örneğinde Risk Söylemi
Authors: IŞIK Cansu
Published: October 2020

Çevresel tahribat meselesi gündemin merkezindedir. Çevresel tahribatın, sanayileşmenin ötesinde de derin anlamları söz konusudur. Kirlenme, endüstriyel yayılma, nüfus artışı, çevresel bunalım gibi konuların yüzeye çıkması sorunu tartışılmaktadır. “Kirletme kârlıdır” mantığının reddiyle de meşgul olmak ile birlikte, Murray Bookchin’in “Ekolojik Doğrular” kavramsallaştırması üzerine düşünmeyi gerektirmektedir.Bu makalede, Noam Chomsky’nı belirttiği karşılıklı mutlak bağımlılık sorunsalı baz alınarak, “Yeşil Gazete, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Cumhuriyet, Birgün ve NTV” internet haber sitesi gibi gazetelerde yer alan, Türkiye’de anti nükleer harekette risk söylemi içerikli haberler değerlendirilmiştir.
PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI DAN KOMPENSASI FINANSIAL TIDAK LANGSUNG TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. POS INDONESIA CABANG KUPANG
Authors: Rini Christin Dwi Cahyani , Ndoen Leony M , Andriyani Struce
Published: October 2020

This research was conducted at PT. Pos Indonesia Kupang Branch. The problem in this research is, "Does the organizational culture affect the performance of employees at PT. Pos Indonesia Kupang Branch "," Does financial compensation indirectly affect the performance of employees at PT. Pos Indonesia Branch Kupang ", and" Does the organizational culture and financial compensation indirectly simultaneously affect the performance of employees at PT. Pos Indonesia Kupang Branch? ". The results of the research show that the Organizational Culture owned by employees of PT. Pos Indonesia Kupang Branch, which consists of 7 (seven) indicators, namely adaptability, autonomy, cooperation, creativity, equality, honesty, rationality has a positive influence on the performance of employees at PT. Pos Indonesia Kupang Branch. Indirect financial compensation owned by employees of PT. Pos Indoensia Kupang Branch, which consists of 3 (three) indicators, namely security and welfare, payment of wages for not working, and services for workers have a positive influence on the performance of employees at PT. Pos Indonesia Kupang Branch. Thus, the company needs to maintain and improve the organizational culture and financial compensation is not directly appropriate so that employee performance will increase. When employee performance increases, the organization can achieve its goals and objectives well.

 Keywords: organizational culture, indirect financial compensation, and employee performance
STUDI ANALISIS PELAYANAN ADMINISTRASI, AKADEMIK, FASILITAS MAHASISWA TERHADAP KEPUASAN ALUMNI ILMU ADMINISTRASI NEGARA FISIP-UNDANA
Authors: Andayana Made N D
Published: October 2020

Higher education management refers to the five pillars of quality, autonomy, accountability,accreditation and evaluation (Dirjen Dikti, 1990), the ultimate goal of continuous qualityimprovement. Management improve the quality of higher education is defined as a professionalpublic service that is run and directed as much as possible to provide services that are in accordancewith the standards or more. In an effort to find out customer satisfaction in this case is the alumni ofthe Undana FISIP State Administration Study Program on service quality as measured by theinfluence of Alumni Satisfaction on Administrative Services, Academic Services and StudentFacility Services. According to the results of this study, adequate administrative services, adequateacademic services and unsatisfactory facility services. The relationship of simple correlation andshows the relationship between administrative services with academic services to the satisfaction ofalumni classified as moderate or quite satisfying alumni. Suggestions from the research team,services that are categorized as providing administrative and academic satisfaction to be maintainedand continue to be even better and improved, while our facility services the research team hopes toget special attention from the institution.

Keywords: Alumni Satisfaction, Administrative Services, Academic Services, Student FacilityServices
ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN KINERJA KEUANGAN PERBANKAN KONVENSIONAL DAN PERBANKAN SYARIAH
Authors: Dandung Maria Euphrasia , Amtiran Paulina Yuritha , Ratu Marselina
Published: October 2020

The performance of conventional banking and sharia banking had a major role for the economy inIndonesia when the global economic crisis was 2008. The crisis that occurred in the United Statesaffected the development of banking performance in Indonesia. The research aims to determine thecomparison of financial performance of Sharia banks and conventional banks before, during, andafter the global economic crisis of 2008. Samples in this study were 3 conventional banks and 3sharia banks. Sampling technique is the purposive sampling method, which the criteria are basedon the banking financial report in the year of 2007-2009. The analytical methods in this study usefinancial ratios and the indicators are Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Return On Assets (ROA), Loan toDeposit Ratio (LDR), Operating Load/Operating Income (BOPO) and Non Performing Loan(NPL). The results of this study showed that conventional banking performance was more effectivethan sharia banking before, during and after the economic crisis of 2008.

Keywords: Financial Performance, Conventional Banking, Sharia Banking, Financial Ratios.
PENGARUH KUALITAS LAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGAN TRAVEL DI KABUPATEN MALAKA (Studi Pada Travel Betun Mandiri Expres)
Authors: Finistyawan Yuventus K K , Bessie Juita L D
Published: October 2020

This research aims to determine the effect of service quality on customer satisfaction of Betun Mandiri Express (BME) Car Travel. The independent variable in this study is the dimension of service quality consisting of physical evidence, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy, while the dependent variable is customer satisfaction. The number of samples is 99 respondents who ever using BME Car Travel services more than twice. Samples were gained using accidental sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires, interviews, observations, and literature studies. Data analysis techniques used are quantitative descriptive, multiple linear regression analysis and hypothesis testing using the Software SPSS 24. Descriptive Analysis's results show that overall, the respondents gave a categorized perception assessment both for the five dimensions of Service Quality and Satisfaction of using BME Travel. From the results of Multiple Linear Regression Analysis found the mathematical equation: Y = 2.537 + 0.174X1 + 0.158 X2 + 0.185 X3 + 0.146 X4 + 0.196 X5.Both the F Test and t Test results show that simultaneously and partially the five dimensions of Service Quality have a significant effect on customer satisfaction. However, based on the value of Adjusted R2 shows the contribution of the variable Service Quality to Customer Satisfaction is only 32.2%. While 67.8% is influenced by other variables outside the focus of this study. These variables are price and promotion which can be considered for further researchers besides service quality.

 

Keywords: Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy and Customer Satisfaction
An Observational Study of Engineering Online Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Asgari Shadnaz , Trajkovic Jelena , Rahmani Mehran , Zhang Wenlu , Lo Roger C. , Sciortino Antonella
Published: October 2020

Although online education has become a viable and major component of higher education in many fields, its employment in engineering disciplines has been limited. COVID-19 pandemic compelled the global and abrupt conversion of conventional face-to-face instruction to the online format. The negative impact of such sudden change is undeniable. Urgent and careful planning is needed to mitigate pandemic negative effects on engineering education, especially for vulnerable, disadvantaged, and underrepresented students who have to deal with additional challenges (e.g. digital equity gap). To enhance engineering online instruction during the pandemic era, we conducted an observational study at California State University, Long Beach (a minority-serving institution). 110 faculty and 627 students from six engineering departments participated in our surveys and answered quantitative and qualitative questions to highlight the challenges they experienced during the online instruction in Spring 2020. In this work, we present the results of these surveys in detail and propose solutions to address the identified issues including logistical, technical, learning/teaching challenges, assessment methods, and hands-on training. As the pandemic continues, sharing these results with other educators can help with more effective planning and choice of best practices to improve the online engineering education during COVID-19 and beyond.
Variabilidade espacial de atributos químicos do solo a partir de diferentes malhas amostrais em duas safras agrícolas
Authors: Leandro Junior Eraldo Fernandes Leandro Junior , Cunha Ricardo Manoel Cordeiro , Nascimento Jackeline Matos , Arcoverde Sálvio Napoleão Soares , Secretti Mateus Luiz
Published: October 2020

O trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de estudar a variabilidade espacial da fertilidade do solo na cultura da soja (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) em um Latossolo Vermelho Distrófico. As amostras de solo foram coletadas com auxílio do aplicativo de smartphone C7 GPS Dados e C7 GPS Malha. No primeiro ano, fez-se uso de uma grade amostral de 1:3 na malha de amostragem e no ano posterior esta grade amostral foi de 1:5. No primeiro ano agrícola, foi necessário um manejo mecânico do solo com sua correção. Em ambos os anos agrícolas, coletas e análises foram feitas antes da implantação da cultura da soja, e de posse destes dados foram realizados a análise exploratória, que teve como objetivo realizar o cálculo de estatística descritiva. Para a classificação da variabilidade dos atributos analisados foi utilizado o coeficiente de variação (CV), e aplicada a geoestatística, com a qual foram ajustados modelos matemáticos tendo como critérios o maior coeficiente de determinação (R²) e menor soma de quadrados de resíduos para um melhor ajuste de semivariograma. A redução da densidade amostral de 1:3 com alcance máximo de 173 m para 1:5 com alcance máximo de 223 m, mostrou-se viável atestado pela geoestatística, mantendo sua alta precisão, forte dependência espacial e reduzindo o custo.
Perfil dos casos notificados e confirmados de Covid-19 entre abril e maio de 2020 no Distrito Federal
Authors: Azevedo Filho Elias Rocha de , Praça Isabella Reis , Sandim Lucíola Silva , Ramos Rafaela , Oliveira Maria Liz Cunha de , Gomes Lucy de Oliveira
Published: October 2020

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico e destacar a análise demográfica dos casos notificados e confirmados de COVID-19 no sistema de informação e agravos de notificação no Distrito Federal – Brasil. Método: Estudo descritivo de pesquisa documental e análise de dados secundários da vigilância epidemiológica do Boletim Epidemiológico de 09.05.2020. Resultados: Foram confirmados 2.576 casos da doença, 1.595 (61,9%) do sexo masculino, com idade média de 39 anos, 165 (0,16%) hospitalizados, 66 (2,5%) em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Conclusão: Confirmou-se a circulação do coronavírus humano no Distrito Federal nesse período e seu caráter de virulência relacionado a uma patologia pública de maior gravidade; dos 2.576 casos notificados e confirmados da doença, o maior número absoluto está na faixa etária de 30 a 39 anos e maior letalidade (1,6%) por faixa etária está no grupo de 80 ou mais.