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IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF SHIP POWER PLANTS
Authors: Soloviev Alexey Valerievich , Chirkova Margarita Makarovna , Popov Nikolay Frolovich
Published: November 2018

The foreground task of the development of inland water transport in the Russian Federation is increasing security, environmental protection and power efficiency of shipping operations. The article provides an overview of methods to improve the efficiency of marine power plants. The sources of secondary heat are considered and it is found that the most promising heat recovery sources for river vessels are the exhaust gases of diesel engines and cooling water of the main engines and diesel generators. The analysis shows that the secondary energy resources on ships, including modern ones, are practically not used or are used insufficiently and, in addition, the environment is being damaged. The reasons for the insufficient use of secondary energy resources on ships have been found, among them the lack of automated control systems for integrated heat recovery systems, which leads to a decrease of its economic efficiency. The integrated heat recovery systems are regarded by the operatives with distrust due to the increasing number of the repaired systems and bad quality of tap water. Deep heat recovery systems are good for sea-going ships, but are of little use in the river transport because of weaker secondary heat flows and poor fuel saving at the relatively high fuel cost. Today the important problem is to develop principles and algorithms of functioning of automated system of control over integrated heat recovery systems.
Edmodo in Blended Learning to Increase Language Learners’ Understanding in Learning Grammar for Toef
Authors: Qomariyah Siti , . Gunarhadi , Rejekiningsih Triana
Published: November 2018

Structure (grammar) in TOEFL test consists of 40 questions that must be done in 25 minutes which become big problem for the most language learners. It happens because they less knowledge about grammar in TOEFL and less exercise that using timer in it, but how to get it while deepen their understanding in grammar in limited time? Many websites and sources are created now and easy to use especially in education, one of them is Edmodo. Edmodo is one of free and secure educational learning networked used to provide a simple way to conduct and manage virtual class and to enable the learners to connect and discuss with the teacher as well as their classmates everywhere and every time as long as the connection of internet is available. The purpose of this study is to determine the language learners’ understanding in learning Grammar for TOEFL through online exercises in Edmodo that using timer in it as in official TOEFL test does. Using quantitative with One-Group pretest-posttest design, the study was done in one of the biggest English courses in ‘Kampung Inggris’ Pare Kediri. The participants were the students in Grammar TOEFL class that consisting of 25 students as the sample. The result of the study shows that the students’ understanding in learning grammar TOEFL significantly increase
Is pericardial effusion a negative prognostic marker? Meta-analysis of outcomes of pericardial effusion
Authors: De Filippo Ovidio , Gatti Paolo , Rettegno Sara , Iannaccone Mario , D’Ascenzo Fabrizio , Lazaros George , Brucato Antonio , Tousoulis Dimitrios , Adler Yehuda , Imazio Massimo
Published: November 2018

Background

The prognostic relevance and the prevalence of pericardial effusion in several diseases are not well established. The aim of this meta-analysis is to summarize the available evidence related to pericardial effusion prevalence and outcomes according to the cause.

Methods

Articles investigating the prognosis of pericardial effusion were identified by literature search. Twenty-three studies were finally included (17 022 patients). All-cause mortality was the primary end-point. Secondary end-point was the prevalence of pericardial effusion in most common diseases related to this clinical condition.

Results

The pooled prevalence of pericardial effusion was 19.5% [95% confidence interval (CI): 14.3–26]. After a mean follow-up of 36 ± 23 months, the risk of death was higher in pericardial effusion patients [hazard ratio (HR) 1.59, 95% CI 1.37–1.85, P < 0.0001]. Stratifying for the main disease, pericardial effusion is associated with unfavourable outcome in all available subgroups: pulmonary arterial hypertension HR 1.53 (95% CI: 1.22–1.92; P < 0.0001), chronic heart failure (CHF) HR 1.53 (95% CI: 1.22–1.92; P < 0.0001), myocardial infarction HR 2.65 (95% CI: 1.4–4.99; P = 0.003) and malignancies HR 1.75 (95% CI: 1.09–2.81, P = 0.021). The lack of data concerning the idiopathic pericardial effusion does not permit a secure risk assessment but the average incidence of mortality is 14.5% (95% CI: 7.7–25.6).

Conclusion

Pericardial effusion should be considered a marker of the severity of the underlying disease, whereas for idiopathic pericardial effusion the correlation with poor prognosis is less clear.
New and little known Jacobsoniidae (Coleoptera) from China
Authors: Yin Zi-Wei , Bi Wen-Xuan
Published: November 2018

A second Chinese species of the beetle family Jacobsoniidae, Sarothrias songi sp. nov., is described from Hainan Island. The new species is compared with and separated from similar congeners, supported by illustrations of diagnostic characters. A new collection record for S. sinicus Bi & Chen, 2015 from Yunnan is given, and the genital structures of this species are illustrated for the first time.
First Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from China: a new genus, six new species and new records
Authors: Roháček Jindřich
Published: November 2018

The family Anthomyzidae (Diptera: Acalyptrata) is recorded from China for the first time based on 11 species, 6 of them new to science. A distinctive new genus Marshallya gen. nov. is described, based on single peculiar species, M. platythorax sp. nov. (both sexes) from Sichuan. Other new species, viz. Amygdalops sevciki sp. nov. (Hainan I.) (both sexes), Epischnomyia tkoci sp. nov. (Sichuan) (male only), Anthomyza ornata sp. nov. (Sichuan) (female only), Anthomyza sulphurea sp. nov. (Yunnan) (both sexes) and Arganthomyza hyperseta sp. nov. (Shaanxi) (male only) are described and illustrated in detail. Male-female association of two Amygdalops species is clarified by means of molecular barcoding and the female of A. bisinus Roháček, 2008 is correctly identifi ed and described. Relationships of all these taxa are discussed. Five species, viz. Amygdalops bisinus (Hainan I.), Epischnomyia merzi Roháček, 2009, Anthomyza cuneata Roháček, 1987, Anthomyza trifurca Sueyoshi & Roháček, 2003 (all from Sichuan) and Arganthomyza versitheca Roháček, 2009 (Shaanxi, Sichuan) are new additions to the Chinese fauna of Anthomyzidae. DNA sequences of the barcoding region of COI have been obtained for 3 species, Amygdalops bisinus, Amygdalops sevciki and Marshallya platythorax. Biology and distribution of all 11 species are discussed. First photographs of living Anthomyzidae from East Asia are presented. Based on knowledge of Anthomyzidae from neighbouring areas the diversity of the Chinese fauna of the family is estimated to include 50-60 species.
Three new species and new records of cuckoo bees of the genus Epeolus in Turkey (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae)
Authors: Bogusch Petr
Published: November 2018

Three new species of cuckoo bees of the genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 are described: E. turcicus sp. nov., E. warnckei sp. nov., and E. productuloides sp. nov., all from the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Descriptions of E. turcicus and E. warnckei are based on both sexes whereas the description of E. productuloides is based on males only (females of this species are presently unknown). Additional records based on vouchered pinned material are reported for eight species, of which Epeolus alpinus Friese, 1893 was until now not known to occur in Turkey. Altogether, 14 species of Epeolus have been recorded from Turkey, of which E. cruciger (Panzer, 1799), E. productulus Bischoff, 1930, E. schummeli Schilling, 1849, E. transitorius Eversmann, 1852 and E. variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758) are widespread and common. Triepeolus tristis (Smith, 1854) is the only other member of the tribe Epeolini recorded from Turkey.
Missing geographic link: minute lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Microweiseinae) from Mount Wilhelm, New Guinea
Authors: Szawaryn Karol
Published: November 2018

Lady beetle fauna of the New Guinea has been studied by several entomologists but there are still many coccinellid groups that have not been recorded from the island yet. Newly collected materials from “Our Planet Reviewed - Papua New Guinea” expedition revealed three new species belonging to the subfamily Microweiseinae, till now unknown from New Guinea. Scymnomorphus bimaculatus sp. nov., S. papuensis sp. nov., and S. kausi sp. nov. are described, and key characters are illustrated. A key to Scymnomorphus species of the Australasian Region is provided.
Four new species and new records of Manota (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
Authors: Hippa Heikki , Kurina Olavi
Published: November 2018

Four new Manota species are described from the northern part of Sulawesi: M. ashleyi sp. nov., M. axillata sp. nov., M. loriculata sp. nov. and M. spathigera sp. nov. New records are given for the following species: M. dolichothrix Hippa & Ševčík, 2010 (South Sulawesi), M. horrida Hippa, 2006 (North Sulawesi), M. ovata Hippa, 2006 (North Sulawesi), M. paulula Hippa & Ševčík, 2013 (North Sulawesi) and M. pectinata Hippa, 2006 (South Sulawesi). In addition, M. hamulata Colless, 1966 is recorded from Bacan Island, Maluku Utara. The number of Oriental Manota species is now set at 102 and the number of species from Sulawesi at 14.
Contribution to the knowledge of selected genera of the tribe Opsiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: El-Sonbati Saad , Wilson Michael , Al Dhafer Hathal
Published: November 2018

The redescriptions of two genera of Opsiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Concavifer Dlabola, 1960 and Phlepsopsius Dlabola, 1979, are given based on specimens collected recently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Concavifer nativus Zhuravlev, 1991 syn. nov., and C. sagittatus Emeljanov, 1972 syn. nov. are proposed as new subjective junior synonyms of C. marmoratus Dlabola, 1960. Phlepsopsius africanus Abdul-Nour, 2007, syn. nov., is proposed as a new subjective junior synonym of P. arabicus Dlabola, 1979. The genus Hishimonus Ishihara, 1953 is newly reported for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the species H. phycitis (Distant, 1908). A key is provided to distinguish the species of Concavifer.
The last instar larva and pupa of Ora depressa (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), a marsh beetle with underwater pupation
Authors: Libonatti María L. , Jorge Gabrielle , Archangelsky Miguel , Michat Mariano C.
Published: November 2018

In this contribution we describe and illustrate for the first time, detailed morphology and chaetotaxy of the last instar larva and the pupa of Ora depressa (Fabricius, 1801), and provide diagnostic characters and information on its biology. The last instar larva of O. depressa exhibits the characters traditionally recognized as diagnostic of the genus, i.e. the tip of the mandible obtuse, and the fourth maxillary palpomere long, almost as long as third palpomere. Ora depressa is characterized by a broadly elliptical body, which is widest at the metanotum, being brownish testaceous in color with several brown spots, having the dorsal surface mostly covered with numerous grooved scale-like setae and also several ungrooved scale-like setae, hair-like setae, club-like setae and pore-like sensilla distributed in a specific pattern, and the femur and tibiotarsus bearing a row of natatorial setae. The last instar larva of Ora depressa can be distinguished from those of the other known species of the genus by lobes of clypeolabrum being as long as wide and socket bristles with 2–6 inner teeth. The pupa of O. depressa differs from those of the other known species of the genus in the absence of pronotal horns and by the place where pupation occurs. Ora depressa pupates underwater, hanging from water’s surface with the aid of the laterally expanded pronotum which bears hydrophobic setation along the lateral margins.
Response of Two Potato Varieties to Irrigation Methods in the Dry Mediterranean Area
Authors: Mubarak Ibrahim , Janat Mussaddak , Makhlouf Mohsen
Published: November 2018

Due to water scarcity and dry Mediterranean conditions, improving water use efficiency is a major challenge for sustainable crop production and environment protection. Field experiments were conducted for two consecutive years (2010 and 2011) to assess the effects of variety and irrigation method on potato crop, following a 2 × 4 factorial experiment type arranged in a split plot design with two spring potato varieties (Spunta and Marfona), and four irrigation methods (drip irrigation with two modes of dripper spacing/dripper flow: 30 cm at 4 l/h and 60 cm at 8 l/h, sprinkle irrigation, and furrow irrigation), with three replicates. Potato was irrigated when soil moisture in the active root depth was within the range of 75-80% of field capacity as determined by the neutron probe technique. Results did not show any differences between both varieties. Moreover, no differences in marketable yield, total dry matter, and harvest index were found between irrigation methods. However, results showed that sprinkle irrigation significantly enhanced nitrogen use efficiency. Furthermore, both water productivity and irrigation water use efficiency were significantly increased under drip irrigation compared with the other irrigation methods. They were about twice those under furrow irrigation, indicating that the employment of drip irrigation method can effectively address water shortage and sustainable potato production, in the dry Mediterranean region.
Wheat Grain Enrichment with Zinc Through Using Zinc Fertiliser and Preceding Plant Residues Incorporation
Authors: Arani Abolfazl Baghbani , Namdari Amin , Nazarli Hossein
Published: November 2018

Micronutrients and particularly zinc (Zn) deficiency affects crops productivity and human health, therefore improving Zn concentration within plant tissues might be regarded as an aim of sustainable agriculture. In this respect, a field experiment was carried out to examine the potential influence of preceding crop residues including bean and wheat incorporation into the soil as a way to improve zinc accumulation within subsequent wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain. The experiment was initiated at autumn 2014 and in the first year, a piece of farm land in Dehaghan-Isfahan-Iran was divided into two equal parts devoted to wheat and bean cultivation. At the end of the harvest season, aboveground plant residues were incorporated to 0-30 cm layer of soil. In the next year, the entire farm devoted to wheat production. The applied treatments included: control, zinc sulfate (60 kg/ha), wheat residues, bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) residues, wheat residues + zinc sulfate and bean residue + zinc sulfate. The results of analysis of variance showed the highly significant differences between treatments in terms of grain zinc, protein, phytic acid to zinc molar ratio (PA/Zn), quantitative yield and soil electrical conductivity (EC). Soil pH and organic carbon (OC) were not affected by treatments while soil EC significantly increased by using plant residues. The highest grain yield (3.8 t/ha), grain protein (10.3 mg/kg) and zinc concentrations (36 mg/kg) were obtained by using bean residues plus ZnSO4 while the lowest quantities were related to control treatment. The treatments had no significant impact on grain acid phytic concentration but phytic acid / zinc molar ratio was affected by treatments and the lowest ratio (which is a positive attribute) was measured from plots containing bean residues plus ZnSO4 while the highest occurred in control plots.
The Effects of Micronutrients (Fe And Zn) and Beneficial Nano-Scaled Elements (Si And Ti) on Some Morphophysiological Characteristics of Oilseed Rape Hybrids
Authors: Kheyrkhah Mohsen , Janmohammadi Mohsen , Abbasi Amin , Sabaghnia Naser
Published: November 2018

Current experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of foliar application of different nutrients (control, nano-chelated Fe, nano-chelated Zn, nano-TiO2, nano-Si) on seed yield and morpho-physiological characteristics of oilseed rape cultivars (Hydromel, Neptune, Nathalie, Danube, Alonso). The highest pod numbers was achieved by foliar application of Zn and nano-SiO2 in cv. Hydromel and Neptune. The heaviest seeds were recorded for plants treated with nano-SiO2. The highest seed yield was recorded for cv. Hydromel and Neptune treated with Fe and nano-TiO2. The highest indole acetic acid was recorded in cv. Hydromel treated with Zn and nano-SiO2. The evaluation of plant pigments revealed that foliar application of nano-SiO2 and TiO2 significantly increased the concentration of carotenoids and Chlorophyll a, b. Overall, the results indicate that cultivating the high yielding hybrids (Hydromel, Neptune, Nathalie) along with the application of iron, SiO2 and TiO2 nano-particles can greatly improve plant performance
AFLP Fingerprinting Analysis of Citrus Cultivars and Wild Accessions from Oman Suggests the Presence of Six Distinct Cultivars
Authors: Al-Nadabi Hamed , Khan Mumtaz , Al-Yahyai Rashid Abdullah , Al-Sadi Abdullah Mohammed
Published: November 2018

A study was conducted to evaluate genetic relatedness of 27 citrus cultivars and 6 wild citrus accessions using AFLP fingerprinting. The 27 citrus cultivars belonged to Citrus sinensis, C. aurantifolia, C. aurantium, C. paradise, C. reticulata, C. limon, C. latifolia, C. maxima, C. limettoides, C. limetta, C. medica and C. Jambhiri. The wild cultivars were obtained from Oman while the other cultivars originated from Oman and other countries. AFLP analysis using 4 primer pair combinations resolved 910 polymorphic alleles. All citrus cultivars and accessions had low genetic diversity (H = 0.0281 to 0.1300), with the percent polymorphic loci ranging from 8 to 35%. Populations of the six wild citrus accessions showed a very low level of genetic diversity (< 0.0700). Cluster analysis of the 33 cultivars and accessions showed that they share a high level of genetic similarity (81‒99%; mean = 92%). The six wild accessions clustered into two main clusters, with the analysis indicating that the six wild accessions may make up six distinct cultivars. The study provides information on the phylogeny of citrus cultivars and citrus diversity in Oman, a country through which citrus moved in the past from Asia to different African and European countries. In addition, it shows that some distinct citrus cultivars are present in this part of the world.
A review of the freshwater crabs of Turkey (Brachyura, Potamidae)
Authors: Harlıoğlu Muzaffer Mustafa , Farhadi Ardavan , Harlıoğlu Ayşe Gül
Published: November 2018

The present status of freshwater crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) in Turkey is reviewed in this study, with the purpose of identifying the exact number of species, their conservation status, and their distribution. In previous records, it was reported that Turkey has nine freshwater crab species belonging to the genus Potamon: Potamon bileki Pretzmann, 1971, P. ibericum (Bieberstein, 1809), P. hueceste Pretzmann, 1962, P. persicum Pretzmann, 1962, P. magnum Pretzmann, 1962, P. potamios (Olivier, 1804), P. setiger Rathbun, 1904, P. rhodium Parisi, 1913, and P. mesopotamicum Brandis, Storch & Türkay, 1998. However, there was no detailed information on species distribution in Turkey. This review is intended to update the distribution of species in the country, and it revealed that populations of three more freshwater crab species (P. karpathos, P. fluviatile and P. hippocrate) also occur; thus, there are currently 12 freshwater crab species in Turkey. In addition, this review provides a distribution map and identifies possible threats to each species. This review can serve decision makers in the development of management strategies to better protect the environments of these species that are facing growing anthropogenic impacts.
Diel differences in the exploitation of shallow inshore habitats by three small bottom-dwelling fishes with implications for their monitoring in a large lowland river
Authors: Nowak Michał , Klaczak Artur , Szczerbik Paweł , Popek Włodzimierz
Published: November 2018

Sampling small-bodied fish species in large lowland rivers poses numerous difficulties often resulting in the underestimation of their true distribution and abundance. Some of these drawbacks might be overcome by using additional sampling gears and adapting sampling strategies to the biological specifications of the target species. The results of a two-year, repeated survey on a single location on the Vistula River (southern Poland) revealed that nighttime beach seining proved to be very effective in collecting specimens of three imperiled species: Romanogobio belingi, Romanogobio kesslerii, and Sabanejewia baltica. It was found that these species were 4.3-8.8 times more abundant in nighttime than in daytime collections. The abundance of all three species peaked at dusk and gradually decreased in subsequent hours. In conclusion, nighttime beach seining is recommended as a supplementary sampling technique for small bottom-dwelling fish species in large lowland rivers.
The European Union as a Trigger of Discursive Change: The Impact of the Structural Deficit Rule in Estonia and Latvia
Authors: Raudla Ringa , Cepilovs Aleksandrs , Kattel Rainer , Sutt Linda
Published: November 2018

Our paper explores how a rule prescribed by the European Union can bring about changes in the policy discourse of a member state. Drawing on the literatures of discursive institutionalism and Europeanization, the theoretical part discusses the factors that influence discursive shifts. The empirical part examines the discursive impacts of the introduction of the structural budget deficit rule, required by the Fiscal Compact, in Estonia and Latvia. It demonstrates how the discursive shifts have been shaped by the localized translations offered by civil servants, the entrance of additional actors to the policy-making arena, crisis experience, and the strategic interests of policy actors.
Effects of short- and long-term regular exercise on reproductive tissue in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male Wistar rats
Authors: Mogaddami Zahra , Sheikhzadeh Farzam , Hatami Homeira , Khojasteh Seyed Mahdi Banan , Khajehnasiri Nazli , Hemmati Ali Reza Ali , Dastranj Ali
Published: November 2018

Objective. Reproductive disorders are one of the complications of diabetes mellitus. Since conflicting results have been obtained from different studies, which examined serum levels of cytokines in patients with diabetes, and considering the fact that the origin of cytokines cannot be accurately determined from their serum changes, attempts were made in the present study to study histological changes and testicular tissue levels of TNF-α and IL-1 in rats treated with exercise. Considering the effects of exercise in reducing blood sugar level and its complications, two types of short-term and long-term regular exercises were also considered to evaluate their effects on male reproductive tissues. Methods. In this study, 60 male rats with the weight range of 250±50 g were used and were randomly divided into six groups (10 rats each). Healthy groups included sedentary control group, and groups treated with two and eight weeks of exercise. Rats with type 1 diabetes (induced by streptozotocin) included sedentary control group, groups treated with two and eight weeks of exercise (six groups). All groups were evaluated in terms of testicular tissue levels of TNF-α and IL-1 using ELISA and the histometry of spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes, Sertoli cells, epithelial thickness, diameter of veins, and thickness of the seminiferous tubule. Results. Histological changes resulting from diabetes, particularly in the diameter of testicular veins and a number of cells, including Sertoli, highlights the important fact that tissue perfusion in patients with diabetes is especially crucial, in a way that exercise proved useful for tissue structures by offsetting this complication. Measurement of the cytokines IL-1 and TNF-α in the current study showed that perfusion problems are more important in diabetic complications than inflammatory factors. Conclusions. The main result of this research is recommendation of investigating the tissue of interest for diagnosis of diabetes complications, measuring inflammatory mediators of tissue rather than evaluating their serum concentrations, and focusing on vascular complications as a major complication of diabetes. Furthermore, regular exercise could help improve the function of reproductive organs in healthy groups and prevent diabetes infertility complications to an acceptable degree in diabetic groups.
Association between adiponectin rs17300539 and rs266729 gene polymorphisms with serum adiponectin level in an Iranian diabetic/pre-diabetic population
Authors: Karimi Helma , Nezhadali Masoumeh , Hedayati Mehdi
Published: November 2018

Objective. Adiponectin is an adipokine that is mostly secreted from adipose tissues and has a significant role in the improvement of insulin resistant and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study is conducted to examine the association of rs17300539 and rs266729 with T2DM and serum adiponectin level in Iranian population. Method. A case-control study was conducted on 80 individuals with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) >100 (mg/dl) as diabetic-pre-diabetic group, and 80 individuals with fasting plasma glucose 70-100 (mg/dl) as control group. DNA extraction was done on samples and genotyping method was performed by PCR-RFLP. Result. The frequency of GA genotype in rs17300539 (diabetic/pre-diabetic 35.5%, control 11.3%, (OR [95%CI]=4.18[1.8-9.6]; p=0.001) and allele A (diabetic/pre-diabetic 31%, control 9%, (OR [95% CI]=4.67[2-10.7]) was significantly more in diabetic/pre-diabetic group compared to control group. The difference in the genotype frequency for rs266729 in diabetic group compared to that in control was not significant. The levels of adiponectin in diabetic cases had no difference compared to the control group in both polymorphisms. The rs266729 was not associated with any metabolic parameter except waist circumference (p=0.03), however, rs17300539 shows association only with fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, and total cholesterol (p=0.007, 0.039, 0.0032, respectively). Conclusion. Our findings showed that there is an association between rs17300539 with the increase of T2DM but rs266729 showed no association with the risk of T2DM. Allele A of rs17300539 increased the risk of diabetes. There is no association between adiponectin level and both polymorphisms.
Periaqueductal gray and emotions: the complexity of the problem and the light at the end of the tunnel, the magnetic resonance imaging
Authors: Zelena Dora , Menant Ophelie , Andersson Frederic , Chaillou Elodie
Published: November 2018

The periaqueductal gray (PAG) is less referred in relationship with emotions than other parts of the brain (e.g. cortex, thalamus, amygdala), most probably because of the difficulty to reach and manipulate this small and deeply lying structure. After defining how to evaluate emotions, we have reviewed the literature and summarized data of the PAG contribution to the feeling of emotions focusing on the behavioral and neurochemical considerations. In humans, emotions can be characterized by three main domains: the physiological changes, the communicative expressions, and the subjective experiences. In animals, the physiological changes can mainly be studied. Indeed, early studies have considered the PAG as an important center of the emotions-related autonomic and motoric processes. However, in vivo imaging have changed our view by highlighting the PAG as a significant player in emotions-related cognitive processes. The PAG lies on the crossroad of networks important in the regulation of emotions and therefore it should not be neglected. In vivo imaging represents a good tool for studying this structure in living organism and may reveal new information about its role beyond its importance in the neurovegetative regulation.
The Need Analysis of Music Department Students to Learn English by Using the Project-Based Approach with Song Lyrics Writing as Supporting Technique
Authors: Hapsari Prima Dona
Published: November 2018

The modern education system and strategies to achieve competitiveness, collaboration, and creativity are being the main focus of Indonesian higher education. They actively give positive influence to English teachers at Indonesia Institute of the Arts of Yogyakarta who particularly seek for the appropriate technique in transferring English to art students who need English as their potential engagement to the world of arts and life. For a project-based approach becomes a part of English for Special Purposes, it has been, therefore, one of the alternative approaches proposed to music students for which English is necessarily needed to accommodate their competence. The need analysis of music students would be essential to find out the appropriate techniques to teach English to art students. Therefore, the research was aimed to analyze the need analysis of music students who did the song lyrics writing as the project in English learning and to find out the significant result of implementing the project in the English class of art students of Music Department. The research used qualitative method which addressesed to descriptive analysis. The subject of this research was students of music department who were divided into six groups consisting of four to five students each, and were selectively chosen based on the purposive-sample method. The research result could be well accepted that music students produced English song lyrics and performed it as well
Pemikiran Hanslick tentang Estetika dan Kritik Musik
Authors: Sunarto Sunarto
Published: November 2018

Approaching the mid‐19th century began the aesthetics of music, especially Western music aesthetics as an independent science apart from philosophy. In the development of musical aesthetics are always closely related between philosophy and the philosopher. Discussion on the aesthetics of music can not be separated from some of the theories that have been developed by philosophers. Eduard Hanslick is a figure in the history of musical aesthetics of music included in ʺGroup Autonomisʺ. This group believes that music is a world of sounds organized and stand alone without any. For him and the group, the music is not the language of emotions or feelings. He then gave a sharp criticism against some composers include Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner as a representative ʺGroup Heteronomisʺ who argue that music can be a means of expressing feelings, expressing ideas, or a certain atmosphere. According to the aesthetics of music is ʺabsoluteʺ (to the music itself). With absolutismenya, Hanslick criticized mercilessly composers heteronomis deems to have abused the music to be ʺprogramaʺ (music for something) ‐which he regarded as ʹcheap musicʹ. The rivalry between the two camps stream music aesthetics was known as The Great Debate.
Prevalencia y factores asociados a Lesión Renal Aguda en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátrica del Hospital Universitario de Neiva
Authors: Ibarra Milton , Ángela Arteaga Ángela , Manotas Hernán , Romero Andrés
Published: November 2018

Introducción: La Lesión Renal Aguda es frecuente en el paciente en estado crítico, su etiología ha cambiado en las últimas décadas y su presentación es un factor asociado al aumento de mortalidad en el paciente de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos (UCIP). No obstante, la información sobre esta problemática aún es limitada. Materiales y métodos: Estudio de tipo descriptivo, observacional, de casos y controles. Resultados: La incidencia de Lesión Renal Aguda en los pacientes de la Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo Pediátrico, durante el período estudiado, fue del 16,9 %. La sepsis se presentó con mayor frecuencia en pacientes con Lesión Renal Aguda comparado con el grupo control (48,6% vs 29,7%, p=0.05), el OR de sepsis fue 2.23 (95% IC 1.03 – 5.05). Además, los paciente con Lesión Renal Aguda presentaron mayor mortalidad, con 14 casos (37,8% p <0.01) comparados con los pacientes controles (2.7%). El OR de mortalidad fue 21.91 (95% IC 4.63 – 103.1). Conclusión: La principal etiología de Lesión Renal Aguda es la sepsis. La mortalidad se incrementó en los pacientes afectados, por tal motivo, se debe implementar biomarcadores que logren el diagnóstico temprano para instaurar tratamiento oportuno.
K-Means Clustering untuk Data Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas Jalan Raya di Kecamatan Pelaihari
Authors: Aprianti Winda , Permadi Jaka
Published: November 2018

Kecelakaan lalu lintas di jalan raya masih menjadi penyumbang tingginya angka kematian di Indonesia, sehingga menjadi perhatian khusus bagi kepolisian di negara ini. Termasuk Kepolisian Resor (Polres) Tanah Laut, yang telah membuktikan perhatian tersebut dengan membentuk komunitas korban kecelakaan lalu lintas dan Pelatihan Pertolongan Pertama Gawat Darurat (PPGD). Tahapan awal pencegahan kecelakaan lalu lintas adalah dengan mengetahui faktor-faktor penyebab kecelakaan lalu lintas yang diperoleh melalui analisa data kecelakaan. Analisa tersebut dapat dilakukan dengan data mining, yaitu K-Means Clustering. K-Means Clustering mengelompokkan data menjadi beberapa cluster sesuai karakteristik data tersebut. Data kecelakaan lalu lintas dibagi menjadi 2 dataset, yakni dataset 1 dan dataset 2. Hasil cluster penerapan K-means clustering terhadap dataset 1 dan dataset 2 kemudian dilakukan pengujian silhoutte coefficient untuk mencari hasil cluster dengan kualitas terbaik. Pengujian silhoutte coefficient secara berurutan menghasilkan distance measure paling optimal yakni clustering dengan 4 cluster untuk dataset 1 dan clustering dengan 2 cluster untuk dataset 2. Selain memperoleh cluster dengan kualitas terbaik, penganalisaan data juga menghasilkan beberapa informasi kecelakaan lalu lintas yang sering terjadi, yakni faktor penyebab dan korban kecelakaan adalah pengemudi, umur korban adalah 9 sampai 28 tahun, dan keadaan korban kecelakaan adalah luka ringan. AbstractTraffic accidents on the highway are still contribute to the high mortality rate in Indonesia, which are becoming a special concern for the police. Including the Police of Tanah Laut Resort where prove themselves by established The Community of Traffic Accident Victims and Emergency First Aid Training. The first prevention of traffic accidents is knowing the factors causing traffic accidents which is obtained through the analysis of traffic accident’s data. It can be done through data mining, i.e. K-Means Clustering, which is clustering data into clusters according to characteristics of the data. Traffic accident data is divided into two datasets, namely dataset 1 and dataset 2. After obtaining the cluster results, the next step is to calculate silhoutte coefficient which is used to find the best quality cluster result. The result of testing silhoutte coefficient are clustering with 4 clusters for dataset 1 and clustering with 2 clusters for dataset 2. Analyzing data in this research also produces some information on traffic accidents that often occur, namely the causes and victims of accidents are drivers, the age of the victims is between 9 and 28 years old, and the circumstance of the accidents victims are minor injuries.
Penerapan Bidirectional Search dan Held-Karp pada Penentuan Rute Pengiriman Produk
Authors: Rahayuda I Gede Surya , Santiari Ni Putu Linda , Arso Norsa Yudhi
Published: November 2018

Bidirectional Search dan Held-Karp merupakan salah satu metode pencarian jalur terdekat atau sering disebut dengan metode shortes path. Bidirectional Search mencari jalur terdekat dengan melakukan pencarian dwi arah, proses pertama dimulai dari level awal graph matrix menuju level selanjutnya dan proses kedua dimulai dari level akhir menuju level sebelumnya. Proses tersebut akan menghasilkan rute awal dan rute akhir, kemudian kedua rute tersebut dirangkai menjadi rute gabungan. Tidak seperti pada metode Bidirectional Search, pada metode Held-Karp hanya dilakukan satu proses pencarian, dan pada metode Held-Karp proses pencarian sudah memperhitungkan mengenai jarak yang ditempuh sampai dengan kembali ke titik awal. Pada penelitian ini metode Bidirectional Search dan Held-Karp akan dikembangkan dalam bentuk program menggunakan bahasa pemrograman visual basic. Program tersebut diterapkan untuk menentukan jalur terbaik pada kasus pengiriman produk. Bidirectional Search juga akan dibandingkan dengan metode Held-Karp. Percobaan yang dilakukan pada beberapa data tes berupa paket pengiriman produk, didapatkan bahwa metode Held-Karp mendapatkan rata-rata hasil rute pengiriman yang lebih baik sekitar 5 % dibandingkan dengan metode Bidirectional Search

Abstract

Bidirectional Search and Held-Karp is one type of the shortes path methods. Bidirectional Search looks for the nearest path by doing a two way search, the first process starts from the initial level of the graph matrix to the next level and the second process starts from the end level to the previous level. The process will generate the initial route and the final route, then the two routes are assembled into a combined route. Bidirectional Search does not count the process of returning from the final destination to the starting point or appropriate for non circular paths.Unlike Bidirectional Search method, Held-Karp method only performs one way search process, and in the Held-Karp method the search process has calculated the distance traveled up to the return point or appropriate for circular paths. In this research, Bidirectional Search and Held-Karp method will be developed into desktop program using visual basic programming language. The program is implemented to determine the best path in case of product delivery. Bidirectional Search will also be compared to the Held-Karp method. Experiments performed on some tes data in the form of product delivery package, it is found that the Held-Karp method gets the average result of better delivery route about 5% compared to Bidirectional Search method.
Peringkasan Multi-dokumen menggunakan Metode Pengelompokkan berbasis Hirarki dengan Multi-level Divisive Coefficient
Authors: Mustamiin Muhamad , Ghozali Ahmad Lubis , Sifa Muhammad Lukman
Published: November 2018

Peringkasan merupakan salah satu bagian dari perolehan informasi yang bertujuan untuk mendapatkan informasi secara cepat dan efisien dengan membuat intisari dari suatu dokumen. Dokumen-dokumen khususnya dokumen laporan setiap hari semakin bertambah seiring dengan bertambahnya pelaksanaan suatu kegiatan atau acara. Kebutuhan informasi yang semakin cepat, jumlah dokumen yang semakin bertambah banyak membuat kebutuhan akan adanya peringkasan dokumen semakin tinggi. Peringkasan yang digunakan untuk meringkas lebih dari satu dokumen disebut peringkasan multi-dokumen. Untuk mencegah adanya penyampaian informasi yang berulang pada peringkasan multi-dokumen, maka proses pengelompokkan diperlukan untuk menjamin bahwa informasi yang disampaikan bervariasi dan mencakup semua bagian dari dokumen-dokumen tersebut. Pengelompokkan hirarki dengan multi-level divisive coefficient dapat digunakan untuk mengelompokkan suatu bagian/kalimat dalam dokumen-dokumen dengan bervariasi dan mendalam yang disesuaikan dengan tingkat kebutuhan informasi dari pengguna. Bedasarkan dari tingkat kompresi peringkasan yang berbeda-beda, peringkasan menggunakan pengelompokkan hirarki dengan multi-level divisive coefficient dapat menghasilkan hasil peringkasan yang cukup baik dengan nilai f-measure sebesar 0,398 sementara nilai f-measure peringkasan dengan satu level divisive coefficient hanya mencapai 0,335.AbstractSummarization is one part of the information retrieval that aims to obtain information quickly and efficiently by making the essence of a document. Documents, especially document reports every day increasing as the implementation of an event. The need for information is getting faster, the increasing number of documents makes the need for document summaries is getting higher. Summarization used to summarize more than one document is called multi-document summarization. To prevent repetitive information from being submitted to multi-document summarization, the grouping process is necessary to ensure that the information submitted varies and covers all parts of the documents. Hierarchical clustering with multi-level divisive coefficient can be used to group a part / sentence in documents with varying and depth adjusted to the level of information needs of the user. Based on different compression levels of summarization, summarization using hierarchical clustering with multi-level divisive coefficient can produce a fairly good summary result with f-measure value of 0.398 while the f-measure summarization value with one level of divisive coefficient only reaches 0.335.
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE THINK PAIR SHARE TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA (Studi Eksperimen pada Konsep Perusahaan dan Badan Usaha di Kelas VII MTs Negeri Jalaksana)
Authors: Ds Ngatimin , Nurzaman Nurzaman
Published: November 2018

ABSTRAKMasalah dalam penelitian ini adalah prestasi belajar siswa kelas VII MTs Negeri Jalaksanabelum menunjukkan hasil yang maksimal, hal ini dapat terlihat dari nilai rata-rata ulangan harian semester genap pada mata pelajaran IPS masih ada siswa yang nilainyadibawah KKM yaitu 75. Keadaan tersebut menunjukkan prestasi belajar siswa rendah.Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah apakah model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think Pair Sharedapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswa lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan model pembelajaran ceramah.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahuiapakah model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think Pair Sharedapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswa lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan model pembelajaran ceramah.Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini adalah model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think Pair Sharedapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswa lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan model pembelajaran ceramah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen yang dilakukan terhadap siswa kelas VII MTs Negeri Jalaksana dengan mengambil dua kelas yakni kelas B terdiri dari 38 siswa sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas F terdiri dari 42 siswa sebagai kelas kontrol.Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan tes tertulis berbentuk soal pilihan ganda.Selanjutnya dilakukan analisis instrumen dengan perhitungan tingkat kesukaran, daya pembeda, validitas dan reliabilitas soal.Setelah itu, dilakukan analisis data terhadap hasil pretes dan posttes antara kelas kontrol dan kelas eksperimen, yaitu uji normalitas, uji homogenitas dan uji hipotesis.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan prestasi belajar siswa antara kelas kontrol dan kelas eksperimen yang dapat dilihat dari ujit diperoleh thitung (2,72) > ttabel (1,66) dengan demikianmodel pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think Pair Sharedapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswa lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan model pembelajaran ceramah pada konsep Perusahaan dan Badan Usaha di Kelas VII MTs Negeri Jalaksana.�Kata Kunci : Think Pair Share, Prestasi Belajar
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN SEKOLAH DAN KONSEP DIRI TERHADAP MINAT MELANJUTKAN KE PERGURUAN TINGGI PADA SISWA KELAS XII SMA/SEDERAJAT DI KECAMATAN KADUGEDE KABUPATEN KUNINGAN
Authors: Hartono Asep Budi
Published: November 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh lingkungan sekolah terhadap minat melanjutkan ke Perguruan Tinggi, pengaruh konsep diri �terhadap minat melanjutkan ke Perguruan Tinggi, serta pengaruh lingkungan sekolah dan konsep diri terhadap minat melanjutkan ke Perguruan Tinggi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif korelasional. Populasi penelitian sebesar 387 orang siswa (N=387). dan sampel sebanyak 196 orang. Validitas instrumen untuk variabel X1, X2 dan variabel Y diuji dengan menggunakan rumus korelasiproduct moment angka kasar, sedangkan reliabilitas dengan menggunakan Spearman Brown.Untuk analisis data menggunakan uji regresi bergandadan ProgramSPSS 21 For Windows. Dari hasil pengolahan data diketahui lingkungan sekolah berpengaruh positif terhadap minat melanjutkan ke Perguruan Tinggi,konsep diri �berpengaruh positif terhadap minat melanjutkan ke Perguruan Tinggi, serta,lingkungan sekolah dan konsep diri berpengaruh positif terhadap minat melanjutkan ke Perguruan Tinggi,�Kata Kunci : Lingkungan sekolah,Konsep diri, Minat melanjutkan ke Perguruan Tinggi
PENGGUNAAN MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR DAN KEMAMPUAN BERFIKIR KREATIF (Studi Eksperimen Pada Mata Kuliah Pengantar Ilmu Ekonomi Tingkat II Program Studi Pendidikan Ekonomi FKIP Universitas Kuningan)
Authors: Suryani Yeyen , Suhartini Cucu
Published: November 2018

AbstrakMasalah dalam penelitian ini adalah rendahnya kemampuan berpikir kreatif mahasiswa pada mata kuliah pengantar ilmu ekonomitingkat II di program studi Pendidikan Ekonomi FKIP Universitas kuningan. Kemampuan berfikir kreatif mahasiswa masih rendah karena jarang sekali mahasiswa menjawab pertanyaan dengan pemikiran yang kreatif.Kebanyakan mahasiswa mengisi jawaban hanya terpaku pada materi di buku saja yang telah mereka hafalkan di rumah. Pembelajaran yang baik itu bukan hafalan tetapi pemahaman, pemahaman itu lebih menekankan pada proses mengerti bagaimana materi tersebut dipelajari.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan tidak terdapat perbedaan motivasi belajar baik pada kelas eksperimen maupun kelas kontrol pada pengukuran awal, untuk mendeskripsikan perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kreatif pada pengukuran awal dengan pengukuran akhir pada kelas eksperimen yang menggunakan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah (PBL), untuk mendeskripsikan perbedaan kemampuan berfikir kreatif pada pengukuran awal dengan pengukuran akhir pada kelas kontrol yang menggunakan model discovery learning, untuk mendeskripsikan perbedaan kemampuan berfikir kreatif dalam pengukuran akhir antara kelas eksperimen yang menggunakan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah (PBL) dengan kelas kontrol yang menggunakan modeldiscovery learning.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat perbedaan padapretestantara kelas eksperimen dengan kelas kontrol sebelum pembelajaran. Sedangkan setelah pembelajaran terdapat perbedaan hasil posttest pada kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa antara kelas eksperimen dengan kelas kontrol. Adapun peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa antara kelas eksperimen dengan kelas kontrol dapat dilihat dari nilai gain kelas eksperimen sebesar 0,50 dan kelas kontrol sebesar 0,21. Hal tersebut berarti terdapat gain (pretest dan posttest) pembelajaran pada kemampuan berpikir kreatif mahasiswa antara kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Dari bukti diatas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa modelProblem Based Learning(PBL) dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu alternatif bagi dosen untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kreatif mahasiswa.Kata Kunci : Model Problem Based Learning, Motivasi Belajar, Berfikir Kreatif
Pengaruh Store Athmosphere Terhadap Minat Beli Konsumen Pada Toserba Griya Kuningan
Authors: Karmela F Lili
Published: November 2018

AbstrakKeberadaan ritel saat ini tidak bisa dilepaskan dari kebutuhan masyarakat yang semakin berkembang dan juga mengalami perubahan. Ritel- ritel yang ada jelas akan berusaha memenuhi kebutuhan konsumen, antara lain dengan menyediakan fasilitas berbelanja yang nyaman, menyenangkan dan menyediakan berbagai kebutuhan yang diperlukan. Suasana took yang nyaman akan mendorong konsumen untuk berbelanja dengan menyenangkan.Kata Kunci : Store athmosphere, ritel, customer