bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Klasifikasi Kematangan Jeruk Lemon Menggunakan Metode K-Nearest Neighboard
Authors: Indrawati Indrawati
Published: May 2018

Abstrak— Klasifikasi jeruk lemon adalah disiplin bidang ilmu yang menggambarkan identifikasi jeruk berdasarkan sifatnya. Beberapa sifat dari jeruk lemon, diantaranya kulit terluar lemon kaya akan kelenjar minyak, kematangan ditandai dengan warna kulit kuning terang. Jeruk lemon yang berwarna hijau gelap, menandakan jeruk lemon tersebut belum matang dan kandungan air di dalamnya akan lebih sedikit. Pada penelitian ini kematangan diklasifikasikan menggunakan metode K-Nearest Neighbor. Hasilnya adalah klasifikasi kematangan dengan kadar air 90% jarak terdekat rata-rata sebesar 10,86 dengan akurasi 85%, sedangkan pada pengujian jeruk lemon dengan kematangan 80% diperoleh jarak terdekat 7,3 dengan akurasi 81%. Pada pengujian dengan kematngan dengan kadar air 70 persen diperoleh jarak rata-rata terdekat 19,4 dan akurasi 86,11%. Untuk jeruk lemon dengan kategori tidak matang dengan kadar air 50% diperoleh jarak terdekat sebesar 19,46 dan akurasi 88,9 % , sedangkan pada pengujian jeruk lemon mentah dengan kadar air 40% diperoleh jarak terdekat 16,19 dan akurasi 88,73 dan untuk pengujian jeruk lemon tidak matang dengan kadar air 30% diperoleh klasifikasi dengan jarak terdekat rata-rata sebesar 1,85 dan akuras 84,13%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa sistem klasifikasi dengan menggunakan metode K-NN cukup baik, indikatornya adalah jarak terdekat rata-rata yang dihasilkan antara citra uji dan citra training bernilai antara 1,85 sampai 19,46 dan akurasinya antara 81% sampai88,89 %.Kata kunci— Akurasi, Jeruk lemon, Klasifikasi, kedekatan, tetangga, uji.Abstract— Classification of lemon is the discipline of science that describes the identification of citrus by its character. Some characterof lemon, lemon outer shell is rich in oil glands, maturity is marked by bright yellowskin color, lemon which is dark green, indicates the immature lemon and water content in it will be less. In this study maturity are classified using K-Nearest Neighbor method. The result is a classification of maturity with 90% moisture content has shortest distance average of 10.86 with an accuracy of 85%, while in the testing of lemon with a maturity of 80% obtained the nearest distance of 7.3 with an accuracy of 81%. In maturity testing with a water content of 70 percent derived average approximate distance of 19.4 and 86.11% accuracy. For the lemon with the category of immature by moisture content of 50% obtained the nearest distance at 19.46 and accuracy of 88.9%, while in the testing of raw lemon with a moisture content of 40% obtained the nearest distance 16.19 and accuracy of 88.73 and for testing of immature lemon with a water content of 30% obtained classifications with the average nearest distance of 1.85 and accuracy of 84.13%. This indicates that the classification system using K-NN was very good, the indicator is the average nearest distance between the tested images and training image between 1.85 to 19.46 valuable and accuracy between 81% to 88.89%.Keywords— Accuracy, Lemon, classification,nearets, neighbors, test.
COGNITIVE METAPHOR AS REFLECTION OF THE CONTENT OF LANGUAGE CONSCIOUSNESS
Authors: Sirkiya Natal'ya Pavlovna
Published: May 2018

The article is devoted to the study of the psycholinguistic features of the formation and functioning of modern nominative metaphors in the political Internet discourse. The most frequently used metaphors in social networks “Twitter”, “Facebook” and online diary service “Live Journal” are considered in the context of coverage of confrontation between Russia and the West. The author gives the results of a free associative experiment, the purpose of which was to reveal connection between the use of nominative metaphors and the linguistic consciousness of participants of the Internet communication. The cognitive mechanism of metaphorical transfer is formulated on the basis of the associative structure of the subjective meaning of the word.
ETYMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ANTHROPONYMS OF THE SIBERIAN TATARS IN THE XIX CENTURY (BY THE EXAMPLE OF ARAPOVSKIE YURTY OF TOBOLSK PROVINCE)
Authors: Sulyamova Ruzanna Mukhtasymovna
Published: May 2018

The article examines the origin of anthroponyms of the Bokharans, yasak Tatars and serving Tatars, who resided in Arapovskie Yurty of Tobolsk district of Tobolsk province in the XIX century. The study focuses on identifying the influence of the Islamic culture on the structure of the Siberian Tatars’ personal names. Relying on archival sources the author analyzes the proportion and percentage of personal names of different origin, examines changes in the anthroponymycon over the century, and identifies historical factors that influenced these changes. The findings lead to the conclusion that the Islamization process didn’t contribute to the extinction of the Siberian Tatars’ original anthroponymycon.
“NEW GRAMMAR OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE”. QUESTIONS OF THE NORM
Authors: Terent'eva Ekaterina Dmitrievna , Khimich Galina Aleksandrovna
Published: May 2018

The article is devoted to the analysis of the main theoretical provisions of the “New Spanish Grammar” (2009-2011) published under the auspices of 22 academies of the Spanish language (including the Royal Spanish Academy). The authors examine those fundamental changes in the approach to the solution of the questions of the language norm, which are dictated by the recognition of the polycentric nature of the modern norm of the Spanish language. The types of grammatical description offered by the academies, the problems of exemplification, the ways of practical application of the developed approaches for the sake of preserving the unity of the Spanish language are analyzed.
POLYLINGUAL CULTURE AS A SUBJECT OF PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH
Authors: Khazhgalieva Gul'nar Khabdolkakimovna
Published: May 2018

The article defines the pedagogical essence of the concept “polylingual culture”. The author presents an analysis of works on the problems of multiculturalism, multilingualism carried out with a view to clarify the place and role of polylingual culture as a subject of pedagogical research. The categories “culture”, “cultural value orientations”, “language” are considered in detail and in interrelationship, which makes it possible to determine the content and functions of polylingual culture. The paper singles out the components of polylingual culture: cognitive, value, activity ones.
Fire resistance of the Mt. Epomeo Green Tuff, a widely-used building stone on Ischia Island (Italy)
Authors: Heap Michael , Kushnir Alexandra , Griffiths Luke , Wadsworth Fabian , Marmoni Gian Marco , Fiorucci Matteo , Martino Salvatore , Baud Patrick , Gilg H. Albert , Reuschlé Thierry
Published: May 2018

The use of Mt. Epomeo Green Tuff (MEGT) as a building stone is widespread on Ischia Island (Italy). We assess here the fire resistance of MEGT by thermally stressing samples to temperatures up to 1000 °C. Porosity and uniaxial compressive strength increase and decrease from 44% and 4.5 MPa at ambient temperature to 48% and 1.5 MPa following exposure to 1000 °C, respectively. Complementary thermogravimetric and X-ray powder diffraction analyses, experiments that monitor acoustic emissions during heating/cooling, and microstructural observations highlight that these changes are the result of thermal microcracks, formed due to the breakdown of zeolites and clays (MEGT contains 35 wt.% analcime, 15 wt.% smectite, and 3 wt.% illite) at high temperature. Although the stability of structures built from MEGT will be jeopardised at high temperature, a very low thermal diffusivity requires that fires must burn for many hours to compromise the strength of a typical dimension stone: tuffs are tough in the event of fire.
SENDİKALARA YÖNELİK POLİTİKALARIN BELİRLENMESİNDE SENDİKALARIN ROLÜ VE 6356 SAYILI SENDİKALAR KANUNU
Authors: Şahin Ali , Söylemez Adnan
Published: May 2018

ÖZTürkiye’de ilk Sendikalar Kanunu 1947 yılında çıkarılmıştır. Söz konusu yasal düzenleme ile sendikalar iş yaşamında varlıklarını hissettirmeye başlamışlardır. İlk örgütlü sendikalarda bu kanundan sonra kurulmuştur. 1963 yılında toplu iş sözleşmesi hakkı getirilerek işçilerin toplu iş sözleşmesi yapmalarına olanak tanınmıştır. 1980 sonrasında oluşturulan 2821 ve 2822 sayılı Kanunlar ile sendikaların kuruluşu ve işleyişi ile toplu iş sözleşmesi, grev ve lokavt hükümleri ayrı ayrı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Doksanlı yıllarda kamu görevlilerine sendikal haklar tanınabilmesine yönelik olarak farklı sendikalar faaliyet göstermeye başlamış ancak kamu görevlileri sendikalarının kurulabilmesine yönelik kanun ancak 2001 yılında yürürlüğe girmiştir. Son on yılda yürütülen değişiklik çalışmaları ve sosyal taraflar arasında gerçekleştirilen düzenlemeler sonucu 2821 ve 2822 sayılı yasalar tek bir kanun çatısı altında birleştirilerek yeniden düzenlenmiştir. Bu yasaların değişiklik taslakları ve hazırlanan yeni yasa maddelerinin çalışmaları yapılırken sosyal diyalog mekanizmaları işletilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, Türkiye’de sendikalara yönelik politikaların belirlenmesinde ve yasal düzenlemelerin hazırlanıp uygulanmasında sendikaların etkinliği ve rolünü ele almaktır. Bu bağlamda 2012 yılında yürürlüğe giren yeni sendikalar siyasasının hazırlanmasında sendikaların konumu ve rolü ayrıca değerlendirilmektedir.Anahtar
Kelimeler: 6356 Sayılı Sendikalar Kanunu, Toplu İş Sözleşmesi, GrevJel Kodları:
PAZARLAMA İLETİŞİMİNDE KULLANILAN KITLIK TAKTİKLERİNİN TÜKETİCİLER ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ
Authors: AYVAZ İbrahim , ALNIAÇIK Ümit
Published: May 2018

Kıtlık
olgusu, bireysel ve toplumsal davranışları açıklamada kullanılan önemli
kavramlardan bir tanesidir. Pazarlama alanında tüketici özellikleri ve durumsal
faktörler açısından kıtlık taktiklerinin etkililiğine yönelik birçok çalışma
yapılmıştır. Mevcut çalışmalarda genellikle kıtlık taktiklerinin satın alma
niyeti üzerindeki etkisi değerlendirilmiş, ancak bu taktiklerin tüketicilerin
fiili satın alma davranışını nasıl etkilediğine ilişkin yeterli çalışma
yapılmamıştır. Bu araştırmada, tüketicilerin satın alma davranışının değişik
kıtlık taktiklerinden nasıl etkilendiği ve bu etkileşimin katılımcıların biliş
ihtiyacı düzeyine göre nasıl değiştiği incelenmiştir. Bu çerçevede bir deneysel
tasarım hazırlanmış ve 360 kişilik bir örneklem rastgele üç ayrı gruba
bölünerek (kıtlık mesajı yok, miktar kıtlığı, zaman kıtlığı), her bir gruptaki
katılımcılar farklı kıtlık mesajlarına maruz bırakılmıştır. Her bir gruptaki
katılımcıların maruz kaldıkları kıtlık mesajlarına bağlı olarak satın alma
niyetlerinin ve satın alma davranışlarının nasıl etkilendiği analiz edilmiştir.
Araştırma bulgularına göre, miktar veya zaman kıtlığı mesajı içeren reklama
maruz kalan katılımcıların bu tür bir mesaja maruz kalmayanlara göre daha fazla
ürün satın aldığı görülmüştür. Buna ilaveten, miktar kıtlığı içeren mesajın,
zaman kıtlığı içeren mesaja göre satın alma davranışı üzerinde daha etkili
sonuçlar verdiği belirlenmiştir. Son olarak miktar kıtlığı taktiklerinin biliş
ihtiyacı yüksek olan kişilerde daha etkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu
bulgular ışığında gerek araştırmacılara gerekse pazarlama yöneticilerine
yönelik çeşitli öneriler sunulmuştur.Anahtar Kelimeler: Kıtlık Taktikleri, Zaman kıtlığı, Miktar
kıtlığı, Satın alma davranışı, Pazarlama iletişimi.

Jel Sınıflandırması: M30,
M31, M37
EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN PISANG AMBON DAN VITAMIN B UNTUK MENURUNKAN HIPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM DI BPM ENDAH BEKTI
Authors: Shanti Elvika Fit Ari , Barokah Liberty , Rahayu Budi
Published: May 2018

Background: Endocrine system changes during pregnancy are important to keep the pregnancy, fetal growth and post partum recovery. Around 50-90% of pregnant women experience vomit and nausea. To solve those problems, ‘pisang ambon’ (Musa paradisiacal) consumption is one of choices because of its flavonoid and vitamin B6 which can overcome vomit and nausea in pregnancy.

Objective: The aim of this research was to identify the effectiveness between pisang ambon (Musa paradisiacal) consumption and vitamin B6 to reduce hyperemesis gravidarum in BPM Endah Bekti.

Methods: A quasy experimental design with two-group posttest only was assigned to 20 pregnant women on their first trimester. First ten sample was given vitamin B6 and the other ten sample were given vitamin B6 plus pisang ambon. Data were then analyzed using two independent mean difference test.

Results: The result shows that in vitamin B6 consumption for hyperemesis gravidarum in 10% pregnant women were in the effective category. While in the pisang ambon consumption shows 100% of pregnant women are in the effective category.

Conclusion: There is difference in effectiveness between vitamin B6 and pisang ambon consumption to overcome hyperemesis gravidarum (p=0,003<α).

 

Keywords: Hiperemesis gravidarum, vitamin B6, Pisang ambon
EFEK CURCUMA AERUGINOSA TERHADAP PENYEMBUHAN PERINEUM IBU POSTPARTUM DI BPM AMIRUL DAN BPM PANCA MOJOKERTO
Authors: Wahyuningrum Tria , Sa'diyah Lida Khalimatus , Khusniyati Etik
Published: May 2018

Background: Labor often causes injury to the birth canal. Injury in the birth canal that occurs at the base of the pelvis / perineum, vulva and vagina, cervix, uterus. The overall change genitalia tool is called involution. At this time occurred also other important changes, changes in the reproductive system including uterus, lochia,and vagina. Perineal wound care after childbirth can use traditional medicine which has long been known and in use by the people of Indonesia. One herb plants that are useful for postpartum mothers is Curcuma aeruginosa (black meeting) that have benefits to cleanse the blood after childbirth.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of consumption of Curcuma aeruginosa extract on wound healing of the perineum on maternal postpartum

Methods: The research design used a Quasi-experimental approach with Non-equivalent control group or a non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. Observation consumption Curcuma aeruginosa extract on wound healing of the perineum on maternal postpartum.

Result: Based on the statistic test it shows there is influence of curcuma aeruginosa exstract on wound healing of the perineum on maternal postpartum

Conclussion: The results of this study are expected to provide a positive contribution in the field of obstetrics including: to be used as a basis for the use of herbs in the surrounding environment. Preventive efforts in the treatment of postpartum mothers.

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Keywords: Curcuma aeruginosa, wound healing of the perineum.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMENGARUHI KEBERHASILAN BELAJAR MAHASISWA PADA MODEL PEMBELAJARAN STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING DI STIKES JENDERAL ACHMAD YANI YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Iskandar Rahayu , Syah Deby Zulkarnain Rahadian
Published: May 2018

Background: Learning is an effort to obtain intelligence or knowledge, changing behavior or responses caused by experience. There are many factors that influence the success of learning. Two main factors that affect the success of one's learning are the factor of the internal (internal factors) and other factors that come from outside the individual (external factors). External elements (environmental factors and instrumental factors) and internal elements (physiological factors and psychological factors) also play a role in influencing learning processes and outcomes.Objective: To identify the factors that influence the success of student learning on SCL model in Stikes Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta.Methods: Research descriptive correlation with cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all students of Stikes Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta who obtained the SCL model. Data retrieval method used simple random sampling.Results: There is a relation between student's attention and learning achievement (P value = 0,000), there is correlation between fatigue with learning achievement (Pvalue = 0,000). There is no relation between family factor and learning achievement (Pvalue = 0,300), no correlation between school factor and achievement (Pvalue = 0,130), and no relation between environmental factor and academic achievement (Pvalue = 0,476)Conclusion: Students' attention in learning influences learning achievement, with positive relationship direction (r = 0,814), where each addition of student’s attention for 1 hour will improve student’s achievement as much as 2.21 points.

 

Keyword: SCL model, learning.
Gambaran Kesiapan Penerimaan Pendidikan Seksual Pada Anak Usia 12-14 Tahun Di SMP “X” Jakarta Utara
Authors: Virlia Stefani
Published: May 2018

Berdasarkan data Komisi Nasional Perlindungan Anak pada tahun 2013 tercatat 1445 kasus, kemudian sempat menurun di tahun 2014 yang tercatat 1423 kasus, lalu di tahun 2015 meningkat tajam menjadi 1718 kasus. Berdasarkan kasus tersebut, 75 persen korban kekerasan seksual di antaranya adalah anak-anak perempuan. Tidak hanya anak yang menjadi korban kekerasan seksual, bahkan pelaku kekerasan seksual itu sendiri adalah individu yang masih berada dalam usia anak. Fakta-fakta di atas semakin meyakinkan bahwa pendidikan seksual pada anak adalah sesuatu yang penting untuk dilaksanakan. Namun, di Indonesia, akses terhadap pendidikan seksual masih sangat minim dan baru difokuskan untuk siswa/i sekolah menengah atas sehingga anak cenderung mencari tahu melalui saluran lain yang tidak tepat. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini ingin mengetahui kesiapan penerimaan pendidikan seksual pada anak-anak di usia 12-14 tahun. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian deksriptif menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah anak-anak berusia 12-14 tahun di sekolah X Jakarta Utara, yang berjumlah 64 orang. Hasil penelitian ini adalah mayoritas responden cukup siap dalam menerima pendidikan seksual, terutama untuk aspek psikologis dan sosial. Faktor jender mempengaruhi kesiapan responden dalam menerima pendidikan seksual.
Penerapan Teknik Self Management Dalam Mengurangi Tingkat Perilaku Agresif Siswa
Authors: Salmiati Salmiati
Published: May 2018

This study aims to determine the application of self-management techniques to reduce the aggressive behavior of students in public senior high school 1 Segeri. This research uses experimental method, with One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design research design, with a population of 298 students scattered from all classes X public senior high school 1 Segeri and sample research as many as 30 students using the sampling "Simple random sampling" or as much as 10% of the total population. Instrument used questionnaires and analysis techniques using t-test. The results showed that the application of Self Management techniques can reduce the level of aggressive behavior of students in public senior high school 1 Segeri.
KAYBOLMAYA YÜZ TUTMUŞ GELENEKSEL TÜRK YORGANCILIĞININ ANALİZİ: TİRE İLÇESİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: Gümüşer Tülay
Published: May 2018

Osmanlı
İmparatorluğu’ndan günümüz modern Türkiye’sine kadar varlığını sürdüren
yorgancılık; renk, motif, yapım tekniği ve kompozisyon özellikleriyle halk
sanatlarımızın vazgeçilmez bir parçası olmuştur. Toplumların yaşam
biçimlerinden izler taşıyan bu geleneksel tekstil sanatımız; 21. yüzyılda gelişen
teknoloji ve sosyal yapının değişimi gibi farklı dinamiklerin etkisiyle eski önemini
kaybetmiştir. Bu makalede; somut olmayan kültürel miraslarımızdan yorgancılık;
sanatsal perspektiften ele alınmakta ve mesleğin sorunları tartışılmaktadır. Aynı
zamanda, yorgancılığın günümüzdeki değişimini de mercek altına alan bu araştırmanın
evrenini, İzmir ili Tire ilçesinde bu mesleği sürdüren 4 usta, örneklemini ise
ustaların diktikleri yorganlardan çekilen fotoğraflar oluşturur. Araştırmada;
geleneksel halk sanatları açısından önemli potansiyele sahip olan Tire’de,
ustalarla yapılan mülakattan elde edilen veriler değerlendirilmiş; görsel
örnekler üzerinden yorganların desen ve kompozisyon özellikleri analiz
edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda; ilçede yorgancılığı icra eden birkaç ustanın
kaldığı görülmüş; yetiştirilecek çırak bulunamadığından dolayı ustaların bu
mesleğin son temsilcileri oldukları tespit edilmiştir.
KARA MİZAHIN AĞITLARA YANSIYAN YÜZÜ
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Esma
Published: May 2018

Ağıt, insanoğlunu derinden etkileyen acı bir
olay veya durumun ezgi eşliğinde yansıtılmasıdır. Başta ölüm olmak üzere çeşitli
felaketler, hastalıklar, kazalar ve ayrılıkların yanı sıra kaybedilen bir eşya,
ölen bir hayvan ya da istenmeyen bir olay için de ağıt yakılabilir. Yürekte
hissedilen üzüntünün mısralarla dışa vurumu olan ağıtların gülmeyle ya da
mizahla ilgisi en son akla gelecek şeydir. Oysa toplumda yaşanan birtakım
acılar, tenkit edilen bazı olaylar ve davranışlar ağıtlarla ifade edilirken acı
bir gülümsemeyle de kara mizaha gönderme yapılır. Ayrıca bazı fıkralarda
ağıtlar, mizahi bir üslupla ele alınarak, toplumda görülen yanlışlıklar ve
kusurlar bu şekilde hicvedilir. Bu bağlamda, “kara mizah – ağıt”
ilişkisini iki ana başlık altında değerlendirebiliriz:1. Ağıtlarda
Yer Alan Mizahi Unsurlar: Özellikle bir hayvanın veya eşyanın kaybı ya da
sevilmeyen bir insanın ölümü, geleceğe dair hayalleri altüst eden bir olay,
salgın hastalık, para etmeyen ürün, eve getirilen kuma vb. olaylar üzerine
ağıtlar yakılarak olay mizahi bir şekilde hicvedilir. Ayrıca bazı insanların
ölümü üzerine yakılan ağıtların üzüntüden çok sevinç yaratması, diğer bir
ifadeyle ölenin arkasından sevinme, kişilerarası iletişim açısından trajikomik
bir durumdur ve hem ağıtlarda hem de fıkralarda örneklerine rastlanır.2.
Fıkralarda Yer Alan Ağıt Örnekleri: İnsanları bir taraftan güldürürken diğer taraftan
düşündüren bazı fıkra metinleri içerisinde ağıt örneklerine rastlamak
mümkündür. Bu tür örneklerle, toplumda hoşa gitmeyen tavır ve davranışlar
mizahi bir yaklaşımla eleştirilir.

Bu çalışmada, örneklerden hareketle
birbirinin zıttı olan  “ağlamak ve
gülmek” eylemlerinin yer aldığı fıkra ve ağıtların, sosyal eleştirilere
birlikte kaynaklık ederek kara mizahı yansıtması çeşitli yönleriyle
araştırılacaktır.
A case study on botanical pesticides and vermicompost fertilizer for adopting new agricultural practice by farmers
Authors: Kaphle Manoj , Bastakoti Nagendra
Published: May 2018

For last 3 years, vegetable growers from Devdaha and Kerawani VDC of Rupandehi and Daunnedevi and Rupaulia VDC of Nawalparasi districts Nepal are concerned to minimize the practices of using chemical pesticides exploring several options. Action research was carried out to dessiminate the effect of botanical pesticide and vermi-compost fertilizer with major aspects: perception and adaptation. Household surveys and focus group discussions (FGDs) were carried out which was analyzed measuring frequency; percentage; indexing; mean and standard deviation. Results show that the adoption rate of botanical-pesticides and vermicompost was increased by 45% and 60% respectively. More than 80% farmers were motivated towards the use of vermi-compost and botanical pesticides. Vermi-compost was also found cost efficient comparing with Urea. More could have been done in transforming conventional farming into an organic one in studied area, where commercial olericulture has been seen as a booming business.
Activity of strains of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch) Sorokin against white grub (Chiloloba acuta, Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) under laboratory condition in Nepal
Authors: Khanal Dipak
Published: May 2018

Soil insect pests are the major productivity constrains of different crops among which white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), both adult and larval stages, are extremely destructive in nature. Laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate the virulence of an indigenous and a commercial strain of the entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin, against white grubs species Chiloloba acuta by applying the dipping method at Entomology Division, NARC, Nepal. Third instars larvae of C. acuta were dipped in suspensions of indigenous and commercial strains (Pacer) of M. anisopliae at different concentrations ranging from 3.33×104 to 1.04×108 spores/ml for 3-5 seconds which resulted in 97.8% and 89% mortalities with the highest dose of 1.04×108 spores/ml 40 days after inoculation (DAI), respectively. The LC50 values for indigenous and commercial strain were 3.5×105 and 1.88×106 spores/ml, respectively, with the potency of 1:0.28 at 40 DAI. Bioassays were conducted in completely randomized design. From results it is concluded that the tested strains of entomopathogenic fungi have potential as microbial control agents in managing white grubs in laboratory and it is suggested to be tested under farmers field condition.
Long-term adverse outcomes associated with drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stent in patients with small coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Chaudhary Nabin , Bundhun Pravesh Kumar , Shrestha Sujan , Yan He
Published: May 2018

Objective: The main purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the long-term adverse outcomes associated with drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stent (BMS) in patients with small coronary artery disease (CAD).Method: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and observational studies comparing the adverse outcomes such as mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis (ST), target lesion revascularization (TLR), target vessel revascularization (TVR), and restenosis in small CAD patients receiving DES and BMS were searched from Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and the pooled analyses were performed with RevMan 5.3.Result: A total number of 4,106 patients with small CAD (2,123 patients received DES and 1,983 patients received BMS) have been included in this meta-analysis. Pool-analysis demonstrated that the risk of mortality, MACE, MI, ST, TLR, TVR, and restenosis were significantly lower in DES group, with OR 0.77(95%CI 0.59-0.99, P=0.04), 0.48(95%CI 0.41-0.56, P<0.00001), 0.74(95%CI 0.55-0.98, P=0.04), 0.51(95%CI: 0.26-0.98, P=0.04), 0.24(95%CI: 0.16-0.37, P<0.00001), 0.47(95%CI: 0.38-0.59, P<0.00001), and 0.24 (95%CI 0.14-0.43, P<0.00001), respectively.Conclusion: Compared with BMS, DES had lower rates of adverse clinical outcomes, and restenosis during long-term follow-up.Nepalese Heart Journal 2018; 15(1): 1-7
Does Visualization Matter? The Role of Interactive Data Visualization to Make Sense of Information
Authors: Perdana Arif , Rob Alastair , Rohde Fiona
Published: May 2018

As part of business analytics (BA) technologies, reporting and visualization play essential roles in mitigating users’ limitations (i.e., being inexperienced, having limited knowledge, and relying on simplified information). Reporting and visualization can potentially enhance users’ sense-making, thus permitting them to focus more on the information’s message rather than numerical analysis. To better understand the role of reporting and visualization in a contextualized environment, we investigate using interactive data visualization (IDV) within accounting. We aim to understand whether IDV can help enhance non-professional investors’ ability to make sense of foundational financial statement analyses. This study conducted an experiment using a sample of 324 nonprofessional investors. Our findings indicate that nonprofessional investors who use IDV are more heuristically adept than non-professional investors who use non-IDV. These findings enrich the theoretical understanding of business analytics’ use in accounting decision making. The results of this study also suggest several practical courses of action, such as promoting wider use of IDV and making affordable IDV more broadly available, particularly for non-professional investors.
THE INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ON INCOME AND THE RISK OF INCOME IN THE BROILER CHICKEN FARMING
Authors: Suwarta Suwarta
Published: May 2018

Broiler meat is an important commodity to support national meat production and increase farmer's income. However, the broiler farmers are generally in a weak position in terms of poultry management. They require best management practices for increasing the business volume and income as well. This study aims to study the achievement of broiler farming business management, and the influence of the business management on income and its income in their broiler farms. This research was conducted in Lamongan regency. It used the primary data from selected the broiler farmers. The analysis method used was descriptive approach and multiple regression. The result shows that the achievement of broiler business management comprises planning 67.6%, organizing 65.68%, directing 84.18%, coordination 75.43%, and control 77.58%. The management of broiler business has a positive effect on income but negatively affects the income risk. In addition, the income of broilers is positively influenced by the cage size, experience, and business volume, and conversely, this is negatively affected by seed prices and feed prices. Meanwhile, the income risk of broiler business is positively influenced by seed price and feed price, and contrarily it is negatively influenced by the size of cage and the business volume.
Repeated batch fermentation for protease production using biofilm fermentation of Bacillus sp.
Authors: Moni Ripa , Salahuddin Mohammed , Khan Md Abdullah Al Noman , Zohora Umme Salma , Rahman Mohammad Shahedur
Published: May 2018

Repeated batch fermentation is a stable, economically viable and environment friendly fermentation system. Biofilm of Bacillus subtilis was investigated for repeated batch fermentation for the production of protease enzyme. It was found that complete replacement of spent medium with fresh medium supplementation in biofilm produced similar amount of protease that is about 225 U/ml of enzyme in successive batches. Moreover, unlike some solid carriers the EPS layer does not entrap much enzyme inside it. Therefore, instead of using immobilized cells, biofilm of B. subtilis can be a good candidate for protease enzyme production using repeated batch fermentation.Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 6(2): 29-38, 2017 (December)
Moral Imaginative Resistance to Heaven: Why the Problem of Evil is so Intractable
Authors: Kramer Chris A.
Published: May 2018

The majority of philosophers of religion, at least since Plantinga’s reply to Mackie’s logical problem of evil, agree that it is logically possible for an omnibenevolent, omniscient, and omnipotent God to exist who permits some of the evils we see in the actual world. This is conceivable essentially because of the possible world known as heaven. That is, heaven is an imaginable world in a similar way that logically possible scenarios in any fiction are imaginable. However, like some of the imaginable stories in fiction where we are asked to envision an immoral act as a moral one, we resist. I will employ the works of Tamar Gendler on imaginative resistance and Keith Buhler’s Virtue Ethics approach to moral imaginative resistance and apply them to the conception of heaven and the problem of evil. While we can imagine God as an omnibenevolent parent permitting evil to allow for morally significant freedom and the rewards in heaven or punishments in hell (both possible worlds), we should not. This paper is not intended to be a refutation of particular theodicies; rather it provides a very general groundwork connecting issues of horrendous suffering and imaginative resistance to heaven as a possible world.
Adiponectin Signaling Pathways in Liver Diseases
Authors: Gamberi Tania , Magherini Francesca , Modesti Alessandra , Fiaschi Tania
Published: May 2018

In the liver, adiponectin regulates both glucose and lipid metabolism and exerts an insulin-sensitizing effect. The binding of adiponectin with its specific receptors induces the activation of a proper signaling cascade that becomes altered in liver pathologies. This review describes the different signaling pathways in healthy and diseased hepatocytes, also highlighting the beneficial role of adiponectin in autophagy activation and hepatic regeneration.
Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays Bonded to Solid Graphite Substrates: Thermal Analysis for Future Device Cooling Applications
Authors: Quinton Betty T. , Elston Levi , Scofield James D. , Mukhopadhyay Sharmila M.
Published: May 2018

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are known for high thermal conductivity and have potential use as nano-radiators or heat exchangers. This paper focuses on the thermal performance of carpet-like arrays of vertically aligned CNTs on solid graphite substrates with the idea of investigating their behavior as a function of carpet dimensions and predicting their performance as thermal interface material (TIM) for electronic device cooling. Vertically aligned CNTs were grown on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) substrate, which creates a robust and durable all-carbon hierarchical structure. The multi-layer thermal analysis approach using Netzsch laser flash analysis system was used to evaluate their performance as a function of carpet height, from which their thermal properties can be determined. It was seen that the thermal resistance of the CNT array varies linearly with CNT carpet height, providing a unique way of decoupling the properties of the CNT carpet from its interface. This data was used to estimate the thermal conductivity of individual multi-walled nanotube strands in this carpet, which was about 35 W/m-K. The influence of CNT carpet parameters (aerial density, diameter, and length) on thermal resistance of the CNT carpet and its potential advantages and limitations as an integrated TIM are discussed.
Effect of Graphene Oxide/ZSM-5 Hybrid on Corrosion Resistance of Waterborne Epoxy Coating
Authors: Wang Na , Gao Huiying , Zhang Jing , Kang Ping
Published: May 2018

In this study, the preparation of modified graphene oxide (GO) synergistic structure (ZSM-5-NH-GO) and the effect of this structure on the corrosion performance of epoxy coatings were investigated. The structural and morphological properties of ZSM-5-NH-GO were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The corrosion performances were studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and salt spray tests. The EIS results showed that the corrosion resistance of steel substrate was considerably improved by ZSM-5-NH-GO. The salt spray tests demonstrated that the ZSM-5-NH-GO coating provided strong corrosion performance for steel substrate. The mechanical properties of the epoxy-composite coatings containing ZSM-5-NH-GO were studied by adhesion tests. The above results indicated that the composite coating containing 0.7 wt % ZSM-5-NH-GO composite possessed most excellent anti-corrosion performance compared with other epoxy coatings.
The Rietveld Refinement in the EXPO Software: A Powerful Tool at the End of the Elaborate Crystal Structure Solution Pathway
Authors: Altomare Angela , Capitelli Francesco , Corriero Nicola , Cuocci Corrado , Falcicchio Aurelia , Moliterni Anna , Rizzi Rosanna
Published: May 2018

The Rietveld method is the most reliable and powerful tool for refining crystal structure when powder diffraction data are available. It requires that the structure model to be adjusted is as close as possible to the true structure. The Rietveld method usually represents the final step of the powder solution process, in particular when a new structure is going to be determined and published. EXPO is a software able to execute all the steps of the solution process in a mostly automatic way, by starting from the chemical formula and the experimental diffraction pattern, passing through computational methods for locating the structure model and optimizing it, and ending to the Rietveld refinement. In this contribution, we present the most recent solution strategies in EXPO, both in reciprocal and direct space, aiming at obtaining models suitable to be refined by the Rietveld method. Examples of Rietveld refinements are described, whose results are related to different solution procedures and types of compounds (organic and inorganic).
Anthropogenic Impacts on Coral Reef Harpacticoid Copepods
Authors: Barroso Marina Siqueira , Da Silva Brenno J. , Flores Montes Manuel J. , Santos Paulo J. P.
Published: May 2018

The number of studies demonstrating the susceptibility of benthic reef communities to anthropogenic impacts is growing. However, for some of the components of reef fauna, such as meiobenthic harpacticoid copepods, information is still lacking. Here, different diversity and taxonomic distinctness indexes and multivariate analyses were used to test whether the assemblage of harpacticoid copepods colonizing Artificial Substrate Units (ASUs) is an appropriate tool for the identification of reefs subjected to different levels of anthropogenic pressure. Furthermore, we also evaluate if diffused, persistent, anthropogenic impacts generate the homogenization and simplification of Harpacticoida assemblages. Six reefs were organized into two groups along the coast, depending on their proximity to very large urban centers. ASUs were used for meiofauna colonization and, for each reef, 320 Harpacticoida individuals were separated for identification at the species level. Abiotic parameters were analyzed, and significant differences were found between the two groups of reefs, with an increase in dissolved inorganic nutrients found in areas near large urban centers. Both the multivariate analyses and the indexes of diversity showed a clear separation between the reefs closer to the urban zones and those further away, as a response to the anthropogenic pressure. As hypothesized, in the impacted reef areas, there was a strong simplification and homogenization of the harpacticoid copepod assemblages. However, the results of the indexes, based on taxonomic distinctness, suggest that there was no phylogenetic signal of anthropogenic impact on coral reef harpacticoid copepods.
M-SAC-VLADNet: A Multi-Path Deep Feature Coding Model for Visual Classification
Authors: Chen Boheng , Li Jie , Wei Gang , Ma Biyun
Published: May 2018

Vector of locally aggregated descriptor (VLAD) coding has become an efficient feature coding model for retrieval and classification. In some recent works, the VLAD coding method is extended to a deep feature coding model which is called NetVLAD. NetVLAD improves significantly over the original VLAD method. Although the NetVLAD model has shown its potential for retrieval and classification, the discriminative ability is not fully researched. In this paper, we propose a new end-to-end feature coding network which is more discriminative than the NetVLAD model. First, we propose a sparsely-adaptive and covariance VLAD model. Next, we derive the back propagation models of all the proposed layers and extend the proposed feature coding model to an end-to-end neural network. Finally, we construct a multi-path feature coding network which aggregates multiple newly-designed feature coding networks for visual classification. Some experimental results show that our feature coding network is very effective for visual classification.
Clock-Frequency Switching Technique for Energy Saving of Microcontroller Unit (MCU)-Based Sensor Node
Authors: Duangmanee Pumin , Uthansakul Peerapong
Published: May 2018

In this paper; a technique is proposed for reducing the energy consumption of microcontroller-based sensor nodes by switching the operating clock between low and high frequencies. The proposed concept is motivated by the fact that if the application codes of the microcontroller unit (MCU) consist of no-wait state instruction sets, it consumes less energy when it operates with a higher frequency. When the application code of the MCU consists of wait instruction sets; e.g., a wait acknowledge signal, it switches to low clock frequency. The experimental results confirm that the proposed technique can reduce the MCU energy consumption up to 66.9%.
Speech Identification and Comprehension in the Urban Soundscape
Authors: Marchegiani Letizia , Fafoutis Xenofon , Abbaspour Sahar
Published: May 2018

Urban environments are characterised by the presence of copious and unstructured noise. This noise continuously challenges speech intelligibility both in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired individuals. In this paper, we investigate the impact of urban noise, such as traffic, on speech identification and, more generally, speech understanding. With this purpose, we perform listening experiments to evaluate the ability of individuals with normal hearing to detect words and interpret conversational speech in the presence of urban noise (e.g., street drilling, traffic jams). Our experiments confirm previous findings in different acoustic environments and demonstrate that speech identification is influenced by the similarity between the target speech and the masking noise also in urban scenarios. More specifically, we propose the use of the structural similarity index to quantify this similarity. Our analysis confirms that speech identification is more successful in presence of noise with tempo-spectral characteristics different from speech. Moreover, our results show that speech comprehension is not as challenging as word identification in urban sound environments that are characterised by the presence of severe noise. Indeed, our experiments demonstrate that speech comprehension can be fairly successful even in acoustic scenes where the ability to identify speech is highly reduced.
Leaf Venation Variation and Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Environmental Heterogeneity in Parrotia subaequalis (H. T. Chang) R. M. Hao et H. T. Wei, An Endemic and Endangered Tree Species from China
Authors: Zhang Lifang , Yang Jing , Huang Yang , Jia Zhiyi , Fang Yanming
Published: May 2018

Plant leaf vein traits are partially the result of adaptation to environmental factors during long-term evolution. For terrestrial plants, leaf veins greatly vary in size and numbers. Parrotia subaequalis (H. T. Chang) R. M. Hao et H. T. Wei, an endangered tree species endemic to China, has a limited distribution, and inhabits both hillsides and valleys. The variations in P. subaequalis leaf venation and vein density in response to environmental changes were examined by collecting samples from all 14 extant populations and analyzing the association between leaf vein density and environmental factors. The results revealed that leaf characteristics were strongly associated with different habitats. A set of vein traits, namely base angle, intercostal tertiary areole development and shape, and free ending veinlet branching, were related to habitat. Significant relationships between vein density and environmental variables (mean annual temperature, mean annual precipitation, and elevation) were doubtless confirmed by this study. These findings indicate that phenotypic plasticity in leaf vein traits is an important ecophysiological characteristic that enables P. subaequalis to adapt to spatiotemporally fluctuating environments. Furthermore, these results also provide important reference data for in-depth studies on the protection strategies used by the tree.
Route Availability as a Communication Quality Metric of a Mobile Ad Hoc Network
Authors: Yashima Tamotsu , Takami Kazumasa
Published: May 2018

Using ad hoc communication between mobile terminals, MANETs (mobile ad hoc networks) are independent of any communication infrastructure but their communication quality can degrade because, as terminals move about in the service area, routes are constantly disconnected and then re-established. There has been no proposal for a quality metric that models this unstable state, i.e., route nonuniformity. This paper proposes a new concept of route availability (RA) as a metric of route nonuniformity in a MANET and verifies how effectively it represents the quality of service (QoS) of a network or the quality of experience (QoE) of video streaming. We have built an environment that emulates a MANET capable of video streaming, and developed a method of measuring RA for two representative MANET routing methods: AODV (Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector) and OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing). We have examined the relationship between RA and conventional network QoS metrics: packet loss rate and throughput. We have also checked RA using a subjective quality assessment test.
Improving Cull Cow Meat Quality Using Vacuum Impregnation
Authors: Leal-Ramos Martha Y. , Alarcón-Rojo Alma D. , Gutiérrez-Méndez Néstor , Mújica-Paz Hugo , Rodríguez-Almeida Felipe , Quintero-Ramos Armando
Published: May 2018

Boneless strip loins from mature cows (50 to 70 months of age) were vacuum impregnated (VI) with an isotonic solution (IS) of sodium chloride. This study sought to determine the vacuum impregnation and microstructural properties of meat from cull cows. The experiments were conducted by varying the pressure, p 1 (20.3, 71.1 kPa), and time, t 1 (0.5, 2.0, 4.0 h), of impregnation. After the VI step, the meat was kept for a time, t 2 (0.0, 0.5, 2.0, 4.0 h), in the IS under atmospheric pressure. The microstructural changes, impregnation, deformation, and porosity of the meat were measured in all the treatments. Impregnation and deformation levels in terms of volume fractions of the initial sample at the end of the vacuum step and the VI processes were calculated according to the mathematical model for deformation-relaxation and hydrodynamic mechanisms. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the microstructure of the vacuum-impregnated meat samples. Results showed that both the vacuum and atmospheric pressures generated a positive impregnation and deformation. The highest values of impregnation X (10.5%) and deformation γ (9.3%) were obtained at p 1 of 71.1 kPa and t 1 of 4.0 h. The sample effective porosity ( ε e ) exhibited a significant interaction (p < 0.01) between p 1 × t 1 . The highest ε e (14.0%) was achieved at p 1 of 20.3 kPa and t 1 of 4.0 h, whereas the most extended distension of meat fibers (98 μm) was observed at the highest levels of p1, t1, and t2. These results indicate that meat from mature cows can undergo a vacuum-wetting process successfully, with an IS of sodium chloride to improve its quality.
The Delivery of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Services; Public Health or Primary Care Settings?
Authors: Bjørn Jensen Lene , Lukic Irena , Gulis Gabriel
Published: May 2018

The WHO Regional Office for Europe developed a set of public health functions resulting in the ten Essential Public Health Operations (EPHO). Public health or primary care settings seem to be favorable to embrace all actions included into EPHOs. The presented paper aims to guide readers on how to assign individual health promotion and environmental health services to public health or primary care settings. Survey tools were developed based on EPHO 2, 3 and 4; there were six key informant surveys out of 18 contacted completed via e-mails by informants working in Denmark on health promotion and five face-to-face interviews were conducted in Australia (Melbourne and Victoria state) with experts from environmental health, public health and a physician. Based on interviews, we developed a set of indicators to support the assignment process. Population or individual focus, a system approach or one-to-one approach, dealing with hazards or dealing with effects, being proactive or reactive were identified as main element of the decision tool. Assignment of public health services to one of two settings proved to be possible in some cases, whereas in many there is no clear distinction between the two settings. National context might be the one which guides delivery of public health services.