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Self-assembly and enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity of reduced graphene oxide-Bi2WO6 photocatalysts
Authors: Yu Hongguang , Chu Chenglin , Chu Paul K. 
Published: August 2017

AbstractThe reduced graphene oxide-Bi2WO6(rGO-BWO) photocatalysts with different RMvalues (mass ratio of GO and Bi2WO6) had been successfully synthesized via hydrothermal method in the presence of GO. When increasing the RMvalues from 0 to 2%, the evident red shift of the absorption edges of rGO-BWO samples occurred, and the photocatalytic activities for the degradation of Rhodamine-B were enhanced gradually. However, there was a significant blue shift in the absorbance band, and the morphology of the incomplete rGO-BWO microspheres led to the lower photocatalytic activity when RMis increased from 4 to 10%. The enhanced photocatalytic activity can be attributed to the smaller band gap, which means needing less energy for the electron transition, the morphology of the unbroken microsphere that provides more possible reaction sites for the photocatalytic reaction, the appropriate GO content that may effectively mitigate electron-hole pair recombination by the migration of photoinduced electrons.
Flow and Heat Transfer in a Newtonian Nanoliquid due to a Curved Stretching Sheet
Authors: Siddheshwar Pradeep Ganapathi , Nerolu Meenakshi , Pažanin Igor 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
Flow of a Newtonian nanoliquid due to a curved stretching sheet and heat transfer in it is studied. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are reduced to nonlinear ordinary differential equations with variable coefficients by using a similarity transformation. The flow characteristics are studied using plots of flow velocity components and the skin-friction coefficient as a function of suction-injection parameter, curvature, and volume fraction. Prescribed surface temperature and prescribed surface heat flux are considered for studying the temperature distribution in the flow. The thermophysical properties of 20 nanoliquids are considered in the investigation by modeling them through the use of phenomenological laws and mixture theory. The results of the corresponding problem involving a plane stretching sheet is obtained as a particular case of those obtained in the present paper. Skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number are evaluated and it is observed that skin friction coefficient decreases with concentration of nanoparticles in the absence as well as presence of suction where as Nusselt number increases with increase in concentration of nanoparticles in a dilute range.
A study to find out relationship in between serum uric acid level and stroke
Authors: Tripathi Vishwa Deepak , Hussain Zakir 
Published: August 2017

Background: The role of uric acid as a risk factor in cases of acute ischaemic stroke is controversial. The present study was conducted with the aim to study the clinical profile and the incidence of stroke in patients with normal and elevated uric acid and its correlation with other risk factors.Methods: This study was conducted in 100 patients with acute ischaemic stroke who were admitted in NSCB Hospital Jabalpur from August 2009 to July 2010.Clinical records of patients and their serum uric acid level was investigated. The severity of neurological deficit was recorded according to the scandinavian stroke scale (SSS). Patients were followed up during hospital stay and outcome was graded by using modified Rankin’s scale (mRS). Finally, collected data were analyzed using Chi square and student t test wherever appropriate. P value <0.05 was considered significant.Results: A total of 100 patients were included in the study. Majority of the patients (57%) were in the age group of 50 to 70 years. Males (54%) were more affected than females (46%). Out of 100, 71 had normal serum uric acid levels in which 35 (49%) patients were above 60 years of age. 29 of them had hyperuricemia in which 20 (69%) were above the age of 60 years. Of 54 males and 46 females hyperuricemia was observed in 16 (55%) and 13 (45%) patients respectively. A significant correlation was observed between hyperuricemia and hypertension (p<0.05). Non-significant correlation was seen between hyperuricemia, diabetes and hyperlipidemia (p>0.05). Significant, positive correlation p<0.05 was present amongst male alcoholics. Association of uric acid with smoking in acute ischaemic stroke patients was found to be statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Majority (83%) of patients were having infarct in MCA artery territory. Majority of patients 20 (69%) with elevated serum uric acid were having SSS score >30. Statistically insignificant (p>0.05) association was observed between mean mRS score in patients with normal serum uric acid Vs patients with hyperuricemia.Conclusions: The prevalence of hyperuricemia in acute ischaemic stroke patients was lower than in normal population. Age, hypertension and alcoholism amongst males showed statistically significant positive correlation with hyperuricemia in patient with acute ischaemic stroke and hence they are considered to be the significant risk factors.
Effect of Communication, Governance and Financial Capability on Service Quality and Lecturer Performance
Authors: DM Syahrir , Haming Murdifin , Rahman Zainuddin , Zakaria Junaiddin 
Published: August 2017

<p>The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of communication, governance and financial capacity on service quality and lecturer performance. The population in this study is 2,381 lecturers in Makassar area, slovin formulation was used to obtain 342 lecturers as a sample. Data from the questionnaires were analyzed using Structural Equation Model using AMOS Ver. 18. The study found that the communication and governance positive and significant effect on service quality, financial capability has a negative and no significant effect on service quality. Communication and financial capability has a positive and significant effect on lecturers performance, while the governance positive and insignificant effect on lecturers performance. Service quality has a positive and significant effect on lecturers’ performance. Indirectly for variable i.e. service quality as a mediating role has a positive and insignificant in explaining the effect of communication on lecturer performance, Service quality as a mediating role has a positive and insignificant in explaining the effect of governance on lecturer performance. On the other section, service quality as a mediating role has a negative and significant in explaining the effect of financial capabilities on lecturer’s performance.<em></em></p>
Assessment of hydrologic regime considering the distribution of hydrologic parameters
Authors: Liu Yang , Cao Shengle , Yang Yuheng , Zhang Xi 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
To assess hydrologic regime more comprehensively using the distribution of hydrologic parameters, the probability density function of each parameter is obtained from parameter estimations and goodness-of-fit tests based on the principle of maximum entropy. Then, the Shannon entropy and weights for a multi-attribute decision-making process are used to calculate the degree of hydrologic alteration. This method is applied to the Xiaoqing River in the city of Jinan, China. The results indicate that the diversities of the monthly mean flow and annual extreme flow show decreasing trends that are attributable to human impacts, while the diversities of the timing of annual extreme, high and low flows, and the rate and frequency of flooding show increasing trends. Meanwhile, the overall degree of hydrologic alteration of the Xiaoqing River in Jinan is 0.747, which belongs to a change in the height. Thus, we suggest that the timing and volume of inter-basin water transfer should be reasonably regulated and that the regulation of peak flooding times and peak flow should be strengthened to make them conform to ecological characteristics during the water resource management of the Xiaoqing River.
Assessment of uncertainty in discrete fracture network modeling using probabilistic distribution method
Authors: Wei Yaqiang , Dong Yanhui , Yeh Tian-Chyi J. , Li Xiao , Wang Liheng , Zha Yuanyuan 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
There have been widespread concerns about solute transport problems in fractured media, e.g. the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in geological fractured rocks. Numerical simulation of particle tracking is gradually being employed to address these issues. Traditional predictions of radioactive waste transport using discrete fracture network (DFN) models often consider one particular realization of the fracture distribution based on fracture statistic features. This significantly underestimates the uncertainty of the risk of radioactive waste deposit evaluation. To adequately assess the uncertainty during the DFN modeling in a potential site for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, this paper utilized the probabilistic distribution method (PDM). The method was applied to evaluate the risk of nuclear waste deposit in Beishan, China. Moreover, the impact of the number of realizations on the simulation results was analyzed. In particular, the differences between the modeling results of one realization and multiple realizations were demonstrated. Probabilistic distributions of 20 realizations at different times were also obtained. The results showed that the employed PDM can be used to describe the ranges of the contaminant particle transport. The high-possibility contaminated areas near the release point were more concentrated than the farther areas after 5E6 days, which was 25,400 m2.
Chemical Decellularization Methods and Its Effects on Extracellular Matrix
Authors: Akbari Zahmati Amir Hossein , Alipoor Reza , Rezaei Shahmirzadi Arash , Khori Vahid , Abolhasani Mohammad Mahdi 
Published: August 2017

Background: Extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by tissue decellularization processes as a biological scaffold due to its unique properties compared to other scaffolds for migration and implantation of stem cells have been used successfully in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in the last years. The objective of this manuscript was to provide an overview of the chemical decellularization methods, evaluation of decellularized ECM and the potential effect of the chemical decellularization agents on the biochemical composition.Methods: We searched in Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct. The literature search was done by using the following keywords: “ECM, biologic scaffold, decellularization, chemical methods, tissue engineering.” We selected articles have been published from 2000 to 2016, and 15 full texts and 97 abstracts were reviewed.Results:Employing an optimization method to minimize damage to the ECM ultrastructure as for a result of the lack of reduction in mechanical properties and also the preservation of essential proteins such as laminin, fibronectin, Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), growth factor is required. Various methods include chemical, physical and enzymatic technics were studied. However, on each of these methods can have undesirable effects on ECM.Conclusion: It is suggested that instead of the Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) which have high strength degradation, we can use zwitterionic separately or in combination with SDS. Tributyl phosphate (TBP) due to its unique properties can be used in decellularization process.
EVOLUSI PERUBAHAN GARIS PANTAI SETELAH PEMASANGAN BANGUNAN PANTAI
Authors: Senjaya Efendi Soni , Sila Dharma IG. B. , Suputra I Ketut 
Published: August 2017

Abstract :Reducing the negative effect of erosion problem efforts either by hard structure (e.g. groin construction) or soft structure (e.g. Sand nourishment) solution have been already implemented. One of the location with sand nourishment solution as well as the groin construction is located in Sanur beach, Bali. This location is in critical situation, where the infrastructure is threatened by the lack of the sediment amount and hence it will be impact on the tourism. The evaluation of the coast line changing impact due to the existing of coastal structure need to be assessed. In the worst case, where the coastline changes significantly, the efforts to solve the erosion problems are by groin shape modification and adding the new coastal structure. Simulation results show that there are three segment of the coastal area in between the groin need to be overcome, GN.4 – G7, G39 – GA2 and G32 – G37. The methodology in this study is by comparing the simulation result with the measurement data in 2012. The evolution of coastline changing in those areas shows significant coastal recesion compare to the other places. What can be done to solve the problem is that by modifying and construct new structure. In GN.4 – G.7, we can construct breakwater paralel to the coastline in the middle. In GN 4, transforming the groin shape from T to I, in the location of G39 – GA2 we propose to omit the bending of the groin in GA2 and construct the groin parallel to the beach in between G39-GA2, in the location of G32 - G37 the breakwaters need to be constructed in the right side and in the left side of the groin G32. The modification of groin construction in the GN.4 – G7, G39 – GA2, and G32 – G37 reduces the losing of material. The coastal recession can be reduced from 6.15 m to 5.34 m in GN.4, in GA 2 from 3.4 m to 2.85 m, and in G32 from 3.69 m to 2.98 m.
PERILAKU PEMILIH PEMULA DALAM PEMILIHAN PRESIDEN DAN WAKIL PRESIDEN TAHUN 2014 DI KELURAHAN SAPAYA KECAMATAN BUNGAYA KABUPATEN GOWA
Authors: Hasriani Hasriani , Madani Muhlis , Handam Handam 
Published: August 2017

Beginner voter behavior is a person's behavior in its choice are considered most suitable or most preferred. Based on this, researchers are encouraged to try to describe and explain the behavior of voters in the election of the president and vice president in 2014 in the village Sapaya Bungaya District of Gowa district. The purpose of this study to describe the behavior of voters in the Village Sapaya the Presidential election in 2014 and the determinant factors on the behavior of voters. The method used is a qualitative descriptive study using the basic snow ball. The informants are voters amounting to 8 people and village heads as well as the chairman sapaya 1 PPS 1. Beginner voter behavior data collected by means of in-depth interviews and documentation. There are three approaches used, namely the sociological approach, psychological approach, and the approach of rational choice and the determinant factor is political participation and political culture. The results showed the behavior of voters in the election of the president and vice president in 2014 in the village of Sapaya more to the psychological voter behavior because they've been able to see and analyze the suitable candidate for the leader of their choice. Perilaku pemilih pemula merupakan tingkah laku seseorang dalam menentukan pilihannya yang dianggap paling cocok atau paling disukai. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, peneliti terdorong untuk mencoba menggambarkan dan menjelaskan perilaku pemilih pemula dalam pemilihan presiden dan wakil presiden tahun 2014 di kelurahan Sapaya Kecamatan Bungaya kabupaten Gowa. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menggambarkan perilaku pemilih pemula di Kelurahan Sapaya pada pemilihan Presiden tahun 2014 dan faktor-faktor determinan pada perilaku pemilih pemula. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan dasar penelitian snow ball. Informan penelitian adalah pemilih pemula berjumlah 8 orang dan kepala kelurahan sapaya 1 orang serta ketua PPS 1 orang. Data perilaku pemilih pemula dikumpul dengan cara wawancara mendalam dan dokumentasi. Ada tiga pendekatan yang digunakan, yaitu pendekatan sosiologis, pendekatan psikologis, dan pendekatan pilihan rasional dan faktor yang determinan yaitu partisipasi politik dan budaya politik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perilaku pemilih pemula pada pemilihan Presiden dan wakil presiden tahun 2014 di Kelurahan Sapaya lebih mengarah pada perilaku pemilih yang psikologis karena mereka sudah bisa melihat dan menganalisa calon pemimpin yang cocok untuk mereka pilih.
Climatic Variability and Wet Season Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) Production in North-West Bangladesh
Authors: Biswas JC , Hossain MB , Choudhury AK , Kalra N , Maniruzzaman M 
Published: August 2017

Climate change is influencing rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in some agro-ecological regions of Bangladesh. The impact of seasonal climatic variability on rainfed lowland rice (transplanted aman or T. Aman) yield in north-west Bangladesh was analyzed based on historic weather data from 1971 to 2010. Wet season maximum and minimum temperatures were increasing by 0.0174 and 0.0083°C year-1, respectively. Sunshine hours for the same period have decreased by 0.0259-0.027 hr year-1. The representative concentration pathway (RCP) based projection showed increased maximum and minimum temperatures by 0.42-1.51 and 0.79-1.34°C, respectively in 2050. T. Aman rice yield could be reduced by 0.17-0.37 t ha-1 if temperature rises by 1°C. If sunshine hour decreases by 1 hr, yield reduction could be 0.20 t ha-1. Combined effect of increased minimum temperature and decreased sunshine hours will govern T. Aman rice yield in future.The Agriculturists 2017; 15(1) 68-80
Evaluation of Aus Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) Production in Less Irrigated Situation in Northern Region of Bangladesh
Authors: Sh. Islam M , Zahid Hossain ABM , Miah MS , Shahriar SM , Mamun MAA 
Published: August 2017

Twenty one demonstrations and two validation trials were carried out at the farmers field in the northern region of Bangladesh during 2014 using Aus rice: variety BRRI dhan48 to enhance Aus (pre-monsoon) rice cultivation. Grain yields of 3.5 to 6.5 t ha-1 were obtained from demonstrations plots conducted in different farmers field. The validation trial was conducted in the farmers field at Mithapukur and Nilphamari Sadar Upazillas using BRRI dhan28 and BRRI dhan48 as Braus (rice grown between Boro and Aus season) after harvesting potato. Grain yield of about 5.0 t ha-1 was obtained from the rice variety BRRI dhan28, while 6.6 t ha-1 was obtained from BRRI dhan48. BRRI dhan48, due to its shorter growth duration (100-105 days) required 2-3 less irrigations. About 28-36% less irrigation water was required during dry season when BRRI dhan48 was used as Braus instead of BRRI dhan28 as a Boro crop. About 20 to 60% higher grain yield was observed in different farmers field with BRRI dhan48 over BRRI dhan28, which indicated that BRRI dhan48 is a potential rice variety during Aus or Braus season. BRRI dhan48 can be cultivated after Boro harvest or as Braus after potato harvest. The variety could also decrease the pressure on ground water utilization for rice cultivation during dry season. The Agriculturists 2017; 15(1) 110-115
« Moi, me moquer ! » Une construction infinitive à valeur exclamative
Authors: Corminboeuf Gilles , Gachet Frédéric 
Published: August 2017

L’article traite d’une construction à valeur exclamative, constituée d’un pronom tonique suivi d’une forme verbale à l’infinitif : Moi, me moquer ! Cette construction d’origine interrogative, qui met en jeu un phénomène échoïque, suscite ordinairement une inférence négative, de type réfutatif (‘je ne me moque en aucun cas’). Mettant notre construction à l’épreuve des caractéristiques définitoires des « Constructions », nous nous demandons si son sens est intrinsèquement attaché à sa forme et si son interprétation est compositionnelle ou dépendante d’une part inférentielle.
Du conditionnel comme constructions ou la polysémie du conditionnel
Authors: Patard Adeline 
Published: August 2017

Les approches du conditionnel français (désormais COND) sont généralement monosémistes (le COND possède un sens unique), souvent compositionnelles (il est composé de deux morphèmes /R/ et /ɛ/) et implicitement non-conventionnelles (les valeurs interprétées dans les énoncés ne sont pas conservées dans les connaissances linguistiques du locuteur). L’article propose une conception alternative du COND – polysémique, non-compositionnelle et conventionnelle – qui se fonde sur la notion de construction des grammaires de construction (Goldberg 1995, 2006). Selon cette conception, le COND correspond à trois constructions en français, de sens temporel, modal et évidentiel. Cette approche est appuyée par une analyse diachronique qui montre notamment sa double origine étymologique en latin.
The Lipid Kinase PIKfyve Coordinates the Neutrophil Immune Response through the Activation of the Rac GTPase
Authors: Dayam Roya M. , Sun Chun X. , Choy Christopher H. , Mancuso Gemma , Glogauer Michael , Botelho Roberto J. 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
Neutrophils rapidly arrive at an infection site because of their unparalleled chemotactic ability, after which they unleash numerous attacks on pathogens through degranulation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, as well as by phagocytosis, which sequesters pathogens within phagosomes. Phagosomes then fuse with lysosomes and granules to kill the enclosed pathogens. A complex signaling network composed of kinases, GTPases, and lipids, such as phosphoinositides, helps to coordinate all of these processes. There are seven species of phosphoinositides that are interconverted by lipid kinases and phosphatases. PIKfyve is a lipid kinase that generates phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate and, directly or indirectly, phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate [PtdIns(5)P]. PIKfyve inactivation causes massive lysosome swelling, disrupts membrane recycling, and, in macrophages, blocks phagosome maturation. In this study, we explored for the first time, to our knowledge, the role of PIKfyve in human and mouse neutrophils. We show that PIKfyve inhibition in neutrophils does not affect granule morphology or degranulation, but it causes LAMP1+ lysosomes to engorge. Additionally, PIKfyve inactivation blocks phagosome–lysosome fusion in a manner that can be rescued, in part, with Ca2+ ionophores or agonists of TRPML1, a lysosomal Ca2+ channel. Strikingly, PIKfyve is necessary for chemotaxis, ROS production, and stimulation of the Rac GTPases, which control chemotaxis and ROS. This is consistent with observations in nonleukocytes that showed that PIKfyve and PtdIns(5)P control Rac and cell migration. Overall, we demonstrate that PIKfyve has a robust role in neutrophils and propose a model in which PIKfyve modulates phagosome maturation through phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate–dependent activation of TRPML1, whereas chemotaxis and ROS are regulated by PtdIns(5)P-dependent activation of Rac.