Contentious Questions and Religious Dimensions in International Intervention

Since the beginning of the last decade there is a renewed attention and interest in the relationship between religion and international intervention Religion is a belief system faith and cultural orientation it is a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful moods and motivations in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and it has direct relation to international intervention The core objective of this research emanates from the conviction that international intervention has yet to produce sustainable results and role of religion in the process has been marginal The research therefore investigates the meagerness methodologies and the nature of international intervention as well as the role of religion in its diverse aspects The central argument of the research leads to the fact that current humanitarian crisis of the world has resulted from the dreadful failure to employ better mechanisms in the implementation levels of any form of interventio

Transcatheter closure of iatrogenic Gerbode defect with an Amplatzer duct occluder in a 23-year-old patient

A 23-year-old man was referred to our center with hematuria and hemolysis. The patient had undergone mitral and tricuspid valve replacement 3 months previously. Echocardiography and catheterization revealed a Gerbode-type ventricular septal defect. A decision was made to occlude the defect interventionally. The patient's hematuria ceased immediately safter the occlusion of the defect. © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology

Understanding Engineering Ethics

Engineering ethics aims to enhance engineer’s ability to confront moral issues raised by engineering activities. It covers engineering as social experimentation, the engineer’s responsibility for safety, and the rights of engineers. What constitutes engineering ethics is the underlining question of this research. Hence, the objective of the research is to systematically provide answers to the aforementioned question. The research also studies the scope and the origin of the subject matter. At the same time, the research highlights the significance of the subject from diverse perspectives; including Western and Islamic perspectives. ABSTRAK: Etika kejuruteraan bertujuan meningkatkan keupayaan juruera menghadapi isu-isu moralyang timbul dari aktiviti-aktiviti kejuruteraan. Ia merangkumi kejuruteraan sebagai eksperimentasi sosial, tanggungjawab jurutera terhadap keselamatan dan hak-hak jurutera. Persoalan utama penyelidikan ini adalah apa yang merangkumi etika kejuruteraan. Penyelidikan ini juga mengkaji skop dan asal usul etika kejuruteraan. Kajian ini turut membincangkan subjek kajian dari pelbagai perspektif, Barat dan Islam. KEYWORDS: engineering ethics; engineer; akhlaq; values; confidentiality; corruption; conflict of interest; whistle-blowin

The Role of Tawheedic Stimulus in the Conscience of Muslim Individuals

Muslim individual’s worldview, culture and ethics are based on tawheed. In social, political and religious contexts, emotional state and motivational status of these individuals also inject perceptional premise to the way these individuals set value related priorities. The way Muslims see things, are mainly derived from faith, experience and family background. Values, knowledge and religious consciousness are therefore, the essence of tawheed in the mind of modern Muslim individuals. The key objective of this paper is to assess how these values are perceived by Muslim individuals in relation to the current world affairs and human relation within the socio-political and diverse worldviews. Muslim normative epistemological attitude towards tawheedic ethos in relation to the current reality of the technological and scientific development must be reassessed for further contextualization. Islam advocates good reasoning and tawheed has to be comprehended within the cognitive apparatus of the modern Muslim individual. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n23p194

Multiplex cytokine analysis of dermal interstitial blister fluid defines local disease mechanisms in systemic sclerosis.

Clinical diversity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) reflects multifaceted pathogenesis and the effect of key growth factors or cytokines operating within a disease-specific microenvironment. Dermal interstitial fluid sampling offers the potential to examine local mechanisms and identify proteins expressed within lesional tissue. We used multiplex cytokine analysis to profile the inflammatory and immune activity in the lesions of SSc patients

Strategic planning for wood farming development (Case study: Urmia)

YesWood farming is one of the strategies of agricultural development programs to reform unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. Poplar is one of the known species for wood farming in the country. This species is fast-growing and has numerous Colognes has the ability to adapt to different climatic conditions. Fast growth, good economic returns and traditional agricultural knowledge, favorable habitat to agriculture are advantages of poplar for agricultural development. However, the result of previous studies indicates existing barriers to the development of plantation and its development need strategic planning. What seem essential today are strategies to overcome these obstacles. Accordingly, this present study with a holistic view trying to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of poplar farming. And the most appropriate strategies for the development of poplar farming in Urmia have offered. This research was a Field study and conducted using questionnaires. In this study, strategies were defined using SWOT analysis and the strategies were prioritized using analysis network process. The results showed the history of poplar farming in this region is the most important benefit to development and the many uses for poplar wood is the next priority. Increasingly replacement of poplar farming with alternative cultures is one of the main weaknesses of poplar farming development in this region. After that long return of profitability in poplar farming is the second priority. The most important opportunities for the development were the development of credit specialists to support of poplar farming and the most important threat was lack of annual financing of farmers. Also the results of strategic prioritization showed, Modern irrigation methods to reduce water consumption and planning to teach correct principles of technical planting, farming and harvesting are considered as the most important strategies

Analisis Perubahan Luas Lahan Sawah Di Kabupaten Kendal Menggunakan Citra Resolusi Tinggi ( Studi Kasus: Kec. Kaliwungu, Kec. Brangsong, Dan Kec. Kota Kendal )

Menipisnya tanah pertanian akibat konversi (alih fungsi) lahan merupakan salah satu faktor penyebab keterpurukan sektor pertanian di Indonesia. Penyempitan lahan persawahan tidak hanya berdampak pada penurunan produksi padi tapi juga pada penghasilan masyarakat Indonesia yang bermata pencaharian sebagai petani. Kabupaten Kendal merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Jawa Tengah yang menjadi sentra penghasil padi dan memiliki luas lahan sawah yang cukup luas, namun adanya konversi Perubahan lahan sawah yang terjadi di Kabupaten ini sangat tinggi. Akibatnya, lahan sawah yang terdapat dikawasan tersebut contohnya Kecamatan Kaliwungu, Kecamatan Brangsong, dan Kecamatan Kota Kendal mengalami konversi atau Perubahan penggunaan lahan.Pada penelitian ini metode yang digunakan adalah teknik penginderaan jauh dan sistem informasi geografis dengan cara digitasi on screen. Citra yang digunakan adalah Citra Quickbird tahun 2010 dan Citra WorldView-2 tahun 2014. Setelah melakukan proses digitasi kemudian didapatkan luasan daerah yang terkonversi, lalu dianalisis menggunakan metode analisis tetangga terdekat untuk mengetahui pola persebaran lahan sawah dan pola daerah klasifikasi penggunaan lahan lainnya. Analisis sosial ekonomi digunakan untuk mengetahui dampak konversi lahan terhadap para petani.Berdasarkan pengolahan data dan hasil analisis didapatkan Perubahan luas lahan sawah di Kecamatan Kaliwungu, Kecamatan Brangsong dan Kecamatan Kota Kendal pada tahun 2010 sampai tahun 2014 sebesar 54,753 Ha. Pola persebaran luasan sawah tiap kecamatan pada tahun 2010 dan tahun 2014 adalah acak, sedangkan pola Perubahan luas pada tiap kecamatan adalah mengelompok. Dampak sosial ekonomi yang ditimbulkan dengan adanya konversi lahan sawah adalah semakin berkurangnya lahan sawah berpengaruh negatif terhadap nilai pendapatan petani, dimana USAha berproduksi padi di sawah tidak memberikan masukan yang mencukupi bagi kehidupan sehari hari petani, sehingga hal tersebut mendorong petani unuk menjual lahan sawahnya untuk beralih ke USAha lain.Kata Kunci : Sawah, Perubahan Lahan, Citra Quickbird, Citra WorldView-2ABSTRACTThe depletion of landagriculture due to the land conversion is one of the factors causing the deterioration of agricultural sector in Indonesia.The constriction of paddy fields is not only affected onthe decrease of rice production but also the income of Indonesian people who are farmers.Kendal is one of regencies in Central Java being rice production centers and has a quite spacious paddy field, but the conversion of paddy field in this county is really high. It might caused by several factors, including the increase of population and construction activities.As a result, for instance the paddy field which located in the area of the District Kaliwungu, District Brangsong and District Kendal get conversion or change of land use.The method that used in this research is the technique of remote sensing and geographic information system by digitize on screen. The image used is QuickBird Satellite Images 2010 and the WorldView-2 Satellite Images in 2014.After doing digitization process then obtained the extents of converted area, afterward analyzed using the nearest neighbor analysis method to determine the distribution pattern of paddy field and other patternof land use classification area. Socio-economic analysis is used to find out the impact of land conversion against the farmers.Based on the result of analyzing and data processing, it has been found a change of paddy field area in District Kaliwungu, District Brangsong and District Kendal in 2010 untill 2014 amounted 54,753 Ha.The pattern distribution of paddy field each district in 2010 and 2014 are random, while the the pattern of changing area in each district is clustered. Social economic impacts posed by the existence of conversion of paddy fields was reduced the negative effect wetland of farmer income, where rice production in rice's efforts do not provide sufficient input for life day farmers, so it encourages farmers to sell land it to move on to other business. Keywords: Field, Change of Land, QuickBird Satellite Images, WorldView-2 Satellite Images *) Penulis, PenanggungjawabABSTRAKMenipisnya tanah pertanian akibat konversi (alih fungsi) lahan merupakan salah satu faktor penyebab keterpurukan sektor pertanian di Indonesia. Penyempitan lahan persawahan tidak hanya berdampak pada penurunan produksi padi tapi juga pada penghasilan masyarakat Indonesia yang bermata pencaharian sebagai petani. Kabupaten Kendal merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Jawa Tengah yang menjadi sentra penghasil padi dan memiliki luas lahan sawah yang cukup luas, namun adanya konversi Perubahan lahan sawah yang terjadi di Kabupaten ini sangat tinggi. Akibatnya, lahan sawah yang terdapat dikawasan tersebut contohnya Kecamatan Kaliwungu, Kecamatan Brangsong, dan Kecamatan Kota Kendal mengalami konversi atau Perubahan penggunaan lahan.Pada penelitian ini metode yang digunakan adalah teknik penginderaan jauh dan sistem informasi geografis dengan cara digitasi on screen. Citra yang digunakan adalah Citra Quickbird tahun 2010 dan Citra WorldView-2 tahun 2014. Setelah melakukan proses digitasi kemudian didapatkan luasan daerah yang terkonversi, lalu dianalisis menggunakan metode analisis tetangga terdekat untuk mengetahui pola persebaran lahan sawah dan pola daerah klasifikasi penggunaan lahan lainnya. Analisis sosial ekonomi digunakan untuk mengetahui dampak konversi lahan terhadap para petani.Berdasarkan pengolahan data dan hasil analisis didapatkan Perubahan luas lahan sawah di Kecamatan Kaliwungu, Kecamatan Brangsong dan Kecamatan Kota Kendal pada tahun 2010 sampai tahun 2014 sebesar 54,753 Ha. Pola persebaran luasan sawah tiap kecamatan pada tahun 2010 dan tahun 2014 adalah acak, sedangkan pola Perubahan luas pada tiap kecamatan adalah mengelompok. Dampak sosial ekonomi yang ditimbulkan dengan adanya konversi lahan sawah adalah semakin berkurangnya lahan sawah berpengaruh negatif terhadap nilai pendapatan petani, dimana USAha berproduksi padi di sawah tidak memberikan masukan yang mencukupi bagi kehidupan sehari hari petani, sehingga hal tersebut mendorong petani unuk menjual lahan sawahnya untuk beralih ke USAha lain.Kata Kunci : Sawah, Perubahan Lahan, Citra Quickbird, Citra WorldView-2ABSTRACTThe depletion of landagriculture due to the land conversion is one of the factors causing the deterioration of agricultural sector in Indonesia.The constriction of paddy fields is not only affected onthe decrease of rice production but also the income of Indonesian people who are farmers.Kendal is one of regencies in Central Java being rice production centers and has a quite spacious paddy field, but the conversion of paddy field in this county is really high. It might caused by several factors, including the increase of population and construction activities.As a result, for instance the paddy field which located in the area of the District Kaliwungu, District Brangsong and District Kendal get conversion or change of land use.The method that used in this research is the technique of remote sensing and geographic information system by digitize on screen. The image used is QuickBird Satellite Images 2010 and the WorldView-2 Satellite Images in 2014.After doing digitization process then obtained the extents of converted area, afterward analyzed using the nearest neighbor analysis method to determine the distribution pattern of paddy field and other patternof land use classification area. Socio-economic analysis is used to find out the impact of land conversion against the farmers.Based on the result of analyzing and data processing, it has been found a change of paddy field area in District Kaliwungu, District Brangsong and District Kendal in 2010 untill 2014 amounted 54,753 Ha.The pattern distribution of paddy field each district in 2010 and 2014 are random, while the the pattern of changing area in each district is clustered. Social economic impacts posed by the existence of conversion of paddy fields was reduced the negative effect wetland of farmer income, where rice production in rice's efforts do not provide sufficient input for life day farmers, so it encourages farmers to sell land it to move on to other business.*) Penulis, Penanggungjawa