PERAN DINAS TATA RUANG DAN CIPTA KARYA DALAM PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH DI KABUPATEN BULUKUMBA

This study aims to clarify the role and efforts of the Department of Spatial Planning and Human Settlements in managing waste in Bulukumba. This type of research is qualitative with data collection using interviews and observation instruments. The data is analyzed deskriktif and interpretation to the informant to conduct interviews. The results showed that: in carrying out the role as implementor and supervisor of the waste management in Bulukumba, Spatial Planning and Human Settlements Bulukumba can not yet provide the maximum results. Not maximal results are affected by the lack of human resources and lack of infrastructure are still available have greater influence in waste management. The contributing factors are: public participation and the availability of land (TPA).    Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan peran dan upaya Dinas Tata Ruang dan Cipta Karya dalam mengelola sampah di Kabupaten Bulukumba. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen wawancara dan observasi. Data tersebut dianalisis secara deskriktif dan interpretasi kepada informan dengan melakukan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: dalam melaksanakan peran sebagai implementor dan pengawas terhadap pengelolaan sampah di Kabupaten Bulukumba, Dinas Tata Ruang dan Cipta Karya Kabupaten Bulukumba belum dapat memberikan hasil yang maksimal. Belum maksimalnya hasil tersebut dipengaruhi oleh kurangnya sumber daya manusia serta masih minimnya sarana dan prasarana yang tersedia memiliki pengaruh lebih besar dalam pengelolaan sampah. Adapun faktor pendukung yakni: partisipasi masyarakat dan ketersediaan lahan (TPA)

Penerapan ciri-ciri keusahawanan dalam kaedah pengajaran modul keusahawanan di kolej vokasional

Modul Keusahawanan merupakan modul wajib di Kolej Vokasional. Melalui modul ini pelajar-pelajar didedahkan dengan ciri-ciri keusahawanan sebagai persediaan menjadikan bidang usahawan sebagai bidang kerjaya. Kajian ini memfokuskan kepada penerapan ciri-ciri keusahawanan dalam pengajaran Modul Keusahawanan di Kolej Vokasional. Kajian memfokuskan beberapa objektif namun begitu dalam penulisan ini pelaporan dapatan kajian kepada dua objektif sahaja iaitu penerapan ciri-ciri keusahawanan dan perbezaan pengajaran bagi bidang teknologi dan bidang teknologi. Reka bentuk kajian tinjauan dengan menggunakan soal selidik sebagai instrument pengumpulan data. Responden terdiri dari guru-guru yang mengajar Modul Keusahawanan di Kolej Vokasional sekitar Johor, Melaka dan Negeri Sembilan. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa guru-guru menerapkan ciri-ciri keusahawan melalui pengajaran secara interaktif dan perbezaan skor penerapan ciri-ciri keusahawan dalam pengajaran adalah lebih kepada guru-guru yang mengajar bidang teknologi. Secara kesimpulannya ciri-ciri keusahawanan ada diterapkan dalam pengajaran tetapi ianya perlu penekanan secara praktikal bagi mendedahkan pelajar lebih bersedia sebagai seorang usahawan

Transmission Control of Electromagnetic Waves by Using Quarter-Wave Plate and Half-Wave Plate All-Dielectric Metasurfaces Based on Elliptic Dielectric Resonators

We present the design of all-dielectric Quarter-Wave Plate (QWP) and Half-Wave Plate (HWP) metasurfaces based on elliptic dielectric resonators (EDRs) for the transmission control of electromagnetic waves over the frequency band 20–30 GHz. First, an extensive numerical analysis was realized by studying the effect of the resonators geometry (thickness and ellipticity) on the transmission of both x- and y-polarized waves. Then, based on the numerical analysis, we have realized and characterized experimentally both QWP and HWP all-dielectric metasurfaces

Impact of primary kidney disease on the effects of empagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease: secondary analyses of the EMPA-KIDNEY trial

Background: The EMPA KIDNEY trial showed that empagliflozin reduced the risk of the primary composite outcome of kidney disease progression or cardiovascular death in patients with chronic kidney disease mainly through slowing progression. We aimed to assess how effects of empagliflozin might differ by primary kidney disease across its broad population. Methods: EMPA-KIDNEY, a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial, was conducted at 241 centres in eight countries (Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the UK, and the USA). Patients were eligible if their estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 20 to less than 45 mL/min per 1·73 m2, or 45 to less than 90 mL/min per 1·73 m2 with a urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) of 200 mg/g or higher at screening. They were randomly assigned (1:1) to 10 mg oral empagliflozin once daily or matching placebo. Effects on kidney disease progression (defined as a sustained ≥40% eGFR decline from randomisation, end-stage kidney disease, a sustained eGFR below 10 mL/min per 1·73 m2, or death from kidney failure) were assessed using prespecified Cox models, and eGFR slope analyses used shared parameter models. Subgroup comparisons were performed by including relevant interaction terms in models. EMPA-KIDNEY is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03594110. Findings: Between May 15, 2019, and April 16, 2021, 6609 participants were randomly assigned and followed up for a median of 2·0 years (IQR 1·5–2·4). Prespecified subgroupings by primary kidney disease included 2057 (31·1%) participants with diabetic kidney disease, 1669 (25·3%) with glomerular disease, 1445 (21·9%) with hypertensive or renovascular disease, and 1438 (21·8%) with other or unknown causes. Kidney disease progression occurred in 384 (11·6%) of 3304 patients in the empagliflozin group and 504 (15·2%) of 3305 patients in the placebo group (hazard ratio 0·71 [95% CI 0·62–0·81]), with no evidence that the relative effect size varied significantly by primary kidney disease (pheterogeneity=0·62). The between-group difference in chronic eGFR slopes (ie, from 2 months to final follow-up) was 1·37 mL/min per 1·73 m2 per year (95% CI 1·16–1·59), representing a 50% (42–58) reduction in the rate of chronic eGFR decline. This relative effect of empagliflozin on chronic eGFR slope was similar in analyses by different primary kidney diseases, including in explorations by type of glomerular disease and diabetes (p values for heterogeneity all >0·1). Interpretation: In a broad range of patients with chronic kidney disease at risk of progression, including a wide range of non-diabetic causes of chronic kidney disease, empagliflozin reduced risk of kidney disease progression. Relative effect sizes were broadly similar irrespective of the cause of primary kidney disease, suggesting that SGLT2 inhibitors should be part of a standard of care to minimise risk of kidney failure in chronic kidney disease. Funding: Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, and UK Medical Research Council

Analysis of RCS Signatures of Chipless RFID Tags Based on Arabic Alphabet Letters with Punctuation

In this paper, we investigate chipless RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags based on Arabic Alphabets with points, to be used as RF coding particles. First, the tags were designed by considering an Arial font to generate the metallic letters printed on flexible Kapton substrates. Next, the points were connected to form the main bodies of the letters to improve their Radar Cross Section (RCS) signatures when illuminated with incident electromagnetic waves within the frequency band of 2-8 GHz, for both horizontal and vertical polarizations. Good agreement between simulated and measured results has been obtained. We have found that among all of the similar letters studied, those stripline connections provided us the best way to take into account of the presence of the points and then conveniently distinguish the RCS signals characterizing each letter with a unique RF response. Finally, a lookup table for the identification of the 18 letters with punctuation that have been studied has been carried out

A Low-Profile Wideband Antenna for WWAN/LTE Applications

In this paper, a low-profile antenna is presented for wideband communication applications. The presented design consists of an I-shaped driven strip and a rectangular ground strip with an open slot in the middle and a steeped lower portion. The measured results demonstrate that the achieved operating band of the proposed antenna has the potential to cover Globalstar satellite phones (GSSP) (1.61–1.63 GHz, uplink), advanced wireless systems (1.71–1.76 GHz, 2.11–2.17 GHz), DCS (1710–1880 MHz), GSM (1800MHz), DCP (1.88–1.90 GHz), DCS-1900/PCS/PHS (1850–1990MHz), WCDMA/IMT-2000 (1920–2170MHz), UMTS (1920–2170 MHz) and long-term evolution (LTE) bands (FDD LTE bands 1–4, 9–10, 15–16, 23–25, 33–37, 39). The designed antenna possessed a very small size of 0.35λ0 × 0.027λ0 at the lowest frequency (S11 ≤ −10dB), achieved good gains and exhibited stable radiation patterns, which makes it suitable for handheld communication devices

Attenuation Function Relationship for Far Field Earthquake Considered by Strike Slip Mechanism

An attenuation relationship for far field earthquakes considered by strike slip has been developed. The attenuation relationship function was develop using regression analysis. The database consisting of more than 130 peak ground accelerations from seven earthquake sources recorded by Seismology Station in Malaysia have been used to develop the relationship. This study aims to investigate the new relationship attenuation to gain exact peak ground acceleration at the location on site. Based on this study, the location is a structure located at Terengganu seaside