The Contribution of Islamic University of Andalusia to Revival Western World

This article is discussing about the contribution of Islamic University of Andalusia to revival Western World The objective of this article is to describe the progress of western civilization as a result of the contribution of Islamic University in Andalusia This article were discussed with historical method those were the efforts to reconstruct the past time of the study object Meanwhile in collecting the data the author used the library research to explore and study the relevant resources books and any supporting writings The results that found by the writer such as the contributions of Islamic universities to revival the Western world consist of orbiting a formidable human resources Their existence is not only in the field of intellectual maturity but also the depth of morality Not a bit of Spanish Islamic university alumni who came from non- Muslims and when finished learning period they returned to their countries and established colleges Several universities in Europe in the late Middle Ages born of the spirit- Spanish Muslim intellectual who transformed through western students whom studying at Islamic universities in Andalusia From here the scientific and philosophical traditions of thought penetrated into the European worl

Analisis Penggunaan Renovation Tools Bim Dalam Proyek Renovasi Konstruksi Di Kabupaten Kampar

Undang-undang otonomi daerah memberikan hak kepada daerah untuk mengatur roda pemerintahan di daerah. Namun, pemerintah pusat memberikan aturan dan rekomendasi seperti undang-undang, peraturan pemerintah, peraturan dan lain sebagainya. Pemerintah daerah Kabupaten Kampar salah satu kabupaten di Provinsi Riau yang fokus melakukan pembangunan infrastruktur. Pemerintah menyiapkan pembangunan melalui kerja sama organisasi perangkat daerah melalui satuan kerja perangkat dinas (SKPD) dengan rekanan seperti konsultan dan kontraktor. Dalam pelaksanaanya mengacu pada Undang-undang Arsitek no 6 tahun 2017 dan Peraturan Menteri PUPR no 22 tahun 2018 bahwa bidang konstruksi dikelola oleh profesional dan menggunakan metode Building Information Modelling (BIM). Salah satu proyek adalah renovasi bangunan dan kawasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penggunaan renovation tools BIM sebagai metode dalam proyek renovasi. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan melakukan wawancara dan kuisioner kepada SKPD dan rekanan (konsultan dan kontraktor). Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan hampir semua SKPD melakukan proyek renovasi namun tidak menggunakan metode renovation tools BIM. Selain itu, stakeholder kurang memahami maksud peraturan menteri no 22 tahun 2018. Dari penelitian ini diberikan rekomendasi agar stakholder memahami peraturan tersebut dan beralih pada metode renovation tools dalam melakukan proyek renovasi

THE IMPLICATION OF ABU TEUPIN RAYA’S THOUGHT IN TRANSFORMING ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN ACEH

Abstract: This research is a study of the history of an educational figure about the implication of Islamic education related to the thoughts of Abu Teupin Raya, one of prominent educational figure from Aceh. Historical and sociological approach of knowledge were used. Meanwhile, the primary sources were the textual works of Abu Teupin Raya. Another major source was informants, those were the children of figure who were still alive and his students who had learned directly from him. Methods of data collection were done through the study of any literatures and in-depth interviews. All data collected was then selected, classified, verified systematically to the problem and the scope of the study. Furthermore, the data was analyzed by using content analysis and historical continuity method. This study found; First, the process of transformation of Islamic education in Aceh was closely linked with the historical, philosophical, and sociological foundation. Second, the idea of Islamic education which were transformed in the form of Islamic boarding institutions in Aceh had positive implications not only to the paradigm changes in the system of Islamic education but also to the management of educational institutions, financial administration system, even the curriculum and teaching methods.Keywords: Abu Teupin Raya, transforming, Islamic education, Ace

CHESTEGA: Steganografi Menggunakan Standar PGN dalam Permainan Catur Berbasis Web

Catur merupakan permainan paling popular di dunia, dimainkan oleh jutaan manusia terlepas dari berapa pun usia mereka. Saking populernya permainan ini, selama Perang Dunia II permainan catur sering digunakan sebagai media menyembunyian pesan rahasia oleh para tantara yang kemudian disebut steganografi. Para tentara tersebut mengirim pesan melalui permainan catur menggunakan sebuah notasi untuk menentukan penempatan dan analisis. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa Steganografi merupakan seni menyembunyikan pesan rahasia sehingga keberadaan pesan tersebut menjadi tidak dapat diketahui keberadaannya. Hal ini dianggap lebih efektif dibandingkan penyamaran pesan atau disebut juga kriptografi. Seiring berkembangnya teknologi dan informasi, notasi catur tersebut berevolusi menjadi PGN atau Portable Game Notation. PGN bukanlah satu-satunya notasi catur yang ada, tetapi PGN merupakan notasi catur resmi yang paling popular dalam pengkomputerisasian permainan catur. Pada penelitian ini akan membahas tentang Implementasi steganografi pada permainan catur yang diterapkan pada aplikasi berbasis web yang dapat melakukan enkripsi dan dekripsi pesan menggunakan algoritma LSB

MANAGEMENT’S PERCEPTION OF STOCK DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION IN AN EMERGING CAPITAL MARKET: THE CASE OF KUWAIT

The purpose of this study is to investigate perceptions of top managers of Kuwaiti companies regarding factors the affect their companies’ decision to distribute stock dividend ( SD ). A questionnaire listing 32 reasons that could explain companies’ decisions to declare SDs was distributed to a sample of 120 randomly selected top managers from 100 Kuwaiti companies and 73 responses were received (representing a 61% response rate ). Participants were classified according to: ( 1 )business sector ( investment, real estate, banking, service, and industrial ) and ( 2 ) size of SDs ( small ( less than 25% ) and large ( 25% or more )). Nonparametric statistical tests were employed to analyze the data.Stock Dividends, Importance Ratings, Trading Liquidity, Institutional Investors

The Practicality of Learning Devices Cooperative Models Based on Blended Learning to Improve Learning Outcomes of 10th-Grade MA Students

Less active and low learning outcomes of students learning by the learning model used by the teacher. Among the variations that can be done is to take advantage of existing technological developments. Therefore, a study was conducted involving the development of learning devices. The research carried out was the development of cooperative learning mathematical learning tools in the form of Blended Learning Based Student Worksheets (LKPD). This study aims to produce a blended learning based learning tool that is practical to improve student learning outcomes. This development research uses the Plomp model which consists of three phases namely the initial investigation phase, the development phase, and the improvement phase. The subjects of this study were 10th-grade religion students of MA KMM Kauman Padangpanjang. Based on the learning outcomes, students are active in learning. The results of the interview show that the devices are easily developed and motivate students in learning and the results of the practicality questionnaire that shows the learning tools developed have met the practical requirements in terms of implementation, ease and time needed. The value of each meeting also increases with an average value of 83 daily test scores. Based on these results it can be concluded that the cooperative mathematics learning model based on blended learning to improve learning outcomes of class X MA students can be used practically

Exploring Factors Affecting Fixed Broadband Adoption in Oman: Pilot Study (33)

This study intends to examine various attitudinal, normative and control factors influencing users’ behavioural intention to adopt fixed broadband in Oman. A Quantitative method based survey approach relating to the attitudinal, normative, and control variables has been utilized. Regression analysis is conducted to test the role of numerous variables on users’ behavioural intentions to adopt fixed broadband in Oman. The results of the study revealed that the behavioural intention of Omani users towards fixed broadband adoption is significantly affected by Primary Influence, Hedonic Outcomes, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Ease of Use and Relative advantage. Considering the slow growth of fixed broadband in Oman, this study provides policy makers and broadband service providers in Oman with an insight and understanding about factors that can have an influence on users’ intention to adopt the broadband technology. Theoretically, this paper is useful for providing baseline data for studies on broadband adoption in Oman in general and its impact on information science in particular

Cloud Forensics Investigations Relationship: A Model And Instrument

Cloud computing is one of the most important advances in computing in recent history. cybercrime has developed side by side and rapidly in recent years. Previous studies had confirmed the existing gap between cloud service providers (CSPs) and law enforcement agencies (LEAs), and LEAs cannot work without the cooperation of CSPs. Their relationship is influenced by legal, organisational and technical dimensions, which affect the investigations. Therefore, it is essential to enhance the cloud forensics relationship between LEAs and CSPs. This research addresses the need for a unified collaborative model to facilitate proper investigations and explore and evaluate existing different models involved in the relationship between Omani LEAs and local CSPs as a participant in investigations. Further, it proposes a validated research instrument that can be cloud forensics survey. It can also be used as an evaluation tool to identify, measure, and manage cloud forensic investigations

Therapeutic Potential of CPP (NP1) Mediated siRNA Delivery: Evidence in 3D Spheroids of Colon Cancer Cells (HCT 116)

At the forefront of revolutionizing medicine, gene therapy provides a promise to treat a wide range of diseases by regulating defective genes. RNA interference (RNAi) holds great potential as a therapeutic route due to its high efficiency and specific posttranscriptional gene silencing process, which can be triggered by small interfering RNAs. siRNAs are a class of 21 to 23 nucleotide-long double-stranded RNA molecules that inhibit the expression of a specific gene by the degradation of its complementary messenger RNA (mRNA). Despite its potential value, a number of problems remain as major obstacles to clinical applications of therapeutic siRNAs, related to its large molecule weight, negative charge, hydrophilicity, sensitivity to nuclease degradation and short plasma half-life of less than ten minutes. These unfavorable properties lead to instability of naked siRNA under physiological conditions, rapid clearance from the blood stream, and inability to cross target cell membranes. Therefore, siRNAs as a potential therapeutic agent require an efficient and safe delivery carrier that will facilitate their biological functions. A variety of carriers have been developed to deliver siRNA and maximize its therapeutic effects including viruses, lipids, polymers, dendrimers, peptides, and nanoparticles. Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) have emerged as a promising candidate due to their rapid and high efficient internalization and low toxicity. CPPs mediate siRNA delivery through endocytic pathways or by directly crossing the targeted cell membrane. As most of preclinical models were carried out in monolayer cell culture, for in vitro testing, it is not physiologically relevant to in vivo models, where three-dimensional tissues are the object. On the other hand, development of more biologically relevant models for early drug screening will result in reduction of animal models required, which tend to be expensive and time consuming. Therefore, various 3D cell culture techniques have been developed to produce multicellular spheroids, mainly for cancer drug discovery. Multicellular spheroids are in vitro micro-scale tissue analogs, where cell clusters form by self-assembly. Spheroids with radii of 200 μm and larger will develop three different zones of proliferating cells on the outside, quiescent cells on the inside and a necrotic core due to nutrient and oxygen transport limitations. Spheroids harbor several features that make a more physiological platform for early drug discovery due to the following reason: spheroids of multicellular 3D architecture mimic the in vivo microenvironment of tumor and extracellular matrix deposition that are found in vivo but absent in monolayer culture; spheroids of in vivo solid tumor models develop a necrotic core beside the hypoxia present in many cancers; the tight cell-cell interactions are comparable to those in in vivo tissues. Taken together, spheroids provide an improved model for testing in vitro siRNA delivery of the current interest, compared to regular monolayer cell culture. The aim of this study is to develop 3D spheroids of HCT 116 colon cancer cell line using the hanging drop method and evaluated NP1, a novel CPP (STR-H16R8) developed by Dr. Chen’s group, to assist siRNA delivery, to silence specific targeted genes for therapeutic purposes. Morphological characterization of 3D spheroids generated in hanging drop plates clearly indicates that HCT 116 cells were able to form compact spheroids within 3 days and start to form three distinct layers of proliferating, dormant and necrotic cells, which closely mimic the features of tumors in vivo. Furthermore, H&E stained spheroids showed large cohesive cells with apparent epithelial phenotype, and large atypical nuclei with occasional prominent nucleoli, which closely mimic the features of tumors in vivo but not present in 2D cell monolayer. NP1 demonstrated a high gene knockdown efficiency, both in 2D and 3D cell culture, with higher uptake in 2D compared to 3D. NP1-Bcl-2-siRNA showed a 85% knockdown efficiency in 2D and 53% in 3D cell culture. NP1-VEGF-siRNA induced a 72% and 51% reduction in mRNA level in 2D and 3D cell culture, respectively. At the protein level, NP1-Bcl-2-siRNA complexes exhibited significant inhibition of the Bcl-2 protein compared to non-treated cells in western blot results. 3D spheroids showed apoptosis resistance compared to 2D cells. These results demonstrated that compact MCTS closely mimic the features of tumors in vivo in term of simulating important tumor characteristics including hypoxia, formation of ECM and necrotic core, anti-apoptotic features and their resulting therapy resistance. The higher silencing efficiency and apoptosis rate observed in 2D compared to 3D clearly indicate that 2D monolayer cells on plastic plates are not physiologically relevant to tumor microenvironment and overestimate the efficacies of tested drugs. NP1 as a siRNA carrier in both cell culture models, efficiently protect, deliver siRNAs and maintain high silencing efficiency

THE PERSPECTIVES OF ACEHNESE ULAMA AND EDUCATION EXPERTS IN SHAPING IAIN LHOKSEUMAWE AS CAMPUS OF CIVILIZATION

Abstract: This article discusses about a search of the resources of Islamic Civilization as perceived by Acehnese Islamic scholars and education practitioners in the context of shaping a campus of civilization. This study is a qualitative research applying phenomenology approach. Most data were acquired from informants who are directly related to the theme in question. From the results of the field data, it was found that the main sources of a solid civilization, according to scholars and figures of Aceh education, were the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, the plurality of Islamic societies, and the results of external Islamic civilization. The three main sources of Islamic civilization became the initial basis for the development of a civilized campus in its true meaning.Abstrak: Tulisan ini mendiskusikan tentang pencarian sumber-sumber peradaban Islam menurut para ulama dan tokoh pendidikan Aceh dalam membentuk kampus peradaban. Seluruh kajian dalam penelitian ini secara eklektik tergolong ke dalam penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologi. Data dalam tulisan ini dikumpulkan melalui wawancara terhadap para informan yang berkaitan langsung dengan tema dimaksud. Dari hasil analisis data ditemukan bahwa sumber-sumber utama tegaknya peradaban yang kokoh menurut ulama dan tokoh pendidikan Aceh adalah al-Qur’an dan Sunnah Rasulullah, pluralitas masyarakat Islam, dan hasil peradaban eksternal Islam. Ketiga sumber utama peradaban Islam tersebut menjadi basis awal bagi perkembangan kampus yang berperadaban dalam makna yang sesungguhnya.Keywords: Islamic civilization sources, ulama, campus of civilizatio