Political Management of Islamic Fundamentalism

This article attempts to explain why and how the Indian state has been successful in managing the militant form of Islamic fundamentalism in India, despite favourable internal and external conditions for such militancy. Internally, it includes such factors as the relative material and cultural deprivation of Indian Muslims, the context of Hindutava and the communal riots, and externally, the Islamic radical movements abroad. Varied literatures have emphasized these factors for the growth of Islamic fundamentalism and Islamic militancy across the Muslim world. However, India has not witnessed large-scale Islamic militancy, despite the growth in Islamic fundamentalist organizations. The article offers a theoretical perspective that takes into consideration the interplay of the nation-building process, the constitutional framework of minority rights, the doctrine of Indian secularism, and the democratic political process. This interplay explains the absence of large-scale militancy and violence, either on the part of Islamic fundamentalist groups/institutions or the Muslim population in India

Natural Killer Cells Interaction with Carbon Nanoparticles

The increased use of nanomaterials for biomedical purposes has warranted the need to introspect their toxicological properties and assess their utility to human health, particularly the immune system. Natural killer (NK) cells hold a pivotal position in innate immunity and serve as first line of defense against foreign bodies. Acid functionalized Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that easily polydisperse in aqueous solution and could be coupled with fluorescent molecules were used to study the effect of carbon nanoparticles on NK cells in vitro and in vivo. Flow cytometry-based assays were used to study the effect of CNTs on various physiological parameters of NK cells, such as cell recovery, apoptosis, cell cycle, and generation of reactive oxygen species. A downregulation of the cytotoxicity of IL-2-activated murine NK cells was observed in the presence of acid-functionalized CNTs. The mechanistic basis of this downregulation was studied by assessing markers of NK cell activation (CD69), generation (NLK1.1), degranulation (CD107a) and apoptosis (annexin V assay). This chapter provides a blueprint for assessing the effect of carbon nanoparticles on NK cells. The assays mentioned in this chapter can be extrapolated to study the effect of other nanoparticles on different cell types as well

HUBUNGAN KREATIVITAS BELAJAR TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VIII MTs NEGERI 4 BUTON SELATAN

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya hubungan kreativitas belajar terhadap prestasi belajar siswa kelas VIII MTs Negeri 4 Buton Selatan. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian korelasional dengan menggunakan desain penelitian korelasional bivariat. Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII MTs Negeri 4 Buton Selatan yang terdiri atas 2 kelas dengan keseluruhan sebanyak 40 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan angket dan dokumentasi. Dari hasil analisis deskriktif data menunjukan bahwa tingkat kreativitas belajar siswa secara umum masih dalam kategori sedang. Dimana sebanyak 17,5% siswa berada dalam kategori tinggi 65% siswa berada dalam kategori sedang dan sebanyak 17,5% siswa berada dalam kategori rendah. Sedangkan untuk prestasi belajar matematika siswa secara umum masih dalam kategori sedang. Dimana sebanyak 17,5% siswa berada dalam kategori tinggi 65% siswa berada dalam kategori sedang dan sebanyak 17,5% siswa berada dalam kategori rendah. Bersumber dari data penafsiran analisis korelasi linear sederhana penilaian kreativitas belajar siswa (X) terhadap prestasi belajar siswa (Y) menghasilkan nilai signifikan 0,003 dengan perbandingan taraf nyata (α = 5%) maka nilai signifikan < α atau 0,003 < 0,050. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kreativitas belajar siswa mempunyai hubungan terhadap prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas VIII MTs Negeri 4 Buton Selata

Recent Trend of Nanotechnology Applications to Improve Bio-accessibility of Lycopene by Nanocarrier: A Review

Lycopene, rich in red, yellow, or orange-colored fruits and vegetables, is the most potent antioxidant among the other carotenoids available in human blood plasma. It is evident that regular lycopene intake can prevent chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, kidney diseases and cancer. However, thermal processing, light, oxygen, and enzymes in gastrointestinal tract (GIT) compromise the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of lycopene ingested through diet. Nanoencapsulation provides a potential platform to prevent lycopene from light, air oxygen, thermal processing and enzymatic activity of the human digestive system. Physicochemical properties evidenced to be the potential indicator for determining the bioaccessibility of encapsulated bioactive compounds like lycopene. By manipulating the size or hydrodynamic diameter, zeta potential value or stability, polydispersity index or homogeneity and functional activity or retention of antioxidant properties observed to be the most prominent physicochemical properties to evaluate beneficial effect of implementation of nanotechnology on bioaccessibility study. Moreover, the molecular mechanism of the bioavailability of nanoparticles is not yet to be understood due to lack of comprehensive design to identify nanoparticles' behaviors if ingested through oral route as functional food ingredients. This review paper aims to study and leverage existing techniques about how nanotechnology can be used and verified to identify the bioaccessibility of lycopene before using it as a functional food ingredient for therapeutic treatments

PEMANFAATAN ROTAN (Calamus Sp) OLEH MASYARAKAT DI DESA BANGGA KECAMATAN DOLO SELATAN KABUPATEN SIGI

The use of non-timber forest products in Indonesia has long been carried out by residents around the forest to meet their daily needs. The collection and exploitation of non-timber forest products has a significant role in reducing high unemployment and as a source of livelihood. One of the non-timber forest products known by the community around the forest is rattan. This study aims to determine the types and uses of rattan in the village of Bangga, South Dolo District, Sigi Regency. The usefulness of this research can provide benefits both for the researchers themselves and for the people who live around the forest in the form of using rattan by the people of Proud Village, South Dolo District, Sigi Regency. This research was conducted in Bangga Village, South Dolo District, Sigi Regency from February to April 2020. The types of data used in this study were primary data and secondary data. The results showed that the types of rattan plants used by the people of Proud Village found 4 types of rattan plants. Namely rattan rods, rattan tohiti, symbols, rattan ronti. Villagers are proud to use rattan plants, which are very diverse, which are used as household equipment such as roofs, table chairs, baskets.Keywords : Pemanfaatan Rotan (Calamus Sp) Oleh Masyarakat Di Desa Bangga Kecamatan Dolo Selatan Kabupaten Sig

Classification of Image using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)

Computer vision is concerned with the automatic extraction, analysis, and understanding of useful information from a single image or a sequence of images. We have used Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) in automatic image classification systems. In most cases, we utilize the features from the top layer of the CNN for classification; however, those features may not contain enough useful information to predict an image correctly. In some cases, features from the lower layer carry more discriminative power than those from the top. Therefore, applying features from a specific layer only to classification seems to be a process that does not utilize learned CNN2019;s potential discriminant power to its full extent. Because of this property we are in need of fusion of features from multiple layers. We want to create a model with multiple layers that will be able to recognize and classify the images. We want to complete our model by using the concepts of Convolutional Neural Network and CIFAR-10 dataset. Moreover, we will show how MatConvNet can be used to implement our model with CPU training as well as less training time. The objective of our work is to learn and practically apply the concepts of Convolutional Neural Network

Effect of physical environment and community behavior on dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF): A literature review

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) or Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is caused by the dengue virus which is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The spread of this disease has become a significant global health problem, especially in countries with high levels of poverty. The purpose of this study is to understand the role of factors such as geography and social norms in the spread of dengue disease, so that it becomes the main motivation in investigating the spread of dengue cases. The approach used in this study is a Systematic Literature Review. The sources used include various international and national journals accessed through platforms such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus between 2019 and 2023. There were 22 selected articles that met the exclusion and inclusion criteria. The results of this study involve the impact of the physical environment and human behavior on DHF. Dengue prevention efforts include actions such as emptying water containers, closing water storage containers, increasing used goods, using abate powder, keeping clothes dry properly, installing wire nets in vulnerable areas, using mosquito repellent lotions, and maintaining cleanliness and behavior. good in general. Therefore, it is hoped that the village head will initiate a DHF prevention program by involving the community in cleaning the physical environment through mutual cooperation activities and the local health center will implement the DHF prevention program

Pemeriksaan Operasional Atas Kinerja Mesin Untuk Meningkatkan Efisiensi Dan Efektifitas Studi kasus Pada PT Central Karya Utama di Bandar Lampung

Tujuan dari pemeriksaan operasional ini adalah untuk mengetahui kinerja dari aktiva tetap yang berupa mesin pada PT Tritunggal Matrapratama. Selain itu juga untuk mengetahui dan memperbaiki kelemahan yang ada pada struktur pengendalian intern perusahaan.Dari hasil dari pemeriksaan operasional kinerja mesin pada perusahaan maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa secara umum kegiatan operasi pada PT Tritunggal Matrapratama sudah berjalan baik. Hasil dari penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa pengendalian intern perusahaan cukup baik namun masih terdapat beberapa kelemahan, yaitu barang produksi lebih banyak dari pesanan dan adanya mesin yang tidak optimal dalam kegiatan operasi perusahaan sehingga hal tersebut menimbulkan suatu kerugian bagi perusahaan. Selain itu, tingkat efisiensi dan efektifitas perusahaan tidak maksimal

Assessing the relation between alcohol consumption and risk of disease and mortality.

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