Kesan Pemantauan Interaktif Bersistematik Pembelajaran Berasaskan Projek (Pbp) Terhadap Motivasi Pembelajaran, Regulasi Kendiri Dan Metakognisi Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Politeknik

Tujuan kajian ini adalah menilai keberkesanan Pembelajaran Berasaskan Projek (PBP) terhadap tahap motivasi pembelajaran, regulasi kendiri dan metakognisi dalam kalangan pelajar Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, di beberapa Politeknik KPM. The purpose of this study was to pilot test the Project Based Learning (PjBL) in order to examine its effectiveness towards learning motivation, self-regulation and metacognition among mechanical engineering students, among KPM Polytechnic

IMPEACHMENT PERSPEKTIF KETATANEGARAAN INDONESIA DAN KETATANEGARAAN ISLAM

Impeachment seringkali diartikan sama dengan pemakzulan, padahal keduanya secara akademik berbeda. Impeachment ialah menuntut pertanggungjawaban presiden/kepala negara dalam rangka pengawasan parlemen kepada presiden apabila presiden melakukan pelanggaran hukum. Sedangkan pemakzulan berarti penggantian kepada negara/pemerintahan dari jabatannya setelah melalui proses impeachment. Terdapat perbedaan dan persamaan antara konsep pemakzulan dalam konstitusi Indonesia dengan konsep ketatanegaraan Islam (fiqih siyasah), hanya saja konsep yang ditawarkan ketatanegaraan Islam lebih bersifat universal. Pemikiran al-Mawardi dapat dijadikan tawaran baru untuk menyempurnakan konsep pemakzulan dalam konstitusi Indonesia, yakni: (1) mengenai alasan dapat diberhentikannya presiden ketika presiden dijadikan sebagai boneka politik oleh keluarga atau orang-orang terdekatnya, dan (2) implementasi atau efektivitas hukum ketika terjadi pemberhentian kepala negara dari kedua konsep tersebut memberikan kestabilan politik yang berbeda. Dari keduanya konsep konstitusi Indonesia memberikan stabilitas politik yang cukup baik dengan adanya pengaturan tempo dalam proses peradilannya

The Role of Information Technology and Organizational Culture on Nurse Performance in Implementing Patient Safety in Type B Hospital Makassar City

Background: Accidents to patients in hospital are like an iceberg phenomenon, the visible incidence is only a small part of the actual incident in the hospital. The issue of patient safety states that avoidable medical errors or unsafe patient care are still a global health problem today. Purpose: This study aims to determine the role of information technology and organizational culture on the performance of nurses in implementing patient safety at Type B Hospital in Makassar City. Method: This study uses a descriptive analytic correlative research design using a cross sectional study approach. The sampling technique uses Non Probability Sampling with Purposive Sampling technique. The samples obtained were 75 people at Bhayangkara Hospital, 75 people at Labuang Baji Hospital, and 114 people at Haji Hospital using a questionnaire. Results:  From the analysis of the relationship between variables using SPSS with the Pearson Correlation test from 3 houses in Makassar City, it was found at Bhayangkara Hospital, Makassar City, that there was a relationship between information technology and the application of patient safety, p value 0.001 <0.05, and there was a relationship between organizational culture and implementation of patient safety,  p value 0.017 <0.05. At Labuang Baji Hospital, there is a relationship between information technology and the implementation of patient safety, p value 0.001 <0.05 and there is a relationship between organizational culture and implementation of patient safety, p value 0.004 <0.05. At Haj Hospital, there is a relationship between information technology and patient safety implementation, p value 0.000<0.05 and there is no relationship between organizational culture and patient safety implementation P value 0.093>0.05. Conclusion: In general, the description of information technology and organizational culture at Bhayangkara Hospital, Labuang Baji Hospital, and Makassar City Hajj Hospital was stated to be good, while the implementation of patient safety was stated to be very good. There is a significant relationship between information technology and the implementation of patient safety, and there is a significant relationship between organizational culture and the implementation of patient safety. Continuous patient safety training and optimization of information technology and organizational culture are highly recommended to improve the quality of services that focus on patient safety

Makna Ujaran Tak Langsung “Baguslah” dalam Dialog antara Watak

Makalah ini bertujuan untuk membincangkan makna ujaran tak langsung “Baguslah.” dalam dialog antara watak. Dialog tersebut diambil daripada skrip drama Gendang Kosong hasil tulisan Usman Awang. Perbincangan ini mengaplikasikan ilmu pragmatik berdasarkan Prinsip Makna dalam Interaksi (Thomas, 1995). Teknik analisis dokumen digunakan untuk meneliti ujaran yang terpilih. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahawa makna ujaran “Baguslah” yang digunakan dalam dialog antara watak yang terdapat dalam skrip drama Gendang Kosong bukan merujuk kepada makna leksikal, tetapi maknanya merujuk kepada makna konteks dan makna niat penutur. Ujaran tak langsung tersebut digunakan bukan hanya bertujuan untuk menyampaikan sesuatu makna atau niat secara berselindung dan menjadikan sesuatu bahasa lebih menarik, tetapi digunakan oleh penutur untuk bersantun dan menjaga air muka pendengar

Executive function and attention span in euthymic patients with bipolar 1 disorder.

This is a cross secti onal co mparison study to assess executive function and attention span in euthymic p atients with bipolar 1 disorder. It compares the performance of these two cogn itive domains in 40 patients with bipolar 1 disorder to that of 40 healthy normal subjects using Trail Maki ng (TMT), Digit Span (Forward and Backward) and Ver bal Fluency (VF) tests. The association between demographic, clinical characteristics and performance in all tests were examined. Patients wit h bipola r illness showed significant impairment with moderate to large e ffect siz es (VF= 0.67, TMT A= 0.52, TMT B = 0.81, Digit Forward= 0.97, Digit ba ckward= 1.10) in all tasks of executive and atte ntion functioning. These impairments a re observed in the absence of active mood symptoms while duration and severity of illness are not found to have an e ffect on both cognitive domains. Medications received by patients with bipolar disorder have significant association with performance on executive tasks. The results of this study add on to the existing global evidence of cognitive impair ment in bipolar illness despite its cross cultural differences. Its presenc e in the absence of mania, depression or mixed episode indicates that cognitive impairmen t is stable even af ter symptoms recovery

Potential application of LDPE plastic waste into tiles

Plastic has interesting characteristics which makes it the most used material in the world. However, plastic is known to be a non-biodegradable material which unable to naturally decompost in soil and thus contribute to environmental issue. As alternative, plastic waste has been recycled to produce quality and sustainable construction materials as the source is abundant. Thus, this study is carried out to utilize plastic waste particularly low density polyethylene (LDPE) and with sand in manufacturing tiles in two different sand and plastic waste ratios of 2:1 and 2:2. The tiles manufactured were further analyzed for their water absorption and compressive strength. It was found that the tiles made of mixture ratio of 2:2 have higher compressive strength and lower weight compared to that of 2:1 ratio. The average weight of tiles for 2:1 ratio was 891.59 g, while ratio 2:2 produced tiles with weight of 1319.5 g. Tiles manufactured from the plastic waste also showed better water absorption and compressive strength compared to normal cement tiles

Fabrication of high-quality electrode films for solid oxide fuel cell by screen printing: A review on important processing parameters

Summary Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is known as the most efficient fuel cell, with an efficiency of 60% in converting fuel to electricity and up to 80% in fuel to energy conversion (including heat). A SOFC consists of three primary components, namely, anode, electrolyte and cathode. Given the demand for reducing the operating temperature below 800 C, not only thin electrolytes have become a necessity for their ability to reduce ohmic losses but also high-quality porous electrode (anode and cathode) films for their ability to accelerate electrochemical reactions with fuels. In this context, screen printing is known for its capability to form high-quality porous electrode films in a cost-effective manner. In addition, screen printing offers fabrication-related parameters that can be easily manipulated to produce different film qualities depending on the requirements which have been explored in various applications. However, screen printing is only utilised in SOFC application as a fabrication tool to produce electrode films, neglecting the effects of its fabrication-related parameters on electrode performance, as indicated by the limited number of related works. Despite limited resources, this study aims to review the fabrication-related parameters in producing SOFC electrodes through screen printing and their effects on electrochemical performance. The parameters at different stages (ie, prior, during and post printing), including ink formation, printing numbers and sintering, are extensively reviewed. To the best of our knowledge, this study is not only the first review that discusses the effects of screen-printing fabrication-related parameters on electrode potentials but also offers suggestions on future directions regarding these parameters towards the improvement of SOFC performance. Novelty Statement Among all thin-film fabrication methods, screen printing is known for its capability to form homogenous-porous SOFC electrode films; however, the processing parameters of screen printing at three primary stages (prior, during, and postprinting) are rarely explored. As such, the current paper highlights important parameters in screen printing, such as ink rheology, printing number, and sintering, to contribute to the understanding of the influence of these parameters on SOFC electrode film quality and their effects on electrochemical performance

Enhanced cellulase production by a novel thermophilic Bacillus licheniformis 2D55: characterization and application in lignocellulosic saccharification

Effects of nutritional and physicochemical factors were investigated for cellulase production by the newly isolated thermophilic strain Bacillus licheniformis 2D55 (Accession No. KT799651). The optimum cellulase production in shake flask fermentation was attained at 60 °C, pH 3.5, 180 rpm, and in a medium containing untreated sugarcane bagasse and pre-treated rice husk at 7% (w/v), urea, 1 g/L, peptone, 11.0 g/L, Mg(SO4)2, 0.40 g/L, CaCl2, 0.03 g/L, Tween 80, 0.2% (w/v), and 3% inoculum. The highest carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase), filtre paperase (FPase), and β-glucosidase produced under the optimized conditions were 29.4 U/mL, 12.9 U/mL, and 0.06 U/mL, respectively, after 18 h of fermentation. Optimization of the parameters increased the CMCase, FPase, and β-glucosidase activities by 77.4-fold, 44.5-fold, and 10-fold, respectively. The crude enzyme was highly active and stable over broad temperature (50 to 80 °C) and pH (3.5 to 10.0) ranges with optimum temperature at 65 °C and 80 ºC for CMCase and FPase, respectively. The optimum pH for CMCase and FPase was 7.5 and 6.0, respectively. Saccharification of sugar cane bagasse and rice husk by crude cellulase resulted in perspective yields of 0.348 and 0.301 g g-1 dry substrate of reducing sugars. These results suggest prospects of thermostable cellulase from B. licheniformis 2D55 in application for bio-sugar production and other industrial bioprocess applications involving high temperatures

Survivability of P. oxalicum T3.3 bioformulation on carrier materials and storage temperature

Good bioformulation play crucial roles in the successfully of commercialize biological control products. The development of bioformulation is necessary to improve product stability, delivery and bioactivity. The aim of this study is to assess the shelf life of P. oxalicum T3.3 conidia in the different ratio(1:1,1:2,2:1) of Biochar:Biocompost (BcBp) and Peat:Vermiculite (PtVm) and temperature (4ºC and room temperature) for 6 months. The results showed that P. oxalicum T3.3 was able to sustain highest viable cell (CFU) at 4ºC storage temperature. BcBp and PtVm have the highest cell viability at ratio 2:1 and 1:1, respectively. Both BcBp and PtVm showed potential carriers for the development of biofungicide for agriculture purposes

Biocoversion of oil palm empty fruit bunch by Aspergillus niger EB4 under solid-state fermentation

Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is an abundant lignocellulosic waste material generated from the palm oil industry. In this study, a locally isolated strain Aspergillus niger EB4 was cultivated on a pre-treated OPEFB as substrate to produce cellulase in the solid-state fermentation (SSF) process. The cellulase recovered was then subjected to a saccharification process. The strain was grown on the pre-treated OPEFB in a 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask and a 192 L tray cabinet bioreactor, at 80% moisture content and incubated for nine days under a static condition. The activities of the crude cellulase extract in the tray bioreactor were 19.02 ± 0.85, 6.36 ± 0.38 and 4.56 ± 0.26 U/g for β-glucosidase, CMCase and FPase, respectively on day 6 of fermentation. These results were similar to the results obtained from the flask experiment. The results demonstrated the feasibility of solid substrate fermentation of the OPEFB in both flask and tray cabinet bioreactor for the cellulase production. The enzymatic hydrolysis of OPEFB at 5% (w/v) was performed by utilizing the partially purified and crude cellulase incubated at 40°C for seven days. The partially purified cellullases hydrolyzed the pre-treated OPEFB and released 7.7 g/l of reducing sugar which corresponded to a 15% conversion