Studi Kelayakan LKS Praktikum Berbasis Pendekatan Saintifik Serta Dampaknya pada Hasil Belajar Materi Sifat Larutan Penyangga

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelayakan produk LKS praktikum berbasis pendekatan saintifik dan mengetahui dampaknya pada hasil belajar khususnya  materi sifat larutan penyangga dengan melihat seberapa banyak siswa yang mencapai  atau melampaui KKM. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan yang dilakukan di kelas XI IPA 5 SMAN 1 Tondano. Berdasarkan hasil rekapitulasi, LKS praktikum berbasis pendekatan saintifik dinyatakan valid dengan nilai sebesar 83,8%. Dilihat dari respon siswa pada uji coba kelompok kecil dan kelompok besar LKS dinyatakan praktis dengan nilai berturut-turut sebesar 88,17% dan 92,98%. Dampak penggunaan LKS terhadap hasil belajar siswa adalah sebagian besar siswa pada uji coba kelompok kecil dan siswa pada uji coba kelompok besar telah melampaui KKM yang sudah ditetapkan dengan nilai ketuntasan yang diperoleh berturut-turut sebesar 66,67% dan 89,47%. Pengujian hipotesis untuk hasil belajar menggunakan uji t pihak kiri diperoleh nilai thitung(8,517) > ttabel(1,734) yang berarti terima H0 atau tolak H1. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh dapat disimpulkan bahwa LKS praktikum berbasis pendekatan saintifik yang dikembangkan layak digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran

Similarity transformations approach for a generalized Fokker-Planck equation

By using similarity transformations approach, the exact propagator for a generalized one-dimensional Fokker-Planck equation, with linear drift force and space-time dependent diffusion coefficient, is obtained. The method is simple and enables us to recover and generalize special cases studied through the Lie algebraic approach and the Green function technique.Comment: 8 pages, no figure

Structure-guided design and optimization of small molecules targeting the protein-protein interaction between the von hippel-lindau (VHL) E3 ubiquitin ligase and the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) alpha subunit with in vitro nanomolar affinities

E3 ubiquitin ligases are attractive targets in the ubiquitin-proteasome system, however, the development of small-molecule ligands has been rewarded with limited success. The von Hippel-Lindau protein (pVHL) is the substrate recognition subunit of the VHL E3 ligase that targets HIF-1α for degradation. We recently reported inhibitors of the pVHL:HIF-1α interaction, however they exhibited moderate potency. Herein, we report the design and optimization, guided by X-ray crystal structures, of a ligand series with nanomolar binding affinities

Enhancing CFD predictions in shape design problems by model and parameter space reduction

In this work we present an advanced computational pipeline for the approximation and prediction of the lift coefficient of a parametrized airfoil profile. The non-intrusive reduced order method is based on dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) and it is coupled with dynamic active subspaces (DyAS) to enhance the future state prediction of the target function and reduce the parameter space dimensionality. The pipeline is based on high-fidelity simulations carried out by the application of finite volume method for turbulent flows, and automatic mesh morphing through radial basis functions interpolation technique. The proposed pipeline is able to save 1/3 of the overall computational resources thanks to the application of DMD. Moreover exploiting DyAS and performing the regression on a lower dimensional space results in the reduction of the relative error in the approximation of the time-varying lift coefficient by a factor 2 with respect to using only the DMD

Enhancing CFD predictions in shape design problems by model and parameter space reduction

In this work we present an advanced computational pipeline for the approximation and prediction of the lift coefficient of a parametrized airfoil profile. The non-intrusive reduced order method is based on dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) and it is coupled with dynamic active subspaces (DyAS) to enhance the future state prediction of the target function and reduce the parameter space dimensionality. The pipeline is based on high-fidelity simulations carried out by the application of finite volume method for turbulent flows, and automatic mesh morphing through radial basis functions interpolation technique. The proposed pipeline is able to save 1/3 of the overall computational resources thanks to the application of DMD. Moreover exploiting DyAS and performing the regression on a lower dimensional space results in the reduction of the relative error in the approximation of the time-varying lift coefficient by a factor 2 with respect to using only the DMD

Early parenting intervention: Family risk and first-time parenting related to intervention effectiveness

The effects of cumulative risk and parity on the effectiveness of a home based parenting intervention were tested in a randomized controlled trial with 237 families with 1- to 3-year-old children screened for high levels of externalizing behavior. The intervention was aimed at enhancing positive parenting and decreasing externalizing behaviors. The results showed that cumulative risk was not associated with either change in child externalizing behaviors or change in positive parenting. When intervention effectiveness was compared for primiparas (i.e., first-time mothers) versus multiparas (i.e., mothers with more than one child), we found that intervention mothers of first-born children displayed an increase in their use of positive discipline strategies as compared to first-time mothers in the control group, whereas a similar effect for multiparas was absent. Among multiparas we found an intervention effect on sensitivity, with control group mothers showing an increase in sensitivity, whereas the intervention group showed a constant level of sensitivity over time. These results suggest that parity may be a moderator of intervention effectiveness. Implications for investigating moderators of intervention effectiveness are discussed. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC