Correlations Between Physical Activity, Smoking Habit and Attitude in Elderly with Incidence of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis was one of degenerative disease that is common in the elderly. There was a several of risk factors of osteoporosis. Two of them were physical activity and smoking habits. Attitude was one part of a person\u27s behavior that may affect the prevention of disease. This study aimed to analyze the affect of physical activity, smoking habits, and attitude of the elderly to incidence of osteoporosis. This study is an observational study with case control design. The number of samples in this study was 66 elderly who visited Osteoporosis Clinic Husada Utama Hospital in Surabaya. Respondent selection taken with systematic random sampling. The independent variables of this study were physical activity, smoking habit, and attitude, while the dependent variable was incidence of osteoporosis. Based on correlation analysis with logistic regression test showed there was a significant correlation (p<0,05) between physical activity, smoking habits, and attitude. Odds Ratio (OR) in this study for physical activity was 14,764 ,smoking habit was 9,646 and attitude was 5,623. The conclusion of this study, there was physical activity as a dominant affect after controlled smoking habits and attitude to incidence of osteoporosis. The suggestion is to do physical activity three times a week, consume healthy food and beverage, take an enough sleep,reduce stress factors and stop smoking also

Proses Morfofonemik Dalam Bahasa Inggris Dan Bahasa Gorontalo (Suatu Analisis Kontrastif)

This research entitled “Morphophonemic Process in English and Gorontalo Language: a Contrastive Analysis” aims at identifying, analyzing and describing the morphophonemic processes and finding out the similarities and the differences of morphophonemic processes in English and Gorontalo language by using of Crystal\u27s (2008) and Nida\u27s (1949) theory. The English data were collected from several English textbooks. Some of them areA Course in Modern Linguistics(1968) by Hockett,Zeitchrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik (1969) by Lehnert,Introducing English Linguistics (2009) by Meyer, etc. and the data of Gorontalo language were collected frombooks such asMorfologi dan Sintaksis Bahasa Gorontalo (1988) by Alitu et all.,Kamus Bahasa Gorontalo – Indonesia (2001) by Pateda, and Tata Bahasa sederhana Bahasa Gorontalo (2006) by Pateda and Pulubuhu and fivenative speakers at the age of 35-75 years old in Gorontalo. The results of this research shows that in morphophonemic process of English and Gorontalo language have some similarities anddifferences. The similarities are that both languages have kinds of morphophonemic processes. English has seven kinds of morphophonemic processes, they are assimilation, dissimilation, reduction of clusters, loss of consonant phonemes, loss of vowel phonemes, palatalization, and nasalization whereas in Gorontalo language six kinds of them found.The difference is no palatalization found in Gorontalo Language. Other similarities anddifferences are in dissimilation. English has six kinds of dissimilations, they are progressive, regressive, contiguous phonemes, noncontiguous phonemes, point of articulation, and manner of articulation whereas Gorontalo language has only five kinds of dissimilations and doesn\u27t have contiguous phonemes

Level of Anxiety of Pregnant Mother in Facing Sectio Caesarea Operations in Dkt Sidoarjo Hospital

Background: Mothers who undergo labor with sectio caesarea can experience anxiety because they have never experienced surgery or do not know about the actions to be taken.Objective: The study aimed to determine the maternal anxiety level of preoperative sectio caesarea in the Maternity Room of the DKT Hospital in Sidoarjo.Method: The research design used was descriptive method with cross sectional approach. The population in this study were patients who will undergo labor with sectio caesarea in the Maternity Room of the DKT Hospital in Sidoarjo. Sampling technique with accidental sampling. The instrument used was the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HRS-A) which was adopted from the book Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Management (Hawari, 2004), which included 14 psychological symptoms of anxiety.Results: The results showed that the most anxiety level of preoperative sectio caesarean mothers was moderate anxiety as many as 25 people (50%).Conclusion: The anxiety level of mothers who will undergo Caesarean section surgery is moderate anxiety, so special care is needed by health workers. Handling that can be given in the form of health education about surgical procedures and post-surgical treatment. In addition, providing knowledge to the family so that they will continue to motivate mothers who will face the caesarean section surgery

Radikalisme Islam dan Peradilan: Pengakomodasian Hak-Asasi Manusia dalam Proses Peradilan Komando Jihad di Indonesia

The legal process from the detention to the court session for the activist of KOMJI (Jihad Commando) seems to be unprofessional, not transparent and mostly engineered by the lawgivers. The topic being examined includes how to accommodate the Human Rights aspect during the process of investigation and verdict in the case of Jihad Commando. The research using doctrinal and non-doctrinal approach is focused on the primary and secondary data. This research shows that there has been a human rights abuse in the case of Jihad Commando in all stages of the case either in the process of detention and preparing the documents bearing the case (BAP) by Kopkamtib/ Laksusda (Command for the Restoration of security and public order), Police Department, Attorney, or in the examining process in court

Analisis Daya Hasil, Mutu, Dan Respons Pengguna Terhadap Klon 380584.3, TS-2, FBA-4, I-1085, Dan MF-II Sebagai Bahan Baku Keripik Kentang

Penelitian bertujuan mendapatkan klon kentang olahan yang cocok sebagai bahan baku keripik yang dapat diterima oleh industri sekaligus disukai petani dan konsumen. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah RAK dengan empat ulangan 30 tanaman per plot. Waktu penelitian tahun 2001-2003. Penelitian partisipatif dilakukan bersama petani, pemasok, agroindustri, dan industri rumah tangga serta dilakukan juga penelitian partisipatif preferensi konsumen. Jumlah klon yang diuji pada penelitian partisipatif sebanyak 12 klon kentang olahan baru ditambah tiga varietas pembanding. Penelitian partisipatif dilakukan di Pangalengan (Jawa Barat), Banjarnegara (Jawa Tengah), dan Tosari Bromo (Jawa Timur). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa klon 380584.3, TS-2, FBA-4, I-1085, dan MF-II dikategorikan tahan terhadap serangan penyakit busuk daun dan nematoda bengkak akar (Meloidogyne spp.). Hasil yang dicapai pada 10 lokasi penelitian adalah klon 380584.3 (33,5 t/ha), TS-2 (22,4 t/ha), FBA-4 (28,1 t/ha), I-1085 (25,3 t/ha), dan MF-II (30,1 t/ha). Berdasarkan penerimaan pengguna, klon FBA-4, TS-2, dan MF-II cocok sebagai bahan baku industri besar keripik, sedang klon 380584.3 dan I-1085 cocok untuk industri kecil dan menengah.Analysis of yield potency, quality, and user acceptance of potato clones 380584.3, TS-2, FBA-4, I-1085, and MF-II as raw material for chips. The aim of the research is to obtain potato clones as raw material for chips which preferred by agroindustry, farmers and consumers. Statistical used was RCBD with four replications. A plot consisted of 30 plants. The multy location trials started from 2001 until 2003. Participatory research done with farmers, supplier, agroindustry, homeindustry, and consumers preferences. Number clones tested in participatory plot were 15 clones including three varieties check. Participatory plot were carried out at Pangalengan (West Java), Banjarnegara (Central Java), and Tosari, Bromo (East Java). The results showed that clones 380584.3, TS-2, FBA-4, I-1085, and MF-II were tolerant to late blight and root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.). Tuber yield obtained for clones 380584.3 (33.5 t/ha), TS-2 (22.4 t/ha), FBA-4 (28.1 t/ha), I-1085 (25.3 t/ha), and MF-II (30.1 t/ha). According to the user, clones TS-2, MF- II, and FBA-4 were suitable as raw material for chip industry, whereas clones 380584.3 and I-1085 were selected by small industry

EVALUATING A NEW SUBCARRIER MAPPING ICI-SC SCHEME USING LINEAR MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ALAMOUTI COMBINER (LMLAC) DECODING TECHNIQUE

This paper presents a new subcarrier mapping scheme ICI-SC technique that use Linear Maximum Likelihood Alamouti Combiner (LMLAC) as a decoding technique to mitigate intercarrier interference (ICI) problem with low complexity decoding system for space time frequency block codes (STFBC) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) in the frequency selective environments. We provide details of the mathematical models of the proposed scheme and simulate its error performance caused by frequency offset (FO). We also analyze the impact of the STFBC of the system. The simulation results showed that the scheme has the ability to reduce ICI effectively with a low decoding complexity and maximum diversity in terms of bandwidth efficiency and also in the bit error rate (BER) performance especially at high signal to noise ratio

Titanium dioxide-based picoseconds pulsed fiber laser performances comparison in the 1.5-micron region

We demonstrated and compared picoseconds pulsed fiber lasers based on Titanium dioxide based saturable absorbers (SAs); 20 cm long Titanium dioxide-doped fiber (TiO2DF) and Titanium dioxide PVA film (TiO2PF) in the 1.5-micron region. The laser cavity utilized 2.4 m long Erbium-doped fiber (EDF) as the gain medium. A self-starting pulsed laser with a consistent repetition rate of ∼1 MHz emerged stably with the incorporation of TiO2 based SAs. The TiO2DF SA produced 9.74 ps pulsed laser at a central wavelength of 1553 nm within a pump power range of 106-142 mW. The fiber SA promoted slightly higher slope efficiency and maximum pulse energy of 13.17 and 8.56 nJ, respectively in comparison with the film SA. On the other hand, the TiO2PF SA generated stable 3.89 ps pulsed laser at an operating wavelength of 1560 nm within 86-142 mW pump power range. The film SA also produced slightly greater maximum output power of 12.17 mW and maximum peak power of 3.43 kW, respectively at the maximum pump power. The results confirmed that both TiO2 SAs can be good alternative pulse modulator in the 1.5-micron region

Comparative study of indoor propagation model below and above 6 GHz for 5G wireless networks

It has been widely speculated that the performance of the next generation based wireless network should meet a transmission speed on the order of 1000 times more than the current cellular communication systems. The frequency bands above 6 GHz have received significant attention lately as a prospective band for next generation 5G systems. The propagation characteristics for 5G networks need to be fully understood for the 5G system design. This paper presents the channel propagation characteristics for a 5G system in line of sight (LOS) and non-LOS (NLOS) scenarios. The diffraction loss (DL) and frequency drop (FD) are investigated based on collected measurement data. Indoor measurement results obtained using a high-resolution channel sounder equipped with directional horn antennas at 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz as a comparative study of the two bands below and above 6 GHz. The parameters for path loss using different path loss models of single and multi-frequencies have been estimated. The excess delay, root mean square (RMS) delay spread and the power delay profile of received paths are analyzed. The results of the path loss models show that the path loss exponent (PLE) in this indoor environment is less than the free space path loss exponent for LOS scenario at both frequencies. Moreover, the PLE is not frequency dependent. The 3GPP path loss models for single and multi-frequency in LOS scenarios have good performance in terms of PLE that is as reliable as the physically-based models. Based on the proposed models, the diffraction loss at 28 GHz is approximately twice the diffraction loss at 3.5 GHz. The findings of the power delay profile and RMS delay spread indicate that these parameters are comparable for frequency bands below and above 6 GH

Pairwise error probability of a new subcarrier mapping scheme (ICI-SC Technique) for STFBC MIMO-OFDM system

Pairwise error probability of a new subcarrier mapping scheme (ICI-SC Technique) for STFBC MIMO-OFDM system This paper analyses the Pair-wise Error Probability (PEP) performance for multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) system to reduce the problem of intercarrier interference (ICI) where coding scheme is applied over space time frequency block codes (STFBC). It is expected that by inserting new subcarrier mapping scheme (ICI-SC technique) at the transmitter, PEP can be improved, ICI can be reduced, and maximum diversity order can be achieved with the efficient bandwidth. An analytical framework for the PEP performance analysis of STFBC MIMO-OFDM system has been proposed. Then, a new subcarrier mapping scheme (ICI-SC technique) is introduced to compensate the integrated effect of frequency offset (FO) for intercarrier interference (ICI) reduction with maximum diversity order in the system. The result shows that the proposed PEP offers an improvement over STFBC MIMO-OFDM system by using a new subcarrier mapping scheme (ICI-SC technique)

Diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy: Automatic extraction of optic disc and exudates from retinal images using Marker-controlled watershed transformation

Due to increasing number of diabetic retinopathy cases, ophthalmologists are experiencing serious problem to automatically extract the features from the retinal images. Optic disc (OD), exudates, and cotton wool spots are the main features of fundus images which are used for diagnosing eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. In this paper, a new algorithm for the extraction of these bright objects from fundus images based on marker-controlled watershed segmentation is presented. The proposed algorithm makes use of average filtering and contrast adjustment as preprocessing steps. The concept of the markers is used to modify the gradient before the watershed transformation is applied. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated using the test images of STARE and DRIVE databases. It is shown that the proposed method can yield an average sensitivity value of about 95%, which is comparable to those obtained by the known methods