Nutlet size, shape and surface ornamentation in 14 Onosma species (Boraginaceae)

Nutlets of 14 species of Onosma L. in Turkey were examined with scanning electron microscope. Nutlet (mericarp) morphology of the examined specimens exhibits some variation in shape and size. Nutlets of species vary in the range 2.5–6 ´ 2–4.5 mm. The studied nutlet surfaces show some variations. According to surface ornamentations 5 types were defined and illustrated: Type 1 Ruminate type), Type 2, Type 3 (Rugose-type), Type 4(Reticulate-type) and Type 5 (Pusticulate-type). The reticulate is the most common type in the examined species. Six of the species observed belong to the reticulate type, i.e. O. papillosum, O. lycaonicum, O. caerulescens, O. rascheyanum, O. mersinana and O. riedliana. In addition, the nutlet features of O. papillosum H. Riedl and O. lycaonicum Hub.-Mor., previously unpublished, are given for the first time here in detail. It is clear that external nutlet characteristics could especially help in the classification of the species of the complex genus Onosma in the future

On complex multiplicative differentiation

In the present paper we discuss multiplicative differentiation for complexvalued functions. Some drawbacks, arising with this concept in the real case, are explained satisfactorily. Some new difficulties, coming from the complex nature of variables, are discussed and they are outreached. Multiplicative Cauchy–Riemann conditions are established. Properties of complex multiplicative derivatives are studied.The paper is a part of B-type project MEKB-09-05Publisher's Versio

Fuzzy antiwindup schemes for NCTF control of Point-Topoint (PTP) positioning systems

The positioning systems generally need a controller to achieve high accuracy, fast response and robustness. In addition, ease of controller design and simplicity of controller structure are very important for practical application. For satisfying these requirements, NCTF (nominal characteristic trajectory following) controller has been proposed as a practical PTP positioning control. However, the effect of actuator saturation can not be completely compensated due to integrator windup because of plant parameter variations. This study presents a method to improve the NCTF controller for overcoming the problem of integrator windup by adopting fuzzy anti-windup schemes. Two fuzzy antiwindup schemes based on Mamdani and Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy system are developed and evaluated their effectiveness. The improved NCTF controller with the proposed fuzzy anti-windup schemes is evaluated through simulation using dynamic model of a rotary positioning system. The results show that the improved NCTF controller with Takagi-Sugeno-based fuzzy windup is the best scheme to compensate for the effect of integrator windup

Activity of Ketepeng Cina (Cassia Alata Linn) Leaves Extract to Cercospora Personatum Growth

Ketepeng Cina (Cassia alata Linn.) was known as vegetal fungicides because it contains toxic materials to fungi. This study aimed to determined the concentration of ketepeng Cina (Cassia alata Linn.) leaves extract that effective in inhibiting the growth of Cercospora personatum and to know the fungicide activity of ketepeng Cina (Cassia alata Linn.) leaves extract on the growth of Cercospora personatum. This research was conducted through stage that were manufactured PDA media, isolation of Cercospora sp. and extracting ketepeng Cina leaves. Fungicidal activity test was done using poisoning food method with 6 concentration level: 0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5%. Experiment using Completely Randomized Design with 6 treatments and 3 replications, effect of variance between treatment were analyzed and followed by Duncan's test. The results showed that the concentration of 3% effective in inhibiting the growth of Cercospora personatum. Fungicidal activity of leaves extract ketepeng Cina against fungi Cercospora personatum categorized as strong in concentrations ≥ 3% and nature fungistatic

Pemanfaatan Pelayanan Kesehatan dan Penggunaan Air Sungai dengan Keluhan Kesehatan Kulit pada Masyarakat

Hasil pemantauan kualitas air sungai oleh Badan Lingkungan Hidup Kota Banjarmasin tahun 2013, 2014, dan 2015 diperoleh hasil bahwa Sungai Martapura dan Sungai Barito termasuk dalam status cemar berat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan pelayanan kesehatan dan penggunaan air sungai dengan keluhan kesehatan kulit pada masyarakat sekitar sungai Pangambangan Banjarmasin. Target penelitian ini diharapkan dapat dilakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat di sekitar sungai pengambangan Banjarmasin agar masyarakat dapat lebih meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakannya terhadap hidup sehat dan mampu memanfaatkan pelayanan kesehatan, khususnya Puskesmas terdekat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel dilakukan secara purposive sampling yaitu pengambilan sampel dengan tidak memberikan peluang yang sama dari setiap anggota populasi. Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner dengan teknik wawancara. Analisa data menggunakan uji statistik Chi Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar masyarakat tidak menggunakan pelayanan kesehatan yaitu 79 responden (85,87%), sebagian besar masyarakat tidak mengalami keluhan kesehatan kulit yaitu sebesar 89 responden (96,7%). Dalam penggunaan air sungai diperoleh hasil bahwa lebih banyak responden dalam kategori menggunakan air sungai yaitu 76 responden (82,61%). Hasil uji chi square menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara pemanfaatan layanan kesehatan dengan keluhan kesehatan kulit (p-value = 0,000) dan tidak ada hubungan antara penggunaan air sungai dengan keluhan kesehatan kulit p-value = 0,130

Data Talks: Obesity-Related Influences on US Mortality Rates

Background: In the US, obesity is an epidemiologic challenge and the population fails to comprehend this complex public health issue. To evaluate underlying obesity-impact patterns on mortality rates, we data-mined the 1999-2016 Center for Disease Control WONDER database’s vital records.Methods: Adopting SAS programming, we scrutinized the mortality and population counts. Using ICD-10 diagnosis codes connected to overweight and obesity, we obtained the obesity-related crude and age-adjusted causes of death. To understand divergent and prevalence trends we compared and contrasted the tabulated obesity-influenced mortality rates with demographic information, gender, and age-related data.Key Results: From 1999 to 2016, the obesity-related age-adjusted mortality rates increased by 142%. The ICD-10 overweight and obesity-related death-certificate coding showed clear evidence that obesity factored in the male age-adjusted mortality rate increment to 173% and the corresponding female rate to 117%. It also disproportionately affected the nation-wide minority population death rates. Furthermore, excess weight distributions are coded as contributing features in the crude death rates for all decennial age-groups.Conclusions: The 1999-2016 data from ICD-10 death certificate coding for obesity-related conditions indicate that it is affecting all segments of the US population

Delaware’s 1999-2017 Leading Causes of Death Information Illustrates Its Obesity and Obesity-Related Life-Limiting Disease Burdens

Using commercially available but powerful big data analytics, this non-clinical obesity and underlying causes of death observational study, analyzed the very large US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) State of Obesity records, the CDC WONDER data, and the US census records. Compared to the 1999-to-2017 US obesity rate increase of 29.8%, an uncontrolled increase in Delaware’s obesity rate (81.7%) was observed. During the same time period, CDC WONDER death certificate archives disclosed that there was a 60.53% surge in crude Delawarean mortality rate when obesity was listed as a single underlying cause of death. When any mention of obesity was documented on the death certificate, Delaware’s 1999-2017 crude mortality rate advanced by 75.69% and its age-adjusted rate rose by 53.18%. Likewise, except for one year, Delaware’s African American/Black population experienced higher crude mortality rate averages but however, between the years of 1997 and 2017, its Caucasian/White inhabitants had an enormous 87.34% death rate increase. With additional available CDC mortality data, Delaware males saw substantially larger age-adjusted death rate increases (79.87%) than their female counterparts (28.92%).Diabetes, circulatory system diseases, and neoplasms (cancer), are three common obesity comorbidities. For these three conditions, Delaware’s 1999-2017 mortality rate figures mimic the falling national patterns of mortality rate averages, when each disease is listed as the single underlying cause of death, including observations where there are disproportionate numbers of cases that affect the African American/Black race

Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar IPA Siswa Kelas Iva SD Negeri 010 Sungai Panji-panji Kecamatan Kubu Babussalam Kabupaten Rokan Hilir

This research with implementation of problem based learning model aimed at students IVa grade of state SD Negeri 010 Sungai Panji-panji Kecamatan Kubu Babussalam that is done in the second semester grade of year of 2014/2015 on January to june 2015, its aims to improve learning outcomes of IPA learning outcomes. The subject were students IVa which is total of 20 students, consisted of 9 boys and 11 girls. The data research shown that either learning process or students achievement increased. It is proved on the teacher and students activities score. Percentage of teacher activities in cycle I that is equal to 60 with good category, while the activities of teachers have the highest average total of 85 with very good category. The cycle I and Cycle II have increased is 25. percentage of students activities had the lowest of first meeting cycle I total of 55% with enough category, the highest average of students activities total of 80 with good category. Meanwhile for first meeting cycle I and Cycle II have increased is 25%. The total of students completed is 9 students or 63,35, from the base score cycle I increased is 75,00 with completed is 16 students, while the cycle II increased is 80,00 with completed is 18 students. So, the difference in increase between base score cycle I is 18,38%, meanwhile the cycle II from base score cycle II increase is 26,28%. So, research with application of problem based learning model have increased IPA learning outcomes of IVa grade of SD Negeri 010 Sungai Panji-Panji Kecamatan Kubu Babussalam