RITUAL ADAT RSAW LASMYER/TIKAM TANAH DI DESA NAMTABUNG KECAMATAN SELARU KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN TANIMBAR

Ritual Rsaw Lasmyer di Namtabung adalah suatu ritual yang wajib dilakukan kepada orang baru yang masuk di desa Namtabung pada umumnya. Rsaw Lasmyer memiliki daya tarik tersendiri yang mengandung nilai-nilai bagi masyarakat baru yang masuk di desa Namtabung.karena itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana proses Ritual Rsaw Lasmyer. Nilai-nilai bagi masyarakat desa Namtabung.penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan penelitian kualitatif sebagai penelitian Etnografi yaitu suatu deskripsi mengenai kebudayaan suatu bangsa dengan pendekatan antropologi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa ritual Rsaw Lasmyer di desa Namtabung merupakan salasatu adat tikm tanah dimana orang baru maupun asli orang kampung yang belum pernah masuk ke desa Namtabung harus melakukan ritual. Dalam ritual Rsaw Lasmyer, diamana ada 4 proses yang dilewati, sebelum melakukan ritual Rsaw Lasmyer orang baru harus menaru pasir di dahi dan berjalan ke depan kampung untuk melakukan proses Ritual Rsaw Lasmyer dan melanjutkan ke setiap rumah Raja. menggunakan alat-alat dalam proses ritual Rsaw Lasmyer agar memberi makan dan minum bagi leluhur. dari pihak keluarga yang menemani dalam setiap Ritual. Perubahan dalam proses ritual Rsaw Lasmyer dari atribut yang digunakan dan nyiru yang digunakan. nilai-nilai dari ritual yang dijalankan oleh orang baru bertanda bahwa orang baru tidak bisa diganggu karena dia sudah menjadi sebagian dari masyarakat desa Namtabung

The effect of family training and support on the quality of life and cost of hospital readmissions in congestive heart failure patients in Iran

Background: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of family training and support on quality of life and cost of hospital readmissions in congestive heart failure patients. Methods: In this single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial, the participants were heart failure patients hospitalized in an Iranian hospital. Data were collected from available hospitalized patients. The participants were enrolled through randomized sampling and were divided randomly into two groups, an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group received extra training package for the disease. Training was provided at discharge and three months after. A standard questionnaire to assess the QoL was filled out by both groups at discharge and six months after. Results: Mean scores of QoL domains at the beginning of the study decreased in control group and increased in intervention in comparison with six months after (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Nursing care follow-up according to heart failure patients' needs promoted their QoL

Effect of exercise training on the quality of life and echocardiography parameter of systolic function in patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized trial.

BACKGROUND Ejection fraction promotion in heart failure patients reduces mortalities and limitations. OBJECTIVES This study was to investigate the effect of exercise on ejection fraction of chronic heart failure patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS The present study was conducted on patients with chronic heart failure. 66 patients were divided randomly into two experimental and control groups of 33 each. The subjects were male and female. The patients in experimental group followed an exercise program three sessions per week for 24 weeks. Echocardiography and quality of life questionnaire were used to gather data. The data were analyzed by SPSS 18 through pair and independent t-test. RESULTS The results indicated a significant difference in left ventricular diameter (LV-ESD, LV-EDD) and ejection fraction at the end of exercise program in experimental group and 24 weeks after in control group. There was a significant difference in quality of life in physical performance, activity limitation following physical problems, energy and fatigue, social performance, physical pain, and public health (P < 0.05 for all) between two groups. CONCLUSIONS Exercise program increases ejection fraction and quality of life in chronic heart failure patients, associated with management of disease by health team

Combining requirements engineering techniques - theory and case study

© Copyright 2005 IEEEThe selection of requirements engineering (RE) techniques during software project development is a challenge for most developers. One of the reasons is that there is a great lack of requirements engineering education in most academic programs, so software developers have to learn requirements engineering practices on the job. This can easily result in the selection of techniques that are ill-suited for a particular project, as the selection is based on personal preference rather than on the characteristics of the project. Very little research has been done in the area of technique selection based on project attributes. This paper describes research into the selection and combination of RE techniques as well as a case study that applied the selection process to an industrial software project.Li Jiang, Armin Eberlein, Behrouz H. Fa

Portal steel trusses vs. portal steel frames for long-span industrial buildings

© 2018 Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin Portal frames and portal truss structures are two of the most cost-effective and sustainable structural forms for the design and construction of long-span industrial buildings. Although the use of both structure types as steel-clad structures is widely accepted, due to frame complexity and variation of frame types for use in single-storey buildings with spans > 30 m, literature providing a comprehensive investigation of the concepts of portal trusses and portal frames is scarce. This study compares the behaviour of a portal truss configuration with pitched portal frames for use in industrial buildings with spans > 30 m, focusing on weight, costs and construction time. Furthermore, this study entails a numerical investigation that utilizes the SAP2000 computer program to model and structurally optimize the member properties for both portal frame and portal truss configurations. Based on the results obtained from the investigation, it has become apparent that, due to the smaller sections used, the portal truss configurations are lighter and cheaper to fabricate and construct in comparison to the pitched portal frames, which, however, require a shorter construction time

Evaluation of structural systems in slender high-rise buildings

© 2018, © 2018 Engineers Australia. With the rapid population growth and scarcity of developable space, especially in large cities, there is a need for increased density in both commercial and residential housing, and hence a strong demand to maximise floor space by constructing not only tall, but also slender buildings. This study considers different structural systems available for constructing slender high-rise buildings and evaluates their feasibility in terms of the lateral deformation being one of the key governing design criteria for very tall buildings. To examine the performance of different structural systems in buildings of varying height and floor plan, this study applies finite element analyses in a parametric study to compare nine different building configurations under static loading with heights varying from 80 to 460 m. The study shows that buildings with square footprints can achieve greater heights over rectangular footprints with the same area and that multiple towers when connected structurally at one or more levels can achieve even greater heights

Structural Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Welded Steel I-Girders with Corrugated Webs

© 2019, Korean Society of Steel Construction. Steel I girders with corrugated webs are appropriate alternatives for normal flat-web girders in steel structures since they provide lighter and smaller beam features in steel design. Based on the existing literature, the corrugated web beams (CWBs) provide many advantages for structural applications. In this study, a series of numerical analyses have been performed in order to investigate the structural behaviour of steel I girders with corrugated web profile and to compare their mechanical performance with normal welded beams. Theory of Ultimate Limit State design has been adopted in accordance with AS4100 (Steel structures, Standard Australia, Sydney, 1998) along with considering geometric and material non-linearity in the numerical analyses in SAP2000. Comparing the results of the numerical investigation, merits of using corrugated welded beams (CWBs) over normal welded beams (WBs) have become apparent. Moreover, investigations regarding force–displacement relationship and buckling analysis of the webs were carried out and presented to further validate the advantages of using corrugated web beams. CWBs have been used in some parts of Australia without detailed information about their mechanical properties. Thus, based on the outcomes of this study, CWB table for dimensions and cross sectional properties has been developed and proposed for practical applications

Barriers to career advancement for female engineers in Australia’s civil construction industry and recommended solutions

© 2019, © 2019 Engineers Australia. This study explores the challenges that have emerged from the outdated and inflexible workplace culture of the civil construction industry, and how it is affecting female engineers and women in other functional site roles. The study primarily explores issues such as the strong culture of long work hours, the perception of staff who pursue work-life balance, and the perception of part time and flexible working options within the industry. The study was conducted over three phases where members of the industry answered questionnaires on the workplace issues listed above. The first phase aimed to document a female perspective on the construction workplace culture while the second phase focused on the perceptions of the same respondents regarding the industry’s attitude to work-life balance and whether any of the aspects of workplace culture has discouraged them from staying in the industry. The final phase included men and women in management and employer roles to determine their views on part time and flexible working options within the industry. The results of the study are presented and discussed before recommendations are offered for contractor organisations, their employers and staff. The recommendations have been addressed in a way that a gradual culture change can be accepted and acted on throughout the entire workplace