Perempuan sebagai Anak dan Hak-Haknya dalam Perkawinan (Studi terhadap Peraturan Perundang-undangan dan Praktek di Pengadilan Agama)

This paper aims to investigate how women or girls as daughters are administered in Islamic family laws and how they are awarded rights in regard to marriage. It also analyses how judges at Islamic courts solve the cases involving women as daughters. It, therefore, discusses how, according to Indonesian Islamic family law, women, as daughter could obtain permissions to get married when their parents are reluctant to marry them. It also discusses how they have also right to obtain permission to get married although they have not reached the minimum age of marriage. Investigating a number of judgments from Islamic courts of Central, South, West and East Jakarta and using socio-legal approach, this paper reveals that the proposal for marriage dispensation by parents at religious courts increased from year to year and that the proposals were often approved by judges. It also demonstrates that judges mostly conclude that the reluctance of parents to marry their daughters is based on legal reasons so that judges often decide to appoint ‘wali hakim\u27, as a substitute to ‘wali nasab\u27

Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

The treatment of skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains a challenge, partly due to localization of the bacteria inside the host’s cells, where antimicrobial penetration and efficacy is limited. We formulated the cationic polymer polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) with the topical antibiotic nadifloxacin and tested the activities against intracellular MRSA in infected keratinocytes. The PHMB/nadifloxacin nanoparticles displayed a size of 291.3 ± 89.6 nm, polydispersity index of 0.35 ± 0.04, zeta potential of +20.2 ± 4.8 mV, and drug encapsulation efficiency of 58.25 ± 3.4%. The nanoparticles killed intracellular MRSA, and relative to free polymer or drugs used separately or together, the nanoparticles displayed reduced toxicity and improved host cell recovery. Together, these findings show that PHMB/nadifloxacin nanoparticles are effective against intracellular bacteria and could be further developed for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections

Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Deprived Neighbourhoods

Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality even though mortality rates in the industrialised countries have declined over the past decades. Recent WHO reports show that an estimated 17 million people die every year of CVD, particularly from myocardial infarction and strokes [1]. In Western countries, such as the Netherlands, discrepancies in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality according to ethnicity and socio-economic status still exist [2,3]. Although improvements have been made in reducing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity at the national level, the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (such as smoking behaviour and overweight) is higher among individuals with a low socio-economic status and, more specifi cally, among ethnic minorities than those people with a high socio-economic status and the indigenous Dutch population [4-6]. Persons with a low socio-economic status and ethnic minorities mainly live in the so-called deprived neighbourhoods [7]. In the Netherlands, neighbourhoods are identifi ed as “deprived” according to an index based on income, the number of individuals that depend on social benefi ts, and the level of urbanisation [8]

Highlights of the 2nd Bioinformatics Student Symposium by ISCB RSG-UK [version 1]

Following the success of the 1 (st) Student Symposium by ISCB RSG-UK, a 2 (nd) Student Symposium took place on 7 (th) October 2015 at The Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich, UK. This short report summarizes the main highlights from the 2 (nd) Bioinformatics Student Symposium

Assessment of Students Performances in Biology: Implication for Measurements and Evaluation of Learning

Scienceeducation is believed to be a vital tool for individual and societal development at large. The persistent low levels of students' achievement in sciences at the various public examinations in Nigeria have continued to draw the attention of major stakeholders in education. This study examined academic achievement of Senior Secondary School students in biology and gender difference in students' achievement was examined. Ex-post facto design of descriptive research was adopted for the study. A proforma was used to collect data from a sample of two hundred (200) students, selected using stratified random sampling procedure from the Science secondary schools in Kano state Nigeria. The data collected were the students' performances in biology achievement tests. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and independent-sample t-test. Overall results showed that the test internal consistency reliability is low and unsatisfactory; the students performed below average (M=47.02, SD=16.493 (47%). Similarly, gender difference exists in biology performance with another significant difference between performance of urban and rural school students. The study concludes that, biology test used in Kano state qualifying examinations to assess students potential ability in biology is not a reliable measurement tool and that, academic performance of students in biology is unsatisfactory and evidence of differential performance between gender and schools locations. The implication for measurements and evaluation of learning as well as recommendations has been discussed

Color: The Mantra for Marketing

In the present scenario, color is emphasized as the most required component of the market and marketers. The customers are attracted using different colors for the products by the manufacturers. The competition prevailing in the market has made the organizations use several strategies using color. Now days the customers go to the various retail stores and buy the products by seeing the packaging as it creates an effective image of the product in their minds. The marketers have to understand the knowledge of the consumers to select the right color for product. The impact of the visual aspects helps the organizations to pass the information to the consumers. The color can affect the consumer's perception and their buying decision. The brands are also recognized because of the fixed colors of their products which provide them brand equity. Every color has been accepted in different way by the various cultures and the emotions attached to it is also different. Color is opted differently by the two genders. In this research paper how the color is used by different cultures, the sentiments associated are studied. A glance of the impact of the color on the consumer behavior is also studied. Without appropriate selection of color the marketers will not be able to attract the customers

Interferensi Gramatikal pada Peristiwa Tutur Berbahasa Indonesia Mahasiswa Kepulauan Kei Bagian Timur Indonesia di Surabaya

Kepulauan Kei merupakan daerah kepulauan yang berada di bagian timur Indonesia. Terdiri dari gugusan pulau-pulau kecil, kepulauan Kei terbagi menjadi dua bagian yaitu bagian Kei kecil dan Kei besar. Keduanya pun memiliki dailek bahasa Kei masing-masing. Meskipun berbeda dialek, kepulauan Kei memiliki bahasa pemersatu antar masyarakat yaitu bahasa melayu timur. Bahasa melayu timur adalah bahasa Indonesia yang telah terinterferensi B1 bahasa Kei. Bahasa tersebut pun kemudian menjadi bahasa penghantar masyarakat berkomunikasi dengan masyarakat non- Kei seperti suku Buton, suku Bugis, suku Arab dan suku pendatang lainnya. Munculnya bahasa melayu timur hingga bahasa Indonesia tidak terlepas dari pengaruh B1 bahasa Kei. bahasa Kei menjadi pendonor yang mampu menginterferensi pembendaharaan bahasa bagi penuturnya yang meliputi pengimbuhan, reduplikasi, hingga pola kalimat. interfensi tersebut menyebabkan tingkat kesulitan yang besar bagi masyarakat kepulaun Kei dalam mempelajari bahasa Indonesia. Hal ini karena bahasa Kei merupakan B1 yang telah lama digunakan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan bentuk-bentuk interferensi gramatikal yang meliputi ranah morfologis afikasasi dan reduplikasi. Juga pada ranah sintaksis interferensi frasa nomina dan pola kalimat. Hasil yang ditemukan dalam penelitian tersebut berubah data interferensi bahasa Kei pada Bahasa Indonesia yang dituturkan oleh subjek. Data-data tersebut diantaranya adalah gigi sakit dan katanya dong sewa polisi. Gigi sakit merupakan data yang menunjukkan interferensi sintaksis frasa nomina. Sedangkan, pada data katanya dong sewa polisi menunjukkan interferensi sintaksis pola kalimat sebab penggunaan kata sewa. Kata sewa merupakan nomina, sedangkan dalam kalimat tersebut menghendaki penggunaan verba menyewa. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teori interferensi gramatikal. interferensi gramatikal tersebut terdiri dari interferensi morfologis yaitu pada ranah afikasasi dan reduplikasi. Juga pada ranah sintaksis pada ranah frasa nomina dan pola kalimat. Adapun metode yang digunakan adalah metode simak dan teknik sadap sebagi teknik dasar dan dilanjutkan dengan teknik simak libat cakap. Hasil yang ditemukan dalam penelitian ini adalah petistiwa tutur berbahasa Indonesia oleh oleh subjek penelitian yakni mahasiswa kepulauan Kei di Surabaya, menunjukkan adanya interferensi gramatikal. Interefernsi tersebut terjadi pada tataran afikasasi, reduplikasi, frasa nomina hingga pola kalimat. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, ditemukan faktor-faktor penyebab interferensi. Sehingga, solusi atas permasalahan tersebut dapat dipecahkan melalui penelitian ini

Coalbed methane producibility from the Mannville coals in Alberta, Canada: A comparison of two areas

International audienceThe Mannville coals in the Fenn area, Alberta Plains, have desorbed gas content averaging 8.57 cm3/g (275 scf/t), which is similar to the same coals in the Corbett Creek area, almost 400 km away. Vitrinite reflectance values are also similar, although the coals at Corbett Creek are situated about 300 m shallower, which points to a rank excursion from Hilt's burial law curves at Corbett Creek. Coals from both areas are within the “oil window”. The Medicine River Seam in the Fenn area has higher total inertinite content and greater proportions of inertodetrinite and detrovitrinite, suggesting that peat deposition occurred in swamps and marshes and were prone to periodic flooding. At Corbett Creek, the Mannville coal seams are characterized by greater concentrations of telo-inertinite, which contributes to coal meso-porosity and the potential for free gas storage in the open cell lumens, and to an increased gas flow along lithotype boundaries (horizontal permeability). Non-fluorescing vitrinite was present mostly in the upper Medicine River Seam, which was deposited in a regressive environment. The lower Medicine River Seam, which formed during a marine transgressive phase, contained greater amounts of fluorescing vitrinite. The Mannville coals in the Fenn area are moderately under-pressured in relation to those at Corbett Creek, which may have an impact on gas retention capacity. The difference in absolute coal permeability (1-3.5 mD at Fenn versus 3-4 mD at Corbett Creek), which is likely the result of higher in-situ stresses in the deeper Mannville coals at Fenn, has had an effect on both gas and water production rates from these coals. However, the largest impact on gas production volumes has been made by the application of horizontal drilling technology, initially at Fenn, and more recently by multiple horizontal wells drilled at Corbett Creek

Design for Distributed Moroccan Hospital Pharmacy Information Environment with Service Oriented Architecture

In the last five years, Moroccan e-health system has focused on improving the quality of patient care services by making use of advanced Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) solutions. In actual fact, achieving runtime and efficient information sharing, through large-scale distributed environments such as e-health system, is not a trivial task. It seems to present many issues due to the heterogeneity and complex nature of data resources. This concerns, in particular, Moroccan Hospital Pharmacy Information System (HPIS) which needs to interact with several disparate medical information systems. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) offers solution that is both flexible and practical to effectively address the problem of interoperability of e-health systems. In this paper, we discuss the limits and challenges of the current Moroccan information system intended for hospital pharmacy. We therefore propose a global Web services-based e-health architecture for integrating different heterogeneous blocks and various data resources of this system. We also present a solution to secure Web services communication using WS-SecurityPolicy

Assessing the Job Selection Criteria of Accounting Students: a Normative Approach

This research assessed to what extent final-year Muslim accounting students in Malaysia considered Islamic principles when choosing a job after graduation. 356 final-year Muslim accounting students in four Malaysian universities were surveyed using an open-ended job selection scenario. The result shows that reality does not live up to the ideal. Only 16% of the respondents apply Islamic principles in making a job selection decision. The remaining 84% are more concerned with other criteria such as personal interests, salary considerations, and company reputation