THE REFLECTION OF WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN THE NEWS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Abstract. This study was mainly concerned with corpus analysis of the news gathered from Tehran Times, an international English newspaper of Iran, in 2017 regarding the officials commenting in water resource management issues in Iran. A corpus of 15 (above 3000 words) news pieces selected according to the content and topic was analyzed. The news were classified under officials' concern, their criticism the past and current plans and calling for attention, and their hopelessness. All in all, the news show a dark hopeless future of water resource in Iran.Keyword: News value, water resource, ideology, discourse analysis

THE REFLECTION OF WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN THE NEWS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Abstract. This study was mainly concerned with corpus analysis of the news gathered from Tehran Times, an international English newspaper of Iran, in 2017 regarding the officials commenting in water resource management issues in Iran. A corpus of 15 (above 3000 words) news pieces selected according to the content and topic was analyzed. The news were classified under officials' concern, their criticism the past and current plans and calling for attention, and their hopelessness. All in all, the news show a dark hopeless future of water resource in Iran.Keyword: News value, water resource, ideology, discourse analysis

Response of Cotton to Irrigation, Fertilization and Plant Density in a Semi-Arid Region of Iran

Fertilization and plant density are key factors in cotton yield, especially under conditions of water shortage. We conducted a two year- field experiment to investigate the nitrogen × PSB bacteria synergic effect on photosynthesis and water relation of cotton under water stress conditions and different plant densities. The experimental design was a 25 factorial with five factors I: Irrigation (moderate and restricted irrigation), N: Nitrogen (with and without nitrogen), D: Plant density (low and high plant density), B: phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB bacteria) (with and without incubation), P: Phosphorus (with and without phosphorus). Results revealed that the ratio (Fv/Fm) did not respond to restricted irrigation when N and B were consumed together, and one of these factors was also enough to prevent the decline in the relative water content (RWC) under IR conditions. P had a reducing effect on RWC under IR conditions, and its role in preventing LAI loss under restricted irrigation condition did not result in the improvement of yield (GLY). IR reduced RWC and GLY in low density plots without nitrogen consumption but using N or higher plant density was enough to prevent this decline. The results conclude that P can be replaced with B under IR conditions, and the synergic interaction of N×B can strongly reduce the effect of drought stress on cotton yield in high plant density

PREDVIĐANJE VISINE SLOMA PRIMJENOM PROGRAMIRANJA GENSKE EKSPRESIJE U AUSTRALSKIM ŠIROKOČELNIM OTKOPIMA, KOMPARATIVNA STUDIJA

The caving and subsidence developments above a longwall panel usually result in fractures of the overburden, which decrease the strength of the rock mass and its function. The height of fracturing (HoF) includes the caved and continuous fractured zones affected by a high degree of bending. Among the various empirical models, Ditton’s geometry and geology models are widely used in Australian coalfields. The application of genetic programming (GP) and gene expression programming (GEP) in longwall mining is entirely new and original. This work uses a GEP method in order to predict HoF. The model variables, including the panel width (W), cover depth (H), mining height (T), unit thickness (t), and its distance from the extracted seam (y), are selected via the dimensional analysis and Buckingham’s P-theorem. A dataset involving 31 longwall panels is used to present a new nonlinear regression function. The statistical estimators, including the coefficient of determination (R2), the average error (AE), the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and the root mean square error (RMSE), are used to compare the performance of the discussed models. The R2 value for the GEP model (99%) is considerably higher than the corresponding values of Ditton’s geometry (61%) and geology (81%) models. Moreover, the maximum values of the statistical error estimators (AE, MAPE, and RMSE) for the GEP model are 12%, 14%, and 16%, respectively, of the corresponding values of Ditton’s models.Razvoj kaverni i slijeganja iznad otkopa širokoga čela obično rezultira slomovima jalovinskih slojeva, što smanjuje čvrstoću stijenske mase. Visina sloma (HoF) uključuje udubljene i kontinuirane zone sloma zahvaćene visokim stupnjem savijanja. Među raznim empirijskim modelima Dittonovi geometrijski i geološki modeli široko se koriste u australskim ugljenokopima. Primjena genetskoga programiranja (GP) i programiranja ekspresije gena (GEP) u širokočelnim metodama posve je nova i originalna. U ovome radu primjenjuje se GEP metoda kako bi se predvidio HoF. Varijable modela, uključujući širinu čela (W), debljinu nadsloja (H), visinu čela (T), debljinu sloja (t) i njegovu udaljenost od otkopanoga sloja (y), odabiru se dimenzionalnom analizom i Buckinghamovim P teoremom. Skup podataka koji uključuje 31 širokočelni otkop koristi se za predstavljanje nove funkcije nelinearne regresije. Statistički procjenitelji, uključujući koeficijent determinacije (R2), prosječnu pogrešku (AE), srednju apsolutnu postotnu pogrešku (MAPE) i srednju kvadratnu pogrešku (RMSE), koriste se za usporedbu učinkovitosti razmatranih modela. Vrijednost (R2) za GEP model (99 %) znatno je veća od odgovarajućih vrijednosti Dittonove geometrije (= 61 %) i geologije (= 81 %). Štoviše, maksimalne vrijednosti procjenitelja statističkih pogrešaka (AE, MAPE i RMSE) za GEP model iznose 12 %, 14 % odnosno 16 % odgovarajućih vrijednosti Dittonovih modela

MENILIK RAGAM MAKNA DAN UJIAN DI BALIK CORONA PERSPEKTIF ISLAM

Abstrak: Corona sejak muncul pertama kali pada tahun 2019 menimbulkan pro-kontra yang begitu tajam di masyarakat luas. Tidak hanya menyentuh persoalan imun tapi sampai pada level iman. Kehadirannya dianggap kesalahan kelompok tertentu sebagai biang kerok dan sumber persoalan. Penyakit yang telah menggerogoti badan kemudian diperparah rusaknya jiwa dan hati dengan sikap abnormal. Karena itu, mengkaji sumber Islam dalam menyikapi problematika ini menjadi sangat penting dan genting. Dalam telaah penulis ditemukan bahwa di balik Corona ada ragam makna, yaitu ketidakmampuan manusia seluruh dunia dalam membendung penyebarannya, maka disadari bahwa manusia sangat lemah di hadapan Allah Swt, kekayaannya tidak mampu mengubah kuasa-Nya, kecanggihan teknologi yang dibuat bukan apa-apa tanpa izin-Nya dan manusia bukan siapa-siapa tanpa kerjasama. Selain itu, Corona menjadi pemersatu ummat dan meningkatkan kesadaran indahnya hidup sehat. Dalam aspek ujian, Corona tidak hanya menjadi ujian karena menyakitkan fisik tapi juga memunculkan ujian dalam menghadapi kesulitan ekonomi, ujian menerima panduan ibadah baru, ujian menghadapi peraturan pemerintah, ujian merespon penyimpangan, ujian agar mengingat nikmat Allah Swt. dan ujian agar menyadari kesalahan diri.   Kata Kunci: Makna, Ujian, Corona, Isla

An Investigation of Epistemological Markers in Socio-political Forums on Iranian TV Channels from a Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective

The present article examines epistemological markers in socio-political forums on Iranian TV channels from the critical discourse analysis point of view based on Hyland (2005) and Fairclough (2001).  In this study, 20 selected socio-political panels of 1,2, 3 & 4 channels have been selected, which are samples have been analyzed in qualitatively and quantitatively way in the form of all of them using targeted sampling. The variables studied in this study to be determined by this factors, the gender of the experts, using the live or recorded programs, the number of experts in each program, whether the experts are academic or non-academic. The distribution of epistemological elements in live and recorded programs and the presence of male and female critics and the presence of academic and non-academic factors is different?  Also the distribution of elements in the recorded political and social panels is different with the presence of one or more critics? How the differences between the distributions of elements justified are based on Fairclough discourse analysis model? The results showed that the distribution of hedges, boosters, Attitude markers in the programs of socio-political panels in the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting based on the gender of experts, alive or recorded programs, academic or non-academic experts or the presence of one or more experts in each programs are different. Also, based on discourse analysis patterns, can be justified type of using of epistemological tools in the discourse of experts

Uncertainty in pore size distribution derived from adsorption isotherms: II. adsorption integral approach

Uncertainty in the amount adsorbed in manometric adsorption isotherm measurements is well established. Here, we extend uncertainty methodologies from adsorption isotherm data uncertainty and apply them to calculate pore size distributions based on adsorption integral methods. The analyses consider as variables: uncertainty in adsorption isotherm data, regularization parameter, molecular potential model, and the number of single pore isotherms calculated with an associated quadrature interval. We demonstrate how the calculated pore size distribution is quite insensitive to the uncertainty in experimental data, but in contrast, the uncertainty in the experimental data affects the calculated value of the optimized regularization parameter which, in turn, leads to considerable variation in the calculated pore size distribution. The calculated pore size distribution is also shown to be highly dependent on the potential model selected and on the number of single pore isotherms applied to the inversion process. We conclude and suggest a quantitative comparison between calculated pore size distributions should be discouraged unless the uncertainty in the experimental data is relatively small and, default values for regularization parameters, potential models, the number of single pore isotherms and their distribution are exactly the same for each pore size distribution evaluation

Uncertainty in pore size distribution derived from adsorption isotherms: I. classical methods

Procedures for propagation of uncertainty in pore size distribution calculation based on classical methods for both micro and mesoporous materials are described. Uncertainty in experimental adsorption isotherm data and uncertainty in temperature are introduced as the main sources for uncertainty in height and position of peaks of PSD determined via classical mesopore size distribution determination method. Uncertainty in PSD derived from classical micropore size distribution methods mainly arises from uncertainty in experimental isotherm data. Calculation step size is shown to have some effects on magnitude of uncertainty in micropore calculation. Micropore size distribution calculations are also highly sensitive to the adsorptive molecular diameter

Strategi Bisnis Coffee Shop di Kabupaten Pemalang untuk Bangkit pada Masa Pasca Pandemi Covid 19

This study aims to find out and explain the strategies adopted by coffee shops in Pemalang Regency to rise in the post-pandemic period and find out how visitors responded to the strategies carried out by coffee shops in Pemalang Regency to rise in the post-covid 19 pandemic. The method used in this research is qualitative research with a case study design. Data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, and documentation. Research Results 1. The strategies carried out by coffee shops in Pemalang Regency during the post-19 pandemic included, a) using social media as a marketing medium such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and also Tik-Tok; b) using promo and discount strategies uploaded to social media such as Instagram and WhatsApp to customers; c) providing entertainment that attracts customers such as live acoustic performances, watching movies together using a tancep screen, as well as providing a comfortable place and an instagramable coffee concept for photos that attract customers; d) creating new food and beverage menu innovations that attract customers to come to the coffee shop. 2. The response of coffee shop visitors to this strategy is that they really like social media which helps them to frequent coffee shops in Pemalang, promotions and discounts, and informants return to the cafe because they enjoy a comfortable cafe atmosphere to relax