Proposed new interior design scheme of showroom for Bentley Sdn. Bhd. at Jalan Autocity, Juru, Off Penang / Muhammad Harifi Herry Hermawan

This project is about Proposed Interior New Interior Design Scheme of Showroom of Bentley at Autocity, Juru,Penang.Bentley Motors are new high luxury car brand since 1931. Bentley Motors just opened their showroom only six ear,2006.The client of this project is their marketing and PR manager,Mr. Andrew Wong.The reason to proposed this project is because the client decided to widen its business outside Kuala Lumpur, preferably those of tourist attraction cities especially north Malaysia like Juru, Penang.Juru was choose after had done survey and it seems that site is suitable for this project.The objective is to create a very well Showroom with comfort and style with a good price related and attract more customers either from north Malaysia to the area has been chosen..With this project,north Malaysians do not have to come to Kuala Lumpur to see the new luxury car brand, Bentley. The target market for the customers of this showroom is for Malaysians who live at north Malaysia

Traumatisme vertebro-medullaire compliquant une spondylarthrite ankylosante

La survenue d’un traumatisme vertébral constitue un événement potentiellement grave dans l’évolution d’une spondylarthrite ankylosante (SPA). Le risque d’une atteinte médullaire est relativement élevé. Nous rapportons deux observations illustratives de la gravité du traumatisme vertébro-médullaire compliquant une SPA, avec une revue des différents facteurs de risque, et des aspects cliniques et thérapeutiques de la prise en charge dans cette situation

Analisis Komparasi Problem Based Learning Dengan Team Assisted Individualization Pada Penguasaan Kompetensi “Mekanisme Katup & Sistem Bahan Bakar” Kelas XI SMK

Abstrak: SMK sebagai sekolah vokasi berbeda dengan sekolah menengah umum lainnya. Lebih menekankan pada kompetensi  atau keahlian. Pembelajaran yang monoton tidak variatif, membosankan dan lebih banyak terpusat pada guru, menyebabkan tidak efektif dan menyenangka. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana analisis komparasi  PBL dan TAI  efektif dalam penguasaan kompetensi “Mentup Simbahkar” akronim mekanisme katup dan sistem bahan bakar  pada Pemeliharaan Mesin Sepeda Motor kelas IX. Berdasarkan hasil olah data dapat dilihat: (1). Aktifitas positif pada siklus I sebesar 61%, siklus II sebesar 76%, dan siklus III sebesar 84%, sedangkan aktifitas negatif  pada siklus I sebesar 30%, siklus II sebesar 10%, dan siklus III sebesar 10%; (2). Rata – rata kelas pada siklus I sebesar 71, siklus II sebesar 81, dan siklus III sebesar 88, (3). Ketuntasan belajar peserta didik pada siklus I sebesar 28,5%, siklus II sebesar 100%, dan siklus III sebesar 100%.Abstract:  Vocational school as a vocational school is different from other public high schools. Put more emphasis on competence or expertise. Monotonous learning is not varied, boring and is more centered on the teacher, causing ineffective and unpleasant. This study uses a Class Action Research (CAR) approach aimed to find out how the comparative analysis of PBL and TAI is effective in mastering the competence of "Mentup Simbahkar" valve mechanism and fuel system acronyms on Class IX Motorcycle Engine Maintenance. Based on the results of data processing can be seen: (1). Positive activity in cycle I was 61%, cycle II was 76%, and cycle III was 84%, while negative activity in cycle I was 30%, cycle II was 10%, and cycle III was 10%; (2). The average class in cycle I was 71, cycle II was 81, and cycle III was 88, (3). Mastery learning of students in the first cycle of 28.5%, the second cycle of 100%, and the third cycle of 100%

An ABS control logic based on wheel force measurement

The paper presents an anti-lock braking system (ABS) control logic based on the measurement of the longitudinal forces at the hub bearings. The availability of force information allows to design a logic that does not rely on the estimation of the tyre-road friction coefficient, since it continuously tries to exploit the maximum longitudinal tyre force. The logic is designed by means of computer simulation and then tested on a specific hardware in the loop test bench: the experimental results confirm that measured wheel force can lead to a significant improvement of the ABS performances in terms of stopping distance also in the presence of road with variable friction coefficien

Variability in gene cassette patterns of class 1 and 2 integrons associated with multi drug resistance patterns in Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in Tehran-Iran

Background: To investigate antibiotic resistance, the occurrence and distribution of class 1 and 2 integrons in multidrug- resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The isolates were examined for susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. The mecA gene, class 1 and 2 integrons were detected by PCR. Integrase positive strains were further analysed for the presence of resistance gene cassettes using specific primers and were sequenced. Results: Among 139S.aureus isolates, 109 (78.4 ) and 112 (80.5 ) strains were considered as multidrug resistant and mecA positive, respectively. Class 1 integrons and internal variable regions were found in 72.6 (101/139) and 97 (98/101) and class 2 integrons and variable regions also in 35.2 (49/139) and 65.3 (32/49) of S.aureus clinical isolates, respectively. Twelve distinct cassette arrays were found, containing genes encoding resistance to β-lactams, aminoglycosides, streptothricin, trimethoprim, chloramphenicol,a putative glucose dehydrogenase precursor and a protein with unknown function. Gene cassette arrays aadB, aadA2 and dhfrA1-sat2-aadA1 were common in S.aureus isolates. We detected a completely new gene cassettes which contained aadB, oxa2, aacA4, orfD-aacA4-catB8, aadB-catB3, orfD-aacA4 and aadB-aadA1-cmlA6 of class 1 and dhfrA1-sat2-aadA1, dhfrA11, dhfrA1-sat2 of class 2 integrons. Conclusions: This is the first study to report carriage of class 1 and 2 integrons and associated gene cassettes among in S.aureus isolates from Iran. © 2015 Mostafa et al

Survey of advanced nuclear technologies for potential applications of sonoprocessing

Ultrasonics has been used in many industrial applications for both sensing at low power and processing at higher power. Generally, the high power applications fall within the categories of liquid stream degassing, impurity separation, and sonochemical enhancement of chemical processes. Examples of such industrial applications include metal production, food processing, chemical production, and pharmaceutical production. There are many nuclear process streams that have similar physical and chemical processes to those applications listed above. These nuclear processes could potentially benefit from the use of high-power ultrasonics. There are also potential benefits to applying these techniques in advanced nuclear fuel cycle processes, and these benefits have not been fully investigated. Currently the dominant use of ultrasonic technology in the nuclear industry has been using low power ultrasonics for non-destructive testing/evaluation (NDT/NDE), where it is primarily used for inspections and for characterizing material degradation. Because there has been very little consideration given to how sonoprocessing can potentially improve efficiency and add value to important process streams throughout the nuclear fuel cycle, there are numerous opportunities for improvement in current and future nuclear technologies. In this paper, the relevant fundamental theory underlying sonoprocessing is highlighted, and some potential applications to advanced nuclear technologies throughout the nuclear fuel cycle are discussed

Coalition for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)—a protocol for a global cross-sectional survey of health and gender equity in rheumatology

Lay Summary: What does this mean for patients? The CHANGE Study, led by a team of rheumatology professionals worldwide, is working to make health care more equal for everyone. We are focusing on challenges faced by rheumatologists, such as fair pay and career opportunities. To understand these issues better, the team is gathering information through a global survey of rheumatology professionals. The goal is to find out why there are differences and come up with solutions. Ultimately, the aim is to create a fair and inclusive environment in rheumatology, ensuring that everyone has the same chances to grow in their careers, regardless of their gender. The findings of the study will help to create better guidelines, promoting fairness and equality for health-care professionals in rheumatology

Feature selection method based on chaotic maps and butterfly optimization algorithm

Feature selection (FS) is a challenging problem that attracted the attention of many researchers. FS can be considered as an NP hard problem, If dataset contains N features then 2N solutions are generated with each additional feature, the complexity doubles. To solve this problem, we reduce the dimensionality of the feature by extracting the most important features. In this paper we integrate the chaotic maps in the standard butterfly optimization algorithm to increase the diversity and avoid trapping in local minima in this algorithm.. The proposed algorithm is called Chaotic Butterfly Optimization Algorithm (CBOA).The performance of the proposed CBOA is investigated by applying it on 16 benchmark datasets and comparing it against six meta-heuristics algorithms. The results show that invoking the chaotic maps in the standard BOA can improve its performance with accuracy more than 95%

The epidemiology of chronic pain in Libya: a cross-sectional telephone survey.

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a public health problem although there is a paucity of prevalence data from countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic pain and neuropathic pain in a sample of the general adult population in Libya. METHODS: A cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted before the onset of the Libyan Civil War (February 2011) on a sample of self-declared Libyans who had a landline telephone and were at least 18 years of age. Random sampling of household telephone number dialling was undertaken in three major cities and interviews conducted using an Arabic version of the Structured Telephone Interviews Questionnaire on Chronic Pain previously used to collect data in Europe. In addition, an Arabic version of S-LANSS was used. 1212 individuals were interviewed (response rate = 95.1 %, mean age = 37.8 ± 13.9 years, female = 54.6 %). RESULTS: The prevalence of chronic pain ≥ 3 months was 19.6 % (95 % CI 14.6 % to 24.6 %) with a mean ± SD duration of pain of 6 · 5 ± 5 · 7 years and a higher prevalence for women. The prevalence of neuropathic pain in the respondents reporting chronic pain was 19 · 7 % (95 % CI 14 · 6-24 · 7), equivalent to 3 · 9 % (95 % CI 2 · 8 to 5 · 0 %) of the general adult population. Only, 71 (29 · 8 %) of respondents reported that their pain was being adequately controlled. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of chronic pain in the general adult population of Libya was approximately 20 % and comparable with Europe and North America. This suggests that chronic pain is a public health problem in Libya. Risk factors are being a woman, advanced age and unemployment. There is a need for improved health policies in Libya to ensure that patients with chronic pain receive effective management