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Ground-water resources data of Charlotte, DeSoto, and Hardee Counties, Florida
Charlotte, De Soto, and Hardee counties are east-southeast of
Tampa in west-central peninsular Florida, figure 1. In order to
plan the future water-resource development of the area, information
about the water resources is needed. To meet this need, the Water
Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation
with the Peace River Basin Board of the Southwest Florida Water
Management District as part of the statewide cooperative program
with the Division of Geology, Florida Board of Conservation, began
a continuing hydrologic data collection program in July, 1963, as
an initial step in the investigation and evaluation of the groundwater
resources of Hardee and De Soto counties. A similar hydrologic
data program commenced in Charlotte County in July, 1964.
Previous work in Hardee and De Soto counties included a
one year reconnaissance by the Division of Water Resources and
Conservation, Florida Board of Conservation, which concluded in
June, 1963, and resulted in a hydrologic report (Woodard, 1964).
As an outgrowth of the hydrologic data program, a Map Series
report portraying the chemical character of water in the Floridan
aquifer in the southern Peace River basin was prepared in 1967
(Kaufman and Dion).
The data contained herein constitute the basis for the Map
Series report. Additional selected data, including records of wells
and chemical analyses,, on the ground-water resources of the three
county area are also included and are published to make the data
available.
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Analysis of vertebrate genomes suggests a new model for clade B serpin evolution
BACKGROUND: The human genome contains 13 clade B serpin genes at two loci, 6p25 and 18q21. The three genes at 6p25 all conform to a 7-exon gene structure with conserved intron positioning and phasing, however, at 18q21 there are two 7-exon genes and eight genes with an additional exon yielding an 8-exon structure. Currently, it is not known how these two loci evolved, nor which gene structure arose first – did the 8-exon genes gain an exon, or did the 7-exon genes lose one? Here we use the genomes of diverse vertebrate species to plot the emergence of clade B serpin genes and to identify the point at which the two genomic structures arose. RESULTS: Analysis of the chicken genome indicated the presence of a single clade B serpin gene locus, containing orthologues of both human loci and both genomic structures. The frog genome and the genomes of three fish species presented progressively simpler loci, although only the 7-exon structure could be identified. The Serpinb12 gene contains seven exons in the frog genome, but eight exons in chickens and humans, indicating that the additional exon evolved in this gene. CONCLUSION: We propose a new model for clade B serpin evolution from a single 7-exon gene (either Serpinb1 or Serpinb6). An additional exon was gained in the Serpinb12 gene between the tetrapoda and amniota radiations to produce the 8-exon structure. Both structures were then duplicated at a single locus until a chromosomal breakage occurred at some point along the mammalian lineage resulting in the two modern loci
Van der Waals Density Functional for General Geometries
A scheme within density functional theory is proposed that provides a
practical way to generalize to unrestricted geometries the method applied with
some success to layered geometries [H. Rydberg, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 91,
126402 (2003)]. It includes van der Waals forces in a seamless fashion. By
expansion to second order in a carefully chosen quantity contained in the long
range part of the correlation functional, the nonlocal correlations are
expressed in terms of a density-density interaction formula. It contains a
relatively simple parametrized kernel, with parameters determined by the local
density and its gradient. The proposed functional is applied to rare gas and
benzene dimers, where it is shown to give a realistic description.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Perancangan Sistem Informasi Akademik SD Negeri Telukan 01 Grogol Sukoharjo
As the development of information technology from time to time which demands a different human being to continue to improve its ability in a variety of sectors that can support life, especially in education. Telukan 01 Elementary School is one of the public elementary school in the village Telukan Grogol Sukoharjo. Where is the data processing school students and teachers are still done manually.Seeing constraint on SD Telukan Negeri 01, then the author makes application of data processing students and teachers to process data quickly and efficiently. Data processing applications created by software using Visual Basic 6.0 and SQL Server 2000 as a data storage medium (Database).From the observations made can be concluded among other things: information that is complete, timely, accurate, fast, and obviously very helpful in providing a variety of information and decisions for Elementary School Telukan 01 Computerized System is designed for data processing students and teachers. And assist in preparing the student and teacher data reports that can provide accurate and timely for administrators or users of this system
EVALUASI PROGRAM KELUARGA HARAPAN (PKH) SEBAGAI UPAYA PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN DI DESA SANGGALANGIT KECAMATAN GEROKGAK KABUPATEN BULELENG
Berbagai kebijakan sudah dan sedang dilaksanakan oleh pemerintah untuk mengurangi angka dan memutus mata rantai kemiskinan, sekaligus meningkatkan sumber daya manusia. Salah satunya adalah dengan program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) untuk keluarga sangat miskin (KSM). Beberapa pokok. permasalahan dapat dirumuskan,dalam penelitian ini, yaitu : 1) Bagaimanakah pelaksanaan PKH di Desa Sanggalangit ? 2) Bagaimanakah dampak pelaksanaan PKH dalam upaya pengentasan kemiskinan di Desa Sanggalangit ? dan 3) Bagaimanakah evaluasi program keluarga harapan di Desa Sangalangit? . Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Pengambilan informan menggunakan Teknik purposive sampling, sedang pengumpulan data menggunakan Teknik observasi, wawancara, dan pemanfaatan dokumen. Analisis data dilakukan secara terus-menerus selama berlangsungnya penelitian dengan tahapan : pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, serta simpulan dan verifikasi. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa pelaksanaan PKH di Desa Sanggalangit dipengaruhi empat variable implementasi kebijakan, yaitu : komunikasi, sumber daya, disposisi, dan struktur birokrasi. Dampak pelaksanaan PKH dalam upaya pengentasan kemiskinan di desa Sanggalangit berupa dampak positif yakni dampak yang diharapkan, dan dampak negative yakni dampak yang tidak diharapkan. Evaluasi dilakukan terhadap pelaksanaan PKH di Desa Sanggalangit, dimana evaluasi tersebut menyangkut isi kebijakan yakni PKH berhasil mengurangi angka dan memutus mata rantai kemiskinan, meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya manusia serta merubah perilaku KSM. Evaluasi pelaksanaan kebijakan yakni lebih ditekankan pada periode pencairan bantuan dan kekurangan personil pendamping PKH. Evaluasi terhadap dampak kebijakan lebih ditekankan pada bagaimana meningkatkan dampak positifnya dan mengurangi bahkan sebisanya menghilangkan dampak negatifnya
Kajian Rumput Laut Sargassum Duplicatum J. G. Agardh Sebagai Penghasil Bioetanol Dengan Proses Hidrolisis Asam Dan Fermentasi
Bioethanol is an alternative fuel made from biomass containing sugar components, starch, and cellulose. So far, bioethanol is made from raw materials which become a source of food and feed resulting in the competition. The potential of cellulosic biomass seaweed S. duplicatum as bioethanol production can be a solution to resolve the issue. The purpose of this research was to study seaweed S. duplicatum J.G. Agardh as raw material for bioethanol. Method used for this research was experimental laboratory with a completely randomized design (RAL) factorial pattern to test glucose levels and a randomized block design (RAK) to test the ethanol levels. Ethanol concentration was determined by Gas Chromatography (GC). Hydrolysis with H2SO4 concentration of 0.2 M, 0.3 M, 0.4 M, 0.5 M and the variation within 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes. The fermentation conducted with yeast S. cereviceae with incubation time 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours. Ethanol concentration measurements conducted using Gas Chromatography (GC). The results showed that the best conditions for hydrolysis of concentrated H2SO4 0.4 M (28.051 mg / ml ± 1.100) and 120 minutes (23.128 mg / ml ± 6.069). During the fermentation process, the maximum ethanol levels achieved at 72 hours incubation time is 0.0451% v / v ± 0.009
Cultural differences in intimacy: The influence of gender-role ideology and individualism-collectivism
Two studies examined emotional intimacy in European Canadian and Chinese Canadian dating relationships. Cultural differences in gender-role ideology and individualism–collectivism
were hypothesized to differentially contribute to selfdisclosure and responsiveness, and in turn, intimacy. Study 1 revealed that Chinese Canadians’ lower intimacy relative to European Canadians was mediated by their greater gender-role traditionalism but not by their individualism or collectivism. Study 2 further linked greater gender-role traditionalism to
lower self-disclosure, and in turn, lower intimacy. Results also revealed that Chinese Canadians’ lower intimacy mediated their lower relationship satisfaction and higher rate of relationship termination in Study 1, but that Chinese Canadians were not any more likely to terminate their relationships in Study 2
Problematika Sampah di Sektor Perjalanan dan Pariwisata: Kajian Literatur
Perjalanan dan pariwisata telah tumbuh secara signifikan dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir, menjadinya salah satu sektor ekonomi dengan pertumbuhan tercepat di tingkat global. Namun di lain sisi banyak penelitian telah menyebutkan adanya kemungkinan hubungan antara jumlah sampah yang dihasilkan di berbagai destinasi wisata dengan jumlah pengunjung. Kajian ini menjabarkan secara rinci tentang masalah yang timbul akibat sampah di sektor wisata, termasuk sumber asalnya dan potensi pengelolaannya dari apa yang sudah dipraktikan saat ini. Pihak yang mendukung kegiatan pariwisata, sampah dari para wisatawan, dan sampah dari pengelolaan pariwisata adalah beberapa sumber yang teridentifikasi dimana sampah dihasilkan yang jika pengelolaannya tidak dilakukan dengan tepat maka dapat mengancam kualitas lingkungan. Sampah plastik dapat diolah secara mekanis, kimia, atau biologis, tergantung tujuan akhirnya, budget, ketersediaan teknologi untuk pengolahan, sumber daya manusia sebagai eksekutor, dan banyak pertimbangan lainnya.
Strategi Pengolahan Sampah Plastik di Tempat Wisata
Kehadiran sampah plastik di tempat wisata menjadi salah
satu masalah serius di berbagai tempat wisata di dunia termasuk di
Indonesia. Sampah plastik dapat menyebabkan pencemaran serta
kerusakan lingkungan membahayakan kesehatan penduduk di
sekitarnya. Meskipun sering dianggap enteng, mengolah sampah
plastik dari tempat wisata memerlukan ketelitian, ketalatenan dan
usaha sungguh-sungguh. Namun cara yang paling sederhana untuk
mencegah pencemaran plastik di tempat wisata dengan
meningkatkan kepedulian pengunjung terhadap kebersihan tempat
wisata melalui metode 3R (reduce, reuse dan recycle)
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