The future of enterprise groupware applications

This paper provides a review of groupware technology and products. The purpose of this review is to investigate the appropriateness of current groupware technology as the basis for future enterprise systems and evaluate its role in realising, the currently emerging, Virtual Enterprise model for business organisation. It also identifies in which way current technological phenomena will transform groupware technology and will drive the development of the enterprise systems of the future

Karakol

.mp3 audio fileThis jangar is the first song performed by female helpers (shabychi) in the Sary Bür Ak Jang ritual held above their natal village, Kulady. In it, they situate themselves in Kulady, in the Karakol valley. The project builds on Pegg's research undertaken in the Mountain Altai since 2002. It includes audio-vidual recordings of living endangered traditions related to heroic epic performance. These include 'requests for blessings' and Jangar songs performed within Ak Jang (White Belief) clan rituals held in open-air temples (Küree) in secret mountain locations. Also included is a video recorded by Pegg prior to the WOLP project of the epic 'Maadai Kara' performed by a contemporary 'With Spirit' (Eelü) bard

RESPON PERTUMBUHAN VEGETATIF BERBAGAI GENOTIPE KOPI ARABIKA DI DATARAN TINGGI JANG HIANG BONG

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui respon pertumbuhan berbagai genotipe kopi arabika di dataran tinggi Jang Hiang Bong dan mendapatkan genotipe kopi arabika potensial untuk dibudiayakan pada dataran tinggi Jang Hiang Bong. Percobaan ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok Lengkap yang dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan Universitas Pat Petulai. Parameter yang diamati dalam penelitian ini adalah tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, luas kanopi, luas sepasang daun, dan jumlah cabang produktif. Secara keseluruhan, hasil penelitian menunjukkan setiap genotipe menampilkan respon pertumbuhan yang berbeda-beda. Respon pertumbuhan terbaik didapatkan pada perlakuan G6 (Genotipe M-97), yang menunjukkan pengaruh positif terhadap tinggi tanaman, luas kanopi, dan jumlah cabang produktif. Semua perlakuan menunjukkan respon yang tidak berbeda nyata terhadap diameter batang dan luas sepasang daun

Anthracimycin activity against contemporary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Anthracimycin is a recently discovered novel marine-derived compound with activity against Bacillus anthracis. We tested anthracimycin against an expanded panel of Staphylococcus aureus strains in vitro and in vivo. All strains of S. aureus tested, including methicillin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant strains of S. aureus, were susceptible to anthracimycin at MIC values of ⩽0.25 mg l(-1). Although its postantibiotic effects were minimal, anthracimycin exhibited potent and rapid bactericidal activity, with a >4-log kill of USA300 MRSA within 3 h at five times its MIC. At concentrations significantly below the MIC, anthracimycin slowed MRSA growth and potentiated the bactericidal activity of the human cathelicidin, LL-37. The bactericidal activity of anthracimycin was somewhat mitigated in the presence of 20% human serum, and the compound was minimally toxic to human cells, with an IC50 (inhibitory concentration 50)=70 mg l(-1) against human carcinoma cells. At concentrations near the MIC, anthracimycin inhibited S. aureus nucleic acid synthesis as determined by optimized macromolecular synthesis methodology, with inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis occurring in the absence of DNA intercalation. Anthracimycin at a single dose of 1 or 10 mg kg(-1) was able to protect mice from MRSA-induced mortality in a murine peritonitis model of infection. Anthracimycin provides an interesting new scaffold for future development of a novel MRSA antibiotic

Design of serrate-semi-circular riblets with application to skin friction reduction on engineering surface

Drag reduction in wall-bounded flows can be achieved by the passive flow control technique through the application of bio-inspired riblet surfaces. This paper presents the innovative design of Serrate-Semi-Circular riblet surfaces particularly focusing on the intrinsic relationship between the riblet features and the turbulent boundary layer structure resulting from these surfaces in engineering applications. The available experimental facilities, instrumentation (i.e. hotwire) and measurement techniques (i.e. velocity spectra) have been employed to investigate the boundary layer velocity profiles and skin friction for flat plate and Serrate-Semi-Circular riblet surfaces. Both the simulation and experimental wind tunnel testing results show that the Serrate-Semi-Circular riblet surface can provide 7% drag reduction, which is better than other riblet configurations, such as V and U shaped ones

Forecasting Mortality Rate Using a Neural Network with Fuzzy Inference System

Various methods have been developed to improve mortality forecasts. The authors proposed a neuro-fuzzy model to forecast the mortality. The forecasting of mortality is curried out by an ANFIS model which uses a first order Sugeno-type FIS. The model predicts the yearly mortality in a one step ahead prediction scheme. The method of trial and error was used in order to decide the type of membership function that describe better the model and provides the minimum error. The output of the models is the next year�s mortality. The results were presented and compared based on three different kinds of errors: RMSE, MAE, and MAPE. The ANFIS model gives good results for the case of two gbell membership functions and 500 epochs. Finally, the ANFIS model gives better results than the AR and ARMA model.ANFIS, Forecasting, Mortality, Modeling.

Sosialisasi Pengaruh Pendidikan Keluarga bagi Pembentukan Karakter Anak

Pada dasarnya perkembangan karakter anak sangat dipengaruhi oleh pola asuh orang tua atau seorang ibu yang merupakan contoh utama atau role model terhadap anaknya. Di Sei Jang laut terdapat banyak orang tua masih menggunakan pola asuh tradisional dalam mendidik anak, di mana anak melakukan kesalahan anak yaitu dengan dipukul atau dimarahi dengan kata-kata kasar dan nada suara yang tinggi sehingga orang tua perlu memahami tahap perkembangan fisik maupun perkembangan kognitif pada anak. Dengan adanya sosialisasi orang tua merupakan contoh utama dalam keluarga sehingga pola asuh yang baik dapat menanamkan dan membudayakan karakter anak sejak dini agar diperoleh karakter yang baik dan berkualitas serta dapat mewujudkan bangsa yang bermoral tinggi bagi generasi penerus bangsa. Tujuan dari pengabdian di Sei Jang, RT.001/RW.001 Kota Tanjungpinang yaitu mengupayakan dan memotivasi kesadaran orang tua untuk mengarahkan, mengontrol dan membimbing anak-anaknya agar dapat menghadapi tantangan kehidupan ke depan dan penentu masa depan serta memberikan semangat dan pencerahan rohani kepada orang tua dan keluarga. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini yaitu sosialisasi dengan metode ceramah, yaitu tentang pola asuh anak sesuai dengan syair Raja Ali Haji dan sesuai Alquran, pada hari selanjutnya pengisian angket tentang pola asuh anak dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu observasi lapangan dan pengisian angket / kuesioner kepada responden yang berjumlah 19 orang. Dari hasil pengabdian ini, terdapat lebih banyak pola asuh otoriter yang dilakukan masyarakat Sei Jang sehingga dengan adanya sosialisasi ini masyarakat Menambah ilmu bagi keluarga yang mengikuti acara ini terutama pola asuh yang benar dan Meningkatkan kembali peranan keluarga sebagai pendidik pertama terhadap anak-anak, memperkuat karakter anak serta memberikan contoh teladan dan figur