PREFERENSI PEMBACA ”SUARA TIMOR LOROSAE” TERHADAP RUBRIK DAN BAHASA (Studi Deskriptif Kuantitatif Mengenai Preferensi Pembaca ”Suara Timor Lorosae” Terhadap: Rubrik Dan Bahasa Yang Digunakan)

GREGORIO JONG DA MAIA, PREFERENSI PEMBACA ”SUARA TIMOR LOROSAE” TERHADAP RUBRIK DAN BAHASA. (Studi Deskriptif Kuantitatif Mengenai Preferensi Pembaca ”Suara Timor Lorosae” Terhadap: Rubrik Dan Bahasa Yang Digunakan). Media massa khususnya media cetak merupakan saluran komunikasi yang menjangkau publik yang berjumlah besar dalam waktu yang bersamaan. Surat kabar harian Suara Timor Lorosae digunakan sebagai objek penelitian, adalah merupakan alat penyampai informasi yang sangat penting dalam konteks kehidupan sosial bermasyarakat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan secara sistematis mengenai preferensi pembaca terhadap rubrik dan bahasa yang paling disukai dan dibaca pada surat kabar Suara Timor Lorosae. Preferensi adalah ke-lebih-sukaan atau kecenderungan memilih Sesuatu dibanding yang lain. Pembaca Surat kabar “Suara Timor Lorosae” memiliki preferensinya masing-masing dalam memilih dan membaca setiap informasi atau rubrik yang disajikan Surat kabar Suara Timor Lorosae dengan menggunakan empat bahasa. Studi deskriptif kuantitatif bertujuan mendeskripsikan atau memberi gambaran terhadap obyek yang diteliti melalui data sampel atau populasi sebagaimana adanya dengan cara penyajian data melalui angka-angka dengan berdasarkan hitungan statisitik. Hasil dari penelitian diperoleh dari 100 responden pembaca aktif surat kabar harian Suara Timor Lorosae yang berada di kota Dili Timor Leste yang dijadikan sampel penelitian. Dari hasil Pembagian kuesioner menghasilkan sejumlah informasi berupa data-data yang digunakan sebagai bahan analisis. Maka dapat diketahui bahwa preferensi pembaca surat kabar Suara Timor Lorosae beraneka ragam dengan didasarkan pada kelebih-sukaan dari setiap pembaca aktif yang menggunakan surat kabar Suara Timor Lorosae sebagai sarana untuk mendapatkan informasi sesuai dengan pilihan rubrik dan bahasa dan apa yang dikehendaki demi mencapai kepuasan yang diinginkan

Heavy quarkonium in a holographic QCD model

Encouraged by recent developments in AdS/QCD models for light quark system, we study heavy quarkonium in the framework of the AdS/QCD models. We calculate the masses of $c\bar c$ vector meson states using the AdS/QCD models at zero and at finite temperature. Among the models adopted in this work, we find that the soft wall model describes the low-lying heavy quark meson states at zero temperature relatively well. At finite temperature, we observe that once the bound state is above $T_c$, its mass will increase with temperature until it dissociates at a temperature of around $494 {\rm MeV}$. It is shown that the dissociation temperature is fixed by the infrared cutoff of the models. The present model serves as a unified non perturbative model to investigate the properties of bound quarkonium states above $T_c$.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, minor revision, to appear in phys. Rev.

Literature update on effective environmental enrichment and light provision in broiler chickens

The results of a literature study to the effect of different types of environmental enrichment and light conditions on broiler chickens welfare are described, in order to attempt to provide an environment to slow-growing broiler chickens that better meets their behavioural requirements. With respect to environmental enrichment, a review paper has been used as a starting point and more recent information has been collected and summarised. With respect to lighting, in consultation with stakeholders we chose to limit the literature study to a fewpotential interesting areas of research (e.g. natural light provisionand its variation across the broiler house). There are several research questions in relation to enrichment provision, e.g., optimal perch design, multiple use of enrichments and the actual number of enrichments that should be provided. Currently, little is known about the need for light in slow-growing broiler chickens and how this interacts with the environmental enrichment offered. Future research priorities include theoptimization of methods of natural light provision (which is often applied in higher welfare indoor systems with slow-growing breeds), testing effects of ultraviolet wavelengths on chicken behaviour,and light colour preferences in slow-growing breeds

Holographic Bosonic Technicolor

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The Correlation Between Electrodiagnostic Results and Ultrasonographic Findings in the Severity of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Females

Objective: To determine which ultrasonographic measurement can be used as an indicator reflecting the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), by comparing electrodiagnostic results with ultrasonographic measurements in females. Many previous studies have tried to reveal that the ultrasonography (US) can possibility be used for diagnosis and severity of CTS. However, the criteria are different by gender. Thus far, there have been many efforts towards providing patients with a CTS diagnosis and severity prediction using US, but studies’ results are still unclear due to lack of data on gender differences. Methods: We collected data from 54 female patients. We classified the severity of CTS according to electrodiagnostic results. Ultrasonographic measurements included proximal and distal cross-sectional areas of the median nerve and carpal tunnel. Results: The severity by electrodiagnostic results statistically correlated to the proximal cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve and carpal tunnel. However, there was no relationship between the proximal and distal nerve/tunnel indexes and the severity by electrodiagnostic results. Conclusion: In female patients with CTS, the proximal CSAs of the median nerve and carpal tunnel increase. They correlate with the severity by electrodiagnostic findings. The CSA of the proximal median nerve could be particularly used as a predictor of the severity of CTS in female patients. However, the nerve/tunnel index is constant, irrespective of the severity of CTS

Gamma EEG Correlates of Haptic Preferences for a Dial Interface

Consumers often develop preferences toward consumer electronics based not only on the visual appearance of a product, but also on its haptic interface. If consumers express a strong haptic preference for a consumer electronic product, they are more likely to purchase it. Hence, it is important to understand how consumers' haptic preference for consumer electronics is formed. Conventional paper-based methods may not provide sufficient information for this purpose, because they provide post-event (i.e., after haptic experience) and environment-dependent (i.e., depending on the manner of asking questions, the person asking the questions, and so on.) data. Therefore, the present study investigated haptic preferences for consumer electronics using neural responses during haptic experiences, which provide the advantage of observing changes while the user is manipulating the product and obtaining environment-independent data. We measured neural responses using non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG). Eighteen volunteers participated in the study and manipulated a haptic dial knob that generates four different haptic profiles; during the manipulation, their EEG signals were recorded. After experiencing different haptic profiles, participants reported their level of preference for each profile. The analysis of EEG revealed that frontal gamma oscillations correlate with the level of haptic preferences, with oscillations becoming stronger with increasing haptic preference. The highest correlation between frontal gamma power and haptic preference was found in the early period of the dial task. Therefore, the frontal gamma oscillation of the EEG may represent a neural correlate of the haptic preference and provides a neural basis for understanding this preference in relation to consumer electronics

Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic behavior of WO3-fullerene/TiO2 catalysts under visible light

WO3-treated fullerene/TiO2 composites (WO3-fullerene/TiO2) were prepared using a sol-gel method. The composite obtained was characterized by BET surface area measurements, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and UV-vis analysis. A methyl orange (MO) solution under visible light irradiation was used to determine the photocatalytic activity. Excellent photocatalytic degradation of a MO solution was observed using the WO3-fullerene, fullerene-TiO2, and WO3-fullerene/TiO2 composites under visible light. An increase in photocatalytic activity was observed, and WO3-fullerene/TiO2 has the best photocatalytic activity; it may attribute to the increase of the photo-absorption effect by the fullerene and the cooperative effect of the WO3