333 research outputs found
An investigation into the interrelationship between petrophysical properties of potential gas shale reservoirs from Western Australia
An investigation into petrophysical properties of potential gas shales from the Perth and Canning Basins has been performed to understand the interrelationship between shale composition, geochemical properties and pore structural parameters. The following measurements were done on the samples:• Low pressure nitrogen adsorption and mercury porosimetry technique for determination of the pore structural properties,• Gas expansion method for determining the effective porosity,• High pressure methane adsorption for determination of the adsorbed gas capacity
SURVEI KEMAMPUAN TEKNIK DASAR PERMAINAN SEPAK BOLA PADA SISWA SDN PEMBINA LUWUK
Abstrak : Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana kemampuan teknik dasar permainan sepak bola pada siswa SDN Pembina Luwuk? Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui kemampuan teknik dasar permainan sepak bola pada siswa SDN Pembina Luwuk. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode observasi melalui survey langsung yang dilaksanakan di SDN Pembina Luwuk Kabupaten Banggai tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 pada siswa putra yang berjumlah 30 orang siswa. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui tes unjuk kerja untuk memperoleh/mengukur kemampuan teknik dasar permainan sepak bola, yang meliputi tes menendang bola, tes menerima/menahan bola dan tes menggiring bola. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan hasil tes kemampuan menendang bola dalam permainan sepak bola, diperoleh hasil rata-rata secara individu sebesar 78,21 dari 30 orang siswa. Sementara prosentase ketuntasan hasil belajar menendang bola secara klasikal diperoleh 63,33% atau 19 orang siswa yang memiliki kemampuan menendang bola dalam permainan sepak bola yang cukup baik. 11 orang siswa atau 36,67% siswa yang belum memiliki kemampuan menendang bola dengan baik dan benar Kata Kunci : Survei, teknik dasar permainan sepak bol
Accretion disc-corona and jet emission from the radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy RX J1633.3+4719
We perform X-ray/ultraviolet (UV) spectral and X-ray variability studies of
the radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy RX J1633.3+4719 using
XMM-Newton and Suzaku observations from 2011 and 2012. The 0.3-10 keV spectra
consist of an ultrasoft component described by an accretion disc blackbody
(kT_in = 39.6^{+11.2}_{-5.5} eV) and a power law due to the thermal
Comptonization ({\Gamma} = 1.96^{+0.24}_{-0.31}) of the disc emission. The disc
temperature inferred from the soft excess is at least a factor of 2 lower than
that found for the canonical soft excess emission from radio-quiet NLS1s. The
UV spectrum is described by a power law with photon index 3.05^{+0.56}_{-0.33}.
The observed UV emission is too strong to arise from the accretion disc or the
host galaxy, but can be attributed to a jet. The X-ray emission from RX
J1633.3+4719 is variable with fractional variability amplitude =13.5 per cent. In contrast to radio-quiet active galactic nuclei
(AGN), X-ray emission from the source becomes harder with increasing flux. The
fractional rms variability increases with energy and the rms spectrum is well
described by a constant disc component and a variable power-law continuum with
the normalization and photon index being anticorrelated. Such spectral
variability cannot be caused by variations in the absorption and must be
intrinsic to the hot corona. Our finding of possible evidence for emission from
the inner accretion disc, jet and hot corona from RX J1633.3+4719 in the
optical to X-ray bands makes this object an ideal target to probe the disc-jet
connection in AGN.Comment: 12 pages, 11 figures, 3 tables, Published in MNRA
Homogenization of a capillary phenomena
We study the height of a liquid in a tube when it contains a great number of thin vertical bars and when its border is finely strained. For this, one uses an epi-convergence method
Detection of the high energy cut-off from the Seyfert 1.5 galaxy NGC 5273
We perform the NuSTAR and Swift/XRT joint energy spectral fitting of
simultaneous observations from the broad-line Seyfert 1.5 galaxy NGC 5273. When
fitted with the combination of an exponential cut-off power-law and a
reflection model, a high energy cut-off is detected at 143 keV
with 2-sigma significance. Existence of such cut-off is also consistent with
the observed Comptonizing electron temperature when fitted with a
Comptonization model independently. We observe a moderate hard X-ray
variability of the source over the time-scale of ~12 years using INTEGRAL/ISGRI
observations in the energy range of 20-100 keV. When the hard band count rate
(6-20 keV) is plotted against the soft band count rate (3-6 keV), a hard offset
is observed. Our results indicate that the cut-off energy may not correlate
with the coronal X-ray luminosity in a simple manner. Similarities in
parameters that describe coronal properties indicate that the coronal structure
of NGC 5273 may be similar to that of the broad-line radio galaxy 3C 390.3 and
another galaxy MCG-5-23-16 where the coronal plasma is dominated by electrons,
rather than electron-positron pairs. Therefore, the coronal cooling is equally
efficient to the heating mechanism keeping the cut-off energy at low even at
the low accretion rate.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in MNRA
Sheehans syndrome: the hidden nemesis
Sheehan’s syndrome is the name given to postpartum hypopituitarism, usually precipitated by massive uterine haemorrhage and hypovolemic shock during or after childbirth resulting into pituitary injury in varying degrees. Most cases are diagnosed very late in life and the first presentation may be a life-threatening situation like shock or cardiorespiratory collape. This hidden nemesis in women compromises their quality of life and may result into mortality if not suspected early. In this article we present 3 patients who presented in the ICU in a state of complete cardio-respiratory collapse and later discharged in full health
Reliability of diabetic neuropathy symptom and diabetic neuropathy examination scoring system for the diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Background: This study aims to evaluate the reliability of the Diabetic Neuropathy Examination Score (DNE), 10-g Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Examination and Quantitative Sensory Testing by Vibration Perception Threshold (VPT) in the diagnosis of diabetic polyneuropathy and seek a cost effective and reliable screening method in diabetic OPD and IPD against the gold standard of NCV.Methods: This study was carried out in 50 confirmed type 2 diabetic patients matched for age, sex, duration and ABI >0.9 irrespective of the presenting complaints. Patients with either limb amputation, other reasons for peripheral neuropathy, ABI <0.9, critical and comatose were excluded. A complete neurological assessment using a symptom questionnaire, Semmes Weinstein monofilament, vibration and thermal threshold perception analyzer was done and recorded. A score was given out of 20. The patients were retrograde subjected to NCV by a blinded technician and the readings were then compared to the scores.Results: The level of significance between the total neuropathy score and the presence of neuropathy (by NCV) was very significant (p<0.0001) with an association of 0.932. In patients with a mean total neuropathy score of 3.28,10.80 and 15.37, there was no, mild and severe levels of neuropathy in NCV respectively.Conclusions: There is correlation between the total neurological scores and NCV. Therefore, it can be used to screen all diabetic patients for earliest signs of diabetic neuropathy with sustainable results
Vitamin B 12: the hidden ingredient of stroke
Background: Study aimed to evaluate the relationship between vitamin B12 and acute cerebral stroke in this study.Methods: Blood samples drawn within 24 hours after the stroke from hospitalized patients (n=100) and from 100 control cases matched for age, sex and other modifiable risk factors of stroke were analyzed. With a competitive, ECLIA, serum levels of vitamin B12 were measured. The quantitative data of the groups was compared using Analysis of Varience and Tukeys HSD post hoc test for comparison. Chi-square tests were used.Results: Median serum vitamin B12 levels were significantly lower in the patients than in the control subjects, 188.71 and 256.25 pg/ml respectively (p=0.0001). This difference was independent from other risk factors. The mean age in case group was 62.49 (SD: 12.45 years) and 56.62 (SD: 13.05 years) in control group with p=0.001. Therefore, prevalence of stroke is more between 6th and 7th decade of life. Mean serum vitamin B12 levels were lower in males (201.8pg/ml) than the females (268.pg/ml) in the case group.Conclusions: Low vitamin B12 is associated with an increased risk of stroke, and its relationship is independent from the other known modifiable stroke risk factors
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