Save Maryam: Islam, Toleration and Religious-Exclusivism in Social Media

Munginkan eksklusivisme agama bisa dihadapi di media sosial? Revolusi media yang sedemikian rupa telah membuka kemungkinan bagi lembaga-lembaga keagamaan untuk menjangkau pengikutnya dalam kisaran yang lebih luas. Makalah ini akan mengamati gagasan menghadapi eksklusivisme agama ini di media sosial dengan mempertimbangkan re-konseptualisasi gagasan konvensional toleransi di era media sosial. Untuk menilai argumen ini, secara hati-hati diuji tanggapan pemuda Indonesia terhadap video bermain pendek, berjudul bintang Maryam yang dapat didownload di media sosial, seperti Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, dan blog terkait lainnya. Dengan analisis semca ini, kami berpendapat bahwa toleransi dapat didefinisikan sebagai upaya budaya untuk menghadapi eksklusivisme agama

The Influence of Transaksional and Transformational Leadership Style on Employee Performance at PT Duta Mulia Cakrawala Manado

Someone in a particular field of expertise is indeed one of the reasons the company to contract employees. Thecompany's leadership style uses transformational and transactional leadership. Typically, Companies need experts to deal with a special work for a certain period of time. Especially if the experts is not employed by the company. In addition, high-level for work particular times (can be in the form of projects handled by employees of the company or the job regular), is also not the reason the company open job vacancies to contract staff. Surely it is more profitable company. The purpose of this research is to examine the influence of transactional and transformational leadership style on employee performance at PT Duta Mulia Cakrawala Manado partially and simultaneously. The sample is determined for 50 employees. Tools of analysis is Multiple Regression, while hypothesis test using F test and T test. The result of research shows that transactional and transformational leadership simultaneously have significant influence . In partialy the leadership style has significant influence on employee performance. The leaders should run the company by more by transactional leadership practices such as altruistic acts, have characters and have influence strategies to increase the employee performance rather than just control the organization

Analisis Sektor Unggulan Dalam Meningkatkan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Kabupaten Keerom Tahun 2003 – 2013

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui klasifikasi pertumbuhan sektor perekonomian serta mengetahui sektor basis dan non basis dalam perekonomian wilayah Kabupaten Keerom. Jenis data yang digunakan yaitu data sekunder berupa data PDRB Kabupaten Keerom yang diperoleh dari BPS. Metode analisis yang digunakan yaitu Analisis Tipologi Klassen dan Analisis LQ. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dengan analisis Tipologi Klassen pada Kabupaten Keerom maka Sektor Pertanian; Sektor Industri Pengolahan; dan Sektor Bangunan termasuk dalam Kuadran I. Sektor Pertambangan dan Penggalian; dan Sektor Jasa-Jasa termasuk dalam Kuadran II. Sektor Listrik dan Air Bersih; dan Sektor Perdagangan, Hotel dan Restoran termasuk dalam Kuadran III. Sedangkan sektor-sektor dalam Kuadran IV yaitu Sektor Pengangkutan dan Komunikasi; dan Sektor Keuangan, Persewaan dan Jasa Perusahaan. Hasil analisis Location Quotient dalam perekonomian Kabupaten Keerom terdapat 4 sektor yang termasuk sektor basis yaitu Sektor Pertanian; Sektor Pertambangan dan Penggalian; Sektor Industri Pengolahan; dan Sektor Bangunan.Kata Kunci : PDRB, Sektor Unggulan, Tipologi Klassen, LQ

Uji Aktivitas Antioksidan Ekstrak Daun dan Kulit Labu Air (Lagenaria Siceraria (Molina) Standl.)

The aim of the study was to determine the inhibitory concentration (IC50) of free radicals on an extract of calabash\u27s leaves and skins. The sample used in this study was the extract of calabash\u27s leaves and skins that made of 100 mg/L concentration. Determination inhibitory concentration of free radicals after adding DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) on the samples was determined using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. Concentration variations in leaves and skins extract of calabash used was 5, 10, 15 and 20 mg/L. The positive control used a vitamin C solution with a concentration that identical to the concentration of sample 5, 10, 15 and 20 mg/L. In the other hand, the negative control used a DPPH solution that was dissolved in ethanol p.a. The results showed that the leaves and skins extract of calabash with control of vitamin C have a concentration inhibition of free radicals (IC50) respectively was 9.268 mg/L (leaf extract), 9.332 mg/L (skin extract) and 6.839 mg/L (Vitamin C). The matter it was indicated that leaves and skins extract of calabash was a powerfully natural antioxidant

GFR and Blood Lead Levels in Gas Station Workers Based on δ-Alad Gene Polymorphisms

Introduction: Lead is a well-known toxic agent that makes an organ's failure. Lead serum itself is infl uenced by δ-ALAD gene polymorphisms (Amino Levulinic Acid Dehydratase). δ-ALAD gene encodes an ALAD enzyme used for heme synthesis. The Characteristic of gene polymorphism may result in Glomerulo Filtration Rate (GFR) value as mark of renal failure. The goal of this study was to fi nd correlations between blood lead levels with GFR in terms of δ ALAD gene polymorphisms. Method: A cross-sectional design was used to perform this research. Thirty-eight gas stations workers in Banyumas were recruited in this study. δ-ALAD gene polymorphisms were characterized using PCR-RFLP method, while lead serum levels were quantifi ed by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). In addition, Creatinin serum was done with a spectrophotometer and GFR value was formulated by means of the Schwartz method. Result: The studyshowed that the proportion of ALAD genotype for ALAD 1-1, 1-2 and 2-2 were 94.7%, 5.3%, and 0% respectively. The mean of serum levels in homozygous 1-1 was 15.94 ppb and heterozygote 1-2 was 1.15 ppb. GFR of participants ranged from 71.11 mL/min to 185.20 mL/min with a mean of 117.34mL/min. There was no correlation between serum Pb and GFR (p = 0.19). Study also could not determine the correlation between GFR and ALAD gene Polymorphism. Discussion: Study then concluded that there was no correlation between blood lead levels in the GFR on each δ-ALAD genotypes

Smartphone-based, rapid, wide-field fundus photography for diagnosis of pediatric retinal diseases

PurposeAn important, unmet clinical need is for cost-effective, reliable, easy-to-use, and portable retinal photography to evaluate preventable causes of vision loss in children. This study presents the feasibility of a novel smartphone-based retinal imaging device tailored to imaging the pediatric fundus.MethodsSeveral modifications for children were made to our previous device, including a child-friendly 3D printed housing of animals, attention-grabbing targets, enhanced image stitching, and video-recording capabilities. Retinal photographs were obtained in children undergoing routine dilated eye examination. Experienced masked retina-specialist graders determined photograph quality and made diagnoses based on the images, which were compared to the treating clinician's diagnosis.ResultsDilated fundus photographs were acquired in 43 patients with a mean age of 6.7 years. The diagnoses included retinoblastoma, Coats' disease, commotio retinae, and optic nerve hypoplasia, among others. Mean time to acquire five standard photographs totaling 90-degree field of vision was 2.3 ± 1.1 minutes. Patients rated their experience of image acquisition favorably, with a Likert score of 4.6 ± 0.8 out of 5. There was 96% agreement between image-based diagnosis and the treating clinician's diagnosis.ConclusionsWe report a handheld smartphone-based device with modifications tailored for wide-field fundus photography in pediatric patients that can rapidly acquire fundus photos while being well-tolerated.Translational relevanceAdvances in handheld smartphone-based fundus photography devices decrease the technical barrier for image acquisition in children and may potentially increase access to ophthalmic care in communities with limited resources

Hydrogen bonding in infinite hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride chains

Hydrogen bonding in infinite HF and HCl bent (zigzag) chains is studied using the ab initio coupled-cluster singles and doubles (CCSD) correlation method. The correlation contribution to the binding energy is decomposed in terms of nonadditive many-body interactions between the monomers in the chains, the so-called energy increments. Van der Waals constants for the two-body dispersion interaction between distant monomers in the infinite chains are extracted from this decomposition. They allow a partitioning of the correlation contribution to the binding energy into short- and long-range terms. This finding affords a significant reduction in the computational effort of ab initio calculations for solids as only the short-range part requires a sophisticated treatment whereas the long-range part can be summed immediately to infinite distances.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables, RevTeX4, corrected typo

Cohesive properties of alkali halides

We calculate cohesive properties of LiF, NaF, KF, LiCl, NaCl, and KCl with ab-initio quantum chemical methods. The coupled-cluster approach is used to correct the Hartree-Fock crystal results for correlations and to systematically improve cohesive energies, lattice constants and bulk moduli. After inclusion of correlations, we recover 95-98 % of the total cohesive energies. The lattice constants deviate from experiment by at most 1.1 %, bulk moduli by at most 8 %. We also find good agreement for spectroscopic properties of the corresponding diatomic molecules.Comment: LaTeX, 10 pages, 1 figure, accepted by Phys. Rev.

Is It Rational to Assume that Infants Imitate Rationally? A Theoretical Analysis and Critique

It has been suggested that preverbal infants evaluate the efficiency of others' actions (by applying a principle of rational action) and that they imitate others' actions rationally. The present contribution presents a conceptual analysis of the claim that preverbal infants imitate rationally. It shows that this ability rests on at least three assumptions: that infants are able to perceive others' action capabilities, that infants reason about and conceptually represent their own bodies, and that infants are able to think counterfactually. It is argued that none of these three abilities is in place during infancy. Furthermore, it is shown that the idea of a principle of rational action suffers from two fallacies. As a consequence, is it suggested that it is not rational to assume that infants imitate rationally. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Base

Time-dependent calculation of ionization in Potassium at mid-infrared wavelengths

We study the dynamics of the Potassium atom in the mid-infrared, high intensity, short laser pulse regime. We ascertain numerical convergence by comparing the results obtained by the direct expansion of the time-dependent Schroedinger equation onto B-Splines, to those obtained by the eigenbasis expansion method. We present ionization curves in the 12-, 13-, and 14-photon ionization range for Potassium. The ionization curve of a scaled system, namely Hydrogen starting from the 2s, is compared to the 12-photon results. In the 13-photon regime, a dynamic resonance is found and analyzed in some detail. The results for all wavelengths and intensities, including Hydrogen, display a clear plateau in the peak-heights of the low energy part of the Above Threshold Ionization (ATI) spectrum, which scales with the ponderomotive energy Up, and extends to 2.8 +- 0.5 Up.Comment: 15 two-column pages with 15 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev A. Improved figures, language and punctuation, and made minor corrections. We also added a comparison to the ADK theor