‘Talk Me : Aplikasi Pendukung Media Komunikasi Nonverbal Penyandang Tunarungu Dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berinteraksi Sosial Di Kota Ternate

Communication which is an important requirement in human life is not limited to certain groups. This need is needed by every human being from the time he is born until the end of time. Deaf people prefer to form groups and gather together to get comfort when meeting and chatting with each other. The research was conducted by applying a qualitative research method based on a descriptive approach. Data collection techniques in the form of interviews and observations to obtain relative and objective information. Interviews were conducted with four informants, namely: the head of the Ternate City Deaf Association, two Teachers who implement the SIBI language in the field of Education (Ternate City Special School) and one member of the General Public. The data analysis techniques used are literature study, data collection, drawing conclusions from FGD data), needs analysis, system design, implementation, and testing. Based on the results of the research, the main problem that occurs is the lack of interest and digital-based communication tools which are quite a big problem in helping the listening community in carrying out social interactions. And the results of making an application by applying the CNN analysis method to the Talk me application obtained quite good results and were close to the maximum results, the application sensitivity feasibility trials obtained quite good results and were close to the maximum value, the average score for 50 trials was 0, 913793, where the data will be said to be very good if the trial value is close to 1, and for the loss value (not sensitive) the average is 0.0426

REFLECTION OF HALAL CERTIFICATION FOR ASSURANCE AND PROTECTION IN THE DISRUPTIVE ERA

seeing the needs of the people in this disruptive era, the legal assurance and protection of halal product is very urgent for this, in live with the existing probematics. Having the legality of halal certification can become a standard measure of product. So in this case the state acts as a supervisor by making certification a mandatory tool . The legality of halal certification provides assurance and protection in a disruptive era. If judging in the era of disruptive, the legality oh halal certification is very urgent in a product.. This resecrh uses the type of library research with data analysis techniques. The results show that the inalibility of consumers to evaluate this, si it requires an institution that has the qualifications to evaluate it. That institution will be entitled to certify a product. After this BPJPH has been formally legalized by the goverment, the authority to issue halal certfition is in the hand of BPJPH as the halal certification guarantor institution under the auspices of the ministry of religion.   Keywords: Halal Certification, Assurance, Protection, Disruptive.Melihat kebutuhan masyarakat di era disruptif ini, tentang assurance dan protection hukum atas produk halal sangatlah urgen terhadap hal tersebut, Sejalan dengan probematika yang ada. Dengan memiliki legalitas sertifikasi halal dapat menjadi standar ukuran kualitas mutu produk. Karena sertifikai halal adalah upaya antisipasi terhadap penipuan atas kandungan halal dalam suatu produk. Maka dalam hal ini negara bertindak sebagai pengawas dengan menjadikan sertifikasi sebagai sarana yang diwajibkan. Legalitas sertifikasi halal memberikan jaminan assurance dan protection  di Era disruptif. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis library research dengan teknik analisis data. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa Ketidak mampuan konsumen terhadap mengevaluasi hal ini, sehingga di butuhkan lembaga yang mempunyai kualifikasi untuk mengevaluasi hal tersebut. Lembaga itulah yang nantinya berhak untuk mensertifikasi suatu produk. setelah BPJPH ini telah di bentuk secara sah oleh pemerintah, maka kewenangan untuk mengeluarkan sertifikasi halal berada di tangan BPJPH selaku Lembaga Penjamin Sertifikasi halal yang berada di bawah naungan Kementian Agama.   Kata kunci: Sertifikasi Halal, Assurance, protection, disruptif

Isotopic and chromatographic fingerprinting of the sources of dissolved organic carbon in a shallow coastal aquifer

The terrestrial subsurface is the largest source of freshwater globally. The organic carbon contained within it and processes controlling its concentration remain largely unknown. The global median concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in groundwater is low compared to surface waters, suggesting significant processing in the subsurface. Yet the processes that remove this DOC in groundwater are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the different sources and processes influencing DOC in a shallow anoxic coastal aquifer. Uniquely, this study combines liquid chromatography organic carbon detection with organic (δ13CDOC) carbon isotope geochemical analyses to fingerprint the various DOC sources that influence the concentration, carbon isotopic composition, and character with respect to distance from surface water sources, depth below surface, and inferred groundwater residence time (using 3H activities) in groundwater. It was found that the average groundwater DOC concentration was 5 times higher (5 mg L−1) than the global median concentration and that the concentration doubled with depth at our site, but the chromatographic character did not change significantly. The anoxic saturated conditions of the aquifer limited the rate of organic matter processing, leading to enhanced preservation and storage of the DOC sources from peats and palaeosols contained within the aquifer. All groundwater samples were more aromatic for their molecular weight in comparison to other lakes, rivers and surface marine samples studied. The destabilization or changes in hydrology, whether by anthropogenic or natural processes, could lead to the flux of up to 10 times more unreacted organic carbon from this coastal aquifer compared to deeper inland aquifers

Analisis Pengaruh Pendapatan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Dengan Belanja Sebagai Mediator Studi Pada Pemerintah Kabupaten/Kota Di Jawa Timur

Tujuan utama penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung pendapatan daerah terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi dengan belanja daerah sebagai variabel mediator. Secara lebih rinci, tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh: (1) pendapatan daerah terhadap belanja daerah, (2) pendapatan daerah terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi Kabupaten/Kota, (3) belanja daerah terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi Kabupaten/Kota, dan (4) pendapatan daerah terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi dengan belanja daerah sebagai mediator. Wilayah studi ini adalah Provinsi Jawa Timur dengan 38 Kabupaten/Kota sebagai unit analisisnya, dengan cakupan periode antara tahun 2012-2016. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis jalur. Pendapatan daerah dalam penelitian ini dijabarkan ke dalam empat variable, yaitu pajak daerah, dana bagi hasil pajak provinsi, dana bagi hasil pajak pusat, dan dana alokasi umum. Sedangkan belanja daerah dijabarkan ke dalam dua variabel, yaitu belanja pegawai serta belanja barang/jasa dan modal. Dari empat variabel pendapatan daerah hanya dana bagi hasil pajak pusat dan dana alokasi umum yang berpengaruh positif terhadap belanja pegawai. Selanjutnya tiga variabel pendapatan daerah berpengaruh terhadap belanja barang/jasa dan modal, yaitu pajak daerah dan dana alokasi umum yang berpengaruh positif, kemudian dana bagi hasil pajak pusat berpengaruh negatif. Sementara itu, variabel pendapatan daerah yang berpengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi hanya dua, yakni dana bagi hasil pajak pusat yang berpengaruh positif dan dana alokasi umum yang berpengaruh negatif. Dari sisi belanja, hanya belanja pegawai yang memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi, sedangkan belanja barang/jasa dan modal tidak memiliki pengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi. Penelitian ini hanya menemukan dua variabel pendapatan daerah yang berdampak tidak langsung positif terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi, yaitu dana bagi hasil pajak pusat dan dana alokasi umum. Dampak tidak langsung itu hadir jika dimediatori oleh belanja pegawai. Implikasinya, hanya pendapatan daerah yang dibelanjakan untuk membiayai belanja pegawai saja yang berdampak positif terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi Kabupaten/Kota

Design of wavelet neural networks based on symmetry fuzzy C-means for function approximation

Specifying the number and locations of the translation vectors for wavelet neural networks (WNNs) is of paramount significance as the quality of approximation may be drastically reduced if initialization of WNNs parameters was not done judiciously. In this paper, an enhanced fuzzy C-means algorithm, specifically the modified point symmetry–based fuzzy C-means algorithm (MPSDFCM), was proposed, in order to determine the optimal initial locations for the translation vectors. The proposed neural network models were then employed in approximating five different nonlinear continuous functions. Assessment analysis showed that integration of the MPSDFCM in the learning phase of WNNs would lead to a significant improvement in WNNs prediction accuracy. Performance comparison with the approaches reported in the literature in approximating the same benchmark piecewise function verified the superiority of the proposed strategy

Specific detection of fungal pathogens by 18S rRNA gene PCR in microbial keratitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The sensitivity and specificity of 18S rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the detection of fungal aetiology of microbial keratitis was determined in thirty patients with clinical diagnosis of microbial keratitis.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Corneal scrapings from patients were used for Gram stain, culture and PCR analysis. PCR was performed with primer pairs targeted to the 18S rRNA gene. The result of the PCR was compared with conventional culture and Gram staining method. The PCR positive samples were identified by DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the rRNA gene. Main outcome measures were sensitivity and specificity of PCR in the detection of fungus in corneal keratitis.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Combination of microscopy and culture gave a positive result in 11 of 30 samples of microbial keratitis. PCR detected 10 of 11 samples that were positive by conventional method. One of the 19 samples that was negative by conventional method was positive by PCR. Statistical analysis revealed that the PCR to have a sensitivity of 90.9% and specificity of 94.7% in the detection of a fungal aetiology in microbial keratitis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>PCR is a rapid, sensitive and useful method to detect fungal aetiology in microbial keratitis.</p

Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults.

BACKGROUND: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults. METHODS: We pooled 2416 population-based studies with measurements of height and weight on 128·9 million participants aged 5 years and older, including 31·5 million aged 5-19 years. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends from 1975 to 2016 in 200 countries for mean BMI and for prevalence of BMI in the following categories for children and adolescents aged 5-19 years: more than 2 SD below the median of the WHO growth reference for children and adolescents (referred to as moderate and severe underweight hereafter), 2 SD to more than 1 SD below the median (mild underweight), 1 SD below the median to 1 SD above the median (healthy weight), more than 1 SD to 2 SD above the median (overweight but not obese), and more than 2 SD above the median (obesity). FINDINGS: Regional change in age-standardised mean BMI in girls from 1975 to 2016 ranged from virtually no change (-0·01 kg/m2 per decade; 95% credible interval -0·42 to 0·39, posterior probability [PP] of the observed decrease being a true decrease=0·5098) in eastern Europe to an increase of 1·00 kg/m2 per decade (0·69-1·35, PP>0·9999) in central Latin America and an increase of 0·95 kg/m2 per decade (0·64-1·25, PP>0·9999) in Polynesia and Micronesia. The range for boys was from a non-significant increase of 0·09 kg/m2 per decade (-0·33 to 0·49, PP=0·6926) in eastern Europe to an increase of 0·77 kg/m2 per decade (0·50-1·06, PP>0·9999) in Polynesia and Micronesia. Trends in mean BMI have recently flattened in northwestern Europe and the high-income English-speaking and Asia-Pacific regions for both sexes, southwestern Europe for boys, and central and Andean Latin America for girls. By contrast, the rise in BMI has accelerated in east and south Asia for both sexes, and southeast Asia for boys. Global age-standardised prevalence of obesity increased from 0·7% (0·4-1·2) in 1975 to 5·6% (4·8-6·5) in 2016 in girls, and from 0·9% (0·5-1·3) in 1975 to 7·8% (6·7-9·1) in 2016 in boys; the prevalence of moderate and severe underweight decreased from 9·2% (6·0-12·9) in 1975 to 8·4% (6·8-10·1) in 2016 in girls and from 14·8% (10·4-19·5) in 1975 to 12·4% (10·3-14·5) in 2016 in boys. Prevalence of moderate and severe underweight was highest in India, at 22·7% (16·7-29·6) among girls and 30·7% (23·5-38·0) among boys. Prevalence of obesity was more than 30% in girls in Nauru, the Cook Islands, and Palau; and boys in the Cook Islands, Nauru, Palau, Niue, and American Samoa in 2016. Prevalence of obesity was about 20% or more in several countries in Polynesia and Micronesia, the Middle East and north Africa, the Caribbean, and the USA. In 2016, 75 (44-117) million girls and 117 (70-178) million boys worldwide were moderately or severely underweight. In the same year, 50 (24-89) million girls and 74 (39-125) million boys worldwide were obese. INTERPRETATION: The rising trends in children's and adolescents' BMI have plateaued in many high-income countries, albeit at high levels, but have accelerated in parts of Asia, with trends no longer correlated with those of adults. FUNDING: Wellcome Trust, AstraZeneca Young Health Programme

Melejitkan Soft skills mahasiswa

Pada saat ini telah terjadi perubahan lingkungan strategik (environmental setting) yang sangat dinamis, yang ditandai dengan terjadinya perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi yang sangat pesat, tuntutan dan tantangan pekerjaan bagi lulusan yang semakin kompleks, kebutuhan akan kompetensi lulusan yang semakin tinggi) semakin tajam spesialisasi jenis pekerjaan, dan tidak kalah penting terjadinya pergeseran nilai dan budaya masyarakat. Semua perubahan tersebut menuntut adanya perubahan dalam paradigma pendidikan-pembelajaran (teaching-learning) di lingkungan Universitas Airiangga dari paradigma pendidikan-pembelajaran konvensional menuju paradigma pembelajaran modern. Sesuai dengan visi Universitas Airlangga untuk menjadi universitas yang mandiri, inovatif, terkemuka di tingkat nasional dan internasional, pelopor pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, teknologi, humaniora, dan seni, berdasarkan moral agama, maka misi Universitas Airlangga dibidang pendidikan pembelajaran adalah untuk menyelenggarakan pendidikan akademik,vokasional, dan profesi yang berbasis teknologi pembelajaran modern. Berdasarkan visi dan misi tersebut, maka tujuan Universitas Airlangga adalah menghasilkan lulusan berkualitas yang mampu mengembangkan ilmu pengetahuan, teknologi, humaniora, dan seni serta dapat bersaing di pasar internasional berdasarkan moral agama. Untuk memenuhi tuntutan perubahan paradigma dan tujuan di atas, maka pendidikan-pembelajaran di Universitas Airiangga harus dapat memberikan nilai tam bah ekonomis dan nilai tam bah insani kepada para mahasiswa. Nilai tambah ekonomis dapat diperoleh melalui pendidikan-pembelajaran hard skills, sedangkan nilai tam bah insani dapat diperoleh melalui pendidikan pembelajaran soft skills. Dengan pendidikan-pembelajaran soft skills diharapkan lulusan Universitas Airlangga mempunyai keunggulan dalam kemampuan berkomunikasi, menjunjung tinggi kejujuran, percaya diri, mampu bekerja sarna, melakukan hubungan interpersonal yang baik, mempunyai etos kerja yang tinggi, mempunyai motivasi, inisiatif, inovatif, kreatif, entrepreneurship yang hebat, mampu beradaptasi, memimpin, berfikir analitis, namun tetap sopan, beretika dan bermoral agama. Dalam satu kala menjadi lulusan plus

The incorporation of fixed cost and multilevel capacities into the discrete and continuous single source capacitated facility location problem

In this study we investigate the single source location problem with the presence of several possible capacities and the opening (fixed) cost of a facility that is depended on the capacity used and the area where the facility is located. Mathematical models of the problem for both the discrete and the continuous cases using the Rectilinear and Euclidean distances are produced. Our aim is to find the optimal number of open facilities, their corresponding locations, and their respective capacities alongside the assignment of the customers to the open facilities in order to minimise the total fixed and transportation costs. For relatively large problems, two solution methods are proposed namely an iterative matheuristic approach and VNS-based matheuristic technique. Dataset from the literature is adapted to assess our proposed methods. To assess the performance of the proposed solution methods, the exact method is first applied to small size instances where optimal solutions can be identified or lower and upper bounds can be recorded. Results obtained by the proposed solution methods are also reported for the larger instances