Simulation of sub-drains performance using visual MODFLOW for slope water seepage Problem

Numerical simulation technique was used for investigating water seepage problem at the Botanic Park Kuala Lumpur. A proposed sub-drains installation in problematic site location was simulated using Modular Three-Dimensional Finite Difference Groundwater Flow (MODFLOW) software. The results of simulation heads during transient condition showed that heads in between 43 m (water seepage occurred at level 2) until 45 m (water seepage occurred at level 4) which heads measurement are referred to mean sea level. However, elevations measurements for level 2 showed the values between 41 to 42 m from mean sea level and elevations for level 4 between 42 to 45 m from mean sea level. These results indicated an increase in heads for level 2 and level 4 between 1 to 2 m when compared to elevations slope at the level 2 and level 4. The head increases surpass the elevation level of the slope area that causing water seepage at level 2 and level 4. In order to overcome this problems, the heads level need to be decrease to 1 until 2 m by using two options of sub-drain dimension size. Sub-drain with the dimension of 0.0750 m (diameter), 0.10 m (length) and using 4.90 m spacing was the best method to use as it was able to decrease the heads to the required levels of 1 to 2 m

Simulation of sub-drains performance using visual MODFLOW for slope water seepage Problem

Numerical simulation technique was used for investigating water seepage problem at the Botanic Park Kuala Lumpur. A proposed sub-drains installation in problematic site location was simulated using Modular Three-Dimensional Finite Difference Groundwater Flow (MODFLOW) software. The results of simulation heads during transient condition showed that heads in between 43 m (water seepage occurred at level 2) until 45 m (water seepage occurred at level 4) which heads measurement are referred to mean sea level. However, elevations measurements for level 2 showed the values between 41 to 42 m from mean sea level and elevations for level 4 between 42 to 45 m from mean sea level. These results indicated an increase in heads for level 2 and level 4 between 1 to 2 m when compared to elevations slope at the level 2 and level 4. The head increases surpass the elevation level of the slope area that causing water seepage at level 2 and level 4. In order to overcome this problems, the heads level need to be decrease to 1 until 2 m by using two options of sub-drain dimension size. Sub-drain with the dimension of 0.0750 m (diameter), 0.10 m (length) and using 4.90 m spacing was the best method to use as it was able to decrease the heads to the required levels of 1 to 2 m

Open innovation and social media use towards informatics reporting: a systematic literature review

In the realm of technology development, open innovation paradigm and social media have both acquired massive attention in extensive researches since past several years. Social media, as the key medium has abundant to offer to support open innovation, thus successful innovation is the key to business rapid growth. This research provides a systematic literature review to identify, classify and summarize the factors of open innovation and social media use towards informatics reporting. Informatics reporting through this dynamic channel have been realized by many organizations nowadays, nonetheless greater number still confine with the traditional reports and are not ready to have linkage with social media platforms. Social media has been absolutely recognized as a powerful communication resource to engage stakeholders in virtual community. Hence, the result from the review suggests that there were six factors impacted open innovation and social media use towards informatics reporting, with transparency being the dominant factor. Eventually, these findings may ease the process of developing a model for open innovation paradigm implementing online platforms in organizations informatics reporting. All in all, this research shall assist organizations to plan and strategize the implementation of open innovation in social media platform for the advantage of their succeeding triumph

Penetapan Kadar Flavonoid Total Ekstrak Etanol Kulit Buah Alpukat (Persea Americana Mill.) Dengan Metode Spektrofotometri Uv-vis

Avocado plant (Persea americana Mill.), belongs to Lauraceae family which have medicinal properties. Avocado peel contains flavonoid compounds that can be used to protect and reduce the skin damage against UV rays. This study aimed to determine the total flavonoids content of the ethanol extract of the avocado peel using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The ethanol extract of avocado peel was obtained by maceration with ethanol. The qualitative analysis used FeCl3 by forming green complex. The determination of total flavonoids content is conducted based on AlCl3 method with total flavonoids expressed in QE (Quercetin equivalent) at the maximum wavelength of 435 nm. The result showed that the average content of flavonoid total is 4.0122 mgQE/g extract

Measuring students’ understanding in counting rules and its probability via e-learning mode: a Rasch measurement approach

Probability is a study of the rules that offers the foundational theory for the development of statistics. This sets out the investigation where students’ understanding of counting rules and its probability were explored using the Rasch measurement approach. A test instrument with 20 items was developed and administered to 74 students taking the STA150 Probability and Statistics course. Data were captured through an interactive e-learning platform that is dmodo.com and analyzed using Winsteps 3.81.0. The results from the Wright map showed that 83.8% of the students have the ability that matched well with the difficulty of the while 16.2% of the students need to be given more attention on the topic. The study was also able to show that the items can be replicated in other samples of similar characteristics. Keywords: students’ understanding; counting rules; probability Raschmeasurement model; Wright map

The implementation frameworks of meta-heuristics hybridization with dynamic parameterization

The hybridization of meta-heuristics algorithms has achieved a remarkable improvement fromthe adaptation of dynamic parameterization. This paper proposes a variety of implementationframeworks for the hybridization of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and GeneticAlgorithm (GA) and the dynamic parameterization. In this paper, taxonomy of the PSO-GAwith dynamic parameterization is presented to provide a common terminology andclassification mechanisms. Based on the taxonomy, thirty implementation frameworks arepossible to be adapted. Furthermore, different algorithms that used the implementationframeworks with sequential scheme and dynamic parameterizations approaches are tested insolving a facility layout problem. The results present the effectiveness of each tested algorithm in comparison to the single PSO and constant parameterization.Keywords: hybridization; PSO; GA; implementation frameworks; dynamic parameterization

Manajemen Kolaboratif Untuk Introduksi Pengelolaan Rajungan Yang Berkelanjutan Di Desa Betahwalang, Demak

Desa Betahwalang, Kabupaten Demak, Jawa Tengah merupakan wilayah yang memiliki potensi perikanan tangkap. Rajungan merupakan komoditas tangkapan paling tinggi di perairan pantai tersebut. Aktivitas penangkapan yang tidak terkendali dan terus menerus dapat menyebabkan over fishing dan berakibat menurunnya ketersediaan rajungan di perairan Betahwalang. Kegiatan pengelolaan rajungan yang berkelanjutan akan menjaga kelestarian dan ketersediaan rajungan pada masa yang akan datang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sistem pengelolaan yang sedang berjalan kemudian merumuskan manajemen kolaboratif yang baru untuk pengelolaan yang berkelanjutan. Berdasarkan observasi yang dilakukan terdapat banyak kegiatan penangkapan rajungan yang belum terstruktur, sehingga perlu pelaksanaan program baru yang bersifat konservasi seperti pembenihan, pembangunan area perlindungan, pembatasan minimum ukuran rajungan yang tertangkap, serta pengawasan yang berkala terhadap peraturan yang telah dibuat. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah metode deskriptif dan metode pemberian skor terhadap jawaban responden dengan skala Guttman. Berdasarkan skala guttman diperoleh hasil rata-rata skor 20 dari 50 responden sehingga presentase skor adalah 40% yang dikategorikan dalam kriteria kurang efektif. Kurang efektifnya peraturan yang telah dibuat adalah karena kurangnya sosialisasi terhadap masyarakat Betahwalang dan masih lemahnya pengawasan terhadap pelaksanaan peraturan. Betahwalang Village, Demak, Central Java, is a territory that has the potential fisherie. Swimming crab is the highest catch commodity in these coastal sea. Uncontrolled and continuously fishing activity cause over fishing and decreasing the availability of crabs in Betahwalang sea. Sustainable crab management activities will preserve the availability of small crab on the future. The purpose of this study was to determine the management system then to formulate a new collaborative management for sustainable management. Based on observations, there are many unstructured small crab fishing activities. Therefore, the implementation of new conservative programs are needed, such as seeding, construction of protection area, restrictions on the minimum size of crabs caught and periodic monitoring of the rules that have been made. Used in this study is discriptive method and to scoring respondent's answers is using Guttman scale method. Based on Guttman scale, the average yield score is 20 out of 50 respondents so that the precentage score is 40% which is categorized in less effective criteria. The effective regulation due the lack of socialization to Betahwalang society and the weakness of the regulatory implementation

Síntesis de ésteres de acetato hexilo, mediante transesterificación química a partir de palma como base sintética de fluidos para sondeos

In the present study the synthesis of a palm based ethylhexyl ester was examined through a transesterification reaction of palm oil methyl ester (POME) with 2-ethylhexanol (EH). A sodium methoxide in methanol solution was used as a catalyst. The reaction was carried out at a fixed pressure of 1.5 mbar by varying the temperature (80–140 °C), POME/2EH molar ratio (1:1.5–1:2.2), reaction time (0.5–4 h) and catalyst concentration (1–2% w/w). The reaction with 2-ethylhexanol involved a single step reversible reaction, thus, the reaction was completed in a very short time. The optimum conditions were obtained in less than 30 minutes with 1.5 mbar pressure, 70 °C, and 1:2 molar ratio of POME to 2EH. The analysis of the final product (ethylhexyl ester) was performed using gas chromatography which exhibited 98% of ethyl hexyl ester yield. The gas chromatography analysis of ethyl hexyl ester revealed two major esters peaks i.e. ethyl hexyl palmitate and ethylhexyl oleate.En el presente estudio se analizó la síntesis de ésteres de acetato de hexilo de palma mediante reacción de transesterificación de los ésteres metílicos de aceite de palma (PME) con 2-etilhexanol (EH). Como catalizador se utiliza una solución de metóxido de sodio en metanol. La reacción se lleva a cabo a presión fija de 1,5 mbar mediante la variación de temperatura (80–140 °C), relación molar POME/2EH (1:1.5–1:2.2), tiempo de reacción (0,5–4 h) y concentración de catalizador (1–2% w / w). La reacción con 2-etilhexanol implica un solo paso de una reacción reversible, por lo tanto, ésta se completa en un tiempo muy corto. Las condiciones óptimas se obtuvieron en menos de 30 min a 1,5 mbar, 70 °C y una relación molar de 1:2 de POME al 2EH. El análisis del producto final se realizó usando cromatografía de gases que mostró un rendimiento del 98% del etilhexil éster. El análisis de la cromatografía de gases del etilhexil éster muestra dos grandes picos correspondientes a los ésteres palmitato y oleato de etilhexilo