Peranan Badan Pengelola Lingkungan Hidup dalam Pengembangan Potensi Sumber Daya Alam

The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of EIA in the Environmental Management Agency in the development of natural resource potential. Analyzed from the norms, concepts, and behavior of human resources contained in BPLHD West Java Province. The role theory proposed by Levinson was used to analyze the problems in this study. In his statement, that role covers three things including norms that become rules to guide someone in society, concepts that individuals will do in society as an organization, as well as individual behavior that is important for the social structure of society. This research is a qualitative research using descriptive method. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and documentation studies. Analysis of data in this study uses interpretations or interpretations of logic that are related to the context of Islamic Community Development. The results showed that the Regional Environmental Management Agency of West Java Province in the development of natural resource potential through Analysis of Environmental Impacts had standard rules issued by the Ministry of Environment, namely the Minister of Environment Regulation No. 08/2013, which regulates the rules and governance, the concept formulated, and the performance of its human resources. The Environmental Management Agency in developing natural resource potential through an analysis of environmental impacts, has an effect

Pandangan Ayu Utami Tentang Virginitas Dalam Novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang: Tinjauan Strukturalisme Genetik Dan Implementasi Sebagai Bahan Ajar Sastra Di Sma

ABSTRAK PANDANGAN AYU UTAMI TENTANG VIRGINITAS DALAM NOVEL PENGAKUAN EKS PARASIT LAJANG: TINJAUAN STRUKTURALISME GENETIK DAN IMPLEMENTASI SEBAGAI BAHAN AJAR SASTRA DI SMA Anggitya Alfiansari, A. 310100262, Pogram Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta Jl.A.Yani Pabelan Kartasura Tromol Pos 1 Surakarta 57102, Telp. (0271) 717417, Fax. (0271) 715448. Email: [email protected] Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan latar sosiohistoris Ayu Utami, struktur yang membangun novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang karya Ayu Utami, pandangan Ayu Utami terhadap virginitas dalam novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang, dan implementasi strukturalisme genetik dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia sebagai bahan ajar sastra di SMA. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Objek penelitian ini pandangan Ayu Utami tentang virginitas dalam novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang. Data dalam penelitian ini berupa paragraf yang mengandung informasi tentang pandangan Ayu Utami terhadap virginitas pada novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini meliputi sumber data primer yaitu novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang karya Ayu Utami, dan data sekunder yaitu website internet. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini akan menggunakan teknik pustaka, dan catat. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode dialektik. Hasil penelitian tentang Pandangan Ayu Utami tentang Virginitas dalam Novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang: Tinjauan Strukturalisme Genetik, yaitu latar sosiohistoris Ayu Utami dikenal sebagai sastrawan yang memiliki ciri kepenulisn yang vulgar, kisah percintaan dan seks, dan bahasa figuratif juga sering digunakan dalam setiap karyanya. Tema dalam novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang Ayu Utami adalah keperawanan yang dianggap sudah tidak penting lagi di zaman sekarang. Alur yang digunakan campuran, tokoh utamanya A, dan tokoh tambahan Bibi, Ibu, Rik, Nik, Ayah, Mat, Dan. Latar tempat dalam novel ini lebih dominan di rumah tokoh utama. Latar waktu terjadi sekitar tahun 1966. Latar sosial A merasa tidak beres dengan nilai-nila yang berlaku dalam masyarakat khususnya perempuan. Virginitas dalam pandangan Ayu Utami pada novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang yaitu keperawanan bukan lagi menjadi sesuatu yang bersifat sakral, tidak dipersembahkan, dan dimodifikasikan bagi manusia. Implementasi hasil penelitian sebagai bahan ajar sastra di SMA tidak sesuai karena bahasa yang terlalu vulgar akan memberikan dampak negatif pada anak dan mengganggu perkemangan psikologis anak. Kata kunci: Virginitas, strukturalisme genetik, novel Pengakuan Eks Parasit Lajang, Implementasinya sebagai bahan ajar Sastra di SM

MRI to assess chemoprevention in transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The current method to determine the efficacy of chemoprevention in TRAMP mouse model of carcinoma of prostate (CaP) is by extracting and weighing the prostate at different time points or by immunohistochemistry analysis. Non-invasive determination of volumes of prostate glands and seminal vesicles before, during and after treatment would be valuable in investigating the efficacy of newer chemopreventive agents in CaP. The purpose of this study was to determine whether <it>in vivo </it>magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using a 3 tesla clinical MRI system can be used to follow the effect of chemoprevention in TRAMP model of mouse CaP.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Mice were randomized into control and treated groups. The animals in treated group received 10 µmol/kg of CDDO, 5 days a week for 20 weeks. Animals underwent <it>in vivo </it>MRI of prostate gland and seminal vesicles by a clinical 3 Tesla MRI system just before (at 5 weeks), during and at the end of treatment, at 25 weeks. T1-weighted and fat saturation (FATSAT) multiecho fast spin echo T2- weighted images (T2WI) were acquired. Volume of the prostate glands and seminal vesicles was determined from MR images. T2 signal intensity changes in the seminal vesicles were determined by subtracting higher echo time (TE) from lower TE T2WI. Following treatments all animals were sacrificed, prostate and seminal vesicles collected, and the tissues prepared for histological staining. All data were expressed as mean ± 1 standard deviation. Two-way or multivariate analysis of variance followed by post-hoc test was applied to determine the significant differences. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Histological analysis indicated tumor in 100% of control mice, whereas 10% of the treated mice showed tumor in prostate gland. Both MRI and measured prostate weights showed higher volume/weight in control mouse group. MRI showed significantly higher volume of seminal vesicles in control animals and T2 signal intensity changes in seminal vesicles of control mice indicating higher number of tumor foci, which was also proven by histology.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p><it>In vivo </it>MRI is helpful in determining the efficacy of chemoprevention of prostate cancer in TRAMP mice.</p

Effect of various nutrient combinations on growth and body composition of rohu (Labeo rohita)

A total of 80 Labeo rohita fingerlings (mean body weight, 14.7 ± 0.08 g and length, 11.0 ± 0.16 cm) were randomly distributed into four treatments with 20 replicates each, for 60 days, to determine the effect of different feed compositions on the growth and body composition of L. rohita. Four isoenergetic (17.05 ± 0.24 kJ g-1) experimental diet viz., control (C), protein rich (PR), fat rich (FR) and carbohydrate rich (CR) were formulated. The proximate composition protein/fat/carbohydrate (P/F/C) of formulated feed were C: P35/F8/C2, PR: P40/F8/C2, FR: P35/F10/C2 and CR: P35/F8/C5. The daily ration size was 5% of fish body weight. The result reveals a highly significant (P≤0.001) difference in specific growth rate (SGR), weight gain (WG) and protein efficiency (PE) among four feeding groups, while differences were significant for feed conversion ratio (FCR). FR showed maximum growth together with high body fat, CR showed low body fat and high proteins. Results indicate that increasing fat up to 9% in diet showed better growth as compared to increasing dietary protein and carbohydratesKey words: Labeo rohita, diet composition, specific growth rate, protein efficiency, body composition

"Pseudosarcoma" in a pregnant woman

BACKGROUND: Intravascular fasciitis (IVF) is a rare benign condition characterised by reactive myofibroblastic proliferation arising from the superficial or deep fascia and involving arteries and/or veins. It is a distinct variant of the more common condition of nodular fasciitis, which possesses similar clinical and histological features to IVF, but lacks vascular invasion. A thorough review of the literature revealed 26 reported cases of IVF. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of IVF in a 16-week pregnant lady affecting the hypothenar eminence of the hand associated with the ulnar artery. CONCLUSION: The characteristic involvement of muscular arteries and veins by reactive myofibroblastic proliferation in IVF suggests a malignant component and often leads to an inappropriate diagnosis for this benign condition. We propose that hormone-related changes associated with pregnancy may play an important role in the aetiopathogenesis of this myofibroblastic lesion

Topological Surface States Protected From Backscattering by Chiral Spin Texture

Topological insulators are a new class of insulators in which a bulk gap for electronic excitations is generated by strong spin orbit coupling. These novel materials are distinguished from ordinary insulators by the presence of gapless metallic boundary states, akin to the chiral edge modes in quantum Hall systems, but with unconventional spin textures. Recently, experiments and theoretical efforts have provided strong evidence for both two- and three-dimensional topological insulators and their novel edge and surface states in semiconductor quantum well structures and several Bi-based compounds. A key characteristic of these spin-textured boundary states is their insensitivity to spin-independent scattering, which protects them from backscattering and localization. These chiral states are potentially useful for spin-based electronics, in which long spin coherence is critical, and also for quantum computing applications, where topological protection can enable fault-tolerant information processing. Here we use a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to visualize the gapless surface states of the three-dimensional topological insulator BiSb and to examine their scattering behavior from disorder caused by random alloying in this compound. Combining STM and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we show that despite strong atomic scale disorder, backscattering between states of opposite momentum and opposite spin is absent. Our observation of spin-selective scattering demonstrates that the chiral nature of these states protects the spin of the carriers; they therefore have the potential to be used for coherent spin transport in spintronic devices.Comment: to be appear in Nature on August 9, 200

Covariant Description of Flavor Conversion in the LHC Era

A simple covariant formalism to describe flavor and CP violation in the left-handed quark sector in a model independent way is provided. The introduction of a covariant basis, which makes the standard model approximate symmetry structure manifest, leads to a physical and transparent picture of flavor conversion processes. Our method is particularly useful to derive robust bounds on models with arbitrary mechanisms of alignment. Known constraints on flavor violation in the K and D systems are reproduced in a straightforward manner. Assumptions-free limits, based on top flavor violation at the LHC, are then obtained. In the absence of signal, with 100 fb^{-1} of data, the LHC will exclude weakly coupled (strongly coupled) new physics up to a scale of 0.6 TeV (7.6 TeV), while at present no general constraint can be set related to Delta t=1 processes. LHC data will constrain Delta F=2 contributions via same-sign tops signal, with a model independent exclusion region of 0.08 TeV (1.0 TeV). However, in this case, stronger bounds are found from the study of CP violation in D-bar D mixing with a scale of 0.57 TeV (7.2 TeV). In addition, we apply our analysis to models of supersymmetry and warped extra dimension. The minimal flavor violation framework is also discussed, where the formalism allows to distinguish between the linear and generic non-linear limits within this class of models.Comment: 24 pages, 6 figures. Some corrections and clarifications; references added. Matches published versio

Progressive non-infectious anterior vertebral fusion, split cord malformation and situs inversus visceralis

BACKGROUND: Progressive non-infectious anterior vertebral fusion is a unique spinal disorder with distinctive radiological features. Early radiographic findings consist of narrowing of the anterior aspect of the intervertebral disk with adjacent end plate erosions. There is a specific pattern of progression. The management needs a multi-disciplinary approach with major input from the orthopaedic surgeon. CASE REPORT: We report a 12-year-old-female with progressive anterior vertebral fusion. This occurred at three vertebral levels. In the cervical spine there was progressive fusion of the lateral masses of the Axis with C3. Secondly, at the cervico-thoracic level, a severe, progressive, anterior thoracic vertebral fusion (C7-T5) and (T6-T7) resulted in the development of a thick anterior bony ridge and massive sclerosis and thirdly; progressive anterior fusion at L5-S1. Whereas at the level of the upper lumbar spines (L1) a split cord malformation was encountered. Situs inversus visceralis was an additional malformation. The role of the CT scan in detecting the details of the vertebral malformations was important. To our knowledge, neither this malformation complex and nor the role of the CT scan in evaluating these patients, have previously been described. CONCLUSION: The constellations of the skeletal abnormalities in our patient do not resemble any previously reported conditions with progressive anterior vertebral fusion. We also emphasise the important role of computerized tomography in the investigation of these patients in order to improve our understanding of the underlying pathology, and to comprehend the various stages of the progressive fusion process. 3D-CT scan was performed to improve assessment of the spinal changes and to further evaluate the catastrophic complications if fracture of the ankylosed vertebrae does occur. We believe that prompt management cannot be accomplished, unless the nature of these bony malformations is clarified