The Paradox of Ipseity and Difference: Derrida's Deconstruction and Logocentrism

In thinking of Derrida's notion of deconstruction as an attitude in understanding logocentrism, one might find it necessary to pre-empt this discourse by taking into serious consideration three words: center, consciousness, and difference. These words offer the key towards the problem of logocentrism within Derrida's deconstruction and, as far as these words seem to contextualize themselves within Derrida's texts, they also offer an explanation of how meaning becomes possible. Derrida's deconstruction is a form of writing in which the "I-ness" of the self is given emphasis as both the limitation and possibility of appropriation in so far as context is concerned. Reading for him is already considered as an act of writing, the text, being polysemic in its inscription, already implies that the repetition of the syntax of words will always be rendered by the consciousness with a relative amount of impurity. Every instance of reading then is a form of writing, each time an Other tries to read the singularity of the construction of the text, it is already altered as another occurrence within another consciousness

Iterability and Différance: Re-tracing the Context of the Text

In the advent of communication, Derrida finds that meaning through signification carries with it the possibility of mis-communication in which the intended meaning behind the text becomes undecidable and inevitably polysemic in its transference. In a short, yet fecund essay “Signature Event Context,” Derrida tackles the problem of communication and the supposed claim of the classical notion of writing’s conception of virtual permanence within the text. The classical notion of writing claims that writing as a medium or a species of communication implies that the transference of meaning is conducted in a homogenous fashion. In the absence, of the author who has abandoned the fleeting singular instance of inscription, the text, according to the classical notion of writing, must be able to transfer meaning within the interplay of the text itself, for if it fails to do so, writing would cease to become useful in its intention to transfer meaning

TINGKAT KELANGSUNGAN HIDUP IKAN CUPANG (Betta splendens) DENGAN PEMBERIAN PAKAN TEPUNG LIMBAH CANGKANG KEPITING BAKAU (Scylla sp.)

Ikan Cupang (Betta splendens) adalah ikan yang hidup di air tawar yang. digemari masyarakat sebagai ikan hias karena memiliki warna tubuh yang indah serta cerah dan bisa bernilai jual tinggi, sehingga pembudidaya perlu mempertahankan kelangsungan hidup ikan. Tingkat kelangsungan hidup dapat dipengaruhi oleh faktor eksternal dan internal. Faktor internal terdiri dari makanan yang dikonsumsi, sedangkan ekternal mencakup lingkungan luar seperti suhu dan pH. Tujuan pada penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian tepung limbah cangkang kepiting bakau (Scylla sp.) terhadap kelangsungan hidup Ikan Cupang. Metode pada penelitian eksperimen non-faktorial dengan percobaan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan 4 perlakuan 5 ulangan. Perlakuan tersebut terdiri dari P0 (0 g), P1 (63 g), P2 (126 g) dan P3 (189 g) tepung cangkang kepiting. Data dianalisis  menggunakan uji Analisis Varian (ANOVA). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan .bahwa kelangsungan hidup ikan saat pemberian pakan campuran tergolong sangat baik, karena nilai SR (%) diatas 50%. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemberian pakan campuran tepung limbah cangkang kepiting dapat mempertahankan kelangsungan hidup ikan dengan nilai SR (%) 70-100%

A 3 year old girl presented with abdominal distention since birth with developmental delay

This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: A 3 year old girl, 3rd issue of consanguineous parents from the Feni District (south part of Bangladesh) immunized as per EPI schedule presented at the outpatient department with the history of progressive abdominal distension and not growing well since birth. She had also the history of developmental delay and recurrent respiratory tract infection. Still she can not stand without the support and unable to make a sentence completely. Her brother died at 5 months of age with abdominal distention with unknown cause. She had no history of jaundice, hematemesis, melena, convulsion and craving for food

A 3 year old girl presented with abdominal distention since birth with developmental delay

This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: A 3 year old girl, 3rd issue of consanguineous parents from the Feni District (south part of Bangladesh) immunized as per EPI schedule presented at the outpatient department with the history of progressive abdominal distension and not growing well since birth. She had also the history of developmental delay and recurrent respiratory tract infection. Still she can not stand without the support and unable to make a sentence completely. Her brother died at 5 months of age with abdominal distention with unknown cause. She had no history of jaundice, hematemesis, melena, convulsion and craving for food

Pelatihan Pembuatan Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) di Negeri Morella, Maluku Tengah

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dengan mengusung tema peningkatan nilai ekonomis santan kelapa melalui pembuatan virgin coconut oil (VCO) merupakan salah satu bentuk kepedulian akademisi bidang kimia terhadap penyebaran informasi dan produksi produk industri rumah tangga dengan nilai ekonomis tinggi. Penyebarluasan aplikasi, prosedur pembuatan, serta prosedur pemasaran maupun pencerahan informasi dapat dilakukan untuk mengedukasi masyarakat untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang produk maupun proses kimia di sekitarnya. Selain itu, secara tidak langsung, masyarakat penerima informasi ini dapat mengaplikasikannya dan menjadi produsen industri kecil berskala rumah tangga. Hal ini dapat membantu membangkitkan ekonomi nasional setelah masa pandemik. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada Masyarakat berupa pelatihan pembuatan VCO bagi Masyarakat Negeri Morella, Maluku Tengah dilakukan dengan metode demonstrasi secara interaktif dan terstruktur untuk menginisiasi creative thinking masyarakat setempat dalam memanfaatkan potensi kelapa. Peserta kegiatan merupakan tim pelatihan dan masyarakat Negeri Morella telah berhasil membuat produk VCO khas Negeri Morella

Diagenetic Pattern in the Citarate Carbonate Rocks, Cilograng Area, Lebak Regency, Banten Province

AbstrAct The carbonate sequence overlies conformably the tuffaceous sandstone unit, and in turn is conformably underlain by the tuff-sandstone unit, both of which are members of the Citarate Formation. The Citarate carbonate rocks were deposited in an open platform back reef environment, which was temporarily drowned by local sea level rise. Regional Middle Miocene deformation formed NNE-WSW trend faults and E-W trend folds in the researched area. This paper discusses the nature of diagenetic alteration of the Citarate carbonate rocks based on petrographic analyses of twenty surface samples. Carbonate rocks from bottom to top comprise algae packstone, packstone-grainstone, coral-algae packstone, and foraminifer wackestone-packstone. Fragments of coral, coralline red algae, and large foraminifera are the dominant bioclasts in most of the observed samples, whereas echinoids and bivalves are less abundant; they are set in a recrystallized micrite matrix. Planktonic foraminifera are abundant only in few samples. Fragments of plagioclase, igneous volcanic rocks, pyroclastic rocks (tuff), and much less abundant quartz are commonly present in all the studied samples. A generalized diagenesis includes early marine cementation by fibrous aragonite, compaction, aragonite dissolution and/or neomorphism, precipitation of equant-grained calcite cement in a phreatic environment, dissolution to form moldic porosities, dolomitization, the formation of stylolites and fractures, and precipitation of late ferroan calcite during burial. Multiple carbonate cements occur as pore-filling phases, with ferroan calcite cementation taking place during later-stage burial. Secondary porosities were formed during different stages in diagenetic processes, such as dissolution, dolomitization, and stylolite and fracture formations. Although precipitation of nonferroan and ferroan calcite cement occluded porosities, porosity enhancement during early selective dolomitization might still be significant. Current observations also revealed the presence of intraparticle, micro-vuggy, and fracture porosities in different samples. Keyword

Cytisus scoparius link - A natural antioxidant

BACKGROUND: Recent investigations have shown that the antioxidant properties of plants could be correlated with oxidative stress defense and different human diseases. In this respect flavonoids and other polyphenolic compounds have gained the greatest attention. The plant Cytisus scoparius contains the main constituent of flavone and flavonals. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activities of extract of aerial part of Cytisus scoparius. METHODS: The plant extract was tested for DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl, 2-picryl hydrazyl) radical scavenging, nitric oxide radical scavenging, superoxide anion radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging, antilipid peroxidation assay, reducing power and total phenol content. RESULTS: The extract exhibited scavenging potential with IC(50 )value of 1.5 μg/ml, 116.0 μg/ml and 4.7 μg/ml for DPPH, nitric oxide and superoxide anion radicals. The values were found to lesser than those of vitamin C, rutin, and curcumin, as standards. The extract showed 50% protection at the dose of 104.0 μg/ml in lipid peroxidation induced by Fe(2+)/ ascorbate system in rat liver microsomal preparation. There is decrease in hydroxyl radical generation with IC(50 )value of 27.0 μg/ml when compared with standard vitamin E. The reducing power of the extract depends on the amount of extract. A significant amount of polyphenols could be detected by the equivalent to 0.0589 μg of pyrocatechol from 1 mg of extract. CONCLUSION: The results obtained in the present study indicate that hydro alcoholic extract of aerial part of Cytisus scoparius is a potential source of natural antioxidants