Measuring the Discriminative Capability of Metrology in Human Recognition

Biometrics is now a more established and sophisticated field. It studies the use of physiological characteristics or behavioral traits to identify and recognize a person automatically. It facilitates theft control and increased security.;Metrology has been one of the well-studied topics in computer vision. Absolute measurement values of humans can be obtained from a fully calibrated camera. These measurements are stored as a database and studied in detail to assess their significance as a biometric. In this thesis we want to assess the performance of human body measurements as a soft biometric. Every human has distinct biometric characters. They can be classified using biometric measurements.;Here the performance of Biometric systems is measured empirically without explicitly measuring the available information. We make use of soft biometric traits like height, weight, gender, age to measure the discriminative capability of metrology in human recognition. Analysis of human body measurements can be applied in various domains like video surveillance, video retrieval, human-computer interaction systems, and medical diagnosis. We establish the performance of human metrology in distinguishing between humans using a database of such measurements. We characterize the performance using measures such as distance plots, precision and recall, genuine acceptance rate (GAR), and false acceptance rate (FAR)

HUBUNGAN KOMPETENSI GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MENGIMPLEMENTASIKAN KURIKULUM TINGKAT SATUAN PENDIDIKAN (KTSP) DAN PELAKSANAAN EVALUASI PEMBELAJARAN DENGAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA DI SMK MUHAMMADIYAH BULAKAMBA KABUPATEN BREBES

Sepuri NIM 505730048: Hubungan Kompetensi Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam Mengimplementasikan Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan (KTSP) dan Pelaksanaan Evaluasi Pembelajaran dengan Prestasi Belajar Siswa di SMK Muhammadiyah Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes Pendidikan merupakan aspek penting bagi perkembangan sumber daya manusia, sebab pendidikan merupakan wahana untuk membebaskan manusia dari keterbelakangan. Salah satu komponen penting dalam pendidikan adalah kurikulum, karena kurikulum merupakan acuan setiap satuan pendidikan. Oleh karena itu, guru sebagai ujung tombak dalam pendidikan harus mempunyai kompetensi dalam mengimplementasikan kurikulum. Selain itu, untuk menciptaka murid yang berprestasi seorang guru harus berkompeten dalam melaksanakan evaluasi pembelajaran, sebab evaluasi merupakan salah satu instrumen penting untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan dan prestasi anak.Tetapi, benarkah kompetensi yang dimiliki guru dalam mengimplementasikan kurikulum dan pelaksanaan evaluasi dapat menjadikan siswa berprestasi? Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1). Mengetahui kompetensi guru Pendidikan Agama Islam SMK Muhammadiyah Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes dalam mengimpelentasikan Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan PAI; 2). mengetahui kompetensi guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam pelaksanaan evaluasipembelajaran di SMK Muhammadiyah Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes; dan 3). Mengetahui hubungan kompetensi guru Pendidikan Agama Islam SMK Muhammadiyah Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes dalam mengimpelentasikan Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan PAI dan pelaksanaan evaluasi pembelajaran dengan prestasi belajar siswa dalam mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam. Kehadiran guru yang memiliki kompetensi tentu akan berakibat positif terhadap perkembangan siswa. Karena itu keberadaan guru yang memiliki kompetensi akan mampu memberikan pengaruh positif terhadap kelancaran dan keberhasilan proses belajar mengajar serta mampu memaksimalkan prestasi belajar siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survey. Metode survey adalah penelitian yang dilakukan pada populasi besar maupun kecil, tetapi data yang dipelajari adalah data dari sampel yang diambil dari populasi tersebut. Metode survey biasanya digunakan untuk menjelaskan hubungan-hubungan korelasional antara satu variabel dengan variabel lainnya (corelational relationship), disamping untuk menguji hipotesis dan signifikansinya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1). Kompetensi guru PAI SMK Muhammadiyah Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes dalam mengimplementasikan KTSP bidang studi PAI, telah sesuai dengan indikator-indikator guru yang profesional; 2). Guru PAI SMK Muhammadiya Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes adalah guru yang memiliki kompetensi yang cukup atau sedang dalam pelaksanaan evaluasi pembelajaran; dan 3). Hubungan antara Kompetensi guru PAI SMK Muhammadiyah Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes dalam mengimplementasikan KTSP dan kompetensi guru dalam PAI dalam pelaksanaan evaluasi dengan prestasi belajar siswa cukup signifikan, yakni 0,266%. Hubungan tersebut dapat mempengaruhi prestasi belajar siswa sebesar 25,0%

Mitochondrial Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase Independent Import of tRNA Lysine into Yeast Mitochondria

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases play a central role in protein synthesis by charging tRNAs with amino acids. Yeast mitochondrial lysyl tRNA synthetase (Msk1), in addition to the aminoacylation of mitochondrial tRNA, also functions as a chaperone to facilitate the import of cytosolic lysyl tRNA. In this report, we show that human mitochondrial Kars (lysyl tRNA synthetase) can complement the growth defect associated with the loss of yeast Msk1 and can additionally facilitate the in vitro import of tRNA into mitochondria. Surprisingly, the import of lysyl tRNA can occur independent of Msk1 in vivo. This suggests that an alternative mechanism is present for the import of lysyl tRNA in yeast

Microbial biotransformation of beclomethasone dipropionate by Aspergillus niger

In the present research, the steroidal anti-asthmatic drug beclomethasone dipropionate was subjected to microbial biotransformation by Aspergillus niger. Beclomethasone dipropionate was transformed into various metabolites first time from microbial transformation. New drug metabolites produced can act as new potential drug molecules and can replace the old drugs in terms of safety, efficacy, and least resistance. They were purified by preparative thin layer chromatography technique, and their structures were elucidated using modern spectroscopic techniques, such as 13C NMR, 1H NMR, HMQC, HMQC, COSY, and NOESY, and mass spectrometry, such as EI-MS. Four metabolites were purified: (i) beclomethasone 17-monopropionate, (ii) beclomethasone 21-monopropionate, (iii) beclomethasone, and (iv) 9beta,11beta-epoxy-17,21-dihydroxy-16beta-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 21-propionate

SPECTRUM OF THYROID CARCINOMAS IN COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

BACKGROUND Thyroid carcinoma accounts for less than 1% of cancer cases. In the Indian subcontinent, thyroid carcinoma exhibits a varied disease profile and geographic differences in the pattern of cancer, the knowledge of which impacts a more favourable clinical outcome. The present study aims to profile Thyroid carcinoma in areas of age, gender, geographic domicile, morphology & clinical features and referral paradigm of cases in King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, the tertiary referral hospital for coastal Andhra Pradesh. METHODS & MATERIALS The Retrospective Study 1988-2004 includes 188 patients who attended Department of Nuclear Medicine for pre & postoperative nuclear scan, thyroid carcinoma treatment protocol, whose clinical features, relevant laboratory data, histopathological reports & prognosis were analysed. RESULTS Papillary thyroid carcinoma was present in 79% and Follicular thyroid carcinoma in 19%, Anaplastic & Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in 2% of cases (n=188), male to female ratio 1:0.62. Coastal city of Visakhapatnam recorded highest 59% of cases who were in their 3rd and 4th decades. West Godavari District had lowest at 5%. Clinical presentation of cases of Thyroid carcinoma as a Nodule (61%) which was the most common form lead to maximum number of referrals (n=82) from the Department of Surgery, King George Hospital. CONCLUSION In coastal Andhra Pradesh, papillary thyroid carcinoma was the most dominant form. Women were more affected than men. Painless thyroid nodule was the most common clinical feature. Coastal city of Visakhapatnam recorded highest number of cases and maximum referrals were from Department of Surgery