Neraca Kehidupan Kutukebul Bemisia Tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Pada Tanaman Cabai Dan Gulma Babadotan Pada Suhu 25 °C Dan 29 °C

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is an important pest on horticultural crops that can also become a vector of Geminivirus that transmit the yellow curl disease. B. tabaci can also attack weeds that grow around the field such as Ageratum conyzoides or goatweed. The objective of this research was to study the life cycle, life time, fecundity, and reproduction rate of B. tabaci on Chili pepper and goatweed. The experiment was conducted by observing the development of 50 eggs into adulthood. All 50 eggs were put on one plant and repeated 3 times. The plants were grown at temperatures 25 °C and 29 °C inside growth chamber (L : D = 12 : 12). The result of this experiments showed that at both temperatures of 25 °C and 29 °C, reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (r) and fecundity of B. tabaci were higher on goatweed than Chili pepper. This implies that the existence of goatweed around Chili pepper in the field can serve as a good alternative host for B. tabaci, hereby supporting the pest population even further

Frequency and Distribution Pattern of Minor Salivary Gland Tumors in a Government Dental Teaching Hospital, Chennai, India

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the relative frequency and distribution of minor salivary gland tumors and to provide data with respect to age, sex and anatomic location. To compare these data with epidemiologic findings from different geographic locations. STUDY DESIGN: The retrospective records of the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, south India, served as a source of material for this study. All cases of salivary gland tumors reported over a period of 37 years were retrieved and reviewed. RESULTS: Minor salivary gland tumors accounted for 185 cases (1.52% of all oral lesions) with a steady increase in the incidence rate. The malignant tumors (75.1%) were predominant over the benign tumors (24.9%). The tumors were distributed over a wide age range, with a mean age of 46.11±13.92 years and a peak incidence in the fifth and sixth decades of life. Male predominance was observed with a male to female ratio of 1.12:1. Palate (48.6%) was the most commonly involved site. Pleomorphic adenoma (21.6%) was the most common benign tumor and the most common malignant tumor was mucoepidermoid carcinoma (34.1%) followed by adenoid cystic carcinoma (15.7%) and polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (9.7%). CONCLUSION: The present study reports a higher incidence (1.52%) of minor salivary gland tumors compared to other studies, with a predominance of malignant tumors. Our study observed both regional and geographic variation in the frequency and distribution of MSGT

Kajian Pemberian Zat Pengatur Tumbuh Terhadap Pertumbuhan Stek Tanaman Buah Naga (Hylocereus Costaricensis)

Tanaman buah naga ( Hylocereus costaricensis) merupakan salah satu tanaman yang berasal dari family Cactaceae yang tergolong baru di masyarakat Indonesia. Kebutuhan buah naga di Indonesia cukup besar, namun kebutuhan tersebut belum mampu dipenuhi oleh produsen. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui adanya interaksi antar kombinasi perlakuan yang tepat dalam perbanyakan tanaman buah naga. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Mei sampai Juli 2014 dalam green house STPP Malang dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok Faktorial (RAKF) dengan faktor 1: bahan stek yaitu B1 batang ujung dan B2 batang bawah dan faktor 2: konsentrasi ZPT sebagai perlakuan(1 kontrol dan 6 perlakuan) dan 3 ulangan, yaitu : N0 : Kontrol (Tanpa ZPT), N1 : 25 mg/10 ml, N2 : 50 mg/10 ml, N3 : 75 mg/10 ml, N4 : 100 mg/10 ml, N5 : 125 mg/10 ml, dan N6 : 150 mg/10 ml. Pengamatan yang dilakukan secara distruktif dan non distruktif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya interaksi nyata pada kombinasi perlakuan bahan stek dengan konsentrasi ZPT terhadap pertumbuhan buah naga pada parameter pengamatan saat muncul tunas (hst), persentase tanaman berakar, Jumlah tunas dan panjang tunas, Sedangkan untuk parameter pengamatan persentase tanaman hidup (%), persentase tanaman berakar, jumlah akar, persentase tanaman bertunas, serta bobot basah, menunjukan hasil yang tidak berbeda nyata terhadap perlakuan kombinasi bahan stek dan konsentrasi ZPT. Pada parameter pengamatan persentase tanaman hidup perlakuan kombinasi N4B1, N5B1, N6B1, N1B2, N3B2, N4B2, dan N5B2 menunjukkan persentase tanaman hidup 100%

Perubahan Spatio-temporal B-value Gempa Mikro Di Lapangan Panasbumi X

Telah dilakukan penelitian mengenai karakteristik gempa mikro di lapangan panasbumi X. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui karakteristik gempa mikro terkait dengan variasi spatio-temporal parameter b-value. Data yang digunakan merupakan data sekunder milik PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy sebanyak 138 kejadian gempa mikro yang terjadi selama periode 2013-2014. Perhitungan parameter b-valuedilakukan dengan metode maximum likelihood di program ZMAP dengan analisa variasi secara spasial dan temporal. Hasil perhitungan b-value di lapangan panasbumi X cukup tinggi yaitu sekitar 1 – 3 dan mengindikasikan bahwa keadaan batuan daerah penelitian heterogen serta cenderung tidak mengakumulasikan stress sehingga banyak gempa mikro yang terjadi. Variasi spasial b-value menunjukkan bahwa di sekitar sumur injeksi b-value cenderung tinggi (1.9 – 2.1) akibat peningkatan tekanan dibandingkan dengan di area sumur produksi dengan b-value 1.6 – 1.8. Variasi temporal b-valuemenunjukkan dua pola seismisitas di lapangan panasbumi X yaitu penurunan b-value diikuti dengan gempa berukuran besar (bulan April, Agustus, September dan Desember 2013 serta Februari 2014) serta ketika b-value meningkat banyak gempa mikro yang terjadi (bulan April 2013 serta Januari dan April 2014)

Cloud Service Selection System Approach based on QoS Model: A Systematic Review

The Internet of Things (IoT) has received a lot of interest from researchers recently. IoT is seen as a component of the Internet of Things, which will include billions of intelligent, talkative "things" in the coming decades. IoT is a diverse, multi-layer, wide-area network composed of a number of network links. The detection of services and on-demand supply are difficult in such networks, which are comprised of a variety of resource-limited devices. The growth of service computing-related fields will be aided by the development of new IoT services. Therefore, Cloud service composition provides significant services by integrating the single services. Because of the fast spread of cloud services and their different Quality of Service (QoS), identifying necessary tasks and putting together a service model that includes specific performance assurances has become a major technological problem that has caused widespread concern. Various strategies are used in the composition of services i.e., Clustering, Fuzzy, Deep Learning, Particle Swarm Optimization, Cuckoo Search Algorithm and so on. Researchers have made significant efforts in this field, and computational intelligence approaches are thought to be useful in tackling such challenges. Even though, no systematic research on this topic has been done with specific attention to computational intelligence. Therefore, this publication provides a thorough overview of QoS-aware web service composition, with QoS models and approaches to finding future aspects

Trips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Yang Berasosiasi Dengan Tanaman Hortikultura Di Jawa Barat Dan Kunci Identifikasi Jenis

Most of thrips from Thripidae family are pests on horticultural crops. To date, there are no records in the species richness of thrips in horticultural crops. The aim of the research is to conduct inventory on thrips spp diversity that are associated with horticultural crops in West Java. Sampling were done in several horticultural crops areas in Bogor, Cianjur, and Lembang (West Bandung). The identification process began with sample slide preparations along with the documentation of the character from each species. The identification was done mainly by using the identification program Oztrips and some other published identification keys. Identification key was built based on diagnosis characters of each species. The results found there were 15 species, that are Ceratothripoides brunneus, C. revelatus, Frankliniella intonsa, Megalurothrips typicus, M. usitatus, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Thrips aspinus, T. coloratus, T. hawaiiensis, T. javanicus, T. malloti, T. palmi, T. parvispinus, T. sumatrensis, and T. unispinus. T. aspinus and C. revelatus were new record for Indonesia

Design of 3.1GHz/4.1GHz/5.1GHz/9.8GHz tetra band microstrip antenna for wireless applications

25-28In this paper, a novel engineered tetra band microstrip antenna is designed for wireless applications. The proposed antenna is printed on flame-retardant fiberglass epoxy (FR-4) substrate with the dimensions of 40mmx40mmx1.6mm and ground plane etched with rectangular split ring defected ground structure (RSRDGS). The RSRDGS unit cell is used to miniaturize the designed antenna as well as for multiband resonance. The proposed antenna resonates at tetra band frequency points i.e., 3.1GHz, 4.1GHz, 5.1GHz, and 9.8GHz with satisfactory bandwidth of 209MHz, 313MHz, 168MHz, and 195MHz respectively. The total peak gain at tetra band frequency points are 8.54dB, 7.65dB, 1.79dB, and 4.65dB as well as 48% of virtual size miniaturization is achieved. The proposed antenna results make it suitable to use for S-band to X-band wireless applications

Regeneration of Intrabony Defects with Nano Hydroxyapatite Graft, Derived from Eggshell along with Periosteum as Barrier Membrane under Magnification—An Interventional Study

Intrabony defects can be treated by various approaches. Use of GTR along with bone grafts is said to enhance the outcome. The periosteum has been claimed to increase the regeneration. The egg-shell-derived nano hydroxyapatite (EnHA) has shown a scope as alloplastic graft. Thus, the following study was undertaken to combine the periosteal pedicle along with EnHA for the treatment of intrabony defects under magnification to achieve optimal bone regeneration. A total of 21 patients, having intrabony defects with ≥6 mm probing depth (PD) and two or three wall defects as detected on CBCT, satisfying inclusion criteria were enrolled. The sites were randomly allocated as Group A, B and C (n = 7). The following parameters, defect density and defect fill in CBCT (at baseline and 6 months), PPD, RAL, Plaque index (PI), Gingival index (GI) and Gingival Bleeding Index (GBI) were recorded at baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months. p < 0.05 is considered as statistically significant. Bone density and bone fill values were found to be much higher in pedicle with EnHA and EnHA alone group and the values showed statistically significant results. The current clinical research showed that periosteal pedicle along with EnHA and EnHA as stand-alone therapy gave superior results compared to OFD alone, which is an innovative and feasible treatment option

Inter-sectoral Linkages and Multipliers of MGNREGA in a Rainfed Village in Karnataka: Applications of Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)

This chapter examines inter-sectoral linkages of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) interventions in a village economy of Karnataka state. This is done using framework of social analysis matrix (SAM) in Markabbinahalli village, a predominantly a rainfed village, of Bijapur District in northern Karnataka. An in-depth survey was done in 2013, SAM of 82 × 82 column and rows (activities) was constructed to analyze direct, indirect and inter-sectoral linkages of village level activities for year of 2012–13, in relation to MGNREGA interventions. The SAM analysis suggests that additional investment of Rs. 1 million by MGNREGA in the studied village increased 1.1% of total income of the village, provided a full employment to 18 households at the rate of 340 days of work per person per household annually at a wage rate of Rs. 300 per day. Major share of the MGNREGA investment went to indirect impact (84%), also known as multiplier effects of the investment. The net impact of MGNREGA on labour income in the studied village was weak due to expenditure to several activities that were produced outside of villages such as machinery uses in construction, skilled labour uses, etc. We suggest that making the programme more demand driven, taking more labour intensive work activities under MGNREGA would also ensure more circulation of MGNREGA expenditures within the local economy, which would produces more employment and income locally due to increased feedback and inter-sectoral linkage (or multiplier) effects

Analysis of Antibody and Cytokine Markers for Leprosy Nerve Damage and Reactions in the INFIR Cohort in India

Leprosy is one of the oldest known diseases. In spite of the established fact that it is least infectious and a completely curable disease, the social stigma associated with it still lingers in many countries and remains a major obstacle to self reporting and early treatment. The nerve damage that occurs in leprosy is the most serious aspect of this disease as nerve damage leads to progressive impairment and disability. It is important to identify markers of nerve damage so that preventive measures can be taken. This prospective cohort study was designed to look at the potential association of some serological markers with reactions and nerve function impairment. Three hundred and three newly diagnosed patients from north India were recruited for this study. The study attempts to reflect a model of nerve damage initiated by mycobacterial antigens and maintained by ongoing inflammation through cytokines such as Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha and perhaps extended by antibodies against nerve components