26 research outputs found
Ipteks Implementasi Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah Berbasis E-planning pada Badan Perencanaan dan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda) Sulawesi Utara
As per Permendagri No. 86 of 2017 concerning Procedures for Regional Development Planning, good and effective management of Regional Development can increase the rate of economic growth and community welfare. For this reason, the Government through the Regional Planning and Development Agency (BAPPEDA) of North Sulawesi Province as part of the Regional Organization (OPD) is an element of planning for regional government organizers and has the task of assisting the Governor in the preparation and implementation of regional policies regional development planning. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and analyze the results of the preparation of planning documents and inputting RPJMD, Renstra, RKPD and E-planning based Renja as mandated in Ministerial Regulation number 86 of 2017 through the preparation stages of preparation, drafting, drafting, implementing Musrenbang, final draft formulation and stipulation. The method applied is the guideline for operating the annual parameter e-planning module by the Deputy for Supervision of Regional Financial Management. The results of this study indicate that BAPPEDA of North Sulawesi Province has implemented the mandate of Permendagri No. 86 of 2017, but have not optimized the use of e-planning applications. For this reason, the future BAPPEDA of North Sulawesi Province can improve its performance through e-planning
ProtoDESI: First On-Sky Technology Demonstration for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is under construction to
measure the expansion history of the universe using the baryon acoustic
oscillations technique. The spectra of 35 million galaxies and quasars over
14,000 square degrees will be measured during a 5-year survey. A new prime
focus corrector for the Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory will
deliver light to 5,000 individually targeted fiber-fed robotic positioners. The
fibers in turn feed ten broadband multi-object spectrographs. We describe the
ProtoDESI experiment, that was installed and commissioned on the 4-m Mayall
telescope from August 14 to September 30, 2016. ProtoDESI was an on-sky
technology demonstration with the goal to reduce technical risks associated
with aligning optical fibers with targets using robotic fiber positioners and
maintaining the stability required to operate DESI. The ProtoDESI prime focus
instrument, consisting of three fiber positioners, illuminated fiducials, and a
guide camera, was installed behind the existing Mosaic corrector on the Mayall
telescope. A Fiber View Camera was mounted in the Cassegrain cage of the
telescope and provided feedback metrology for positioning the fibers. ProtoDESI
also provided a platform for early integration of hardware with the DESI
Instrument Control System that controls the subsystems, provides communication
with the Telescope Control System, and collects instrument telemetry data.
Lacking a spectrograph, ProtoDESI monitored the output of the fibers using a
Fiber Photometry Camera mounted on the prime focus instrument. ProtoDESI was
successful in acquiring targets with the robotically positioned fibers and
demonstrated that the DESI guiding requirements can be met.Comment: Accepted versio
Fundamental properties of the pre-main sequence eclipsing stars of MML 53 and the mass of the tertiary
We present the most comprehensive analysis to date of the Upper Centaurus Lupus eclipsing binary MML 53 (with PEB = 2.097892 d), and for the first time, confirm the bound-nature of the third star (in a P3 ∼ 9 yr orbit) by constraining its mass dynamically. Our analysis is based on new and archival spectra and time-series photometry, spanning 80% of one orbit of the outer component. From the spectroscopic analysis, we determined the temperature of the primary star to be 4880 ± 100 K. The study of the close binary incorporated treatment of spots and dilution by the tertiary in the light curves, allowing for the robust measurement of the masses of the eclipsing components within 1% (M1 = 1.0400 ± 0.0067 M⊙ and M2 = 0.8907 ± 0.0058 M⊙), their radii within 4.5% (R1 = 1.283 ± 0.043 R⊙ and R2 = 1.107 ± 0.049 R⊙), and the temperature of the secondary star (Teff, 2 = 4379 ± 100 K). From the analysis of the eclipse timings, and the change in systemic velocity of the eclipsing binary and the radial velocities of the third star, we measured the mass of the outer companion to be 0.7 M⊙ (with a 20% uncertainty). The age we derived from the evolution of the temperature ratio between the eclipsing components is fully consistent with previous, independent estimates of the age of Upper Centaurus Lupus (16 ± 2 Myr). At this age, the tightening of the MML 53 eclipsing binary has already occurred, thus supporting close-binary formation mechanisms that act early in the stars’ evolution. The eclipsing components of MML 53 roughly follow the same theoretical isochrone, but appear to be inflated in radius (by 20% for the primary and 10% for the secondary) with respect to recent evolutionary models. However, our radius measurement of the 1.04 M⊙ primary star of MML 53 is in full agreement with the independent measurement of the secondary of NP Per which has the same mass and a similar age. The eclipsing stars of MML 53 are found to be larger but not cooler than predicted by non-magnetic models, it is not clear what is the mechanism that is causing the radius inflation given that activity, spots and/or magnetic fields slowing their contraction, require the inflated stars to be cooler to remain in thermal equilibrium
Nepali migrant workers and the need for pre-departure training on mental health: a qualitative study
Every year around 1,000 Nepali migrant workers die abroad. Every one in three females and one in ten males commit suicide, reflecting a high mental health risk among Nepali migrant workers. This study aims to identify triggers of mental ill-health among Nepali migrant workers and their perception on need of mental health components in the pre-departure orientation programme. We conducted five focus group discussions (FGD) and seven in-depth interviews with Nepali migrant workers and eight semi-structured interviews with stakeholders working for migrants. Participants were invited at Kathmandu’s international airport on return from abroad, at hotels or bus stations near the airport, through organisations working for migrants, and participants’ network. All FGD and interviews were conducted in Kathmandu and audio recorded, transcribed and translated into English. Data were analyzed thematically. High expectations from families back home, an unfair treatment at work, poor arrangements of accommodation, loneliness and poor social life abroad were frequently reported factors for poor mental health. Access to mental health services abroad by Nepali migrant was also poor. We found little on mental health in the pre-departure orientation. We need to improve our knowledge of mental health risks to provide better, more focused and more up-to-date pre-departure training to new migrant workers leaving Nepal
Overview of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys
The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys (http://legacysurvey.org/) are a combination of three public projects (the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey, the Beijing–Arizona Sky Survey, and the Mayall z-band Legacy Survey) that will jointly image ≈14,000 deg2 of the extragalactic sky visible from the northern hemisphere in three optical bands (g, r, and z) using telescopes at the Kitt Peak National Observatory and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The combined survey footprint is split into two contiguous areas by the Galactic plane. The optical imaging is conducted using a unique strategy of dynamically adjusting the exposure times and pointing selection during observing that results in a survey of nearly uniform depth. In addition to calibrated images, the project is delivering a catalog, constructed by using a probabilistic inference-based approach to estimate source shapes and brightnesses. The catalog includes photometry from the grz optical bands and from four mid-infrared bands (at 3.4, 4.6, 12, and 22 μm) observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite during its full operational lifetime. The project plans two public data releases each year. All the software used to generate the catalogs is also released with the data. This paper provides an overview of the Legacy Surveys project
Uji Efektivitas Diuretik Ekstrak Daun Afrika Vernonia Amygdalina pada Tikus Putih Jantan Rattus Norvegicus
Diuretik adalah obat yang dapat meningkatkan volume urin baik pembentukan maupun volumenya. Salah satu tanaman yang memiliki potensi sebagai diuretik yaitu daun afrika (Vernonia amygdalina). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui efek diuretik ekstrak etanol daun afrika pada tikus putih jantan. Hewan uji sebanyak 15 ekor tikus putih jantan yang dibagi menjadi 4 kelompok perlakuan yang dipuasakan selama 24 jam, kelompok I kontrol negatif diberi suspense Na CMC 0.5%, kelompok II kontrol positif diberi suspense furosemid 1,139 mg/226gBB, kelompok III diberi suspensi ekstrak dosis 20 mg/kgBB, kelompok IV diberi suspensi esktrak dosis 40 mg/kgBB dan kelompok V diberi suspensi ekstrak dosis 80 mg/kgBB. Sebelum diberikan perlakuan hewan diinduksi air hangat dengan suhu 20-30?C setelah itu diberikan ekstrak. Hewan uji diletakan didalam metabolic cage. Data yang didapatkan diuji ANOVA dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95% apabila terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna dilanjutkan pada uji Tukey. Analisis data menunjukan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan dengan (p < 0,05) antara setiap perlakuan. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa ekstrak etanol daun afrika memiliki efek diuretik pada tikus putih jantan