Penerapan Sapta Pesona di Objek Wisata Benteng Fort De Kock Bukittinggi

This study aimed to describe the adoption of Sapta Pesona Attraction in Fort Fort De Kock Bukittinggi which includes seven indicators Sapta Pesona namely: safe, orderly, clean, cool, beautiful, friendly, and memories. This type of research is quantitative descriptive. This study population is the average monthly number is 8231 people. The number of samples in this study are numbered 99 people were taken by using the formula Riduwan. The sampling technique in this research is non probability sampling (purposive sampling). Data collection techniques using a questionnaire based on the Likert scale that has been tested for validity and reliability. The results showed that the overall application of stepping in attraction Fort Fort de Kock Bukittinggi classified in the category quite well with the average value score of 176.99 in the range of 160 - <200 with the interpretation of the percentage of 46.47%, while under each each indicator are: for safe, orderly, clean, friendly and reasonably good memories of the category and to cool and beautiful in both categories

Pembantaian Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling Di Sulawesi Selatan Sebagai Upaya Belanda Mendirikan Negara Indonesia Timur (1946-1947)

The new Indonesia gained independence should return to face the Netherlands who want to re-colonize Indonesia. NICA coming to Indonesia is trying to arm the Royal Nerderlands Indisch Leger (KNIL), the Dutch royal army to Indonesia, with the aim of provocation and terror against the people of Indonesia. In addition to the military, the Netherlands is also planning to create a form of federation in Indonesia that aims to weaken the Republic of Indonesia one of which is the State of East Indonesia. But the Dutch effort to establish the State of East Indonesia should be blocked, because the situation in South Sulawesi were not safe it is caused by the people's resistance against the Dutch and Allied soldiers who refused the Dutch presence in South Sulawesi. The purpose of this study were (1) to know who Raymond Westerling, (2) to know the background of the Dutch established the State of East Indonesia, (3) to determine the people's resistance against the Dutch in South Sulawesi, (4) to determine the Dutch strategy in the face popular resistance in South Sulawesi, (5) to determine the role of slaughter Westerling of the establishment of the State of East Indonesia, (6) to find out the Dutch and Indonesian government action against the slaughter Westerling, (7) to determine the end of the State of East Indonesia. The method used is the method Historically, the data collected through technical literature and technical documentation. In analyzing the data is used dekriftif qualitative. Results from this study is that the Federal State of East Indonesia can stand, then the Netherlands need to create a safe state in South Sulawesi. To achieve this goal, then sent troops Westerling and Depot Speciale Troepen to quell popular resistance, and how that is done by Westerling is to carry out the slaughter/killing people in South Sulawesi. Westerling massacres and DST troops in South Sulawesi can extinguish the resistance of the people that made the Netherlands could be immediately set up the State of East Indonesia is the administrative center of Makassa

Factor affecting in vitro propagation of some genotypes of Himalayan cedar [Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb) G. Don.]

Four genotypes of Himalayan cedar were grown in vitro for assessing shoot proliferation. This experiment consist three parts. Initially, the explants (leafy and defoliated shoot-tips) of mature plants were disinfected and cultured on different basal media (LP, MS and WPM) that supplemented with benzyladenine (BA) at different concentrations for 6 weeks. Leafless explants produced the highest number of shoots and the longest shoots for four genotypes. There was no significant difference between the culture mediums and benzyladenine concentrations. In second phase, the influence of benzyladenine (2.5, 5, 10, 20 µM) and thidiazuron (TDZ) (0.4, 0.8, 1.6 µM) with combination of different auxin (NAA) concentrations (0, 1, 2, 3 µM) was determined on axillary shoot proliferation of the leafless explants of four genotypes grown on WPM. For all thidiazuron concentrations, significant differences between genotypes were detected. In general, with all genotypes, the use of 0.8 μM thidiazuron in the absence or presence of auxin (2 μM) led to the highest length and number of axillary shoots per explant, respectively. Finally, in another experiment, the following cytokinin treatments were investigated for axillary shoot multiplication of the CD1 genotype: thidiazuron (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8 μM) and N6-[2-Isopentenyl] adenine (2iP) (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 μM) in combination with benzyladenine (2.5 µM). The best results were obtained in thidiazuron (0.8 µM) with combination of benzyladenine (2.5 µM). This protocol is considered as the first successful report on culture establishment of some genotypes of mature C. deodara trees

An evaluation of topical and local anesthesia in phacoemulsification

Objective: To assess the comparative efficacy of topical and local anesthesia in phacoemulsification.MATERIAL AND Methods: The medical records of 186 men and women between the ages of 45-85 years, who underwent elective cataract surgery by phacoemulsification technique, under the care of one surgeon, over a period of one year, from March 1999-March 2000 were reviewed.Results: Of 186 patients who underwent small incision, self-healing phacoemulsification cataract surgery, 124 received topical and 62 local anesthesia. The most common cataract types were nuclear sclerosis. The duration of surgery with topical anesthesia was shorter. Sutures and eye padding were more frequently applied for procedures done under local anesthesia. Uncorrected visual acuity in the first post-op week was between 20/20-20/50 for 53.6% of the cases done under topical compared to 30.9% in local anesthesia. A similar trend was noted in the visual acuity one month post operatively.CONCLUSION: The uncorrected visual acuity improves faster and the duration of surgery is shorter when topical anesthesia is used

Electrically switching transverse modes in high power THz quantum cascade lasers.

The design and fabrication of a high power THz quantum cascade laser (QCL), with electrically controllable transverse mode is presented. The switching of the beam pattern results in dynamic beam switching using a symmetric side current injection scheme. The angular-resolved L-I curves measurements, near-field and far-field patterns and angular-resolved lasing spectra are presented. The measurement results confirm that the quasi-TM(01) transverse mode lases first and dominates the lasing operation at lower current injection, while the quasi-TM(00) mode lases at a higher threshold current density and becomes dominant at high current injection. The near-field and far-field measurements confirm that the lasing THz beam is maneuvered by 25 degrees in emission angle, when the current density changes from 1.9 kA/cm(2) to 2.3 kA/cm(2). A two-dimension (2D) current and mode calculation provides a simple model to explain the behavior of each mode under different bias conditions

Impact of low-carbon technologies on the power distribution network

Over recent decades, there has been a growing concern about how modern technologies would impact on an electrical grid. Whilst the UK is set to meet the target of 15% energy demand from renewable sources by 2020 to ensure energy security and decarbonisation objectives, there has been a greater concern over how the increasing deployment of low carbon technologies (LCTs) would affect an electrical grid, in particular the residential low voltage distribution network. While LCTs can provide clean energy and decreases the dependence on oil and natural gas stocks, their impact on distribution networks is unknown and the operators are visibly blind as they use a ‘fit and forget’ approach. Consumers’ connections are uncertain and stochastic and the LCT uptake poses a potential threat for distribution network operators. A review is presented in this paper, illustrating the potential impacts the LCTs have on a local electrical grid such as voltage regulation, thermal limits, power quality and harmonics. Potential solutions, such as Deregulation, Soft Open Points, On Load Tap Changer, and Active Power Filter currently available for Distribution Network Operators and power system planners before costly network reinforcement work is undertaken

Megathrust and accretionary wedge properties and behaviour in the Makran subduction zone

We study the Makran subduction zone, along the southern coasts of Iran and Pakistan, to gain insights into the kinematics and dynamics of accretionary prism deformation. By combining techniques from seismology, geodesy and geomorphology, we are able to put constraints on the shape of the subduction interface and the style of strain across the prism. We also address the long-standing tectonic problem of how the right-lateral shear taken up by strike-slip faulting in the Sistan Suture Zone in eastern Iran is accommodated at the zone’s southern end. We find that the subduction interface in the western Makran may be locked, accumulating elastic strain, and move in megathrust earthquakes. Such earthquakes, and associated tsunamis, present a significant hazard to populations around the Arabian Sea. The time-dependent strain within the accretionary prism, resulting from the megathrust earthquake cycle, may play an important role in the deformation of the Makran region. By considering the kinematics of the 2013 Balochistan and Minab earthquakes, we infer that the local gravitational and far-field compressive forces in the Makran accretionary prism are in balance. This force balance allows us to calculate the mean shear stress and effective coefficient of friction on the Makran megathrust, which we find to be 5–35 MPa and 0.01–0.03, respectively. These values are similar to those found in other subduction zones, showing that the abnormally high sediment thickness in the offshore Makran does not significantly reduce the shear stress on the megathrust.This work forms part of the NERC- and ESRC-funded project ‘Earthquakes without Frontiers’ and was partially supported by the NERC large grant ‘Looking inside the Continents from Space’. CP is funded by an NERC studentship. The facilities of IRIS Data Services, and specifically the IRIS Data Management Center, were used for access to waveforms, related metadata, and/or derived products used in this study. IRIS Data Services are funded through the Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geoscience and EarthScope (SAGE) Proposal of the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement EAR-1261681