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Book Review – Appropriate Illustrations for Appropriate Functions: The Taxonomy of Illustration

"A picture is worth a thousand words" is an eloquent statement of the critical role visual representation performs in communicating information. Whether it be in print or non-printed form such as the computer screen, a visual representation can communicate an idea or a concept or a body of information in a way which is more effective, economical and elegant than a wordy account of it. The effective use of a visual representation is dependent on both the type of representation that is used and how it is used in relation to the text that accompanies it, as well as the intended target audience. This subject is precisely the focal concern of Appropriate Illustrations for Appropriate Functions: The Taxonomy of Illustration written by Normahdiah Sheik Said, an academic at the Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysi

Linking consumer trust perception in constructing an e-commerce trust model

Trust issues is still considered as a main obstacle in the implementation of eCommerce Due to the increasing numbers of cyber crimes committed today, consumers are faced with doubt to engage in online shopping. As a safety precaution, consumers will take certain measures to protect their information by evaluating and assessing these websites trustworthiness before an actual purchase occurs. This paper describes a model that examines the elements related to online consumer behavior and to investigate this behavior towards building and increasing trust. The applicability of the model was tested in attempt to view consumers' acceptance towards the model and its component. The fmdings indicate the respondents are aware of the trust issue surrounding e-Commerce implementation as they accept and agreed with the model and its components

Parallel Execution of Runge-Kutta Methods for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations

As we know Runge-Kutta method is a one step method hence it is quite limited in terms of implementation in parallel, here we going to exploit and extend the favourable characteristic of Runge-Kutta method so that they can be implemented in parallel. In this thesis we are focusing in two types of Runge-Kutta methods. The first one is the Diagonally Implicit Runge-Kutta (DIRK) method. The method used here is actually have been tailored made for the purpose of parallel machine where the subsequent functions evaluations do not depend on the previous function evaluations. The second family of Runge-Kutta method is the block Runge-Kutta both explicit and implicit. In this study, we exploit these methods so that we can implement in parallel mode. The C programming of the methods employed are run on a shared memory Sequent SE30 parallel computer. All the numerical results are given to illustrate the algorithms developed for the cases that we were tested. The numerical results show that the parallel algorithms of diagonally implicit Runge-Kutta (DIRK), block explicit Runge-Kutta (BERK) and block diagonally implicit Runge-Kutta (BDIRK) methods is better than sequential modes because the parallel execution time is smaller than sequential execution time

ANALISIS PRODUKSI DAN PENDAPATAN USAHATANI TERINTEGRASI PADI – TERNAK SAPI POTONG DI KECAMATAN KAHU KABUPATEN BONE

ABSTRACTAnalysis Of Production And Integrated Farm Income Of Rice-Beef Cattle In Kahu sub-district, bone district. Supervised by Syafiuddin and Arifin Fattah. This study aims to analyze the production costs, income levels and profits of rice-cattle integrated farming in Kahu District, Bone Regency. The population in this study were the community of rice farmers as well as beef cattle breeders in Kahu District, amounting to 4356 people. Determination of the sample in this study using the Slovin technique which was then followed by a stratified random sampling technique by selecting the farmer community as well as beef cattle breeders in each village based on the stratum level. The number of samples in this study were 68 people. The data analysis used is descriptive and quantitative by using the income analysis method Based on the results of the analysis of production and income levels, the total cost value is Rp. 24.298.623., With a total rice production of 13,791 kilograms, the total beef cattle production is worth 337.29 kilograms. Income level of Rp. 67.019.143., With an R / C Ratio of 1.31 which indicates that farming with an integrated system is profitable to implement.Keywords: integrated farming, production, income, rice, beef cattle

IMPLEMENTATION OF HOME AUTOMATION USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Home automation offers convenience in enhancing the quality of life. Its specialty in having centralized control system with capability to solve complex problems in controlling and monitoring home environment and appliances draws the attention of the researchers and home industries to create home automation products with consideration of many aspects such as low cost home automation system, easy access system and etc. The implementation type of home automation system can be either wired or wireless. The wired types are power line and wired home automation while wireless home automation comes with different technologies. The technologies used in wireless home automation such as Wi-Fi, Infrared (IR), Bluetooth, Zigbee and Global System for Mobile communication (GSM). Each of these technologies offers advantages in term of flexibility and reliability but limited to their communication range

Development of 3D Crane PID Controller System via State-space Approach

This progress report is basically present the research that has been done so for far based on the chosen topic, which is Development of 3D Crane PID Controller System via State-space Approach. The objective of the project is to be able to determine the 3D Crane and 2D Crane dynamics using the state-space approach and applies the Proportional-Integral-Derivative controller algorithm into the system for improvement. This dynamic equation is important for simulating the 2D crane in computer using Matlab and Simulink: software and designing a suitable controller for the 2D crane. The mathematical equation for 2D crane can be modeled dynamically using various approaches such as Lagrange-Euler's Method and Newton-Euler's Method. After the success of producing the 2D Crane dynamics, the mathematical formulation of 3D Crane dynamics will take place. Using the appropriate approach, the mathematical or state space equation of the 3D Crane dynamics will be produced for simulation in Matlab and Simulink Sofware. Finally, the Proportional-Integral-Derivative controller will be added into the system for increasing of crane reliability and productivity

Physicochemical Properties of Pectin Extracted from Selected Local Fruits By-Product

Pectin was extracted from selected local fruits by-product, which was a banana, mango, and papaya peel by using the citric acid solution as a solvent. The primary objectives of this study were to extract pectin from selected local fruits by-product as well as, to determine and compare the physicochemical properties of extracted pectin to that of commercial pectin. Pectin extracted from mango peel gave the highest yield significantly (15.4%) as compared to banana peel pectin (14.47%) and papaya peel pectin (12.77%). The physicochemical properties of pectin obtained were compared with commercial pectin. These include color, degree of esterification (DE), ash, moisture, solubility, and viscosity. The color measurement of pectin showed it has a significant difference between other types of pectin. The color parameter L (lightness) showed commercial pectin had the highest value of 89.17 significantly, yet significantly the lowest of a* (redness) value of 1.72. Hence, thecolor parameter b* (yellowness) showed that the papaya peel pectin was significantly the highest (17.65) as compared to other types of pectin. All pectins in this study were of high methoxyl pectin as the DE was found to be more than 50%. No significant difference was noted for DE between commercial pectin and both banana and mango peel pectin. As for the ash content, banana peel pectin has significantly the highest ash content of about 4.60% compared to other types of pectin. Moisture content also showed a significant difference between all kinds of pectin. Solubility analysis also indicated significant difference between all types of pectin in this study with commercial pectin to possess the highest solubility (98.37%) as compared to other types of pectin. No significant difference was noted for viscosity between commercial pectin and mango peel pectin. Based on this study, it can be concluded that pectin extracted from mango peel possess high chances to be exploited and commercialized as most of the physicochemical analysis carried out showed no significant difference to that of commercial pectin.

DĀ`ĪRAH AL-WUJŪD OLEH SYEIKH SHAMSUDDIN AL-SUMATERA`I: SATU PERBANDINGAN NASKHAH

Manuskrip sebagai dokumen kearifan alam Melayu amat penting untuk kesinambungan pembangunan masyarakat dan bangsa masa kini yang sudah tentu mempunyai kaitan atau berasaskan perkembangan keilmuan masa lampau. Oleh yang demikian upaya mengungkap kearifan yang tersimpan dalam lembaran manuskrip menjadi amat bernilai. Namun terdapat beberapa persoalan yang sering mendapat perhatian dalam medan pengkajian manuskrip iaitu siapakah pengarang asal sesebuah manuskrip, apakah judul manuskrip berkenaan serta tarikh atau tahun ia dikarang. Justeru makalah ini membincang kajian manuskrip berjudul Dā`īrah al-Wujūd MS 1556 C koleksi Pusat Manuskrip Melayu, Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia karya Syeikh Shamsuddin al-Sumatera`i, 'Syeikh al-Islam' bagi kerajaan Aceh Darul Salam pada penghujung kurun ke-16 M. Kajian berasaskan metode filologi mengusahakan perbandingan naskhah di antara manuskrip MS 1556 C dengan teks anonymous ke-12 koleksi Marsden 11648 koleksi Perpustakaan School of Oriental and African Studies, Universiti London. Transliterasi rumi naskhah berkenaan disediakan, supaya perbandingan dapat dibuat demi mengenal pasti persamaan dan perbezaan dengan menjadikan manuskrip Dā`īrah al-Wujūd MS 1556 C sebagai naskhah asas. Hasil penelitian ke atas persamaan dan perbezaan di antara dua naskhah berkenaan membuktikan bahawa isi kandungan kedua-dua manuskrip berkenaan adalah sama, sekaligus membawa kepada kesimpulan bahawa teks ke-12 koleksi Marsden yang sebelum ini adalah anonymous, tanpa judul dan tanpa nama pengarang, tidak ragu adalah kitab Dā`īrah al-Wujūd karangan Syeikh Shamsuddin al-Sumatera`i. Pengenalpastian ini bermanfaat supaya pentahkikan (verification) dan analisis isi kandungan dapat diusahakan antara manuskrip ini dengan karya Syeikh Shamsuddin yang lain bagi memahami pemikiran beliau