ANALISIS MIMESIS DAN ONOMATOPE DALAM KOMIK “POKEMON” VOLUME 9-12

In Japanese manga, we will find the Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic words oftentimes. Because there is so many enable difficult expression scene with the result that used imitation words in Japanese manga. It’s more easier to learn Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic words by guessing the pictures or scene in Japanese manga. But there’s so many mistake in guessing the pictures because of not knowing the real meaning. The aim of this research is to describe: 1) The common meaning of Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic words which found in Pokemon volume 9-12 Japanese manga; 2) The meaning of Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic words which found in Pokemon volume 9-12 Japanese manga based on the sentence and expression; and 3) Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic classification based on characteristic. This research used descriptive research method. The object is Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic words in Pokemon volume 9-12 Japanese manga. The instrument is literature study. Based on the result of this research, there is 46 Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic words found, and obtain the meaning of Japanese onomatopoeic and mimetic words can’t be just understanding by the explanation of dictionaries or references, because there is so many kind of explanation. Yet, we will find out the real meaning by understanding the sentence context and pictures expression in this manga, and compared the meanings from the dictionaries and references books. Mimesis dan onomatope sering ditemukan pada komik Jepang. Hal ini karena memungkinkan terdapat banyak adegan dalam komik yang sulit diekspresikan ke dalam kata-kata sehingga memerlukan kata tiruan. Dalam mempelajari bahasa Jepang, mempelajari mimesis dan onomatope melalui komik lebih mudah karena bisa menerka maknanya dengan melihat gambar. Akan tetapi kekeliruan sering terjadi karena tidak mengetahui makna yang sebenarnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan: 1) Makna mimesis dan onomatope yang ditemukan pada komik Pokemon volume 9-12 secara umum; 2) Makna mimesis dan onomatope yang ditemukan pada komik Pokemon volume 9-12 berdasarkan konteks kalimat dan ekspresinya; dan 3) Klasifikasi mimesis dan onomatope menurut jenisnya berdasarkan ciri-cirinya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian deskriptif, dengan objek penelitiannya adalah kata dan kalimat yang mengandung mimesis dan onomatope dalam komik Pokemon volume 9-12. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah studi literatur dan studi pustaka. Berdasarkan hasil analisis/kajian dan pembahasan pada keseluruhan penelitian yang telah dilakukan, penelitian ini menemukan dan mendeskripsikan sebanyak 46 mimesis dan onomatope, serta memperoleh kesimpulan bahwa mimesis dan onomatope yang terdapat pada komik Pokemon volume 9-12 tidak dapat diketahui makna yang sebenar-benarnya hanya dengan melihat pengertian dari kamus-kamus dan buku-buku referensi, karena penjelasannya yang banyak dan beragam. Namun, dengan memahami konteks kalimat dan ekspresi pada gambar di komik, kemudian mencocokkan dengan pengertian-pengertian yang telah didapat dari kamus-kamus dan buku-buku referensi, mimesis dan onomatope tersebut dapat diketahui maknanya

Androgen Receptor Characteristics in Skin Fibroblasts from Hirsute Women

Hormonal measurements in some women with hirsutism often reveal little or no elevation in androgen levels to explain the disorder. Thus, it has been postulated that increased sensitivity of the hair follicle to androgen may contribute to the development of hirsutism in such patients. We, therefore, sought androgen receptor abnormalities in skin fibroblasts cultured from 10 hirsute women (ages 17–43) and normal or mildly elevated plasma testosterone levels (28–82 ng/dl). Androgen receptor content (Ro) and binding affinity (Kd) in cultured pubic skin fibroblasts were measured using a dispersed, whole cell assay. Ten such cell lines from these women were compared with 19 pubic skin cell lines from 9 normal volunteers (6 males and 3 females) and from 10 other subjects (males with gynecomastia or hypospadias). There was no statistically significant difference in the mean androgen receptor content (11,600 ± 2700 (SE) sites/cell fibroblasts vs 7900 ± 700 sites/cell or binding affinity (2.0 ± 0.3 (SE) × 10[sup-9] M vs 1.5 ± 0.2 × 10-9 M, respectively) between the patients' fibroblasts and those of the controls.We conclude that hirsutism cannot be explained by abnormalities in fibroblast androgen receptor number or affinity. These observations do not exclude the possibility that other mechanisms might lead to increased peripheral androgen sensitivity in such patients

Development of a Road Condition Recovery Time Estimation System for Winter Snow Events

This research develops a Normal Condition Regain Time (NCRT) estimation system, which automatically determines the NCRT at detector stations on the metro-freeway network for given snow events. The NCRT process is based on the findings that the speed level during the recovery process reaches a stable free-flow-speed (FFS), whose value is generally lower than the pre-snow FFS at a same location. Further, the speed-density (U-K) relationship of the traffic flow after snow is cleared exhibits a similar but shifted-down pattern of the normal-day U-K relationship at a given location. In this study, the after-snow traffic condition with a stable but shifted-sown pattern of the normal-day U-K relationship is defined as the ‘wet-normal’ condition, and the NCRT is defined as the time when the U-K data during a snow event starts to follow the wet-normal U-K pattern at a given station. The NCRT estimation system first collects the traffic and weather data for the metro-freeway network and determines the normal-day U-K relationships for the detector stations whose traffic data include both uncongested and congested regions. The normal-day U-K relationships are then applied to calibrate the wet-normal U-K patterns at given locations using the traffic data collected during snow events. Finally, the NCRTs are determined for each station by comparing the U-K data trajectory during a given event with the wet-normal U-K pattern at given locations. The NCRT estimation system has been applied to a set of the sample snow events

Development of a Road Condition Recovery Time Estimation System for Winter Snow Events

This research develops a Normal Condition Regain Time (NCRT) estimation system, which automatically determines the NCRT at detector stations on the metro-freeway network for given snow events. The NCRT process is based on the findings that the speed level during the recovery process reaches a stable free-flow-speed (FFS), whose value is generally lower than the pre-snow FFS at a same location. Further, the speed-density (U-K) relationship of the traffic flow after snow is cleared exhibits a similar but shifted-down pattern of the normal-day U-K relationship at a given location. In this study, the after-snow traffic condition with a stable but shifted-sown pattern of the normal-day U-K relationship is defined as the ‘wet-normal’ condition, and the NCRT is defined as the time when the U-K data during a snow event starts to follow the wet-normal U-K pattern at a given station. The NCRT estimation system first collects the traffic and weather data for the metro-freeway network and determines the normal-day U-K relationships for the detector stations whose traffic data include both uncongested and congested regions. The normal-day U-K relationships are then applied to calibrate the wet-normal U-K patterns at given locations using the traffic data collected during snow events. Finally, the NCRTs are determined for each station by comparing the U-K data trajectory during a given event with the wet-normal U-K pattern at given locations. The NCRT estimation system has been applied to a set of the sample snow events

Isotropic Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Exceptional Photoelastic Strain Sensors

A family of acrylate-based isotropic Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) exhibit stress- and strain-optic coefficients orders of magnitude greater than conventional polymeric and photoelastic materials. The three materials, composed of liquid crystalline and nonliquid crystalline monomers, show no nematic phase at any temperature. One of the materials has previously been synthesized with nematic symmetry, but here is instead templated with isotropic symmetry, demonstrating a previously unrealized idea proposed by de Gennes in 1969. Uniaxial strains applied to each material induce nematic ordering which we quantify using dye-absorption spectra and polarized Raman Spectroscopy. We deduce the coupling constants between the nematic liquid crystal order parameter and applied strain varies between 0.37 ± 0.02 and 0.66 ± 0.02—values large compared to other LCE systems. The combination of high strain-optic coefficients (0.048 ± 0.003 to 0.11 ± 0.01) and high compliances (245 ± 18 to 1900 ± 100 GPa–1) demonstrates that isotropic LCEs are exciting candidates for photoelastic coatings for assessing deformations across soft devices and biomaterials

The identification of the sign and strength of disclinations in the schlieren (nucleated domain) texture of the nematic phase, by optical microscopy

The optical texture of the nematic phase, variously known as the schlieren, structure à noyuax or nucleated domain texture, was identified over a century ago as being an array of point singularities. When viewed between crossed polars, patterns of dark brushes radiate from each point nucleus. The sign and strength of each nucleus can be uniquely determined from the changes in the orientation of these brushes when either the sample or the crossed polars are rotated, from two formulae given by Chadrasekhar in 1977. However, these were given with little exemplification, and have been largely overlooked. Consequently the majority of the discussions given in current literature are either, incomplete and confusing, or in some cases, incorrect. Here we provide a detailed explanation of the textures and their behaviour as viewed with the most commonly used experimental geometry (i.e. with a rotating sample and stationary polars)

An Alanine to Proline Mutation in the 1A Rod Domain of the Keratin 10 Chain in Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis

We report a mutation in a case of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis that results in a proline for alanine substitution in the residue position 12 of the 1A subdomain of the keratin 10 chain (codon 158). The disease phenotype is consistent with the inappropriate substitution of a proline near the beginning of the rod domain, because it is likely to seriously disrupt the structural organization of coiled-coil molecules within keratin intermediate filaments. Mutations/substitutions in this position have not been reported in any keratin disease. Position 12 is an alanine in all intermediate filament chains, and lies in the outer b heptad position of the coiled-coil. In vitro peptide interference assembly assays revealed that substitutions that alter residue size or charge at this position primarily interfere with keratin filament elongation

Enhancements of the Kronos Simulation Package and Database for Geometric Design Planning, Operations and Traffic Management in Freeway Networks/Corridors (Phase II)

This report summarizes the enhancement results of the KRONOS freeway traffic simulation package. KRONOS is a personal computer-based, dynamic freeway simulation software, which is based on the continuum flow modeling approach. Unlike other macroscopic simulation programs, KRONOS explicitly models interrupted flow behavior such as merging, diverging, and weaving. The resulting KRONOS version, v8.0, which operates under the MS-DOS® environment, can simulate two freeways merging/diverging with a common section for a total length up to 20 miles with eight lanes. The new multi-stage incident module can handle up to six capacity-variant stages, which allows evaluation of various management strategies. A spread-sheet formatted output file stores the simulated results of traffic parameters, such as flow, speed, and density. Separate output files also store the measures of effectiveness, such as delay and total travel time. The current version takes approximately three minutes to simulate a 20-mile section for one hour on an IBM-PC compatible with the Pentium-90 MHZ processor

Evaluation of the concavity depth and inclination in jaws using CBCT

Introduction: Nowadays, using implants as a choice in patient's treatment plans has become popular. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of mandibular lingual and maxillary buccal concavity, mean concavity depth and angle and its relation to age and gender. Materials &Methods: In 200 CBCT, concavity depth and angle were measured in 2 mm superior to the inferior alveolar canal in the mandibular first molar area and in 1 mm distance from nasal floor in the midpoint region of maxillary lateral incisor and canine. Concavity depth and angle relationships with age and gender have been evaluated using Spearman Correlation and a t-test. Results: Mean and standard deviation of lingual concavity, concavity angle and ridge angle in mandible were 1.3±1.54 mm, 15.45±16.19 and 10.13±6.1. Mean and standard deviation of buccal concavity and concavity angle in maxilla were 5.35±1.03 mm and 30.6±5.75. Mandibular concavity depth was zero in 44% of subjects and more than zero in 56%. Results were more than 3 mm in maxillary samples. There was a linear relationship between mandibular concavity depth and age equaled to -0.27, p=0.007 and for mandibular concavity angle and age equaled to -0.25, p=0.01. There was no significant relationship between mandibular ridge angle and age. In maxilla, there was no linear relationship between age and gender with any other variables. Conclusion: It is necessary to provide more information on these regions' anatomy using CBCT cross sections before implant placement