116 research outputs found
The comparison of the population rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) in immature oil palm at replanting area and new open area, Ladang Fima Cendana, Terengganu / Muhammad Zul Adam Mohd Razak
No full textOil palm or its scientific name Eleais guineensis is one of the major crops in Malaysia that give high profit to country and largely contribute more to the Malaysia economy development. However there are various obstacles like pest and disease that limits the production of oil palm. Oryctes rhinoceros commonly known as the rhinoceros beetle is one of the dominant destructive pest that known to inflict serious damage on immature oil palm trees and cause significant yield loss of oil palm. Oryctes rhinoceros will readily migrate and infest an area of oil palm once new open area or replanting has conducted. This study focuses on the population of the beetle at Ladang Fima Cendana, Kemaman, Terengganu. The aggregation pheromone (ethyl-4-methyloctonoate) has been used during this study where it functions for mass trapping and monitoring beetles population. Pheromone trap was placed about 1 trap for every 5 hectares in immature oil palm for each area. The result obtained shows that there is no difference in result population of beetles in immature palm for both area (P > 0.05)
Stressor-induced alterations in serotonergic activity in an animal model of depression
No full textExamined the effect of 2 neurogenic stressors (air puff and restraint) and a metabolic stressor (lipopolysaccharide; 100 ?g/kg) on accumbal serotonergic neurotransmission in the olfactory bulbectomized (OB) rat model of depression. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in 2 studies. Both puff and restraint stress caused greater increases in accumbal 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in OB vs sham-operated rats. In contrast, bulbectomy resulted in a blunted serotonergic response to a challenge with the metabolic stressor. In addition, OB rats displayed significantly basal levels of 5-HIAA than sham-operated Ss, a finding consistent with previous reports of the OB rat being a model of hyposerotonergic depression. The relevance of these findings to stressor-provoked depressive-like behaviors in the OB rat is discussed
Borneon's Tea
No full textOur company name is Borneon's Tea. The business is in the form of partnership which is consisting of five members. Each partner contributes certain amounts of cash agree in our agreement. Our main business is selling herbal tea consist with Misai Kucing Flavour and Lime mix with ginger Flavour. The purpose of our business is we want to be known as a herbal tea producer in the same line with other business that produce the same business. Although there are many bigger company outside there that also open up tea as their own business, but, we confident that our business can success in the future. Our business is aimed getting the customer to be more familiar to the business and make sure our customer will satisfied with variety flavour of our tea. We had discussed that our business will be launched on 1 February 2014. The shops will be open 6 days a week (from Monday to Saturday) and we open from 8.00 am until 5.00 pm. On Saturday, the shop will be open only for half day which is from 9.00 am until 3.00 pm. All partners are entitling in the business management. We have agreed Zulhairy Yarde as General Manager, Sherly Momeltus as Administration Manager, Md Khairie Anwar Bin Mamud as Financial Manager, Saudah Binti Zul Adam as Marketing Manager and Roscita Manja as Operational Manager
The design and fabrication of a free flowing water turbine for UiTM-PERHILITAN Research Center Taman Negara / Muhammad Zul Hilmi Asmad.
No full textUniversiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) associated with PERHILITAN had established the UiTM-PERHILITAN Research Centre, located at Kuala Keniam, Taman Negara Pahang. The research centre located 25km upstream of Tembeling River, only accessible using boat. Although the loca-tion is strategic for geological, environment, and technical research and development, this research centre is located away from the National Power Grid. The generator set used to power-up the centre was not efficient, as it used 200 litres of gasoline for 2 hours operation. The gasoline price and its transportation might be costly and UiTM cannot bear the cost for generator's long run. Looking at this problem, the author had come up with a research thesis, supported by a full scale model of free flowing water turbine that can supply the centre with electricity up to 1kw of power. The design of the turbine can avoid environment damage such as land erosion, jungle flooding and loss of flora and fauna. No damp or weir is used in order to rotate the turbine. By finishing this thesis, the author hopes that the turbine can be further develop for commercial used in the future and a self-sustainable community can be achieved, without have to be dependent on the oil-based power generation
Nilai Osmolalitas Plasma Admisi yang Tinggi Sebagai Prediktor Kejadian Kardiovaskular Mayor Selama Rawatan pada Pasien Infark Miokard Akut di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Haji Adam Malik Medan
No full textBackground : Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN), blood glucose, and alteration sodium
level are common among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). These parameters
to be widely investigated to assess the prognosis in AMI patients. However, the combination
of these parameters (BUN, blood glucose, and sodium) calculated by a certain formula in the
form of plasma osmolality has not been widely studied to assess the prognosis of patients
with acute myocardial infarction. This study aims to assess plasma osmolality in predicting
hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) among AMI patients.
Methods : Data were collected from 118 consecutive patients with AMI in Cardiac Centre
Haji Adam Malik General Hospital Medan. We measured admission plasma osmolality
[1,86 (Na+) + BUN/2,8 + Glucose/18+9 ]. Then we observed in hospital Major Adverse
Cardiovascular Events (MACEs) which consist of cardiovascular mortality, acute heart
failure, malignant arrhythmia, and cardiogenic shock. Statistical analysis was performed
using mean difference, logistic regression, and receiver operating curve (ROC).
Result : Among 118 patients, MACEs were observed in 49 (41.5%) patients with the most
common MACEs was acute heart failure (25.4%). Bivariate analysis showed a significant
relationship between the plasma osmolality and in hospital MACEs (p < 0.001). The plasma
osmolality AUC prediction value was 78.9%. The optimal cut-off value was 279.9 mosm/kg
(sensitivity 81.6%; specificity 75.4%). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, the
plasma osmolality was the strongest predictor with an OR value of 10.542 (95% CI 2.694-
41.255; p value <0.001).
Conclusions : Among AMI patients, High plasma osmolality value (≥280 mosm/kg) is a
better predictor of in-hospital MACEs than its components separately (BUN,Glucose level,
sodium).Latar Belakang : Peningkatan blood urea nitrogen (BUN), kadar gula darah (KGD) dan
perubahan kadar natrium sering terjadi pada pasien dengan infark miokard akut (IMA). Hal
ini menyebabkan parameter-parameter tersebut banyak diteliti untuk menilai prognosis pada
pasien IMA. Namun gabungan parameter tersebut (BUN, KGD dan natrium) yang dihitung
dengan formula tertentu berupa osmolalitas plasma belum banyak diteliti untuk menilai
prognosis pasien dengan IMA. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menilai osmolalitas plasma
dalam memprediksi kejadian kardiovaskular mayor (KKvM) selama rawatan pada pasien
IMA.
Metode : Penelitian melibatkan 118 pasien rawat inap IMA di Pusat Jantung Terpadu RSUP
Haji Adam Malik Medan. Dilakukan penghitungan osmolalitas plasma admisi [1,86 (Na+) +
BUN/2,8 + Glukosa/18+9 ]. Selanjutnya diikuti selama perawatan apakah dijumpai Kejadian
Kardiovaskular Mayor (KKvM) yang terdiri dari mortalitas kardiovaskular, gagal jantung
akut, aritmia mengancam jiwa dan syok kardiogenik. Analisis statistik dilakukan dengan
menggunakan uji beda dua rerata, registri logistik, serta receiver operating curve (ROC).
Hasil : Dari total 118 pasien, terdapat 49 (41.5%) pasien mengalami KKvM dimana gagal
jantung akut paling banyak dijumpai (25.4%). Analisis bivariat menunjukan hubungan
bermakna antara osmolalitas plasma dengan KKvM selama rawatan (p < 0.001). Nilai
prediksi (AUC) osmolalitas plasma adalah 78.9%. Nilai cut-off yang didapat adalah 279.9
mosm/kg (sensitivitas 81.6% ; spesifisitas 75.4%). Pada analisis multivariat regresi logistik,
osmolalitas plasma menjadi prediktor terkuat dengan nilai OR 10.542 (95% IK 2.694-41.255;
nilai p <0.001).
Kesimpulan : Nilai osmolalitas plasma yang tinggi (≥280 mosm/kg) dapat memprediksi
KKvM selama rawatan pada IMA. Parameter ini memprediksi lebih baik dibanding
komponen penyusunnya secara terpisah (BUN, KGDS dan natrium).85 HalamanTesis Magiste
Korelasi Rasio Neutrofil-Limfosit dengan Nilai Troponin sebagai Penanda Kerusakan Miokardium pada Pasien Sindroma Koroner Akut Non Elevasi Segmen ST di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Haji Adam Malik Medan
No full textBackground: Risk stratification in Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) patients is mandatory. Diagnosis of Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) confirmed by increased troponin level is one of the risk stratifications which then becomes a reference for early invasive management within 24 hours. The importance of this troponin test is not accompanied by the assurance of the availability of the test in remote regional hospitals. Other parameters are widely available and can be used to predict troponin elevation in the NSTEACS. The leukocyte component in the form of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is believed to be used because it has a relationship with troponin values in previous studies. Increased troponin in myocardial infarction occurs due to damage or necrosis of the myocardium then causes the release of troponin into the circulation, on the other hand, an increase in neutrophils and a decrease in lymphocytes can occur due to the inflammatory response in myocardial infarction.
Method: This cross-sectional study involved NSTEACS patients with 48 hours of onset, from January 2021 to December 2021 at H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan. Recording the value of NLR and troponin I at the time of admission, then analyzing the correlation. After obtaining the correlation coefficient, a linear regression equation analysis was performed and continued with receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis to determine the area under the curve (AUC) value and NLR cut off in predicting the elevation of troponin I value.
Results: 80 patients were included in this study and 58 patients (72.5%) had myocardial infarction. The results of the analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between NLR and troponin I values (r= 0.516, p-value 0.000), a positive correlation between neutrophils and troponin I values (r= 0.419, p-value 0.000), and a negative correlation between lymphocytes and troponin I values (r =-0.312, p-value 0.005). NLR has the best correlation coefficient on troponin I values compared to other parameters. With a cut-off point of 2.79, NLR could predict an increase in troponin I value with a sensitivity of 70.7% and a specificity of 68.2%.
Conclusion: NLR has a moderate correlation with troponin I values, and can be used to predict troponin I elevation in the NSTEACS patients.Latar Belakang : Stratifikasi risiko pada pasien SKA-NEST merupakan hal yang sangat penting karena menetukan arah strategi tatalaksana. Diagnosis IMA-NEST yang ditegakkan dengan peningkatan troponin merupakan salah satu stratifikasi risiko yang kemudian menjadi acuan untuk tatalaksana invasif awal dalam 24 jam. Pentingnya pemeriksaan troponin ini tidak disertai dengan terjaminnya ketersediaan pemeriksaan tersebut di rumah sakit daerah yang terpencil atau jauh dari ibukota provinsi. Diperlukan parameter lain yang tersedia luas dan dapat dipakai untuk memprediksi peningkatan troponin pada populasi SKA-NEST. Komponen leukosit berupa rasio neutrofil limfosit (RNL) dipercaya dapat digunakan karena memiliki hubungan dengan nilai troponin pada penelitian terdahulu. Meningkatnya troponin pada infark miokardium terjadi akibat kerusakan atau nekrosis miokardium yang kemudian menyebabkan lepasnya troponin ke sirkulasi, disisi lain peningkatan neutrofil dan penurunan limfosit dapat terjadi akibat respon inflamasi pada infark miokardium. Metode : Penelitian potong lintang ini melibatkan 80 pasien SKA-NEST onset ≤ 48 jam periode januari 2021 hingga desember 2021 di RSUP H. Adam Malik Medan. Pencatatan nilai rasio neutrofil limfosit dan troponin pada saat admisi, kemudian dilakukan analisa korelasi antara rasio neutrofil limfosit dengan nilai troponin I. setelah didapatkan koefisien korelasi, dilakukan analisis persamaan regresi linier dan dilanjutkan dengan analisis receiver operating curve (ROC) untuk menentuan nilai area under curve (AUC) sekaligus menentukan titik potong RNL dalam memprediksi peningkatan nilai troponin I.
Hasil : Sebanyak 80 pasien diikutsertakan dalam penelitian ini dan 58 pasien (72.5%) mengalami infark miokardium. Hasil analisa menunjukkan adanya korelasi positif antara RNL dengan nilai troponin I (r= 0.516, p value 0.000), korelasi positif antara neutrofil dengan nilai troponin I (r= 0.419, p value 0.000), dan korelasi negatif antara limfosit dengan nilai troponin I (r=-0.312, p value 0.005). RNL memiliki koefisien korelasi paling baik terhadap nilai troponin I dibandingkan parameter lainnya. Dengan titik potong 2.79, RNL dapat memprediksi peningkatan troponin I dengan sensitifitas 70.7% dan spesifitas 68.2%.
Kesimpulan : RNL memiliki korelasi yang bersifat sedang dengan nilai troponin I, dan dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi peningkatan troponin I pada populasi pasien SKA-NEST.83 HalamanTesis Magiste
The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus
No full text# The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7598539)
## About dataset
The dataset contains editions from the South African government magazine Vuk'uzenzele. Data was scraped from PDFs that have been placed in the [data/raw](data/raw/) folder.
The PDFS were obtained from the [Vuk'uzenzele website](https://www.vukuzenzele.gov.za/).
The datasets contain government magazine editions in 11 languages, namely:
| Language | Code | Language | Code |
|------------|-------|------------|-------|
| English | (eng) | Sepedi | (sep) |
| Afrikaans | (afr) | Setswana | (tsn) |
| isiNdebele | (nbl) | Siswati | (ssw) |
| isiXhosa | (xho) | Tshivenda | (ven) |
| isiZulu | (zul) | Xitstonga | (tso) |
| Sesotho | (nso) |
### Number of Aligned Pairs with Cosine Similarity Score >= 0.65
| src_lang | trg_lang | num_aligned_pairs |
|----------|----------|-------------------|
| ven | zul | 186 |
| ssw | xho | 1965 |
| sep | xho | 279 |
| nbl | zul | 227 |
| nso | tsn | 1279 |
| nso | tso | 1491 |
| tsn | zul | 1346 |
| afr | eng | 1369 |
| eng | ssw | 1601 |
| afr | ssw | 1496 |
| nbl | ssw | 264 |
| tso | zul | 1758 |
| afr | zul | 1384 |
| eng | zul | 1888 |
| ssw | tsn | 1263 |
| sep | tsn | 302 |
| nso | xho | 1248 |
| sep | tso | 324 |
| ssw | tso | 1657 |
| tsn | ven | 235 |
| eng | nbl | 153 |
| nso | sep | 349 |
| afr | nbl | 359 |
| nbl | ven | 657 |
| eng | ven | 243 |
| afr | ven | 281 |
| tso | ven | 256 |
| ven | xho | 215 |
| eng | tsn | 1380 |
| afr | tsn | 1076 |
| nso | ssw | 1132 |
| eng | tso | 2016 |
| afr | tso | 1139 |
| xho | zul | 1895 |
| tsn | xho | 1209 |
| sep | zul | 223 |
| nbl | xho | 204 |
| ssw | zul | 2161 |
| afr | xho | 1363 |
| eng | xho | 1354 |
| tso | xho | 1485 |
| sep | ssw | 219 |
| nbl | tso | 215 |
| tsn | tso | 1570 |
| nso | zul | 1247 |
| nbl | tsn | 140 |
| eng | sep | 276 |
| afr | sep | 394 |
| ssw | ven | 217 |
| sep | ven | 1140 |
| afr | nso | 962 |
| eng | nso | 1721 |
| nbl | nso | 151 |
| nbl | sep | 843 |
| nso | ven | 262 |
The dataset is present in several forms on the repo.
Generally the dataset is split by edition, eg. `2020-01-ed1`
The data directory is broken down as follows
```
./data
├── external # Data external to this repo
├── interim # I am not really sure - looks like interim in regards to processed.
├── processed # The data from scraping the raw pdfs
├── raw # The raw pdfs of the Vuk'uzenzele magazine
├── sentence_align_output # The output (csv) of the sentence alignment with LASER language encoders
└── simple_align_output # The output (csv) of a simple one to one sentence alignment
```
The dataset is split by edition in the [data/processed](data/processed/) folder.
Authors
-------
- Vukosi Marivate - [@vukosi](https://twitter.com/vukosi)
- Andani Madodonga
- Daniel Njini
- Richard Lastrucci
Citation
--------
Vukosi Marivate, Andani Madodonga, Daniel Njini, Richard Lastrucci, Isheanesu Dzingirai
. **The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus**, 2023
> @dataset{marivate_vukosi_2023_7598540,
author = {Marivate, Vukosi and
Njini, Daniel and
Madodonga, Andani and
Lastrucci, Richard and
Dzingirai, Isheanesu},
title = {The Vuk'uzenzele South African Multilingual Corpus},
month = feb,
year = 2023,
publisher = {Zenodo},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.7598539},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7598539}
}
Licences
-------
* License for Data - [CC 4.0 BY SA](LICENSE.data.md)
* Licence for Code - [MIT License](LICENSE.md
Can Sukuk Become a Primadonna in Indonesia? Judging From the Development of Sukuk in Several Countries
No full textThe purpose of this study was to find out how the history of sukuk and the development of sukuk growth in various countries. the development of sukuk can also be seen from the structure of the sukuk that is currently developing. The research method used by the author is the study of literature. The author collects scholarly journals and financial reports from various sources. This paper aims to find out how sukuk develop using the right sukuk structure so that sukuk can be an alternative in improving the country's economy. Research limitations/implications – The data analysis was restricted to two countries, but this could be extended. Alternative pricing benchmarks were suggested for sovereign sukuk but not for corporate sukuk. Ministries of Finance and Central Banks of Muslim countries should review their debt financing policies and explore the potential of sovereign sukuk. Little has been written previously on the use of musharakah partnership contracts for sukuk, and pricing issues have not hitherto been systematically investigated
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