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Healing the self through spirituality in K.S Maniam's Between Lives
Get PDFThe quest for a meaningful life and selfhood is one of the main themes in the works of K.S Maniam, a Malaysian Literature in English author. The main characters in Maniam’s works often yearn for an inner fulfillment and enlightenment that cannot be solely addressed through the socio-political and economic means. Thus, issues such as a sense of displacement, anxiety and alienation that haunt the Malaysian Indians in Maniam’s works are not just common features of postcolonial and diasporic conditions. Rather, they are symptomatic of an existential crisis. This article explores how spirituality provides a source of healing to Sumitra, the protagonist of his novel Between Lives. It uses Advaita Vedanta, an Indian philosophy to understand the genesis of Sumitra’s existential crisis and how she can surmount it. In this novel, Maniam uses recurring motifs that eschew subject-object duality such as rites of passage, excursions and mystical experiences. These motifs reflect the concept of “oneness” of Advaita Vedanta that stresses true self (Atman) transcends materialism and corporeality. Through her spiritual journey, Sumitra critically re-examines her misidentification with the ego-identity and gains insight into the true nature of “self” and “reality”. Consequently, Sumitra finds a more viable sense of selfhood through the Hindu spiritual concept of Atman. Finally, this study suggests that spirituality provides a more dynamic view of the Malaysian Indian identity construction
SISTEM REKOMENDASI DAN PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMILIHAN TEMPAT KULINER DI KOTA BENGKULU DENGAN METODE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS DAN SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING
No full textSistem yang dibangun ini berupa sistem rekomendasi pemilihan tempat kuliner di
Kota Bengkulu berdasarkan ulasan pengunjung. Selain itu, sistem ini juga dapat
membantu pengunjung untuk mengambil keputusan memilih tempat kuliner
berdasarkan pembobotan kriteria tempat kuliner. Metode yang digunakan adalah
Sentiment Analysis Naive Bayes Classifier dan Simple Additive Weighting. Sistem ini
berhasil memberikan rekomendasi tempat kuliner berdasarkan perangkingan rating
ulasan pengunjung, yaitu dengan menghitung rasio jumlah ulasan positif terhadap
jumlah seluruh ulasan. Klasifikasi ulasan menggunakan metode naive bayes classifier.
Berdasarkan pengujian dengan menggunakan 500 data latih dan 100 data uji, sistem
berhasil mengklasifikasi ulasan dengan tingkat akurasi sebesar 79%. Selain itu, sistem
juga berhasil memberikan keluaran berupa perangkingan tempat kuliner berdasarkan
penghitungan bobot-bobot kriteria menggunakan simple additive weighting. Kriteria�kriteria yang digunakan yaitu harga rata-rata (C1), waktu buka (C2), fasilitas (C3),
jarak dari pusat kota (C4) dan adanya akses angkutan umum (C5). Bobot yang
digunakan untuk masing-masing kriteria yaitu C1 sebesar 40%, C2 20%, C3 20%,
C4 10% dan C5 10%. Secara fungsional, sistem telah berhasil berjalan 100% dari 81
skenario yang ada.
Kata kunci: Sistem Rekomendasi, Sentiment Analysis, Naive Bayes Classifier,
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan, Simple Additive Weightin
Characterization of superabsorbent hydrogel based on epichlorohydrin crosslink and carboxymethyl functionalization of cassava starch
No full textTingginya Cerai Gugat Yang Dilakukan Oleh Pihak Isteri Di Pengadilan Agama Kelas I A Padang
No full texttoday's era of progress, more and more new issues that hit the household, the more challenges in the face that not only the various problems facing even household needs are increasing advances in science and chnology. The rise of divorce contested divorce mainly to prove that a divorce is not taboo anymore. Contested vorce continues to rise annually Based on the author discusses more about the factors that led to the rise of ;h or contested divorce filed by the wife in the Religious Class-lA Champaign and how the consideration of e judge in deciding contested divorce cases. The approach taken is through • the law yurudis sociological search methods. Based on the results of the study authors and it is known that the reason for the divorce
ocedures are in compliance with applicable laws. Of the number of divorces is decided by religious courts ass lA Champaign for three (3) year over year from 2010 to 2012 can be seen contested divorce-cases creased each year compared with talaq divorce. The data the authors obtained five (5) months from December iI2-Apri] 2013 divorce case due to several factors, namely, there is no harmony in the household, there is no jility, to the annoyance factor of 3 (three), the crisis of moral / character , economy, illness / disability ological, polygamy is not healthy, persecution and sentenced. And there is also the background factors or tors that cause high contested divorce courts for Padang that wives today's educational factors and factors of
'areness of their rights as wives woman. Judges in deciding the contested divorce cases must be based on isonable grounds for divorce,'witness statements, and evidence that can bejustified. Pursuant to applicable law ge first examine the case and undergo procedures that must be performed, such as Judges must first reconcile two sides. And if the Judge is not successful then proceed to the next stage. Judges in contested divorce cases passive (Nemo Judex lux), meaning that judges pnly receive and investigate the case based on the petition in lawsuit. So if the plaintiff did not exercise their rights, namely hadhanah (guardianship, living, education on Idren) and community property is considered plaintiffs have relinquished its rights
Catalyst-free click cascade functionalization of unsaturated-bond-containing polymers using masked-ketene-tethering nitrile N-oxide
Get PDFWe developed a facile protocol for grafting-onto and cross-linking unsaturated-bond-containing common polymers via the formation of masked-ketene-functionalized polymers. The protocol utilizes a cascade functionalization agent 1 that has nitrile N-oxide and masked ketene functionalities. Through the model ligation reactions using 1, it turned out that the 1 facilitates the catalyst-free click introduction of masked ketene moieties to the unsaturated bonds such as C equivalent to N and C=C bonds, capable of undergoing catalyst-free ligation with not only a nucleophilic amine but also a neutral alcohol with low nucleophilicity. On the basis of these results, the catalyst-free grafting reactions of PEG onto EPDM and PAN using 1 were performed to afford the corresponding graft copolymers in excellent conversion yields. In addition, it was also revealed that heating of both PAN and NR with masked ketene moieties at 250 degrees C for 1 h without catalyst enables the efficient conversion to give the respective cross-linked polymers. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL DALAM MENGEMBANGKAN KEMAMPUAN KOSA KATA BAHASA PADA ANAK USIA DINI
No full textChildren's language skills have an important role to be improved by learning to use audio-visual media in developing their language vocabulary skills because at the age of 4-5 years children should not be forced to read. The purpose of learning to use audio-visuals is to make it easier for children to recognize some words by seeing pictures on the screen, hearing sounds by playing fairy tale films so that children can increase their vocabulary, which is a little bit more. In this article the author uses a qualitative descriptive research method which is to analyze, describe, and summarize various conditions, situations from various data collected in the form of the results of interviews or observations about the problems studied that occurred in observations carried out on 13 children and interviews with group teachers. A. The data analysis was carried out by collecting data, reducing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study describe the improvement of children's language skills in the learning process with the help of audio-visual media. This research is expected to be a good reference or reference to improve their language skills and also make it easier for children to recognize some letters by looking at pictures that can stimulate intellectually, socially, and emotionally according to their age level.Kemampuan bahasa anak memiliki peranan penting untuk ditingkatkandengan pembelajaran menggunakan media audio visual dalam mengembangkan kemampuan kosa kata bahasanya, dikarenakan pada usia 4-5 tahun anak tidak boleh dipaksakan untuk membaca. Tujuan  dari pembelajaran menggunakan audio visual untuk mempermudah anak mengenal beberapa kata dengan melihat gambar di layar,mendengar suara dengan memutar film dongeng agar anak dapat menambah pembendaharaan kata anak yang sedikit menjadi banyak. Dalam artikel ini penulis menggunakan metode penelitian deskriftif kualitatif yang dilakukan adalah menganalisis, menggambarkan, dan meringkas berbagai kondisi, situasi dari berbagai data yang dikumpulkan berupa hasil wawacara atau pengamatan mengenai masalah yang diteliti yang terjadi di observasi dilakukan terhadap 13 orang anak dan wawancara terhadap guru kelompok A. Analisis datanya dilakukan dengan cara pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini mendeskripsikan peningkatan kemampuan bahasa anak dalam proses pembelajaran dengan bantuan media audio visual.Penelitian ini diharapkan sebagai acuan atau referensi baik untuk meningkatakan kemampuan bahasanya juga mempermudah anak mengenal beberapa huruf  dengan melihat gambar juga dapat menstimulus intelektual, social dan emosional sesuai dengan tingkat usianya
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Get PDFThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis via the DOI in this record This article discusses four performance works which were designed to take place in street spaces. Each one set out to provoke discussion of the experience of navigating Bengaluru, India. These performances were commissioned as part of a research network project linking NIAS (Bengaluru) with the University of Exeter, UK.
Each of the works maps an aspect of Bengaluru, revealing boundaries that might otherwise escape notice. The project's concern with urbanization places an emphasis on the urban periphery, redefined by these works in terms of the peripheries of institution, discourse, identity and enclave, rather than city limits.
‘Performing the Periphery’ is an AHRC network project that is looking at the ways in which performance is engaging with and affected by urban expansion in South India. This interdisciplinary project draws together scholars from humanities, social and natural sciences to exchange perspectives on the politics of performance. The works discussed were by Lawai BemBem, Smitha Cariappa, Abhishek Hazra, and Maraa and were commissioned as part of the first phase of the project, with curatorial assistance from Sumitra Sunder. Cathy Turner is the lead researcher, working with Sharada Srinivasan (NIAS); Anindya Sinha (NIAS); Jerri Daboo (Exeter) and Anne-Katrin Fenk (MOD Institute, Berlin/Bengaluru), as well as a wider network of researchers and artists.Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC
Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia
No full textWorldwide, millions of people die of sudden cardiac arrest every year. This is partly due to limited and sometimes ineffective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The need for mouth-to-mouth contact, fear of causing harm, litigation, and the complexity of delivering CPR are the main deterrents. In view of this, the basic life support algorithm has been simplified and lay rescuers are encouraged to perform Hands-Only CPR.The objective of this study is to assess knowledge on and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR among Malaysian college students and to determine the relationship between the two.In an online self-administered survey, college students responded to a questionnaire on demographics, exposure to CPR, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR, and their willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR in 5 different scenarios (family members or relatives, strangers, trauma victims, children, and elderly people).Data for 393 participants were analyzed. For knowledge, the mean score was 8.6±3.2 and the median score was 9. In the sample, 27% of the respondents did not attend any CPR training before, citing that they were unsure where to attend the course. The knowledge score among those who attended CPR training (M=3.6, S=2.9) was significantly higher compared to those who did not (M=6.7, S=3.0). Out of the 393 participants, 67.7%, 55%, 37.4%, 45%, and 49.1% were willing to perform Hands-Only CPR on family members or relatives, strangers, trauma victims, children, and elderly people, respectively. There were significant associations (P<.001) between knowledge and willing to perform Hands-Only CPR on family members or relatives (OR=1.32, 95% CI 1.43, 1.43), strangers (OR=1.31, 95% CI 1.21, 1.42), trauma victims (OR=1.21, 95% CI 1.12, 1.31), children (OR=1.28, 95% CI 1.19, 1.39), and elderly people (OR=1.36 95% CI 1.25, 1.48).Based on this study, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR among local college students is not encouraging. Not many know where to attend such courses. There was significant association between knowledge and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR. © 2019 the Author(s)
Burden of Herpes Zoster in Individuals with Immunocompromised Conditions and Autoimmune Diseases in the Republic of Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Database Study
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