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Palmyra Fiber as Additional Materials on Solid Concrete Brick of Aggregate
Published by Universitas Nusa Cendana
ISSN : 20399340     EISSN : 20392117     DOI : 10.36941/mjss
Core Subject : Economy, Science, Engineering,
Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Economics, Econometrics & Finance Materials Science & Nanotechnology
The use of waste as an additional material on the building work was increasingly actively developed, such as straw, styrofoam, bagasse, cow manure. The key drivers of the use of waste is the potential for waste is increasing, due to the depletion of non-renewable resources. Papyrus rod diameter 60 cm, length 30 meters, has a volume of 5,652m3 as well as the edges of the Rods that can be used for construction with a thickness of 3 cm has a volume 0,942m3, Pith and fiber volume content of the stem 4,71m3/rod, then in one rod, there are 2 to 3 bunches each fruit bunches yield as much as 20 to 30 items for one harvest, by weight of fruit fiber 101.2 gram / fruit, Fiber characteristics are round and smooth is expected to reduce cracks in solid concrete brick and also can reduce the use of sand. This study aims to determine the compressive strength of the composition of the additional material of Rods fiber content and Fiber of palmyra fruit with a percentage 3%, 6% and 9%, mixing ratio; 1 cement and 5 sand in the manufacture of solid concrete brick. Rods fiber content used the average Ø1,031mm with a tensile strength of single fiber 39,305N / cm and fruit fiber to an average value Ø0,40mm with a tensile strength of single fiber 33,691N / cm. Making test specimen with a length of 20cm, width 10cm and thick 8cm. The test results of compressive strength after 14 days with the lowest value at 3% of additional material combination of fiber content of 6% fiber stem and fruit by 70,384Kg/cm²with a water content of 15,254% In weight position 2,935Kg as well as the highest value on the combination of additional material 0% rods fiber content and 3% fruit fiber by 98,821Kg/cm² with a water content of 15,031% In weight position 3,058Kg. While N (without additional material) with a compressive strength below the average id 63,704Kg/cm2 with water content of 10,167 in weight position 3,072Kg. Research result of solid concrete brick with additional material of rods fiber content and palmyra fruit fiber was included on the type B70, the average value of the compressive strength of 78.57 Kg / cm² (SNI-03-1348-1989) with a water content of <25%.
Arjuna Subject : Teknik (semua kategori) - Bangunan dan Konstruksi
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Communication Research in the EFL Context: Challenges and Directions Zhou, Nan
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges of the existing research on learners’communication behaviors in theEnglish-as-a-foreign-language (EFL), mainly Asian context, and identify the fields which need to be further explored. Byreviewing the research investigating factors influencing EFL learners’ willingness to communicate, this paper argues thatthough learners’ use of English in communication has become the common interest in EFL education research and factorsinfluencing their oral participation have been widely documented, there are limitations.This paper suggests that it is necessaryto conceptualize the communication behaviors of EFL learners in English in terms of situational-specific practices, and toidentify the underlying causes of student self-exclusion from oral tasks, by examining the context in which these students arelocated. In light of the review of the literature, this paper also identifies some variables which need to be taken intoconsideration in future research, such as identity negotiation, investment in English learning, international posture andimagined community.It is hoped that this paper will inform the development of L2 communication research.
Effectiveness of Cognitive-Attribution Therapy on Shame and Guilt Feelings of Women Exposed to Spousal Rejection in Nigeria Shobola, Adeola
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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Nowadays, one of the ways to reject a woman in Africa especially Nigeria is when the spouse elopes with a lady in theWestern state in the guise of seeking greener pastures. Economic depression, lack of job and general insecurity, politicalinstability and lack of social amenities have been attributed to reasons many men leave their home country for the Westernworld for better living for self and the family; but the current trend has been abandon, neglect and eventual divorce of thewomen with their children. This has brought shame and guilt to many women because of the perception of many Africanstowards divorce. This empirical study involved twenty-five women whose husbands have been overseas in the last five to tenyears and waiting to be invited over; but were later divorced. It was established that these women were suffering from guilt andshame. The twenty-five volunteer women were subjected to twelve weeks counseling using self-developed scales that werepatterned after Cognitive-Attribution Therapy of Lewis (1993), and Shame and Guilt of Barrett (1995). The prognosis revealedthat the level of shame and guilt of the women were reduced; some of them concluded to move forward by remarrying, whileothers concluded to take the incidence as fate and continue to take care of self and children. It was concluded that manypeople inflict self pain on self for not being responsible for a particular occurrence, but psychological therapies such asCognitive-Attribution can be applied to help such individuals.
Social Networking Websites and Their Effect in Contemporary Human Resource Management - A Research Approach Aspridis, G.; Kazantzi, V.; Kyriakou, D.
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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Social Media, the new term that has invaded our daily lives in high velocity, consists of social networking, playing interactivegames, making international friendships and communicating, in general, worldwide. On the other hand, Human Resources areoccupied with terms such as recruitment, career advancement, motivation, employability, evaluation. Those two seem sodifferent and diverse but nowadays a correlation and a parallel walk is occurring. Social Media sites such as Facebook,Linkedin, Twitter etc are currently being utilised as a company promotion tool under their will to reach in a personal way each'user' or as a possible employability entrance, and, in same recent cases, reason for dismissal. But how these two actuallycombine or better correlate? This latter in addition, firstly, to the way this relation is widely perceived by potential and currentemployees as well as companies' Human Resources departments and secondly, the emergence and application of all these inthe case of Greece, will be the research scope of this paper presenting the traditional way of recruitment and selection as wellas career advancement and evaluation through the basic principles of Human Resources Theory and practical experience, incorrelation with the will to explore and investigate the opportunity or not to utilise social media as an additional tool in order toadvance in a modern world of Human Resources.
The Advantages of Administrative Reforms in Judicial System, Democracy Transparence and the Rule of Law (Comparative Analyze in Albanian Legal Case Study) Dumi, Alba Robert; Ngucaj, Neshet
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The European Union has offered autonomous trade concessions to the Balkan countries. All industrial products and mostagricultural products have duty and quota free access. “Autonomous” means that the European Union immediately opens theinternal market, while a longer period of transition is conceded to the Balkan countries before opening up their markets to EUcompetition. Albanian economic performances have improved recently. But encouraging signs of economic development arebeing at risk by various uncertainties and deficiencies in the Albanian development system. Electricity shortage is a majorhandicap of the country. Many working hours are getting lost when electricity is switched of. This increases costs of productionand business management. Infrastructure - traffic and transportation - is a problem, which particularly impedes economicdevelopment and investment in the more remote and rural regions. Regional development is considered a high priorityobjective by most experts. There has been moderate progress in judicial reform, which is a key priority of the Opinion. Thisarticle presents a summary of the influences of technical assistance and administrative capacity in development of Albaniangovernment. In the centre of this study we are using the concepts and innovations of the E-Learning, which is gainingsignificant interest in distance education, including reforming political, social and economical developing in Albaniangovernment reforms and other details.
Wetland Ecosystem Conflict: Implication for Agricultural Productivity and Food Security in Mbiabo, Odukpani, Cross River State, Nigeria. Okpiliya, F. I; Ekong, A. E; Imoke, Eni
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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Conflict is a common daily occurrence in individuals, groups, communities and nation states. This study examined theconsequences of communal conflict of 2010 on peasant agricultural productivities in Mbiabo wetland of Odukpani LocalGovernment Area, Cross River State. The data for this was generated through questionnaire administration, participatory ruralappraisal and on the spot observation of the area. The population of farmers were drawn from six villages out of ten in the twocommunities. A total of 426 household heads form the sample size. The Likert scale which has the attributes Strongly Agreed(SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), Undecided (U) and Strongly Disagree (SD) was used to analyse the causes of the conflict whilethe analysis of variance was used to test for the variation in crops productivity before and after the conflict in the area. At 0.05level of significance, the calculated value of 3.08 was greater than the table value of 2.23. This led to the rejection of the nullhypothesis, that there is no significant variation in agriculture productivity before and after the conflict and accepting thealternate one. The work revealed that conflict affected the utilization of wetland for farming thereby reducing the incomegenerated from farming and also reduced the quantity of crops harvested by approximately more than 50 per cent withoverriding influence on the quality of life of the people in the study area and the environs.
Pakistan: On the Way to be Failed State? Masud, Matiul Hoque; Ahmmed, Helal Uddin; Choudhury, Anwar Hossain; Mostafa, Muhammad Ridwan
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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Vibrant political situation and unstable foreign policy has raised the question –whether Pakistan a “failed state” or not- morestrongly. Its dependence on major powers for security and absence of specific sphere of nationalism has made Pakistan moreexposed. Over the last few years Pakistan is going to be considered a “failed state” because the indicators of a “failed state”have harmonized with the real impasse of Pakistan. Pakistan’s failure as state would have an international and regionalramification. Pakistan backed “war on terrorism” and ‘balance in South Asia’ would be more inconsistent if Pakistan failed.International community always would like to solve crisis related to Pakistan to fix up a “men” not by implementing a “system”.Pakistan was used as spring board by big powers for their own interest. If Pakistan failed it would be the first state which is not‘weak’ but ‘failed’. The paper will discuss the dubious position of Pakistan as failed state; of course, without denying its internaldynamics and imminent tribulations related to its malfunction. The paper at last will propose some guiding principles to solvethe setback.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Narrative Use of Literary Doubling Santiago, Miriam Fernández
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The present article analyzes the incidence of the literary tradition of doubling in the short narratives of Edgar Allan Poe. Itpresents an analysis of doubling in Poe’s short narratives from the different critical perspectives of previous research on literaryand non-literary doubling, and also from Poe’s own views as a literary critic. It contends that Poe’s compliant and subversiveuse of traditional literary doubling corresponds with his critical views on the compositional unity of effect as he developed themin “The Philosophy of Composition.”
Private Sector Creditand Economic Growth Nexus in Nigeria: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Bound Approach Aliero, Haruna Mohammed; Abdullahi, Yahya Zakari; Adamu, Nasiru
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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This paper analyses the relationship between private sector credit and economic growth in Nigeria, using time series data forthe period of thirty-seven (37) years (1974-2010). In analyzing the data the paper used Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARLD)bound F-test for cointegration. The results indicated that a long run equilibrium relationship exists between private sectorcredit and economic growth, when private sector credit was used as dependent variable. However, causality results indicatethat there is no causal relationship between private sector and economic growth in Nigeria. Therefore the empirical findings ofthis research implied that while “demand following hypothesis” prevailed in the long run relationship between private sectorcredit and economic growth in Nigeria, non-causal impact between private sector and economic growth on the other handindicates the prevalence of the Schumpeterian “independent hypothesis” on the Nigerian economy. Finally, the studyrecommends long-term investment loan to the productive private sector in addition to the need for comprehensive policies andstrong legal framework for easy disbursement and quick recovery of private sector credit.
The Evolving Role of the Press in Contemporary Vietnam Huong, Le Mai
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The aim of this article is to examine the new developments of the mass media in Vietnam in the first decade of the 21st centuryand how they should be responded by the Vietnamese government. Over two decades of rapid economic growth has broughtabout a different face to the Vietnamese economy, presenting a new socio-political environment for the operation of the press.How the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) and the Vietnamese Government respond to the emerging role of the press willnot only define the future of the Vietnamese journalism but also reveal the future projection of the VCP.
The Challenges of Saving Mothers from Childbirth-Related Injuries and Deaths in Nigeria James, Godswill
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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Nigeria’s national maternal mortality rate is estimated at 545 per 100,000 live births in 2008. Despite the decrease compared toprevious rate of 800 per 100,000 live births in 2005 it is still high, and presents a picture of maternal health status of thecountry. Nigerian government has embarked on programmes to reduce maternal mortality such as, Midwife Service Scheme(MSS) aimed at achieving the fifth Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for increased maternal health and survival. However,the achievement made so far is low as annual percentage decline in maternal mortality ratio from 1990-2008 was 1.5%compared to the targeted 5.5%. In addition, maternal deaths and lifetime risk is high as a woman’s chance of dying frompregnancy and childbirth in Nigeria is 1 in 13, while it is 1 in 5000 in developed nations. Against the backdrop of the worseningstate of maternal health in Nigeria, this paper examines the crucial challenges militating against efforts at saving mothers fromchildbirth-related injuries and death in Nigeria. Relying mainly on secondary data, the author contends that maternal health is afunction of significant and complex underlying interaction of socio-cultural and environmental factors. It is argued that socioculturalcontext within which Nigerian people live affects their ideas, decisions and behavior concerning maternal deaths; itaffects what people know about pregnancy and delivery, what preparations they make and what they do about life-threateningcomplications and it ultimately poses challenges on maternal health in Nigeria.

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