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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%.
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Measuring Work Related Quality of Life and Affective Well-being in Turkey Duyan, Emin Cihan; Aytaç, Serpil; Akyildiz, Neslihan; Laar, Darren Van
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The prime purpose of this research wass to test the cross cultural construct validity and the reliability of the Work RelatedQuality of Life (WRQoL) scale developed by Van Laar and colleagues (2007) and Job Related Affective Well-being Scale bySevastos (1996). 288 employees participated in the study from a range different occupational backgrounds. The employeeshad a mean age of 34.25 years and average work experience of 12.17 years. 52.1% of the participants were men. Three itemsneeded to be removed from WRQoL according to the CFA results and the new structure for Turkish version of the WRQoLconsisted of 20 items and 6 factors with acceptable to good fit indices. Job related affective well-being scale showed aconsistent factor and item structure with the Turkish sample indicated by good fit indices. All sub-scales and scales showedsignificant correlations. We might consider that the 20 item WRQoL and 12 item job related affective well-being scae are bothvalid and reliable in a Turkish context.
The Case of Lisbon Treaty; An Elitist Analysis of the State of Democracy in the EU Goga, Aida
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The gap separating elite and popular opinion on the path and finality of the European Union was never as visible as it becameafter the negative referendums on the Constitutional Treaty followed by the introduction of Lisbon Treaty. This paper tries toanalyse this issue in the light of an elitist theory and it is organized as follows: In the first section the problem will becharacterized by means of some theoretical considerations. The following section discusses the key facts from the birth of theConstitution to the birth of the Lisbon Treaty. It is followed by some facts that show that the Lisbon Treaty maintains almost thesame content as the rejected Constitution, concluding with some final observations. In more specific terms, this essay willfocus on the introduction of Lisbon Treaty after the failure of the European Constitution in the referenda during 2005. Therelevant dynamic is not the formulation of a Treaty per se but the important dynamic that will be discussed relates to theparticularities that associate this specific Treaty. The analysis of the introduction of Lisbon Treaty will be under the light of anelitist conception of democracy which constitutes the theoretical framework of the paper. The direct link between the theoreticalbasis and the Lisbon Treaty as a case study is the process of transition -from the failure of the European Constitution derivedby a referenda -to a new “imposed” Treaty that substantially maintains the same content.According to this approach, democracy in the EU can be seen mainly as a means to change the governing elites and not asthe rule of the “people”. In relation to this, Lisbon Treaty is just a subsequent elitist project sharpening further the gap between“people” and the ruling elites.
The Social Construction of sub-Saharan Women’s Status through African Proverbs Boahene, Lewis Asimeng
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The continent of Africa, especially the sub-Saharan Africa, is known for its rich oral traditions and practices. Proverbs are themost widely used in this genre of oral arts and practices, and thus their influence is so strong to the point that even the conceptof social construction of women is so persistently carved from it. This paper examines how proverbs serve as storylinesbetween the ways proverbs represent the roles, statuses, and identity of women in traditional sub-Saharan Africa. The paperfocuses on the social construction and patriarchy as conceptsand uses critical discourse asa theoretical framework explainingthe status of women. The study also employed qualitative and the interpretive methods, which underscores the importance ofthe narratives on the lived experiences of the respondents.
Conceptual Model for Effective Implementation of Industrial Symbiosis: A Case Study of Mab-Ta-Phut Industrial Estate Termsinvanich, Paitoon; Thadaniti, Suwattana; Wiwattanadate, Dawan
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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This paper illustrates effective factors as well as a model for effective implementation of industrial symbiosis (IS) in Mab-Ta-Phut Industrial Estate that was used (MTBIE) as a case study. The study was carried out using questionnaires, in-depthinterview, and site survey both factories in MTBIE and waste processor plants in Saraburi Province. Information from the studyindicates that policy (on zero discharge, zero waste to landfill and willingness to adjust process), initiator, information (on wastegeneration), and financial mechanisms are effective factors influencing IS implementation, while technology and publicparticipation are not as effective for the case of factories in the industrial estate. Therefore, a model for effectiveimplementation of industrial symbiosis in industrial estate is proposed and presented in this paper.
Development Strategy for Health Behavior of the Elderly Hantrakul, Pagapan; Saengthong, Suchat; Vongkamjan, Supawan
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The research objectives were 1) to examine the health problems of elderly people who resided in urban community around theDevelopment Strategy Practice Centre in Nakhon Sawan Municipality, 2) to construct development strategy of strategies forenhancing health behaviour of the elderly people, and 3) to experiment the strategies with the target group of elderly people.The research design was mixed methods of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The population comprises 897 elderlypeoples who live around the Centre. The purposive sampling was used for sample selection of 30 elderly who were voluntarilyassigned as an experimental group. The research tools used are a structured in-depth interview, a self-administeredquestionnaire, participation observation, and a test of knowledge, skills and attitudes of health behavior. The findings revealedthat the elderly peoples suffered from the following problems: non-exercise, malnutrition, anxiety, and illness resulting fromafore mentioned. Therefore, the constructed development strategy for solving the health behavior problems of the elderlypeople based on food, drinking water, fresh air, emotion, Thai massage, and music (singing, listening, and playing). Theinstrument for data collection was a Likert-scale questionnaire. The finding revealed that 30 elderly peoples before training andat the twelfth week about weight, body index, upper blood pressure, lower blood pressure, heart rate, waistline, and bloodsugar level were different with statistical significance at .001.
Determinants of the Food Security Status of Households Receiving Government Grants in Kwakwatsi, South Africa Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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This study attempts to estimate the food security status and identify the determinants of food security among householdsreceiving government grants in a township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a household survey usingquestionnaires. A Logistic regression model was estimated based on this data with the household food security status (that isfood secure and insecure) as the dependent variable and a set of demographic variables as explanatory variables. It wasfound that about 38 per cent of the sampled households are food secure. The results of the regression analysis showed totalhouseholdincome, household size, employment and marital status of the household head, employment status of the spouse asimportant determinants of food security in the area. Household size and the marital status of the head of household werenegatively associated with household food security. The age, gender and educational attainment of the household head werenot significant predictors of household food security status. This study makes a contribution to the understanding of thedynamics of households dependent on government grants by modelling the factors which determine food security and may actas reference source for policy planning purposes.
Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment: A Case of Agriculture in Nigeria Ajuwon, O. S.; Ogwumike, F. O.
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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Premised on economic uncertainty and political instability indicators, this paper examined the role of uncertainty as theyaffected the inflow of FDI into the agricultural subsector of the Nigerian economy given that such empirical work are limited.Employing secondary time series data which spanned 1970 to 2008, on an investment-cointegrated Error Correction Model,this study attempted to fill the gap. Following ADF test for stationarity and a Johenson cointegration test, we found acointegrating relationship among the variables as affirmed by the error correction mechanism parameter. It was revealed thatFDI positively impacted on agriculture not only in the short run but also in the long run. This will also engender domesticincome diversification which will boost agricultural sector and stem the erstwhile neglect of the sector. Further, politicalinstability adversely affected agricultural investments in the long run. An enabling environment should be provided to attractinvestment on short and long term basis. Also exchange rate fluctuation, high lending and inflation rates problems should beaddressed.
The Business Process Outsourcing Sector in the Philippines: A Defiant Trend Herguner, Burak
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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In recent years, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has become the pillar of the Philippine Economy because of itscontribution in terms of employment and financial returns. This study aims to understand why the sector has a stronginternational competitiveness, even though the lack of competitiveness is generally admitted as the main hindrance for thenation to achieve its economic development. Therefore, the paper sheds light on the main sources of the sector, which fosterits international competitiveness, by employing Porter’s Diamond model to the sector. The findings of the study are vastlysupportive of Porter’s hypothesis in diamond model. The paper concludes that the sector may keep its high competitiveness atinternational level with some structural changes.
Mandatory Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Nigeria: The Unresolved Institutional Question Isenmila, P.A.; Adeyemo, Kingsley Aderemi
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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Preeminently, the objective of the paper is to examine the perceived impact of Nigerian institutional infrastructure (i.e.Educational Institution, Professional Accounting Bodies, Legal Framework, SEC and NASB or FRCN) on the mandatoryadoption of IFRS, which took effect from January 2012. The study adopts the questionnaire survey method to seekrespondents’ views on the subject matter. One of the major perceived differences between IFRS and Nigerian SAS is that theformer allegedly provides more discretion (i.e., less specific standards and less implementation guidance). Although morereporting discreetness is not necessarily a challenge, firms’ reporting incentives, which are shaped by Nigerian institutionalframework, play a foremost role in how organizations would apply the discernment under IFRS. We therefore employedMultiple Regression techniques as well as One Way Repeated Measure Analysis of Variance, in testing the two hypotheses inthe paper. The result shows that four of the five institutions are ready and strong enough to support the mandatory adoption ofIFRS.We recommended interalier, that the capacity of regulators (Corporate Affairs Commission,Securities and ExchangeCommission, National Insurance Commission, Central Bank of Nigeria to mention but a few) must be strengthened so as toenable them to effectively deal with accounting and financial reporting practices of the regulated concerns, so that themandatory adoption of IFRS in Nigeria, does not become a mere labeled or nominal one.
Is there a Unique or non Unique Value Profile for Albanian Social Actors? (The Study Case of Tirana Electorate in 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2011) Kocani, Aleksandër
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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This paper shows the results of an empirique panel study carried out in 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2010. The start point for thispaper was the notice of C.Brooks and J.Manza about the possibility for reaching opposite results if you repeat the Inglehart’sinterviews by other methods. Here one may ask: Is there a indicator of the problem related with the value’s profile nature ofsocial actors. In this case, you may consider two alternatives: 1) the social actor has only one value profile, or on the contrary2) he does not has such a value profile. The last one may be separated into two cases: a) or there is not a value profile, but itis created by interaction between knowledge subject and object ; or b) there are two opposite value profile which are selectedoccasionally. The empirical testing is possible if one may find or not the influence upon the respondents during the intreviews.If there is only one value profile you can not find possible influencies. On the contrary you have to consider there is not onevalue profile.

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