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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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An Assessment of Seasonal Variation of Waste Generation and Management in Cross River State, Nigeria Ukwayi, Joseph K.; Essoh, Peter A; Inah, Sylvester Abam
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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The level of waste generation and management in Ugep and Ikom urban are of great concern to many scholars inenvironmental management .This paper attempt to assess the seasonal variation of waste generation and management in thetwo urban centre in Cross River State. One hundred and five copies of questionnaire were randomly distributed in each of urbancentre to the residents in three major streets in the area. Information such as flash points, dump sites, types of waste and thefrequency of waste disposal were captured in the questionnaire. Findings shows that there was no significant different in theseasonal variation of urban waste generation and management in the two areas under investigation which was evidenced in thetested hypothesis with high calculated value greater than the critical value of 1.56 at 0.05 level of significance. The fisher ISDtest was further used to buttress the above assertion and the result indicate that family size influence the amount of wastegeneration in the two areas. However, the sustainability of the environment in these two areas depends on the variousstakeholders in area
Accessible Package of Services in Health Insurance Reform in Albania Sinaj, Zamira; Dumi, Alba; Bodo, Eliza
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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This article presents a summary of the current status, of health Albanian system.The developing health care system ofundergraduate, postgraduate and continuous medical education in Albania and suggests opportunities for development andpartnerships that would help the country's medical education reform. The impact of these changes and developing health caresector may be reduced by two modifications in undergraduate medical programs. First identifying, training practicediscrepancies, with a view of correcting them. Computerization of all pharmacies started for the first time in 2007. Partnershipwith health institutions and namely with pharmacies was also strengthened. The intention of this corporation was to insurehardware equipment to support the software produced by HII.Since their system was designed in such a way that it served notonly to HII, but also to pharmacies in their everybody work, very soon pharmacists that previously didn’t want to procureequipment became our collaborators in improving the system. The HII received more than 17% of all health funds, with 8.5%coming from the state budget, 4.3% from employers and 4.4% from individual contributions. While the state remains the majorsource of health care financing, its contribution shrank from around 84% in 1990 to less than 60% in 1999 as other funding,especially out-of-pocket payments, increased.
A Study into Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Research Malekzadeh, Shirin
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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The methodological issues are one of the areas of pragmatics which have gained considerable attention recently. Thefoundation of basic instruments in speech act research can be placed in a two-polar continuum. At one end, there are theperception/comprehension methods and at the other end production methods are placed. Each level then has its own specificinstruments. As for the perception/comprehension methods, instruments such as rating, multiple choice, and interview tasks canbe utilized. In production methods, instruments such as discourse completion, closed role play, open role play, and observationof authentic discourse are placed (Kasper &amp; Dahl, 1991). Furthermore, methods can be categorized according to anelicited/observational continuum. In the elicited end, methods such as rating, multiple choice, interview tasks, discoursecompletion, closed role play, and open role play are placed. In the observational end, observation of authentic discourse is used.This study is useful for those novice researchers who are interested in conducting pragmatic studies and may not be familiarwhich instrument they should use in particular situation.
A Study into Politeness Strategies and Politeness Markers in Advertisements as Persuasive Tools Pishghadam, Reza; Navari, Safoora
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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This study aimed to investigate the pragmatic function of politeness in a less-talked-about communicative act:advertising. Politeness theory being discussed by Leech (1983) and being analysed by the taxonomy of Brown and Levinson(1987), is known to be as one of the essential factors for a successful communication whose success is guaranteed byappropriate persuasive tools. The major focus of this study was to explore the politeness strategies adopted in English andPersian ads and finding their persuasive factors by comparing and contrasting them. To this end, a corpus of 100 Persian andEnglish ads was collected. Their lines were first analysed to pinpoint the politeness strategy category and subcategory in bothlanguages and then their frequencies were computed. Analysis of the results based on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) taxonomyof politeness functions indicated that English ads made more use of Positive politeness strategies while in Persian ads indirectOff-record strategies were more favoured. Exploring the findings according to Nisbett’s (2004) classification of Eastern andWestern cultural system confirmed the collectivist in contrary to individualistic nature of culture in those countries respectively.Consequently, it was illustrated that the choices of psychological strategies made by advertisers to persuade customers were inline with their intended culture.
Online Reading Strategy Use and Gender Differences: The Case of Iranian EFL Learners Taki, Saeed; Soleimani, Gholam Hossein
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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This study investigated the online reading strategies used by Iranian EFL students and the differences between maleand female learners in terms of online reading strategy use. It also made an attempt to answer the question of whether skilledstrategy users in the offline environment are skilled strategy users in the online environment. Participants in this study were 30students (15 males and 15 females) selected from among 50 MA students at IAU University of Shahreza, Iran. The Survey ofReading Strategies (SORS) and Online Survey of Reading Strategies (OSORS) were adapted to the purposes of this study. Theresults indicated that participants used online reading strategies moderately. Problem-solving strategies and global readingstrategies were used the most. The findings revealed while there were no overall significant differences between males andfemales in terms of online reading strategy use, they did differ significantly on a number of individual strategies. The findings alsoindicated that active strategy users in the offline environment were active strategy users in the online environment. The findingshold implications for EFL teachers, students, material developers, and for researchers.
Ageing and Employment Prospects: The Case of Slovenian Unemployed Workers Redek, Tjaša; Sušjan, Andrej
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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The paper analyzes the perceptions of older unemployed in Slovenian labour market. The empirical results are basedon a survey, which was conducted in April 2009. The results show that even 52 % of older unemployed workers believe that theyhave been victims of age discrimination. They believe that age is a disadvantage when seeking work. The consequences ofperceived discrimination are most often that the individuals do not apply for a job, because they feel that they would not bechosen, a highly undesirable result in an ageing population. The analysis is one of the few of its kind in the region. It also offersimportant policy conclusions and potential for future research.
Traffic Congestion at Road Intersections in Ilorin, Nigeria Aderamo, Adekunle J.; Atomode, Tolu I.
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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The paper examined traffic congestion problems and their causes at selected road intersections in Ilorin, Nigeria. Thecharacteristics of the intersections that predispose them to congestion problems and the spatial pattern of traffic congestion atthe road intersections were also identified. In addition, traffic volume and delays were estimated and causes of delays identified.Data were collected through direct field survey on intersection characteristics, traffic volume and composition, traffic delay andcauses and land use activities. Data were also collected from past research reports, journals, textbooks, maps and the Internet.The analysis of data collected revealed that spatio-temporal variations exist in traffic flows and delays at the studiedintersections. Also, traffic wardens and parking problems were found to be the greatest causes of delays at the roadintersections in the city. The study therefore recommends that the road intersections be signalized and vehicle parking be strictlyprohibited at road intersections to reduce traffic congestion and delays at road intersections in the city.
Proposal for Open Standard Based Legal Document Management System for the Parliament of Bangladesh Murad, Mohammad Hasan; Islam, Mohammad Saidul
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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Purpose : A fast and progressive legislative system is necessary for Bangladesh in order to address pressing issuewhere regulatory solutions are required. In order to achieve efficiency and functionality of the working of the legislative body,information systems should be introduced for reliable creation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of legislative documents suchas bills, discussions, committee reports ,arguments ,minutes of parliament and laws. In this paper We have explored themethods and challenges of developing a legislative Document Management System (DMS) for the Bangladesh Parliament.Approach – This research outlines the need for a Document Management System for the Bangladesh Parliament and proposesstrategies that can be followed in building process of such system especially in connection with the structuring of documents andfollowing open standard. Findings – It can be concluded that A Document Management System based on XML standard will beideal for the Bangladesh Parliament despite challenges and obstacles. Limitation: This paper does not cover the technical sideof the DMS. It is out of the scope of the paper to discuss all components of a Legislative Information System. Further researchmay be conducted on developing specific models of the Information System for the Parliament. Value – This paper has thepotentials to inspire the e-government proponents of the developing countries to promote ICT in the Legislative Houses and willact as a primary guideline for the policy makers.
Globalization is Good or Bad? Considering View of Next Generation Leaders Chowdhury, Iftekhar Amin; Suki, Norazah Mohd
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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Globalization has the effect on world business in this 21st century undoubtedly. Effects come through both positive andnegative (dark) sides. This study aims to examine how future business leaders view globalization. 494 samples involved andwere selected via nonrandom convenient sampling process. Results infer that business majors have a different attitude towardglobalization compared with non-business majors. Next, students’ attitude toward globalization is also likely to be influenced bytheir family background, especially their parents’ occupations. Ultimately, business environments are going global, internalenvironments, including the mind-set of future managers, may change toward more globalization, resulting in potentially moreglobally oriented strategies. Managers need to be on guard against antiglobalization sentiments tendency experienced by largesegments of the population for more “creeping globalization.”
Different Backgrounds and English Learning Styles of Bangkok University Student Munsakorn, Nuttanuch
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence demographics, gender, faculty, and level of generalEnglish has on students’ learning styles. Subjects were 410 students representing Accounting, Business Administration, andEconomics faculties and studying Business English courses at Bangkok University. A Perceptual Learning Style PreferenceQuestionnaire: PLSPQ (Reid, 1987) was used for collecting data via a five point Likert scale. Data were analyzed and calculatedin percentage, mean, standard deviation and Chi-squared test at the level of 0.05.The results show that Bangkok Universitystudents do not have a specific style of learning English. The three main forms of learning English are; study in a group, learningand practicing in different situations, and listening respectively. Some results varied based on gender, faculty and levels ofacademic performance in general English variables. However, the styles of learning English did not.

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