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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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Media Criticism: Class Fantasy and Ideology in the Movie Ganj-e Qaroon Rabani, Rasoul; Adibi, Mehdi; Aqababaee, Ehsan
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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Subjects due to their class position may construct specific fantasies. Class fantasy, one of the given fantasies, isconstructed by lower-classes in the society. This study is to critically scrutinize this type of fantasy in media discourse data.Furthermore, as ideology is a means by which cinema apparatus sutures audience within movie narration, the movie ideologyand its relation with the given fantasy will be discussed as well. Indeed, the paper presents an attempt to illustrate how movies,through the construction of the fantasy, serve to justify the prevailing ideologies at the time. A case in point is melodrama. Thedata are extracted from one the most popular movies in the history of Iranian cinema, Ganj-e Qaroon (meaning Qaroon’sTreasure). Analysis of the data is done within the frameworks of Bordwell (1995); Cormack (1992); and Zizek (2008a). Findingsshow that the class fantasy is constructed through the movie. That is the hero, reaching the object-cause of desire namely thegirl of narration, may fill the class gap; however, a change in his position causes the object to lose its significance. Concerningthe movie ideology, results indicate that the movie ideology, i.e. the class ideology, proposes class coexistence in peace.Indeed, the movie not only represents class fantasy but also uses the end of fantasy in its favor.
Non-Verbal Communication and Volleyball: A New Way to Approach the Phenomenon Raiola, Gaetano; Tore, Alfredo Di
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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Too often in sports the qualitative aspects of performance are addressed with superficially and approximation becauseit believes that it is not scientifically possible to explain everything that is not easily quantifiable and expressible in the form ofnumbers. In volleyball, the ball is rejected, both among members of a team and between the two opposing teams, with afrequency significantly greater than in other team sports. For this reason, in volleyball, not immediately quantifiable aspects ofthe game action are greater than other team sports. The qualitative aspects in volleyball concern technical skills, tacticaldecisions, strategy and more. Among these, non-verbal communication has not yet been considered as an object of study andthus not yet investigated. This study provides the initiation of an integrated research between social science and sports scienceto allow technicians, coaches and physical education teachers to learn more about another important aspect of quality for thepurposes of training and education. The aim is to identify applications of the principles of nonverbal communication, which hasits own epistemological framework, to volleyball through the systematic analysis of specific game situations. The methodintegrates the theoretical-argumentative and descriptive approach. Communicative events attributable to non-verbalcommunication were classified into three categories: communication tactics, functional communication and diagnosticcommunication. The frequency and outcome of these events were investigated in relation to three specific volleyball technicalskills related to nonverbal communication: a) the second ball goes to the opposite court instead of setting for attacking; b) theattack as fast as possible in the middle of the net; c) the off speed hit instead of power spike over the block; The results show asignificant incidence of communicative events related to non-verbal communication on the final outcome and, therefore, suggestthat non-verbal communication is subject of interest to technicians, coaches and physical education teachers
Specifying Metadiscoursal Signals in the Novel Pride and Prejudice and its Two Persian Translations By Copple’s model (1980) Boroujeni, Esmaiel Kaboli
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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Finding out the metadiscoursal signals in any language and analyzing their usage specially in meaning transferbetween two different languages is very important. The present paper adopted the model presented by Vande Copple (1980), tofind all of the metadiscoursal signals in the first five chapters of the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The number ofmetadiscoursal signals in all of the related parts in the original novel was compared with those of its two Persian renderings byPooranfar and Ardakani by a comparative study using Vande Copple’s model. The results of the study showed that the numberof metadiscoursal signals usage in the TL translation made by Ardakani was more than of those in Pooranfar’s translation.However, considering both translations, they were poor in transferring the original metadiscoursal signals into the Persianlanguage and it resulted to the less comprehensibility of them comparing to that of original novel. Besides, the consistency,meaningfulness and communicativeness of the translated texts were in a lower level than the original due to the lower number ofmetadiscoursal signals. As a result, it was made clear that the use of metadiscoursal signals is necessary and complementary inany kind of discourse use.
An Assessment of Flood Hazard in Nigeria: The Case of Mile 12, Lagos Olajuyigbe, A. E; Rotowa, O.O; Durojaye, E.
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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Apart from traffic congestion, flood is the most common serious physical urban problem in most Nigerian cities. Thisusually results from high river levels, concentration of overland flow following heavy rainfall, limited capacity of drainage systemsand blockage of waterways and drainage channels. This study identified the factors responsible for perennial flooding in Mile 12area of Lagos, Nigeria which has constituted serious menace in terms of socio-economic and environmental consequences. Theresearch methodology involved questionnaire administration on households, key informant interview especially on Lagos StatePhysical Development Authority (LASPPDA) officials and participant-observation, while other data were collected fromsecondary sources including various relevant publications and text books. The result shows that the perennial flooding problemin Mile 12 is as a result of consistent high rainfall and water releases from Oyan dam in the neighbouring state of Ogun, Nigeria.Other causes of flood in the study area include blockage of drainage channels by refuse and other wastes, narrow river channelsand construction along floodplain. In a bid to ameliorate the seemingly intractable problem of flooding in the study area, therecommendations made include: provision of sufficient setback to streams and rivers, construction of roads with good drainagesystem, channelization and building of more dams to avoid excess loading of the existing dam.
Rural Development As Strategy for Food Security and Global Peace in The 21st Century Nwagboso, I. Christopher
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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This paper discusses rural development as strategy for food security and global peace in the century. The paperadopts descriptive methodological orientation to investigate how the abysmal failure of governments in the contemporary worldto develop their rural areas has adversely impacted on food security. However, the paper argues that why the quest for ruraldevelopment has remained elusive particularly in the developing countries is largely due to up-bottom approach currentlyadopted by countries. It further argues that this strategy has not only resulted to abject poverty in most countries, but also failedto achieve food security among individuals, families and communities around the globe. The implication of this sorry state ofaffairs is that the attainment of global peace in the 21st century has remained an exercise in futility in spite of the overdramatizedefforts of international organizations like the UN. The paper, therefore, recommends among others, the need toestablish a specialized agency to study the success of rural development policies and programmes in some countries like Chinaand replicate such strategies in other parts of the world for effective food security on global peace in the 21st century.
An Unromanticized Afghanistan in Saira Shah’s The Storyteller’s Daughter Qutami, Mais
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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In this paper I examine Saira Shah’s representation of Afghanistan and her conflicted position as a viewer andnarrator whose “way of seeing” the East and West sometimes fluctuates between an Orientalist and a nationalist perspective. Iargue though that her affiliation to the West and Orientalist views seem to dominate her perception of Afghani culture and itspeople far more than she had expected. Despite her attempts to renegotiate her hyphenated identity, as an Afghani- British, shefinds herself unable to embrace the new torn- up Afghanistan that replaces the romanticized image she had of it in the past. InThe Storyteller’s Daughter, Shah tries to bring Afghanistan and its culture to light, but indirectly contributes to its invisibility andmisrepresentation by the colonial discourse. She shares with her readers her experiences with the Taliban and the women shemet in Afghanistan which she thought of as a mysterious land until she was disillusioned with its horrific state of war and politicalturmoil.
Appraisal of Private Sector Involvement in Infrastructure Development in Lagos State, Nigeria Taye, Ojuola Olasijibomi; Dada, Martin Oloruntobi
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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The need for the provision of infrastructure in any developing country cannot be overemphasized as it constitutes thebackbone of the country’s national economy. Considering the importance of infrastructure, government at all levels has oftenborne the full responsibility of providing infrastructure via dependence on loans and credits from financial institutions notrecognizing the fact that the investment requirement for the infrastructure deficit is such that cannot possibly be met by relying onthe public sector to boost public investment without increasing public borrowing. To this end, this research sought to appraise theinvolvement of the private sector in infrastructure development in Lagos State through the use of the public-private-partnership(PPP). Questions were asked to investigate the level of awareness about and the use of various models or variants of PPPs.105 questionnaires were administered on professional firms/agencies (construction consultants, contractors, financinginstitutions and concessionaires) that have been or are involved in PPP projects in Lagos state. 66 responses were obtained.The data was subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The results of the study indicate that the levels ofawareness of private sector involvement in infrastructure development using PPPs as well as the areas of involvement were notsignificant. It is recommended that government should put more efforts to improve the level of awareness on the involvement ofthe private sector participation in the provision of infrastructure through public enlightenment both locally and internationallystating the benefits that are obtainable both for citizens and investors.
The Validity of Some Popular Readability Formulas Heydari, Pooneh
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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This study aimed at exploring the correlation between readers’ evaluation of text-readability on one hand and somepopular readability formula’s (Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula, Gunning’s Fog-Index of Readability, The SMOG Indexof Readability, Flesch-Kincaid) evaluation of text-readability on the other. This study was conducted with an overall number of118 participants. The participants were selected from among male and female undergraduate students studying different EFLrelatedmajors at the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics of IAU, Shiraz Branch. The participants were chosenusing convenient sampling procedure. To achieve the objectives of the study, 5 passages of different readability index wereused. Moreover, a questionnaire aimed at tapping responses from the participants was devised on each passage. Finally, anumber of SPSS analyses were run and the results of the study did not reveal any significant correlations between readers’ andthe formulas’ evaluation of text-readability level. As a conclusion, it seems that those teachers who have used the readabilityformulas as valuable measures for evaluating materials to use with their students should use them cautiously. Of course, furtherresearch seems necessary to check the validity of the readability formulas.
The Emphasized Legislative in Macedonia Institutions and Enforce Laws, Regulations and Developing Administrative Improvements Sinani, Blerton; Dumi, Alba
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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The definition of the constitutional law is an important theoretical problem, because in literature, generally, "there isno single definition" of the constitutional law. Seen from the perspective of the broad (wide) comparative juridical-constitutionalliterature, a conclusion drawn can be, that the constitutional law can be defined in two main meanings: first, in the traditionalmeaning and, secondly, in the modern one. In the traditional sense, the constitutional law is defined as "a set of juridical normsthat refer to the dispersion of state power and the exercise of that power by the state bodies and with which in the same time thereciprocal relationships within state bodies, and the reciprocal relationships between state, citizens and institutions are defined."In the frame of the traditional sense, the constitutional law can be viewed in two basic meanings (senses) one, in the strictmeaning and, two, in the broad one. In its narrowest sense, the constitutional law can be defined as "a set (an entirety) ofjuridical norms, intended to regulate relationships within the state between the ruler (ruler) and the governed (ruled).
An Examination of the Usage of Vocabulary Retention Techniques (VRTs) of Thai Undergraduate EFL Students Jenpattarakul, Win
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
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This study aimed to 1) investigate the usage of vocabulary retention techniques (VRTs) of the second-year students atBangkok University 2) compare the usage of vocabulary retention techniques (VRTs) between achievers and underachievers 3)compare the usage of vocabulary retention techniques (VRTs) of the second-year students who have different reading behavioroutside of class. The instruments used for collecting data were a questionnaire and an in-depth interview. Proportional stratifiedrandom sampling was employed to formulate a sample of 364 students from nine faculties of Bangkok University. The data werestatistically analyzed in terms of mean and standard deviation. t-Test analysis was used to find the difference between achieversand underachievers on the usage of vocabulary retention techniques (VRTs). In addition, One-way Analysis of Variance(ANOVA) and Welch test were used to compare the usage of vocabulary retention techniques (VRTs) of students with differentreading behavior outside of class. For the in-depth interview, six underachievers and six achievers were randomized through asimple random sampling technique to give their opinions on the questions provided, and the data were collected to assure theresults of the study. The results of this study showed that the overall usage of vocabulary retention techniques (VRTs) ofBangkok University students was at a medium level, and significant differences existed in vocabulary retention techniques(VRTs) usage between the achievers and underachievers and of the students with different reading behavior outside of class.The findings of this research would help the teachers to improve the process and material for teaching and learning vocabularyretention techniques (VRTs) and raise awareness of vocabulary retention techniques(VRTs) among the students in order toenhance the students’ lexical competence which can develop their reading comprehension. Pedagogical implications intoteaching vocabulary retention techniques (VRTs) were suggested.

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