Palmyra Fiber as Additional Materials on Solid Concrete Brick of Aggregate
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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<![CDATA[Media Between Being Power and Business ]]>
<![CDATA[Kocaqi, Elena]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[Media plays the key role in the relation between politics and electorate. It has the power to make the transparence ofgovernment from one side and from the other side to create the public opinion and to bring in the focus of politic the demands ofelectorate. The role of media in a political system is important and for that reason is called the fourth power that controls the other threepowers. This paper analyses the impact of media in political system and the difficult position of it between being a private business andpower. It analyses how this private business is a public power. It analyses also the public power of media business over the politic, publicand other business.]]>
<![CDATA[Social Effects and Leadership in Albania, the Analyze of the Social Influences in Albanian Administrative Developing ]]>
<![CDATA[Dumi, Alba]]>;
<![CDATA[Bodo, Eliza]]>;
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<![CDATA[Dupi, Alketa]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[This paper identifies and addresses of the important factors underlying of the social and economical influences, the loss of theleadership roles and cultures—the sense of cultural inferiority prevalent among members of community, women, youth, minority groups.The paper also introduces with the leadership styles in Albanian condition and describes the influences of prejudice in this organization’sefforts to preserve and revitalize the Albanian intangible culture. Prejudice influences convenience or economic reasons. But moreoften, they abandon their culture and language in order to overcome discrimination. Social prejudice reduces quality and slows the flow.Social prejudice is a chasm that separates information from the people who need it. Many leaders are too proud to reach across and askfor it, instead, they will ask someone for their opinion on their side of the chasm. In the technology age, information is needed from thesource, not chain of command or someone’s theory. To stay competitive, work environments must be free of social prejudice and leadersmust be willing to cross social class barriers to seek information. In the Albania, it is not uncommon for members of dominant cultures, tolook down upon members of a minority cultural group, considering them as “second class†citizens. Projects are undertaken towardsovercoming the sense of cultural inferiority and instilling cultural pride among the young. In business, social prejudice has always been abarrier to the information. Leadership likes the feeling of its power while the targets of prejudice tolerate it.]]>
<![CDATA[Inevitability of European Travelogues in the Socio-Cultural Studies of Later Medieval Maharashtra ]]>
<![CDATA[Premsagar, Pankajkumar S.]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[After the Arrival of Portuguese sailor Vasco-de-Gama in India, many foreign travelers has been visited India. The ratio ofEuropean travelers was more than other foreign travelers in the post medieval period for visiting India. European travelers had keenlyand minutely observed and what they had observed, heard; they have noted it down carefully. They had noted down the informationabout the cities which they had visited; the customs and traditions, believes and blind-believes, birds and animals, weights andmeasurements.]]>
<![CDATA[The Missing Part of Nuclear Power Plant Regulations in Turkey: Occupational Health and Safety ]]>
<![CDATA[Limoncuoglu, S. Alp]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[The researches made on X-rays and radioactive minerals prove that high level exposure to radiation results clinical harm onhuman tissues. Therefore, specific standards are needed to be implementing for the protection of workers who are exposed to radiationespecially in nuclear plants. Turkey is planning to activate its first nuclear power plant within couple of years. Accordingly, Turkey hassigned a contract for building its first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, Mersin with Russian RosAtom. It will have an installed capacity of4.8 GW and expected to have a 5 per cent share in Turkey’s electricity generation. In addition, an intensive regulatory work has beendone by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority. Most of them are in accordance with those of International Atomic Energy Agency. Theanalysis made in this study, however, shows that the occupational health and safety (OHS) of nuclear power plant workers is neglectedso far. Specific regulatory suggestions are made in order to raise the standards to international level.]]>
<![CDATA[The Implementation of International Legal Standards in the Investment Legislation of Uzbekistan ]]>
<![CDATA[Nodira, Yunusova]]>;
<![CDATA[Ling, Zhai Yun]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[This research seeks to identify distinctive inhibitions in the implementation of international legal; standards in internationallaws of Uzbekistan. This study is necessitated by the continued disparity between implementation of international commerce laws andtheir dismal efficiency in draw foreign investment. Despite the country’s effort towards enforcement of international trade laws, there ispersistent low FDI in the country compared to other central Asia countries. This is happening despite the central placing of Uzbekistan inthe region, the superior human resource base, compared to its neighbors, and the expansive indigenous resources in the country. Thishighlights the need to identify the cause of these inhibitive phenomena. In sight of decreasing GDP and the global continued pressure onfossil energy, more investment in oil the nation is a priority. Western investors are not eager to invest in the country, while trade volumeswith china are low. This study focuses on relationship between Uzbekistan and PRC. A proposed cause of this problem was thedisproportion between the domestic laws in both countries. The researcher evaluates the possibility of the differences in the source andnature of domestic laws in both countries as being an inhibitor in the development of effective international investment law that meetinternational standards, and are efficient in attracting FDI. The research employs comparative law research methodology. This involvesthe evaluation of the two legal systems, and identifying disparities in local laws that could be detrimental to effective implementation ofinternational law]]>
<![CDATA[A SWOT Analysis of the Greek Health System ]]>
<![CDATA[Kanellopoulos, Dimitrios]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[This paper intents to make a SWOT analysis of the Greek health care system. SWOT analysis is a key component in thestrategic planning of the Greek health system. Scope of this analysis is to evaluate the impact of internal and external factors on theGreek health care system. Internal processes and recourses are considered strengths and weaknesses and external factors areconsidered opportunities and threats. By using this analysis we will evaluate the current status of the Greek NHS (national healthcaresystem) and we will identify future prospects.]]>
<![CDATA[Trends in Internal Migration in Romania and Spain: How Different Are They? ]]>
<![CDATA[Bunea, Daniela]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[Internal migration is important from two perspectives: first, which are its motivations and, secondly, which are itsconsequences on regional economic growth. Theoretically, between internal migration and economic growth there is a bidirectionalrelationship. The purpose of this paper is to make a comparative study Romania-Spain in order to establish the main differencesbetween them and the reasons beyond differences. The choice for these two countries has its roots in the different timing of EUaccession and in their socio-economic heterogeneity. The research method is a quantitative comparative analysis using national andcounty/provincial data which takes account of inter and intra-regional streams, the evolution of migration (both absolute and relative), thepermanent or temporary existence of regional poles of attraction, the migration structure by sex and by age. Moreover, I will try toelucidate whether regional gaps in income and unemployment influence somewhat the decision to migrate using a dynamic econometricappraisal. The main results point out at a domination of intra-flows over inter-flows, an oscillatory evolution of migration, the existence ofreduced poles of attraction and a higher willingness of younger people to migrate in both Romania and Spain. Instead, the two countriesare different as regards the much higher propensity to migrate of Spanish residents. Also, women migrate more than men in Romaniawhile the contrary happens in Spain; also, the difference between sexes is greater in Romania. The System GMM estimations reveal thatin-migration rate exhibits state dependence and only GDP gaps motivate mobility in both countries.]]>
<![CDATA[Albania in the EU? Constitutional Implications of the Doctrine of Supremacy of EU Law ]]>
<![CDATA[Gjevori, Anduena]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[The doctrine of the supremacy of Community Law as developed by the ECJ has been at the heart of juridical and doctrinaldebates. One of the most acute issues for national courts in the European Union has been whether to accept EU law as the supreme lawof the land, giving it primacy even when conflicting with national constitutional provisions. The judicial approach regarding this principleeven in the new Member States from Central Eastern Europe has been varying. Therefore, we analyze the position of a potentialMember State such as Albania, the role of its Constitution and Constitutional Court, regarding the doctrine of supremacy of EU law asdeveloped by the ECJ. Many Albanian authors, according to the Kelsenian concept of the legal system as a pyramid, interpret Article116 of the Albanian Constitution as creating a hierarchy between the sources of the law, by placing the Constitution in the first place.However, the Albanian Constitution was drafted to facilitate the Euro-Atlantic integration of the country and includes specific articles forthe abovementioned integration. One of them - Article 122/3 relevant to the doctrine of supremacy of EU law - will be analysed tounderstand whether its language upholds the doctrine of supremacy of EU law. We will supplement such analysis with a general view ofthe constitutional provisions and Constitutional Court decisions, which address the problems of international law in the Albanian legalsystem. Such analysis is both important and timely since the pending ‘candidate status’ for Albania will both widen and deepen Albania’srelationship with the EU making the issue of the supremacy of EU law legally more pressing and socially and politically more pertinent.]]>
<![CDATA[Lecturer “Aleksander Xhuvani†State University ]]>
<![CDATA[Hurmi, Bahar Turhan]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the Europan Union has acted on several fronts toreinforce its existing and nascent capabilities to combat terrorism. The European Concil adopted a comprehensive Plan of Action andreached politicaagreement on a number of important counterterrorism initiatives. This paper provides a critical analysis of all thesemeasures and reveals that the EU’s counterterrorism policy is more of a paper tiger than it is an effective counterterrorism device. Thefirst part provides a brief historical overview, which analyses the event-driven and contingent development of the EU’s counterterrorismpolicy. The second part presents a critical assessment of policy outcomes according to the objectives set out in the EU’sCounterterrorism Strategy. Measures ‘to pursue’, and ‘to protect’ against terrorists seem to have grown substantially. In practice,however, they are undercut by a lack of focus and use at the operational level. Similarly, EU’s capacities ‘to respond’ to terrorism havebeen boosted, but there are doubts as to their relevance in real crisis situations. Yet most importantly, the EU remains unable to do more‘to prevent’ terrorism. This seriously limits the overall effectiveness and output legitimacy of the EU’s efforts. The concluding third partassesses these findings and argues that EU counterterrorism policy is ineffective and there is an immediate need for more cooperativepolicies and implementations.]]>
<![CDATA[Towards the Professionalization of Students Prepared to Become Teachers ]]>
<![CDATA[Gani, Beatriçe]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue ]]>
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<![CDATA[The study is focused on mentoring of the teaching practice for student teachers. It aims at assessing their formation basedon the application of theoretical knowledge in professional practise, taking into consideration new perspectives about the meaningof teaching effectively. The following study is based on a survey of students conducted by student teachers, based on thecharacteristics of the profession of teachers and valued professional competencies as necessary to achieve. Review and analysis ofdata allows us to appreciate to what extent the previous experiences, relationships with companion pedagogue and teacher mentor, aswell as all the supporting factors in professional practice, condition the effectiveness of the professional practice of the student teacher.Professional practice, viewed as a coordination of theoretical knowledge with practical skills and adaptation to the school context, makesus think about the choice of different strategies in the preparation of teachers skilled in the function of a successful teaching.]]>
