Qur’an Search System for Handling Cross Verse Based on Phonetic Similarity

The number of verses in the Qur'an that is not small will be difficult and time consuming if done manually. Building a search system in the Qur'anic verse using the Indonesian Arabic-Latin equivalent will be very helpful for the Muslim community in Indonesia, especially for those who are not familiar with Arabic writing. In this study, a verse search system will be built on the Al-Qur'an based on phonetic similarity, more details about the handling of the verses in the Al-Qur'an. The system was built using the Jaro-Winkler algorithm to calculate the value of similarity and using the N-Grams algorithm for ranking documents. The same study has been done before with the name Lafzi +, with MAP 90% and 93% recall. In previous studies cases such as nun wiqoyah at the end of the verse could not be handled, so the system could not handle the search for the entire Qur'an. In addition, in the previous system the application of the Jaro-Winkler method to calculate the value of similarity has also not been fully implemented. So to complete the previous research, in this study added rules other than pre-existing rules so that they can handle nun wiqoyah at the end of the verse. By applying the Jaro-Winkler method to calculate the value of similarity and N-Grams for ranking documents and adding nun wiqoyah rules, this system generates 94% MAP and 92% recall. The results of this study indicate an increase in MAP, this shows that this system can improve the accuracy of systems that have been built before.

Determination of Deoxygenation Rate Coefficient as Component in Water Quality Modeling of Middle Segment of Citarum River, Indonesia

Citarum River is a river that passes in the Purwakarta City at its middle segment. The riverbank is overflowing with people's houses with its wastewater outlet leading directly to the river. Various efforts can be implemented in order to improve the environmental conditions of the Citarum River. One of the activities that can be conducted is the prediction of water quality through the modeling of river quality. This domestic waste polluted river model generally uses BOD and DO equations which require the coefficient of deoxygenation rate in its calculations. This study aims to determine the value of the coefficient of deoxygenation rate using the method of laboratory experiment and using the empirical formula. The coefficient will gives more accurate result of urban river quality modeling. Samplings were carried out at two locations that are considered to represent river condition. The laboratory analysis method used in the calculation of deoxygenation rate is using Winkler Method and Slope Method, while Empirical Formula is used in calculating deoxygenation rate using Hydroscience Equation. The results of the analysis and calculations show that the value of the deoxygenation rate range (K1) in the middle segment of Citarum River ranges from 0.10 to 0.17 per day and the BOD Ultimate (La) concentration ranges from 18.46 to 24.43 mg/L. As for the value of deoxygenation rate range (K1) on Citarum River using empirical formula ranged from 0.270 to 0.278 per day. The difference in value can be attributed to the actual deoxygenation rate in the Citarum River is hampered by the factors that disrupt the process of decomposition of organic matter and its capability on self purification process.

Privacy preserving record linkage meets record linkage using unencrypted data

IntroductionPrivacy preserving record linkage (PPRL) resolves privacy concerns because of its capabilities to link encrypted identifiers. It encrypts identifiers using bloom filters and performs record matching based on encrypted data using dice coefficient similarity. Matching data based on hashed identifiers impacts the performance of linkage due to loss of information. Objectives and ApproachWe propose a technique to optimize the bloom filter parameters and examine if the optimal parameters increase the performance of the linkage in terms of precision, recall, and f-measure. Let us consider a set of string values and calculate the similarity between any two of them using the Jaro-Winkler method. Now let us encrypt the string values using bloom filters and calculate the similarity between any two of them using the dice coefficient technique. Optimal parameters of bloom filters are those that minimize the difference between the calculated similarities using Jaro-Winkler vs. the calculated similarities using the dice coefficient technique. ResultsUsing publically available data, several first name and last name datasets each comprising 1000 unique values were generated. The following values for bloom filter parameters were considered: q in q-grams (q=1,2,3), bit array length (l=50,100,200,500,1000), number of hash functions (k=5,10,20,50). The following five setups of bloom filters were able to minimize the difference between the calculated similarities on encrypted data using the dice coefficient technique, and the calculated similarities on unencrypted data using the Jaro-Winkler method: q=1,l=1000,k=50/q=1,l=500,k=20/ q=2,l=1000,k=50/ q=3,l=500,k=50. These setups were considered to perform data linkage over 10 synthetically-generated datasets. Results show that PPRL was able to achieve similar performance compared to data linkage over unencrypted data. Conclusion/ImplicationsThis study showed that optimal parameters of bloom filters minimized loss of information resulting from data encryption. Experimental findings indicated that PPRL using optimal parameters of bloom filters achieves almost the same performance as data linkage on unencrypted data in terms of precision, recall, and f-measure.

PENENTUAN KADAR OKSIGEN TERLARUT MENGGUNAKAN SENSOR POLAROGRAFI BERMEMBRAN PLASTIK (Determination of dissolved oxygen with polarographic oxygen sensor plastic membrane probe)

Plastic membrane sensor for polarographic oxygen measurement has been investigated. The Probe was constructed of: Pt as a working electrode; Ag- AgCl as a reference electrode and an auxiliary electrode; solution of KCl as an electrolyte solution; plastic wrap (thickness 72.7  m) as a membrane; and polyester polymer as a body of sensor. It was found that the polarographic oxygen sensor plastic membrane probe was suited for determination of dissolved oxygen with an optimum operating characteristics at applied voltage of –0.65 V and solution KCl 30% as an electrolyte. The probe showed that reduction current achieved steady state after 75 seconds. The standard calibration curve (concentration – current) showed that the linear relationships were achieved for dissolved oxygen in the range of 1.0 – 30.6 ppm. The analytical performance characteristics of the probe were: precision 0.87% – 30.0 %; calibration sensitivity 0.17 ppm/  A; analytical sensitivity 0.56 – 0.84 ppm/  A; and detection limit 0.8 ppm. The t- test and F-test at 95% confidence level showed that there was no significant difference between the determinations of dissolved oxygen by polarographic oxygen sensor membrane plastic and by Winkler method. Key words: membrane plastic, polarographic, steady state, Winkler method.

Numerical Modeling of Pipe-Soil Interaction Under Transverse Direction

Based on the Winkler method, a pipe can be treated as a beam, and pipe-soil interactions can be represented by soil springs in the axial, horizontal and vertical directions. Pipe deflection and resultant forces are correlated by coefficient K in the equation F=Kδ, where F is the resultant force and δ is the pipe displacement. This paper studies pipe-soil interaction for pipelines buried in clay and sand subjected to displacements in oblique directions. The objective is to measure the effect of soil parameters on coefficient K as well as the maximum soil resistance. Pipe-soil behavior has been studied using the finite element software ABAQUS/CAE. There are 48 models in total with varying soil parameters, pipe burial depth and pipe-soil interaction friction for the investigation of the effect of each variable on pipe-soil behavior. In addition, the finite element results have been compared to the analytical results from American Lifelines Alliance guideline (ALA, 2001) and proposed failure envelopes in previous studies.

Deflection of Resilient Materials for Reduction of Floor Impact Sound

Recently, many residents living in apartment buildings in Korea have been bothered by noise coming from the houses above. In order to reduce noise pollution, communities are increasingly imposing bylaws, including the limitation of floor impact sound, minimum thickness of floors, and floor soundproofing solutions. This research effort focused specifically on the deflection of resilient materials in the floor sound insulation systems of apartment houses. The experimental program involved conducting twenty-seven material tests and ten sound insulation floating concrete floor specimens. Two main parameters were considered in the experimental investigation: the seven types of resilient materials and the location of the loading point. The structural behavior of sound insulation floor floating was predicted using the Winkler method. The experimental and analytical results indicated that the cracking strength of the floating concrete floor significantly increased with increasing the tangent modulus of resilient material. The deflection of the floating concrete floor loaded at the side of the specimen was much greater than that of the floating concrete floor loaded at the center of the specimen. The Winkler model considering the effect of modulus of resilient materials was able to accurately predict the cracking strength of the floating concrete floor.

SEA WATER QUALITY OBSERVED FROM NUTRIENT ASPECT, DISSOLVED OXYGEN AND PH IN THE BANGGAI WATERS, CENTRAL SULAWESI

<p>Banggai Waters, Central Sulawesi is very important because the waters is very rich in marine resources and its oceanographic conditions are affected by land and Banda Sea. This research was conducted in June-July 2011 using a research vessel Baruna Jaya VIII. The research objective was to determine water quality based on as an indicator of fertility waters and factors influencing the water quality. The parameters studied were phosphate, nitrate, silicate, dissolved oxygen, and acidity (pH). Water samples were collected using Niskin Bottle attached with CTD form three different depths i.e., surface (0-1 m), middle (20-100 m), and near bottom layer (100-200 m) at 14 stations. Concentrations of phosphate, nitrate, and silicate were analyzed according to the method of Strickland and Parsons. Dissolved oxygen concentrations were measured by Winkler method. The degree of acidity (pH) was measured with pH meter Cyber ​​Scan 300. The results indicated that nutrient concentrations were generally higher in eastern and southern waters. Phosphate concentrations ranged from 0,04–1.70 µg A/l; nitrate 0.28–27.23 µg A/l, and silicate 1.96–46.56 µg A/l. Dissolved oxygen concentrations ranged from 2.14–4.15 ml/l, and pH values ​​from 7.95–8.26. In reference to the quality standards set by the Ministry of Environment (KMNLH), the Banggai Waters, Central Sulawesi is still in good conditions for the life of various biota..</p> <p>Keywords: water quality, fertility waters, nutrients, Banggai Waters</p>