Gadjah Mada University

About: Gadjah Mada University is a education organization based out in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Adsorption. The organization has 17307 authors who have published 21389 publications receiving 116561 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Gajah Mada & Universitas Gadjah Mada.

A review of outdoor thermal comfort indices and neutral ranges for hot-humid regions

Abstract: This paper reviews frequently used outdoor thermal comfort indices in hot-humid regions and neutral thermal ranges to offer guidelines for selecting an appropriate index for hot-humid regions. An overview of the development of outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) indices based on type of approach, from linear equation approach - to adaptive thermal comfort model – is provided and the advantages and limitations of each index are presented. Subjective neutral ranges from 31 studies conducted in hot-humid regions were assessed on the basis of geographical location, Koppen-Geiger's climate classification, parameters, a survey method, instrumentation set-up, respondent profile, method of analysis, neutral range, and coefficient of determinations in order to gain an understanding of their deviations. The review of 31 calibration studies of (m)PET's, (OUT_)SET*’s and UTCI's neutral ranges indicated that the lower threshold of (m)PET's neutral range needs to be lowered, while the lower threshold of (OUT_)SET*’s and UTCI's ranges should be raised. The appropriateness of (OUT_)SET*’s thermal range for hot climates was proven by its full-coverage neutral range in the evaluation. However, the accurate response to ambient thermal conditions was determined by the advancement of a human thermoregulatory model.

The fintech book: the financial technology handbook for investors, entrepreneurs and visionaries

Abstract: This book review deals with the fiancial technology area in emerging markets. The followings are the data about the book: Keyword: Publisher: Length: Price: Reading rating: Overall rating: financial technology, emerging markets John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex, United Kingdom (2016) 291 pages $27.16 (paperback) 8 (1 = very difficult; 10 = very easy) 3 (1 = average; 4 = outstanding)

Automated morphometry of the visual pathway in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Abstract: PURPOSE. To establish whether primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is associated with a change in volume of the visual pathway structures between the eyes and the visual cortex. METHODS. To answer this question, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used in combination with automated segmentation and voxel-based morphometry (VBM). Eight patients with POAG and 12 age-matched control subjects participated in the study. Only POAG patients with bilateral glaucomatous visual field loss were admitted to the study. The scotoma in both eyes had to include the paracentral region and had to, at least partially, overlap. All participants underwent high-resolution, T(1)-weighted, 3-T MRI scanning[b]. Subsequently, VBM was used to determine the volume of the optic nerves, the optic chiasm, the optic tracts, the lateral geniculate nuclei (LGN), and the optic radiations. Analysis of covariance was used to compare these volumes in the POAG and control groups. The main outcome parameter of the measurement was the volume of visual pathway structures. RESULTS. Compared with the controls, subjects with glaucoma showed reduced volume (P <0.005) of all structures along the visual pathway, including the optic nerves, the optic chiasm, the optic tracts, the LGN, and the optic radiations. CONCLUSIONS. POAG adversely affects structures along the full visual pathway, from the optic nerve to the optic radiation. Moreover, MRI in combination with automated morphometry can be used to aid the detection and assessment of glaucomatous damage in the brain. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011;52:2758-2766) DOI:10.1167/iovs.10-5682