Access to common property resource and poverty reduction: inland open-water fisheries in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, experiences from good practices for a Common Property Resources (CPR) identified that it is necessary to choose CPR members from the resource users with clearly defined rights to use the resource with defined physical boundary. The long-term security of tenure is a precondition for establishment of common property resources in the water bodies by the users (mainly fishers and adjoining agriculturists of the water body) themselves. The sustainability of such CPRs depends on the equity in sharing expenses and income; monitoring by the users themselves; graduated sanctions for violations of CPR rules; and development of local forums for resolving conflicts.Resource management

PlaceRaider: Virtual Theft in Physical Spaces with Smartphones

As smartphones become more pervasive, they are increasingly targeted by malware. At the same time, each new generation of smartphone features increasingly powerful onboard sensor suites. A new strain of sensor malware has been developing that leverages these sensors to steal information from the physical environment (e.g., researchers have recently demonstrated how malware can listen for spoken credit card numbers through the microphone, or feel keystroke vibrations using the accelerometer). Yet the possibilities of what malware can see through a camera have been understudied. This paper introduces a novel visual malware called PlaceRaider, which allows remote attackers to engage in remote reconnaissance and what we call virtual theft. Through completely opportunistic use of the camera on the phone and other sensors, PlaceRaider constructs rich, three dimensional models of indoor environments. Remote burglars can thus download the physical space, study the environment carefully, and steal virtual objects from the environment (such as financial documents, information on computer monitors, and personally identifiable information). Through two human subject studies we demonstrate the effectiveness of using mobile devices as powerful surveillance and virtual theft platforms, and we suggest several possible defenses against visual malware

Pengukuran Produk Aktivasi Pesawat Medical Linear Accelerator IX

Pengukuran produk aktivasi dari komponen akselerator linear untuk terapi radiasi merupakan upaya untuk proteksi radiasi pada umumnya dan decommisioning pada khususnya. Produk aktivasi dalam pesawat LINAC berasal dari proses efek fotonuklir dan penangkapan neutron yang dapat mengaktivasi komponen kepala akselerator. Spektrum energi sinar gamma yang dipancarkan akibat aktivasi produk yang berasal dari kepala akselerator model Clinac iX diukur menggunakan spektroskopi gamma in situ di isocenter. Setelah analisis spektrum didapatkan isotop yang teraktivasi sebanyak tiga belas, yaitu 24Na, 28Al, 56Mn, 57Ni, 58Co, 60Co, 64Cu, 82Br, 102Rh, 122Sb, 124Sb, 187W, dan 196Au. Dari isotop yang telah terdeteksi aktivitas yang paling besar diberikan oleh 28Al sebesar 9,7 MBq dengan laju dosis 2,289 μSv/jam

Governance and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Exploring the Relatinship Between Governance and Sdgs Using an International Comparative Perspective

The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between governance and sustainable development goals from an international comparative perspective. The research question of the study was: Does the performance level of governance affect the achievement of SD specifically in terms of reducing poverty, gender inequality, and human inequalities? This study has used the convenient sampling method to select 16 countries based on their income level and secondary data collected from the UNDP, World Bank for statistical analysis. We did the Hausman test to decide whether used fixed effects or random effects and found the Hausman test was significant P=.000. It suggested that the fixed effects model outcome was consistent and unbiased to inform the findings. Descriptive statistics have shown that both SD goals and governance metrics have improved in performance over time. On the other hand, regression outcomes showed that governance indicators positively affect poverty, gender inequality, and human inequalities but sometimes it might be different

Belis dan Perilaku Memilih Perempuan di Kabupaten Nagekeo, Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur

This paper aims to examine the relationship between marriage / marriage with the belis system (dowry  /dowry) and obedience (wife) to the husband, and whether these two factors influence women's voting behavior in the general election in Nagekeo. . Marriage by giving a belis that is felt to be of high economic value demands the wife's level of compliance with her husband, because with the granting of belis, the husband feels he has full power over women to approach this problem using the theoretical reference from the concept of Gender and Development, thus knowing the extent to which women are involved in determining their own choices, not only in a wider scope, but in a small scope within the family as well. Data collected through in-depth interviews with informants, and analyzed qualitatively. This study concludes that belis here is a cultural heritage contained with historical and social values in it. However, the belis did not have a full effect on the level of compliance and voting behavior of women in the elections in Nagekeo.Â

Organotypic three-dimensional assays based on human leiomyoma-derived matrices

Alongside cancer cells, tumours exhibit a complex stroma containing a repertoire of cells, matrix molecules and soluble factors that actively crosstalk between each other. Recognition of this multifaceted concept of the tumour microenvironment (TME) calls for authentic TME mimetics to study cancer in vitro. Traditionally, tumourigenesis has been investigated in non-human, three-dimensional rat type I collagen containing organotypic discs or by means of mouse sarcoma-derived gel, such as Matrigel (R). However, the molecular compositions of these simplified assays do not properly simulate human TME. Here, we review the main properties and benefits of using human leiomyoma discs and their matrix Myogel for in vitro assays. Myoma discs are practical for investigating the invasion of cancer cells, as are cocultures of cancer and stromal cells in a stiff, hypoxic TME mimetic. Myoma discs contain soluble factors and matrix molecules commonly present in neoplastic stroma. In Transwell, IncuCyte, spheroid and sandwich assays, cancer cells move faster and form larger colonies in Myogel than in Matrigel (R). Additionally, Myogel can replace Matrigel (R) in hanging-drop and tube-formation assays. Myogel also suits three-dimensional drug testing and extracellular vesicle interactions. To conclude, we describe the application of our myoma-derived matrices in 3D in vitro cancer assays. This article is part of the discussion meeting issue 'Extracellular vesicles and the tumour microenvironment'.Peer reviewe