Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melestarikan kebudayaan orang Sunda kususnya dalam bidang kesastraan adanya peninggalan suatu karya sastra, manusia pada zaman dahulu, yang sekarang keberadaannya hampir punah, seperti sastra mantra tradisi ngujuban tanggal di Desa Sukajaya Kecamatan Cimahi Kabupaten Kuningan. Dengan diadakan penelitian ini, supaya akan terus turun temurun berjalan, dan tetap ada ...

Within the field of neuroimaging, the discovery of a constellation of brain regions silently active when we are Bresting^ has provided a new view into the elusive effects of meditative practice. This network, called the default mode network (DMN), has been shown by functional neuroimaging to be active when an individual is at rest. Meta-analyses of the fMRI neurocorrelates of meditation have sh...

BACKGROUND This study is part of a series of process evaluations within the MOSAIC Trial (Maudsley Outpatient Study of Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa and Related Conditions). This randomised controlled trial (RCT) compared two psychological treatments, the Maudsley Model for Treatment of Adults with Anorexia Nervosa (MANTRA) and Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) for adult outpat...

Musik adalah sarana hiburan yang paling banyak diminati oleh semua kalangan masyarakat, musik merupakan komunikasi bagi musisi untuk menyampaikan suatu pesan kepada pendegarnya. Seperti dalam penelitian ini, penulis mengkaji verbal terdapat lirik lagu “Pilu Membiru” karya Kunto Aji Album Mantra-mantra. Pendekatan digunakan ini kualitatif dikaji menggunakan teori semiotika Roland Barthes. Tujuan...

In this paper we present MANTRA (Multi-Attribute, Non-Initializing, Texture Reconstruction Based Active Shape Model) which incorporates a number of features that improve on the the popular Active Shape Model (ASM) algorithm. MANTRA has the following advantages over the traditional ASM model. (1) It does not rely on image intensity information alone, as it incorporates multiple statistical textu...

We applaud Mitchell Krucoff and colleagues (July 16, p 211) and The Lancet editors for publishing an extensive, well controlled, multisite study on prayer and healing. The Article and accompanying Editorial note that prayer had no significant effect on outcome in 748 heart patients. Study of the intangible is challenging, and the researchers should be recognised for their insight and courage. H...