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Developing an Environmental Education programme to address factors behind weak Community Participation in Wildlife Resource Management in Mumbwa and Lupande Game Management areas in Zambia

The advocacy for the increase in community participation in natural resource management started in 1980. At that time, several international agencies such as the Department for International Development (DFID), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations (UN), promoted the advocacy for the improved participation of the local community in natural resource management (Ferna’ndez, 2010). This was because the effective involvement of resource users in the management of their resources was perceived to enhance the quality and durability of environmental decision making (Reed, 2008; Rowe and Frewer, 2000). The importance of public participation in natural resource management has also been recognised by several international agreements such as Earth Summit (Luyet, et al.2012). Scholars such as Mashinya, (2007) and Mubita (2011) also noted that public participation in natural resource management has led to a sense of ownership and responsibility. Several studies conducted on of public participation in environmental programmes such as forest management (Buttoud and unusova 2002; Luyetet al., 2012), ecosystem management (Luyet, et al 2012) and wildlife management (Milupi et al 2017a; 2017b) have shown that public participation is a vital component of management system for achieving sustainability in natural resource management.
Modeling and control of free flying flexible joint coordinated robots

A system consisting of several flexible joint robots mounted on a spacecraft with closed kinematic chain constraints is studied in this paper. First, the kinematics and dynamics of such coordinated space robotic systems in the presence of joint flexibility and with closed kinematic constraints are established. Using the singular perturbation theory, the entire free-flying coordinated space robotic system is decomposed into two subsystems, one the slow subsystem governing the object position and internal forces, the other the fast subsystem governing the joint elastic forces. A coordinated controller consisting of a position and internal force controller for the slow subsystem and a joint elastic force controller for the fast subsystem is designed to distribute the load between the coordinated flexible joint robots and to control the object position and internal forces as well as the joint elastic forces.
ROLE JUST IN TIME METHOD FOR EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE NON-VALUE ADDED ACTIVITY IN PRODUCTION GARMENT COMPANY VOXI 73

The concept of cost effectiveness or known as the manufacturing cycle effectiveness (MCE) is the ratio between the processing time to the cycle time.This research is to identify the extent to which the benefits and role of Just In Time (JIT) Method for eliminating all activities or resources that are not value-added and to give an idea of ​​the importance of the implementation of Just In Time for companies to improve efficiency and productivity. This research using a Garment Company "VOXI 73" Pandaan is in JalanJuanda 2 PandaanPasuruan Malang – Surabaya as a object. By using a JIT method this research found that Company make a wasting in several indicator. This is evidenced by the amount of non-value added time which consists of the top set-up time, move time, waiting time, and inspection time in throughput time. After using the JIT system efficiency of processing time becomes 93.93% means non-value added time by only 6.07%. With the efficiency that it creates a huge cost savings.advice to companies, along with the progress of science and technology is so rapid, and the increasing levels of competition among companies that are very tight, so that each managment is required to be able to compete and organize an effective strategy in the global competition. Keywords: just in time, production, garment
A Study on Robot-Human System with Consideration of Individual Preferences

We construct a handing over robot system with consideration of individual preferences. In this robot system, a human (cooperator) can adjust motion characteristics of planar two-degrees-of-freedom robot to satisfy his or her individual preferences. The robot recognizes the shape of the cooperator's hand as the order using image processing. Then, the robot changes the motion characteristics, such as the maximum velocity, the position of the velocity peak, the handing over position and the initial position, according to the cooperator's order (that is preference). By accomplishing the adjustments, the handing over motion of the robot will become the most comfortable for the cooperator. Furthermore, this proposed robot system uses a bell-shaped velocity pattern based on the minimum jerk model, which can reproduce the point-to-point motion of human hands. Therefore, the motion of this robot becomes similar to human's hand motion, and a more human friendly robot can be realized.
Authentication and Billing for Dynamic Wireless EV Charging in an Internet of Electric Vehicles

Dynamic wireless charging (DWC) is a promising technology to charge Electric Vehicles (EV) using on-road charging segments (CS), also known as DWC pads. In order to ensure effective utilization of this on-the-road charging service, communication and coordination need to be established between the EVs and the different network entities, thereby forming an Internet of Electric Vehicles (IoEV). In an IoEV, EVs can utilize different V2X communication modes to enable charging scheduling, load management, and reliable authentication and billing services. Yet, designing an authentication scheme for dynamic EV charging presents significant challenges given the mobility of the EVs and the short contact time between the EVs and the charging segments. Accordingly, this work proposes a fast, secure and lightweight authentication scheme that allows only authentic EVs with valid credentials to charge their batteries while ensuring secure and fair payments. The presented scheme starts with a key pre-distribution phase between the charging service company (CSC) and the charging pad owner (PO), followed by a hash chain and digital signature-based registration and authentication phase between the EV and the CSC, before the EV reaches the beginning of the charging lane. These preliminary authentication phases allow the authentication between the EVs and the charging segments to be performed using simple hash key verification operations prior to charging activation, which reduces the computational cost of the EVs and the CS. Symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography are utilized to secure the communication between the different network entities. Analysis of the computational and transmission time requirements of the proposed authentication scheme shows that, for an EV traveling at 60 km/h to start charging at the beginning of the charging lane, the authentication process must be initiated at least 1.35 m ahead of the starting point of the lane as it requires ≃81 ms to be completed.
Effect of Physical Characteristics and Hydrodynamic Conditions on Transport and Deposition of Microplastics in Riverine Ecosystem

Microplastic disposal into riverine ecosystems is an emergent ecological hazard that mainly originated from land-based sources. This paper presents a comprehensive review on physical processes involved in microplastics transport in riverine ecosystems. Microplastic transport is governed by physical characteristics (e.g., plastic particle density, shape, and size) and hydrodynamics (e.g., laminar and turbulent flow conditions). High-density microplastics are likely to prevail near riverbeds, whereas low-density particles float over river surfaces. Microplastic transport occurs either due to gravity-driven (vertical transport) or settling (horizontal transport) in river ecosystems. Microplastics are subjected to various natural phenomena such as suspension, deposition, detachment, resuspension, and translocation during transport processes. Limited information is available on settling and rising velocities for various polymeric plastic particles. Therefore, this paper highlights how appropriately empirical transport models explain vertical and horizontal distribution of microplastic in riverine ecosystems. Microplastics interact, and thus feedback loops within the environment govern their fate, particularly as these ecosystems are under increasing biodiversity loss and climate change threat. This review provides outlines for fate and transport of microplastics in riverine ecosystems, which will help scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders in better monitoring and mitigating microplastics pollution.
Design, Modeling, and Control of an Autonomous Legged-Wheeled Hybrid Robotic Vehicle with Non-Rigid Joints

This paper presents a legged-wheeled hybrid robotic vehicle that uses a combination of rigid and non-rigid joints, allowing it to be more impact-tolerant. The robot has four legs, each one with three degrees of freedom. Each leg has two non-rigid rotational joints with completely passive components for damping and accumulation of kinetic energy, one rigid rotational joint, and a driving wheel. Each leg uses three independent DC motors—one for each joint, as well as a fourth one for driving the wheel. The four legs have the same position configuration, except for the upper hip joint. The vehicle was designed to be modular, low-cost, and its parts to be interchangeable. Beyond this, the vehicle has multiple operation modes, including a low-power mode. Across this article, the design, modeling, and control stages are presented, as well as the communication strategy. A prototype platform was built to serve as a test bed, which is described throughout the article. The mechanical design and applied hardware for each leg have been improved, and these changes are described. The mechanical and hardware structure of the complete robot is also presented, as well as the software and communication approaches. Moreover, a realistic simulation is introduced, along with the obtained results.
Steel/Viscoelastic/Steel Sandwich Shells Computational Methods and Experimental Validations, #167

Constrained viscoelastic layers have traditionally been considered as damping enhancement mechanisms. The recent large scale availability of steel/viscoelastic/steel sandwich plates has however renewed the need for analysis methods allowing accurate predictions of their dynamic response. A modeling methodology is presented that uses basic shell and solid elements in conjunction with experimentally derived viscoelastic constitutive laws. The choice not to use parametric models (rational fraction, fractional derivatives, .), while simplifying model characterization and allowing the use of standard finite element codes, leads to models that are really frequency dependent and are thus associated with very high computational costs. Appropriate model reduction, error estimation and pole estimation methods are thus introduced with care taken to allow studies of the frequency/temperature dependence. The proposed methodology is validated for both flat and curved test samples of Usinor Solconfort steel/viscoelastic/steel sandwiches.
Lateral Ground Spread at Kausaltar, Kathmandu that Appeared in the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake

The April 25, 2015 Gorkha earthquake jolted the central region of Nepal causing extensive damage to buildings and earthen structures in both mountainous and urban areas of Nepal. Kathmandu-Bhaktapur road, one section of the Araniko Highway, crosses a small valley in the center of the Kathmandu Basin with an embankment. This embankment and adjacent area were deformed in the earthquake. To examine the cause of this ground deformation, several in-situ tests such as micro-tremor measurements, standard penetration tests (SPT), multi-channel analyses of surface waves (MASW), and C 14 dating were conducted. These tests show that a silty sand layer with low plasticity has most likely been liquefied 5 to 8 meters underground. It is also shown that groundwater lowering using existing wells can decrease the liquefaction-prone area by 81%.
Change Detection using Deep Learning and Machine Learning Techniques for Multispectral Satellite Images

Change detection is used to find whether the changes happened or not between two different time periods using remote sensing images. We can use various machine learning techniques and deep learning techniques for the change detection analysis using remote sensing images. This paper mainly focused on computational and performance analysis of both techniques in the application of change detection . For each approach, we considered ten different kinds of algorithms and evaluated the performance. Moreover, in this research work, we have analyzed merits and demerits of each method which have used to change detection.
Multiple Object Tracking for Robust Quantitative Analysis of Passenger Motion While Boarding and Alighting a Metropolitan Train

To achieve significant improvements in public transport it is necessary to develop an autonomous system that locates and counts passengers in real time in scenarios with a high level of occlusion, providing tools to efficiently solve problems such as reduction and stabilization in travel times, greater fluency, better control of fleets and less congestion. A deep learning method based in transfer learning is used to accomplish this: You Only Look Once (YOLO) version 3 and Faster RCNN Inception version 2 architectures are fine tuned using PAMELA-UANDES dataset, which contains annotated images of the boarding and alighting of passengers on a subway platform from a superior perspective. The locations given by the detector are passed through a multiple object tracking system implemented based on a Markov decision process that associates subjects in consecutive frames and assigns identities considering overlaps between past detections and predicted positions using a Kalman filter.
OPTIMUM REINFORCEMENT DESIGN OF CONCRETE CROSS‐SECTIONS CONSIDERING DEFORMATION CONSTRAINTS

Abstract The paper concerns the optimum reinforcement design for r/c cross‐sections through the simultaneous consideration of multiple load cases. The problem is solved by methods of non‐linear mathematical programming. In the first part, the calculation model for cross‐sections is derived from extremum principles. The second part deals with the comparison of design strategies using step‐by‐step and parallel calculation. Finally, a numerical example is provided. The discussion shows the efficiency of the presented algorithm compared with traditional design concepts. The strategy demonstrates a considerable decrease in the amount of reinforcement required.
APLIKASI PEMANTAUAN PENDISTRIBUSIAN BBM (BAHAN BAKAR MINYAK) MENGGUNAKAN GPS PADA PERANGKAT ANDROID DAN SENSOR KECEPATAN AIR BERBASIS MIKROKONTROLER ARDUINO

Peningkatan jumlah kendaraan yang demikian pesat di Indonesia, membuat kebutuhan terhadap BBM (Bahan Bakar Minyak ) terus meningkat. Kebutuhan yang tinggi tersebut seringkali tidak terpenuhi karena pasokan BBM di SPBU kadang tidak sesuai dengan jumlah yang seharusnya. Kekurangan tersebut bukan karena ada pembatasan, tetapi diduga akibat praktik ilegal yang dikenal dengan ‘tangki kencing’ selama proses pendistribusian dari terminal BBM ke SPBU. Selama ini, jika terjadi adanya aktivitas penyelundupan, baik penyedia BBM serta pemilik SPBU tidak mengetahui dimana terjadi aktivitas tersebut. Berdasarkan masalah tersebut, maka dibangunlah sebuah sistem yang dapat mengatasi permasalahan tersebut.
How Passively Listening to Music can Create an Atmosphere for Social Bonding

Existing evidence suggests that actively making music facilitates bonding, thereby strengthening our social networks. Whether this is true for passively listening to music is still unclear. Findings of a first (exploratory) study indicated that listening to music did not significantly increase the extent to which people judge others as bonded, contradicting earlier research. Nevertheless, musical reactivity could predict bonding scores, indicating that if emotions are evoked in listeners, they are more inclined to judge others as close. Based on these results, a second experiment was developed to study whether people trust and bond with a stranger more quickly if music is present. Selfreport measures were used as well as behavioral measurements, using a version of the ‘trust game’ in which participants played a computerized opponent which was convincingly presented as real-life player. Results indicated that listening to music increased underlying subjective but not explicit subjective and behavioral closeness. The findings of this study suggest that solely listening to music might not be sufficient to increase feelings of closeness and liking, but rather creates an atmosphere for bonding. Explicit liking and behavioral changes might become apparent when listening to music results in changes in mood, emotions or arousal.
Reframing the Value of Virtual Prototyping. Intermediary virtual prototyping - the evolving approach of virtual environments based virtual prototyping in the context of new product development and low volume production

Moilanen, C, Björkqvist, T, Ovaska, M, Koivisto, J, Miksic, A, Engberg, B, Salminen, L, Saarenrinne, P & Alava, M 2016, Modelling and Simulation of Radial Spruce Compression to Optimize Energy Efficiency in Mechanical Pulping. in 2016 International Mechanical Pulping (IMPC) Conference Proceedings, Monday, September 26 Wednesday, September 28, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. , 1.3, TAPPI, USA, pp. 53-70, INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL PULPING CONFERENCE, 1 January.
CAD-based inspection of 3D objects using range images

Presents a CAD-based inspection system for defect detection in range images of castings. The inspection algorithms are applicable to a class of objects, specifically to objects that contain planar or quadric surfaces, rather than being specialized to a single object. CAD model information is used in several stages of the system, including surface classification and inspection. Techniques for detection of common casting defects and for inspection of manufacturing features and dimensional tolerances are presented. The methods are applied to a large number of real range images of castings with real defects. The inspection system is able to correctly classify over 90% of the casting images. <<ETX>>
Preliminary Findings for a Lane-Keeping and Collision-Warning Driver Interface for Snowplow Operations

This paper describes the development process and some preliminary findings for the human-machine interface (HMI) component of a system to aid snowplow operators. The HMI was developed though a series of driver task explorations and prototype tests. The HMI design has resulted in positive driver feedback and quick learning periods. Keywords Driver assist system Snowplow Lane keeping interface Collision warning interface Human factors - snowplow
Where sustainable school meets the 'third teacher': primary school case study from Barcelona, Spain

Participatory evaluation of aspiring sustainable schools and their pedagogical potential has recently come into focus. A few authors have made a significant start in examining schools as both environmentally and socially sustainable environments, which might simultaneously represent the ‘third teacher’. However, discussion around this idea is new in Spain. This paper describes a participatory post-occupancy study conducted with teachers and pupils in Fort Pienc School, Barcelona, Spain. Findings reveal the pedagogical potential of the school’s spaces and fabric, characterised as ‘sustainable’, and highlight the aspects that the research participants feel are performing and underperforming. The paper concludes that if we want sustainable schools to be a strategy for renovating the educational process and for leading us towards a better tomorrow globally and locally, new models for exploring the pedagogical potential of sustainable schools should be developed and the efforts of all relevant parties synchronised; from architects to governments, from pupils to teachers.
Tracking Control of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems

The subject of this thesis is the design of tracking controllers for certain classes of mechanical systems. The thesis consists of two parts. In the first part an accurate mathematical model of the mechanical system under consideration is assumed to be given. The goal is to follow a certain specified trajectory. Therefore, a feasible reference trajectory is assumed to be given i.e., a trajectory that can be realized for the system under consideration. The tracking error at each time is defined as the difference between where the system is and where it should be. The problem now is to design a controller for the system which is such that the tracking error converges to zero, no matter where the system is initialized nor at which time-instant. A new design methodology is presented, based on the theory of cascaded systems, i.e., systems that can be seen as a special interconnection of two stable subsystems. This new approach is applied to three different models.
Time Value vs. Cost of Forcing Call: New Evidence on Convertible Bond Call Policy

Since the seminal work of Ingersoll (1977b) the puzzle concerning the delay of convertible bond calls has seemingly been solved. Several studies have put forward a number of possible reasons to explain the apparent delay: dividend dilution, the risk of financial distress following a failed conversion, agency costs and tax shield, to cite the most unanimously agreed ones. However, we argue that an important advantage of convertible bond calls has been almost neglected: the time value-extraction from conversion option. By proposing a new measure for the effective convenience of calling — which we define as net time value advantage — we give a more comprehensive explanation of firms’ convertible bonds call policy.