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The Impact of Balanced Scorecard on Performance: The Caseof Vietnamese Commercial Banks

Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is one of basic contents of managerial accounting. Balanced Scorecard (BSC) will help the manager to measure and evaluate the operating performance in enterprises. Therefore, providing the theory base as well as in fact with regards to apply with Balanced Scorecard, impact of applying with Balanced Scorecard on the performance of company, from then providing for the managers with the base to promote on applying the Balanced Scorecard in Vietnamese Enterprises aimed to improve the operating performance of enterprises meaningfully and neccessary. However, balanced scorecard in general is a very new content in both theoretical and practice in Viet Nam. The study aims to explore the application with Balanced Scorecard in enterprises according to 4 perspective of Balanced Scorecard in Vietnamese commercial banks. In the dimension of this paper, SPSS 22 was used to collect and analysis data, basing on the results of 109 questionnaires of managers and head of department from Vietnamese commercial banks. Research have shown impact of Balanced Scorecard on the performance of Vietnamese commercial banks. This is the scientific basis for enterprises of Vietnam in general and Vietnamese commercial banks firms in particular have a successful application of balanced scorecard to improve the business performance.
A Systematic Literature Review of Various Control Techniques for Active Seat Suspension Systems

Drivers of heavy trucks are exposed to large amounts of vibration which can lead to serious health risks. Many suspension systems/methods can be used to isolate these transmitted vibrations, such as vehicle suspension systems, cabin suspension systems and seating suspension systems. The central idea of the work is to identify the research gaps and raise our future research questions in this specific area. The novelty of this paper is proposing a model predictive controller for active vibration control of seating suspension systems. A systematic literature review of the existing work of the vibration control of seating suspension systems has been conducted. Various control techniques that are used in the seating suspension systems have been summarized and evaluated. This paper focusses on the biodynamic model of the driver and seat for the first step needed in the design of the seating suspension system. Then, it illustrates the different types of the system vibration controls and their performance evaluation methods. At the end, the paper details several active seating suspension systems including their actuation system structures and control algorithms which are used in the heavy vehicle trucks.
TEST DE CLASIFICACIÓN DE TARJETAS DE WISCONSIN USANDO INTERFAZ NATURAL DE USUARIO

This document presents a new application developed to solve the qualification problem of the Wisconsin Card Classification Test, which is a tool used by psychologists to help determine disorders in the frontal lobe. A review of the literature on treatments and evaluations of diseases with abnormal development of executive functions that occur both in childhood and in adult life was performed. Technology has taken neuropsychology as its field of action and during the last ten years, several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of its application in the treatment and evaluation of related diseases. The software found in SourceForge and Github, as well as the applications found on the Internet, are analyzed. The research is based on the use of the natural user interface for the recognition of hand gestures and developed in Unity with C # for the acquisition of data from the Kinect V2 sensor, finally the results show that this method is efficient and effective for the test score. Keywords: Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Natural user interface, Kinect V2, Hand gesture recognition. REFERENCES [1]A. Robinson, R. Heaton, R. Lehman and D. Stilson. “The utility of the wisconsin card sorting test in detec­ting and localizing frontal lobe lesions,” J Consult Clin Psychol;48(5):605-14, 1980. [2]A. Borkowska, W. Drozdz, P. Jurkowski and J. Ry­bakowski. “The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the N-back test in mild cognitive impairment and elderly depression,” The World Journal of Biological Psychia­try, 10(4-3), 870-876, 2009. [3]S. Anderson, H. Damasio, R. Jones and D. Tranel, “Wisconsin card sorting test performance as a measu­re of frontal lobe damage,” J Clin Exp Neuropsychol , 13(6):909-22, 1991. [4]E. Koechlin and C. Summerfield, “An information theoretical approach to prefrontal executive function,” Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 11(6), 229-235, 2007. [5]E. Nyhus and F. Barcelo, “The Wisconsin Card Sor­ting Test and the cognitive assessment of prefrontal executive functions: A critical update,” Brain and Cog­nition, 71(3), 437-451, 2009. [6]Cgonza12. (2013, May 04). CF Puzzle [Online]. Available: https://sourceforge.net/projects/cfpuzzle/ [7]GitHub (2019, July 29). Build software better, toge­ther. [Online]. Available: https://github.com/search? ­q=wisconsin+card+sort [8]G. Dubois. (2016, Dec 05). A C++ program that per­forms the cognitive task known as the Wisconsin Card Sort using the Working Memory toolkit [Online]. Avai­lable:https://github.com/G-Dubois/Wisconsin-Card- Sort-using-WMtk/blob/master/wcst.cpp.
Determination of Substrate Specificity of the Purified Novel Plant Cysteine Protease Solanain From the Latex ofVallaris solanacea

Peptide synthesis refers to the production of peptides. Proteases are the enzymes that degrade proteins. They hold first place in the world market of enzymes, estimated at US$3 billion. Proteases are distributed widely in different parts of the biological sources. In occurrence of proteases, plant kingdom occupies the highest rank. The increasing demand for proteases and the need for economical production of commercially useful industrial proteases from novel sources are taken into consideration. A novel plant latex cysteine protease namely Vallaris solanacea was identified in Biodiversity Park, Visakhapatnam which showed maximum protease activity. It has been shown that the latex of Vallaris solanacea contains a high protease activity. The cysteine protease solanain was purified by fractionation with ammonium sulphate followed by DEAE-cellulose ion exchange and gel chromatography. Specificity studies towards synthetic peptide and ester substrates by the protease purified from the latex of Vallaris solanacea were performed. The purified solanain exhibited broad specificity similar to other cysteine proteases. However considerable differences were also noticed in the rate of hydrolysis and specificity towards simple peptide substrates.
An exploratory analysis of single young women with endometriosis and their life course expectations

This study explores how a chronic disease called endometriosis influences single young women's expectations for family, educational, and occupational careers. Previous research on this disease has focused primarily on the biological ramifications of its presence, and not the social aspects. This exploratory study attempts to not only analyse the effects of endometriosis on life course expectations of single young women, but also what variables might account for differences in expectations within this group. This study consists of two components: a questionnaire component and a semi-structured interview component; data collection was carried out via e-mail. The volunteer sample consisted of women who belonged to support groups on the internet. Seventy-two women participated in the questionnaire component; of those 72, 12 participated in the interview component. Five research problems are analysed; these assess the effects of endometriosis on life course expectations, and what might account for variations in expectations and experiences of living with endometriosis. Interviews are also carried out to address issues not suited to quantitative measures, and to further explore the influence of this disease on life expectations. Questionnaire results failed to find significant effects for time since diagnosis on varied experiences of living with endometriosis; no significant effects were found for type of treatment method(s) undergone, and degree of pain experienced due to endometriosis on life course expectations. Results also suggest that pattern of pain affects life course expectations, and that role strain also plays an important role in determining the effect of this disease on expectations. Interview findings suggest that although women with this disease may not deviate from societal norms in terms of expectations and sequencing of life events, they do find endometriosis creates asynchrony with their
Participatory mapping and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images for developing village level coastal geoinformation

Village maps can provide geospatial data and information that would enable them to become an important instrument in regional development planning. The purpose of this study was to produce geospatial data and information on coastal village resources based on the Indonesian Geographic Information Agency (BIG) reference guidelines. The study was conducted in Langnga Village, Mattiro Sompe District, Pinrang Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This research used raster and vector data. Raster data consisted of high-resolution images obtained from Unmanned Areal Vehicles. The ground truthing used open access applications and interviews with the community. The licensed Arc.GIS 10.5 software was used for the spatial analysis. The dominant land cover/land use categories were aquaculture ponds and rice fields. These areas have historically undergone a dynamic change of land use from rice fields to ponds and back again. Other land uses were settlements inhabited by farmers and fishermen. White sand beaches are one potential resource in this villages, but they are prone to abrasion. The spatial information contained in the village resource and boundary map can be considered as a breakthrough step and could become a pilot for other villages to follow.
Evaluation of low vision services on the quality of life of individuals with age-related macular degeneration

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a major cause of irreversible visual loss in the elderly and a significant threat to their quality of life. Although low vision services often improve the functional outcomes of individuals with macular disease, it remains unclear whether or not they have any impact on quality of life. The principal aim of this study was to determine the effect of a hospital-based low vision clinic on the quality of life of individuals with ARMD. Methods: Forty patients with ARMD attended the low vision clinic at Milton Keynes University Hospital. Quality of life was measured with the vision-specific Low Vision Quality of Life (LVQOL) questionnaire and the general health EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire. Measures were completed at baseline (time zero, T0), and at three- (T3) and six-month (T6) follow-up visits. Results: The near visual acuity of individuals attending the low vision clinic for the first time improved significantly between visits T0 and T3 (p=0.005), reflecting the practiced use of their newly-dispensed low vision aids. As expected, there was no significant change in near acuity over this time period for existing patients. For both new and existing patients, a significant increase in LVQOL score was evident between visits T0 and T3, with a further significant improvement between T3 and T6. Similarly, there was a significant decrease in EQ-5D-5L questionnaire scores between visits T0 and T6. Conclusions: The higher LVQOL scores obtained at the end of the study period (T6) provide evidence that low vision services at Milton Keynes University Hospital served to improve patient quality of life. The reduction in EQ-5D-5L scores over the same time period suggests that low vision services also provide for an improvement in general health-related quality of life. Impact: The findings support the cause of low vision services to improve not only the vision and functional outcomes of individuals with macular disease but also their quality of life. Moreover, the findings suggest that a more efficient allocation of resources at low vision clinics may be possible through the standardisation of patient follow-up frequency.
A SAR-to-Optical Image Translation Method Based on Conditional Generation Adversarial Network (cGAN)

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing images with all-day and all-weather advantages are attracting ever-increasing attention in various areas. However, the interpretation of SAR images is quite challenging and not adapted to the non-expert people. To improve the interpretation of SAR images, a SAR-to-optical image translation method based on a modified conditional generation adversarial network (cGAN) is proposed. In the proposed method, the characteristics of the SAR and optical images are comprehensively considered. To generate better results, a modified strongly constrained cGAN, with the generator and the discriminator networks, based on structure similarity index measure (SSIM) and L1 norm was constructed. The generator network aims to generate an artificial optical image by SAR, and the discriminator network aims to force the generated image to be close to the real optical image. The proposed method was verified and compared with several state-of-the-art methods, and the experimental results show the superiority of the proposed method.
Implantation of Earth's Atmospheric Ions Into the Nearside and Farside Lunar Soil: Implications to Geodynamo Evolution

Earth's present dipolar magnetic field extends into the interplanetary space and interacts with the solar wind, forming a magnetosphere filled up with charged particles mostly originating from the Earth's atmosphere. In the elongated tail of the magnetosphere, the particles were observed to move either Earthward or tailward at different locations, even outside the Moon's orbit. We hypothesize that the lunar soil, on both the nearside and farside, should have been impacted by these particles during the geological history, and the impact was controlled by the size and morphology of the magnetosphere. We predict that the farside soil could also have the features similar to those in the nearside soil, e.g., 15N‐enrichment. Furthermore, we may infer the evolution of the magnetosphere and atmosphere by examining the implanted particles in the lunar soil from both sides. This hypothesis could provide an alternative way to study the evolution of Earth's dynamo and atmosphere.
Landscape-hydrologic systems and erosion processes across the middle Ob region

The present paper considers landscape and hydrological systems and erosion processes in the middle Ob territory. In the monograph by A.N. Antipov and V.N. Fedotov [1], the middle Ob territory belongs to Ob-and-Irtysh forest-boggy, lowland accumulative landscape hydrological system of Western Siberia. In recent years, many significant events of natural character within the middle Ob territory (high level of floodwater in 2002, 2007 and 2015 and unusually warm and low water summer in 2003, 2012 and 2016) bring into focus the role of climatic changes. Variations of meteorological parameters provoke spikes in the development of the leading class of factors related to the complex of natural processes. A map of the key sector of the studied region is drawn to spatially visualize the structure of valley landscapes of the middle Ob region. Erosion processes are observed at the initiative station called “Ust-Vakhsky”. Within the sector of the station, the maximum bank recession rate measured by Tymen complex geological survey expedition in 1988 is 25 m/year, and the long-term average is 5.26 m/year (1983-1994). Long-term average annual bank recession rate by monitored cross section over 2002 - 2018 is 2.9 m/year. The maximum bank recession rate measured in 2004 is 17.5 m/year at the fifth cross section.
Value for Money Assessment for Government and Business Entity Cooperation Projects by Using the Availability Payment Model: Proposition Methodology

This paper proposes a quantitative methodology for ex-ante value-for-money (VfM) assessment to select the best modality option between conventional procurement and public-private partnership under the availability payment model for infrastructure provision within the Indonesian context. The proposed methodology incorporates efficient risk allocation principles into assessment to monetize risk retained by the government and risk transferred to the private sponsor. A simple numerical example under different scenarios of risk allocation for a road maintenance project case is presented to demonstrate its applicability. This paper also identifies some relevant issues, acknowledges limitations of the proposed methodology, and recommends directions for future research efforts.
NON-RECIPROCAL ANTENNA ARRAY BASED ON MAGNETIZED GRAPHENE FOR THZ APPLICATIONS USING THE ITERATIVE METHOD

An effective and precise approach to the Wave Concept Iterative Process method modeling of magnetized graphene sheet as an anisotropic conductive surface is used to analyze the anisotropy of magnetostatically biased graphene and for studying an electrically doped magnetically biased graphene non-reciprocal antenna array for THz applications. The tuning of the performance of the array antenna is possible by varying the magnetic field and the chemical potential of graphene material. The return loss value decreases by increasing the magnetostatic bias and increases when the chemical potential increases.
Blind Algorithm Development for Peak to Average Power Ratio Reduction in OFDM Systems under Frequency Selective Channels

One major drawback of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is peak to average power ratio (PAPR). This effect causes high power amplifier (HPA) to introduce intermodulation and out of band radiation as the signal goes through, thus degrades the performance of OFDM systems. This paper proposes blind algorithms which takes advantage of signal transformation technique and signal distortion technique. Simulation results show that at complementary cumulative distribution function (CCDF) level of 10-3 , the proposed algorithm achieved 3.2 dB PAPR improvement compared to discrete Fourier transform with interleaved frequency division multiple access (DFT-IFDMA) based algorithm. The bit error rate (BER) performance has degraded by 2 dB compared to the original OFDM signal with no distortion under frequency selective channel (FCS) at BER of 10-4 . These presented results, mark this algorithm as a better candidate for PAPR reduction algorithm in long term evolution (LTE) network. Under AWGN channels, the proposed algorithm performs better both in low and high signal power values. Under frequency selective channels, the existing and proposed algorithm converges after 10 dB of signal to noise power values. The low BER transmissions at low signal power values signify energy efficiency, ideal for portable wireless devices with limited battery power.
LOCATION AWARE ADVERTISING USING INFLUENCE MAXIMIZATION

: A tale issue of impact amplification in direction databases that is exceptionally valuable in exact locationaware promoting is contemplated. It observes k best directions to be joined with a given notice and boosts the normal impact among a substantial gathering of group of onlookers. It is demonstrated that the issue is NP-hard and propose both precise and rough answers for locate the best arrangement of directions. In the definite arrangement, a development based system is concocted that specifies direction mixes in a best-first way and propose three sorts of upper bound estimation strategies to encourage early end. Likewise, a novel direction record is proposed to decrease the impact figuring cost. To help extensive k, a ravenous arrangement is proposed with an estimate proportion of (1-1/e), whose execution is additionally streamlined by another proposed bunch based technique. A limit strategy that can bolster any guess proportion ∈ (0, 1] is additionally proposed. Moreover, the issue is stretched out to help the situation when there are a gathering of commercials. In this test, genuine datasets are utilized to develop client profiles, movement examples and direction databases. The trial results checked the productivity of proposed techniques.
A review of biomass equations for China's tree species

Abstract. Tree biomass equations are the most commonly used method to estimate tree and forest biomasses at various spatial and temporal scales because of their high accuracy, efficiency and conciseness. For decades, many tree biomass equations have been reported in diverse types of literature (e.g., journals, books and reports). These scattered equations are being compiled, and tree biomass equation datasets are currently available for many geographical regions (e.g., Europe, North America and sub-Saharan Africa) and countries (e.g., Australia, Indonesia and Mexico). However, one important country stands out as an area where a large number of biomass equations have not yet been reviewed and inventoried extensively: China. Therefore, in this study, we carried out a broad survey and critical review of the literature (from 1978 to 2013) on biomass equations in China and compiled a normalized tree biomass equation dataset for China. This dataset consists of 5924 biomass equations for nearly 200 tree species and their associated background information (e.g., geographical location, climate and stand description), showing sound geographical, climatic and forest vegetation coverage across China. The dataset is freely available at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895244 (Luo et al., 2018) for noncommercial scientific applications, and this dataset fills an important regional gap in global biomass equations and provides key parameters for biomass estimation in forest inventory and carbon accounting studies in China.
Strontium Doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Simulation

: Strontium (Sr) doped hydroxyapatite (HA) has been widely used in diverse biological applications. In this work, hydrothermal synthesis method was used to prepare HA and Sr doped HA nanoparticles. A series of experimental methods and the simulation method based on density functional theory (DFT) were used to investigate the effect of Sr doping on chemical composition, crystallinity, lattice parameters, morphology, and formation energies of HA. The experimental results indicated that the lattice parameters and crystal size of Sr doped HA nanoparticles increased. The crystallinity of Sr doped HA nanoparticles did not change significantly with the increasing concentration of Sr ions. The lattice parameters obtained by the simulation method were in good agreement with the experimental results. The formation energies indicated that Sr ion doping endowed the structure more stable, which also illustrated that the Ca(1) site was the preferential site for Sr doping at 10at% and mixed doping was a more preferred doping mode at 50at%.