bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Eight Weeks of Selected Corrective Exercises on Strength and Range of Motion of Shoulder Rotation in Male Boxers With Scapular Dyskinesis
Authors:   Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercise, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran., Momenpour Soroush , Hoseini Seyed Hosein ,   Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercise, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran., Daneshmandi Hasan ,   Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercise, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Published: April 2023

Background and Aims In previous studies, different results have been reported regarding the effect of corrective exercises on improving scapular dyskinesis and its related symptoms. The present study aims to investigate the effect of eight weeks of selected corrective exercises on strength and range of motion (ROM) of shoulder rotation in male boxers with scapular dyskinesis. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study that was conducted on 30 male boxers in Guilan province of Iran including 15 in the control group (age: 24.05±3.80 years; weight: 73.54±5.52 kg; height: 177.18±5.08 cm) and 15 in the exercise group (age: 25.01±4.05 years; weight: 74.14±6.31 kg; height: 176.69±5.14 cm). The boxers in the exercise group performed selected corrective exercises for 8 weeks (strengthening the serratus anterior and middle retractors and stretching the pectoralis minor). Diagnosis and severity of scapular dyskinesis was measured by the lateral scapular slide test. The ROM of shoulder rotation was measured using a manual goniometer, and the shoulder rotation strength was assessed using a manual dynamometer. All tests were performed in pre-test and post-test phases. Statistical analyses were performed using paired t-test and analysis of covariance. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results The selected corrective exercises had a significant effect on improving scapular dyskinesia and the external rotation strength of the shoulder in the exercise group compared to the control group (P≤0.05), but had no significant effect on improving the internal rotation strength of the shoulder and the ROM of shoulder rotation (P>0.05) Conclusion The selected corrective exercises can improve scapular dyskinesis and increasing the external rotation strength of the shoulder in male boxers with scapular dyskinesis. Therefore, trainers, athletes and therapists can use these exercises to reduce the symptoms related to this disorder and improve performance of boxers with scapular dyskinesis.
Effect of Cognitive-emotional Rehabilitation on Cognitive Function and Memory of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
Authors:   Department of Psycology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran., Kazemi Zeinab , Mehryar Amirhoshang ,   Department of Psycology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran., Javidi Hojjatolah ,   Department of Psycology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran., Rezaee Azarmidokht ,   Department of Psycology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
Published: April 2023

Background and Aims Today, traumatic brain injury and defects in cognitive functions and memory are the most frequent problems after brain injury. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of emotional and cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive performance and memory in patients with traumatized brain injury. Methods This study is an applied study in terms of purpose and experimental in terms of collecting information method. Considering purposive sampling and random selection of samples, we used the randomized block experiment with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. We used the emotional cognitive rehabilitation protocol based on Gross model (2002) and Nejati cognitive rehabilitation to train emotional and cognitive rehabilitation (2017). The study's statistical population included all brain-injured patients with cognitive defects and memory problems referred to Neurology Clinic, Shahid Motahari Hospital, and Razmehr Psychiatric Clinic, Shiraz City, Iran, from June 22, 2019, to January 20, 2020. This study consisted of 3 groups (2 experimental and 1 control group) at three levels (mild, moderate, and severe patients). The study participants were 45 patients selected after a brief mental examination with a mini-mental state examination test. Results Cognitive rehabilitation significantly (P<0.001) increased the brain-injured patients' cognitive performance. Also, emotional and cognitive rehabilitation significantly (P<0.001) affected the brain-injured patients' cognitive performance. Finally, cognitive rehabilitation significantly (P<0.001) increased the brain-injured patients' memory performance. Conclusion It seems that through delivering necessary training and education regarding effective interpersonal skills, computer drills, practices at home, and so on, emotional and cognitive rehabilitation helps the brain injured people to properly manage emotions, effectively establish interpersonal communication, and lighten the load of negative emotions, and consequently memory gets improved will less stress. In fact, emotional and cognitive rehabilitation is a complete collection of training for regulating emotions and enhancing and growing memory. Thus, emotional and cognitive rehabilitation's significant effect on memory enhancement is logical and acceptable. In conclusion, this protocol effectively improves brain-injured people's cognitive performance.
Investigating the Accuracy of Forecasting Travel Duration for Uber Trips and Analyzing the Influence of Weather on Traffic Flow
Authors: Mewada Shubbh R. , Patel Fagun N. , Degadwala Sheshang
Published: April 2023

Accurately predicting the travel time between two destinations is an essential aspect of traffic monitoring and facilitating ridesharing services. However, this is a highly complex and challenging task, which involves a multitude of variables that cannot be resolved straightforwardly. Previous studies on travel time prediction have focused on evaluating the duration of individual road segments or specific sub-paths before integrating the necessary time for each sub-path. While this method may provide some insight, it may result in an incorrect or imprecise time estimate. To address this issue, this research aims to utilize machine learning techniques to predict the duration of trips in ride-sharing networks, by utilizing the Uber movement dataset. The proposed system employs Python programming to calculate the distance between the pickup and drop-off locations. Furthermore, the study explores the various factors that affect travel time in a descriptive analysis. This includes examining the impact of traffic congestion, weather conditions, and road construction on travel time. The suggested approach incorporates a robust regression model known as Huber regression to enhance the accuracy of trip duration prediction and increase the precision of the algorithm. The Huber regression model is robust to outliers, making it suitable for the Uber movement dataset, which may contain unexpected and extreme values. The dataset is processed using k-fold cross-validation, which splits the dataset into k subsets, with each subset used for validation once while the remaining subsets used for training the model. However, this approach presents several challenges that need to be addressed, including the difficulties with tracking variables, the need for extensive data transformation due to the diverse data types contained in the dataset, and the challenge of handling unlabeled places during the segmentation of geographical data. Additionally, outliers in the dataset can lead to substantial data differences and affect the model's accuracy. Data normalization is slow due to the time-consuming nature of reading duplicated information. To mitigate these issues, additional study is required to improve the model's layout and address the challenges of working with the Uber movement dataset.
Synthesis and Photoluminescence characterization of ZnAl12O19 : Sm3+ Phosphor for W-LED
Authors: Yerojwar R. M. , Kokode N. S. , Nandanwar C. M.
Published: April 2023

The combustion process was used to create an effective ZnAl12O19:Sm3+ phosphor with reddish emission. Using scanning electron microscopy, the structural and morphological characteristics of the phosphor have been studied. Samarium ions are found in trivalent oxidation states, as demonstrated by the photoluminescence spectrum. The as-prepared phosphor exhibits strong visible red emission at 615 nm under 405 nm excitation. It has been discovered that a concentration of 1.5 mol% Sm3+ ions produce the strongest visible red emission. The synthesized phosphors 615 nm (x = 0.680, y = 0.319) and 661 nm (x = 0.730, y = 0.269) CIE colour chromaticity coordinates are located in the red area of the chromaticity diagram. All of these findings support the suitability of Sm3+-doped ZnAl12O19 phosphor for lighting and display applications.
Deep Ultraviolet BGaN Quantum Dot structures
Authors: Saad Yasmeen , Habbeb AL-Khursan Amin
Published: April 2023

This research studies boron-containing quantum dot (QD) structures that emit the ultraviolet. Ternary and quaternary lattice-matched structure:, , , , ,, , and and their TE and TM gain spectra, spontaneous emission, spontaneous polarization, and piezoelectric polarization have been examined in these structures. They have high TE and TM spectra under reducing boron content in the QD or barrier layer. The total polarization decreases for the Al-containing systems, which is preferred. Binary systems emit at 199nm, while the quaternary  can have a peak wavelength near 235nm. Elongating of the wavelength to 290nm is possible with  with high gain at a few boron contents.
Isolation and Identification of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus from animal and detection of their antibiotics susceptibility pattern
Authors: B. Aldeewan Ali
Published: April 2023

Food-borne infections and diseases remain one of the major concerns of public health and food safety caused by a wide range of pathogens contaminating food and food products. Staphylococcal food poisoning is one of the most economically important foodborne diseases in public health programs worldwide while  the most common and important species of Escherichia genus which consists of five species,  these species that cause human infection. A total of 44 swab samples were collected from different animals (Cow, Buffalo, and Goat). These samples were collected from Al Qurnah farm, animal farm of Basrah veterinary collage. These samples were collected mainly from 4 locations in the animal body (nose, mouth, rectum, and vagina). The results indicates that the most E.  coli isolation comes from the cows followed by goat and the most contaminated areas was mouth ( 100 % ) followed by nasal cavity ( 90.9 % ) , rectum ( 72% ) and finally vaginal cavity (54.5 %) while the results of S. aureus infected revealed that high percentage , were rectal samples (90.9%); nasal samples; (81.8%)and (72.7%) for both vaginal and oral samples. All animals were infected approximately equally with S. aureus. Antibiotic susceptibility test for E. coli concluded that the bacteria were sensitive to (Clindamycin, Cefoxirim and Erythromycin) and were resistance to Vancomycin and Tetracycline While Antibiotic susceptibility result for S. aureus showed susceptibility to Clindamycin, and Tetracycline and complete resistance to Cefotaxime and Vancomycin.
Detection of Extended spectrum β -lactamases (ESBLs) produced by Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from burn patients in Al- Nasiriyah city Iraq.
Authors: Flayyih Safaa Majid Kadom , Naeem Abid Intidhaar
Published: April 2023

The aim of present study is to isolate and identify of Acinetobacter baumannii from burns  infect as well as study their  production for Extended spectrum β -lactamases (ESBLs).This study included 205 burn patients at Al-Hussien Teaching Hospital and other burn care units in Al-Nasiriyah city . The specimens were collected during period from August  2018 to February 2019. It were taken by burn swabs from pus of the burned area and then inoculated on blood agar and MacConkey agar. The isolates were diagnosed by microscopic examination, biochemical tests , API 20 E and Vitek- 2 system . It was found that 20 isolates of A.baumannii and 2  isolates of A. loffii . Where identified from this study . The study showed 18 (90%) out of 20 isolates of A. baumannii  were appeared resistance to cefotaxime and  ceftazidime(screening test of ESBLs) . Seven (35%) of isolates were producing ESBLs  by confirmatory test(Modified double –disk synergy test (MDDST)) , and 13(65%) of isolates were negative results to production of the ESBLs.
The Role of Interleukin 12 in Iraqi Patients with Psoriasis
Authors: Abbas Emad A. , Mousa Hind M
Published: April 2023

Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition with immune-mediated inflammatory etiology. Many studies have indicated that Interleukin-12 (IL-12) plays an essential role in the severity of psoriasis.So to elucidate IL-12 role in regulating psoriasis promotion, the sera levels of IL-12 are detected in psoriasis patients and healthy people. The study contains 45 individuals with psoriasis, and the same number of healthy persons are included as controls .The PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) was used to assess the severity of psoriasis. Patients were divided into three groups depending on severity: mild psoriatic patients (13), moderate psoriatic patients(15), and severe psoriatic patients (17).Five ml of serum was obtained from each individual in per groups to determine IL-12 levels. The data demonstrated that the age range (36-45) has the highest prevalence of psoriatic patients (51.11 %). In addition, the female to male ratio in patients with psoriasis was 1.2:1.IL-12 levels in psoriasis patients were significantly higher than in healthy persons (3.55 pg/ml and 2.79 pg/ml). Furthermore, there was a significant association between blood IL-12 levels and PASI for psoriatic patient groups. The findings suggest that IL-12 has a key role in the psoriasis pathogenesis and that it might be utilized to evaluate psoriasis and as a follow-up indicator for those with it.
The Sera levels of Interleukin-13 in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis in Thi-Qar province
Authors: Naji Amel A. , Mousa Hind M
Published: April 2023

The Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a component of the innate immune system that is primarily produced by Th2 cells and is found in high concentrations in skin lesions of atopic dermatitis. The study comprised 90 people of both genders, 45 of whom were patients who attending to Al-Nassirya teaching Hospital, Dermatology, during a period between November 2021 to March 2022, and the same number served as controls. Blood samples were obtained from both groups, and the serum levels of IL-13 were estimated using an ELISA-ready kit.The findings of the current study referred that young adult, and the females gender were as more effective in Atopic Dermatitis, andthe female to male ratio was 1.14: 1. On the other hand, the results indicated there were elevated sera levels of IL-13 in AD patients in contrast to the controls group. Also, there is no significant difference in IL-13 sera levels among patients groups regarding to severity of AD P˃0.05). we concluded from a significant difference between the healthy control group and patients that IL-13involved in the pathogenesisof AD
Bacteriuria with Unusual Uropathogens in Diabetics in Thi-Qar Province
Authors: Beden Murtada W. , Mousa Hind M
Published: April 2023

This study was designed to investigate the causative agents of recurrent urinary tract infection in diabetic patients in Thi-Qar Province . The study included 87 Iraqi participants of whom 46 diabetics and 41 non diabetics healthy control . Urine samples were collected from each participant and cultured on blood and MacConkey agars ,followed by macro and microscopic identification and biochemical tests. API 20E and Vitek 2 compact systems were used as a confirmatory tests . The findings showed ,of the total 87 participants 60(69%) gave a positive growth for urine culture. The results also showed thatT2DM patients were more susceptible to UTI with positive urine growth of 23/26 (88%) compared to T1DM patients who showed 14/20 (70%), and the majority of cases were female. Escherichia coli is the most common isolates accounting for the majority of cases 29 (48%), followed by Klebsiellapneumoniae9(15%) and Acinetobacter radioresistens 8(13.3%).It can be concluded that diabetic patients are more susceptible to UTI, especially T2DM. According to the present results, the immune disturbance due to diabetic patients is taking tall on T2DM patients even with asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Evaluation of Interleukin6 (IL-6) levels in Atopic Dermatitis Patients in Thi-Qar province
Authors: Naji Amel A. , Mousa Hind M
Published: April 2023

IL-6 is a pro-inflammatory marker seen in the circulation of atopic disease. The study comprised 90 people of both genders, 45 of whom were patients, and the same number served as controls. Blood samples were obtained from both groups, and the serum levels of IL-6 were estimated using an IL-6 ECLIA kit by Electro-chemilumenescence Immunoassay. The findings of the present study referred that there were elevated sera levels of IL-6 (12.26pg/ml ) in AD patients in contrast to the control groups (4.05pg/ml) with a significant difference . Also, The results revealed an increase in the levels of IL-6 in severe AD patients compared with control group with highly statistically significant(P≤ 0.01). According to the results of the current study, it can be concluded that IL6 plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of dermatitis, and its elevated levels correlate with the clinical severity of the disease pathogenesis of AD
Molecular Study for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Thi-Qar Province, Iraq
Authors: Jumma Sally Salih , Jarullah Basim adul Hussein
Published: April 2023

Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI) and mortality in humans; especially among children, elders and immune-compromised individuals around the world. This study aims to determine the infection rate of respiratory syncytial virus in patients with respiratory tract infection and identify the genotyping in Different cities in Thi-Qar province During the period from February to May. A total of 100 throat swabs samples were collected from patients having flu-like illnesses from age range between (6-65 ) years from both sex . Result showed 38 % positive for RSV , 24% was in genotype A and 14% in genotype B ,.The conclusion of this study revealed that respiratory syncytial virus A infections were more frequent than RSV B among patients with acute respiratory tract infection, and The frequency of female patients infected with RSV were higher than their male.
Mini review: Naegleria fowleri the fatal meningoencephalitis
Authors: Hadi Nuha Jaboori
Published: April 2023

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a fatal parasitic disease caused by a free-living amoeba called Naegleria fowleri also called a brain-eating amoeba. The parasite can invade the central nervous system causing brain damage and death in a few days. PAM is characterized by a high fatal mortality rate of 98% and the estimated time for death is less than two weeks after symptoms onset making it the most deadly parasitic infection in the world. Treatment options for PAM are still the major obstacle since the drugs cannot pass the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to kill the parasite leading to a high mortality rate. This review came to focus on the new approach and updating regarding the new treatment options and recent case reports in addition to elucidating the diagnosis process.
Determination the Relationship of Interleukin IL-17 to Peanut Allergy in Basrah Governorate
Authors: Mahjar Nasrien Thamer , Raisan Shayma`a Jabbar
Published: April 2023

In this study Collected 90 samples (74 allergic patients and 16 samples healthy people), during the period from October 0202to January 0200 , with ages ranging from (20-65)years.The current study recorded an increased concentration of IgE in patients at a rate of 76.67% compared with healthy people samples, Also, this study showed an increase in Total IgE antibodies in peanut-allergic patients at a rate of 36.49%. The current study is shown that the females had the highest concentration of IgE antigen-specific to peanuts at a rate of (29.73%) compared with maleswith significant difference (p < 0.05). Moreover , this study recorded that fourth age group had the highest percentage (76.6%) for peanut-allergic compared to the other age groups with a significant difference between them (p< 0.05). In contrast, the results recorded a decrease in the concentration of interleukin IL-17A and IL-17F among those peanut-allergic patients.
Carrier dynamic and carrier Temperature in Quantum Well
Authors: Musa Hiba J. , Flayyih Ahmed H.
Published: April 2023

Carrier temperature in quantum well (QW) semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) has been studied,depending density matrix theory (DMT) and carrier dynamic in quantum well. The effect of volume carrier density, dopingon effect, pulse shape, nonradiative relaxation, and nonlinear gain coefficients on the carrier temperature and carrierheating has been investigated. The theoretical results show that; the time recovery increases straightforward withnonradiative recombination, where the relaxation time of nonradiative recombination reduces the rate of carrieroccupation in quantum states. Also, the carrier temperature increases with carrier density, free carrier absorption, carrierheating lifetime and reduces with pulse shape of pump pulses.
VARIABEL-VARIABEL RASIO KEUANGAN YANG MEMPENGARUHI HARGA SAHAM EMITEN YANG TERDAPAT PADA INDEKS SRI KEHATI DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Santo Santo , Alamsyah Agus Rahman , Pradiani Theresia
Published: April 2023

Capital market is an indicator and support of  a state’s economic development.  The phenomenon of significant increase of number data of investors in Indonesia capital market for the year ended August 31, 2021 amount to 2.219.721 investors with total of 6.100.525 investors.  The activity objective in capital market through buying financial instrument such as stocks, is to have capital gain and dividend.  The objective of this study is to analyze fundamental factors of company’s stock listed in SRI-KeHati Index of Indonesia Stock Exchange during  2016-2020.  Fundamental factors represented by liquidity, solvency and profitability ratio.  This study uses explanatory research with quantitative approach.  The test conducted in this study, uses hypothetical testing method with classical assumptions test and  multiple linear regression analysis.  The results indicate that 1) Liquidity ratio proxy by current ratio(CR) has a positive significant impact on the stock prices.  2} Solvency ratio proxy by debt to equity ratio(DER) has positive and unsignificant impact on the stock prices.  3} Profitability ratio proxy by return on assets ratio(ROA) has a negative and unsignificant impact on the stock prices.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN MASYARAKAT ASMAT UNTUK BERKUNJUNG BEROBAT KEMBALI MELALUI KEPUASAN PADA PUSKESMAS AGATS, DISTRIK AGATS, KABUPATEN ASMAT, PROPINSI PAPUA
Authors: Langi Steven , R Widi Dewi , Handoko Yunus
Published: April 2023

The Agats Health Center is the first level of health service in the Agats district which is the capital of Asmat Regency and is the only health center in the area. The current phenomenon is that there are patients who make repeat visits to the Agats Health Center. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze: 1) the effect of service quality on patient satisfaction 2) the effect of patient satisfaction on the decision to return for treatment 3) the influence of service quality on the decision to return for treatment, and 4) the influence of service quality on the decision to return for treatment. to Puskesmas Agats through satisfaction as an intervening variable. This type of research is quantitative with a survey approach. This study was conducted on patients who due to their medical history had to return for treatment to the Agats Health Center in Agats District, Asmat Regency, Papua Province. The population in this study were all patients who had visited Agats in 2021 with a research sample of 100 respondents with a history of return visits using purposive sampling technique. The results showed 1) there was a direct influence of service quality on patient satisfaction, 2) there was a direct influence on patient satisfaction with the decision to visit again for treatment, 3) there was a direct influence of service quality on the patient's decision to visit again for treatment at the Agats Health Center, Agats district, Kab. Asmat and 4) Service quality on the decision to visit for treatment again through satisfaction as a mediating/intervening variable.
Studies on Electrochemical Properties of Polycarbazole Prepared Via Self-Support Polymerization and Self-Doping
Authors: Shakshooki S. K. , El-Akari F. A. , Abouderbala L. A. , Alahemmer A. A.
Published: April 2023

Mixed glassy zirconium-tin phosphate, g-Zr0.64.Sn.0.36(HPO4)2.3H2O(g-ZrSnP), nano fibrous cerium phosphate, Ce(HPO4)2 2,9H2O(nCePf), and mixed glassy zirconium-tin phosphate / fibrous cerium phosphate nanocomposite membrane, [g-Zr0.64 Sn0.36 (HPO4)2]0.25 [Ce(HPO4)2]0.75 ..4.43H2O, were prepared and characterized. By chemical , x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), Zirconium tin mole ratio were estimated using (EDAX). Novel [g-Zr0.64 Sn0.36 (HPO4)2]0.25 [Ce(HPO4)2]0.75 / polycarbazole nanocomposite membrane was prepared via self-support polymerization of carbazole, which was promoted by the reduction of Ce(iv) phosphate present in the inorganic matrix. Possible explanation is nCePf present on the surface of the nanocomposite is attacked by carbazole, converted to cerium (III) orthophosphate(CePO4). The resultant polycarbazole was characterized by C,H,N analysis, SEM ,FT-IR. UV-Vis and electrical conductance measurements. From elemental (C,H,N) analysis, the amount of polycarbazole present in the composite found to be (2.15 % in wt.). Polycarbazole is considered as one of modern material used in solar cells, furthermore it has become an important material for optoelectronic applications in recent years. The dc conductivity of polycarbazole nanocomposite membrane at 280C (using RC-Circuit) found to be equal to 3x10-5 Scm-1, range of semi-conductors. We suggest self-doping occurred on polymerization, which is due to H+ present in (O3POH)2 groups of [g-Zr0.64 Sn0.36 (HPO4)2]0.25. The electrochemistry of resultant polycarbazole in acetonitrile solution for a range of concentrations from 1.06 x10-4 to 2.19 x 10–3 mol dm-3 was carried out using CV techniques. Investigation of its electrochemical properties affords insight into the mechanisms for their oxidation and reduction, therefore provides the basis for evaluating the stabilities of the material and for designing novel polycarbazole-derived materials with desired properties as well as new devices. That will be discussed.
Phương pháp rút gọn thuộc tính trong bảng quyết định không đầy đủ sử dụng khoảng cách phân hoạch
Authors: Định Vũ Văn , Thi Vũ Đức , Giang Nguyễn Long , Tạo Ngô Quốc
Published: April 2023

Tolerance based attribute reduction in incomplete decision tables is a hot topic which has attracted the attention of researchers in recent years. In this paper, we develop a distance based attribute reduction method in incomplete decision tables. The distance between the conditional attribute and the decision attribute has determined based on a partition distance. By theoretically and experimentally, we compare the proposed method with others methods on the time complexity and the obtained reduct.
Nhận dạng hoạt động của người bằng điện thoại thông minh
Authors: Ngọc Nguyễn Thắng , Cường Phạm Văn
Published: April 2023

In this paper we propose a method and system for recognizing everyday human activities by utilizing the acceleration sensing data from the accelerometer instrumented in smart phones. In our method, human activities are recognized in four steps: data processing, data segmentation, feature extraction, and classification. We rigorously experimented on a dataset consisting of 6 everyday activities collected from 17 users using several machine learning algorithms, including support vector machine, Naïve Bayesian networks, k-Nearest Neighbors, Decision Tree C4.5, Rule Induction, and Neutral networks. The best accuracies are achieved by Decision Tree C4.5 that demonstrates the human activities can be distinguished with 82% precision and 83% recall under the leave-one-subject out evaluation protocol. These results have shown the feasibility of smart phone based real-time activity recognition. In addition, the proposed method based on Decision Tree has been deployed on Samsung smart phones and is able to recognize 6 human activities in real-time.
Một thuật toán phát hiện bất thường dựa vào quỹ đạo trong giám sát video
Authors: Vĩnh Ngô Đức , Toàn Đỗ Năng
Published: April 2023

This paper proposes a technique to detect abnormalities in the video surveillance based on motion trajectory. The proposed technique is based on the nature of the route which has a certain influence on objects moving on that route, thereby we have given a representations routes by segments, combined used Hausdorff distance to calculate the similarity between trajectories. Therefore, the proposed technique can detect abnormalities, even when the object is not complete orbital motion, thus the system can response the video monitoring real-time.
Olive Symbolism in Palestinian and Spanish Poetry: A Comparative Study
Authors: Ababneh Mohammad Daher
Published: April 2023

This comparative study aims at highlighting the symbolism of the olive tree in Palestinian and Spanish poetry. Since the olive tree is elemental in both cultures, the study attempts to tackle four main themes of such a dominant tree: resistance, peace, eternity, and homeland. In order to conduct the study, a number of poems employing the olive tree are investigated and analyzed in order to highlight the closeness between the Palestinian and the Spanish cultures. The study tries to prove the matchfullness between the symbolism of the olive tree in both poetries. The selection of the poems is based on the common ground of the olive tree symbolism in Palestine and Spain. The only theme in which the poetry in the two cultures does not completely coincide is resistance. In Palestinian poetry, the olive is used to signify resistance against occupation, while this tree is employed to denote the resistance to socioeconomic classism, urban sprawl, and natural disasters. In order to make an outstanding comparison in the three other themes, the author selected poems of both cultures where the olive tree signifies international symbolizations.
Acoustic Correlates of Stress Patterns in Phrases and Compounds in the Sub-varieties of Educated Nigerian English
Authors: Amoniyan Oluwasegun
Published: April 2023

Although scholarly attention has been drawn to the stress correlates of the sub-varieties of Educated Nigerian English (ENigE) without a conclusion on modes of determining stress patterns in the varieties, therefore, the current study provides insights into the stress correlates in the sub-variety. Two regional sub-varieties of ENigE, namely: Educated Yoruba English (EYE) and Educated Igbo English (EIE), are compared to describe the correlates of the stress of ENigE. Data were collected from twenty (20) university degree graduates (ten men and ten women). The participants have Igbo and Yoruba as their first languages (L1), satisfying Udofot’s 2004 classification for an educated variety of NigE. The participants read the prepared phrases and compounds to acoustic cues for stress placement in educated NigE. Acoustic signals such as pitch, intensity and duration are employed. The thresholds of significant difference are set at p<.05. This allows me to explore the interactions between YE, IE, and the control (British English). Findings show that pitch (F0) serves as the main cue for stress correlates in the sub-varieties. The results further reveal that 80% of the participants operated British English stress pattern in isolated words. It suggests that the cues for stress placement vary in the varieties by region and gender where English functions as a second language. However, duration and intensity as acoustic parameters are insufficient to predict stress correlates in the sub-varieties of the ENigE understudy. The study as well discovers fundamental frequencies as stress correlates in the sub-varieties.
Communicative Language Teaching Impact on Students’ Cognition and Writing Motivation in Translation Practice
Authors: Siregar Roswani , Hasibuan Ahmad Laut , Barus Effendi , Sembiring Milisi
Published: April 2023

Language teaching aims to develop communication competence that results in interaction. From the higher education perspective, students are not merely expected to be competent in their particular disciplines but also capable of interacting with people in global cultures. Thus, the teacher should take into consideration the essentials of EFL teaching methods. For this purpose, this study investigates the students’ cognitive involvement and motivation in translation activities as part of language learning. The sample group consisted of 62 (control group = 30; experiment group = 32) students from the engineering and economics departments of two universities in North Sumatra, Indonesia. We designed the materials for translation tasks using Indonesian as the source language (L1) to be translated into English (L2). We distributed a questionnaire consisting of 15 items after the completion of each translation task session. The questionnaire items were developed to investigate cognitive involvement and motivation and were categorized into four factors. We analyzed, summarised, and compared student responses on each item. The findings reveal that cognition involvement and writing motivation improved with the application of communicative language teaching in translation classes.
Overlapping Sociolinguistic Underpinnings with Semantic Aspects of Cross-cultural Communication in African Drama Texts Translation
Authors: EVANI TANGYIE
Published: April 2023

Analyzing semantic aspects of cross-cultural communication in drama texts translation within the African socio-cultural perspective constitutes a major challenge in the field of sociolinguistics, especially in this era of globalization influenced by aided technology, linguistic diffusion, and socio-cultural identity adulteration. Within this perspective, it is obliging for translation problems to constitute the core of communication across cultures, especially African cultures that are still considered rudimentary. The fact that many African languages do not exist in written forms constitutes a limitation to the effective transference of mother tongue socio-cultural linguistic nuances to learned official languages entangled with sociocultural context meanings of actions, thoughts and feelings as lived and experienced within the immediate or larger linguistic community. Present trends on effective drama text translation – (delocalization, polarization between performability and readability) are in favor of reviewing social structures as meaning oriented, while observed behavior is now equally being recognized as a manifestation of a deeper set of codes and rules. From this, the task of the translator is seen more as that of unraveling contextually appropriate communication within cultural frames than just a lexicosemantic restitution of texts. This study sets out to examine the convergent stances in sociology and linguistics and to postulate that the language used in a social context raises serious questions about language and communication in heterogeneous speech communities. The paper further argues that analyzing semantic aspects of cross-cultural communication in drama texts translation within the African socio-cultural perspective constitutes a major challenge in communicating across cultures since translators must sort to establish the highest possible degree of semantic agreement and intelligibility. The paper rabes up with the justification as to why sociolinguistic analysis should have precedence over semantics, for not only what is said is central to translation but how, to whom, in what manner and under what particular social circumstances must be seen as semantic markers.
Impacts of Apprenticeship Training Program on Current Registered Apprentices in Pakistan
Authors: Kamran Khan Kashif , Shahzadi Amber
Published: April 2023

This study demonstrates that inexperienced Christian individuals, boys & girls, working under the supervision of a mentor or an experienced team to learn trade skills. The purpose of the project was to develop useful job skills in the Christian individuals entering the workforce, increase future earning potential and enhance employability. This empirical study depicted that more than 32 trades have been selected by the 500 apprentices, and it gave a systematic investigation review and opportunity to test the validity of different assumptions, in the form of hypotheses, before arriving at any findings. This study illustrated that 20% of the apprentices had adopted the profession of tailoring/sewing, whereas 17% of apprentices like to join the trade of beauticians/beauty parlor. These two professions are mostly adopted by girls. 15.6% of apprentices like to work at barber shops or hair salon, which is mostly occupied by boys. 74.4% of apprentices say that they will have significantly more chances of finding work in future, whereas the rest of the apprentices confirm that there will be slightly more chances to find work of their own interest in the future. 51.2% of apprentices stopped their studies due to financial issues & 34.8 % are those who couldn’t continue their studies because of a lack of interest in studies. There were different quantitative and qualitative methods of data gathering that were used during this empirical research study, which included surveys, experiments, and various observatory methods. Surveys are one of the most common methods that have been used in this study which were administered physically.
GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD INDICES OF BROILER CHICKENS FED LYE-PROCESSED MORINGA (Moringa oleifera) SEED MEAL
Authors: OBADIRE F.O. , OBADIRE S.O. , IGE I.P , OSOFOWORA A.O. , OKE C.O.
Published: April 2023

A 56-day feeding trial was conducted to determine the effect of lye processed Moringa seed meal (LMSM) on performance and blood indices of broiler chicken. A total of 150 one- day-old cobb breed broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five (5) dietary treatments replicated three times with ten chicks per replicate. The experimental diets were formulated with LMSM at inclusion levels of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% designated as T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively. Data were generated for final body weight, total feed intake, daily feed intake (DFI), total weight gain, daily weight gain (DWG), feed conversion ratio and blood indices. Data obtained were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The result of the performance showed significant (P<0.05) influence of LMSM on final weight gain, weight gain, daily feed intake and feed conversion ratio at both phases. Birds on diet 0%, 5% and 10% recorded the highest weight gain while birds on 15% and 20% LMSM obtained the least value in the starter phase. Birds on  control diet and 5% LMSM recorded the highest feed intake while the lowest was obtained on 20% diet. The best FCR was observed in birds fed control diet, 5% and 10% LMSM diet. Finisher broiler fed control diet, 5% and 10% recorded higher final weight and weight gain. Birds fed control diet recorded the highest feed intake while birds on 15% and 20% LMSM recorded the lowest. Birds fed control diet, 5% and 10% LMSM obtained better FCR. The feed cost per gain was cheaper when fed LMSM irrespective of the inclusion level. Heamatology and serum chemistry results revealed that all measured parameters showed no significant (P>0.05) influence of LMSM treatments on the birds except packed cell volume (PVC), Hemoglobin (Hb) and White blood cell, Glucose and ALP. Broiler chickens could be fed up to 10% LMSM at starter phase and 15%LMSM of finisher phase.
INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING RICE FARMERS’ PARTICIPATION IN FARMER FIELD SCHOOL (FFS) IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA.
Authors: Suleman Abudu, S. , MOMOH O.Y. , AMEH A. D.
Published: April 2023

This study was carried out to investigate the factors influencing rice farmers’ participation in Farmer Field School (FFS) in Edo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for the selection of sample with structured questionnaire administered to generate data from the respondents. A total of 135 farmers were randomly selected for the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression model. The study revealed that age, education, household size, farm size and farming experience significantly influenced rice farmers’ participation in FFS in Edo State with an R2 value of 0.68. The major constraint to rice farmers’ participation in FFS in Edo State, Nigeria was poor extension visit to the farmers (100%) which was ranked first, followed by bad road network (88.9%) which was ranked second. Other constraints to rice farmers’ participation in FFS were weak education of the participants (87.4%), poor awareness of the programme (74.1%), inadequate incentives (65.2%) and inadequate credits facility given to the rice farmers (41.5%) in the area. These were ranked third, fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. It was concluded that, the participation of rice farmers in FFS should be adequately motivated by ameliorating the observed constraints in the study. Therefore, this study recommended that the rice farmers’ participants in FFS should be encouraged to form groups in order to access credit and rice enhancing strategies such as value addition easily. It was also recommended that FFSs should be located close to participating farmers’ residence for easy accessibility. This was informed by the bad road network experienced in the area.
ANALYSIS OF RISK ATTITUDE OF CEREAL/LEGUME FARMERS IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: ABUBAKAR U.K. , MOHAMMED U.S. , TANKO L. , ADEBAYO C.O.
Published: April 2023

This study describes the socio-economic characteristics of the cereal/legume farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, identify risk associated with cereal/legume enterprises; determine the risk attitude of the farmers and identify the management strategies employed in minimizing risk associated with cereal/legume enterprise in the study area. Multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of two Local Government Areas (LGAs) from each of the three agricultural zones I, II, and III, respectively. Farming communities was randomly selected from each of the sampled LGAs from which respondents were proportionately selected to make a total of 105 respondents for this study. Primary data was collected with the aid of structured questionnaire and interview schedule. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics, Safety-first and factor analysis. The result showed that the mean age of the farmers was 40 years, 78.1% of respondents were male and a82.9% of them were married. The result from safety first approach revealed that 27.6% and 61.0% of the farmers were risk averse and risk neutral respectively. Production, Financial and human (theft, bush burning) risks form 31.4%, 34.3% and 8.6% of all risks associated with cereal/legume enterprises respectively. Factor analysis result indicated that Spreading sales, family member working off-farm and early planting of crops were employed for managing the risks. It is recommended that Government in conjunction with the donor agencies should make provision for interest free credit facilities at the appropriate time to enable them take as much risk as possible to increase their Cereal/Legume production.
CONSTRAINTS AND SOME REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS OF RABBIT PRODUCTION IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND JERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BORNO STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: BAMANGA M. U , ASUKU S O , TIMTA M. H , ALI R. I , ABBA A. , ALKALI I M , ILIYASU D. , MUSTAPHA A , BUKAR M. M , Waziri Mohammed Ahmed
Published: April 2023

In order to determine the challenges faced by rabbit farmers and suitable strategies required to enhanced the survival of rabbit kits, information on constraints and some reproductive problems of rabbit production in Maiduguri Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (M.M.C) and Jere LGAs of Borno state was investigated. Structured questionnaire was administered to 100 respondents in M.M.C and Jere LGAs. It was found that low market value for rabbit, neonatal death and loss from theft or predators were the major constraints observed in rabbit production within the study area. Mortality was high among young rabbits (1-2 weeks old), and the average number of survived rabbit kits was 1 – 5 kits per litter. In addition, seasonal variation, poor management and housing design were the immediate causes of neonatal mortality in rabbit within M.M.C and Jere LGAs of Borno state. Improved housing design, pre-natal nutrition and peri-natal hygiene was therefore recommended.
INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT RATES OF METOLACHLOR AND WEEDING REGIME ON CROP VIGOUR AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas L.) AT AFAKA, KADUNA, NIGERIA.
Authors: ESSIEN J.E. , ADEOGUN T.T , BALA U. , OLORUKOOBA M.M. , MOHAMMED R.
Published: April 2023

The field experiment was conducted at the Research farm of the of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna, to determine the influence of different rates of metolachlor and weeding regime on crop vigour and yield components of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). The experiment was carried out during 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 raining seasons. The trial consisted of four weeding regimes at 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks after planting (WAP), two rates of metolachlor (3.0 kg a.i./ha-1 and 2.0 kg a.i/ha-1), hoe weeded control at 4 and 8 weeks after planting (WAP), weed free treated plots and weedy check plots. Making a total of eleven treatments, laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) replicated three times. The gross and net plot sizes were 6.75 m2 (3 m x 2.25 m) and 2.25 m2 (3 m x 0.75 m) respectively. The result showed that in 2019/2020 the weed free treated plots and the plots with the application of metolachlor at 3.0 kg a.i/ha-1 plus weeding regime at 3 WAP resulted in comparable higher crop vigour, higher number of tubers per plot, and higher tuber weight per plot than all the other treatments. While the weedy check plots recorded the least vigorous crops and the least significant tuber weight per plot than all the other treatments. At 2020/2021 the plots with the application of metolachlor at 2.0 kg a.i./ha-1 plus weeding regime at 12 WAP and the weed free treated plots recorded the highest vigorous crops. The highest number of tubers per plot and the highest weight of tubers per plot at harvest was recorded by the weed free treated plots (9.10a) followed by the plots with the application of metolachlor at 3.0 kg a.i./ha-1 plus weeding regime at 3 WAP (7.60b). The study therefore recommended the use of the weed free treated plots and the plots with the application of metolachlor at 3.0 kg a.i./ha-1 plus weeding regime at 3 WAP in the study area for better yield of sweet potato