bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Parametric Investigations of Drying Callophyllum Inophyllum Fruit for the Oil Extraction Process
Authors: Tan Chee Wang , Abdul Sani Amiril Sahab , Zamri Zubaidah
Published: June 2023

Lubricant is a chemical that reduce the friction. Lubricant is made of petroleum, this petroleum-based lubricant is dangerous, It will affect the ecology system. The demand of lubricant is kept increasing but the petroleum is decreasing over the years. The alternative way needs to find out. One of the alternative way is bio-lubricant. Bio-lubricant can be biodegradable by the bacteria and no pollution. Callophyllum inophyllum (CI) can be one of the ingredient to manufacture bio-lubricant because it has higher oil yield. To extract the oil of CI, drying process is necessary to carry out. In this project, a dryer is built to investigate the best parameter to dry CI and also find out which parameter is the most suitable to dry CI through the experiment. Drying curve is plotted to provide more understanding for the behaviour of drying of Calophyllum Inophyllum Fruits. Furthermore, the quantity of heat and the latent heat of vaporization were calculated to determined how much heat were needed to raise temperature and vaporize the moisture content inside callophyllum inophyllum.
Sustainability Performance Level of Small Medium Enterprises in Pahang in the Context of Non-renewable Energy Consumption using Correlation Analysis
Authors: Abdul Manan Siti Sarah , Johan Kartina , Mohd Turan Faiz
Published: June 2023

The usage of non-renewable energy in Malaysia has become a normal thing especially in the importance of electricity generation. Majority of the industry and households in Malaysia use non-renewable energy as the source of electricity generations. For that, this research aims to analyse the consumption of energy and electricity bills that is used in small-medium enterprises (SMEs) and the awareness level of sustainability in managing their businesses in Malaysia. This research is conduct around Pahang, Malaysia to analyse the awareness level of the SME owners on the percentage of the electricity used. The electricity management and the Sustainable Development Goals are reviewed through the literature survey as a reference to construct a conversion table. The normalization technique is used to reduce the bias in the data. Pearson’s and Spearman’s Correlation Analysis are used in this research to determine the correlation analysis from the finalized results.
Sign Language Recognition using Deep Learning through LSTM and CNN
Authors: Pandian Kiran , Mohd Razman Mohd Azraai , Mohd Khairuddin Ismail , Abdullah Muhammad Amirul , Ab Nasir Ahmad Fakhri , Mat Isa Wan Hasbullah
Published: June 2023

This study presents the application of using deep learning to detect, recognize and translate sign language. Understanding sign language is crucial for communication between the deaf and mute people and the general society. This helps sign language users to easily communicate with others, thus eliminating the differences between both parties. The objectives of this thesis are to extract features from the dataset for sign language recognition model and the formulation of deep learning models and the classification performance to carry out the sign language recognition. First, we develop methodology for an efficient recognition of sign language. Next is to develop multiple system using three different model which is LSTM, CNN and YOLOv5 and compare the real time test result to choose the best model with the highest accuracy. We used same datasets for all algorithms to determine the best algorithm. The YOLOv5 has achieved the highest accuracy of 97% followed by LSTM and CNN with 94% and 66.67%.
Comparison Performances between MABSA-PI Controller and MABSA-PD Controller for DC Motor Position System
Authors: Fajaffri Mohamad Harith Hilmi , Mat Yahya Nafrizuan
Published: June 2023

The goal of this project is to create two different types of controllers for regulating DC motor position systems which are the MABSA-PI controller and the MABSA-PD controller. The MATLAB controllers are developed using the Simulink toolbox, while the transfer function of a DC motor is obtained from its circuit. Modified adaptive bats sonar algorithm (MABSA) will be implemented in the PI controller and PD controller as the main algorithm. MABSA is one of the swarm intelligences and is usually for an optimization problem. Next, the tuning method for the PI controller and PD controller will be the trial-and-error method. The combination graph of each controller will be shown in Simulink scope as the project is tested for various positions. The controller's ability to regulate the position of a DC motor was studied. The comparision among the system's transient response parameters, including percentage overshoot, rising time (Tr), and settling time (Ts), would be discused. Various toolbox functions available in Simulink software can be employed to repossess these parameter outcomes.
Optimalisasi Kekuatan Otak Kanan untuk Belajar Berbahasa Jawa Ragam Krama di Kelas 2A SDIT AR-Raihan
Authors: Muhammad Adib , Rochmiyati Siti
Published: June 2023

The background that drives this research is the lack of application of manners in the language of manners that form a polite character. This is due to the use of Indonesian which is more massively used in daily communication than the use of Javanese. This research aims to be able to form a polite character in polite language by optimizing the power of the right brain. This research using a qualitative descriptive method makes the students of grade 2A SDIT Ar-Raihan as the research subjects. The research approach used is qualitative. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis technique using triangulation. The results of this study indicate that optimizing the power of the right brain to learn Javanese manners can create interesting and fun learning. The process of optimizing the right brain in learning manners is through contextual learning, creating creative learning, and using electronic media. These activities are expected to help students learn Javanese manners with fun and easy to remember and can improve students' memory of the vocabulary of various manners.
Pandangan Guru Terhadap Pelaksanaan Kurikulum 2013 Muatan Lokal Bahasa Jawa
Authors: Fitriana Tya Resta , Rahadini Astiana Ajeng
Published: June 2023

This research on teachers' views on the implementation of the curriculum aims to find out the views of teachers regarding the implementation of the 2013 curriculum local content of the Javanese Language in Central Java Province, Indonesia. The teacher's view is important as a basis for implementing the 2013 curriculum. Based on the results of the preliminary study, it is known that in the field implementation, the 2013 curriculum for local content of the Javanese language is still not suitable for both elementary and high school levels. Research data was taken by questionnaires and FGDs conducted by researchers. The results of research activities show that 1) teachers' views on the material in the curriculum. This understanding includes the teacher's understanding of the material and the development of the material in the curriculum as well as students' understanding of the learning material from the teacher's point of view, and 2) the teacher's view of the suitability of the material in the curriculum with students.  The Javanese language local content teachers hope that there is an improvement in the 2013 Javanese language local content curriculum based on the results of the curriculum review carried out so that the implementation is better and more optimal.
Pagelaran Wayang Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Menulis Cerita Melalui Metode Sugesti Imajinasi
Authors: Marsini Marsini
Published: June 2023

This study aims to determine the improvement of the results of writing stories through the method of imagination suggestion in class IXA students of SMP Negeri 27 Semarang in semester 1 and to increase students' love for writing stories through the method of imagination suggestion in class IXA students of SMP Negeri 27 Semarang. This type of research is classroom action research (CAR) which consists of pre-cycle, cycle I, and cycle II. The average pre-cycle score reached 62.93 so it was categorized as incomplete and students' completeness was only 37%. The average value of my cycle reached 76.40 so it was completed completely and students' completeness was 97%. In the second cycle, the average value of the class was 82.06% with the category of attention and students who achieved 100% completeness. In the pre-cycle students are given the freedom of the theme of the wayang story. In cycle I the story is titled Bedhah Alengka. In cycle II, the story of Anoman Duta is from the famous dhalang Ki Bayu Aji Prasetya. From the results of the non-test, it was found that most of the students were happy and enthusiastic watching the wayang kulit performance as a medium with the method of imagination suggestion. This method can also help students' difficulties in writing wayang stories.
Pelaksanaan Student Centered Learning (SCL) Pembelajaran Bahasa Jawa Di SMK N 3 Klaten
Authors: Aini Latifah Ayu Nur , Utami Esti Sudi , Kurnia Ermi Dyah
Published: June 2023

The purpose of the research is: (1) describe the implementation of Student Centered Learning in Javanesse language learning at SMK N 3 Klaten; (2) describe the supporting and inhibiting factors in the implementation of Student Centered Learning in Javanesse language learning at SMK N 3 Klaten. This research is an evaluative research with qualitative methods. The data of the research from the process of implementation Student Centered Learning and the data sources from teachers and students. The data collection technique by interview and questionnaires. Analysis techniques using data collection, data display, and conclusion drawing. The research results that the implementation of Student Centered Learning Javanesse language learning has used methods, models, media and learning resources in accordance with Student Centered Learning.The supporting factors in the the implementation of Student Centered Learning is Javanese language teacher. The roles played by the teacher include providing motivation and enthusiasm, providing incentives, and classroom conditioning that can increase the learning activity of students.
Reproduction of Architecture in Modernizing Local Architecture: The Case of Muqarnas
Authors: Abu Zer Motasem Issa Mahmoud , Reyhan Kader
Published: June 2023

The present study aims to investigate the cultural identity concept and its relation to cultural heritage within a conservation framework under the threat of unfettered interventions for modernity and its requirements by analyzing the reproduced architectural works. Furthermore, the study focused on clarifying and tracking the effects of architectural reproduction on society and individuals, as well as on the local way of thinking and local culture in a specific region known as the "Levant." The research method is developed in two interconnected ways: qualitative 'interpretive' research methods are used to explain the pure concept of cultural heritage, while a 'simulation strategy' is used between traditional and historical architectural elements to create new architectural elements with historical origins and contemporary touches. Construct logic is a method of "modernizing local architecture”, in that it controls modern architecture and uses it to develop local architecture rather than obliterating and distorting it. "Muqarnas," one of the Islamic architectural decorative elements widely used in the Levant and surrounding geography, is chosen as the simulation case study for developing new contemporary architectural elements used both structurally and decoratively. The simulation approach used in the study is limited to several traditional architectural elements from the study's historical and cultural context, which were documented with architectural and technical data as well as illustrative drawings. It may be possible to raise conservation awareness by simulating some traditional architectural elements and developing them in a highly technical environment. Furthermore, it can provide the opportunity to obtain new architectural elements of a contemporary cultural nature that resist architectural reproduction in a variety of internal and external fields, as well as structural solutions.
Prospective Aspect of Topography: The Example of The Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı) in Istanbul
Authors: Demirel Emre , Moazemi Goudarzi Soufi
Published: June 2023

The Grand Bazaar was constructed, there have been significant changes in shopping practices. Particularly the spread of Global trade boosted the opening of new shopping centres, high-street department stores and shopping malls. Despite all these changes in shopping habits, the Grand Bazaar still continues to be an actively used shopping area; it has never lost its customer interest and its socially vivid atmosphere. This research explores the reasons why the Grand Bazaar has not been lost its social dynamism over the course of time? This question has various answers, but this research argues that one of them is particularly related to its peculiar spatial formation that encourages social interactions. In this account; this research methodologically focuses on two main components, these are: how the Grand Bazaar was spatially constructed and how it was experienced by users. These purposes will be accomplished by the analyses of the writings and drawings of the important Western travellers. It is revealed that articulated in topographical account, the Grand Bazaar eliminates the boundaries between the spaces and thus between the people. This continually enhances the mutual relationships between inside and outside. This study focuses on the main interest of the topographic approach which is not much the representative qualities; re-expression of the exterior appearance of the building in shape and profile or any stylistic display, but it is more to create an open venue or a stage which enhances the spatial and social connectivity between interior and exterior worlds, ergo between individual and collective lives. As a result, the study demonstrates how the Grand Bazaar's topographical attitude lends a 'formative' aspect to an architectural context. The Grand Bazaar tries to abolish borders by emphasizing topographical aspects such as permeability, spatiality, and delay in order to create an in-between environment, and also a common social ground.
Interior Arrangement in Children Libraries during the Covid 19 Pandemic Process: The Example of Konya Seljuk Municipality KPP Children s Library
Authors: Şekerci Ceyhun , Kurnalı Melih
Published: June 2023

The aim of this study is to analyse the compliance of the Seljuk Municipality Konya Plain Project Children's Library in Konya, Turkey with the design principles in line with the recommendations of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. This descriptive study, which aims to analyse Konya Plain Project Children Library from a spatial point of view, was conducted according to the case study from qualitative research methods. In this study, the physical, ergonomic, and social suitability of the library was evaluated by photographing technique by making observations and measurements, presented with visual materials and the inadequacies in its structure were revealed. The fact that the building was designed as a municipal building and later converted into a library caused some of the parameters recommended by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions to not meet sufficiently. The fact that the library is located on the third floor has limited its relationship with the environment, its location in the centre of the city and on a noisy street, and the inability to control the sound in the study rooms have increased the noise level. The natural lighting of the library is determined to be uncontrolled and insufficient. It was determined that there were no building elements to control the sun, direction finding signs and a care room for babies or children. In addition, it was determined that ergonomic criteria were ignored in the design of the space. As a result of this study, it was determined that the Konya Plain Project Children's Library should be redesigned in terms of location, noise level, natural and artificial lighting, signage and wayfinding signs, child or baby care room. In addition, it has been determined that comfort and aesthetic elements have been at the forefront of the Konya Plain Project Children's Library, and it has been tried to keep up with the requirements of technology institutionally. Space design has been emphasized and suggestions have been developed in order to increase the use of children's libraries and to make the service appealing to wider audiences.
Visibility and Globalization Levels of Architectural Firms under the Influence of Internet and Internationalization: A Speculative Research
Authors: Özkan Üstün Gizem , Dinç Kalaycı Pınar
Published: June 2023

In a world dominated by the Internet, visibility is becoming increasingly important, and the visibility of architectural firms has also increased with the impact of internationalization. Architectural firms are increasing their visibility, both through the rapid dissemination of information provided by the Internet and by starting to use social media tools. This article explores the relationship between the visibility and the globalization of architectural firms in the year 2022. The article challenges the perception that all well-known/visible architectural firms can be global. The research has two time periods. (before and after 1985, the Internet Revolution). During the data collection phase, 20,942 architectural firms were scanned; a cluster of 522 firms in 49 different countries was formed; 10 different variables were studied in these firms. The 10 variables examined were determined according to the common and majority characteristics of the globalized architectural firms (44 firms) founded before 1985. The investigated variables enabled us to determine the globalization and visibility characteristics of the architectural firms founded after 1985. In the analysis phase, the firms were separated according to their countries (49 countries) and the levels of visibility and globalization were calculated by taking the averages. The levels of visibility and globalization were determined at three levels: low, medium, and high. Not every architectural firm with high visibility has a high level of globalization; it has been determined that every company with a high level of globalization is not visible enough and that there is no homogeneous relationship between globalization and visibility levels. The originality of the research lies in the use of Archdaily, which allows the scanning of 20,942 architectural firms, as a data source and the documentation of its data in 2022.
Determining and Ordering the Basic Evaluation Criteria in the Furniture Design Process
Authors: Varol Adem
Published: June 2023

It is seen that the design-oriented criteria in the furniture product have been analyzed through consumer or user preferences until today. However, the design criteria determined or evaluated through user preferences are not sufficient for the development of products. For this reason, it is necessary to determine the criteria in the design process in the furniture industry from an expert point of view, to determine the importance and weights of these criteria, and to develop standards. In this context, the aim of this study is to determine the criteria and sub-criteria in the furniture design process, and to analyze the importance ratings and weights of these criteria relative to each other. AHP, which is one of the multiple decision-making methods, was applied for the literature review and the analysis of the importance and weights of the criteria and sub-criteria determined by five different experts in the field. A total of 4 main criteria and 25 sub-criteria were determined in order to evaluate the furniture design process with the opinion of experts. Accordingly, the main criterion that has the most importance when evaluating the furniture design process is functionality. This criterion is followed by technical, conceptual and aesthetic criteria, respectively. Planning in accordance with the intended use (functional), material quality (technical), sustainability (conceptual) and form / shape (aesthetic) are the most important sub-criteria under the basic criteria. The findings of the study have the potential to contribute to the objective evaluation of the instructors working in the institutions providing education in the field, to determine the evaluation criteria in national-international design competitions, or to make a joint group decision by multiple decision makers in the sector.
Revueltas y movilizaciones populares en el Rif: de Abdelkrim al Hirak
Authors: Mateo Dieste Josep Lluís , Feliu Laura
Published: June 2023

En este artículo se propone una perspectiva diacrónica para analizar las revueltas políticas y movilizaciones sociales en el Rif a lo largo del siglo XX y principios del XXI, considerando la marginalidad de la región y sus élites en el régimen de poder marroquí. La tensión entre la agencia social y los factores estructurales se despliega en una sociedad rifeña que ha pasado de ser una sociedad eminentemente tribal a otra influida por el neoliberalismo y la diáspora. Tres grandes ciclos de protestas evolucionan en un contexto de profundos cambios en el Estado, el capital y la influencia exterior (un primer ciclo de revueltas anticoloniales, un segundo ciclo de revueltas bajo el nuevo Estado independiente y un tercer ciclo de revueltas bajo la era neoliberal). En este complejo panorama de tensiones entre las poblaciones locales y las estructuras estatales centrales, tanto coloniales como poscoloniales, destacamos los elementos diferenciales de estas tres grandes fases, pero también subrayamos las continuidades entre las distintas movilizaciones de esta región periférica y marginada. Los ciclos de movilizaciones sociales se han visto impulsados por las desigualdades económicas y sociales de la región, así como por las reivindicaciones de reconocimiento político e identitario de una población con una elevada conciencia de marginación en el contexto del Estado marroquí. Las tensiones entre la población del Rif y las autoridades centrales deben entenderse principalmente en el contexto de la competencia por el poder y los recursos entre un centro y una periferia, así como de la resistencia cultural a las imposiciones externas. A las numerosas protestas y movilizaciones, las autoridades han respondido en su mayoría con métodos coercitivos, al tiempo que han fracasado en sus intentos de cooptar a las élites regionales.
El yihadismo más allá de la religión. Una perspectiva multidimensional para comprender el yihadismo en Occidente
Authors: García-Sánchez Ainara
Published: June 2023

Este artículo  propone un análisis multidimensional para comprender el yihadismo en Occidente, haciendo particular hincapié en el ámbito de las relaciones internacionales y de la estructura sociopolítica en las sociedades occidentales. Con ello, se pretende generar una narrativa desde la que concebir el yihadismo más allá de su relación con la religión islámica, tratando de generar, desde la racionalidad de las ciencias sociales, una narrativa precisa que, a su vez, se distancie de los sesgos islamófobos presentes en ciertas otras discursividades asentadas en el imaginario colectivo occidental que presentan una muy estrecha relación entre el yihadismo y el islam.
El Colectivo Trans y la Educación Física: una Aproximación Bibliométrica
Authors: Tuero del Prado Concepción E. , Carballo-Leyenda Belén , Rioja Martínez Raquel
Published: June 2023

La presencia del alumnado trans en el sistema educativo obligatorio evidencia la necesidad de generar estudios e investigaciones que contribuyan a facilitar la labor de los profesionales y la inclusión de los estudiantes trans. No se ha localizado ninguna investigación que analice las publicaciones sobre Educación Física y el colectivo trans desde la perspectiva bibliométrica. Así, los objetivos de este trabajo son: a) determinar indicadores bibliométricos relacionados con la producción, la colaboración y la repercusión e impacto, b) clasificar las publicaciones en función del tipo de estudio, y c) identificar las principales categorías temáticas de las publicaciones. A partir de la determinación de unos términos de búsqueda en cinco bases de datos se obtuvo una muestra de 20 publicaciones. El análisis bibliométrico indica la novedad de esta temática desde el punto de vista cronológico, así como su desarrollo en un contexto geográfico próximo (España y Reino Unido). Por su parte, el análisis de contenidos ofrece información sobre la tendencia en el uso de las palabras clave de las publicaciones, así como otros aspectos relacionados con la metodología de las investigaciones además de los temas con mayor presencia en los manuscritos.
Contribución del Ocio Físico-Deportivo Intergeneracional al Bienestar de las Personas Mayores
Authors: Sáenz de Jubera Magdalena , Valdemoros Mª Ángeles , Alonso Rosa Ana , Sanz Aranzuri Eva , Ponce de León Elizondo Ana Mª
Published: June 2023

La actividad física de ocio compartida entre abuelos y nietos tiene el potencial de contribuir a la mejora la salud, el bienestar general y la calidad de vida en las personas mayores. La presente investigación tiene por objetivo analizar la importancia de la actividad física de ocio compartida por abuelos y nietos, para el bienestar integral de las personas mayores, considerado un colectivo potencialmente vulnerable, y examinar si existen diferencias entre dos épocas clave vinculadas al pre y post confinamiento. Se utilizaron técnicas cuantitativas -cuestionario ad hoc administrado a 357 abuelos de niños de 6 a 12 años residentes en la zona norte de España- y cualitativas -grupo de discusión-, en el que participaron 9 abuelos con nietos con edades comprendidas entre 6 y 12 años. Los resultados reflejan que la actividad física de ocio compartida entre abuelos y nietos es de las prácticas más perjudicadas con la pandemia, quedando reducida tras el confinamiento, no consiguiéndose reestablecer los niveles anteriores al COVID. Los desafíos sanitarios y sociales actuales obligan a construir políticas familiares y sociales que consoliden la práctica de actividad física de ocio compartida, que beneficie la inclusión social de las personas mayores, como colectivo potencialmente vulnerable.
The effects of processing variables on the soda and soda-AQ pulping of kenaf bast fiber
Authors: Shakhes Jalal , Zeinaly Farhad , Marandi Morteza a.b. , Saghafi Tayebe
Published: June 2023

Iran is facing a severe lack of fibrous raw materials for paper production. Kenaf (Hibiscus cannubinus L.) is a superior complement to wood as a source of fiber. Kenaf bast fibers are excellent for making pulp and paper of various grades due to the presence of high alpha cellulose (56.43), holocellulose (77.71), and ultimate fiber length (2.77 mm). Fiber length is an important factor in the development of tear and tensile properties. The aim of this work is to study the effect of charge alkali (20 and 25% oven dried, as NaOH) and cooking time (30, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 min) of kenaf bast fiber on soda and soda-anthraquinone (AQ) pulp yield, kappa number, rejects, and strength properties of their handsheets. Results indicated that alkali charge and cooking time had significant influence on kappa number, yield, and rejects of pulps, whereas PFI revolution had only a minimal effect, especially at higher cooking times. The soda method was modified by adding 0.2% anthraquinone, and the resultant pulps displayed an increase in pulp yield and reduction in both kappa number (by 6 to 9 units) and screening rejects. The strength properties obtained with the two cooking processes used were compared, and those provided by soda-AQ process were found to be best. Regarding handsheet properties, a significant improvement in tensile index could be obtained by the soda-AQ process, compared to the soda process.
Risk factors associated with the occurrence of antibodies against bluetongue virus in sheep in the state of Paraná, Brazil
Authors: Torres Carrasco Adriano de Oliveira , Pinheiro Mariana Faccini , Obrzut Françoeze Caroline , Vailati Renan Eduardo , Quadros Kaveski Flavia Yasmin de , Okano Werner , Seki Meire Christina
Published: June 2023

Bluetongue is an arbovirus that affects different animal species, being most relevant in sheep because of the possible disease severity. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of antibodies against bluetongue virus (BTV) in sheep in the central-western region of Paraná, Brazil, and the risk factors for infection in the species. This is the first study to determine these factors in the southern region of Brazil. A serological survey using agar gel immunodiffusion was positive in 28.1% (108/350) of the animals tested, and 91.66% (11/12) of the farms analyzed had at least one seropositive animal. Furthermore, contact between sheep and cattle was determined as the main risk factor for BTV infection in sheep, followed by flooding, a history of abortion, and contact with rivers and riparian forests. In conclusion, the occurrence of anti-BTV antibodies in flocks in Paraná was moderate however, the virus is still circulating in these animals, so greater epidemiological surveillance and implementation of programs to control the disease are necessary.
Сейсмічна небезпека території України
Authors: Гринь Дмитро Миколайович
Published: June 2023

Доповідь присвячено важливому напряму наукової діяльності Інституту геофізики ім. С.І. Субботіна НАН України, пов’язаному з розробленням методів детального вивчення сейсмічності регіонів України та аналітичним опрацюванням даних мережі сейсмологічних станцій. Ці дослідження спрямовані на виявлення потенційних ризиків руйнування критичної інфраструктури в державі та можливих загроз життю її громадян.
Роль та місце матеріалознавства у створенні новітнього озброєння та військової техніки Збройних Сил України
Authors: Чепков Ігор Борисович
Published: June 2023

У статті обґрунтовано важливість досліджень з вивчення фізико-хімічних, технологічних, експлуатаційних та інших характеристик різноманітних матеріалів з метою створення науково-технічного й технологічного доробку для виробництва, модернізації та подальшого розвитку інноваційного високотехнологічного озброєння та військової техніки. Проаналізовано сучасні світові тенденції в галузі матеріалознавства. Визначено пріоритетні напрями досліджень, які можуть сприяти розвитку озброєння та військової техніки Збройних Сил України.
PICARESQUE NOVELS IN CANNERY ROW, CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM, AND DON QUIJOTE
Authors: Muharam Muhamad Ghifari , Sudjatnika Tenny , Priyawan Pepen
Published: June 2023

The research compared rascals in three Picaresque novels: Cannery Row, Candide or Optimism, and Don Quijote. It used Picaresque theories from Clarence Hugh Holman (1972), as well as Gustavo Pellon and Julio Rodriguez-Luis (1986), that specified rascal or rogue. This understanding explains how some Picaresque novels feature rascal characters who are silly, stupid, reckless, rude and have other negative traits, but they also have qualities of kindness, a good heart, and attentiveness hidden behind them. Mack and the boys, Candide, and Don Quijote are all depicted as rogues. The Picaresque element is used as a formula in the story to determine and exemplify rascal values. The researcher stated two problems related to Picaresque rascal: what are the similarities between Picaresque rascals in Cannery Row, Candide or Optimism, and Don Quijote? In addition, the purpose of this research is to identify Picaresque rascals in three objects. Furthermore, this research utilizes Ian Dey's (1993) literary criticism method, namely qualitative analysis. It is used to decipher the data of each object one by one and to obtain information about the Picaresque. The researcher then used Susan Bassnett's (1999) comparative method to compare topics. The similarities between the three objects are the results of this research. The similarities are rascals, education, instability of personality, criminality, and themes.  Keywords: Comparative Literature 1; Elements 2; Novel 3; Picaresque 4; Rascal 5
Prudência nas Ciências Administrativas Diante de Possíveis Mudanças Epistemológicas: elementos centrais na construção do conhecimento sobre controle organizacional
Authors: Genú Jéssica Moliterno , Benício de Melo Sérgio Carvalho , Dourado Debora Coutinho Paschoal
Published: June 2023

As ciências administrativas são caracterizadas pela subjetividade subjacente ao comportamento humano e sua interpretação da realidade. Porém, muitos elementos centrais na construção do conhecimento em Administração permanecem no anonimato, enquanto outros são distorcidos. Nesta conjuntura, os estudos correntes sobre controle organizacional se inclinam a negligenciar uma visão ontoepistemológica mais ampla, ignorando processos reflexivos do fazer ciência. Partindo daí, este ensaio visa refletir o conhecimento sobre controle organizacional e como este ainda é edificado a partir de pressupostos epistemológicos “imprudentes” considerando os aspectos contextuais de hoje. Para isso foram consideradas as seguintes teorias: o Pluralismo Metodológico de Paul Feyerabend; a Dupla Ruptura Epistemológica de Boaventura Souza Santos; e a Historicidade e Incomensurabilidade de Thomas Kuhn. Observou-se que há possibilidade de confluência e alinhamento dessas questões com o campo, carregando influências do contexto e contribuições de outras áreas, entretanto a consideração do senso comum e da subjetividade ainda precisa ser melhor desenvolvida. Conclui-se que a aplicabilidade dos elementos centrais dessas teorias de forma isolada não permite clareza na interpretação dos fenômenos de acordo com a realidade vivenciada.
Compreendendo o Processo de Interiorização dos Refugiados no Brasil: como um Município faz a sua Governança
Authors: Pereira Breno Augusto Diniz , Cirino Andreia Lopes , Tavares Bruno
Published: June 2023

Individual ou coletiva, a mobilidade humana é motivada por diferentes circunstâncias ligadas, de algum modo, a uma sociedade complexa, mais marcada pelos desequilíbrios socioeconômicos, pela violência e intolerância do que pelo respeito à igualdade e à dignidade humana. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalho é identificar como as práticas de governança pública que foram aplicadas, no que diz respeito a integração dos refugiados nos municípios brasileiros. Este trabalho, de cunho qualitativo, teve como estratégia de pesquisa o estudo de caso. Por isso foi pesquisado o município de Contagem em Minas Gerais que recebeu/recebe milhares de refugiados, especialmente, Haitianos. Os resultados apontam que no município de Contagem não houve qualquer política pública do governo federal para a questão dos refugiados, cabendo à prefeitura arcar sozinha com a solução do problema. Isso possibilitou um acesso restrito às competências e capacidades do município em resolver o problema. Ou seja, o município aprendeu no processo de tentativa e erro. Espera-se que a partir desse estudo possa-se desenvolver metodologias e protocolos de ação para que os municípios brasileiros possam integrar e socializar novos refugiados, com maior efetividade e minimizando os problemas encontrados
Volunteers Motivations in Brazillian´s Mega Sporting Events: Similar or Different?
Authors: Pereira Helio Araújo , Cavalcante Carlos Eduardo
Published: June 2023

Identifying volunteer motivation is fundamental to the management of this segment in sporting events. Therefore, this present article aimed to identify if there are differences among volunteer motivation between two mega sporting events held in Brazil. The empiric part of this article had the lócus of Formula 1 Grand Prix held in Interlagos in the city of São Paulo in the year 2018 and the Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Data for this research have been collected using a questionnaire based upon the theoretical model of Bang and Chelladurai (2009) and Bang et al. (2009). It used the quantitative research method, encompassing the application of 600 forms to the volunteers involved in the events, with 400 in the Olympics and 200 in the Formula 1. The research showed that motivations are different, depending upon the type of sporting event held in Brazil. The more specific the sporting event, in the case of Formula 1, the more is the affinity shown by the volunteer with the event, contributing, above all in the withholding of these volunteers.
A Influência do Clima Organizacional nos Comportamentos de Cidadania Organizacional em Profissionais de uma ONG do Setor de Saúde
Authors: Martins Larissa Paula , Da Silva Veiga Heila Magali
Published: June 2023

O Clima Organizacional (CO) e os Comportamentos de Cidadania Organizacional (CCO) são elementos importantes que se apresentam no contexto organizacional e que contribuem para a compreensão do comportamentos humanos nas organizações. Ademais, os estudos que investigam suas relações são exíguos, especialmente em organizações não governamentais (ONGs), fazendo-se importante e justificável o presente estudo. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é verificar a influência do clima organizacional nos comportamentos de cidadania organizacional em uma ONG da área de saúde. A amostra de conveniência é composta por 128 trabalhadores (51,2% da população). Para aferir as variáveis, foram utilizadas escalas de 5 ponto tipo Likert. Foram empreendidas seis análises de regressão múltipla padrão, sendo uma para cada dimensão de CCO, e os modelos foram significativos para quatro dimensões, sendo o maior poder de predição para Altruísmo (r²ajustado = 37%; p0,00) com contribuição significativa oriunda das dimensões recompensa (β = -040; p0,00), pressão (β = -0,25; p0,01) e conforto físico (β = 0,46; p0,00). Os resultados analisados conjuntamente mostram que o CO é um importante preditor de CCO, e os achados trazem reflexões para as temáticas investigadas com contribuições teóricas e práticas.
Organizational performance assessment in hotel industry: a systematic review
Authors: Arenhart Rodrigo Schons , Souza Adriano Mendonça , Zanini Roselaine Ruviaro
Published: June 2023

Purpose: this study aims to analyze how the hotel industry uses quantitative data to assess its organizational performance.
Design/Methodology/Approach: a systematic review (SR), with a descriptive analysis and critical information, was carried out to develop a holistic view of the theme and offer guidance for future research.
Findings: the review presented information on the topic, covering studies in environmental efficiency, financial performance, social analysis, and the global details on performance in the hotel industry. The paper shows main research topics/indicators on hotel performance assessment and proposes a more comprehensive path for research.
Research, Practical & Social Implications: the findings contribute to the understanding of managers of hotels with solutions found in relevant scientific studies and with researchers identifying research gaps in main areas.
Originality/Value: the review demonstrates the potential for further research in three main areas (economic, environmental, and social). Besides this, an important and promising area of research is shown: to understand the role of each potential component in the global performance of hotels.
Keywords: Hotels; Organizational Performance; Systematic Review.
Back to the Future: Toward a Hybrid Architecture for Ad Hoc Teamwork
Authors: Dodampegama Hasra , Sridharan Mohan
Published: June 2023

State of the art methods for ad hoc teamwork, i.e., for collaboration without prior coordination, often use a long history of prior observations to model the behavior of other agents (or agent types) and to determine the ad hoc agent's behavior. In many practical domains, it is difficult to obtain large training datasets, and necessary to quickly revise the existing models to account for changes in team composition or domain attributes. Our architecture builds on the principles of step-wise refinement and ecological rationality to enable an ad hoc agent to perform non-monotonic logical reasoning with prior commonsense domain knowledge and models learned rapidly from limited examples to predict the behavior of other agents. In the simulated multiagent collaboration domain Fort Attack, we experimentally demonstrate that our architecture enables an ad hoc agent to adapt to changes in the behavior of other agents, and provides enhanced transparency and better performance than a state of the art data-driven baseline.
SwinRDM: Integrate SwinRNN with Diffusion Model towards High-Resolution and High-Quality Weather Forecasting
Authors: Chen Lei , Du Fei , Hu Yuan , Wang Zhibin , Wang Fan
Published: June 2023

Data-driven medium-range weather forecasting has attracted much attention in recent years. However, the forecasting accuracy at high resolution is unsatisfactory currently. Pursuing high-resolution and high-quality weather forecasting, we develop a data-driven model SwinRDM which integrates an improved version of SwinRNN with a diffusion model. SwinRDM performs predictions at 0.25-degree resolution and achieves superior forecasting accuracy to IFS (Integrated Forecast System), the state-of-the-art operational NWP model, on representative atmospheric variables including 500 hPa geopotential (Z500), 850 hPa temperature (T850), 2-m temperature (T2M), and total precipitation (TP), at lead times of up to 5 days. We propose to leverage a two-step strategy to achieve high-resolution predictions at 0.25-degree considering the trade-off between computation memory and forecasting accuracy. Recurrent predictions for future atmospheric fields are firstly performed at 1.40625-degree resolution, and then a diffusion-based super-resolution model is leveraged to recover the high spatial resolution and finer-scale atmospheric details. SwinRDM pushes forward the performance and potential of data-driven models for a large margin towards operational applications.
Target-Free Text-Guided Image Manipulation
Authors: Fan Wan-Cyuan , Yang Cheng-Fu , Yang Chiao-An , Wang Yu-Chiang Frank
Published: June 2023

We tackle the problem of target-free text-guided image manipulation, which requires one to modify the input reference image based on the given text instruction, while no ground truth target image is observed during training. To address this challenging task, we propose a Cyclic-Manipulation GAN (cManiGAN) in this paper, which is able to realize where and how to edit the image regions of interest. Specifically, the image editor in cManiGAN learns to identify and complete the input image, while cross-modal interpreter and reasoner are deployed to verify the semantic correctness of the output image based on the input instruction. While the former utilizes factual/counterfactual description learning for authenticating the image semantics, the latter predicts the "undo" instruction and provides pixel-level supervision for the training of cManiGAN. With the above operational cycle-consistency, our cManiGAN can be trained in the above weakly supervised setting. We conduct extensive experiments on the datasets of CLEVR and COCO datasets, and the effectiveness and generalizability of our proposed method can be successfully verified. Project page: sites.google.com/view/wancyuanfan/projects/cmanigan.
Scene-Level Sketch-Based Image Retrieval with Minimal Pairwise Supervision
Authors: Ge Ce , Wang Jingyu , Qi Qi , Sun Haifeng , Xu Tong , Liao Jianxin
Published: June 2023

The sketch-based image retrieval (SBIR) task has long been researched at the instance level, where both query sketches and candidate images are assumed to contain only one dominant object. This strong assumption constrains its application, especially with the increasingly popular intelligent terminals and human-computer interaction technology. In this work, a more general scene-level SBIR task is explored, where sketches and images can both contain multiple object instances. The new general task is extremely challenging due to several factors: (i) scene-level SBIR inherently shares sketch-specific difficulties with instance-level SBIR (e.g., sparsity, abstractness, and diversity), (ii) the cross-modal similarity is measured between two partially aligned domains (i.e., not all objects in images are drawn in scene sketches), and (iii) besides instance-level visual similarity, a more complex multi-dimensional scene-level feature matching problem is imposed (including appearance, semantics, layout, etc.). Addressing these challenges, a novel Conditional Graph Autoencoder model is proposed to deal with scene-level sketch-images retrieval. More importantly, the model can be trained with only pairwise supervision, which distinguishes our study from others in that elaborate instance-level annotations (for example, bounding boxes) are no longer required. Extensive experiments confirm the ability of our model to robustly retrieve multiple related objects at the scene level and exhibit superior performance beyond strong competitors.
Causal Intervention for Human Trajectory Prediction with Cross Attention Mechanism
Authors: Ge Chunjiang , Song Shiji , Huang Gao
Published: June 2023

Human trajectory Prediction (HTP) in complex social environments plays a crucial and fundamental role in artificial intelligence systems. Conventional methods make use of both history behaviors and social interactions to forecast future trajectories. However, we demonstrate that the social environment is a confounder that misleads the model to learn spurious correlations between history and future trajectories. To end this, we first formulate the social environment, history and future trajectory variables into a structural causal model to analyze the causalities among them. Based on causal intervention rather than conventional likelihood, we propose a Social Environment ADjustment (SEAD) method, to remove the confounding effect of the social environment. The core of our method is implemented by a Social Cross Attention (SCA) module, which is universal, simple and effective. Our method has consistent improvements on ETH-UCY datasets with three baseline models and achieves competitive performances with existing methods.
Incremental Image De-raining via Associative Memory
Authors: Gu Yi , Wang Chao , Li Jie
Published: June 2023

While deep learning models have achieved the state-of-the-art performance on single-image rain removal, most methods only consider learning fixed mapping rules on the single synthetic dataset for lifetime. This limits the real-life application as iterative optimization may change mapping rules and training samples. However, when models learn a sequence of datasets in multiple incremental steps, they are susceptible to catastrophic forgetting that adapts to new incremental episodes while failing to preserve previously acquired mapping rules. In this paper, we argue the importance of sample diversity in the episodes on the iterative optimization, and propose a novel memory management method, Associative Memory, to achieve incremental image de-raining. It bridges connections between current and past episodes for feature reconstruction by sampling domain mappings of past learning steps, and guides the learning to trace the current pathway back to the historical environment without storing extra data. Experiments demonstrate that our method can achieve better performance than existing approaches on both inhomogeneous and incremental datasets within the spectrum of highly compact systems.