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A Study on Techniques of facial recognition and IOT Cam vulnerabilities: A survey
Authors: Ravula Arun Kumar Mr. , Sobharani Ms. , Seelam Nagarjuna Reddy Mr. , Prasanna Y.
Published: November 2018

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Investigation of Intestinal Enzyme Activity and Effects of Non-starch Polysaccharide on it
Authors: Piryaei Masoumeh , Motamedi Anahita , Mehrabi Far Atefeh
Published: November 2018

Background and Purpose: Shigella is a human shigellosis and its lipopolysaccharide is identified by 4TLR. The 4TLR is a family of pseudo-TOLL receptors and many immune routes are triggered by stimulating these receptors. Many studies show increasing of 4TLR expression in Mesenchyme stem cells under the influence of lipopolysaccharide. The main objective of this study was to identify the appropriate lipopolysaccharide of Shigella strains by stimulating the immune system for vaccine studies. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, the stem cell of human Mesenchymal derived from bone marrow was treated by three dilution of 0.1, 0.01, and 0.001 extract of Shigella strains (Flexneri, Dysentery and Sonnei) containing lipopolysaccharide. Then, the expression of 4TLR at RNA level was evaluated by RT-PCR and Q-PCR techniques. Cells treated with phosphate buffer saline were considered as control group. Findings: The expression of 4TLR was observed in all treatments groups except for treatment groups with relative concentration of 0.001 sonnei and dysentery as well as control group. Changes in 4TLR expression were dose-dependent on all treatment groups. The highest expression was related to the treatment with Shigella Flexneri extract and the smallest was related to Shigella sonnei. The use of pure lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli as a positive control showed that the lipopolysaccharide in Shigella extract is responsible for increasing the expression of 4TLR. Conclusion: given the increased expression of 4TLR by Shigella extract, this extract is recommended to increase the efficacy of the vaccine.
Innovative Technologies for Producing Foam Concrete Products Using Solar Energy
Authors: Aruova Lyazat , Dauzhanov Nabi , Tokmyrza Batyrkhan , Utkelbaeva Aizhan , Shashpan Zolaman
Published: November 2018

An energy efficient technology and a method for the production of foam concrete products have been developed. They involve the use of solar energy in the process in order to reduce energy consumption for heat treatment, which allows to produce high-quality products with a low production cost with a daily production cycle.The technical and economic evaluation of the developed solar technology shows that during the hot season up to 95% of the heat energy needed to intensify the hardening of the foam concrete is provided by a renewable energy source. The annual replacement of organic fuels with solar energy, considering the winter period of the year, is up to 65%. The annual economic effect in the oil equivalent of the use of this solar technology in enterprises located in regions with favorable weather and climate conditions, with a productivity of 20 thousand m3/year is up to 85 tons.The use of solar technology to ensure accelerated hardening of foam concrete products makes it possible to make production highly efficient, energy-saving and environmentally friendly. It meets modern requirements for saving organic fuels and reducing harmful emissions into the atmosphere.The energy efficiency of a yearly solar thermal treatment consists of high heat-absorbing and heat-insulating ability of helio-coatings, helio-chambers, and controlling the expenses of the heat source. As a result, energy savings in the winter months are 15-35%, in summer - 70-100%, and the average annual energy savings are in the range from 50 to 75% depending on the class of concrete and the thickness of products.Â Â
Application of Information Technologies to Improve the Quality of Mathematical Trainingo Teachers of Natural-Science Disciplines
Authors: Z. Khabibullina Guzel , V. Maklets Sergey , E. Khairullina Liliya
Published: November 2018

The actuality of the problem stated in the article is due to the fact that the level of professional competence of future teachers of the natural-science subjects largely depends on the quality of mathematical training, which is largely provided by the use of computer technologies in higher mathematics classes. Information technologies are indispensable for the effective organization of the educational process in the modern conditions of teaching the course of mathematical disciplines. As a result of the study of this problem, the authors used methods that allowed defining the definition of mathematical competences of teachers of natural-science disciplines (theoretical analysis of pedagogical literature) and confirming the effectiveness of using information technologies in higher mathematics classes (pedagogical experiment). The main results of the research consist in the allocation of four levels of mathematical competences (low, medium, high, very high), and in the definition of the system of basic mathematical competencies. The obtained results allow to answer the question how on the basis of computer technologies to develop the mathematical competencies of future teachers of the natural-science disciplines more effectively, and, supplementing the existing theory of higher education, contribute to solving the issues of motivation for teaching higher mathematics.Â Â
Implementation of Iso 9001, Iso 14001, Iso 45001 Requirements with the Systems of Electronic Document Turnover
Authors: P. Balabanov Igor , F. Davletshin Fail
Published: November 2018

In the modern actively developing conditions of globalization and informatization of production, and emergence of new technologies, only those firms have chances to remain at the market which find ways and means of optimization of processes in time. Adhering to the basic principles of the integrated system of management ensures the most natural and trouble-free functioning of all organizational structure. This paper covers the specifics of work with documentation, or the system of paper and electronic document flow, and with the application of an electronic document management system taking into account observance of requirements of documentary information management system. Adherence to ISM requirements for documentary information management is quite real with options of conducting document flow. Nevertheless, it is much simpler and more effective to perform with already introduced EDMS, and the effect of its use of subjects is higher when the enterprise scale and a number of staff involved in work with documentation are bigger. The maximum output can be achieved from electronic document flow introduction with an optimum ratio of the functions demanded in operation and if opportunities of the chosen system correspond to them.Â Â
Complexity as an Antecedent for External Collaboration in New Product Development Projects
Authors: Gheshmi Reza , Zacro Hugo , Marimon Frederic
Published: November 2018

This study examines how project complexity in low technology-intensive small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute in implementation of open innovation practices, during their new product development projects. The main focus of this paper is to investigate the critical role of complexity in the project level to identifying the compatibility of those external sources involved in NPD. The low technology-intensive sector in Spain were chosen as a target context, there were many innovative SMEs operating in these industries and because these sectors were going through significant changes. Four external knowledge sources, Universities, suppliers, customers and competitors and four open innovation practices, Community, Platform, Partnership and seller-buyer agreement, in the new product development were identified. The study shows that in SMEs, project complexity plays an important role in selecting the external source and implementation of open innovation practices. The main conclusion of the study is that the external collaboration in new product development projects is determined by different dimensions of project complexities and in projects with different type of complexity, the SMEs follow different external knowledge sources and open innovation practices. The study results imply that SMEs benefit from opening up their innovation process in the new product development projects. The firms in this study employed a blend of strategies that is more compatible with dimensions of project complexity. They collaborated actively with different external knowledge source and different modes of collaboration, when they have determination of different dimensions of project complexity. Also, the study extends understanding of the strategic use of open innovation in SMEs by demonstrating how SMEs balance the risk of project complexity built on new product development and the benefit of creating a wider capability base with partnerships.Â
Cloud Computing based on the Load Balancing Algorithm
Authors: Abhinav Chand NV , Hemanth Kumar A , Teja Marella Surya
Published: November 2018

Emerging cloud computing technology is a big step in virtual computing. Cloud computing provides services to clients through the internet. Cloud computing enables easy access to resources distributed all over the world. Increase in the number of the population has further increased the challenge. The main challenge of cloud computing technology is to achieve efficient load balancing. Load balancing is a process of assigning load to available resources in such a way that it avoids overloading of resources. If load balancing is performed efficiently, it improves QoS metric including cost, throughput, response time, resource utilization and performance. Efficient load balancing techniques also provide better user satisfaction. Various load balancing algorithms are used in different scenarios for ensuring the same. In the current research, we will study different algorithms for load balancing and benefits and limitations caused to the system due to the algorithms. In this paper, we will compare static and dynamic load balancing algorithms for various measures of efficiency. These will be useful for future research in the concerned field.Â
Angle of Arrival Estimation in Smart Antenna for Wireless Communication
Authors: S. Jyothi Lakshmi T. , Sandeep S. , V. Rajya Lakshmi Dr.
Published: November 2018

Smart antenna technology has emerged as one of the most efficient techniques in supporting maximum communication link throughput. A smart antenna system with innovative signal processing can enhance the resolution of a signalâ€™s direction of arrival estimation. Successful design of Smart antenna is dependent on the efficient performance of DOA estimation algorithm as well as beamforming algorithm. This paper presents a comparative performance study between Classical Beam forming method, MUSIC (Multiple Signal Classification), MVDR (Minimum Variance Distortion less Response) which are different direction of arrival algorithms used in linear antenna array. The objective is to analyse and compare these algorithms and determine which provides maximum efficiency.Â Â
Identification and Avoidance of Malicious Nodes by using Certificate Revocation Method
Authors: Vamshi krishna H. , Swain Gandharba
Published: November 2018

There are a large number of applications of ad-hoc networks (i) military, (ii) Disaster rescue, (iii) Medical etc.Â  But the security of the data during transfer is a major concern. This paper proposes a technique for identifying and preventing the malicious nodes to be in a path from sender to receiver, known as certificate revocation method. Here certificate authority Scheme (CAS) is responsible for the issue of the certificates for these nodes. The CAS maintains two sets of lists â€“ a warning list and a blocked list. The node is added to a warning list if any of the neighbor nodes raises a suspension about a node. Both the accuser and the accused are added to this list. The node is transferred to blocked list when the corruption in the node is confirmed. A node from the blocked list is never added to the network again. This process is termed as cluster-based certificate revocation scheme (CBCRS). The priority of this technique is not the detection of the corrupted node but the removal of the corrupted node from the network. Experimental results reveal that this protocol is free from vulnerabilities.Â Â
Impact of Competency Based Training Need Assessment on Individual Performance: A Study on Employees of Essel Mining Industries
Authors: Gayatri Panda Ms , Sumita Mishra Dr.
Published: November 2018

With the increase in competition among different players in the mining industry, it has become an area of attention and focus for every player in the industry to streamline their employeeâ€™s competencies with the job requirement and outline the gap and design optimum strategies to bridge the gap in order to overcome the deficiencies. The present work is a lucid attempt to study the impact of competency management on identification of training need among employees of Essel Mining & Industries ltd. To achieve the set objectives a questionnaire was designed and it was distributed to a sample size of 112. The data was collected based on Purposive sampling. Correlation, Single factor ANOVA, technique was used to identify the present level and the expected level. Based on the above analysis and interpretations suggestions were given to bridge the gap and match the employeeâ€™s competencies with organizations set goals and objectives.Â
Improvement of Effectiveness of Separation of Emulsion by Processing Ptfe Membrane with Microwave Radiation
Authors: D. Fazullin Dinar , A. Kharitonova Elena , M. Gimadieva Aisilu , V. Mavrin Gennady
Published: November 2018

In this work, in order to increase the productivity and degree of separation of petroleum emulsions, a modification of thin-film microfiltration membranes from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) by ultrahigh-frequency (microwave) radiation in the decimeter wave band in air, nitrogen and argon was carried out. Treatment of membranes with microwave radiation leads to a reduction in the mass of PTFE membranes depending on the treatment time and the gaseous media. The membrane weight decreases most strongly to 0.17% when treated in atmospheric air, which is apparently due to the aggressive action of oxygen. The least mass of the membrane decreases when treated in argon, only 0.06%. The increase in the specific productivity of membranes during processing in the atmosphere of atmospheric air is explained by the hydrophilization of the surface, due to the formation of polar oxygen-containing groups. A decrease in specific productivity when treated in an argon inert gas environment occurs apparently due to crosslinking of the surface layer. Treatment of the membrane in a nitrogen medium increases the degree of emulsion separation by 6.9%, in air media by 15.3%, in argon media by 21%. An increase in the efficiency of separation of emulsions is also confirmed by a decrease in the size of oil particles in filtrates of emulsions. So the limiting size of the particles of the disperse phase cut off by the initial membrane was 118 nm, and the membrane treated with microwave radiation in the air medium was 39 nm, in the nitrogen medium 68 nm and in argon medium 10 nm.Â Â
Data Mining for Information Storage Reliability Assessment by Relative Values
Authors: N. Nasyrov Iskandar , I. Nasyrov Ildar , I. Nasyrov Rustam , A. Khairullin Bulat
Published: November 2018

The data ambiguity problem for heterogeneous sets of equipment reliability indicators is considered. In fact, the same manufacturers do not always unambiguously fill the SMART parameters with the corresponding values for their different models of hard disk drives. In addition, some of the parameters are sometimes empty, while the other parameters have only zero values.The scientific task of the research consists in the need to define such a set of parameters that will allow us to obtain a comparative assessment of the reliability of each individual storage device of any model of any manufacturer for its timely replacement.The following conditions were used to select the parameters suitable for evaluating their relative values:1) The parameter values for normally operating drives should always be greater or lower than for the failed ones;2) The monotonicity of changes in the values of parameters in the series should be observed: normally working, withdrawn prematurely, failed;3) The first two conditions must be fulfilled both in general and in particular, for example, for the drives of each brand separately.Separate averaging of the values for normally operating, early decommissioned and failed storage media was performed. The maximum of these three values was taken as 100%. The relative distribution of values for each parameter was studied.Five parameters were selected (5 â€“ â€œReallocated sectors countâ€, 7 â€“ â€œSeek error rateâ€, 184 â€“ â€œEnd-to-end errorâ€, 196 â€“ â€œReallocation event countâ€, 197 â€“ â€œCurrent pending sector countâ€, plus another four (1 â€“ â€œRaw read error rateâ€, 10 â€“ â€œSpin-up retry countsâ€, 187 â€“ â€œReported uncorrectable errorsâ€, 198 â€“ â€œUncorrectable sector countsâ€), which require more careful analysis, and one (194 â€“ â€œHard disk assembly temperatureâ€) for prospective use in solid-state drives, as a result of the relative value study of their suitability for use upon evaluating the reliability of data storage devices.Â
Investigation of Interaction Features of Oil Emulsions and Sorption Material Based on Beet Processing Waste
Authors: R. Denisova Tatiana , N. Miftahov Munir , V. Sverguzova Svetlana , A. Sapro Zhanna
Published: November 2018

Research results of interaction features of model water emulsions of edible oils with the sorption material received on the basis of carbonate-containing withdrawal of processing of sugar beet are given in work. The Carbonation sludge which is formed in the course of beet sugar production was exposed to heat treatment at a temperature of 600 Â°C for carbonization of the organic substances which are available in its structure for the purpose of material sorption characteristics improvement. It is established that interaction of sorption material with model emulsions of edible oils is carried out at the expense of adsorption forces, the lack of influence of structural features, such as presence of functional groups (-IT, as in case of ricinoleic acid) and lengths of a carbon chain of molecules of fatty acids on intensity of sorption interaction with sorption material is proved. The isotherms constructed on the basis of experimental data demonstrate monomolecular adsorption of oils on a surface of the modified carbonation sludge. Values of sorption capacity for the studied material are: 182 mg/g for sunflower oil; 184 mg/g for soy oil and 189 mg/g for olive. It is defined that adsorption of oils happens within the first 10-20 minutes then the active centers of the thermally modified carbonation sludge are sated.Â
Investigating the Pollution of the Atmosphere by Motor Transport
Authors: D. Yambyshev Farid , M. Shigabutdinov Renat
Published: November 2018

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious global problems of mankind. Its impact on the public health becomes more acute every year. Ecotoxicants - harmful chemicals that pollute the environment - pose a great danger to humans and animals. Their sources are not only production and energy enterprises, but also motor transport. With the increase in the car fleet, the level of harmful impact on the environment is intensively increasing. For example, if at the beginning of the 1970s, hygienists determined the proportion of pollutants introduced into the atmosphere by road transport on average at 13%, now this level has reached 50% and continues to grow.This paper is devoted to the study of the extent of atmospheric pollution by road transport. Literature sources on this problem have been analyzed and summarized, specific types of pollutants released by the exploited vehicles and the results of their harmful effects on the environment and living organisms have been described. The authors of the paper obtained quantitative data on the average daily and average annual volumes of pollutants emitted into the atmosphere during the operation of vehicles in the city of Kazan.Â
Hydraulic System with the Automatic Regulator of Liquid Flow and Investigation of its Operation
Authors: D. Bairamov Farit , F. Bairamov Bulat
Published: November 2018

Ensuring functioning of a hydraulic system requires the liquid consumption regulation given to the consumer. In hydraulic actuators by change of the liquid consumption regulation of the movement speed of an output link of the hydraulic engine is carried out: the movement speeds of the hydraulic cylinder piston or rotation frequency of a hydraulic motor shaft. In this work with the purpose of increase in efficiency of a hydraulic system and hydraulic actuators it is offered to use in them the most economical way of the liquid consumption regulation due to change of shaft rotation frequency of the pump engine. Schematic diagrams of a hydraulic system and hydraulic actuators with the automatic regulator of the liquid consumption are developed. For the drive of the pump the electric motor of alternating current is used. Shaft rotation frequency of the electric motor is regulated by the frequency converter.The linearized equations of dynamics of separate links of a hydraulic system from which after an exception of some variables the equations of dynamics of system in general are received are worked out. All equations are written down in a dimensionless form in relative deviations from a nominal operating mode of system. By consideration of hydraulic actuators the equation of dynamics of the hydraulic engine is in addition considered: hydraulic motor or hydraulic cylinder. At the same time the equations of dynamics of the pipeline and the hydraulic engine are replaced with one equation describing dynamics of the integrated link "the pipeline + the hydraulic engine".The research of stability and accuracy of functioning of a hydraulic system and hydraulic actuators is conducted. Accuracy of functioning is understood as the requirement that deviations of a consumption of the given liquid from its calculated value remained in in advance set limits. Stability conditions are received on the basis of Rauss - Gurvitz criterion, and for the solution of a problem of accuracy of functioning the method of functions of Lyapunov is used. The results received in article can be used at design of various adjustable hydraulic systems and hydraulic actuators for the rational choice of values of the parameters providing stability and accuracy of their functioning.Â
Experimental Analysis of Srtm Model by Image Processing and Geostatistical Methods
Authors: V. Kuzyakina M. , A. Gura D. , A. Mishchenko Yu. , A. Gordienko D.
Published: November 2018

This article compares the image processing and geostatistical methods of GIS. They proposed the application of these methods to restore the quality of the well-known digital elevation model SRTM degraded sections using the example of the Krasnodar Territory. The conclusions are drawn also about the quality of modeling for test sites with different types of relief â€“ flat, hilly and mountain. The best results were achieved for the method of bicubic interpolation.Â
The Algorithms of Preliminary Processing of the Inclinometric Control Data during the Monitoring of the Building
Authors: V. Grecheneva A. , O.R. Kuzichkin Prof. , N.V. Dorofeev Prof. , I. Surzhik D.
Published: November 2018

The article is devoted to the development of algorithmic support of the inclinometric control system built on the basis of accelerometers using the phase-metric method. This system is used to automated control the deviation of the angular parameters of the building axis from the vertical. An algorithm for data collection and transmission has been developed that allows automatic data collection from the accelerometer network via the 802.11 b/n/g interface. An algorithm for calculating the angle of deviation of the building axes from the vertical is developed on the basis of the phase-metric method. According to this algorithm for determining the angle, it is necessary to register the moments of crossing the reference signal zero and the signal of the accelerometers are fixed along the construction axes. The time difference of the zero values of the signals in each of the periods will be equal to the deviation angle of the building axis from the vertical. To implement the phase-metric method of angle measurement, an algorithm is developed for the sub-program of the zero-crossing detector. This algorithm describes the sequence of operations of comparing signals for the transition of the value of the signal parameters from positive to negative and vice versa. In the final section, the error of the developed software implemented in the experimental inclinometer installation was estimated.
Distributed Mining of Outliers from Large Multi-Dimensional Databases
Authors: Ashesh K. , G. Appa Rao Dr.
Published: November 2018

A data point is given dataset is considered to be outlier when it is not distant to all its nearest neighbours. Obviously it is based on distance measure. However, in distributed environments it is challenging to detect outliers. Many approaches to mine outliers such environments came into existence. However, a faster and more efficient way is desired. In this paper we employ a novel index tree which is hierarchical in nature. Its hierarchical structure paves way for space pruning while its clustering property helps in faster search of finding neighbours of a given data point. Its time complexity is linear to the size of dataset and its dimensions. On top of the hierarchical tree (Hi-tree) nearest neighbour search avoids unnecessary computations besides pruning unpromising points. An algorithm by name Distributed Mining of Outliers using Hi-tree (DMOH) is proposed. The index tree can be exploited with parallel processing phenomenon. We built a prototype application to demonstrate proof of the concept. Our empirical study revealed the efficiency of the proposed algorithm on top of Hi-tree.Â Â
An Experimental Investigation on Nano Coast as Bearing Liners
Authors: S.K. Mallik K. , K.V. Ramana Dr.
Published: November 2018

Liners which are integral part of journal bearings, have a significant role on the life of a bearing. These are typically in the form of a bush, sleeve or a loop. Enhanced performance of a bearing liner with less cost is always acceptable. Coatings are the most preferable alternate for the existing bearing liners. Babbitt alloy is the one which is commonly used as bearing bush material. Tin, which is the significant material in the Babbitt is costly. In this work an experimental investigation has been taken-up by replacing Tin with Cadmium having similar mechanical and thermal properties as that of Tin but at the same time very less in cost. A nano coat of the alloy consisting of Antimony, Copper, Lead and Cadmium has been given on a mild steel specimen and experimented for Surface roughness and Hardness. The results are compared with Babbitt.Â Â
An Analysis of Breast Cancer DNA Sequences Using Particle Swam Optimization
Authors: Lohitha Lakshmi K. , Bhargavi P. , Jyothi S.
Published: November 2018

Conceptual Breast tumour conclusion, examination, and visualization are essential research challenges in Bioinformatics. Bosom tumour analysis incorporates recognizing of malignancy bumps and ordinary tissue. Investigation incorporates the present phase of the malignancy tissue and anticipation incorporates expectation of repeat of the bosom tumour in future ages in light of structure and game plan of the individual DNA succession. This paper investigations bosom disease DNA succession to anticipate event of bosom tumour utilizing Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO).PSO procedure is a populace based pursuit calculation that mirrors the social conduct of swam. As the piece of investigation of bosom disease in human, the DNA arrangements of ordinary bosom tissue are contrasted and DNA groupings of bosom tumour tissue utilizing PSO... The distinction between the ordinary and breast cancer disease DNA sequences are broke down in view of the summarized values generated by applying PSO algorithm.Â
The relationship between work-life balance and women leadership performance: The mediation effect of organizational culture
Authors: Wei Hua Duan , Hasnaa Nik Mahmood Nik , Normeza Wan Zakaria Wan , Cun Lin Li , Xia Yang Xia
Published: November 2018

The objective of this study is examining the relationship among work-life balance, organizational culture and women leadership performance in China, and testing the conceptual research model connecting those three variables. The model was designed and tested by Partial Least Square (PLS) based on data collected from a survey of 290 available questionnaires. The results confirmed that organizational culture has significant and positive mediating effect on the relationship between work-life balance and women leadership performance in China. The findings indicated that the good relationship between work-life balance and organizational culture would lead to a high women leadership. Therefore, organizational culture and work-life balance play crucial function within women leaders in ChinaÂ Â
The building OER in okmindmap for innovative teaching and learning
Authors: Le Diem Bui Le , Gi Kim Yong , Won Ho Won , Tthi Thu Ho Ho , Tinh Tran Trung , Phuong Hoang Yen , Le Diem Trang Bui
Published: November 2018

Open educational resources (OER) are important because they help improve education across the globe, especially for developing countries. In this paper, we introduce a WebQuest that was built in OKMindmap style as suitainable OER model. We focused on how to deploy several skills of 21st century namely collaboration, communication, critical thinking, computational thinking and creativity in teaching and learning using online tools such as OKMindmap, Scratch, Youtube and Facebook to high school teacher practice in Can Tho University of Viet Nam. In the current study, OER in one OKMindmap page was built and used for learning and teaching. WebQuest in OKMindmap style was made by teachers as an assignment for 140 students in their coursework. The students' learning products in OKMindmap style called Big Book are shared to Facebook for helping our community in their long life learning. A case study investigated is a Mekong River WebQuest which asks student to do Scratch projects to present their knowledge and concerns about Mekong Delta dealing with the climate change problem and Mekong river pollution nowadays. This work shows how to apply our suggested WebQuest model effectively in schools as OER to make the teaching and learning more creative and happier for the young generation.Â Â
Fostering interests for teaching: Job satisfaction and motivation fators of Malaysian TVET instructors
Authors: Khaizer Omar Muhd , Mat Rashid Abdullah , Hazwan Mohd Puad Mohd , Hameme Nor Azman Ady
Published: November 2018

Often, when the public is asked of what teachers normally do in class, the most common response would be: What else will they do? Teaching students is their core business. In general, the role of teachers in school is restricted to the traditional conception of what teachers should teach. Undoubtedly, the notion of â€˜to only teachâ€™ was relevant in the last thirty years unlike now. With respect to this matter, this study explored the reasons why some teachers retain while some leave this noble profession based on previous studies. Also, Adamâ€™s Equity Theory (AET) of motivation was examined. Essentially, the theory served as a guideline for the researchers to ascertain the job satisfaction factors that contributed to the narratives of TVET instructors with regards to their reasoning process. Notably, the research was carried out using a mixed-method design which employs a convergent parallel design. For the purpose of this article, the results were derived from the narrative section through an online survey named Qualtrics. The population of this survey comprised of Malaysian training instructors at the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) educational institutions. In addition, a thematic analysis using the Atlas.ti software was employed to determine the reasons of TVET instructors retaining in the teaching profession and to identify the contributing factors of job satisfaction. Based on the findings, six themes with regards to teaching job satisfaction factors of TVET instructors were identified: conducive working environment, deep interest towards teaching profession, performing tasks well, satisfactory achievement among students, student factor, and studentsâ€™ understanding during class. Ultimately, the understanding of teaching job satisfaction among TVET instructors can be construed as an eye-opener to enhance teaching motivation in alignment with the overarching advancement of this field.Â
Building capacity for knowledge economies in the Arab world: The role of human capital
Authors: Al-Roubaie Amer
Published: November 2018

Recent literature on development studies highlights the importance of human capital as a pillar for knowledge creation and innovation. Human capital is a multidimensional concept comprising elements of education, health, income, and social well beings. Unlike other concepts of development which revolve around the traditional factor of production of land, human capital, as an economic input powering sustained economic growth, endows people with technical skills, knowledge and competencies serving to improve employability and increase earnings. The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact of human capital on building capacity to create and sustain knowledge economies in Arab countries. Prospects for the future development of the region will improve commensurate with investment in people and knowledge creation. The current regional development model, centered on the generation of income through resource extraction and channeling investment in large scale real estate projects, misses the mark in terms of generating capacity to sustainably countervail global competition and attain economic benefit from international terms of trade substituting stable high-value-added goods and services for volatile low-value-added equivalents.Â Â
Psychological capital, work well-being, and job performance
Authors: Nangov Rizal , . Sasmoko , Indrianti Yasinta
Published: November 2018

Performance as a multidimensional concept has become a very interesting variable to be studied especially in the viewpoint of positive psychology. This study aims to see the influence of Psychological Capital and Work Well Being as an element in the positive psychology of Job Performance. The research method used is a quantitative method with survey technique. The results showed that Psychological Capital had a positive and significant impact on Job Performance as well as Worl Well Being. These results are expected to contribute positively to human resource managers so that the measurement of performance can be done by considering the various multidimensional components that influence it.Â
Statistical Learning Game Application Assets for 5th Grade Elementary School Student
Authors: Moniaga Jurike , Indrianti Yasinta , . Sasmoko , Halim Senly-Anthonius
Published: November 2018

Mathematics is often identified with difficult subjects, because most people find it difficult to understand mathematics. On the other hand, games can provoke interest in learning and can improve cognitive and motor skills. The research discusses the development of educational games to help learning mathematics in the theme of statistics in 5th grade elementary school student. This educational game is designed with research methods. The application is designed using UNITY to run the program, Paint tool SAI to draw characters, Dragon bones for animation, Adobe Photoshop to create sprite sheet. The results of this research were tried out to students of an elementary school in Jakarta through working on the questions in the game.Â Â
Family Story on Land-Related Tradition as Base for Land-Use Management and Sustainable Development: The Case of Indigenous Mentawai
Authors: . Elfiondri , Pratimaratri Uning , . OslanAmril , Prayassita SR Dibya
Published: November 2018

Indonesian government is actively developing the indigenous villages of Mentawai. The development has brought social conflict over land and ineffective development due to the ignorance of the indigenous tradition on land. The indigenous people have a fanatically practiced tradition recorded in their family stories from which social norms on land are basically derived. Unfortunately, previous studies on the tradition in which there are rituals and taboos as the base for land-use management and development remains ignored and unexamined. The paper examines indigenous land-related tradition in village of Madobag Mentawai as basic social norms for indigenous land-use management and development. Its objectives are to identify indigenous social norms based on the tradition for possible land-use management and sustainable development. The study applies ethnography method based on theoretical approach of indigenous tradition and taboo on land. The result is that the indigenous people have a number of land-related traditions in which it is found rituals, taboos, sacred sites, and food, medical and ritual plants, plants for traditional home and canoe, and culturally important hunting area. The traditions include indigenous land-ownership, land-use for the indigenous, land-use for outsiders, and land-use for development. The traditions are social norms which should be seriously considered as base for land-use management and sustainable development. They can be as effective base for indigenous land-use management and development policy in using the land, solving social conflict over land, keeping social harmony, making policy on development, conserving environment and forest, and preserving indigenous Mentawai culture.Â Â
Discretion as to the Object of the Criminal Law of Corruption in Indonesia
Authors: Yendra Tamin Boy , . .
Published: November 2018

The high number of corruption cases among government officials in Indonesia cannot be separated from what is the object of the criminal law of corruption, especially since corruption laws in Indonesia do not distinguish between discretion and abuse of authority due to position. This raises the question, can discretion be the legal object of criminal corruption? This legal research is carried out with conceptual approach, statute approach and case approach, it can be concluded that discretion cannot be used as an object of the criminal law of corruption because discretion is not based on the principle of legality. Placing discretion as the object of the law of corruption is inconsistent with the demands of the welfare state. In the use of discretion, it is necessary only to set strict standards and supervision, and the use of discretion with consistent purpose principles. And it must be stated in the Act, that the expression is not the object of corruption.Â Â
Role of Political Education in Improving Public Participation in Election: The Case ofWest Sumatera Governor Election
Authors: . Pebriyenn , Ananda Azwar , Gistituati Nurhizrah
Published: November 2018

This article describes the role of political education to improve public participation in the election of West Sumatra governor. The governor election is expected to be able to raise the level ofoptimism in order to improve the leadership qualities of local government, and the spirit of political education for citizen. This study applied descriptive qualitative method by using interviews and documentations as research instruments. Based on the documentation instrument, it showed the statistics of permanent voters who voted in the 2015 for governor election was 59.58% or 3,489,743 permanent voters. It was implied that 40.42% or 1,410,680 voters did not take their votes. This low level of public participation could be a sign that democracy has not effectively been implemented at the local level. The researchers concluded that the socialization activities of Governor election, as one of responsibilities of General Election Commission, have failed to increase the political awareness of the society.Â Â
Developing Instruments to Measure Studentsâ€™ Logical, Critical, and Creative Thinking Competences for Bung Hatta University Students
Authors: Amrina Zulfa , Desfitri Rita , Zuzano Fazri , Wahyuni Yusri , Hidayat Hendra , Alfino Joni
Published: November 2018

This study aims to develop assessment instruments to measure studentsâ€™ competence to think logically, critically and creatively at Teacher Education Program of Elementary School of the Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Bung Hatta University. The instrumentswere developed based on a self-developed questionnaire with Likert-scale (1-5 points). This research was R & D research using 3 stages with 3D model: defining, designing, developing and desiminating. The results of development at the expert validation stage showed some parts of the product that needed to be revised appropriately by the team of experts (design experts and materials). The products were said to be worthy by a team of experts, with an average of 9.2, then tested on a small group. Small group trial results also showed an average of 8.9 with a proper and effective classification to continue in large group trials. The large group trials also showed a valid and reliable instrument to use, with a relicompetences index of 0.86.Furthermore, the researcher measured the competence of 42 students of Elementary School-Teacher Education based on logical,critical, and creative thinking competence.The results of the analysis showed that the percentage of categories of logical, critical, and creative thinking abilities were at the moderate / sufficient level.The research results also showed that it was necessary to improve the competences to think logically, critically, and creatively. A learning model that can improve the competence of the student is recommended accordingly.Â Â
An overview on hermeneutics method application to the Quran by Muslim thinkers
Authors: Zainatul Nadra Zainol Nur , Abdul Majid Latifah , Faizulamri Md Saad Mohd
Published: November 2018

Hermeneutics method was introduced by modern Islamic thinkers where they see the need to apply the methods of hermeneutics in the interpretation of the Quran. Among of the thinkers are Fazlur Rahman, Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd and Arkoun who applying hermeneutics. Thus it occur a debate among Muslim scholars. Hence, this study aims to analyse the methods introduced by these scholars which were emphasizing in hermeneutics aspects.In this paper, the method of content analysis conducted can gatherrelevant facts on hermeneutics methods that have been applied against the Quran by modern thinkers as well as collecting information in other forms of interpretation that have been conducted by these modern thinkers. The views of contemporary scholars onthe true interpretation of Quran was also identified to argue the opinions of the modern thinkers who justify the hermeneutics methods.this study shows those modern thinkers have used the theories of hermeneutics as literary criticism, history and semiotic study of the Quran. The use of the method has downgraded the Quran by equating the Quran as literary works. Reinterpretationof the verses of the Quran based on the current context has made the issue of fiqh change and become controversial and this is against the opinion of the majority of scholars.Â Â
A Study on the effect of stroop test on the formation of students discipline by using the heart rate variability (HRV) technique
Authors: Hamzah Shahidah , Ani Fauziah , Halim Harliana , Sholeh Saad Shamsaadal , Sarawati Johar Siti , Akmal Damin Zahrul , Jaes Lutfan , Nubli Abdul Wahab Muhammad
Published: November 2018

Discipline refers to self-control and individual behaviour. Other than that, discipline is an important element in the formation of integrity level. The objective of the study is to assess the effects of using the Stroop test of biofeedback protocol in order to evaluate individual level of discipline. A clinical study has been conducted on 50 participants which is the participants is a undergraduate student from Universiti Malaysia Pahang, who were divided into two groups. First group is students get high achiever and second group is students get low achierver in academic. The Heart Rate Variability (HRV) technique has been used in the assessment of this protocol. The findings show that there was a positive relationship between the Stroop test and the students discipline that those who excelled managed to get higher score of LF spectrum as compared to HF and VLF, while the students with lower achievement showed higher score of VLF and HF spectrum than LF. In conclusion, this test is one of the tests that can be used in increasing the level of individual discipline.Â Â