bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Incorporando los riesgos del siglo XXI en la valuación de marcas
Authors: Samper Luis Fernando
Published: December 2017

Los intangibles son los activos más valiosos de las compañías. Sin embargo, los métodos tradicionales de valuación de marcas, desarrollados en el siglo XX, no incorporan los riesgos asociados con la globalización, el empoderamiento de los consumidores y las mayores exigencias de la sociedad a las empresas. Se propone una metodología para cuantificar los riesgos del “diálogo social” y su impacto en la reputación y en los negocios de las marcas e industrias, así como para calificar la calidad de sus políticas de sostenibilidad. De esta manera se miden más acertadamente los riesgos de marca y se obtiene una valuación que refleja las condiciones de operación del siglo XXI.
Los derechos morales de autor como derechos fundamentales en Colombia
Authors: Bernal Daniela , Conde Carlos
Published: December 2017

Los derechos de autor protegen obras artísticas, literarias y científicas. Esta protección abarca dos tipos de derechos: morales y patrimoniales. Pese a esto, existe una prevalencia de los derechos patrimoniales de autor frente a los morales. Esto se debe a la influencia del copyright, el cual somete la existencia de los derechos morales a los derechos patrimoniales, aspecto que contradice los elementos esenciales del derecho moral: perpetuidad, inalienabilidad e irrenunciabilidad, elementos propios de las legislaciones Civil Law, incluyendo a Colombia. No obstante, la Corte Constitucional de Colombia ha ido más allá, ha elevado estos derechos a la categoría constitucional de derechos fundamentales y ha garantizado de esa manera su prevalencia.
The trade secrets protection in U.S. and in Europe: a comparative study
Authors: Gaido Chiara
Published: December 2017

Only by deeply understanding the new laws that govern trade secrets protection in the United States and Europe, companies will be able to effectively protect their own trade secrets. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the similarities and differences between both regulations to give useful guidelines to international companies who deal in both geographical areas. Therefore, the paper will focus first on the economic value of trade secrets and the costs related to cybercrime and cyberespionage. Then, it will analyze the US and EU historical legal backgrounds that brought to the adoption of both laws. Finally, this article will make a comparative analysis of the provisions in each law. Hence, the paper makes potential suggestions for companies that deal in both regimes.
Limitaciones de las cláusulas contractuales para determinar la naturaleza jurídica de la información y para proteger los secretos empresariales
Authors: Remolina Angarita Nelson , Tafur Náder Gabriela
Published: December 2017

Con base en la regulación colombiana y el estudio de algunas sentencias de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, este texto analiza los requisitos jurídicos para que cierta información pueda considerarse como secreto empresarial. De ahí se argumenta que una cláusula contractual por sí sola no determina la información que puede considerarse como un secreto empresarial, ya que la autonomía de la voluntad no tiene el poder de desconocer la naturaleza jurídica de la información.
Assessment of genetic variability, correlation and path coefficient analysis for morphological and quality traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: Gunasekaran Karthika , Sivakami Rajeswari , Sabariappan Robin , Ponnaiah Govintharaj , Nachimuthu Vishnu Varthini , Pandian Balaji Aravindhan
Published: December 2017

Nine rice genotypes were evaluated for this present study. Genetic variability parameters, correlation and path coefficient analysis were estimated for eleven agronomic and quality traits. Among all the genotypes, ASD 16 recorded highest significant grain yield per plant. In this present study, the PCV was higher than GCV for all the characters studied. The grain yield per plant recorded highest GCV, high heritability coupled with high genetic advance which indicates that the trait were governed by epistasis and dominant gene action. Number of productive tillers per plant and thousand grain weight showed positive significant correlation and direct effects on grain yield per plant. The purpose of this study is to estimate the amount of variability present in this material, which in turn helps to select these material for further breeding programme to develop high yield hybrids combine with blast and leaf folder resistance.
Classification of motor imaginary in EEG using random
Authors: Karakaya Suat , Kucukyildiz Gurkan , Ocak Hasan
Published: December 2017

Abstract

 

Although the motor-imagery-based brain computer interface (BCI) has become popular in recent years, its practical application is limited due to the classification accuracy of methods. In this study, a new classification scheme is proposed for the classification of multi-class motor imaginary in EEG using random forest (RF) classifier. In the proposed scheme, a four-stage binary classification tree is constructed. An RF model is trained for each stage of decision tree using features extracted from the EEG channels. The EEG band powers of each channel are the extracted features from the EEG signal. The proposed classification scheme is applied on the BCI competition IV dataset 2a recordings. The EEG data is acquired from nine subjects and the proposed scheme is performed for each subject independently. The kappa values of the proposed scheme are calculated to compare the results with the methods in the literature. It is demonstrated that the proposed classification scheme has higher kappa values than the methods in the literature.

Keywords: Brain computer interface, motor imaginary, random forest.
Message from editor
Authors: Ibrahim Dogan
Published: December 2017

Dear Readers,

 

It is a great honor for us to publish Volume 7, Issue 3 of Global Journal of Computer Sciences: Theory and Research.

 

Global Journal of Computer Sciences: Theory and Research (GJCS) is an international online journal for scientists and professionals involved in all aspects of computer sciences. This journal serves as an international platform that fosters theoretical and practical issues and new applications for all scientists and professionals from the field of computer sciences including original research and innovative applications from all parts of the world.

 

Aim of this issue is to give the researchers an opportunity to share the results of their academic studies. There are different research topics discussed in the articles. For example, Farag Homed Ali Kuwil examined the effectiveness measurement of spectral clustering algorithm. Suat Karakaya, Gurkan Kucukyildiz and Hasan Ocak presented a dynamic path planning method for wheeled mobile robots (Dyna-bug). In addition, Gurkan Kucukyildiz, Suat Karakaya and Hasan Ocak proposed a model for the classification of multi-class motor imaginary in EEG using random forest (RF) classifier. Suat Karakaya, Ufuk Akkaya, Nurullah Sekerci, Adem Karagoz, Ali Ugur Ozay, Gurkan Kucukyildiz and Hasan Ocak discussed virtual-reality-based remote-controlled mobile robot platform. Finally, Papa Djassi examined the effects of fixed and roaming CN on MIPv6 networks.

 

A total number of twelve (12) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been subjected to double-blind peer review process by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total number of five (5) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.

 

We present many thanks to all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.

 

Best regards,

 

Prof. Dr. Dogan Ibrahim

 

Editor â€“ in Chief
Bourdieu, Rancière, Inequality and Education
Authors: Olivier Bert
Published: December 2017

This paper is an exploration of the respective approaches of Pierre Bourdieu and Jacques Rancière to education, specifically the question as to whether education has a significant ‘effect’ or influence on social inequality. Bourdieu’s work is presented in terms of his well-known and related concepts of cultural capital and habitus, where the latter is understood as a largely unconscious cultural predisposition or attitude that is the result of cultivation as a function of cultural capital, that is, the symbolic-cultural manifestation of distinctive class taste. It is argued that, although Bourdieu is critical of inequality in French society, his research has shown that it is endemic to that society, and that education, which begins at home and continues through school to university – including ‘ordinary’ universities as well as the prestigious ‘grands écoles’ of France – is the main mediating institution in the establishment, reinforcement and legitimation of social inequality in the highly stratified French society. In contrast to Bourdieu’s work, which seems to be unable to move beyond the description and theorisation of a society that is (apparently irredeemably) characterised by inequality, for Rancière equality may be approached as an ‘hypothesis’ in need of confirmation, and there are several strategies to pursue this, one of which is to adopt the principle of ‘ignorance’ on the part of the teacher, in order to demonstrate the ability of students to ‘teach themselves’ once they have the requisite material – a reference to Joseph Jacotot, who adopted this approach in 19th-century France, with unexpectedly affirmative results. Furthermore, Rancière criticises Bourdieu for supplying the means to ‘distribute the sensible’ in a hierarchical manner, effectively excluding workers from the ‘polis’, on the grounds that they do not share the capacity of ‘logos’ with other citizens (such as the elites). Rancière therefore claims that Bourdieu simply accepts the immutability of hierarchical class divisions in society. The usefulness of these two thinkers’ work for education in South Africa is explored in this paper. Keywords: habitus, cultural capital, social equality/inequality, class, cultural/educational conflict, racism, transformation, emancipation
John Calvin, 2 Samuel 2:8-32 and Resistance to Civil Government: Supreme Equivocation or Mastery of Contextual Exegesis?
Authors: Muttitt Andrew
Published: December 2017

Over the years, it has been the considered view of some scholars that John Calvin regarded popular armed resistance to duly appointed but abusive civil rulers as illegitimate in the world of the 16th century and, by analogy, in the world of today. Instead, they are of the view that the legitimacy of forceful resistance to a tyrannical civil magistrate as subsequently developed by the later Huguenots, Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians was rooted in the thought of Theodore Beza as it allegedly diverged from that of Calvin. They apparently base this view exclusively on a reading of the Institutes 4.20.24-30. This paper examines whether Calvin’s sermons on 2 Samuel, preached in 1562, puts to rest accusations of equivocation raised by the infamous “perhaps” of paragraph 31; and if so, whether they evidence a development in Calvin’s thought which stands in irreconcilable contradiction to the position expressed in the last chapter of the Institutes.

Opsomming

Johannes Calvyn, 2 Samuel 2:8-32 en weerstand teen die burgerlike owerheid: uiterste dubbelsinnigheid of beheersing van kontekstuele eksegese?

Deur die jare was dit die oorwoë mening van kenners dat Johannes Calvyn gewapende weerstand teen die regmatige – hoewel onderdrukkende – owerheid as onwettig in die wêreld van die 16de eeu beskou het, en dat dit daarom ook onwettig vir vandag is. Daarenteen is hulle van mening dat die regmatigheid van gewelddadige weerstand teen die onderdrukkende owerheid, soos dit later deur die Hugenote, Skotse ‘Covenanters’ en Engelse Parlementariërs ontwikkel is, eerder in die denke van Theodore Beza gegrond was, na bewering in afwyking van Calvyn. Oënskynlik word hierdie mening uitsluitend gebaseer op ’n lesing van die Institusie 4.20.24-30.

Hierdie artikel ondersoek of Calvyn se preke oor 2 Samuel, gehou in 1562, die aantyging van dubbelsinnigheid wat deur die berugte “miskien” van paragraaf 31 opgeroep word, kan weerlê. En indien wel, of hierdie preke ’n ontwikkeling in Calvyn se denke aantoon, wat in ’n onversoenbare teenstrydigheid staan met die posisie wat in die laaste hoofstuk van die Institusie ingeneem word.
Acervos em rede: perspectivas para as instituições culturais em tempos de cultura digital
Authors: Martins Dalton Lopes , Silva Marcel Ferrante , Do Carmo Danielle
Published: December 2017

No contexto de transformações econômicas, culturais e sociais produzidas pelo desenvolvimento das tecnologias digitais e principalmente pelo surgimento e popularização da internet, a rede torna-se objeto paradigmático nas formas de comunicação e disseminação das informações. Sendo parte deste cenário, as instituições culturais têm produzido novas práticas e maneiras de lidar com as formas contemporâneas de armazenamento e disseminação das informações culturais a partir do objeto rede como elemento estruturante de seu fazer. O presente artigo tem como objetivo evidenciar as práticas de produção de acervos em rede, tanto em âmbito nacional quanto internacional. A análise dos dados coletados, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, nos permitiu identificar iniciativas existentes no Brasil, assim como mapear práticas internacionais consolidadas em forma de serviços. Os resultados da pesquisa demonstram que enquanto as práticas de produção de acervos em rede encontram barreiras técnicas e políticas no cenário nacional, não tendo sido identificada nenhuma política de âmbito nacional em vigência, no cenário internacional essas práticas se mostram disseminadas e desenvolvidas na América do Norte, Europa e Oceania.
Políticas culturais e bibliotecas do Cariri cearense
Authors: Almeida Vitória Gomes , Targino Maria das Graças
Published: December 2017

Este artigo discute a cultura e sua instrumentalização sob a forma de políticas públicas no âmbito das bibliotecas brasileiras. Objetiva saber em que medida as bibliotecas estão inseridas nas políticas nacionais de cultura - Plano Nacional de Cultura e o Plano Nacional do Livro e Leitura – e como vêm sendo aplicadas as metas desses planos. Estabelece um recorte de análise nos programas e projetos desenvolvidos em três bibliotecas do Cariri cearense - Biblioteca Inspiração Nordestina, Juazeiro do Norte; Biblioteca do Centro de Artes e Esportes, Barbalha; e Biblioteca Pública do Crato, Crato, em razão da pluralidade e diversidade cultural existente nessa localidade. Realiza o estudo por meio de revisão bibliográfica e da aplicação de questionários para bibliotecários e auxiliares das bibliotecas analisadas. Conclui-se que apesar de existirem muitas dificuldades e barreiras para o pleno funcionamento das bibliotecas, as ações e atividades contribuem para a efetivação das metas propostas nos planos, bem como constata a relevância dessa discussão dentro da Biblioteconomia, uma vez que falar em política cultural é referir-se aos fenômenos informacionais, que evocam questões de uso, apropriação e circulação da informação, assim como à produção e organização do conhecimento.
THE ROLE OF CHRISTIAN TEACHERS IN PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS
Authors: Anditya Novia Hoki , Panggabean Meicky Shoreamanis , Dirgantoro Kurnia P.S.
Published: December 2017

In every classroom, there are some students who perform better than their peers and are even very successful in most of their subjects. They are known as high-achieving students. They are grade conscious and sensitive to their teacher’s qualities. However, data from PISA 2012 shows that teachers in Indonesia cannot meet the needs of high-achieving students. High-achieving students tend to put high expectations on their teachers. From a Christian perspective, they study  wholeheartedly and Christian teachers need to guide these high-achieving students so they can reach their maximum potential in a way that is pleasing to God. The purpose of this literature review is to examine what high-achieving students need from their teachers. There are five needs that high-achieving students need to have provided by their teachers: challenging assignments, self-acknowledgement, encouragement, opportunity to join in academic competitions, and learning community involvement. The responsibilities of teachers of high-achieving students should not stop with showing professionalism in meeting their expectations, but should include helping these students learn the right way of studying that is pleasing to God and not self-centered in achieving their own goals.

ABSTRAK BAHASA INDONESIA: Di setiap ruang kelas, terdapat siswa-siswa yang menunjukkan performa akademik yang lebih baik dari teman-temannya atau bahkan sangat berhasil dalam semua mata pelajaran. Mereka dikenal sebagai anak yang berprestasi tinggi. Mereka sangat peduli terhadap nilai dan sensitif terhadap kualitas guru. Namun, data dari PISA 2012 menunjukkan bahwa guru-guru di Indonesia tidak dapat memenuhi kebutuhan anak-anak yang berprestasi tinggi. Anak-anak yang berprestasi tinggi cenderung menaruh ekspektasi yang tinggi dari gurunya. Dari sudut pandang Kristiani, apa yang mereka lakukan adalah salah satu bentuk pertanggungjawaban iman untuk belajar dengan sepenuh hati dan guru Kristen perlu untuk membimbing anak berprestasi tinggi dalam mencapai potensi maksimal dari diri mereka di jalan yang berkenan di hadapan Tuhan. Tujuan dari kajian literatur ini adalah untuk menguji apa yang diperlukan oleh anak berprestasi tinggi dari guru mereka. Terdapat lima kebutuhan anak berprestasi tinggi yang perlu disediakan dari guru mereka; tugas yang menantang, pengakuan diri, dukungan, kesempatan untuk bergabung dan dukungan dalam kompetensi akademik, keterlibatan dari komunitas belajar. Tanggung jawab guru Kristen tidak hanya berhenti dalam menunjukkan profesionalitas untuk memenuhi ekspektasi mereka, tapi juga membawa mereka ke jalan yang benar dan berkenan bagi Tuhan dalam belajar yaitu dengan tidak menjadi berpusat hanya kepada diri sendiri dalam mencapai tujuan mereka.
Un análisis de cambio estructural en la persistencia de la inflación en México usando la regresión cuantílica
Authors: Acosta Marco A.
Published: December 2017

Antecedentes: Se ha documentado que la persistencia de la inflación en México ha experimentado un comportamiento inestable a lo largo del tiempo en la distribución de la media condicional. Sin embargo, su comportamiento no ha sido explorado en sus cuantiles condicionales.Métodos: Este estudio determina los periodos en que la persistencia de la inflación en México presentó un cambio estructural en su distribución, usando el método de regresión cuantílica. Adicionalmente, el artículo examina para cada uno de los periodos encontrados si la inflación sigue un comportamiento estacionario, valiéndose de la prueba cuantílica de Kolmogorov-Smirnov; además estima la persistencia de los choques a la inflación y analiza si la inflación se encuentra convergiendo hacia la meta de inflación de largo plazo de 3% impuesta por el Banco Central.Resultados: Los episodios encontrados coinciden con periodos en los que las políticas económicas de México experimentaron cambios drásticos que alteraron el proceso de formación de precios. La evidencia indica que los choques a la inflación presentan un comportamiento asimétrico, pues mientras los choques negativos de magnitud alta se desvanecen de manera rápida, los choques positivos de magnitud alta se caracterizan por tener un efecto duradero. La inflación convergió en un proceso estacionario en todos sus cuantiles condicionales bajo el régimen de objetivos de inflación. Además, a partir de 2009 no se puede rechazar estadísticamente que la inflación general ajustada por efectos estacionales se encuentre dentro del rango de variabilidad de ± 1% del objetivo de largo plazo de la inflación ubicado en 3%.Conclusión: La regresión cuantílica es una herramienta estadística útil y conveniente para analizar la persistencia de la inflación. Particularmente, da una idea clara acerca de los periodos en los cuales la persistencia en la inflación cambió y del impacto de los choques a la inflación en un cuantil específico.
A pedagogia militar e a formação em direitos humanos nas missões de paz: uma interdisciplinaridade necessária
Authors: Xavier Paulo Sérgio , Nogueira Jefferson Gomes , Mello Lucrécia Stringhetta
Published: December 2017

As pesquisas realizadas nos programas de Pós-Graduação no Brasil, cujo foco é a Instituição Escolar, em sua quase totalidade, privilegiam as instituições civis de ensino, em detrimento da Educação Militar. A categoria militar sempre esteve presente e intervindo nos momentos de graves crises políticas e institucionais. O relatório final da Comissão Nacional da Verdade (2014) recomenda uma reformulação dos concursos de ingresso e dos processos de avaliação contínua nas Forças Armadas e na área de segurança pública, de modo a valorizar o conhecimento sobre os preceitos inerentes à democracia e aos direitos humanos. A interdisciplinaridade possibilitou-nos adotar a polissemia conceitual ao invés de generalizações, destacando da análise bibliográfica resultados válidos e representativos desse fenômeno. Weber (1982), Gusdorf (1961), Althusser (1985), Bobbio (1992) nos fornecem respaldo teórico para concluir que a categoria militar carece de uma preparação interdisciplinar que conjugue a Formação Militar e a Educação em Direitos Humanos.
As funções da pena: uma breve análise das teorias existentes
Authors: Meiado Guilherme De Paula , Barros Juliano Napoleão
Published: December 2017

O presente artigo dedicou-se a investigar as Funções da Pena e sua eficácia no campo penal brasileiro diante da evolução do crime e suas punições. Para tanto, ocupou-se dos conceitos e entendimentos de cada uma das teorias que envolvem as Funções da Pena, utilizando-se os fatores que podem levar uma pessoa a delinquir, descritos através dos pontos de vista sociológicos, filosóficos e psicológicos. Ao final, a pesquisa se dedicou a problematizar a teoria que o sistema brasileiro adota, observando se esta atende às necessidades que o sistema carcerário brasileiro vive atualmente, apresentando brevemente uma resposta ao problema da falta de ressocialização.
A arte perdida do beber católico
Authors: Dias Laércio Fidelis
Published: December 2017

Há um estilo de beber católico e outro estilo protestante, e a diferença não é meramente a quantidade. Não disponho de dados científicos para sustentar minhas afirmações, tampouco disponho da compilação de estudos formais acerca da questão. Mas disponho de, digamos, um bom bocado de estudos informais que, para uma hipótese como a minha, é do melhor tipo. Para começar, o que é um estilo católico de beber? É difícil definir, mas, a seguir, apresento um exemplo histórico. St. Arnold (580-640), também conhecido como St. Arnulf de Metz, foi um bispo de Metz do século VII, que mais tarde tornou-se a França. Muito amado pelo povo, St. Arnold dizia ter pregado contra a água potável, o que àqueles dias poderia ser extremamente perigoso devido a sistemas de esgoto insalubres – ou, absolutamente, nenhum sistema de esgoto. Ao mesmo tempo, ele, com frequência, destacou os benefícios da cerveja, a quem é creditada a seguinte frase: "A partir do suor do homem e o amor de Deus, a cerveja veio ao mundo."
The Value of Preoperative Exercise and Education for Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Moyer Rebecca , Ikert Kathy , Long Kristin , Marsh Jacquelyn
Published: December 2017

Background:

Existing evidence regarding the value of preoperative education and/or exercise (prehabilitation) for patients undergoing total joint replacement is conflicting. The purpose of this study was to conduct an updated, comprehensive systematic review with meta-analyses to determine the longitudinal effects and efficacy of prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods:

We searched 11 electronic databases (MEDLINE, AMED, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest, PEDro, SportDiscus, PsycINFO, and Cochrane) from their inception to May 2016 for randomized controlled trials that compared changes in pain, function, strength, anxiety, and hospital length of stay following THA or TKA. Two reviewers independently determined study eligibility, rated study quality, and extracted data. There were no restrictions on study dates, patient characteristics, or the follow-up time point at which postoperative outcomes were measured. We excluded trials comparing 2 interventions. Methodological quality assessments were performed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. We calculated pooled estimates, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), of standardized mean differences (SMDs).

Results:

Thirty-five studies with 2,956 patients were included. After a preoperative program, patients undergoing THA, but not TKA, had significantly less postoperative pain than controls (SMD = 0.15, 95% CI = 0.03 to 0.27, p = 0.017). Postoperative function was also significantly improved compared with controls, with similar improvement after THA (SMD = 0.32, 95% CI = 0.15 to 0.50, p < 0.001) and TKA (SMD = 0.32, 95% CI = 0.06 to 0.57, p = 0.015). Significantly greater quadriceps strength was observed after TKA (SMD = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.16 to 0.68, p = 0.002). No significant differences in hamstring strength were observed between groups after TKA (p = 0.132). Small-to-moderate but nonsignificant improvements in anxiety (SMD = 0.17, 95% CI = −0.05 to 0.39; p = 0.128) were observed after THA, and length of stay was significantly shorter after TKA (SMD = 0.54, 95% CI = 0.24 to 0.84, p < 0.001) and THA (p = 0.027).

Conclusions:

Overall effect sizes for prehabilitation were small to moderate. In patients undergoing TKA, significant improvements were observed in function, quadriceps strength, and length of stay. In patients undergoing THA, significant improvements were observed in pain, function, and length of stay. Included studies were inconsistent with regard to the types of outcome measures reported, and the quality of the interventions varied. A more standardized approach to reporting of clinical trial interventions and patient compliance is needed to thoroughly evaluate the effects of prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes.

Level of Evidence:

Therapeutic Level II. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Energy-efficient house: economic, ecological and social justification in Ukrainian conditions
Authors: Pimonenko Tetyana , Lyulyova Liliia , Us Yana
Published: December 2017

The main goal of the article is the efficiency justification of energy-efficient house (EEH) from the different points of view: economic, ecological and social. In this case, the EEH under the green economy context was considered by the authors. In addition, according to the Ukrainian ongoing condition, the key preconditions of EEH implementation among the Ukrainian households were allocated. Besides, the main approaches to define EEH are analyzed and systematized by the authors. On this basis, the main bullet points and features of EEH were indicated. The authors determined the EEH opportunities for spreading among the Ukrainian households. It should be noted, that the lack of awareness among the civil society provokes the slow temp of the EEH enlarging in Ukraine. At the same time, the European experience showed that the huge part of their households can be characterized as energy-effective. With the purpose of understand the efficiency of EEH, the authors had estimated the economic benefits of installed solar collector in the household as one of the parts of EEH. According to the results, the authors allocate the restraining factors of the EEH spreading in Ukraine. Thus, the great payback period is one of them. In addition, the high level of the currency rate has negative impact on the payback period. From the other side the continuously increasing of the utility bills have been indicated as a negative stimulate factor. In order to increase the awareness of the EEH benefits under the Ukrainian civil society, the main economic, ecological and social benefits of EEH were systematized by the authors.
Insights and challenges of efficient water service provision and management
Authors: Msomi Buhlebakhe , Tarisayi Chikandiwa Christopher
Published: December 2017

There is a growing need to understand how the scarce water resources could be conserved and efficiently provided to the local societies. This paper examines the non-revenue water management practices in the local municipality and its impact on water service provision. The results of the study indicated that the municipality does not have sufficient capability to monitor and manage water provision and usage. Almost half of the respondents thought that the municipality does not take non-revenue water management seriously. The results suggest that the local water service provider operations and approaches to non-revenue water management is a real threat to the local government and society. The municipality needs to be proactively involved in the efforts to adapt to practices and mitigation strategies to reduce non-revenue water.
Rich Language Learning Environment and Young Learners’ Literacy Skills in English
Authors: Artini Luh Putu
Published: December 2017

This research aimed at developing rich language learning environment to help elementary school students develop their literacy skills in English. Shortage of professional English teachers in primary school, limited time allocation, as well as the lack of tools and facilities that support English language teaching and learning for young learners had resulted in students’ low literacy skills in English. It was tried out in six primary schools across Bali involving 12 teachers and 520 students. The data were collected through questionnaires, observation, interview, English literacy tests, and students’ literacy journals. Research finds that young learners should have the opportunity to learn by doing without too much intervention so that a natural process of learning could occur. The product comprises multiple literacy experiences in the form of five different texts. The findings reveal that the readability of the material is in the category of high. The systematic exposures of these materials to beginner learners of English have been proven to have the significant impact on their literacy skills. The highest improvement is found in word level (87,1%), followed by sentence level (56,2%), and discourse level (46,8%). The improvements are all confirmed at the significance level of 0,05. The research also finds that RLLE has the positive impact on the development of self-directed learning skills.
The Moves of Indonesian Application Letters
Authors: Wijayanti Sri Hapsari
Published: December 2017

Job application letter is one of many types of written communication. Every context has its own way to write application letter. This article aimed to know the pattern of moves of solicited and unsolicited job application letters, as well as to identify the structure patterns of moves and language used in Indonesian application letters generally. The corpus were 62 application letters. The data were analyzed by using quantitative and qualitative descriptive methods. The research finds that the Indonesian application letters consist of nine obligatory moves: opening salutation, offering candidature, introducing candidature, promoting candidature, enclosing documents, willingness to action, stressing the facts, thanking, and closing salutation. The movement structure has similarity with the application letter from other countries as previous studies. The difference lies in the label of used terms. The implicitness and inability to express self-quality could be referred to the Indonesian culture known as modesty and inhibition in telling about oneself.
Assessing University Students’ Critical Thinking Skill by Using the TOEFL ITP Reading Test
Authors: Silalahi Rentauli Mariah
Published: December 2017

This is a qualitative study trying to find out the students’ ability in applying the critical thinking skill while doing the TOEFL ITP reading test. The student participants were 140 university students in one of the private universities in Indonesia. In order to find out the answer, this research was firstly done by looking at the relationship of critical thinking and reading comprehension skill and investigating the level of students’ reading ability by contrasting their reading score to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The study found out that there was an inseparable connection between the students’ critical thinking skill and reading competence and that majority of the student participants were very weak in critical thinking and reading competence skills and so placed at the bottom level of the CEFR.
Gender Role in Rural Life: An Audience Reception Analysis on Banyumas Films in Reformation Era
Authors: Chusna Aidatul , Taufiqurrohman M. , Suzanna Lynda
Published: December 2017

This qualitative research was aimed at investigating audience’s responses on gender role in rural life represented in Banyumas films. The data were taken from library research, questionnaire, and group discussion with Banyumas natives. The audience consisted of female and male university students as well as Banyumas film community. Media viewing was conducted before the discussion. The study findings show that the audiences, both males and females, tend to be receptive to the shifting role of wife as the breadwinner of the family since factories in Banyumas give more work opportunities to women than men. In addition, the respondents are appreciative to the role of Banyumas women who are actively involved in the cultural preservation. However, they think that it rarely happens as Banyumas people prefer working in factories to preserve the tradition.
The Assessment of English Teachers’ Ability to Write A Scientific Article in English
Authors: Marwan Ardi
Published: December 2017

This article presented results of a study investigating several English teachers’ ability to write a scientific article. This was a qualitative research seeking to assess the scientific articles written by many English teachers. 25 English teachers who were currently pursuing the masters of education study at a university in Kalimantan were invited to become the research participants. The data were collected through the analysis of teachers’ articles and interviews with some of the teachers. The results reveal majority of the English teachers experienced difficulties producing articles ready to be published in good scholarly journals. Lack of scientific article writing experiences or practices and teachers’ English writing competence have been the major contributors of their inability to write good articles. This study, therefore, recommends the provision of relevant professional developments for English teachers to further improve their scientific article writing competence.
Eksistensi Agama Shinto dalam Pelaksanaan Matsuri di Jepang
Authors: Adriani Sri Dewi
Published: December 2017

Japan is one of the nations having an extensive historical culture, as well as the system of faith or religion. The existence of religion, as a part of their life, has been streaming from the ancient time (pre-modern) up to present. The implementation of their religious life is very unique and fascinating. Other remarkable issues is about the tight relationship among the religions especially Shinto with the festival performances which is held in Japan along the seasons.
A Glimpse of Chinese-Malay Literature
Authors: Tjong Cendrawaty
Published: December 2017

Chinese-Malay literature begans in the end of 19th century. The beginning of this period was known from the works depicted Classical-Malay literature. In the development, due to the booming of publication houses and newspaper agencies, this school of literature flourished. The origin of this period was closely related to Chinese-descendants, background and history. The long history, the big numbers of works and the miscellaneous contents of the works were the characteristics of this period. Chinese-Malay literature period was the period highlighted with typical Chinese-Indonesian society.
Narrative Discourse Analysis of A Foreigner’s Story During His Work in Indonesia
Authors: Wiannastiti Melania
Published: December 2017

This article is concerned with the study of appraisal of a foreigner who worked in Indonesia. The aim is to find out some personal feeling of working in Indonesia. An Australian who worked in Indonesia during some period of time was the main respondent. There are three episodes of conversation through the internet chat, namely Yahoo Messenger between the writer and the respondent. The conversation transcript was used as the data. Narrative story and discourse analysis were used as a perspective approach to analyze the story. The important themes discussed in the study are affect, appreciation, personal and moral judgment, and social judgment.
Analysis of Mulan’s Image
Authors: Chongjie Chen , Selvi Selvi , Mariza Vika Bregas
Published: December 2017

Mulan is an ancient Chinese heroine. The story shows that she is the same as other women, having personal life, but also has a heart that loves her country and her parents. She always thinks about her family, society, dan country. This article was based on library research, using Mulan poem dan a folklore entitled Mulan Pergi Berperang as media to analyze Mulan’s image. It can be said that eventhough at that time there was no gender perspective concept, Mulan had been able  to replace her father to go to war. She gave a lot of contributions for her country, society, and family. Analysis represents that Mulan has three images, as a heroine, as a daughter for her family, and self-image or leader for the women. Having good character and spirit to love country, people, and family make her equal to men. And, it makes her respected by people in each generation.
Values dalam Diplomasi Ekonomi China
Authors: Linda Linda
Published: December 2017

Rapid economic developments over the recent decades has made China to be the center of many researches. China has been known of having a unique technique of diplomacy. How a group of people interact with each other is strongly influenced by the values that has been developed in the social order. This paper uses research methods that focuses on literature reviews of books and articles that will explore the kind of values developed and is considered important and influential in the local society of China. This paper will also suggest techniques directly to China's economic diplomacy undertaken by both countries, individuals, or through joint venture.
Biological nutrient removal in a continuous biofilm process
Authors: Saltnes T. , Sørensen G. , Eikås S.
Published: December 2017

A new biological phosphorous and nitrogen removal process is developed. The process is based on biofilm on carrier elements with enhanced biological phosphorous removal and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in a continuous process. Results from 3 years of pilot and laboratory experiments are presented with regards to removal of organic substances, phosphorous and nitrogen. This process demonstrates essential benefits and improved performance compared to other EBPR-processes in operation today. The first full scale plant was put in operation in May 2016 at Hias WWTP in Norway.
Challenges in implementing integrated catchment management and sustainable stormwater solutions in Bangkok, Thailand
Authors: Maneewan Chayanun , Van Roon Marjorie
Published: December 2017

By reviewing related studies, published journal articles, research and government reports, this study explored the challenges in water governance, focused on the planning for integrated catchment management (ICM) and stormwater source control (SC) in Bangkok and its catchment. The review revealed implementation barriers, and eight categories of challenge: fragmented roles and responsibilities; technocratic bureaucracy; limitations of the regulatory framework; financial barriers; physical barriers; challenges of integrated knowledge; an uncoordinated institutional framework; and limited community and stakeholder involvement. The understanding of barriers to ICM planning and SC approaches is crucial for developing strategies that diminish barriers and increase the implementation of alternative solutions.
Interactive monitoring in reservoirs using NUSwan – preliminary field results
Authors: Koay Teong Beng , Raste Ashish , Tay Yen Hai , Wu YuSong , Mahadevan Arun , Tan Soo Pieng , Lim Jennifer , Chitre Mandar , Ong Choon Nam
Published: December 2017

Water quality monitoring of large freshwater bodies is usually slow and laborious, resulting in very sparse samples. This paper presents the design and preliminary field results from a network of low-cost mobile robots called NUSwan, a system aimed at addressing this issue. NUSwan robots can autonomously traverse a reservoir to provide real-time water quality data over the Internet, and allow users to modify the sampling missions interactively based on their interpretation of the data. The quality of measurements generated is comparable to that obtained from standard manual sampling. Moreover, the system incurs little logistics overhead while allowing higher monitoring frequency and spatial coverage. We present an example to show NUSwan's capability in detecting the emergence of water quality hotspots. Lastly, we demonstrate the potential of using data collected from a short mission carried out by NUSwan to rapidly assess the relationship between water quality indicators.
Discharge quality from municipal wastewater treatment plants and the Sludge Biotic Index for activated sludge: integrative assessment
Authors: Ostoich M. , Serena F. , Zacchello C. , Falletti L. , Zambon M. , Tomiato L.
Published: December 2017

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are scrutinized by Environmental Authorities particularly regarding the compliance to discharge limit values fixed by national and local regulations. An integrated approach is necessary to achieve the objectives established with Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) considering the ecological status of the receiving water body and the quality of the discharge. Specifically, documentary, technical, management and analytical controls should be developed. Moreover, integrative information on the behaviour of the activated sludge in the aeration tank can be useful for plant managers as well as for the regulating Authorities. The study presents the experience concerning WWTP regulation considering the analytic assessment of the discharge as well the monitoring of the Sludge Biotic Index (SBI) for activated sludge. Data from monitoring during the period 2008–14 on SBI values and chemical and microbiological data on the discharges of a sample of 35 WWTPs in the province of Venice (north-east Italy, Veneto region) are presented and discussed. Together with chemical and microbiological analysis, the SBI appears to be a highly useful index for the integrative assessment of plant functionality, in particular when monitoring and identifying critical situations that can determine the exceedance of discharge limit values. The SBI method, in an integrated control approach, can be used for small and medium sized WWTPs that only treat domestic wastewaters. In a case by case assessment this may even substitute part of the analytical monitoring carried out in the WWTPs' control process.
Characterizing water quality monitoring visualization with Hadoop and Google Maps
Authors: Huang Weijian , Zhao Xinfei , Han Yuanbin , Du Wei , Cheng Yao
Published: December 2017

In water quality monitoring, the complexity and abstraction of water environment data make it difficult for staff to monitor the data efficiently and intuitively. Visualization of water quality data is an important part of the monitoring and analysis of water quality. Because water quality data have geographic features, their visualization can be realized using maps, which not only provide intuitive visualization, but also reflect the relationship between water quality and geographical position. For this study, the heat map provided by Google Maps was used for water quality data visualization. However, as the amount of data increases, the computational efficiency of traditional development models cannot meet the computing task needs quickly. Effective storage, extraction and analysis of large water data sets becomes a problem that needs urgent solution. Hadoop is an open source software framework running on computer clusters that can store and process large data sets efficiently, and it was used in this study to store and process water quality data. Through reasonable analysis and experiment, an efficient and convenient information platform can be provided for water quality monitoring.
Phytoremediation of chromium from tannery wastewater using local plant species
Authors: Kassaye Gemechu , Gabbiye Nigus , Alemu Agegnehu
Published: December 2017

Phytoremediation, which is an emerging technology for cleaning up contaminated sites, is cost effective and has aesthetic advantages and long term applicability. The technology involves efficient use of plant species to remove, detoxify or immobilize contaminants in a growth matrix (soil, water or sediments) through natural processes. For this study, swamp smartweed (Polygonum coccineum), para grass (Brachiara mutica) and papyrus (Cyprus papyrus) were grown on 20 mm crushed rock filled plastic vessel watered with synthetic chromium containing solution in a greenhouse under ambient conditions. For comparison, the plants were also grown on both synthetic solution and tannery effluent with known concentration of 0.1, 0.5 and 1 mg/L Cr3+ at Bahir Dar tannery. Plants were harvested after 72 days of planting period and their roots and above ground parts were cleaned and digested through microwave digester for further analysis. Chromium in roots and shoots was determined by ICP-OES. It was observed that all plant species have the ability to remove both Cr3+ and Cr6+ from the aqueous solution for the specified initial concentration. Interestingly, using single factor analysis of variance, significant differences were also observed in their partitioning. All the three plants exhibited a significant transfer of Cr from wastewater to roots and shoots, but removal efficiency of Cr for swamp Smartweed was relatively low as compared to para grass and papyrus. On average translocation factor and removal efficiency of para grass for synthetic solution at 0.5 mg/L level and papyrus for tannery effluent at 1 mg/L level of chromium were relatively high (1.260, 83.08% and 1.715, 73.77% respectively). This finding indicated that all the tested plants (swamp smartweed, para grass and papyrus) can be used for phytoremediation of Cr3+ and Cr6+ containing wastewater discharged from industries.
Dealing with hydrogen sulfide induced problems downstream of sewer rising mains
Authors: Vinck E. , Donckels B. M. R. , Severyns J. , Weemaes M.
Published: December 2017

The problems that arise from hydrogen sulfide formation in sewer rising mains are often dealt with by adding chemicals. The most commonly used chemicals are sodium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, ferric (or ferrous) chloride, calcium nitrate and oxygen. As there is a lack of tools to evaluate and compare dosing strategies, it is hard to identify the most appropriate dosing chemical in terms of investment and operating costs. As a consequence, chemical selection is often done ad-hoc. In this study, the average dosing costs (operating and capital) of these chemicals is assessed by simulations with a dynamic mathematical model, describing the transformations of sulfide, carbon and nitrogen in a sewer rising main. Based on the results of the simulations, and other parameters, a systematic approach to selecting dosing products for sewer rising mains is outlined.