bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Design Engagements at the Margins of the Global South: De-Centering the “Expert” Within Me
Authors: Dutta Uttaran
Published: October 2019

Conceiving everyone as a potential designer and believing in local peoples’ informed understandings and agentic capabilities in addressing local problems, my design research journey was committed to opening up avenues for sustained transformations in the underserved spaces of rural eastern India. In my design engagements, we (community members and I) contributed in three design projects, namely design for community development (DfCD), information design for development (IDfD), and design for grassroots innovation (DfGD). In my design journey, I sincerely questioned/challenged my presumptions and design approaches as well as reflexively reoriented myself to make the design processes culturally meaningful and contextually appropriate. Being constantly cognizant about minute traces of superiority (and sense of indispensability) within me, being willing to challenge, modify, and rediscover myself continually, as well as privileging and situating local and indigenous perspectives and knowledge at the center of design processes, characterize some of the key learning of my design journey.
Split Systems of Nonconvex Variational Inequalities and Fixed Point Problems on Uniformly Prox-Regular Sets
Authors: Chen Jinzuo , Pitea Ariana , Zhu Li-Jun
Published: October 2019

In this paper, we studied variational inequalities and fixed point problems in nonconvex cases. By the projection method over prox-regularity sets, the convergence of the suggested iterative scheme was established under some mild rules.
Adjusting Electric Field Intensity Using Hybridized Dielectric Metamolecule
Authors: Li Haohua , Wang Xiaobo , Zhou Ji
Published: October 2019

In this paper, we report on achieving the hybridization effect in a Mie-based dielectric metamolecule and provide its physically intuitive picture. Hybridization results in the splitting of the initial overlapping resonance dips, thus leading to two new collective resonance modes. It was observed via the simulated displacement field distribution that the two modes behave as the in-phase and out-of-phase oscillation of two meta-atoms, thus enhancing and suppressing the intensity of the electric field at the gap between two meta-atoms. Moreover, since the two hybridized modes are caused by the interaction effect, the intensities of the electric field can be adjusted by several external factors, like applied forces and temperature. Taking advantage of this easy-equipped dielectric meta-device, certain zones in it can be applied to receive amplified signals and shielded noises of different frequencies in microwave communication fields. Moreover, due to the function of enhancing electric field intensities, it is also promising in wireless charging technology.
Geometric Algebra in Nonsinusoidal Power Systems: A Case of Study for Passive Compensation
Authors: Montoya Francisco G.
Published: October 2019

New-generation power networks, such as microgrids, are being affected by the proliferation of nonlinear electronic systems, resulting in harmonic disturbances both in voltage and current that affect the symmetry of the system. This paper presents a method based on the application of geometric algebra (GA) to the resolution of power flow in nonsinusoidal single-phase electrical systems for the correct determination of its components to achieve passive compensation of true quadrature current. It is demonstrated that traditional techniques based on the concepts of Budeanu, Fryze or IEEE1459 fail to determine the interaction between voltage and current and therefore, are not suitable for being used as a basis for the compensation of nonactive power components. An example is included that demonstrates the superiority of GA method and is compared to previous work where GA approaches and traditional methods have also been used.
An Optimized Abstractive Text Summarization Model Using Peephole Convolutional LSTM
Authors: Rahman Md. Motiur , Siddiqui Fazlul Hasan
Published: October 2019

Abstractive text summarization that generates a summary by paraphrasing a long text remains an open significant problem for natural language processing. In this paper, we present an abstractive text summarization model, multi-layered attentional peephole convolutional LSTM (long short-term memory) (MAPCoL) that automatically generates a summary from a long text. We optimize parameters of MAPCoL using central composite design (CCD) in combination with the response surface methodology (RSM), which gives the highest accuracy in terms of summary generation. We record the accuracy of our model (MAPCoL) on a CNN/DailyMail dataset. We perform a comparative analysis of the accuracy of MAPCoL with that of the state-of-the-art models in different experimental settings. The MAPCoL also outperforms the traditional LSTM-based models in respect of semantic coherence in the output summary.
Dianthin and Its Potential in Targeted Tumor Therapies
Authors: Fuchs Hendrik
Published: October 2019

Dianthin enzymes belong to ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) of type 1, i.e., they only consist of a catalytic domain and do not have a cell binding moiety. Dianthin-30 is very similar to saporin-S3 and saporin-S6, two RIPs often used to design targeted toxins for tumor therapy and already tested in some clinical trials. Nevertheless, dianthin enzymes also exhibit differences to saporin with regard to structure, efficacy, toxicity, immunogenicity and production by heterologous expression. Some of the distinctions might make dianthin more suitable for targeted tumor therapies than other RIPs. The present review provides an overview of the history of dianthin discovery and illuminates its structure, function and role in targeted toxins. It further discusses the option to increase the efficacy of dianthin by endosomal escape enhancers.
Nosocomial Transmission of Emerging Viruses via Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures
Authors: Judson Seth D. , Munster Vincent J.
Published: October 2019

Recent nosocomial transmission events of emerging and re-emerging viruses, including Ebola virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Nipah virus, and Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus, have highlighted the risk of nosocomial transmission of emerging viruses in health-care settings. In particular, concerns and precautions have increased regarding the use of aerosol-generating medical procedures when treating patients with such viral infections. In spite of increasing associations between aerosol-generating medical procedures and the nosocomial transmission of viruses, we still have a poor understanding of the risks of specific procedures and viruses. In order to identify which aerosol-generating medical procedures and emerging viruses pose a high risk to health-care workers, we explore the mechanisms of aerosol-generating medical procedures, as well as the transmission pathways and characteristics of highly pathogenic viruses associated with nosocomial transmission. We then propose how research, both in clinical and experimental settings, could advance current infection control guidelines.
Canine and Phocine Distemper Viruses: Global Spread and Genetic Basis of Jumping Species Barriers
Authors: Kennedy Judith , Earle J.A. , Omar Shadia , Abdullah Hani’ah , Nielsen Ole , Roelke-Parker Melody , Cosby S.
Published: October 2019

Canine distemper virus (CDV) and phocine distemper (PDV) are closely-related members of the Paramyxoviridae family, genus morbillivirus, in the order Mononegavirales. CDV has a broad host range among carnivores. PDV is thought to be derived from CDV through contact between terrestrial carnivores and seals. PDV has caused extensive mortality in Atlantic seals and other marine mammals, and more recently has spread to the North Pacific Ocean. CDV also infects marine carnivores, and there is evidence of morbillivirus infection of seals and other species in Antarctica. Recently, CDV has spread to felines and other wildlife species in the Serengeti and South Africa. Some CDV vaccines may also have caused wildlife disease. Changes in the virus haemagglutinin (H) protein, particularly the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) receptor binding site, correlate with adaptation to non-canine hosts. Differences in the phosphoprotein (P) gene sequences between disease and non-disease causing CDV strains may relate to pathogenicity in domestic dogs and wildlife. Of most concern are reports of CDV infection and disease in non-human primates raising the possibility of zoonosis. In this article we review the global occurrence of CDV and PDV, and present both historical and genetic information relating to these viruses crossing species barriers.
Breast Cancer Cells and PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Upregulate the Expression of PD-1, CTLA-4, TIM-3 and LAG-3 Immune Checkpoints in CD4+ T Cells
Authors: Saleh Reem , Toor Salman M , Khalaf Sarah , Elkord Eyad
Published: October 2019

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype, and it exhibits resistance to common breast cancer therapies. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand, PD-L1, have been approved to treat various cancers. However, the therapeutic efficacy of targeting PD-1/PD-L1 axis in breast cancer is under clinical investigation. In addition, the mechanisms of action of drugs targeting PD-1 and PD-L1 have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the effect of human TNBC cell lines, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468, and the non-TNBC cell line, MCF-7, on the expression of immune checkpoints (ICs) on CD4+ T cell subsets, including regulatory T cells (Tregs), using a co-culture system. We also examined the effect of blocking PD-1 or PD-L1 separately and in combination on IC expression by CD4+ T cell subsets. We found that breast cancer cells upregulate the expression of ICs including PD-1, cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 (TIM-3) and lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) in CD4+ T cell subsets. We also found that the co-blockade of PD-1 and PD-L1 further upregulates the co-expression of TIM-3 and LAG-3 on CD4+CD25+ T cells and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+Helios+ Tregs in the presence of TNBC cells, but not in non-TNBC cells. Our results indicate the emergence of compensatory inhibitory mechanisms, most likely mediated by Tregs and activated non-Tregs, which could lead to the development of TNBC resistance against PD-1/PD-L1 blockade.
Biogas Generation from Sonicated Excess Sludge
Authors: Zawieja Iwona , Włodarczyk Renata , Kowalczyk Mariusz
Published: October 2019

The article presents an analysis of the possibilities of biogas production in the process of methane fermentation of sonicated excess sludge. The greater the percentage of methane in biogas, the higher its calorific value. In order to increase the intensity of biogas production containing approximately 70% of methane, sewage sludge is disintegrated. In particular, excess sludge formed as a result of advanced wastewater treatment by the activated sludge method shows low biodegradability. The study aim was to examine the effect of the ultrasonic field disintegration of excess sludge on biogas production. As a result of subjecting the sludge to disintegration by ultrasonic field, there was an increase in the digestion degree of sewage sludge. In the methane fermentation process of modified sludge, an increase of the biogas yield was noted, which confirmed the supportive action of ultrasonic field on the excess sludge biodegradation. In the case of disintegration of excess sludge by ultrasonic field, for the ultrasonic field intensity value of 4.3 W cm−2 and a sonication time equal to 300 s, the highest values of soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD), total organic carbon (TOC), and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) concentrations were obtained. In the process of conventional methane fermentation, biogas yield value was 0.303 L g VSS−1, while in the process of methane fermentation of sonicated excess sludge, the value 0.645 L g VSS−1.
INFLUENCE OF MODIFYING AGENT WITH HYDROPHOBIZATION EFFECT ON INCREASE OF OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VIBROPRESSED PRODUCTS
Authors: Сулейманова Л. , Suleymanova L. , Малюкова М. , Malyukova M. , Слепухин А. , Slepuhin A. , Крушельницкая Е. , Krushel'nickaya E. , Толстой А.Д. , Tolstoy Aleksandr
Published: October 2019

In the article the method of volumetric hydrophobization by insertion of modifying agents with hydrophobization effect directly in concrete mixture on the stage of mixing is considered and the degree of their influence on physics-mathematics properties of vibropressed products which made on technological line with optimal granulometry, water to cement proportion and parameters of forming is estimated, so that the geometrical dimensions of moulded products satisfy required sizes and limits, and appearance of front-face area satisfied A3 category. There was established the increase of operational characteristics of concrete walkway vibropressed slabs when in use of polyfunctional modifying agents with hydrophobization effect – Murasan BWA 17 and SikaPaver AE-2 in 0.5 % cement weight quantity, wherein there was found the increase of compressive strength of slabs on 23 %, frost resistance on 50 cycles and decrease of water absorption up to 45 % which allows increasing the longevity of small-pieces products. Insertion of volumetric modifier-hydrophobisator Akvasil, only with a mono-characteristic to decrease of water absorption, has negative role on strength characteristics of vibropressed products with decrease of concrete compressive strength by 12 %.
IMPROVING THE STRENGTH OF HARNESSING CONNECTION OF THIN-SHEET PLATES
Authors: Солодов Н. , Vodyahin N. , Водяхин Н. , Vodyahin N. , Ищук Я. , Ishchuk Y.
Published: October 2019

In the modern, rapidly developing world, polymeric materials are widely used. The results of various new studies allow them to be widely used as materials for new products, as well as to apply them when strengthening the supporting structures of buildings and structures.

This article discusses the issue of increasing the carrying capacity of lap-joints using FRP sheets. The classification of various types of fiber-based composite materials is given. The mechanism of reinforcement of steel plates with fiber with the analysis of the work of a polymeric material is presented; loading diagrams of experimental samples are presented. The analysis of the obtained results allows us to conclude about the joint work of materials, as well as the possibility of using polymer materials based on carbon fiber to increase or restore the bearing capacity of metal structures. A review of studies of metal structures reinforced with carbon fiber in different countries is given. The results of tests conducted in different countries allow us concluding that polymeric materials can be used for structures subjected to cyclic loading, as well as dynamic effects.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS WITH DRIVING MECHANISMS ON THE BASIS OF CABLE ELEMENTS
Authors: Гапоненко Е. , Gaponenko E. , Рыбак Л. , Rybak L. , Холошевская Л. , Holoshevskaya L.
Published: October 2019

The mechanisms of the parallel structure are very diverse. Cable-driven robots that use cables instead of retractable rods to control the position of the output link are of particular interest. They have several advantages, such as large workspace, easy assembly, and disassembly, high mobility, but also there are disadvantages associated with controlling the movement of robot cables. The paper gives examples of some of the first cable robots, their purpose, and application. The article also considers Russian and foreign scientists who deal with these issues and analyzes their work. As a result of the structural analysis, the classification of cable robots is compiled and considered in detail: by the method of placing the reels, by the DOF number of the working body and the number of flexible links, by the application method, by the type of base, by the method of cable fastening. The cable robot structure for the movement of goods is given. However, there are still many areas open to theoretical research. In conclusion, the topics that need more research are considered. The most obvious area of research is control, also optimizing the workspace for different applications of these devices, finding and take advantage of all the benefits offered by cable devices.
RESUMO AUTOMÁTICO DE TEXTOS JURÍDICOS USANDO GRAFOS COM VOCABULÁRIO CONTROLADO E ALGORITMO K-MEANS COM WORDS EMBEDDING
Authors: Sousa Rogério Nogueira de , Prata David Nadler
Published: October 2019

O processo judicial eletrônico é uma realidade no Brasil, onde 70% dos casos novos em todo Poder Judiciário são virtuais. Fazer uso adequado dessa realidade e aprimorá-la é primordial para dar vazão à demanda de aproximadamente 25 milhões de processos novos por ano. Nesse contexto, buscar facilitar o dia a dia dos operadores da justiça brasileira, responsáveis pelas análises do crescente volume de informação digital presentes nos autos, é primordial para a eficiência na prestação jurisdicional e amplo acesso à justiça. Usar resumos/textos é uma forma ágil de se inteirar sobre o assunto do texto, podendo ser um meio de empregar mais agilidade à tramitação processual. Assim, esta pesquisa visa ao desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta capaz de gerar automaticamente resumos de textos jurídicos, fazendo uso de técnicas de Processamento de Linguagem Natural e teoria de grafos em conjunto com o vocabulário jurídico advindo do Supremo Tribunal Federal.
A TUTELA DO AMBIENTE NA JURISPRUDÊNCIA DA CORTE EUROPEIA DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS PARA ALÉM DO ARTIGO 8º DA CONVENÇÃO EUROPEIA DOS DIREITOS DO HOMEM: UMA PROTECÇÃO OBLÍQUA
Authors: Gomes Carla Amado
Published: October 2019

Este artigo pretende traçar um panorama da jurisprudência da Corte Europeia dos Direitos Humanos no que tange à protecção do ambiente, destacando os casos de tutela por meio da protecção do domicílio. Como o termo “ambiente” não consta da Convenção, a Corte tem promovido, desde a década de 1990, uma protecção indirecta do macrobem ambiental, pela via da tutela da vida e da liberdade de expressão. Paralelamente, a Corte tem trabalhado a ponderação de bens como a propriedade, a liberdade e o acesso à justiça no confronto com a protecção do ambiente.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI SISTEM PENGAWASAN PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DESA (STUDI KASUS WILAYAH KABUPATEN BOGOR)
Authors: Marota Rochman , Alipudin Asep
Published: October 2019

The Village Law gives new meaning related to trust by seeing the village as an institution that is equal to the regional government. The village not only as an institution providing letters or government accomplices, but an institution that independently and has the task of maintaining the welfare of the small unit in the community. These consequences provide a view of the professionalism of performance that can be monitored transparently and accountably. The urgency of this research lies in its objectives and benefits for the government and village officials, namely to provide a complete and factual picture of village supervision and finance from planning, management and accountability as well as strengthening the capabilities of village officials in managing funds and overseeing programs funded by village funds in a way and village development in general. This study concludes that there is a relationship between the stages of village financial management from the process of planning, implementing, administering and reporting to its monitoring system. The good village financial management process showed that the monitoring system was running well.
Emotional support: the concept and forms
Authors: Aripova Anastasiya O. , Kryukova Tat'yana L.
Published: October 2019

The article presents a concept reflecting the phenomenon of emotional support. Its place in the structure of coping behaviour as a component of social support is defined. The forms of emotional support are highlighted, the authors` classification of the forms is presented. The results of these forms` study interconnection with the value of emotional support for a personality are discussed. It is shown that a person in a stressful situation prefers certain forms of emotional support: among them "heart-to-heart talk", "humour", etc.: they are chosen by different categories of people. There are complex ties between the value of emotional support for a person and the chosen forms.
Professionalisation of thinking and psychological-pedagogic training of pedagogues for working with personal results of pupils using workshop facilities
Authors: Serafimovich Irina V. , Belyayeva Ol'ga A
Published: October 2019

The applicability of the article is determined by increasing demands to the level of readiness of the educators for providing proper conditions for formation all the educational results of pupils. The experience of applying workshop as a special format of working in the system of continuous professional training, that is oriented to professionalisation of pedagogues’ thinking, has been presented for the first time. The analysis of performance outcomes of the workshop, oriented towards identification of problem situations in the pedagogic and psychological support of the process of formation of pupils’ personal results, has been done. The efficiency of work with teachers by means of proposed technology which ensures significant change in the level of cognitive, operational and conative components of their willingness for operating with the whole range of the pupils’ educational results has been proved. The work experience represented in the article allows appraising the format of workshop as challenging form of work with the parties of educational process.
Organisation of work on the pedagogic support of the formation of personality in the networked form of the implementation of educational programmes
Authors: Glazova Yana A.
Published: October 2019

This article proposes the organisation of work on the basis of a network form of interaction; creating conditions for the formation of a single social and educational medium that ensures the development and socialisation of students is described as well as implementation of joint educational and socio-pedagogic projects that ensure the inclusion of students in various types of social practices; organising and conducting joint research aimed at finding and solving topical problems of education and upbringing; strengthening the human resource capacity of network partner organisations; expanding the material and technical base to improve the efficiency of interaction; improving the scientific and methodological work of pedagogues. Mechanisms of network interaction are described, as well as its logic and steps that correspond to the stages of the professional development of the personality of students on a particular course, while solving specific educational tasks. The model "institute – resource centre" was the leading model of network interaction. This model represents the integration of several educational organisations around one of them, which has the greatest material and personnel potential, which will play the role of a resource centre for other educational organisations.
Project work in university foreign language teaching: an important step towards learner autonomy
Authors: Novikova Nadezhda N.
Published: October 2019

The article points out project work for teaching foreign languages at institutions of higher professional education. For learner autonomy organisation we introduce project-based learning. Special attention is paid to the academic aspect, i.e. the change of curricula and work programmes in foreign languages and the related increasing role of educational autonomy. The role of educational strategies in the independent learning process is determined. The advantages of project work for the organisation of independent work are revealed. The author gives examples of lessons from her own practice of teaching, developed with the help of project methodology, their critical evaluation is given. The possibility of using the evaluation of students’ work on the project not only at the last stage, but throughout the project is shown. We consider the applicability of these projects, assesses the work on the project and analyses the success of the organisation of independent work using the project methodology.
ISLAMIC BUSINESS COACHING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDONESIAN COACHES
Authors: Sholahuddin Muhammad , Abdullah Moha Asri , Barom Mohd. Nizam , Tahir Ibrahim Nuhu
Published: October 2019

In an increasingly competitive era of trade, training is insufficient to help solve business problems and challenges that often change daily. Meanwhile, business professionals realize that the coaching process used for the past dozen years by athletes, orators, and artists to improve their performance can also be used to help entrepreneurs to help accelerate business goals and personal success. Organizations that offer coaching have grown rapidly over the past decade. Even though in Indonesia, several coaching Islamic businesses have their communities, until now there is limited literature on Islamic business coaching. This study develops definitions for Islamic business coaching along with its characteristics for the Indonesian setting. This was achieved using qualitative research. Data were collected by interviewing 5 Islamic Indonesian master coaches. The recording of interviews was transcribed and coded. Then, those were analyzed with content analysis. The paper concludes that Islamic business coaching differs from conventional coaching due to being based on Islamic religiosity and principles. In Addition, the characteristics of Islamic business coaching include Islamic business coach’s role, Islamic business coaching session focus, and Islamic business coaching results.
BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR A STUDY OF MOSQUE ACCOUNTING
Authors: Saad Ram Al Jaffri , Abidin Shamharir , Ghazali Mohamad Zulkurnai , Khalid Ahmad Zamil , Rahim Mohd Syahrir
Published: October 2019

The role of mosque is not only for places of worship and religious activities, but it is also a place for building unity, caring for the welfare and helping to build the economy of the community, especially the local community. To ensure the mosque is functioning well, the accounting and financial reporting of the mosque is very important. The purpose of this study is to see how much previous research has been done in the field of mosque accounting. The methodology used is to use a bibliometric analysis of articles collected from the Scopus database. The results show that studies on mosque accounting only began to be published in Scopus indexed journals in 2011 and as of 2018, only 10 articles have been published. Most of the articles were published in 2016 and most of the writers are Muslim. The focus of the mosque's accounting studies is business, management, accounting, engineering, and environmental science and the majority of studies are conducted in countries where the majority of the population is Muslim. The findings of this study can provide a general overview of current research on mosque accounting, trends, and future directions of related research.
Gaussian Mixture Model Based Hierarchical Clustering in Prediction of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors:   Phd Research Scholar, Department Of Computer Science, Sri Ramkrishna College Of Arts And Science For Women Coibatore., Umanandhini* D , Kalpana Dr. G. ,   Associate Professor, Department Of Computer Science, Sri Ramakrisna College Of Arts And Science For Women Combatore.
Published: October 2019

Autism is one of the most complex and divergent class disorders which accompany various lacking in symptoms needed for classification, societal interaction, abridged verbal communication, and monotonous behavior. Timely and proper diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder can ensure the offering of medical treatment and guidance to get cure. In this paper, Gaussian Mixture Model based Hierarchical Clustering is proposed for efficiently predicting the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Also, Flexible splitting concept was proposed for hierarchical clustering in order to increase the quality of guessing and classification accuracy. The proposed algorithm is validated to check the performance against the existing method. The results shows that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing algorithm in terms of classification accuracy.
Developing Soft Skills through Project-Based Learning in Technical and Vocational Institutions
Authors:   Lecturer, Department of Technical Education, Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Kafanchan., Dogara* Gimba , Bin Saud Sukri Muhammad ,   Professor, Department of Technical and Engineering Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, MALAYSIA, Kamin Yusri bin ,   Associate Professor, Department of Technical and Engineering Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, MALAYSIA, Abd Hamid Mohd Zolkifli bin ,   B.Sc (HONS) (Food Science & Nutrition), PGDip. Ed (Biology & Science) (UTM), M.Ed (Technical & Vocational Education) (UTM), Ph.D (Technical & Vocational Education), bin Nordin Mohd Safarin ,   Dip/Mech. Eng (UTM), B.Tech. Ed (Hons) (UTM), M.Ed (Technical & Vocational Education) (UTM), Ph.D (Technical & Vocational Education) (UTM),
Published: October 2019

Soft skills have become critical in the preparation of employable graduates. The education system must, therefore, aim to ensure quality training for the production of employable graduates. Soft skills are personal abilities that one retains and can adequately be nurtured through active participation of students in the teaching and learning process. It is validated by researchers that the prevalent employability skills deficiencies have been one of the main causes of unemployment globally. Consequently, soft skills have all the potentials for equipping graduates with adequate employability skills. Thus, this study investigated the effect of project-based learning on the development of soft skills among technical students at technical and vocational colleges, Kaduna State, Nigeria Smart PLS software was used to test the developed model. As the sample size for this study was relatively small, the researchers were not certain to have normally distributed data. Subsequently, Smart PLS is appropriate for non-normally distributed data and therefore, it was used to simultaneously evaluate the measurement model, structural models and to confirm the convergent and discriminant validity of the measure. The study revealed that collaborative skills construct have a significant positive relationship with soft skills of technical students at technical and vocational colleges, while communication skills, initiative skills, and problem-solving skills have a positive insignificant relationship with soft skills of technical students at technical and vocational colleges. The findings of this study suggest that the curriculum of technical programs in Nigerian technical colleges need to be reviewed and geared more towards activity-based teaching and learning to enable technical students effectively develop soft skills for employment.
Identifying Rumour Source from Social Activity Streams
Authors:   SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Rehman* MuneebUl , Sauood Mohamed ,   SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Indian, Pushpalatha Dr.M. ,   SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India.
Published: October 2019

Gossipy tidbits are snippets of data or a story that has not been checked. What this implies, is that the individual recounting the story does not know for certain in the event that it is valid or not. Bits of gossip assume a major job in this day and age of web where emergency contact only one post or article. Regular daily existences are lost and economies endure top dogs due to these gossipy tidbits being far reaching by individuals without confirming. Microblog stages have been to a great degree mainstream in the enormous information period because of its constant dissemination of data. We exhibit RING, a constant rising abnormality checking framework over microblog content streams. RING incorporates our endeavors on both developing inconsistency observing examination and framework explore. From the oddity observing point of view, RING proposes a diagram expository methodology with the end goal that RING can recognize developing abnormalities at a prior stage contrasted with the current methods. In our project, we tried to improve the process of Detecting the trending events and their sources by many characteristics like Duration of the anomaly, size of the text, and time. We analysed the spiking anomaly and its source by making use of RING in a little advance manner. The changes made in the system produced positive results which are better to identify the sources in terms of time and space complexity.
Traffic Signal Controlling using Sift Algorithm
Authors:   Assistant Professor (O.G), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai., Sakila* Ms.V.Sahaya , Gamidi Ajay Krishna ,   Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai., Nalluri Sai Krishna ,   Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai.
Published: October 2019

India is the second most populous country in the world. So there are large no vehicles eventually cause traffic congestion in India. Congestion is the slow moving of vehicles in traffic. Traffic congestion was the main problem in India. Due to traffic congestion, the emergency vehicle doesn’t reach its destination very quickly so many lives are at risk. In this traffic congestions, two-wheeler riders don’t even wear a helmet which risks there life they don’t even care about their life. Due to a large number of vehicles, there is the most number of vehicle theft case registered. So the security for vehicles was decreased.
A New Semantic Similarity Measure Based on Ontology for Movie Rate Prediction
Authors:   Department of Computer Engineering, SES's R.C.Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur Dist. Dhule, India., Patil* Vandana Mohan , Patil Prof. Dr. J. B. ,   Department of Computer Engineering, SES's R.C.Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur Dist. Dhule, India.
Published: October 2019

A recommendation algorithm comprises of two important steps: 1) Predicting rates, and 2) Recommendation. Rate prediction is a cumulative function of the similarity score between two movies and rate history of those movies by other users. There are various methods for rate prediction such as weighted sum method, regression, deviation based etc. All these methods rely on finding similar items to the items previously viewed/rated by target user, with assumption that user tends to have similar rating for similar items. Computing the similarities can be done using various similarity measures such as Euclidian Distance, Cosine Similarity, Adjusted Cosine Similarity, Pearson Correlation, Jaccard Similarity etc. All of these well-known approaches calculate similarity score between two movies using simple rating based data. Hence, such similarity measures could not accurately model rating behavior of user. In this paper, we will show that the accuracy in rate prediction can be enhanced by incorporating ontological domain knowledge in similarity computation. This paper introduces a new ontological semantic similarity measure between two movies. For experimental evaluation, the performance of proposed approach is compared with two existing approaches: 1) Adjusted Cosine Similarity (ACS), and 2) Weighted Slope One (WSO) algorithm, in terms of two performance measures: 1) Execution time and 2) Mean Absolute Error (MAE). The open-source Movielens (ml-1m) dataset is used for experimental evaluation. As our results show, the ontological semantic similarity measure enhances the performance of rate prediction as compared to the existing-well known approaches.
Enhancing the Static and Dynamic Mechanical Behaviours of Vinyl Ester Matrix using Surface Modified Luffa Fibers
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode, India., Ramakrishnan* Dr. S. , Sathishkumar Dr. T.P. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode, India.
Published: October 2019

This study focuses on enhancing the static and dynamic mechanical behaviours of vinyl ester matrix using surface modified Luffa fibers. The density of Luffa fiber, which belongs to Cucurbitaceae family, is 1.2 g/cc. The Luffa (Ridge gourd) vegetable was dried in sun-light and the required fiber layers were then obtained by using manual extraction process. The fiber layers were then treated with alkali (5% of NaOH) solution at ambient temperature (28o C) for 24 h. From the SEM images, it can be inferred that the chemical treatment did not degrade the fiber surface and retained its reinforcing nature. The Luffa fiber reinforced vinyl ester composites were developed by hand layup technique by varying the number of fiber layers (1, 2 and 3). The morphological and mechanical behaviours of the developed composites were analyzed as per ASTM standards and compared with pure resin. The static and dynamic mechanical properties of vinyl ester composites exhibited significant improvement with fiber surface treatment and increase in number of fiber layers. Among the different composites tested, the composite specimen with three layers of alkali treated fiber exhibited the highest tensile strength (18.88 MPa) compared to untreated fibers (16.83 MPa). The improvement in properties of Luffa fiber reinforced composites can be attributed to the removal of lignin and waxy substances from the fiber by chemical treatment, which was confirmed by SEM. The obtained results indicate that composites reinforced with three layers of surface modified Luffa fibers showed overall improvement in static and dynamic mechanical behaviours.
Makespan Map Reduce Architecture for Efficient Memory Utilization
Authors:   Department of Computer Applications, Acharya Institute of Technology,Bangalore,Karnataka, Bhaskar* Archana , Raman Dr.Rajeev ,   Department of Computer Applications, Reva University,Bangalore,Karnataka
Published: October 2019

Makespan is referred to the total execution time taken to process the tasks or the jobs to the completion time.The High performance infrastructure in cloud computing provides extensive applications. These applications are preferred in Big Data. The existing Hadoop Map Reduce network incurs the input output memory overhead. The parallel Map Reduce network provides a parallel scheme to reduce makespan times in computing environments. The outcome provides improvement in the coefficient correlation and makespan time. The various challenges in computing dataset is handling large dataset efficiently and providing large amount of datasets with ease. The comprehensive method is to enhance data analyzation techniques. Massive large amount of data which are spread across the large number of machines needs to be parallelized.
An Observation and Experimental Evaluation of Image Spam Detection
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, India., Rajalingam* Mallikka , Balamurugan M. ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, India.
Published: October 2019

In belonging to other supports duel beside researchers of image spam detections, unsolicited mail have newly developed the image based spam dodge to construct the investigation of e-mails’ content of text unsuccessful. To avoid signature based recognition, it involves in implanting the unsolicited text or message into an appendage image, which is frequently arbitrarily customized. Identifying image based spam emails tries out to be an motivating illustration of the problem text embedded in images were subjected to noise such as background pattern, color, font variations and imperfections in a font size so as to eliminate the chances of being identified as unsolicited e-mail by classification techniques. In this research paper we spring a exhaustive review and categorization of machine learning and classification systems suggested so far in contradiction of image based spam email, and make an empirical investigation and correlation of few of them on real, widely accessible data sets.
An Enhanced Hybrid Intrusion Detection Mechanism Based on Chicken Swarm Optimization and Naïve-Bayes Method
Authors:   PG and Research Department of Computer Science,Tiruppur Kumaran College for women,Tirupur, India., Sona* Mrs. A.Shanthi , Sasirekha Dr. N. ,   PG and Research Department of Computer Science,Vidyasagar College of Arts and Science, Udumalpet, india
Published: October 2019

The major important factor of network intrusion detection is to avoid malicious process in network. Since, existing modules are out-dated because of improper authentication and the network may get affected because of new attacks and malwares. In this research, Hybrid module is formed by using Chicken Swarm Optimization and Naive Bayes classifier (HCSO-NB) for classification of intrusion data. The hybrid method is introduced to detect the features efficiently in complex dataset because strategy which is designed to be capable of detecting huge data in network. Some traditional methods results in serious limitations in case of complex datasets. The algorithms are shared their properties together to discover better optimization results and the classification precisions values. This paper examines the feature selection performance by utilizing NSL-KDD-99 dataset and comparing it with the Swarm Intelligence (SI), Naïve-Bayes classifier and proposed HCSO-NB algorithms. The proposed classification process designed in NETBEANS 8.2 tool. Experiments show that proposed HCSO-NB successfully improved the accuracy.
Fuzzy Based Amalgamated Technique for Optimal Service Time in Distributed Computing System
Authors:   Associate Prof., Department of Mathematics SRMS College of Engineering & Technology, Bareilly Affiliated to Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India, Khandelwal* Dr. Anju
Published: October 2019

Due to the continuous progress of microprocessor technology and computer network, the distributed computing system (DCS) is currently one of the key areas of interest. The distributed computing system [DCS] provides the ability to share better performance and resources. There are a few registering nodes that communicate with one another through the message transient system. The advancement of new technologies in communication and information leads to the development of distributed systems. Task assignment is a critical step in the distributed computing system. For the proper utilization of available enumeration strength, it is necessary to allocate tasks to the processors, whose features are vastly suitable for execution. In this research paper, we have examined a task allocation problem with fuzzy performance time and fuzzy communication time, which is more realistic and general in nature. The problem of fuzzy task allocation is impure and it has been converted into a single number (i.e crisp one) using the fuzzy magnitude ranking method. Here, a serviceable model has been evolved to establish the system's optimum impedance time by optimal assignment of tasks based on triangular fuzzy execution time and triangular fuzzy communication time processor speed.
Neuro Fuzzy Type-2 Based Space Vector Modulation for Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive
Authors:   Electrical & Electronics Engineering,Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, Guntur, India., Gadde* Srinivas , Sukumar G Durga ,   Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Vignan Institute of technology and science Yadadri (D),T.S, India.
Published: October 2019

In indirect vector control the conventional speed and current controllers operate satisfactory when the operating point is constant. But the operating point is always dynamic, the reference voltages obtained in a closed loop system feding to the inverter contains more harmonics. Due to this the pulses which are going to produce are uneven. Which intern produces the inverter output voltages which are more harmonics contained. In order to produce the better output voltage from the inverter, this paper presents neuro-fuzzy type-2 space vector modulation (NFT2) technique .A performance comparison of the inverter is done with conventional space vector modulation(SVM) and neuro fuzzy type- 1(NFT1) system using matlab simulation & experimental validation. The performance parameters of the induction motor based on current, torque and speed with neuro-fuzzy type-2 space vector modulation is compared with conventional and type-1neuro fuzzy SVM. The % THD of inverter output voltages are also compared .The experimental validation a dspace-1104 is used to analyze performance of induction motor which is obtained by the simulation. The experimental validations are carried out considering 2HP Induction motor in the lab
Understanding the Attitudes and Purpose for the Usage of Self-service Technologies (SSTs) at the Airports
Authors:   Professor, Department of management studies, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, Dr.Thamaraiselvan*  , Arul. S.Thanigai ,   Sr. Assistant General Manager in Air India ltd, Chennai
Published: October 2019

This study tried to understand the intention of technology adoption for web-based self-service technology (SST) pertaining to the airline sector in India. A survey-based approach was employed to acquire 458 responses. These responses were obtained from passengers who were using the airline’s service. The passengers were from three international airports that are located in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. The partial least square structural equation modeling technique was employed to investigate the hypothesis. To recognize the influences on web-based SST(endogenous variables), along with the concept of adoption purpose as per the air passengers’ perceptions, the initial qualitative study joined the resultant literature examination in correspondence with the interview with focus groups. The following are the exogenous factors applied in the study; apparent usefulness: apparent ease of usage, trustworthiness, perceived risk, supposed behavioral regulator, subjective standard, word-of-mouth reports, apparent playfulness, and approach and adaptation purpose. Results specify factors that suggestively affect the intention to employ SSTs. Theoretical as well as managerial implications are deliberated on.
Speech Encryption using Advanced Encryption Standard for Secured Communication
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India, Sreedharan* Sujiya , Eswaran Dr.Chandra ,   Department of Computer Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
Published: October 2019

Securing speech communication is a great challenging task and interesting research area in recent years. Transmission of voice data over untrusted networks leads to attack the confidential information. Various speech encryption algorithms are in progress and even though speech data have been encrypted some additional features are still getting compromised to the eavesdroppers which are a get setback for security attacks. The state-of-art of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm when compared to other encryption algorithm it has different types of cipher key length such as 128,192 and 256 bits respectively. Advanced Encryption Standard is analyzed statistically for revealing its superiority based on confusion and diffusion properties for evaluating the robustness against statistical attacks. A novel approach is developed for encrypting speech data using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Encrypted and the decrypted signal are evaluated based on some quality analysis for immunity checking against frequency-domain attack, brute force attack and statistical attack etc.