bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MEMAKNAI KEMATIAN DALAM UPACARA KEMATIAN DI JAWA
Authors: Aufa Ari Abi
Published: November 2019

Javaneese culture adopts and mixes customs from some religions and local beliefs, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.  Funeral customs may vary across cultures and religions, but there is something common, a ceremony. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor. Additionally, funerals often have religious aspects which are intended to help the soul of the deceased reach the afterlife. Thus, death is concieved as something terrifying at one side and something waited for at the other side. To respect the moment, people gather and pray for the death and for themselves. The ceremony, i.e. the feast, gave benefecial effects in their social life, creating harmony and solidarity between the members of the community. So, for Javaneese, to show that death has meanings, they create and adopts customs, and practice it whenever such event emerge
PERSEPSI MINORITAS MUSLIM TERHADAP MODEL KERUKUNAN DALAM MEMBANGUN HARMONI SOSIAL
Authors: Sulanam Sulanam
Published: November 2019

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan bangunan kerukunan beragama di Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Propinsi ini telah berhasil menjadi contoh bagi model dan jalinan kerukunan beragama bagi provinsi-provinsi lain di Indonesia. Sebagai provinsi yang mayotitas Kristen, cara minoritas Muslim dalam mendorong tumbuhnya harmoni, toleransi, ataupun kerukunan juga berbeda dengan di wilayah yang mayoritas  muslim. Minoritas ini memiliki kekhasan dalam menterjemahkan bangunan kerukunan beragama di wilayah NTT. Untuk menjawab tujuan penulisan ini, akan di­gam­­barkan bagaimana persepsi minoritas muslim NTT dalam membangun model kerukunan beragama; selanjutnya juga akan digambarkan bagaimana pemahaman mayoritas dan minoritas dalam mendorong praktik kerukunan beragama dalam kerangka kebangsaan. Dalam tulisan ini ditemukan bahwa harmoni umat beragama merupakan keniscayaan yang harus terus dibangun demi keutuhan bangsa Indonesia: ada kesadaran bahwa harmoni berbangsa dan bernegara di Indonesia merupakan model ideal yang saat ini menjadi contoh bagi masyarakat dunia. Model-model kerukunan yang dipersepsi minoritas dapat dirawat dan selanjutnya menjadi platform dalam mewujudkan harmoni sosial.
Penerjemahan Al-Musytarok Al-Lafdzi Dalam Kitab Bidayatul Mujtahid Wa Nihayatul Muqtasid
Authors: Lusiana Novi
Published: November 2019

Tulisan ini berusaha menjelaskan tentang keistimewaan bahasa arab. Keistimewaan bahasa arab dapat dilihat dari segi persamaan kata, kejelasan mufrodat, gaya bahasa yang bervariasi dan kemajuan perkembangannya. Bahasa arab merupakan bahasa yang kaya karena memiliki karakteristik yang berbeda dari bahasa-bahasa lain, seperti naht, nahwu, shorof, dan relasi atau hubungan makna. Karakteristik yang terdapat dalam bahasa arab memiliki pengaruh yang kuat terhadap fenomena-fenomena yang terjadi dalam bahasa arab. Berbicara mengenai karakteristik bahasa arab, ada salah satu dari beberapa karakteristik yang sangat menarik yaitu relasi makna. Disinilah penulis ingin memaparkan bahwa relasi makna dapat berupa hubungan kesamaan, ketercakupan, dan kebalikan, salah satunya adalah al-musytarok al-lafdhi. al-musytarok al-lafdhi dalam bahasa arab sama dengan definisi polisemi dalam bahasa Indonesia, yaitu kata atau frase yang memiliki makna lebih dari satu atau memiliki makna yang berbeda-beda. Permasalahan dalam hal ini adalah karena banyak buku yang menerjemahkan al-musytarok al-lafdhi itu berbeda-beda, seperti halnya terjemahan kitab fiqh Bidayatul Mujtahid wa nihayatul muqtasid yang diterbitkan oleh pustaka azzam dan pustaka amani.
KESALAHAN SINTAKSIS PADA SKRIPSI MAHASISWA S1 UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Kamaludin M. Ilzam
Published: November 2019

"هذه الكتابة تكشف عن أخطاء الطلاب في كتابات البحث من ناحية تراكيب اللغة العربية للطلاب في قسم اللغة العربية بكلية التربية وقسم اللغة العربية وأدبها بكلية الأدب وعلم الثقافة جامعة سونان كليجاكا يوكياكرتا، والتراكيب المقصودة هي المركبات وتنقسم إلى التركيب الإسنادي والتركيب الإضافي والتركيب البياني والتركيب العطفي والتركيب المزجي والتركيب العددي. وهذه الكتابة باستخدام البحث الكيفي، والمنهج الذي استخدمه الكاتب هو المنهج التحليلي عن الأخطاء اللغوية. وأما العينة فهي سبعة البحوث بين الطلاب بكلية التربية للغة العربية وقسم اللغة العربية وأدبها. بعد أن حلل الكاتب عن كتابات البحث، نال الكاتب الأخطاء الكثيرة، أنها تتضمن من الجملة الفعلية نالها الباحث 26 خطأ، ومن الجملة الإسمية 11 خطأ، ومن نعت المنعوت 82 خطأ، ومن الإضافة 49 خطأ، ومن المعطوف والمعطوف عليه 16 خطأ، ومن الضمائر 13 خطأ، ومن اسم الموصول 9 خطأ، ومن العدد والمعدود خطأ واحد فحسب، وأما تلك الأخطاء المجموعة فهي 207 خطأ."
Anomalous current-voltage characteristics of SFIFS Josephson junctions with weak ferromagnetic interlayers
Authors: Karabassov Tairzhan , Guravova Anastasia V , Kuzin Aleksei Yu , Kazakova Elena A , Kawabata Shiro , Lvov Boris G , Vasenko Andrey S
Published: November 2019

We present a quantitative study of the current-voltage characteristics (CVC) of SFIFS Josephson junctions (S denotes bulk superconductor, F - metallic ferromagnet, I - insulating barrier) with weak ferromagnetic interlayers in the diffusive limit. The problem is solved in the framework of the nonlinear Usadel equations. We consider the case of a strong tunnel barrier such that the left SF and the right FS bilayers are decoupled. We calculate the density of states (DOS) in SF bilayers using a self-consistent numerical method. Then we obtain the CVC of corresponding SFIFS junctions, and discuss their properties for different set of parameters including the thicknesses of ferromagnetic layers, the exchange field, and the magnetic scattering time. We observe the anomalous nonmonotonic CVC behavior in case of weak ferromagnetic interlayers, which we ascribe by DOS energy dependencies in case of small exchange fields in F layers.
Measurements of Low Temperature Rate Coefficients for the Reaction of CH with CH2O and Application to Dark Cloud and AGB Stellar Wind Models
Authors: West Niclas A. , Millar Tom J. , Van de Sande Marie , Rutter Edward , Blitz Mark A. , Decin Leen , Heard Dwayne E.
Published: November 2019

Rate coefficients have been measured for the reaction of CH radicals with formaldehyde, CH2O, over the temperature range of 31–133 K using a pulsed Laval nozzle apparatus combined with pulsed laser photolysis and laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy. The rate coefficients are very large and display a distinct decrease with decreasing temperature below 70 K, although classical collision rate theory fails to reproduce this temperature dependence. The measured rate coefficients have been parameterized and used as input for astrochemical models for both dark cloud and Asymptotic Giant Branch stellar outflow scenarios. The models predict a distinct change (up to a factor of two) in the abundance of ketene, H2CCO, which is the major expected molecular product of the CH + CH2O reaction.
Tracking Dust Grains during Transport and Growth in Protoplanetary Disks
Authors: Misener William , Krijt Sebastiaan , Ciesla Fred J.
Published: November 2019

Protoplanetary disks are dynamic objects, within which dust grains and gas are expected to be redistributed over large distances. Evidence for this redistribution is seen both in other protoplanetary disks and in our own solar system, with high-temperature materials thought to originate close to the central star found in the cold, outer regions of the disks. While models have shown this redistribution is possible through a variety of mechanisms, these models have generally ignored the possible growth of solids via grain–grain collisions that would occur during transit. Here we investigate the interplay of coagulation and radial and vertical transport of solids in protoplanetary disks, considering cases where growth is limited by bouncing or by fragmentation. We find that, in all cases, growth effectively limits the facility for materials to be carried outward or preserved at large distances from the star. This is due to solids being incorporated into large aggregates which drift inward rapidly under the effects of gas drag. We discuss the implications for mixing in protoplanetary disks, and how the preservation of high-temperature materials in outer disks may require structures or outward flow patterns to avoid them being lost via radial drift.
Nos peurs de soignants en institution, s’en défendre mais aussi pouvoir les élaborer
Authors: Antigny Cécile
Published: November 2019

Au cours d’une vie de soignant nous pouvons craindre de nous trouver confrontés à des événements violents, surprenants, incompréhensibles, le suicide d’un patient par exemple, qui débordent nos capacités d’adaptation et de défenses. Mais il est aussi des pathologies comme les démences ou les psychoses qui nous confrontent au quotidien à des aspects terrifiants et à l’impossibilité d’élaborer, de penser. Choisir le métier de soignant, ne serait-ce pas un moyen d’approcher au plus près ces aspects inélaborables et violents présents dans le soin ? À travers quelques vignettes cliniques nous évoquerons nos défenses de soignants mais aussi les ressources des institutions pour permettre une élaboration de ces peurs et empêcher ainsi l’installation de systèmes défensifs collectifs trop rigides.
Provision of Resident-Centered Care by Nurse Practitioners in Saskatchewan Long-Term Care Facilities: Qualitative Findings From a Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Campbell Theresa Diane , Bayly Melanie , Peacock Shelley
Published: November 2019

With their education and skill set, nurse practitioners (NPs) are ideally situated to provide primary care to long-term care (LTC) residents, and this is a timely development as physician presence in LTC has been decreasing. A sequential follow-up explanatory mixed methods design was used for the current study, which focused on the interviews that followed the initial survey. The sample included seven NPs who work with LTC residents in urban and rural settings in a western Canadian province. The interviews provided an opportunity for in-depth discussion regarding survey results. Interpretive description guided the data analysis. NPs provide timely access to primary care, address medication reconciliation, decrease transfers to hospitals, and take part in collaborative practice. NPs promote the health care goals of LTC residents. Departments of health would benefit from the inclusion of a wider range of health providers, including NPs, to provide timely access to quality care in LTC facilities. [
Research in Gerontological Nursing, 13
(2), 73–81.]
Wayfinding Strategies and Spatial Anxiety in Older Adults With and Without Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Davis Rebecca , Veltkamp Amy
Published: November 2019

Persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) often experience problems finding their way (i.e., wayfinding) even in familiar locations. One possible explanation for wayfinding impairments in persons with AD is that they use different wayfinding strategies than persons without AD; and these strategies may be ineffective. The current study examined differences in wayfinding strategies and spatial anxiety in older adults with and without early-stage AD, as well as the effect gender has on both variables. Older adults with normal cognition (
n
= 50) and adults with early stage AD (
n
= 38) completed a demographic survey, cognitive tests, the Wayfinding Strategies Scale, and the Spatial Anxiety Scale. Results indicated that adults with normal cognition used significantly more orientation strategies (
t
[85] = 2.54,
p
= 0.013) than adults with AD, and men (
n
= 37) used significantly more orientation strategies than women (
n
= 51;
t
[85] = 2.41,
p
= 0.018). Participants with AD rated their spatial anxiety significantly higher than adults with normal cognition (
n
= 51;
t
[84] = −3.89,
p
< 0.001). Orientation strategy use was inversely related to spatial anxiety (
r
= −0.434,
p
< 0.001). These findings suggest that persons with early-stage AD may use fewer wayfinding strategies and have higher wayfinding-related anxiety compared to adults without AD. [
Research in Gerontological Nursing, 13
(2), 91–101.]
Changing Territories and the “Edge Effect” of the Re-Habited Industrial Structures
Authors: Siljanoska Jasmina , Mickovski Goran , Angelova Ivana
Published: November 2019

This chapter will examine the transition zones around the borderline of the legal perimeter defined by law and master planning of Skopje that have always played a role of interactive borderland in which the concept of interactivity and urban-rural-exurban synergy is applicable. Of particular interest is how edge position of certain abandoned structures, industrial areas in particular, in the period of post-socialist transition have affected use and movement patterns changing. These structures have originally influenced the surrounding area by their users, and now they are largely neglected or underused and need interventions of rehabilitation into beneficial use. The authors support the view that there is significance in conceiving of a “edge effect” of the re-habilitated social and industrial fringe structures. They find that they should be given more consideration in the context of new economies and innovative technologies which will enable rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the existing premises.
Image Processing Approaches and Disaster Management
Authors: Rahamatkar Surendra
Published: November 2019

This chapter presents the relevance of picture handling to distinguish different sorts of harm. For areal-type harm, 1) edge extraction, 2) unsupervised arrangement, 3) texture examination, and 4) edge improvement are suitable to distinguish harmed zone. For liner-type harm, it is hard to improve the permeability of harm partition by picture preparing. Likewise, the impact of overlaying office information to help staff to discover harm at an extraction is described.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Algorithms
Authors: Tyagi Amit Kumar , Chahal Poonam
Published: November 2019

With the recent development in technologies and integration of millions of internet of things devices, a lot of data is being generated every day (known as Big Data). This is required to improve the growth of several organizations or in applications like e-healthcare, etc. Also, we are entering into an era of smart world, where robotics is going to take place in most of the applications (to solve the world's problems). Implementing robotics in applications like medical, automobile, etc. is an aim/goal of computer vision. Computer vision (CV) is fulfilled by several components like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL). Here, machine learning and deep learning techniques/algorithms are used to analyze Big Data. Today's various organizations like Google, Facebook, etc. are using ML techniques to search particular data or recommend any post. Hence, the requirement of a computer vision is fulfilled through these three terms: AI, ML, and DL.
Communication With the Blended Student
Authors: Miller Mark Steven , O'Brien Amy
Published: November 2019

The ability to communicate effectively, regardless the method, is necessary in all facets of life. In the educational arena, communication between teacher and student has always been a staple of a productive classroom. Unfortunately for today's students and teachers, communication has changed. The days of every student attending a brick-and-mortar classroom are gone. Today's students access technology at a rapid pace via myriad modalities. Some students attend the brick-and-mortar schools, others never step foot inside the facility, while others employ a blended approach to their education. Educators must develop effective techniques to reach these students which engage the learner and reach the course objectives. This chapter focuses on the CoI framework and lists effective communication strategies to communicate with the blended learner. These techniques include a welcome letter, all about me survey, Google forms, email, phone call, text message, reflection assignment, discussion board post, live online class meetings and office hours, and a communication spreadsheet.
Adsorption of Dyes in Aqueous Medium Using RHA and CFA
Authors: Dahlan Irvan , Mahdzir Sariyah
Published: November 2019

The preparation of adsorbent from the mixture of rice husk ash (RHA) and coal fly ash (CFA) has been investigated for adsorption of acid violet 7 (AV7) and brilliant green (BG) dyes. The RHA-CFA adsorbents were prepared using three different methods, i.e. reflux, magnetic co-precipitation, and magnetic template. Five different additives were used in reflux method. The results showed that RHA-CFA adsorbent prepared through reflux methods using NaOH and Na2CO3 shows higher dyes adsorption removal as compared to other methods. From zeta potential analysis, the electric charge of the outer layer of prepared adsorbent shows no effect towards adsorption of AV7 and BG dyes. By using a 3-factor, 3-level factorial design, the relationship between all variables was studied. From the response surface models, the optimum adsorbent preparation variables could be obtained by using RHA-CFA adsorbent prepared by refluxing 3:1 ratio of RHA to CFA in 1.21 M NaOH solution. The results indicated that the optimized values agree reasonably well with the validated experimental results.
Online Communities of Practice and Web 2.0
Authors: Manzoor Amir
Published: November 2019

In contemporary Knowledge Management, communication and collaboration play very significant role. Knowledge exists within the stakeholders of an organization. Such knowledge, when extracted and harnessed effectively, can become an extremely valuable asset to achieve organizational goals and objectives. This knowledge, embedded in the people, must be properly released through an appropriate channel to make it usable. Through dialogue and discussions, using online tools, this release and reuses of knowledge can be made possible. The Community of Practice (CoP) is a useful organizing concept for enhancing collaboration, sharing knowledge, and disseminating best practices among researchers and practitioners. This chapter explores the concept of Communities of Practice and how Web 2.0 technologies can facilitate the transformation from a conventional community of practice to online community of practice for better and effective online communities of practices.
Document Description and Coding as Key Elements in Knowledge, Records, and Information Management
Authors: Oladokun Olugbade , Zulu Saul F. C.
Published: November 2019

Document description and coding are key operations to information storage and retrieval systems. Description makes it possible for users to obtain information about the documents while coding provides unique numbers to described documents, and enables users to locate, retrieve and store documents manually or electronically. Consequent upon the mass production of information and attendant information explosion, modern libraries and other information dissemination institutions, attached to various institutions, were established. A need therefore arose to put in place systems of achieving bibliographic control over the information produced and collected to facilitate its identification and location wherever it may be found. Among the major systems or tools that information professionals developed to achieve bibliographic control and organization of information include: cataloguing, classification, indexing and abstracting. Using largely documentary sources, the chapter makes a case on the critical role of document description and coding systems in information and knowledge management.
Access Control and Information Flow Control for Web Services Security
Authors: Kedjar Saadia , Tari Abdelkamel , Bertok Peter
Published: November 2019

With the advancement of web services technology, security has become an increasingly important issue. Various security standards have been developed to secure web services at the transport and message level, but application level has received less attention. The security solutions at the application level focus on access control which cannot alone ensure the confidentiality and integrity of information. The solution proposed in this paper consists on a hybrid model that combines access control (AC) and information flow control (IFC). The AC mechanism uses the concept of roles and attributes to control user access to web services' methods. The IFC mechanism uses labels to control how the roles access to the system's objects and verify the information flows between them to ensure the information confidentiality and integrity. This manuscript describes the model, gives the demonstration of the IFC model safety, presents the modeling and implementation of the model and a case study.
The Politics of Access to Information
Authors: Virkar Shefali
Published: November 2019

Over the last few decades, unprecedented advances in communications technology have collapsed vast spatial and temporal differences, and made it possible for people to form connections in a manner not thought possible before. Centred chiefly on information, this revolution has transformed the way in which people around the world think, work, share, and communicate. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) promise a future of a highly interconnected world, wherein action is not limited by physical boundaries, and constrained physical space is replaced by a virtual ‘cyberspace' not subject to traditional hierarchies and power relations. But is the promise of ICTs chimerical? To tackle these issues, central to the global policy debate over the potential development contributions of Information and Communication Technologies, and to examine whether and the extent to which disparities in access to ICTs exist, this book chapter provides a demonstration of the ways in which ICTs may be used as tools to further global economic, social, and political advancement, to shape actor behaviour, and to enhance institutional functioning; particularly in the Third World.
Role-Based Access Control for Mobile Computing and Applications
Authors: Sánchez Yaira K. Rivera , Demurjian Steven A. , Conover Joanne , Agresta Thomas P. , Shao Xian , Diamond Michael
Published: November 2019

The proliferation of mobile devices has changed the way that individuals access digital information with desktop applications now performed seamlessly in mobile applications. Mobile applications related to healthcare, finance/banking, etc., have highly sensitive data where unsecure access could have serious consequences. This chapter demonstrates an approach to Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for mobile applications that allows an information owner to define who can do what by role, which is then enforced within a mobile application's infrastructure (UI, API, server/database). Towards this objective, the chapter: motivates the usage of RBAC for mobile applications; generalizes the structure and components of a mobile application so that it can be customized by role; defines a configurable framework of locations where RBAC can be realized in a mobile application's infrastructure; and, proposes an approach that realizes RBAC for mobile security. To demonstrate, the proposed RBAC approach is incorporated into the Connecticut Concussion Tracker mobile application.
Social Media for Online Collaboration in Firms and Organizations
Authors: Franchi Enrico , Poggi Agostino , Tomaiuolo Michele
Published: November 2019

Participation in social networks has long been studied as a social phenomenon according to different theories. In particular, the notion of social capital highlights a person's benefit due to his relations with other persons, including family, colleagues, friends and generic contacts. It may be important both for the individuals that are able to accumulate large amounts, and for organizations. Nowadays, social networking systems bring many acquaintances online, both in the private and working spheres. Some systems are used both at home, for leisure goals, and on the work place, professionally. In the vast majority of cases, social networking platforms are still used without corporate blessing. However, several traditional information systems, such as CRMs and ERPs, have also been modified in order to include social aspects. This article shows the role of social capital in the participation in online social networking activities, in the various cases of Virtual Organizations, Virtual Teams, and online Networks of Practice. It describes the present situation, which is characterized by great promises and mixed initial results, and some possible prospects.
Consumer Sentiment in Tweets and Coupon Information-Sharing Behavior
Authors: Wang Chen-Ya , Lin Yi-Chun , Chang Hsia-Ching , Chou Seng-Cho T.
Published: November 2019

The authors aim to explore the correlation between coupon information-sharing behavior and consumer sentiment by analyzing tweets. They used Twitter application programming interface to retrieve users' tweets, and took a machine learning approach for sentiment analysis. After the data pre-processing procedure, the authors then examined the correlation between sentiments in tweets and coupon information sharing. More than half of the most active users showed that their coupon information-sharing behavior correlated to both positive and negative sentiments. The results also showed that the response, coupon information sharing, for positive/negative sentiment had no significant time shifting pattern for most of the users. This study preliminary verifies the assumption that there is a correlation between users' sentiments in tweets and coupon information-sharing behavior, and indicates some interesting findings. The authors' findings may shed light on whether sentiment plays a role in social media communication concerning the sharing of coupon information.
A Dual-Band Flexible Wearable Antenna Integrated on a Smart Watch for 5G Applications
Authors: Ahmed Mohamed Ismail , Ahmed Mai Fouad
Published: November 2019

This chapter focuses on the design of dual band flexible wearable antennas for modern 5G applications to integrate on a smartwatch. The first is a rectangular antenna which the patch and the ground etched on new flexible material is called ULTRALAM® 3850HT. This antenna is designed to operate at 38 GHz and 60 GHz. The second is a planar inverted-2F wearable antenna pasted on a jeans textile material. Two methods for measuring the dielectric properties of the jeans will be presented. This antenna is designed to operate at 28 GHz and 38 GHz. The SAR (specific absorption ratio) is also introduced and SAR results will be shown. Moreover, the proposed smartwatch under the bent condition will be also studied. These antennas are simulated using HFSS and CST 2018.
Enabling Device-to-Device Technology in 5G Heterogeneous Networks
Authors: Hussein Hanan H. , Elsayed Hussein A. , Abd El-kader Sherine M.
Published: November 2019

5G is the next step in the evolution of mobile communication. The evolving 5G cellular wireless networks are envisioned to provide higher data rates, enhanced end-user quality-of-experience (QoE), reduced end-to-end latency, and lower energy consumption. Device to device (D2D) is one of the key technologies provided to enhance 5G performance. Direct communication between two devices without involvement of any central point (i.e., base station) is defined as device to device (D2D) communication. It is a recommended technique to enhance the network performance of 5G in terms of energy efficiency, throughput, latency, and spectrum utilization. In this chapter, the authors provide a detailed survey on the integration of D2D communication into cellular network especially 5G network. The survey highlights the potential advantages; classifications and application for D2D technology have been indicated. Main D2D standards have been presented. Finally, the chapter addresses main topics that could be related to D2D and indicates all major possible challenges that face most researchers.
Interval Type 2 Fuzzy-Logic-Based Solar Power MPPT Algorithm Connected to AC Grid
Authors: Abbadi Amel , Hamidia Fethia , Morsli Abdelkader , Bellatrache Habiba , Boukhetala Djamel , Nazli Lazhari
Published: November 2019

In this article, an interval type-2 fuzzy logic controller (IT2FLC) is used as a Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) to supply a large scale interconnected grid. The IT2FLC has the advantage of being able to regulate the MPP in case of severe variations of the weather conditions. A photovoltaic array is connected to AC grid via a DC-DC boost converter and a three-phase three-level Voltage Source Converter (VSC). The duty cycle of the boost converter is switched by the IT2FLC. A three phase VSC converts the VDC link voltage to AC and keeps unity power factor. The VSC control system uses two control loops: an external control loop which regulates DC link voltage to alternative current and an internal control loop which regulates the active and the reactive grid currents. Vd and Vq voltage outputs of the current controller are converted to three modulating signals used by the PWM Generator.
An Agent Approach to Manage Heterogeneous and Distributed Knowledge
Authors: Monticolo Davy , Lahoud Inaya
Published: November 2019

Emphasis on knowledge and information is one of the challenges of the 21st century to differentiate the intelligent business enterprises. Enterprises have to develop their organization in order to capture, manage, and use information in a context of continually changing technology. Indeed, knowledge and information are completely distributed in the information network of the company. In addition, knowledge is, by nature, heterogeneous, since it is provided from different information sources like the software, the technical report, the meeting statements, etc. The authors present in this article the architecture of a multi-agent system, which allows the capitalization of the distributed and heterogeneous knowledge. They then present how the agents help business experts to design ontologies in detailing this problem and how the agents extract knowledge from different user databases by using a semantic approach.
Social Capital and Knowledge Networks of Software Developers
Authors: Balijepally VenuGopal , Nerur Sridhar
Published: November 2019

Software development is a problem-solving activity, where ideas are combined in complex ways to create a software product that embodies new knowledge. In this endeavor, software developers constantly look for actionable knowledge to help solve the problem at hand. While knowledge management efforts in the software development domain traditionally involved technical initiatives such as knowledge repositories, experience factories, and lessons-to-learn databases, there is a growing appreciation in the software community of the role of developers' personal knowledge networks in software development. However, research is scarce on the nature of these networks, the knowledge resources accessed from these networks, and the differences, if any, between developers of different experience levels. This research seeks to fill this void. Based on a case study in a software development organization, this research explores the nature of knowledge networks of developers from a social capital perspective. Specifically, it examines the structural and relational dimensions of developers' knowledge networks, identifies the specific actionable knowledge resources accessed from these networks, and explores how entry-level and more experienced developers differ along these dimensions. The findings from the qualitative analysis, backed by limited quantitative analysis of the case study data underpin the discussion, implications for practice and future research directions.
The Effect of Customer Value on User Satisfaction With Dialogue Characteristics of Apple's Intelligent Agent Siri
Authors: Shim Hye Rin , Kim Byoung Gwan
Published: November 2019

Intelligent agent products with dialogue characteristics are rapidly becoming common household and personal gadgets. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dialogue characteristics on user satisfaction with intelligent agent products. The authors predicted that factors leading to this effect would differ from products without such interactive features. To date, dialogue characteristics have primarily been studied in robots with human-like gestures and appearance, but few studies have addressed dialogue characteristics in intelligent agent products designed for home or mobile usage. To address this gap, the authors conducted surveys about Apple Siri, a representative commercial intelligent agent. The results indicate that dialogue support had the most positive impact on user satisfaction, followed by playfulness and social presence. These findings suggest new directions in intelligent agent research and design that could increase user satisfaction.
African Ethiopia and Byzantine imperial orthodoxy: Politically influenced self-definition of Christianity
Authors: Rukuni Rugare , Oliver Erna
Published: November 2019

The ancient Ethiopian Christian empire was an emergent and notable power in Eastern Africa and influenced its surrounding regions. It was itself influenced both religiously and politically. The ancient Christian narrative of North Africa has been deduced against a Roman imperial background. Whilst the preceding is congruent with the historical political dynamics, a consideration of the autonomy and uniqueness of ancient African Christianity and its regional influence is also relevant. This implied a revisionist approach to literature which was achieved through document analysis. A review of the continual independent interaction of ancient African Christianity with Roman or Byzantine imperial orthodoxy reflected on the multi-factorial self-definitive development within African Christianity. Against the background of ecclesiastical polities and socio-ethnical dynamics, the relationship of Africa or Ethiopia with Byzantine orthodoxy provides a strong argument for an organic African orthodoxy. The Constantinian era ushered a new phase of imperial orthodoxy and imperial-ecclesiastical ties that became formative for an imperial policy; these were definitive of Byzantine orthodoxy and were reflected in Roman and Vandal Africa and also in the Ethiopian Christian empire. This consequently characterised the orthodox Christianity post 325 CE/Nicaea; introspection regarding the extent of its influence formed the basis of this study. A study of the Ethiopian empire in its immediate Judaic-Arabian environment enhances the understanding regarding the ethnically politically defined Christianity that characterised it. Correspondingly, the review of Ethiopian Christianity’s interaction with Byzantine orthodoxy and definitive features of ancient North African Christianity helped clear the ground for an organic orthodoxy. An establishment regarding a cooperative Ethiopian–Byzantine geopolitical policy, as opposed to theological divergence, helped change the narrative of African orthodoxy.
Interpreting the Hannah narrative (1 Sm 1:1–20) in light of the attitude of the church in Nigeria towards childlessness
Authors: Ademiluka Solomon O.
Published: November 2019

The Hannah narrative bears close affinities to the African context with respect to the problem of barrenness. Hence, employing the exegetical approach and contextual analysis, this article examines the narrative in relation to the attitude of the church in Nigeria towards the problem of barrenness among its members. The suffering of Hannah resonates with the travails of childless African women; yet, beyond the weekly or monthly prayer services for them, the church has not exploited these similarities enough to assist its barren members. This article states that the church can organise regular programmes to address issues such as causes of barrenness as well as the role of male and female cells in the conception process. It also needs to teach the right attitude of friends and relatives towards childless couples so as to reduce the psychological effects of childlessness particularly on the women. The church can also identify with childless couples by introducing them to the practices of child adoption and surrogacy when all efforts to have children by the natural process fail. As there will always be childless persons in spite of all efforts to have children, the church has the responsibility to make its members accept the fact that children are a gift from God, and that matrimony must not necessarily end in parenthood. Finally, the church in Nigeria needs to assure childless members that they can live happy and fulfilled lives despite their situation of childlessness.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This research involves the disciplines of the Old Testament and Christian Ethics. It examines 1 Samuel 1:1–20 in relation to the attitude of the church in Nigeria towards its childless members, stressing that the church can do more in identifying with them.
Energy and nutrient recovery from agro-wastes: Rethinking their potential possibilities
Authors: Vaish Barkha , Srivastava Vaibhav , Kumar Singh Prabhat , Singh Pooja , Pratap Singh Rajeev
Published: November 2019

Agricultural sector has inescapably drawn attention towards itself due to growing concern over population explosion, changing climate and depletion of resources. Advancements in technology have caused rapid boost in farm productivity and hence huge production of agro-wastes. There have been massive deteriorating impacts of agro-wastes on existing environmental conditions, creating wide scale environmental pollution as well as biodiversity loss. Since, agro-wastes have huge potential in the form of energy and nutrient recovery (ENR), amalgamations of different technologies would promote sustainability. ENR not only adjoins an added profitable product but also facilitates to close environmental nutrient cycles. This provides a substitute to existing unsustainable approaches that are energy demanding and reliant on nonrenewable sources of energy. This review underpins why ENR from agro-waste must be key concern in production of array of higher value products.
El reloj de la E.P.S. de Alicante
Authors: Maestre López-Salazar Ramón
Published: November 2019

A las puertas del siglo XXI, no creo que nadie dude de la importancia del conocimiento del soleamiento y de que el control de éste sobre la edificación puede suponernos un menor gasto de calefacción en invierno y de aire acondicionado en verano. De hecho estamos cambiando la hora de millones de relojes cada seis meses por este motivo.
La lectura de planos
Authors: López Conte Eradio
Published: November 2019

Es una opinión generalizada en la sociedad, no sólo actual sino de todos los tiempos y muy en especial entre los estudiantes que terminan sus estudios universitarios, el que se enfrentan, una vez terminada su carrera, a la realidad cotidiana con únicamente los conocimientos aprendidos de todas las materias que componen sus estudios pero sin la suficiente práctica que les permita afrontar la vida profesional con las mínimas garantías de éxito durante los primeros pasos por ella.
Vitruvio y la idea estética del Decorum
Authors: Abad Doménech Eugenio , Bueno Camejo Francisco Carlos
Published: November 2019

El término latino decorum, que Cicerón asimila a la belleza moral, residiendo ésta en lo conveniente o apropiado, tiene sus orígines en el pensamiento estético socrático.
Un mismo objetivo: Tres formas de conseguirlo
Authors: Navarro Trujillo Rosa E.
Published: November 2019

El Renacimiento y la Reforma protestante dan lugar a una orientación totalmente divergentes entre los pensamientos occidental y oriental, y por lo mismo a culturas diferentes ya que "En la base de todo se reconoce la voluntad de actuar, de emprender, de dominar, de someter -para utilizarlas- las fuerzas naturales y las fuerzas humanas..."
El caso de la Capilla Real del Convento de Predicadores
Authors: López González Concha
Published: November 2019

Durante el siglo XV, la ciudad de Valencia vive una época de máximo esplendor. Es arquetipo de ciudad europea y elemento clave de un universo urbano hecho de flujos y contactos económicos, culturales, científicos, artísticos y humanos. Este clima de prosperidad dio impulso y sustendo a la construcción de bellos edificios, tanto religiosos como civiles.
Ordenación del Territorio en el medio litoral. Zahara de los Atunes
Authors: Santiago J. M. , Losada M.A.
Published: November 2019

Cuando el hombre coloniza la costa, el sistema natural gran número de factores que hacen imposible su pre­ se distorsiona, en un grado que puede ir de práctica­ dicción, sin embargo todas siguen una tendencia cuyo mente imperceptible a catastrófico. Un objetivo de vital hilo conductor son la calidad de vida y la sostenibilidad. importancia de la gestión costera es idear un marco La retroalimentación en los planes de uso y gestión dentro del cual pueda el hombre vivir en armonía con recoge estas fluctuaciones,sin embargo no dan infor­ el medio.Tres son las áreas que gobiernan la sosteni­ mación acerca del efecto sobre la calidad de vida y bilidad de una región, estas son la política, el planea­ sostenibilidad. En este trabajo se propone un procedi­ miento y la cultura ambiental. La política y la cultura miento de trabajo, que permite seleccionar un paquete ambiental varían de forma importante en períodos de de acciones sobre el planeamiento tal que optimicen la tiempo cortos en relación al horizonte temporal delpla­ calidad de vida y la sostenibilidad teniendo en cuenta neamiento,que suele ser un orden de magnitud supe­ las fluctuaciones en las otras dos áreas, durante al rior a los anteriores. Estas variaciones son debidas a un  menos el horizonte temporal del plan.
Dibujo Técnico. Siglo XX-Siglo XXI
Authors: Aguilar Camacho Joaquín
Published: November 2019

El Dibujo Técnico ha sido generalmente definido como el lenguaje universal de los técnicos.
Las páginas web en arquitectura
Authors: Valiente López Mercedes , Martínez Borrell Eduardo , Anta Fernández Ignacio
Published: November 2019

Vamos a poner de manifiesto, el uso de los programas de simulación virtual y su aplicación en la representación del proyecto de Edificación. Se realizará un análisis de las páginas web de Arquitectura y de los profesionales de la edificación, analizando la expresión gráfica de las misma, para ofrecer una línea de futuras actuaciones.
Compases de mano, compases de ojo
Authors: Herrero Vázquez Eduardo Alejandro
Published: November 2019

La geometrización de la realidad según Laussedat.
De las arquitecturas de papel a las arquitecturas in vitro: los monumentos no construidos y las herramientas de visualización de Takehiko Nagakura
Authors: Fernández Álvarez Ángel José
Published: November 2019

Dentro del contexto de diseño de los nuevos planes de estudio de la titulación de Ingeniería de Edificación y metidos de lleno en su proceso de implantación durante el curso 2009-2010, parece oportuna una reflexión acerca de las posibilidades que ofrecen las tecnologías digitales en las nuevas modalidades de enseñanza-aprendizaje que plantea la adaptación al EEES y, en particular, en el campo de la necesaria renovación de la docencia de la Expresión Gráfica aplicada a la Edificación.
Planos y dibujos de arquitectura del siglo XVI al XX de la Catedral de Sevilla
Authors: Moyano Campos Juan José
Published: November 2019

La catedral de Sevilla constituye uno de los edificios de carácter monumental que cuenta con uno de los mejores fondos gráficos, repartidos por todo el ámbito de la geografía española y puntualmente en el extranjero. Los primeros estudios en materia de catalogación gráfica se realizaron a la catedral de Santiago de Compostela, que junto a las catedrales de Valencia y de Segovia constituyen los ejemplos más representativos.
Los sistemas de representación arquitectónicos en los manuscritos de Leonardo da Vinci: Duomo de Milán
Authors: Hidalgo García David , Santiago Juan Manuel , García Sergio , Arco Julián , Saucedo Raúl
Published: November 2019

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) encarna el ideal humanista del saber universal y es considerado como uno de los personajes más significativos del Renacimiento Europeo. Su faceta más conocida es la de pintor, pero probablemente se trata del mayor talento en múltiples disciplinas que se haya dado en la historia de la humanidad. Sus estudios e investigaciones desarrollaron ideas muy avanzadas para su tiempo y han sido tomadas como referencias esenciales en los grandes descubrimientos posteriores de la ciencia moderna. La mayoría de sus legados y estudios fueron destruidos o se encuentran en colecciones privadas, lo que ha supuesto que no se puedan conocer con detalle todos los campos de estudio llevados a cabo por él, por ejemplo en la arquitectura, el urbanismo, el diseño, los inventos, etc.

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar y describir los sistemas de representación utilizados en el Renacimiento dentro del campo de la Arquitectura, haciendo un estudio específico de las representaciones empleadas por Leonardo para el proyecto del cimborrio del Duomo de Milán. Durante el estudio de estos elementos es necesario entrar en el debate de “Leonardo no Arquitecto” o “Leonardo Si Arquitecto”, del cual se pueden encontrar diferentes teorías.
¿Construcción o fabricación? Nueva materialidad y fabricación digital
Authors: Marcos Carlos L.
Published: November 2019

Las nuevas tecnologías en el ámbito de la arquitectura han ido conformando un nuevo paradigma proyectual, especialmente a partir de las dos últimas décadas. El cambio sustancial se ha producido cuando el software, cada vez más potente, ha pasado de su condición instrumental como poderosa herramienta de representación de la arquitectura al ámbito de la ideación y del proyecto de arquitectura; especialmente cuando los diseñadores han tenido acceso a modificar el propio código -Mantzou (1), como sucede en el diseño parametrizado. Obviamente, el instrumento no es inocente y los resultados acaban siendo mediatizados por él.
Social media use as global positioning strategy for architecture studios
Authors: García-García Carlos , Felip Miralles Francisco , Royo González Marta
Published: November 2019

La evolución de internet ha favorecido la globalización del sistema económico actual. En este escenario, los estudios de arquitectura encuentran nuevas oportunidades de negocio fuera del contexto local a través de la deslocalización de su cartera de clientes.

Este articulo propone una secuencia de actuaciones a seguir para el desarrollo de una estrategia de comunicación, a través de la cual poder mostrar las capacidades del estudio de arquitectura a posibles clientes potenciales. Dicha estrategia se centra en la difusión de proyectos a través de diversos medios sociales. Mediante pequeñas píldoras informativas, basadas en diferentes lenguajes gráficos, es posible incrementar la visibilidad del estudio en el plano internacional. Para mejorar la eficacia de la estrategia de comunicación, se propone aprovechar la inercia de la actividad social generada en torno a diferentes eventos profesionales.
The wood used for carpentry elements in canarian traditional buildings. An example of the practical application for the identification of this wood type
Authors: González Díaz Eduardo , Alonso López José Manuel
Published: November 2019

Traditional Canarian Buildings are part of the rural landscape and urban space of the Canary Islands and constitute a relevant element of its architectural heritage, which must be preserved. 

Probability, the Pitch wood is the building material that best represents traditional Canarian architecture. The identification of this wood is essential for establishing strategies for the purpose of the preventive conservation and to ensure the preservation of the original materials of the Canarian architectural model.

This work presents an example of practical application for the identification of pitch wood used for carpentry elements in a traditional Canarian building. A methodology proposed by the literature based on thermogravimetric analysis and helium pycnometry is used for this purpose.