bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Towards developing a cyber-physical multi-agent system for managing precise farms with digital twins of plants
Authors: Laryukhin Vladimir , Skobelev Petr , Lakhin Oleg , Grachev Sergey , Yalovenko Vladimir , Yalovenko Olga
Published: December 2019

The paper presents the multi-agent approach for developing cyber-physical system for managing precise farms with digital twins of plants. It discusses complexity of the problem caused by a priori incompleteness of knowledge about factors of plant growth and development, high uncertainty of crops cultivation, variety of weather, business and technical requirements, etc. The approach proposes knowledge bases and multi-agent technology in combination with machine learning methods for designing considered systems. Digital twin of plant is specified as an agent based on ontology model of objects relevant for plant cultivation (specific sort of plant, soil, etc) associated with history of operations and environment conditions. The architecture and functions of system components are designed. The expected results of system implementation and the benefits for farmers are discussed.
Control of vibrational field in a vibration unit: influence of drive dynamics
Authors: Tomchina Olga P.
Published: December 2019

In the paper the problem of feedback control of vibrational fields in a vibration unit is analyzed taking into account the influence of the drive dynamics in the case when the control algorithms are designed when the drive dynamics are neglected. The performance of the closed loop mechatronic systems is examined by simulation for the model of the two-rotor vibration unit SV-2M. Comparison of simulation results for two cases (drive dynamics are neglected or taken into account) is performed.
Quasi-stationary oscillations in game-driven evolutionary dynamics
Authors: Vershinina Olga , Ivanchenko Mikhail , Denisov Sergey
Published: December 2019

Nonlinear dynamics makes use of attactors to describe asymptotic behavior of complex systems. However, in real life can be unattainable, as achieving them might require time much exceeding all relevant timescales of a system. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in quasi-stationary states, where the system rapidly converges to and remains for a long time, before getting into an absorbing (asymptotic) state. Exemplifying in the famous Dawkins‘ Battle of the Sexes game, we demonstrate that quasi-stationary distributions can produce not simply different, but a much more complex behavior, then the asymptotic ones, that is transient self-sustained oscillations of player numbers and the corresponding non-unimodal probability distribution. We find that parameters of the quasi-stationary limit cycle depend on the population size.
CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF TENSE AND ASPECT ON SHUNKAN DOUSHI IN BAHASA AND JAPANESE
Authors: Rustanti Nita
Published: December 2019

Tense and aspect are one of the most important part on languange grammar. It used on everyday conversation so understanding it are a must for foreign languange learners, but it can be difficult to them because not all of languange have tense and aspect. This study aims to describe similarities and differences of tense and aspect on shunkan doushi  in Bahasa and Japanese. This study uses a contrastive analysis method by taking data from various sources. The result of this study are 1) the similarities between them are temporary adverbial can be used in both of languange. Meanwhile, the differences between them are 2) there is changes on the verb in Japanese meanwhile, in Bahasa there is no changes. 3) In this study, tenses on Japanese shunkan doushi, it can be used only for past tense and future tense, meanwhile in Bahasa it can be used on past tense, simple tense and future tense, 4)  in this study, all of the aspect on Japanese are kigentai which mean an ending, meanwhile in Bahasa it can be an ending, progressive, continuative or repetitive.
ANALISIS KESALAHAN EJAAN TEKS BIOGRAFI PESERTA DIDIK KELAS X SMK NEGERI 6 SEMARANG TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018/2019
Authors: Prasetyo Sigit , Setyawati Nanik , Nayla Azah
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsiskan bentuk kesalahan ejaan pada teks biografi peserta didik kelas X SMK Negeri 6 Semarang tahun pelajaran 2018/2019.Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Prosedur penelitian yang digunakan adalah dengan cara mengklasifikasikan jenis kesalahan ejaan yang terdapat dalam teks biografi peserta didik kelas X SMK Negeri 6 Semarang tahun pelajaran 2018/2019. Penyediaan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik simak bebas libat catat. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode agih, yang alat penentunya merupakan bagian dari bahasa itu sendiri. Teknik dasar dalam metode agih adalah teknik bagi unsur langsung.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kesalahan ejaan teks biografi peserta didik kelas X SMK Negeri 6 Semarang tahun pelajaran 2018/2019 meliputi: kesalahan penggunaan huruf kapital, kesalahan penggunaan huruf miring, kesalahan penulisan kata, dan kesalahan penggunaan tanda baca.
Organizational Role Stress Among Public and Private Sector Employees: A Comparative Study
Authors: Bano Bushara , Kumar Jha Rajiv
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study is to explore the differences in job-related stress, if any, between public and private sector employees, based on ten role stressors. It also examines the role of demographic variables on the stress levels of both public and private sector groups. Our methodology entails a survey of 182 public and 120 private sector employees in Uttar Pradesh, India, whose responses are measured according to an occupational role stress scale. We also use secondary data provided by the literature review. The sample was collected through convenience sampling. On applying the t-test and ANOVA test to the data, we find that both public and private sector employees face moderate levels of stress. While there is no significant difference overall between public and private sector employees in terms of total stress levels, certain individual stressors—such as work experience and educational qualifications—do yield differences. The major limitation of this study is that it was conducted in Uttar Pradesh alone, while the work culture of organizations other than in Uttar Pradesh may be different.
Intertemporal Asset Pricing: Preliminary Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Authors: Rehman Amna , Mirza Nawazish
Published: December 2019

In this paper, we test a simple Merton-style (1973) intertemporal capital asset pricing model (ICAPM) by allowing for time variations in certain key state variables for a sample of firms listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. We evaluate the model’s ability to account for returns on portfolios sorted by size, book-to-market ratio, and momentum. Our findings provide evidence of an intertemporal asset pricing setting with significant coefficients for innovations in state variables. Innovations in dividend yield, term, and risk-free rates are systematically priced in time series of returns and should be considered when evaluating the risk premium for investments. We do not find the market premium to be a significant variable, which suggests that a traditional capital asset pricing model is unable to capture variations in stock returns for our sample period. These results favor the use of an ICAPM framework for optimal decision-making.
The Relationship Between Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction in India’s Rural Banking Sector: An Item Analysis and Factor-Specific Approach
Authors: Adil Mohammad
Published: December 2019

Earlier research has shown that, in today’s highly competitive business world, service quality and satisfaction are central to management concerns for marketing effectiveness and success. This study attempts to determine customer-perceived service quality at rural Indian banks and identify the most significant predictors of overall customer satisfaction based on a five-dimensional ‘performance-only’ scale measuring service quality. Data was collected from 289 patrons of rural banks, based on a seven-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (”strongly disagree”) to 7 (“strongly agree”). The absence of a reliable sampling frame necessitated following a controlled sampling technique. In order to extract factors relevant to service quality, we employ exploratory factor analysis, means, standard deviations, t-tests, and regression analysis. Our preliminary analysis indicates that rural customers report high levels of perceived service quality across all five dimensions while the results of the regression analysis (β) show that reliability and assurance explain overall customer satisfaction at rural banks in India. The study’s findings can be employed by the banking industry to restructure and prioritize its service quality and develop appropriate promotional strategies by highlighting relevant aspects of service quality and customer satisfaction.
Developments in Studies on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions, 1996–2011
Authors: Chaudary Samra , Shahid Saad
Published: December 2019

This paper analyzes the methodological and publication trends in the literature on cross-border mergers and acquisitions over three five-year periods, 1996–2001, 2001–06, and 2006–11. Based on a selection of 23 journals and a sample of 170 articles, we use advanced cross-tabulations to study the publication and methodological trends that have emerged in North America, Europe, and other regions. Our main findings are as follows. A+-rated journals tend to accept the use of regression as a key technique. Top-tier journals accept papers primarily in finance and accounting and international business. Researchers’ interest in international business has increased at a rising rate, and increased at a falling rate in finance and accounting. The publication of conceptual quantitative articles has increased significantly by 45 percent over the 15-year period. About 98 percent of the total sample uses modeling as a methodology and is accepted by A+- and A-rated journals. Cross-sectional studies are more popular than longitudinal studies. The financial institutions industry has been studied the most in all parts of the world and at an increasing rate over the period under review. Researchers’ interest in manufacturing industries has, however, declined over the 15 years in all regions.
A Snapshot of Educational Research in 2019
Authors: Hoang Anh-Duc
Published: December 2019

2019 is a year witnessing the explosion of many high-tech applications in learning and teaching with integrated multimedia technologies (virtual reality - VR, augmented reality - AR), group and team collaboration technology, class organization, class management, and school ... It is indisputable that the application of new technology generates more interest in the learning and collaboration process. However, we are seemingly fraught with intractable problems within the transformation of a VUCA world (volatility - fragility, uncertainty, uncertainty, complexity - complexity, ambiguity - ambiguity) if we rely solely on technology. Students of today's Z generation (born around 1997 onwards) are not only more proficient with technology from birth, but also have completely different psychological characteristics and needs to be compared to the previous generation. In the 20s of the upcoming XXI century, researchers are ready a name to give birth to the generation that is about to be born? And what do we, as educators, prepare to foster contemporary generations of students? Let's take a look at some of the outstanding educational research in 2019, whether we can name a new challenge or feel the intangible challenges will suddenly come in 2020?
Uma preta e periférica no poder: possíveis ethé e representações evocados por Áurea Carolina
Authors: Caeiro Leila Marli de Lima , Azevedo Andrey Ricardo
Published: December 2019

Este trabalho procura refletir, sob o prisma da Análise do Discurso (AD), acerca de duas entrevistas concedidas por Áurea Carolina após ser eleita vereadora, com votação expressiva, por Belo Horizonte/MG em 2016. A análise das falas dessa mulher jovem, negra, de periferia e “sem apadrinhamento político” nos leva à impressão de estarmos diante de uma “nova forma de fazer política”. Dentro de tal ótica, a proposta foi tentar compreender como as representações sociais e os imaginários podem estar presentes no ethos construído pela vereadora nessa escalada ao poder. Áurea surge na cena política com uma “campanha coletiva da multiplicidade”, valendo-se de discursos que pautavam o direito à identidade, o igualitarismo e a solidariedade, o que para Charaudeau (2006) coincide com a construção de um imaginário da “soberania popular” (mito da democracia). Nesse contexto, percebe-se a demanda de uma coletividade por um tipo específico de liderança, um ethos em certa medida coincidente com a imagem que a vereadora deixa transparecer. Tal percepção nos mostra que os imaginários, também circulantes em torno desse sujeito político, envolvem a crença de que a sua proximidade com as classes menos favorecidas pode legitimá-la como representante desses grupos.
O dispositivo mídia como prática de objetivação do sujeito mulher empresária
Authors: Do Vale Letícia Maciel , Cutrim Ilza Galvão
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho busca compreender de que modo o dispositivo mídia, de modo particular a mídia de colunismo social em circulação na cidade de São Luís-MA produz práticas de objetivação sobre o sujeito mulher. Para tanto, analisamos duas matérias retiradas da edição nº 37, ano 2016, da revista Deluxe, que homenageia mulheres empresárias e sintetiza a proposta central da revista, que é valorizar a mulher empreendedora e independente, mostrando-a como exemplo a ser admirado e seguido. Ancoramo-nos nas reflexões de Foucault sobre os processos de construção da subjetividade, em que são estudadas as formas de constituição do sujeito moderno, por meio de mecanismos de objetivação e de subjetivação, que tendem a tornar o homem dócil politicamente e útil economicamente e que se referem aos processos que fazem do homem um sujeito preso a uma identidade atribuída como lhe pertencendo. Consideramos, ainda, a ideia de dispositivo, que constitui um espaço de produção de saberes atravessado por mecanismos de poder e de estratégias de enunciação, construindo discursos e possibilitando sua circulação como verdades.
O professor ecológico: a formação de professores de espanhol como um ato de resistência
Authors: Ifa Sergio , Araújo Jade Neves de Moura
Published: December 2019

Trazemos, para este artigo, um recorte de uma pesquisa de mestrado. O contexto investigado foi um curso de formação de professores com os participantes - os professores em formação inicial do projeto de extensão Casas de Cultura no Campus, da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, e que são também graduandos do curso de Letras – espanhol. Realizamos um diálogo entre a ecologia de saberes (SOUSA SANTOS, 2009, 2010) e a perspectiva do letramento crítico (BISHOP, 2014; JANKS, 2013, 2014), relacionando-os à formação de professores para compreendê-la como um processo contínuo e permanente, que exige de nós, professores e formadores em formação, um exercício constante de autoanálise e reflexão das nossas percepções, dos nossos pensamentos e, principalmente, das nossas ações, dentro e fora da sala de aula. Objetivamos, portanto, provocar reflexões sobre a formação como um espaço de (des) (re) construção de conhecimentos. Para isso, utilizamos a autoetnografia (ELLIS, 2004; ELLIS, ADAMS, BOCHNER, 2015) como metodologia qualitativa de pesquisa e de escrita que procura descrever com detalhes e analisar a experiência pessoal com o objetivo de compreender a experiência cultural.
Educational Renewal in Rural South Dakota
Authors: Strangohr Mary
Published: December 2019

"I have a better understanding of what my community has gone through, and now I have a greater appreciation of what it faces."  --Nick Wolf, Class of 1998, Howard High School, after completing a nin-week unit on the importance of place.
A Brief History of the NREA Professional Journal
Authors: Hodges V. Pauline
Published: December 2019

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Yabancılara Özel Amaçlı Türkçe Öğretimi: İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesinde Öğrenim Gören Yabancı Uyruklu Öğrenciler İçin İlk 1000 Sözcük Listesi Önerisi
Authors: ULUTAŞ Mustafa , KARA Mehmet
Published: December 2019

Türkçenin yabancı dil
olarak öğretimi üzerine yapılan çalışmalar son yıllarda büyük hız kazanmıştır. Özellikle
Türk Cumhuriyetlerinin bağımsızlıklarını ilan etmeleri üzerine 1992-1993
akademik yılında hayata geçirilen Büyük Öğrenci Projesi, alanla ilgili
araştırma sayısının artmasına yol açmıştır. Yapılan araştırmaların büyük
çoğunluğu, Türkiye’ye gelen yabancı uyruklu öğrencilerin dil ihtiyaçlarını
gidermeye yönelik önemli bilgi, görüş ve materyaller sunmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın
amacı, Türkiye’de İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler alanında öğrenim gören yabancılara
alanlarında ihtiyaç duyacakları sözcük ve terimlerin listesini sunmaktır. Çalışma betimsel nitelikte olup temel
nitel araştırma desenine uygun olarak kurgulanmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama
araçları olarak nitel araştırma yöntemlerinde kullanılan dokümanlar ve yarı
yapılandırılmış görüşme formundan yararlanılmıştır. İktisadi İdari Bilimler
Fakültesinde Yabancı uyruklu öğrencilerin öğrenim gördüğü İktisat, İşletme,
Kamu Yönetimi, Maliye ve Ekonometri bölümlerinin ders programları araştırmada
kullanılan dokümanlardır. Bu dokümanlardan elde edilen veriler, betimsel
analize tabi tutularak frekans ve yüzdelik değerler elde edilmiştir. Diğer bir
veri toplama aracında ilgili programlarda ders veren öğretim üyeleri ile de
görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Belirlenen “İlk 1000 Sözcük Listesi”nde yer alan
sözcük, sözcük grubu ve terimlerin, öğrencilerin dil ihtiyaçlarını karşılamada
ve ilgili alanda yapılacak çalışmalara rehberlik etmede etkili olacağı
düşünülmektedir.
Internet Usage, Financial Sector Development, and Economic Growth: A Cross-District Data in Aceh
Authors: Hajriyanti Rahmi , Ester Ester
Published: December 2019

This study aims to analyze the effect of internet use and bank lending on Aceh's economic growth. The data used are secondary in the form of panel data of 15 city districts in Aceh during the period 2010-2017. The analysis model used is Johanson Co-integration, Panel Vector Autoregressive (PVAR) and Granger Causality Test. The study found that there is no long-term relationship between internet use, bank lending, and economic growth. Bank credit has a positive and significant effect on economic growth. The use of the internet has a positive and significant impact on bank lending but does not affect economic growth. Furthermore, economic growth and bank lending have a positive and significant effect on internet usage. Granger causality test results indicate that there is a one-way causality from bank credit to economic growth and internet use.Keywords: Economic Growth, Internet Use, Bank Credit, and Panel Vector Autoregressive
Analysis of the Effectiveness and Prospects of Micro Credit of Baitul Qiradh in Banda Aceh City
Authors: Gunawan Endra , Ramli Muhammad Ridha
Published: December 2019

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness and prospects of the microcredit of Baitul Qiradh in Banda Aceh City. Data gathering was carried out by distributing questionnaires to 140 customers from seven Baitul Qiradh. Furthermore, the data were analyzed descriptively using the average method. The study found that in general customers had a good assessment of microcredit channeled by the non-bank financial institutions. Unless useful to encourage the growth of their businesses, microcredit also has an impact on improving their standard of living and well-being. So that they are satisfied with the credit services they receive. Thus it can be concluded that microcredit at Baitul Qiradh in Banda Aceh not only effective for business improvement and customer welfare but also has good prospects in the future.Keywords: Baitul Qiradh, Microcredit, Efectiveness and Prospects.
The Role of Accounting Information in the Determination to Muzakki's Decisions for Zakat payment
Authors: Iskandar Evy , Iskandar Deddy , Maulana Hafizh
Published: December 2019

According to Research about the decision of zakat payment by compulsory zakat or muzakki in determining how much zakat to pay is very interesting to be traced as a muzakki behavior to fulfill his religious obligations. Muzakki's behavior towards zakat payment is inseparable from the explanation of some of the underlying reasons by looking at it from the perspective that leads to their understanding of religion or subjective norms, attitudes, and wills held by the muzakki. In terms of accounting it also relates to the accounting behavior of calculations and decisions that are the basis for muzakki's considerations. For this purpose, this study is to examine the behavior (compliance, attitudes and norms) of the decision to pay zakat and to find out whether accounting information mediates the relationship between behavior and the decision to pay zakat. This research was conducted on the perception of 100 muzakki people who pay zakat in all Baitul Mal in Aceh. Based on the results of the study, it was found that Muzakki's attitude had a positive and significant effect on the perception of zakat accounting information. The perception of accounting information has a positive and significant effect on the decision of muzaki to pay zakat through Baitul Mal. Accounting information only mediates the influence of attitudes on muzakki's decision to pay zakat but does not mediate subjective norms and muzakku's compliance to pay zakat. The study recommends the importance of accounting information to improve the decision of muzakki to pay zakat in Baitul Mal Aceh. Keywords: Zakat, Accounting Information, Muzakki, Mediation.
Sociologic Factors and Social Structure in Preparation of Tax Acts and The Assessment of Personal Income Tax in Terms Of Suitability to Social Structure
Authors: AK Ahmet
Published: December 2019

Social state law has a need to regular fiscal source to maintain its sovereignty and to fulfill the duties the Constitution levies. Fort his reason, use of taxation power is a political obligation. The regulations related to tax concerns the whole society. Tax acts has a lot of features not included in other many acts. The most important one of these is that tax acts have to show a suitable change to the economic life altering constantly. In every society, if the rules found or created are not suitable to expectations, necessities and conditions of a society in a specified time period, the society makes them out of order eventually whatever compeller power of them is inflexible and decisive. While acts are prepared, it is compulsory to determine the real needs by observing the society studiously. Because tax acts have to be especially suitable to the fundamentals of moral and personal interest. In legislating, changing or annulment of tax acts, it has to be cared social structure, market conditions, and suitability to menatlity and beliefs of the society rather than concrete or abstract reasons. Otherwise, even force or sanctions becomes insufficient in obeying the law. In this study, it is aimed to search what sociologic factors are in legislation of acts and suitability of tax acts to social structure as is in other acts and to reveal tax acts by considering the regulations related to Turkish Personal Income Tax Act and literature review method is used as research method.
Problematic Observations using Firefly Algorithm and its Variants
Authors:   Research scholar, Acharya Nagarjuna University , Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India., Gupta* N. Venkata Ramana , Makala Dr. Ramesh ,   Associate Professor, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Published: December 2019

Real world problems can be analyzed and solved effectively and efficiently by observing the environment and its phenomenon. We can analyze the nature of the problem by looking for a solution in the environment. The evolution of such systematic handling of the problematic scenario to find an amicable and efficient solution can be applied to real world physical problems. Thus the application of procedures (algorithms) by different species has evolved into a novel idea referred as Nature Inspired Algorithms. It has gained wider publicity and popularity in the present research. One of the most popular nature inspired algorithm which has grabbed the attention of the world is Firefly Algorithm (FA).The Firefly Algorithm has a wide range of applicability in different disciplines. We tried to compare this algorithm along with its variants. We also throw some light on various characteristics of the Firefly Algorithm that makes it a far more efficient algorithm when compared to the rest of such similar algorithms.
Design and Performance Analysis of Low Power High Speed CNTFET Binary Content Addressable Memory Cell for Next Generation Communication Networks
Authors:   Research Scholar, ECE Department, JNTUK, Kakinda, India., Gangadhar* A. , Babulu K. ,   Professor, ECE department, JNTUK, Kakinda, India.
Published: December 2019

In this paper, Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor (CNTFET) based Binary Content Addressable Memory (BCAM) cells are proposed. The adiabatic logic is integrated with the proposed BCAM cells to improve performance. The performance of proposed BCAM cells is presented for various CNTFET parameters such as number of tubes, chirality vector, pitch value, dielectric constant and dielectric materials. It also explores the optimum set of CNTFET parameters for low power and high speed characteristics of the proposed BCAM cells. Simulation results show an improvement in the average power and delay of proposed BCAM cells. The average power of the proposed BCAM cells is in the order of nano watts while the CMOS based BCAM cells is in the order of micro watts. The delay of the proposed BCAM cells is improved by 56.4 %. All simulations are conducted for both CMOS and CNTFET based BCAM cells in HSPICE at 32 nm technology.
Synthesis Algorithms for Adaptive Process Control Systems Based on Associative Memory Technology
Authors:   Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Department of Information Processing and Control Systems, Tashkent State Technical University Named After Islam Karimov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Olimovich* Zaripov Oripjon , Usmonovna Sevinova Dildora ,   Assistant, Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Tashkent State Technical University Named After Islam Karimov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan., Uchqun ogli Sevinov Iskandar ,   Magistrate, Department of Information Processing and Control Systems, Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Published: December 2019

The results of the regular synthesis algorithms development for adaptive process control systems based on the associative memory technology are presented in the article. The single-step and multi-step, deterministic and stochastic algorithms used for solving control and tracking problems are considered. The relative simplicity of these algorithms makes possible to recommend them for managing complex objects in conditions of uncertainty using concepts and associative memory technology. Based on the technology of associative memory, synthesis algorithms for adaptive production process control systems are proposed to function under unpredictable uncertainties and ensure the rate of the structure adapting process of the main system circuit, commensurate with the rate of transients in the technological control object operating under stochastic independent disturbances.
Socio-Inspired Optimization of Cutting Force in Micro Drilling of CFRP Composites for Aerospace Applications
Authors:   Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) ,Lavale, Pune, India., Nargundkar* Aniket , Shastri Apoorva ,   Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Lavale, Pune, India.
Published: December 2019

The aim of this paper is to apply socio-inspired Cohort Intelligence algorithm for the minimization of cutting force for micro drilling of CFRP composites for aerospace applications. Three objective functions developed by Ravi Shankar Anand and Karali Patra are being used. These objective functions are radial force (Fx and Fy), thrust force (Fz). Four variations of CI namely Roulette Wheel Selection, Follow Best, Follow Better, and Alienation Selection have been applied. The variations of CI was coded in MATLAB (R2016a). The results are compared with experimental work. The results obtained are much better than already available results giving significant reduction in cutting forces and thereby cutting power and improvement in hole quality. As a future direction, other metaheuristics, socio based algorithms can be applied for solving the problem. Also, variations of Cohort Intelligence can be applied for constrained problems.
An Efficient Image Denoising Based on Weiner Filter and NeighSure Shrink
Authors:   Department of Electronics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India., B S* Priya , Jagadale Basavaraj N ,   Department of PG studies and research in Electronics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India., Naragund Mukund N ,   Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST(Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, India, Hegde Vijayalaxmi ,   Department of Electronics, MESMM Arts and Science College, Sirsi, India., Panchaxri  ,   Department of Electronics, SSA Govt. First grade College, Ballari, India.
Published: December 2019

Weiner filter denoise the image using linear stochastic framework. It eliminates the noise by estimating optimal filter for noisy input image by minimizing the mean square error between the desired image and estimated image. The main drawback of this filter is the performance is reduced when the noise is random and unknown as it has fixed frequency response for all frequencies. The efficiency of this filter can be increased by incorporating method noise thresholding using NeighSure shrink. This paper presents a method which is a blend of Weiner filter and wavelet based NeighSure shrink thresholding. The results indicates that the proposed method is significantly superior than wavelet thresholding, Weiner filter and Gaussian filter with its method noise thresholding techniques in terms of visual quality, Peak Signal to noise ratio and image quality index.
IOT based Leaf Disease Detection and Fertilizer Recommendation
Authors:   Department of Information Science and Engineering CMR Institute of Technology , Bengaluru, India., Nayak* Tilak Shantaram , Harini Vykuntam ,   Department of Information Science and Engineering CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India., Hegde Ganesh ,   Department of Information Science and Engineering CMR Institute of Technology , Bengaluru, India, Y N Harshith ,   Department of Information Science and Engineering CMR Institute of Technology , Bengaluru, India., Chinnaiyan Dr.R. ,   Associate Professor Department of Information Science and Engineering CMR Institute of Technology , Bengaluru, India.
Published: December 2019

Our Eco System is getting smarter with the evolving growth of Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Internet of Things is integrated technique which combines the sensors into consistent items, and interconnecting them via the internet with the aid of IOT protocols for transformation of information and communication engineering fields. This proposed research deals with the idea of Internet of Things and examines the job of IOT in rural illness and creepy crawly worm control and contributes an idea regarding evaluation of dissimilar climatic thoughts of houseplant. The sensors integrated helps in detecting the moisture and humidity in soil and atmosphere. These factor helps in identifying the climatic conditions where the plant grows and the diseases that can be attacked for the plant. This proposed research work proposes an enhanced user-pleasant with Internet of Things Model for providing on-field disease identification and spraying of recommended pesticides.
Performance Enhancement in MIMO-OFDMA System
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, GSSS Institute of Engineering & Technology for Women, Mysore, India, B Archana , Surekha* T P ,   Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore, India
Published: December 2019

The systematic advancement in wireless communication has provided many significant aspects towards communication domain. However, obtaining the high-speed data transmission is still a biggest concern in various multimedia-based applications. Multiple Input Multiple Output - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (MIMO-OFDMA) based communication is widespread towards research area. In addition, the combination of MIMO-OFDMA with the steering antenna can lead to improved communication efficiency and offer diversity gain without changing radio frequency (RF). This paper introduces systems for power allocation and resource allocation by A) low complex compressive channel approximation (CSCE) and b) combined parallel cancelation and Viterbi encoding / decoding (PCVed). The outcome of compressive sensing based system brings reduced Bit Error Rate (BER) and less computational complexity while the performance analysis PCVed with different approaches for 4x4 transmitter and receiver.
The Structure of the Natural Microbiome of Sturgeons
Authors:   Mahambet Utemisov West Kazakhstan State University, Uralsk, Kazakhstan, Sergaliev* Nurlan Khabibullovich , Kakishev Murat Galikhanovich ,   West Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University named after Zhangir khan, Uralsk, Kazakhstan, Ginayatov Nurbek Satkanuly ,   West Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University named after Zhangir khan, Uralsk, Kazakhstan, Andronov Evgeny Evgenievich ,   All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Microbiology, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Pinaev Alexander Georgievich ,   All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Microbiology, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Published: December 2019

In order to determine the structure of the natural microbiome of sturgeons grown in a recirculating aquaculture system, samples from the surfaces of the fish body and systems of organs that have the most frequent contacts with external environment (surface of the skin, respiratory and digestive organs of fish) were studied. Pieces of fins, fragments of gill filaments and contents of the intestine were taken from ten conditionally healthy spiny sturgeons (Acipenser nudiventris) kept in two nursery pools and were used as the material for research. To conduct the study of the metagenome of sturgeon fish, the following was performed: extraction of DNA samples in accordance with the kit manufacturer instructions; analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the fragments; processing of the obtained sequences using conventional methods. The level of community diversity was assessed using the following environmental indicators: the Simpson (evenness), Chao (richness) and Shannon coefficients. Сluster analysis was used to assess diversity between communities (beta diversity). The Dice coincidence index, which accounts only for the presence or absence of a taxon, was used as a similarity measure. It was found that the highest values for all three estimates were characteristic of communities obtained from the surface of the gills and the lowest values were observed in communities obtained from intestinal scrapings. The results of cluster analysis with the use of the principal component method showed that the intestinal microbiomes of the two pools had the greatest difference and the microbiomes of the fin surfaces had the smallest difference. Thus, the dependence of the degree of differences between microbiomes on the pool they were obtained from increased in the following order: fin surface communities – gill surface communities – intestinal communities. Microbiomes obtained from the surface organs of fish were more similar to each other and intestinal microbiomes were less.
Exploration and Performance Assessment of Efficient Histopathology Image Pre-Processing and Segmentation Techniques for Breast Cancer Prediction
Authors:   Research Scholar, Institute of Engineering and Technology, DAVV Indore, India., Kate* Vandana , Shukla Pragya ,   Associate Prof., Instutute of Engineering and Technology, DAVV Indore, India.
Published: December 2019

Evaluation of features after segmentation is a significant process in image processing, especially in the medical field. Medical imaging technologies are widely utilized in clinical diagnosis to guide therapeutic and surgical decisions and to monitor disease advancement, understanding occurrence and re-occurrence of infection and view treatment response. Among all cancer kinds, Breast Cancer (BC) now-a-days has turn out to be a common form of cancer amongst ladies around the world and is the second common cause of most cancers deaths. At present, there aren't any powerful methods to save you and remedy breast cancer, because its cause is not absolutely known. Early detection is the most effective way to enhance breast cancer survivals and might deliver a better hazard of full healing. The main motive of this paper is to implement various efficient image segmentation techniques after preprocessing histopathology BC images of different magnification level and exhaustively compare them to achieve best results. We analyze the outcomes of widely used edge detection based image segmentation methods such as Adaptive K-Means, Multi Class Fuzzy C-Means, Canny, Gabor filter and Homogeneity based PSO and evaluate them via metrics which includes accuracy, precision, recall and F-degree. Various preprocessing strategies like histogram equalization (HE), Adaptive equalization (AE) and Contrast Stretching (CS) are compared and used to enhance the performance of above segmentation methods. Contrast Improvement Index (CII) is chosen as a selection criteria for preprocessed image. Finally one vs. all multiclass SVM classifier is used for BC image classification. Our implementation uses breast cancer dataset having two classes as benign and malignant each in turn having four sub-classes. Images of different magnification levels such as 40x, 100x, 200x and 400x, are considered for BC detection.
Kepuasan Peserta Diklat Terhadap Pelayanan Widyaiswara
Authors: Akhmadi Agus
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan data tentang kepuasan peserta diklat terhadap layanan kediklatan widyaiswara Balai Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Keagamaan Surabaya. Penelitan ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survei untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor kepuasan peserta diklat. Instrumen pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang diberikan kepada alumni Diklat Substantif Bimbingan dan Konseling Madrasah Aliyah tahun 2019. Instrumen tersebut meliputi dimensi tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance dan empathy widyaiswara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa layanan kediklatan yang dilakukan Widyaiswara Balai Diklat Keagamaan Surabaya telah memenuhi aspek tangible (penampilan fisik serta kondisi pelayanan widyaiswara), keandalan (kompetensi diklat yang dijanjikan dengan akurat dan terpercaya sesuapi harapan peserta), respon (bijaksana memberikan layanan cepat kepada peserta), assuransi (kemampuan melaksanakan tugas secara spontan yang menjamin kualitas diklat), dan empati (memberikan perhatian individual dan memahami peserta diklat). Kualitas rata-rata dan keseluruhan aspek telah menunjukkan nilai sangat memuaskan. Urutan kualitas paling memuaskan adalah pada dimensi: empati, assuranse, tangible, keandalan, dan respon widyaiswara dalam diklat.
Pendidikan Karakter Berbasis Kearifan Lokal pada Masyarakat Kampung Adat Salapan Desa Gempol Kecamatan Banyusari Kabupaten Karawang Jawa Barat
Authors: Amrullah Yasir
Published: December 2019

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran pendidikan karakter yang terdapat di kampung adat, yaitu sebuah kampung yang sampai saat ini masih memegang teguh ajaran para leluhurnya, penelitian ini dilakukan di kampung Salapan di Desa Gempol Kec. Banyusari Kabupaten Karawang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dimana pengumpulan datanya menggunakan metode observasi, interview dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini memunculkan karakter pribadi yang teguh memegang adat dan ajaran nenek moyang mereka yang telah berlangsung bertahun-tahun lamanya. Hasilnya adalah terdapat enam karakter, yaitu religius, jujur, mandiri, demokratis, peduli lingkungan dan kreatif.
Peran Kepala KUA dalam Membangun Moderasi Beragama di Kabupaten Majalengka
Authors: Susanto Agus
Published: December 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan berbagai alternatif strategis dengan memaksimalkan peran Kepala KUA dalam membangun moderasi beragama di Kabupaten Majalengka. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian campuran (mixed methodology), metode yang memadukan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif dan menggunakan analisis SWOT sebagai pisau analisis untuk mengkaji faktor-faktor internal dan faktor-faktor eksternal yang mempengaruhi kepala KUA dalam membangun moderasi beragama di Kabupaten Majalengka. Berdasarkan hasil IFAS-EFAS, diketahui bahwa peran kepala KUA dalam membangun moderasi beragama di Kabupaten Majalengka sudah relatif baik dan harus dipertahankan karena mempunyai potensi yang sangat besar untuk kemaslahatan publik. Keberadaan faktor-faktor internal dan eksternal pada dasarnya menjadi dukungan yang sangat besar bagi peran kepala KUA.
Implementasi Program Bimbingan Perkawinan Pranikah bagi Calon Pengantin di KUA Kecamatan Cilandak Kota Jakarta Selatan
Authors: Jalil Abdul
Published: December 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana implementasi program bimbingan perkawinan pranikah bagi calon pengantin di KUA Kecamatan Cilandak Kota Jakarta Selatan. Metode penelitian ini adalah deskripsi dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Analisis data menggunakan logika berpikir di mana silogisme dibangun berdasarkan pada hal-hal khusus dan bermuara pada kesimpulan-kesimpulan umum. Program bimbingan perkawinan pranikah bagi calon pengantin terbagi dalam dua format, yaitu: bimbingan tatap muka dan bimbingan mandiri. Keberhasilan bimbingan perkawinan pranikah bagi calon pengantin tidak dapat dilepaskan dari faktor-faktor pendukung: KUA sebagai lembaga penyelenggara, sumber dana yang dilegitimasi anggaran, calon pengantin yang menjadi peserta, narasumber yang berkualitas, materi yang tepat, serta fasilitas yang memadai. Keterbatasan dana, fasilitas, dan media pembelajaran menjadi salah satu faktor penghambat tercapainya tujuan program, yaitu upaya mewujudkan keluarga sakinah.
Google Classroom sebagai Alternatif Digitalisasi Pembelajaran Matematika di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0
Authors: Muslik Akhmad
Published: December 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membuktikan apakah google classroom mudah digunakan dan sudah sesuai dengan era digital untuk pembelajaran matematika. Menyeimbangi pergerakan revolusi industri 4.0, guru dituntut untuk bisa memanfaatkan teknologi dalam mengelola pembelajaran, baik teknologi yang bersifat online atau offline. Google classroom merupakan serambi pembelajaran online yang dapat membantu guru dalam memberikan materi, tugas, dan ujian, mudah digunakan dan dapat dipantau secara realtime. Survei dilakukan dengan melibatkan sampel 60 siswa yang tersebar secara random menggunakan teknik classified random sampling. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah campuran antara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Kuantitatif untuk menentukan persentase sampel atas variabel penelitian, sedangkan kualitatif menganalisis deskriptif persentase dengan mengkaitkan penelitian lain yang relevan. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik wawancara dan penyebaran angket. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa meskipun siswa yang senang pembelajaran matematika dengan google classroom hanya 57% tetapi peranan google classsroom sebagai model pembelajaran matematika di era digital cukup diapresiasi sebesar 83%. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah google classroom dapat dijadikan alternatif pembelajaran matematika di era digital, termasuk juga untuk pelajaran lain.
La tendinitis laboral, riesgos ergonómicos en Odontología
Authors: Laguerre Jehowil
Published: December 2019

Los profesionales odontólogos de todo el mundo se ven afectados por diversos trastornos, en la práctica odontológica, el estrés, la tensión, las malas posturas y la vibración localizada, pueden contribuir a que aparezcan problemas a nivel del sistema músculo esquelético del personal que la ejerce. Estos desórdenes pueden diferir en grado de severidad desde síntomas periódicos leves hasta condiciones debilitantes crónicas severas. Ante esta situación se hace necesario que el personal odontológico conozca los factores de riesgo a los que está expuesto, sus efectos y medidas de protección y/o prevención. Se realizó una amplia revisión bibliográfica de las principales bases de datos, con el uso de palabras clave, y el buscador, Google académico con el objetivo de revisar y actualizar la información de la tendinitis como enfermedad profesional y ocupacional en los odontólogos, así también, verificar los riesgos ergonómicos y el tiempo de exposición que tienen los odontólogos para desarrollar lesiones de tipo músculo esquelético. Concluye que la odontología presenta un gran desafío debido a la complejidad de la ergonomía del trabajo odontológico. La ergonomía busca reducir el estrés físico y cognitivo, así como evitar los trastornos posturales relativos a la práctica de la odontología.
Massive MIMO Channel Estimation Considering Pilot Contamination and Spatially Correlated Channels
Authors: Pereira de Figueiredo Felipe Augusto , Lemes Dimas A. M. , Dias Claudio Ferreira , Fraidenraich Gustavo
Published: December 2019

In this letter, we present a study on linear channel estimators and their respective mean square error (MSE) expressions acknowledging spatially correlated channels and pilot contamination. We also investigate the impact of imperfect channel covariance matrix knowledge.
Perbandingan Kadar Vitamin C Pada Nanas Segar dan Keripik Nanas Dengan Metode Spektrofotometri UV-Vis
Authors: Nasution Azlaini Yus , Mardhiyani Dini , Putriani Kony , Ananda Dhea , Saputro Virgiawan
Published: December 2019

Nanas merupakan salah satu buah yang mengandung vitamin C. Vitamin C merupakan senyawa kompleks yang sangat dibutuhkan oleh tubuh yang berfungsi untuk membantu pengaturan atau proses metabolisme tubuh. Di Desa Kualu Nanas, Kampar, nanas diolah menjadi keripik nanas. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbandingan kadar vitamin C yang ada pada nanas segar dan keripik nanas dengan menggunakan spketrofotometri Uv-Vis dengan panjang gelombang 265 nm. Hasil penelitian ini adalah pada uji linearitas didapatkan persamaan regresi linear yaitu y = 0,0809x – 0,1239. Dari persamaan regresi tersebut didapatkan kadar rata-rata nanas segar yaitu 4,274 ppm dan keripik nanas mendapatkan kadar rata-rata yaitu 2,760 ppm.
Uji Aktivitas Antibakteri Ekstrak Daun Senduduk (Melastoma Affine D.Don) Terhadap Staphylococcus Aureus
Authors: Dewi Asiska Permata
Published: December 2019

Telah dilakukan penelitian uji aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak daun senduduk terhadap Staphylococcus aureus. Daun senduduk mempunyai khasiat sebagai obat penurun demam, pereda nyeri, mengobati keputihan, diare, luka yang disebabkan oleh infeksi bakteri ataupun jamur. Salah satu penyebab infeksi pada luka adalah Staphylococcus aureus. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menghitung zona bening yang diperoleh dari ekstrak daun senduduk terhadap Staphylococcus aureus. Ekstrak disuspensikan dalam Na CMC 0,5%. Ekstrak daun senduduk yang diuji adalah pada konsentrasi 20%, 25% dan 30%, klindamisin sebagai kotrol positif, dan Na CMC sebagai control hambat konsentrasi 20% dan 25% termasuk kategori resisten (≤16mm), dan konsentrasi 30% termasuk kategori intermediet 17-20mm.negatif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode difusi agar dengan disk (cakram). Hasil penelitian didapatkan rata-rata zona hambat pada konsentrasi 20%, 25% dan 30% adalah: 15,1 mm, 15,9 mm, 20,5 mm, sedangkan pada kontrol positif sebesar 29,15 mm. Berdasarkan kriteria interpretasi untuk agen antimikroba menurut Coyle (2005), diameter zona