bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O GEOPROCESSAMENTO NA DELIMITAÇÃO DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIO CAUÍPE, REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE FORTALEZA-CEARÁ
Authors: Silva Gislania De Meneses , Braga Daniel Paulo , Moura Maria Taylana Marinho , Pinto Margarida Kézia De Souza
Published: October 2019

A bacia hidrográfica do Rio Cauípe, está localizada no município de Caucaia-CE. Caracteriza-se como unidade de planejamento e de gestão ambiental, sujeita à ação antrópica e a exploração de forma errônea dos recursos naturais. Logo, o trabalho em evidência, delimitou a bacia hidrográfica do rio Cauípe e identificou seus respectivos canais de drenagem e nascentes, para assim, subsidiar pesquisas futuras, principalmente de caráter socioambiental. Para tanto, a análise integrada da paisagem, o levantamento bibliográfico e o trabalho de campo, somado às técnicas de geoprocessamento que endossaram o aporte técnico-operacional, foram procedimentos metodológicos cruciais para o cumprimento do objetivo proposto. Desta forma, mediante o uso de software livre, foi possível a delimitação precisa da área de estudo, na qual predominam os canais de 1º ordem, em razão das características geoambientais da área e por tratar-se de uma bacia de regime de rios e riachos intermitentes. A pesquisa possibilitou uma análise precisa da sub-bacia do Rio Cauípe, visando uma melhor interpretação dos fenômenos locais vigentes. Conclui-se que a utilização de técnicas de geoprocessamento para a delimitação e estudo de sub-bacia, mostrou resultados satisfatórios.Palavras-chave: canais de drenagem; nascentes; intermitente. ABSTRACTThe Cauípe River Sub-Watershed is located in the municipality of Caucaia-CE. It is characterized as a unit of planning and environmental management, subject to anthropic action and the erroneous exploitation of natural resources. Therefore, the work in evidence delimited the catchment area of the Cauípe River and identified its respective drainage channels and springs, in order to support future research, mainly of a socio-environmental nature. In order to do so, the integrated analysis of the landscape, the bibliographical survey and the fieldwork, together with the techniques of geoprocessing that endorsed the technical-operational contribution, were decisive methodological procedures for the accomplishment of the proposed objective. In this way, through the use of free software, it was possible to precisely delimit the study area, in which the first order channels predominate, due to the geoenvironmental characteristics of the area and because it is a basin of rivers and streams regime flashing. The research made possible an accurate analysis of the subbasin of the Cauípe River, aiming at a better interpretation of the local phenomena in force. It is concluded that the use of geoprocessing techniques for the delimitation and sub-basin study, showed satisfactory results.Keywords: drainage channels; springs; intermittent.
MAPEAMENTO DA COBERTURA VEGETAL DO MUNICÍPIO DE CURRAIS NOVOS-RN, BRASIL
Authors: Gomes Maria Luiza , Oliveira Alisson Medeiros de , Costa Diógenes Félix da Silva
Published: October 2019

A Caatinga é caracterizada por ser adaptada a suportar grandes períodos de seca e possuir 12 tipos de formações florísticas, sendo o bioma menos estudado e menos preservado de todo o território. O presente estudo teve objetivo realizar um mapeamento de cobertura vegetal no município de Currais Novos localizado no Semiárido do Nordeste brasileiro, (sob clima semiárido), no estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Através das análises ambientais, zoneamentos e a partir das imagens do satélite CBERS 4, foi possível identificar através de mapas temáticos onde há a existência da pressão antrópica, mostrando-se como a causa potencial do processo de degradação da caatinga no Seridó, tal fisionomia é a resposta das grandes queimadas, alta exploração de recursos lenhosos e o cultivo de algodão, o que promove a intensificação da erosão e a desertificação do solo. A classificação mais predominante foi a caatinga aberta, com uma área de prioridade elevada, uma vez que se trata de áreas alteradas por atividades antrópicas relacionadas ao cultivo de espécies forrageiras, o que pode causar contaminação do solo e da água. O presente estudo pretende servir como base para estudos futuros sobre a vegetação nas demais áreas em desertificação no país.Palavras-chave: Currais Novos, caatinga, degradação. ABSTRACTThe Caatinga is characterized for being adapted to withstand great periods of drought and to possess 12 types of floristic formations, being still the biome less studied and less preserved of the whole territory. The present study aimed to identify the different vegetation cover typologies in the municipality of Currais Novos, located in the Brazilian Northeastern Semi - arid region, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Through the environmental analyzes, zoning and CBERS 4 satellite images, it was possible to identify thematic maps showing the presence of anthropogenic pressure, proving to be the potential cause of the degradation process of the caatinga biome in Seridó, where it is located physiognomy is the response of large burnings, high exploitation of wood resources and the cultivation of cotton, which promotes the intensification of erosion and desertification of the soil. In view of the research, the most prevalent classification was the open caatinga, with a high priority area since it is anthropic activities related to the cultivation of forage species, which can cause contamination of soil and water. The present study intends to serve as a basis for future studies on the vegetation of areas in the process of certification in the country.Key words: Currais Novos, caatinga, degradation.
ANÁLISE DE OBRAS HIDROAMBIENTAIS COMO FERRAMENTA A MITIGAÇÃO DO PROCESSO DE DESERTIFICAÇÃO, COM BASE NA PERCEPÇÃO AMBIENTAL EM CANINDÉ-CEARÁ
Authors: Rocha Cristiano da Silva , Pessoa Paulo Roberto , Amaral Delano Nogueira , Barra Otávio Augusto De Oliveira Lima
Published: October 2019

A geografia é a ciência que busca compreender as relações espaciais sobretudo na tentativa de quebrar a dicotomia entre os aspectos sociais e naturais. Desde o início do século XX é crescente a preocupação em entender a dependência humana dos recursos naturais ainda mais quando na década de 70 se inicia o debate acerca da sustentabilidade. A dinâmica natural pode ser alterada de diversas maneiras e o que se observa como resultado é a degradação a exemplo da desertificação que pode se dar em terras áridas, semiáridas e sub-úmidas secas. Obras hidroambientais são construções que objetivam melhorar a dinâmica natural sem causar impactos. O presente estudo visa analisar a implementação de obras hidroambientais como base na percepção social no distrito de Iguaçu em Canindé-CE. Sabe-se que o município faz parte de um dos núcleos em que está presente a desertificação e ainda que contou com intervenções feitas por projetos, entre eles, o PRODHAN-Projeto de Desenvolvimento Hidroambiental, vinculado à Secretaria de Recursos Hídricos.Palavras-chave: Dinâmica natural; Degradação; Obras hidroambientais. ABSTRACTGeography is the science that seeks to understand spatial relations above all in an attempt to break the dichotomy between social and natural aspects. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, there has been growing concern about understanding human dependence on natural resources even more when the debate about sustainability begins in the 1970s. Natural dynamics can be altered in a number of ways and what is seen as a result is degradation such as desertification that can occur in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid lands. Hydro-environmental works are constructions that aim to improve natural dynamics without causing impacts. The present study aims to analyze the implementation of hydro-urban works as a basis for social perception in the district of Iguaçu in Canindé-CE, it is known that the municipality is part of one of the nuclei in which desertification is present and although it counted on interventions made by projects, among them PRODHAN-Hydro-environmental Development Project, linked to the Secretariat of Water Resources.Keywords: Natural dynamics; Degradation; Hydroenvironmental works
Analisis Penerapan Problem Based Learning pada Mata Kuliah Pendidikan IPS
Authors: Oktaviyanti Itsna , Novitasari Setiani
Published: October 2019

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi proses perkuliahan IPS yang kurang bermakna, hal tersebut dikarenakan metode yang digunakan hanya sekedar ceramah dan presentasi. Penggunaan metode tersebut tidak dapat mencapai tujuan dari pendidikan IPS. Model pembelajaran yang  dirasa sesuai dengan tujuan IPS adalah Problem Based Learning (PBL). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui optimalisasi penerapan PBL  pada mata kuliah pendidikan IPS SD di program studi PGSD Universitas Mataram. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian ini meliputi angket, studi dokumenter, dan observasi. Teknik pemeriksaan yang digunakan untuk menguji keabsahan data pada penelitian ini adalah triangulasi sumber dan triangulasi metode.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa merasakan dampak positif setelah diberlakukannya model PBL, yaitu maningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dengan memecahkan masalah sosial. Selain itu, pemahaman mahasiswa mengenai ilmu sosial lebih baik karena dikaitkan dengan masalah sosial yang benar-benar terjadi. Selanjutnya proses perkuliahan menggunakan PBL menjadi lebih bermakna karena mahasiswa lebih memahami IPS tidak hanya terfokus pada materi melainkan kontekstual. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan  Problem Based Learning sudah dilaksanakan secara optimal pada mata kuliah Pendidikan IPS SD.
Peran Muhammad bin Salman terhadap Perubahan Pilar Kenegaraan Arab Saudi
Authors: Haryadi Panji
Published: October 2019

Arab Saudi memiliki empat pilar kenegaraan, yaitu: Keluarga Saud, Paham Wahhabisme, Minyak, dan Relasi dengan Amerika Serikat (AS). Pada tahun 2017, Muhammad bin Salman (MbS) diangkat menjadi putra mahkota oleh ayahnya sendiri, Salman bin Abdulazis. Sepanjang sejarah Arab Saudi hal ini belum pernah terjadi, biasanya  putra mahkota merupakan saudara laki-laki dari raja yang sedang berkuasa. Peristiwa bersejarah lainnya adalah MbS melakukan langkah-langkah untuk mengubah tiga dari empat pilar tersebut. Perubahan pilar negara merupakan sebuah tindakan yang sangat beresiko tinggi, apabila gagal, maka konsekuensi terburuknya adalah keruntuhan negara yang bersangkutan.
Tensions of The Tension of Sectarianism and the Challenges of Democracy in the Middle East After Arab Spring
Authors: Rahman Sainul
Published: October 2019

Gelombang Arab Spring pada awal 2011 yang melanda negara-negara Timur Tengah, dimulai dari Tunisia, Mesir, Libya, Bahrain, Kuwait, Arab Saudi, Yaman, dan Suriah menunjukkan kehendak rakyat Arab untuk meraih perbaikan dalam berbagai bidang, mulai dari ekonomi, sosial, hingga sistem politik yang terbuka dan demokratis. Setelah delapan tahun berlalu, beberapa negara masih terus melanjutkan proses demokratisasi, seperti Tunisia dan Mesir. Sebaliknya, di sejumlah negara, proses demokratisasi terhenti, seperti di Arab Saudi, Bahrain, dan Kuwait dan ada pula negara-negara yang terpuruk dalam perang berkepanjangan, yaitu Libya, Yaman, dan Suriah. Artikel ini membahas dua studi kasus untuk melihat bagaimana sektarianisme yang terjadi pasca Arab Spring, yaitu Tunisia dan Yaman. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan historis dengan metode deskriptif-analisis, penulis menemukan bahwa meskipun sektarianisme di Timur Tengah mempunyai akar sejarah yang panjang, dalam konflik-konflik Arab Spring sektarianisme telah digunakan oleh pihak-pihak yang berkonflik untuk mencapai kepentingan mereka masing-masing. Selama pihak-pihak yang berkonflik terus mengedapankan identitas politik dan sektarianisme, demokrasi sulit untuk ditegakkan.
Conflict Resolution in South Sudan
Authors: RA Firda Rosyana , Dermawan Windy , Ebih Akim
Published: October 2019

Despite secession from northern Sudan and became an independent country since then, South Sudan is now experiencing turmoil with the civil war there. Violations toward international law cannot be ignored occurred there, which resulted in many innocent people being victims; of murder, expulsion, rape, kidnapping, and many more. Internal conflict that occurred in South Sudan has attracted international attention. These violations in internal conflicts pushed the international community to provide humanitarian assistance and other assistance as an effort to resolve the conflict. However, after several cease-fire attempts that enable to the peace agreement, conflict still continues. Therefore, the writer intends to explain about the causes, impacts, and solutions that have been carried out by the international world. Thus, here is also analyzed solution that has been done after meeting in Addis, Ethiopia, using integrative negotiation approach. The research found that the integrative negotiation approach can raise awareness between parties and enable peace agreements as it is based on justice and mutual understanding as the pillars of negotiation
Upward social comparisons and posting under the influence: Investigating social media behaviors of U.S. adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Authors: Bonnette Aaron , Robinson Anthony , Dailey Stephanie , Ceballos Natalie , Howard Krista
Published: October 2019

Introduction: The use of social media has been steadily increasing among U.S. adults, and while time spent on social media has been linked to certain mental health difficulties, it remains unclear precisely which social media behaviors may be damaging to mental well-being. The current study aimed to identify specific social media behaviors related to Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Methods: U.S adults (n = 1,314) aged 18 to 82 (M = 35.74) who actively use social media were recruited to participate in an online survey assessing specific social media behaviors. The Patient Health Questionnaire was included to assess the presence of GAD. Univariate analyses were conducted to identify specific social media behaviors associated with GAD. A stepwise binary multivariate logistic regression was developed to determine the key social media behaviors most strongly associated with GAD. Results: Analyses at the univariate level showed a trend, such that individuals with GAD endorsed behaviors associated with social media addiction and censorship. Other behaviors associated with GAD included a greater likelihood of participants comparing themselves to others who are better off than they are, being bothered if unfriended/unfollowed, and being more likely to post under the influence. The multivariate logistic regression model identified two key social media factors most strongly associated with GAD: participants comparing themselves to others better off (p < .001) and posting while drinking alcohol (p = .044).Conclusion: Upward social comparisons and alcohol use while on social media are significantly associated with GAD in an adult population. Keywords: Anxiety Disorder; Social Media; Upward Comparisons; Alcohol Use
Exploring Health and Wellbeing in the US House Ball Community: A Systematic Review
Authors: Olivas Maria , Bear Sean , Johnson Abraham , Smallwood Stacy
Published: October 2019

Abstract

Introduction: The House Ball Community (HBC) has a longstanding, unique history and place among the LGBTQ community. HBCs provide spaces where gender and sexual minorities find support, acceptance, and freedom for self-expression. Although the HBC has been the focus of extensive HIV-related research and intervention, a more holistic view of HBC member health is important. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify health- and wellbeing-related research studies among HBC members to inform future practice. Methods: A systematic review of literature published between 2006 and 2016 was conducted utilizing keywords applied to the CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and ProQuest databases. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, and articles were scored by multiple reviewers utilizing a developed scoring guide. Results: The review yielded 19 peer-reviewed full-text articles that met search criteria. A majority of studies were qualitative in nature and nearly half of the studies were based in Los Angeles. Studies of house structures and of HIV prevention were most common, followed by supportive social networks and structures, HIV interventions and new prevention approaches, and partnerships and collaborations. Three studies specifically identified stigma, resilience, and access to health care as factors contributing to the health status of HIV-positive individuals. Conclusions: The majority of HBC health research has focused on HIV prevention in urban areas. Future research should examine other health issues (e.g., mental health and substance use) to develop a more robust understanding of HBC health and foster opportunities for developing a variety of health interventions for the HBC.
Keywords: house ball community, health, wellbeing
Penggunaan Model AIDA Sebagai Struktur Komunikasi Pada Media Sosial Instagram
Authors: Hananto Brian Alvin
Published: October 2019

AIDA is a model that explains the steps or levels of consumer perception. Seeing how AIDA is often used as a basis for creating marketing strategies, the author would like to see whether AIDA could be used as a structure for visual communication strategy. The research was done by observing the design process of students from Universitas Pelita Harapan’s Visual Communication Design department. The author had asked the students to design their Instagram’s communication media using the AIDA model as their basis. By using narratology as their design approach, the designers divide timelines and the needs of communication to acts, plots and also Instagram panels. From the design that was done, the author concludes that the usage of structure to create a visual communication strategy helps to define what message is to be made and when should the message be posted on Instagram. The author hoped that this paper had shown the possibility of using AIDA as a communication structure, especially for social media.
KAJIAN SEMIOTIKA PADA VISUALISASI TOKOH ALL MIGHT DALAM MANGA BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA SEBAGAI REPRESENTASI SUPERHERO AMERIKA
Authors: Baruna Ariesta I Gusti Bagus Bayu , Yogantari Made Vairagya , Kesuma Yudha Anak Agung Ngurah Bagus
Published: October 2019

Delivering a story through visual comic characters can make it easier for readers to understand the contents and distinguish one character from another. Not only as a distinguishing element, but visualization of comic characters can represent areas where the visual is commonly used and found. In the comic titled Boku No Hero Academia (BNHA) found elements and terms that are commonly found in comics and American superhero characters in general, one of them through the All Might character. Through qualitative research methods, with data collection techniques through observation, literature, and internet studies, this paper aims to examine how the characters of All Might represent American superheroes through his visuals.
APLIKASI KONSEP MORFOCOCO SEBAGAI CIRI KHAS AGROWISATA KELAPA DI BADUNG
Authors: Diani Luh Putu Carries , Swari Luh Gede Niti , Trisna Ni Made Sri Wahyuni
Published: October 2019

Agrowisata kelapa adalah sebuah tempat wisata berkonsep one stop center yang dirancang guna mewadahi beberapa aktivitas pengolahan pohon kelapa. Tujuan dari perancangan ini adalah untuk mengedukasi masyarakat mengenai manfaat kelapa sekaligus memberikan sarana rekreasi bagi masyarakat. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi ke tempat wisata sejenis dan wawancara kepada beberapa pemilik objek wisata tersebut. Materi hasil observasi dan wawancara kemudian di analisis menggunakan metode analisis kuantitatif dan kualitatif untuk menganalisis masalah yang ada di lapangan, produk olahan kelapa, alat/bahan yang biasa digunakan masyarakat, untuk mengetahui kebutuhan ruang, serta tema dan konsep ruang dalam perancangan. Simpulan yang diperoleh adalah terdapat kendala pada beberapa objek wisata sejenis seperti fasilitas kurang bervariasi dan desain yang relatif monoton, sehingga desain interior suatu tempat yang khas menjadi salah satu faktor yang dapat menjadi daya tarik, mengaplikasikan tema dan konsep desain yang mengangkat karakteristik pohon kelapa pada bangunan dan ruang-ruang untuk menunjukkan ciri khas.
Minat Wisatawan Terhadap Produk Ampalang Ikan Pipih Khas Kalimantan Timur
Authors: Anitra Vera , Cholid Idham
Published: October 2019

The specific purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which tourists' buying interest in East Kalimantan's specialty is especially the food product of flat fish. The general purpose of this study is to improve the work of human resources in processing typical products of East Kalimantan in improving the economy. The analytical technique used was the Stuctural Equation Model (SEM) with AMOS 21. The data were taken from questionnaires distributed to tourists who were shopping for typical East Kalimantan products in the cities of Samarinda, Balikpapan and Bontang. The results showed that the variables of interest had a negative and insignificant ef ect on the economy, it could be concluded that the price of ered did not become an obstacle for tourists to buy the product. The results of this study indicate that the type of product, demography, psychology has a positive ef ect on tourist buying interest.
PENGARUH LOKASI, KUALITAS PRODUK TABUNGAN, KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN NASABAH DALAM MENABUNG DI BMT ADZKIYAH KHIDMATUL UMMAH DI KOTA METRO
Authors: Suwarto Suwarto , Anggraini Risa
Published: October 2019

This research is motivated by customer satisfaction which is a customer action to save. The purpose of this study was to determine the ef ect of location, quality of savings products, service quality on customer satisfaction. In this study using primary data collected by explanatory research methods and sample collection techniques in the form of accidental sampling of BMT customers Adzkiyah Khidmatul Ummah using a questionnaire with a likert skla in BMT Adzkiyah Khidmatul Ummah in Metro City. Testing the instrument requirements used include validity, reliability testing. Requirements analysis using normality test, linearity test, homogeneity test. And analysis tools using multiple linear regression with partial test (t test), simultaneous test (f test), coef icient of determination test (R2). As testing requirements analysis and hypothesis testing. Based on the results of research using multiple linear regression analysis obtained location influences customer satisfaction, the quality of savings products does not af ect customer satisfaction, and service quality influences customer satisfaction.
A formatervező felelőssége a környezetvédelemben
Authors: Sipkás Vivien , Kiss Roberta Barbara , Hircsu Mariann
Published: October 2019

Napjaink égető és megkerülhetetlen problémája a környezetszennyezés. Bátran kijelenthetjük, hogy az utolsó utáni pillanatban vagyunk: a Föld bioszférája a benne élők számára egyre kevésbé alkalmas élettéré válik. Napi szinten sokkolnak minket azok az audiális és vizuális impulzusok, melyek az interneten és egyéb média alapú forrásokból érnek minket, mint a globális felmelegedés jelenségéből fakadó problémák, például az Északi-sark olvadó gleccserei, az eltűnő állatfajok, a mindent ellepő műanyag telepek, a „Föld tüdejének”, azaz az esőerdők pusztításának eredményeként keletkezett mérgező levegő, és még hosszasan sorolhatnánk a jól ismert katasztrofális helyzeteket. Leendő mérnökként ezeknek a problémáknak a megoldására kutatom a választ a tervezési folyamatokban.
Megelőzési feltételeket tartalmazó ütemezési feladatok párhuzamosítása mohó algoritmusok által generált rendezés-kongruenciák segítségével
Authors: Körei Attila , Szilágyi Szilvia
Published: October 2019

Az ütemezési problémák egy alternatív megközelítését jelentik azok az eljárások, amelyek a diszkrét matematika eszközeivel dolgoznak. A részbenrendezett halmazok rendezés-kongruenciáinak tanulmányozásakor világossá vált, hogy a minimális lineáris rendezés-kongruenciák jól alkalmazhatók ütemezési feladatok megoldására. Ez a metódus nemcsak akkor használható, ha egy gép dolgozik, hanem kiterjeszthető olyan esetekre is, amikor egymással párhuzamosan több egységnyi kapacitású gép dolgozhat. Cikkünkben a megelőzési feltételeket tartalmazó ütemezési feladatokra olyan optimális vagy közel optimális megoldást adó algoritmusokat mutatunk be, amelyek a megoldást minimális lineáris kongruencia formájában állítják elő.
Big Data Architectures: A Detailed and Application Oriented Analysis
Authors:   School of computer Engineering, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Odisha, India, KoffiKalipe Godson , Behera Rajat Kumar ,   School of computer Engineering, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Odisha, India.
Published: October 2019

Big Data refers to huge amounts of heterogeneous data from both traditional and new sources, growing at a higher rate than ever. Due to their high heterogeneity, it is a challenge to build systems to centrally process and analyze efficiently such data which are internal and external to organizations. A Big data architecture describes the blueprint of a system handling massive volume of data during its storage, processing, analysis and visualization. Several architectures belonging to different categories have been proposed by academia and industry but the field is still lacking benchmarks. Therefore, a detailed analysis of the characteristics of the existing architectures is required in order to ease the choice between architectures for specific use cases or industry requirements. The types of data sources, the hardware requirements, the maximum tolerable latency, the fitment to industry, the amount of data to be handled are some of the factors that need to be considered carefully before making the choice of an architecture of a Big Data system. However, the wrong choice of architecture can result in huge decline for a company reputation and business. This paper reviews the most prominent existing Big Data architectures, their advantages and shortcomings, their hardware requirements, their open source and proprietary software requirements and some of their real-world use cases catering to each industry. The purpose of this body of work is to equip Big Data architects with the necessary resources to make better informed choices to design optimal Big Data systems.
Improvement of Whiteness Degree and Functional Properties of the Fermented Awachy 5 Sweet Potato Flour using Calcium Hypochlorite
Authors:   Department of Food Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia., Subroto Edy , Cahyana Yana ,   Department of Food Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia., Indiarto Rossi ,   Department of Food Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia., Wulandari Endah ,   Department of Food Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia., Pinekesti Angiestya ,   Department of Food Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia.
Published: October 2019

Fermented Awachy 5 sweet potato flour has the potential to substitute the low protein wheat flour, but this flour has the disadvantage of having a low whiteness degree. The objective of this research was to improve the whiteness degree and the functional properties of naturally fermented of Awachy 5 sweet potato flour using calcium hypochlorite. The research was conducted by the addition of calcium hypochlorite to the fermented sweet potato chips consisted of 5 treatments; namely control (without calcium hypochlorite), 100 ppm, 150 ppm, 200 ppm, and 250 ppm. The results showed that the bleaching treatment using calcium hypochlorite increased the whiteness degree and pasting stability of fermented sweet potato flour. The optimum concentration of calcium hypochlorite was 200 ppm which produced flour with a whiteness degree of 84.60%, ash content of 0.73%, swelling volume of 7.75 mL/g, water absorption capacity of 195.80%, and pasting properties that include of peak viscosity, hold viscosity, breakdown viscosity, setback viscosity, and final viscosity about 2979 cP, 1704 cP, 1275 cP, 1345 cP, 3049 cP, respectively.
Robotic Pick and Place using Two-Finger Touch Sensing
Authors:   School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Kondaveti Revanth , P Venugopal ,   Assistant Professor (Senior), Department of Embedded Technology, School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Rai Shivani ,   School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Published: October 2019

Pick and place robots are gaining popularity in the current era due to their ability to handle objects of varying sizes and dimensions. Research to improve the efficiency and design of these manipulators is currently the need of the hour. In this, a new and novel mechanism has been introduced; it is called Blind man Mechanism that is to find the object and to find shape of it. Shape Recognition algorithm to improve the hold on the object. It involves analysis of working of the human thumb and shape of the object. The Blind man mechanism allows object to be found, even when it is not in its usual position. It includes details about the thumb analysis to find an object, which further includes shape recognition of different objects in multiple scenarios also results for whether the object has been found or not. If found so verify for a pick place robot using MATLAB results
Sentence Selection using Latent Semantic Analysis for Automatic Question Generation in E-Learning System
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, TamilNadu, India, Deena G. , Raja Dr. K. ,   Principal, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering, Chennai, TamiNadu India
Published: October 2019

The Current scenario of the educational system is highly utilizing computer-based technology. For the Teaching-Learning process, both the learners and teachers are highly preferred the online system i.e, E-Learning because of its user-friendly approach such as learning at anytime and anywhere. In the Online educational system, the E-Content plays a major role so the critical importance has to be provided in generating the E-Content. Currently, a large number of study materials are dumped into the internet which has reached the highest limit. The enormous amount of content with high volume leads the learner to skim or frustration in learning. Learners have to spend too much of time to understand their concept from the selected web page. The Tutor also faces the challenges in setting the question paper from this high volume of learning content. We have proposed the computer-assisted system to summarize the learning content of the material using Machine Learning techniques. The Latent Semantic Analysis reduces the size of the content without changing their originality. Finally, the singular value decomposition is used to select the important sentences in order to generate the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) to assess the knowledge level of the learner.
Design & Development of Contactless Valve for Adhesive Fluid Flow
Authors:   assistant Professor in Mechanical Engg. department at D Y Patil Institute of Engineering & Technology Ambi, Pune., Sonawane Pavankumar Ravindra , Bhakuni Dhirajsingh Bhagatsingh ,   Undergraduate scholar, Department of Mechanical Engg., D Y Patil Institute of Engg. & Technology., Dubey Nilesh Rajitkumar ,   Undergraduate scholar, Department of Mechanical Engg., D Y Patil Institute of Engg. & Technology., Joglekar Harsh Deepak ,   Undergraduate of Mechanical Engg., D Y Patil Institute of Engg. & Technology., Jawale Aniket Bajarang ,   Undergraduate scholar, Department of Mechanical Engg., D Y Patil Institute of Engg. & Technology
Published: October 2019

Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure control system that regulates either the flow or the pressure of the fluid. Pinch valve is control and shutoff valve, used for slurry application where abrasive or corrosive, powders or granular substances are present. The Objective is to design and manufacture a contactless dispensing valve to avoid curing and rapid hardening of the adhesive/high viscosity fluids, using pinching effect between the flowing fluid and the tube in contact. Validation of this design is done through analysis. The methodology to achieve this objective will be first to define the problem definition. After defining the problem, the literature survey is done on various methods that are already in market and a detail study on the solution or the way to achieve the solution. Design of the valve is done based on the pinching effect. Model is prepared in SolidWorks software and analysis is done in Ansys software. Testing of the valve is the most crucial part for the valve to sustain the design and the parameters. The expected outcome from this paper is to design and manufacture a valve for high viscosity fluid to flow with high pressure and without any curing, metal life will be increased because there is no contact between metal and the fluid. Due to the pinching effect used, the wastage of fluid will be avoided
Retinal Exudates Detection using Binary Operation and Hard Exudates Classification using Support Vector Machine
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India., Pradeep Arun , Joseph X Felix ,   Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NICHE &Bulehora University,Ethiopia.
Published: October 2019

Retinal exudates considered as a symptom of Diabetic retinopathy(DR) is one of most significant reason for visual deficiency. This paper focusses on early detection of hard exudates and to diagnose DR. Binary operations based exudate detection and SVM based hard exudate classification is discussed in this study. The RGB channel of fundus image is converted to HSI colour space for improved noise suppression and optic disc is eliminated preservinsg the blood vessels. In the final stage, hard exudates are classified using SVM classification. In order to evaluate the proposed approach, experiment tests are carried out on different set of images and the results are verified. The results are promising and suggest that the proposed method could be a diagnostic aid for ophthalmologists in the screening of DR.
Assessment of Carbon Footprint and Emergy Vis-À-Vis Sub Grade Strength in Flexible Pavement Construction
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, PRIST University, Vallam, Thanjavur – 613 403, TamilNadu, India., V Samuthirakani. , Das Ashutosh ,   Centre for Research and Development, PRIST University, Vallam, Thanjavur – 613 403, TamilNadu, India.
Published: October 2019

Construction of flexible pavements in India is increasing rapidly and causing emission of Green House Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere which in turn increases the global warming. This paper focuses on finding out the emergy, that is the embodied energy of materials and process in construction of flexible pavement and the corresponding emission caused during the entire construction. A tool model was developed in Microsoft Excel to calculate the energy and GHG emission in construction of flexible pavement. The Life Cycle Assessment in construction of pavement has been divided into four stages namely material production stage, material processing stage, transportation stage and site execution stage, and at each stage the emergy and emission are calculated. It is seen that, during the processing of material that is the process which involves the mixing of materials into asphaltic mix in central hot mix plant and during of mixing aggregates in pug mill the energy consumption and the emission are more. A case study has been done for construction of one KM of flexible pavement of 7.0 m width with constant design parameters and by varying the sub grade California Bearing Ratio (CBR) values.The result shows that the CBR values have high influence in energy and emission.
Surface Texture of Titanium 31 and H.S.S using Micro EDM Drill and Wire EDM
Authors:   Research Scholar, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, Kumar Mr. Jush , Srinivas Dr. C. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India., Ramesh Dr. N. N. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, Telanganga, India.
Published: October 2019

Micro EDM Drill is variant EDM processes in a situation where it employs water as a dielectric fluid, with pressure flushing and rotating nanotube electrode. This paper brings out the relative features of work pieces i.e., H.S.S and Titanium 31 about their surface roughness with Talysurf, as well as Surfaces Texture with Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM analysis).Thus the results are evaluated for Ra (Surface Roughness), Rsk (Surface Skewness) and Rku (Surface Kutosis).
A Heuristic Effort Estimation Method using BAT Algorithm through Clustering
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, GIT, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India., Padmaja M. , Haritha Dr D. ,   Professor, Dept. of CSE, University College of Engineering, JNTUK, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Published: October 2019

The most challenging task within software industries or organizations is project handling. Effort estimation has to be made accurately, before handling the project in order to win the bidding among several competitions. To estimate this effort an efficient method has to be selected. In this paper, we propose two novel methods: Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) method and Meta heuristic approach as BAT algorithm (BA) for predicting the effort of a specific project. These two methods are applied on suitable parameters or features that are obtained through one-way ANOVA and Pearson Correlation Coefficient (PCC) methods to forming a reduced data. The experimentation of this paper proves the efficiency of the anticipated method. The proposed method is applied over original data set and dimensionally reduced data set which are compared and tabulated. From the experimental results it is evident that the proposed method produced less error and more prediction.
Customer Perception in Selection of Prepaid Mobile Services
Authors:   School of Management, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Rajeswari P.S. , Dr.Sadasivan  ,   School of Management, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: October 2019

India, the rampant heading country in the telecommunication sector, shows predominant growth in mobile subscription through rigor rural penetration. Tangentially the rate of monthly customer churn is very high when compared with other countries across the globe. Mobile churn is very alarming particularly in prepaid segment against postpaid. This slowly triggers the mobile segment to endure the stage of saturation. Hence it is significantly emergent for the mobile operators to investigate the exact map of the customers’ perception to select the mobile operators based on the attributes of prepaid mobile services. This study focuses on the causes for the customers to select specific service providers and to gauge their level of satisfaction on the corresponding mobile services. This research will affirm the mobile operators to slot in the essential strategies to increase the level of customer loyalty.
Performance of Self Compacting Concrete with Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregate with Recycled Coarse Aggregate
Authors:   Post Graduate student, Department of Civil Engineering, Gudlavalleru Engineering College, India., Rajitha L. , Rao M. Durga ,   Assistant professor, Department Of Civil Engineering, Gudlavalleru Engineering College, India.
Published: October 2019

Self Compacted Concrete (SCC) is an advanced approach for the purpose of placing of concrete.It is a concrete which does not require any external force,vibration or compaction and which is highly flowable, formwork is filled without any compaction and resistance to segregation. Workability tests for SCCin fresh state are Slump-flow, L-Box, J-Box,V-Box are carried out.By using recommended EFNARC guidelines the mix proportion of concrete was prepared for M40 grade concrete is 1:1.75:1.87.Water cement ratio of 0.35 is constant.In this paper Natural Coarse Aggregate(NCA) is partially replaced upto 50% with 10% interval by Recycled Coarse Aggregate(RCA).RCA is prepared by crushing of cubes which are taken from concrete technology lab. Construction and Demolition waste is also used as RCA. RCA is submerged in water for 24 hours before using for the concrete mix,this is because RCA absorbs more waterdue to adhered cement mortar to aggregate. The various tests and their results are shown in this paper.
Analysis of Heterogeneous Device Characteristics in Round Robin Based Load Balancing Algorithm with Closest Data Center as Service Broker Policy in Cloud
Authors:   Assistant Professor [SG], School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu., PJ Dr Kumar , Sivakumar Dr N. ,   Assistant Professor [SG], School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu., Prabhu Dr J. ,   Associate Professor , School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu., Ramesh Prof. P.S. ,   Assistant Professor [SG], School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, P Prof. Suganya ,   Assistant Professor , School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Published: October 2019

Load balancing is an important aspect in cloud to share load among different virtual machines running on various physical nodes. The user response time which is an important performance metric is being highly influenced by the efficient load balancing algorithm for cloud data centers. Virtual machines which are part of the cloud data centers consist of various types of physical devices. The user response time is affected significantly by the capacity of physical devices that exist as part of the data centers. Several load balancing algorithms exist in the literature to allocate task effectively on various virtual machines running in data centers. We investigate the performance of round robin based load balancing algorithm with closest data center as service broker policy in cloud data centers. We have performed a simulation with data centers that consist of devices with different physical characteristics such as memory, storage, bandwidth, processor speed and scheduling policy using Round Robin load balancing algorithm with closest data centers as service broker policy. We present the merits of heterogeneous device characteristics in reducing the user response time and the data center request service time. We used Cloud Analyst, an open source simulation tool for cloud computing environment.
An Analysis on ECSE Load Balancing Algorithm with CDC as a Service Broker Policy in Cloud with Heterogeneous Communication and Device Characteristics
Authors:   Assistant Professor [SG], School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu., PJ Dr Kumar , Prabhu Dr J. ,   Associate Professor, School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu., Sivakumar Dr N. ,   Assistant Professor [SG], School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu., Ramesh Prof. P.S. ,   Assistant Professor [SG], School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, P Prof. Suganya ,   Assistant Professor , School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Published: October 2019

Load balancing algorithms and service broker policies plays a crucial role in determining the performance of cloud systems. User response time and data center request servicing time are largely affected by the load balancing algorithms and service broker policies. Several load balancing algorithms and service broker polices exist in the literature to perform the data center allocation and virtual machine allocation for the given set of user requests. In this paper, we investigate the performance of equally spread current execution (ESCE) based load balancing algorithm with closest data center(CDC) service broker policy in a cloud environment that consists of homogeneous and heterogeneous device characteristics in data centers and heterogeneous communication bandwidth that exist between different regions where cloud data centers are deployed. We performed a simulation using CloudAnalyst an open source software with different settings of device characteristics and bandwidth. The user response time and data center request servicing time are found considerably less in heterogeneous environment.
Current Status and Data Analysis of Diabetes in India
Authors:   Biotechnology, East West College, Bangalore, India., Singla Sonia , Kesheri Minu ,   Department of Life and Environmental Science, , Amity University, Jharkhand, Ranchi-834002, India, Kanchan Swarna ,   Department of Biological Science, Presidency University, Bengaluru-560064, India, S Aswath ,   Department of Computer Science, PES University, Bangalore-560008, India
Published: October 2019

The pervasiveness of diabetes is rising everywhere throughout the world because of populace development, maturing, urbanization and expansion of obesity and physical latency. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) evaluates the complete number of individuals in India with diabetes to be around 70 million in 2017, ascending to 109.0 million by 2030. This article is to spread the awareness of diabetes in India in both urban and rural areas. The present examination demonstrates that overweight and weight rates in youngsters and youths are expanding among the higher financial gatherings, as well as in the lower pay groups where underweight remains a remarkable concern.
Wireless Technology for Fire Detection System
Authors:   M.tech Scholar,Electrical & Electronics, Faculty of Engineering Christ University, Bangalore, India., Patil Priyanka , Patil Dr.Arun ,   Electrical & Electronics,K.L.E College , Belagavi, India., Surendra Dr.Usha ,   Electrical & Electronics, Faculty of Engineering Christ University, Bangalore, India.
Published: October 2019

Protection of the environment is the need of the hour. In order to save the environment from the natural hazards, a work has been carried out to detect the early warning of the fire and controlling its spread in forest and industries to avoid damage to the ecosystem using wireless technology. The alarm system has been introduced as a caution of the fire so that people can vacate and prompt action can be taken to reduce the effect of fire by using water pump and buzzer. Wireless sensors are used for collecting the atmospheric parameters like temperature humidity, smoke and then transmit the data to the control room. The solar circuits are used to feed the supply to the sensors. Radio frequency technology has been used for transmitting the signal between transmitter and receiver section. Arduino programming method has been used in both transmitting and receiving section. Appropriate placing and packaging of the transmitter module will be a challenging task for reliable operation of this module in order to protect our environment from these type of hazards .The developed prototype module tested for the various parameters like temperature, humidity, etc and the results found to be satisfied. The fire detection technology can be used in forests to protect the environment and also in public places to the human life.