bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Risco de alagamentos no Estado do Paraná: análise da periculosidade e da vulnerabilidade
Authors: Gonçalves Marcelo , Barros Mirian Vizintim Fernandes
Published: July 2016

O objetivo principal deste artigo é ter um entendimento do risco de ocorrência de desastres naturais decorrentes de eventos de alagamentos no Paraná na relação entre a periculosidade e a vulnerabilidade, seguindo o modelo conceitual de risco. Para analisar a periculosidade e a vulnerabilidade do Estado do Paraná à ocorrência de alagamentos, o mapeamento dos eventos, desde sua suscetibilidade espacial e probabilidade temporal até a vulnerabilidade da população exposta se tornaram imprescindíveis. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido, metodologicamente, em duas etapas: a primeira, com a análise da periculosidade no Estado do Paraná a partir de estudos sobre a probabilidade de ocorrência de alagamentos e a suscetibilidade à ocorrência destes eventos; a segunda, com a análise da vulnerabilidade, composta entre os estudos sobre a população exposta e os bens expostos aos eventos e a vulnerabilidade social dos Municípios do Estado. Todas as variáveis do modelo conceitual de risco utilizadas neste estudo foram trabalhadas por meio de indicadores e índices que serviram para diferenciar os municípios de acordo com sua suscetibilidade, probabilidade, população exposta, bens expostos e vulnerabilidade social. Estes valores serviram para compor outros índices derivados para a análise da periculosidade e da vulnerabilidade e, por fim, o índice de risco à ocorrência de desastres naturais relacionados aos alagamentos no Estado do Paraná.
Cartografia das unidades de conservação e territórios dos povos tradicionais no Paraná
Authors: Gomes Marquiana de Freitas Vilas Boas , Gomes Emerson de Souza , Junior Raimundo Nonato
Published: July 2016

Os povos e comunidades tradicionais possuem uma relação simbiótica com o ambiente, território de sua existência, e, portanto, contribuem significativamente para a sua conservação. As Unidades de conservação destinadas à proteção integral e/ou ao uso sustentável dos recursos naturais quando sobrepostas aos territórios destes povos e comunidades, podem gerar conflitos de uso no território. Neste artigo, problematiza-se esta questão por meio da cartografia da sobreposição das Unidades Conservação (UCs) aos territórios tradicionalmente ocupados por povos e comunidades no estado do Paraná, destacando sua presença, os pontos de tensão e a necessidades de diálogo. Por meio da abordagem metodológica qualitativa articulada à dados quantitativos de órgãos oficiais e pesquisas regionais, realizou-se a produção de mapas, tabelas e análise do tema. Os resultados indicam que, no estado do Paraná, há mais de três milhões de hectares destinados às UCs distribuídos em 125 Municípios, vinculadas as três esferas administrativas: Municipal, Estadual e Federal. Verificou-se que dos 49 municípios onde há esta sobreposição entre comunidades tradicionais e UCs, têm-se 22 unidades de Proteção Integral e 31 de Uso Sustentável. Contudo, a sobreposição das UCs aos territórios dos povos e comunidades tradicionais expõe a coexistência entre atores locais e políticos que possuem interesses diferentes sobre um mesmo território, abrindo-se debates sobre os limites e os direitos de cada um destes atores.
La conscience nationale du protestantisme français
Authors: Franceschi Sylvio Hermann De
Published: July 2016

À partir de quelques exemples caractéristiques, le présent article montre qu’au temps des guerres de Religion, les protestants français ont fini par faire de la loyauté à l’égard du prince naturel, par-delà la diversité confessionnelle, le socle d’un patriotisme inébranlable. Parce que la nation et la patrie se définissent d’abord par la reconnaissance d’ancêtres communs et l’aveu d’une unique souveraineté politique, la religion n’entre plus dans la considération que l’on doit avoir pour un compatriote. Il en est résulté une conception strictement sécularisée de l’étranger : peu importe, finalement, qu’il soit catholique ou protestant ; du moment qu’il n’est pas français, il ne peut favoriser les intérêts du royaume.
Les mines de la péninsule Arabique d’après les auteurs arabes (VIIe - XIIe siècles)
Authors: Peli Audrey
Published: July 2016

A la période islamique, les principales ressources minières étaient situées en Iran oriental, en Afghanistan, en Espagne et au Maghreb. Cependant, la lecture des textes géographiques arabes et les recherches archéologiques prouvent que la péninsule Arabique n’en était pas dépourvue. Ainsi, le Hijâz, riche en gisements aurifères, a‑t‑il vraisemblablement contribué à la frappe de dînârs. En outre, le Yémen apparaît comme le plus diversement pourvu alors qu’en Oman était majoritairement exploité du cuivre. Par ailleurs, plusieurs étapes sur les principales routes sillonnant la péninsule ont été établies aux abords de sites miniers.
Structures sociales et légitimité politique dans la région d’Ibb
Authors: Rahem Karim
Published: July 2016

Située à l'ouest d'Ibb, la circonscription montagneuse d'al-Habl a vu d'importantes transformations sociales, en lien avec le développement des échanges et le processus de concentration foncière. De ces mutations, qui ont largement remis en cause le fonctionnement du cadre tribal dans le sud du territoire, résulte un enchevêtrement des formes de pouvoir et de légitimité : chefs de famille et cheikhs de tribu, représentants du gouvernement et députés affirment leur autorité de façon parfois concurrente, le plus souvent complémentaire. Cette contribution, appuyée sur de nombreux entretiens, met ainsi en lumière la complexité des rapports entre tribus.
La commémoration des martyrs d’Érythrée (1991-2005)
Authors: Brion Vincent
Published: July 2016

En 30 ans de guerre avec l’Ethiopie (1961-1991), l’Erythrée a perdu 65 000 soldats, qu’elle a appelé « martyrs ». Depuis l’indépendance, ces derniers reçoivent l’hommage constant et répétés du peuple érythréen, notamment lors du Jour des Martyrs, chaque 20 juin. Cette étude tente d’analyser les formes de cet hommage dans la société érythréenne.
Kushet, un village périurbain de l’agglomération d’Asmara : politique d’aménagement et recomposition spatiale
Authors: Bridonneau Marie
Published: July 2016

L’indépendance de l’Érythrée a impulsé le développement de la nouvelle capitale, Asmara. L’État organise l’expansion urbaine en utilisant la réforme foncière qui a nationalisé, en 1994, l’ensemble des terres érythréennes. Dans l’agglomération d’Asmara, l’Etat procède à une distribution de parcelles qui a enclenché une forme originale de spéculation foncière. Dans ce contexte, les villages périphériques, à l’image de Kushet, s’urbanisent peu à peu. A Kushet, l’identité villageoise tend à disparaître au profit, non pas d’une identité urbaine mais plutôt d’un caractère exclusivement résidentiel. Parallèlement les espaces périurbains souffrent d’un sous-équipement critique.
Something Stirring under the Still Waters of Oman
Authors: Valeri Marc
Published: July 2016

Changes in governing practices in Oman are indicated by a number of recent developments: on the one hand the regime is attempting to diversify the economy away from its complete dependence on oil revenues (through Omanisation of the labour force and a diversification of economic activities); on the other, the authorities’ reaction to the timidly dissenting voices which have emerged since 2005 reflects their response to the USA’s political pressures on the Gulf regimes within the framework of its ‘war against terrorism’. While seeking to consolidate his personal legitimacy and his direct link with his people, Sultan Qabous wants to wipe out any doubts about his possible withdrawal from politics.
L’agriculture en Arabie du Sud avant l’Islam
Authors: Charbonnier Julien
Published: July 2016

Le présent article vise à reconstituer les différents systèmes de culture d’Arabie du sud antique. Pour ce faire, les études archéobotaniques sont mises en perspective avec les recherches sur les paysages et les techniques de culture anciennes. Il apparaît ainsi, qu’entre l’âge du Bronze et la période sudarabique, le Yémen n’a cessé de s’enrichir de l’arrivée de nouvelles plantes, en provenance de Proche-Orient, de l’Afrique et du Monde indien. Leurs capacités propres et les nouvelles combinaisons dont elles offraient l’opportunité ont permis à l’homme de diversifier les systèmes de culture afin de tirer au maximum parti des terres et d’être plus flexible face aux altérations du climat et de l’environnement.
Gender and social remittances
Authors: Christiansen Connie Carøe
Published: July 2016

Dans cet article, les récits de trois migrants de retour au Yémen depuis l’Afrique de l’Est invitent à considérer le rôle que les migrants ont pu jouer dans l’apport de nouvelles dynamiques sociales – d’un nouveau capital culturel et social – dans la société yéménite. L’émigration du Yémen vers l’Arabie saoudite et les pays du Golfe, ou bien l’immigration depuis la Corne de l’Afrique dessinent habituellement les principales routes migratoires. Cependant, afin d’évaluer l’impact relatif des returnees d’Afrique de l’Est sur les dynamiques sociales au Yémen, l’ensemble des déplacements – depuis et vers le Yémen – doivent être pris en compte, y compris les retours d’Afrique de l’Est de ceux qui y ont émigré durant la seconde moitié du xxe siècle. Dans les récits de ces returnees, les pratiques et les idéaux liés au genre sont considérés comme des facteurs de différenciation qui isolent les returnees du reste de la population yéménite. L’approche qui sous-tend cette analyse se fonde sur le principe d’une « narrativité onotologique », selon laquelle l’identité et la signification sont construits par le récit, et orientent l’action. Cet article postule que la réception par la société yéménite d’un capital culturel et social dépend du statut social du transmetteur, du système migratoire transnational en général et des relations de pouvoir entre les pays d’émigration et d’immigration.
Chronologie du Yémen contemporain (1904-1970)
Authors: Camberlin Marie , Samouiller Ségolène
Published: July 2016

De l'avènement de l'imam Yahyâ en 1904 à la fin de la guerre civile au Nord et la naissance de la RPDSY en 1969-1970, le Yémen n'a pas échappé aux secousses du XXe siècle : guerres mondiales, colonisation et décolonisation, nationalisme et revendications sociales. Le tableau chronologique qui enregistre une partie des événements entre ces deux dates pour le Yémen du Nord et du Sud, est avant tout conçu comme un outil de travail appelé à s'enrichir et à servir de support à la lecture des dynamiques politiques, particulièrement pour la décennie charnière 1960-1970.
Révolution : mode d'emploi
Authors: Burgat François , Camberlin Marie
Published: July 2016

Pourquoi, en 1948 d'abord, en 1955 ensuite, les tentatives du mouvement des " Yéménites Libres " fondé par Muhammad al-Zubayrî et Ahmad Nu'mân de mettre un terme à l'absolutisme et à l'immobilisme de l'imamat zaydite ont-elles échoué à capitaliser un mécontentement populaire qui était pourtant manifeste ? Pourquoi l'imam Ahmad est-il parvenu à mobiliser avec tant de facilité les masses rurales (des tribus) contre le programme de l'intelligentsia éclairée ? Derrière l'inventaire lucide des "erreurs des Libres" que dresse al-Zubayrî, résident certaines péripéties révélatrices des résistances à la modernisation politique au Yémen.
Academic Advising and Student Persistence
Authors: LaRocca Cherié Kay Thriffiley
Published: July 2016

Academic advising is at the forefront of conversations in higher education (Drake, 2011). The mentoring relationship that occurs between students and advisors can be beneficial for both students and institutions, yet academic advising programs may not offer a quality mentoring relationship able to impact student success. When properly constructed, quality academic advising can have a positive impact on a student's undergraduate experience, as well as directly connecting to student persistence. If not constructed properly, the adverse reaction on student success may occur, and particularly can negatively impact student retention. The following chapter will explore quality academic advising, the means by which quality academic advising can be provided, the connection of quality academic advising to student persistence and methods to assess the academic advising process.
Personal and Professional Perceptions
Authors: Velliaris Donna M. , Pierce Janine M.
Published: July 2016

This chapter is focused on the Eynesbury Institute of Business and Technology's (EIBT) Diploma of Business pathway, as business-related programs are most common in the Australian pre-university Higher Education (HE) sector. EIBT's diplomas are deemed equivalent to the first-year of the corresponding Bachelor's degree at the partner university for ‘international' students who did not reach direct entry requirements due to their English language proficiency and/or previous academic results. While many sessional academic staff work cross-institutionally, there are few occasions for associating with fellow EIBT colleagues on a personal level and equally few to learn about the professional experiences that have contributed to their pathway teaching philosophy and/or pedagogical practice(s). The author-researchers decided to undertake a period of self-reflection and composed their own narratives to story the notable differences between teaching in a pathway school compared with mainstream university.
The Role of Social Media in the Globalized World of Education
Authors: Simmons Janelle Christine
Published: July 2016

Social media has transformed the way that people communicate during the 21st century. This occurrence has transformed society in a globalized world by impacting social interactions, financial institutions and ways of completing transactions, ways of communicating as well as the educational sector. This chapter will introduce the audience/reader to definitions/terms such as communication, media, social media and globalization while discussing the role of social media in a globalized world. In addition, an exploratory discussion of social media and education will be established.
Generation Y and Internet Privacy
Authors: Smutny Zdenek , Janoscik Vaclav , Cermak Radim
Published: July 2016

This chapter addresses the issue of privacy settings with a focus on Generation Y from a technological, social, generational, cultural and philosophical point of view. After introducing the issue of Internet privacy and other relevant areas—generational and cultural differences, the philosophical framework, the postinternet condition, the possibilities of processing and (mis)using personal data, and privacy policy—the authors present their perspective on the issue, drawing implications for individuals and organizations based on their own research and other relevant studies. The authors discuss the possible implications in terms of a prospective use of personal data by companies (e.g. for marketing and management) and possibility of processing user data. Such perspective will allow them to formulate a critical basis for further assessment of social networking and Generation Y's attitudes to privacy. The chapter concludes by outlining several recommendations concerning the commercialization of social networking services with respect to the constantly changing conception of privacy.
A Tale of Two Banks
Authors: Dalziel Nurdilek , Hontoir Janet
Published: July 2016

By focusing on Facebook as an emerging Social Media (SM) customer services channel, this research provides an insight into social media service encounters. Data were collected from the Facebook pages of two British banks. Evidence is presented on the discrepancy between what customers expected of SM and what banks were prepared to offer, a discrepancy which resulted in customer frustration. The findings also demonstrate that, apart from banking regulation, a bank's own SM policies and the training and empowerment of its staff are likely to impact on the quality of firm-customer interactions on SM. It is challenging for financial institutions to develop strategies to address customer queries satisfactorily on their SM pages and at the same time to work within the rules of compliance regulations. Moreover, many customers who put up a complaint on SM are observed to have developed rather negative feelings about their banks and to have lost their trust, suggesting a lack of clarity about the limited role of banks' Facebook channel among customers.
Modeling of Photo Catalytic Degradation of Chloramphenicol using Full Factorial Design
Authors: Dubey Mamta , Shah Mumtaj
Published: July 2016

In this study, photo catalytic degradation of chloramphenicol (CAP) using TiO2 as photo catalyst in an annular batch photo reactor was carried out. A full factorial design with three experimental factors; pH (X1), TiO2 concentration (X2) and CAP initial concentration (X3) was selected for degradation process. A multiple regression first order model obtained as which shows a functional relationship between the degradation rate of CAP, three experimental factors and the interactions of the factors on the entire process. The results show that the factor pH and TiO2 have strong effect on the process while CAP concentration has weak effect in comparison to other factors, within the range tested. Interaction (X2X3) and (X1X2X3) also significantly affect the degradation experiment. TiO2 concentration has a positive effect but pH and CAP concentration have negative effect on the entire degradation process. An average of 80.22% of degradation rate of CAP can be achieved from current setup. The regression model is adequate enough with R2 value of 0.9708 and adj-R2 value of 0.9453.
Users' Satisfaction with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Authors: Abdulla Aysha Ebrahim , Ahmed Shurooq Yousif , Alnoaimi Maryam Abdulrahman , Ali Hayat
Published: July 2016

Today, many hospitals seek to adopt the latest and most sophisticated technologies in order to raise the service quality and users' satisfaction. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) had a substantial impact on the health sector and has enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare providers. The purpose of this research is to examine the factors that affect users' satisfaction with the current Health Record System in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A research model was built based on three popular models of users' satisfaction toward information systems. Toward achieving the research objective, a quantitative approach was followed to collect data from an online survey. Accordingly, 152 responses were collected from the users of EHR in public hospitals and health centres in Bahrain. The results of the survey were analyzed using SPSS and SmartPLS 3.0. It was concluded that the most effective factors in the users' satisfaction with EHR were directly service quality and technical support, with system and information quality indirectly through trust.
Predicting Academic Success for Business and Computing Students
Authors: Tani Kawtar , Gilbey Andrew
Published: July 2016

Various means to predict the success rate of students have been introduced by a number of educational institutions worldwide. The aim of this research was to identify predictors of success for tertiary education students. Participants were 353 students enrolled on Business and Computing programmes between 2009 and 2014, at a tertiary education provider in New Zealand. Enrolment data were used to determine the relationships between completion of the programme and prior academic achievement, age, ethnicity, gender, type of enrolment, and programme of study. These variables, as well as the overall GPA of the programme, were used to examine their relationship with the first year GPA. Results showed that pre- and post-enrolment data can be used for prediction of academic performance in ICT programmes. Based on the significance of some variables, tertiary education institutions can identify students who are likely to fail, these students can therefore be considered for additional support in the early stages of their study, in order to increase their chances of succeeding academically.
ICT in Education
Authors: Dubey Akash D.
Published: July 2016

In recent times, most of the developing countries have concentrated themselves on evolving with the help of Information and Communication Technologies, Republic of Fiji being one of them. Fiji National University, one of the leading universities in Fiji has been playing a very important role for the development of the country. In this paper, the author has evaluated and analyzed the concerns of the in-service students who are studying in Fiji National University. This paper follows the Concern-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) model to evaluate the stages of concern of 109 in-service students who are pursuing Bachelor of Education degree and also teach in primary and secondary schools in Fiji. The results showed that the in-service students have high concerns on the self-oriented levels. The results also exhibited a pattern between teaching experience of these in-service students and their stages of concern. Based on the analysis of results, the necessary steps have been recommended for the development of ICT in education.
Interpreting Experiences of Teachers Using Online Technologies to Interact with Students in Blended Tertiary Environments
Authors: Tuapawa Kimberley
Published: July 2016

This paper is part of a phenomenological study that examined teachers' and students' experiences using Educational Online Technologies (EOTs) in Blended Tertiary Environments (BTEs). Its aim was to understand how EOT engagement was experienced, to inform insights on EOT interactions, challenges, functionality and benefits. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 teachers and 10 students from New Zealand and Australia, and their EOT experiences explored, under a range of different interactions. A series of six papers, each based on a specific interaction type, detailed their experiences. This paper reports on teachers' EOT interactions with their students, in reference to three types of EOTs: Learning management systems, online video platforms, and online networking tools. Key aspects of the research approach adopted were detailed in the first of these six papers, and included the research questions, research significance, and research methodology. The strategies and rationales for participant selection, participant numbers, inclusion and exclusion criteria, data collection, and data analysis were also explained (Tuapawa, n.d.-a).
Indian Textile Industry and Its Impact on the Environment and Health
Authors: Hasanuzzaman  , Bhar Chandan
Published: July 2016

Continuous development and automation has improved the production of Indian textile industry. As a result, more and more raw materials demands have adversely affect the environment. In this study the effects of Indian textile industry on environment and human health are reviewed and concluded that textile mechanical process mainly affects the environment of the workplace by the way of producing heavy noise and cotton dust. While fiber formation and chemical processing has vast negative impact on outside world that pollutes land, water, air and emits hazardous byproduct which indirectly promotes acid rain and global warming.
Efficient Mechanisms and Performance Analysis of Routing Protocols in VANETs for Realistic Scenarios
Authors: Bouras Christos , Kapoulas Vaggelis , Tsanai Enea
Published: July 2016

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) are considered as a special case of mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) and are recently gaining a great attention from the research community. The need for improved road safety, traffic efficiency and direct communication along with the great complexity in routing, makes VANETs a highly challenging field. Routing in VANETs has to adapt to special characteristics such as high speed and road pattern movement as well as high linkage break probability. In this work, the authors show that traditional MANET routing protocols cannot efficiently handle the challenges in a VANET environment and thus need further modifications. For this reason, they propose and implement an enhancement mechanism, applied to the GPSR routing protocol that adapts to the needs of a VANET. The proposed mechanism's performance is evaluated through simulation sets for urban and highway scenarios and compared to the performance of the most common MANET routing protocols adopted in VANETs. The proposed enhancement is shown to be considerably beneficial and it significantly outperforms the rest of the tested routing protocols for almost every topology setting.
Mobile GPU Computing Based Filter Bank Convolution for Three-Dimensional Wavelet Transform
Authors: Zhao Di
Published: July 2016

Mobile GPU computing, or System on Chip with embedded GPU (SoC GPU), becomes in great demand recently. Since these SoCs are designed for mobile devices with real-time applications such as image processing and video processing, high-efficient implementations of wavelet transform are essential for these chips. In this paper, the author develops two SoC GPU based DWT: signal based parallelization for discrete wavelet transform (sDWT) and coefficient based parallelization for discrete wavelet transform (cDWT), and the author evaluates the performance of three-dimensional wavelet transform on SoC GPU Tegra K1. Computational results show that, SoC GPU based DWT is significantly faster than SoC CPU based DWT. Computational results also show that, sDWT can generally satisfy the requirement of real-time processing (30 frames per second) with the image sizes of 352×288, 480×320, 720×480 and 1280×720, while cDWT can only obtain read-time processing with small image sizes of 352×288 and 480×320.
Crowdsourcing in Local Public Administration
Authors: Sumra Kalsoom BeBe , Bing Wang
Published: July 2016

Social networks have become very popular online sources of participation in crowdsourcing. This article examines the antecedents of user participation in crowdsourcing and importance of online community involvement in local public administration. Based on data collected from local public administrators and local public through survey, the results produce evidence that importance of online platforms in crowdsourcing can have a consistent impact on services delivery system in local public administration and importance of online open sources have significantly higher level in crowdsourcing on the whole, while importance of social media have significantly lower level overall. The paper contributes with potential implications and recommendations for local public management to achieve effective services delivery in developing countries through crowdsourced work. The present study is the first study that not only shows the effect of online platforms in local public administration, but also analyses the antecedents of crowdsourcing for participation (knowledge sharing, consultation, innovative ideation and reporting).
What Drives the Adoption of Social Media Applications by the Public Sector?
Authors: Ma Liang
Published: July 2016

Social media applications (SMAs) have been increasingly used by the public sector to interactively communicate with citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders, but we know little about what drives their adoption and usage. In this paper the author hypothesizes that SMA adoption is jointly shaped by top management characteristics, organizational attributes, and interorganizational and environmental factors. Drawing on a national survey of the U.S. local health departments (LHDs), his empirical findings suggest that the age and career background of top executives, organizational size, jurisdictional coverage, quality improvement initiatives, contracting-out experience, and emergency presence are key predictors of SMA adoption. The author also finds that the adoption and number of SMAs are affected by two different groups of antecedents. The results contribute to our understanding of SMA adoption and generate meaningful policy implications for LHDs and other public sectors.
Positions of Mobile Phone Brands on University Students' Mind
Authors: Baran Tamer
Published: July 2016

The aim of this study is determine the perception of Turkish university students of mobile phone brands. To achieve this, brand, brand positioning concepts and brand positioning strategies were mentioned. 417 questionnaires were carried out from university students. The results obtained from the questionnaires have been analysed by multi-dimensional scaling method. Then findings have been explained by using perceptual maps. The results have revealed that Nokia is the highest perception level among university students. Nokia is followed by Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and General Mobile (GM) respectively. Moreover, perceptual maps have shown that Nokia and GM are perceived as the most different brands and, Sony Ericsson-LG are perceived as the least different brands by university students.
Prerequisites of Autonomous Software Operations in Home UbiHealth Described Formally with Denotational Mathematics
Authors: Sarivougioukas John , Vagelatos Aristides , Lagaris Isaac
Published: July 2016

In the home ubiquitous computing (UbiComp) environment the wirelessly and ad-hoc networked computing devices are connected with sensors and actuators monitoring, recording, and intervening in the performed activities. The unattended applications operating at this environment must be fault tolerant and redundant. However, the lack of standardization and the uncontrolled evolvement of the developed situations at home result in a hostile environment for computer applications. Also, the need to support the individual's mobility at home increases further the level of difficulty of the associated computing efforts. The individual's mobility is supported providing computing services which can migrate from the currently running device to the neighboring one in order to follow every inhabitant's disposition. Migration presupposes the selection of adequate policies supported by the suitable software infrastructure to exploit the conceptual implementation of polymorphism that allows the preservation of functionality while autonomously transferred to another computing device. This paper provides a formal description with Denotational Mathematics of the operational prerequisites of such an autonomous system that achieves the migration of applications for the continuous support of the individual's mobility. The infrastructure must be capable of enforcing strategies and policies related to migration either by transporting the supporting applications or by referencing them. The achievement of the provision of healthcare at the UbiComp home presupposes the continuous support of the individual's mobility.
Parallel Mining Small Patterns from Business Process Traces
Authors: Meddah Ishak H.A. , Belkadi Khaled , Boudia Mohamed Amine
Published: July 2016

Hadoop MapReduce has arrived to solve the problem of treatment of big data, also the parallel treatment, with this framework the authors analyze, process a large size of data. It based for distributing the work in two big steps, the map and the reduce steps in a cluster or big set of machines. They apply the MapReduce framework to solve some problems in the domain of process mining how provides a bridge between data mining and business process analysis, this technique consists to mine lot of information from the process traces; In process mining, there are two steps, correlation definition and the process inference. The work consists in first time of mining patterns whom are the work flow of the process from execution traces, those patterns present the work or the history of each party of the process, the authors' small patterns are represented in this work by finite state automaton or their regular expression, the authors have only two patterns to facilitate the process, the general presentation of the process is the combination of the small mining patterns. The patterns are represented by the regular expressions (ab)* and (ab*c)*. Secondly, they compute the patterns, and combine them using the Hadoop MapReduce framework, in this work they have two general steps, first the Map step, they mine small patterns or small models from business process, and the second is the combination of models as reduce step. The authors use the business process of two web applications, the SKYPE, and VIBER applications. The general result shown that the parallel distributed process by using the Hadoop MapReduce framework is scalable, and minimizes the execution time.
A Fast Two-objective Differential Evolutionary Algorithm based on Pareto-optimal Set
Authors: Yu-long Xu , Ling-dong Zhao
Published: July 2016

The two-objective differential evolution with Pareto-optimal set, which is researched in this paper. Firstly, it is found that there are some redundant computations in the classic multi-objective evolutionary algorithm, such as the NSGA-II. Then, based on the concept of Pareto-optimal set, the non-dominated solution sorted and its potential features, the authors propose a ranking method for solution that only handles the highest rank individuals in current population. The highlight of the proposed method is that during the ranking process, the individuals can be chosen into the next generation meanwhile. When the individuals of next generation population are obtained the algorithm is broken out. Both the number of individuals for sorting process and the time complexity are reduced. Furthermore, a method of uniform crowding distance calculation is provided in this work. Finally, the authors incorporate the introduced ranking method and uniform crowding distance method into differential evolution, a fast two-objective differential evolution algorithm is obtained. For verifying the proposed method, they use the classical optimal problems ZDTl~ZDT4 and ZDT6 for tesing. Simulation results show that the authors' method has greatly improved in terms of time complexity and performance than other algorithms.
Inclusion-to-Specimen Volume Ratio Influence on the Strength and Stiffness Behaviors of Concrete: An Experimental Study
Authors: Han Aylie , Gan Buntara Sthenly , Yuniarto Rudi , Yesica Anastasia , Editia Rakhma Nurfitriani
Published: July 2016

The stress-strain response of the basic concrete making material, i.e. the mortar and aggregates, are well known. In general, the aggregate behaves linearly up till failure, possessing a very high ultimate compression strength and stiffness. The behavior of mortar is non-linear, even at low loading levels. The resulting composite material, the concrete, exhibits a less stiff response, in combination with degradation in strength. This study looked into the influence of the inclusion-to-specimen volume ratio of a 100x100x50 mm mortar specimen. Two inclusion configurations were considered, parallel and diagonal to the line of loading, while the ratio varied from zero to 0.66. It was shown that the inclusion-to-specimen volume ratio strongly influenced the strength, the stiffness, and failure mode. The strength behavior had a minimum and a maximum bifurcation point, while the stiffness response increased, as a function of an increase in the inclusion-to-specimen volume ratio. Visual observation of the cracking pattern revealed that the initial cracking was always situated at the interface between the aggregate and mortar in tension and propagated through the mortar matrix. It was also perceived that the crack propagation path of the very dense, diagonally arranged inclusions deviated from the columnar configuration observed from the parallel inclusion formation. These densely diagonally arranged aggregates also resulted in spalling in the lateral direction.
Behaviors of Repaired Edge Column Slab Connections after Punching Failure Using Normal and Non-Shrinkable (CAH) Concrete
Authors: Sudarsana I. Ketut
Published: July 2016

Column slab connections in flat plate structures are critical part of the structure. Punching shear damage to the connections may occur during construction or post moderate earthquakes. To avoid demolishing overall structures with such damage, connections may be repaired to restore the original strength of the structures. This paper presents behavior of repaired edge column slab connections using normal concrete and non-shrinkable (CAH) concrete. Four edge connections of flat plate structure after failure were repaired using normal and non-shrinkable (CAH) concrete respectively for two connections. The connections were re-tested to fail under combined shear and moment. The results show that bonding agent Sika Top Armatec 110 Epocem gave an excellent bond between the old concrete and the repaired concrete in the tests of repaired edge column slab connection as there are no cracks observed along the concrete interface. The edge connections repaired using normal concrete can have similar strength and stiffness as the original connections when good curing is provided The edge connections repaired using an expansive CAH concrete exhibited less strength and stiffness compared to the original edge connections due to lack of surface confinement. The Superplasticizer used in CAH concrete (Mix. B) improves concrete expansion but reduce the strength of the repaired connections
Flexural Capacity of Bamboo Strip Notched Reinforced Concrete Beams
Authors: Setiya Budi Agus , Rismunarsi Endang , Sunaryo Sunaryo
Published: July 2016

This study discusses the results of experiments on flexural strength of the concrete beams using bambo strip notch as reinforcement, with variations in the distance between the notch at 40 mm and 50 mm. The flexural parameters assessed were the flexural moments and load-deflection behaviour. The number of concrete beams specimen was 9 units. One sets for 3 beams containing round steel 8 mm as reinforcement and two sets of 6 beams containing bamboo as reinforcement were tested for flexural strength under third point loading. All beam specimens size is 110x150x1700 mm. The data recorded while tested the flexure were a failure load, deflection and failure models. The failure loads of beams increased with increase in the number of notches bamboo strip in the tensile zone. The ultimate moment experimental and theoretical of bamboo strip notched concrete beams increased, with increase the number of notches bamboo strip in the tensile zone. Thus it can be concluded that inclusion of bamboo strip notches as reinforcement in tension zone improved the flexural capacity of concrete beams.
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete to Improve the Characteristics of Fire-Resistant Concrete
Authors: Nurchasanah Yenny , Masoud Mohamed Alfitouri , Solikin Mochammad
Published: July 2016

The effect of strength, weight, and fibers on properties of concrete at different temperatures is highlighted at this research to analyze the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) on 1% and 1.5% of volume fractions at three temperature levels 200°C, 400°C and 600°C. This study compare the compressive strength and modulus elasticity between normal concrete and SFRC in various volume fraction of steel fiber as reinforcement on elevated temperature heating up to 600°C. Materials were tested to find out the quality of the material before making the concrete specimen. The tests were performed compressive test and modulus of elasticity. The addition of 1% and 1.5% steel fiber in concrete mix is advantageous for concrete. Overall the compressive strength of concrete was increased as the percentage of steel fiber in concrete increases. At 1.5%, steel fiber reinforced concrete showed a better overall residual strength and better crack resistance than non-fiber concrete. The carbonation process for concrete with steel fiber is a little influenced by temperature compare to concrete without steel fiber. The concrete with 1.5 % steel fiber demonstrated the highest compressive and modulus of elasticity value, 23.5 and 17172MPa at 600°C respectively. It is expected that in future concrete having steel fiber will act as a fire protective considerably.
Friction-Type Seismic Isolation Device of Steel Pile Foundation in Shaking Table Tests and its Numerical Simulations
Authors: Gan Buntara Sthenly , Nakamura Susumu , Sento Noriaki , Ito Kosuke
Published: July 2016

Pile foundation equipped with a low-cost frictional type seismic isolation device is investigated. The frictional mechanism results from a contact between two surfaces of a half steel sphere mounted on the pile cap and the corresponding inner steel sphere embedded in the footing of upper structure. To verify the mechanical behaviors of the pile with frictional type seismic isolation device, tests, and its numerical simulations have been performed. The rotational friction device is found to be very effective in releasing the internal energy transferred from the pile foundation to the upper structure. The behavior of the friction-type device was studied by modeling using the nonlinear time history dynamic analysis. It was observed that the responses of the structures with devices can be approximated by using springs and dampers model.
Effect of Supplemental Damping on the Seismic Performance of Triple Pendulum Bearing Isolators under Near-Fault Ground Motions
Authors: Rezaei Sima , Amiri Gholamreza Ghodrati
Published: July 2016

The isolating system absorbs part of the earthquake energy before transferring it to the structure, by shifting the natural period of the isolated structure. This period shift results in a reduction in the inertial forces. It is clear that the effects of near-fault (NF) ground motions with large velocity pulses can bring the seismic isolation devices to critical working conditions. In this study, two three-dimensional RC buildings with the heights of 9.0m and 21.0m which are supported by Triple Friction Pendulum Bearing (TFPB) isolators are idealized. Various TFPB configurations are selected for isolation systems. There are also viscous dampers to limit the excess deformation of isolators. Nonlinear time history analyses were performed by using OpenSees to study the influence of supplemental dampers on structural responses such as isolator displacements and maximum drifts under ten near-fault ground motion records. The results show noticeable reduction in isolator displacement when using dampers. However, maximum drift rises considerablely. Moreover by increasing the period range or reducing the damping ratio of isolation system, maximum driftreduces but the displacement of isolator increases.
Structural Performance Evaluation with Pushover Analysis Case Study: The Integrated Central Surgery Building, Bethesda Hospital in Yogyakarta
Authors: Purwanto Edy , Supriyadi Agus , Masbudi Masbudi
Published: July 2016

The Earthquake causes damage to buildings and casualties. Design of buildings against earthquake loads is very important so during an earthquake the building does not collapse and no casualties. Especially for important buildings like the Ingrated Central Surgery Building or Gedung Bedah Sentral Terpadu (GBST) Bethesda Hospital Yogyakarta is expected to keep functioning and have not experienced significant damage after the earthquake. In performance based design, level of performance for hospital buildings is lmmediate Occupancy (IO). The purpose of this research is to know actually performance level of the structure GBST Bethesda Hospital in Yogyakarta. Evaluation method use is non-linear static analysis (Pushover). The lateral load determining by static equivalent analisys, the lateral load given monotonic in one direction step by step. Performance level determine in Capacity Spectrume Method according Applied Technologi Council (ATC 40,1996) the result is performance point and displacement targets method according Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA 356,2000). Structure performance level specified by drift ratio required by ATC 40 (1996). The result of evaluation according ATC 40 (1996) in the X direction obtained value of displacement at 0.174m, in the direction Y at 0.185m while the according FEMA 356 (2000) the displacement in direction X at 0.137m and Y direction at 0.179m. The value of drift ratio actual is less than 1% so the performance level for earthquake return period of 2500 years is the Immediate Occupancy.
The Challenges of Road Preservation Program for Indonesian National Roadway
Authors: Setyawan Ary , Taufik Mulyono Agus
Published: July 2016

The study has been carried out to investigate the implementation of road preservation in the Indonesian National Road. The root of the problems of causes road deterioration are revealed, they consist of four aspects: planning and programming, implementation, maintenance, and operation of the road. The strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis were adopted to find the problem solution to overcome the challenges of road preservation in the Indonesian National Road. Some action programs to support the implementation of road preservation are suggested based on the results of strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis. In short term action, the government legislation, the technical guidance, the standard guideline and manual need to be provided shortly. Meanwhile, for medium term action, the “performance based contract” must be conducted effectively.
Numerical Analysis on the Deformation of Flexible Pavement System
Authors: Farid Maruf Mokhammad , Wahyuni Sri , Widodo Jojok
Published: July 2016

In this paper, flexible pavement system behavior due to heavy axle load is discussed. The effects of axle load, vehicle speed, and pavement thickness are studied numerically by means of PLAXIS 2D. The simulation results show that both vehicle speed and load significantly induce the deformation. The elastic deformation varies significantly when the speed and load change. However, the plastic deformation mostly depends on the vehicle speed. The effect of load becomes significant when the speed is slowing down. The pavement thickness also play important role to increase the stiffness to reduce the pavement deformation.
Value of Travel Time for Public Transport Passenger in Urban and Intercity Trip
Authors: Mahmudah Amirotul M.H. , Sarwono Djoko , Pramesty R.I. , Rahina P.S.
Published: July 2016

Travel time value of public transport passengers is one of important variables in decision making about transport policy. Giving subsidy for public transport and allocate it to the right passenger will result in more benefits for the passenger of public transport. And as an effect it will increase the number of passengers then increase the public transport usage. As a result, it will reduce the number of private car usage which will reduce the air pollution and oil consumption and finally support sustainability transport. In this study, Travel time value based on questionnaire data, which is designed with stated preference with route choice approach. The multiple linear regression model is used to analyzed factors that influence public transport values of travel time, and traveler's income and trip purpose are introduced as categories. The study results indicate, in general, travel time value of regional trips is higher than urban travel. In Urban trip, travel time values for school is higher than values for work and other travels, while, for intercity travel, time value for work are higher than school and other travels. It can be comprehended since in this study the passenger of the urban trip who the travel purpose is work has low income. In common, when the personal income increase the travel time value also increase. But within this study, the public transport passengers who have no income consist of students, and their school regulations give hard punishment when their students come late. Based on that, the passenger with no income their travel time value is higher than the passengers have the lowest income.