bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The phenomenon of absenteeism in pre-revolutionary Russia
Authors: Tkach Aleksandr S.
Published: December 2019

The author analyses the history of absenteeism in Russia and notes the relationship of modern electoral problems related to low voter turnout, political apathy, and a lack of understanding of the importance of electoral mechanisms by many voters with the historical conditions for the formation of representative institutions. It is noted, on the one hand, the existence of self-government in the peasant community, and on the other, indifference, lack of understanding of the significance of the election of deputies sent to Zemstvo councils. The article deals with the attitude to the elections as a heavy duty was also characteristic of the Petrine era – the election of burgomasters in Moscow, the establishment of a city government for financial and judicial affairs, which was not supported by most cities. A more favourable attitude to the elections was formed only when the deputies were convened in the laid commission under Catherine II. The author also considers the attitude of voters towards elections to bodies that emerged as a result of the Zemstvo reform, and elections to the State Duma of the Russian Empire.
"We pay no heed to the ideal… We pay heed to trifle and trifle…"
The issue of moral and ethical evaluation of Alexander Ostrovsky's works in literary criticism of the second half of the 19th century
Authors: Belyakova Yelena N.
Published: December 2019

In terms of newspaper-magazine reviews of Alexander Ostrovsky's works, published in the 1850s-70s, the problem of artistic text literary-critical evaluation is examined in the article. The author of the article assumes that artistic text evaluation is directly related to ideology and to the main request of time in terms of which, the text receives this assessment. According to Georgiy Fridlender, one of the most important tasks that Russian public life of the second half of the 19th century set for literature was to create an image of a viable and still positive hero. Alexander Ostrovsky in his work was oriented to answers to the most pressing social requests. Nevertheless, his works often did not satisfy his contemporaries, and sometimes insulted their moral feelings. An attempt to trace how the negative moral and ethical assessment of the playwright's creative work was conditioned and the role that newspaper and magazine criticism played in shaping the literary process is undertaken in the article.
Viewboard Implementation Based on Javascript Charts As a Media for Submitting Sales Information on a Green E-Commerce Website Light Cafe
Authors: Sunarya Po Abas , Bernard Doucette David , Damanik Dian Maharani
Published: December 2019

A media that can display information concisely is needed in presenting information effectively and efficiently. Information on the results of the Green Light Cafe sales report can now be easily accessed by top management and staff through the ledger. However, the process of presenting information with ledgers still uses tables, so it is not in line with current technological developments. In this study, 4 (four) methods will be described which are used to overcome 4 (four) problems, as well as 1 (one) solution, namely the implementation of a viewboard with Highcharts charts. The advantage of Green Light Cafe's viewboard is that it can be accessed through the website and mobile, as well as other advantages, namely minimizing the use of paper, so that it can help staff work in registering reports. By applying the graph as a medium for presenting information on the Green Light Cafe viewboard, it causes top management and employees to find out more about sales reports. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of Highcharts graphics is able to improve the quality and overcome the problems found in the Green Light Cafe.
The Constitutional Reform in Cuba in the Context of the Provisional Implementation of the 2016 EU-Cuba Agreement
Authors: Berg-Rodríguez Alexis
Published: December 2019

From an institutional approach, the paper analyzes why it was necessary to reform the Constitution of Cuba, and the challenges that had to be taken into account to ensure the protection of rights of the Cuban people, as well as the implementation by the Government of Cuba of the main socio-economic transformations to guarantee the continuation of the Cuban socialist system and reinforce the bilateral rapport with the European Union (EU). In fact, the signature and implementation of the first EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement, in 2016, prompted a new political model in the relationship between the EU and Cuba. For this reason, in the three sections of the paper, we prove how the reform of the Constitution of Cuba offers support and continuity to the process of modernization of the social, economic and political structure of Cuba, in order to ensure the provisional implementation of the Agreement with the EU from 2017 to 2019.
Cartografía inclusiva en la Universidad Eötvös Loránd, Hungría
Authors: Kareem Zada Ashna Abdulrahman , Rohonczi Anita , Reyes Nuñez José Jesús
Published: December 2019

Desafortunadamente, la cartografía inclusiva no cuenta con una historia y tradición tan rica en Hungría como en otros países. Comenzando nuestro artículo se presentan de manera abreviada las obras cartográficas más importantes creadas para personas ciegas y con discapacidad visual en el país. El Departamento de Cartografía y Geoinformática en los últimos años ha decidido hacer su contribución al desarrollo de esta rama tan importante de la cartografía y de la educación especial, promoviendo proyectos de investigación cuya esencia reside en buscar soluciones propias basadas en las experiencias internacionales. Dos proyectos son descriptos por los autores: el primero estimula la renovación de los principios cartográficos para hacer mapas y atlas de cartografía inclusiva en Hungría, mientras que el objetivo del segundo proyecto (aún no concluido) es experimentar esas soluciones en la región autónoma de Kurdistán en Irak, iniciando el estudio de las posibilidades de la aplicación de las técnicas y soluciones más modernas en la educación especial kurda.
Helikobakter Pilori Eradikasyonunda Klasik ÜçlüTedavi İle Klasik Üçlü+Bizmut Tedavisinin Karşılaştırılması
Authors: SERT Umut , CİNDOĞLU Çiğdem , UYANIKOĞLU Ahmet
Published: December 2019

Amaç: Kliniğimize başvuran peptik ülserli, Helikobakter Pilori (HP) pozitif
hastalarda klasik üçlü tedavi verilen hastalarla klasik üçlü tedaviye bizmut
eklenen hastalar arasındaki HP eradikasyon oranının karşılaştırılması
amaçlanmaktadır.Materyal ve
Metod: Ocak 2012- Ocak 2013
tarihleri arası prospektif olarak, endoskopilerinde gastrik ve/veya duodenal
ülser (peptik ülser) saptanan, histopatoloji, üre nefes testi ya da dışkıda HP antijeni
sonuçlarından herhangi birinde pozitiflik saptanan 60 hasta ardışık olarak
çalışmaya alındı. Grup 1 hastalara (n=30) klasik üçlü tedavi, grup 2 hastalara
(n=30) klasik üçlü tedavi+bizmut tedavileri uygulandı. 3 ay sonra her iki
grubun tedavi etkinliği istatistiksel olarak karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: Dışkıda HP antijeni saptanması testi ile grup 1’ de %83,3, grup 2’ de %73,3
eradikasyon olduğu belirlendi. Dışkıda HP antijeni saptanması ile yapılan
değerlendirmede her iki grup arasında tedavi etkinliği açısından herhangi bir
fark saptanmadı (p=0,532). Üre nefes testi ile grup 1’ de %56,7, grup 2’ de %53,3
eradikasyon olduğu belirlendi. Üre nefes testi ile yapılan değerlendirmede her
iki grup arasında tedavi etkinliği açısından herhangi bir fark saptanmadı
(p=0,795). Tüm tedavi alanlarda dışkıda HP antijeni testi ile eradike olma
oranı üre nefes testine göre daha fazla görüldü, istatiksel olarak anlamlı idi
(p=0,011).

Sonuç: Klasik üçlü tedavi ile klasik üçlü tedavi+ bizmut tedavisi arasında
eradikasyon açısından herhangi bir farklılık saptanmamıştır. Bu yüzden
klaritromisin direnci göz önünde bulundurularak seçilecek tedavi ona göre
belirlenmelidir. Ayrıca tedavi sonrası etkinliği değerlendirmede dışkıda HP
antijeni testi ile üre nefes testi arasında anlamlı fark bulunup dışkıda HP
antijeni ile eradikasyon oranı daha yüksek görünmektedir.
Tiroid Fonksiyon testlerinin analitik performansının değerlendirilmesinde; 6 sigma metodolojisi
Authors: ERCAN KARADAĞ Mujgan , KİRMİT Adnan
Published: December 2019

Amaç: Altı sigma seviyesi, performansın değerlendirilmesi ve
karşılaştırılmasında kalitenin bir ölçütüdür. Altı Sigma ölçümü, internal
kalite kontrol (İKK) stratejisi oluşturmak ve sıklığını planlamak için klinik
laboratuvar rehberliğinde bir öz değerlendirme yöntemi olarak kullanılabilir.
Çalışmamızda rutinde en çok istenen testlerden olan tiroid fonksiyon panelinin
(TSH, sT3 ve sT4) analitik aşamasının sigmametrik değerlendirmesini amaçladık.Materyal ve
Metod: Retrospektif olarak incelediğimiz
3 aylık TSH, sT3 ve sT4 testlerinin sigma değerlerini; bias, varyasyon
katsayısı ve toplam izin verilebilir hata (TEa) parametrelerini kullanarak
belirledik. Bias’ı, İKK hedef verilerinden; varyasyon katsayısını ise İKK
verilerinden yararlanarak hesapladık. TEa parametresini; Ricos’un biyolojik
varyasyon verilerine göre belirledik. Sigma ölçütlerine göre analitik
performans değerlendirmesinde ">5”, “4-5”, “3-4" ve
"<3" değerlerini sırasıyla "çok iyi", "iyi",
"minimum" ve "kabul edilemez" olarak kategorize ettik.Bulgular: TSH, sT3 ve sT4 testlerinin her üç İKK seviyesinin 3 aylık verilerine
göre hesapladığımız sigma değerlerini sırasıyla>3.74,> 2.27 ve >1.73
olarak bulduk. 

Sonuç: Tiroid fonksiyon testlerinin analitik performansını 6 sigmaya göre
değerlendirdiğimizde; TSH performansının iyi, 
sT3 ve sT4 performansının ise düzeltilmesi gereken durumda olduğunu
saptadık. Genellikle laboratuvarlar İKK verilerinden elde edilen varyasyon
katsayısı ile analitik dönem kalitesini yönetse de, sigmametrik değerlendirme
daha sıkı bir İKK yapmamız gerektiğini bize göstermiştir.
Yüksek Riskli HPV Pozitif Sitolojik Sonuçların, Kolposkopik Biyopsi Sonuçları İle Karşılaştırılması
Authors: KARAÇOR Talip , SAK Sibel , BARUT Mert Ulaş , PEKER Nurullah , SAK Muhammet Erdal
Published: December 2019

Amaç: Yüksek risk HPV pozitif, normal veya anormal sitolojik bulgusu olan
hastalarda kolposkopik biyopsi sonuçların değerlendirilmesi ve bu biyopsi
sonuçları ile birliktelik gösteren yüksek risk HPV tiplerinin dağılımının
belirlenmesi amaçlandı.Materyal ve
Metod: Ocak 2017 ve Eylül 2017
tarihleri arasında rutin jinekolojik kontrol veya herhangi bir jinekolojik
şikayetle Harran Üniversitesi Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Kliniğine başvuran
hastalar ile gerçekleştirildi. Hastalar 20-30, 31- 40 ve 40 yaş üstü olmak
üzere 3 gruba ayrıldı. Hastalardan papsmear ve eş zamanlı olarak serviks
transformasyon zonundan ve servikal eksternal os’tan HPV taraması için sürüntü
alındı ve yüksek risk HPV DNA varlığı araştırıldı.  Yüksek risk HPV pozitif normal veya anormal
sitolojik bulgusu olan 84 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Bulgular: Yüksek risk HPV pozitifliği olan 84 hastanın smear sonuçları; %61,9
inflamasyon, %6 ASCUS, %17,9 LGSIL, %10,7 yüksek dereceli servikal
intraepitelyal lezyon, %1,2 atipik skuamoz hücreler-yüksek dereceli lezyonun
ekarte edilemediği (ASC-H) ve % 2.4 atrofi olarak raporlandı. Smear sonucu
inflamasyon olan hastalarda en sık kolposkopik biyopsi tanısı CIN I (%21,2),
önemi bilinmeyen atipik skuamoz hücre olanlarda CIN II (%40), düşük dereceli
servikal intraepitelyal lezyon olanlarda, epitelyal hiperplazi (%33,3)
idi.  Smear sonucu HSIL olan hastalarda
%44,4 CIN II ve CIN III, %11,1 CIN I patolojik tanıları raporlandı.  Skuamoz kanser tanısı alan iki hastada HPV 16,
bir hastada ise HPV 18 pozitifliği saptanırken serviks adenokanser tanısı alan
iki hastanın birinde HPV 16, diğerinde ise HPV 18 tespit edildi.  Sonuç: Yüksek risk HPV pozitif olan hastalarda smear sonucundan bağımsız
yapılan kolposkopik biyopsi ile displazik lezyonları saptama olasılığı
artmaktadır. İleride daha kapsamlı çalışmalarla yüksek risk HPV taramasının tek
başına smear testinin yerini alabileceğini düşünmekteyiz.

Anahtar
kelimeler: HPV, Smear, Kolposkopi,
Sevikal patoloji
Writing Documentarity
Authors: Perret Arthur
Published: December 2019

European pioneers of documentation have inspired us to adopt a functional approach to documents. This has led to works on documentality, which is related to the agency and use of documents, and now on documentarity. We define documentarity as a “quantifiable quality”: not what is a document, but how something can seem documentary. This requires input from writing theories and the study of markup (architext, scripturation) and a comparison between interfaces and the underlying processes (documentarisation, editorialisation).
Programs and Strategies for Community Resilience in a Metropolitan Area Public Library: A Case Study
Authors: Vårheim Andreas
Published: December 2019

This paper reports a case study on community-oriented public library programs in a metropolitan Texan city. A main purpose of the paper is to report the findings from this explorative case study on the relationship of a public library system with its communities from a community resilience perspective. The study is a part of a research project aiming at creating empirically-based knowledge on the role of public libraries in forming community resilience. The description of specific library programs is a basis for further study of the mechanisms contributing to community resilience. Community resilience enables communities to face major environmental change not only in the form of sudden specific disasters but also in meeting the big, slow-moving change processes shaping communities in the long run. This building of what is called generalized resilience in the community resilience literature is what is needed facing the processes of demographic change concerning aging and migration, paradigmatic change in technology, and unpredictable public policies. Communities are different, and this means that different tools and strategies are needed for building community resilience. This fact calls for multiple case studies on the roles of public libraries in the development of communities.
More Than Meets The Eye: Toward an Ontology of Proximity
Authors: Bonnici Laurie , O'Connor Brian
Published: December 2019

Words cannot describe photographs in the same sense that key words or subject headings can describe verbal documents because words are not native elements of photographs. Words can describe anecdata – reactions and associations that might be functional. Some form of data is coded in some medium, transmitted, received, and decoded. Some forms of coding and circumstances of message making and decoding require little proximity of the recipient to the message maker, while some forms utterly depend on proximity. We explore 10 photographs and interactive data accumulated through interactive exhibition to explore proximity and functional meaning. These examples demonstrate three levels of generality: any image with a particular object or characteristic will do; an image with certain qualities and intriguing connections is wanted; the photograph must show particular qualities or have a backstory that is explicit as to why this is the most useful image. We suggest that a first order taxonomy of proximity comes into play. We expand the idea of a taxonomy of proximity into the more inclusive, environmental notion of an ontology of proximities – referring to types of connections, types of uses, and circumstances of discovering the threads.
Pengaruh Stressor Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Melalui Stress Kerja Karyawan di PT. Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Cabang Kediri
Authors: Dedy Fajar Kurnain
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to: 1) test and analyze the effect of Work Stressors on Employee Stress at PT. BNI Kediri Branch 2) tests and analyzes the effect of the Stressor Keja on Performance by mediating Employee Stress at PT. BNI Kediri Branch. The method used was a survey using a list of questionnaire instruments as data collection. The sampling technique is done by using the saturated sample method involving all permanent employees of BNI Kediri Branch, a number of 66 respondents. Analysis methods Data used in this study are range of scales and path analysis. The results of this study prove that 1) individual stressors, group stressors and organizational stressors have insignificant effect on work stress 2) individual stressors, group stressors, organizational stressors and work stress have no significant effect on performance.

Abstrak

               Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh Stressor Kerja terhadap Stress Kerja Karyawan PT. BNI Cabang Kediri 2) menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh Stressor Keja terhadap Kinerja dengan mediasi Stress Kerja  Karyawan PT. BNI Cabang Kediri . Metode yang digunakan adalah survei dengan menggunakan daftar instrumen kuesioner sebagai pengumpulan data. Adapun teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode sampel jenuh dengan melibatkan seluruh pegawai tetap BNI Cabang Kediri, sejumlah 66 responden. Metode analisis Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah rentang skala dan analisa jalur. Hasil penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa 1) stressor individu, stressor kelompok dan stressor organisasi berpengaruh tidak siginifkan terhadap stress kerja 2) stressor individu, stressor kelompok, stressor organisasi dan stress kerja berpengaruh tidak siginifkan terhadap kinerja.
Pengaruh Kompetensi dan Kompensasi Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Negeri Sipil Melalui Produktivitas Kerja Sebagai Variabel Intervening di Politeknik Angkatan Darat Malang
Authors: Aguk Sridaryono
Published: December 2019

Abstract

               Competence and compensation are mediated by work productivity is an important factor in improving the performance of civil servants so that it affects the smoothness in service in educational institutions especially the Army Polytechnic. The results of this study indicate that: a) From the analysis of the description that competence, compensation, work productivity, and performance are at a good level; b) Competency directly has a positive and significant effect on work productivity; c) Compensation directly has a positive and significant effect on work productivity; d) Competency directly has a positive and significant effect on performance; e) Compensation directly has a positive and significant effect on performance; f) Work productivity directly has a positive and significant effect on performance; g) Competence with mediating work productivity indirectly has a positive effect on performance; h) Compensation with mediating work productivity indirectly has a positive effect on performance.

Abstrak

               Kompetensi dan Kompensasi dimediasi oleh produktivitas kerja merupakan faktor penting dalam meningkatkan kinerja PNS sehingga berpengaruh terhadap kelancaran dalam pengabdian di lembaga pendidikan khususnya Politeknik Angkatan Darat. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan  bahwa: a) Dari hasil analisis deskripsi bahwa kompetensi, kompensasi, produktivitas kerja, dan kinerja berada pada tingkat baik; b) Kompetensi secara langsung berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap produktivitas kerja; c) Kompensasi secara langsung berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap produktivitas kerja; d) Kompetensi secara langsung berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja; e) Kompensasi secara langsung berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja; f) Produktivitas kerja secara langsung berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja; g) Kompetensi dengan mediasi produktivitas kerja secara tidak langsung berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja; h) Kompensasi dengan mediasi produktivitas kerja secara tidak langsung berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja.
Peningkatan Motivasi Dalam Hubungan Kompensasi Finansialdan Kinerja Karyawan Pada PT Arta Sedana Retailindo Cabang Hardys Malls Sanur
Authors: Anak Agung Dwi Widyani  , Ni Luh Karang Sri Maryani  , Ni Putu Ayu Sintya Saraswati
Published: December 2019

Abstract

               This study aims to determine the effect of financial compensation on employee performance, financial compensation on motivation, motivation on employee performance and financial compensation on employee performance through motivation as an intervening variable at PT. Arta Sedana Sanur Hardys Malls Branch. This study took 51 respondents. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis techniques to answer the problem formulation with the help of the SmartPLS 3 program. The results showed that: 1) Financial compensation had a positive and significant effect on employee performance, 2) Financial compensation had a positive and significant effect on motivation, 3) Work motivation has a significant positive effect on employee performance, 4) Financial compensation has a positive influence on employee performance through work motivation as an intervening variable.

Abstrak

               Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kompensasi finansial terhadap kinerja karyawan, kompensasi finansial terhadap motivasi, motivasi terhadap kinerja karyawan dan kompensasi fimansial terhadap kinerja karyawan melalui motivasi sebagai variabel intervening pada PT. Arta Sedana Cabang Hardys Malls Sanur. Penelitian ini mengambil 51 responden. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik analisis Partial Least Square (PLS) untuk menjawab rumusan masalah dengan bantuan program SmartPLS 3. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: 1)Kompensasi finansial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja karyawan, 2) Kompensasi finansialberpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Motivasi, 3) Motivasi kerja berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap Kinerja karyawan, 4) Kompensasi finansial memiliki pengaruh secara positifterhadap Kinerja karyawan melalui motivasi kerja sebagai variabel intervening.
Pengaruh Pendidikan Kewirausahaan, Karakter Wirausaha Terhadap Intensi Berwirausaha Dengan Motivasi Usaha Sebagai Intervening
Authors: Phutry Lelliezza  , Ali Musadeq  , Arik Prasetya
Published: December 2019

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial character on entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, it also aims to determine the role of business motivation as a mediator in this study. The population of this study is the Students of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java, with a sample of 66 respondents. The sampling technique used was a proportional simple random technique. This study used a Path Analysis technique. The results showed that entrepreneurship education had a significant effect on entrepreneurial character and entrepreneurial intentions. Then entrepreneurship education also has direct and indirect effects through business motivation as an intervening variable.

Abstrak

            Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan kewirausahaan dan karakter wirausaha terhadap intensi berwirausaha,  Selain itu, juga bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran motivasi usaha sebagai mediator dalam penelitian ini. Populasi penelitian ini yaitu Mahasiswa Jurusan Administrasi Bisnis, Fakultas Ilmu Administrasi, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Jawa Timur, dengan sampel berjumlah 66 responden. Teknik Pengambilan sampel dengan teknik random sederhana yang proporsional.Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik Analisis Path.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan kewirausahaan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap karakter wirausaha dan intensi berwirausaha. Kemudian pendidikan kewirausahaan juga berpengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung melalui motivasi usaha sebagai variabel intervening
Assessing the Impact of Information Technology on Organizational Agility in South Khorasan Province (I.R.IRAN)
Authors:   Department of Computer Engineering, Birjand University of Technology, Birjand, Iran., Moghadam* Hossein Kardan , Behdani Hanie ,   Department of Computer Engineering, Birjand University of Technology, Birjand, Iran., Rajaei Amir ,   Department of Computer Engineering, Velayat University, Iranshahr, Iran.
Published: December 2019

Organizational agility is one of the management concepts associated with business activities in the twenty-first century. Organizational agility along with other management theories plays a key role in the success of companies in turbulent market environments. In this regard, information technology effect on the agility of organizations and has a fundamental role in understanding and reacting to the environment. In this research, the relationship between information technology and the organizational agility was investigated in several organizations (regional water company, urban water and wastewater company, rural water and wastewater company, electricity distribution department and agricultural jihad organization) in South Khorasan province, Iran. The random sampling method was used and the population of the case study consisted of 300 people (60 questionnaires from each of the departments). The used questionnaire consists of two sections; the first part is used to measure the use of information technology in organizations, and the second part evaluated various organizational agility capabilities (speed, competence, accountability and flexibility). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. The results of the research showed the highest impact of information technology on speed, competence and accountability in agricultural jihad organization and on flexibility in regional water organization. In general, it can be said that the average impact of information technology on agility indicators in all organizations is almost in average range. This indicates the positive impact of information technology on the agility of the studied organizations and it is expected that the mechanized and intelligent systems be replaced with traditional systems in the future.
Enhancement of Surface Roughness and Corrosion Resistance of Wedmed Al 7075 Alloy
Authors:   Mechanical Engineering department, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, India., Rajnaveen* B , Rambabu Dr G ,   Mechanical Engineering department, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, India., Naik D Balaji ,   Mechanical Engineering department, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, India., Babu Abdul Silar ,   Mechanical Engineering department, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, India.
Published: December 2019

An alloy of Aluminium has good properties and strong would be ideal for many applications. Among all the series of aluminium alloys, Al 7075 is extensively used in aircraft structures, gear shafts, and automotive industry because of its high strength and good corrosion resistance. The machining of Al 7075 can be done under annealed conditions and lubricants are used for operations. In the present work, Al 7075 was machined by using Wire Electric Discharge Machine (WEDM) and investigated the effect of operating parameters on reponses. The surface roughness and corrosion resistance are considered as responses. The operating parameters of WEDM considered in this work are pulse ON time, pulse OFF time, wire feed and servo voltage. Experiments were conducted according to the Taguchi’s design of orthogonal array L18 (21x33). The values of surface roughness and corrosion pit potentials were observed for each experiment to understand the relationship. Multi-objective optimization for these process parameters has been carried out by Grey Relation Analysis (GRA). From this technique, the optimum combination of process parameters are obtained and corresponding values of surface roughness and corrosion pit potentials are found out. To validate the response table for grey relation grade obtained from GRA, Taguchi analysis was carried out which shows that the pulse on time is the most influencing parameter followed by pulse off time, wire feed and servo voltage.
Optimization of Unit Commitment Problem with Third Order Polynomials using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm
Authors:   Lecturer (Assistant professor on deputation from Annamalai University), Department of EEE, Alagappa Government Polytechnic College, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India., R* Karthikeyan. , S Subramanian ,   Professor, Department of EEE at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India., E. B Elanchezhian. ,   Lecturer (Assistant professor on deputation from Annamalai University), Department of EEE, Government PolytechnicCollege, Srirangam, Tamilnadu, India.
Published: December 2019

This paper deals with a Unit Commitment (UC) problem of a power plant aimed to find the optimal scheduling of the generating units involving cubic cost functions. The problem has non convex generator characteristics, which makes it very hard to handle the corresponding mathematical models. However, grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA) has reached a high efficiency, in terms of solution accuracy and computing time for such non convex problems. Hence, GOA is applied for scheduling of generators with higher order cost characteristics, and turns out to be computationally solvable. In particular, we represent a model that takes into account the accurate higher order generator cost functions along with ramp limits, and turns to be more general and efficient than those available in the literature. The behavior of the model is analyzed through proposed technique on modified IEEE-24 bus system and IEEE-30 bus system.
Watermarking Schemes for High Security with Applications and Attacks: Research Challenges and Open Issues
Authors:   Research Scholar, VTU, Belagavi, Karnataka, India, kumar* Rahul Ajith , Reddy K. Satyanarayan ,   Professor & Head, Department of Information Science & Engineering, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka State, India, Devadhas G.Glan ,   Professor, Department of Electronics & Instrumentation, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Kerala
Published: December 2019

Recently, the growth of the internet is increased day by day also the digital data such as videos, images and audio availability to the public get increased rapidly. The society required intellectual property protection. To protect the media from other attack intruders and avoid business loss is the requirement of digital media produced. Introducing watermarks can be useful to safeguard copyright. In this review an effort is made to explore various aspects of watermarking, algorithms used, and to carry out a comparative study of these techniques based on their classifications.
Secure Wireless Body Area Networks for Healthcare Applications
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, India., Bhavani* R. , Ananthakumaran Dr.S. ,   Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,, Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India., Pitchai K.Mohideen ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, Tamilnadu, India.
Published: December 2019

Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is the most important recent trending approaches to provide Medical care for patients through remote monitoring and data collection using body sensors. It's a well-known system offering a high standard of security and also privacy. Therefore, it provides us a very big interest for discussing the issues of privacy and security in WBAN. In this paper, the architecture of WBAN communication network, various safety threats and it’s measures, several types of research methodologies to secure health records and research issues are reviewed on the basis of various secure routing protocols of recent publications. Also, this paper tabulated the detailed comparison study of analysis of security requirements, resistance to various attacks, computing costs during authentication and running time between the application provider and the customer. At last, open fields are investigated for future research.
Application of Ground Penetration Radar and Light Weight Deflectometer for Pavement Quality Control and Quality Assessment
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India., Narnoli* Vishal Kumar , Suman Sanjeev Kumar ,   Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India.
Published: December 2019

Pavement evaluation requires the frequent assessment of structural and functional condition. Earlier functional assessment of pavement were rapid and non destructive whereas structural evaluation required destructive testing. With growth in technology the light weight deflectometer (LWD) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) replaced the destructive testing in most part of the world. This paper highlights the use of LWD and GPR as non destructive testing tool in pavement evaluation. LWD and GPR test were conducted on the granular material to investigate the composite modulus of layer for their quality assessment. LWD test results were found to be significantly affected by the base plate diameter, contact between plate and surface layer, whereas drop height does not show significant difference on composite modulus. GPR technology has showed its versatility in pavement layer thickness evaluation, void and crack detection, and sub surface exploration. Ground coupled GPR has been used for subsurface exploration. At project level pavement management system, the combined use of GPR and deflection testing device has resulted in effective monitoring of pavement structural capacity. Hence LWD and GPR had showed its effectiveness for quality control and quality assurance (QC/QA) in PMS.
Path Finder : An Artificial Intelligence Based Shortest Path
Authors:   Department of Informatics, School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India., Singh* Anupam , Shahare Vivek Lokchand ,   Department of Informatics, School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India., Arora Nitin ,   Department of Informatics, School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India., Ahatsham  ,   Department of Informatics, School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India.
Published: December 2019

Artificial Intelligence driven assistant system is a supporting system that is used to find path within limited defined area as well as it can be used for the automation purpose. The path finder feature helps to find the path between two places within limited defined area. This approach is very useful for the people who are new to the organization, as they do not know the path inside the organization. There exist a lot of artificial intelligence assistants that help people to solve their problem. So, here is the implemented system that solves the path related problems within the organization and also helps to automate the system.
A Novel Technique for Moving Object Detection & Tracking with Optical Flow
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Alagappa Chettiar Government college of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi 630003 India., Pragadeeswari* C.Karthika , Yamuna G. ,   Professor and Head, Department of ECE, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, 608002 India.
Published: December 2019

A novel technique for tracking for tracking of objects in moving state is proposed to done by optical flow analysis which provide accurate results. In this Optical flow analysis, the velocity vectors of the pixels are obtained. As a result, velocity field is analyzed for the frame sequences which are considered and described for short duration of the video. This method doesn’t need to refer the previous frames which reduces the processing time and can be applicable for real time events. This novel algorithm produces better results with repeatability, uniqueness and reliability, compared to previous techniques. This method can be able to perform faster computation and comparison. This can be achieved by performing image convolutions for integral images followed by technical operations in the descriptors and detectors. Finally these methods can be simplified to the needed requirements. This leads to a package of better quality detection followed by description and recognition steps. The paper encircles a brief explanation of the algorithm and the results of simulation are also described in detail.
Performance of H13 and HCHCR Tool Materials on Friction Stir Welded 6070Aluminium Alloy Plates Subjected to Different Temper Conditions
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, India., Manohar* M.V.N. Srujan , Mahadevan Dr. K. ,   Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, India., Aravindan A. ,   PG student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, India.
Published: December 2019

In this study, friction stir welding(FSW) process is carried out on heat-treated 6070aluminium alloy plates of 10mm thickness in two stages using two different tool materials. Firstly, annealed 6070aluminium alloy(O-temper condition) is joined with naturally aged 6070aluminium alloy(T4-temper condition) using H13(Tool steel) material and HCHCR-D2(Die steel) material. Similarly, annealed 6070aluminium alloy(O-temper condition) is joined with artificially aged 6070aluminium alloy(T6-temper condition) using the same tool materials. Both the stages are welded for two rotational speeds and two welding speeds using cylindrically threaded H13 and HCHCR tools. The effect of these welding parameters are further investigated on tensile behaviour(ultimate tensile strength, yield strength and percentage-elongation) and hardness for each welded stage to identify better weld-joint strength. Finally micro-structural examinations are carried out on better tensile responses using scanning electron microscope(SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray(EDX) analyzer.
Identification of Potentially active Methanogenic Population for Degradation of Organic Substances in UASFFR for Treating Sago Wastewater
Authors:   Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar, India., R* Sheela , B Asha ,   Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar, India.
Published: December 2019

Anaerobic digestion process is the best method for treating industrial wastewater with dynamic relationship between microorganisms. The objective of this research work is to assess the microbial population that coordinates with anaerobic codigestion of biomass cultivated on sago wastewater. An upflow anaerobic sludge fixed film reactor was used to achieve high rates of microbial decomposition. The bacterial colonies were counted and predominant culture was streaked in newer sterile nutrient agar plate. The predominant culture was subjected to molecular identification using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and Gram’s staining. Isolated organism chryseomicrobium species and the organism are identified as Chryseomicrobium palamuruense by using the biochemical and 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Secure Authentication with Iris using Hamming Distance
Authors:   Assistant Professors, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Facultyof Engineering and Technology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India., Vimala* P. , Pragadeeswari C.Karthika ,   Assistant Professors, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
Published: December 2019

Biometrics authentication is the automated recognition of physiological or behavioral characteristics of a person without any previous knowledge. It adds a unique identifier and it is extremely difficult to duplicate. One of the most unique biometric authentication structures is iris pattern. It is the most solid and exact distinguishing proof structure existing around. The exhibition of this acknowledgment framework can be estimated with quality and acknowledgment rate. In the proposed work, iris code were generated by the processing the iris image by applying preprocessing, gaber filter, normalization, feature encoding by Fast Fourier Transform and then Hamming distance was used for pattern matching. The overall success rate shows that iris recognition is a reliable and accurate biometric authentication.
Development of Optimized Methodology for Improvement Domestic Energy Management
Authors:   electrical power and machine department, AL- Azhar University/, Cairo, Egypt., sobhy sabik* Eng Asmaa , Osman Prof. Dr. EL Saeed ,   electrical power and machine department, AL- Azhar University/, Cairo, Egypt., sayed Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ebrahim El ,   electrical power and machine department, AL- Azhar University/, Cairo, Egypt
Published: December 2019

Electrical energy management (EEM) is an object that has proceeds appointed importance in the 21th- century in order to its assistance to economic development and ecological ascertainment. “EEM” may be perfected on the supply side “(SS)” or demand side “(DS)”. On the supply side, “EEM” is cultivated when: There is an outgrowth desire “(demand requirement is higher than supply)”. “EEM” assists to suspend the design a resent generation station. On the “DS”, “EEM” is used to minimize the cost of electrical energy consumption and the interrelated forfeitures. The technique utilized for “EEM” is demand side load management that plan at ending valley filling, peak clipping and strategic preservation of electrical systems [1]. Seeming new inventions like “distributed generation (DG)”, “distributed storage (DS)” and “DSLM” will modify the method we use and generate energy. A smart grid (SG) is an electrical network that manages electricity demand in an unstoppable sustainable, reliable and economic manner. A smart grid uses smart net meters to overcome the sickliness of traditional electrical grid. “(DSM)” is a vital advantage of “(SG)” to progress power efficiency, minimize the peak average load and minimize the cost. From basic purposes of DSM is shifting load from peak hours to off-peak hours and reducing consumption during peak hours. Generally, a deregulated grid system is considered where the retailer purchases electricity from the electricity market to cover the end users’ energy need. In this research, Demand Side Management (DSM) techniques (load shifting and Peak clipping) are used to maximize the profit for Retailer Company by reducing total power demand pending peak demand periods and achieve an optimal daily load schedule using linear programming method and Genetic Algorithm. This method is performed on the 69-bus radial network. Also, a short term Artificial Neural Network technique is used to get forecasted wind speed, solar radiation and forecasted users load for date 15-Aug-2019. The neural network here uses an actual hourly load data, actual hourly wind speed and solar radiation data. Then the forecasted data is used in the optimization to get optimal daily load schedule to maximize the profit for Retailer Company. Then comparison between profit using linear programing and genetic algorithm are made. The optimized DSM succeeded to maximize the profits of the company.
Financial Performance of Leading Logistic Companies in India
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Corporate Secretaryship, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India., Mathiraj Dr.SP. , Geeta Shetty Deepa Thangam ,   Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India., Nagalakshmi N. ,   Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Corporate Secretaryship, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India., Vinoth M. ,   Assistant professor, Department of Commerce (Corporate Secretaryship), Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, India.
Published: December 2019

In recent years, the logistics companies have gained growth. There various new improvements have been seen in the logistics sector to smooth the progress of transportation and warehousing. In this study the analysis of financial performance was carried out by analyzing their liquidity, solvency and profitability of top five logistics companies in India were selected by their financial statements provided and also to study the variation of financial performance of the sample units, one way ANOVA-test tool was used to compare the financial ratios related to their liquidity, solvency and profitability. The study endeavours to gauge the organizations working execution, productivity, liquidity and dissolvability, to demonstrate that the business is led in a judicious and ordinary way which boosts the investors to invest in the selected logistic companies.
Sitting Management Solid Waste Landfill Combining Geographic Information System and Analytic Hierarchy Process: Ajdir, Morocco
Authors:   Laboratory of Applied Geophysics, Geotechnics, Geology of Engineers and Environment, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, Bouroumine* Yassir , BAHI Lahcen ,   Laboratory of Applied Geophysics, Geotechnics, Geology of Engineers and Environment, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, OUADIF Latifa ,   Laboratory of Applied Geophysics, Geotechnics, Geology of Engineers and Environment, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, Errouhi Ahmed Ait ,   Laboratory of Applied Geophysics, Geotechnics, Geology of Engineers and Environment, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Published: December 2019

The Amount Of Household Waste Produced By The Mainly Urban Population In Morocco Continues To Increase Year After Year. Morocco Is Thus Confronted With The Problems Of Storage And Disposal Of This Waste, Which Are Composed Largely Of Organic Matter, Bio-Waste. In The Recent Past, These Wastes Have Been Buried In Wild Dumps Or In Old Quarries Located In Areas Close To Urban Centers Without Any Treatment Or Control. This Can Constitute Significant Risks Both For Public Health And The Environment And For The Future Of The Socio-Economic Activities Of The Country. Determination Of Proper Landfill Site Involves Multiple Disciplines. The Landfills Contain A Large Quantity Of Solid Waste. The Management Of Solid Waste (Msw) Necessitates The Involvement Of Different Stakeholders. In This Paper, We Aim To Determine The Appropriate Landfill Site At The Level Of The Municipality Of Ajdir In The Province Of Al Hoceima Morocco. We Take Into Consideration The Opinions Of The Stakeholders. Based On Environmental, Socio-Cultural And Economic Criteria. For This Purpose, We Used In This Paper Two Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods. The Geographic Information System (Gis) And The Analytic Hierarchy Process (Ahp). First, We Created The Database Gis Related To The Study Area. Next, This Data Was Processed To Determine The Landfill Sites That Respect The Stakeholder's Priorities And Exclusion Criteria. Then, A Multi-Criteria Analysis By Ahp Method Was Carried Out To Offer Different Visual Representations Of The Possible Solutions Of The Site’s Choice, Especially The Multi-Scale, Multi-Theme Maps And The Construction Of The Free Zones Which Can Shelter A Landfill Which Will Contribute To The Evaluation Of These Criteria While Integrating The Stakeholders Who Assisted In The Rationalization Of The Sub-Criteria’s Judgments Involved In The Study.