bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Predicting Carbon Accumulation in Temperate Forests of Ontario, Canada Using a LiDAR-Initialized Growth-and-Yield Model
Authors: Marczak Paulina T. , Van Ewijk Karin Y. , Treitz Paul M. , Scott Neal A. , Robinson Donald C.E.
Published: January 2020

Climate warming has led to an urgent need for improved estimates of carbon accumulation in uneven-aged, mixed temperate forests, where high uncertainty remains. We investigated the feasibility of using LiDAR-derived forest attributes to initialize a growth and yield (G&Y) model in complex stands at the Petawawa Research Forest (PRF) in eastern Ontario, Canada; i.e., can G&Y models based on LiDAR provide accurate predictions of aboveground carbon accumulation in complex forests compared to traditional inventory-based estimates? Applying a local G&Y model, we forecasted aboveground carbon stock (tons/ha) and accumulation (tons/ha/yr) using recurring plot measurements from 2012–2016, FVS1. We applied statistical predictors derived from LiDAR to predict stem density (SD), stem diameter distribution (SDD), and basal area distribution (BA_dist). These data, along with measured species abundance, were used to initialize a second model (FVS2). A third model was tested using LiDAR-initialized tree lists and photo-interpreted estimates of species abundance (i.e., FVS3). The carbon stock projections for 2016 from the inventory-based G&Y model) were equivalent to validation carbon stocks measured in 2016 at all size-class levels (p < 0.05), while LiDAR-based G&Y models were not. None of the models were equivalent to validation data for accumulation (p > 0.05). At the plot level, LiDAR-based predictions of carbon accumulation over a nine-year period did not differ when using either inventory or photo-interpreted species (p < 0.05). Using a constant mortality rate, we also found statistical equivalency of inventory and photo-interpreted accumulation models for all size classes ≥17 cm. These results suggest that more precise information is needed on tree characteristics than we could derive from LiDAR, but that plot-level species information is not as critical for predictions of carbon accumulation in mixed-species forests. Further work is needed on the use of LiDAR to quantify stand properties before this technique can be used to replace recurring plot measurements to quantify carbon accumulation.
Real-Time Wood Behaviour: The Use of Strain Gauges for Preventive Conservation Applications
Authors: Anaf Willemien , Cabal Ana , Robbe Mie , Schalm Olivier
Published: January 2020

Within the heritage field, the application of strain gauges on wood surfaces is a little-explored but inexpensive and effective method to analyse the environmental appropriateness of rooms for the wooden heritage collections they contain. This contribution proposes a wood sensor connected to a data logger to identify short moments with an elevated risk of harm. Two experiments were performed to obtain insights pertaining to the applicability of wood sensors to evaluate preservation conditions. (1) The representativeness of strain gauges on dummies was tested for their use in evaluating the preservation conditions of a range of wooden objects exposed to the same environment. For this, three situations were mimicked: a bare wood surface, a wood surface covered with a preparation layer, and a wood surface covered with a preparation and varnish layer. (2) The usability of strain gauges to monitor the wood behaviour in real-time measurements was tested with a monitoring campaign of almost two years in a church where a new heating system was installed. The results of both experiments are promising, and the authors encourage a broader application of strain gauges in the heritage field.
An Empirical Study of Brand Fan Page Engagement Behaviors
Authors: Chen Mei-Hui , Tsai Kune-Muh
Published: January 2020

Nowadays, numerous companies present themselves on social networking sites (SNSs) by establishing brand communities to maintain continuous interaction with existing and potential customers to influence their brand choices, promote the products and services, and cultivate brand loyalty. However, the research into online brand communities is mainly centered on that utilizing the platforms of websites instead of using social media platforms. Thus, it calls for more studies to investigate consumer brand fan page engagement behavior to increase their fan base and further induce a fan’s purchase behavior. By adopting the perspectives of co-production and social identity theory, this study endeavors to investigate the impact of customer perceived value derived from engaging in brand fan pages on their identification with and stickiness to an online brand community in the SNS-based context. The target population of this study is consumers who have ever participated in an online brand community. Data was collected through a web-based survey. After deleting 36 incomplete responses, 524 usable responses remained for further analysis, with an effective sample rate of 93.57%. The results revealed that utilitarian value, hedonic value, and monetary value separately exerted a significantly positive effect on community identification. Utilitarian value and hedonic value also had significantly positive effects on community stickiness. Moreover, community identification was positively related to community stickiness. Community identification was found to have significantly positive influences on both word-of-mouth and repurchase intention. Furthermore, community stickiness exerted a significantly positive effect on word-of-mouth and repurchase intention. This study confirms the importance of perceived value on enhancing consumers’ identification with and their stickiness to online brand communities. Therefore, businesses should provide consumers with the value they desired to cultivate customer loyalty to their brand fan pages.
Assessing Fine-Scale Distribution and Volume of Mediterranean Algal Reefs through Terrain Analysis of Multibeam Bathymetric Data. A Case Study in the Southern Adriatic Continental Shelf
Authors: Marchese Fabio , Bracchi Valentina Alice , Lisi Giulia , Basso Daniela , Corselli Cesare , Savini Alessandra
Published: January 2020

In the Mediterranean Sea, crustose coralline algae form endemic algal reefs known as Coralligenous (C) build-ups. The high degree of complexity that C can reach through time creates notable environmental heterogeneity making C a major hotspot of biodiversity for the Mediterranean basin. C build-up can variably modify the submarine environment by affecting the evolution of submerged landforms, although its role is still far from being systematically defined. Our work proposes a new, ad-hoc semi-automated, GIS-based methodology to map the distribution of C build-ups in shallow coastal waters using high-resolution bathymetric data, collected on a sector of the southern Apulian continental shelf (Southern Adriatic Sea, Italy). Our results quantitatively define the 3D distribution of C in terms of area and volume, estimating more than 103,000 build-ups, covering an area of roughly 305,200 m2, for a total volume of 315,700 m3. Our work firstly combines acoustic survey techniques and geomorphometric analysis to develop innovative approaches for eco-geomorphological studies. The obtained results can contribute to a better definition of the ocean carbon budget, and to the monitoring of local anthropogenic impacts (e.g., bottom trawling damage) and global changes, like ocean warming and acidification. These can affect the structural complexity and total volume of carbonate deposits characterizing the Mediterranean benthic environment.
Short-Term Response of Young Mandarin Trees to Desalinated Seawater Irrigation
Authors: Maestre-Valero Jose F. , Martínez-Alvarez Victoriano , Jódar-Conesa Francisco J. , Acosta Jose A. , Martin-Gorriz Bernardo , Robles Juan M. , Pérez-Pérez Juan G. , Navarro Josefa M.
Published: January 2020

Water deficit and increasing pressure on water resources in semi-arid regions has led to the spread of irrigation with non-conventional water resources, such as desalinated seawater (DSW). The few existent studies to date, mainly carried out in Israel and Spain, have shown that suitable management of irrigation with DSW must be performed to avoid agronomic problems and reductions in crop productivity and fruit quality in the mid-long term. To the best of our knowledge, in the case of citrus, fruit production, and quality, information on the effects of DSW irrigation is not available. In this study, we evaluated the short-term agronomic and economic effects of irrigating a mandarin orchard during two crop cycles (2017–2019) with (i) fresh water (FW), (ii) desalinated seawater (DSW), and (iii) a mix of water composed of 50% FW and 50% DSW. Stem water potential (Ψs < −1 MPa) and gas exchange parameters (net photosynthesis; A > 6.5 µmol/m2/s and stomatal conductance; gs > 65 mmol/m2/s) indicated that trees were well irrigated throughout the experiment. The concentration of Na+ and B3+ in the DSW always exceeded the maximum thresholds for irrigation water proposed in the literature for citrus, and the concentration of Na+ in the leaves exceeded the maximum threshold in summer 2018. Nonetheless, symptoms of toxicity were not observed. Significant differences among treatments were not observed for Ψstem, A, gs, Na+, Cl−, and B3+ in leaves (except in the summer months), yield components, fruit quality, or the economic assessment. The lack of such differences was explained by the large standard deviations caused by the youth of the trees, with figures that on occasion could represent more than 100% of the mean value. These results may justify the agronomic and economic viability of the irrigation of young trees with DSW in the short-term, but further research, considering the effects on adult trees in the long term is still needed.
Removal of Trace Thallium from Industrial Wastewater by Fe0-Electrocoagulation
Authors: Fu Xianghui , Li Li , Yang Guochao , Xu Xiangyang , He Lihua , Zhao Zhongwei
Published: January 2020

As thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic heavy metal, there are compulsory environmental regulations in many countries on minimizing its release. This research investigated the treatment of real industrial wastewater with low Tl(I) concentration by Fe0-electrocoagulation (Fe0-EC) in a batch aeration-forced pump cycle reactor. The effects of pH (7–12), current density (8.3–33.3 mA/cm2), dissolved oxygen (DO) in wastewater, and initial Tl(I) concentration (66–165 µg/L) on Tl(I) removal efficiency were investigated. The removal efficiency of Tl(I) is pH-dependent, to be exact, it increases significantly with pH rising from 8 to 11. Initial pH of influent and DO concentration were the key operation parameters which strongly affect Tl(I) removal. After the water sample with initial Tl(I) concentration of 115 µg/L was treated for 12 min by a single-step process at pH of 11 and current density of 16.7 mA/cm2, the residual Tl(I) concentration was decreased to beneath the emission limit in China (2 µg/L) with a low energy consumption of 0.82 kWh/m3. By prolonging the operation time, the concentration was further reduced to 0.5 µg/L or even lower. The main composition of the flocculent sludges is iron oxyhydroxide, yet its crystal structure varies dependent on pH value which may result in different Tl(I) removal efficiency. Feroxyhyte nanosheets generate in situ by Fe0-EC, which contributes to the rapid and effective removal of Tl(I), while the speedy oxidation under DO-enriched conditions benefits the feroxyhyte formation. The mechanism of Tl(I) removal by Fe0-EC is attributed to the combination of electrostatic attraction and the formation of inner-sphere complexes. As shown in the technical and mechanical studies, Fe0-EC technology is an effective method for low Tl concentration removal from wastewater.
Determining the Impact of Riparian Wetlands on Nutrient Cycling, Storage and Export in Permeable Agricultural Catchments
Authors: Johnes Penny , Gooddy Daren , Heaton Timothy , Binley Andrew , Kennedy Michael , Shand Paul , Prior Hannah
Published: January 2020

The impact of riparian wetlands on the cycling, retention and export of nutrients from land to water varies according to local environmental conditions and is poorly resolved in catchment management approaches. To determine the role a specific wetland might play in a catchment mitigation strategy, an alternative approach is needed to the high-frequency and spatially detailed monitoring programme that would otherwise be needed. Here, we present a new approach using a combination of novel and well-established geochemical, geophysical and isotope ratio methods. This combined approach was developed and tested against a 2-year high-resolution sampling programme in a lowland permeable wetland in the Lambourn catchment, UK. The monitoring programme identified multiple pathways and water sources feeding into the wetland, generating large spatial and temporal variations in nutrient cycling, retention and export behaviours within the wetland. This complexity of contributing source areas and biogeochemical functions within the wetland were effectively identified using the new toolkit approach. We propose that this technique could be used to determine the likely net source/sink function of riparian wetlands prior to their incorporation into any catchment management plan, with relatively low resource implications when compared to a full high-frequency nutrient speciation and isotope geochemistry-based monitoring approach.
Albert Milhaud : un juif de Nîmes dans la politique héraultaise
Authors: Andréani Roland
Published: January 2020

Albert Milhaud, un judío de Nîmes en a política del departemento de Hérault.

Después de apartarse de su ciudad y de su religión, Milhaud va a estudiar en París hasta sacar la «agrégation » de historia y geografía en 1894. Está destinado al lycée Louis-le-Grand en 1907, lo que no le impide colaborar desde el año siguiente al Rappel, uno de los diarios radicales parisienses. Las relaciones que entabla así la conducen a enfrentarse con el diputado socialista Barthe, pero sólo diez años después sale elegido diputado de Hérault. El volver a la votación uninominal lo aparta de las Cortes en 1928 pero no de la política. Secretario general del partido desde 1931 hasta 1934, Milhaud vuelve a unificar la federación de Hérault cuya presidencia deja sólo en 1938 ya que los militantes entonces se niegan a investir para la elección al Senado a esse intelectual y hombre de aparato sin mandato local.
De l’expression festive à l’autorité culturelle : des fêtes de localité renouvelées en Provence-Alpes- Côte d’Azur
Authors: Dossetto Danièle
Published: January 2020

Comment la «(sur) provençalisation » d’une fête s’opère-t-elle ? Quel est l’intérêt de ce genre de question ? Passant par un changement d’échelle, l’observation met en évidence un marquage conventionnel, presque mécanique, et enseigne que l’emprise du militantisme mistralien dans ce domaine se complique en raison de divisions internes consommées en 2000. Il en résulte que l’objet festif se présente comme une ressource documentaire appréciable sur les revendications linguistiques.
La production des imprimeurs toulousains au XVIIIe siècle
Authors: Adam Claudine
Published: January 2020

L’article s’attache à la production imprimée conservée majoritairement dans les bibliothèques régionales entre 1739 et 1788 et portant le nom d’un imprimeur toulousain. Un corpus de 3 700 titres, livres, plaquettes, factums, périodiques, placards, a été constitué. Les Livres de la communauté et les États des imprimeries de la ville de Toulouse constituent une autre source de renseignements pour l’étude des imprimeurs et de leur lieu de travail. La fonction d’imprimeur a été majoritairement détenue par des dynasties familiales, dont la pérennité fut parfois assurée par les veuves ou par des mariages. Leur compétence et leur outil de travail s’améliorèrent au cours du siècle. La production imprimée en titres et en pages, bien qu’irrégulière, a augmenté nettement en fin de période. Hormis les textes officiels en plaquettes ou en placards et les factums, ce sont les ouvrages religieux qui dominent la production toulousaine, même dans la dernière décennie. Enfin, la production par imprimeur montre que quelques-uns se sont spécialisés dans certains types d’impression, mais que la plupart ont diversifié leur production. Il ressort de l’étude que Toulouse est un centre d’impression actif mais traditionnel.
Les roches filoniennes paléozoïques non granitiques des Pyrénées
Authors: Romeu Albert de
Published: January 2020

Dans ce travail, nous avons étudié, les roches de couleur généralement foncée (riches en feldspaths plagioclases et en silicates ferromagnésiens et plus ou moins pauvres en feldspaths monocliniques), dont les filons se rencontrent dans le granite et les terrains paléozoïques des Pyrénées.

Nous avons cherché à mettre de l’ordre dans les roches provenant de très nombreux gisements qui sont surtout abondants dans les Hautes-Pyrénées et l’est des Basses-Pyrénées. Elles présentent, en général, deux temps de consolidation : le premier temps étant plus différencié que le second, c'est autour de cinq types principaux définis par leurs phénocristaux que nous avons rangé nos matériaux.

Le type Riou-Maou est une labradorite amphibolique à hornblende.

Le type Vallée du Lys est une microdiorite à labrador et hornblende.

Les roches de ces deux types sont grisâtres, ayant quelques-unes un aspect grenu ; les roches des trois autres types sont de couleur vert foncé et d'apparence plus compacte.

Le type Lac Bleu est une diabase intersertale passant par diminution de cristallinité à une labradorite très vitreuse.

Le type Arbizon est aussi une diabase intersertale un peu différente de celle du type précédent et passant à une andésite augitique très différente comme aspect de la labradorite du Lac Bleu.

Nous avons insisté sur ce que les diabases intersertales des deux types Lac Bleu et Arbizon diffèrent minéralogiquement et géologiquement des ophites des Pyrénées, qui sont des diabases ophitiques, et qui jusqu'ici n’ont été trouvées qu’en petits massifs, jamais en filons, : dans les terrains secondaires de la chaîne, jamais dans les terrains anciens.

Notre type Piquette deras Lids est une andésite augitique à hornblende, augite et andésine.

Enfin, dans un Chapitre spécial, nous avons examiné les rapports chimiques de nos roches entre elles et avec d’autres roches des Pyrénées. Les éléments manquent pour étudier ce dernier point avec toute la généralité voulue.
Les reliures romanes de l’abbaye de Clairvaux
Authors: Lévêque Elodie
Published: January 2020

Founded in 1115 by Saint Bernard, the abbey of Clairvaux’s library was amongst the richest of the Western world. The earliest manuscripts in the collection were the products of the abbey scriptorium with some external contributions. By the end of the century, Clairvaux held about 350 volumes, reaching 1,790 by 1472. Of the 1,115 manuscripts that remain, about 500, of which around 160 date from the so-called Romanesque period, retain their medieval bindings. While most of these bindings seem to have been made on site by the monks or lay brothers, some were imported and a series of twelve decorative bindings, which stand out from the sober monastic style, actually came from urban workshops. The main characteristics of Clairvaux’s bin¬ dings are their tab endbands, as well as the fine alum-tawed skin and their secondary covering, called a chemise, made of leather with hair left on. The nature of the skin used has long been a question. Traditionally described by cataloguers and historians as deer-or boar-skin, proteomics analysis helped to identify the animal species as seal (phoddae ).
Akademisyenlerde Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Düzeyinin Olumlu Sağlık Davranışlarıyla İlişkisi
Authors: DOĞAN Mehmet , ÇETİNKAYA Fevziye
Published: January 2020

Yeterli
sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyinde olan bireylerde, daha fazla koruyucu sağlık
hizmetleri kullanımı ve olumlu sağlık davranış özellikleri görülmektedir. Bu
çalışma, akademisyenlerde sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyinin olumlu sağlık
davranışlarıyla ilişkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel
tipteki bu anket çalışmasında "Avrupa Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği Türkçe
Uyarlaması" (ASOY-TR) ölçeği, 690 akademisyene uygulandı. Akademisyenlerin
%28.8`i yeterli sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyindedir. Yeterli sağlık okuryazarlığı
düzeyinde olan akademisyenlerde; sigara içmeme, alkol tüketmeme, normal kilolu
olma, yeterli fiziksel aktivite ve yeterli sıvı tüketme gibi olumlu sağlık
davranışları gösterme oranı daha yüksektir. Yeterli genel sağlık okuryazarlığı
düzeyinde olanlarda, mamografi çektirme, pap smear testi, osteoporoz taraması,
kendi kendine meme ve testis muayenesi gibi koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerini uygulama
oranı daha yüksektir. Sağlığın geliştirilmesi alt boyutunda yeterli sağlık
okuryazarlığı düzeyinde olan akademisyenlerde, ulusal sağlık kampanyalardan
haberdar olma oranı daha yüksektir (p<0.05). Hastalıktan korunma alt
boyutunda yeterli sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyinde olan akademisyenlerde, son 12
ay içinde kontrol amaçlı hekime başvurma oranı daha yüksektir
(p<0.05). Akademisyenlerde sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyi artırarak kendi
sağlık sağlıkları konusunda olumlu sağlık çıktıları elde edilebilir. Böylelikle
rol model akademisyenlerin ve dolaylı da olsa toplumun sağlık düzeyinde olumlu
ilerlemeler sağlanabilir.
Digital Revolution in the Indian Banking Sector
Authors: Shifa Fathima J
Published: January 2020

“Digital” is the new popular expression in all sectors. With other sector, banking is additionally all around the world moving towards digitalization. Banks all things considered and over all areas are making immense investments in digital activities so as to keep up a competitive edge and convey the greatest to its customers. Selection of digitalization is significant for the banking sector. By grasping digitalization, banks can provide upgraded customer services. This provides accommodation to customers and aides in sparing time. Digitalization has transformed manual processes, transactions and exercises into digital services. Over all verticals, buyer needs have been met in entirely imaginative manners, upsetting existing enterprise esteem chains. Digitalization reduces human blunder and in this manner constructs customer unwaveringness. Today, individuals have nonstop access to banks due to online banking. Managing a lot of cash has additionally become simpler. Digitalization has additionally profited customers by encouraging cashless transactions. Customers need not store cash any longer and can make transactions at wherever and time. A few commercial banks began moving towards digital customer services to stay competitive and relevant in the race. Banks have profited in a few different ways by receiving more current innovations. E-banking has brought about reducing costs definitely and has created revenue through different channels. Commercial Banks in India have moved towards innovation by method for Bank Mechanization and Automation with the prologue to MICR based check processing, Electronic Funds transfer, Inter-availability among bank Branches and implementation of ATM (Automated Teller Machine) Channel have brought about the accommodation of Anytime banking. Solid activities are taken by the Reserve Bank of India for reinforces the Payment and Settlement systems in the banks. Indian government, banks, fintech companies have been advancing and changing the manner in which India spends its money. Simultaneously digital revolution additionally raises new challenges to the solidness and the uprightness of the financial system and the protection of buyers. Hence, the present study has been done on the digital revolution in the Indian Banking sector and the study based on the secondary sources of data.
Conflict between Inner Freedom and Socially Constructed of Female Destiny in Toni Morrison’s Chosen Novels
Authors: Vidya kumary V R , Mohan K
Published: January 2020

The concept of ‘self’ is closely related to the idea of identity. Self is just what makes us who we are. In the modern context, emergence of self refers to freeing it from hierarchy and dependence. The self becomes responsible for itself, for maintaining its own image, which happens through social interactions. According to the psychologist, William James, self is essentially a social structure and it arises in social experiences.  ‘Selfhood’ is formed from experiences. It changes not only over a period, but also emerges as what we experience as the ‘self’ in a particular period. Human beings have the unique quality of reflecting upon and evaluating their thoughts, feelings and actions. By understanding oneself, one can hope to achieve greater happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment, liberation and also foster better relations with people around. Selfhood is important to us, both as individuals and as social creatures, as it shapes our personal existence and our relations with those whom we bond.
The Financial Performance of Selected IT Companies in India; A Panel Data Approach
Authors: Singh Surat , Kaur Sachdeva Tegjit
Published: January 2020

Despite the global economy growing up, the Indian Information technology industry is maintaining a steady pace of growth. Financial analysis is an aspect of the overall business finance function that involves examining historical data to gain information about the current and future financial health of a company. IT has the great possibility of becoming an engine of accelerated economic growth, efficiency, improvement for all sectors of the economy, developing India’s position in the export market, improving trade insufficiency, and means of efficient governance. It enhances the way into information, protects consumers, provides access to government services, makes skill creation and training more effective, improves the liberation of health services, and promotes simplicity. The inter-firm financial performance differential has been utilized to identify the factors that are critical in determining their financial performance. In this study, only the cross-sectional data of three countries over 10 years is collected. The cross-sectional samples are relatively small. Therefore, it is appropriate to use the LSDV Model. However, the pooled regression model will also consider for comparison. It is also convenient to Model the pooled regression Model, LSDV Model and uses R-squared, adjusted R-squared and pool ability Test to decide statistically on appropriate Model to be used The paper is structured as follows: it presents the scope of the study, a brief review of the literature dealing, followed by a description of the objectives, data, and methodology. Subsequently, it discusses the empirical results by two regression model and finally, offers the conclusion.
PEMERINGKATAN OBLIGASI INDUSTRI PERBANKAN DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA BERDASARKAN RISK PROFILE DENGAN JAMINAN OBLIGASI SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERASI
Authors: Wijayanti Erin , Yuliana Indah
Published: January 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh Risk Profile dalam menentukan peringkat obligasi industri perbankan di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) dan memiliki peringkat obligasi di PT. Pefindo. Risk Profile yang diteliti yakni risiko kredit yang diproksikan dengan rasio Non Performing Loan (NPL) dan risiko likuiditas yang diproksikan dengan rasio Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR). Sampel dipilih dengan metode purposive sampling. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah bank yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada tahun 2015-2018. Jumlah populasi adalah 44 bank dan dipilih 16 bank sebagai sampel dalam penelitian ini. Teknik analisis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan Partial Least Square (PLS) untuk pengujian model pengukuran dan struktural. Hasil penelitian ini adalah: 1) Non Performing Loan (NPL) dan Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) secara langsung berpengaruh signifikan dengan arah positif terhadap peringkat obligasi, 2) jaminan secara langsung tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap peringkat obligasi, 3) jaminan memperkuat  hubungan risiko kredit dengan peringkat obligasi, 4) jaminan memperlemah  hubungan risiko likuiditas dengan peringkat obligasi. Pada variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel tersebut dapat menjelaskan peringkat obligasi sebesar 48.8% sedangkan sisanya sebesar 51.2% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak terdapat dalam model penelitian.
TÜRKİYE’DE DÜNDEN BUGÜNE SOSYOBİLİMSEL KONULAR: BİR DOKÜMAN ANALİZİ
Authors: AYDIN Esra , KILIÇ MOCAN Didem
Published: January 2020

Son yıllarda Türkiye’de sosyobilimsel konular üzerine yapılan araştırmaların artış gösterdiği bununla beraber konunun öneminin de aynı doğrultuda vurgulandığı görülmektedir. Yapılan araştırmaların detaylı olarak incelenmesinin amaçlandığı bu çalışmada Türkiye'de sosyobilimsel konulara yönelik 2008-2018 yılları arasında yayımlanmış tüm tez ve makaleler değerlendirilmiştir. Böylece sosyobilimsel konular hakkında yapılan çalışmaların belirli özellikleri bakımından bir arada incelenmesi ile bütüncül bir bakış açısının sunulması hedeflenmiştir. İlgili tez ve makalelerin incelenmesi tarama modelinde gerçekleştirilmiş ve belirlenen ölçütlere göre tespit edilmiş toplam 101 çalışma; “araştırmanın yılı, araştırma konusu, araştırmanın amacı, araştırma türü, araştırma yöntemi, veri toplama araçları ve sonuçları” açısından ele alınmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen bulgulara göre; en çok çalışmanın yapıldığı yılın 2018 ve hiç çalışma olmayan yılın ise 2010 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu konuyla ilgili tezler daha sınırlı sayıdayken makalelerin çoğunlukta olduğu görülmüştür. Veri toplama araçlarından en çok ölçek ve görüşme formu en az ise argümantasyon formu ve senaryolar kullanıldığı gözlemlenmiştir. İzlenen araştırma yöntemi olarak nicel ve nitel araştırma sayısının eşit oranda olduğu belirlenmiştir. Genellikle çalışılan konunun GDO’lu besinler olduğu anlaşılmıştır. En fazla öğretmen adayları ve ortaokul öğrencileri ile çalışılmıştır. Genel olarak bakıldığında ise sosyobilimsel konulara yönelik görüş belirleme, argümantasyon becerisi, tutum ve karar verme eğiliminin belirlenmesinin amaçlandığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçların ileride yapılacak sosyobilimsel konulara yönelik araştırmalara kaynaklık edeceği ve bu doğrultuda önemli pratik faydalar sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
HUBUNGAN ASUPAN ENERGI DAN ASUPAN LEMAK TERHADAP PROFIL LIPID PADA PENDERITA DISLIPIDEMIA
Authors: Sugini
Published: January 2020

Latar Belakang : Asupan tinggi energi dari lemak jenuh meningkatkan risiko CHD khususnya pada wanita. Kelainan profil lipid ini erat hubungannya dengan proses perkembangan atherosklerosis. Penelitian epidemiologi, laboratorium dan klinik menunjukkan hubungan peningkatan kejadian penyakit kardiovaskular dan penyakit degeneratif lainnya dengan kadar kolesterol yang tinggi. Metode : Rancangan Penelitian adalah crossecional. Subyek penelitian adalah 30 karyawati RSUD Kendal umur 35 – 50 tahun.Pemeriksaan kadar kolesterol total, kadar kolesterol LDL diukur dengan vitros system chemistry analyser 300 di laboratorium patologi klinik RSUD Kendal. Asupan gizi diukur dengan metode food recall 24 dihitung dengan program Nutrisurvey. Analisis data menggunakan uji Shapiro Wilk dan uji korelasi Spearman. Hasil dan Pembahasan : Hasil analisa data adalah ada hubungan asupan energi dengan kadar kolesterol total (p=0,016, r=0,434), ada hubungan kuat asupan lemak dengan kadar kolesterol total (p=0,01, r=0,593), ada hubungan asupan lemak dengan kadar LDL (p=0,011, r=0,456) dan tidak ada hubungan asupan energi dengan kadar LDL (p=0,1119, r=0,291), Asupan tinggi energi mengakibatkan penimbunan lemak terutama trigliserida. Hal ini akan meningkatkan VLDL dan IDL darah yang akan berujung dengan peningkatan kolesterol total. Semakin tinggi seseorang mengkonsumsi makanan berlemak, maka timbunan kadar lemak dan trigliserida di dalam tubuh akan meningkat. Hal ini akan meningkatkan VLDL dan IDL darah. Simpulan : Ada hubungan asupan energi dengan kadar kolesterol total (p=0,016, r=0,434), ada hubungan kuat asupan lemak dengan kadar kolesterol total (p=0,01, r=0,593) dan kadar LDL (p=0,011, r=0,456).
Práticas contemporâneas do design
Authors: Boni Cláudio , Moura Mônica , Landim Paula da Cruz
Published: January 2020

Novos desafios têm surgido para os designers na contemporaneidade, ao mesmo tempo ocorrem críticas acerca de sua atuação com relação ao envolvimento no mercado e na sociedade. Um dos questionamentos que impera sobre o designer contemporâneo é: como equilibrar a relação entre consumo e necessidades sociais e sustentáveis. Diante disso, é imprescindível investigar a contemporaneidade e o design centrado nas pessoas – conteúdos abordados neste estudo – e o papel do design contemporâneo diante dos desafios globais: sociais e ambientais. Neste cenário, grandes autores questionam o papel dos designers na propagação catastrófica da valorização do capital em detrimento da estabilização econômica, mesmo que sacrificando os aspectos culturais da sociedade. Os designers têm a oportunidade de ser provedores de soluções criativas e colaborativas, que contribuam com a resolução de problemas, causados por eles mesmos, e consequentemente sejam mais ativos no desenvolvimento social.
Mencapai Literasi Finansial Melalui Pembelajaran Fiqh Mu’āmalāt Berbasis Kitab Kuning
Authors: Setiawan Adib Rifqi
Published: January 2020

Riset ini bertujuan mendapatkan desain program pembelajaran untuk membimbing siswa pondok pesantren dalam mencapai literasi finansial melalui pembelajaran fiqh mu'āmalāt berbasis kitab kuning. Kami menggunakan pendekatan R&D model 4D yang direduksi menjadi tiga tahap: mendefinisikan, merancang, dan mengembangkan. Diperoleh hasil berupa silabus yang dilengkapi oleh rencana pembelajaran, lembar kerja siswa, dan instrumen penilaian, yang divalidasi oleh para pakar dan praktisi serta keandalan dihitung berdasarkan uji coba.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCEPTANCE OF MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEMS IN JORDAN: THE MODERATING ROLE OF TRUST
Authors: Al-Okaily Manaf , Abd Rahman Mohd Shaari , Ali Azwadi
Published: January 2020

Nowadays, the smartphone applications play a critical role in every aspect of our life, as in the case of Jordan Mobile Payment (JoMoPay) system that can be used to save time, effort and money. Despite the immense benefits of JoMoPay system services, their acceptance by users in Jordan is very low. Moreover, the related issues of JoMoPay system has not been addressed substantially in the Jordanian context. In this respect, the research model proposed in this paper seeks to synthesize the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model variables namely; Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Social Influence (SI), Peer Influence (PI), Facilitating Conditions (FC), Hedonic Motivation (HM), Price Value (PV) and Habit (HT) as immediate predictors of intentions of users to accept JoMoPay system. In addition, to join new variables namely; Trust (TR) as the moderating effect among them.
Bit Rate Transcoding for High Efficiency Video Coding
Authors:   Doctorate (Ph.D) Degree, Electronics Engineering, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) India., Jagtap Sonal K. , Dombale Kanchan L. ,   B.E Degree, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Dhole Patil College of Engineering, Pune (Maharashtra) India., Ghorpade Himali B. ,   B.E Degree, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Sanjay Ghodawat Group of Institutes, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) India.
Published: January 2020

High efficiency video coding (HEVC) has demonstrated a notable increase in compression performance and is taken as a successor to H.264/AVC. Efficient bit rate adaptation algorithms are required to contain the HEVC standard between real life community facilities. A present issue of bit rate transcoding is its high computational complexity which is related with the encoder of a cascaded pixel domain transcoder. This paper gives Top to Bottom (T2B) approach to reduce complexity by using different complexity schemes. Proposed approach is effective in reducing complexity in Coding Unit (CU) optimization level. Coding Unit has been analyzed in T2B Approach. While examining the coding unit information of the input video is turned to account for decreasing the number of evaluation and early terminate the process. For the Prediction Unit (PU) level the units are powerfully chosen contingent upon likelihood of Prediction Unit sizes and co-found input prediction partitioning. By utilizing this approach, complexity scalable bit rate transcoding has achieved. Machine learning approach can be used to control computational complexity. Additionally, the T2B strategy is able to gain a spread on trade-offs in transrating complexity and coding performance. Using T2B approach 15% encoding time saving is accomplished. From this scheme, for the less resolution video 27% time saving has achieved.
Design of Multi Modulation Scheme for Software Defined Radio using FPGA
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai, India, Rao G. Vishnuvardhan , Abbas A.Mohammed ,   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai, India, Palanivel S. ,   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai, India
Published: January 2020

Undersized satellites are bringing a critical part in spaceship missions on account of their cheap, minute in size, less weight. All the more no of little satellites are flying together can resolve complex missions, e.g., Data trade, high exactness in route. A raising number of satellites activity on lower earth circle for complex missions abuse the SDR for correspondence in light of its consistency and flexibility . This paper shows a total programming characterized radio (SDR) model for entomb satellite interchanges (ISCs) and recreation on a Xilinx ISE programming utilizing verilog HDL. The proposed SDR baseband segment for transmitter has an a lesser measure of intensity use, separately, which is proper for low power little satellite frameworks. Programming Defined Radio (SDR) has been one of the new methods which lessens the equipment multifaceted nature and furthermore change the route for conventional remote correspondence frameworks work. Planning a multi-tweak plans framework in term of FPGA makes it adaptable and reusable. This task introduces the plan of baseband handling segment of Software Defined Radio utilizing QPSK, BPSK and encoding plan utilizing Hamming code.
Hall Effects on Unsteady Magneto Hydrodynamic Convection Flow of Nanofluids Past a Rotating Porous Plate
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Mathematics, JNTU Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) India., Pushpabaipavar  , Harikrishna L. ,   Department of Mathematics (H&S), Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet (Andhra Pradesh) India., Reddy M. Suryanarayana ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, JNTUA College of Engineering, Pulivendula (Andhra Pradesh) India.
Published: January 2020

The effects of Hall current are considered for the convective rotational current free of nanofluid magnetohydrodynamics (copper and alumina) in a permeable medium with a vertical porous flat plate, semi-infinite rotation with stable state of the heat source and convection limit. The slip rate is expected to oscillate over time with a constant frequency so that the boundary layer solutions are of the equivalent oscillating type. The equations to regulate the flow are analytically solved by perturbation estimation. The effects of different parameters on the flow are investigated by means of diagrams and tables.
Locomotive Lifter for Parking in Congested Places
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode., A Tamilvanan. , K Sampath Kumar. ,   Final Year (Undergraduate course),Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode., B Sanjaya Krishnan.K. ,   Final Year (Undergraduate course), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode., D Saravana Kumar. ,   Final Year (Undergraduate course),Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode.
Published: January 2020

Locomotive Lifter is an independent attachment implied on the vehicle body frame in order to lift and move the vehicle at right angles from it’s exact position using the retractable arm provided with the wheel dolly for parking in congested places. It works on the principle that the fluid pressure (hydraulic or pneumatic) applied in the piston cylinder respectively pulls the arm and lifts the vehicle, due to small area of the wheel dolly the effort (force applied) to push the vehicle is less irrespective of the immense structure of the vehicle. Now-adays the most common issue probably dealt in metropolitan cities is that the mishap in parking the car in the portico or on the adjacent road side parallelly with part of the car body to be hanging outside the passage. Merely, there is enough of space to park the car but to say it is hardly occupied. The unoccupied space is due to irregular parking of the other cars crossing the parking lanes on the either sides in parallel parking or the standing pillar in indoor parking which does not allow the car to turn with it’s free radius of curvature. In order to park the car perfectly one has to arrest the position of the either axial of the car and the other axial wheel has to be tilt at right angles to make an arc to park. But this case isn’t possible i.e. tilting the wheels at right angle. Besides the help of this “Locomotive Lifter” we can rotate the position of the car in all 360’degree direction, either the car can be moved or the car can be rotated.
Model Predictive Controlled SLQZSI Fed IM Drive with Quick Response
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of EEE, SCSVMV University, Kanchipuram-631 561 (Tamil Nadu) India., Malathi V. , kumar D. Vijaya ,   Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore-632 014 (Tamil Nadu) India.
Published: January 2020

This paper presents a model predictive controlled switched inductor quasi Z source inverter fed induction motor drive with quick response. MPC depends on dynamic models of the process and more frequently linear empirical models are arrived trough drive system identification. The unique nature of MPC has control logic to optimize the induction motor speed while considering the further speed. Modeling of MPC controlled SLQZSI fed IM is obtained through simulation under MATLAB platform and experimental work. The performance of closed loop controlled SLQZSI fed IM drive is analyzed in terms of rise time, settling tim, peak time and steady state error. The outcomes shows that the reaction of MP controlled SLQZSI fed IM drive are quicker than that of PI and FOPID controlled SLQZSI fed IM.
Color Based Image Retrieval by Combining Various Features
Authors:   Ph.D., Department of Computer Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow., Dolly Bably , Raj Deepa ,   Assistant professor , Department of Computer Science Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University
Published: January 2020

Content based image retrieval system retrieve the images according to the strong feature related to desire as color, texture and shape of an image. Although visual features cannot be completely determined by semantic features, but still semantic features can be integrate easily into mathematical formulas. This paper is focused on retrieval of images within a large image collection, based on color projection by applying segmentation and quantification on different color models and compared for good result. This method is applied on different categories of image set and evaluated its retrieval rate in different models.
Strength and Durability Performance of Ferrocement Panels with the Influence of Corrosion Inhibitor
Authors:   Civil Department, R.M.K. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Tamil nadu, India, S Saranya , P Kanniyappan S. ,   Civil Department, R.M.K. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Tamil nadu, India., A Faizuneesa ,   Civil Department, R.M.K. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Tamil nadu, India., G Dhilip Kumar R. ,   Civil Department, R.M.K. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Tamil nadu, India.
Published: January 2020

Success of Ferrocement, as with other construction material, depends largely upon its durability. ACI-549R strongly recommends that studies be undertaken to suggest durable and long-term anti-corrosion techniques to prevent penetration of water and salts that could lead to the corrosion of reinforcing wire mesh. The main objective of this study is to develop a durable Ferrocement panel by incorporating corrosion inhibitors as admixtures. The inhibitor used is sodium nitrate based inhibitor. Totally 24 Ferrocement panels are subjected to strength and durability study to ascertain the influence of inhibitor modification in cement mortar. Inhibitor admixed mortar offers marginally improved resistance against water absorption irrespective of tested dosage levels as compared to control mortar. There is a appreciable reduction in current development in the order of 18% for inhibitor admixed mortar as compared to control mortar, which is an indication of improved resistance against chloride penetration. Half-cell potential readings on galvanized Ferrocement panels should not be interpreted for corrosion probability as per ASTM C876. Ferrocement panels with crimped wire mesh and inhibitor modification offered low corrosion risk at the end of test period as per ASTM C876. There is an improvement in ultimate load carrying capacity for galvanized mesh Ferrocement panels of the order of 11-16% upon inhibitor modification in mortar. Similar ultimate load carrying capacity for crimped wire mesh Ferrocement panels for control and inhibitor modified mortar. Ductile behavior associated with multiple crack formation before failure is observed for all tested panels. It can be concluded that crimped wire mesh panel Ferrocement panels offered appreciable stiffness, load carrying capacity and ductility as compared to galvanized mesh Ferrocement panel. Inhibitor incorporation appreciably improves the durable performance of Ferrocement panels.
An Effective Progressive Image Transmission using Superpixel based Saliency Detection and Modified SPIHT Compression Algorithm
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Affiliated to Visvesvaraya technological university, Mysuru, India,, K Ravikiran H. , J Jayanth ,   Department of Electronics and Communication, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Affiliated to Visvesvaraya technological university, Mysuru, India,
Published: January 2020

A new progressive image transmission system was proposed in this research paper for effective usage of communication bandwidth. At first, the superpixel based saliency detection method was used for segmenting the foreground region from the background region, because it gives more saliency information of an image with the benefit of color contrast. Then, Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) was applied in the foreground image, which delivers A good quality of the image and also the compression ratio of the image was decent. Additionally, optimized neural network and modified Set Partitioned in Hierarchical Tree (SPIHT) algorithm were applied in the background image that delivers good rate distortion properties in the noise free environment and also enhances the image visual experience. In modified SPIHT, the sub-tree roots were not excluded that helps to encode and quantize the wavelet coefficients effectively. Also, it delivers more information to the image edges that effectively improves the subjective visual experience. Experiment report showed that the proposed work enhanced the Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) upto 5dB compared to the existing work.