bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Information Technology Governance
Authors: Magalhães Fábio Luís Falchi de , Gaspar Marcos Antonio , Da Silva Lidiane Cristina
Published: January 2019

Due to the central role that ITs have played in transforming society and the knowledge economy, it is essential to understand IT Governance (ITG), a subject that is evolving worldwide. When considering Brazil only, this research domain stands out in academia along with the United States and China. In this context, the objective of this study is to identify and describe the panorama of scientific capital, based on the final product of Brazilian graduate programs, theses and dissertations, concerning ITG. From a qualitative and quantitative approach, an exploratory and descriptive research was carried out through documentary and bibliometric research, with data extracted from the Lattes Platform and the Sucupira Platform of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). The main results evidenced that more than half of the studies in ITG come from graduate programs in Administration, among other areas such as Engineering and Computing. It is concluded that ITG is an interdisciplinary subject, not adhering to only a certain field of knowledge within Brazil. It is noted that ITG has a scientific capital set up and that it is still developing in this country.
School Climate and Teachers Performance in an Elementary School in a Resettlement Area
Authors: Villarino Ibarra Maximino Villordon
Published: January 2019

This study investigated the relationship between school climate and teachers’ performance in Palanog Resettlement Elementary School. Using the descriptive- correlational research design the study included all teachers of the school. The school climate was measured through the Organizational Climate Descriptive Questionnaire and the teachers’ performance through the Performance Appraisal System for Teachers. The data were analyzed using frequency count, percentages, means, Pearson-r product moment correlation and t-test correlation coefficient. The findings revealed that the supportive principal behavior and collegial teacher behavior dimension of school climate has significant relationship on teachers performance. Based on the findings, it was suggested that school head should continue the supportive climate on teachers but not to disregard the directive behavior as to ensure the implementation of the school policies.
The Nature of Ambiguity across Languages
Authors: Mohammad Hassan Musa
Published: January 2019

Ambiguity is a universal phenomenon in processing natural language which is present at phonological, lexical, and grammatical linguistic levels in languages in general and in Arabic and English in particular. A breakdown of communication may take place because of the different interpretations of ambiguous sentences. This paper investigates the interpretations of some Arabic ambiguous sentences in relation to their linguistic content of both English and Arabic languages and it is also an attempt to trace the common ambiguous patterns. It is hypothesized that similar structures of ambiguous sentences may have serious consequences in the intercultural communication. This paper examines Arabic sentences with lexical and structural ambiguity in order to know exactly how the speakers[1] understand these sentences. It is also an attempt to idealize the pragmatic functions of these sentences. Results are evident that factors causing ambiguity are shared among languages, and ambiguity is transferable[2].

 

[1] of both Arabic and English

[2] Arabic and English in this case
High-resolution UAV map reveals erosional patterns and changing topography at Isimila, Tanzania
Authors: Bergstrom Kersten , Lawrence Austin B. , Pelissero Alex J. , Hammond Lauren J. , Maro Eliwasa , Bunn Henry T. , Musiba Charles M.
Published: January 2019

Isimila is a Middle Pleistocene archaeological site located in southern Tanzania. The site is known for large surface assemblages of later Acheulean lithics such as hand axes, cleavers, scrapers, and cores. While hominin remains have yet to be discovered at the site, Isimila offers a unique window into Middle Pleistocene Homo behavior. Although Isimila has been studied extensively, the last published map of the site and surrounding area was made available in the 1970s. Here, we present an updated high-resolution map of Isimila. Data for the map were collected during aerial survey with an uncrewed/unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). With this map, we identify new archaeological localities, erosional patterns, newly exposed geological features, and changes in site topography. The map reveals patterns of stone tool and raw material distribution that may support previous hypotheses of raw material transport into the area by hominins. This open-access map establishes a baseline for tracking changes to site topography in the future and serves as a unique tool to enable collaboration between researchers, museum personnel, and local populations to better conserve Isimila.
Record of Animals Association with Xanthostemon novoguineensis (Valeton)
Authors: Sanito Raynard C.
Published: January 2019

Xanthostemon novoguineenisÂ (vernacular name: Sowang), an endemic plant in Papua from Myrtaceae family, is found widely near the buffer zone area and Mt. Cyclops Nature Reserve (MCNR) area. This research aimed to record the association of animals towards X. novoguineensisÂ on its natural habitat. The survey was conducted in Cyclops buffer zone near Sentani City, Papua Province, Indonesia. The result showed thatÂ an interaction of animals directly to X. novoguineensisÂ was documented and identified. Some insects species have an association with X. novoguineensis, namely black wasp (Isodontia sp 1), black-orange wasp (IsodontiaÂ sp 2), red weaver ant (OecophyllaÂ sp 1) and black weaver ant (OecophyllaÂ sp 2) have an association directly to flowers of X. novoguineensis. Furthermore, stick insect (ScepthrophasmaÂ sp) and spider (possibly from Araneae family) have an association with the leaves and trunks of this plant. Based on the finding, some leaves of these plant are fed by insects. It is indicated by a pattern of insect bites on the leaves. Â Key words:Â buffer zone area, Â cyclops, insect, sowang, Papua
Head Position During Sleep: Potential Implications for Patients with Neurodegenerative Disease
Authors: Levendowski Daniel J. , Gamaldo Charlene , St. Louis Erik K. , Ferini-Strambi Luigi , Hamilton Joanne M. , Salat David , Westbrook Philip R. , Berka Chris
Published: January 2019

Background:

The characterization of sleep in those with neurodegenerative disease (NDD) is essential in understanding the potential neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the connection between sleep disruption and NDD manifestations and progression.

Objective:

Explore the inter-relationships between NDD and age, sex, diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, and duration of sleep time with the head in the supine and non-supine positions.

Methods:

A case-control design was used to evaluate differences in sleep position obtained from multi-night, in-home Sleep Profiler recordings in 45 patients with diagnosed NDD (24 with mild cognitive impairment, 15 with Alzheimer’s disease, and 6 with Lewy Body, Parkinson’s, or other dementias) and 120 age-sex matched controls with normal cognition (NC).

Results:

The frequency of supine sleep >2 h/night was significantly greater in the NDD than in the NC group ( p < 0.001, odds ratio = 3.7), and remained significant after controlling for age, sex, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis ( p = 0.01). There were no group differences in nocturnal mobility i.e., number of head position changes/h.

Conclusion:

This study demonstrates the utility of in-home measurements of sleep in defining the association of supine sleep position with neurodegenerative disorders. Our findings warrant further investigation, particularly in light of the recent evidence suggesting that sleep may an active role in the brain’s ability to clear CNS neurotoxins and metabolites.
Improved Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease by Integrating ELISA and Mass Spectrometry-Based Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers
Authors: Khoonsari Payam Emami , Shevchenko Ganna , Herman Stephanie , Remnestål Julia , Giedraitis Vilmantas , Brundin RoseMarie , Degerman Gunnarsson Malin , Kilander Lena , Zetterberg Henrik , Nilsson Peter , Lannfelt Lars , Ingelsson Martin , Kultima Kim
Published: January 2019

Background:

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is diagnosed based on a clinical evaluation as well as analyses of classical biomarkers: Aβ42, total tau (t-tau), and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Although the sensitivities and specificities of the classical biomarkers are fairly good for detection of AD, there is still a need to develop novel biochemical markers for early detection of AD.

Objective:

We explored if integration of novel proteins with classical biomarkers in CSF can better discriminate AD from non-AD subjects.

Methods:

We applied ELISA, mass spectrometry, and multivariate modeling to investigate classical biomarkers and the CSF proteome in subjects ( n = 206) with 76 AD patients, 74 mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients, 11 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients, and 45 non-dementia controls. The MCI patients were followed for 4–9 years and 21 of these converted to AD, whereas 53 remained stable.

Results:

By combining classical CSF biomarkers with twelve novel markers, the area of the ROC curves (AUROCS) of distinguishing AD and MCI/AD converters from non-AD were 93% and 96%, respectively. The FTDs and non-dementia controls were identified versus all other groups with AUROCS of 96% and 87%, respectively.

Conclusions:

Integration of new and classical CSF biomarkers in a model-based approach can improve the identification of AD, FTD, and non-dementia control subjects.
Nonlinear dynamic analysis of Maglev Vehicle Based on flexible guideway and random irregularity
Authors: Xu Junqi , Chen Chen , Sun Yougang , Ji Wen , Lin Guobin
Published: January 2019

When the maglev train is running on the guideway, the coupling effect between the vehicle and the guideway will inevitably cause vibration. Especially when the guideway is flexible, the vibration of the vehicle will cause slight deformation of the guideway, which may cause resonance. The irregularity of guideway geometry is the main source of excitation for vehicle random vibration. On the premise that the guideway irregularities cannot be eliminated objectively and thoroughly. In order to analyze its vertical random vibration, the vehicle adopts the two stage suspension model, the guideway adopts the Euler–Bernoulli simple supported beam model, and the random irregularity of the guideway itself is used as the vibration source to control. At present, the power spectrum method based on random vibration theory is generally regarded as the most reasonable method, but the computational efficiency problem brought by this method has always been the bottleneck of random vibration analysis. Therefore, from the point of view of computational mechanics, the pseudo excitation method (PEM) is used to simplify the calculation of random vibration and to calculate random vibration. The coupled motion equations of the maglev vehicle under random excitation are obtained, and the computational efficiency is greatly improved. In addition, the vehicle suspension state is simulated at different operating speeds, and the effect of feedback control parameters on the stability of the magnetic levitation system is proved by numerical simulation. Finally, the influence of random excitation on vehicle guideway coupling vibration and the reliability of levitation control performance under random excitation are verified by experiments.
Sensorless displacement estimation for an electrostatic film motor using driving currents
Authors: Zhang Guangwei , Yamamoto Akio
Published: January 2019

This work proposes a self-sensing method for a synchronous electrostatic film motor. The method utilizes the relation between the driving voltages and currents of the motor. Through several signal conversions on the measured motor currents, the system distills the information of the slider position to realize displacement sensing. The resulting system can track the slider position both for synchronous and non-synchronous operations. The system assumes stepwise motions of the slider and fully exploits the characteristic current features of the motions. Two different signal conversion methods have been tested using numerically simulated motor currents and real motor currents. The two methods differ in terms of accuracy and noise immunity. Considering that the currents of the electrostatic motor are relatively small, the method with high noise immunity and relatively low accuracy was found useful for practical applications. The position resolution achieved by the method was in the order of the electrode pitch, which is 200 μm in the prototype motor used in this work.
STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN DESTINASI PARIWISATA KOTA BANDUNG DALAM MENINGKATKAN TINGKAT KUNJUNGAN WISATAWAN ASAL MALAYSIA
Authors: Fajri Khoirul , Riyanto E.S Nova
Published: January 2019

Seiring dengan perkembangan pariwisata di kota-kota lain di Indonesia selain Bandung, kondisi jumlah wisatawan baik domestik maupun mancanegara secara perlahan mulai menyebar ke beberapa kota. Jumlah wisatawan Malaysia ke Bandung pada bulan Januari hingga Maret dari tahun 2014 hingga 2016 sangat bervariasi. Dengan jumlah daya tarik wisata yang ada di Bandung saat ini jumlah wisatawan Malaysia tersebut akan dapat dipertahankan dan menjadi bertambah atau berkurang dikarenakan tingkat kejenuhan terhadap variasi paket wisata kota Bandung. Selain itu, faktor lain seperti pembukaan rute-rute penerbangan baru oleh Air Asia dari Malaysia ke beberapa kota di Indonesia.Dari kondisi tersebut penulis melakukan penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif  pada bulan April hingga Juni 2016 dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui studi literature atau dokumentasi, observasi, kuesioner dan interview, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kota Bandung sebagai destinasi pariwisata di Indonesia masih minim akan daya tarik wisata  yang dapat ditawarkan kepada wisatawan asal Malaysia. Adapun responden terdiri dari beberapa asosiasi perusahaan pariwisata, maskapai penerbangan, instansi pemerintah dan wisatawan asal Malaysia itu sendiri yang diambil menjadi sampel sebagai responden sebanyak 100 wisatawan dengan perhitungan sampel menggunakan rumus slovink, dimana tingkat kesalahan sebesar 10% dari jumlah rata-rata wisatawan asal Malaysia dengan populasi sebanyak 19.235 orang setiap  triwulan pertama per tahunnya. Kata kunci: Bandung, Pariwisata, atraksi wisata, Wisatawan Malaysia.
PENGARUH PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PENGEMBANGAN DESA WISATA CIBURIAL KABUPATEN BANDUNG
Authors: Juwita Anggi Ratna , Rahmafitria Fitri , - Rosita
Published: January 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi persepsi masyarakat yang berdomisili di sekitar Desa Wisata Ciburial mengenai keberadaan desa sebagai desa wisata dan keberadaan daya tarik disekitar desa. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi partisipasi masyarakat Desa Ciburial terhadap kegiatan wisata yang terjadi di kawasan Desa Wisata Ciburial serta menganalisis bagaimana pengaruh persepsi tersebut terhadap partisipasi masyarakat di Desa Wisata Ciburial. Dalam penelitian ini metode yang digunakan adalah metode analisis regresi sederhana dengan menjadikan masyarakat Desa Ciburial sebanyak seratus orang sebagai sampel dalam penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian, menemukan bahwa program pengembangan tidak akan berjalan baik jika masyarakat belum memahami apa itu desa wisata. Masyarakat diharapkan dapat lebih kreatif dalam melakukan inovasi dan memanfaatkan hasil bumi serta kreatifitas masyarakat khas Desa Ciburial agar Desa Wisata Ciburial dapat dipilih karena memiliki ciri khas dan dapat memberikan dampak positif terhadap masyarakat. Kata Kunci: Persepsi, Partisipasi, Masyarakat, Desa Wisata.Kata Kunci: Persepsi, Partisipasi, Masyarakat, Desa Wisat
EFEKTIVITAS DAN KONTRIBUSI SEKTOR PARIWISATA KOTA BOGOR TERHADAP PENDAPATAN ASLI DAERAH
Authors: Soeswoyo Dina Mayasari
Published: January 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas dan kontribusi sektor pariwista Kota Bogor terhadap Pandapatan Asli Daerah (PAD), yang dibatasi hanya pada industri perhotelan, restoran dan rumah-makan serta industri hiburan Kota Bogor, tahun 2012-2016. Metode yang digunakan yaitu concurrent embedded, merupakan kombinasi deskriptif kuantitatif yang dipadukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif untuk mendapatkan hasil dan gambaran yang akurat dan lebih mendalam. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui studi dokumentasi, wawancara langsung tatap muka, melalui e-mail, hand-phone dan What’s Up, serta studi pustaka guna melengkapi data pendukung. Teknik analisis yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini adalah Rasio Efektivitas dan Rasio Kontribusi. Hasil Penelitian menunjukan bahwa perbandingan rasio realisasi penerimaan PAD dari sektor pariwisata kota Bogor dibandingkan dengan target yang ditetapkan selama kurun waktu 2012-2016 memiliki rata-rata rasio di atas 100% atau termasuk pada kriteria Sangat Efektif, dengan rata-rata kontribusi keseluruhan dari penerimaan Pajak Hotel, Pajak Restoran dan Pajak Hiburan adalah sebesar 28,8% atau termasuk dalam kriteria Sedang. Dalam penelitian ini juga diungkap beberapa hasil wawancara penting yang mempengaruhi kontribusi tersebut. Kata Kunci: Efektivitas, Kontribusi, PAD Kota Bogor, Pariwisata Kota Bogor
Primijenjena geometrija - volumen iskopa građevinske jame
Authors: Pancirov Nina , Katić Žlepalo Mirela , Uremović Boris
Published: January 2019

Na svim studijima koje izvodi Graditeljski odjel Tehničkog veleučilišta u Zagrebu uvijek nastojimo povezati gradivo različitih kolegija kako bismo studentima pomogli usvojiti sva potrebna znanja i vještine, koje će kasnije znati na pravi način primijeniti u praksi. O tome smo već pisali u [2], [5], [6]. Ovim radom pokušat ćemo pokazati primjenu osnovnih geometrijskih pravila za rješavanje jednog čestog praktičnog problema u gradevinarstvu - izračuna volumena iskopa gradevinske jame. Takvi proračuni se rade u različitim praktičnim situacijama poput odredivanja potrebnih količina gradevinskih radova, potom za odredivanje potrebnih učinaka gradevinskih strojeva za iskop i transport materijala iz iskopa, te naposljetku za izračun i naplatu izvedenih gradevinskih radova. Znanja i vještine iz geometrije studenti usvajaju na kolegijima Nacrtna geometrija u graditeljstvu I i II (kolegiji prvog i drugog semestra Preddiplomskog stručnog studija graditeljstva), dok znanja i vještine potrebne za izradu navedenih proračuna studenti usvajaju na kolegijima Gradevinski strojevi, Organizacija gradenja I i II, Tehnologija gradenja i Organizacija gradilišta (kolegiji četvrtog, petog i šestog semestra Preddiplomskog stručnog studija graditeljstva). Navedenu povezanost znanja i vještina pokazat ćemo na jednom jednostavnom primjeru izračuna volumena iskopa građevinske jame.
Dirac, ribarenje i kongruencije
Authors: Brana Josip , Corn Anja , Rudec Marko
Published: January 2019

Negativni brojevi, rad i djelo znanstvenika Diraca i teorija kongruencija zanimljivo su se isprepleli u jednostavnoj priči o ribarenju i podjeli riba za tri ribara.
O distribuciji prostih brojeva
Authors: Franušić Zrinka , Pavlinić Nikola
Published: January 2019

Prosti brojevi su jednostavan matematicki koncept koji skriva mnoga otvorena pitanja. U radu ćemo ponoviti važna svojstva prostih brojeva i dotaknuti se nekih neriješenih problema, posebice onih vezanih uz disribuciju prostih koja nas vode čak do velike Riemannove slutnje.
O dvjema metodama integriranja nekih iracionalnih funkcija
Authors: Benčec Denis , Kovačić Bojan
Published: January 2019

U nastavi matematičkih predmeta na veleučilištima i samostalnim visokim školama obrađuju se i integrali iracionalnih funkcija. Neki od tih integrala mogu se odrediti i pomoću trigonometrijske i pomoću hiperbolne zamjene, pri čemu se obično preferira prva zamjena. U članku se na dvama primjerima uspoređuju navedene metode, te se iznose njihove osnovne prednosti i nedostaci.
Loftur Helgason fer til Björgvinjar
Authors: Magnúsardóttir Lára
Published: January 2019

The article recounts the account from the Árna saga about Loftur Helgason’s trip to Bergen in 1282 and his stay there over winter, explained in terms of the formal sources about the organization of the government and changes in the law in the latter half of the 13th century. These changes were aimed at introducing into Iceland the power of both the King and the Church and in fact marked the actual changes throughout the Norwegian state. Loftur was Skálholt‘s official and the story about him was part of a long-standing dispute about the position of the chieftains versus the new power of the Church and the opposition to its introduction. The article defines the political confusion described in the Árna sagain Bergen in the winter of 1282-1283 as, on the one hand, changes in the constitution and, on the other hand, legislation, and at the same time whether the Kings Hákon Hákonarson and his son Magnús had systematically pursued a policy of having the Church be an independent party to the government of the state from 1247 onward until the death of the latter in 1280. When the disagreement is looked at as continuing, it is seen that Icelanders had made preparations for changes in the constitution with assurances of introduction of the power of the Church beginning in 1253 and the power of the King from 1262, but, on the other hand, the disagreements in both countries disappeared in the 1270s in the face of the conflict of interests that resulted from the laws that followed in the wake of the constiututional changes. Árna saga tell of this and how the disputes were described, but also that their nature changed as King Erikur came to power in 1280, as he gave the power of the King a new policy that was aimed against the power of the Church. Ousting of the archbishop from Norway and the Christian funerals of the excommunicated chieftains are examples of the conditions of government that could not have been, if the King had no longer had executive power over Christian concerns, as he had already conceded power over spiritual issues to the Pope in Rome with the Settlement at Túnsberg in 1277.
Lög og bókmenntir í dönsku samhengi
Authors: Simonsen Karen Margrethe , Tamm Ditlev
Published: January 2019

Grein sú sem hér er þýdd birtist í bandaríska tímaritinu Law and Literature á liðnu ári. Hún ber vott um vaxandi þátttöku norrænna fræðimanna á alþjóðlegu rannsóknarsviði laga og bókmennta á síðari árum en er einnig til marks um forvitnilegt og frjótt samstarf tveggja einstaklinga sem tilheyra ólíkum rannsóknarhefðum bókmenntafræði og lögfræði. Birt með leyfi höfunda og Taylor & Francis Ltd. © Cardozo School of Law.
Heimatilbúið réttarkerfi
Authors: Jóhannsson Einar Kári
Published: January 2019

The aim of this article is to discuss two contemporary Icelandic novels, Kata by Steinar Bragi and Gott fólk by Valur Grettisson, in connection to interpretations of revenge literature and films in the field of Law and literature. Both novels deal with shortcomings in the legal system and judiciary in dealing with and proving crimes involving rape and sexual abuse. This analysis focuses on how the two novels are connected to the advocacy for change, both for the legislator and the judicial system in Iceland. The novel Kata is named after the protagonist, whose daughter is kidnapped, raped and murdered. Kata decides to revenge her daughter and murder the perpetrators, one by one. Throughout the story the reader is made aware of the necessity of avenge, but still the question of righteousness remains. In Gott fólk the narrator, Sölvi, is put through the accountability process by Sara and her friends, after she accuses him of both mental and sexual misconduct during the time of their relationship. Sölvi experiences the process as revenge, but to the reader it is clear that he is guilty and cannot cope with that realization. The two novels offer a basis for discussion on sexual offence, the legal system, revenge and justice.
Seigfljótandi siðaskipti
Authors: Hugason Hjalti
Published: January 2019

This article is written on the occasion of the 500 years anniversary of the Lutheran reformation (siðbót) which started in 1517. The aim is to point out new perspectives worth considering in research on the main implications of the reformation in the political field (siðaskipti) and cultural and / or social field (siðbreyting). In this regard, it is pointed out that in researches of such a complex historical process is inevitable to assume pre-defined pardigms that can serve as prerequisites for the interpretation of the subject. It is also pointed out that, up to present time, a single one-sided paradigm which describes the reformation as a revolution has been assumed in Icelandic studies of the reformation which assumes that the transition from a catholic to a lutheran church in Iceland has been sudden and for more or less political reasons, ie. for the efforts of Christian the III:rd of Denmark to increase his assets, properties and power in the country. The article argues that the relationships between religion and politics was much more complexed at this time than has generally been expected, as well as that Christina the III:rd and his representatives in Iceland considered it as their duties as christians to promote the reformation in the country and in that way respond to the demand of Luther to the christian nobility to rescue the Church on the basis of the gospel. In the article it is assumed that the reformation in Iceland happened in the period 1539-1600 and the development took place on various religious, ecclesial, political and cultural fields. In that way it is meaningful to describe it as a viscous reformation.
Declaración de Sant Joan d’Alacant en defensa del Acceso Abierto a las publicaciones científicas, del grupo de editores de revistas españolas sobre ciencias de la salud (GERECS).
Authors: Beas Jiménez Juan de Dios , Da Silva Grigoleto Marzo Edir , Jiménez López Leocricia , López López Covadonga , Rodríguez Sorroche Clemente , Espinosa Soler Salvador , Jiménez Pavón David , Dias Estriga María Luísa
Published: January 2019

Editorial de la Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte en el que se suscribe la Declaración de Sant Joan d’Alacant en defensa del Acceso Abierto a las publicaciones científicas, del grupo de editores de revistas españolas sobre ciencias de la salud (GERECS).
An Academic Study of Women’s Rights in the Light of the Shari’ah and Social Modern Issues
Authors: Rehman Dr. Badshah , Rehman Mr. Sayed Maqsood ur
Published: January 2019

Men and women equaly play a key role in the society by esuring the continuety of human race on earth. The purpose of their creation as Allah (SWT) explains in the holy Qur’an is to gratify each other and they are meant to be garments for each other. Symbolizing mutual support, mutual comfort and mutual protection. In the past women were treated unfairly by degrading them to slavery and treating them as animals. After the rise of Islam women were guaranteed equal rights in all social matters. Islam awarded women all the economic, social, political rights. The holy Prophet (SAW) also had a great respect for women and immensely considerate towards them as women were declared as half part of the men as far as human rights were concerned. Despite these clear Islamic teachings, women are denied inheritance, choice of marriage, property ownership and confined to the boundary walls of the house in many Islamic societies. This research paper probes into the rights of women as practiced in the Muslim society by presenting a clear view of the islamic teachings about their rights as the need for provision and acceptance of their due rights and deterrence of rigidity and voilance against them increases day by day.

Keywords: Rights, Species, gratify, inheritance, Holy Qur’an
التنميط الجندري للإعلانات في قناة mbc مصر/ بحث مستل من رسالة ماجستير
Authors: الراوي بشرى جميل , جبار رنين
Published: January 2019

تنطلق الدراسة من الفكرة القائلة، بأن الإعلان شكل من اشكال الثقافة. إذ ان الإعلانات لا تروج المنتجات والخدمات، ولا تعد عملية تواصلية محايدة بين الشركات الإنتاجية والجمهور المستهلك. انه ظاهرة اجتماعية، ويكرس الموجود في الثقافة السائدة، ويعيد انتاجها مرة ثانية لضمان استمرار وهيمنة السائد. لذا لا يمكن دراسته من منطلقات أحادية الجانب كتلك التي ترتكز على الجانب الفني دون ربطه بالثقافة التي تنتج فيه. سنحاول من هذا المنطلق دراسة الرسالة الإعلانية بمفهوم «الجندر» الذكورة والانوثة.الإعلان عامل هام في التنشئة الاجتماعية، كونه الرسالة الاتصالية الأكثر حضورا وتكرارا في القنوات الفضائية. فتم تصوير اختلاف الرجل عن المرأة في المواقف والسلوك. واعادة انتاج مفاهيم من الخيال والواقع الاجتماعي فيما يخص الإعلان. وكيفية اختصار الأدوار بنمط معين، تنحصر فيها قيمة الشخص بجاذبيته أو سلوكه الجنسي مما يؤدي إلى استبعاد خصائصه الأخرى. إن رصد الإعلانات للوصول إلى ماهية صورة المرأة والرجل ليست بالمسألة الشكلية بل هي مقدمة لقراءة ما هو عليه المجتمع. لأن المجتمع أصبح يبني تصوراته من خلال ما يقرأ ويسمع ويرى عن طريق وسائل الإعلام المختلفة.وطبقت الدراسة التحليل الكيفي والكمي، عن طريق ربط التحليل بالإطار النظري للدراسة لإيجاد عمق تحليلي. وحسب نظرية الغرس الثقافي لتوضيح الواقع وتأكيد العلاقة بين كثافة المشاهدة وإدراك الواقع الاجتماعي. ويعدّ أهم الاعتبارات الأساس لنظرية الغرس واختباراتها هو تحليل الرسالة، ومعرفة صورة «الواقع الرمزي». ببناء استمارة تحليل المضمون وفق منهجية، بالاعتماد على نموذج تم تحديده من دراسات عدة، وهي (صورة المرأة والرجل في اغاني الفيديو كليب لمارغو حداد, وانموذج لتحليل المضمون لصورة المرأة في وسائل الاتصال ل مارغريت جلاجر 1981م, والرسالة الاشهارية في الفضائيات العربية قناة الشرق الاوسط mbc دراسة فنور بسمة, واعلانات القنوات العربية المتخصصة في برامج الاطفال دراسة وصفية تحليلية لاعلانات قناة “سبيس تون” الفضائية دراسة طرابلسي امينة). وتم الاستعانة بالملاحظة الشخصية بتحديد فئات اخرى لم تتضمنها النماذج.
انتهاك الخصوصية في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (بحث مستل)
Authors: الفيصل عبدالامير مويت , سيد اسراء هاشم
Published: January 2019

مكن التفوق التكنولوجي الذي تمتاز به وسائل الاتصال والاعلام المجال لهيمنة هذه الوسائل وتَسيُدها الموقف بديلاً عن وسائل الاعلام التقليدية , فالانترنت وماتمتلكه من مزايا وفوائد أفادت في مجالات الحياة شتى ,لاسيما المجال الاعلامي, وحققت مالم تتمكن أية تقنية سبقتها من تحقيقها ,وقد لاتتمكن اية تقنية تأتي بعدها من العمل والنجاح بمعزل عنها, تُعد اليوم الركيزة الاساسية للأتصال والتواصل في العالم وأهم وسائل الاتصال الجماهيري والشخصي في آن واحد , فما تتميز به من تفاعلية وإلغاء قيود المكان والزمان صنعت إعلاماً جديداً أتاح للجميع التعبير عما يريدون بحرية تامة , وأصبحت تطبيقات الانترنت ومنها مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي لاسيما فيسبوك أشهرها وأكثرها إنتشاراً ,أهم وسائل الاعلام الجديد, بعد أن بات حائط صفحة فيسبوك الصحيفة التي تنشر السبق الصحفي للاحداث المهمة والمشاهير, كما أصبح منظومة إعلامية متكاملة لكل فرد لنشر ما يريد ليس بالنص فقط بل بالصوت والصورة, وبث الصورة الحية , فراح يدون فيها كل ما يريد بدءاً من تفاصيل حياته (الشخصية والاجتماعية والعملية) .

وبعد ان كان الحديث يدور عن (الحق في الاتصال) و(الحق في المعرفة والحصول على المعلومة) ,أصبح يدور حول حماية حقوق الإنسان من مخاطر الاعلام الجديد,لاسيما الحق في الخصوصية (حرمة الحياة الخاصة) ,فبيانات المستخدمين ومعلوماتهم الشخصية واتصالاتهم تخزن وتجمع وتُعالج إلكترونياً ,ليس من إدارة الشبكة والشركات المختصة فحسب, بل من كل من له القدرة والإمكانية على ذلك سواء كان من الهاكرز او مزودي الخدمة او الحكومة أو دول وشركات اخرى , فضلا عن ما أتاحته هذه الوسائل من مزايا مكنت مستخدميها من إنتهاك خصوصية بعضهم البعض ونشر ما يريدون تحت اسماء مستعارة ,ودون وضع إعتبارات, لاسيما في ظل عدم وجود قوانين وأخلاقيات تحكم هذه الوسائل ومستخدميها فضلا عن عالميته

وتأتي هذه الدراسة المسحية لمستخدمي موقع التواصل الاجتماعي فيسبوك لمعرفة ما يمثله مفهوم الخصوصية لديهم ,ومدى ادراكهم اهميتها وحمايتها,ورصد انواع الانتهاكات المتحققة عبره والاخلاقيات ومدى خصوصية فيسبوك كوسيلة إعلام (بِعده أشهر المواقع وأكثرها انتشاراً وتأثيراً في الشعوب لاسيما العربية فضلا عن انه يعد من الكنوز بسبب ما يحتويه لاسيما في ما يتعلق بمتصيدي المعلومات والبيانات بأصنافهم المختلفة, بعد ان باتت اهم الشخصيات في العالم تتواصل عبره ).
استخدام المرأة العراقية مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي والاشباعات المتحققة منه
Authors: احمد اسيل شاكر , غنتاب أزهار صبيح
Published: January 2019

تكمن مشكلة البحث في عدم وجود تصورات علمية دقيقة عن حجم استخدام المرأة العراقية مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، والدوافع الكامنة وراء هذا الاستخدام، والإشباعات المتحققة منه.

وتتمثل أهداف البحث بالآتي: 

1. تحديد حجم استخدام المرأة العراقية مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيسبوك، ويوتيوب، وتويتر، وانستجرام).

2. التقصي عن الدوافع الكامنة وراء استخدام المرأة العراقية مواقع التواصل لاجتماعي (فيسبوك، ويوتيوب، وتويتر، وانستجرام).

3ـ الكشف عن الإشباعات المتحققة نتيجة استخدام المرأة العراقية مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيسبوك، ويوتيوب، وتويتر، وانستجرام).

ويصنف البحث ضمن البحوث الوصفية، إذ اعتمد المنهج المسحي، وتحدد مجتمع البحث بجمهور مدينة بغداد، من الإناث بعمر (18) سنة فأكثر، ممن يستخدمنَّ مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي. وجرى اختيار عينة البحث بإسلوب المسح بالعينة عبر استخدام العينة العشوائية متعددة المراحل/ العنقودية. وتمثلت الأدوات البحثية بـ (الاستبانة)، فضلاً عن (الملاحظة)، و(المقابلة). 

وتوصل البحث إلى الاستنتاجات الآتية:

1. استخدام المبحوثات الكبير مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيسبوك، ويوتيوب، وتويتر، وانستجرام)، مع التباين النسبي في حجم استخدام كل موقع.

2. تفوق الدوافع النفعية الإجمالي على الدوافع الطقوسية، التي تكمن وراء اســــــــــــــــــتخدام المبحوثات مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيسبوك، ويوتيوب، وتويتر، وانستجرام).

3. اتساق الإشباعات المتحققة للمبحوثات نتيجة استخدامهن مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيسبوك، ويوتيوب، وتويتر، وانستجرام)، مع فكرة هذه المواقع وغايتها واسمها (التواصل الاجتماعي) ومـــا يترتب عليه من تسلية وإمتاع.
التسويق السياسي وتشكيل اتجاهات الراي العام في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي
Authors: صاحب حنان حيدر , حمد فاطمة عبد الكاظم
Published: January 2019

اصبحت مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي من أهم الوسائل الترويجية لما تمتاز به من سهولة التواصل وخلق مجال عام للمناقشة وتكوين وجهات النظر , وقد وظفت تلك المواقع في عمليات التسويق السياسي ، اذ استخدم السياسيون صفحات الفيس بوك لتعزيز أيديولوجياتهم ونشر برامجهم بهدف التأثير في الرأي العام .

يتناول هذا البحث كيفية تسويق المنتجات السياسية في صفحتي رئيسي الوزراء ومجلس النواب العراقي على الفيس بوك , وقد اعتمدنا على منهجية تحليل المضمون لتلك الصفحتين اثناء مدة الدراسة البالغة ثلاث اشهر من (1/12/2016 ـــ 1/3/2017) اذ شهدت هذه المدة العديد من المتغيرات والاحداث كان ابرزها بدء العمليات العسكرية لتحرير مدينة الموصل ، وانعكست مجمل تلك الاحداث في صفحات القادة السياسيين وبرزت العديد من القضايا التي اثارها الرأي العام وتباينت بشأنها اتجاهاتهم .

وخرجت الدراسة بنتائج عديدة اهمها تركز اغراض التسويق على ابراز الانشطة والاعمال التي يقوم بها السياسيون , كما بينت النتائج ان هناك تفاوتاً بين الموضوعات والمضامين المتنوعة التي نشرها السياسيون والتي لم يتفاعل الجمهور الا مع قضايا محددة تمس حاجاتهم ومطالبهم ، وكانت من ابرز القضايا التي شكلت محور اهتمام الرأي العام في تلك الصفحات قضية تحرير الموصل وضعف المشاريع الخدمية واعادة النازحين الى مناطقهم .
Measuring the Performance of Wastewater Treatment in China
Authors: Feng Ying , Chiu Yung-ho , Liu Fan-peng
Published: January 2019

When a developing country is undergoing a rapid growth period, agricultural wastewater, domestic wastewater, industrial wastewater, and organic matter content in chemical oxygen demand (COD) usually increase in great amounts, causing environmental pollution. Thus, this paper proposes a summary of factors to assess the performance of wastewater discharge costs. Total fixed assets, population growth, and wastewater treatment expenses in various regions of China were used as input factors, while gross regional product, discharged wastewater, and discharged COD were used as output factors. We employed the directional distance function (DDF) method to compare 31 regions of China between 2011 and 2015. The results showed that areas with leading economic development and areas with a small population and vast natural land have good wastewater treatment efficiency. In the past five years, economic development and wastewater treatment expense efficiency in Chongqing have been improving, such that by the end of 2015, this region efficiency was approaching frontier efficiency. We also found that the efficiency of wastewater treatment expense in many areas often falls below 0.6, which is still very low. There is, thus, a large gap between the regions and the leading frontier regions, meaning that the efficiency of wastewater treatment expense needs to be improved.
Monitoring the Activated Sludge Activities Affected by Industrial Toxins via an Early-Warning System Based on the Relative Oxygen Uptake Rate (ROUR) Index
Authors: Du Yu , Chen Yasong , Zou Lina , Deng Songqiang , Li Guanghe , Zhang Dayi
Published: January 2019

Shock load from industrial wastewater is known to harm the microbial activities of the activated sludge in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and disturb their performance. This study developed a system monitoring the activated sludge activities based on the relative oxygen uptake rate (ROUR) and explored the influential factors with wastewater and the activated sludge samples collected from a typical WWTP in the Taihu Lake of southern Jiangsu province, China. The ROUR was affected by the concentration of toxic substances, mixed liquid suspended solids (MLSS), hydraulic retention time (HRT) and pH. Higher toxin contents significantly decreased the ROUR and the EC50 value of Zn2+, Ni2+, Cr(VI), Cu2+, and Cd2+ was 13.40, 15.54, 97.56, 12.01, and 14.65 mg/L, respectively. The ROUR declined with the increasing HRT and MLSS above 2000 mg/L had buffering capacities for the impacts of toxic substances to some extent. The ROUR remained stable within a broad range pH (6–10), covering most of the operational pH in WWTPs and behaving as an appropriate indicator for monitoring the shock load. A toxicity model assessing and predicting the ROUR was developed and fitted well with experimental data. Coupling the ROUR monitoring system and toxicity model, an online early-warning system was assembled and successfully used for predicting the toxicity of different potential toxic metals. This study provides a new universal toxicity model and an online early-warning system for monitoring the shock load from industrial wastewater, which is useful for improving the performance of WWTPs.
Lactobacillus Plantarum CQPC05 Isolated from Pickled Vegetables Inhibits Constipation in Mice
Authors: Li Fang , Zhou Hong , Zhou Xianrong , Yi Ruokun , Mu Jianfei , Zhao Xin , Liu Weiwei
Published: January 2019

This study mainly investigated the influences of Lactobacillus plantarum CQPC05 (CQPC05) isolated from pickled vegetables on mouse constipation caused by activated carbon water. We used 16S rDNA technology to identify the microorganism, and activated carbon to establish a mouse constipation model. After the mice received L. plantarum (109 CFU/mL) by gavage, small intestine tissue sections were collected. The serum indices and small intestine-related mRNA expression were obtained. A strain of L. plantarum was identified, and named CQPC05. The body weight and activated carbon progradation rate in the mice of the CQPC05 treatment groups were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the excretion time of the first tarry stool was earlier than that of the control group. The results of serum indices indicated that serum gastrin (Gas), endothelin (ET), and acetylcholinesterase (AchE) levels in the CQPC05 treatment groups were significantly higher than those in the control group, while the somatostatin (SS) level was significantly lower. Compared to the constipation control group, the result of q-PCR demonstrated that CQPC05 could up-regulate the mRNA expression of c-Kit (stem cell factor receptor), SCF (stem cell factor), and GDNF (glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor) genes, and down-regulate the expression of TRPV1 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1) and iNOS (inducible nitric oxide synthase). In conclusion, L. plantarum CQPC05 can effectively alleviate constipation, and has good probiotic potential and application value.
A Feasibility Study of the Drive-By Method for Damage Detection in Railway Bridges
Authors: Carnevale Marco , Collina Andrea , Peirlinck Tim
Published: January 2019

Damage identification and localization in railway bridges is a widely studied topic. Strain, displacement, or acceleration sensors installed on the bridge structure are normally used to detect changes in the global behavior of the structure, whereas approaches like ultra-sonic testing, acoustic emission, and magnetic inspection are used to check a small portion of structure near localized damage. The aim of this paper is to explore another perspective for monitoring the structural status of railway bridges, i.e., to detect structural damage from the dynamic response of the train transiting the bridge. This approach can successfully be implemented in the case of resonant bridges, thanks to the high level of acceleration generated, but its application becomes more challenging when the excitation frequencies due to train passage do not excite the first mode of vibration of the bridge. The paper investigates the feasibility of the method in the latter case, through numerical simulations of the complete train-track-bridge system. Accelerations on axleboxes and bogies are processed through suitable algorithms to detect differences arising when the train crosses a defective bridge or a healthy one. The results outline the main operational parameters affecting the method, the best placement for sensors, and the best frequency range to be considered in the signal processing, also addressing the issues that are related to track irregularity. Good performance can be achieved in the case of short bridges, but a few practical issues must be tackled before the method could be tested in practice.
Power Assist Control Based on Human Motion Estimation Using Motion Sensors for Powered Exoskeleton without Binding Legs
Authors: Nomura Shinnosuke , Takahashi Yasutake , Sahashi Katsuya , Murai Shota , Kawai Masayuki , Taniai Yoshiaki , Naniwa Tomohide
Published: January 2019

In this study, we propose a novel power assist control method for a powered exoskeleton without binding its legs. The proposed method uses motion sensors on the wearer’s torso and legs to estimate his/her motion to enable the powered exoskeleton to assist with the estimated motion. It can detect the start of walking motion quickly because it does not prevent the motion of the wearer’s knees at the beginning of the walk. A nine-axis motion sensor on the wearer’s body is designed to work robustly in very hot and humid spaces, where an electromyograph is not reliable due to the wearer’s sweat. Moreover, the sensor avoids repeated impact during the walk because it is attached to the body of the wearer. Our powered exoskeleton recognizes the motion of the wearer based on a database and accordingly predicts the motion of the powered exoskeleton that supports the wearer. Experiments were conducted to prove the validity of the proposed method.
Visual-Based Positioning of Aerial Maintenance Platforms on Overhead Transmission Lines
Authors: Menéndez Oswaldo , Pérez Marcelo , Auat Cheein Fernando
Published: January 2019

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are an emerging and promising alternative for monitoring of transmission lines in terms of flexibility, complexity, working speed, and cost. One of the main challenges is to enable UAVs to become as autonomous as possible. A vital component toward this direction is the robust and accurate estimation of the UAV placement with respect to the transmission grid. This work faces this challenge by developing a transmission line autonomous tracking system, which allows the placement of a commercial drone over a transmission grid using a monocular camera. This feature provides accurate positioning for the vehicle even where the Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal is denied, enabling to report the status of transmission lines, at any time. The system isolates transmission grid conductors in each acquired RGB-image using an image-processing algorithm based on Hough transform, morphological operations, and Gabor filters. With this information, the system computes the location of the UAV using a geometric approach that relates transmission lines building parameter and optical geometry. However, it has the problem of gradual error accumulation when the drone moves. In this regards, the estimated position of the drone is computed by the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) by the position information estimated by visual-system, the inertial measurement unit (IMU) and GNSS. The proposed positioning system showed an efficiency of 91.44% in field experimentation in the extraction of transmission conductor, with a root mean square the error of 0.18 m in the UAV localization.
Towards Trust and Friendliness Approaches in the Social Internet of Things
Authors: Amin Farhan , Ahmad Awais , Sang Choi Gyu
Published: January 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an interconnected network of heterogeneous entities, such as sensors and embedded devices. During the current era, a new field of research has emerged, referred to as the social IoT, which mainly includes social networking features. The social IoT refers to devices that are capable of creating interactions with each other to independently achieve a common goal. Based on the structure, the support of numerous applications, and networking services, the social IoT is preferred over the traditional IoT. However, aspects like the roles of users and network navigability are major challenges that provoke users’ fears of data disclosure and privacy violations. Thus, it is important to provide reliable data analyses by using trust- and friendliness-based properties. This study was designed because of the limited availability of information in this area. It is a classified catalog of trust- and friendliness-based approaches in the social IoT with important highlights of important constraints, such as scalability, adaptability, and suitable network structures (for instance, human-to-human and human-to-object). In addition, typical concerns like communities of interest and social contacts are discussed in detail, with particular emphasis on friendliness- and trust-based properties, such as service composition, social similarity, and integrated cloud services.
Characteristics of Deformation and Damping of Cement Treated and Expanded Polystyrene Mixed Lightweight Subgrade Fill under Cyclic Load
Authors: Lu Weihua , Miao Linchang , Zhang Junhui , Zhang Yongxing , Li Jing
Published: January 2019

To investigate the deformation and damping characteristics of cement treated and expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads mixed lightweight soils, this study conducted a series of triaxial shear tests cyclic loading for different confining pressures, cement contents, and soil categories. Through repeated loading and unloading cycles, axial accumulative strain, resilient modulus, and damping ratio versus axial total strain were analyzed and the mechanical behavior was revealed and interpreted. Results show that the resilient modulus increases with increasing confining pressure and cement content. A decreasing power function can be used to fit the relationship between the resilient modulus and the axial total strain. Although sandy lightweight specimens usually own higher resilient modulus than silty clay lightweight specimens do, the opposite was also found when the axial total strain is larger than 8% with 50 kPa confining pressure and 14% cement content. For damping ratio the EPS beads mixed lightweight soil yields a weak growth trend with increasing axial total strain and a small reduction with higher confining pressure and cement content. For more cementations, the damping ratio of the sandy lightweight soil is always smaller than the silty clay lightweight soil. Nonetheless, the differences of damping ratios that were obtained under all of the test conditions are not significant.