bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Location Based Augmented Reality Navigation Application
Authors: Anerao Aditya , Pramanik Samridhi , Bobade Hemraj , Firame S.N
Published: June 2019

We will be integrating Augmented Reality to the traditional maps which will give a new perspective to the maps. We will be using Location based and Markerless Aug- mented Reality which will track the user's current location and calculate the destination by calculating distance between them and will facilitate information about the places which appears within the journey. The problem occuring in traditional mapping is not proper direction representation. A traditional map cannot provide a proper view for instance if there is a flyover and a road below it, traditional map cannot differentiate between them and will show both as a single blue line (path) which will confuse the user which way to go. This problem can be solved as we would be providing a 3 Dimensional view . Along with a generous assistant which will help the user in interactive manner. The assistant will direct the user till the actual destination which will solve our above problem whether to take flyover or the road??It will also give information about the places nearby in the route with their details on for example if we come across a restaurant, it will augment name of the cafe its ratings etc which help user to make decision if he requires anything during the journey!!In this way one of the latest technology can be used for the betterment of the user and to solve the problem of users getting confused while finding their destination.
Automating Data Entry Forms for Banks Using OCR and CNN
Authors: Vaidya Maithilee , Kumar Rule Praveen , Kumar Hitesh , Jain Akansha , R. Kamble Asmita
Published: June 2019

Digitalization of money transfer is a must in the present situation of banking operations. Clients have a variety of ways to carry out transactions, such as credit, wiring money, and so forth. However, depositing cash requires the physical presence of the depositor at the bank, and cashier needs to enroll the transaction into the system, which slows down the rate of money deposit and teller's activity. To accelerate the process, banks around the world have to adapt and construct guidelines for a digital deposit. To accurately digitize and transmit deposit slip information from smartphones to the bank, a scheme called 'Automating Data Entry Forms for Banks Using OCR and CNN'. The deposit slip scanner algorithm is based on input from the Smartphone camera.
"Dainty Predators" and "Carnivorous Families": The Representation of Hunger in Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters .
Authors: Rawashdeh Faisal I. , Zuraikat Malek J.
Published: June 2019

The cultural practice of obsessive feasting suggests not only individual attitudes to food but also a collective state of spiritual emptiness. In Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters (1990) most male characters’ hunger for food is never satisfied. Their expressed desire to eat at any given circumstance is often aligned with vocalized or wishful sexual urges. Their female counterparts either eschew food ascetically or demonstrate a corresponding degree of gastronomic crave. In this novel, hunger and its direct association with consumption do not define a festive, harmonious environment. Rather, satisfaction of desires is set against a violent, politically charged background. The discussion below traces the representation of hunger and food consumption in the novel to gain fresh insights into the problematic nature of the neocolonial modes of living in Manila. To this end, we argue that Manila in Hagedorn’s Dogeaters is consumed by a collective insatiability and instability fostered by the hegemony of a capitalistic/postmodern dynamic that continues to define the cultural attitudes and practices of the citizenry in the neocolonial city of Manila.
Impact of Tangible and Intangible Rewards on Organizational Effectiveness: A Mediating Role of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour
Authors: Hameed Mohammed , Hassan Haraj Ali , Salman Alabboodi Anas
Published: June 2019

The current study seeks to analyze the impact of the tangible and intangible rewards on organizational effectiveness with the mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior. The study utilized a quantitative research design for that the data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The sample size was 342. The study framework had 4 constructs namely tangible rewards, intangible rewards, organizational citizenship behavior, and organizational effectiveness. Two of the variables (tangible and intangible rewards) were independent variables, organizational effectiveness was dependent variable and organizational citizenship behavior was mediating variables. All the latent construct was measured using multi items based on 5 point Likert scales from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly disagree. The data collection instrument was developed referring to past researches done on the seminal researches. Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyze the data. The results suggested the significant relationship of tangible and intangible rewards with organizational effectiveness directly and through the mediation of organizational citizenship behavior.
Blockholders and Firm Performance: A Malaysian Evidence.
Authors: Mokhtar Imani , Raihan Syed Mohd Zain Sharifah , Duasa Jarita , Mohamad Azhar
Published: June 2019

This study enhances the corporate governance literature by investigating the influence of blockholders on firm performance. Employing panel data estimations, this study works on a sample of 526 non-financial listed firms in Malaysia from 2006 to 2015. Overall, our findings reveal that firm performance is negatively associated with blockholders presence but positively related to blockholders total ownership concentration. Further examinations reveal that identity of blockholders matters in influencing performance of the firm. We also found that board governance mechanisms particularly independent directors and CEO duality play a significant monitoring role in relation to firm performance. More importantly, our findings are robust to a wide variety of performance measure which includes accounting, market and value based measures. Finally, findings of our study could facilitate the regulatory bodies and firm managers in promoting better and effective corporate governance in Malaysia. Investors may also benefit from our findings in understanding corporate governance of Malaysian firms and thus diversify their investment portfolios.
Risk Based Internal Shariah Audit Practices in the Islamic Bank.
Authors: Abd Rahman Nurulhuda , Mastuki Nor’azam , Kasim Nawal , Rahimi Osman Muhamad
Published: June 2019

Shariah audit is an essential key function to ensure Shariah compliance in Islamic banking institutions. Shariah audit complements existing functions of conventional internal audit, which is lacking in providing adequate assurance on Shariah compliance. Hence, there is a need to incorporate Shariah audit function to existing corporate governance framework of Islamic banks (IB). However, there is not much guidance that auditors could refer to in order to perform comprehensive Shariah audit procedure. The current study intends to provide in-depth explanation on the process of internal Shariah audit, particularly on the planning, execution and reporting, also follow up phases. If focuses on the application of risk-based internal audit (RBIA) approach in the practices. The study adopts a qualitative approach of single case study in an attempt to achieve its objectives. By providing detailed explanation on practices of internal Shariah audit in Islamic banks, findings are expected to contribute in supplying valuable in-depth information for Islamic banks, as well as other Islamic institutions. This information is especially important for in strategizing internal Shariah audit practices as an important control and monitoring strategy in their business operation.
Understanding the Distribution, Conservation and Threats to Pangolin (Manis spp.)
Authors: Lamichhane Uchita , Pokhrel Basudev
Published: June 2019

This article is based on the study carried out in Rani Community Forest (CF) of Makwanpur district of Nepal to assess the distribution of and key threats to pangolin along with its conservation efforts at the community level. The methodology includes searching the direct and indirect signs of pangolin (burrows, footprints, faecal material). Simple random sampling method was applied for the collection of social information related to pangolin. 130 burrows (44 new and 86 old) were recorded during the survey. Distribution of burrows was clumped type and not uniform throughout all elevations. Most of the burrows were found in the elevation range of 500-600m. Most of the people had awareness about pangolin while only few respondents had seen it directly inside the community forest. It indicates that there was occurrence of pangolin in the community forest. Key threats to Pangolin were construction activities, drying water resource, rapid urbanization, habitat loss, lack of food, overgrazing, mining, deforestation, poaching, predation of associated animal species, and forest fire. Among them the construction activities were considered as biggest threat to pangolin. Various community-based conservation programs were initiated by authorities of Rani Community Forest; however, these programs were still not effective for the conservation of pangolin.
Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon Stock of Churia Broad Leaved Forest of Nawalpur District, Nepal
Authors: Adhikari Bharat Mohan , Ghimire Pramod
Published: June 2019

The present article is based on the study carried out to quantify aspect wise variation in Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stock of Churia broad leaved forest in Bhedawari Community Forest of Nawalpur district, Nepal. The total amount of SOC stock in upto 30 cm soil depth in Bhedawari Community Forest was found to be 33.91 t/ha. Aspect had made significant difference upon SOC stock with p value of 0.002 (p<0.05). The total SOC was higher in the northern aspect (36.83 ± 1.34 t/ha) than in the southern aspect (30.98 ± 1.22 t/ha). Hence, soil carbon sequestration through community managed forest is a good strategy to mitigate the increasing concentration of atmospheric CO2.
NOVEL TRENDS OF DEVELOPMENT AND PERFECTION THE MODERN HEAT EXCHANGERS
Authors: Soroka B.S.
Published: June 2019

Some actual aspects of advancement the problem of improvement the heat exchange equipment are considered in the paper. First of all the actual items related to middle and high temperature recuperators are discussed with proper up-to — date approaches.

The classification of flue gases heat recovery appliances has been proposed along with the statement and analysis of the main characteristics of the recovery plants and option the ways of optimization the mentioned characteristics.

The problem of Reynolds analogy (similarity of relative change the heat transfer phenomenon and variation the hydraulic resistance) within the channels of different purpose and of various cross-section supplied with and without the obstacles has been analyzed in application to separate cases of flow along the surfaces equipped with the cavities (dimples) or the convex elements.

Thermal Performance Factor (TPF) of the heat exchange process is qualitatively like to Reynolds analogy factor and is highly depended upon rate of heat transfer and of friction factor in conditions of the scheme under consideration for flow over the surface or flow within the channel. The various media has been compared used as a working body in the heat exchanger’s channels: gaseous, liquid and the nanofluids, the last appeared in practice since 2000.

Analysis has been carried out on effect of using the secondary energy emitters (SEE) arranged inside the tube channels, on resulting heat flux by heat exchange between outward flow of combustion products and the inner air flow. Bibl. 23, Fig. 6.
三亚某度假酒店项目暴雨事件雨水系统分析
Authors: 毛 莉华
Published: June 2019

[1]吴士昌,黄萍.三亚市3月份突发性暴雨个例分析及预报[J].气象研究与应用,2000,21(4):27-28.
水下生产系统中智能制造中关键技术与实现
Authors: 杜 可普 , 程 传静
Published: June 2019

介绍了国内外智能制造技术和智能制造系统的发展现状和前景。分析了我国智能制造的关键问题。简要讨论了智能制造技术和系统的研究方向和主题。提出了智能制造系统发展的关键技术，强调了人类思维在系统中的作用。了解智能制造技术和系统是未来科学技术的重要组成部分。
Assessment of Engineering Properties of Artificial Aggregate Prepared From Canal Silt
Authors: Iqbal Safdar , Jehan Beenish , Khan Fasih Ahmed , Nasir Hassan
Published: June 2019

In this research the canal silt from the Kabul River Canal was recycled to manufacture artificial aggregate. For making artificial aggregates three batches were prepared each of dry weight of 100kg. The composition of artificial aggregate is Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA), Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Silt was mixed in different proportions (by weight). Three batches were made having values of PVA varying from 0, 1 and 2 percent, cement content was 20, 19 and 18 percent respectively, and the quantity of silt used was kept constant (80%) in each batch. Samples were prepared from these three different batches and were cured for 28 days. After completion of the curing time, they were crushed to get the desired course aggregate. A number of tests were performed to check the viability of artificial aggregates for being used as a lightweight aggregate. Shape and particles size distribution properties of artificial aggregates were as that of the natural aggregate but not satisfactory at high silt content. The reductions in the specific gravity of the artificial aggregate were also observed compared to natural aggregates.

 

Index Terms— Artificial Aggregates, Canal Silt, Coarse Aggregates, Lightweight Aggregates, Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA).
Las minas de Alquife en Granada.
Authors: Santofimia Albiñana Marta
Published: June 2019

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Puesta en valor y diagnóstico de los frisos de Antonio Cavallini para los pabellones de los Altos Colegios de Sevilla.
Authors: Arjonilla María , Rodríguez García Teresa , Buendía Martos Alfonso , González González Mª del Mar
Published: June 2019

Tras la reciente rehabilitación y reapertura de los pabellones que conforman los Altos Colegios de Sevilla, se pusieron al descubierto los restos de los frisos murales que decoraban con fines didácticos cada una de las estancias. La autoría del conjunto está documentada en archivo: Cavallini acometió su ejecución a finales del siglo XIX, conformando un rico patrimonio hasta ahora olvidado, al permanecer oculto por un falso techo desde 1928. El deterioro de las pinturas se desarrolló de forma paulatina debido a la falta de control y seguimiento. En el informe y diagnóstico destacamos la acción negativa de dos agentes de deterioro muy comunes en los inmuebles: las filtraciones de agua procedentes de las cubiertas y las reiteradas adaptaciones funcionales de los espacios arquitectónicos. Las consecuencias han hecho mella en estas frágiles pinturas que muestran graves pérdidas, poniendo en evidencia la urgente necesidad de intervención. A través de este artículo queremos contribuir a la puesta en valor del conjunto pictórico por el interés cultural que encierra, especialmente en su función primigenia (la didáctica). Se abordan escuetamente las principales referencias documentales y se recopilan datos decisivos para conocer la historia material de este bien, estableciendo el origen de la patología que presenta en la actualidad y marcando en breves líneas la necesidad de una propuesta de tratamiento para la recuperación de su mensaje.
Analysis Factors Affecting Anxiety In Pregnant Women On Sexual Relations at RSIA Siti Khadijah I Makassar
Authors: Nelcy Yuliana , Vitayani Sri , Abbas Hasriwiyani Habo
Published: June 2019

Sexual relations are a primary need for married couples. However, many couples who disagree about sex during pregnancy are caused by anxiety from each partner. The general purpose of this research is to analyze the factors that influence anxiety in pregnant women against sexual relations in RSIA Sitti Khadijah 1 Makassar City.This research approach is observational, with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all pregnant women in RSIA Sitti Khadijah 1, Makassar City. The sample in this study was conducted by accidental sampling.The results showed the majority of respondents had the age in the risk category as many as 65.7%. The results of statistical tests obtained X2 count (7.672)> X table (5.991) and the value of p value = 0.024  X table (5,991) and p value = 0,001  X table (5.991) and p value = 0.007 <value α = 0.05, most respondents have economic status in the category  X table (5.991) and the value of p value = 0.009  X table (5,991) and p value = 0,019 <value α = 0,05, most respondents have education in the low category as many as 59,7%. The results of statistical tests obtained X2 count (4.353)  the value of α = 0.05, the variables that most influence the anxiety in pregnant women on sexual relations are socio-economic.It is expected that health workers can be included in KIE (Information and Education Communication) regarding sexual activity so that it is expected that all pregnant women who have their pregnancies will not experience anxiety.Keywords: Age, Age of Pregnancy, Parity, Socio-Economic, Job, Education, Anxiety, Sexual RelationshipBibliography: 50 (1990 - 2017)
THE ENTOMBMENTS OF THE 2ND HALF OF 12TH – THE 1ST HALF OF 13TH CENTURY NEAR THE CAVES MONASTERY IN BAKOTA
Authors: NECHYTAILO Pavlo , DOLZHENKO Yuriy , STARENKYI Igor , BOLTANIUK Petro , GORBNIAK Taras
Published: June 2019

The article deals with the results of protective archaeological studies near the Rocks-Caves Monastery in Bakota. In April 2017 members of architectural-archaeological expedition cleared up a double entombment of the women with the child and searched out a contour of the immersed building. These objects were placed in the section of the hill flank on the hiking trail between the wellsprings № 2 and № 3. The funerary implements, the buried woman pointing and her limbs position are typical for the Christian necropolises of the Middle Transnistrian Ancient Rus. Furthermore, the series of Ancient Russian entombments were examined on the South-Eastern outskirt of the monastery during previous years. There were some double entombments among them. It’s possible to conclude that the women with the child were buried in the 2nd half of 12th – the 1st half of 13th ct. on the base of the ceramic fragments in the funerary filling, wire-woven and similar with finger-ring temporal rings as well as of the cross worn next to the skin. The ruins, founded near the wellspring № 3 also belong to this period on the base of the fictile ware rims. Such anthropological methods as craniometry, cranioskopy, craniophenetic and osteometry were applied to the Ancient Russian entombments from Bakota for the 1st time. According to craniological data the well preserved skull belonged to the women of 20–30 years, its cranial index is mesocranic. The face is mesognathic, its absolute width and absolute length are moderate, its superior facial index is mesen. The face is strongly profiled on the upper as well as on the middle level. The general facial index is mesoprosopic. The orbits are wide and moderately high, they have a moderate height according to the index (mesoconchy). The nose is moderately high and narrow its relatival width is leptorhynic. The nasal bridge is considered as high. The nasal projection angle is big. The skull as well as the skulls of Kyivan Polans belongs to the series of mesocranic craniological types with moderately wide faces according to the table of T. Rudych.
Key words: entombment, Bakota, cave monastery, Christianity, repoussage, anthropology, craniology, osteometry.
A importância do docente no processo de inclusão de alunos com deficiência visual
Authors: Lopes Marcelo Wilton Vieira
Published: June 2019

A escola como espaço de aprendizado, de vivências sociais e multiplicidade tem papel significativo na formação das pessoas, e também na formação social. O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em refletir sobre a importância do papel docente no processo de inclusão de alunos com deficiência visual no âmbito escolar e no processo de ensino e aprendizagem. Para tanto foi realizada uma pesquisa de cunho bibliográfica. Sendo uma pesquisa bibliográfica, buscou-se uma análise crítica da literatura produzida na área, a saber: De Masi (2000), Gil (2000) Masini (1993) e Ribeiro (2001). À luz dos autores, no que se refere a educação e inclusão de discentes com deficiência visual, conclui-se que a figura do professor é fundamental no processo inclusivo do deficiente visual. Pois, o educador, quando sensível ao processo de inclusão, ao conhecer a necessidade de seu aluno, busca adequações das atividades curriculares, bem como os materiais didáticos adaptados necessários para oportunizar igualdade de aprendizado, fazendo da escola um ambiente educacional inclusivo.
O efeito do uso da melatonina no tratamento das doenças inflamatórias intestinais: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Ferreira Rosenely Aline Pereira , Ramos Priscila de Sá , Salvador Angela Alves , Silva Arthur Alves Negrão da , Rossetti Francini Xavier , Tamasia Gislene dos Anjos , Vicentini Mariana Scudeller , Bello Sergio Ricardo Brito
Published: June 2019

As Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais (DII) se caracterizam pela inflamação do trato gastrointestinal e os dois tipos mais comuns são: doença de Crohn (DC) e Retocolite Ulcerativa (RCU). Ambas as doenças têm por característica a ativação imune recidivante. Dentro desse contexto, a melatonina (MLT), um indol formado enzimaticamente a partir do L-triptofano, tem se mostrado como um hormônio versátil favorável no tratamento da doença DII. Diante das principais complicações associadas a DII, o objetivo da presente revisão integrativa foi levantar os principais achados científicos relacionados ao uso da MLT no tratamento da DC e RCU. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão integrativa considerando-se bibliografias selecionadas nas principais bases de dados. A MLT parece desempenhar papel importante no TGI, considerando efeitos relacionados a regulação da motilidade gastrointestinal, eliminação de radicais livres, atividade anti-inflamatória local, bem como a moderação da sensação visceral. Assim, parece ser uma alternativa promissora no tratamento das DII.
Türkiye Paralimpik Takımlar Ağız-Diş Sağlığı Profili
Authors: Hamamcılar Osman , Hasanoğlu Adnan
Published: June 2019

Rio 2016 Paralimpik
Oyunlarına hazırlanan Türk sporcularının ağız-diş sağlığı profilini göstermek
ve koruyucu diş hekimliği hizmetlerini arttırmaya yönelik önlemler almaktır.
Çalışmamıza Rio 2016 Paralimpik Oyunlarına hazırlanan judo, atletizm ve erkek
golball branşlarından oluşan görme engelli n=17 (% 24) sporcu; okçuluk,
basketbol, yüzme, tenis, masa tenisi branşlarından oluşan bedensel engelli n=43
(% 60,5) sporcu ve işitme engelli tekvando branşından n=11 (% 15,5) sporcu
katıldı. Sporcuların çürük (D), kayıp (M), 
restore diş (F) indeksi (DMF-T) ve toplumda periodontal tedavi
gereksinim indeksi (CPITN) değerlendirmeleri, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ)
kriterlerine göre yapıldı. Sporcuların sahip oldukları çürük, kayıp ve restore
diş sayısal değerleri ile yaş Paired-Samples T Testi istatiksel analiz yöntemi
ile istatiksel olarak değerlendirildiğinde; D, M ve F sayısal değeri ile yaş
arasında, istatiksel olarak anlamlılık görüldü (p<0.05). Cinsiyet ile diş
hastalığı karşılaştırıldığında, D, M ve F sayısal değerleri her iki cinsiyette
istatiksel olarak anlamlıydı (p<0.05); cinsiyet ve periodontal doku
hastalığı arasındaki ilişkide her iki cinsiyette istatiksel olarak anlamlı
bulundu (p<0,05). Engelli sporcuların sahip oldukları diş ve dişeti hastalık
oranları DSÖ 2020 hedef değerlerinin üzerindeydi. Buna rağmen sporcu grubunun
diş kaybından daha çok dişin tedavisine yönelik eylemlerde bulunduğu görüldü.
Koruyucu diş hekimliği hizmetini arttırmak için engelli sporculara yılda iki
kez ağız-diş sağlığı kontrolü yapılmalı ve ağız-diş sağlığının sporcu sağlığı
üzerine etkileri hakkında eğitimler düzenlenmelidir.
Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Spora Katılım Durumlarına Göre Rekabetçi Tutumlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: Demirdöken Çisem , Deryahanoğlu Gamze , Demirdöken Serkan , Ünlü Elif Aybike
Published: June 2019

Bu
çalışmanın amacı, Hitit Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin spor katılım
durumlarına göre rekabetçi tutum düzeylerinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın
evrenini Hitit Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören öğrenciler, örneklem grubunu ise
tesadüfî örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiş 782 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır.
Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında tarama modelinden yararlanılmış ve anket
tekniği uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada uygulanan anket iki bölümden oluşmaktadır.
Birinci bölümde kişisel bilgiler ikinci bölümde ise likert tipindeki 23 sorudan
oluşan Akbayırlı (1998) tarafından geliştirilen “Rekabetçi Tutum Ölçeği” yer
almaktadır. Tüm istatistiksel hesaplamalarda sonuçlar p<0.05 düzeyinde
anlamlı kabul edilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin rekabetçi tutumlarının
demografik değişkenlere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını incelemek için tek
yönlü varyans analizi yapılmıştır. Demografik değişkenlerin ikiden fazla
kategoriye sahip olanlarında ise, farkın hangi kategoriden kaynaklandığını
tespit etmek için post-hoc testleri (Scheffe ve Dunnett C) yapılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler değerlendirildiğinde; yaş,
cinsiyet, sigara içme ve aktif spor yapma durumlarına göre katılımcıların
rekabetçi tutumları anlamlı şekilde farklılaşmamıştır (p>0.05). Yapılan analizler sonucunda rekabetçi tutum
düzeyleri ile öğrencilerin eğitim gördüğü fakülte, spor yaşı ve maddi durumları
arasında anlamlı fark tespit edilmiştir (p<0.05). Elde edilen veriler
değerlendirildiğinde spora katılım durumları öğrencilerin rekabetçi tutum
düzeylerini etkilediği belirlenmiştir.
Futbolcularda Alt Ekstremiteye Uygulanan Akut Vibrasyon Antrenmanının Şut Hızı Şut İsabeti ve Çeviklik Performansı Üzerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi
Authors: Şengür Emrah , Aktuğ Zait Burak , Yılmaz Gürkan
Published: June 2019

Bu çalışmanın amacı,
futbolcularda alt ekstremiteye uygulanan akut vibrasyon antrenmanın şut hızı,
şut isabeti ve çeviklik performansı üzerine etkisinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmaya
18-25 yaş arasında 33 gönüllü amatör erkek futbolcu katılmıştır. Futbolcuların
şut hızları radar aleti ile şut isabeti Mor-Christian futbol yetenek testi ile,
çeviklik performansı Illinois çeviklik testi ile belirlenmiştir. Futbolcuların
şut isabeti, şut hızı ve çeviklik performansları herhangi bir egzersiz
uygulanmadan ve vibrasyon antrenmanı uygulandıktan sonra olmak üzere iki kez
ölçülmüştür. Futbolcuların şut hızı, şut isabeti performansının ön test son
test arasındaki farkı belirlemede Paired T Testi, çeviklik performanslarının ön
test ve son testleri arasındaki farkı belirlemede Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar
Testi uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre vibrasyon antrenmanı sonrası
şut hızı, şut isabeti ve çeviklik performansının istatiksel olarak anlamlı
şekilde geliştiği belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Sonuç olarak, akut vibrasyon
antrenmanının şut hızı, şut isabeti ve çeviklik performansını arttırdığı söylenebilir.
The Female Professional as Orphan in Charlotte Riddell's A Struggle for Fame
Authors: Ifill Helena
Published: June 2019

In Charlotte Riddell's A Struggle for Fame (1883), motherless Glenarva Westley becomes a professional novelist to support first her financially ruined father and then her insolvent husband. This article examines the impact of Glen's father and husband on her development as not only an author, but also as an autonomous person, and reads A Struggle for Fame as a novel in which independence, creativity, productivity, and contentment are threatened by emotional and familial commitments. Neither Glen's father nor husband deliberately hinder her professional progress, but the financial and emotional drains they place on her outweigh their attempts at support. The novel concerns the worldly themes of business and professionalism for which Riddell was famous, and some of the particular difficulties encountered by women in the public sphere and the marketplace. It also, however, explores more universal existential anxieties about selfhood and the subordination of duty to oneself to duty to one's family. Significantly, Glen's greatest professional successes are coupled with the deaths of her father and husband, who due to his age and demeanour acts as a father figure, meaning that Riddell effectively shows Glen to be twice-orphaned, and so twice liberated from family constraints.
Irish Orphans and Infant Mortalities: Motherhood and Nationalism in George Egerton's Writing
Authors: Gray Alexandra
Published: June 2019

In ‘Irish Orphans and Infant Mortalities: Motherhood and Nationalism in George Egerton's Writing’, I interrogate George Egerton's use of orphaned women, Irishness, and infant mortality as privileged tropes in ‘A Psychological Moment at Three Periods’, ‘Gone Under’, and The Wheel of God. The orphan figures in these works suffer at the hands of the men in their lives and as a result of parental absence. They are uprooted from their homeland and some are further traumatised by the deaths of their children. Extending existing scholarship on Egerton as an Irish New Woman, this essay argues that, in all three texts, Egerton uses the fates of the orphaned women and their dead children to comment on nineteenth-century Anglo-Irish relations. It examines Egerton's ambivalence in relation to a range of Irish concerns and, by extension, her complicated identity as an Irish woman writer living in England. The orphaned women in Egerton's texts disrupt their families, communities, and nations through their, sometimes violent, rejection of the circumstances that they are faced with: forced concubinage or marriage, loss of newborn children, or loss of social standing or reputation. Without effective familial support, these characters are neither able to avoid finding themselves in compromising situations nor to cope with unfortunate or unavoidable events. This essay considers Egerton's highly nuanced rendering of the fraught relationship between England and her closest colony, arguing that her dramatisation of Irish orphan experience also served the author's broader critique of the nineteenth century's exclusionary masculine publishing tradition.
Does Nature Need Cities? Pollinators Reveal a Role for Cities in Wildlife Conservation
Authors: Derby Lewis Abigail , Bouman Mark J. , Winter Alexis M. , Hasle Aster F. , Stotz Douglas F. , Johnston Mark K. , Klinger Karen R. , Rosenthal Amy , Czarnecki Craig A.
Published: June 2019

It is well-established that cities need nature for critical ecosystem services—from storing carbon, to reducing temperatures, to mitigating stormwater—and there is growing momentum to seek out strategies for how these services can intersect with urban design and planning efforts. Social scientists and conservation planners increasingly point to urban residents' need to breathe fresh air, encounter the natural world, and have room to play. It is less obvious, perhaps, whether nature needs cities in order to thrive. The evidence from both urban planning and conservation planning is increasingly “yes.” As changes in land use and land cover sweep the planet, cities are becoming important refugia for certain wildlife populations. In recent years, urban planning has embraced the concept of “green infrastructure” as a way to embed green space across metropolitan landscapes to draw on the inherent benefits nature provides to cities, as well as to create habitat for wildlife. We explore this evolving view of cities and nature in the fields of urban and conservation planning. We argue the time is ripe to bring these worlds together, and, using our empirical work, establish that cities matter for monarch butterflies, other pollinators, and at-risk wildlife species.
Lyndon Factorization Algorithms for Small Alphabets and Run-Length Encoded Strings
Authors: Ghuman Sukhpal , Giaquinta Emanuele , Tarhio Jorma
Published: June 2019

We present two modifications of Duval’s algorithm for computing the Lyndon factorization of a string. One of the algorithms has been designed for strings containing runs of the smallest character. It works best for small alphabets and it is able to skip a significant number of characters of the string. Moreover, it can be engineered to have linear time complexity in the worst case. When there is a run-length encoded string R of length ρ , the other algorithm computes the Lyndon factorization of R in O ( ρ ) time and in constant space. It is shown by experimental results that the new variations are faster than Duval’s original algorithm in many scenarios.
Effect and Interaction of β-Lactoglobulin, Kappa Casein, and Prolactin Genes on Milk Production and Composition of Awassi Sheep
Authors: Jawasreh Khaleel , Amareen Ahmad Al , Aad Pauline
Published: June 2019

A participatory animal-breeding program was applied to 9 commercial Awassi sheep flocks in Jordan. This study aimed to assess the influence of Beta-lactoglobulin (β-LG), Prolactin (PRL), and Kappa casein (CSN3) genes, genotypes and their interaction on milk production and composition traits of 167 genotyped Awassi ewes via Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) followed by sequencing. Allele frequencies for the two variants were 0.42 and 0.58 for β-LG, 0.82 and 0.18 for PRL, and 0.92 and 0.08 for CSN3. No association was found among β-LG and CSN3 polymorphic genotypes with milk production traits. However, ewes with PRL AA genotype showed higher milk production, β-LG AB was associated with lowest fat%, high solid not fat (SNF)%, protein%, and lactose%. β-LG BB was associated with highest milk density. PRL, β-LG, and CSN3 polymorphic genotypes were differentially associated with milk production and component traits. Furthermore, β-LG × PRL interaction showed the highest milk production and fat%; β-LG × PRL recorded the highest SNF%, protein%, lactose%, and milk density, while the PRL × CSN3 had the highest fat% and SNF%. The enhancing effects of these gene interactions can be incorporated in Awassi breeding programs to improve milk production and composition.
Antidiabetic Effects of Hydroxytyrosol: In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence
Authors: Vlavcheski Filip , Young Mariah , Tsiani Evangelia
Published: June 2019

Insulin resistance, a pathological condition characterized by defects in insulin action leads to the development of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a disease which is currently on the rise that pose an enormous economic burden to healthcare systems worldwide. The current treatment and prevention strategies are considerably lacking in number and efficacy and therefore new targeted therapies and preventative strategies are urgently needed. Plant-derived chemicals such as metformin, derived from the French lilac, have been used to treat/manage insulin resistance and T2DM. Other plant-derived chemicals which are not yet discovered, may have superior properties to prevent and manage T2DM and thus research into this area is highly justifiable. Hydroxytyrosol is a phenolic phytochemical found in olive leaves and olive oil reported to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antidiabetic properties. The present review summarizes the current in vitro and in vivo studies examining the antidiabetic properties of hydroxytyrosol and investigating the mechanisms of its action.
Large Near-Field Enhancement in Terahertz Antennas by Using Hyperbolic Metamaterials with Hole Arrays
Authors: Cheng Cong , Chen Wei , Lu Yuanfu , Ruan Fangming , Li Guangyuan
Published: June 2019

Terahertz antennas can greatly enhance the near fields and enable strong light–matter interactions, and thus have been widely used in applications such as terahertz sensing and detection. Here we propose a novel approach to further enhance the near fields in terahertz antennas. We show that by sandwiching hyperbolic metamaterials that are composed of InSb and SiO 2 multilayer and that are dressed with hole arrays, between a terahertz dipole antenna and the substrate, the near-field electric field intensities in the antenna can be further enhanced by more than three times. Simulations reveal that this enhancement originates from the doubly enhanced in-plane electric field component and the significantly enhanced out-of-plane electric field component. We expect this work will advance the design of terahertz antennas that are widely used in sensors and detectors.
Graphene-Based Cylindrical Pillar Gratings for Polarization-Insensitive Optical Absorbers
Authors: Kashif Muhammad Fayyaz , Bianco Giuseppe Valerio , Stomeo Tiziana , Vincenti Maria Antonietta , de Ceglia Domenico , De Vittorio Massimo , Scalora Michael , Bruno Giovanni , D’Orazio Antonella , Grande Marco
Published: June 2019

In this study, we present a two-dimensional dielectric grating which allows achieving high absorption in a monolayer graphene at visible and near-infrared frequencies. Dielectric gratings create guided-mode resonances that are exploited to effectively couple light with the graphene layer. The proposed structure was numerically analyzed through a rigorous coupled-wave analysis method. Effects of geometrical parameters and response to the oblique incidence of the plane wave were studied. Numerical results reveal that light absorption in the proposed structure is almost insensitive to the angle of the impinging source over a considerable wide angular range of 20°. This may lead to the development of easy to fabricate and experimentally viable graphene-based absorbers in the future.
Plasma-Derived Reactive Species Shape a Differentiation Profile in Human Monocytes
Authors: Freund Eric , Moritz Juliane , Stope Matthias , Seebauer Christian , Schmidt Anke , Bekeschus Sander
Published: June 2019

Background: Monocyte-derived macrophages are key regulators and producers of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS). Pre-clinical and clinical studies suggest that cold physical plasma may be beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory conditions via the release of ROS/RNS. However, it is unknown how plasma treatment affects monocytes and their differentiation profile. Methods: Naïve or phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA)-pulsed THP-1 monocytes were exposed to cold physical plasma. The cells were analyzed regarding their metabolic activity as well as flow cytometry (analysis of viability, oxidation, surface marker expression and cytokine secretion) and high content imaging (quantitative analysis of morphology. Results: The plasma treatment affected THP-1 metabolisms, viability, and morphology. Furthermore, a significant modulation CD55, CD69, CD271 surface-expression and increase of inflammatory IL1β, IL6, IL8, and MCP1 secretion was observed upon plasma treatment. Distinct phenotypical changes in THP-1 cells arguing for a differentiation profile were validated in primary monocytes from donor blood. As a functional outcome, plasma-treated monocytes decreased the viability of co-cultured melanoma cells to a greater extent than their non-treated counterparts. Conclusions: Our results suggest plasma-derived ROS/RNS shaped a differentiation profile in human monocytes as evidenced by their increased inflammatory profile (surface marker and cytokines) as well as functional outcome (tumor toxicity).
Cutting Force and Cutting Quality during Tapered Milling of Glass Magnesium Board
Authors: Cao Pingxiang , Zhu Zhaolong , Guo Xiaolei , Wang Xiaodong (Alice) , Fu Chunchao , Zhang Chi
Published: June 2019

In this paper, the effects of tool geometry and cutting parameters on cutting force and quality were investigated during the tapered milling of glass magnesium (MGO) board with diamond cutters. The results were as follows: firstly, both the cutting force and roughness of the machined surface were positively correlated with the taper angle of the cutters and the cutting depth, but negatively related to the spindle speed. Then, the cutting depth had the largest influence on the cutting force and surface roughness, followed by the taper angle and spindle speed. Thirdly, the taper angle had a significant influence on the cutting force, but not on the surface roughness. The contribution of the spindle speed to both the cutting force and the surface roughness were significant, while the cutting depth had an insignificant effect on the cutting force and the surface roughness. Finally, the optimal cutting condition for the tapered milling of glass magnesium board was found to be a taper angle of 15°, a spindle speed of 5000 rpm (cutting speed of 36.63 m/s), and a cutting depth of 0.5 mm, which are proposed for industrial production in order to achieve greater cutting quality and economic benefit.
Can Decomposition Approaches Always Enhance Soft Computing Models? Predicting the Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in the St. Johns River, Florida
Authors: Zounemat-Kermani Mohammad , Seo Youngmin , Kim Sungwon , Ghorbani Mohammad Ali , Samadianfard Saeed , Naghshara Shabnam , Kim Nam Won , Singh Vijay P.
Published: June 2019

This study evaluates standalone and hybrid soft computing models for predicting dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration by utilizing different water quality parameters. In the first stage, two standalone soft computing models, including multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network and cascade correlation neural network (CCNN), were proposed for estimating the DO concentration in the St. Johns River, Florida, USA. The DO concentration and water quality parameters (e.g., chloride (Cl), nitrogen oxides (NOx), total dissolved solid (TDS), potential of hydrogen (pH), and water temperature (WT)) were used for developing the standalone models by defining six combinations of input parameters. Results were evaluated using five performance criteria metrics. Overall results revealed that the CCNN model with input combination III (CCNN-III) provided the most accurate predictions of DO concentration values (root mean square error (RMSE) = 1.261 mg/L, Nash-Sutcliffe coefficient (NSE) = 0.736, Willmott’s index of agreement (WI) = 0.919, R2 = 0.801, and mean absolute error (MAE) = 0.989 mg/L) for the standalone model category. In the second stage, two decomposition approaches, including discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and variational mode decomposition (VMD), were employed to improve the accuracy of DO concentration using the MLP and CCNN models with input combination III (e.g., DWT-MLP-III, DWT-CCNN-III, VMD-MLP-III, and VMD-CCNN-III). From the results, the DWT-MLP-III and VMD-MLP-III models provided better accuracy than the standalone models (e.g., MLP-III and CCNN-III). Comparison of the best hybrid soft computing models showed that the VMD-MLP-III model with 4 intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) and 10 quadratic penalty factor (VMD-MLP-III (K = 4 and α = 10)) model yielded slightly better performance than the DWT-MLP-III with Daubechies-6 (D6) and Symmlet-6 (S6) (DWT-MLP-III (D6 and S6)) models. Unfortunately, the DWT-CCNN-III and VMD-CCNN-III models did not improve the performance of the CCNN-III model. It was found that the CCNN-III model cannot be used to apply the hybrid soft computing modeling for prediction of the DO concentration. Graphical comparisons (e.g., Taylor diagram and violin plot) were also utilized to examine the similarity between the observed and predicted DO concentration values. The DWT-MLP-III and VMD-MLP-III models can be an alternative tool for accurate prediction of the DO concentration values.
Evaluation of the Rheological Property of Binder-Filler Systems after Oxidation Based on a Simple Film Oven Aging Method
Authors: Li Hongmei , Jiang Jiwang , Li Song , Ma Xiang
Published: June 2019

Asphalt mastic is a combination of binder and filler. The binder-filler system within asphalt mixtures plays an important role in adhesion between mineral aggregates. The aging of binders in pavement always happens with fillers inside or contact with mineral aggregates, so it is critical to investigate the evolved rheological property of binder-filler systems during oxidative aging. In this study, simple film oven aging methods for the aging of mastics (binder-filler system) were conducted and verified by comparing the master-curves of aged mastics at different oven positions or different aging times. The frequency sweep test was performed to measure the changing stiffness of mastics with a different combination of binders and filler contents. Test results show that oven positions could influence the aging effect of the mastics significantly, given the influence of circulation. With increasing aging times, the complex modulus increases while phase angle decreases. Comparing the mastics which were first aged then mixed with mastics which were first mixed then aged, it was observed that fillers inside the binder could accelerate aging of the mastics. Additionally, the aging index of mastics with different combinations showed that both the modification of binders and filler contents could affect the aging rate of the mastics.
Online Measurement of Internal Parameters in a Quasi-CW Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser
Authors: Wang Wei , Yan Zhipeng , Wang Zaiyuan
Published: June 2019

We present a simple and practical online measurement method to estimate internal parameters (small-signal gain coefficient, internal optical losses, the saturation parameter, and transmittance of the coupling output mirror) in an neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet Nd:YAG laser system. A measurement cell, placed in the optical cavity of a laser, consists of a polarizer and a rotatable polarization analyzer. Internal parameters are measured conveniently by introducing variable polarization reflective loss. Online measurements of the internal parameters in a quasi-continuous-wave (CW) diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser are performed and the measured results, which are discussed and analyzed, indicate good measurement accuracy. Experiments to investigate validity are conducted and further verify the applicability of the measurement method. A measurement cell with a small volume that is easy to access has potential to be used in the online measurement, optimized design, and maintenance of a laser.
Improving Generative and Discriminative Modelling Performance by Implementing Learning Constraints in Encapsulated Variational Autoencoders
Authors: Bai Wenjun , Quan Changqin , Luo Zhi-Wei
Published: June 2019

Learning latent representations of observed data that can favour both discriminative and generative tasks remains a challenging task in artificial-intelligence (AI) research. Previous attempts that ranged from the convex binding of discriminative and generative models to the semisupervised learning paradigm could hardly yield optimal performance on both generative and discriminative tasks. To this end, in this research, we harness the power of two neuroscience-inspired learning constraints, that is, dependence minimisation and regularisation constraints, to improve generative and discriminative modelling performance of a deep generative model. To demonstrate the usage of these learning constraints, we introduce a novel deep generative model: encapsulated variational autoencoders (EVAEs) to stack two different variational autoencoders together with their learning algorithm. Using the MNIST digits dataset as a demonstration, the generative modelling performance of EVAEs was improved with the imposed dependence-minimisation constraint, encouraging our derived deep generative model to produce various patterns of MNIST-like digits. Using CIFAR-10(4K) as an example, a semisupervised EVAE with an imposed regularisation learning constraint was able to achieve competitive discriminative performance on the classification benchmark, even in the face of state-of-the-art semisupervised learning approaches.