bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stochastic Parsimonious Hydrologic Partitioning Model under East Asia Monsoon Climate and Its Application to Climate Change
Authors: Lee Okjeong , Choi Jeonghyeon , Sim Inkyeong , Won Jeongeun , Kim Sangdan
Published: December 2019

A conceptual hydrologic partitioning model suitable for the East Asia monsoon climate region is constructed parsimoniously, and the variability of Horton index, which is the ratio of water vaporization and wetting in the watershed, is investigated. Numerical simulations in the study area show that the inter-annual variability of Horton index is reduced to around 60% of the inter-annual variability of annual precipitation, and there is a strong inverse correlation between Horton index and annual precipitation. Using cumulant expansion theory, the probability distribution function of soil water with various hydro-meteorological variables and watershed characteristics is derived. Using the steady-state soil water probability distribution function, the sensitivity of Horton index to hydro-meteorological variables such as precipitation occurrence probability, average rainfall depth at rainy days, and evapotranspiration rate and hydro-geophysical characteristics such as surface runoff coefficients, threshold soil water value to control vaporization, and exponent value to control groundwater recharge is analyzed. Looking at the future Horton index of the study area using a variety of future climate information ensemble, it is projected that the water stress of vegetation in the watershed is likely to increase due to fluctuations in precipitation patterns and increase in potential evapotranspiration even if annual precipitation increases.
An Improved Relative Permeability Model for Gas-Water Displacement in Fractal Porous Media
Authors: Wang Huimin , Wang Jianguo , Wang Xiaolin , Hu Bowen
Published: December 2019

Many researchers have revealed that relative permeability depends on the gas-water-rock interactions and ultimately affects the fluid flow regime. However, the way that relative permeability changes with fractal porous media has been unclear so far. In this paper, an improved gas-water relative permeability model was proposed to investigate the mechanism of gas-water displacement in fractal porous media. First, this model took the complexity of pore structure, geometric correction factor, water film, and the real gas effect into account. Then, this model was compared with two classical models and verified against available experimental data. Finally, the effects of structural parameters (pore-size distribution fractal dimension and tortuosity fractal dimension) on gas-water relative permeability were investigated. It was found that the sticking water film on the surface of fracture has a negative effect on water relative permeability. The increase of geometric correction factor and the ignorance of real gas effect cause a decrease of gas relative permeability.
Long-Term Water Quality Patterns of a Flow Regulated Tropical Lowland River
Authors: de Necker Lizaan , Neswiswi Tinyiko , Greenfield Richard , van Vuren Johan , Brendonck Luc , Wepener Victor , Smit Nico
Published: December 2019

Floodplain ecosystems in Africa are under threat due to direct anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The lower Phongolo River and associated floodplain is South Africa’s largest inland floodplain ecosystem and has been regulated by the Pongolapoort Dam since the 1970s. The last controlled flood release from the dam occurred in December 2014, after which a severe drought occurred and only a base flow was released. The central aims of this study were to determine the historic and present water quality state of the middle and lower Phongolo River and assess the possible effects of the most recent drought may have had. Historic water quality data (1970s to present) were obtained from monitoring stations within the Phongolo River catchment to assess the long-term water quality patterns. Using multivariate statistical analyses as well as the Physicochemical Driver Assessment Index (PAI), a water quality index developed for South African riverine ecosystems, various in situ and chemical water variables were analysed. Key findings included that the water quality of the middle and lower Phongolo River has degraded since the 1970s, due to increased salinity and nutrient inputs from surrounding irrigation schemes. The Pongolapoort Dam appears to be trapping nutrient-rich sediments leading to nutrient-depleted water entering the lower Phongolo River. The nutrient levels increase again as the river flows through the downstream floodplain through input from nutrient rich soils and fertilizers. The drought did not have any significant effect on water quality as the PAI remained similar to pre-drought conditions.
Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover on Water Quality at Multiple Buffer-Zone Scales in a Lakeside City
Authors: Huang Wenqin , Mao Jingqiao , Zhu Dejun , Lin Chenyu
Published: December 2019

Understanding the effect of land use/land cover (LULC) on water quality is essential for environmental improvement, especially in urban areas. This study examined the relationship between LULC at buffer-zone scales and water quality in a lakeside city near Poyang Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake in China. Representative indicators were selected by factor analysis to characterize the water quality in the study area, and then the association between LULC and water quality over space and time was quantified by redundancy analysis. The results indicated that the influence of LULC on water quality is scale-dependent. In general, the LULC could explain from 56.9% to 31.6% of the variation in water quality at six buffer zones (from 500 m to 1800 m). Forest land had a positive effect on water quality among most buffer zones, while construction land and bare land affected the representative water quality indicators negatively within the 1200 m and 1500 m buffer zones, respectively. There was also a seasonal variation in the relationship between LULC and water quality. The closest connection between them appeared at the 1000 m buffer zone in the dry season, whereas there was no significant difference among the buffer zones in the wet season. The results suggest the importance of considering buffer-zone scales in assessing the impacts of LULC on water quality in urban lakeshore areas.
Are the Modern Drought Management Plans Modern Enough? The Guadalquivir River Basin Case in Spain
Authors: Hervás-Gámez Carmen , Delgado-Ramos Fernando
Published: December 2019

Droughts and water scarcity events are predicted to be more frequent and intense in the future, especially in Mediterranean countries. However, are the most recent drought management plans (DMPs) built on the latest technical, engineering, and scientific knowledge, as well as the learning experiences from managing historical droughts? The most significant challenge that surfaces, when a new drought event strikes, is the difficulty in predicting its duration (which can vary from months to years), the severity (or degree of affection to water resources), and the potential environmental, economic, and social impacts. Hence, there is an importance of integrating reliable forecasting and modeling tools in the development of modern DMPs, so the potential risk can be assessed under a range of possible drought scenarios. This will ensure that the proposed measures and actions of the DMP are sufficiently robust and proportionate to the drought and water scarcity situation. This paper provides a critical assessment of the core technical concepts and principles to be taken into consideration when developing the methodological and operational framework of a DMP. The case of study chosen is the Guadalquivir River Basin in southern Spain, which presents one of the most complex and paradigmatic cases in this regard. This region suffers recurrent episodes of drought and water scarcity, together with fierce competition among water users. Recently, a new strategic DMP has been approved and adopted in December 2018. The implications of applying the DMP in practice during the drought have been also evaluated. This study draws important lessons learned that could be applied in other areas suffering from water scarcity and droughts.
Behavior of PBTC, HEDP, and Aminophosphonates in the Process of Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Rott Eduard , Happel Oliver , Armbruster Dominic , Minke Ralf
Published: December 2019

Ten times at intervals of 1–2 months, individual treatment stages of two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) were analyzed for the five quantitatively most widely used phosphonates. The total dissolved concentration of the investigated phosphonates in the influents was between 131 µg/L and 384 µg/L. The nitrogen-free phosphonates 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (PBTC) and 1-hydroxyethylidene(1,1-diphosphonic acid) (HEDP) accounted for an average proportion of 83–85%. Diethylenetriaminepenta(methylene phosphonic acid) (DTPMP) contributed with 13–14%, whereas aminotris(methylphosphonic acid) (ATMP) (≤15 µg/L) and ethylenediaminetetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (EDTMP) (≤11 µg/L) contents detected in the WWTP influents were comparatively low. The application of new analytical methods allowed the quantification of phosphonates in the solid fraction of the WWTP influents for the first time. High loads of phosphonates were determined (223–2555 mg/kg), indicating that 20%–80% of the phosphonates are present in the adsorbed state. The removal of total dissolved phosphonate by secondary clarification was between 69.7% and 92.4% (medians: 90.7% and 87.7%). In both WWTPs, HEDP (medians: 89.2% and 86.4%) was slightly better eliminated than PBTC (medians: 87.2% and 82.5%). In the sand filtration stage of a WWTP, the average removal was not further improved. In contrast, an additional removal of dissolved phosphonates could be achieved by activated carbon treatment (median: 96.4%). The proportion of phosphonate-P in the dissolved unreactive phosphorus fraction was consistently between 10% and 40% throughout all treatment stages.
Leak Localization in Water Distribution Networks Using Pressure and Data-Driven Classifier Approach
Authors: Sun Congcong , Parellada Benjamí , Puig Vicenç , Cembrano Gabriela
Published: December 2019

Leaks in water distribution networks (WDNs) are one of the main reasons for water loss during fluid transportation. Considering the worldwide problem of water scarcity, added to the challenges that a growing population brings, minimizing water losses through leak detection and localization, timely and efficiently using advanced techniques is an urgent humanitarian need. There are numerous methods being used to localize water leaks in WDNs through constructing hydraulic models or analyzing flow/pressure deviations between the observed data and the estimated values. However, from the application perspective, it is very practical to implement an approach which does not rely too much on measurements and complex models with reasonable computation demand. Under this context, this paper presents a novel method for leak localization which uses a data-driven approach based on limit pressure measurements in WDNs with two stages included: (1) Two different machine learning classifiers based on linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and neural networks (NNET) are developed to determine the probabilities of each node having a leak inside a WDN; (2) Bayesian temporal reasoning is applied afterwards to rescale the probabilities of each possible leak location at each time step after a leak is detected, with the aim of improving the localization accuracy. As an initial illustration, the hypothetical benchmark Hanoi district metered area (DMA) is used as the case study to test the performance of the proposed approach. Using the fitting accuracy and average topological distance (ATD) as performance indicators, the preliminary results reaches more than 80% accuracy in the best cases.
Downscaling of SMAP Soil Moisture in the Lower Mekong River Basin
Authors: Dandridge Chelsea , Fang Bin , Lakshmi Venkat
Published: December 2019

In large river basins where in situ data were limited or absent, satellite-based soil moisture estimates can be used to supplement ground measurements for land and water resource management solutions. Consistent soil moisture estimation can aid in monitoring droughts, forecasting floods, monitoring crop productivity, and assisting weather forecasting. Satellite-based soil moisture estimates are readily available at the global scale but are provided at spatial scales that are relatively coarse for many hydrological modeling and decision-making purposes. Soil moisture data are obtained from NASA’s soil moisture active passive (SMAP) mission radiometer as an interpolated product at 9 km gridded resolution. This study implements a soil moisture downscaling algorithm that was developed based on the relationship between daily temperature change and average soil moisture under varying vegetation conditions. It applies a look-up table using global land data assimilation system (GLDAS) soil moisture and surface temperature data, and advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) and moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and land surface temperature (LST). MODIS LST and NDVI are used to obtain downscaled soil moisture estimates. These estimates are then used to enhance the spatial resolution of soil moisture estimates from SMAP 9 km to 1 km. Soil moisture estimates at 1 km resolution are able to provide detailed information on the spatial distribution and pattern over the regions being analyzed. Higher resolution soil moisture data are needed for practical applications and modelling in large watersheds with limited in situ data, like in the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) in Southeast Asia. The 1 km soil moisture estimates can be applied directly to improve flood prediction and assessment as well as drought monitoring and agricultural productivity predictions for large river basins.
Influence of User Preferences on the Revealed Utility Factor of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Authors: Srinivasa Raghavan Seshadri , Tal Gil
Published: December 2019

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are an effective intermediate vehicle technology option in the long-term transition pathway towards light-duty vehicle electrification. Their net environmental impact is evaluated using the performance metric Utility Factor (UF), which quantifies the fraction of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on electricity. There are concerns about the gap between Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sticker label and real-world UF due to the inability of test cycles to represent actual driving conditions and assumptions about their driving and charging differing from their actual usage patterns. Using multi-year longitudinal data from 153 PHEVs (11–53 miles all-electric range) in California, this paper systematically evaluates how observed driving and charging, energy consumption, and UF differs from sticker label expectations. Principal Components Analysis and regression model results indicated that UF of short-range PHEVs (less than 20-mile range) was lower than label expectations mainly due to higher annual VMT and high-speed driving. Long-distance travel and high-speed driving were the major reasons for the lower UF of longer-range PHEVs (at least 35-mile range) compared to label values. Enhancing charging infrastructure access at both home and away locations, and increasing the frequency of home charging, improves the UF of short-range and longer-range PHEVs respectively.
ILO Centenary Anniversary and Development of Work Statistics
Authors: Tkachenko A. A.
Published: December 2019

The article addresses methodological issues of labour statistics in the context of ongoing work of international organizations, first of all the International Labor Organization (ILO), as well as eff orts of national governments on implementing the system of indicators to monitor progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The paper shows conceptual approaches of the oldest international organization (that is the ILO) to the development of its statistical base in the 21st century and focusing its activities on the Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the UN General Assembly. The paper reviews the ILO centenary history of work on improving social and labour relations and labour statistics. It analyzes the activities of the International Labor Organization related to the development of its statistical base; special attention is paid to the development of a system of indicators to monitor progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the definite positive changes in in the ILO’s work, comparative analysis of recent ILO and World Bank reports revealed unresolved problems in the fields of international standards and labour statistics. Considerable attention has been paid to the main ILO initiatives on improving employment indicators reflected in the content of international conferences of labour statisticians. The role of indicators of decent work was especially highlighted, while the author noted that the very concept of ≪decent work≫, in contrast to the concept of ≪quality of work≫, did not receive sufficient statistical content. The article formulates the need for changes in Russian labour and social statistics in connection with the development of a list of SDG indicators and acute attention that is given to the “international poverty line” and “working poor”. It is necessary to bring Russian terminology of statistical indicators of ≪working poor≫ into line with the methodology and terminology of the ILO and the World Bank.
Current issues in Employee Commitment: A Systematic Review
Authors: Machokoto Washington
Published: December 2019

Employee commitment (EC) literature has grown very broad, and there is a need to understand the current issues in this body of literature. This systematic review aimed to examine current issues in EC. The research search in several databases, including EBSCO Business Source Premier (BSP), Business Source Complete (BSC), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Academic Search Complete (ASC), Science Direct (SD), Sage Journals (SJ), Taylor and Francis Online (T&FO), Emerald Insight (EI), Wiley Online Library (WOL) and ProQuest. The search in online databases found 86 studies and through vigorous eight studies was selected for review. After analysing the material, “human resource (HR) policies”, “wages/salaries”, “management/supervisory and subordinates relationships”, “language proficiency”, “quality service and units’ delivery”, “continuous improvement organisations”, “emotional empowerment”, “job satisfaction” and “leadership dimensions” emerged as important current issues. Also, the review found that there is no relationship between EC and the economic crisis. The researcher concludes that the literature on EC has grown very broad, and the researcher should conduct regular reviews to update future researchers. However, besides the limitation of a systematic process, the current reviewer recommends that more studies should be done to establish the results of this review.
Dijital Bağımlılığa İlişkin Öğretmen Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi ve Çözüm Önerileri
Authors: AVCI Fatma , ER Hasan
Published: December 2019

21. yüzyılda
meydana gelen teknolojik ilerlemeler hayatımızda çok büyük değişikliklere neden
olmuştur. Günümüz çocukları, bebeklik dönemlerinden itibaren internet ve
etkileşimli teknolojilerin yaygın biçimde kullanıldığı bir ortamda
büyümektedirler. Dolayısıyla çok küçük
yaşlardan itibaren dijital dünyayla tanışan ve bu dünya ile iç içe bir yaşam
süren çocukları bu dünyadan uzaklaştırmak mümkün değildir. Bu durumda aile ve
öğretmenlere düşen görev çocukların dijital ortamlarda güvenli ve bilinçli bir
şekilde bulunmalarını sağlamaktır. Araştırma ile öğretmenlerin dijital
bağımlılık hakkındaki bilgilerinin tespit edilmesi ve dijital bağımlılık
geliştiren öğrencilerine ilişkin önerdikleri çözüm yollarının ortaya
çıkarılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırma, nitel araştırma türünde ve temel
araştırma desenine dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada katılımcı grubunun
belirlenmesinde kartopu/zincirleme örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır.
Araştırmanın katılımcı grubunu, ülkemizin farklı illerinde görev yapan okul
öncesi eğitim öğretmenleri ve sınıf öğretmenleri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada
veri toplama aracı olarak yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Görüşmeler
yüzyüze, telefon görüşmesi ya da online olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırma
kapsamında internet ortamında veri toplama sürecinin sonunda elde edilen veriler,
içerik analizi tekniği kullanılarak çözümlenmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Veriler
ayrıntılı olarak analiz edilmiş, temalaştırma ve kodlama yoluyla sistematize
edilerek yorumlanmış ve değerlendirilmiştir.Verilerin analizi sonucunda ortaya
çıkan bulgulara bakıldığında, araştırmada öğretmenlerinin dijital bağımlılığına
ilişkin düşünceleri analizi ile frekansı en yüksek çıkan kod (f=16) “Teknolojik
cihazlardan ayrı kalamamak” olurken, öğretmenlerin dijital bağımlılık
geliştiren öğrencilerinde gözlemledikleri problem davranışlar “Agresif ve
saldırgan davranışlar”dır (f=8). Öğretmenlerin öğrencilerinde gelişen dijital
bağımlılık ile mücadele konusunda ortaya koyduğu çözüm önerilerinden en yüksek
frekansa sahip olan görüş ise  “Sınır
koymak”tır (f=11).
Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Size of CLIL and Non-CLIL Students: A Comparative Study
Authors: BAYRAM Dilan , ÖZTÜRK Rukiye Özlem , ATAY Derin
Published: December 2019

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has a dual focus both on content and language teaching in which students learn through and about language and provides contextualized and meaningful situations. Although studies on the impact of CLIL on learners’ vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension have mostly positive results, related research is highly limited in Turkish context. Thus, this study aims to examine to what extent CLIL students differ from non-CLIL students in terms of their reading comprehension and vocabulary size (i.e. receptive and productive). Data were collected from 124 fifth-grade students by means of the reading parts of the Cambridge Key English Test, the 2,000-word frequency-band of the Vocabulary Levels Test (Schmitt, Schmitt, & Clapham, 2001), and the adapted version of the Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (Paribakht & Wesche, 1997). Results of the study showed that the CLIL students significantly outperformed their non-CLIL counterparts in reading comprehension, receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge.
Teaching and Learning Vocabulary as L2: Approaches in Spanish Textbooks
Authors: YOON Jiyoung
Published: December 2019

This study examines the common pedagogical approaches
of L2 Spanish textbooks that are currently used at the college-level in the
United States, and investigates whether they embrace the notion of input as a
key concept in aiding L2 learners in learning new vocabulary words through
activities that guide them from input/comprehension to output/production in a
meaningful way.  The analysis revealed
that the textbooks surveyed in this study overall exhibited the common
organization and presentation of the new vocabulary words. Despite these
apparent similarities of organization in presenting new vocabulary, the surveyed
textbooks differed in the manner in which the input-based instruction and the
output-based instruction were employed. More specifically, the activities found
in the surveyed textbooks exhibited varying degrees of manipulation involved in
both input and output-based tasks, and they also differed in the number of
input-based and output-based activities as well as in the logical progression
between the two types of activities. The findings of this study suggest that
the surveyed textbooks showed a predominant tendency towards the output-based
instruction of vocabulary, putting an emphasis on the production of new L2
vocabulary. This study provides further evidence that the input-based
instruction, despite its effectiveness of teaching and learning L2 as
demonstrated in many previous studies, is not systematically incorporated into
most L2 textbooks, thus implying a gap between theory and practice.
Ricordo di Biagio Micale
Authors: Mammana Maria Flavia , Pennisi Mario
Published: December 2019

Il 20 febbraio 2018, a Catania, è mancato improvvisamente Biagio Micale, Professore ordinario di Matematiche complementari all’Università di Catania. Avrebbe compiuto 72 anni il 16 novembre 2018. È stato membro della Commissione Italiana per l’Insegnamento della Matematica e presidente della sezione Mathesis di Catania. Ha coordinato il Nucleo di Ricerca Didattica che opera presso il Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica dell’Università di Catania. L’attività scientifica ha riguardato vari aspetti della matematica. In particolare nel periodo che va dagli studi post-laurea al 1986 ha indirizzato la ricerca principalmente verso questioni di fondamenti della matematica riguardanti soprattutto le algebre universali, in particolare gli \( \Omega \)-gruppi di Higgins, e i sistemi algebrici. A partire dal 1987 ha arontato temi di ricerca riguardati la Combinatorica, in modo particolare i \( t \)-design (sistemi di quadruple di Steiner, sistemi di terne e di quaterne orientate). Dal 1978 ha sviluppato un’ampia attività di ricerca riguardante tematiche di fondamenti della matematica e di didattica della matematica, con particolare riguardo per la geometria. Relativamente alla didattica della matematica, sviluppa una organica ricerca prevalentemente indirizzata su problemi riguardanti la didattica della geometria nelle scuole secondarie in relazione alle innovazioni contenute nei programmi di insegnamento in vigore o in via di sperimentazione. In modo particolare dà vita ad una serie di ricerche su problematiche didattiche legate allo sviluppo del tema sulle trasformazioni geometriche, avendo come obiettivo unitario quello di innestare e amalgamare tale tema con la tradizione “euclidea” dell’insegnamento della geometria nella nostra scuola.
L'impatto di insetti esotici invasivi negli agro-ecosistemi
Authors: Zappalà Lucia
Published: December 2019

Le introduzioni accidentali di insetti esotici nei sistemi agricoli e forestali, nonché sulle piante ornamentali anche in ambito urbano, sono aumentate in maniera rilevante in tutto il mondo negli ultimi tre decenni, spesso con gravi conseguenze economiche e ambientali nelle aree recentemente invase. Verranno qui presentati alcuni aspetti di fitofagi di recente o recentissima introduzione in Sicilia. In particolare, saranno prese in esame le strategie di controllo sostenibile di Drosophila suzukii (Moscerino dei piccoli frutti), specie polifaga che attacca frutti a buccia sottile, e l’ancora più polifaga Halyomorpha halys (Cimice asiatica).
Endodonti Klinik Eğitimi Öncesi ve Sonrası Diş Hekimliği Öğrencilerinin Dental Anksiyete Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: AYRANCİ Leyla
Published: December 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ordu Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesindeki
Endodonti klinik eğitimi almış ve almamış öğrencilerinin dental kaygı
düzeylerini saptamak ve dental kaygının bağlı olabileceği düşünülen faktörlerle
olan ilişkisini belirlemektir.Materyal ve
metod: Çalışmamıza Ordu
Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesindeki endodonti klinik eğitimi almış (4. ve
5. Sınıf) ve endodonti klinik eğitimi almamış (2. ve 3. Sınıf) öğrenciler dahil
edildi. Toplamda 142’si kadın ( % 63,7), 81’i erkek (% 36,3) olmak üzere 223
öğrenci anket çalışmamıza katıldı. Dental kaygı düzeyinin belirlenmesi amacıyla
Modifiye Dental Anksiyete Skalası (MDAS) ve dental kaygının ilişkili
olabileceği düşünülen faktörlere yönelik soruları içeren anketler uygulandı.
Yüksek dental kaygı düzeyi MDAS skor değeri ≥19 olarak
değerlendirildi. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler NCSS (Number Cruncher
Statistical System) 2007 Statistical Software (Utah, USA)  paket programına aktarılarak sonuçlar
değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Endodonti klinik eğitimi almamış öğrencilerin (Sınıf 2-3) ve endodonti
klinik eğitimi almış öğrencilerin (Sınıf 4-5) gruplarının MDAS ortalamaları
arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık gözlenmemiştir (p=0,598).
Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin modifiye dental anksiyete düzeyleri kadınlarda
12±3,8, erkeklerde ise 9,6±3,2’dir ve kadınların MDAS ortalamaları erkeklerin
MDAS ortalamalarından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur
(p=0,0001). Travmatik diş hekimliği deneyimi varlığı bulunan öğrencilerin MDAS
ortalamaları bulunmayanlara göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuş ve yine
travmatik diş hekimliği deneyimi varlığı bulunan öğrencilerin bulunmayanlara
göre anlamlı olarak yüksek dental anksiyeteye sahip olduğu rapor edilmiştir
(p=0,001).

Sonuç: Endodonti klinik eğitiminin dental anksiyete seviyeleri üzerinde
etkisinin olmadığı düşünülmektedir.
TWO WORLDS – TWO INTEGRATIONS: THE SPECIFICITY OF CONNECTION OF CIVILIZATIONS WITH ISLAMOPHOBIA
Authors: BRUSILOVSKIY D.А. , ESIPOV I.I.
Published: December 2019

The article explores the geostrategic, geoeconomic and geophilosophical aspects of Islamophobia in the context of integration. They distinguish and reveal 12 ways of thinking in relation to Islamophobia: 1) Islamophobia as a form of racism in the world historical perspective 2) Islamophobia as a form of cultural racism 3) Islamophobia as a form of confrontation between East and West 4) Islamophobia as a form of globalophobia 5) Islamophobia as a form of intolerance and stigmatization 6) Islamophobia, on the one hand, is a form of protest of the Eastern world representatives against the insults of the feelings of Muslim believers in Europe, and on the other, the result of an encroachment not only on the freedom of action of the people of the Western world, but also on their freedom of thought 7) Islamophobia as a distorted form of knowledge of the East among Europeans and their lack of orientalism 8) Islamophobia as a form of epistemological racism 9) Islamophobia as a form of national or ethnic identification 10) Islamophobia as a form of immigrant phobia 11) Islamophobia as a form of migrant phobia 12) Islamophobia, on the one hand, is a new form of racism in Europe, and on the other, a form of neo-racism in relation to the peoples of Eastern civilization.
Frequency of Noise Induced Hearing Loss Among Traffic Wardens of Lahore
Authors: Shahid Salman , Majid Hina , Khalid Ismail  , Sohail Safdar  , Syed Bilal Hassan
Published: December 2019

Background: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a major cause of disability throughout the world. It is the most common irreversible job-related hazard in the world with a higher burden in the developing regions of the world. Certain occupations are at high risk for NIHL. Traffic wardens could be considered highly vulnerable group as they are exposed to long hours of traffic noise. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of noise induced hearing loss among traffic wardens of Lahore city.Material and Methods: It was a cross-sectional, descriptive study, carried out from 1st December 2018 to 31st May 2019, in which 329 traffic wardens appointed in 34 beats/sectors of Lahore city were included. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire, followed by Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) of all the subjects.Results: A total of 329 traffic wardens were selected for this study. Mean age of the traffic wardens was 35.35 ± 1.21 years. NIHL was present in 174 (52.9%) traffic wardens, out of which, 138 (79.3%) had mild, 32 (18.4%) moderate, and 4 (2.3%) had moderately severe degree of hearing loss. Among the 329 traffic wardens, 165 (50.2%) had exposure to noise between 7am to 3pm (morning shift) and 42 (12.8%) had some problem with their hearing. Only 12 (3.6%) had ringing in the ears or tinnitus, 140 (42.6%) wore any hearing protection during duty hours and 42 (12.8%) said they had difficulty in hearing and frequently asked people to repeat themselves.Conclusion: In this study a high frequency of noise induced hearing loss was reported among traffic wardens of Lahore city with most of them having mild to moderate degree of hearing loss.
A Hybrid Method of Face Detection Based on Feature Optimization and Neural Network
Authors:   Computer Technology and Applications, School of Information Technology, RGPV, Bhopal., Raikwar* Apurwa , Agrawal Jitendra ,   School of Information Technology, RGPV, Bhopal
Published: December 2019

The advancement of digital technology needs biometric security systems. Face detection plays an essential role in the security of digital devices. The detection of a face based on the lower content of the facial image for the processing of detection. In this paper modified the BP Neural Network Model for the detection of the human face. The modification of face detection algorithms incorporates feature optimization. The feature optimization process reduces the distorted features of the facial image. The optimized features of facial image enhance the performance of face detection for the optimization of features used glowworm optimization algorithms. The glowworm optimization algorithm is a dynamic population-based search technique. The concept of glowworm is a neighbor’s selection of worms based on the process of lubrification. For feature extraction we use discrete wavelet transform. The discrete wavelet transform function drives the features component in terms of low frequency and high frequency of facial image. The proposed algorithm simulated in MATLAB software and used a reputed facial image dataset from CSV300. Our experimental results show a better detection rate instead of the BP neural network model.
Generating Highlights of Cricket Video using Commentators and Spectators Voice
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, AP, India. and Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Malla Reddy Engineering College (Autonomous), Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Inayathulla* Mohammed , Karthikeyan C ,   Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, AP, India.
Published: December 2019

Videos are one of the important and richest sources of data on internet. In this growing world of digital technology video summarization will be handy in analysing the video data. Recently Natural Language Processing has attracted more researchers to work to meet the current emerging challenges. Among the various issues, video summarization got more focus and in this regard, many applications and works have been evolved. Video Summarization is the process of creating a small video describing the actual video within short duration(s). The paper focuses on generating highlights of a cricket video by analysing the voice of commentator and spectators. The experimental results have shown good performance when compared with human generated summary.
Legal Regulation of Relations in the Field of Education
Authors:   Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia., Slesarev* Vladimir Lvovich , Malcev Vitalij Anatolevich ,   Academy of Labor and Social Relations, Moscow, Russia, Kuznetsova Oksana Aleksandrovna ,   Assistant Notary to Notary Y.V. Mishanin, Moscow, Russia., Ryzhik Andrey Vladimirovich ,   Belarusian State Agricultural Academy, Gorki, Belarus.
Published: December 2019

The article analyzes the specifics of ensuring the protection of the right to education in case-law decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The authors have found that there are problems in the current education systems both in Europe and Russia. These problems are solved in accordance with the case law created by the European Court of Human Rights making decisions to ensure the right to education. The authors have noted the main violations committed by governments or governmental bodies in its implementation. The authors have shown the correspondence of the norms of national education legislation of a number of European countries to the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. In this regard, the authors have concluded that today, the right to education in European states is not always respected due to migration policy and in the future, relations in this area will deteriorate.
Language Attitude towards Preservation and Development of Khamti Language of Assam
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Assamese, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Lakhimpur, Assam, India, Hazarika* Dr. Bishwa
Published: December 2019

Language attitude is the attitude of the people for a particular language. Assam is a place where many ethnic and indigenous groups are living harmoniously. The Khamti is an indigenous group and a branch of Tai tribe origin at Burma(today Myanmar) having cultural and linguistic identity. They have their own script. The Khamti is a small ethnic group of Assam and their population is very few. Although they have their own language maximum of them use Assamese language for communication. Due the domination of Assamese language Khamti’s are become bilingual. As a result a threatening arises for their language. In such a situation the Khamti’s language attitude to their language is becoming an important issue for preservation and development of Khamti language. This paper primarily tries to analyze the language attitude of Khamti people to their language. Secondly, it tries to discuss the significance of Khamti’s language attitude for preservation and development of their language based on empirical study.
What Are the Main Dimensions of Digital Transformation? Case of an Industry
Authors:   EMI-SIWEB team, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco., Zaoui* Fadwa , Assoul Saliha ,   Computer Science department, ENSMR, Rabat, Morocco., Souissi Nissrine ,   Computer Science department, ENSMR, Rabat, Morocco.
Published: December 2019

Being a socio-economic lever, the digital transformation presents several opportunities to companies of any sector. Nevertheless, aspiring to digitalization, companies are faced with several challenges, the main one is, the digitalization process. In lack of a digital strategy, companies tend to equate digitalization with IT integration, which implies confusion between the digitalization process and the IT integration process. The paper’s aim is to question this observation, and call for a reorientation of company’s digitalization vision from technology to strategy. In this paper, we contrast a study on the dimensions of digital transformation, supported by a survey on the strategic orientations of digital transformation, and the practices on the ground of this transformation, in order to highlight; the widespread confusion between digital transformation and ICT integration and the limitations of an IT-oriented understanding of the digital transformation.
Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Drought using Effective Drought Index (EDI) and Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) During Monsoon Months in Cuttack District, Odisha, India
Authors:   School of Civil Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India., Mishra* Abhilash , Choudhary Shubham ,   School of Civil Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India., Padhi* Jyotiprakash ,   School of Civil Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India., Das Bitanjaya ,   School of Civil Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India.
Published: December 2019

Various parts of the World is experiencing frequent droughts due to climatic uncertainties. Drought is the most difficult and least understood natural hazard which can occur virtually in all types of climatic regions. Therefore, improved scientific analysis for forecasting, monitoring and management of drought is required. Effective drought index (EDI) and Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is used for drought analysis in this study, as both indices gained popularity as important drought indicators in recent years across space and time. Therefore, EDI 3 Aug (June, July and August), SPI 3 Aug, EDI 3 Sep (July, August and September) and SPI 3 Sep are estimated by utilizing the monthly rainfall data for 30 (1988-2017) years in thirteen blocks of Cuttack District, Odisha, India for characterising drought during monsoon months. The analysis inferred that, highest number of total drought (moderate+severe+extreme) events occurred in Narasighpur block based on EDI 3 Aug and Tangi-Choudwar and Tigiria blocks based on both SPI 3 Aug. Similarly, maximum number of total droughts experienced by Salepur block based on EDI 3 Sep and Cuttack Sadar, Nischintakoili and Tangi-Choudwar blocks as per SPI 3 Sep. Drought maps prepared for the years in decades (1995, 2005 and 2015) to study the variation of drought spatially as well as temporally during monsoon months based on the computed value of drought using EDI and SPI. In the year 1995, no drought events are observed from the drought map based on the drought value of EDI and SPI. Two rainfall threshold values were also estimated for agricultural drought during monsoon months in this study. The threshold limit for agricultural drought varied from 553.9 to 706.3, 516.2 to 722.8, 614.1 to 687.4 and 586.0 to 702.0 mm based on EDI 3 Aug, SPI 3 Aug, EDI 3 Sep and SPI 3 Sep value respectively. This drought analysis will be helpful for implementing various strategies of water management and crop planning for different blocks of Cutttack District.
10379 Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Retrieval Number: D7757118419/2019©BEIESP DOI:10.35940/ijrte.D7757.118419 Journal Website: www.ijrte.org Factors Affecting Online Advertisement Effectiveness
Authors:   Director , Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies, Nagpur, Chib Dr. Shiney , Dewal Dr.Kanchan ,   Assistant Professor, Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies, Nagpur., Artani Kanchan ,   Assistant Professor, G H Raisoni School of Management, Madhav Nagari, Nagpur, Potnis Chitralekha ,   President, Peel College of Professional Studies, Mississanga Ontario, Canada, Krishnan Ajay ,   Systems In-charge, Vignesh Enterprises
Published: December 2019

Digitalization has conquered each and every sector with a fast phase. World has become a global village. E-commerce has become very common and easy. This paper begins with brief outlines of the growth of e-commerce. Online advertisements have become very common and companies are it to promote their company and product. This paper explores the factors affecting online advertisements effective. Data is collected through online as well as offline. Sample size of 423 was contacted for this paper. Exploratory factor analysis and demographic analysis was carried out to analyze the collected data.
Assessment of Chronic Kidney Disease using Classification Algorithms
Authors:   computer science department, SRM UNIVERSITY, Chennai, INDIA, Khan* Feiroz , Reddy Pavan Sundar ,   computer science department, SRM UNIVERSITY, Chennai, INDIA., Harsha D Sai Surya ,   computer science department, SRM UNIVERSITY, Chennai, INDIA., Krishna M Gopala ,   computer science department, SRM UNIVERSITY, Chennai, INDIA
Published: December 2019

Kidney Disease (CKD) implies the condition of kidney risk which may even get worse by time and by referring the factors. If it continues to get worse Dialysis is done and worst-case scenario it may lead to kidney failure (End-Stage Renal Disease). Detection of CKD in an early stage could help in sorting out the complications and damage. In the previous work classification used are SVM and Naïve Bayes, it resulted that the execution time took by Naïve Bayes is minimal compared to SVM, incorrect instances are less for SVM that results in less classification performance of Naïve Bayes, because of slight accuracy difference. It can be rectified by taking a smaller number of attributes. Naïve Bayes is a probabilistic classifier a simple computation by applying Bayes Theorem with a conditional independence assumption. The work mainly results in increasing diagnostic accuracy and decrease diagnosis time, that is the main aim. An attempt is made to develop a model evaluating CKD data gathered from a particular set of people. From the model data, identification can be done. This work has engrossed on developing a system based on classification methods: SVM, Naïve Bayes, KNN.
An Iot Based Forest Fire Detection using Raspberry Pi
Authors:   Department of ECE, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, A.P, India., Kanakaraja* Pamarthi , Vaishnavi Kotapati ,   Department of ECE, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, A.P, India., Pradeep Konathala ,   Department of ECE, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, A.P, India., Khan Pathan Imran ,   Department of ECE, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, A.P, India
Published: December 2019

As we all know forests are the main source of oxygen and its protection is essential to sustain the human and animal race. Since we all learnt about the necessity of air, yet we lack at taking measures to protect our mother forest. Forest Fires are the main reason for the deforestation and destruction of trees and wildlife. Forest Fires are due to these two ways either by man-made or naturally caused. In either way we have to pay for the loss occurred because we have left with only certain area for the forest. So, we have to take measures to prevent forest fire at its early stage. The main aim of our project is to design and implement an IoT based hardware module that could detect the fire and prevent it by alerting the monitoring stations with an alert message and also provides location to the nearest base station. An automatic message will be sent to the nearest base station in addition to these, it has a 360 degrees rotation camera which helps to provide continuous surveillance. We can rotate the camera in any direction from the base station itself. A buzzer that alarms when the incident is happening and a water motor, this water motor will be on automatically. We can also find location where the incident is taking place with the help of Wi-Fi module. This device helps in identifying the fire at its early stage and helps in the prevention of spread all over the forest.
Agribusiness (Foods) Supply Chain Management in Indian Agriculture: Affairs, Favorable Circumstances and Further Research
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Logistics Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi., Anand* Dr. V. A. , Pandilakshmi Mrs. J. ,   Research Scholar, Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi
Published: December 2019

This article deals with an endeavor to investigate the issues looked by Indian horticulture for sustenance security as far as lacking foundation and exceptionally wasteful store network in setting of data innovation. Because of absence of effective framework and nourishment preparing industry around 30-35 percent of all sustenance’s delivered in India are squandered. This paper inspects basic problems at each sub-arrangement of farming store network, beginning from the contribution to the buyer, with the end goal of coordinating them in proficient and successful way. Interests in virus chain framework, connected research in post reap innovations, establishment of sustenance preparing plants in different divisions and improvement of nourishment retailing part are compulsory for accomplishing gains in this segment. Paper extensively covers some of significant parts of agribusiness store network in India-ID of issues at various levels in the inventory network; change in the horticulture because of different production network mediations; the job of ICTs in inventory network the board: and this article additionally captures the recommendation to get better effectiveness at various levels in production network. There is a huge research gap in the exploration region, having such impending and layout for as a rule improvement there isn't much research in this field. The paper reasons that productive store network assumes significant job for improvement and contemporary issue for farming in this manner; government activity must deal with the issue of foundation advancement to accomplish the objective of nourishment security for all.