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The Crisis in Public Opinion: An Address by Dr Harold A. Innis
Authors: Buxton William J.
Published: March 2017

This manuscript was discovered among Harold Innis’s unpublished writings in his papers at the University of Toronto Archives (B72-0025/025). It bears the title and description given above, and is six and one-half single-spaced pages in length in a 10-point font. The manuscript is not accompanied by any material explaining its context and origins. However, a number of letters referring to it were located within Innis’s correspondence (B72-0025/002 and B72-0025/003). (Details on these letters are provided in an article by Buxton and Dickens in this issue of CJC.) Aside from the adjustment of the pagination (the original page breaks have been indicated with consecutive numbers in square brackets) and the justification of the text, the only major change made to the typescript of the address has been the addition of endnotes (there are no references listed in the original transcript). These not only indicate (as far as possible) the sources that Innis used for his quotes, but provide information about persons, journals, organizations, events, and various other phenomena referred to by Innis, many of which would not be familiar to the contemporary reader.
Taming Labour in Neo-Liberal Ontario: Oppositional Political Communication in a Time of “Crisis”
Authors: Kozolanka Kirsten
Published: March 2017

This paper examines the key legitimating role of communication and the media, and the role of taming-labour, in constructing the Ontario neo-liberal hegemonic project in 1995. Media-content analysis and examination of the communication strategies of the Ontario government in the 1996 public-service strike show that the government relied on constructing the perception of a hegemonic crisis and framing labour as oppositional to the public interest of resolving the crisis. The government’s general strategy of quick-attack communications offensives curtailed media and opposition scrutiny, increasing the likelihood of policy success and media dependence on its framing of issues. A strong challenge to the government led by labour and social justice groups failed in the face of state public relations, media silence, and internal dissension. Examination of a second strike in 2002 suggests that even without a crisis, the government continued its attack on labour.
System Error: Labour Precarity and Collective Organizing at Microsoft
Authors: Brophy Enda
Published: March 2017

This article challenges the notion—proposed by liberal-democratic theories of the “knowledge worker" and industry accounts of “friction-free” capitalism—that labour conflict is no longer relevant within digital capitalism via an in-depth examination of a case of collective organizing by temporary workers at Microsoft. The paper suggests the formation and activities of their union, WashTech, prefigures 21st century collective organizing. Two concepts are proposed as guides to these struggles. “Immaterial labour" refers to a set of increasingly important forms of labour within post-Fordism, ranging from call-centre work to software development. “Precarity" denotes the material and existential insecurity suffered by workers as a result of flexible employment arrangements. These concepts are examined by drawing on archival material and interviews with WashTech members.
Taking It to the Streets: French Cultural Worker Resistance and the Creation of a Precariat Movement
Authors: Bodnar Christopher
Published: March 2017

This article examines the intermittent cultural workers movement in France leading up to and including the 2003 strike that paralyzed the film and television production industries. Crucial to understanding the strike are the ways workers defined their labour in the cultural industries in the decade leading up to the strike. Such ideas were often at odds with government, employer, and even union understandings of labour in the sector. In using the concepts of immaterial labour and precarity to discuss the movement, the author argues that these workers movements might be understood as examples of syndicalism, enacted outside the traditional categories of the workplace and professional crafts.
Missing and Murdered Women: Reproducing Marginality in News Discourse
Authors: Jiwani Yasmin
Published: March 2017

While current mainstream media stories oscillate between Canadian troops in Afghanistan attempting to restore safety and democracy and the imminent threat of a war on terror on domestic soil, a sorely neglected story concerns the continued war on women in Canada. In this paper, we look at one site of this war—the case of missing and murdered women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Employing a frame analysis, we analyze 128 articles from The Vancouver Sun published between 2001 and 2006. We argue that prevailing and historically entrenched stereotypes about women, Aboriginality, and sex-trade work continue to demarcate the boundaries of ‘respectability’ and degeneracy, interlocking in ways that situate these women’s lives, even after death, in the margins.
Report: Reframing the Montreal Massacre: Strategies for Feminist Media Activism
Authors: Bradley Maureen
Published: March 2017

In the days that followed the Montréal Massacre at the École Polytechnique, December 6, 1989, the Canadian mass media became a discursive battleground regarding violence against women. In response to this phenomenon, I released a half-hour documentary in 1995 entitled Reframing the Montreal Massacre: A Media Interrogation. Designed as a feminist tool for media literacy, the tape deconstructs six key moments in the media coverage of the Massacre. This paper serves as an extended artist’s statement to accompany the project’s re-release on the Internet, while simultaneously exploring aesthetic and representational strategies that shape the documentary.
Newsworld, Riel, and the Métis: Recognition and the Limits to Reconciliation
Authors: Charland Maurice
Published: March 2017

This article examines the rhetorical character of CBC Newsworld’s 2003 “re-trial” of Métis leader Louis Riel. Specifically, it considers how the broadcast was presented as a gesture of reconciliation toward the Métis but was received by Métis spokespersons as racist or colonizing. The broadcast is analyzed through Robert Hariman’s conception of the popular trial as an occasion for the development of argumentative resources to deliberate on problematic issues within public culture. The broadcast and its reception are then analyzed critically to highlight the tensions between identity, recognition, and reconciliation.
Phony Populism: The Misuse of Opinion Polls in theNational Post
Authors: Butovsky Jonah
Published: March 2017

This paper describes how the National Post regularly excludes polling details that are essential to an accurate reading of the data. It then looks at how business and labour issues are covered in the paper and shows that opinion polls are manipulated to confer popular legitimacy upon the economic conservatism of the Post’s editors. It concludes by arguing that while polls may be presented as a form of direct democracy, they are more aptly regarded as promoting a phony populism: the use of popular idioms to mask an elite project. Although opinion-poll results are presented as the unfiltered expressions of popular sentiment, they are in fact regularly manipulated by media outlets. I find that rather than giving voice to the general population, polls in the National Post are routinely used to “manufacture consent” for the viewpoints of the corporate and political elite, while misrepresenting popular opinion.
Teaching Communication Policy: Pedagogy in Brief
Authors: Savage Philip
Published: March 2017

This article summarizes a Canadian Communication Association round table session in June 2006 that brought together some of Canada’s leading instructors of communication policy: Paul Audley (Schulich School of Business, York University), Pierre Bélanger (Department of Communication, University of Ottawa), Vanda Rideout (Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick), Liora Salter (Osgoode Hall Law School, York University), and David Skinner (Communication Studies, York University). The participants in the session provided insight around six key issues in teaching policy: 1) Challenges, 2) Definitions, 3) Making It Contemporary, 4) Including History, 5) Including a Future, and 6) Reading, Writing, and Role-Play.
Aditivos alternativos na alimentação de aves
Authors: Teste Teste
Published: March 2017

A possible bacterial pathogens resistant dissemination due to presence of medication residues in animal origin products and consumer market demand for quality products led to restriction on antibiotics administered in chicken feed, and the search for alternatives such as probiotics, prebiotics, symbiotic and phytogenic additives by offering favorable conditions to beneficial microorganisms to gastrointestinal tract development, immune stress reduction. Therefore, the objective of this study was to report alternative additives effect (probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics phytogenic additives) in poutry diet
Aplicação do modelo de limiar utilizando a Inferência Bayesiana no melhoramento animal
Authors: Teste Teste
Published: March 2017

The application of modern methods using the animal model is essential for the efficient conduct of any breeding program. The procedures to characteristics in which continuous variation is assumed are not suitable for those with non-continuous variation. In threshold model assumes that the answering process is associated with an underlying continuous variable which has continuous normal distribution. The probabilistic representation of all knowledge uncertain is the essence of Bayesian inference, such knowledge is related to future observable quantities or unknown parameters. The priori and posteriori concepts are always relative to the observation at the time considered. Thus, we aimed at with this revision presenting and discussing some trends and applications of threshold model with a focus on Bayesian inference, applied to animal breeding.
Language Ideologies in a Business Institute: A Case Study of Linguistic and Socio-Cultural Realities
Authors: Sikandar Aliya , Hussain Nasreen
Published: March 2017

This case study explored the English language related ideologies of different management groups and student representatives at a business school of Karachi, Pakistan. The study tried to bring an insider’s perspective to the causes of certain language ideologies prevalent in the business school’s social structure, and the role language played in power relations between the main actors of the community. For this purpose, a sample of four research participants from each of the focussed management cadres was selected for study. Analysis of semi-structured interviews, administered on the participants, was done using Fairclough’s (2009) dialectical-relational approach of critical discourse analysis (CDA). The study suggested the prevalence of certain language ideologies that were manifested and latent in the discourses of the participants. These deeply rooted beliefs were predominantly patterned by centering authorities: language became a means for those in power to sustain their hegemony and maintain social stratification in society. Functionally, English played a stratifying role, and also was found to be extensively perceived as a commodity, a product that is to be acquired or attained. The study realised this social wrong of inequity and divide in a particular community, and on the basis of the findings, recommends a reorganizing of social structures into those of more inclusive and democratic ones for the operationalizing of equality and fairness in social practices.
Impact of Cooperative Learning in Developing Students' Cognitive Abilities for Academic Achievement
Authors: Hoorani Bareerah Hafeez
Published: March 2017

This study used an Action Research Method to investigate ways to improve the thinking and reasoning skills of grade eight science students in an under-resourced school in Karachi. The students’ rote learning patterns were challenged using the schema provided by Blooms’ taxonomy of learning domains. A cooperative learning environment was generated with a renewed investment plan, a restructured lesson plan and an intensive workshop with the group leaders. These interventions were done with the help of the preliminary data that was collected through questionnaires. The outcomes of the action research method showed a positive correlation between cooperative learning approach and academic achievement of the students.
Student Perceptions of Textbook Layout and Learnability in Private Schools
Authors: Hoshangabadwala Alefiyah
Published: March 2017

This research is an exploratory study that investigates students’
perceptions pertinent to textbook layout and organization and their
evaluation of the textbook ease of learning. The objective is to find
out whether the layout dynamics of school textbooks make any
difference in students’ interest in studying or subject understanding.
73 students from various private schools of Pakistan’s
cosmopolitan city Karachi responded to a quantitative survey that
gauged their perceptions regarding textbook components such as
paper, print, color, and textbook pedagogical features. Findings
indicate that students rank print and color above paper quality, and
that there is no particular relationship between a book layout and the
actual use of textbooks.
Perceptions of Teachers Regarding Technology Integration in Classrooms: A Comparative Analysis of Elite and Mediocre Schools
Authors: Zehra Rida , Bilwani Anam
Published: March 2017

The primary purpose and objective of this study was to examine and compare the perceptions of teachers in elite and mediocre schools in Karachi. The secondary objectives included comparing the use of technology in classrooms by teachers and the challenges and barriers that they face in the integration of technology. This study was designed as a small-scale exploratory pilot study using the qualitative approach to address the research questions. To achieve the objectives, eight teachers from eight different schools of Karachi were surveyed through email. Four of these schools fell in the category of elite schools, while the other four fell in the category of mediocre schools. The research instrument was a self-developed open-ended questionnaire, which that was emailed to the research participants. The results of the study revealed key insights into the use of technology, perceptions of teachers towards the use of technology, and various barriers that they face in technology integration in the classrooms. The study found that the perceptions and attitudes of teachers of both elite and mediocre schools were favourable towards technology integration; however, due to lack of resources, especially in mediocre schools, implementation of technology in classrooms was a challenge.
Factors Affecting Adoption of Educational Discipline and Satisfaction Level Among Higher Education Students
Authors: Raza Irfan
Published: March 2017

This study examines the education career change behavior of male and female students. Factors like current trends, own preferences, parental pressure, and career counselors can influence their career adoption. Quantitative method research design was conducted for the study and a sample of 268 students was taken: 145 female and 123 male students, from different public and private universities of Islamabad. Purposive sampling technique was applied for selection as respondents were those who had changed their career path during their educational life. The results showed that current and prevailing trends, one’s own decisions, and career counseling affect the choice and adoption of educational career, but parental influence does not influence education career change decision. Results are nearly similar for both genders, but male are more satisfied with education career change as compared to female respondents.
Strategies for Teaching English Abroad: The Immersion Classroom
Authors: Suri Ishrat
Published: March 2017

English language development is best laid on the foundation of natural and social interactions which requires a great deal of sacrifice from educators who teach abroad (Snow, 1997). Learning to speak a new language grants learners a passport and highly coveted citizenship to a culturally interconnected world (Met & Lorenz, 1993); however, educators often face a daunting challenge. They must come up with comprehensive strategies which ensure that learners obtain requisite skills faster than might otherwise be deemed necessary. They must also employ non-verbal communication in place of the native language and secure a total commitment from students (Fortune, 2000). Finally, educators must leverage the brain’s information processing and retention ability against a very formidable threat: forgetting. The paper focuses on language immersion classroom strategies currently being used around the world, along with a discussion on how technology has been used to increase language and cultural competencies. This research has implications for educators and administrators who are interested in the impact that technology access has on learning when paired with a total immersion approach. This paper will present recommendations for international English language immersion programs, whose  goals are to develop a total cultural competency for students aged 5-25 in environments where there are limited resources to aid in language immersion.
Feminisation of Teaching: Factors Affecting Low Male participation in Early Childhood Teaching at Private Schools in Pakistan
Authors: Saigol Meher , Danish Sana
Published: March 2017

This study was aimed atidentifying associated barriers to entry of male teachers into early childhood teaching and to understand the gender inequality and the shortage of male role models for early learners at private schools of Karachi.
A qualitative research was conducted with phenomenology as the chosen inquiry method. A purposeful sampleof six in-service educators was selected from four private schools in Karachi two male post-secondary teachers, two female early childhood teachers and two private school female heads. The data were collected using three semi structured interviews one for each sample
subtype. The study revealed that the male teachers did not teach early learners at private schools due to poor pay;low male adult and child compatibility; the influence of gender stereotypes and societal norms on occupational choice and child safety concerns. To create gender neutrality of early childhood teachers, male participants expressed an interest to teach young learners if offered equitable pay and professional development opportunities, while female participants suggested increased pay and child protection policy implementation.
Islamic and Western Education Systems – Perceptions of Selected Educationists in Malaysia
Authors: Ali Muhammad Abid
Published: March 2017

This research article explores the perceptions of Muslim educationists
in Malaysia about the Islamic and the western education systems.
Views of two faculty members, who are active proponents of Islamic
education, were acquired through interviews and their perceptions
on Islamic and western education systems were analyzed and then
contrasted against the views of Dr. Syed Naquib al-Attas, who is
considered to be one of the architectsof the project of Islamization
of knowledge and education.Qualitative exploratory methodology
was followed for this research, where the views of the two educationists
were analyzed using thematic analysis,and the views of Dr. Naquib
al-Attas were derived through document analysis of his writings on
education and finally contrasted.It was revealed that there exists
a gap in the understanding of the depth of philosophical concepts
and issues of education between these educationists and Naquib al-
Attas.
The Impact of Occupational Stress on University Employees’ Personality
Authors: Ahmad Nawaz , Ashraf Muhammad
Published: March 2017

This study is an effort to understand the impact of occupational stress which is classified into four constructs i.e. pressure at work, support at work, job satisfaction, and nature of job, on the personality of employees working in public as well as private sector universities. To conduct the study, a survey questionnaire was floated to six universities: two public sector and four private sector. These universities were selected on convenience bases and respondents from these universities were selected based on purposive sampling technique. The data was found reliable through cronbach alpha. In order to analyse data, correlation followed by multiple regression were applied as statistical tools. Analysis showed that all variables of occupational stress have significant impact over employees’ personality and overall model is significant at 99.9% confidence interval.
Appropriate school starting age: A focus on the cognitive and social development of a child
Authors: Baber Mahwish Ali
Published: March 2017

The early years are the most important in the emotional, social,
physical and cognitive development of a child.. A child’s early
experiences have an immense impact on the development of his/
her physical, emotional and cognitive skills. Therefore, it is very
important to understand the kind of environment children need in
the early years for their healthy development and also to understand
when it is appropriate to begin their schooling in order to optimize
their social, cognitive and emotional well-being. It is observed that
the number of formal pre-schools have increased drastically in the
past few years. Children between the ages of one to five are attending
these pre-schools. This paper attempts to look into the various
researches conducted to find out how early childhood experiences
affect children; how their emotional and cognitive development
occurs; and most importantly, whether or not starting school at an
age earlier than seven years, benefits their academic achievement
in the long run. The findings of the various researches indicate that
children in the early years need to spend time in free play rather than
in structured and scheduled school environments. This will also help
them in their future academic success. Thus, starting school earlier
than seven years of age is not beneficial socially or academically in
the long run.
Os limites do lugar no ocidente: breve revisão das circunscrições topológicas
Authors: Da Silva Wellington Amancio
Published: March 2017

Nessa revisão é discutido como as representações topológicas - aquelas que dizem o que são os lugares e espaços - são utilizadas para fins políticos, econômicos e ecológicos, a partir dos seus discursos de verdade e legitimidade de conceitos de mundo. Foram analisadas as circunscrições do lugar no Ocidente, considerando os indivíduos e suas localizações, em formas de agregar e segregar. As representações aqui consideradas se caracterizaram por meio de figuras circulares em linhas intransitivas e sedimentadas a partir de hierarquias e estamentos. Tais divisões apontam para o que convencionou-se denominar, na modernidade, de grupos sociais, linhagens, castas, etc. Além dos aspectos circunscritivo, desagregativo e excludente do outro, há um forte caráter de afastamento negativo do meio ambiente em relação ao lugar constituído idealista e politicamente: a cidade, os espaços urbanos ideais. Há um forte caráter de afastamento negativo do meio ambiente em relação ao lugar devido a formação das cidades, consideradas como os espaços urbanos ideais.
A Robust Application of the Arbitrage Pricing Theory: Evidence from Nigeria
Authors: J. Oyetayo Oluwatosin , Olufemi Adeyeye Patrick
Published: March 2017

Arbitrage pricing theory (APT) is a testable theory based on the idea that in competitive financial markets arbitrage will ensure that riskless assets provide the same expected return. We sought to confirm the relevance of the arbitrage pricing theory in Nigeria. Guided by a good understanding of macroeconomic variables and stock price movements as found in the extant literature on arbitrage pricing theory (APT), we specified our APT equation for estimation. Having satisfied the integration and co-integration issues, we employ the error-correction (ECM) and the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) methods for the short-run and long-run regressions. Our short-run results seem to agree with existing theories on APT thus confirming that APT is relevant in Nigeria. However, the long-run relationship of stock returns and RGDP was found to be contentious. Even though our result runs contrary to predictions on the relationship between the two, we found peculiar events and circumstances within the Nigerian macroeconomic context that provides logical reasons for the deviation.
A Hierarchical Multiple Regression Approach on Determining the Effect of Psychological Capital on Entrepreneurial Intention amongst Prospective University Graduates in South Africa
Authors: Hlatywayo Clifford Kendrick , Marange Chioneso Show , Chinyamurindi Willie Tafadzwa
Published: March 2017

The goal of the study is to identify the contribution of psychological capital in the prediction of entrepreneurial intention using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) as a theoretical lens. South Africa needs young entrepreneurs, not job seekers. However, in order to adapt, graduates must rely on psychological resources to succeed in their entrepreneurial ventures and pursuits. Using the TPB and Psychological capital (Psycap), the researchers explored the influence of planned behaviour and Pyscap on entrepreneurial intention of 270 final year students in the Management and Commerce faculty at a selected university in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data as the researchers opted for a survey design. Results of hierarchical multiple regression modelling showed that entrepreneurial intentions is positively influenced by perceived behavioural control (β1 = 0.367; p = <0.0001) attitudes towards becoming an entrepreneur (β2 = 0.316; p = <0.0001) and resilience (β3 = 0.130; p = 0.009). The resultant model revealed that resilience (ΔR2 = 0.016; R2 = 0.392; df = 266; p = 0.009) was the only significant psychological capital construct that added unique variance in predicting entrepreneurial intention above and beyond, which is predicted by the theory of planned behavior variables among the prospective graduates. Findings of the study are helpful to policy makers as they try to optimise strategies for entrepreneurial success in the South African context and the developing world.
A Bank Failure Prediction Model for Zimbabwe: A Corporate Governance Perspective
Authors: Chokuda Tinevimbo Santu , Nkomazana Njabulo , Mawanza Wilford
Published: March 2017

The primary objective of this study was to come up with a bank failure prediction model for Zimbabwe. The research sample comprised five failed commercial banks that were operational in 2003 as well as five non-failed commercial banks that were operational during that same period. The model developed in this research was applied to each of these banks and a failure classification awarded. Out of a sample of ten banks, the model misclassified one bank as failed instead of non-failed and this signified a strong predictive power. Results revealed a distinct pattern of owner managed banks being predicted to fail while those banks run by professional managers, divorced from ownership, were getting high passes, a sign of stability. Some owner managed entities were predicted as non-failing and this was interpreted as emanating from a strong presence of institutional and other outside shareholders with a significant shareholding in the banks and thus eliminating shareholder concentration. The findings from the research showed that owner managers were more likely to commit corporate governance abuses than professional managers. It was concluded that corporate governance factors significantly contributed to the bank failures experienced in Zimbabwe between 2003 and 2004. As a result, banks need to focus more on corporate governance factors to avoid failures in the future.
Complete convergence for weighted sums of weakly negative dependent of random variables
Authors: Naderi H. , Amini M. , Bozorgnia A.
Published: March 2017

Some basic theoretical properties and complete convergence theorems for
weighted sums of weakly negative dependent are provided and applied to
random weighting estimate. Moreover, various examples are presented.
New type of Lacunary Orlicz difference sequence spaces generated by infinite matrices
Authors: Esi Ayhan , Hazarika Bipan , Esi Ayten
Published: March 2017

The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the spaces ?o? [A,M,?, p]
and ?? [A,M,?,p] and ???[A,M,?,p] generated by infinite matrices
defined by Orlicz functions. Some properties of these spaces are discussed.
Also we introduce the concept of ?? [A,?]-statistical convergence and
derive some results between the spaces ?? [A,?] and ??[A,?]. Further, we
study some geometrical properties such as order continuous, the Fatou
property and the Banach-Saks property of the new space ???? [A,?,p].
Finally, we introduce the notion of ??[A,?]-statistical convergence of
order ? of real number sequences and obtain some inclusion relations between
the set of ?[A,?]-statistical convergence of order ?.
On asymptotic stability of solutions to third order nonlinear delay differential equation
Authors: Remili Moussadek , Oudjedi Lynda
Published: March 2017

In this article, we study the asymptotic stability of solutions for the
non-autonomous third order delay differential equation by constructing
Lyapunov functionals.
A sequence of modular forms associated with higher-order derivatives of Weierstrass-type functions
Authors: Aygunes Ahmet , Simsek Yılmaz , Srivastava H.M.
Published: March 2017

In this article, we first determine a sequence {fn(?)}n?N of modular forms
with weight 2nk+4(2n-1-1) (n?N; k?N\{1}; N := {1,2,3,...}).
We then present some applications of this sequence which are related to the
Eisenstein series and the cusp forms. We also prove that higher-order
derivatives of the Weierstrass type }2n-functions are related to the
above-mentioned sequence {fn(?)}n?N of modular forms.
A pair of fractional powers of Hankel-Clifford transformations of arbitrary order
Authors: Prasad A. , Kumar S.
Published: March 2017

The main objective of this paper is to extend a pair of fractional powers of
Hankel-Clifford transformations to arbitrary values of v. Moreover, we obtain
some interesting results for these extension. To illustrate some problems
are given.
On 3-arc-transitive covers of the dodecahedron graph
Authors: Ma Jicheng
Published: March 2017

In this paper, the following problem is considered: does there exist a
t-arc-transitive regular covering graph of an s-arc-transitive graph for
positive integers t greater than s? In order to answer this question, we
classify all arc-transitive cyclic regular covers of the dodecahedron graph.
Two infinite families of 3-arc-transitive abelian covering graphs are given,
which give more specific examples that for an s-arc-transitive graph there
exist (s+1)-arc-transitive covering graphs.
Existence of unbounded positive solutions of boundary value problems for differential systems on whole lines
Authors: Liu Yuji
Published: March 2017

This paper is concerned with integral type boundary value problems of second
order singular differential systems with quasi-Laplacian operators on whole
lines. A Banach space and a nonlinear completely continuous operator are
defined. By using the Banach space and the nonlinear operator, together with
the Schauder?s fixed point theorem, sufficient conditions to guarantee the
existence of at least one unbounded positive solution are established.
Finally, we present a concrete example to illustrate the efficiency of the
main theorem.
Some properties of new classes of analytic functions
Authors: Yuan Yuan , Liu Jin-Lin
Published: March 2017

The authors introduce two new classes Hk(?,A,B) and Mk(?,A,B) of analytic
functions. Distortion bounds, inclusion relations and integral transforms
properties for these classes are investigated.
Spectra of 2 x 2 upper triangular operator matrices
Authors: Huang Junjie , Liu Aichun , Chen Alatancang
Published: March 2017

The spectra of the 2 x 2 upper triangular operator matrix MC = (A C 0 B )
acting on a Hilbert space H1 ? H2 are investigated. We obtain a necessary
and sufficient condition of ?(MC) = ?(A)??(B) for every C ? B(H2,H1), in
terms of the spectral properties of two diagonal elements A and B of MC.
Also, the analogues for the point spectrum, residual spectrum and continuous
spectrum are further presented. Moveover, we construct some examples
illustrating our main results. In particular, it is shown that the inclusion
?r(MC) ? ?r(A) ? ?r(B) for every C ? B(H2,H1) is not correct in general. Note
that ?(T) (resp. ?r(T)) denotes the spectrum (resp. residual spectrum) of an
operator T, and B(H2,H1) is the set of all bounded linear operators from H2
to H1.
Sufficient optimality conditions for semi-infinite multiobjective fractional programming under (Ф,ρ)-V-invexity and generalized (Ф,ρ)-V-invexity
Authors: Antczak Tadeusz
Published: March 2017

A new class of nonconvex smooth semi-infinite multiobjective fractional
programming problems with both inequality and equality constraints is
considered. We formulate and establish several parametric sufficient
optimality conditions for efficient solutions in such nonconvex vector
optimization problems under (?,?)-V-invexity and/or generalized (?,?)-V-invexity
hypotheses. With the reference to the said functions, we
extend some results of efficiency for a larger class of nonconvex smooth
semi-infinite multiobjective programming problems in comparison to those
ones previously established in the literature under other generalized
convexity notions. Namely, we prove the sufficient optimality conditions for
such nonconvex semi-infinite multiobjective fractional programming problems
in which not all functions constituting them have the fundamental property
of convexity, invexity and most generalized convexity notions.
Signless Laplacian spectral characterization of graphs with isolated vertices
Authors: Huang Shaobin , Zhou Jiang , Bu Changjiang
Published: March 2017

A graph is said to be DQS if there is no other non-isomorphic graph with the
same signless Laplacian spectrum. For a DQS graph G, we show that G ? rK1 is
DQS under certain conditions. Applying these results, some DQS graphs with
isolated vertices are obtained.
Fixed point results for weakly α-admissible pairs
Authors: Ciric Ljubomir , Parvaneh Vahid , Hussain Nawab
Published: March 2017

In this paper, we introduce the concepts of weakly and partially weakly
?-admissible pair of mappings and obtain certain coincidence and fixed point
theorems for classes of weakly ?-admissible contractive mappings in a
b-metric space. As an application, we derive some new coincidence and common
fixed point results in a b-metric space endowed with a binary relation or a
graph. Moreover, an example is provided here to illustrate the usability of
the obtained results.
On the extremal solution for a nonlinear boundary value problems of fractional p-Laplacian differential equation
Authors: Ding Youzheng , Wei Zhongli
Published: March 2017

This paper is concerned with the existence and uniqueness of extremal
solution for a nonlinear boundary value problems of fractional differential
equation involving Riemann-Liouville derivative and p-Laplacian operator. By
applying monotone iterative technique and lower and upper solutions method,
we obtain sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of extremal
solution and construct the sequences of iteration to approximate it. The
paper extends the applications of lower and upper solutions method and
obtains some new results.
Fixed points of Ψ-contractive mappings in modular spaces
Authors: Öztürk Mahpeyker , Abbas Mujahid , Girgin Ekber
Published: March 2017

The aim of this paper is to present fixed point results of ?-contractive
mappings in the framework of modular spaces. We also introduce
(G,??)-contractive mappings and obtain fixed point results for such mappings.
Some examples are presented to support the results proved herein.
Stability of the pexiderized quadratic functional equation in paranormed spaces
Authors: Wang Zhihua , Sahoo Prasanna
Published: March 2017

The aim of the present paper is to investigate the Hyers-Ulam stability of
the Pexiderized quadratic functional equation, namely of f(x+y)+f(x-y)=21(x)+
2h(y) in paranormed spaces. More precisely, first we examine the stability
for odd and even functions and then we apply our results to prove the
Hyers-Ulam stability of the quadratic functional equation f(x+y)+
f(x-y)=2f(x)+2f(y) in paranormed spaces for a general function.
Effect of hot-pressing on properties of bubble-electrospun nanofiber membrane
Authors: Sun Qi-Long , Sun Lei , Wang Fang-Fang , Hu Gu
Published: March 2017

Polyurethane nanofiber membranes were prepared by the bubble-electrospinning. The membranes were used to make a composite fabric with two plain nylon fabrics. The morphology of nanofiber membranes, the air permeability and the peel strength of the composite fabrics were investigated experimentally. The results obtained in this paper can be used for optimization of nanofiber membranes.
Crimp frequency of a viscoelastic fiber in a crimping process
Authors: Huang Hua , Zhao Cong-Tao , Song Min-Feng , Liu Peng , Kong Hai-Yan , He Ji-Huan
Published: March 2017

Crimp frequency during the stuffer box crimping process is of great importance for controlling morphology of crimped fibers. A fiber is considered as a viscoelastic rheological fluid, and an approximate formulation for crimp frequency is obtained revealing the main factors affecting the crimping process.
Influence factors of methane-air counterflow diffusion flame
Authors: Huang Haiming , Li Weijie
Published: March 2017

This paper investigates the influences of pressures, velocities, and temperatures of gases at nozzles on the temperature of flame. Considering that temperature and species mass fractions are functions of axial co-ordinates, a quasi-1-D mathematic model in cylindrical co-ordinates for counterflow diffusion flame is built. The results show that the pressure, velocities, and temperatures of gases can affect the temperature distributions of methane-air counterflow diffusion flame, and that the influence of the variations of velocities at two nozzles on the movement of the starting reaction interface is most significant in these factors.
Experimental study on moisture transfer through firefighters' protective fabrics in radiant heat exposures
Authors: Chen Meng , Zhu Fanglong , Feng Qianqian , Li Kejing , Liu Rangtong
Published: March 2017

The effects of absorbed moisture on thermal protective performance of fire-fighters? clothing materials under radiant heat flux conditions were analyzed in this paper. A thermal protective performance tester and temperature sensor were used to measure the temperature variations for the facecloth side of four kinds of commonly used flame retardant fabrics in several radiant heat exposures, which varied in moisture content. Experimental results showed that, all of the temperature profiles of these four kinds of moistened fabrics under different radiant heat flux conditions presented the same variation trend. The addition of moisture had a positive influence on the thermal protective performance during the constant temperature period when heat radiation time was more than 60 seconds. As the heat radiation time increased beyond 500 seconds, the thermal protective performance of moistened fabrics became worse than that of dried fabrics in general.
A short review on analytical methods for fractional equations with he’s fractional derivative
Authors: Wang Yan , Zhang Yu-Feng , Liu Jian-Gen , Iqbal Muhammad
Published: March 2017

He?s fractional derivative is adopted in this paper, and analytical methods for fractional differential equations are briefly reviewed, two modifications of the exp-function method (the generalized Kudryashov method and generalized expo-nential rational function method) are emphasized, and fractional Benjamin-Bo-na-Mahony equation with He?s fractional derivative is used as an example to elucidate the solution process.
Compact schemes for Korteweg-de Vries equation
Authors: Yin Xiu-Ling , Zhang Cheng-Jian , Zhang Jing-Jing , Liu Yan-Qin
Published: March 2017

This paper proposes one family of compact schemes for Korteweg-de Vries equation. In the deterministic case, the schemes are convergent with fourth-order accuracy both in space and in time. Moreover, the schemes are stable. The numerical dispersion relation is analyzed. We compare the schemes with one second-order scheme. The numerical examples test the effect of the schemes. In the stochastic case, we simulate the wave profile and three discrete dynamical quantities for Korteweg-de Vries equation with small noise. The white noise has stochastic influence on the profile and dynamical quantities of the solution. If the size of noise increases, the perturbation on the profile and dynamical quantities will increase accordingly.
Microwave heating: A potential pretreating method for bamboo fiber extraction
Authors: Fu Jia-Jia , Shen Shen , Duan Jun-Lu , Tang Chen , Du Xiao-Ying , Wang Hong-Bo , Gao Wei-Dong
Published: March 2017

Microwave heating is proposed as a kind of pretreating methods for bamboo fiber extraction. Effect of various processing parameters, e. g. microwave initial-setting power, reaction temperature, irradiation time, and bath ratio (bamboo to water) on bamboo powders was studied. Analysis of chemical components indicates that microwave assisted extraction is a mild treating method without obvious change of main constitutes of bamboo. The removal of polysaccharide by microwave treating resulted in loosening the structure and thus benefits hydrolysis of bamboo in subsequent.
An analytical solution of fractional burgers equation
Authors: Pang Jing , Cheng Yanqing , Liang Zhengxin , You Yuedong
Published: March 2017

Using the fractional complex transform, the fractional partial differential equations can be reduced to ordinary differential equations which can be solved by the auxiliary equation method. Non-linear superposition formulation of Riccati equation is applied, and a complex infinite sequence solution is obtained.
Flame retardancy and ultraviolet resistance of silk fabric coated by graphene oxide
Authors: Ji Yi-Min , Cao Ying-Ying , Chen Guo-Qiang , Xing Tie-Ling
Published: March 2017

Silk fabrics were coated by graphene oxide hydrosol in order to improve its flame retardancy and ultraviolet resistance. In addition, montmorillonoid was doped into the graphene oxide hydrosol to further improve the flame retardancy of silk fabrics. The flame retardancy and ultraviolet resistance were mainly characterized by limiting oxygen index, vertical flame test, smoke density test, and ultraviolet protection factor. The synergistic effect of graphene oxide and montmorillonoid on the thermal stabilization property of the treated silk fabrics was also investigated. The results show that the treated silk fabrics have excellent flame retardancy, thermal stability, smoke suppression, and ultraviolet resistance simultaneously.
Analytical treatment on a new generalized Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur hierarchy of thermal and fluid equations
Authors: Zhang Sheng , Gao Xudong
Published: March 2017

Constructing analytical solutions for non-liner partial differential equations arising in thermal and fluid science is important and interesting. In this paper, Hirota?s bi-linear method is extended to a new generalized Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur hierarchy which includes heat conduction equation, advection equation, advection-dispersion equation, and Korteweg-de Vries equation as special cases. As a result, bi-linear form of the generalized Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur hierarchy is derived. Based on the derived bi-linear form, exact and explicit n-soliton solutions of the generalized Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur hierarchy are obtained.
Infinite many conservation laws of discrete system associated with a 3×3 matrix spectral problem
Authors: Zhang Sheng , Liu Dongdong
Published: March 2017

Differential-difference equations are often considered as an alternative approach to describing some phenomena arising in heat/electron conduction and flow in carbon nanotubes and nanoporous materials. Infinite many conservation laws play important role in discussing the integrability of non-linear differential equations. In this paper, infinite many conservation laws of the non-linear differential-difference equations associated with a 3?3 matrix spectral problem are obtained.
Solving a class of boundary value problems by LSQR
Authors: Qiu Yu-Yang
Published: March 2017

Boundary value problems arising in fluid mechanics and thermal science can be transformed uniformly to a set of linear equations, whose coefficient matrix is circulant. This paper adopts a matrix iteration LSQR to solve the inverse of coefficient matrix. The solution process is elucidated step by step, and the numerical results reveal the effectiveness and feasibility of the presented method.
An analytical solution for a fractional heat-like equation with variable coefficients
Authors: Cui Run-qing , Ban Tao
Published: March 2017

The fractional power series method is used to solve a fractional heat-like equations with variable coefficients. The solution process is elucidated, and the results show that the method is simple but effective.
An analytic study on the two-temperature model for electron-lattice thermal dynamic process
Authors: Xian Da-Quan , Li Xiao-Hong
Published: March 2017

In this paper, we study the TTM arising in electron-lattice thermal dynamic process by two methods. A new exact traveling solution and variable separation solutions are obtained. They can help us to understand morphological differences in femtosecond laser inducing periodic surface structures on noble metals. Our study examines the role of two competing ultrafast processes following femtosecond laser heating of metals thoroughly. The calculation results confirm the previous experimental work, which is the electron-phonon coupling strength plays a dominant role in the process.
New exact solutions of the(2+1)-dimensional Broer-Kaup equation by the consistent Riccati expansion method
Authors: Jiang Ying , Xian Da-Quan , Dai Zheng-De
Published: March 2017

In this work, we study the (2+1)-D Broer-Kaup equation. The composite periodic breather wave, the exact composite kink breather wave and the solitary wave solutions are obtained by using the coupled degradation technique and the consistent Riccati expansion method. These results may help us to investigate some complex dynamical behaviors and the interaction between composite non-linear waves in high dimensional models
Cultural policy and cultural identity of Hungarians in Vojvodina
Authors: Toth-Glemba Klara
Published: March 2017

In this work are presented studies of cultural policy, dilemmas about
determination and definition of the concept, as well as the influence of
cultural policy on identity preservation of Hungarians in Vojvodina, first
of all their cultural identity. Review of this interesting topic was
inspired by the fact that despite constant negative trend of birthrate,
forced emigration and assimilation, Hungarians in Vojvodina have, in
comparison with other national minorities, the widest circle of cultural,
expert and interest associations. The number of various manifestations,
diverse in content, is increasing year-on-year, and a growing devotion to
identity and identification with Hungarian cultural elements such as
maternal language, religion, and education, lead to the thinking about the
causes of this trend. To begin with, some possible answers to this question
are given. It is the matter of awakening of the identity of Hungarians in
Vojvodina, or improvement of adequate cultural policy and socio-political
circumstances in which they express their identity.