bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Joan Brossa and cinema
Authors: Pedroso-Herrera Tomás
Published: April 2019

The relationship between poetry and cinema has always been very fruitful. A special case is that of Joan Brossa, a Catalanian contemporary poet, whose work is rich in poems about cinema, and whose artistic production includes writing cinematographic scripts. J. Brossa was interested in the far out movements, especially in Dadaism, with its objective poetry and visual creation. His interest in the cinema, both the European far.out cinema and the commercial Nonh American cinema, springs from these three sources. In this work it is possible to find poems in which the poetical production (the blank sheet of paper) is put on the sarne level as the cinematographic one (the blank screen).

La relación entre poesía y cine ha sido desde siempre muy Fructífera. Un caso especial es el de Joan Brossa, poeta catalán contemporáneo, en cuya obra abundan los poemas que tratan sobre el cine y cuya producción artística incluye la escritura de guiones cinematográficos. J. Brossa se interesó por los movimientos de vanguardia, en especial por el Dadaísmo, por la poesía objetiva y por la creación visual. De estas tres fuentes le viene al autor su interés por el cine: tanto el cine europeo de vanguardia como el cine comercial norteamericano. En su obra es posible hallar poemas en los que se equipara la producción poética (el folio en blanco) con la cinematogrifica (la pantalla de proyección en blanco).
PRK and Butterfly LASEK: Prospective, Randomized, Contralateral Eye Comparison of Epithelial Healing and Ocular Discomfort
Authors: Ghanem Vinícius C. , Souza Giselle C. , Souza Denise C. , Viese Juliana M.Z. , Weber Sarah L.P. , Kara-José Newton
Published: April 2019

Purpose

To compare corneal reepithelialization, pain scores, ocular discomfort, and tear production after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and butterfly laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK).

Methods

This prospective, randomized, double-masked study comprised 102 eyes of 51 patients who underwent laser refractive surgery. Each patient was randomized to have one eye operated on with PRK and the other with butterfly LASEK. Patients were followed for 1 year.

Results

The mean reepithelialization time in the PRK group was 4.35±0.48 days (range: 4 to 5 days) and 4.75±0.72 days (range: 4 to 6 days) in the butterfly LASEK group (
P
<.002). Pain scores and ocular discomfort were not statistically different between groups, although a trend towards a lower pain level with PRK was noted (3.31±4.09 vs 4.43±4.27;
P
=.18). Schirmer test values were significantly reduced from preoperative levels through 12 months with both PRK (23.6±8.1 vs 19.4±10.1;
P
<.002) and butterfly LASEK (22.4±8.7 vs 18.9±9.7;
P
=.01); however, no difference between groups was noted at any time.

Conclusions

Photorefractive keratectomy showed a modest but statistically significant shorter reepithelialization time and a tendency towards lower pain scores than butterfly LASEK. The reepithelialization time was strongly associated with the duration of surgery in both techniques. A similar reduction of Schirmer test values was observed up to 1 year postoperatively in both groups. [
J Refract Surg
. 2008;24:591–599.]
Intrasubject Corneal Thickness Asymmetry
Authors: Khachikian Stephen S. , Belin Michael W. , Ciolino Joseph B.
Published: April 2019

Purpose

To establish the normal distribution for intrasubject (right eye/left eye) central corneal pachymetry in a refractive surgery population.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed on 1448 eyes of 724 consecutive patients evaluated for refractive surgery. Pachymetric data were obtained from the Pentacam Eye Scanner. Right and left eye pachymetry values were compared for the corneal apex, pupil center, and thinnest point. Statistical analysis was performed to determine normal levels of variance.

Results

The average apex reading was 539.3±36.8 µm, median 542 µm, and mode 539 µm (range: 411 to 664 µm). Values for the pupil center (average 538.7 µm) and thinnest point (average 536.1 µm) followed a similar distribution. The average pachymetry difference between fellow eyes was 8.8±7.2 µm at the apex, 8.9±8.3 µm at the pupil center, and 9.0±8.3 µm at the thinnest region.

Conclusions

Individuals with a greater than 23.2 µm apical pachymetry difference represent less than 5% of the population. Individuals with an apical difference greater than 30.4 µm represent less than 0.5%. Pachymetric asymmetry outside the normal range should alert the clinician to examine for other parameters that are more established refractive surgery risk factors. [
J Refract Surg
. 2008;24:606–609.]
Posterior Chamber Visian Implantable Collamer Lens: Stability and Evaluation Following Traumatic Grenade Explosion
Authors: McCauley Matthew B. , Anderson Daniel M. , Johnson Anthony J.
Published: April 2019

Purpose

To report traumatic injury of a patient implanted with Visian Implantable Collamer (ICL) (STAAR Surgical) lenses.

Methods

A 31-year-old man underwent bilateral implantation of Visian ICLs in 2006. Eight months postoperatively, the patient was serving in a combat zone and sustained blunt and fragmentation injuries from a grenade explosion. He was wearing full battle gear, which included ballistic-tested sunglasses, at the time of the assault.

Results

Large intraorbital foreign bodies and globe trauma were identified as a result of the grenade explosion. Visual acuity was unaffected and the phakic intraocular lenses remained stable.

Conclusions

This first report of combat trauma in a patient implanted with bilateral phakic ICLs emphasizes the importance of eye protection. Further study of the stability and cataract formation rates in eyes that sustain blunt trauma after ICL implantation is needed. [
J Refract Surg.
2008;24:648–651.]
Pro remedio et pro salute animae nostrae. Memoria v srednjeveškem umetnostnem okrasju cisterce v Stični kot odsev tesne povezanosti s plemstvom
Authors: Oter Gorenčič Mija
Published: April 2019

Članek prinaša sistematičen pregled nad listinskimi omembami pokopov laikov v cistercijanskem samostanu Stična in njihovim vplivom na umetnostno zasnovo cisterce. Najstarejši dokaz povezav s plemstvom je krog z grbovnim ščitkom tik nad nekdanjim nišnim grobom v severovzhodnem kotu križnega hodnika ob prvotnem meniškem vhodu v cerkev. Naslikan je bil pred obokanjem križnega hodnika, ki se postavlja v čas okrog leta 1228. Do tega leta arhivski viri med pokopanimi v samostanu omenjajo le soustanovitelje samostana, Višnjegorske grofe in njihovo rodbino. Po sredini 13. stoletja so v skladu s prakso v drugih cistercijanskih samostanih pokopi laikov postali pogostejši. Najstarejša listina, ki se najverjetneje nanaša na pokop laika v cerkvi, sega v leto 1293. Avtorica v članku argumentirano podaja številne nove interpretacije in razpravlja o identifikaciji grbov, mestu, kjer so bili pokopani soustanovitelji samostana, identifikaciji oseb, ki so bile pokopane v pokopališki kapeli, in nišnem grobu pod najstarejšim grbom v križnem hodniku.
France Stele v luči mladostne korespondence z Izidorjem Cankarjem
Authors: Kremelj Vesna
Published: April 2019

Prispevek obravnava korespondenco med dvema ključnima predstavnikoma dunajske umetnostnozgodovinske šole v slovenskem prostoru – Francetom Steletom in Izidorjem Cankarjem. Razprava sledi njunemu dopisovanju od začetka študija do konca leta 1913 in se osredotoča na Steletovo uredniško in javno delovanje v obdobju pred prvo svetovno vojno. France Stele je kmalu po vpisu na Dunajsko univerzo prevzel uredništvo Zore, glasila katoliškega akademske ga društva, in k sodelovanju povabil Cankarja, ki je tedaj študiral v Louvainu. Stele in Cankar sta se spopadla s predsodki ob sprejemanju moderne umetnosti med slovenskimi katoliškimi izobraženci zlasti v primeru sodobne cerkvene arhitekture. Steletov esej Apologija moderne umetnosti, objavljen leta 1911, lahko razumemo kot prvi neposredni naslon na dunajsko šolo umetnostne zgodovine. Vsebina članka in odzivi nanj sicer niso neposredno odmevali v ohranjeni korespondenci med Steletom in Cankarjem, vendar pa je sam način, kako sta se kolega kasneje dopolnjevala in podpirala, zelo značilen za njuno vodenje javne polemike.
Score Equivalence, Gender Difference, and Testing Mode Preference in a Comparative Study between Computer- Based Testing and Paper-Based Testing
Authors: Ebrahimi Mohammad Reza , Hashemi Toroujeni Seyyed Morteza , Shahbazi Vahide
Published: April 2019

Abstract—Score equivalency of two Computer-Based Testing (henceforth CBT) and Paper-and-Pencil-Based Testing (henceforth PBT) versions has turned into a controversial issue during the last decade in Iran. The comparability of mean scores obtained from two CBT and PBT formats of test should be investigated to see if test takers’ testing performance is influenced by the effects of testing administration mode. This research was conducted to examine score equivalency across modes as well as the relationship of gender, and testing mode preference with test takers’ performance on computerized testing. The information of testing mode preference and attitudes towards CBT and its features was supported by a focus group interview. Findings indicated that the scores of test takers were not different in both modes and there was no statistically significant relationship between moderator above variables and CBT performance.
Effect of Mobile Gaming on Mathematical Achievement among 4th Graders
Authors: Alkhateeb Mohammad Ahmad
Published: April 2019

This study aimed at identifying the effect of the mobile gaming in the mathematical achievement among the 4th graders. The study instrument was a math achievement test consisted of (30) items of the multiple choice type (4 alternatives). The sample consisted of (66) students of the 4th grade in the City of Zarqa (Jordan), which was distributed over two groups: experimental groups (n=34), and control group (n=32). The researcher employed the experimental method on both groups. The experimental group was taught using the educational mobile games, and the control group was taught by the conventional method. The study found that the use of mobile games is an effective practice for providing educational support to the students in mathematics. In addition, the size of the effect of using the mobile games was significant, which supports the effectiveness of the mobile games in math achievement among the 4th graders.
Measuring Learner Satisfaction with Formative e-Assessment Strategies
Authors: Bahati Bernard , Fors Uno , Hansen Preben , Nouri Jalal , Mukama Evode
Published: April 2019

The student experience with different aspects of online instructional settings has been the focus of educational practitioners and researchers in many studies. However, concerning technology-enabled formative assessment, little is known about student satisfaction regarding different possible formative e-assessment strategies the students are involved in. Using a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire, a web-based survey was developed to examine students’ satisfaction with the formative e-assessment strategies within an enriched virtual blended course. The results show that, in general, the students were satisfied with the quality of their engagement and the quality of feedback across all the formative e-assessment activities offered. The results also show that the student satisfaction varied between and within the formative e-assessment strategies. However, the gap between the student satisfaction mean ratings across all formative e-assessment strategies was marginal and could not help researchers decide upon which formative e-assessment strategy that stood out as the most preferred one. Learner satisfaction with different formative e-assessment strategies was positively correlated to each other at various levels but no relationship was found between students’ scores on the final course exam and learner satisfaction with formative e-assessment strategies. In the end, the results indicated that a sustained and integrated use of the all three formative e-assessment strategies (online knowledge survey, online student-generated questions and peer-responses, and electronic reflective journals) should be used in the context of hybrid courses. The study also suggests further studies that would widen, diversify both the scope and research instruments to investigate learner satisfaction with formative e-assessment strategies.
Implementing Multiple AR Markers in Learning Science Content with Junior High School Students in Thailand
Authors: Nasongkhla Jaitip , Chanjaradwichai Supadaec , Chiasiriphan Thanyaporn
Published: April 2019

This study demonstrates a supplementary classroom technology using an Augmented Reality (AR) application to enhance students in learning Genetics at Junior High School in Thailand. The tool provides visual cards of concepts about Genetics with multiple AR markers (cards). An interactive experience provides students a multiple-choice format to respond to different cases (questions). Using a purposive sampling technique, sixty students from the 9th grade compared and selected AR markers to generate an animated two-dimensional graphic with sound feedback. In addition, the students’ learning scores were compared among the groups of different analytical thinking abilities who used single and multiple AR markers. The results found the potential of using Augmented Reality (AR) in supporting students’ learning especially in improving analytical thinking ability.
Enhancing Reflection and Empathy Skills via Using a Virtual Reality Based Learning Framework
Authors: Stavroulia Kalliopi Evangelia , Lanitis Andreas
Published: April 2019

The last few years Virtual Reality (VR) based approaches have emerged lately as a new education paradigm. This paper addresses the possibility to cultivate reflection and empathy skills using a VR based framework targeting to maximize the professional development of teachers. Reflection and empathy are skills of paramount importance for teachers and an integral part of their professional development. The current research aims to investigate possible differences in cultivating reflection and empathy skills between participants who used a VR system and the control group who were trained in a real classroom environment. Experimental results indicate that the participants using the virtual classroom environment were able to better reflect and empathize with the students whereas participants from the control group tended to be more undecided. Moreover, the VR system gave the participants the opportunity to enter the students’ virtual body and understand the different perspectives affecting at a higher level the reflection process than the control group.
Edmodo-Based Blended Learning Model as an Alternative of Science Learning to Motivate and Improve Junior High School Students’ Scientific Critical Thinking Skills
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Sanjaya I Gusti Made , Erman Erman , Jatmiko Budi
Published: April 2019

Abstract—This study aims to analyze students' scientific critical thinking skills through learning with edmodo-based blended learning models. This study is Pre-Experimental using one group pre-test post-test design involving 35 class VIII students at Public Junior High School 10 Jember, Indonesia. The instru-ments used were teacher activity observation sheets, student activity observation sheets, scientific critical thinking skills assessment sheets, and student motivation sheets. Before and after learning activity, students are given the same initial test (pre-test) and final test (post-test). The collected data was analyzed by quantitative descriptive analysis. The results of the study show that: (1) students are motivated in classical learning by 78.13% with motivated criteria. The highest value is on the likes and active indicators using Edmodo, which is equal to 88.47% and the lowest value on the indicator of activity asks questions and opinions at edmodo, which is equal to 70.93%; and (2) there is an increase in scientific critical thinking skills of students with a mean n-gain of .32, with the criteria being moderate. The highest value is achieved on the indicator of fact analysis, which is equal to .55 and the lowest value on the indicators of delivery of argumentation, which is equal to .19. The conclusion of this study is that science learning with an edmodo-based blended learning model can motivate learning and improve scientific critical thinking skills of junior high school students.
Voir, observer, penser
Authors: Cassigneul Adèle
Published: April 2019

Ce chapitre a pour point de départ la relation que Virginia Woolf entretenait avec les images : prises de vue et conception d’albums photos depuis sa plus tendre enfance, rédaction de « The Cinema », conception d’un roman, Orlando, illustré de photographies et de reproductions de tableaux, et création de scrapbooks (albums de coupures de presse) en vue de l’élaboration de son essai Trois guinées. Par son vouloir voir passionné, Woolf impose son point de vue. Il s’agit pour elle de percevoir, donc de sentir le monde ; il s’agit d’observer, donc de comprendre le monde. Son écriture est ici analysée comme étant traversée d’images (diégèses, cadres narratifs, lecture) et sous-tendue d’une « poéthique » de la révélation. La révélation est à la base du dispositif texte/image dans Trois guinées, où l’auteure souhaite éveiller les consciences de ses contemporains aux atrocités de la guerre ainsi qu’à l’inégalité homme-femme. Le texte s’offre alors à notre regard et nous enjoint à une lecture éclairante et participative. Il met en place une convergence de l’œil du narrateur et de l’œil du lecteur par une écriture d’images, véritable « imageographie ».
Predicting ADHD Using Eye Gaze Metrics Indexing Working Memory Capacity
Authors: Michalek Anne M. P. , Jayawardena Gavindya , Jayarathna Sampath
Published: April 2019

ADHD is being recognized as a diagnosis that persists into adulthood impacting educational and economic outcomes. There is an increased need to accurately diagnose this population through the development of reliable and valid outcome measures reflecting core diagnostic criteria. For example, adults with ADHD have reduced working memory capacity (WMC) when compared to their peers. A reduction in WMC indicates attention control deficits which align with many symptoms outlined on behavioral checklists used to diagnose ADHD. Using computational methods, such as machine learning, to generate a relationship between ADHD and measures of WMC would be useful to advancing our understanding and treatment of ADHD in adults. This chapter will outline a feasibility study in which eye tracking was used to measure eye gaze metrics during a WMC task for adults with and without ADHD and machine learning algorithms were applied to generate a feature set unique to the ADHD diagnosis. The chapter will summarize the purpose, methods, results, and impact of this study.
Computational Healthcare System With Image Analysis
Authors: Kashyap Ramgopal
Published: April 2019

The quickly extending field of huge information examination has begun to assume a crucial part in the advancement of human services practices and research. In this chapter, challenges like gathering information from complex heterogeneous patient sources, utilizing the patient/information relationships in longitudinal records, understanding unstructured clinical notes in the correct setting and efficiently dealing with expansive volumes of medicinal imaging information, and removing conceivably valuable data is shown. Healthcare and IoT and machine learning along with data mining are also discussed. Image analysis and segmentation methods comparative study is given for the examination of computer vision, imaging handling, and example acknowledgment has gained considerable ground amid the previous quite a few years. Examiners have distributed an abundance of essential science and information reporting the advance and social insurance application on medicinal imaging.
A Research Review
Authors: Ives Bob , Nehrkorn Alicia
Published: April 2019

Research into academic integrity (AI) has a long history of extensive work to estimate the prevalence of and predictors for academic misconduct in higher education (HE). In addition, concern about the high prevalence of academic misconduct has justified a proliferation of recommendations for reducing academic misconduct. Scholars have lamented, however, the dearth of research investigating the effectiveness of interventions to prevent academic misconduct. This chapter reports on a review of 97 quantitative studies that investigated the effectiveness of interventions related to academic misconduct in HE. The evidence supports the effectiveness of text-matching software and honor code systems in reducing plagiarism and cheating, respectively. The effectiveness of proctoring examinations, providing instruction about plagiarism, and delivering instruction about AI are not supported by the evidence. Recommendations for future research are suggested.
Fostering Originality
Authors: Adhikari Soni
Published: April 2019

With the rapid increase in the number of international students from different academic backgrounds around the world, college and university educators in the West find it hard(er) to understand the many and complex reasons why these students plagiarize or use sources ineffectively. Reviewing the relevant literature, the author first makes a pedagogical analysis of student plagiarism then shows why educators should shift focus from traditional views about cultural difference toward a multidimensional understanding of plagiarism. The author concludes by recommending pedagogical strategies to help students to adjust to the new academic system rather than ‘policing' their activities and undermining their confidence.
Everybody's Doing It
Authors: Pan Minqi , Tempelmeyer Teresa C. , Stiles Beverly L. , Vieth Kara
Published: April 2019

Researchers focusing on academic dishonesty (AD) have suggested the power of peer influence in predicting cheating behaviors. Cheating has been found to occur mostly when it is perceived as normative. Students' overestimation of the extent to which their peers cheat, as well as their beliefs that cheating would not lead to consequences, has been found to reinforce AD. Primarily employing Bandura's social learning theory (SLT), the current authors present an in-depth discussion of the variables hypothesized to contribute to the factors involved in the acquisition and maintenance of cheating behaviors. The authors present the results of a 2018 study examining cheating behaviors by students attending a state-supported university in the United States (US). Students' perceptions that their peers cheated, and their belief that cheating was an acceptable means of coping with academic pressure, were significant predictors of cheating. Potential intervention strategies are discussed, as are future research directions regarding peer influences on AD.
An ISM Approach to Modeling
Authors: Khan Zeenath Reza , Balasubramanian Sreejith
Published: April 2019

Student cheating is a problem that has been plaguing academics globally for decades. With the infiltration of technology, this has taken on a newer more sinister form, termed e-cheating. E-cheating is electronic cheating that encompasses variety of previously known and new practices involving variety of technologies students engage in when breaching academic integrity (AI). This chapter presents the herculean task of compiling and then proposing a comprehensive factor model to pave way for better understanding of antecedents that may influence students' likelihood to e-cheat. This chapter attempts to use interpretive structural modelling (ISM) as a scientific approach towards developing such a proposed model after conducting an extensive content analysis to collate and provide a comprehensive list of factors and models already existing spread across hundreds of academic papers. This chapter is positioned as the first such attempt to provide a model of factors that is of significant benefit to stakeholders such as teachers, students, managements, government, and even employers so that they can develop an understanding of their roles in helping or hindering such behavior in the future.
Design and Development of a Mobile Writing Application for Students With Dysgraphia
Authors: Hopcan Sinan , Tokel Saniye Tugba , Karasu Necdet , Aykut Çığıl
Published: April 2019

Writing plays a vital role in both daily life and academic life. Students begin learning to write in the first years in school and then they use writing skills their whole life. However, some students, such as students with dysgraphia, experience difficulties in writing. The purpose of the chapter is to develop a mobile writing application for students with dysgraphia and to reveal ideas of special education experts, educational technology experts, and classroom education experts, and a teacher about application. A pilot study was conducted with three students with dysgraphia firstly, and necessary revisions were made. After revisions, experts' views were taken. The results indicated that experts reflected positive ideas about mobile writing application for students with dysgraphia. However, the experts suggested some minor revisions for improving the mobile writing application. To sum up, final improvements were made, and a mobile writing application was developed.
Real-Time Mobile Assessment of Learning
Authors: Blau Ina
Published: April 2019

Real-time mobile assessment (RTMA) can function as assistive technology, since the anonymity of feedback promotes active participation in lessons without being exposed to criticism. This field experiment explored the impact of RTMA, beyond a whole-class technology, on academic achievement, students' perceived learning, academic self-efficacy, learning motivation, and self-esteem among middle school students. The participants were 80 ninth graders in the excellence, mainstream, and remedial tracks being taught by the same experienced language arts teacher. The experiment included nine double language lessons with a random assignment of the technological conditions and the counterbalance procedure of the topics studied. The findings suggested that students in the remedial track benefit from using RTMA in terms of achievement, perceived learning, self-efficacy, and motivation. Students in the excellence track benefit from RTMA in terms of intrinsic motivation, and students in the mainstream track in terms of self-esteem. Implication for educational research and practice are discussed.
Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Support Active Learning for All Students
Authors: Gallup Jennifer L. , Ray Beverly B. , Bennett Cory A.
Published: April 2019

This chapter explores the use of smartphones, a category of mobile learning, as learning devices that align well with tenets of universal design for learning (UDL). The theoretical foundation for this use is explored along with pertinent research. The chapter continues with an exploration of specific apps that reflect the tenets of UDL even as they promote learning, specifically executive function, collaboration, and knowledge acquisition and expression. Guidelines for select and successfully using apps as learning tools are provided along with a discussion of barriers to use. Recommendations for use, including actionable ideas for integration, are provided.
Implementation of an Artificial Bee Colony to Solve an Order Picking Problem
Authors: Saucedo Luis Enrique Cisneros , Sanchez-Solis Julia Patricia , López-Ramos Francisco , Rodas-Osollo Jorge
Published: April 2019

The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is an optimization method based on swarm intelligence which has demonstrated to be capable of obtaining satisfactory results on a diversity of optimization problems. However, the implementation of this optimization method hasn't been much explored on order picking problems, even though order picking represents up to 55% of the total operational cost of a typical warehouse. The order picking problem has even more importance on nonprofit organizations like food banks since they operate with a limited budget. In this chapter, the authors implemented an ABC algorithm to solve the order picking problem within a food bank. The goal was to determine which parameter values contribute the most during the optimization process. Experiments were conducted using nine sets of parameters for the ABC; results show that the approach is suitable for the study case.
Use of Elephant Search Algorithm to Solve an Order Picking Problem in a Mobile Atelier
Authors: Jimenez Rafael , Florencia Rogelio , García Vicente , Lopez Abraham
Published: April 2019

Mobile ateliers, also called pop-up stores, sell their products away from their warehouse. Therefore, it causes them to go back to it once a product in their mobile store runs out since the customer is waiting for them at the store. The need to spend as little time searching for the product at the warehouse is of the utmost importance. To solve this problem, the authors have decided to attack it as an order picking problem. With the use of the elephant search algorithm, they aim to optimize the time it takes to retrieve the product needed to form the warehouse by giving the sales representative the optimum picking order route, so he can go in and out of the warehouse in as few steps as possible.
Improvement of the Optimization of an Order Picking Model Associated With the Components of a Classic Volkswagen Beetle Using an Ant Colony Approach
Authors: Olmos Jared , Florencia Rogelio , López-Ramos Francisco , Olmos-Sánchez Karla
Published: April 2019

Warehouse operations, specifically order picking process, are receiving close attention of researches due to the need of companies in minimizing operational costs. This chapter explains an ant colony optimization (ACO) approach to improve the order picking process in an auto parts store associated with the components of a classic Volkswagen Beetle car. Order picking represents the most time-consuming task in the warehouse operational expenses and, according to the scientific literature, is becoming a subject matter in operational research. It implements a low-level, picker-to-part order picking using persons as pickers with multiple picks per route. The context of the case study is a discrete picking where users' orders are independent. The authors use mathematical modeling to improve de ACO metaheuristic approach to minimize the order-picking cost.
Design of an Order Picking Reduce Module Using Bat Algorithm
Authors: Florencia Rogelio , Sanchez-Solis Julia Patricia , Carvajal Ivan , García Vicente
Published: April 2019

These days the human factor is key to improving order picking processes. For example, in a line of processes to replace different parts of equipment or devices, it is necessary to find the best route in each case to minimize the time consumed. One of the tools used to search for solutions are the metaheuristic methods that use probability to find the best solution in the required time. One of them is the “bat algorithm” that has had outstanding results since its appearance in 2010. This metaheuristic is based on how bats hunt, supported by their system of echolocation. It is one of the most recent metaheuristics and has proven to be more effective than other similar optimization algorithms in different processes. However, the algorithm was initially designed for addressing continuous problems. In this chapter, the authors present an adaptation of bat algorithms to solve a discrete problem: order picking.
An Integrated MCDM and Ergonomic Approach for Agricultural Sectors of Odisha in India
Authors: Mishra Debesh , Satapathy Suchismita
Published: April 2019

An attempt was made in this chapter to explore the agricultural hazards in the farming sectors of Odisha in India. There were three main contributions. At first the agricultural hazard factors were identified by the use of literature and standard Nordic questionnaires. In the second part, the Best Worst Method (BWM) was used to rank the different hazards based on the risk factors involved. Finally, in the third part, an ergonomic evaluation was made by using both REBA and OWAS ergonomic tools, considering different postures taken by farmers in selected farming activities, and accordingly, the corrective measures (if any) were recommended.
One Belt One Road
Authors: Boamah John , Appiah-Kubi Michael
Published: April 2019

This chapter starts with the need for infrastructure investment in One Belt One Road (OBOR) countries. By employing a simple linear regression analysis, it is evident that massive infrastructure could lead to an improved wellbeing of member countries. The chapter also highlights the current state of infrastructure investment levels of participating countries. The evidence shows that most member countries lack quality infrastructure levels. The concluding part of the chapter explores economic integration among member countries. Through network analysis, it is evident that though member countries are gradually being integrated, such integration is at a slower rate than expected. Massive investment in infrastructure in China and by extension the countries along the Belt and Road would not only provide financial gains to business partners but would as well lead to an improved wellbeing of countries in the initiative. This provides an opportunity for both domestic and foreign businesses to consider massive investment in infrastructure in China, which is at the center of the initiative.
OBOR
Authors: Subiyanto Effnu
Published: April 2019

One Belt One Road (OBOR) first declared by the China's President is believed by some to be a new hope and a new horizon for a number of developing countries. OBOR has been viewed as a new challenging proposal and as an ice breaking for the decades-long stagnant infrastructure in Indonesia, the largest economic region in Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This chapter is an update on OBOR's recent development in Indonesian which also coincidentally was declared as a new maritime-axis when new reform government has taken into power since 2014. Many views have been released, pro-contra has been severely dispatched into two separate blocks of Indonesian experts in two standpoints, one to support and the other to challenge involving Indonesia in the OBOR. This chapter has been thoroughly analyzed by mining information and data from big data sources, combined with semi-structured interviews of various executives and contractors.
Connecting One Belt One Road Countries via Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Chui Kwok Tai , Alhalabi Wadee , Liu Ryan Wen , Ordóñez de Pablos Patricia
Published: April 2019

The economy of China grows rapidly due to the advent of wireless networks. The networks provide connection between nodes (sensors, gateways, systems, people, etc.) for data transmission and communication seamlessly. This is a crucial element to achieve sustainable economics. It is worth mentioning that wireless communication is the optimal solution compared with wired communication given the fact that China has a huge land area and the largest population in the world. Traditional wireless technologies like 4G, Bluetooth, ZigBee, ISA 100.11a, and WirelessHART have been well addressed in literature. In this chapter, the focus is moved to 5G, LoRa, IEEE 802.11 af, ah, ax, and ay. Selected applications health monitoring, toxic gas monitoring, connected target coverage problem, and mobile crowd sensing are discussed in detail. Geographic routing, wireless charging, and wireless coexistence are challenging issues that need to be addressed in the near future.
Deep Learning
Authors: Sinha Amit , Gupta Suneet Kumar , Tiwari Anurag , Chaturvedi Amrita
Published: April 2019

Deep learning approaches have been found to be suitable for the agricultural field with successful applications to vegetable infection through plant disease. In this chapter, the authors discuss some widely used deep learning architecture and their practical applications. Nowadays, in many typical applications of machine vision, there is a tendency to replace classical techniques with deep learning algorithms. The benefits are valuable; on one hand, it avoids the need of specialized handcrafted features extractors, and on the other hand, results are not damaged. Moreover, they typically get improved.
A Comprehensive Analysis on Biodiesel Blend Model
Authors: Rao Yarrapragada K.S.S. , Bala Krishna B.
Published: April 2019

This article addresses the issue regarding the exploitation of conventional fuel diesel. To overcome this issue, the Tamanu oil-diesel oil blend is introduced, where a new neural model is proposed, which is trained by renowned firefly algorithm, termed as FF-NM. In addition, different compression ratios such as 15, 16, 17, 17.5 and blend ratios like 5:95, 6:94, 7:93, 8:92, and 9:91and 10:90 is exploited. The emission analysis and the combustion characteristics of the TO-diesel oil blend are evaluated as well as the MSE analysis is carried out for the proposed FF-NM method. For all the predicted parameters, the MSE of the proposed method is low for varying blend as well as the compression ratios. Moreover, the emission characteristics of the HC, CO2, NOx, CO, as well as O2 at different CR concerning the actual, and FF-NM is computed with the chosen blend ratios. From analysis, it is recognized that the estimation errors are less for the FF-NM approach. Hence, the simulation outcomes demonstrate the better performance of the proposed FF-NM approach under various compression ratios of 15, 16, 17 and 17.5, respectively.
Outpatient evaluation of oxidative stress in subjects undergoing systemic oxygen-ozone therapy
Authors: Loprete Fortunato , Vaiano Francesco , Valdenassi Luigi
Published: April 2019

Oxygen-ozone therapy improves the quality of life in patients affected by various diseases. The purpose of this study was to verify and eventually quantify the production of free radicals generated by oxidative stress induced by the ozonated auto-hemoinfusion in subjects subjected to this practice and eventually evaluate and naturally quantify the plasma antioxidant power of the subjects under examination. All subjects showed a significant improvement in the oxidative balance already at the first check, which was maintained (albeit with a minimal non-significant loss) at the end of the study. The results of the study have made it possible to verify that systemic ozonated auto-hemoinfusion not only does not involve further oxidative stress but even exerts an important antioxidant effect, through the scavenger effect of free radicals.
Field Arithmetic
Authors: Bary-Soroker Lior , Pop Florian , Stix Jakob
Published: April 2019

Field Arithmetic studies the interrelation between arithmetic properties of fields and their absolute Galois groups. It is an interdisciplinary area that uses methods of algebraic number theory, commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry, finite and profinite groups, and nonarchimedean analysis. Some of the results are motivated by questions of model theory and used to establish results in (un-)decidability.
A LEI Nº 12.711, de 29 de agosto, como política pública que favorece a busca da igualdade material
Authors: Melero Cássio , Martins Cibele Barsalini , Rossi Elaine , Junkes Danyella
Published: April 2019

Em meados dos anos 2000, as universidades federais, por meio de resoluções próprias, iniciaram um processo de reserva de vagas a estudantes oriundos de escolas públicas. O governo federal promulgou a lei 12.711/2012 que reserva 50% das vagas em universidades públicas a estudantes de escolas públicas. Assim, essa pesquisa visa a analisar se a política pública de cotas trouxe igualdade material aos concorrentes a uma vaga nas universidades federais. Portanto, fez-se uma pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva através dos dados disponibilizados pelo Ministério da Educação e Cultura (MEC), pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) e pelo Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP). Os dados confirmaram o aumento significativo nos bancos universitários de alunos egressos do sistema público de ensino. Por conta disso, a lei 12.711/2012 se mostrou um instrumento de inclusão aos alunos de escola pública no Brasil.
Como as estratégias de combate à corrupção adotadas pelos Tribunais de Contas Estaduais do Brasil são influenciadas pela renda per capita?
Authors: Soares Robson Fernandes , Prates Rodolfo Coelho , Assumpção Márcio José
Published: April 2019

Embora as Instituições Supremas de Auditoria sejam reconhecidas como um dos pilares de combate à corrupção, pouco se sabe a respeito de como elas concebem seu modo de atuação e como consideram as variáveis ambientais em seu planejamento. Dessa forma, o objetivo do presente estudo consiste em compreender como a formulação estratégica dessas entidades leva em consideração a renda per capita e a desigualdade de renda (principais variáveis ambientais relacionadas à corrupção). Para tanto, foram analisados os planejamentos estratégicos de 24 Tribunais de Contas Estaduais que se encontravam vigentes em 2015. Através da análise de conteúdo, foram identificadas sete dimensões estratégicas que foram relacionadas aos níveis de renda e de desigualdade de renda através da Análise de Homogeneidade. Em seguida, foi aplicado o teste exato de Fisher para confirmar as relações levantadas. Como principal resultado, verificou-se que estratégias de capacitação da gestão pública estão relacionadas com contextos de renda elevada.
Satellite-derived sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption (Iceland)
Authors: Carboni Elisa , Mather Tamsin A. , Schmidt Anja , Grainger Roy G. , Pfeffer Melissa A. , Ialongo Iolanda , Theys Nicolas
Published: April 2019

Abstract. The 6-month-long 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption was the largest in Iceland for
200 years, emitting huge quantities of sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the
troposphere, at times overwhelming European anthropogenic emissions. Weather,
terrain and latitude made continuous ground-based or UV satellite sensor
measurements challenging. Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI)
data are used to derive the first time series of daily
SO2 mass present in the atmosphere and its vertical
distribution over the entire eruption period. A new optimal estimation scheme
is used to calculate daily SO2 fluxes and average e-folding time
every 12 h. For the 6 months studied, the SO2 flux was observed to
be up to 200 kt day−1 and the minimum total SO2 erupted mass
was 4.4±0.8 Tg. The average SO2 e-folding time was
2.4±0.6 days. Where comparisons are possible, these results broadly agree
with ground-based near-source measurements, independent remote-sensing data
and values obtained from model simulations from a previous paper. The results
highlight the importance of using high-resolution time series data to
accurately estimate volcanic SO2 emissions. The SO2 mass
missed due to thermal contrast is estimated to be of the order of 3 % of
the total emission when compared to measurements by the Ozone Monitoring
Instrument. A statistical correction for cloud based on the AVHRR cloud-CCI
data set suggested that the SO2 mass missed due to cloud cover could
be significant, up to a factor of 2 for the plume within the first kilometre
from the vent. Applying this correction results in a total erupted mass of
6.7±0.4 Tg and little change in average e-folding time. The data set
derived can be used for comparisons to other ground- and satellite-based
measurements and to petrological estimates of the SO2 flux. It could
also be used to initialise climate model simulations, helping to better
quantify the environmental and climatic impacts of future Icelandic fissure
eruptions and simulations of past large-scale flood lava eruptions.
Application of Credit Risk Management Model in Chinese Banks
Authors: Chen Haojie , Huei Ng Sin , Loong Lew Shian
Published: April 2019

The main objective of this paper is to perform empirical analysis and research on the KMV and Zeta models, discussing whether banks in China could adopt both models in their credit risk management practices. In order to measure credit risk, the KMV model focuses on “Expected Default Probability” (EDP) that is calculated using Black-Scholes Option Pricing Formula. On the other hand, the Zeta Model focuses on determining the probability of a company going bankrupt two years prior to the event. Previous research on risk management has shown that the primary risk the banks generally face is credit risk as an increasingly greater number of banks suffer losses because of credit issues. This paper therefore aims to add to the existing literature a strong case for the relevance of both the KMV and Zeta models to be considered in the topic of banks’ credit risk management.
The Effect of Communication Strategy Instruction on Saudi EFL Learners’ Strategy Use, Speaking Proficiency and Self-Efficacy
Authors: M. Kassem Hassan
Published: April 2019

The current study investigated the effect of communication strategy instruction on Saudi EFL learners’ strategy use, speaking proficiency and speaking self-efficacy. Two intact classes of EFL freshmen at Thadiq Sciences and Humanities College, Shaqra University, KSA participated in the study in the first semester of the academic year 2018-2019. They were assigned to an experimental group (N = 20) and a control group (N = 19). A speaking test and a speaking self-efficacy questionnaire were administered to the two groups. Students’ oral production and communication strategy use were assessed by independent raters. Independent samples t-tests performed on the pretest mean scores of the two groups showed that they were homogenous in strategy use, speaking proficiency and speaking self-efficacy prior to the treatment. Treatment group students were then taught four communication strategies: circumlocution, approximation, appeal for help, and fillers in the Listening and Speaking 2 (Eng 122) course. The control group received the teaching sequence adopted in the course’s textbook which includes no training on communication strategy. Independent and paired samples t-tests revealed that the treatment group outperformed the control group in all dependent variables, hence supporting the positive effect of communication strategy training on strategy use, speaking proficiency and speaking self-efficacy. Pedagogical implications are offered.
Cuidados de enfermagem no período intraoperatório para manutenção da temperatura corporal
Authors: Souza Érica De Oliveira , Gonçalves Natália , Alvarez Ana Graziela
Published: April 2019

Objetivo: Descrever os cuidados de enfermagem para manutenção da temperatura corporal durante o intraoperatório. Método: Estudo descritivo,transversal, realizado em junho de 2015 no centro cirúrgico de um hospital no interior de São Paulo. Os dados foram coletados por meio de instrumentodesenvolvido para este estudo, o qual continha dados de caracterização sociodemográfica, clínica, cirúrgica e cuidados de enfermagem. Para todas as variáveis,foram realizadas análises descritivas. Resultados® Foram analisados os cuidados de enfermagem em 19 cirurgias, sendo a de maior incidência a colecistectomiavideolaparoscópica (26,3%), sob anestesia geral (52,6%). O tempo médio de duração da anestesia foi de 113 minutos. A hipotermia foi identificada em 84,2%dos pacientes no período pós-operatório. O método de aquecimento utilizado em todos os pacientes no intraoperatório foi do tipo cutâneo ativo, com infusãode solução aquecida por via endovenosa. Conclusão® A hipotermia não intencional é uma condição real no centro cirúrgico, causando prejuízos à recuperaçãodos pacientes. Sua prevenção está relacionada à realização de cuidados de enfermagem mais seguros e à redução de complicações pós-operatórias.