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IoT Technology Based Fire-Fighter Robot
Authors: M B Vyshnavi , Satheesh Anju , Suresh S Shikha , Manikandan L C
Published: October 2020

Detecting and extinguishing fire is a hazardous job for a person who handles the fire using a fire extinguisher. The IoT firefighter robot is the solution for detecting and extinguishing fire efficiently. The robot is both autonomous and controlled. The controlling of robot is done by using a Remote Desktop application. The robot and the application (authority) are connected via Internet. In this paper we introduced how the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) is introduced in the robot. Authority helps the robot to identify the fire type to apply appropriate fire extinguishing methods. In future, the IoT firefighter robot can implemented as a drone for terrestrial areas.
Mathematical Description of Social Distancing to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19 between Human to Human
Authors: Srivastav Manoj Kumar , Nath Asoke
Published: October 2020

Social distancing is one kind of preventative measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19 transmits mainly from one person to another during close contact for a prolonged period. Different types of preventive measures like thermal screening, social distancing, hand sanitization, office sanitization, building sanitization etc. are taken by an organization for smooth functioning of the organization. Implementation of social distancing in the organization is really a challenging task. Some work is done by the group of people and some work may be done by the individual. In some cases symptom of COVID-19 is shown but it in some cases its symptoms are not shown. Recent studies indicate that people who are infected but do not have symptoms likely also play a role in the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing helps the limit opportunities to come in contact with infected person and contaminated surface in an organization. The challenging task is taking decision in implementing social distance among employee in the organization. Organization may use different types of sampling methods to check the performance of employee or organization after introducing social distancing in its institution. In the present paper the authors will try to explain the importance of social distancing in mathematical way to combat COVID-19 transmission.
An Innovative Approach to Build a Low Cost Braille Embosser
Authors: Naik Vaibhavi , Joshi Amey , Gupta Ritesh , Pavaskar Kaustubha , Tanksali Prajakta
Published: October 2020

Visually impaired people have to deal with various challenges since they cannot see anything with their eyes and even some visually impaired people are not able to read the content of their interest so they fail to gain knowledge from reading as much as a normal person can obtain. Visually impaired people have some content available in the braille format that they can read but not all content of their reading interest is available in the braille format. Therefore, braille embosser will help to make available the maximum content of their reading interest in the braille format at an affordable cost.
In this project, the user will have to upload an image of blinds reading interest, which is to be converted in the braille format. Initially, we will extract the text from a text image and save the text file using different image processing techniques. Then each character stored in the text file will be converted to the respective braille format using ASCII values and then converted text will be embossed using the braille embosser, which will make the content available for the blind community.
Fault Detecting Robot for Underground Electrical Cables Using ATMEGA Aurdino
Authors: N Rashmi
Published: October 2020

Nowadays in urban areas electrical cables run underground instead of overhead. A wide variety of faults occur in underground cables due to improper conditions, wear and tear damages. For overcoming these, cables has to be replaced, which will affect the resistance and may leads to voltage breakdown. Therefore robots are designed to help during faulty condition where human interface is difficult. In this paper by implementing robotic features with a underground cable faults distance locator is done by using a microcontroller. The fault occurring at any point is displayed on LCD which is interfaced with the microcontroller that is used to make the necessary calculations. Robotics is considered as the fastest growing field helps human and minimize the gap of the underground cable faults through base station in kilometers and even as future scope robot can advanced with technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning capability.
IoT Based Smart Home Automation System
Authors: Tyagi Aakriti , Deshmukh Smita , Dindokar Gayatri , Kale Shraddha , Karale Mayur , Dhakulkar Bhagyashree
Published: October 2020

As technology advances, it makes life easy and straightforward by solving many of the real-life problems which are faced by people in their daily life. Various types of technologies are used to improve the life of humans. Hence, this paper has used one of the technologies to ease the life of humans i.e. IoT. This paper represents IoT (Internet of Things) for the smart home automation system. There are many proposed systems which make the home easy to live in. But this paper tells about the newer advanced system. This paper tells the usage of motion detection technique to perform light on/off, MQ2 sensor for gas detection, machine learning for facial expression detection, motor for facade opening/closing, motor for room rotation and last the website “ThingsBoard” to collect the whole data at one place. The main goal of this paper is to provide full security with innovation at home.
Blended- Learning Approach for Ethiopian Education System : In Case of Second Generation University
Authors: Fikadu Etana
Published: October 2020

Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are striving to provide effective learning experiences to address the needs of the digitally-oriented generation of learners. Blended learning has emerged as a solution to address these needs and has been adopted by various universities in developed country. However, not all Ethiopian second Generation University adopts blended-learning. Blended-learning refers to the systematic integration of online and face-to-face engagement to support and enhance meaningful interaction between students, teachers and resources. Blended learning offers many potential advantages and disadvantages that will largely depend on the quality of the learning design and model. Blended learning gives students with special educational needs the benefits of both online learning and in-person instruction. The paper proffered workable recommendation for implementing a blended-learning environment. In conclusion, the paper recommends that since Ethiopia is one of from developing countries must be intentional about skills acquisition so as to be well equipped to join their counterparts in other developed climes to play a significant and principal role in the ever dynamic sophisticated learning environment.
A Secure E-Health System
Authors: Kulwal Harshali , Badhe Pallavi , Ingole Sneha , Madhure Monika , K Archana.
Published: October 2020

Existing Health Management Systems are faced with various security and privacy issues such as unauthorized Access to Patient Records, internet security issues, etc. The proposed system mainly focuses on the security of Electronic Medical Records . The purpose of the project entitled “A SECURE eHealth SYSTEM” is to develop software which is user-friendly, fast, and cost-effective. It deals with the collection of patient’s information, Doctor details, Medical information. Traditionally, it was done manually. The main function of the system is to register and store patient details, add symptom and doctor details and retrieve these details as and when required, and also to manipulate these details meaningfully. System input contains patient details, doctor details while system output is to appoint a doctor for the patient, display these details on the screen, securely generated electronic medical records, forward prescriptions to the medical store. The eHealth system can be entered using a unique ID generated during registration and password. It is accessible either by a doctor, patient, pharmacist. Only registered members add data into a database. The data can be retrieved easily. The data is well protected and the data processing becomes very fast.
The Road to Quantum Computational Supremacy
Authors: Kumar Rahul , Patil Shivraj
Published: October 2020

The main purpose of this paper is to examine some (potential) applications of quantum computation in AI and to review the interplay between quantum theory and AI. For the readers who are not familiar with quantum computation, a brief introduction to it is provided, and a famous but simple quantum algorithm is introduced so that they can appreciate the power of quantum computation. Also, a (quite personal) survey of quantum computation is presented in order to give the readers a (unbalanced) panorama of the field. The author hopes that this paper will be a useful map for AI researchers who are going to explore further and deeper connections between AI and quantum computation as well as quantum theory although some parts of the map are very rough and other parts are empty, and waiting for the readers to fill in.
A Survey on Detection and Classification of Brain Tumor Using Image Processing Techniques
Authors: Deepika V. , Rajasenbagam T.
Published: October 2020

A brain tumor is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal brain tissue that can interfere with normal brain function. Although various methods have been developed for brain tumor classification, tumor detection and multiclass classification remain challenging due to the complex characteristics of the brain tumor. Brain tumor detection and classification are one of the most challenging and time-consuming tasks in the processing of medical images. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a visual imaging technique, which provides a information about the soft tissues of the human body, which helps identify the brain tumor. Proper diagnosis can prevent a patient's health to some extent. This paper presents a review of various detection and classification methods for brain tumor classification using image processing techniques.
An Improved Security Model for Nigerian Unstructured Supplementary Services Data Mobile Banking Platform
Authors: Otor Samera Uga , Akumba Beatrice Obianiberi , Idikwu Joseph Sunday , Achika Iorwuese Peter
Published: October 2020

Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) is a menu driven, real time communication technology used for value added services. It is adopted by banks for financial transactions due to its ease of operation. However existing USSD are used by fraudster to commit identity theft through Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) swap, phone theft and kidnap, in other to access funds in the bank. One of the reasons this is made possible is because existing USSD platforms use Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Personal Identification Number (PIN) as second level authenticator and this compromises the ATM channel and violets one of the stated guidelines for USSD operation in Nigeria. More so, the PIN is entered bare on the platform and so can easily be stolen by shoulder surfing. Therefore, in this paper we developed and simulated an improved USSD security model for banking operations in Nigeria. The security of existing USSD platform was enhanced using answer to a secret question as another level of authentication. This was with the view to minimise identity theft. This secret question is registered in the bank during account opening for new customers while existing customers will have to update their details in the banks data base before registering for USSD services. This is done the same way customers verify their ATM PIN in the bank. Hence the answer is known by the customer alone. The model was implemented using php on XAMPP platform and simulated using hubtel USSD mocker. Results showed that security of the proposed system was enhanced through another level of authentication provided by the answer to the security question.
Smart Development Model - To Overcome Cons of Existing Models
Authors: S Sivaramakrishnan
Published: October 2020

This document tries to analyze and get a look at various cons of existing models for software development and tries to evolve a new smart development model for software, in order to make better quality software with key issues and concepts handled in the life cycle model itself. It is going to help in building business processes and business intelligence at the same time as the software evolves through a smart lifecycle model.
Mobility Prediction issues and Challenges in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
Authors: Tayade Kishor N , Kharat M U , Gumaste S V
Published: October 2020

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) are gaining much attention from both industry and academia communities as an emerging technology. VANET is composed of self-regulating nodes where the vibrant node mobility changes the network topology frequently. The important aim of VANET is to upgrade road safety conditions to minimize extent of road mishaps. The nodes are very mobile in vehicular ad hoc network so routing becomes complex job. As the VANET nodes move very fast the topology changes accordingly. So node mobility prediction in VANET is a very important issue. Further, prediction of mobility helps to estimate the stable path between the nodes which leads to better routing. Estimating secure paths among the routing of nodes perform in a better way, thereby reducing the overhead and minimizing interruptions in connections. This paper explores VANET's basic architecture and discusses a number of current mobility prediction techniques, and concludes with performance analysis of existing routing protocols and proposed mobility prediction methods.
Analysis of Bus Rapid Transit System and its comparison with Conventional transportation systems
Authors: Saluja Parmeet Siingh
Published: October 2020

Considering the increasing amount of traffic congestion and inconvenient travelling experiences a system needs to be designed to provide a hassle free travel which alleviates the travelling experience of the commuter and thrives them to choose this technology over any conventional implemented system or driving by own self. The system is designed to integrate a large number of areas together in order to create an efficient and economical system for the passengers to travel over long distances with comfort and safety. The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) which is a public transport service is designed to mitigate the drawbacks of the previous systems as well as implement technologies in various domains including location tracking , communication services , monitoring and creating a detailed comparison with the conventional transportation services on multiple parameters in order to create a distinction and focus on the factors that make BRTS a much better mode of transportation as compared to the conventional transportation methods.
Fake News Detection on Social Media
Authors: Chaudhari Dipti , Rana Krina , Tannu Radhika , Yadav Snehal
Published: October 2020

Most of the smart phone users prefer to read the news via social media over internet. The news websites are publishing the news and provide the source of authentication. The question is how to authenticate the news and the articles which are circulated among the social media like WhatsApp groups, Facebook Pages, Twitter and other micro blogs and social networking sites. It can be considered that social media has replaced the traditional media and become one of the main platforms for spreading news. News on social media trends to travel faster and easier than traditional news sources due to the internet accessibility and convenience. It is harmful for the society to believe on the rumors and pretend to be a news. The basic need of an hour is to stop the rumors especially in the developing countries like India, and focus on the correct, authenticated news articles. This paper demonstrates a model and methodology for fake news detection. With the help of Machine Learning, we tried to aggregate the news and later determine whether the news is real or fake using Support Vector Machine. Even we have presented the mechanism to identify the significant Tweet's attribute and application architecture to systematically automate the classification of the online news.
A Human Safety Device - An Attaching Clip Using Internet of Things
Authors: Sharma Shabdita , Satav Smita , Palkar Pratiksha , Ramdharne Shubham , Kolhar Kiran
Published: October 2020

Nowadays Human safety has become a major concern, as crime rates are increasing day by day. Out of which most cases are reported against women. As not only women but many other people also need help when it comes to safety, this may include old age people, children, and anyone who is in danger. We are proposing a human safety device that takes input in the form of a voice command or by pressing the panic button. Once the device gets activated, a message and call is sent to the nearby police stations and preferred contacts with some details of the victim and current location of the victim. with this, the buzzers which are placed on the streets on a particular distance also start buzzing. As these buzzers make some amount of noise the nearby people will come to know about the victim and they can also come for help, till the police reach out to the victim.we will be using raspberry pi in the device, NodeMCU in the buzzer and GPS for the location.
Breast Cancer Detection via Mammographic Images : A Survey
Authors: Mwadulo Mary Walowe , Angulu Raphael , Makau Mutua Stephen
Published: October 2020

Breast cancer is a top killer disease for women globally. The long term survival rate of women can be improved through early and effective screening of breast cancer cells. Currently, a mammogram is the recommended tool for breast cancer screening since it can identify breast cancer cells several years before physical signs appear and it is cost effective. This paper analyzes mammographic detection of breast cancer by providing an explanation on development and classification of Breast Cancer, Image representation models for breast tumor, mammography technologies, a discussion on various mammographic signs of breast cancer, breast cancer feature extraction techniques, popular breast cancer classification techniques, comparative analysis of existing mammogram breast cancer databases, and a review of mammographic breast cancer detection studies are presented. Finally, a highlight on future work is given.
POWFRTS: Power Optimization in WAN for Real Time Scenario
Authors: Prasad Prakash S. , Chouksey Rashi
Published: October 2020

By 2020, over fifty billion devices are connected through radio communications. In conjunction with the rising of the Internet of Things (IOT) market, low power wide space networks (LPWAN) became a most well-liked low-rate long-range radio communication technology.

Sigfox, LORA, and NB-IoT are the 3 leading LPWAN technologies that vie for large-scale IoT preparation. This provides a comprehensive and comparative study of these technologies that perform economical solutions to connect sensible, autonomous, and heterogeneous devices. We have a tendency to show that Sigfox and LORA are advantageous in terms of battery lifespan, capacity, and cost. Meanwhile, NB-IoT offers advantages in terms of latency and quality of service. To boot, we have a tendency to analyze the IOT success factors of these LPWAN technologies.
A Security Framework for Electronic Medical Record
Authors: Nkem Daniel Obaloje
Published: October 2020

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is basically the digital equivalent of paper records, or charts at a clinician’s office. EMR assist and make easier the services rendered by a wide range of medical practitioners such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and many others, hence, increasing the safety of patients. It's importance in the health sector cannot be overemphasized. The designed framework aims at identifying security challenges in the use and adoption of EMR, to design and implement a framework that will address issues identified in the use and adoption of EMR. This study presented a security framework to improve the security and privacy issues of EMRs by adopting Role Based Access Control and RSA cryptography. Role Based Access Control (RBAC) model was used because of its flexibility to support minimal functionality and its simplistic mode of assigning roles and permissions to users. In conclusion, this research was able to improve the security of EMRs and hence will increase its acceptance by health institutions which will bring about improved health services, especially in developing countries were manual record system are still prominent.
Development of Mango and Tomato Paste and It's Physico-Chemical Characterization
Authors: Nethaji Dakshan Kumar , Suresh Sakamuri , Prasanna J. Esther Hellan , Vijayagopal V. , Ramesh Gurusamy
Published: October 2020

Mangoes are most widely used in cuisine. The Soil requirement for cultivation of Mango tree is a hardy perennial and evergreen tree and it can be grown on a wide range of soils. Value added product such as Milk Shakes can be obtained from fresh pulp of Mango which acts as an excellent source of Vitamin-A and flavonoids. Similar to that high quality Tomato product can be prepared from tomato pulp by using uniformly ripened, red colour tomato. Thus Tomato is nutritious and mostly eaten as processed fruit. So the importance of Climatic Fruit in food industries for the manufacturing of value added Product has received great attention. So the objective of present study is to analyse the composition of mango and tomato and to develop the pulp, and also to know its shelf life which favour the health benefits.
Prevalência de Desnutrição em Pacientes Adultos e Idosos em Fase de Pré-Tratamento de Leucemia
Authors: Huaytalla Silva Thiago , Costa de Oliveira Livia
Published: October 2020

Introdução: O estado nutricional em fase pré-tratamento pode estar relacionado a desfechos clínicos desfavoráveis em pacientes com câncer. Objetivo: Avaliar o estado nutricional de pacientes adultos e idosos com leucemia em fase de pré-tratamento oncológico. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, retrospectivo, envolvendo pacientes com leucemia em fase pré-tratamento oncológico. Os critérios de inclusão foram ≥20 anos de idade; ambos os sexos; e matricula no Instituto Nacional de Câncer Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). Os critérios de exclusão foram não ter diagnostico confirmado de leucemia; registro de avaliação do estado nutricional por meio da avaliação subjetiva global produzida pelo paciente; e não ter recebido tratamento oncológico prévio. Os testes qui-quadrado e t de Student foram utilizados. Resultados: Foram avaliados 69 pacientes com leucemia em fase pré-tratamento oncológico, sendo em sua maioria homens (52,2%) com menos de 60 anos de idade (52,2%). A prevalência de desnutrição foi de 65,2%, sendo mais expressiva nos idosos (78,8%, p=0,023). A prevalência de risco nutricional apresentou a mesma frequência (65,2%), no entanto, foi maior em pacientes com comorbidades (80,8%, p=0,017) e historia de tabagismo (90,9%, p=0,056). Conclusão: A maior parte dos pacientes com leucemia iniciou seu tratamento oncológico com o estado nutricional debilitado, o que se exacerbou entre aqueles com leucemia crônica, idosos, com comorbidades e historia de tabagismo.
Vivência de Mulheres Jovens diante da Neoplasia Mamária
Authors: Alonso Reis Mairink Ana Paula , Valim Côrtes Gradim Clícia , Spinoso Prado Maria Antonieta , Sanches Panobianco Marislei
Published: October 2020

Introdução: A neoplasia mamária requer tratamentos que alteram a autoimagem e autoestima da mulher. As modificações corporais ocasionam impacto na esfera física, emocional e social, especialmente nas mulheres jovens. Objetivo: Compreender a vivência de mulheres jovens (18 a 40 anos) em tratamento da neoplasia mamária. Método: Estudo qualitativo, com referenciais teórico e metodológico: interacionismo simbólico e teoria fundamentada nos dados. Participaram da pesquisa 13 mulheres. Os dados foram coletados em dois Centros de Assistência de Alta Complexidade em Oncologia, entre outubro/2017 e agosto/2019, com a pergunta norteadora: “Conte-me sobre sua experiência de vivenciar o câncer de mama”. Resultados: A metodologia propiciou a geração da categoria “O câncer de mama e suas repercussões para a mulher jovem” e da subcategoria “Aspectos emocionais e físicos modificando as relações sociais”. Conclusão: Destaca-se que a perda da vaidade nesse grupo jovem foi o ponto mais marcante e veio associado à alopecia, à mastectomia e ao déficit de autonomia, com prejuízo de atividades laborais.
Rickettsial fever in tertiary care hospital in rural Bengaluru: Clinical profile and complications
Authors: Saravanan P , Nagaraj M V , Somashekhar C
Published: October 2020

Background: Rickettsial fever is a major health concern in different districts of Karnataka with serious complications, including morbidity and mortality, if diagnosed late. Objective: The objective of the present study was to know the clinical profile of Rickettsial fever in children. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on all the laboratory-confirmed cases of Rickettsial fever in children admitted to a tertiary care hospital from December 2018 to November 2019. Results: Among 103 children studied, majority were males (66%) in the age group of 3–6 years. All the children presented with history of fever (100%) followed by decreased appetite (94%). The least common symptoms noticed were altered sensorium (1.9%), breathlessness (6.5%), and bleeding tendencies (6.5%). The most serious complications seen were shock (38.8%), hepatic dysfunction (7.7%), and myocarditis (3%). There were no deaths reported. The least common complication was renal failure. A single case had cranial nerve palsy with meningitis. Conclusion: It was concluded that male children in the age group of 3–6 years were more affected. The common symptoms observed were fever, decreased appetite, abdominal distension, and skin rash and the common complications were shock and myocarditis.
Protection againts Creditors Rights Holders Fiduciary Guarantee Post Constitutional Court's No.18/PUU/XVII/2019
Authors: Rizkianti Wardani , Fahrozi Muhammad Helmi , Sakti Muthia
Published: October 2020

After the Constitutional Court Decision No. 18/PUU/XVII/2019 was issued, creditors can no longer forcibly withdraw the fiduciary guarantee without the result of the district court’s decision agreed by the creditors and debtors that a breach of promise occurred. The facts in the field are that debtors often make defaults. As a result, creditors must be more careful in executing fiduciary security. This study aims to determine what steps creditors must take to remain by legal corridors. Judges’ decisions must create justice, not only for the debtor but also for creditors’ interests. Creditor services are one of the factors. A large increase in the country’s economy, if creditors’ interests do not accommodate it, the judge’s decision is far from a sense of justice). This study also illustrates the creditor’s executorial power to the fiduciary guarantee deed. Based on normative legal studies, the researcher concludes that regulations to determine precise steps and simple mechanisms need to be established by creditors and the government as a guideline for the execution of guarantees. The executive power has the nature of justice for all parties.
Steganoderma Stafford, 1904 (Digenea: Zoogonidae: Lepidophyllinae) from Two Species of Rockfishes from Deep Waters off Oregon Including a New Species and an Updated Key to Species of This Genus
Authors: Blend Charles , Racz Gabor
Published: October 2020

Steganoderma eamiqtrema n. sp. and a single unidentified specimen of Steganoderma Stafford, 1904 (Zoogonidae: Lepidophyllinae) obtained from the intestine of the greenstriped rockfish, Sebastes elongatus Ayres, 1859, and the flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880) (Scorpaeniformes: Sebastidae), collected from 190–200 m depths off Oregon, USA, are described. The new species is distinguished from its seven other congeners by a diagnostic combination of morphological features including an elongate oval to spindle-shaped body, a clavate to comma-shaped cirrus pouch located in the forebody and hindbody, a bipartite seminal vesicle, a bifurcal or just post-bifurcal genital pore, a larger ventral than oral sucker, and a smooth testes and ovary with a relatively small distance between them. We present an updated key to the eight species now in Steganoderma and provide a list of parasites known from Se. elongatus and Se. rubrivinctus. The discovery of S. eamiqtrema in Se. elongatus represents the second species of zoogonid known from this host, and the finding of Steganoderma sp. in Se. rubrivinctus represents the first report of a digenean from this host species. A detailed discussion also is given of the type species, S. formosum Stafford, 1904, and questions are raised as to whether this species has a worldwide distribution and infects such a wide variety of fish hosts. We present evidence including variation we observed in redescriptions of the type species, query the implausible idea that there could be gene flow between conspecific helminths geographically separated in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans over such a vast geological period, and offer the possibility that some prior reports of S. formosum may, indeed, be S. eamiqtrema; all of which suggests S. formosum sensu lato may be part of a species complex and not the same worldwide species. Steganoderma is represented in the deep sea by S. eamiqtrema, S. formosum, and Steganoderma sp., and limited speculation is given as to the host specificity of this genus and life history strategies of the new species in deeper waters. Finally, molecular studies of species of Steganoderma are sorely needed (i.e., there is no DNA sequence data currently available in GenBank for any species of this genus), and we suspect that with further molecular, morphological, and life history work, this genus will be taxonomically divided up.
تعليمات الحوكمة الشرعية لمؤسسات الصناعة المالية الإسلامية في الكويت: دراسة تاريخية
Authors: Shurafa,Abdullah,Nordin Muhammad,Ahmad,Kamaruzaman
Published: October 2020

يهدف هذا البحث إلى التعرف على الحوكمة الشرعية للمؤسسات المالية الإسلامية في دولة الكويت، وذلك بالتركيز على أهم التطورات التاريخية للوائح والقوانين الصادرة عن الجهات الإشرافية ذات العلاقة كبنك الكويت المركزي وهيئة أسواق المال ووزارة التجارة والصناعة، مع تسليط الضوء على بعض الإحصائيات المتعلقة بالمؤسسات المالية الإسلامية في هذا الجانب وتوثيق أهم أحداثها. وتعتمد الدراسة على المنهج الوصفي في استعراض أهم مراحل وتطورات الصناعة المالية الإسلامية والحوكمة الشرعية في الكويت، والمنهج التاريخي في توثيق تجربة الحوكمة الشرعية في دولة الكويت. وتخلص إلى نتيجة تكمن في وجود نموذجٍ للحوكمة الشرعية على مستوى الصناعة المالية الإسلامية لا يمكن إغفاله وذو أحداث تاريخية عديدة كأسبقية التجربة الكويتية في إلزامية التدقيق الشرعي الخارجي على مستوى أسواق رأس المال الإسلامية عالميًا، وتعد هذه الدراسة من أوائل الدراسات التي توثق تاريخ الصناعة المالية الإسلامية والحوكمة الشرعية في دولة الكويت. الكلمات المفتاحية: الحوكمة الشرعية، الصناعة المالية الإسلامية، دولة الكويت.
ضوابط الاجتهاد في النوازل الوقفية (جائحة كوفيد – 19 إنموذجاً)
Authors: Alani Usama
Published: October 2020

تحدث حركة رؤوس الأمول وسرعة إنتقالها في ضوء عالم الاتصالات والمعلوماتية، وتطور صيغ الإستثمار، وإتساع الأسواق وتنوعها، نوازل في الوقف. الأمر الذي يثير تساؤلا هو: كيف واجهت الشريعة الإسلامية النوازل بشكل عام و نوازل الوقف على وجه الخصوص؟ تظهر أهمية هذا الموضوع من خلال إثبات مواكبة الشريعة لكل زمان ومكان ومجتمع، بما في ذلك نوازل الوقف، ومراعاة الشريعة لحاجات العباد ومصالحهم فيما يخص الوقف. وتفويت الفرصة على الأخذ بالقوانين الوضعية، لأن الفقهاء إن لم يبينوا حكم الشرع في نازلة ما، فإن الناس سيتجهون إلى القوانين الوضعية لا محالة، وفي كل ذلك من الفساد ما لا يخفى. لذا فإن البحث يهدف الى إثبات أن مستجدات الوقف من النوازل لا بد للشرع من تبيان رأيه فيها. وكذلك تحديد ضوابط الاجتهاد والمجتهد في نوازل الوقف. وقد توصل البحث الى أن التطورات والتغيرات في العالم أحدثت نوازل في الوقف، ينبغي التصدي لها، وتبين أن متطلبات المتصدي للنوازل الفقهية على وجه العموم، تنطبق بحذافيرها على المتصدي لنوازل الوقف، الأمر الذي ينبغي مراعاته من المتصدين لهذا الموضوع. الكلمات المفتاحية: الوقف، النوازل، ضوابط الاجتهاد.
Revisiting the Halal screening investments: the case of GCC stock markets
Authors: Hariri Khaled
Published: October 2020

October 4, 2020
Revisiting the Halal screening investments: the case of GCC stock markets
Khaled O. Alotaibi and Mohammad M. Hariri
14Issue
This study provides a critical review of the issues associated with the screening of Islamic funds in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and questions the concept of Shariah-compliant (Halal) equity investment. Unlike prior relevant studies, the paper attempts to provide evidence as whether there is a necessity to invest in commingled Halal (CH) for a Halal diversified portfolio post the global financial crisis (GFC). This paper aims to explore how participants define and screen Shariah-compliant (Halal) investment, it particularly investigates whether pure Halal (PH) and commingled Halal (CH) equity investments are distinct or similar type of investments. The paper reports the findings of the semi-structured interviews with key participants in the Islamic funds industry mainly in Kuwait and other GCC countries. The findings from the interviews reveals that the Shariah-compliance equity investments are split into two different categories, namely: pure Halal (PH) and commingled Halal (CH) investments not as reported in the literature when measuring their screens or performance. Some interviewees seriously questioned the Shariah-compliance of CH stocks and thought that the fatwa that allows CH stocks should be revisited. The interviews findings highlight the need for harmonizing the Shariah screening criteria, and the development of accounting standards based on Islamic values rather than western ones to reflect the unique characteristics of Halal investments. Keywords: Islamic investment funds, Halal Investments, Shariah screening, Shariah-compliance investment, pure Halal stocks (PH), commingled Halal stocks (CH)
A Novel Switching Control for Induction Motors Using a Robust Hybrid Controller that Combines Sliding Mode with PI Anti-Windup
Authors: Aichi Bilel , Kendouci Khedidja
Published: October 2020

Induction Motors are the most used machines in the industrial field since the last century, due to their low cost, high robustness with satisfactory performance. However, they are still difficult to control compared to the DC motor because of the non-linearity presented in the mathematical model. Sliding mode theory is often used to develop powerful control against various internal and external disturbances. However, the chattering problem caused by the attractive part of the regulator is a serious problem for its applications. In this paper, the proposed solution for having an optimal performance consists in combining the Sliding Mode Control with an anti-windup proportional-integral regulator. This is achieved through a simple linear supervisor that can activate the sliding mode at start-up and transient regimes while making the second controller drive the steady state. The asymptotic stability of the delivered control signal is ensured via the Lyapunov method. This allows us to benefit from the advantages of the two regulators without having their disadvantages. This new hybrid technique can potentially offer very promising results in terms of robustness and control efficiency. The validation of this theory was carried out by simulation and then by practical implementation using a dSPACE-DS-1104 control board. The obtained results show a high-performance control with very good robustness against parametric variations and remarkable stability during all different operating zones.
Cognitive Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Mamun Abdullah Al , Islam Sheikh Shahidul , Haque Maj Ariful , Rahman AKM Shafiqur
Published: October 2020

Introduction: The increasing prevalence of diabetes over the world has become an important public health issue. It is considered as an independent risk factor for cognitive impairment. The cognitive function of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is usually not assessed in routine checkup.

Objectives: To evaluate the cognitive status and associated factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted in Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka from July 2014 to June 2015. A total of 191 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients were studied to find out the association between glycemic status and cognitive capacity among the patients. Cognitive capacity was assessed by using MMSE scale. Data were collected by face to face interview with a semi-structured questionnaire and checklist following systematic random sampling technique.

Results: Out of 191 patients 85.3% of the patients had uncontrolled DM but 88% of the patients had normal level of cognitive capacity and only 12% having border line cognitive capacity. More male (16.0%) than female (7.1%) patients had border line cognitive capacity. Statistically significant (p<0.05) association was found with age group and glycemic status, aged group has more uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Majority (39.4%) of elderly patients (61-80 years) had border line cognitive capacity while most (96.4%) of the younger patients (41-50 years) had normal cognitive capacity.

Conclusion: In this study type 2 DM patients found with decline in cognitive capacity. So, patients with type 2 DM should be regularly assessed for their cognitive function.

Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.15 (1) 2019: 19-21
Common Health Problems of Retired Armed Forces Personnel Admitted In Combined Military Hospital
Authors: Khan Md Mazharul Islam , Haque Maj Ariful , Rashid Rehnuma , Zafreen Farzana
Published: October 2020

Introduction: In Bangladesh there has been steady increase in aged (>60years) from 5.6% in the year 1981 to more than 7% in the year 2006 and 12% by the year 2025. In Armed Forces we have about 30 to 35% are of aged 60 years and above.Many of them are engaged in life struggle and nation-building activities. They deserve the healthy life access to all health facilities.

Objectives: To assess the common health problems of the retired Armed Forces Personnel and to find out necessary steps or quantify measures.

Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive type of cross sectional study conducted among the 112 retired Armed Forces Personnel who were admitted in Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka with a view to assess their health problems. The sample was selected purposively and data was collected by face to face interview.

Results: The mean age of the respondents was 59.20±7.22 years. The most prevalent diseases among the respondents were hypertension (32.1%), diabetes mellitus (17.0%), bronchial asthma (13.4%), ischemic heart disease (10.7%), and cataract (8.9%). Majority of respondents (57.1%) were unemployed, 28.6% were engaged in business and 14.3% had a job in private company. The association between their health problems and present occupational status was found statistically highly significant (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The most common health problems were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, bronchial asthma and ischemic heart disease among the retired Armed Forces personnel. Prevalence almost all the diseases were significantly (p<0.05) associated with employment status.

Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.15 (1) 2019: 45-47
Tutkimuksen asema aikuiskasvatuksessa selkiytymätön
Authors: Pantzar Eero
Published: October 2020

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan tutkimuksen asemaa aikuiskasvatuksen teorian, suunnittelun ja käytännön määrittämässä kokonaisuudessa. Aikuiskasvatuksen alkuvaiheissa, vapaan kansansivistystyön kaudella tutkimusta ei vielä tehty. Vasta 1950-luvulla alkoi esiintyä aikuiskasvatukseen kiinnittynyttä tieteellistä tutkimusta. Sen jälkeen se on varsin nopeasti laajentunut. Tutkimuksen asema ja merkitys eivät kuitenkaan ole vakiintuneet. Erityisesti 1970-luvun voimakkaan koulutuspoliittisen kehittämisen aikana toimintaa ohjaava tutkimus näyttää jääneen vähäiseksi. Lähitulevaisuudessa tutkimuksen itsensä ja koko aikuiskasvatuksen kannalta on välttämätöntä pohtia, voidaanko aikuiskasvatusta ja sen teoriaa kehittää ilman edellä käypää tutkimusta.
Tutkimus osana valtakunnallista kehittämistyötä
Authors: Isohookana-Asunmaa Tytti
Published: October 2020

Artikkelissa kuvataan tutkimustiedon käyttöä koulutuspolitiikassa, erilaisia kokeiluja sekä esitetiään tehtäviä tutkimustoiminnalle. Aikuiskoulutusneuvosto alan asiantuntijaelimenä on osaltaan vastuussa aikuiskoulutuksen kehittymisestä maassamme, ja siksi tarkastellaankin erityisesti aikuiskoulutusneuvoston näkökulmasta aikuiskasvatustutkimusta.
Koulutuksen kehittäminen
Authors: Toimituskunta
Published: October 2020

Koulutuksen johtoryhmässä valmisteltu muistio Koulutuksen kehittäminen. Harjoitetun koulutuspolitiikan tulosten tarkastelua ja hahmotelmia peruskoulun jälkeisen koulutuksen kehittämisestä. Teksti käsittelee toimintaohjelman aikuiskoulutusta ja jatkuvan koulutuksen periaatetta koskevaa osaa.
Oppimispäiväkirjan hyödyllisyys aikuisopiskelussa
Authors: Tauriainen Pertti
Published: October 2020

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan määrämuotoisen esimieskoulutuksen ongelmia oppimaan oppimisen ja oppimisprosessin ylläpitämisen näkökulmista. Perinteisen luokkahuoneessa tapahtuvat yksilökoulutuksen käynnistämää oppimisprosessia on yritetty siirtää työpaikalla tapahtuvaksi ongelmanratkaisuprosessiksi käyttämällä apuna oppimispäiväkirjatekniikkaa. Valtionhallinnon kehittämiskeskuksessa tehtyjen kokeilujen tulosten perusteella näyttää siltä, että ideapäiväkirjatekniikka on hyödyllinen pitkäkestoisessa aikuiskoulutuksessa. Yli 2/3 kokeilussa mukana olleista koulutettavista ilmoitti hyötyneensä menetelmän käyttämisestä. Artikkelin sisältö perustuu kirjoittajan vuosina 1987 ja 1988 toteuttamien esimiestaidon kurssien osanottajien näkemyksiin sekä koulutustilaisuuksien aikana ja niiden jälkeen tehtyihin havaintoihin.
Teleopetusprojektin kokeilutuloksia
Authors: Lampikoski Kari , Sivonen Päivi
Published: October 2020

Teleopetuksella tarkoitetaan integroitua järjestelmää koulutuksen toteuttamiseksi nykyaikaisia teleneuvottelupalveluja hyväksikäyttäen. Teleopetuksessa käytetään hyväksi telepalveluja muodostamalla eri paikoissa olevien osanottajien välille ääniyhteys, ääni- ja kuvayhteys tai muu yhteys sopivan televerkon avulla. Markkinointi-instituutin teleopetuksen kokeiluprojektissa suoritettiin n. 30 audio- ja videoteleopetuskokeilua instituutin eri tulkinnoilla. Kokeilut osoittivat teleopetuksen sopivan hyvin monimuoto-opetusta käyttävään ammatilliseen aikuisoppilaitokseen.
Opetussuunnitelma ja demokratia
Authors: Young Michael
Published: October 2020

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan Isossa-Britanniassa 1970-luvulla esiintynyttä ’uudeksi kasvatussosiologiaksi’ kutsuttua tutkimussuuntausta, joka korosti opetussuunnitelman keskeistä asemaa koulutuksellisen eriarvoisuuden ylläpitämisessä. Tutkimussuuntauksen edustajat korostivat erityisesti opettajien ja opettajakoulutuksen strategista asemaa opetuksen uudistamisessa. Kirjoittajan mukaan UKS:n heikkoutena oli mm. poliittisen analyysin puute, opettajien aseman ylikorostaminen sekä uusien vaihtoehtojen puute demokraattisen opetussuunnitelman lähtökohdaksi. Nykyisessä tilanteessa tarvitaan syvällisempää analyysia historiallisesta muutoksesta ja erilaisista vaihtoehdoista, parempaa yhteistyötä tutkijoiden ja käytännön opetustyötä harjoittavien välillä sekä syvällisempää kritiikkiä eriarvoisuutta väistämättömänä pitävää koulutuspolitiikkaa kohtaan. – Artikkeli perustuu Michael Youngin vuoden 1988 sosiologiapäivillä pitämään alustukseen.
Kansanopistoliike ja yhteiskunnan muutos
Authors: Marjomäki Ville
Published: October 2020

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan Suomen satavuotiaan kansanopistoliikkeen kehitystä ja muuttumista toiminnan alkuajoista aina näihin päiviin saakka. Erityisesti kiinnitetään huomiota seuraaviin seikkoihin: mikä on ollut kansanopistojen merkitys kansallisen kulttuurin rakentajana, mikä on ollut kansanopistojen asema muiden kansanliikkeiden joukossa, mikä on ollut niiden suhde valtiovaltaan sekä miten kansanopistojen opiskelijarakenne on muuttunut aikojen kuluessa. Vaikka valtio tukeekin Suomessa voimakkaasti kansanopistoja, niin opistojen peruslähtökohtana on edelleen ideologinen vapaus. Nykyisin kansanopistoliikkeessä on tiedostettu se jännite, joka pakostakin vallitsee opistojen virallisen aseman sekä niiden vapauden ja omaehtoista kriittisyyttä edustava toiminnan välillä.
Kansalaisopistoliikkeen kehitysvaiheet
Authors: Huuhka Kosti
Published: October 2020

Artikkelissa kuvataan työväenopistojen perustamisvaiheita ja sitä, miten aluksi työväestölle tarkoitetut oppilaitokset ovat vähitellen vakiinnuttaneet asemansa koko aikuisväestön opinahjoina. Kirjoittaja luonnehtii autonomian aikaa opistotoiminnan perustamisvaiheeksi, maailmansotien välistä aikaa vakiintumisvaiheeksi ja toisen maailmansodan jälkeistä aikaa opistojen laajenemisvaiheeksi. Artikkelissa hahmotetaan opistoliikkeen tärkeimpiä kehityspiirteitä ja opiskelijarakenteessa tapahtuneita muutoksia. – Artikkeli on kirjoittajan opistotyön 90- ja KTOL:n 70-vuotisjuhlissa pitämä juhlaesitelmä.
Kansainvälisyyskasvatus aikuiskasvatuksessa
Authors: Ylinen Seppo
Published: October 2020

Artikkelissa pohditaan, miksi kansainvälisyyskasvatus on tarpeellista tämän päivän maailmassa ja mitkä seikat täytyy ottaa huomioon sitä järjestettäessä. Tarkastelun lähtökohtana on Työväen Sivistysliiton piirissä harjoitettu kehitysyhteistyö ja siitä saadut kokemukset. Kirjoittajan mukaan opiskelijoille on luotava kansainvälisyyskasvatuksen yhteydessä tilaisuus testata omia käsityksiään ja kokemuksiaan sekä tarjota heille omakohtainen mahdollisuus osallistua itse kehitysyhteistyöhön. Opetuksessa tulee kiinnittää erityisesti huomiota motivointiin, toiminnallisuuteen, havainnollisuuteen ja toiminnan arviointiin. Ongelmana kansalaisjärjestöjen kansainvälisyyskasvatuksen kehittämisessä kirjoittaja pitää resurssien vähäisyyttä.
Aikuiskoulutus ja matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen perussivistys
Authors: Markkanen Tapio
Published: October 2020

Matemaattis-luonnontieteellisten aineiden opiskelua aikuiskoulutuksen piirissä tulisi vahvistaa. Olisi laadittava tavoitteellinen opetussuunnitelma. Ao. aineiden päätoimisia opettajanvirkoja tulisi kansalais- ja työväenopistoissa lisätä. Opiskelun työtapoja ja materiaaleja pitäisi kehittää. Matemaattis-luonnontieteellisen perussivistyksen komitea esittää edellä mainittuja keinoja ja monia muitakin matemaattis-luonnontieteellisen sivistyksen vahvistamiseksi aikuisopiskelussa.
El patrimonio como derecho
Authors: López García Daniel , Martín Arellano Trinidad
Published: October 2020

Breve recorrido por la historia y algunas de las actividades que realiza la asociación Los Pies en la Tierra, desde la Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, en Huelva. Repasamos algunas de las líneas de trabajo que llevamos a cabo vinculadas con la defensa del patrimonio cultural. La preservación de los caminos y senderos públicos es una de las actividades que realizamos desde nuestro colectivo. En la lucha por su liberación, inventariado y mantenimiento llevamos años trabajando, aunque sabemos que se trata de un proceso de largo recorrido y no exento de dificultades y peligros. Como muestra del importante patrimonio histórico y cultural de la Sierra de Huelva, debemos evitar su desaparición bajo la usurpación, víctima del olvido o de ambos. El fomento y mantenimiento de la agricultura familiar es otro de los ámbitos en los que trabaja nuestra asociación. Esta estructura productiva es un sostén económico, una herramienta en la lucha contra el cambio climático, un factor de pervivencia del mundo rural y, cómo no, un patrimonio de todas las personas que, materializado en las variedades locales de cultivo, atesora una cultura y una identidad que debemos cuidar entre todos.