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Energy-Saving Production Scheduling in a Single-Machine Manufacturing System by Improved Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors: Jiang Qingquan , Liao Xiaoya , Zhang Rui , Lin Qiaozhen
Published: November 2020

A single-machine scheduling problem that minimizes the total weighted tardiness with energy consumption constraints in the actual production environment is studied in this paper. Based on the properties of the problem, an improved particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm embedded with a local search strategy (PSO-LS) is designed to solve this problem. To evaluate the algorithm, some computational experiments are carried out using PSO-LS, basic PSO, and a genetic algorithm (GA). Before the comparison experiment, the Taguchi method is used to select appropriate parameter values for these three algorithms since heuristic algorithms rely heavily on their parameters. The experimental results show that the improved PSO-LS algorithm has considerable advantages over the basic PSO and GA, especially for large-scale problems.
Subperiosteal Aneurysmal Bone Cyst with Florid Ossification: A Rare Subtype
Authors: Ahmad Talal , Naous Rana
Published: November 2020

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a well-characterized benign cystic lesion of the bone with common localization to the medulla of the long bones. Rarely, ABCs may arise within the subperiosteal region, which can be diagnostically challenging for both the radiologist and pathologist due to their aggressive radiologic appearance thus mimicking other malignant neoplasms. Herein, we present a rare case of subperiosteal ABC with prominent soft tissue involvement and florid reactive periosteal ossification and provide a short literature review on subperiosteal ABCs.
Existence Results for a Class of Coupled Hilfer Fractional Pantograph Differential Equations with Nonlocal Integral Boundary Value Conditions
Authors: Guida Karim , Hilal Khalid , Ibnelazyz Lahcen
Published: November 2020

This paper deals with the existence and uniqueness of solutions for a new class of coupled systems of Hilfer fractional pantograph differential equations with nonlocal integral boundary conditions. First of all, we are going to give some definitions that are necessary for the understanding of the manuscript; second of all, we are going to prove our main results using the fixed point theorems, namely, Banach’s contraction principle and Krasnoselskii’s fixed point theorem; in the end, we are giving two examples to illustrate our results.
Multiobjective Optimization of Nonlinear Active Suspension System with Time-Delayed Feedback
Authors: Shao Su-Juan , Jing Dong , Ren Chuan-Bo
Published: November 2020

Considering the nonlinear properties of spring and damping of suspension, a quarter-car model with time-delayed control is established. The Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion and stability switching method are used to analyze the stability of the system and obtain the stability region diagram. The multiobjective optimization function is established by considering the ride comfort, driving safety, and handling stability. The optimal control parameters are obtained by the optimization and simulation of the system under harmonic excitation and random excitation. In addition, the responses of the active suspension system with optimal time-delay control and the passive suspension system without control are compared. The results show that the active suspension system with time-delay displacement feedback control can reduce the vibration of the system, and there is an optimal feedback parameter combination to optimize the vehicle running state. The design of multiobjective function optimization proposed in this paper can improve ride comfort, driving safety, and handling stability and provide guidance for comprehensively improving vehicle performance.
Safety Assessment of Water‐Extract Sericin from Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Cocoons Using Different Model Approaches
Authors: Qin Huiyan , Zhang Jiehong , Yang Hui , Yao Siyu , He Li , Liang Huili , Wang Yanwu , Chen Huafeng , Zhao Peng , Qin Guangqiu
Published: November 2020

Sericin is a natural protein component of silks of silkworm and has potential utility in multiple areas such as pharmacological, cosmetics, and biotechnological industries. However, the understanding of its toxicological safety is still limited. This study evaluated the safety of water‐extract sericin from silkworm (Bombyx mori) cocoons using different model approaches, including three genotoxicity studies (the bacterial reverse mutation test, the mammalian erythrocyte micronucleus test, and the mouse spermatogonia chromosomal aberration test) and a 90‐day subchronic toxicity study in Sprague‐Dawley (SD) rats. The results of this study showed that water‐extract sericin was nonmutagenic and nongenotoxic both in vitro and in vivo. Sericin did not induce significant changes in the body and organ weight, food intake, blood hematology and serum biochemistry, urine index, and histopathology in rats. The NOAEL of sericin was determined to be 1 g/kg/day for male and female rats. These results indicated that water‐extract sericin was of low toxicity in the experimental conditions of the current study and had the potential for application in food‐related products.
Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of Transcription Factors in AML
Authors: Khan Irum , Eklund Elizabeth E. , Gartel Andrei L.
Published: November 2020

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by impaired myeloid lineage differentiation, uncontrolled proliferation, and inhibition of proapoptotic pathways. In spite of a relatively homogeneous clinical disease presentation, risk of long-term survival in AML varies from 20% to 80% depending on molecular disease characteristics. In recognition of the molecular heterogeneity of AML, the European Leukemia Net (ELN) and WHO classification systems now incorporate cytogenetics and increasing numbers of gene mutations into AML prognostication. Several of the genomic AML subsets are characterized by unique transcription factor alterations that are highlighted in this review. There are many mechanisms of transcriptional deregulation in leukemia. We broadly classify transcription factors based on mechanisms of transcriptional deregulation including direct involvement of transcription factors in recurrent translocations, loss-of-function mutations, and intracellular relocalization. Transcription factors, due to their pleiotropic effects, have been attractive but elusive targets. Indirect targeting approaches include inhibition of upstream kinases such as TAK1 for suppression of NFκB signaling and downstream effectors such as FGF signaling in HOXA-upregulated leukemia. Other strategies include targeting scaffolding proteins like BrD4 in the case of MYC or coactivators such as menin to suppress HOX expression; disrupting critical protein interactions in the case of β-catenin:TCF/LEF, and preventing transcription factor binding to DNA as in the case of PU.1 or FOXM1. We comprehensively describe the mechanism of deregulation of transcription factors in genomic subsets of AML, consequent pathway addictions, and potential therapeutic strategies.
Character development based on hidden curriculum at the disaster-prone school
Authors: Nuryana Zalik , Suyadi Suyadi
Published: November 2020

The character education development through hidden curriculum at disaster-prone schools possesses its own uniqueness with challenging complexity level. Amazing character education values should clash with appalling natural phenomenon. The objective of this research is to describe the character development through hidden curriculum in the volcanology disaster-prone area of Merapi mountain. This research was conducted on July-December 2017. Qualitative approach is utilized in this research. The data collection technique is performed using participants’ observation, in-depth interview, and documentation. The data analysis technique is performed descriptively, interpretatively and comparatively. The result of research indicates that (1) Muhammadyah Pakem Elementary School implements hidden curriculum related to character development, (2) The Hidden Curriculum is designed to develop character and instill disaster element because it is located in disaster-prone area, (3) the implementation of hidden curriculum concerning the disaster elements at school is able to provide knowledge and skill in early age related to disaster management to reduce the numbers of victims when the disaster occurs.
Implementation of UKBI to improve students’ listening ability
Authors: Elitasari Handara Tri , Mustadi Ali , Saifudin M. Fakhrur
Published: November 2020

Listening  is one of the basic language skills that must be possesed by student in elementary teacher education study program.  As a teacher candidates, listening ability can be used as knowledge for student in teaching practice in elementary school. The listening ability is still relatively low. Listening ability for students its important, so need a have efforts and attention.This study aims to improve the students listening ability through the implementation of UKBI. UKBI is a proficiency test of Indonesian language that used as a method to measured proficiency of someone’s language ability. This study used classroom action research with two cycles. This study was conducted on 41 students class 2 A of elementary teacher education student in Ahmad Dahlan University. Data collection methods was used test and observation. The results showed that the implementation of UKBI can improve the listening ability to elementary teacher education student. This  was proved in cycle I and cycle II with the increase of the average listening scores of 75.12 and 83.05 and the classical completeness of 78.05% and 90.24%. Analysis of the listening scores showed that remembering is the most prominent ability among understanding and analyzing.
Mathematical modeling for learning algebraic operation
Authors: Santri Diah Dwi , Hartono Yusuf , Somakim Somakim
Published: November 2020

This study aims to produce a learning trajectory using the mathematical modeling in helping students to understand the concept of algebraic operations. Therefore, the design research was chosen to meet the research aims and to give in formulating and developing local instructional theory in learning algebraic operations.Learning trajectory designed in the early phases and tested on 34 seven-grade students in SMP N 10 Palembang. Data collection was conducted through observation by recording the learning process that occured in the classroom and students’ group work was evidenced by video and photos. Data was analyzed qualitatively by describing actual learning which happened in pilot experiment and teaching experiment. There are 3 learning activities in the design of this study. These 3 activities are designed based on the steps of the Mathematical Modeling, activity 1 meaning of algebraic expressions, activity 2 addition of algebraic and activity 3 subtraction of algebraic. Based on the result, it can be concluded that activity which has been designed can help the students in learning algebraic operations using mathematical modeling. Used mathematical modeling can help student solve the problems and understand concept are structured using the assumptions and model start they design so gradually developed into formal mathematics.
Flipping the classroom with a LMS: Designing a technologybased learning model
Authors: Zainuddin Zamzami , Hermawan Hardika Dwi , Nuraini Febritesna , Prayitno Santo Mugi , Probowasito Taufik
Published: November 2020

This study proposes to present a sample design of a flipped learning instructional model for teaching Islamic Studies course at an Indonesian higher education institution. A bottom-up flipped learning model was developed in this study, based on Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. A Learning Management System (LMS), Schoology, was employed as a platform to share pre-class video lectures for student learning activities outside-of-class. Three main activities proposed by the researchers outside of the class activities, namely, Watching, Summarizing, and Notetaking (WSN), whereas give and take conversation is the main class activity. This study implies that the bottom-up flipped learning model could potentially be implemented for teaching Islamic studies course in Indonesian higher education institutions, with the aim of fostering students' highest level of cognitive domains and independent learning skills. This study has implications for the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education and the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia or policymakers to consider the flipped classroom as a contemporary teaching model for teaching Islamic studies course and other subjects at any in Indonesian higher education institutions.
Cognitive load and its relationship with mental capacity in accordance with their levels at students of the secondary stage in terms of sweller theory
Authors: Aburayash Hussain Mohammad
Published: November 2020

The study aimed to identify the cognitive load and its relationshipwith mental capacity in accordance their levels at the students of the secondary stage in the terms of Sweller theory. The study sample consisted of (300) male and female eleventh and twelfth grade students from the leadership schools in Amman. The researcher used the cognitive load scale and the mental capacity scale.The results showed a high level of cognitive load in male and female, a high cognitive Load on students of scientific specialization rather than literary specialization, and that the mental capacity of the study sample in general is moderate, and that the mental capacity of students of scientific specialization is high compared to the mental capacity of students of literary specialization. In addition, that the association between higher mental capacity and cognitive load was higher in males than in females, and that the relationship between the mean mental capacity of both sexes with the cognitive load was statistically significant.
New approach to solve some problems in undergraduate education of chemical engineering students
Authors: Khadom Anees A
Published: November 2020

The present short paper is an attempt in the direction of understanding the learning problems of undergraduate students. Sample of chemical engineering students was selected to perform a simple exam test. The test was divided into four steps. Closed book - individual student, Closed book - cooperative students, Open book - cooperative students, and Exam completion steps. Questionnaire was carried out to obtain the research results. It was found that a large percentage of the students are not studying carefully, the studying method was shallow and depend only on reading ready printed lectures. The results compared with previous exam results. Current test improved the performance of students. The novelty of present work represented by applying a new teaching method in colleges of engineering in Iraq. This short paper also proved that the methods of teaching not restricted to social and humanity studies. paper is an attempt in the direction of understanding  the learning problems of undergraduate students. Sample of chemical engineering students was selected to perform a simple exam test. The  test was divided into four steps. Closed book - individual student, Closed  book - cooperative students, Open book - cooperative students, and Exam completion steps. Questionnaire was carried out to obtain the research results. It was found that a large percentage of the students are not studying carefully, the studying method was shallow and depend only on reading ready printed lectures. The results compared with previous exam results. Current test improved the performance of students. The novelty of present work represented by applying a new teaching method in colleges of engineering in Iraq. This short paper also proved that the methods of teaching not restricted to social and humanity studies.
Minimizing skills and training gaps through professional development course
Authors: Ejiwale James A
Published: November 2020

Many companies that are striving to expand their development and production are finding it difficult to do so successfully. This is due to the shortage of qualified employees to help sustain their competitive edge in the global market. This dilemma is due to skills gaps; more importantly a mismatch between available jobs and skills. It is imperative to prepare the workforce for technical jobs and as well to find a lasting solution to eradicate the effect of skills and training gaps on college graduates. This paper addresses the causes of skills and training gaps and the need to minimize the impact of skills and training gaps through professional development.
How daily code mixing becomes a new strategy for teaching vocabulary mastery
Authors: Sabri Muh Mahrup Zainuddin , Pratolo Bambang Widi , Basopi Pegiawan
Published: November 2020

Vocabulary learning is an integral part of foreign language learning. The meaning of new words is very often emphasised, both in books and in verbal communication. Vocabulary is considered a centre of language teaching and is very important for language learners. This study found a daily code-mixing strategy in learning English vocabulary in the second grade of secondary school. The method used is qualitative and quantitative. The research phase includes pre-test and post-test, questionnaire and interview. The findings show that there is an influence on the level of student skills in using the strategy. Furthermore, it also found that students with higher vocabulary levels tended to take lessons in class interactively, this became fun, and students could motivate themselves they usually succeeded in learning by asking, monitoring and evaluating their learning habits. The findings also show that students with low vocabulary levels tend to choose to ignore direction and lack of participation, which means that they do not care about the course of the teacher and still carry unfavourable habits in the classroom. The findings of this study contribute to the further development of existing code-mixing theory and about vocabulary students and strategies. This study refers to giving benefits to classroom practice in the Indonesian context, specifically in increasing EFL teacher awareness so as not to focus solely on existing strategies, but rather look at the phenomena that occur around to create new strategies in teaching English.
Emotional intelligence: A study on university students
Authors: Kant Ravi
Published: November 2020

Nature bestowed humans with emotions. Emotions are significant predictors of anyone’s success. Now Emotional Intelligence is an established phenomenon is under eye of researcher and psychologist. The objectives of this study were (i) to explore the level of Emotional Intelligence of University’s students. (ii) to find ouu the difference between Emotional Intelligence on the basis of gender, locality, level of course and School of study. This survey based study used data from 200 students of Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India. Results indicated that all university’s students were having high level of emotional intelligence. Result indicates that all students of School of Education have emotional Intelligence of high level except in comparison of students of School of Law Governance. Male and female students are significantly differed from each other on Emotional Intelligence on overall sample. Female students found more Emotional Intelligent with high mean value. UG and PG students of were found not significantly differ from each other on Emotional intelligence. UG students were more emotionally intelligent on the basis of mean value. Residential location does not have any significant role but rural students were more emotionally intelligent in comparison to their counterpart.
The contribution of placement school experiences to prospective teachers’ multicultural competence development: Ethiopian secondary schools in focus
Authors: Melesse Solomon , Mekonnen Dawit
Published: November 2020

This study was designed to examine the contribution of placement school experiences to prospective teachers’ multicultural competence development in Ethiopia. The major sources of data were prospective teachers of the three randomly selected Teacher Education Institutes who took their placement school experiences at the respective secondary schools. Two hundred and forty prospective teachers were selected from five hundred and seventy three prospective teachers of the 2011/2012 academic year cohort using a proportional random sampling technique to fill in the questionnaire. Fifteen prospective teachers were also selected for interview using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through questionnaire and interview. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed using percentage and one sample t-test. Interview data were reported in words following themes made vis-à-vis the research questions of this study. The findings of the study pointed out that collaboration among prospective teachers, staffs of placement schools, and students’ parents have brought the required multicultural knowledge, attitude, and skill to prospective teachers. However, the findings noted that learner-centered knowledge construction philosophy is at its infant stage at the placement schools. In light of these findings, relevant recommendations have been made in the paper.
The blended learning with Whatsapp media on Mathematics creative thinking skills and math anxiety
Authors: Nida Nurul Khairiatin , Usodo Budi , Sari Saputro Dewi Retno
Published: November 2020

The blended learning was a learning model that combines offline and online learning. There are two types of blended learning models used in this research, namely the flipped classroom model and the station rotation model. In these models, the teacher would use WhatsApp as a media for online learning. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of blended learning models on mathematical creative thinking skills and math anxiety of public junior high school students in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java Province. The research method used was quasi-experimental by sampling using stratified cluster random sampling techniques. There were three schools selected as research samples, namely Mojolaban 1 Public Junior High School, Mojolaban 2 Junior High School, and Grogol 3 Public Junior High School. The data collection used a written test and questionnaires methods which were carried out after the treatment was given. The data analysis technique used a one-way multivariate analysis of variance. This research shows that the blended learning models were better than the direct learning model on mathematical creative thinking skills, but judging from the magnitude of math anxiety, the direct learning model was better than the station rotation learning model.
International mobility programs to improve soft skills of Vocational College students and alumni
Authors: Handayani Andri , Wienanda Wahyu Kartika
Published: November 2020

In the workplace, hard skills and soft skills are equally taken into account, especially in this 21st century, where people are required to have ‘global employability skills’ to secure a good job. This study aims to determine the benefits of international mobility programs have on the ability of soft skills, especially in the aspects of communication, social skills and flexibility—as parts of ‘global employability skills’--of students and alumni of a Vocational College within three years from 2017 to 2019. The research method used is by distributing questionnaires Google Form with Likert Scale format from strongly disagree to strongly agree scale 1-5. Research subjects were active students and graduates of Vocational College (Sekolah Vokasi) UGM who had participated in international mobility programs, both incoming and outgoing programs, organized by the OIA SV-UGM, in 2017-2019. The respondents were 60 people. The results showed that the developed soft skills were language and communication skills, interpersonal skills, teamwork, cultural understanding and adaptability and openness. Specifically for alumni, soft skills that are highly developed and helpful in the working world are adaptability and openness (82.9%), cultural understanding (74.3%), language and communication skills (71.4%), ability to work together (65.7%), and interpersonal skills (54.3%).
Quality of blended learning as perceived by Arab Open University students
Authors: Tawalbeh Mohammad Abdel-Rahman
Published: November 2020

The primary goal of this research was to investigate AOU students' conceptions of the quality of online experience through the learning management system in supporting their classroom tutorials. A 32-item questionnaire was administered to a randomly selected sample (205) of Elementary Education students at the AOU Jordan Branch. On one hand, the results showed that the objectives of the courses were very clear to students, online materials on the learning management system were interesting and supported to classroom learning, students preferred online quizzes, the online materials supported key assessment tasks and tutors provided continuous access to relevant information about assessment. On the other hand, the findings revealed that the online materials and e-activities were too loaded for the students to understand thoroughly, and much of the feedback they received from the tutor was not helpful. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences among students’ views of BL or their overall satisfaction of the online experience that could be attributed to gender or academic achievement level. Results suggest some pedagogical implications for tutors and programmer coordinators.
The effect of mathematics anxiety on the achievement of middle school students in Amman
Authors: Altakhyneh Bahjat Hamid
Published: November 2020

This study aims to investigate whether student anxiety about the subject of mathematics has any effect on the achievement of middle-school students in Amman, Jordan. It also aims to investigate whether student gender plays a role. The study sample consists of 180 seventh grade students enrolled in Amman public schools during the 2018/2019 academic year. These are distributed into three levels of anxiety as displayed by the students: low, middle, and high. Then, math anxiety measurements are collected, the validity and reliability for which are verified. The results reveal that there are statistically-significant differences in achievement between the middle level of math anxiety and the two other extremes. It is found that middle anxiety level have a positive effect on achievement, whereas for low and high math anxiety levels, no differences in achievement are perceived. In addition, no statistically significant differences (α≤0.01) were found between males and females with regards to math anxiety; and there is no interaction between the level of math anxiety and gender in achievement.
The history learning module integrated character values
Authors: Sopacua Jems , Fadli Muhammad Rijal , Rochmat Saefur
Published: November 2020

The history learning module integrated character values is an innovation in history learning in schools to support educational progress. This module serves as teaching material for the process of character formation of students obtained through independent learning to achieve the desired competency goals. This research uses the development (RD) of the 4D model (define, design, development and dissemination). The results showed that the module was declared feasible based on the results of the validation of the experts, so the modules that had been developed were feasible, effective and practical to be used as teaching materials and learning resources by students in the history learning process. This module has the advantage that there are character values (love of the motherland, curiosity, religious and tolerance) in the material presented for the formation of students' character.
Teachers’ understanding about the characteristics of realistic mathematics education
Authors: Zubainur Cut Morina , Johar Rahmah , Hayati Rahmi , Ikhsan M
Published: November 2020

The application of Realistic mathematics education (RME) in schools has not satisfied. The efforts of educators to help teachers implement RME are an ongoing process, including by providing examples of learning process through the video lessons. This study aims to investigate teacher understanding of the characteristics of RME through watching video lessons. Three elementary school teachers in Aceh, Indonesia, were involved in this research. Data was collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the teacher did not understand three of the five characteristics of RME. Teachers' understanding of real problems is only limited to the use of concrete objects. The teacher could not identify activities on the video about using models or symbols to scaffold students from concrete to more formal knowledge. The teacher also did not realize that the relationship between mathematical concepts can help students understand mathematics well. The implication of this study is that researchers need to guide the teacher design the learning trajectory before watching learning from other teachers. After watching the whole video lessons, the teacher also needs to be moved to identify important events related to the characteristics of RME in the learning in the video.
Effectiveness of inmates’ educational programs in Ilorin Remand Home, Nigeria
Authors: Isiaka Abdulaziz , Adewuyi Rasheed Shofiu
Published: November 2020

Investigating the effectiveness of inmates’ educational programs was the major focused of this research in Ilorin remand homes, Nigeria. Specifically inmates’ views on effectiveness of vocational and literacy educational program were investigated. This study was descriptive survey.108 inmates were sampled using simple random sampling technique. Two research questions were formulated and a researcher’ designed questionnaires containing10 items in two sections with 4-point rating scale was used for data collection while data collected were analyzed using mean scores and standard deviation. The result showed that most inmates positively acknowledged literacy education in recreational, guidance and counseling, religious and social sciences as highly effective and effective respectively and the result also established that most inmates acknowledged vocational education in fashion designing, laundry/dry-cleaning, catering/home management, metal fabrication and electrical maintenance work as highly effective and effective respectively. It was concluded that literacy and vocational education policy for the inmates should be vigorously pursued and implemented in Ilorin, Nigeria. In addition, government and private organization should invest in inmates’ literacy and vocational education to correct the erroneous impression that under play inmates’ education which leads to their stigmatization at the point of re-entry into the society.
A study of practicing degree of schools principals in dealing with students positive behaviors
Authors: Yassien Bassam Mahmoud Bany , Draawsheh Najwa Abedalhameed
Published: November 2020

The importance of the study is to find out the relationship of how school principals dealing with positive behavior of students in Irbid first educational Directorate, in order to shed light 0n these practice to promote students positive behavior. The study aimed to identify the practice degree of secondary school principals at Irbid First Educational Directorate toward their administrative and technical tasks and its relationship with the positive behaviors of students, from teachers' standpoint. Study sample consist of 310 male and female teachers who were selected through the simple random method from the 1022 study population members, and to achieve the study objectives, researcher developed a questionnaire as the study tool and was checked to ensure its sincerity and reliability. The study results showed that the practice degree of secondary school principals at Irbid First Educational Directorate toward their administrative and technical tasks, from the teachers' standpoint came to a medium degree, while there weren’t any statistically significant differences according to the qualification and experience variables. The results showed that practice degree of secondary school students toward the positive behavior, from teachers' standpoint came to a medium degree, and also showed a statistically significance correlation at level (α = 0.05) between student's behavior toward school and colleagues, and the positive attitude of students as a whole and the practice degree of secondary school principals toward their administrative and technical tasks.
Competency improvement needs of teachers of brick/blocklaying and concreting works
Authors: Abusomwan Sunday Bello , Osaigbovo Louis
Published: November 2020

This study determined the competency improvement needs of teachers of brick/blocklaying and concreting works for effective teaching in technical colleges in Edo and Delta States. Three research questions gave credence to the study and two null hypotheses tested. A descriptive survey research design was used. A population of 64 respondents made up of 42 brick/blocklaying and concreting works (BBCW) teachers and 22 technologists was used. A 56- item competencies structured questionnaire was the instrument for the study. Three experts validated the instrument. A reliability coefficient of 0.74 was obtained. Research questions were answered with Mean and standard deviation, while independent t-test statistic applied to test the hypotheses. From the findings, it was revealed that brick/blocklaying and concreting works teachers and technologist need competency improvements for classroom management, planning instructions, evaluation strategies and different types of instructional techniques. It was recommended among others that, BBCW teachers and technologist be exposed to regular workshops, seminars and trainings for capacity building on areas of needs identified in the study.
Assessment of teachers’ dedication, discipline, knowledge and skills in Kwara state basic schools, Nigeria
Authors: Sulyman Kamaldeen Olohundare
Published: November 2020

This study examined teachers’ dedication, discipline, knowledge and skills in Kwara State basic schools, Nigeria. The study population comprised all the 1,591 head teachers, 3,907 assistant head teachers; and 440 principals, 1,112 vice principals and all the students in Kwara State lower and upper basic schools respectively. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to arrive at 30 head teachers, 78 assistant head teachers, 30 principals and 71 vice principals; and 20 Basic Nine students from each of the sampled upper basic schools as respondents in the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data, while mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data. The findings of the study revealed that teachers’ dedication in Kwara State basic, Nigeria was average ((X ) ̅ = 3.06). The study concluded that Kwara State basic school teachers should be more dedicated to their job by regularly preparing lesson notes, going to the classrooms at the right time and ensuring that the learners have a better understanding of the concepts taught.
I Want to Become an Orientalist Not a Colonizer or a “De-Colonizer”
Authors: Daneshgar Majid
Published: November 2020

Writing Studying the Qurʾan in the Muslim Academy emerged out of my personal and academic concerns, which have not been relieved since its publication. Now, my trepidations have become more serious and I am becoming more disappointed about the future of religious and Islamic studies. Such concerns have not disappeared, and all we can do is remind the next generation that their field of study as well as their worldview was shaped in accordance with the proclivity of seniors, superiors, job-givers and policy-makers. The current symposium dedicated to my book, to which this is a response, includes essays by well-versed scholars with Muslim backgrounds. They all draw my attention to the diversity, complexity and importance of the notions we use regularly in the study of Islam. Each of the essays suggests how the discourse on method and theory in the study of Islam has changed within the last decade.
Studying the Qurʾan: Neither Here nor There
Authors: Qidwai Sarah A.
Published: November 2020

This paper addresses three aspects of Majid Daneshgar’s monograph Studying the Qurʾan in the Muslim Academy. The first part looks at the complexities around the lack of coherence between the Muslim Academy and so-called “Western” Institutions. Drawing on some examples from my own life, I will address the hesitance to embrace sources from the West as highlighted by Daneshgar. Then, I will present an example from the “Western Academy” that speaks to a broader audience across this divide. The second part of this paper will address the phenomenon of trying to find scientific proofs in the Qur‘an and the issues around those attempts in the field of the history of science and religion. Drawing on my own research, the third part of this reflection will draw on the example of Islam in India to show the complex nature of the so-called Muslim Academy and its ties to colonial encounters.
Plato's 'Republic'
Authors: McAleer Sean
Published: November 2020

This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato’s Republic, throwing light upon the text’s arguments and main themes, placing them in the wider context of the text’s structure. In its illumination of the philosophical ideas underpinning the work, it provides readers with an understanding and appreciation of the complexity and literary artistry of Plato’s Republic. McAleer not only unpacks the key overarching questions of the text – What is justice? And Is a just life happier than an unjust life? – but also highlights some fascinating, overlooked passages which contribute to our understanding of Plato’s philosophical thought.

Plato’s 'Republic': An Introduction offers a rigorous and thought-provoking analysis of the text, helping readers navigate one of the world’s most influential works of philosophy and political theory. With its approachable tone and clear presentation, it constitutes a welcome contribution to the field, and will be an indispensable resource for philosophy students and teachers, as well as general readers new to, or returning to, the text.
3. A Fresh Start
Authors: McAleer Sean
Published: November 2020

Chapter Three, ‘A Fresh Start’, explores the way in which Socrates tries to address the Republic’s two questions, ‘What is justice?’ and ‘Is the just life happier than the unjust life?’. Rather than offering a battery of arguments as he did in Book I, Socrates offers an analogy between the polis (the Greek city-state) and the psychê (individual soul) that will structure the rest of the Republic. The plan is to first discover the nature of justice as a political virtue—as a virtue of the polis—and then apply this to the individual soul in order to discover the nature of personal justice.
6. The Republic’s First Question Answered at Last
Authors: McAleer Sean
Published: November 2020

We continue discussing Book IV of the Republic in Chapter Six, ‘The Republic’s First Question Answered at Last: Personal Justice’. We first attend to Plato’s foray into psychology (literally, his account (logos) of the soul (psuchê)) in which he tries to justify the analogy between city and soul that has shaped the Republic. By appealing to the idea that the same thing cannot simultaneously undergo or perform opposite states or activities (dubbed the Opposition Principle), Socrates argues that the soul has a three-part structure, just as the city does: a rational part, which corresponds to the guardian-rulers in the polis; a spirited part (the seat of anger and pride), which corresponds to the soldierly auxiliaries of the polis; and an appetitive part, which corresponds to the craftspeople. Socrates then derives the personal virtues by applying the political virtues to the soul. The most important personal virtue, of course, is justice, which he conceives of as each part of the soul doing its own work: reason, not appetite or spirit, governs the just soul. We will pay attention to important features of this account, for example how it differs from Cephalus’ and Polemarchus’, for whom justice is a matter of interpersonal, external doing (of how one treats one’s fellows), while for Socrates and Plato is it a matter of intrapersonal, internal being, of what one’s soul is like.
Automated Electrocardiogram Signals Based Risk Marker for Early Sudden Cardiac Death Prediction
Authors: Alfarhan Khudhur A. , Mashor Mohd Yusoff , Zakaria Ammar , Omar Mohammad Iqbal
Published: November 2020

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the cardiovascular diseases that lead to millions of deaths worldwide every year. The aim of the present work is to propose a method for reducing the mortality rate of the SCD patients by an early prediction for SCD from the ECG signal. Normal and
SCD MIT databases were used in this research work. One minute segments of ECG signals were segmented from MIT databases where these segments are ten minutes before sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) onset. The collected raw ECG signals were subjected to filter to remove the noise and then normalized.
A frequency-domain feature and time-domain features were extracted from the Q-T segment, Q-T interval, R-R interval and QRS interval. The features were normalized to improve the performance of the classifier. Artificial intelligence classifiers; namely, K-nearest neighbor (KNN) and
linear discriminant analysis (LDA) were used separately on SCD and normal ECG signals. The highest classification accuracy obtained for KNN and LDA are 97% and 95.5% respectively.
Predicting Alzheimer's Disease Based on Network Topological Latent Representations
Authors: Sun Jing , Ding Yanhui , Zhao Kun , Xu Haiyan , Zhang Yongxin , Gao Baozhong
Published: November 2020

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Right now there is no cure for AD. As we know, the brain structure is constantly changing as it progresses to AD. If we can detect these changes, it may be helpful to discover new biomarkers and early diagnosis of
AD. We use the deep learning method DeepWalk to extract the structural features of each subject based on brain function connection. The method takes a brain topology network based on functional connection transformations as input and outputs a potential feature representation for each brain
region in the brain network structure. In the current research, a new potential biomarker is found, which is based on a structural feature that can represent changes in brain connectivity. In our experiment, 79 Resting-state fMRI were used from ADNI dataset, including 49 normal controls (NCs)
and 30 AD patients. By analyzing the structural features between AD patients and NCs, obvious differences are detected in the temporal lobe, parietal lobe, and frontal lobe. We use a support vector machine (SVM) model to evaluate the performance of these structural features, and its classification
performance achieves 80.36% accuracy (specificity = 73.67%, sensitivity = 87.17%). In general, these findings indicate that structural features may be a new potential biomarker between NCs and AD patients.
Hybrid Deep Transfer Network and Rotational Sample Subspace Ensemble Learning for Early Cancer Detection
Authors: Wang Pin , Lv Shanshan , Li Yongming , Song Qi , Li Linyu , Wang Jiaxin , Zhang Hehua
Published: November 2020

Accurate histopathology cell image classification plays an important role in early cancer detection and diagnosis. Currently, Convolutional Neural Network is used to assist pathologists for histopathology image classification. In the paper, a Min mice model was applied to evaluate the
capability of Convolutional Neural Network features for detecting early-stage carcinogenesis. However, due to the limited histopathology images of the mice model, it may cause overfitting for the classification. Hence, hybrid deep transfer network and rotational sample subspace ensemble learning
is proposed for the histopathology image classification. First, deep features are obtained by deep transfer network based on regularized loss functions. Then, the rotational sample subspace sampling is applied to increase the diversity between training sets. Subsequently, subspace projection
learning is introduced to achieve dimensionality reduction. Finally, the ensemble learning is used for histopathology image classification. The proposed method was tested on 126 histopathology images of the mouse model. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method has achieved
a remarkable classification accuracy (99.39%, 99.74%, 100%). It has demonstrated that the proposed approach is promising for early cancer diagnosis.
Radiologic Intervention of Internal Iliac Artery Occlusion During Cesarean Section for Dangerous Placenta Previa
Authors: Zhao Qingzhen , Zhao Na , Luo Dengdeng , Yue Sheng
Published: November 2020

Objective: The cesarean section of dangerous placenta previa always faces the problem of massive hemorrhage. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical effect of internal iliac artery occlusion combined with obstetric autotransfusion in cesarean section of dangerous placenta
previa. Method: From November 2017 to November 2019, 20 patients with placenta previa undergoing cesarean section in our hospital were selected. According to the preoperative MRI and ultrasound diagnosis, the amount of bleeding was evaluated and divided into observation group (n
= 6) and control group (n = 14). All patients underwent routine cesarean section and prepared the obstetric autotransfusion device. In the observation group, the internal iliac artery balloon was placed under DSA before operation. After the fetus was taken out, the internal iliac
artery was blocked. The internal iliac artery occlusion was not needed in the control group. The total length of stay, Apgar score, the incidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), hemorrhagic shock, postoperative infection and renal dysfunction were compared between the two
groups. Result: Compared with the relative data in control group, the operation time and postoperative hospital stay of the observation group were significantly shorter, the intraoperative blood loss and blood transfusion were significantly lesser, and the hemoglobin difference before
and after operation was significantly lesser. There was no significant difference in the incidence of DIC, hemorrhagic shock, postoperative infection and renal dysfunction between two groups; There was no significant difference in neonatal body mass, Apgar score at 1 min and 5 min. Conclusion:
The internal iliac artery occlusion can effectively reduce the amount of bleeding in delivery, promote the recovery of negligence, and have no adverse effect on complications and neonatal outcome.