bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IoT Based Post Disaster Recovery System using Smartphone
Authors:   Student, Department of Information Science and Engineering, GM Institute of Technology, Davangere, Karnataka, India., Shashank R Sai , Khan Mr. Firoz ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science and Engineering, GM Institute of Technology, Davangere, Karnataka, India., N Chiranth ,   Student, Department of Information Science and Engineering, GMIT, Davangere, Karnataka, India., H J Pallavi ,   Student, Department of Information Science and Engineering, GMIT, Davangere, Karnataka, India., C Lavanya ,   Student, Department of Information Science and Engineering, GMIT, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Published: June 2020

In recent decade’s severe natural or artificial disaster and further geologic processes have occurred with catastrophic consequences. Timely it should be detected and make it recovery. So, in this paper, we had proposed a multi-terrain robot and other software systems to ease the detection. As the demand for multi-terrain robot applications are increasing significantly. This robot can be deployed for the use of assured future surveillance and extricate purposes in the isolated areas. In isolated areas robot stability will be challenging task due to varied terrain. A new design is propounded for the mobile robot which aims to execute monitoring performances while travelling on terrain types in balanced way. A chain-wheeled multi-terrain robot has been evolved which has ability to run in rough and unmanned surfaces.
Enhanced Epileptic Seizure Detection using Imbalanced Classification
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, DIT University, Dehardun, India., Kaur* Prabhsimar , Bharti Vishal ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, DIT University, Dehardun, India., Maji Srabanti ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, DIT University, Dehardun, India.
Published: June 2020

Epilepsy is the second most persistent neurological condition, endangering the lives of patients. Though there have been many advancements in neurological imaging approaches, the Electroencephalogram (EEG) still remains to be the most effective tool for testing and diagnosing epileptic patients. The visual analytics of EEG signals is a very prolonged process and always open to the subjective judgment of the physicians. The main goal of our study is to build an automatic classifier that can analyze and detect epilepsy from EEG recordings obtained from epileptic and healthy patients, thus helping the neurosurgeons to diagnose epilepsy in a better way. Synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE) has been used for balancing the EEG dataset and the Principal component analysis (PCA) technique is applied further, for reducing the EEG signal dimensionality. For data classification, seven machine learning classifiers have been used and after comparing the results the authors conclude that Artificial Neural Network (ANN), outperforms the other classifiers by providing an accuracy of 97.82%.
Student Smart Attendance Through Face Recognition using Machine Learning Algorithm
Authors:   M.E. Student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous), Thandalam, Chennai., R Nandhini , P Dr Kumar ,   Professor,Department of omputer Science and Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous), Thandalam, Chennai.
Published: June 2020

In today’s competitive world, with very less classroom time and increasing working hours, lecturers may need tools that can help them to manage precious class hours efficiently. Instead of focusing on teaching, lecturers are stuck with completing some formal duties, like taking attendance, maintaining the attendance record of each student, etc. Manual attendance marking unnecessarily consumes classroom time, whereas smart attendance through face recognition techniques helps in saving the classroom time of the lecturer. Attendance marking through face recognition can be implied in the classroom by capturing the image of the students in the classroom via the camera installed. Later through the HAAR Cascade algorithm and MTCNN model, face region needs to be taken as interest and the face of each student is bounded through a bounding box, and finally, attendance can be marked into the database based on their presence by using Decision Tree Algorithm.
Effect of Academic Interest and Emotional Happiness on Academic Performance in Learning Environment.
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Applications, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India., Jayanthi* M. Amala , Kumar Dr. R. Lakshmana ,   Assistant Professor & Technical Led, Department of Computer Applications, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Published: June 2020

According to Bloom's Taxonomy, the motto of education is to groom the students' as a better personality in knowledge, skill set and emotions under the supervision of academicians. Development of information technology paves the way to analyse the data from the educational environment and make decisions which help to be in track to achieve the motto. i.e. Educational Data mining. Education Data mining is one of the research domains of data mining which convert the data from the educational sector as insights for decision making. This paper is to analyse the effect of student's academic interest on emotional happiness and academic performance by applying supervised and unsupervised learning techniques. Students' Emotional Happiness and students' academic performance is evaluated by the Oxford Happiness Inventory and criterion reference model. Academic interest is received as yes or no responses from the students. Naive Bayes classification algorithm and K Means clustering algorithm is applied to categorise the student participants based on their happiness scale, academic interest and academic performance. The association between academic interest and performance is determined using predictive and descriptive mining. By this research, it is witnessed the positive association between academic interest, happiness and performance. The insights of this investigation will allow the teachers' to understand the students in a better way and do the needful to enhance academic efficiency.
Syn thesis and Testing on Engine Characteristics of Bio diesel Obtained by Orange Peel Oil Methyl Ester Blended with Conventional Diesel Fuel.
Authors:   Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu, 629171, India., Y* Alex , Earnest Jobie ,   Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu, 629171, India., Varghese Anoop ,   Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu, 629171, India., Achankunju Aneesh ,   Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu, 629171, India.
Published: June 2020

The increase in demand and depletion of fossil-fuels, due to the population growth, which led the rise in use of vehicles and transportation sector. The ever increasing environmental issues and the rising cost of fossil fuels in the world market have also contributed an opportunity for the researchers to develop a potential alternative fuel. Among of this concept, the alternative fuel must be attractive such as diesel in efficiency and eco-friendly. Thus the characteristics of biodiesel have made the historical background of attractive qualities in efficiency. The bio-diesel production has turn out to be more attractive at the present time period, because of its benefits over environmental issues and the truth that, it is made from renewable and environmentally available resources. Although in most of the countries orange-peels are considered as waste. The utilization of peels instead of edible parts of the resources in reducing the cost of biodiesel production to a great extent. The research study is intended to transform the waste resources into wealthy product, and essential product is obtained by establishing the production of bio-diesel with oil extracted from orange-peels; using the transesterification process. The fatty acid composition of the feedstock is studied by gas chromatography mass spectroscopy method and FT-IR test. This experimental work is carried out to study the physio-chemic properties, and to study the four stroke diesel engine performance and emissions characteristics, fueled with orange-peel oil methyl ester biodiesel blends at different concentrations (10, 20, and 30) percentages with diesel fuel. The results obtained are in close agreement with the requirement of ASTM biodiesel standards. It has been establish that at peak load conditions, the higher blend percentage of biodiesel shows better and higher output performance than that of conventional diesel fuel. Emissions characteristics were also found to be reduced to great extent. From the available resources it is confirm that the better combustion characteristics is due to the oxygenated fuel content called limonene compound in the biodiesel feedstock. Another end product of transesterfication process called glycerol, was recycled twice before it finally lost potential and further it can be used as constituents for the soap manufacturing process.
Energy Efficient f or Distributed Wireless Data Transmission in Mobile Cloud Computing
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu., Amarnath* C.T.K. , Mahendran Dr. S.K. ,   Assistant Professor & HOD, Department of Computer Science, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam, Tamilnadu.
Published: June 2020

In Mobile cloud computing, Energy Efficiency is the Key factors to perform every task with less Energy. The Smart phone users are increasing day by day the data transfer speed is also increase and the energy consumption is also increase. In this paper to maintain the energy efficient for distributed wireless data transmission in Mobile cloud computing is called Distributed Wireless Data Transmission (DWDT). By this method, energy efficient is to be handled by using best intermediate path of data transmission in Mobile Cloud Computing with Energy Efficient. With this methodology the mobile cloud services can be reliability and energy efficiency in wireless data transmission in mobile cloud environment.
Ani Loomba: Colonialism/Postcolonialism. The New Critical Idiom Series. New York: Routledge. 1998. 289 pp. $16.95 Robert J. C. Young: Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2003. 178 pp. $9.95
Authors: Kenney Lance
Published: June 2020

Ania Loomba, a professor of English, utilizes multiple Shakespearean examples to illustrate postcolonial theory (The Tempest in particular). Robert J. C. Young, also a professor of English, instead uses a montage approach, providing “real world” examples of postcolonial theory before working backwards towards a definition or some exposition on power relations. A middle road between these two authors’ works might be one that quotes not Caliban (the postcolonial posterchild) but his master/oppressor, Prospero. Referring to the duplicitous brother who overthrew him as Duke of Milan, Prospero describes Antonio as “one/Who having, unto truth by telling of it,/ Made such a sinner of his memory,/ To credit his own lie,—he did believe/He was indeed the duke.” In other words, Prospero’s brother, by performing the duties associated with the Duke, came to believe that he was the Duke. Antonio’s hierarchical relationships—with his brothers, with his peers, with his subjects— led to the creation of a specific type of knowledge. In this realm of knowledge, it is right for Antonio to seize power from Prospero. This enforced paradigm shift (Antonio’s actions creating the parameters in which “truth” is created) was labeled by Nietzsche as “will-to-knowledge.”
Rainbow Nation’s Ubuntu: Discovering Distinctness as a Spectrum Through South African Literature
Authors: Smith Colin Bridges
Published: June 2020

This article presents an undergraduate student research project on South African literature conducted in South Africa through the Brigham Young University’s International Field Study Program.
Where are They Now? Updates from Past Student Authors
Authors: Boutros Heidi , Hoyer Brian , McAdam Kevin C. , Stambolis-Ruhstorfer Michael , Walter Amy R.
Published: June 2020

This article presents an update about some of the student authors whose research appeared in the first two Undergraduate Research Special Issues. These updates serve as testimony to the ongoing impact of the study abroad experience and to value the distinctiveness of study abroad learning.
Pornohealing: Pornography as a healing process for individuals with a history of sexual violence
Authors: Patrinou Sonia
Published: June 2020

By taking as a starting point “The Clit List,” a pornographic database that includes porn material addressed to individuals who have experienced sexual harassment(s) and/or assault(s), this essay brings forward the following question: can pornography take the form of a healing process for individuals with a history of sexual violence? In order to provide an answer, alternative uses and aspects of pornography will be explored, with a particular focus on queer, feminist, and ethical porn. Following the contemporary history of pornography, I engage with both Queer Theory by discussing queer feminist approaches to porn, but also Affect Theory by sharing queer feminist approaches to trauma and the potential healing that an (erotic) film can induce in the spectator. More than simply seeking for alternative aspects of porn, this essay accounts for the (re)introduction of pornography as a productive media with a sexual healing possibility.
Reinvigorating the Human Right to Technology
Authors: Sun Haochen
Published: June 2020

The right to technology is a forgotten human right. Dating back to 1948, the right was established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (“UDHR”) in response to the massive destruction wrought by technologically advanced weapons in the Second World War. This human right embodies one of the most profound lessons the framers of the UDHR learned from this war: Technology must benefit humanity rather than harm it.

It has been more than seventy years since the adoption of the UDHR, and technology has advanced at a rapid pace and become more important than ever in our daily lives. Yet in this age of technology, the right to technology remains obscure, dormant, and ineffective. No other human right has received such scant attention, and the right to technology has indeed become an “orphan” in the international human rights regime. This article traces the origins of society’s disregard for the right and attributes it to the confluence of three main contributing factors: (1) the right’s inherent obscurity, (2) the ineffective human rights enforcement system, and (3) the international community’s overemphasis on intellectual property protection. The current human rights regime is unable to sufficiently address these complex factors, as it remains deeply rooted in the individual rights system and lacks a fully-fledged distributive justice vision.

Against this backdrop, this article reinvigorates the right to technology by recommending its protection as a collective right. It considers how and why the right to technology should be redefined as a collective right that entitles people to enjoy the benefits of technological progress and minimizes the harms that such progress may cause. A collective right to technology can protect both larger societal interests in maintaining public freedom and dignity, as well as specific group interests in guarding against the use of technologies to prejudice group freedom and dignity. This new understanding of the right to technology, therefore, sets distributive justice agendas for promoting the development of intellectual property law into the public interest.
Self Esteem Viewed Assertive Behaviour Of Students SMA Parulian 1 Medan
Authors: Hutapea Evawaty
Published: June 2020

This study aimed to determine the relationship between assertive behavior and self esteem. The hypothesis proposed that there is a positive relationship between assertive behavior and self esteem, assuming that the higher is assertive behavior, the higher self esteem and vice versa. The subjects were 152 students of SMA PARULIAN 1 Medan. Data were obtained from a scale for measuring assertive behavior and self esteem. The calculation was performed by means of testing requirements analysis (assumption) that consists of a test for normality and linearity. Data analyzed by Product Moment analysis through SPSS 18 for windows. Data analyzed by Product Moment analysis through SPSS 18 for windows. The result of data analysis showed that r = 0.489, and p = 0.000 (p < 0.05). The results of this study indicated that the contribution (R2) of the assertive behavior variable on the quality of life was at 23.9 %, and the remaining 76.1 % was influenced by other factors not examined in this study. Based on the results, it was concluded that the hypothesis can be accepted. It means there is a positive relationship between assertive behavior and self esteem
RESILIENSI DITINJAU DARI HARGA DIRI PADA SINGLE MOTHER DI DESA AMPLAS
Authors: Nainggolan Ignatia Lia
Published: June 2020

ABSTRACTS

This study aims to fine out the relationship between self esteem and resilience. The hypothesis of this study states that there is a positive correlation between self esteem and resilience, assuming that the higher the self esteem, the higher resilience will be and conversely the lower the resilience, the lower the life satisfaction will be. The subjects of this study were 95 people of the single mother of amplas village. Data were obtained from a scale to measure self esteem and resilience. The calculation was performed by testing requirements analysis (assumption test), which consists of normality test for distribution and linearity test for relationships. Product Moment correlation with SPSS 17 for windows was used in the data analysis. The results in the data analysis showed that the correlation coefficient was 0.677 with p 0.000 (p< 0.05). It shows that there is a positive correlation between self esteem and resilience. The result indicate that the contribution of the given variable, self esteem to resilience is 45.8 percent, while the remaining 54.2 percent is influenced by the other factors that are not examined in this study. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the hyphotesis is acceptable, and there is a positive correlation between self esteem and life resilience.
Polypous rhinosinusitis in combination with bronchial asthma: clinical features and cellular characteristics of local and systemic inflammation
Authors: Kurbacheva Oksana Mikhailovna , Dyneva Miramgul Esengeldyevna , Shilovskii Igor Petrovich , Savlevich Elena Leonidovna , Kovchina Valeriia Ivanovna , Nikolskii Aleksandr Arkadevich , Savushkina Elizaveta Iurevna , Khaitov Musa Rakhimovich
Published: June 2020

Background. The combination of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and bronchial asthma (BA) is currently considered as a separate phenotype characterized by similar features of inflammatory changes leading to an increase in the clinical course of both CRSwNP and BA. The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical features and characteristics of the local and systemic inflammatory process in patients having a combination of CRSwNP and BA. Materials and methods. The study included 96 volunteers, who were divided into 4 groups: group 1 consisted of healthy volunteers (Normal); group 2 consisted of volunteers with CRSwNP in combination with allergic BA (CRSwNP + aBA); group 3 - volunteers with PRS in combination with non-allergic BA (CRSwNP + nBA); and group 4 - CRSwNP without BA. Clinical, laboratory, instrumental and allergology examination methods were applied for all participants of the study. BA control status was determined using the asthma control questionnaire (ACQ-7), and CRSwNP control status was determined using the nasal and paranasal sinus clinical outcome control questionnaire (SNOT-22). At the same time, the quality of life of the patients was also evaluated using AQLQ (Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire). Results. The results confirmed the interaction of BA and CRSwNP, where the combination of these diseases led to a more severe and uncontrolled clinical course of BA and CRSwNP based on the assessment using SNOT-22, ACQ-7 and AQLQ questionnaires. These results correlated with an increase in the absolute number of eosinophils in peripheral blood and pronounced eosinophilic cell infiltration of nasal polyp stroma. Data processing demonstrated that the combination of CRSwNP and nBA showed signs of more pronounced eosinophilic inflammation, which is an unfavorable prognostic factor. Conclusions. The comparison of the cellular characteristics of the local and systemic inflammatory process in patients with CRSwNP in combination with BA allowed us to conclude that polyp development follows a local inflammatory process. Further study of the pathogenesis of CRSwNP and BA will help to understand the mechanisms that connect these diseases and consider possible target molecules for biological therapy.
Muzeum w żałobie. Architektoniczne elegie Aleksandra Sokurowa
Authors: Korczarowska Natasza
Published: June 2020

Artykuł powstał z inspiracji wykładem Rema Koolhaasa poświęconym przestrzeni wystawienniczej Ermitażu. Autorka skupia się na hybrydycznych dziełach rosyjskiego reżysera Aleksandra Sokurowa. W poszukiwaniu subiektywnego autorskiego głosu Korczarowska podejmuje próbę zaadaptowania teorii eseju filmowego (Laura Rascaroli) do celów analizy. Artykuł stanowi szczegółową interpretację Rosyjskiej arki i Frankofonii ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem relacji między esejem filmowym a architekturą. Traktując filmy Sokurowa jako architektoniczne eseje filmowe (Penelope Haralambidou), Korczarowska koncentruje się na filmowych reprezentacjach „doświadczenia muzeum” i związkach owego doświadczenia z problematyką upamiętniania i historycznej traumy. W przekonaniu autorki muzealne filmy Sokurowa mogą bowiem stanowić paradygmatyczny przykład potwierdzający tezę Haralambidou, że architektoniczne eseje filmowe w sposób oczywisty łączą ludzką potrzebę upamiętniania z architekturą.
Projektanci czasoprzestrzeni. Modernistyczna architektura w kadrze filmowym
Authors: Uchowicz Katarzyna
Published: June 2020

Autorka omawia wybrane przykłady przenikania się architektury i filmu w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym. Punkt wyjścia artykułu stanowi działalność grupy modernistów Praesens, zaś jego celem jest ukazanie modernizmu jako syntezy sztuk oraz interdyscyplinarnych dialogów artystycznych. Filmowo-architektoniczne związki zostały zaprezentowane z różnych perspektyw, począwszy od zaangażowania architektów w projekty scenograficzne (Szymon Syrkus, Andrzej Pronaszko), przez współpracę projektantów z reżyserami (Robert Mallet-Stevens, Marcel L’Herbier), komponowanie fotomontaży, po kształtowanie dekoracji na wzór nowoczesnych miast – i odwrotnie – projektowanie architektury na podstawie wizji scenicznych (Barbara i Stanisław Brukalscy). Relacje architektury i filmu objęły także nowy język architektoniczny, czego przykładem są stosowane przez architektów terminy zaczerpnięte z nomenklatury filmowej, takie jak „reżyseria ruchu” czy „czasoprzestrzeń”, komentowane równocześnie przez włoskiego teoretyka kina Ricciotta Canudo. Ponadto w tekście przypomniano biografie architektów, którzy po uzyskaniu dyplomu poświęcili się wyłącznie scenografii, otwierając tym samym nowe pole działalności zawodowej (Jacek Rotmil).
MOTHERS’ PERCEPTION OF MIDWIFE SUPPORT IN THE PROVISION OF BREASTFEEDING IN BULELENG BALI
Authors: Suarmini Kadek Ayu , Purnami Luh Ayu , Kusuma Dewi Putu Dian Prima , Heri Mochamad , Megaputri Putu Sukma , Novi Lestari Kadek Indah
Published: June 2020

This study emphasizes the perception of nursing mothers towards the support of midwives they receive regarding breastfeeding. This mixed-method study was done using a random sampling to determine the sample. The data in this study was obtained by distributing a questionnaire to the mothers of the babies. The quantitative data were analyzed using univariate by STATA software 12 S.E while the qualitative study was done to five midwives using an indept interview. The results obtained were that almost all mothers had a good perception of midwife support because they really received support since the antenatal period through antenatal classes. Therefore, it is recommended for midwives to be able to provide breastfeeding support early on, i.e., by conducting clear counseling about breastfeeding in the antenatal class
AN ACT TO SUPPORT ONLY BREAST MILK FOR INFANTS
Authors: Nurmawati Nurmawati , Nurfadhilah Nurfadhilah
Published: June 2020

Working mothers are sometimes likely to have no intention of breastfeeding their babies, including providing their babies with exclusive breastfeeding. This happened at a hospital in Banten Province, Indonesia, where working mothers tended to have no intention of meeting the needs of breast milk for their babies. Interventions to change intentions and attitudes were given, i.e., a program called Emo-Demo initiated by the Indonesian GAIN program. In this study, after the intervention was given, all respondents, including working mothers, intended to breastfeed their babies. By using a Likert scale to determine the attitudes of respondents, after statistical tests, there were differences in the attitudes of mothers before and after the intervention. This means that the Emo-Demo program had succeeded in changing the intentions and attitudes of mothers to give their babies exclusive breastfeeding.
STUDI TENTANG KOMPETENSI PROFESIONAL GURU DI TK MUSLIMAT NU-1 PALANGKA RAYA TAHUN AJARAN 2019/2020
Authors: Adminpintarharati
Published: June 2020

Kompetensi secara sederhana dapat diartikan sebagai kemampuan dalam melakukan suatu pekerjaan. Jadi kompetensi pendidik PAUD adalah sebagai kemampuan yang dimiliki oleh pendidik PAUD dalam melakukan pekerjaannya sebagai pendidik, pengajar, pembimbing, pelatih, dan pengevaluasi anak usia dini baik PAUD jalur formal maupun nonformal. Kompetensi profesional adalah kemampuan seseorang dalam penguasaan materi pembelajaran secara luas dan mendalam yang memungkinkan membimbing peserta didik, memenuhi standar kompetensi yang ditetapkan. ) kompetensi profesional terkait dengan kemampuan pendidik PAUD dalam menguasai bidang pengembangan. Kompetensi profesional pendidik PAUD antara lain: (1) Menguasai materi, struktur, konsep, dan pola pikir keilmuan yang mendukung bidang pengembangan yang diampu, (2) Menguasai standar kompetensi dan kompetensi dasar bidang pengembangan yang diampu, (3) Mengembangkan materi bidang pengembangan yang diampu secara kreatif, dan (4) Mengembangkan profesionalan secara berkelanjutan dengan melakukan tindakan reflektif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kompetensi profesional guru dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran di TK Muslimat NU-1 Palangka Raya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. Keabsahan data menggunakan uji kredibilitas triangulasi teknik yaitu dengan sumber yang sama dan teknik yang berbeda. Data dalam penelitian ini berhubungan dengan kegiatan pembelajaran guru di kelas. Teknik dan instrumen pengumpulan data diantaranya observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kompetensi profesional guru sudah maksimal karena telah memenuhi standar kompetensi profesional guru.Kata Kunci: Studi Tentang Kompetensi Profesional Guru
Editorial Cartoons as Mirror of the Nigerian Nation: The Example of New Telegraph
Authors: Ogazie Charles
Published: June 2020

It is very obvious that newspapers do not just report news, make known governmental policies or educate people on the happenings in societies among other things (Ogazie 2012). It however, serves as a watch dog in society. As the press beams its search light on the activities of government through its reportage, the public is made to participate in the process of governance and at the same time, aligns the governed to come to terms with the state of the nation. In a pluralistic nation like Nigeria where the heterogeneous populace is exposed to diverse media content, senders of information, especially those of the print media, convey socio-political, economic, educational coupled with religious messages in a unique, blunt, creative but satirical manner without naming names. This paper asserts that this unique function is best left at the door step of the editorial cartoonists who through their metaphorical codification sketches, drawings or impressions, tell a verisimilitude tale of the state of the nation. Through content analysis of selected cartoons in New Telegraph Newspaper, the paper concludes that editorial cartoons can be seen as a viable and powerful reflective medium via which national issues are raised in an imaginary court for public debate and as such erect a positive signpost towards reconstructing, developing and sustaining the polity for the betterment of all.
A Multimodal Discursive Analysis of the Communicative Elements of Sexism in Facebook Picture Uploads
Authors: Mahmud ’Yemi , Idegbekwe Destiny
Published: June 2020

A good number of studies in the past have examined the language of sexism from the feminist perspectives, gender segregation and degradation, among others, using semiotics resources, discourse analysis, multimodal discourse, among other theories. This study looks at the linguistic and non-linguistic language features of sexist language as choices available to language users on the Facebook social media platform. Using the multimodal theory as the framework, the study examines 10 randomly selected Facebook posts with texted pictures and comments posted by Nigerians with elements of sexism. The study also engaged the descriptive research design to examine the ‘textedpictures’ used as sampled data. These sampled data were given in-depth analysis to reveal their usually hidden and laughed-about sexist messages. The analysis of data was considered by determining the existence of sexist communication on Facebook platform, examining the meaning making elements in sexist languages posts. This is precipitated on the discovery that less attention is paid on the signification of the communicative elements deployed to convey sexism on the Facebook platform. From the analysis, the study finds out that Facebook users engage linguistic and non-linguistic elements symbolising sexist language on Facebook postings; that the posts on Facebook rely predominantly on both written texts and pictures, combined to make the tagging or stereotyping concrete; that the sexist posts on Facebook platforms rely heavily on hasty or intentional generalisation in order to demean the sex they chose to target through texts, pictures and the combination of texts and pictures.
Побудова перспективи кола, що належить предметній площині.
Authors: Журило A. , Сівак Є.
Published: June 2020

У статті розглянуто основні положення щодо побудови перспективних зображень кіл, які належать предметній площині. Пояснюються складності таких побудов, пропонуються методи спрощення побудов, визначаються необхідні умови для таких побудов. Показано практичне застосування перспективних зображень, встановлена неможливість зображення кіл малих діаметрів в перспективних зображення. Тим самим, пояснюються причини можливої заміни еліпсів при виконанні перспективних зображень овалами без втрати наочності. Наведено приклади перспективних зображень кіл при виконанні креслеників
Порівняльний аналіз генераторів документації
Authors: Касянчук Д.
Published: June 2020

У статті описані переваги та недоліки різних генераторів. Проведено порівняльний аналіз заявлених генераторів для виявлення найбільш якісних та детальних серед них. Приведені ілюстрації їхнього синтаксису та результатів роботи.
Математичні моделі пристроїв перетворювальної техніки.
Authors: Лишук В. , Євсюк М. , Селепина Й. , Копилець Н.
Published: June 2020

У статті запропоновано математичні моделі однофазних мостових випрямляча та інвертора, диференціальні рівняння яких записані в нормальній формі Коші. Показано, що такі моделі є найбільш ефективними для аналізу різноманітних режимів роботи. Розв'язок диференціальних рівнянь реалізується із застосуванням числових методів з допомогою комп'ютерної техніки.
Досвід використання інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій при викладанні математичних дисциплін в умовах дистанційного навчання.
Authors: Мамчич Т. , Миронюк Л. , Ройко Л.
Published: June 2020

У статті проаналізовано ідеї використання ресурсів Office 365, Google Сlassroom та Zoom при викладанні  математичних дисциплін для студентів нематематичних спеціальностей в умовах дистанційного навчання.
Технологические закономерности и математические модели синтеза рациональной последовательности сборки изделий.
Authors: Чибіряк Я. , Коноплянченко Є. , Марченко A.
Published: June 2020

В данной статье на основе анализа иерархического строения изделия и технологии выполнения сборочных работ установлено, что деление изделий на сборочные единицы проводит к сокращению длительности цикла изготовления за счет параллельного выполнения сборочных операций. Установлено, что в условиях конкретного производства на этапе конструкторской подготовки целесообразно выявлять скрытые резервы по сокращению длительности сборочных процессов. В работе выведены зависимости, позволяющие оценить количество возможных вариантов сборки для технологических схем различных структурных видов: последовательного, минимально-параллельного и максимально-параллельного. Предложенные математические модели в виде матрицы базирования, доступа, размерных связей содержат информацию о конструкторских особенностях изделия и в неявном виде задают последовательность выполнения сборочных операций. Использование разработанного алгоритма решения задачи, с учетом матричного описания исходных данных, позволяет ограничить перебор возможных вариантов сборки изделия, повысить качество технологического проектирования за счет снижения вычислительных затрат и сокращения времени поиска последовательности сборки, минимальной по длительности производственного цикла.
Обхід захисту сайтів за допомогою SQL-ін’єкцій та захист від них.
Authors: Костючко С. , Сахнюк A. , Мельник К.
Published: June 2020

У статті розкрито суть несанкціонованого доступу до бази даних сайту; можливості та основи використання SQL-ін’єкцій; способи захисту від несанкціонованого вторгнення; переваги та недоліки POD.
Автоматизація виявлення дефектної продукції методами машинного навчання.
Authors: Міскевич O. , Багнюк Н. , Христинець Н. , Марчевська O.
Published: June 2020

Представлено основні методи машинного навчання для розпізнавання дефектів у сферах виробництва різнопланової продукції. Детально розглянуто застосування підходів глибокого навчання і комп’ютерного бачення для розпізнавання недоліків продукції апаратного забезпечення, одиночних та комплексних алгоритмів машинного навчання для контролю якості програмного забезпечення
Persistent Apical Periodontitis: Bacterial Taxonomic Analysis and Treatment Through Intentional Replantation
Authors: Coria-Valdiosera Fernando Eduardo
Published: June 2020

Introduction: The microorganisms own different resistance mechanisms that allow them to resist the chemo-mechanical cleanliness of root canal and antibiotic therapies causing the persistence of apical lesions.

Methods: This clinical case describes a male patient diagnosed with pulp necrosis in the right lower central incisor due to trauma, which developed apical periodontitis manifesting itself extra orally. Root canal treatment along with antibiotic therapy was performed, but because the infectious process persisted, endodontic retreatment and a new antibiotic therapy were carried out, however, the clinical evolution was not favorable. For this reason, the intentional replantation was chosen as the outright treatment, performing apicectomy and curettage of the periapical lesion, from which the isolation and taxonomic study of microorganisms were carried out, with the respective antibiogram.

Results: In the 10-day clinical follow-up, the extraoral infectious process disappeared almost completely and 6 months later, a complete repair of the bone tissue was observed on the tomography.

Conclusion: A better understanding of the persistence of apical periodontitis was achieved by taxonomic identification of bacteria and the intentional replantation allowed to remove the apical biofilm gaining an excellent wound healing.
Effects of Learning Styles on Self-directed Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning
Authors: Wu Jing
Published: June 2020

Vocabulary learning is an on-going and life-long process, which is greatly influenced by individual differences. It has been noted that there is inefficient self-directed FL vocabulary learning of college students in mainland China and non-individualized learning may be one of the major reasons. As one of the most significant individual differences, a student’s learning style is supposed to largely determine their selection of learning strategies and have an effect on learning outcomes. This paper focuses on categorizing diversified vocabulary learning tasks which activate various vocabulary learning strategies, and integrating them into a learning system along particular learning paths to cater for different learning styles. The system is also tested in an empirical study for the purpose of checking the effects of these learning paths.
Learning Styles of Independent Learning Centre Users
Authors: Uzun Tarik
Published: June 2020

Learning style research has been a significant field within language teaching and learning. There have been very few attempts, however, to seek possible links between independent learning and learning style preferences. This paper aims to identify the learning styles of students who use the Independent Learning Centre (ILC) on a regular basis at a state university in Turkey (n=102). The findings of the learning style analysis revealed that, contrary to expectations, most of the regular users of the centre were synoptic learners, which implies that these learners might not necessarily have conscious control over their own learning processes. An in-depth analysis of learning styles and recommendations to improve the services offered in the centre are also included in the paper.
“Now Maybe I Feel Like Trying”: Engaging Learners Using a Visual Tool
Authors: Abe Mayumi , Yoshimuta Satomi , Davies Huw
Published: June 2020

For every learning advisor and language teacher, a fundamental goal is to foster learners’ motivation and self-regulation for successful L2 learning. This paper presents a visual tool that can be used in advising and teaching to realize this purpose. With the tool, learners can review their own L2 learning and ability, and create an inventory of their learning strategies, which helps them find their weaknesses, goals and develop their approach.

The tool, the Strategy Tree for Language Learners, consists of the image of a tree, water and the sun. The trunk and leaves of the tree represent learners’ linguistic knowledge and skills, the roots learners’ affective strategies, water cognitive strategies, and the sun sociocultural-interactive strategies. The notions of these three types of strategies are based on the concepts presented by Oxford (2011).

By drawing their own L2 Strategy Tree, learners can perceive their learning situations objectively and notice which step they should take next. In practice at a Japanese university, it was observed that learners developed learning strategies and their motivation increased. The Strategy Tree is a useful tool to encourage learners to feel confident and responsible and help them to self-regulate.
MOOCs in Language Education and Professional Teacher Development: Possibilities and Potential
Authors: Manning Craig , Morrison Brian R. , McIlroy Tara
Published: June 2020

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) developed from the traditions of distance and self-access learning, and are growing in popularity. As a new and exciting area of education, the potential of MOOCs to transform education by allowing free access to courses for anyone with the access to technology and the internet has potential for teachers and learners to benefit from the courses offered. In this short article, three different perspectives on using MOOCs in educational contexts within Japan are discussed. The first describes a collaborative project in which one of the authors participated in a MOOC alongside a group of language learners. In the next, individual students pursuing self-directed language learning chose MOOCs to meet their various goals of knowledge and skill development as they prepared to study abroad. Finally, this article considers the role of MOOCs in professional teacher development through the reflections from a teacher participant. All three discussions relate their ideas to the themes of possibility and potential, while considering practical issues for language learners and educators.
Formative Assessment in University English Conversation Classes
Authors: Wilson Carla
Published: June 2020

This is an account of one teacher’s use of formative assessment in Japanese university EFL conversation classes. Formative assessment was used in these classes in the ways advocated by Clarke (2013) for use in UK primary schools; that is, through the use of decontextualised learning objectives, success criteria for meeting the objectives, student examples, talk partners, and self- and peer-assessment. The ways in which these tools of formative assessment were used and the benefits they brought to the classes are discussed.
TOLERÂNCIA AGUDA E CRÔNICA À SALINIDADE DE JUVENIS DE PANGASIUS (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
Authors: De Giz Amarilys Macari , Squassoni Gustavo Henrique , Montezuma Lucas Valentim , Coronel Andres Jesus Leguizamon , Da Silva Janaina Della Torre , Seki Dias Luciana Thie
Published: June 2020

Especula-se que a produção comercial de pangasius seja viável em viveiros ou tanques abastecidos com água salobra, apresentando-se como uma alternativa na região semiárida do Brasil, notadamente reconhecida pela sua escassez de água potável. Diante disto, o intuito deste experimento foi avaliar a tolerância aguda e crônica de juvenis de pangasius submetidos a diferentes salinidades. Foram utilizados 216 juvenis de pangasius (17,30 ± 5,26 g), distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro tratamentos e quatro repetições. Para o ensaio de toxicidade aguda foram testadas quatro salinidades (5; 10; 12,5 e 15‰) e um tratamento controle (água doce - 0‰). Baseado nos resultados obtidos no ensaio de tolerância aguda determinou-se as concentrações salinas utilizadas no ensaio de tolerância crônica: 5; 7,5 e 10‰ e controle (0‰). Neste ensaio foram avaliados parâmetros de crescimento (peso e comprimento, ganho de peso, consumo de ração e taxa de mortalidade) e parâmetros físico-químicos da água (temperatura, pH e amônia tóxica). Adicionalmente observações visuais foram realizadas para detectar possíveis alterações morfológicas ou comportamentais decorrentes da exposição às diferentes salinidades. A salinidade letal média (SL50) para o pangasius nas condições do estudo foi estimada em 10,76‰ (IC 95% = 10,22 – 11,33‰). Maiores taxas de ganho de peso (p
Analītisks skatījums uz jaunākajiem latviešu zinātniskās fantastikas stāstiem
Authors: Voicehovičs Renārs
Published: June 2020

The present paper provides a brief look and an analysis of contemporary Latvian science fiction short stories. Three speculative fiction short story collections of the same series have been analysed: „Purpura karaļa galmā” (2013, Zvaigzne ABC), „Zilie jūras vērši” (2015, Zvaignze ABC) and to this day the latest collection of stories „Piena ceļa dvēseles” (2017, Zvaigzne ABC). These short stories are the result of a literary contest. All three books combined add up to fifty-two different stories of the speculative fiction genre. Some of the stories are the author’s literary debut. This article focuses on clearly defined science fiction stories, with the aim to make a precise comparison with science fiction stories published abroad or a comparison with global trends in the same period.
To analyse all science fiction stories from all three story collections, specific guidelines were created. The title, the characters, the place and time, the topic and conflict as well as the originality and authenticity were all factors taken into account. Alongside with stating the facts, a comparison with global works and trends was made. The article ends with the author’s summary of the meaning of contemporary science fiction stories as well as their role in the field of Latvian literature.
Enhancing Student Active Learning in Consumer Behaviour Class Using 5E Learning Cycle: A Conceptual Paper
Authors: Sulaiman Yaty , Abdul Rahman Maria , Nik Mat Nik Kamariah
Published: June 2020

5E learning cycle was suggested as a better option for students’ learning and has brought a positive impact on students learning education, particularly with theory and practice components. These method of learning is a student’s centre oriented learning model which solely prioritize on students own experiences, creates active participation and built creative critical thinking skills. 5E learning cycle consist of engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation. This study is intended to determine students’ perceptions of 5E learning cycles in their learning activity and to explore the impact of 5E learning cycles towards student’s active learning. The discussion is based on the information gauged from an estimated number of 60 undergraduate students who will be enrolling in BPMM3013 Consumer Behaviour Class in UUM. Data will be collected qualitatively from various sources such as students’ reflections, lecturer’s reflections, peer feedback, lecturer’s feedback, and focus group interview. Meanwhile for quantitative method, a survey will be developed through Google form. The data will be analysed using transcribe technique and regression analysis.
IDENTITAS MULTIKULTURAL SALAM –SARANI DI MALUKU SEBAGAI MODEL MEMELIHARA INTEGRASI BANGSA
Authors: Pattinama Eklefina
Published: June 2020

There are many ethnic and sub-ethnic groups, religions and ideologies in Ambon and Saparua islands. These pluralistic existences imply that differences are core part of the society which can become a  strength to live together, but also threat to the society.  Ironically, there is a tendency to manipulate these pluralistic existences to become provocative issue to raise tension in these societies. Therefore, the aim of this article is to study how pluralistic societies such as people in Ambon and Saparua islands maintain national integrity through strengthening multi-cultural identity. By conducting field research and library study, the researcher find out that in order to develop multi-cultural identity, one must has an ability to maintain self-narration. In the self-narration people must have ability to develop consistency awarneses about continuity of self-biography. Besides, the very basic principle of people in Ambon and Saparua islands to maintain national integrity is through their daily activities as anak negeri which has shaped their religious special identity as Salam-Sarani. There are many ethnic and sub-ethnic groups, religions and ideologies in Ambon and Saparua islands. These pluralistic existences imply that differences are core part of the society which can become a  strength to live together, but also threat to the society.  Ironically, there is a tendency to manipulate these pluralistic existences to become provocative issue to raise tension in these societies. Therefore, the aim of this article is to study how pluralistic societies such as people in Ambon and Saparua islands maintain national integrity through strengthening multi-cultural identity. By conducting field research and library study, the researcher find out that in order to develop multi-cultural identity, one must has an ability to maintain self-narration. In the self-narration people must have ability to develop consistency awarneses about continuity of self-biography. Besides, the very basic principle of people in Ambon and Saparua islands to maintain national integrity is through their daily activities as anak negeri which has shaped their religious special identity as Salam-Sarani.