bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Wi-Fi Based Indoor Positioning System for Hospitals using Fingerprinting
Authors:   Department of Electrical Engineering, Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique, Rabat, Morocco., El Abkari* Safae , Jilbab Abdelilah ,   Department of Electrical Engineering, Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique, Rabat, Morocco., El Mhamdi Jamal ,   Department of Electrical Engineering, Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique, Rabat, Morocco.
Published: April 2020

How to ensure an efficient medical personnel and equipment management within a hospital and help patients specially in emergency medical conditions. This paper presents a Wi-Fi based indoor positioning system for hospitals. It firstly presents the proposed indoor positioning procedure, analyses the advantages of Wi-Fi compared to the common positioning technologies; then designs the server-based indoor positioning system for hospitals. Finally, fingerprinting algorithm is used to position in real time. Shown as result of the conceived system tests, indoor positioning within hospitals can be realized.
Analysis of Blast Induced Ground Vibration under Varying Controlled Blasting Parameter
Authors:   Mining Engineering, Aditya Engineering College, Surampaelm, Kakinda, Andhra Pradesh, India., Tripathi* Abhishek Kumar , Nookaraju Gadhi Durga ,   Mining Engineering, Aditya Engineering College, Surampaelm, Kakinda, Andhra Pradesh, India., Subramanian K.S. Siva ,   Mining Engineering, AMET University, Chennai, India.
Published: April 2020

Mining activity plays a major role for economic development of any nation. The drilling and blasting are the two key operations in the mining industry. The execution of these operations generates some disturbances to the environment, like noise and vibration. Blasting is the process of reducing large rock mass into the smaller fragments for our convinces of further processing. In this study the blast induced vibrations are monitored in the form of peak particle velocity (PPV) for the different cases of varying hole spacing. In this study, the PPV was measured for the three different directions, namely, transitional, vertical and longitudinal and it was observed that the PPV for in transitional direction is decreasing with the increment in the hole spacing between two consecutive rows. Further, it was observed that peak vector sum (PVS) having an inverse relation with the hole spacing.
Self-Concept Artists Jemek Supardi in Constructing Indonesian Pantomime Techniques
Authors:   Postgraduate Doctoral Degree, Semarang State University, Indonesia., Sabri* Indar , Jazuli Muhammad ,   Professor of the Language and Art Faculty, Semarang State University, Indonesia, Sumaryanto Totok ,   F, Professor and Chair of the Art Education Doctoral Study Program Semarang State University, Indonesia, Abdillah Autar ,   Chair of the Apron Journal at Surabaya State University, Indonesia.
Published: April 2020

The phenomenon of Jemek Supardi's existence as an Indonesian pantomime artist becomes interesting to examine comprehensively about Self-Concept Artists Jemek Supardi in Constructing Indonesian Pantomime Techniques. The method applied in this research is qualitative. The umbrella used in this research is Phenomenology which is assisted by various scientific disciplines, such as psychology, symbolic intraction and existence. The data collection technique was carried out by interview, observation and document study. The purpose of this article discusses the Self-Concept Artists Jemek Supardi in Constructing Indonesian Pantomime Techniques, so that it can be used as a roll model of pantomim based on psychological development, aesthetic considerations and cultural characteristics of the community as inspiration in the work of pantomime. The results of the research get the concept of pantomime Jemek Supardi as Roll Model of Indonesian Pantomime Technique and works of Jemek Supardi pantomime since 1979-2019 as the existence of Indonesian pantomime works.
SPECTRUM OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND PREVALENCE OF OXA-CARBAPENEMASES AMONG ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII STRAINS, ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS OF SURGICAL AND REANIMATION DEPARTMENTS IN MOSCOW
Authors: Kryzhanovskaya O. A. , Lazareva A. V. , Chebotar I. V. , Bocharova Yu. A. , Mayansky N. A.
Published: April 2020

Aim. Characterize spectrum of antibiotics resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii strains, isolated from patients of 8 surgical and reanimation departments of 3 medical institution of Moscow, and determine molecular-genetic mechanisms of stability of their carbapenem-resistant forms. Materials and methods. 95 strains of A. baumannii, isolated from patients of reanimation and surgical departments of Moscow in 2012 - 2014, were studied. Sensitivity of strains to antibiotics was tested phenotypically according to recommendations of EUCAST. The presence ofVIM, IMP, OXA-23, OXA-40, OXA-48, OXA-58 and NDM genes in the studied strains was determined by polymerase chain reaction in real time. Results. 86.3% of strains turned out to be non-sensitive to carbapenems, sensitive - 13.7%. 80.0% of strains were non-sensitive to gentamicin, 80.0% of strains - to netilmicin, 94.7% of strains - to ciprofloxacin, 2.1% - to colistin. 91.6% of isolates have shown non-sensitivity to members of 2 and more classes of antibiotics, 78.9% of strains - to members of 3 classes. 2 strains were panresistant, 4.2% (4/95) of the isolates were sensitive to all the classes of antibiotics. Metallo-P-lactamases were not detected. Genes of carbapenemases (OXA-23 and/or OXA-40) were detected in 85.3% (81/95) of strains, characterized phenotypically as non-sensitive to carbapenems. Conclusion. The results obtained shown an increase of resistance to carbapenems and multiple resistance in clinically significant strains of A. baumannii. Resistance to carbapenems is associated with OXA-23 and OXA-40 genes. The conclusions allow to justify perspectives of introduction of technologies of molecular-genetic testing of antibiotics resistance.
EVALUATION AND PROGNOSIS OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC SITUATION FOR LYME BORRELIOSIS IN VLADIMIR REGION
Authors: Trifonova T. A. , Martsev A. A.
Published: April 2020

Aim. Evaluation and prognosis of epidemiologic process for Lyme borreliosis (Lb) in Vladimir region. Materials and methods. Report form No. 2 «Data on infectious and parasitic diseases». Territorial differentiation of morbidity was carried out in ArcView 3.1 program. The following climate parameters were used: average monthly air temperature, number of days of the month with precipitation, air humidity, atmospheric pressure, size of snow cover and content of oxygen in air in every month for the period of2004 - 2012. Statistical treatment, correlation-regression analysis was carried out in Statistica program. Results. 1211 cases of Lb morbidity were registered for the period of 2005 - 2012 in Vladimir region, that had increased by 46%. A territorial differentiation of the disease is noted. Average monthly temperature of July and September of the preceding year were established to be the most significant parameters, that affect the epidemiologic process. A mathematical model, that can be used for prognosis of epidemiologic situation for Lb, was constructed. Conclusion. The mathematical model shows, that increased values of morbidity can be expected, if July of the preceding year was fairly warm, and September, on the contrary, differed by reduced values of air temperature.
STUDY OF COMPOSITION OF PLANT EXTRACTS, POSSESSING ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT AGAINST VIBRIO CHOLERAE EL TOR, USING HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
Authors: Markina O. V. , Maksimenko E. V. , Markin N. V. , Selyanskaya N. A. , Shelokhovich A. I. , Mazrukho A. B. , Borisenko N. I.
Published: April 2020

Aim. Study the composition of plant extracts using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and evaluation of their antimicrobial effect against Vibrio cholerae El Tor. Materials and methods. Qualitative and quantitative composition of plant extracts was studied using HPLC. Determination of sensitivity of microorganisms to plant extracts was carried out by diffusion into agar method and serial dilutions method. Results. Antibacterial effect of water, water-alcohol and acetone extracts of roots of Limonium gmelinii L., Berberis vulgaris L. and Glycyrrhiza glabra L. was studied. The most effective methods of extraction of biologically active substances, possessing antimicrobial effect against various strains of V.cholerae El Tor, were determined. Conclusion. The use of HPLC allowed to establish the presence of catechines, alkaloids protoberberines and glycyrrhizic acid in extracts, possessing antimicrobial effect against V.cholerae El Tor strains.
PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT OF LIVE RECOMBINANT ANTHRAX VACCINES BASED ON OPPORTUNISTIC AND APATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS
Authors: Popova P. Yu. , Mikshis N. I.
Published: April 2020

Live genetic engineering anthrax vaccines on the platform of avirulent and probiotic micro-ogranisms are a safe and adequate alternative to preparations based on attenuated Bacillus anthracis strains. Mucosal application results in a direct contact of the vaccine preparations with mucous membranes in those organs and tissues of the macro-organisms, that are exposed to the pathogen in the first place, resulting in a development of local and systemic immune response. Live recombinant anthrax vaccines could be used both separately as well as in a prime-boost immunization scheme. The review focuses on immunogenic and protective properties of experimental live genetic engineering preparations, created based on members ofgeni of Salmonella, Lactobacillus and adenoviruses.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS AND IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS OF CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS B
Authors: Balmasova I. P. , Sepiashvili R. I. , Malova E. S.
Published: April 2020

Hronic hepatitis B belongs to a category of socially significant diseases due to its wide abundance in the world and high frequency of unfavourable outcomes of this disease. Features of interaction of hepatitis B virus with human immune system, accompanying development of mechanisms of escape from immunological control, is the basis of development of chronic hepatitis B. Molecular-biological features of hepatitis B virus are the basis of the indicated mechanisms, and the content of this review is their examination. Herewith, stages of immunopathogenesis of this disease is the basis of characteristics of interaction of viral proteins with cells of immune system, and isolation of those is accepted in contemporary foreign literature.
EPIDEMIOLOGIC FEATURES OF NOROVIRUS INFECTION OUTBREAK IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA
Authors: Maletskaya O. V. , Tibilov A. G. , Prislegina D. A. , Gazieva G. K. , Otaraeva N. I. , Volynkina A. S. , Saveliev V. N. , Lyamkin G. I. , Zaitsev A. A. , Kulichenko A. N.
Published: April 2020

Aim. Analysis of epidemiologic features of a norovirus outbreak in Alagir city of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and effectiveness of measures of its liquidation. Materials and methods. Data from maps-schemes of water supply system of Alagir city and statistical documentation of Centre of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania were used in the study. Indication of norovirus in clinical material and water samples was carried out by polymerase chain reaction method. Results. Etiological agent of outbreak disease was established - genotype II norovirus. Realization of fecal-oral mechanisms of water transmission pathway of the causative agent of norovirus infection was detected. Conditions facilitating emergence and development of the indicated outbreak were determined - non-satisfactory sanitary-technical condition of water supply system of the city. Conclusion. The studied water outbreak of norovirus infection was caused by GII.17 genotype virus, that currently gradually displaces GII.IV genotype, and was characterized by an intensive start, involvement of all population age groups into the epidemic process (with primary infection of adults), low family focality, predominance of average severity disease forms in the clinical presentation. The counter-epidemic measures carried out ensured rapid localization and liquidation of the norovirus infection outbreak.
OTIMIZAÇÃO DA EXTRAÇÃO ASSISTIDA POR ULTRASSOM DE COMPOSTOS FENÓLICOS TOTAIS E FLAVONOIDES A PARTIR DOS FRUTOS DE ACEROLA (MALPIGHIA SP)
Authors: Costa Blenda Saad Lima da , Vieira Janne Lourrany Correia da Costa , Cardoso Alessandra Marques , Borges Leonardo Luiz
Published: April 2020

A acerola, Malpighia sp, é originária das Antilhas, pertence à família botânica Malpighiaceae, dentre aos seus constituintes pode-se citar a vitamina C, carotenoides, ácidos fenólicos, furanos, ácido clorogênico, galato de epigalocatequina, epicatequina, procianidina, carboidratos, proteínas, fósforo, cálcio, ferro, riboflavina, fibra, lipídios, tiamina, piridoxina, flavonoides (flavanonas, flavonóis, rutina e antocianinas) e compostos voláteis, os quais podem estar relacionados com suas atividades antifúngica, antibacteriana, antianêmica, adstringente e também nutricional. Dentre as técnicas de extração de compostos bioativos, destaca-se a extração assistida por ultrassom, por ser uma técnica rápida, de baixo custo e ambientalmente viável. Uma importante estratégia para obtenção de melhores condições de extração para extratos hidroalcóolicos é a otimização que utiliza a metodologia de superfície de resposta (MSR). Neste estudo, utilizou-se o planejamento fatorial Box-Benken para avaliar os possíveis efeitos de tempo, graduação alcoólica (EtOH) e proporção sólido: líquido (PSL) sobre a concentração de fenóis totais (FT) e flavonoides (Fv) extraídos da espécie Malpighia sp. O extrato líquido de Malpighia sp otimizado foi utilizado em testes antimicrobianos pela técnica de difusão em disco adaptada, sendo testado contra cepas de Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae e Escherichia coli. Os resultados da otimização do extrato de acerola obtiveram-se um R2adj=0,9908 para doseamento de fenóis totais e R2 adj = 0,6110 para flavonoides. Em relação aos testes antibacterianos, o extrato líquido de acerola apresentou atividade frente as 3 cepas de bactérias testadas. Portanto, obteve-se o extrato de acerola otimizado, o qual apresentou ação antimicrobiana, com isso percebe-se a necessidade de futuros estudos para identificação de quais compostos são responsáveis por desenvolver tal resultado, podendo contribuir com o desenvolvimento farmacêutico.
Reabilitação para idosos da Amazônia com AVC: superando as complicações e seus desafios associados.
Authors: Dos Passos Lacerda Jamille , Barreto de Carvalho Francisca Patricia
Published: April 2020

Houve muitos avanços no manejo de doenças cerebrovasculares. No entanto, o acidente vascular cerebral ainda é uma das principais causas de incapacidades e mortalidade em todo o mundo, com carga socioeconômica significativa. Esta revisão resume as consequências do AVC em idosos, preditores de resultados da reabilitação do AVC, papel da reabilitação na recuperação neuronal, importância das unidades de reabilitação do AVC e tipos de recursos e serviços de reabilitação disponíveis na Amazônia. Também apresentamos os desafios enfrentados pelos idosos sobreviventes de AVC no cenário local e propomos estratégias para superar as barreiras à reabilitação neste envelhecimento da população.
Influence of cultivar and pruning management on the phenological aspects of blackberry
Authors: Lugaresi A. , Giacobbo C. L. , Uberti A. , Prado J. , Girardi G. C. , Lovatto M. , Fischer L. O.
Published: April 2020

Among other factors, climate and management may also affect the development and behavior of blackberry, providing different results on cultivars. Therefore the objective of this work was to evaluate the phenological performance of blackberry cultivars and plants conducted with different numbers of primocane. Two experiments were carried out, the first one consisted of the evaluation of four blackberry cultivars: BRS Tupy, Cherokee, BRS Xavante and Guarani, for the second experiment, with the cultivar BRS Tupy, different numbers of primocane were evaluated: drastic pruning of winter, two, three and four primary primocane also conducted in the traditional system. The phenological aspects evaluated in the two experiments were: beginning, end and duration of flowering and harvest. Considering the results obtained, a great difference can be observed between the productive cycles in relation to the period of flowering and harvest, being more extensive in the first cycle. The phenological aspects of the tested cultivars are affected by the climatic factors observed during the evaluations, thus presenting variations between the two years. During the first cycle, only plants subjected to drastic pruning did not reach the same production period as plants submitted to other treatments. Among the tested cultivars 'BRS Tupy' and 'Cherokee' they maintained the highest harvesting periods, even though they presented a great variation between the cycles. Young plants of the cultivar BRS Tupy present a restricted harvest period.
Nitrogen application forms in different stages of soy culture development
Authors: Pereira C. S. , Sanchez J. V.
Published: April 2020

In Brazil, inoculation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains is the main form of N assimilation by soybeans, but there are reports of the use of mineral N as a complement to the demand of this nutrient by the plant. The objective of this work was to verify the effect of different forms and times of N application on vegetative growth and soybean crop yield in northern Mato Grosso. The experimental design was a randomized block design (DBC) with 10 treatments: control (no N application); and in all other treatments 10 kg ha-1 of N was applied, changing season and form of application as: the haul in cover at planting; in V2 at hedging; in V2 via leaf; in V4 at hedging; of N in leaf V4; from N in R1 to hedging; N in leaf R1; in R2 at cover and in R2 leaf. The cultivar used was Bonus from Brasmax®. Vegetative growth was evaluated by height, stem diameter, shoot dry mass, nodulation by number of nodules and yield by variables, number of pods, grains per pod, mass of 1000 grains, and weight. productivity. In practically all variables analyzed, no effects of nitrogen application on soybean crop were verified. The shoot dry mass was higher when nitrogen was applied to V2 via foliar spraying and to V4 in soil cover. In general, although there was no statistical difference between treatments, N application at the beginning of crop development increased soybean yield. The application treatment V2 was the most productive, produced 34% more than the control without N, or 17.34 more bags than the control.
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA ON
BANKING SECTOR
Authors: Mrs.G.Yasmin  , M.A.S. Raja Mohammed
Published: April 2020

Technology has, to some degree, always been part of the financial world. The term fintech refers to the synergy between finance and technology, which is used to enhance business operations and delivery of financial services. Financial technology is the application of new technological advancements to products and services in the financial industry. It includes B2C (Business to Client), Crowdfunding Platforms, Block chain and Cryptocurrency, Mobile Payments, Insurance, Robo-Advising, Stock-Trading Apps, Budgeting Apps, Fintech Stocks. Fintech market in India is likely to expand to $31 billion in 2020," India is a dominant force in the financial technology sector globally with 29 per cent annual returns on investments, a report released by the City of London Corporation. The study is important to analyse the impact of fintech in banking sector through analyzing its performance and growth pattern. Implementation of new business models driven by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Wide middle-class expansion by 2030, India will add 140 million middle-income and 21 million high-income households which will drive the demand and growth on the Indian Fin Tech space.
KEY WORDS: Fintech, Financial services, banking sector, India, technology
LEVERAGING CONSUMER EXPERIENCE WITH THE CRITICAL CHOICE OF RETAIL OUTLETS- AN ANALYTICAL STUDY
Authors: Dr.S.Sarojini  , Dr. J Nithya
Published: April 2020

Personal selling efforts became highly essential for selling products in competitive markets. Most companies take a customer-oriented approach to personal selling. They train salespeople to identify customer needs and to find solutions. This approach assumes that customer needs provide sales opportunities, which customers appreciate good suggestions, and that customers will be loyal to salespeople who have their long-term interests at heart. The problem-solver salesperson fits better with the marketing concept than does a hard-sell salesperson or the glad-handling extrovert. Buyer’s today want solutions, not smiles; results, not razzle-dazzle. They want salespeople who listen to their concerns, understand their needs, and respond with the right products and services. The sales force serves as a critical link between a company and its customers. In many cases, salespeople serve both masters-the seller and the buyer.
KEY WORDS: Personal selling, problem-solver salesperson, razzle-dazzle. .
THE IMPACT OF FLOOD ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFES OF THE PEOPLE IN POTHUKALLU PANCHAYATH WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KAVALAPPARA AT MALAPPURAM DISTRICTS, KERALA
Authors: Pradeep M B  , Rajesh E
Published: April 2020

The present paper aims to investigating the impact of flood on the socio economic lifes of the people in Pothukallu panchayath with special reference to Kavalappara at Malappuram districts ,Kerala. Kerala is one of the most eligible aspirants for achieving a developed economy status among Indian state. Unfortunately , the unprecedented flood in Kerala in 2018 and 2019 caused extensive damage to houses, public infrastructure, agriculture crops and livestock, livelihood, businesses, eco-system and bio-diversity. The study focus on the impact of flood , effectiveness government support,intensity of flood etc. therefore through convenient sampling method used to data collection through predesigned questionnaire.
KEYWORDS ; Socio-economic Impact, Climate change, livelihood, Flash floods
TUTBOT: A SPY ROBOT
Authors: Mr. Abhishek  , Mr. P R Kuber Gupta  , Mr. Brahmananda Reddy D
Published: April 2020

The security model proposed in this article serves armed forces to identify and detect any sort of malicious activities and people around certain radius of perimeter. Tutbot is one such of an IOT model which functions similarly to a living tortoise and provides its services to the authorized personnel. The security framework that is included in the working model is developed using python and other machine learning techniques.
KEYWORDS- security model, identify, detect, malicious, IOT model, python, machine learning.
CONVALESCENT SERA: TREATMENT FOR NOVEL AND ENIGMATIC COVID-19
Authors: Dr.Suman Saurabh Gupta  , Dr.Arun Kumar Gupta  , Dr.Priyanka Chandak  , Dr.Juhi Kumari
Published: April 2020

As of early 2020, humanity is attempt a pandemic in severe acute metabolic process syndrome coronavirus a pair of (SARS-CoV-2).SARS-CoV-2 causes coronavirus sickness, abbreviated as COVID-19. With COVID-19, the degree of unwellness varies, ranging from well to sudden and fatal. the world Health Organization estimates that serious unwellness could occur in as several as thirteen.8% of cases and six.1% area unit essential. This Viewpoint argues that human convalescent humour is Associate in Nursing possibility for bar and treatment of COVID-19 sickness. convalescent sera may well be accustomed treat people with early symptoms and stop sickness in those exposed. Hence, as we tend to area unit inside the inside of a worldwide pandemic, we tend to advocate that establishments think about the emergency use of convalescent sera and start preparations as presently as doable. Time is of the essence.
KEYWORDS- Plasmapheresis, Morbilli, Grippe, Coronavirus, Monoclonal Antibody
APPLYING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS IN STOCK MARKET PREDICTION
Authors: Vignesh CK
Published: April 2020

This paper deals with the techniques of attempting to calculate the future value of a company stock or any other financial instrument which is being traded in a stock exchange. This prediction plays a great role in many financing and investing decisions. This calculation can be done by Machine learning by training a model to identify the trend from past data in order to predict the future. The main topic of study here will be the comparative analysis of the SVM and LTSM algorithms.
KEYWORDS: Machine learning, Stock price, Stock market, Support vector machine, neural network, long short term memory.
Basics of sports marketing
Authors: Tanklevska Nataliya , Vybranskyy Vitaliy
Published: April 2020

Today, the sports sphere is an important element of the state's market system and plays a significant role in shaping a healthy lifestyle. It requires innovative approaches to train highly qualified sports marketing personnel to promote the industry and develop it. Sports marketing is a kind of symbiosis of classic marketing and specific principles of entrepreneurial activity in the field of physical culture and sports. One of the main factors that have led to the possibility of developing marketing in the field of sports was the vector of changes in the priorities and methods of influence of the state management of sports sector in conditions of sustainable development of business structures. The development of sports marketing, as a field of science and practical tool, began to take shape at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the production and consumption of sports services began to expand rapidly and competitive relations and competition for customers and sales intensified. The paper determines that professional physical education has a significant influence on formation of economic thinking in the field of sports, where the sport itself acts as a customer of training services, and higher education institutions - a supplier to training highly qualified specialists in this field. The development of sports marketing by its division into phenomena is considered. There are three main phenomena of the sports sphere, namely: the social phenomenon, which denotes the real field of wide public influence, the economic phenomenon - keeping the mission of sport in balance with the sphere of business activity, and the political phenomenon - strengthening the image of the state among other countries through sports success. Physical education and sports marketing involves the use of various marketing tools, principles and functions. Effective application of marketing and skillful application of methods of marketing activity management will allow transforming the industry of sports into a powerful business structure.
Features of functioning and problems of development of sphere of culture and art in the conditions of reform of public finances
Authors: Voznyak Halyna , Zherebylo Iryna
Published: April 2020

Culture as a means of consolidation of the nation and a method of forming the world outlook in the current conditions of development of Ukrainian society, unfortunately, does not correspond to the socio-political changes in the country and world development trends due to a number of different circumstances. Therefore, it needs some modernization and reform. The purpose of the article is to analyze the specifics of functioning and to identify problems of development of the field of culture and art as well as to outline directions of their solution. The results of the study of the functioning of culture and art sphere are presented. The problems of this industry development over the last ten years are identified. Among the most important are the following: reduction of the role of culture and art in people’s lives; low level of budget support; moral aging of the material and technical base of cultural institutions; inefficient management of cultural institutions; low material remuneration of cultural workers and low social prestige of their work. The peculiarities of functioning of the sphere of culture and art are revealed. The peculiarities of the industry are revealed as following: some institutions are focused both on cultural services and on the development of culture and human beings (creation of conditions for creativity); institutions perform the state function of creating, preserving, collecting and studying the cultural heritage of funds and works of art, although this function is not directly related to the specific consumer; it is difficult to unambiguously measure the end results of cultural and artistic activity, which are expressed mainly in the delayed social effect and are manifested in the increase of intellectual potential, changes in values and norms of human behavior, etc. Emphasis is placed on the challenges of further development caused by the ongoing reforms. The directions of solving the problems are outlined regarding the improvement of regulatory support and mechanisms for attracting additional financial resources, etc.
An innovative person detection system based on thermal imaging cameras dedicate for underground belt conveyors
Authors: Uth Fabian , Polnik Bartosz , Kurpiel Wojciech , Baltes Ralph , Kriegsch Peter , Clausen Elisabeth
Published: April 2020

Within the INESI-project (Increasing Efficiency and Safety Improvement in Underground Mining Transportation Routes) long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) cameras are used for detecting persons on underground belt conveyors or within hazardous areas e.g. in front of crusher or skip vessels by the project partners KOMAG and the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT). The test case for evaluating the performance of thermal imaging regarding these applications is the Polish Sobieski underground coal mine operated by Tauron mining company. By the development of thermal image processing algorithms, an automated detection of persons and classification of different objects was achieved. This may allow implementing smart services for person detection on underground belt conveyors as well as material characterization between coal, rock and disturbing objects on belt conveyors.
ANALISIS SEMANTIK LEKSIKAL DALAM NOVEL SANGKAR KARYA SAMSIAH MOHD. NOR
Authors: Salleh Siti Farida , Yahya Yazid , Subet Mary Fatimah , Daud Muhammad Zaid
Published: April 2020

Abstract: Novel is one of the mediums of non-verbal communication that the author wishes to convey to the reader. Through the reading of this novel, the reader can experience a wide range of emotions. Whether it's sad, happy, excited and so on. Therefore, this study will explore the meaning behind the novel entitled "Sangkar" by Samsiah Mohd. Nor. The novel was published in 2010 through the publication of Alaf 21 Sdn. Bhd. There are 248 pages and 26 chapters for this novel. This study is a qualitative study consisting of annotated text analysis as well as a simple quantitative approach to finding lexical frequency and complexity in this Sangkar novel. To analyze this novel the researcher will apply a lexical semantic approach. Through this lexical semantic approach it is possible to classify lexical types into synonyms, antonyms, hyponyms, polysemic, homonyms, homophones, homographs, metonyms and meronyms. Based on the findings of this study, the frequency and percentage of total lexical semantics recorded a frequency value of 1019 (100%) lexical only. However, through the novel there was only partial lexical semantics comprising;  antonyms–442 (43.37%), synonyms–218 (21.39%), meronyms–185 (18.15%) and hyponyms–174 (17.07%). It can be concluded that through this lexical semantic approach it is possible to classify different lexical groups into the same group of meanings.

Keywords: Lexical semantics, meaning, novel, general reading

 

Abstrak: Novel merupakan salah satu medium komunikasi bukan lisan yang ingin disampaikan oleh penulis kepada pembaca. Melalui pembacaan novel, pembaca dapat merasai emosi yang pelbagai. Sama ada sedih, gembira, teruja dan sebagainya. Oleh itu, kajian ini akan meneroka makna di sebalik novel yang bertajuk “Sangkar” oleh Samsiah Mohd. Nor. Novel ini diterbitkan pada tahun 2010 melalui penerbitan Alaf 21 Sdn. Bhd. Terdapat 248 muka surat dan 26 bab bagi novel ini. Kajian ini adalah berbentuk kualitatif iaitu analisis teks yang telah dibukukan serta pendekatan kuantitatif mudah untuk mendapatkan kekerapan dan peratusan leksikal dalam novel Sangkar ini. Bagi menganalisis novel ini pengkaji, akan mengaplikasikan pendekatan semantik leksikal. Melalui pendekatan semantik leksikal ini, pengkaji  dapat mengelaskan jenis leksikal kepada sinonim, antonim, hiponim, polisim, homonim, homofon, homograf, metonim dan meronim. Melalui dapatan kajian ini, jumlah kekerapan dan peratusan bagi keseluruhan semantik leksikal ini mencatat nilai kekerapan sebanyak 1019 (100%) leksikal sahaja. Namun begitu, melalui novel ini, hanya terdapat pecahan semantik leksikal yang terdiri daripada antonim–442 (43.37%), sinonim–218 (21.39%), meronim–185 (18.15%) dan hiponim–174 (17.07%). Dapat dirumuskan bahawa, melalui pendekatan semantik leksikal ini, membolehkan pelbagai golongan leksikal yang berbeza dikelaskan dalam golongan makna yang sama.

Kata kunci: Semantik leksikal, makna, novel, bacaan umum
THE NARRATIVE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS: STUDY ON TEXT IN PUBLIC SPACE AT MALANG SCHOOL, INDONESIA
Authors: Ardhian Dany , Setiawati Eti , Sukmawan Sony , Setiawan Fredy Nugroho , Purwaningrum Elisabeth Worobroto
Published: April 2020

Environmental crisis is problems of human behavior. Humans mistakenly view nature and mistakenly place themselves in the context of the whole universe. Mistakes of the human perspective on nature stem from anthropocentric ethics. Excessive and irresponsible exploitation of natural resources is a manifestation of anthropocentric behavior. Human anthropocentric behavior portrayed creatively in the outdoor media in the school's internal public space. Some posters displayed in several schools in the Greater Malang region show strong symptoms of anthropocentric behavior. This qualitative study describes the results of linguistic landscape data to find the symbolic function of environmental crisis. The research data in the form of visual-verbal information and ecological ideas were taken from poster displayed in public spaces around the school at public and private Junior, Senior, and Vocational high school in Malang City, Indonesia. Data was collected using documentation (photography) and analyzed ethnographically. As a result, environmental education posters contain ideas about the environment, namely crisis, and conservatives. These two ideas simultaneously make confusion an ethical orientation. The intended ethical orientation is wise behavior in water use, waste management, and environmental sustainability. In addition to messages on waste handling and management and saving water, educational posters also convey crisis messages. As a follow-up, the findings of this study can be used in the curriculum at school so that poster material can become a learning medium.

Keywords: environmental crisis, environmental education poster, waste management, apocalypse
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND BANKING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
Authors: Bala Ado Abdullahi , Dahir Salman Amina , Ado Kofar Mata Bala , Kado Kurfi Aminu
Published: April 2020

The study aims to investigate the relationship between the investment portfolio and banking financial performance in Nigeria. The study took an ex post factor research design and firm was used as the unit of analysis. A population of the 15 commercial banks was taken but Skye Bank was screened out due to the unavailability of data and 14 banks were used as the sample for this study. Panel data analysis was used to analyze the data with E-views version 9 using the three models; without effect, random effect and fixed effect. The study reveals that investment in bond has a significant but negative effect on return on the asset while cash reserve had a positive but an insignificant effect on financial performance and treasury bills has a negative and an insignificant effect on financial performance. There is also a need for the management of investment companies to have a solid organization structure, as it will influence their investment portfolio choice, to avoid insignificant choices like treasury bills which do not impact on their financial performance. The research, therefore, recommends that the management of commercial banks should decrease their investment in bonds, cash reserve and treasury bills so as to avoid depleting the return on asset and consider investment in other portfolios like insurance, pension, forex and so on.

Keywords: Investment Portfolio, Banks, Financial Performance, Treasury bill, Cash reserve
CHINESE CULTURAL VALUES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CHINESE INDONESIAN ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE
Authors: Susilo Donny
Published: April 2020

Today, the domination of Chinese Indonesian entrepreneurs in Indonesia economy is not questionable. This research aims to understand the entrepreneurial culture of Chinese Indonesian entrepreneurs that are believed to be one of their success factors. This research used in-depth interview and successfully conducted interviews with 12 successful Chinese Indonesian entrepreneurs who understand about Chinese cultural values. The result revealed that some unique characteristics of their entrepreneurial culture differentiate themselves from other entrepreneurs such as believe in regeneration since childhood, it however brings positive impact to their children who already get used to the work environment before they finally become matured and independent. Chinese Indonesian entrepreneurs have a strong principle in cash management and love to have long term planning completed with the contingency plan. They cursed debt, it is perceived as a disgrace and it becomes the last option in looking for financial resources. The empathy between Chinese Indonesians is strong and especially because they believe that Chinese Indonesian has a competitive trait at trading, their business style is flexible and they still hold high value in respect for parents and teachers.

Keywords:  Chinese Indonesian, Entrepreneurial Culture, Chinese Cultural Value, Chinese Indonesian entrepreneurs
Students’ Motivations to Study Abroad: The Case of International Students at the University of Debrecen
Authors: Casas Trujillo Jennyfer Paola , Mohammed Peshawa Jalal , Saleh Sanaa Taler
Published: April 2020

Today there is a growing demand among international students to study in Hungary, more specifically with the launching of Stipendium Hungaricum program in 2013. The number of international scholarship holders increases each year, but till now, we have no significant research results about their study motivations, research has focused only on institutional perspectives (Kasza, & Hangyál 2018). The motivation of students is an important research field in higher education, particularly because there could be various factors to motivate students studying abroad. The motives can be categorised as intrinsic and extrinsic. Our research question is, what are the main intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors that encourage students to study in Hungary? We performed 15 qualitative interviews among international scholarship holders on postgraduate levels. We gathered semi-structured interviews with the help of an interview scheme with five main questions. The investigated dimensions include the following: 1. introduction and context of interviewees, 2. Reasons for leaving the country of origin, 3. Reasons for country choice, 4. Preliminary knowledge about Hungary, 5. Personal expectations. After the data collection, we analysed texts with open coding process in which line by line and word for word was analysed (Khandkar, 2009). Then we were able to form a typology of motivations and we found subcategories within the intrinsic and extrinsic classification.
International Academic Mobility as a Capacity Building Factor in Higher Education
Authors: Dabney-Fekete Ilona Dóra
Published: April 2020

International academic mobility means the teaching or research activity of higher educational instructors or researchers, which spans a couple of days or a few months, during which individual professional growth, the establishment of international cooperation and networks, personal relations and friendships may develop. It is also considered to be a fundamental necessity for building capacity and an outstanding supremacy, even if a country’s academic resources are modest. Thus it is crucial to gain information about its current and actual state, quality, standards, struggles and the direction it is heading towards. As a part of a bigger research study, we wanted to know how international academic mobility, used for capacity building, changes over time, and whether country-specific features and patterns could be traced. In this present study we made an attempt to uncover the international activity based on the academic mobility of the full-time instructors at two Hungarian higher educational institutions. One of them is a large university that plays a leading role in internationalization. The other is a dynamically developing regional knowledge center. We examined the instructors of two faculties from the first, and everybody from the regional knowledge center, since it is smaller in size. Altogether 210 instructors responded to our 60 questions in the survey. The surveys were processed in the SPSS statistical analysis program. Concerning the examined discussions, categories and proposed topics, our research was built upon two previously carried out investigations – a Hungarian and a Norwegian one. We found that in Hungary in the given time period (2012-2014), the instructors with the strongest international activity were: 1. the men; 2. those who held higher academic positions; 3. those who were married or were in a relationship; and 4. who were from the field of social science.
PRINCIPAL'S ACTIONS THROUGH DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP DIMENSIONS: A CASE STUDY OF TWO PUBLIC SPANISH SCHOOLS
Authors: García Ingrid del Valle
Published: April 2020

Experience has shown that the attitude of the person assuming the management functions in the school is a key and decisive element in the quality of the change processes in the school. Of these ideas is born, the concept of distributed leadership (DL). The research design is a case study. The main objective is to understand the four dimensions of DL and the actions of the Principal through representative cases of two schools. The techniques used to collect information were documentary analysis, questionnaires, in-depth semi-structured interviews, and observation. An analysis of the data and conclusions are provided.
Implementing Text-to-Speech Technology as a Means of Enhancing L2 Reading Fluency
Authors: Rodriguez Bonces Jeisson Alonso
Published: April 2020

This article reports on the results of a participatory action research project carried out with a group of ten elementary level students from extension courses in a private university in Bogotá, Colombia (Universidad Minuto de Dios, main branch). The main objective of this study was to determine the effect of text-to-speech (TTS) technology usage on reading fluency in speakers of English as a foreign language. The results show that learners develop oral reading fluency in areas such as linking sounds, pronouncing accurately, and reading timing. Furthermore, learners raised their awareness of the benefits of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the process of learning a foreign language, as well as the importance of being autonomous learners. Pedagogical implications and prospects for future research are included.
Theoretical Framework for Research on Mathematical Olympiads in Latin America
Authors: Bernal Pedraza Oscar F.
Published: April 2020

This theoretical framework is intended to serve as guide to research on national Mathematical Olympiads in Latin America. Research with the goal to elucidate critical factors involved in the existence and results obtained by Latin American teams in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and other international contests, may find a stepping stone in this framework and the references cited in it. From the way local committees see themselves and their indicators for success. to the feedback subsumed in the IMO results, different comparable metrics for success must be developed to understand the specific challenges faced by these organizations and the goals set by themselves and the educational communities in their own countries. As for Latin American countries the IMO is not the only competition they attend or their single metric for success, reference to the IMO is provided as the evolving opportunity leading to the creation of local olympiad committees, the committees this framework presents as an opportunity for research and understanding of the search for talent in developing countries. As a way of closing the document, a few questions are proposed, offering both quantitative and qualitative research areas and with the possibility to reach findings helpful for those organizations, for the school students in their respective countries, and for similar organizations in other countries.
The Potentiality of Black Women Narratives for Inclusive Education: Developing other Subjectivities at School
Authors: Weschenfelder Viviane Ines
Published: April 2020

The paper aims to present the results of a research developed with narratives written by Brazilian Black Women, as well as to discuss its educational potentiality. The research data was composed of 36 autobiographic narratives published by Black women in a blog called Blogueiras Negras, between 2013 and 2016. The research relies on post-structuralism perspective, articulating Foucaultian Studies, the field of Multicultural Education, and the Critical Race Theory-CRT. The analysis shows that the blog works as an essential educative place, where women of color feel safe to share their experiences. The narratives about the school are mostly discriminatory and painful, which made it possible to problematize the processes of learning and teaching. The paper concludes by discussing how the autobiographic narratives of Black women in classrooms can help students and teachers to work forward an inclusive education.
Unternehmenskommunikation heute und interkulturell: Angewandte Linguistik am Beispiel Deutsche Sprache in Unternehmen in Ungarn.
Authors: Reimann Sandra
Published: April 2020

In folgendem Beitrag wird das Konzept eines thematischen Seminars zur interkulturellen Unternehmenskommunikation aus der Perspektive der „Angewandten (germanistischen) Linguistik“ im Deutsch-als-Fremdsprache-Studium vorgeführt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen exemplarisch sprachwissenschaftlich-funktionale Analysen zu aktuellen Texten der Unternehmenskommunikation. Es werden Fragen zum Korpus, zur Methodik und zum thematischen Hintergrund erläutert. Im Fokus der Analysen steht die deutsche Sprache in Unternehmen in Ungarn. Dabei wurden im Kontext zahlreiche Interviews geführt. Das textgrammatische Fallbeispiel ist eine Newsletterausgabe eines ungarischen Hotels mit deutschsprachigen Gästen. Abgerundet wird der Beitrag mit dem Vorschlag eines Seminarplans, Tipps zur Korpuszusammenstellung (Recherche, Exkursion) und zu Themen für Einzelpräsentationen (mit dem Schwerpunkt „Neue Textsorten“).
Coronavirus: vencer la epidemia dependerá de la vocación sanitaria y la responsabilidad social de la ciudadanía.
Authors: Ubillús Trujillo Milward
Published: April 2020

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Enfoque de promoción de la salud aplicado en currículo y calidad de formación profesional competitiva en egresados de enfermeria
Authors: Salcedo Zuñiga De Jaime Maria Clelia
Published: April 2020

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