bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
AN E-COURSE BASED ON THE LMS MOODLE TO TEACH "MARITIME ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSE"
Authors: Yurzhenko Aliona Yu.
Published: July 2019

"Maritime English for professional purpose" e-course based on the LMS MOODLE was created in accordance with the requirements of modern society for the formation of communicative English competence of future maritime industry workers. Our research is devoted to the description and analysis of the work of the future maritime specialists in the e-course. One of the main elements of the course is the Forum (the exchange of questions, answers, messages etc., leaving the message, or creating questions). It is the forum that provides a two-way communication between a teacher and the cadets. The course also contains some elements of gamification (badges, games, Easter eggs, leaderboard, points etc.). Educational content is provided using a system of elements, which greatly enhance the motivation of students to study. QR code quest (a maritime subject chain of activities using two-dimensional code) helps students to find the necessary information, analyze it, organize it, solve tasks etc. Prezi's presentations have additional depth and context, increase students’ motivation to learn. The Quizzes of our course correspond to six levels of Bloom's taxonomy (knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation). The Gradebook has a clear structure: two types of tests, language competencies and additional points in a limited number. In our study, we have produced statistics on the leaders and outsiders of e-course, a comparative description of the groups studying in the course. As a result of our research it was proved that LMS MOODLE e-courses have a potential educational opportunity as an effective means for forming the foreign professional competence of future seafarers. Interactive exercises bring cadets closer to the real-life communication in the absence of a natural linguistic environment and can be used as part of the system of formation of foreign professional competence of future maritime specialists. It was also proved that the system of blended learning helps to master the English language faster and more easily.
ФОРМУВАННЯ ПЕДАГОГІЧНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ МАГІСТРАНТІВ ІТ-СПЕЦІАЛЬНОСТЕЙ ЗАСОБАМИ ОСВІТНІХ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ
Authors: Boliubash Nadiia M.
Published: July 2019

The article is devoted to the problem of formation of pedagogical competency of masters of IT-specialties in conditions of reforming of higher professional education and introduction of modern educational information technologies. The theoretical analysis of the approaches of scientists to the definition of basic concepts within the framework of the competency educational paradigm, the establishment of the composition of competency and its evaluation is carried out. It is determined that pedagogical competency is a component of professional competency - integrative quality of personality, which is formed through the development and assimilation of the totality of pedagogical competency’s and characterizes possession of them. Pedagogical competency is considered as a predetermined social requirement for interdependent personality traits in relation to subjects and processes centered around teaching activities necessary for its effective implementation. In the structure of the pedagogical competency of masters of IT-specialties, the motivational-value, operational-cognitive, social-personal components are singled out and a list of pedagogical competencies is developed, the mastering of which promotes their formation. The role of the means of modern educational information technologies in the formation of the pedagogical competency of the future specialists of IT-specialties in the conditions of the magistracy is determined and theoretically substantiated. There are proposed measures to increase the motivation of masters of IT-specialties to study the disciplines of the pedagogical cycle and to the future pedagogical activity by forming pedagogical competencies based on already mastered professional IT-competencies. The expediency of strengthening the pedagogical preparation of masters by studying the theoretical and practical principles of the development of methodical support for the teaching of professional disciplines and sections related to modern educational information technologies is shown. Methodical approaches aimed at increasing the theoretical and practical readiness of masters of IT-specialties for pedagogical activity in higher education institutions using the means of LMS-system Moodle and active teaching methods are considered. The proposed methodological approaches to the teaching of the disciplines of the pedagogical cycle were introduced and their influence on the improvement of quality of pedagogical preparation of masters of IT-specialties was experimentally confirmed using diagnostic tools to assess the formation of components of pedagogical competency.
BORDER GUARDS’ DISTANCE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
Authors: Balendr Andrii V. , Korolov Vasyl O. , Adamchuk Oleksandr V. , Iakymchuk Anatolii V. , Sinkevych Serhii V. , Bloshchynskyi Ihor H.
Published: July 2019

The research reveals the peculiarities of the Distance Learning (DL) development in the framework of border guards training in the European Union (EU) countries. Theoretical and practical concepts, modern stage and peculiarities of border guards’ DL development were substantiated in the article. The special attention was paid to possibilities of educational web platforms, which are widely utilized in the training of personnel of the border guard agencies, namely: Web Platform Virtual Aula of the FRONTEX Agency; E-Net Web Platform of the CEPOL (The European Police College); EU Coast Guard Functions Training Portal (CGFTP); ILIAS Learning Platform of the EU Mission EUBAM (EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine); Connect & Learn platform of the UNHCR (The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees); Global eLearning Program of the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). The authors have also conducted the comparative analysis of DL courses of educational platforms with border guard components in the EU countries, which showed that the platform with the biggest number of border guard-oriented courses is Virtual Aula platform of FRONTEX Agency. Suggestions and proposals on DL development and prospective directions based on the experience gained during DL introduction into the system of the border guards’ training system supported by the survey results are given in the conclusion of this article in order to facilitate the improvement of border guards’ DL systems in the EU countries. The prospects of the border guards’ DL system development are based on 5 key factors: aligning all DL training courses to the Sectoral Qualification Framework and Common Core Curricular for border guarding: unification of the skills and knowledge of European border guards; enhanced use of the Internet and social media; introduction of common educational web-platforms; organizing specialized training for the specialists in DL use and management, and developing common eLearning tools and programs.
МЕТОДИКА ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ У ПІДГОТОВЦІ ДО ПРОЕКТНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ УЧИТЕЛІВ ТРУДОВОГО НАВЧАННЯ
Authors: Boichuk Vitalii M. , Horbatiuk Roman M. , Kucher Svitlana L.
Published: July 2019

The ways of solving the problem of using modern information and communication technologies at different stages of project activity of students are outlined. The specific feature of the professional activity of craft and technology teachers enables the use of modern communication tools at different stages of creative projects, combining technical means with the latest educational technologies. The methodical features of ICT application during information search, project development, evaluation and self-evaluation are highlighted. The variants of expedient application of public computer programs and means of communication with the purpose to increase the professionalism of projects execution by students, optimization of feedback between the teacher and subjects of training, innovative approach in the implementation of complex tasks are offered.The mastery of instrumental artistic and technical software should become a base for the methodical system of teaching at the Pedagogical University. They form the basis of information technology and artistic and graphic competence of future technology teachers and is the basis for the development of the person's ability to professional activity, allowing the future teacher of technology to professionally use the mastered computer resources in pedagogical and artistic and creative activities. It has been proved that the training of future technology teachers is effective on the basis of ICT (programming language, ready-made software products, Microsoft Office software package, cloud services, Internet resources, WEB-site), implemented in the educational process of special (designing and modeling of clothing, design of clothing ) and psychological and pedagogical (the method of profile education, the theory and methodology of teaching technology, the method of educational work) disciplines.
ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ЗАСАДИ ОПТИМІЗАЦІЇ ВОЛОНТЕРСЬКОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ СТУДЕНТСЬКОЇ МОЛОДІ ЗАСОБАМИ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ
Authors: Kolomiets Alla M. , Palamarchuk Olga M. , Shulga Galyna B. , Kolomiiets Lesia I. , Haba Іryna M.
Published: July 2019

The article analyzes the peculiarities of participation in volunteering activities of socially active students who are ready to be included in the format of cooperation in solving various problems of volunteer support facilities that can demonstrate flexible strategies for interacting with them and actively use their own personal resources to achieve effectiveness in the implementation of such work. The psychological analysis of the content and essence of the phenomenon of student volunteering has been carried out. It is clarified the necessity and peculiarities of the formation of a multidisciplinary team of experienced and young specialists in various fields with the aim of providing comprehensive volunteer assistance, the success of communication of which will be largely determined by the ability to use modern information and communication technologies in the process of volunteer interaction. It has been proven that one of the important factors for ensuring effective and well-coordinated work of a multidisciplinary team is the personal resources of each subject of volunteering activities. It has been established that the subjective resources of students involved in volunteering are determined by their readiness to use information and communication technologies in team collaboration, the search for opportunities and ways to use information and communication technologies to unite team efforts in the process of providing volunteer assistance and developing individual style of volunteering. It was determined that the qualified use of information and communication technologies in volunteering activities of students will help to identify and introduce effective methods, techniques, and means of volunteering, which in the format of active interaction will help not only achieve the goal of volunteer support, but also stimulate the development of personal resources of volunteer students . It is stated that there is a contradiction between the understanding of volunteer students of the importance and possibilities of information and communication technologies for combining team efforts to provide volunteer assistance and the lack of readiness to use them in the practice of volunteering.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADULTS’ SUBJECTNESS ACTIVITY IN FACEBOOK
Authors: Mescheryakov Dmytro S.
Published: July 2019

The article deals with various aspects of subjectness activity development in social networks, Facebook in particular. The definitions of the following concepts are given: "subject", "subjectness", "levels of subjectness activity", "subjectness activity", "structural organization of the subjectness activity", "representative subjectness". The components of the subjectness structural organization, the level of its manifestation and related phenomena are analyzed. The structural organization of the self-development subjectness (activity) is defined: formation and achievement of personal goals, motivation to self-development; intellectual initiation (reflection and introspection, determination of thinking) and other metacognitions; self-sufficiency; social activity; freedom of choice and responsibility for it; initiative; self-realization; communicativeness, predictive thinking. A special role of self-development subjectness facilitated by self-design and development of intelligence, as factors of subjectness activity and existence of subjectness in general, is noted. A questionnaire on the subjectness activity level of social networks users was developed. The technologies of forming the subjectness activity of Internet users in the form of Internet training were developed and described. The experimental study "Internet training on the subjectness activity development of adult social networks users" was conducted in two phases. The average value of subjectness activity level of different groups of Internet users was determined. It was confirmed that the development of subjectness activity of adult users of social networks corresponds to the level of their motivation to self-development and development of intellectual initiation, as well as other intellectual metacognitions. The main advantages and limitations of online trainings in social networkswere described. The prospects for further research of subjectness and subjectness activity were presented.
2577 Sayılı İdari Yargılama Usulü Kanununda Öngörülen Yeni Bir Yargılamanın Yenilenmesi Sebebi: Geçici 9. Madde
Authors: ÜSTÜN Gül
Published: July 2019

7103 sayılı Kanunun 23. maddesiyle 2577 sayılı İdari Yargılama Usulü Kanununa eklenen Geçici 9. maddeyle Kanuna yeni bir yargılamanın yenilenmesi sebebi eklenmiş ve Ankara İdare Mahkemeleri bu olağanüstü yargı yolunda yetkili ve görevli kılınmıştır. Eklenen hükümde bu yola başvurmak için özel süreler de öngörülmüş olup, çalışmamızda bu süreler ve sebepler incelenmiş, usule ve hükmün uygulanışına ilişkin meselelere yer verilmiştir.
Türk İdare Hukukunda Kamu Hizmetlerinin Belirlenmesinde Objektivist Ve Subjektivist Yaklaşımlar
Authors: ZEYBEK CEBECİ Ebru
Published: July 2019

İdare Hukukunun en temel konularından biri olan kamu hizmeti, tanımlanması zor, içeriği belirsiz bir kavram olarak nitelenmektedir. Tarihi süreç içinde kavramın sınırları açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Kavramın belirlenmesine ilişkin bu yaklaşımlar genel olarak objektivist ve sübjektivist yaklaşım olmak üzere iki ana başlık altında toplanmıştır. Kamu hizmetinin nasıl belirleneceği hususu hem kendi taşıdığı önem, hem de idare hukukunun diğer birçok konuyla olan bağlantısı nedeniyle dikkate değer bir nitelik taşımaktadır. Bu makalede kamu hizmetlerinin belirlenmesine ilişkin objektivist ve subjektivist yaklaşımlar incelenecek ve gelinen aşamada kamu hizmetinin nasıl tespit edileceğine ilişkin değerlendirmelerde bulunularak katkı sağlanmaya çalışılacaktır.
Artmirasçı Atamada Önmirasçının Taşınmazlara İlişkin Yaptığı Tasarruf İşlemlerinin Geçerliliği Sorunu
Authors: AYDIN Gülşah Sinem
Published: July 2019

Mülkiyet hakkı sahibine eşya üzerinde tasarruf yetkisi verir. Bu kapsamda malik, mülkiyeti altındaki taşınmaz üzerinde fiilî ve hukukî tasarruflarda bulunabilir. Önmirasçı da mirasın artmirasçıya geçişi anına kadar, miras kapsamında yer alan eşyaların malikidir. Ancak önmirasçının yönetme yetkisinin bir gereği olmaksızın, artmirasçıya devretmekle yükümlü olduğu eşyalar üzerinde, artmirasçının haklarını tehlikeye düşürecek şekilde tasarrufta bulunmaması gerekir. Buna rağmen önmirasçı tasarruf yetkisine dayanarak tasarruf işlemleri yapabilir. Öğretide önmirasçının bu tür tasarruflarda bulunması bakımından tasarruf yetkisinin kısıtlı olup olmadığı tartışmalıdır. Çalışmada önmirasçının, yönetme yetkisi dışında kalan sebeplerle, miras kapsamında yer alan eşyaya ilişkin yaptığı tasarruf işlemlerinin geçerli olup olmadığı sorunu, taşınmazlar özelinde ele alınacaktır.
Türk Borçlar Kanunu Hükümlerince Satıcının Ayıp Sorumluluğu Bakımından Alıcının Külfetleri
Authors: YÜNLÜ Semih
Published: July 2019

Hem günlük işlem yoğunluğu boyutuyla pratikte hem de teorik boyutuyla borçlar hukuku özel hükümler içerisinde yer alan en önemli konularda bir tanesi satış sözleşmeleridir. Satış sözleşmeleriiçerisindeki en önemli meselelerden bir tanesi ise ayıp hususudur1 . Satış sözleşmelerinde satıcının ayıptan sorumlu olabilmesi için bazı şartların mevcut olması gerekir. Konumuz ise özel olarak, satış sözleşmelerinde satıcının ayıptan dolayı sorumluluğunun şekli şartlarının incelenmesine ilişkindir. Bu kapsamda çalışmamızda, öncelikle satış sözleşmesinde satıcının ayıptan sorumluluğunun şekli şartları olan gözden geçirme ve bildirim külfetleri incelenecektir. Son olarak ise bu külfetlerin yerine getirilmemesinin sonuçlarına değinilecektir. Çalışmamızda esas olarak, 6098 sayılı Türk Borçlar Kanunu’nun satış sözleşmesi hükümleri incelenmektedir. Diğer taraftan, ilgili noktalarda, 6102 sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunu ve 6502 sayılı Tüketicinin Korunması Hakkında Kanun’daki düzenlemeler de kısaca karşılaştırılacaktır.
İsviçre Borçlar Kanunu 2020 Tasarısı’nda Aşırı Yararlanma ve İrade Sakatlığı Hükümlerinin Düzenlenişi ve Türk Borçlar Kanunu ile Karşılaştırılması
Authors: ÇAVDAR Pelin
Published: July 2019

Önemle belirtmek gerekir ki, gerek 818 sayılı Borçlar Kanunu gerekse 6098 sayılı Türk Borçlar Kanunu büyük ölçüde İsviçre Borçlar Kanunundan esinlenerek yürürlüğe girmiştir. Özellikle, 818 sayılı Borçlar Kanunu hükümleri ile İsviçre’de yürürlükte olan Borçlar Kanunu hükümleri neredeyse aynıdır. Bu yüzden İsviçre Borçlar Kanunu mehaz kanunumuz olarak da nitelendirilmektedir. İsviçre’de kanun koyucu değişen sosyal ve ekonomik ihtiyaçları ve mevcut Borçlar Kanunu’nun uygulamada yarattığı sorunları dikkate alarak İsviçre Borçlar Kanunu 2020 Tasarısını tartışmaya açmıştır.Çalışmamızda, İsviçre Borçlar Kanunu 2020 Tasarısında “Aşırı yararlanma” ve “İrade sakatlığı” hükümlerinin düzenlenişi ve Türk Borçlar Kanunu ile karşılaştırılması konuları ele alınacaktır.
Mektup, Hatıra ve Benzeri Yazıların Kişilik Hakkı Kapsamında Korunması
Authors: YILDIZ Ozan Ali
Published: July 2019

5846 sayılı Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunu’nun 85. maddesi mektup, hatıra ve benzeri yazıların yayımlanmasına ilişkin birtakım kurallar getirmektedir. Böylece yazarın veya muhatabın gizli ve özel hayatlarına ilişkin bilgilerin korunması amaçlanmaktadır. Bu tür bilgileri içeren yazıların bir hukuka uygunluk nedeni olmaksızın yayımlanması kişilik hakkının ihlaline neden olur. Dolayısıyla hükmün ihlali halinde gizli veya özel hayat alanlarına saldırıda bulunulan kişiler kişilik hakkının ihlalinden doğan talepleri ileri sürebilir.
Evaluation of Molecular Changes of Distal Organs After Small Bowel Transplantation
Authors: URBAN P. , RABAJDOVÁ M. , FETERIK Š. , BÓDY G. , GRANDA T. , MAREKOVÁ M. , VESELÁ J.
Published: July 2019

The ischemia and reperfusion of a jejunal graft during transplantation triggers the stress of endoplasmic reticulum thus inducing the synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Spreading of these signals stimulate immunological reactions in distal tissues, i.e. lung, liver and spleen. The aim of this study was to detect the molecular changes in liver and spleen induced by transplanted jejunal graft with one or six hours of reperfusion (group Tx1 and Tx6). Analysis of gene expression changes of inflammatory mediators (TNF-α, IL-10) and specific chaperones (Gadd153, Grp78) derived from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) was done and compared to control group. The qRT-PCR method was used for amplification of the specific genes. The levels of corresponding proteins were detected by Western blot with immunodetection. Protein TNF-α was in liver tissue significantly overexpressed in the experimental group Tx1 by 48 % (p<0.001). In the group Tx6 we found decreased levels of the same protein to the level of controls. However, the protein concentrations of TNF-α in spleen showed increased levels in group Tx1 by 31 % (p<0.001) but even higher levels in the group Tx6 by 115 % (p<0.001) in comparing to controls. Our data demonstrated that the spleen is more sensitive to post-transplantation inflammation than liver, with consequent stress of ER potentially inducing apoptosis and failure of basic functions of lymphoid tissue.
Adiponectin Enhances Biological Functions of Vascular Endothelial Progenitor Cells Through the mTOR-STAT3 Signaling Pathway
Authors: DONG X. , YAN X. , ZHANG W. , TANG S.
Published: July 2019

Adiponectin (APN), an adipose tissue-excreted adipokine, plays protective roles in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. In this study, the effects and mechanisms of APN on biological functions of rat vascular endothelial progenitor cells (VEPCs) were investigated in vitro. After administrating APN in rat VEPCs, the proliferation was measured by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) method, the apoptotic rate was test by Flow cytometry assay, mRNA expression of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was determined by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and protein expression of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and phospho-STAT3 (pSTAT3) was analyzed by Western blot. It was suggested that APN promoted the optical density (OD) value of VEPCs, enhanced mRNA expression of Bcl-2 and VEGF, and inhibited cell apoptotic rate. Furthermore, protein expression of pSTAT3 was also increased in the presence of APN. Moreover, APN changed-proliferation, apoptosis and VEGF expression of VEPCs were partially suppressed after blocking the mTOR-STAT3 signaling pathway by the mTOR inhibitor XL388. It was indicated that APN promoted biological functions of VEPCs through targeting the mTOR-STAT3 signaling pathway.
Akt/eNOS and MAPK Signaling Pathways Mediated the Phenotypic Switching of Thoracic Aorta Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Aging/Hypertensive Rats
Authors: ZHANG L. , XU Z. , WU Y. , LIAO J. , ZENG F. , SHI L.
Published: July 2019

Considerable evidence demonstrates that phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is influenced by aging and hypertension. During phenotypic switching, VSMCs undergo a switch to a proliferative and migratory phenotype, with this switch being a common pathology in cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to explore the joint influence of age and hypertension on thoracic aortic smooth muscle phenotypic switching and the balance of Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling during this switch. Different ages of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) were used to establish hypertension and aging models. The phenotypic state was determined by detecting the marker proteins α-SM-actin, calponin, and osteopontin (OPN) via immunohistochemical staining and Western blot. Signaling proteins associated with the Akt and MAPK pathways were detected in rat thoracic aorta using Western blot. Both aging and hypertension caused a decrease in contractile (differentiated) phenotype markers (α-SM-actin and calponin), while the synthetic (proliferative or de-differentiated) phenotype maker was elevated (OPN). When combining hypertension and aging, this effect was enhanced, with Akt signaling decreased, while MAPK signaling was increased. These results suggested that VSMCs phenotype switching is modulated by a balance between Akt and MAPK signaling in the process of aging and hypertension.
The Plausibility and Implausibility of Using Corpora
Authors: Chung Siaw-Fong
Published: July 2019

Corpora are resourceful tools for linguistic observation, as they can provide quick statistics about a word compared with manual analysis. However, in some circumstances where qualitative analysis is needed, the use of a quantitative method may not produce the required results. Based on the keyword love, four types of materials were used to show the plausibility and implausibility of using corpora. First, romantic English songs were used to illustrate the kind of input students received from these songs. Second, we compared the songs to students’ essays on general essay topics. Then, we contrasted the first two sets of data to a native speakers’ corpus. Lastly, we showed how the creativity element can be reproduced by students through extended use of metaphors “Love is X”. While the students may have been exposed to more colloquial uses of love in love songs, their general essays showed a more neutral use, with fewer occurrences of love. In comparing the different texts, this paper will show how a corpus-based approach can be complemented by a qualitative examination of texts. Regarding pedagogical implications, corpora are a good resource of authentic materials and should be encouraged in the classroom as a reference for recurring language patterns.
The Systemic Rules of Malay Standard Borrowing from Arabic: Guidelines for Linguists and Translators
Authors: Mansor Idris
Published: July 2019

Borrowing has been an important process in the development of the Malay language. Malay has a great number of borrowed terms from a variety of languages, such as Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, Dutch, Hindi, Javanese, Siamese, Tamil, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and English. Among these languages, Arabic is one of the main sources of Malay borrowing. This research is a descriptive study of Malay borrowing from Arabic. It aims to produce a model of the systemic rules of standard Malay borrowing from the Arabic language. Data for this research were obtained from Kamus Dewan, the main reference for Malay lexicon. The data, then, were analysed manually based on their trends and patterns. The result of the study shows that there are several trends implemented in transferring Arabic words into Malay. This study aims to become a useful guideline for linguists and translators in borrowing new terms from Arabic.
Penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris dalam Kalangan Pelajar Tahun Satu di UKM
Authors: Mamat Maharam
Published: July 2019

Kepentingan penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris tidak dapat dipertikaikan walaupun Bahasa Melayu menjadi bahasa kebangsaan di Malaysia. Bahasa global ini digunakan dengan meluas dan perlu dikuasai terutama golongan pelajar yang akan meneroka bidang ilmu dalam bidang pendidikan, seterusnya diaplikasi dalam dunia pekerjaan. Sekalipun Pengajaran Pembelajaran Matematik dan Sains (PPSMI) tidak lagi digunakan, proses menimba ilmu di universiti terutamanya memerlukan pelajar mempunyai penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris yang baik. Kajian ini mengenal pasti tahap penguasaan bahasa Inggeris dalam kalangan pelajar Tahun satu dari pelbagai fakulti di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, seterusnya mengkaji adakah tahap penggunaan bahasa Inggeris seharian mempengaruhi penguasaan para pelajar terhadap bahasa tersebut. Kajian ini merumuskan bahawa penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris bagi pelajar Tahun satu di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia masih berada pada tahap sederhana dengan purata band MUET adalah band 2. Walaupun kebanyakan pelajar tidak dapat menguasai kemahiran berkomunikasi dari segi lisan dan bertulis dalam bahasa Inggeris, tetapi mereka tidak menghadapi masalah untuk membuat rujukan, mendapat arahan dan mengendalikan peralatan yang menggunakan arahan dalam bahasa Inggeris, menikmati hiburan seperti filem, permainan atas talian, menonton drama dan sebagainya. Mereka sering merujuk kamus dan bersikap positif untuk meningkatkan kemahiran berkenaan serta bersedia mengikuti kursus-kursus berkaitan sekiranya diberi peluang.
The Use of Modal Auxiliary Verbs in Horoscope: A Corpus-Based Study
Authors: LING Yvonne Soon Chiin
Published: July 2019

Horoscope is a regular content in women’s magazine. Horoscope contains modal auxiliary verbs which are used to establish familiarity and relationship. As modal auxiliary verbs are among the most problematic grammatical items in teaching and learning of English, horoscope can be used as authentic teaching and learning material. The present study is a corpus-based approach which seeks to investigate word frequency and examine the use of modal auxiliary verbs in the horoscope section of English women’s magazines. Three bestselling Malaysian female magazines from the year of 2011 to 2013 were analysed. The corpus consists of horoscope from 108 magazine issues. The data were analysed using AntConc and Editpad Pro to generate frequency lists and concordance lines. Both the frequency lists and the concordance lines were analysed to discover the use of modal auxiliary verbs in horoscope. It was found that the most frequent modal auxiliary verbs used in horoscope are will and may to express prediction and possibility. The least used modal auxiliary verbs are should and must which are modals of necessity and obligation. The pronoun you is the most frequent lexis in every horoscope entry. Based on findings from this study, horoscopes can be used to teach the modal auxiliary verbs in addition to prescribed Malaysian textbooks.
Factors influencing Malaysian ESL learners’ engagement in academic writing (in L2)
Authors: Bt Adi Badiozaman Ida Fatimawati
Published: July 2019

This paper examines Malaysian learners’ engagement in academic writing (AW) in a second language (L2) in a higher learning institution. A quantitative means of exploring students’ engagement was incorporated as a starting point to capture a broad cross-sectional snapshot of Malaysian learners’ engagement in academic writing and identify pertinent issues of the target population. The quantitative analysis revealed that the majority of the students were highly engaged and that they responded differently in the engagement domains (e.g., high behavioural engagement and low cognitive engagement). The subsequent exploration in the qualitative phase affirmed that the socio-historical aspects of the Malaysian context (e.g., position of English, identity conflicts, and emphasis on education) were also pertinent factors influencing student engagement in the AW class. While a psychological perspective has helped elucidate how engagement dimensions interacted in the learning process, the broader sociocultural aspects helped provide further insights into the role of contextual influences on student engagement in the AW class, and how these were driven by, and also drive motivation towards academic literacy and legitimacy.
Isu istilah, kata dan diksi dalam berbahasa (Issues in terminologies, words and diction in language use)
Authors: Ali Roslan
Published: July 2019

Ramai yang melihat “istilah” dan “kata” sebagai suatu perkara yang sama. Padahal, kedua-duanya berbeza antara satu sama lain. Lebih menghairankan lagi, ada pengguna bahasa yang menggunakan istilah bahasa dan diksi (pemilihan kata) yang salah tanpa ada perasaan malu sedikitpun. Selain itu, ada juga yang suka menggunakan bahasa Melayu yang bercampur baur dengan bahasa Inggeris kerana mereka tidak pandai lagi menggunakan bahasa sendiri sebagai alat komunikasi dan ilmu. Pengaruh dan proses peminjaman bahasa asing ke bahasa Melayu juga menjadi salah satu faktor penyebab kurangnya penggunaan kata-kata asli bahasa Melayu dalam berbahasa. Akibatnya, kata-kata jati tersebut semakin dilupai dan mungkin tidak akan diketahui maknanya nanti oleh generasi akan datang. Kalau itu yang terjadi, benarlah peribahasa yang berbunyi ‘hilang bahasa, lenyaplah bangsa’. Peribahasa ini menunjukkan bahasa perlu disanjung dan tidak dipinggirkan demi menjaga maruah sesuatu bangsa. Dalam konteks bahasa Melayu, kita rakyat Malaysia seharusnya berasa bangga sekiranya kita dapat bertutur menggunakan bahasa Melayu dengan baik dan tepat tanpa bercampur aduk dengan bahasa lain.
The Interactions of Rhizodeposits with Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in the Rhizosphere: A Review
Authors: Hassan Mohammad , McInroy John , Kloepper Joseph
Published: July 2019

Rhizodeposits, root exudates, and root border cells are vital components of the rhizosphere that significantly affect root colonization capacity and multiplication of rhizosphere microbes, as well as secretion of organic bioactive compounds. The rhizosphere is an ecological niche, in which beneficial bacteria compete with other microbiota for organic carbon compounds and interact with plants through root colonization activity to the soil. Some of these root-colonizing beneficial rhizobacteria also colonize endophytically and multiply inside plant roots. In the rhizosphere, these components contribute to complex physiological processes, including cell growth, cell differentiation, and suppression of plant pathogenic microbes. Understanding how rhizodeposits, root exudates, and root border cells interact in the rhizosphere in the presence of rhizobacterial populations is necessary to decipher their synergistic role for the improvement of plant health. This review highlights the diversity of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) genera, their functions, and the interactions with rhizodeposits in the rhizosphere.
Effects of Feeding Rumen-Protected Sunflower Seed and Meal Protein on Feed Intake, Diet Digestibility, Ruminal, Cecal Fermentation, and Growth Performance of Lambs
Authors: Haro Andrés , Gonzalez Javier , de Evan Trinidad , de la Fuente Jesus , Carro María Dolores
Published: July 2019

The objective of this study was to analyze the efficacy of a treatment (MAH) of sunflower seed (SS) and meal (SM) with a malic acid solution (1 M; 400 mL/kg) and heating (150 °C, 2 h) to protect protein against rumen degradation and to improve the growth of lambs. Two homogeneous groups of 12 Lacaune lambs each (14.2 ± 0.35 kg body weight) were fed either a concentrate including untreated SS and SM or a concentrate with MAH-treated SS and SM. Lambs were fed concentrate and barley straw ad libitum for 40 days (about 26 kg body weight); feed intake and growth of lambs were recorded; blood samples were taken on days 0, 20, and the slaughter day for analysis of urea-N and amino acid-N; diet digestibility was determined; and ruminal and cecal samples were collected after slaughter. The in vitro incubation of both concentrates with sheep ruminal fluid for 12 h showed that the MAH-treatment tended to reduce NH3-N concentrations and increased propionate production. However, there were no differences (p > 0.05) between groups in any of the tested variables in the in vivo trial.
Controlled Release Using Gas Detonation in Needle-Free Liquid Jet Injections for Drug Delivery
Authors: Portaro Rocco , Sadek Jad , Xu Han , Ng Hoi Dick
Published: July 2019

The advent of new drug therapies has resulted in a need for drug delivery that can deal with increased drug concentration and viscosities. Needle-free liquid jet injection has shown great potential as a platform for administering some of these revolutionary therapies. This investigation explores the detonative combustion phenomenon in gases as a simple and efficient means of powering needle-free liquid jet injection systems. A preliminary, large-scale prototype injector was designed and developed. In contrast with the widely used air-powered and electrical driven needle-free injectors, the proposed detonation-driven mechanism provides equivalent liquid jet evolution and performance but can efficiently provide a controllable power source an order magnitude higher in strength by varying combustible mixtures and initial conditions. The simplicity and power output associated with this concept aid in improving current needle-free liquid injector design, especially for delivery of high volume, high viscosity drugs, including monoclonal antibodies, which target precise locations in skin tissue.
Preface of Special Issue on Laser Scanning
Authors: Pirotti Francesco , Liang Xinlian , Chen Qi
Published: July 2019

A laser is a spatially coherent light that can travel through space with very little diffraction [...]
Estimating the Heating Load of Buildings for Smart City Planning Using a Novel Artificial Intelligence Technique PSO-XGBoost
Authors: Le Le Thi , Nguyen Hoang , Zhou Jian , Dou Jie , Moayedi Hossein
Published: July 2019

In this study, a novel technique to support smart city planning in estimating and controlling the heating load (HL) of buildings, was proposed, namely PSO-XGBoost. Accordingly, the extreme gradient boosting machine (XGBoost) was developed to estimate HL first; then, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm was applied to optimize the performance of the XGBoost model. The classical XGBoost model, support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), Gaussian process (GP), and classification and regression trees (CART) models were also investigated and developed to predict the HL of building systems, and compared with the proposed PSO-XGBoost model; 837 investigations of buildings were considered and analyzed with many influential factors, such as glazing area distribution (GAD), glazing area (GA), orientation (O), overall height (OH), roof area (RA), wall area (WA), surface area (SA), and relative compactness (RC). Mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), root-mean-squared error (RMSE), variance account for (VAF), mean absolute error (MAE), and determination coefficient (R2), were used as the statistical criteria for evaluating the performance of the above models. The color intensity, as well as the ranking method, were also used to compare and evaluate the models. The results showed that the proposed PSO-XGBoost model was the most robust technique for estimating the HL of building systems. The remaining models (i.e., XGBoost, SVM, RF, GP, and CART) yielded more mediocre performance through RMSE, MAE, R2, VAF, and MAPE metrics. Another finding of this study also indicated that OH, RA, WA, and SA were the most critical parameters for the accuracy of the proposed PSO-XGBoost model. They should be particularly interested in smart city planning as well as the optimization of smart cities.
Polymer-Based Microring Resonator with the Multimode Interference Coupler Operating at Very-Near-Infrared Wavelengths
Authors: Lv Huanlin , Liang Yuxin , Wu Zhenlin , Han Xiuyou , Morthier Geert , Zhao Mingshan
Published: July 2019

A microring resonator with the multimode interference coupler is fabricated on the polymer platform by using UV-based soft nanoimprint technique. A unique class of fluorinated polymer, perfluoropolyether (PFPE), is employed for the fabrication of the flexible soft mold. By optimizing the proportion between Ormocore and the thinner maT, the microring resonator is fabricated almost without residual layer. The fabricated device with a Q-factor up to 2.3 × 104 is demonstrated for very-near-infrared wavelengths, which shows high potential for sensing applications.
Besinc Pseudo-Schell Model Sources with Circular Coherence
Authors: Martínez-Herrero Rosario , Piquero Gemma , González de Sande Juan Carlos , Santarsiero Massimo , Gori Franco
Published: July 2019

Partially coherent sources with non-conventional coherence properties present unusual behaviors during propagation, which have potential application in fields like optical trapping and microscopy. Recently, partially coherent sources exhibiting circular coherence have been introduced and experimentally realized. Among them, the so-called pseudo Schell-model sources present coherence properties that depend only on the difference between the radial coordinates of two points. Here, the intensity and coherence properties of the fields radiated from pseudo Schell-model sources with a degree of coherence of the besinc type are analyzed in detail. A sharpening of the intensity profile is found for the propagated beam by appropriately selecting the coherence parameters. As a possible application, the trapping of different types of dielectric nanoparticles with this kind of beam is described.
The Cyber Turn of the Contemporary Art Market
Authors: Sidorova Elena
Published: July 2019

The paper addresses the issue of digitalization of the contemporary art market. It analyzes key features of today’s online art market and discusses three technological innovations—cryptocurrency, blockchain, and artificial intelligence—that have the potential to contribute to the further development and growth of online art trade. The paper demonstrates that whereas cyberspace attracts new talent and great business ideas intended to make global art commerce more versatile and efficient, online art market players alongside with providers of online art market data and analytics offer interesting avenues of future research in this sector.
PM2.5 Prediction Based on Random Forest, XGBoost, and Deep Learning Using Multisource Remote Sensing Data
Authors: Zamani Joharestani Mehdi , Cao Chunxiang , Ni Xiliang , Bashir Barjeece , Talebiesfandarani Somayeh
Published: July 2019

In recent years, air pollution has become an important public health concern. The high concentration of fine particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) is known to be associated with lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and metabolic disease. Predicting PM2.5 concentrations can help governments warn people at high risk, thus mitigating the complications. Although attempts have been made to predict PM2.5 concentrations, the factors influencing PM2.5 prediction have not been investigated. In this work, we study feature importance for PM2.5 prediction in Tehran’s urban area, implementing random forest, extreme gradient boosting, and deep learning machine learning (ML) approaches. We use 23 features, including satellite and meteorological data, ground-measured PM2.5, and geographical data, in the modeling. The best model performance obtained was R2 = 0.81 (R = 0.9), MAE = 9.93 µg/m3, and RMSE = 13.58 µg/m3 using the XGBoost approach, incorporating elimination of unimportant features. However, all three ML methods performed similarly and R2 varied from 0.63 to 0.67, when Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) at 3 km resolution was included, and 0.77 to 0.81, when AOD at 3 km resolution was excluded. Contrary to the PM2.5 lag data, satellite-derived AODs did not improve model performance.
Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Microfluidic Devices for Forensic Applications
Authors: Bruijns Brigitte , Veciana Andrea , Tiggelaar Roald , Gardeniers Han
Published: July 2019

Microfluidic devices offer important benefits for forensic applications, in particular for fast tests at a crime scene. A large portion of forensic applications require microfluidic chip material to show compatibility with biochemical reactions (such as amplification reactions), and to have high transparency in the visible region and high chemical resistance. Also, preferably, manufacturing should be simple. The characteristic properties of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) fulfills these requirements and offers new opportunities for the development of new forensic tests. In this work, the versatility of COC as material for lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems in forensic applications has been explored by realizing two proof-of-principle devices. Chemical resistance and optical transparency were investigated for the development of an on-chip presumptive color test to indicate the presence of an illicit substance through applying absorption spectroscopy. Furthermore, the compatibility of COC with a DNA amplification reaction was verified by performing an on-chip multiple displacement amplification (MDA) reaction.
The Impact of Ethologically Relevant Stressors on Adult Mammalian Neurogenesis
Authors: Jorgensen Claudia , Taylor James , Barton Tyler
Published: July 2019

Adult neurogenesis—the formation and functional integration of adult-generated neurons—remains a hot neuroscience topic. Decades of research have identified numerous endogenous (such as neurotransmitters and hormones) and exogenous (such as environmental enrichment and exercise) factors that regulate the various neurogenic stages. Stress, an exogenous factor, has received a lot of attention. Despite the large number of reviews discussing the impact of stress on adult neurogenesis, no systematic review on ethologically relevant stressors exists to date. The current review details the effects of conspecifically-induced psychosocial stress (specifically looking at the lack or disruption of social interactions and confrontation) as well as non-conspecifically-induced stress on mammalian adult neurogenesis. The underlying mechanisms, as well as the possible functional role of the altered neurogenesis level, are also discussed. The reviewed data suggest that ethologically relevant stressors reduce adult neurogenesis.
Mixed Small Vessel Disease in a Patient with Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Authors: Paraskevas George P. , Constantinides Vasilios C. , Pyrgelis Efstratios-Stylianos , Kapaki Elisabeth
Published: July 2019

Background: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is characterized by deposition of amyloid in small/medium size brain vessels, and may coexist with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). We describe a patient with a clinical diagnosis of DLB and imaging/biochemical characteristics suggestive of mixed small vessel disease (both CAA and non-amyloid microangiopathy). Methods: Clinical evaluation according to recent diagnostic criteria, magnetic resonance imaging, dopamine-transporter scan (DAT-scan) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis for dementia biomarkers were all performed. Results: The patient is a 71-year-old male, fulfilling criteria for probable DLB, with a positive DAT-scan, but with multiple microbleeds in a cortical-subcortical location suggestive of CAA, some microbleeds in deep brain nuclei suggestive of non-amyloid microangiopathy and abnormal levels of only amyloid-beta (Aβ42) in CSF. Conclusion: Coexistent mixed vascular and neurodegenerative disorders are frequent in older subjects with dementia and each one of the underlying pathologies may contribute to, or modify the clinical presentation.
A Cross-Domain Decision Support System to Optimize Building Maintenance
Authors: Moretti Nicola , Re Cecconi Fulvio
Published: July 2019

Operations and maintenance optimization are primary issues in Facility Management (FM). Moreover, the increased complexity of the digitized assets leads Facility Managers to the adoption of interdisciplinary metrics that are able to measure the peculiar dynamics of the asset-service system. The aim of this research concerns the development of a cross-domain Decision Support System (DSS) for maintenance optimization. The algorithm underpinning the DSS enables the maintenance optimization through a wiser allocation of economic resources. Therefore, the primary metric encompassed in the DSS is a revised version of the Facility Condition Index (FCI). This metric is combined with an index measuring the service life of the assets, one measuring the preference of the owner and another measuring the criticality of each component in the asset. The four indexes are combined to obtain a Maintenance Priority Index (MPI) that can be employed for maintenance budget allocation. The robustness of the DSS has been tested on an office building in Italy and provided good results. Despite the proposed algorithm could be included in a wider Asset Management system employing other metrics (e.g., financial), a good reliability in the measurement of cross-domain performance of buildings has been observed.