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Mobile Application for Ebola Virus Disease Diagnosis (EbolaDiag)
Authors: Danjuma Kwetishe Joro , Oyelere Solomon Sunday , Oyelere Elisha Sunday , Laine Teemu H.
Published: February 2018

This chapter describes how the Ebola virus is considered extremely infectious with a series of physical and psychological traumas on the victims. Common clinical signs associated with the disease include a sudden fever, severe headaches, muscle pain, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting, and unexplained hemorrhages. In Africa, with strained medical facilities and remote localities, prompt identification and diagnosis of the symptoms of Ebola in a suspected patient are important to the control of the epidemic and in curtailing further spread. This chapter presents the development of an Android mobile application called EbolaDiag (Ebola Diagnosis), which is capable of supporting the diagnosis, screening, and healthcare experts working on the frontline in contact tracing and monitoring of the spread of Ebola. Furthermore, EbolaDiag is suitable for aiding the strained medical facilities in endemic areas. In addressing this gap, the application provided a model for implementing such solutions in pandemic environments. Such a solution becomes more relevant and useful to combat Ebola and several other diseases in similar environments.
All My Life I Had to Fight
Authors: Husband Terry , Brown Chequita
Published: February 2018

Over the past two decades, a large body of research has documented the effects of school disciplinary policies and practices on Black males. As a result of this overemphasis on the educational plight and experiences of Black males in schools, very few studies have examined the impact of school discipline policies and practices on Black females. Given the absence of discourse about this issue, it is often assumed or taken for granted by many researchers and teachers that Black females receive equitable educational opportunities as other student populations. Using data from five large urban school districts, this chapter argues that the formal and informal disciplinary policies and systems in many schools and classrooms in the United States have a disproportionately negative impact on Black girls. Recommendations for administrators, teachers, and other key school officials are presented.
Girls in STEM K-12 Subjects
Authors: Mayakis Courtney Glavich , Robinson Jessica
Published: February 2018

While utilizing social learning feminist theory, this chapter explores current literature pertaining to the limited presence of women in STEM careers. This stems from girls' attitudes and self-assessment of math and science achievement, male-dominated workplaces, and societal stereotypes. The social learning feminist theory is composed of two theories: post-modernist feminism and social learning theories. The authors provide practical recommendations to broaden the definition of STEM to allow more women access to these related fields as well as to encourage more girls to pursue STEM majors.
Generative Systems in Information Visualization
Authors: Nowosad Ilona
Published: February 2018

The author presents various approaches particularly in the field of visual arts and sound visualization based on hi-tech artificial agents and audiovisual systems. The number of digital artists and designers who tend to computational creativity has rapidly grown in recent years and their artworks and generative visuals that manifest the new cultural paradigm “Form Follows Data” meet with a wide interest. The author describes and presents a collection of tools and programming environments used for creating visual representations of sound as well as live coding visualizations which fall under so called generative art movement. Concepts of interactive audiovisual systems, sound-reactive programming software, and immersive environments refer to synergy of sound, visuals, and gestures. Another purpose is to point to applications of generative systems and agent-based frameworks in social and cognitive sciences to study environmental and social systems and their interactions.
Thwarting Spam on Facebook
Authors: Jain Arti , Gairola Reetika , Jain Shikha , Arora Anuja
Published: February 2018

Spam on the online social networks (OSNs) is evolving as a prominent problem for the users of these networks. Spammers often use certain techniques to deceive the OSN users for their own benefit. Facebook, one of the leading OSNs, is experiencing such crucial problems at an alarming rate. This chapter presents a methodology to segregate spam from legitimate posts using machine learning techniques: naïve Bayes (NB), support vector machine (SVM), and random forest (RF). The textual, image, and video features are used together, which wasn't considered by the earlier researchers. Then, 1.5 million posts and comments are extracted from archival and real-time Facebook data, which is then pre-processed using RStudio. A total of 30 features are identified, out of which 10 are the best informative for identification of spam vs. ham posts. The entire dataset is shuffled and divided into three ratios, out of which 80:20 ratio of training and testing dataset provides the best result. Also, RF classifier outperforms NB and SVM by achieving overall F-measure 89.4% on the combined feature set.
Cooperative Multi-Agent Joint Action Learning Algorithm (CMJAL) for Decision Making in Retail Shop Application
Authors: Vidhate Deepak Annasaheb
Published: February 2018

This article gives a novel approach to cooperative decision-making algorithms by Joint Action learning for the retail shop application. Accordingly, this approach presents three retailer stores in the retail marketplace. Retailers can help to each other and can obtain profit from cooperation knowledge through learning their own strategies that just stand for their aims and benefit. The vendors are the knowledgeable agents to employ cooperative learning to train in the circumstances. Assuming a significant hypothesis on the vendor's stock policy, restock period, and arrival process of the consumers, the approach was formed as a Markov model. The proposed algorithms learn dynamic consumer performance. Moreover, the article illustrates the results of cooperative reinforcement learning algorithms by joint action learning of three shop agents for the period of one-year sale duration. Two approaches have been compared in the article, i.e. multi-agent Q Learning and joint action learning.
Adaptive Congestion Controlled Multipath Routing in VANET
Authors: Devangavi Anil D. , Gupta Rajendra
Published: February 2018

This article describes how in the VANET environment, routes are broken owing to node mobility. Moreover, the usage of wireless links for data communication leads to inherent unreliability and are error prone. Single path routing uses a prediction mechanism to compute a reliable path considering vehicle velocity and vehicle direction. Nevertheless, this methodology does not deal with major real-world traffic conditions. Hence, to address the aforementioned problems and to enhance reliability and fault tolerance, multipath routing protocols are employed. However existing multipath routing protocols even though compute multipath, only one path will be engaged in actual communication at any given time. Hence this work proposes Adaptive Congestion Controlled Multipath Routing in a VANET. The proposed work computes multiple paths from source to destination using cubic Bezier curves and more importantly, employs all/more than one path during the communication. The paths thus computed are adaptive in nature dependent upon the direction of mobility of source and destination vehicles.
Multi-Objective Programming for Supplier Selection and Order Allocation Under Disruption Risk and Demand, Quality, and Delay Time Uncertainties
Authors: Assellaou Hanane , Ouhbi Brahim , Frikh Bouchra
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this article is to develop a new stochastic multi objective optimization model to mitigate disruption risks while simultaneously addressing operational risks as well. Indeed, this model considers five objective functions for selecting a set of suppliers considering disruption risk and stochastic demand, quality, and delay time. The authors use two types of risk evaluation models: value-at-risk (VaR) and conditional value-at-risk (CVaR). Two examples are given to illustrate our model and two solution methods are compared and tested.
Efficient Approximation Algorithms for Minimum Dominating Sets in Social Networks
Authors: Truta Traian Marius , Campan Alina , Beckerich Matthew
Published: February 2018

Social networks are increasingly becoming an outlet that is more and more powerful in spreading news and influence individuals. Compared with other traditional media outlets such as newspaper, radio, and television, social networks empower users to spread their ideological message and/or to deliver target advertising very efficiently in terms of both cost and time. In this article, the authors focus on efficiently finding dominating sets in social networks for the classical dominating set problem as well as for two related problems: partial dominating sets and d-hop dominating sets. They will present algorithms for determining efficiently a good approximation for the social network minimum dominating sets for each of the three variants. The authors ran an extensive suite of experiments to test the presented algorithms on several datasets that include real networks made available by the Stanford Network Analysis Project and synthetic networks that follow the power-law and random models that they generated for this work. The performed experiments show that the selection of the algorithm that performs best to determine efficiently the dominating set is dependent of network characteristics and the order of importance between the size of the dominating set and the time required to determine such a set.
A Major Population of Functional KLRG1– ILC2s in Female Lungs Contributes to a Sex Bias in ILC2 Numbers
Authors: Kadel Sapana , Ainsua-Enrich Erola , Hatipoglu Ibrahim , Turner Sean , Singh Simar , Khan Sohaib , Kovats Susan
Published: February 2018

Humans show significant sex differences in the incidence and severity of respiratory diseases, including asthma and virus infection. Sex hormones contribute to the female sex bias in type 2 inflammation associated with respiratory diseases, consistent with recent reports that female lungs harbor greater numbers of GATA-3–dependent group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). In this study, we determined whether sex hormone levels govern sex differences in the numbers, phenotype, and function of ILC2s in the murine lung and bone marrow (BM). Our data show that lungs of female mice harbor significantly greater ILC2 numbers in homeostasis, in part due to a major subset of ILC2s lacking killer-cell lectin like receptor G1 (KLRG1), a population largely absent in male lungs. The KLRG1− ILC2s were capable of type 2 cytokine production and increased with age after sexual maturity, suggesting that a unique functional subset exists in females. Experiments with gonadectomized mice or mice bearing either global or lymphocyte restricted estrogen receptor α (Esr1) deficiency showed that androgens rather than estrogens regulated numbers of the KLRG1− ILC2 subset and ILC2 functional capacity in the lung and BM, as well as levels of GATA-3 expression in BM ILC2s. Furthermore, the frequency of BM PLZF+ ILC precursors was higher in males and increased by excess androgens, suggesting that androgens act to inhibit the transition of ILC precursors to ILC2s. Taken together, these data show that a functional subset of KLRG1− ILC2s in females contributes to the sex bias in lung ILC2s that is observed after reproductive age.
ALINHAMENTO ENTRE O PLANEJAMENTO ESTRATÉGICO E O PLANO DIRETOR DA TI EM ÓRGÃOS PÚBLICOS FEDERAIS
Authors: Paranaiba Marivone Sacardi de , Foina Paulo Rogério
Published: February 2018

Neste trabalho analisamos o alinhamento entre Planejamento Estratégico institucional (PE) e o Plano Diretor de Tecnologia da Informação (PDTI) dos ministérios federais. Considerando que o primeiro direciona as ações da instituição e o segundo oferece suporte às ações institucionais e direciona a operacionalidade da área de TI o alinhamento deles parece ser natural mas não foi o que encontramos. Alguns ministérios não possuem o Planejamento Estratégico, e nesse caso consideramos o Plano Plurianual (PPA) 2012-2015. O levantamento desses instrumentos foi realizado por meio do site Acesso à Informação – Governo Federal. Nos órgãos que possuíam os dois instrumentos o alinhamento encontrado foi satisfatório. Já para os órgãos que possuíam somente o instrumento PDTI o resultado não foi satisfatório, havendo lacunas para algumas ações realizadas pela organização. O resultado da análise é que quando os instrumentos existem e estão alinhados a área de TI do órgão assume papel estratégico e relevante para o sucesso do mesmo.
FATORES DETERMINANTES PARA A ELABORAÇÃO DE ESTRATÉGIAS COM VISTAS À ACEITAÇÃO E USO DA REALIDADE AUMENTADA EM CENÁRIOS DE NEGÓCIO
Authors: Silva João Vitor De Matos , RODELLO ILDEBERTO APARECIDO
Published: February 2018

Apesar de crescente, a utilização da Realidade Aumentada ainda requer estudos para confirmar seus benefícios e dificuldades, principalmente para a elaboração de estratégias quando aplicada a cenários de negócios. Nesse sentido, o artigo apresenta um estudo baseado na aplicação da Teoria Unificada de Aceitação e Uso da Tecnologia para identificar os principais itens relacionados com a aceitação e o uso da Realidade Aumentada no contexto do Marketing. A pesquisa envolveu a aplicação de um questionário adaptado da Teoria Unificada para 88 participantes. Na análise dos dados foram utilizadas técnicas multivariadas de análise fatorial, teste de Scree e rotação do tipo Varimax para interpretação dos resultados. As respostas apontaram que os itens fundamentais para a aceitação e uso da Realidade Aumentada foram a Intenção Comportamental e a Expectativa de Esforço. O trabalho tem como limitações os poucos estudos na área da Realidade Aumentada em cenários de negócios, o que ao mesmo tempo ressalta sua singularidade, e ao escopo da amostra alcançada. Porém, apesar das limitações, este artigo tem importância por analisar uma tecnologia emergente e promissora para cenários de negócios, e contribui, a partir dos resultados encontrados, com o destaque de potenciais fatores para que as empresas alcancem sucesso no desenvolvimento de ações baseadas em Realidade Aumentada.
GOVERNANÇA DE TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO: ESTUDO SOBRE A RELAÇÃO ENTRE A TI E A GOVERNANÇA CORPORATIVA NAS ORGANIZAÇÕES
Authors: Domingues Alexandre Albuquerque , Floyd-Wheeler Kathryn , Nascimento Neide Silva
Published: February 2018

O artigo reflete sobre a aplicação da tecnologia da informação ao setor estratégico das organizações, em especial aos conselhos administrativos de organizações “S.A” e a evolução deste segmento como fator competitivo de mercado. Neste contexto a t.i acaba obrigatoriamente a se adaptar a códigos de conduta como o “Código das Boas Práticas” de Governança Corporativa.   Neste sentido o desenvolvimento de mecanismos e sistemas de informação rápida e acessível ao nível de conselho (Board) tende a gerar decisões mais assertivas podendo aumentar de maneira considerável o lucro das organizações de capital privado, esta é uma tendência que pode se consolidar no Brasil futuramente.
In situ observation of atmospheric oxygen and carbon dioxide in the North Pacific using a cargo ship
Authors: Hoshina Yu , Tohjima Yasunori , Katsumata Keiichi , Machida Toshinobu , Nakaoka Shin-ichiro
Published: February 2018

Abstract. Atmospheric oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) mixing ratios in the North Pacific were observed onboard a cargo ship, the New Century 2 (NC2), while it cruised between Japan and the United States between December 2015 and November 2016. A fuel cell analyzer and a non-dispersive infrared analyzer were used for measurement of O2 and CO2, respectively. To achieve parts-per-million precision for the O2 measurements, we precisely controlled the flow rates of the sample and reference air introduced into the analyzers and the outlet pressure. A relatively low airflow rate (10 cm3 min−1) was adopted to reduce the consumption rate of the reference gases. In the laboratory, the system achieved measurement precisions of 3.8 per meg for the O2 / N2 ratio, which is commonly used to express atmospheric O2 variation, and 0.1 ppm for the CO2 mixing ratio. After the in situ observation started onboard NC2, we found that the ship's motion caused false wavy variations of the O2 signal with an amplitude of more than several tens of ppm and a period of about 20 s. Although we have not resolved the problem at this stage, hourly averaging considerably suppressed the variation associated with ship motion. Comparison between the in situ observation and flask sampling of air samples onboard NC2 showed that the averaged differences (in situ – flask) and the standard deviations (±1σ) are −2.1 ± 9.2 per meg for the O2 / N2 ratio and −0.02 ± 0.33 ppm for the CO2 mixing ratio. We compared the 1 yr of in situ data for atmospheric potential oxygen (APO) (= O2 + 1.1 × CO2) obtained from the broad middle-latitudes region (140° E–130° W, 29° N–45° N) with previous flask sampling data from the North Pacific. This comparison showed that longitudinal differences in the seasonal amplitude of APO, ranging from 51 to 73 per meg, were smaller than the latitudinal differences.
Technical note: An empirical method for absolute calibration of coccolith thickness
Authors: González-Lemos Saúl , Guitián José , Fuertes Miguel-Ángel , Flores José-Abel , Stoll Heather M.
Published: February 2018

Abstract. As major calcifiers in the open ocean, coccolithophores play a key role in the marine carbon cycle. Because they may be sensitive to changing CO2 and ocean acidification, there is significant interest in quantifying past and present variations in their cellular calcification by quantifying the thickness of the coccoliths or calcite plates that cover their cells. Polarized light microscopy has emerged as a key tool for quantifying the thickness of these calcite plates, but the reproducibility and accuracy of such determinations has been limited by the absence of suitable calibration materials in the thickness range of coccoliths (0–4 µm). Here, we describe the fabrication of a calcite wedge with a constant slope over this thickness range, and the independent determination of calcite thickness along the wedge profile. We show how the calcite wedge provides more robust calibrations in the 0 to 1.55 µm range than previous approaches using rhabdoliths. We show the particular advantages of the calcite wedge approach for developing equations to relate thickness to the interference colors that arise in calcite in the thickness range between 1.55 and 4 µm. The calcite wedge approach can be applied to develop equations relevant to the particular light spectra and intensity of any polarized light microscope system and could significantly improve inter-laboratory data comparability.
ICON-ART 2.1 – A flexible tracer framework and its application for
composition studies in numerical weather forecasting and climate
simulations
Authors: Schröter Jennifer , Rieger Daniel , Stassen Christian , Vogel Heike , Weimer Michael , Werchner Sven , Förstner Jochen , Prill Florian , Reinert Daniel , Zängl Günther , Giorgetta Marco , Ruhnke Roland , Vogel Bernhard , Braesicke Peter
Published: February 2018

Abstract. Atmospheric composition studies on weather and climate time scales require flexible, scalable models. The ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic model with Aerosols and Reactive Trace gases (ICON-ART) provides such an environment. Here, we introduce the most up-to-date version of the flexible tracer framework for ICON-ART and explain its application in one numerical weather forecast and one climate related case study. We demonstrate the implementation of idealised tracers and chemistry tendencies of different complexity using the ART infrastructure. Using different ICON physics configurations for weather and climate with ART, we perform integrations on different time scales, illustrating the model's performance. First, we present a hindcast experiment for the 2002 ozone hole split with two different ozone chemistry schemes using the numerical weather prediction physics configuration. We compare the hindcast with observations and discuss the confinement of the split-vortex using an idealised tracer diagnostic. Secondly, we study AMIP type integrations using a simplified chemistry scheme in conjunction with the climate physics configuration. We use two different simulations: The interactive simulation, where modelled ozone is coupled back to the radiation scheme and the non-interactive simulation that uses a default background climatology of ozone. Additionally, we introduce a chemical source term for water vapour for the interactive simulation. We discuss the impact of stratospheric ozone and water vapour variations in the interactive and non-interactive integrations on the water vapour tape recorder, as a measure of tropical upwelling changes. Additionally we explain the seasonal evolution and latitudinal distribution of the age of air. The age of air is measure of the strength of the meridional overturning circulation with young air in the tropical upwelling region and older air in polar winter downwelling regions. We conclude that our flexible tracer framework allows for tailor-made configurations of ICON-ART in weather and climate applications that are easy to configure and run well.
Detection of Hepatitis E Antibodies in Kazakhstan: A Pilot Study
Authors: Cainelli Francesca , Hortelano Gonzalo , Negmetzhanov Baurzhan , Ibrayeva Aigerim , Kaliaskarova Kulpash , Bulanin Denis , Vento Sandro
Published: February 2018

Introduction. Hepatitis E virus exposure is associated with sporadic cases of acute hepatitis and outbreaks in many countries worldwide. It is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, in whom the mortality rate is high. There are no previously published data reporting circulation of this virus in Kazakhstan.Methods. We tested blood samples for IgG anti-hepatitis E virus antibodies in 199 Kazakh participants; of  these 119 were workers at the EXPO 2017 building site in Astana, 35 were volunteers who got tested at the Astana City Hall on the World Hepatitis Day 2017, and 45 were volunteers who presented for screening at the Hepatogastroenterology Outpatient Clinic of the Republican Diagnostic Center, University Medical Center.Results. 11 (5.5%) individuals were positive for IgG anti-HEV antibodies, with a higher seroprevalence in males (7; 6.8%) vs females (4; 4.5%). The highest number of positive samples was in the 32-46 years age group.Conclusions. This pilot study suggests that Hepatitis E virus has been circulating in Kazakhstan. Studies are needed to determine whether it continues to be present, which viral genotypes are involved and what are the best methodologies for preventing its spread.
Artificial Intelligence, Smart Contract and Islamic Finance
Authors: Mat Rahim Siti Rohaya , Mohamad Zam Zuriyati , Abu Bakar Juliana , Mohsin Farhana Hanim , Md Isa Norhayati
Published: February 2018

This study examines the two important aspect of latest technology issues in Islamic finance that related to artificial intelligence (AI) and smart contract. AI refers to the ability of machines to understand, think, and learn in a similar way to human beings, indicating the possibility of using computers to simulate human intelligence. Smart contract is a computer code running on top of a block-chain containing a set of rules under which the parties to that smart contract agree to interact with each other. The main objectives of this article are to evaluate the operations of AI and smart contract, to make comparison between the operations of AI and smart contract. This article concludes that AI and smart contract will have a huge impact in future for Islamic Finance industry.
Acceptance of Change Behaviour among Middle Managers: The Importance of Subjective Norms and Social Influence as Environmental Predictors
Authors: Samah Safuwan
Published: February 2018

The study seeks to examine the influence of environmental-related factors among middle managers in Malaysian government organization. Specifically, this study seeks to determine the influence of subjective norms and social influence in public organizations on acceptance of change. Present study employed cross-sectional survey involving a sample of 400 Administrative and Diplomatic Officers (ADO) in Malaysian Public Service organizations. The findings highlighted that middle managers’ subjective norms in this study were significant in influencing acceptance of change but are not affected by their social pressure when changes are implemented. Practically, this investigation proffers essential effort in understanding the acceptance of change of middle managers in public service organizations. This study suggests ADO as change agents should be well informed and consulted to create social pressure among them to act in supportive ways of implementing planned change Theoretically, the results of this study append to the literature and to a certain extent provide better explanation of Theory of Reasoned Action and Social Cognitive Theory in the context of acceptance of change. The population of this study involved ADO as middle managers in Malaysian Public Service organizations thus the results cannot be generalized to other level of employees in public sector as well as private service organizations. A comparative study involving both public and private service organizations would be worth studying in future.
Parliament and Foreign Policy-Making Process
Authors: Tayie Mohammed Salman , Dashti Ibrahim Mohammad
Published: February 2018

Objective: The study discusses the role of the parliament in foreign policy-making. The role of the parliament has increased over time in light of the complexities and intertwined interests among countries and the emergence of globalization phenomenon, which has dehumanized the nature and reality of international relations, the need to deepen cooperation among the parliamentarians of countries has increased and expanding it to various fields, and hence emerged the role of parliament in foreign policy-making, so that Public Diplomacy is a substitute for government diplomacy.Method: The study is based on the institutional approach, which is one of the oldest methods used in political analysis. It stems from the study of political institutions in terms of composition and competencies. The institutional approach in its origins is due to the traditional constitutional school in the study of political systems, which was confusing the concept of state and the political system, and the latter is seen as the system of government as defined by constitutional law, i.e. the set of rules and laws governing public authorities and defining their terms of reference and functions.Results: The study concluded that parliamentary diplomacy has become a substitute for the official diplomacy and contributes side by side to the exclusion of war crises and finding the pursuit peaceful diplomatic solutions. The Public Diplomacy is a tributary of support for official diplomacy if coordinated together and the value of Public Diplomacy increases as the goals and orientations of the country's foreign policy express the values and aspirations of the people truthfully.Conclusion: The study concluded that parliaments - especially in democratic systems - play an important role in the process of foreign policy-making, and that there are external and internal factors affecting the effectiveness of the role of parliament in foreign policy. The Kuwaiti parliamentary experience reflected this development of parliamentary diplomacy and its role in foreign policy-making.
Surealism in Wewe Gombel Drama Script by M.S. Nugroho
Authors: Turahmat Turahmat , Nuryatin Agus , Sayuti Suminto A. , Supriyanto Teguh
Published: February 2018

Surrealism was initiated in France by Andre Bretton. In Indonesia, this genre then grows and develops rapidly in most of the drama script. The problem that arises over this phenomenon is whether there is a continuity of this genre when it is reduced to the region of Indonesia, because a work is always born on the influence of socio-cultural conditions that encompass it. And the socio-cultural conditions of Indonesia are of course different from the socio-cultural conditions of France. Issues to be examined is in Wewe Gombel play by MS. Nugroho. A manuscript of Wewe Gombel by MS Nugroho is a surrealism. The form of surrealism in this text lies in the following points. First, it uses myth as the source of the story. Second, in its text, there are also events beyond reason which utilize the human subconscious. Third, the storyline in this drama contains events that can still be traced. The storyline was built on the tangle of events that connect between one and another event which forms an integrated plot. Fourth, the forms of surrealism are used by the author as a means to convey satire of the sickening human condition, especially the bad parenting pattern of parents to their children. There are many satires in almost every dialogue of the drama.
Intellectual Capital Development Model of Muhammadiyah Higher Education in South Sulawesi
Authors: Jusriadi Edi , Bagus Wirawan Ida , Suaedi Falih
Published: February 2018

The dynamics of human resource development is characterized by the emergence of the issue of the workers diversity that occurs in an organization or institution. Diversity is defined as the difference in competence and individual attributes among lecturers within an institution. So with the issue , the objective of the research is Human Resource performance development based on Intellectual Capital. While the specific goals to be achieved to identify, analyze, and prove the contribution of intellectual capital development model as a process in supporting the performance of caturdharma lecturer of Muhammadiyah University (PTM) in South Sulawesi.The research population is Lecturer of Muhammadiyah Universities in South Sulawesi with 158 lecturers selected by multistage sampling technique by using the method of descriptive statistic and Structural Equation Model (SEM).The research found that the intellectual capital development model of Muhammadiyah university lecturer (PTM) in South Sulawesi was done through formal education method in the form of further study, non-formal education in the form of training, and education of Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan values in the form of Baitul Arqam. The intellectual capital development model of lecturers through formal education, non-formal education, and Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan values education has not directly contributed to improving the performance of the tridharma of higher education.
The template-assisted electrodeposition of platinum nanowires for catalytic applicati
Authors: Mohajeri Soha , Dolati Abolghassem , Daryan Sahar Hashemi
Published: February 2018

Template-assisted electrodeposition technique was applied to synthesize platinum nanowires (Pt NWs) on polycarbonate templates (PCT) with pore diameters of 15, 50, and 100 nm for catalytic applications. Influences of sulfuric acid added to the electrolyte, different potential scanning rates and different pore diameters of templates on the electrodeposition process of Pt NWs were investigated by electrochemical techniques, including voltammetry and chronoamperometry methods. It was confirmed that at lower scan rates and in acidic solutions, electrodeposition of platinum on templates with larger pores is controlled by diffusion. The potential range for deposition of Pt NWs was determined and the potentiostatic technique was utilized by applying various potentials of different durations to fabricate the NWs. The morphological characteristics of Pt NWs were examined using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was shown that the growth of Pt NWs on PCT 50 nm followed a pine-tree pattern, while the Pt NWs grew spherically on PCT 100 nm. The uniform and compact shape of Pt NWs was verified by the transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The catalytic activities of the prepared Pt NWs with the same exchanged charge density for hydrogen adsorption/desorption and methanol oxidation reactions were determined by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) testing, and the superior electrocatalytic performance was detected for Pt NWs prepared on PCT 50 nm. This enhanced catalytic activity was attributed to the higher surface-to-volume ratio, larger electrochemical active surface area and higher density of exposed active sites accessible on the pine-tree morphology of these Pt NWs compared to the spherical structure of Pt NWs fabricated on PCT 100 nm. This makes Pt NWs prepared on PCT 50 nm to be a promising catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).
Możliwości finansowania rozwoju turystyki ze środków UE na przykładzie Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego Województwa Mazowieckiego 2007–2013
Authors: Jędruszczak Katarzyna
Published: February 2018

Opracowanie zawiera analizę możliwości wsparcia dla projektów realizowanych w obszarze turystyki w ramach Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego Województwa Mazowieckiego w okresie 2007–2013 (RPO WM). Celem opracowania jest przedstawienie możliwości dofinansowania unijnego działań związanych z rozwojem turystyki na obszarze województwa mazowieckiego oraz przedstawienie stanu wdrażania priorytetu szóstego RPO WM. W pracy wykorzystano dane pochodzące z Mazowieckiej Jednostki Programów Unijnych, która pełni rolę Instytucji Pośredniczącej II (IP II) dla RPO WM na Mazowszu.
Spółki turystyczne na Warszawskiej Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych. Analiza stanu finansowego spółek w latach 2007–2012
Authors: Pastwa Marta
Published: February 2018

Tematem artykułu jest analiza stanu finansowego spółek oferujących usługi turystyczne, notowanych na GPW w Warszawie. Celem analizy była odpowiedź na pytanie, czy i w jakim zakresie pogorszył się stan finansowy spółek turystycznych w latach kryzysu ekonomicznego. Analiza podstawowych danych i wskaźników finansowych pozwala stwierdzić, że wszystkie spółki wykazały obniżenie rentowności w latach 2009 i 2010. Lata 2012, a w szczególności 2013 charakteryzują się powrotem na drogę ponownego, szybkiego wzrostu przychodów, zysków i rentowności.
Wpływ aktywności turystycznej na równowagę duchową i zdrowie człowieka
Authors: Karczewski Edward
Published: February 2018

Artykuł określa współzależność między uprawianiem turystyki i doskonaleniem się podmiotu w aspekcie fizyczno-duchowym. To próba zwrócenia uwagi, że turystyka jako istotna forma aktywności poznawczej stanowi ważne źródło równoważenia „serca” i rozumu w kontekście biopsychicznego oraz społecznego funkcjonowania człowieka. Egzystencja w środowisku ludzkim, a także czynniki przyrodnicze nadają równowadze duchowej szczególne znaczenie.
Sytuacja dochodowa powiatów Polski Wschodniej na tle uwarunkowań położenia geograficznego (wybrane przykłady)
Authors: Milewska Anna , Narojek Minika
Published: February 2018

This article presents the income situation of Eastern Poland districts (with particular emphasis on the income which the districts acquire so as to assign it to carry out their tasks next). It was shown, on the example of the least developed part of Poland, that these districts carry out fundamental tasks in order to meet the needs of their residents and local development. Every year the amount of expenditure is rising and the share of current expenditure is growing at a faster rate than the revenue growth. This is all the more important that the area of the districts, due to the geographical location and natural wealth, provides opportunities for tourism development. On the other hand classifying the substantial part of the area as a protected zone
prevents or restricts economic activity in other sectors.

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To achieve the goal of the paper the legal basis for the operation of the administrative units is
presented, the characteristic of the districts bialski, łosicki and siemiatycki is enclosed, including
demographic and economic situation and natural environment issues
Ocena przygotowania zawodowego absolwentów szkół i uczelni kształcących kadry dla gospodarki turystycznej przez pracodawców
Authors: Borne-Januła Hanna
Published: February 2018

The article presents the results of the assessment of professional preparation of the graduates of the colleges and schools educating tourism industry staff by employers of the related sector. The following questions have been analyzed: job applicants’ criteria, employment preferences related to the education sector and type of completed college/school, assessment of the professional skills of the graduates of colleges and schools educating tourism industry staff, expectations and needs of tourism labor market.
Parktour jako dyscyplina sportowo-rekreacyjna (część I)
Authors: Kacprzak Marzena , Wilczewska Sylwia
Published: February 2018

Sport is an area of human activity which arouses much interest among not only young, but also older people. It is important for improving the health of European citizens and has an educational dimension, as well as it plays societal, cultural and recreational roles. Sport promotes a feeling of common belonging and participation in social life, thus it can become an important tool furthering integration.
Trasa edukacyjna Bydgoszcz-Łabiszyn: Szlak Małych Elektrowni Wodnych
Authors: Kuźmińska Agnieszka , Pujszo Ryszard
Published: February 2018

The described route is a water connection between Bydgoszcz and Łabiszyn, a small town located approximately 34 km south of the large agglomeration of Bydgoszcz. The waterway connection follows the course of the Bydgoszcz Canal and the Upper Noteć Canal. Both of these watercourses contain hydraulic structures of historic significance, as well as small modern hydroelectric plants, used commercially for power production. Due to many years of neglect, the area is not currently used economically or by tourists.
The authors of the article, by highlighting selected tourist attractions and educational assets, and by coining the name ‘Small Hydroelectric Plants Trail’ intend to generate interest among the regional authorities in the process of revitalizing the presented route. They also want to promote
water tourism, educational tourism and student tourism, which may be included in physical
education curricula, especially in part-time study programmes
Projekt : "Pałucka gondola wodna na trasie Łabiszyn-Lubostroń"
Authors: Bania Alicja , Pujszo Ryszard , Szefer Piotr
Published: February 2018

Projekt „Pałucka Gondola Wodna na trasie Łabiszyn – Lubostroń” jest przedsięwzięciem o charakterze technologiczno-edukacyjnym powstałym na zapotrzebowanie społeczności lokalnej oraz turystów regionu pałuckiego. Głównym celem projektu jest uruchomienie sezonowego turystycznego i edukacyjnego połączenia wodnego korytem Noteci na trasie Łabiszyn – Lubostroń. Projekt został zaprezentowany na II Kongresie Studenckich Kół Naukowych „Studenci Miastu i Regionowi” w Bydgoszczy w 2010 roku a następnie uroczyście przekazany burmistrzowi Łabiszyna.
Atrakcyjność turystyczna regionu świętokrzyskiego
i jej wykorzystanie przez odwiedzających
Authors: Mońko Wiesława
Published: February 2018

Region świętokrzyski jest czystym i atrakcyjnie ukształtowanym regionem turystycznym, z dużą
liczbą zabytków, szlaków i innych turystycznych atrakcji. Turyści zachwyceni są gościnnością,
mitami, legendami zachowanymi przez mieszkańców dla przyszłych pokoleń. Region ten oferuje
też wiele produktów turystycznych, w tym dla młodzieży szkolnej. Jego tereny pokryte są siecią
szlaków turystycznych oraz obiektów kultury materialnej i niematerialnej. W regionie świętokrzyskim
funkcjonuje również wiele sanatoriów oferujących urozmaicone zabiegi lecznicze.
Turystyka religijna zrównoważona – na podstawie sanktuariów Warszawy i regionu Mazowsza
Authors: Pawlikowska-Piechotka Anna , Gołębieska Karolina
Published: February 2018

Poznanie społecznych i przestrzennych uwarunkowań zrównoważonego rozwoju turystyki kulturowo- religijnej wydaje się problemem ważnym, ponieważ zainteresowanie turystyką religijną i pielgrzymkową w Polsce nie słabnie, czego dowodzą miliony turystów w skali roku odwiedzających najbardziej popularne sanktuaria (Jasna Góra, Piekary Śląskie, Licheń, Kraków-Łagiewniki). W Warszawie i na terenie Mazowsza takimi miejscami kultu, chętnie odwiedzanymi przez turystów, są Niepokalanów oraz kościół św. Stanisława Kostki. Położenie sanktuariów religijnych w bezpośrednim sąsiedztwie zespołów mieszkaniowych może być przyczyną narastających konfliktów na płaszczyźnie: turyści–społeczność lokalna. Problematyka ta nie była dotąd materiałem pogłębionych studiów naukowych w Polsce. Inny wątek, który był szczególnie ważny w przeprowadzonych dotąd badaniach, to problem dostępności sanktuariów dla niepełnosprawnych. Niedostrzeganie w podejmowanych przez teoretyków ruchu turystycznego badaniach wymienionych aspektów szczegółowych dotyczących turystyki religijnej zachęca do podjęcia rozważań nad problematyką społecznych i przestrzennych uwarunkowań turystyki religijnej. Szczegółowa analiza problemu wydaje się istotna w kontekście spodziewanego wzmożenia ruchu pielgrzymkowego w Polsce w roku 2016, z okazji Światowych Dni Młodzieży, a także w latach następnych, ze względu na prawdopodobne nasilenie ruchu turystycznego. W przedstawionym tekście zaprezentowano pierwsze wnioski z badań przeprowadzonych w ramach ds.-245 AWF Warszawa (grant MNiSW na lata 2015–2018).
Zaproponowanie modelu probabilistycznej oceny ryzyka operacyjnego dla przemysłu tekstylnego z wykorzystaniem podejścia bayesowskiego.
Authors: Jan Mustafa Jan , Khalid M. Saeed , Awan Akber Ali , Nisar Salman
Published: February 2018

Wypadki, awarie i straty operacyjne skłaniają do podkreślenia znaczenia odpowiednich systemów i mechanizmów kontroli w celu radzenia sobie z ryzykiem operacyjnym (OR). W artykule opisano metodologię przeprowadzania oceny ryzyka w zakresie ogólnej działalności włókienniczej, tj. opracowanie ram koncepcyjnej oceny ryzyka i przeprowadzenie metodycznej realizacji wybranego elementu ryzyka operacyjnego z wykorzystaniem proponowanego podejścia. Proponowany model oceny ryzyka obejmuje koncepcję modelowania strukturalnego probabilistycznej oceny ryzyka z wykorzystaniem podejścia bayesowskiego w swojej uogólnionej formie, która może być stosowana do określonych ustawień operacyjnych wyrobów włókienniczych z definicją wymiarów i skal dla określonego środowiska włókienniczego. Proponowany ogólny model może również znaleźć zastosowanie w różnych branżach tekstylnych, wprowadzając rzeczywiste dane do testowania i walidacji. Proponowany model prognozowania OR, oparty na interfejsie GUI, jest skalowalny, rozszerzalny i może być zastosowany w przypadku dowolnych operacji z niewielkimi modyfikacjami w węzłach nadrzędnych/końcowych w ramach określonego elementu ryzyka. Dane zaprezentowane w artykule mogą być przydatne w zakresie zarządzania ryzykiem włókienniczym, a także wnoszą wkład do zrównoważonego rozwoju działalności przemysłowej w przyszłości.
Preparation of Copper Sulfide Deposition on Modified Poly(Ethylene Terephtalate) Fibres with Good Conductivity
Authors: Frydrych Iwona , Juan Xie
Published: February 2018

The immobilization of CuS on the surface of poly (ethylene terephtalate) (PET) fibres was carried out by the functionalization of PET fibres with chitosan (CS), followed by the chemical deposition method. Crosslinked chitosan with NH2 functionality was used as a chelator to absorb copper ions, which can successfully initiate CuS deposition in the following chemical deposition stage. The CuS-loaded fibres were characterised by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and thermal gravimetry, respectively. The properties of tensile and conductivity were also investigated. The lowest surface resistance 42 Ω/cm of the treated PET fibres was obtained when the CS concentration was 1.0%.
Influence of Weave Design and Yarn Types on Mechanical and Surface Properties of Woven Fabric
Authors: Frydrych Iwona , Ahmad Zuhaib , Wiener Jakub , Fraz Ahmad , Siddique Hafiz Faisal , Havalka Antonin
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of spinning technologies and weave design on fabric mechanical and surface properties. For this purpose, ring spun (combed, carded) and open-end (OE) techniques were used to manufacture yarns of polyester cotton (50:50) which were used in the weft, and 100% cotton yarn in the warp. Plain, twill, and satin weave designs were selected to construct woven samples on a projectile loom. The variation in fabric tensile strength is obvious with respect to weave designs. Higher interlacing of yarn produces more crimp in the load bearing, which may cause lower breaking strength and fewer broad floats. The mechanical and surface properties of these fabric samples were investigated and statistical analysis was performed, which showed a significant effect of the spinning technique and weave design on these properties.
Design and Development of Denim Fabrics with Improved Strength and Impact Abrasion Resistance for Motorcyclist Clothing
Authors: Frydrych Iwona , Güner Semin , Akkaya M. Şahin , Kayaoğlu Burçak Karagüzel
Published: February 2018

This study aims to design and develop denim fabrics with enhanced mechanical and impact abrasion resistance performance using different materials, yarn types and fabric constructions. It was aimed to reach the standard impact abrasion resistance requirements of motorcycle protective clothing for Level 1 in high impact areas of the body (zones 1 and 2), such as hip and knee areas. The existence of cotton/Cordura® yarn in warp and T400 polyester yarn in the weft and the use of higher yarn densities increased the performance in tensile strength and impact abrasion resistance, compared to a classical cotton denim fabric. The use of coarser yarns and fabrics with a double weave construction increased impact abrasion resistance compared to single layer cloths. The double and backed cloth samples developed with cotton/Cordura® and Kevlar®/polyester yarns in their construction showed impact abrasion resistance times over 4 s and reached the “EN 13595-2:2002 Level 1 abrasion resistance” standard requirement.
Effect of Weave Structures and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Ultraviolet Protection of Cotton Fabrics
Authors: Frydrych Iwona , Arul Pragasam A. Joseph
Published: February 2018

The protection provided by clothing against ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been the subject of considerable recent research. However, there is a lack of information concerned with the effect of weave structures and zinc oxide nanoparticles on these properties. A series of cotton fabrics differing in weave structure was produced and treated with zinc oxide nanoparticles. These fabrics were spectrophotometrically assessed and the UV protection factor calculated. It was found that while there was no significant difference in the Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) in untreated samples, in samples treated with zinc oxide nanoparticles an increase was noticed in satin and granite weaves. There is no relationship between weave parameters and the UPF. Also between porosity and the UPF, no relationship was noticed. Thus the present study provides design guidelines for clothing manufacturers.