bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A blockchain-based creditable and distributed incentive mechanism for participant mobile crowdsensing in edge computing
Authors: Chen Shiyou ,   State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China, Li Baohui , Rui Lanlan , Wang Jiaxing , Chen Xingyu ,   Cyberspace Security Academy, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
Published: January 2022

With the popularization of portable smart devices, the advance in ubiquitous connectivity and the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile crowdsensing is becoming one of the promising applications to acquire information in the physical world of edge computing and is widely used in Smart Cities. However, most of the existing mobile crowdsensing models are based on centralized platforms, which have some problems in reality. Data storage is overly dependent on third-party platforms leading to single-point failures. Besides, trust issues seriously affect users' willingness to participate and the credibility of data. To solve these two problems, a creditable and distributed incentive mechanism based on Hyperledger Fabric (HF-CDIM) is proposed in this paper. Specifically, the HF-CDIM combines auction, reputation and data detection methods. First, we develop a multi-attribute auction algorithm with a reputation on blockchain by designing a smart contract, which achieves a distributed incentive mechanism for participants. Second, we propose a K-nearest neighbor outlier detection algorithm based on geographic location and similarity to quantify the credibility of the data. It is also used to update the user's reputation index. This guarantees the credibility of sensing data. Finally, the simulation results using real-world data set verify the effectiveness and feasibility of above mechanism.
Causal Inference Under Approximate Neighborhood Interference
Authors: Leung Michael P.
Published: January 2022

This paper studies causal inference in randomized experiments under network interference. Commonly used models of interference posit that treatments assigned to alters beyond a certain network distance from the ego have no effect on the ego's response. However, this assumption is violated in common models of social interactions. We propose a substantially weaker model of “approximate neighborhood interference” (ANI) under which treatments assigned to alters further from the ego have a smaller, but potentially nonzero, effect on the ego's response. We formally verify that ANI holds for well‐known models of social interactions. Under ANI, restrictions on the network topology, and asymptotics under which the network size increases, we prove that standard inverse‐probability weighting estimators consistently estimate useful exposure effects and are approximately normal. For inference, we consider a network HAC variance estimator. Under a finite population model, we show that the estimator is biased but that the bias can be interpreted as the variance of unit‐level exposure effects. This generalizes Neyman's well‐known result on conservative variance estimation to settings with interference.
Uncertain identification
Authors: Giacomini Raffaella , Kitagawa Toru , Volpicella Alessio
Published: January 2022

Uncertainty about the choice of identifying assumptions is common in causal studies, but is often ignored in empirical practice. This paper considers uncertainty over models that impose different identifying assumptions, which can lead to a mix of point‐ and set‐identified models. We propose performing inference in the presence of such uncertainty by generalizing Bayesian model averaging. The method considers multiple posteriors for the set‐identified models and combines them with a single posterior for models that are either point‐identified or that impose nondogmatic assumptions. The output is a set of posteriors (post‐averaging ambiguous belief), which can be summarized by reporting the set of posterior means and the associated credible region. We clarify when the prior model probabilities are updated and characterize the asymptotic behavior of the posterior model probabilities. The method provides a formal framework for conducting sensitivity analysis of empirical findings to the choice of identifying assumptions. For example, we find that in a standard monetary model one would need to attach a prior probability greater than 0.28 to the validity of the assumption that prices do not react contemporaneously to a monetary policy shock, in order to obtain a negative response of output to the shock.
A note on the estimation of job amenities and labor productivity
Authors: Dupuy Arnaud , Galichon Alfred
Published: January 2022

This paper introduces a maximum likelihood estimator of the value of job amenities and labor productivity in a single matching market based on the observation of equilibrium matches and wages. The estimation procedure simultaneously fits both the matching patterns and the wage curve. While our estimator is suited for a wide range of assignment problems, we provide an application to the estimation of the Value of a Statistical Life using compensating wage differentials for the risk of fatal injury on the job. Using US data for 2017, we estimate the Value of Statistical Life at $6.3 million ($2017).
An Approach to Ensure Secure Inter-Cloud Data and Application Migration Using End-to-End Encryption and Content Verification
Authors: Koushik S.  , Patil Annapurna P.
Published: January 2022

Cloud Computing is one of the most popular platforms in recent times and has many services to offer. The resources are deployed on the Cloud and are made available to cloud users over high-speed internet connectivity. Many enterprises think of migrating the data or application hosted from one Cloud to another based on the requirements. Migration from one Cloud to another Cloud requires security as it is vital for any data. This article presents a novel secure framework called ‘InterCloudFramework,’ considering well-established criteria to migrate various services across clouds with minimal supervision and interruption. Security is the primary concern to migrate the data among inter-clouds. The study incorporates the Elliptical-Curve Diffie-Hellman algorithm to encrypt the data and Merkle Hash Trees to check the integrity of the data. In addition to security during migration, the framework reduces the migration time of data or applications.
End-User Approach to Evaluating Costs and Benefits of Smart City Applications
Authors: Jadrić Mario , Mijač Tea , Ćukušić Maja
Published: January 2022

As a part of an ongoing series of studies in the smart city domain from the perspective of end-users, the paper presents the results of an exploratory survey based on the cost-benefit analysis of different smart city solutions from users' point of view. Starting from a list of benefits and costs for four selected smart city applications (smart parking, water quality monitoring, air quality monitoring, and real-time traffic monitoring) that was generated by a young demographic of (future and current) users, a survey was organised to classify, reduce and evaluate the initial set of items. The respondents rated the identified potential benefits and costs of using the applications as a part of an integrated smart city solution. The results of a multivariate analysis based on the feedback from over 200 participants are presented in the paper. The main factors of identified perceived costs and benefits are indicated, and the link with the intention to use an integrated smart city application is reviewed.
Influence of Class Participation and Coursework on Academic Performance in the Context of Blended Learning
Authors: Xhomara Nazmi , Baholli Indrit
Published: January 2022

The study aimed to investigate the impact of class participation, and coursework on academic performance in the context of blended learning. A quasi-experimental research design and a database of students’ academic achievements to get secondary data were used in the study. A random cluster sample of students from the bachelor's degree program was taken. The study found that approximately 50.9% of the variance for the experimental group and 20.9% for the control group in academic performance can be explained or accounted for by class participation differences. It is also found that approximately 72.2% of the variance for the experimental group and 87.8% for the control group in academic performance can be explained or accounted for by coursework differences.
Seasonal expressions of GPR41 and GPR43 in the colon of the wild ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus)
Authors: Yang Xiaoying , Liu Xuhao , Song Fengcheng , Wei Hao , Gao Fuli , Zhang Haolin , Han Yingying , Weng Qiang , Yuan Zhengrong
Published: January 2022

G-protein-coupled receptor 41 (GPR41) and G-protein-coupled receptor 43 (GPR43) are important short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) receptors. Previous studies indicated that GPR41 and GPR43 are involved in the secretion of gastrointestinal peptides, and glucose and lipid metabolism, and are closely related to obesity and type II diabetes, and other diseases. The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between the GPR41 and GPR43 and seasonal breeding, and provide new prospects for further exploring the nutritional needs of breeding. We identified the localization and expression levels of GPR41 and GPR43 in the colon of the wild ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus) both in the breeding season and non-breeding season. The histological results revealed that the lumen diameter of the colon had obvious seasonal changes, and the diameter of the colonic lumen in the non-breeding season was larger than that in the breeding season. Immunohistochemical staining suggested GPR41 and GPR43 have expressed in the simple layer columnar epithelium. In addition, compared with the breeding season, the mRNA and protein expression levels of GPR41 and GPR43 in the colon were higher during the non-breeding season. In general, these results indicated GPR41 and GPR43 might play a certain role in regulating seasonal breeding.
On the accuracy in a combinatorial central limit theorem: the characteristic function method
Authors: Roos Bero
Published: January 2022

Целью данной работы является новое доказательство явной версии неравенства типа Берри-Эссеена, полученного Больтхаузеном ("An estimate of the remainder in a combinatorial central limit theorem", Z. Wahrsch. Verw. Gebiete, 66:3 (1984), 379-386). В литературе известно уже несколько доказательств с помощью вариаций метода Стейна. Также применялся метод характеристических функций, но он приводит только к более слабым результатам. В данной работе мы показываем, как можно исправить недостатки метода характеристических функций с помощью нового тождества для комплексных матриц в сочетании с недавно доказанным неравенством для характеристической функции аппроксимируемого распределения.
La(s) figura(s) de Pablo Neruda construida(s) en la cultura rumana de la segunda etapa del régimen comunista rumano (1965-1989)
Authors: Ilian Ilinca
Published: January 2022

Nos proponemos en este artículo presentar el proceso por el cual se remodela la imagen de Neruda en la segunda etapa del régimen comunista rumano (1965-1989), después de su desmesurado ensalzamiento entre 1947 y 1964 en calidad de ejemplar «compañero de ruta» en la construcción del socialismo. Confiscada inicialmente por unos agentes culturales y traductores aferrados a los dogmas del realismo socialista, su valiosa poesía consigue ocupar su merecido lugar durante «el deshielo cultural» e incluso después de 1971, cuando las políticas culturales ceausistas se orientaron hacia un nuevo dogmatismo de factura nacionalista. Si bien, en comparación con las primeras dos décadas del totalitarismo, su visibilidad decrece y su figura se esfuma entre los nuevos latinoamericanos llegados al escenario cultural rumano – los autores del boom –, la poesía de Neruda sigue presente en Rumania y ella será tanto instrumentalizada por los oportunistas del aparato de propaganda ceausista-nacionalista como rescatada de los clisés ideológicos por los agentes culturales del frente apolítico, estetizante.
Pouvoir de mort et art de la Relation : une étude de Moi, Tituba sorcière… de Maryse Condé
Authors: Kander Martyna
Published: January 2022

Power of death and art of Relation: a study of Moi, Tituba sorcière… by Maryse Condé

This study of the well-known novel Moi, Tituba sorcière… Noire de Salem (1986) by Maryse Condé will focus on the role of death in the narration. We will see how two different conceptions of death will here be in action: one, where death is nothing but a moment between two lives that still connect; the other, where death is used to enhance the power of white man. The aim is to see how Tituba reacts to the oppression by building a different approach to people, a path that is the “Relation” Edouard Glissant wrote about.
L’évolution de la pensée excentrique dans l’ouvrage Les francs-tireurs de la pensée. Sur quelques figures de l’esprit romantiques et post-romantiques de Agnieszka Kocik
Authors: Kociubińska Edyta
Published: January 2022

The evolution of eccentric thinking in the book The Free Shooters of Thought. On Some Romantic and Post-Romantic Figures of Mind by Agnieszka Kocik The article discusses the book The Free Shooters of Thought. On Some Romantic and Post-Romantic Figures of Mind by Agnieszka Kocik. This publication proposes to trace the dynamics in the development of the character of an eccentric in the 19th century literature, based on an analysis of works by, among others, Balzac, Sztyrmer, Nerval, Champfleury, Verne, Howard. The author distinguishes three stages in modernisation of fiction, pointing to its sources in the evolution of scientific and parascientific theories and ideas, without forgetting the historical upheavals which inevitably brought about important socio-political, cultural and literary changes.
O juízo acerca do nexo de causalidade e da imputação objetiva depende de reexame de prova, nos termos da Súmula nº 7 do STJ? Uma análise a partir do REsp 1.840.263/SP
Authors: Teixeira Adriano , Longobardi Campana Felipe
Published: January 2022

Partindo de um caso concreto no qual o Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) deixou de analisar as teses sobre nexo de causalidade e imputação objetiva arguidas pela defesa em sede de recurso especial sob o argumento da impossibilidade do reexame de prova, com aplicação da Súmula nº 7, o presente artigo procura responder se essa súmula realmente impede que o Tribunal (re)analise esses pressupostos do tipo objetivo ou se eles não exigem reexame de prova e é possível, e até mesmo necessário, que o STJ os aprecie. Para tanto, após concretizar o conteúdo da súmula, indicando a qual juízo de aplicação da lei penal em uma decisão judicial ela faz referência, entende-se que tanto o estabelecimento dos conceitos destes pressupostos (premissa maior) quanto a subsunção dos fatos a eles devem ser objeto de (re)análise pelo STJ.
Comparison Distribution of Vibrio Species in Stocking to Harvesting Process of Shrimp at Commercialize Shrimp Farm
Authors: Nillian Elexson , Zakaria Nur Diyana , Lesen Dalene , Yusoff Nur Hafizah Mohd , Ismail Nurain Syahirah Binti , Tung Teng Sing , Bilung Lesley
Published: January 2022

Vibrio species is one of the pathogenic bacteria infecting shrimps in aquaculture farm has caused severe loss to the aquaculture farm. The aim of this research is to isolate and compare the presence of Vibrio spp. in commercialize shrimp farm during the stocking process and the final harvest phase of shrimp productions. Quantification and isolation were conducted and measured using Log CFU (colony forming units) counts and morphological investigation gram staining and conventional biochemical test identification. A total of sixty-four (n=64) sediment and water samples were collected from the inlet and outlet of the two selected shrimp ponds (Pond A and Pond B) in Kampung Telaga Air, Kuching, Sarawak. As a result, the bacteria count from water samples during stocking period at both shrimps ponnds were 6.6 Log CFU/ml and 5.6 Log CFU/ml while during harvesting period were 5.3 Log CFU/ml and 5.8 Log CFU/ml. Meanwhile, bacteria count sediments samples during stocking period at both shrimp ponds were 5.5 Log CFU/g and 5.7 Log CFU/g whereas harvesting period at showed both shrimps pond were 5.2 Log CFU/g and 4.8 Log CFU/g. The finding showed the Vibrio sp. identified in sediment samples were V. parahemolyticus with 27%, followed by V. alginolyticus (22%), V. cholerae (16%). V. fluvialis (14%) and 7% of V. fulmisi and V. vulnificus and V. mimicus. Meanwhile, the Vibrio sp. identified in water samples were V. fluvialis with 29%, followed by V. alginolyticus (22%), V. parahemolyticus (19%) and 10 % were V. fulmisi , V. mimicus and V. vulnificus. The study has been carried out further by investigated the Antibiotic Susceptibility Test (AST) using erythromycin (15 ug/ml), ampicillin (10 ug/ml), and streptomycin (25 ug/ml). The positive cultures from sediment samples showed Ampicillin resistant profile was > 0.2 MAR index while fifty percent (50%) of the isolates from water samples were resistant to ampicillin. Therefore, this study has profound implications for further monitoring process from the stocking process towards the harvesting process in order to prevent any Vibrio sp. infection which caused shrimp’s disease or food safety issue related to public consumption or of shrimps in future.
Optimasi K-Means dengan Particle Swarm Optimization pada Pengelompokkan Daerah Stunting
Authors: Harliana Harliana , Herdian Bhakti Raden Mohamad , Saeful Bachri Otong , Sofian Efendi Fery
Published: January 2022

Stunting suatu kondisi balita yang memiliki tinggi badan lebih pendek dari usia normalnya. Berdasarkan data PSG Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Kediri di bulan februari 2018, tingkat prevelensi stunting di seluruh kecamatan Kabupaten Kediri sekitar 19,79%. Melihat tingkat prevelensi yang tinggi tersebut, maka penelitian ini akan melakukan clustering terhadap 37 kecamatan yang ada di Kabupaten Kediri berdasarkan prosentasi tingkat stunting tertinggi sampai dengan terendah. Untuk mendapatkan hasil yang maksimal maka algoritma k-means yang digunakan akan dioptimasi dengan PSO. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa rata-rata hasil nilai silhouette coefficient dan akurasi pada PSO k-means akan menghasilkan nilai yang lebih tinggi bila dibandingkan dengan k-means murni. Namun apabila dilihat dari waktu komputasinya maka k-means murni memiliki waktu yang lebih cepat bila dibandingkan dengan PSO k-means.
Prototype Interlocking Base Computer pada Perancangan Pengendalian Sistem Track Side Unit Menggunakan Ethernet
Authors: Arifianto Teguh , Mukti Lucky Isa , Feryando Dara Aulia , Winjaya Fathurrozi
Published: January 2022

Penyelenggaraan perkeretaapian ditujukan untuk memperlancar perpindahan orang maupun barang secara massal dengan memerhatikan faktor keselamatan, keamanan, kenyamanan, efektif, dan efisien. Perkeretaapian sebagai salah satu moda transportasi dalam sistem transportasi nasional yang mempunyai karakteristik pengangkutan secara massal dan keunggulan tersendiri. Beberapa tahun ini pembangunan kereta api memang sangat di perhatikan Sekarangpun pembangunan perkeretaapian sudah sampai tahap double track. Jadi, semakin banyak jalur yang di bangun juga pasti banyak pula aspek aspek yang di tambahkan sebagai penunjang perjalanan kereta api. Semakin banyak alat alat penunjang untuk kereta api semakin banyak pula kabel yang dibutuhkan untuk menyuplai ataupun mengontrol suatu alat tersebut. Perkembangan teknologi saat ini telah ditemukan alat-alat inovasi terbaru terutama jaringan ethernet. Ethernet adalah jaringan yang masuk ke dalam kategori Local Area Network (LAN) atau jaringan area lokal. Dalam pembuatan prototype ini menggunakan teknologi ethernet sebagai sistem pada track side unit. Direncakan menggunakan Arduino Uno328P dan dihubungkan dengan ethernet shield W5100 kemudian semua dihubungkan pada sebuah switch dan router sebagai server.
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN-SERVICE TEACHERS' CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND SELF-REGULATION SKILLS
Authors: Akyar Begüm Canaslan , Tuncer Nuran
Published: January 2022

Self-regulation skills allow individuals to control emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. Teachers' management of their behaviors, emotions, and thoughts could impact their classroom management too. Thus, teachers' self-regulation and classroom management relationships were analyzed in the study. To date, emotional regulation was studied, but self-regulation has not been studied in classroom management context. The study was designed as a quantitative study. Two hundred forty-four early childhood in-service teachers participated in the study. Correlation tests were used to analyze gathering data. The study result shows that self-regulation skills and classroom management are not correlated. On the other hand, there is a relationship between all three sub dimensions of self-regulation (self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement) and classroom management skills. The study result suggests that the early childhood teachers' self-reinforcement is positively correlated with classroom management skills. In addition, self-evaluation and self-monitoring are negatively correlated with classroom management. The study recommends that the teachers could increase their classroom management skills with internal or external rewards. Furthermore, the teachers can use some standard grade scales to observe whether they have misconceptions about classroom management strategies objectively.

 

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EXCHANGE RATE PASS-THROUGH IN MOROCCO: A STRUCTURAL VAR APPROACH
Authors: Youness El Amri , El Bouhadi Abdelhamid , Benali Mimoun
Published: January 2022

This study analyzes the impact of short- and long-term exchange rate fluctuations in Morocco. The purpose of this paper is to study the shocks transmission of exchange rates variations to prices index known as exchange rate pass-through. The empirical results of the quarterly data between 2000 and 2018 revealed that the pass-through of the exchange rate in Morocco is quite important, but incomplete and delayed in three categories of price index: consumer price index, Imports price Index and Industrial production price Index.

JEL: G15, G17, C51, C52

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IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR ON DEPOSIT MONEY BANK LIQUIDITY IN NIGERIA
Authors: Topbie Joseph Akeerebari , Ibiwari Fiberesima , Nwankwo Godgift Anyamaobi
Published: January 2022

According to Keynes (1936), money is the most liquid asset. Liquidity is an attribute to an asset. The more quickly an asset is converted into money the more liquid it is said to be. Purpose: this study was carried out to determine the long-run and short-run impact of macroeconomic behaviour as measured by money supply, exchange rate, real interest rate, and credit to the private sector on deposit money bank liquidity in Nigeria as measured by liquidity ratio; using annual time-series data ranging from 1990 to 2020. Methodology/Technique: the purpose of this study was achieved by the application of Autoregressive Distributed Lag Technique (ARDL) together with Augmented Dickey-Fuller and Phillip-Peron Tests. Findings: it was revealed that the liquidity ratio converged with 3.17% to long-run equilibrium after a shock to explanatory variables. It further displayed that the current level of money supply and real interest rate had a negative but significant impact on liquidity ratio, whereas, one-year lag and two-year lag of money supply, real interest rate, and exchange rat positively impacted liquidity ratio in both long-run and short-run. Conversely, it was revealed that one-year lag, two-year lag, and three-year lag of credit to the private sector had a negative and insignificant impact on liquidity ratio in the long-run, while it negatively and significantly impacted liquidity ratio in the short-run. Conclusion/Policy Recommendations: As a result of the findings, the study recommended that government policies that will enforce sustainable and efficient liquidity ratio be made feasible in the banking sector.

 

JEL: E10; E20; E40

 

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CRITICAL PEDAGOGY & ELT CLASSROOMS IN INDIA: SOME THOUGHTS
Authors: Rasheed Asma
Published: January 2022

This paper examines critical pedagogy and English language teaching (ELT) to understand how a classroom may, or may not, incorporate both of these aspects in a productive manner. It begins with looking at a relatively different paradigm of education that emerged towards the end of the twentieth century, where ideas of knowledge economy and knowledge capitalism gain ground. It traces a changing field of ELT that argues for language teaching from the perspective of Gramscian hegemony and spontaneous grammars. The paper briefly surveys the concept of critical pedagogy starting with the work of Paulo Friere and various other scholars. It will then see how this concept works in ESL classrooms and contexts, using culture and local concerns from the lives of learners particularly from India.
 

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TASK-BASED APPROACH: AN OVERVIEW
Authors: Ha Nguyen Dinh Nhu , Loc Nguyen , Tuyen Tran
Published: January 2022

During recent years, the task-based approach has been considered an effective methodology for teaching English as a foreign language. The term “task-based” appear in most of the learning activities in the classroom. It is clear that English teachers are being more interested in the use of task-based approach for most of English skills. They are making efforts to make lessons become more interesting and meaningful. Besides, the task-based assessment has been paid much attention by English teachers. Therefore, this paper aims at presenting the background of task-based approach, giving definition of learning tasks, illustrating task-based framework and identifying the roles of teachers and learners in task-based approach. In addition, it describes the assessment of task-based approach and making recommendation for language teachers relating to how to conduct task-based lessons effectively.

 

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THE EFFECT OF USING INSTRUCTIONAL RUBRICS ON EFL STUDENTS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE: A HIGH SCHOOL CASE IN THE MEKONG DELTA OF VIETNAM
Authors: Bui Minh Chau , Vuong Tan Minh Khoi
Published: January 2022

Teaching EFL writing has been one of the most trending research fields recently. Among the techniques being tested, using instructional rubrics has drawn much attention from researchers and teachers. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using rubrics in enhancing students’ writing skill and the students’ attitudes towards this technique. The study used the experimental research design. The participants were thirty English-majored eleventh-grade students (N=30) in a high school in Can Tho City, Viet Nam. The main research tools included two guiding rubrics, one writing pre-test, two writing post-tests, and a questionnaire. Holistic and analytic rubrics were used in the teaching of writing skill to the participants to help them understand the targets for learning and the standards of quality for their writing work.  Data from the pre- and post- writing tests indicated significant changes in students’ writing performance after using both holistic and analytic rubrics. Besides, the results of the questionnaire revealed learners’ positive perceptions of this technique. It could be suggested that high school teachers should take into account the use of rubrics in teaching writing for EFL students.
 

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VOCABULARY INPUT IN ESL TEXTBOOKS: A CORPUS-BASED ANALYSIS
Authors: Udaya Muthyala
Published: January 2022

Although textbooks are a major source in language learning, few research studies explored to what extent vocabulary input in ESL textbooks supports English language learning. The present study compares the vocabulary input of two English textbooks prescribed for Indian university undergraduate students. A corpus is constructed using online software based on the words in the textbooks. Comparison of frequency against different corpora reveals the differences in the order of words. The results are discussed both from a quantitative and a qualitative perspective. The analysis reveals that many words in the textbooks occasionally occur in common everyday language use and vocabulary selection in these textbooks demonstrates great variation in the number and selection of vocabulary. Therefore, the study confirms that the communication needs of learners are afforded greater weight than frequency criteria.
 

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REVIEW OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MAGAZINES IN TERMS OF SCIENTIST IMAGES: THE CASE OF CURIOUS KIDS
Authors: Kucuk Arzu , Kucuk Mehmet
Published: January 2022

This study aimed to examine the curious kids' magazine prepared, published, and sold by TUBITAK, a scientific and technological research institution of Turkey, in terms of the images of scientists it reflects. The data were collected by document analysis method within the scope of qualitative research approach and a total of 80 issues published between 2015-2021 were analyzed. In this process, the data containing text and visuals about scientists were evaluated using Newton and Newton's (1992) classification. It was examined separately by the researchers, taking into account each criterion in the evaluation list, possible differences were also compared. The results revealed that the images of scientists extracted from the magazine have begun to change positively in recent years. Children who follow this magazine can structure predominantly in minds of the scientist as regardless of gender, who dresses comfortably and appropriately for the nature of his work, uses interesting tools and equipment suitable for the nature of his work, although part of it is indoors, it is a person who mostly works outside, works as a team rather than individually, and most importantly, is happy with his work. 

 

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DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND CORPORATE PROFITS IN PRIVATE EXPRESS INDUSTRY: THE CHINESE PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Fei Bian , Tham Jacquline , Azam S. M. Ferdous
Published: January 2022

This research seeks to identify and analyze the market competition for the Jiangsu Express industry. In 331 prefecture-stage towns, there are around 13,000 self-operated shops. SF Express made a total profit of 57.48 billion yuan in 2016. To retain a competitive edge, express businesses must have a recognizable brand. Franchising may assist in enhancing the enthusiasm of the company in a short period. Other problems persist, including high staff turnover and loss of customer satisfaction. This in-depth essay addresses private express companies’ issues. The quality of customer service, and positive company culture, are all critical elements in employee satisfaction and financial success. Private Express Industry’s strategy is comprised of all of these elements. According to these results, employee satisfaction and company profitability are linked and is critical to corporate success. According to this study, incentives, company culture, and customer service are all essential drivers of profit choices. This research examined policymakers’ views toward outcome-based profitability. Future policymaker views will be explored via this research. This study’s results may have economic implications. Future research in other developing countries may use this study’s research methodology as a starting point. Future studies may investigate the long-term impact of Corporate Profits behaviour and the prevalence of Private Express Industry knowledge in different business sectors and industries.

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OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION FOR ENGLISH TEACHING REFORM IN THE ERA OF THE “POST-METHOD”
Authors: Yan Ma , Shuyue Zhang
Published: January 2022

“Post-method” language education is a new trend in foreign language teaching after the “method era”. “Outcome-based Education (OBE)” is an important theory for students’ learning development because it is students-centered and focuses on students’ performance. Combining the Post-method teaching system, and based on the OBE concept, we aim to explore the reforms of college English in the Post-method teaching era. We discussed the characteristics of teachers and students under the concept of OBE and analyzed the ways to carry out OBE in college English teaching. We hope that it will go beyond the limitations of traditional Chinese college English teaching theory and practice and bring new insights into college English teaching reforms.

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MY FATHER BALIAH: COLONIALISM, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT
Authors: Rao B. Venkat
Published: January 2022

This paper is a study and analysis of Y.B. Satyanarayana’s autobiographical text, My Father Baliah. It examines how the author’s family were able to negotiate the spaces of colonial modernity and its institutions, such as the railways and educational institutions, for the upliftment of their family. Historically, education and respectful employment were categorically denied to Dalits. They were denied to Dalits due to the prevailing Brahminical caste system which prohibited Dalits from either acquiring book knowledge or owning any form of wealth or assets. However, the Dalit community was able to access some resources of modernity during British colonialism. Interestingly, the author documents the positive role Muslim rulers of the times as well as the British who enabled this mobility of a downtrodden caste. The paper looks at these historical shifts which opened a liminal liberal space for the author’s forefathers during colonialism and sowed the seeds of education and empowerment for his family and an entire community.

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THE NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS SERVICE ENCOUNTER: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN THE IRAQI BANKING SERVICE
Authors: Mosa Raafat Awad
Published: January 2022

In the midst of a business environment that gave the customer an advanced position in the interests and orientations of marketing organizations, the method of nonverbal communication comes to occupy an important and integrated space with verbal or word communication in the field of interaction with customers in order to achieve the best response to them and build the image and positive view towards service organizations. Therefore, the current study sought to measure the influence of nonverbal communication behaviors and signals practiced by frontline employees in service organizations on the perceptions of customers during the encounter that happens between the two parties. The banking sector was chosen as a domain of study, and the quantitative approach and the random sampling method were adopted through the participation of 397 customers who received different services from banks operating in Basra Governorate - Iraq. The results indicated that the behaviors and cues related to nonverbal communication used by the frontline employees of the respective banks positively affect the perceptions of the customers surveyed, and among the silent cues in this form of communication, body language had the strongest influence on customer perception in service encounters. The study recommended that banks should strive to create a friendly climate in providing service in which work is based on the principle of customer friendship, where nonverbal communication is integrated with verbal.

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CHRONIC BACK PAIN - EFFECTS OF THE STABILIZATION EXERCISES ON PAIN, RANGE OF MOTION AND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENTS
Authors: Metolli Surven , Oseku Aisel
Published: January 2022

Background: The worldwide prevalence of chronic spinal pain is 19.6% in them aged 19-23 years and more prevalent in females. Routine physiotherapy seems to be effective in reducing pain and improving functional outcome in patients with chronic back pain. Back stabilization exercises are in trend in the management of chronic pain, it is not known whether the addition of these exercises produces better results even though the patient has pain during execution. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of back stabilization exercises on pain, ROM and functional inability to manage chronic back pain. A random trial in: Period: February 2021 to July 2021. Methods: 42 patients with back pain (3 patients dropped out of the study). Participants were recruited through intentional sampling technique. The tools used for data collection were NPRS, Modified ODI, Goniometry (Lumbar Bending, stretching and lateral bends) and MMT (Trunk Flexors and Clamps). The data were analyzed at the beginning and later after 2 weeks of intervention (8 sessions). Results: 20 males and 19 females participated in the study. After 2 weeks of intervention this treatment showed improvement in reducing pain and improving functional status. SE had shown significant gains in NPRS p = 0.001, modified ODI p = 0.001, ROM Extension p = 0.027, ROM Curvature on the right side p = 0.024 and MMT Flexion p = 0.031. Conclusion: Stabilization exercises have been found to be effective in managing chronic back pain in terms of pain reduction and functional inability.

 

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THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE INSTRUCTION IN EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS FOR STUDENTS FROM TRA VINH UNIVERSITY, VIETNAM
Authors: Hau Kien , Huyen Tran Thi Thanh , Thu Tran Thi , Vinh Nguyen Quang
Published: January 2022

This study uses the sociological investigation method and direct interview in order to understand the current situation of the instruction in extracurricular sports at Tra Vinh University. The total area of the playground is 13,700 m2 with the ratio of 1.36 m2/student. There are 11 lecturers and the ratio of student/lecturer is 915.18. There is still no regular program in extracurricular sports for Tra Vinh University students.
 

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ANTHROPOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURE TO THE 16-YEAR-OLD MALE STUDENTS
Authors: Thaqi Agron
Published: January 2022

The aim of the study is to determine the structure of some anthropometrical characteristics of children aged 16, living in Kosovo. The research was conducted on a sample of 110 male students of high school “Fehmi Lladrovci” in Gllogoc, the Republic of Kosovo. The sample of variable held eighteen anthropometric measures: four variables to estimate the dimensionality of the longitudinal skeleton, four variables to estimate the dimensionality of the transversal skeleton, four variables to estimate the volume of the body, four variables to estimate the skin folds of the body, body weight, and body mass index. The calculation of the data was made by using the SPSS 24 program. All morphological indicators have displayed different parameters that ranged from the lowest to the highest levels. The correlation analysis show that the coefficients of morphological variables are curved and appear as a homogeneous group with a high intercorrelation at the coefficient level of (p =0.01). Factor analysis has shown three latent factors, the first latent factor that has appeared is the anthropometric factor composed of longitudinal dimensionality, transversal dimensionality and body perimeter factors of skeleton. The second latent factor is composed of the skin folds, and the third factor is the anthropometric factor composed of body weight and body mass index.

 

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EFFECT OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING PROGRAM ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE IN YOUNG TAEKWONDO ATHLETES
Authors: Genç Fatih Ahmet , Dağlıoğlu Önder
Published: January 2022

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of plyometric training program on athletic performance in young male taekwondo players. 20 volunteer male taekwondo athletes between the ages of 17-22 who regularly practice taekwondo participated in our study. Two different groups were formed as 10 athletes as experimental group and 10 athletes as control group. A plyometric training program was applied to the experimental group 3 days a week for 8 weeks. During the study, both groups continued their normal taekwondo training. The subjects were explained in detail how the study would be carried out. During the study, they were asked not to use diet or nutritional supplements and not to do separate exercises. The body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), anaerobic power, back strength, hand grip strength, speed and flexibility values of the participating athletes were measured before starting the plyometric training program and after the training was completed. SPSS 22.0 program was used for statistical analysis. Paired Samples T-Test was used for in-group comparisons. Statistical results were evaluated at p<0.05 significance levels. Anaerobic power, BFP, vertical jump, back strength, hand grip strength right, hand grip strength left, speed and flexibility values of the experimental group were found to be significant at p<0.05 level. Only flexibility values of the control group were found to be significant at p<0.05 level. As a result, it can be said that the 8-week plyometric training program has a positive effect on the athletic performance of taekwondo athletes.

 

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CHRONIC EFFECT OF DYNAMIC AND STATIC CORE TRAINING ON TAEKWONDO BANDAL-TCHAGUI KICK FATIGUE
Authors: Bulak Ömer Faruk , Özdal Mustafa
Published: January 2022

In our study, the effect of dynamic and static core training on taekwondo Bandal-Tchagui kick fatigue was investigated. For this purpose, 21 athletes participated in the study and they were divided into two as dynamic and static core groups. Both groups participated in the core training program for 6 weeks and fatigue was determined by measuring the kick impact pressure one day before and after the program. As a result of the data obtained, it was observed that fatigue was not affected both between the pre-post tests of the groups and between the groups (p>0.05). As a result, it can be said that dynamic and static core training has no effect on taekwondo Bandal-Tchagui kick fatigue.

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THE EFFORT OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY ENHANCEMENT FOR CHILDREN IN CITIZENS ASSOCIATION 1 PADUKUHAN SANTREN THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE
Authors: Kholis Nur , Laila Aulia Nishful
Published: January 2022

Scientific literacy for children is really needed now days, regarding the development era which is more dynamic requiring children to adapt with the development. Through the community service program, college students make an effort of scientific literacy enhancement for children in Padukuhan Santren which is conducted with the scientific experimentation activities. Those activities have been done for five meetings, such as 1. Introducing primary and secondary colors and experimenting the running water, 2. Experimenting floating egg and chewy egg, 3. Experimenting the pepper away, 4. Experimenting the water, fire and oil, 5. Experimenting the rainbow candy. The implementation program method is conducted gradually, include general preparation, designing, implementation and evaluation. All implementation of activities and programs that have been designed have run successfully and corresponding with the problems we identified before, during pre-community service program. The result obtained from this program is children are able to know and understand about scientific literacy through scientific experimentation that have been performed.

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Hybrid Intrusion Detection System
Authors: Adhao Rahul , Mahefuj Samadhan , Pachghare Vinod , Khadse Vijay
Published: January 2022

One of the most challenging aspects of a rule-based network intrusion detection system is the high false-positive rate, which makes it unreliable. This research study has developed a new hybrid system based on two-stage intrusion detectors in series to lower the system's high false-positive rate. At first, the rule-based system identifies incoming network packets as intrusion packets or normal packets. The trained machine learning model with feature reduction technique assists the classifiers in classifying the incoming packets as intrusion or normal. For the rule-based system, "Snort" is used, and for the second stage, a classification decision tree is used. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) technique is used for feature selection purposes. The final decision about intrusions is based on the prediction of both the learning systems. The experimental results show that this approach successfully reduces the false positive and false negative rates and increases rule-based NIDS accuracy.
NILAI-NILAI KEISLAMAN PADA MATERI POKOK IPS DALAM BUKU TEMATIK KELAS IV SD/MI TEMA PEDULI TERHADAP MAKHLUK HIDUP"
Authors: Rahmi Rina
Published: January 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji dan menganalisis nilai-nilai keislaman yang terdapat pada materi pokok IPS dalam buku tematik kelas IV SD/MI tema Peduli Terhadap Makhluk Hidupâ€ edisi revisi 2017 terbitan Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. Jenis penelitian menggunakan penelitian kualitatif metode library research./Content Analysis. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini berupa sumber data primer yaitu buku tematik (buku guru dan siswa) kelas IV SD/MI semester I (satu). Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik dokumentasi. Sedangkan analisis data menggunakan teori Miles and Huberman yang terdiri dari reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa nilai-nilai keislaman yang terkandung dalam materi pokok IPS buku Tematik tema 3 terdapat 4 dari 18 nilai karakter yang dikemukakan oleh Pusat Kurikulum Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan yang terdiri dari Nilai Aqidah berupa religius daN tanggung jawab; Nilai Ibadah berupa Peduli Lingkungan, dan Nilai Akhlak berupa disiplin.
Pala Viipuria uuteen kotiin
Authors: Sireni Maarit
Published: January 2022

A piece of Vyborg in the new home

The article analyses how ceded Vyborg has been made visible in the material culture of the homes of people who left and settled elsewhere in Finland. The study focuses on the pictures and objects representing the place of origin and their meanings for the narrators. The analysis utilises concepts from social and cultural geography, and research on homes and the material culture of homes as a way of remembering. The findings are also mirrored in previous studies on the sense of place of migrant Karelians. The material used is an ethnographic survey conducted by the National Board of Antiquities in 1982. The empirical part of the article describes what kind of objects writers with Vyborg backgrounds tell about and how Vyborg is reflected in their new homes. This is followed by a more detailed look at the memoirs of three women who left Vyborg. These shed light on both the meanings of origin and on the pro- cesses of homelessness, and the formation of a sense of home among displaced Karelians during the decades of reconstruction.
Viipuri-kirjallisuus diasporan aikana
Authors: Grünthal Satu
Published: January 2022

Vyborg in literature after the wars

The text provides an overview of post-war Vyborg literature. Memoirs, espe- cially those which appeared in the 1970s – 1980s, have maintained the image of Vyborg as an idyllic city. In the 2000s Vyborg has been both a picturesque stage for suspense novels and a venue for dramatic war experiences. Vyborg literature can also be a communally shared place of memory that has made possible a return to a lost time and city.