bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Energy security in New Zealand politics: risk perceptions and political agendas
Authors:   , Tyndall Lucy Sarah Moor
Published: November 2021

Energy security is a subjective concept, as to different actors it invokes different meanings and thoughts about risk. It is highly political because it is at the heart of the debate between the environmental consequences of burning fossil fuels and the economic consequences of constraining this consumption. How a government perceives energy security provides an important indication of how they intend to approach the complexity of current energy issues. No more important is energy security to consider than in New Zealand. As this thesis will show, the term is used in New Zealand's policy-making circles but it is not referred to consistently. This thesis will use the Copenhagen School's Theory of Securitisation and delineate the key features of energy security in New Zealand politics. It will show that there has been two distinct rhetorical politicisations of energy security that argue for two divergent energy policies. First, the Clark Labour Government used a strategy of politicisation to bring energy security risks onto the political agenda. This sought to legitimise strong government leadership in the energy sector to support the development of robust climate change policy. The second rhetorical politicisation is at the heart of the Key National Government, where energy security is subsumed to the immediate concern for economic growth in the wake of the global economic recession. Thus there is a heightened concern for short-term risk to security of energy supply and New Zealand's role in contributing to global energy security. The nature of energy security issues and how they are integrated with other policy challenges remain in dispute. Consequently, energy security is a highly contested and politicised concept in New Zealand politics.
A Palladium-Catalysed Allylic Alkylation Cascade: Towards the Total Synthesis of Thromboxanes A₂ and B₂
Authors:   , Turner Claire Alison
Published: November 2021

The design and development of new chemical reactions is crucial to the ongoing success of organic synthesis research. In this work the scope and utility of a recently discovered regioselective palladium-catalysed allylic alkylation (Pd-AA) cascade was explored through increasing the range of non-symmetric pyran-based biselectrophiles and β-dicarbonyl bis-nucleophiles that can be used in this reaction.  Four differentially protected tri-substituted dihydropyrans based on glucose were synthesised, including 2,3-unsaturated silyl glycosides and α,β-unsaturated lactones. These substrates were assessed as bis-electrophiles in the Pd-AA cascade. One silyl glycoside bis-electrophile, possessing a carbonate leaving group, was shown to be an excellent substrate for reaction with a number of cyclic bis-nucleophiles. Furthermore, a series of regioisomeric methylated 4-hydroxycoumarins were synthesised, tested and found to be equally effective as bis-nucleophiles in the Pd-AA cascade with both acyclic and cyclic bis-electrophiles.  Advances made during this research include a novel Ferrier reaction with silanol nucleophiles, which was found to produce silyl glycosides, albeit in low yields. Additionally, several Perlin aldehydes were generated by the Ferrier-type hydrolysis of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal and led to the discovery of discrepant structural assignments in the literature. Furthermore, a ¹³C NMR shielding template was generated as a tool for the stereochemical assignment of tri-substituted dihydropyrans.  An extended variant of the Pd-AA cascade was achieved by employment of the bisnucleophile Meldrum’s acid with the optimal tri-substituted bis-electrophile in the presence of H₂O. The reaction afforded a γ-butyrolactone that could serve as a potential intermediate en route to the synthesis of the biologically interesting compounds thromboxanes A₂ and B₂. This extended Pd-AA cascade, although currently unoptimised, is capable of performing five synthetic transformations in one-pot and holds the potential to improve on the current syntheses of the thromboxanes.
Collaborative Software Visualization in Co-located Environments
Authors:   , Anslow Craig
Published: November 2021

Most software visualization systems and tools are designed from a single-user perspective and are bound to the desktop and IDEs. These design decisions do not allow users to analyse software collaboratively or to easily interact and navigate visualizations within a co-located environment at the same time. This thesis presents an exploratory study of collaborative software visualization using multi-touch tables in a co-located environment. The thesis contributes a richer understanding of how pairs of developers make use of shared visualizations on large multi-touch tables to gain insight into the design of software systems.  We designed a collaborative software visualization application, called Source-Vis, that contained a suite of 13 visualization techniques adapted for multi-touch interaction. We built two large multi-touch tables (28 and 48 inches) following existing hardware designs, to explore and evaluate SourceVis. We then conducted both qualitative and quantitative user studies, culminating in a study of 44 professional software developers working in pairs.  We found that pairs preferred joint group work, used a variety of coupling styles, and made many transitions between coupling and arrangement styles. For collaborative group work we recommend designing for joint group work over parallel individual work, supporting a flexible variety of coupling styles, and supporting fluid transitions between coupling and arrangement styles.  We found that the preferred style for joint group work was closely coupled and arranged side by side. We found some global functionally was not easily accessible. We found some of the user interactions and visual interface elements were not designed consistently. For the design of collaborative software visualizations we recommend designing visualizations for closely coupled arrangements with rotation features, providing functionality in the appropriate locality, and providing consistent user interactions and visual interface design.  We found sometimes visualization windows overlapped each other and text was hard to read in windows. We found when pairs were performing joint group work the size of the table was appropriate but not for parallel individual. We found that because the table could not differentiate between different simultaneous users that some pair interactions were limited. For the design of multi-touch tables we recommend providing a high resolution workspace, providing appropriate table space, and differentiating between simultaneous user interactions.
The impacts of Meta Data Management on Social Dynamics: A Research Case Study
Authors:   , Mayberry Torrance
Published: November 2021

Meta data management practices often overlook the role social dynamics play in harnessing the value of an organisation’s unique business language and the behaviours it creates. Using evidence from literature, interviews and cognitive ethnography, this research case sets out to explain the impacts of meta data management on social dynamics. The emerging themes (that is, newness, continual adaption, engagement tension, production tension, inefficiency and unreliability) represent salient factors by which organisations can be constrained in exploiting the worth of their meta data. This research emphasises the critical importance of organisations having a deeper understanding of the purpose and meaning of information. This understanding is a strength for creating value and for exploiting the worth arising in networks and in the social dynamics created within those networks. This strength contributes to organisations’ economic growth and is interdependent with their ability to manage complex phenomenon in a growing interconnected society.
An Annotated Bibliography on Recordkeeping Practices within Pacific Churches
Authors:   , Vea Suliana Grace
Published: November 2021

This bibliography focuses on recordkeeping in Pacific churches. It is organised into the following sections: current recordkeeping practices in the Pacific, archives in the Pacific, recordkeeping practices within churches in general, remittances, loan sharks and debt. It also covers news articles reporting instances of the abuse of resources in the Pacific church context. This annotated bibliography will assist with future research investigating the recordkeeping practices of Pacific churches. This is an area that needs investigating as Pacific families donate enormous amounts of money to the churches they belong to.
Government Cloud Computing Strategies: Management of Information Risk and Impact on Concepts and Practices of Information Management
Authors:   , Bisley Peter
Published: November 2021

Research Problem The objective of this research is to investigate the extent to which the government cloud computing strategies of New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland are supported by defined processes for considering the information risks of shifting to cloud computing, and assessing the impact of these approaches on concepts and practices of information management. Methodology The study undertook a qualitative analysis of published policies, strategies and guidance documents published by regulatory agencies within the target jurisdictions, investigating these documents for evidence of a process to assess and manage information risks. Results The study provides an assessment of the adequacy of governments’ guidance frameworks in preparing government organisations to properly assess the risks, opportunities, and necessary controls for information in a cloud service. Implications The gaps in guidance demonstrated by the study identify opportunities for a more rigorous assessments of the effectiveness of information management controls and privacy safeguards implemented by government organisations, and points to characteristics which could be assessed against in more specific case studies.
The application of the teaching methods of Opher Brayer in the compositions of jazz pianist Yaron Herman: Developing a portfolio of original compositions based upon these concepts
Authors:   , Brown Alan
Published: November 2021

Yaron Herman is a talented and influential Israeli-born jazz musician, currently residing in Paris. At the age of 31, he has released six albums, the first when he was 21. What is more remarkable is that he only started learning the piano at the age of 16 (following a sports injury that curtailed his basketball career dreams), under the tutelage of Opher Brayer, who used a combination of philosophy, mathematics and psychology. The intent of this research is to firstly, identify and understand the key concepts of Brayer’s methods as applied by Yaron Herman, and secondly, develop a portfolio of compositions utilising these principles. A recital of these tunes will then be presented.
A Process Oriented Knowledge Audit for a Small Software Development Company in New Zealand
Authors:   , Yue Yuan
Published: November 2021

This study is a knowledge audit that focuses on one of New Zealand’s leading small software development companies, and examines one of the company’s most important processes in great detail to uncover and categorise the knowledge requirements in the selected process. Because the majority of knowledge items examined are implicit and must be studied in light of the surrounding context, the knowledge audit used qualitative research methods that analyse tasks and knowledge items in conjunction with the process these items are part of.
Constraint Equations for a Planar Parallel Platform
Authors:   , Otaif Amani Ahmed
Published: November 2021

The aim of this thesis is to apply the Grünwald–Blaschke kinematic mapping to standard types of parallel general planar three-legged platforms in order to obtain the univariate polynomials which provide the solution of the forward kinematic problem. We rely on the method of Gröbner basis to reach these univariate polynomials. The Gröbner basis is determined from the constraint equations of the three legs of the platforms. The degrees of these polynomials are examined geometrically based on Bezout’s Theorem. The principle conclusion is that the univariate polynomials for the symmetric platforms under circular constraints are of degree six, which describe the maximum number of real solutions. The univariate polynomials for the symmetric platforms under linear constraints are of degree two, that describe the maximum number of real solutions.
Integrating emotion into behaviourally-based parenting programmes: can this enhance outcomes for child conduct problems?
Authors:   , Hammington Josie
Published: November 2021

The current pilot study aimed to integrate emotion focused elements into an already well-established parenting programme in the hope of improving outcomes for children with conduct problems (CPs). Thirty-six parents of children with conduct problems (aged 3-7 years) were randomly allocated to two versions of the Triple P parenting programme; standard Group Triple P (GTP) or a new Emotion-Enhanced Group Triple P programme (EEGTP) that taught parents to engage in an elaborative, emotion-rich conversational style when discussing past events with their children. As expected, child CPs significantly reduced across both conditions post-intervention. Additionally, parents in the EEGTP condition were using more emotion coaching statements with their children. However, these differences did not translate to changes in children’s emotion knowledge and further behavioural improvements. Theoretical implications of these findings, explanations reflecting on the nature by which emotion knowledge develops over time, and recommendations for future studies are discussed.
Cultural identity in the Roman Near East: An historiographical exercise
Authors:   , Coleman Michael Desmond
Published: November 2021

The central premise of this thesis is that the concepts of hellenisation and romanisation are no longer useful as interpretive models of the Graeco-Roman Near East. Through most of the twentieth century they did good service generating research questions and providing innovative explanations of both existing and new data. On the one hand the notion of hellenisation focused attention on the historical importance of cultural change in the Hellenistic period, while the concept of romanisation focused scholarly attention on life in the provinces rather than on the court life of the imperial city and highlighted the importance of epigraphy and archaeology as against the philological study of literary texts. But the underlying assumptions of both concepts — the superiority of Graeco-Roman culture, the 'civilising' role of the intrusive powers, the passivity of the indigenous peoples of the region, the notion that Greek, Roman and Semitic cultures are bounded entities — are now dated.  In the first part of the thesis I deconstruct the concepts of hellenisation and romanisation in detail and then develop an alternative framework which is avowedly postmodern and interdisciplinary, eschews eurocentrism, and uses postcolonial concepts as well as insights from modern social theory.  In the second part of the thesis I use the alternative framework to review the evidence relating to the provincial city of Gerasa in the Roman province of Arabia. Looked at through this alternative prism it has been possible to offer some different readings of the evidence not apparent in earlier interpretations. In particular, in using the concepts of resistant strategy and cultural imperialism to discuss the emergence of the Antonine period city plan, I challenge the traditional view of Hadrian's urbanisation policy.
Librarian myths and legends for Maori : he kupu, he whakaaro, he waiata
Authors:   , Warren Geraldine T.
Published: November 2021

Library Management in libraries that profess commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi principles and biculturalism strive to acknowledge the uniqueness of both Maori and Pakeha, and their individual and group identities. This essay's purpose is to consider the direction and leadership Te Ropu Whakahau, the Maori Library and Information Workers Association, Library Institutions and individuals can give to the complex issues facing contemporary librarians in the ongoing survival of Maori as Maori and the selection, maintenance and dissemination of Maori information resources.
Five Murders in a Fictional City
Authors:   , Sinclair Alasdair
Published: November 2021

Dashiell Hammett is best remembered for a series of attributes that are at best chimerical and at worst outright misleading. This thesis will briefly look at each of these red herrings and how they originated before offering an alternate theory for interpreting his work.  The superseded reading strategies are: that he invented the hard-boiled detective – as exemplified by Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon; that he translated his real-life experience as a detective for the Pinkerton Detective Agency into his fiction, thereby giving it a realistic, quasi-factual quality; and his unique combination of the excess and hedonism of the "roaring 20s" with a brand of nascent communism are deeply coded in his fiction. The foundation for all of these misconceptions is the dialogue between Howard Haycraft's description of him in Murder for Pleasure and Raymond Chandler’s response, in the famous essay, “The Simple Art of Murder”. The one truth that they agree on, and which survives in the critical discourse is that Hammett was an innovative and effective prose stylist.  This thesis looks past these conceptions of Hammett, and offers an alternate quality for which Hammett should be remembered: his reconfiguration of the detective formula not as a means in and of itself, but as a building block for stories that have a traditional novelistic value. This thesis uses five of the murders amongst the numerous killings in Red Harvest to illustrate this reading strategy in detail. Hammett's reconfiguration of this central genre feature lives on in numerous modern works of fiction and film that are broadly in the action or adventure genres.
Occupying Maori Architectural Time: Reconstructing the architectural process through Maori interpretations of space
Authors:   , Wilson Rehua
Published: November 2021

This thesis investigates the occupation of an alternative Maori Architecture within Maori space/time constructions. The design research questions how to articulate a Maori architectural process in resisting lost identity within the colonised New Zealand landscape. The architectural programme addresses disconnections of Maori relationships to traditional landscape functions. A commercial paua farm, posed as a 'Maori gang business front', is designed as a testing ground for the Maori narrative framework. The programme adopts existing aquaculture methods within Maori space/time concepts to question possibilities of continual, cyclic architecture. The design research questions how Maori architectural typologies are governed by natural cyclic functions of continual change. The thesis is politicised through the narration of 'The Warrior', used as a framework for resisting colonised methodologies, consistently applied across writing, process and design.
Implementasi Game Theory Pada Simulasi Dan Perancangan Software Berbasis Matriks Pay-Off Dengan Metode Non-Zero Sum Game
Authors: Mutaqin Ghani , Admaja Fany Parama , Mardhiyah Ainatul
Published: November 2021

Tujuan dari penilitian ini adalah untuk merancang suatu aplikasi yang berguna untuk perumusan situasi pengambilan keputusan menggunakan game-theory. Game-theory sendiri merupakan suatu metode yang berguna untuk melakukan analisis proses pengambiilan keputusan antara pemain yang saling bersaing satu sama lain. Setiap pemain memiliki suatu tujuan, yaitu untuk memperoleh keuntungan semaksimal mungkin dan kerugian seminimal mungkin. Untuk dapat mencapai tujuannya, setiap pemain harus cerdas dan memiliki suatu strategi. Strategi digunakan oleh setiap pemain sebagai  aksi dan reaksi terhadap lawan mainnya. Karena itu, pengambilan keputusan strategi yang tepat bisa  mempengaruhi hasil permainan tersebut. Strategi yang digunakan oleh setiap pemain direpresentasikan dengan menggunakan matriks pay-off yang mana memiliki nilai pada setiap baris dan kolomnya. Pengambilan keputusan ini didasarkan pada dua kriteria , yaitu minimax dan maximin. Nilai dari matriks pay-off sendiri nantinya akan diinputkan langsung oleh user. Aplikasi tersebut nantinya akan meng-generate inputan lalu melakukan perbandingan sehingga didapatkan nilai minimax dan maximin. Dengan aplikasi ini, pemain dapat lebih mudah dan cepat dalam pemiihan keputusan yang akan diambil. Penelitian ini bisa dibilang sukses karena menghasilkan nilai yang akurat. Akan tetapi, kekurangan dari aplikasi ini yaitu proses perhitungan hanya dapat dilakukan apabila matriks payoff memiliki ordo dengan jumlah kelipatan yang sama.
Arsitektur Sistem Kecerdasan Pengambilan Keputusan di Pondok Pesantren
Authors: Khasanah Rofi'ul , Qomariyah Layla , Maulida Nabila , Yaqin Muhammad Ainul
Published: November 2021

Pondok pesantren merupakan suatu lembaga pendidikan keagamaan yang mana didalamnya mengajarkan serta mengamalkan pendidikan khususnya yang berbasis agama islam. Dalam pengambilan keputusan di pondok pesantren terdapat banyak pada proses bisnisnya. Yang mana terkadang masih banyak keputusan yang kompleks karena proses dalam pengambilan keputusan nya masih secara manual. Sehingga hasil dari keputusan tersebut kurang efektif dan juga kurang efisien. Pada penelitian ini kami akan menjelaskan proses dalam melakukan sebuah sistem arsitektur sistem kecerdasan pengambilan keputusan dengan implementasi sebuah pondok pesantren. Dalam melakukan proses bisnis dalam pondok pesantren menggunakan data proses prosedur bisnis dengan 52 standar minimal pondok pesantren. Hasil akhir dari penelitian ini yaitu berupa arsitektur sistem kecerdasan pengambilan keputusan di pondok pesantren, yang mana dapat digunakan sebagai titik acuan dlam melakukan suatu proses bisnis kegiatan pada pondok pesantren. Dengan demikian adanya arsitektur sistem kecerdasan pengambilan keputusan ini, setiap pelaksanaan kegiatan pada pondok pesantren dapat terstruktur serta dapat meningkatkan kualitas yang ada pada pondok pesantren sesuai dengan tujuan yang diharapkan.
Volume 9, Issue 1, Formation
Authors: Alawsi Taif , Mossa Hayder A. L.
Published: November 2021

The editors of the Iraqi Journal of Embryos and Infertility Researches (IJEIR) are thankful to the huge efforts made by the reviewers in peerreviewing the submitted manuscripts. Thanks to their efforts the first issue of the 9th volume is now available online with open access to the articles content. We are looking forward in inclusion in relevant indexing in the near future. We would like to acknowledge the reviewers for their contribution, and we wish them the greatest success. We ensured the anonymity of both reviewers and authors and followed a double-blind peer-review procedure. Our published articles are under the creative common attribution license. We strictly followed the COPE ethical code in the published studies. Our articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Groundwater Mining in Contemporary Urban Development for European Spa Towns
Authors: Langer Piotr
Published: November 2021

Mining activity is usually associated with heavy industry, the degradation of space and areas with a clearly industrial character. In fact, mining can be associated with other functions, such as health resorts, recreation and leisure. In the case of spas specializing in balneotherapy, medicinal underground waters “mineral and thermal” are extracted from local deposits using mining methods, in borehole mines. Mining activity is not the main direction of development of these places, but it remains absolutely essential for maintaining the spa function and offering services in the field of recreation, rest and tourism. The article focuses on the relationship between mining activity and the basic function of spas, the spatial relations between urban development and the spa zone, the range of mineral and thermal water use (natural resources obtained from underground deposits using the borehole method), and above all-the manner of exposing mining facilities in spa space and explaining the importance of these elements. The basis for the discussion featured in the article is constituted the results of an original study carried out by the author, employing field research, in 2018 at the Institute of Cities and Regions Design, Faculty of Architecture of the Cracow University of Technology. Research work was performed in a dozen South-German statutory spas (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony). Four cities representing a much wider group of spa centres were selected for detailed analysis: Bad Buchau, Bad Saulgau, Bad Aibling and Bad Schandau. It was shown that the selected cities were directly related to the mining of groundwater, but at the same time differed significantly in terms of the studied features. The study's conclusions may be useful in programming the development of spa towns operating on the basis of underground medicinal waters, as well as in the creation of concepts and projects on the urban and regional scale. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-01-01 Full Text: PDF
Biomass Production from Oil Palm and Its Value Chain
Authors: Umana Umana S. , Ebong Mbuotidem Sampson , Godwin Ekanem O.
Published: November 2021

This work examined biomass production from oil palm and its value chain in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. This work identified the various biomass products derived from oil palm, the value chain of the various types of oil palm Biomass and the level of Utilization of the various oil palm biomass. Ten villages were selected using simple random sampling method. 380 questionnaires were collected out of 400 that were distributed which helped in generating data on the level of utilization of the various types of biomass derived from oil palm and the farming practices applied in the cultivation of oil palm. The first Hypothesis stated that the level of utilization of the various biomass products derived from oil palm in Nsit Ibom local government area is significant and was tested using Chi-Square. The second Hypothesis stated that the value chain of oil palm biomass is significantly related to the level of utilization in Nsit Ibom local government area and was tested using Multiple Correlation Analysis. From the test of hypothesis using 0.05 significant, there is a significant impact of oil palm biomass utilisation on rural livelihood in Nsit Ibom LGA. The Multiple Correlation Coefficient of 0.68 shows that there is a relationship between oil palm biomass and utilisation in Nsit Ibom LGA. 37.5% of respondents show that utilization of biomass from oil palm is extremely high. The major biomass generated are Empty Palm Bunch (EPB), Palm Kernel Meal (PKM) and Palm Pressed Fibre (PPF). The value added product are categorized into two: food and non-food products. Food product includes cooking Oil, Deep Frying Oils, Margarines and spreads Bakery fats, Cocoa butter, alternative fats, Confectionary fats, Ice cream fats, Infants nutrition fats and Other food applications while non-food product includes Cosmetics and personal care Soaps, Candles, Pharmaceuticals, Lubrications and agro-chemicals. Therefore, it was recommended that comprehensive training of farmers on palm oil processing technologies should be enhanced in order to enhance the utilization of its biomass. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-01-04 Full Text: PDF
Multi-criteria Approach and Wind Farm Site Selection Analysis for Improving Power Efficiency
Authors: Hassan Fouad Alhajj
Published: November 2021

The usage of electrical energy is still increasing around the world, and extending to cover more electrical power based applications. This will lead to more atmosphere changes on the globe in the next decades. Thus, renewable energy must be used in an efficient way to reduce the negative effects of these power generators. The location of the wind farm plays a big role in determining the efficiency of the output power. The aim of this research is to study which turbine configuration suits best for a specific location, taking into consideration all the possible constraints. In order to reach our goal, three different turbines configurations are studied with least possible uncertainties. The optimal configuration is when the wind shear is minimal at the height of the hub, the wake effect is negligible and the capacity factor is maximal (the economical part is not included). In this paper Sorochi Gory (located in Tatarstan, Russia) wind farm site will be explained, analysed. The power exponent and capacity factor will be calculated, and the results are displayed. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-02-02 Full Text: PDF
General Features of the q-XY Opinion Model
Authors: Prenga Dode
Published: November 2021

In this article, we discuss general properties of the q-opinion model which is based on the extension of the XY magnet model. After considering a short briefing of our recently introduced q-XY model and providing the general statistical mechanics calculation for it, we analyzed specifics and application for the of the 2-node chain. The model is capable to interpret some particular features of the opinion in a couple including shifting behavior, losing interest on a given issue for specific opinion microstates etc. We proposed to use this model in a manded version of the preferential attachment rule for link establishment in a social network. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-02-05 Full Text: PDF
Eco-Friendly Asphalt Approach for the Development of Sustainable Roads
Authors: Al-Hasan Soleen Jaber Ahmad , Balamuralikrishnan R. , Altarawneh Motasem
Published: November 2021

Currently, various types of recyclable materials are used in civil engineering applications. One of the future challenges in the civil engineering field facing sustainability and the bulk utilization of waste materials without affecting the performance of the product related to the civil engineering field. Presence of bulk amounts of disposed and demolished materials including aggregates and undecomposed recycled polymers can be recycled. The main aim of reducing environmental impact and also reduction in the cost. Present research focusing on recycled polymers as partial replacement of bitumen in addition to recycled coarse aggregate in different percentages are investigated for its feasibility used in road construction. To achieve the objectives of the current research, 6 batches of bituminous samples were prepared and each case considered three samples for repeatability. The first batch is considered as a control sample without adding Recycled Coarse Aggregates (RCA) and recycled polymer. The second batch consists of 15% partial replacement of bitumen using polymer without recycled aggregate. Remaining batches 3 to 6 were 15% partial replacement of bitumen with polymer and partial replacement of coarse aggregates using recycled coarse aggregate say 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. Each batch was tested by reliable and standard tests in order to determine the most efficient mix (batch). The testing methods followed in this investigation are sieve analysis test, impact test, Los Angeles test, penetration test and marshal test. The results of sieve analysis test showed that the fineness modulus value for RCA equals to 4% with uniform graded graph. The specific gravity test results showed that RCA specific gravity is 2.61 which indicates that RCA is considered as coarse grained soils. Moreover, the Impact test for RCA equals 9.3%. In addition, the result for Los Angeles for RCA value is 19.07% and comparing it with the standard and it should be less than 30% is suitable for road construction. Furthermore, penetration test results of 15% partial replacement of bitumen using polymer showed that the average value equals 58 mm compared to 63.7 mm for bitumen without polymer. Finally, the result obtained from the Marshall Stability test showed that batch 5 partial replacement of bitumen 15% using polymer and the partially replaced normal coarse aggregate 75% with RCA gives better results in all aspects. A fruitful conclusion from this study is to follow the approach of utilization of recycled coarse aggregate along with recycled polymers in road construction. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-03-01 Full Text: PDF
Sustainability and Functionality of Railway Network and its Connecting Facilities in Kosovo
Authors: Çadraku Hazir S. , Jagxhiu Besa
Published: November 2021

The railway network presents a special communication function, which keeps humanity closer. The first developments of the railway network in Kosovo date back to 1874 when the first train entered this area from Thessaloniki through Skopje. This paper aims to provide some data generated during the year 2020 regarding the railway network in Kosovo and its connecting facilities. Construction of railway lines, stations, tunnels, bridges, watersheds, protective walls, canals for surface water drainage has an average lifespan of 92 years. The total length of the railway network is 336.68 km, in which are built 23 tunnels with a total length of 9789.5 m. 26.1% of them are of medium depth, while 73.9% are of shallow depth from the ground surface. 66.07% of the railway lines are active, while 33.42% are non-functional. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-03-02 Full Text: PDF
The Effects of Physical and Social Characteristics on Residents' Perception on Neighbourhood Quality in the Urban Environment
Authors: Makinde Olusola Oladapo
Published: November 2021

There are growing concerns for neighbourhood lowliness in public housing development which affect residents’ wellbeing. Three major neighbourhood components that comprise the socio-economic characteristics of the residents, physical and social characteristics of neighbourhoods were identified and assessed for this study. A questionnaire survey was used to acquire primary data. Five, representing 16.7% of estates, were randomly selected from thirty public housing estates in the urban area of Ibadan. Subsequently, using systematic sampling technique, questionnaires were administered to 985 (20%) of households from the total of 4,922 households in the selected estates. Data collected were analysed using percentages, Relative Importance Indices and Multiple Regression Analyses. The results showed that 74.5% were homeowners, while renters, inheritors and government allotters had 22.7 and 2.8%, respectively. The results on the perception of physical characteristics indices (PCI) show that Alalubosa estate had the highest value with 4.23 PCI, while the social characteristics indices (SCI) revealed that Old Bodija estate had the highest value of 4.09 SCI. The results of regression analyses show that PCI and SCI were significant to residents' perception of neighbourhood quality where P-value < 0.00 probability level. The study conﬁrmed the linear relationship and level of signiﬁcance among the three factors. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-03-03 Full Text: PDF
Design of Intelligent Drop Fuse
Authors: Qin Xiaomin , Tang Yujian
Published: November 2021

This paper introduces the design of an intelligent drop fuse. This study analyzes the system composition of intelligent drop fuse, and introduces the hardware and software design principle, architecture and implementation method of intelligent drop fuse. This design mainly applies the intelligent fuse terminal in the station area, which is used to monitor the position signal of the drop fuse in real time, report the fuse drop state information, and effectively shorten the fault location and troubleshooting time, so as to reduce complaints and provide services. The wireless communication module implements a weighted random back-off transmission algorithm, which can determine the transmission time and priority of data according to the urgency of data in the process of data transmission, avoid data collision and ensure the arrival of data as much as possible. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-03-04 Full Text: PDF
Significance of Traditional and Advanced Morphometry to Fishery Science
Authors: Tripathy Subodh Kumar
Published: November 2021

Morphometric characters of fishes are measurable or metric characters. Morphometrics is a more or less interwoven set of large statistical procedures to analyze variability in the size and shape of organisms. Morphometrics and phylogenetics of a species are combined to utilize existing phylogeny which addresses hypotheses of shape change through evolutionary time. Morphometric differences among stocks of a species are recognized as important to evaluate population structure and form a basis to identify stocks. Advancements in morphometrics used powerful tools for testing and displaying differences in shape, isolated shape from size variation and identifying stocks of species with unique morphological characteristics enabling better management of the species. Traditional or standard morphometry has been improvised from time to time with advanced methods by technological advancements like geometric morphometrics, image analysis, principal component analysis, truss network analysis and multivariate analysis as well as many more to update knowledge and get more accurate information. These advanced methods have strengthened earlier technologies to improve upgrade fishery research throughout the globe. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-03-05 Full Text: PDF
Research on Experience Design of Shu Embroidery Techniques Based on Virtual Reality (VR) Technology
Authors: Zhong Guilin , Qi Na
Published: November 2021

With the continuous development of digitization, the public's understanding of traditional Shu embroidery techniques is increasingly ignored. Through the combination of VR technology and Shu embroidery techniques, it needs to be deeply excavated and inherited. Based on the inheritance and development of Shu embroidery, literature research, user research and case study are used to collect and sort out the current situation of Shu embroidery and its digital inheritance. Around the semiotic characteristics and process flow of Shu embroidery techniques, the interface design and human-computer interaction experience are studied, and the Shu embroidery skill experience area and game interactive experience area are mainly designed. Conclusion the innovative inheritance method of Shu embroidery is developed from the transformation of intangible cultural heritage modernization, and VR advanced science and technology is used to provide reference for the design and research of digital protection platform of Shu embroidery. It is expected that Shu embroidery will inherit well following the development of the times, and then carry forward the traditional technology to the world. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-04-01 Full Text: PDF
Determination of Second Virial Coefficient of Gold by a Modified Berthelot Equation of State
Authors: Sivakumar M. , Balasubramanian R.
Published: November 2021

The present study aims to determine the second virial coefficient of gold over a wide range of temperatures from the boiling point to the critical point. A three - parameter modified Berthelot equation of state has been employed to determine the second virial coefficient of gold. The parameters of the equation of state are determined through the critical - point parameters of gold. The temperature -dependence of the second virial coefficient of gold has been investigated. The obtained results are compared with that of the van der Waals equation of state, Berthelot equation of state, Tsonopoulus correlation, and McGlashan correlation. The results of this work agree well with that of other correlations in the vicinity of the critical point. It is also established that gold obeys the single - parameter law of corresponding states. And, the new parameter introduced in the attractive term of the equation of state is found to be a thermodynamic similarity parameter. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-04-02 Full Text: PDF
Analysis on the COVID-19 Impact on the Deaths Tendency in Italy and Europe
Authors: Montagna Sofia , Lo Duca Angelica , Marchetti Andrea
Published: November 2021

Due to the arrival of COVID-19 in Italy and Europe, there has been a significant increase in deaths recorder in the year 2020, this increase is not justified by the number of deaths recorded for COVID-19. The hypothesis in that the deaths recorded for COVID-19 are underestimated. This study aims to estimate the possible number of unrecorded COVID-19 deaths using a predictive model built based on historical deaths recorded from 2015 to 2019. The estimate was calculated by comparing the number of deaths expected, according to the prediction for the year 2020 under normal conditions, with the deaths recorded during the pandemic in the same period which runs from March to September 2020. Through the comparison it was possible to obtain an estimate of the number of excess deaths which represent how much the arrival of the Coronavirus had affected the increase in death recorded. From the excess deaths, the number of COVID-19 deaths advertised and documented by official national sources was subtracted to obtain an estimate of the possible number of unrecorded COVID-19 deaths. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-01-01 Full Text: PDF
Risk Assessment and Prioritization of ERP Implementation Based on BSC
Authors: Alavi Somaieh , Peivandzani Shohreh , Mirmohammadsadeghi Seyedmehdi
Published: November 2021

Successful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system has many benefits for organizations, while its failure can have irreparable damages. Identifying the critical success and failure factors in implementing these systems seems essential. Therefore, evaluating the risk of implementing the organization’s resource planning before starting the project is necessary. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) should be assessed and analyzed. Then, for each risk, risk management strategies are mentioned and prioritized using the TOPSIS method. After categorizing the organization’s risks in four dimensions of stakeholders, growth and learning, process and finance and ranking them based on FMEA, it was determined that the stakeholder dimension is in the first place, which shows the effectiveness of this dimension in advancing ERP implementation. The second place is given to growth and learning, which can be concluded to what extent education and knowledge management can reveal its effect on the project. The third and fourth ranks are the dimensions of process and finance, respectively, which, although the concern of most organizations to implement ERP is the financial dimension, is in the last rank of the category. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-01-02 Full Text: PDF
The Beliefs of Local Communities towards the Conservation of Birds
Authors: Koki Jairus Nyongesa
Published: November 2021

The community guides beliefs attached to different birds provides a practical index of the diversity and condition of an ecosystem on a site-by-site basis using birds as indicators. It is believed that protecting and managing such sites will result in the conservation of some of the most sensitive, fragile and ecologically rich habitats in the world. However, acceptance of the community guides beliefs concept and, thus, site conservation action, by local communities is dependent on their perception of the importance of birds with regard to some aspects of their livelihood. The study was undertaken to examine the community guides beliefs attached to different birds in Kenya within Maasai, Nyanza, Western, Rift Valley and Coastal regions. Results obtained from a google form questionnaire survey, suggest that the response with high proportion was from Western community or locality where people lived. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-01-04 Full Text: PDF
Tüm Arama Uzayını Tarayarak Küçük Ölçekli Kaynak Kısıtlı Proje Çizelgeleme Problemlerinin Çözümü
Authors: BETTEMİR Önder Halis , ÇAKMAK Derya
Published: November 2021

Kaynak kısıtlı proje çizelgeleme problemi özellikle imalat ve inşaat sektöründe yaygın olarak karşılaşılan bir problemdir. Proje tabanlı faaliyet gösteren inşaat sektöründe kaynak tahsisi her proje için baştan yapıldığı için planlamacılar kaynak kısıtlarının ihlalini düzenlerken en iyi çözümü bulmak için yeterli vakte sahip olmayabilirler. Ayrıca küçük ölçekli inşaat işlerini gerçekleştiren firmalarda optimizasyon alanında uzman inşaat mühendislerinin istihdam edilmesi düşük olasılıktır. Bunun sonucunda kaynak kısıtlarını ihlal etmeyen fakat optimum çözümden uzak bir çözüm elde edebilirler. Bu çalışmada karmaşık optimizasyon yöntemlerini kullanmadan tüm proje çizelgeleme olasılıklarını deneyerek kaynak kısıtlı proje çizelgeleme problemini çözen bir algoritma geliştirilmiştir. Algoritma hesap tablosu üzerinde programlanmış ve küçük ölçekli projelerde denenerek çalıştığı gösterilmiştir. Kaynak kısıtlı proje çizelgeleme problemleri NP-Zor türü problemler olduğu için arama uzayı aktivite sayısının artması ile üstel biçimde arttığı için büyük problemlerde hesaplama süresi çok artmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada küçük ölçekli problemler çözülmüştür. Fakat ileri çalışma olarak yöntemin hızlandırılması, uygun olmayan çözümlerin elenmesi ve paralel hesaplama ile daha hızlı çözümün elde edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Böylece daha büyük problemlerin çözümü mümkün olacaktır. Gerçekleştirilen 6 vaka analizinin tam sonuçları 1 dakikadan daha kısa sürede elde edilmesi ve yöntemin uygulanabilmesi için karmaşık optimizasyon yöntemlerinin bilinmesine gerek duyulmaması inşaat sektöründe önerilen algoritmanın uygulanabileceği gösterilmiştir.
WAVES OF PORNOGRAPHY CONSUMPTION ILLNESS: A SIMPLE IDENTIFICATION IN GRADUATE STUDENTS
Authors: Sabur Abdus , Sina Abu , Rahman Mizanoor , Huda Nazmul , Sarker Iqbal Hossain
Published: November 2021

This study aims to identify waves of pornography consumption illness in graduate students of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh. Data have been collected from 53 recent students using five points Likert Scale to assess the agreed level of the respondents from August 2020 to October, 2020. For analyzing data, different statistical tools namely mode, correlation analysis, regression analysis, factor analysis, Mann-Whitney U- Test, Kruskal Wallis Test etc. are applied. The value of Cronbach's Alpha is 0.74 indicating acceptable position in measurement of the degree of internal consistency and the included variables of the study have a suitable reliability for analysis of the undertaken study. The total variance of the dependent variable is explained by the identified dependent variable is amounted by 76 percent with three factors as Factor-1: Identification of social disorder; Factor-2: Identification of sleeping disorder; Factor-3: Identification of friendship disorder to be the most influential factors which actually reflect key factors of pornography consumption illness. The study suggests that the effective actions should be taken to learn and maintain the habitual facts of the recent graduate students to confirm the effective human resources to fulfill the requirements of providing the better service to the family, society and state.