bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Face Detection and Recognition using Open CV Based on Fisher Faces Algorithm
Authors:   Assistant Professor, department of CSE, Koneru Lakshmaiah University, Manikandan* J. , Prathyusha S. Lakshmi ,   B. Tech, CSE Department, Koneru Lakshmaiah University, Kumar P. Sai ,   B. Tech, CSE Department, Koneru Lakshmaiah University, Chandra Y. Jaya ,   B. Tech, CSE Department, Koneru Lakshmaiah University, Hanuman M. Umaditya ,   B. Tech, CSE Department, Koneru Lakshmaiah University.
Published: April 2022

Facial Recognition represents the event of a system which may determine the person with the assistance of a face using Computer Vision (Open CV). Face recognition is employed within the fields of Identity Recognition, police investigation and enforcement. It's a method of characteristic someone supported facial expression. This method is enforced in 2 stages. They're the training stage and therefore the testing stage. This study primarily consists of 3 elements, specifically face detection from the image, feature extraction and storing many reminder images, and recognition. Face finding rule is employed to detect the face from the given image. The foremost helpful and distinctive options of the face image are extracted within the feature extraction part. Face Detection may be challenging because of pictures and video frames will contain advanced background, completely different head poses and occlusion like carrying glasses or scarf. It presents a rule for finding face recognition downside and concatenated into one feature vector that is employed to coach the system to recognise among the prevailing photos with it. Within the testing stage the system takes the face of the image of someone for recognition. Image acquisition, pre-processing, image filtering, feature extraction is just like the learning stage. For classification the options are fed to the trained system. The algorithms can determine the face image from the content and acknowledges it.
Multi-Modal Instruction based Reinforcement Learning using MoME Transformer
Authors: Kadakia Avish , Mohammed Sabah
Published: April 2022

 In this research, we present a model architecture for employing reinforcement learning with transformers for multimodal tasks. Using transformers allows us to take advantage of the transformer architecture’s simplicity and scalability, as well as developments in language and vision modelling such as ViT, GPT-x, and BERT. Specifically we have trained the model to recognize various digits from the MNIST dataset from their associated word labels and instructions provided. The approach is similar to how an infant would learn to associate pictorial representation of digits to their corresponding words. We have used a MoME transformer in conjunction with Deep Q Learning to train our model. The image inputs have been embedded using pre-trained ResNet18 and the instructions have been embedded using GLoVe before passing them to the model for prediction and training. 
On the Error Performance of LoRa-Enabled Aerial Networks over Shadowed Rician Fading Channels
Authors: Bariah Lina , Jaafar Wael , muhaidat sami , Elgala Hany , Yanikomeroglu Halim
Published: April 2022

UAVs can be used as aerial relays to provide communication services in remote uncovered areas or dense environments with occasional high capacity demands. However, due to the low power of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, UAV-based IoT applications, such as precision agriculture and environment monitoring, may experience high shadowing or equipment failure, which degrades the communications' quality between IoT devices and their gateways. To tackle this issue, we consider the long range (LoRa) communication technology. Specifically, we investigate the performance of LoRA-enabled aerial communications, where a LoRa gateway communicates with a distant IoT device through the assistance of an amplify-and-forward aerial relay. Under the assumption of shadowed Rician fading channels, we characterize at first the end-to-end LoRa communication link.

Then, we derive an exact symbol error rate expression for the underlying system model. Finally, numerical results are presented to corroborate the efficacy of our derived expressions and provide valuable insights into the error performance of LoRa-enabled aerial networks. 
Human Activity Discovery with Automatic Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization Clustering with Gaussian Mutation and Game Theory
Authors: Hadikhani Parham , Lai Daphne Teck Ching , Ong Wee-Hong
Published: April 2022

Despite many advances in human activity recognition, most existing works are conducted with supervision. Supervised methods rely on labeled training data. However, obtaining labeled data is difficult, costly, and time-consuming. In this paper, we introduce an automatic multi-objective particle swarm optimization clustering based on Gaussian mutation and game theory (MOPGMGT) to tackle the problem of human activity discovery fully unsupervised and map the multi-objective clustering problem to game theory to get the best optimal solution. The proposed algorithm does not require any prior knowledge of the number of activities to be discovered and can find the optimal number. Multi-objective optimization problems typically cannot have a single optimal solution. To solve this issue, Nash Equilibrium (NE) is applied to the pareto front to choose the best solution. NE does not just look for the best solution, but tries to optimize the final solution by considering the effect of choosing each of the solutions as the best solution on the other solutions and one with the best impact is chosen. Moreover, a Gaussian mutation is applied on the pareto front to avoid premature convergence. Experiments on five challenging datasets demonstrate that the proposed approach is the most efficient to achieve better accuracy in human activity discovery and also can determine the optimal number of clusters.
Performance Analysis and Bit Allocation of Cell-Free Massive MIMO Network With Variable-Resolution ADCs
Authors: Xiong Youzhi , Sun Sanshan , Liu Li , Zhang Zhongpei , Wei Ning
Published: April 2022

This paper concentrates on cell-free massive
multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) network with variable-resolution
analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). In such architecture, all ADCs equipping at
any access point (AP) can use arbitrary bit resolution to realize adaptive
quantization and reduce power consumption. Under this circumstance, we first
introduce a channel estimator based on linear minimum mean-square error (LMMSE)
theory. On this basis, intra-AP and inter-AP bit allocation problems are investigated
to maximize channel estimation quality subject to the total number of
quantization bits. By leveraging on the statistical properties of the estimated
channels and estimation errors, we then derive the theoretical expressions of
the achievable uplink spectral efficiency (SE) for maximal ratio combining
(MRC) and minimum mean-square error (MMSE) combining, respectively.
Furthermore, to maximize the sum SE under the constraint of total ADC
quantization bits, we also investigate intra-AP and inter-AP bit allocation
problems for both single-user and multi-user scenarios. Finally, simulation results
confirm that our theoretical analyses are correct and accurate. In addition, we
resort to numerical results to achieve some new insights and verify the
advantages and conclusions pertinent to the proposed bit allocation techniques.
Detection of phase coupling in interacting networks of cortical columns
Authors: Abe Takeshi , Asai Yoshiyuki , E. P. Villa Alessandro
Published: April 2022

This is a preprint version submitted to review for publication on the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME).

In this study we investigated the estimation method of cross-bicoherence to infer quadratic phase coupling (QPC) in interaction networks based on empirical Bayes estimation. Nonlinear interaction, ubiquitous in a wide range of biomedical fields, often makes it challenging to apply conventional parametric approaches. While cross-bicoherence has been recognized as a key statistic of QPC, prior studies have not elucidated how reliable the estimation can be for realistic time series. This work demonstrates that cross-bicoherence estimated by the proposed method effectively detects QPC, with illustrative simulation studies of both typical QPC and neural mass models of cortical columns.
Edge-enabled Metaverse: The Convergence of Metaverse and Mobile Edge Computing
Authors: dhelim sahraoui , Kechadi Tahar , Chen Liming , Aung Nyothiri , Ning Huansheng , Atzori Luigi
Published: April 2022

The Metaverse is a virtual environment where users are represented by avatars to navigate a virtual world, which has strong links with the physical one. State-of-the-art Metaverse architectures rely on a cloud-based approach for avatar physics emulation and graphics rendering computation. Such centralized design is unfavorable as it suffers from several drawbacks caused by the long latency required for cloud access, such as low quality visualization. To solve this issue, in this paper, we propose a Fog-Edge hybrid computing architecture for Metaverse applications that leverage an edge-enabled distributed computing paradigm, which makes use of edge devices computing power to fulfil the required computational cost for heavy tasks such as collision detection in virtual universe and computation of 3D physics in virtual simulation. The computational cost related to an entity in the Metaverse such as collision detection or physics emulation are performed at the end-device of the associated physical entity. To prove the effectiveness of the proposed architecture, we simulate a distributed social metaverse application. Simulation results shows that the proposed architecture can reduce the latency by 50\% when compared with the legacy cloud-based Metaverse applications.
Enhancing CBFM with Adaptive Frequency Sampling for Wide-Band Scattering from Objects Buried in Layered Media
Authors: Li Chao
Published: April 2022

An adaptive frequency sampling (AFS) strategy is proposed in conjunction with characteristic basis function method (CBFM) to investigate the problem of wide-band scattering from objects buried in layered media. Conventionally, the CBFM is implemented in the method of moments (MoM) formulation to reduce the solution time at a single frequency. However, wide-band analysis of the above problem is still time consuming when a large number of frequency samples are employed, together with uniform sampling. To mitigate this issue and speed up the process, we propose the AFS algorithm, which selects the frequency samples via an iterative process involving the error-estimates and in turn guarantees the convergence of the wide-band solution process. These samples are used as inputs to the vector fitting (VF) algorithm, which obtains a rational model and subsequently derives the scattered fields in the frequency range of interest efficiently. Numerical results are included to demonstrate that the number of required samples is significantly reduced without compromising the accuracy of the solution.
Deep Latent Space Clustering for Detection of Stealthy False Data Injection Attacks against AC State Estimation in Power Systems
Authors: Bhattacharjee Arnab
Published: April 2022

This paper proposes a self-supervised latent space clustering algorithm, called the Deep Latent Space Clustering, for the detection of stealthy false data injection attacks (FDIAs) in smart grids against state estimation algorithms. The stealthy FDI model considered is based on the accurate AC state estimation and is able to bypass conventional bad data detection (BDD) algorithms with ease. The key element of the detection model is a stacked autoencoder network that first undergoes a carefully designed two-step finetuning process, following which a trainable clustering head is stacked on top of the finetuned encoder and the final network is further trained to achieve a clean clustering of the data into benign and compromised samples without labelled supervision. To test the efficacy and scalability of the detection model, it is tested on the standard IEEE 14 bus, 118 bus and 300 bus test systems. The self-supervised clustering model is compared to several supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised algorithms proposed in the literature for detection of FDI on the aforementioned test cases and has been found to perform at par with the state of the art among them.
Optimization of low-pass filter parameters to reduce the delay time of sensor signals in automatic control systems
Authors: Denisenko Darya , Ignatovich Andrey , Shcherbinin Ivan , Prokopenko Nikolay , Inanov Yuri
Published: April 2022

A study was made
of ways to minimize the delay time of signals from sensors for which it is
necessary to convert an alternating output voltage into a direct voltage
proportional to it. It is shown that this delay can be reduced by optimizing
the parameters of the low-pass filters, taking into account the given
suppression of variable signals in the stopband. The circuits of Chebyshev and Butterworth
filters from the first to the sixth order are investigated, their comparison
with each other in terms of the delay of the main signal and the efficiency of
suppression of its harmonics outside the operating frequency range is given.
The results of modeling the amplitude-frequency and transient characteristics
of a low-pass filter in the Micro-Cap 12 environment for the case of its use in
a transformer angle sensor are presented.
Flexible Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization Clustering with Game Theory to Address Human Activity Discovery Fully Unsupervised
Authors: Hadikhani Parham , Lai Daphne Teck Ching , Ong Wee-Hong
Published: April 2022

Most research in human activity recognition is supervised, while non-supervised approaches are not completely unsupervised. Moreover, These methods cannot be used in real-time applications due to high calculations. In this paper, we provide a novel flexible multi-objective particle swarm optimization clustering method based on game theory (FMOPG) to discover human activities fully unsupervised. Unlike conventional clustering methods that estimate the number of clusters and are very time-consuming and inaccurate, an incremental technique is introduced which makes the proposed method flexible in dealing with the number of clusters and improves the speed of clustering. By adopting this technique, clusters with a better connectedness and good separation from other clusters are gradually selected. Updating of particles’ velocity is modified by adopting the concept of mean-shift vector to improve the convergence speed of PSO in achieving the best solution and dealing with non-spherical shape clusters. Multi-objective optimization problem is mapped to game theory by adopting Nash equilibrium to select the optimal solution on the pareto front. Gaussian mutation is also employed on the pareto front to generate diverse solutions and create a balance between exploitation and exploration. Moreover, A smart grid-based method is proposed to initialize the population to generate diverse solutions and reduce the variance between the worst and best clustering results. The proposed method is compared with state-of-the-art methods on seven challenging datasets. FMOPG has improved clustering accuracy by 3.65 % compared to other automated methods. Moreover, the incremental technique has improved the clustering time by 71.18 %.
Types of Conflicts That Affect the Effectiveness of Organisations
Authors: Shonhiwa Dr. Caxton
Published: April 2022

Working in an organisation means to be involved in a conflict, as people working together have various personalities and different views on life. Consequently, they can’t avoid conflicts in the workplace. During the past 25 years, organisations have changed, so did their attitude to conflict management. Companies try to adopt a strategic approach to managing organisational conflicts.
Models of Instructional Supervision That Instructional Supervisors Can Use To Promote Effective Teaching and High Pupil Achievement
Authors: Muranda Augustine Zano
Published: April 2022

In order for supervisors to be successful in their role of promoting instructional effectiveness and thereby increasing student achievement, supervisory models are needed. The models of supervision reviewed in this paper include scientific supervision, clinical supervision, self-assessment supervision, developmental supervision, and collaborative or co-operative or collegial supervision. Supervision styles that emanate from these models that will be reviewed are the autocratic, consultative, participatory, democratic, directive and non-directive supervisory styles. The importance of bringing as many of these models and styles to the fore is for the supervisor to pick the best model for a particular situation or to combine a number of the models in order to produce the best results.
A Computer Aided Synergetic WW3!
Authors: Yushchenko Alexander G.
Published: April 2022

The paper proposes a hypothesis that Russia uses AI methods and supercomputers to optimize its strategy in the synergistic war. The priorities of the synergistic war and the methodology for revealing its consequences through intellectual simulation are described. Several resonant geopolitical events in the US and Ukraine that seemed to be patriotic when initiated by the presidents or civic activists but ultimately proved to be beneficial to the enemy are reviewed in this light. A new body intended for global geopolitical monitoring and management of synergetic defense of the Russian Federation is described and analyzed, which bases its work on an expert system installed on a powerful supercomputer. The importance of the information component of the synergetic war is underlined and the technologies for Data Mining modeling the media influence on a society are briefly described. It is proposed to create defense centers in NATO member countries that would be analogous to the described defense center in Russia, and it is recommended to use AI methods in their work to simulate geopolitical situations for making more effective management decisions.
Central American Women Trafficked to Texas
Authors: Rubio Karla Lorena Andrade- , Palacios Simón Pedro Izcara-
Published: April 2022

The United States is the most important destination country for sex trafficking victims from Latin America. In over 20 states, including Texas, have been identified cases of international sex trafficking. This article, based on qualitative interviews with 9 sex traffickers operating in Texas and 23 women from Central America trafficked to Texas, aims to describe how Mexican sex trafficking networks operate in Texas, and examine the characteristics of Central American women trafficked to this state. We conclude that some of the women transported by sex traffickers know they are going to work in the sex industry, while others, principally underage girls, are deceived into thinking they will work in a different activity.
Speech Disorders and Their Relationship to Self - Confidence and Self Esteem among Middle School Students
Authors: Radhi Afrah Tuama
Published: April 2022

Man uses speech, or verbal talk, which is his main means of interaction, and communication with others, and speech advantage of God alone by human beings without other creatures in this simple. The speech needs to produce a series of complex processes that depend on the safety of many members of the organic speech of the individual as well as the safety of psychological and social impediments that affect the speech, and the arrival of a sound to the listener to complete the process of communication by speech.
The Extent to which High School Principals Support Meaningful Learning from teacher’s point of view at Bethlehem Governorate and Negev Sector
Authors: Saa Jafar Abu , Shuibat Mohmmad , Hsanat Khaled , Zboun Yaser
Published: April 2022

This study was conducted to determine the extent to which high school principals in Bethlehem governorate and Negev sector support meaningful learning from teachers’ point of view. The study was conducted during the academic year 2018-2019, using the descriptive approach. The population consisted of all the teachers of high schools in Bethlehem governorate and in Negev Sector. The sample consisted of (240) teachers. The researchers used a questionnaire for teachers which consisted of (38) items distributed over (3) domains. The results showed that the role of principals in supporting meaningful learning from the teacher’s point of view was high with a mean of (3.73). The result also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in due to gender. However, there were statistically significant differences due to years of experience in favor of less than 5, and location in favor of Negev sector. In light of the results, the researchers recommended that teachers should replace the traditional assessment to more meaningful assessment, apply technology applications at their work, and encourage the students to use the higher order thinking skills in their daily life. The principal should involve the meaningful learning spirit in building the school vision, and encourage cooperation between teachers rather than competition. The Palestinian Ministry of education should raise the awareness of the local communities about the importance of the meaningful learning at schools, to have more cooperation between the local communities and the schools.
The “Arab Spring”: An Epitome of Western Political Machinations
Authors: Bangura Abdul Karim
Published: April 2022

When I received the invitation to make a presentation on “the impact of the Arab Spring on sub-Saharan Africa (or perhaps vice versa),” I embarked upon an extensive search for literature on the topic via libraries, archives, and the Internet. My search yielded two major works, the November 2011 report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) titled Africa and the Arab Spring: A New Era of Democratic Expectations and an edited volume titled Africa Awakening: The Emerging Revolutions (2011), and many news articles. An examination of these writings made it possible for me to delineate the following three themes within which their analyses have been subsumed in this essay: (1) the struggle over conceptualizing the Arab Spring, (2) the competing postulates on the possibility for the spread of the Arab Spring across Africa, and (3) the consequences from the Arab Spring. In the end, a conclusion is drawn and a recommendation is made based on the discussion.
Major Barriers and Challenges to Integrating ICT in Education
Authors: Souheyla BENMANSOUR
Published: April 2022

From the start of the information age, ICT has upheld an essential role in improving the quality of education. Thus, lots of countries desire to perk up the effectiveness and quality of the learning process, and consider ICT as one tool to attain that target. This role in education involves assisting students to learn and teachers to execute their teaching vocation more efficiently. As a result of quick developments in a short period, ICT has turned out to be the focus of interest for pedagogical settings. Swift developments in ICT have also led to radical conversions in education. This brings about the significance for training teachers and students for these changes in the information society. Integration of ICT is essential to upgrade the quality of education and how ICT might permit teachers to construct different pathways. In these backgrounds, educator’s shifting role in the 21st century entails a vital role, which is to be the leader for connecting technological novelties to teaching/learning process. At this point, essential competencies and the degree of willingness are key factors in the implementation process of new ICT. The major objective of this study is to get experiential data on the current use of ICT by teachers and students to come up with strategies and action plans for integrating educational technologies in the Algerian higher educational system. More purposely, the study endeavours to investigate teachers' perceptions of barriers and challenges that may influence integrating ICTs in the teaching process, . The findings will be discussed in relation to learning theories in addition to the pedagogical outcomes for the use of ICT in EFL context.
Ambulatory Antibiotic Consumption Profile: State of Play in a Pharmacy Store
Authors: Enneffah Wafaa , Bendrija Asmae , Elwartiti Mohammed Adnane , Berdi Fadoua , Jaoudi Rachid EL , Cadi Mina Ait El , Bousliman Yassir
Published: April 2022

Introduction: Global consumption of antibiotics (ATBs) has increased by about 65% over the last 15 years. It was exponentially boosted in low and middle income countries. Bacterial resistance to ATBs is now one of the most serious threats to global health and is daily faced by all healthcare actors. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an action plan to combat ATBs resistance, encouraging member states to develop their own national action plans. The objective of our study is to provide a state of the art reflecting the consumption patterns of ATBs in pharmacy stores. Material and methods: Our descriptive study lasted for 3 months and included all consenting patients presenting to a pharmacy of the city of Rabat (Morocco) for antibiotic treatment either on medical prescription, pharmaceutical advice or self-medication. The total number of included patients was 150. Results: Among 166 ATBs dispensed to 150 study patients, beta-lactam family represents the most consumed one with a percentage of 28,3%. In terms of delivery methods evaluation, 57.3% of ATBs were delivered on medical prescription, 37.3% on self-medication and 5.4% on pharmacist's advice. The most frequent reasons for ATBs use are skin infections, followed by ENT and pulmonary infections and most requested administration routes are oral and topical ones. Conclusion: In order to optimize ATBs use in ambulatory care, it is important to emphasize the key role of city pharmacist in compliance with the ATBs prescription and dispensing recommendations.
Malignant Spinal Cord Compression: A 4-Year Retrospective Study
Authors: Berri Maha Ait , Taous Abdellah , Boubga Taoufik , Boulhri Tarik
Published: April 2022

Malignant spinal cord compression is defined as an extra or intradural lesion of the spinal cord, most often caused by bone metastases, which is responsible for medullary suffering. Our work is a retrospective study, spread over four years (January 2017- December 2020), on 16 cases of neoplastic spinal cord compression, treated in Moulay Ismail military hospital of Meknes. The average age of the patients was 62.69 years. A clear male predominance was observed with 81.25% of men. Also, 81.3% of patients had documented neoplasia at the time of diagnosis of spinal cord compression. The clinical presentation at admission was paraplegia in 18.8% of patients, paraparesis in 43.8%, and tetraparesis in 6.3%. Rachialgia was present in 83.3% of cases. The lesions were cervical in 6.25% of patients. The etiologies of spinal cord compression in our series were dominated by bone metastases secondary to prostate cancer, found in 50% of our cases. All patients received corticosteroid therapy and radiotherapy. 18.75% of the patients underwent laminectomy with spinal stabilization. The evolution was marked by a complete or partial recovery in 62.5% of our patients.
A Case Series of Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes
Authors: Berri Maha Ait , A bdellah Taous , Boubga Taoufik , Boulhri Tarik
Published: April 2022

Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes are a group of rare disorders that are triggered by an abnormal immune system response to a neoplasm. In order to increase our knowledge about these rare syndromes, we present three cases with paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome after breast cancer, small cell lung cancer and esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma.
Mucocèle of the Appendix: A Case Report
Authors: Ters Jalila , Abderrahim Abderrahim Ait , Souiki Tarek , Toughrai Imane , Mazaz Khalid , Majdoub Karim Ibn
Published: April 2022

The appendicular mucocele is a rare affection defined as a cystic dilatation of the lumen of the appendix caused by intraluminal accumulation of mucinous.the diagnosis is more often preoperative. The therapy may be a simple appendiccetomy when the mucocele is benign or a right hemicolectomy in the case of malignant mucocle. Here we report a 41-year-old woman admitted for mucocele of the appendix and treated by simple appendicectomy.
Political Law of The Government in A Special Naturalization of Indonesian Football Players Based on Walfare State Theory
Authors: Zulhidayat Muhammad , Suganda Atma , Razif Imran Bukhari
Published: April 2022

The naturalization process itself is known in Law no. 12 of 2006 concerning Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia, naturalization is divided into two, namely ordinary naturalization and special naturalization, ordinary naturalization is sufficient to meet the administrative requirements stipulated by law, while special naturalization must obtain the consideration of the House of Representatives before obtaining citizenship. The thing that needs to be observed in this special naturalization process is that someone who wants to be naturalized must first have service to the Indonesian nation, the anomaly that is happening at this time is that the government allows naturalization policies without considering the interests of the state, but for the interests of clubs playing in Indonesian leagues. . Therefore, this study takes the formulation of the problem, how is the legal politics of the special naturalization policy for football players in Indonesia in terms of Law no. 12 of 2006 concerning Citizenship? In this study, the research method is normative juridical. The conclusion in this study is that the current naturalization policy is contrary to the constitutional mandate, especially in Article 20 of Law No. 12 of 2006 concerning citizenship, by facilitating the naturalization process, making naturalization players filled with players whoThe naturalization process itself is known in Law no. 12 of 2006 concerning Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia, naturalization is divided into two, namely ordinary naturalization and special naturalization, ordinary naturalization is sufficient to meet the administrative requirements stipulated by law, while special naturalization must obtain the consideration of the House of Representatives before obtaining citizenship. The thing that needs to be observed in this special naturalization process is that someone who wants to be naturalized must first have service to the Indonesian nation, the anomaly that is happening at this time is that the government allows naturalization policies without considering the interests of the state, but for the interests of clubs playing in Indonesian leagues. . Therefore, this study takes the formulation of the problem, how is the legal politics of the special naturalization policy for football players in Indonesia in terms of Law no. 12 of 2006 concerning Citizenship? In this study, the research method is normative juridical. The conclusion in this study is that the current naturalization policy is contrary to the constitutional mandate, especially in Article 20 of Law No. 12 of 2006 concerning citizenship, by facilitating the naturalization process, making naturalization players filled with players who are of old age and cannot contribute to the Indonesian national team for a long time.
Effectiveness of using Conceptualized Acqusition with Open Ended Quessisted Model to Improve Student's Critical Thinking Ability
Authors: Panggabean Ellis Mardiana
Published: April 2022

In learning activities that are oriented to the needs and abilities of students, it is necessary to provide a variety of learning situations that are adequate for the material which is presented and this should be tailored to the abilities and characteristics of students. This study aims to describe the effectiveness of conceptualized acquisition with open ended question-assisted model in improving critical thinking ability of students. The research design is the control group of pre-test post-test to the students of mathematics education program at Muhammadiyah University in North Sumatra. Based on the results of data analysis, it is found that the critical thinking ability of students who are taught with Conceptualized Acquisition with Open Ended Question-Assisted Model is better than the critical thinking ability of students who are taught with conventional learning model on lectures of Algebra Structure II and Conceptualized Acquisition with Open Ended Question-Assisted Model are effective in improving the critical thinking ability of students in the lecture of Algebra Structure II.
INVESTIGATING EFL LEARNERSâ€™ READING COMPREHENSION PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES IN TIDAR UNIVERSITY
Authors: Riadil Ikrar Genidal
Published: April 2022

This study deals with Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) of reading skills in EFL learners of Tidar University. This study is to investigate the problems and to determine the strategies of reading that the learners use to help them according to their reading problems. This study seeks to answers two research questions: (1). What are/is the problems of reading comprehension at Tidar University? (2). What are/is the strategies that EFL learners use to help them in reading comprehension problem? This study adopted a descriptive qualitative approach that used a questionnaire to complete this research. The aims of this study are to know the factors of reading comprehension factors and to know EFL learners' strategies that they use to help their in reading comprehension in Tidar University.
Optimization for design of three working cylinders forging hydraulic press
Authors: Skladchikov E.N. , Artyukhovskaya T.Yu.
Published: April 2022

The issue of structural changes of forging hydraulic press with three working cylinders in order to reduce energy costs when performing of free forging operations is considered. Based on the mathematical modeling of the forging hydraulic press operation, its design is improved and optimization parameters are determined, allowing for 30 % reduction in energy costs during the upsetting operation.
SUGBUANONG BINISAYA: A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR GRADE TWO PUPILS
Authors: Erwin R. Bucjan  , Mardie E. Bucjan
Published: April 2022

Mother tongue as first language is the language a person is exposed to and acquired during the early years of child-hood and which normally becomes his natural instrument of thought and communication according to UNESCO, 1953 as cited by Charanchi (2011). The study focuses on the perception of the teachers, pupils and parents in the use of Sugbuanong Binisaya as medium of instruction and use Sugbuanong Textbooks provided by DepEd; the necessity of Mother Tongue or the Sugbuanong Binisaya as a medium of instruction; the language preference of the pupils and teachers as a medium of instruction; and the problems met by the teachers, pupils and parents in the implementation of mother tongue education.
The study used a quantitative and qualitative research. The instrument was adopted from the study of Afzal Shadi (2013). It was revised and translated into Filipino language to answer the objectives of the current study. A mean and percentage score was utilized to analyze the data. The grade 2 teachers and grade 2 pupils were the subject of the study.
Based on the findings of the study, the use of Sugbuanong Binisaya in the teaching and learning in the classroom is not effective because both teachers and pupils found difficulty in using the language. Therefore, the use of Sugbuanong Binisaya as MTB-MLE in grade 2 pupils of Falcon Memorial Elementary School shall be definitely suspended because it does not help pupils to develop their skills particularly speaking, writing, listening and reading. Hence, it is the hindrance to grade 2 pupils’ and teachers’ understanding.
KEYWORDS: Sugbuanong Binisaya, language, MTB-MLE, classroom, discussion
PERSPECTIVES OF E-HEALTH FOREIGN ACHIEVEMENTS INTRODUCING IN GEORGIA
Authors: Ana Katukia Ana Katukia , Ekaterine Sanikidze Ekaterine Sanikidze
Published: April 2022

The article discusses current issues in e-Health and Health Information Technology (IT), which aims to provide access to patient health information at the right time and place, thereby ensuring the continuity and quality of medical services to improve health outcomes. The paper identifies the interrelationships and relevance of the economic aspects of medical treatment, where the introduction of information technology highlights the importance of quality management in medical treatment, as well as new ways of providing e-health services that facilitate collaboration between different health care institutions The new forms based on electronic medical record (EMR), which play an important role in gathering information from different healthcare providers, provide a single, unique record for each person that will be available through the Electronic Health Record System (EHR).
Key words: e-Health (Digital Healthcare, TeleHealth), COVID-19 pandemic, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Health Information Systems (HIS).
Historical-geographic concept of the origin of Prague (Praha) and the origin of its name
Authors: Pokorný Ota
Published: April 2022

The paper is based on the most recent results of the archeological and engineering-geological research in particular. The author presents a hypothesis which is based on the interpretation of the name Praha (Prague), essentially founded geomorphologically. The name Praha in its general form indicates elevations (prahy - rapids) near water courses or swamps in places where (primeval) ways crossed them. These elevations, safe from floods - along rivers called terraces - could became the place of later market places and thus be responsible for the origin of towns, as is the case of Praha, the capital af Czechoslovakia.
Diagonal Hooks and a Schmidt-Type Partition Identity
Authors: Chern Shane , Yee Ae Ja
Published: April 2022

In a recent paper of Andrews and Paule, several Schmidt-type partition identities are considered within the framework of MacMahon's Partition Analysis. Following their work, we derive a new Schmidt-type identity concerning diagonal hooks of partitions. We provide an analytic proof based on MacMahon's Partition Analysis and a combinatorial proof through an involution on the set of partitions. We also establish connections between Schmidt-type distinct partitions and partitions with nonpositive and negative cranks.
FORMATION OF THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE TO ENSURE THE RULE OF LAW IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AS ONE OF THE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTIONS OF THE THEORY OF PROSECUTOR’S ACTIVITY
Authors: Basova Y. Y.
Published: April 2022

The article analyzes the scientific research that focused on various aspects of the activities of state bodies to ensure the rule of law in emergency situations. Based on the conducted research, the main theoretical regularities (the main scientific ideas, views) are identified that reveal the essence of ensuring the rule of law, the essence of the concept of «emergency situations». In addition, the analysis of the content of various scientific concepts allowed us to identify a number of problems that require modern scientific understanding and resolution in the field of organizing the activities of the prosecutor’s office to ensure the rule of law in emergency situations.
It is proved that the existing scientific research on the essence and content of the activities of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation to ensure the rule of law in emergency situations can be combined into several groups, in particular: research devoted to the analysis of general theoretical aspects of ensuring the rule of law; research devoted to the analysis of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the concept of «emergency»; research devoted to the analysis of organizational and legal aspects of the activities of law enforcement agencies to ensure the rule of law in emergency situations; research devoted to the analysis of theoretical and applied problems of the prosecutor’s office in emergency situations; research devoted to the analysis of theoretical and practical aspects of ensuring (restricting) human rights and freedoms in emergency situations.
PREVENTION OF THREATS TO MENTAL SECURITY: LEGAL, CRIMINOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL-PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS
Authors: Butkevich S.A.
Published: April 2022

The article considers the current threats to the mental security of the individual and society. In particular, the main attention is paid to characterizing the real and potential consequences of excessive enthusiasm for computer games, the distribution of shock, dangerous and harmful content in the information space, censoring by social networks and other new media of information on various Internet platforms in the corporate interests, as well as the functioning of the shadow segment of the Internet.
The study of the provisions of foreign legislation and Russian normative initiatives, the systematization of scientific views on this issue and the content analysis of publications on Internet resources allowed not only to reveal the specifics of information and cybernetic threats to mental security in modern conditions, but also to prepare author’s proposals and recommendations for improving the system of criminological prevention of their determinants, psychological and pedagogical impact on adolescents and young people in order to minimize (level out) the consequences of the negative influence of the information and telecommunications environment on the mental, physical and social development of the individual. The results of the research can be used in rule-making, law enforcement, psychological and pedagogical practices.
Utomilisi wa Lugha kama Chanzo cha Ubadilishanaji Msimbo Miongoni mwa Wanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu katika Kaunti ya Kiambu
Authors: Mwai Beatrice Njambi , Chacha Leonard
Published: April 2022

Utafiti huu ulichunguza swala la kubadili msimbo miongoni mwa wanafunzi wa vyuo vikuu Kaunti ya Kiambu. Fikra kuu iliyoongoza utafiti huu ni kuwa wanafunzi hao hubadili msimbo kwa sababu ya utomilisi wa lugha. Hawana umilisiwa lugha mojaKwa mfanoutafiti huu umeangazia lugha za Kiingereza na Kiswahili. Tumedhihirisha kuwa hawa ni wanafunzi wa chuo kikuu lakini hawawezi kuwasiliana kwa lugha moja kwa ufasahalazima waingie katika lugha nyingine ili kufanikisha mawasiliano. Kwaanokama wanatumia lugha ya Kiswahili wanabadilisha na kuingia katika lugha ya Kiingereza kwa sababu wameshindwa kuendeleza mazungumzo katika lugha ya Kiswahili. Utafiti huu umeongozwa na nadharia tambulishi iliyopendekezwa na Myers-Scotton (1983). Kulingana na Myers-Scottonkatika mawasiliano yoyote, kuna hali ya alama inayotambulika na isiyotambulika. Katika kuchagua alamamzungumzaji huchagua alama kulingana na mahitaji ya kijamii. Pia huonyesha kuwa kubadili msimbo ni kwa sababu ya ugumu wa watu kutumia lugha moja na ugumu huo uko akilini mwa mzungumzaji. Utafiti huu umeegemea maktabani na nyanjani. Maktabaniutafiti huu umenufaika kwa kupata data kutoka kwa machapisho, vitabu na majarida kuhusu dhana ya kubadili msimbo, uwili lugha na misingi ya nadharia. Nyanjaniutafiti huu umefanywa katika Kaunti ya Kiambu, Utafiti huu umehusisha matumizi ya vifaa kama vile mwongozo wa mahojiano na kuhudhuria vikao rasmi ambavyo vijana wanawasiliana. Data iliyochanganuliwa kwa mujibu wa nadharia tambulishi imewasilishwa kwa njia ya maelezo
E-MAIL AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE OF DISTANCE LEARNING
Authors:   Samara National Research University, Klentak A.S. , Klentak L.S.
Published: April 2022

The article discusses the use of e-mail in distance learning mode as an educational and educational resource. A comparison of the results of the use of e-mail in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods is carried out. A digital culture of communication between students and teachers of higher education and digital etiquette have been developed. Students learned a polite form of communication with teachers when using e-mail. Teachers over the years have become more free and relaxed when communicating with students by e-mail, sometimes adopting their short style of answers "without conventions". The issue of digital security is acute when using e-mail in the learning process. The conducted pedagogical experiment of using e-mail in the educational process showed a significant increase in the motivation of students, and consequently, an increase in the level of their training in the disciplines studied. Distance learning dramatically increases the responsibility of students for the successes they have received or, conversely, indicates to them a flaw. The advantages of e-mail include its accessibility for all participants in the educational process in the presence of an electronic device and the Internet. E-mail as an online resource of the educational portal provides almost instant communication, perhaps in real time, promotes cooperation between students and teachers. Training becomes dialogue and discussion, allows you to get acquainted with the students and significantly participate in their education. The negative aspects of the use of e-mail include a significant increase in the working time and work of teachers. However, the combination of face-to-face and distance learning modes using email is gradually becoming a daily norm of higher education.
INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY OF STUDENT TRAINING BASED ON A MATRIX MODEL OF COGNITIVE ACTIVITY
Authors:   Samara State Transport University, Chernitsyna R.N.
Published: April 2022

The article discusses an innovative approach to the organization of self-educational activity of students based on a matrix model of cognitive activity, which allows us to consider the assimilation of educational material as a "movement" in modules. With the help of this model, it is possible to provide a mechanism for the necessary systematization of educational tasks of the subject module, to organize self-educational activities. As a result, all the presented educational material is decomposed into four activity levels, corresponding to the varying complexity of mastering educational information from the point of view of cognitive activity, which determines the choice of disciplinary modules. The principles of building modules are the same. At the beginning of each module there is a theoretical material, including definitions and basic concepts, as well as explanations for understanding the topic. Further, analyzed examples are given, using the above theoretical material. After them, tasks for independent solution are given, similar to those analyzed. With the help of the proposed teaching aids, the student can independently organize his educational activities at a convenient time for him, as well as exercise self-control and determine the level of his knowledge. The proposed technology has been tested at Samara State Transport University. The pedagogical experiment was carried out in the first and second year of full-time and part-time education in the study of mathematics.