bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Use Of Voice in Opac Using Google API Voice Recognition & Speech Synthesis and Fullproof Algorithm as Faster Searching Device
Authors: Suadaa Irfana Maisyatus , . .
Published: July 2018

The development of technology provides convenience to all human beings including public librarians. OPAC becomes a solution for library users to search books in a short time with accurate data in which they previously used a manual system. However, there are some users, especially users with certain disabilities, such as users who cannot see, are unable to use OPAC. The idea came up to make OPAC with voice as a substitute for another alternative of text input use. OPAC with voice has been used in several big libraries in Indonesia. One of them is in State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijogo.  However, because there are still some shortcomings in terms of voice recognition in which one of them is the limited number of recognizable languages, so in this study, it will be discussed the use of Google API for voice recognition and voice synthesis which is then integrated with OPAC, and the algorithm used in the search is Fullproof algorithm. The methods used in this research were literature study, system design, prototype application creation, and application testing. From the test results, the application is able to search the data book in OPAC using voice input from various languages with a relatively fast searching time. Applications are also able to voice the book found in the form of sound.
Implementation of Addie Model in Hisbah Reflection through Mobile Phone Application
Authors: Makhsin Mardzelah , Hj Azid@Aziz Nurulwahida , Nurmaya Jumiran Siti , Fadhli Ilias Mohamad , Amirul Fahmi Mat Sukeri Mohamad
Published: July 2018

Hisbah Reflection a control practice behaviour based on al-‘amr bi al-ma’ruf wa al-nahy an al-munkar plays a big role in achieving the goals of National Education Philosophy. Hisbah Reflection seen as an alternative or best control mechanism in driving the youth to behave noble. This study focuses on the development of Hisbah Reflection mobile applications as mobile phone is the closest device to us. The aims of this study is develop a mobile phone application based on the Hisbah Reflection components, namely Musyaratah (promise of heart), Muraqabah (behavior observation), Muhasabah (mind accountability), Muaqabah (spiritual reinforcement), Mujahadah (desire resistance) and Muatabah (soul purification). This study involving 50 students as respondents and the implementation of ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) throughout the development process. The data collection process involves questionnaire as a research instrument and data were analyzed in descriptive (frequency, percentage, and mean) using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of Hisbah Reflection Practice Level and Mobile Applications Results shows that respondents are satisfied with the application. The proposed improvements were also made to overcome any weaknesses detected.
The Importance of Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) Training on Physical Fitness Preparation for Malaysian Female Hockey Players
Authors: Mohar Kassim , Fariq Rahman
Published: July 2018

A vast amount of research has been performed illustrating that the execution of certain conditioning activities at maximal or near-maximal intensities can acutely enhance subsequent athletic performance with given sufficient recovery. This phenomenon is known as post-activation potentiation (PAP) and its use within the field of strength and conditioning has grown rapidly as performance enhancing effects have been demonstrated within athletic movements such as jumping and sprinting. Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of PAP training on sprint performance and power production among Malaysian female hockey player. Methods: A total of 18 well-trained athletes (age 25 ± 3.7; mass 54 ± 4.9; height 160.8 ± 2.8; relative strength half-squat 1.9 ± 0.3; relative strength hex-bar deadlift 1.7 ± 0.5; relative strength hang clean 0.8 ± 0.1) were tested for 20 meter sprint time and counter-movement jump (CMJ) test during the preparation phase. This study used two different groups such as experimental group (EG) and control group (CG) and each player were randomly assigned. Both groups were completed training in twice per week for a period of eight week training program. The EG performed a total of 16 session by having 2 different training blocks. Each block has a period practice of training for 4 weeks and each block also has different types of exercise. Meanwhile, CG completed 16 session based on coach training program and did not practice at the same time with the EG. The study intervention program including pre-test and post-test activities were conducted before and after the study. Result: A data analysis of paired t-test and independent t-test was used and the level of significance in all statistical analyses was set at p ≤ 0.05. The result showed that 8-weeks of EG displayed significantly improved in sprint performance (p ≤ 0.005) and power production (p ≤ 0.005). Moreover, result also revealed a significant difference between EG and CG in sprint performance (p ≤ 0.000) and power production (p ≤ 0.008). Conclusion: In short, the result emphasized the contribution of kinetic and kinematic parameters for sprint and power performance. The EG result seem significant for athletic performance. Therefore, this findings is of great practical interest for coaches and fitness trainers and relevant to female hockey players and consequently maybe used in training program.
Materials and Construction of Transparent Cover of Formwork for Heat Treatment of Concrete with Employment of Solar Energy
Authors: D. Koroteev Dmitry , Kharun Makhmud , A. Stashevskaya Nadezhda , . .
Published: July 2018

Heat treatment of concrete is one of the operations during manufacturing of concrete elements at the plants. It allows speeding up the process of concrete curing and getting complete product in a short time. Concrete is heated under the temperature, which can be obtained in solar energy equipment. It allows replacing fossil fuels by solar energy partly or completely and reducing costs for manufacturing of concrete elements. The efficiency of employment of solar energy depends on materials and construction of the solar energy equipment. The object of research is formwork, equipped by transparent cover, which is a simple type of the solar energy equipment. The research work is devoted to determination of optimal material and number of layers of transparent cover. The obtained results allow increasing efficiency of employment of solar energy for heat treatment of concrete and reducing costs for manufacturing of the solar energy equipment.
Sensor Deployment Strategy Based on Wireless Mesh Network for WSN
Authors: Kumar Vikrant , Tiwari Namita
Published: July 2018

Wireless sensor systems include numerous sensors interconnected by means of radio connections. They are typically applied to cover vast zones to scrutinize and computerize tasks. Due to the battery consumption powered sensors, these arrangements have fleeting uptime, and frequently have issues like adaptability and bandwidth capacity. To dominate these issues, the vast mainstream of the implementation is constrained to expand the amount of sinks in network, or utilizations of gateways to request sensors data. Deployment of these system is made out of some low-control, modest nodes that coordinate detecting units, handsets, and preparing unit having remote communication capacities. This setup is conveyed in the focused on region for aggregating natural data that will be transmitted to a remote base station. In this paper, solutions for streamline deployment are investigated by amalgamation of Wireless sensor systems and Wireless mesh systems.Deployment of proposed mesh systems is accomplished in a versatile spine for sensor to sensor communication by interfacing them.
A Review of Different Text Categorization Techniques
Authors: Aggarwal Anubhav , Singh Jasmeet , Kapil Gupta Dr
Published: July 2018

In this paper, we focus on a major internet problem which is a huge amount of uncategorized text. We review existing techniques used for feature selection and categorization. After reviewing the existing literature, it was found that there exist some gaps in existing algorithms, one of which is a requirement of the labeled dataset for the training of the classifier.
Optimization of Temperature of Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion Boiler Using Conventional Techniques Anova and Rsm
Authors: Kumar Badholiya Suresh , Kothari Anil , Pradhan Sharad
Published: July 2018

In recent years, significant advances have been made in understanding and predicting the behavior of ash in combustion and gasification systems. In CFBC boilers ash sintering may contribute to deposit formation in the cyclone, return leg and post cyclone flue gas channel. Rapid sintering can lead to heavy agglomerate formation, which may finally inhibit circulation in dense phase areas (such as seal pot and return leg). Hence understanding the sintering behavior before the coal is used, would be desirable for avoiding problems.The present work is aimed at determining the influence of operating parameters on the temperature of circulating fluidized bed boiler. Ranking given to operating parameters by observing their contribution in the temperature of boiler by combustion of coal. A design of experiments technique was adopted in the form of Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array. The selected parameters were coal mass flow rate, coal particle size, primary air velocity and secondary air velocity. The combustion has done in modelled CFBC boiler using three quality lignite coal to analyze the temperature. The results were then analyzed and the major contributing factor towards temperature of boiler was found out based on the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) calculations. Boiler combustor temperature value optimized at targeted temperature value (1220 K) by using above method. The general trend indicates that as the temperature increases the possible of ash agglomeration in those area increases. Ash shows their sticky behavior if combustor temperature increase beyond the Ash fusion temperature ( > 1400 K ). Agglomeration of the bed material manifests itself in various forms within the combustor and associated system components. Ash deposition in the utility boilers is a major problem that may result in decreased efficiency, unscheduled outages, equipment failures, increased cleaning, and high maintenance costs. So this study helped to find out optimum condition for process parameter and to control boiler temperature.
Hybrid Converter to Supply DC and AC Loads Using Tapped Boost Topology
Authors: Menon Goutham , Ratheesh Mahesh , S Menon Gopikrishna , S Gautham , Kanakasabapathy P
Published: July 2018

Advancements in power electronic systems has brought forth the modernization of residential power systems exponentially. The interfacing of AC and DC loads with various kinds of resources of energy has been achieved with the help of modern nanogrid architectures. This paper brings into depiction a Tapped Boost derived hybrid converter that can be used to meet the demands of both AC and DC loads having a solitary DC input. A voltage source inverter (VSI) bridge network is used instead of the single switch of a Tapped Boost converter. The VSI bridge has shoot-through protection in the inverter stage increasing its importance for smart power systems. The Tapped Boost derived converter also borrows the advantages provided by the Tapped Boost converter. The paper covers topics like the operation, steady-state analysis and operating modes of the proposed Tapped Boost-DHC. The output and input characteristics has also been tested and verified through simulatio
Design And Analysis of Analog TRNG Using Sample and Hold Circuit
Authors: Aksshaya B , Madhura L. V. G , S Nivethashri , T Vishnuvarthini , N Mohankumar
Published: July 2018

Implementation of analog True random number generators is inevitable in almost all the security applications and encryption protocols nowadays. Although many digital True Random Number Generators are available, we proposed a method of random number generation using analog module of mixed signals. In actual fact generation of True Random Numbers is by utilizing the sample and hold circuit which is controlled by another random clock source, and a post processing circuit for generation of unpredictable binary sequence of numbers. The primary input source is an analog signal, essentially highly random noise from the external environment. The high unpredictability, less resource and simple circuit design are some highlights of the proposed work. Finally, the randomness is evaluated using NIST test suites and results are plotted and analyzed.
Design and Development of Street Crack Detection
Authors: Swapnil Vilas Patil Mr , M. Ghonge Prof. Mangesh , . .
Published: July 2018

Automated detection of street cracks is a crucial project. In transportation preservation for driving safety assurance and detection a crack manually is an exceptionally tangled and time excessive method. So with the advance of science and generation, automated structures with intelligence have been accustomed examine cracks instead of people. For crack detection and characterization image processing is used widely. But because of the inhomogeneity along the cracks, the inference of noise with the same texture and complexity of cracks, image processing remain challenging. In this paper, we focused on the system performance and the additional features. System which has crack detection accuracy issue, false detection of crack issue, efficiency issue are solved in this system. For better accuracy in detecting crack and increasing the performance of the system we used the random forest algorithm. This system help to detect and characterized the crack and it find out crack from noise also i.e. it neglect the noise better than existing system. Similarly, proposed method find out the length of the crack width and depth of the crack from image with the help of ground truth image.
Detection of Optical Characters Using Text Structure Modeling
Authors: Velantina Kapale Miss , Mangesh Ghonge Prof.
Published: July 2018

The basic use of back propagation(bp) neural network for textual content categorization and category in addition to type and could gather high everyday giant overall performance and accuracy. But, the high-quality drawback of this network is its prolonged training time. The genetic algorithm is regularly used to generate weights on network layer and beneficial for optimization. In proposed system we employ the mixture of each genetic set of rules and the returned propagation neural community for text categorization additionally the usage of the textual content structure we will understand the unique enter object through using characteristic extraction input item. We're able to use the genetic algorithm to reduce weights of edges within the but returned propagation neural community in used to backpropagating techniques. On the equal body, we are able to used to enhance the genetic algorithm to increase its performance and accuracy of neural network.
Re-Adaptation of Traditional Malay House Concept as A Design Approach for Vertical Dwellings Malays
Authors: Misnat Nordin , Surat Mastor , M.S. Usman Ismar , Binti Ahmad Norfazillah
Published: July 2018

Home is a basic need of human life and plays an important role in wellbeing human life. The quality of design should meet the needs and way of life as every human being deserves to enjoy it. Today's housing design failed to respond in meeting the needs of the occupants. The designs are now too much influenced from the west and contrary to the needs of the local design, especially the Malays. The space for the Malay Muslims is the reflection of the fulfilment of its way of life. The occupants are experiencing  multiple unfavourable housing issues. This paper highlight the housing issues and conditions on how certain issues of housing affordability affect societal wellbeing. The writing of this study will discuss the issues and problems of residential low and medium cost-of-modern design houses. Forty-five willing  respondents were randomly selected to answer questionnaires based on their willingness and the data were analysed using SPSS statistics to interpret these issues. The findings will be the basis for addressing the main issues and to proposed the application of the conceptual Malay heritage design in the design towards the creation of quality interior design dwelling.
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of PM10 in Southern Peninsular Malaysia
Authors: Saiful Mohamad Khir Mohamad , Muda Khalida , Hussein Norelyza , Faisal Abdul Khanan Mohd , Nor Othman Mohd , Hashim Normala , Dahari Nadhira
Published: July 2018

In this study, the particulate matter with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10) is being observed. Other factors that influenced the pollutant dispersion are also being studied prior to identification of their relationship. The aim of this study is to identify the trend of PM10 concentrations in the Southern Peninsular of Malaysia during the period 2005 to 2015 by using spatio-temporal analysis in regards to air pollution. The inverse distance weighted (IDW) is used for the spatio interpolation data and mapping. The trends of the PM10 concentration are illustrated via map which indicates the affected and vulnerable area of Southern Peninsular Malaysia especially during Haze episode.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Accuracy of Natural Ventilation for Temperature, Air Flow Rate and Relative Humidity (RH) in School Building Classrooms
Authors: Norazman Norsafiah , Irfan Che Ani Adi , Haslina Ja’afar Nor , Azry Khoiry Muhamad
Published: July 2018

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is an essential matter in achieving students’ satisfaction for the learning process. Building’s orientation is a factor that may encourage sufficient natural ventilation for the classroom occupants. Inadequate ventilation is an issue for most existing classrooms. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the accuracy of natural ventilation in classrooms. Therefore, experimental on 20 classrooms has been conducted by using Multipurpose Meter at secondary school buildings in Malaysia. The findings indicated that the accuracy of natural ventilation testing was below the permissible limits throughout the hours monitored, thus this may cause potential health hazards to the students. Temperature and air flow rates were lower than 23 °C and 0.15 m/s respectively, it fulfilled the basic requirements as a standard learning environment. However, measurements taken showed the overall relative humidity (RH) in the classrooms can be categorized as acceptable with 40% to 70% range. On the basis of these findings, it is evident that naturally ventilated classrooms are important especially due to energy efficiency, whereas mechanical ventilation should only be installed as an alternative under extremely hot weather conditions.
Contractor’s Performance Appraisal System in the Malaysian Construction Industry: Current Practice, Perception and Understanding
Authors: Zahreen Mohd Arof Khairul , Ismail Syuhaida , Latif Saleh Abd
Published: July 2018

Performance appraisal system is a common practice in any organisation to appraise performance of workers. In the Malaysian construction industry, performance appraisal system is applied to appraise contractor’s performance in many angles including: quality performance; time performance; cost performance; environmental performance; health and safety performance; productivity performance; and human resources performance. This is where the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) established three guidelines in strengthening the Construction Industry Transformation Programme (CITP) by appraising the contractor’s performance through identification of their weaknesses as well as drafting and offering suitable trainings in enhancing their performance. This paper is therefore undertaken with the objectives of: (1) determining the current practice of contractor’s performance appraisal system in the Malaysian construction industry; and (2) examining the construction players’ perception and understanding on the existing contractor’s performance appraisal system in the Malaysian construction industry. A set of questionnaires is designed and distributed to 157 contractors from G1 to G7 class. The paper finds that: (1) contractor’s performance appraisal system is benefiting the contractors yet should be improved for its efficiency; and (2) construction players have sufficient understanding on contractor’s performance appraisal system. It is expected that the improvement of contractor’s performance appraisal system via the findings of this paper would assist in achieving the three focuses of Transformasi Nasional 2050 (TN50), namely science and technology, urban prosperity as well as environment.
Estimation of Fugitive Dust Levels on A Construction Site Using Digital Image Information
Authors: . Im , Young Sun , . Yu , Ho Jung
Published: July 2018

Currently, fugitive dust management on construction sites does not focus on prevention but rather seeks ways to control it after occurrence. In order to effectively manage fugitive dust on a construction site, it is necessary to quantify prevent fugitive dust from occurring, and take immediate measures after occurrence. Therefore, this study proposes a technique to estimate the amount of fugitive dust generated on a construction site using digital image information. Based on the results of this study, it is expected that high levels of fugitive dust on construction sites can be prevented in the future and efficient management will be possible.
Institution and Legal Aspect Based River Water Quality Management
Authors: Namara Idi , M Hartono Djoko , Latief Yusuf , Sarwanto Moersidik Setyo
Published: July 2018

About 75% of rivers in Indonesia are experiencing severe pollution. The pollution comes from domestic waste. One of the important rivers in Indonesia that is experiencing pollution is the Cisadane River.  The Cisadane River issues in Tangerang are erosion, sedimentation, not yet controlled public space, availability water, and water quality.  The background of this research is the existence of water quality problems Cisadane Tangerang City of Banten Province. There are many institutions that manage the Cisadane watershed, but the effectiveness of these institutions in solving environmental problems in the Cisadane watershed is ineffective. Similarly, current regulations have not been effectively implemented. The purpose of this study is to determine the authority and agencies that manage the Cisadane watershed in Tangerang, examining the effectiveness of cooperation among agencies, seeking the most effective alternative institutions in Cisadane water quality management, as well as optimizing the implementation of regulations. This research is a qualitative research,  this research also is multi case and explorative, so this research uses three stages of research, previous study phase study, focus group discussion and data analysis. The conclusion of this research is to get the best and effective alternative institution in managing Cisadane River and to strengthen regulation or law.
An Utilization of Palm Fuel Ash (POFA) and Ceramic Waste as Cement Materials Replacement in Concrete Production
Authors: Sheikh Khalid Faisal , Natasya Mazenan Puteri , Halim Abdul Ghani Abdul , Bazilah Azmi Nurul , Irwan Juki Mohd , Shahidan Shahiron , Haziman Wan Ibrahim Mohd
Published: July 2018

The consumption of agricultural and industrial wastes has grown rapidly across the world which leads to create large quantities of wastes. It reflects the problem of having a limited number of landfills due to a huge amount of waste produced. Therefore, the solution is recycle the agricultural and industrial wastes as one of the materials use in concrete. Agricultural and industrial wastes were selected as cement replacement in a concrete production. This study aims to investigate the concrete properties containing palm oil fuel ash (POFA) and ceramic tile wastes, such as workability, compressive and splitting tensile strength. The concrete mix design ratio was designed for concrete grade strength 30 and water cement ratio of 0.55. Testing for compressive strength was measured at 7 and 28 days and for tensile strength only at 28 days. This research finds that with combination of 5% POFA and 10% ceramic with 27.1 MPa for compressive strength and 2.5 MPa for tensile strength will be the optimum mix design to replace cement in concrete. This research helps to improve the knowledge, increase the level of environmental awareness and understanding the importance and recycling the construction waste generated.
Improving the durability of the surveillance monitoring network
Authors: Shiyamala S , Kavitha T , K. Kowsalya P
Published: July 2018

Wireless sensor network is a distributed network and it comprises a tiny, self directed, low powered device. This paper, investigate the durability of WSN for surveillance monitoring in remote areas. The focus of surveillance machine is to acquire and verify information about enemy capabilities and positions of hostile target.Hence the ability to deploy unmanned surveillance machine by using WSN is of great practical importance for military, because of the energy constraints of sensor devices such network has to be energy aware with the purpose of prolong the lifetime of the network. This paper projected a new protocol called as ZEE-SEP which is formed by combining of operation of EE-SEP and ZSEP based on clustering algorithm in which the durability of the surveillance monitoring network is improved.
The effects of particle size distribution and sintering conditions on bending strength of sintered Ni-30%Fe alloys
Authors: B. Shongwe Mxolisi , O. Ajibola Olawale , M. Ramakokovhu Munyadziwa , A. Olubambi Peter
Published: July 2018

This work reports effect of the powder grain size distributions on the bending strength sintered Ni-30%Fe alloys obtained from mixed coarse-fine micron size metal powders. Two dissimilar particle sizes of Ni and Fe metal powders were mixed by subjecting them to translational and rotational agitations using the T2F Turbula Shaker Mixer. The mixed powders were moulded using graphite dies and sintered in vacuum and at constant pressure using Spark Plasma Sintering furnace (HHPD-25). The ratios of the two metals were varied as well as the sintering temperature and time. The morphology and microstructures of both powders and sinters were studied using field emission scanning electron microscopy (JSM-7600F) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS) facilities. The phases in the sintered specimens were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The densities of the samples were determined, The Vickers microhardness at room temperature and bending strength of the sintered alloy specimens were measured. Comparatively, low heating rate (50 oC/min) produced enhanced microstructures hence higher bonding, bending strength and densification than samples at high heating rate (150 oC/min).
Phenol adsorption from wastewater using cashew nut shells as adsorbent
Authors: Kulkarni Kartik , Sudheer Varsha , R Girish C
Published: July 2018

The potential of agricultural waste cashew nut shells as an adsorbent for removing phenol from wastewater is presented in this paper. The adsorbent was treated with 3M sulphuric acid in order to improve the properties. The experimental parameters such as adsorbent dosage, concentration and temperature were optimized with response surface methodology (RSM). The isotherm data were tested with different isotherm models and it obeyed Freundlich Isotherm showing the multilayer adsorption. The kinetic data satisfied pseudo-first order kinetic model. The maximum adsorption capacity was calculated to be 35.08 mg/g proving the capability of cashew nut shells for removing phenol from wastewater.
Examining differences between scores on science literacy skills from the viewpoint of certain indicators: Results of PISA-Turkey
Fen okur-yazarlık beceri puanları arasındaki farklılaşmanın bazı göstergeler açısından incelenmesi: PISA-Türkiye bulguları
Authors: Buldu Elif , Olgan Refika
Published: July 2018

The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between some quality indicators from 2015 PISA Socio-Economic and Cultural Index (ESCS) and 15 year-old students’ science literacy skills. Accordingly, 5895 students’ science literacy skills scores were analyzed through One-way ANOVA test in terms of student variables (gender, starting pre-primary age), and parents’ socio-economic variables (mother educational attainment, father education attainment). The findings of the study revealed that children who started pre-primary education at 2-3 and 4 year olds have higher science literacy score when compared to the children who started pre-primary education at 5-6 and less than 1 year olds in analysis and the increase of mother and father education level showed statistically significant difference on the science literacy scores in PISA 2015. The results of the study, on each variable basis, provide important implications in terms of improving Turkey’s education vision. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı PISA Ekonomik, Sosyal ve Kültürel İndeks’ inden (ESCS) elde edilen değişkenler ile Türkiye PISA 2015 uygulamasına katılan 15 yaşındaki öğrencilerin fen okur-yazarlık beceri puanları arasındaki farklılaşmanın incelenmesidir. Bu doğrultuda 5895 öğrencinin fen okur-yazarlık beceri puanları bireysel değişkenler (cinsiyet, okul öncesi eğitime başlama yaşı) ve ailelerine ait değişkenler (anne eğitim düzeyi, baba eğitim düzeyi) tek yönlü ANOVA testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular 2-3 ve 4 yaşlarında okul öncesi eğitime başlayan çocukların PISA fen okur-yazarlık becerilerine ait puanlarının 5-6 yaşlarında ve 1 yaşından önce okul öncesi eğitime başlayan çocuklara kıyasla daha iyi olduğunu ve anne-baba eğitim düzeyindeki artışın PISA fen okur-yazarlık beceri puanları üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark yarattığını göstermektedir. Çalışma sonuçları, her bir gösterge bazında, Türkiye’de okul öncesi eğitim sisteminin vizyonunun geliştirilmesine yardımcı olabilecek öneriler sunmaktadır.
The moss Cyathophorum hookerianum (Griff.) Mitt. - new to Peninsular India from the Eastern Ghats
Authors: Daniels A E D , Monisha P , Preetha M M , Asha V , Biju P M
Published: July 2018

Surveys carried out in the Kolli Hills of Eastern Ghats led to the discovery of Cyathophorum hookerianum (Griff.) Mitt. which is new to Peninsular India. On the other hand, the genus Cyathophorum P. Beauv. is new to the moss flora of the Eastern Ghats. A detailed description with illustrations and microphotographs are provided.
IMAGOLOGIA – NARZĘDZIE KREACJI INNEGO W PRZEKAZIE ELEKTRONICZNYM
Authors: Grzelak Eliza
Published: July 2018

Autorka zwraca uwagę na dwie podstawowe reguły komunikologiczne, organizujące relacje między nadawcą a odbiorcą – wzajemności i zwrotności. Zauważa, że zgodnie z nimi odpowiedzialność za poprawne relacje między grupą dominującą a grupami mniejszościowymi spoczywa na wszystkich uczestnikach komunikacji. Do zadań mniejszości należy fortunna autokreacja, która powinna zachęcać do poznawania, pogłębiania wiedzy, neutralizowania negatywnych stereotypów, powinna także wyposażać odbiorcę w narzędzia promujące daną grupę w obu światach – realnym i wirtualnym. Rozważania mają charakter teoretyczny, choć poparte są spostrzeżeniami, dotyczącymi praktycznej realizacji przedstawionych założeń. Autorka weryfikuje teorię, głoszącą, że dobrze realizowane założenia imagologii mogą pomóc w zbudowaniu fortunnego wizerunku polskich mniejszości.
MIĘDZY OBRAZEM PUBLICZNYM A INTYMNYM. PROJEKT POSZERZENIA IMAGOLOGII NA PRZYKŁADZIE TWÓRCZOŚCI KATARZYNY KOZYRY I EWY KURYLUK
Authors: Dąbrowski Mieczysław
Published: July 2018

Artykuł wskazuje na możliwość i konieczność poszerzenia znaczenia tradycyjnego pojęcia imagologii. Autor uważa, że od imagologii Obcego/Innego powinniśmy przejść do obrazu Ja cielesnego i mentalnego. Projekt takiej analizy przeprowadza na materiale twórczości Ewy Kuryluk i Katarzyny Kozyry.
LUSTRA IMAGOLOGICZNE MICKIEWICZA
Authors: Kuziak Michał
Published: July 2018

Artykuł poświęcony jest Mickiewiczowskiemu dyskursowi imagologicznemu. Służył on poecie do konstruowania projektów – tak związanych z kulturą oraz literaturą, jak i szerzej: tożsamościowych, odnoszących się do wizji Polski i Słowiańszczyzny. Dyskurs ten ma charakter zmienny i heterogeniczny. Stanowi nie tylko odbicie romantycznego myślenia o narodzie i narodowości, ale i świadectwo wynajdywania tradycji narodowej w sytuacji opresji, zagrożenia egzystencji narodu pozbawionego państwa.
CZARDASZ I GULASZ – OBRAZY WĘGIERSKIEJ „INNOŚCI” W TWÓRCZOŚCI KRZYSZTOFA VARGI
Authors: Czyżak Agnieszka
Published: July 2018

Artykuł zawiera interpretację dwóch utworów Krzysztofa Vargi, Gulaszu z turula (2007) oraz Czardasza z mangalicą (2014). Teksty te – o zarazem autobiograficznym i reportażowym charakterze – stanowią rozpoznanie współczesnej świadomości zbiorowej zarówno Węgrów, jak i Polaków. Imagologia, jako fakt kulturowy oraz metodologia służąca badaniu obrazów i idei przybierających postać mitów, wzorców i motywów, okazuje się niezwykle przydatnym narzędziem w obszarze studiów kulturowych, szczególnie w nurcie badań postkolonialnych (postzależnościowych) oraz komparatystycznych.
O MITACH I OBRAZACH KOBIECOŚCI W PROZIE SWIETŁANY ALEKSIJEWICZ
Authors: Waligórska-Olejniczak Beata
Published: July 2018

Celem artykułu jest interpretacja prozy Swietłany Aleksijewicz ukierunkowana przede wszystkim na ogląd postaci kobiecych, dokonywany między innymi przez pryzmat mitu matki, leżącego u podstaw kultury rosyjskiej. Na podstawie zbiorów reportaży Wojna nie ma w sobie nic z kobiety, Czarnobylska modlitwa. Kronika przyszłości oraz Czasy second-hand. Koniec czerwonego człowieka zwrócono uwagę na motywację przedstawianych przez autorkę postaw i wizerunków bohaterek wspomnianych utworów. Historie współczesnych kobiet, utrwalone przez laureatkę Nagrody Nobla, z jednej strony stanowią materiał egzemplifikujący stereotypowe widzenie kobiety radzieckiej w społeczeństwie, z drugiej zaś służą wykryciu cech spajających te obrazy, nierzadko zakorzenionych w mitologii słowiańskiej i chrześcijaństwie. Tekst prezentuje również analizę poetyki pisarstwa Aleksijewicz, stanowi próbę wskazania na dokumentacyjny charakter tej prozy jako nośnika mitu.
POJĘCIE „NOWEJ KOBIETY” W MODERNIZMIE LITERACKIM: POSZUKIWANIE MIEJSCA W KULTURZE (VIRGINIA WOOLF, LESIA UKRAINKA).
Authors: Nikolaichuk Iryna
Published: July 2018

Artykuł dotyczy problemu konstruowania pojęcia „nowej kobiety” w dziedzinie modernizmu literackiego i pokazuje kompleksową zmianę roli oraz miejsca kobiety poprzez porównanie dwóch modernistycznych obrazów „nowej kobiety”, przedstawiających dwie różne narodowości. Kluczowymi punktami tej analizy są: pozycja autorki wyrażana poprzez jej styl pisania, proces rewizji tradycji literackiej i zmiana tradycyjnych ról społecznych kobiety (matka, córka, przyjaciółka). Artykuł pokazuje główne cechy pojęcia „nowej kobiety”, a także podobieństwa i różnice wdrażania jej w dwóch modelach narodowych modernizmu literackiego.
OBCOŚĆ I SWOJSKOŚĆ W PRZESTRZENI SZKOŁY I DOMU. OBRAZY NASTOLETNICH IMIGRANTÓW I REEMIGRANTÓW W WYBRANYCH POWIEŚCIACH DLA MŁODZIEŻY Z POCZĄTKU XXI WIEKU (PO ROKU 2004)
Authors: Gromadzka Beata
Published: July 2018

Tematem artykułu są wybrane powieści polskie, słoweńska i angielska adresowane do młodzieży, które łączą postaci głównych bohaterów, nastolatków próbujących znaleźć swoje miejsce w obcym kulturowo i hermetycznym środowisku. Na płaszczyźnie porównania znajdują się trzy kręgi: domowy, szkolny i lokalny, czyli ważne dla bohaterów przestrzenie ścierania się wpływów, walki o dominację, gdzie Obcy/Inny staje się łatwą ofiarą. Porównanie wspólnych tematów: dorastanie, szkoła, rówieśnicy, walka o swoje miejsce w grupie, poszukiwanie własnej drogi pokazuje podobieństwa i różnice w ujmowaniu takich problemów przez autorów powieści.
NIE PRZYCHODZĄ UCHODŹCY. AKTUALNE POTRZEBY EDUKACJI POLONISTYCZNEJ (W STRONĘ EDUKACJI NA RZECZ POKOJU)
Authors: Roszak Joanna
Published: July 2018

Autorka artykułu akcentuje potrzebę konfrontowania młodzieży z tematem Innych (etnicznych, narodowościowych, religijnych), co wiąże się ze stosunkowo nową sytuacją społeczną i polityczną, z nasilającymi się ruchami migracyjnymi. Polska szkoła powinna zobaczyć dla siebie istotne zadanie w kontekście światowego nomadyzmu i eskalującego kryzysu humanitarnego. Podczas etapu zbierania materiałów przeprowadzono wywiady skategoryzowane z nauczycielami, bibliotekarzami i uczniami dziesięciu poznańskich szkół. W artykule dokonano analizy i interpretacji zawartości podręczników do nauczania języka polskiego oraz zaproponowano realizację tematów powiązanych z wątkiem uchodźczym. Płynie z niego wniosek, że najważniejszym zadaniem, stojącym przed polską edukacją na wszystkich szczeblach, wydaje się wprowadzenie, nieobecnej dotąd w programie, edukacji na rzecz pokoju.
POMIĘDZY MAGIĄ BAŚNI A SZEREGIEM SKOJARZEŃ, CZYLI KOGO SPOTKAŁA ALICJA W KRAINIE CZARÓW
Authors: Seweryn Agnieszka Maria
Published: July 2018

Niniejszy artykuł skupia się na tematyce przekładu na język polski wybranych osobowych nazw własnych w powieści Lewisa Carrolla pt. Alicja w Krainie Czarów. Głównym celem pracy jest pokazanie konotacji kulturowych oraz etymologii nazw stworzonych przez autora, a więc zaprezentowanie ich specyfiki oraz nierzadko bardziej złożonego znaczenia. Artykuł stanowi również próbę analizy wybranych przez polskich tłumaczy strategii tłumaczeniowych pod kątem zgodności znaczeniowej z oryginałem. Podstawowy korpus badawczy składa się z oryginalnej angielskiej wersji książki z przypisami Martina Gardnera oraz czterech wydanych po 1990 roku przekładów na język polski.
Simulation-Based Optical Threshold Component Design for Mitigating Four-Wave Mixing Effects in WDM Radio Over Fiber Systems
Authors: Musa Ahmed , Bany Salameh Haytham , Olaimat Ayat
Published: July 2018

The gigantic demand on high bandwidth and capacity has triggered the need to use the radio over optical fiber (RoF) systems. RoF systems offer several attractive features such as low attenuation loss, large bandwidth, less interference, etc., which can improve the communication system reliability and achieve high data rates. However, the RoF system suffers from linear and nonlinear fiber impairments, which result in signal distortion. Several solutions have been proposed to overcome linear impairments; on the other hand, the nonlinear impairments issue is still a challenging problem in RoF communication systems. Four-wave mixing (FWM) is the most dominating nonlinear impairments that impacts the performance of optical fiber communication systems and the RoF systems as well. In this article, we present a strategy to mitigate the FWM effect in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) RoF systems. Specifically, we study the effect of FWM under high transmit power levels over long transmission distances. This proposed strategy aligns the optical and radio link parameters to alleviate the FWM effects. To achieve this objective, the impact of WDM RoF system parameters such as wavelength ($\lambda_i$), transmitted power, etc., on system performance is investigated. The main performance metrics are the total signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), optical SNR (OSNR), Q-factor, and bit error rate (BER). Given these metrics, our proposed strategy defines an optical threshold level that applies to the optical threshold component to get rid of the undesired signals generated by the FWM effect.
The SENIORLAB study in the quest for healthy elderly patients
Authors: Risch Martin , Sakem Benjamin , Risch Lorenz , Nydegger Urs E.
Published: July 2018

Reference intervals (RIs) for laboratory analyses by and large, are provided by analytical platform providers – the provenience and preanalytics of materials for the calculation of intervals often remain arcane particularly relating to the age group of donors. In an observational, prospective cohort study on 1467 healthy uniracial Caucasian residents >60 years of age, 105 frequently used lab tests were done on one blood sample. With a nonrestrictive definition of health, several pathological lab results pointing to occult disease have been found and published from SENIORLAB so far. The RIs found for hemoglobin in women went from 117.9 to 152.4 g/L (80–84 years) and in men from 124.9 to 170.6 g/L (90% confidence interval [CI]). This article lists RIs computed with SENIORLAB data for such frequently ordered analyses as platelet counts, vitamin B12 and folate, ferritin and analytes measured to estimate metabolic performance in glucose turnover. In fact, 64.5% of the cohort showed prediabetic fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and/or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c); total serum folate levels but not red blood cell folate decreased with progressing age. As much as 66% of evaluable study participants had insufficient levels of 25(OH) vitamin D. Published reports from SENIORLAB are referenced in this article.
Scientific assessment of background ozone over the U.S.: Implications for air quality management
Authors: Jaffe Daniel A. , Cooper Owen R. , Fiore Arlene M. , Henderson Barron H. , Tonnesen Gail S. , Russell Armistead G. , Henze Daven K. , Langford Andrew O. , Lin Meiyun , Moore Tom
Published: July 2018

Ozone (O3) is a key air pollutant that is produced from precursor emissions and has adverse impacts on human health and ecosystems. In the U.S., the Clean Air Act (CAA) regulates O3 levels to protect public health and welfare, but unraveling the origins of surface O3 is complicated by the presence of contributions from multiple sources including background sources like stratospheric transport, wildfires, biogenic precursors, and international anthropogenic pollution, in addition to U.S. anthropogenic sources. In this report, we consider more than 100 published studies and assess current knowledge on the spatial and temporal distribution, trends, and sources of background O3 over the continental U.S., and evaluate how it influences attainment of the air quality standards. We conclude that spring and summer seasonal mean U.S. background O3 (USB O3), or O3 formed from natural sources plus anthropogenic sources in countries outside the U.S., is greatest at high elevation locations in the western U.S., with monthly mean maximum daily 8-hour average (MDA8) mole fractions approaching 50 parts per billion (ppb) and annual 4th highest MDA8s exceeding 60 ppb, at some locations. At lower elevation sites, e.g., along the West and East Coasts, seasonal mean MDA8 USB O3 is in the range of 20–40 ppb, with generally smaller contributions on the highest O3 days. The uncertainty in U.S. background O3 is around ±10 ppb for seasonal mean values and higher for individual days. Noncontrollable O3 sources, such as stratospheric intrusions or precursors from wildfires, can make significant contributions to O3 on some days, but it is challenging to quantify accurately these contributions. We recommend enhanced routine observations, focused field studies, process-oriented modeling studies, and greater emphasis on the complex photochemistry in smoke plumes as key steps to reduce the uncertainty associated with background O3 in the U.S.
Preserved insulin secretion and kidney function in recipients with functional pancreas grafts 1 year after transplantation: a single-center prospective observational study
Authors: Nordheim Espen , Birkeland Kåre I , Åsberg Anders , Hartmann Anders , Horneland Rune , Jenssen Trond
Published: July 2018

Objective

Successful simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) or pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) restores glycemic control. Diabetes and impaired kidney function are common side effects of immunosuppressive therapy. This study addresses glucometabolic parameters and kidney function during the first year.

Methods

We examined 67 patients with functioning grafts (SPKn = 30, PTAn = 37) transplanted between September 2011 and November 2016 who underwent repeated oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) 8 and 52 weeks after transplantation. Another 19 patients lost their graft the first year post-transplant and 28 patients did not undergo repeated OGTTs and could not be studied. All patients received ATG induction therapy plus tacrolimus, mycophenolate and prednisolone. Glomerular filtration rate was measured before and 8 and 52 weeks after transplantation by serum clearance methods.

Results

From week 8 to 52 after transplantation, mean fasting glucose decreased (SPK: 5.4 ± 0.7 to 5.1 ± 0.8 mmol/L, PTA: 5.4 ± 0.6 to 5.2 ± 0.7 mmol/L; bothP < 0.05), and also 120-min post-OGTT glucose (SPK: 6.9 ± 2.9 to 5.7 ± 2.2 mmol/L;P = 0.07, PTA: 6.5 ± 1.7 to 5.7 ± 1.2 mmol/L;P < 0.05). Fasting C-peptide levels also decreased (SPK: 1500 ± 573 to 1078 ± 357 pmol/L, PTA: 1210 ± 487 to 1021 ± 434 pmol/L, bothP < 0.005). Measured GFR decreased from enlistment to 8 weeks post transplant in PTA patients (94 ± 22 to 78 ± 19 mL/min/1.73 m2;P < 0.005), but did not deteriorate from week 8 to week 52 (SPK: 55.0 ± 15.1 vs 59.7 ± 11.3 ml/min/1.73 m²;P = 0.19, PTA: 76 ± 19 vs 77 ± 19 mL/min/1.73 m²;P = 0.74).

Conclusion

Glycemic control and kidney function remain preserved in recipients with functioning SPK and PTA grafts 1 year after transplantation.
A produção de subjetividades no romance e na entrevista midiática: rastros do autobiográfico e da escrita feminista de Maria Valéria Rezende
Authors: Oliveira Cândida De , Ramos Tânia Regina Oliveira
Published: July 2018

Este estudo investiga os discursos do biográfico na contemporaneidade sob a forma do romance e da entrevista midiática. Para tanto, retoma a obra de Philippe Lejeune sobre a noção de “pacto autobiográfico”, procura estabelecer diálogos com estudos que demarcam novos modos de pensar a relação do biográfico com a subjetividade a partir do conceito de espaço biográfico, de Leonor Arfuch, e a crítica literária feminista. Com esse aporte teórico, visa analisar a produção de subjetividades na literatura brasileira contemporânea, focando a literatura de autoria feminina e tendo como corpus de análise Outros cantos, de Maria Valéria Rezende, publicado em 2016, e duas entrevistas concedidas pela escritora, veiculadas nos sites dos jornais O Globo e El País. Constata a emergência de uma escrita de viés feminista, em que narrativas ficcionais e autobiográficas são tecidas com o apoio da memória.