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Image Outpainting and Harmonization using GANs
Authors: K. Vignesha , Mohammed Ali Rabeeh
Published: November 2020

Although the inherently ambiguous task of predicting what resides on the far side all four edges of a image has rarely been explored before, we have a tendency to demonstrate that GANs hold powerful potential in manufacturing reasonable extrapolations. Two outpainting ways square measure projected that aim to instigate this line of research: the primary approach uses a context encoder inspired by common inpainting architectures and paradigms, whereas the second approach adds an extra post-processing step using a single-image generative model. This way, the hallucinated details are integrated with the design of the original image.
Human Detection using Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Authors: Beham Rafega , Prabhakaran Bharani , Linton J Joshua
Published: November 2020

A human detection remote-controlled ground vehicle is employed to detect the humans around during the rescue regimes when a natural calamity occurs, to avoid losing the lives of humans. This project aims to build a robot that is active in disaster areas to create a rescue mechanism that needs to move at intervals, wherever rescue groups cannot operate due to loads of technical difficulties. A unique passive Infrared sensing element is employed in our project that emits infrared rays to sense humans. As an individual's body emits thermal radiation it will be received and manipulated by the PIR (Passive infrared sensor) and when the target is found the system will provide an associate degree alert which can be used to facilitate to localize the victim location in time. Human Detection using Unmanned Ground Vehicle is an attempt at creating an intuitive application that is capable of being used by people during war zones, disaster areas, and surveillance in jewelry shops.
Study of Content Based Image Retrieval Using Data Mining Techniques
Authors: Dhinakaran S.
Published: November 2020

The field of image retrieval has been an active research area for several decades and has been paid more and more attention in recent years as a result of the dramatic and fast increase in the volume of digital images. Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) is a new but widely adopted method for finding images from vast and un annotated image databases. In recent years, a variety of techniques have been developed to improve the performance of CBIR. In reaction to the needs of users, who feel problems connected with traditional methods of image searching and indexing, researchers focus their interest on techniques for retrieving images on the basis of automatically-derived features, often denoted as Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR). CBIR systems index the media documents using salient features extracted from the actual media rather than by textual annotations. Query by content is nowadays a very active research field, with many systems being developed by industrial and academic teams. Results performed by these teams are really promising. The situation gets diametrically different when we move our attention from the usual CBIR task, i.e. the retrieval of images which are similar (as a whole) to the query image, to the task “find all images that contain the query image”. The proposed CBIR technique uses more than one clustering techniques to improve the performance of CBIR. This optimized method makes use of K-means and Hierarchical clustering technique to improve the execution time and performance of image retrieval systems in high dimensional sets. In this similarity measure is totally based on colors. In this paper more focus area is the way of combination of clustering technique in order to get faster output of images. In this paper the clustering techniques are discussed and analyzed. Also, we propose a method HDK that uses more than one clustering technique to improve the performance of CBIR. This method makes use of hierarchical and divides and conquers K-means clustering technique with equivalency and compatible relation concepts to improve the performance of the K-Means for using in high dimensional datasets. It also introduced the feature like color, texture and shape for accurate and effective retrieval system.
Malaria Detection Using Image Processing
Authors: E M Spandana , Hegde Kavya , Ummanabad Sneha
Published: November 2020

Malaria is one of a serious infectious disease in the world caused by a peripheral blood parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Traditional microscopy method, for malaria diagnosis is old method and has been occasionally proved inefficient since it is time consuming and results are difficult to reproduce. As it constitutes a serious global health problem, the evaluation process is of high importance. In this work, an accurate, easy, rapid and affordable model of malaria diagnosis using stained thin blood smear images was developed. The method makes use of the intensity features of Plasmodium parasites and also erythrocyte or red blood cell images. Images of infected and non-infected red blood cells were taken, pre-processed, and then relevant features were extracted from them and eventually diagnosis was made based on the features extracted from the images. A set of features based on intensity have been proposed, and the performance of these features on the red blood cell samples from the database have been evaluated using an artificial neural network (ANN) classifier. The results have shown that these features could be extremely successful if used for malaria parasite detection.
The Assessment on Medical and Non-Medical Device Supply at Independent Midwifery Practices
Authors: Nugraheni Galuh , Nurdiana Astri
Published: November 2020

Independent Midwifery Practice (IMP) is a community medical facility authorized to provide midwifery practice, including maternal, neonatal, reproductive health, and contraceptive services. The operation of IMP is regulated by Regulation of the Ministry of Health, the Republic of Indonesia No. 28 of 2017, about midwifery practice standards. However, the assessment of the operations of IMP has not been conducted yet. This study aims to assess IMP in Karawang district using assessment forms according to the Regulation of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia No 28 of 2017. This study was conducted at 53 teaching IMPs in Karawang District from July to November 2018. This study uses a mixed-method with a sequential explanatory design. The findings show that the tools, drugs, and other medical consumables are not entirely available at the IMPs. The Obgyn toolset, family planning toolset, vaccinations toolset, and resuscitation toolset were not complete. Providing mandatory sources at the IMPs is very important to support the provision of quality. It is required to optimize the monitoring and evaluation activity by the authorized institution.
Efektivitas Cangkang Hama Bekicot (Achatina Fulica) Sebagai Adsorben Untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas Air Sungai Kahayan
Authors: Santoso Achmad Imam , Putro Dhymas Sulistyono
Published: November 2020

The water quality of the Kahayan River is still below the criteria for clean water quality standards. One of the treatments to improve water quality is snail shells as adsorbents of heavy metals Fe and Zn are categorized as pests on fruit plants. The object of this research is the snail shell activated charcoal is used to improve the quality of river water on heavy metals Fe and Zn. The mass variation of snail shell activated charcoal weighing 0 grams, 5 grams, 10 grams, and 15 grams. The research process is divided into the Preparation Stage and Implementation Stage, where the implementation stage consists of making snail shell charcoal, making HCl solution, activating snail shell charcoal, and absorbing snail shell activated charcoal. Snail shell activated charcoal plays an active role in decreasing Fe and Zn concentrations. At 5 mg of snail shell activated charcoal was able to reduce 53% Fe concentration and 69% Zn concentration. Snail shell activated charcoal with a mass of 10 mg and 15 mg was able to reduce Fe concentration by 82% and 84%. Testing the Zn concentration in the mass of 10 mg and 15 mg was not read optically, due to the limited accuracy of laboratory equipment.
Identifikasi Senyawa Boraks pada Bakso secara Non Destruktif Menggunakan Spektrum Inframerah Dekat dan Principle Component Analisys
Authors: Pahlawan Budiara , Yunardi Yunardi , Munawar Agus A , Meirisa Friska , Meilina Hesti Meilina
Published: November 2020

The combination of Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy and multivariate analysis using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) was developed to detect the presence of borax in meatballs. The conventional analysis used to detect the presence of borax has been considered inefficient because it is only able to qualify for the presence of borax, but cannot determine the dose of borax used. This study aimed to identify the presence of borax in meatballs using NIR Spectroscopy in the 1000-2500 nm range and maximize PCA performance by combining MSC and SNV pre-treatment with Savitzky Golay second derivative. The results showed that the identification of borax can occur at a wavelength of 1800 - 2500 nm, which is indicated by vibrations at a wavelength of 1865 nm with the atomic structure of C-Cl and the combination of pre-treatment of the second derivative of Savitzky Golay also successful for grouping the data to be better.
Kemampuan Filter Rokok Non-Pakai Sebagai Adsorben Dalam Mengurangi Gas Emisi CO Dan HC
Authors: Hendianto Mukhammad Rifki , Hendrasarie Novirina
Published: November 2020

Air is the most important element for life. However, the air we breathe now tends to be dirty and not good for health. Air pollution occurs due to transportation activities. Cigarette filter manufacturers produce cigarette filters that are not suitable for use because they do not meet standards. This research utilizes an unused cigarette filter which can only become waste that was difficult to decompose by nature. This study aimed to assess the ability of unused cigarette filters to reduce gas emissions, carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen carbon (HC). This unused cigarette filter, known as an adsorbent, was made of highly absorbed cellulose acetate. These cigarette filter adsorbent has been studied on motorcycle exhausts since the 2000s. By modifying the type of cigarette filter, namely the ordinary cigarette filter in which carbon is added. The results showed that the unused cigarette filter was able to become an adsorbent for pollutants in the air, especially CO and HC. The type of cigarette filter that uses additional carbon has been shown to reduce CO and HC concentrations by 60% and 57.5%, respectively, than conventional cigarette filters.
Budaya Kerja Pegawai FELDA dari Perspektif Peneroka
Authors: MUDA MOHD SHALADDIN , OMAR NIK WAN , WAN MOHD AMIN WAN ABD. AZIZ
Published: November 2020

The issue of work culture has become extremely crucial because of late there have been numerous complaints from the FELDA participants regarding the services of its officers. This research critically analyses the behavior determinant towards work culture for the FELDA officers. There are several main factors that influence their behavior namely the demographic location, recognition, work performance and responsibility. The demographic factors such as gender, age, marital status, academic qualification and work experience are used as moderator’s variables. The findings show that there is a positive correlation between these variables and the work culture.
Hubungan Sosial Warga Tua dengan Pasangan Data Mikro daripada Limbongan, Kelantan
Authors: WAN AHMAD WAN IBRAHIM , ISMAIL ZAINAB
Published: November 2020

Nowadays more and more people can reach old age. When individuals reaching old age, issues of relationship with their spouses is particularly important to be discussed. This article aims at discussing the relationship between the elderly people with their spouses. Utilizing data from a face-to-face interview with 214 Malay residents in rural Kelantan aged 60 years and older, this study investigated patterns, harmonious relationship, intimacy, closeness, as well as understanding between them. Results revealed that, (a) more than half of the elderly felt that any important decision is a family decision; works outside the house are husbands’ responsibility whereas house chores are the responsibility of the wives; (b) they have a harmonious relationship, having a mutual understanding, caring and compromising, as well as no complict arises; (c) they have a deep intimacy between them; (d) 53.8 percent of the respondents said they have a very close relationship, while another 46.2 percent have an intimate relationship; and (e) not many elderly couples reported that they do not have an understanding. It can be concluded that as someone gets older, they will likely to have a more intimate relationship with their other half.
Mereka yang Terpinggir: Aktiviti Ekonomi Warga Tua dalam Arus Pembangunan Pelancongan di Pulau Perhentian
Authors: ABDUL GHANI NORIZAN ABDUL GHANI , WAN AHMAD WAN IBRAHIM , MD YASSIN SULAIMAN , WONG ABDULLAH WAN SALIHIN
Published: November 2020

Development generally produced certain impacts on older people. Despite development creates a lot of employment opportunities, these opportunities only suitable for younger generation. The elderly in general are becoming more marginalized and still continue their traditional activities. This paper aims at discussing the economic activities of the elderly in the tourism development in Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu. Results indicated that economic activity of the elderly is still on fishing activities, and many other traditional occupations, such as selling vegetable crops and managing food stalls.
Pengetahuan dan Penghayatan Konsep Makanan Halal Pengusaha Makanan Tradisional Negeri Kelantan dan Terengganu
Authors: ABD. RAHMAN ASYRAF ABD. RAHMAN , WAN AHMAD WAN IBRAHIM , ISMAIL ZAINAB
Published: November 2020

Knowledge and practices on the halal food concepts and hygiene are very important in a Muslim life. Halal food concepts refer to a hygiene and healthy food accords with the Islamic teachings. This paper discusses knowledge and practices amongst the traditional food entrepreneurs in Kelantan and Terengganu on the halal food concepts and hygiene. Using a mixed method approach, a total of 300 traditional food entrepreneurs in both states were selected as respondents. Quantitative data were collected through face to face interviews whilst qualitative data were gathered through observation and in-depth interviews. The findings of the study show that majority of the respondents are so knowledgeable upon the questions of halal food and its hygiene. They are concerned on the existence of haram foods in the market and also have a strong commitment to observe halal food and hygiene procedure in food preparation.
Peranan Korporat Kredibiliti terhadap Niat Gelagat Kepatuhan Zakat Pendapatan Gaji
Authors: BIDIN ZAINOL BIDIN , MD. IDRIS KAMIL MD. IDRIS
Published: November 2020

This study applies the theory of planned behavior by adding corporate credibility in an attempt to predict  compliance intention behaviour towards zakat on employment income. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and corporate credibility with zakah compliance intention on employment income. Data were generated from 250 Muslim individual in public and private organizations. This study uses structural equation technique as measurement model and structural model in measuring attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, corporate credibility, and intention. The results suggest that TPB revealed a better goodness of fit model. The results also indicated that the original variable of TPB and corporate credibility play important roles in influencing zakat compliance intention. Implication towards theory and policy makers is also discussed.
Extended Family, Neighbourhood and Friends’ Network in Supporting Caregivers of Older People with Mental Health Problems
Authors: AHMAD RAMLI FATIMAH ZAILLY
Published: November 2020

Caregivers of older people with mental health problems encountered with minimal support and assistance in their caregiving responsibility. Despite all the positive and negative experiences faced by the caregivers, the family network, network of friends and some local informal networks supported their roles although there were contested beliefs between traditional, religious and modern perspectives. The article will be addressed the different help and support provided by the extended family, neighbourhood support, neighbours and friends’ network. Caregivers address the need for appropriate support and resources to help them in managing and providing ‘good quality care’ to their mentally ill family member.
Kesan Pembandaran ke atas Solidariti Sosial Warga Tua Melayu Desa Di Kelantan
Authors: WAN AHMAD WAN IBRAHIM
Published: November 2020

Rural traditional community is declining all over the world. After the New Economic Policy was launched, the urbanization of Malaysia has become accelerated and as a consequence more and more people living in urban areas. Thus, the life style of the rural folk has changed. The social solidarity which is very sinonim to the rural folks has also been changing. Urban community is said to be anonymous. This paper examines whether the urbanization process that has taken place in rural areas affects the characteristics and culture of the rural folks. To meet this objective, 240 older persons aged 60 years and above in the district of Limbongan, Pasir Putih, Kelantan has been selected as samples of the survey. Based on face-to-face interviews conducted in this rural Kelantan, it was revealed that the majority of older persons reported they are always interacting with their neighbours. They are also fond of each other, have mutual trust, may receive criticism and have mutual respect between each other. The quality of social interactions, one more aspect of social solidarity, of older person and their neighbours, was also not changing. However, to prevent the weakening of social solidarity of the rural folks in the future, this article suggests that the we feelings among the youth in rural community should be inculcated as early as possible in their lives.
Pengetahuan Kanak-Kanak Sekolah Rendah mengenai Penganiayaan Seksual
Authors: HILLALUDDIN AZLIN HILMA , YUSOF YUSMARHAINI , CHONG CHAN CHEONG
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study was to assess primary school children’s knowledge of sexual abuse. This research sought to identify the children’s level of knowledge regarding sexual abuse, and to examine whether there were differences in their levels of knowledge based upon year of study and gender. Two hundred and thirty-nine participants from Year Two, Year Four, and Year Six classes were recruited from a primary school in the northern region of Malaysia. The Children’s Knowledge of Abuse (CKAQ) – Revision III was utilized as 84 Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial Jilid 16 the research instrument. The results indicate that levels of knowledge were not affected by year of study or gender. However, knowledge did differ based upon year of study when analysis was conducted on the Inappropriate Touch subscale, where Year Four students were found to have poorer knowledge of abuse than their Year Six counterparts. Signifcant results were also obtained for gender in the Appropriate Touch subscale. Girls were found to score less than boys in this subscale.
Pengetahuan Seksualiti Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Sekolah
Authors: ABD MANAF ABDUL RAZAK , HILLALUDDIN AZLIN HILMA , JAMALUDDIN ZAKIYAH , AHMAD NOOR AZIZAH , MOHD ARSHAD FATIN HAKIMAH , MAT SAAD ZARINA , MD ZAIN RAJWANI , WAN ABDULLAH WAN AB RAHMAN KHUDZRI
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study is to explore students’ knowledge, resources and experiences of sexuality; and to examine whether there were differences of the students’ knowledge, resources and experiences of sexuality based on the demographic factors. This study was conducted in a school in the northern region of Malaysia, involving 414 students, using a cross-sectional survey technique. The results indicate that the students’ level of knowledge is at a moderate level. There was no significant difference of knowledge level between male and female students. Among the sources that the students refer to for sexuality information were majorly friends, television/movies and the internet. The most frequently reported sexual experiences were watching pornographic movies or videos, dating and reading pornographic materials. The findings of this study have identified the issues and the needs of Malaysian youngsters regarding sexuality, as well as inputs regarding the role of the family and to the related agencies to improve policies regarding the family and the implementation of educational programs on sexuality and preventive programs for social problems among students and adolescents.
Inequality at Play in Community: Stigmatization of and Discrimination against Older Ever- single (Wo)Men
Authors: AHMAD NOOR AZIMA , MASUD JARIAH
Published: November 2020

This article discusses inequality faced by the ever-singles which is common yet generally unrecognized as such. While both ever-single men and women face inequality because of their marital status, it is essentially prevalent among women past marriageable age due to societal gender norms and expectations. Thus, the focus is on ever-single women’s experiences. The article lays the historical path towards gender equality and provides a brief theoretical outlook on why inequality towards women is pervasive, and why sometimes it is condoned by the community. Inequality is discussed in relation to stigma and discrimination (or singlism) posed upon the ever-singles men and women in daily life.  Examples of stigma and discrimination towards this specific group are presented.
Conceptualization of Soft Skills as Part of the Professional Socialization of Social Workers
Authors: SHAFFIE FUZIAH , MD. ALI RUZLAN , MOHD. YUSOF FAHAINIS
Published: November 2020

This article discusses the conceptualization of soft skills which current higher institutions’ educators of professional programmes should contemplate. Social work educators were probed to describe their experiences within their profession, and viewpoints on, soft skills as part of the professional socialization of social workers toward becoming professionally and socially competent when providing their services to their clients. In-depth interviews were used as means of gathering qualitative data. The transcribed data was then thematically analysed. This paper highlights the opinions of two social work educators, from two public universities, on the issue of soft skills among social workers. The social work educators insinuated that it is important to raise awareness of soft skills competencies among social work educators to help them in assessing themselves, and identify where and how they could actively seek to improve themselves as trainers or teachers of social workers to function effectively within the context of their workplaces. Embedding the soft skills competencies into their career as social workers is assumed as one of the effective and effcient method of achieving both professional and social competence. The proposed soft skills provided early ideas and initiatives which can serve as guideline when facilitating and guiding future qualifed social workers.
Emotional Experiences and Regulation in the Workplace: The Effects of Culture
Authors: IBRAHIM HABIBIE , JOHNSON SALLY , GILLIGAN PHILIP
Published: November 2020

The present research aimed to investigate the experienced emotions and emotional regulation in the workplace particularly in child and family social work practice in a Malaysian context. The interrelationship between emotion and emotional regulation and cultural context were explored. The overall research strategy was ethnographic. The researchers used a mixture of methods including individual interviews, participant observation, and a questionnaire. The research was conducted in three locations in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Petaling and Kota Kinabalu. Participants consisted of child protectors and rehabilitation officers from the Malaysia Welfare Department and medical social workers in hospitals. This paper presents an analysis of individual interviews in the three locations. A total of twenty-five interviews were conducted (12 male, 13 female; age range 29-51). Data were analysed using thematic analysis . The research findings show that societal and professional cultures have influenced how child social workers regulate their experienced emotion when dealing with clients.
Pengetahuan dan Skil Pekerja Sosial Kesihatan Mental di Malaysia
Authors: AHMAD RAMLI FATIMAH ZAILLY , YUSOF YUSMARHAINI , MOHD NOOR NORFARAHIN
Published: November 2020

Knowledges and skills in providing documentation, client assessment and problems solving based on theories and relevance methods are essential roles in the social work profession. The ability to conduct psychosocial assessment among clinical social workers are particularly important in mental health for social work to help clients to overcome their problems. Face to face interviews were conducted with respondents working in mental health setting. Semi- structured interview was utilised to identify the knowledge and skills required for a mental health social worker. Respondents’ transcription were analysed using thematic analysis based on the research objectives. Findings showed that elements of knowledges and skills required by social workers in mental health setting could be categorized into four components: (i) knowledge in doing assessment; (ii) knowledge about mental health and the competencies in relevant theories; (iii) knowledge on academic qualification and advanced social work training and (iv) additional skills as a social worker in a mental health setting.
Pembentukan Model Amalan Keusahawanan Sosial Islam dalam kalangan Usahawan Sosial Berjaya Muslim
Authors: ABD MUIN MOHD ADIB , CHE OMAR AZIZAH , ABDULLAH SHUHAIRIMI
Published: November 2020

Islamic Social Entrepreneurship (ISE) is an activity that focuses on community social values based on the Islamic framework (akidah, syariah and moral) conducted by Sucessful Muslim Social Entrepreneurs (SMSE) to help the needy community. ISE is also one of the muamalat branches in improving the economy of a country. To implement ISE holistically, a model based on the Al-Quran and as-Sunnah should be developed to guide the SMSE groups involved with the vision and mission purpose. This paper is intended to analyze the ISE model which includes Islamic frameworks and Islamic values based on the Al-Quran and as-Sunnah. The research method used is content analysis based on past studies and referring to the Qur'an and as-Sunnah to obtain a detailed description of the ISE practice model. The findings show that the model of ISE practices among SMSE can be produced and thus can positively impact the social media perspective to improve the economy of the ummah and solve the social problems of society. Therefore, in-depth scientific discussion are highlighted in this study.
Marital Psycho-Spiritual Intervention (MP-SI): An Intervention for Blessing Marriage Relationships
Authors: AHMAD ROSLIZA , HASSAN SITI AISHAH
Published: November 2020

This article presents the Marital Psycho-Spiritual Intervention (MP-SI), which provides the married couples and helping professionals with knowledge and skills for strengthening marriage relationships. MP-SI is an intervention that specifically developed to help Muslim married couples build a close relationship with Allah SWT, with themselves, and with their respective couples. This intervention is a structured format. In each session, the participants are exposed to the knowledge of Islamic marriage. The content of this intervention takes into account the content of the Holy Quran on man’s creation, which consisted of four important elements, nafs (soul), aql (intellect), qalb (heart), and ruh (spirit). The participants are exposed to effective communication skills, worked as teams to resolve problems, managed conflicts without decreasing closeness, preserved, and enhanced attachment through communication elements, conflict resolutions, forgiveness, sakinah (tranquility), mawaddah (love with passion), and rahmah (mercy). This intervention may be applied in counseling, relationship education, and couples’ workshops.
Amalan Pengangkatan Kanak-Kanak di Malaysia: Satu Analisis Perbandingan
Authors: ABU BAKAR MD ZAWAWI , CHONG CHAN CHEONG
Published: November 2020

Taking a child for adoption has been a common practice in mankind since Jahiliah era. For instance, the Prophet Muhammad SAW had adopted a child known as Zaid Harithah. However, the revelation of the Surah al Ahzab (4-5) of the Holy Quran had corrected the practice and leading to different understanding of the adoption concept between the Moslem and Non-Moslem communities. Today, the practice of adoption is noticeable in varied forms and understandings in Malaysia. Hence, this article explains the adoption practices in Malaysia especially the concepts of adopted child, breastfed child, and foster child between the Moslem and Non-Moslem communities. Library research method was used to conduct the comparison. The three concepts have distinct meanings in the local context and have been affecting the norm, cultural practices and legislation in Malaysia. Thus, it is suggested that educating general public to accurately comprehend the concept of adoption in Malaysia is needed. This is to avoid unnecessary confusion and difficulties in practicing the placement.
Kompetensi Kaunseling Melalui Refleksi Kendiri: Satu Kajian Terhadap Kaunselor Pelatih
Authors: ALIS NORZALIZA , WAN JAAFA WAN MARZUKI , MOHD AYOB AHMAD FAUZI
Published: November 2020

The counseling competence of a counselor trainer is further enhanced when they are able to perform self-reflection on everything that has been and is being done on the process of counseling operated. This survey was conducted to determine the relation of self-reflection with the three dimension of counseling competence; performing helping skill, managing the counseling process, and handling challenging counseling situations. A total of 100 trainee counselors from four public universities in Malaysia were involved in this study. The instrument used in this study is Self-awareness and Management Strategies (SAMS) Scale to measured the self-reflection, and the Counselor Activity Self- Efficacy Scales (CASES) to measured the counseling competence. Result of the Pearson Product Moment Coefficient indicated there is a significant relationship between self-reflection with counseling competence; performing helping skill and counseling competence;handling challenging counselling A disscussion of the findings are presented and several implications and recommendations for further development of counseling competence of trainee counselors.
Tinjauan Literatur Pemerdagangan dan Eksploitasi Kanak- Kanak di Asia Tenggara
Authors: CHE MOHD NASIR NORRUZEYATI , KAMALUDDIN MOHAMMAD RAHIM
Published: November 2020

Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery and organized crime that violates human rights and threatens public and national security. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 40.3 million people have been the victims of human trafficking, with the majority of them are women and children. Children are the most vulnerable and high risk group to be sexually exploited through child marriage and economically exploited as forced labour and beggars. The establishment of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children in 2000, was an international effort to combat this crime. Countries in Southeast Asia are also confronted with this crisis especially involving children and have been identified either as a source, destination or transit countries in the case of human trafficking. While the issue is very alarming, the accurate assessment of child victims is yet to be found due to the clandestine nature of the crime. There are many factors such as poverty, debt bondage, traditional practices that encourage early marriage, low level of education, fraudulent documents and collaboration between the recruiter and family, leader or related agencies have contributed significantly towards the existing child trafficking and sexual exploitation issues. This articles aims to present issues pertaining to child trafficking and exploitation. With that in mind, the current study employs library research as a research design in order to gather information from various sources such as journal articles, books, reports, and conference proceedings. It is highly expected that this article would provide exposure and in-depth understanding regarding child trafficiking and exploitation to related agencies. In-depth understanding is vital to develop related policies and guidelines to curb this transnational crime.
An Experimental and Numerical Analysis on the Dynamical Behavior of a Safety Valve in the Case of Two-phase Non-flashing Flow
Authors: Burhani Mhd Ghaith , Hős Csaba
Published: November 2020

Pressure Relief Valves (PRVs) are key elements of any hydraulic system in the process industry, especially in chemical plants or hydraulic power transmission systems. Their task is to maintain the system pressure beneath a prescribed maximum pressure and vent the excessive fluid in an emergency scenario. This paper addresses the static and dynamic behavior of a Direct Spring-Operated PRV of conical shape in the presence of two-phase non-flashing flow, that is, water-air mixture. First, experimental results on the force and discharge characteristics of such a valve in a wide range of the air-to-water mass fraction are presented. Our test facility includes a custom-designed PRV with 42.5 mm inlet pipe diameter, an inlet pressure up to 6.6 bar(g) and a maximum lift of 10 mm. Additionally, the empirical results on the static characteristics, notably fluid force on the valve disc and discharge coefficients are reported as a function of the liquid mass fraction and valve lift. In the second part of the paper, we present the development of a Matlab-based simulation tool that is capable of predicting the dynamics and stability of such a valve in the case of two-phase, non-flashing, frozen-mixture flow. Moreover, the effect of system parameters, such as spring stiffness and reservoir capacity are recorded. Finally, we also present results on the stability of the opening and closing the multi-phase flow influence on the stability of the blowdown process.
Vibration Analysis of Viscoelastic FGM Nanoscale Plate Resting on Viscoelastic Medium Using Higher-order Theory
Authors: Souad Hamzi , Ismail Mechab , Hichem Abbad , Noureddine Elmeiche
Published: November 2020

The present article aims essentially to present an analytical and numerical method which makes it possible to study the damped vibrations of viscoelastic FGM nanoplates resting on viscoelastic foundations. A new model for the higher-order shear deformation plate theory is coupled with the internal Kelvin - Voigt viscoelastic model and the three-parameter viscoelastic foundation model for the purpose of reducing and minimizing the vibration response of the system. It is widely admitted that the mechanical properties of these new functionally gradient materials (FGMs) vary according to the thickness of the plate and depend on its volume fraction. The use of FGM plates seems to be an ideal solution for the study of free vibrations because of their multifunctionality that is fully integrated with the nonlocal Eringen effect. The dynamic response of such a complex system has been investigated by varying the aspect ratio of the plate, the mechanical characteristics of the material used, the internal and external damping and the foundation rigidity. The results obtained, with and without the nonlocal effect, were compared with those of different models of higher-order theories and under various boundary conditions; they were found to be in good agreement with those reported in the literature.
Yapay Sinir Ağları Kullanarak Kayısının Farklı Kurutma Yöntemleriyle Kurutulmasında Kuruma Hızı Ve Nem İçeriği Parametrelerinin Modellenmesi
Authors: KURTULMUŞ Ferhat , POLAT Ahmet , İZLİ Nazmi
Published: November 2020

Türkiye’nin yıllık üretim değeri 750,000 ton olan kayısı, yüksek besleyici ve ekonomik değere sahip bir meyvedir. Kurutma işlemi, kayısının raf ömrünü uzatmanın yanı sıra tüketici tarafından tercih edilen bir ürün olan kuru kayısı üretme imkanını tanımaktadır. Kayısının kurutulması süreçlerinin gelişmiş yöntemlerle modellenebilmesi ürün işleyicilerin üretim planlama ve maliyet analizlerini yapmalarında büyük ölçüde yardımcı olabilir. Son yıllarda oldukça geniş kullanım alanı bulmuş bir makine öğrenmesi yöntemi olan Yapay Sinir Ağları (YSA), parametre ve fonksiyon tahmininden sınıflandırmaya kadar çeşitli görevlerde karmaşık problemlerin çözümünde kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada geleneksel (sıcak hava ile), elektrohidrodinamik (EHD) ve EHD-sıcak hava kombinasyonu kurutma yöntemleri kullanılarak kurutulan kayısının farklı kurutma parametrelerinin kuruma hızı ve ürün nemi üzerine etkilerinin YSA ile modellenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Farklı transfer fonksiyonları ve öğrenme algoritmaları denenerek her bir kurutma yöntemi için en iyi model performansını veren YSA tespit edilmiştir. EHD-sıcak hava kombinasyonu ile kayısı kurutmada kuruma hızı ve nem tahminine ilişkin YSA modellerinin test verisi üzerindeki determinasyon katsayıları 0,96’dan yüksek değerler olarak saptanmıştır. Araştırma bulguları EHD yöntemi ile tarımsal ürün kurutmanın YSA esaslı yöntemlerle modellenebileceğini göstermiştir.
Inherited platelet diseases with normal platelet count: phenotypes, genotypes and diagnostic strategy
Authors: Nurden Paquita , Stritt Simon , Favier Remi , Nurden Alan T.
Published: November 2020

Inherited platelet disorders resulting from platelet function defects and a normal platelet count cause a moderate or severe bleeding diathesis. Since the description of Glanzmann thrombasthenia resulting from defects of ITGA2B and ITGB3, new inherited platelet disorders have been discovered, facilitated by the use of high throughput sequencing and genomic analyses. Defects of RASGRP2 and FERMT3 responsible for severe bleeding syndromes and integrin activation have illustrated the critical role of signaling molecules. Important are mutations of P2RY12 encoding the major ADP receptor causal for an inherited platelet disorder with inheritance characteristics that depend on the variant identified. Interestingly, variants of GP6 encoding the major subunit of the collagen receptor GPVI/FcRγ associate only with mild bleeding. The numbers of genes involved in dense granule defects including Hermansky-Pudlak and Chediak Higashi syndromes continue to progress and are updated. The ANO6 gene encoding a Ca2+-activated ion channel required for phospholipid scrambling is responsible for the rare Scott syndrome and decreased procoagulant activity. A novel EPHB2 defect in a familial bleeding syndrome demonstrates a role for this tyrosine kinase receptor independent of the classical model of its interaction with ephrins. Such advances highlight the large diversity of variants affecting platelet function but not their production, despite the difficulties in establishing a clear phenotype when few families are affected. They have provided insights into essential pathways of platelet function and have been at the origin of new and improved therapies for ischemic disease. Nevertheless, many patients remain without a diagnosis and requiring new strategies that are now discussed.
Expression of the chemokine receptor CCR1 promotes the dissemination of multiple myeloma plasma cells in vivo
Authors: Zeissig Mara N. , Hewett Duncan R. , Panagopoulos Vasilios , Mrozik Krzysztof M. , To L. Bik , Croucher Peter I. , Zannettino Andrew C.W. , Vandyke Kate
Published: November 2020

Multiple myeloma (MM) disease progression is dependent on the ability of MM plasma cells (PC) to egress from the bone marrow (BM), enter the circulation and disseminate to distal BM sites. Expression of the chemokine CXCL12 by BM stromal cells is crucial for MM PC retention within the BM. However, the mechanisms which overcome CXCL12-mediated retention to enable dissemination are poorly understood. We have previously identified that treatment with the CCR1 ligand CCL3 inhibits the response to CXCL12 in MM cell lines, suggesting that CCL3/CCR1 signaling may enable egress of MM PC from the BM. Here, we demonstrated that CCR1 expression was an independent prognostic indicator in newly diagnosed MM patients. Furthermore, we showed that CCR1 is a crucial driver of dissemination in vivo, with CCR1 expression in the murine MM cell line 5TGM1 being associated with an increased incidence of bone and splenic disseminated tumors in C57BL/KaLwRij mice. Furthermore, we demonstrated that CCR1 knockout in the human myeloma cell line OPM2 resulted in a >95% reduction in circulating MM PC numbers and BM and splenic tumor dissemination following intratibial injection in NSG mice. Therapeutic targeting of CCR1 with the inhibitor CCX9588 significantly reduced OPM2 or RPMI-8226 dissemination in intratibial xenograft models. Collectively, our findings suggest a novel role for CCR1 as a critical driver of BM egress of MM PC during tumor dissemination. Furthermore, these data suggest that CCR1 may represent a potential therapeutic target for the prevention of MM tumor dissemination.
The effect of COVID-19 public health measures on nationally notifiable diseases in Australia: preliminary analysis
Authors: Bright Amy , Glynn-Robinson Anna-Jane , Kane Stacey , Wright Rose , Saul Nathan
Published: November 2020

Since the introduction of COVID-19-related public health measures, notifications for most nationally notifiable diseases have declined when compared to previous years. Physical distancing, travel restrictions, and emphasis on hygiene are likely to have affected the number of expected notifications, with the greatest reductions observed among disease spread via person-to-person contact such as influenza, and among overseas-acquired infections such as dengue virus and measles. However, quantifying the magnitude of the effect of COVID-19 public health measures on communicable diseases in Australia will be difficult, due to confounding factors such as: changes in testing priorities in laboratories; diversion of resources to the COVID-19 response; changes in health-seeking behaviours; greater utilisation of telehealth practices; and financial impacts such as income loss and ability to afford healthcare. It is considered likely that these other factors will have also impacted notification numbers.
Revealing the importance of cooperative ties and R&D support within Czech manufacturing industry
Authors: Prokop Viktor , Stejskal Jan , Kuba Ondrej
Published: November 2020

The importance of cooperation in the field of application knowledge and skills in creative processes is a constantly discussed topic. In general, these processes are described by a many study, but each of them acknowledges the need to take into account the specificities of individual countries and industries. All firms in the knowledge processes use cooperative links with their partners and often also public funds, which the state provides to support increased competitiveness or innovative absorption. Therefore, the aim of this paper has been defined as (i) to verify whether cooperation on innovation activities lead to growth or decrease of firms’ turnover and (ii) to find ways to allocate public funds more effectively, because most of innovation activities and cooperation are supported from public funds. Two linear regression models were employed. Data was sourced from a harmonized questionnaire of selected EU Member States from the Community Innovation Survey carried out in the Czech Republic for the period 2010-2012. Analyses have confirmed that collaborative links are at the heart of innovation processes, as well as the manufacturing industry has significant public resources that support these links and influence the growth of their turnover.
Application of Optimization Based Finite Element Model Updating Method On 3d Printed Model Structures
Authors: Kashama Guzunza Mohammed , Ozcelik Ozgur , Yucel Umut , Girgin Ozgur
Published: November 2020

Nowadays it becomes trend in studying of dynamic behavior on complex structure. Model updating is one of the tools developed for verifying accuracy of finite element models. In this paper, method for computing model updating on finite element model and effective the experimental modal analysis of structural systems is developed. The identification method developed in this study is based on time-domain system identification numerical techniques. The case study considered in this work is a 3D printed structure that be modeled as a two-story shear building system with irregular torsion. A preliminary numerical model of the two-story shear building system is developed by using SAP2000 and the experimental modal parameters data are collected in the laboratory buy some test then are modeled by Artemis modal pro. After obtaining the results from numerical modal and experimental modal, it was brought to FEMtools software to improve the match between the dynamic properties of an initial structure and the experimentally estimated modal data for updating. After updating, it’s shown that optimization was done, that some unknown material parameters (such as mass density and young modulus) of materials and/or boundary conditions were optimized by FEMtools Optimization that provides the possibility to perform design optimization on updated finite element models.
Desenvolvimento, caracterização físico-química e análise sensorial de pães integrais adicionados de resíduo da fabricação de cerveja estilo Pilsen e Porter
Authors: Tombini Caroline , Agnol Jéssica Dall , Capelezzo Letícia , Godoy Janayne Sander , Machado Junior Francisco Roberto da Silva , Lajús Cristiano Reschke , Mello Josiane Maria Muneron de , Dalcanton Francieli
Published: November 2020

A geração de resíduos pela agroindústria pode configurar um problema ambiental. O bagaço de malte, originado em grande quantidade na produção de cerveja, corresponde até a 85% dos resíduos gerados nesse processo e tem como principal destino a alimentação animal ou aterros sanitários. Devido sua constituição nutricional, pode ser utilizado na elaboração de alimentos para consumo humano. Nesse sentido, buscou-se desenvolver e avaliar pães elaborados a partir do resíduo de malte proveniente da produção de cervejas estilo Pilsen e Porter. Para isso, os pães foram produzidos utilizando o bagaço de malte, seguindo uma formulação previamente determinada e, posteriormente avaliados em relação aos parâmetros de umidade, pH, cinzas, proteínas, lipídios, fibra bruta e carboidratos totais. Ainda, os pães foram analisados sensorialmente, onde caracterizou-se o perfil dos provadores, a preferência entre os produtos elaborados, a aceitação por escala hedônica e a intenção de compra. Como resultados principais, os pães apresentaram valores importantes nutricionalmente, com atenção para fibras, que variou de 2,15 a 2,20% para Porter e Pilsen e proteínas, de 9,31 a 11%, respectivamente. Na análise sensorial, não houve diferença estatística na avaliação de preferência. Os pães obtiveram notas médias acima de 6 (gostei ligeiramente) para todos os atributos avaliados e a intenção de compra demonstrou que 37% dos julgadores comprariam ambos os produtos elaborados. Dessa forma, a elaboração de pães a partir de resíduo da indústria de cerveja mostrou-se como uma opção promissora para dar uma destinação mais nobre para esse resíduo, além de apresentar-se nutricionalmente positiva.