bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Disruption in Manufacturing Industry - The Future of Global Workforce
Authors: Bambe, PhD Dayo Ife 
Published: January 2020

The aim of this research was to evaluate the future of the global workforce aligned with the disruptive technologies in the manufacturing industry. The impacts of 5G, robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning were focused on current research. The purpose was to identify the possible safety net, which could be used by the governments and regulatory authorities to deal with the negative effects of technologies on the workers’ displacement in the next 5 to 10 years. Through the implementation of the inductive research methodology based on structured survey questionnaire administered with the sample of 100 employees working in the manufacturing sector, effects of disruptive technologies on the employment situation, production activity and overall organisation performance were addressed.
Findings of the investigation have confirmed that new technologies have positive impacts on the production activity and overall organisational performance. New technologies are contributing vitally to increasing the production output, production quality, improving the cost of delays, increasing efficient waste management, reliable and consistent growth and enhanced profitability for the manufacturing companies. In contrary, these technologies are also having negative effects on the employment situation such as reduced recruitment, training, compensation, and increased unrest. Lastly, the set of recommendations directing towards introducing governmental regulations and policies for mandatory training, balanced compensation and increased hiring, are expected to have a significant positive contribution for tackling the issue of displacements.
Study of the English Autonomous Learning Situation of College Freshmen in the “Internet Plus” Era
Authors: Wang Ying , Wang Chao 
Published: January 2020

Combining “the Internet plus” technology with education makes it possible and convenient for learning to happen beyond the restraints of time and place. Following this new trend of autonomous learning, learners have obtained easier access to the learning resources they need. Freshmen are clearly an indispensable group who benefit from it.
Based on the theory of multiple intelligences and constructivist learning theory, this thesis aims to discover the current status of freshmen’s autonomous learning in the internet plus era through questionnaires and interviews, explore the impact of learning tools and learning environments supported by internet plus technology on students’ autonomous learning ability and effectiveness, and provide some corresponding advice for college English learning and teaching practice.
A questionnaire survey followed by a face-to-face interview is employed in this thesis. The researcher randomly selected 460 freshmen with an English proficiency of level B (the intermediate level based on the Entrance Level Test hosted by BIPT) as subjects, issued relevant questionnaires online, and analyzed the final data via SPSS 20. Results show that freshmen at BIPT do have the awareness of autonomous learning with the help of various platforms online and apps on smart phones, but they have problems in making a long-term study plan, and following the plan regularly. They do have the motivation to improve their English competency through autonomous learning in the “Internet-plus” environment, but they have difficulty in information processing and resources acquisition. There is a correlation between college freshmen’s autonomous learning ability and their English academic achievements. Freshmen with better abilities of autonomous learning tend to get higher scores in the English test. It is strongly suggested that students should be more self-disciplined in terms of self-planning and self-supervising. In order to guarantee the effectiveness of autonomous learning, it is necessary for teachers to provide specific guidance, such as helping students make feasible study plans and regularly checking their implementation of the plans.
Due to the limitation of time and resources, the design of the questionnaire only focuses on certain aspects of autonomous learning, and the quantity of the sampling is not large enough. The author hopes that more researches would be done to further explore the nature of autonomous learning in the “Internet plus” era and make it a booster for education and self-development.
Tax Disputes Resolution In Nigeria: Going Beyound The Traditional Court And Administrative Resolution System
Authors: Anyebe Peter Ademu 
Published: January 2020

It is the requirement of law that tax is paid. Therefore, the discharge of tax obligation in Nigeria is not by choice. In the process of the tax authorities who are authorized under the law to collect taxes from tax payers, disputes arise. The paper reveals that in its bid to lessen the incidents of tax evasion in Nigeria, the Federal Government carried out a major reform in its tax regime. Thus, the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) was established to ensure fairness and transparency of the tax system through a quick and efficient method of dispensing justice. Appeal from there lies to the Federal High Court on point of law. However, there is the unresolved problem of the constitutionality of TAT in its powers and jurisdiction in resolving tax disputes with Federal High Court (FHC). Furthermore, the paper reveals that tax disputes are not arbitrable under Nigerian law. It is the argument of this paper that although the courts are recognized as the most visible dispute arbiter, it is not always the most effective or efficient method. Therefore, it is further the argument of this paper that Nigeria’s tax objection procedures as governed by statutory rules should incorporate Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism as practiced in other jurisdictions. The paper recommends that the necessary amendments should be made to enable TAT and FHC at their levels to encourage the use of early dispute resolution (EDR) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), particularly mediation in the settlement of tax disputes brought before them. The introduction of VAIDS (Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme) by the Federal Government of Nigeria is in line with global best practices on non-disclosure of informal and declaration of assets. The paper concludes among others that Nigeria, as a country cannot operate in isolation, hence the introduction of ADR in its tax dispute resolution processes should be imminent and mandatory.
Prototyping Mass Nouns from Students’ Perspective: A Pedagogical Implication
Authors: Alam Md 
Published: January 2020

This paper investigates ESL learners’ prototyping mass nouns as a grammatical category. The study is supported by the theory of prototype developed by Rosch in 1970s which plays a wide role in graded categorization of the existent entities in the world. With an expected inspiration from the theory, the prototyping of vocabulary received research attention especially in the pedagogical world. Promisingly, this study seeks to extend the theory to explore a lexico-grammatical category i.e. “mass nouns” from learners’ perspective. Actually, the study was directed to find out which prototypical feature ESL students exploit to prioritize some mass nouns as prototypical examples over some other mass nouns, and how far students’ experientially and pedagogically perceived “prototypes” of mass nouns help them to correctly grouping up nouns as in mass category. The study was focused on shedding some light on a few pedagogical tips and implications in some likely challenging contexts of teaching mass nouns. The study reveals that ESL students shortlist ‘liquids’ (such as water, milk, wine, juice etc.) ‘gases’(such as hydrogen, oxygen etc.), ‘abstract ideas’ (such as childhood, anger, safety, knowledge etc.), ‘powdered substances’ (such as sand, sugar etc.), and some ‘natural entities’ (such as heat, sunshine etc.) as “prototype of mass nouns” which all are un-individuated and sometimes intangible - meaning uncountable - while the learners recognize ‘non-countable’ status as the most important prototypical feature of mass nouns. And, the students isolated ‘rice’, ‘wheat’, ‘hair’, ‘grass’ , ‘cotton’ and ‘coal’ as less prototypical mass nouns based on their intrinsic sense that these mass nouns are plural and they even can be individuated. However, the study reflects that the students’ perceived prototypes are not sufficient as they selected and considered many of mass nouns as so distant members as countable. It was further found that contextual type shifts of mass-count nouns, arbitrary sematic distributions to lexis, cross-linguistic approach to mass nouns, intrinsic and realistic conception, superordinate-subordinate influence, and perception of enumerating status etc. account for students’ this surprise selection of a number of mass nouns as opposite category i.e. count nouns. If pedagogues are non-responsive to these factors and fail to redefine their approaches to mass noun teaching, it is most likely to lead to learners’ grammatical inaccuracy resulted from their determiner-number-mass noun mismatch.
Strategic Leadership to Prevent Corruption in Indonesia
Authors: Sarjito Aris 
Published: January 2020

In the General Explanation of the 2002 KPK Law, it states: Increased corruption unhindered creates disasters, not only for the national economy, but also for national and state life in general. Extensive and systematic corruption is also a violation of the social and economic rights of the community and, therefore, corruption can no longer be classified as an ordinary crime, but rather as an extraordinary crime. By any standard, Indonesia's corruption level is high. There are indications that since the fall of Suharto, overall corruption has actually increased. Regional autonomy is generally blamed for dispersing power to regional officials, many of whom are expected to exploit their offices for personal gain.
This study uses a qualitative analysis approach that aims to analyze strategic leadership to prevent corruption in Indonesia, using Hughes's strategic leadership theory as an analysis tool.
The results of this study are: (1) good governance requires transparency in the management of regional development using the budget originating from the APBN (state budget) and APBD (local budget); (2) strategic leaders always encourage the creation of clean bureaucracy; Organizational principles are encouraged to prohibit illegal actions against the internal environment and, in particular, external organizations will have an impact in the long term and grow the organization to be healthier; and (3) a strategic leader in running an organization must hold fast to the principle of legality and anti-corruption.
Keywords: corruption, strategic leadership.
On the blow-up of GSBV functions under suitable geometric properties of the jump set
Authors: Tasso Emanuele 
Published: January 2020

AbstractIn this paper, we investigate the fine properties of functions under suitable geometric conditions on the jump set. Precisely, given an open setΩ⊂ℝn{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n}}and givenp>1{p>1}, we study the blow-up of functionsu∈GSBV⁢(Ω){u\in\mathrm{GSBV}(\Omega)}, whose jump sets belong to an appropriate class𝒥p{\mathcal{J}_{p}}and whose approximate gradients arep-th power summable. In analogy with the theory ofp-capacity in the context of Sobolev spaces, we prove that the blow-up ofuconverges up to a set of Hausdorff dimension less than or equal ton-p{n-p}. Moreover, we are able to prove the following result which in the case ofW1,p⁢(Ω){W^{1,p}(\Omega)}functions can be stated as follows: wheneveruk{u_{k}}strongly converges tou, then, up to subsequences,uk{u_{k}}pointwise converges touexcept on a set whose Hausdorff dimension is at mostn-p{n-p}.
Enfermedad relacionada con IgG4: a propósito de un caso
Authors: de las Heras Flórez Silvia , Carretero Pérez Mercedes , Sanz Díaz Carmen Teresa , Medina García José Alejandro 
Published: January 2020

Resumen
La enfermedad relacionada con IgG4 (ER-IgG4) es un proceso patológico de reciente descripción que puede afectar a casi cualquier órgano. Su diagnóstico se basa en la correlación de hallazgos clínicos con los resultados histopatológicos, así como en el hallazgo de la IgG4 sérica elevada. El tratamiento se basa en corticoides y rituximab en los casos más graves. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con un cuadro sistémico, diagnosticado de ER-IgG4 en el que el hallazgo de niveles elevados de IgG4 en suero sirvieron como apoyo en el diagnóstico.
Kinetic Modeling of Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Peel Using Thermo Gravimetric Analysis
Authors: Tallam Aarti , Bairy Sai Rohith , Kalakuntala Raju , P.V Naga Prapurna , Suranani Srinath 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThis work aims at the kinetic studies of the hydrochar produced from hydrothermal carbonization of citrulluslanatus(watermelon) peel. The hydrochar was prepared at optimized conditions regarding Carbon content, High Heating Value and Yield at experimental conditions of 210 °C and 1 h operation. The Watermelon peel hydrocharkineticswereinvestigated at heating rates of 5 °C${\text{mi}}{{\text{n}}^{ - 1}}$, 10 °C${\text{mi}}{{\text{n}}^{ - 1}}$, 15 °C${\text{mi}}{{\text{n}}^{ - 1}}$, & 20 °C${\text{mi}}{{\text{n}}^{ - 1}}$, through thermogravimetric analysis. Two iso-conversional models were applied to compute the kinetic parameters and pyrolysis behavior of hydrochar. The kinetic study using Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) model revealed that for a conversion range of 0.1 to 0.8,the activation energy was observed to be in the range of 146 to 220 kJ/mol. Similarly, the activation energies estimated through Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) model also gave a similar range of kinetic energies from 147 to 219 kJ/mol. Moreover, higher pre-exponential factor values explained the convoluted structure of biomass. The regression coefficient (${R^{2\,}}$) for both the models is high and they have shown similar activation energies which confirms that the best reaction mechanism is predicted. This research helps in establishing an economical and efficient technology for producing clean bioenergy and useful chemicals.
Varieties of nilpotent Lie superalgebras of dimension ≤ 5
Authors: Alvarez María Alejandra , Hernández Isabel 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
In this paper, we study the varieties of nilpotent Lie superalgebras of dimension

≤
5

{\leq 5}

.
We provide the algebraic classification of these superalgebras and obtain the irreducible components in every variety.
As a byproduct, we construct rigid nilpotent Lie superalgebras of arbitrary dimension.
Validity and reliability of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire in Kosovar adolescents
Authors: Ilijazi-Shahiqi Donika , Mehmeti Blerim , Kelmendi Jeta , Krasniqi Dafina , Kamberi Blerim , Anic-Milosevic Sandra 
Published: January 2020

Abstract

Objective
To test the validity and reliability of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ)-Albanian version in Kosovar adolescents and assess gender-based differences of malocclusion on PIDAQ subscales.

Methods
A sample of 200 adolescents aged 12–15 years were evaluated for orthodontic treatment need by a previous calibrated dental examiner, using the aesthetic component (AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need-Aesthetic Concern (IOTN-AC) and the dental aesthetic index (DAI). Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity and gender-based impact of malocclusion on psychosocial impact was assessed.

Results
The Albanian version of the PIDAQ shows satisfactory internal consistency (α ranging from 0.73 to 0.90) with high test-retest reliability (r > 0.83). The discriminant validity revealed that subjects with minor and severe malocclusion according to dichotomous DAI categorization had different PIDAQ scores. No significant gender-based differences were noted on the impact of malocclusion on psychological and social aspect or Dental Self-confidence (DSC); however, significant gender-based difference was noted on the impact of malocclusion on AC.

Conclusion
The Albanian version of the PIDAQ demonstrated good psychometric properties and applicability to this age group in Kosova.
Iterative techniques with computer realization for initial value problems for Riemann–Liouville fractional differential equations
Authors: Agarwal Ravi , Golev A. , Hristova S. , O’Regan D. 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
The main aim of this paper is to suggest some algorithms and to use them in an appropriate computer environment to solve approximately the initial value problem for scalar nonlinear Riemann–Liouville fractional differential equations on a finite interval. The iterative schemes are based on appropriately defined lower and upper solutions to the given problem.
A number of different cases depending on the type of lower and upper solutions are studied and various schemes for
constructing successive approximations are provided. The suggested schemes are applied to some problems and their practical usefulness is illustrated.
Deformation detection through the realization of reference frames
Authors: Papadopoulos Nestoras , Paraskevas Melissinos , Katsafados Ioannis , Nikolaidis Georgios , Anagnostou Euagelos 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
Hellenic Military Geographical Service (HMGS) has established and measured various networks in Greece which constitute the geodetic infrastructure of the country. One of them is the triangulation network consisting of about 26.000 pillars all over Greece. Classical geodetic measurements that held by the Hellenic Military Geographic Service (HMGS) through the years have been used after adjustment for the state reference frame which materializes the current Hellenic Geodetic Reference System of 1987 (HGRS87). The aforementioned Reference System (RS) is a static one and is in use since 1990. Through the years especially in the era of satellite navigation systems many Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) networks have been established. The latest such network materialized by HMGS is ongoing and covers until now more than the 2/3 of the country. It is referenced by International GNSS Service (IGS) permanent stations and consists a local densification IGS08 Reference Frame. Firstly, this gives the opportunity to calculate transformation parameters between the two systems and a statistical analysis of the residuals leads to intermediate conclusions. After that and in conjunction with existing past transformations, tectonic deformations and their directions are concluded. Moreover past GPS observations on the same pillars in compare to the newer ones give also a sense of tectonic displacements. Greece is one of the most tectonically active countries in Europe and the adoption of a modern kinematic or semi-kinematic geodetic datum is a necessity as it should incorporate a deformation model like 3d velocities on the reference frame realization. The detection of geodynamic changes is a continuous need and should be taken into consideration at each epoch.
Molecular docking study of sappan wood extract to inhibit PBP2A enzyme on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Authors: Gondokesumo Marisca Evalina , Kurniawan Ihsan Mulyadi 
Published: January 2020

Abstract

Background
PBP2a is a type of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) that cause resistivity in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from β-lactam antibiotics. MRSA susceptible with cefttobiprole (fifth generation of cephalosporin as an anti-MRSA agent) which inhibits PBP2a and stops its growth. Contrary to its efficacy, ceftobiprole causes taste disturbance more than any other cephalosporins; furthermore, its mechanism is unknown. This study aims to explore an in silico study of a natural compound, which serves as a potential alternative to overcome MRSA with minimum adverse side effects.

Methods
A molecular docking study was performed using Molegro Virtual Docker version 5.5. Brazilin and proto-sappanins A–E are phytochemical compounds contained in sappan wood extract and are docked into the binding site of PBP2a (Protein Data Bank: ID 4DKI).

Results
Brazilin and proto-sappanins A–E have some interaction with Ser 403 amino acid residue which is an important interaction to inhibit PBP2a protein. The result of the molecular docking study showed that the MolDock score of proto-sappanins D and E is lower than that of methicillin but higher than that of its native ligand (ceftobiprole).

Conclusions
The results of this study suggest that proto-sappanins D and E have an excellent potential activity as an alternative to ceftobiprole in limiting MRSA growth through PBP2A enzyme inhibition.
Novel associations of serum adropin and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein versus lipid profiles in childhood obesity
Authors: Yuan Xin , Chen Ruimin , Ouyang Qian , Lin Xiangquan , Ai Zhuanzhuan , Zhang Ying , Yang Xiaohong 
Published: January 2020

Abstract

Background
The relationship between cytokines and lipid metabolism has garnered attention given their potential metabolic interaction. However, the relationship between adropin and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and obesity-related inflammation has not been reported, as well as their relationship with serum lipid profiles.

Objective
This study analyzed the association of serum adropin, leptin, LBP levels and lipid profiles in obese children ranging from 5 to 14 years old.

Methods
Plasma lipid measurements included total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) by standard methods, and serum adropin, leptin and LBP levels was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Results
One hundred and twenty-four children (9.25 ± 1.59 years) with obesity and 42 controls (8.81 ± 1.94 years) were assessed. Compared with the control group, the serum adropin concentrations in the obesity group were significantly lower, whereas the serum leptin and LBP levels were significantly higher. Pearson’s correlation analysis showed that serum adropin levels negatively correlated with TG, waist to hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI), and positively correlated with HDL-c. Serum LBP levels positively correlated with LDL-c and WHR. After adjusting for LBP, the correlation coefficients of adropin with TG, HDL-c and leptin were more robust. Also, after adjusting for serum LBP, the correlation coefficient of leptin with TG was attenuated, yet remained statistically significant, and the correlation coefficient of leptin with HDL-c was enhanced.

Conclusions
Children with obesity have decreased serum adropin levels and elevated leptin and LBP levels. Each of the three serum cytokines were associated with lipid metabolism, and this association warrants further study.
The crystal structure of 2-aminoisophthalic acid, C8H7NO4
Authors: Cai Bin , Zhu Meng-En , Meng Yu-Ning , Li Kun 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
C8H7NO4, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 4.9752(11) Å, b = 14.167(3) Å, c = 10.999(2) Å, β = 99.066(5)°, V = 765.6(3) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0571, wRref(F2) = 0.1630, T = 150(2) K.
Crystal structure of 4-hydroxynaphtho[2,3-b]benzofuran-6,11-dione, C16H8O4
Authors: Luo Peng , Chittiboyina Amar G. , Pan Wei-Gao , Wei Wan-Xing 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
C16H8O4, monoclinic, Pc (no. 7), a = 3.7133(1) Å, b = 9.7214(4) (2) Å, c = 15.5765(6) Å, β = 96.121(2)°, V = 559.08(3) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0506, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1274, T = 150(2) K.
Crystal structure of poly[tetra-(μ4-naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylato-κ4
O:O,O′: O′′:O′′,O′′′)-(μ4-oxo-κ4
O:O:O:O) penta-lead(II)], C48H24O17Pb5
Authors: Zhou Fang-Xia 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
C48H24O17Pb5, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 23.8455(6) Å, b = 9.4617(2) Å, c = 21.0940(5) Å, β = 115.730(1)°, V = 4287.33(18) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0290, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0580, T = 296 K.