bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Design and evaluation of intercultural cooperative project-based learning in the field of inbound tourism in Japan: A tour guide training course with Chinese and Japanese learners
Authors: Sugie Satoko , Mitsugi Makoto 
Published: December 2021

As internationalization in the learning environment is still developing in Japan, there is a need for further practical research in foreign language education which embeds international cooperative learning. The study reported in this paper aimed to explore the effectiveness of Intercultural Cooperative Project-Based Learning (IC-PBL) based on the integration of foreign language education and tourism education, aiming to develop the necessary skills for collaborating with people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Working in the context of a Japanese university, we designed IC-PBL to incorporate the acquisition of knowledge of tourism, tour guide conversation training, field investigation of tourist destinations, and presentation of travel itineraries. Learning outcomes were evaluated based on the concept of Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2017) utilizing both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The study shows that the competencies for independence, ability to reach out to others, creativity, and ability to cope with stress were enhanced through the IC-PBL practice. In addition, learners recognized that collaborative learning experiences supported their improvements in thinking and teamwork within the framework of the Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons. This IC-PBL model shows potential as an effective instructional design to integrate foreign language education and tourism education and promote the ability to work with diverse people towards a common goal.
Prediction of California Bearing Ratio from Consistency and Compaction Characteristics of Fine-grained Soils
Authors: Rashed Kamal Ahmed , Salih Nihad Bahaaldeen , Abdalla Tavga Aram 
Published: December 2021

Soil’s characteristics are essential for the successful design of projects such as airports runway and flexible pavement. CBR (California Bering Ratio) is one of the significant soil characteristics for highways and airports projects. Thus, the CBR property can be used to determine the subgrade reaction of soil through correlations. Many of the soil geotechnical parameters such as compaction characteristics (Maximum Dry Density, MDD; Optimum Moisture Content, OMC), and consistency parameters (Liquid Limit, LL; Plastic Limit, PL; Plasticity Index, PI) can be in charge of changes that happen in soil CBR value. Soaked and/or non-soaked conditions of soils also affect CBR value. Hence, testing soils in a laboratory for CBR calculation is time-consuming that needs notable effort. Therefore, this study aims to generate some useful correlations for soil’s CBR with compaction and consistency parameters for 85 samples of fine-grained soils. The study trials were applied on natural soil samples of various places in Sulaimani Governorate, Northern Iraq. Statistical analysis has been carried out by using SPSS software (Version 28). Soaked CBR is counted, which is important for conditions such as rural roads that remain prone to water for few days. Based on the statistical analysis, there is a significant correlation between LL, PL, PI, MDD, and OMC with CBR as the dependent variable as a single variable equation with R2 of 0.7673, 0.5423, 0.5192, 0.6489, and 0.51, respectively. In addition, the highest value of R2 correlation was obtained between CBR value with consistency and compaction properties as a multiple regression equation with R2 of 0.82. The obtained equations for correlation purposes are successfully achieved and can be used, notably, to estimate CBR value.
Effect of Aggregate Gradation and Filler Content on the Rutting Resistance of Modified Colored Hot Mix Asphalt
Authors: Naji Samer Ali , Abed Alaa H. 
Published: December 2021

Rutting is considered as the most generated distress in Iraqi roads as a result of the high temperature and excessive traffic load. So, it is essential to utilize polymer modified binder to increase the performance of pavements. The objective of this paper is to assess the effect of aggregate gradation and filler content on the rutting formation of Colored Hot Mix Asphalt CHMA. The HMA was colored by using iron oxide as filler to produce red HMA. Two blends were used: fine and coarse with two different types of filler iron oxide for CHMA and limestone for conventional HMA with two filler content 6% and 10%. Neat (AC 40-50) and modified asphalt (AC 40-50 + 4%SBS) were used. Tests are held on adding 4% Styrene Butadiene Styrene )SBS( by the weight of neat asphalt (AC 40-50) to raise the performance grade by two grades from PG (64-16) to PG (76-16) [1] and [2]. The wheel tracking test is used to assess the rut depth of the CHMA. The test results showed that the using iron oxide with neat asphalt increase the rut depth resistance by 200 and 400 failure load cycles than mixtures using limestone (cycles that mix reach 25 mm rut depth) for fine and coarse mix respectively. Also, the effect of gradation shows that the fine mixture fails at 4000 cycles while the coarse mixture fails at 1800 cycles for 6% limestone mixtures. Increasing the iron oxide content from 6% to 10% leads to increase the failure load cycles by 2200 and 1200 cycles for fine and coarse mixture respectively using modified asphalt. The fine mixture with 10% iron oxide using modified asphalt gives the best performance with 7000 cycles than the coarse mixture with 10% filler content and modified asphalt with 4000 cycles. irrespective the filler and type of binder, the dense mixtures using iron oxide as filler exhibit better resistance to rutting formation than coarse mixtures.
Facial Expression Recognition Based on Texture Features
Authors: Haj Najeb Alaa Nabeel , Nasser Nasser 
Published: December 2021

Facial expressions are a form of non-verbal communication, they appear as changes on the surface of the facial skin according to one's inner emotional states, aims, or social communications. Classification of these expressions is a normal process for humans, but it is a challenging task for machines.Lately, interest in facial expression recognition has grown, and many systems have been developed to classify expressions from facial images. Any expression recognition system is comprised of three steps. The first one is face acquisition, then feature extraction, and finally classification. The classification accuracy depends primarily on the feature extraction step. Therefore, in this research we study many texture feature extraction descriptors and compare their results under the same preprocessing circumstances; moreover, we propose two improvements for one of these descriptors, which give better results than the original one. We validate the results on two commonly used databases for expression recognition using Matlab programming language, wishing all of that to be an interesting point for researchers in this field.
A Simple and Sensitive Inhibitory Kinetic Method for the Carbocisteine Determination
Authors: Srivastava Abhishek , Sharma Vivek , Singh Vinay Kumar , Srivastava Krishna 
Published: December 2021

Abstract. A fast, reproducible, and sensitive method is proposed for the kinetic determination of carbocisteine (CCys). The method depends on the inhibitory property of carbocisteine, which reduces the Hg2+ catalyzed substitution rate of cyanide from [Ru(CN)6]4- with N-R-salt (1-Nitroso-2-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid disodium salt) via forming a stable complex with Hg2+. Spectrophotometric measurements were carried out by recording the absorbance at 525 nm (λmax of [Ru(CN)5 Nitroso-R-Salt]3- complex) at a fixed time of 10 and 15 min under the optimized reaction conditions with [N-R-salt] = 4.5 × 10-4 M, I = 0.05 M (KNO3), Temp = 45.0 ± 0.2 o C, pH = 7.0 ± 0.03, [Hg2+] = 8.0 × 10-5 M and [Ru(CN)64-] = 4.25 × 10-5 M. With the proposed method, CCys can be determined quantitatively down to 3.0 × 10-6 M. This methodology can be effectively used for the rapid quantitative estimation of CCys in the pharmaceutical samples with good accuracy and reproducibility. The addition of common excipients in pharmaceuticals even up to 1000 times with [CCys] does not interfere significantly in the estimation of CCys.

Resumen. Se propone un método rápido, reproducibley sensible para la determinación cinética de la carbocisteina (CCys). El método depende de la propiedad inhibitoria de la carbocisteina que reduce la tasa de sustitución catalizada por Hg2+ del cianuro de [Ru(CN)6]4- con la sal N-R (sal disódica del ácido 1-Nitroso-2-naftol-3,6-disulfónico) mediante la formación de un complejo estable con Hg2+. Las mediciones espectrofotométricas se llevaron a cabo registrando la absorbancia a 525 nm (λmax del complejo [Ru(CN)5 Sal-Nitroso-R]3-) en un tiempo fijo de 10 y 15 min en las condiciones de reacción optimizadas con [sal-NR] = 4.5 × 10-4 M, I = 0.05 M (KNO3), Temp = 45.0 ± 0.2 o C, pH = 7.0 ± 0.03, [Hg2+] = 8.0 × 10-5 M y [Ru(CN)64-] = 4.25 × 10-5 M. Con el método propuesto, CCys se puede determinar cuantitativamente hasta 3,0 × 10-6 M. Esta metodología se puede utilizar eficazmente para la estimación cuantitativa rápida de CCys en las muestras farmacéuticas con buena precisión y reproducibilidad. La adición de excipientes comunes en productos farmacéuticos incluso hasta 1000 veces con [CCys] no interfiere significativamente en la estimación de CCys.
Czy modlitwy eucharystyczne Mszału Rzymskiego św. Pawła VI zachowują ingenium Romanum?
Authors: Blaza Marek 
Published: December 2021

W celu uzyskania odpowiedzi na pytanie postawione w tytule niniejszego artykułu, najpierw należy zdefiniować samo pojęcie ingenium Romanum, skoro to ono właśnie miało stanowić zasadnicze kryterium w przygotowaniach tekstów nowych modlitw eucharystycznych do Mszału św. Pawła VI. Dopiero po sprecyzowaniu, czym jest ingenium Romanum podjęto się analizy treści czterech modlitw eucharystycznych, które znajdują się jako obligatoryjne w typicznym wydaniu tego Mszału, jak również w tłumaczeniach na języki narodowe. W niniejszym artykule zajmowano się późniejszymi modlitwami eucharystycznymi, zwłaszcza powstałymi w latach 70. XX w. Refleksja teologiczno-liturgiczna dokonana w niniejszym artykule wyraźnie pokazuje, że samo ingenium Romanum nie jest jakimś sztywnym szablonem, do którego przykłada się jedynie nowe propozycje zmian czy korekt, i bada, czy da się je zmieścić w uprzednio wyznaczonych ramkach. Ingenium Romanum to rzeczywistość raczej dynamiczna, otwarta na czerpanie z bogactwa nie tylko zachodnich, ale i wschodnich tradycji liturgicznych, jak również na wykorzystywanie rezultatów nowych badań historycznych i teologicznych nad tekstami liturgicznymi. Mszał Rzymski św. Pawła VI czerpie z aspektów dawnej tradycji rzymskiej oraz z tradycji pozarzymskich i stanowi nową syntezę elementów różnego pochodzenia.Z drugiej strony ingenium Romanum ma swoje granice, czego jaskrawym przykładem jest zdecydowany brak zgody na obecność epiklezy konsekracyjnej po opisie ustanowienia w nowych modlitwach eucharystycznych, mimo tego, że jest ona przecież umiejscowiona po opisie ustanowienia nie tylko w liturgiach wschodnich, ale teżw liturgii hiszpańskiej. Redakcja nowych modlitw eucharystycznych obok Kanonu Rzymskiego stworzyła nowe perspektywy i wyzwania. Pozostały jednak pewne wątpliwości ukazane w tym artykule, czy rzeczywiście nowe modlitwy eucharystyczne w pełni zachowują ingenium Romanum.
Teachers’ Perception about Learning with Information and Communication Technologies: Usage & Challenges
Authors: Sahito Zahid Hussain 
Published: December 2021

We are living in an era of technology where everything demands knowledge, understanding, and handling of digital technology. Technology has renewed all spheres of social and professional lives and in this regard teaching and communication are not exceptional. Effective use of technology for real Communication is widely followed in teaching and teachers need to know the use of ICTs in classrooms for delivering lessons to inculcate sound knowledge and understanding of concepts. It is found that despite the significant impacts of ICTs on teaching and learning teachers are reluctant to use technical aids in the classroom. They report various issues that hamper them to use technology in their day-to-day teaching practices; moreover, a majority of teaching professionals are not convinced that they can make their teaching more and more effective by using technology. The paper aims to find out the CHALLENGES THE teachers face to use ICTs in classrooms and perceptions of teachers about the same. A qualitative research method was used to carry out the study. A well-designed questionnaire comprising of open-ended questions was served to randomly selected serving teachers from government schools of District Khairpur. The responses of the participants were analyzed to identify the challenges faced by the teachers while using ICT during the teaching and learning process. The collected data was analyzed and it was found out that teachers find it difficult to use technology in classrooms because they are not provided appropriate computers, technical support, and professional training to learn to use technology. It was also identified that because of time constraints teachers are unable to use ICTs in their teaching practices. Further, it was explored that teachers believe that teachers have limited perceptions about technology as they hold the view that technology just wastage their time. Based on findings, it was concluded that the integration of ICT tools is highly effective as it makes students more creative, productive, and hard-working as compared to traditionally managed classrooms. Schools administrations should provide not only the technology but also technical assistance to the teachers. Schools administrations need to help teachers to know the importance of ICTs and to use it for a meaningful purpose to improve the standard of education.
Racang Bangun Prototype Flyweel Untuk Meningkatkan Kinerja Generator
Authors: Diantoro Lutfi Arba , Winarso Winarso , Taufiq Arif Johar 
Published: December 2021

Kebutuhan energi listrik setiap tahun semakin meningkat seiring dengan pertumbuhan ekonomi di negara kita, energi listrik saat ini masih banyak memanfaatkan energi fosil sebagai energi utama. Untuk mencari energi listrik alternaitf maka dapat memanfaatkan energi kinetik yang dimiiki flywheel. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar energi kinetik yang terkandung dalam Flywheel, dengan cara mengetahui berapa lama waktu yang dihasilkan oleh flywheel saat motor listrik di matikan hingga flywheel berhenti. Berdasarkan penelitian yang sudah dilaksanakan besarnya energi Flywheel dengan berat 4,9 kg diameter 20 cm menghasilkan energi listrik 2,86 joule (watt-detik), berat 7,1 kg diameter 20 cm menghasilkan energi listrik 3,98 joule(watt-detik) dan berat 25 kg diameter 30 cm menghasilkan energi listrik 16,33 joule(watt-detik). Jadi semakin berat dan besar diameter flywheel maka energi listrik yang dihasilkan semakin besar. Kata kunci:Flywheel, motor listrik, energi listrik, berat, diameter
Skill Mismatch yang Dirasakan oleh Alumni Program Studi Diploma IV Akuntansi Politeknik Negeri Padang
Authors: Azalia Annice , Sudiman Josephine , Maryati Ulfi 
Published: December 2021

Many previous studies found that there was dissatisfaction with graduate users with the competencies
possessed by Accounting graduates. Importantly, Accounting graduates must prepare themselves for
various competencies needed in the world of work. This purpose of this study is to examine whether there
is a competency gap faced by the graduates of Accounting Department of the Padang State Polytechnic
while performing their first job. This study uses a quantitative method. Sample selected purposively on the
alumni of D-IV 4 Accounting at the Padang State Polytechnic with 54 respondents that had worked after
graduation. The data analysis technique in this study used the sign test and the Mann-Whitney U test. The
results show that there is a competency gap faced by alumni in the attributes of technical and IT skills
except in presenting financial reports, planning and conducting audits, implementing internal controls,
measuring company performance, using Office, accounting software and social media. There is also no
difference found in competency level between graduates of 2019 and 2020.
Acceleration of Village Welfare through Bumdes: Disorientation of Implementation of Bumdes Regulations and Policies
Authors: Dirkareshza Rianda , Sihombing Eka NAM 
Published: December 2021

Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) do not have legal certainty regarding their form of legal entity and it will make it difficult to meet the hope of all villagers to run businesses together in accordance with their characteristics, potential, and their respective resources. This research aims to provide input and solutions to the government to be able to accelerate the welfare of villages through BUMDes. The method used in this research is literary or library research by using normative juridical approach. In the processing of data, this journal used qualitative and quantitative approach. This research showed the result that there is disorientation in the implementation of BUMDes regulations and policies, such as: first, the incompatibility of village regulations with other laws and regulations. Second, the low community initiative in driving the village economy. Third, the vagueness of BUMDes position as a social and commercial institution. Fourth, policies that have not directed the professionalism of BUMDes. The solution in accelerating village welfare through BUMDes is to provide the flexibility of BUMDes in the form of legal entity as a bridge to be able to enlarge capital in the investment sector.
Ylirajainen lehdistö: Viipurin 1800-luvun alun saksankieliset lehdet kirjallisen kulttuurin välittäjinä
Authors: Hakkarainen Heidi 
Published: December 2021

Tässä artikkelissa tutkin Viipurissa ilmestyneitä saksankielisiä lehtiä Wiburgs Mancherley (1821) ja Wiburgs Wochenblatt (1823–1832) sekä niiden roolia kirjallisuuden foorumina aikaudella, jolloin Venäjälle kuulunut Vanha Suomi oli tullut osaksi Suomen suuriruhtinaskuntaa, mutta sen kirjallinen kulttuuri oli edelleen vahvasti saksankielistä. Tutkimukseni sijoittaa Viipurin saksankieliset lehdet laajempaan saksalaisen kulttuuripiirin vaikutuskenttään ja käsittelee Jaakko Juteinin vuonna 1824 Wiburgs Wochenblatt -lehdessä suomeksi julkaistuja runoja saksankielisen julkaisufooruminsa kontekstissa. Juteinin runojen tarkastelu havainnollistaa, miten uudet paikalliset ruohonjuuritason kirjalliset kokeilut syntyivät osana laajempaa ylirajaista tekstien ja kirjalliseen elämään liittyvien käytänteiden verkostoa ja tulivat aikanaan ymmärretyiksi niiden viitekehyksessä. Erityisesti paikalliset ja kansainväliset romantiikan vaikutteet näkyivät Viipurissa 1820-luvulla. Toisaalta saksankielisessä lehdistössä kiertäneet naisten kirjoittamat tai naisten asemaa ja koulutusta käsitelleet tekstit toivat kansainväliset keskustelut naisen asemasta myös pieniin paikallisiin lehtiin Viipurissa nivoutuen erityiseen paikalliseen kontekstiiin, jossa tyttöjen koulutus oli yleisempää kuin muualla Suomessa.
Community Compliance Level To Health Policy To Prevent Covid-19
Authors: Bening Alfisa Her 
Published: December 2021

Title : Community compliance level to health policy to prevent covid-19. Purpose: This study identified the level of compliance toward the COVID-19prevention health protocols among the Tegalrejo District community. Methods: This descriptive study used an accidentalÂ design, distributing closed questions in a google form questionnaire accidentally to 110 respondents on social media. Data were analyzed univariately by calculating the frequency, percentage and cross tabulation. Results: Most of the respondents did not comply with the COVID-19prevention health protocol (95.5%) because there had been a cognitive bias in the community.
Patient with false negative RT-PCR for COVID-19 referred to cancer hospital for lung cancer screening: A case report
Authors: Yadav Ajay Kumar , Gnawali Suman , Mandal Sandip , Shrestha Gyan Bahadur , Yuan Gangbiao 
Published: December 2021

Background: Even though RT-PCR tests are generally considered the gold standard for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2, they are not without flaws, and the likelihood of detecting an infection varies depending on when the test is performed. There is chance of false negative due to different pitfalls. So there is essential of correlation of radiological characteristics, abnormalities in biochemical tests and symptoms of suspected patient during COVID-19 epidemic.
Case presentation: Herein, we report a 42-year-old male patient with high-grade fever, dry cough, headache and dizziness. He went for the RT-PCR test two times and reported negative. On the chest X-Ray, there was opacity on both lungs and referred to cancer-hospital for lung-cancer screening. The patient underwent chest-HRCT and laboratory tests for further evaluation and was identified as typical COVID-19 findings. Then the patient was isolated and treatment of given according to COVID-19 treatment guidelines
Conclusion: It is concluded that a clinically symptomatic patient with typical chest HRCT and abnormal lab findings for COVID-19 should be considered as a COVID-19 patient and isolated even with two negative RT-PCR tests.
Effects of Etlingera elatior inflorescence extract on beneficial bacteria of the healthy human gut
Authors: Kavithra  
Published: December 2021

Background: Etlingera species is an enduring plant in the Zingiberaceae family, with more than 100 species local to many countries. It has been utilized commonly as a culinary spice or eaten crude for its therapeutic impacts. This research is intended to study the effects of E. elatior inflorescence, which is commonly known as bunga kantan in Peninsular Malaysia, upon the microbiota of healthy human gut.
Material and methods: The closed bud E. elatior inflorescence was cleaned and dried in the hot air oven and grounded into fine powder. The extract from the E. elatior inflorescence was obtained using hot water extraction method. The effects of the inflorescence extract on L. rhamnosus and L. acidophilus were studied through micro-broth dilution process where different concentration of sample was incorporated into a broth medium followed by the application of a standardized volume of Lactobacillus sp. into the medium of the 96 well plate.
Results: Growth was seen in both L. rhamnosus and L. acidophilus, indicating that E. elatior inflorescence acted like a prebiotic towards L. acidophilus and L. rhamnosus
Conclusion: E. elatior inflorescence concentrate acts like a prebiotic towards L. acidophilus incomparable to L. rhamnosus