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Damage Identification of Beam Structures Using an Improved Big Bang-Big Crunch Algorithm
Zhiyi Yin, Jike Liu, Zhongrong Lyu
Beam Structures are crucial components in constructions, and damage identification of beam structures is an important research filed in engineering. Swarm intelligence algorithms have been widely used in structural damage identification for the past few years. The Big Bang-Big Crunch algorithm is one...
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On the Translation of Ceramic Culture-Loaded Words from the Eco-translatology Perspective
Na Hu, Hui Wang, Xing Xu
Culture-loaded words are culture-specific, and the C-E translation should carry and reflect the culture meanings. Constrained by the culture of source language, the translation activity promotes its development by absorbing new cultural factors from the target language, hence the heritage and development...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Interface Discharge Behaviour at Polypropylene Nanocomposites and Silicone Rubber under AC Voltage
Jin-Shan Yu, Chun-Yan Hao, Jun-Ke Guo, Xin He, Xiang-Ying Yu
Polypropylene has a great electrical property and may be used as primary insulating material in electrical power cable. In cable accessory, the field distribution is often distorted since the very complicated physical structure, which makes interface discharge between PP and cable joint insulation easy...
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Research on the Mode of Cultivating Football Reserve Talents Based on University
Weiping Xie
The purpose of this research is to establish a scientific and reasonable training model of football reserve talents based on university which is as the main body. The university as the hub and the professional club as the basis explore the feasibility of incorporating the training of competitive football...
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Bottlenecks Identification Model of Passengers Flow through Safety Screening Process Based on Petri Net
Wenjie Li
In this paper, three progressive models are established-the generic factor-determining model based on Petri Network, the asses model based on Secret Private Network(SPN), the dynamic model based on Markov Chain(MC), aiming at identifying the bottlenecks. The whole work is dependent on the calculation...
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The reform and practical exploration of Chinese tourism culture curriculum
Lanlan Liu
Culture is the essence of tourism. The course of Chinese tourism culture is the core course of tourism management, In order to improve the teaching quality of tourism culture , This paper discusses the concept and mode of teaching reform of Chinese tourism culture from the five parts of curriculum orientation,...
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Strategies in Vocabulary Acquisition
Fauzan Atsari
Various researches have been conducted in field of Language Acquisition. Generally, linguists group the process of acquiring language into first and second language acquisition. In addition, there is also term vocabulary acquisition which refers to the process of acquiring vocabulary. In fact, the term...
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Research on the Application of Flipped Classroom in Java Programming Experiment Teaching
Zhuo Li, Qi-xian Geng
Flipped classroom which changed the traditional teaching mode by way of reverse the process of knowledge transfer and knowledge internalization, is concerned and become a research focus of teaching reform in colleges and universities. Through analyzing the existing deficiency of Java programming curriculum...
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Analysis of Distributive Public Policy-Making Model
Marlan Hutahaean
This article talks about the model of distributive public policy-making like local regulation of poverty alleviation in Medan. The research question is how the policy actors such as the official of Medan and Local Parliament (DPRD) make of local regulation of poverty alleviation? Using qualitative methods...
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Mental Health Literacy Among Youth in Surakarta
Setia Asyanti, Usmi Karyani
Having an adequate knowledge of mental disorders is valuable for recognizing, preventing and treating them effectively. This study explored the adolescence's general knowledge of mental disorders (mental health literacy) in Surakarta, Indonesia. Data was collected by an open ended questionaire developed...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Cognitive Radio Spectrum Assignment Based on Invasive Weed Optimization Algorithm
Wu Xie, Xiao Li, Chuanji Zhu, Liangjie Yang
According to the problem of the optimization of overall performance of idle spectrum assignment for cognitive radio, it proposed a spectrum assignment method for cognitive radio based on binary weed algorithm. Considering maximizing total network efficiency and fair effectiveness as a criterion, the...
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Digital Age Literacy in Elementary School
Ermawati Z. Nuroh, Vevy Liansari
In the 21st century Literacy can no longer be defined only to read and to write. The impact of rapid development in the information, then the literacy interpreted in several points of view, ranging from basic literacy point of view, science literacy, economic literacy, technology literacy, visual literacy,...
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PRAGMATIC MEANING OF QUESTIONS IN THE HOLY QUR'AN: SPEECH ACT STUDY ON THE VERSES ABOUT STORIES
Rochmat Budi Santosa, Joko Nurkamto, Nashruddin Baidan, Mr. Sumarlam
There are many kinds of questions in the Qur'an. This paper is about how questions are clearly described to show the connectivity of the components of the Quranic texts. Questions found in the stories of Qur'an are understood using contextual frameworks. The speech act theory is employed through content...
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Empowering Teachers' Professionalism for Students' Better Learning through Reflective Training: A Theoretical Framework for Sustainable EFL Teacher Professional Development
Gunadi Harry Sulistyo, Sri Rachmajanti, Mr Suharyadi, Siti Muniroh
This paper aims at proposing a theoretical framework for a training platform developed for English language teacher professional development in the context of Indonesia. This proposed frameworks motivated by the concern on the existing training practices that tend to thus far have affected on students'...
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Democracy and Development at the Local Level: Synergy of Local Boss, Entrepreneur and Bandit in North Kolaka
Eka Suaib, La Husen Zuada
This article reviews the implementation of democracy and development in North Kolaka which combines three political forces: local boss (regent), businessmen (contractors) and bandits (robbers). The synergy of three local political forces controlled by the head of region was able to change the 'face'...
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Aspects to Reform College English Teaching under the Background of Socialization of NMET
Junling Yan
As is known to all, English is an important subject of our learning, but as the socialization of the college entrance examination English reform, English major is faced with the problems of the reform. Different people have different views. Some people think that English learning and examination is essential...
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Development of Student's Worksheet to Analyze Student's Algebraic Thinking Based on SOLO Taxonomy
Anis Farida Jamil
The aim of this research and development (R&D) is to develop student's worksheet to analyze student's algebraic thinking based on SOLO taxonomy with quality criteria: valid and practical. This R&D adapted from ADDIE model consisting five stages that are Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation,...
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Dealing with inconsistencies in the representation of ordinal information by a 2-additive Choquet integral
Brice Mayag, Michel Grabisch, Christophe Labreuche
We propose an algorithm to solve inconsistencies when the preferences of a decision-maker, given by a strict and an indifference relations on a set of binary actions, are not representable by a 2-additive Choquet integral. According to the characterization of this type of information, these inconsistencies...
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A New Smoothing Nonmonotone Trust Region Method for Solving Nonlinear Complementarity Problems
Ying Ji, Yijun Li
In this paper, we propose one new smoothing nonmonotone trust region method for solving nonlinear complementarity problems with 0 P functions. First, the nonlinear complementarity problem (NCP) is reformulated as a nonsmooth equation. Then on the basis of the reformulation, a smoothing nonmonotone trust...
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An Extended Algorithm based on PlayFair Cipher
Yanhong Shang, Lilei Lu
This article proposed an improved solution to Playfair cipher algorithm. The algorithm extended former encrypting form from digram to integrated three letters. In this article the authors presented the improved encryption algorithm and finished its program in C programming language. At the end of the...
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Micro-mechanical Pendulum and Application Technology in The Attitude Control System of The Rotating Body
Fuxue Zhang, Zengping Zhang, Qingwen Yan, Hui Zhao, Wei Zhang
Author found that the micro-mechanical pendulum mounted on a rotating body has gyroscopic effect, which can be sensitive to yaw, pitch and spin angular velocity of the rotating body at same time. It has the function of the three traditional gyro. This paper reported the principle of micro-mechanical...
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Research of a Certain Aero Winch Test System
Zhang Wenjun, Li Qingfeng, Chen Guijun, Lang Juanfang
the performance of the aero winch which is installed on the helicopter affects the flight performance and flight safety. In order to conduct intelligent test of the aero winch, we researched a certain aero winch test system, this paper presents the hardware and software of the system, explains the operation...
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Study the proneness of long-distance driving accident
Feiyang Ye, Wentao Han
The damages caused by road traffic on people are increasing every year. Among them, the traffic accidents caused by long-distance driving have occupied a large proportion of such problems. So studying the effects of the accident factors on long-distance driving has been as a hot topic by domestic and...
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Applications and Prospects of Sensor in the field of Sports
Jinwei Wang
Sensor technology is rapidly developing and has penetrated into the field of sports. Give the specific application of sensor technology in some field of sports, working principle and characteristics of the various sensors. Point out sensor in sports engineering practices will be increasingly widespread...
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Principles and Countermeasures of Employment Preparation ----Reflections on the Employment of Poor Students at Colleges and Universities in China
Zhu-hua Luo
Nowadays the difficulty of graduates’ employment has become a general problem and a keen concern of students, parents, colleges and universities and even society. Poor college students, as a disadvantaged group among Chinese students, their employment has been attached greater importance to. In order...
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Nonlinear Cointegration Analysis Based on Support Vector Machines and Its Application to the Connection between Financial Markets
Chuanhe Shen, Zhongwen Liu, Ying Li
With the purpose of analyzing non-stationary time series, this paper introduced a novel nonlinear cointegration discriminate analysis by employing support vector machines to overcome existing limitations of two methods, that is, the statistical approach and the neural network used by the nonlinear cointegration...
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Children Caring Patterns in Fishermens; Punggawa and Sawi in Laggoppo Sub-distric Kajuara Bone Regency
Muh. Ridha, Amirullah, Ahmadin
This paper the pattern of care adopted by parents who work as fishermen is very different between the Retainer family and mustard greens. The results showed that the pattern of child care for Punggawa fishermen was very strict and more authoritarian; especially in studying; and they were very strict...
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How Students’ Understand the Linear Equation and Inequalities (Factual, Conceptual, Procedural Knowledge)
A. Sri Mardiyanti Syam
The research objective was to describe the students’ understanding on the linear equation and inequalities related to factual, conceptual and procedural knowledge. This study was qualitative. The focus of the research is to describe the students’ understanding of factual knowledge, conceptual and procedural.The...
Journal: Artery Research
Mini Review
BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
Michel E. Safar
Pages: 119 - 121
Blood pressure variability (BPV) is defined by the standard deviation of a given sample of population of normotensive or hypertensive subjects. Recent studies have suggested that this parameter might constitute a cardiovascular risk factor. Reduction of blood pressure variability could be an important...
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Comparative Analysis of the Convergence of the Population-Based Algorithm and the Gradient Algorithm for Optimizing the Neural Network Solution of the Optimal Control Problems
Irina Bolodurina, Lubov Zabrodina
In this paper, we consider the functional representation of the solution of the optimal control problem without restrictions using the neural network approach, which allows us to find a functional representation of the solution. Based on the necessary first-order optimality conditions, the original problem...
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A Multi-Scale Image Detection Method for Power Line Inspection
Nan Zhang, Fu Zhao, Jinglin Guo
A multi-scale image detection method for power line inspection is provided by combining deep learning with traditional image algorithm. The method of Gauss blur and differential pyramid is used to enhance the data set. Experiments show that the method can effectively improve the efficiency of line inspection....
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Determinants of Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Its Implication Towards Employee Performance
A. Jalaludin Sayuti, Suhairi Hazisma, Lambok Vera Riama
Organizational Citizenship Behavior is highly related to voluntary behavior of the employees, which can increase organization’s productivity and effectiveness. This study aims to analyze the determinants of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and its implication towards employee performance. We...
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Recreational Tourism Development Management in the Region of Caucasus Mineral Waters
I.N. Degtyaryova, V.N. Orobinskaya, S.B. Uzdenova
The article discusses the characteristic features of recreational tourism, discloses the problems and prospects of managing its development in the region of Caucasus Mineral Waters. The authors strive to follow the process of existence and further development of the tourist and recreational potential...
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Values of Character Education in the Characterizations of Dory in Disneys’ Animated Feature Finding Dory (2016)
I.G.A. Lokita Purnamika Utami, Ni Komang Arie Suwastini, Ni Nyoman Artini, Ummi Kultsum
As technology brings both positive and negative impacts on children’s characters, the present study argues that watching movies online can provide access to entertainment that contains values of character education as showcased by Disney’s animated feature entitled Finding Dory. Through textual analysis,...
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Evaluation of Microbiological Preparations’ Effect on the Propagation of Introduced Species of Trees
Ekaterina Gorb, Galina Barayshchuk
The experimental data of 2017-2019 are presented. The influence of microbiological preparations produced in the biological laboratory of the Federal State Institution “Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor” on the propagation of introducers of tree species growing on the territory of the regional...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Improving the Housing Policy of the Socio-economic Development of the Urban District of the Volgograd City
Sergey Korostin
Improving the housing policy of the socio-economic development of the urban district of Volgograd city requires the prompt introduction of significant changes that will help correct a long-term negative trend to reduce housing construction. Changes should stimulate the construction of individual low-rise...
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Under-Passing Learning Using a Playful Approach in Volleyball Game
Sumbara Hambali, Sutiswo Sutiswo
The purpose of this study was to improve the learning outcomes of under receiving skill in a volleyball game through a play approach. Research method used was Action Research. The subjects in this study were grade V Primary School students in Cimahi, Indonesia. This study was conducted in six meetings...
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Inter Nagari Conflict (Case Study: Conflict of Nagari Bidar Alam and Lubuk Malako in Sangir Jujuan Subdistrict, South Solok Regency)
Nofri Alpules
The conflicts between Bidar Alam and Lubuk Malako village is happened every year, problems that occur in the southern Solok Regency, namely between Nagari Lubuk Malako and Bidar Alam, where the conflict occurred from around 1998 to 2016, and the it has not been resolved, This study uses the theory of...
Journal: eFood
Review Article
Laccase-catalyzed, Phytochemical-mediated Protein Crosslinking Conjugates
Tsun-Thai Chai, Jianbo Xiao, Sharmila Mohana Dass, Fai-Chu Wong
Pages: 119 - 125
Laccase is a Class 1 oxidoreductase enzyme, which catalyzes the oxidation of a wide range of phenolic substrates. Previously, several reviews had highlighted on the industrial importance of laccase, including in food industry. Similarly, the ability of laccase to crosslink and polymerize food protein...
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Development of Single Index Methods Software to Support Investment Management Learning
Nurika Restuningdiah
The portfolio is a collection of financial assets in a unit that is held or created by an investor, investment company, or financial institution. Investors can invest their funds in the form of a portfolio (a collection of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds traded on the exchange)....
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Techniques Used by the English Teachers in Teaching Speaking at SMAN 3 Padang
Yesni Dewita, Zul Amri
Techniques are a way to assist students to explore and increase their ability, so that the teachers are suggested to use the techniques to reach the goals and objectives of teaching. Thus, in teaching English, speaking is one of four skills that have to be taught. This study aimed to describe what is...
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Islamic Social Reporting Disclosure to Companies Registered in the List of Sharia Securities (DES)
Uun Sunarsih, Dahlifah Dahlifah
The existence of a company must give grace to all parties, which is reflected in the disclosure of ISR. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of profitability, company size, industry type, environmental performance and institutional ownership on ISR. This research was conducted on companies...
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Indicator Stock of Return from Side Probability
Nurhana Dhea Parlina, Danang Nuswantoro
This study is to improve the performance of stock investment returns in the pharmaceutical industry in Indonesia order to optimize the financial performance of profitability ratios both ratio as representative Return on Equity and Earning Per Share. Research methods using quantitative methods. There...
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Contemporary Globalization in Terms of Socio-Technogenic Transformations
E A Dergacheva
The development and interaction of current anthropogenic social systems result in new objective laws and trends in the processes of globalization. In most countries of the world there are interrelated socio-technological changes due to the market economy of mankind that cover all spheres of social life....
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Application and Research of Immersive Virtual Reality Technology in the Interior Decoration of Folk Houses in Guanzhong*
Shasha Cai
With the development of economy and society, virtual reality technology has been paid more and more attention and gradually applied to various industries. Because of the interaction, immersion and real-time of virtual reality technology, its application in the field of architecture has a wide range of...
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State of the Russian Market of Legal Services as a Factor Affecting the Efficiency of Application of Conciliation Procedures in Court Proceedings
N.Y. Akinina, I.V. Anisimov
The article deals with the prospects of introducing conciliation procedures into the Russian court practice in the context of the legal services market. In the course of the research, it has been established that the condition of the market of legal services in the part of judicial representation can...
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Evolution of Hindu–Buddhist Architectural Ornaments Into Javanese Traditional Architecture: Case Study of Sewu Temple
Ayu Ratna Pertiwi, Hardiyati, Yosafat Winarto
Sewu Temple is the second largest Buddhist temple after Borobudur Temple, located in Klaten Regency, Central Java. As an architectural masterpiece built in the 8th century and older than Borobudur and Prambanan Temples, Sewu Temple has an important role in the development of archipelago’s architecture....
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Effectiveness of Using 2D Animation Video with Live Shoot Motion Graphic
Fandy Neta, Rina Yulius, Muchamad Fajri Amirul Nasrullah
Programming is not just about writing programs that are “as long as they are”, “as long as they can run”, “as long as they can deliver the results they expect”. Programming requires good methods, techniques, and methodologies so that the written program is an effective program. It is true that many people...
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On the Relationship Between Art Curator and Audience
Zeyang Zhou
In the current art market system, curators are no longer just an accessory to an exhibition, they have become an indispensable part of the contemporary art market. As the soul of the exhibition, whether from the choice of the artist, the positioning of the work, the way of presentation and the audience...
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Identification of the Phillips Curve Trade-Off Phenomenon in Indonesia, Using the Generalized Method of Moments Approach
Ginanjar Syamsuar, Sumitro Sumitro
This study aims to identify the existence of the phenomena of the Phillips Indonesia curve trade-off in the period 1970 – 2018 using the analytical approach modelling Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). With respect to secondary data for 49 years (quarterly data), namely the variable inflation rate,...