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This paper discusses the existence of orality in modern Indonesian short stories from a critical literary ethnographic perspective. The orality referred to is taboos and prohibitions in Madurese culture, which are embodied in several short stories by Muna Masyari, namely Kandung Kembar, Burung Tua, and...

In this paper a new area based technique is proposed for deriving gait signatures by decomposing the human body into three independent structural segments such as head node, arm swing and leg swing areas. Initially, all the feature points are represented as the sides of an n-sided polygon for calculating...

Background: Arterial stiffness is a significant cardiovascular risk factor. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is the standard for measuring arterial stiffness, but indices such as central augmentation index (cAIx) and carotid artery elasticity (cE[p]) also correlate to arterial stiffness. Early-life...

The purpose of writing this article is to describe the analysis of learning media based on Android applications using PowerPoint and I-Spring Suite as an innovation for educators or prospective educators in carrying out learning. Based on the current digital era or information age, the majority of students...

In order to improve the heating rate of SMA in the field of active structural control and self-repairing, the main factors influencing heating rate are studied and three improved methods are put forward: (1) Winding electrified enameled wire with high resistivity around SMA, and electrify the enameled...

Chinese and German belong to two different language families: one belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family and another belongs to the Indo-European language family, but both Chinese and German grammar scholars have conducted in-depth research into their own language with the coordination valence and...

The perovskite cathode material of SrFe0.9Sb0.1O3- (SFS) was prepared by glycine-nitrate process (GNP). The SFS oxides sintered at 1150,1200 and 1250 §C for 10 h were crystallized into a single phase perovskite structure, respectively. The effect of sintering temperature on crystal structure, conductivity...

Integrating information and communication technology (ICT) in the learning process continues to evolve with various patterns and strategies, grouped into (1) e-Learning system, the process of learning that utilizes electronic devices and digital media, and (2) m- Learning, or mobile learning, the process...

The prefabricated concrete walls are used to cover on both sides of steel shear wall to avoid the buckling of steel plates, which leads to the composite steel shear wall system. In order to carry out the nonlinear FEM analysis on the composite steel shear wall, the procedure of establishing the FEM model...

The article is devoted to the issues of studying of motivational climate in the organization and satisfaction with job of personnel as one of indicators of motivational climate. Considerable attention is paid to representation of results of the research of level of job satisfaction and structure of labor...

Teachers have an important role in supporting the world of education. Various individual behaviors, especially innovative behavior in early childhood education teachers in educational research is something interesting to study. This research aims to explore the description of Innovative Behavior in early...

The single point incremental Forming is a versatile process with a good future for the products of mass customization. The process eliminates the design and manufacturing of a die, which is also unique for each and every individual part. The incremental forming operation can be done using a Computer...

Active storage can largely reduce the network traffic and application execution time. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of an active storage architecture called Oasa for object-based storage system. Compared with previous work, Oasa has the following features.(1) It provides a flexible...

Background: Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) has long been considered a measure of arterial stiffness independent of short-term changes in blood pressure (BP) [1]. Recently and theoretically, CAVI was found to be partially affected by actual BP, thus, a novel BP-corrected index, CAVI0, was proposed...

Annealed SAE 52100 steel samples with different spheroidized microstructures were austempered to produce a bainitic+martensitic duplex microstructure. The effects of the spheroidized microstructure on bainite ferrite (BF) nucleation during austempering were discussed. Results show that the proportion...

Optical current sensor has a wide range of applications. The main factors that affect the practical process of optical current transducer (OCT) are the effects of birefringence, temperature and long-term stability. Optical current transducer (OCT) with thin slice type sensing head is designed in this...

Inverted siphon is a common conveyance structure in order to have a clear understanding for stress and deformation distribution of inverted siphon structure, researching mechanical characteristics of inverted siphon structure. Precast inverted siphon has advantage of quick construction speed, easy control...

Aiming at the characteristics of multi-variety and small batch production of electronic products, a workshop layout optimization method based on cell manufacturing is proposed. First, the original layout and its problems are analyzed. Then, product-quantity analysis is carried out, and the product families...

Fuzzy reasoning algorithm is the key content in fuzzy logic research, and is also the basic theory in fuzzy control. With the deepening of the research, currently a lot of fuzzy reasoning algorithms are proposed and applied in electrical appliances and many industrial productions. But its basic research...

This study reveals the effect of the implementation of education/training program on the performance of investigating officers in the Armed Forces General Inspectorate. This study aims to determine the effect of the implementation of education/training program on the performance of investigating officers...

With the development of electronic technology, the cooling of the electronic devices, especially for high-power semiconductor, becomes more and more important. The aircooled technology is gradually replaced by the water-cooled technology with the excellent cooling ability. This paper simulates the flow...

Concurrent programs are being widely adopted in development of multi-core and many-core processors. However, these types of programs present some features such as concurrency, communication and synchronization which make their testing more challenging than sequential programs. Search-based techniques,...

The Coronavirus (COVID-10) outbreak causes a global economic slowdown and hit hardest to micro and small businesses. Most of them are shuttered and far more experiencing financial difficulties, raising questions, how they will survive in this situation? Moringa plant is known as a beneficial plant to...

At present, there are some problems in the process of carrying out the work-study program in colleges and universities, such as unbalanced post planning and design, insufficient training and education, and lack of assessment and evaluation, which seriously affect the work effect of work-study program....

The late Qing Dynasty was a special period in which the introduction of mass media brought advanced scientific knowledge and cultural trends from the West, prompting the establishment of newspapers and magazines by the Chinese people and the activities of the Restorationists in running newspapers and...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are widely promoted as a sustainable alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), often marketed as “zero-emission” despite significant upstream emissions from electricity generation and battery production. This study evaluates the full lifecycle environmental impact...

The preparation of C4 alkenes using ethanol coupling is an important reaction in chemical production, and the catalyst combination and temperature have a significant impact on the extent and efficiency of the reaction. This paper provides a model for seeking the maximum C4 alkenes yield by designing...

Introduction: The ventricles accelerate and decelerate blood; the resulting disturbances propagate through the arterial system as waves. These waves contain clinically useful information: e.g. their magnitude and timing varies with cardiac performance and their speed depends on arterial stiffness. These...

Natural silk fibers were used as the template to synthesis biomorphic Fe2O3 fibers. Silk fibers were first immersed into a Fe(NO3)3 solution and then sintered in air at high temperatures to produce the final Fe2O3 fibers. Their microstructures, phases, and synthesis process were analyzed. The results...

In transmission towers,ordinary galvanized bolts are widely used to connect angles,the connection properties determine the slippage at the nodes.The node connections are assumed to be rigid or hinge in traditional analysis and design of transmission tower,which make the status different from the real...

The absorption rates of CO2 in diethanolamine (DEA) promoted potassium carbonate (K2CO3) solution at normal pressure with temperature ranging from 343.2K to 363.2K were investigated. The mass fractions of DEA and K2CO3 respectively ranged from 0 to 0.02, and 0.35 to 0.40. The results revealed the effects...

Switching function is a powerful tool for the research and performance optimization of converter, including voltage source converter, current source converter (CSI) and controlled PWM rectifier (CR). The paper proposed converter simplified model based on switching function, theory correctness compared...

Due to the CCD array and scenery relative motion, the image quality would be degraded. In order to get the relationship between the CCD array move quantity and the image quality, the corresponding degraded images are achieved by changing the CCD array velocity, pitch, roll and yaw variation. Then, the...

Influence of aircraft wingtip vortices will make the lift coefficient of formation flying wingman decreases, the drag coefficient increases, the lift drag ratio decreased sharply, attack decreased the stall angle of attack. To correctly reflect the basic information around the airfoil flow field of aircraft,...

By drilling a large number of experiments, the drilling force, bit positioning error and other data, Using high resolution camera and microscope observation techniques to obtain microdrill digital photos, based on the structural analysis of micro drill, the stress model is established, Based on the combination...

This article aims to improve the ability to identify the building blocks of poetry text through a contextual approach to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 42 OKU. The researcher used Classroom Action Research (PTK). Based on the results of the action research, it can be concluded that there was...

This research was conducted in an IT service provider that provides the installation of information systems for customers. Planned projects often did not meet their target set by both provider and customer. For example, an SAP project that was set to be completed in six months was delayed until two years...

In social life between humans is usually done by means of communication. Communication is an element of culture that continues to grow from year to year, especially in modern times now all communication can be done indirectly using various social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and many more. Online...

Background: Haemodynamic effects of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) may be mediated by an improvement in early systolic function, as well as by improvements in overall systolic function. We examined whether CRT improves early ventricular contraction as measured by first-phase ejection fraction...

Integrating new post-digital era challenges including algorithmic alienation, repetitive strain thinking, spiritual disempowerment, and psychological resilience, this paper investigates how workplace spirituality influences employee engagement and sustainability outcomes in Indian higher education institutions...

The development of the Internet makes it easier to get data. However, it is more urgent to obtain effective information on the large data which is redundant. Based on the risk prediction system of power intelligent automation, this paper tries to solve the problems of enterprise risk management, and...

Take-off skill is one of the most important part in half-pipe snowboarding which directly determined the flying height, flying time, even the quality of motion. Study on the kinematic parameters of take-off stage of some master-standard athletes for the purpose of researching on the factors influencing...

By using the relevant theory of Markov chain, the actual driving data are compressed and reconstructed, and then the city road driving cycle is constructed based on characteristic parameters such as velocity, acceleration and gradient. In the process of constructing the driving cycle, corresponding state...

At present, the 3D modeling of the small relievo which is lack of real texture or no real texture is a huge difficulty and challenge. The paper provides a good way based on the computer active vision. The slide projector as an active sensor is steered in the principle of the traditional binocular vision....

There are still many shortcomings in the teaching of our higher vocational colleges. The author carries on the reform of traditional implementation of specialized course The automobile engine electronic control technology, and introduces the advanced teaching mode “Teach-Learn-Do amalgamation”. The paper...

Because of the complexity of transformers construction, internal voids in the insulation seems inevitable when fabricating, which would cause partial discharge (PD). Therefore it is of great significance to monitor the PD to study in which condition the PD will make the insulation degradation and whether...

The dimention for muffler has great impact on the car engine. Based on software GAMBIT, GT-POWER,SYSNOISE,through comprehensively using finite element and boundary element method,simulating and analyzing the acoustic performance for the basic noise reduction unit,establishing the finite element model,...

Service is the key to success in various service activities. A service is said to be successful if the archive team member can provide information in the archive and provide the library quickly and precisely. The success or failure of a service is highly dependent on the implementation element or team...

Purpose: To provide a comprehensive assessment of aortic stiffness, through both local and regional distensibility and pulse wave velocity (PWV), in patients with either a tricuspid (TAV) or bicuspid (BAV) aortic valve and/or aortic dilation using MRI. Methods: We included 18 patients with TAV and dilated...

Innovation can be viewed as a series of processes covering knowledge production, use, and dissemination. Creativity is the knowledge basis of innovation and innovation is the concrete practice of creativity. Creativity has an important influence on a successful country, and the development of students'...