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Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Floral Characteristics Analysis of Plants in Tianjin Lingang Urban Ecological Wetland Park
Y.Y. Wan, H.Y. Li, M.X. He, N. Zhao, Q. Zhang
This study aims to identify the composition and distribution characteristics of plant flora of Urban Ecological Wetland Park in Tianjin Lingang. Results show that plant species of Wetland Park in Tianjin Lingang are relatively rich.There are 246 vascular plants from 171 genera and 73 families.16 families,37...
Research Article
Bayesian Deep Reinforcement Learning via Deep Kernel Learning
Junyu Xuan, Jie Lu, Zheng Yan, Guangquan Zhang
Pages: 164 - 171
Reinforcement learning (RL) aims to resolve the sequential decision-making under uncertainty problem where an agent needs to interact with an unknown environment with the expectation of optimising the cumulative long-term reward. Many real-world problems could benefit from RL, e.g., industrial robotics,...
Proceedings Article
Bureaucrat’s Political Activities in the 2020 Simultaneous Regional Elections in Indonesia: What They Express on Social Media?
M. Yusuf, Dimas Subekti, Makmun Wahid, Maratun Saadah
The politics-bureaucracy relationship in Indonesia, especially post-reform, has been discussed widely by scholars concerning the non-compliance of bureaucrats to the principle of neutrality. Related to the issue, the development of technology and the emergence of social media as a platform used to show...
Proceedings Article
Relationship Network and Business Model Innovation of Start-Up Companies in the Context of Industrial Revolution 4.0: An Evidence from Vietnam
T. N. Ghi, N. T. P. Anh, N. Q. Thu., N. Q. Huan
In the starting phase, despite incentives of government support policies and related entities’ supports, startup companies face many difficulties in accessing external information and resources to innovate current business models. The role of management resources in building relationship networks to...
Research Article
Research on Intelligent Question and Answering Based on a Pet Knowledge Map
Yuan Liu, Wen Zhang, Qi Yuan, Jie Zhang
Pages: 162 - 170
This paper proposes a framework for constructing pet knowledge maps. The schema concept layer is designed and built top-down, and the data layer is constructed from knowledge extracted from semi-structured and unstructured data. In the aspect of entity extraction of unstructured data, a symptom-named...
Proceedings Article
Intellectual Capital, the Capital Market, and Their Effect on the Value of Indonesian Manufacturing Firms Listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2017 to 2020
Andini Nurwulandari
Numerous factors contribute to a company’s worth, one of which is Tobin’s QThe greater the Tobin’s Q value, the more promising the growth prospects of the company. This is because the greater the market valuation of a company’s properties is in relation to its market value, the further likely it is that...
Research Article
On Properties of Elliptic Jacobi Functions and Applications
A. Raouf Chouikha
Pages: 162 - 169
In this paper we are interested in developments of the elliptic functions of Jacobi. In particular a trigonometric expansion of the classical theta functions introduced by the author (Algebraic methods and q-special functions, C.R.M. Proceedings and Lectures Notes, A.M.S., vol 22, Providence, 1999, 53-57)...
Proceedings Article
Reflexes of Proto-Austronesia into Buru Language: Preliminary Step of Testing Collins Hypothesis (1981)
Sumarlam SUMARLAM, Djatmika DJATMIKA, Dwi PURNANTO, Burhanuddin BURHANUDDIN
This paper intends to explain two issues, the Proto-Austronesian reflex (PAN) into Buru language (Br) and its correspondence with Collins's (1981) view. A PAN top-down approach reconstructed by Blust and Trussel (2015) is employed to see the realization in Buru. The data that have been collected using...
Proceedings Article
High School Students Engagement in Malang Raya: What Can the Rasch Model Explain?
Navy Tri Indah Sari, Rizky Putra Santosa, Silfiasari
Students’ engagement is aimed at understanding the students’ willingness to participate in developing a learning environment and school environment. The students’ willingness is shown routinely and strategically. The students’ attitude toward school can be known from the quantity of their engagement....
Proceedings Article
Teaching Design and Implementation of Ideological and Political Education in the Course of Signal Analysis and Processing
Yuedong Xie, Rui Wang, Hui Li, Jiangtao Sun, Xiaolei Qu, Dezhi Zheng
For the ideological and political education of the course “Signal Analysis and Processing”, the implementation method suffers from indoctrination teaching and lack of student interest, etc. Starting from the learning habits and interests of contemporary college students, we intend to implement the ideological...
Proceedings Article
Q. 4:34 AND DISCIPLINING A WIFE: MODERN INDONESIAN MUSLIM SCHOLARS' INTERPRETATIONS OF THE QUR'AN
Yusuf Rahman
Q. 4:34 is regarded by some scholars as one of the most controversial verses in the Qur'an. This verse can be divided into two parts: the first part deals with the qiwamah "guardianship" of males and the second part with the beating (darb) of the disobedient wives (nashiz). This last part is usually...
Proceedings Article
Comparison of Deep Q Network and Its Variations in a Banana Collecting Environment
Yifan Liu
Reinforcement Learning is widely applied in the field of virtual agent training, enabling them to accomplish specific tasks. The agent is trained to navigate and collect yellow bananas in a large, square world that contains many yellow bananas and blue bananas. The goal is to allow agents to collect...
Series: Advances in Physics Research
Proceedings Article
On Local (a, d)-Antimagic Coloring of Some Specific Classes of Graphs
Fadlila Putri Almaidah, Dafik, Arika Indah Kristiana, Robiatul Adawiyah, Rafiantika Megahnia Prihandini, Ika Hesti Agustin
For any graph
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Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Research and Development of Test Rig Prototype for Remanufactured Automatic Transmission
J. Ma, Q.C. Wang, Q. Chen, Y.H. Meng
The paper puts forward a new model of electric-loading test rig for testing remanufacture automatic transmission to meet the demands for testing different types of remanufactured automatic transmissions. The sub-systems, including electric & electronic control systems and the mechanical components, were...
Proceedings Article
Effect of Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosure, Environmental Performance, and Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility Report on Financial Performance
Dewi Murdiawati
This study aims to examine whether the disclosure of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions proxied by the GHG Emission index, environmental performance proxied by the PROPER rating, and CSR disclosures proxied by the CSR index affect the financial performance proxied by Tobin's Q. To test these three hypotheses,...
Proceedings Article
On Rainbow Antimagic Coloring of Graphs
M. I. N. Annadhifi, Dafik, A. I. Kristiana, E. Y. Kurniawati, R. Nisviasari, E. S. W. Jannah
Let G be a simple graph. For a bijective function
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Proceedings Article
The Impact of Bilibili on the English Learning of Chinese Primary and Secondary Students During the Pandemic Period
Yixuan Dai
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to education worldwide, forcing schools and students to switch to online learning. In China, the pandemic has accelerated the development of online education and video-based learning, with Bilibili emerging as one of the most popular video-sharing...
Research Article
A new family of discrete Painlevé equations and associated linearisable systems
A. Ramani, B. Grammaticos
Pages: 153 - 164
We derive discrete systems which result from a second, not studied up to now, form of the q-PVI equation. The derivation is based on two different procedures: “limits” and “degeneracies”. We obtain several new discrete Painlevé equations along with some linearisable systems. The parallel between the...
Research Article
On a q-Analog of ADHMN Construction for Self-Dual Yang-Mills
Atsushi Nakamula
Pages: 152 - 163
It is known that many integrable systems can be reduced from self-dual Yang-Mills equations. The formal solution space to the self-dual Yang-Mills equations is given by the so called ADHM construction, in which the solution space are graded by vector spaces with dimensionality concerning topological...
Proceedings Article
The Quantum Chemical Calculations of Some Thiazole Derivatives
Murat Saracoglu, Fatma Kandemirli, Mohammed Amin, Can Dogan Vurdu, Muhammet Serdar Cavus, Gokhan Say ner
An examination of quantum chemical and corrosion inhibition studies for some thiazole derivatives, namely 2-amino-4-(p-tolyl)thiazole (APT), 2-methoxy-1,3-thiazole (MTT) and thiazole-4-carboxaldehyde (TCA) had been tested as corrosion safe inhibitors for mild steel (CRS) in 0.5 M H2SO4 solutions at 25...
Proceedings Article
Streamflow and soil erosion simulation using SWAT model in Lower-Middle Reaches of Lancang River
Liu S.L., Wang C., Liu Q., Deng L., Dong S.K., Zhao H.D.
Using SWAT model, the soil erosion and streamflow in the watersheds of Lower-Middle Reaches of Lancang River were assessed. The dam effect on the streamflow in the inlet and outlet of the watersheds was evaluated. At the same time, we explored the impacts of land use change on soil erosion by calculating...
Proceedings Article
The Analysis of Characteristics of Aviation AC Series Fault Arc
Feng Zhong, Junmin Zhang
The AC series fault arc tests are conducted by a self-design platform according to several common test standards for fault arc circuit breakers in this paper. Compared with the no-arc current waveform, the current of fault circuit has shoulders when the current passes zero, and the current of fault circuit...
Proceedings Article
Moderation of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) on Green Innovation (GI), Environmental Social Governance (ESG), and Firm Value of Energy Companies in Indonesia
Vita Aprilina, Agus Ismaya Hasanudin, Muhamad Taqi, Imam Abu Hanifah
This study aims to investigate and provide new evidence about the company’s seriousness on the environment as outlined in the Green Innovation, Environmental Social Governance (ESG), and Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) strategies and their impact on Firm Value. This study uses panel data on...
Proceedings Article
Dynamic Game-theoretic Model for Coordinating Pricing and Inventory Decisions in a Supply Chain with Retailer Competition
Yun Huang, George Q. Huang, Kuifun Ip Gang
In this paper, we discuss how a manufacturer interacts with his multiple competing retailers to optimize their individual net profits through coordinating pricing and inventory decisions in a two-echelon supply chain. The manufacturer purchases raw materials outside to produce substitutable products...
Proceedings Article
Practice and Exploration on Constructing of Students’ Innovative Laboratory Based on the Cooperation between Enterprises and Universities
W.-B. Zeng, Jia Zhao, Q.-Q. Wu
Constructing of students’ innovative laboratory based on cooperation between enterprises and universities is both a new philosophy of higher education and a new mode of cultivation of innovative ability. Through the practice of the cooperation between enterprises and Guangxi University of Science and...
Proceedings Article
Study on Network Structure Characteristics of Boxers’ Physical Fitness System From the Perspective of Complex Network
Hui Zhang, Qingmin Fan
This paper analyses the complex relationship and structural characteristics of the indicators of male boxers’ strength and conditioning system from the perspective of network science. The paper also explores the core indicators of the system under different dimensions. In it, a test index system was...
Research Article
Pfaffianization of the q-difference version of the two-dimensional Toda lattice equation
Gegenhasi, Xing-Biao Hu, Hon-Wah Tam
Pages: 147 - 152
Proceedings Article
Working Capital Management Effect in Indonesia and Thailand Manufacturing Sector
Amalina Syaharani, Dony Abdul Chalid
This research aims to analyze working capital management in selected manufacturing firms in Indonesia and Thailand. Database of 216 companies is selected for the ten years from 2008-2017. The cash conversion cycle is the measuring tool to calculate the efficiency of working capital management. Tobin’s...
Proceedings Article
Investigating the Technologies and Applications of Question-Answering: A Study Focused on ChatGPT
Zihang Deng
This paper embarks on an extensive exploration into the application of OpenAI’s ChatGPT model within Question and Answer (Q&A) systems. With the advancement of natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning technologies, a new era of conversational artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged....
Proceedings Article
A Low Noise ASIC for Butterfly Accelerometer
Yi WANG, Shuai GUAN, Qiang XU, Zhihua CHEN, Dingbang XIAO, Xuezhong WU
An open-loop switch-capacitor detection circuit with high resolution and low noise is proposed for a butterfly accelerometer. This paper introduced the composition and realization principle of the system, proposed a C/V detection structure and a filter with high Q value. The preamplifier adopted the...
Proceedings Article
Tax Avoidance Practice, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value
Afriyanti Hasanah, Juliana Sirait, Dina Yeni Martia
This study aims to examine the effect of tax avoidance practices, corporate governance on the value of companies in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2013-2017. Tax avoidance practices are proxied by effective tax rate. Corporate governance is proxied...
Proceedings Article
The Impact of Each Element of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure on Firm Value
Claudia Maharani Kristyanto, I Putu Sugiartha Sanjaya
The research examines the impact of each element of corporate social responsibility on firm value. The research uses 148 samples that are taken from 74 manufacturing companies that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2012-2013. Firm value is measured using Tobin’s Q and each element...
Proceedings Article
A New Approach to Teaching — “Q-step” Teaching Method
Boxin Zhao, Mengyao Wu, Xiaolin Zhao, Guoqiang Feng
Aiming at the issue of how to cultivate and strengthen the question analysis ability of engineering majors in higher education institutions, this paper innovatively puts forward a new teaching method called the “Q-step” teaching method. This method is guided by questions, taking the teaching content...
Proceedings Article
The research of Q-ary LDPC codes in the navigation system
Xu Yi, Daoxing Guo, Wei You
In navigation system, due to the long distance between earth and satellites, the external environment noise may affect the service quality of information transmission system. To improve the capacity of anti-jam satellite communications, in this paper, an efficient construction algorithm for Q-ary LDPC...
Research Article
INCOMPLETE q-GAMMA FUNCTION AND TRICOMI EXPANSION
M. Mansour
Pages: 141 - 150
In this paper, we introduce a q-analogue of the Tricomi expansion for the incomplete q-gamma function. A general method is described for converting a power series into an expansion in incomplete q-gamma function. Also, we use the q-Tricomi expansion for giving a formal proof of the relation between the...
Proceedings Article
The Method of Intelligent Railway Alignment Path Generation Based on Deep Q Network
Tianxi Wang, Baocheng Wang
Traditional railway route selection requires manual fieldwork over long periods, which is physically demanding and subject to seasonal weather conditions, leading to an uneven annual production cycle and low efficiency. With the introduction of high-tech methods and the significant development of artificial...
Proceedings Article
Exploration of a Hybrid Teaching Model Based on Structuralism --Theory and Technology of Mechanical Control
Enqiang Liang, Jiali Kong, Minghui Zheng, Shengtao Li
“Mechanical Control Theory and Technology” is an essential core course in mechanical engineering, characterized by its broad scope of knowledge, strong theoretical foundation, and numerous key concepts. Under traditional teaching methods, students struggle to grasp the entire course content within limited...
Proceedings Article
Feminism Discourse in Different Gender-Temperament Social Media
A Case Study of the Social Figure of Yang Li in Weibo, RED, Bilibili
Rui Huang
With the development of social media platforms, digital feminism has grown up in cyberspace. Many research pays attention to one case or one platform in the digital feminism study, while few studies focus on the comparison of feminism in the social media of the different features. This study can fill...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
The research results of this article can provide experience for similar frozen rock tunnel construction Research on Drilling and Blasting at the Entrance Section of a Frozen Rock Tunnel and Its Vibration Effects
Xiaojun Zhang, Zhuo Li, MaoLi He, Yongsheng Jia, Wenxue Gao
China ranks as the third-largest country in terms of the distribution area of perennial frozen rock in the world. Perennial frozen rock poses a significant constraint on ground transportation extending to high-altitude or high-latitude frigid regions. This paper takes the blasting construction at the...
Series: Advances in Physics Research
Proceedings Article
On G-decimal Representation over Function Fields
Hong Ziwei, Zheng Zhiyong
This paper discusses decimal representation over function field k∞. Firstly, we provide definitions and establish existence of decimal representation over function fields. For function field k∞, The work of L. Carlitz demonstrates that for the function field
...
Research Article
On a Class of Non Self-Adjoint Quantum Nonlinear Oscillators with Real Spectrum
Emanuela Caliceti, Sandro Graffi
Pages: 138 - 145
We prove reality of the spectrum for a class of PT - symmetric, non self-adjoint quantum nonlinear oscillators of the form H = p2 + P(q) + igQ(q). Here P(q) is an even polynomial of degree 2p positive at infinity, Q(q) an odd polynomial of degree 2r - 1, and the conditions p > 2r, |g| 0 hold.
Proceedings Article
Literature Class Environments Rich in Texts Supporting the Excellent School Literature Movement
Yuliyati, Endang Purbaningrum, Sujarwanto, Ima Q. Ainin
Text-rich, interesting, and accessible literacy for Special Education Needs (SEN). This study aims to describe the embodiment of the text-rich, attractive, and accessible literacy classroom environment in supporting the literacy movement in Special Education Needs Schools. A qualitative approach with...
Research Article
An updated global picture of cigarette smoking persistence among adults
Jonathan P. Troost, David A. Barondess, Carla L. Storr, J. Elisabeth Wells, Ali Obaid Al-Hamzawi, Laura Helena Andrade, Evelyn Bromet, Ronny Bruffaerts, Silvia Florescu, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Oye Gureje, Josep Maria Haro, Chiyi Hu, Yueqin Huang, Aimee N. Karam, Ronald C. Kessler, Jean-Pierre Lepine, Herbert Matschinger, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Siobhan O’Neill, Jose Posada-Villa, Rajesh Sagar, Tadashi Takeshima, Toma Tomov, David R. Williams, James C. Anthony
Pages: 135 - 144
Background: Cross-national variance in smoking prevalence is relatively well documented. The aim of this study is to estimate levels of smoking persistence across 21 countries with a hypothesized inverse relationship between country income level and smoking persistence.
Methods: Data from the World...
Proceedings Article
Genetic Characterization of Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Infected Commercial Duck in Sidenreng Rappang, South Sulawesi in 2016
Ahmad Nadif, Fachriyan H. Pasaribu, Okti Nadia Poetri, Retno D. Soejoedono, Dwi Desmiyeni Putri
Before outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) among commercial laying duck in Central Java in 2012, duck were considered as reservoir of this virus, the outbreaks reveals that duck were also susceptible for AI infection. The outbreaks among laying ducks in 2012 were caused by AIV subtype H5N1 clade 2.3.2,,...
Research Article
The Modified Korteweg-de Vries Equation on the Half-Line with a Sine-Wave as Dirichlet Datum
Guenbo Hwang, A. S. Fokas
Pages: 135 - 157
Boundary value problems for integrable nonlinear evolution PDEs, like the modified KdV equation, formulated on the half-line can be analyzed by the so-called unified transform method. For the modified KdV equation, this method yields the solution in terms of the solution of a matrix Riemann-Hilbert problem...
Proceedings Article
Analysis of Mabello Indonesia’s Electronic Word of Mouth in Increasing Local Product Competitiveness Through Social Media
Andi Afiyah, Tuti Bahfiarti, Muhammad Akbar
This study explores the role of Electronic Word of Mouth (e-WOM) in enhancing the competitiveness of Mabello Indonesia, a local cosmetic brand from South Sulawesi, through social media. Using a qualitative descriptive method, this study.
analyzes Mabello Indonesia’s e-WOM strategy through...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Fracture Causes of the Al-6Zn-2Cu-1Mg Alloy Transformer Bushing Cover Plate
Chao Li, Jiacheng Li, Chaohua Wang, Yongfeng Zhao, Hua Zhu, Junli Du
Cracking occurred on the aluminum alloy sealing cover of a transformer in a 220kV substation after three years of operation. To investigate the cause, a systematic analysis was conducted on its chemical composition, macroscopic appearance, and microscopic morphology. The results revealed that the sealing...
Review Article
Glucocorticoids Use and Post-Hospitalization Outcomes among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies with Meta-Analysis
Ebtihag O. Alenzi, Hanaa O. Alenizi
Pages: 133 - 139
Background: A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted to assess the association of glucocorticoids use with the likelihood of all-cause mortality in cases with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: Databases and cross-referencing were searched for observational studies about patients...
Proceedings Article
Control Mechanism Analysis in Mediating Market Valuation on Firm Performance in Indonesia
Nisrul Irawati, Lisa Marlina
The market valuation offers the opportunity to examine the firm performance, especially as the firm goes public. However, management often puts their interests above the interests of investors; therefore, management movement needs to be limited by a control mechanism that will reduce agency conflict....
Research Article
A Deterministic Algorithm for Min-max and Max-min Linear Fractional Programming Problems
Qigao Feng, Hongwei Jiao, Hanping Mao, Yongqiang Chen
Pages: 134 - 141
In this paper, a deterministic global optimization algorithm is proposed for solving min-max and max-min linear fractional programming problem (P) which have broad applications in engineering, management science, nonlinear system, economics and so on. By utilizing equivalent problem (Q) of the (P) and...