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Plasma-graft anhydride on Carbon Fiber and its Effect on Composite Properties

Ya-Nan Yi, Cai-Qiong Zhang, Jing Long, Lin Zhong, Huan-Xia Zhang
The deposition of coatings on the surface of carbon fiber will be helpful to their applications. However, they are unsuitable to be deposited because of their low surface free energies, poor wettability and poor adhesions. The objective of this work is to modify carbon fibers by different methods of...
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Crystal structure and band gap studies of hydrogarnet calculated results by density functional theory

Lijun Pan, Wanchao Chao, Yan Kun
Herein, we investigate the hydrogarnet sample by X-ray diffraction and calculated the related garnets included grossular, katoite and hydrogrossular by density functional theory to investigate the effect of silicon composition. The results of X-ray diffraction suggests that the chemical formula should...
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Functional Cellulose by Microwave Initiated Grafting Polymerization in Homogeneous Media

Gang Chang, Tiaokun Fu, Xiaoyi Wei, Jihua Li, Fei Wang, Haiyan Feng
The cellulose grafted copolymer was synthesized by homogeneous media grafting 2-(Dimethylamino) ethylmethacrylate (DMAEMA) onto the sugarcane bagasse under microwave irradiation. A homogeneous solution formed with cellulose dissolved in 1-butyl-3-methylinidazolium chloride ionic liquid which the grafting...
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The Integration of Critical Thinking Skills into College Students’ Spoken English Classes

Bei Zhang
Solving problems and making worthwhile decisions is valued in our rapidly changing environment today. Nowadays we see students as too often being passive receptors of information and knowledge. Surely students need a guide to weed through the information and not just passively accept it. Students need...
Proceedings Article

Data Mining in Cloud Computing

Xia Geng, Zhi Yang
Mining is a process of extracting potentially useful information from raw Data, so as to improve the quality of the information service. With the rapid development of the Internet, the size of the data has increased from KB level to TB even PB level; The object of data mining is also more and more complicated,...
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Improvement of visual stability by adjusting initial map of SOM and using hierarchical clustering

Tsutomu Miyoshi, Shinji Momoi
SOM learning is influenced by the se-quence of learning data and the initial feature map. In conventional method, ini-tial value of feature map has set at ran-dom, so a different mapping appears even by same input data, so different impres-sions could be increased to the same data in different diagnosis....
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Procedural Similarity and Its Effect on Transfer

Huda Saifaddin
Analogical problem solving involves transferring information from a particular domain (i.e., the analogue or source) to another (i.e., the target). The success of any transfer process depends on the modality of representation (verbal or pictorial) and the level of abstraction or similarity shared between...

The Application of Discovery Teaching Method in Normal University Mathematics Teaching

Yao Huang, Haiping Huang
By the utilization of n order determinant in higher algebra as an example and based on Bruner's four principal theorems about math learning, the learning pattern and psychological mechanism of math concepts in higher normal universities are analyzed. The progress and approach of freshmen majoring in...

Determination of Personal Data Sensitivity and Security Measures Assignment

Lovecek Tomasz, Ristvej Jozef, Magdolen Mari n, Ondrejka Roman
Protecting privacy and personal data is in current environment a more and more challenging task not only for government institutions, but for small and large businesses as well. With the information technology advancements more and more personal data are processed automatically each year. That is the...
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Enrichment and Cultivation of Denitrifying Phosphorus Removing Bacteria

Jinlan Lian, Xing Jin
The denitrifying phosphorus removal bacteria (DPB) were enrichment using SBR reactor and two stages of training method under the low carbon source with nitrate as electron acceptor. The system was operated under the condition of anaerobic-aerobic-precipitation-discharge for 10 cycles in the first stage,...
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Research on Algorithm for Virtual Network Embedding Based on Integer Programming

Min Lai, Zhengliang Liu
The virtual network embedding problem is a majorchallenge in this field. Its target is to efficiently map the virtual nodes and virtual linksonto the substrate network resources. Due to multiple objectives and multipleconstraints, finding the optimal solution turns out to be a very difficult problem....
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The finite element analysis of vacuum leak detection container

Donghui Meng, Lichen Sun, Jinming Chen, Rongping Shao, Xinfa Yu, Xiaoyang Li, Haifeng Zhang, Yueshuai Zhao
According to the requirement of vacuum leak detection container for small satellite, a set of vacuum leak detection container is developed. This paper discuss the design of model and the finite element analysis of different models. Through calculating the variation of the displacement X, Y, Z of different...

Textual Enhancement-Based Grammar Instructional Design for English Students

Veni ROZA, Hermawati SYARIF, Desmawati RADJAB, M. ZAIM
The article was derived from an author's dissertation which was supervised by three promoters. Theresearch was designed to answer students' need in the field that they need current grammar teaching model which demands students to get involved actively in the learning process by noticing and discovering...
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Determination of barium content in pyrotechnics used for fireworks and firecrackers based on Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (EDXRF)

Junyi Wu
Methods used for the determination of barium content in pyrotechnics are mostly based on traditional chemical method, which is lengthy and cumbersome. If inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry or atomic absorption spectrometry are used to determine the barium with high content, the sample solution...

E-Media Development as an Effort to Improve Primary School Student Learning Results in Semarang

Farid Ahmadi, Fakhruddin
Preliminary study conducted in some elementary schools located in Semarang found that the information and communication technology-based learning media was not optimally implemented. The type of this research is Research and Development with Waterfall SDLC research model consisting of: analysis, design,...
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How Physics can help in understanding Cardiac Rhythms Predicting & Control of complex oscillatory behavior

Shiuan Ni Liang, Le Duy Manh, Wei Yin Chiang, Pik Yin Lai, C. K. Chan
We discuss our recent theoretical and experimental work in cardiac systems. The first is about the rhythmic variation as the cardiac myocyte cell culture synchronized, and how it can be explained in terms of the frequency enhancement phenomenon in coupled excitable systems. Another work concerns the...

The Contribution of the Vocational Teachers’ Professional Competence toward Vocational High Schools’ Performance

Abdul Haris Setiawan
This research aims to determine the contribution of the vocational teachers’ professional competence toward the Vocational High Schools’ performance. This research is ex-post facto. Statistically, based on the data and analysis techniques, this research is descriptive quantitative. The population was...
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Silicon detector for the Saline Soil Degree in ETM Image

Tao Chi, Bingchun Li
A silicon photoconductor apparatus having improved efficiency in infrared radiation detection by sandblasting the reflective surface of the apparatus and thereby creating a near-infinite number of reflecting angles and a corresponding multiplication of quantum energy yield. This article describes its...
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Finite element analysis of the pre-stressed concrete box-girder bridge with corrugated steel webs

Shuqin Li
This template explains and demonstrates how to prepare your camera-ready manuscript for publisher. The best is to read these instructions and follow the outline of this text. Please make the page settings of your word processor to A4 format (21 x 29,7 cm or 8 x 11 inches); with the margins: bottom 1.5...
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An Adaptive Threshold Algorithm for Joint Sparse Recovery

N. F. Dong, J. X. Wang
This paper presents a new greedy algorithm for joint sparse recovery, called adaptive threshold simultaneous orthogonal matching pursuit (AT-SOMP). In this algorithm, an adaptive threshold is designed based on subspace decomposition to stop the iterative process, during which the support of target signal...
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Solving Nonzero-Sum Nash Differential Game via Variation and Pseudospectral Methods

Guang-Yan Xu, Biao Zhou, Hong-Mei Zhang, Dan Zhao
A numerical methods are presented in this paper to solve the nonzero-sum N-player Nash differential game. Variation methods are used to convert the original game into a regular optimal control problem which consists of one objective function, the state equations of all the players with initial conditions...

Entrepreneurial Ability Training of the Economics Management Students Under the Condition of Virtual Simulation

Lin Bai, Xia Yang
Great importance is attached to the college students’ entrepreneurial ability, which has become a promote college talent training quality and education level demands of the Times and development connotation. College students' entrepreneurial ability training ways have been proposed which consist of the...
Proceedings Article

Preparation of ZnS Modified PHBV Film by Chemical Bath Deposition Method

Haifeng Chen, Lingmei Guo
Zinc nitrate hexahydrate, ethylene glycol, thiourea and triethanolamine were purchased to be starting materials. Nano zinc sulfide solution has been successfully prepared by Chemical bath deposition method, and then the prepared zinc sulfide modified polyhydroxybutyrate valerate (PHBV) to form the thin...
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Design of Autonomous Navigation Algorithm For Security Inspection Robot

Xiaowei Han, Changwen Liu
The security inspection robot is mainly used for large-scale warehouse security and automatic inspection of various warehouses, community security inspections, industrial site monitoring and other automated inspections. The security inspection robot uses the SLAM algorithm to map the inspection target...
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Intelligent Assistance of Decision-Making in the Management of Multifactor Systems Based on Fuzzy Cognitive Models

Baryi Ilyasov, Elena Makarova, Elena Zakieva, Elvira Gabdullina
The article deals with the development of fuzzy cognitive models of the processes of analysis and management of the quality of education as a multifactor system. The approach based on definition of trajectories of achievement of target indicators of education quality with the use of technologies of knowledge...
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Software package for optimum design of rice maps

Mihail Korobochkin, Elena Dmitrieva
In order to solve the problems of optimal division of rice irrigation map into checks, “RIS” software package was developed which implements dynamic programming methods and works on the basis of Windows operating system. The algorithm of design block operation is described based on a dynamic programming...

Refined Execution of Courts based on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Jiejing Yao
By promoting the change of big data execution thinking, it will accelerate the integration of traditional execution and digitalized execution, and use digitalized execution to promote autonomous execution. According to the address data of taxi-hailing apps, Taobao receiving, navigation software and the...

Technogenic Impact of Mining Industry on Natural and Social Spheres in Areas of Passage of Economic Corridors “China–Mongolia–Russia”

A.D. Abalakov, N.B. Bazarova
The anthropogenic impact of mining industry on the environment and population is considered. Considerable attention is paid to the environmental safety of human life in terms of the toxicity of mineral raw materials mined in the areas of the “China- Mongolia-Russia” economic corridors. The objects of...

Research on the Core Competitiveness of Jiangsu Heng Rui

Mingda Song
The competition among pharmaceutical companies in the future is the competition of the core competitiveness of enterprises. The purpose of this study is to improve the core competitiveness of Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine. Through the macro-environmental analysis of Jiangsu Hengrui's core competitiveness,...

Studying of the properties of composite materials (powder mixtures) during complex laboratory work

V. Brish, A. Sigov, A. Starostin, I. Akhmetova, N. Kuleva
The article deals with the methodology of complex laboratory work on related technical disciplines of the two departments of the University. There are presented difficult moments in the organization of such works are noted and positive results allowing students to master methods of research work.
Proceedings Article

Softball Referee Quality based on Reviewed Anxiety Level

Y Firmansyah, N Kusmaedi, Komarudin Komarudin
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship with the performance of softball referees based on qualification levels. The research methods used correlational methods. The research sample was determined based on purposive sampling during softball that occurred in three championships. The data...
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Anticancer Activity of Vernonia amygdalina Del. Extract on WiDr Colon Cancer Cell Line

Ramadhan Bestari, M. Farid Ichwan, Mustofa Mustofa, Denny Satria
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in men and second in women. Cancer treatments include chemotherapy, but some chemotheraphy drugs are resistant. Vernonia amygdalina Del. is one of the most widely reported plant that can inhibit the growth of various cancer cell lines. This study aims to examine...

Trade Potential Analysis between China and Europe under “the Belt and Road” Initiative

Pei-Zhi WANG, Yu-Han ZHENG, Li-Ping SUN
Recently, the European market has become an indispensable part of Chinese foreign trade. In 2013, China put forward “the Belt and Road” initiative in order to communicate the Eurasian Continent. There has been 24 European countries joining in “the Belt and Road” initiative while most developed countries...

The Relationship between Teachers' Fostering Relevance Behavior and Middle School Students' Cognitive Engagement in Mathematics

Bellita Pratiwi, Linda Primana
Indonesia’s long-desired quality education has not yet attained as the national quality indicators consistently show students’ low achievement, as the result of their poor understanding of school subjects. It happens because of the frequent use of rote learning strategy, instead of deep level of cognitive...

Influence of Local Cultures and Construction Traditions on the Crimean Manor Architecture of the Late XVIII to Early XX Century

Maria Nashchokina
The appearance and style of Russian estates in the Crimea, absorbed local architectural traditions is directly related to the problem of interaction of Russian culture with the cultures of the peoples inhabiting the country. Since the end of the XVIII century the ancient land of Crimea has attracted...
Research Article

Brachial flow-mediated dilatation response to acute different upper body training postures in lean inactive vs. lean active men

Witid Mitranun, Prasit Peepathum
Pages: 1 - 7
Background: Resistance training postures trigger different results on endothelial function: however, the acute effect of resistance training on upper body muscle in active and inactive persons is inconclusive. The present study aimed to investigate the acute effects of 2 different types of upper body...
Conference Abstract

P4.02 Assessing ventricular–vascular interactions non-invasively in healthy adolescents☆

T.J. Bradley, C. Slorach, C. Manlhiot, W. Hui, M.K. Friedberg, E.T. Jaeggi, P.F. Kantor, L. Mertens
Pages: 1 - 1
Background: Characterization of normal ventricular–vascular interactions by non-invasive assessment in healthy adolescents may provide new mechanistic insights into altered physiological states in congenital and acquired heart disease in this age group. Methods: Ventricular and vascular measures were...
Proceedings Article

Innovative Technologies of Cultivation of Crops in the Era of the Digital Economy

N.V. Abramov, S.A. Semizorov
Based on long-term stationary and field experiments (1977-2017), the optimal parameters of soil fertility (gray forest, dark gray forest, leached chernozem) were established. The highest economically and ecologically justified productivity of agrocenoses is obtained when the density of addition for cereals...
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Recent twin revolutions in structural biology

M.R.N. Murthy
The development of optical microscopes led to the discovery of cells as the fundamental units of life. It made us aware that microbes dominate the living world. However, optical microscopes have limitation as to the size of cell and cell organelles they can focus. This size limit is referred to as the...

Should Taxpayers Have Access to the International Tax Arbitration Procedure?

Gilda Almeida
Globalization has subjected corporations to multi-jurisdictional tax systems. As a result, cross-border entities are exposed to the possibility of being audited and undergoing tax adjustments more than once for their transactions. In addition, various states’ measures — such as Tax Information Exchange...

The Image of the Profession of Communicator through the Student’s View -- on the Material of the Research Conducted at the RUDN University in December 2016

Yulia N. Zemskaya, Anna V. Glagoleva, Evgeniya A. Kuznetsova
At the end of 2016 Institute of World Economy and Business of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (IWEB RUDN University) conducted the survey of the students of Bachelor and Master Degrees. The aim of the research was to identify the complex of representations of this target audience about social,...

A Multivariate Asymmetric Long Memory Conditional Volatility Model with X, Regularity and Asymptotics

Manabu Asai, Michael McAleer
The paper derives a Multivariate Asymmetric Long Memory conditional volatility model with Exogenous Variables (X), or the MALMX model, with dynamic conditional correlations, appropriate regularity conditions, and associated asymptotic theory. This enables checking of internal consistency and allows valid...

The Political Culture of Debutant Voters (Analysis Study of Political Culture of Students as Debutan Voters in North Sumatera University)

Adil Arifin
Based on the fact that the debutant voters is one of the potential voters in every election and it have a big number of vote in this present democratic era. So the debutant voters is one of the main targets in any kind of political campaigneither for political party or the candidates leaders in the election,...
Proceedings Article

Determination of copper content in copper oxide used for fireworks and firecrackers based on Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (EDXRF)

Jun-yi Wu
Methods used for the determination of copper content in copper oxide are mostly based on traditional chemical method, which is lengthy and cumbersome. If inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry or atomic absorption spectrometry are used to determine the copper with high content, the sample solution...
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Structure and Space Charge Inhibition Performance of Reactive RF Magnetron Sputter Deposited Al2O3 Thin Film on the Fiber Surface

Jian Hao, Yanqing Li, Ruijin Liao, Chao Li, Lianpeng Wang, Shuaiwei Liang
Cellulose insulation paper/pressboard has been widely used in HVDC transformers. In this study, the aluminum oxide function film was deposited on the cellulose insulation pressboard surface using reactive radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. The sputtered thin film was characterized by the scanning...
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Analysis on Bacterial Community Structure of Groundwater in Changzhou City

Chenyu Liu, Jihua Wang, Jianfei Guan, Yao Ji, Haichao Sui
The groundwater was monthly sampled from two underground wells of wastewater treatment plant in Changzhou City during March 2016 to February 2017 to monitor groundwater quality and cultivated bacterial community in water. This study aims at analyzing bacterial community structure shift along with environmental...
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The Relationship between Orthodontic Treatment Need and Psychosocial Impact in University of Sumatera Utara Undergraduate Student

Aditya Rachmawati, Erliera
Teeth and mouth are a lifetime health investments for human. Various disease and anomaly of the teeth and mouth may impair the function of oral cavity; one of them is malocclusion, anomaly of the alignment of the teeth. Teeth in good position relative to the arch not only support the health of oral cavity,...

Studies on Culture and Creative economics in Belgium (Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia)

Elisabetta Lazzaro
In recent decades, new forces, such as China, Russia and Brazil, have emerged in the international contemporary art market as part of the creative economy. At the same time the art market is becoming more visible globally, with the same art galleries and the same artists can be exhibited in different...
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Performance Comparison of Privacy Preserving Perturbation algorithms in Association Rule Mining

Ms Vigneswari, N Komal Kumar, G.V Bharath Kumar, M Vamsi Krishna
This paper depicts the performance comparison of Non-Synthetic and Synthetic privacy preserving data perturbation algorithms. The perturbation algorithms are applied on different kinds of medical dataset which are then deployed on to the ARM(Association Rule Mining) and the experimental results are evaluated...
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A Neural Network Enhanced Stereo Vision Obstacle Detection and Avoidance System for Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Fanjun Liu, Binggang Cao
This paper presents a neural network enhanced stereo vision obstacle detection and avoidance system for unmanned ground vehicle. In this paper, we build a neural network to learn the mapping for the left image to the right image under the assumption of a flat road. Using the trained neural network we...