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Enhancing Learning Outcomes of Undergraduates with Cloud-Based Textbook in Higher Education

Yongbin Zhang, Yuansheng Qi, Ronghua Liang, Xiuqing Zeng, Haifei Tian, Jiaqi Liu
Learning Outcomes have been attracting more and more attention from higher education. Many scholars have adopted related learning theories and cognitive theories to improve teaching and learning. But few studies on enhancing learning outcomes with textbooks are available so far. Our research aims to...
Proceedings Article

Night-Time Experiments on Driving RHD Vehicles in LHD Traffic Conditions and Pedestrian Crossing Safety

Tiberiu Daniel Ionita, Nicolae Ispas, Bogdan Nituleasa, Dana Luca Motoc, Anghel Chiru, Daniel Dragoş Truşcă, Veronica Pampa
Vehicle lighting systems are critical to the safety of night road traffic. Depending on the level of road lighting (urban or extra-urban), the lighting system settings and the nature of the light source used, the position of the steering wheel (LHD - left hand driving or RHD - right hand driving) the...
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Paraboea Leuserensis as Therapeutic Agents for Wound Healing Application: A Review

Refi Ikhtiari, Dyah Wijiana Heryani, Fiska Maya Wardhani
Chronic wounds remain a major clinical and economic challenge worldwide. Natural-product–based topical therapies are attractive alternatives due to biocompatibility, multi-target activity and cost-effectiveness. Paraboea leuserensis, an Indonesian endemic medicinal plant, has recently attracted attention...

A Systematic Literature Review

Impact of Purchasing Performance on Material Inventory and Sustainable Economic Level in Upstream Oil and Gas

Firera, M. Musadieq, Solimun, Benny Hutahayan
This study is to reveal the effect of Purchasing Performance and Material Inventory Performance on the Level of Sustainable Economics in upstream oil and gas industries. We review the research based on the theory and previous empirical studies and use the Systematic Literature Review approach. The process...

Self-Assessments in EFL Reading Context: A Technology-Based Approach

Taufiqulloh
This study aims to develop self-assessment tools that facilitate reflective practices during reading instruction along with the implementation of LMS-enhanced in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading classes. The creation of these instruments was informed by a needs analysis conducted within the...
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A Distributed Federated Learning Approach for Accurate Lung Cancer Detection

Nilesh Sonawane, Madhuri Hiwale
Across the world, Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases and which may cause death. Early and accurate diagnosis of the cancer may reduce the effect on patient health. For lung cancer prediction, machine learning models have historically depended on centralized datasets. Because of data governance...

Painlevé Test and Higher Order Differential Equations

Uğurhan Muğan, Fahd Jrad
Pages: 282 - 310
Starting from the second Painlevé equation, we obtain Painlevé type equations of higher order by using the singular point analysis.

Accounting Talent Training Reform in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Yan Ma
Under the rapid development of new generation information technology represented by big data, artificial intelligence, mobile Internet, cloud computing, Internet of things and blockchain and the development strategy based on “intelligence +”, the traditional knowledge framework and professional skills...

Strategies Behind Tik Tok’s Global Rise

Zhenliang Li
This study aims at explaining the increased use of the mobile application Tiktok. With the significant development of short video industries, the timing of Tiktok was perfect, which enabled it to spread quickly. This study will evaluate the reasons behind the significant development and popular use of...
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An Improved Single Image Haze Removal Algorithm Based on Dark Channel Prior and Histogram Specification

Zhu Qingsong, Yang Shuai, Xie Yaoqin
We introduce an improved single image haze removal algorithm, which combines dark channel prior (DCP) and histogram specification. First, the dark channel prior knowledge proposed by Kaiming He is analyzed and a conclusionis drawn that the haze removal image based on dark channel prior will have a ten-dency...
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Undergraduate Students and Curriculum Design A Short Literature Review

Xiaobo Tao, Xinrui Zhang
Curriculum design of undergraduate students is a hot topic in the field of education research. This paper gives a short literature review about it, which can be used to design a better curriculum system. We find that, existing researches are going around these three issues: first, the Training specification...

Understanding E-retailers' Satisfaction to Express Delivery Companies (EDC): The Case of China

Yunchuan Zhang, Xin Guo
This research intends to investigate the relationship between the quality of the express delivery services, the satisfaction of e-retailers, and the satisfaction of e-retailers' customers. We developed a SERVQUAL model. 185 valid questionnaires are used to evaluate the quality of the delivery services,...

Behaviorism and Rationalism

Yan Zhang
Every linguistic school has its own characteristics and is related to some certain social needs and bases on certain philosophical ideas, among which rationalism and empiricism have lasting effects on the development of linguistics. Rationalism and empiricism, in different forms, run through all the...
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Technology on mixed forage nutrition collocation and development of grass-based stockbreeding in the karst rocky desertification area

Yu Zhang, Kangning Xiong, Xiaoyun Shen
In order to study forage mixture skills and solve livestock’s nutrient deficiency for the adaptive development of grassland stockbreeding in the karst rocky desertification areas, this paper chose the alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and rescuegrass (Bromus catharticus) which grow well in the karst areas for...
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Application of passive surface-wave method for Quzika hydropower damsite exploration

Chaofan Wang, Jian Zhang, Xueming Wu, Guoqiang Dai, Hui Xu, Dong Zhao, Lihui Zhao
The passive surface wave method can detect the shear wave velocity structure of subsurface mediums, by recording the vertical component of weak vibration on the earth's surface, and then extracting Rayleigh wave dispersion curve. This paper documents the first application of the passive surface wave...
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Fuzzy Time Series Forecasting Model of Inverse Fuzzy Number Based on Percentage Year by Year of Continuous Point

Haifeng Wang, Kun Zhang, Zhuang Li, Hongxu Wang
Fuzzy time-series forecasting model of inverse fuzzy number based on percentage year to year of continuous point is proposed. We improved the forecasting model of Saxena. The new model puts the percentage year to year of historical data as for the domain of discourse, uses percentage year to year of...
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Influence of 3D Printing on Industrial Design

Chong Tan, Chengcheng Li
3D printing is a new type of mainstream processing technology in the field of industrial design. Compared with traditional manufacturing technology, 3D printing can manufacture more complicated products with low cost, high efficiency and simple operation. It use the computer software design and modeling...

The Application of Time Series Analysis in Financial Revenue of China

Jianna Zhao, Di Xin
The impact tax revenue on fiscal revenue is getting bigger. It is of great significance to predict fiscal revenue and analyze the impact of tax on China's economic development according to historical data. The time series analysis and prediction method is to reveal the rule that the phenomenon changes...

Analysis of Relationship between Bodies and Signs

Tu Yan
As the development of semiotic, the word “body” as become the key term in the field of modern philosophy. This paper put emphasis on the relationship between bodies and signs, pointing out body falls in conflict between hiddenness and prominent image by virtue of signs, which can be stated by “the problem...
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Benchmark Testing for Transwarp Inceptor—A big data analysis system based on in-memory computing

Chen Mingang, Liu Zhenqiang, Liu Wanggen
The high demand for data analysis and rapid development of big data technology and application has led to a variety of commercial and open source big data processing systems launched by industry and academia. So how to test and evaluate these systems objectively has become an important research topic....
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Discussions on cultivation mode for inter-disciplinary operation, maintenance and repair talents for substation secondary system

Kai Xue, Shouchen Xu, Xilin Zhang, Xiaojuan Han
In order to cultivate inter-disciplinary operation, maintenance and repair talents for the substation secondary system that meet the requirements of State Grid Corporation of China in its system reform featuring "intensive management in human, financial and material resources, and systemic management...
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Vulnerability Evaluation of Security Network Based on Neyman-Pearson Criterion

Lv Haitao, Hu Ruimin, Chen Jun
What is a security network In this paper, a security network is considered as a diagram of security systems deployed in different places in a guard zone. For a security network, its vulnerability is an important metric to judge whether its protection effectiveness is good or not. How to evaluate the...
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ECM algorithm of Parametric Estimation in Constant Stress Accelerated Life for Mixture Weibull Distribution with Type II Censoring

Hui Jiang
Mixed Weibull distributions play an important role in life time data analysis. In this paper, we employ the ECM algorithm to obtain the ML estimation for the mixed Weibull model in the constant stress accelerated life time test with type II censoring. The iteration formulas are given in the paper. Simulations...

Discussion on challenges and its countermeasures of MOOCs to undergraduate teaching majoring in Internet of things in China

Peng Guo, Naixiang Li, Tonghai Liu
As a kind of new-generated teaching mode, MOOCs brings education great challenges as well as excellent opportunities. We discuss current situation of Internet of Things teaching in China, analyze challenges that MOOCs brought to Internet of Things education, especially on professional course teachers,...

Educational emigration: challenges and threats for preserving educational leadership in Ukraine

Iryna Kolesnyk, Andrii Cherkasov, Larisa Lutay
Liberalization of the leading countries’ migration policy towards attracting additional intellectual capital as a factor for ensuring the development of sustainable innovation economy creates significant challenges for Ukraine in the context of preserving its educational leadership. The processes of...

Study of the "Fly in the Ointment" in China's New Income Tax Reform

Liping Xu
On October 20, 2018, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation, together with relevant departments, drafted an “Interim Measures for Special Additional Deduction of Individual Income Tax (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)” and publicly solicited opinions from the society. That is...

Analysis of the Influence Factors of Hong Kong RMB Offshore Market on Speculative Capital Flows in China

Yihong Su, Qiubin Lin
Based on the RMB offshore market in Hong Kong, this paper selects the quarterly data from 2009 to 2015 to analyze the factors that influence the speculative capital flows in China. The balance of RMB deposits in Hong Kong has a significant impact on the speculative capital flow in China, and the impact...

The Historical Relationship between Fujian and Iran and Its Practical Significance in the View of the Belt and Road Initiative

Xiaoyun Wang
In the history of the maritime Silk Road for thousands of years, a large number of Persian Muslims and Arab Muslims came to Fujian. We hold the opinion that the Muslims who came to Fujian in ancient times were mainly Persians. Persian culture has dominated Fujian’s Muslim society. The profound historical...
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Research on the Teaching Evaluation System of Marketing Practice Based on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Orientation

Ya Wang
College marketing should attach importance to practical teaching, which is determined by the characteristics of higher education and the nature of marketing. However, in the course of teaching, the shortage of practical teaching resources, the teaching effect is not obvious and so on, which affect the...

Customer Service Approach on Determinants of Marriage Satisfaction

Siti Norashikin Bashirun, Nur Idayu Badrolhisam, Nurhafizah Mohd Zolkapli, Farah Shazlin Johari, Nor Maslia Rasli Samudin
Satisfaction is a universal concept that can be seen as important in marriage institution. In organization customer satisfaction, it is one of the main goals to be achieved; this could be similar in the marriage relationship whereby couples are searching for their marriage satisfaction. To achieve it,...
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Duration of Work Improves Risk of Latent TB Infection in Health-Care Workers

Rosamarlina, Jahiroh, Vivi Lisdawati, Nunung Hendrawati, Titi Sundari, Adria Rusli, Pompini Agustina, Haruyuki Dewi Faisal, Temmasonge Radi Pakki, Farida Murtiani, Intan Pertiwi
Background: The risk of tuberculosis among HCW were higher than another profession since the opportunity of contact with TB patients will be more frequent. The risk of LTBI were higher for people living in high burden TB country, then HCW in Indonesia have both risk. Objective: This study was done to...

Asset Pricing Analysis of 18 Cryptocurrencies

Sasmita Claudia Pontoh, Eko Rizkianto
This paper identifies three factor pricing model for cryptocurrency, which are related to cryptocurrency’s market return, size (market capitalization), and network-value-to transaction ratio (NVT ratio). Using 18 cryptocurrencies over the period from 01 January 2016 to 25 September 2019, we find that...

Mental Structure Constructed by Field Dependent Student on ACE Learning

Kristina Wijayanti, St. Budi Waluya, Kartono, Isnarto
This study aimed to describe the mental structure constructed by field-dependent (FD) students in the concept of group theory on ACE learning. This study was a descriptive qualitative. We discuss our findings based on the genetic decomposition of the group. The participants of this study were three (3)...
Journal: eFood
Review Article

Effects of Dietary Interventions on Gut Microbiota in Humans and the Possible Impacts of Foods on Patients’ Responses to Cancer Immunotherapy

Li-Shu Wang, Yue Yang Mo, Yi-Wen Huang, Carla Elena Echeveste, Hsin-Tzu Wang, Jiali Chen, Kiyoko Oshima, Martha Yearsley, Jesus Simal-Gandaraf, Maurizio Battino, Jianbo Xiao, Jiebiao Chen, Chongde Sun, Jianhua Yu, Weibin Bai
Pages: 279 - 287
The gut microbiota—the community of microorganisms in the gut—has been implicated in many physical and mental disorders in addition to intestinal diseases. Diets are the most studied and promising factors for altering it. Indeed, certain dietary interventions that increase fiber intake rapidly change...

Conservation Laws for Self-Adjoint First-Order Evolution Equation

Igor Leite Freire
Pages: 279 - 290
We consider the problem on group classification and conservation laws for first-order evolution equations. Subclasses of these general equations which are quasi-self-adjoint and self-adjoint are obtained. By using the recent new conservation theorem due to Ibragimov, conservation laws for equations admiting...

Crowd Density Estimation based on Global Reasoning

Li Wang, Fangbo Zhou, Huailin Zhao
Pages: 279 - 283
The problem of crowd counting in single images and videos has attracted more and more attention in recent years. The crowd counting task has made massive progress by now due to the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). However, filters in the shallow convolutional layer of the CNN only model the local...

An Overview of Indonesian’s Challenging Future:

Management of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Dian Indriyani, Keisha Dinya Solihati
Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with diverse profiles of ethnic groups and population distribution. Based on data 530,000 schools were deactivated due to the COVID 19 pandemic and affected 68 million students. The AI Management in improving the quality of education in Indonesia...

Teaching Reform of Polymer Material Molding and Processing Course

Ronghua Zhang
Higher education is an important symbol of national development level and development potential. Therefore, we must constantly improve teaching quality by reform and innovation. The mode of flipped class is adopted in the course of Polymer Material Molding and Processing. A lot of effort and reform are...

An Overview of the Inequality around the Global World and Possible Pathways to Address

Xinwei Du
The issue of inequality around the globe has been a major problem that impacts the well-being of human, especially for those who live in the disadvantaged economies. With the rapid progression in productivity and global collaboration in the past two centuries, today’s world is still highly fragmented,...

Local Wisdom in the Coffee Production Process as Content for Science Learning in Elementary Schools

Minsih, Ratnasari Diah Utami, Fitri Puji Rahmawati, Yulia Maftuhah Hidayati, Anantri Destya, Ummi Tadzkiroh, Suci Perwita, Uslan
The purpose of this study is to describe the value of local wisdom in the coffee production process which can be used as scientific knowledge as teaching material for science learning content in elementary schools. And identify the scientific concepts contained in the coffee-making process. Local wisdom...

Water-Cooled Heat Dissipation Based Temperature Difference Tracking Trolley

Yingni Liao, Yingying Liang, Boxi Zheng, Yulu Wu, Zebin Fang, Haoming Wang, Yibao Zhang, Liang Chen, Xianzhou Hou, Weiguo Li
This paper presents an innovative design of a temperature difference tracing trolley. The design is oriented to the requirements of the 2024 College Student Engineering Practice and Innovative Ability Competition, and its core innovation lies in the adoption of a water-cooled heat dissipation system,...

Approach of Reliability Approximation with Extent of Error for a Resistor under Weibull Setup

Sadananda Nayak, Dilip Roy
Pages: 281 - 288
Analytical determination of reliability of a complex system is item dependent and setup dependent and a very difficult task. In this paper we propose reliability approximation based on reliability bounds for one such engineering item - a Resistor with independent components having the Weibull distribution....

Influence Mechanism of Competition Stress on College Athletes’ Performance

Xueheng Yang, Jianye Zou
Combined with previous research on the stressors of college students and athletes, this paper analyzes the collective stressors of college athletes. In the current environment, we believe that in addition to academic pressure, life pressure, and employment pressure, college athletes also have competition...
Proceedings Article

Cryptographic classification of quasigroups of order 4

Liu Guohao, Xu Yunqing
Edon80 is a stream cipher design that had adva-nced to the third and last phase of the eSTREAM project. The core of the cipher consists quasigroup string e-transformations and it employs four quasigroups of order 4. The employed qua-sigroups have influence on the period of the key-stream. There are 576...

Pricing Decision for a Supply Chain with Social-responsibility Concerned Retailer

Wei-Min Ma, Yan-Li Cai, Rong Cheng
This paper analyses the pricing decision of a single-manufacturer-single-retailer supply chain, where the retailer exhibits corporate social responsibility(CSR). One centralized and two decentralized game models(manufacturer-Stackelberg game and retailer-Stackelberg game) are built to examine the impact...
Proceedings Article

Analysis of PMP Module Using Mesh Generation Techniques

Joon Seong Lee
Consumers are generally required the use of high energy density batteries. However, most consumers are often dissatisfied with the battery life from even the most advanced lithium-ion rechargeable batteries in mobile phone. All In recent years, plastic products have become thinner and lighter and proper...
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Evaluation of the Cost Efficiency of the Beibu Gulf Port based on Super Efficiency DEA

Kerong Jian
To study Chinese Beibu Gulf port cost efficiency, based on the cost evaluation index system which is selecting net value of fixed assets, net assets, Cost of prime operating, the number of employees as input indicators, and selecting prime operating revenue , net profit as the output indicators, we constructed...
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Fractal dimension of well logging curves associated with the texture of volcanic rocks

Dan Mou, Zhu-wen Wang
Fractal dimension is usually an effective approach that used to describe the nonregular geometry objects in the nature and nonlinear systems. We investigate the fractal characteristics of well logging curves acquired from Liaohe oil field, China. To calculate the fractal dimension of well logging curves,...

Effect and significance of the study of Universities Ideological and political education in new media era

Lv Dongna, Wang Dong, An Bo
With the development of China's socialist market economy, ideological and political education in the new media environment has become one of the key research questions in the field of education, and it is also a hot issue. With the continuous development of Internet technology, and we improve the level...
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The Impact of Microcell Deployment on Power Consumption in Heterogeneous Cellular Network

Jie Zhou, Yong Zhang, Mei Song, Qun Gu
In recent years, people pay more attention to the problem of increasing power consumption of wireless network due to the rapid development of information and communication industry. Using heterogeneous network has been a possible way to solve this problem and improve energy efficiency. Significant research...