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Self-help-group (SHG): Toward Increasing Prosperity for Tobacco Farmers in Temanggung Regency, Indonesia
Azyani Zulfatindayu, Achmad Sofiyudin, Alvita Ega Mawarni, Nadya Audina
The best of Indonesian tobacco produced in the district of Temanggung, Central Java. However, condition of tobacco farmers there turned out to be far from prosperous. Data from the official website YLKI (2008) mentioned that the wages of farmers and farmer workers on average only about Rp413.374 / month....
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Teaching of Image Processing of Macroscopic, Microscopic, Knowledge Systems and Applications
Wang Weilan
How to do well in the teaching of digital image processing for graduate students A teaching philosophy were shown on digital image processing that is the macroscopic grasp and microscopic understanding, knowledge structure system and practical problems research in the applications. From the basic knowledge...
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Picture of Students' Self-Esteem in Learning Speaking
Yupika MARYANSYAH, Epi WADISON
Self-esteem is one of affective factors on students' speaking performance. Accordingly, this study elaborates students' self-esteem while they perform speaking tasks at English Study Program of University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu (UMB). The current study is set in frame of descriptive study in order...
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Interval Regression With Neuro-Fuzzy and Madaline Architecture for Prediction of Rice Production
Fatma Agus Setyaningsih
The paddy production interval value in Kubu Raya Regency can be predicted by using past values in conjunction with one of the neuro-fuzzy's methods, which is the interval regression model. Interval regression is a backpropagation-based method.There are two backpropagated-networks in this model, with...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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M-Ary Spread Spectrum Code Division Multiple Access Underwater Acoustic Communication*
Yu Yang, Min Duan
M-ary spread spectrum telemetry is employed to overcome the constraints imposed by spreading factor in data rate. In this paper, M-ary spread spectrum code division multiple access (CDMA) underwater acoustic (UWA) communication is proposed to improve data rate of conventional CDMA, and the data rate...
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Complicated Engineering Issues about Electrospraying - A Vivid Lesson for Engineering Education in Higher School
Yonghui Wu, Yudan Huang, Huiqi Sun, Yuxuan Qin, Mengxue Zhou, Dengguang Yu
The capability of finding and resolving complicated engineering issues is very important for the college students to begin their career. In high school, teachers should take advantage of advanced technologies in two ways. One is to transfer the knowledge and practice experiences to the students and the...
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Discussion on Case Teaching Method Based on Computational Thinking in Programming Teaching
Zhao Ni
Case teaching method based on computational thinking is introduced into the programming teaching. Take C++ programming course as an example. Through the careful design of living cases, let students master how to combine computational thinking with programming method, and use computers to solve problems...
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Association between Transaminase Serum Levels and Severity of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever among Hospitalized Adult Patients in South Tangerang Regional General Hospital
Femmy N Akbar, Silvia Dewi, Mery Nitalia, Meizi F Ahmad, Ahmad Sisjufri
Liver dysfunction is one of complication in dengue infection. Manifestation could be enlargement of liver and mild to moderate increase of transaminase enzyme (SGOT & SGPT) level. Transaminase level tend to be increase along with the severity of disease. This study aim to know characteristic of transaminase...
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The Relationship between Work Motivations and the Performance of Kindergarten Principals in Medan City
Nasriah Nasriah, Sri Milfayetty, Harun Sitompul
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between work motivation with the performance of kindergarten principal in Medan City. This research method is survey research with correlation technique, this research population is Kindergarten principal of Medan City. Data collection through...
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Design of Ring Furnace Temperature Control System Based on PLC
Dandan Ma, Fahai You, Ping Xin, Hongtao Mi
This paper gives a general overview of the ring heating furnace and introduces the process, characteristics and control requirements of the automatic control system of the heating furnace. On the basis of this, the control of furnace temperature is controlled by cascade double cross limit control. Siemens...
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TCAD simulation of MIS-gated power GaN transistors
Evgeny Erofeev, Ivan Fedin, Ilya Kutkov, Valeria Fedina
E-mode AlGaN/GaN HEMTs are generally promising candidate for switching power transistors due to their high breakdown voltage, high current density and low on-resistance. The threshold voltage (Vth) of normally-off mode AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with a self-aligned p-type GaN gate can be successfully improved by...
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Chu Teh-chun's Abstract Painting and Chinese and Western Modern Art
Feng Liu
This paper summarizes the contribution of Chu Teh-chun's abstract painting to the development of Chinese and western modern art, including the continuation and development of modernism in the tide of fusion of Chinese and western culture of Chinese modern art, the development and breakthrough of European...
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Tourist Satisfaction Based Marketing Research for Domestic Tourist Market of Jiangsu Province
LiJiao Jin, Wei Tu
This paper, with the domestic tourist market of Jiangsu Province as research object, revealed through tourist satisfaction indicator system the fact that the domestic tourist satisfaction at Jiangsu Province has not yet reached the level of satisfaction, and that difference existed in satisfaction between...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Research on Physiological Adjustments of Textile Workers
Ruiliang Yang, Zilong Xu
To investigate the physiological adjustments of textile workers exposed to high temperature environment, 10 workers with years of work experience and 12 students with rarely entering into workshop were chose to a hospital for blood test and nerve conduction velocity measurements. The blood test was to...
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Influence of College Students' Mental Health Education on Ideological and Political Education
Zhao Li
At present, in educational practice of Chinese universities mental health education and ideological and political education, there are still many deficiencies and gaps, making the development direction of attention and study of contemporary college students' psychological health education and ideological...
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The Research of Evaluation of the Utilization Efficiency about Agricultural Information Resources on Internet
Ning Zhang
With the development of information technology, there is the rapid growth trend of agricultural information resources on the Internet, which has great significance to evaluate the efficiency of utilization of agricultural information resources on internet. Take the 100 agricultural sites in Guizhou Province...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Smoothing Control of Doubly-Fed Induction Generator Wind Turbine under Different Wind Conditions
Yuan Chang, Kunkun Fu
Doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine has been widely used in wind energy industry due to its good energy capture performance, fine controllability and simple realization. In this paper, a mathematical model for the operation and control of a DFIG wind turbine was proposed. Battery storage...
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The Influence of Grain Size of Dissimilar Welding between Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel on Ultrasonic Testing
Kwanruethai Sorn-ard, Asa Prateepasen, Mai Noipitak
The objective of this research is to study the ultrasonic attenuation effect on metallurgical properties of specimens. This study uses the various metallurgical grain sizes, using the ANSI1025 grade low carbon steel and ANSI316 grade stainless steel as base metals and shielded metal arc welding with...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Research on the Damage Assessment of Carbon/Epoxy Composite Laminates at Different Impact Energy
Aying Zhang, Haibao Lu
The influence of the impact energy on the impact damage of the carbon fiber fabric reinforced epoxy composites laminates was investigated. Impact tests on the carbon/epoxy composite laminates with the size of 600 mm×700 mm were conducted with different the impact energy levels from 5 J to 65 J at the...
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The Research on Management in Bad Debt Risk Incorporating Macroeconomic Factors: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Listed Manufacturing Companies
Ting Liu
Modeling credit and default risk has been a surge since Moody’s KMV mode is proposed during the past two decades and non-financial factors incorporating fluctuation of capital market and macroeconomic status are taken into account in the subsequent research. Despite these notable efforts, few studies...
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Exploring Affective Factors Influencing Spoken English Teaching in College
Liyan He
The article explains the definition of affect, categories of affective factors and puts forward some measures of cultivating positive affect and reducing negative affect in spoken English teaching. It greatly contributes to improving students’ oral English in college.
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Study on improving the teaching quality of English curriculum of self-taught major
Wanjuan Ding
Through the form of questionnaire survey and individual interviews,carry on sample investigation of English learning situation of the students who major in Wood Science and Engineering in School of Materials Science and Engineering, analyze and summarize from the learning motivation, learning interest,...
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Based on the Multi-attribute Fuzzy Decision-making of Anti-ship Missile Attacks on the Sea Scheme Optimization
Shuqi Wang, Liang Ma
Using the multi-attribute fuzzy decision-making method, the mathematical model of the minimum weighted average deviation method to the fleet to the sea combat missiles combat the effect, the fleet command coordination ability, the missile lead attack ability and the elements such as combat damage index...
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An Empirical Research of Food Supply Chain Disruption Prevention
Hongliang Wang
Food emergencies happened frequently,Which has led people to strong concern for the quality of food, while the quality of food supply chain has a decisive impact on the final products. Therefore, security risk monitoring on food supply chain must be more stringent. Strengthening the supervision of cheating...
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The application analysis of adaptive filter based on polynomial AR model in GPS dynamic positioning
Xianglei Wang, Guitao Fu
When modeling for colored noise, order number and the coefficient of determination of the model is a difficult problem, real-time computing applicability is very good, although but increased filtering calculation burden. Therefore based on the polynomial approximation theory, this paper proposes a polynomial...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Innovative rock support under flowing water conditions in underground caverns
Pal Saikat, G. Kannan, Rath Ranjit, Nanda Atul
Underground construction of tunnels and caverns is an ever challenging project by virtue of the likelihood of encountering uncertain ground conditions. This is true despite all advancement in the field of prediction tools, equipment and instrumentation. One major factor leading to such uncertainties...
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Waduk Jatigede: Microfinance, Rich And Poor, Poverty And Local Wisdom
Junardi Harahap
Development is a necessity that brings many benefits to the community. And that indeed is the purpose of development is to provide welfare and benefits to the people and our society. As the construction Waduk Jatigede which has a very good purpose, to provide welfare to the community, especially for...
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Ineffective Finance, Financial Leakage and China's Economic Growth
Qiangshen An, Hongjie Cao
In the gradual process of our transition economy, it presents the phenomenon that financial low efficiency and economy of the high-growth coexist. It's believed in the article that under the condition that our country implements strong control over financial policy with unique high savings, financial...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Component Element Analysis of Stressed-skin Effect of Light Steel Structure
Zhifeng Zhang, Zhe Zhang
With the increasing advancement of industrialization, light steel has been used more and more frequently, hence stability and global stiffness of light steel structure has been received more and more attention. In order to find effective ways for enhancing connection strength and stiffness of light steel...
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Facile way of surface modification on hydrogel for drug delivery
Xin Wang, Pin Chen, Xiaohong Hu
Although hydrogel has some outstanding performance, traditional hydrogel still has some drawbacks in the application of drug delivery field. Herein, we introduced a simple and effective way to improve the performance of tradition hydrogel for drug delivery. ß-cyclodextrin (ß-CD) functionized hydrogel...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Study on magnetic loss properties of ultra-thin nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy Fe73.4Cu0.6Nb3.5Si13.5B9.0
KunMing Qian, Jie Hao, Song Ji, YanSong Zhang, Ang Ding, MingLi Li, JingHui Huang
The magnetic loss characteristics of ultra-thin nanocrystalline magnetic alloy Fe73.4Cu0.6Nb3.5Si13.5B9.0 with 14 m were studied, and compared with conventional nanocrystalline magnetic alloy strip with the thickness of the 26 m. It was found that reducing the thickness of alloy strip could significantly...
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Project-Based Hybrid Education of Graduate and Undergraduate Group
Yao Hu, Qun Hao, Ya Zhou, Yifan Huang
Most of the professors majored in Engineering complete their education of graduates and Ph.D candidates during the progressing of their projects. Meanwhile, they encourage undergraduates to join their groups and learn how to do scientific research from real projects. Hybrid education of different students...
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A Learning Mode of Interactive Autonomy Based on the Smart Learning Environments
Hao Zhang, Tao Huang, Yepei Xing, Heng Yang
With the development of the internet, autonomous learning like MOOC in network environment has been more and more popular. However, many problems have been discovered in these online autonomous learning. For example, it is difficult to provide a suitable learning environment for online learners. In this...
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Simulating PLC Control System Based on Multisim14
Ju Han, Xinxi Zhang, Jun Xu
Multisim especially Multisim14's characteristics are summarized in the paper. And Holding Tank control system is an example. Simulating PLC control system in the Multisim is an efficiency method, not only it can save lab cost, but also it afford an convenient approach for learners and designer.
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How does Rumah Pintar Manage to Facilitate Community to Learn?
Jajat S. Ardiwinata, Viena Rusmiati Hasanah, Sardin Sardin, Katiah Katiah
This research aims to find out role of management in the facilitation of learning for community in Rumah Pintar Al Barokah. The research employed descriptive method and qualitative approach. In order to gain data, three types of techniques were used including interview, observation and documents study....
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Frequency Regulation Analysis of Power Systems with High Penetration Wind Power
F.F. Miao, X.S. Tang, Z.P. Qi
The integration of large-scale Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Generators (VSWTGs) will challenge power systems frequency stability due to the lack of inertia response and reserve capacity in their control system, which are important for power system stability and power quality. This paper deduced quantitatively...
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A new approach for event study of private placement announcement effect: Evidence from China
Yuling Zhao
The importance of understanding the underlying characteristics of Private Placement Announcement effect draw much attention from accounting theory researchers and financial practitioners. Due to the overwhelming complexity of the financial market, many traditional methods such as intervention method...
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A Comparison of Implementations for Aspect-Oriented JavaScript
Wenhao Huang, Chengwan He, Zheng Li
JavaScript is widely used to build web applications. The increasing scale and complexity of JavaScript programs bring much difficulty to the subsequent development and maintenance because of the same functions scatter in the programs. We can use AOP to reduce the difficulty but there are few AOP frameworks...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Ceramic Membrane Immobilized Salen Catalysts and Their Use in Asymmetric Catalytic Reactions
Min Liu, Zhi-Ping Zhao, Jian-Hui Li
Three kinds of salen catalysts, mono-chloromethyl-salen-Mn, tetra-tert-butyl-salen-Mn and mono-chloromethyl-slaen-Co, were synthesized and then immobilized onto ceramic membranes by two steps. First, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) was grafted on ceramic membranes in order to introduce amino groups...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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An Abundance Estimation Method Based on Matrix Factorization for Hyperspectral Images
Wei Xia
For hyperspectral remote sensing imagery, the observation of image pixel usually consists of more than one material, causing it to be a “mixed pixel”. In order to analyze the hyperspectral dataset, it is necessary to decompose the mixed pixels into a collection of substances’ spectra and their corresponding...
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Rotor Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of a Flywheel Rotor
Owusu-Ansah Prince, Yefa Hu, Misbawu Adam
This paper presents rotordynamic modeling and performance analyses of a flywheel energy storage system rotor that utilizes a hybrid magnetic bearing having an energy storage capacity of 220 W h at its operating speed of 20,000rpm. A rotor model designed in solid works 13 and imported into ansys 14.5...
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Practice Study of University Sunshine Sports Instructors Work
Deng Jiaping
Analysis of university in carrying out the sunshine sports , how to around college talents training objectives build for two-level academy "sunshine sports instructors " working mechanism, management system and evaluation mechanisms. And make full use of the school for nearly three years' work practice...
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Effectiveness of I-PED (ibu percaya diri) education on maternal confidence and maternal competence to care newborn at bengkulu city
Asmawati, Husni
The inability of postpartum women in caring for babies can cause emotional distress which occurs in 30% of women. This condition can make maternal confidence to be low. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of antenatal education on confidence and competence in caring for a baby. Research...
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Linking Open Access Movement to the Indonesian Islamic Higher Education
Arfan Arfan, As’ad Isma, Aris Dwi Nugroho
The Open Access Movement promote disseminate scientific research and data that can be accessed by many parties, both amateur and professional. The research was done to elaborate the relation between the movement and Islamic Higher Education in term of principles and implementation. Through literature...
Journal: Journal of African Trade
Research Article
Trade facilitation and social welfare in Africa☆
Daniel Sakyi, Isaac Bonuedi, Eric Evans Osei Opoku
Pages: 35 - 53
Improving social welfare in the developing world remains a top priority on the global development agenda, as policymakers and international development partners worldwide strive to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Using data on 40 African countries over the period 2010–2015, this paper...
Research Article
Prevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus infection types 16/18/45 in a cohort of French females aged 15–23 years
Ariane Baudu, Jean-Luc Prétet, Didier Riethmuller, Morgane Chotard, Christiane Mougin, Mariette Mercier
Pages: 35 - 43
Investigation of the prevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the basis for developing prophylactic strategies against cervical cancer, especially for young women. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of HPV infection among a cohort of sexually active...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Effects of Aromatic and Cyclo-paraffin on Spray Cone Angle and Liquid Length
Guanyu Zhou, Yi Fang, Jianhua Zhou, Xiaoyi Yang
The lack of aromatic and cyclo-paraffin components in aviation alternative fuels such as hydrotreated biofuels due to different production processes may have influences on fuel performances. This work investigated the effects of aromatic and cyclo-paraffin components on physical properties and spray...
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Analysis of Critical Thinking Skills in Problem Based Learning Model Based on Thematic Learning
Aenullael Mukarromah, E. Kuss Eddy Sartono
The purpose of this research is to know the critical thinking ability of a primary school after getting a treatment by applying problem- based learning model (PBL) based on thematic learning. This research is a descriptive research, with a quantitative method. The research was conducted at SDN 1 Mada....
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Teacher and Guided Multiple Peer Reviewers: A proposed approach in assisting students’ argumentative writing
Anisatul Karimah
Ability to write argumentative text poses several benefits one of which is triggering critical thinking. In its practice, however, students often find it problematic in composing a well-written argumentative text. Based on a preliminary analysis on students’ writing samples, three main setbacks were...
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Problems of Projects Assessment in Terms of New Industrialization of Russia
A.V. Vershinina, E.N. Koshkina, E.R. Orlova
In the article the problems related to evaluating efficiency of investment projects within the framework of realizing new industrialization of Russia are analyzed. The main tendency that provides for innovation activity namely is regarded. Variants are analyzed of conducting innovation strategy formulated...