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Language classrooms have different techniques and discourse used compared to non-language subject classroom. The interaction between teacher and students is also interesting to be examined. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe the structure of classroom interaction in reading class and...

Protein subcellular localization is an important research field of bioinformatics. The subcellular localization of proteins classification problem is transformed into several two classification problems with error-correcting output codes. In this paper, we use the algorithm of the increment of diversity...

IETF has specified Mobile IPv4 and Mobile IPv6 in RFC3344 and RFC3775 respectively, but not yet discussed Mobile IPv4/v6 in any published RFC. This paper proposes a scheme to solve one of Mobile IPv4/v6 problems which Home Agent (HA) is located in IPv4 network, Correspondent Node (CN) is located in IPv6...

Objective: This study aims to compare the cytotoxicity and adhesion of submicron calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) and dehydrate (COD) crystals toward African green monkey renal epithelial cells (Vero) to reveal the mechanism of kidney stone formation at cellular level. Methods: The injury effect of...

Taking the M&A of 58.com as an example, this paper studies the selection of M&A strategies and the financial synergies of M&A. The results show that the series of mergers and acquisitions in 2014 and 2015, including horizontal, vertical, diversified strategies and brand acquisitions, have declined in...

The contemporary labor market is quickly changing because of cogs going digital and moving the industrial demands. This paper introduces a com binned machine learning model integrating job risk forecasting and individualized career guidance. The system evaluates a user’s risk of job loss by analyzing...

Study of Polymerised Merbau Extractives (PME) applications for modified wood products was carried out on oil palm wood. The tests of physical and mechanical properties were conducted using an Instron® UTM following the relevant standards. Thermal properties were investigated using differential scanning...

Rota-Baxter operators or relations were introduced to solve certain analytic and com- binatorial problems and then applied to many fields in mathematics and mathematical physics. In this paper, we commence to study the Rota-Baxter operators of weight zero on pre-Lie algebras. Such operators satisfy (the...

In order to reduce costs and improve the activity of catalyst in turpentine oil isomerization reaction, two solid acid catalysts (b and c) were prepared by using sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid treated HangJin 2# clay (a), respectively. On the basis of sulfuric acid-treated HangJin 2# clay (b) as...

In this paper, we prepared PANI/TiO2 nano-composite fibers by the combination of Sol-Gel method and electrospinning technique. The results indicated that the PANI/TiO2 nano-composite fibers have uniform size and good configuration. The average diameter of the PANI/TiO2 nano-composite fibers is about...

Controlled degradation of poly-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) can be obtained by alcoholysis with two types of alcohol in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid as catalyst. PHB oligomers terminated with free hydroxyl groups were prepared in this way and characterized using NMR, DSC and TG analyses. The degradation...

In this experiment, Sm (NO3) 3•6H2O, hexamethylene tetramine (HMT) and glucose as the main raw material, nanosized Sm2O3 was prepared by hydrothermal method. Sm2O3 samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, FT-IR, TG-DTA and DRS respectively. It found that plus C elements could increase the crystallinity...

To study the bearing characteristics of PHC pile composite foundation, base on the analysis of soft soil characteristics, according to the design parameter, the static loading test are used to test and an-alyze the bearing capacity of the composite foundation. The results show that it is feasible that...

Analysis of the facial profile is required for diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. The Mongoloid Chinese race tends to have a flat facial profile and a more prominent zygomatic arch. The aim of this study was to identify the facial profile of Chinese high school students at W.R. Supratman...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the branding activities carried out by Ruangguru as a cyber brand and the challenges of managing people for service advantage in winning e-course in the service market so that they can face the digital industrial revolution 4.0 in Indonesia. A qualitative method...

Objective: Discuss the regulating effect of polydatin on the blood lipid of rat with with hyperlipemia. Method: rats were fed with the high-fat feeding method; the early atherosclerosis (AS) model of rat was established; after successful modeling, rats were given by gavage high-dose, medium-dose and...

This study investigates the influence of TiO₂ nanoparticles on the thermal behavior of polystyrene (PS) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) nanocomposites. PS/TiO₂ and HDPE/TiO₂ films were prepared using a solution mixing technique followed by hot pressing, and their thermal properties were examined...

Strategic orientation is a principle that guides, directs, and influences organizational activities that produce behavior to ensure organizational survival, performance, and innovation. Public sector organizations in the society 5.0 era have the potential to face various changes, environ-mental uncertainties,...

While “xiaonian (the Chinese minor new year)” is one of the important Chinese traditional festivals, its date is not nationally unified. This essay therefore summarized “xiaonian” time and the regions where the “xiaonian” time has evolved recorded in Compilation of Chinese Local Chronicles and Folklore...

Hyperlipidemia can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary heart disease (CHD), the number one cause of death worldwide each year. Therefore, needed efforts to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, one of which is parijoto fruit (Medinilla speciosa), which has a high...

Intersections are public areas where two or more road lanes cross and may experience disagreements or conflicts. Based on observations, the W. Monginsidi street - Tg Manimbaya street intersection is one of the unsignalized intersections that often experiences conflicts when vehicles turn, especially...

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is based on students` enquire of different situations and formulate relating questions. Experi-mental activity from real-life chemistry using school-measuring equipment con-taining spectrometer connected to com-puter was piloted with 25 in-service teachers attending course...

This essay introduces the formation of behavioral finance, which considers psychological factors on investor’s behaviors to explain anomalies in the traditional finance. Using the first market bubble — tulip mania in 17 century as an example to see how irrational behavior affects the stock market. The...

Objective: To explore the expression level and correlation analysis of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) and its biochemical indexes in serum of patients with hypothyroidism. Method: To collect 168 cases of patients in the Affiliated Hospital of Beihua University, 62 cases of hyperthyroidism group,...

In this paper, we proposed a real-time road boundary detection method in com-plex urban road environment. The detec-tion difficulty lies in road wear, both exis-tence of marked and unmarked boundary and low-resolution vision. The idea of the algorithm is to extract the road surface firstly using improved...

In the paper, a wireless feature extraction system for cloud-dust based intelligent system using embedded wavelet packet method is developed. In order to decrease the massive transmission data form re-ceivers and transmitters of wireless sen-sors network, we reduce the data dimen-sions of sensors using...

Based on the primary survey, the knowledge, the attitude and the behavior on household waste management at Cililitan was well adequate but there are still residents who have not managed household waste properly. Infrastructure, community, and organization readiness are important in making sustainable...

In order to guarantee the quality of the student's skill level and the acquisition level of knowledge, we have developed the embedded technology skill standards for national colleges of technology in Ja-pan based on syllabus data. In this paper, the function and implementation of a syllabus feature extraction...

Network text mining analysis is an important method for the evaluation of tourism destination image, through the collection, screening and analysis of network data, the tourists' perceptual information can be obtained, the attributes and characteristics of tourism destination image can be studied and...

As a two-dimensional (2D) nanostructure, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) has high specific surface area and excellent conductivity. In this paper, we obtain the TiO2/rGO (TG) composite via a simple mechanical stirring the mixtures of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles and graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets followed...

The article describes a marketing study of commercial vehicle consumers’ preferences, performed with a view to improve the products of the GAZ Group. In the beginning of the article there’s a description of the Russian automobile market status as of the end of 2017, stating the basic development trends....

Aiming at the modal characteristic prediction problem of orthog-onal rib-stiffened sandwich plates in the condition of simply sup-ported, the reinforced core increases the complexity of the struc-tural control equation. Therefore, this paper establishes a com-plete theoretical model based on the theory...

Accurate prediction of student performance is crucial in learning analytics to prevent course failures and improve academic outcomes. However, publicly accessible educational data often contains noise and imbalanced data distributions, requiring effective handling techniques. In this study, we propose...

This paper focused on emotional intelli-gence factors influenced individual com-mitment towards organization change. A survey was conducted among 144 administrative staffs in Universiti Utara Malaysia which is currently going through series of changes. Multiple regression analysis revealed self emotions...

The aim of this study was to develop an inquiry-based students’ worksheet which was applied to work and energy materials. Each stage facilities students to improve their critical thinking skills. The development is carried out in stages, namely preliminary study, planning and goal setting, initial product...

Clinical stage of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is of great significance for prognosis. Texture fea-tures of HCC in Contrast-enhanced MR images have been effective for predictions of staging. However, texture features are low-level features, which are usually insufficient to capture the com-plicated...

The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the perceived read-iness of managers towards public sector transformational change. Data was col-lected using digital questionnaire from 40 managers in various public sector organi-sations. Data was analysed using Rasch measurement and Winsteps@...

The objective was to study the changes in vascular function of HIV-1 (subtype C) infected black Africans over three years. In a longitudinal study (2005–2008) we compared the vascular function of 140 HIV+ (newly diagnosed) black Africans from the North-West province, South Africa. Seventy seven of the...

The paper is mainly based on the issue of "radio wave propagation", which is not rare for people on the ship while receiving message. To solve this problem, we focus on the simulation of the propagation based on the electromagnetism knowledge. Then we established precise mathematical model on MATLAB,...

This study aimed to explore the concept of network marketing agility and the underlying parameters to support a more concise explanation. This study is part of a dissertation study applied to the analysis unit of private higher education institutions. The parameters of network marketing agility includes...

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease indicated by blood sugar level disorder and also influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Many diabetes patients experience dyslipidemia, which is known as diabetic dyslipidemia. In the latest research, SLC2A1 gene polymorphism is strongly...

Aims of this study is to evaluate the effect of light-curing duration using light-emitting diodes (LED) curing units and different composite shades on the color stability of the composite resins. Specimens in four shades of two types of com-posite resin were prepared and polymerized with the LED curing...

The aim of this research was to develop physics learning module based on guided inquiry (PLM-BGI) for work and energy. The module was developed using 3D: Define, Design, and Develop. The module was validated by two experts, a peer, and an education practitioner. There were 4 (four) aspects used as the...

The problem considered in this article is how to solve the image correspondence problem in cases where it is important to measure changes in the contour, position, and spatial orientation of bounded regions. This article introduces a computational intelligence approach to the solution of this problem...

This research is part of data mining, a sub-section of information retrieval and text mining. This research focuses on finding an approach to getting relevant documents online news documents with a specific threshold value and improving computing performance to get relevant documents with large documents....

This study successfully leveraged chicken eggshells to fabricate sulfur-doped calcium carbonate(S/CaCO3) nanocomposite semiconductor materials. The synthesis process employed the sol-gel method through two eco-friendly steps. The first stage is the synthesis of calcium oxide nanoparticle precursors (CaO...

The purpose of` the present study was to reduce the losses caused by flood and to prevent them in advance, by taking Laoshan District,Qingdao City as an object. on the basis of COM GIS and the spatial analysis functions of GIS, we designed an evaluation model to develop flood risk evaluation system for...

Purpose: To study the injury difference of the un-aggregated and aggregated calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) on human kidney proximal tubular epithelial (HKC) cells, and to discuss the molecular and cellular mechanism of kidney stone formation. Methods: The cell injure by crystals was evaluated by measuring...

Basing on TG-DTG-FTIR technology, researching about kinetic activation energy E about eucalyptus and absorption bands and characteristic peaks of volatile product under the heating rate 10 min-1, 30 min-1, 60 min-1respectively. The experimental results show that eucalyptus pyrolysis process can be divided...

In component-based system design, one need to obtain from a given set of com-ponents an integrated system which is correct in the sense that the system is live, bounded and reversible. In this paper, based on the composition of augmented marked graphs, we propose a method for verifying correctness of...