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Technological developments cause manga not only in print but also in digital form (デジタル漫画) and in the form of videos which are often called mangadouga (漫画動画). The development of manga can indirectly trigger manga to be more widely known and attract interest in learning Japanese. Manga as a cultural reflection...

The process of forming a Japanese word is called gokeisei. Gokeisei consists of 4 kinds, namely haseigo (派生語), karikomi or shouryaku (刈り込み· 省略), toujigo (頭字語) and fukugougo/gouseigo (複合語· 合成語). This study aims to identify changes in phonemes in the process of gouseigo formation. In this study, the data...

The word 商 (pronounced Shang) appeared in the Chinese language very early, and has been long used as a basic word. This paper analyzes and sorts out the original literature and Chinese corpora, aiming to clarify the original meaning and historical development of the word Shang. Due to the controversies,...

Water quality assessments are essential for providing information to water resource management processes. The objective of this study was to investigate the internal correlation among water parameters, to analyze main water contamination and to identify the most polluted section along a seagoing river....

The paper expounds the construction background of the run-through external cultivation, and analyzes the common problems in the teaching of material mechanics in traditional vocational colleges. Combined with the curriculum characteristics of Conestoga College, a connecting school for the class of run-through...

In recent years, Personal Cloud Storage(PCS) Service like Dropbox has achieved a great business success and has attracted a large interest from academia. However, considering the security of users' data, the PCS applications communicate with their servers by HTTPS protocol, which makes it hard for researchers...

With the continuous development of computer technology and wireless Internet, the number of mobile phone users is growing at an unprecedented rate. As the content of traditional culture, libraries have also undergone tremendous changes nowadays. In the wireless network technology, database technology...

Along with the development of industry 4.0 and the ongoing pandemic conditions, an interactive media is needed for learning that adapts to the times. Based on these problems, it is necessary to make an informative and attractive learning media. By using virtual reality technology that utilizes a 360-degree...

The increase in production results in an increase in the flow of material in the warehouse, while this increase does not consider the condition of the warehouse. The increase in production and the number of erratic shipments of goods is caused by external factors such as fluctuations in demand and availability...

Registrations of multi-angle point cloud involve enormous point cloud data, complicated and heavy computation. Previous non-parallel method is strong computing resources demanding and low performance of point cloud global registration. Bulk Synchronous Parallel Computing Model (BSP) processes the data...

The 21st century is marked by the rapid development of information technology which has an impact on changes in human behavior. Information technology has become a necessity and the internet has become a repository for search as well as human connection. The internet has become everything and an important...

Because of the age and the abbreviated records, wu sheng (寤生), which first appeared in Zuo Zhuan (左传), still has unclear interpretations and different way of saying. Sheng (生) means birth or giving birth to in Chinese, while the meaning of wu (寤) is controversial. This paper compiles the main views on...

Traditional methods of sunroof operations involve controllers with mechanic or electric buttons, which produce noises and lack flexibility. This paper devised a controller for electric sunroofs with CAN-USB converters and tablet PCs. The CAN-USB converter was implemented to bridge communication between...

The goal of research is to justify the system of economic efficiency indicators in the grain farming, taking into account the modern requirements of agribusiness digitalization, which allows a comprehensive assessment of the economic efficiency factors in the grain farming and to reveal the degree of...

This study investigates the unique tradition of “chair-shaped tombs” (椅子坟, yǐzi fén) in rural Wenzhou and its environmental and sociocultural impacts. In Wenzhou’s hillside villages, the late 20th century saw many lineage clans build elaborate seat-like concrete tombs for their ancestors, reviving a...

Energizing prospects emerge with the execution of block chain innovation into the universe of internet casting a ballot. Considering past contentions encompassing the security and realness of Electronic Democratic Machines (EVMs), this study tries to look at the commonsense benefits of integrating block...

This paper examined moral values of speech acts in Tteutbakkui Saeng (뜻밖의 生 (생)) novel by Ju Yeong Kim. This research employed qualitative descriptive, focusing on the analysis of moral values with the framework of socio-pragmatic studies. Data collection techniques included reading and note-taking....

An example of natural language processing is opinion mining. A system is created to gather and process opinions about a product expressed in blog posts, comments, reviews, or tweets in order to assess public sentiment. Data preprocessing is used in this study to clean tweets and remove any punctuation,...

The plant factory controls temperature, lighting, plant nutrients, and other environmental factors to provide a consistent, plant-friendly environment for predictable yields. In addition, microgreens can be grown profitably in expensive urban plant factories in a short harvest period. This study uses...

To improve the performance of large-scale rendering, it requires not only a good view of data structure, but also less disk and network access, especially for achieving the realistic visual effects. This paper presents an optimization method of global illumination rendering for large datasets. We improved...

Now, the iPhone/iPad have been widely used in the daily life. If we can apply this into the healthcare field, it will improve the efficiency for the doctor to scan the medical images information. In this case, we designed and developed a DICOM image portable browsing terminal system based on the iOS...

The theme of this thesis study surrounds Lawerence Venuti’s theory about utilization of domestication in translation, as well as how Lin Shu reflected Venuti’s theory in his translation of Charles Dickens’ novel David Copperfield. The first part of study contains the literature review and the statement....

A kind of nano-silica fume coating rubber composite particles was prepared by the Particle Composite System (PCS), and the adhesion performance of composite particles was tested by the high-speed agitating test, the composite particles were filled into the oil well cement slurry to toughen the oil well...

Technological development is an innovation in the learning process, one way to overcome learning problems. The purpose of this study was to develop and produce Project-based learning flipbook media products for hair care courses. The development model used to produce the product is the ADDIE model, through...

In China, the mobile devices, especially smart phones and tablet PCs have been growing up with an astonishing speed. Meanwhile Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been one of the most promising developments in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries. Since there are very...

In nowadays’ society, the informationization and intelligentization of the articles (e.g. household articles, articles of daily use, etc) has gradually walked into people’s sight. To ensure the normal operation of the electrical equipment and the realization of the automatic processing under certain...

With the advance of mobile communications technology and the spread of smart phones and tablet PCs, learning forms have changed dramatically. As a new form of learning, micro-learning is welcomed by many teachers and learners. Micro-learning, also known as the fragmented learning, is different from traditional...

In “General Provisions of Civil Law” of the People’s Republic of China, there are some important new terms such as “gongxuliangsu” (公序良俗, public policy and ethics), “bingchichengshi, keshouchengnuo” (秉持诚实，恪守承诺, uphold honesty and honor commitment) and “shanyixiangduiren” (善意相对人, the good-faith third...

In modern Japan, when learning from the West, it chose a large number of Chinese classical words to translate Western terminology. These Chinese character words flowed back to China in large quantities at the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and entered the modern Chinese vocabulary...

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a personal computer interconnection protocol, developed to make the connection of peripheral devices to a computer easier and more efficient. USB has become the dominant standard for plug-and-play connections between personal computers and peripherals. USB connectivity has...

The effect of pre-sowing seed treatment with fertilizers on the yield and quality of soybean grain in the subtaiga zone of Western Siberia was investigated. Tests were performed in the subtaiga zone of the Omsk Region in 2015-2017, on gray forest soils. Results showed that the duration of the soybean...

The article is devoted to the description of the authentic methodic "?olour Associations of Letter-Signs" (CALS), held on-line, its methodological basis is the concept of person cognitive sphere (PCS) self organization. PCS is which can be described as unique united plurality constructed on the basis...

Double Rotor Motor Power Coupling System (DRM-PCS), as a new kind of power coupling system, can be used in hybrid electric vehicle to make the engine operate efficiently by decoupling the engine speed from the wheels. In this paper, the thought and method of the engine optimal control are put forward....

This study presents the design, modeling, and simulation of a high-performance optical sensor for magnetic field detection, utilizing Photonic Crystals (PCs). The sensor leverages the Photonic Band Gap (PBG) property of a two-dimensional (2D) PC to precisely control light propagation and achieve miniaturization....

The Indonesian version of the SF-36 Item Health Survey instrument measured quality of life in patients with chronic diseases. However, the validity and reliability of this instrument have not been tested in the post-heart attack patient population. This study aimed to assess the construct validity and...

This research is development research with aim to development王老先生pop-up tale books. The result research used to learn Mandarin vocabulary for kindergarten children aged 4-5 years. Development model used ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). The product tested for students...

Suitable livestock farming environment is an important safeguard for healthy growth and high quality production of livestock. Based on the effect of greater cost-saving and efficiency- increasing of environment wireless remote control devices of the Internet of Things on livestock farming, it will greatly...

The Big Data computing is one of hot spots of the internet of things and cloud computing. The memory computing is one of key factors of improving performance. Many companies and institutions provide technology and produce. But expensive cost and processing unstructured data are urgent to solve. To deal...

This paper examines the source and deduction process of the time of “Minor New Year” through poetry literature. According to the Compilation of Chinese Local Chronicles and Folklore Materials (《中国地方志民俗资料汇编》) [1], this paper summarizes the time of “Minor New Year” in various regions of China and the regions...

The lack of Malaysian Speech-Language Therapist (SLT) in school settings created higher demand among the students who needs Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) intervention for communication. This paper provides a collaboration of SLT, teacher and parent to utilize the use of student’s AAC...

The article discusses the effect of fungicides to the sowing qualities of seeds, growth and development of sprouts. In the laboratory experiments was revealed the effect of disinfectant, the concentration of their active substance and the duration of the period from treatment on the formation of sprouts...

Nowadays in campus, the mobile terminals (smart phones, tablet PCs, etc.) are becoming increasingly popular. In order to make students to know teaching information timely and share study materials whenever and wherever, a mobile teaching platform based on Android is designed in this paper. The platform...

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disabling disease with significant impact on the Quality of Life (QOL) of patients. Information on the effects of RA on Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is lacking in the Lebanese population. The objective of this study was to evaluate QOL of...

The development of communication and information technology can give people insight into the development of the latest knowledge about media and tend to be more responsive to new media and technology. Generation z, known as the natives of the digital era, was born in a digital world that has complete...

Based on the calculation theory of photon correlation spectroscopy and the internal structure on the digital correlator, the digital correlator is designed for the photon correlation spectroscopy. Using FPGA powerful computing function and abundant memory resources to achieve the 256 channel digital...

With the development of new energy sources such as wind power and solar power generation technology, distributed generation and micro-grid technology attract increasingly great attention. However, the renewable energy resources are intermittent in nature under the influence of meteorological fluctuations,...

Objective: To estimate the presence of depression and impairment of quality of life in primary care and identify correlations with demographics and chronic diseases. Materials and methods: 500 people (220 men) that visited the Gytheio Health Center, Greece, participated in the study answering a study...

This paper examines the benefits of habit formation and social interaction for older adults in senior universities (老年大学 lǎonián dàxué) in China. With China’s rapidly ageing population, senior universities provide educational opportunities that promote lifelong learning, skill development, and social...

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was investigated for measurement of diesel cetane. Three types of pretreatments including standard normal variate (SNV), multiplicative scattering correction (MSC) and Savitzky-Golay smoothing combining first derivative were adopted to eliminate the system noises and...

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...