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Preliminary Study of the Architecture and the Plastic Arts of the Zak'are Church in the Inner Castle (Aghjkaberd) of Ani

Armen Kazaryan, Ekaterina Loshkareva
The church in the Inner Castle of the Armenian capital Ani, which until now has not been studied properly, is one of the key monuments of the Armenian architectural tradition revival that began at the turn of the 12th-13th centuries. The purpose of this article is to reveal the features of its plan and...

A Study of Parental Perception towards the Removal of English from Primary Schools’ Local Content Curriculum

Iskandar Iskandar
Early introduction of English in the schooling system has become prevalent in this globalized world. The notion that English is required for highly competitive societies put the government under pressure to articulate an early primary school English program. It is commonly perceived that there is more...

Study of Javanese Ethnic Bullying Victims from Psychosocial Perspective

Widiharto Chr. Argo
Bullying is a long-lasting phenomenon and until now it is still a problem in the world. Bullying behavior does not only occur in children and adolescents but also occurs in adults such as bullying in the workplace. Some researchers in the world have been researching the bullying behaviour associated...

Regional Growth and Investment Behavior: the Case of the Russian Far East

A. G. Isaev
According to the dominating paradigm of regional growth, the movement of capital is based on the well-known postulates of the neoclassical theory. Less attention is given to the dynamic properties of the regional economic system itself, and the role they play in the process of regional capital formation...

Research on Strengthening the Professional Ethics of College Teachers

Yibo Liu, Fei Xu
In the new era, with the rapid development of the economy and the improvement of the material living standards of the people, college teachers should have higher requirements on the self-discipline and professional ethics for. Improving the quality of talent education in colleges and universities, increasing...

Self Acceptance : a Study in the Elderly Age in Family Cempaka, Kabupaten Ngawi

Diana Arisnawati Triningtyas, Siti Muhayati
Aging is a closing period in the span of human life. A period that must be passed when receiving a long life gift. Living this period, the elderly have the opportunity to develop more mature, by doing something meaningful for themselves and others. In old age, the problem faced is one of which is a decrease...
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The Effect Of Learning Strategies And Confidence Toward Learning Outcomes Basketball Chest Pass

Apriani Leni, Joni Alpen
The purpose of this study was to determine the difference between learning strategies Enquiry and Strategy Problem Based Learning (SPBM) as well self confidence of Chest pass on learning outcomes basketball. This research was conducted in class X (Ten) SMAN 14 Pekanbaru. This study used a treatment by...

Interpersonal Communication between Principals and Teachers in Elementary Schools

Atep Suherman, Dadang Suhardan
Principal leadership is very important in improving school quality. One indicator of a principal’s success is his or her ability to communicate interpersonally with the teachers well and intensively in order to know the obstacles faced by the teachers in school. A successful principal is able to influence...

Product Quality, Convenience and Brand Loyalty: A Case Study of SilverQueen’s Adolescent Consumers

Cynthia Chadwick, Putu Saroyini Piartrini
The present study analyzed the relationship between product quality and repurchase behavior as well as a relationship between convenience and repurchase intention-behavior based on the perspective of Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory and Resource Matching Theory. Data was accumulated from 366 students...

Pendet ‘Berbaju’ A Subjective Aesthetic Image

I Nengah Mariasa
Pendet is a Balinese dance played by a group of women who wear special clothing. The body part wears a prada belt and the waist to down is covered with a golden ornament cloth. The shoulder and arms don't wear a shirt, so it looks exciting. Exciting words have multiple meanings, can mean beautiful and...
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Problems of Seismic Safety of Ore Mining

V.I. Golik, O.G. Burdzieva, V.B. Zaalishvili, A.S. Kanukov, D.A. Melkov, I.G. Arkhireeva, L.V. Dzobelova
The issues of seismic and geodynamic monitoring and constructive seismic safety of the development of rock ore deposits are considered. Some aspects of the interaction of natural and technical systems that ensure the geomechanical balance of ore-hosting massifs are detailed. The possibilities of control...

An analysis on the influence of customer loyalty program and service quality on customer loyalty with trust as a mediation variable on Samsung mobile phone

Andhika Surya Bagaskara, Murwanto Sigit
This study aims to determine the effect of customer loyalty programs and service quality on customer loyalty with trust as a mediation variable on Samsung mobile phone products. Variables in this research are customer loyalty program, service quality, trust, and customer loyalty. Respondents of this...

Research on the Influencing Factors of Intentional Innovative Usage of Information System

Xiaofen Zhou, Yi Zhang, Xin Li
Based on Employee Entrepreneurship and Team Climate Theory, this paper studied the mechanism of the influence of Intentional innovative use of information system and built a research model including two dimensions: Individual and Team. The empirical study among 213 employees in a large company examines...

Difficulties and Solutions in the Construction of General Aircraft Maintenance Specialty

Qiong Yang, Yuan Yuan
Constant new policies of low-altitude opening have provided advantages for the development of general aircraft. At the same time, the higher requirements of people should be supported by professionals. So, its long-term development needs the training with aviation maintenance professionals. However,...

Summary of Researches on Basis Risk in Weather Index Insurance

Yueqin Wang, Sijian Zhao
Pages: 111 - 122
Agricultural weather index insurance overcomes the technology and management problems existing in traditional agricultural insurance, and can effectively transfer agricultural meteorological disasters risk, providing strong guarantee for farmers with small production scale and scattered land. Although...

The Analysis of Implementation Mentoring Method on Students Personality

Lathifah Khaerunnisa, Laksmi Dewi
The aim of this study is to investigate how far the influence of mentoring method to students’ changing attitude so that it can be evaluation material for the related students and lecturer. This study is based on the development of technology and information as well as food and lifestyle that affect...
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Spatial-temporal Coupling and Coordinating between Urbanization and Tourism Development: A Case Study of Zhoushan Archipelago, China

Shu-guang Liu, Ying-shi Shang, Chun-yu Liu
Owing to the limitations of overall capacity and scattered allocations against marine environment, archipelago is always regarded as the typical area of high-level conflicts between human settlement and regional sustainability. The paper tries to apply the coupling and coordination model to clarify the...

Network Culture and its Influence on Social Adaptation of Students

G.V. Morgunov, N.S. Proner, I.V. Cherepanov
The article is devoted to the study of the influence of network culture on the social adaptation of students. In the research, the authors come to the conclusion that network culture is a special kind of culture inherent in society, and it has network logic of its basic structure. This allows the author...

The Ecological Assessment of Petroleum Industry Wastes

L.P. Kapelkina, M.V. Chugunova, T.V. Bardina, A.O. Gerasimov
The ecological assessment of waste is an important indicator of industrial enterprise operations. The article discusses the results of research (type of environment, salt content, heavy metal and petroleum product content), encompassing ten types of different petroleum industry waste. During the research...

The Effect of Gender, Ecoliteracy and Environmental Culture to Social Support in Order to Prevent Human Trafficking

Nadiroh, Komarudin Sahid, Shahibah Yuliani, Uswatun Hasanah
Lack of access about information and low education rate of women, has become a part of women’s dependence in economic, which implicate to the susceptibility of women as the victim of human trafficking. The purpose of this research is to examine the construct from latent variable and theoretic model of...

Application of Therapeutic Communication for Drugs Addicts. Case Studies of East java Rehabilition Houses

Sanhari Prawiradiredja, Iwan Joko Prasetyo, Ayu Erni Jusnita
There are about 40 rehabilitation houses for narcotic addicts in east Java. It is not enough for approximately 400 thousands narcotic users. Tragically, more than 50% of drug addicts in East java are teenagers in productive age. This research try to explore how the councellors or therapists in rehabilitation...

The Survival of Media Economy at Local Broadcasting Industry in West Java

Aep Wahyudin
Decentralization of broadcasting is the basis for the establishment and development of local television, as stipulated in Broadcasting Law No. 32 of 2002, in quantity local TV in the regions continues to grow. The growth of local television in Bandung, West Java is very high, thus inviting capital owners...

Parental Beliefs and Children’s Metacognitive Awareness

Nina Marliyani, Sri Hartati R. Suradijono
Metacognition is the knowledge a person has of his or her thinking and of things related to that thinking process (Flavell, 1979). Children with metacognitive awareness have better self-management and time and activity management (Brown & Smiley, 1978; Schraw & Dennison, 1994). Parents’ beliefs and behavior...

On the Inheritance and Development of Tujia Maogusi

Chen Lu
Maogusi is a national intangible cultural heritage, an important basis for Tujia people to become a single nation, and the essence of Tujia culture. Under the impact of modern lifestyle, Maogusi is risk losing its name if not inherited and protected. This study has great theoretical and practical significance...

Humanities-oriented Teachers' Scientific Research Performance Evaluation System in Missouri State University and Its Enlightenment

Ermi Zhang, Wanbing Shi
American colleges and universities have established a complete and rigorous humanities-oriented teachers' scientific research performance evaluation system to ensure the quality of higher education. Teachers' scientific research performance evaluation refers to the evaluation on teachers' performance...
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Evaluation of Comprehensive Urban Disaster Prevention and Reduction Based on Coupling Synergy Theory

Zhuo Song, Wei Wang, Xiaodong Guo
In order to make a more objective evaluation of the level of coordinated development of the integrated urban disaster prevention complex system, the complex mechanism of coupling and co-evolution is analyzed from five aspects, such as monitoring early warning and prediction, engineering defense, emergency...

Reasons and Countermeasures of Accounting Information Distortion of Listed Companies in Our Country

Shujun Sheng
Accounting information disclosed by listed companies is an important basis for investors, creditors, the public and internal managers to make investment decisions on financial status and operating results and improve operation and management. Its authenticity is the most basic principle to measure the...
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Stability and Hopf Bifurcation Analysis of a Viral Dynamic Model with Time Delay

Ziping Han, Hui Lv, Changjun Zhou, Qiang Zhang
In this paper, a new virus nonlinear dynamic model with time delay is proposed. Moreover, its stability, Hopf bifurcation and other dynamical behavior like chaos are studied. It is indicated that if the reproductive ratio is less than one, the infection-free equilibrium is partially asymptotically stable....
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Dynamic Behaviour Analysis of Single Stage Planetary Gearbox Under Non-Stationary Operations Using Experimental Test Rig

Haroon Rashid, Hongkun Li, Zahid Hussain Hulio
Planetary gearboxes are mostly used in very hard working situations such as helicopters, wind turbines, heavy trucks, marine vehicle, hybrid cars etc. In order to understand the basic nature of planetary gearbox vibration, this paper includes a vibration and dynamic behavior of single stage planetary...
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Research on Wide-band Vibration energy Harvester Based on Piezoelectric Effect

Jiansheng Cui, Hongcheng Yin, Sikun Heng, Yunfeng Qiu, Nengpeng Wang, Yuansheng Chen
Vibration energy is a kind of energy form which is ubiquitous in living environment. By using the piezoelectric principle of piezoelectric ceramics, it can design a kind of vibration energy recovery device which can effectively transform the vibration energy in the environment. Because the fluctuation...
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An Analysis of the Similarities and Differences of Chinese and Western Female Consciousness and the Roots

Na Meng
With the development of economy and the progress of the times, cross-cultural communication between China and the West are increasingly frequent. At the same time, female consciousness is booming and far-reaching in China. However, due to the differences between the historical background and traditional...
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Analysis of Effect of Symmetric Tiles on Binary Counter in DNA Self-Assembly

Aijun Zhu, Duanyong Chen, Cong Hu, Chuanpei Xu, Aiguo Song
With the growth of complicate system or crystals, whereas, a few phenomena have occurred and been found, which could result in final crystals or patterns with errors. Among those phenomena, one has still not been processed in current published literatures, which is named symmetry tile may appear. This...
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Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation Strategy Based on Task Classification in Data Center

Hongjian Li, Shiwang Ding, Pengfei Zhang, Jun Lai
In view of the fact that the research on energy efficiency in data centers has not fully considered the heterogeneity of workload tasks, a data center resource allocation scheme based on task classification is proposed. Through cluster analysis, tasks are classified into subsets of similar resources...
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Analysis of Food Poisoning in DKI Jakarta 2016 (Indonesian National Agency Drug and Food Control)

Fatikhatul Mabruroh, Ratri Ciptaningtyas
Food poisoning is a public health problem in Indonesia. DKI Jakarta is one of the provinces that has a higher number of cases and reports completeness than other provinces ie 213 cases and 94.6% respectively. INADFC which is the source of data in this study has done an analysis of existing data, but...

Research on China’s Financial Support for Scientific and Technological Innovation

Jun XU, Ling JIANG
Science and technology is the key factor of economic growth, while finance support is an important impetus to the development of scientific and technological innovation, and the organic combination of technology and finance greatly improve the speed of scientific and technological achievements into high...

Orthodoxy as an Educational Tool in Prerevolutionary Russia

Vadim Zubov
The paper considers the formation and development of education system in the Russian Empire in the 18th - early 20th centuries. During the Peter the Great period, parochial schools were established, several private general education schools and secondary special educational institutions. In the second...

The Predicament and Countermeasures of Talents Attraction in Independent Colleges

Jing-Chen Zhou, Li-Kun Wei
with the popularization of higher education, the important part of it, independent colleges have attracted extensive attention of our society. Especiallythe problem on the floating teachers and attraction deficiency of talents. Empirical study and comparative study has been made of the capital source,...
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Signal Timing for an Isolated Intersection Based on the Two-Stage Fuzzy Logic Controller

Junjie Lu, Fuyang Chen, Lin Ma
This paper proposes a two-stage fuzzy logic controller for signal timing of an isolated intersection. In the first stage, the main phase is determined in advance, and then the controller determines the secondary phase according to the traffic flow and the queue length. In addition, the membership function...

Language Transitivity of Angkola Farmer

Husniah Ramadhani Pulungan, Riyadi Santosa, Djatmika Djatmika, Tri Wiratno
An Angkola farmer is a farmer from Angkola, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Angkola farmer has an interesting transitivity to be examined when viewed from the underlying culture. The farmer studied was 68 year old farmer. The selection of the farmer is done because the more senior means...

New Zealand and Local Teachers’ Teaching Styles in China: Perspectives of University Students on their English Language Teachers in China

Hua Chen, Pascal Brown, Ying Wang
This present study investigated sixty Chinese students’ perceptions of the teaching styles of New Zealand teachers and of local Chinese teachers’ in an English language programme in one university in China. Questionnaires and in-depth interviews were used in this study. Data analysis shows that students...

Pragmatism-Philosophy of John Dewey’s Education: Role and Position in Learning Information Literacy (Study in Educational Psychology)

Ari Firmanto, I Nyoman Sudana Degeng, Hetti Rahmawati, Tutut Chusniyah
As more information come to individuals in various formats and are not filtered, thus its authenticity and truth are questionable, demanding individuals to have adequate information literacy capabilities. Teaching information literacy can equip students with anti-plagiarism attitudes and encourage personal...

State management strategic principles of tourism industry development

Olena Uhodnikova, Nataliia Bogdan, Iryna Segeda, Oleksandr Yevdokimov
The article presents some aspects of tourism development state management. The modern trends and tendencies of tourist development are analyzed. It is determined that the tourism industry is actively developing, multiplying the indicators of financial and economic activity worldwide. The active development...

An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Media Enterprise Competitiveness and Social Responsibility

Muyang Chen, Ying Gao
In today's society, people are increasingly demanding companies. In addition to winning profits, a successful company must be able to perform its social responsibilities well. The different social responsibility behaviors of enterprises affect their competitiveness to a certain extent. This paper chooses...
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Psychometric Testing of Instrument for Assessment of Nursing Students Professional Behavior in Indonesia

Wulan Noviani, Chong Mei Chan, Tang Li Yoong
Professional behavior is a crucial aspect of nursing career success as professional nurses. Nursing education plays an essential role to educate the nursing student to manage the complex demand in health care environment accordingly. However, the instrument to measure professional behavior among nursing...

Land Tenure System and Farming Household Food Access in North Cotabato, Philippines

Camille Villapando, Cherry Nuñez, Rachelle Mariano, Melodee Castro, Faustino Arrienda
This study explores the association of land tenure to food access in selected villages in the municipality of Pigcawayan situated in the North Cotabato province of the Mindanao peninsula, Philippines. There were 56 farm tenants that were interviewed in the study through snowball sampling. Using the...

The Role of Indonesian Honorary Council of Medical Discipline in Upholding Indonesian Medical Code of Ethics

P. Bayu Murdi, Supanto, W. Tresno Novianto
The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of Indonesian Honorary Council of Medical Discipline in upholding the Indonesian medical code of ethics which in carrying out its duties often triggers disputes between doctors and patients or medical disputes. It is normative legal research using the...
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An Effective Scheme of a Depth Sensor Set Up for a Real-Time Ergonomics Assessment by the Gesture Confidence Level

Jauharah Hasna Dzakiyyah Adani, Teddy Sjafrizal, Rino Andias Anugraha, Muhammad Iqbal, Ilma Mufidah
Ergonomics assessment of human body movement demands a comprehensive and systematic data collection. The easy-to-use self-report (e.g. questionnaires, checklist, interview) and the observational technique (e.g. pose rating) are the commonly practiced techniques. However, these methods suffer from a high...
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Realization of Multi-point Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Based on ROS

Wang Qin, Feng Yupeng, Li Jintao, Wang Li
At present, in ROS core framework system, the realization of autonomous cruising and obstacle avoidance is the only way for robots to become more perfect. For this reason, this paper proposes and establishes a physical model of a two-wheel differential-driven mobile robot with nonholonomic motion constraints....

Inspiring Women's Awareness about Their Essential Abilities

Albertine Minderop
The aim of this study is to inspire women to have the confidence and independenceto equallycoexist with men. All over the world, there are stories of female suffering. Thissuffering is caused by verbal, physical, material, psychological, and sexual violence and discrimination. Some violence is culturally...

Conflict and Consensus in Indigenous Communities: Study of Anatomic Conflict in Parmalim Communities

Tonny P Situmorang, Adil Arifin, Anwar Saragih
Conflict does not only occur in heterogeneous societies with various ethnicities, religions, groups and backgrounds. Conflict also occurs in a homogeneous arena with close ties of brotherhood and kinship in the traditions of ancestors that are similar to indigenous peoples. This condition happened to...