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Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy for Muscle Strength in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Hemiparesis
Yudisa Diaz Lutfi Sandi, Dedi Irawandi, Sandi Alfa, Muhammad Abd. Sayuti
Stroke is clinical symptoms which disturbances in blood circulation to the brain caused either local or global malfunctioning that occurs suddenly and rapidly progressive that usually caused hemiparesis in stroke patients. Late and inappropriate exercises management may cause permanent disability. The...
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Behaviour Analysis on Woman's KB Acceptor of Using Intra Uterine Device (IUD) in Keranggan Public Health Center, Setu Sub-district, Tangerang Selatan City in 2016
Lilis Suryani, Siti Riftifah T Handari
Family Planning Program (Keluarga Berencana/KB) is one of the the government efforts as a solutions for the problem of overcrowding, infant mortality and maternal mortality. Family planning allows individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing...
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Development of Musical Culture in Hungary in the 20th Century
Josef Csikota
The article presents insights into the Hungarian musical culture of the 20th century through the prism of lifestyle evolution. It focuses on the understanding of historical processes and, in particular, the political system changes, which had multidimensionally affected the development processes in new...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Risk Evaluation of Recovery Efficiency Based On Orthogonal Experiment and Monte Carlo Method
Yalong Zhang, Jin Pang, Hong Liu, Dewei Gao
The parameters (such as the permeability and the porosity, etc) that affect the recovery efficiency of oil reservoir have the uncertainties within a certain range, which will bring certain risks to the evaluation on recovery efficiency of the numerical simulation program. According to the analysis of...
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Factor Analysis on the Fluctuation of China’s Cotton Import-Based on the CMS Model
Tai-Xiang Wang, Si-Yu Zhang, Jie Zhang, Hong-Hui Zhu
This article analyses the causes of fluctuations of the cotton import trade in China, using the modified CMS model with the date between 1994 and 2012 from the datebase of UN Comtrade. The results show that the fluctuations of the import trade on cotton in china is effected by domestic imports of gravity...
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Study on Model based Hazard Identification for the Hyperloop System
Zhou DaTian, Xin Wei, Hessami Ali, Wang Han
The Hyperloop system is a novel conceptual system aimed to provide a high speed public transportation service in the future, featured with a reduced-pressure tube in which pressurized capsules ride on a cushion of air that is driven by a combination of linear induction motors and air compressors. The...
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China's SMEs accounting management problems and countermeasures
Zhang Xiuli
In China, an enterprise operating status, the proportion of the economic structure of the various prospects for economic activity, all need to be provided with timely accounting information to master. Therefore, the accounting information is enterprise’s life. Only by grasping accounting information...
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Research on countermeasures of the contemporary college students in their interpersonal communication
Na Wang
With the rapid development of social economy, the interpersonal skills, as an important part of the personal comprehensive quality, plays a crucial role in a person’s growth and development and even become the major standard of one’s ability. Our society needs a great number of people who have the spirit...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Energy Management of Isolated Micro-grid With Wind Turbines and Seawater Desalination Devices
Qing Liu, Shitong Fan
Energy management of isolated micro-grid with wind turbines and seawater desalination devices is of great significance to the use of wind power, the supply of fresh water resources and the economic operation of micro-grid. This paper established isolated micro-grid model including wind turbines, seawater...
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The Attitude Tracking Robust Controller for Supercavitating Vehicle Based on Backstepping Method
Chengbin Lian, Xueyan Jing, Yongjun Hao, Xianping Tang
The unique characteristics of the supercavitating vehicles is different from the traditional underwater vehicles. For the supercavitating vehicles with nonlinear time-delay dynamics model which containing unmatched uncertainties, the backstepping attitude tracking controller is designed based on backstepping...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Gap Analysis of Annular Groove MR Brake
Jin Huang, Zhen Qiao, Yi Zhou
This paper provides an annular groove Magnetorheological(MR) brake. Bingham model is used to describe the constitutive behavior of MR fluids subject to an applied magnetic field. The theoretical analysis of the shear flow and braking torque of MR fluid between two parallel annular disks in annular groove...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Analysis on Local Compression Bearing Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Corbels Constrained by Prestress
Xinsheng Yin, Yang Liu, Jing Wang
By using the finite element software ABAQUS to establish the model of industrial workshop corbel, to explore the stress state under local load, and then increase the capacity of corbel by the form of prestressing in corbels’ end. According to the stress distribution of the calculation, analysis of corbel’s...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Progress on the Extraction Techniques of Bromine
Fei Ge, Yuting Li, Xiushen Ye, Haining Liu
During the past few years, the concentration of bromine in bromine-bearing resource in China is dropping quickly. However, the traditional methods, such as air blow-out technique has the disadvantages of high energy consumption and narrow range of application on temperature, and it is not profitable...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction for Soluble Antimony(III) and Antimony(V) Speciation in Leigongteng by Hydride Generation Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry
Jinrong Feng
A simple and rapid ultrasound assisted extraction method with hydrochloric acid for antimony speciation in Chinese traditional medicine leigongteng was developed. Antimony(III) is selectively reduced in a citric acid buffer solution at pH 3 in the presence of antimony(V), where no reduction of antimony(V)...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Impact of NBTI Recovery, Measurement System and Testing Time on NBTI Lifetime Estimation
Vincent King Soon WONG, Hong Seng NG, Poh Ching Sim
The effect of recovery on Negative Bias Temperature Instability (NBTI) measurements had always been a challenge for reliability lifetime estimations. Currently various methods had been developed to suppress this characteristic but being able to completely remove it had been to no avail. This paper will...
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Pilot Study of the Teaching of Critical Thinking Skills and Creative Talents for Biochemistry Students at University
Fai-hang Lo
A reform of the education system was introduced in Hong Kong in the past few years. Secondary School students entering university were observed to be highly diverse in terms of their academic backgrounds than ever before. Our previous studies had revealed that students under the new education system...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Application of open network knowledge in data mining and Information retrieval
Ruren Deng, Yinghuan Wu
With the development of science and technology, the use of computer simulation technology has become increasingly widespread, and has played an important role in the decision-making of enterprises in our country. In the traditional enterprise decision-making, because of the lack of data and the accuracy...
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Ecological Perspective of Classroom Teaching Manifest Vigor of Life, Back to Essence of Classroom
Lijuan Feng
Internal and external relationship of education is interpreted from the principles of ecology systematicness, life nature, balance, coexistence and interaction and self growth to form fundamental principles of educational ecology. Applying the fundamental principles to classroom teaching is to back to...
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Missing Pilgrims Tracking System Using GPS, GSM and Arduino Microcontroller
Zahida Parveen, Kawther Aldhlan
This research proposed centralize controlling system that can help to track missing pilgrims during Hajj season by using the wide spread GPS, GPRS and Arduino UNO Microcontroller. The system under study is planned to provide the facility to pilgrims, Ministry of Hajj and the law and peace enforcement...
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Thinking on Reform and Innovation of College Dance Education under New Media Environment
Yuan Chen
The spread of social dance art is vital work in the process of college dance education. Dance talents cultivated not only have strong adaptive capacity, but also can combine skills and techniques and social demands very well. Talents of such type are also called as dance art. In particular, they have...
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Investigation of Listeria Phage Endolysin Cell-wall Binding Domain (CBD) Surface Display in Escherichia coli
Shan-Na Liu, Timo M. Takala, Justus Reunanen, Ossian Saris, Per E. J. Saris
Cell surface display of target proteins has been widely used in biotechnology and industry. In this study, cell-wall binding domain (CBD) from Listeria phage endolysin A500 was fused with anchoring domains of YadA and OmpA, respectively, in Escherichia coli, aiming at binding of E. coli cells to Listeria...
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Application of Data Mining Technology in Intelligent Environmental Protection Systems
Guikang Gao, Mingbo Xiao, Zhen Wang
Among the pollutants in the power industry emissions, sulfur dioxide so far has the most serious impact on the environment. In the desulfurization process, it is common to have data with complex correlations, high real-time, and huge amount. Data mining has become an important technique to deal with...
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Multi-output current source with ripple cancellation by optimal magnetic components
Di Zhang, Donglai Zhang, He Liu
High integration, high power density has become the development trend of power supply. Computer, automobile and aviation often require multiple output power, in order to meet all kinds of load, and the filter of current type output for the power supply should be a larger challenge. The input voltage...
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Update on Tax Control Practice in Latvia in the Scope of VAT Directive 2006/112/EC
Inta Brūna, Jūlija Pouha
Topicality of the problem under discussion is related to a complicated situation arising between a taxpayer and State Revenue Service (SRS) of Latvia in connection with application of law, when settling disputes arising in the process of tax administration. There are topical problems of tax audit in...
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Effects of Cotton Price on China's Cotton Import and the Analysis of Marginal Import Effects
Jingzhou Wei, Weizhong Liu
Since the reform of cotton circulation system, the contradiction between supply and demand of domestic cotton is more prominent, the fluctuation of China's cotton imports is intense. In order to analyze the internal mechanism of the quantity fluctuation of cotton import in china and the impact of cotton...
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Research on the Current Situation and Countermeasures of the College Laboratory Safety Management
Lan Chen, Jinglun Yang
The college laboratory plays an important role in the teaching activity and scientific research, which it is considered as an important place of talent cultivation and technological innovation. The improvement of the college laboratory safety management is a persistent goal for the college laboratory...
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The Opportunities and Challenges of Islamic Accounting Learning for Vocational Students and Its Application in Islamic Microfinance Institutions
Arim Nasim, Agus Widarsono, Ellinna Riennovita
HR needs in the field of Islamic Economy by 2017 is 20,838 people per year. Nevertheless, the average number of S1 and S2 graduates of Islamic Economy Study Program is 6,542 per year. Hence, there's a gap of 14,296 per year. Most of the needs, especially for BMT and Sharia Cooperative, can be fulfilled...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Survey on rural household energy consumption-Based on the perspective of poverty alleviation in Hebei province
Bo Gao, Hong-lin Yuan
Poverty alleviation is a core task for building a harmonious society in contemporary China. Based on a survey on attitudes and behaviors of rural household energy consumption, the share of respondents in satisfaction on power supply, attention of energy saving and power bills take on roughly similar...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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The Review of Sponge City
Menglong Xing, Yamei Han, Minmin Jiang, Haixiang Li
This paper summarizes the historical development of sponge cities at home and abroad and the status quo, and put forward some feasible suggestions to promote the sponge construction of city in our country.
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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A Voltage Stability Preventive Control Approach based on Generator Reactive Power Reserve Sensitivities
J. Zhao, Y. Rao
The generator reactive power reserve is closely related to the power system voltage stability. The voltage stability margin can be effectively improved by improving the critical generator reactive power reserves. A static stability preventive control approach based on reactive power reserve sensitivities...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Influence on Sales Channels of Supply Chain Structure under Power Balance
Dapeng Yang, Meidan Xiao, Mingyang Chen
This paper considered a supply chain system with two manufacturers, each producing a single substitutable product. The products are sold through the common retailer or the manufacturer’s online sales channel. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the equilibrium pricing strategy and profits under different...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Selection of decoupling capacitors for power delivery networks with multiple power ports
Q.D. Wang, Y.C. Wang, X.L. Li, Q.S. Liu
In high-speed printed circuit board (PCB), decoupling capacitors are usually used to reduce noise of power ports. The number and location of capacitors is related to design cost and quality. This paper introduces a method to determine the suitable value and placement of decoupling capacitors for multiple...
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Research on the Application of Planning Theory in the Material Delivery of EMUs Maintenance
Pu Wang, Li Li
The paper focuses on various planning theories in Operations research. As the warehouses, workstation and marshalling yards are scattered across EMUs maintenance base with a long distance, and materials are not allowed to be stored in the workshops for a long time, under strict maintenance requirements...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Recent Development on Synthesizing and Characterizing Food-Grade Microemulsions
Chang-Bao Sun, Hong-Yan Wu, Ang Li
Microemulsions have great applications in food products. However, due to the complex attributes of microemulsions, it requires various techniques to synthesize and characterize microemulsions. This includes studies of the phase behavior?size of the microemulsion droplets. This paper reviews different...
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Over-Segmentation Based Image Forgery Detection
Xiu-Li Bi, Chi-Man Pun, Xiao-Chen Yuan
This paper proposes an adaptive over-segmentation meth-od for image copy-move forgery detection. Firstly, the Adaptive Over-Segmentation algorithm is proposed to adaptively segment the host image into non-overlapping and irregular blocks. Then the feature points are extracted and matched with each other...
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Individualism and Collectivism Transition in Chinese college students Evidence from After 70’s, 80’s,and 90’s
Ping Shuai, Mi Shuyue, Zou Hailiang
In the paper,we will mainly discuss the individualism and collectivism transition in Chinese college students. We select the data from three groups-after 70’s, after 80’s, after 90’s. Then we use the empirical modeling method, after hypothesis&testing, we got the results: (1) In general, Chinese college...
Journal: Journal of African Trade
Research Article
Trade facilitation and trade participation: Are sub-Saharan African firms different?☆
Abdoulaye Seck
Pages: 23 - 39
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region where firms face the greatest hurdles when it comes to cross-border trading. This paper examines how these firms, relative to their counterparts in the developing world, would respond to changes in the trade environment as a result of trade facilitation reforms. Using...
Research Article
Intention to Quit among Smokers in Kazakhstan: Data from 2014 Global Adult Tobacco Survey
Qian Wang, Komi Mati
Pages: 23 - 28
Kazakhstan is one of the countries with higher-than-average smoking prevalence and tobacco-related mortality. Intention to quit is a key step toward smoking cessation, yet has not been studied in Kazakhstan. This study explored prevalence and correlates of intention to quit among smokers in Kazakhstan....
Research Article
Consensus recommendation for meningococcal disease prevention in children and adolescents in the Middle East region
Atef Shibl, Haysam Tufenkeji, Mohamed Khalil, Ziad Memish, The Meningococcal Leadership Forum (“MLF”) Expert Group
Pages: 23 - 30
Facing the availability of the new generation of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines (Menveo®, Menactra® and others pending for license) and their recent implementation in Saudi Arabia, experts from 11 countries of the Middle East region met at a “Meningococcal Leadership Forum” (MLF), which...
Research Article
Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among expatriates subjected to medical visa screening in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Farida I. Al Hosani, Ghada A. Yahia
Pages: 23 - 30
Introduction: All applicants for work and/or residence in Abu Dhabi are screened for tuberculosis at the time of issuing or renewing their residence visa. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of TB among visa applicants and the likelihood of testing positive among different subgroups.
Methods:...
Research Article
Cardiovascular disease research output in WHO priority areas between 2002 and 2011
Laura Myers, Shanthi Mendis
Pages: 23 - 28
Approximately 17.3 million people died from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 2008, and approximately 80% came from low- and middle-income countries. However, previous studies document poor research productivity related to CVD prevention and treatment in these countries between 1991 and 1996. The World...
Research Article
Evaluation of the certificate in emerging infectious disease research and the certificate in one health training programs, University of Florida
Marissa A. Valentine, Christopher L. Perdue, James F. Cummings, Jacqueline C. Smith, Gregory C. Gray
Pages: 23 - 31
In developing countries, public health professionals and scientists need targeted training and practical skills to respond to global emerging infectious disease threats. The Certificate in Emerging Infectious Disease Research was developed in 2008 to aid such professionals to respond to complex emerging...
Review Article
Prospects for the Management of Sepsis in an Era of Personalised Medicine
Jonathan Cohen
Pages: 23 - 26
Sepsis remains an unmet medical need, and sustained attempts by intensivists have indeed yielded an incremental improvement in outcomes. However, despite many attempts to introduce novel therapeutic molecules, there has been no step change in survival rates. Precision (or personalised) medicine (PM)...
Proceedings Article
The Effect of Computer Assisted Audit Tools on Operational Review of Information Technology Audits
Asniarti, Asniarti Asniarti, Iskandar Muda
The development of information technology in the present time has a major impact on accounting practices, including in every stage of the audit process. Auditors are expected to be able to implement a computerized system of Computer Assisted Audit Tools (CAATs) as a tool for operational review of information...
Proceedings Article
Analysis of the Characteristics of the Implementation of Scientific and Educational Programs of Primary Engineering Education on the Basis of Various Types of Children's Camps
Elena Burkova, Victor Leonov
Since 2016, the employees of Bauman Moscow State Technical University have implemented a large number of scientific and educational programs of various orientations, duration and complexity level, including for groups with an international composition of participants, on the basis of various children’s...
Proceedings Article
The Local Heroes from Rural Banjarnegara
Suwito Eko Pramono, Tsabit Azinar Ahmad
Banjarnegara is a mountainous area with a large part of its rural and remote territory. However, it does not let Banjarnegara left behind from the history of the Indonesian national independence movement. It also appeared that local leaders had a vital role in the national independence movement at both...
Proceedings Article
Vertical FDI Spillover from Joint Venture to Host Country’s parent firm: Evidence from China
Minrui Li
Compared with earlier literature focusing on domestic firm in macro level or industry level, this study investigates the FDI spillover from joint venture to host country’s parent firm in firm level, especially vertical spillover. By matching two sets of Chinese firm-level comprehensive database and applying...
Proceedings Article
The New Combined Closed-Solution for 3D Reconstruction of Environment Based on Iterative Closest Point Algorithm
Aleksander Vokhmintcev, Andrey Melnikov, Stepan Pachganov, Vladimir Burlutskii
This The scientific problem at solving which the present project is directed consists in the development of accurate methods for reconstruction of a three-dimensional map of the accessible of environment with requied accuracy of reconstruction. The problem of consistent aligning of 3D point data is known...
Research Article
A Framework for Haiku Generation from a Narrative
Takuya Ito, Takashi Ogata
Pages: 23 - 26
The primary goal of the authors’ research related to the generation of narratives and haikus is to complete a mutual transformation mechanism between a narrative and a haiku. In this work, the authors propose a framework for transforming a narrative into haiku. The paper shows a basic method of generating...
Proceedings Article
Prospects for Developing the Investment Potential of the Regions of the Russian Federation
Galina V. Golikova, Julia S. Gyandzhieva, Alexander V. Proskurin, Maxim V. Mrаev
Under current conditions the investments are regarded as a tool enabling a country, an industry or a region to emerge from the economic crisis, form “the appropriate” structural shifts in the economy, and make qualitative improvements in the business activities at the meso- and the macro levels, hence...