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Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Trends of Development in the Use of Modified Oil Fractions in Aviation
Oleg Doshlov, Ivan Doshlov, Igor Bobarika, Mikhail Kovalev
The paper is devoted to review of existing aviation fluids, analysing their weaknesses and technology trends create aviation fluids, kerosene, lighter-oiling materials on the basis of modification of petroleum products.
Journal: Journal of African Trade
Research Article
Foreign Direct Investment and Export Competitiveness in Africa: Investigating the Channels
Gladys Gamariel, Seedwell Hove
Pages: 30 - 46
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Africa has surged in recent years. At the same time, international trade has increased, exposing African countries to international competition. This raises the question of whether FDI plays a role in enhancing export competitiveness. This study investigates the impact...
Proceedings Article
Chick’s Resilience from Broken Home in Mitch Albom’s for One More Day
Nindy Yulita, Rahmi Munfangati
The objective of the research is to describe the resilience process of Chick Benneto as a broken home child in the novel. The subject of this research is the novel For One More Day by Mitch Albom and the object is Chick’s resilience from broken home. This research is grouped into library research and...
Proceedings Article
An Empirical Analysis of the Factors Affecting Real Estate Price under the Background of Loose Monetary Policy: Based on the Statistics of Chengdu in the past 15 Years
Boya Zhang
Chengdu, one of the fastest growing cities in China and the world, has seen a steady rise in housing prices, but in the past year it has seen explosive growth, with prices in the main urban areas almost doubling from the end of 2016 to the end of 2018. As a new first-tier city, the fluctuation of housing...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Shock index for outcome and risk stratification in acute pulmonary embolism✩
Karsten Keller, Meike Coldewey, Martin Geyer, Johannes Beule, Jörn Oliver Balzer, Wolfgang Dippold
Pages: 30 - 35
Introduction: Risk stratification of patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is crucial in deciding appropriate therapy management. Shock index (SI) is rapidly available and a reliable parameter. We aimed to investigate SI for short term outcome in acute PE.
Materials and methods: Data of 182 patients...
Proceedings Article
Implementation of Local Cultural Values in the Habituation Process of Character Education in the School of the Semarang City
Margi Wahono, Puji Lestari, Andi Suhardiyanto, Novia Wahyu Wardhani
This study aims to explore, review and obtain descriptive description of the process of transformation of local cultural values as an effort to habituate character education or habituation for Junior High School student in Semarang. The approach of this research is qualitative with analytic descriptive...
Proceedings Article
Communication Behavior of “Statue and Painting” Artists
Sangra Juliano Prakasa, Novita Fitriana
This study aims to describe "Communication Behavior of An artist in making state and painting" which includes verbal and non-verbal communication and used descriptive qualitative method with interviews, observation and documentation as data collection techniques. The results of the study showed that...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Development of Cassava Farming in Calcareous Land in Gunungkidul Regency Special Region of Yogyakarta
Eni Istiyanti, Nellysa Ayu V.C, Lestari Rahayu
The calcareous land is one of the alternative lands which are still underutilized in Gunungkidul Regency Special Region of Yogyakarta. This study aims to know and analyze the cost, income, profit, feasibility of the cassava farming, and the constraints towards developing cassava farming. The basic method...
Proceedings Article
Research on Career Identity and Career Development of College PE Teachers
Jian Wang
This paper discusses the basis of the research on the career identity of college PE teachers from the perspective of education, analyzes the source of career identity of college PE teachers, and finally come to the conclusion that the personal characteristics of teachers are the decisive factors affecting...
Proceedings Article
Research on the manufacturing process oriented customer satisfaction evaluation
Qing Liu, Gang Huang, Shanshan Yu
This paper presents a method to measure the manufacturing process oriented customer satisfaction. The method combines AHP and fuzzy neutral network, firstly, the paper defines the concept of Complete Manufacturing Process as foundation of the method, and constructs customer satisfaction indicator system,...
Proceedings Article
Representation of Islamic Values in Film Duka Sedalam Cinta
Hasnil Aflah, Rahmanita Ginting
Film is one of mass media, as well as radio, television, and newspapers, have moral responsibility to provide educational value, goodness value as well as religious values. This purpose of this study is to analyze representation of Islamic values in Film Duka Sedalam Cinta. This research used a descriptive...
Proceedings Article
A Review of Localization Reform of China's State-owned Enterprises
Yang Zhenyu
The reform of State-owned Enterprises(SOEs) is important not only for China's process towards marketization, but also for its long term growth and competition worldwide. This paper provides a systematic review of the reform, which has been made in the past three decades. Then, it focuses on the localization...
Proceedings Article
Age and Sexuality Online: Trends, Risks and Perspectives
Vladimir Kozlovskiy, Liliia Pankratova
In this paper, we describe main trends in socio-cultural practices, presentations, discussions and formation of sexualities by different age groups in cyberspace in modern information societies. The article examines performativity and embodiment of sexuality in online social spaces based on the results...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Analysis of erosion susceptibility for tungsten electrodes in submerged arc welding
Natala Astafeva, Anatoliy Astafev
The article presents the results of studies on the influence of additives increasing stabilizing properties of the arc in the chemistry of tungsten electrodes on the erosion of their tips under SAW. Erosion and crown formation cause weld defects. Severe welding conditions are due to high temperatures...
Proceedings Article
Mapping Processor of Resource Description Framework Based On RML
Dufang Fan, Xiushan Zhang, Jian Huang
With the development of computer and communication technology, the Internet of things (IoT) is developing vigorously among people to realize interconnection, to link objects or people with any other objects. This paper is based on the related research results of a series of concepts such as the semantic...
Proceedings Article
Decision Making Of Banana Varieties Based On Land in Samarinda Using Electre Method
Heliza Rahmania Hatta, Ramaulvi Muhammad Akhyar, Dyna Marisa Khairina, Septya Maharani, Haviluddin Haviluddin, Purnawansyah Purnawansyah
Indonesia is an agrarian country, a country with fertile soil and rich in nutrients so that a lot of land that can be used as agricultural land for a variety of plants one of which is a banana plant. Banana is a plant that has a good adaptability to the condition of water shortage, so that many planted...
Proceedings Article
Family Environment Support in Early Intervention of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Dimas Arif Dewantoro, Sinta Yuni Susilawati, Rizqi Fajar Pradipta
The aim of this study was to describe family environment support and formulate early family-based intervention program by describing the acceptance, belief, understanding, planning, and intervention of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The study used a qualitative descriptive method and involved a family...
Proceedings Article
7. Social Media as the Virtual Public Sphere Ahead of the 2019 General Election in Indonesia
Muhammad Edy Susilo, Prof. Pawito
Social media is one of many online platforms on the internet. This research chose Facebook among existing social media sites to analyze its context as a virtual public sphere ahead of the 2019 Indonesian General Election. Democracy requires freedom of expressions from every party. Social media is one...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Study of Packaging Variations on the Quality of Instant Tomato Powder Drinks
Faidliyah Nilna Minah, Siswi Astuti
Instant drinks are already a major requirement to fulfill human consumption in the era of globalization. According to the national health department, more than 5% of Indonesians consume instant drinks from various types. This figure is an opportunity for us to conduct research that produces quality drinks...
Proceedings Article
Research on the Quality Assurance System of Financial and Economic University Graduate Students under the Background of Big Data
Rong Yu, Lei Huang
Big data has become an important field for international competition and national development, and urgent demand about big data has been created. This paper discuss the gap between current situation of graduate student education and the demand under big data. Dissipative structure theory is used to analyze...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
GIS Application for Health Database System
Pranichayudha Rohsulina, MS. Khabibur Rahman, Eko Kuswanto
The aims of this study to make the health database system use the GIS application by combining spatial data with object attributes related to the distribution of health facilities supporting BPJS Health services in Sukoharjo District. This study uses qualitative descriptive, which explains or describes...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
A Bi-functional Polymer with Electro-chromic and Self-healing Performance
Rongzong Zheng, Yaru Fan, Yi Wang, Chunyang Jia, Jianliang Xie
The cracking of electrochromic materials due to aging or reiterative bending is a major problem, which noticeably degrades the performance of electrochromic devices. In this paper, a new polymer DFTPA-MA, which integrate the triphyelamine (TPA) and self-healing group, is reported in this paper. The colour...
Proceedings Article
Synthesis and Performance of A Novel Penetration Enhancer
Qin WU, Lei TANG, Haimin SHEN, Hongxin SHI
Preparation and percutaneous absorption of 2-methyl-2-perfluoro-2'-methyl-3'-oxoca- proyloxyl ethoxycarbonyl ethylmethyldipolyethoxylsilicane (V) were investigated. V was synthesized from 2-perfluoro-2'-methyl-3'-oxocaproyloxylethyl methacrylate and methyldichlorosilicane by hydrosilication, then by...
Proceedings Article
A Cross-Layer Routing Protocol Based on Location Information for Multi-hop Wireless Ad hoc Networks with Directional Antenna
Tai-bin HUANG, Lei LEI
In multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks, communications with directional antennas can effectively improve the transmission range of the node. Most of existing directional routing protocols adopt the four-way handshaking mechanism which transmits and receives with directional and omnidirectional antennas...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
The Simulation of Fluid Dynamics inside the Continuous Wave Mud Pulser Generator with Four-hole Rotary Valve
Qin-Feng Di, He Zhang, Ze-Zhong Jin, Feng Chen, Wen-Chang Wang, Hai-Tao Song
The continuous wave pulse generator with rotary valve is an advanced and key equipment in high-rate measurement while drilling (MWD) and logging while drilling (LWD) telemetry systems. It generates an encoded mud pressure wave signal to transmit real-time information from down-hole to surface. For the...
Proceedings Article
Tourism Stocks in Times of Crises: An Econometric Investigation of Non-macro Factors
Anastasios Zopiatis, Christos Savva, Neophytos Lambertides, Michael McAleer
Following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the European media emphatically pronounced that billions of euros were wiped from tourism related stocks. This comes at a troublesome time for the tourism industry, in the midst of a global financial crisis, and the unpredictable rise of radical Islamic...
Proceedings Article
A Development Area of surplus reserve production ratio influence factors
Yakun Liu
The remaining oil reserve production ratio of A Development Area is low,there is a serious contradiction between the remaining recoverable reserves and stable production.Aiming at the analysis of the low remaining oil reserve production ratio of the A Development Area,quantifying parts of the influence...
Proceedings Article
Buying Decision: The Links Between Online Media and Face To Face Interaction with Hearing Impairment
Mr Selwendri, Ms Rumyeni
The purchase decision of consumers on a product can be influenced by various things as advertising , media and environmental factors. From the perspective of media , the purchase decision of people did not only came from a single media only.. On the other hand , a tendency to reduce the risk in the buying...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Computation Model Study on Hot Blast System and Raceway of Blast Furnace
Jun-jun Zhu, Yan Jin, Hui Yuan, Xiao Luo, Chen Ye, Fan Ai
Based on the actual production data from 3200m3(the effective furnace volume) blast furnace ;a model of blast furnace blast system was established with the software FLUENT. According to improve of blast furnace operation, the influence of the operation at the tuyere level to the distribution of blast...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Quantitative Evaluation of the Ecosystem Services Value for the Source Region of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project (Middle Route)
Jian Tang, Huiqun Cao, Wenliang Zhai
Ecosystem services value for the source region of the middle Route Project of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project (SRMRP) was evaluated by using the market value, shade-price and opportunity-cost methods based on land use data in the year 2000. The results indicated that the total value of ecosystem...
Proceedings Article
The Importance of Reasonably Allocating Time in Architectural Drafting and CAD Lectures
Zhijia Pan, Haiqing Yuan, Shouzeng Zhu
Four classes from two grades in the same major were given lectures of architectural drafting and CAD successively by the same lecturer in last two years. Grade 2015 were given lectures by the traditional method which favors teaching and practicing apart. Grade 2016 were given lectures by a new method...
Proceedings Article
Study on Influencing Factors of Children's Behavior in Rural China
Haojin Wang, Yanping Yu
The research of rural children's behavior status mostly focuses on rural left-behind children, but there is few researches on the behavior of rural children as a whole. In order to understand the behavior status of rural children and the influencing factors of children's behavior in China, this paper...
Proceedings Article
Community Activities Through the Watershed Basin Batanghari Viewed from the Historical Perspective (Case Study in Batanghari Regency)
Mr Apdelmi, Mr Hadiyanto
The study's aim was comparing community activities along the Batanghari river in the past and present, knowing the economic, social and cultural activities of Batanghari people living along the river basin. The study was conducted from March to October 2017 using a single case study. The location of...
Proceedings Article
The Implementation of Mental Training Method in Sport to Increase Athlete's Mentality at Student Education and Exercise (PPLP) Makassar
Eva Meizara Puspita Dewi, Saharullah, Hasyim
The development of employees of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) with integrity, professional, neutral, clean and able to provide public services for the public is important one of which can be optimized through human capital. Based on previous research on the role of Human Capital on the establishment...
Proceedings Article
The Mosque Kebon Jeruk: a Portrait of Acculturation of Moslem Society in Jakarta 18th Century
Parlindungan Siregar
This research pointed out that Chinese architecture was more dominant at the Mosque Kebon Jeruk. Although, another element of architecture beside Chinese existed in it especially its material components. So, the acculturation has happened at the building of Mosque Kebon Jeruk. It was different from the...
Proceedings Article
Exploration of English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges from the Perspective of Culture
Qing Li
In order to really reflect the current situation of English teaching in higher vocational colleges, and to clarify, analyze, and solve the problems of higher vocational English culture teaching, we select three vocational colleges for empirical research, to make an in-depth analysis of the existing problems...
Proceedings Article
Management of Acute (Primary) Herpetic Gingivostomatitis in Immunocompetent Adult Patient: A Case Report
Andi Anggun Mauliana Putri, Febrina Rahmayanti
Acute (primary) herpetic gingivostomatitis (AHGS) is the most common form of HSV-1 infection in the oral cavity. These infections are reported mostly in children, usually localized and asymptomatic but in adult patients and immunocompromised conditions tend to be more severe, last longer, and can lead...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Research and Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Fiber Recycled Concrete
Xiangyin Meng, Xiaoyi Quan, Shimin Zhang
In order to study the fiber material on the mechanical properties of recycled concrete, based on PPF-1, PPF-2 and RSF-1 containing three fiber replacement rates were 30% and 50% recycled concrete specimens were studied. The results show that recycled concrete specimens containing fiber and ordinary concrete...
Proceedings Article
The Effectiveness of Bibliotherapy to Decrease Negative Thoughts Towards Children with Special Need
Ari Khusumadewi, Ericha Sholecha, Mr. Ifdil
The aim of this research is to test the effectiveness of bibliothera-py technique to decrease students' negative thoughts toward spe-cial need children. This research was conducted in an inclusion school where interactions between special need children and normal students are managed. One group pre-test...
Proceedings Article
Disability Mainstreaming Program: In Search of Disability Inclusion in Islamic Higher Education
Siti Napsiyah Siti
This paper aims to discuss the possibility of adapting Gender Mainstreaming Program years ago conducted by government, non-government organization and educational institution which has shown great achievement for women equal right. Thus, this study tries to answer the following questions: How should...
Proceedings Article
Principal Leadership in Developing School Culture
Mohammad Ridho, Mr Murtadlo, I Budayasa
The Principalss leadership plays an important role in cultivating a school culture. The aim of this study was to analyze the principals leadership in an attempt to develop a positive school culture and its impact on school achievement. A qualitative approach with case study was used. The study was conducted...
Proceedings Article
Development of Digital Personnel by Modernizing the System of Education
Julia Gnezdova, Olga Zvyagintseva
The paper gives an assessment of the development of digital economy through the system of education and personnel retraining, which should provide economy with specialists who meet the requirements of the digital age. The Institute of Education is undergoing significant changes. Countries that have managed...
Proceedings Article
An Analysis Model for Knowledge Transfer Efficiency Based the Cultural Circumstances
Junfeng Jiang, Xinghua Dang
This thesis advances a model of knowledge transfer based on their cultural circumstances which are constructed from four dimensions whose characteristics are measured by a variable ‘cultural distance’ introduced, and analyzes the efficiency of knowledge transfer between the two enterprises based on their...
Proceedings Article
Making Item Predictions through Tag Recommendations
Jing Peng, Daniel Zeng
As opposed to the search engine, social tagging can be considered an alternative technique tapping into the wisdom of the crowd for organizing and discovering information on the Web. Effective tagbased recommendation of information items is a critical aspect of this social information discovery mechanism....
Proceedings Article
Research on the design of a scalable hardware platform for data management
Fei ZHANG, GuangMing LIU
Data management system includes hard-ware platform and management software. Under the circumstance of explosive growth of data, scalability and processing speed are two important indicators of measurement of hardware platform. Design a highly scalable data management hardware platform, and solve the...
Proceedings Article
WIDEBAND FRACTAL MICROSTRIP ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS APPLICATION
B. Hephzibah Lincy, A. Srinivasan, B. Rajalakshmi
Wideband application put a new demand on antennas pertaining to size, gain, efficiency, bandwidth and more. This paper presents the design and analysis of fractal antenna which uses the self similarity property of fractal geometry. This unique property is exploited to develop antenna elements that are...
Proceedings Article
Prediction Model Hadoop-based for High-risk Students
Jichao Yu, Xiaogao Yu
In order to effectively predict high-risk students, this paper proposed a weighted voting combination prediction model based on Hadoop for high-risk students. Firstly, the design idea of the model was given, and the data of students were stored and processed by Hadoop platform. Secondly, according to...
Proceedings Article
Study on Teaching Mode of Communication English in Business Based on Mobile Network Environment
Ying Cui, Xiaoli Duan
Business Communication is vital in Business English Major student teaching procedure, it is one of the significant and difficult points in cultivating Business English major students’ professional abilities and many students have deficiency in this field. Especially in the traditional education mode,...
Proceedings Article
The Principal’s Conflict Management Strategy Through Increased Community Participation in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0
Nova Nova Syafira Ariyanti, Nova Syafira Ariyanti, Mustiningsih Mustiningsih, Imron Arifin
The purpose of this research is to describe the conflicts faced by the school through increased community participation. The study used a qualitative approach, with a multisite research plan. The research site is at SDN Tunjungsekar 5 and SDN Ketawanggede. Data collection techniques with in-depth interviews,...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Aortic calcification, arterial stiffness and bone mineral density in patients with COPD☆
Charlotte E. Bolton, Carmel M. McEniery, Vimal Raj, Barry J. McDonnell, Adrian K. Dixon, Margaret Munnery, Ramsey Sabit, Nicholas Screaton, Michael Stone, Ian B. Wilkinson, Dennis J. Shale, John R. Cockcroft
Pages: 30 - 36
Background: Increased arterial stiffness, using aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been demonstrated in patients with COPD. However, mechanisms underlying this remain unclear. We explored the contribution of aortic calcification to large artery haemodynamics and its association to bone mineral density...