Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2018 Edition


Publication for Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2018.

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Meteorological drought in Batna region and its consequence on biodiversity (case of Cedrus atlantica Manetti)[ ]


Our work is based on the study of meteorological drought in the region of Batna (Algeria) over a period of forty years (1975 to 2014) by using climate data of the National Meteorological Office. In this purpose, Quantification of changes in precipitation at different time scales is determined by applying the standardized precipitation index (SPI) adopted by the World Meteorological Office in 2009. The results demonstrate significantly the presence of several drought periods in duration and severity on the chronology of the used data. On the other hand, Batna region has experienced a warming tendency since 1992. The longest period of drought is from 1998 to 2002 and the most severe years are 1983, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2002. Analysis of this phenomenon is complementary to other previous studies on the decline of Atlas cedar which is an anisohydric species adapted to episodic droughts when are not prolonged, especially if it is associated with strong heat. The approach used is original; it reinforces the idea that the decline of Atlas cedar is directly dependent on prolonged drought.

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Sensitivity Analysis of Zika Epidemic Model[ ]


In recent times, Zika f ever has become a scourge to human. This is so especially because there is no specif ic treatment or vaccine currently available. How ever, w e present an eight compartmental mathematical model here, w hich studies the dynamical spread of Zika f ever w ithin humans (hos t) and betw een humans and mosquitoes (vector), and the possible control measures. The existence of region w here the model is epidemiologically f easible is established. The mathematical analysis of the model show s that there exists a disease-f ree equilibrium point, w hich is locally asymptotically stable.

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Occupational Stress and Risk Factors in the Oil and Gas Industry in Port-Harcourt[ ]


The literature provides much information about occupational stress experienced by workers including those within the Oil & Gas industry. Anecdotal evidence suggests that occupational stress is high among employees of Oil & Gas industry in Nigeria. This study compared occupational stress experienced by Oil & Gas workers and civil servants. It also examined likely risk factors.

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The Effects of Zinc Oxide on the Thermal& Mechanical Properties of Direct Synthesis Hydroxyapatite[ ]


Effects Zinc oxide(ZnO) of on the mechanical (bending strength and hardness) and thermal stability of hydroxyapatite( HA) that directly synthesized by mechanical milling in a planetary ball mill, using orthophosphoric acid solution (H3PO4) and calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 was evaluated.

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SEM-EDS Analysis of Portland Cement and Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Collected from Different Boilers of Sugar Industry[ ]


When sugar cane is crushed in the milling plants of the sugar factories for extracting its juice, the fibrous residue left over after the extraction of juice is known as bagasse. Bagasse is a mixture of hard fibre, with soft and smooth parenchymatous (pith) tissue, having hygroscopicity, soil, wax, sugar etc. When bagasse is used as fuel in the combustion boiler of cogeneration plant under controlled burning, a reactive amorphous silica, known as sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) is formed. In the present study, micro structural observations and elemental analysis of Portland cement (OPC) and sugarcane bagasse ashes collected from four different sugar factories are carried out. Out of these four factories, three are located in the region of north Karnataka state (Chikodi, Vijayapur, M.K.Hubli) and one in Maharashtra state (Ichalakaranji) are studied. These ashes are represented as BA-C (Chikodi), BA-V (Vijayapur), BA-M (M.K.Hubli) and BA-I (Ichalakaranji). The microstructural observations were made using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and elemental compositions were analyzed by Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). As indicated by SEM results, the OPC and all the sugarcane bagasse ashes presents different microstructure. On the other hand EDS map shows calcium as predominate element in OPC and silicium in all the bagasse ashes.

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Improving the Judicial System of Pakistan: A Probe[ ]


Judicial system plays a crucial role in creating peace and harmony in the society. The history of legal system of Pakistan can be traced back in subcontinent from different episodes of Hindus, Muslim and English periods. Justice is a fundamental right of every citizen. Articles 10 A & 25(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 speaks about the ‘right to fair trial’ and ‘equality of citizens’. 5th and 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution has settled rules regarding ‘due process of law’ which throws lights on judicial system. Article 175(1) is about the establishment of higher judiciary as well as other lower courts constituted by law. Insurmountable backlogs of cases have enormous obstructions in the way of access to swift justice. Moreover these injustices and appalling issues contributed to inadequacy, inaccessibility and inefficiency of our justice system which have irreparable damages on the society. Islam is the leading religion of the world which provides various solutions to the justice system by means of its higher laws; the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The aim of my paper is to identify the core issues, causes and their remedies to improve the judicial system which will make the justice accessible, affordable and equitable to all and sundry at their door steps. Without them, we cannot compete with new challenges faced by judiciary. We cannot rule out the role of judicial officers in adjudicating justice in the society. We can improve our legal system by means of new developments and recommendations of law commissions and judiciary.

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Threats to Hybrid Cloud Security[ ]


Hybrid cloud environments are complex and complicated, having to deal with issues from multiple users accessing different environments from different places. As developments across cloud approach evolve, companies are adopting hybrid systems to build additional layers to their security infrastructure. Since some services are better handled in the cloud so as to help navigate attacks, this paper takes a descriptive study of problems associated with hybrid cloud and their probable solutions.

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Plastic Money security concerns amongst customers in Zimbabwe’s retail sector[ ]


Plastic money offers Zimbabweans an alternative to cash as they face a crippling cash shortage in the economy. Globally most economies run on predominantly cashless basis. This study explored the security concerns amongst consumers as they use plastic money and the influence of demographic factors on security concerns when transacting with plastic money. The exploratory study was conducted in Harare, responses were drawn from a randomly selected sample of 300 customers of major retail chains in the CBD of Harare. Findings suggest that the ATM and Debit card is most popular with consumers in Zimbabwe. Consumers are most worried about security of information risk rather than physical security risk. Most consumers use plastic money to buy grocery items .Chi-square tests proved that there was an association between gender and usage of plastic money. Since p-value=o.oo1<0.05.Males use plastic money more often than females. Females are more afraid that their PIN number could be disclosed to other users at the point of sale than males(p- value= 0.022).Those aged between 35 -45 years old feared for cloning of their cards by computer savvy fraudsters than all the other age groups(P value 0.000). Convenience and security were seen as the major reasons for using plastic money. High bank charges ,and system or card failure during transactions were key problems when using plastic money.

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IMPLEMENTING TV WHITE SPACE INDOORs with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) using different modulation schemes[ ]


The extent at which Indoor broadband can be enhanced using Wi-Fi in Television White Space (TVWS) is examined at the third floor of the Engineering Building, Queen Mary University of London, (QMUL). QMUL is at the latitude 51.52410N and Longitude 0.04040W, East London, United Kingdom (UK). We implemented the OFDM model of wireless communication with three types of modulation schemes. Performance metrics such as latency, Bit Error Rate (BER), throughput and signal-to-noise ratio have been analysed using TV channel 49 which is Rayleigh fading channel. OFDM utilises less bandwidth while achieving good spectral efficiency. The project also compared different modulation schemes on the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). We compared the binary phase-shift-keying (BPSK), Quadrature phase-shift-keying (QPSK) and 16-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM). At the end, the 16-QAM demonstrated more efficient exploitation of TVWS for indoor Wi-Fi applications with more favourable characteristics such as extended coverage and almost-homogeneous data distributions. The work estimated the average downlink and uplink capacity of an indoor TVWS network. No other work known to the authors has thought it necessary to compare the variations in the downlink and the uplink signal propagation through indoor measurements.

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Risk Estimation and Improvement Strategies In Agile For Traditional Development[ ]


Agile development method which is gradually more adopted by internationally and also many more software houses because of its flexibility in changes during the process of development. Due to its flexibility in the process of development causes the increasing number of risks in agile methodology. The vital objective of this research to inspect or to be examined the risk for developers or traditional developers during the transition in agile practice.

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Experimental and finite element study of Substitution Reinforcement Steel of Reactive Powder Concrete by NSM-CFRP Stripes in corbels[ ]


An experimental and finite elements study of behavior of substitution Reinforcement Steel Reactive Powder Concrete corbel by (near surface mounted approach –carbon fiber reinforced polymer) NSM-CFRP stripes in corbel on six reactive powder concrete corbels were made. The tests parameter was the shear span over depth ratio only. Test results showed that, strengthening the corbels by carbon fiber, improves both shear strength and ductility of the tested corbels, and, it can be show the strengthening by NSM- CFRP can be substitute (to some extent) the lack of steel reinforcement.

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FAULT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION LINES USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS[ ]


Electric power transmission line faults hinder the continuity of electric power supplied and increase the system downtime thereby increasing the loss of electric power transmitted. Early fault detection and classification leads to prompt clearance of faults with an attendant effect of improved reliability and efficiency of the power system network. In view of this, this paper develops an artificial neural network (ANN)-based detector and classifier to indicate and classify respectively a fault on Nigeria 33-kV electric power transmission lines.

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Why remodeling of risk management Practices in banking is required? Evidence from Pakistan[ ]


The main purpose of this study is to investigate the remodeling of risk management, risk-averse mechanism in Pakistan. To ensure deep understanding in this this study data collection done through distribution of questionnaires to relevant staff members. Respondents are selected on the basis of minimum three and five years banking experience and relevant professional education of finance or risk management. Multistage sampling technique is used for data collection.

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Pedological Characterization and Classification of Some Typical Soils in Three Agro-Ecological Settings of South-Eastern Tanzania[ ]


This study was carried out in South-Eastern Tanzania to establish representative experimental sites on the basis of agro-ecological settings and soils. Three pedons were characterized namely NWJ-P1 in Nawaje village, MKG-P1 in Mikangaula village and NNL-P1 in Nannala village. Soil moisture and temperature regimes in the study areas were, respectively, ustic and isohyperthermic. Fifteen soil samples from genetic soil horizons were analyzed for physico-chemical properties. Pedons NNL-P1 and MKG-P1 had loamy sand topsoils overlying sandy loam to sand clay loam subsoils.

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RELEVANCE OF SOIL LANDUSE IN INFLUENCING FLOOD RISK IN MONSOON REGION OF TERENGGANU WATERSHED USING SWAT AND 3D[ ]


Different soil composition, nature and structures are relevent in water retention, infiltration and flow base on the terrian model or digital elevation model. This study concern about the water flow on top of different soils layers in Teregganu watershed. The effect of the climate change that provides disparities in different geographical regions has proven to affect water flow. The ArcGIS 10.3 and ArcSWAT2012 are used in prediction of flood risk zone. The soil of individual subbasin was categorized base on the simulation in a 3D environment. Flood risk analysis was done in Arcscence10.3, and the flood risk models are developed for management and planning.

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EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUTONOMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS[ ]


This article provides an overview of education management and financial autonomy of higher education institutions. The management of material and financial resources is one of the most delicate processes in management and when we talk about economic development. Much more serious this problem becomes in the education system. Lack of diversity of information sources of financing problems of higher education institutions has been a limiting factor in relation to the effective use.

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Impact of Pollution on High Voltage Insulators: Research Status and Recommendations[ ]


Fast urbanization and industrialization in India over most recent two decades has brought about expanded interest for dependable electric power. The unwavering quality thus is enormously affected by the grid system and its segments being legitimately kept up. One of the imperative parts is the high voltage insulators utilized as a part of the switchyards, overhead lines, substations and power stations. The seriousness of defilement on the high voltage insulator surfaces is the huge consider deciding the level of open air protection and in picking the sorts of insulators. The contamination flashover saw on encasings utilized as a part of high voltage transmission, is a standout amongst the most vital issues for power transmission. Control blackouts because of contaminated encasings that results in flashover are a costly issue: control supply unwavering quality is lessened, industry endures creation downtime and the cost to repair flashover harm is high. Keeping up the cleanliness of insulators through rehashed upkeep is likewise an expensive work out. This review additionally exhibits a combine cleaning technique to keep from tidy amassing on the surface of insulators. This paper also provides an assessment on the modern eminence of research in studying the impact of dust on insulator recital and specifies obstacles to further relatable research. A structure to appreciatethe assortment of factors that rule the settling/amalgamation of dust and probablealleviationprocess have been examined in this paper.

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Bat Algorithm for Solving DNA Fragment Assembly Problem[ ]


DNA fragment assembly problem (FAP) is concerned with building the DNA sequence from several hundred (or even, thousands) of DNA fragments taken at random. Metaheuristic techniques are being used with very accurate results even for large problems. All existing methods rely on heuristics, since the DNA fragment assembly problem is NP-hard. Bat algorithms are used here to solve the DNA fragment assembly problem more efficiently.

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Meteorological Drought Analysis by Different Meth-ods in Helmand River Basin, Afghanistan[ ]


This study evaluates drought in Lashkargah, Farah, Adraskan, and Gardandiwal stations in Helmand River Basin (HRB) in Afghanistan. Thirty seven years of monthly recorded precipitation data from 1979 to 2015 is employed for this purpose. The Standardized Precipitation Index (Normal-SPI, Log-SPI, and Gamma-SPI), Percent of Normal (PN), and Deciles were used as the drought indexes. All methods are applied to annual long term precipitation data set. Results show that all DI methods provide almost the same results for the stations. The log-SPI and gamma-SPI predict extreme drought conditions, whereas, the normal-SPI determines wet and less drought conditions. The results emphasize that the PN method predicts more moderate drought years in comparison with SPI method, however, Deciles method shows longer period of extreme and severe drought than other methods. As a result, the five methods indicate various drought intensities in 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 with a peak extreme drought in 2001 for the all four stations. Therefore, extreme drought conditions happened in 2001 in all stations confirm to the recorded drought reports for the same region. It is noted that normal-SPI and PN indicated less and moderate drought condition while the log-SPI, gamma-SPI, and Deciles captured the historical extreme and severe drought periods successfully, thus, these three methods are recommended to be applied to this region as drought assessment tools.

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Design and Fabrication of Drilling Cum Cutting Machine[ ]


In an industry a considerable portion of investment is being made for machinery installation. So in this project I have a proposed a machine which can perform operations like drilling, cutting some lathe operations at different working centers simultaneously which implies that industrialist have not to pay for machine performing above tasks individually for operating operation simultaneously. This project presents the concept of Multi-Function Operating Machine mainly carried out for production based industries. I have developed a conceptual model of a machine which would be capable of performing different operations simultaneously and is also economically efficient. On the main shaft a bevel gear system is used for power transmission at two locations. These bevel gears are used to transmit motion in the radial direction and drives drilling centre. By using scotch yoke mechanism perform cutting operation. This model facilitates to complete two operations simultaneously with a single power source.

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Decision Rules making based on Rough Set Approach[ ]


Rough set theory is a field which in many years been a focus of study, it is known for many uses including generation of rules which will help in final decision.

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Competency Based Learning with B-learning Model[ ]


Competency - based learning is the new trend in education in Vietnam. This article describes how using the blended learning (B-learning) in teaching some courses for students at Hue University - College of Education (HUCE) - Vietnam, particularly their ability to achieve target competencies. Some case studies have been done to clarify about curriculum, training purposes and skills, models and learning environments are used during the courses. We will discuss the methods used, the results achieved, and the challenges encountered during the implementation process. The results showed that, B-learning facilitates and promotes flexibility, autonomy in the learning process of students and the development of their various competencies.

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THE IMPACT OF ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND WIND SPEED ON SATELLITE SIGNAL AT KU BAND[ ]


The signal strength of ASTRA1R Satellite at 15.20E transmitting at KU band (11.7-12.7Ghz) was measured using a system developed by the research group. The signal strength measurement was done concurrently with atmospheric vagaries using Davis Automatic Weather Station collocated in the Department of Industrial Physics, Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), longitude 7.54Ëš and latitude 6.31Ëš. Signal strength data was analysed for any dependence on the weather vagaries variation. The effect of temperature variation and wind speed on signal strength was specifically studied. Results shows a strong inverse relationship between the temperature and the received signal strength. Same pattern of relationship was observed between wind speed and signal strength.

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DETERMINATION OF A PATHLOSS MODEL FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) IN FESTAC TOWN LAGOS[ ]


The analysis of propagation model in urban terrains is necessary owing to the fact that the environment is composed of different physical obstructions. These models are useful planning tools that allow the network planner of wireless communication networks to achieve optimal levels for the base station deployment and meeting the expected service level requirements. In this work, five empirical propagation models- FSPL, EGLI, ECC, COST 231 and ERICSSON Model are considered for pathloss performance analysis in the urban area of Lagos metropolis (FESTAC). A drive test was conducted to obtain the actual field data on the LTE with a frequency of 700MHz network deployed in the area under study. All prediction calculations were carried out in the TEMS Investigation and Discovery network planning tool. Ericsson model best predict the environment with a minimum deviation of 10.13dB being closest to measured pathloss with 2.02dB compared to the other models.

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A NEW MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING WATERFLOOD PERFORMANCE IN OIL RESERVOIRS[ ]


In this paper, analytical model is developed for predicting waterflood performance in a stratified reservoir without crossflow between its adjacent layers by assuming saturation gradient exist behind the flood front and there is presence of initial gas saturation at the start of the flood with no trapped gas behind the flood front. The model accounts for variation in porosity, saturation, relative permeability, thickness, height in addition to permeability of different layers.

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Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Brackets[ ]


The research investigates the behavior and ultimate load of reinforced concrete brackets for normal strength concrete. A theoretical study using finite element method via computer program ANSYS 16.1 is used to create three-dimension models for twenty specimens based on experimental study. These twenty specimens of normal strength of concrete divided into seven series, the variables investigated are shear span to effective depth with and without stirrups, amount of the shear reinforcement (stirrups), the ratio of outside depth to the total depth of the brackets (k/h), the compressive strength of the concrete and the main reinforcement ratio.

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From Chaos of Preception to Cognition of Architecture (Part I): Determinacy and Unpredictability[ ]


The three previous stages guide the designer in the creation and embodiment of the building. From here on, the characteristics and qualities of this object are considered in direct relation to human perception and behavior. As if until now, the object was an embryo in production and now, the life is blown in it. These are the qualities of natural systems which the architect must account for while creating the work so that the architecture becomes a chaotic system worthy of the presence of human and his chaotic mind. As was mentioned in the discussion of formation and recognition of the pattern, the two simultaneous and seemingly contradictory characteristics of determinacy and unpredictability which are among the most important specialized traits of chaotic systems account for the sense of pleasure and beauty in natural phenomena and other perceptual states of human institution also stem from the change in the proportion of these two characteristics. The determinacy trait applies to scales of environment on which surrounds human and go beyond his control and unpredictability is attributed to the spaces and phenomena which can be perceptually controlled by human. Take note that here the definition of human scale, besides physical measurements, depends entirely on the human mental pattern of his proportions to the world. The more chaotic, natural, and thus suitable for humankind a system, the more prominent and effective these two characteristics.

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From Chaos of Preception to Cognition of Architecture (Part II): Creating and Destroying the Information[ ]


Up to this point in the book, the author was trying to familiarize you with the way human mind and institution work by providing examples and reasoning and explanation and logic in the customary way so that you understand what you are after in creation of a work.Now, know that those who can master the process of perception and cognition and awareness are allowed to manipulate the people to guide then towards pure awareness and introduce a true innovation into the architecture beyond the limits of daily perception and beyond the cognition attained by the head eye, being aware of the fact that whatever we know to be true in the world is different from their actual truth, like a skillful surgeon who can, contrary to the ways of nature, reach into the depths of the human being to optimize his existence. This is a license only granted to the aware, responsible, and truth-seeking artists who would never rebel against the truth, their ideal is not pretention, and wouldn’t disparage the nature, the culture, the mental patterns, and the earthly human institution not even for a moment despite knowing the secret behind the veil of this worldly life

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What are the key determinants of mobile banking Adoption in Pakistan?[ ]


This study was focused to factors of social influence, ubiquitous financial service, perceived trust, relative advantage, Perceived Risk, personal Innovativeness, and Perceived Cost with respect to mobile banking adoption in Pakistan. Technology adoption model (TAM) model is used along with some other determinants. Data collected from 446 respondents from a structured questionnaire from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. Snowball sampling technique is use because population was unknown. Only ubiquitous financial service was not significant variable other variables found significant. Paper having implication for mobile banking service providers and consumer too.

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Effects of Financial Literacy and Investment Experience on Access to Finance and Investment Decisions in Small Enterprises in Southeast Sulawesi[ ]


This research aims to the effects of Financial Literacy and Investment Experience on Access to Finance and Investment Decision in Small Enterprises in Southeast Sulawesi. The research population is all of the small enterprises in Southeast Sulawesi. The approach used is survey method on 395 respondents that are distributed in 12 regencies / cities that are determine in proportional random sampling. The analysis tool is Partial Least Square (PLS). Results of the research indicate that the Financial Literacy affects positively and significantly on Access to Finance, Financial Literacy affects positively and significantly on Investment Decision, investment experience affects positively and significantly on Access to Finance, investment experience affects positively and significantly on Investment Decision and acces to finance affects positively and significantly on investment decisions.

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EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH ON POVERTY IN SOUTHEAST SULAWESI PROVINCE[ ]


This Research in intended know growth of storey level growth of resident economics and impact growth of economics to poorness storey level area of South East Sulawesi Province. Data which used in this research is data of PDRB and impecunious residents amount is each sub-province town South East Sulawesi Province. Data stem from BPS South East Sulawesi Province and Data of Susenas BPS center year 2003 - 2007. Data analysis which used in this research is quantitative descriptive analysis to measure growth of economics with calculation of amount of PDRB constant prices, analysis mount poorness with impecunious residents amount. Whereas approach of economitric used to know impact growth of economics to degradation of poorness storey level. Result of analysis indicate that storey level growth of economics South East Sulawesi Province to mount from year 2003 - 2007. Mount measured poorness with impecunious residents amount show degradation of year 2003-2007. Whereas quantitative analysis result show growth of storey;level growth of economics have influence which isn't it to degradation of impecunious residents amount.

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A Monte Carlo simulation of ethylene and &alpha - olefins polymerization rate and polymer yield with Ziegler- Natta catalysts using apparent kinetic constants of individual site types[ ]


In this study, the Monte Carlo simulation method was applied to ethylene co(polymerization) over Ziegler-Natta catalyst reported by Chen et al. The Monte Carlo simulation was similar to sum square error (SSE) model to prediction of stage II and III of polymerization. Both model had slightly deviation from experimental results for activation stage (stage I). The modeling results demonstrated that in homopolymerization, SSE was superior to predict polymerization rate in current stage while for copolymerization, Monte Carlo had preferable prediction. The Monte Carlo simulation approved the SSE results to determine role of each site in total polymerization rate and revealed that homopolymerization rate changed from site to site and order of center was different compared to copolymerization. The polymer yield was reduced by addition of hydrogen amount however there was no specific effect on uptake curve which was predicted by Monte Carlo simulation with good accuracy. In the case of copolymerization it was evolved that monomer chain length and monomer concentration influenced the rate of polymerization as rate of polymerization reduced from 1-hexene to 1-octene and increased when monomer concentration proliferate.

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THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR MEDICAL TOURISM IN MALAYSIA[ ]


Medical tourism is becoming a popular option for tourists seeking medical attention across the world. It involves predominantly biomedical procedures, ethical issues combined with travel and tourism. Medical tourism is fast growing multibillion-dollar industry around the world and it is an economic activity that entails trade in services and it’s a combination of two of the largest world industries: medicine and tourism.

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Gender Differences in Habits for a Healthy Lifestyle among Medical Students in Jazan University, Saudi Arabia[ ]


Background: healthy life style I mandatory for having nearest area to optimal health. Students at the medical field should be on the way of healthy behaviors which should be equal in both males and females. Aim: ascertain gender differences in healthy habits if they exist. Methodology: A random sample of 444 medical students (243 males and 201 females) was selected from faculty of medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Using a descriptive cross sectional approach

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Awareness and Perceptions Towards Menopause Among Saudi Women[ ]


Background : Menopause is an important period of women life .it is a normal physiological process, defined as the permanent cessation of menses for 12 months or more. Our study assess the awareness and perception of Saudi women aged from 30 to 65 years towards menopause and to Address the health needs of women to improve the quality of life of menopausal Saudi women.

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Aplication of Shaming Punishment for Corruptors in The Corruption Law Enforcement System in Indonesia[ ]


This study aims to find the ideal model of punishment as an effort to eradicate corruption in the corruption law enfoercement system in Indonesia. The discovery of the ideal model is urgently needed in view of the model to eradication corruption that has been applied in Indonesia dominant approach between the legal structure and legal substance, and tend to forget the legal cultural approach, while the law enforcement itself takes a holistic approach between the legal substance, legal structure and legal culture. Without being supported by a conducive legal culture, surely the law in the framework of the fight against corruption can be realized. The application of shaming punishment idea is a certainty in order to restore equality in society as a result of the loss of the state’s financial resources that was corrupted by the criminal perpetrator.

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Development of a Digital Air Flow Regulator for Agro-Allied Processes[ ]


The aim of this work is to develop a digital air flow regulator for agro allied processes. Microcontroller (MCU) based air flow regulators are needed in order to fulfill the rapidly changing electronics products specification, needed for both industrial and domestic applications. In this work, a microcontroller-based air flow regulator was developed. The flow regulator selects, varies, and displays air velocities within the range of 0.5 to 4.5 m/s. It was calibrated with a standard air anemometer of model (Luitron: AM-4206). The percentage error of instrumentation for the regulator, when tested at no load was determined as 13%. The air flow regulator when tested with different depths of corn showed that the velocities at the exit point of the corn layer decreased with increase in the layer depth of the corn. Also the velocities from both the flow regulator and the standard anemometer increased with increasing rotational speeds (rpm) of the fan.

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Assessment of Complex Problems and Quality Improvement using Agile Software Development[ ]


Agile programming improvement is a substitute approach to conventional project administration utilized as a part of programming advancement. Despite the fact that from the most recent one decade the quantity of agile designers is expanding. All through the advancement procedure agile improvement philosophy gives chances to give the method for a project. Explores neglected to accomplishing the objective identified by programming item.

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Flare Radiation Mitigation Analysis of Onshore Oil & Gas Production & Refining Facility for a Low Cost De-Bottlenecking using Computer Aided Techniques[ ]


Flares are an attempt to deliberately burn the flammable safety relief and/or process vents from a plant. The burning of gas should be complete so that it reduces pollution and helps to maintain a cleaner atmosphere. Gases flared in the stacks are excess process gases, which cannot be vented directly into the atmosphere. These gases are formed in various chemical process hence form a stream of mixture of gases which is burnt in the Flare System. The paper will discuss various mitigation approaches for about 30% increase in 6.0 MMTPA refinery, which intends a low cost de-bottlenecking in its existing facilities to enhance its current capacity to 7.8 MMTPA. The analysis is done by analysing different radiation Isopleths (Contours) generated using Flaresim Software Application and following API-521 for Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems.

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Discrete element simulation of Slumping mode of granular particles and their heat transfer in a rotating cylinder[ ]


A discrete element method (DEM) study is conducted to investigate the mixing and heat-transfer characteristics of spherical particles under slipping mode and flow regimes of a rotating tumbler. In this paper, heat transfer in rotating drums operated in a slipping mode is assessed. The focus is on direct heating operations at low to medium temperatures, where thermal radiation is unimportant. It is shown that heat transfer from the covered wall to the particle bed is the dominant mechanism in supplying heat to the bed. . If heat is supplied to the boundaries of the particle bed rapidly, and macroscopic particle mixing is rapid, then heat transfer within the bed may be controlled by either or both of particle –wall heat transfer and heat conduction within individual particles depending upon the physical properties of particles. Although theoretical analyses are principally used in this work. This paper addresses heat conduction in granular systems under slumping mode in a rotating cylinder. The influence of material properties on the contact heat transfer coefficient between the covered wall surface and the solid bed was investigated.

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Identifying the Relationship between ITP Personality Constructs and Bullying Among Secondary Students[ ]


Identifying which constructs of a commonly used personality questionnaire are significant in bullying behaviour has the potential to prevent bullying by engaging potential bullies in preventive prosocial activities. This case study utilises secondary school students of a school in Malaysia as respondents to investigate the bullying phenomenon and its association with constructs in a personality questionnaire used for identifying career paths and unexpectedly found that the positive constructs of structure and resilience are significantly linked to bullying behaviours. More studies need to be done to confirm this finding and to understand why positive personality constructs can become predatory in nature.

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Occupational Stress and Quality of Worklife among Staff Nurses in a Level 1 Private Hospital in Padada, Davao del Sur[ ]


Nurses as the major group of health service providers need to have a satisfactory quality of worklife to give desirable care to the patients. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of occupational stress on the quality of worklife of nurses. In doing so, the study employed the descriptive-correlational design involving all employed nurses of a Level 1 Private Hospital in Padada, Davao del Sur. Mean, Pearson product moment correlation r coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis were used as statistical tools.

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