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Proceedings Article
Hand Gesture Tracking Based on Improved Level Set Algorithm
N.G. Yu, M. Guo, F.F. Mo, X.G. Ruan
The tracking and extraction the hand pose is the previous work of gesture analysis.I n this paper, a mixed Gauss model based level set contour extraction algorithm is presented. The algorithm combined with the mean shift algorithm to achieve the extraction of hand contour dynamically in a video sequence....
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As Good As Water: Carry Forward the Spirit of Traditional Chinese Culture in China’s Visual Communication
Yuyao Liu
With the continuous development of the visual communication arts in all countries nowadays, mutual penetration has become a trend. In China, the development of visual communication design is leaps and bounds. However, in the state of rapid development, its aesthetic and values of contents have exposed...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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The application of electrochemical impedance in the environmentally friendly scale and corrosion inhibitor polyepoxysuccinic acid
H.Y. Tian, B.R. Zhang, F.T. Li
Polyepoxysuccinic acid (PESA) is a new, non-phosphorous, biodegradable, environmentally friendly scale and corrosion inhibitor implemented in industrial water treatment. The corrosion and scale inhibition properties of PESA were investigated in the test water by using static beaker test, weight-loss...
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Self-related Process Residual Control Chart Based on Neural Network
Yu Janli, Han Yang, Miao Manxiang, Huang Hongqi
The output data of the modern complex product manufacturing process shows the high correlation, leading to the output of the process deviates from the design target or increasing of false alarms when traditional Control Charts monitors the process. A kind of self-related process of residual control chart,...
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Holistic Governance Applied in Customs-A Study based on the Perspective of Regional Integration
Yi-Xin Xu, Cai-Hong Hou, Xin-Yi Ye
Holistic governance theory is to explicit the responsibilities of every subject further under the circumstance of subjective disorder for the purpose of realizing the comprehensive coordination of multiple-subject and to avoid making the division of the privileges between the departments divided by domestic...
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Higher Vocational Colleges’ Intelligently Shared Profes-sional Teaching Resource Library System Based on Mo-bile Agent
Zhou Hong
This paper attempts to integrate mobile agent with professional teaching resource library system. Based on analyzing the advantages of mobile agent technology in distributed computing, this paper designs a shared professional teaching resource library system based on mobile agent and discusses in detail...
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Application of computer networks in college students' psychological File Management
ChangXiang Jiang, JunHua Zhou
Students mental health problems directly related to the chance of success in college students, so the university attaches great importance to college students' psychological health education, and the establishment of college students is one of the important work of mental file strengthen mental health...
Proceedings Article
Culture traditional of betatap for antenatal care in community regency of lembak in rejang lebong district in 2017
Chandra Buana, Rustam Adjie, Hendri Heriyanto
The Lembak tribe in Rejang Lebong district in conducting the examination of their pregnancy still checks by traditional medicine (dukun). The way of traditional medicine is called by betatap. Research Objectives : To know the perception of culture perception of mourning in pregnancy and nursing care...
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Train Timetable Optimization for Metro Lines Connecting to Airport
Jinwei Lu, Yun Bai, Jiajie Li
Due to the advantages of huge capacity and reliable service, metro plays an important role in transporting airport passengers. It is known that train timetable has a direct impact on passenger waiting time which affects the service level of airport express. This paper first analyzes the behavior characteristics...
Journal: Journal of African Trade
Research Article
Trade and economic growth in developing countries: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Pam Zahonogo
Pages: 41 - 56
This study investigates how trade openness affects economic growth in developing countries, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We use a dynamic growth model with data from 42 SSA countries covering 1980 to 2012. We employ the Pooled Mean Group estimation technique, which is appropriate for drawing...
Research Article
The remarkable adaptability of syndromic surveillance to meet public health needs
Beverley J. Paterson, David N. Durrheim
Pages: 41 - 47
The goal of syndromic surveillance is the earlier detection of epidemics, allowing a timelier public health response than is possible using traditional surveillance methods. Syndromic surveillance application for public health purposes has changed over time and reflects a dynamic evolution from the collection,...
Research Article
The association between development assistance for health and malaria, HIV and tuberculosis mortality: A cross-national analysis
Allan J. Hsiao, Connor A. Emdin
Pages: 41 - 48
Development assistance for health (DAH) and foreign aid have been criticized for being poorly associated with health and economic outcomes on a national level. This study is an attempt to examine whether DAH targeted specifically to malaria, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) is associated with changes in malaria,...
Proceedings Article
Building Social Intelligence Based on Islamic Boarding School Values
Muh Sholeh, Idrus Affandi, Kokom Komalasari, Erlina Wiyanarti
Islamic boarding school is a part of global community. It could not avoid the change that happens in the society, even though it is usually located in the villages that are geographically untouchable by the global dynamics. The adaptation of Islamic boarding school to change is needed, so that its existence...
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Digitalization of the social and economic processes in the Russian economy: the current situation and directions of development
I.V. Minakova, M.A. Parkhomchuk, T.N. Bukreeva
Widespread digitalization, automation and implementation of appropriate technologies is a natural and expected process, and therefore inevitable. By reducing information search costs, digital technologies significantly reduce the cost of economic and social transactions for firms, individuals, and the...
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The impact of gender transformation on the leadership qualities of men and women
Natalia Korostyleva, Ludmila Kovaleva
During the 2000s and 2010s, Russian Federation is undergoing significant socio-economic transformations that entail changes in all spheres of public life, including in the sphere of leadership. There is a tendency to expand the gender roles of women in many areas. Women increasingly claim their rights...
Proceedings Article
Images and Architectonics of the History of the Contemporary Architecture
Yury Volchok
The Russian historiography as an independent field of history predictably deals with its own studies of the facts. The established attention to methodological issues of the history of the contemporary architecture would be possible only in case that we can merge the search for the answers to the questions...
Proceedings Article
A Design of Group Testing System for Mass Hall Sensors
Rangyong Zhang, Fengqi Hao, Jinlong Shi
In order to improve the efficiency of detecting mass hall sensors, this article describes a design of group testing system for mass hall sensors which can complete group testing of mass hall sensors’ quality one time. The content of group testing includes forward steps, reverse steps, Positive pull power...
Proceedings Article
The Effect of Learning Environment on Learning Discipline and Self-Regulation on Students’ Mathematical Learning Outcomes
Abd. Basir Abbas
The study of the effect of factors in students, namely learning environment, self-regulation and learning discipline on mathematical learning outcomes through Structural Equation Modeling was carried out on the eighth grade of State Junior High Schools in Samarinda Ilir District. Confirmatory factor...
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An Appraisal Theory Approach to Translation of Body Parts of Women on the Novel “Lelaki Harimau” by Eka Kurniawan
Cicu Finalia, M. R. Nababan, Riyadi Santosa, Djatmika Djatmika
Translating body parts, such as image of women, into target language arises some challenges which, certainly, have different cultural contexts. The challenges lie in the selection of translation techniques from the source language into the target language. This study examines the translation techniques...
Proceedings Article
Role Orientation and Transformation of College English Teachers in the New Era
Dan Li
The traditional teaching method in universities needs transforming in technology so as to drawing students’ attention. What role should college English teachers play under the new model and how to operate in each teaching link are the main points of this paper. The development of modern education technology...
Proceedings Article
A Case Study of Therapeutic Process Autistic Children As Performing Art In Indonesia
Muchammad Bayu Tejo Sampurno
Children with autism are children who have communication problems that make them isolated from their environment. Art, has flexibility in the delivery of communication through the symbols that are in it. This makes art appear as one of the media communication options for children with autism. In its...
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A Study on the Application of Cultural Equivalence in English Teaching in China
Yongying Zhou
The objective of the paper is mainly to illustrate the application of cultural equivalence in English teaching in China. Cultural equivalence, derived from Nida’s functional equivalence, requires good recognition of both Chinese and English culture in English teaching. Cultural equivalence indicates...
Proceedings Article
Overview of Research on Enterprise Subculture
Xiao-Meng WEI, Run-De LU
On the basis of summarizing the research on enterprise subculture by domestic and foreign scholars, the research fields of its research results are defined, constituted, classified and formed. In accordance with the order of overseas and domestic and time evolution, this paper reviews the research status...
Proceedings Article
ICT in Regional Development: Analysis of Some Regions of the East and West of Russia
A. A. Morozov
Social networks become the full-fledged tool in communications between different subjects of the interpersonal and social relations. It is caused by presence at networks of specific target audience and a possibility of fast information exchange. Today the history of origin and development, perspective...
Proceedings Article
Research on Key Technologies of 3D Printing Control System
Lin Du
As an additive manufacturing technology, based on a computerized 3D design model, 3D printing is mainly composed of high-precision mechanical systems, numerical control systems, injection systems, and computer technology. The software is layered discretely and numerically controlled to create a physical...
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Increasing Transparency and Community Participation through the Open Government Partnership in Bojonegoro Regency
Deru R Indika, Nike Vonika
Open government is not just the obligation of government and right of a citizen. It does require not only transparency and participation but also synergy and collaboration of many parties. Collaboration among Academician, Businessmen, Government and Community (ABGC) has been carried out in Bojonegoro...
Proceedings Article
Improving Students` Character through Group Counseling Services
Khairul Amri, Muhammad Darwis
The study was based on concerns that the low character of students. The research goal is to obtain a picture of the increase in the character of students through group counseling services. The method used Quasi-experimental research design with pretest form Posttest Control Group Design. With a sample...
Proceedings Article
Job Rotation Program Evaluation for Librarians at UIN Imam Bonjol Padang
Dian Hasfera, Lailatur Rahmi
One of Imam Bonjol State Islamic University library efforts in improving the skills of librarians is by rotating job. Job rotation program is an important program that allows librarians to acquire new skills, increase staff productivity, develop new working relationships in all parts of the library and...
Proceedings Article
Educational Value Within Lampung’s Hadrah Dance
Gita Shervina, Trianti Nugraheni
Hadrah’s dance in textually is one of Lampung folk dance which is still seen as mere entertainment, whereas Hadrah’s dance has contain of values in contextually. The objective of writing this article is to explain the educational values contained in Lampung’s Hadrah dance. This qualitative research using...
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Profitability, Firm Size, and Earnings Management: the Moderating Effect of Managerial Ownership
Inda Purnama, Dade Nurdiniah
This research examines the effect of Profitability and firm size on earnings management with managerial ownership as moderation. The total sample in this research as many as 60 companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2012-2016. Test results show that profitability has a positive effect...
Proceedings Article
Attitudes of Civil Engineering Students Program Study of Building Technique Education to the ASEAN Economic Community
Nurhasan Syah, Syaiful Haq
This study aims to express the attitude of students of Civil Engineering Program of Building Engineering Education Studies toward AEC. This research was conducted at Civil Engineering Department of State University of Padang with quantitative descriptive research type. Sampling technique used Total sampling....
Proceedings Article
Reform and Innovation of Art Design Education in the Information Age
Yang Liu, Xufeng Cheng
In the information age, human social activities have undergone major changes. Art design education plays an important role in social innovation and talent cultivation. In particular, the integration of technology and art by STEAM education concept has a great impact on the cultivation of innovation ability....
Proceedings Article
Business Presentation to Increase Product Sales of Farm Group Members
Yusuf Hamdan, Aning Sofyan, Anne Ratnasari, Yenni Yuniati
The government and other institutions are trying to improve the competitiveness of entrepreneurs engaged in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by making an effort to conduct training for entrepreneurs, so that they proactively develop their businesses by implementing good business practices....
Proceedings Article
Meaning in the Philosophy of Language
Lingkai Hong
The issue of meaning has long been a core subject in the Western philosophy of language. Basically there are two canonical traditions of approaching this issue, namely the referential theories of meaning and the mental theories of meaning. The various claims and arguments concerning the issue of meaning...
Proceedings Article
Contribution of Guidance and Counseling in Formal Education
Anas Rohman, Gadis Herningtyasari
School is a formal educational institution has an important role in developing all the potentials of students both cognitive, affective, and phycomotor aspects. In other words, schools are established not only to produce people who have academic knowledge, but also to produce human beings who can have...
Proceedings Article
Robert Burns and A Red Red Rose
Xiaozhen Liu
Robert Burns is a well-known Scottish poet and his poem A Red Red Rose prevails all over the world. This essay will first make a brief introduction of Robert Burns and make an analysis of A Red Red Rose in the aspects of language, imagery and rhetoric.
Proceedings Article
Personality Development by means of Social and Cultural Activities
Gulsina Ya. Grevtseva, Marina B. Balikaeva, Rimma A. Litvak, Anatoliy A. Pavlichenko, Ekaterina V. Krinitsyna
The article reveals the meaning, features of sociocultural technologies in the personality development. It clarifies the basic terms and presents the scientists' researches of the sociocultural technologies. The common features and structure of sociocultural technologies are highlighted. The article...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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A New Method for Reducing the Leakage Current in the Readout Circuit of Ultraviolet Focal Plane Detector
Chen Zhang, Xi-ran Zhang, Wei Zhu, Hui Zhong, Yu Shi
A readout circuit with low leakage current is presented which performs leakage current suppression and integration linearity enhancement. An additional transmission gate is added to suppress the leakage current by forcing each end of MOSFETs in the transmission gate to be equal so that the discharge...
Proceedings Article
Transformation of the Value System and its Impact on Formation of the Tajik Youth Identity
Z. Dinorshoeva, Z. Shoismatulloeva, L. Kholmatova
The article is about the role of values within the framework of existing basic philosophical concepts, the problem solution of the correlation between "eternal" and "relative" values and their role in the functioning and development of society. The authors consider the peculiarities of the value transformation...
Proceedings Article
Interpersonal Communication Relations with Performance Employees in the Education Office of Padang city
Nellitawati
This study was aiming at seeing, 1) the interpersonal communication in Padang Education Authority, 2) employee performance in Padang Education Authority, and 3) the relationship of interpersonal communication and employee performance in Padang Education Authority. This research was correlational, that...
Proceedings Article
Research on the Integration of Literary Education into College English Class from the Perspective of Research-Based Learning Strategy
Shiyu Zhou, Yingxian Zhang
The aim of this study is to improve students’
research-based learning ability and establish a new type of
effective student-centered teaching model for college English
education with the help of English classic reading. English
literary education is an essential part of college English class. By
analyzing...
Proceedings Article
The Forms of Language Units That Children With Autism Can Produce As Their Expressive Skill in The Learning Process at SLB Negeri Surakarta
Ahfi Hikmawati, Djatmika Djatmika, Sumarlam Sumarlam
Expressive skill is a verbal language skill to interact with other people. The ability of children with autism to express ideas in their mind can indicate that their receptive, as well as productive ability, works effectively. The purpose of this research is to describe the forms of language units that...
Proceedings Article
On China’s Island Degree Course Setting and Talent Cultivation
Yuncheng Deng
China has numerous islands and hence needs to configure relevant talent for island management. However, with the lack of island-related degree course setting, talent cultivation is still advanced by using traditional subjects that combine the mode of working practices, which cannot meet special demands...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
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Analysis of Economic Regional Potency in Central Bangka District Province Bangka Belitung Island’s
Mochammad Ashar, Vebtasvili
Economic growth is an indicator of an economic development process undertaken at both national and regional levels. Achieving the success of regional development through economic development must be adjusted to the conditions and potential of each region and required coordinated development planning...
Proceedings Article
Development of Test Instruments and Audio Based Concentration Measurements for Blind Students in Bandung, Indonesia
Beltasar Tarigan, Ahmad Zulfikar, Lilis Komariyah
The purpose of this study was to compile an audio-based concentration test and measurement instrument for blind students in the city of Bandung, due to the lack of valid and reliable test and concentration measurement instruments for blind students. This research uses Research & Development (R & D) method....
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Research on the Solution of BP Neural Network Training Problem
Junyang Tan, Dan Xia, Shiyun Dong, Binshi Xu, Ye Li
BP neural network is a common kind of neural network for recognition and classification, but it is obvious that some difficulties are find during the training process. In this paper, we introduced the basic principle of BP algorithm and propose a parameter adjustment procedure for activation function...
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Reframing The Curriculum: Making Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Action
Eny S. Rosyidatun
Many people in the world have been paying more attention and concern on issues in environmental field since a significant climate and environmental changes happens. The global warming phenomenon which is relevant to greenhouse effect, ozone layers destruction, coral reef bleaching, and floods, became...
Proceedings Article
New Characteristics of Crisis Communication in the Sports Events under the Era of Media Convergence
Jiabin Zhang
We have entered the era of media convergence with the rapid development of information technology, and as for the crisis communication of sports events, the new characteristics are constantly prominent and have brought new challenges. In the era, information has its own distinct characteristics, mainly...
Research Article
Improving EEG-based BCI Neural Networks for Mobile Robot Control by Bayesian Optimization
Takuya Hayakawa, Jun Kobayashi
Pages: 41 - 44
The aim of this study is to improve classification performance of neural networks as an EEG-based BCI for mobile robot control by means of hyperparameter optimization in training the neural networks. The hyperparameters were intuitively decided in our preceding study. It is expected that the classification...
Proceedings Article
Research on Cooperative Procurement and Warehouse Management of Enterprise Supply Chain
Jikai Huang
Collaborative management of supply chain refers to the coordination and mutual efforts made by each node in the supply chain in order to improve the overall competitiveness of the supply chain. Each node in the supply chain forms a network consortium by means of enterprise agreement or syndication. It...