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مستوى الخوف الناجم عن تعلم مهارات السباحة الأساسية وعلاقته بالنوع الاجتماعي لدى طلبة تخصص التربية الرياضية, Prof. Bahjat Bu Tame, Jun 2022

مستوى الخوف الناجم عن تعلم مهارات السباحة الأساسية وعلاقته بالنوع الاجتماعي لدى طلبة تخصص التربية الرياضية, Prof. Bahjat Bu Tame,

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The study aimed to investigate in level of fear that resulting from learning basic swimming skills among Physical Education students, in addition to determine the difference in the fear among males and females, and the relationship between the level of the fear and students gender. To achieve this, the researcher followed the quasi-experimental method, by using a fear questionnaire associated with learning to swim on a randomly sample included of (67) students, who registered in swimming course (1), and who have no previous experience in swimming. Results of the study showed that the level of fear caused by learning basic …


Theory About Factoring Service, Burhan Economy Rexhepi Ek Jun 2022

Theory About Factoring Service, Burhan Economy Rexhepi Ek

International Journal of Business and Technology

Factoring is one of the oldest and common methods of trade fi nance over the world with a long historical development. According to historians, Factoring is originated 4,000 years ago in the days of King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia whereby the fi rst literate societies were developed. Although Mesopotamia no longer exists, many of its great contributions to civilization have endured, including Factoring. The fi rst documented-use of factoring was widespread occurred in the American colonies before the revolution to serve for trade. With the abundance of the North American landscape, colonists cultivated and traded commodities like cott on, fur and …


The Urban And Architectural Environment Of Galata And Pera Through The Descriptions Of Some Italian Travelers Between The 19th And 20th Centuries, Luca Orlandi Jun 2022

The Urban And Architectural Environment Of Galata And Pera Through The Descriptions Of Some Italian Travelers Between The 19th And 20th Centuries, Luca Orlandi

International Journal of Business and Technology

The aim of this paper is to present the urban and architectural environment in the cosmopolitan Istanbul’s districts of Galata and Pera throughout the impressions left by some Italians travelers who spent some period in the Ottoman capital throughout the 19th and the early years of the 20th century. This historical period has been chosen and analyzed in order to show the changes and development of Istanbul in those years through several Italian ‘eyes’ and ‘voices’ who witnessed at that time some important transformations in the Ottoman culture, highlining the coexistence of different world, such as the Turkish Muslim society …


Soft Wheat Quality Parameters Evaluation By Near Infrared Spectroscopy: From Field To Shelf Analysis, Kliton Bylykbashi Jun 2022

Soft Wheat Quality Parameters Evaluation By Near Infrared Spectroscopy: From Field To Shelf Analysis, Kliton Bylykbashi

International Journal of Business and Technology

Near InfraRed Spectroscopy (NIRS) is a powerful tool that is widely applied in agro-food science and technology research for qualitative as well as quantitative analysis. It is one analytical technique that is taking place in this sector due to its low costs, reliability, rapidity and not invasive / non-destructive nature. NIRS along with chemometric modelling can provide accurate assessment of various grain quality attributes and the chemical composition of grain. The present work investigates the ability of using NIRS for the evaluation of different wheat quality parameters by using a portable spectroradiometer working in Visible – Short Wave InfraRed (Vis-SWIR: …


Development Trends Of Mechatronics, Peter Kopacek Jun 2022

Development Trends Of Mechatronics, Peter Kopacek

International Journal of Business and Technology

Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary field integrating Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, and Computer Science. In this paper are presented the “face” of was changing dramatically over recent years. The complexity of devices and systems has increased dramatically, requiring a system-level approach to mechatronics design. This approach helps engineers to combine mechanical and control design, execute a test easily, and reuse algorithms within the final embedded delivery framework. This trend at system level is fuelled by growing investments in the fields of medical, life sciences and renewable energy as well as developments in industrial machinery. This approach greatly improves the design process by …


Optimization Of Energy Flow In A Microgrid Application With A Photovoltaic Electricity Supply, Vassil Guliashki Jun 2022

Optimization Of Energy Flow In A Microgrid Application With A Photovoltaic Electricity Supply, Vassil Guliashki

International Journal of Business and Technology

Microgrids can be powered using wind turbines, generators, batteries, or solar panels. In case of emergency, a microgrid provides backup from the main grid in times of crisis like storms or power outages, also it can be used to reduce the energy consumption from the main grid. This paper presents optimization of a battery schedule in a microgrid application when it is used in a grid-connected mode (connected to the main grid) with a photovoltaic electricity supply, battery and inverter. The data used for the problem formulation include the photovoltaic energy production in 24 hours for 3000 houses of California …


One-Time Pad Cipher (Otp) Use Cases And Simulation Examples For Electronic Financial Transactions, Ana Savic Jun 2022

One-Time Pad Cipher (Otp) Use Cases And Simulation Examples For Electronic Financial Transactions, Ana Savic

International Journal of Business and Technology

This paper presents some applications of One-Time pad (OTP) cipher in business communications and processing the electronic financial transactions. Several simulation models created in the CrypTool, making a mention of the misuse and weaknesses if the same OTP key is used several times, are also given. Some examples of processing an electronic financial transaction through the application of the OTP are proposed.


Types Of Suturing Materials In Oral Surgery, Biljana Evrosimovska Jun 2022

Types Of Suturing Materials In Oral Surgery, Biljana Evrosimovska

International Journal of Business and Technology

Aim: In everyday surgical practice, different types of suturing materials are available. They play an important role in tissue healing, facilitate the process of hemostasis, enable the reconstruction and reunification of tissue whose integrity has been compromised during surgery or trauma. The aim of this study is to examine the reaction of the tissue to different suturing materials, as well as to determine the speed of wound healing and the incidence of complications after their use, in order to prove which of them is most suitable for oral surgery procedure. Material and methods: These researches were done based on analyzes …


Can Democratic Subjectivity Be A Way Out Of Recent Crisis Of Democracy? The Case Of Turkey, Erdem Damar Jun 2022

Can Democratic Subjectivity Be A Way Out Of Recent Crisis Of Democracy? The Case Of Turkey, Erdem Damar

International Journal of Business and Technology

Drawing from poststructuralist perspective with a specific emphasis on agonistic democracy, this paper emphasises on the notion of democratic subjectivity as a possible way out of the contemporary crisis of liberal democracy. The two faces of this crisis will be elaborated in the first part. While the crisis of democracy is largely produced by the implementations of conservative, technocratic and capitalist politics that embrace minimalist approaches to democracy by reducing it into a set of rules to govern politics, it also gains visibility to the emergence of a wide range of counter-mobilisations contesting these neoliberal variants. In that respect, post-structuralist …


Image Center Layout Optimization Method Based On Improved Genetic Algorithm, Zhijie Li, Haoqi Shi, Changhua Li, Jie Zhang Jun 2022

Image Center Layout Optimization Method Based On Improved Genetic Algorithm, Zhijie Li, Haoqi Shi, Changhua Li, Jie Zhang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the layout optimization methods of image center being influenced by the subjective factors and low level of automation, a method of combining systematic layout planning(SLP) with the improved genetic algorithm is proposed. The layout scheme generated by SLP improves the initial population of the genetic algorithm and increases the diversity of the initial population. In order to improve the efficiency of optimization, the improved algorithm updates the crossover probability and mutation probability adaptively according to the evolution stages and the fitness value of the individuals. On the basis of the layout area model and multi-objective optimization mathematical …


An Unsupervised Deep Neural Network For Image Fusion, Peipei Zhou, Xinglin Hou Jun 2022

An Unsupervised Deep Neural Network For Image Fusion, Peipei Zhou, Xinglin Hou

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Due to the low dynamic range of camera, can not be expressed in the different region of the high dynamic scene a single-exposure image. An unsupervised depth neural network is constructed to fuse the multi-exposure images into a high dynamic image. Based on the VGG-Net, encoding and decoding sub-networks are designed. Guided by the structural similarity of the images before and after fusion, a loss function suitable for image fusion is designed by introducing the weight factors based on the local image information, and the valid information of the different input images is given consideration. Compared with the …


Research And Simulation Of Internet Of Vehicles Task Offloading Based On Mobile Edge Computing, Peng Cheng, Wenzhu Zhang, Shuhan Xie, Zixuan Yang Jun 2022

Research And Simulation Of Internet Of Vehicles Task Offloading Based On Mobile Edge Computing, Peng Cheng, Wenzhu Zhang, Shuhan Xie, Zixuan Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to use the computing resources of edge devices to provide high-quality services, a joint resource allocation and task offloading mechanism is designed for the Internet of Vehicles architecture based on mobile edge computing. In the mechanism, the original problem is decomposed into two sub-problems of resource allocation and offloading decision. The original problem is simplified into the resource allocation of maximizing system capacity, and the initial offloading set is obtained through the proportional resource allocation algorithm; the above problem is solved by the joint offloading decision-making and resource allocation mechanism. The stable experimental results are obtained …


Design Of Interactive Simulated Water Gun Fire Fighting Training System Based On Steam Vr, Cheng Lu, Xuesheng Jin Jun 2022

Design Of Interactive Simulated Water Gun Fire Fighting Training System Based On Steam Vr, Cheng Lu, Xuesheng Jin

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to save the fire fighting training resources and increase the immersion and experience of VR training, an interactive simulated water gun fire fighting training system based on Steam VR is designed. By using the Hall sensors and signal conversion circuit boards to collect and transmit the signal of the simulated water gun, and by using the Unity3D engine combined with the VIVE head-mounted display to build and present VR fire scene. The gun is controlled through C# programming to complete the interaction with the virtual fire scene. The system is evaluated by a post-questionnaire survey …


Design And Realization Of 6-Dof Parachuting Simulation Training System, Xiaoguang Zhou, Peng Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Huan Lu, Yuan Zhou Jun 2022

Design And Realization Of 6-Dof Parachuting Simulation Training System, Xiaoguang Zhou, Peng Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Huan Lu, Yuan Zhou

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at restoring the 6-DOF motion process of each stage during parachuting, a 6-DOF parachuting simulation training system is designed and implemented. The architecture of the simulator is designed, and the realization of the sub-systems such as the motion calculation, 6-DOF motion platform, control loading system, virtual reality scene, somatosensory system and management console is explained. Compared with the same type of parachute simulator, this system has introduced a 6-DOF motion platform which can drive the trainees to simulate the various postures of parachuting. It can also help the trainees master the control methods of parachute and enhance the …


Optofluidic Manipulation With Nanomembrane Platforms Used For Solid-State Nanopore Integration, Zachary J. Walker Jun 2022

Optofluidic Manipulation With Nanomembrane Platforms Used For Solid-State Nanopore Integration, Zachary J. Walker

Theses and Dissertations

Nanopore technology has introduced new techniques for single particle detection and analysis. A nanopore consists of a small opening in a membrane on the nanometer scale. Nanopores are found in nature and are utilized for transporting molecules through biological membranes. Researchers have been able to mimic naturally forming biological nanopores and utilize them for a variety of sensing applications. Nanopores, fabricated either organically or inorganically, can be used for detecting biomarkers such as proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites that translocate the membrane by way of the nanopore. Constant ionic current flow is measured through the nanopore by way of a …


Reformulated Vortex Particle Method And Meshless Large Eddy Simulation Of Multirotor Aircraft, Eduardo J. Alvarez Jun 2022

Reformulated Vortex Particle Method And Meshless Large Eddy Simulation Of Multirotor Aircraft, Eduardo J. Alvarez

Theses and Dissertations

The vortex particle method (VPM) is a mesh-free approach to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solving the Navier-Stokes equations in their velocity-vorticity form. The VPM uses a Lagrangian scheme, which not only avoids the hurdles of mesh generation, but it also conserves vortical structures over long distances with minimal numerical dissipation while being orders of magnitude faster than conventional mesh-based CFD. However, VPM is known to be numerically unstable when vortical structures break down close to the turbulent regime. In this study, we reformulate the VPM as a large eddy simulation (LES) in a scheme that is numerically stable, without increasing …


A Formal Consideration Of User Tactics During Product Evaluation In Early-Stage Product Development, Trenton Brady Owens Jun 2022

A Formal Consideration Of User Tactics During Product Evaluation In Early-Stage Product Development, Trenton Brady Owens

Theses and Dissertations

Frequent and effective design evaluation is foundational to the success of any product development effort. Products used, installed, or otherwise handled by humans would benefit from an evaluation of the product while formally considering both the physical embodiment of the technology, termed technology, and the steps a user should take to use that technology, termed tactics. Formal and simultaneous evaluations of both technology and tactics are not widespread in the product design literature. Although informal evaluation methods have advantages, formal methods are also known to be effective. In this paper we propose a formal method for evaluating tactics and technology …


Complex Rupture And Triggered Aseismic Creep During The 14 August 2021 Haiti Earthquake From Satellite Geodesy, Jeremy Maurer, R. Dutta, A. Vernon, S. Vajedian Jun 2022

Complex Rupture And Triggered Aseismic Creep During The 14 August 2021 Haiti Earthquake From Satellite Geodesy, Jeremy Maurer, R. Dutta, A. Vernon, S. Vajedian

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The 2021 August 14 MW 7.2 Nippes, Haiti earthquake occurred 75 km west of the epicenter of the 2010 Leogane earthquake (Haiti) on the transpressive Caribbean - North America plate boundary. We present an updated fault map for Hispaniola and model coseismic and early postseismic fault slip using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar and pixel offsets. We find the earthquake ruptured multiple segments of the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone. Slip occurred in two main sub-events on either side of a restraining bend at Pic Macaya, with ∼2.7 m of peak reverse-slip east of the bend. To the west, slip jumps the …


A High Spectral-Efficiency Maritime Very-High-Frequency Communication Technology And Simulation, Xinyu Dou, Xiaohui Chen, Dequn Liang, Bin Lin Jun 2022

A High Spectral-Efficiency Maritime Very-High-Frequency Communication Technology And Simulation, Xinyu Dou, Xiaohui Chen, Dequn Liang, Bin Lin

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Marine communications cannot follow the development route on land of developing high frequency resources and high spectral-efficiency modulation technologies in 5G and 6G high-speed communication. The data rate and spectral-efficiency of maritime communications are low and are difficult to be improved. A high spectral-efficiency maritime very-high-frequency (VHF) communication technology based on multi-carrier time-delay overlapping modulation (MC-TDOP) is proposed. The core is delaying the subcarriers in turn and directly overlapping them in time domain. The orthogonality between the subcarriers can be neglected, thus the spectral-efficiency can be further enhanced from the fundamental information modulations. The results show that the proposed …


Simulation Method Of Virtual Human Pose Optimization Based On Vr Peripherals, Muqing Wang, Lei Zhang, Xiumin Fan, Xiaomeng Luo, Wenmin Zhu Jun 2022

Simulation Method Of Virtual Human Pose Optimization Based On Vr Peripherals, Muqing Wang, Lei Zhang, Xiumin Fan, Xiaomeng Luo, Wenmin Zhu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The commonly used VR peripheral is the position tracker worn on the operator body and is not very convenient. Focus on the problem, a visual sensor combination-based scheme is proposed to realize the simple and real-time unmarked virtual human driven simulation. On the basis of the parameterized human model SMPL, by minimizing the objective function of multiple error terms, the driven accuracy of the virtual human is improved, and the fitted human body model conforming to the operator form and posture is calculated and the ergonomic evaluation is realized. The module is verified by a case of evaluation in …


Multi-Person Interactive Globe System Based On Ar Technology, Yiling Sun, Yi Chen, Guihua Shan, Xiaoxing Li Jun 2022

Multi-Person Interactive Globe System Based On Ar Technology, Yiling Sun, Yi Chen, Guihua Shan, Xiaoxing Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The characteristic of multi-source, high-dimensional, time-varying and massive of the Earth big data is difficult to be understood and analyzed. Aiming at this problem and for the science popularization needs, an AR-based multi-person interactive globe system is proposed and implemented. A system architecture integrating AR technology is proposed to realize the seamless overlay combination effect of the virtual information and the physical globe. A data visualization display scheme is designed to realize the visualization of the Earth big data in three-dimensional space. A lightweight multi-person multi-terminal collaboration mechanism is proposed to improve the practicality and interestingness of the system. …


Classification And Creation Of Design Tools And Methods For Social Impact Considerations In Engineering For Global Development, Andrew Gary Armstrong Jun 2022

Classification And Creation Of Design Tools And Methods For Social Impact Considerations In Engineering For Global Development, Andrew Gary Armstrong

Theses and Dissertations

Every product has economic, environmental, and social impacts whether or not those impacts are explicitly considered. These impacts affect society and are an important part of engineering design. "Triple Bottom Line Sustainability" focuses on economic, environmental, and social sustainability and has become an important goal for those designing products. Economic considerations are an established part of the engineering design process. Environmental considerations are increasingly being considered in design including the development of design standards and widely used methodologies. Social impact considerations, however, lack the standardization and wide inclusion of economic and environmental considerations. This results in reduced and unbalanced consideration …


Multi-Agent Simulation For Online Fresh Food Autonomous Delivery, Miaojia Lu, Chengyuan Huang, Jing Teng Jun 2022

Multi-Agent Simulation For Online Fresh Food Autonomous Delivery, Miaojia Lu, Chengyuan Huang, Jing Teng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Autonomous delivery can solve the last-mile delivery problems of low efficiency, high manual cost, and potential safety hazard. The autonomous delivery of the online fresh food in urban communities is discussed and a data-driven agent-based platform with the actual spatial-temporal demand is built. Three kinds of agents including the autonomous vehicles, customers, and distribution center and the simulation environment based on the actual road network are construct. To achieve the objectives of the minimum total operating costs and maximum customer satisfaction, the different static and dynamic order dispatch strategies and the route planning strategies with the principle of …


Airport Flight Transit Support Time Collaborative Planning Modeling Based On Stn, Bin Chen, Yue Liu, Yalei Yang Jun 2022

Airport Flight Transit Support Time Collaborative Planning Modeling Based On Stn, Bin Chen, Yue Liu, Yalei Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Under the constraint of resources, the collaborative planning of airport flight transit support time is one of the effective methods to improve airport operation efficiency. Based on Simple Temporal Network (STN), a planning model of flight transit support time is established. Based on the temporal decoupling, the shortest path matrix simplification, and the distance graph solving of STN task model considering resources, the method of collaborative planning of flight transit support time for airport considering resources is obtained. The comparison results of the simulation and the actual data show that STN task model considering resources can optimize the airport …


Vehicle Detection Method Based On Multi Scale Feature Fusion, Yin Wang, Feixiang Wang, Qianlai Sun Jun 2022

Vehicle Detection Method Based On Multi Scale Feature Fusion, Yin Wang, Feixiang Wang, Qianlai Sun

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Vehicle detection is the important research content and hotspot in the intelligent transportation. Aiming at the low detection accuracy and poor small-scale recognition effect of the traditional vehicle detection algorithm, an improved detection method based on YOLOv4(you only look once v4) is proposed to improve the detection performance of small target vehicles in traffic scenes. By redesigning the YOLOv4 network, the MobileNetv2 deep separable convolution module is used to replace the traditional convolution, and the convolutional block attention module (CBAM) attention module is integrated into the feature extraction network to ensure the detection accuracy of the model and reduce …


A Hybrid Algorithm Based On Seeker Optimization Algorithm And Salp Swarm Algorithm For Pid Parameters Optimization, Shaomi Duan, Huilong Luo, Haipeng Liu Jun 2022

A Hybrid Algorithm Based On Seeker Optimization Algorithm And Salp Swarm Algorithm For Pid Parameters Optimization, Shaomi Duan, Huilong Luo, Haipeng Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the premature convergence of seeker optimization algorithm(SOA) during optimizing the global problems, a new SOA-SSA hybrid algorithm based on seeker optimization algorithm and salp swarm algorithm (SSA) is proposed.The SOA-SSA algorithm is based on a double population evolution strategy, in which some individuals of the population are evolved by seeker optimization algorithm and the rest are evolved from salp swarm algorithm. The individuals in SOA and SSA both employ an information sharing mechanism to realize the coevolution. These strategies increase the diversity of the population and avoid the premature convergence. The experimental results show that …


Application Of Improved Q Learning Algorithm In Job Shop Scheduling Problem, Yejian Zhao, Yanhong Wang, Jun Zhang, Hongxia Yu, Zhongda Tian Jun 2022

Application Of Improved Q Learning Algorithm In Job Shop Scheduling Problem, Yejian Zhao, Yanhong Wang, Jun Zhang, Hongxia Yu, Zhongda Tian

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the job shop scheduling in a dynamic environment, a dynamic scheduling algorithm based on an improved Q learning algorithm and dispatching rules is proposed. The state space of the dynamic scheduling algorithm is described with the concept of "the urgency of remaining tasks" and a reward function with the purpose of "the higher the slack, the higher the penalty" is disigned. In view of the problem that the greedy strategy will select the sub-optimal actions in the later stage of learning, the traditional Q learning algorithm is improved by introducing an action selection strategy based on the …


Denoising Algorithm Based On Multi-Feature Non-Local Mean Filtering For Monte Carlo Rendered Images, Kai Yang, Chunyi Chen, Xiaojuan Hu, Haiyang Yu Jun 2022

Denoising Algorithm Based On Multi-Feature Non-Local Mean Filtering For Monte Carlo Rendered Images, Kai Yang, Chunyi Chen, Xiaojuan Hu, Haiyang Yu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the rendering noise in Monte Carlo synthesized images induced by the low light-path sampling rate, a denoising algorithm based on the multi-feature non-local-mean filtering is proposed. The gradient image of the scene's albedo information is calculatedwith the canny operator, and a guided filter together with the said gradient image is employed to prefilter the normal vector image. The structural similarity of the sub-blocks in the prefiltered normal vector image is calculated and the improved weights of the non-local mean filter are computed according to the logarithmic value of the reciprocal of the structural similarity. The improved …


Visual Inspection Model Of Uav Cluster Based On Improved Pigeon Flock Hierarchy, Qi Chen, Haoyang Cui Jun 2022

Visual Inspection Model Of Uav Cluster Based On Improved Pigeon Flock Hierarchy, Qi Chen, Haoyang Cui

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aim at UAV being vulnerable to the environmental interference and the low efficiency of the traditional single-person-UAV model in the transmission line inspection, a visual inspection model for the power line by UAV is proposed based on the improved pigeon flock hierarchy. The initial landmark point of the UAV is generated based on GPS coordinates of the aircraft-carrying vehicle and the tower to be inspected, and the movement trajectory is planned. The return point of the UAV is used to update the initial landmark of onward UAV, which realizes the dynamic handover between the work-exchanging UAV, and the landmark …


Multi-Uavs 3d Path Planning Method Based On Random Strategy Search, Sen Zhang, Mengyan Zhang, Jingping Shao, Jiexin Pu Jun 2022

Multi-Uavs 3d Path Planning Method Based On Random Strategy Search, Sen Zhang, Mengyan Zhang, Jingping Shao, Jiexin Pu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In view of the difficulty of the traditional path planning method without energy consumption constraints to meet the emergency rescue requirements in the complex mountain operation environment, a three-dimensional path planning algorithm for multi-UAVs is proposed based on LSTM-DPPO(long short-term memory-distributed proximal policy optimization) framework. The LSTM long and short-term memory neural network is used to extract the important characteristic state information sequence of the multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in their respective flight process. After repeated iteration and updating, an optimal network parameter model is obtained. Combined with the energy consumption, the optimal 3D detection path is generated. …