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Development And Validation Of Autotronic Training Module For Automobile Technology Students In Polytechnics In Southern Nigeria, Saue, Baritule Prince, Chukuigwe, Ogbondah Nndameka, Bassey, Imaobong Sunday

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

A research was carried out to create and verify an autotronic training module for students studying vehicle technology at polytechnics located in Southern Nigeria. The design used for the project was Research and Development (R&D). An observation has been made that the curriculum of polytechnics in Nigeria lacks sufficient substance on autotronics technology. As a result, lecturers have challenges in fully imparting the abilities that are essential for the professional world. Undoubtedly, there is now a disparity between the training that craftsmen receive and the skills that are demanded by industries. The research was carried out in the southern region …

Axion Dark Matter With Not Quite Black Hole Domination, Ufuk Aydemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Physics

No abstract provided.

Quantification And Diversity Of A Ubiquitous Ssdna Phage Group (Gokushovirinae) In The Red Sea Through The Polony Technique, Natalie A. Sawaya

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

With average concentrations of 107 virus-like particles per milliliter of seawater, viruses comprise the second largest biomass in the ocean, where they are a driving force of microbial evolution and constitute important roles in Earth’s biogeochemical cycles. Bacteriophage (phage), viruses that infect bacteria, are of particular importance in the marine ecosystem as they impact the efficiency of the microbial loop, which recycles carbon in surface waters, counteracting vertical export through the biological pump. Although double-stranded DNA phage have been researched extensively, single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) phage remain understudied, mostly due to methodological limitations.

The incorporation of rolling circle amplification (RCA) into …

Methionine Sulfoxide Speciation In Mouse Hippocampus Revealed By Global Proteomics Exhibits Age- And Alzheimer’S Disease-Dependent Changes Targeted To Mitochondrial And Glycolytic Pathways, Filipa Blasco Tavares Pereira Lopes, Daniela Schlatzer, Mengzhen Li, Serhan Yılmaz, Rihua Wang, Xin Qi, Marzieh Ayati, Mehmet Koyutürk, Mark R. Chance

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Methionine oxidation to the sulfoxide form (MSox) is a poorly understood post-translational modification of proteins associated with non-specific chemical oxidation from reactive oxygen species (ROS), whose chemistries are linked to various disease pathologies, including neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence shows MSox site occupancy is, in some cases, under enzymatic regulatory control, mediating cellular signaling, including phosphorylation and/or calcium signaling, and raising questions as to the speciation and functional nature of MSox across the proteome. The 5XFAD lineage of the C57BL/6 mouse has well-defined Alzheimer’s and aging states. Using this model, we analyzed age-, sex-, and disease-dependent MSox speciation in the mouse hippocampus. …

Methionine Sulfoxide Speciation In Mouse Hippocampus Revealed By Global Proteomics Exhibits Age- And Alzheimer’S Disease-Dependent Changes Targeted To Mitochondrial And Glycolytic Pathways, Filipa Blasco Tavares Pereira Lopes, Daniela Schlatzer, Mengzhen Li, Serhan Yılmaz, Rihua Wang, Xin Qi, Marzieh Ayati, Mehmet Koyutürk, Mark R. Chance

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Methionine oxidation to the sulfoxide form (MSox) is a poorly understood post-translational modification of proteins associated with non-specific chemical oxidation from reactive oxygen species (ROS), whose chemistries are linked to various disease pathologies, including neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence shows MSox site occupancy is, in some cases, under enzymatic regulatory control, mediating cellular signaling, including phosphorylation and/or calcium signaling, and raising questions as to the speciation and functional nature of MSox across the proteome. The 5XFAD lineage of the C57BL/6 mouse has well-defined Alzheimer’s and aging states. Using this model, we analyzed age-, sex-, and disease-dependent MSox speciation in the mouse hippocampus. …

Clinically Proven Natural Products In Aid Of Treating Parkinson's Disease: A Comprehensive Review, Md Abul Hasan Roni, Md. Abu Bakar Siddique Jami, Sajidul Hoque, Md. Al Hasibuzzaman, Kazi Hamida Banu, Rozina, Farzana Ansari, Md Sohel, Md. Ashifuzzaman, Nazmul Huda

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Chemistry)

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra, which controls movement. Although there is some considerable evidence with conventional drugs for PD, treating patients becomes increasingly difficult due to their short- and long-term adverse effects and other restrictions. This dire circumstance emphasizes the need for an innovative, strong alternative treatment for PD. Plants and natural products are considered one of the most important sources of bioactive molecules against a wide range of health disorders. With mechanistic insights, this systematic review explains the efficacy …

Ensemble-Smote: Mitigating Class Imbalance In Graduate On Time Detection, Theng-Jia Law, Choo-Yee Ting, Hu Ng, Hui-Ngo Goh, Albert Quek

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

In education, detecting students graduating on time is difficult due to high data complexity. Researchers have employed various approaches in identifying on-time graduation with Machine Learning, but it remains a challenging task due to the class imbalance in the dataset. This study has aimed to (i) compare various class imbalance treatment methods with different sampling ratios, (ii) propose an ensemble class imbalance treatment method in mitigating the problem of class imbalance, and (iii) develop and evaluate predictive models in identifying the likelihood of students graduating on time during their studies in university. The dataset is collected from 4007 graduates of …

Facial Skin Analysis In Malaysians Using Yolov5: A Deep Learning Perspective, Ying Huey Gan, Shih Yin Ooi, Ying Han Pang, Yi Hong Tay, Quan Fong Yeo

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Nowadays, people are more concerned about their skin conditions and are more willing to spend money and time on facial care routines. The beauty sector market is increasing, and more skin type readers are being created to help people determine their skin type. While various skin type readers are in the market, each is invented and tested abroad. Those skin type readers in the beauty market are not applied well on Malaysian skin. Therefore, this paper proposes a facial skin analysis system tailored primarily for Malaysian skin. This paper integrated object detection and deep learning algorithms in developing skin-type readers. …

Assessing The Efficiency Of Deep Learning Methods For Automated Vehicle Registration Recognition For University Entrance, Muhammad Syaqil Irsyad, Zarina Che Embi, Khairil Imran Bin Ghauth

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

With the ever-increasing number of vehicles on the road, a faster reliable security system for university entry is needed. This paper presents an approach for Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) using deep learning and PP-OCRv3. The proposed approach utilizes a pre-trained object detection model to locate license plates, extracts a single frame of the license plate, performs license plate recognition, applies pre-processing techniques, and employs PP-OCRv3 for text extraction in real time. The system was tested with Malaysian vehicle plates, and its accuracy and speed of detection were evaluated. The results show the system's potential to be easily adapted to …

Secure Room-Sharing Decentralized App Development On Ethereum Block Chain Using Smart Contracts, Hasnain Raza, Reqad Ali, Jawaid Iqbal, Muhammad Awais

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

The purpose of this research is to analyze whether Blockchain technology can affect the share-economy. Apart from that, blockchain technology has been innovating the whole of the industries and so the academics are discovering the possibilities and starting to incorporate them in order to provide additional tech possibilities. The sharing economic system is the system which enables to share asset among the one person to the other person. It has seen the remarkable growth in the last few years, Uber, Careem, Airbnb, Zostel, Hostel World are some companies to mention which have fueled this growth. Yet, the majority of the …

Editorial Preview, Su-Cheng Haw

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

This editorial highlights all 18 papers in the June issue that deal with the practical aspects of Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Mining (DM), the Internet of Things (IoT), Computer Vision, e-learning, and other topics in Computer Science. This issue also includes suggestions for several worthwhile works that deserve further research. With effective from our third volume first issue, we will be publishing triannually in February, June and October.

Classroom Environment Analysis Via Internet Of Things, Kai-Yuan Tan, Kok-Why Ng, Kanesaraj Ramasamy

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

In this era of rapid technological advancement, the potential of the digital age has opened up numerous possibilities for our society. However, despite these advancements, traditional classrooms still lack the necessary technology to create an optimal learning environment for students. Consequently, students may struggle to effectively acquire knowledge within classrooms. This paper aims to conduct a classroom environment analysis using Internet of Things technology to gather data and uncover valuable insights. The proposed solution involves an embedded system for controlling and monitoring the classroom environment, as well as exporting historical data for further research. By ensuring accurate data collection, this …

Temporal Climatic Shifts In Henan Province: A 16-Decades Perspective Through Regression, Sarima, And Nar Modeling, Lin Qing, Ang Ling Weay, Shao Yiyang, Sellappan Palaniappan

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Global warming is having a significant impact on all aspects of human production and life. This study employs a cross-sectional analysis to investigate the temporal dynamics of average temperature changes in Henan Province, China, from 1851 to 2012. Utilizing the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Data and the Daily Meteorological Dataset of China National Surface Weather Station v3.0, we applied regression analysis, Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA), and Nonlinear Autoregressive Network (NAR) models to predict temperature trends. Results indicate a significant warming trend over the 160-year period, with the models demonstrating strong predictive performance, albeit with some variability. The study …

Sentiment Analysis In Social Media: A Case Study Of Hike In University School Fees In Selected Nigerian Universities, Abdulahi Olarewaju Aremu, Isah Muhammad

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Faced with escalating operational costs and government disinvestment, Nigerian public universities are implementing tuition fee increases to maintain institutional functionality. This necessary fiscal measure comes in the wake of 2022 industrial action, which exacerbated pre-existing financial strain through extended work stoppages and potentially higher costs associated with resuming activities, while leaving unaddressed the longstanding demands of academics for improved welfare and working conditions. The court-mandated resumption of academic activities without resolution of these core issues further strained university finances, leading to a significant increase in tuition fees. Using VADER, this study investigated social media sentiments related to the increase in …

A Bilingual Immersive Environment For Kids Learning, Tufail Ahmad, Arifa Bibi, Umar Farooq, Ihsan Rabbi

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Virtual Worlds (VWs) provide an improved learning experience as they have an increased level of user participation and technological involvement. They avoid content duplication and following a set of predefined rules to overcome the issues in game environments. VWs are coherent, persistent and collaborative social places that believe in realism through immersion. Client viewer software is used for user immersion in the form of avatars and in-world content creation in these environments. This work presents a simple bi-lingual environment developed for kids’ learning in English and Urdu using the well-known VW development framework called OpenSimulator (OpSim). It used Firestorm viewer …

Performance Evaluation Of Yolo Models In Plant Disease Detection, Usman Ali, Maizatul Akmar Ismail, Riyaz Ahamed Ariyaluran Habeeb, Syed Roshaan Ali Shah

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Plant diseases significantly impact global agriculture, leading to substantial production losses and economic consequences. Timely disease detection can enhance crop yield, optimize resource utilization, reduce costs, and mitigate environmental effects, ultimately ensuring high-quality food production. Deep learning, specifically computer vision-based techniques, have proven invaluable in tasks like image classification, segmentation, and object detection. Deep Learning techniques such as You Only Look Once (YOLO) models are state of the art neural network algorithms used for accurate object detection. In this study, YOLOv5, YOLOv7 and YOLOv8 models were trained on CCL’20 dataset for citrus disease detection. Data augmentation techniques such as image …

Unveiling The Efficacy Of Ai-Based Algorithms In Phishing Attack Detection, Tajamul Shahzad, Kashif Aman

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Phishing poses a significant challenge in an ever-evolving world. The increased usage of the Internet has resulted in the emergence of a different kind of theft referred to as cybercrime. The term cybercrime describes the act of invading privacy and illegitimately obtaining personal information using digital platform. Primarily an approach named phishing is employed, which involves the use of spoof emails or bogus websites by the attackers to get the victim's personal information like their account credentials, debit, or credit card’s number, etc. To give the brief knowledge of phishing attacks and their types of the objective of this work …

Ensemble Learning-Powered Url Phishing Detection: A Performance Driven Approach, Shougfta Mushtaq, Tabassum Javed, Mazliham Mohd Su’Ud

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

With the rapid growth in the usage of the Internet, criminals have found new ways to engage in cyber-attacks. The most common and widespread attack is URL phishing. The proposed system focuses on improving phishing website detection using feature selection and ensemble learning. This model uses two datasets, DS-30 and DS-50, each with 30 and 50 features. Ensemble learning using a voting classifier was then applied to train the model, achieving more accuracy. The combination of HEFS with random forest distribution achieved 94.6% accuracy while minimizing the number of features used (20.8% of the base feature set). The classifier works …

Wix For Web Development And The Application Of The Waterfall Model And Project Based Learning For Project Completion: A Case Study, Mawar Madiah, Ng Kai Xuen, Tan Yew Wen, Tan Zhi Heng, Chong Zhi Tian, Chan Jia Xuan

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Website development without prior knowledge of HTML or programming experience would be a significant challenge. This study aims to share the students' experiences developing a website using Wix, a user-friendly website builder. The website was assigned as a project-based assessment of one of the courses required to complete a Foundation programme. The course was delivered using a project-based learning (PBL) approach in this context. The students worked as a group to write a project proposal, plan activities, develop the website, write reports, and present the outcome. As for the website development process, the study demonstrates the completion of the project …

Empirical Analysis Of Ci/Cd Tools Usage In Github Actions Workflows, Adam Rafif Faqih, Alif Taufiqurrahman, Jati H. Husen, Mira Kania Sabariah

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

As software systems grow larger and more complex, with rapidly changing requirements, manually managing code integration, testing, and deployment becomes extremely challenging. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices and tools have emerged to help automate these processes. This research explores the usage of different categories of CI/CD tools within GitHub Actions workflow configurations across GitHub repositories. The five-tool categories analyzed are Version Control Management, Static Code Analysis, Build Automation, Test Automation, and CI/CD Servers. The data used in this research is from a dataset of GitHub Actions workflow configuration files. From the data, the usage is extracted and the …

Comparative Study Of Α-Α Interaction Potentials Constructed Using Various Phenomenological Models, Ayushi Awasthi, O S K S Sastri

Turkish Journal of Physics

No abstract provided.

Weyl Tensor Decomposition To The Formation Of Black Hole, Gauree Shanker, Zakia Issa Ndidi

Turkish Journal of Physics

No abstract provided.

Mechanical Calculations On Atomically Thin Membranes, Burak Aslan

Turkish Journal of Physics

No abstract provided.

Streamlining Dental Clinic Management For Effective Digitisation Productivity And Usability, Sin-Ban Ho, En-Yu Chew, Chuie-Hong Tan

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Oral health is an integral part of overall health, and poor oral hygiene can lead to a variety of health problems. Modern oral care has greatly improved our quality of life, but the increasing demand for routine dental checkups and treatments calls for improved systems for managing patient records and appointments. While technology has significantly enhanced the efficacy and experience of dental care, many dental clinics still rely on paper records to record the patient’s oral condition, but these are not easily accessible to the patients for viewing. This study aims to address the issue by developing a Dental Clinic …

Knowledge-Based Word Tokenization System For Urdu, Asif Khan, Khairullah Khan, Wahab Khan, Sadiq Nawaz Khan, Rafiul Haq

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Word tokenization, a foundational step in natural language processing (NLP), is critical for tasks like part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, and parsing, as well as various independent NLP applications. In our tech-driven era, the exponential growth of textual data on the World Wide Web demands sophisticated tools for effective processing. Urdu, spoken widely across the globe, is experiencing a surge in, presents unique challenges due to its distinct writing style, the absence of capitalization features, and the prevalence of compound words. This study introduces a novel knowledge-based word tokenization system tailored for Urdu. Central to this system is a maximum …

Social Messaging Application With Translation And Speech-To-Text Transformation, Kang Qin Yip, Pey Yun Goh, Lee Ying Chong

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Unlike traditional SMS or MMS, messaging apps offer a broader range of data transmission capabilities. The application utilizes a WIFI or internet connection and enables users to exchange information through various means such as text, voice, and multimedia files. However, popular messaging applications such as WeChat, Telegram, and WhatsApp have limitations in language translation and file uploading size. Thus, this project aims to address these limitations by developing a social messaging application that serves as a comprehensive communication tool. The application will facilitate both written and verbal communication by providing translation services for various languages, including voice messages. The proposed …

Re: Comments On The 2024 Draft Final Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Interim Site- Wide Groundwater Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) (Dated November 29, 2023), Emma Rott

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Securing The Inbox: Advancing Cyber Resilience With Fine-Tuned Bert, Fatima Rashed Al Saedi

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

In recent years, phishing attacks have persisted as a widespread threat in the contemporary digital environment, presenting substantial risks to individuals and organizations. Cybercriminals are devising increasingly sophisticated strategies to deceive users through malicious emails. In response to this challenge, this research focuses on developing a new tool for detecting phishing emails utilizing the BERT algorithm. The tool aims to enhance email security by accurately identifying deceptive emails and protecting users from potential cyber threats. The primary objective of this study is to investigate how leveraging the BERT algorithm can improve the detection of phishing emails compared to traditional methods. …

The Polyaneuploid Cancer Cell State And Therapeutic Resistance: Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics In Structured Populations, Anuraag Bukkuri

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, I develop and apply eco-evolutionary modeling techniques to understand how the polyaneuploid cancer cell (PACC) state, entered when aneuploid cells exit the cell cycle after S phase and undergo a whole genome duplication, contributes to therapeutic resistance. Since resistance remains one of the primary causes of treatment failure in cancer patients, it is critical to understand how such demographic state transitions allow for acclimatization of cancer cells to therapeutic stressors and how they interact with evolutionary processes to promote irreversible resistance.

In Chapters Two and Three, I lay the foundation for this work. In Chapter Two, I …

Intimacy Without The Chance Of Heartbreak For Richer, For Poorer, In Sickness & In Health, Cynthia Nguyen

Honors Projects

The present study investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of porn, shifts in the production of porn consumed between men and women, and the breakdown of any pattern in adult content via film, pictures, and audio. A quantitative approach was done by using R to analyze data pulled off of Pornhub, Reddit’s GoneWildAudio subreddit, and Archive of Our Own from 2018 to 2023. Statistical inference and modeling is used to attempt to find a pattern in the production of online porn across three mediums over several years before, during, and after the pandemic. Regardless of events …