This study is a pilot project was presented as to monitor species of fish under supervision in spatial data model for fisheries management in FMARI 718. Geographical position of 128°-141°E; 4°-11°S. The Spatiotemporal distribution and demographic profile of type fish in tree seas in 2013-2016.The purpose of this research is the formation of information model about fishing area in FMARI 718 which is related to four seasons of West Winter Transition I, East Winter and the Transition II. Methods in this research are (1) descriptive analysis, dealing with settlement, data summary and presentation of summarization result, to know the character of data set, and make data more informative. (2) Result data and spatiotemporal processed. (3) By using the application MapInfo15 software. In principle, data processing with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are data entry, analysis and display that can display fishery data by surveillance in FMA RI718. The result of this research, expected to be utilized and give information to fisherman in fishing operation.

Keywords - GIS, Surveillence, Spatial data model, Spatiotemporal, FMA RI 718.

The structure of composite pipe is similar to biological bone Haversian system. In this paper, micro model of constitutive equations of osteon was established by Donnell-Mushtali hypothesis, osteon mode was simplified, control equations for the buckling of laminated composite cylindrical shell was obtain. The composite pipe optimum has been made by imitating structure of biological bone haversian system.

Keywords - Composite pipe, Haversian system, Optimum design.

An egg product separating machine is egg processing equipment that break eggs and separate their products (shell, yolk and albumen). In this study, the design of a manually operated egg product separating machine is presented. The egg product separating machine was designed to break nine eggs and separate their products (yolk, albumen and shell) at once. Geometrical drafting of the machine which includes parts design (machine frame, knives, albumen collector, separator, egg holder, actuating handle), assembly and exploded view of the machine was done using computer aided design (CAD) software (Solidworks, 2016). Design steps for each part designed was well outlined and The performance results based on the ratio of number of properly broken eggs to that of the total eggs broken was obtained as 90.7 % with separation time average of 20 seconds.The cost incurred in developing the machine was 71,000 Naira (₦) making it affordable for domestic use and for use by small scale food industries.

Keywords - Design, Egg product, Machine, Manually operated, Solidworks.

This paper proposes to study the wage incentive scheme being implemented in the Carriage repair shop, Lallaguda of South Central Railway and Carriage repair shop, Tirupati of South Central Railway. The study aims to improve the existing Payment by results scheme (PBR) of Lallaguda workshop and Group Incentive scheme (GIS) of Tirupati workshop. The study covers the salient features of payment by results scheme and group insurance scheme. Under PBR the workers are classified as Direct, Essential Indirect and Indirect workers. In PBR scheme individual incentive is calculated whereas in Group Incentive scheme the incentive is calculated for the entire group. Comparative analysis of PBR and GIS is carried out and questionnaire analysis of both the schemes studied and conclusions are drawn.

Keywords - Group Incentive Scheme (GIS), Payment by results (PBR), Carriage Repair Workshop Lallaguda, Carriage Repair Workshop Tirupati, Incentive Schemes of Indian Railways.

The objective of the present work is to present the experience in the application of the criteria of evaluation of technical-economic propositions of medical equipment; for the creation of the first breast clinic in Mexico by the Mexican Social Security Institute.In this sense, the main arguments regarding the evaluation guidelines are presented and, at the same time, the concepts involved in each of the phases consist in the evaluation of the technical specifications of the medical equipment are analyzed, for which they were elaborated and used identification cards of description, highlighting the mastographs and ultrasounds that are the most representative teams of this type of projects.At this point, we have tried to synthesize the contribution to the topic of medical equipment technological evaluation, as part of the learning in the tasks of medical equipment management, as one of the topics of greatest debate in the field of biomedical engineering and bioengineering.

Keywords - Medical Equipment Management, Acquisition Process, Medical Equipment Evaluation.

The study of land use and land cover changes is vital for the management of natural resource. In this paper, land cover change detection analyses were carried out to quantify the spatial distribution of land cover types in Tarkwa with respect to elevation. Multi-Temporal Landsat images of 1991 and 2008 were analyzed and the interpretation of the Landsat images indicated five land cover/land use classes. The results show that dense vegetation, sparse vegetation and shrubs were generally confined to lower elevation between 150 m and 200 m above MSL. Built lands were found on high elevation between 200 m and 300 m whiles most bare lands were found on elevation between 150 m and 200 m. Built and bare lands appears to be increasing steadily by 25% whiles dense vegetation, sparse vegetation and shrubs where found to be decreasing by 17%, 5% and 28% respectively. The results were verified by ground-truth survey at selected points within the study area.

Keywords - Land use/land cover, elevation, remote sensing, Landsat, NDVI, Tarkwa.

Because of great importance of thermal instability in nature, chemical processes, separation processes, and industrial applications as well as in geophysical and astrophysical engineering, the effect of thermal diffusion on unsteady MHD free convective heat and mass transfer flow past an inclined surface with heat generation has been investigated in this paper. Numerical as well as differential perturbations of solutions for the primary velocity field, secondary velocity field, temperature distribution as well as concentration distributions are obtained for associated parameters using the explicit finite difference method. The obtained results are discussed with the help of graphs to observe effects of various parameters on the above mentioned quantities. Finally, important findings of the investigations are concluded.

Keywords - MHD, free convection, mass transfer flow, inclined surface, heat generation.Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC): 76Dxx, 76Sxx.

We have seen an exponential growth in the use of technological devices like laptops, mobile phones and their necessity in today's world is very high. In present time everyone should possess a gadget or device that makes us updated for timely events that are going on around the world or for any activities that needs our involvement. In present day India is the second leading consumer of mobile phones and China is the first in this regard. In recent trends, after the launch of 4G services free of cost by reliance industries our country, India has become the largest consumer of mobile data in the world. With the excessive use of gadgets like mobile phones and other accessories the adverse effects of using it have also increased. In this paper we will discuss about the effects that are caused to the human health due to the use of technological gadgets. Though the proper guidelines of using the technology have always been given to the people they have always neglected it.

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The most essential raw material for glass production is silica sand, which is underutilized amongst the available engineering materials in Nigeria. Silica Sands used for glass production are desired for their suitability and availability at very low cost. Thus, silica sand sourced from River Mayo-wandu, Kuburshosho, and Kwadzale situated in Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria have been analyzed for their suitability in glass production. Physical properties of grain morphology, Specific gravity, Grain fitness Number (GFN); and Chemical characteristics such as mineralogical constituents, and Loss on Ignition were determined and compared with standards required for glass production.........

Keywords - Grain morphology, specific gravity, silica sand, iron-oxide and Glass.

This paper is aimed at assessing the economic use of wind energy in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The Total average wind speed per year, per study areareveals that Yinagu (74.1km/h), Wuro ledde (73.9km/h), Jabilamba (67.3km/h), Malabu (68.4km/h), Ngurore (66.2km/h), and Lamurde (88.5km/h). Study shows that for these 10 year periods, Jabilamba has the minimum average wind speed observed in the average moths of January 48.3km/h; while Lamurde has the maximum of 121km/h. The 10 Years Total Mean Speed Per Month for the six Study Areas from January to December (65.3, 76.2,86.3, 85.3, 86.6, 85.7, 79.0, 72.3, 62.6, 57.6, 58.2, and 57.9 respectively). Factors used in harnessing wind energy based on the equations and existing standards are contained.

Keywords - Wind, wind speed, wind energy, wind turbine.

The paper presents a study of the viabilities of sun's energy utilization for power generation in Yola. Solarthermal and photovoltaic options were discussed. It highlights the basic science for the design and selection of components for successfully harnessing solar power. Requirements for solar panel placement and orientation were also highlighted. It emphasizes that the knowledge and experience gained in solar energy as an abundant and convenient energy source, can play a role in steering the Yola, and Adamawa States toward a permanent and sustainable economic development. The energy demand in Yola greatly outweighs the National Power Authority's supply which is epileptic in nature........

Keywords - Solar energy, solar-thermal conversion, solar electric (photovoltaic) conversion, panel placement and orientation.

Street-side Space Usage Management has not been implemented and replicated well in Indonesia, so it is necessary to study the conceptual model of usage conflict. This research was inspired by the concept of Shared Use Street from Karndacharuck and it used a qualitative rationalistic paradigm and expert opinion interview as the research methods. The study objects were some road segments that have generating activities with various levels of street-side conflicts on the cities in Surabaya, Jakarta, Surakarta and Bandung. A model of street-side usage was constructed based on generating activities, supporting activities, motorized and non-motorized traffic, motorized and non-motorized traffic access.The results of the research are a model of street-side usage model, three street-side usage conflict indicators (uncomfortable, unsafe, and traffic congestion situation), four conflict determinant variables, firstly the Size and space for approach and use (sufficient space to approach and use the place); secondly, the uncontrolled development of activities center; thirdly, Inadequate or lack of facilities and infrastructure for supporting activities; fourth, the inconsistency of public commitment to the use of street.

Keywords - Indicator, Shared Use Street-side, Conflict, Model, Measurement, Shared responsibility.

Filtration using capillary fabrics is a simple tool for removing iron and manganese from the groundwater. This work aims to assess the treated water quality after filtration in perspective of the removal of iron and manganese. In the present study, the non-woven fabrics were selected as filter media. The filter model was designed to filter 6-24 m3/d of the extracted groundwater where the filtration rate ranges between 5-20 m3/m2/d to assess the impact of filtration rate on the removal efficiencies of iron and manganese. The obtained results revealed that the optimum range of the filtration rate is between 5-15 m3/m2/d to guarantee that the iron and manganese concentrations comply with the international standards of potable water.

Keywords - fabric capillary action, filtration, iron, manganese.

The research has studied the correlation between sleep stages and heart rate variability (HRV) based on the experiment, and it found that the heart rate, sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system of autonomic nervous system presented strong adjusting effects in four sleep stages.

Keywords - Sleep stages; heart rate variability (HRV); autonomic nervous system.

To enhance the interaction and fusion of the arts and science, the paper proposes the open and sharing idea of "big experiment". The major of applied linguistics lacks the science knowledge in the aspect of scientific empirical research, while the major of informatics lacks the linguistics knowledge such as voice, syntax, semantics, etc. Thus, we can collaboratively establish the language technology lab against the idea of big experiment, to cultivate the interdisciplinary students in this lab vessel, explore the new path to student cultivation, and popularize this mode.

Keywords - Lab; collaboratively; interdisciplinary; language; science and technology.

The right CSR program for handling socio-economic problems can be implemented through social mapping. Therefore, it is important to conduct study on CSR programs for handling social problems: social mapping (study of urban areas in industrial areas in Gresik Regency, East Java, Indonesia) which aims to determine the geographical, demographic, psychographic, economic and socio-cultural conditions, and program recommendations for handling socio-economic problems as an industry CSR program. Data analysis is in the form of SWOT. The study used 100 respondents consisting of 20 respondents for 5 urban villages/villages. The study used secondary and primary data through Focus Group Discussion (FGD).............

Keywords - Socio-economic problems, SWOT Analysis, CSR Program, Social Mapping.

Information Systems and its related technologies have been highly impactful on the growth of all organizations. There is no business activity that is totally independent of Information systems and Information Technology. Initially their role was considered as an enabler. But with advent of time and emergence of new technologies, their role was elevated from an enabler role to an effective decision-making tooland then to a role which can provide competitive advantage to organizations. Strategic Management is a key area of decision-making process. The environment in which organizations operate have been under unprecedented pressures because of dynamic forces and stiff competition.............

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In this study, chitosan was evaluated as a biocoagulant for treatment of very high turbidity water, through bench tests using the jar test. Turbidity (NTU) and apparent color (uC) were used as analytical parameters of operational efficiency, as well as sedimentation and filtration in granular bed were studied as fundamental stages of the process of clarification of synthetic raw water. The operational yields reached maximum removals of turbidity and color of 99.98% (0.42 NTU) and 99.37% (5 uC), respectively, applying 12 mg.L-1 of the biopolymer. In all the tests, the filtration was able to reduce turbidity of 20 to 55% of the supernatant, being efficient and fundamental in the removal of residual material in suspension to obtain treated water with turbidity below 0.5 NTU............

Keywords - Chitosan, Biocoagulant, Treatment of turbid water.

The two-piece multi pattern reinforced clay roof tile production machine was conceived, designed and developed to enhance entrepreneurial integration and involvement of Nigerian/ African youth in achieving the desired sustainable development. The machine is cheap to fabricate, assemble, and easy maintain. A total manufacturing cost of N48977:50k could help an entrepreneur, focused on inclusive and integrated development to produce 115 roof tiles (360x280x10mm size) in 8hours of an average man working at normal pace; thus, yielding about 345 roof tiles in 24hours shift. This particular machine therefore can accommodate four sets of the two – piece pattern where 460 roof tiles produced in 8-hour average man working at normal pace; and 1380 roof tiles in 24 hours shift. It has been ascertained also that about 10 roof tiles can cover 1m2 of roof area, and successfully covering 138 square meters in just one-day production; under 25seconds of vibration for semi dry compaction.

Keywords - Reinforced Clay roof tile, Vibro-compaction, green strength, and patting powder.

Verification of patient plan is very important in stereotactic treatments. VMAT plans were prepared with 6MVFFF or 10MV-FFF energies for 25 intracranial and extracranial stereotactic patients. Absolute dose was measured for dose verification in each plans. Iba CC01, Iba CC04, Iba CC13 ion chambers placed at a depth of 5cm in solid phantom (RW3). Also we scanned this phantom with ion chambers by Siemens Biograph mCT. QA plans were prepared by transferring twenty five patient plans to phantom assemblies for three ion chambers. All plans were performed separately for three ion chambers at Elekta Versa HD linear accelerator. Statistical analysis of results were made by Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Difference between dose values were determined %1.84±3.4 (p: 0.001) with Iba CC13 ion chamber, %1.80±3.4 (p: 0.002) with Iba CC04 ion chamber and %0.29±4.6 (p: 0.667) with Iba CC01 ion chamber........

Keywords - Patient QA, Ion Chambers SRT/SBRT QA.

This study aimed to determine the effect of the current ratio, debt ratio, return on assets ratio and rate the stock price. The study was conducted at PT. Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk. Data were taken from March 2009 to December 2017. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results showed that the current ratio, debt ratio, return on asset ratio and the exchange rate affect the price of shares. Indofood SuksesMakmurTbk.

Keywords - Current ratio, debt ratio, return on asset ratios, exchange rates, stock prices.

Online users frequently post comments in their social network profiles; these comments leave unique traces of attributes such as keywords, interests of an entity and its related connection especially in micro blogs such as twitter. The keywords updated day in day out in the user profile, build an enormous amount of data which if analyzed can define user's specific topic of interest. The dynamism of this huge, noisy and ever increasing micro-blogging data and the need to discover trending topics from this data, has led researchers to approach this problem by using several techniques such as text mining, natural language processing, statistical and other topic modeling methods...........

Keywords - Topic discovery, term frequency, inverse document frequency, feature selection, machine learning

This study examined the effect of leadership style and organizational culture on job satisfaction in order to improve organizational culture conducted at PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. Respondents who used as many as 70 employees and quantitative data were processed using the method with path analysis. The results showed that the leadership style and organizational culture positive and significant impact on organizational culture through job satisfaction.

Keywords - Leadership styles, organizational culture, job satisfaction, and organizational performance.

The analysis of propagation model in urban terrains is essential owing to the fact that the surroundings is composed of diverse material obstructions. These models are functional planning tools that allow the network planner of wireless communication networks to realize optimal levels for the base station exploitation and meeting the anticipated service level requirements. In this work, five experimental broadcast models- FSPL, EGLI, ECC, COST 231 and ERICSSON Model are considered for pathloss performance investigation in the urban area of Yenagoa. A drive test was conducted to acquire the actual field data on the LTE with a frequency of 700MHz network deployed in the area under study. All forecast calculations were carried out in the TEMS Investigation and Discovery network planning tool. Ericsson model was found to best predict the environment with a minimum deviation of 10.11dB being closest to measured pathloss with 2.01dB compared to the other models.

Keywords - Pathloss, LTE, Base Station, Model, Broadcast.

When a gas is cooled to very low temperatures, it is possible to achieve a regime where its behavior ceases to be classical. In this way, the traditional view we have of a gas as consisting of particles of a disordered motion is no longer maintained. If the gas particles are of the boson type, the state reached in the regime of ultra-low temperature, culminates in the formation of a new phase called Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC). This name was chosen due to the fact that this state was initially predicted by Albert Einstein in 1925 using for this the theoretical bases contained in the work of the scientist Nath Bose. This theory was largely responsible for the choice of Nobel awards in the years 2001 and 2012; and despite this, Bose was never awarded or duly recognized for his work.

Keywords - Bose-Einstein, Condensation, statistics.

Application of models to study of the hydrological function of watersheds has become a priority for countries wishing to conserve and protect their water resources. This need becomes essential for countries suffering from water stress such as Morocco where sustainable and predictable management is essential. It requires an indepth knowledge of the variables influencing the functioning of the basins, particularly the land use and their basin characteristics for a correct implementation of the management model. In this study, the SWAT model is used to simulate the monthly inflow at the Kansera Dam for the period 2001-2010, including one year (2001) for the warm-up of the model. 2011-2014 constituted the validation period of the model..............

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This study is aimed to acknowledge the impact of distress financial condition toward stock price of manufacture company. The population of this study was manufacture companies registered in Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period of 2012 – 2016. The data used in this study was secondary data achieved indirectly through mediator that is data from Indonesia Stock Exchange (ISE) in ISE corner of Faculty of Economics and Business University of Pancasila (FEB-UP) in form of financial report and stock price in 2012 – 2016. The result of this study based on t test result, current ratio (CR) variable and total assets turnover (TATO) variable does not significantly influence the stock price in the manufacturer industry detected with the financial distress condition, while earnings per share (EPS) variable influences the stock price positively significant in the manufacturer industry detected with financial distress condition with Altman Z-Score method registered in Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2012 – 2018. The result of statistics test F (Anova) simultaneously current ratio (CR) variable, total assets turnover (TATO) variable and earnings per share (EPS) variable influences positively significant toward stock price.

Keywords - Financial distress, current ratio, total assets turnover, earning per share

Are some construction projects more prone to contract disputes than others? If so, can these projects be identified before construction begins? Prevention and Resolution Task Force to answer these questions. This research analyzed the effect of different project characteristics on the occurrence of contract disputes explained by different researchers. Conflicts may be considered in three levels; level one may be viewed as intrapersonal conflict that is the conflict that takes place inside the individual. Level two is interpersonal conflict the conflict experienced between individuals in the same group or unit for example coworkers, roommates, unit members and etc. Such clashes exist whenever individuals interact or come composed to finish a common goal or detached. This paper explains all work carried out by different researchers on conflicts in construction industry.

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Structural masonry is an optimized construction system in which the masonry itself has a structural function. Another feature of the system is the use of concrete blocks and modular ceramic blocks in order to streamline the construction process, reduce material and labour costs, and generate greater speed in execution. For all these reasons, structural masonry has been widely used in the Brazilian civil construction industry, encompassing buildings of all finishing standards. Thus, short deadlines and reduced costs are the laws that guide today's construction projects. To meet these important requirements, new techniques are being deployed and improved. This paper will address a development in structural masonry based on a residential construction profile showing how a construction system can have both positive and negative impacts on a job in relation to costs and deadlines. Beyond presenting the main concepts of this construction method, this paper also includes a case study showing how this method could be implemented and the main issues that arise at a construction site due to bad service and/or poor inspection.

Keywords - Structural Masonry; Concrete Block; Grout; Construction method.

Study of one dimensional unsteady heat transfer in a rectangular slab with a finite length along x-direction and unit thickness along y-direction consists of development of Heisler's chart. Temperature of the slab increases due to convection heat transfer at the boundary and internal heat generation. The 1-D heat conduction equation is solved by the method of separation of variables by assuming initial fixed uniform temperature and axisymmetric boundary conditions. The eigen value of the equation is determined from the non-linear equation which is solved by the method of bisection. Heisler's chart is redeveloped for centerline temperature profile and temperature distribution at different x/L values for various Fourier numbers and Biot numbers without considering the internal heat generation...............

Keywords - Unsteady, Conduction, Heisler's Chart, Biot number, Fourier number, Internal heat generation.

Structural masonry is an optimized construction system in which the masonry itself has a structural function. Another feature of the system is the use of concrete blocks and modular ceramic blocks in order to streamline the construction process, reduce material and labour costs, and generate greater speed in execution. For all these reasons, structural masonry has been widely used in the Brazilian civil construction industry, encompassing buildings of all finishing standards. Thus, short deadlines and reduced costs are the laws that guide today's construction projects. To meet these important requirements, new techniques are being deployed and improved. This paper will address a development in structural masonry based on a residential construction profile showing how a construction system can have both positive and negative impacts on a job in relation to costs and deadlines. Beyond presenting the main concepts of this construction method, this paper also includes a case study showing how this method could be implemented and the main issues that arise at a construction site due to bad service and/or poor inspection.

Keywords - Structural Masonry; Concrete Block; Grout; Construction method

Yield, in sorghum breeding program has come to the fore, researchers little attention have been given tochemical composition of sorghum.The aim of the study was to evaluation of the chemical properties of some silage and grain sorghum varieties. Hydrocyanic acid (HCN) content, tannin content, protein ratio, sugar and some elements content of sorghum was determinated. The experiment was conducted at Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute in 2017. The plant materialwhich are widely used in the Mediterranean region and registered by BATEM, as silage sorghum varieties; Rox, Leoti, Early Sumac and Nes, as grain sorghum varieties; Aldari, Akdari, Beydari, Ogretmenoglu and IS407 varieties were used in this study. After harvesting, the seed samples were analyzed to evaluation of the defined properties..............

Keywords - Element, Sorghum bicolor, hydrocyanic acid, protein, silage sorghum, tannin.

Empowering woman is a perquisite for creating a good nation, when women are empowered, society with stability is assured. Empowerment of women is essential as their value systems lead to the development of a good family, good society and ultimately a good nation.In a male dominated society, women have always been underestimated and discriminated in all spheres of life be it their family and social life or their economic and political life. Moreover, the traditional duties of managing households create hindrances in their social and economic empowerment.While there is no consensus about its definition, empowerment broadly construed refers to the process of enhancing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choicesand totransform those choices..............

Keywords - Role of Psychology, Socio-Economic, Women Empowerment, Nigeria.

Entrepreneurship education is geared towards making individuals creators and managers of businesses however, in Nigeria this objective has remained unattainable due to poor implementation in universities. Successful implementation of entrepreneurship education has been linked to the educator's level of understanding and interpretation of the five dimensions of Entrepreneurship Education (24). Thus, there is the need to understand how entrepreneurship educators communicate their understanding of the five dimensions in the effective implementation of EE in Nigeria. This paper reports a study that tries to understand how entrepreneurship lecturers training Engineers spontaneously communicate their understanding of the dimensions as indicators of their perceptions of who they are, their roles, their institutions, and students..............

Keywords - Entrepreneurship education; perception; five dimensions of entrepreneurship education; identification; othering; spontaneous communication; Translanguaging, Nigeria.

Work is devoted to design of the geomagnetic sensor case in aggressive environment conditions.The choice of material for the case is carried out. 3D model of the geomagnetic sensor case is offered. On the basis of received 3D model the analysis "temperature fields" influence on case surface which showed that the created case from the chosen materials meets requirements of heat conductivity was carried out. The received 3D model can be used further for optimization of existing analogs that will allow to reduce significantly time for project works and to increase cases quality.

Keywords - Design, SolidWorks, Flow Simulation, Case, Geomagnetic, Sensor.

Chitin and chitosan are renewable natural biopolymers having extensive applications in food and many other industries due to their low toxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, etc. The main industrial raw material for chitin production is waste from seafood industries that consist of exoskeleton remains of crustaceans. Isolation of chitin from prawn shells involved demineralization, deproteinization and purification processes. Chitin was converted to chitosan through deacetylation using 45% NaOH by different physical treatments; steeping at ambient temperature, thermal heating and microwave radiation. Chitosan produced from chitin was characterized using FTIR analysis...........

Keywords - Chitin, Chitosan, Degree of De-Acetylation

Cloud detection is the prerequisite for multi-spectral satellite cloud image analysis. The traditional cloud detection method cannot well characterize multispectral satellite cloud images, which leads to a low accuracy in cloud detection. Although deep convolutional neural network can extract features effectively, it will have problems such as gradient diffusion low training efficiency,hard optimization, and poor generalization. In order to solve these problems, a multidimensional densely connected convolutional neural network is proposed to realize cloud detection of multi-spectral satellite imagery...............

Keywords - Multidimensional densely connected; Convolution neural network; Multi-spectral satellite cloud image; Cloud detection.

The research aims to identify factors affecting the decision in agricultural commodity development of households who join into planting orchards in Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province. The data of this paper was collected from 150 households who practiced mango, orange and rice farming and the research applied quota sampling method. Also, a binary logistic method was employed to identify influential factors in the households' decision on agricultural commodity development. The results showed that positively influential factors in the decision of agricultural commodity development including levels of education, agricultural land, capital, technical training, infrastructure, output market, geographical location, and the feature of soil and water sources. Noticeably, technical training has been the most significant factor that impacts households' decision on agricultural commodity development in Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province.

Keywords - farming, decision, development, agricultural, commodity.

With the increase in water demand for various purposes, the output of the reservoirs is a valuable resource. However, a natural phenomenon such as sedimentation, which cannot be eliminated completely, decreases this output. Not only do the sediments decrease the reservoir capacity, but also destroy the machinery such as turbines, etc. Various methods have been brought forth to scour the sediments from the base of the reservoir but not many of them are feasible enough to be applied. Out of all the available methods, sluicing may be considered as an efficient method. Although sluicing may also cause disastrous effects on the downstream side if not carefully monitored, however the disadvantage is less as compared to the conventional flushing. The perennial availability of a minimum head in sluicing not only makes the process fit for reservoir conservation but keeps the power output steady..............

Keywords - Flushing, sluicing, scour cone, sedimentation management.

Contractors' performance, amongst other things, has been associated with the incapability to meet pre-planned completion time on most public construction projects. This research therefore sought to assess the time performance of indigenous contractors in Kwara State, Nigeria with a view to improving project delivery capabilities of the indigenous contractors and the likes. Structured questionnaires were administered to construction professionals that formed the secondary population to assess the factors affecting time performance of indigenous contractors in the study area. Subsequently, collective case study was used to probe the questionnaire responses by collecting data on time of selected public construction projects using pro forma. Percentage, frequency, mean item score..............

Keywords - Indigenous Contractors, Public Projects, Time Performance,Nigeria, Project delivery.