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Using Focused Groups for Assessment
No full textA S.W.O.T. (Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of a teacher education program, or any program, can be the driving force for implementing change. Strengths and weaknesses are revealed and adjustments to curriculum, internships, learning activities, education policies, etc. are justifiable if based on a S.W.O.T. analysis of a program. Major improvements to a program can be a direct result of using this analysis with undergraduate and graduate students
Artificial Neural Network-based Approach for Short-term Electricity Price Forecasting
No full textElectricity price forecasting has become an integral part of power system operation and control. This paper presents an artificial neural network (ANN), based approach for estimating short-term wholesale electricity price using past price and demand data. In other to obtain accurate model, several combination of input parameters was considered. 70% of the data sample was used for training, 15% for validation and 15% for testing. The ANN model was trained in MATLAB using Levenberg-Marquardt back propagation algorithm for forecasting the next 24 hours electricity price. The accuracy of the model was measured using Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE)
An Integrated Approach to Urban Preservation A Suggestion To Combine Two Methods of Urban Regeneration In Order To Achieve a Further Developed Urban Historic Center Preservation
No full textThe paper discusses the concept of placemaking and the implementation of UNESCO conservation policies, how it made an impact on the example of Malacca, Malaysia also mentioning the reactions of the local residents. It covers a basic historic background of placemaking concept and the process of Malacca getting into the World Heritage List. This study, then tries to combine the two approaches to form an upgraded concept of urban historic center preservation summarized in basic principles
Deconstructing the Reality: To what degree are the Ph.D. students using their computer(s) to support their research practices?
No full textUnder normal circumstances, it is assumed that Ph.D. students will make use of ICT (e.g., computer technologies) throughout their research journey for a variety of generic and specialised purposes. Yet, there is limited documented research about postgraduate use of ICT beyond their information sourcing skills and general knowledge consumption. This paper reports the first stage of a study that aimed to examine how Ph.D. students use their computers to support their research practice, by taking into account not only their computer use skills, but also ICT use within the broader context of the research journey. Monitoring software that harvested computer activity data over a period of three months was installed on the computers of nine doctoral students from the same university who self-reported as being skilled computer users. Regular discussion sessions were held with each student to review computer activities in the light of their own research and study contexts (Ph.D. stage and discipline background). Analysis of data gathered at this first stage of the study indicates that there is no difference among the students at any stage of their doctoral research in terms of the level of their engagement with their computers, and there is no difference in the use of computer (applications and documents) among the students despite their different discipline backgrounds. At this point in the study, there is a strong indication that while ICT are playing a dominant role in doctoral student’s daily lives, ICT use to support research practice is limited. While these students used computers daily, the computers seemed not to be as crucial to their research practice as was expected. It appears that current perceptions in research literature about the importance of computer devices for student research practice may need to be questioned. This first stage of a larger study therefore provides the basis for further investigation
Interdisciplinary Practices in Forensics within American Law Enforcement: The International Context
Get PDFAs forensic evidence has come to be of paramount importance within the American criminal justice system, it becomes pertinent to explore current standards, education, and training conducted within forensic investigation units who are actively engaged in crime scene recovery methods. After review of the current state of research within the field both domestically and internationally, an exploratory study was conducted through national surveying of American law enforcement agencies at the municipal, county, state, and federal level. Results indicate the need for reform though development of uniform standards, required educational levels, and enhanced interdisciplinary training in order to ensure the highest levels of documentation, collection, and preservation of forensic evidence. Recommendations regarding future research include evaluative procedures aimed at developing standardization, reforming required educational levels, evaluating available training programs, and increasing knowledge pertaining to the value of national certification
Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing Usage for Psychological Consultation
No full textIt`s an obvious fact to claim, that the problem of stress has become a vital issue presently. One of the main root cause of this is the escalation of human desires and complexity of those. Most of those desires would be difficult to achieve or not practical at all. When the reality is so harsh, compared with the imaginations, it will incur for stress. More the gap between reality and the perceptions, stress will escalate. As results of people are running after unrealistic or difficult to achieve greener pastures, most of them will end up with becoming a victim of stress. Stress management is a difficult skill to be developed, but in current context, it has become an essential skill to have. This research is based on the concept of internal self-talk. Thought stream captured in-form of text stream will be segmented, according to the cognitive behavioral therapeutic approach. This is technically implemented via POS tagging of the Stanford NLP library. Afterwards machine learning approach is used to train the WEKA engine, according to the OCEAN model, which is a prominent psychological model. Predictions derived from the trained WEKA model, will be presented inform of a report with the help of itext reporting plugin. This report will be used by the psychologist, before providing the treatment to the patient/client. It`s assumed, that this tool will be a good aiding tool, which can reduce the cognitive effort of a consultant. Respective, problem, technical, executional and all important aspects are addressed in detail, within this paper along with required evidences
Microwaves: An Alternative Bacterial Sterilization Technique?
No full textSterilization is defined as a process which eliminates all forms of life, such as bacteria, fungi, spores, viruses, etc. present on surfaces, contained in fluids or in any compound such as a culture media. Microwaves are non-ionizing radiations which heat food using the principle of dielectric heating. The same principle can be applied for the sterilization of microorganisms in culture media. A conventional microwave ovesn was used to study the effects of microwave radiations on survival of microorganisms. E. coli and Bacillus subtilis strains were selected for the study. It was observed that the use of microwave radiations were effective in reducing the time required for killing the cultures under study. However, a shielding effect was observed in presence of organic compounds, where a higher intensity or increased exposure time was required to kill the culture
Fair Value Hierarchy Measures: Post-Implementation Evidence on IFRS 7
Get PDFUsing a balance sheet valuation model, this study examines if information on the fair value hierarchy of on-balance sheet financial assets and financial liabilities are incorporated in the market’s valuation of companies’ equities in Singapore. The results of the study show significant associations between as-reported Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measures of financial assets and market values. However, the results are not significant for Level 3 fair value measures of financial assets and each of the three levels of fair value measures of financial liabilities. The results also show that returns are more positively associated with as-reported gains and losses from Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measures than those from Level 3 fair value measures. Overall, the evidence suggests that information on the fair value hierarchy of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures are used by market participants in their pricing decisions. The market however appears to place greater weights on fair value changes taken to the income statement than those taken to OCI, notwithstanding the level of the fair value measure. While the fixation with income statement measures remains a puzzle, the results are consistent with prior studies that show that investors largely ignore OCI in their pricing of shares
Toward Implementation of Accural Basis in Indonesia Government: Key Success Factors
Get PDFIn 2015, the government's financial statement presentation has to be based on Government Regulation numbers 71 of 2010 is concerning the Government Accounting Standards accrual basis. With the recording of changes in government accounting basis of the cash basis into the accrual basis, then a paradigm shift in financial reporting. This study describes the factors that affect the readiness of local governments in implementing the Government Regulation number 71 of 2010. Readiness of local government is very important given the Government Accounting Standards Board will formally applied simultaneously in 2015. The previous researchers used human factor, organizational commitment and information technology that is expected to affect the readiness of the implementation of Government Regulation number 71 of 2010. Human resource is the area of financial management personnel competency and development efforts and increase their competence. Changes in accounting standards to be followed by the development and improvement of human resource competencies that will run the standard. Organizational commitment is needed from the highest level to the lowest must have a strong commitment for the changes to accounting standards that can be applied to both. Changes in accounting standards should also be followed by information technology that will support the implementation of new accounting standards
Analysis of Intellectual Capital Diclosure Practises: Empirical Study on Services Companies Listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange
Get PDFIntegrated Reporting provides a report that fully integrates financial and non-financial information company. One category of integrated reporting is intellectual capital. It is a voluntary disclosure contained in the company's annual report. The purpose of this study is to analyze the practice of Intellectual Capital Disclosure (ICD) in service companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange and empirically examine the effect of corporate governance is proxied by the concentration of ownership, firm size proxied by total assets, the level of profitability is proxied by Return on Assets, leverage, and company listing age on the Stock Exchange on ICD. Samples companies in this study are a service company listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2009-2013. The sampling technique is using purposive sampling method. Based on the established criteria, the company sampled 131 companies. This study uses panel data analysis. The results of this study indicate that the level of ICD in Services Company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange is still low. The results of empirical testing in this study indicate that corporate governance, firm size, profitability, leverage, and a listing of companies on the Stock Exchange simultaneously have significant affect to ICD. Partially firm size, profitability, and company listing age on the Stock Exchange have significant effect on ICD, while good corporate governance and leverage levels have no significant effect on ICD