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Automated multi-conveyor storage (AMCS) / Syahirah Saidi and Azamuddin Husin
Full text linkIn today’s fast moving, highly competitive industrial world, a manufacturing of Industrialize Building System (IBS) must be flexible, cost effective and efficient to survive. Increasing in demand for more productivity, high quality standard and better accuracy are mostly hard to achieve for mass production of precast component. In addition, current practice of material handling method and inventory control are mostly done manually and separately with more human interference. Therefore, the purpose of this study is focused on material handling management of precast component in IBS manufacturer. A detail desk study has been conducted which concentrates on the current method of material handling system, storage space utilization, inventory control management and other relevant research on various innovation approaches. Hence, Automated Multi-Conveyor Storage (AMCS) is proposed to reduce as much as possible the operator involve in construction work, cost expanses, time consuming, solving the current technical problems on material handling technology, eliminate manual and double handling works, give a high safety level of working environment as well as provide an easiest ways in material handling system. In line with this, the application AMCS is considerate the existence of current technology, working environment suitability and implementation of industry revolution 4.0 in construction
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Produce a hollowblock using coconut coir / Nur Syazwani Johar and Azamuddin Husin
Full text linkTo reduce negative environmental effect, the construction sector is facing increasing pressure to adopt sustainable and eco-friendly techniques. This study explores the inclusion of coconut coir, a natural and renewable resource, into hollow cement blocks to improve structural integrity and insulating properties. The research encompasses the design, assembly of a prototype, and thorough performance assessment of the coconut coir-infused hollow cement blocks. With growing recognition of environmental sustainability, there is an increase of interest in eco-friendly building materials. This study examines the use of coconut coir, a renewable and biodegradable component, in the production of hollow cement blocks. The research entails the formulation of an appropriate mix design, creation of hollow blocks with various concentrations of coconut coir, and assessment of their mechanical characteristics and environmental effects. The results show that the addition of coconut coir improves the block’s strength, reduces its weight, and improves thermal insulation. This suggests that coconut coir can be used as a sustainable alternative in the construction industry
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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