96 research outputs found
Collaborative E- Learning Algorithm for Domain Knowledge Acquisition using Unbiased Matching
No full textAbstract- The need to acquire domain knowledge at a fast pace cannot be overemphasized. Domain knowledge acquisition is not limited to any particular field, but rather, is a requisite path to giant strides in the sciences, technology and academics. Apart from being a major goal at all levels of academics, knowledge acquisition is inevitable in some fields of computing such as Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, where system construction is hinged on the ability of the system developers to elicit knowledge from the domain experts. Collaborative e-learning is a positive deviation from the traditional learning paradigm, in that knowledge is shared between the participants, through information technology. However, one of the challenges of collaborative learning is how to organize the team of learners, so as to maximize the learning impacts. Another important issue is, how to device empirical strategies, for measuring the impact of e-learning methodologies. This work proposes a collaborative e-learning algorithm called the Community Bi-Partition Learning Model (CBLM). The algorithm applies a computational technique known as unbiased matching, to partition a learning community in order to speed up the process of knowledge acquisition. A validation approach for measuring the impact of the e-learning algorithm is also presented
Poverty Eradication Inspired Computing
No full textThis work is a foundational research, aimed at drawing the attention of computer scientists to poverty eradication as a serious global concern. It provides requisite system conceptualizations for more vigorous actions against poverty through the application of computing. In it, the researcher attempts to build a framework for the emergence of a new computing frontier tagged “Poverty Eradication Inspired Computing”. Quite a number of complex human problems have been solved in the past through the application of Computer Science and Information Technology. An increased focus of computing towards poverty eradication is therefore expected to yield more impressive results. Poverty Eradication Inspired Computing as proposed in this work refers to computing efforts borne out of a strong desire to eradicate poverty. It is an emerging field which stresses the use of computing as a tool for anti-poverty drive. This research introduces the Hexagonal Model, and uses it to outline the core functional domains for the application of Poverty Eradication Inspired Computing. Corruption Eradicatio
The literary genre of Eze 17 – word of a prophet or a sage?
No full textZnaczącą rolę przy odkrywaniu orędzia tekstów biblijnych odgrywają gatunki
literackie, w których zostały spisane. W 17 rozdziale Księgi Ezechiela spotykamy
się z terminem māšāl, który wskazuje na przysłowie, przypowieść czy alegorię i odsyła
czytelnika do tekstów wywodzących się z tradycji mądrościowej obecnych w Piśmie
Świętym. Praca została poświęcona przywołaniu podstawowych gatunków literackich
określanych mianem māšāl, aby na tym tle podjąć próbę zdefiniowania gatunku literackiego
Ez 17 oraz odpowiedzieć na pytanie, czy omawiany tekst z Księgi Ezechiela
zawiera wypowiedź prorocką czy mądrościową. W celu przybliżenia przesłania Ez 17
przedstawiono wewnętrzną dynamikę całego rozdziału oraz zasygnalizowano kontekst
historyczny jego powstania.In the 17th chapter of the Book of Ezekiel we meet the word “māšāl”, which
indicates a proverb, a parable or an allegory, and refers the reader to the texts derived
from the wisdom tradition present in the Scriptures. This paper recalls the basic literary
genres known as māšāl, it is also an attempt to define the genre of Eze 17. The
author answers the question whether the present text of the Book of Ezekiel contains
a prophetic word or a word of wisdom. To show the message of Ezekiel 17 the author
reveals the internal dynamics of the whole chapter and evokes the historical context of
writing Eze 17
Ethics and Human Rights in Anglophone African Women’s Literature [electronic resource] : Feminist Empathy /
No full text‘A remarkable work, both for its compassion and critical insights, Chielozona Eze’s Ethics and Human Rights in Anglophone African Women’s Literature: Feminist Empathy ‘liberates’ empathy from ideology and offers a focused way of reading literature within and across borders that also transcends limiting contexts.’ –Maik Nwosu, University of Denver, USA ‘In a thus far unsurpassed “sharing of affect,” Professor Eze artfully deploys what he calls “feminist empathy” for third-generation Anglophone African women writers. In the wake of their foremothers’ rejection of the double yoke of colonialism and patriarchy, this millennial generation of women writers reclaims “a body of their own” and its unaccountable pain. Eze’s bold yet gentle gesturing towards these new female subjectivities makes him a male feminist, definitely a rare commodity on the Nigerian scene. His book is a high risk/high gain venture opening wide the portal of “human flourishing” for other African empathizers in the post-nation-state.’ –Chantal Zabus, author of Between Rites and Rights: Excision in Women’s Experiential Texts and Human Contexts, Université Paris 13 – Sorbonne Paris Cité, France ‘Eze deftly demonstrates how contemporary African writing by women deploys feminist empathy to link ethics and human rights in a fresh interpretation of ubuntu — the African philosophy of individual and community interdependence. With nuance and a rare attention to not only fiction but also poetry, essays and new media, Eze shows how recent works extending longstanding African feminist theories into new territory, proving Adichie and her sister-authors right: we should all be feminists.’ –Tsitsi Jaji, author of Africa in Stereo: Modernism, Music and Pan-African Solidarity and Associate Professor of English, Duke University, USA This book proposes feminist empathy as a model of interpretation in the works of contemporary Anglophone African women writers. The African woman’s body is often portrayed as having been disabled by the patriarchal and sexist structures of society. Returning to their bodies as a point of reference, rather than the postcolonial ideology of empire, contemporary African women writers demand fairness and equality. By showing how this literature deploys imaginative shifts in perspective with women experiencing unfairness, injustice, or oppression because of their gender, Chielozona Eze argues that by considering feminist empathy, discussions open up about how this literature directly addresses the systems that put them in disadvantaged positions. This book, therefore, engages a new ethical and human rights awareness in African literary and cultural discourses, highlighting the openness to reality that is compatible with African multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and increasingly cosmopolitan communities.Introduction: The Ethical Turn in African Literature -- Chapter 1: Feminism as Fairness -- Chapter 2: Diary of Intense Pain: Postcolonial Trap and Women’s Rights -- Chapter 3: The Body in Pain and the Politics of Culture -- Chapter 4: Abstractions as Disablers of Women’s Rights -- Chapter 5: The Enslaved Body as a Symbol of Universal Human Rights Abuse -- Chapter 6: Human Rights as Liberatory Social Thought -- Chapter 7: The Obligation to Bear Testimony to Human Rights Abuses -- Bibliography -- .‘A remarkable work, both for its compassion and critical insights, Chielozona Eze’s Ethics and Human Rights in Anglophone African Women’s Literature: Feminist Empathy ‘liberates’ empathy from ideology and offers a focused way of reading literature within and across borders that also transcends limiting contexts.’ –Maik Nwosu, University of Denver, USA ‘In a thus far unsurpassed “sharing of affect,” Professor Eze artfully deploys what he calls “feminist empathy” for third-generation Anglophone African women writers. In the wake of their foremothers’ rejection of the double yoke of colonialism and patriarchy, this millennial generation of women writers reclaims “a body of their own” and its unaccountable pain. Eze’s bold yet gentle gesturing towards these new female subjectivities makes him a male feminist, definitely a rare commodity on the Nigerian scene. His book is a high risk/high gain venture opening wide the portal of “human flourishing” for other African empathizers in the post-nation-state.’ –Chantal Zabus, author of Between Rites and Rights: Excision in Women’s Experiential Texts and Human Contexts, Université Paris 13 – Sorbonne Paris Cité, France ‘Eze deftly demonstrates how contemporary African writing by women deploys feminist empathy to link ethics and human rights in a fresh interpretation of ubuntu — the African philosophy of individual and community interdependence. With nuance and a rare attention to not only fiction but also poetry, essays and new media, Eze shows how recent works extending longstanding African feminist theories into new territory, proving Adichie and her sister-authors right: we should all be feminists.’ –Tsitsi Jaji, author of Africa in Stereo: Modernism, Music and Pan-African Solidarity and Associate Professor of English, Duke University, USA This book proposes feminist empathy as a model of interpretation in the works of contemporary Anglophone African women writers. The African woman’s body is often portrayed as having been disabled by the patriarchal and sexist structures of society. Returning to their bodies as a point of reference, rather than the postcolonial ideology of empire, contemporary African women writers demand fairness and equality. By showing how this literature deploys imaginative shifts in perspective with women experiencing unfairness, injustice, or oppression because of their gender, Chielozona Eze argues that by considering feminist empathy, discussions open up about how this literature directly addresses the systems that put them in disadvantaged positions. This book, therefore, engages a new ethical and human rights awareness in African literary and cultural discourses, highlighting the openness to reality that is compatible with African multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and increasingly cosmopolitan communities
Beliefs in practices of the supernatural causation of illness among Igbo and Yoruba in Nigeria, 1993
No full textThis study examined beliefs in supernatural causation of both Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups in Nigeria. The study focuses on the beliefs that treatment of any patient involves exorcism of the invading spirit. A significant number of members of the two ethnic groups believe in the active presence of the spirit world, ancestral spirits, gods, and in reincarnation. Consequently, any illness or misfortune is often attributed to the wrath of the gods or neglect of the spirit world. Content analysis of data gathered through participant observation was the primary means used in the analysis of this study. Subjects were Igbo and Yoruba natives of three age groups. These groups included traditional age, transitional age, and modern age generations. This research found that both Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups tend to turn to beliefs in supernatural causation during serious illnesses, accidents and deaths. However, as individuals move from traditional age to modern age, they tend to believe less in supernatural causation in Igbo and Yoruba communities, despite the introduction of modern medicine. Specific reasons for the persistence of beliefs in supernatural causation in Igbo and Yoruba communities, despite the introduction of modern medicine, is a topic for further research
Web Algorithm search engine based network modelling of Malaria Transmission
No full textMalaria has been described as one of the most dangerous and widest spread tropical diseases, with an estimated 247 million cases around the globe in the year 2006 alone. This calls for
urgent scientific interventions. Since malaria is a vector borne disease, this research tackled the issue of malaria transmission from the angle of vector detection through a search engine. There are observed cases of attempting vector control on a trial and errors basis, with no scientific way of determining the locations of critical vector densities. Unfortunately, such a practice leads to waste of resources on the wrong places, while ignoring the areas of critical
vector existence. This research formalizes a contact network using a number of attributes of the malaria vectors, the public places, and the human beings that affect malaria transmission.
The resulting structure is a heterogeneous bipartite contact network of two node types - the public places and the human beings nodes. The human beings are those who have suffered
from malaria, even when their residential homes were under reliable vector control. Such an exclusion principle makes it obvious that these people, most probably contacted the disease
from outside their residential homes. The Hypertext Induced Topical Search (HITS) web search algorithm was adapted to implement a search engine, which uses the bipartite contact
network as the input. MATLAB was used to implement the model system. The output shows the public places which habour the infected malaria vectors, and their corresponding vector
densities. The model output was validated with UCINET 6.0 as the benchmark system. A root mean square error (RMSE) value of 0.0023 was obtained when the output of the benchmark system is compared with that of the search engine model. This result indicates a high and acceptable level of accuracy
IMPROVING THE SECURITY OF A DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING ENCRYPTED TECHNOLOGY
No full textAbstract: This work presents improving security of data communication system using advanced management of encryption software scheme. The work characterized a case study network designed with data encryption technique and then improved the network using an advanced data encryption technique. The encryption technique was developed using optimized blow fish algorithm which has the ability to segment keys and input packet matrix before simultaneous encryption. This process improves security, processing speed and time. The technique was implemented on Mathlab Simulink platform and tested. The result showed that the data encryption time of the new algorithm was 79.8ms against 113.05ms of the characterized system. The decryption key was improved from 8bit to 32bit in the new algorithm making the decryption process more complex for hackers, but improved data security in the system.
Keywords: Encryption, Data communication, Fish algorithm, Decryption, Packet matrix.
Title: IMPROVING THE SECURITY OF A DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING ENCRYPTED TECHNOLOGY
Author: Eze Cletus Elijah, Alor M.O
International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research
ISSN 2348-6988 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022
Page No: 1-16
Research Publish Journals
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Published Date: 03-November-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7277023
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Geostatistical analysis of trace elements PXRF dataset of near-surface semi-arid soils from Central Botswana
No full textAbstractGeospatial dataset of trace elements including manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), titanium (Ti), rubidium (Rb), strontium (Sr), thorium (Th), Vanadium (V) and Zirconium (Zr) of near-surface soils in a Cu–Ni prospecting field at Airstrip North, Central Botswana were statistically analysed. Grid sampling method was used in the field data collection. The relatively new portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Delta Premium, 510890, USA) technology in a “soil” mode was used to measure the concentrations of trace elements in the soils. The data presented was obtained from the average reading of two soil samples collected from same point but passed through sieves. Sequel to DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.08.026 (P.N. Eze, V.S. Mokosomani, T.K. Udeigwe, O.F. Oyedele, 2016) [1]
Leadership and Work Attitude: A Symbiosis Relationship that Shape Organization Performance
No full textThe term leadership tends to conjure in our minds picture of great military commanders such as General Patton,stirring politicians and statesmen such as Winston Churchill, or charismatic leaders of national movements suchas Gandhi. But while people such as these were undoubtedly great leaders, they are only the most visible andobvious examples of leadership in action. Infarct, every time a person attempts to get other people to dosomething that the person wants them to do, he or she is functioning as a leader. Seen in this perspective,leadership is exercised in organizations from the chief executive officer right down to the first-level supervisoron the shop floor. Leadership is a core variable in the management of human and material resources withoutwhich organizations or groups may not function effectively. Concepts like mob or crowd simply define anassembly of people without leadership. On the other hand, a situation of anarchy describes a group with apparentleadership disintegration. When an economic venture is undertaken by an organization, with a view tomaximizing economic opportunities, it calls for a person or persons to supervise, direct, control, and co-ordinatethe activities of production and workers co-operation. This example simply points to the role of leadership in anorganization.Keywords: Leaders, Workers, Influence, Symbiosis, Organization, Performance
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