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A Study of the Apology Strategies Used by Iraqi EFL University Students

10.11591/ijere.v5i1.4519
Raed Latif Ugla , Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin
This study was aimed at exploring apology strategies of English used by Iraqi EFL students, apology strategies in Iraqi Arabic and the pragmatic strategies of Iraqi EFL students in relation to the use of apology as a speech act. The data analyzed in this study were collected in Al-Yarmouk University College and University of Diyala. The study was mixed method in nature using a questionnaire and an interview adapted from previous studies. The quantitative data was obtained from fifty-five Iraqi EFL students using Discourse Completion Task Questionnaires (DCTQ) while the qualitative data obtained from individual interviews carried out with twelve Iraqi EFL students. The results were showed different kinds of apology strategies used by Iraqi EFL students. A new classification of apology strategies was provided in this study. Results of the study showed that Iraqi EFL students used a variation of apology strategies, they were well aware of how to use adequate apology forms to meet the requirements of specific situations and relationships, and they felt the need for explaining and avoiding interpretation of their response as an apology.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 32-38
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Automation in the unloading and loading process of hot rolled coil using workspace simulation software : A Review

10.11591/ijra.v5i1.pp49-53
Kunal Abhay Patil , Santosh Jaju , Babu Achmare
The aim of this paper is to confirm the importance of unloading and loading process of hot rolled coil and automation in manufacturing industry.  This paper describes about the different systems which are used in various ISPAT industries for material handling purpose or lifting the heavy coils. There are six main systems which are used in industries for material handling purpose. After studying all these systems, we will propose one system which is more beneficial than other systems. Later in this paper we will also study the introductory part of the workspace simulation software, its features, benefits and applications. The objective of this project is to overcome the problems at industry by designing and simulating a robot arm to perform the task. By simulating, the process of unloading and loading of hot rolled coil can perform more effectively. Workspace LT is the software used in this project.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 49-53
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Path Analysis: Health Promotion Information Access of Parent Caretaking Pattern through Parenting Education

10.11591/ijere.v5i1.4524
Tri Sunarsih , Bhisma Murti , Sapja Anantanyu , Mahendra Wijaya
Parents often inhibit learning process organized by education, due to their ignorance about how to educate child well. Incapability of dealing with those changes leads to dysfunctional families, and problematic children. This research aimed: to analyzed the health promotion information access pattern of parent caretaking pattern through parenting education. This study was taken place in Karanganyar Regency area, Central Java. As a survey research with cross-sectional design, this study built on questionnaire as a main instrument of collecting primary data, while secondary data was obtained from recording in the related institutions in Karanganyar Regency. The sample consisted of 108 parents, taken using purposive sampling technique. To address the objective, multiple linear regression and path analyses were used. Its important finding was that interactions with other students’ parent, with other members of family, and with media simultaneously affected significantly the parenting pattern holistically, either directly or indirectly. The largest effect on parenting was exerted by interaction between parent and media. From those findings, the author recommended that the appropriate parenting education strategies were to provide adequate information such as reading books for parent, to facilitate parent discussion to generate interaction between parents so that they shared information more frequently.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 69-75
Publish at: 2016-03-01

System Thinking Scales and Learning Environment of Family Planning Field Workers in East Java

10.11591/ijere.v5i1.4521
Dwi Listyawardani , Iswari Hariastuti
Systems thinking is needed due to the growing complexity of the problems faced family planning field workers in the external environment that is constantly changing. System thinking ability could not be separated from efforts to develop learning for the workers, both learning at the individual, group, or organization level. The design of the study was quantitative study using cross-sectional study. There is a relationship between the scale of field worker’s system thinking with the learning environment at organization level (p 0.017<α). The characteristic factors; individual, team/group learning environment; are unrelated to the system thinking scales. There are also relationship among learning environments. Individuals learning on systems thinking for field workers are highly needed as a basic capital in the development of human resources. The training/learning done so far needs to be revitalized, that is reconstructing the learning materials or modules taught so as learning can be run more effectively and leads to increase the ability of systems thinking. Organizationrelated to the implementation of field worker tasks lies in the central, provincial and districts/municipalities level, need to facilitate the learning; both at the individual, group/team, and organizational level itself. Learning and guidance need to be developed into a useful integrated mechanism, not only for individuals but also for the organization.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 46-54
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Studies on Affecting Factors of Wheel Slip and Odometry Error on the Performance of Wheeled Mobile Robots – A Review

10.11591/ijra.v5i1.pp6-16
Vidhya Prakash
The wheeled mobile robots (WMR) find use for doing a variety of tasks in different types of workspaces. These workspaces are form of ideal natural flat, smooth terrain, unpredictable and irregular nature of these work spaces demanding a design challenges. Typically there work spaces may have pits, undulatory  is not flat terrain, obstacles into tasks of the robot. There would result in wheel slippage orodometry error. This tasks a toll in the form of deviation from intended trajectory, navigation, travel time &budgeted energy consumption. These engineering issues can be addressed by proper design of wheel rotation, vibration amplitude of the robot body, travel time modulation differently up to the terrain condition (wet, dry, soft, hard)&wind effect. The wheel slip & odometry error is estimate of computational by design, pay load distribution, speed, wheel diameter, wheel width are the ply able design parameter in the designness  scope. The effect of proper selection of the values of there parameters is studied in this review. The paper reviews are analyzing the basic& direct effect of parameters are how to associate with wheel slippage and odometry error and also which is   the most affecting factor on the wheeled mobile robots.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 6-16
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Validation of End Effector Matrix for Robotic Kit OWI-535 using Matlab and Robo Analyzer

10.11591/ijra.v5i1.pp54-60
Bhivraj Suthar , Tanmay Shrivastava , Lamyanba Heisnam
This paper presents the validation of the end effector matrix having D-H parameter of the 4 DOF educational manipulator OWI-535 by MAT-LAB and Robo Analyzer. Transformation matrix of order 4x4 which describes end effecter’s position and orientation with respect to the base reference frame. MAT-LAB programming which gives details about the translation steps of the manipulator simultaneously. Forward kinematics of OWI 535 robotic kit has been calculated by Mat-lab as well as Robo Analyzer. We had calculated the End effector matrix in both software and compare it. We found that the results are similar up to three digit in some elements and up to two digits from decimal in few elements and it was different after three digit from the decimal in end effector matrix.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 54-60
Publish at: 2016-03-01

English Teachers Classroom Assessment Practices

10.11591/ijere.v5i1.4526
Saefurrohman Saefurrohman , Elvira S. Balinas
The new language assessment policies in the Philippines and in Indonesia have impact on English teachers’ assessment practices. Classroom assessment; as mandated in the current curriculum of both countries swifts from sources of information to the inseparable process of teaching and learning. This study describes Filipino and Indonesian high school English teachers’ classroom assessment practices in ELL classes.This study was conducted using a mix method design with 48 Filipino and Indonesian junior high school English teachers as respondents who completed the questionnaire on classroom assessment practices. Twelve respondents participated in an interview and observation to further clarify their practices on classroom assessment. The study found that both Filipino and Indonesian junior high school English teachers used assessment for learning as the main purpose of assessment. The majority of Filipino Junior High school English teachers prepared and made their own assessment, while Indonesian junior high school English teachers used items from published textbooks as their primary sources for constructing assessment items. Both Filipino and Indonesian junior high school English teachers used written comments as their primary method for providing feedback. Total score test and a letter grade were the highest percentage methods for providing a final report for both Filipino and Indonesian junior high school English teachers.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 82-92
Publish at: 2016-03-01

The Roles of Organizational Commitment in Mediating the Effects of Big Five Personality on Worker’s Adherence to Occupational Safety SOPs

10.11591/ijere.v5i1.4517
Hadi Prayitno , Tjipto Suwandi , Hamidah Hamidah
The incidence of work accidents in the construction industry particularly in Indonesia and generally in international shows an increasingly worrying trend given that either quantitatively or qualitatively the number of work accidents is very large compared to that of other industrial sectors. The main causing factors are mostly due to the workers’ behavior. This study aimed to determine the roles of organizational commitment in mediating the effects of Big Five Personality on workers’ adherence to occupational safety SOPs. The study belongs to observational analytic type with cross sectional study design. The study involved 140 samples taken randomly from workers at manufacturing department of PT. Boma Bisma Indra Pasuruan, East Java. The measurement of personality used five factor model (FFM) questionnaire of Costa & McRae. Hypothesis testing applied inferential statistical analysis. The  statistical method used was Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results showed that Organizational Commitment had lower roles in mediating the effects of Big Five Personality on workers’ adherence to occupational safety SOPs compared to that Big Five Personality in directly influencing the workers’ adherence to occupational safety SOPs at PT. Boma Bisma Indra Pasuruan.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 14-21
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Degree of Achievability of Omnidirectional Motion in Various Mobile Robot Designs: A Review

10.11591/ijra.v5i1.pp17-28
Ajju Raja Justus
In the current field of robotics, many new robots are being developed based on different working principles. Each robot has its own strengths and weaknesses. Omnidirectional mobility is a major functional requirement for performing more complex actions. This article is a comprehensive study of some of the robots developed by different people with distinctive driving mechanisms. The actuation, driving method, operating conditions and control mechanism of all the selected robots is studied. Then finally, all the considered robots are compared based on various parameters to gauge the efficiency and degree of achievability of omnidirectional motion in each robot. Therefore, by the end of this article, we can have an understanding of how much effective each driving mechanism is in producing omnidirectional mobility.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 17-28
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Nonlinear dynamic modeling and optimal motion analysis of two-link manipulators

10.11591/ijra.v5i1.pp61-66
Moein Taheri
Manipulators are used in various industrial applications to perform variant operations such as conveying payloads. Regarding to their applications, dynamic modeling and motion analysis of manipulators are known as important and appealing tasks. In this work, nonlinear dynamics and optimal motion analysis of two-link manipulators are investigated. To dynamic modeling of the system, the Lagrange principle is employed and nonlinear dynamic equations of the manipulator are presented in state-space form. Then, optimal motion analysis of the nonlinear system is developed based on optimal control theory. By means of optimal control theory, indirect solution of problem results in a two-point boundary value problem which can be solved numerically. Finally, in order to demonstrate the power and efficiency of method, a number of simulations are performed for a two-link manipulator which show applicability of proposed method.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 61-66
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Correlation between Food Schemes and Children Nutrient Status at the Toddler’s Age

10.11591/ijere.v5i1.4522
Tri Ratnaningsih , Indah Lestari
The nutrient in the meal is very important, especially for the children at the toddler’s age. The aim of this research was to know the correlation between the food schemes with the children nutrient status at the toddler’s age (1-3 years). The research design was cross sectional. The population for this research was all of the mothers and the children at the toddler’s age (1-3 years). The sample was taken using purposive sampling method. Many respondents served in appropriate meal to their children. Many children suffered poor nutrition status.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 55-59
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Implementation of Human Robot Interaction on UDOO Board

10.11591/ijra.v5i1.pp29-34
Min Raj Nepali , Priyanka C Karthik , Jharna Majumdar
Advanced Robot for Interactive Application (ARIA) is a Humanoid Robotic Head which is capable of mimicking Various Human Facial Expressions. Much work has been done on Implementation of Humanoid Robotic Head with High end systems and Personal Computers (PCs). This paper presents the essential elements necessary for the implementation of Advanced Robot for Interactive Application (ARIA) on UDOO Board. The main aim of the Project was to develop a control system and Graphical User Interface (GUI) for ARIA to deliver real time human facial expressions using embedded board. Humanoid Robotic Head which is capable of mimicking Human Facial Expressions in Real time. Implementation of ARIA   involved careful selection of Embedded Board, actuators, control algorithms, motor drivers, operating system, communication protocols, and programming languages. The Board contains a Quad Core A9 Processor and a Controller embedded on it, which are interconnected. In this project the controller is dedicated to control micro servo motors which are controlling eyes, eyebrows and eyelids movements whereas the Processor Handles the Dynamixel motors, GUI and different communication modules.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 29-34
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Implementation of Business Intelligence For Sales Management

10.11591/ijai.v5.i1.pp22-34
Bouzekri Moustaid , Mohamed Fakir
Today's company operates in a socio-economic environment increasingly demanding. In such a context, it is obliged to adopt a competitive approach by exploiting at best the information that it possesses for developing appropriate action plans and taking effective decisions. The decision support systems provide to the enterprise the tools that help it for decision-making based on techniques and methodologies coming from domain of applied mathematics such as optimization, statistics and theory of the decision. The decision support systems are composed of various components such as data warehouses, ETL tools and reporting and analysis tools.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Page: 22-34
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Analysis of a New Reduced Switch Nine Level Inverter

10.11591/ijeecs.v1.i3.pp490-501
C.R. Balamurugan , S.P. Natarajan , R. Bensraj
The multi level inverter system is mostly used in ac drives, when both reduced harmonic contents and high power are required. In this paper a new topology of multilevel inverter is introduced. This type has many steps with less power electronic switches. Due to the less number of switches the cost of the inverter is very less and also less installation area is required. Firstly, we describe briefly the structural parts of the inverter then switching strategy and operational principles of the proposed inverter are explained and operational topologies are given. Simulation is performed using MATLAB SIMULINK. Various PWM techniques are applied to the circuit such as PDPWM, PODPWM, APODPWM, VFPWM and COPWM. By comparing among the PWM techniques, PODPWM provide the less THD value and COPWM provide a higher fundamental RMS output voltage. 
Volume: 1
Issue: 3
Page: 490-501
Publish at: 2016-03-01

Advanced Optimal For PV system coupled with PMSM

10.11591/ijeecs.v1.i3.pp556-565
Salam Waley Shneen
The main advantages of PMSM are high torque density, high efficiency and small size. Photovoltaic power generation system PV generation technology is treated as the most promising technology among renewable energies. Photovoltaic (PV) power generation system is a promising source of energy with great interest in clean and renewable energy sources. To use different control systems, like Classical PI Controller, Expert System Fuzzy Logic Controller and Optimization PSO Controller. It used to control for power electronic (inverter) &PMSM which worked in the integration system to PV energy. There are two parts in this paper, first part advanced Optimal PSO, Fuzzy &PI Controller power electronic (inverter) with PV for using different control systems this part on the generator side at constant torque. Second part in the load side of variable torque, by using different control systems with PMSM to analyze all results after using the simulation model of proposed based PV system. The PV system is coupled with PMSM. A closed loop control system with a PI control, Fuzzy, PSO in the speed loop with current controllers.
Volume: 1
Issue: 3
Page: 556-565
Publish at: 2016-03-01
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