Tables, Memorized Semirings and Applications

We define and construct a new data structure, the tables, this structure generalizes the (finite) $k$-sets sets of Eilenberg \cite{Ei}, it is versatile (one can vary the letters, the words and the coefficients). We derive from this structure a new semiring (with several semiring structures) which can be applied to the needs of automatic processing multi-agents behaviour problems. The purpose of this account/paper is to present also the basic elements of this new structures from a combinatorial point of view. These structures present a bunch of properties. They will be endowed with several laws namely : Sum, Hadamard product, Cauchy product, Fuzzy operations (min, max, complemented product) Two groups of applications are presented. The first group is linked to the process of "forgetting" information in the tables. The second, linked to multi-agent systems, is announced by showing a methodology to manage emergent organization from individual behaviour models

Automata-based adaptive behavior for economic modeling using game theory

In this paper, we deal with some specific domains of applications to game theory. This is one of the major class of models in the new approaches of modelling in the economic domain. For that, we use genetic automata which allow to buid adaptive strategies for the players. We explain how the automata-based formalism proposed - matrix representation of automata with multiplicities - allows to define a semi-distance between the strategy behaviors. With that tools, we are able to generate an automatic processus to compute emergent systems of entities whose behaviors are represented by these genetic automata

The Sources and Types of Reading Miscues Produced by 6th Grade Students at Public Schools in Jordan

This study was conducted to explore the types and sources of reading errors produced by 6th grade  students at Jawza governmental secondary school at Al-Karak directorate of education. The sample of the study consists of  20 students. The result of the study showed that students produced different types of reading miscues. This included reading omission, repetition, mispronunciation, pausing and word by word reading categories. In light of these results, the study provides several pedagogical implications that could hopefully used by teachers to improve their student reading. The study recommends that further future researches study be conducted in this field to investigate this area. Keywords: Reading Miscues, Omission, Repetition, Pausing and Mispronunciation

Robust digital watermarking for compressed 3D models based on polygonal representation

Multimedia has recently played an increasingly important role in various domains, including Web applications, movies, video game and medical visualization. The rapid growth of digital media data over the Internet, on the other hand, makes it easy for anyone to access, copy, edit and distribute digital contents such as electronic documents, images, sounds and videos. Motivated by this, much research work has been dedicated to develop methods for digital data copyright protection, tracing the ownership, and preventing illegal duplication or tampering. This paper introduces a methodology of robust digital watermarking based on a well-known spherical wavelet transformation, applied to 3D compressed model based on polygonal representation using a neural network. It will be demonstrated in this work that applying a watermarking algorithm on a compressed domain of a 3D object is more effective, efficient, and robust than when applied on a normal domain

Crystal structure of 4-azidomethyl-6-tert-butyl-2H-chromen-2-one

MM would like to thank UGC, New Delhi, Government of India, for the award of a project under the head F. No. 41–920/2012(SR) (dated: 25-07-2012). In addition, SD is thankful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, for financial assistance [grant No. 02 (0172)/13/EMRII].Peer reviewedPublisher PD

4-(4-Hy{\-}droxy{\-}meth{\-}yl-2{\it H}-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)methyl-6,8-dimethyl-2{\it H}-chromen-2-one

In the title compound, C\sb 15H\sb 15N\sb 3O\sb 3, the dihedral angle between the triazole ring and coumarin ring system r.m.s. deviation = 0.040{\AA} is 77.40(6){$^\circ$}. The O atom of the hy{\-}droxy{\-}methyl group deviates from the triazole ring plane by 1.345(1){\AA}. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of O{---}H{$\cdots$}O hydrogen bonds generate {\it R}{\sp 2}{\sb 2}(22) loops; C{---}H{$\cdots$}O and C{---}H{$\cdots$}N inter{\-}actions link the dimers into a three-dimensional network

Sulfur Nanoparticle as an Effective HEK-293 Anticancer Agent

The preparation of sulfur nanoparticles (S-NPs) by a fast precipitation low-temperature approach using hydrochloric acid, sodium thiosulfate, and tetrabutylammonium bromide (TOAB) as a surfactant and stabilized has been reported in this work. The atomic content and purity of the S-NPs were supported by Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging supported the morphology and demonstrated nanoparticle aggregation. The progress of S-NPs preparation was monitored via UV-vis and optical activities behavior. The structure and the size of S-NPs were examined via powder X-Ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) conforms the prepared S-NPs are in homogenous nano-sized with a value of 7-10 nm. The thermal stability of the desired S-NPs matrix was also determined by TG/DTG measurements. S-NPs' in vitro cytotoxic activities were evaluated against the HL-60 acute myeloid leukemia cell line, the HEK-293 kidney carcinoma cell line, and the HT-29 colon cancer cell line. The cytotoxicity of HEK-293 cell lines treated with S-NPs was higher than that of the other cell lines, according to the MTT assay

COMPOUND BINARIZATION FOR DEGRADED DOCUMENT IMAGES

ABSTRACT In this paper, we propose a new binarization method for degraded document images. Hence, the existing work is focus on finding a good global or local method in order to remove smear, strains, uneven illumination etc. We propose a new compound method that combines the advantages of both global and local thresholding methods. Our method is applicable for various types of degradation cases and the value of factors could be determined automatically. We compare our method with five state-of-the-art degraded document images. It also has been tested over the dataset that is obtained from the recent Document Image Binarization Contest (DIBCO) 2011 and 2013 for the experiments. Experimental results prove the effectiveness of the proposed technique compared to previous methods

The Challenges and Obstacles of Intellectual Capital among Academics in Jordanian Universities

The current study aims to understand the academic, economic, and administrative challenges facing academics in Jordanian universities in maximizing intellectual capital. The descriptive-analytical method was applied to a sample of (600) academics during the period from June 2021 to February 2022. The results revealed that administrative challenges ranked first. These challenges included the excessive teaching workload, the negative impact of routine on research activities, the lengthy process of decision-making for research support, the shortage of scientific staff to assist in research, and the complexity of procedures for requesting research support. Economic challenges ranked second, encompassing factors such as the reluctance of the private sector to support research, insufficient funding for attending international conferences, inadequate financial rewards for researchers, universities\u27 inadequate funding for scientific research, and reduced budgets for scientific research provided to researchers. Academic challenges ranked third with a moderate degree of representation, including factors like prolonged evaluation periods, occasional reclassification of scientific journals, lengthy publication timelines, complex publication procedures, and intricate global publication standards. The results also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α≤0.05) in the scale of scientific research challenges attributed to variables such as gender, specialization, current academic degree, and marital status. Conversely, the results showed statistically significant differences in the scale of obstacles to scientific research attributed to variables such as age, years of experience, and monthly income