Formulation of Foundation Makeup (Liquid) Using D-Optimal Mixture Design

Formulation of foundation makeup (liquid) was performed using Doptimal mixture design. Design expert software 7.0 was used to set up D-optimal mixture design and 15 formulations were conducted. Each formulation was judged its properties of pH, viscosity, and skin irritation to obtain the most appropriate composition. The optimum formulation of foundation makeup (liquid) was 227.43 ml of deionized water (DI), 1.40 g of carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC), 4.37 g of triethanolamine (TEA), 20.94 g of propanediol (PD), 31.84 g of titanium dioxide (TiO2), 5.25 g of iron oxide (Fe3O4), 7.0 g of kaolin (Kao), 1.40 g of methyl paraben (MP), 34.97 ml of mineral oil (MO), 5.25 g of stearic acid (SA), 8.75 g of glyceryl monosterate (GMS) and 1.40 g of propyl paraben (PP) based on its properties of pH 6.93, 1722.3cP of viscosity and 0 of skin irritation. Regarding the evaluation sheet performed by the Hedonic scale test, satisfactory scores of foundation makeup (liquid) was 7.4 out of 9

The application of computer based instructions in MET

Today-computers had been developed from Charles Babbage\u27s Difference Engine and Herman Hollerith\u27s Tabulating Machine, which were invented many decades ago. The development nowadays is dynamic, both in hardware and software, it makes the prices fall dramatically. It became possible and reasonable for developing countries to use the computers in their MET institutions and start teaching the cadets and officers. I believe that, in one day, microcomputers may take the workload of a tutor in classes in different forms (e.g. full mission-simulators). Microcomputers may also become one of the solutions for the shortage of lecturers. When the institution is furnished with computers, it is important to make sure that computers are used effectively. It is possible that teaching can be enhanced by using CBI (Computer Based Instructions) lessons and by using Computer Managed Learning(CML) systems. There are advantages and disadvantages in CBI use. The teacher should know them how they can affect the students’ learning psychology, so that he or she can avoid demotivation among the students. One should also be aware of computerphobia and should take care of the students who are computerphobic. In designing the CBI lessons, it is important to have the knowledge of the use of text, color, and graphic for presenting information as well as formulating questions and providing feedback. In developing the CBI lessons, aiming at the achievement of creativity and student motivation, one should plan the procedure step by step to minimize the drawbacks. There are eight steps needed to be taken for developing a CBI program. Like in a task analysis, the first step is to define the objectives of the subject that we are going to develop as a CBI program, after correctly selecting the level of the students. Details of the steps are explained in chapter III. It also explains the use of a hand scanner to produce the graphic and text that will be used in the lesson programs. Following the step-by-step procedure, a tutorial program on Lifeboat Equipments has been produced. This is to share my knowledge to the other maritime educators as a practical experience. Even the commercially produced software existing on the market is not perfect for every user nor are the CBI programs or this program. It is a start and is intended to encourage other lecturers in maritime institutions to begin, to develop CBI program. For further development of the teaching environment, we should look forward to using multi-media application packages that may include CD-ROM drive, sound card, video frame grabber card, etc. Updating of knowledge is necessary and this can be done by: (a) reading books, magazines on the computers and applications, and papers from conferences such as IMLA (International Maritime Lecturers’ Association), INSLC (International Navigation Simulator Lecturers’ Conference), (b) participating in regional and international computer associations, and (c) exchanging experiences among the institutes through writing and electronic mail

Social-Ecological Coevolution and its Implications for Protected Area Management: Case Study in Natma Taung National Park, Myanmar

The conflict between the protected area and local people is a major challenge for conservation in developing countries. The conventional top-down approach has failed mainly due to the exclusion of local people in conservation. A new management approach that promotes local participation and reduces conflicts is necessary to achieve both conservation and development objectives. Using the case of Natma Taung National Park (NTNP) in Myanmar, this study investigates the relationship between the protected area and local indigenous people living in and around the park. The social-ecological coevolution model is applied to explore the inter-linkages between the protected area and local people. The empirical analyses focus on three main thematic areas: local land tenure system, livelihood dependency on forest resources, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of local people. The comparative study design is used to analyse similarities and differences among the three indigenous communities living inside, bordering, and outside the national park. Based on this information, four management scenarios are developed and evaluated by using multi-criteria decision analysis

Perceptions of middle-top management on organizational performance in agriculture manufacturers in Yangon, Myanmar

Purpose: This research aims to investigate middle-top management on the factors impacting organizational performance which are novelty-center business model innovation, continuous improvement, transformational leadership, competitive advantages, and employee performance. Research design, data and methodology: The researcher employed quantitative method through online questionnaire distribution to 450 participants who are middle-top management and have been working at least one year in five agriculture manufacturers in Yangon, Myanmar. Sampling techniques used were purposive sampling, stratified random sampling and convenience sampling. Before the data collection, Item Objective Congruence (IOC) was conducted for content validity test and Cronbach’s Alpha (CA) was employed for pilot testing of the items’ reliability. Afterwards, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Model (SEM), including model fit, reliability, and validity were applied. Results: Continuous improvement had a significant impact on competitive advantage as well as the relationship between transformational leadership and employee performance. Furthermore, competitive advantage and employee performance significantly impacted organizational performance. In contrary, novelty-center business model innovation had no significant impact on competitive advantage. Conclusions: Academic researchers are recommended to further investigate factors influencing organizational performance and business executors should promote leadership to enhance employee performance and build business model innovation to gain competitive advantage

Design and Implementation of an RF Data Communication System

Located just 8 miles northeast of Union College is Ballston Lake, a unique lake, which offers excellent research opportunities for faculty and students. The south basin of the lake is permanently stratified, and there has been no intermixing between water layers for thousands of years. The lower water layers contain no oxygen (anoxic). The Union College Geology Department is interested in a ten year study of Ballston Lake. Currently, there is no commercially available automatic system for collecting and transmitting data from a sensor package at the bottom of the lake to the lake shore and finally to Union College for long-term research purposes. For this project, I have designed and implemented a prototype for an RF data communication system between Ballston Lake and Union College. This system will be used as a part of the long-term water monitoring system for Ballston Lake. The system will allow users to collect and transmit the water property data automatically without having most of the tedious human involvement. In addition, the system will not only offer a large amount of data storage space but also provide a convenient technique to manage and analyze data to help answer numerous questions concerning this fascinating lake. The system design contain both hardware and software components. They both worked together to provide all essential characteristics to perform data transmission reliably between Ballston Lake and Union College. Several possibilities for each hardware component are explored carefully to meet system requirements. In order to communicate reliably between two sites, the Master/Slave protocol is designed and implement. The protocol has been verified working properly with error detection, receiver feedback and retransmission. Several different scenarios of data transmission protocol were tested in order to check the robustness of the protocol

Design of Slotted and Slotless AFPM Synchronous Generators and their Performance Comparison Analysis by using FEA Method

Axial-flux permanent magnet machines are popular and widely used for many applications due to their attractive features such as light weight, low noise, high torque, robust and higher efficiency due to lack of field excitation. The main essence of this paper is to perform slotted and slotless axial-flux permanent magnet synchronous generator design based on theoretical sizing equations and then finite element analysis is reinforcement in order to get a more reliable and accuracy machine design. A comparative study of machine design and performances over the same rating but different configurations i.e., slotted and slotless are also discussed. And then, finite-element method (FEM) software was made for the slotted stator and slotless stator (AFPMSG) in order to compare their magnetic flux density and efficiency. The AFPMSG topology considered in this paper is a three-phase double-rotor single-stator topology with 16 pole-pairs, 2kW rated power and 188 rpm rated speed

Numerical Flow Analysis of an Axial Flow Pump

This paper describes the detailed study of fluid flows in an axial pump that includes impeller and guide vanes. And the comparisons of flow simulations of the axial pump impeller with guide vanes and without guide vanes are carried out in this paper. In addition to this, the effect of number of guide blades on flow behaviours is analysed numerically. The computational results are performed by using one of CFD commercial software, Solidworks Flow Simulation. The input design data of the model pump are the flow rate of 0.2m3, head of 3m and the rotational speed of 1160 rpm. The outer and inner diameter of impeller is 0.3m and 0.15m respectively. . And the impeller with four blades is used in this paper. The guide blade number is varied to 5,7,9nbsp with the same input data and other geometric parameters keep constant. In this study, the nature of velocities and pressures in an axial flow pump is analysed. The comparisons are averaged flow velocities, static pressure rise, dynamic pressure and total pressure.nbs

A Modular design framework for Lab-On-a-Chips

This research discusses the modular design framework for designing Lab-On-a-Chip (LoC) devices. This work will help researchers to be able to focus on their research strengths, without needing to learn details of LoCs design, and they can reuse existing LoC designs