Non-verbal Communication between Two Non-native English Speakers: Iraqi and Chinese

This study investigates non-verbal communications used by an Iraqi speaker to transfer meaning to a Chinese speaker and vice versa. Different situations, from Chinese environment, have been chosen and analyzed according to the body language movements. The study found out that although the two languages, Iraqi Arabic and Chinese, are differentiated in verbal languages; the two speakers can communicate and understand each other nonverbally. It is also evidence that non-verbal communication between the Iraqi and Chinese speakers is somewhat similar in spite of their two differentiated cultures, they could understand each other’s facial expression, gestures, proxemics, haptics, and Tactile

المرونة التنظيمية لدى اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية العراقية من وجهة نظر أعضاء الهيئات الإدارية في الاتحادات الرياضية

هدف البحث الى بناء مقياس المرونة التنظيمية لدى اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية العراقية، والتعرف على المرونة التنظيمية لدى اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية العراقية من وجهة نظر أعضاء الهيئات الإدارية في الاتحادات الرياضية، وانتهج الباحثان المنهج الوصفي المسحي لملائمته مع طبيعة البحث، وتم تحديد مجتمع البحث من أعضاء الهيئات الإدارية في الاتحادات الرياضية الأولمبية والبالغ عددها (26) اتحادًا، وبعدد أعضاء بلغ (210) عضوًا، وقام الباحثان باختيار عينة البحث من مجتمع البحث نفسه. وقام الباحثان بعملية التحليل الاحصائي لعبارات المقياس للتأكد من توافر الشروط العلمية للمقياس المتمثلة بالصدق والثبات، واعتمد الباحثان طريقة (Likert) في بناء استبانة المقياس وباستخدام ميزان خماسي مع كل عبارة من عبارات المقياس: (أوفق بشدة، أوافق، احياناً، لا أوافق، لا أوافق بشدة). وتكون المقياس من (20) عبارة، تم تطبيقه على عينة البحث، وتوصل الباحثان الى ان يكون عمل اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية العراقية مرن ومنظم في وضع وتحديد الأهداف والخطط الاستراتيجية، وأن والبرامج الموضوعة من قبل اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية العراقية ليست وفق خطط هادفة ورؤية مستقبلية من الوصول لمثالية التنظيم في الاتحادات الرياضية

Adsorption and inhibitive properties of Tryptophan on low alloy steel corrosion in acidic media

AbstractThe inhibition efficiency of Tryptophan (Trp) has been studied for the corrosion of low alloy steel ASTM A213 grade T22 in sulfamic (HSO3NH2) and hydrochloric (HCl) acid solutions.Corrosion inhibition was studied using electrochemical methods (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; EIS and the new technique electrochemical frequency modulation; EFM) and weight loss measurements. The influence of inhibitor concentration, solution temperature, and immersion time on the corrosion resistance of low alloy steel (LAS) has been investigated. Trp proved to be a very good inhibitor for low alloy steel acid corrosion. EFM measurements showed that Trp is a mixed type inhibitor. Trp behaved better in 0.6M HCl than in 0.6M HSO3NH2. Moreover, it was found that the inhibition efficiency increased with increasing inhibitor concentration, while a decrease was detected with the rise of temperature and immersion time. The associated activation energy (Ea) has been determined. The values of Ea indicate that the type of adsorption of Trp on the steel surface in both acids belongs to physical adsorption. The adsorption process was tested using Temkin adsorption isotherm

Predictive factors of successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal stones: evidence of retrospective study

Background: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) has proved to be effective in treating ureterolithiasis. This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors related to success ESWL among patient presented with renal stone. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among 40 patients who underwent ESWL at the urology department, Baquba Teaching Hospital, Diyala University, Iraq. Data was collected between1st October 2018 and 31st January 2019 for renal stones diagnosed by non-enhanced spiral computed tomography (NCCT). The success rate defined as no stone or the remnant stones < 4 mm. We analyzed predictive factors by using multiple linear regression. Results: The success rates ranged from 50-90%. In the univariate analysis, body mass index (BMI), skin-to-stone distance (SSD)and the renal stone-attenuation value (in Hounsfield units, HU) were found to be significantly correlated with the outcome of ESWL (p<0.05). However, in the multiple linear regression, only the HU (B = -0.619, P < 0.0001; 95% confidence interval [CI]:0.03 to 0.07) was theindependent predictive factor. Conclusion: Hounsfield Unit is an independent predictive factor influencing the success of ESWL for treating renal stones

Predictive factors of successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal stones: evidence of retrospective study

Background: Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) has Proved to be effective in treating ureterolithiasis. This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors related to success ESWL among patient presented with renal stone. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among 40 patients who underwent ESWL at the urology department, Baquba teaching hospital, Diyala University, Iraq. Data was collected between 1st October 2018 and 31st January 2019 for renal stones diagnosed by non-enhanced spiral computed tomography (NCCT). The success rate was defined as no stone or the remnant stones < 4 mm. We analyzed predictive factors by using multiple linear regression. Results: The success rates were ranged from 50-90%. In the univariate analysis, Weight of patients, SSD and the renal stone-attenuation value (in Hounsfield units, HU) were found to be significantly correlated with the outcome of ESWL (p<0.05). In the multiple linear regression, HU (B = -0.619, P < 0.0001 ; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.03 to 0.07) was the only independent predictive factor. Conclusion: Hounsfield Unit is an independent predictive factor influencing the success of ESWL for treating renal stones

EVALUATING CHALLENGES, BENEFITS, AND DEPENDABILITY OF VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL TESTING OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Software testing is a widely used quality assurance activity and often starts from the early development stages. However, starting early in the development process raises difficulties and challenges practitioners must deal with; most typically, hardware is not available in the required quantities, and there is the risk of damaging the hardware while testing. Emulating the physical hardware into virtual versions is a popular approach to overcome the mentioned obstacles. This master thesis, carried out at Westermo AB, investigates the differences between the physical and virtual hardware used for embedded system software testing and the possible benefits of combining both hardware versions in a hybrid system. Investigating differences between the hardware options helps identify which type of tests are more suitable in physical versus virtual hardware. The selected method for this thesis is a case study, starting with a pre-study phase investigating how other industries tackle the difficulties and challenges mentioned. Further, data were collected from two sources, historical test reports, and a questionnaire. The historical test reports showed a timing difference between virtual and physical hardware. The reset process of physical hardware is often faster than virtual hardware, but the link-up/link-down time is slower in physical hardware. The questionnaire also confirmed the timing differences as a significant challenge often experienced by engineers. Another challenge highlighted by the questionnaire answers is that "false positives" are typically caused by virtual hardware, where issues do not always turn up due to the virtual nature of communication. Another difference proven from this thesis is that virtual hardware is more failure-prone during the early stages of testing than physical hardware. The hybrid system could be advantageous in various ways, such as quantitatively expanding the current test systems and increasing test coverage. Future work could contribute with a proof-of-concept implementation of the hybrid system to confirm the advantages and demonstrate the third option of a test system.

EVALUATING CHALLENGES, BENEFITS, AND DEPENDABILITY OF VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL TESTING OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Software testing is a widely used quality assurance activity and often starts from the early development stages. However, starting early in the development process raises difficulties and challenges practitioners must deal with; most typically, hardware is not available in the required quantities, and there is the risk of damaging the hardware while testing. Emulating the physical hardware into virtual versions is a popular approach to overcome the mentioned obstacles. This master thesis, carried out at Westermo AB, investigates the differences between the physical and virtual hardware used for embedded system software testing and the possible benefits of combining both hardware versions in a hybrid system. Investigating differences between the hardware options helps identify which type of tests are more suitable in physical versus virtual hardware. The selected method for this thesis is a case study, starting with a pre-study phase investigating how other industries tackle the difficulties and challenges mentioned. Further, data were collected from two sources, historical test reports, and a questionnaire. The historical test reports showed a timing difference between virtual and physical hardware. The reset process of physical hardware is often faster than virtual hardware, but the link-up/link-down time is slower in physical hardware. The questionnaire also confirmed the timing differences as a significant challenge often experienced by engineers. Another challenge highlighted by the questionnaire answers is that "false positives" are typically caused by virtual hardware, where issues do not always turn up due to the virtual nature of communication. Another difference proven from this thesis is that virtual hardware is more failure-prone during the early stages of testing than physical hardware. The hybrid system could be advantageous in various ways, such as quantitatively expanding the current test systems and increasing test coverage. Future work could contribute with a proof-of-concept implementation of the hybrid system to confirm the advantages and demonstrate the third option of a test system.

Inhibition by Halide Ions of Lead Dissolution in Chloroacetic Acids

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A Pragmatic Study of Newspaper Headlines in Media Discourse: Iraq as a Case Study

This study investigates the pragmatic aspects that are used in media discourse especially newspaper headlines. It aims to analyze Searle’s Taxonomy of speech acts (1979) that are employed to Iraqi newspaper headlines. Fifty headlines were collected from the Iraqi official newspaper (ALSABAH NEWSPAPER). They were translated and classified based on the classifications of Searle’s speech acts Taxonomy. The sampled headlines focus on the events that happened in Iraq from March to December 2017 covering the Iraqi – ISIS conflict. The findings reveal that the writers of these headlines employed all the speech acts as means to perform the intended meanings and convey the message behind using these classifications. In addition, the findings reveal that the expressives and declaratives are the most prominent and common speech acts employed to the sampled headlines. Finally, the data analysis shows how all these categories of speech act were employed explicitly and implicitly. To sum up, the employment of these such speech acts to Alsabah Newspaper headlines addressed the feelings of the readers to express the achievement of victory and liberation