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2. Bridging between Real World & Mathematics Ideas through Modelling Task
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Abolfazl Rafiepour
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In this paper duality between real world phenomenon and mathematics will be discussed. This duality exists for many years which considerably remarked in the history of mathematics curriculum. One of the good potential for filling the gap between real world phenomenon and mathematical ideas would be modelling tasks which require performing the modelling cycle. In this paper after discussion about modelling in more details, two modelling cycles will be elaborated in the context of mathematical tasks that are related to everyday life. Main ideas behind different modelling cycles is starting point that would be from real world situation. Then gradually mathematical elements of real world phenomenon identified and mathematics problem will have shaped in a form that could be solved through mathematical problem solving techniques. Furthermore, it would be important phase that call interpretation of mathematics answer and check it in front of real world situation. This paper will be followed by discussion about learning theories that support the idea of modelling. Finally, two educational challenges (Design good modelling tasks and assessing of students performance) in mathematical modelling activity will be discussed. [For the complete proceedings, see ED655360.]
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- 2023
3. Optimal Volume Planning and Scheduling of Paper Production with Smooth Transitions by Product Grades.
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Voronov, Roman, Shabaev, Anton, and Prokhorov, Ilya
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PRODUCTION scheduling ,GREEDY algorithms ,PAPER mills ,CUTTING stock problem ,MATHEMATICAL models ,SIMPLEX algorithm - Abstract
The article deals with the problem of calculating the volume calendar plan of a paper mill. The presented mathematical model and methods make it possible to schedule paper production orders between several paper machines (PM) to even their loading, devise cutting plans for each winder and arrange the order of their implementation. When forming cutting plans, orders are grouped in accordance with such parameters as grammage, roll diameter, core diameter, product type and number of layers. Deadlines and volumes in customer orders are taken into account. The cutting plans for each winder account for the allowable roll width limits and the maximum number of knives. To find the optimal schedule, a combination of the following criteria is used: minimal trim loss, minimal changes to the knives' setup and smooth transitions by product grades. Solution algorithms are presented that use a combination of the simplex method, the column generation, the branch and bound methods, the greedy algorithm and the local search procedure. We tested the solution approach on real production data from a paper mill in European Russia and obtained the production sequence that better matches deadlines in customer orders compared to the plan devised manually by production planners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Mapping Teacher Moves When Facilitating Mathematical Modelling
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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), Brown, Jill P., and Stillman, Gloria A.
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This paper explores use of a set of diagrammatic tools for representation and analysis of the moves a teacher makes implementing a mathematical modelling task. The focus here is on identifying what the teacher did so we can subsequently interrogate this, as to the why. Data include pre and post lesson teacher interviews and transcripts of a video and audio-recorded task implementation. The analytical tools developed, with one teacher and one task early in a three-year project were particularly useful in ascertaining what the teacher moves were as we subsequently sought to determine reasons for these.
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- 2023
5. Mining Artificially Generated Data to Estimate Competency
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Robson, Robby, Ray, Fritz, Hernandez, Mike, Blake-Plock, Shelly, Casey, Cliff, Hoyt, Will, Owens, Kevin, Hoffman, Michael, and Goldberg, Benjamin
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The context for this paper is the "Synthetic Training Environment Experiential Learning -- Readiness" (STEEL-R) project [1], which aims to estimate individual and team competence using data collected from synthetic, semi-synthetic, and live scenario-based training exercises. In STEEL-R, the "Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring" (GIFT) orchestrates scenario sessions and reports data as experience API (xAPI)statements. These statements are translated into assertions about individual and team competencies by the "Competency and Skills System" (CaSS). Mathematical models use these assertions to estimate the competency states of trainees. This information is displayed in a dashboard that enables users to explore progression over time and informs decisions concerning advancement to the next training phase and which skills to address. To test, tune, and demo STEEL-R, more data was needed than was available from real-world training exercises. Since the raw data used to estimate competencies are captured in xAPI statements, a component called DATASIM was added. DATASIM simulated training sessions by generating xAPI statements that conformed to a STEEL-R "xAPI Profile." This facilitated testing of STEEL-R and was used to create a demo that highlighted the ability to map data from multiple training systems to a single competency framework and to generate a display that team leaders can use to personalize and optimize training across multiple training modalities. This paper gives an overview of STEEL-R, its architecture, and the features that enabled the use of artificial data. The paper explains how xAPI statements are converted to assertions and how these are used to estimate trainee competency. This is followed by a section on xAPI Profiles and on the xAPI Profile used in STEEL-R. The paper then discusses how artificial data were generated and the challenges of modeling longitudinal development and team in these data. The paper ends with a section on future research. [For the full proceedings, see ED623995.]
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- 2022
6. A Disposition to Attend to Relationships: A Key Shift in the Development of Multiplicative Thinking. Key Shifts in Thinking in the Development of Mathematical Reasoning. [Symposium]
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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) and Siemon, Dianne
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This paper draws on numerous data sources to better understand the shift from additive to multiplicative thinking in years 4 to 9. Research studies that have used the Scaffolding Numeracy in the Middle Years assessment tasks have found that while students can be supported to move through the early and upper zones of the Learning and Assessment Framework for multiplicative thinking, it has been difficult to move students through Zone 4 at the same rate. A closer examination of item responses at this level reveal that a disposition to notice and work with relationships between quantities may explain this phenomenon.
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- 2022
7. A Typology for Instructional Enablers of Mathematical Modelling
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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), Geiger, Vince, Galbraith, Peter, Niss, Mogens, and Holland-Twining, Ben
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Competency with mathematical modelling is increasingly important for career and informed and engaged participation in personal, civic and work life. In this paper we report on an aspect of a three-year longitudinal study that aimed to identify and describe enablers of mathematical modelling. Teacher interview data has been drawn upon to exemplify key features of a typology for instructional enablers of mathematical modelling. Findings highlight the importance of the didactical contract and socio-mathematical norms in promoting students' mathematical modelling competency, as well as teachers' anticipatory capabilities.
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- 2022
8. Promoting Covariational Reasoning with the Aid of Digital Technology = Promoviendo el razonamiento covariacional con apoyo de la Tecnología digital
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Pérez Martínez, Helen Mariel, Cuevas-Vallejo, Carlos A., Islas Ortiz, Erasmo, and Orozco-Santiago, José
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In this paper, we present the development of an investigation on the promotion of covariational reasoning in high school students (14-15 years old) in Mexico. The study consists of designing and applying a sequence of didactic activities that simulate a real situation virtually. The activities are organized through a Hypothetical Learning Trajectory supported by digital technology and elements of Cuevas-Pluvinage didactics. The activities were evaluated according to the levels of covariation proposed by Carlson and colleagues, categorizing students' achievements and difficulties for each level of understanding. The results show that the activities favor students' progress by moving from the context situation to the different representations, establishing the relationship between the variables, and identifying their functional dependence. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
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- 2022
9. Leveraging Equity and Civic Empathy through Community-Based Mathematical Modeling
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Aguirre, Julia M., Suh, Jennifer, Tate, Holly, Carlson, Mary Alice, Fulton, Elizabeth, and Turner, Erin E.
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This theoretical paper describes how Community-based Mathematical Modeling can advance equity and cultivate civic empathy in elementary school settings. We provide a framework for community-based mathematical modeling instruction consisting of five goals: facilitating connections, fostering engagement, promoting rigor, cultivating civic empathy, and elevating justice. We illustrate how these goals work together to advance equity and cultivate civic empathy through classroom vignettes of community-based modeling lessons. Through this theoretical synthesis, implications for community-based mathematical modeling instruction will be discussed. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
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- 2022
10. Research on the Evaluation of Teachers' Teaching Quality Based on [delta]S Equation
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Hongnan Wan
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The teaching quality evaluation of college teachers is an important indicator of school evaluation, performance assessment and teacher promotion. However, the existing evaluation methods are only limited to the formal evaluation of teaching behavior, and have not achieved objective, reasonable and scientific evaluation results. The purpose of this paper is to propose a [delta]S equation of the state of the teaching system from the point of view of the teaching system's operation process. On this basis, a Markov process evaluation method for teachers' teaching quality is established. The research results show that the application of the [delta]S equation of the teaching system to the evaluation of teaching behavior and teaching effect has its own characteristics, and the key lies in the reasonable selection of the [delta]S equation and the the combination of Markov analysis can effectively achieve the evaluation goal of teachers' teaching quality. [For the full proceedings, see ED638044.]
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- 2022
11. Perspectives on Deriving Mathematical Models in Pulp and Paper Science.
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Kerekes, Richard, McDonald, David, and Joe Zha
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PAPER pulp , *MATHEMATICAL models , *CAUSAL models , *FORECASTING - Abstract
Mathematical modelling is a powerful tool in science. Causal mathematical models based on a clear picture of how key variables interact enable a deeper understanding of a given situation and provide reliable predictions. This is a classic approach in science. Unfortunately, this approach is declining in pulp and paper-related research in favour of simply reporting experimental data. The lack of a framework provided by a model diminishes the value of much experimental work. Therefore, the increased use of mathematical models is encouraged, and this approach is illustrated via several practical examples from our work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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12. Modelling and Simulation of Intelligent English Paper Generating Based on SSA-GA.
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Han, Limin, Gao, Hong, and Zhai, Rongjie
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GENETIC algorithms ,SEARCH algorithms ,MATHEMATICAL models ,SIMULATION methods & models - Abstract
To enhance the quality and efficiency of computer-enabled generation of papers for Test for English Majors Band 8 (TEM-8), a paper generation model supported by sparrow search algorithm-genetic algorithm was studied. First, a simplified test paper generation mathematical model was set up after analyzing and studying types and characteristics of TEM-8 tasks. In the model, quantity, type, difficulty, discrimination degree, scores, exposure, and answering time of test questions were taken into consideration. To enhance the optimizing effect of the genetic algorithm for searching test questions, the traditional genetic algorithm was improved by introducing the sparrow search algorithm into the model to achieve a better crossover rate, variance rate, optimization precision, and speed of the genetic algorithm. A new sparrow search-genetic algorithm (SSA-GA) was designed, and the optimizing effect of SSA-GA was verified to be ideal through optimizing six standard test functions. Then, SSA-GA was applied to conduct experimentation with test paper generation, and comparison with traditional genetic algorithms was also made. The values of best and average fitness of SSA-GA were better than those of the traditional genetic algorithm (GA) in the paper generation. Exposure rate and success rate in TEM-8 paper generation of SSA-GA were higher than those of traditional GA in TEM-8 paper generation. Results showed that the studied SSA-GA could implement test paper generation with higher speed and better quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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13. Paper Lifetime Mathematical Modelling based on Multi Pre-Exponential Factors for Oil-Immersed Transformer.
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Saleh, Najiyah, Azis, Norhafiz, Jasni, Jasronita, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, and Talib, Mohd Aizam
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MATHEMATICAL models ,ARRHENIUS equation ,MOISTURE - Abstract
This work examines the impact of multi pre-exponential factors on the lifetime modelling of the paper in oil-immersed transformers. First, the corresponding pre-exponential factor was determined based on the concentrations of the three parameters known as oxygen, moisture and acid. Next, the pre-exponential factor for each of the parameters at different concentrations was combined based on the summative approach to obtain the overall impact on the lifetime of the paper. It is found that the expected life of the paper for overall multi pre-exponential factors is higher than either single or double pre-exponential factors. For a single pre-exponential factor, the expected life of the paper decreases by a factor of 59.8 as the oxygen concentration increases from 15,000 ppm to 210,000 ppm. Moisture can decrease the expected life of the paper by a factor of 34 as it increases from 0.5% to 5%. Low molecular weight acid (LMA) has a higher impact than high molecular weight acid (HMA), whereby its impact is further enhanced through multi pre-exponential factor effect whereby the expected life of the paper decreases by a factor of 7.9 as the moisture content increases from 0.5% to 5% and oxygen increases from 300 ppm to 20,000 ppm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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14. An Operations Research-Based Teaching Unit for Grade 11: The ROAR Experience, Part II
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Gabriella Colajanni, Alessandro Gobbi, Marinella Picchi, Alice Raffaele, and Eugenia Taranto
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In this paper, we continue describing the project and the experimentation of "Ricerca Operativa Applicazioni Reali" (ROAR; in English, Real Applications of Operations Research), a three-year project for higher secondary schools, introduced. ROAR is composed of three teaching units, addressed to Grades 10, 11, and 12, respectively, having the main aim to improve students' interest, motivation, and skills related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines by integrating mathematics and computer science through operations research. In a previous paper, we reported on the design and implementation of the first unit, started in Spring 2021 at the scientific high school IIS Antonietti in Iseo (Brescia, Italy), in a Grade-10 class. Here, we focus on the second unit, carried out in Winter/Spring 2022 with the same students, now in a Grade-11 class. In particular, we describe objectives, prerequisites, topics and methods, the organization of the lectures, digital technologies used, and a challenging final project. Moreover, we analyze the feedback from students and teachers involved in the experimentation.
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- 2024
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15. Modeling in Mathematics and History as Teaching and Learning Approaches to Pandemics
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Papadopoulou, Maria, Argyri, Panagiota, and Smyrnaiou, Zacharoula
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The integration of innovative interdisciplinary approaches to the ?-12 Curriculum aims to deepen students' knowledge and help them develop transversal skills. Applying an interdisciplinary lens, with a focus on pandemics, can help shape attitudes by means of inculcating the values of responsible global citizenship, and a high sense of personal and social responsibility. In the midst of the current lock-down due to Covid-19, a teaching approach to pandemics is presented, as an interdisciplinary connection between history and mathematics, based on the methodology of modeling in mathematics and the humanities. The main research questions posed: a) can modeling, as analyzed in the scientific literature, be used to interpret pandemics, e.g. in the case of the 'plague of Athens' (430 B.C.), as analyzed in the primary sources? b) Can the mathematical tools of statistical analysis be used to understand prevention measures through the centuries? Taking a longue durée perspective on history, students were asked to work on additional cases of pandemics across time and space, mobilizing both their mathematical and historical knowledge: process numerical data from primary sources, study maps, combine and compare elements of the past and the present using mathematical epidemiological models and real numerical data to study and predict the spread of infectious diseases. This paper presents the assessment of the effectiveness of this approach, conducted by means of closed and open questionnaires, administered in two phases (pre- and post-teaching) to a sample of 40 students aged 16-17 years. The results highlight statistics as a key tool for understanding real-world situations, and record the strengthening of students' knowledge in history, the raising of their critical thinking skills, as well as their enhanced ability to tackle real-world problems and understand responsible decision-making processes. Finally, the paper suggests that such good practices can prepare students for the complexity of globalized knowledge. [For the full proceedings, see ED626375.]
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- 2020
16. Diffusion Mechanism of Furfural in Transformer Oil–Paper Insulation Under Moisture Effect.
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Geng, Chuhan, Liu, Jiefeng, Zhang, Heng, Liu, Chuying, Luo, Yiwen, and Zhang, Yiyi
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TRANSFORMER insulation ,FURFURAL ,MOLECULAR dynamics ,MOISTURE ,PETROLEUM - Abstract
The generation and distribution of furfural are significantly affected by moisture content in the insulating paper. However, the diffusion mechanism of furfural under moisture effect is not clear, hence, this study investigates the effect of moisture on the diffusion characteristics of furfural by combining macro experiment and micro molecular dynamics simulation. The simulation results demonstrate that the increased moisture content in paper accelerates the diffusion of furfural from paper to oil, which is also proved by the experimental data. Then, the results of interaction energy analysis indicate that the increase of moisture enhances the van der Waals force between oil and furfural. The present findings are expected to improve the theoretical level of furfural analysis, which will facilitate the aging evaluation of the transformer insulating paper based on furfural. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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17. Prediction Model of Bubble Formation in Oil-Paper Insulation Based on the ITBE Envelope.
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Yang, Chaojie, Zhao, Tao, Liu, Yunpeng, Zhu, Wenbing, and Gu, Zhaoliang
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HENRY'S law , *PREDICTION models , *POWER transformers , *DIELECTRIC strength , *TEMPERATURE effect , *SILICONE rubber , *BUBBLES - Abstract
Due to rapid temperature rise and insulation moisture, bubbles can generate in the oil-paper insulation of oil-immersed power transformers, which can reduce the dielectric strength of oil-paper insulation and even bring about the risk of insulation breakdown. In order to accurately evaluate the conditions of bubble formation, the physical process of bubble formation in oil-paper insulation is studied in this article. Considering the effects of water vaporization, gas dissolution in oil, and moisture migration on bubble formation, a bubble formation prediction model is constructed. Based on Henry’s law, the dissolution equilibrium of gas in oil is taken into consideration and the upper boundary of the initial temperature of bubble effect (ITBE) envelope is obtained in this model. Based on the moisture equilibrium in oil-paper insulation, the bubble formation process caused by the emergence and rapid evaporation of free water is analyzed, and then, the lower boundary of the ITBE envelope is obtained in this model. The model results show that the moisture content of the pressboard and the presence of free water have a great impact on ITBE. Specifically, the higher the moisture content, the lower the ITBE value. In addition, with the further increase of moisture content, the upper and lower boundaries of the ITBE envelope gradually tend to be the same. However, once free water is present on the surface of cellulose, ITBE decreases rapidly to below 120 °C. The model built in this article is of great significance to study the temperature limit of the power transformer. Hence the ITBE envelope can provide an important theoretical reference for reducing the risk of bubble formation during power transformer operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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18. On the comparison of inventory replenishment policies with time-varying stochastic demand for the paper industry.
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Escuín, David, Polo, Lorena, and Ciprés, David
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TIME-varying systems , *PAPER industry , *MATHEMATICAL models , *MAKE-to-order (Manufacturing) , *VENDOR-managed inventory , *PRODUCTION planning - Abstract
The aim of this paper is the development of a mathematical model to compute the optimal inventory mix to face stochastic demand at minimum cost in a two-level supply chain. The paper addresses a multi-product dynamic lot-sizing problem under stochastic demand subject to capacity and service level constraints. This model is executed to compare a Make To Order (MTO) strategy to a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) partnership between the supplier and their customers. Both strategies provide the demand order to be produced. A schedule of production orders is determined over the planning horizon in order to minimize the inventory holding costs of the supply chain, taking into consideration that the supplier is also responsible of initiating the replenishment orders and deliveries of their customers according to the VMI partnership. The simulation model is illustrated empirically using a real case study: a paper manufacturing company that pursues to improve customer service level and supply chain inventory costs through a proper production planning of their paper machines and a suitable VMI order replenishment schedule. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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19. Study on Space Charge Characteristics of Transformer Insulating Paper Under Different Working Conditions.
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Zhang, Yiyi, Wang, Gang, Zhang, Xingtuo, Zhong, Wenbo, Su, Zhicheng, Xu, Chuqi, Wang, Running, Mao, Xinyang, and Liu, Jiefeng
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SPACE charge ,ELECTRIC charge ,ELECTRIC distortion ,DYNAMIC balance (Mechanics) ,TRANSFORMER insulation - Abstract
The space charge effect of transformer insulating paper will distort its internal electric field, and its space charge effect will be more prominent under extremely complex working conditions. At present, the micromechanism of charge transport and electric field distortion characteristics of paperboard are not clear under complex working conditions. So in this article, based on the bipolar carrier transport (BCT) model and the dynamic carrier balance model, the effects of high temperature, aging degree, moisture content, and bent degree on charges accumulation in paperboard are studied under dc high voltage by numerical simulation and the measured data needed for simulation. The results show that the higher temperature strengthens the carrier migration, deepens the injection depth of the charge, and aggravates the distortion of electric field intensity in paperboard. The more extended the aging time of paperboard, the greater the internal trap density and the deeper the trap depth, which lead to charges migration difficultly. Increasing water content in the paperboard will accelerate space charges to reach a steady state, while further increasing it will slow down this process, which is related to the shallow trap getting deeper. When the critical part of paperboard is extruded, many traps are introduced, resulting in charges accumulation seriously. The research results can reference the design of paperboard and the maintenance of transformer insulation system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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20. Quantitative Reasoning and Covariational Reasoning as the Basis for Mathematical Structure for Real-World Situations
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Kularajan, Sindura Subanemy and Czocher, Jennifer A.
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In this paper we address the question, how do quantitative reasoning and covariational reasoning present as students build structural conceptions of real-world situations. We use data from an exploratory teaching experiment with an undergraduate STEM major to illustrate the explanatory roles quantitative reasoning and covariational reasoning play in, (a) coordinating more than two interdependent quantities, (b) conceiving of real-world situations in more than one way, (c) constructing networks of quantitative relationships, and (d) creating a mathematical expression. We make the case that looking at mathematical model construction through the lens of quantitative reasoning and covariational reasoning may provide insights into students' mathematical decisions as they structure complex real-world scenarios. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630060.]
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- 2021
21. Basic Mathematical Modelling Competencies for Non-STEM Higher Education
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Marchisio, Marina, Roman, Fabio, and Sacchet, Matteo
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The role of mathematical modelling pertains several disciplines, both STEM and non-STEM, and various fields: education, academy, work, everyday and social life. Despite its importance, it is not uncommon to see university students facing difficulties with the use of Mathematics to create models, even when mathematical entities that play a role in facing a problem belong to the study programs of secondary schools, and should thus be familiar also to students without a specific background in Mathematics. Difficulties can arise in various phases of modelling: in the comprehension of the problem, in the translation into mathematical formulas, in the resolution process or even in the interpretation of the results. In this paper, we give an analysis of an online test taken by 75 non-STEM students. The 10 questions of the test focused on specific items in mathematical modelling. During the test, students had to write down the reason why they chose a specific answer. The test allowed us to find and categorize the common errors students make and the phase in which it happens, suggesting actions in order to prevent them. Results show percentages of errors and discuss students' arguments. [For the full proceedings, see ED621892.]
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- 2021
22. A Mathematical Model for Reduction of Trim Loss in Cutting Reels at a Make-to-Order Paper Mill.
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Khan, Razaullah, Pruncu, Catalin Iulian, Khan, Abdul Salam, Naeem, Khawar, Abas, Muhammad, Khalid, Qazi Salman, and Aziz, Asnaf
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PAPER mills ,CUTTING stock problem ,SIMPLEX algorithm ,MATHEMATICAL models ,LINEAR programming - Abstract
One of the main issues in a paper mill is the minimization of trim loss when cutting master reels and stocked reels into reels of smaller required widths. The losses produced in trimming at a paper mill are reprocessed by using different chemicals which contributes to significant discharge of effluent to surface water and causes environmental damage. This paper presents a real-world industrial problem of production planning and cutting optimization of reels at a paper mill and differs from other cutting stock problems by considering production and cutting of master reels of flexible widths and cutting already stocked over-produced and useable leftover reels of smaller widths. The cutting process of reels is performed with a limited number of cutting knives at the winder. The problem is formulated as a linear programming model where the generation of all feasible cutting patterns determines the columns of the constraint matrix. The model is solved optimally using simplex algorithm with the objective of trim loss minimization while satisfying a set of constraints. The solution obtained is rounded in a post-optimization procedure in order to satisfy integer constraints. When tested on data from the paper mill, the results of the proposed model showed a significant reduction in trim loss and outperformed traditional exact approaches. The cutting optimization resulted in minimum losses in paper trimming and a lesser amount of paper is reprocessed to make new reels which reduced the discharge of effluent to the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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23. Mathematical Knowledge and Skills of University Students When Solving a MEA = Conocimientos y Habilidades Matemáticas de Estudiantes Universitarios al Realizar una MEA
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Rodríguez-González, Iván I., Vargas-Alejo, Verónica, and Montero-Moguel, Luis E.
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In this paper we present the results of an investigation related to the developing of mathematical knowledge and skills by first semester university students when solving a Model Eliciting Activity [MEA] which involves quadratic function knowledge. This was a qualitative research. The theoretical framework was Models and Modeling Perspective [MMP]. The results show that the students used their mathematical knowledge and skills related to linear and quadratic functions to describe the situation; they moved from a quantitative cycle of understanding (associated with linear and quadratic behaviors), to an algebraic cycle of understanding (associated with quadratic behaviors). [For the complete proceedings, see ED629884.]
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- 2020
24. How Mathematical Modeling Enables Learning?
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Kandasamy, Sindura Subanemy and Czocher, Jennifer
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In this theoretical paper we compare the Piagetian perspective on knowledge construction to mathematical model construction, with the aim to understand how mathematical modeling enables learning of mathematics and learning of science, as is often claimed. We do this by examining data through two lenses: (1) examining the role of cognitive conflict as it arises during validation of a model; and (2) viewing model validation as a reflection on activity-effect relationship. We explain why we chose to look deeply into model validation specifically, present examples for each lens, and consider implications. [For the complete proceedings, see ED629884.]
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- 2020
25. Fuzzy Linguistic Variables in Mathematical Activities in Kindergarten
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Jankovic, Branka and Magzan, Maša
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In this paper, the application of fuzzy logic in mathematical education is viewed from the perspective of pre- school education. The aim of the paper is to give a brief overview of examples from the literature related to fuzzy logic and to point out the presence of fuzzy linguistic variables in the everyday life of a preschool child, as well as the importance of developing and respecting the approximate reasoning of preschool children. Although crisp mathematics requires crisp arguments that characterize our cognitive development, preschoolers start from common argumentation and use vague words. Fuzzy logic is an excellent tool for supporting such approximate reasoning which allows preschoolers to model real-life situations using vague words.
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- 2020
26. Lower Secondary Students Using Mathematical Modeling for Managing Water Consumption: The Case of Asma
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Rafiepour, Abolfazl and Abdolahpour, Kazem
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The main purpose of the current study is modifying students' daily drinking water and managing waste water through modelling activities as context and modelling cycle as tool. In this study, 12 students (13-14 years old) from the lower secondary school were participated. These students were participated in two sessions (60 minutes) each week for three months. Three modelling activities had been designed for this study. These modelling activities were related to the amount of water consumption. Classroom activities were video recorded and used as data in this study. In some cases, interviews conducted and used as complementary data. Tension which happened during the implementation of these two activities analyzed with activity system as a theoretical framework. The results of this study show that students were able to manage and modify their daily water consumption through doing modelling activities. Results of this study also show that power of mathematics could help students to solve their real-world problems and help them to have better life. [For the full proceedings, see ED630948.]
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- 2022
27. Potential of an MEA to Advance Business Students' Modeling Skills
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Montero-Moguel, Luis E., Vargas-Alejo, Verónica, Lima, Cynthia, and Carmona-Domínguez, Guadalupe
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The development of modeling skills in mathematics is essential for individuals to understand, describe, control, and predict phenomena around them. This article describes the results of an investigation to find out how an activity -- based on a Models and Modeling Perspective -- stimulates the mathematics modeling skills of undergraduate students who are in the first quarter of a business degree. As a result, it was shown that the MEA [model-eliciting activity] enabled students to exhibit, develop, and refine different modeling skills, such as: identification of variables, assumptions based on the real-life context, identification of patterns, and construction of mathematical representations. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
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- 2022
28. Justifications Students Use when Writing an Equation during a Modeling Task
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Roan, Elizabeth and Czocher, Jennifer
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Literature typically describes mathematization, the process of transforming a real-world situation into a mathematical model, in terms of desirable actions and behaviors students exhibit. We attended to STEM undergraduate students' quantitative reasoning as they derived equations. Analysis of the meanings they held for arithmetic operations (+, -, ·, ÷) provided insight into how participants expressed real-world relationships among entities with arithmetic relationships among values. We extend the findings from K-12 literature (e.g., using multiplication to instantiate a rate) to STEM undergraduates and found evidence of new ways of justifying the usage of arithmetic operations (e.g., using multiplication to instantiate an amount). [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
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- 2022
29. STEM Undergraduates' Structural Conception of Rate of Change
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Kularajan, Sindura Subanemy and Czocher, Jennifer A.
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Using data from teaching experiments and theories from quantitative reasoning, we built second-order accounts of students' mathematics with regards to how they conceived rate of change through operating on existing quantities. In this report, we explain three different ways STEM undergraduates structurally conceive rate of change as they constructed mathematical models for real-world scenarios. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
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- 2022
30. Development of a Mathematics Discipline-Specific Language Scale
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Gibbons, Alanna and Lyublinskaya, Irina
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Existing studies have defined and assessed disciplinary literacy, mathematical literacy, and general academic language. However, there is a need to define and assess mathematics discipline-specific language (MDL), particularly for elementary school teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a research instrument to assess the MDL of elementary school teachers. The final instrument developed through iterative analysis included 20 items on a 4-point Likert-like scale distributed between three distinct MDL categories: technical, symbolic, and visual. Instrument validity was confirmed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis with the set of 211 video recordings and corresponding lesson plans of mathematics lessons taught by pre-service elementary school teachers enrolled in a graduate special education program. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
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31. Using a Randomized Experiment to Compare the Performance of Two Adaptive Assessment Engines
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Matayoshi, Jeffrey, Uzun, Hasan, and Cosyn, Eric
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Knowledge space theory (KST) is a mathematical framework for modeling and assessing student knowledge. While KST has successfully served as the foundation of several learning systems, recent advancements in machine learning provide an opportunity to improve on purely KST-based approaches to assessing student knowledge. As such, in this work we compare the performance of an existing KST-based adaptive assessment to that of a newly developed version--with this new version combining the predictive power of a neural network model with the strengths of existing KST-based approaches. Using a cluster randomized experiment containing data from approximately 140,000 assessments, we show that the new neural network assessment engine improves on the performance of the existing KST version, both on standard classification metrics, as well as on measures more specific to the student learning experience. [For the full proceedings, see ED623995.]
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- 2022
32. Tendencias en Modelación Matemática en Latinoamérica = Latin American Trends in Mathematical Modeling
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Solares Rojas, Armando, Preciado Babb, Armando Paulino, Peña, Fredy, Ortiz, Andrea, Rosas, Marisol Sandova, Velasco, Remedios Soriano, Vázquez, Vicente Carrión, and Fuentes, Mauricio Farrugia
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Throughout the years, Mathematical Modeling has gained international attention, not only in research but also in the development of curricula and its applications in the classroom. However, systematic literary surveys are scarce. In this paper, we present some findings from a survey of 485 international publications related to different aspects of mathematical modeling. While the number of Latin-American publications is rather small compared to the number of international publications, the vitality of the currently discussed themes in this region and their innovative perspectives testify to the international relevance of this developed work on mathematical modeling. [This paper is provided in both Spanish and English. For the complete proceedings, see ED606531.]
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- 2018
33. Analysis of Transformer Oil-Paper Insulation State Using Fractional Poynting–Thomson Model.
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Zhang, Tao, Li, Linduo, Wang, Yao, Zhang, Ning, Jiang, Shijie, and Abu-Siada, A.
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TRANSFORMER insulation , *POWER transformers , *PARAMETER identification , *FRACTIONAL calculus , *DIELECTRICS - Abstract
This article is aimed at quantifying the health condition of the power transformer insulation system through its frequency-domain dielectric characteristic by using the concept of the resistor and fractional calculus. In this regard, the dielectric model of the fractional Poynting–Thomson (PT) is proposed, and a mathematical model for parameter identification of the proposed model is presented. The shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA) is used to realize the parameter identification and the fractional PT model parameters of the oil-paper samples under different insulation health conditions. The influence of moisture and aging on the fractional PT dielectric model parameters is experimentally studied. Results show that, with the increase in the water content within the insulation system, the parameters of the fractional PT model gradually decrease, and there is a strong correlation between the relaxation time and the water content. This facilitates the employment of the fractional PT model parameters to quantify the aging and moisture content of the power transformer insulation system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Wastewater treatment in the pulp-and-paper industry: A review of treatment processes and the associated greenhouse gas emission.
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Ashrafi, Omid, Yerushalmi, Laleh, and Haghighat, Fariborz
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WASTEWATER treatment , *PAPER industry , *GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *MATHEMATICAL models , *ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis , *BIOLOGICAL nutrient removal - Abstract
Pulp-and-paper mills produce various types of contaminants and a significant amount of wastewater depending on the type of processes used in the plant. Since the generated wastewaters can be potentially polluting and very dangerous, they should be treated in wastewater treatment plants before being released to the environment. This paper reviews different wastewater treatment processes used in the pulp-and-paper industry and compares them with respect to their contaminant removal efficiencies and the extent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. It also evaluates the impact of operating parameters on the performance of different treatment processes. Two mathematical models were used to estimate GHG emission in common biological treatment processes used in the pulp-and-paper industry. Nutrient removal processes and sludge treatment are discussed and their associated GHG emissions are calculated. Although both aerobic and anaerobic biological processes are appropriate for wastewater treatment, their combination known as hybrid processes showed a better contaminant removal capacity at higher efficiencies under optimized operating conditions with reduced GHG emission and energy costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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35. New trends in the state research methodology of complex systems of paper and paperboard production
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методологія ,математичні моделі ,адекватність моделей ,моделювання ,виробництво паперу та картону ,органічні водорозчинні речовини ,methodology ,mathematical models ,model adequacy ,modeling ,paper and cardboard production ,organic water-soluble substances - Abstract
For the analyst, experiment is the most important stage in many fundamental and applied research. In order to study the object as much as possible and learn about the complex of its properties, it is necessary to investigate it, namely: to carry out experimental researches and to record the results of these studies on the media. This is necessary to compare the achieved level of knowledge of the object with that of the researcher in the process of literary and patent searches. In the future, the knowledge gained during the experimental research is used for practical purposes. This is the main task of scientific search. In turn, the effectiveness of experimental research largely depends on the methodology used in the process of scientific research.The researcher's attention should be focused on at least three aspects of carrying out the search work, at the expense of which it is possible to save considerable time and material resources and, at the same time, to obtain the desired results.In the first stage, it should be noted that the study of the state of technological systems for the production of semi-finished products, paper and cardboard shows that the individual blocks of such technological systems, and therefore the whole technological system is affected by the mass of independent deterministic values, called factors. These factors exert their influence in the process of mass preparation, including the stage of dissolution; cleaning; grinding; composing the composition; casting; pressing, drying of a cloth. After all, the production of paper or cardboard is a sequence of interrelated processes, which, in the long run, ultimately depend on the quality of the products being manufactured.In order to effectively reduce the number of factors that exert their influence, it is advisable for the experimenter to make a preliminary assessment of the influence of each of the factors identified in the literature and patent searches, and to form a group of the most significant factors on this basis. In the future, these factors will be involved in the next stages of experimental research. However, intuitive selection of significant factors is quite subjective and may lead to erroneous conclusions from the results of the analysis of the research results. Therefore, at the stage of preliminary research it is recommended to use statistical methods of selection of factors, namely: methods of expert assessments. These methods are based on the statistical processing of data obtained from a survey of specialists in the field of knowledge or analysis of scientific research. Expert assessments are based on the results of the most recent and unpublished scientific works performed by each expert.Despite their subjectivity, peer reviews provide useful, objective information. This information makes it possible to evaluate the impact of each factor under study. Using this method, the opinion of the expert group is considered to be more reliable than the opinion of the individual expert. The method is based on the fact that the unknown characteristic of the studied phenomenon is treated as a random variable, and each expert's individual assessment of the truth and significance of an event is a reflection of its law of distribution.In the second stage of research, an important aspect is to achieve maximum informativeness of the experiment. It is known that in the course of experimental research, the object under study responds differently to changing factors (one or more simultaneously) and, thus, exhibits its complex of properties. The task of the researcher is to plan the experimental studies so that the object in the course of its research maximally manifested its entire complex of properties, regardless of the internal structure of the investigated object, as well as the influence of these or other factors. Thus, the maximum reliability of the results of experimental studies in the conditions of random "noise" interference is ensured. Subsequently, multicriteria analysis of the basic plans and local transformations of each of them are carried out in order to select the most suitable for implementation at the request of the researcher. This is the second aspect of the methodology.The third, and very important, aspect of research methodology is the development of adequate mathematical models [4], on the basis of which a favorable field is created for modeling and finding optimal conditions with the use of computer technologies. At this stage, taking into account the complexity of technological systems for the production of semi-finished products, paper and cardboard, a number of adequate mathematical models, suitable for modeling purposes, have been created.Further stages of research work are the use of created mathematical models for modeling purposes. The task is to predict the levels of pollution of water flows of complex technological systems of paper and cardboard production with water-soluble organic, as well as mineral components under conditions of reduction of fresh water consumption from 40 m3 \ t to 10 m3\ t. This will give you an opportunity to determine the initial semi-finished products, a complex of auxiliary chemicals, as well as with the scheme of return water use., Розроблено методологію, яка дозволяє передбачити значення параметрів оптимізації у станах (точках факторного простору), що не досліджувалися в процесі проведення експерименту. Моделювання відбувається на базі комплексу адекватних математичних моделей, які створені на основі попередньо проведених експериментальних досліджень. Моделюванню піддаються процеси екстракції водорозчинних органічних речовин із волокнистих напівфабрикатів в процесах виробництва паперу та картону з мінімальним споживанням свіжої води.
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36. A Novel Methanol-Based DP Estimation Method With a New Methanol Peak Detector Index for Aging Assessment of Power Transformer Insulation Paper.
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Teymouri, Ashkan, Vahidi, Behrooz, and van der Wielen, Peter
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TRANSFORMER insulation , *POWER transformers , *DEGREE of polymerization , *DETECTORS , *METHANOL as fuel , *METHANOL - Abstract
Methanol concentration as an aging indicator can assess cellulose aging and estimate cellulose degree of polymerization (DP). Despite the advantages of methanol (MeOH), its major disadvantage is that its concentration in the oil decreases after some time. This point is called the MeOH peak in this article. Therefore, using this indicator when MeOH concentration is reduced leads to incorrect results. When using methanol, the main problem is that whenever the methanol concentration in a transformer is measured, it cannot be identified that the measured concentration belongs to the left or right side of the MeOH peak. If the measured concentration belongs to the right side of the MeOH peak, the estimated DP is incorrect. In this article, an empirical equation is established to estimate the DP value as a function of methanol concentration when methanol concentration belongs to the left side of the MeOH peak. Then, a new index called methanol peak detector index (MPDI) composed of a 2-furfural/MeOH ratio and normalized DP is presented to ensure the validity of the calculated DP value. If it is found that the measured concentration belongs to the left side of the MeOH peak, then the estimated DP by the presented equation is valid. Finally, the application of this method is verified by applying it to measurement data samples indicating the validity of the method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. A BPNN Model-Based AdaBoost Algorithm for Estimating Inside Moisture of Oil–Paper Insulation of Power Transformer.
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Liu, Jiefeng, Ding, Zheshi, Fan, Xianhao, Geng, Chuhan, Song, Boshu, Wang, Qingyin, and Zhang, Yiyi
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POWER transformers , *TRANSFORMER insulation , *MOISTURE , *ALGORITHMS , *MACHINE learning , *CLASSIFICATION algorithms - Abstract
The traditional method for transformer moisture diagnosis is to establish empirical equations between feature parameters extracted from frequency domain spectroscopy (FDS) and the transformer’s moisture content. However, the established empirical equation may not be applicable to a novel testing environment, resulting in an unreliable evaluation result. In this regard, it is acknowledged that FDS combined with machine learning is more suitable for estimating moisture content in a variety of test environments. Nonetheless, the accuracy of the estimation results obtained using the existing method is limited by the algorithm’s inability to generalize. To address this issue, we propose an AdaBoost algorithm-enhanced back-propagation neural network (BP_AdaBoost). This study creates a database by extracting feature parameters from the FDS that characterize the insulation states of the prepared samples. Then, using the BP_AdaBoost algorithm and the newly constructed database, the moisture estimation models are trained. Finally, the results of the estimation are discussed in terms of laboratory and field transformers. By comparing the proposed BP_AdaBoost algorithm to other intelligence algorithms, it is demonstrated that it not only performs better in generalization, but also maintains a high level of accuracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Modelling End-of-Session Actions in Educational Systems
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Hansen, Christian, Hansen, Casper, Alstrup, Stephen, and Lioma, Christina
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In this paper we consider the problem of modelling when students end their session in an online mathematics educational system. Being able to model this accurately will help us optimize the way content is presented and consumed. This is done by modelling the probability of an action being the last in a session, which we denote as the End-of-Session probability. We use log data from a system where students can learn mathematics through various kinds of learning materials, as well as multiple types of exercises, such that a student session can consist of many different activities. We model the End-of-Session probability by a deep recurrent neural network in order to utilize the long term temporal aspect, which we experimentally show is central for this task. Using a large scale dataset of more than 70 million student actions, we obtain an AUC of 0.81 on an unseen collection of students. Through a detailed error analysis, we observe that our model is robust across different session structures and across varying session lengths. [For the full proceedings, see ED599096.]
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- 2019
39. Open Professional Development of Math Teachers through an Online Course
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Brancaccio, Anna, Esposito, Massimo, Marchisio, Marina, Sacchet, Matteo, and Pardini, Claudio
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The professional development of teachers is a task recognized by the European parliament and pursued by many institutions, both national and international ones. The support to teachers in STEM disciplines was one of the aims of the Erasmus+ SMART (Science and Mathematics Advanced Research for good Teaching) project, born in a European context, which developed as its main intellectual output two open online courses called Mathematical Modelling and Observing, Measuring and Modelling in Science, in order to help teachers in their continuous professional development. Both courses contain interactive problem-based materials ready to be downloaded, modified, used in the classroom and redistributed to the community. This paper gives an overview of the structure of the course Mathematical Modelling and analyzes its instructional quality, taking into account some measurables obtained in two years of operativity. [For the full proceedings, see ED621557.]
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- 2019
40. Mathematical approach towards non-stepwise performance assessment in HUASB reactor for wastewater treatment from pulp and paper mills.
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Hemalatha, D., Narayanan, R. M., and Kanna, G. Vinoth
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WASTEWATER treatment ,PAPER mills ,BIOREACTORS ,RF values (Chromatography) ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
A lab-scale Hybrid Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (HUASB) reactor with a working volume of 6.5 litres has been taken for the performance analysis, in the treatability study of pulp and paper mill wastewater. In order to analyze the performance of the reactor, operational parameter like hydraulic retention time (HRT) was varied from 10, 20, 30 and 40 h. In addition to that, performance parameters like chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH, volatile fatty acids (VFA), alkalinity, gas production and VFA/alkalinity ratio are analyzed to check the reactor efficacy. The maximum COD removal efficiency of 81.3% is obtained at 40 h HRT, with gas production (methane content of 58%). Also, the obtained results are fitted to the kinetic models like the standard first order, first order and second order to evaluate the performance of the HUASB reactor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
41. Paper, Plaster, Strings: Exploratory Material Mathematical Models between the 1860s and 1930s.
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Friedman, Michael
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PLASTER , *MATHEMATICAL models , *THREE-dimensional modeling , *NINETEENTH century , *CASE studies - Abstract
Does the materiality of a three-dimensional model have an effect on how this model operates in an exploratory way, how it prompts discovery of new mathematical results? Material mathematical models were produced and used during the second half of the nineteenth century, visualizing mathematical objects, such as curves and surfaces—and these were produced from a variety of materials: paper, cardboard, plaster, strings, wood. However, the question, whether their materiality influenced the status of these models—considered as exploratory, technical, or representational—was hardly touched upon. This article aims to approach this question by investigating two case studies: Beltrami's paper models vs. Dyck's plaster ones of the hyperbolic plane; and Chisini's string models of braids vs. Artin's and Moishezon's algebraization of these braids. These two case studies indicate that materiality might have a decisive role in how the model was taken into account mathematically: either as an exploratory or rather as a technical or pedagogical object. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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42. Kernel Smoothing Item Response Theory in R: A Didactic
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Effatpanah, Farshad and Baghaei, Purya
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Item response theory (IRT) refers to a family of mathematical models which describe the relationship between latent continuous variables (attributes or characteristics) and their manifestations (dichotomous/polytomous observed outcomes or responses) with regard to a set of item characteristics. Researchers typically use parametric IRT (PIRT) models to measure educational and psychological latent variables. However, PIRT models are based on a set of strong assumptions that often are not satisfied. For this reason, non-parametric IRT (NIRT) models can be more desirable. An exploratory NIRT approach is kernel smoothing IRT (KS-IRT; Ramsay, 1991) which estimates option characteristic curves by non-parametric kernel smoothing technique. This approach only gives graphical representations of item characteristics in a measure and provides preliminary feedback about the performance of items and measures. Although KS-IRT is not a new approach, its application is far from widespread, and it has limited applications in psychological and educational testing. The purpose of the present paper is to give a reader-friendly introduction to the KS-IRT, and then use the KernSmoothIRT package (Mazza et al., 2014, 2022) in R to straightforwardly demonstrate the application of the approach using data of Children's Test Anxiety scale.
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- 2023
43. Modelling and Applications in Iran School Mathematics Curriculum: Voices of Math Teachers
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Rafiepour, Abolfazl and Farsani, Danyal
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In this paper, six mathematics curriculum changes in Iran are reviewed, spanning from 1900 to 2021. Change of forces, barriers, and the main features of each reform are represented. Specifically, the first five curriculum changes are described briefly and the sixth and most recent one is elaborated upon, with more detail as contemporary school mathematics curriculum change. This recent curriculum reform will be then analyzed using an application and modeling approach, followed by reflections from five teachers of mathematics' voices about how they implemented recent curriculum reform after passing modelling course in their master's program. These teachers shared their professional beliefs about the role of the modelling course in shaping their classroom practices. We believe that the practical aspects of this paper can have enormous implications for other mathematics teachers in developing countries.
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- 2021
44. Integration of Mathematics History into Model-Eliciting Activities for Making Sense of Negative Integers
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Sevinc, Serife and Ay, Busra
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This study aims to explore seventh-grade students' understanding of negative integers as they engaged in mathematics history integrated model-eliciting activities in small groups. For this educational case study, we designed model-eliciting activities based on six design principles of the models-and-modeling perspective that incorporated history of negative integers. Both written data and video records of students were analyzed to elicit the facets of their models of negative integers. We found that students' thought that either daily life contexts or people's need drove the invention of negative integers. The findings also indicated students' reasoning on the evolvement of mathematics ideas by contribution of different culture, revealing the role of math history integration into the modeling process. In this sense, our study presents a unique approach in modeling literature. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630060.]
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- 2021
45. The Evolution from Linear to Exponential Models When Solving a Model Development Sequence = Evolución de Modelos Lineales a Exponenciales al Resolver una Secuencia de Desarrollo de Modelos
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Montero-Moguel, Luis E., Vargas-Alejo, Verónica, and Carmona Domínguez, Guadalupe
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This article describes the results of an investigation based on a Models and Modeling Perspective [MMP]. We present the evolution of the models built by university students when solving a model development sequence designed to promote their learning of the exponential function. As a result, we observed that students' thinking was modified, expanded, and refined, as they developed different iterations of their models. Students' models evolved by creating, first, linear models that required direction; second, models where there was no dissociation between linear and exponential behavior; then, situated exponential models; and finally, sharable, and reusable exponential models. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630060.]
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- 2021
46. Characterizing Prospective Secondary Teachers' Foundation and Contingency Knowledge for Definitions of Transformations
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Lai, Yvonne, Lischka, Alyson E., and Strayer, Jeremy F.
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One promising approach for connecting undergraduate content coursework to secondary teaching is using teacher-created representations of practice. Using these representations effectively requires seeing teachers' use of mathematical knowledge in and for teaching (MKT). We argue that Rowland's (2013) Knowledge Quartet for MKT, in particular, the dimensions of Foundation and Contingency, is a fruitful conceptual framework for this purpose. We showcase an analytic framework derived from Rowland's work and our analysis of 85 representations of practice. These representations all featured geometry. We illustrate examples of combinations of "high" and "low" Foundation and Contingency, and show results of coding juxtaposed with performance on an instrument previously validated to measure MKT. We describe the potential for generalizing this framework to other domains, such as algebra and mathematical modeling. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630060.]
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- 2021
47. Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference: e-Learning 2021, Part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2021) (15th, Virtual, July 20-23, 2021)
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International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Isaias, Pedro, Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Isaias, Pedro, and International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS)
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These proceedings contain the papers of the 15th International Conference on e-Learning (EL 2021), which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), July 20-22, 2021. This conference is part of the 15th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS), July 20-23, 2021, which had a total of 456 submissions. Due to an exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the conference was hosted virtually. The e-Learning (EL) 2021 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-technical aspects of e-Learning. The conference accepted submissions in the following seven main areas: (1) Organisational Strategy and Management Issues; (2) Technological Issues; (3) e-Learning Curriculum Development Issues; (4) Instructional Design Issues; (5) e-Learning Delivery Issues; (6) e-Learning Research Methods and Approaches; and (7) e-Skills and Information Literacy for Learning. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2021
48. Developing Computational Thinking of Specialists of the Future through Designing Computer Games for Educational Purposes
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Soboleva, Elena V., Suvorova, Tatyana N., Zenkina, Svetlana V., and Bocharov, Mikhail I.
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The problem that the given paper aims to solve is associated with the need to resolve the contradiction between the requirements of the digital economy for a high level of computational thinking of specialists of the future and an insufficiently developed methodological base for training graduates that meets these requirements. The purpose of the research is to theoretically prove and experimentally verify the need for the use of gamification technology in training of specialists of the future to form computational thinking skills which are most in demand in the digital society. The research methodology includes the analysis and generalization of scientific works on the problem of determining the phenomenon of computational thinking, the use of digital gamification resources in training, and clarifying the requirements for training of highly qualified specialists of the future. The HTML 5 language was used as a software tool. The pedagogical experiment is presented on the example of the assessment of changes in the levels of skills that make up the essence of computational thinking. Results: The paper clarifies the concept of computational thinking and describes the directions of educational and cognitive activity based on the gamification principles which most effectively form computational thinking. The authors formulate didactic principles for the inclusion of computer games to foster students' cognitive activity, support professional self-determination, and develop systematic and critical thinking. Specific materials are proposed to improve the methods, tools, and organizational forms of the training focused on the formation of computational thinking as the basis for the supra-professional skills of specialists of the future. In the end, conclusions are made which confirm that the included educational and cognitive activities on game designing in the training of highly qualified specialists of the future fosters the formation of computational thinking skills.
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49. Designing Online Learning for Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Capabilities in Mathematical Modelling and Applications
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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Geiger, Vince, Date-Huxtable, Liz, Ahlip, Rehez, Herberstein, Marie, Jones, D. Heath, May, E. Julian, Rylands, Leanne, Wright, Ian, and Mulligan, Joanne
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the processes utilised to develop an online learning module within the Opening Real Science (ORS) project--"Modelling the present: Predicting the future." The module was realised through an interdisciplinary collaboration, among mathematicians, scientists and mathematics and science educators that drew on the enquiry-based approach underpinning ORS as well as structuring devices and working practices that emerged during the course of the module development. The paper is a precursor to further research that will investigate the effectiveness of the module in terms of students' learning and attitudes as well as the module development team members' perspectives on the interdisciplinary collaboration that took place.
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- 2016
50. Mathematics Education across Cultures. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (42nd, Mazatlán, Mexico and Online, May 27-June 6, 2021)
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International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, North American Chapter (PME-NA), Sacristán, Ana Isabel, Cortés-Zavala, José Carlos, and Ruiz-Arias, Perla Marysol
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These proceedings are a written record of the research presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) held in Mazatlán, Mexico, virtually beginning May 27, 2021 and in-person June 2-6, 2021. The conference was originally scheduled to take place October 14-18, 2020; it was postponed, due to the COVID pandemic. In accordance with the major goals of PME-NA that include promoting international contacts and stimulating interdisciplinary research, the theme was proposed as "Entre Culturas/Across Cultures". The goal of the theme was an academic exchange that would reflect the ample diversity of ways of teaching and learning of mathematics, and of the tools and communities involved in mathematics education; as well as an exploration of how the differences in cultures imply a need to consider how research results can be taken into account in varying contexts. The papers comprise 80 Research Reports, 190 Brief Reports, 147 Poster Presentations, 10 Working Groups, 2 Research Colloquia, and Plenary and special lectures. The program also includes a special tribute to Eugenio Filloy and a tribute to the PME-NA members who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [These proceedings were produced with Cinvestav (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN), México and AMIUTEM (Asociación Mexicana de Investigadores del Uso de Tecnología en Educación Matemática, A.C.), México. Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2020
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