Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2023.139121
Lanlan Wei
Blended teaching, which integrates the advantages of online and offline teaching, has become the main direction of higher education teaching reform. In the era of education big data, research on the online learners’ behavior based on data mining has attracted more and more attention from higher education researchers. However, in the field of foreign language teaching, research on the relationship between online learning behaviors and learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode is still at an early stage. Taking the course College English Listening in Zhejiang Yuexiu University (ZYU) as an example, this study conducted a comprehensive data analysis of online learning behaviors of 152 students of ZYU to explore the influence of online learning behaviors on learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode by utilizing Microsoft Excel and SPSS.20 statistic software. The result shows that the number of course login, the quantity and the quality of forum replies, the number of note submission, the quality of the notes, the average score of vocabulary tests, the number of the times of taking listening tests and the average score of listening tests are all significantly and positively correlated with students’ learning outcomes, while the study does not find a correlation between students’ learning outcomes and the number of the times of taking vocabulary tests, the total length of online learning and the length of video viewing. Based on the study results, implications are put forward to give reference for the teaching design and the management of the foreign language blended courses.
{"title":"An Empirical Study of the Influence of Online Learning Behaviors on Learning Outcomes in Blended Teaching Mode—Taking <i>College English Listening</i> as an Example","authors":"Lanlan Wei","doi":"10.4236/ojapps.2023.139121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2023.139121","url":null,"abstract":"Blended teaching, which integrates the advantages of online and offline teaching, has become the main direction of higher education teaching reform. In the era of education big data, research on the online learners’ behavior based on data mining has attracted more and more attention from higher education researchers. However, in the field of foreign language teaching, research on the relationship between online learning behaviors and learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode is still at an early stage. Taking the course College English Listening in Zhejiang Yuexiu University (ZYU) as an example, this study conducted a comprehensive data analysis of online learning behaviors of 152 students of ZYU to explore the influence of online learning behaviors on learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode by utilizing Microsoft Excel and SPSS.20 statistic software. The result shows that the number of course login, the quantity and the quality of forum replies, the number of note submission, the quality of the notes, the average score of vocabulary tests, the number of the times of taking listening tests and the average score of listening tests are all significantly and positively correlated with students’ learning outcomes, while the study does not find a correlation between students’ learning outcomes and the number of the times of taking vocabulary tests, the total length of online learning and the length of video viewing. Based on the study results, implications are put forward to give reference for the teaching design and the management of the foreign language blended courses.","PeriodicalId":19671,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135551408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2023.138106
Tionrotia Alice Sita, Abouo Beatrice
Fish of the Chrysichthys genus are subject to intense exploitation, which is threatening the available stock. The implementation of a sustainable resource management plan requires a good knowledge of the biodiversity of this genus. The aim of this study was to determine the morphological and genetic characteristics of the fish of the subgenus Chrysichthys chrysichthys in order to identify descriptors for differentiating the species of this subgenus present in Côte d’Ivoire. The biometric analysis involved forty-one morphological measurements taken from each of the 255 specimens sampled in five hydro systems. The genetic analysis of the D-loop mitochondrial DNA sequence was carried out in 34 specimens. The amplicons obtained by PCR were subjected to sequencing. Individual analysis of morphometric characters divided the subgenus into two different species: C. maurus and C. auratus. The high classification rate (>90%) of the Discriminant Factor Analysis confirmed the existence of these two species. Wilk’s Lambda test revealed thirteen discriminating descriptors. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the existence of both species. Within the C. maurus species, fish from the river Bia are genetically different from those from other rivers. On the other hand, this population is fairly close to that of the C. auratus species, which is also divided into two different clades. Finally, molecular analysis corrected the taxonomic status of the fish.
{"title":"Morphological and Genetic Differentiation of Fish of the Subgenus <i>Chrysichthys chrysichthys</i> from Ivorian Rivers","authors":"Tionrotia Alice Sita, Abouo Beatrice","doi":"10.4236/ojapps.2023.138106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2023.138106","url":null,"abstract":"Fish of the Chrysichthys genus are subject to intense exploitation, which is threatening the available stock. The implementation of a sustainable resource management plan requires a good knowledge of the biodiversity of this genus. The aim of this study was to determine the morphological and genetic characteristics of the fish of the subgenus Chrysichthys chrysichthys in order to identify descriptors for differentiating the species of this subgenus present in Côte d’Ivoire. The biometric analysis involved forty-one morphological measurements taken from each of the 255 specimens sampled in five hydro systems. The genetic analysis of the D-loop mitochondrial DNA sequence was carried out in 34 specimens. The amplicons obtained by PCR were subjected to sequencing. Individual analysis of morphometric characters divided the subgenus into two different species: C. maurus and C. auratus. The high classification rate (>90%) of the Discriminant Factor Analysis confirmed the existence of these two species. Wilk’s Lambda test revealed thirteen discriminating descriptors. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the existence of both species. Within the C. maurus species, fish from the river Bia are genetically different from those from other rivers. On the other hand, this population is fairly close to that of the C. auratus species, which is also divided into two different clades. Finally, molecular analysis corrected the taxonomic status of the fish.","PeriodicalId":19671,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136258379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2023.139129
Joaquim Bocresion
The aim of this lab is to determine an experimental value for the local acceleration due to gravity. In order to do this, a cart was released down a track and allowed to pass through two photogates recording the entrance and exit times of the cart. These times along with the length of a light blocking strip on the cart, were used to calculate the acceleration of the cart down the track at various angles, and through linearization, the experimental value for the local acceleration due to gravity was determined to be 10.027 ± 0.312 m/s2. This value has a percent error of only 2.2% from the accepted value of 9.8 m/s2, which proves that this method of determining local acceleration due to gravity can be effective and accurate. Additionally, this experimental value shows how similar the approximation is to the accepted value.
{"title":"The Local Acceleration Due to Gravity as Determined with a Cart and Track","authors":"Joaquim Bocresion","doi":"10.4236/ojapps.2023.139129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2023.139129","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this lab is to determine an experimental value for the local acceleration due to gravity. In order to do this, a cart was released down a track and allowed to pass through two photogates recording the entrance and exit times of the cart. These times along with the length of a light blocking strip on the cart, were used to calculate the acceleration of the cart down the track at various angles, and through linearization, the experimental value for the local acceleration due to gravity was determined to be 10.027 ± 0.312 m/s2. This value has a percent error of only 2.2% from the accepted value of 9.8 m/s2, which proves that this method of determining local acceleration due to gravity can be effective and accurate. Additionally, this experimental value shows how similar the approximation is to the accepted value.","PeriodicalId":19671,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135798360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310139
Samuel Onoriode Igbudu, David Abimbola Fadare
In automobile wheel application, a test rig is vital and used to simulate conditions of the wheel in service in order to affirm the safety and reliability of the wheel. The present work designed a test rig for measuring axial strains in automobile wheel. The wheel used was a five-arm wheel (6JX14H2; ET 42) and Tyre (175 × 65 R 14). Experimental (EXP) test was carried out, with a radial load of 4750 N and inflation pressure of 0.3 MPa, to measure the axil strains which were converted to maximum principal strain values and, compared with data from Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Creo-Element/Pro 5.0 at wheel’s contact angles of 90 degree (FEA 90 deg), 40 degree (FEA 40 deg) and 30.25 degree (FEA 30.25 deg), respectively. Results show that at the wheel’s point of contact with the ground, maximum principal strain values were highest at the inboard bead seat with a value of about 5.69 × 10-4 mm/mm, followed by the values at the well of about 5.66 × 10-4 mm/mm. The value at the outboard bead seat was least at about 2.22 × 10-4 mm/mm, which was due to the presence of spikes at this location that tends to resist imposed radial loads. However, the highest mean maximum principal strain values at the locations of inboard, well and outboard, were about 2.11 × 10-4 mm/mm, 3.78 × 10-4 mm/mm and .99 × 10-4 mm/mm, respectively. With the highest single value of about 5.69 × 10-4 mm/mm, the inboard bead seat was the most strained location of the wheel. Overall results showed that all values of maximum principal strains were below the threshold value of about 1 × 10-2 mm/mm. The values obtained for EXP and FEA could be said to be in close agreement when compared with the threshold value. With this in mind, the rig is recommended for use in related experimental procedures.
{"title":"Development of a Test Rig for Axial Strains Measurement in Automobile Wheel","authors":"Samuel Onoriode Igbudu, David Abimbola Fadare","doi":"10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310139","url":null,"abstract":"In automobile wheel application, a test rig is vital and used to simulate conditions of the wheel in service in order to affirm the safety and reliability of the wheel. The present work designed a test rig for measuring axial strains in automobile wheel. The wheel used was a five-arm wheel (6JX14H2; ET 42) and Tyre (175 × 65 R 14). Experimental (EXP) test was carried out, with a radial load of 4750 N and inflation pressure of 0.3 MPa, to measure the axil strains which were converted to maximum principal strain values and, compared with data from Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Creo-Element/Pro 5.0 at wheel’s contact angles of 90 degree (FEA 90 deg), 40 degree (FEA 40 deg) and 30.25 degree (FEA 30.25 deg), respectively. Results show that at the wheel’s point of contact with the ground, maximum principal strain values were highest at the inboard bead seat with a value of about 5.69 × 10-4 mm/mm, followed by the values at the well of about 5.66 × 10-4 mm/mm. The value at the outboard bead seat was least at about 2.22 × 10-4 mm/mm, which was due to the presence of spikes at this location that tends to resist imposed radial loads. However, the highest mean maximum principal strain values at the locations of inboard, well and outboard, were about 2.11 × 10-4 mm/mm, 3.78 × 10-4 mm/mm and .99 × 10-4 mm/mm, respectively. With the highest single value of about 5.69 × 10-4 mm/mm, the inboard bead seat was the most strained location of the wheel. Overall results showed that all values of maximum principal strains were below the threshold value of about 1 × 10-2 mm/mm. The values obtained for EXP and FEA could be said to be in close agreement when compared with the threshold value. With this in mind, the rig is recommended for use in related experimental procedures.","PeriodicalId":19671,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135212831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contamination by heavy metals of soil, water and agricultural products is currently a major problem of environmental pollution in the world. The consumption of plants contaminated with heavy metals can be the cause of diseases such as cancers, the number of cases of which is only growing. The objective of this study was to determine the concentration of copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), and cadmium (Cd) in plants from the vegetable farm of LOUMBILA and the assessment of health risks linked to the consumption of plants. In this paper, the concentration of heavy metal in vegetable was measured using the model AANALYST 200 flame atomic absorption spectrometer from PERKIN ELMER. The level of Zn in the vegetables from Loumbila vegetable farms ranged between 42.95 mg/kg and 78 mg/kg. The concentrations of Zn in the studies vegetables were higher than the permissible levels set by FAO/WHO (20 mg/kg). The concentration Pb in vegetables varied from 1.73 mg/kg to 27.02 mg/kg. All concentrations of Pb in vegetable were higher than the permissible levels set by FAO/WHO (0.3 mg/kg). Daily intake of Ni, Cr and Pb was higher than the MTDI, so consumption of vegetables from Loumbila vegetable farms can lead to health problems related to Ni, Cr and Pb. In vegetables from LOUMBILA, the estimated daily intake decreased in the following order: Zn > Cu > Pb > Ni > Cr. The Hazard index values for carrot, onion, lettuce, green bean and onion leaves were greater than (>) one (1) which indicates that there might be a potential health risk to those consuming these vegetables. The Target Cancer Risk (TCR) analysis also revealed the potential cancer risk induced by Cu, Ni, Zn, Cr and Pb due to the consumption of carrot, onion leaves, onion, lettuce, green bean, and bell pepper because their TCR values were above the threshold.
土壤、水和农产品重金属污染是当前世界环境污染的主要问题。食用被重金属污染的植物可能会导致癌症等疾病，而癌症的病例数量只会不断增加。本研究的目的是确定隆比拉蔬菜农场植物中铜(Cu)、铬(Cr)、锌(Zn)、铅(Pb)、镍(Ni)和镉(Cd)的浓度，并评估与食用植物相关的健康风险。本文采用PERKIN ELMER公司的AANALYST 200型火焰原子吸收光谱仪对蔬菜中重金属的浓度进行了测定。伦比拉菜场蔬菜的锌含量在42.95 ~ 78 mg/kg之间。研究蔬菜中锌的浓度高于FAO/WHO规定的允许值(20 mg/kg)。蔬菜中铅的浓度变化范围为1.73 ~ 27.02 mg/kg。蔬菜中铅的浓度均高于FAO/WHO规定的允许值(0.3 mg/kg)。每日Ni、Cr和Pb的摄入量高于MTDI，因此食用隆比拉蔬菜农场的蔬菜会导致与Ni、Cr和Pb相关的健康问题。伦比拉地区蔬菜的日摄取量依次为Zn > Cu > Pb > Ni > Cr，胡萝卜、洋葱、生菜、绿豆和洋葱叶的危害指数均大于1(1)，表明食用这些蔬菜可能存在潜在的健康风险。靶癌风险(Target Cancer Risk, TCR)分析还显示，胡萝卜、洋葱叶、洋葱、生菜、绿豆和甜椒的TCR值均高于阈值，因此食用铜、镍、锌、铬和铅会诱发潜在的癌症风险。
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310130
Xiaowei He, Elna Lopez
Mobile phone addiction is a growing concern among college students, with significant implications for their mental health. This study examines the complex relationship between mobile phone addiction and its impact on college students’ insomnia, symptoms of depression, and anxiety. A sample of 399 college students from traditional Chinese medicine colleges in Guangxi, China, completed the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale questionnaire. Among them, 155 students with high Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency scores were selected for the correlation study. The analysis revealed a strong association between mobile phone addiction and insomnia. Furthermore, mobile phone addiction was significantly associated with symptoms of depression, including feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and hopelessness, as well as heightened anxiety symptoms, such as excessive worry and restlessness. These findings emphasized the importance of targeted interventions and preventive measures to address the negative impact of mobile phone addiction on college students’ mental health.
{"title":"Level of Insomnia, Symptoms of Depression, and Anxiety among College Students with Mobile Phone Addiction: Basis for Guidance and Counseling Program Enhancement","authors":"Xiaowei He, Elna Lopez","doi":"10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310130","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile phone addiction is a growing concern among college students, with significant implications for their mental health. This study examines the complex relationship between mobile phone addiction and its impact on college students’ insomnia, symptoms of depression, and anxiety. A sample of 399 college students from traditional Chinese medicine colleges in Guangxi, China, completed the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale questionnaire. Among them, 155 students with high Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency scores were selected for the correlation study. The analysis revealed a strong association between mobile phone addiction and insomnia. Furthermore, mobile phone addiction was significantly associated with symptoms of depression, including feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and hopelessness, as well as heightened anxiety symptoms, such as excessive worry and restlessness. These findings emphasized the importance of targeted interventions and preventive measures to address the negative impact of mobile phone addiction on college students’ mental health.","PeriodicalId":19671,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136373333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310133
Peng Zuo, Zhen Jia
The bipartite graph structure exists in the connections of many objects in the real world, and the evolving modeling is a good method to describe and understand the generation and evolution within various real complex networks. Previous bipartite models were proposed to mostly explain the principle of attachments, and ignored the diverse growth speed of nodes of sets in different bipartite networks. In this paper, we propose an evolving bipartite network model with adjustable node scale and hybrid attachment mechanisms, which uses different probability parameters to control the scale of two disjoint sets of nodes and the preference strength of hybrid attachment respectively. The results show that the degree distribution of single set in the proposed model follows a shifted power-law distribution when parameter r and s are not equal to 0, or exponential distribution when r or s is equal to 0. Furthermore, we extend the previous model to a semi-bipartite network model, which embeds more user association information into the internal network, so that the model is capable of carrying and revealing more deep information of each user in the network. The simulation results of two models are in good agreement with the empirical data, which verifies that the models have a good performance on real networks from the perspective of degree distribution. We believe these two models are valuable for an explanation of the origin and growth of bipartite systems that truly exist.
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This present work solves the problem of initial shape influence on transfer during convective drying. A characteristic dimension is found for the cubic, cylindrical and spherical-shaped samples of the sweet potato. This characteristic dimension corresponds to the diameter D for the sphere, to the edge a for the cube and the diameter = height D = H for the cylinder. Unlike the sphere where this characteristic dimension is perfect, the cubic and cylindrical shapes have space factors which are, among other things, angles and borders. By fixing the same characteristic dimensions, we end up with overlapping curves, showing identical and uniform transfers.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310147
Conrad Onesime Oboulhas Tsahat, NGOULOU-A-NDZELI, Patrick Aurélien Ampiri Kwai
Ever-changing market conditions and a rapidly changing IT landscape call for fast and cheap ways to meet software demands. In order to tackle these problems, low-code development platforms (LCDPs) have emerged. These platforms are designed with the idea to limit recurring traditional hand-coding and programming. This article provides a theoretical overview of low-code solutions. The advantages and disadvantages of using LCDP in the creation of automated systems are considered. In conclusion, a conclusion is formulated about the prospects of using low-code technology.
{"title":"Prospects of Using Low-Code in the Creation of Automated Systems","authors":"Conrad Onesime Oboulhas Tsahat,   NGOULOU-A-NDZELI, Patrick Aurélien Ampiri Kwai","doi":"10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2023.1310147","url":null,"abstract":"Ever-changing market conditions and a rapidly changing IT landscape call for fast and cheap ways to meet software demands. In order to tackle these problems, low-code development platforms (LCDPs) have emerged. These platforms are designed with the idea to limit recurring traditional hand-coding and programming. This article provides a theoretical overview of low-code solutions. The advantages and disadvantages of using LCDP in the creation of automated systems are considered. In conclusion, a conclusion is formulated about the prospects of using low-code technology.","PeriodicalId":19671,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135261616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ontologies have been used for several years in life sciences to formally represent concepts and reason about knowledge bases in domains such as the semantic web, information retrieval and artificial intelligence. The exploration of these domains for the correspondence of semantic content requires calculation of the measure of semantic similarity between concepts. Semantic similarity is a measure on a set of documents, based on the similarity of their meanings, which refers to the similarity between two concepts belonging to one or more ontologies. The similarity between concepts is also a quantitative measure of information, calculated based on the properties of concepts and their relationships. This study proposes a method for finding similarity between concepts in two different ontologies based on feature, information content and structure. More specifically, this means proposing a hybrid method using two existing measures to find the similarity between two concepts from different ontologies based on information content and the set of common superconcepts, which represents the set of common parent concepts. We simulated our method on datasets. The results show that our measure provides similarity values that are better than those reported in the literature.
{"title":"An Information Content and Set of Common Superconcepts-Based Algorithm to Estimate Similarity between Concepts of Ontologies","authors":"Gbede Sylvain Gbame, Maho Wielfrid Morie, Konan Marcelin Brou","doi":"10.4236/ojapps.2023.1311150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2023.1311150","url":null,"abstract":"Ontologies have been used for several years in life sciences to formally represent concepts and reason about knowledge bases in domains such as the semantic web, information retrieval and artificial intelligence. The exploration of these domains for the correspondence of semantic content requires calculation of the measure of semantic similarity between concepts. Semantic similarity is a measure on a set of documents, based on the similarity of their meanings, which refers to the similarity between two concepts belonging to one or more ontologies. The similarity between concepts is also a quantitative measure of information, calculated based on the properties of concepts and their relationships. This study proposes a method for finding similarity between concepts in two different ontologies based on feature, information content and structure. More specifically, this means proposing a hybrid method using two existing measures to find the similarity between two concepts from different ontologies based on information content and the set of common superconcepts, which represents the set of common parent concepts. We simulated our method on datasets. The results show that our measure provides similarity values that are better than those reported in the literature.","PeriodicalId":19671,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135561053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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