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LOTUS: a Vietnamese Green Building Rating System and Implementation Issues

  • Duy, Hung Nguyen;Le-Hoai, Long;Kim, Soo Yong;Dang, Chau Ngoc;Lee, Young Dai;Lee, Sun Ho
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.513-517
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    • 2015
  • Green construction has increasingly become a popular concept and standardization in the world. This paper presents an overview of a Vietnamese green building rating tool named LOTUS. This paper also presents some major similarities and differences between LOTUS and other well-known green rating tools. The interviews with some experts and practitioners about Green buildings in Vietnam have twofold aims. One is to help better understand the causes of the differences under practitioners' viewpoints. The second aim is to uncover the opportunities and the difficulties that the project stakeholders may encounter upon the implementation of Green Building construction projects in Vietnam.

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Nonorthogonal multiple access multiple input multiple output communications with harvested energy: Performance evaluation

  • Toi Le-Thanh;Khuong Ho-Van
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.432-445
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    • 2024
  • This paper demonstrates improved throughput and energy efficiency of wireless communications by exploiting nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA), multiple input-multiple output (MIMO), and radio frequency energy harvesting (EH) technologies. To assess the performance of NOMA MIMO communications with EH (MMe), we consider the nonlinear characteristics of EH devices and propose explicit expressions for throughput and outage probability. Based on our results, the system performance is significantly mitigated by EH nonlinearity and is considerably improved by increasing the number of antennas. Additionally, by appropriately adjusting the system parameters, our NOMA MMe innovation can avert complete outages while optimizing system performance. Moreover, the results demonstrate the superiority of the NOMA MMe over its orthogonal multiple access MMe counterparts.

Public's Travel Intention Following COVID-19 Pandemic Constrained: A Case Study in Vietnam

  • NGUYEN, Ngoc Mai;PHAM, Minh Quyen;PHAM, Minh
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.8
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    • pp.181-189
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    • 2021
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the tourism industry due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as a slump in demand among travelers. The tourism industry has been massively affected by the spread of coronavirus, as many countries have introduced travel restrictions in an attempt to contain its spread. In Vietnam, the government has largely been credited for the country's success in keeping COVID-19 transmission rates under control. Early awareness of the pandemic, appropriate, drastic, and people-centric measures, as well as public support, are the main factors behind the success of Vietnam. In that context, it is observed that people's travel demand has bounced back and this research will examine factors driving the public's travel intention in the post-crisis (pandemic) period. The survey was conducted on the Internet using questionnaires designed in the Google platform. Data was collected from April 16 to May 31, 2020, from 154 Vietnamese participants. Research findings demonstrate 4 direct and indirect determinants of travel intention. The strongest effects come from perceived behavioral control which is influenced by subjective well-being. Perceived risk negatively correlates with Self-efficacy and subjective well-being. Conducted in the context of post-COVID-19, the research implies that once the pandemic has been controlled, perceived risks, although still exist, insignificantly influence the public's travel intention.

Enhancing the digitization of cultural heritage: State-of-Practice

  • Nguyen, Thu Anh;Trinh, Anh Hoang;Pham, Truong-An
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.1075-1084
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    • 2022
  • The use of Hi-Tech in cultural heritage preservation and the promotion of cultural heritage values in general, particularly artifacts, opens new opportunities for attracting tourists while also posing a challenge due to the need to reward high-quality excursions to visitors historical and cultural values. Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Hi-Tech in new building management have been widely adopted in the construction industry; however, Historic Building Information Modeling (HBIM) is an exciting challenge in 3D modeling and building management. For those reasons, the Scan-to-HBIM approach involves generating an HBIM model for existing buildings from the point cloud data collected by Terrestrial 3D Laser Scanner integrated with Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), contributes to spatial historic sites simulation for virtual experiences. Therefore, this study aims to (1) generate the application of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality to Historic Building Information Modeling - based workflows in a case study which is a monument in the city; (2) evaluate the application of these technologies to improve awareness of visitors related to the promotion of historical values by surveying the experience before and after using this application. The findings shed light on the barriers that prevent users from utilizing technologies and problem-solving solutions. According to the survey results, after experiencing virtual tours through applications and video explanations, participant's perception of the case study improved. When combined with emerging Hi-Tech and immersive interactive games, the Historic Building Information Modeling helps increase information transmission to improve visitor awareness and promote heritage values.

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Linear Approximation and Asymptotic Expansion associated to the Robin-Dirichlet Problem for a Kirchhoff-Carrier Equation with a Viscoelastic Term

  • Ngoc, Le Thi Phuong;Quynh, Doan Thi Nhu;Triet, Nguyen Anh;Long, Nguyen Thanh
    • Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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    • v.59 no.4
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    • pp.735-769
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we consider the Robin-Dirichlet problem for a nonlinear wave equation of Kirchhoff-Carrier type with a viscoelastic term. Using the Faedo-Galerkin method and the linearization method for nonlinear terms, the existence and uniqueness of a weak solution are proved. An asymptotic expansion of high order in a small parameter of a weak solution is also discussed.

Solving Dynamic Equation Using Combination of Both Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Cosine Functions for Approximating Acceleration

  • Quoc Do Kien;Phuoc Nguyen Trong
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.spc1
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    • pp.481-486
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    • 2005
  • This paper introduces a numerical method for integration of the linear and nonlinear differential dynamic equation of motion. The variation of acceleration in two time steps is approximated as a combination of both trigonometric cosine and hyperbolic cosine functions with weighted coefficient. From which all necessary formulae are elaborated for the direct integration of the governing equation. A number of linear and nonlinear dynamic problems with various degrees of freedom are analysed using both the suggested method and Newmark method for the comparison. The numerical results show high advantages and effectiveness of the new method.

Lp-boundedness (1 ≤ p ≤ ∞) for Bergman Projection on a Class of Convex Domains of Infinite Type in ℂ2

  • Ly Kim Ha
    • Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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    • v.63 no.3
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    • pp.413-424
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    • 2023
  • The main purpose of this paper is to show that over a large class of bounded domains Ω ⊂ ℂ2, for 1 < p < ∞, the Bergman projection 𝓟 is bounded from Lp(Ω, dV ) to the Bergman space Ap(Ω); from L(Ω) to the holomorphic Bloch space BlHol(Ω); and from L1(Ω, P(z, z)dV) to the holomorphic Besov space Besov(Ω), where P(ζ, z) is the Bergman kernel for Ω.

Evaluation of physicochemical and biological properties of python fat (Python bivittatus)

  • Pham Thi Quyen;Le Pham Tan Quoc
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.758-769
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    • 2023
  • The main aim of this study was to determine python fat's several physicochemical properties, including dimensions, color, structure, acid value (AV), saponification value (SV), density, and recovery efficiency. The optimum yield obtained was approximately 80.40% at 180℃ for 60 min with an AV of 0.3366 and SV of 179.56 mg KOH/g. Fatty acids, comprising oleic acid (72.462%), palmitic acid (26.243%), linolenic acid (0.835%), and myristic acid (0.459%), were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The python fat had a very weak antioxidant capacity and almost no antibacterial ability with gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus - ATCC 25923 and Bacillus cereus - ATCC 10876) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli - ATCC 25922 and Salmonella enterica - ATCC 35664) bacteria (used the paper disc diffusion method for antibiotic susceptibility testing). Moreover, python fat is considered to be very resistant to high temperatures.

A review on performance of composite structures combining UHPC and normal concrete

  • Thanh Vy Nguyen;TuanAnh Nguyen;An Hoang Le
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.91 no.2
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    • pp.149-161
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    • 2024
  • In the world, the construction science and technology industry has developed strongly thanks to the application of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) technology, with a strength greater than 150 Mpa and unprecedented durability. compared to previous materials. However, this technology can build special structures but has limited use in construction because it is not commercially feasible to replace regular concrete in most structural types due to material costs. high, lack of availability, limited design standards, complex manufacturing and maintenance techniques. This article examines the composition of UHPC materials and their performance in composite structures with conventional concrete, a promising choice for promoting the development of UHPC technology in construction. It is based on the combined use of UHPC as a covering layer around normal concrete or as an inner core to increase the strength of normal concrete, create a slender structure and reduce the cost and repair of construction works. Construction and transport infrastructure are degraded. Manufacturing costs are expected to be reduced with composite construction due to the advantages of combined materials.

The Influence of Brand Equity on Customer Purchase Decision: A Case Study of Retailers Distribution

  • NGUYEN, Van Thuy;TRAN, Thi Hong Dao;NGO, Thi Xuan Binh
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of brand equity on customer purchase decision (CPD) of products for retailers distribution (RB) in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. There are five elements in the brand equity model such as brand awareness, brand association, brand loyalty, perceived quality, and pricing policy. Research design, data and methodology: Qualitative methodology was used for exploring the research model and variables. The survey was conducted to collect data from 251 respondents who bought products at RB in Ho Chi Minh city, which is based on a Likert scale. The collected data were analyzed with the reliability of the scale, exploratory factor analysis, and research hypothesis testing by SPSS 22. Results: The results obtained revealed that brand awareness, brand association, perceived quality, and pricing policy have a significant impact on CPD for RB. Furthermore, the results showed that perceived quality is the most significant component in influencing CPD at retailers. Conclusions: From the research results, some management implications that RB should focus on are perceived quality, choice of pricing policies and strategies, brand building and development to attract more customers as well as enhance its image to improve customers' purchasing decisions of products at retail distributors chain.