Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Benefits and Challenges of a Student-Designed School Website.

This paper reports a qualitative study in which a small group of 12and 13-year-old students in a Tucson, Arizona, junior high school designed a school Web site. The study investigated the potential benefits of hypermedia authoring for language arts instruction. Although successful integration of multimedia technology into schools is not without significant challenges, collaborative projects involving Internet publishing can provide an authentic and motivating literacy experience for students. Results indicated that the four traditional language arts processes of reading, writing, speaking, and listening could valuably be expanded to include multimedia-based processes of interpreting and composing. (Contains 10 figures [omitted from this version], 3 tables, and 58 references.) (Author/NKA) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. The Benefits and Challenges of a Student-Designed School Website. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0 This document has been reproduced as received Irom the person or organization originating it Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this docuwent do not necessarily represent official OE RI position or policy C. ) by Maya B. Eagleton
Evaluasi Model Rekrutmen Kepala Sekolah Di Surakarta

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi model rekrutmen kepala sekolah berdasarkan rekonstruksi Permendiknas Nomor 28 Tahun 2010 pada Kepala SMP di Kota Surakarta. Jenis penelitian ini adalah evaluasi program. Model evaluasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah model CIPP (Context Input, Process, and Product) dari Stufflebeam. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kota Surakarta. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara, mendalam, dan dokumen. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan model analisis interaktif yang mencakup tiga komponen utama. Validitas data dilakukan dengan teknik pengamatan secara terus menerus, trianggulasi data, dan pemeriksaan anggota. Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa: 1) model kerangka kerja kompetensi kepala sekolah sudah mengacu pada Permendiknas No. 28 Tahun 2010. Kompetensi tersebut menjadi dasar penilaian administratif yang digunakan oleh tim penilai Seleksi Calon Kepala SMP; 2) model seleksi kepala sekolah sudah mengacu pada Permendiknas Nomor 28 Tahun 2010. Proses seleksi dilakukan dengan tiga prinsip sesuai pada Permendiknas Nomor 28 Tahun 2010, yaitu: a) dilakukan secara rutin pada awal tahun berdasarkan hasil analisis dan penetapan formasi jabatan kepala sekolah; b) dilakukan secara proaktif dalam rangka mendapatkan guru yang paling menjanjikan untuk menjadi kepala sekolah; dan c) dilakukan secara terbuka melalui surat kabar lokal dalam rangka memberikan kesempatan yang seluas-luasnya kepada guru yang memenuhi kualifikasi; 3) model pendidikan dan pelatihan kepala sekolah sudah sesuai dengan Permendiknas Nomor 28 Tahun 2010. Pelaksanaan Diklat calon kepala sekolah sudah dilakukan dengan mengacu pada Pasal 7 ayat (2) dan (5) Nomor 28 Tahun 2010, dan model sertifikasi kepala sekolah dilakukan dengan mengacu pada Pasal 7 Ayat (6) dan Ayat (7) Permendiknas Nomor 28 Tahun 2010. Sertifikat kepala sekolah/madrasah adalah bukti formal sebagai pengakuan yang diberikan kepada guru bahwa yang bersangkutan telah memenuhi kualifikasi dan kompetensi untuk mendapat tugas tambahan sebagai kepala sekolah/madrasah.
Taxonomy of Route Optimization models in the Nemo Context

Taxonomy of Route Optimization models in the Nemo Context draft-thubert-nemo-ro-taxonomy-00 Status of this Memo This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026 . Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as InternetDrafts. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress. " The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at http:// www.ietf. org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt . The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at http://www.ietf. org/shadow.html . This Internet-Draft will expire on April 11, 2003. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved. Abstract Nemo enables Mobile Networks by extending Mobile IP to support Mobile Routers. This paper documents how the MIPv6 concept of Route Optimization can to be adapted for Nemo to optimize: 1) the nested tunnels of the nested Nemo configuration 2) router-to-router within the infrastructure as opposed to end-toend. and much more . :)
T link -tree: main memory index structure with concurrency control and recovery

While B+trees are the most popular index structure for disk databases, the T-tree has been widely accepted as a promising index structure for main memory databases. For over two decades the speed of CPUs has increased faster than the speed of the main memory. Therefore, the speed gap of the CPU and memory has rapidly become steeper, and memory access has become the new bottleneck in databases. In this paper we explore concurrency control and recovery in a new index structure Tlink-tree which enhances the cache usage, reduces the number of rotate operations and the overhead required for balancing the tree by delayed split and deletion.
Curricular goals and assessment challenges in statistics education

From Gal, I. & Garfield, J. B. (editors). The Assessment Challenge in Statistics Education. IOS Press, 1997 (on behalf of the ISI). Pages 1-13. ISBN 90 5199 333 1. Copyright holder: International Statistical Institute. Permission granted by ISI to the IASE to make the chapters from this book freely available on the Internet. The References section is a separate chapter and is available on the Internet at http://www.stat.auckland.ac. nz/~iase/publications/assessbkref.
CONCURRENCY AND COMPUTATION : PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE Concurrency Computat

In this paper, we propose SWARP, a retargetable preprocessor for exploiting multimedia instructions. The system mixes loop distribution, unrolling and pattern matching to exploit complex multimedia instructions. Contrary to all available systems, it can be extended at the user level. Using with a TriMedia processor we show that our system achieves important good code quality with a set of frequently used loop kernels for multimedia applications. Copyright c © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Digital Systems Testing and Design for Testability

3. Design for testability § Basic principles § Ad hoc solution, including test point insertion. § Scan techniques, theory and practice § Partial scan selection Objective To study the basic principles and practice of test technology and design-for-testability methods for digital systems. To address also issues related to the integration of test consideration with system synthesis and to systemon-chip testing.
360 Degree Feedback Appraisals- An Innovative Approach of Performance Management System

360-degree feedback systems are typically introduced as part of individual or organisational development activities. However, 360-degree feedback is increasingly used as an integral part of performance appraisal, relating to administrative decisions such as promotions, terminations and pay (Fletcher & Baldry, 1999; Fletcher, 2001). There has been vigorous debate among practitioners and academics concerning the role of 360-degree feedback in the HR function (Bracken et al., 1997; Garavan et al., 1997; Handley, 2001). The use of such systems for developmental purposes only is based on the argument that their application for other uses (e.g. linking them to pay or performance appraisal) lessens the impact and outcome from the process (Alimo-Metcalfe, 1998). The concept of 360 degree feedback makes a lot of sense and, if used well, should have a great deal to offer. It seems to suit the move towards the less hierarchical, more flexibly-structured and knowledge based organisations of the future Professor Clive Fletcher Goldsmiths College, University of London, in today changing and volatile world organisations are continually looking for ways to improve performance, and satisfy the demands of all stakeholders. Achieving this almost inevitably involves change, which then becomes the pivotal dynamic for success.
Multi-task Real-time System Energy Consumption Minimization using Mini-Max Method

Applicability of mini-max method of scheduling for hard real-time multi task time driven EDF is investigated and the gain of its usage is estimated. The Multi- task scheduling can be implemented on-line using mini-max method. The energy consumption is roughly 10 % smaller for mini-max method compared to DVS off-line method. Mini-max method can be successfully used for modified multi task RM scheduling. Ill. 5, bibl. 13 (in English; summaries in English, Russian and Lithuanian).
Information Sharing Policies for Coalition Systems

Abstract : The aim of this paper is to define a logical language to express information sharing policies for coalitions, which have to cope with dynamical environments. We propose to use a first-order logic base language to express policies via concepts like time, action, context, roles in organizations and deontic notions. We define then consistency for a sharing policy and propose two definitions for policy completeness.
LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA GEOGRAFÍA FÍSICA EN LOS LIBROS DE TEXTO DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA: DE LA LEY GENERAL DE EDUCACIÓN A LA LEY ORGÁNICA DE EDUCACIÓN

R esumen : La Geografia fisica cuenta con una larga tradicion en el ambito de la ensenanza. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es determinar la evolucion del tratamiento de la Geografia fisica en los tres sistemas educativos de mayor importancia en los ultimos decenios. Para ello, se ha recurrido al analisis del recurso didactico con mayor protagonismo en la ensenanza de las ciencias sociales, el libro de texto. Este analisis ofrece resultados que permiten concretar la importancia que ha tenido y tiene la Geografia fisica, asi como aspectos positivos que favorecen su ensenanza y otros mejorables que la dificultan. P alab r as clave : Geografia Fisica, Educacion Secundaria, libros de texto, analisis de contenido. A bst r act : Physical Geography has a long tradition in the academic world and in the sphere of education. The main objective of this paper is to determine the evolution in the teaching process of the Physical Geography, by the analysis of the three most significant education systems in the last decades in Spain. In this case, we will focus our attention on the traditionally most important teaching resource in social sciences, the textbook. This analysis allows us to specify the current relevance of Physical Geography, and the positive and negative aspects in its teaching and learning process. K ey W o r ds : Physical Geography, Secondary School, textbooks, analysis of contents. R esume : La geographie physique compte avec une longue tradition dans l’enseignement. Le but principal de ce travail est determiner l’evolution du traitement de la geographie physique dans les trois systemes educatifs plus importants dans les derniers decennies en Espagne. Pour cela, s’est fait appel a l’analyse de la ressource didactique principale dans l’enseignement des sciences sociales, le livre de texte. Cette analyse offre des resultats lesquels permettent concretiser l’importance qu’il a eu et qu’il a la geographie physique, ainsi comme d’aspects positifs qui avantagent leur enseignement et d’autres negatifs qui l’interferent. M ots - cles : Geographie Physique, Education Secondaire, livres de texte, analyse de contenu.
The Preservation of Angklung through Art Studios in Ujungberung

Angklung is a Sundanese traditional musical instrument played in group. This traditional art has been gradually decreasing in popularity in line with the times, thereby necessitating an action of preservation. The research aims to analyse how Ujungberung District becomes the centre for the preservation of angklung. Ujungberung has become the centre for efforts of developing angklung in West Java Province. The research adopted a descriptive-qualitative method with 78 Sundanese artists in Ujungberung District as the sample. Data were collected through interview and observations. The findings show that Ujungberung District has become the centre for communication for Sundanese artists to preserve Sundanese arts. The association of the artists does not only preserve, but it also makes and develops angklung. In this district, angklung is developed by establishing art studios with a curriculum similar to the one implemented in formal schools.
Phonetic spoken term search using topic information

The aim of spoken term detection (STD) is to find all occurrences of a specified query term in a large audio database. This process is usually divided into two steps: indexing and search. In a previous study, it was shown that knowing the topic of an audio document would help to improve the accuracy of indexing step which results in a better performance for STD system. In this paper, we propose the use of topic information not only in the indexing step, but also in the search step. Results of our experiments show that topic information could also be used in search step to improve the STD accuracy.
Methods of Livestock Identification

Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences Animal identification is the basis for keeping accurate production records of the herd/flock. Individual animal identification allows producers to keep records on an animal's parentage, birth date, production records, health history, and a host of other important management information. Accurate records provide the producer with enough information to make individual or whole herd/flock management decisions. In many instances, the producer needs to be able to quickly identify an animal. A successful identification system makes this task more efficient. Identification is also important to indicate ownership of a particular animal, or to indicate the herd/flock of origin. There are many identification systems, but selection should be based on the method that best fits an operation's needs. Factors such as size of the operation, type of records kept,
An algorithm to cluster the spectra in a spectrogram

The work described in this technical report is part of an ongoing project at QUT to build practical tools for the manipulation, analysis and visualisation of recordings of the natural environment. This report describes the algorithm we use to cluster the spectra in a spectrogram. The report begins with a brief description of the signal processing that prepares the spectrograms.
Data-parallel Acceleration of PARSEC Black-Scholes Benchmark

The way programmers has been relying on processor improvements to gain speedup in their applications is no longer applicable in the same fashion. Programmers usually have to parallelize their code to utilize the CPU cores in the system to gain a signicant speedup. To accelerate parallel applications furthermore there are a couple of techniques available. One technique is to vectorize some of the parallel code. Another technique is to move parts of the parallel code to the GPGPU and utilize this very good multithreading unit of the system.The main focus of this report is to accelerate the data-parallel workload Black-Scholes of PARSEC benchmark suite. We are going to compare three accelerations of this workload, using vector instructions in the CPU, using the GPGPU and using a combination of them both.The two fundamental aspects are to look at the speedup and determine which technique requires more or less programming eort. To accelerate with vectorization in the CPU we use SSE & AVX techniques and to accelerate the workload in the GPGPU we use OpenACC.
A grounded theory of requirements documentation in the practice of software development

This thesis is concerned with the concept of a “ good enough” requirements document. It takes the position, based on empirical observations, that standard prescriptive approaches have failed to identify the necessary and sufficient characteristics of a good requirements document, because what is good enough in one situation may not be desirable or acceptable in another. Therefore, no single set o f criteria can define “a good requirements document”. The thesis presents a grounded theory which attempts to explain the diversity of styles of requirements documents found in practice, in relation to the variety of situations in which software products and systems are developed. It identifies the factors that might be useful to categorise situations from the point of view of requirements documentation. Requirements documents are widely used in software development, an activity typically carried out in an organisational context. Organisational theory suggests that the best approach in any situation depends on the factors that affect that situation. In the research, it was found that experienced practitioners employ a wide variety of constituent elements, structures, and styles when documenting requirements. This is in contrast with much of the literature on requirements engineering. The contribution o f this research is in three parts (a) an analysis o f requirements documents as texts, (b) a scheme for classifying system development situations with respect to the requirements documentation process, and (c) a framework matching typical requirements documents with the types o f situations identified in (a). As a grounded theory, it is the result of a detailed and systematic investigation into the role of requirements documents in the practice of software development Its status as a theory implies that it is tentative and provisional. An outline of how the theory might be validated for its usefulness, applicability, and generality is presented in the concluding chapter.
Ontology-based information standards development

II TABLE OF CONTENTS. III LIST OF TABLES. VI LIST OF FIGURES. VII ABBREVIATIONS. X ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . XII LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. XIV CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 15 1.1 MOTIVATION.15 1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES . 17 1.3 RESEARCH METHOD . 18 1.4 THESIS OVERVIEW . 20 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW.23 2.
H/sub /spl infin//control of systems with input delay and input sector nonlinearity

In this paper, the problem of H/sub /spl infin// control is studied for a class of linear time-delay systems subject to sector-bounded input nonlinearities. Both the state feedback controller and the dynamic output feedback controller are presented which guarantee the stability of the closed-loop systems with a pre-specified H/sub /spl infin// norm bound. The main results are given in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, an example is carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed methods.
Marking and making : a characterisation of sketching for typographic design

This research rests on the premise that sketching in paper and pencil is crucial for typographic designers when designing documents. The aim has been to derive a characterisation of the salient aspects of sketching, through an ethnographically-oriented study of designers' use of paper and pencil. The people studied were professional typographic designers, but both the motivations for the research and the characterisation deriving from it relate to other design disciplines, notably industrial and engineering design and architecture. The goal was to identify the underlying functionality supported by sketching, in order to inform the design of future tools for document creation. The characterisation is presented as a framework, with seven main categories: visual characteristics of marks; basic semantic units of design; visual features of sketches; visual and tactile features of sheets of sketches; affordances of sketching; functionality required to support sketching; capacities of the traditional medium. The first four categories deal with the visual qualities of sketches, such as image quality within the line and recurring features in sketches such as different scale, closure, and degree of detail. The functions supported by sketching are suggested to be: interpretability, focus, comparison, simulation of experience, ideas capture and record making. The functionality identified as necessary to support sketching includes the appropriate speed of image generation, image emergence, image manipulation, and image capture and record making. Also necessary are high speed and ease of switching between all the strands mentioned above, and singularity of focus. The supportive capacities of the traditional medium include a rich vocabulary of marks, high image definition, and the continuum-of-activity through the continuity-at-medium, i.e. the natural progression from sketching on paper to making simulations out of paper. In recognition of the respective strengths of the traditional and electronic media, integration between the two is recommended for the design of optimal document creation systems.
Estudos Delphi com Q-Sort sobre a web: a sua utilização em sistemas de informação

Resumo A utilização de ferramentas web como suporte à recolha de dados de investigação, nomeadamente no que se refere a questionários é cada vez mais frequente pelas vantagens que apresenta. Sendo especialmente relevante no que se refere aos prazos das respostas e aos custos do processo. No entanto, existem estratégias que devem ser aplicadas para que as taxas de resposta possam também beneficiar com estas tecnologias.
Exploring the N-th Dimension of Language

This paper is aimed at exploring the hidden fundamental computational property of natural language that has been so elusive that it has made all attempts to characterize its real computational property ultimately fail. Earlier natural language was thought to be context-free. However, it was gradually realized that this does not hold much water given that a range of natural language phenomena have been found as being of non-context-free character that they have almost scuttled plans to brand natural language contextfree. So it has been suggested that natural language is mildly context-sensitive and to some extent context-free. In all, it seems that the issue over the exact computational property has not yet been solved. Against this background it will be proposed that this exact computational property of natural language is perhaps the N-th dimension of language, if what we mean by dimension is nothing but universal (computational) property of natural language.
The Evolution of the Bicycle: A Dynamic Systems Approach

In this article we argue that dynamic systems theory provides design historians with new concepts and tools which afford new possibilities for studying, understanding, and quantifying the process of design evolution. We show that the evolution of the bicycle has diverged and converged in a non-linear way, a general characteristic of co-evolving adaptive systems. By exploring the dynamic characteristics of the bicycle-society system we reveal that the origin of the modern bicycle stems in great part from innovations applied in three- or four-wheeled human-powered vehicles.