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Intrinsic Omnidirectional Image Decomposition with Illumination Pre-Extraction

&lt;p&gt;Capturing an omnidirectional image with a 360- degree field of view entails capturing intricate spatial and lighting details of the scene. Consequently, existing intrinsic image decomposition methods face significant challenges when attempting to separate reflectance and shading components from a low dynamic range (LDR) omnidirectional images. To address this, our paper introduces a novel method specifically designed for the intrinsic decomposition of omnidirectional images. Leveraging the unique characteristics of the 360-degree scene representation, we employ a pre-extraction technique to isolate specific illumination information. Subsequently, we establish new constraints based on these extracted details and the inherent characteristics of omnidirectional images. These constraints limit the illumination intensity range and incorporate spherical-based illumination variation. By formulating and solving an objective function that accounts for these constraints, our method achieves a more accurate separation of reflectance and shading components. Comprehensive qualitative and quantitative evaluations demonstrate the superiority of our proposed method over stateof-the-art intrinsic decomposition methods. &lt;/p&gt;
Trajectory Planning for Mobile Manipulators with Control Constraints

This paper presents the method of trajectory planning for mobile manipulators considering limitations resulting from capabilities of robotic system actuators. The fulfillment of control constraints is achieved by introducing virtual control scaling of the robot trajectory in the limited periods of time. Such an approach allows researchers to obtain the trajectories fulfilling control constraints without significantly increasing the time of task execution. The proposed method generates sub-optimal trajectories maximizing the manipulability measure of the robot arm, preserves mechanical and collision avoidance limitations and can be used in real-time trajectory planning. The effectiveness of the presented solution is confirmed by computer simulations involving a mobile manipulator with parameters corresponding to KUKA youBot.
Outsmarting Deepfake Video

Looking for truth, when "it's becoming surprisingly easy to distort reality."
Compare and Contrast LiDAR and Non-LiDAR Technology in an Autonomous Vehicle: Developing a Safety Framework

&lt;p&gt;Abstract&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Safety has always been paramount in every vehicle we drive, and for years a driver has been synonymous with driving. However, with the advent of technology, we are now on the verge of having an Autonomous Vehicle wherein the control of the vehicle is gradually transferred to Artificial Intelligence. There is public clamour regarding the safety of such vehicles. Regarding safety, a human driver relies heavily on what the driver can see. Some factors that make driving safe are seeing the surroundings, controlling the vehicle, being able to react, and perceiving what will happen. With Autonomous Vehicles, these factors did not change. These vehicles rely on what they see using two technologies; LiDAR and Non-LiDAR. This study developed an Image Processing Model that takes input from the two technologies using Supervised Learning to make the Autonomous Vehicle see and be aware of its surroundings. The study also developed a Safety Framework measuring the ability of the two technologies to gather images fed into the Image Processing Model for comparing and contrasting. The study also proposed Experimental Research to create a baseline on the safety of an Autonomous Vehicle compared with a human driver in a controlled environment. The result of the proposed research can be a basis for trusting the Autonomous Vehicle if it performs at par with the performance of a human driver in the simulation developed in this study. &lt;/p&gt;
FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF PHONEMES IN HINDI

Hindi, an Indo-Aryan language is the national language of India and the state language of various North Indian states of India such as Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh etc. Statistics on the phonemes of a language provides useful information in the field of speech language pathology, audiology, linguistics and communication engineering. The data can be effectively used for the assessment and selection of target phonemes for treatment of various communication disorders, develop phonetically balanced word lists for audiological testing, and teach foreign language. It also provides valuable information to device text to speech systems and automatic speech recognition systems. The earlier data on frequently occurring phonemes in numerous Indian languages were derived from written sources. However, information from spoken language may be of more significance compared to written language. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequently occurring phonemes in spoken Hindi. Participants were native speakers of Hindi in the age range of 20 to 70 years. Eighteen group conversation samples were recorded. The samples were transcribed using IPA transcription. Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software was used to analyze the samples in order to obtain the frequently occurring phonemes. Descriptive statistics was applied for the same. Results revealed that phonemes /n, a, e, f, h, k/ were the most frequently occurring phonemesin Hindi. Aspirated phonemes (/gh/, /ʈh/, /ph/, /ɖh/) were the least present phonemes in the data. High and front vowels were more frequently present in spoken Hindi. Considering the manner of articulation, nasals and stops had higher occurrence. Alveolar dominated considering the place of articulation of phonemes. The applications of the study are extensive and can be utilized efficiently in a variety of disciplines.
LITERARY DIGITAL ARCHIVE AS CULTURAL PRACTICE AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE (INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE)

The article presents an overview of the work of the international scientific and practical conference Literary Digital Archive as Cultural Practice and Social Experience, held on October 20, 2022 at the Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences and dedicated to the results of a research project carried out at IMLI with the support of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (RNF) - Transcript: Politics and Literature. Digital Archive of Literary Organizations of the 1920s-1930s. The essence of the project consisted in digitizing transcripts of meetings of proletarian writers’ unions and placing them in a specially prepared digital database. Turning to these sources allows the literary critic to focus on the functions of literary institutions: production, communication, consumption and distribution of material and symbolic goods. The speakers noted the prospects of an extensive path - the expansion of the material involved in digitization, and the intensive development of the project. The discussion of the results ended with general support for the idea of publishing the next volume of the Literary Legacy, dedicated to the history of proletarian writers’ unions, the output of which would crown the historical and literary research vector set by the project Transcript: Politics and Literature.
The Impact of English Teachers on ESL Pre-University Students' L2 Reading Motivation in Pakistan

Motivation is a crucial factor in educational achievement nt. It can influence students' willingness to try to learn and succeed. In a context like Pakistan, where L2 (English) is a critical compulsory subject at the pre-university level, motivation is essential for students to learn effectively. This study investigated the influence of competent and incompetent English teachers on L2 (English) reading motivation. A qualitative case study was conducted with 6 (3 male and 3 Female] ESL pre-university students from Government MAO Graduate College, Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and class observations. The data were analysed using thematic and coding procedures. The study found that competent English teachers positively influenced students' L2 (English) reading motivation. These teachers were found to be enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and supportive. They created a positive learning environment and made learning engaging and challenging. Incompetent English teachers, on the other hand, negatively influenced students' L2 (English) reading motivation. These teachers were found to be dull, uninspiring, and unhelpful. They created a hostile learning environment and made learning tedious and frustrating ng. The study recommends that competent English teachers with appropriate training be employed to motivate students for L2 (English) reading.
Towards Universally Designed Communication: Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of Automatic Speech Recognition Systems to Support Access, Understanding and Use of Information in Communicative Settings

Unlike physical barriers, communication barriers do not have an easy solution: people speak or sign in different languages and may have wide-ranging proficiency levels in the languages they understand and produce. Universal Design (UD) principles in the domain of language and communication have guided the production of multimodal (audio, visual, written) information. For example, UD guidelines encourage websites to provide information in alternative formats (for example, a video with captions; a sign language version). The same UD for Learning principles apply in the classroom, and instructors are encouraged to prepare content to be presented multimodally, making use of increasingly available technology. In this chapter, I will address some of the opportunities and challenges offered by automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems. These systems have many strengths, and the most evident is the time they employ to convert speech sounds into a written form, faster than the time human transcribers need to perform the same process. These systems also present weaknesses, for example, a higher rate of errors when compared to human-generated transcriptions. It is essential to weigh the strengths and weaknesses of technology when choosing which device(s) to use in a universally designed environment to enhance access to information and communication. It is equally imperative to understand which tools are most appropriate for diverse populations. Therefore, researchers should continue investigating how people process information in a multimodal format, and how technology can be improved based on this knowledge and users' needs and feedback.
Foreign Aid and Poverty Reduction in West African Nations: Insights and the Need for Policy Re-Orientation

Poverty, a deteriorating healthcare system and insufficient educational standards are among the major macroeconomic problems facing African countries. Foreign aid from Western countries to African countries has been hailed as one of the solutions to these problems. Thus, this study investigated the impact of foreign aid on poverty using a panel data set of 14 West African nations. Foreign aid was disaggregated according to the reason for which it was given while poverty was measured with three variables namely; poverty headcount, infant mortality, and literacy rate. Annual data was sourced from the WDI (2022), WGI (2022) and OECD (2022), scoped 2008-2020. Using a two-step system GMM, the study found that total aid insignificantly reduces poverty headcount in the presence of reduced corrupt practices. Furthermore, foreign aid allocated to health and education was found to lower infant mortality and improve literacy rates, respectively; however, these effects were only significant in the condition of reduced corrupt practices. The study thus concludes that foreign aid works better when corrupt practices are reduced, and it recommends that policymakers in west- African countries should consider corruption control policies so that aid allocation is properly managed to improve its impact on poverty headcount, infant mortality, and literacy rate.
Challenges for the human resources in the field of education during the COVID-19 pandemic

The article provides the results of a research on the specific aspects of the teaching process in Romanian schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.Teaching staff have an important role in the organization of the school and the implementation of the teaching-evaluation process (not only during the COVID-19 pandemic), by providing clear information on the teaching process, they contribute to the efficiency of the education field, they represent authority for students and their parents (informing about the teaching process and other relevant aspects related to their education during the COVID-19 pandemic), supports communication with different support materials (either digital materials through digital technologies or printed materials).
Emotional agility – an essential prerequisite in optimizing learning

Success in academic learning depends not only on the level of cognitive development, but also on the level of development of emotional intelligence, on the extent to which the student manages to be flexible in thoughts and emotions, in order to optimally adapt to situations.No matter how creative or intelligent we are, regardless of our personality type, emotional agility, that is, how we manage our inner world -thoughts, feelings, self-image, is what ultimately determines how successful we will be.The study aims to emphasize the importance of the intrapersonal dimension in the learning process.Starting from the premise that emotions are the binder between thought and action, the proposed experimental program aimed at carrying out personal development activities that would determine the awareness of limitative thoughts and beliefs, of the importance of changing the way of perceiving a situation an event (positive interpretation of situations).The data of the research have shown that although negative thoughts and emotions appear, they can be shaped, restructured, so as to allow an optimal and balanced adaptation to various situations.
EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENT TRAINING OF EDUCATORS IN MODERN CONDITIONS

The emotional states we experience during a war are a normal reaction to abnormal events. Given the circumstances and realities of today, constant monitoring of news on social media gives a person the illusion of control and confidence that as long as you follow the latest news, bad events cannot take you by surprise. Thought-scrolling is the tendency to watch and read bad news, despite the fact that it depresses, upsets and demoralizes a person. They cannot influence events, but they can realize them, accept them, but react to the circumstances in their own way and get out of the stressful state in different ways.&#x0D; Trying to adapt to new realities and living conditions, our body goes through certain stages of stress, which depend on the level of body resistance; duration of stressor exposure; personal perception of the stressor; and adaptive flexibility.&#x0D; There are three stages of stress development: anxiety, increased general resistance (resilience) and exhaustion, which have their own manifestations and characteristics. A threatening situation, or even the expectation of such a situation, causes negative emotions, and awareness of the threat requires a person to mobilize all his or her strength to overcome the stress factor provoked by thought scrolling.&#x0D; Given the above, one would like to draw the attention of academic staff to the emotional state of students during martial law, as well as the role of instructors in the process of teaching and communicating with students in modern realities, in the context of war.&#x0D; Research and teaching staff of higher education institutions should take into account the fact that students, adapting to the new social and political realities of today, may feel emotionally unstable. The teacher should give hope and talk about values: their own, family, and life values. Communicate with the student from the point of view that hope is about the Light that conquers the darkness, despite pain and loss. And understanding this should be a motivation for the student to learn, move forward and overcome their fears, worries and troubles.
KAMPUS MENGAJAR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN TECHNOLOGY ADAPTATION THROUGH THE QUIZZZ APPLICATION AT SD NEGERI 1 PARAS

This research was conducted with the aim of knowing the implementation of the teaching campus program in terms of technology adaptation through the quizizz application at SD Negeri 1 Paras. The quizizz application can be used as a means to carry out evaluation activities in game-based learning. The use of Quizizz can be used as a first step to incorporate technology into the learning process. This study uses a qualitative narrative method with data collection techniques, namely observation and documentation. Observations were made to find out directly the implementation of technology adaptation through quizizz while documentation was carried out to collect data as research evidence. The results of this study note that overall the implementation of technology adaptation through the quizizz application has been going quite well and has had a positive impact on students. Through the use of quizizz, class VI students at SD Negeri 1 Paras become more focused during learning so that students' learning motivation increases. Even though in practice there are still some obstacles such as students who are less skilled in using technology, especially the quizizz application and internet network constraints that are less stable.
Learning Approaches used by Different Applications to Achieve Deep Fake Technology

Deepfake technology is an emerging field that has gained considerable attention in recent years. Deepfakes are synthetic media, including images, videos, and audio recordings, that are manipulated by advanced machine learning algorithms to produce convincing yet entirely artificial content. This paper explores the various applications and the technologies used by them to achieve deep fake. The machine learning algorithms and the software are used by each of them for proper execution of the technology. Further, we discuss the future prospects of the deepfake technology and explore future directions for research and development in this area, including the need for improved detection and verification techniques and increased education and awareness among the public.
Effects of Basic Metronomic Meters on Beat-Synchronized Walking

Background: This study was conducted to determine if a basic component of rhythm and music can elicit the human urge to move in time with the beat. Beat supports meter, meter supports rhythm, and rhythm is an indispensable element of music. Groove music – music that elicits the pleasurable urge to move – has one or more stimulating quality elements, and certain rhythms have been strongly associated with the groove phenomenon. In this study, a range of basic meter – meter without secondary accenting and therefore without rhythm – is created with, and along with metronome and examined for effect on synchronous walking speed. A comparison is made with quadruple meter groove music and a free walking silent condition at equivalent cadence.Methods: Employing a single–case full factorial design randomized with six replicates for each paired tempo–meter condition, participant synchronous walking speeds were examined at four metronome tempi (112, 116, 117, and 120 bpm) and seven basic meter time signatures of increasing beat homogeneity (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 7/4, 10/4, and [no meter] plus stimulating 4/4 music and a linear regression determined silent condition. Internal basic meter was created by repetitively whisper counting time signatures over conventional metronome beats. External basic meter was created with an accenting metronome at one tempo (116 bpm). With walking confirmed at 100% synchrony and the 2.044 mi lap distance a constant, average lap speeds for each paired condition were determined from lap times with high accuracy. Results: Over the range of increasing metronome time signatures from 2/4 to [no meter], a peak in walking speed was observed at 4/4 meter for even tempi and at 3/4 meter for the single odd tempo of 117 bpm with peak meters nearly as stimulating as the 4/4 music. The results for external and internal meter were quite similar, and as time signatures increased beyond the speed apex, vigor declined to the approximate level of [no meter] and the silent condition. The 2/4 time signature seemed an anomaly as it was without stimulating quality similar to [no meter].Conclusions: 1) basic meters at or adjacent to the 4/4 time signature are quite stimulating, 2) stimulating basic meters are a potential underlying element of groove, 3) the stimulating quality of quadruple meter supports a human preference for a four-beat meter, and 4) basic meters with high beat homogeneity lack stimulation Potential Benefits: The findings of this study may have performance implications for walkers, runners, and perhaps others engaged in rhythmic physical activities. The findings may also contribute to a further understanding of the human auditory sensorimotor system and to possible intervention for human gait disorders.
Application of Waterfall Method In Design Of Web-Based Library Information System Program Case Study at Elementary School Warungnangka Kabupaten Subang

Management of an effective and representative library information system is a necessity for educational units to use a library information system design not only as a requirement but also as a necessity. Elementary School Warungnangka Kabupaten Subang is the focus of research on building a web-based library information system. The data collection methods used are observation, interviews, and case studies. It can be concluded that library management is still not computerized. The design of this information system is carried out using the waterfall method, with the stages of needs analysis, design, implementation of program code using CodeIgniter, and testing using Blackbox so that all processes are running well and as needed. With this library information system, it can simplify the process of borrowing and returning books, speed up library reports, and create added value for the School Accreditation Visitation Program (BAN SM) and School Quality Fulfillment Program (ANBK). This information system will later be able to make information system updates that have been implemented previously, namely the library information system, which is still manual, into a computerized information system.
Performance Analysis of Hybrid Cryptographic Algorithms Rabbit Stream and Enhanced Dual RSA

Cryptography is a technique for encoding data by encrypting plaintext into an unreadable (meaningless) form. Cryptographic methods have good and bad performance depending on the type of algorithm we use. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to measure speed by combining the two algorithms used. The Rabbit Stream algorithm is a stream cipher algorithm whose system security depends on the generation of a key bit stream (keystream), which only guarantees 128-bit key security but has the advantage of being fast in the encryption and decryption process, while the Enhanced Dual RSA algorithm is an asymmetric algorithm to increase data protection from the Dual RSA algorithm by utilizing the Pells equation as a substitute for public key exponents. On the other hand, the algorithm in question requires a significant amount of time to encrypt messages with a large capacity when compared to the Rabbit Stream algorithm. Nonetheless, the study's findings suggest that using a hybrid method is comparatively faster for processing substantial amounts of data.