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Behavioral pre-testing of COVID Tracker, Ireland’s contact-tracing app.

Contact-tracing mobile phone apps can play a role in controlling the spread of COVID-19, but their success hinges on widespread public acceptance, uptake and use, which are difficult for public administrators to foresee. We report on a rapid behavioral pre-test of COVID Tracker, Ireland’s contact-tracing app, prior to its launch. A large sample of participants were randomized to receive different versions of a trial app. They responded to an online survey while downloading and using the app on their phones in real time. Experimental manipulations focused on: (i) the level of privacy assurance provided in the app, (ii) the goal-framing of the purpose of the app and (iii) the structuring of the exposure notification. Almost one in five participants mentioned privacy concerns in relation to their likelihood of downloading the app, but concerns were lower and engagement stronger in a condition that included additional assurances regarding the privacy of users’ data in the app. This finding informed the final version of the app. Overall, our results demonstrate the value and feasibility of pre-testing digital interfaces to improve public administration.
Romanian Undergraduate Education System in the Post-Communist Period: The Journey Towards Digitalization

Romanian undergraduate education system has undergone radical changes in the area of digitalization during the last years. Both Romanian authorities and private stakeholders contributed to this transformation. This paper has the goal to present an extensive overview of the most important measures in terms of digitalization that led to the system as it stands today.
Today’s Approach to the Problem of Forming Communicative Competence of the Individual

The article is devoted to the analysis of theoretical and methodological foundations of the study with the problem of forming a communicative competence of the individual. Here we are considering a psychological content of the concept of “communicative competence”, its structural components and functions, as well as a today’s approach to the formation of communication competence of the individual. It is emphasized an important influence of integrative learning and interactive methods for the formation of communicative competence. It is noted the interdependence of communicative culture and communicative competence. Also it is noted a mutual understanding between the interlocutors as the foundation of business or interpersonal communication and the psychological condition of activation the communicative competence in any communicative interaction. The significance of the study the mechanisms of activating communicative competence to optimize conflict practices and professional training of specialists are proved. The psychological and pedagogical recommendations for the formation of communicative competence of the individual are developed. It is noted that current means of forming communicative competence must be focused on all structural components of the individual, since their interconnection with communicative experience is a personal-communicative formation as a psychological instrument for achieving social requests respectively.
An Integral Model of Training of Future Teacher of Geography for the Local History and Tourism Work on the Basis of Competence Approach. A Proposal for Transitional Forms of Education

Social transformations, changings on the labour market, in particular in the educational services' sector, need qualitative modifications in conceptual principles of prospective geography teachers’ vocational training. As a result of scientific literature's studying, the essence of the problem of prospective teachers' geography training for hiking and local-lore activities has been analyzed, and a set of conclusions have been formulated. Until the mid 20th century scientists had been researching organisation of tourist-related and regional studies activities mostly in line with traditional school didactics. Only at the end of the second half of the 20th century – at the beginning of the 21st century interest for the organisation of students’ tourism and their studies of local lore grew higher. During this period foundations have been laid for touristic and local-lore activities as a pedagogical category in tertiary institutions. Attempts are being made to study this question in the context of new pedagogical technologies. Therefore explorers have concentrated their attention on professional competence, description of its significant indications and structure, on diagnostics.
The COVID - Curated and Open aNalysis aNd rEsearCh plaTform (CO-CONNECT).

ObjectivesCO-CONNECT is making UK COVID-19 data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) through a federated platform, which supports secure, anonymised research at scale and pace. This interdisciplinary project, spanning 22 organisations, is connecting data from &gt;50 large research cohorts and data collected through routine healthcare provision across the UK. ApproachAcross the UK, data has been collected that can help us answer key questions about COVID-19. As the data are in many places with many different processes it is difficult and complex for public health groups, researchers, policymakers, and government to find and access lots of high-quality data quickly and efficiently to make decisions. In collaboration with Health Data Research UK, CO-CONNECT is streamlining processes of accessing data for research. Results1) Discovering data and meta-analysis: CO-CONNECT enables researchers to determine how many people meet their research criteria within the various datasets across the UK through the Health Data Research Innovation Gateway Cohort Discovery tool e.g. “How many people in each dataset have had a PCR test which was positive and were under the age of 40?” Only summary level, anonymous data are provided so researchers can answer such questions rapidly without requiring multiple data governance permissions and directly contacting each data source. The tool also supports aggregate level meta-analysis of the data. 2) Detailed analysis: With data governance approvals, researchers can analyse detailed level, standardised, linked, pseudonymised data in a Trusted Research Environment. The common format reduces the effort on each research project, supporting rapid research. ConclusionProviding data in this de-identifiable, safe way enables rapid, robust research e.g., COVID-19 results from a test centre can be linked to hospital records along with prescriptions from pharmacies enabling researchers to understand whether people with different existing health conditions are more or less susceptible to COVID-19. If you want to know more visit https://co-connect.ac.uk.
ZQBA: A Zero-Query, Boosted Ambush Adversarial Attack on Image Retrieval

Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) Systems have been employed in a wide variety of critical applications such as intellectual property management [47], facial recognition [46], and inappropriate content detection [48]. Most CBIRs are vulnerable to adversarial attacks, where small, imperceptible perturbations to input images cause system failure. In this paper, we propose a zero-query, black-box adversarial attack method that simulates an attack setting where the attacker has no knowledge about the CBIR model architecture and is unable to make multiple queries. The proposed method uses an ensemblebased approach, generating one perturbation for an input image that severely hinders the ability of six different CBIR models. Our approach is successfully able to disrupt the relevance of our target image retrieval models with a 65% decrease in Mean Average Precision (mAP) as compared to state-of-the-art UAP [18]. We hope our method serves as a baseline for the evaluation of robustness for future image retrieval research.
A Study on the Improvement of the National English Curriculum: Focusing on English subject competencies

This study comprehensively analyzed major issues related to the English subject competencies introduced in the 2015 revised English curriculum, explored improvement plans, and collected opinions from school teachers by conducting a survey. Based on the research results, it is suggested that English subject competencies should be set as English communication competency, self-directed learning competency, empathy and cooperation competency, intercultural communication competency, information and media utilization competency, critical and creative thinking competency, and so on. It is also proposed that English subject competencies should be closely linked to the subject goal and achievement standards. This study discusses that specific directions about teaching and learning methods and assessment for each English subject competency should be presented in order for educational contents related to English subject competencies to be well implemented in school settings.
Study of Library Digital India Programme: Issue and Challenges

Government of India launched National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) in 2006.In order to transform the entire ecosystem of public services through the use of information technology, the Government of India has launched the Digital India programme ,The Digital India programme is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.Almost all Indian support digital India but to make it reality here are list of issues and challenges in the implementation of digital India programme.
Legal regulation of the use of distributed ledger technologies in financial sector of Singapore

Singapore is one of the leading countries in digitalization and blockchain technology. Since 2016, Singapore has implemented the Ubin project to create a national digital currency. In 2019, Singapore passed the Payment Services Act. The paper aims to analyze Singapore's legislation and MAS policies and identify approaches that can be used to improve legislation in other states. To meet that aim, the general scientific techniques and methods of scientific cognition, such as analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, system-structural and formal-logical approaches are utilised. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that Singapore extends the provisions of securities legislation to digital tokens, which have the characteristics of securities or futures. Digital tokens, which are cryptocurrencies, are regulated by the Payment Services Act containing criteria to distinguish payment tokens from other virtual objects. Using this approach minimizes difficulties in regulating the circulation of, for example, bitcoins. In addition, MAS has developed a set of rules enshrining requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges, which reduces the risks of fraud and money laundering using cryptocurrencies. The paper also analyses MAS reports on developing a state's digital currency. The paper concludes that other states can use Singapore's experience to shape or modernize their legislation.
Developing digital contact tracing tailored to haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillance: a protocol

Introduction At the peak of Uganda’s first wave of SARS-CoV-2 in May 2020, one in three COVID-19 cases was linked to the haulage sector. This triggered a mandatory requirement for a negative PCR test result at all ports of entry and exit, resulting in significant delays as haulage drivers had to wait for 24–48 hours for results, which severely crippled the regional supply chain. To support public health and economic recovery, we aim to develop and test a mobile phone-based digital contact tracing (DCT) tool that both augments conventional contact tracing and also increases its speed and efficiency. Methods and analysis To test the DCT tool, we will use a stratified sample of haulage driver journeys, stratified by route type (regional and local journeys). We will include at least 65% of the haulage driver journeys ~83 200 on the network through Uganda. This allows us to capture variations in user demographics and socioeconomic characteristics that could influence the use and adoption of the DCT tool. The developed DCT tool will include a mobile application and web interface to collate and intelligently process data, whose output will support decision-making, resource allocation and feed mathematical models that predict epidemic waves. The main expected result will be an open source-tested DCT tool tailored to haulage use in developing countries. This study will inform the safe deployment of DCT technologies needed for combatting pandemics in low-income countries. Ethics and dissemination This work has received ethics approval from the School of Public Health Higher Degrees, Research and Ethics Committee at Makerere University and The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. This work will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, our websites https://project-thea.org/ and Github for the open source code https://github.com/project-thea/ .
Individual Verifiability with Return Codes: Manipulation Detection Efficacy

Abstract Researchers advocate for end-to-end verifiable voting schemes to maximise election integrity. At E-Vote-ID 2021, Kulyk et al. proposed to extend the verifiable scheme used in Switzerland (called original scheme) by voting codes to improve it with respect to vote secrecy. While the authors evaluated the general usability of their proposal, they did not evaluate its efficacy with respect to manipulation detection by voters. To close this gap, we conducted a corresponding user study. Furthermore, we study the effect of a video intervention (describing the vote casting process including individual verifiabilty steps) on the manipulation detection rate. We found that 65% of those receiving the video detected the manipulation and informed the support. If we only consider those who stated they (partially) watched the video the rate is 75%. The detection rate for those not having provided the video is 63%. While these rates are significantly higher than the 10% detection rate reported in related work for the original system, we discuss how to further increase the detection rate.
The Council of Europe’s CM/Rec(2017)5 on e-voting and Secret Suffrage: Time for yet Another Update?

Abstract The Council of Europe’s Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)5 on e-voting remains the main international legal standard in the field. According to the updated Recommendation, e-voting should respect all the principles for democratic elections. This includes, of course, the principle of secret suffrage. Provisions on secret suffrage are dispersed throughout Rec(2017)5 and its related documents. The main provisions can be found in Section IV of Appendix I, but the principle is also mentioned in several other sections, in the Explanatory Memorandum, and in the Guidelines. A detailed analysis of all these provisions reveals important flaws in the understanding of secret suffrage in (remote) e-voting. Some of the flaws are the result of an inaccurate understanding of secret suffrage, in which this principle is mixed with provisions on personal data protection. In other cases, the flaws are due to analogies being drawn with paper-based voting channels, which prevent the standards from taking stock of the specificities of (remote) e-voting. In this paper I provide a detailed account of these flaws. I also suggest some alternative approaches and wording for the provisions on secret suffrage. Lastly, I discuss the desirability and feasibility of different alternatives regarding the review of Rec(2017)5.
Determining the Effect of Narcissistic Leadership on Employee Performance: An applied Study in a Private College in Iraq

The narcissism of leaders has been studied as a negative trait. It is a personality disorder related to the constant aspiration for power, superiority over others, and a lack of empathy with others and their exploitation to achieve personal ends. Narcissists often seek leadership and work for their interests, and these behaviors affect workers' lower levels of performance, creativity, and productivity. This, in turn, leads to higher levels of burnout, job turnover, and other organizational diseases because the traits of leaders and their actual behavior complement each other. Therefore, this research aims to study the relationship between narcissistic leadership with its dimensions (arrogance, authority) and workers' performance (organizational commitment, job satisfaction, creativity, productivity). The research sample was represented in Baghdad College of Economic Sciences University / Iraq, and the research sample amounted to (77) individuals. The research relied on the questionnaire as the main tool to collect data to conduct statistical analyses. As (87) questionnaires were distributed to the employees of the researched college, the number of retrieved questionnaires was (77) valid for analysis. The data was analyzed using (SPSS V.25) and (Amos V.25). Many statistical methods were used to achieve the research objectives, represented by (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, Pearson correlation coefficient, and simple linear regression). The most important findings of the research are the adverse effect of narcissistic leadership on workers' performance. The more there is narcissistic leadership in the college understudy, the more it negatively contributes to the performance levels of employees.&#x0D; &#x0D; Received: 16 May 2022 / Accepted: 15 August 2022 / Published: 2 September 2022
A New Approach to Neural Network Design for Fast Convergence via Feed-forward Loop

A feed-forward loop has been widely used in control systems to boost the performance without hurting the overall stability of the system.We propose a new neural network, FfcNet by adopting the idea from the control theory.The proposed network adds a pre-designed feed-forward loop in parallel with the existing regular blocks, which is similar to the identity mapping in ResNet network.The feed-forward loop helps the overall network to converge faster while keeping overall system stability and accuracy.It is also shown that the feed-forward loop is equivalent to setting a proper initial condition of the parameters in the network.A special dataset of highly distorted 7-segment LED images is prepared to evaluate the performance of the pattern recognition algorithm.We demonstrated the performance of the proposed design through simulations and found the new design improved the convergence rate by 52% from the original ResNet network while keeping the same test accuracy.
FICTION WRITING IN WATTPAD AS A LEARNING MEDIA FOR IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING DEPARTMENT UNU PURWOKERTO

The research contains the analysis of the use of Wattpad for practicing a fiction writing as an alternative learning media and method to improve the students’ writing skills, It was conducted in English Language Teaching Department, UNU Purwokert by taking 37 students as research object. This study used mix method approach by using qualitative and quantitative. Data collection was carried out by purposive sampling where researchers collected data through pre-test and post-test, questionnaires and interview to 37 students. It aimed to perceive the improvement of students’ writing skill, the students’ perception about Wattpad in building writing habit, interest, motivation and confidence in writing. The result of study showed there are improvements in writing skill after treatment mainly in idea/imagination development, organization such as building plot, characterizations and conflict. For grammar wise, it showed the improvement in vocabulary, part of speech and tenses, The activity also stimulates students' motivation and confidence to learn English, especially in terms of writing. It affects to the classroom atmosphere between lecturers and students because the class becomes more lively and interactive.
Impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) on the Competitive Priorities of Lebanese Industries

Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques significantly impact the competitive priority in terms of cost, quality, time, and innovation of Lebanese businesses. Changing an organization's operational strategy is highly dependent on top management commitment as changing employees' behavior is challenging without the cooperation of the business's senior management. Both descriptive and cause-and-effect methods were used in this research, and data was gathered from Lebanon's businesses in May 2022 via a questionnaire. The survey was sent to more than 200 managers and supervisors, but only 184 answered. First, a correlation between variables was established and then a hypothesis was evaluated using multiple regressions to determine the tool's validity and reliability. According to the findings, Lebanese enterprises strongly apply TQM and competitive priority factors, and these variables have significant correlations. The competitive goals of Lebanese enterprises are also influenced by top management commitment, employee training, engagement, and continuous improvement.
TrES: Tropical Encryption Scheme Based on Double Key Exchange

Shor’s quantum algorithm establishes a polynomial time attack on the discrete logarithm problem in any group. Recent announcements of progress in building quantum computers highlight the need for new concepts to create cryptosystems that are resistant to quantum attacks. In this paper, we present а new message encryption scheme. To enhance the security of the scheme, we suggest double key-exchange protocol (KEP). The first stage of the key exchange uses a matrix power function (MPF) in a tropical semiring. These functions are based on the action of a matrix semiring acting on some matrix set. MPFs can be considered as one-way functions because they are based on some generalized satisfiability problems that are potentially NP-complete. The obtained shared secret key at the first stage of the key exchange serves as an input for the second stage. The security of the second phase relies on the difficulty of the semiring action problem. In our protocol, we suggest using left or right action of the tropical semiring (which can be both min-plus and max-plus) on the group of commutative matrices (circulant matrices, in our case). The fact that the key-exchange protocol works in two phases contributes to its security, since an attacker needs to solve two difficult problems in order to break it. The main advantages of the presented protocol are: the increased efficiency and improved security.
A Case Study of College Students’ EFL Learning Experiences on Mobile Phone Applications

Mobile English learning (MEL) has become increasingly popular for its diverse advantages especially since the global COVID-19 pandemic. While a lot of studies have confirmed effectiveness of the mobile approach to learning English in a pedagogical context, there is very limited research that focuses on how students’ MEL experiences vary depending on their individual habits and behaviors out of class. This study is aimed to explore college students’ experiences of learning English as a foreign language (EFL) on mobile phone terminals. To this end, the study was conducted with a sample of 359 undergraduate students from 5 different grades by looking into their time spent after class in learning English on mobile phone applications (MPA), their practice preferences in MEL, the number of MPA used and their views on the helpfulness of EFL learning on MPA. The quantitative results derived provide a relatively comprehensive knowledge of the present situation of MEL in a higher education context. Statistically significant findings of the study are hopefully to offer insights for both policymakers and instructors in higher institutions to understand and promote MEL from more scientific and multi-dimensional perspectives.