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Orientaciones para la elaboración del Trabajo Fin de Estudios en Psicología y ciencias afines. Recomendaciones del manual de publicación de la APA.
Authors: Arias Sánchez Samuel
Published: October 2022

En este video en concreto se tratan las recomendaciones para la escritura académica que se mencionan en el manual de estilo de la APA y que se utilizan para la redacción de Trabajos fin de estudios en Psicología y Ciencias Afines.

Este vídeo está pensado fundamentalmente para estudiantes de Psicología de la Universidad de Sevilla que van a hacer su trabajo fin de estudios (TFE) en Psicología en lo que a la normativa de la Asociación de Psicología Americana (APA) se refiere. Estas recomendaciones para la escritura académica son también el estándar para los trabajos de clase, y para los TFE de otras disciplinas científicas. También es el estándar para cualquier informe en Psicología, no solo para los trabajos fin de estudios, sino que la mayoría de reportes de investigación y artículos científicos se rigen por esta misma normativa. Por tanto, cualquier psicólogo/a debe conocer y respetar las recomendaciones que se describen.

Este video trata de las muchas recomendaciones de escritura académica que se mencionan en el manual de estilo de la APA, y se destacan las principales características de los distintos tipos de trabajos, recomendaciones generales para la escritura académica, y específicas sobre cuestiones más mecánicas, que tiene que ver con la puntuación, la ortografía, el uso de listados, de cursivas, de mayúsculas o de abreviaturas. También hay un apartado especial para hablar de cómo informar números y los estadísticos. En el video se dedica una parte importante a hablar de las tablas y las figuras, y sobre todo a la importancia de citar y referir textos bien, en sus distintas alternativas, para lo que se plantean varios ejemplos. Finalmente, también se incluye una lista de recursos que puedan ayudar a redactar mejor los TFEs.
La puchka como técnica y desarrollo de coordinación óculo-manual
Authors: Inga-Choque Vilma , Quincho-Apumayta Raúl , Cárdenas-Valverde Elí , Flores-Poma Irina , Cárdenas Juan
Published: October 2022

Este libro es una adaptación de una investigación presentada a la Universidad para el Desarrollo Andino (Huancavelica – Perú), cuyo objetivo fue describir la relación que se da entre la “puchka” como técnica y el desarrollo óculo manual en los niños pre escolares, demostrando como la “puchka” interviene en el desarrollo de ciertos ejercicios de coordinación óculo manual en la I.E.P de Inicial “Corazón de Jesús” -Lircay (Perú). La “puchka” es una técnica de hilado. Esta técnica, en su ejecución y aplicación, permite desarrollar la coordinación óculo-manual en los niños y niñas. La realización de ciertos ejercicios y movimientos psicomotoras finos, hacen que intervengan los ojos, manos, dedos y otros aspectos más en ciertos ejercicios de coordinación óculo manual que sirven para la iniciación de la pre escritura e instruir en el desarrollo cognitivo, habilidades, destrezas y otros. La “puchka” es un arte ancestral que los antiguos peruanos han pasado de generación en generación, permitiéndoles hacer hermosos mantos y otras piezas de fascinante expresión cultural. El estudio es de tipo aplicada y el nivel descriptivo. El resultado demostró que, mediante el uso de la “puchka” como técnica, se llegó a mejorar el desarrollo óculo manual en los niños, tal como lo plantea la hipótesis principal del proyecto. Los resultados pueden ser usados por los docentes de las Instituciones Educativas del nivel inicial en la realización de sus actividades relacionados con el desarrollo de la coordinación óculo manual, ya que favorecerá, además, el desarrollo de la escritura, de los trazos, moldeos, pintado, etc. Otro aspecto que deben tomar en cuenta es que ayuda a mejorar la atención preescolar, al ser una técnica más apropiada, ya que es parte de nuestro medio socio cultural.
Aplicación del coaching para la mejora del desempeño docente
Authors: Cárdenas Juan , Flores-Poma Irina , Landeo Ricardo , Salazar Wilfredo , Quincho-Apumayta Raúl , Inga-Choque Vilma
Published: October 2022

Este libro es una adaptación de la Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, que buscó determinar la influencia de la aplicación del coaching en el desarrollo del desempeño docente de los profesores de la provincia de Huancayo, Perú. La hipótesis es: La aplicación del coaching tiene influencia positiva en el desarrollo del desempeño docente de los profesores de la provincia de Huancayo. La investigación es de tipo aplicada. Los métodos empleados fueron: el método científico, descriptivo, experimental y estadístico. El diseño de investigación fue el cuasi experimental con dos grupos de investigación. La población estuvo conformada por los docentes de las instituciones educativas secundarias de la provincia de Huancayo y la muestra, conformada por los docentes de las instituciones educativas: Salesiano Santa Rosa y Salesiano Técnico Don Bosco de Huancayo. Las técnicas utilizadas fueron: la observación, encuesta y el fichaje. En las técnicas de procesamiento y análisis de datos se utilizaron: la estadística descriptiva e inferencial. La conclusión es: La aplicación del coaching tiene influencia positiva en el desarrollo del desempeño docente de los profesores de la provincia de Huancayo.
Material educativo multimedia y aprendizaje del costumbrismo peruano
Authors: Cárdenas-Valverde Juan , Flores-Poma Irina , Cárdenas-Valverde Elí , Tovar Nila , Corilla-Pérez Renán , Corilla Rocío
Published: October 2022

La investigación tuvo por objetivo determinar los efectos que produce el material educativo multimedia elaborado en Hypertext Markup Languaje para el aprendizaje de El Costumbrismo Peruano en los alumnos del cuarto grado de secundaria de la Institución Educativa “Jorge Basadre” de Chupaca (Perú). Específico: Establecer las ventajas y desventajas que tiene el Hypertext Markup Languaje en la elaboración de material educativo multimedia para el aprendizaje de El Costumbrismo Peruano en los alumnos del cuarto grado de secundaria de la Institución Educativa “Jorge Basadre” de Chupaca. La hipótesis de investigación fue: El material educativo multimedia elaborado en Hypertext Markup Languaje tiene efectos significativos para el aprendizaje de El Costumbrismo Peruano en los alumnos del cuarto grado de secundaria de la Institución Educativa “Jorge Basadre” de Chupaca. La investigación fue de tipo aplicada, debido a que se elaboró el material educativo multimedia en el Hypertext Markup Languaje demostrando la forma práctica que tiene. Los métodos utilizados en la investigación fueron: El método científico; como método general y los métodos experimental y computarizado; como métodos específicos. El diseño de investigación utilizado fue el cuasi experimental con dos grupos de investigación. Las técnicas utilizadas fueron: La observación y el fichaje. En las técnicas de procesamiento y análisis de datos se utilizó la estadística descriptiva: la media aritmética, mediana, moda y coeficiente de variación; así como la estadística inferencial para la validación y comprobación de la hipótesis. La conclusión principal es: La aplicación del material educativo multimedia elaborado en Hypertext Markup Languaje tiene efectos significativos en el aprendizaje de El Costumbrismo Peruano en alumnos del cuarto grado de secundaria de la Institución Educativa “Jorge Basadre” de Chupaca.
Repitencia escolar: análisis y reflexiones en un establecimiento educacional en la comuna de Valparaíso, Chile
Authors: Meriño-Montero Ignacio
Published: October 2022

La repitencia escolar es un fenómeno multidimensional y uno de los tres nudos críticos que presenta la educación para el cumplimiento de su universalización. Con el objeto de identificar factores de riesgo asociados en un establecimiento educacional en la comuna de Valparaíso (Chile) se realizó una investigación mixta. En ella, se analizaron y describieron fuentes primarias y secundarias de información mediante análisis de frecuencias, correlaciones, tablas de contingencia y regresión lineal sobre una base de datos de 866 estudiantes, además de análisis de contenido de entrevistas semiestructuradas a seis docentes. Los resultados establecieron que el riesgo de repitencia obedeció a factores sociodemográficos, académicos y socioemocionales, a partir de los cuales se concluyó la necesidad de trabajarlos en torno a tres componentes: apoyo familiar, acompañamiento académico y promoción de la convivencia escolar.
Perfil e Apropriação da Política de Esporte, Cultura Física e Lazer para Crianças em Municípios do Paraná
Authors: Canan Felipe , Drula Andréia Juliane , Christofoletti Joao Fernando , Piovani Verônica Gabriela Silva , Guilherme Shayda Muniz Oliveira , Silva Júnior Arestides Pereira da
Published: October 2022

Objetivou-se identificar a dinâmica de apropriação e vivência de esporte, cultura física e lazer por parte de crianças residentes em municípios paranaenses. A pesquisa é quali-quantitativa e utilizou como procedimentos: questionário aplicado a escolares do 3º ao 5º ano no Ensino Fundamental; entrevista semiestruturada com gestores públicos de esporte e lazer; dossiê documental a respeito de cada município investigado. As categorias de análise foram estabelecidas a priori, consistindo nos pares dialéticos “oferta e demanda”, “público e privado” e “formal e informal”. Verificou-se supremacia na oferta pública de escolinhas esportivas e pouca preocupação com cultura física, lazer, infraestrutura e parcerias com a iniciativa privada e comunitária. As crianças apropriam-se destas escolinhas, mas indicam interesses relativos a práticas recreativas não atendidas pelo poder público.
Interesses Culturais do Lazer
Authors: Macedo Paula Leite Antunes de , Melo Gislane Ferreira de
Published: October 2022

O lazer é uma das alternativas almejadas pelas pessoas para o momento da velhice e da aposentadoria. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar e comparar os interesses culturais do lazer mais praticados e os que os servidores públicos federais aposentados do Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação mais gostavam de praticar antes da pandemia. Identificou-se os mais praticados, em ordem decrescente: virtuais, esportivos, intelectuais, turísticos, manuais, sociais e artísticos, e os que preferiam: turísticos, sociais, esportivos, artísticos, intelectuais, manuais e virtuais. Assim, verificou-se que as atividades praticadas não condiziam com aquelas às quais desejariam se dedicar, dado esse que nos indica a necessidade de se trabalhar com a educação para e pelo lazer ao longo de toda a vida para que o lazer seja melhor vivenciado e usufruído quando chegada a aposentadoria.
“Escolas” do Jogo
Authors: Sousa-cruz Rodrigo Wanderley , Gomes-da-Silva Pierre Normando
Published: October 2022

Este artigo objetiva apresentar uma revisão das produções acadêmicas de algumas correntes teórico-metodológicas, denominadas de “escolas”, que abordam o jogo na Educação Física brasileira. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, de cunho descritivo, do tipo bibliográfico. Os critérios de inclusão para definir as “escolas” foram: tradição de pesquisas produzidas por mais de uma década, formação profissional em grupos de pesquisa com orientações na graduação e pós-graduação e com contribuições didáticas e investigativas utilizadas como referências na área. A análise de conteúdo das obras principais (livros) deu-se a partir das unidades temáticas: educação escolar, esporte e lazer. O estudo identificou quatro escolas, assim denominadas: Jogo, entre a rua e a escola; Jogo Tradicional; Praxiologia Motriz do jogo e Escola Brincante. Neste artigo, está abordado o conceito de jogo e as contribuições das produções bibliográficas para a educação escolar, para o esporte e para o lazer, das duas primeiras escolas.
Analisis Prospek Pengembangan Kawasan Agrowisata Sebagai Kawasan Agrowisata Di Desa Jenetaesa, Kecamatan Simbang Kabupaten Maros
Authors: Mursida Setiawan , Salim Agus , Jufriady Jufriady
Published: October 2022

Abstract.The purpose of this study is to find out what factors can support the development of the Bontolabbu Agrotourism area, Jenetaesa Village, Simbang District, Maros Regency, as well as how the strategy to develop Bontolabbu Agrotourism in Jenetaesa Village, Simbang District, Maros Regency to Increase The Interest of Community Visitors. This research is a quantitative research with a research design using survey methods with a qualitative approach. The data obtained were then analyzed with Multiple Linear Regression analysis and SWOT Analysis. The results obtained by what factors can support the development of the Bontolabbu Agrotourism Area are the Attractiveness of Amenity Accessibility and Public Facilities, where all of these factors have a strong influence relationship on the development of bontolabbu agrotourism with a coefficient of determination of 91.8%. Then the strategy of developing the Bontolabbu Agrotourism Area is to Create a Progressive Strategy (SO) so that it is possible to carry out and enlarge the maximum growth and progress towards Bontolabbu Agrotourism.
 
Abstrak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor apa yang dapat mendukung pengembangan kawasan Agrowisata Bontolabbu Desa Jenetaesa Kecamatan Simbang, Kabupaten Maros, serta bagaimana Strategi untuk mengembangkan Agrowisata Bontolabbu di Desa Jenetaesa, Kecamatan Simbang, Kabupaten Maros Guna Menambah Minat Pengunjung Masyarakat.Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian menggunakan metode survei dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Data yang di peroleh, selanjutnya dianalisis dengan analisis Regresi Linier Berganda dan Analisis SWOT.Hasil yang di peroleh faktor apa yang dapat mendukung pengembangan Kawasan Agrowisata Bontolabbu adalah faktor  Daya Tarik Aksebilitas Amenitas dan Fasilitas Umum yang dimana keseluruhan faktor-faktor tersebut memiliki hubungan pengaruh yang kuat terhadap pengembangan agrowisata bontolabbu dengan koefisien determinasi sebesar 91,8 %. Kemudian strategi mengembangan Kawasan Agrowisata Bontolabbu yaitu dengan Ciptakan Strategi Progresif (SO) sehingga memungkinkan untuk melaukaukan dan memperbesar pertumbuhan dan kemajuan secara maksimal terhadap Agrowisata Bontolabbu
Desain Alat Smart Farming Penyiram Bawang Merah Menggunakan Arduino Uno Berbasis Android
Authors: Novta Dany’el Irawan  , Shafiq Nurdin  , Muhammad Athoillah  , Riski Nur Istiqomah Dinnullah
Published: October 2022

One of the technological developments in agriculture is smart farming. Shallot farmers still carry out the process of watering shallot plants manually. This takes a long time because farmers have to go around the agricultural land during the watering process. To solve these problems, an automatic shallot sprinkler machine was designed that can be applied by farmers. The Arduino Uno ATMega328 microcontroller is used on this machine as the control system, while Android is used for the interface. The android interface on this machine can provide a graphical display, therefore farmers can give direct orders to drive a DC motor (Direct Current) and a DC pump on/off switch (Direct Current). The results of the smart farming research on this automatic onion sprinkler help farmers get 72% efficient time. The comparison can be seen in the manual watering process on 10,000m2 agricultural land that takes 7 days, on the other hand, it only takes 2 days when it is done with smart farming technology.
Penerapan Metode First Come First Served (FCFS) Pada Sistem Informasi Layanan Perawatan dan Perbaikan Aset Kampus
Authors: Riyadi Purwanto  , Linda Perdana Wanti  , M.Kom Ratih Hafsarah Maharrani , Rostika Listyaningrum
Published: October 2022

Assets are resources owned by an entity. Cilacap State Polytechnic is a higher education institution that has many assets. Current asset maintenance and repair services are still carried out conventionally. Each work unit must fill out a maintenance and repair proposal form and then submit it to the Maintenance, Repair, and Maintenance Unit (UP3). The proposal will be recorded and scheduled to be followed up by the Technician. The problem that occurs is that the proposal form is often scattered and even lost so the response time is often slow. In addition, maintenance and repair schedules are often not ordered according to the time of the request. This has an impact on the abandonment of work in certain work units. The purpose of this research is to create an information system for the repair and maintenance of campus assets. In order for maintenance and repair services to be carried out according to the time of the request, the FCFS method is applied. Thus, the service process for maintaining and repairing campus assets becomes more organized, schedules (queues) are sequenced, and the response time for incident handling is faster.
TENDENCIES OF MORTALITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY IN UKRAINE BEFORE THE RUSSIAN FULL SCALE MILITARY INVASION
Authors:   Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the NAS of Ukraine, Kurylo Iryna
Published: October 2022

The ambivalence of mortality and life expectancy dynamics in Ukraine is a significant and complex demographic problem. Our aim is to examine the last tendencies of mortality and life expectancy, analyse the level and dynamics of mortality by major causes of death before the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. This analysis constitutes a base for the further comparative estimation of demographic losses due to the war. Trends of sex- and age-specific mortality are considered. Specific characteristics of mortality in urban and rural settlements are analysed. We use the following methods: demographic rates, standardized death rates (European standard population), life tables, decomposition method, descriptive statistics, graphic method. Our findings suggest that following a period of growth in life expectancy (2009-2013) a period of fluctuation and stagnation (2014-2019) has started in Ukraine under the influence of political-military and economic factors. Beginning with 2020, life expectancy was additionally influenced by COVID-19. Noncommunicable diseases are among significant contributors to premature adult mortality in Ukraine. However, the excessive share of deaths (especially among men) is also related to external causes. The dynamics of mortality from cardiovascular diseases show a general trend of decline over the past fifteen years, however with fluctuations in the latest years. A deterioration has already taken place in 2020. There is a slight decrease in cancer mortality over the past fifteen years. The reduction in death rate from external causes in Ukraine over this period was significant. The standardized death rate from digestive diseases has increased with COVID-19 having played a leading role in the unfavorable changes of life expectancy over the past two years.
EDUCATIONAL IMMIGRATION TO MOLDOVA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Authors:   National Institute for Economic Research, Republic of Moldova, Poalelungi Olga
Published: October 2022

The mass emigration of the youth from Moldova including educational emigration, usually without a subsequent return home, has negatively impacted both the demographic situation as a whole and the number of students in the higher education institutions of Moldova. However, immigration issues are not given the proper attention as a possible factor partially compensating the demographic or economic migration losses. The country’s geographical position and the possibility of free movement in EU countries contribute to the increase of the country’s attractiveness for foreign citizens. The internalization of the higher education system allows the Republic of Moldova to involve itself more actively in the educational migration, namely attract foreign students to the higher education institutions of the Republic of Moldova, use the educational immigration as an investment potential for the development of higher education institutions. This article displays the results of an investigation of the situation on attracting foreign students to Moldova’s higher education institutions. The work is founded on the analysis of the national legislation in education and migration fields as well as the results of a qualitative research carried out in 2022 by interviewing specialists of higher education institutions responsible for the work with foreign students. The aim of the research is to find out possibilities to increase the universities’ potential in attracting foreign students, existing possibilities and main impediments in this process. The research results have shown that to attract foreign students to Moldovan higher education institutions, it is necessary to determine more exactly the institutions or faculties of highest priority which could be attractive for foreign prospective students, to adopt a systematic approach to the elaboration and promotion of the educational migration, taking into account the specifics of the countries in the region and to consider the possibility to amend the migration legislation.
ANTIOXIDANTS STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ON HEMODIALYSIS AND CONSERVATIVE THERAPY - A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Authors: Olufemi K Fabusoro , Grace T Fadupin
Published: October 2022

Background: There is growing evidence from experimental and clinical studies that oxidative stress is a potentially important source of morbidity
and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study was carried out to determine the selected antioxidant status of patients with
CKD involving forty-ve (45) subjects consisting of 15 patients on conservative therapy and another 15 patients on haemodialysis (experimental
groups) and also 15 apparently healthy volunteers as control. Ten (10) mls of blood samples Methodology: were obtained from the subjects into
heparinized bottles for determination of selected antioxidants such as serum retinol, α-tocopherol and lycopene using high performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC) method and ascorbic acid and selenium using atomic absorption spectrophotometry method. The serum retinol, Results:
(57.31±5.97 µg/dl and 59.19±7.71 µg/dl), serum ascorbic acid, (34.62±7.06 mmol/l and 37.16±7.26 mmol/l), serum α-tocopherol, (1.05±0.23
mg/dl and 1.11±0.31 mg/dl) and lycopene, (36.34±7.67 µg/dl and 37.48±6.76 µg/dl) of the patients on conservative therapy and haemodialysis
respectively were signicantly higher than the values 44.62±7.38 µg/dl, 29.41±7.41 mmol/l, 0.63±0.13 mg/dl and 23.09±4.24 µg/dl observed in
the control respectively (p<0.05). The serum selenium of the patients with CKD was not signicantly different from the control (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The diet of patients with CKD should be planned individually and tailored towards their biochemical information to maintain
nutritional status and avoid nutrient toxicity.
LEVELS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF DEPRESSION AMONG VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA PATIENTS IN A STATE HOSPITAL, NORTHWEST NIGERIA
Authors: Garba Saleh Ngaski , Haruna Ibrahim Abdullahi , Haddad Mahfuz Mohammed , Ejembi Anyebe Emmanuel , Abubakar Faruk Umar , Shehu Farida
Published: October 2022

Vesico-vaginal stula (VVF) is the commonest urogenital stula in Sub-Saharan Africa. The psychological consequences of the condition though
neglected may be more devastating than the physical injuries. The study aims to assess the levels and associated factors of depression among VVF
patients in State Hospital in Northwest Nigeria. Adescriptive survey research design was utilized and data was collected among sixty women (60)
with vesico-vaginal stula selected using purposive sampling technique using an interviewer administered questionnaire. The data was analyzed
using SPSS Version 23.0 and ndings were presented in frequency distribution tables. Findings from the study shows that more than half (60%) of
the respondents were between 15-24years old, four-fth (80%) of the respondents had no formal (Quranic) education and Three-fourth (71.7%) of
the respondents were married. Majority of the respondents (61.7%) had moderate depression and the main factors associated with depression were
lack of employment (96%), nancial problems (95%), lack of family support (95%), and stigma from the society (91.7%). Their main coping
strategies adopted were prayers and emotional support. The study concluded that majority of women with VVF are faced with moderate depression
and these are linked to the factors associated with depression. The nurses, family, hospital management and the government should assist in
providing psychological support through various services to enhance and also improve mental health and quality of life of women suffering from
Vesico-Vaginal Fistula.
PREVALANCE OF RADIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION IN LOW BACK PAIN – AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Authors: M. Tank Parag , N. Patel Harsh , Patel Dhaval , Katara Dhruvesh
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Lumbar spine pathology is major healthcare burden encountered in district and urban hospitals.
Diagnostic imaging in these patients is not always indicated.Imaging is considered in those patients who show little or
no improvement in their LBP after approximately six weeks of medical management with or without physical therapy,the
current study was undertaken to assess the appropriateness of LBP imaging in primary care following the ACP
guidelines. Method: The inclusion criteria for the study were adult patients with persistent low back pain with or
without radiculopathy post six weeks of medical management affecting their activity of daily living. And the exclusion
criteria were spinal trauma ,neurological impairment,bladder and bowel involvement, spinal malformations,history of
malignancy presenting at the time of index visit. Result: The study included total 115 patients. Out of 115 patients 87
[70%] patients showed abnormal finding on the radiographs.The most common abnormal finding was disco vertebral
degeneration such as spondylosis (osteophyte formation) in 49.6%. Conclusion: Routine x-ray imaging in low back
pain patients is not always warranted. Moreover routine radiological imaging methods are not associated with
meaningful clinical outcomes for the patients. Unnecessary imaging can lead to harmful radiation exposure of the
patients and can further lead to additional medical expenditure and needless surgical intervention. Diagnostic
radiological imaging should be used judicially.
Active cyber defense: service model for defensive strategies based on the adversary's error
Authors: Pacheco Federico
Published: October 2022

Active cyber defense is the most recent model that cybersecurity has adopted from its traditional military counterpart. It is considered the most modern approach to defensive design and operations that today's cybersecurity recognizes, and as such still has much to mature. This paper presents the state of the art of active cyber defense in its theoretical and practical aspects and proposes a realistic technical approach for the provision of related professional services, based on other modular services, and considering that existing proposals in the industry are still disparate and uncommon worldwide.
FARMYARD: A Generic GPU-based Pipeline for Feature Discovery from Massive Planetary LiDAR Data
Authors: Liang Shen , Lucas Antoine , Porder Stephen , Sainton Gregory , Fournier Alexandre , Palpanas Themis
Published: October 2022

In recent decades, with the placement of LiDAR remote sensing instruments in orbit, we now have global coverage of the bare-ground elevation on the Earth, Mars and beyond. Encoded in such planetary LiDAR data are interesting landscape features that promise to further our knowledge of planetary topography. However, discovery of such features entails 3 major challenges: 1) massive data; 2) the need for local multi-scale features; 3) sensitivity to interfering factors. To address these challenges, we propose FARMYARD, a generic pipeline for \underline{F}e\underline{a}ture Discove\underline{r}y Fro\underline{m} Planetar\underline{y} LiD\underline{AR} \underline{D}ata Data. To our knowledge, this is the first time such a pipeline has been proposed, which provides a brand new methodology for comparative studies of planetary topography. Specifically, drawing on the parallel computing power of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), we propose a novel pseudo-on-pass sweep (POPS) framework for fast and memory-efficient feature extraction for massive planetary LiDAR data, a two-level division scheme for local regions with support for multi-scale features, and a Domain-Shifted Partition (DSP) scheme for feature evaluation that is robust against interfering factors. To showcase the utility of our FARMYARD pipeline, we deploy it to a real-world research project, which seeks to find topographical signatures of life by discovering features that can potentially distinguish between the Earth and alien worlds with no known life activity. We also highlight the efficiency of our POPS framework with experiments on both synthetic and real data, which can be thousands of times faster than its CPU-based counterpart, including a multi-core parallel solution.
Control Frameworks for Transactive Energy Storage Services in Energy Communities
Authors: Mignoni Nicola , Scarabaggio Paolo , Carli Raffaele , Dotoli Mariagrazia
Published: October 2022

Recently, the decreasing cost of storage technologies and the emergence of economy-driven mechanisms for energy exchange are contributing to the spread of energy communities. In this context, this paper aims at defining innovative transactive control frameworks for energy communities equipped with independent service-oriented energy storage systems. The addressed control problem consists in optimally scheduling the energy activities of a group of prosumers, characterized by their own demand and renewable generation, and a group of energy storage service providers, able to store the prosumers' energy surplus and, subsequently, release it upon a fee payment. We propose two novel resolution algorithms based on a game theoretical control formulation, a coordinated and an uncoordinated one, which can be alternatively used depending on the underlying communication architecture of the grid. The two proposed approaches are validated through numerical simulations on realistic scenarios. Results show that the use of a particular framework does not alter fairness, at least at the community level, i.e., no participant in the groups of prosumers or providers can strongly benefit from changing its strategy while compromising others’ welfare. Lastly, the approaches are compared with a centralized control method showing better computational results.

This preprint has been accepted for publication in Control Engineering Practice, Elsevier.

How to cite: Nicola Mignoni, Paolo Scarabaggio, Raffaele Carli, Mariagrazia Dotoli, "Control frameworks for transactive energy storage services in energy communities", Control Engineering Practice, Volume 130, 2023, 105364, ISSN 0967-0661, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105364.

© 2022. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
A Residual Multi-Scale Convolutional Transformer Network with Chunk-level Log-Mel Spectrograms for Speech Emotion Recognition
Authors: Yan Tianhao , Meng Hao , Parada-Cabaleiro Emilia , Tao Jianhua , Schuller Björn
Published: October 2022

The great variety of human emotional expression as well as the differences in the ways they perceive and annotate them make Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) an ambiguous and challenging task. With the development of deep learning, long-term progress has been made in supervised SER systems. However, the existing convolutional neural networks present certain limitations, such as their inability to well capture global features, which contain important emotional information. In addition, due to the subjective nature and continuity of emotion, the instance segments in which emotional speech is typically segmented do not fully reflect the true labels and cannot describe dynamic temporal changes. Thus, accurate emotional representation cannot be learnt in the process of feature extraction. In order to overtake these limitations, we propose an end-to-end network only for speech that maps sequences of different lengths to a fixed number of chunks and strictly preserves the order of chunks by adaptively adjusting their overlap. Subsequently, it extracts log-mel spectrogram features from chunk-level segments and feeds them into the Residual Multi-Scale Convolutional Neutral Networks with Transformer(RMSCTx) model framework. Finally, by keeping the order of the chunk-level segments, a temporal domain mean layer is used to further extract utterance-level feature representations. With this method, we perform multidimensional SER, i. e., the prediction of arousal, valence, and dominance. The experimental results on three popular corpora demonstrate not only the superiority of our approach, but also the robustness of the model for SER, showing an improvement of the recognition accuracy in the newest version of the public dataset MSP-Podcast (1.9).
Modelling Market-Driven Operation of Future Distribution Systems
Authors: Saifutdinov Timur , Patsios Charalampos , Greenwood David , Pudjianto Danny , Strbac Goran , Peker Meltem , Sarantakos Ilias
Published: October 2022

This paper proposes a framework to model market-driven operational scenarios of distribution systems that comprise multiple stakeholders and flexibility products. The framework exploits an iterative algorithm and optimization procedures to perform flexibility demand-supply modelling, market clearing, ancillary service tendering, and network modelling in a coordinated manner. The proposed framework has been applied to a realistic case study that comprises a real distribution network in England, official forecast data for flexible demand (i.e., heat pumps, electric vehicles, industrial and commercial demand-side response) and distributed generation (i.e., photovoltaics, wind and storage). To envisage competition at the whole system level, the market prices for the main electricity system services (i.e., frequency response and operating reserve) have been informed from a whole energy system modelling. The numerical study showed that market-driven distribution systems can facilitate cost-effective operation of the whole electricity system, delivering value to all main stakeholders, including network customers, suppliers, distributed generators, aggregators, distribution and electricity system operators. However, a comprehensive modelling of a complex ecosystem offered in the present paper, is necessary to find the efficient configuration of a distribution system, including a set of flexibility products, rules, price signals (i.e., tariffs and charges), and coordination between stakeholders. 
Seclusion in a Moroccan Adult Psychiatry Unit
Authors: Choujaa Hafsa , Attouche Nadia , Hamraoui Yousra , Alouah Soukaina , Battas Yasmine , Agoub Mohamed , Battas Omar
Published: October 2022

Despite significant advances in the pharmacological treatment of mental disorders, seclusion is still used in daily practice for patients hospitalized in Moroccan psychiatric institutions. Staff generally prefers to avoid using these procedures, as they limit the patient's freedom and undermine his or her dignity. However, it is sometimes necessary to do so to manage extreme episodes of dangerous behavior that threatens the safety of the patient and those around them. We aim in this study to identify the factors that impact the average duration of seclusion and to deduce, if possible, recommendations and measures to optimize or even reduce this time. This is a one-year retrospective study, conducted in the psychiatric department of IBN ROCHD University hospital in Casablanca-Morocco. The study includes data from 169 patients admitted during the entire year of 2018. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors associated with the duration of seclusion. Based on the results of our study, it appears that the only socio- demographic factor that has a significant impact on the duration of the isolation is marital status. Also, for patients with a personal psychiatric history, the isolation was shorter. Furthermore, it was observed that patients who self-harmed resided longer in seclusion rooms. Regarding the medical diagnosis, it seems that schizoaffective disorder is the only diagnosis that leads to a longer period of isolation than others. Post-seclusion observations indicate that patients whose condition has deteriorated are placed in an extended placement. Although seclusion is not part of the patient's standard treatment, such an intervention may be implemented as an emergency treatment for patients exhibiting behavior that is dangerous to themselves or others. In addition, it would also be necessary to consider Morocco’s reality with its cultural aspects but also to deal with the lack of human and material resources from which our health care system suffers
Growth of Urban Centres in a Hill State: A Case of Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Rahul Rahul
Published: October 2022

An increase in the number of people living in towns and cities is referred to as urban expansion. It is the result of population concentration in reaction to the availability of a wide range of amenities and services in the city center. Himachal Pradesh, as India's least urbanized state, experienced a significant increase in the number of urban settlements between 1951 and 2011. Understanding the stages of urban development in a country/state can be aided by studying urban growth by size class of towns. As a result, the current paper is a modest attempt to look into Himachal Pradesh's urban growth by size class from 1951. It is based on data of the Census of India from 1951 to 2011. Himachal Pradesh's urban population increased by 4.5 times, from 1.53 lakh in 1951 to 6.88 lakh in 2011. The creation of new towns, which increased the overall number of towns to 59 in 2011 from 29 in 1901, is responsible for a substantial portion of the rise in urban population. The state's urbanization statistics suggest that the state's urban population is growing at a relatively slow pace. The prevalence of smaller towns can be seen in the structure pattern. The state has only one class I town, Shimla. Shimla's primacy among Himachal Pradesh's towns may be seen in the fact that the city accounts for approximately one fifth of the state's total urban population during the research period. In the districts of Kinnaur and Lahul Spiti, there are no towns; these districts are void of any urban population.
Job Autonomy and Employee Performance in Kampala Capital City Authority in Uganda
Authors: Deusdedit Byabashaija , Michael Manyange , Solome Kijara
Published: October 2022

The empirical study investigated the association between job autonomy and employee performance in Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in Uganda. The scientific research study utilized a survey descriptive research design with mixed approaches in nature (qualitative and quantitative paradigms). A sample of 235 participants out of 3051 study population was chosen employing a table advanced by Morgan & Krejcie (1970). Data was gathered utilizing self-administered questionnaires and interview guides; and examined applying Descriptive dimensions and Pearson Linear Correlation Coefficient (PLCC) for quantitative indicators and content examination was used for analyzing qualitative information .The inquiry study outcomes yielded a significant correlation between job autonomy and employee performance in Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in Uganda. It was thus concluded that giving administrators greater autonomy at work place is itself motivation to the employees and the Heads of Departments of an organization in KCCA in Uganda and in the whole world at large. The systematic study recommended that the political leadership or management of KCCA should embrace the process of management by objectives whereby the major focus must be oriented towards putting in place activities that shoot into achievement of the objectives of the organization of KCCA. Such a scenario can engender an environment of development in KCCA in Uganda.
Administrative Decentralization and Rural Roads Maintenance in Western Uganda
Authors: Deusdedit Byabashaija , Michael Manyange , Johnes Tumwesigye, K.
Published: October 2022

The systematic study evaluated the relationship between Administrative Decentralisation and Rural Roads Maintenance in Kanungu District in western Uganda. The research study adopted an exploratory and descriptive research design with quantitative and qualitative paradigms. A sample of 104 respondents were selected from 113 people using Slovene’s formula. Data was garnered using questionnaires and interview schedules and analyzed using frequencies, percentages, Pearson linear correlation coefficient (PLCC) for quantitative data and content analysis was used for summarising qualitative information. The study findings established a significant relationship between Administrative Decentralization and Rural Roads Maintenance in Kanungu District in Western Uganda. The study concluded that Administrative decentralisation is important for rural feeder roads maintenance because it deals with issues to do with provision of quality services to the citizenry. If the roads are well maintained, they can be an impetus to socio-economic development of the country at large. The population can use the roads to transact a number of economic activities for development to blossom. From the study findings, the researcher recommended that the political leadership of Kanungu district local government in Uganda should always recruit competent and knowledgeable persons to oversee the maintenance of rural roads for proper development of the country. This can be done through advertising both in local and national newspapers in order to attract a pool of applicants from which district service commission can choose the right persons and fit square pegs in square holes. The government of Uganda should augment on the budget meant to maintain the rural roads so that local governments can have sufficient money to implement activities related to roads maintenance and engender an environment of growth and progress in the country.
Contribution of Ultrasonography in the Etiological Diagnosis of First Trimester Bleeding at the Nianankoro Fomba Hospital of Segou, Mali
Authors: Alassane Kouma , Souleymane Sanogo , Ousmane Traore , Mosséré Camara , Kané Diakité Moussa , Cheick Bérété Zoumana , Diaman Keïta Adama
Published: October 2022

Bleeding in early pregnancy is common. Approximately 20-25% of pregnant women may experience bleeding in early pregnancy. Half of the women who experience vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy will carry their pregnancy to term. About 50% of first trimester bleeding will result in miscarriage. Given these factors, we evaluated the role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of the first trimester bleeding. This prospective observational study took place from January 1 to December 31, 2019 at the ultrasonography unit of the Nianakoro Fomba Hospital of Segou. It involved pregnant women with first trimester bleeding who met the inclusion criteria of our study. Data were collected using a form and analyzed using EPIINFO version 7 software. The mean ± standard deviation of the age of the pregnant women was 26 ± 3.9 years with an age range of 15 to 43 years. On ultrasonography, out of 103 cases, 52.43% were abortions, 35.92% as threatened abortion and 8.74% as ectopic pregnancy. Ovarian detachment (29.13%) and interrupted pregnancy (22.33%) were the predominant ultrasonographic abnormalities. Ultrasonography remains an essential exam in the etiological diagnosis of first trimester bleeding.
Clinical Staging for Accurate Preoperative Clinical Assessment of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Authors: Masud Dr. Sheikh , Choudhury Dr. Mahbubul Alam , Mondol Dr. Sirajul Islam , Shahin Dr. Md. Sazzad Haider , Shahriar Dr. Shihab Mahmud
Published: October 2022

Background: The location of the tumor and its accompanying symptoms, which include substantial epistaxis and nasal obstruction, cause the Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma, a histologically and physiologically benign tumor with aggressive activity. Methods: The Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery division at Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka carried out this retrospective cross-sectional study. The research was done in 2012, from February to November. 30 people made up the study's entire sample size. Result: The majority of individuals (54%) who have nasopharyngeal angiofibroma are between the ages of 16 and 20. People living in rural area (53.33%) are more sufferers from nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. The majority of patients have similar symptoms such epistaxis, nasal blockage, nasal discharge, anemia, and masses in the nasal cavity. Maximum (90%) has varying degree anaemia at presentation. All patient has soft tissue mass in Nasopharynx, half of the patient has pterygopalatine fossa extension at presentation. Maximum (56.66 %) patient admitted with stage II nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Conclusion: It is necessary to acquire preoperative clinical staging and imaging parameters from data of one of the largest NA case series.
Forecasting of Potato Production in Bangladesh using ARIMA and Mixed Model Approach
Authors: Rahman Mohammad Mukhlesur , Islam Mohammad Amirul , Mahboob Md. Golam , Mohammad Nur , Ahmed Istiak
Published: October 2022

A time series model is used to forecast future values by identifying patterns of historical movement of a variable. This study attempted to develop the best potato predicting model in Bangladesh using BBS provided secondary annual data on area and production of potatoes in Bangladesh from 1970–71 to 2019–20, using the most recent accessible criteria for selecting a model, such as AIC, BIC, RMSE and others. The ARIMA (0, 2, 2) model is the box-Jenkins ARIMA model with the best selection for forecasting potato output throughout Bangladesh. When considering the area of the potato, the mixed model, i.e., ARIMA (0, 2, 3), beats the univariate ARIMA (0, 2, 2) model. The mixed model's 95 percent confidence interval of the prediction value is shorter than that of the ARIMA model. As a result, the forecasting performance of the mixed model outperforms that of econometric models such as ARIMA; this might be due to the inclusion of explanatory factors such as area. The comparison of the real and predicted series demonstrates that the model used to estimate potato production in Bangladesh is statistically sound. The models forecast well at acceptable levels. As a result, depending on Bangladesh's expected potato production, these models can be used for policy objectives.
The effect of service quality, brand image and price perception of IM3 prepaid card on customer satisfaction in central Jakarta
Authors: Randika Muhammad Ivan , Yolanda Olivia
Published: October 2022

Along with the increasing need, communication service providers also face high demands, where consumers need fast internet access, and a vast network will be the first choice. Therefore, the factors affecting customer satisfaction become the primary concern of communication service providers.  This study describes the importance of service quality, brand image, and price perception in influencing prepaid phone card user satisfaction among young people in Jakarta. Using a case study on 180 customers in Jakarta, the research findings provide evidence in line with the allegations. Service quality and brand image are two factors that positively affect consumer satisfaction, while the perceived price is not proven as an antecedent of satisfaction. This finding indicates that price perception is not a concern of consumers as long as service quality and the brand image they consider to be fulfilled when using communication services.