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Nachhaltige Bildung in der Grundschule
Authors: Munser-Kiefer Meike , Rank Astrid
Published: October 2023

Nachhaltige Bildung in der Grundschule kann unter mehreren Blickwinkeln betrachtet werden: In einem weiten Begriffsverständnis bezieht sich das Thema auf nachhaltige Bildungsprozesse im Sinne einer langfristigen Verfügbarkeit. Dies spielt für die Grundschule als erste Schule mit ihrem Auftrag der grundlegenden Bildung eine besondere Rolle. Gleichzeitig ist ein enges Begriffsverständnis mit eingeschlossen, welches die Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung aus einer ökologischen, ökonomischen und sozialen Perspektive betrachtet. Dabei zielt das Handeln auf eine nachhaltiger und gerechter gestaltete Gegenwart und Zukunft. Der vorliegende Band stellt Beiträge der 30. Jahrestagung der Kommission Grundschulforschung und Pädagogik der Primarstufe zusammen, welche im September 2022 in Regensburg stattfand und das Thema „Nachhaltige Bildung in der Grundschule“ adressierte. (DIPF/Orig.)
Grundschul-Lehrkräftebildung und Grundschulforschung. Ein Rückblick auf nachhaltige Entwicklungen
Authors: Fölling-Albers Maria
Published: October 2023

Der Begriff Nachhaltigkeit wird im Folgenden in einem weiten Sinne, im Sinne von Stabilisierung oder auch längerfristiger Wirksamkeit, verwendet. Es soll aufgezeigt werden, in welcher Weise sich Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehrkräftebildung für die Grundschule und in der Grundschulforschung aufzeigen lässt und vor allem, welche Kriterien diese Nachhaltigkeit ermöglicht haben. Dabei wird auch deutlich werden, dass erst das Zusammenwirken der beiden Schwerpunkte – Grundschul-Lehrkräftebildung und Grundschulforschung – diese Nachhaltigkeit ermöglicht bzw. sogar bewirkt hat. (DIPF/Orig.)
Grundlegende Bildung und Digitalisierung: Vom Ergänzungsparadigma zum Verzahnungsparadigma
Authors: Irion Thomas
Published: October 2023

Der Autor zeigt auf, dass sich die Primarstufenbildung und Grundschulforschung im Kontext der Digitalität weiterentwickeln muss. Grundlegende Bildung als ein konstituierendes Merkmal der Grundschule soll nicht nur durch Digitale Grundbildung ergänzt werden. Es habe sich eine Kultur der Digitalität entwickelt, die sich durch alle Bereiche des menschlichen Lebens ziehe. Entsprechend müssen die Bildungsprozesse in Grundschule und Unterricht diese Digitalität widerspiegeln und für ein Leben in einer Kultur der Digitalität in Gegenwart und Zukunft vorbereiten. (DIPF/Orig.)
„Ich will auf die Welt aufpassen mit Benziner mit Elektro.“ Zur lebensweltlichen Fundierung einer inklusionsorientierten sachunterrichtlichen Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Authors: Diedrichs Katharina , Wittau Franziska
Published: October 2023

Die These der Autorinnen lautet, dass sich eine inklusionsorientierte BNE [...] nicht ausschließlich oder vorrangig auf Fragen ihrer methodischen Gestaltung konzentrieren sollte. Vielmehr gilt es, inhaltliche Anknüpfungspunkte zu erfassen, entlang derer sich „Kompetenzen und Strategien für Partizipation und Mitgestaltung in einer komplexen Welt [...] entwickeln“ (Vierbuchen & Rieckmann 2020, S. 7) lassen und hierauf aufbauend alltägliche, gesellschaftliche Strukturen als veränderbar wahrgenommen werden. Ein so verstandenes Konzept hat das Potenzial, dass sich alle Lernenden als gleichberechtige Akteur*innen im Prozess der nachhaltigeren Transformation der Gesellschaft wahrnehmen. Das darin sichtbare Ziel des Empowerments bildet letztlich eine Klammer um die bisher vielfach isoliert voneinander betrachteten Aufgabenfelder nachhaltiger und inklusiver Bildung. Im nachfolgenden Artikel werden mögliche konkrete inhaltliche Bezugspunkte einer so verstandenen BNE vorgestellt. Die Vorschläge basieren auf einer empirischen Erhebung mit Schüler*innen der Klassenstufen drei und vier mit und ohne diagnostizierte Förderbedarfe. (DIPF/Orig.)
Mit digitalen Medien gestütztes inklusives Lehren und Lernen – zur Entwicklung von Überzeugungen bei Lehramtsstudierenden
Authors: Bernet Felix , Schnebel Stefanie
Published: October 2023

Im Projekt „Digital enriched Teaching and Learning (DigiTaL) werden in einer Studie im Rahmen des Lehramtsstudiums Grundschule in einer Lehrveranstaltung zu „Inklusion im Sachunterricht“ Maßnahmen untersucht, welche Kompetenzen und Überzeugungen zum Einsatz digitaler Medien für inklusives Lernen unterstützen sollen. In der Lehrveranstaltung werden aus dem Universal Design for Learning (UDL) und den Prinzipien der inklusiven Medienbildung didaktische Kriterien entwickelt und erprobt, welche dem Erstellen inklusiver Lehr- und Lernsettings mit digitalen Medien dienen. Die Studie fokussiert die Überzeugungen der Lehramtsstudierenden zu inklusivem und digital gestütztem Unterrichten und die von den Studierenden erstellten Dokumente zur Unterrichtsvorbereitung. (DIPF/Orig.)
Umgang mit Belastungen in inklusiven Settings – Erste Evaluations- ergebnisse eines Seminars zum ressourcenorientierten Umgang mit Belastungen
Authors: Wiederseiner Victoria , Martschinke Sabine
Published: October 2023

Im Beitrag werden das Konzept und die Evaluation von Seminarbausteinen zum ressourcenorientierten Umgang mit Belastungen in inklusiven Settings im Lehramtsstudium vorgestellt. Dazu wurden in einer Interventionsstudie im Prä-Post-Vergleich Grundschullehramtsstudierende (N =34) zu ihren Ressourcen und ihrem Belastungserleben in inklusiven Settings befragt sowie am Ende des Semesters alle Seminarbausteine evaluiert. Erste Evaluationsergebnisse zeigen, dass die am Seminar teilnehmenden Grundschullehramtsstudierenden im Bereich der inklusionsbezogenen Selbstwirksamkeit signifikante Verbesserungen mit hohen Effektstärken aufweisen und ihren selbsteingeschätzten Lernnutzen sowie die geplante Anwendbarkeit der Seminarinhalte sehr hoch einschätzen. Die Ergebnisse werden vor dem Hintergrund der Implikation in der ersten Phase der Lehrkräfteprofessionalisierung diskutiert. (DIPF/Orig.)
Möchten Grundschulkinder im Unterricht (mehr) mitbestimmen?
Authors: Gerbeshi Leonora , Ertl Sonja
Published: October 2023

Die Notwendigkeit, Kinder auch im Unterricht mitbestimmen zu lassen, ergibt sich aus verschiedenen Begründungslinien: dem kinderrechtlichen Anspruch, dem grundschulpädagogischen Auftrag sowie aus demokratiepädagogischer Sicht. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht der Frage nach, in welchen Bereichen des Unterrichts Kinder mehr mitbestimmen möchten. (DIPF/Orig.)
Digitale Rückmeldungen zu den Hausaufgaben – Perspektiven von Grundschüler*innen einer Tabletklasse
Authors: Ade Larissa , Kindermann Katharina , Pohlmann-Rother Sanna
Published: October 2023

Werden Hausaugaben auf dem Tablet angefertigt, kann dies so gestaltet werden, dass die Lehrkraft online auf die Arbeitsergebnisse zugreift und digital in den Dokumenten der Schüler*innen Anmerkungen vornimmt. Die Rückmeldung erfolgt so für die Schüler*innen unmittelbar im Anschluss an die Hausaufgaben, so dass mögliche Überarbeitungen direkt vorgenommen werden können. Im vorliegenden Beitrag ist die folgende Fragestellung zentral: Welche Chancen und Anforderungen der digitalen Rückmeldung durch die Lehrkraft nehmen Schüler*innen einer Tabletklasse wahr? (DIPF/Orig.)
The Role of the German Police in Maintaining Internal Security from the Defeat of Germany in World War I until the Fall of the Weimer Republic from the Perspective of German Researchers – An Analytical Study
Authors: Al Haj Ali Abdul Majeed Ibrahim
Published: October 2023

This study examines the burden that Germany’s defeat in World War I had on the German police in two respects: first the police were directly affected by the Treaty of Versailles and second, the police suffered –   indirectly – from the pressure of increased resistance to the peace treaty and they had to constantly suppress internal disturbances. Although this study did not describe in detail the very long and complex process of reorganizing the police force, it does show that the police force did not have enough time to build a tightly integrated police force, due to repeated reorganizations within short time frames. The German police apparatus failed not only as a guardian of internal order, but also failed to protect its interests as an institution. The most important studies of German researchers dealt with the construction of the German police force and the problems it faced in different aspects and periods of time, and did not address this subject in an integrated manner for the period between 1918 and 1933, and the opinions of German researchers varied in explaining many of the attitudes and events suffered by the German police in that period. The study relies on a historical analytical approach based on the investigating information from its primary sources, and analysing its content and classifying in relation to the subject matter of the study.
مصادر البخاري
Authors: Obeid Shahrazad ‘Moh’d Saleh’
Published: October 2023

تتناول الدراسة الحالية مصادر البخاري التي استند إليها لدى تأليفه "الجامع الصحيح"، التي تكوَّنت من كتب ومصنفات في الحديث والتفسير واللغة والفقه والتاريخ وغيرها. تلك المصنفات التي كانت منتشرة ومتوافرة في حواضر العالم الإسلامي طوال القرنين الثاني والثالث الهجريين، وهو ما ينقض الفكرة الموروثة السائدة من اعتماد البخاري على التراث الشفوي فقط عند تأليفه "الجامع الصحيح"، وأنه إنما دوّن الصحيح من حفظه لما عاد إلى بخاري في أواخر أيامه؛ فقد توصلت الدراسة إلى أن البخاري استند إلى موروث جم: مكتوب وشفاهي، وذلك بالاعتماد على طرق نقل وتحمل الحديث مثل "الإجازة" و"الوجادة" و"السماع" و"العرض والمناولة"، بل إن اعتماده على الموروث الكتابي كان أكبر بكثير من اعتماده على النقل الشفاهي؛ فقد اعتمد البخاري على مجموعة أدبية واسعة من المصنفات الحديثية، مثل "الموطأ" لمالك بن أنس و"المصنف" ولأبي بكر عبدالله بن أبي شيبة، إضافة إلى اعتماده على مصنفات لغوية وفقهية، مثل أعمال أبي عبيد القاسم بن سلام والإمام الشافعي، ومصادر أخرى في التفسير والتاريخ والأدب. كما تناولت الدراسة معلقات أو تعليقات البخاري، وهي الأحاديث التي وردت خالية من السند أو سقط منها بعض رجاله التي كونت في مجملها نحو خُمس الجامع الصحيح.
Drinking Scenes in Ancient Mesopotamia in the Light of the Seals from Tall al-Faras
Authors: Bahar Awsam
Published: October 2023

At the site of Tell al-Faras in Iraq a hole was found in the floor of one room, which contained a number of artistic objects, including 23 cylinder seals, dated to the third Early Dynastic period (2600–2350 BC). Eight of those seals depict drinking scenes. Seven of them are studied in this article, in which we clarify the importance of drinking in ancient Mesopotamia, the occasions in which drinking councils are held, who the drinkers were, and the purpose of depicting these scenes. Based on a corpus of 160 known seals engraved with scenes of drinking, we explain the design of the artistic scene in the seal, the numbers of drinkers and those in charge of their service, and the means of drinking in them.
GEORREFERENCIAMENTO DOS ESTUDOS SOBRE MEDIAÇÃO DA INFORMAÇÃO NO BRASIL
Authors: Lessa Bruna , Barbosa Ana Cristina Silva
Published: October 2023

Esta pesquisa objetiva representar os estudos em Mediação da Informação no Brasil, a partir da análise das redes e territórios de pesquisa, com base nas teses e dissertações disponíveis no Catálogo de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. Pesquisa bibliográfica, com abordagem quali-quantitativa, utilizou-se a técnica de georreferenciamento digital, sob o conceito metodológico para cartografia social, a fim de visualizar a comunidade científica, de modo a compreender as relações, influências e interações que moldam essa comunidade, com o auxílio do software Gephie e a ferramenta Google Maps. Os resultados incluem a identificação da rede humana e institucional de pesquisa sobre a temática em foco, sendo a região Nordeste com o maior número de trabalhos defendidos. A concentração de estudos nos Programas de Pós-graduação em Ciência da Informação se dá, sobretudo, a partir da rede formada pelos docentes que orientam nesta temática e, a continuidade das pesquisas por estudantes em outros níveis de pós-graduação. Conclui-se que, a presença e representatividade do termo “mediação da informação” nas pesquisas em nível de pós-graduação, indicam evidências de sua validação enquanto campo científico, observando-se o desenvolvimento da autonomia teórica e metodológica na investigação de fenômenos relacionados ao acesso, uso e apropriação da informação.
Economia Solidária e Ações Territoriais: Uma Experiência de Extensão Universitária
Authors: Sombrio Fronza Claudia , Soares Geise Cristina , Hinkel Jaison , Schiochet Valmor
Published: October 2023

No atual contexto de desigualdade e vulnerabilidade social vivenciado pela população em diversos territórios da cidade de Blumenau, agravados drasticamente por conta da pandemia do COVID-19, o fomento de ações de inclusão produtiva e apoio a organização e o fortalecimento de empreendimentos de Economia Solidária torna-se uma importante estratégia de enfrentamento das problemáticas sociais presenciadas no município de Blumenau. O programa de extensão que será apresentado, teve como eixo central a execução de atividades que, diante do cenário da pandemia, buscaram realizar um mapeamento territorial dos empreendimentos, estimulando-os à participação de atividades desenvolvidas com objetivo de fomentar as formas coletivas e autogeridas de inserção nos mercados de serviços, que favoreceram os processos de produção e consumo justo, estimulando o desenvolvimento de autonomia dos empreendimentos nas atividades de articulação política, vinculadas à Rede de Economia Solidária do Vale do Itajaí- RESVI, ao Fórum Catarinense de Economia Solidária - FCES e ao Conselho Estadual de Artesanato e Economia Solidária - CEAES.
Potential of Gut Microbiome in mosquitoes for Dengue Vector Control
Authors: Raiha Fatima  , Kamran Muhammad
Published: October 2023

Medically important mosquito species belonging to genus Aedes are a major public health concern due to their ability to be efficient vectors of dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and other arboviruses. With limited vaccines available and no effective therapeutic treatments against arboviruses, the control of Aedes mosquito populations is currently the only strategy to prevent disease transmission. The risk of contracting dengue infection has increased dramatically since 190s. This upward trend is due to increases in long-distance travel, population growth and urbanization, lack of sanitation, ineffective mosquito control, and increases the surveillance and official reporting of dengue cases. Traditional control of mosquito vectors using various insecticides has caused toxic effect on environment and living communities, pro magnification, non- target effect and above all developed resistance in vector mosquitoes. Therefore, new tools and strategies are required to control mosquito vectors to control these diseases. Recent studies on midgut and other organs in mosquito vectors indicated the presence of diverse and dynamic microbial flora, known as microbiota. These microbes are mostly containing symbiotic microbiota play a key role in mosquito physiology, reproductive capacity and immunity. The midgut microbiota have also suggested to alter the competency of mosquitoes to transmit various pathogens (arboviruses, malaria parasites etc.). Many of these symbiotic bacteria have been explored for the potential to combat mosquito borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, Zika, yellow fever etc. The possibility to rear mosquitoes in which a particular bacterial species is dominant among the gut microbiota supports the development of strategies based on symbionts that induce antiviral responses or antiviral molecules in Ades mosquitoes
Prolapsed Fibroid in Pregnancy
Authors: Batool Mussarat , Ahmed Ayesha , Rauf Sidra , Sharafat Shirza , Rasheed Shabnum
Published: October 2023

Uterine fibroids are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Majority of the fibroids are usually asymptomatic during pregnancy, however they may lead to complications in all three trimesters of pregnancy and even in the post natal period, causing a management dilemma. Vaginal prolapse of uterine fibroids is a rare phenomenon during pregnancy, delivery or puerperium. While most of the fibroids are managed conservatively, a few require surgical intervention Despite of multiple publications in the medical literature on the gynecological aspects of fibroids, scanty data is available on management during pregnancy and labor, posing a therapeutic dilemma. We present a case of a G4P3, presenting at 30weeks gestation with large degenerated prolapsed uterine fibroid which was successfully managed by vaginal myomectomy concurrently with cesarean section.
Development of a XLM-Encoded Machine-Readable Dictionary for Yoruba Word Sense Disambiguation
Authors: Adegoke-Elijah A , Jimoh K. , Alabi A.
Published: October 2023

The development of the disambiguation component of a Yorùbá to English machine translation system is hindered by several factors. One of these is the lack of machine readable sense inventory for ambiguous Yorùbá words. This study addressed the problem by developing a machine readable dictionary for ambiguous Yoruba verbs. To achieve this, ambiguous Yorba verbs and their translations were collected from existing bilingual dictionaries. The collected lexicons were transformed into machine readable format using the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Format. The accuracy of translation of the machine readable dictionary was evaluated using mean opinion score, with a score of 4.37 over the scale of 5. This study covered the total number of ninety-three (93) monosyllabic verbs with two hundred and forty-one (241) senses, which gives a coverage of 69.5% of the ambiguous monosyllabic verbs in Yoruba Language. The sense inventory was also used as a component of a Yoruba Word Sense Disambiguation system, and an accuracy of 94.6% was achieved. This study concludes that the digitized data can increase the accuracy of Word Sense Disambiguation component of a Yorùbá to English machine translation system.
Point2Mask: A Weakly Supervised Approach for Cell Segmentation Using Point Annotation
Authors: Khalid Nabeel
Published: October 2023

Identifying cells in microscopic images is a crucial step toward studying image-based cell biology research. Cell instance segmentation provides an opportunity to study the shape, structure, form, and size of cells. Deep learning approaches for cell instance segmentation rely on the instance segmentation mask for each cell, which is a labor-intensive and expensive task. An ample amount of unlabeled microscopic data is available in the cell biology domain, but due to the tedious and exorbitant nature of the annotations needed for the cell instance segmentation approaches, the full potential of the data is not explored. This paper presents a weakly supervised approach, which can perform cell instance segmentation by using only point and bounding box-based annotation. This enormously reduces the annotation efforts. The proposed approach is evaluated on a benchmark dataset i.e., LIVECell, whereby only using a bounding box and randomly generated points on each cell, it achieved the mean average precision score of 43.53% which is as good as the full supervised segmentation method trained with complete segmentation mask. In addition, it is 3.71 times faster to annotate with a bounding box and point in comparison to full mask annotation.
LIVECell—A large-scale dataset for label-free live cell segmentation
Authors: Khalid Nabeel
Published: October 2023

Light microscopy combined with well-established protocols of two-dimensional cell culture facilitates high-throughput quantitative imaging to study biological phenomena. Accurate segmentation of individual cells in images enables exploration of complex biological questions, but can require sophisticated imaging processing pipelines in cases of low contrast and high object density. Deep learning-based methods are considered state-of-the-art for image segmentation but typically require vast amounts of annotated data, for which there is no suitable resource available in the field of label-free cellular imaging. Here, we present LIVECell, a large, high-quality, manually annotated and expert-validated dataset of phase-contrast images, consisting of over 1.6 million cells from a diverse set of cell morphologies and culture densities. To further demonstrate its use, we train convolutional neural network-based models using LIVECell and evaluate model segmentation accuracy with a proposed a suite of benchmarks.
Evaluation of an adaptive hybrid tongue-brain control framework by individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Authors: Leck Kæseler Rasmus , Johansen Daniel , Pálsdóttir Ásgerdur Arna , Farina Dario , Bentsen Bo , Blicher Jakob U , Obál Izabella , Dremstrup Kim , Jochumsen Mads , Andreasen Struijk Lotte N. S.
Published: October 2023

Preprint submitted to IOP Journal of Neural Engineering

Objective. Individuals with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progressively lose muscle functionality and therefore experience both an increased need for assistive robot technologies and a reduced ability to control such robots. While these individuals may use high-performing control systems, such as tongue control, at the beginning of their disease progression, they will eventually be restricted to a lower-performing control system, such as brain control. However, an adaptive multimodal control interface framework consisting of combinations of tongue control and noninvasive brain control can utilize the residual tongue functionality to optimize the control performance throughout the disease progression.

Approach. To investigate this concept, a new adaptive tongue-brain multimodal control framework for manual and continuous control of a 7-degree-of-freedom robot arm is developed, based on a prior validation study. The new framework focuses on improved visual feedback, as individuals with ALS specifically requested this in a previous validation study, and consists of four subsystems: the first uses full tongue control; the second and third use hybrid tongue and noninvasive brain control, with a decreasing need for tongue functionality; and the fourth uses noninvasive brain control only. The framework was evaluated with three participants with ALS.

Main results. All participants were succesful with all subsystems. One user could no longer efficiently use the full tongue control interface but achieved good results with the third and fourth subsystems. The second participant achieved significantly better results with the subsystems that included some tongue control, thereby showing the advantage of including some tongue control. The third participant performed well with all subsystems showing the ideal performance progression between each subsystem. Moreover, all participants, including the two with good tongue control, chose a multimodal control interface as their favorite.

Significance. The results indicate that individuals with ALS prefer interfaces that combine multiple control modalities.
Secure RIS-Assisted Hybrid Beamforming Design with Low-Resolution Phase Shifters
Authors: Pala Sonia , Taghizadeh Omid , Katwe Mayur , Singh Keshav , Li Chih-Peng , Schmeink Anke
Published: October 2023

The low-resolution reality of the hardware elements associated with massive mmWave antenna or reflector arrays is associated with the performance degradation of the wireless link when it is not properly controlled. In particular, the unintended angular radiations of the transmission or reflection arrays (e.g., transmission in non-intended directions) would invalidate the usual assumptions of information secrecy, even with perfect channel state information (CSI) knowledge at the transmitter, in the presence of low-resolution hardware. In this paper, we study a hybrid beamforming design for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)- assisted multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) downlink (DL) communication, from the prospect of information secrecy maximization, wherein the array element phase rotations belong to the known discrete space. To solve the NP-hardness and non-convexity of the formulated problem, we propose an iterative procedure by re-structuring the obtained discrete-domain problem into a tractable form which solves the problem numerically and guarantees the convergence to a stationary point. Further, we confirm the accuracy of the proposed optimization algorithm by an exhaustive search method based on graphical simulations. The minimal performance disparity that exists between the proposed algorithm and the considered digital beamforming (DBF) scheme as the upper bound validates the hybrid beamforming design. Moreover, the proposed work highlights the superiority of discrete-aware design over various existing baseline schemes, demonstrating the significant gains attainable by adopting discrete space design from the outset. Additionally, the proposed solution discusses the improvement in secrecy system performance by deploying RIS with an increased number of reflecting elements and thereby restricting the effect of eavesdroppers on secure communication. 
Joint Beamforming and Aerial IRS Positioning Design for IRS-assisted MISO System with Multiple Access Points
Authors: Chao Tang , Fung Carrson , Ni Zi-En , Servetnyk Mykola
Published: October 2023

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a promising concept for 6G wireless communications that allows tuning of the wireless environments to increase spectral and energy efficiency.   Many optimization techniques have been proposed in literature to deal with the joint passive and active beamforming design problem, but without any optimality guarantees for the multiple access points (APs), multiple IRSs, and multiple users scenario.  Moreover, the multiple access problem is also considered with the beamformer design which has not been addressed in literature, except in the context of joint transmission, which is not considered herein.  To further maximize ground based and support non-terrestrial communications, the joint aerial IRS (AIRS) positioning and beamformer design problem is also considered.   

In the first part of the paper, an algorithm considering predefined AP-user pairing is proposed, which allows beamforming vectors to be designed distributively at each access point by using Generalized Bender Decomposition (GBD), consequently resulting in certain level of optimality.  The problem can be transformed via mathematical manipulation and semidefinite relaxation (SDR) into a convex problem and solve using semidefinite programming (SDP).  Another algorithm was developed to solve for optimal AP-user pairing at the same time by introducing additional binary variables, making the problem into a mixed-integer SDP (MISDP) problem, which is solved using GBD-MISDP solver, albeit with higher computational and time complexity than the GBD for the original problem.  A heuristic pairing algorithm, called GBD-iterative link removal (GBD-ILR), is proposed to combat this problem and it is shown to achieve solution close to that of the GBD-MISDP method.  A joint AIRS positioning and beamformer design problem is solved in the second part by  using the proposed successive convex approximation-alternating direction of method of multipliers-GBD (SAG) method.  Simulation results show the effectiveness of all proposed algorithms for joint beamformer design, joint beamformer design with AP-user pairing in a multiple access points system, and the joint AIRS positioning and beamformer design.  In addition to simulation results, an analysis of communication overhead incurred due to use of the IRS is also given.
Children’s AI Design Platform for Making and Deploying ML-Driven Apps
Authors: Pope Nicolas , Kahila Juho , Vartiainen Henriikka , Tedre Matti
Published: October 2023

This article describes the design science research process involved in developing a new tool for teaching K-12 children about the complete machine learning workflow, specifically with image classifiers. The tool was designed alongside 36 6-hour classroom workshops in 12 schools with 213 4th and 7th grade children, for which research permission was obtained from guardians and the municipality. Additionally, a usability study provides further design insights along with a co-design process involving teachers. The goal is to address the limitations with existing tools that have been critiqued in literature by first detailing the design principles that must guide such tool development.
The Evolution and Implications of the Elsevier Logo: An Examination of Logo Modifications and their Impact on Scholarly Perception and Transparency
Authors: Kalansooriya Jayantha
Published: October 2023

Scholars often face pressure from their institutions to publish their research papers in journals published by Elsevier Group. However, there have been concerns raised by some scholars regarding alleged irregularities committed by Elsevier. This study aims to investigate the true nature of Elsevier and the authority it claims to exert over the world's scholarly knowledge. It is important to note that this study does not rely on scholarly criticisms of Elsevier. Instead, we adopt a historical inquiry approach to understand Elsevier's identity. The research employs the principles of connecting the dots and following the evidence, and is conducted with an open mind, outside the confines of traditional frameworks. During the investigation, it was discovered that Elsevier had tampered with their original logo, contradicting their claim of using the authentic version. This revelation suggests that they may have been attempting to conceal certain aspects of their organization from scholars. Therefore, this study invites scholars to reexamine Elsevier, irrespective of public opinion and perceived authority.
Research on Strategies to Enhance the International Communication of Chinese Culture ——Taking Advertisement Translation as an Example
Authors: JiaYi Li , Jia Zhang Yu
Published: October 2023

Driven by global development strategies, both domestic and foreign enterprises tend to utilize international brand advertisements to enhance their visibility and expand their global businesses. Since its accession to the WTO, China has experienced rapid development. Therefore, for Chinese enterprises, the appropriate translation of their product advertisements directly impacts commodity sales and consumer’s brand awareness. Building upon intercultural communication theory, this thesis will further analyze the challenges in intercultural communication as perceived by professional translators and explore their specific solutions through a case study. Subsequently, this essay will provide comprehensive insights into strategies and techniques for translating contemporary Chinese local brand advertisements in the context of intercultural communication.
The Effect of Financial Literacy, Financial Behavior, and Quality of Accounting Learning on Consumptive Behavior (Case Study on Accounting Students at Private Higher Education Jakarta)
Authors: Widayat Andry , Nengzih Nengzih
Published: October 2023

This research aims to determine the impact of financial literacy, financial behavior, and quality of learning accounting on consumptive behavior (a case study of accounting students at private universities in Jakarta). The demographic and samples for this study were from Jakarta Private Higher Education Accounting Students, wherein determining the sample, the method used was saturated sampling. The analytical method in this study uses statistical methods assisted by the SmartPLS version 3.0 program. This study's results indicate that financial behavior and the quality of learning accounting have a significant positive effect on consumptive behavior (Case Study on Accounting Students at Private Higher Education Jakarta). In contrast, financial literacy has no significant positive effect on consumptive behavior (Case Study on College Accounting Students Jakarta Private College).
A Study to assess the effectiveness of back massage with Olive oil for pain relief among antenatal women during first stage of labor at Sangareddy Hospital, Ts
Authors: Yadav Seema
Published: October 2023

The present study aimed at A study to assess the effectiveness of back massage with Olive oil for pain relief among antenatal women during first stage of labor at Sangareddy, hospital, Ts. A quantitative evaluative research approach was used for this study. The conceptual framework used for this study was Modified Ludwig and Bertalanffy, general system theory. Random sampling technique was used to select the antenatal mother. Structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic data and Pretest and posttest pain assessment was done by using numeric pain rating scale. The discussion of the present study is based on the findings obtained from descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of collected data."
Using Website Health Information to Manage Children’s Asthma
Authors: Albinali Shaima B. , Alnosyan Mohammed A. , Alharbi Majed S. , Alnasser Nasser S. , Alghofaili Faisal M. , Alharbi Ahmed B. , Alharbi Saud M. , Alharbi Rashed F.
Published: October 2023

Bronchial Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of respiratory airways that affects loads of children worldwide. It is characterized by tightening of respiratory airways, making it hard to breathe. There is no curing treatment for asthma, but its management using medication and routine modifications can be achieved. The use of online information for bronchial asthma control was recently introduced and markedly being an emergent trend of parents to manage their asthmatic children. This research discovers the probable advantages and disadvantages of using online health information for asthma management in children. This work found that online health data can be a significant resource for parents of asthmatic children. It can offer correct information about the status of the patient, therapy choices, and lifestyle modifications that can aid to control manifestations. Online health data can also support parents' connection with other parents of asthmatic children and to discover support groups. However, the study also detected that there are some disadvantages related to the use of online health information in asthma pediatric patients. Parents may be exposed to incorrect or confusing data, and they may not be able to discriminate between dependable and untrustworthy sources. Moreover, parents may depend on online information and disregard consulting with their child's physician. Generally, this work proposes that online health data can be a useful method for parents of children with asthma. Though, it is vital to use this information in a wise way and keep consulting child's physician before choosing to make any modifications to a child's treatment strategy.
Eyelet Wiring in Closed Reduction in the Treatment of Mandibular Fracture: A Case Report
Authors: Touré Lahaou Baladji , Ongoiba Oumar , Kasssogué Djibril , Sogoba Seydou , Traoré Bassirima , Elmasry Mohamed
Published: October 2023

The mandibular fracture becomes frequent in the region of Tombouctou northern Mali. Owing to the absence of Oral and Maxillofacial team, limited complementary exams; and limited surgical tools, we decided to practice closed reduction for favorable, limited displacement of mandibular fracture as the ideal alternative method of treatment for mandibular fractures using Eyelet wiring which is rapid, simple and costs less to the patient.
ANEW ARCHITECTURE OF KEY GENERATION USING DWT FOR IMAGE ENCRYPTION WITH THREE LEVELS ARNOLD TRANSFORM PERMUTATION
Authors: Abed Qutaiba K. , Al-Jawher Waleed A. Mahmoud
Published: October 2023

The security of image transmission is an important issue in digital communication. As well as it is necessary to preserve and protect important information for several applications like military, medical and other services related to high confidentiality over the Internet or other unprotected networks. In this paper a proposed encryption scheme was introduced that using Lorenz system with a circular convolution and discreet cosine transform (DCT). The diffusion process was achieved using three levels of Arnold transform permutation: - namely, block level, inside each block and pixel level. The image was divided into blocks of sizes 8x8 pixels and shuffle by applying Fisher-Yates permutation image pixels. The DCT was applied to each block and multiplied by the H kernel matrix to achieve the circular convolution. Next the logistic map is used for diffusion to get the cipher image. A new key generation method is applied in order to produce the key values for generating the chaos numbers sequence. Finally applying the discreet wavelet transform (DWT) to the image will produced four quarters (LL, LH, HL and HH). The cosine of each pixel in the LL and HH quarters were computed. The sine of each pixel in the LH and HL quarters were also computed in order to generate the keys for the chaos sequence. By using this way of keys generation in every image, the differential attack possibility will be negligible
IMPROVEMENT THE CELL VIABILITY OF METALLIC IMPLANTS BY ALOE VERA ADDITIONS WITH NATURAL HYDROXYAPATITE
Authors: Salih Nour Muhammad
Published: October 2023

A bio-organic coating was created familiar the biological system by extracting hydroxyapatite from the original natural sources, including eggshells, fish bones, and cockle shells. Natural polymer extract from Aloe Vera, it was used as the basic material for the coating and natural hydroxyapatite was added. In order to reduce the impact of metallic within the biological system and improvement the cell viability of metallic implants.
Lawyer Rights in Iraqi Legal Law
Authors: Abdulqader Rajai Abdulrahman
Published: October 2023

In view of the attacks that many lawyers are exposed to as a result of their role in achieving rights, achieving justice, and protecting the rights of citizens, which required the legislator to provide guarantees to protect lawyers while practicing their profession, the study aims to clarify the professional rights of lawyers, whether they are facing the judicial authority or the executive authority. All in addition to financial rights, such as the lawyer’s right to enjoy the privileges granted to employees and fees. Therefore, the parties with whom the lawyer deals must care about the lawyer’s dignity and provide all facilities. The study concluded with some results and recommendations, which we mentioned at the conclusion of the research.
PENGABDIAN BAGI LANSIA: AKTIVITAS FISIK DAN PERMAINAN KOGNITIF SEBAGAI UPAYA PENURUNAN TINGKAT INSOMNIA PADA LANSIA DI DUSUN SIDOKERTO, MALANG
Authors: Minarni Wartiningsih  , Ni Njoman Juliasih  , Hanna Tabita Hasianna Silitonga  , Ritunga Imelda , Billy Daniel Mesaakh  , Putu Gede Julian Yuan Pratama  , Jonathan Loody Lukas  , Ananda Nabilla Setyani  , Ivana Velda  , Widiya Hari Kurnia  , Fasyicha Lisana Nur Ilmiyah
Published: October 2023

Salah satu masalah yang rentan terjadi di kalangan lansia yaitu gangguan tidur atau insomnia yang dapat disebabkan dari berbagai faktor. Berdasarkan hasil pengisian Insomnia Rating Scale (IRS) yang dilakukan sebelum intervensi, menunjukkan bahwa 100% peserta pengabdian masyarakat ini mengalami insomnia. Solusi yang dilakukan yaitu kegiatan intervensi berupa senam, jalan sehat, dan permainan kognitif yang bertujuan untuk menurunkan tingkat insomnia para lansia di Wilayah Sidokerto terletak di Desa Peniwen, Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur. Setelah dilakukan intervensi berupa jalan sehat, senam sebanyak 3 kali dan permainan kognitif, tingkat insomnia lansia di Wilayah Sidokerto, Desa Peniwen, Kabupaten Malang, mengalami penurunan yang signifikan yaitu sebanyak 56% lansia sudah tidak mengalami insomnia.
PENGAJARAN BACA TULIS HITUNG PADA ANAK USIA SEKOLAH DASAR DI KELURAHAN OENESU KABUPATEN KUPANG
Authors: Lapenangga Apridus Kefas , Nona Yuliana , Neves Tessa , Haru Aprianus , Kehi Norberius
Published: October 2023

Pendidikan yang layak merupakan hak semua anak bangsa, sehingga perlu didukung sarana prasarana yang baik serta kesiapan guru yang cakap dalam mengajar, namun pada kenyataannya masih banyak anak-anak usia sekolah dasar yang rendah kemampuan baca, tulis dan hitung. Pelajar di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Nait, Kabupaten Kupang juga memiliki sejumlah anak-anak yang belum bisa baca, tulis dan hitung sekalipun sudah berusia kelas besar. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk mendukung kegiatan belajar mengajar yang dilakukan oleh guru di SDN Nait selama ini untuk meningkatkan kemampuan anak dalam membaca, menulis dan berhitung. Metode yang digunakan pada pelaksanaan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah pengajaran intens, pendampingan belajar anak dan lomba untuk mengukur kemampuan anak setelah menerima pengejaran dan pendampingan selama satu bulan. Tahapan pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian ini antara lain: persiapan perangkat mengajar (soal-soal latihan, rancangan pelajaran), sosialisasi kegiatan PKM, kegiatan pembelajaran, lomba dan evaluasi. Kesimpulan dari kegiatan ini menunjukan perubahan yang sangat signifikan bagi kemampuan anak dalam membaca, menulis dan berhitung. Anak-anak yang sebelumnya berkemampuan rendah bisa menunjukan peningkatan kemampuan dan secara keseluruhan anak-anak juga belajar berkompetisi untuk menunjukan prestasi maupun semangat untuk belajar. Dari kegiatan ini, beberapa hal yang perlu diperbaiki: perlu adanya alat evaluasi yang diterapkan pada setiap pertemuan dan waktu belajar mengajar dapat diperpanjang
SOSIALISASI RISIKO PRIVASI DALAM MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA SOSIAL
Authors: Putri Sekartaji Anisa
Published: October 2023

Privasi dan kemanan menjadi hal yang perlu untuk diperhatikan ketika masyarakat berselancar di dunia maya. Khususnya ketika masyarakat sedang menggunakan media sosial. Ancaman privasi dan kemanan yang mengintai melalui media sosial patut untuk diantisipasi. Pengetahuan masyarakat ibu kota, terutama generasi muda yang lekat dengan penggunaan media sosial dalam kesehariannya, perlu ditingkatkan. Peningkatan pengetahuan tersebut berusaha diwujudkan melalui kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat berbentuk sosialisasi. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilaksanakan melalui lima tahapan. Pertama dilakukan focus group discussion dengan pihak SMA Gitta Kirtti 3 Jakarta Selatan untuk menemukan masalah serta kebutuhan para peserta sosialisasi. Ditemukan kebutuhan untuk memperdalam pengetahuan terkait risiko privasi dalam penggunaan media sosial. Kedua, dilakukan pembuatan materi sosialisasi serta merancang kuesioner untuk dapat mengukur tingkat pengetahuan siswa-siswi yang menjadi peserta sosialisasi. Ketiga, dilakukan penjadwalan kegiatan serta pemberitahuan kepada para pihak terkait. Keempat, sosialisasi dilaksanakan. Sosialisasi yang dilaksanakan di SMA Gita Kirtti 3 Jakarta ini dilaksanakan secara interaktif. Pemaparan materi, tanya-jawab, serta kuesioner diberikan kepada para peserta sosialisasi. Kegiatan sosialisasi yang diadakan di sekolah menengah atas ini meningkatkan pengetahuan peserta terkait privasi dan kemanan penggunaan media sosial dalam waktu yang singkat. Tahap kelima, dilaksanakan analisis hasil kuesioner yang kemudian dituangkan ke dalam artikel publikasi kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini ialah terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan para peserta sosialisasi dalam waktu yang singkat. Kesimpulannya, sosialisasi sebagai kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dapat menambah pengetahuan para peserta. Saran untuk kegiatan berikutnya, dapat dilaksanakan kegiatan praktek penyetelan privasi sehingga peserta mendapat pemahaman yang dapat langsung mereka implementasikan.
PELAKSANAAN PEMBELAJARAN MATA PELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN JASMANI OLAHRAGA DAN KESEHATAN MATERI KEBUGARAN JASMANI DI SMK NEGERI 3 BATU
Authors: Neng Rina  , Kurniawan Ari Wibowo
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kebugaran jasmani siswa di SMK Negeri 3 Batu dan pelaksanaan pembelajaran PJOK di SMK Negeri 3 Batu. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif menggunakan instrumen tes TKJI untuk mengukur tingkat kebugaran jasmani siswa SMK Negeri 3 Batu dan instrumen non tes bentuk kuesioner yang digunakan untuk mengukur pelaksanaan pembelajaran PJOK di SMK Negeri 3 Batu. Populasi pada penelitian ini siswa SMK Negeri 3 Batu sebanyak 88 siswa dan 3 guru PJOK di SMK Negeri 3 Batu. Hasil analisi data diperoleh siswa laki-laki tidak ada yang termasuk kriteria baik sekali, untuk kriteria baik 1%, kriteria sedang 59%, kriteria kurang 37%, dan kriteria kurang sekali 3% dan untuk hasil keseluruhan siswa perempuan tidak ada yang termasuk kedalam kriteria baik sekali dan kriteria baik, untuk kriteria sedang 60%, kriteria kurang 27% dan untuk kriteria kurang sekali 3% dan untuk proses pelaksanaan pembelajaran PJOK di SMK Negeri 3 Batu dalam proses pembelajaran bahwa aspek pembelajaran dengan tingkat persentase sebanyak 71% dalam memberikan tugas gerak kebugaranjasmani tingkat persentase sebanyak 80% dan untuk evaluasi pembelajaran dengan persentase 88%. Penelitian disimpulkan bahwa hasil tes kebugaran jasmani siswa SMK Negeri 3 Batu sebagian besar siswa masuk ke dalam kategori sedang, dan proses pelaksanaan pembelajaran PJOK di SMK Negeri 3 Batu termasuk kategori baik.
Pengaruh pH Basa terhadap Stabilitas Salisilamid
Authors: Prasetyo Wisnu , Isadiartuti Dewi , Annuryanti Febri , Ambarwati Nadya
Published: October 2023

Salisilamida adalah analgesik turunan salisilat dengan pembentukan ikatan amida antara gugus karboksil asam salisilat dan gugus amina. Salisilamida mempunyai masa kerja yang cepat, memiliki kalarutan yang tinggi dan toksisitas lebih rendah. Salisilamida bersifat asam lemah dengan pK 8,2. Hal ini dikarenakan salisilamida memiliki jumlah molekul terion lebih banyak, dengan banyaknya molekul yang terion membuat salisilamida mudah terhidrolisis dan menjadi tidak stabil, sehingga dilakukan uji stabilitas salisilamida untuk mengetahui pengaruh pH terhadap stabilitas salisilamida. Dengan adanya penelitian ini dapat membantu proses pengembangan obat dan formulasi sediaan salisilamida. Sebelum dilakukan pengujian, diperlukan validasi metode dari analisis yang digunakan yaitu KLT – Densitometri. Validasi yang dilakukan uji spesifisitas, uji linieritas, uji akurasi, dan uji presisi. Hasil validasi uji spesifisitas Rs = 12, uji linieritas r = 0,9990, uji akurasi %recovery = 98,7 ± 2,5 dan uji presisi dengan KV rata – rata = 0,32%, sehingga dikatakan metode ini dapat digunakan untuk uji stabilitas salisilamida. Uji stabilitas dilakukan dengan melarutkan salisilamida dalam dapar pH basa (7,0; 8,0; 9,0; 10,0; and 11,0) dengan konsentrasi 0,02 M dan kekuatan ion 0,2 dan diletakkan pada waterbath shaker suhu 40oC. Masing-masing sampel diteliti kadarnya pada 0, 1, 2, 4, dan 6 jam. Sampel diamati dengan menggunakan Kromatografi Lapis Tipis (KLT)-Densitometri. Pengamatan KLT – Densitometri dilakukan pada panjang gelombang 304 nm. Uji stabilitas yang diamati yaitu penetapan kadar salisilamida pada berbagai pH basa, penentuan orde reaksi, dan tetapan laju reaksi (k). Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan degradasi salisilamida dalam dapar pH basa mengikuti orde satu. Kemudian salisilamida dalam berbagai pH basa didapatkan nilai tetapan laju reaksi berturut – turut sebesar 2,30.10-2 ± 1,22.10-2; 3,73.10-2 ± 1,89.10-2; 2,06.10-2 ± 0,54.10-2; 3,64.10-2 ± 0,39.10-2; dan 1,40.10-2 ± 0,28.10-2 jam-1. Dari hasil analisis statistik ANOVA one way dan Tukey HSD dengan α = 0,05, diketahui bahwa pada masing – masing pH ditemukan adanya perbedaan bermakna nilai laju reaksi pada pH 8 dan pH 10 dan pada pH 11 nilai laju reaksi paling rendah dibandingkan lainnya. Rendahnya laju reaksi disebabkan efek resonansi dan resistensi serangan nukleofilik oleh ion hidroksida pada pH basa sehingga salisilamida menjadi stabil.