bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Novel Swarm Optimization Method to Address Coverage Connectivity
Problem in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Sunkavalli Jaya Prakash , Ramesh Mona , Ramalingam Rajakumar , Ravi Vinayakumar , Alahmadi Tahani Jaser
Published: June 2024

Background:

Over the last decade, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have found applications
across various domains, such as mines, agricultural sectors, healthcare, etc. These networks
consist of multiple sensor nodes responsible for collecting and relaying data to a central
gateway. Consequently, the integration of sensor devices bears the potential to influence the operational
effectiveness of these systems.

Objective:

This study concentrates on scrutinizing coverage and connectivity within a WSN deployed
for monitoring purposes. This research delves into determining the most efficient deployment
pattern requiring the minimum number of sensors.

Methods:

For attaining thorough coverage and uninterrupted connectivity, adopting a nondeterministic
strategy in sensor deployment is crucial. This study utilizes a model inspired by the
salp swarm optimization method, a technique rooted in swarm-based optimization principles. In
this methodology, clusters are defined as groups of sensor nodes meeting connection criteria and
ensuring adequate coverage. Adequacy is achieved when at least one of these nodes transmits monitored
data to the central hub.

Results:

The results offer compelling evidence that the discrete salp swarm optimization algorithm
is better than state-of-the-art algorithms. The results are interpreted in three different metrics,
namely the number of deployed sensors, total computational time, and the ratio between potential
sensors available and the number of sensors deployed to cover the region. As a result, on average,
the proposed model achieved an overall 87% of coverage and connectivity that are simulated with
different iteration numbers on a 50X50 grid. For the 100X100 grid, a total of 89% of coverage and
connectivity among sensors were achieved.

Conclusion:

The application of the discrete salp swarm optimization model presents a promising
approach to addressing the coverage connectivity problem in WSNs. Through the utilization of
salp-inspired behaviors, this model effectively optimizes network coverage while ensuring robust
connectivity, thus enhancing the overall performance and reliability of WSNs. By harnessing the
collective intelligence of salp swarms, the proposed algorithm demonstrates superior convergence
speed and solution quality compared to traditional methods.
A experiência vivida na coordenação pedagógica como parte da memória e da história não contada pela ditadura militar na Bahia de 1964 a 1985.
Authors: Venas Ronaldo Figueiredo
Published: June 2024

This article deals with the experiences and memories of three pedagogical coordinators in the State of Bahia during the period of the civil military dictatorship. The objective is to understand the historical aspects that constituted the function of pedagogical coordination in the 1970s, analyzing the legal frameworks, organized in Laws, Decrees and Resolutions that substantiate the function of pedagogical coordination. To do this, we will make methodological use of oral history, through interviews carriedout with pedagogical coordinators, to understand the period between 1964 and 1985
Histiocytic sarcoma complex in the palpebral conjunctiva of a seven-month-old dog
Authors: Avci N. , Gumus F. , Boztok Ozgermen B. , Yavuz O.
Published: June 2024

A seven-month-old, intact, female Anatolian Shepherd dog was referred for treatment of swelling and redness of the left eye. Ophthalmological examination revealed a pea-sized mass in the palpebral conjunctiva of the left lower eyelid. Ulcerative keratitis and blepharospasm were detected due to the irritation caused by the mass. Fluorescein staining was positive and the Schirmer tear test result was 13 mm/min. No other masses were detected in other parts of the patient’s body, and its general condition was good. The mass was removed surgically and was interpreted as histiocytic sarcoma. During a three-year, post-operative follow-up period, no recurrence of the mass was observed.
Development of the Stochastic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by E. Nelson. Derivation of the Schrödinger-Euler-Poisson Equations
Authors: Batanov-Gaukhman Mikhail
Published: June 2024

The article aims to develop the stochastic interpretation of quantum mechanics by E. Nelson based on balancing the intra-systemic contradiction (i.e., antisymmetry) between “order” and “chaos”. For the set task, it is proposed to combine two mutually opposite system-forming principles: “the principle of least action” and “the principle of maximum entropy” into one, the “principle of averaged efficiency extremum”. In a detailed consideration of the averaged states of a chaotically wandering particle, the time-independent (stationary) and time-dependent stochastic Schrödinger-Euler-Poisson equations are obtained as conditions for finding the extremals of the globally averaged efficiency functional of the stochastic system under study. The resulting stochastic equations coincide with the corresponding Schrödinger equations up to coefficients. In this case, the ratio of the reduced Planck constant to the particle mass is expressed through the averaged characteristics of a three-dimensional random process in which the considered wandering particle participates. The obtained stochastic equations are suitable for describing the quantum states of stochastic systems of any scale.
Perspectives of Medical Students and Developers Regarding Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and 3D Printing Technologies: Survey Study
Authors: Yun Young Hyun , Shin Dong Hoon , Choi Hyung Jin
Published: June 2024

Background

Emerging technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and 3D printing (3DP), have transformative potential in education and health care. However, complete integration has not yet been achieved, and routine use is limited. There may exist gaps in the perspectives of these technologies between users and developers, and improvement may be necessary in developing such technologies.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the gaps in perspectives between medical students and developers in medical education regarding satisfaction and anticipated future use of VR, AR, MR, and 3DP technologies, as well as developers’ perspectives on their advantages and current challenges.

Methods

This retrospective survey study was conducted during a 4-hour elective course over a period of 4 weeks. In this course, computed tomography scans of congenital heart disease patients, medical image processing software, head-mounted displays, and a virtual table were used. Student pre- and postsurveys and the developer survey included demographic and other characteristics, satisfaction, and anticipated future use of VR, AR, MR, and 3DP technologies. The advantages and current challenges of these technologies were only assessed in the developer survey.

Results

The study enrolled 41 participants, including 15 first-year medical students and 26 software and content developers. Students were more satisfied than developers across AR, VR, and 3DP in terms of overall satisfaction (VR and AR: P<.001; 3DP: P=.002), esthetics (VR: all P<.001; AR: vividness, P=.006 and design, P<.001; 3DP: vividness, P=.001 and design, P=.002), and continuous use intention (VR: repetition, P=.04 and continuous use, P=.02). Particularly in VR, satisfaction with reality was higher among students than among developers (real world, P=.006). Developers anticipated future use of MR for educating medical students and residents, individual and collaborative surgical planning, and performing surgery on patients. In contrast, students anticipated future use of VR primarily for student education, 3DP for resident education and individual surgical planning, and AR for collaborative surgical planning and performing surgery on patients. Developers perceived the inherent capabilities of VR, AR, and MR technologies as strengths, with hardware performance identified as a drawback. For 3DP, the possibility of customized product manufacturing was seen as an advantage, while cost was seen as a disadvantage.

Conclusions

This study elucidated the different perspectives between medical students and developers regarding 3D technologies, highlighting the discrepancy in potential applications and challenges within the medical field. These findings will guide the integration of 3D technologies in education and health care to fulfill the needs and goals of both medical students and developers.
Efektivitas Regulasi Penyelenggaraan Praktik Penata Anestesi dengan STRPA dan SIPPA dalam Pelayanan Anestesiologi Perioperatif
Authors: Kumala Rina , Suherman Hendra , Wahyuni Deaf
Published: June 2024

Dalam Pelayanan anestesiologi perioperatif Dokter Spesialis Anestesiologi perlu bermitrakerja dengan tenaga kesehatan yang dapat bersinergi secara kompeten, yaitu Penata anestesi yang dibuktikan dengan STRPA dan SIPPA. Saat ini masih banyak didapati penata anestesi yang berpraktik di Rumak Sakit negeri maupun swasta tanpa Surat Tanda Registrasi Penata Anestesi (STRPA) dan Surat Izin Praktik Penata Anestesi (SIPPA). Penelitian ini ditujukan untuk menganalisa efektifitas regulasi tentang izin dan penyelenggaraan praktik penata anestesi. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan yuridis sosiologis dan dianalisis secara deskriptif kualitatif dengan berlandaskan teori efektifitas hukum dan teori bekerjanya hukum dalam masyarakat. Hasilnya adalah regulasi sudah efektif ditinjau dari faktor undang-undangnya, namun belum efektif ditinjau dari faktor penegak hukum, sarana dan prasarana, masyarakat dan kebudayaannya. Adanya Penata Anestesi yang berpraktik tanpa STRPA dan SIPPA merupakan indikasi bahwa hukum tidak bekerja dalam masyarakat secara maksimal
Implementation of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Pelatihan Jabatan Fungsional Bidan (Pengangkatan Pertama) at Bapelkes Semarang
Authors: Dewi Resti , Meliala Andreasta , Sulistyo Dwi Handono
Published: June 2024

In order to improve the quality of health services, competency development is needed, including through training. Bapelkes Semarang has the task and function of organising training, one of which is Pelatihan Jabatan Fungsional Bidan (Pengangkatan Pertama) which uses the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) method. The use of MOOC aims to improve the quality and quantity of learning. However, based on the evaluation of the implementation, there are still complaints from participants regarding the implementation of MOOC. So it is necessary to evaluate MOOC. The evaluation results become the basis for the development of cMOOC for training in the health sector including the review of the policies that underpin it. This research was conducted using descriptive qualitative method with in-depth interviews and secondary data collection. The results of the research on training participants showed that not all of them had digital literacy skills so that there were still many training obstacles and to take part in the training they had to use a Letter of Duty so they were not free to attend the training. Facilitators need adaptation in learning the Student Centreed Learning (SCL) model. There is no legal umbrella for the implementation of MOOC. So that if it will be developed into cMOOC, it is necessary to limit cMOOC to knowledge base training or as a pre-requisite programme for other training. As well as the issuance of a legal umbrella that accommodates the principles of MOOC.
Faktor-Faktor Yang Memengaruhi Efektivitas Peran Dinas Kesehatan Kota Sungai Penuh dalam Mengimplementasikan Peraturan Daerah Nomor 1 Tahun 2015 tentang Kawasan Tanpa Rokok
Authors: Sentosa Deri , Padmawati Retna Siwi , Sulistyo Dwi Handono
Published: June 2024

Latar belakang: Epidemik tembakau merupakan salah satu ancaman kesehatan masyarakat terbesar di dunia dan telah membunuh sekitar 8 juta orang setiap tahun, 1,2 juta kematian diakibatkan oleh paparan asap rokok orang lain yang disebabkan karena penyakit kardiovaskular dan gangguan pernapasan. Persentase penduduk Kota Sungai Penuh pada tahun 2019 yang merokok tembakau dalam 1 bulan terakhir tiap hari sebesar 24,08% merupakan salah satu yang tertinggi menurut di Provinsi Jambi. Salah satu upaya mengurangi paparan asap rokok, Pemerintah Kota Sungai Penuh mengeluarkan Peraturan Daerah Nomor 1 Tahun 2015 Tentang KTR. Meski Kota Sungai Penuh sudah memiliki peraturan daerah tentang kawasan tanpa rokok, fakta di lapangan menunjukkan bahwa masih ditemukannya beberpa puntung rokok dan bungkus rokok di kawasan yang sudah ditetapkan sebagai KTR.Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis faktor-faktor apa saja yang paling mempengaruhi efektivitas peranan Dinas Kesehatan Kota Sungai Penuh dalam mengimplementasi upaya penegakan Peraturan Daerah Kota Sungai Penuh Nomor 1 Tahun 2015 Tentang KTR.Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan case study. Pendekatan case study dipilih karena peneliti ingin menggali informasi apa yang bisa dipelajari atau ditarik dari sebuah kasus, seperti kasus kecendrungan meninggkatnya konsumsi rokok di wilayah Kota Sungai Penuh.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan belum maksimal dan efektifnya pelaksanaan kebijakan KTR yang dilakukan oleh pelaksana kebijakan sehingga dapat menyebabkan ketidaktahuan dan mengakibatkan masih adanya temuan pelanggaran di kawasan tanpa rokok. Terkait masalah anggaran yang terbilang rendah, perlu adanya penambahan anggaran sehinnga dapat membangun ruang khusus merokok di semua delapan tatanan kawasan tanpa rokok. Selain itu masyarakat telah menerima adanya implementasi kebijakan KTR, namun belum semua masyarakat mengetahui keijakan tersebut dan memiliki kesadaran untuk tidak merokok di kawasan-kawasan yang telah ditetapkan sebagai kawasan tanpa rokok.Kesimpulan: Efektivitas dari implementasi Peraturan Daerah No. 1 Tahun 2015 tentang KTR di Kota Sungai Penuh sejauh ini masih belum berjalan secara maksimal dengan berbagai kendala dalam konteks implementasinya.Kata Kunci : Efektivitas, Implementasi, Kebijakan Kawasan Tanpa Rokok
Upaya Pencegahan Kehamilan Remaja Melalui Model Sistem Informasi Kesehatan Reproduksi di Negara Maju dan Berkembang : Literatur Review
Authors: Purnami Cahya Tri , Wicaksono Firston Arfiansyah , Permani Fadilah Pujiningtyas
Published: June 2024

Masa remaja merupakan masa krusial dalam masalah kesehatan reproduksi, seperti kehamilan remaja. Meskipun, secara global proporsi kehamilan remaja menurun, tetapi kasus kehamilan tersebut masih tergolong tinggi karena setiap tahun, rata-rata kehamilan remaja masih mencapai 16 juta kasus pada remaja berusia 15–19 tahun dan 2 juta kasus pada remaja berusia <15 tahun. Perbandingan proporsi kehamilan remaja di negara maju : negara berkembang, yaitu 1:9, dimana 90% kasus kehamilan remaja di seluruh dunia, disumbang oleh remaja 15–19 tahun dari negara berkembang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui model-model sistem informasi kesehatan reproduksi sebagai upaya pencegahan kehamilan remaja di negara maju dan berkembang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode literature review dengan merujuk pada metode PRISMA. Pencarian data sekunder dari database Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, dan Scopus dengan kata kunci “Sistem Informasi (Information Systems), Pencegahan (Prevention), Faktor Risiko (Risk Factor), dan Kehamilan Remaja (Teenage Pregnancy)”, kemudian diseleksi sesuai kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi, hingga diperoleh 6 artikel untuk di-review. Terdapat beberapa model sistem informasi kesehatan reproduksi, baik di negara maju maupun berkembang. Model sistem informasi kesehatan reproduksi remaja di negara maju berfokus pada pencegahan kehamilan remaja saat akan melakukan perilaku berisiko, sedangkan model sistem informasi kesehatan reproduksi remaja di negara berkembang berfokus pada upaya-upaya dalam mencegah remaja untuk melakukan perilaku berisiko.
Tinjauan Etik dalam Pelaporan dan Penindakan Kasus Perundungan di Pendidikan Kedokteran
Authors: Sudarmanto Alif Muhammad , Wisnuwardhana Aldi Maheswara , Aufa Ilma Mufidatul , Adiwijaya Janice Nathania , Ricardo William , Bhima Sigid Kirana Lintang , Hartiana Kristianti
Published: June 2024

Perundungan dapat terjadi di dunia pendidikan kedokteran. Studi yang melibatkan 6084 mahasiswa kedokteran menemukan bahwa pelaku perundungan adalah konsulen (43,1%), residen (35,7%), perawat (12,4%), dan mahasiswa kedokteran lainnya (8,8%). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui landasan etik yang tersedia untuk melindungi koas dan residen dari perundungan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan yuridis normatif dengan jenis data berupa data sekunder, seperti peraturan, buku, dan jurnal penelitian. Landasan etik yang tersedia dari organisasi profesi adalah berupa Kode Etik Kedokteran Indonesia dan Surat Keputusan Majelis Kehormatan Etik Kedokteran Nomor 044/PB/K/MKEK/03/2022. Landasan tersebut memberikan pedoman yang jelas terkait perundungan, tetapi tidak mengikat koas. Landasan etik yang tersedia dari perguruan tinggi dapat berupa Kode Etik Mahasiswa dan Dosen, sedangkan dari rumah sakit dapat berupa Pedoman Perilaku. Dari 5 perguruan tinggi, 3 institusi secara eksplisit mencantumkan kata perundungan, dengan 1 perguruan tinggi memiliki aturan tambahan perihal mekanisme pelaporan dan penindakan yang spesifik. Dari 5 rumah sakit yang berafiliasi dengan perguruan tinggi tersebut, hanya 3 institusi yang memiliki Pedoman Perilaku yang tersedia secara digital, dengan 1 institusi tanpa Pedoman Perilaku memiliki peraturan bersama yang mengatur perundungan. Dengan demikian, landasan etik yang bersumber dari organisasi profesi telah cukup jelas dan mengikat. Akan tetapi, landasan etik yang bersumber dari perguruan tinggi dan rumah sakit masih belum tegas, dengan beberapa Kode Etik Mahasiswa, Dosen, dan Pedoman Perilaku Pegawai masih menyikapi perundungan secara tersirat.
Collaborative Governance Sebagai Strategi Inovatif Dalam Mengatasi Stunting Di Kabupaten Flores Timur
Authors: Ibrahim Siti Noor Khatija , Leus Jeronimo Da Cruz Neno , Dewi Maya Puspita
Published: June 2024

Meskipun telah dilakukan berbagai program intervensi untuk mengatasi stunting di Kabupaten Flores Timur, angka prevalensi stunting masih belum mencapai target 10% pada tahun 2023. Salah satu tantangan adalah kurang keterlibatan masyarakat dan sektor swasta dalam penanganan stunting. Padahal, intervensi stunting tidak hanya menjadi tanggung jawab pemerintah, melainkan juga memerlukan kolaborasi lintas sektor untuk bersinergi dalam optimalisasi program. Penelitian ini membahas tentang collaborative governance sebagai strategi inovatif dalam mengatasi stunting di Kabupaten Flores Timur. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif. Lima Tenaga Kesehatan dan dua Kader Pembangunan Masyarakat menjadi informan penelitian yang dipilih secara purposive. Analisis data menggunakan model interaktif Miles B. Huberman. Keabsahan data diperkuat melalui triangulasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan penerapan collaborative governance dengan model penta helix yakni pemerintah, pengusaha, akademisi, masyarakat madani, dan media massa menjadi solusi inovatif yang dapat diterapkan dalam mengatasi stunting. Kelima pemangku kepentingan utama dalam model collaborative governance penta helix dapat bekerja sama secara sinergis guna mencapai hasil yang optimal dalam mengatasi permasalahan stunting.
Increasing Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in using Traditional Medicines through Pharmacist’s Education and Mentoring in Mojokerto
Authors: Andito Didik , Wijayanti Tri , Herdwiani Wiwin
Published: June 2024

Background: The use of traditional medicines globally continues to increase and must be balanced with increased knowledge, attitudes, and practice in using traditional medicines through pharmacist education and mentoring.Objectives: This research aims to determine the description of the use of traditional medicine, the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practice of the community in using it, and the influence of pharmacist education and mentoring on it.Methods: This research design was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test control group with 406 community research subjects. It involved 14 pharmacists in providing education and mentoring through WhatsApp group media by providing material according to the modules prepared. The instrument used a questionnaire developed from previous research and tested for validity and reliability. Data collection was carried out prospectively by the participant-self, and analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test.Results: This study's total number of respondents was 406, divided into 203 as the intervention group and 203 as the control group. The description of the respondent's KAP level before the intervention is in the medium category and after the intervention is in the high category based on the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test results at a 95% confidence level (α=0.05) in the intervention group.Conclusion: The use of traditional medicines in the phytopharmaca class is 3%, standardized herbal medicines are 35%, and jamu is 62%. The level of knowledge, attitudes, and practice of the community in using traditional medicine in Mojokerto Regency is, on average, in the medium category. This research also shows the influence of pharmacist education and mentoring on increasing knowledge, attitudes, and practice scores from medium to high.
The Influence of Pharmaceutical Companies Marketing Activities on Physicians’ Prescribing: Literature Review
Authors: Putri Felicita Eka , Satibi Satibi , Syahlani Suci Paramitasari
Published: June 2024

Background: Pharmaceutical companies through marketing strategies introduce the products to the user. Physicians are the target of prescription drug marketing. For a long time, pharmaceutical companies have done many marketing activities. They are spend a big portion for the marketing activities. The aims of that activities, to influence physicians’ prescribing.Objectives: This article aimed to examine the influence of marketing activities from pharmaceutical companies on physicians’ prescribing in various countries.Methods: Scopus is used as a database to collect articles with keywords named “pharmaceutical marketing” and prescribing. Inclusion criteria are original articles, published in 2018-2023, in English, open access. In the end, eight articles were reviewed in this study.Results: The result of this study shows pharmaceutical companies apply a marketing mix strategy to promote their product. This strategy consists of four elements product, price, place, and promotion. All of the element influences physicians’ prescribing, generally. Promotion startegies such as medical representative visits and gifts are the most influential strategies for physicians’ prescribing. The influence can’t be generalized because it also depends on the socioeconomic state of the country, culture, work location or environment, practice experience,geography, and ethical issues.Conclusion: Promotion strategy is the most influential for prescribing than product, place, and price but the influence based oh the physicians’ characteristics. So, pharmaceuitcal compines must indentify their user to decide a appropriate strategy.
Entity and Relation Linking for Knowledge Graph Question Answering Using Gradual Searching
Authors: Adila Alfa Krisnadhi  , Mohammad Yani  , Indra Budi
Published: June 2024

Knowledge graph question answering (KGQA) systems have an important role in retrieving data from a knowledge graph (KG). With the system, regular users can access data from a KG without the need to construct a formal SPARQL query. KGQA systems receive a natural language question (NLQ) and translate it into a SPARQL query through three main tasks, namely, entity and relation detection, entity and relation linking, and query construction. However, the translation is not trivial due to lexical gaps and entity ambiguity that may occur during entity or relation linking. This research proposed an approach based on multiclass classification of NLQ whose entity occurrences are detected into categories based on KG relations to address the lexical gap challenge. Next, to solve the entity ambiguity challenge, this research proposed a three-stage searching procedure to determine appropriate KG entities associated with the NLQ entities, given the correspondence between the NLQ and a particular KG relation. This three-stage searching consisted of text-based searching, vector-based searching, and entity and relation pairing. The proposed approach was evaluated on the SimpleQuestions and LC-QuAD 2.0 datasets. The experiments demonstrated that the proposed approach outperformed the state-of-the-art baseline. For the relation linking task, the proposed approach reached 89.87% and 74.83% recall for the SimpleQuestions and LC-QuAD 2.0, respectively. This approach also achieved 91.74% and 61.96% recall on the entity linking tasks for the SimpleQuestions and LC-QuAD 2.0, respectively.
Progress of Research on the Clinical Application of Radiation Protection Agents
Authors: Liu Hongyan , Wang Chao , Zhang Zhongxin , Dang Xuhong
Published: June 2024

With the advancement of nuclear technology, there is an increasing exposure of individuals to ionizing radiation. Incidents of radiation exposure occur occasionally, with the risk of radiation damage continuously rising. Radiation protectants are employed to prevent, alleviate, and treat ionizing radiation injuries. However, many current radiation protectants exhibit potent side effects, and there is currently no clinically established radiation protectant in routine use. Researchers have persistently endeavored to explore effective and low-toxicity radiation protectants. This article primarily focuses on internationally approved radiation protectants such as amifostine, dexrazoxane, phosphoramide mustard, polyethylene glycol-conjugated phosphoramide mustard, and sargramostim. Additionally, it discusses some natural antioxidants, resveratrol, and mesenchymal stem cells, which are currently undergoing clinical trials and promising to offer new avenues for the prevention and treatment of radiation injuries.
Where have all the arrows gone? A cross-cultural comparison of Lowland Maya and Central Ohio arrow use
Authors: Olson Eric
Published: June 2024

Arrow points are an abundant lithic resource, but exactly how abundant? Recent systematic surveys of the Mayan Lowlands and central Ohio permit a new cross-cultural comparison of arrow use, and factors that may lead to their differing accumulations in the archaeological record. Somewhat surprisingly, Mayan arrow use, at least in terms of recorded frequencies in the archaeological record, is less than that of Central Ohio Late Prehistoric populations. Central Ohio has a much smaller population density than the Yucatan peninsula, so the dearth of arrow points in the latter context is unexpected. There are many factors that may explain the paucity of arrow points in Mayan contexts, when compared to the relatively dense arrow assemblages in Ohio sites. These many factors warrant further research and analysis in both Ohio and Mayan lithic arrow studies. This research presents the results of a preliminary comparative analysis. Several factors likely explain the difference between Ohio and maya arrow frequencies. Given that most arrows in Ohio are found as isolated finds, the most likely explanation is a difference in survey coverage between Ohio and the Mayan Lowlands. The other contributing factors include the relatively short use-life of Ohio arrow points, and the lack of weapon diversity in Ohio. Both factors result in higher usage of arrows, and a higher rate of deposit when compared to the Mayan Lowlands. With the increase in digital archives and records, large-scale comparative studies such as this have the potential to change our collective understanding of warfare, conflict, and tool use by past peoples.
The lithic assemblages from the Palaeolithic survey research in the Megalopolis Basin, Greece
Authors: De Caro Dalila , Tourloukis Vangelis , Thomson Nicholas , Varis Aristeidis , Panagopoulou Eleni , Harvati Katerina
Published: June 2024

An intensive, target-oriented surface survey conducted in the Megalopolis basin during 2012-2013 led to the discovery of several Palaeolithic sites and findspots with lithics and faunal remains, including Marathousa-1, a Lower Palaeolithic open-air elephant-butchering site, dated to ca. 400-500 ka BP. This study presents the results from the techno-typological analysis of 413 lithic artefacts collected as surface or stratified finds during the survey research. The aim of the work is to evaluate the diachronic occupation of the area in relation to the lithic technologies used, the typology of the artefacts, and the raw materials exploited. It was possible to provide a chrono-cultural attribution of 167 artefacts, ranging from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Holocene, with a significant component of the collection attributed to the Middle Palaeolithic. Several diagnostic retouched tools allow us to infer that the open-air sites were occupied comparatively more intensively during the Middle Palaeolithic period. We also provide a detailed account of the lithic assemblage from Kavia cave, a previously unstudied site identified during the survey. The high frequency of artefacts pertaining to the Upper Palaeolithic in Kavia is in line with previously identified settlement and mobility patterns of the Peloponnese, where the occupation of caves becomes more intensive from the Upper Palaeolithic onward, as attested at the sites of Klissoura, Kephalari, and Franchthi. The Upper Palaeolithic component from Kavia Cave adds new data to a meagre sample of known sites from this period. The results from the typological and technological analysis of the lithic assemblages collected during the survey in Megalopolis support the conclusions of the basin's long-term and ongoing research, indicating a relatively continuous hominin presence during the Pleistocene.
Generative AI Arts
Authors: Hemment Drew
Published: June 2024

In this, the first edition of The New Real Magazine, we present a guide to working in Generative AI Arts by practitioners at the forefront of the creative wave in AI today, and discover how our present moment was foretold by artists who had already been working with, and on, AI for a decade.
Navigating Generative AI in Turbulent Technological Seas
Authors: Milne Gemma
Published: June 2024

The simple fact that it’s uncool to have an AI-enhanced profile picture now says a lot about the state of generative AI.
No longer a technology hinted at by AI evangelists or confined to particular techno-explorative corners of the internet, generative AI is now a staple of popular culture and front-page news. From the hilarity of the pope in a puffer jacket, to huge concerns about an algorithmically-driven ‘fog of war’ in the Israel-Hamas conflict, generative AI has breached the dinner-table conversations, anecdotes and fully-fledged arguments.
Artist’s Roundtable - The artists’ take on Generative AI
Authors: Sinders Caroline , Fefegha Lex , Salvaggio Eryk , Winger-Bearskin Amelia
Published: June 2024

When looking for actionable strategies, insights and recommendations, often we look to researchers, consultants and external experts. It’s crucial though, that we gain insight from those at the coal-face; and with respect to Generative AI and the creative industry, that’s the artists who are making the work and building the tools.
The New Real’s creative agent, Caroline Sinders, sat down with three other artists working with Generative AI – Lex Fefegha, Eryk Salvaggio and Amelia Winger-Bearskin – to explore future landscapes for Generative AI Arts, find out what co-creation between AI and artists can look like, and - simply - capture what artists want from both AI and those influential people in the broader ecosystem of funding, curation, museums and policy-making.
What artists want from AI Tools
Authors: O'Keeffe Eoghan
Published: June 2024

At The New Real, we want to reflect and represent those at the forefront of art and AI – and to work with them to develop actionable strategies and signposts for practitioners.
Here Eoghan O’Keeffe, an artist and toolmaker, shares with us the key features and capabilities artists are looking for in AI tools as these technologies move forward.
We wanted to know: Looking beyond the text prompt, what do artists want to see from a new generation of tools? How can we give human artists greater agency in co-creation with AI? How can artists create works based on rich understanding of models? And how important is it that tools are legible, interpretable, or configurable?
Preternatural curatorial statement (2019)
Authors: Hemment Drew
Published: June 2024

This curatorial statement accompanied ‘Preternatural’, an exhibition of works by Jake Elwes curated by Drew Hemment and presented by The New Real during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.
AI, Ethics, and the Role of the Artist
Authors: Bennett SJ
Published: June 2024

Using AI as an artistic medium comes with moral implications and responsibilities which can be difficult to anticipate. How can ethics help us unpick these?
Human After All
Authors: Speed Chris
Published: June 2024

The cinematic staple of giving machines human characteristics reveals a lot about our complex relationship with AI and morality.
Illuminating the New Real
Authors: Hemment Drew , Zeilinger Martin , Vidmar Matjaz , Warner Holly , Koppel Keili
Published: June 2024

Even before the explosion of Generative AI in 2022 and 2023, the landscape of artistic uses of AI technologies in the creation, curation and consumption of digital and hybrid experiences was already dynamic and diverse.
The Politics of AI and Drag
Authors: Pegado Briana , Elwes Jake , . Me , Currie Morgan , Hemment Drew
Published: June 2024

New Real artist Jake Elwes in conversation with Me the Drag Artist, Morgan Currie and Drew Hemment. Chaired by Briana Pegado.
AI and Art, the Future is Now
Authors: Pegado Briana , Ridler Anna , Sinders Caroline , Luxford Roy , Hemment Drew
Published: June 2024

New Real artists Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders in conversation with Roy Luxford and Drew Hemment. Chaired by Briana Pegado.
How Deepfakes Are Impacting Society
Authors: Currie Morgan
Published: June 2024

Fake online video and audio content has become a powerful tool for spreading political misinformation and harming personal reputations.
AI Myths Debunked
Authors: Galanos Vassilis , Bennett SJ , Aylett Ruth , Hemment Drew
Published: June 2024

Media coverage of AI has contributed to misinformation about what it can do now and what it might achieve in the future. It’s time to unpick the hype.
Visiting with an AI Oracle or Stepping through a Looking Glass?
Authors: Milne Gemma , Vidmar Matjaz
Published: June 2024

The advances in Generative AI systems have crossed an uncanny valley. They are seemingly able to conjure up a visual representation of any imaginary tableau as well as hold entirely original, unscripted conversations and perform useful editing tasks. This advancement has moved Generative AI from an exotic research field to the main-stream everyday conversation.
But what have we learned from engaging with these technologies? Are the questions we’re asking being answered, or are we simply left with more questions - ones that are really about us as humans and less about the technology itself?
Is machine learning “revolutionising” the Arts?
Authors: Ploin Anne
Published: June 2024

Although the Arts have a long history of incorporating technology––analogue and digital, emerging and retro––into artistic practice, artists have generally been considered automation-proof. Until recently––as recent successes in machine learning (ML) research in the past ten years have given rise to a new wave of interest in the complete automatability of creativity, a final frontier for a maximalist vision for AI-driven automation. Narratives featuring fully autonomous algorithmic “artists” fuelled the hype surrounding machine learning. But what has been happening on the ground in the arts?
ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ В СКС ОДНОПОРТОВЫХ РОЗЕТОК
Authors: Семенов А.Б.
Published: June 2024

Рассмотрена возможность применения однопортовых информационных розеток при построении структурированных кабельных систем. Обсуждаются экономические аспекты использования подобного решения, дано обоснование его технической возможности и продемонстрирована возрастающая роль адаптеров при переходе на подобную схему. Сделан вывод о возможности начала массового применения однопортовых розеток в проектах в среднесрочной перспективе − после 2035 года.
Medidas y órdenes de protección para garantizar una vida libre de violencia
Authors: Vázquez Sánchez Sergio Gabriel
Published: June 2024

Uno de los temas más importantes en materia de implementación y estudio jurídico, no por ser una moda sino porque es un tema central en el desarrollo de la sociedad contemporánea, así como, derivado del impacto que tiene en la misma y, que no debe ser menospreciado o minimizado, es el referente a la violencia de género que viven las mujeres. Es preciso mencionar que, no son situaciones aisladas, puesto que ha sido un método de control ejercido de forma consciente e inconsciente durante décadas, que fomenta la desigualdad entre hombres y mujeres.
Current Themes in the Philosophy of Psychiatry
Authors: Burdman Federico
Published: June 2024

Current Themes in the Philosophy of Psychiatry
IoT Based Smart Farming System using Machine Learning
Authors: Awasthi Avinash
Published: June 2024

Abstract: This research delivers an Internet of Things-enabled smart farming system that leverages AI capabilities for better agricultural management. The system includes manual NPK value input in addition to a number of sensors, including as flame, DHT, and soil moisture sensors, for real-time monitoring of environmental conditions and soil health. The YOLO model and an image detection system with OpenCV are also used in the assessment of crop health. Crop recommendations are facilitated by a Random Forest classification system, which is based on sensor data and picture analysis results. The Raspberry Pi serves as the central processing unit, coordinating the processes of data collection, analysis, and decision-making. By providing farmers with practical information, the system aims to maximize output, minimize resource usage, and promote sustainable farming practices. Farmers can lessen risks such as diseases, pests, and other problems by keeping a close eye on things and analyzing bad weather patterns.
Production Of Mini Tuber Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Ppt4 Zebra With Aeroponic System Through The Addition Of Lighting Color Settings And Lighting Length
Authors: Maya Dista Yufiana Aris , Ishartati Erny , Nursandi Fatimah , Rasyid Harun , Husein Syarief
Published: June 2024

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) are carbohydrate-rich crops. Low potato productivity in Indonesia stems from farmers' inadequate access to quality seed potatoes. One solution to this issue is enhancing quality seed potato production, achievable through aeroponic systems. Lighting, whether incandescent or LED, can optimize potato mini tuber propagation in aeroponic systems. Research on lighting's effects on potato growth remains incomplete. This study aims to investigate how lighting color and duration affect mini tuber production of Solanum tuberosum L. PPT4 Zebra using aeroponic systems. Conducted in Jurangkuali, Bumiaji sub-district, Batu, the study employed a split plot design. The main plot consisted of lighting colors (WC): light yellow (WK), white (WP), and purple (WU). Subplots were lighting duration (LP) at 3 hours (LP 3) and 5 hours (LP 5), each replicated four times. Each replication comprised 8 samples, with 18 potato plant cuttings per population. Variables included plant height, stem diameter, leaf count, chlorophyll level, root length, tuber count, tuber diameter, budding seed count, and tuber weight. Data were analyzed using F-tests followed by BNJ tests at a 5% significance level. Results indicated no interaction between lighting color and duration. Purple lighting yielded the highest tuber count and weight, while 3-hour lighting duration yielded superior plant height, stem diameter, leaf count, and root length.
Comprehensive evaluation of modern combine harvester performance in Southern Russia
Authors: Chaplygin M. E. , Zhalnin E. V.
Published: June 2024

Given the diverse range of machines used on farms (including different brands, models, and manufacturers, etc.), the absence of regulatory guidelines often results in violations of optimality and harmony within the equipment fleet. This, in turn, leads to increased costs of finished products. (Research purpose) This study aims to generalize the results from testing grain harvesters in the southern regions of Russia and to provide a comprehensive assessment of their operational efficiency. (Materials and methods) Tests were conducted on economic entities in Southern Russia using a unified, standardized program and methodology according to GOST 28301-2015, GOST 24055-2016, and STO AIST 8.22-2010. A comprehensive assessment of combine harvesters was conducted evaluating operational and technological performance, energy consumption, and economic criteria. (Results and discussion) A technical analysis of 12 models of foreign and domestically-produced combines has revealed key characteristics that influence their productivity and operational quality. These combines exhibit a throughput capacity ranging from 6.7 kilograms per second (Nova S 340) to 13.8 kilograms per second (John Deere S690), and their engine powers vary between 180 and 530 horsepower. The specific engine power per unit of throughput also varies, ranging from 24.0 to 38.4 horsepower. Axial rotary combines are noted for their high productivity and minimal grain loss. They offer benefits such as reduced grain crushing and low levels of impurity in bunker grain. The average fuel consumption of these combines is recorded at 11.2 kilograms per hectare. (Conclusions) In terms of grain loss, grain crushing, purity, and fuel consumption, domestic combines are comparable to their foreign counterparts, and meet standard agrotechnical requirements. It is recommended that domestic designers study the cleaning mechanisms of the Laverda combine, which ensure minimizing the impurity levels in bunker grain. The cost of the combines analysed does not correlate proportionally with their increased productivity, leading to a signifi cant (up to 40%) rise in the cost of harvesting operations. The Don-1500B combine harvester shows superior economic performance, including direct and capital costs, compared to its counterparts. Therefore, discontinuing its production would be premature.
Fecundidad y alta exigencia profesional: trayectorias de las mujeres militares españolas
Authors: Mañas Ramírez Beatriz , Camarero Rioja Luis , Gómez Escarda María
Published: June 2024

La profesión militar, considerada de alta exigencia, presenta unas características específicas que, en ocasiones, afectan de manera directa a la situación personal y familiar de sus miembros. En lo que respecta a las mujeres militares, una de las posibles repercusiones es el descenso de la fecundidad y el retraso en la edad al nacimiento del primer hijo. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la situación de fecundidad de las mujeres militares en España. Para ello, se ha trabajado con datos provenientes del Movimiento Natural de Población y del Ministerio de Defensa de los que se han podido calcular los Índices Sintéticos de Fecundidad, las tasas globales de fecundidad y natalidad (observadas y corregidas según el método de población-tipo) y las edades medias de las madres al nacimiento de sus hijos en el periodo 2016-2020. Los resultados contribuyen a conocer pautas diferenciales de fecundidad en comparación con la población general, así como a profundizar en el análisis de las potencialidades o dificultades que el entorno militar presenta en las decisiones de maternidad de sus profesionales.
mirada feminista de la “escalera boliviana”. Trayectorias hortícolas de mujeres quinteras en el Gran La Plata, Argentina
Authors: Ambort María Eugenia
Published: June 2024

La horticultura intensiva en Argentina, desarrollada mayoritariamente por familias de origen boliviano en pequeñas explotaciones, destaca por el dinamismo en la movilidad social y geográfica de la fuerza de trabajo. En este artículo analizamos estos procesos de movilidad desde una mirada feminista, buscando romper con los sesgos productivistas y androcéntricos que han caracterizado a estudios precedentes a través de la idea de “escalera boliviana”. Desde un enfoque biográfico y etnográfico reconstruimos las trayectorias hortícolas de 16 mujeres quinteras del Gran La Plata, Buenos Aires. Este abordaje diacrónico permite analizar sus experiencias en primera persona y a lo largo del tiempo, contemplando la interrelación de la esfera productiva con el trabajo doméstico y los cuidados. Los resultados dan cuenta de la particular manera en que los roles y relaciones de género afectan la movilidad social de las mujeres, así como el carácter económicamente significativo del trabajo invisibilizado y no remunerado para la sostenibilidad de la vida.
Paradojas de las políticas públicas en la protección de los pueblos originarios, sus territorios y su patrimonio histórico y cultural
Authors: Gassón Rafael
Published: June 2024

Este ensayo examina algunas de las paradojas ocasionadas por la relación entre las políticas públicas y la protección de los territorios, de los paisajes culturales y del patrimonio histórico y cultural de los pueblos originarios que se encuentran en la denominada Zona de Desarrollo Estratégico Nacional Arco Minero del Orinoco (amo), Venezuela. Luego de describir brevemente los orígenes históricos del neoextractivismo latinoamericano y venezolano, y de discutir de igual forma los problemas y los peligros de esta iniciativa para la conservación de la diversidad biológica y social y del patrimonio histórico y arqueológico, se argumenta que toda iniciativa de intervención de proyectos de impacto ambiental y/o rescate patrimonial y arqueológico debe contar con la consulta previa y la participación de los habitantes de la región. En nuestra opinión, la consulta previa y la participación de las comunidades locales, más que entorpecer el desarrollo nacional, son garantía de protección al ambiente y preservación de los derechos ciudadanos, tal y como lo establece la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela de 1999.
Bodegas, un sitio de pescadores durante el periodo Tardío en el norte del Alto Magdalena - Colombia
Authors: Peña León Germán A , Salas Medellín Rocío , Díaz Ortiz Juan Manuel , Llanos Juan Manuel
Published: June 2024

Los resultados que se presentan a continuación forman parte del proyecto titulado “Estudio arqueológico del impacto de la pesca precolombina en la zona de raudales del río Magdalena, durante el periodo Tardío (siglos xi al xii d. C.)” Colciencias - Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Bogotá), desarrollado por el grupo de investigación Arqueología y Ambiente del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales. Este proyecto se propuso abordar la problemática arqueológica del área de influencia de la zona de los raudales del río Magdalena, mediante el estudio de los restos de fauna y, particularmente, de peces migratorios, asociados al análisis de las unidades de paisaje y los contextos culturales que proporcionan el estudio de los materiales cerámicos y de las industrias líticas. Los resultados obtenidos en el sitio de Bodegas 1 indican que fue ocupado por grupos humanos del periodo Tardío en el siglo xi d. C. Los análisis arqueológicos y los estudios de los suelos sugieren que establecieron algunas viviendas y pequeñas huertas sobre el borde de una terraza aluvial media próxima al río, donde se localizan lugares favorables para la pesca, en particular de especies que realizan migraciones intensas durante dos épocas anuales. Los cambios en las frecuencias y la disminución en las tallas de algunas especies de peces podrían estar relacionados con el inicio de periodos más secos que incidieron en su vulnerabilidad.