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Simulator Instrumen Gitar Berbasis Android di Duff Music Studio
Authors: Pratama Muhammad Yoga , Junianto Erfian
Published: December 2023

Abstrak - Memainkan alat musik gitar akan membawa rasa puas bagi para pengunjung studio musik. Mempelajari gitar secara otodidak bagi pemula tidaklah mudah, serta orang-orang yang tidak mempunyai cukup biaya untuk kursus gitar tentu menjadi masalah. Belum lagi harga instrumen gitar yang terbilang cukup mahal bagi para pemula yang hanya ingin bersenang-senang saja memainkan alat musik tersebut. Hal ini membuat pihak studio memiliki kekhawatiran bahwa peralatannya akan cepat rusak jika digunakan oleh pemula yang masih belajar. Dibutuhkan solusi agar seseorang mampu berlatih alat musik gitar secara mandiri. Sehingga ketika datang berkunjung ke studio musik dapat langsung memainkan gitar tanpa ada jeda kekakuan memainkan alat musik tersebut. Model 4D Thiagaraja cukup tepat digunakan pada pembuatan aplikasi multimedia dengan tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah membuat aplikasi edukatif belajar gitar untuk pemula berbasis Android. Penelitian ini menghasilkan aplikasi dengan fitur suara gitar dan efek strum yang realistis, gaya gitar yang berbeda, serta tombol konten pengguna. Hasil pengujian didapatkan kelayakan aplikasi dalam memberikan fasilitas bagi pengunjung studio yang khususnya masih pemula dalam bermain gitar.Kata kunci: Alat Musik Gitar, Simulator Alat Musik, Aplikasi Berbasis Android, Duff Music Studio. Abstract - Playing a guitar instrument will bring satisfaction to the music studio visitors. Learning guitar self-taught for beginners is not easy, and people who don't have enough money for guitar lessons are certainly a problem. Not to mention the price of the guitar instrument which is quite expensive for beginners who just want to have fun playing the instrument. This makes the studio have concerns that the equipment will be damaged quickly if used by beginners who are still learning. A solution is needed so that someone is able to practice guitar instruments independently. So that when you come to visit the music studio, you can directly play the guitar without a pause in the stiffness of playing the instrument. Thiagaraja's 4D model is quite appropriate to use in making multimedia applications with the aim of this research being to create an educational application for learning guitar for Android-based beginners. This research resulted in an application that features realistic guitar sounds and strum effects, different guitar styles, as well as user content buttons. The test results obtained the feasibility of the application in providing facilities for studio visitors, especially those who are still beginners in playing guitar.Keywords: Guitar Musical Instrument, Musical Instrument Simulator, Android Based Application, Duff Music Studio.
Perancangan Aplikasi Pendaftaran Online Rawat Jalan Berbasis Web Pada Rumah Sakit Umum Rachmi Dewi
Authors: Zarrodin Arfani , Bhakti Henny Dwi
Published: December 2023

Abstrak - Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang dan mengembangkan sebuah aplikasi pendaftaran rawat jalan berbasis website di Rumah Sakit Umum Rachmi Dewi. Metode Waterfall digunakan dalam penelitian ini, karena metode ini umumnya digunakan dalam pengembangan sistem perangkat lunak. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah sebuah aplikasi pendaftaran rawat jalan online yang diakses melalui website. Pengujian menggunakan metode black box telah dilakukan terhadap semua input dan fitur aplikasi, dan hasilnya sesuai dengan perancangan dan harapan. Diharapkan bahwa aplikasi ini akan mempermudah proses pendaftaran pasien rawat jalan, menghemat waktu pasien dan karyawan, serta mengurangi waktu antrian.Kata kunci: Aplikasi, Pendaftaran Online Rumah Sakit, Website, WaterfallAbstract - This research aims to design and develop a website-based outpatient registration application at Rachmi Dewi General Hospital. The Waterfall method is used in this research because this method is generally used in software system development. The result of this research is an online outpatient registration application that is accessed via the website. Testing using the black box method has been carried out on all input and application features, and the results are to the design and expectations. Hopefully, this application will simplify the outpatient registration process, save time for patients and employees, and reduce queue times.Keywords: Application, Hospital Online Registration, Website, Waterfall
Morphogenesis of immune formations of ducks' intestine
Authors: Mazurkevych T. A. , Usenko S. I.
Published: December 2023

The morphogenesis of immune formations of duck intestines was studied. Material for histological studies was taken from Blagovarsky cross broiler ducks aged from one to 420 days. The obtained sections were stained with Karatsi's hematoxylin and eosin – to establish the features of the microscopic structure of intestinal immune formations, Weigert's hematoxylin and picrofuchsin according to Van Gieson and aniline blue in combination with acid fuchsin and Orange G according to Mallory – to identify collagen fibers, resorcin-fuchsin according to Weigert – for differentiation of elastic fibers. To determine reticular fibers, sections were impregnated with 1–2 % argentum nitrate solution according to the modified Kelemen method. Electron microscopy studies were carried out to study the ultrastructure of the immune formations of the intestines of 180-day-old ducks. The studies have established that the intestinal wall in the places where immune formations of the intestines in ducks are localized is formed by tunica mucosa, tunica muscularis and tunica serosa, the area of which in all immune formations changes unevenly and asynchronously with the birds’ age. The tunica mucosa occupies the largest area, which changes unevenly and asynchronously, reaching maximum values (from 71.66 ± 0.25 to 81.28 ± 0.19 %) during the first 25 days of the ducks' life. The tunica muscularis occupies a smaller area than the tunica mucosa. It decreases unevenly in the first 25 days of a bird’s life, and in older birds it increases and reaches maximum values (35.68 ± 0.49–46.67 ± 1.39 %) in 330- and 420-day-old birds. The tunica serosa occupies the smallest area. In day-old birds, this indicator is the highest (from 2.47 ± 0.07 to 6.20 ± 0.02 %) and decreases with age by 1.24–6.52 times. Lymphoid tissue, which determines the functions of immune formations, is located in their tunica mucosa and tunica muscularis. It is detected in the tunica mucosa of all immune formations and the tunica muscularis of caecal diverticula from the bird’s one-day age, in the tunica muscularis of other immune structures – from the age of 10–20 days. The total area of lymphoid tissue increases from one day (27.03 ± 0.88–31.72 ± 0.04 %) to 150 days of age in ducks in Peyer's patches of the duodenum and jejunum and cecal diverticula (59.86 %, 59.58 ± 1.28, 65.12 ± 0.50 %), up to 210 days of age in Peyer’s patches of the ileum (71.64 ± 1.03 %), up to 330 days of age in Peyer’s patches of the cecum (37.84 ± 5.12 %), up to 420 days of age in Meckel’s diverticulum (55.24 ± 0.37 %). In older birds, the area of lymphoid tissue decreases, which indicates the beginning of its involution and, accordingly, the involution of immune formations.
Characteristics of bacterial contamination of the mammary gland secretion of lactating cows with subclinical mastitis
Authors: Pasternak A. M. , Koshevoy V. I. , Naumenko S. V. , Radzykhovskyi M. L. , Skliarov P. M.
Published: December 2023

Subclinical mastitis (SCM) in lactating cows is a common disease characterized by a change in the composition of mammary gland secretion, especially due to an increase in number of somatic cells in it over a long period of time. Etiologically, this disease arises as a result of the pathogenic effect of mixed infections caused mainly by bacteria of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus genera. It should be noted that due to high prevalence, reduction of milk yield and changes in the physical and chemical properties of milk of cows, SCM is a more important problem than clinical forms of mastitis. Thus, the aim of the work was to determine the main causative agents of SCM in lactating cows and their resistance to antibiotics in order to justify the feasibility of using alternative means in the schemes of therapy and prevention of this disease. During the bacteriological examination of mammary gland secretion, streptococci were differentiated by morphological and cultural-biochemical properties, and the pathogenicity of staphylococci was determined by the ability to coagulate rabbit blood plasma in the conditions of the testing laboratory of Smartbiolab LLC (Kharkov) in 2019–2021. Subclinical mastitis in lactating cows was determined using a sample with 5 % dimastine and a thermographic study. Before taking milk samples, the udders were wiped with 70 % alcohol, and the milk was expressed in sterile tubes. The samples were transported in plastic boxes with cooling elements (at a temperature of 8–10 °С) and were examined no later than 4 hours after the moment of selection. The results of research in selected samples Streptococcus spp., which has β-hemolytic properties, was found in 42.9 % of samples, E. coli with hemolytic properties in 28.6 %, and Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in 14.2 % each. The detected pathogens were characterized by the following indicators of antibiotic resistance: E. coli isolates were insensitive to 8 antibiotics (ampicillin, penicillin, streptomycin, neomycin, spectinomycin, spiramycin, lincomycin, chloramphenicol), and Streptococcus spp. (penicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin + clavulonic acid, streptomycin, norfloxacin, gatifloxacin, lincomycin) and Staphylococcus aureus (ampicillin, penicillin, amoxicillin, streptomycin, oxytetracycline, ceftiofur and lincomycin) up to 7, respectively.
“This is the Psychology we Need”: Maya immigrant views on mental health treatment
Authors:   Pacifica Graduate Institute, Chancer Robin
Published: December 2023

displaced Maya communities. To pursue knowledge about the communities’ visions for thriving in the United States, I worked with Maya leaders in Ohio to coordinate a series of dialogues utilizing a Participatory Action Research paradigm. Participants exposed ways in which Western institutions (including hospitals, mental health providers, and schools) reenact elements of colonialism and fail to offer culturally sensitive care. The participants emphasized a key missing element in their well-being: renewing the relationship with the Earth that they lost through colonization and forced migration. To separate physical/mental health from these elements would deny the current ecological realities at the heart of the migrants’ existence. It would also recreate Eurocentric false division among mind, body, soul, and spirit. Maya focus group participants claimed that a decolonial approach to healing could be initiated by returning land to the communities, which they could use for cultivation, community gathering, food sovereignty, and sacred practices. Praxis participants offered critical guidance in re-imagining health and healing in community with each other and with the Earth, which they identified as the sources of flourishing, identity, cultural history, belonging, and spiritual connection.
Castillos en la arena. Turismo, desigualdad laboral y reproducción cultural en torno a Tulum-Pueblo, Quintana Roo
Authors:   Universidad de Guanajuato, Martinez Alejandro
Published: December 2023

El presente artículo busca reflexionar acerca de las consecuencias de los procesos de poblamiento y turistificación que repercuten en la explotación territorial y cooptación de mano de obra en las últimas décadas en la llamada Riviera Maya de Quintana Roo, México. A pesar de la migración interna y la desigualdad laboral, algunos jóvenes mayas aún desean conservar ciertos elementos rituales al ser descendientes de los combatientes durante la Guerra de Castas de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. A partir del trabajo de campo realizado entre 2021 y 2023 con los músicos y organizadores del culto a las cruces sagradas, se pueden evidenciar las pocas alternativas de elección dentro de la oferta laboral que ofrece el turismo transnacional, lo cual implica ajustar el tiempo dedicado al culto y su posible transformación.
La creación de una civilización: Arquitectos, dibujantes e ingenieros a finales del siglo xviii y principios del siglo xix en la provincia de chiapa
Authors:   Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social – Sede Sureste (CIESAS), López Espinosa Omar
Published: December 2023

El artículo se enfoca en el papel protagónico que tuvieron algunos arquitectos, dibujantes e ingenieros en la producción de las primeras imágenes de una ciudad abandonada en el extremo norte de la selva de la Provincia de Chiapa, conocida como las Casas de Piedra (hoy nombrada Palenque). El propósito del escrito es mostrar la relevancia que tuvieron esos dibujos en la discusión sobre los primeros pobladores de América, al ser recuperados por algunos editores/anticuaristas como Henry Berthould (1822), Lord Kinsborough (1831), Henry Baranderé (1834) o Brasseur de Bourbourg (1866) en la primera mitad del siglo XIX. Estos personajes dieron a las imágenes una vida nueva a través de ostentosas publicaciones que a su vez influyeron en la producción de una nueva literatura de exploración y viajes. Igualmente, mediaron en los debates en torno al origen de los primeros pobladores de América entre coleccionistas de antigüedades, eruditos de sociedades científicas de la época y en la siguiente generación de artistas/exploradores (Frederick Waldeck 1826 y Frederick Catherwood 1839). Eventualmente, también llegarían a influir, por intermediación de los anteriores, en la formación de la joven ciencia antropológica decimonónica en el mundo noratlántico.
Privacy Harm and Non-Compliance from a Legal Perspective
Authors:   Dakota State University, Herath Suvineetha , Gelman Haywood , McKee Lisa
Published: December 2023

In today's data-sharing paradigm, personal data has become a valuable resource that intensifies the risk of unauthorized access and data breach. Increased data mining techniques used to analyze big data have posed significant risks to data security and privacy. Consequently, data breaches are a significant threat to individual privacy. Privacy is a multifaceted concept covering many areas, including the right to access, erasure, and rectify personal data. This paper explores the legal aspects of privacy harm and how they transform into legal action. Privacy harm is the negative impact to an individual as a result of the unauthorized release, gathering, distillation, or expropriation of personal information. Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) emerged as a solution to address data privacy issues and minimize the risk of privacy harm. It is essential to implement privacy enhancement mechanisms to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from unlawful use or access. FIPPs (Fair Information Practice Principles), based on the 1973 Code of Fair Information Practice (CFIP), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), are a collection of widely accepted, influential US codes that agencies use when evaluating information systems, processes, programs, and activities affecting individual privacy. Regulatory compliance places a responsibility on organizations to follow best practices to ensure the protection of individual data privacy rights. This paper will focus on FIPPs, relevance to US state privacy laws, their influence on OECD, and reference to the EU General Data Processing Regulation. (GDPR).
Integrating certifications into the cybersecurity college curriculum: The efficacy of education with certifications to increase the cybersecurity workforce
Authors:   Georgia Gwinnett College, Tran Binh , Benson Karen , Jonassen Lorraine
Published: December 2023

One only needs to listen to the news reports to recognize that the gap between securing the enterprise and cybersecurity threats, breaches, and vulnerabilities appears to be widening at an alarming rate. An un-tapped resource to combat these attacks lies in the students of the secondary educational system. Necessary in the cybersecurity education is a 3-tiered approach to quickly escalate the student into a workplace-ready graduate. The analogy used is a three-legged-stool, where curriculum content, hands-on skills, and certifications are equal instruments in the edification of the cybersecurity student. This paper endeavors to delve into the 3rd leg of the stool by developing the concept of vendor-specific and vendor-neutral certifications to educate the cybersecurity student and test their capability of protecting the workplace. The research data was drawn from companies in the Atlanta, Georgia area, who employ and hire cybersecurity recruits. The data from the research proves certifications are necessary as an addition to the cybersecurity curriculum in the secondary education arena. The paper reviews the need for cybersecurity graduates, the balance between cybersecurity theory and applied skillsets, the difference between a certificate and a certification, benefits to the community, classifications of certifications, relevancy of a college degree in today’s workforce, and recommendations for further study.
Exploring Network Security Educator Knowledge Authors
Authors:   University of Houston, Chauvot Jennifer , Gurkan Deniz , Horn Cathy
Published: December 2023

It is critical for nations to have trained professionals in network security who can safeguard hardware, information systems, and electronic data. Network security education is a key knowledge unit of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity and various information systems security curricula at the master's and bachelor's levels in higher education. Network security units are components of computer science curricula in high school contexts as well. Educators who teach these concepts play a significant role in developing a skilled workforce of network security experts for both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Understanding the necessary knowledge and skills of network security educators serve to better inform institutes of higher education, educator preparation programs, and others who support educators in the field. This study describes knowledge constructs of a higher education faculty member who teaches networking and network security and was developing, and piloting innovative network security curriculum embedded in both undergraduate and graduate courses. Data were transcripts of recorded monthly meetings with the educator, fieldnotes taken during the meetings, and course artifacts. Existing teacher knowledge frameworks that have been applied in both K-12 and higher education contexts were used to deductively code the data. Examples of curricular knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge specific to the teaching of network security are provided. The affordances of using engagement within curriculum development to understand educator knowledge constructs and the existing teacher knowledge frameworks as tools for analyses are highlighted.
A Mixed-Method Study Exploring Cyber Ranges and Educator Motivation
Authors:   Regent University, Beauchamp Cheryl , Matusovich Holly ,   Virginia Tech
Published: December 2023

A growing number of academic institutions have invested resources to integrate cyber ranges for applying and developing cybersecurity-related knowledge and skills. Cyber range developers and administrators provided much of what is known about cyber range resources and possible educational applications; however, the educator provides valuable understanding of the cyber range resources they use, how they use them, what they value, and what they do not value. This study provides the cyber range user perspective of cyber ranges in cybersecurity education by describing how K-12 educators are motivated using cyber ranges. Using mixed methods, this study explored educator motivation associated with cyber range usage through the lens of Eccles’ Situated Expectancy Value Theory. This research contributes to understanding how educators are motivated using academic cyber ranges for cybersecurity education. Overall, educators were motivated but professional development and preparation resources that do not assume any prior cybersecurity knowledge would contribute positively to their usage. Cybersecurity education stakeholders should continue to support cyber range integration to strengthen cybersecurity education programs and support educators' ability to become better cybersecurity educators.
Adoption of cybersecurity policies by local governments 2020
Authors:   University of Maryland, Norris Donald , Mateczun Laura
Published: December 2023

This paper should be of interest to the readers of this journal because it addresses a subject that has received little scholarly attention; namely, local government cybersecurity. The U.S. has over 90,000 units of local government, of which almost 39,000 are “general purpose” units (i.e., municipalities, counties, towns and townships). On average, these governments do not practice cybersecurity effectively (Norris, et al., 2019 and 2020). One possible reason is that they do not adopt and/or implement highly recommended cybersecurity policies. In this paper, we examine local government adoption or lack of adoption of cybersecurity policies using data from three surveys. Norris, et al, 2019 & 2020; Hatcher, et al., 2020; and Norris and Mateczun, 2023. It will probably not be surprising that our first finding is that, by and large, local governments still do a poor good job of adopting and implementing cybersecurity policies. Thus, our first recommendation is that these governments must take whatever actions are needed to ensure high levels of cybersecurity. If they do not, the consequences will be painful and costly, as demonstrated by examples presented in the text. Among these actions, we next recommend that local governments adopt and effectively implement the highly recommended cybersecurity policies discussed in the concluding section. Last, as we have recommended previously, we again call upon local governments to create and maintain within their organizations a culture of cybersecurity – one in which all parties in these governments fully understand and support cybersecurity at the highest levels in their governments.
Understanding How to Diversify the Cybersecurity Workforce: A Qualitative Analysis
Authors:   Florida Institute of Technology, Chaparro Osman Maria , Namukasa Maureen , Ficke Cherrise , Piasecki Isabella , OConnor TJ , Carroll Meredith
Published: December 2023

A robust cybersecurity workforce is critical for protection against a range of malicious attacks. However, it has been noted that there are many vacancies and a shortage of individuals entering the cybersecurity workforce. This workforce shortage has partly been attributed to the lack of diversity in the cybersecurity field, with women, African Americans, and Hispanics remaining underrepresented in educational and professional settings. Using a qualitative approach, this work sought to investigate what led underrepresented minorities currently involved in cybersecurity to the industry, with the goal of determining methods to attract and diversify the workforce. A thematic analysis was conducted using data collected during interviews with 23 participants including underrepresented minority students, underrepresented minority professionals, college instructors, and a high school administrator. The interview questions aimed to address (a) what attracted minorities to the field, (b) how they overcame educational and professional roadblocks, (c) how they built non-technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and (d) how they maintained engagement. Findings revealed 17 themes that were related to characteristics of (a) the learner, (b) the instruction, and (c) the environment. Based on these findings, recommendations are presented to illustrate how these themes can be implemented by instructors with the goal of increasing the participation and involvement of underrepresented minorities and fostering diversity in the cybersecurity field.
What You See Is Not What You Know: Studying Deception in Deepfake Video Manipulation
Authors:   Kennesaw State University, Allen Cathryn ,   University of North Georgia, Payne Bryson , Abegaz Tamirat , Robertson Chuck
Published: December 2023

Research indicates that deceitful videos tend to spread rapidly online and influence people’s opinions and ideas. Because of this, video misinformation via deepfake video manipulation poses a significant online threat. This study aims to discover what factors can influence viewers’ capability to distinguish deepfake videos from genuine video footage. This work focuses on exploring deepfake videos’ potential use for deception and misinformation by exploring people’s ability to determine whether videos are deepfakes in a survey consisting of deepfake videos and original unedited videos. The participants viewed a set of four videos and were asked to judge whether the videos shown were deepfakes or originals. The survey varied the familiarity that the viewers had with the subjects of the videos. Also, the number of videos shown at one time was manipulated. This survey showed that familiarity with subjects has a statistically significant impact on how well people can determine a deepfake. Notably, however, almost two-thirds of study participants (102 out of 154, or 66.23%) were unable to correctly identify a sequence of just four videos as either genuine or deepfake. This study provides insights into possible considerations for countering disinformation and deception resulting from the misuse of deepfakes.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Experiential Learning in Cyberbiosecurity and Agriculture Through Workforce Development
Authors:   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Johnson Kellie , Drape Tiffany , Oakes Joseph , Simpson Joseph , Brown Ann , Westfall-Rudd Donna , Duncan Susan
Published: December 2023

Cyberbiosecurity and workforce development in agriculture and the life sciences (ALS) is a growing area of need in the curriculum in higher education. Students that pursue majors related to ALS often do not include training in cyber-related concepts or expose the ‘hidden curriculum’ of seeking internships and jobs. Exposing students through workforce development training and hands-on engagement with industry professionals can provide learning opportunities to bridge the two and is an area of growth and demand as the workforce evolves. The objectives of this work were 1) to learn key concepts in cybersecurity, including data security, visualization, and analysis, to name a few, through class activities and engagement with professional partners and 2) to understand what knowledge students gained from participating in the course could transfer over for when they enter the workforce. Three themes emerged from the study where students, through direct engagement with industry partners, gained more insight about the industry applicable to their studies; they established work environment expectations for entering internships and official job placements and established ways in which the workforce development training informed their future careers.
A Developed Framework for Studying Cyberethical Behaviour in North Central Nigeria
Authors:   University of Ilorin, Ololade Dunmade Aderinola , Tella Adeyinka , Onuoha Uloma Doris ,   Adeleke University
Published: December 2023

ICT advancements have enabled more online activities, resulting in several cyberethical behaviours. Literature documents prevalence of plagiarism, and online fraud, among other misbehaviours. While behaviour has been explained by several theories, as scholarship and research advances, frameworks are modified to include more constructs. The researchers modified Fishbein and Ajzen (2011)'s Reasoned Action Approach to study female postgraduate students' perspectives toward cyberethical behaviour in North Central Nigerian universities. The study focused on four variables, which were adequately captured by the model: perception, awareness, and attitude. An adapted questionnaire collected quantitative data. This study used multistage sampling. A sample size of 989 north central Nigerian female university postgraduate students were selected from a population of 9,000. The majority of respondents reported not using copyrighted materials without permission (X = 3.48, N = 834, SD = 0.68) and using student emails for academic purposes (X = 3.36, N = 834, SD = 0.673). Perception and attitude toward cyberethical behaviour were positively correlated (r =0.17; P < 0.05). Perception, awareness, and attitude toward cyberethical behaviour correlated (R2 =0.22). Perception and awareness significantly affected cyberethical behaviour (R2 = 0.09). We recommend that university administrators implement intentional cyberethics policies and curricula to promote ethical internet use.
Integrating NIST and ISO Cybersecurity Audit and Risk Assessment Frameworks into Cameroonian Law
Authors:   University of the Free State, Ngalim Bernard
Published: December 2023

This paper reviews cybersecurity laws and regulations in Cameroon, focusing on cybersecurity and information security audits and risk assessments. The importance of cybersecurity risk assessment and the implementation of security controls to cure deficiencies noted during risk assessments or audits is a critical step in developing cybersecurity resilience. Cameroon's cybersecurity legal framework provides for audits but does not explicitly enumerate controls. Consequently, integrating relevant controls from the NIST frameworks and ISO Standards can improve the cybersecurity posture in Cameroon while waiting for a comprehensive revision of the legal framework. NIST and ISO are internationally recognized as best practices in information security systems and cybersecurity risk management. This paper highlights the lack of specific international law provisions addressing cybersecurity audits and risk assessments. Overall, the paper highlights the importance of continuous risk assessment and monitoring, implementation of security controls, and compliance with organizational policies, relevant laws and regulations to ensure the adequate protection of information systems. Finally, the paper underscores the importance of improving Cameroon's cybersecurity regulations by integrating provisions from NIST and ISO.
Leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR Technologies to Improve Cybersecurity Education, Training, and Operations
Authors:   University of Arizona, Wagner` Paul , Alharthi Dalal
Published: December 2023

The United States faces persistent threats conducting malicious cyber campaigns that threaten critical infrastructure, companies and their intellectual property, and the privacy of its citizens. Additionally, there are millions of unfilled cybersecurity positions, and the cybersecurity skills gap continues to widen. Most companies believe that this problem has not improved and nearly 44% believe it has gotten worse over the past 10 years. Threat actors are continuing to evolve their tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting attacks on public and private targets. Education institutions and companies must adopt emerging technologies to develop security professionals and to increase cybersecurity awareness holistically. Leveraging Virtual/ Augmented/Mixed/Extended Reality technologies for education, training, and awareness can augment traditional learning methodologies and improve the nation’s cybersecurity posture. This paper reviews previous research to identify how distance and remote education are conducted generally, and how Virtual/Augmented/Extended/Mixed reality technologies are used to conduct cybersecurity awareness training, cybersecurity training, and conduct operations. Finally, barriers to adopting these technologies will be discussed. Understanding how these technologies can be developed and implemented provides one potential way of overcoming the cybersecurity workforce gap and increasing the competencies and capabilities of cybersecurity professionals.
Preparing UK students for the workplace: The Acceptability of a Gamified Cybersecurity Training
Authors:   University of Surrey, Mason Oliver , Collman Siobhan , Kazamia Stella , Boureanu Ioana
Published: December 2023

This pilot study aims to assess the acceptability of Open University’s training platform called Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training course (GICAST), as a means of improving cybersecurity knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours in undergraduate students using both quantitative and qualitative methods. A mixed-methods, pre-post experimental design was employed. 43 self-selected participants were recruited via an online register and posters at the university (excluding IT related courses). Participants completed the Human Aspects of Information Security Questionnaire (HAIS-Q) and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Scale. They then completed all games and quizzes in the GICAST course before repeating the HAIS-Q and FoMO scales as well as several open-ended questions. Pre-training HAIS-Q Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour all improved from ‘reasonable’ pre-training levels to become ‘very high’ following training with large effect sizes estimated. FoMO improved to a lesser degree but also predicted the degree of HAIS-Q improvement suggesting it is relevant to the impact of this training course. Qualitatively, five key themes were generated: enjoyment, engagement, usability of GICAST, content relevance, and perceived educational efficacy. Overall, sentiment towards training was very positive as an enjoyable engaging and usable course. GICAST was found to be a feasible course for a wide range of students at a UK university: overall the training improved cyber-security awareness on a well validated measure with outcomes comparable to information-security-trained employees of a secure workplace. Despite a diversity of views about content, the course appears to be well suited to the non-IT undergraduate sector and may suit wide uptake to enhance students’ employability in a wide range of cybersecurity relevant contexts.
Turnstile File Transfer: A Unidirectional System for Medium-Security Isolated Clusters
Authors:   University of Southern Maine, Monnin Mark , Sussman Lori
Published: December 2023

Data transfer between isolated clusters is imperative for cybersecurity education, research, and testing. Such techniques facilitate hands-on cybersecurity learning in isolated clusters, allow cybersecurity students to practice with various hacking tools, and develop professional cybersecurity technical skills. Educators often use these remote learning environments for research as well. Researchers and students use these isolated environments to test sophisticated hardware, software, and procedures using full-fledged operating systems, networks, and applications. Virus and malware researchers may wish to release suspected malicious software in a controlled environment to observe their behavior better or gain the information needed to assist their reverse engineering processes. The isolation prevents harm to networked systems. However, there are times when the data is required to move in such quantities or speeds that it makes downloading onto an intermediate device untenable. This study proposes a novel turnstile model, a mechanism for one-way file transfer from one enterprise system to another without allowing data leakage. This system protects data integrity and security by connecting the isolated environment to the external network via a locked-down interconnection. Using medium-security isolated clusters, the researchers successfully developed a unidirectional file transfer system that acts as a one-way “turnstile” for secure file transfer between systems not connected to the internet or other external networks. The Turnstile system (source code available at github.com/monnin/turnstile) provides unidirectional file transfer between two computer systems. The solution enabled data to be transferred from a source system to a destination system without allowing any data to be transferred back in the opposite direction. The researchers found an automated process of transferring external files to isolated clusters optimized the transfer speed of external files to isolated clusters using Linux distributions and commands.
Ebu’l-Hasan el-Harakānî’de Nâz ve Niyâz Makamı
Authors: Beki Niyazi
Published: December 2023

Ebu’l-Hasan el-Harakānî’nin (ö. 425/1033) hayatını ve mânevî kişiliğini konu alan bu çalışma, onun neden tasavvuf tarihinin en büyük şahsiyetlerinden biri olduğunu ortaya koymayı ve mânevî kişiliğine ışık tutmayı amaçlamaktadır. Ünlü sufilerin onun mânevî şahsiyetine dair yaptıkları yorumlar ve kendisinin tasavvufa dair sözlerinde mânevî kişiliğinin yüksek mertebesine dair ipuçlarından yola çıkarak, kendisinin bulunduğu mânevî mertebeye dair sufi kişiliğinin altı çizilmeye çalışılmıştır. Tasavvufta “nâz ve niyâz makamı” olarak bilinen yüksek bir mânevî mertebede kâmil bir sufi olarak Allah’a yakınlığı ve edindiği bu mânevî makamın niteliği yine hem kendisinin hem onu tanıyan sufilerin sözlerinden yola çıkılarak ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Tasavvufta pek az kişiye nasip olan nâz ve niyâz makamı gibi yüksek makamların sahibi olan Ebu’l-Hasan Harakānî’nin kimi zaman tartışma konusu olmuş şathiyata varan sözleri de ayrı bir başlık içinde incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın amacı, nâz ve niyâz makamının yüksek mertebelerinde gezinen Ebu’l-Hasan Harakānî’nin mânevî kişiliğini olabildiğince ortaya koymak ve onun sufi kimliğini tanıtmaya çalışmaktır.
EFFICIENCY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY INSTITUTE IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC COMPETITION PROTECTION: AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN DOCTRINE
Authors:   National Academy of Management, Ierokhin Serhii , Kuchyn Serhii ,   Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevskyi National University of Arts, Shtuler Iryna ,   National Academy of Management
Published: December 2023

The article examines the institution of responsibility in the field of economic competition protection, which is used in the American and European systems. It has been established that the issue of liability for offenses in the field of competition regulation and competition protection is a special issue on Ukraine's path to European integration. This problem is important because in the modern Ukrainian economy, its institutional support - in the form of rules, economic mechanisms and tools, as well as organizational forms - ensure the interaction of the market and the state, because neither the market nor the state, taken by themselves, with development along the line of progress, they are unable to cope. The issue of competition regulation and liability for violations in the field of competition protection is of particular importance for the European integration of Ukraine. After all, after the historical challenges faced by Ukraine, only mutually agreed and regulated relations in this sphere can become a guarantee of social and national development. It was determined that competitiveness in the modern world cannot be ensured only on a liberal basis, that is, on a purely market basis. Effective regulation of competition protection is necessary for understanding the main mechanisms of interaction of various participants in the market. Established rules that apply to different types of markets are inseparable from the economic mechanisms that underlie them. One of the violations in the field of protection of economic competition is the abuse of a monopoly position. It has been established that two doctrines are currently used as a basis for developing approaches to competition regulation: American and European. The article lists the categories of prohibitions in the anti-competitive behavior of the USA and the EU. It is proven that highly developed countries strengthen their dominant role due to the use of the latest knowledge and the introduction of innovations, which makes them more competitive. Other countries that do not possess this knowledge and skills become dependent on them. And this dependence consists in calculating the benefits of civilization with cheap labor, natural resources and other national wealth. Key words: competition, competitiveness, responsibility, enterprises, benchmarking, internationalization, protection.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ВПЛИВУ ФАКТОРІВ НА ВМІСТ СОМАТИЧНИХ КЛІТИН У МОЛОЦІ
Authors: Чернявська Тетяна Олексіївна
Published: December 2023

Молоко як сировина для великої кількості продуктів повинна відповідати високим критеріям якості. Особливе місце в цьому має вміст соматичних клітин у молоці. Саме цей показник характеризує стан молочної залози корови та може вказувати на наявність субклінічного маститу. З підвищенням вмісту соматичних клітин відбувається зниження рівня молочної продуктивності, знижується вміст складових молока та погіршуються технологічні властивості молочної сировини для переробки її на тверді сири. Зі свого боку, виникнення маститів може істотно знижувати економічну ефективність молочної галузі. Тому вивчення кількості соматичних клітин в молоці та фактори, які на нього впливають, є актуальним завданням. Для вирішення цього завдання нами проведені дослідження в племзаводах з розведення української бурої молочної та української чорно-рябої молочної порід державного підприємства «Дослідне господарство Інституту сільського господарства Північного Сходу Національної академії аграрних наук України» (Сумського району). Визначення рівня молочної продуктивності проводили за результатами контрольного доїння. Вміст соматичних клітин визначали в лабораторії Інституту тваринництва НААН на обладнанні фірми Bentley Instruments. Біометричну обробку результатів проводили методами математичної статистики засобами програми Statistiсa 8.0 на ПК. Силу впливу визначали однофакторним дисперсійним аналізом за методикою М. О. Плохінського. Встановлена міжпорідна диференціація за вмістом соматичних клітин в молоці. Менший їх вміст характерний первісткам української бурої молочної породи (менше ніж 200 тис. кл/см3). Середнє значення досліджуваної ознаки у первісток української чорно-рябої молочної породи було вдвічі вище, що може свідчити про наявність у них субклінічного маститу. Також має місто різниця за вмістом соматичних клітин в молоці у корів залежно від походження за батьком. Меншим вмістом соматичних клітин у молоці відрізнялися дочки плідників швіцької породи Джулекс 814660569 і Фьонікс 536673172. Найбільшим вмістом соматичних клітин у молоці – дочки плідника голштинської породи Фаун 356552537. Досліджені особливості динаміки змін вмісту соматичних клітин у молоці протягом лактації та залежно від віку тварини. За результатами однофакторного дисперсійного аналізу виявлений статистично значущий вплив походження за батьком та оператора машинного доїння на вміст соматичних клітин у молоці. Отримані результати дають змогу стверджувати про ефективність селекційних заходів і вдосконалення технологічних заходів з метою зниження вмісту соматичних клітин у молоці корів.
Health scares: Tracing their nature, growth and spread
Authors: MacKrill Kate , Witthöft Michael , Wessely Simon , Petrie Keith J.
Published: December 2023

Background

Health scares are highly publicised threats to health that increase public concern and protective behaviours but are later shown to be unfounded. Although health scares have become more common in recent times, they have received very little research attention. This is despite the fact that health scares often have negative outcomes for individuals and community by affecting health behaviours and causing high levels of often unnecessary anxiety.

Method

In this paper we undertook a review and analysis of the major types of health scares as well as the background factors associated with health scares and their spread.

Results

We found most health scares fell into seven main categories; environmental contaminants, food, malicious incidents, medical treatments, public health interventions, radiation from technology and exotic diseases. For most health scares there are important background factors and incident characteristics that affect how they develop. Background factors include conspiracy theories, trust in governmental agencies, anxiety, modern health worries and wariness of chemicals. Incident characteristic include being newly developed, not understood or unseen, man-made rather than natural and whether the incident is out of personal control. We also identified the aspects of traditional and social media that exacerbate the rapid spread of health scares.

Conclusion

More research is needed to identify the characteristics of media stories that intensify the levels of public concern. Guidelines around the media’s reporting of health incidents and potential health threats may be necessary in order to reduce levels of public anxiety and the negative public health impact of health scares.
The Impact of Electronic Services on the Development of Information, Reference and Consulting Work of the State Tax Service of Ukraine
Authors:   State Tax University, Tuchak Tetiana V. , Bratunets Yuliia Yu. ,   State Tax University
Published: December 2023

The article is aimed at a thorough analysis and study of the impact of electronic services on the development of information, reference and consulting work of the State Tax Service of Ukraine (STS). As part of the study, a detailed assessment of the functioning of the main electronic services providing information, reference and consulting services was carried out. In particular, such platforms as PIR (public information resource), communication tax platform, taxpayer’s electronic cabinet and register of individual tax consultations were analyzed. In the course of the analysis, it was found that over the past five years there has been a significant increase in the activity of visits to electronic services, which indicates that taxpayers are moving to the use of electronic means of obtaining information, reference and consulting services. One of the factors contributing to this transition is the convenience and speed of access to the necessary information. Additionally, there is an increase in the quality of service, a reduction in costs, as well as an increase in transparency and trust through the use of electronic services. On the basis of the carried out analysis, the key reasons for the positive impact of electronic services on the development of information, reference and consulting work of the State Tax Service of Ukraine have been allocated. In addition to these advantages, electronic services help to increase the efficiency of data exchange between taxpayers and the tax authority. The conclusions emphasize the importance of further development of electronic services in the field of taxation and indicate the potential for improving and expanding the functionality of existing platforms. Further research should be aimed at identifying new opportunities and optimizing electronic services to meet taxpayers’ needs for access to information and advice as efficiently as possible.