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Implementation of Agile Methodology in Software Development Project Management in Power Industry Small Business
Authors:   Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kulkova Varvara Yu. , Emelyanov Daniil M. ,   Promenergo LLC
Published: May 2024

The article is devoted to the evaluation of the results of experimental implementation of flexible software development methodology under conditions of small business in power industry. The purpose of the study is to evaluate implementation of Agile methodology of software development management under conditions of Promenergo LLC case production. The choice of the research object is due to the availability of factual data and involvement of the author in the activities of software development department. The methodological basis of the study is Agile methodology as a concept of flexible approach to project management. The research methods are experiment, observation, comparison, and field sociological research – interview survey. Flexible project management is considered on the example of hybrid Scrumban methodology. The results of the research are achieving stable software version based on the results of the 5th sprint, developing strict regulations for the software versions, participation of the entire team in decision-making, reducing the number of defects by 10%, reducing the number of "lost tasks" to 4-6%, and increasing satisfaction with operational processes by 43%. Agile methodology demonstrated effectiveness under conditions of power industry production, which directly depends on the developed software solution. Implementation of the basic principles of Agile methodology does not require additional human, material and financial resources, which makes them available for use in the teams of small and medium-sized enterprises.
State Youth Policy and its Conceptual Directions for the Socio-Economic and Cultural Development of the Country
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA, Merkulov Pavel A.
Published: May 2024

Under conditions of global challenges and threats to the country’s national security, young people are the most vulnerable to foreign policy influence and formation of views and values that are alien and not applicable to our country and do not correspond to our national ideology. At the same time, young people are the driving force that influences and will influence political and economic processes in the country and in the world, determine the future development directions of the civilization and the states. According to the author, education, training and professional development of Russian youth should be developed on the systemic basis taking into account the strategic directions of the Russian state development, its sovereignty and integral unity preservation. And that is the determination of the topic relevance of the article. The purpose of the study is to scientifically comprehend the impact of state youth policy, which is based on the conceptual directions of youth policy development strategy, on socio-economic stabilization and Russia’s cultural development. Dialectical, systemic and structural-functional methodological approaches, as well as methods of statistical and comparative analysis are used in the article. The author made a review of the priority areas of state youth policy taking into account the opinions of political scientists, sociologists, historians and economists. As a result, the reasons and conditions for the development and discussion of key areas of youth work in the coming years, and the monitoring results of youth participation in the programs and projects under conditions of geopolitical instability are summed up. In addition, conceptual directions of formation and implementation of state youth policy for socio-economic and cultural transformations in the country are formulated.
Versatility of Labour Motivation and Methods Perfection of Personnel Work Stimulation
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA, Alekhina Larisa L. , Shchekina Alina N. ,   Service Center of Orel Promsvyazbank PJSC, Shchekin Alexander A. ,   LLC MFC “MigCredit”
Published: May 2024

Labour activity motivation of the personnel is versatile and comprehensive. At the stage of organization's manpower formation, it is important to establish how motivated for subsequent productive work and professional improvement a potential applicant is. At the stage of functioning and development of the organization's personnel, the employee's interest in progress and updating competencies is not less significant. It is advisable at present to assess the factors inside and outside of the organization, and to determine their impact on the personnel’s behavior in the process of performing their labour functions and solving corporate tasks. The internal motives of each person have a dominant effect on the ability to work and the effectiveness of an employee occupying a particular position or work place. In this regard, motivation methods play an invaluable role in the process of labour interaction between the employer and the staff. Within the framework of the goal, the article provides comprehensive analysis of labour motivation methods in enterprises and organizations. Methods of generalization, analysis, comparison, correlation and factor evaluation are used as an instrumental basis to confirm the hypothesis that the use of various stimulating methods of staff work contributes to the development of labour motivation. The advantages and disadvantages of the considered motivation methods of labour activity within the framework of the enterprises and organizations functioning as socio-economic systems and market entities are investigated. In the course of the research, actual problematic aspects of personnel motivation methods are analyzed and conclusions are made regarding economic and non-economic components of personnel motivation, as well as demotivating factors.
Promotion of Creative Tourism with Digital Marketing Tools in Small Towns
Authors:   Moscow University for Industry and Finance ", Soboleva Yulia P. ,   Synergy"
Published: May 2024

Increased interest in non-standard and exciting pastime is currently a worldwide trend. Experts mention with good reason that impressions are the basis of modern tourism. Creative tourism is a source of regional income growth, a way to strengthen competitive position of tourism business, and it is a source of positive emotions for tourists. Digital marketing helps identify the needs of tourists and form a unique offer to competing enterprises of tourism industry. Tourist offer and its preparation are gradually being transformed thanks to advances in information and communication technologies. The purpose of the study is to assess the potential of creative tourism in the development of small towns, as well as to identify the main directions of effective implementation of this process. The research methodology is the following: marketing survey, marketing analytics, descriptive, analytical, statistical, and project methods. The scientific significance of the study results is to identify the main characteristic of creative tourism development, that is co-creation, the development of which will allow to form value, develop territories, expand knowledge, and attract funding. The paper expands the conception of creative tourism. It is not just an interactive study of the terrain, a tourist route, but also involvement of tourists in the process of co-authorship and creation. The practical significance of the study is to identify the potential for creative tourism development in Orel region, as well as to systematize the main problems in successful implementation of this process. The advantages of creative tourism over cultural tourism are identified. Their use will help to revive the districts and attract additional funding. Summarizing the results of marketing analytics made it possible to identify the most commonly used retrieval requests, the use of which in the system of creative tourism services promotion will increase the brand awareness of the city. The paper systematizes the main directions of the marketing program to implement the concept of creative tourism development in the regions. In particular, the potential of social networks as a digital marketing tool is investigated, and strategies of creative tourism development in small towns are proposed.
Modern Problems of Settlement and Cash Servicing of Legal Entities by Commercial Banks in the Market of Digital Financial Technologies and Innovations
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA, Shalaev Ilya A. , Kozhanchikov Oleg I. ,   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA
Published: May 2024

At this point, the bank's services of settlement and cash transactions on the orders of legal entities are imperfect. There are problems that need to be solved. Improving the quality of service to enterprises in credit institutions will lead not only to improvement of the legal entity's activities and its loyalty increase, but also to profit increase of the credit institution itself due to larger funds turnover that it can use to carry out active banking operations. Besides, the number of customers will increase who will conclude banking agreement, and will accordingly bring additional funds. The immediate purpose of the activity of any credit institution is to make a profit, after all. The purpose of the study is to identify modern problems of settlement and cash servicing of legal entities by commercial banks in the market of digital financial technologies and innovations. Materials and methods used are: statistical data analysis, questionnaires and surveys, expert interviews, literature review, comparative analysis, use of analytical tools, and collection of user experience data. As a result, modern problems of settlement and cash services of legal entities by commercial banks in the market of digital financial technologies and innovations were identified. Banking sector evolution and active introduction of digital innovations have positive impact on the economy and the level of customer loyalty, especially enterprises. Thus, modern banking services for legal entities are undergoing fundamental changes, and successful banks are striving to adapt their services and processes on the basis of the latest technologies and customer needs. Banks and legal entities should actively work on innovative solutions, improving cybersecurity, compliance with legislation and adaptation to the changing financial landscape. Understanding and responding to these challenges are the key factors for successful cash and settlement services in the market of digital financial technologies and innovations.
Adoption of AI Chat Bot like Chat GPT in Higher Education in India: a SEM Analysis Approach
Authors:   ISMS Group of Institutions, Roy Sumitra , Gupta Vishnu ,   Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Ray Samrat ,   International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS)
Published: May 2024

Applications of artificial intelligence have grown to be one of the most important and well-known targets for nations in the modern era, particularly in the education sector. This is because these technologies have the potential to boost productivity and help the sector develop quickly by presenting scientific information to students in an appealing manner. To explore the link between latent variables, structural equation modeling is done using the partial least square technique structural equation model (PLS-SEM) with the help of Smart PLS. The intent of this investigation is to offer empirical support and explain the variables that may influence the adoption of artificial intelligence in higher education. The finding suggests that the hedonic, gamification, and motivational factors, as well as the convenience and efficiency factors, all have a significant impact on the adoption of artificial intelligence in India, like Chat GPT.
Digital Transformation of Engineering and Technical Workflow as a Factor of the Enterprise Economic Activity Optimization in Construction Industry
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA, Savina Anna G. , Malyavkina Lyudmila I. ,   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA, Savin Denis A. ,   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA
Published: May 2024

Introduction of the systems of electronic engineering and technical and organisational workflow is currently considered as one of the effective tools to digitalize management of business process of construction industry enterprises to increase their efficiency and competitiveness in a dynamically developing business environment. The necessity to build digital infrastructure to manage the flows of structured digital information about the capital construction object at the stages of its life cycle is primarily due to the transition trend to use information modeling technology implemented at the state level. The purpose of the study is to analyze the specifics of the workflow of enterprises in the field of architectural and construction design and to study the possibilities of implementing the processes of its digital transformation based on introduction of import–independent specialized software products of domestic production. The analysis of current state of the enterprises corporate management systems of project products circulation, internal coordination logistics and external interaction of the participants of investment and construction projects revealed inefficiency and significant shortcomings of traditional format of document management. This allowed making conclusion about the necessity to use specialized software for managing engineering and technical data, since traditional electronic document management systems and ECM systems do not allow taking into account the highlighted features. Business and functional requirements formulated in the course of the study for the systems of this class and functionality analysis of Russian TDMS Farvater (Fairway) system for compliance with these requirements allowed to conclude that digitization of engineering and technical data management processes within the framework of the general trend of digital transformation will optimize the economic activity of construction industry enterprise by reducing the costs of document management and deadlines of investment and construction projects. The highlighted requirements for technical data management information system can be used in the development of import-independent software products of this class. The description of the TDMS Farvater (Fairway) functionality and its integration mechanisms in creating of unified information technology environment of shared data can become a methodological basis to form corporate digital ecosystem for managing digitized information flows and configuring interaction routes and synchronization of internal and external document flow in a single interface.
Assessment of Use of the Agricultural Sector Fixed Assets of Orel Region Economy
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA, Zaika Anna V. , Karpova Olga I. ,   Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of RANEPA
Published: May 2024

The purpose of the research is to study the current trends and features of fixed assets use at the level of regional agro-industrial complex. The methods used in the process of work cover the groups of abstract-logical and statistical research methods. The methodology of the work consists in conducting comparative analysis of use efficiency of fixed assets in agricultural sector of the economy of Russia and Orel region, identifying the main reproduction problems of fixed assets in agro-industrial complex, and forming proposals to improve the process of updating fixed assets in agricultural sector of regional economy. The article analyzes the current state of fixed assets in the context of the Orel region and the Russian Federation in 2020-2022. The number of agricultural enterprises and their changes over the years, full accounting and book value of fixed assets, as well as their structure are considered. The indicators of the movement of fixed assets and the efficiency coefficient of their use are analyzed. Assessment of investments in fixed assets of agricultural organizations at the regional and federal levels was formed. The problems of updating fixed assets are identified and changes in the process of accumulation of depreciation funds are proposed.
AVALIAÇÃO E MANEJO DE CRISES DE ANSIEDADE E ATAQUES DE PÂNICO EM SERVIÇOS DE EMERGÊNCIA
Authors: Felipe Eduardo Fagundes Lopes  , Camilla Ariete Vitorino Dias Soares  , Sophya Bezerra Silva Rocha  , Vitória Ferreira da Silva  , João Felipe Mahfus  , Kevyn Jhonattan Carvalho de Oliveira  , Izabeli Camile Monteiro Fonseca  , Robson Silva Araújo Orso  , Arilma Santos de Souza Goes  , Dâmarys Neri Dias Biazi  , Wilker Carvalho Ber  , Carlos Alberto Feitosa dos Santos  , Hignês Sena Cordeiro Filgueiras
Published: May 2024

A ansiedade se configura como um tema de grande relevância e atualidade, exigindo atenção redobrada tanto por parte dos profissionais da saúde quanto da sociedade em geral. Diante desse cenário, este artigo tem como objetivo principal desvendar os diferentes graus da ansiedade, desde a sua manifestação natural até a caracterização de um transtorno que pode levar para as grandes urgências dos hospitais psiquiatricos, além de explorar suas implicações na saúde mental. Para alcançar esse propósito, foi realizada uma extensa revisão bibliográfica, abrangendo artigos, livros e outras fontes confiáveis. Através dessa pesquisa, os principais aspectos e características da ansiedade foram cuidadosamente selecionados, incluindo os tratamentos e terapias mais adequados para cada caso. Ao longo da análise, ficou evidente que a ansiedade se manifesta de diversas maneiras e em diferentes intensidades, afetando um grande número de pessoas. A ansiedade normal, por exemplo, representa uma resposta natural do organismo a situações de estresse e pressão. No entanto, quando se torna excessiva e interfere significativamente na vida cotidiana, pode ser considerada um transtorno de ansiedade.Compreender os diferentes graus da ansiedade, desde a sua forma normal até a caracterização de um transtorno, é fundamental para prevenir e tratar transtornos mentais, promovendo, assim, o bem-estar e o desenvolvimento humano. Nesse sentido, a promoção da saúde mental deve ser considerada uma prioridade para toda a sociedade.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19 HOSPITALS AND ARCHITECTURAL REMEDIES
Authors: Ar. Aftab Alam  , Prof. Syed Khursheed Ahmed  , Ar. Arafat Aziz
Published: May 2024

Pandemics, with their potential for widespread devastation and global impact, have historically been a critical concern for public health and society. the historical impact of pandemics on the environment underscores the interconnectedness of human lives and health, societal systems, and the environment, highlighting the need for holistic approaches to public health and environmental management. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in healthcare facilities worldwide, particularly in hospitals designated for COVID-19 patients to counter and serve the impact on humans which universally led to the rapid establishment of specialized hospitals to manage the surge in patients. However, such hospitals not only posed significant challenges to healthcare systems worldwide but also highlighted the need for sustainable practices in designing and operating healthcare facilities along with their significant environmental impacts. In response to these challenges, architects, designers, and healthcare professionals have explored innovative architectural and other remedies to mitigate the environmental impacts of COVID-19 hospitals. This paper explores these potential environmental impacts and proposes architectural planning strategies that include sustainable practices and green design principles through which, by implementing, COVID-19 hospitals or similar hospitals can minimize their environmental footprint and contribute not only to a more sustainable healthcare system but also create healthier and more sustainable environments for patients, healthcare workers, and the community at large.
KEYWORDS: Hospital Environmental Impact, Hospital Environment Relation, COVID-19 Hospital Impact on Environment, COVID-19 Hospital Impact, Environmental Impact of Pandemics, Pandemic Hospital Impact on Environment
Marketing of Regions as a component of sustainable development strategy: challenges, prospects, and tools
Authors: Ustik Tetiana
Published: May 2024

At this stage of development, the region's need for more competitiveness with implementing sustainable development concepts is becoming increasingly important. It has been established that with such sensitivity, the potential essence will be reversed due to the specifics of the concentration of production and capital. Currently, there is an increase in regional marketing tools, quizzes, and features of their implementation as a warehouse strategy of continuous development. Technologies and tools for implementing regional marketing were determined, and their advantages and disadvantages were analyzed. Problematic aspects of using these tools are also highlighted, which can be adjusted to optimize the marketing strategy in the future. Based on the analysis of sustainable regional development strategies, a list of crucial recommendations for forming relevant strategies to implement its provisions more effectively is presented. Adapting the sustainable development strategy to new challenges necessitates a comprehensive, long-term approach to regional recovery and inclusiveness. This approach involves each region setting priorities across various sectors (infrastructure, human capital, economy, security, institutions, e-government, environmental protection, etc.). Therefore, when updating the toolkit, it is crucial to consider the unique needs of each region and evaluate the protection of the interests of regions most affected by military actions.
It is evident that effective regional marketing can only be achieved through the coordination of all aspects of its specificity in the social, managed, and reproductive spheres. This research also addresses the challenges and issues that arise in the formation of regional marketing strategies under the conditions of martial law in Ukraine. These include security concerns, a decline in investment attractiveness, reputational risks, the need to reorient marketing strategies, and specific communication requirements.
Keywords: marketing of the region, strategy of sustainable development, technologies and tools of marketing, attractiveness of the region, investments, security, branding of the region.
THEORETICAL-METHODICAL BASICS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL-FIGHTING QUALITIES IN FUTURE MILITARY LEADERS ON THE BASIS OF A COMPETENT APPROACH
Authors:   Independent researcher at Fergana State University, Uzbekistan, Olimjonovich Umarov Ismoiljon
Published: May 2024

This article describes the introduction of educational standards and principles in military education based on the competency approach, the pedagogical necessity and the pedagogical-psychological foundations of the development of educational and combative qualities in the future military leaders of the initial training before the draft.
DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL ABILITIES OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF DRAWING SCIENCE
Authors:   Doctoral student of Andijan State University,Uzbekistan, Olmosbek Choriyev
Published: May 2024

This article prоvides infоrmatiоn оn the develоpment оf pedagоgical skills and spatial imaginatiоn оf future drawing teachers. Alsо, it is necessary fоr future drawing teachers tо acquire the basic fundamental knоwledge оf engineering graphics and drawing.Helpful recоmmendatiоns are given. Future teachers can cоrrectly imagine the spatial pоsitiоn оf a specific detail оr оbject related tо the science оf drawing and its appearance in a clear image, prоjectiоn methоds, detailed clear image in three-dimensiоnal space.Pedagоgical infоrmatiоn оn the fоrmatiоn оf skills is highlighted. The article pays special attentiоn to the methоds оf imprоving the pedagоgical skills оf future teachers.
INFLUENCE OF CHESS GAME ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF PERSONALITY
Authors:   Applicant at Uzbek Research Institute of Pedagogical Sciences named after T.N. Kara Niyazi, Uzbekistan, Toshtemirovich Ahunjanov Alisher
Published: May 2024

Issues related to the creative components of a person’s thinking while playing chess are considered. The author studies the influence of chess on the development of logical and creative thinking. The article concludes that the game of chess is a creative game that makes a significantcontribution to the development of the creative potential of the individual and society.
Is adaptation involved in bilingual language production? A fresh look at the assumptions motivating potential bilingual-monolingual differences in adaptive control
Authors: Spinelli Giacomo , Sulpizio Simone
Published: May 2024

One of the hottest debates in psychology—whether bilingual-monolingual differences exist in cognitive control—is at a stalemate. Here we propose that the stalemate could be broken by shifting the research focus from whether those differences emerge to why they should. We offer an example of this approach by testing the assumption of current theories of language-control associations that adaptive control is involved in bilingualism, specifically language production. Unbalanced Italian-English bilinguals living in the Milan area completed a Stroop task in their L1 and a picture-naming task in their L2. Both tasks involved a manipulation of the proportion of the type of stimuli that are assumed to require control, i.e., incongruent stimuli in the Stroop task (e.g., the word RED written in blue) and pictures with noncognate names in the picture-naming task (e.g., the picture of a horse, whose Italian name, “cavallo,” has a very different pronunciation). Both confirmatory and exploratory analyses showed a clear dissociation between the two tasks, with the Stroop task producing an interactive pattern indicative of adaptive-control involvement and the picture-naming task failing to produce a similar one. These results suggest that adaptive control may not be involved in bilingual language production and, therefore, may not produce bilingual-monolingual differences in cognitive control. It is hoped that this research will inspire a change in the study of language-control associations, pushing future research efforts towards grounding the assumptions for those associations in empirical evidence.
Isolated tuberculous abscess of the chest wall simulates pyogenic abscess/chondrosarcoma - a case report
Authors:   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Sharma Praveen K , Lucas Ajay ,   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Faizal Afwaan ,   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: May 2024

Introduction. Chest wall tuberculosis is an uncommon manifestation, accounting for 1-2% of musculoskeletal and extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases. The pathophysiology involves hematogenous spread, direct extension from chest wall lymphadenitis, or spread from pulmonary or pleural diseases. Diagnosis is challenging, especially in immunocompromised individuals where TB can mimic various illnesses. Case presentation. A 50-year-old female presented with a painful swelling on the right lower lateral chest over the 9th rib. Clinical examination revealed a warm, painful, enlarging chest swelling with defined borders. Imaging studies (Radiograph, Ultrasonography, CT, and MRI) demonstrated a hypodense collection with suspicious soft tissue density, bony erosion, and involvement of adjacent structures. Conclusion. Primary TB of the chest wall is uncommon, often resembling tumors or pyogenic abscesses. Chest wall TB may affect various structures, and imaging plays a crucial role in diagnosis. Multidetector CT offers superior spatial resolution, aiding in assessing anatomical origin and response to therapy. The recommended treatment includes a six-month ATT regimen, with surgical interventions if necessary.
Cross-sectional study on the relationship between Body Mass Index and severity of knee osteoarthritis
Authors:   Department of Orthopedics, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, India, Hasan Mohd. Shifa , Mishra Aditya Kumar ,   Department of Orthopedics, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, India, Kaleem Mohd. Bilal ,   Department of Orthopedics, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, India, Thaledi Vikash ,   Department of Orthopedics, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, India
Published: May 2024

Background. Musculoskeletal diseases like osteoarthritis (OA) are widespread. OA affects the knees, makes the joints wear out and hurt, and makes it hard to move around. Body mass index (BMI) is a way to measure obesity, which is linked to a higher chance of getting OA and making it worse. The main aim of this cross-sectional study was to find out how body mass index (BMI) is related to how lousy knee osteoarthritis is. Methods. One hundred people at the Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences in Dehradun met the study’s requirements and were enrolled. The Kellgren-Lawrence grading method was used to find the severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and standard measurements were used to calculate body mass index (BMI). A correlation study was done to examine the link between BMI and the severity of OA. Results. The sample included 100 participants on average of 60 years old. The typical knee OA symptoms lasted five years. A body mass index distribution analysis showed 35% obese, 40% overweight, and 25% underweight or average weight. Twenty percent of knee OA patients were mild, 35 percent intermediate, 30 percent severe, and 15 percent progressed. The association investigation revealed a significant positive correlation between BMI and knee osteoarthritis severity (r = 0.65, p < 0.001). Conclusion. Our results show that being overweight can worsen knee OA, proving that people with this problem need to watch their weight. If we treat obesity as a risk factor that can be changed, we might be able to improve the results of OA.
Stakeholders' Perception on the Current Practices of Industrial Building System (IBS) Construction Technology
Authors: Satyir Kaur  , Nor Haslinda Abas  , Muhammad Fikri Hasmori  , Nurul Hasanah Mohd Ta’at  , Syahirah Md Amin  , Hilyati Sabtu  , Suhail Ahmed Abbasi
Published: May 2024

The Industrialised Building System (IBS) has been adopted in the Malaysian construction sector to replace the conventional building approach. Despite the government's attempts to encourage IBS adoption, the use of IBS in Malaysian building projects remains low. This study aims to gather stakeholders' views on drivers, barriers, and strategies to improve IBS implementation in Malaysia. About 52 questionnaires were received from IBS stakeholders in Johor such as consulting firms, contractors and IBS manufacturers. Average Index Analysis was used to analyse the questionnaire data on the main factors: current drivers, factors when considering IBS construction, current barriers and strategies to increase IBS construction. From the questionnaire survey, among the main drivers of IBS construction in Malaysia are technology advancement, reduce completion time and improve quality and productivity. Stakeholders also perceived that supervision on continuous and regular improvements and IBS implementation needs planning for productive process among the main factors when considering IBS construction. Meanwhile, the main barriers for IBS construction perceived are high initial cost investment in projects related to IBS construction, lack of skilled workers and unable to adapt instant changes to design modification in IBS construction. Several main strategies were noted to enhance the IBS implementation such as improving the balance between supply and market demand, innovation in creating eco-friendly sustainable construction and factory production optimization for IBS items. The outcomes of the study could assist relevant parties to understand the current drivers and barriers of IBS construction, and further help them to enhance the IBS implementation in Malaysia.
Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Evaluation of Yogurt Formulated with Pineapple and Roselle Fibres
Authors: Syahirah Amirah Abu Bakar  , Norfazilah Muhamad  , Mariam Firdhaus Mad Nordin  , Dayang Norulfairuz Abang Zaidel
Published: May 2024

Functional food promotes specific health benefits and lowers the risk of acquiring health problems. Probiotics, prebiotics, and omega-3 fatty acids were added to functional food to enhance the nutritional value of the food itself. Yogurt is one of the examples of widely produced probiotic products. Concerns arise due to reduced fibre in refined food, leading to an increased risk of colon cancer and gastrointestinal diseases. Fruit-based yogurts with artificial additives were developed to cater to consumer preferences but were found to give negative health effects. To address this, yogurt with natural fibre sources like roselle and pineapple fibres was formulated, providing health-promoting components, flavor, and color without resorting to artificial additives. Current work focused on physicochemical properties and sensory evaluation of yogurt formulated with roselle and pineapple fibres. The concentration of roselle and pineapple fibres added were varied and their effect on the physicochemical properties of yogurt namely pH, viscosity, antioxidant activity, and syneresis were investigated. The evaluation was conducted at four different storage periods, which were on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th days of yogurt storage. A sensory evaluation was also tested. The pH of formulated yogurt decreased as the concentration of roselle, and pineapple fibre increased. The highest viscosity was recorded for yogurt formulated with 8% pineapple fibre. Yogurt enriched with 8% roselle fibre demonstrated a superior antioxidant content. For sensory evaluation, yogurt with 4% pineapple fibre received the highest score regarding overall acceptability. The incorporation of roselle and pineapple fibre into yogurts formulation can be an alternative method in adding dietary fibres to the dairy products.
The Soret-Dufour Effects on Three-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamics Newtonian Fluid Flow over an Inclined Plane
Authors: Siti Suzilliana Putri Mohamed Isa  , Hazirah Mohd Azmi  , Nanthini Balakrishnan  , Aina Suhaiza Mohamad Nazir  , Kartini Ahmad  , Nurul Syuhada Ismail  , Norihan Md. Arifin  , Haliza Rosali
Published: May 2024

The three-dimensional (3D) model of the fluid flow model with length, breadth, and height or depth is the advanced and precise version from the two-dimensional (2D) model which just lies on a flat surface. The heat transfer in the boundary layer flow have numerous applications in the production of polymer, plastic films, and paper production. Therefore, this paper solves 3D magnetohydrodynamics Newtonian fluid flow model with the effect of Soret-Dufour parameters. Compared with the previous report where the 3D model is without the inclination angle (all the axes are located at their fixed position), this paper considers the boundary xy-plane being projected by a certain angle from the z-axis. The initial partial differential equations (PDEs) are subsequently reduced to ordinary differential equations (ODEs). The MATLAB bvp4c program is chosen to solve the ODEs and the results velocity profile, temperature profile, concentration profile, skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt number, and local Sherwood number. It can be inferred that the magnetic parameter is responsible to the decrement of the velocity profile and skin frictions coefficient. The enhancement of the temperature and the local Sherwood number are caused by the Dufour number. Besides, concentration and the local Nusselt number are enhancing due to the increasing Soret number.
Malware Detection using Machine Learning
Authors: Dalgade Dilip , Patyane Srushti , Matey Anushka , Singh Saloni , Godbole Amey
Published: May 2024

As the level of malware and viruses is on the rise, the prominence of effective detection systems is crucial. Malwares are the modern-day threats that have troubled major companies worldwide. This article explores in depth two powerful machine learning tools, Random Forest, Support Vector Machines in particular, for the detection of malware. Our study revealed the Random Forest's capacity to reach the upper detection accuracy limit of 98% by applying an analysis of a dataset of variousmalware samples. The feature selection process as well as the model improvement that we've adopted have substantially improved use of our approach for malware detection, and this is thereby highly crucial for organizations to fight against evolving cyber threats. The results of the present research support the ongoing actionsof strengthening cybersecurity security, therefore, providing invaluable information for proactive defense approach mechanisms against malicious software attacks.
Smart Cattle Care: An IOT Based Monitoring and Management System
Authors: Harish Arora Charu , Dilip Autade Sakshi , Mhalu Avhad Anuksha , Dattaray Deokar Ratan
Published: May 2024

The "Smart Cattle Care" system, which utilizes Internet of Things (IoT) technology to alter the way cattle are monitored and cared for in agricultural settings, marks a ground-breaking innovation in livestock management. This ground-breaking system combines a network of specialized sensors, wearables, and communication modules to gather and transmit real-time data on important aspects like location, environmental conditions, and health measurements. After that, using cloud-based platforms and cutting-edge analytics and artificial intelligence algorithms, the data is processed and examined. This all-encompassing strategy equips farmers with timely knowledge about the health and behavior of their cattle, allowing for proactive disease detection, improved breeding management, and increased overall productivity. The technology also allows for automatic regulation of feeding and climate, ensuring the provision of ideal circumstances for living. Smart Cattle Care greatly improves operational efficiency, lowers costs, and ultimately promotes enhanced animal care and agricultural sustainability by providing a user-friendly dashboard interface and rapid notifications. This study provides a thorough description of the Smart Cattle Care system, emphasizing its essential features, advantages, and prospective effects on contemporary livestock management techniques.
Task Scheduling in a Cloud Environment: A comparative Study
Authors: Abhinav Aditya , K Sidharth , Tomar Aman , Vijay Kumar A.
Published: May 2024

In this study, we explore the application of Monarch Butterfly Optimization (MBO) algorithms for task scheduling in cloud computing, comparing its performance against widely used optimization techniques, namely Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO).Task scheduling in the cloud is a critical aspect influencing resource utilization, turnaround time, and overall system efficiency. MBO, known for its effective exploration- exploitation balance, is examined for its suitability in addressing the complexities of cloud computing environments. The study investigates MBO's advantages, such as enhanced adaptability to dynamic conditions, effective handling of multi-objective optimization, and its consideration of bandwidth as a critical resource. Comparative analyses with ACO and PSO highlight MBO's superior performance in achieving near-optimal task schedules, emphasizing its potential to offer innovative solutions to the challenges posed by task scheduling in dynamic and resource-constrained cloud environments. This research contributes valuable insights into the strengths of MBO, paving the way for advancements in optimization methodologies tailored for cloud computing systems.
Web Traffic Time Series Forecasting of Temperature Analysis
Authors: Dhone Dhiraj , Desale Sani , Bodake Siddhesh , Bhoir Swati
Published: May 2024

This project makes use of the ARIMA (AutoRegressive integrated moving common) model to forecast web site visitors on weather-related web sites, analyzing how temperature fluctuations affect tourist numbers. ancient web visitors and temperature records are amassed, preprocessed, and analyzed. The ARIMA version is enhanced by way of incorporating temperature as an external regressor, optimizing forecasting accuracy via cautious parameter tuning. This method is evaluated towards traditional models to assess its effectiveness. The findings reveal that integrating temperature records notably improves predictive overall performance, supplying precious insights for managing web content based totally on environmental elements and predicting visitors developments with more precision.
The Factors Hindering the Effective Development of SMEs Businesses in Tanzania a Review Study
Authors: Davis Festo Matari,
Published: May 2024

The development of SMEs worldwide is dependent upon a favourable business situation. However, SMEs in Tanzania confront a number of obstacles that prevent them from growing, including a lack of funding, inadequate market accessibility, a lack of entrepreneurial expertise and skills, bureaucracy, lack of business training, lack of good infrastructure, a lack of collateral, low production, unfavourable regulations, corruption, the motivation of the business owners, limited access to information, inadequate raw materials and other related factors. The significance of the study is to review on the issues preventing Tanzanian SMEs from developing. The SMEs, businesses have been demanded as the backbone for the growth of economic in almost all the developing countries including Tanzania. In Tanzania it has contributed almost 30% of the national GDP, and almost 20-30% of the total labour force, thus 3-4 million people employed. Therefore the paper has addressed some factors internal, external and other related factors as reviewed that act as the setbacks towards the SMEs development. The study has focused on literature review of different articles, research and case studies done. Mwanza region was chosen as one of the case study because of great opportunity to SMEs in the region, which if could be well utilized could add high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. The SMEs involved are such as; retail shops, bars, restaurants, hotels, playing stations, decoction centres, stationeries, etc Tanzania To achieve the intended objective, the researcher developed research question that was aimed at assessing the factors affecting performance and development of SMEs, contributions and solutions to SMEs. Data were collected from literature review of paper and cited by the author concerning Tanzania. The finding showed that most of the SMEs fails to develop due to; failure to access financial support, lack of business skills, poor technology used due to lack of awareness, lack of enough government support, high taxes imposed , failure to comply with government regulations, sudden change in climatic conditions and government rules. The study concluded by suggesting and further recommended on the better strategies that SMEs could implement with the government support like; government should always work and collaborate with SMEs in all areas by implementing favourable business policies, financial institutions should impose affordable and easy regulation to access loan that supports the SMES operations. Also the SMEs owners and employees should be given enough skills to help them perform better and copy with the daily change in technology advancement to assure effective and efficiency performance of the SMEs for their future sustainability in Tanzania.
Crossed modules with action
Authors: Çetin Selim , Gürdal Utku
Published: May 2024

UDC 512.5
Following the idea of a group with action, in a higher dimension,  we consider crossed modules with a given crossed-module action upon itself. A category of these objects

X
M
o
d

*

is given by replacing the set of morphisms in the category

G
r

*

of groups with action by the set of a modified form of

φ

-crossed homomorphisms. Moreover, the connections of

X
M
o
d

*

with some other known categories, such as

G
r

*

and 

X
M
o
d

,

are given by describing some related functors.
The Faint Satellite System of NGC 253: Insights into Low-density Environments and No Satellite Plane*
Authors: Mutlu-Pakdil Burçin , Sand David J. , Crnojević Denija , Bennet Paul , Jones Michael G. , Spekkens Kristine , Karunakaran Ananthan , Zaritsky Dennis , Caldwell Nelson , Fielder Catherine E. , Guhathakurta Puragra , Seth Anil C. , Simon Joshua D. , Strader Jay , Toloba Elisa
Published: May 2024

We have conducted a systematic search around the Milky Way (MW) analog NGC 253 (D = 3.5 Mpc), as a part of the Panoramic Imaging Survey of Centaurus and Sculptor (PISCeS)—a Magellan+Megacam survey to identify dwarfs and other substructures in resolved stellar light around MW-mass galaxies outside of the Local Group. In total, NGC 253 has five satellites identified by PISCeS within 100 kpc with an absolute V-band magnitude of M

V
< −7. We have additionally obtained deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of four reported candidates beyond the survey footprint: Do III, Do IV, and dw0036m2828 are confirmed to be satellites of NGC 253, while SculptorSR is found to be a background galaxy. We find no convincing evidence for the presence of a plane of satellites surrounding NGC 253. We construct its satellite luminosity function, which is complete down to M

V
≲ −8 out to 100 kpc and M

V
≲ −9 out to 300 kpc, and compare it to those calculated for other Local Volume galaxies. Exploring trends in satellite counts and star-forming fractions among satellite systems, we find relationships with host stellar mass, environment, and morphology, pointing to a complex picture of satellite formation, and a successful model has to reproduce all of these trends.
Mutations du travail et féminisation des emplois préfectoraux
Authors: Balussou Fabienne
Published: May 2024

La féminisation des emplois préfectoraux suit aujourd’hui la trajectoire mise à jour par la loi du 18 juin 2023, qui fixe aux ministères des objectifs d’équilibre entre les sexes dans les nominations et dans les stocks d’emplois. Ainsi, la direction du management de l’administration territoriale et de l’encadrement supérieur est pleinement engagée dans la déclinaison de ces objectifs, orientant les collègues dans leurs parcours professionnels et leurs démarches de formation, et accompagnant de manière pragmatique les autorités préfectorales au quotidien pour réduire les contraintes induites par les sujétions propres à ces fonctions.