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PRACTICES OF OLYMPIC VOLUNTEERING DURING A PANDEMIC
Authors: Sukharkova M.P.
Published: July 2022

The article examines the practice of Olympic volunteering during a pandemic. Olympic volunteers are people who volunteer to prepare for and host the Olympic and Paralympic Games without receiving direct payment. Olympic volunteering refers to a type of sports volunteering at the sites of major sport events (sports mega-events). Traditionally for the organization and holding of events, including sport events, volunteers are involved, who are recognized as a significant resource for the success of events at various levels. Such events as the Olympic Games - sports mega-events have special volunteer programs that allow people to gain experience in an international organization, attend events, gain new knowledge and skills. Based on the results of an online survey of volunteers (N =250) who participated in the organization and conduct of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which were held in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, channels for obtaining information about the possibility of participating in Olympic volunteering, incentives and barriers will be analysed for volunteers in the Olympic program. Special attention in the article will be paid to the peculiarities of the Olympic direction of volunteering during a pandemic. Based on the analysis of the results of the online survey of volunteers, we found that people with previous experience of volunteering often take part in the practices of Olympic volunteering. More than half of Olympic volunteers are satisfied with their participation in the Olympic Games. Also, more than half of the survey participants plan to continue to participate in volunteer activities in the future. Among the features that characterize the Olympic volunteer program in 2021, one can single out the additional responsibility of volunteers to ensure the safety of events, compliance with all necessary safety requirements, the need to acquire additional knowledge and skills, and a more attentive attitude towards each participant in the events. At the same time, it is important that modern security measures did not have a negative impact on the intentions of volunteers to continue volunteering.
DIGITALIZATION OF PRACTICES IN THE PERSONAL AND FAMILY SPHERE OF LIFE OF YOUNG RUSSIANS
Authors: Borodina A.V. , Tikhonova A.S.
Published: July 2022

This chapter examines the deterministic level of development of information and network technologies, the transformation of the practices of interpersonal and family experience of modern Russian youth. The characteristics and consequences of this transformation are analyzed using the concepts of networks and the information society. There is an increase in the number of young Internet users using this space for romantic friendships, communication in general. Conclusions are made indicating a connection between the prevalence of network practices and the age of young people; the feasibility of E. Toff's future forecast about the spread of diversity with the continuation of the nuclear family, new practices: deferred parenting, consciously distant alliances, etc. Positive and negative consequences are given, incl. unpreparedness and inability of young people and the older generation at the moment to resist the ongoing changes, which determine the emergence of both the future and the present shock, are affirmed.
THE RUSSIAN NEGOTIATION CULTURE THROUGH THE EYES OF FOREIGNERS
Authors: Bulakhtin M.A.
Published: July 2022

Foreign negotiators’ observations represent a valuable source of understanding the Russian negotiation culture. They pay attention to the duality and inconsistency of the Russian character, significant fluctuations in the mood of Russians, which determine the unpredictability of their behavior. However, foreign observers also point a significant experience of rational behavior within the Russian negotiation. Researchers notice the special attention that Russians pay to the issues of national security and their respect for “power” and “strength” (that sometimes is explained as “imperial thinking”). Also, Russian negotiators are persistent in defending their position, they demonstrate desire to realize it as fully as possible, they struggle for equal partnership relations and sometimes these efforts bring unilateral advantages for them. Russians want to play a leading and even dominant role during negotiations, they prefer to set the agenda and try to hide their weaknesses in aim to prevent a counterpart from taking advantage that may cause damage. Such approach explains the reluctance of Russians to make compromises, which they perceive as a manifestation of weakness. Russians trust and cooperate primarily with members of their community (“intracultural negotiations”) and demonstrate less openness to foreign colleagues who represents the “alien” group (“intercultural negotiations”). Western negotiators note the decisive role of opinions made by delegation heads rather than experts. The fear of making mistakes and consequently the fear of punishment holds the Russians back from risky negotiating behavior and deviations from their instructions. The Russian negotiators are taken very seriously by their foreign colleagues. Nevertheless, some experts recommend that exaggerating the “threatening” and “overwhelming” power of the Russian partners should be avoided. They advise to be firm dealing with Russians, to strive to establish trust and good personal relations, and to prove reliability in their eyes for gaining benefits from negotiations.
Modern trends and peculiarities of UV disinfection usage in water treatment
Authors: Костюченко С.В. , Волков С.В. , Ткачев А.А. , Стрелков А.К. , Смирнов А.Д. , Баранов В.Л.
Published: July 2022

Приводится краткий обзор изменений в СанПиН 1.2.3685-21 в части микробиологических показателей и концентраций веществ, связанных с реагентным обеззараживанием в водоподготовке. Тенденции, заложенные в новых нормативных документах, предполагают применение наиболее эффективных технологических решений в сфере обеззараживания воды. Описывается принципиальный подход к организации мультибарьерных схем обеззараживания воды, в том числе и с использованием ультрафиолетового облучения. Приведены примеры запущенных в эксплуатацию в крупных городах России и мира сооружений водоподготовки, использующих мультибарьерный принцип обеззараживания воды с помощью УФ-облучения. Положительный опыт модернизации систем обеззараживания воды в системах питьевого водоснабжения городов РФ и за рубежом, а также мировые тенденции и практика подтверждают возможность использования УФ-излучения в качестве наиболее надежной и безопасной современной технологии обеззараживания.

A brief review of the amendments to SanPiN 1.2.3685-21 in terms of microbiological indicators and concentrations of substances associated with chemical disinfection in water treatment is given. The trends laid down in the new regulatory documents involve the use of the most effective process solutions in the field of water disinfection. A fundamental approach to the arrangement of multibarrier schemes for water disinfection, including the use of ultraviolet irradiation, is described. Examples of the water treatment facilities put into operation in large cities of Russia and overseas using the multibarrier principle of water disinfection using UV irradiation are given. The positive experience of upgrading water disinfection systems in drinking water supply systems of the cities in the Russian Federation and overseas, as well as the global trends and practice acknowledge the possibility of using UV irradiation as the most reliable and safe advanced disinfection technology.
Estimation of the specific pollutants in municipal wastewater
Authors: Мезрин Н.М. , Абрамова А.А. , Дягелев М.Ю. , Исаков В.Г.
Published: July 2022

Представлены данные российских и международных исследований по методам обнаружения и выявления антибиотиков в сточных водах. В качестве метода количественной оценки и прогнозирования поступающих в окружающую среду антибиотиков использована информация о производстве и продажах потребляемых препаратов. Анализ данных показал, что к 2030 г. планируется масштабное увеличение потребления антибиотиков на территории России от 63,2 до 105,3 тыс. тонн. Также представлены данные о количестве обнаруженных антибиотических препаратов в сточных водах разных стран. Приведена классификация применяемых методов обнаружения антибиотиков в составе городских сточных вод и даны отдельные характеристики каждого метода с присущими им преимуществами и недостатками. Выбор конкретного метода зависит от доступности оборудования, наличия квалифицированного персонала, количества и частоты анализов, степени точности и других значимых факторов. Спектрофотометрический метод является одним из самых распространенных методов исследования по обнаружению лекарственных препаратов в сточной воде.

The data of Russian and international studies on the methods of detection and identification of antibiotics in wastewater are presented. The information on the production and sales of the consumed drugs was used as a method for quantifying and predicting antibiotics released into the environment. The analysis of the data showed that by 2030 a massive increase in the consumption of antibiotics in Russia from 63.2 to 105.3 thousand tons was planned. The data on the number of detected antibiotics in wastewater from different countries are also presented. A classification of the methods used for detecting antibiotics in municipal wastewater is given, and the individual characteristics of each method with the inherent advantages and disadvantages are given. The choice of a specific method depends on the availability of equipment, qualified personnel, number and frequency of analyses, degree of accuracy, and other significant factors. The spectrophotometric method is one of the most common research methods for the detection of pharmaceuticals in wastewater.
Systems for the removal of surface runoff: problems and solutions (for discussion)
Authors: Волков С.Н. , Лукьянчук М.Ю. , Житенев А.И. , Рублевская О.Н. , Ерофеев В.В. , Игнатчик В.С. , Игнатчик С.Ю. , Кузнецова Н.В.
Published: July 2022

Для гидравлического расчета сетей водоотведения поверхностного стока в нашей стране более 60 лет используется концепция мгновенного отведения стока, образовавшегося в результате выпадения дождей. Для этого применялся и продолжает применяться метод «предельных интенсивностей», реализуемый с помощью методик, заложенных в ТУиН 141-56, СНиП II-Г.6-62, СНиП II-32-74, СНиП 2.04.03-85, СП 32.13330.2012, СП 32.13330.2018. Если продолжать руководствоваться этой концепцией, то для адаптации эксплуатируемых систем к фактическим современным условиям в большинстве случаев необходима перекладка всех сетей с увеличением диаметров труб, что реализовать практически невозможно не только с экономической, но и с технической и социальной точек зрения. В сложившейся ситуации назрела необходимость внедрения альтернативных направлений адаптации сетей водоотведения поверхностного стока, которые по сравнению с перекладкой всех сетей являются более экономически целесообразными. Среди них заслуживают внимания направления, предусматривающие снижение коэффициентов стока, задержание и удержание воды в системах водоотведения. Оценена эффективность этих направлений с применением численного моделирования и аналитических расчетов.

For the hydraulic calculation of storm sewer networks removing surface runoff in our country, the concept of immediate removal of runoff formed as a result of rainfall has been used for more than 60 years. With this aim, the method of «limiting intensities» has been used up nowadays, implemented with the help of the methods laid down in Norms and Technical Conditions for Design 141-56, SNiP II-G.6-62, SNiP II-32-74, SNiP 2.04.03-85, SP 32.13330. 2012, CP 32.13330.2018. If we continue to be guided by this concept, then in order to adapt the operated systems to the current conditions, in most cases relaying all the networks with larger pipe diameters would be required, which is practically impossible not only from the economic, but also from the technical and social point of view. In the current situation, introducing alternative solutions for adapting storm sewer networks is needed, which, in comparison with relaying all the networks, are more economically justifiable. Among them, noteworthy are the solutions that provide for the detention and retention of water in sewers, and for reducing runoff coefficients. The effectiveness of these solutions is estimated using numerical modeling and analytical calculations.
WONDERFUL INDONESIA: CITRA POSITIF PARIWISATA INDONESIA MELALUI ASEAN TOURISM FORUM 2018 – 2019
Authors: Dwi Prakoso Achmad Habib , Nugraha Raditya Abdurrahman , Kresnawati Megahnanda Alidyan
Published: July 2022

Tourism is one of the important sectors that support the economy of a country. As an archipelagic country, Indonesia has various attractive tourist destinations for foreign tourists to visit. This is inseparable from Wonderful Indonesia, which is a program of the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, in realizing a positive image of Indonesian tourism. In 2018, Indonesia's tourism growth showed a good increase. According to a report by The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Indonesia is ranked 9th in the world, number 3 in Asia, and number 1 in ASEAN, which is ranked at the top of other Southeast Asian countries. Indonesia follows ASEAN The Tourism Forum is a forum between countries in ASEAN which is participated by various tourism industries in it. Indonesia as the best tourism in ASEAN wants to build a positive image through ASEAN Tourism forum 2018-2019. The embodiment of this positive image will use Anholt's three image formation processes, namely strategy, substance, and symbolic action. Through this explanation, this paper will discuss how the image of Indonesian tourism is formed through the role of Wonderful Indonesia, as well as the process through the ASEAN Tourism Forum as a whole. The research method used is a qualitative method through literature reviews on official government documents, scientific articles, and news.
ANALISIS PENERAPAN THREE POIN LIGHT PADA PROGRAM PODCAST HELMY YAHYA BICARA EPISODE INVASI RUSIA – UKRAINA AKANKAH MENYULUT PD - III
Authors: Abdul Hakim
Published: July 2022

Podcast is a program that is starting to be liked by the public, because there is a lot of information that can be obtained from each episode that is aired, one of which is Helmy Yahya's podcast Talking with the episode of Invasion of Russia – Ukraine, will it spark WWIII?. The episode presented a resource person, a military observer, Mrs. Connie Rakahundini Bakrie. Proper lighting on a podcast show is an important part of producing a clear, noise-free and attractive image that is comfortable for viewers to see. Through a qualitative descriptive approach, research and analysis were carried out on the application of Three Points Light lighting, especially on blocking Key light; Fill Light and Back Light on Helmy Yahya's podcast Talk, episode The Invasion of Russia – Ukraine will ignite to World War III ?. The results of observations and analysis of several shots show that lighting techniques have not been applied properly. This has affected the image quality and could affect the viewer's comfort.
PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI SIARAN DIGITAL BAGI LPP TVRI JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Abdul Hakim  , Marwiyati  , Wahyudin Ade , Kristiadi David
Published: July 2022

Migrasi teknologi siaran dari analog ke digital tidak begitu mudah, akan membawa dampak yang begitu besar, salah satunya pada infrastruktur/pemancar.Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui dampak penerapan sistem siaran digital bagi LPP TVRI Jawa Timur dengan metode penelitian kualitatif. Hasil penelitian LPP TVRI Jawa Timur sebagai informasi publik milik pemerintah, dengan semangat dan harapan baru mendapatkan bantuan/subsidi pemancar digital yaitu pada tahun 2013 dari Kementerian Kominfo dengan type UHF BT-ESA (DVBT2), merk RS. Dengan infrasruktur/pemancar digital tersebut diharapkan jangkauan siaran digital akan lebih meluas khususnya di daerah Jawa Timur. Adapun dampak penggantian pemancar televisi digital, efisien pemakaian spectrum frekuensi, penghematan bandwith mampu memperbaiki kesalahan pengiriman data, Pesawat penerima sangat peka dalam menangkap sinyal, kompatibilitas dalam format, skalabilitas dalam aspek ratio, pilihan konten program siaran lebih banyak.Undang-undang penyiaran digital sampai sekarang masih belum juga ada hasilnya tetapi untuk LPP TVRI Jawa Timur tetap menyiarkan siaran digital maupun analog
ANALISIS KEBIJAKAN LPP RRI SEMARANG TERHADAP PROGRAM SIARAN BUDAYA
Authors: Abdul Hakim  , Murbaningsih Ari Mintarti , Purwanto
Published: July 2022

Program siaran budaya merupakan salah satu program unggulan yang dimiliki oleh LPP RRI Semarang selain itu sebagai bagian dari fungsi LPP RRI Semarang dalam ikut serta melestarikan kebudayaan daerah. Oleh sebab itu, berbagai pihak yang terlibat dalam produksi program budaya TVRI ikut berpartisipasi tidak hanya dalam proses produksi namun merumuskan kebijakan yang mempromosikan program budaya di masyarakat Semarang. Tujuan dari kajian ini adalah menganalisis kebijakan LPP RRI Semarang terhadap siaran budaya di Semarang, sehingga mampu mengemban misi LPP RRI. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dimana data didapatkan dari wawancara dengan pihak berwenang, observasi dan dokumentasi.Berdasarkan hasil analisa didapatkan hasil bahwa kebijakan dengan membagi dalam beberapa programa, khusus untuk program siaran budaya disiarkan di Programa 4. Program siaran badaya menampilkan program budaya bukan asli Semarang, tetapi menyiarkan siaran budaya dari daerah yang berdekatan dengan Semarang yaitu, Yogyakarta, Surakarta, dan Jawa Timur.         Kesan program siaran budaya adalah siaran yang disasar adalah untuk orang tua, sehingga penyiar yang membawakan acara tersebut juga penyiar yang telah berusia, sehingga bahasa yang digunakan dalam siarannya adalah Bahasa Jawa.
Efek Sosial Media : Negative Social Media Content Dalam Vlog "Nomnoman Taek Versi Tretes" dalam Relasinya Dengan Kenakalan Remaja (Juvenile Deleguensy) di Pasuruan
Authors: Nicky Norjana  , Zainul Ahwan  , Siti Muyasaroh  , Moh. Edy Marzuki
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana bad influence konten negatif vlog “nomnoman taek” versi Tretes terhadap kenakalan remaja (Juvenile Deleguensy). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan library research dengan menggunakan teori media communication mediated computer (CMC) dan efek media sosial dengan fokus kajian pada konten Vlog “Kumpulan video hot nom-noman taek versi tretes” pada akun Wakwau channel yang telah ditonton 18.670 viewer. Konten Vlog tersebut divisualkan dengan image trand gaya remaja yang yang dianggap kekinian. Diantara image yang dikaitkan dengan konten video “nom-noman taek versi tretes” adalah tren pacaran remaja masa kini, hingga tren berkunjung ke lokalisasi Tretes. Konten-konten negatif yang terdapat dalam vlog tersebut secara sadar atau tidak menjadi konsumsi masyarakat pengguna media sosial, khusunya para generasi muda. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa : Pertama, Konten vlog tersebut semakin memperparah citra buruk Tretes di mata masyarakat karena masalah prostitusi, ditambah lagi tingkat kenakalan remaja yang tinggi. Kedua, aksi unggahan video berkonten negative tersebut menimbulkan reaksi negatif dari pembuatan video sejenis yang cukup tinggi dilihat dari jumlah video baru yang bermunculan, jumlah  views yang tinggi, dan komentar yang banyak. Ketiga, hal ini menyebabkan bad influence pada remaja seperti terjadinya kasus narkotika dan prostitusi dibawah umur
PENGGUNAAN SALURAN KOMUNIKASI DAN MINAT WISATAWAN BERKUNJUNG KE WISATA KOTA SURABAYA
Authors: Panuju Redi , Mochammad Arkansyah
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan menggambarkan dan mengkaji tentang penggunaan saluran komunikasi dalam membentuk minat wisatawan berkunjung ke wisata Kota Surabaya. Penelitian ini merupakan studi saluran komunikasi yang bersifat kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara. Data dianalisis dengan menelaah, mereduksi, menyajikan dan penarikan kesimpulan. Data hasil observasi disajikan dalam bentuk gambar (foto). Data hasil studi kepustakaan disajikan dalam bentuk kutipan-kutipan untuk memperkuat temuan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa proses penggunaan saluran komunikasi dalam membentuk minat wisatawan berkunjung di wisata Kota Surabaya dalam proses penggunaan saluran komunikasinya sesuai dengan pengalaman mereka ada yang mengetahui dari media massa tersendiri maupun mengetahui secara langsung dari teman sebayanya maupun keluarga terdekatnya yang sudah pernah berkunjung kesana kemudian memberikan informasi mengenai seperti apa wisata di Kota Surabaya tersebut.
STRATEGI KEBIJAKAN PENYIARAN LEMBAGA PENYIARAN PUBLIK LOKAL RADIO IN FM KEBUMEN DALAM MENJEMBATANI KEPENTINGAN PUBLIK
Authors: Sunarsa  , Wahyudin Ade , Suparno Basuki Agus
Published: July 2022

Lembaga Penyiaran Publik Lokal memiliki peranan penting tidak hanya memberikan hiburan namun memberikan informasi yang relevan, mengangkat nilai budaya dan kearifan lokal serta mampu menjembatani kepentingan masyarakat daerah, sehingga mampu memberikan kontribusi dan memberi nilai positif kepada pemerintah daerah. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan kebijakan dan strategi yang tepat dalam pengelolaan Lembaga Penyiaran Publik Lokal di tengah tantangan industri penyiaran yang semakin ketat. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif, dimana data dan informasi didapatkan dari hasil wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Maka disusunlah strategi dan kebijakan yang sesuai dengan situasi dan kondisi Lembaga Penyiaran Publik Lokal IN FM Radio Kebumen. Berdasarkan analisa, strategi yang dapat diterapkan meliputi memperkuat peranan dan posisi Lembaga Penyiaran Publik Lokal dalam mengakomodir kebutuhan masyarakat terhadap informasi dan mengangkat budaya serta kearifan lokal. Selain itu, Memanfaatkan landasan hukum yang kuat untuk mengoptimalkan jaringan bersama lembaga terkait secara indepeden dan netral untuk membangun karakter budaya daerah dalam menghadapi perkembangan teknologi informasi
US Aid to Egypt: The Challenge of Balancing National Interest and Human Rights
Authors: Ali Murad , Mairaj ul Hamid  , Sulaiman Sadia
Published: July 2022

The United States provides generous aid to developing countries around the world. However, one of the conditions for aid giving is to first make sure that the receiving country is not involved in human rights violations. In this respect the US has also passed legislation in 1970s that clearly forbids aid, both economic and military, to a country involved in human rights violations. While such legislation is in place, the actual practice of aid giving often ignores the human rights violations. In this article, we focus on the US aid giving to Egypt and explore whether the US took into consideration the aspect of human rights violation by the latter. Examining US economic and military aid to Egypt over an extended period of several decades covering various regimes including that of President Sisi, we conclude that the US has consistently ignored the aspect of human rights violations as the country is vital for safeguarding US foreign policy goals in the region.
Peran Pendidikan Agama Islam UMSU Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Kelulusan Mahasiswa Prodi Pendidikan Agama Islam UMSU
Authors: Jannah Eni Miftahul , Sakinah Yunda , Ramadhani Hikmah
Published: July 2022

His study aims to find out and obtain information objectively about the role of UMSU Islamic religious education in improving the quality of graduation. This research uses the descriptive analysis method. The data collection technique used in this research is a literature study examining documents and conducting observations or target observations related to the topic under study. The data sources in this study were taken from Islamic religious education students who collected 29 people who were members of the WhatsApp group. Besides that, this study used data sources that come from books and journals that had relevance to the title. The results obtained from this study indicate the role of Islamic religious education at UMSU, which is felt and responded to by students of the Islamic religious education study program. From the data obtained by researchers, the role of Islamic Religious Education in improving the quality of graduates of the UMSU Islamic Education Study Program explore. Students: First, helping students to be able to know, master, and understand properly and knowledge. Second, helping to instill the principles in the students themselves while studying at UMSU. Third, provide an overview of what attitudes students should have after graduating from UMSU.
Pendidikan Karakter dalam Pembiasaan Ibadah Shalat Siswa SDN Tanjung Pura III dan MDTU Darul Fatwa
Authors: Soleh Azhari Ardiansyah Nur , Rukajat Ajat , Ramdhani Khalid
Published: July 2022

Character can be defined as how to apply or engrave the value of goodness in the form of actions or behavior, so that people who are dishonest, cruel, greedy, and behave badly are said to have bad character. On the other hand, people whose behavior is in accordance with moral rules are called people of noble character. In cultivating character education, it is necessary to have awareness from various parties to start and become habitual. In this regard, this study aims to reveal the values of character education that were developed on the values of character education in increasing prayer. The approach used in this research is a descriptive qualitative approach. The data of this research is the application of character education in improving prayer worship. The process of collecting data using the method of observation, interviews and documentation. After the data is collected, it is then analyzed using verification analysis techniques. From the analysis that has been carried out, it is then presented with the reduction method. From the analysis that has been carried out, it is then presented using the selection method. The presentation of the results of data analysis was carried out by observation, interviews and documentation. The results showed that the values of character education that were revealed in the application of character education in improving students' prayer worship the values found were: (1) religious, (2) honest, (3) tolerance, (4) hard work, (5) curiosity, (6) friendly/communicative, (7) responsibility and the value of findings, namely the value of good habits for praying. Based on the results of this study, the authors suggest to principals and teachers, in order to teach the values of character education in improving prayer, students are formed who have character and always perform prayers.
Lifecycle Optimization of Smart Contract for Flexibility
Authors: Su Hong
Published: July 2022

Smart contract-based methods are used to implement the blockchain applications. While smart contracts have separate pre-deployed steps, which are suitable for applications that are deployed once and invoked many times. However, there are smart contracts that are used only one time (the disposable smart contract) or few times. Pre-deployment requires an additional step and additional transactions, which bring burdens (such as longer waiting time and more transaction fees) to users. In this paper, we propose a new Lifecycle model of smart contracts, which allows combining the pre-deployment with function invocations. This facilitates the usage of the disposable smart contract, as users are only required to send one transaction to perform both the pre-deployment and the function invocation. Together with the smart contract separation, it also allows participants to customize their special smart contracts at the request time. At last, we verify the proposed model and it shows the potential to save additional burden and to facilitate the usage of the smart contract.
Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Vehicle Movements in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Afifi Haitham
Published: July 2022

In this work we use autonomous vehicles to improve the performance of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs).

In contrast to other autonomous vehicle applications, WSNs have two metrics for performance evaluation. First, quality of information (QoI) which is used to measure the quality of sensed data (e.g., measurement uncertainties or signal strength).

Second, quality of service (QoS) which is used to measure the network’s performance for data forwarding (e.g., delay and packet losses). As a use case, we consider wireless acoustic sensor networks, where a group of speakers move inside a room and there are autonomous vehicles installed with microphones for streaming the audio data. We formulate the problem as a Markov decision problem (MDP) and solve it using Deep-QNetworks (DQN). Additionally, we compare the performance

of DQN solution to two different real-world implementations: speakers holding/passing microphones and microphones being preinstalled in fixed positions.

We show that the performance of autonomous vehicles in terms of QoI and QoS is better than the real-world implementation in some scenarios. Moreover, we study the impact of the vehicles speed on the learning process of the DQN solution and show how low speeds degrade the performance. Finally, we compare the DQN solution to a heuristic one and provide theoretical analysis of the performance with respect to dynamic WSNs.
Characterizing Robustness of Deep Neural Networks in Semantic Segmentation of Fluorescence Microscopy Images
Authors: Liqun Zhong , Li Lingrui , Yang Ge
Published: July 2022

Fluorescence microscopy (FM) is an imaging technique with many important applications in biomedical sciences. After FM images are acquired, segmentation is often the first step in their quantitative analysis. Although deep neural networks (DNNs) have become the state-of-the-art tools for segmentation, it is known that their performance may collapse on natural images under certain corruptions or adversarial attacks. This poses serious risks to their deployment in real-world applications. Although various assays have been developed to benchmark the robustness of different DNN models in semantic segmentation of natural images, such assays remain lacking for FM images. So far, robustness of DNN models in sematic segmentation of FM images remains to be characterized. In this study, we have developed an assay to address this deficiency. At the core of the assay is a method we have developed to synthesize realistic FM images with precisely controlled forms and levels of degradations. Using this assay, we examine the robustness of DNN models against corruptions and adversarial attacks of FM images. We find that models with good robustness on natural images may perform poorly on FM images. We also find new robustness properties of DNN models and new connections between their corruption robustness and adversarial robustness. Based on comprehensive comparison of eight representative models, we make specific recommendations on which models to choose and how to design robust models for segmentation of FM images.
Automated segmentation of skin lesion based on multi-scale feature extraction and attention mechanism
Authors: Zhang Huan , Liu Jing , Qiu Dawei , Cao Hui , Feng Yibo
Published: July 2022

In this paper, we propose a neural network with an encoder-decoder architecture that incorporates atrous spatial pyramid pooling (ASPP) and convolutional block attention module (CBAM).  We evaluated our approach by using the ISIC 2018 dataset. The results demonstrate that the proposed framework significantly enhances segmentation performance.
Demand-side and Utility-side Management Techniques for Increasing EV Charging Load
Authors: Shuvo Salman Sadiq , Yilmaz Yasin
Published: July 2022

The source code will be updated in our lab github page   https://github.com/Secure-and-Intelligent-SystemsLab/

 
Nature-Inspired Intelligent α-Fair Hybrid Precoding in Multiuser Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Systems
Authors: Koc Asil , Le-Ngoc Tho
Published: July 2022

This paper proposes a novel nature-inspired α-fair hybrid precoding (NI-αHP) technique for millimeter-wave multi-user massive multiple-input multiple-output systems. Unlike the existing HP literature, we propose to apply -fairness for maintaining various fairness expectations (e.g., sum-rate maximization, proportional fairness, max-min fairness, etc.). After developing the analog RF beamformer via slow time-varying angular information, the digital baseband (BB) precoder is designed via the reduced-dimensional effective channel matrix seen from the BB-stage. For the α-fairness, we derive the optimal digital BB precoder expression with a set of parameters, where optimizing them is an NP-hard problem. Hence, we efficiently optimize the parameters in the digital BB precoder via five nature-inspired intelligent algorithms. Numerical results present that when the sum-rate maximization is the target, the proposed NI-αHP technique greatly improves the sum-rate capacity and energy-efficiency performance compared to other benchmarks. Moreover, NI-αHP supports different fairness expectations and reduces the rate gap among UEs by varying the fairness level (α).
A Dispersive Meshless Method Formulation for Accurate Modeling of Evanescent and Propagating Waves in Left-Handed Material Slabs
Authors: Shams Sheyda , Mohajeri Farzad , Movahhedi Masoud
Published: July 2022

We have proposed a dispersive formulation of the meshless radial point interpolation method (RPIM) to precisely analyze the unusual wave propagation characteristics of left-handed material (LHM) slabs. To absorb both propagating and evanescent waves, we have implemented the generalized perfectly matched layer (GPML) absorbing boundary condition (ABC) to the meshless method. As the evanescent waves play a significant role in the phenomenon of subwavelength imaging by LHM slabs, the material interfaces have to be correctly treated to accurately simulate the amplification of evanescent waves through the slab. By applying new considerations to the systematic approach of the nondispersive meshless method for accurate modeling of material interfaces, we have obtained a new set of equations for the GPML formulations to update the fields at the interfaces of the LHM slab. Numerical experiments show that the proposed formulations have a considerable impact on improving the accuracy of the meshless method for analysis of the LHM slabs.
Design Aspects and Thermal Characteristics of Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor for Electromagnetic Launch Application
Authors: Saket Professor (Dr.) R.K. , Xaxa Lovesh B. , Srivastava R.K.
Published: July 2022

This paper presents the design aspects and thermal characteristics of single-sided linear induction motor (SLIM) for Electromagnetic launchers. It is designed to accelerate a 50 kg mass through a distance of 3 meters within a minuscule time to an exit velocity of 50 m/s. A study of the motor’s parametric variation based on the launching requirement has been performed. Its performance characteristics are obtained using 3D FEM and verified analytically using Parseval’s method. The FEM, analytical and experimental verification of the thrust characteristics of different secondary conductive sheet materials namely, aluminum, beryllium copper and German silver shows that, the latter exhibits superior characteristics than the former two, because its thrust-velocity curve is close to inverse linear relationship (stable region of operation of LIM) , which significantly reduces the accelerating time during the launch. The designed SLIM is assessed for its thermal performance with materials having temperature-dependent electrical properties by carrying out a coupled-field FEM simulation. The conclusions demonstrate that the electromagnetic and thermal assessments are in tandem with each other as required for launching.
A Novel LOS Assessment for 5G/6G Radio Network Planning Using LiDAR Point Cloud
Authors: Soosahabi Reza , Bayoumi Magdy
Published: July 2022

Starting with 5G-NR standard and moving towards 6G, the mmW communications technology (in 6 − 300 GHz frequency range) fulfills the demand for high throughput in various parts of the radio access network. The fragile propagation characteristics of mmW signals compels a more meticulous radio network planning, even in the initial phases. Previously used in backhaul networks, the quality of mmW radio links significantly relies on the Line-of-Sight (LOS) signal paths between the communicating radios. LiDAR point cloud is a popular source of high-resolution aerial survey data suitable for accurate LOS assessments. In this work, we consider a comprehensive LOS assessment problem incorporating the radio mounting height, a key practical consideration in planning cellular networks. Then we proposed a method empowered by a novel topologically-sorted polar digital elevation model (DEM) and a new query-based algorithm to execute large-scale LOS assessments more efficiently and accurately than the stat-of-the-art methods. The post-deployment measurement reports indicate that using the proposed DEM leads to 50% reduction in the prediction errors compared to the other common methods. The proposed method is designed to process LOS assessment queries in constant-time, O(1), and achieves O(log N) speed-up over the known visibility algorithms when performing LOS assessments for the entire planning area (viewshed). The numerical results from our software implementation also confirm significant reduction in the viewshed computation time.
Fast Simultaneous Feasibility Test for Security Constrained Unit Commitment
Authors: Holzer Jesse , Chen Yonghong , wu zhongyu , Pan Feng , Veeramany Arun
Published: July 2022

This paper presents a novel fast security analysis method to perform simultaneous feasibility test (SFT) for security constrained unit commitment (SCUC). The method uses the Sherman-Morrison-Woodbury formula to calculate DC power flow with the incremental topology changes across time intervals and with the contingencies for each interval. The extremely fast SFT allows the SCUC Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) solver to check network security constraints in a callback, leading to a significant performance improvement over the traditional MIP-SFT iteration method.
Automatically Evolving Interpretable Feature Vectors using Genetic Programming for an Ensemble Classifier in Skin Cancer Detection
Authors: Ul Ain Qurrat , Al-Sahaf Harith , Xue Bing , Zhang Mengjie
Published: July 2022

Early diagnosis of skin cancer saves lives as it can be successfully treated through complete excision. Computer-aided diagnosis methods developed using artificial intelligence techniques help earlier detection and identify hidden causes leading to cancers in skin lesion images. In skin cancer image classification problems, an ensemble of classifiers has demonstrated better classification ability than a single classification algorithm. Traditionally, training an ensemble uses the complete set of original features, where some of these features can be redundant or irrelevant and hence, may not provide useful information in generating good models for ensemble classification. Moreover, newly created features may help improve the classification performance. To address this, existing methods have used feature construction for building an ensemble classifier, which usually creates a fixed number of features that may fit the training data too well, resulting in poor test performance. This study develops a novel classification approach that combines ensemble learning, feature selection, and feature construction utilizing genetic programming (GP) to handle the above limitations. The proposed method automatically evolves variable-length feature vectors consisting GP-selected and GP-constructed features suitable for training an ensemble classifier. The study evaluates the goodness of the proposed method on two benchmark real-world skin image datasets that include dermoscopy and standard camera images. The experimental results reveal that the proposed algorithm significantly outperforms six state-of-the-art convolutional neural network methods, existing GP approaches, and ten commonly used machine learning methods. Furthermore, the study also includes interpreting evolved individuals that highlight important skin cancer characteristics playing a vital role in discriminating images of different cancer classes. This study shows that high classification performance can be achieved at a low cost of computational resources and inference time, and accordingly this method is potentially suitable to be implemented in mobile devices for automated screening of skin lesions and many other malignancies in low resource settings.
ECU over Named Data Networking (ECUoNDN): Data Management and Integration with Heterogenous Automotive Networks
Authors: Elhadeedy Ahmed , Daily Jeremy
Published: July 2022

 Abstract—Autonomous vehicles use variety of automotive  communication protocols in order for different Electronic Control  Units (ECUs) to intra-communicate such as Controller Area  Network (CAN), FlexRay or Ethernet to address the requirements  of ultra-low latency and higher bandwidth due to the increased  number of sensors. This leads to an increased number of wires,  complexity and weight of the harness needed to connect each ECU  to the network. In the case of an autonomous tractor trailer with  autonomy sensors, tractor-trailer communication harness with  new wires to be able to communicate with additional  communication protocols at the tractor side and the trailer  harness will be required to be plugged or unplugged every time a  trailer gets coupled or uncoupled with a tractor. In this paper, we  propose a new network architecture and intra-communication  link for an autonomous tractor trailer ECU with additional  autonomy sensors to reduce the number of wires needed to  communicate different data types to the autonomous tractor  network buses to two wires or eliminate the wires in case of a  conventional tractor-trailer using a wireless medium, in addition  to a method to manage multi-protocol data transfer between the  trailer and the tractor. We conducted an experiment to evaluate  the performance of Named Data Networking (NDN) when used in  communication between ECUs that had positive outcome and  indicated the high potential compatibility of NDN with vehicular  communication.  1 
PENERAPAN ALGORITMA C4.5 UNTUK MEMBUAT MODEL PREDIKSI PASIEN YANG MENGIDAP PENYAKIT DIABETES
Authors: Sunanto Nanto , Falah Ghazi
Published: July 2022

Diabetes adalah penyakit dimana pankreas tidak bisa memproduksi insulin dengan baik. Insulin merupakan hormon yang di hasilkan dari pankreas, yang berguna sebagai pintu untuk menyalurkan glukosa dari makan yang diserap untuk di alirkan ke dalam sel-sel darah agar tubuh dapat menghasilkan energi. Sedangkan menurut WHO diabetes adalah penyakit yang sangat mematikan yang menduduki peringkat 9 dunia. Penderita penyakit diabetes pada umumnya meningal dunia dengan kondisi rusak nya beberapa organ vital seperti, jantung, ginjal dan hati. Para penderita awal penyakit diabetes tidak diketahui secara pasti sehingga penderita penyakit diabetes yang telah dirawat dalam kondisi yang memperhatinkan. Untuk menekan jumlah kematian akibat penyakit diabetes dibutuhkan suatu sistem yang dapat mengindentifikasi gejala dini penyakit diabetes, agar penderita penyakit diabetes dapat ditangani langsung dengan baik. Teknologi data mining dapat membatu membangun suatu sistem untuk menprediksi penyakit diabetes menggunakan algoritma decision tree C4.5. pada penelitian ini data prediksi penyakit diabetes diambil dari UCI Repository.  Kemudian data diolah dengan tahapan, select data, pre-processing dan split validation menggunakan rapid miner. Hasil pengolahan data menggunakan rapid miner, berupa rules yang dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi penyakit diabetes. Rules yang dihasilkan dari pohon keputusan RapidMiner memiliki akurasi 95, 51%
PENERAPAN METODE RATIONAL UNIFIED PROCESS (RUP) DALAM PEMBUATAN WEB PEMBELAJARAN ELEKTRONIK UNTUK SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA
Authors: Marwan Mochammad Akbar , Umniati Naeli , Tjiptanata Ricky Agus , Budiyarto Raihan
Published: July 2022

Metode Rational Unified Process (RUP) merupakan kerangka proses dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak yang dapat disesuaikan dengan tujuan organisasi pengembangan dan tim proyek perangkat lunak. Pembelajaran elektronik merupakan sistem pembelajaran berdasarkan pengajaran formal tetapi dengan bantuan sumber daya elektronik. Komponen utama dari pembelajaran elektronik adalah penggunaan komputer dan internet. Web pembelajaran elektronik untuk Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) ini dibuat dengan menggunakan framework CodeIgniter. Web ini memiliki tiga otoritas pengguna yaitu administrator, pengajar, dan siswa. Pengujian web dengan metode blackbox testing berhasil dengan baik. Pengukuran kegunaan sistem (usability) dilakukan terhadap 24 responden pengguna web menggunakan kuesioner. Kuesioner dibuat berdasarkan kriteria yang terdapat pada USE Questionnaire dan penilaian berdasarkan skala Likert. Pengukuran usability menghasilkan nilai 89,08% yang artinya adalah sangat layak.
IMPLEMENTASI V MODEL DALAM RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI PENGELOLAAN DANA PADA YAYASAN BINA INSAN SUBANG
Authors: Astuti Mega Fuji , Ratnawati Ratnawati
Published: July 2022

Excel merupakan aplikasi Microsoft yang banyak digunakan untuk merekam transaksi keuangan di beberapa lembaga. Namun banyak dari penggunaanya belumlah maksimal. Mula-mula transaksi dicatat pada buku tulis kemudian dipindahbukukan ke dalam file excel. Dengan cara ini membuat orang melakukan pekerjaan yang sama tersebut dua kali, sehingga relatif lebih lama dan melelahkan. Hal ini pula yang terjadi pada Yaysan Bina Insan Subang, sehingga kinerja seorang bendahara menjadi lebih kompleks dan memungkinkan terbuangnya waktu kerja. Oleh karena itu tujuan pembangunan sistem informasi pengelolaan keuangan yayasan ini adalah untuk mengganti sistem yang masih terbilang konservatif sehingga pekerjaan dapat lebih cepat, rapi dan tersimpan dengan baik. Metode yang diterapkan untuk membangun sistem ini yakni mengadopsi V model karena model ini sangat cocok untuk sebuah proyek sistem informasi yang memiliki spesifikasi kebutuhan akan software yang sudah jelas. Sistem informasi ini menggunakan konsep MVC dengan framework CodeIgniter dan template bootstrap. Terbangunnya sebuah sistem informasi pengelolaan dana yayasan merupakan hasil penelitian yang dilakukan oleh penulis sehingga dengan adanya sistem baru ini penggunaan buku tulis serta pencatatan ganda tidak diperlukan lagi, dengan demikian staf bendahara akan lebih cepat dalam membuat pelaporan dana yayasan.