bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Discussion on the Relationship between Acupuncture Depth and Acupoint Nature
Authors: Tianzhen Xu , Wanglong Wu
Published: April 2024

Objective: To explore the relationship between acupoint nature and the depth of acupuncture. Method: Based on the diversity and hierarchical characteristics of the meridian system, this study explores the relationship between acupuncture depth and acupoint characteristics from various aspects such as ancient and modern deep and shallow needling methods, the impact of different deep and shallow needling methods on acupoint characteristics, and modern clinical research. Result: The depth of acupuncture is related to acupoint properties, and different depths of acupuncture can exert different acupoint effects and mobilize different performance. Conclusion: Clarifying the effect of acupuncture depth on acupoint performance provides reference for the selection of clinical acu‐ puncture depth and provides ideas for improving the accuracy of acupuncture effect.
Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Four Common Cervical Diseases
Authors: Yiwen Li , Guiqing Luo
Published: April 2024

Cervical diseases refer to various clinical syndromes caused by damage or degeneration of the bones, joints, intervertebral discs, and soft tissues around the vertebrae of the cervical spine, which, under certain triggering conditions, result in dislocation of spinal joints, protrusion of intervertebral discs, calcification of ligaments, or bone hyperplasia, directly or indirectly stimulating or compressing the spinal nerve roots, vertebral arteries and veins, spinal cord, or sympathetic nerves. Cervical headache, cervical tinnitus, cervical hypertension, and cervical periarthritis are four common types of cervical diseases in clinical practice. These diseases are mostly treated with traditional Chinese medicine methods, which have achieved good therapeutic effects. However, the focus of treatment varies depending on the main clinical manifestations.
Obstacle Detection Technology for Autonomous Driving Based on Deep Learning
Authors: Gao Chenhao
Published: April 2024

With the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, traditional obstacle detection equipment faces multiple challenges such as high cost, low real-time performance, non normalization, dependence on manual operation, and time-consuming and labor-intensive. To address these shortcomings, this article proposes a deep learning (DL) based obstacle detection technology for autonomous driving on the road surface. As a complex system that integrates multiple key components such as environmental perception, positioning and navigation, path planning, and motion control, one of the core technologies of autonomous vehicles is accurate perception of the surrounding environment. In practical applications, autonomous vehicles often face complex and variable road environments, which may lead to a decrease in the quality of images captured by cameras, resulting in blurry and unclear phenomena. The DL method, especially the object detection algorithm, has shown unique advantages in visual perception and recognition in autonomous driving scenes. This paper deeply studies the obstacle detection technology of automatic driving road based on DL, aiming to achieve efficient and accurate obstacle recognition, improve the safety and reliability of auto drive system, and promote the further growth of automatic driving technology.
Application of AIGC in the design of film and television props
Authors: Zhao Manyu , Li Bing , Zhang Xiru
Published: April 2024

This paper discusses the application, influence and long-term value of AIGC in film and television props design. Through deep learning and intelligent algorithms, AIGC technology can quickly generate high-quality film and television prop design schemes, improve design efficiency and accuracy, and save time and labor costs for film and television production. At the same time, AIGC technology can also promote the innovation of film and television props design, stimulate the creative inspiration of designers, and create more diverse design styles. In addition, AIGC technology can intelligently recommend and optimize the design scheme according to the audience 's preferences and needs, enhance the audience 's viewing experience, and enhance the attractiveness of film and television works. All in all, AIGC has important application value in the design of film and television props, and has injected new impetus into the innovation and development of the film and television industry. With the continuous progress of technology and the continuous improvement of application mode, it is believed that the application of AIGC in the design of film and television props will play a more important role and promote the innovation and development of the industry.
Application of sea surface temperature remote sensing data in environmental assessment of fishing grounds
Authors: Zhang Xinkai , Yin Jie
Published: April 2024

This article provides a comprehensive discussion of the application and importance of sea surface temperature (SST) remote sensing data in environmental assessment of fisheries. By analysing the collection, processing and practical application of SST data, the article demonstrates how this technology can help scientists and fisheries managers to better understand the impacts of ocean temperature changes on fisheries resources and its role in ensuring the sustainability of global fisheries. The article begins by describing the importance of the marine environment to fishery resources and explains the development of SST remote sensing technology and its application to fishery location and environmental monitoring. The article then discusses in detail the application of SST data in practical fisheries management, in particular how it can help predict fish migration, optimise fishing activities, and assess the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems. In addition, the article explores the main challenges faced when applying SST data, such as technical limitations, complexity of data interpretation, and unequal access on a global scale. Overall, this article highlights the indispensable role of SST remote sensing data in modern fisheries management, while also pointing out the limitations of its application and future directions. With the continuous advancement of remote sensing technology and the ongoing impact of global climate change, SST data are expected to play an increasingly important role in future fisheries environmental assessment and resource management.
Protective mechanism and clinical application of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with abnormal liver function
Authors: Zhao Yunhui
Published: April 2024

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients with abnormal liver function will further aggravate the complexity of the disease and affect the quality of life of patients. Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are novel hypoglycemic agents that may produce hepatoprotective effects in patients with T2DM combined with hepatic function abnormalities by improving hyperglycemic toxicity, regulating lipid metabolism, decreasing visceral adiposity, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and other possible mechanisms. However, the exact mechanism has not been clarified and further studies are still needed. In this article, we reviewed the possible mechanisms of hepatoprotective effects of SGLT2i on patients with T2DM combined with abnormal liver function and the progress of clinical application, in order to providing reference for the rational application of SGLT2i.
Comment le modèle néolibéral justifie l’accaparement
Authors: St-Paul Rose-Anne
Published: April 2024

Cet article explore le phénomène de l’accaparement des terres à travers le prisme du modèle néolibéral. Il aborde la question de la valeur de la terre, qui n’a pas toujours été posé en termes de capital ou de productivité, mais dont la « valorisation », utilisée comme justification par le modèle néolibéral pour l’explosion des investissements fonciers à large échelle, écrase les agricultures paysannes et le pluralisme des approches foncières.
La longue histoire de l’agriculture coloniale en Indonésie
Authors: Bissonnette Jean-François
Published: April 2024

Le présent article propose un survol historique du développement de l’agriculture de plantation en Indonésie. Débutant avec les modalités du système colonial à la fin du 19e siècle, l’étude se penche sur les vicissitudes

postcoloniales de l’agriculture de plantation en lien avec l’évolution politique du pays. L’institution de la plantation coloniale a été reproduite à travers les époques sous différentes formes avec les limites qu’elle impose au développement de l’agriculture en Indonésie.
« Stop à l’accaparement des terres »
Authors: Campesina La Via
Published: April 2024

À l’issu de la première conférence paysanne internationale contre l’accaparement des terres, tenue au Mali en 2011 et organisée par la Via Campesina, le mouvement paysan transnational, a été lancée une alliance internationale contre les accaparements de terres. La déclaration finale est reproduite ci-dessous.
Plan Nord
Authors: Samian
Published: April 2024

Paroles de chanson
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Authors: D’Almeida Ayélé Marie , Autin Grégoire
Published: April 2024

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Numismatic Narratives: Sovereignty, Identity, and Devotion in the Parvinder S. Khanuja Collection of Sikh Coins
Authors: Taylor Paul Michael , Husain Saeed
Published: April 2024

This paper is a case study of the role of coin collecting in the Sikh diaspora in the United States, with comparative references to broader sources on Sikh and non-Sikh coin and medal (i.e., numismatic) collecting beyond this one collector and collection. Here we briefly survey the collection of Sikh coins assembled (within a much larger collection of Sikh and Punjabi art and heritage) by Dr. Parvinder S. Khanuja, examining the collector’s criteria used to select coins as a preferred or important collectible, and also the criteria used to ascribe value to particular coins based on their characteristics (original mint or place of manufacture, age or date of manufacture, materials of manufacture, and physical condition), as well as their prior line of ownership (i.e. their “biographies” as objects). We also survey current literature on Sikh coin collecting in comparison with the broader collecting and study of numismatics, looking for generalizations about Sikh vs. non-Sikh coin collecting and how value is ascribed to coins. We find that the importance of coin collecting for Dr. Khanuja, and in the literature on Sikh numismatics, is closely tied to the concept of former Sikh sovereignty or political control that (in the past) made an autonomous coinage possible. This paper illustrates some exemplary coins that Dr. Khanuja and his family highly prize, documenting the importance ascribed to sovereignty, identity, and devotion. The significance ascribed to coinage as a symbol of sovereignty, the relevance of his collecting to the collector’s strong Sikh identity, and the fact that collecting may be an expression of Sikh religious devotion, all seem to constitute motivations for the formation of this collection. Based on references to such concepts in Sikh numismatic literature, these motivations seem very likely to be characteristic of a broader Sikh collecting tradition rather than an idiosyncratic one used only by this collector.
The Influence of Work Discipline and Public Service Systems on Community Satisfaction in One-Stop Services in Sawahlunto City
Authors: Safputri Yollanda Eka , Nirwana Ida , Yeni Afni
Published: April 2024

This research was conducted at the One Stop Service Office in Sawahlunto City. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of work discipline and the public service system on the satisfaction of service users. The method used in this study is a quantitative method using SPSS 22. In this study, the population of people who carry out public services at the One-Stop Service in Sawahlunto City is 34 people. By using accidental sampling, a sample of 34 people was obtained. The data collection technique used is by using a questionnaire or questionnaire. Based on multiple linear regression analysis of work discipline and public service system variables on community satisfaction, Y = 1.257 + 0.745 X1 + 0.0377 X2 + e. From the t-test conducted, it was found that work discipline variable X1 had a significant effect on community satisfaction with a variable value of 3.407 > 2.039 and a significance level value of 0.002 <0.05. Variable X2 public service system has an influence on community satisfaction with a variable value (2.119 > 2.039) and a significance level value of 0.002 <0.05. Judging from the f test conducted, it was found that work discipline and public service systems have a simultaneous effect on community satisfaction, that fcount > ftable (15,034 > 3.29), with a significance probability of 0.000 <0.05. This can be seen from the R Square value of 0.492 or 49.2% and the rest is influenced by other variables not included in this study of 50.8%.
Use of Coolsticks in district general hospital
Authors: Tadrak Konstancja
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Ethyl chloride spray is conventionally used for testing cold sensation during spinal or epidural blocks.Coolsticks are reusable, durable, non-toxic stainless steels wants that can be cooled and are a cheaper alternative to ethyl chloride spray. The aim of this studd was to estimate the cost and carbon savings of switching from ethyl chloride spray to Coolstick use.

 

Methods: The use of Coolsticks at a single district general hospital’s (Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, UK) main theatres was audited in July 2023. The volume of ethyl chloride use in the obstetric theatre in 2022-23 was calculated based on pharmacy requisition forms. Estimates of CO2 equivalent emissions per stick and per ethyl chloride spray use were based on published data (Green Ward study from Dorset). Cost and CO2 equivalent emissions savings with cold sticks were calculated and extrapolated onto all seven theatres within Good Hope Hospital.

 

Results: Only 25% of anaesthetists used Coolsticks, despite all being aware of their availability. The main reason stated for this was “adherence to usual practice”. In the obstetric theatre in 2022-23, 104 cans of ethyl chloride were used. Switching to Coolstick use would save £2,080 and 1,693kg CO2 equivalent per theatre per year. Extrapolating across the hospital, the potential saving was £14,560 and 11,852 kg CO2 equivalent per year.

 

Conclusion: Use of Coolsticks is cost-saving and carbon-efficient. National associations should consider publishing formal recommendations to support their uptake. Research around clinical efficacy and patient satisfaction would speed uptake into clinical practice.
Local Action, Global Impact: Acute Appendicitis as a Metric for Surgical Care Quality
Authors: Clarke D , Naidoo M , Kong VY
Published: April 2024

Throughout history, renowned clinicians, anatomists, and researchers have endeavoured to understand acute appendicitis over the course of two millennia. Galen referred to the condition as "colic passion," while the eminent anatomists Vesalius and Fallopius both made early descriptions of the human appendix. In the absence of effective operative techniques, treatment methods were limited, with Boerhaave advocating heated bowel washouts, compression, and bloodletting. It wasn't until the early eighteenth century that English and French surgeons described the operative removal of the human appendix.
The Relationship Between Organizational Learning and Innovation: A Case Study of Learning Organizations
Authors: Agarwal Nidhi , Kumar Puneet
Published: April 2024

This article examines how organisational learning and innovation interact. Innovation, which boosts productivity and competitiveness, requires workplace learning. This study examines the interactions of these two main variables holistically. 300 employees from 100 enterprises and 100 stakeholders with close relationships to these organisations are polled, interviewed, and their corporate records evaluated in a mixed-methods study. We assess how well these companies’ organisational learning practices foster innovation.
This study’s findings on organisational learning and creativity illuminate various aspects, including knowledge generation, sharing, application, and reflection. The study also examines organisational barriers to innovation and learning.
This study analyses employee and stakeholder perspectives to better understand organisational learning and innovation. These findings affect the development of learning, innovation, and corporate performance approaches. This study helps companies capitalise on the synergy between organisational learning and innovation to grow and compete.
Orwell's 1984 Revisited: Woke Vocabulary & Uncivil Discourse
Authors: Baker Biff
Published: April 2024

Semantics study how language conveys meaning and is interpreted - examining word meaning, sentence meaning, pragmatics, and meaning representation. A shared understanding of word meanings is crucial for effective communication and social cohesion. Per Orwell’s 1984, political manipulation of language can shape public opinion and advance agendas through propagandistic euphemisms. Language manipulation undermines healthy discourse, critical thinking, and trust: recognizing these tactics is crucial for independent thinking. Understanding the impact of language is crucial for conflict resolution and promoting peace; clarity, empathy, and effective communication strategies enhance understanding. There is an ideological divide between academia and businesses, with a significant skew towards woke terminology and ‘far-left’ concepts. This "Woke Glossary" aims to bridge communication gaps and promote mutual understanding within academia and businesses via critiques. Fostering mutual understanding and effective communication should be our goals for promoting peace and cooperation, whereas woke terms often reinforce division using oppressor versus oppressed narratives.
Nghiên cứu đặc điểm lâm sàng, cận lâm sàng và đánh giá kết quả điều trị ở bệnh nhân động kinh sau chấn thương sọ não
Authors: Nguyễn Đình Toàn , Dương Thị Vân Hà
Published: April 2024

Background: Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) results in a huge burden and reduces patients' quality of life. Understanding clinical, subclinical characteristics and assessing treatment results helps to improve management strategies for epilepsy after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Objectives: 1. To describe clinical and subclinical characteristics of patients with PTE at Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Dong Hoi Hospital. 2. To evaluate initial results of the treatment of PTE after 3 months. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with follow-up on 58 patients with PTE receiving examination and treatment at Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Dong Hoi Hospital from April 2022 to June 2023. Results: Clinical: Late PTE (occurring > 1 week after TBI) accounted for 69% with 6.9% of first seizures occurred from 1 week - 6 months after TBI while 3.4% happened between 6 months - 1 year. Most seizures lasting less than 5 minutes (86.2%); 37.9% had ³ 1 seizure per month; 32.8% had 1 seizure weekly and daily attacks accounted for 24.1%. Focal seizure registered the majority (89.6%) while generalized seizures accounted for 10.4%; there was a difference in type of seizure between early PTE and late PTE. Subclinical: Abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded in 24.1% of cases with following characteristics: diffuse slowing in both hemispheres (6.9%), localized slow waves (17.2%). Lesion location on CT/MRI: temple 53.4% and forehead 46.6%. Treatment results: 87.9% of TBI cases were treated conservatively and 12.1% were treated surgically. Antiepileptic medications: Depakin (62.5%), Tegretol (13.8%), Phenytoin (13.8%), Keppra (8.6%); treatment adherence rate was very high (89.7%). The recurrence rate was 37.9%, this was lower in the group of early PTE compared with late PTE (22.2% versus 45%). During 3 months of treatment, the majority had 1 - 4 seizures (72.2%) and 19.0% needed re-hospitalization. Neurological complications were recorded in 12.1% of cases. Aura happened in 43.1% of cases, more frequently in late PTE when compared with early PTE (50.0% and 27.8%, respectively). Conclusion: Prophylaxis of PTE should be considered in TBI patients having seizures without EEG abnormalities or in elderly patients with temporal and frontal lobe lesions.
Industry capstone projects as a vehicle for faculty development
Authors: Cunion Jeffrey , Mollick George , Willey Richard
Published: April 2024

There is a trend in Engineering education pedagogy focus from problem-based learning to project-based learning. An impediment to this shift in Engineering Education lies in faculty preparation. Strategies to help faculty develop skills while they are working is essential to providing project-based learning activities within engineering programs. Interviews conducted suggest that senior projects are a valuable steppingstone for faculty that initially have no real-world experience in engineering or manufacturing. Allowing faculty to participate in these projects allow them to create industrial contacts and see the skill sets their graduates will be using. The projects provide faculty credibility to the students because they are working with them to solve a common problem. Finally, the paper provides best practices in the senior project program as well as the roles and responsibilities of the faculty, students, and industrial partners that participate in it.
Quality in eLearning: Perceptions of instructors
Authors: Al Awadh Mohammed , Weheba Gamal S. , Gupta Deepak P.
Published: April 2024

eLearning is rapidly growing and competing with traditional classroom learning. Advancements in digital technology and democratization of the internet have made eLearning more accessible, flexible, and convenient way for acquiring knowledge. This study examines the instructors' perceptions of quality in eLearning in higher education in the United States. Content analysis of 119 peer-reviewed articles published from January 1997 to January 2020 was performed. The Results revealed the most important dimensions of quality from the viewpoint of instructors. The steps involved in identifying these dimensions and determining their relative importance are represented. Utilizing factor analysis, four uncorrelated metadimensions were extracted. The paper concludes with practical implications and proposes directions for future research.
University-Industry collaboration to meet Criterion 7 of an ETAC accredited program
Authors: Torres Mauricio , Sadat-Hossieny Morteza , Sun Gang
Published: April 2024

With budget shortfalls for education and lack of sufficient funds from grants, institutions are eager to reach collaboration with engineering-related organizations and industries in order to adequately provide current and relevant instructional resources. Institutions are required to demonstrate their support to programs by providing adequate classrooms, laboratories and equipment to enhance students' hands-on experiences and facilitate the attainment of student learning outcomes. This paper provides a chronicle of how this cooperation was accomplished to may serve as a reference for institutions seeking additional support for their programs. It also provides examples of how the laboratories and equipment made possible through this collaboration can support engineering technology classes. This facilitates a potentially case-study like approach with discussion on the implementation following the guidelines and framework proposed by Yu et al [1].
A usability study of airline booking platforms
Authors: Nakushian Andrew J.
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the usability of booking airline flights on an airline's mobile app and on the same airline's website. The method of this study was a usability test where participants gave detailed evaluations of their thoughts while using two platforms. This study was conducted using a laptop and a smartphone. The five participants were assigned to either a group where they had to book a flight on the PC first or the mobile application first. They were timed while they completed a series of tasks such as finding a specific flight, adding a first-class upgrade, and adding a service animal. The test showed that users took approximately half as long to complete the booking process on the mobile application when compared to the website. Most of the users, however, felt the website was a more user-friendly interface despite it taking nearly twice as long to complete. The users explained that they felt the website had more information to aid in making booking decisions as well as more defined buttons, so it was less difficult to make a mistake. This feedback was unexpected since all of the participants were members of Generation Z. This result is important because it could be used to help airlines redesign their mobile apps to give more information about flight options. It also hopefully could inform airlines that even though Generation Z grew up with smartphones and mobile technology, they still prefer the website for booking flights.
Analysis of Learning Commitment and Interest in Learning with Learning Outcomes of Building Engineering Education Students in University
Authors: Kembuan Djubir R. E. , Daud Metsi
Published: April 2024

This research aims to analyze: (1) the relationship between learning commitment and learning outcomes of Building Engineering Education students, Faculty of Engineering, Manado State University (PTB FT Unima), (2) the relationship between learning interest and learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students, and (3) the relationship between commitment to learning, and interest in learning simultaneously with the learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students. This research design is quantitative research with a survey approach. From the research results: 1) there is a relationship between learning commitment and learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students, and contributes 23.62%; 2) there is a relationship between interest in learning and learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students, and provides a contribution of 10.24%; 3) there is a relationship between commitment to learning and interest in learning simultaneously with the learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students, and provides a contribution of 23.72%. Thus, increasing commitment to learning and interest in learning is one of the factors supporting the learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students. The results imply that the higher the commitment to learning and interest in learning, the higher the learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students. This fact proves that commitment to learning and interest in learning simultaneously provide a significant relationship with the learning outcomes of PTB FT Unima students.
Development of Problem-Based Tools to Improve Thinking Abilities in In-Service PPG Program Students
Authors: Rengkuan Mariana , Sompotan Armstrong F. , Batmetan Johan Reimon
Published: April 2024

This research aims to develop problem-based learning tools that empower students' thinking abilities in the In-service Teacher Professional Education Program at Unima. The learning tools developed consist of modules and LKPD for the Biology Learning Tool Development course. The development model used is the ADDIE development model consisting of four stages, namely 1) analysis, 2) design, 3) development, 4) implementation, and 5) evaluation. The results of the research are the feasibility of the learning tools which are seen based on the aspects of validity, practicality, and effectiveness of the learning tools. Next, to see the effectiveness of problem-based learning tools on thinking ability using One Group Pretest-Posttest Design which was implemented on 29 PPG Daljab Category 1 students, class 3 of 2023. The results of the research show that the learning tools are very valid with an assessment score interval between 3.5-4 and reliability between 95%-98%. The learning implementation is categorized as very good with an assessment score interval between 3.6-4 with an average reliability of 97%, the average readability level of the device based on the Gunning Fox index is 11 with medium criteria, the readability percentage of the learning device based on the readability sheet of the learning device is 97% and students provide a positive response to learning tools was 98%. The increase in students' cognitive learning outcomes can be seen from the average N-gain value for all students, namely 0.68 with medium criteria, classical completeness of 100%, and indicator completeness with an interval of 2.5-3.5. Based on the results of this research, it can be concluded that problem-based learning tools in the biology teaching tool development course are suitable for use to improve the thinking skills of students in the PPG Daljab Program at Unima.
Comparative Efficacy of Weed Management Practices on Grain and Straw Yields of Wheat
Authors: Popal Noor Ahmad
Published: April 2024

Wheat is central to Afghanistan's food security. It accounts for 76 percent of the annual grain cereal harvest and 57 percent of the country's total food crop production. Several factors, such as low-yielding varieties, low soil fertility, low-quality agrochemicals, widespread pest and disease infestations, and widespread distribution of weeds, are the leading causes of low wheat productivity in the country. The current study was conducted at the Student Research farm of the Faculty of Agriculture at Kabul University to determine the overall effects of weeds on wheat grain and straw yields and to evaluate and compare different weed management practices in the wheat field. After applying the weed management practices, among the treatments, T1, T3, and T4 showed only 8.3, 5, and 2.3 percent weed populations, respectively, compared to the untreated control. Regarding grain and straw yields, mechanical control (hand weeding) ranked first with a grain yield of 4,867 kg/ha, followed by T1 (4,580 kg/ha), T3 (4,513 kg/ha), T2 (4,133 kg/ha), and T5 (3,416 kg/ha), respectively. The difference in straw yield among the treatments was not significant; however, mechanical control ranked first (7,103 kg/ha), followed by T1 (6,783 kg/ha), T3 (6,700 kg/ha), T2 (6,207 kg/ha), and T5 (5,280 kg/ha), respectively. The study findings concluded that by eliminating weeds, wheat grain and straw yields could be increased by an average of 30 and 26 percent, respectively. As broad-leaved weeds are widely distributed in the wheat fields, applying relative herbicides such as 2,4-D is more effective and recommended for all cultivation methods.
BRIDGING THEORY AND PRACTICE: COMPARATIVE INSIGHTS INTO EVALUATING USER INTERFACES
Authors:   S. S. Jain Subodh P.G. Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Rambagh Circle, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India., Nahar Garima , Jain Dr. Sonal ,   S. S. Jain Subodh P.G. College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Published: April 2024

Abstract Keywords Cite This Article as User interface (UI) evaluation is an important aspect of software development, ensuring that software or systems are efficient and user satisfactory. Among the various usability testing methods available, Cognitive Walkthrough Method, Heuristic Evaluation Method and Concurrent Usability Testing Method stand out as most popular approaches. This research paper presents a comparative analysis of these testing methods, emphasizing their strengths, flaws, and applicability in different situations. Through a detailed analysis of each testing method's procedural steps, and practical concerns, we aim to provide insights into their effectiveness and suitability for evaluating User Interface (UI) designs. Additionally, we discuss potential synergies and inadequacies when combining these testing methods in practice. Our results and findings contribute to a deeper understanding of UI evaluation techniques and provide guidance for selecting the most appropriate approach for testing team’s specific needs.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Berita Online Yang Akan Terbit Pada Perusahaan Media Online PT. Zaki Angkasa Hamdani Dengan Menerapkan Metode Profile Matching
Authors: Okataviandi Rio
Published: April 2024

Online news selection is the activity of selecting several news stories by assessing each news item based on existing criteria, this process is carried out by the Editor-in-Chief. News that is interesting and has high value will be placed at the front and become the main news. Packaging in news media has its own appeal, because it will attract people to read news in each news media. Inaccuracy in selecting online news and the length of the news selection process. So the online news that is published often does not provide accurate information, and can have a negative impact on readers. Based on the problems above, a decision support system will be built to determine the selection of online news that will be published using the Profile Matching method. In this research, the Profile Matching method is applied with the aim of providing the best solution in determining the selection of online news that will be published on PT. Zaki Angkasa Hamdani. Based on the criteria set by PT. Zaki Angkasa Hamdani used in this research, namely: News Title, News Writing, Data Completeness and Data Quality. This aims to make it easier to determine priorities for selecting online news that will be published more quickly and accurately so that later it can be more helpful to PT. Zaki Angkasa Hamdani in determining the selection of online news that will be published on PT. Zaki Angkasa Hamdani. Based on the results obtained from the ranking value for the selection of online news that will be published, there is a news with the title Pegasus Pancur Batu Police Ringkus HP Robber (A2) with a value of 6,964, so it can be proposed as online news that will be published based on the results of the selection that has been carried out.
Atención y bienestar psicosocial de las personas adultas mayores, desde una perspectiva de integración comunitaria
Authors: González Guarique Milagros Del Carmen
Published: April 2024

Mediante el acercamiento con el objeto de estudio, se evidenció una gran cantidad de personas adultas mayores con situaciones que corresponden con los grupos dispensarial (personas en riesgo, con enfermedades crónicas y discapacidad adquirida). Algunas de estas personas se sienten y viven solas por diferentes razones, los cuales no son atendidos por ningún ente ni público, ni privado, y en muchas ocasiones con familias ausentes. Por ello, el propósito general del artículo es Generar acciones para la transformación en la atención y bienestar psicosocial de las personas adultas mayores, desde una perspectiva de integración comunitaria mediante la puesta en acción de una guía de intervención en la comunidad Dos Lagunas, Consejo Comunal Bloque 22 y 42 al 61. Para ello, se empleó desde el enfoque cualitativo fundamentada en el método Investigación Acción Participativa, sustentada bajo el paradigma Socio-critico. Las técnicas fueron los grupos de discusión, la observación participante y la entrevista dialógica, Los informantes clave fueron los voceros del consejo comunal, los líderes de calle, la líder de comunidad y parte del equipo de la UBCH, y el comité de personas adultas mayores y comunidad en general siendo un total de 50 personas. En los resultados, se observó un gran número de adultos mayores, en estado de abandono por parte de la comunidad y la familia. Y asocian la vejez a conceptos de pérdida de las capacidades físicas y cognitivas, y a ser olvidados por las familias, por ello, se concluye que es necesario un plan de intervención para transformar la integración a una vida activa al mejorar las condiciones de vida del adulto mayor.
Modernidad, educación y valores
Authors: García Heber Antonio
Published: April 2024

En este trabajo hacemos una aproximación a la Modernidad o Ilustración. Sostenemos que el proyecto ilustrado en su conjunto es un valor que debe ser reivindicado y promovido a través de la educación. Igualmente, presentamos algunos de sus rasgos más característicos: centralidad de la razón, antropocentrismo, ciencia y tecnología y énfasis en la democracia y una ética universal. Finalmente, realizamos una valoración crítica de la Modernidad.  Destacamos los elementos que deben ser promovidos a través de la educación en la universidad y aquellos que requieren ser atenuados.
Noción de valores en Risieri Frondizi
Authors: Cadenas Benedicto
Published: April 2024

El presente artículo tiene como finalidad examinar la noción de valores que presenta Risieri Frondizi en el texto “¿Qué son los valores?” En su disertación se hace una pregunta fundamental relacionada con el tema: ¿Tienen las cosas valor porque las deseamos o las deseamos porque tienen valor? Ante esta, hace un breve recorrido histórico reflexivo, donde se puede apreciar las distintas maneras que ha sido concebido, al mismo tiempo que puntualiza los planteamientos de las doctrinas subjetivistas y objetivistas, para luego ofrecer su propia concepción de los valores.
Reflexiones sobre la mente: de la filosofía a la neurofisiología
Authors: Carvajal Rubén
Published: April 2024

Durante siglos, filósofos y científicos han estado discutiendo acerca de la naturaleza de la mente y la conciencia, sin llegar a consensos. La neurociencia ha dado un aporte importante en este debate. Este ensayo presenta algunas reflexiones personales sobre los postulados de filósofos y científicos que han influido en mi visión actual del problema mente-cuerpo, la cual ha sido el resultado de un largo proceso de búsqueda que parte de la noción cristiana de la mente, sigue con la filosofía de la mente, luego con la neurofilosofía, hasta arribar, como síntesis epistemológica, a la neurofisiología como integradora de mis enfoques anteriores.
Atrapado en la incertidumbre: El procesamiento predictivo y la inferencia activa en el comportamiento procrastinador del autismo
Authors: Carls-Diamante Sidney , Laciny Alice
Published: April 2024

Un fenómeno a menudo asociado con el autismo es un modo atípico de función ejecutiva, cuyas manifestaciones incluyen dificultad para iniciar tareas. En algunos casos, esto va acompañado de sentimientos de inercia y sensaciones que pueden describirse como inquietud y parálisis simultáneas. En consecuencia, la dificultad para iniciar las tareas puede dar lugar a la procrastinación, ya sea simplemente posponiendo el trabajo en la tarea objetivo o realizando otras tareas no relacionadas antes de dedicarse a la tarea objetivo. Curiosamente, sin embargo, también está documentado que, una vez iniciada una tarea, los autistas pueden centrarse en ella intensamente y durante periodos prolongados de tiempo, especialmente cuando les resulta interesante.

Este trabajo utiliza el procesamiento predictivo y la inferencia activa para modelar la relación entre la función ejecutiva, la procrastinación y la hiperfocalización en el autismo. Este modelo integra las causas conocidas y propuestas de los déficits en la función ejecutiva y el papel que desempeña el interés en la regulación de la atención y la motivación. El modelo propone que la procrastinación es el resultado de procesos diferenciales de minimización de errores de predicción, como la ponderación de estímulos sensoriales. Se discuten los vínculos con modelos propuestos previamente, como la coherencia central débil (CCC), y la teoría de los priores altos e inflexibles de los errores de predicción en el autismo (HIPPEA).
Plastic Design Applied to Trusses
Authors: Croucher Meredith W. , Fisher James M.
Published: April 2024

Plastic design is increasing in popularity as a method of designing one- and two-story unbraced frames and braced multistory frames. The method of design discussed herein allows an extension of plastic design concepts to the design of trusses. The method is not proposed for the design of individual members of the truss system, because truss compression members will generally buckle prior to deforming enough for load redistribution. However, using the method will allow continuous and fixed ended trusses to be designed for lower resisting moments at a section than would normally be determined using an indeterminate analysis approach. For example, the method presented allows a continuous truss to be designed to support gravity moments as opposed to those higher moments determined from an elastic analysis. Consequently, the truss chord members are designed for smaller forces, thereby resulting in a direct savings in truss cost.
Graphical Solution for Selection of Web Splice Bolts
Authors: Powers J.J. , Mehta Narendra K.
Published: April 2024

Selection of the required number of bolts in the design of a web splice transmitting shear and moment is a trial and error procedure. A group of bolts is assumed and actual load on the bolt due to applied forces is calculated and then compared with the allowable load according to specifications. Curves are presented here that will assist the designer in making a rapid selection of the required number of bolts for a particular problem if shear and moment are known. The curves are developed in accordance with AASHO specifications, but can also be used for designs based on the AISC Specification. Contrary to the procedure of using effective eccentricity of the design shear in building construction in accordance with AISC Specification, actual eccentricity of the design shear with respect to the centroid of the bolt group is used when a web splice is designed according to AASHO specifications.
Bolt Tension Control with a Direct Tension Indicator
Authors: Struik John H.A. , Oyeledun Abayomi O , Fisher John W.
Published: April 2024

Achieving the minimum required bolt tension in a high strength bolted friction-type joint is a primary factor, since the slip resistance of the joint is dependent on the bolt tension. Current specifications require that high strength structural bolts be tightened to at least 70 percent of the minimum required tensile strength. For the past two decades installation has been primarily controlled by either turn-of-nut or calibrated wrench tightening. The turn-of-nut method depends upon strain control as contrasted to the torque control of the calibrated wrench method. Since the turn-of-nut method is primarily strain control, the effectiveness of the method depends on the starting point and accuracy of the rotational measurements. The variability of torque control is well known and was one of the reasons for the development of. the turn-of-nut method. Bolts tightened by the turn-of-nut method may have the outer face of the nut match-marked with the protruding bolt point before final tightening, so that an inspector can visually note the nut rotation. If an impact wrench is used for tightening, a slight peening of the bolt heads or nuts gives an additional indication that the bolt has been tightened. However, if the need for more inspection of bolt tension is necessary, one must use a calibrated inspection torque wrench with all its uncertainties.
Steel Column Base Plate Design
Authors: Sandhu Balbir S.
Published: April 2024

The design of base plates of columns in steel frame buildings is simple but time consuming. The AISC Manual of Steel Construction contains tables of base plate sizes and thickness for maximum loads on columns of short lengths. However, in actual practice the column loads for various column sizes are seldom maximum as tabulated in the AISC Manual. Therefore, the size and thickness of base plate have to be calculated following the procedure given on pg. 3-95 of the AISC Manual of Steel Construction, 7th Edition. The writer has developed an alignment chart for the design of base plates of axially loaded columns using the AISC method.
Errata; Composite Floor System for Sears Tower
Authors: Iyengar S.H. , Zils J.J.
Published: April 2024

Errata
Rapid Selection of W Columns (AASHO Method of Design)
Authors: Mehta Narendra K.
Published: April 2024

In design of a column subjected to combined axial load and bending about one axis, use of the AASHO formula in Appendix C of the AASHO Specifications for the allowable column stress is tedious and time-consuming. Rapid selection of the required column size for given forces can be made with the aid of curves presented here. Curves are developed for A36 steel, but can be used for A588 and other higher strength steels.
Yield Line Analysis of a Web Connection in Direct Tension
Authors: Kapp Richard
Published: April 2024

Yield line analysis is a tool for the design of plates, whether they be concrete slabs, steel grids, box columns or the webs of rolled members. This paper is prepared to help fill a void in connection design involving the transfer of tension to the web of a beam or column. The connections discussed here are: a welded plate (Fig. 1a), a bolted Tee connection (Fig. 1b), and a bolted Tee connection with reinforcing (Fig. 1c). One conservative analysis is made by Blodgett for the Fig. 1a connection. These three connection types are used for light bracing. The usual design procedure is to size the connection and assume the tension transfer. This paper will show, however, that the member web may not be adequate to carry the tension. Checking the web should be a standard design procedure. If a web is inadequate or cannot be economically reinforced, some other connection type should be selected by the designer.
Experimental Investigation of Lug Stresses and Failures
Authors: Tolbert R.N. , Hackett R.M.
Published: April 2024

Connections and handling brackets, generally referred to as "lugs", have historically been designed with large end distances in order that pin failure result rather than failure of the lug material. The AISC Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steel for Buildings in referring to end distances provides minimum values to be used in design, but provides no insight as to allowable loads if a smaller end distance is desirable. Often, it is desirable to lift and handle components of mechanical equipment through the use of existing holes in the components. Many such cases do not meet the minimum edge distance requirements of the AISC Specification. Previous studies of lug stresses were generally limited in scope and provided no design formulation. The most practical approach was presented by Jongbloed-Unterhorst, predicting only the failure plane of the lug under pin load. Variables such as lug width and pin clearance were not treated.
Composite Action Without Shear Connectors
Authors: Watson James , O'Neil Richard , Barnoff Robert M. , Mead Edwin
Published: April 2024

In composite construction of building floor slabs, the common method for transferring shear stresses from the concrete slab to the steel beam is to use stud shear connectors. An alternate method, which is seldom used, is to completely encase the steel beam in concrete. When the steel beam is completely encased, the 1970 AISC Specification assumes the beam to be interconnected to the concrete by natural bond without additional anchorage. This assumption may be used when at least 2 in. of concrete cover is provided over the sides and bottom of the beam and at least 1½ in. of cover is provided at the top. An additional requirement is that adequate mesh or reinforcing steel be used in the encasement to prevent spalling of the concrete. In most composite construction the neutral axis of the composite section is located either in the floor slab or at a very small distance below the bottom of the slab. Since the specifications do not permit the concrete on the tension side of the neutral axis to be used as a structural element, the concrete below the neutral axis on a fully encased beam does not theoretically increase the stiffness of the beam. The tension concrete does provide more bond area between the steel and concrete; however, the advantage of this additional bond may be offset by the additional dead weight of the concrete used to encase the beam.
Preliminary Base Plate Selection
Authors: Stockwell Jr.
Published: April 2024

In supplement no. 3 to the AISC Specification, the allowable bearing stress of steel base plates on concrete was liberalized to agree with the latest design rules of the ACI Code. Based on these higher allowable bearing stresses, the author has developed design aids for rapid selection of base plates. Also, a new design procedure is proposed for lightly loaded column bases.