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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF MODERN OPERATIONAL AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES: PROBLEMS OF LEGISLATIVE REGULATION
Authors: Агарков Алексей Вячеславович , Капустин Кирилл Вячеславович
Published: March 2021

Статья посвящена рассмотрению проблем соотношения закрепленных Федеральным законом от 12 августа 1995 г. № 144-ФЗ «Об оперативно-розыскной деятельности» целей и задач с рассматриваемой деятельностью различных правоохранительных органов. Проведя сравнительный анализ мнений авторитетных ученых оперативно-розыскной науки, авторы приходят к выводу о том, что цели и задачи современной оперативно-розыскной деятельности уже достаточно давно выходят за рамки борьбы с преступностью. Указанный тезис находит свое подтверждение и в изложенном в статье анализе федерального законодательства России, осуществляющего регулирование рассматриваемого направления деятельности. В рамках проведенного исследования авторы обращают внимание на имеющиеся коллизии между общими и частными задачами оперативно-розыскной деятельности, закрепленными нормативными правовыми актами федерального уровня, а также на отсутствие у законодателя единой позиции по употреблению в правовых нормах словосочетаний «оперативно-розыскной» и «оперативно-разыскной». Авторы приходят к выводу о необходимости внесения изменений в оперативно-розыскной закон в целях устранения имеющихся противоречий в законодательном регулировании оперативно-розыскной деятельности. Предложенная авторами норма оперативно-розыскного закона обладает оригинальностью и учитывает интересы всех органов, осуществляющих оперативно-розыскную деятельность

The article is devoted to the consideration of the problems of the relationship between the objectives and tasks established by Federal Law No. 144-ФЗ of 12 August 1995 «On Operational and Investigative Activities» and the activities of the various law enforcement agencies under consideration. Having conducted a comparative analysis of the opinions of authoritative scientists of operational and investigative science, the authors conclude that the goals and tasks of modern operational and investigative activities have long gone beyond the fight against crime. This thesis is also confirmed in the analysis of the federal legislation of the Russian Federation, which carries out legislative regulation of the area of activity under consideration, set out in the article. In the framework of the study, the authors draw attention to the existing conflicts between the general and private tasks of operational-search activities, established by the normative legal acts of the federal level, as well as to the absence of a unified position of the legislator on the use in legal norms of the phrases «operational and investigative» and «operational-search». The authors conclude that it is necessary to amend the investigation law in order to eliminate existing contradictions in the legislative regulation of investigation activities. The norm of operational and search law proposed by the authors has originality and takes into account the interests of all bodies carrying out operational and investigative activities.
TANGGUNGJAWAB HUKUM BAGI PELAKU PENGHINAAN LAMBANG NEGARA DALAM PRESPEKTIF HUKUM PIDANA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Chrisjanto Edy
Published: March 2021

Tanggungjawabhukumbagipelakupenghinaanlambangnegaradalamprespektifhukumpidana di Indonesia. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui dan memberikan sumbangsih dalam dunia akademik terkait terkait dinamika hukum di Indonesia terutama tentang problematika dan dinamika tindak pidana penghinaan lambang negara. Semakin berkembangnya teknologi dan bermunculannya media sosial, menimbulkan akses yang sangat mudah untuk terjadi sebuah perbuatan pidana. Salah satunya adalah penghinaan terhadap lambang negara. Delik pidana ini bisa timbul dengan mudah akibat kesengajaan maupun kelalain oleh pelaku. Maka sanksi pidana yang ada pun bisa dikaji dengan berdasarkan peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku.
Нові технології виготовлення та ремонту шнеку технічних засобів видалення, переробки та екологічно безпечної утилізації гною на тваринницьких комплексах
Authors: Тарельник Вячеслав
Published: March 2021

Представлено аналіз особливостей формування товстошарових комбінованих електроіскрових покриттів (КЕІП), отриманих на плоских і криволінійних поверхнях деталей з нержавіючої сталі 12Х18Н10Т. КЕІП наносили на поверхню зразків у вигляді товстостінної циліндричної труби. Зразки піддавалися цементації методом електроіскрового легування (ЦЕІЛ) на установці «Елитрон-52А» і алітуванню методом ЕІЛ на механізованій установці «ЕИЛ-9» при енергії розряду Wр = 3,4 Дж. На алітовану поверхню за допомогою цієї ж установки наносили покриття електродами з твердого сплаву Т15К6 при Wр = 0,9 і 3,4 Дж. Шорсткість КЕІП знижують обкаткою кулькою і нанесенням металополімерного матеріалу (МПМ), армованого порошком з твердого сплаву ВК6. Після чого від труби відрізають кільце з нанесеним покриттям. Кільце розрізають на окремі сегменти, методом пластичного деформування (ПД) розгинають на пресі до необхідних розмірів і прикріплюють механічним способом до ділянок деталі, що зношуються. Для практичного застосування запропоновано нову технологію відновлення плоских і криволінійних поверхонь деталей, що дозволяє формувати на сталі 12Х18Н10Т КЕІП в послідовності: ЦЕІЛ + ЕІЛ Al + ЕІЛ Т15К6 + ППД + МПМ (армований ВК6) + ПД, товщина до 1,3 мм, суцільність 100%, мікротвердість порядку 10500 - 11000 МПа і шорсткістю Rа ~ 1,0 мкм.

Розроблена технологія пройшла промислову апробацію при ремонті шнека центрифуги з нержавіючої сталі ОГШ-631К-02, що використовується на очисних спорудах для обробки промислових та побутових стічних вод.
ОБГРУНТУВАННЯ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ ДОЦІЛЬНІСТІ І ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ ВІДНОВЛЮВАЛЬНОГО НАПЛАВЛЕННЯ ДЕТАЛЕЙ КОМПОЗИЦІЙНИМИ МАТЕРІАЛАМИ
Authors: Лузан Сергей
Published: March 2021

В роботі на основі аналізу науково-технічної літератури обгрунтована економічна доцільність відновлення деталей машин. Наведено розрахунок економічної ефективності застосування створеного композиційного матеріалу і технології його електродугової наплавки на прикладі відновлення осі балансиру задньої підвіски автомобіля КамАЗ. Оцінка економічного ефекту виконана за собівартістю відновлення і від зміни ресурсу деталі.

Ключові слова: ресурс, композиційний матеріал, наплавлення,  оксиди, знос, економічна ефективність.
Аналіз сучасних методів і приладів для вимірювання твердості ґрунту
Authors: Зубко Владислав
Published: March 2021

В статті описано вплив твердості ґрунту на розвиток сільськогосподарських культур починаючи від проростання та до формування врожаю. Названо основні фактори, які впливають на формування не бажаного явища в ґрунті, так званої плужної підошви. Викладено аналіз сучасних існуючих методів і засобів визначення та вимірювання твердості ґрунту, як вітчизняного так і іноземного виробника, починаючи від лабораторних методів і закінчуючи ґрунтовими сканерами.

Найбільш поширені в наш час твердоміри Горячкіна, Качинського, Голубєва, Ревякіна, Висоцького, Оганесяна.  У дослідницькій практиці східно-європейських країн також використовували велику кількість пенетрометрів (Кіріце, Кунце, Флореску-Зелінгера, Гетко, Боріша та інших). Також розглянуто нові прилади, які дозволяють вести вимірювання в режимі безперервної реєстрації одночасно з обробітком ґрунту, вимірювати вологість і деякі інші показники, акумулювати результати, статистично і графічно їх обробляти. Це твердоміри американського і голландського виробництва, які серійно випускаються, а також твердоміри зі Словаччини і Швеції. Подібні розробки ведуться і в Україні (М.М Сурду, В.В. Медведєв).

Однак більш повну інформацію може дати безперервний вимір твердості поля з кореляцією по щільності ґрунту, накладкою координат по GPS і побудова електронних карт щільності ґрунту.

Питання твердості ґрунту було і є актуальним, тому що від цього залежить формування врожайності і відповідно прибуток фермерів. Таким чином, існує актуальне завдання вдосконалення методів і засобів вимірювання твердості ґрунту.

Піднято питання про розробку більш дешевшого методу, на відміну від ґрунтових сканерів, для визначення плужної підошви, але ж не менш ефективних від них.
Rendőrség a demokráciában – demokrácia a rendőrségben?
Authors: Szabó Máté
Published: March 2021

The volume analyzes the transformation of the system of the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan, led by Chiang Kai-shek, after the Second World War, including the changing role and socio-political situation of the police.
A Becsületbíróság működésének helye és szerepe a fegyelemkezelés rendszerében
Authors: Lippai Zsolt , Kardos Sándor
Published: March 2021

The study presents the tasks and the system of the Court of Honor, which has been introduced at law enforcement agencies since 2016, and the authors - based on their personal professional experiences - evaluate the first five years’ operation of the legal institution.
A közelség végtelen
Authors: Szabó Csaba
Published: March 2021

Interpersonal agreement is of the same age as human history. However, its shape is infinitely diverse. It has changed from continent to continent and from era to era and is still changing. Mediation, i.e., mediation and support by a third party in the process of conciliation, also has a millennial history. We can still choose that today as a legitimate form of conciliation that is legally full in line with Hungarian and EU law. The book presents the historicity of this alternative form of dispute resolution. Current legitimate types are introduced by practical examples through the Participatory Communication Theory framework.
INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR EXPLORING CRITICAL ELEMENTS THAT AFFECT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Authors: Wu Yueh-Cheng , Lin Sheng-Wei
Published: March 2021

The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are increasingly regarded as a means to cure economic stagnation and boost sustainable development; thus, they have become the focus of cultural, social, and economic policies. This study adopts a city governance perspective to explore topics that should be considered in CCIs development. We combine entropy weight and grey relational analysis into an evaluation indicator system that considers ambiguity and complexity. The results reveal the cities in the eastern region and offshore islands took more advantage of investment in cultural resources than cities in the western region. It indicates that local governments understand that the economic benefits of culture are not limited to certain CCIs but extend to the overall economy. Through stimulus policies, communities have been built and effectively revitalized regional economies. The developed method prioritizes the provision of cultural and creative resources to effectively improve resource–generating capacity of a city. This study provides suggestions for decision makers in cultural and creative sectors to help them overcome the gap in resource allocation between urban and rural areas.
MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE SELF-CONSOLIDATING CONCRETE COLUMN
Authors: Yu Feng , Feng Chaochao , Wang Shilong , Huang Wei , Fang Yuan , Bu Shuangshuang
Published: March 2021

The utilization of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) can reduce the environmental impact and decreases the cost of concrete. In this study, a comprehensive assessment of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) using RCA as partial or total replacement of coarse aggregate was conducted. Recycled concrete aggregate self-consolidating concrete (RCA-SCC) mixtures with varied water-to-cement (W/C) ratios (0.28–0.46), sand-to-aggregate (S/A) ratios (48–52%), fly ash (FA) contents (20–40%), RCA replacement ratios (0–100%), and water reducer contents (0–1.5%) were designed and tested. 5 groups of the RCA-SCC columns with different W/C and replacement ratios of RCA were also investigated. The slump flow, the J-ring flow and the cubic compressive strength, and the compressive behaviors of the RCA-SCC columns were studied. Results indicated that W/C ratio was the dominant parameter in RCA-SCC mixture, and the failure modes of the RCA-SCC columns were similar to those of the conventional concrete columns. Based on the experimental results, the mechanical performance of RCA-SCC columns was evaluated quantitatively, and a stress–strain relation model for predicting the axial compressive behavior of RCA-SCC column was proposed. This study will provide a reference for the engineering application of the environment-friendly SCC using RCA that are derived from tested or returned concretes with better performance.
Monte Carlo Applications for Partially Polarized Inverse External-Compton Scattering (MAPPIES). II. Application to the UV/Soft X-Ray Excess in Blazar Spectra
Authors: Dreyer Lenté , Böttcher Markus
Published: March 2021

The spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of some blazars exhibit an ultraviolet (UV) and/or soft X-ray excess that can be modeled with different radiation mechanisms. Polarization measurements of the UV/X-ray emission from blazars may provide new and unique information about the astrophysical environment of blazar jets, and could thus help to distinguish between different emission scenarios. In this paper, a new Monte Carlo code—Monte Carlo Applications for Partially Polarized Inverse External-Compton Scattering—for polarization-dependent Compton scattering is used to simulate the polarization signatures in a model where the UV/soft X-ray excess arises from the bulk Compton process. Predictions of the expected polarization signatures of Compton emission from the soft X-ray excess in the SED of AO 0235+164 and the UV excess in the SED of 3C 279 are made for upcoming and proposed polarimetry missions.
The Exploration оf Physical Pain, Physical Function, and Vitality оf Older People with Diabetes Mellitus in Kalirandu Village
Authors: Binoriang Dinasti Pudang , Novitasari Lintang Aura Rizki
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND: Elderly is the final phase of life where the body’s physiological functions decline. The decline in function causes older people to tend to experience susceptibility to degenerative diseases, such as diabetes mellitus (DM). The illness can be severe, causing high pain, mortality, and an increase in quality of life. The quality of life of older people is very closely related to their awareness regarding health and living habits, including physical pain, physical function, and vitality.
AIM: This study aims to identify physical pain, physical function, and vitality in older people with DM.
METHODS: This research used a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach. Qualitative research is a research method that explains and provides understanding and interpretation of individual behavior and experiences in various forms. This research was conducted with semi-structured interviews, observations, and also field notes. Participants in this study were eight people selected using a purposive sampling technique.
RESULTS: The results of this study stated that older people with DM experienced several complaints during the illness. Older people with DM experienced a decrease in physical function that can affect their activity. They stated that they have some resting disorders such as waking up at night and having difficulty in sleep patterns. Furthermore, the respondents also noted that they frequently felt exhausted.
CONCLUSION: Physical pain, physical function, and vitality of the older people with DM in Padukuhan Kalirandu can be identified from the sub-themes obtained by researchers related to complaints of the older people during DM pain, injuries suffered by older people with DM, the experiences of the older people related to hospital treatment, older people’s daily activities, older people’s activities in the community, older people’s sports activities, disruption in activities, resting patterns, resting disorders, physical complaints related to fatigue, and how they overcome all of the pains and problems.
The Effect of Coaching Support on Kidney Function in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Authors: Susanti Susanti , Bistara Difran Nobel
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a chronic illness with complex disease which could lead to other underlying diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Urban population must manage their illness due to their occupation. Coaching support is an advanced method to help individuals manage their illnesses, especially chronic illness. Symptoms and complaints in early-stage renal disorders tend to be mild, making it difficult to diagnose only by clinical examination. Impaired kidney function can lead to progressive kidney damage.
AIM: This study aimed was to analyze the effect of coaching support in maintaining kidney function in patients with CKD.
METHODS: This research used quasi-experiment with pre-test and post-test with control group design. Respondents in this study were 40 CKD patients which were taken by consecutive sampling technique and divided into two groups, namely, control group and treatment group. Data were collected using blood urea nitrogen and creatinine values observation sheet. Coaching support was divided into four steps of therapy, identify the disturbance, identify based on experience, use a family support system, and evaluating the results. Data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test with a significance of p < 0.05.
RESULTS: This study found that there was a significant difference in kidney function between the control group and the treatment group (p = 0.000). Coaching support interventions were effective on kidney function in patients with CKD. The implementation of coaching support went well because respondents and families were proactive.
CONCLUSION: Coaching support should be applied by nurses as daily activity management of CKD patients at early stage to inhibit the kidney function damage progression.
Thymoquinone Increased Expression of CD4CD25Treg in Sprague-Dawley Rats Induced Dimethylbenzanthracene
Authors: Hidayati Titiek , Akrom Akrom , Indrayanti Indrayanti , Sun Suny
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND: The carcinogen dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA) is immunotoxic. Thymoquinone, meanwhile, is known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
AIM: This study aims to determine the effect of thymoquinone and tamoxifen on the CD4CD25Treg count in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats induced by DMBA.
METHODS: The 50 SD rats were divided into five groups. Group I (normal control) was given standard drinking and food. Group II was given thymoquinone, Group III was given tamoxifen, Group IV was given DMBA, and Group V was given solvent control. Thymoquinone, tamoxifen, and solvent control administration started 2 weeks before DMBA administration and continued during DMBA induction. In the 3rd week, except for the normal group, all groups were created to be induced with 10 × 20 mg/kg body weight of DMBA for 5 weeks. In the 21st week, surgery and data collection were performed. The hematology profile and CD4CD25Treg number were carried out employing a flow cytometer. The difference in the average number of CD4CD25Treg and blood cells between groups was analyzed with one-way analysis of variance
RESULTS: The results revealed that DMBA induction reduced the number of erythrocytes, HB levels, platelet counts, and leukocyte counts (p < 0.05). The administration of thymoquinone and tamoxifen reduced the hematopoiesis effect of DMBA. The thymoquinone and tamoxifen group had a higher number of CD4CD25Treg and leukocytes than the DMBA group (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: There was no difference in the average CD4CD25Treg, leukocyte count, lymphocyte count, and monocyte count between the thymoquinone and the tamoxifen groups (p > 0.05).
Self-hypnosis Model Reduces Anxiety and Pain in Post-general Anesthesia Patients
Authors: Prabowo Tri
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND: General psychological responses are related to fear of anesthesia, pain, uncertain diagnosis, malignancy, incompetence, failure, surgical room environment, and horrifying stories from others. Excessive physiological responses tend to complicate and affect anesthetic actions.
AIM: This study aims to determine the effect of self-hypnosis model (SHM) on the reduction of anxiety and pain in patients after general anesthesia.
METHODS: There was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control design. Respondents were recruited using simple random sampling technique. Forty respondents were divided into two groups: Intervention (20) and control (20). State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale were used to measure pain. Data were analyzed using dependent t-test.
RESULTS: Findings indicated that there was a significant difference in the level of anxiety (p = 0.041) and level of pain (p = 0.001) in the intervention group.
CONCLUSIONS: There is an effect of giving self-hypnosis model (SHM) to decrease anxiety and pain in post-general anesthesia patients.
Illustrated keys to Scoliidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Scolioidea) from China
Authors: Liu Zhen , Van Achterberg Cornelis , He Jun-Hua , Chen Xue-Xin , Chen Hua-Yan
Published: March 2021

The Scoliidae occur predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions and are ectoparasitoids of Scarabaeoidea larvae (especially of Melolonthinae) which are immobilised, parasitised by the female wasp in their terrestrial larval gallery and buried deeper in a special cell by the female wasp. Herein, we provided, for the first time, illustrated keys to 11 genera and 52 species of Scoliidae from China, based on specimens in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center (RMNH, Leiden) and additional specimens from the Chinese Academy of Insect Science (Beijing), Zhejiang University (ZJUH, Hangzhou) and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU, Guangzhou) and it is a first attempt to make keys available for all the Scoliidae species in China.
Les programmes de géographie du lycée en France de 1995 à 2019 : un cas d’instabilité disciplinaire
Authors: Thémines Jean-François
Published: March 2021

Les programmes de géographie du lycée parus entre 1995 et 2019 en France sont analysés en tant que norme institutionnelle fixant tout à la fois les contenus de géographie sélectionnés et le travail attendu des professeurs et des élèves. Ils engagent aussi un rapport spécifique avec la géographie scientifique et avec le groupe des enseignants. Ils expriment enfin la visée officielle de formation à laquelle la discipline doit contribuer pour chaque nouvelle génération. L’analyse de discours montre que des normes différentes se succèdent pendant la période et que la formation initiale en géographie voulue par l’institution prend des orientations parfois antagoniques.
Task arrival based energy efficient optimization in smart-IoT data center
Authors: Wang Bin , Liu Fagui
Published: March 2021

With the growth and expansion of cloud data centers, energy consumption has become an urgent issue for smart cities system. However, most of the current resource management approaches focus on the traditional cloud computing scheduling scenarios but fail to consider the feature of workloads from the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In this paper, we analyze the characteristic of IoT requests and propose an improved Poisson task model with a novel mechanism to predict the arrivals of IoT requests. To achieve the trade-off between energy saving and service level agreement, we introduce an adaptive energy efficiency model to adjust the priority of the optimization objectives. Finally, an energy-efficient virtual machine scheduling algorithm is proposed to maximize the energy efficiency of the data center. The experimental results show that our strategy can achieve the best performance in comparison to other popular schemes.
Bernstein collocation method for neutral type functional differential equation
Authors: Ali Ishtiaq
Published: March 2021

Functional differential equations of neutral type are a class of differential equations in which the derivative of the unknown functions depends on the history of the function and its derivative as well. Due to this nature the explicit solutions of these equations are not easy to compute and sometime even not possible. Therefore, one must use some numerical technique to find an approximate solution to these equations. In this paper, we used a spectral collocation method which is based on Bernstein polynomials to find the approximate solution. The disadvantage of using Bernstein polynomials is that they are not orthogonal and therefore one cannot use the properties of orthogonal polynomials for the efficient evaluation of differential equations. In order to avoid this issue and to fully use the properties of orthogonal polynomials, a change of basis transformation from Bernstein to Legendre polynomials is used. An error analysis in infinity norm is provided, followed by several numerical examples to justify the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed scheme.
Exploring Learning Preferences of Gen Z Employees
Authors: Naim Mohammad Faraz
Published: March 2021

The chapter focuses on a relevant topic of interest for academics and practitioners alike. Leveraging a review of scholarly and practitioner literature, this chapter proposes a broad map of Gen Z employees' learning and development preferences at workplace, using a Work-integrated learning perspective. Findings suggest that Gen Z employees place a strong emphasis on continuous learning and development, access to technological solutions, collaborative and informal learning, consistent feedback, an enabling learning ecosystem, mentoring, gamification in learning, and knowledge sharing. This study offers insights for HR managers and policymakers to configure generation-specific practices and create an appealing learning ecosystem, congruent to learning styles of Gen Z members. It illustrates how organizations should revamp their existing learning and development (L&D) strategy to suit Gen Z learning expectations. The results of the study furnish crucial implications for learning and development practitioners and extend the literature on Gen Z at the workplace.
Sanctuary?
Authors: Martensen Kayla Marie
Published: March 2021

Influenced by critical carceral studies and abolition feminism, this non-empirical work identifies a political, social and economic carceral system that is fueled by existing racist, sexist, classist, homophobic, ableist and xenophobic ideologies, which both minimize resources for Latinx/a women and girls and increases the level of state violence perpetrated against them. The consequences of dispossession, subjugation and stigmatization have impacted Latina/x women's access to livable waged jobs, healthcare, safe and healthy food and water, adequate living conditions, quality education, and acceptance in American society. This violence is justified and considered necessary by constructing Latina/x women and girls as unworthy of state protection and state resource and as threats to the economy, culture and politics of the United States. Latina/x women, like other women of color, are not afforded the protections extended to white women by the state. Many Americans do not see them as the “good victim”, but often they are the “bad woman”, “bad mother”, “sexual deviant”, exploited laborer, culturally defiant, and increasingly they are “illegal”, “criminal” and “terrorist”. This results in Latinx/a women and girls being more likely to be imprisoned than white women and are one of the fastest growing prison populations in the United States.
Overview of IoT and Machine Learning for E-Healthcare in Pandemics and Health Crises
Authors: Raza Mohsin , Awais Muhammad , Haider Imran , Hadi Muhammad Usman , Javed Ehtasham
Published: March 2021

The outbreak of COVID-19 has severely affected the healthcare infrastructure. The limitations of conventional healthcare urge the use of the digital technologies to lessen the overall load on the healthcare infrastructure and assist healthcare workers/staff. This chapter focuses on digital technologies to enable smart healthcare solutions to sustain and improve health services. The chapter focuses on two main driving technologies (internet of things [IoT] and artificial intelligence [AI]), pioneering automation and digitalization of healthcare. The enabling technologies possess the potential to transform the healthcare with emergence of new and novel research directions to realize and address healthcare needs. Therefore, it is essential to focus on key driving and complementing technologies to establish multidisciplinary research solutions with cross-platform design coupled with translational learning to unlock the potentials of next generation healthcare.
Ensuring Food Supply and Security During Localised Lockdowns
Authors: Hussain Iman , Allen-Ede Chloë , Jaks Lukas , Daly Herbert
Published: March 2021

A pandemic crisis inevitably puts great pressure on different aspects of societal and commercial infrastructure. Paths for information and goods designed and optimised for stable conditions may fail to meet the needs of emergency situations, whether suddenly imposed or planned. This chapter discusses the effects of the 2020 pandemic on food supply chains. These issues are considered as problems of information sharing and systemic behaviour with implications for both people and technology. Based on work in Wolverhampton, UK, the effect of the 2020 lockdown period on local businesses and charities is considered. In response to these observations, the design and development of Lupe, a prototype application to support the distribution and trading of food during periods of lockdown, is described. The aim of the system is to integrate the needs of consumers, businesses, and third sector organisations. The use of blockchain technology in the Lupe system to provide appropriate functionality and security for data is explored. Initial evaluations of the prototype by stakeholders are also included.
Regulatory Challenges Facing Remote Working in Australia
Authors: Dayaram Kantha , Burgess John
Published: March 2021

This chapter examines the industrial relations and workplace challenges associated with increasing remote work in Australia. First, the chapter reports on responses obtained from 11 in-depth interviews with human resource and industrial relations practitioners to assess the support and barriers for continuing and or increasing the uptake of remote work post COVID-19. It then examines the Australian industrial relations framework to determine its support of extending flexible work arrangements for a wider scope of workers.
Feeling Closer Despite the Distance
Authors: Ayache Julia , Heym Nadja , Sumich Alexander , Rhodes Darren , Connor Andy M. , Marks Stefan
Published: March 2021

In the framework of “togetherness” as a psychophysiological experience of social presence, the current chapter highlights the importance of work environments to socializing. The absence of such physical collective spaces impacts group-dynamics and team performance in online meetings, which also tend to prioritize task-solving discussions and limit non-verbal exchanges. Interpersonal coordination (or “social glue”), characterized by a spontaneous mutual attunement, both in speech and gestures, is classically observed during collective events where social-bonding and affiliation are promoted. This chapter will review the cognitive, behavioral, and physiological consequences of togetherness and integrate those in the context of recent technological advancements in computer-mediated interaction which have culminated in the advent of virtual and augmented reality. Given the potential of such methods to increase embodied interactions, they have been coined as “empathy machines” and could be seen as a technological solution to restore the experience of togetherness in the workplace.
Applying Self-Care to Strategically Prevent Burnout in Early Career K-12 Teachers
Authors: Walker Nancy A. , Hester Bridgette M. , Weiler Michelle G.
Published: March 2021

This chapter explores potential sources of burnout for early career K-12 teachers, or those with less than five years of classroom experience. After a discussion of burnout and compassion fatigue, this chapter will present strategies for building positive relationships, developing and engaging in effective mentor programs, and current best practices in self-care. The discussion will include a presentation of steps one can take to promote and effectively manage mental and physical health to improve personal and professional relationships. This chapter will bring together resources, ideas, and information to help early career teachers to view themselves, their classrooms, and their relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrators from a different perspective through the building of positive relationships, collaboration efforts, and mentorship. The chapter will conclude with a list of examples of best practices in self-care to aid early career teachers in better serving themselves, their students, and their learning community.
Classroom Management 3.0
Authors: Walters Annette G.
Published: March 2021

The impact of a poorly managed classroom on the health, well-being, and instruction of students, along with commensurate effects on the educational delivery and teacher efficacy has expanded nationally across school systems. There are often dire consequences of a poorly managed classroom, which includes teacher burnout, missed educational opportunities, increase absences of both students and teachers, poor test scores, educator fatigue, increase discipline and referrals, and reports of job dissatisfaction. While information about classroom management has proliferated, the art of implementing effective classroom management strategies across multitiered grades, content areas, and activities has not occurred in a seamless consistent manner. In this chapter, the literature on effective classroom management processes with multi-system approaches for delivery are suggested for providing cogent actions and strategies to educators in their daily practice. Critical issues and trends, perceptible strategies, and methods for implementation are covered.
The Whole Child
Authors: Rodriguez Kristine N.
Published: March 2021

All educators, including early career teachers, are the frontline of mental health prevention for students. Teachers and other school staff often develop a close relationship with their students enabling them to be among the first to recognize a possible mental health issue. Mental health issues can impact academic achievement and peer relationships. Students benefit from instruction on how to handle stress or overcome adversity. Understanding mental health, recognizing behavioral and emotional issues, and utilizing data-driven strategies aids early career teachers in addressing students' mental health needs.
Management and Strategies for Digital Enterprise Transformation
Authors: Cervantes-Guzmán Jovanna Nathalie
Published: March 2021

Scientific knowledge will be advanced in the need for the application of neuroeconomics focused on one of the services of the information and communication technologies (ICT) of companies that is e-commerce of exponential artisanal SMEs driven by women entrepreneurs, by developing a proposal for a business model to increase the possibility of growth of their companies at the level national and international level. The methodology used was deductive, exploratory, descriptive, correlational, and documentary. Neuroeconomics have the potential to explain the phenomena that are considered as a deviation from the prediction or behavioral bias of decision-making models in economic theory. The study up to this point is quantitative using primary and secondary sources of information for research.
Big Data in Business
Authors: Huseynov Farid
Published: March 2021

The term “big data” refers to the very large and diverse sets of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured digital data from different sources that accumulate and grow very rapidly on a continuous basis. Big data enables enhanced decision-making in various types of businesses. Through these technologies, businesses are able to cut operational costs, digitally transform business operations to be more efficient and effective, and make more informed business decisions. Big data technologies enable businesses to better understand their markets by uncovering hidden patterns behind consumer behaviors and introduce new products and services accordingly. This chapter shows the critical role that big data plays in businesses. Initially, in this chapter, big data and its underlying technologies are explained. Later, this chapter discusses how big data digitally transforms critical business operations for enhanced decision-making and superior customer experience. Finally, this chapter ends with the possible challenges of big data for businesses and possible solutions to these challenges.
Internet of Things-Enabled Crop Growth Monitoring System for Smart Agriculture
Authors: Hu Hongyu , Chen Zheng , Wu Peng Wen
Published: March 2021

In order to solve the problems of high cost and difficult management of traditional agricultural planting, internet of things (IoT) technology was applied to realize real-time detection and intelligent management of crop growth and remote control of equipment, and change the traditional agricultural planting mode. The research results show that in MyEclipse development environment, using B/S (Browser/Server) architecture, Java and JavaScript language to design, Tomcat built server to publish information and complete the function of data storage and query, users can access the monitoring center in the local area network (LAN). When the detected data exceed the set threshold range, the control instructions issued by the monitoring center are transmitted to the main control chip through ethernet, and then the switching operation of the relay is controlled. The real-time monitoring of crop growth environment can be realized.
Performance Analysis of Target Information Recognition System for Agricultural Robots
Authors: Ji Yun , Kumar Rajeev , Singh Daljeet , Singh Maninder
Published: March 2021

In this paper, an agricultural robot vision system is proposed for two typical environments—farmland and orchard—combined with weeding between crops. The system includes orchard production monitoring and prediction tasks, the target information recognition approach, and visual servo decision making. The results obtained from the proposed system show that using the region combination features of image 2D histogram as the decision-making basis, the accurate and rapid indirect identification and positioning of crop seedlings can be accomplished while skipping the complex process of accurately identifying crops and weeds. The algorithm performs reasonably good as the time of target recognition in the prototype system is found to be less than 16 ms, and the average accurate recognition rate of 97.43% is achieved. The benefits of the proposed system are the continuous improvement of the quality of agricultural products, the rise of production efficiency, and the increase of economic benefits.
The Impact of Customer Experience and Relationship Quality on Corporate Reputation in the Hotel Sector
Authors: Mohamed Elsayed Sobhy Ahmed
Published: March 2021

Given the intensive competition in the hospitality industry, customer experience has become a vital concern for the hotel sector. This study examines to what extent customer experience (CE) impacts corporate reputation (CR) through the mediating role of relationship quality (RQ). The authors put forward and test a theoretical framework of direct effects of CE on CR and for RQ on CR. Moreover, the research model examined the indirect effects of CE on CR via RQ. Hypothetically, CE together with RQ is likely to influence CR. Empirical results based on a sample of 377 guests from hotels in Makkah city in KSA demonstrated that CE has a positive direct impact on RQ and positive indirect effect on CR which support the hypotheses. Results also indicate that CE provides a foundation for RQ and CR. Thus, they conjecture that CE and RQ enhance CR. Accordingly, they encourage KSA hotel sector to cultivate their CE for harnessing their RQ in order to boost CR in the long run.
Citizen Use of E-Government Services Websites
Authors: Mensah Isaac Kofi , Luo Chuanyong , Abu-Shanab Emad
Published: March 2021

This study explored the factors influencing citizens' adoption of e-government services through the open government/data concept by proposing and validating an e-government adoption recommendation model (EGARM). The data was analyzed with Smart PLS-SEM. The results show that the intention to use e-government website is positively related to the intention of citizens to recommend the adoption of e-government services. Trust in government and the internet were significant predictors of the intention to use e-government services. While information quality was significant in determining the intention to use, it was however not significant in predicting the citizen's trust in government. Also, information accessibility and accountability were both significant predictors of trust in government but not the intention to use. Additionally, collaboration was found to predict the intention to use but not trust in government. Finally, empowerment was a significant determinant of the intention to use and trust in government.
Digital Activism and Digital Revolution in Objective Journalism
Authors: Okwudili Ugochukwu Matthew , Kazaure Jazuli S.
Published: March 2021

The direct consequences of the digital media technology and its impression on the current society proposed that we are at the inception of a brand new dispensation of industrial revolution regarded as the information age, conceivably pointing to a paperless civilization in which all media are manufactured and utilized on the digital platforms. To uphold the ideology and philosophy of objective journalism, the journalists should portray all the facts whether or not they favour or agree with those of the facts, especially on the contrary. The technology-based innovations can form the basis for effective approaches to help journalists develop high thinking, analytical, and programmatic skills toward objectivism in the philosophy of people, primarily for the purpose of journalistic realizations. The current paper modelled technology approaches in which innovative digital media can be implemented within the physically-organized educational setting in demonstrating support for objective journalism, utilizing 244 randomly selected final year mass communication students.
Adoption of Big Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management
Authors: Alsadi Amin Khalil , Alaskar Thamir Hamad , Mezghani Karim
Published: March 2021

Supported by the literature on big data, supply chain management (SCM), and resource-based theory (RBT), this study aims to evaluate the organizational variables that influence the intention of Saudi SCM professionals to adopt big data analytics (BDA) in SCM. A survey of 220 supply chain respondents revealed that both top management support and data-driven culture have a high significant influence on their intention to adopt BDA. However, the firm entrepreneurial orientation showed no significant effect. Also, the findings revealed that supply chain connectivity positively moderates the link between top management support and intention. This study contributes to the practical field, offering valuable insights for decision makers considering BDA adoption in SCM. It also contributes to the literature by helping minimize the research gap in BDA adoption in the Saudi context.
Cases of leprosy notified in the municipality of Parnaíba, state of Piauí, Brazil, 2007-2016
Authors: Almeida Joelson dos Santos , Costa Maria do Socorro Candeira , Silva Paulo Ramiler  Alves da , Silva Francisca Maria  Leite , Santos Gerarlene Ponte  Guimarães , Costa Rayla Maria Pontes Guimarães , Sardinha Ana Hélia de Lima , Branco Maria dos Remédios  Freitas Carvalho
Published: March 2021

This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of leprosy cases reported in the municipality of Parnaíba, State of Piauí. This was a cross-sectional study of leprosy cases, living in Parnaíba, State of Piauí, reported to the National System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN), from 2007 to 2016. There were 582 cases of leprosy with hyperendemic detection in the general population in 2008, 2009 and 2016; and under < 15 years of age in 2008, 2014 and 2016, with a predominance of females (53.1%), brown (62.2%), aged 20-64 years (74.7%), complete and incomplete elementary school (56.4%), housewives (20.7%), living in the urban area (87.1%), reported by primary care (69.2%). The most frequent clinical and therapeutic findings were: multibacillary operational classification (53.8%); clinical forms: undetermined (30.6%) and virchowian (24.3%); single lesion (34.8%); no affected nerves (86.7%); degree of disability zero (70.6%); bacilloscopy not performed (26.7%); therapeutic regimen 12 doses (53.7%) and no reaction (70.8%). Regarding the mode of input, predominated new case (88.8%); mode of output, cure (87.9%) and detection mode: spontaneous demand (45.8%). Out of 2,106 registered contacts, 60.6% were examined. Leprosy is endemic to Parnaíba, State of Piauí. It is noteworthy that the hyperendemic detection rates occurred during years when there was intensification of active search for contacts and cases in the population.
Antioxidant activity and hypoglycemic effect assessment of the leaves from Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels in Wistar rats
Authors: Moreira Leise Nascimento , Santos Jymmys Lopes dos , Souza Lúcio Marques Vieira , Marçal Anderson Carlos , Dias Antônio Santos , Araújo Silvan Silva de , Araújo Brancilene Santos , Estevam Charles dos Santos
Published: March 2021

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels was adapted to the climatic conditions and soil types in Brazil. Its fruits, leaves and inner bark are used in folk medicine due to their high antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic and antidiabetic activities mainly associated with the presence of phenolic compounds. It is estimated that at least 300 million people worldwide develop diabetes and approximately 11 million people are carriers of the disease in Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activity, as well as the hypoglycemic action of hydroethanolic extract (HEE), the ethyl acetate (EAF) and hydromethanolic (HMF) fractions from leaves of S. cumini (L.) Skeels in rats. All assays were carried out in three replications. Data were expressed as mean ± SD and significance was evaluated by ANOVA and Bonferroni test (p < 0.05). The results indicate a significant (p < 0.05) total phenol content (207 ± 2.3 GAE mg g-1) and antioxidant activity (EC50 = 9.05 ± 0.170 µg mL-1) for EAF. HEE and its fractions showed no significant (p > 0.05) action to modulate glucose by the OGTT assay in nondiabetic mice compared to control. Thus the use of the plant against diabetes in individuals is not proven.