bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Normative Study of the Block Design Test for Adults Aged 55 Years and Older in Korean Aging Population
Authors: Joung Haejung , Yi Dahyun , Ahn Hyejin , Lee Younghwa , Byun Min Soo , Sung Kiyoung , Han Dongkyun , Lee Dong Young ,   KBASE Research Group
Published: June 2021

Objective The Block Design Test (BDT) is known to be an effective measure in diagnosing age-related cognitive decline of visuospatial function. The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of age, education years, and gender on the performance of the BDT and to provide normative data in Korean community-dwelling participants who are 55 to 90 years old.Methods The participants were 432 non-demented adults aging from 55 to 90 years old. The BDT was administered to participants according to its manual. Multiple linear regressions and analyses of variance were conducted, including age, gender, and educations were used as covariates.Results Age, educational years, and gender were found to be significantly associated with performance on the BDT. As age increased, BDT performance decreased. Educational years were associated with BDT performance. Men showed higher performance (29.9±10.3) compare to women (26.1±8.7). The BDT is influenced by age, educational years, and gender.Conclusion Unlike the previous study, the current study shows that gender has a significant influence in visuospatial ability in the old population. Present normative data will be useful for clinicians in evaluating aging participants with cognitive impairment.
Sosialisasi Antisipasi Penyebaran Covid-19 melalui Buku Panduan dan Vidio Animasi Sebagai Penunjang Stabilitas Perekonomian Masyarakat di Kota Batam
Authors: Utama Doni Putra , Kartikasari Dwi , Hati Shinta Wahyu , Hendrawan Bambang , Handayani Yosi , Wirawan Adhitomo , Mulyana Andi Erna , Syafrina Mia , Puspitasari Ayu , Harlan Fandy Bestario
Published: June 2021

Di awal tahun 2020, dunia digemparkan dengan merebaknya virus baru yaitu corona virus jenis baru (SARS-CoV-2) dan penyakitnya disebut Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Begitu juga halnya di Provinsi Kepulauan Riau Khususnya Kota Batam menjadi zonasi merah terdampak COVID-19, akan tetapi masih banyak masyarakat setempat yang melakukan aktivitas demi menghidupi keluarganya. Berdasarkan latar belakang yang sudah dijelaskan di atas maka para pengabdi  berfokus pada  pembuatan penyusunan buku panduan dan media animasi agar informasi pencegahan COVID-19 tersampaikan kepada masyarakat setempat demi menjaga stabilitas ekonomi  masyarakat Adapun tujuan dari Kegiatan Pengabdian Masyarakat ini adalah untuk membuat, menyusun dan menyebarkan Buku Panduan non otoritatif pencegahan Covid-19 agar masyarakat memiliki kesadaran dan berpartisipasi meminimalisir penyebaran  virus corona di Batam, merancang dan menyebarkan vidio animasi panduan pencegahan Covid-19 agar masyarakat memiliki kesadaran dan berpartisipasi meminimalisir penyebaran virus corona di Batam, mensosialisasikan edukasi buku panduan dan vidio animasi agar masyarakat  menjaga kesehatan dan  keselamatan di masa Pandemi Covid-19, mensosialisasikan edukasi buku panduan dan vidio animasi sebagai  penunjang stabilitas ekonomi masyarakat. Program kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Jurusan Manajemen Bisnis Politeknik Negeri Batam sudah dilaksanakan dan berjalan dengan baik yang diikuti oleh seluruh kalangan dan sektor di Kota Batam
Penerapan Alat Sensor Kelembaban Tanah Moisture Probe dengan Dengan Microcontroller ATmega328 Untuk Penyiraman Tanaman Otomatis
Authors: Asniati  , Hasiri Ery Muchyar , Suryawan Mohamad Arif
Published: June 2021

Tanaman adalah mahluk hidup yang membutuhkan air sebagai pendukung pertumbuhan alaminya, sehingga pertumbuhan tanaman sangat berpengaruh pada jumlah air dan unsur hara yang dapat diserap secara baik dalam proses pertumbuhan. Tanaman memperoleh air melalui tanah yang diserap oleh akar, namun untuk tanaman berakar pendek seperti sawi, tomat, cabai, maka sulit untuk menjangkau air lebih dalam, selain kedalaman dan tingkat elevasi tanah yang mempengaruhi jumlah air tanah, selain itu juga dipengaruhi oleh tingkat kelembapan permukaan tanah. Untuk menjaga kualitas kelembapan tanah agar tetap stabil maka diperlukan penanganan khusus yaitu penyiraman secara rutin dengan memperhatikan tingkat persentase kadar air berkisar 50%-70%. Penyiraman tanaman yang saat ini banyak dilakukan oleh manusia secara manual membutuhkan waktu dan tenaga. Oleh karena itu dibutuhkan alat yang dapat diterapkan secara otomatis dalam menyiram tanaman secara berkala dan teratur. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuat alat penyiram tanaman otomatis menggunakan mikrokontroler ATmega328 dengan penggunaan sensor soil moisture untuk mendeteksi kelembapan tanah untuk mengatur waktu penyiraman pada tanah percobaan dengan ukuran 150x90cm. Dari penelitian yang sudah dilakukan, alat penyiram otomatis dikontrol oleh mikrokontroler ATmega328 dapat bekerja dengan baik dari sensor moisture probe yang terpasang pada tanah. Data yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa persentase kadar air pada kondisi tanah kering yaitu dengan persentase kadar air 0,59%-30,55% proses penyiraman dilakukan, sedangkan untuk tanah lembab dengan persentase 35,42%-70%, dan tanah basah dengan persentase lebih dari 71% tidak dilakukan penyiraman.
Online frequency and amplitude tracking in structural vibrations under environment using APES spectrum postprocessing and Kalman filtering
Authors: Yu Xuewen , Dan Danhui
Published: June 2021

Identifying time-varying frequency and amplitude online in real-life structural vibrations is an essential topic of data processing in structural health monitoring. This paper proposes a novel method for this task. We assume that structural vibration signals are stationary in a short time, thus a spectral analysis method called amplitude and phase estimation (APES) is conducted to obtain the amplitude spectrum at corresponding time window, and a postprocessing technique is proposed to extract the modal frequency and amplitude from the spectrum automatically. The extracted frequency and amplitude could be regarded as the average of the instantaneous frequency and instantaneous amplitude during the window. Due to the instability of measured structural vibrations and the uncertainty of spectral shapes under ambient excitation, Kalman ?filtering is introduced by taking the signal that reconstructed from the identi?fied frequencies and amplitudes as the prediction to enhance the reliability and quality (signal-to-noise ratio) of the next measured signals. Numerical study is performed to inspect the performance of the proposed method. It is also employed to analyze the vibration signals of actual structures, i.e., a cable of a cable-stayed bridge, a hanger of an arch bridge and the main girder of a suspension bridge. The results show its potential to track frequency and amplitude in structural vibrations under environmental measurements. The method is supposed to provide fundamental support for further information obtaining and high-level decision making for structural health monitoring systems.
Pseudo-Random Sequence (PRS) (Space)Time-Modulated Metasurfaces
Authors: Wang Xiaoyi , Caloz Christophe
Published: June 2021

This paper presents a novel class of (space)time-modulated metasurfaces, namely (space)time metasurfaces that are modulated by pseudo-random sequence (PRS) waveforms. In contrast to their harmonically or quasi-harmonically modulated counterparts, these metasurfaces massively alter the temporal spectrum of the waves that they process; as a result, they exhibit distinct properties and offer complementary applications. These metasurfaces are assumed here to operate in the `slow-modulation' regime, where the fixed-state time between state-transition is much larger than the transient time associated with the dispersion of the media involved, which allows safe separation of the time-variance and frequency-dispersive effects of the system. Thanks to the special properties of their modulation, which are generally assumed to have a staircase shape and to be periodic in addition to being pseudo-random, the PRS (space)time-modulated metasurfaces can perform a number of unique operations, such as spectrum spreading, interference suppression, and row/cell selection. These properties, combined with modern microwave CMOS technologies, lead to applications with unique performance or/and features, such as electromagnetic stealth, secured communication, direction of arrival estimation, and spatial multiplexing.
Moral disciplining: the cognitive and evolutionary foundations of puritanical morality
Authors: Fitouchi Léo , André Jean-Baptiste , Baumard Nicolas
Published: June 2021

Why do many societies moralize apparently harmless pleasures, such as lust, gluttony, alcohol, drugs, and even music and dance? Why do they erect temperance, asceticism, sobriety, modesty, and piety as cardinal moral virtues? According to existing theories, this puritanical morality cannot be reduced to concerns for harm and fairness: it must emerge from cognitive systems that did not evolve for cooperation (e.g., disgust-based “Purity” concerns). Here, we argue that, despite appearances, puritanical morality is no exception to the cooperative function of moral cognition. It emerges in response to a key feature of cooperation, namely that cooperation is (ultimately) a long-term strategy, requiring (proximately) the self-control of appetites for immediate gratification. Puritanical moralizations condemn behaviors which, although inherently harmless, are perceived as indirectly facilitating uncooperative behaviors, by impairing the self-control required to refrain from cheating. Drinking, drugs, immodest clothing, and unruly music and dance, are condemned as stimulating short-term impulses, thus facilitating uncooperative behaviors (e.g., violence, adultery, free-riding). Overindulgence in harmless bodily pleasures (e.g., masturbation, gluttony) is perceived as making people slave to their urges, thus altering abilities to resist future antisocial temptations. Daily self-discipline, ascetic temperance, and pious ritual observance are perceived as cultivating the self-control required to honor prosocial obligations. We review psychological, historical, and ethnographic evidence supporting this account. We use this theory to explain the fall of puritanism in WEIRD societies, and discuss the cultural evolution of puritanical norms. Explaining puritanical norms does not require adding mechanisms unrelated to cooperation in our models of the moral mind.
Website AMICO Sebagai Wadah Ekspresi Non-Judgemental Bagi Anak Muda
Authors: Hapsari Skolastika
Published: June 2021

Setiap orang mempunyai masalah serta keluh kesah yang dihadapinya. Namun, tidak semua orang bisa dengan mudah berbagi keluh kesah serta apa yang ia rasakan pada orang lain karena berbagai macam faktor yang menghalanginya. Amico merupakan website interaktif yang penulis ciptakan untuk membantu mereka yang ingin berbagi keluh kesah bahkan karya dalam wadah yang memungkinkan anonim. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat seberapa besar orang-orang muda berminat menggunakan Amico serta kesan yang diberikan setelah menggunakan Amico. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan menggunakan metode tindakan. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan wadah Google Form yang berisi pertanyaan mengenai website Amico itu sendiri, baik dari fitur yang disediakan, desain yang digunakan, dan lainnya. Penyebaran Google Form dilaksanakan lewat Internet Relay Chat (WhatsApp) dan sosial media (Instagram). Jumlah responden sebanyak 35 orang dengan rentang usia 15 sampai 25 tahun. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar testee menganggap website Amico inovatif dan menjadi sarana keluh kesah serta karya yang baik.
“Was that Interesting?” & “Does it Matter?”: The implications of On-Task learning experiences
Authors: Fryer Luke K. , Zeng Lily M. , Shum Alex , Wong Chi-Wing , Ho Charlene C.
Published: June 2021

Interest is a critical fuel for and outcome of learning. Building on and refocusing the Four- Phase Model of interest development, this study provides a window into the ecology of the learning experience and interest it generates. This research tests a task interest model for understanding learning experiences in three university courses (mathematics, biochemistry and introduction to physics for non-majors) and pilots a micro-analytic approach to capturing these experiences during lectures/tutorials. Students' interest in tasks, a single class and the domain of study were collected. Short surveys were conducted through an online platform during class, immediately following task experiences. Latent variance-based modelling suggested strong forward connections between interest in most tasks were observed. The connections between prior knowledge and interest with future interest in course tasks varied strongly and was dependent on the nature of the tasks. The nuance of these connections and their implications for theory and practice are discussed.
Has Physics Theory Become Vacuous?
Authors: Bauer Henry
Published: June 2021

Modern science made its mark by gaining knowledge and understanding in a bottom-up manner: starting with observed phenomena and developing explanatory theories.

From about the middle of the 20th century, however, reliance on accepted theories became increasingly dogmatic. One indication of increasing dogmatism was a failure to acknowledge phenomena for which no obvious explanation already existed—unidentified flying objects, unidentified creatures (Loch Ness Monsters, yetis, Bigfoot), parapsychological phenomena. Dissatisfaction with ignoring such phenomena led to the founding of the Society for Scientific Exploration as well as other, typically more topic-specialized, groups. A further indication of increasing dogmatism was the continuing adherence in many mainstream matters to explanations no longer consonant with accumulating evidence (Bauer, 2012a).

Nevertheless, it continues to be widely believed that science is carried on, and should be carried on, as described by the scientific method: The validity of theories is judged by their adequacy in explaining observable facts.

Lost in Math argues that theoretical physics is no longer a science in this sense, that it has become a playground of purely mathematical speculation, with judgments of potential validity made not by appeal to observables but to such aesthetic values or principles as elegance or beauty.

The book is enormously informative, extremely well-written, highly recommendable. Honestly and with full disclosure, Sabine Hossenfelder describes in the first person her grappling with the dilemma that her profession, theoretical physics, appears to be determinedly wrong-headed, at an impasse, a dead end, going nowhere, for instance producing 193 models for the early universe and 500 theories to explain a spurious signal (p. 235).
Глобальное, актуальное и курьёзное в экономике. Die Wirtschaft: Global aktuell und kurios : учебное пособие для чтения, [электронное издание сетевого распространения] / О.Е. Ефимцева, И.А. Шитикова. - М.: "КДУ", "Добросвет", 2021. - 67 с.
Authors: Ефимцева Ольга Евгеньевна , Шитикова Ирина Анатольевна
Published: June 2021

Данное учебное пособие для чтения предназначено для студентов бакалавриата и магистратуры, а также аспирантов экономического факультета МГУ им. М.В. Ломоносова, изучающих немецкий язык и имеющих уровень В1-В2. Представленные в пособии тексты взяты из современной немецкой и австрийской периодической печати, рекламы и интернета. Тематика текстов актуальна и представляет страноведческий интерес. Тексты можно использовать как для аналитического, так и для ознакомительного и просмотрового чтения. Упражнения помогают ориентироваться в тексте, понять содержание, облегчают поиск нужной информации, способствуют расширению словарного запаса. Тексты и задания к ним ориентированы на разные уровни подготовки студентов по немецкому языку. Преподавателю предоставляется возможность варьировать тексты и задания в зависимости от языковой / речевой компетенции группы. Материал пособия также может быть использован для дискуссий и сообщений по изучаемым темам, позволяет организовать работу студентов над собственными проектами с последующей подготовкой презентаций. Участие в таких проектах пробуждает интерес к языку, повышает мотивацию и помогает развивать навыки межкультурной коммуникации.
The Effect of Discharging Patients with Low Hemoglobin Levels on Hospital Readmission and Quality of Life after Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Authors: Nabi Vugar , Ayhan Selim , Yuksel Selcen , Adhikari Prashant , Vila-Casademunt Alba , Pellise Ferran , Perez-Grueso Francisco Sanchez , Alanay Ahmet , Obeid Ibrahim , Kleinstueck Frank , Acaroglu Emre ,   European Spine Study Group
Published: June 2021

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the impact of anemia on functional outcomes, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and early hospital readmission (EHR) rates after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery at the time of discharge from the hospital.Overview of Literature: Concerns with risks of transfusion, insufficient evidence for its benefits, and the possibility of associated adverse outcomes have led to restrictive transfusion practices. Therefore, patients are discharged according to patient blood management programs that are implemented in hospitals nationwide to reduce unnecessary blood transfusions. However, not many comprehensive kinds of studies exist on the effect of postoperative anemia on functional life and complications.Methods: Anemia severity was defined following the 2011 World Health Organization guidelines. All patients had HRQoL tests as well as complete blood counts pre- and postoperatively. EHR is the admission within 30 days of discharge and was used as the dependent parameter.Results: This study comprised 225 surgically treated ASD patients with a median age of 62.0 years, predominantly women (80%). Of the 225 patients, 82, 137, and six had mild, moderate, and severe anemia at the time of discharge, respectively. Seventeen of the patients (mild [11, 64.7%]; moderate [5, 29.4%]; severe [1, 5.9%]) were readmitted within 30 days. The mean hemoglobin values were higher in readmitted patients (p=0.071). Infection was the leading cause of readmission (n=12), but a low hemoglobin level was not observed in any of these patients at the time of discharge. Except for Scoliosis Research Society-22 questionnaire, HRQoL improvements did not reach statistical significance in early readmitted patients in the first year after surgery.Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrated that the occurrence and the severity of postoperative anemia are not associated with EHR in surgically treated patients with ASD. The findings of the current research suggested that clinical awareness of the parameters other than postoperative anemia may be crucial. Thus, improvements in HRQoL scores were poor in early readmitted patients 1 year after surgery.
Analisa Pengaruh Customer Experience Terhadap Customer Satisfaction Wisatawan Pada Destinasi Wisata Kabupaten Bintan Kepulauan Riau
Authors: Iranita Iranita
Published: June 2021

This study discusses the customer experience that supposedly affects customer satisfaction of tourists in the province of Riau Islands of Bintan Regency. In this study the variable dimension measured through experinece sense, feel, think, act and relate. Research data processed with using their analysis of multiple linear regression and factor. The results of this research show that customer experience significant influential variable and positive towards consumer satisfaction (customer satisfaction). The result of the research shows that experience variable with dimensions of sense, feel, think, act and relate simultaneously against influential customer satisfaction. In partial dimensions factor sense, feel, think and relate that give may influence against the satisfaction and sense of dominant influence dimensions against customer satisfaction.
World Family Portrait
Authors: Cervantes Salas Mauricio Pablo , Koff Harlan , Maganda Carmen
Published: June 2021

In this issue:
Regions & Cohesion is proud to present a selection of four photographs submitted by Mauricio Salas Cervantes and taken by Felipe Morales Leal that describe a research visit within a multidisciplinary and multinational project in the transboundary Guatemala–Mexico region with a perspective of a landscape analysis. These pictures taken in the Suchiate river in Soconusco region show the complexity and plurality of one of the most transited crossing points between Mexico and Guatemala. We also publish two photographs by our editors Carmen Maganda and Harlan Koff that illustrate their research visit to the Costa Chica Guerrero, Mexico. These photos juxtapose the co-existence of two worlds in this region: one local and one global.
Effect of Self-Efficacy on the Performance of Football Referees in Pakistan
Authors: Tabassum Yasmeen , khadim Iqra , Hussein Hurria
Published: June 2021

Referees and officials are a very important part of competitive sports not only because of their impact on players' behaviors and game outcomes but also because they ensure that competitions are conducted safely according to specific rules of the game. The current study sought to evaluate the relationship of these various levels to perform in numerous aspects of officiating. A second purpose was to evaluate proposed sources of referee efficacy as predictors of referee efficacy levels and performance. Football referees (n=100) who were officially members of different sports playing departments of Pakistan included HEC, completed a survey questionnaire that measured the experience as an official. Categories of Football Referees were divided into three groups of age, 25-35, 36-45 and 46-55. The result reported that the age category of 46-55 years old football referees had an optimal level of self-efficacy than other age categories 25-35 and 36-45.
An Exploratory Study about the Role of Experiential Learning for Developing Professional Skills at Higher Education
Authors: Ilyas Sidrah , Kashif Mahvish Fatima , Iqbal Hafiza Sadiya
Published: June 2021

This study explores the learning experiences of postgraduate students pursuing master's degree in higher education. The assessment students enrolled in the course "Application of Computer in Research" observed through semi-structured observations. These observations contained 16 weeks (4 days a week). The observation tool was validated through five experts' opinions, and a mock observation was conducted in order to ensure the reliability of the tool. The researcher deeply observed the students' learning experiences daily by tasks, activities and discussions in which they were involved by the teacher�the analysis procedures controlled through coding, memos and themes generation. The study findings revealed that experiential learning provided students with some important skills that enhance their learning in a better way. The study contributed to the field of education at a higher level than postgraduates might be handled through active learning because active learning may indulge new visions, ideas for creative work and transferring those ideas through reflection by involving students in the activities in which they do the tasks by themselves.
Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs
Authors: Ahmad Ch. Saghir , Batool Ayesha , Dilshad Sayida Asma
Published: June 2021

One of the essential variables in deciding our success in life is our attitude. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the attitude of male and female prospective teachers of different programs of Institution of Education and Research towards research. This study was quantitative and survey type in nature. The sample consisted of two hundred and forty students. A questionnaire "Attitude towards research" based on the Likert scale was administered for data collection. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics applied. It was observed that most prospective teachers agreed that research makes them uneasy, and they feel insecure. It is also revealed that prospective teachers agreed that they enjoyed research. A new way of teaching research methodology may be adopted, which would increase the motivational level and lessen the negative attitude of the prospective teachers towards research.
Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Authors: Murtaza Aemen , Khan Mamona Yasmin , Sibtain Masroor
Published: June 2021

Magical realism is a genre of literature where fantasy and magic are normalized in reality, and the real world has an undercurrent of magical elements going on. The research is based on the qualitative method within the framework of the theory of Magical Realism presented by Wendy B. Faris (2004). The study at hand explores different aspects of magical realism in the selected novel by analyzing major themes according to Faris's theory of Magical Realism. The research aims to show how the typical presences of people in the novel have been super naturalized through heavenly magical realist segments. Moreover, the significance of this study lies in the fact that it explored seemingly opposite phenomena of 'magic' and 'realism' and established a connection between them. The study seeks to find how each character of the novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake is enduring in their own particular manner, representing the suffering of individuals in the real world considering the situation after World Wars. This research will open the ways for future researchers to work in the direction of magical realism and enhance its scope in general.
Church life in the Novosibirsk diocese in 1964-1972 (based on materials of Commissioners for the Novosibirsk region)
Authors: Гуляев Виталий
Published: June 2021

Статья повествует о церковно-государственных отношениях в Новосибирской и Барнаульской епархии в 1960-1970-е годы. Целью данной статьи является обзор исторических документов и архивных источников по истории Новосибирской и Барнаульской епархии в период с 1964 по 1972 годы. Для достижения поставленной цели были проанализированы архивные материалы по истории Новосибирской и Барнаульской епархии за указанный период, что позволило раскрыть сложный характер церковно-государственных отношений в данной епархии. После непродолжительного пребывания на Новосибирской кафедре архиепископа Кассиана (Ярославского; 1963-1964 гг.) в Новосибирск был назначен архиепископ Павел (Голышев; 1964-1972 гг.), при котором в епархии особенно обострились церковно-государственные отношения.

The article tells about church-state relations in Novosibirsk and Barnaul diocese in 1960-1970s. The purpose of this article is a review of historical documents and archival sources on the history of the Novosibirsk and Barnaul diocese in the period from 1964 to 1972. In order to achieve this aim we analyzed the archival materials on the history of Novosibirsk and Barnaul diocese for this period, which allowed to reveal the complex nature of church-state relations in this diocese. After short stay on Novosibirsk chair by archbishop Kassian (Yaroslavsky; 1963-1964), archbishop Pavel (Golyshev; 1964-1972) was appointed to Novosibirsk, during which time the church-state relations in the diocese especially aggravated.
Reliability Aspects in E-Health Pilot Experimentations
Authors: Chessa Stefano
Published: June 2021

In many experimental research projects on e-health that make use of smart technologies (like Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence), it is common (and good) practice to organize experimental pilot studies aimed at validating the proposed protocols and solutions. Such an experimentation however, is at the boundary of different disciplines, involve humans and it typically addresses a wide range of stakeholders (including medical specialists and patients). Furthermore, it is also dependent on several user-related aspects like acceptance, usability, ethics and on the specific common practices of the applicative domain. It is clear that this scenario poses several challenges that go beyond the typical challenges of experimentations that just focus on technology. The collection of requirements, for example, needs to address a variety of stakeholders, and in some cases the interaction with some of them must be mediated. The development of the required technology itself may be constrained by ethical requirements, and the planning of the pilot should also address the validation of the medical practice in the use of the developed technology and not just the validation of the technology itself, a fact that makes the technological design blurred with the development of the medical practice. Finally, the pilot themselves are exposed to human factors due to the involvement of end users. All these aspects may, in the end, impact on the reliability of the entire pilot. Taking inspiration from a recently concluded project comprising a relatively long experimental pilot that involved technologies developed on-purpose, humans and medical protocols, this keynote discusses the reliability issues arose during the pilots and their impact on the final evaluation of the project results.
Perception of Security Issues in the Development of Cloud-IoT Systems by a Novice Programmer
Authors: Corno Fulvio , De Russis Luigi , Mannella Luca
Published: June 2021

It is very hard (or ineffective) to take an old system and add to it security features like plug-ins. Therefore, a computer system is much more reliable designed with the approach of security-by-design. Nowadays, there are several tools, middlewares, and platforms designed with this concept in mind, but they must be appropriately used to guarantee a suitable level of reliability and safety. A security-by-design approach is fundamental when creating a distributed application in the IoT field, composed of sensors, actuators, and cloud services. The IoT usually requires handling different programming languages and technologies in which a developer might not be very expert. Through a use case, we analyzed the security of some IoT components of Amazon Web Services (AWS) from a novice programmer’s point of view. Even if such a platform could be secure by itself, a novice programmer could do something wrong and leave some possible attack points to a malicious user. To this end, we also surveyed a small pool of novice IoT programmers from a consulting engineering company. Even if we discovered that AWS seems quite robust, we noticed that some common security concepts are often not clear or applied, leaving the door open to possible issues.
From Smart Buildings and Cities to Smart Living
Authors: Samarán Saló Felipe
Published: June 2021

We are drowning in information while starving for wisdom said the two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize Edward Osborne Wilson. We are attached 24 hours to our “smart” phone that gets us closer to those who are far away and keeps us apart from those who are near, and we want to live in “smart” buildings and “smart” cities where systems are used and data can be gathered to save energy, create comfortable ambiances, regulate traffic, or deal with our waste products, but we surely need to reconsider what “Smart” living is all about. From the roman empire to the actual high-rise buildings, through the modern movement leaded by Le Corbusier, each time has used the technology available, but neither of the great master pieces of architecture and urbanism is remembered by the technology that made it possible but by Its ability to seduce the minds, hearts and souls of its habitants and the generations that came after them. It is essential to know that we truly need, to clarify WHY and WHAT FOR we do things before we solve or engage ourselves in HOW we make it happen.
Personalized Circadian Light: A Digital Siblings Approach
Authors: Papatsimpa C. , Linnartz Jean-Paul
Published: June 2021

In this paper, we introduce a human-centric lighting control system optimized to support sleep and circadian coordination. We present an approach to optimize lighting that combines a “digital siblings” approach, i.e., a stochastic extension of a digital twin. It estimates and optimizes parameters in experimentally validated models of circadian and sleep regulation with a novel optimization algorithm for optimal timing of light exposure. We acknowledge that people have varying preferences for the lighting levels throughout the day based on their personal preferences and schedules and explicitly include this as a key parameter in our optimization strategy. Our results show that with the suggested lighting schedules, alignment of circadian rhythmicity to the desired sleep-wake schedule can be achieved with minimal disruption to people’s daily lives.
Tourism Recommender System Based on Cognitive Similarity Between Cross-Cultural Users
Authors: Nguyen Luong Vuong , Nguyen Tri-Hai , Jung Jason J.
Published: June 2021

Nowadays, the speedy increasing information in tourism services since a massive amount of data is constructed by tourists experiences. The recommendation systems are widely applied to tourism services and focus on determining personalized user preferences to handle this extensive information. Exploiting the different cultural effects rarely consider in recent studies despite this factor influences recommendation based on user preferences. Furthermore, existing research only evaluates the relevance of cultural differences to their recommendation, rather than using the cross-cultural factors to recommendations systems. This paper proposes the collaborative filtering recommendation system based on similar tourist places where users from different cross-cultural can share their spatial experiences. To do that, we first collect user feedback about similar tourist places from many nationalities (consider as the cultures). We then exploit this feedback to define similar cross-cultural users (neighbors) based on a cognitive similarity. Finally, the system generates personalized recommendations based on user experiences and their neighbors. The initial dataset collected from TripAdvisor, consisting of four types such as hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and attractions, is provided to the feedback collection function in our experiment. We were using the classical method, user-based Pearson correlation, as a baseline to demonstrate the performance of our proposed method. The result shows that the proposed system outperforms the baseline in terms of MAE and RMSE metrics.
MENUMBUHKAN TECHNOPRENEURSHIP PADA IBU-IBU PKK GUNA MENINGKATKAN PEREKONOMIAN DI ERA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Pangaribuan Hasundungan , Agusentoso Randhy , Wardani Windy Gustia
Published: June 2021

Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat merupakan salah satu komponen dalam Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi. Oleh karena setiap dosen memiliki kewajiban untuk melakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat. Pengabdian yang dilakukan dalam proposal ini adalah guna meningkatkan pendapatan kelompok-kelompok masyarakat ibu-ibu PKK melalui beberapa handycrafts. Selain itu, kegiatan pengabdian ini juga memiliki tujuan untuk mendukung program pemerintah untuk mengatasi permasalahan ekonomi nasional dikarenakan dampak wabah Covid 19. Adapun sasaran pada pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah ibu-ibu PKK sekitar kampung bulak Cinangka Kecamatan Sawangan Kota Depok. Program pengabdian ini dilaksanakan selama kurun waktu 3 hari. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini adalah pelatihan dan juga pendampingan tentang menciptakan peluang usaha kecil dan menengah. Hasil pengabdian ini menunjukkan bahwa warga ponpes sangat antusias mengikuti pelatihan ini. Lebih lanjut, dengan dilaksanakannya kegiatan pengabdian ini, masyarakat khususnya ibu-ibu PKK memiliki kemampuan untuk menciptakan peluang usaha kecil dan menengah dalam kondisi wabah Covid 19. Untuk kegiatan pengabdian selanjutnya diharapkan mampu memberikan pelatihan yang berkelanjutan yang memicu semangat warga ponpes untuk menghasilkan pendapatan sendiri demi meningkatkan kesejahteraan kehidupan warga Sawangan Depok.
TRAINING PEMBUATAN PAKAN TERNAK AYAM KAMPUNG DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN TEKNIK PERMENTASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KANDUNGAN PROTEIN DAN MENGHILANGKAN BAU PADA KOTORAN AYAM DI PONPES ALQUR’AN YATIM HIMMATUL ‘ULYA KECAMATAN WARUNGGUNUNG KABUPATEN LEBAK
Authors: Anedea Tahta , Wahyudin Wahyudin , Surasa Surasa
Published: June 2021

Terdapat wabah (Covid 19) yang hampir setahun, menyebabkan tumbuhnya keinginan pada pembuatan pakan yang simple dan hemat yaitu membuat pakan ayam dari sistem fermentasi. Pembuatan pakan ini dilakukan dengan cara pemberian training  kepada para santri -santri yang ada di Ponpes Ponpes Alqur’an  Yatim   Himmatul ‘Ulya maupun masyarakat daerah sekitar. Metode yang digunakan dengan metode  training dan diskusi. Training yang diberikan mengenai cara- cara membuat pakan ayam fermentasi dan manfaatnya. Kegiatan diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan wawasan para santri mengernai dampak yang baik ditimbulkan, sehingga para santri memahami apa saja yang harus disiapkan dan dibutuhkan untuk membuat pakan ayam fermentasi, selain itu dapat menumbuhkan jiwa wiraswasta dengan mengembangkan dan memproduksi ayam dengan pakan ayam yang mudah, praktis, kaya protein dan ramah ramah lingkungan karena dengan pakan ini, kotoran ayam tidak berbau. Dari 20 peserta yang hadir sebagian besar responnya positif.
Analisis Kualitatif dan Kuantitatif Kandungan Formalin Pada Produk Terasi (Shrimp Paste) yang Diperdagangkan di Pasar Sentral Kota dan Pasar Sentral Wua-Wua
Authors: Hardinata Wayan , Karimuna La , Asyik Nur
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kandungan formalin pada terasi yang diperdagangkan di Pasar Sentral Kota dan Pasar Sentral Wua-Wua. Metode analisis yang digunakan yaitu metode Fenilhidrazin dan uji kuantitatif (Metode Titrasi). Uji kualitatif bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya formalin pada terasi, sedangkan uji kuantitatif bertujuan untuk mengetahui berapa kadar formalin yang terkandung pada terasi yang diperdagangkan di Pasar Sentral Kota dan Pasar Sentral Wua-Wua. Jenis penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian ini memberikan informasi bahwa sampel yang diambil dari 6 sampel Pasar Sentral Kota dan Pasar Sentral Wua-Wua 5 sampel positif mengandung formalin. Rata-rata persentase kadar formalin di lokasi Pasar Sentral Kota (A2) sebesar 77 mg/kg dan 54,6 mg/kg (A3). Pasar Sentral Wua-Wua (B1) 60 mg/kg, (B2) 66,7 mg/kg dan (B3) 107,2 mg/kg. Hasil penelitian menghasilkan simpulan  terdeteksinya penggunaan formalin pada 5 sampel produk terasi yang beredar di lokasi Pasar Sentral Kota dan Pasar Sentral Wua-Wua kota Kendari.
MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL ENTERPRISE
Authors: Korobka Svitlana
Published: June 2021

The article considers the issues of managing the organizational development of a small enterprise. In particular, it is noted that improving and enhancing the competitiveness of domestic enterprises and ensuring their economic efficiency is necessary to use innovative approaches to organizational development management. The purpose of the development of a commercial organization, of various forms of ownership, is to increase the competitiveness of the organization in order to create a business that wins the market. This can be done by increasing profits, margins, market share, morale, cultural values or other sources of competitive advantage. Owners of small businesses at the beginning of their activities do not understand why they should care about its organizational development. There are many patterns of interaction between organizational development and personnel management, because it is an ongoing relationship that includes efficiency and talent management. However, organizational development management focuses on the system in a more holistic approach, which consists of people, team and organizational system. Organizational development of a small enterprise is aimed at realizing its competitiveness, by optimizing human resources in such a way as to achieve maximum efficiency. Therefore, organizational development in small enterprises, as in others, has a continuous and dynamic process that can be affected by various factors and conditions. It should be remembered that interference in the organizational development of a small enterprise, like another enterprise, should be based on the analysis of data relating to the immediate enterprise. Thus, today there is a process of transition of enterprises to new models of management of small enterprises, which are based on the development and implementation of comprehensive changes. The complexity of transformations necessitates timely and comprehensive changes in the activities of small businesses, namely in the technologies used, management methods, requirements for the competence of specialists and forms of interaction with the external environment. However, it is not enough to be aware of the need for change, it is extremely important to determine the right moment to make changes and use it. It is possible to achieve the set goal and get the expected result only by carrying out organizational development in a planned and systematic way. Further research on the management of organizational development in small enterprises should focus on the specifics of their activities, as well as their readiness for new organizational transformations.
DEVELOPMENT OF RECYCLING INDUSTRY AS AN EFFICIENT MEANS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
Authors: Pikulina Nadiia , Lobza Alla , Bykova Adel
Published: June 2021

The article considers the necessity to develop the waste processing industry in Ukraine as an effective means of waste management. A situation, that consisted of formation, accumulation, storage, redoing, utilization and burial place of wastes in Ukraine, is investigational. The state of sphere of handling wastes in Ukraine after 2018-2020ррis analysed. The necessity of estimation of the state of handling biowastes is conditioned by that a problem of garbage is a most issue of the day in the world. Wastes of production and consumption exist exactly so much, how many exist humanity. To the middle of ХІХ of century, when organic materials and substances were used, wastes presented only epidemiology threatto society. But development of industry, increase of quantity and population density have formed world garbage problem. Already in ХХ of century there were artificial wastes that is not subject to utilization, that resulted in the origin of world ecological crisis. The article examines the experience of waste management in developed countries, that allows to assert that a problem of garbage is a problem of international scale, that exists in the entire countries of the world. But each nation approaches its solution from different positions. Significant progress has already been made in some countries, but the perfect form has not yet been found. The article pays special attention to the issues of analysis of the current legal framework governing the mechanism of waste management. The National Waste Management Strategy for Ukraine until 2030, adopted in 2017, has an important value in this sense. Its essence is to create conditions to improve the quality of living standards through the introduction of a systematic approach to waste management at the state and regional levels and reduce waste generation and increase their recycling for reuse. The marked indicates the need to reform the law and comprehensive solution to the problem of efficient waste management. According to the results of the study, the basic directions of solving the problem of the structural handling wastes of production and consumption in Ukraine are distinguished. Priority ones are: introduction of obligatory separate collection of household wastes; raising public awareness, educational activities; waste prevention and reuse; development of the waste processing industry and renewal of the waste management infrastructure; ensuring transparency and accessibility of information in the field of waste management.
El rol del diseñador de videojuegos en la difusión de la cultura regional
Authors: Hernández Torres Ervey Leonel
Published: June 2021

El presente artículo propone una reflexión en torno al rol que eldiseñador de videojuegos puede desempeñar en la preservaciónde la cultura nativa de Baja California, México, al entenderse a símismo como un agente de difusión cultural y al videojuego comoun potencial objeto comunicativo.La reflexión parte de los supuestos acerca de la naturaleza lúdica delhombre, abordados mediante una perspectiva que va desde las teoríasAristóteles y Santo Tomás de Aquino, hasta Huizinga y Caillois.Posteriormente, se visualiza la evolución de nuestros entornos dejuego hacia los videojuegos y el potencial formativo de los mismoscomo objetos culturales figurativos. Finalmente, se esboza la propuestade generar un proyecto particular de investigación doctoralque utilice el diseño de videojuegos para intervenir una problemáticaespecífica de etnodesarrollo en la cultura Kumiai de Baja California.La investigación presentada en este artículo se desarrolla en elmarco del proyecto doctoral del Posgrado en Diseño y Visualizaciónde la Información, titulado Videojuegos y Alteridad Cultural;el proyecto también forma parte de los ejercicios de investigacióndel cuerpo académico de Diseño y Comunicación de la UniversidadAutónoma de Baja California (U.A.B.C.), que se han enfocado engenerar diversas propuestas para la preservación de la cultura regionala través de proyectos de diseño gráfico.
UrhG Urheberrechtsgesetz
Authors: Dillenz Walter , Gutmann Daniel , Thiele Clemens , Burgstaller Peter
Published: June 2021

Klar und durchgehend strukturiert - so werden die Paragrafen des Urheberrechtsgesetzes (UrhG) hier kommentiert. Maßgebliche Richtschnur ist die gelebte Praxis des Urheberrechts, wie sie durch mehr als 1000 höchstgerichtliche Entscheidungen von OGH, BGH und EuGH dokumentiert ist. Das Werk zeichnet sich durch ein einheitliches Gliederungsschema aus, das jeder einzelnen kommentierten Norm zugrunde liegt. Dieses besteht aus den (unionsrechtlichen) Grundlagen (Normzweck, Regelungsgehalt), dem Tatbestand (Begriffsklärungen), der Rechtsfolge (Ansprüche) und den verfahrensrechtlichen Besonderheiten. Für die praktische Handhabung sorgen außerdem kurze Zusammenfassungen, die jedem kommentiertem Paragrafen voranstehen. Damit wird Leserinnen und Lesern ein Einblick in den Inhalt der Vorschrift in wenigen Worten ermöglicht. Marginalrubriken bieten den Rechtsanwender*innen eine verfeinerte Gliederung und erleichtern das Auffinden von Praxisbeispielen. Eine aktuelle Rechtsprechungsübersicht und ein gesondertes Entscheidungsverzeichnis (bis 2021) machen das Werk komplett. Der Anhang bietet darüber hinaus zugleich Ausblick und Erläuterungen zum aktuellen Entwurf der Urheberrechtsnovelle 2021.