bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Assessing Certified Manure Analysis Laboratory Accuracy and Variability
Authors: Sanford Joseph R , Larson Rebecca A , Digman Matthew F 
Published: December 2020

HighlightsManure analysis proficiency laboratories were assessed for accuracy and precision.Total nitrogen analysis was accurate and precise and is a strength of industry.Ammonium analysis resulted in most variability in laboratory results.Phosphorus and potassium mean comparison indicated significant differences between lab results.Abstract.Nutrient management planning (NMP) is an effective method for ensuring proper nutrient applications to agricultural fields. At livestock facilities, quantifying manure nutrient content is crucial for producers to obtain accurate and precise data to properly apply nutrients to the field to optimize crop yields while minimizing nutrient losses to the environment. In this study, eight manure analysis proficiency program (MAP) certified laboratories each received six replicates of four manure samples (two dairy and two swine) and analyzed for total solids (TS), total nitrogen (TN), ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4-N), phosphate (P2O5), and potash (K2O). Laboratories were compared using the MAP robust statistics comparison approach and a one-way ANOVA using laboratory means. Total nitrogen analysis had high precision and accuracy across laboratories selected for analysis. However, laboratories had less accuracy and precision in determining NH4-N concentrations. Additionally, while P2O5 and K2O met MAP standards for accuracy and precision, there was concerns for reading accuracy, as the median absolute deviation (MAD) to overall median ratio was high (ranging from 5.9% to 14.4%) and many of the laboratory means were statistically different. Keywords: Laboratory variability, Manure, Nutrient analysis.
Community Supports and COVID-19: Self-Determination in a Pandemic
Authors: Ervin David A. , Hobson-Garcia Donyale 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is impacting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) significantly. Early data on the impact of COVID-19 suggests that people with IDD are experiencing more severe health outcomes compared to the general population. In addition to their elevated health risks, people with IDD, like the rest of the population, are struggling with boredom, isolation, and loneliness as they shelter in place. As people with IDD seek a return to their jobs, friends and families, and the activities of their community, community-based provider organizations must strike a difficult balance between actions that are intended to protect the health and safety of people they support and actions that honor people's choices and encourage self-determination. Practical issues that community-based provider organizations must consider when striking the correct balance are discussed, and recommendations on ways to support people with IDD to make informed, self-determined choices during the pandemic are offered.
Ecobehavioral Analysis of Inclusive Classrooms and Instruction That Support Students With Extensive Support Needs
Authors: Toews Samantha Gross , Kurth Jennifer A. , Turner Elissa Lockman , Lyon Kristin Joannou 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Benefits of inclusive education for students with extensive and pervasive support needs (ESN) have been documented over the past several decades. However, simply placing students with ESN in general education settings does not constitute inclusion, nor does this necessarily result in positive outcomes for students. This study utilizes ecobehavioral analysis to provide an understanding of the characteristics of general education academic classes that include students with ESN and explores differences in characteristics between different schooling levels and students with and without complex communication needs. Findings indicate inclusive placements for students with ESN provide an engaging academic environment with adaptations to access content and low levels of distractions. Implications for practice, future research, and policy are discussed.
Disability and Dating: Exploring the Twittersphere
Authors: Kearney Kelly B. , Darling Sharon M. , Dukes Charles 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
To better understand how dating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities might be described and explained on social media, a content analysis of tweets was conducted. Fifteen hashtags (#) about dating and disability were used to search Twitter for the time frame of February 2010 to May 2015, generating 781 tweets. These tweets were classified using eight categories. The findings indicate that there is limited content related to dating for people with disabilities, paling in comparison to content around dating with no reference to disability. Content about disability contained several advertisements and offers of advice, absent of opportunities for connections with the potential of leading to actual dates. Essentially, the tweets around disability seemed to be a marketplace of services rather than a genuine social conversation around dating. Implications for future research are discussed. Although the emerging work about relationship development in the online environment continues to grow, much remains to be investigated.
Multifunctional on-chip storage at telecommunication wavelength for quantum networks
Authors: Craiciu Ioana , Lei Mi , Rochman Jake , Bartholomew John G. , Faraon Andrei 
Published: December 2020

Quantum networks will enable a variety of applications, from secure
communication and precision measurements to distributed quantum
computing. Storing photonic qubits and controlling their frequency,
bandwidth, and retrieval time are important functionalities in future
optical quantum networks. Here we demonstrate these functions using an
ensemble of erbium ions in yttrium orthosilicate coupled to a silicon
photonic resonator and controlled via on-chip electrodes. Light in the
telecommunication C-band is stored, manipulated, and retrieved using a
dynamic atomic frequency comb protocol controlled by linear DC Stark
shifts of the ion ensemble’s transition frequencies. We demonstrate
memory time control in a digital fashion in increments of 50 ns,
frequency shifting by more than a pulse width (

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factor of 3, from 6 to 18 MHz. Using on-chip electrodes, electric
fields as high as 3 kV/cm were achieved with a low applied bias of
5 V, making this an appealing platform for rare-earth ions, which
experience Stark shifts of the order of 10 kHz/(V/cm).
Development and Characterization of Kevlar-Reinforced Ceramic Composite Materials
Authors: Islam Kamrul , Chowdhury Mohammad Asaduzzaman , Hossain Imran , Shuvho Md. Bengir Ahmed 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Fiber-fortified polymer composite material has become ubiquitous in recent years. It is exceptionally useful in various applications because it has good mechanical properties, is lightweight, has one of a kind adaptability, is safe if consumed, has a creation process that is simple, and so on, relative to other mundane materials. Polyaramid fiber known as Kevlar fiber is fundamentally well known for its expanding applications in mechanical and cutting edge innovations like ballistic defensive layer, helicopter edges, flying machine development, pneumatic fortification, and outdoor supplies. In this investigation, the mechanical (elasticity, sway quality, lengthening at break, E-modules) and physical (thickness, water assimilation) properties of the composites under different conditions, e.g., gamma irradiation and soil degradation, are shown and then contrasted with the properties under the ordinary condition. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and thermogravimetric analysis examinations were used to portray the morphology, mechanical properties, and warm properties of Kevlar-strengthened earthenware composite materials. The results from SEM showed that the morphology in the created composite had fewer voids, gaps, and breaks. The nearness of O-H, C-H, C=O, and C-O ingestion tops showed the novel qualities of each example, which is affirmed by FTIR spectroscopy. The trial result uncovered that all the mechanical properties are altogether high in Kevlar-fortified artistic composite at a lower level of filler material. Then again, rigidity is continuously expanded with the expansion of filler (up to 6.33 %) material in Kevlar-glass composite.
The Ecology of Community Networking
Authors: Lowenberg Richard 
Published: December 2020

"Last mile" is a supply-side driven term used by telecommunications providers to refer to the local loop; the last to be economically viable. In globally networked societies, localities have opportunities to grow new economies. Local must be considered the "First Mile". "First Mile" is based on demand-side understandings. It describes a local orientation for telecommunications infrastructure and services, focused on the difference to be made in the quality of peoples’ lives. "First Mile" is a realization of the emerging ‘hyperarchical’ nature of networked economies, local-global relationships, innovation and social change; with intention that the Information Revolution be a "people’s revolution".
Bridging the Divide: Understanding and Implementing Access to the Internet as a Human Right
Authors: Karanicolas Michael 
Published: December 2020

Over the past decades the Internet has become increasingly central to the actualisation of fundamental human rights. Consequently, there is a growing body of legislation and jurisprudence recognising access to the Internet itself as a human right. This paper explores the justification and nature of the claim that the Internet is a human right, before considering the implications of this understanding to efforts to expand access. This paper goes on to consider challenges to expanding access in the Canadian and international contexts, particularly with regard to social issues that limit user demand.
Neighborhood Planning of Technology: Physical Meets Digital City from the Bottom-Up with Aging Payphones
Authors: Stokes Benjamin , Bar François , Baumann Karl , Caldwell Ben 
Published: December 2020

What does it mean to “plan” a technology? Designs with a footprint in public space are important hybrids, including wired bus stops and rebuilt payphones. Our goal is to shift from designing technology for a neighborhood by planning technology as part of the neighborhood. Aging phone booths were purchased in LA’s historic Leimert Park. For six months, residents joined with technologists to tackle a planning issue (gentrification). We developed a method of “deep engagement” to sustain grassroots planning in socio-technical systems, especially around the digital divide. The method resists “solving” the payphone problem, and instead theorizes engagement as four social scaffolds to bring technology literacy into the planning process.
Community meeting the Namibian Education Technology Policy with OLPC's XO laptops: is it a viable approach?
Authors: Boer Perien J. 
Published: December 2020

Research problem There is a need in the literature to describe the implementation processes of technology integration in education through community involvement. In particular, there is limited research available about the mechanism or process behind the community technology trends in Namibia. Few cases explore community involvement in meeting educational technology policy needs. The ICT Policy for Education and the Tech/Na! Implementation policy plan aims to prepare learners to participate in new global economies of the 21st century. It also recognizes that presently, schools and other educational institutions are ill-prepared for the demands of the 21st century (ICT policy for Education, 2004). The policy also presupposes that integrating technology in the classroom is the appropriate vehicle to achieve the goal of knowledge, equity, quality and access for all. Although the Namibian Ministry of Education has focused on developing the technology infrastructure at secondary school level first, many educators and community activists has argued that technology integration would be more successful if implemented at primary school level. It is for this purpose that the Ngoma community explored ways in which to integrate technology in and outside of the classroom as a community effort. Key Findings Results in this case study reveals that despite the valiant efforts of community the educational approaches and understanding of the policy hampered further advancement of these XO computers in the schools for learning. Moreover, the OLPC model approach of ownership and alleged focus on constructivist education and 'digital utopianism appeared to be conflicting in the implementation and sustainability of the community project. Community members priorities changed as the project was implemented due to events of thefts, parent complaints which resulted in short-term ineffective solutions. The Itenge Development Foundation remains an integral part of the project, however with minimal community involvement and use of laptops.
Open Data and Subnational Governments: Lessons from Developing Countries
Authors: Canares Michael Parmisano , Shekhar Satyarupa 
Published: December 2020

Much of the discussion in open government data, especially in developing countries, is at the national government level. However, in decentralized contexts, the local is where data is collected and stored, and when published, can generate impact. This synthesis paper refocuses the discussion of open government data to local contexts by analyzing nine country papers produced through the Open Data in Developing Countries research project. The study found out that there is substantial effort on the part of sub-national governments to proactively disclose data and that local context demands different roles for intermediaries and different types of initiatives to create an enabling environment for open data use and achieve impact.
60+ Online:
Authors: Davis Hilary , McCosker Anthony , Bossio Diana , Schleser Max 
Published: December 2020

Seniors are amongst the most digitally excluded in Australia. Despite the increasing popularity of social media, seniors often lack access to technology and to basic digital skills. Thus many seniors do not derive the social benefits and service realisation that arise from online forms of communication and engagement. One barrier to digital inclusion for seniors is learning how to make use of digital and online tools in a way that incorporates their specific needs, interests and capabilities.
The 60+ Online project fostered digital inclusion amongst 22 Australian seniors with varied digital skills and from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Within workshops, researchers encouraged seniors to learn basic digital skills, addressed seniors’ concerns about confidentiality and privacy, and introduced them to safe and regulated online social media platforms. Seniors were encouraged to draw upon personal and community interests to inform storyboarding and digital story development. Digital stories were generated and edited using personal mobile technology. Social media sites (a closed Facebook page and personal Instagram accounts) facilitated sharing of digital skills development and experiences outside the workshops. Regardless of digital skill levels at outset, every senior who completed the workshops ‘graduated’, and produced their own digital story. These digital stories were showcased at festivals, City Council events, and hosted on YouTube.
This article outlines the framework used for this project, from the first co-design workshop to YouTube dissemination. We provide links to workshop resources and tools (iPads, smartphones and apps used) in order to provide a model for digital inclusion that may be replicated for other disadvantaged or vulnerable groups in diverse community-based settings.
A Way Forward: Sustainable ICTs And Regional Sustainability
Authors: Hearn Greg , Kimber Megan , Lennie June , Simpson Lyn 
Published: December 2020

From the participatory action research we have conducted in two rural communities in Australia we suggest six factors that assist in achieving sustainability for ICT initiatives undertaken in pursuit of regional development. They include:

Clearly specified sustainability goals;
Leveraging micro-business enterprise development off government funded technical and human infrastructure provision, and using local industry strengths;
Learning from global experiences whilst building on local assets;
Finding innovative business models to capitalise on new opportunities for content and applications;
Ensuring community involvement in deciding, planning and evaluating projects; and
Adopting a learning approach.
Community Democratization of Telecommunications Community Cooperatives in Argentina: The Case Of TELPIN
Authors: Finquelievich Susana , Kisilevsky Graciela Cecilia 
Published: December 2020

A telecommunications community cooperative (TCC) is an autonomous association of individuals, which join forces to solve common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned enterprise, democratically governed and managed. In Argentina, TCCs were created by community conscious members to fill in for the State role when it was unable to provide telephone service in remote areas, generally marginalized from services provision. In 1989, the State telephone enterprise was privatized. From 1992 onwards, TCCs replaced the large private telephone enterprises, since these were not interested in providing non profitable services in remote or low-populated areas.

TCCs provide telephone and Internet services, by dial-up and/or broadband (ADSL) connections, as well as IP telephony, to their target populations at significantly lower costs than the large traditional firms (Telefónica and Telecom). Most of them offer also free community services, such as courses on information and communication technologies (ICTs), free Internet access to public schools, libraries, and public facilities (police stations, hospitals, etc.).
This work focuses on a particular case study: TELPIN, the Pinamar Telecommunications Cooperative. Telpin was created by a group of Pinamar neighbors, most of them founders of the local community, in 1962. Since then, it has become the largest and most successful Telecommunications Cooperative in Argentina.
Anytime? Anywhere?: Reframing Debates Around Community and Municipal Wireless Networking
Authors: Forlano Laura 
Published: December 2020

Over the past three years, cities across the United States have announced ambitious plans to build community and municipal wireless networks. The phrase ‘anytime, anywhere’ has had a powerful impact in shaping the way in which debates about these networks have been framed. However, ‘anytime, anywhere’, which alludes to convenience, freedom and ubiquity, is of little use in describing the realities of municipal wireless networks, and, more importantly, it ignores the particular local characteristics of communities and the specific practices of users. This paper examines the media representations and technological affordances of wireless networks as well as incorporating the practices of those that build and use them in an attempt to reframe these debates.
A Case Study: Growing Community Partnerships with a Service-Learning Intergenerational Computing Course
Authors: Coppola Jean F , Wexler Sharon Stahl , Drury Lin J. , Heyman Janna C. , Thomas Barbara A. , Tschinkel Brian J. , Barnes Cheryl D. 
Published: December 2020

This article presents an interdisciplinary and intergenerational technology research project. Uniquely trained undergraduates enrolled in an Intergenerational Computing service-learning class instruct older adults in geriatric facilities. Geriatric facilities have few staff to work with older adults for technology activities. This model is based on mutually beneficial partnerships. Information on best practices, research instruments, classroom exercises, and lessons learned is presented for replication into the reader’s agency and discipline. A statistically significant change in students’ attitude and advocacy toward older adults was found, as well as a more positive perspective and awareness of careers in the field of aging.
Open Data - what the citizens really want
Authors: Both Wolfgang 
Published: December 2020

To design the first steps, the City of Berlin performed an Open Data Online Voting. More than 1.300 participants voted for three interesting categories out of a list of 20. A list from “Administration” via “Education” and “Health” to “Waste” was given. Five categories covered nearly 50 percent of the responders interest. The statistical results of the Survey were compared to a SAS survey about the general interest in Open Data, Transparency and Access from 2010. The Citizens were also asked, if they would read published Open Data and work with Open Data, to create Apps and Visualisation of combined Data Sets. This could be used as a blueprint for other cities.
Application of Activity Theory in Understanding Online Communities of Practice: A Case of Feminism
Authors: Ghobadi Shahla 
Published: December 2020

The extant literature has frequently acknowledged the crucial potential of Information and Communication Technologies for women empowerment. This study targets feminism as an important indicator of women empowerment. It then investigates the challenges of feminism in eastern countries from a novel angle that questions: “why those eastern women who already have feminist attitudes fail to demonstrate feminist behaviours?” The paper draws upon activity theory and proposed the moderating impact of online women-related communities of practice in transforming feminist-related attitudes into feminist-related behaviours of eastern women. The analysis of quantitative data collected from an online community of practice confirms the postulated proposition. The results present regarding the use of online women-related in the examined population as well as how Information Technology can be applied for facilitation of women empowerment in eastern societies.
Outcome of Applying Evidence-Based Design to Public Computing Centers: A Preliminary Study
Authors: Wolske Martin , Gibbs Deven , Kehoe Adam , Jones Vera , Irish Sharon 
Published: December 2020

Establishment of public computing centers (PCCs) has often been implemented within the digital divide framework and viewed as only stepping-stones towards preferred private access. However, a range of research indicates the ongoing importance of PCCs to meet both private and public computing needs. We used an evidence-based design approach to guide the implementation of a redesign of an active PCC located in an economically depressed metropolitan region of Illinois, USA. Results indicate that physical design is critical and inseparable from the overall success of the lab, leading towards positive changes in the use and perception of the lab.
Assessing the contribution of information technology to socio-economic development: A case study from rural South Africa
Authors: Turpin Marita , Alexander Trish , Phahlamohlaka Jackie 
Published: December 2020

This paper addresses the challenge of assessing an ICT for development (ICT4D) project’s contribution to the socio-economic development of the broader community where it is implemented. It argues for using a systems approach to deal with this challenge, since systems thinking is concerned with the performance of the total system. Systems thinking is seldom used in ICT4D, and is lacking in existing ICT4D impact assessment frameworks. In this paper, the authors apply a social systems framework in an ICT4D case study. The framework is used to describe and assess the contribution of the ICT4D project to the socio-economic development of the larger community. Since Community Informatics (CI) embraces a broad socio-technical systems view, the work is relevant to a CI audience.