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Client Involvement in Agile Project Management, Impact on Operational Performance, and Successful Project Handover in Jordan
Authors: Aladayleh Khaled Jameel 
Published: February 2025

The research aimed to provide a suitable model for the smooth completion of building projects in Jordan. The study's underlying model presupposes client participation may impact project management procedures and adopting agile practices. On the other hand, agility and project management processes impact operational performance and the effectiveness of project handovers. The researcher polled 170 people who have experience as building site supervisors. For data analysis, SPSS and AMOS.22 were used. The researcher employed structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings demonstrated that incorporating client feedback into adopting agile practices, processes, and project management yielded favorable outcomes. Project management methods, operational performance, and agility adoption were found to mediate between client involvement and successful project handover. One of the most important recommendations and implications for management from the study was embracing agility. Another recommendation was that project management processes prioritize client involvement as a key to successful project handovers and high operational performance.

Received: 3 September 2024 | Revised: 5 November 2024 | Accepted: 23 January 2025

Conflicts of Interest
The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement
The data that support this work are available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.

Author Contribution Statement
Khaled Jameel Aladayleh: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition.
Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Leach Neil 
Published: February 2025

Updated to cover the latest cutting-edge developments in the field and now in full color,Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligenceintroduces AI for designers and explores its seismic impact on the future of architecture and design.
From smart assistants and ChatGPT to ground-breaking diffusion models for image generation and 3D modelling – this fully-updated second edition examines all the latest new developments in the field, and examines their profound effects on architectural practice.
Highlighting current case-studies as well as near-future applications, it explores the how AI transforms every part of the process from the inspiration and the brief to detailed performance- and data-driven design. This new edition also sheds light on key ethical and professional debates – including regulations, copyright, and the very future of creativity and of the profession itself.
Written by one of the world’s leading experts in the field, this book is a must-read for all architects and designers wishing to stay at the forefront of AI developments in architecture.
Translingual Creative Writing Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy
Authors: Quist Jennifer 
Published: February 2025

In a challenge to monolingual, Anglophone dominated creative writing workshops, this book explores why and how students’ multilingual backgrounds and lack of fluency with the English language can emerge as assets rather than impediments to artistry and creativity.Grounded in the Chinese tradition of Daoism as an ongoing discourse, this exploration uses rigorous academic readings of the philosophical text, theZhuangzi,as an analytical framework and takes a translingual approach to writing where translation and composition intersect, inscribing one language upon another within a single text. With concepts that resist expression such as inspiration, uncertainty, non-knowing, spontaneity, unity, forgetting the self, and the perfection behind the imperfection of language, Jennifer Quist demonstrates how Daoism’s theories and metalanguage can re-imagine creative writing education whilst de-naturalizing the authority of English and Euro-American literary traditions. With analytical lenses derived from East Asia given context through translations of Chinese educators’ primary accounts of the history and theory of postsecondary creative writing education in 21st-century China, Quist develops a method for examining the practices of exemplary translingual writers from China, Japan, and their diasporas.
Featuring translingual writing prompts and practices for individual or classroom use by students at all levels of multilingualism,Translingual Creative Writing Theory, Practice, and Pedagogyopens up the current workshop model and discloses the possibilities of linguistic transcendence for instructors and students. With writing strategies based in cross-cultural collaboration and balanced with de-Anglicization of creative writing pedagogy, this book calls to rework the structures, methods, and metaphors of the workshop and presents ideas for more collaborative, collective, equitable, diverse, and inclusive programs.
AH-1 Cobra Gunship vs NVA Armor
Authors: Davies Peter E. 
Published: February 2025

A new study of how the first purpose-built anti-tank helicopter gunship – the Bell AH-1 Cobra – engaged communist armor and well-armed irregular fighters in the war for control of Vietnam.
The Vietnam War was often dubbed ‘the helicopter war’ because it was the first conflict in which helicopters took a dominant role. As the only dedicated gunship to be fielded by US forces during the conflict, the AH-1 Cobra saw combat against North Vietnamese Army (NVA) tanks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), and heavy anti-aircraft weaponry while joining OH-6A "Loach" scout helicopters on "Pink Team" hunter-killer flights. There were more than 700 Cobras operational in Vietnam by 1972, and it proved such an effective weapon that the NVA often avoided shooting at it, fearing massive and instant retribution.
In this action-packed new study, Vietnam War expert Peter E. Davies examines the development and deployment of the Cobra, its engagements with Soviet- and Chinese-supplied tanks and heavy machine guns, and how it was adapted to counter devastating surface-to-air missile attacks in 1972. Numerous key clashes – including the Tet Offensive and actions at Loc Ninh and An Loc – are explored in detail, with first-hand accounts, newly commissioned artwork, and more than 50 photographs bringing the operations of this iconic helicopter to life.
Bagration 1944
Authors: Buttar Prit 
Published: February 2025

A fascinating history of the great summer offensive launched by the Red Army in 1944 which turned the tide of the war.
Throughout the war on the Eastern Front, there were two consistent trends. The Red Army battled to learn how to fight and win, while involved in a struggle for its very survival. But by 1944 it had a leadership that was able to wield it with lethal effect and with far more effective equipment than before. By contrast, the Wehrmacht had commenced a slow process of decline after the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitler became increasingly unwilling to delegate decision-making to commanders in the field, which had been crucial to earlier success. The long years of fighting had also taken a heavy toll. Thousands of irreplaceable junior officers and NCOs were dead, wounded or prisoners.
Renowned Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar expertly brings these contrasting fortunes to life, trends which culminated in the huge battles ofBagration. As this masterful study conclusively shows, in 1944 the Red Army finally put together a campaign that utterly destroyed the German Army Group Centre. The Wehrmacht suffered the loss of over 300,000 men killed, wounded or taken prisoner and the Red Army rolled forward across Belarus to the outskirts of Warsaw. The end of the war was still many months away, and the Germans managed to reconstruct their line on the Eastern Front, but final victory for the Soviet Union was now only a matter of time as a direct consequence ofBagration.
Do the Right Thing
Authors: Guerrero Ed 
Published: February 2025

Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) is one of the most popular and celebrated examples of the African-American new black film wave. Set during the hottest day of a hot summer in New York City, the film's ensemble cast, including Lee himself, brilliantly play out the edgy negotiations and dramas of a racially and culturally diverse working-class Brooklyn neighbourhood. Contrary to Hollywood's markedly cautious treatment of 'race' and its confinement to the South and the past, Do the Right Thing offers a nuanced portrayal of black urban life. From hip-hop fashions, Afrocentric colours and rap music, to police brutality, gentrification, non-white immigration, de-industrialization and joblessness, Do the Right Thing depicts it all, from a contemporary, African-American point of view. In his insightful study of the film, Ed Guerrero discusses how it epitomizes Spike Lee's powerful impact on the representation of race and difference in America, the progress of black film-making and the rise of multicultural voices in the media. This new edition includes a foreword by the author reflecting on Lee's subsequent film-making career and on an America in which African Americans still contend with racial discrimination and police brutality.
Guerrero emphasizes Lee's especially timely understanding of black film-making as a complex act, mixing the skills of art, politics, and business in order to fashion a creative practice that confronts institutional discrimination and power relations head on.
Gender Identity and Expression
Authors: Kinney M. Killian 
Published: February 2025

This book answers young readers' questions about gender – what it is, what it isn't, and how it impacts our experiences and our interactions with others.
Gender is an essential part of all our lives, whether we recognize it as such or not and regardless of how we identify and express that identity. Gender informs how we feel about ourselves, the clothes we wear, how we engage with others, and much more. This volume’s 48 questions cover concepts such as gender roles and norms, the binary gender system and cisnormativity, gendered language, and gender discrimination and bias. Readers will also discover practical guidance on topics such as confronting gender-based bullying and advocating for the rights of gender diverse individuals.
Augmenting the main text, a collection of 5 case studies illustrate key concepts and issues through relatable stories and insightful recommendations. The Common Misconceptions section at the beginning of the volume dispels 5 long-standing and potentially dangerous myths about gender identity and expression, directing readers to additional information in the text. The glossary defines terms that may be unfamiliar to readers, while the directory of resources curates a list of the most useful books, websites, and other materials. Finally, whether they’re looking for more information about this subject or any other health-related topic, readers can turn to the Guide to Health Literacy section for practical tools and strategies for finding, evaluating, and using credible sources of health information both on and off the Internet.
Media Bias
Authors: Arndt Thomas 
Published: February 2025

This resource uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about the state, nature, and extent of media bias in American news media, including social media, television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and other media outlets.
The book provides students and other readers with a clear and accurate understanding of claims of media bias (both conservative and liberal) in the United States by refuting falsehoods, misunderstandings, and exaggerations surrounding this topic – and confirming the validity of other assertions. In addition, this sourcebook examines claims and assertions about media bias in other realms of American life, from popular entertainment to social media platforms.
Media Bias: Examining the Factshas been specifically crafted to give readers the tools for a fuller and more accurate understanding of the facts surrounding controversial issues, policies, and laws that occupy center stage in American life and politics. Specific areas of focus in this volume include defining and understanding conscious and unconscious bias; the evolution of the news industry and partisan news sources in the digital age; the ways in which political polarization exacerbates media bias, laws and practices that govern the operations of news media; and clear examples of conservative and liberal bias in such media sectors as cable and broadcast news, radio, newspapers and magazines, talk radio, and online platforms.
Gun Politics in America [Volume 2]
Authors: Wilson Harry L. 
Published: February 2025

This two-volume collection brings together 129 essential primary sources for understanding the history and evolution of gun rights and gun control in the USA from the colonial era to the present.
Every featured document is accompanied by explanatory materials that help readers understand the social and political context in which they appeared. Utilizing a blend of important political speeches, Supreme Court opinions, agency reports, and congressional testimony, this set provides readers with a front-row seat to observe the complex and often-surprising evolution of gun ownership, gun culture, and gun politics in the USA. This fascinating history is examined through primary source documents covering centuries of American history, from colonial laws regulating firearms, through the era of Prohibition and the rise of organized crime, to congressional hearings on gun control in the wake of the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
The set includes 19 new primary sources that shine a spotlight on notable events in the debate over guns since the first edition was published in 2016, including important developments during the Trump presidency, the pandemic, and the opening years of the Biden administration.
FORMULASI SEDIAAN KRIM EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN KOPI ARABIKA (Coffea arabica L.) SEBAGAI ANTI-AGING
Authors: Priltius Natanael , Situmorang Manahan , Rumela Nuranti , Tasya Indah 
Published: February 2025

Latar belakang: Penuaan kulit adalah proses biologis yang dipengaruhi oleh berbagai faktor, termasuk sinar ultraviolet (UV), yang dapat merusak kulit. Kulit memerlukan antioksidan untuk melindungi dari kerusakan akibat radikal bebas. Penggunaan kosmetik berbahan kimia sering menimbulkan efek samping, sehingga diperlukan alternatif berbahan herbal dengan sifat antioksidan. Daun kopi arabika mengandung senyawa fenol dan flavonoid yang berfungsi sebagai antioksidan dan memiliki potensi aktivitas anti-aging. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memformulasikan krim dari ekstrak etanol daun kopi arabika dalam beberapa konsentrasi dan mengevaluasi efektivitasnya terhadap kondisi kulit. Dengan demikian, penelitian ini berfokus pada potensi ekstrak daun kopi arabika sebagai bahan aktif dalam krim anti-aging yang aman dan efektif.
Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sediaan krim ekstrak etanol daun kopi arabika dengan konsentrasi berbeda (3%, 5%, dan 7%), dan menilai efektivitas krim sebagai agen anti-aging melalui pengukuran kadar air kulit, ukuran pori, dan keriput
Hasil: Sediaan krim yang dihasilkan homogen dan stabil, dengan pH 4,6-6,0. ⁠Krim dengan konsentrasi 7% menunjukkan peningkatan kadar air kulit (10%), pengecilan pori (11,41%), dan pengurangan keriput (18,94%) setelah 4 minggu perawatan
Kesimpulan: Ekstrak etanol daun kopi arabika dapat diformulasikan menjadi krim anti-aging yang efektif. Krim dengan konsentrasi 7% memberikan efek anti-aging terbaik dibandingkan dengan konsentrasi lainnya, meningkatkan kondisi kulit secara signifikan.
Thematic Structuring of the General Mathematics Curriculum at the Secondary Level Utilizing Grounded Theory
Authors: Tousif Madiha , Bahoo Rabia , Akram Muzammila 
Published: February 2025

The objectives of the current study were to examine the shortcomings of the existing secondary-level General Mathematics curriculum, identify contemporary trends in the subject, and suggest a thematic division for the sector-wise organization of the curriculum. Grounded Theory was used as the research design for this study. The study used Creswell’s systematic approach, utilizing structured data analysis processes like open coding, axial coding, and selective coding, and creating a sectorial division. According to Creswell, this investigation was divided into three stages. At the first stage, prominent teachers of General Mathematics participated in semi-structured interviews using an interview protocol as a research instrument. At the second stage, the potential causes of the curriculum's shortcomings were determined. At the third stage, contemporary trends in mathematics were discovered through the use of document analysis to examine the mathematics curricula of developed nations. Ultimately, the data gathered during the three processes described above was used to create a thematic division. Purposive sampling was used to gather data from a sample of 22 teachers. Conclusion of stage I showed that curriculum of General Mathematics has imperfectness that prevent it from meeting the cognitive and creative requirements. Conclusion of stage II explained the causes of these deficiencies. Conclusion of stage III confirmed that in order to prepare students for the modern world, contemporary tendencies should be inferred. Consequently, a supposed outline of curriculum of Mathematics was designed.
Peningkatan Akurasi Prediksi Penyakit Jantung dengan Teknik SMOTEENN pada Algoritma Random Forest
Authors: Rahmada Alfin , Susanto Erliyan Redy 
Published: February 2025

Penyakit jantung merupakan salah satu penyebab utama kematian di dunia yang dapat mengancam nyawa jika tidak ditangani dengan tepat. Bahaya penyakit ini meliputi serangan jantung mendadak, gagal jantung, hingga stroke akibat komplikasi pembuluh darah. Masalah utama yang dihadapi dalam studi ini adalah akurasi prediksi penyakit jantung saat ini masih cukup rendah sehingga belum layak untuk diimplementasikan dalam bentuk program komputer. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan akurasi prediksi penyakit jantung dengan menggunakan metode machine learning. Dalam studi ini kami menggunakan algoritma Random Forest dan mengintegrasikan teknik SMOTEENN (Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique and Edited Nearest Neighbor) ke dalam algoritma. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa performa metode yang kami gunakan lebih baik dari studi sebelumnya, dari 86% menjadi 94%. Penerapkan teknik SMOTEENN pada algoritma Random Forest berhasil meningkatkan akurasi prediksi penyakit jantung secara signifikan. Penelitian ini berkontibusi dalam meningkatkan keakuratan model prediksi medis berbasis machine learning untuk mendukung proses diagnosa klinis penyakit jantung.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kontekstual dan Gaya Belajar terhadap Hasil Belajar IPA Siswa Kelas V SD Negeri 18 Lalang Kabupaten Batubara
Authors: Rihasnita Juwita , Rahman Arif , Sudrajat Ajat 
Published: February 2025

Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbedaan hasil belajar IPA siswa menggunakan penerapan model pembelajaran kontekstual dengan hasil belajar IPA siswa menggunakan pembelajaran ekspositori, menganalisis perbedaan hasil belajar IPA siswa memiliki gaya belajar konvergen dengan hasil belajar IPA yang memiliki gaya belajar divergen, dan untuk menganalisis interaksi antara model pembelajaran dan gaya belajar dalam mempengaruhi hasil belajar IPA siswa di kelas V SD Negeri 18 Lalang Kabupaten Batubara. Desain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah desain kuantittatif faktorial 2x2. Melalui desain ini akan dibandingkan pengaruh model pembelajaran kontekstual dan pembelajaran langsung terhadap hasil belajar IPA ditinjau dari gaya belajar konvergen, divergen. Sampel ditetapkan sebanyak 52 orang terdiri dari 2 (dua) kelas. Desain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah desain quasy eksperimen. Hasil belajar siswa IPA siswa lebih tinggi dengan menggunakan model kontekstual dibanding dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran ekspositori. Hasil belajar siswa IPA siswa memiliki gaya belajar konvergen lebih tinggi dibanding dengan siswa memiliki gaya belajar divergen. Berdasarkan hasil uji Anava diketahui bahwa diketahui harga sig=0,023. Karena hasil hitung sig=0,023<sig=0,05 maka dapat dikemukakan kesimpulan bahwa terdapat interaksi antara penggunaan model pembelajaran dan gaya belajar dalam memberikan pengaruh terhadap hasil belajar IPA siswa.
Talkhands: Communicating with the Silenced Using an Artificial Intelligence Powered Sign Language Converter
Authors:   Asst. professor, Dept. of Information Science & Engineering, Rajeev Institute of Technology, Hassan, H C Nalini 
Published: February 2025

The Talk Hands project is developing a sign language converter to help deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals communicate effectively with non-signers. It uses a camera to capture sign language gestures and translates them into text and speech in real-time. By supporting multiple sign languages, the system can cater to users from diverse regions. The goal is to create a solution that is both accurate and scalable, using readily available camera technology for easy implementation. This project aims to improve accessibility, enabling those with hearing impairments to communicate independently in various settings, from social interactions to professional environments. Ultimately, Talk Hands seeks to remove communication barriers and promote inclusivity.

Key words: Sign Gesture Recognition Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)Trained Model Output Identification

Text and Audio Output.
Healthcare management dilemmas in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
Authors: JI Hong , Zhang Wenzhong , You Simeng , Salvador Jordan Tovera 
Published: February 2025

Background: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) was estimated to affect about 250 million people worldwide, with symptomatic KOA affecting about 10 to 16 percent of people over the age of 60. The epidemiological study of KOA in the Chinese population showed that the prevalence of KOA in China was about 18%, with 11% in men and 19% in women, and the prevalence of KOA in women was significantly higher than that in men.
Methods: Systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL for studies on health management dilemmas in KOA patients. The search was conducted from the time the library was constructed until January 2024.
Results: A total of 496 documents were retrieved, with 441 remaining after deletion of duplicates. After reviewing the titles and abstracts of 441 documents, 390 documents were excluded. The remaining 51 literatures were read in full text and 40 literatures were excluded. 11 literatures were finally included.
Conclusion: Although a few scholars have achieved some success in the exploration of KOA health management, due to the large randomness of their research, lack of systematic and rigour, and the KOA health management model suitable for different regions has not been established. More research is still needed in the future to explore the shortcomings of KOA health management and to establish a complete KOA health management programme and system to promote patients' disease control.
Contribution to Evidence-Based Care: The article helps to make healthcare professionals aware of the current dilemmas in the health management of KOA patients. It helps healthcare professionals to develop a scientific discharge plan and apply it in the clinic to promote health management outcomes for KOA patients.