Real Action Research Articles

Investigating Media Accessibility for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Iraq

Media accessibility, (MA) for short, is still largely uncharted research territory in the Translation Studies scene in Iraq. To examine the status quo of media accessibility for the (DHH) community, this study has three aims to address: first, to subject the Iraqi constitution to a thematic analysis to highlight the legal status of media accessibility; second, to examine the real actions taken by the government and non-governmental organizations to ensure that the d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) can access this service; third, to probe the DHH community’s reception and their level of expectations towards the available (MA) service. The findings suggest that the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq contains Articles that refer directly to rights of people with special needs to access the public service, but no reference to the right of media accessibility (MA) is identified. The study also shows that sign language interpreting (SLI), though scarcely employed in very few TV channels, has been the only audiovisual modality available for DHH viewers to access TV news whereas subtitling for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) modality has never been implemented.

Organizational Performance Improvement Strategies Through the Implementation of Balanced Scorecard at KPPN Jakarta VII

KPPN Jakarta VII is a vertical agency under the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Treasury of DKI Jakarta Province, Directorate General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance which has the task of carrying out the authority as the State General Treasurer, distributing financing at the expense of the budget, and administering budget receipts and expenditures through and from the state treasury based on statutory regulations. In carrying out the tasks and objectives of the organization, KPPN Jakarta VII carries out performance management based on a balanced scorecard. Balanced scorecard is a strategic management system that guides leaders and members of the organization to translate the vision, mission, and strategy of the organization into real measurable actions. Organizational performance is measured so that it can reflect the achievement of organizational goals. This is very important as part of the implementation of good governance. This paper provides an overview of the implementation of the balanced scorecard at KPPN Jakarta VII as a tool in managing organizational performance. The method used is descriptive qualitative with primary data in the form of performance improvement strategies and organizational performance achievements. As a result, the consistent and continuously improved implementation of the balanced scorecard results in an increased organizational performance score of KPPN Jakarta VII and encourages the creation of service innovations as a form of adaptive organization.

Bridging the gap: Crypto users’ sense-making of a historical market crisis

The conflict between cryptocurrencies’ ideological promises and their practical reality has recently become a considerable topic of scholarly discussion. It has been framed in terms of the so-called ‘promissory gap’ of cryptocurrencies – a gap that is founded in the contrast between the promises of a ‘trust-free’ system and actual reality. Yet, while crypto’s notion of ‘trust-free’ money has been heavily questioned, there is little research on how users seek to overcome cryptocurrencies’ promissory gap. Contrary to the promises of being ‘trust-free’ by design, this paper demonstrates that struggles for trust and control represent a focal point of the community interactions surrounding crypto. By drawing upon Dervin’s sense-making methodology to conduct interviews with 28 crypto investors, this study examines how social actors attempt to construct ‘bridges’ over a ‘gap-filled’ reality related to the moment of a historical crisis in crypto. The results reveal crypto’s intricate social embeddedness: whilst unequal power dynamics, distrust, and conflicting interests represent primary elements of users’ struggles in the crypto space, users attempt to restore a sense of control by recalling personal motivations and connecting with like-minded people. The paper provides insights into crypto users’ strategies to construct meaning in a highly uncertain environment and contributes to the discussion of crypto as a socially structured phenomenon.

Inference for the stochastic FitzHugh-Nagumo model from real action potential data via approximate Bayesian computation

Inference for the stochastic FitzHugh-Nagumo model from real action potential data via approximate Bayesian computation

Kedudukan Ine Ame dalam Upacara Adat Pemakaman di Desa Bareng Kecamatan Buyasuri Kabupaten Lembata: Studi Fenomenalogi dan Hukum Islam

The traditional funeral ceremony involving ine ame is a funeral system that is still maintained and preserved. funeral system that is still maintained and continues to be preserved. In connection with this, the actions taken are real actions that are a form of respect for the deceased and his family. In Islamic law, the funeral process has been properly regulated such as informing the news of grief, bathing, shrouding, praying, burying. This research is an attempt to find out more about the traditional funeral ceremony found in the kedang community in bareng village, buyasuri sub-district, lembata district. This research uses a field research method with a qualitative descriptive approach. this research produces (1). The implementation process begins with informing the Ine Ame party, negotiating the ine ame party, luggage or kahalar, discussing customary fines such as Ote', belis, the attitude of the family, and finally reciprocity in the form of Atabelake. (2). The view of Islamic law regarding traditional funeral ceremonies This is a form of ceremony that can be said to be contrary to the provisions of Islamic law. Thus, it can be concluded that the traditional funeral ceremony in village of bareng, buyasuri sub-district, lembata district is contrary to Islamic law.

MISIOLOGI DAN PELAYANAN HOLISTIK SEBAGAI DASAR KEPEDULIAN SOSIAL: IMPLEMENTASI PRINSIP YAKOBUS 2:14-17

This article examines the role of missiology and holistic ministry as the basis of social care with the implementation of the principles outlined in the letter of the Apostle James 2: 14-17. The verses emphasize that faith without works is dead, indicating that real action must accompany true faith. This study aims to provide insights and practical guidance for churches and Christian organizations in carrying out holistic ministry, which not only reaches out to souls but also has a real positive impact on society. Through a missiological approach, this article uses a descriptive qualitative method that has concluded how the church's mission is not only limited to the spread of the gospel but also includes holistic ministry, which means paying attention to humans' physical, emotional, and social needs. First, Christians are expected to be able to understand the theological basis of missiology and holistic ministry in the study of theological analysis of James 2: 14-17 to be able to bring the role of the church in increasing social care and also the practical implications of the principles of James 2: 14-17 in holistic ministry. The holistic ministry emphasizes the integration of evangelism and social action as a manifestation of the Christian faith, which churches and Christian organizations can implement. Thus, missiology-based and holistic ministry meets not only spiritual needs but also physical needs through biblical teachings.

Perdagangan Orang: Ancaman Nyata, Upaya Hukum dan Pencegahannya di Desa Tirtayasa Serang Banten

Human Trafficking is a transnational crime, this is because human trafficking involves many countries in terms of planning, real actions and the consequences. The countries targeted are not only developed countries but developing countries such as Indonesia are not immune to this crime. Real evidence can be found in one of the areas in Banten province, namely Tirtayasa Village located in Serang Regency. Many residents think that by going abroad they can change their fate in the village, without thinking about the legal or illegal process. As a result, there are several residents who experience physical violence and not being paid their wages. Therefore, it is necessary to hold comprehensive socialization activities related to human trafficking which include real actions, legal efforts and prevention efforts. The results of this socialization show that the knowledge of village communities who assume that if they can work abroad it will change their fate is a misguided perception. Because in this socialization, the legal and illegal processes related to the departure of migrant workers from Indonesia abroad are conveyed. With this socialization, village communities know that the law will protect them wherever they go as long as they are law-abiding citizens. Furthermore, it is hoped that this activity can be continued by village officials so that it can be a filter for its residents before they dare to work abroad.

Manifestation of the Anti-Corruption Education Movement in Breaking the Growth of New Regeneration of Corruptors

Corruption is a disease that is difficult to eliminate on this earth, not least in Indonesia where the Corruption Perception Index is very high. To deal with this is not an easy matter, we need preventive and curative efforts, namely by providing education to the younger generation today, namely Anti-corruption Education. Anti-corruption education is not a powerful way to eliminate all acts of corruption, but the existence of these educational activities will intuitively awaken the human conscience to realize not to commit criminal activities such as corruption. This article will reveal an action method on how to conduct real anti-corruption education for the younger generation to make them realize how dangerous corruption is for the people around them. This article uses a literature study method consisting of searching for articles from various theoretically supporting sources through SAGE Journals, Google Scholar, and supporting books to perfect the results of writing this article. The results of this research will comprehensively describe the real Anti-Corruption Education to be taught to the younger generation not only in theory, but together with real action actions such as campaigns to persuasively invite people to get involved in efforts to prevent corrupt practices. The younger generation is at the forefront of guarding the future of the country, therefore the younger generation should not be hypnotized by the temptation of corruption, because if they are tempted, it can destroy this country in an instant.

Анализ проблем современного человека в аспекте теоретического наследия Франкфуртской школы

The article is devoted to the analysis of problematic aspects of modern human existence within the discourse of the Frankfurt School, which views modern social reality as a totalitarian system, formed under conditions devoid of a proletariat. In this context, the revolutionary idea, in the hands of outsiders and the intelligentsia, transforms into a means of governance and power. The social reality is examined as functioning according to the rules of technocracy and the simulacrum of mass media. Under the influence of an enslaving “repressive civilization”, modern man becomes a mere functionary within it, while the popularization of the ideology of utility and profit inevitably leads to the potential manipulation of both individual and collective thinking. Representatives of the Frankfurt School propose as a means of solving this problem ‒ the restoration of true Reason, acting as an antipode to the global, uniform mind. The authors analyze key philosophical ideas concerning the spiritual and corporeal unity of human beings, as well as the discourse on anthropological and cultural-natural integrity. The human being is considered in the context of a need for an actual social reality functioning according to the principles of love and reason, creativity and artistry, self-identity, and self-sufficiency.

Types of play behavior in the expression of the category of relations in the English and Italian languages

The article offers a comparative analysis of the semantic and pragmatic characteristics of the types of play relations in the linguistic world view of non-closely related languages. It involves identifying similarities and differences in the play expression of the category of relations in English and Italian languages. The purpose of the study is a more detailed understanding of the category of relations in the behavioral aspect based on lexemes expressing the concept of play in unrelated languages. The relevance and theoretical novelty of the linguistic analysis of play relations is due to the lack of comparative studies on this issue based on the material of the Italian and English languages in the behavioral aspect. We introduce the concept of observer: the subject of perception and interpretation (ObserverP) and the subject of perception (ObserverA), as an interpreter of types of play relations as a linguistic research tool. The result of the study of the types of play relations is the analysis of lexical units as markers of play behavior in the semiotic and axiological aspects. Analysis of the definitions of lexemes of the compared languages, recorded in dictionaries, showed that, depending on the type of play relations, certain differences appear in the axiological aspect, and, subsequently, manifest themselves in the contexts. In Italian language, a negative assessment is much less common than a positive one when deciphering the semiotics of play behavior. In English language, playful relations reflect the intentions of transferring real behavioural actions into the play; in Italian language, they embellish real behavioral actions. A comparative analysis of language material makes it possible to clearly identify and demonstrate similarities and differences in the understanding and expression of play behavior using material of non-closely related languages.

ERADICATING MALARIA AND SIMULATING THE CORRECT USE OF MOSQUITO NET FOR STUDENTS IN BIAK DORMITORY JAYAPURA CITY

Introduction: Malaria is a disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite. This disease is transmitted through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito which is infected with this parasite and attacks all humans. How to prevent it by avoiding or reducing malaria mosquito bites is not doing activities outside the house at night, sleeping under a mosquito net, smearing the body with anti-mosquito bite material. , installing screens on ventilation, cleaning mosquito breeding areas, clearing bushes or shady trees around the house or by doing 3M (burying, draining and covering). The aim of this service is to increase Malaria knowledge among students and train students on how to use mosquito nets correctly at the Biak Dormitory, Jayapura City. Methods: Malaria eradication action methods, namely lectures conducted by providing information about the correct use of mosquito nets and simulations, namely practicing how to use and care for mosquito nets correctly, the activity was carried out at the Biak Dormitory located in Padang Bulan, Jayapura City on November 29 2023. There were 13 participants involved in this activity who had the status of active students at several universities. high in Jayapura City. Results: The results of the action to eradicate Malaria with the correct use of mosquito nets before giving students knowledge material were still lacking at 38.4% or there were still 5 students. After receiving the material, student knowledge increased 100% or all students already had correct knowledge about Malaria. Conclusion: The real action carried out by students at the Biak Dormitory is an effort to eradicate Malaria at the right target, because students can disseminate information about malaria prevention locally and can help with the Malaria Elimination program by 2030.

Principals Leadership in Improving Students Entrepreneurial Competence

The problem of imbalance between the number of labor force growth and available jobs is a seriousconcern in the context of education and economic development today. The phenomenon where the number of Vocational High School (SMK) graduates continues to grow but their ability to become entrepreneurs or create new jobs is still minimal highlights the importance of effective entrepreneurship education. Currently, entrepreneurship education in schools tends to only touch the surface, focusing on introducing entrepreneurial values, without giving emphasis on internalizing these values or encouraging real actions in daily life. Based on these problems, this paper will discuss how the principal's leadership and how the principal's leadership strategy in improving student entrepreneurship in SMK. The research process using literature study begins with the identification of the topic or research question to be researched. After that, researchers search for related literature through various sources of information such as libraries, online databases, and electronic journals. With great responsibility, school principals are responsible for the implementation of learning activities that can ultimately improve existing graduates, especially in the field of entrepreneurship. In line with this, some of the strategies that can be carried out by school principals in improving student entrepreneurial competence are by creating innovation, working hard in improving school quality, motivation, never giving up, and having entrepreneurial instincts.

PenGym: Realistic training environment for reinforcement learning pentesting agents

Penetration testing, or pentesting, refers to assessing network system security by trying to identify and exploit any existing vulnerabilities. Reinforcement Learning (RL) has recently become an effective method for creating autonomous pentesting agents. However, RL agents are typically trained in a simulated network environment. This can be challenging when deploying them in a real network infrastructure due to the lack of realism of the simulation-trained agents.In this paper, we present PenGym, a framework for training pentesting RL agents in realistic network environments. The most significant features of PenGym are its support for real pentesting actions, full automation of the network environment creation, and good execution performance. The results of our experiments demonstrated the advantages and effectiveness of using PenGym as a realistic training environment in comparison with a simulation approach (NASim). For the largest scenario, agents trained in the original NASim environment behaved poorly when tested in a real environment, having a high failure rate. In contrast, agents trained in PenGym successfully reached the pentesting goal in all our trials. Even after fixing logical modeling issues in simulation to create the revised version NASim(rev.), experiment results with the largest scenario indicated that agents trained in PenGym slightly outperformed, and were more stable, than those trained in NASim(rev.). Thus, the average number of steps required to reach the pentesting goal was 1.4 to 8 steps better for PenGym. Consequently, PenGym provides a reliable and realistic training environment for pentesting RL agents, eliminating the need to model agent actions via simulation.

Auditory time travel: Acoustic notes on the virtual reality reconstruction of the Queen's theatre (Adelaide, 1841)

This paper presents the results of an international interdisciplinary effort to reconstruct the Queen's Theatre in Adelaide as it stood on its inaugural debut in 1841. Our collaborative approach brings together real actors, set and costume designers, architects, virtual reality (VR) developers, motion capture specialists, and acoustic engineers in order to reproduce, as realistically as possible, the opening night monologue by Mr Gustavus Arabin. By combining the modelled ambisonics room impulse responses with a proprietary algorithm, we achieved an authentic representation of the historical environment both visually and acoustically by allowing the user to immerse themselves in the space at several locations within the theatre. Central to our VR reconstruction is the ability of our software to combine auralisations from multiple sound sources simultaneously as well as allowing the user to upload user-generated anechoic files. The paper focuses on the acoustic nuances throughout the VR reconstruction, providing a comprehensive overview of collaborative endeavours and technological advancements enabling users to grasp and appreciate the acoustic intricacies of Queen's Theatre. Emphasising the acoustic dimension of the space underscores the potential of our virtual model to serve as a dynamic platform for historical exploration, research, and educational pursuits.

Film and Television Animation Production Technology Based on Expression Transfer and Virtual Digital Human

The world of film and TV animation has witnessed a revolutionary transformation with the combination of Expression transfer and digital virtual Human technology. This paper delves into the superior methodologies and technological improvements in the discipline of animation production, especially specializing in how those technology are redefining the requirements and practices of animation in film and television. Expression transfer technology, a groundbreaking approach in animation, entails the transfer of facial expressions from real actors to lively characters. This technique not most effective enhances the realism of lively characters but additionally lets in for a extra nuanced and emotive performance, bridging the space among conventional animation and stay-action performances. Digital Human era, however, entails creating extraordinarily practical virtual representations of people. Those digital humans aren’t mere caricatures or stylized variations however are reasonable in appearance and movement, way to advancements in motion seize, 3-D modeling, and synthetic intelligence. The mixture of those technologies is main to a new technology in animation where characters aren’t only visually stunning however also exhibit a depth of emotion and realism previously unimaginable. This paper explores diverse case research and applications of these technology in current animation, highlighting their effect on storytelling, person improvement, and viewer engagement. It also addresses the demanding situations and moral considerations in employing these technologies, which includes retaining artistic integrity and the capacity for misuse. The research concludes with a forward-searching attitude on how Expression transfer and digital digital Human technologies are set to redefine the future of movie and television animation, presenting new opportunities for creative expression and narrative intensity.

Academic Supervision at SMA Negeri 18 Palembang

Minister of National Education Regulation Number 13 of 2007 explains the ability of school principals to understand the Competency Standards of School Principals. The competence of the school principal based on the Minister of National Education Regulation consists of four components. The competency of the principal is an absolute ability to be mastered and practiced by the principal to lead and guide his subordinates within the scope of the school. One form of application is to carry out supervision competencies. This competency is a real action by the principal to improve the professionalism of teachers. The content of the activity is to approach using appropriate supervision techniques and then follow up. Looking at the results of the analysis of the supervision program in general at SMAN 18 Palembang, it should be followed up in order to improve the quality of educators such as: teachers have not developed and implemented an active learning process, teachers’ understanding of creative learning activities has not been maximized, and learning indicators and programs have not been developed holistically. It is an obligation for the principal to carry out comprehensive and systematic supervision and detail the opportunities for activities to be held along with the feedback from the supervision activities carried out. It is expected to boost the quality of learning for teachers and students in the classroom.

Spiking Neural Networks for event-based action recognition: A new task to understand their advantage

Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) are characterised by their unique temporal dynamics, but the properties and advantages of such computations are still not well understood. In order to provide answers, in this work we demonstrate how Spiking neurons can enable temporal feature extraction in feed-forward neural networks without the need for recurrent synapses, and how recurrent SNNs can achieve comparable results to LSTM with a smaller number of parameters. This shows how their bio-inspired computing principles can be successfully exploited beyond energy efficiency gains and evidences their differences with respect to conventional artificial neural networks. These results are obtained through a new task, DVS-Gesture-Chain (DVS-GC), which allows, for the first time, to evaluate the perception of temporal dependencies in a real event-based action recognition dataset. Our study proves how the widely used DVS Gesture benchmark can be solved by networks without temporal feature extraction when its events are accumulated in frames, unlike the new DVS-GC which demands an understanding of the order in which events happen. Furthermore, this setup allowed us to reveal the role of the leakage rate in spiking neurons for temporal processing tasks and demonstrated the benefits of ”hard reset” mechanisms. Additionally, we also show how time-dependent weights and normalisation can lead to understanding order by means of temporal attention. Code for the DVS-GC task is available.

Whole grain pearl millet-based gluten-free bread: A novel alternative with nutrition and sensory appeal

This study shows the great potential of pearl millet flour (MF) for producing nutrient dense and acceptable gluten-free (GF) bread, which is an innovation considering the actual commercial reality. This research highlights the use of design of experiments and multivariate analysis to determine the proper MF and water (W) levels to optimize GF bread quality. Considering both nutrition and sensory features, GF bread formulations prepared with 50 %MF+130 %W, 100 %MF+130 %W, and 75 %MF+115 %W are promising. Formulations prepared with the combination of 75 %MF+115 %W and 100 %MF+130 %W can be classified as a whole grain product. The use of MF results in improving the nutritional composition of GF bread, especially the dietary fibre and protein contents in comparison to white GF and wheat bread.

“One Belt and One Road” vs. the Community of Human Destiny: Creating More Economic and Business Opportunities to the World

Since being proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the "One Belt and One Road (OBOR)" major initiative has been highly regarded by the international community, has responded positively to the relevant countries, and has become a Chinese national strategy. The vision and action documents for constructing "One Belt and One Road" have been formulated and written into relevant resolutions and documents of the UN Security Council. The "One Belt and One Road" initiative has actively responded to and participated worldwide in recent years. Noteworthy progress has been made in transforming the concept of "One Belt and One Road" from the vision to the real action. Compared with several significant plans in the history of world economic development, pushing forward the construction of "One Belt and One Road" has its characteristics and uniqueness. The goal of promoting the "One Belt and One Road" construction is to open wider to the outside world through promoting and further deepening reform, to achieve mutual benefit and win-win cooperation with other developed and developing countries, and to build a community of human destiny.

MENINGKATKAN KESADARAN LINGKUNGAN MELALUI PUBLIC SPEAKING BAGI SISWA SMAN 7 BEKASI

Increasing environmental awareness and maintaining environmental sustainability is one of the goals in sustainable development. This needs to be conveyed to students so that they understand the importance of preserving the environment and are able to convey effective and persuasive messages to others through public speaking. Students as a young generation who can create positive changes need to have public speaking skills to communicate this real action. The purpose of this activity is to increase environmental awareness and educate students about environmental issues and improve public speaking skills as an effort to convey environmental messages to others and the wider community. This activity was carried out at SMAN 7 Bekasi City with 40 students participating. PkM activities are carried out through three parts, namely preparation, implementation and evaluation. In the implementation stage, students were given material about the importance of increasing environmental awareness and how to convey environmental communication to others through public speaking so that students are able and brave to convey environmental messages well. The results of the activity show that students have more in-depth knowledge about environmental communication, how to maintain and preserve the environment and are able to compose interesting environmental messages through public speaking to convey environmental messages to the wider community. This is known from the results of the activity evaluation. Evaluation activities are carried out to ensure participants have deeper knowledge about environmental conservation and are able to compose interesting environmental messages through public speaking. Students conveyed the need for further activities on environmental communication and public speaking training so that students as a young generation have high environmental awareness and have good public speaking skills. This Community Service activity is able to increase environmental awareness and be able to provide public speaking skills to students, which will be used in conveying environmental messages.