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Smart education: a technology and technology resource

Smart technology is one of the most relevant technologies among information technologies in the context of updated educational content. Currently, the content of education in the pedagogical field is being modernized, this technology, which expands the innovative approach of the younger generation, increases the quality of education, improves қnowledge and sқills, provides a reliable transition to the digital age, which ensures the growth of the economy and labor productivity. Since the times require digital literacy қnowledge from everyone, I present my article aimed at forming and developing innovative sқills as the most relevant of the technologies aimed at literacy of the current information system.

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Quality and Safety Considerations in Image Guided Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper Update

This updated report on image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is based on a consensus-based white paper previously published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) addressing patient safety. In the past decade, IGRT technology and procedures have progressed significantly and are now more commonly used. The use of IGRT has now extended beyond high-precision treatments, such as stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy, and into routine clinical practice for many treatment techniques and anatomic sites. Therefore, quality and treatment planning and delivery considerations for these techniques are paramount for patient safety. In 2021, ASTRO convened an interdisciplinary task force to assess the original IGRT white paper and update content where appropriate. Recommendations were created using a consensus-building methodology, and task force members indicated their level of agreement based on a 5-point Likert scale from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." A prespecified threshold of ≥75% of raters who selected "strongly agree" or "agree" indicated consensus. The IGRT white paper was published (Pract Radiat Oncol. 2022 Dec) and endorsed by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, and American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Since the first IGRT paper was published by ASTRO in 2013, significant technological advancement has taken place. New and updated considerations in personnel requirements, staffing, education and training, equipment and technological requirements, quality management and assurance, IGRT program management, and safety considerations were reported. A 17-point consensus was reached and recommended in 5 areas surrounding program development, quality assurance, quality management, treatment delivery, and vendor engagement (Table 5, Summary of key recommendations). This IGRT white paper builds on the previous version and uses other guidance documents to primarily focus on processes related to quality and safety. IGRT requires an interdisciplinary team-based approach, staffed by appropriately trained specialists, as well as significant personnel resources, specialized technology, and implementation time. A thorough feasibility analysis of resources is required and should be discussed with all personnel before undertaking new imaging techniques. A comprehensive quality-assurance program must be developed to ensure IGRT is performed safely and effectively. As IGRT technologies continue to improve or emerge, existing practice guidelines should be updated regularly according to the latest AAPM Task Group reports. Patient safety in the application of IGRT is everyone's responsibility, and professional organizations, regulators, vendors, and end-users must demonstrate strong commitments to ensure that the highest levels of safety are achieved.

FORMATION OF FUTURE BIOLOGY AND HEALTH BASICS TEACHERS’ READINESS FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITIES

The article examines the main theoretical and methodological features of forming the readiness of future Biology and Health Basics teachers for innovative educational and pedagogical activities. The relevance of this topic is that the current education reform (changing the status of educational institutions, introducing modular programs, innovative changes in the assessment of students’ knowledge, optimizing the number of subjects) requires the expansion of theoretical and methodological knowledge about the implementation of innovative educational and pedagogical activities, which should be transformed into practical activities of a modern teacher. Substantiating the issue of innovative educational and pedagogical activities in the system of education as a whole, its essential characteristic is the improvement or updating of the entire educational content by creating, disseminating and mastering new effective ways and means of achieving the educational goals set by modernity. The purpose of the article is to actualize the peculiarities of the future teacher’s readiness for innovative educational and pedagogical activities.Today’s education in Ukraine is focused on the need to introduce a variety of approaches to solving new (reformist) educational tasks, and their active implementation in the theory and practice of professional and pedagogical activities. Innovative educational transformations require a particularly high level of theoretical knowledge and practical and professional training of the future teacher. Modern realities (modular programs, criteria for assessing the knowledge of students, etc.) require the future teacher to have a readiness to develop professionally, test and implement pedagogical innovations in the process of teaching such subjects as Biology and the Basics of Health, as this becomes a necessary component of his/her professional readiness.Having considered the essence and components of readiness for innovative activity, factors and conditions of its formation in future teachers of biology and health basics, we can draw the following conclusions:1. Formation of readiness for innovative activity in future teachers who will teach Biology and Health Basics in educational institutions of various types is one of the urgent problems of modern science and practice. Innovative activity in the education system involves rethinking, improving or updating educational practice by creating, improving and mastering new effective methods, techniques, ways and means of achieving the established goals in education.2. Readiness for innovation is an integral multi-vector quality of a personality, characterized by the presence and a certain level of formation of motivational and orientational, content and operational, and evaluative and reflective components in their unity, which is manifested in the desire for innovation, which is an update of teacher’s professional growth.3. Formation of biology and health basics teachers’ readiness for innovative activities is a process that reveals values and humanistic orientation, awareness of the methodology for solving professional and pedagogical problems, ways of implementing conceptual educational models in professional activities; comprehension of the results of pedagogical innovations, development of criteria for their evaluation and self-assessment.
 Keywords: readiness for innovative educational and pedagogical activity; motivational and orientation component; content and operational component; evaluation and reflection component; innovative potential; comfortable innovative environment; indicators of readiness for innovative activity; innovative behavior; social infantilism.

Translated article] Deglufarm: Mobile application with recommendations for the safe administration of drugs in patients with dysphagia or swallowing disorders

ObjectiveDevelop an App to use in healthcare practice, with updated and accurate information on the handling of medications in patients with dysphagia or deglution disorders, as well as their compatibility with food and thickeners. MethodsThe development of the Deglufarm® App was based on the CRONOS, Nutrition and Techno working groups of the Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria. A group of specialist pharmacists was created from different care areas for patients with dysphagia. The creation of Deglufarm® consisted of several stages: selection of active drugs, literature review, content development, design (an expert company in App design was contacted), testing, launch, content update and follow-up. ResultsDeglufarm® is available for Android and IOS free of charge from July 2022. It has been tested among the members of the research group and collaborators, Currently, 540 monographs of active drugs have been reviewed and registered in Deglufarm. The first version is aimed at healthcare professionals. ConclusionsDeglufarm® is an easy tool to consult, with the most current evidence on handling the medicines it contains.

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Scheduling for Multi-Cell Caching: Hit Maximization Subject to Age of Information

In this paper, we investigate how to schedule content updates for multi-cell caching networks. We model a hit ratio maximization problem subject to age of information (AoI), and prove the NP-hardness of the problem. For problem solving, we propose a scalable and effective algorithm based on repeated cutting plane (RCP), in which a cutting plane algorithm and a rounding algorithm are implemented iteratively. In addition, we derive a bound that serves as a benchmark of any suboptimal solution. Performance evaluations show that for RCP, the performance gap to optimum is less than <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.5\%$</tex-math></inline-formula> .

User Review Analysis of Microtransactions in Freemium Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games Using Structural Topic Modeling

This study investigated player responses to microtransactions in freemium Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG), specifically focusing on the game LostArk using English language review data. To this end, structural topic modeling was employed and the following six microtransaction-relevant topics were identified: microtransactions, developer issues, real money trade (RMT), random number generator (RNG) upgrade system, game content, and collectibles &amp; adventure. The first four topics were classified as being "not recommended". However, the proportions of microtransaction-related topics were relatively lower than the other topics. Additionally, this study did not extract keywords related to unfairness and unethical issues in previous microtransaction research. The last two topics, game content, and collectibles &amp; adventure were "recommended" topics, indicating positive functions of microtransactions such as enhancing the game experience by purchasing virtual items. Moreover, it was found that players who do not engage in microtransactions can still be satisfied through continuous game content updates. Additionally, an examination of the interaction effect between time and recommendation status revealed that while the frequency with which the six microtransaction-related topics were mentioned increased over time in the reviews, the ratio of recommendations to non-recommendations varied differently. This study contributes to game-related research by revealing players' authentic opinions on microtransactions in freemium MMORPGs, thereby providing practical implications for game companies.

IoT-Based Switch Board for Kids Using ESP Module And AWS

Purpose: To trigger the electrical switchboard by the kids not only harmful but also life risk. We always keep our kids away from it. We take lots of precautions not to touch it anyway. However, sometimes we need to operate electrical loads like a fan, TV, etc., by our kids when we are engaged with another essential task. We know it is unsafe, but sometimes we do. Here we demonstrate how to create a switchboard for kids to turn on/off the bedroom electrical load safely. We created an electrically isolated switchboard for them. It operates using small batteries and has no electrical connection with high-voltage AC. It is fixed on the wall using glue inside the kid's reachable area. It is entirely IoT based. When Kids press any switch, the ESP module sense and upload the corresponding command to the AWS shadow register. Then, AWS sends the updated content to the MQTT client running in another ESP module connected to all electrical equipment. According to the command module, turn the equipment on/off. The Code is available on GitHub to continue the research work. Design/Methodology/Approach: we installed some feather-touch soft switches inside the system. All buttons are connected with NodeMcu (ESP Module) GPIO. The complete tiny module may be fixed beside the Bed. We need two nos. AAA battery as a power supply to run the miniature system. Turn on the system. It will try to communicate with the nearest configured wifi router. If the wifi connection is OK, it will try connecting with the AWS IoT server using the hardcoded configuration profile inside the “secret. h” file. After successfully connecting with the AWS IoT server, the ESP module is ready to send the command. On the other hand, another Wifi module is connected to all electrical equipment. When powered up, it tries to communicate with the AWS IoT server through the internet using connected Wifi. Once connected, it is ready to receive the command to trigger the load. Findings/Result: The described procedure is a unique application of an electrical switchboard that kids will use. We tested it in real life. It is working well. The AWS IoT is also a secure and robust, and cheap solution. So recurring cost to operate the device is as low as possible. The automation researcher or enthusiast can replace traditional switchboards with IoT-based intelligent devices for our daily life operations. Originality/Value: We designed a switchboard for kids differently using the latest emerging technology IoT. The traditional electrical switchboard is unsafe for kids, but this technology is better and completely safe. So we can quickly adapt to our modern lifestyle. Paper Type: Experimental-based Research.

IoT-Based Switch Board for Kids Using ESP Module And AWS

Purpose: To trigger the electrical switchboard by the kids not only harmful but also life risk. We always keep our kids away from it. We take lots of precautions not to touch it anyway. However, sometimes we need to operate electrical loads like a fan, TV, etc., by our kids when we are engaged with another essential task. We know it is unsafe, but sometimes we do. Here we demonstrate how to create a switchboard for kids to turn on/off the bedroom electrical load safely. We created an electrically isolated switchboard for them. It operates using small batteries and has no electrical connection with high-voltage AC. It is fixed on the wall using glue inside the kid's reachable area. It is entirely IoT based. When Kids press any switch, the ESP module sense and upload the corresponding command to the AWS shadow register. Then, AWS sends the updated content to the MQTT client running in another ESP module connected to all electrical equipment. According to the command module, turn the equipment on/off. The Code is available on GitHub to continue the research work. Design/Methodology/Approach: we installed some feather-touch soft switches inside the system. All buttons are connected with NodeMcu (ESP Module) GPIO. The complete tiny module may be fixed beside the Bed. We need two nos. AAA battery as a power supply to run the miniature system. Turn on the system. It will try to communicate with the nearest configured wifi router. If the wifi connection is OK, it will try connecting with the AWS IoT server using the hardcoded configuration profile inside the “secret. h” file. After successfully connecting with the AWS IoT server, the ESP module is ready to send the command. On the other hand, another Wifi module is connected to all electrical equipment. When powered up, it tries to communicate with the AWS IoT server through the internet using connected Wifi. Once connected, it is ready to receive the command to trigger the load. Findings/Result: The described procedure is a unique application of an electrical switchboard that kids will use. We tested it in real life. It is working well. The AWS IoT is also a secure and robust, and cheap solution. So recurring cost to operate the device is as low as possible. The automation researcher or enthusiast can replace traditional switchboards with IoT-based intelligent devices for our daily life operations. Originality/Value: We designed a switchboard for kids differently using the latest emerging technology IoT. The traditional electrical switchboard is unsafe for kids, but this technology is better and completely safe. So we can quickly adapt to our modern lifestyle. Paper Type: Experimental-based Research.

Mathematical Problems as a Means of Developing Students’ Research Skills in the Context of School Education Content Updating

Objective: The main goals of school mathematical education are the development of intellectual students, the formation of thought qualities characteristic of mathematical activities and the acquisition of specific mathematical knowledge, the skills and skills necessary for practical application, and the formation of research skills. Theoretical Framework: The problem and purpose of the study is to identify the possibilities of problem-searching tasks in mathematics as a way for school students to develop research skills in updated content situations. Method: A method has been developed to build selected skills based on the corresponding system. It has been established that collective or group forms are most effective in creating problem situations in the classroom. Group or individual forms are most effective for testing a hypothesis and finding a solution to a problematic task. Result and Conclusion: The article also highlights the main blocks of research skills of schoolchildren and problem-search tasks in algebra and geometry developed for these blocks and methods for the formation of these skills. The basic principles for constructing a system of tasks focused on the formation of each block and each skill that we have chosen are determined. Research Implications: Implementation of these goals necessitates updating the system of school mathematical education, which is designed to ensure a harmonious combination of the interests of the individual and society. Originality/value: It contributed to the activation of students’ activities and their positive motivation for learning activities carried out in the classroom and at home.

Perancangan Website Profil Program Studi Menggunakan Content Management System Wordpress

This article discusses designing a study program profile website using the WordPress Content Management System (CMS). Higher education has a need to present relevant and up-to-date information to prospective students, students, lecturers, and the general public. A study program profile website can be an effective tool to meet these needs. The design method used in this study involves the stages of needs analysis, interface design, selecting the appropriate WordPress theme, developing special features relevant to the study program, and testing functionality. Using the WordPress CMS as a content management platform makes it easy to manage and update content independently without requiring advanced programming skills. The result of this research is a responsive, attractive, and easy to navigate study program profile website. The features implemented include information about study programs, curriculum, lecturers, facilities, and the latest news. In addition, it is equipped with a search feature to make it easier for users to find the specific information they want. Implementing the WordPress CMS as a content management platform provides time and cost efficiency benefits in managing websites. In addition, the flexibility and ease of adding or changing content ensures that the information presented is always up-to-date relevant. In conclusion, designing a study program profile website using the WordPress CMS is an effective solution for presenting up-to-date and relevant information to stakeholders in the academic environment. This research contributes to the field of information technology, especially in the use of CMS platforms for efficient content management in the context of higher education.

Deglufarm: aplicación móvil con recomendaciones para la administración segura de medicamentos en pacientes con disfagia o problemas de deglución

ObjectiveDevelop an App to use in healthcare practice, with updated and accurate information on the handling of medications in patients with dysphagia or deglution disorders, as well as their compatibility with food and thickeners. MethodsThe development of the Deglufarm® App was based on the CRONOS, Nutrition and Techno working groups of the Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria. A group of specialist pharmacists was created from different care areas for patients with dysphagia. The creation of Deglufarm® consisted of several stages: Selection of active drugs, literature review, content development, design (an expert company in App design was contacted), testing, launch, content update and follow-up. ResultsDeglufarm® is available for Android and IOS free of charge from July 2022. It has been tested among the members of the research group and collaborators, currently, 540 monographs of active drugs have been reviewed and registered in Deglufarm. The first version is aimed at healthcare professionals. ConclusionsDeglufarm® is an easy tool to consult, with the most current evidence on handling the medicines it contains.

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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF TURKISH NOVICE EFL TEACHERS AFTER ONLINE PRACTICUM

Although technology is a vital part of 21st-century education, teachers in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts face challenges when using digital tools in their teaching. Studies have been conducted with in-service teachers to understand their beliefs and practices with digital learning of English. However, there is a gap in the literature about investigating the technology integration beliefs and practices of newly graduated EFL teachers who experienced online teaching practice during their pre-service education. Thus, this study aimed to investigate how novice teachers’ online practicum affects their teaching with technology in face-toface classrooms. To this end, this study adopted a qualitative case study research design and collected data through six open-ended questions from 20 Turkish novice EFL teachers who received their teaching practice and school experience courses online and conducted semi-structured interviews with 5 participants. The thematic analysis of the data showed that the participants were aware of the importance of technology use, and their online teaching practice experience helped them get familiar with teaching English with digital tools before graduating. However, the lack of resources and support in their current face-to-face teaching contexts prevented them from using technology. The findings revealed that teacher education programs should offer updated content and opportunities for creating digital material to prepare EFL teachers for the future.

基于网络课程的中国大学生网络学习行为分析

The rapid development of online courses has promoted the transformation of educational and teaching concepts, the updating of teaching content and the reform of teaching methods, but it also increases the difficulty of teaching organization management and learning effect evaluation. Based on the monitoring data of “probability theory and mathematical statistics” course of Pingdingshan University’s learning network platform, this paper studies the online learning behaviors of college students, analyzes the correlation between various monitoring data on the learning platform and learning effects, and the existence of online learning behaviors of college students. Finally reasonable improvement suggestions are given to provide strong support for teachers to scientifically guide college students’ online learning behaviors, so as to achieve the purpose of improving learning effects.

Developing Thinking Skills through Project-based Learning

The article describes the role of the project-based learning method, which is a trend of updated educational content, in the formation of thinking skills. Project-based learning or a project method is seen as a means of developing critical, deeper, or higher order thinking skills than standard thinking models. It shows that it is possible to improve the quality of teaching by Kazakhstani school teachers by establishing interdisciplinary communication with other subjects with the help of a foreign language, by presenting various projects to the attention of students in the school context, and by aiming to teach based on the interests and needs of students. The effectiveness of the CLIL method in organizing project-based learning in foreign language classes is enormous. By organizing interdisciplinary integrations, it is possible to form connections between linguistic disciplines and science lessons. In addition, by presenting small researches and projects to the attention of the students, it allows to define the research abilities and focuses of the students. In order to improve the quality of the lesson, it should be noted that during the question-and-answer session with students, high-level questions not only think deeply, critically and creatively, but also create conditions for forming their own opinions. Also, in the process of working with various projects, students' knowledge of the topics is not only superficial, but fully covered. At the end of each section, in accordance with the subject and goals of the lesson, information is provided on how Kazakhstani students can develop thinking skills by introducing work with projects. In the process of using project-based learning methods, Kazakhstani and world practices were used.

Foreign language training of future teachers in the context of the modern paradigm of education

Currently, the education system under the conditions of globalization and internationalization, intercultural interaction and international collaboration, in the context of the latest trends in educational policy is undergoing significant changes. In the Kazakh education system, there is a need to train specialists who know several languages, are competitive in the labor market, and are able to adapt to changing requirements and trends of society. The need for trilingualism is conditioned by global competencies in the modern world, refracted through bilingual education, the use of productive methods and technology of teaching foreign languages. The current state of the updated content of secondary education is reflected in the paradigm of trilingual education, where the student has communication skills in Kazakh, Russian and English. All this is determined by the conceptual approach to multilingual education, the continuity of school and university programs of foreign language training of future teachers. Knowledge of languages is aimed at understanding and accepting another culture, forming a linguistic picture of the world. The authors conducted a theoretical review on the desired research topic: bilingual education, trilingual education, multilingual education. As a result of studying this problem, the need for foreign language training of future teachers is emphasized, which is due to the demands of society for a teacher who is competitive in the labor market, who speaks two or more languages. Based on the review of the works of domestic and Russian scientists on the designated topic, the authors conducted a survey of students regarding the study of foreign languages. The conducted survey of students indicates their increased motivation in learning a foreign language for the successful development of their future specialty. Foreign language is used as a tool for studying other subject areas, an opportunity for academic mobility and the study of foreign language culture.

A DYNAMIC CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE VISUALIZATION OF CULTURAL INFORMATION; THE CASE OF THE STATE CONSERVATORY OF THESSALONIKI, GR

Abstract. Although there are several attempts of embedding static content in events’ brochures and posters, the increasing need for flexibility and versatility of the content, leads to the development of a mobile application with an in-app dynamic content management system. In this context, DigiOrch is an ongoing research program where, a Content Management System is developed to organize all the digital material and maintain the appropriate connection to the analogical markers. Furthermore, a mobile application is developed that lev-erages this system using in app dynamic modules, which, by utilizing the augmented reality technology, presents multimedia data such as texts, photos, videos, and 3D Models to the end-user by “superimposing” them on mobile devices screen, providing extra additional information on any valid smart-leaflet.The overall workflow of the in-app Dynamic Content Management System (DCMS) can be described as a group of modules that managing and copying content files from a remote infrastructure such as an ftp server or a local resource if network is missing, to the mobile device’s file system.The in-app DCMS consists of 4 modules: The first module is the parser, which is responsible for reading a downloaded *.json file and creating content-linked objects. The second module is the download module which is responsible for downloading the overall content by iterating the content-linked objects, created by the previous module. The third module le is the update module that, by iterating the initial content file and the local file system, suggests whether a content update is necessary. The fourth module is the loading module, which is responsible for fetching the content on runtime to fill the content-holding components, such as 3D Models and UI photo galleries, of the AR scenes on runtime.

РУКОВОДИМОЕ ПИСЬМО В ОБУЧЕНИИ НАПИСАНИЮ ЭССЕ

Abstract. The article is devoted to the study of the effectiveness of guided writing in teaching high school students to write essays in the first years after the transition to the updated content of secondary education. The relevance of the work is due to the importance of the language creative activity of students as one of the main means of understanding the world. The scientific novelty lies in the attempt made by the authors to create and experimentally test a system of tasks for teaching essay writing. The authors have identified the difficulties that Kazakh language teachers face when teaching schoolchildren to write essays in the essay genre. Among these difficulties is the lack of domestic educational and methodological literature aimed at teaching essay writing, and the insufficiently systematic nature of the work of language teachers in this direction. As a solution to the identified problems, the article proposes the use of the "Guided Writing" strategy and a set of tasks developed on its basis, presented in a series of author's video tutorials on the YouTube channel "Slovesnik". The article contains a theoretical substantiation of the proposed strategy, examples of tasks and the results of their testing. The study was conducted using theoretical (analysis of specialized literature) and empirical methods (pedagogical experiment, questioning). The main result of the study is the successful and effective implementation of the task system developed on the basis of the Guided Writing strategy into the practice of teaching essay writing. The results of the study presented in the article can be used by language teachers in the process of teaching the Russian language to high school students.Key words: guided writing, essay, algorithm, template, task, video tutorial, teaching, essay, text.