External Entities Research Articles

Commodification of Local Culture in The Development of Wayang Villages Tourism

This research aims to describe the factors driving the development of a tourism village through local culture in Kepuhsari Village. Additionally, the study seeks to depict the process of local cultural commodification in the development of Wayang Villages, Kepuhsari. The research methodology employed is qualitative, utilizing direct observation and in-depth interviews as data collection techniques. The results indicate that the development of a tourism village through local culture in Kepuhsari is influenced by both internal and external factors. Internal factors involve the modern mindset of the community, the availability of cultural resources, economic factors, community efforts to preserve wayang (traditional puppetry), and the creativity of the local population. On the other hand, external factors include adapting to market trends and consumer preferences, as well as support and socialization regarding tourism villages from external entities. The commodification of local culture materializes through innovations in wayang, leading to various changes in its function, form, production processes, distribution, and consumption. These innovations serve as responses to market demands and external support, creating an environment conducive to the development of Wayang Villages as a tourism destination. This research provides a deeper understanding of the dynamics of local cultural commodification in the context of tourism village development, with a focus on the specific case of Wayang Villages in Kepuhsari. The implications of these findings can serve as a foundation for more targeted policy development, supporting the preservation of local culture while stimulating economic growth through the tourism sector.

Multicentric Study on the Clinical Mycology Capacity and Access to Antifungal Treatment in Portugal

The success of the clinical management of invasive fungal diseases (IFD) is highly dependent on suitable tools for timely and accurate diagnosis for effective treatment. An in-depth analysis of the ability of European institutions to promptly and accurately diagnose IFD was previously conducted to identify limitations and aspects to improve. Here, we evaluated and discussed the specific case of Portugal, for which, to our knowledge, there are no reports describing the national mycological diagnostic capacity and access to antifungal treatment. Data from 16 Portuguese medical institutions were collected via an online electronic case report form covering different parameters, including institution profile, self-perceived IFD incidence, target patients, diagnostic methods and reagents, and available antifungals. The majority of participating institutions (69%) reported a low-very low incidence of IFD, with Candida spp. indicated as the most relevant fungal pathogen, followed by Aspergillus spp. and Cryptococcus spp. All institutions had access to culture and microscopy, whereas 94 and 88% were able to run antigen-detection assays and molecular tests, respectively. All of the institutions capable of providing antifungal therapy declared to have access to at least one antifungal. However, echinocandins were only available at 85% of the sites. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) was reported to remain a very restricted practice in Portugal, being available in 19% of the institutions, with the TDM of itraconazole and posaconazole performed in only 6% of them. Importantly, several of these resources are outsourced to external entities. Except for TDM, Portugal appears to be well-prepared concerning the overall capacity to diagnose and treat IFD. Future efforts should focus on promoting the widespread availability of TDM and improved access to multiple classes of antifungals, to further improve patient outcomes.

The Translation and Validation of Patient-Centered Outcomes Questionnaire Into Arabic: A Chronic Periodontitis Patient-Based Study.

Background The patient-centered outcomes questionnaire (PCOQ) is a self-report questionnaire that aims to assess four fundamental domains (pain, fatigue, distress, and interference) on an 11-point numerical rating scale from 0 to 10 in chronic diseases. The implementation of this tool will help assess chronic diseases; hence, this study aimed to translate the PCOQ to a sample of periodontitis patients. Methodology This study went through the content validity index. Arabic PCOQ used Cronbach's alpha for reliability with 300 participants. From July to August 2023, patients with periodontitis visiting an outpatient dental center in Riyadhwere invited to participate in the study. The language, content, and structure of the questionnaire were appropriate, and with forward and backward translation, external entity translation was implemented. Results Regarding the participants' gender, the number of males was higher at 61%. Regarding age distribution, 50.7% of the participants were between 30 and 50 years old. A clarity score of 95.2% and a representativeness score of 97.3% were reported in the content validity analysis. The Cronbach's alpha of the Arabic PCOQ questionnaire was 0.85, and the subscales ranged between 0.68 and 0.93. Conclusions The translated version of the Arabic PCOQ is a valid tool to be used in Arab countries. Nonetheless, this instrument can provide insights for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and managers to improve patient satisfaction and healthcare system delivery.

Penerapan Metode Prototype dalam Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Inventory Barang Berbasis Web

An inventory information system is a system used to determine the stock of goods in a place or company. CV. Multikom is a company that operates in the field of computer equipment. In this company there are problems that occur in the current system, namely the processing of incoming and outgoing goods data, goods delivery data, and customer data that has not been integrated, as well as travel document data collection which is done only on a piece of paper and then copied to the computer by the warehouse admin, so that those who experience difficulties with the goods, the information provided is in accordance with the existing goods. The aim of this research is to design a Goods Inventory Information System to make it easier to collect data on incoming and outgoing goods, stock of goods, customer data, shipping, order transactions using the Prototype method and using Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) for structured modeling.

Creation of an online library of qualifying works of students of the SCIA department

The purpose of the article is to develop an information resource for the placement of qualification papers of students of the Department of Education and Research. The research methodology is based on the methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as on the use of informational, system-structural, and functional approaches. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the development of informational and functional models of the process of creating an online library of qualifying works of students of the SCIA department. Conclusions. A goal tree has been developed, the general purpose of which is to create an online library of qualifying works of students of the SCIA department. In order to achieve the set goal, a division was made into three first-level goals, which in turn are divided into smaller goals and sub-goals, each of which has an individual means of achieving the goal. An information model of the problem was built in Peter-Chen notation, which contains 6 entities related to each other with connections. The notation presents the “Supervisor” (as the student’s mentor), who manages the “Student” (the author of the qualification work). “Student” performs “QW” (study carried out by the student), which is reviewed by “Reviewer” (critic of qualification work). “QW” is contained in the “Online Library” (website of qualifying papers), which is visited by the “User” (interested person). A functional model of the given task is provided in the form of context diagrams and detailed processes. The first context diagram shows the process of “Filling the online library of the QW” and four external entities: “Secretary of the examination board”, “Manager”, “Reviewer” and “Student”. The second context diagram shows the process “Organisation of the work of the online library” and two external entities: “Administrator” and “User”. Three systems for managing site content are considered, namely: Drupal, Joomla and WordPress. After a detailed analysis of each CMS, WordPress was chosen as the ideal solution for the task, due to its simplicity, flexibility, and the ease of use and management

Augmenting Large Language Models with Rules for Enhanced Domain-Specific Interactions: The Case of Medical Diagnosis

In this paper, we present a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) -empowered system that enhances large language models and other machine learning tools with rules to provide primary care diagnostic advice to patients. Specifically, we introduce a novel methodology, represented through a process diagram, which allows the definition of generative AI processes and functions with a focus on the rule-augmented approach. Our methodology separates various components of the generative AI process as blocks that can be used to generate an implementation data flow diagram. Building upon this framework, we utilize the concept of a dialogue process as a theoretical foundation. This is specifically applied to the interactions between a user and an AI-empowered software program, which is called “Med|Primary AI assistant” (Alpha Version at the time of writing), and provides symptom analysis and medical advice in the form of suggested diagnostics. By leveraging current advancements in natural language processing, a novel approach is proposed to define a blueprint of domain-specific knowledge and a context for instantiated advice generation. Our approach not only encompasses the interaction domain, but it also delves into specific content that is relevant to the user, offering a tailored and effective AI–user interaction experience within a medical context. Lastly, using an evaluation process based on rules, defined by context and dialogue theory, we outline an algorithmic approach to measure content and responses.

Perancangan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Laporan Sisa Hasil Usaha Berbasis Web pada Koperasi Karyawan PT. Kahatex “Wiryatama” Cimahi

This study aims to create an accounting information system design for web-based residual business results at the PT. KAHATEX "WIRYATAMA" Cimahi Employee Cooperative. This research uses qualitative methods. Data collection techniques are used by observation, interviews and . The software method used is the waterfall. From the research conducted, the authors found several problems including the savings and loan process and the calculation of remaining business results still using Microsoft Exel, so data processing takes a long time and the accuracy of reports is less accurate. Therefore, an information system is designed using data flow diagrams and implemented in the PHP and MYSQL programming languages as databases. As for some suggestions given to deal with existing problems, namely optimizing savings and loan information systems and residual business results using applications that have been designed, can develop existing systems and can maintain system to improve better performance.

Structured Methodologies vs UML Artifacts Revisited: A perspective from a developing country

The primary objective of this study is to examine students’ perceptions and comprehension of modeling techniques in the context of structured methodology (SM) and united modeling language (UML). This investigation will make use of a fundamental system that describes a university’s registration system. Students frequently encounter projects that require the use of structured techniques and the creation of artifacts like data flow diagrams and entity relationship diagrams for documentation. In contrast, the use case and object data hierarchy are incorporated into the specification of UML artifacts. The students are provided with specification diagrams and instructed to evaluate the two system specifications using a set of 20 questions for each form of modeling artifact and six questions regarding the incorporation of both modeling methodologies. Under the guidance and supervision of a faculty member, students complete the questionnaire in a classroom setting. The study’s findings indicated that statistically significant variation was not observed in the vast majority of questions. This discovery provides additional evidence to support the notion that both methodologies may be utilized successfully in undergraduate courses, albeit within the context of distinct courses. This examination places a primary emphasis on the educational instruction environment. However, project managers should exercise caution before adopting Unified Modeling Language (UML) without scrutinizing the unique characteristics and requirements of the given application domain. Future research may examine the adoption of active documentation by student collectives, with an emphasis on comparing agile methodologies to Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Structured Methods (SM).

Analisis Kendala dan Solusi dalam Penerbitan SP2D di BPKD Padang Pariaman

The Regional Financial Management Agency (BPKD) of Padang Pariaman Regency is tasked with managing the Padang Pariaman regional finances. One of the archives managed is the Fund Disbursement Order (SP2D). SP2D archives must be maintained properly because in some cases they can be used as authentic evidence. Problems often arise when managing and searching SP2D archives because there are no records of where the archives are stored. Therefore, a system is needed that can support this process. This system was built using the Laravel and Vue.JS frameworks. Laravel has various features that make the system development process easier, and Vue.Js is used because it allows the page display to be more responsive. This system uses QR codes to store SP2D archive location information. System development begins with data collection, system and database design using data flow diagrams (DFDs) and entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs), as well as implementing these diagrams into the system. The result of this development is a system that supports the process of managing and retrieving SP2D archives at BPKD Padang Pariaman Regency. Analysis of obstacles and solutions in issuing SP2D, to obtain information regarding the system and procedures for issuing Fund Disbursement Orders (SP2D) to Regional Financial Agencies, or Regional Financial Management Officials (PPKD), as Proxy of Regional General Treasurer (BUD). This SP2D is a letter used to disburse funds through the designated bank after the Payment Order is received by the BUD Attorney. The procedure starts from RKA-SKPD, DPA-SKPD, KAS-SKPD BUDGET, SPD, SPP, SPM and then SP2D is issued.

A Conceptual Design for Smart Risk Assessment

Technology cannot be separated from the development of Industry 4.0 in which smart working is the focus. One of the company’s activities that helps the company to achieve its quality goals and objectives is risk management. Based on observations of one SMEs, poor risk management is still found. The risks that occur have not been identified, assessed, and treated appropriately. In addition, documentation that has not been conducted makes the risks that occur later not be handled properly. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model of smart risk assessment. The step of this research includes identifying stake holders (as users), identifying functional design, designing context diagram (CD) and data flow diagram (DFD), and designing fidelity prototype. The users involve the production manager, operational manager, and director. The functional design integrates stake holders’ requirements and ISO 31000:2018 risk management process. The design of fidelity prototype focuses on risk assessment, risk treatment, and documentation of risk management. This application is expected to become one of the sustainable development and information systems on Industries.

Towards Efficient Visual Simplification of Computational Graphs in Deep Neural Networks.

A computational graph in a deep neural network (DNN) denotes a specific data flow diagram (DFD) composed of many tensors and operators. Existing toolkits for visualizing computational graphs are not applicable when the structure is highly complicated and large-scale (e.g., BERT (Devlin et al. 2019)). To address this problem, we propose leveraging a suite of visual simplification techniques, including a cycle-removing method, a module-based edge-pruning algorithm, and an isomorphic subgraph stacking strategy. We design and implement an interactive visualization system that is suitable for computational graphs with up to 10 thousand elements. Experimental results and usage scenarios demonstrate that our tool reduces 60% elements on average and hence enhances the performance for recognizing and diagnosing DNN models. Our contributions are integrated into an open-source DNN visualization toolkit, namely, MindInsight [2].

Curio: A Dataflow-Based Framework for Collaborative Urban Visual Analytics.

Over the past decade, several urban visual analytics systems and tools have been proposed to tackle a host of challenges faced by cities, in areas as diverse as transportation, weather, and real estate. Many of these tools have been designed through collaborations with urban experts, aiming to distill intricate urban analysis workflows into interactive visualizations and interfaces. However, the design, implementation, and practical use of these tools still rely on siloed approaches, resulting in bespoke systems that are difficult to reproduce and extend. At the design level, these tools undervalue rich data workflows from urban experts, typically treating them only as data providers and evaluators. At the implementation level, they lack interoperability with other technical frameworks. At the practical use level, they tend to be narrowly focused on specific fields, inadvertently creating barriers to cross-domain collaboration. To address these gaps, we present Curio, a framework for collaborative urban visual analytics. Curio uses a dataflow model with multiple abstraction levels (code, grammar, GUI elements) to facilitate collaboration across the design and implementation of visual analytics components. The framework allows experts to intertwine data preprocessing, management, and visualization stages while tracking the provenance of code and visualizations. In collaboration with urban experts, we evaluate Curio through a diverse set of usage scenarios targeting urban accessibility, urban microclimate, and sunlight access. These scenarios use different types of data and domain methodologies to illustrate Curio's flexibility in tackling pressing societal challenges. Curio is available at urbantk.org/curio.

The Competencies Leaders Have to Have for Innovation: A Qualitative Research from Colombia

The present study adopts a hermeneutic approach to explore the competencies required for innovation and provides a qualitative descriptive view of business and innovative practices, based on the participation of 118 executives from various companies and sectors in Colombia. The research addresses a current need within the field of study due to the lack of information and studies associated with managerial practices, innovation capabilities, and overall organizational reality and innovative performance. To the extent that there is insufficient empirical evidence to address this important topic. Research with Colombian executives from diverse companies reveals a discrepancy between perception and effective implementation of innovation within organizations. While the majority of executives express confidence in their ability to innovate, operational demands and time constraints hinder these efforts. Additionally, many lack clarity on how to carry out innovation and show limited engagement in external relationships for open innovation. There is a recognized need to enhance managerial education in innovation and establish stronger connections with external entities. The research also underscores the importance of better understanding companies’ innovation capabilities and managerial competencies, along with conducting further research in this area. Recommendations include strengthening managerial education in innovation, fostering external relationships for open innovation, and creating conducive environments for innovation within organizations. Finally, theoretical developments are contrasted with business reality, and recommendations are provided for enhancing business schools.

Structure and Funding of Clinical Informatics Fellowships: A National Survey of Program Directors.

In 2011, the American Board of Medical Specialties established clinical informatics (CI) as a subspecialty in medicine, jointly administered by the American Board of Pathology and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Subsequently, many institutions created CI fellowship training programs to meet the growing need for informaticists. Although many programs share similar features, there is considerable variation in program funding and administrative structures. The aim of our study was to characterize CI fellowship program features, including governance structures, funding sources, and expenses. We created a cross-sectional online REDCap survey with 44 items requesting information on program administration, fellows, administrative support, funding sources, and expenses. We surveyed program directors of programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education between 2014 and 2021. We invited 54 program directors, of which 41 (76%) completed the survey. The average administrative support received was $27,732/year. Most programs (85.4%) were accredited to have two or more fellows per year. Programs were administratively housed under six departments: Internal Medicine (17; 41.5%), Pediatrics (7; 17.1%), Pathology (6; 14.6%), Family Medicine (6; 14.6%), Emergency Medicine (4; 9.8%), and Anesthesiology (1; 2.4%). Funding sources for CI fellowship program directors included: hospital or health systems (28.3%), clinical departments (28.3%), graduate medical education office (13.2%), biomedical informatics department (9.4%), hospital information technology (9.4%), research and grants (7.5%), and other sources (3.8%) that included philanthropy and external entities. CI fellowships have been established in leading academic and community health care systems across the country. Due to their unique training requirements, these programs require significant resources for education, administration, and recruitment. There continues to be considerable heterogeneity in funding models between programs. Our survey findings reinforce the need for reformed federal funding models for informatics practice and training.

Rationing nursing care and organizational factors in intensive care units.

Rationing nursing care is a term that applies to various aspects of the required patient care that are omitted or their performance is delayed. This study aimed to identify the extent of rationing of nursing care in intensive care units (ICUs) in different types of hospitals and determine the relationship between rationing of nursing care and hospital and staff characteristics. This quantitative, cross-sectional, multicenter study was performed. The sample comprised 226 nurses working in ICUs in a North-East part of Poland. The Polish version of the PRINCA questionnaire methods was applied. The survey was conducted between 15 January and 31 May 2023. There were statistically significant differences between rationing of nursing care in university/provincial hospitals and district hospitals t = 6.92 p<0.001. In provincial and university hospitals, nursing care is often omitted, leading to a lower perceived quality of nursing care (t = -3.0 p = 0.003). This is further compounded by the fact that nursing care is more likely to be rationed in units with a larger number of beds. The level of rationing of nursing care was significantly correlated with the perceived work quality and job satisfaction in both types of hospitals. The most frequently omitted aspects of nursing care included providing emotional support (university/provincial 1.27 vs. district 0.89), patient and family education (1.11 vs. 0.74), communication with external entities (1.11 vs. 0.84), and observing safe patient-handling practices (1.01 vs. 0.99). The type of hospital and organizational factors influence the rationing of nursing care. Improvements in working conditions can improve nursing care quality in ICUs.

INTELLIGENT MONITORING AND PROTECTION SYSTEM OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON MOBILE COMMUNICATION-INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH ELEMENTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The paper proposes innovative modern solutions for an integrated mobile monitoring system with elements of artificial intelligence in the Internet environment based on a mobile communication-information system for collecting, aggregating, processing, and presenting in realtime streams of information objects. It presents the management of communication networks to optimize the transport and processing of information objects based on discrete-event data flow representation and modeling with a hierarchical structure. Qualitative aspects are considered for networks designed for monitoring and notification of geophysical, climatic, and other natural phenomena as well as for anthropogenic systems. A comparison of centralized and decentralized management capabilities is made, as well as the state of the art of network technologies and the possibilities for practical implementation in different network architectures.

DiMO-CNN: Deep Learning Toolkit-Accelerated Analytical Modeling and Optimization of CNN Hardware and Dataflow

DiMO-CNN: Deep Learning Toolkit-Accelerated Analytical Modeling and Optimization of CNN Hardware and Dataflow

APEIRON: A Framework for High Level Programming of Dataflow Applications on Multi-FPGA Systems

High Energy Physics (HEP) Trigger and Data Acquisition systems (TDAQs) need ever increasing throughput and real-time data analytics capabilities either to improve particle identification accuracy and further suppress background events in trigger systems or to perform an efficient online data reduction for trigger-less ones. As for the requirements imposed by HEP TDAQs applications in the class of real-time dataflow processing, FPGA devices are a good fit inasmuch they can not only provide adequate compute, memory and I/O resources but also a smooth programming experience thanks to the availability of High-Level Synthesis (HLS) tools. The main motivation for the design and development of the APEIRON framework is that the currently available HLS tools do not natively support the deployment of applications over multiple FPGA devices, which severely chokes the scalability of problems that this approach could tackle. To overcome this limitation, we envisioned APEIRON as an extension of the Xilinx Vitis framework able to support a network of FPGA devices interconnected by a lowlatency direct network as the reference execution platform. Developers can define scalable applications, using a dataflow programming model inspired by Kahn Process Networks, that can be efficiently deployed on a multi-FPGAs system: the APEIRON communication IPs allow low-latency communication between processing tasks deployed on FPGAs, even if they are hosted on different computing nodes. Thanks to the use of HLS tools in the workflow, processing tasks are described in C++ as HLS kernels, while communication between tasks is expressed through a lightweight C++ API based on non-blocking send() and blocking receive() operations.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ МЕТОДОВ РАЗРАБОТКИ АРХИТЕКТУРЫ ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНЫХ ТРАНСПОРТНЫХ СИСТЕМ В КИТАЙСКОЙ НАРОДНОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ

This paper considers the development steps and key points of China's intelligent transportation system architecture, and, at the same time, explains the transformation between the stages and the integration of the logical architecture, thus forming a data flow diagram of the logical architecture. The physical architecture is formed on the basis of the logical architecture, and provides the basis for the proposed application system with Chinese characteristics.

Analysis of the Data Flow Diagram in the Market of Agricultural Products

Analysis of the Data Flow Diagram in the Market of Agricultural Products