Defense Academy Research Articles

Effect of Multimedia as Instructional Materials in Correcting the Wrong Use of French Articles in a Military Institution in Nigeria

This research was carried out to investigate the effect of multimedia instructional materials in correcting the misuse of French articles in a military institution in Nigeria. The research was conducted in Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria. Military cadets comprising of 42 cadets of which 22 are boys and 20 are girls were used for the study. T-test method was adopted and was done at a significant level of P ≤ 0.05. The research revealed that multimedia as instructional material in best used to correct the wrong used of French article when compared with lecture method. It was also revealed that there is a significant difference in the performance of male and female cadets in favour of male cadets as revealed in their mean scores. It was recommended among others that French teachers in military institutions in the country should adopt multimedia instructional materials when teaching French article to cadets. Military institutions should however, ensure that adequate and modern multimedia Instructional materials be provided to enable French teachers correct errors of articles made by military learners of French. Keywords: French, Grammar Articles, Errors, Multimedia, Military, Teaching Aids

On the performance and impact of research in storytelling by Russia scholars

The author analyzes the dynamics of scientometrical indicators (publication activity, citation and impact) of Russian research in storytelling in 2012–2021. Storytelling is seen as the marketing technology used to deliver information to the audience through stories. In recent years, storytelling has been intensively used in advertising, social media, corporate blogging, and in education. The lines of research of the greatest impact are identified, among them: storytelling as an efficient communication technology, digital storytelling in students’ projects, and storytelling method in corporate management. In accordance with the Hirsch index, the Russian scholars’ research activity in the field exceeds significantly the world minimum value of 16. The dynamics of the above indicators is revealed, including the rare occurrence of continuous growth in the number of publications by the end of the existent period; the organization which storytelling studies are extensively used by country’s other institutions, are identified, among them Nizhny Novgorod Kozma Minin Pedagogical University, Ural State Pedagogical University, RF Ministry for Civil Defense Academy of State Fire-fighting Service. The analysis was accomplished based on Russian Science Citation Index (RISC) database. The illustrations are included to visualize the research findings.

The role of gender in providing expert advice on cyber conflict and artificial intelligence for military personnel.

This article draws upon original qualitative interview data with Norwegian male and female cyberengineer cadets at the Norwegian Cyber Defense Academy, who could in the future be working with AI-enabled systems in a variety of positions throughout the Norwegian military. The interviews explored how these cadets feel they as cyberengineers will be perceived in their future positions in the military, what challenges they feel they may face, and how gender may play a role in this. Different cyberengineers expressed concern about being able to communicate the cyber domain to their non-technology specialist colleagues due to the increasing complexity of new technologies. Gender appeared to be playing a role in this concern as the women interviewed expressed specific concerns that they feel as women, that they do not fit the stereotype of who is a cyberengineer, while some of the men felt that as cyberengineers they were seen as embodying a nerd masculinity, and that these gendered perceptions has implications for how they feel others perceive their competence levels. The findings from this article highlights gendered hierarchies in the military and the need for military institutions to focus on developing communication skills among those working with cyber operations. As the role of cyber is expected to grow in military operations, cyberengineers will need to find ways of communicating effectively with non-specialists—especially as complex AI-enabled systems are introduced. Finally, this paper argues the need for military institutions to take gender into account for this training and need for gender-sensitive policies.

Quantitative Phytochemical and Proximate Analysis of Mangifera indica Possible Ability to Induce Sedation and Remedy Insomnia

Aims: The study was aimed at the Phytochemical and Proximate analysis of the flower, leaf, stem bark and seed of Mangifera indica for its ability to induce sedation.
 Place and Duration of Study: The fresh flower, leaf, stem bark and seed of Mangifera indica (Mango) were collected using secateurs and taken to the Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna for specific identification and authentication by an expert. 
 Methodology: The phytochemical analysis was carried out following the procedures described by Harbourne, (1998) while the methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC, 2000) were used for the determination of moisture and ash content, crude fiber, lipids, proteins and carbohydrates and Nitrogen was determined using the micro Kjeldahl method described by (Gadelha et al., 2009).
 Results: A very significant percentage of protein, Flavonoid and terpenoids were detected in the plant samples especially Mangifera indica flower.
 Conclusion: A high presence of Flavonoid, Terpenoid and Protein in Mangifera indica plant parts is a sign of the possibility that the plant sample could contain a reasonable percentage of Apeginin, Myrcene and Tryptophan which are known active components to induce sedation and can feature in the future as a good source of sleep aid against insomnia.

Sylwetka i dorobek piśmienniczy dra hab. Piotra Gawliczka, prof. UWM.

Assoc. Prof. Piotr Gawliczek, Ph.D. has been a faculty member at the UWM Branch Campusin Ełk since the 2018/2019 academic year. He graduated the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia, theBundeswehr Command Academy in Hamburg, the European Security and Defense College in Brussels,the NATO Defense Academy in Rome and the National Defense University of the People’s Republicof China in Beijing. His research interests focus on: broadly understood asymmetry with regardto the military environment, the use of innovative solutions and information and communicationtechnologies in the security environment (e.g. xAPI standard, Artificial Intelligence, VirtualReality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality), strategic communication, the use of social media aswell as culture awareness). He is a member of international entities: organizations and groupsdealing with the theory and practice of e-learning in the security environment. He is a memberof the scientific and publishing councils/boards of seven foreign, peer-reviewed scientific magazines.Initiator and director of the e-learning portal (since 2019) www.natodeep.hq.nato.int, as a toolfor the implementation of comprehensive solutions within the field of distance learning of fifteenPartner countries of the North Atlantic Alliance (as part of the NATO DEEP ADL – DefenseEducation Enhancement Program Advanced Distributed Learning). From 2020, Director of NATODEEP eAcademy. He chaired numerous expert teams of the Alliance related to the promotion andimplementation of system e-learning solutions. Initiator and coordinator of the ADL platform inUWM Branch Campus in Ełk, LMS ILIAS: www.uwmelk.edu.pl. Author of about 400 scientificpublications, including 18 books and prints, 6 edited books, 70 chapters in monographs and thesame number of scientific articles.

От традиционности к модернизации: нам с Китаем по пути?

The article is, in fact, a short review of the scientific monograph «Traditional China on the Path to Modernization», published in 2020 at the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The authors of the review used research methods, such as an expert survey and extrapolation.The article is prepared within the framework of the scientific school State Policy and Management, which is functioning on a permanent basis at the Civil Defense Academy EMERCOM of Russia.

Knjižnice Hrvatskog vojnog učilišta „Dr. Franjo Tuđman“: izgradnja fonda za 21. stoljeće

Cilj. Radom će se prikazati polazne točke, izazovi, rješenja i dostignuća pri upravljanju knjižničnim fondom te uspostavi sustavne izgradnje knjižničnoga fonda Knjižnica Hrvatskog vojnog učilišta „Dr. Franjo Tuđman”.
 Ukazat će se na važnost stručnog i sustavnog pristupa procesu nabave knjižnične građe i izgradnje knjižničnoga fonda u knjižnici koja djeluje kao specijalna knjižnica u sastavu tijela državne uprave i kao visokoškolska knjižnica u sastavu sveučilišta.
 Prikazat će se utjecaj ulaska u sveučilišnu zajednicu na ustaljene procese upravljanja knjižničnim fondom te utjecaj na kvalitetu izgradnje fonda sustavno vođene nabave za potrebe matične institucije iz same knjižnice.
 Pristup / Metodologija / Dizajn. Opisat će se sastav knjižničnoga fonda i načini nabave knjižnične građe prije ulaska Hrvatskog vojnog učilišta u sveučilišnu zajednicu te prikazati koraci i postignuti rezultati u izgradnji i pokušaju povećanja kvalitete knjižničnoga fonda.
 Rezultati. Prikazat će se značaj sustavnog i planskog upravljanja knjižničnim fondom i nabavom iz same knjižnice na povećanje kvalitete fonda, unapređenje knjižnične djelatnosti te ostvarivanje ciljeva matične ustanove i sveučilišta. 
 Društveni značaj. Ističe se važnost kvalitetnog upravljanja knjižničnim fondovima u knjižnicama u sastavu tijela državne uprave čije su zbirke memorija institucije, a posebice u visokoškolskim ustanovama u kojima su knjižnični fondovi potpora obrazovnim procesima i cjeloživotnom obrazovanju djelatnika institucije. Posebice se ističe važnost vođenja procesa nabave iz knjižnice kao jedine ustrojbene jedinice matične institucije kojoj izgradnja kvalitetnog fonda predstavlja temelj poslovanja. Ističe se uloga i odgovornost knjižničara u proaktivnom ostvarivanju misije matične institucije.
 Ključne riječi: upravljanje knjižničnim fondom, izgradnja knjižničnog fonda, nabava knjižnične građe, Knjižnice Hrvatskog vojnog učilišta „Dr. Franjo Tuđman“, knjižnice Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske.
 Rad je nastao na temelju izlaganja Knjižnice Hrvatskog vojnog učilišta "Dr. Franjo Tuđman": Izgradnja fonda za 21. stoljeće na stručnom skupu Izgradnja, upravljanje i evaluacija zbirki održanog 12. travnja 2019. godine u Zagrebu.

ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ ПІДГОТОВКИ ОФІЦЕРІВ ДЛЯ ЗБРОЙНИХ СИЛ РЕСПУБЛІКИ ЛАТВІЯ

Introduction. Analysis of the foreign experience of the organisation and reformation of the armed forces in other countries, with the respective systems of military education being an integral part, reveals the specific national aspect of such activities in each country. In the meantime, there are some general methodological approaches used in military pedagogic practice across different countries of the world to be practicably considered and applied.Purpose. To carry out the analysis of the current state of the military education system of the republic of Latvia for integrating the experience of officer training in the course of further reformation of the national military education system. Methods. The system of the general scientific methods of theoretical and empirical research, in particular, the theoretical-methodological analysis of the problem and the relevant scholarly resources, systematization and generalization of the scientific information pertaining to the essence and content of the set objectives, monitoring of the existing system of military specialists training in the armed forces of the republic of Latvia, scientific generalisation, the general scientific methods of logical and comparative analysis, systems approach, peer review, analysis and interpretation of the obtained theoretical and empirical data. Results. The experience of officer training for the armed forces of the republic of Latvia was considered. The options to provide training of officers for the primary positions as well as the “trajectories” of the latter’s enrolment were outlined. The process of officer training for different armed services was analyzed. The information about the existing network of the military education institutions providing training for the tactical and operational grade officers for the Army Military Command, the Air Forces, and the Navy was represented. The terms and officer training trades on the tactical and operational levels were specified.Originality. The article was the first to comprehensively analyse of the officer training system for the armed forces of Latvia to the current models of military specialists training adopted in NATO member states.Conclusion. The existing military education system in Latvia has successfully underwent the period of transformation of the armed forces towards meeting NATO standards, building on the experience of military specialists training in the developed member states of the alliance and considering the peculiarities of the national educational system. It provides officer training in the required military trades in the unique military education institution – The National Defense Academy of Latvia, which autonomously provides tactical grade officers training for the Land Force, also training Air Force officers jointly with the Riga Technical University and navy officers in collaboration with Naval Academy. The training of operative and strategic grade officers is provided on the respective courses at the National Defense Academy of Latvia as well as the Baltic Military College.

Defense System, Industry and Academy: The Conceptual Model of Innovation of the Brazilian Army

This article intends to identify the technological parks existing in the headquarters of military regions of the Brazilian Army, with the premise that these habitats are capable of forming nuclei of governance of technological innovation. The problem is that since the year of 2016, the Brazilian Army created the Defense, Industry and Academy System (SisDIA) of Innovation, a conceptual model of the Triple-Helix, aiming to promote the development of innovations taking advantage of the Army presence in all regions of the country. For that, methodologically, it was chosen to conduct a research with an exploratory, qualitative and descriptive approach, and the case study of the Brazilian Army. It was possible to conclude that through SisDIA and the implantation of governance nuclei of innovation in the Brazilian Army, inserted in technological parks, there will be a possibility of interaction between the Triple-Helix (government-industry-academy), in a collaborative way, intending to reinforce the scientific and technological expression of the actors involved and to boost the development in social and economic dimensions according to regional potentialities.

The Culture of Military School: The Example of the Dr. Franjo Tudjman Croatian Defense Academy

IntroductionIf we observe soldiers, we notice that they behave according to rules. They know how to use their personal weapons, how to protect themselves, disguise themselves, receive orders from their superiors, perform the tasks assigned to them, and

The Culture of Military School: The Example of the Dr. Franjo Tudjman Croatian Defense Academy

The Culture of Military School: The Example of the Dr. Franjo Tudjman Croatian Defense Academy

Утвердження гендерних принципів в освіті Японії на початку ХХ ст.

User Username Password Remember me Language Select Language Information For Readers For Authors For Librarians Open Journal Systems Article Tools Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Email this article (Login required) Email the author (Login required) Home About Login Register Search Current Archives Announcements Home > No 1 (7) (2018) > Sagan THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GENDER PRINCIPLES IN EDUCATION IN JAPAN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY Galyna Sagan, Ganna Semekha Abstract Now the principle of gender equality is a well-established phenomenon in the educational scheme of Japan. Starting from secondary and higher education, there is practically no difference in the ratio of enrollment of students between men and women. However, historically, especially at the beginning of the formation of the modern education system, the opportunities for girls to get education were less favorable than for boys. Even in the compulsory primary school, the frequency of girls attending educational institutions was very low. Access to secondary education for girls was also limited. The situation began to change at the turn of the 19–20 centuries. In Japan, a number of laws were passed that opened the doors of educational institutions for girls. In September 1872, the Law on Education was passed, which introduced compulsory primary education for all. Representatives of all social groups, as well as women received the right to education. According to this law, by 1880, 25,000 primary schools should be created in the country. It is important to remember that then almost all children began to attend school. At that time, foreign specialists are actively involved, who help to adapt to the new system, and teach in schools. Education along with military service and the taxes payment became the third important duty of the Japanese. Japan has achieved gender equality in education, at least provided equal opportunities for access to every level of education. There was an imbalance in the gender distribution of students at some faculties and departments in higher education institutions. Thus, for example, women were prevailing in the field of education, literature, nursing, men were prevailing in science and technology. However, thereafter, the number of female students specializing in science and technology substantially increased. Today, many girls are studying at the National Defense Academy and the University of Marine Science and Technology. All this became possible thanks to the reforms that the Japanese educational system began in the early twentieth century

Системы листов по топографическим межевым картам XIX века восьми губерний съемки А.И. Менде

Military Aerospace Defense Academy named after Marshal of Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov, Tver Solved optimization problem of estimating the parameters of the systems sheets for 8 archival of large-scale maps of provinces of the XIX century shooting A. I. Mende

Amplitude statistics of ground clutter from town and hill observed by an S‐band radar

SummaryWe have observed ground clutter from a town and hills using an S‐band radar with a frequency of 3.05 GHz, a beamwidth of 1.8°, and a pulse width of 1.0 µs, located on the campus of the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka City. To investigate such ground clutter amplitude statistics, we introduce a compound distribution and the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). We have found that the ground clutter amplitude obeys the compound lognormal distribution with shape parameters of σ1 = 0.424, σ2 = 0.232 for the entire data and the compound lognormal and compound log‐Weibull distributions with shape parameters of σ1 = 0.217 to 0.429, σ2 = 0.028 to 0.410, and c1 = 9.36 to 11.20 and c2 = 17.00 to 23.81, respectively, for data within the beamwidth of an antenna. The numbers for the minimum AIC (MAIC) of the compound lognormal and log‐Weibull distributions are 8 and 4, respectively. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn, 96(7): 42–51, 2013; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI 10.1002/ecj.11407

J232015 行進遂行時の歩行パターンに基づく歩行機能評価([J232-01]ヒューマンダイナミクス(1))

Walking is the most basic and important activity of human, and many researches on human gait have been done so far. However, many of them focus on the gait abnormality in relation to some specific injuries or diseases, and there are few studies on the gait of healthy and normal subjects. In this study, we analyzed the gait pattern of 66 healthy students from National Defense Academy of Japan, and tried to establish a criterion for evaluating their walking ability. As a result of statistical analysis of the gait patterns, we succeeded to evaluate the waking function of the subjects.

Analysis for the Gait Patterns of Healthy Subjects During March

Walking is one of the most fundamental and important activities of human that is strongly connected with human health, and there has already been many researches on the human gait. However, these studies mainly investigate the gait patterns related to some specific injuries or diseases, and there is few studies on the gait of healthy people. We thus in this study tried to analyze the gait patterns of healthy subjects, and to establish some criteria for estimating the walking ability of the healthy subjects. To reach these goals, we performed our experiment using 66 students from National Defense Academy of Japan who perform their daily training for march, namely, controlled walking. The gait patterns from the students were integratively analyzed by using cluster analysis and principal component analysis, and as a result, we succeeded to classify the walking abilities of the subjects.

Secular trend in change of physical strength with age according to school year progress of female students in National Defense Academy of Japan

Secular trend in change of physical strength with age according to school year progress of female students in National Defense Academy of Japan

Secular Trend in Change of Physical Strength with Age According to School Year Progress in National Defense Academy of Japan

Secular Trend in Change of Physical Strength with Age According to School Year Progress in National Defense Academy of Japan

Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy

Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy

Amplitude Statistics of Ground Clutter from Town and Hill Observed by an S-band Radar

We have observed ground clutter from town and hill using an S-band radar with a frequency of 3.05GHz, a beamwidth of 1.8°, and a pulsewidth of 1.0μs, which is located on the campus of the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka-city. To investigate such ground clutter amplitude statistics, we introduce a compound distribution and the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). We have found that the ground clutter amplitude obey the compound log-normal distribution with the shape parameters of σ1=0.424, σ2=0.232 for entire data and the compound log-normal, and compound log-Weibull distributions with the shape parameters of σ1=0.217 to 0.429, σ2=0.028 to 0.410 and c1=9.36 to 11.20, c2=17.00 to 23.81, respectively, for data within the beam width of an antenna. The number of the smallest AIC (MAIC) of the compound log-normal, and log-Weibull distributions are 8, and 4, respectively.