Message Delivery Research Articles

Design of a prototype for sending fire notifications in homes using fuzzy logic and internet of things

This paper highlights the need to address fire monitoring in densely populated urban areas using innovative technology, in particular, the internet of things (IoT). The proposed methodology combines data collection through sensors with instant notifications via text messages and images through the user’s email. This strategy allows a fast and efficient response, with message delivery times varying from 1 to 4 seconds on Internet connections. It was observed that the time to send notifications on 3G networks is three times longer compared to Wi-Fi networks, and in some 3G tests, the connection was interrupted. Therefore, the use of Wi-Fi is recommended to avoid significant delays and possible bandwidth issues. The implementation of fuzzy logic in the ESP32 microcontroller facilitates the identification of critical parameters to classify notifications of possible fires and the sending of evidence through images via email. This approach successfully validated the results of the algorithm by providing end users with detailed emails containing information on temperature, humidity, gas presence and a corresponding image as evidence. Taken together, these findings support the effectiveness and potential of this innovative solution for fire monitoring and prevention in densely populated urban areas.

Analysis of Kinesic and Proxemic Signs Structure in the Animated Music Video "Sabda Alam"

Media campaigns are designed to attract the attention of their audience, including through animated music video media. In an animated music video, the delivery of messages is combined through narration, characters and music. This research discusses "Sabda Alam", an animated music video about protection for endemic Indonesian birds. This animated music video is the final work of the students of SMK Raden Umar Said (RUS) Kudus which received appreciation at the Balinale International Film Festival 2021. The visualization of endemic bird life presented in "Sabda Alam" is an illustration of the existence of wild animals in relation to nature and humans as an effort to survive in their habitat. The visualization of these endemic birds is interesting to study as messages packaged through visualization structured nonverbal. The analysis in this study uses qualitative methods with a nonverbal communication theory approach, namely kinesic studies related to visualization as a language of movement, and proxemic studies as visualization of space which becomes the setting of the narrative. The results of the study explain that there is an arrangement of facial and postural signs in the sign structure kinesic, in the form of character expression and bird appearance. Meanwhile, in the proxemic sign structure, signs are presented through the relationship between the character of the bird and the time and space of events. The relationship between kinesic and proxemic signs structure is proven to represent messages about the importance of protecting endangered wild animals. This research can be an academic reference in the field of visual communication design, especially the sensitivity to read visual signs as messages.

Dysphonia as a Speech Disorder

Oral communication is one of the most important forms of communication. It is through which the speaker directly delivers the content of the verbal message to the addressee. Usually, the existence of any defect or disorder in the speaker’s vocal cords may result in not delivering the message properly. One of the problems that cause such improper delivery of a verbal message is voice disorders, especially voice hoarseness (Dysphonia). Thus, this paper is entitled (Dysphonia as a Speech Disorder), which refers to the changes occurring in the speaker’s voice that are marked as disorders compared to the normal patterns. Such disorder occurs due to a defect in the elements needed for the process of voice production in a healthy person. This disorder is not confined to a specific age group. It can occur at any age, from childhood onwards, and it may be a temporary or chronic disorder.
 Speech disorders and their treatment methods are often approached in the domain of applied linguistics, and dysphonia is one of those voice disorders that have not received ample attention from researchers in general, and speech pathologists in particular, despite the steady increase in the number of cases day after day due to several factors including the noise pollution and crowdedness in cities, and some everyday duties that cause injury, which then can be an effective factor for this disorder to occur.
 Hence, this study is determined to introduce the most important modern trends in rehabilitating voice disorders and presenting methods for curing them.

Optimization of Interpersonal Communication Training for Effective Communication in TBCC Cares in the Banyuwangi District

Background: Tuberculosis (TBC) is the biggest infectious disease killer in the world. Prevention of TB transmission requires cross-sectoral cooperation by involving the community and establishing two-way communication so that comfortable communication and discussion with each other is formed so that the delivery of health messages in TB prevention and treatment is more effective. One of the community-based approaches to prevent TB can be use a communal approach is health cadres. Aims: This study aims to optimize effectiveness communication in TBC Cares with conducting formation Cadres and interpersonal communication training. Methods: The study methods used are qualitative and quantitative (mixed methods). Quantitative method was conducted by questionnaire distributed to measure the knowledge of cadres. Qualitative method was conducted by focus group discussions (FGD) aims to enhance the learning experience of TBC cadres and cadres to optimize the prevention and treatment regarding tuberculosis to patient, families the patient of TB, and the community. The data was analysed using Paired T Test for Cadre’s knowledge. Results: Based on the result score Cadre knowledge on pre-test (mean=74,40, SD=16,85) and post-test (mean=86,80, SD=12,81) and (p=0.000). Conclusion: These results show that there is an effect of increasing knowledge on pre and post the intervention. Cadres’ Interpersonal communication training can be used alternative way to optimize in prevention and education TBC cadres in Banyuwangi Regency.

Strategi Komunikasi Dakwah Program Ngobrol Perkara Masjid Al-Hijrah Sukajaya Palembang

This research seeks to reveal the Da'wah Communication Strategy of the Program for Chatting about Islam, Faith, Ihsan, Al-Hijrah Mosque Sukajaya Palembang. There are two problem formulations in this research. First, what are the activities besides chatting about Islamic matters at the Al-Hijrah Sukajaya Mosque, Palembang? Second, what is the communication strategy for the Da'wah program for the Chat about Islamic Affairs program at the Al-Hijrah Mosque in Sukajaya, Palembang? This type of research is field research with a qualitative approach and analyzed using qualitative descriptive. The data collection technique that the author used in this research was observation, interviews and documentation techniques. The results of the research are that the Islamic Case Chat program is a program from the Al-Hijrah Mosque with a da'wah communication strategy carried out by the Islamic Case Chat program, namely that this program focuses on mobilizing the inner feelings and aspects of the Da'wah Partner's heart. By starting the activity with the recitation of Shalawat Jibril, Surah Yasin and Dhikr Tadriibul Zakaatil Qolbi Bil Ashwaati, creating a relaxed environment, they create opportunities for deep reflection and spiritual growth. Second, sending messages of advice and religious knowledge via WhatsApp and groups is an effective method for communicating with da'wah partners. This allows the delivery of messages that are planned and full of gentleness, as well as motivating them to study and take part in mosque activities. Third, inviting speakers or speakers who are experienced and competent in religious issues is an important strategy. These speakers can provide quality and useful presentations that support the da'wah message.

Software Platform for the Comprehensive Testing of Transmission Protocols Developed in GNU Radio

With the constant growth of software-defined radio (SDR) technologies in fields related to wireless communications, the need for efficient ways of testing and evaluating the physical-layer (PHY) protocols developed for these technologies in real-life traffic scenarios has become more critical. This paper proposes a software testbed that enhances the creation of network environments that allow GNU radio applications to be fed with test traffic in a simple way and through an interoperable interface. This makes the use of any traffic generator possible—existing ones or one that is custom-built—to evaluate a GNU radio application. In addition, this paper proposes an efficient way to collect PHY-specific monitoring data to improve the performance of the critical components of the message delivery path by employing the protocol buffers library. This study considers the entire testing and evaluation ecosystem and demonstrates how PHY-specific monitoring information is collected, handled, stored, and processed as time series to allow complex visualization and real-time monitoring.

Risk communication: lessons from an ethnographic, pragmatic, and Canadian regulatory perspective

In a regulatory context, it is important to understand how effective risk communication fits into the overall risk assessment, management, and decision-making process. This includes recognizing the intersections between risk analysis and the 3Ps: policy, politics, and publics, and understanding the barriers to effective communication. Risk communication is especially challenging when it requires the audience to follow and act on authoritative information or advice. Risk communicators must factor attributes such as risk perception, tolerance, and behaviors, and tailor the delivery of messages to diverse audiences. This paper captures the discourse from an intradepartmental workshop on risk communication with participants from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The workshop provided an opportunity to discuss and share references to existing frameworks, pertinent documents, and examples of effective risk communication strategies based on the authors' ethnographic and pragmatic experiences. The workshop aimed to strengthen risk communication by better understanding the value in collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, applying a systems thinking lens, and finding opportunities to experiment and evaluate risk communication strategies for regulatory purposes.

Improving routing performance in social internet of things with FNRA: The free node-based approach

In the distributed environment of the Social Internet of Things (SIoT), where nodes rely primarily on the “store-carry-forward” mechanism for message delivery, it has been determined that forming community structures is advantageous for message propagation. Nevertheless, due to the dynamic nature of nodal social relationships and inaccurate community division, routing algorithm performance is inferior. This paper proposes a novel SIoT routing algorithm, the Free Node-based Routing Algorithm (FNRA) to resolve these issues. The FNRA algorithm presents a comprehensive framework for message forwarding, differentiating between in-community and out-of-community scenarios. The algorithm compares the forwarding capabilities of relay and source nodes within the community. A graph-theoretic approach is used to classify source, relay, and destination nodes into four distinct structures outside the community. Considering node-node, node-community, community-node, and community-community interactions, the algorithm addresses situations where the source, destination, and relay nodes do not belong to the same community. FNRA dynamically selects appropriate forwarding strategies to expedite message delivery to the destination node by leveraging the community structure and the presence of free nodes. The FNRA algorithm exhibits superior performance through detailed experimental simulations by enhancing message delivery rate, decreasing network overhead, and reducing average latency compared to existing routing algorithms. This demonstrates the algorithm's effectiveness in optimizing overall network performance.

Can information intervention improve dietary quality? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in rural China

Nutrition education interventions are widely used globally but with mixed results. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of a nutrition education and a precise message (awareness-raising) intervention on nutrition knowledge and dietary quality of households in rural China. Treatment groups first received a lecture on the Chinese Food Guide Pagoda, and then all family members were measured for height and weight and informed of household overweight status. We analyzed 358 households before and after this intervention. Participants in the treatment group increased their dietary knowledge by 6% and improved their dietary quality by 8% after the intervention. The intervention effects were stronger for households with more than 25% and 50% of overweight people. Our study provides evidence that an intervention based on general nutrition information and delivery of a precise message to households can effectively improve dietary quality. Our findings inform the food policy debate on whether nutrition information interventions are effective. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition information intervention to improve dietary quality in rural China.

Performance evaluation of virtually deployed road networks for inter-drone communications.

This paper considers message delivery through direct communication between drones in an epidemic manner. One method of increasing communication opportunities is to enlarge the communication range. However, this approach is not always possible due to power consumption or equipment limitations. As a novel alternative to this method, we consider setting a virtually deployed road network (VDRN) for drones. By making drones move in a distributed manner along a VDRN, they pass close to each other more frequently, increasing communication opportunities. Through theoretical analysis, we clarify how much a VDRN can improve contact performance. We also investigate how much the use of a VDRN can increase travel time, since moving along such a network can cause detours. By comparing the numerical results for the above two methods of increasing communication opportunities, we examine the required duration of detours for VDRNs to achieve the same level of contact performance as enlarging the communication range.

Semiotic Analysis of Curative Preservation in the Jaran Kepang Art Tradition of Temanggung, Central Java

Art is a skill in creating a quality of work. Indonesia itself is famous for its many arts from Sabang to Merauke. The number of arts that exist around the community makes every region in Indonesia have dances, paintings, or carvings typical of their respective regions, especially in the Java Island area there is the art of Kuda Lumping. Kuda Lumping art performance commonly called Jaran Kepang is one of the original Indonesian traditional arts originating from Temanggung Regency, Central Java. This art is a featured art in Temanggung which is marked by the Jaran Kepang statue located in the eastern district park. Along with its development, the Jaran Kepang Temanggung dance no longer features stories about Diponegoro soldiers that characterize this dance. Some cultural initiators in Temanggung have modified the dance to include elements of Balinese art. Therefore, preservation is a fitting way to preserve and maintain an object or thing that does require protection, care, or preservation in the hope that the information remains. This research aims to preserve the performing arts of Jaran Kepang Temanggung with curative preservation through visual media, namely photography. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach method that aims to describe fully and deeply about various phenomena studied and the use of semiotic analysis techniques. The results of this research will be in the form of a photo presentation of the visual preservation of jaran kepang which is useful to facilitate the delivery of messages from the photo of jaran kepang itself. Although this cultural heritage has begun to compete fiercely with the influx of foreign cultures and arts, this dance still shows high appeal and becomes a performance that captivates the hearts of its audience. In this case, the protection and preservation of the art of jaran kepang is needed so that it will always be recognized by future generations.

ПІДВИЩЕННЯ ВІДМОВОСТІЙКОСТІ В МІКРОСЕРВІСНІЙ АРХІТЕКТУРІ

Microservice architecture is widely used in the development of distributed applications. Many problems present at the beginning of using this approach have already been solved. However, one of the fundamental problems that seriously affects the system’s fault tolerance remains unsolved. This fundamental problem is known as guaranteed delivery of messages between services. The article analyzed standard approaches to solving this problem. Based on the analysis, the Circuit Breaker pattern was isolated, and its modification was carried out, which reduced the delay in the transition between states and, accordingly, the sending of messages by the service. The efficiency of the proposed modification has been confirmed experimentally. The result of the modification is presented in the form of a quick configuration for Spring Boot. Keywords: microservice architecture, fault tolerance, microservice, programming pattern, Circuit Breaker.

Investigating the communication network for batik village tourism stakeholders to support smart economy in Bogor regency, Indonesia

Unequal development is a major factor in measuring Indonesia's poverty problem, resulting in areas that are left behind. It is a primary concern of the government and stakeholders since it is unresolved and will lead to more problems in the community. Therefore, the government and stakeholders conduct various village developments to prosper the community. One is Batik village in Kemang, Bogor Regency, Indonesia. The Pakuan University of Bogor initiated the village development program. The collaboration forms a communication network and communication patterns to facilitate the delivery of messages. This study aims to identify and analyze the communication network pattern of stakeholders in the development of Kampung Batik in Kemang, Bogor Regency, Indonesia. This study is designed using a qualitative approach through interviews with relevant stakeholders. The communication network was analyzed using Sociometric Analysis through UCINET VI. The result indicates that the relationship between actors in the development of Kampung Batik is 75.5 percent and categorized as quite strong. Also, the communication pattern formed is an all-channel pattern with five actors who act as the star, bridge, opinion leader, liaison, cosmopolite, and isolate. This model supports the smart economy's potential to develop a smart village.

Model Predictive Control Strategies for Load-Balancing in Content-based Publish-Subscribe Networks*

Publish-subscribe messaging is a popular asynchronous information-dissemination pattern well-suited for use in distributed systems. Several publish-subscribe implementations rely on intermediate nodes, termed brokers, to route information from publishers to subscribers. Brokers serve as intermediaries that decouple publishers and subscribers. Managing the traffic load handled by the brokers is critical for preventing network congestion and long message delivery delays. This paper proposes global and local strategies for managing the allocation of topics to brokers based on energy consumption and load balancing considerations. Our topic-to-broker assignment strategies are developed within a model predictive control framework that seeks to minimize energy over-consumption, balance the message load handled by each broker, and minimize the number of topic reassignments to reduce control messaging overhead. Numerical experiments for a simulated environment are used to illustrate the performance of the proposed strategies.

학교 컨설턴트의 의사소통 역량 모델 개발: Schein의 과정 컨설팅을 중심으로

The competency of school consultants’ is one of the major factors for successful school consulting. Specifically, the communication competency of school consultants is emphasized as a core competency because it is critical for the principle and process of consulting. This study aims to define the competency of school consultants, with a specific focus on elucidating the educational communication competency based on Schein’s Process Consultation perspective.
 The competency of school consultants can be categorized into common competency and professional consulting competency as a consultant. The common competency of school consultants includes communication, interpersonal relationship, synthetic thinking, utilization of information resources and technology, and self-management competency. The consulting competency consists of field specialty on school field and school education, process specialty for consulting principles and methodologies, and consulting ethics meaning confidentiality, sincerity, and autonomy in consulting.
 The communication competency of school consultant is classified as common competency, and consists of general communication and educational communication competency which has been derived from Schein’s consultation principles. The general communication competency includes writing, speaking, reading, and listening ability for effective delivery and understanding of messages, and discussion and moderation ability for narrowing the gap of opinions.
 The educational communication competency is composed of sub-factors that identify the purpose and content of communication based on Schein's consulting principles: 1) awareness of the importance of forming mutually helpful relationships and communication, 2) presentness of communication based on consultee’s now-here, 3) accuracy of communication, 4) awareness of the intervention influence, 5) consultee's agency and learning, 6) giving the consultee time to understand the situation and context and to provide feedback, 7) timeliness that captures important opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the intervention, 8) confronting intervention that changes the perspective of the consultee facing a constrained situation, 9) recognizing negative reactions and errors consultant's intervention and using them as data for effective consulting, 10) acknowledging the consultant's own limitations and sharing problem situations with consultee.
 This study is significant in developing a school consultants’ competency model and, in particular, deriving education communication competency, by identifying the educational meaning of communication in overall school consulting focusing on problem solving and consultant learning, which are the goals of Schein’s Process Consultation. However, this study could not deal with the whole competency of school consultant and has focused on the education communication competency, therefore, the relationships and complementary aspects with general communication competency, other common competency, and consulting competency, were not fully revealed.

Communication of da’wah diversity in digital screens on the Leonardo’s Youtube channel

Background: This study examines the content of Leonardo’s YouTube channel titled “Journey of Religion: Habib Ja’far,” which focuses on presenting Islamic perspectives on diversity in Indonesia. The Islamic message is effectively conveyed through innovative means. Purpose: The objective of this study was to conduct an analysis of the messages pertaining to religious moderation as given by Habib Ja’far in the video. Methods: The study employed a qualitative methodology to conduct the research. The data were gathered through the application of Pierre Levy’s media theory, utilizing observation and analysis of literature and documentation. Results: The findings of this study indicate that social communication pertaining to religious tolerance is characterized by the integration of individuals through the utilization of new media platforms, such as the internet. Additionally, it was observed that Habib Ja’far’s delivery of religious messages is easily comprehensible. Furthermore, the central themes of his da’wah revolve around the concepts of the heart and love. Lastly, the contents of his da’wah can be categorized into distinct groups. Conclusion: The cultivation of religious tolerance can be facilitated by genuine and uncomplicated social encounters, bolstered by the utilization of contemporary communication platforms. Implications: The findings of this study suggest that the concept of religious moderation can be effectively communicated to younger generations through virtual platforms.

시각디자인 전공 대학생의 자아존중감이 전공만족도에 미치는 영향

In contemporary society, visual design surpasses mere aesthetic expression, establishing itself as a crucial field for message delivery and communication through a variety of media. University students majoring in visual design are increasingly recognized for acquiring a range of professional skills, including creativity and technical expertise. During this process, self-esteem and satisfaction with their major emerge as significant factors. However, there is limited research on how the self-esteem of students majoring in visual design impacts their satisfaction with their major. In this study, 251 copies were used as final analysis data by composing a questionnaire based on previous studies, and these data were analyzed using the PASW Statistics 18.0 program. The results of the study, This study’s findings reveal that the sub-components of self-esteem, namely the social, familial, and academic selves, predominantly exert a statistically significant positive influence on major satisfaction. These results highlight the substantial effect of self-esteem on the satisfaction levels of students in visual design majors. This study anticipates stimulating more discussions on the relationship between self-esteem and major satisfaction among students in this field.

STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI PARTAI POLITIK MELALUI MEDIA SOSIAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN POPULARITAS DAN ELEKTABILITAS

Political communication is a form of message delivery characterized by political messages with the aim of influencing the masses. The presence of social media is certainly used as a communication tool by political parties, legislative candidates, government and activists. Social media plays an important role in letting political parties inform the general public about their political activities. Social media is used for political purposes by political parties because with social media the audience can be easily influenced. The aim of this research is to find out how the NasDem political party manages its social media to communicate with the public, especially in terms of increasing the party's popularity and electability. The method used in this research is a qualitative research method with a sociological approach. The object of this research is the social media of the NasDem Party, which is one of the political parties in Indonesia. The data needed in this research is divided into 2 (two) sources, namely primary data and secondary data. The methods used to search for data in this research were observation, interviews and document study. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the unanimous strategy of the National Democratic Political Party (NasDem) in its efforts to provide a boost to its electoral electability is considered to be running smoothly, and the results benefit the NasDem political party itself. So that the NasDem Political Party has succeeded in proving its ability to compete with other major political parties in Indonesia.

An adaptive text message intervention to promote psychological well-being and reduce cardiac risk: The Text4Health controlled clinical pilot trial

ObjectiveIn a two-arm pilot trial, we examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a 12-week, adaptive text message intervention (TMI) to promote health behaviors and psychological well-being in 60 individuals with multiple cardiac risk conditions (i.e., hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and/or type 2 diabetes) and suboptimal adherence to exercise or dietary guidance. MethodsParticipants were allocated to receive the TMI or enhanced usual care (eUC). The TMI included daily adaptive text messages promoting health behaviors, twice-weekly messages to set goals and monitor progress, and monthly phone check-ins. Feasibility (primary outcome) and acceptability were measured by rates of successful text message delivery and daily participant ratings of message utility (0–10 Likert scale). We also assessed impact on health behavior adherence, psychological health, and functional outcomes. ResultsThe TMI was feasible (99.3% of messages successfully sent) and well-accepted (mean utility = 7.4/10 [SD 2.6]). At 12 weeks, the TMI led to small-sized greater improvements in moderate to vigorous physical activity (d = 0.37), overall physical activity (d = 0.23), optimism (d = 0.20), anxiety (d = −0.36), self-efficacy (d = 0.22), and physical function (d = 0.20), compared to eUC. It did not impact other outcomes substantially at this time point. ConclusionThis 12-week, adaptive TMI was feasible, well-accepted, and associated with small-sized greater improvements in health behavior and psychological outcomes. Though larger studies are needed, it has the potential to be a scalable, low-intensity program that could be used in clinical practice.ClinicalTrials.govregistration:NCT04382521

Reliable cooperative communication in cognitive vehicular networks for intelligent transportation systems

SummaryRapid intelligent transportation systems (ITS) innovations need a reliable MAC protocol to enable massive nonsafety message delivery and high‐priority safety broadcasts. The significant rise in spectrum need is regulated by collaboration in cognitive vehicular networks (CVNs). For QoS improvement, a reliable cooperative MAC for CVNs (CCVN‐MAC) is presented in this study. CCVN allows vehicles to collaborate and share channel status information, allowing for proactive channel switching in case of a legacy user (LU) appearance. To enable transmission mode selection, additional control signals are included. Using the suggested cooperative makeup technique, the helper nodes resend failed transmission. A Markov chain represents the protocol, and NS‐2 is used to evaluate it for several performance characteristics. Compared with conventional MAC techniques, the proposed protocol depicts improved performance, including depreciation of 70% in average latency and an increment of 42.4% in throughput.