Dynamic Way Research Articles

Innovations Concerning Diversity Training and Organizational Development Interventions for Police Officers Using Reflection and Talking Circles

Abstract The paper explores a management consulting and organizational development intervention focused on employing new and innovative approaches to diversity training for police and law enforcement organizations through real-world interventions that explore human stories, connections, and dialogues as tools for understanding and change. The outcome of this approach is a more dynamic, productive, and constructive way to have more impactful and transformative organizational development and employee discussions, interventions, and training on diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence in law enforcement and all complex organizations. The intent of this discussion is not to reconstitute academic theory, but to influence the world of practice in a way that supports social change, because when applied, community-based research is important and relevant.

PENGEMBANGAN APLIKASI OPERASIONAL RESTORAN DENGAN FRAMEWORK SCRUM (STUDI KASUS: RESTORAN PT.XYZ)

In software development, it is necessary to plan carefully, so that the software developed is in accordance with user needs. Software development without good planning will result in a patchwork of software development. To avoid the patchwork of software development, a software development framework is required. The research "Developing Restaurant Operational Applications With Scrum Framework (Case Study: PT.XYZ Restaurant)" aims to develop restaurant operational software at PT. XYZ. The software development framework used in software development uses the Scrum framework. The Scrum framework is a variant of the Agile framework. Agile has a dynamic way of working (iterative and incremental). The Scrum framework has a product backlog, then the product backlog is divided into several sprints. One sprint will be run in one iteration, so that each end of a product sprint that meets the definition of “Done” must be achieved. The use of the Scrum framework emphasizes communication and collaboration between various stakeholders. The result of this research is a software that helps restaurant operations at PT. XYZ starting from master files, transactions files, to reports files. By using the Scrum framework in application development, the application development life cycle is created. Software development can be done by implementing an enterprise architecture that already belongs to a company. Data architecture, application architecture, and technology architecture as the basis for application development in the enterprise

Sīrah Philosophy: A Modern Trajectory for Sīrah Studies

Prophet Muhammad is a central figure in Islam. Systematic exploration of his life and biography as a central discourse for sīrah studies remains timeless and relevant. This has made his life a focal point for study among Muslim and Western scholars for centuries, resulting in the emergence of fresh approaches in modern times. This paper delves into the concept of “sīrah philosophy,” which is vigorously advocated by Fethullah Gülen, a prominent Muslim scholar, as a novel and essential perspective for sīrah studies in modern times. Gülen’s amalgamation of the Prophet’s life and contemporary challenges underscores the enduring significance of sīrah in guiding modern discourse. Sīrah philosophy, at its core, provides a framework rooted in the Prophet’s life to draw inspiration for addressing contemporary issues. The article unpacks the practical application of sīrah philosophy through the Hudaybiya incident, a pivotal moment in the Prophet’s life during his time in Medina. From conflict resolution and peacebuilding to interfaith dialogue, Gülen’s approach leverages sīrah to propose solutions for complex contemporary problems, offering a dynamic way to engage with present-day predicaments. In essence, this article emphasises how sīrah, as envisioned by Muslim scholars like Gülen, transcends historical and contextual boundaries, enriching present-day discourse. As sīrah studies evolve, this pioneering exploration of a modern trajectory fosters a deeper appreciation of the Prophet’s legacy, facilitating comprehensive understanding for diverse audiences. This article argues that this approach is groundbreaking and innovative, paving the way for new perspectives to read and interpret sīrah in a contemporary world for a modern audience.

Preparation stages for a live transmission of an academic event with three simultaneous room

The results of the experience of the process of the massive transmission in synchronous form of an international congress are presented where its greatest challenge was the simultaneous transmission in three rooms with different conferences in a professional, dynamic and attractive way for all the people interested in the congress. and where the central theme was robotics. To cover the objective, it was based on analysis, planning and development as a basic methodology, as well as the use of Facebook as one of the most popular and far-reaching social networks, as well as the free tools OBS and Irium WebCam. This project highlights the effect of the transmission of this type of event on social networks, due to the continuous visits that are made to the site, thus allowing the preservation and continuous dissemination of knowledge spilled at the event through social networks.

How critical success factors combine to influence success? A configurational theory approach on multiple social projects

PurposeIn literature, it is recognized that there is no universal set of critical success factors (CSFs) applicable to all projects. The goal of this research is to validate a theoretical model which considers that CSFs’ influence on project success (PS) is configurational, that CSFs combine to influence PS.Design/methodology/approachThe authors proposed a theoretical framework which operationalizes CSFs considering contingency and institutional theories' terms, as external contingencies, organizational resources and project strategies, which influence PS. The framework is validated through a qualitative approach on 18 social projects implemented by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Based on the conducted semistructured interviews with NGO managers or project managers, 91 instances when CSFs combine to influence PS were identified.FindingsThe dominant path reveals the combination of CSFs in terms of strategies adopted to face contingencies (70 instances), another as resources which moderate managers' strategies (14 instances), and in seven instances positive contingencies and resources combine and influence the PS. The results reveal that CSFs combine in reactive and dynamic ways to influence PS.Originality/valueThe research contributes to the vast literature on projects' success by adopting a different perspective. Configurational theory explains project management and projects' complexity better than the traditional approaches, which have a rather correlational perspective.

THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANTS, A CRITICAL REVIEW

Thermal energy storage, known as TES, allows detaching the energy production from the demand. TES is especially appropriate to be used in concentrated solar power plants, where the energy is produced as heat. TES systems can be classified in three different technologies: sensible heat storage, latent heat storage and chemical heat storage. Currently, commercially available TES systems are based on sensible heat storage using molten salt stored in a double tank system. The other two technologies present a theoretical higher energy density but they are not mature yet to be commercially implemented. Among these systems, thermochemical heat storage has attracted the attention of the research community during the last decades and start to present promising results at relevant scale. The extremely high energy storage density and operation temperatures opens the door to a powerful and dynamic way of storing thermal energy for the plants of the future operating at higher temperatures. In this paper a review of the main experimental results concerning thermochemical energy storage for concentrated solar power plants is presented. A comprehensive review of metal oxides and redox reactions has been included, considering that the operation temperatures and the possibility of using natural air as the heat transfer fluid turns this approach into a very interesting solution for a new generation of concentrated solar power plants. Keywords: ?Thermal energy storage, Concentrated Solar Power, Thermochemical heat storage, Redox

DyCause: Crowdsourcing to Diagnose Microservice Kernel Failure

Today many web applications in the cloud (apps) are built based on microservices. However, as the anomaly propagates in a highly dynamic and complex way, troubleshooting them becomes full of challenges. Existing diagnostic methods are mostly designed based on monitoring metrics retrieved from the microservice system kernel. Therefore, application owners and even site reliability engineers (SREs) cannot effectively resort to those methods when the microservice systems lack such a comprehensive monitoring infrastructure. In this paper, we develop DyCause, a crowdsourcing solution to the asymmetric diagnostic information problem. Our solution collects the operational status of kernel services collaboratively from the user space and initiates diagnosis on demand. Without the requirement of any architectural or functional infrastructure, it is both fast and lightweight to deploy DyCause in a microservice system. In order to discover the fine-grained dynamic causalities between services during the anomaly, we also design an efficient algorithm based on statistical analysis. Based on this algorithm, we can also analyze the anomaly propagation paths within the microservice system and generate a better interpretable diagnosis. In our evaluation, we test DyCause in a controlled simulation environment and a real-world cloud system. Our results have shown that DyCause has the best accuracy and efficiency among several state-of-the-art methods and is more robust in terms of parameters.

Controlling posture to see the world: The integration of visual task demands and postural sway in sitting and standing infants

Our ability to integrate posture with visually demanding tasks is a critical aspect of motor behavior flexibility. When looking at a small object, excessive body movements impair an individual’s ability to visually attend to the object. To overcome this problem, we adjust our postural sway to successfully focus on the object. The goal of the current study was to assess whether infants also adjust postural sway when engaged in a challenging visual task. The participants, 19 independently sitting infants (Sitters) and 21 newly independently standing infants (Standers), sat or stood on a force plate while viewing differently sized images displayed on a monitor (smaller images: 8 × 6.5 cm or 3 × 3 cm; larger images: 13 × 16 cm or 13 × 13 cm). Regardless of image size, Standers were less stable than Sitters with larger sway areas and faster sway velocities. Both Sitters and Standers adjusted sway area but not sway velocity, based on image size. Sitters and Standers differed in how they controlled sway dynamics. Standers but not Sitters altered sway dynamics based on image size. Overall, infants used posture-specific adaptive control strategies to make fine-grained adjustments based on image size. The development of the ability to integrate posture with a visually demanding task further emphasizes the capability of advanced complex motor behaviors during infancy, enabling infants to flexibly attend to important aspects of their environment at different postural positions.

THE PROBLEM OF WRITING AND TRANSLATING WORDS WITH NATIONAL AND CULTURAL SPECIFICS IN THE KAZAKH LANGUAGE

Chinese vocabulary with national and cultural specific meanings - words unique to Chinese society, expressing objects, concepts or phenomena with their own characteristics of time, era. Such vocabulary covers all areas of the political, economic, cultural, and social life of Chinese society. In comparison with the vocabulary of other languages, you can see that some words in Chinese have their own cultural connotation. At present, in connection with the development of interethnic relations, the role of translation is increasing. The purpose of the study is to reveal ways of translating vocabulary that has a cultural connotation that is unique to Chinese and not found in other languages. Words with Chinese characteristics reflect the historical, cultural characteristics inherent in the country itself. Their correct translation is one of the urgent problems of the translation process. The idea of the study is to implement and improve intercultural relations. In the process of translation, it is important to be able to approach the problem in a macro-and dynamic way, without clinging to a certain fixed form and combining many translation methods with each other. Various cooperation with China, various exchanges and communications are carried out through language. And the accuracy of the translation of words and political terms with Chinese characteristics directly affects the understanding of their policies, which is the practical significance of the study. In connection with the development of interethnic relations, the role of translation is increasing. The practical significance of this study lies in the fact that the ways of their correct solution are considered, it is shown how to designate and translate the words of this lexical group. As a result, it was revealed that in the process of translating words only from Chinese into Kazakh, it is necessary to use all its types – transliteration, interpretative translation, literal translation and free translation to correctly express the connotations of Chinese culture.

Impact of Blended Learning on EFL Learning and Teaching

Educational technology is of importance for English as a foreign language (EFL) learner. Educational technology affects their acquisition as well as recognition toward one language thus making an obvious difference in learners achievement. Yet experts and wide public appreciate that Blended Learning (BL) is a type of brainchild of technology advancement, which is a cooperative and dynamic way combining information technologies to help EFL learners and teachers to interact smoothly and effectively. OMO (Online Merge Offline) is a business mode, but can enlighten educational technology development. In language acquisition, learning strategies need more attention for language learners. Thus, in this paper author list out serval suggestions to improve learning strategies with the help of educational technologies. Learning motivation has increasingly been increased due to the practice of blended learning. Some demerits, however, are chaining blended learning development. From students perspective, teaching methodology, diversified learning resources, easily-operated system and a more interactive peer feedback can be refined. From researchers notion, more discipline-oriented surveys should be conducted in the further. ChatGPT raises a discussion wave of technology in extensive sphere. In education, more and more its negative prospects are raging among international community.

Climate policy versus growth concerns: Suggestions for economic research and communication

Climate change has revived the old debate on growth-vs-environment. In view of lack of definitive evidence for polarized pro- and anti-growth positions, I propose a different take on the debate which may provide new insights for designing climate policy to garner sufficient socio-political support. To this end, I explain a third position of being indifferent about economic growth – known as ‘agrowth’ – and argue it merits serious attention in education and research. In addition, I pay attention to how support for climate policy and views on growth-versus-environment are connected in a dynamic way. Better understanding of this may help to reduce resistance against climate policy that is motivated by growth concerns. To this end I propose a new framework, namely the policy-support cycle, which can be formally elaborated through a set of connect models and procedures. I end with providing a set of recommendations for the economic profession regarding participation in current debates on climate policy versus economic growth. Behavioural considerations will appear throughout the discussion as opinions about economic growth and climate policy by all stakeholders – citizens, journalists, scientists and policymakers – tend to be mediated by a variety of behavioural biases.

The Merits of Online Learning Communication in Overcoming The Constraints of Communication Offline Education

This research highlights the weaknesses of communication patterns in offline learning which eventually become opportunities for online learning communication methods. The analysis in this study discusses the various advantages offered by online learning communication, revealing innovative methods and adaptive strategies that contribute to a more dynamic and effective way of delivering material experience. The method used in this study is the literature review method. Preparation of a literature review involves several stages, including finding relevant literature and evaluating literature sources. At the end of the findings will be presented 10 components that make online learning communication a tool to improve the practice of educational communication and overcome the challenges faced by conventional methods. Keywords: Online learning communication, offline learning communication, communication

Biochemical, structural and dynamical characterizations of the lactate dehydrogenase from Selenomonas ruminantium provide information about an intermediate evolutionary step prior to complete allosteric regulation acquisition in the super family of lactate and malate dehydrogenases

In this work, we investigated the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from Selenomonas ruminantium (S. rum), an enzyme that differs at key amino acid positions from canonical allosteric LDHs. The wild type (Wt) of this enzyme recognises pyuvate as all LDHs. However, introducing a single point mutation in the active site loop (I85R) allows S. Rum LDH to recognize the oxaloacetate substrate as a typical malate dehydrogenase (MalDH), whilst maintaining homotropic activation as an LDH. We report the tertiary structure of the Wt and I85RLDH mutant.The Wt S. rum enzyme structure binds NADH and malonate, whilst also resembling the typical compact R-active state of canonical LDHs. The structure of the mutant with I85R was solved in the Apo State (without ligand), and shows no large conformational reorganization such as that observed with canonical allosteric LDHs in Apo state. This is due to a local structural feature typical of S. rum LDH that prevents large-scale conformational reorganization. The S. rum LDH was also studied using Molecular Dynamics simulations, probing specific local deformations of the active site that allow the S. rum LDH to sample the T-inactive state. We propose that, with respect to the LDH/MalDH superfamily, the S. rum enzyme possesses a specificstructural and dynamical way to ensure homotropic activation.

The practice of information appraisal: An ethnographic study of a health information intervention.

As healthcare systems grow increasingly complex, greater demands are placed on patients' abilities to find, understand, appraise, and use health information - often termed their 'health literacy'. Most health literacy research does not focus on information appraisal. When it does, there is a tendency to equate it with patients' assessment of credibility. This reproduces a healthcare-centric understanding of information appraisal where patient agency is omitted. This study explores how participants in a health information intervention practiced information appraisal. The intervention aimed to increase information uptake for people with low back pain by delivering health information to them through animations. This study draws on ethnographic participant observation of the encounters between the intervention and its participants, including 49 rapid interviews and semi-structured telephone interviews with 23 participants carried out in the spring of 2021. Inspired by a social practice approach, the study thoroughly grounds the health literacy subcategory of 'appraisal' in practice. It illustrates that participants appraised the information provided in the intervention according to several factors. These include relating the information to their personal health needs, interpreting the intended audience of the health animations, and prioritising their attention situationally between the animations and other immediate concerns. We suggest that information appraisal is a fundamental component of health literacy and should be considered key in research, policy and practice. To accommodate current healthcare ideals of patient centeredness, empowerment and informed choice, the complex and dynamic ways in which people appraise health information need be considered legitimate practices of health literacy.

An Improved Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization-Based Hybrid Intelligent Algorithm for Index Screening of Underwater Manned/Unmanned Cooperative System of Systems Architecture Evaluation

An improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm is combined with a machine learning classifier to meet the needs of underwater manned/unmanned cooperative warfare architecture evaluation. Firstly, based on the traditional Cauchy variation method, the particles in the population are disturbed in a dynamic way so that the particles trapped in the local optimal can jump out of the local optimal, and the convergence performance of the particle swarm optimization is improved. Secondly, the accuracy of the index set is analyzed based on the CART decision tree algorithm and the IWRF algorithm. A screening method of key indexes with fewer evaluation indexes and high evaluation accuracy is developed to solve the problem of a large number of evaluation indexes and unclear correlation of the underwater combat system. Through simulation, the extraction results of key indicators were verified, and the reliability coefficient of the final simulation experiment was 0.93, which can be considered as high reliability and effectiveness of the key indicators extracted in this study. By combining multi-objective optimization with machine learning and weighing evaluation efficiency and accuracy, a high-precision and rapid evaluation of a few indicators is achieved, which provides support for establishing an evaluation model of SoS architecture for underwater manned/unmanned cooperative operations. This research result can provide inspiration for the evaluation and evaluation of the system in order to analyze the accuracy of indicators and the evaluation effect and carry out research by simulating the actual system with tools with a high simulation degree.

Caring, Repairing, and Reimagining: Experiences from the Rural World

In the era of the Anthropocene and amidst a severe environmental crisis, part of humanity has set out to imagine new ways of addressing global warming, hyper-production of goods, and massive waste generation. Academia and public policies have placed their focus primarily on urban areas, neglecting the experiences that the rural world can offer us. Reversing this trend, this article focuses on a rural sector of the Central Valley of Chile to reveal how, through daily and ‘artisanal’ practices, it is possible to reimagine notions such as creativity, innovation, and adaptability, in the face of changing environments. Specifically, it recognizes the dynamic way in which the inhabitants of rural sectors comprehend objects and the environment; their particular way of living space and time within the local geography; and the role that their tools, technologies, practices, and knowledge play in the daily production of their homes.

Towards the ‘rationality–emotion nexus’ for approaching international student mobility: An ethnography of African student migrants at a Chinese university

AbstractThis paper examines how student motivations to study abroad are shaped by what might be called the ‘rationality–emotion nexus’. Drawing from 15 months of ethnographic engagement at a Chinese university, we show how rational factors (e.g., pursuit of financial resources) interact with emotional forces (e.g., love for family members) in dynamic and diverse ways to shape the pathways of African student migrants to higher education overseas. More specifically, we identify three distinct dynamics in the nexus: (i) rationality is entangled with emotions; (ii) rationality parallels emotions; and (iii) rationality and emotions transform each other. By foregrounding this nexus, the present study offers a critical intervention into international student mobility/migration studies as it develops ‘an integrative approach’ that transcends either a widely established rational framework of capital conversion or the emerging emotional geographies of transnational education migration.

Smart Teaching Systems: A Hybrid Framework of Reinforced Learning and Deep Learning

As vocational education is transforming constantly, there is an urgent demand in the field of education for smart teaching systems to be able to respond to students’ personal learning needs in a more dynamic way, but a review of currently available algorithms reveals that the common application of existing methods lacks a deep enough understanding of students’ individual differences. Out of these concerns, this study aims to propose a novel and hybrid framework for the design of smart teaching systems based on reinforced learning and deep learning, so as to overcome the shortcomings of existing research and more accurately predict students’ personal needs. Besides, an end-to-end model with a retrieval attention mechanism has been designed for generating responses with precise information about students’ learning needs. This study provides a smart teaching scheme for vocational education that is new, efficient, and humane, while also providing a solid theoretical foundation for the reform and innovation of the education system in the future.

Unraveling the Patterns of Complexity in Transnational Corporate Bribery

Scholarship on white-collar and corporate crime often notes that these crimes are complex due to their scale, longevity, and hidden, layered, and global nature. Embedded in these discursive descriptions is the assumption that complexity is unidimensional and operates solely in a linear fashion. Yet, corruption and transnational bribery are the results of a complex system that involves diverse actors interacting in dynamic environments, which can produce multiple classes of outcomes that may include different patterns of complexity in crime. In this paper, we empirically explore potential variability in patterns of complexity in transnational corporate bribery using official data from cases prosecuted under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in the United States. Our findings indicate that crime “complexity” can take different forms, suggesting that the relationship between variables can unfold in dynamic ways. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Critical information literacy as a form of information activism

Information literacy emerged in the 1970s to address information needs in an active and critical way. However, the increasing availability of information and the evolution of technology led information literacy to focus more on instrumental aspects and less on its cognitive, axiological, and critical dimensions. As a response, a new wave emerged to explicitly focus on the most critical and emancipatory aspects: Critical Information Literacy (CIL). This concept has been developed in a dynamic and spontaneous way through the various practices and publications on the topic and as a reflection of the social advances in recent decades. In this paper, CIL is presented as a means of action for informational activism to promote changes in society aligned with the values of human rights and social justice. We present a review of the main authors that have worked with CIL, including the active scene in Brazil and its Freirean influence, aiming at systematizing the concept and its main characteristics in a global landscape dominated by misinformation and absence of informational and digital competences. The concept of informational activism is presented and discussed as one of the main lines of action for Library and Information Science in today's polarized society.