Effective Resolution Research Articles

Multimodality Driven Impedance-Based Sim2Real Transfer Learning for Robotic Multiple Peg-in-Hole Assembly.

Robotic rigid contact-rich manipulation in an unstructured dynamic environment requires an effective resolution for smart manufacturing. As the most common use case for the intelligence industry, a lot of studies based on reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms have been conducted to improve the performances of single peg-in-hole assembly. However, existing RL methods are difficult to apply to multiple peg-in-hole issues due to more complicated geometric and physical constraints. In addition, previously limited solutions for multiple peg-in-hole assembly are hard to transfer into real industrial scenarios flexibly. To effectively address these issues, this work designs a novel and more challenging multiple peg-in-hole assembly setup by using the advantage of the Industrial Metaverse. We propose a detailed solution scheme to solve this task. Specifically, multiple modalities, including vision, proprioception, and force/torque, are learned as compact representations to account for the complexity and uncertainties and improve the sample efficiency. Furthermore, RL is used in the simulation to train the policy, and the learned policy is transferred to the real world without extra exploration. Domain randomization and impedance control are embedded into the policy to narrow the gap between simulation and reality. Evaluation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed solution, showcasing successful multiple peg-in-hole assembly and generalization across different object shapes in real-world scenarios.

뉴스 빅데이터 분석을 통해 본 지역사회 갈등과 갈등 해소를 위한 민원배심제 운영

In this study, we reviewed the literature on community conflict and conflict mediation and performed empirical study with LDA-based topic modeling to understand conflict patterns in Suseong-gu, Daegu, and then analyzed cases of conflict mediation through the civil jury system. It was conducted based on analysis of civil complaint jury minutes for about 10 years (April 28, 2011 - July 3, 2019) and news data from the same period. From this, the implications of the civil jury system as a community conflict management mechanism were presented through an understanding of complex and multidimensional conflicts in the community. The main concepts of the Citizens' Jury System identified in the study consist of three components. Firstly, there are conflicting parties seeking understanding, followed by the forum of communication, which could be referred to as the “public sphere,” created through complaints arbitration meetings to facilitate dialogue. Lastly, there is the neutral third-party group who mediate to induce agreement among conflicting parties and thereby reduce or resolve conflicts. The process of the Citizens' Jury meetings not only prevents the polarization of conflicting groups but also holds significant implications beyond the institutional aspect of conflict resolution, including rational mediation by a third party well-versed in local community affairs, overcoming/solving rational ignorance through information sharing in the conflict public sphere, voluntary participation by complaints arbitrators, and compliance with arbitration decisions, contributing to the augmentation of social capital and effective conflict resolution.

EXAMINING DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER THE ASEAN CHARTER: ANALYZES INDONESIA'S HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS IN THE AMBALAT BLOCK DISPUTE AND THE STATUS OF SIPADAN AND LIGITAN ISLANDS.

<p>The territorial dispute between India and Malaysia over Pulau Sipadan, Pulau Ligitan and the Ambalat block is a major challenge to regional stability in Southeast Asia. Through conflicting historical and sovereignty claims, these disputes have undermined bilateral arbitration and led to international arbitration, particularly through the International Court of Justice (ICJ). These disputes, governed by international legal frameworks such as the Treaty on Certification and Cooperation (TAC) and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), involve complex issues of maritime territorial delimitation and exploitation of resources. However, despite the ICJ decision, the decision-making process was complicated by difficulties in implementing the decision and enforcing the law, particularly with regard to the economic effects on oil and gas reserves. Addressing these challenges requires a multifaceted approach that emphasizes diplomatic dialogue, confidence-building, and strengthening regional cooperation. It is important to reduce problems, stabilize age and promote the well-being of all in South Asia. Effective conflict resolution is essential to maintaining regional peace and security and ensuring the continued progress and development of all parties involved</p><p>Keywords: Territorial disputes; Sipadan & Ligitan Island; ;International Court of Justice (ICJ); UNCLOS;Peaceful resolution</p>

Consumer Legal Protection Related to Goods Storage Agreements in Shopping Centers in Realizing Justice

The development of shopping centers in Indonesia has increased the need for item storage services, but it has also raised legal issues related to consumer protection. This research aims to analyze the forms of legal protection for consumers regarding item storage agreements in shopping centers and identify efforts that can be made to achieve justice for consumers in this context. This study uses a normative legal research method with statutory and conceptual approaches. Data collection techniques are carried out through library research, while data analysis uses qualitative methods with deductive reasoning to interpret legal materials and formulate recommendations. The research results show that legal protection for consumers in item storage agreements in shopping centers is based on the Consumer Protection Act and the Civil Code, covering the guarantee of consumer rights, obligations of shopping centers, prohibition of detrimental standard clauses, compensation liability, reverse burden of proof principle, dispute resolution mechanisms, as well as supervision and law enforcement. To achieve justice for consumers, comprehensive efforts are needed including regulatory revision, increased supervision, consumer education, development of effective dispute resolution mechanisms, technology adoption, development of industry standards, increased transparency, development of special insurance products, periodic evaluations, strengthening the role of non-governmental consumer protection organizations, development of consumer rating systems, and improved coordination among relevant government agencies.

Abordaje global del paciente con pie diabético: Una revisión

Diabetic foot is one of the most prevalent and severe complications that can develop in patients with diabetes mellitus, presenting numerous clinical challenges due to the complexity of the lesions and the multiple associated comorbidities. Effective resolution of this condition requires coordinated participation from a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including endocrinologists, surgeons, orthopedists, and specialized nurses. The objective of this paper is to present the "System for the Evaluation and Treatment of Diabetic Foot" as an integral and user-friendly tool that facilitates the management of diabetic foot in various clinical settings, including primary care, hospitals, and emergency services. This system standardizes evaluation and treatment, enhances communication among professionals, and has demonstrated, over more than 20 years, a significant reduction in the number of amputations and an improvement in clinical outcomes for patients.

A distributed-temperature-sensing-based soil temperature profiler

Abstract. Storage change in heat in the soil is one of the main components of the energy balance and is essential in studying the land–atmosphere heat exchange. However, its measurement proves to be difficult due to (vertical) soil heterogeneity and sensors easily disturbing the soil. Improvements in the precision and resolution of distributed temperature sensing (DTS) equipment has resulted in its widespread use in geoscientific studies. Multiple studies have shown the added value of spatially distributed measurements of soil temperature and soil heat flux. However, due to the spatial resolution of DTS measurements (∼30 cm), soil temperature measurements with DTS have generally been restricted to (horizontal) spatially distributed measurements. This paper presents a device which allows high-resolution measurements of (vertical) soil temperature profiles by making use of a 3D-printed screw-like structure. A 50 cm tall probe is created from segments manufactured with fused-filament 3D printing and has a helical groove to guide and protect a fiber-optic (FO) cable. This configuration increases the effective DTS measurement resolution and will inhibit preferential flow along the probe. The probe was tested in the field, where the results were in agreement with the reference sensors. The high vertical resolution of the DTS-measured soil temperature allowed determination of the thermal diffusivity of the soil at a resolution of 2.5 cm, many times better than what is feasible using discrete probes. A future improvement in the design could be the use of integrated reference temperature probes, which would remove the need for DTS calibration baths. This could, in turn, support making the probes “plug and play” into the shelf instruments without the need to splice cables or experience in DTS setup design. The design can also support the integration of an electrical conductor into the probe and allow heat tracer experiments to derive both the heat capacity and the thermal conductivity over depth at high resolution.

Local Self-Government Autonomy in Saint Petersburg

In modern history, public authority has expanded its political and legal interpretation. By an amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation from 2020 on improving the regulation of certain issues of the organization and functioning of public authority, the bodies of local self-government were included among the bodies of public authority. Based on Article 132 of the RF Constitution, LSG bodies entered the unified system of public authority in the Russian Federation and began to cooperate with state authorities for the most effective resolution of tasks in the interests of the population residing in the respective territory.The European Charter on Local Self-Governance defines and the Constitution of the Russian Federation enshrines the historical and legal basis for the establishment of local self-governance in a particular territory — its autonomy. The cultural and historical peculiarities of the inhabitants of these territories must be taken into account.The people of St Petersburg exercise their constitutional right to exercise power through local government. It has its own cultural code, which is expressed in special history, local customs and traditions, a multinational population, and a multitude of confessions. Local self-government is represented by 111 inner-city municipalities and 1 Council of Municipalities. Local government is regulated by the law on organization of local government in St Petersburg. The degree to which the residents’ right to power, and thus political stability in the region, depends on the quality of the local government’s performance of its powers.The 2019 municipal elections changed the quality of the representative bodies by supplementing them with independent, non-systemic deputies. This circumstance allowed for a different perspective on the specifics of local government and the functioning of LSG bodies. In the opinion of the authors, this renewal is not so much the desire of the population of the metropolis to change the composition of the representative bodies, but rather the consequence of a consistent government policy of centralizing local self-governance. After the incorporation of local self-governance into the system of public authorities and the artificial subordination of its legal nature to the needs of state power, the managerial principle of federal megacities of urban unity became the main reason, exploiting which, as a screen, the state power consistently deprives LSG bodies of independence, reducing the financial basis, the number of issues of local significance, and traditionally local functionality.The article attempts to determine the level of autonomy of LSG bodies of St. Petersburg, the direction of the vector of normative-legal regulation of state power in relation to the constitutional institution, to analyze the results of the findings, to draw conclusions and to assess the level of autonomy of local self-government in the political aspect, as well as the possible consequences of such state policy on the ground.The aim of this article is to provide scientific substantiation of necessity of certain decisions of state power bodies with the aim of preventing governmentalization of local self-government in St. Petersburg, to offer concrete measures for decision-making by state power bodies.

Empirical Research of Professional Creativity of the Head of Educational Institution

The aim of our research is to show the concepts of “professional creativity” and “creativity in the process of professional activity”; to organize the experimental research and to analyze its results; to describe the processes cause a creative reinterpretation of stereotypes – meaning-making – and changes in the entire life process – life-making; to show the results of empirical researches of professional creativity of the head of educational institutions. Methods of the research. The following theoretical methods of the research were used to solve the tasks formulated in the article: a categorical method, structural and functional methods, the methods of the analysis, systematization, modeling and generalization. The experimental method was the method of organizing empirical research. The results of the research. We proved, that if there was no personal meaning in the process of professional activity, for the sake of which professional activity would be carried out, and only the objective orientation of this activity was expressed. Then such activity would not take the form of creative activity, it would not reflect the actual spiritual search on oneself that is meaningful for a person. The internal objective determinants, the objective orientation of the process of professional activity allows the manager to find his/her own personal meaning, and only when the manager clearly understands why he/she will carry out creative activity, its goals and values will be determined. Only in the case when the process of professional creativity acquires a personally significant meaning for the manager, only then this activity can be considered in a creative aspect, in the paradigm of the manager’s acquisition of personal meanings and the formation of his/her creative individuality. Thus, the professional creativity of a manager is understood by us as a conscious, purposeful, active process of the unique activity of its kind, aimed at finding a new, independent, innovative and original way of managing the activities of subordinates with the aim of highly effective creative resolution of managerial tasks and problems. Conclusions. The results of professional creativity are: a new understanding of the subject of activity – the creation of new ideas, programs, concepts, projects, paradigms, aimed at obtaining fundamentally new results, which make it possible to involve a wider social community in creative cooperation; the emergence of new ways of carrying out professional activities, hitherto unknown technologies, activity algorithms, etc. Professional creativity of the manager is accompanied by constant personal development – the need for new, original, non-standard and unique ideas.

The Four Horsemen of Antiracist School Leadership: A Communication Guide to Bridge Racial Conflict in School Relationships

Principals are critical for disrupting systems that bar racially diverse students from learning opportunities and belonging in schools. Issues of inequity due to systemic racism have been ongoing and politically heightened in the United States as the nation navigates racial tensions within school systems. Research on antiracist school leadership has resulted in important, timely, and relevant frameworks for practice and popular strategies and programs, including courageous conversation and restorative justice programs. However, the process of how to practice antiracist leadership remains difficult and elusive in the translation of theory to praxis. Particularly, principals are rarely trained to develop healthy communication styles and effective conflict resolution skills, especially in conversations about racism. Borrowing from the field of counseling, this article details Gottman’s Four Horsemen model of conflict and their resolutions at the interpersonal level. This article frames the model within school contexts for principals to practice and empower their communication skills around race when setting antiracist and equitable school agendas. Recognizing the Four Horsemen and practicing the antidotes to conflicts are important skills for principals to effectively engage in difficult, contentious, and often emotional conversations around racism and its impacts on racially diverse students. Recommendations for principals and preparation programs are provided.

Optimizing information support technology for network control: a probabilistic-time graph approach

In modern telecommunications and computer networks, efficient and reliable information collection is essential for effective decision-making and control task resolution. Current methods, such as periodic data transmission, event-driven data collection, and on-demand requests, have distinct advantages and limitations. The object of the paper: The study focuses on developing a comprehensive model to optimize information collection processes in network environments. Subject of the paper: This paper investigates various information collection methods, including periodic data transmission, event-driven data collection, and on-demand requests, and evaluates their efficiency under different network conditions. This study proposes a flexible and accurate model that can optimize information support technologies for network control tasks. The key tasks include 1. Developing a probabilistic-time graph model to evaluate the efficiency of different information collection methods. 2. Analyzing model performance through mathematical relationships and simulations. 3. Comparing the proposed model with existing methodologies. Results. The proposed model demonstrated significant variations in the efficiency of the information collection methods. Periodic data transmission increased network load, while event-driven data collection was more responsive but could miss infrequent changes. On-demand requests balanced timely data needs with resource constraints but faced delays due to packet loss. The probabilistic time graph effectively captured these dynamics, providing a detailed understanding of the trade-offs. Conclusions. This study developed a flexible and accurate model for optimizing information support technologies during network control tasks. The model's adaptability to varying network conditions has significant practical implications for improving network efficiency and performance. Future research should explore the integration of machine learning techniques and extend the model to more complex network environments.

Interactive learning for multi-finger dexterous hand: A model-free hierarchical deep reinforcement learning approach

When a multi-fingered dexterous hand interacts with the external environment, it encounters various challenges, including the utilization of complex control techniques and the intricate coordination of finger motion sequences. Previous studies have primarily concentrated on investigating the interaction between multi-fingered dexterous hands and external objects, usually using model-based control or model-free reinforcement learning techniques. However, during practical implementation, various constraining factors are encountered, such as intricate modeling and limited interaction capabilities. In practical scenarios, the utilization of multi-fingered dexterous hands is imperative for the swift and efficient execution of a wide range of interactive tasks, including but not limited to throwing a ball and playing rock-paper-scissors. These tasks require skilled manual dexterity to demonstrate both precise control and quick responsiveness. To tackle this issue, we propose a hierarchical control approach for multi-fingered dexterous hands with interactive functionalities, utilizing model-free deep reinforcement learning. The complex interaction task is decomposed into simple sub-tasks using hierarchical strategy and action primitive decomposition, which effectively reduces the complexity of the action space, and achieves the motion planning and end finger trajectory control of dexterous hand. In a simulated environment, the aforementioned method has successfully executed interactive tasks, including ball throwing and playing rock-paper-scissors. It achieved a maximum normalized reward of 0.83 and an 84 % success rate. These results are noteworthy in terms of both control accuracy and response speed. This study offers novel insights into the effective resolution of the intricate challenges associated with interactions involving multi-fingered dexterous hands and human-computer interaction.

Новая веха в гражданском судопроизводстве с участием иностранных лиц в КНР

Recently, due to the active transformation of the economic and social structure, the number of civil disputes complicated by a foreign element being considered in the courts of China has increased dramatically. According to statistics, participants in such disputes are representatives from more than 100 countries around the world. The current rules of civil procedure governing proceedings involving foreign persons in China no longer fully meet the needs for fair, effective and convenient resolution of international civil disputes, as well as for the protection of national sovereignty, security and development interests, which makes it necessary to review and improve them.

Current Issues of The Utilization of Online Dispute Resolution As A Method For International Trade Dispute Settlement

The transformation of international trade from conventional to digital impacts several things, including resolving international trade disputes. In order to realize an efficient and effective dispute resolution process, many countries have implemented ODR to settle international trade disputes. This study aims to analyze the implementation of ODR in various countries and examine issues with unclear guidelines based on international law. This research observes the development of ODR in Indonesia and the urgency for its implementation in Indonesia. The research is normative juridical, with a statutory and comparative approach. The results obtained in this study are model law arrangements relating to the standardization of ODR Providers aimed to protect the personal data of the parties, unification of ODR dispute resolution clauses, and formulation of national legal instruments to create legal certainty regarding ODR, including ODR proceedings, permits, and monitoring, as well as recognition and execution process of electronic ODR decisions.

Independence of Judges in Deciding Criminal Cases Perspective on the Principle of Legality

Judges' independence in resolving criminal cases ensures justice and legal certainty inside the legal system from the standpoint of the legality principle. Independence from unlawful interference, autonomy in interpreting the law, and independence from internal and external pressure are all included. Judges must be strengthened to enhance the concept of judges' independence as much as possible. The legality concept can be seen in judges' suitable and effective resolution of criminal cases, which results in justice and legal certainty. To gain a complete picture of judges' independence in making decisions about criminal cases from the standpoint of legality principles, this study employed a normative juridical approach method, utilizing secondary data gathered through literature research with primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. The data was then analyzed using qualitative juridical methods. As a foundation for guaranteeing justice in the legal system, the study's findings indicated that judges' independence in resolving criminal cases from a legal standpoint is crucial. The legality principle, which highlights the idea that there can be no crime without law, must serve as the foundation for judges' independence in making decisions on criminal matters. In order to protect the defendant and uphold justice and legal certainty, the judge is not allowed to overstep or break any of the legal restrictions placed to stop abuse of authority. Beyond imposing penalties that fall short of the legal minimum, judges are also constrained by the idea of legality. Researchers contend that material legality, which emphasizes community-felt justice through ideas like restorative justice, should be added to the definition of legality. More research is still needed on this transition.

The pollution traveling salesman problem with refueling

This study presents the Pollution Traveling Salesman Problem with Refueling, a novel optimization problem which integrates two recently proposed variants of the Traveling Salesman Problem: the Pollution Traveling Salesman Problem and the Traveling Salesman Problem with Refueling. The proposed problem captures the operational dynamics of a real-world routing scenario involving a single vehicle originating from a central depot and delivering products to end customers. When considering the vehicle’s fuel tank capacity and fuel consumption during the routing process, the need to visit fuel stations for refueling arises. To address this complex problem, a new mixed integer linear programming model was developed, and the Gurobi solver was employed to solve smaller instances. For the effective resolution of larger practical problem cases, a two-stage double adaptive general variable neighborhood search method was proposed. The proposed methodology exhibits comparable efficiency to a commercial solver, demonstrating notably low execution time requirements. To further assess its performance, a comparative study was conducted on TSPLib instances. In comparison to various solution approaches documented in the open literature, encompassing both Variable Neighborhood Search-based and alternative methods, our proposed approach consistently yields highly competitive results within low execution times.

Revisiting Philosophical Dichotomies in South Africa's Post-Colonial Policing Foundational Structures: A Retrospective Analysis

This article examines the historical and medieval policing paradigms in South Africa, focusing on the integration of diverse policing styles worldwide, including indigenous precolonial African policing systems. Irrespective of efforts to modernize policing, remnants of Eurocentric and Americentric approaches persist, rooted in colonial and apartheid legacies. Through qualitative document analysis, it's evident that within contemporary policing in South Africa, there are similarities influenced by historical practices driven by colonisation, racism, and oppressive ideologies that excluded the indigenous majority. To a certain extent, these influences impede effective crime resolution. The article advocates for a paradigm shift towards blending a resource-based policing model and African pre-historic policing systems (syncretic), diverging from the prevailing business-centric approach. This model emphasizes continuous adaptation to crime trends, situational responses, and community dynamics, incorporating multidimensional factors such as historical context, social policies, and cultural influences. Embracing this model offers South Africa a more inclusive and effective approach to hybridised policing tailored to its unique challenges and persistent aspirations.

Adding Color to Mass Spectra of Biopolymers: Charge Determination Analysis (CHARDA) Assigns Charge State to Every Ion Peak.

Traditionally, mass spectrometry (MS) output is the ion abundance plotted versus the ionic mass-to-charge ratio m/z. While employing only commercially available equipment, Charge Determination Analysis (CHARDA) adds a third dimension to MS, estimating for individual peaks their charge states z starting from z = 1 and color coding z in m/z spectra. CHARDA combines the analysis of ion signal decay rates in the time-domain data (transients) in Fourier transform (FT) MS with the interrogation of mass defects (fractional mass) of biopolymers. Being applied to individual isotopic peaks in a complex protein tandem (MS/MS) data set, CHARDA aids peptide mass spectra interpretation by facilitating charge-state deconvolution of large ionic species in crowded regions, estimating z even in the absence of an isotopic distribution (e.g., for monoisotopic mass spectra). CHARDA is fast, robust, and consistent with conventional FTMS and FTMS/MS data acquisition procedures. An effective charge-state resolution Rz ≥ 6 is obtained with the potential for further improvements.

"It's an ongoing discussion about desire": Adults' strategies for managing sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies in romantic relationships.

Desire discrepancies are a common source of relationship conflict and one reason adults may seek couples counseling. Within romantic relationships, adults individually experience sexual and affectionate desire, but also experience desire relative to their partner. If desire discrepancies exist, partners may attempt to resolve these discrepancies. Thus, we examined adults'strategies for managing sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies. Our sample consisted of 300 adults (45% women; Mage = 29.5; 86.3% LGBTQ+) who were in a romantic relationship and reported a desire discrepancy. Thematic analysis revealed five strategies for managing desire discrepancies: alternative behaviors, communication, doing nothing, engaging in behaviors anyway, and giving control to a specific partner. Adults reported similar strategies for resolving sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies. Perceived effectiveness and strategies varied by whether adults thought that their discrepancies were problematic. Our findings hold implications for clinicians approaching problematic desire discrepancies, and suggest strategies that may promote effective resolutions.

On-Chip Quantum Information Processing with Distinguishable Photons.

Multiphoton interference is at the heart of photonic quantum technologies. Arrays of integrated cavities can support bright sources of single photons with high purity and small footprint, but the inevitable spectral distinguishability between photons generated from nonidentical cavities is an obstacle to scaling. In principle, this problem can be alleviated by measuring photons with high timing resolution, which erases spectral information through the time-energy uncertainty relation. Here, we experimentally demonstrate that detection can be implemented with a temporal resolution sufficient to interfere photons detuned on the scales necessary for cavity-based integrated photon sources. By increasing the effective timing resolution of the system from 200 to 20ps, we observe a 20% increase in the visibility of quantum interference between independent photons from integrated microring resonator sources that are detuned by 6.8GHz. We go on to show how time-resolved detection of nonideal photons can be used to improve the fidelity of an entangling operation and to mitigate the reduction of computational complexity in boson sampling experiments. These results pave the way for photonic quantum information processing with many photon sources without the need for active alignment.

Exploring the Interplay of Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Resolution Approaches in the IT Industry Workplace

This study investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and conflict resolution styles among IT professionals, while also exploring potential gender differences in these factors. A correlational design was employed with 200 participants aged 25-35 working in the IT sector in India. The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test was used to test emotional intelligence, and a questionnaire was used to examine conflict resolution styles. The results revealed a significant negative correlation between EI and conflict resolution scores, indicating that higher EI was associated with lower conflict resolution scores. No significant gender differences were found in either EI or conflict resolution styles. These insights have implications for training programs and organizational practices aimed at fostering positive work environments and effective conflict resolution strategies in the IT industry.