Competent Experts Research Articles

LIFECYCLE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OF VERTICAL GREENERY SYSTEMS IN TROPICAL CLIMATES: A CASE STUDY OF KUALA LUMPUR

ABSTRACT A vertical green system (VGS) proposes numerous benefits, expanding from the principles of sustainable social, environmental and economic development, such as aesthetics, health and ecology. While extensive research exists on VGS in terms of benefits, application, plant selection and design, limited attention has been given to the operational and long-term lifecycle maintenance of VGS, particularly in tropical climates such as Malaysia. Therefore, this paper aims to explore current VGS maintenance practices and issues in the tropical climate of Malaysia. Qualitative analysis was employed to study maintenance practices in commercial and institutional buildings in Malaysia. The qualitative data was then compared with international green wall guidelines to benchmark with current maintenance practices in Malaysia. The study revealed that the absence of a green wall guideline in Malaysia has resulted in a reliance on a limited number of competent experts on green walls, potentially contributing to higher installation and maintenance costs. These findings provide valuable insights into the impact of national guidelines on green wall maintenance practices in Malaysia, assisting building managers and policymakers in formulating appropriate maintenance practices and guidelines.

Concept-based Extension of SKOS Defense Controlled Vocabulary: Techniques and Implications

A controlled vocabulary is a set of terms that are utilized to represent knowledge in a domain. In the domain of defense, the use of terms such as “command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR)”, “armored personnel carriers (APC)”, or “biological and bioinspired structures for multispectral surveillance” denote the core competencies of domain experts and the depth of diverse knowledge. This paper describes the second phase of the pilot project to create a defense-related controlled vocabulary with a focus on the Russo-Ukraine conflict. Applications for data annotation, SKOS hierarchical vocabulary development, and vocabulary quality analysis are used to identify terms in text, express identified terms in military press releases as SKOS vocabulary, and assess its structure. The preliminary vocabulary is extended by 173 concepts. The quality of the vocabulary is validated against a SKOS checker of twenty-four criteria.

Rekomendasi Kualitas Pupuk Terhadap Jenis Tanah Dengan Menggunakan Metode Fuzzy ANP

The world's need for palm oil (Crude Palm Oil/CPO) continues to increase every day. In one hectare of oil palm plants that are 8-10 years old with a production of 25 tons of FFB per year, the required nutrients are 193 kg Nitrogen, 26 kg Phosphorus, 251 kg Potassium and 61 kg Magnesium. To meet the needs of these nutrients, maintenance is carried out in applying fertilizer. Fertilizer determination is carried out by competent experts in the field. These expert recommendations provide accurate fertilizer choices, just that Sometimes it takes a long time to determine fertilizer recommendations, there are no experts on-site experts or high maintenance costs.To overcome the problem of determining palm oil fertilizer quickly and precisely to increase palm oil production through computerization, a system was built Determination of fertilizer on soil type using the Fuzzy ANP method. Criteria used are the amount of fertilizer, plant age, rainfall/year and nutrient deficiency (leaf color), input value Crips from each of these criteria will later be used to determine each suitability alternatives on each criterion. This system will be built on a web basis. The accuracy results carried out in this research obtained accuracy in the case study of coconut plants palm oil using the F-ANP Method is 82.6%

Legal Status and Assessment of the Competence of a Forensic Expert and Specialist: Conceptual Framework and Practical Implementation

Legal Status and Assessment of the Competence of a Forensic Expert and Specialist: Conceptual Framework and Practical Implementation

INVOLVEMENT OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IN ENSURING CHILDREN’S DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH: ANALYSIS AND PERSPECTIVES

Introduction: Strengthening the dental public health (DPH) of the pediatric population requires prioritizing development with the identification of key stakeholders and their leading functions.
 The aim. To analyze the current state and identify prospects for intra-industry and inter-sectoral cooperation in the process of strengthening the dental public health of the child population to justify ways of optimization.
 Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study using expert assessments involving 15 highly competent experts (competence level above 0.85) was conducted through a specially designed program. Bibliosemantic and sociological methods were employed. Expert assessments and stakeholder mapping were performed, visualizing the «authority-interest» relationship of different interested groups on a two-dimensional model. The results were analyzed using standard statistical methods with the application of Jupyter Notebook (https://jupyter.org/install). Intra-class correlation coefficients were used to assess the agreement of expert opinions. A significance level of p<0.05 was considered critical in testing all statistical hypotheses.
 Results. The graphical analysis allowed for the identification of stakeholders and determination of their roles in the DPH system. Groups with high and low levels of power and interest were identified. The agreement among experts regarding the determination of power and interest was respectively ICC=0.76 (95% CI 0.56 – 0.91) and ICC=0.79 (95% CI 0.59 – 0.92). The necessity of targeted efforts with each group, considering their capabilities and limitations, was emphasized. Key stakeholders included families, communities, family physicians, public health institutions, pediatric dentists, and others. Primary functions aimed at strengthening children’s dental health were attributed to influencing determinants of dental health, intersectoral collaboration and support for relevant initiatives at the local level are essential.
 Conclusions. The importance of developing and implementing programs aimed at improving the dental health of the child population has been established. Emphasis is placed on the significance of collaboration among various stakeholders in supporting a strategic approach to managing DPH.

Development and Reliability Review of an Assessment Tool to Measure Competency in the Seven Elements of the Risk Management Process: Part Three—Evaluation of the Group Results from the RISK Tool

This study used ratings to form teams of participants with different risk management competence levels to determine if a collectively optimised team performed a risk management exercise better than a marginally or a sub-optimised team. This paper also determined whether team performance was better than individual performance on a risk management exercise. An experimental group was split into three teams of six participants based on their individual risk scenario exercise outcomes. The collectively optimised team had at least one member rated as having some high-level or expert competency in one of the seven risk management process elements. So, jointly, the group had this competency level in all elements. Similarly, the marginally optimised team’s members were rated as having just above average or high-level competency in the seven elements. Likewise, the sub-optimised team’s members were rated as having just above average competency, just below average, or no competency in the seven elements. Each team undertook the risk scenario exercise, and two observers rated their performances, as recorded on a video camera. The results were that the collectively optimised team performed better in each of the seven risk management elements than the other teams (the marginally optimised or the sub-optimised team). However, a significant difference was only evident between the collectively optimised and sub-optimised teams across all elements. Also, the teams performed better in each of the seven elements than individuals. These results imply that a team collectively optimised in the seven elements of the risk management process can better perform a risk management process than a sub-optimised team. These competency outcomes could be used to assemble risk management teams that are collectively optimised, leading to better results from the risk management process.

Экспертная оценка относительной ответственности управляющего в исполнении подсистем бизнес-плана

An analysis of the work on intra-company planning has been carried out. An example of the distribution of relative responsibility based on the data of the expert matrix of the business plan is considered. To coordinate expert assessments and expert competencies, the rank method was adopted. A methodology is proposed for assessing the relative responsibility of the manager in the execution of business plan subsystems based on the coefficient of relative importance and the coefficient of mutual responsibility (utility). The variants of calculating the relative responsibility of the functional divisions of the organization in the execution of business plan subsystems are proposed.

Methodology for forming target project teams to solve creative economic problems in the food industry

A methodology for forming target project teams consisting of trained experts to conduct a heuristic examination of strategic planning objects is proposed. A list of gradations of objects of such planning is proposed. The requirements for the training and qualifi cation level of experts are outlined. An approximate list of categories of professional competencies of experts, as well as a rough list of descriptors within individual categories have been developed. It is proposed to use the PATTERN technique for conducting the examination.

Analisis Dan Perancangan Website SMKN 13 Bandung

Information and communication technology plays an important role in supporting and increasing efficiency in managing daily activities, as well as enabling work to be done from anywhere. 13 Bandung Vocational High School is a secondary level school in the city of Bandung which has competency expertise in the fields of Chemical Analysis, Computer Network Engineering and Software Engineering. 13 Bandung Vocational High School needs a website as a school media for conveying information about school activities and as a media for promoting the school to the general public so that people know more about SMKN 13 Bandung. The system development method uses the prototype development method. Prototyping is the creation of an accurate testing system. Through a prototype, managers can get an overview and ideas regarding the application design requirements. The results of this research are to provide the results of the analysis and provide the results of designing the 13 Bandung Vocational High School website with the hope that this website design can be used for the implementation process of creating the 13 Bandung Vocational High School website

Expert competence requirements for inspections of tanks for the carriage of dangerous goods by road

The article deals with the technical regulation of tanks for the transport of dangerous goods, justifies the statement that there is a problem with confirming the competence of technical experts. The question of the requirements for the personnel of testing laboratories involved in the conformity assessment of tanks for the transport of dangerous goods is noted. The conclusions contain proposals for further ways of improving the skills of the personnel involved in the conformity assessment of tanks for the transport of dangerous goods. Keywords dangerous goods, road safety, ADR, tank trucks

ВПЛИВ ФУНКЦІЙ МЕТОДИКИ НА ЯКІСТЬ ВИРІШЕННЯ ЕКСПЕРТНОГО ЗАВДАННЯ

The publication considers forensic expertise as an integrated system with interconnected elements, one of which is methodological support. The interrelation of the main structural elements in organizing expert research is provided. The impact of methodological functions on the quality resolution of expert tasks through the application of methodology in the process of expert cognition is substantiated. It is suggested that when developing an expert methodology, an additional consideration should be given to the optimization function of the expert's conclusion, which implies the ability to concisely describe the methodology in the research part of the expert's conclusion for a full understanding by investigators, prosecutors, judges, and other participants in the judicial process of the specificity of research in a certain field of knowledge and to evaluate the expert's conclusion in terms of reliability. The development of society constantly increases the requirements for the quality and speed of conducting forensic examinations and research. This requires regular updating of methodologies. Especially, this concerns specialized methodologies for conducting examinations of intellectual property objects, which are unique and multifaceted. The role and significance of a specific methodology in the process of expert cognition can be determined through an analysis of its functions, the main ones being: decisive (or guiding), systematizing, prognostic, pragmatic, managerial, evaluative, substantiating, and cognitive. It is noted that expert research as a cognitive process has two levels of cognition: the first level is empirical; the second level is theoretical. The result of expert cognition should be the solution of an expert task – establishing facts with evidentiary value. General expert knowledge is decisive in conducting qualitative forensic expertise – a dynamic category that is constantly improving through transformation and growth, integrated into the process of expert cognition through the competence of the forensic expert. It is proposed that in organizing the work of a forensic expert to optimize time and labor costs in conducting expert research, the simplex method be used as an algorithm for solving optimization problems. This method involves making directed movements along reference plans to find the optimal solution. The idea of applying the method for expert research lies in finding an expert's action plan according to a certain rule, which is checked against the optimality criterion – time and quality. If the optimality criterion is met, the task is considered solved. In case of non-compliance, a new iteration takes place, using the minimally calculated step, which needs to be recorded in the form of tables.

ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ТА ОСОБЛИВОСТІ МЕДІАЦІЇ У СФЕРІ ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЇ ВЛАСНОСТІ: ЗАРУБІЖНИЙ ДОСВІД

The article examines issues related to world experience and the specifics of using mediation when resolving intellectual property disputes. The main attention is paid to the works of both European, including Ukrainian, and Asian lawyers who analyze national legal systems and determine the place of mediation processes in them. The vast majority of researchers outline international legislation, determine the advantages of mediation over the classic judicial process, etc. At the same time, lawyers resort not only to analytics and theoretical developments, but also offer practical measures to improve the system, structures, and process of mediation. In the process of investigation, it was found that the term "mediation" is not precisely defined and causes discussions among lawyers. Accordingly, the forms of mediation in different countries vary from a settlement agreement, arbitration, an expert's opinion, to mediation, conciliation, early neutral assessment to the ombudsman. At the same time, each of the countries has peculiarities regarding the structure of mediation bodies, features of application, course of the process, etc. In particular, in Singapore, an innovative method is the covering the costs of companies that have resorted to resolving disputes through mediation by a specially created office. Features of the mediation process in Great Britain are the presence of a special hotline, where with the help of a specialist it is possible to decide on the choice of a mediator who will meet the applicant's requirements; mandatory actions of the judge, aimed at involving the parties in mediation before the case is considered; the obligation of the party that refused the mediation procedure proposed by the court to compensate all court costs, even in case of victory. Such features are determined by: the existing legal system and current legislation, worldview and religious concepts, established customs and traditions (mainly applies to the countries of the East). It was also established that in a significant number of countries of the world, the analysis of the mediation process has several limitations. Particularly, the confidentiality of the mediation and the impossibility of referring to the negotiation materials; insufficient competence of individual intellectual property law experts, which limits the objectivity of coverage and assessment of mediation processes, etc.

Model for determining competences of experts in the field of Military Science

Model for determining competences of experts in the field of Military Science

Entropy indicators of fragmentation among specialists of the significance of features of investment attractiveness of objects of expertise.

The systems of preferences of expertise participants are an important indicator of the influence of the human factor on decision making. Their applied aspect lies in the use of an integral assessment of the investment attractiveness of objects of expertise/projects to solve multicriteria problems, as well as the establishment of “compromises” in the requirements for the degree of expression of investment attractiveness features inherent in each object/project. The system of advantages is an ordered series of specified features (n = 18): from more significant (significant, attractive, etc.) to less significant. The implementation of a multi-step technology and algorithm for identifying and rejecting marginal thoughts, eliminating the “systematic error of the survivor” made it possible to identify four subgroups from the initial sample of experts numbering m = 90 people (mС = 30 people, mН = 12 people, mМ = 11 people, mТ = 6 people) whose internal group consistency of opinions about the significance of features of investment attractiveness satisfies the range of system-information criteria at an unusually high level of significance for human factor studies a = 1 %. It is substantiated that the group system of preferences of members of the mС subgroup should be considered basic. The opinions of marginal experts form a subgroup of mU = 31 people. The degree to which experts differentiate the significance of features of investment attractiveness in the process of compiling them is determined by the number of “related” ranks and is taken into account when determining the Kendall dispersion coefficient of concordance (agreement). It is proposed to apply the entropy of the fragmentation of features for the same purpose. For each of the m subjects, normalized entropy indicators were determined, which were generalized both for group m and for subgroups mС, mН, mМ, mТ. Using the Student’s test, a statistically probable (a = 1%) agreement between the average entropy indicators was established. Therefore, the criteria for dividing them into subgroups-clusters according to the applied technology for identifying and screening out marginal thoughts and eliminating the “systematic survivor bias” are important. The paradoxical nature of the research hypothesis has been established, since it is logical to assume that the more competent the expert, the more strictly he will order the studied features of investment attractiveness, and therefore the less entropy of ranks should then be observed in his system of advantages. On the other hand, the same high level of expert competence can lead to his conscious caution in ordering the studied traits, and therefore the use of a larger number of “connected (middle)” ranks, which will contribute to an increase in their entropy. For the mС subgroup, recognized as the basic one, it was found that greater entropy is characteristic of a more significant feature of the investment attractiveness of the objects of examination. The well-known approach to determining entropy concordance coefficients did not turn out to be effective under the conditions of our research and needs further development. Taking into account the issues highlighted, further steps are outlined for the development of information-entropy technologies for expert research.

Leveraging Ontology Development to Enhance Corrosion Visualisation in Engineering Design

Designing automated solutions for understanding, visualising, and detecting damage has become a key area in the era of digitalisation and advanced engineering. The use of deep learning and other artificial intelligence approaches has proven very innovative and rendered manual methods of damage inspection primitive. However, there remains a critical gap in creating a unified knowledge base that helps in understanding, conceptualising, and promoting collaborative engineering design, particularly in the context of automated corrosion detection through images. This research addresses this gap by presenting a conceptualised model for understanding corrosion detection through ontology development. This is implemented in an ontology development environment using Protege 5.5.0 and ELK 0.5.0 reasoner. Evaluation is done using expert competency questions and hypothetical scenarios thereby establishing a robust framework that is beneficial to Engineering design in terms of terminology standardisation, design process facilitation, and building corrosion inspection systems that are interoperable. The Ontology also enables sharing and reusing knowledge between automated corrosion detection systems as well as integration with existing industrial standards such as Industrial Ontology Foundry (IOF) and semantic web standards. Hence, offering a significant contribution to the digitalisation of engineering design. Besides the enhancement of damage detection, this work also advances the engineering field to utilise visual data more effectively in design, maintenance, and product lifecycle management.

Реестр судебных пожарно-технических экспертов как инструмент повышения качества в расследовании и сокращений сроков судопроизводства

Purpose. The article proposes the structure of a registry for forensic fire-technical experts and analyzes issues related to the development of a database for fire-technical experts. The author presents conceptual proposals for creating software that allows an official to select a competent expert when appointing a fire-technical examination, considering the data contained in the registry. The object of the study is to enhance the effectiveness of fire investigation activities and the enforcement of fire safety regulations using computer technologies and a database of forensic experts. The subject of the study is the content and structure of the registry of forensic fire-technical experts, as well as the prospects and features of integrating the database with the software. Methods. The study employed methods of systemic and structural analysis, as well as synthesis of the obtained data. Findings. The structure of the registry of forensic firetechnical experts and recommendations for developing software with the integration of the expert database are proposed. Research application field. The results can be used by officials in forming forensic expert databases and in appointing fire-technical examinations. Conclusions. The proposed structure of the fire-technical expert registry will contribute to increasing the efficiency of officials when appointing fire-technical examination. The database can become an effective tool in improving the quality of fire investigations and reducing litigation time.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS REGARDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICES, READINESS AND INTEREST

This study was conducted with the aim of describing entrepreneurial practices, entrepreneurial readiness, and entrepreneurial interest in vocational high school students based on gender and expertise competencies at Public Vocational High School 22 Jakarta. The research method used in this study is quantitative descriptive method. The respondents used by researchers in this study were grade X students of SMK Negeri 22 Jakarta with an affordable population of 214 students. The sample selection in this study was determined using the Issac & Michael table with an error rate of 5% which found a sample of 135 students. The results of the description analysis of this study found that the variable of entrepreneurial practice had the largest mean value with a score of 4.275 and the lowest value with a score of 4.014. Followed by the variable of entrepreneurial readiness has the highest mean value with a score of 4.370 and the lowest value with a score of 3.986. And the variable of entrepreneurial interest has the largest mean value with a score of 4.341 and the lowest value with a score of 3.957.

Problems of the organization of forensic expert activity in Ukraine and ways to solve them

The article is devoted to the study of problematic aspects of the organization of forensic expert activity in Ukraine, to the determination of ways to solve them. In the course of the conducted analysis, the following directions were established in which the shortcomings of the organization of forensic expert activity in Ukraine are recorded: financing; methodological support; human resources and legal regulation of forensic expert activity. Updating the organization of judicial expert activity is an urgent necessity, caused by structural changes caused, in turn, by the large-scale judicial reform. It was concluded that it is important to establish a unified methodical approach to conducting forensic examinations, which will be a guarantee of reliable and effective functioning of this integral element of criminal, administrative, civil, etc. forms of justice. It is proposed to improve the system of state management of forensic expert activity by creating a state body responsible for the formation of state policy in the field of forensic expert activity. It was noted that the powers of this body should not be of a recommendatory nature, but of a mandatory nature. It is proposed to change the approach to the financing of forensic expert activity in Ukraine: to optimize the personnel of subjects of forensic expert activity, which will allow to increase the remuneration of state experts; to determine the economically justified normative cost of one expert hour; allow non-state expert institutions to conduct forensic examinations in criminal proceedings on behalf of the investigator, inquirer, prosecutor, court and in cases of administrative offenses. The necessity of: reforming the legislation, in the direction of adoption of the updated basic law, which will determine the legal, organizational and financial basis of forensic expert activity in Ukraine, is emphasized; modernization and improvement of the material and technical base of state specialized institutions; by developing and implementing a general educational approach to expand and unify the professional competencies of forensic experts.

PERBEDAAN TINGKAT ADAPTABILITAS KARIER SISWA SMK BOARDING SCHOOL DITINJAU DARI JENIS KELAMIN

SMK students are designed to prepare the nation's generation so that after graduating students are better prepared to work and more easily get jobs in accordance with their respective expertise competencies. However, the fact is that in one vocational school with a boarding school system, many female students do not work immediately, unlike male students. Career adaptability is a psychosocial construct that shows that an individual has the readiness and ability to face current or future career development tasks, face educational or work transitions, and face the difficulties and risks experienced. This study aims to determine whether there are differences in the level of career adaptability of vocational boarding school students in terms of gender. The research was conducted at one of the boarding school SMKs in Jonggol. The subjects in this study were 104 students including women and men. Data collection uses a hardiness scale containing 24 Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) items. The sampling technique used saturated samples for women and proportional stratified random sampling for men. Data analysis was carried out with the statistical technique of independent sample t-test with the help of SPSS 26.0 for Windows program. The results of data analysis showed that there was no difference in the level of career adaptability of vocational boarding school students in terms of gender (sig> 0.05).

The experiences of social and health care and health sciences educators of implementing hybrid teaching in higher education: A qualitative study

BackgroundEducators in the social and health care and health sciences fields play a key role in developing the competencies of health professionals and experts. The increase in hybrid education in higher education provides flexible education but also causes additional stress for educators. In order to develop educators' competencies in hybrid teaching, it is necessary to understand educators' experiences of that. In this study, hybrid teaching means synchronous face-to-face and distance teaching. ObjectivesThe study aims to describe the experiences of social and health care and health sciences educators of hybrid teaching in higher education. DesignWe employed a qualitative descriptive research design. ParticipantsA total of 21 social and health care and health sciences educators were interviewed. MethodsThe data was collected through semi-structured interviews in seven group interviews and an individual interview from February 2022 to April 2022. The data was analysed using inductive content analysis. ResultsEducators felt that hybrid education brought flexibility to their teaching activities and have implemented it successfully. Moreover, educators shared that implementing hybrid teaching requires them to have pedagogical competence and technology skills, ensuring interaction with students and creating a safe learning environment. Their positive attitude towards digital pedagogy is essential. Educators recognised the need to ensure students' digital skills in hybrid education. Moreover, challenges related to assessment were also identified. Educators experienced increased workload due to pressures, psychological strain and distribution of attention. They felt that they needed support and adequate resources to implement it. ConclusionsThe results have societal value in enhancing educators' continual professional development, developing high-quality evidence-based teaching and student skills, and assessing and applying different digital solutions to hybrid education.