Information Collection Strategies Research Articles

Stochastic Optimization-Aided Energy-Efficient Information Collection in Internet of Underwater Things Networks

In the face of deeply exploring and exploiting marine resources, the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) networks have drawn great attention considering its widely distributed low-cost and easy-deployment smart sensing nodes. However, given the hostile underwater environment, it is critical to conceive energy-efficient information collection because of limited underwater energy supply and inefficient artificial recharge methods. Characterized by high flexibility and maneuverability, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are regarded as a promising solution for information collection in the IoUT relying upon delicate AUVs’ trajectory and information collection strategy design with the spirit of balancing their energy consumption and information processing capability. In this article, we propose a heterogeneous AUV-aided information collection system with the aim of maximizing the energy efficiency of IoUT nodes taking into account AUV trajectory, resource allocation, and the Age of Information (AoI). Moreover, based on the particle swarm optimization (PSO), we obtain the trajectory of AUVs with low time complexity. Additionally, a two-stage joint optimization algorithm based on the Lyapunov optimization is constructed to strike a tradeoff between energy efficiency and system queue backlog iteratively. Finally, simulation results validate the effectiveness and superiority of our proposed strategy.

Local Government Fiscal Early Warning Surveys: Lessons From COVID-19

Yang (2020) recently argued for enhanced evidence–based decision making during sudden and widespread economic shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but he lamented the difficulty of acquiring such data in a timely manner. One strategy is to implement an early warning survey system. This article describes Colorado’s experience with a survey the state administered to local government officials shortly after the governor’s stay-at-home order. The state used the survey to inform its fiscal response policies. We describe the advantages and challenges of using surveys as a statewide, rapid information collection strategy as well as offer evidence that the survey yielded relatively accurate data about local fiscal impacts. We also provide an empirical analysis of the survey, employing the Heckman correction technique to account for selection bias, to illustrate how the survey responses can improve state decision making.

Perception of Tourist Guide to Gorontalo Tourism Destination

This study discusses tourists gude overview regarding the destination of tourism place in Gorontalo. This sort of inquire about is quantitative. Information collection strategies in this consider incorporate perception, this strategy is done by watching all exercises at the inquire about locationThe results shows that in terms of openness, Gorontalo has met the standard of accessibility of get to for sightseers to enter and exit Gorontalo as well as most of the get to to different visitor attractions in Gorontalo Tourism Goals. it is fundamental to extend the quality of human assets within the tourism division in Gorontalo. An appraisal of the uniqueness of Gorontalo culture which is considered exceptionally great may be a reality that happens in each locale in Indonesia since Indonesia is wealthy in social differing qualities which of course has its possess uniqueness.

La Interseccionalidad como Herramienta de Análisis del Fracaso Escolar y del Abandono Educativo: Claves para la Equidad

El propósito de este trabajo es analizar el fracaso escolar y abandono educativo desde una perspectiva interseccional. La investigación cualitativa ha sido el posicionamiento metodológico asumido, con las estrategias de recogida de información ad hoc y desde el que ha sido posible afrontar el proceso de análisis. Los resultados permiten identificar la matriz de dominación que se configura a partir de los diversos sistemas de dominación que juegan un papel clave en la concurrencia del fracaso escolar y del abandono educativo. Se abordan los cuatros dominios de los que se compone: estructural, disciplinario, interpersonal y hegemónico. Se concluye con la evidencia de que la interseccionalidad nos permite situarnos en los dispositivos que definen y causan desigualdades e injusticias, o por el contrario, provocan experiencias y situaciones de privilegio. Incorporar la herramienta de la interseccionalidad para el análisis del fracaso escolar y del abandono educativo nos permite reforzar la idea de que no son neutrales, estáticos e inmanentes. La interseccionalidad, como herramienta de análisis crítico, resulta de gran valor para luchar por los derechos de quienes son excluidos, discriminados, marginados desde un proyecto educativo, social y político, comprometido con el bien común y la equidad.

Profesores en la era digital: prácticas en la escuela secundaria argentina

El contexto de convergencia digital demanda de la escuela nuevas alfabetizaciones. Resulta relevante el análisis de los sentidos otorgados a los medios digitales por los profesores como pilar para movilizar cambios en las estrategias de enseñanza. Esta investigación caracterizó el uso doméstico y pedagógico de la web 2.0 por parte de los profesores, se identificaron las debilidades en la formación y los sentidos que construyen sobre el uso de los medios digitales en el contexto educativo. Se realizó un estudio cualitativo en escuelas secundarias públicas argentinas. Los instrumentos de recolección fueron: observaciones de clase, entrevistas en profundidad y notas de campo. Las dimensiones que contemplan la estrategia de recolección de información son: la identificación, la formación tecnológica, el perfil informático, prácticas pedagógicas y sentidos/percepciones. Tras el análisis del corpus, se concluyó que es necesario fortalecer la educación mediática de los profesores para transformar el uso pedagógico de los medios digitales.

Representaciones Sociales de Adolescentes pertenecientes a las Barras Futbolísticas de Tunja hacia su Colectividad

El presente artículo de investigación surge de la pesquisa denominada “Representaciones Sociales de Adolescentes pertenecientes a las Barras Futbolísticas de Tunja hacia su Colectividad”, cuyo objetivo es determinar las representaciones sociales que tienen estos sujetos frente a sus hinchadas. La metodología es de corte cualitativo, el cual se fundamenta por el enfoque histórico-hermenéutico y por los estudios cualitativos de caso. La muestra para el presente estudio estuvo compuesta por 15 adolescentes de los 11 a 18 años, vinculados a las hinchadas de Aguante Sur Patriotas, La Mancha Ajedrezada, Desquicio Millonario, Los del Sur, Barón Rojo Sur, Pasión Escarlata y Artillería Verde Sur. La estrategia de recolección de información se basó en la aplicación de entrevistas semiestructuradas. El análisis de resultados se realizó desde el sistema categorial, el cual permitió ver que las creencias de los jóvenes hacia las agrupaciones se fortalecen mediante experiencias y procesos de socialización, que conllevan al establecimiento de axiomas y propósitos que contribuyen al fortalecimiento de la identidad, a nivel individual y grupal, mediante el uso de elementos simbólicos que, en algunos casos, son factores que potencializan beneficios en los sujetos y en otros son un medio que generan dificultades psicosociales que alteran el ciclo vital del adolescente.

Análisis de la satisfacción personal en mayores con el uso y aprendizaje tecnológico en redes sociales

En la actualidad, cada vez es más importante el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en la vida cotidiana de las personas. No obstante, los mayores de 60 años de edad, suelen representar un porcentaje minoritario en cuanto a la utilización de estas herramientas. Por otro lado, el uso de las mismas, como facilitador de acceso a redes sociales, es un factor muy importante para estar en contacto y relacionarse con un grupo social a pesar de las limitaciones de tiempo y espacio. Por tanto, en este sentido, podría considerarse una herramienta útil para el bienestar personal y social de estas personas. De ahí surge la necesidad de este estudio.
 El objetivo de esta investigación se centra en analizar el grado de satisfacción personal de estas personas en relación con el uso de TIC, concretamente dispositivos electrónicos para acceder a redes sociales.
 Se diseñó un estudio de casos intrínseco, donde se seleccionó una muestra de personas mayores de 60 años, de la zona de Málaga capital. las estrategias de recogida de información fueron grupo focal, observación y cuestionario no estandarizado.
 Fueron obtenidos resultados significativos sobre cómo y en qué medida el uso de estos recursos tecnológicos, aumentan la satisfacción personal del colectivo estudiado, desde la perspectiva de los protagonistas.
 Como conclusión, las personas participantes mayores de 60 años, perciben, en su mayoría, una alta satisfacción personal, que crece en la medida en que se adaptan al uso de recursos tecnológicos para su vivencia en redes sociales, concretamente el whatsapp y el facebook, que les permite una mayor conexión con el mundo y con sus redes de apoyo social, como familia y amistades, a pesar de las limitaciones físicas o espaciales.

Hacia una Descripción Densa desde la Cartografía Social

Este artículo tiene por objetivo presentar la posibilidad de generar una descripción densa a partir de una investigación basada en la Cartografía Social. En el escrito se emplean varios conceptos formulados hace unos años por el autor Clifford Geertz quien, desde el rigor académico de la Etnografía plantea la posibilidad de desarrollar estudios a profundidad sobre la interpretación de las culturas. En el presente escrito se alude a algunas argumentaciones que se consideran relevantes para el ejercicio de la Cartografía Social; una de ellas es la necesidad de abandonar la visión de confinar a la Cartografía Social, al asunto de la delimitación del problema de investigación; de otro lado presentar la posibilidad de que esta estrategia de recolección de la información sea asumida como una metodología de investigación y finalmente mostrar que, a través del mismo ejercicio de cartografiar, es posible generar una saturación de datos que se constituyan a la postre como hallazgos de la investigación. Como conclusión se afirma que es posible generar un ejercicio de descripción densa, lo cual de una u otra forma indica un aporte para que la Cartografía Social se constituya con certeza en una metodología de investigación.

Influencia de las organizaciones escolares en la acción evaluativa del profesorado

Comprender cómo actúa el profesorado alrededor de la evaluación en su cotidianidad escolar, precisa reconocer que sus acciones y pensamientos están permeados por el contexto en que se desenvuelven. Cada estructura del sistema educativo ejerce una influencia en el profesorado, que lo lleva a desarrollar sus acciones evaluativas de determinada manera. El objetivo de este estudio fue comprender cómo las directrices de las Instituciones Educativas (IE) influyen en la acción evaluativa de un grupo de profesores de Educación Física de Medellín (Colombia), durante una unidad didáctica. El método empleado fue cualitativo, específicamente el estudio de caso múltiple. Como estrategias de recolección de información se utilizaron: entrevistas semi-estructuradas, observación participante y análisis documental. Entre los resultados se encontró que el Sistema Institucional de Evaluación de Estudiantes (SIEE) de cinco colegios, determinó la acción evaluativa de los docentes en tres aspectos. Primero: los actores participantes, en este proceso la autoevaluación tiene un porcentaje definido en cuatro SIEE, sin embargo, sólo dos de ellos tienen criterios establecidos. Segundo: la aplicación de instrumentos y procedimientos. La directriz de todos los SIEE fue realizar un examen teórico; con un porcentaje de la calificación final. Tercero: los momentos. Los procedimientos anteriores (autoevaluación y examen) debían realizarse al final de la unidad didáctica. Solo para un docente de los seis indagados, el SIEE no influyó en su acción evaluativa. En conclusión, la organización escolar influye de forma determinante en la acción evaluativa y el profesorado asume una postura de acatamiento de la norma.

An Analytical Framework for Resource Allocation Between Data and Delayed Network State Information

The data transmission performance of a network protocol is closely related to the amount of available information about the network state. In general, more network state information results in better data transmission performance. However, acquiring such state information expends network bandwidth resource. Thus, a trade-off exists between the amount of network state information collected, and the improved protocol performance due to this information. A framework has been developed in the previous efforts to study the optimal trade-off between the amount of collected information and network performance. However, the effect of information delay is not considered in the previous analysis. In this paper, we extend the framework to study the relationship between the amount of collected state information and the achievable network performance under the assumption that information is subject to delay. Based on the relationship we could then obtain the optimal resource allocation between the data transmission and network state information acquisition in a time-varying network. We have considered both memoryless and memory-exploited scenarios in our framework. Structures of the Pareto optimal information collection and decision-making strategies are discussed. Examples of multiuser scheduling and multi-hop routing are used to demonstrate the framework’s application to practical network protocols.

Influence of Information Collection Strategy on Designer’s Mental Stress

AbstractInformation collection may affect the design quality and designer's performance through changing the structure of information and the way how information is searched and organized. Based on the theoretical analysis conducted by Wang et al., the present work continues to investigate the influence of designer's natural choice of information collection strategy on his/her mental stress both theoretically and empirically. Designers’ stresses are quantified from HRV data and are compared under different information collection strategies.

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Decentralization has become an eminent discourse for boosting people’s participation in decision making. Arguably, one of the pillars to boost good governance. Nevertheless, various levels of governance, which have resulted from decentralisation by devolution have varied perspectives on rewards for the work they perform especially the lowest namely village and ward levels. The contestation is on who deserves to receive payment for the elected posts. There are diversified opinions on the matter. Some opine that councillors, deserve more pay for their exertion. On the other hand, some opine that village chairpersons deserve pay for their work. Some people opine that both councillors and village chairpersons deserve pay. Hence, the main objective of the study is to find out which cadre deserves more attention to payment between the ward councillor’s and village chairpersons. This is a case study design which focused on Hai district in Kilimanjaro. The literature has employed interview as the major information collection strategy. Observation and documentation were used as supportive strategies. The sample was drawn through purposeful sampling from four wards, which is 100% of the sample with which the chairpersons are also the councillors in Hai district. The analysis of information has utilised descriptive analysis, which is cemented on logical reasoning of the contents. The research has concluded that 100% of the respondents were in favour of a village chairperson to be paid than a councillor. In addition, it was evident that village chairperson work is more tasking than councillors.       Key words: Decentralization, devolution, councillors, village chairman, development.

A Preliminary Review of Building Informatics for Sustainable Energy Management

Building sector is a major energy consumer that represents a significant area of research in energy sustainability efforts. Building system is essentially a complex system that can be viewed from a number of perspectives, including occupants, thermal conditions, climate, engineering systems, and management practices. In this paper, we have conducted a preliminary review on the research issues, challenges and opportunities in the field of sustainable energy management, from the perspectives of building informatics. Based on literature survey, we have reviewed the status-quo of existing practice and related research challenges in building energy management. We then present the existing building information collection and processing strategy, follow up with a discussion on how informatics is being applied for sustainable energy management. Based on our discussion, we have summarized four essential research areas that are worth investigating for future research, with in-depth discussion on the rationale, main issues and existing efforts in respective area.

The Relevance of Master Degree Programs in Enhancing Employability in Tanzania: A case of Makete and Mbeya Districts

Education is critical for the development of any countries the world over. In this regard, various levels of education certification have been created for the purpose of improving people’s knowledge and hence be able to master their environment. The levels are many, and include bachelor, master and doctor of philosophy degrees. Irrespective of these various degrees, the paramount question is the extent to which these degree can facilitate employability both self-employment and being employed by second part. This study seeks to find the role of master degree in creating employability. The study utilizes interview, documentation, experiential and observation as the major information collection strategies. The analysis of the findings has used content analysis, which apprehends logical reasoning through systemic thinking. It is a multi- case study design as it incorporates two districts of Mbeya and Makete. 24 workers have been subjected in the study. 11 from Mbeya city council, 9 from Mbeya district council, and 4 from Makete district. The sample has included only workers from each council who hold a master degree. Hence, the total sample was 24. This was 96 percent of the workers with master degree at these councils. Percentiles and relevant analytical tools have been used to provide required information for consumption of the entire world through analysis. The paper concludes that 2% of the interviewed indicated that master degree programs does facilitate self-employment. 12% indicated that master degree does create employment in central and local government. Generally, an average of 26.6% indicated that master degree does create employability, while 73.4% indicated that master degree program does not create employability. We therefore suggest that it is imperative for the turnaround on the programs we teach at university levels for the purpose of providing relevant knowledge which provides answers to the problems we face in our societies and thus enable graduates to have ability for self-employment and or be employed.

A New approach of Secure Aggregate Signature Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks

Managing secure and effective enormous information collection strategies are extremely alluring in the field of remote sensor systems. In genuine settings, the remote sensor systems have been extensively connected, for example, target following and condition remote observing. Be that as it may, information can be effectively traded off by a huge of assaults, for example, information interference and information altering and so on, and these produced information will be dropped by bunch head which will be appeared in the recreations by utilizing NS2 programming. We basically concentrate on information respectability security; give a personality based total mark conspire with an assigned verifier for remote sensor systems. As per the benefit of total marks, our plan can keep information uprightness, as well as can decrease data transfer capacity and capacity taken a toll for remote sensor systems.

Estilos parentales de enseñanza en familias con niños con necesidades educativas especiales en samacá-boyacá

El presente artículo de investigación surge de la pesquisa denominada “Estilos parentales de enseñanza en familias con niños con necesidades educativas especiales de Samacá”, cuyo objetivo es indagar los estilos parentales de enseñanza en las familias con niños que presentan necesidades educativas especiales en la Institución Educativa La Libertad del municipio de Samacá en Boyacá, a través de la metodología de la investigación cualitativa, con un enfoque crítico-social partiendo del método de la etnografía crítica. La población para el presente estudio estuvo compuesta por 15 familias del municipio. La estrategia de recolección de información se basó en la aplicación de entrevista, relatos de vidas, talleres investigativos y diarios de campo. El análisis de resultados se realizó desde el sistema categorial, el cual permitió ver que los estilos parentales de enseñanza de la población están establecidos como consecuencia de factores culturales y a partir de las experiencias vividas de los padres en su infancia, además se evidenció que los padres no comparten un mismo estilo parental, puesto que la figura paterna muestra negligencia en el cuidado y educación de sus hijos, mientras que la figura materna se considera la única responsable del cuidado de los hijos y de las demás responsabilidades del hogar.

Percepción de Amistad en Adolescentes: el Papel de las Redes Sociales

The purpose of this study was to understand the contribution of social networks to the perception of friendship among adolescents from two private schools. The research methodology was qualitative and hermeneutical, and focus group interviews served as the information collection strategy. Findings indicated that the construction of the concept of friendship is based on four categories: Empathy, Intimacy, Contribution to Personal Growth, and Unconditionality. Social networks were also found to help maintain relations of friendship mainly because they transcend spatiotemporal boundaries and contribute to the establishment of new friend ships by facilitating communication when individu als lack social skills.

An Information Collection and Transmission Strategy of Vehicle State-Aware System Based on OBD Technology and Android Mobile Terminals

To provide the Traffic Regulatory Authority with detailed driving status of vehicles when an accident occurs, this paper proposes an information collection and transmission strategy based on OBD technology and Android mobile terminals. This strategy records the representative detailed operation parameters and location information of traveling vehicles. It removes the drawbacks of server load existing in the conventional vehicle state-aware systems, due to collect and upload the data in real-time. At last, we achieve a highly efficient transmission process by compressing the uploaded data.

Unraveling the Personalization Paradox: The Effect of Information Collection and Trust-Building Strategies on Online Advertisement Effectiveness

Retailers gather data about customers’ online behavior to develop personalized service offers. Greater personalization typically increases service relevance and customer adoption, but paradoxically, it also may increase customers’ sense of vulnerability and lower adoption rates. To demonstrate this contradiction, an exploratory field study on Facebook and secondary data about a personalized advertising campaign indicate sharp drops in click-through rates when customers realize their personal information has been collected without their consent. To investigate the personalization paradox, this study uses three experiments that confirm a firm's strategy for collecting information from social media websites is a crucial determinant of how customers react to online personalized advertising. When firms engage in overt information collection, participants exhibit greater click-through intentions in response to more personalized advertisements, in contrast with their reactions when firms collect information covertly. This effect reflects the feelings of vulnerability that consumers experience when firms undertake covert information collection strategies. Trust-building marketing strategies that transfer trust from another website or signal trust with informational cues can offset this negative effect. These studies help unravel the personalization paradox by explicating the role of information collection and its impact on vulnerability and click-through rates.

Risking it All: Unlocking the Backdoor to the Nation's Cybersecurity

This paper addresses government policies that can influence commercial practices to weaken security in products and services sold on the commercial market. The debate on information surveillance for national security must include consideration of the potential cybersecurity risks and economic implications of the information collection strategies employed. As IEEE-USA, we write to comment on current discussions with respect to weakening standards, or altering commercial products and services for intelligence, or law enforcement. Any policy that seeks to weaken technology sold on the commercial market has many serious downsides, even if it temporarily advances the intelligence and law enforcement missions of facilitating legal and authorized government surveillance.