Priority Program Research Articles

Multidisciplinary design and optimization of intelligent Distributed Satellite Systems for EARTH observation

Recent advances in small, connected and intelligent satellite systems have created a wide range of opportunities for the adoption of intelligent Distributed Satellite Systems (iDSS) in communication, navigation and Earth Observation (EO) missions. iDSS are goal-oriented systems comprising of multiple satellites or modules that interact, communicate and/or cooperate with each other to accomplish the desired mission goals. The ability to mass-produce low-cost small satellites and contemporary developments in avionics/astrionics technology have spurred interest in iDSS, especially for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations and regional clusters. The SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and Australian space roadmap, as well as the landmark National Space Programme strategy and priorities, encompass EO. To date, insufficient progress and no conclusive outcome was made in terms of how contemporary Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) models and tools can be best tailored to the new capabilities and specificities of iDSS. The MDO of iDSS is challenging because it introduces new variables and highly non-linear interactions. In this context, we propose an MDO methodology to optimize an iDSS for persistent coverage over the entire Australian landmass. Several aspects of the iDSS are considered in this work, including the constellation model, subsystem models and the coupling interactions between different satellite subsystems and constellation design parameters. The constellation configuration, as well as the subsystems, are modelled using OpenMDAO, which is used to analyze and visualize the planned iDSS EO mission. The iDSS is then optimized using the Multidisciplinary Feasible (MDF) architecture approach and the iDSS interdependencies are numerically treated using the Nonlinear Block Gauss-Seidel (NLBGS) iterative solver. The resulting N2 diagrams are presented and the proposed solution is both spatially and temporally optimized, demonstrating that the proposed iDSS will enable near real-time persistent coverage over the entire Australian continent.

Modern technologies in enhancing situational awareness and preparedness for CBRN events in urban areas. Perspective of European Commission call in 2022

Objective: The research objective is to indicate current priorities of the European Commission in funding modern technologies that enhance situational awareness and preparedness for CBRN events in urban areas. Methods: We analysed strategic documents of the European Union informing CBRN safety and security Horizon 2020 program priorities and the proposal which won the call HORIZON-CL3-2022-DRS-01-08. This process allowed us to indicate patterns reflecting European Union’s priorities in funding development of modern technologies to enhance both the awareness and the preparedness. Results: Investigation of 7 fundamental documents gave strategic background for applying modern technologies that enhance situational awareness and preparedness for CBRN events in urban areas. Relevant directions were reflected in the call for proposals named Disaster-Resilient Society 2022. Only one proposal was selected for funding and it now forms the basis for CHIMERA project (the full project title is: Comprehensive Hazard Identification, and Monitoring systEm for uRban Areas). The project’s mission is to provide a technological improvement in the CBRN domain complying with European legislation and boosting the capabilities of end-users with novel detection, identification, and monitoring functionalities at relatively high TRL. Discussion: As CHIMERA project describes directly many of issues addressed in the call for proposals, the current directions reflect strategic assumptions for ensuring safety and security in Europe. The project also uniquely concerns CBRN response capability gaps identified by International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation. Success story of CHIMERA proposal may serve as a reference in developing new technologies in a project formula in the future.

Penerapan Metode Simple Additive Weighting dalam Penentuan Prioritas Program Pembangunan Daerah

Regional governments and institutions related to preparing regional development programs experience several obstacles in determining regional development work plans, one of which is difficulty in determining development priorities that are in line with regional regulations. The effectiveness and efficiency of implementing regional development programs depends on the accuracy of the data collected. One of the challenges faced by the Medan City Regional Development Planning Agency is the lack of consideration of the priority scale and fairness in the regional development stages, as well as the absence of a system that can help determine the priority scale. Therefore, this research requires a decision support system (DSS). In the SPK, there are many solution methods that can be used according to the needs of each problem. In this research, to determine regional development program priorities, the SAW method will be used. Of the 10 proposed regional programs, only one will be a priority development program. After applying the SAW method in making decisions, the development program that has the highest priority level is the highway construction program with the final result obtained, namely 0.77705.

PENA EMAS: A MODEL OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND INDEPENDENT PARTICIPATION IN HANDLING STUNTING

Various national efforts and programs have been launched to overcome the problem of stunting. However, the incidence of stunting still cannot be resolved optimally. One real effort to overcome the problem of stunting is to empower the community itself. In implementing this community empowerment activity, the PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) method is used because this method emphasizes the full involvement of partner communities in the program to be carried out. The three program priorities that will be implemented are providing additional food (PMT) to stunted toddlers and toddlers as well as pregnant women with chronic energy deficiency (KEK), increasing knowledge of partner communities through information communication and education (KIE) activities for target groups, and economic empowerment. family. The aim of implementing this activity is to provide assistance and trigger partner communities in overcoming the stunting problem that occurs. A total of 16 people attended the Ecoprint Workshop, and 15 people attended catfish cultivation training. The output targets targeted in implementing this activity include reducing the number of toddlers and toddlers with stunting, increasing hemoglobin levels and upper arm circumference in pregnant women who experience chronic energy deficiency, publishing articles in national journals, and documenting the implementation of community empowerment activities with stunting problems.

An Emerging Leadership Model for Millennial Educators

The study unveiled perceptions of school leaders and their expectations of millennial educators in terms of Drivers, Fit, Leadership Style and Culture, and Unconscious Biases with the endview of discovering an emerging leadership model for millennial educators. This employed explanatory-sequential design with two-phased, mixed-method approach. Results revealed that Drivers, Fit, Leadership Style and Culture, and Unconscious Biases and other leadership principles, school heads’ consideration of these domains lead to better commitment and performance of their leadership roles, while millennial teachers’ expectations of their school head’s role can guide current and aspiring school heads in managing a growing millennial generation of educators. Hereafter, six key elements appeared include Professional Instigation, Personal Provocation, Leadership Direction, Cultural Condition, Self-Predilection, and Organizational Acclimation. These emerging leadership principles upheld by millennial educators may be considered priorities of Professional Development Programs across all levels.

Scenario Planning of Sub-District Proliferation Using Cost and Benefit Analysis (CBA) in Tambraw Regency

Limited government budgets are a common problem faced in various countries. The Government is faced with multiple community demands that must be met. This causes the Government to be careful in determining priority programs. In deciding the feasibility of a project related to the public sector, the Government faces many considerations and problems, including sub-districts proliferation. One analysis that can be used as a tool to select programs that are worthy of priority is to use cost and benefit analysis. This research aims to disseminate an understanding of cost and benefit analysis to local government officials, especially in Tambraw Regency. This research uses an exploratory research method with a qualitative approach. The analysis method in this research is the scenario planning method; the stages consist of strategic analysis, scenario creation, strategy finding, and strategy formulation

Optimizing the Role of Posyandu through Nutrition Huts in the Context of Prevention and Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting at the Rural Level

Reducing the stunting rate has been declared a national priority program. The government continues to move to organize the tools for accelerating stunting prevention and formulating the 2018-2024 National Strategy for the Acceleration of Stunting Prevention. Community nutrition counseling is one of the strategic steps that can be taken to improve health status and optimize the role of Posyandu as a health service facility for the community at the grassroots level. Participants in this activity were community health cadres, community leaders and communities with children under five who have stunting risk factors in Bulurejo Village, Diwek District, Jombang Regency. The implementation method includes the preparation, implementation, and evaluation stages. The results of community service activities were that more than half of the respondents (53%) were aged 20-25 years, all respondents were female, the education level of most of the respondents (83%) was high school/equivalent and most (75%) of the respondents had jobs as Housewife. Referring to the requirements for cadres, the ability to read and write is one of the requirements to become a cadre so that the elementary education level meets the cadre requirements. In addition, the type of work most cadres are housewives (87.5%). Knowledge about stunting and nutrition huts before being given training more than half had poor knowledge (56%), knowledge about stunting and nutrition huts after being given training most had good knowledge (63%). This community service program has initiated the formation of a nutrition hut at the toddler posyandu in Bulurejo Village, Diwek District . In addition, there has been an increase in the knowledge and skills of cadres to carry out early detection of stunting using a Z score.

Dış Politikanın Uluslararası Öğrenci Hareketliliğindeki Rolü: Türkiye’nin Afrika Açılımı Örneği

This article examines the impact of foreign policy decisions, specifically the Africa Opening Policies, on international scholarship programs and student mobility from Africa to Türkiye. The background of Türkiye’s African policy is discussed, along with policies made by different governments. The article evaluates student exchanges and scholarships in bilateral agreements and regional cooperation between Türkiye and African countries. The central question is whether the openings in Turkey's African policy have had any effect on student mobility from Africa. To answer this question, the article uses international scholarship programs as an instrument in Turkish foreign policy in the context of the Africa Opening Policies as a single case study, which is designed to provide an in-depth understanding and contextualization of scholarship programs within foreign policymaking. Analyzing the policy documents from relevant institutions such as the Council of Higher Education, the Ministry of National Education, and the Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities, the study uses process tracing methodology to show that foreign policy openings and desired relations with a particular country or region affect the design and priorities of international higher education programs. Thus, the article explores foreign policymaking as a driving factor in developing international student mobility in Türkiye.

PKM Pengembangan Desa Wisata Berbasis Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Menuju Kemandirian Ekonomi Desa di Kabupaten Gresik

The development of the country through tourism development is currently a priority program for the central and regional governments. This is not unusual considering the country's economic condition which has experienced a decline after the Covid pandemic over the last two years. The development of tourism villages carried out by the government of Sekapuk Village, Ujungpangkah District, Gresik Regency is one part of the village government's plan to improve the community's economy. The main problem currently being faced is the lack of skills and productivity of community micro, small and medium enterprises as well as the management of PIRT and the legality of MSME products. that has been produced. Empowerment with the title development of tourism villages based on community empowerment towards economic independence aims to 1) alleviate community poverty through sustainable development of community micro, small and medium enterprises, 2) assist in analyzing the potential and realization of micro, small and medium enterprises oriented towards community empowerment towards economic independence. The approach used in this empowerment is a collaborative PAR (Participatory Action Research) approach between researchers and the community to formulate joint problems, plan and carry out joint actions to solve existing problems in a sustainable manner.

Peningkatan Nilai Tambah Produk Ekomomi Kreatif Masyarakat Melalui Pembuatan Olahan Dendeng Kerbau di Desa Tounwawan

Real Work Lecture (KKN) is a compulsory course for undergraduate students in the Study Program Outside the Main Campus (PSDKU) of Pattimura University. Through the KKN program, students are expected to be able to make a new innovation that can improve the community's economy. Based on observations in Tounwawan Village, it is known that Tounwawan Village is one of the villages in Moa District which has hilly areas, has extensive forests and fields. The majority of farmers in this village make buffalo as one of their income. So that the processing of buffalo meat into sweet jerky is one of the priority programs that can provide new innovations for the people of Tounwawan Village. This program aims to improve the economy of the community. The program will be held on July 15, 2023, on Saturday. Furthermore, the processing was attended by Tounwawan villagers together with the Management of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes). Through this program, the community can improve the economy through innovation in processing buffalo meat into sweet jerky.

Forecasting North Kalimantan Provincial Budget for Infrastructures Analysis through Economic Recovering Program

The provincial budget for infrastructure tends to decrease because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which leads to the infrastructure provincial government's concerns in forecasting the budget, especially in distributing its budget to infrastructure priority programs such as bridge, road and public need building. This research aims to forecast the budget of North Kalimantan Infrastructures through its economic recovery program from 2023 to 2030 using the least square and index number method. The study found that North Kalimantan Infrastructures' budget forecasting slightly fluctuates to cover its economic recovery program. It is also predicted that the highest increase in budget will be experienced in 2023 because early this year, North Kalimantan launched its national strategic program, KIHI or Indonesia Industrial Green Environment.

Development of Scholarship Core Competencies for Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Programs.

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship Directors, recent fellowship graduates, and senior leaders in PHM have long identified training in scholarly activities as a key educational priority for fellowship training programs. We led a 2-day conference funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to develop scholarship core competencies for PHM fellows. Participants included fellowship directors, national experts in PHM research, and representatives from key stakeholder organizations. Through engagement in large group presentations and small group iterative feedback and editing, participants created and refined a set of scholarship core competencies. After the conference, goals and objectives were edited and harmonized by conference leaders incorporating feedback from conference participants. Core competency development included 7 domains: (1) study design and execution, (2) data management, (3) principles of analytics, (4) critical appraisal of the medical literature, (5) ethics and responsible conduct of research, (6) peer review, dissemination, and funding, and (7) professionalism and leadership. Specific objectives for each goal were further organized into 3 levels to indicate core skills for all fellowship trainees (level 1), specialized and specific skills determined by fellow scholarly focus (level 2), and advanced skills for fellows interested in a clinical investigator career path (level 3). These newly developed scholarship core competencies provide a foundation for curricular development and implementation to ensure that the field continues to expand academically, given the 2-year training period and variable infrastructure across programs.

Reflections on Required Competencies For Health Systems Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning In India

The movement towards systems thinking and complexity-informed monitoring and evaluation has been ongoing for some time. Covid-19 has accelerated this shift and increased the salience of contextually aware, adaptive forms of evaluation. Drawing from our experience over three years of providing monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) to a large international philanthropic organization’s health systems portfolio of work in India, we identify three types of evaluator capacities and associated set of competencies that derive from complexity-driven practice in a developing country.
 The first type of capacity relates to deriving evidence in contexts where there are very few traditional forms of data. The MERL portfolio related to health systems outcomes of access, financial protection, and equity even as the health programs themselves were evolving in a period of rapid transformation and dynamism of policy priorities and implementation mechanisms. This required an integration of traditional performance indicators drawn from government datasets with qualitative ‘signals’ focused on drivers of change within the system. Assessment of signals in turn required synthesizing different sources of information, including informal channels of obtaining evidence such as partner meetings or government-sponsored events. The evaluating team thus consciously empowered different kinds of researchers with differential expertise with the goal of building a much more pixelated picture. The goal was not to identify a single source of truth but rather a patchwork of validated information where the relevance of different pieces of data were dependent on evolving outcomes of interest. 
 The second set of competencies related to the skills required to play a convening role for donors and implementing partners, supporting better understanding of the changing operating context and help inform decision-making by program officers and partners. This involved building and sustaining relationships across different stakeholders at different stages of the project – from proposal development to review. Competencies relating to effective dialogue and developing an understanding of the core interests of international, national and sub-national partners as well as international donors and experts could only be developed iteratively and over time, but this was crucial in a distributed health decision-making ecosystem like India.
 The third and final set of competencies relate to operational adaptiveness, while evaluating an ecosystem with few constants. This can be the hardest competency to acquire because it is the farthest from the traditional notions embedded in the training of evaluation scientists and MERL practitioners. We found that the degree of buy-in and commitment to previously agreed upon frames of reference for evaluation can be shifted by changes in personnel or internal organizational structures. These shifts can lead to chain reactions of mismatched expectations that needed to be understood and managed in real time by MERL partners. The pandemic further created a natural experiment that on the one hand required a reexamination of program priorities and on the other depended on reliability of donor support.
 Each of these three types of capacities – synthesizing nuanced evidence for adaptive action, relationship building and communication, and managing operational discontinuities are in fact inter-dependent. Building evaluator competencies isn’t simply about capacity-building but rather a recognition of the diversity of skills and worldviews that need to be encompassed within our monitoring and evaluation functions for today’s complex, discontinuous health systems.

VILLAGE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN GAMPONG BLANG MAKMUR KUALA BATEE DISTRICT SOUTHWEST ACEH REGENCY

The birth of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages became a milestone in changing the paradigm about villages. The village is no longer an object but has become a subject of development and has the authority to manage its own finances. As a consequence of this authority, financing or finance is a very essential factor in supporting the implementation of village autonomy or gampong. The handover of authority to gampong raises great demands on financial management by the community against the Gampong Government. These demands must be responded to by making changes in gampong financial management. This study aims to determine how financial management in Gampong Blang Makmur, Kuala Batee District, based on Permendagri Number 20 of 2018 concerning Village Financial Management. With the research method carried out using a type of descriptive qualitative research that seeks to tell the solution of problems that occur now based on data in which there are efforts to describe, record, analyze and interpret conditions that are now occurring in other words descriptive research aims to obtain information about the current situation with data collection techniques in the form of interviews, ducumentation and observation. Gampong Blang Makmur's financial management has been carried out properly in accordance with the stages and principles in village financial management in accordance with the mandate of Permendagri Number 20 of 2018 concerning Village Financial Management. However, there are several shortcomings and weaknesses in the implementation at each stage, including: The determination of the Gampong Blang Makmur APBG is not in accordance with the established schedule; Inadequate apparatus human resources in gampong financial management, to delayed and untimely gampong financial management accountability reports. On the other hand, gampong financial management is not as autonomous as imagined, most of gampong's finances are guided to implement district priority programs.

Overview Of Antenatal Care Service Satisfaction For Pregnant Women InBandung City

The high maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Indonesia has made the government make efforts to reduce maternal mortality (MMR) as a priority program in health development. In general, there was a decrease in maternal mortality during the period 1991-2015 from 390 to 305 per 100,000 live births. The maternal and child health program is a priority of the Ministry of Health and the success of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program is a key indicator of the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2005-2025. This research is quantitative research in the nature of an analytical survey with a cross-sectional design. The population in this study is all pregnant women in Bandung City in 2022 as many as 398 pregnant women. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling which is a sampling technique based on “research” (judgment) Pregnant women who received satisfaction in access to antenatal care services amounted to 58.7% with a frequency distribution of 226 respondents. Meanwhile, pregnant women who lack access to antenatal care services amounted to 41.3 with a frequency distribution of 156.

Budgeting Management for the Top Priority and National Priority Programs of Nawacita

Among many of the government-sector programs are the Top Priority and National Priority Programs. These programs translate the government's vision, which is known as Nawacita. It is undeniable that the Top Priority and National Priority Programs certainly require a budget. However, whether the Top Priority and National Priority programs received preferential treatment in budgeting still became an issue. For this reason, this study was intended to analyze whether there was any special treatment given to the budgeting process compared to other programs in general. This qualitative research utilized a case study model based on observations, interviews, and literature studies on Performance-Based Budgeting (PBB) management in the public sector. It was revealed that there was no special treatment for budgeting the Top Priority and National Priority Programs. This study also found several problems related to the budgeting coordination, so that activity plans were not fully following the budget. Finally, this study suggested that a greater need for budgeting skills and the importance of detailing budget information were also crucial.

Incorporating One Health in health professions curriculum in the Dominican Republic

Training the global health workforce to help manage emerging risks (including pandemic preparedness) and build health system resiliency is a priority for health professions programs. Incorporating One Health competencies – which emphasize multidisciplinary collaborations to identify innovative solutions that connect human, animal, and environmental health – can prepare trainees to excel in their academic teaching, clinical practice, community health activities, laboratory diagnostics, and policy decision-making.

Mastering the rheology of fresh concrete: New knowledge from a DFG priority program SPP 2005

AbstractThe processing of cement‐based building materials represents the technological core in the construction and maintenance of structures. However, a scientific framework for mastering rheology‐based processes is still in an early stage of its development. The reason for this is the extremely high complexity of cementitious systems. This complexity includes the high chemical reactivity of mineral binders, the complex multi‐phase nature of fresh concrete or mortar, and a wide range of deformation rates during various technological processes, which result in extremely high demands for characterization and simulation methods. The goal of the DFG Priority Program SPP 2005 “Opus Fluidum Futurum – Rheology of reactive, multiscale, multiphase construction materials” is to ascertain and describe the scientific fundamentals for understanding and, subsequently, designing rheology‐based construction processes as well as for developing innovative, sustainable building materials and associated pioneering processing technologies. The article at hand presents the purpose and the structure of the collaborative research as well as the achievements of the priority program. Furthermore, it offers some insights into ongoing and planned research.

Creating National Dementia Caregiver Profiles: A Pilot Study

AbstractBackgroundThere will be an estimated 1 million people living with dementia (PLWD) in Canada in 2031, with a further 613,500 Canadians thrust into the role of caregiver to support them. These unpaid caregivers, who tend to be spouses or adult children, shoulder significant physical, mental, emotional, and financial burdens while caring for their loved ones. Yet there is almost no information available nationally on caregivers of people living with dementia and their needsMethodThe First Link® program by the Alzheimer Society offers tailored support and connection to caregivers reaching ∼200,000 clients nationally. Consistent quantitative data will be collected from 30,000 individuals across 5 pilot provinces. The pilot recruitment ensures representation and inclusivity of all communities served by the Society. A framework and data set were agreed to through a collaborative community of practice approach engaging provincial Societies, subject matter experts and PLWD. Data sharing agreements were established for automated, secure, de‐identified data transfers into a centralized data repository.ResultThe framework includes a common dataset with demographic (race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual identity), health status, level of stress/caregiver burden, confidence/preparedness to deliver care, quality of life and connections to local supports. Through an individualized tailored approach, each pilot site receives training in consistent data collection processes as well as equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging sensitivity training. This approach allowed staggered onboarding while ensuring all front‐line staff are trained for longitudinal data collection with 100% uptake. The next step will be engagement to develop caregiver profiles that highlight demographic characteristics, insights into current supports, and priorities for future programming for this population, and allow for subgroup analysis that provides further information on the different sizes of each provincial site, as well as styles of First Link® delivery, healthcare connectedness, and geography.ConclusionOver time, this comprehensive dataset will provide insight into the effectiveness of caregiver resources that are currently being provided (e.g., public education, community support groups, crisis support), including ease of access for caregivers, and establish a Canada‐wide surveillance system for caregivers of PLWD

Multiphase granular suspension flow of fresh concrete during pumping in complex geometries

AbstractDuring the pumping process of multiphase granular suspensions, such as concrete, through pipe systems, many parameters can influence the material's ability to flow. To understand the hydrodynamics and particle mechanics in granular, non‐Newtonian suspensions under nonlinear flow conditions, the authors have been working on a joint project within the Priority Program SPP 2005 “Opus Fluidum Futurum ‐ Rheology of Reactive, Multiscale, Multiphase Construction Materials” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Based on the results obtained, it is possible to describe the relationships between concrete composition and the rheological properties of the fresh mixture for pumping applications. The effects of particle geometry and flow conditions on flow‐induced particle migration (FIPM), subsequently the formation of a lubricating layer (LL), and eventually on pumping pressure were also shown. While the behavior of concrete and other complex, multiscale suspensions in generic flows (Couette, Poiseuille) is still part of current research and only partially understood, the behavior in complex geometries is even less explored so far. Here, additional effects based on the curvature of streamlines and mass inertia of the particle phase come into play. In the framework of the project, these effects have been investigated experimentally and numerically. Various experimental approaches have been developed to observe the behavior of particles within their carrier fluid in an opaque, dense, and enclosed moving system, yielding insightful results. Currently, models are being developed and experimentally validated to describe particle migration quantitatively, allowing conclusions about the local rheological behavior to be drawn. This information is essential to predict the flow behavior necessary for modern processes such as 3D printing and energy‐optimized pumping.