Remote Access Services Research Articles

Understanding Digital Library Use among STEM and Non-STEM Students: Insights from PLS-SEM MGA

Digitalization has transformed education globally, with Digital Library Remote Access (DLRA) services offering seamless access to literature and scientific resources. This study examines the factors influencing DLRA usage behavior in a prestigious Indian private higher education institution. Using a sample of 400 researchers and students, the research investigates the factors influencing DLRA adoption among STEM and Non-STEM respondents. The data were investigated employing Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Modeling Multi-group Analysis using SmartPLS software version 3. Findings reveal notable variations in social influence, facilitating conditions, habit, and usage patterns of STEM and Non-STEM participants. The novel study contributes to library and information science literature as well as technology adoption literature by exploring the differences among the factors influencing DLRA adoption among STEM and Non-STEM researchers and students.

New Technological Trends and Application in Libraries: An Overview

The introduction of new technological trends has had a significant impact on the performance of libraries. These trends have transformed the way libraries operate and provide services to their users. The paper also provides an overview of the effects of these technological trends on library performance. Frankly, these trends represent advancements in information technology, communication, automation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and more. Besides, they have the potential to disrupt traditional practices, improve efficiency, enhance user experiences, and create new opportunities for growth and development. The results also proved the key effects of new technological trends on library performance to be access to digital resources, online catalogs, and discovery systems, remote access and virtual services, digital preservation, data management, and research support, collaborative and social technologies, mobile apps and virtual services, and data-driven decision making. The paper also highlights the challenges faced by libraries in adopting these new technologies. The conclusion emphasized the importance of embracing technological advancements to enhance library services, and one of the recommendations was that libraries should provide regular training opportunities to their staff to keep them updated on the latest technologies and their applications in library services.

A New Integrated Approach for Cloud Service Composition and Sharing Using a Hybrid Algorithm

The concept of a “Smart City” emphasizes the need to employ information and communication technologies to strengthen the quality, connectivity, and efficiency of various municipal services. Cloud computing and the Internet of Things are shaping future tech. Both ideas greatly impact smart city application and solution development. Cloud computing is amazing at managing and storing remote service access. Several companies have switched to cloud leasing to reduce local resource burden. Due to the intricacy and flexibility of cloud-maintained services, selecting jobs that best suit client needs should be optimized. Quality of service criteria for each cloud service are the best tools for choosing and optimizing cloud carriers. Genetic algorithms (GAs) and ant colony optimization (ACO) are combined to make cloud computing. It is discovered that the recommended ACO + GA obtains an accuracy of 82% when compared to existing methods of energy- and reliability-aware multiobjective optimization method and the hybrid cuckoo particles swarm, artificial bee colony optimization (CPS + ABCO) where accuracy is 68% and 75%, respectively.

A Remote Access Server with Chatbot User Interface for Coffee Grinder Burr Wear Level Assessment Based on Imaging Granule Analysis and Deep Learning Techniques

Coffee chains are very popular around the world. Because overly worn coffee grinder burrs can downgrade the taste of coffee, coffee experts and professional cuppers in an anonymous coffee chain have developed a manual method to classify coffee grinder burr wear so that worn burrs can be replaced in time to maintain the good taste of coffee. In this paper, a remote access server system that can mimic the ability of those recognized coffee experts and professional cuppers to classify coffee grinder burr wear has been developed. Users only need to first upload a photo of coffee granules ground by a grinder to the system through a chatbot interface; then, they can receive the burr wear classification result from the remote server in a minute. The system first uses image processing to obtain the coffee granules’ size distribution. Based on the size distributions, unified length data inputs are then obtained to train and test the deep learning model so that it can classify the burr wear level into initial wear, normal wear, and severe wear with more than 96% accuracy. As only a mobile phone is needed to use this service, the proposed system is very suitable for both coffee chains and coffee lovers.

Efficiency of remote access services by global libraries

In the context of modern challenges and increasing demand for digital services, questions of remote library work, the use of interactive technologies aimed at the development of education, science, and civil society are quite relevant. The purpose of this study is to explore the global experience of remote access utilization in library activities, the historical peculiarities of the formation and development of distance library services in European and North American countries, the characterization of its effectiveness and prospects for its application in Ukraine. During the research, methods of generalization, comparative, and source analysis were applied. The features of remote access functioning of global libraries are highlighted, its effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantages are revealed. The development of information technologies and their impact on publishing, library attendance, scientific activities, exchange of experience, etc., are characterized. Trends in the development of global libraries are identified. It is established that for most European libraries, the priority direction has become digitization and opening access to books, press, documents, archives. It is found that remote access accelerates scientific research. In the second decade of the 21st century, there is a growth in online visits to library collections. The development of remote services provision by Ukrainian libraries is highlighted, as well as the main trends in this process in the context of the RussianUkrainian war. The importance of copyright protection in the context of remote access provision is disclosed. One of the measures was the introduction of electronic lending (e-lending), which involved receiving payment for the use of copyrighted materials. It is found that remote access to library databases will face a number of challenges related to copyright protection. The results of this study have practical value for libraries, research institutions, educational institutions, local government bodies in the context of implementing remote access to sources, materials, and books. The research materials are important for further scientific research in information and library science, document and information communications, public administration, and administration

Research on Heterogeneous Data Fusion Technology of Substation Secondary Equipment

In intelligent substations, the MMS Lite software package is widely used to realize station control layer network communication based on IEC61850. The protocol uses the BER coding of ASN.1, so there is more redundant information, which affects the transmission efficiency. Under the background of domestic independent control in the domestic power industry, there have been increasingly urgent demands for transforming and upgrading intelligent substations based on MMS protocol. This paper proposes a heterogeneous data fusion method for the secondary equipment of substation monitoring systems, which supports the simultaneous access and data interaction of the bay-level equipment of CMS protocol and MMS protocol. The thread synchronization mechanism is studied to avoid the avalanche data loss caused by transient failure, and improve the safety and reliability of data operation and maintenance, which further improves the support for the operation monitoring, remote access, and other services of the centralized control master station.

Effectiveness of RemoteXs System in Teaching and Research Practices

Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL) has implemented Remote Access Services through the RemoteXs system to impart efficient e-resources services for its users mainly after the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of that system in teaching and research practices at Tribhuvan University. This study is based on a quantitative approach. Post positivist ontology has been adopted as a research paradigm that identifies that all observations are imperfect and have errors and all theory is revisable. The survey questionnaire was used to collect data. The population comprised faculty, Ph.D. scholars, and M. Phil. students among which 105 users were taken as a sample size. The demographic data and statistical data were analyzed using Excel, 2007. Hypotheses were tested to find out their effectiveness on teaching and research practices. This study proved that the p-value (p = 1.96) suggested a significant contribution to the effectiveness of the RemoteXS system in teaching and research practices. It is observed that thesystem provided current academic and research products in an easy and accessible way to faculties and M.Phil as well as Ph.D. students. High Likert scores on variables; increased productivity after use, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, relevancy of content, advanced search system, saving the time of users, and document downloading facilities also indicated the effective use of it by faculties and research students. At last, the issue of the unavailability of Nepal digital resources has been emphasized which would have been used rigorously for the conduction of research in the context of Nepal.

Members of County Assembly (MCAs) Perception Towards Kakamega County Assembly Library Services, Kenya

The purpose of the study was to find out the perception of Members of County Assembly (MCAs) towards Kakamega County Assembly library and services, find out promotional strategies by Kakamega County Assembly to enhance usage of the library by MCAs and to establish the challenges encountered in enhancing the usage of Kakamega County Assembly library and services. The study was ground upon access, capacity and environment framework and adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was 91 MCAs, 3 library staff and the clerk of the county assembly whereas the sample size was 77 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select MCAs whereas purposive sampling was used to select the library staff and the clerk of the county assembly. Questionnaire were used for data collection from the MCAs and the library staff. Interview technique was used to collect data from the clerk of the county assembly. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences and presented graphically and in tabular form. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically and presented through narrations. The findings established that while the general perception of the MCAs towards library services and resources at Kakamega County Assembly (KCA) was not favorable, they acknowledged the importance of the library. The study recommended that KCA should ensure all services are centrally provided within the same precincts for ease of MCAs to patronize library resources and services. The study also recommended that KCA should engage in rigorous marketing strategies for library services including but not limited to opportunistic approach, presentations, library tours, producing a leaflet or a guide about services in the library and induction programme for new MCAs. Lastly, the study recommend that KCA should consider rolling out remote access services to facilitate the technologically savvy MCAs to patronize library resources and services without necessarily being physically present in the library. This study contributes to the body of knowledge particularly in as far legislative libraries in the county assemblies in Kenya is concerned. Furthermore, the study makes a significant contribution to the literature on parliamentary and legislative libraries that is very limited.

Remote Access Facilities in Tribhuvan University Central Library of Nepal

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL) has implemented Remote Access Services to provide more effective e-resources services for its users. It has subscribed to Pro Quest database with RemoteXs software. This software is a single portal access system which makes resources available from anywhere, anytime and twenty-four-seven. Through this portal, TUCL has been providing subscribers’ e-resource as well as other free and open access e-resources to all members of TU. The core concern of this paper is to perform a descriptive analysis of the status of the readers of TU who have connected to this software. Necessary information and data required for this study have been collected and analyzed from the records available in the TUCL RemoteXs software. RemoteXs allows a maximum of 30,000 users per year to subscribe to the software but so far only 7501 users of TU constituent unit have connected to it. Data presentation is based on the subscribers of different categories of users like faculty member, students, research scholars and staffs registered from constituent units of Tribhuvan University. This study finds that Tribhuvan University has provided e-resources service with remote access system free of cost for the users of TU constituent campuses and departments but it has not been used as expected.

Research harvesting through support services: A study of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra

Research Support Services are a significant part of academic institutions. The present study is conducted on the use of research support services. A quantitative method is used to collect primary data from 81 Research Scholars of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra using questionnaires to estimate the impact. The study found that most of the respondents are aware of RSS, and 73(14.23%) respondents use technological services/internet facilities for research support services, followed by 68(13.25%) who use remote login access services. The study also reveals that 62(24.70%) research scholars of NIT responded that research support services are more informative in comparison to traditional services of the Library.

Digitisation of Ukraine in Terms of Public Electronic Services’ Distribution

Modern scientific and technological progress makes the use of information, communication, and digital technologies an attribute of any business’s functioning and people’s lives. COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to widespread quarantine restrictions, has necessitated an accelerated transition to digital remote access services. In this regard, the authors have investigated the development and spread of digital technologies in Ukraine to implement e-government policy. To assess the realities and determine the prospects of becoming a “state in a smartphone”, the authors have conducted a SWOT analysis of electronic public services. The analysis allowed to identify the advantages and threats of e-government at the present stage and outline the strategies for developing Ukrainian digitalisation. In the state as a service, digital changes are taking place in many industries and spheres, so the authors have identified key components of the digital state, including cybersecurity, e-government, smart cities, digital skills, e-court, e-health care, e-transport, and the Internet. These components are closely linked to e-democracy, e-business, and e-education. In Ukraine, there is a unique state web portal of electronic services, “Diia”, which provides access to dozens of electronic state services. Therefore, the authors have studied the purpose, features of use, opportunities, and difficulties of the portal and mobile application “Diia”. In the usage part, the authors have considered the specifics of authorisation on the portal through the file media of the digital signature and built the appropriate algorithm of actions. Along with the potential risks, modern information technologies provide many opportunities for their users. Finally, the study allowed to outline the prospects for the digitalisation of the Ukrainian state in modern realities

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Researching the problems of digital economy development as an indicator of the information society: potential threats and prospects

The object of the paper is peculiarities of digital economy development in the framework of informatization of socio-economic, socio-cultural relations. It contributes to the in-depth development of the noosphere, the emergence of new industries and a qualitative transformation of production and distribution relations. The paper examines the impact of digitalization on transformational changes in the economy. As noted at the 14th G20 Summit, the main goals of digitalization are the development of innovations, focused on the development of society 5.0, ensuring the free flow of data and at the same time solving problems, related to information security and the protection of intellectual property rights, as well as bridging the digital gap and promoting the digitalization of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and the development of smart cities.
 The research methodology is based on theoretical and methodological analysis of the literature, statistical, comparative analysis, as well as synthesis, generalization and systems analysis.
 The study has revealed differences between the national approach and world experience in the interpretation of digitalization. For instance, in Ukraine the phenomenon involves, first of all, «digitization» in the field of data collection and analysis. At the same time, the concept of digitalization in developed countries is considered as the modernization of the manufacturing sector based on the implementation of information and communication technologies in order to reduce the capital and material intensity of products to increase competitiveness. In addition, the level of development of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as one of the indicators of the information society has been analyzed. As a result, it was found, that about 80 % of all central banks in the world have been working on projects to issue their own digital currency. The basic requirements for national CBDC have been systematized.
 The practical significance, presented in the paper, lies in making recommendations for policy implementation of national economy digitalization. It is important, first of all, to «digitize» the real manufacturing sector, but not only create all sorts of «remote access services», clearly define the government position on cryptocurrencies and continue to implement the project of e-hryvnia (digital currency of National Bank of Ukraine) introduction.

Impact of financial crisis on mental health: A literature review 'puzzling' findings from several countries.

During the Great Recession of 2008 many of the European and other western economies had been affected with the unemployment rising and income shrinking. Daily lives of a country's citizens always are affected by an economic downturn in various ways and mental health problems are expected to be worsen. The aim of this systematic review is to identify to what extent the economic crisis of the last decade has influenced mental health issues in daily life, by offering an in-depth analysis of such effect. PRISMA guidelines were followed and PubMed platform was used for the literature research. There were included articles that were published between 2009 and 2019. The search terms used were economic crisis and mental health. An extraction sheet was created to collect the results. Thirty-five studies from several countries were included in this review. The results from this articles point out that specific social groups are more vulnerable during periods of economic crisis in terms of mental health impact. Depression, anxiety and stress are some of the most common outcomes. However, not all the evidence sources agree. Despite the disagreements, the economic downturn and its outcomes can effect negatively the psychological state either of the population as a whole or of specific subgroups. Mental health is largely affected by economy and regulatory adjustments of supportive care services are needed to buffer negative effects. Primary care could be a 'remote access server' of specific interventions designed to target vulnerable population groups. The development of strategies at a country level is essential in order to support the most vulnerable groups of the population during a recession period.

Radio Wave Propagation and WSN Deployment in Complex Utility Tunnel Environments.

The significant growth of wireless communications systems in the last years has led to the adoption of a wide range of applications not only for the general public but, also, including utilities and administrative authorities. In this context, the notable expansion of new services for smart cities requires, in some specific cases, the construction of underground tunnels in order to enable the maintenance and operation works of utilities, as well as to reduce the visual impact within the city center. One of the main challenges is that, inherently, underground service tunnels lack coverage from exterior wireless communication systems, which can be potentially dangerous for maintenance personnel working within the tunnels. Accordingly, wireless coverage should be deployed within the underground installation in order to guarantee real-time connectivity for safety maintenance, remote surveillance or monitoring operations. In this work, wireless channel characterization for complex urban tunnel environments was analyzed based on the assessment of LoRaWAN and ZigBee technologies operating at 868 MHz. For that purpose, a real urban utility tunnel was modeled and simulated by means of an in-house three-dimensional ray-launching (3D-RL) code. The utility tunnel scenario is a complex and singular environment in terms of radio wave propagation due to the limited dimensions and metallic elements within it, such as service trays, user pathways or handrails, which were considered in the simulations. The simulated 3D-RL algorithm was calibrated and verified with experimental measurements, after which, the simulation and measurement results showed good agreement. Besides, a complete wireless sensor network (WSN) deployment within the tunnels was presented, providing remote cloud data access applications and services, allowing infrastructure security and safety work conditions. The obtained results provided an adequate radio planning approach for the deployment of wireless systems in complex urban utility scenarios, with optimal coverage and enhanced quality of service.

Results of the development of the forecast monitoring system of factors characterizing the fire hazard of the territory using satellite and ground data

Purpose. Improving of a forecast monitoring system of the fire hazard territory.
 Methods. To obtain a qualitatively new result the approach of Big Data including static (relatively slowly changing in time) data, ground information from meteorological stations and satellite data over a long period of time is applied.
 Findings. A forecast monitoring system of factors characterizing the fire hazard of the territory is developed. The system includes remote access service (providing data to users), database of forecast monitoring statistics, data processing and analysis subsystems. The structure of the system is relatively universal with the ability to complete and change both the functions themselves and the tasks to be solved. This allows considering the system as a preliminary stage of introducing modern approaches to fire hazard forecasting on the territory in the Republic of Belarus. The creation of the system is the beginning of a new forecast stage in the development of mechanisms of response to natural fires in the Republic of Belarus.
 Application field of research. The results of a forecast monitoring system of factors characterizing the fire hazard of the territory may be used in daily activities of the departments of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus to reduce damage due to natural fires.

E-services and Local Authorities in Bulgaria

The present article aims to explore and pre­sent the development of e-services provided by Bulgarian municipalities. The main documents and regulations determining e-governance and e-services provided by the local governments in Bulgaria are presented. The websites of all 265 municipalities have been analyzed and the remote access services they provide have been evaluated. Attention is drawn to a group of func­tionalities that municipalities offer through their websites. These groups include: e-activities aimed at increasing governance transparency, remote communication capabilities and licens­ing opportunities. Municipalities which have their own e-services portals are reviewed. For local authorities with a separate portal an addi­tional study related to the relationship between the provision of e-services and the specific in­dicator and the relationship between the level of collection of vehicle tax and the introduction of a link between paid vehicle tax and technical inspection has been conducted.

Peer review program to enhance treatment planning quality assurance for community radiation oncologists

Many cancer patients are treated at treatment centers staffed by community radiation oncologists (CRO). Patients choose these facilities for location convenience and anticipate equivalent care to “high volume” centers despite contrary literature. Local CROs hypothesized that a two-step quality assurance (QA) program that added early contour and case review would improve confidence in radiation treatment plan quality and reduce variability across facilities. Five physicians at five academic satellites participated in the pilot two-step QA program. This program established an efficient, secure, HIPPA compliant workflow to review case details and contours on CT simulation after uploading to a remote access server on a commercially available platform. Over 12 months, 148 patient contours were reviewed by at least one CRO with an average of 2 reviewers per case. Reviewers approved 67% without change, requested clarification or change in 28%, and would not approve 4% of cases unless revised. The most common reasons cited for change request were “review GTV—volume increase” and “review CTV—volume increase.” Eighty-eight percent of treated cases that were not approved initially subsequently completed recommended modifications. Published literature was shared for 29% cases and sub-specialist consulted for 19% of cases. A two-step QA program was considered highly valuable by all participants allowing easily implanted mechanisms for standardization, higher case volume, and shared educational resources for small academic satellite CROs who are faced with the challenge of caring for a diverse community cancer population. Feasibility suggests the model could serve as a model for other CRO.

Engagement, Innovation, and Impact in a Dietitian Contact Centre: The EatRight Ontario Experience.

Purpose: EatRight Ontario (ERO), a multi-modal dietitian service (phone, email, web), provided the public and health intermediaries with healthy eating advice, professional support, and health promotion tools from 2007 to 2018. An evaluation of ERO was conducted to assess the impact of the model on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour for consumers, utilization, and support levels and satisfaction provided to health intermediaries. Methods: Consumer clients were sent a survey 1-4 weeks after using the ERO service to capture self-reported dietary changes, intentions, nutritional knowledge, and satisfaction. Health intermediaries were recruited through an electronic ERO newsletter and asked about how ERO supported their practice. Results: Of the 867 consumer respondents, 92% had either made a change or indicated that information from ERO confirmed their present behaviour, and 96% indicated they would recommend the services to others. Of the 337 health intermediaries who responded 71% indicated that ERO provided services they could not deliver. Conclusions: ERO's multi-modal dietitian contact centre provides a model for implementing successful remote service access for consumers and professionals to support healthy eating across diverse demographics and geographies, including those in geographically underserved areas.

КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНА МОДЕЛЬ БЕЗПЕКИ КІБЕРПРОСТОРУ

Urgency of the research. Public information resources and means of electronic network transactions (servers, routers, remote access servers, communication channels, operating systems, databases and applications) must be protected reliably and efficiently: the price of each "break" of protection is growing rapidly and this growth will continue in the near future.Target setting. Ensuring information security of networks and processing systems is a priority for the state leadership, as the quality and efficiency of strategic decision-making and the effectiveness of their implementation largelydepend on main-taining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of state information resources.Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Despite the ever-increasing number of publications on information se-curity, the problem of security in cyberspace, especially a state one, remains unresolved.Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Currently, in the works of domestic and foreign scientists, insufficient attention is paid to the development of systems and models of cybersecurity of the state.The research objective. The aim of the article is to build a conceptual model of security within cyberspace, which will describe the components of national cybersecurity and will establish the strength of the connection between its relevant com-ponents, as well as determine the level of cybersecurity.The statement of basic materials. Using Euler-Venn diagrams, the cyberspace of the state is graphically represented and a more rigorous description of the model is proposed on the basis of set theory. In general, the conceptual model of cyberse-curity is formed on the basis of three components: a person who processes information, owns it or protects it; regulations that provide legal protection of information; information resources, where the information in need of protection is concentrated, and within which means of information protection function.Conclusions. The article builds a conceptual model of state security, which describes the components of cybersecurity of the state and allows to establish the strength of the connection between its relevant components, as well as to determine the level of cybersecurity.