Change Requests Research Articles

History and Iatrogenic Effects of Conversion Therapy.

Research indicates that sexual orientation change efforts (SOCEs) are not effective and furthermore commonly lead to iatrogenic effects such as depression, anxiety, and even suicide. Negative attitudes toward homosexuality derive from most formal religions and are incarnated in medical and psychological theories that support and encourage SOCEs. Oppression of sexual minorities makes it unlikely that change requests by patients are voluntary. Recently there has been a dramatic change as the field moves from reparative to affirmative approaches. Here, we review the history of SOCEs, their consequences, current affirmative treatments, and future directions in the field as they pertain to the well-being of the queer community. From an institutional community psychology perspective, we argue that even if true conversion were possible, such efforts are unethical and should not be pursued even if requested. As is the case with all psychological/psychiatric interventions, the issue is not "can" but "ought."

Criticism Strategies Found In The Youtube Video “Trevor Noah Unpacks The Racist Response To The Little Mermaid” By The Daily Show

Criticism is one type of oppositional behavior in language. This research aimed to identify the types of criticism strategies and to examine the external pragmatic modifiers used by Trevor Noah in the video Trevor Noah Unpacks the Racist Response to The Little Mermaid. The researcher used a qualitative descriptive method. The data in this research are speech acts of criticism uttered by the speaker (Trevor Noah) whose data source was taken from YouTube video. This research used documentation to collect the data and was analyzed using a qualitative approach with Nguyen's (2005) theory of criticism strategies.
 The results of this research showed that there were 18 data which contained criticism speech acts found in Trevor Noah's utterances. The data were classified into two types of criticizing strategies including 9 direct criticizing strategies, such as 1 negative evaluation, 2 disapprovals, 2 expressions of disagreement, 3 identifications of problems, and 1 consequence, and 9 indirect criticizing strategies, such as 1 correction, 2 indicating standards, 1 demand for change, 2 requests for change, while expressions of uncertainty, asking/presupposing, and other hints (sarcasm), each found one utterance. The researcher also found 4 classifications of external pragmatic modifiers used to mitigate criticism, such as steers, sweeteners, disarmers, and grounders contained in Trevor Noah's utterances.

Psychotherapists' views on open notes: An online survey from Germany.

In an increasing number of countries, patients are given online record access (ORA) to their clinical notes ("open notes"). In many places, psychotherapy notes are exempt, even if patients explicitly wish to read them. Previous research suggests that psychotherapists (PTs) have reservations that are not yet fully understood. To investigate the attitudes and perceived effects of open notes on psychotherapeutic care, patients, and individual psychotherapeutic practice in Germany. Psychological and medical therapists were invited to participate in a national online survey. Sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, age, professional group, and psychotherapeutic school were gathered. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the 51-item survey. 129 PTs completed the survey. Only a small proportion of respondents (30 out of 129, 23.3%) suspected that open notes would improve the efficiency of psychotherapeutic care. On the one hand, participants assumed that patients gain more control over their treatment (59 out of 129, 45.7%) and are better able to remember therapy goals (55 out of 129, 42.6%), although this was considered unlikely to lead to greater engagement in the therapy process (94 out of 129, 72.9%). On the other hand, PTs expected patients to misunderstand their notes, feel offended (98 out of 129, 76.0%), and approach them with questions (107 out of 129, 82.9%) or requests for changes (94 out of 129, 72.9%). The respondents also anticipated being less honest when writing (95 out of 129, 73.6%) and reported they needed more time for documentation (99 out of 129, 76.7%). A meaningful use of open notes for working with relatives was envisaged (101 out of 129, 78.3%). PTs in Germany tend to have a negative attitude towards patients' ORA on open notes. Further research on clinical efficacy and feasibility is necessary to demonstrate whether open notes add value in the context of psychotherapy.

ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ РЕЗЕРВ ГОССЛУЖБЫ КАК ЗАВЕРАЮЩИЙ ЭЛЕМЕНТ КАДРОВОЙ ВЕРТИКАЛИ

In 2024, a federal personnel reserve in the civil service was established as provided for in legislation adopted exactly two decades ago. Thus, the formation of a vertical of reserves has been completed, parallel to which there are managerial reserves that are largely similar in purpose and new quasi-reserves are appearing (for example, the “Leaders of Russia” competition). In the article we analyze trends in the personnel policy of the Russian Federation, taking into account the emergence of the federal reserve. Bibliometric analysis revealed a stable research interest in the problems of the civil service and reserves without direct connection with the reforms. Using chronological and comparative legal methods, we summarized stages of formation of the civil service reserves. When creating the federal reserve, problems were noted with the implementation of such functions as personnel retention and selection based on merit (meritocracy). We used an institutional approach to describe the cadre vertical in civil service and the place of the federal reserve in this vertical. We have proved that the federal reserve institutionalizes neopatrimonial practices and legitimizes subjectivity of certain officials of the Presidential Administration in the cadre vertical. Also, we used the SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for the future of the cadre vertical. The conclusion is substantiated that the emergence of the federal reserve completes building an institutional model of national civil service. The cadre vertical has been developed and there are no visible prerequisites for its significant transformation. The request for changes is satisfied not by institutional reform of the civil service, but by an attempt to build a parallel institution of “public” service, ensuring the involvement of the public sector managers in the cadre vertical. Such changes continue the creation of a unified system of public authority, provided for in 2020 by amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Stabilization consciousness in the changing Russian society

In recent decades, the growing dynamics of social processes requires a new theoretical-methodological approach to the analysis of the mass consciousness reaction to these changes. In what cases are such changes determined by expectations or requests for change, and in what cases do changes determine a reaction to stabilize the social system? How does public opinion strive to maintain or restore stability in the changing world? The complex structure of society as a system predetermines the dynamics of social sentiments, setting the logic of change and highlighting the dominant functions of different spheres of social life in different historical periods. Russian society has entered the political phase of its development - when changes caused by political goal setting affect all other spheres: political involvement, politicization of various aspects of society and of public opinion are increasing. Changes affect the life of the common man, forcing him to choose strategies for the future. However, at the same time, the mass consciousness, conservative by nature, inevitably hopes for quick stabilization. The article is based on the data of the opinion polls conducted by the Center for Comprehensive Social Studies of the Institute of Sociology of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2016-2023 and analyzes the dynamics of public consciousness through its expectations and requests for change and stability. The author emphasizes the contradictory nature of changes in the Russian society, since the public consciousness was not ready for such a type, depth and pace of changes. There is a clear social segmentation - those who have already accepted changes and those who still try to distance themselves from changes. Stabilization consciousness plays a dual role by appealing to both the past and the future.

Best Practice Recommendations for Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment Data Changes

Historically, there was a tendency amongst electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) service providers and their sponsor clients to prevent changes to eCOA data, particularly for electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) measures, or to allow changes to eCOA data but only after receiving sponsor approval to do so. Further, sponsors were also approving or denying data change requests (DCRs).From 2018 to 2022, 45 representatives of Critical Path (C-Path) Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium, eCOA Consortium (previously ePRO Consortium), and the eClinical Forum collaborated to develop guidelines on changes to eCOA data. These were compiled into the present manuscript, which outlines best practices aligned to latest health authority guidance, and based on expertise from all three organizations.This work coincided with a shift in clinical trial industry practices and emergence of regulations and quality functions that require that investigative sites, not sponsors, be responsible for the maintenance of accurate source records. In other words, the question was not whether, but how, PRO data should be changed. The resulting set of core principles can become the foundation upon which sponsors, investigators and eCOA providers can work together on DCRs.To achieve that, eCOA studies must:• be setup in a manner that minimizes potential user errors;• have a documented oversight plan and documented site staff training;• follow clearly defined and standard workflows–but also mitigate undefined change types;• allow trial documentation per ALCOA+ principles; and• induce sponsors into timely reviews and reconciliations of discordant data (i.e., via sensitivity analysis) and not by arbitrarily overruling the investigators.

Estimating the costs of refactoring the database of the information system that is being operated

The object of research is the decision-making work on the expediency of refactoring the database of the information system that is being operated. It was determined that the main recommendations for the formation and adoption of such decisions are based on the use of the intuition and experience of the person making the decision. Modern research in the field of database refactoring is mainly devoted to the analysis and improvement of applied refactoring techniques. The problem of determining the expediency of database refactoring and, in particular, determining the possibility of refactoring in the conditions of the current limitations of the IT project remains practically unsolved. Therefore, conducting research to solve this problem is relevant from a theoretical and applied point of view. The COCOMO II model was chosen as the basis of the cost estimation model. The specifics of using these models when calculating labor costs for IT projects of modification or development of software systems are determined. Basic SQL commands that are most often used during database refactoring are installed. Models for estimating the number of lines of source code of each of these SQL commands have been developed. The model for estimating the number of lines of source code for an IT project of system modification or development has been improved, a special case of which is proposed to be database refactoring. Experimental verification of the obtained scientific results was carried out. The database of the information and accounting system of the organization, which performs the functions of an Internet provider, was selected for such verification. For this system, two requests for changes were formulated for which the database should be refactored. The sequence of actions for estimating labor costs and time spent on database refactoring based on specified change requests is described. The obtained evaluation results allow to make a decision about the possibility of refactoring the database of the information and accounting system.

Sistem Informasi Change Request Form (SI-CRF) dengan Metode V-Model

PT ADM is one of the companies incorporated in the Astra Group, Astra Industries Business unit and is the sole agent of Daihatsu. One of the activities in it is submission which is better known as Change Request Form (CRF). CRF one of the forms used for submission, ID requests related to requests related to IT software such as access rights, licenses, or network installation. submission of Change Request Form (CRF) from the side of Users (in this case as a requester) have difficulty both when filling out documents, approval requests to related superiors, and especially in tracking the status of the request already at what stage , as well as archival document storage because it is still input manually. Based on this explanation, the design of Information System is built using V-model method where V-Model development of waterfall method. Information system built CRF information system that can help users can submit anywhere and in terms of checking can be up to date, in terms of approval and assignment and status can also be checked up to date

Offering Two-way Privacy for Evolved Purchase Inquiries

Dynamic and flexible business relationships are expected to become more important in the future to accommodate specialized change requests or small-batch production. Today, buyers and sellers must disclose sensitive information on products upfront before the actual manufacturing. However, without a trust relation, this situation is precarious for the involved companies as they fear for their competitiveness. Related work overlooks this issue so far: existing approaches protect the information of a single party only, hindering dynamic and on-demand business relationships. To account for the corresponding research gap of inadequately privacy-protected information and to deal with companies without an established trust relation, we pursue the direction of innovative privacy-preserving purchase inquiries that seamlessly integrate into today’s established supplier management and procurement processes. Utilizing well-established building blocks from private computing, such as private set intersection and homomorphic encryption, we propose two designs with slightly different privacy and performance implications to securely realize purchase inquiries over the Internet. In particular, we allow buyers to consider more potential sellers without sharing sensitive information and relieve sellers of the burden of repeatedly preparing elaborate yet discarded offers. We demonstrate our approaches’ scalability using two real-world use cases from the domain of production technology. Overall, we present deployable designs that offer two-way privacy for purchase inquiries and, in turn, fill a gap that currently hinders establishing dynamic and flexible business relationships. In the future, we expect significantly increasing research activity in this overlooked area to address the needs of an evolving production landscape.

Analisa Penjadwalan Proyek Rentang Headworks And Cipelang Main Canal Upgrading Works Rentang Irrigation Modernization Project (RIMP) Dengan Metode Diagram Pareto Kecamatan Jatitujuh Kabupaten Majalengka

Project scheduling has an important role in ensuring smooth project implementation and achieving the desired project objectives. In this context, the project scheduling analysis of the Rentang Headworks and Cipelang Main Canal Upgrading Works Rentang Irrigation Modernization Project (RIMP) in Jatitujuh District, Majalengka Regency is important to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of project implementation. The Pareto diagram method is used in this analysis to identify and address key issues that may arise during project implementation. This research aims to improve the scheduling of the RIMP project by using the Pareto diagram method to increase the efficiency of time, cost, and resources. The results of the analysis show that the critical factors affecting the scheduling of the RIMP project are delays in material procurement, lack of coordination between related parties, and changes in demand from stakeholders. In the Pareto diagram, these problems are placed on the Y-axis and ranked in order of importance. After identifying the main problems, specific improvement measures were proposed to address each problem. Measures such as improving material procurement, enhancing coordination between relevant parties, and devising a more structured change request mechanism can help reduce delays and improve project scheduling efficiency. Using the Pareto diagram method, this RIMP project scheduling analysis provides a clear view of the key issues affecting project execution. The results of this analysis can be used by the project team to make better decisions in project planning and execution, with the hope of improving the efficiency and success of the project.

The “well-sibling” syndrome: Hypnosis for the siblings of special needs children

ABSTRACT Often overlooked by caregivers because of their ability to adapt to a challenging home life by making few demands themselves, the siblings of special needs children have unacknowledged needs of their own. They often are reluctant to participate in therapy because of their self-concept of having to be the “normal” or “perfect” child. Therapy with these children requires non-pathologizing and attuned rapport building focused on creative self-exploration without requests for change. Two composite case vignettes illustrate the power and versatility of clinical hypnosis to facilitate new learning about becoming visible in the therapeutic relationship and beyond.

A Systematic Review of Automated Query Reformulations in Source Code Search

Fixing software bugs and adding new features are two of the major maintenance tasks. Software bugs and features are reported as change requests. Developers consult these requests and often choose a few keywords from them as an ad hoc query. Then they execute the query with a search engine to find the exact locations within software code that need to be changed. Unfortunately, even experienced developers often fail to choose appropriate queries, which leads to costly trials and errors during a code search. Over the years, many studies have attempted to reformulate the ad hoc queries from developers to support them. In this systematic literature review, we carefully select 70 primary studies on query reformulations from 2,970 candidate studies, perform an in-depth qualitative analysis (e.g., Grounded Theory), and then answer seven research questions with major findings. First, to date, eight major methodologies (e.g., term weighting, term co-occurrence analysis, thesaurus lookup) have been adopted to reformulate queries. Second, the existing studies suffer from several major limitations (e.g., lack of generalizability, the vocabulary mismatch problem, subjective bias) that might prevent their wide adoption. Finally, we discuss the best practices and future opportunities to advance the state of research in search query reformulations.

Owner-Sourced Change Requests in REIT Construction Investments

Gayrimenkul yatırım ortaklıklarının (GYO) inşaat yatırımlarında karşılaşılan en önemli problemlerden biri mal sahibi kaynaklı proje değişiklikleridir. GYO’ların inşaat yatırımlarında, performans artışı sağlanabilmesi için ilk önce, mal sahibi kaynaklı değişikliklerin altında yatan nedenlerin araştırılması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, inşaat projelerinde meydana gelen değişikliklerin nedenlerini ve projeye etkilerini literatürde mevcut çalışmalar araştırılarak; “mal sahibi kaynaklı proje değişiklikleri” konusunun, literatürde bulunan neden ve etkiler ışığında, alan çalışması üzerinden incelenmesidir. Yapılan çalışmada veriler, bir Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı (GYO) bünyesinde mimar olarak çalışan araştırmacının gözlemlerinden, projelerden, toplantı notlarından ve literatürden elde edilmiştir. Proje değişiklik taleplerinin en büyük etkisinin genellikle maliyet ve zaman aşımı olduğu bilinmektedir. Alan çalışmasında incelenen mal sahibi tarafından talep edilen altı proje değişikliğinin beş adedi şantiyenin uygulama aşamasında gerçekleşmiştir. Bundan ötürü alan çalışmasında literatürde bahsi geçen “değişikliklerin zincirleme etkisi” gözlemlenmiş ve bu değişiklik talepleri projede maliyet ve süre artışlarına sebep olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Survey Results Describing How Pregnant Women/People Use Communication Technology with their Midwife in Aotearoa New Zealand

Communication technology, particularly texting, has become a mainstream way to communicate between people. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), 91% of adult users over 18 years old own a smart phone1 which compares to smartphone use by people in Australia and the United Kingdom.2,3 Within maternity care, communication technology has enabled childbearing people to access a midwife for support and reassurance, change appointments or request health information.

Performance Evaluation IT Governance on Universities: COBIT 2019 Approach with Measurement Capability Levels

The utilization of the Peoplesoft Campus Solution (MyUMN) technology, which has become excessively outdated, necessitates an evaluation, development, and rejuvenation of MyUMN to address any occurring issues with definitive solutions. An assessment of the Information Technology governance capability level is carried out using the COBIT 2019 framework. This research focuses on the following specific objectives: BAI03 (Managed Solutions Identification and Build), BAI06 (Managed IT Changes), and BAI07 (Managed IT Change Acceptance and Transitioning). The measurement results reveal that the capability levels for all three objectives are at level 2, while the targeted capability level is at level 4. Consequently, there exists a gap between these two levels. Recommendations encompass prioritizing the documentation of application development and conducting routine reviews of all completed change requests to ensure the alignment of change requests

Stakeholder and jurisdictional influence over IFRS 10's development

The International Financial Reporting Standards are voluntarily adopted by 167 countries, including countries in Africa, Australasia, Europe and South America. To maintain its legitimacy, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) must not be viewed as being unduly influenced by one group or jurisdiction. If the IASB’s procedural legitimacy is compromised, it threatens their cognitive legitimacy and the global adoption of IFRS. Currently, most papers investigating the legitimacy of the IASB’s due process employ simplified assessment tools. This paper investigates the relative influence of stakeholders and jurisdictions over the IASB’s standard setting, using the method designed by Bamber and McMeeking (2016). This method does not treat all requests for changes equally, strengthening the validity and quality of the findings. In addition, this paper answers the call from Bamber and McMeeking (2016) to corroborate or refute their findings that not all stakeholders exerted equal influence and that comments from the UK are less influential than those from the US. Using a content analysis, this paper investigates the relative influence of jurisdictions and stakeholders on IFRS 10’s development. The paper finds that, although no single stakeholder has a much greater influence over the IASB than others, there is some evidence of bias in a jurisdictional space in favour of the US and the UK with regard to the development of IFRS 10.

Process and Product Change Management as a Predictor and Innovative Solution for Company Performance: A Case Study on the Optimization Process in the Automotive Industry

Change and innovation are increasingly exerting a significant influence on the daily activities of companies. To ensure optimal control, innovative solutions are employed that are encapsulated in the concept of change management. In the engineering change sector, the proposed approach involves developing solutions and making continuous adjustments to the manufacturing process to enhance productivity and to meet customer needs. Within the automotive industry, companies utilize innovations and process change management to continuously improve and strengthen their position in the market, such as KPI/KPRS and PCI. To achieve this, the present study gathers real digital data from the Romanian branches of two renowned automotive companies. The data regarding change requests include 215 registrations for the first company and 734 registrations for the second company. By employing complex statistical methods such as ANOVA, Student’s t-test, the Mann–Whitney test, and a regression model, the primary objective of this study is to model and to identify the best predictor of change request status. Additionally, this study aims to explore how this change process influences the economic performances of the companies and the performance indicators of change management in manufacturing processes. The findings indicate that, both in the organizations in general and within the automotive industry, when products experience high demand in the market, the number of change requests increases. This highlights the importance of internal optimization of the automation system. Moreover, the study results underscore the crucial role of an effective smart manufacturing and optimal change management system to uphold and to enhance the economic performance of automotive companies.

Why targeting attitudes often fails to elicit sustainable tourist behaviour

PurposeRecent reviews of field experiments aiming to entice tourists to behave in more environmentally sustainable ways conclude that attitudes – while the primary target – do not perform as well as expected. The purpose of this study is to analyse in detail when attitudes have or have not been successful as behavioural change targets and propose a conceptual framework of possible explanations. In so doing, this study represents the first theoretical – rather than empirical – challenge to the currently dominant theoretical understanding of environmentally significant tourist behaviours and offers alternative theoretical constructs tourism researchers aiming to make tourists behave in more sustainable ways could investigate in future.Design/methodology/approachThe authors investigate in detail experiments where attitude-based behavioural change approaches failed. Based on the insights from this analysis, the authors propose a conceptual framework offering five potential explanations. This study also discusses alternative theoretical constructs that could be used for behavioural change interventions.FindingsThe authors derive five potential explanations for why attitudes often fail to trigger behavioural change in the context of environmentally sustainable tourist behaviour: tourists do not notice messages attempting to change their attitudes; tourists are unwilling to cognitively process behavioural change messages; tourists develop reactance to behavioural change requests; attempts to alter attitudes do not influence habits; and attempts to alter attitudes do not reduce the effort associated with displaying the desired behaviour.Research limitations/implicationsThis study broadens research attention to alternative theoretical constructs that may be more effective in making tourists behave in more sustainable ways and opens opportunities for new measures tourism businesses and destinations can implement to influence tourist behaviour.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first theoretical investigation of possible reasons why attitudes have performed poorly as targets of behavioural change interventions aiming to trigger environmentally sustainable tourist behaviours.

Enhancing Requirements Change Request Categorization and Prioritization in Agile Software Development Using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Software development now relies heavily on agile methods, which call for the efficient administration and prioritization of change requests. In order to improve requirement prioritization using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Agile methods, this study article presents a new framework for classifying software requirements into Small Change Requests (SCRs) and Large Change Requests (LCRs). The paper examines the difficulties associated with requirement prioritization and categorization in Agile settings and offers a methodical system for dividing change requests into categories based on complexity, impact, and timeline. In order to provide a thorough grasp of the project scope and objectives, the framework considers both functional and non-functional needs. A case study containing several Agile software development projects is used to evaluate the performance of the suggested categorization and prioritization model. According to the findings, the combination of SCR and LCR categorization with AHP enables more effective teamwork and greater matching of development goals with partner objectives. The research also shows that the suggested framework's integration into the Agile development process results in a more efficient decision-making process, less time wasted on talks, and improved resource distribution. The model aids in risk mitigation by allowing a methodical and quantifiable approach to requirement prioritization. These risks are related to quick changes in project scope and changing client requirements. By presenting a fresh framework for requirement categorization and prioritization, this study adds to the current discussion on successful requirement management in Agile methods. Agile software development projects become more effective and adaptable overall thanks to the incorporation of AHP, which guarantees a more methodical and objective prioritization process. This study has the potential to greatly improve the administration of shifting needs and user expectations in Agile settings by offering a structured method to classify and rank change requests.

Priority of Emergency Vehicle Dynamic Right-Of-Way Control Method in Networked Environment

This paper proposes a dynamic right-of-way priority control approach for emergency vehicles (PDR-EVs) to improve their efficiency on basic road sections in the city based on a cooperative vehicle infrastructure system. Specifically, a movable physical function area was set in front of the EVs to prohibit connected vehicles (CVs) from entering a lane or to request them to change lanes to avoid a collision. Setting up a dynamic monitoring area at the EV’s front end affords real-time monitoring of the CV’s headway distribution in the inner lane. Moreover, a lane change request is sent when the CVs enter the buffer area, and the traversal search method predicts the optimal time and rate of speed to change the lane change and guides the CVs ahead of the EVs to merge into the target gap. Extensive simulations using the SUMO platform revealed that the priority of the dynamic right-of-way (PDR) control method reduced the average delay of the EVs by more than 70%, given that the road saturation did not exceed 0.8 and hardly increased the delay of the CVs (not more than 8%). Moreover, the simulations revealed that the long buffer area was suitable for low-volume conditions, and the short one was suitable for high-volume conditions. The proposed methodology fully employs the road space resources and enhances the EV’s operating efficiency on basic road sections while considering the CV’s operating efficiency.