Development Of Systematic Approach Research Articles

Effective Engagement with Latino Youths and Communities

California's 4-H Youth Development Program adopted an asset-based and systematic community development approach to studying successful Latino-serving youth development programs. This effort included a scan of Latino engagement resources and Latino-serving youth development settings as well as key informant interviews. Beyond generating important data, the research process itself facilitated impactful Latino community outreach, relationship building, and engagement, suggesting multiple potential benefits to using a community development approach in research.

An integrated service recommendation approach for service-based system development

With the wide adoption of service-oriented computing and cloud computing, service-based systems (SBSs), a kind of software systems that can offer certain functionalities by leveraging one or more Web services, become increasingly popular. A challenging issue in SBS development is to find suitable services from a variety of available (semantics different) services. Towards this issue, we propose a new service recommendation approach that can integrate diverse information of SBSs and their component services. In this research, SBSs, services, their respective attributes (e.g. content and categories) and SBS-service composition relations are modeled as a heterogeneous information network (HIN); and several semantic similarities between SBSs are measured on a set of meta-paths in the HIN. Particularly, a word embedding technique is used to learn word vectors from the content of SBSs and services, which contribute to better functional similarities between SBSs. Afterwards, the combinational weights of different similarities are optimized using a Bayesian personalized ranking algorithm. Services are finally recommended based on collaborative filtering. We identify two recommendation scenarios with different SBS requirements. By conducting a series of experiments on a real-world dataset crawled from the ProgrammableWeb, we validate the effectiveness of our approach and find out the optimal combinations of SBS similarities for those two scenarios.

Brownfield Development of Platforms for Changeable Manufacturing

Typically, development of changeability and reconfigurability in manufacturing are greenfield approaches. New platforms, products and manufacturing systems are developed with new features, capability or technology. While companies can achieve the desired level and type of changeability with greenfield approaches, development of new platforms and systems is a costly affair if existing systems and platforms in the company is not considered. This study outlines an approach for systematic brownfield platform development. Seven stages are listed, describing how candidates for inclusion in a platform are identified and subsequently developed based on existing manufacturing systems and production landscape.

Highly Extensible Modular System for Online Monitoring of the Atlas Experiment

The unprecedented size and complexity of the ATLAS experiment required adoption of a new approach for online monitoring system development as many requirements for this system were not known in advance due to the innovative nature of the project. The ATLAS online monitoring facility has been designed as a modular system consisting of a number of independent components, which can interact with one another via a set of well-defined interfaces. The system has been developed using open source software and is based on the two in-house developed highly scalable distributed services for message passing and information exchange, which can deal with information of arbitrary types. The other monitoring components use these services to implement high-level facilities, such as Monitoring Data Archiving and Data Quality Assessment, as well as end user interfaces like the Data Quality and Online Histogramming displays. This proceedings describes the online monitoring system design and evolution showing how the chosen approach allowed the system to be gradually extended by adding more high level tools and frameworks as requirements evolved.

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Hospital Pharmacy Management System and Future Development Approaches in Bangladeshi Hospital

The aim of this present work is to find out a suitable and updated hospital pharmacy management system for Bangladesh. Hospital pharmacy is considered as the heart of any hospital because all the departments like surgery, cardiology, nephrology, medicine, pediatric etc. are linked up with pharmacy section. Although the pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh is enriched so much and the product is up to the mark but the improper management system in hospital pharmacies make the patient’s burden high. So, development is required in hospital pharmacy to ensure the proper choice, preparation, store, compounding and dispense of medicine as well as medical devices along with counseling for patient’s safety and compliance.Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 20(2): 180-187, 2017

A systematic approach for new technology development by using a biomimicry‐based TRIZ contradiction matrix

The concept of biomimicry is to bring innovative ideas from nature to find new solutions for technology development or product design. However, there are few studies on proposing a method that connects nature's solutions to technology development in a systematic manner. Since previous studies assume that nature is fundamentally different from technologies, biological approaches should be separated from a technological TRIZ to solve technological problems. This research aims at proposing a systematic process to construct a biomimicry‐based TRIZ contradiction matrix that can be utilized to devise innovative ideas for new technology development by solving a contradictory problem based on biological solutions. To build a contradiction matrix that reflects both technological and biological views, inventive principles in biomimicry fields are extracted by text mining and matched in a cell of an existing TRIZ contradiction matrix by latent dirichlet allocation (LDA). In addition, a biomimicry‐based technology development process is suggested by using 40 inventive principles, 39 engineering parameters of the TRIZ contradiction matrix, and biomimicry cases. The proposed approach can be used as a tool to assist practitioners in solving technological problems and developing new technology by considering biological solutions as well as technological solutions.

Suspicious Loitering Detection from Annotated CCTV Feed Using CEP Based Approach

Smart Surveillance System is a critical system that enables automated detection of anomalous activities from live CCTV feed. The main challenge that needs to be addressed by the Smart Surveillance System is the ability to understand and detect the activities that are currently occurring within the CCTV feed. Suspicious loitering is considered one of the anomalous activities that precede unwanted events, such as break-ins, burglary, and robbery. In this research, the Complex Event Processing (CEP) approach was selected as the system development approach for developing a Smart Surveillance System. Four types of similarity search-based event detectors, namely the Multi-Layered Event Detector for General Application (MEGA), Temporally Constrained Template Match Detector (TCD), Sliding Window Detector (SWD), and Weighted Sliding Window Detector (WSWD) were tested and evaluated to determine the best suspicious loitering event detector to be used in the Smart Surveillance System. The input data to the detectors comprised manually annotated real CCTV feed which was subjected to three noise conditions: (i) no-noise (0% noise) annotation, (ii) 25% noisy annotation and (iii) 46.8% noisy annotation. The 46.8% noisy annotation is assumed to reflect the real ambient operating condition of the Smart Surveillance System; while the no-noise condition was assumed to reflect the perfect CCTV feed acquisition and annotation process. The performance of the detectors was measured in terms of sensitivity, specificity, detection accuracy, and the area under the Receiver’s Operating Curve (ROC). The results obtained showed that MEGA is the best overall detector for suspicious loitering detection in ambient operating conditions with detection accuracy of 97.20% and area under ROC curve of 0.6117.

Using Agent-Based Methodologies in Healthcare Information Systems

Abstract This paper carries out a comparative analysis to determine the advantages and the stages of two agent-based methodologies: Multi-agent Systems Engineering (MaSE) methodology, which is designed specifically for an agent-based and complete lifecycle approach, while also being appropriate for understanding and developing complex open systems; Agent Systems Methodology (ASEME) suggests a modular Multi-Agent System (MAS) development approach and uses the concept of intra-agent control. We also examine the strengths and weaknesses of these methodologies and the dependencies between their models and their processes. Both methodologies are applied to develop The Guardian Angle: Patient-Centered Health Information System (GA: PCHIS), which is an example of agent-based applications used to improve health care information systems.

‘How can you enjoy sports if you are under control by others?’ Self-organized lifestyle sports and youth development

While research shows a positive association between participation in organized sports and youth development, research on alternative and unorganized sport settings is lacking. This paper analyzes developmental processes in a sample of unorganized lifestyle sport contexts, drawing on a Relational Developmental Systems approach to human development. Based on observation and interviews with young practitioners in four lifestyle sport contexts, we found many similarities in these contexts and the possibilities they offered for youth development. Results suggest the contexts studied should not be considered unorganized but self-organized. These contexts may support positive development, not in spite of, but because of the lack of strict rules, formal leaders or a priori performance goals. The studied contexts are understood as embracing and tolerant, yet not accessible for all. Self-organized lifestyle sport contexts need more detailed research to understand how they can provide opportunities for positive development among some hard to reach groups.

Analisis BCOR Mempengaruhi Adopsi Sistem Manajemen Pengetahuan (KMS)

Manajemen Pengetahuan sebagai pendekatan dalam pengembangan Sistem Informasi digunakan untuk mengembangkan Sistem Manajemen Pengetahuan sebagai teknologi pendukung. Sistem Manajemen Pengetahuan dapat didefinisikan dengan menyelaraskan Proses Manajemen Pengetahuan dalam organisasi. Knowledge Management System (KMS) pada saat ini telah menjadi kebutuhan penting bagi perusahaan. Knowledge Management System (KMS) membantu perusahaan untuk menyimpan pengetahuan yang dimiliki oleh karyawannya untuk menangani perputaran karyawan, memberikan keunggulan kompetitif, dan meningkatkan efektivitas operasi perusahaan. Namun, ketika melakukan implementasi KMS diperlukan kesiapan dan persiapan untuk menerapkan sistem baru tidak menjadi kesia-siaan. Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor KMS yang diadopsi di universitas swasta sebagai bagian dari persiapan sebelum implementasi KMS di dalamnya. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis mengambil studi kasus pada Universitas XYZ di Palembang sebagai media penelitian dengan menggunakan Analisis Biaya Manfaat Oppotuniy dan Risiko (BCOR) sebagai metode penelitian. Pada tahap pengolahan data ini, Penulis menggunakan Aplikasi Expert Choice sebagai bantuan dalam pengolahan data menggunakan tahapan AHP untuk menemukan faktor prioritas dalam mengadopsi KMS di universitas swasta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor prioritas yang mempengaruhi dalam mengadopsi KMS di Universitas XYZ di Palembang adalah faktor Optimasi kriteria peluang.

Mixed Methods in Youth Purpose: An Examination of Adolescent Self-Regulation and Purpose

Utilizing a relational developmental systems approach to examining character strengths, this article examines the connection between adolescents’ intentional self-regulation (ISR) with youth sense of purpose, using data from a large-scale evaluation of a youth development program in Scotland. Data were triangulated from multiple sources, including youth surveys and interviews as well as teacher assessments. Surveys were collected from 783 S2 (approximately seventh grade) pupils; teacher survey data were collected for 732 of these pupils. Telephone interviews were conducted with a subset of 29 adolescents. The data were analyzed with an innovative mixed-methods technique that allows qualitative interview data to underscore consistencies and disconnects with quantitative findings from both teacher and adolescent surveys. Results demonstrate a strong connection between ISR and purpose and many consistencies across measures of purpose.

Experience-Based Decisional DNA (DDNA) to Support Product Development

ABSTRACTKnowledge and experience are important requirements for product development. The aim of this paper is to propose a systematic approach for industrial product development. This approach uses smart knowledge management system comprising of set of experience knowledge structure and decisional DNA (DDNA) along with virtual engineering tools (virtual engineering object, virtual engineering process, and virtual engineering factory). This system provides a new direction to researchers working on product development, especially designers and manufacturers. It will reduce their communication gap by allowing them to work on the same platform. The proposed system adopts an early consideration of manufacturing issues. Therefore, it can shorten product development cycle time, minimize overall development cost, and ensure a smooth transition into production. The proposed system is dynamic in nature because it updates itself after every time a new decision related to product development activity is made. Product development process can be performed systematically and efficiently using this system as it stores knowledge of experiences of different activities.

Developmental Ecological Psychology and a Coalition of Ecological–Relational Developmental Approaches

ABSTRACTDevelopmental1 Publications by Dent, C. H., Dent-Read, C., and Read, C. are by the same author. Ecological Psychology began to conceptualize develop–ment in terms of the organism-environment system at a time when it was far from accepted to think about development in dynamic and systems terms. In this theoretical review, we argue that Developmental Ecological Psychology, based on mutualist ecological realism, has much to give to and to gain from other approaches to development that aim at building a developmental science on ecological–relational foundations. However, in order to exert greater influence, Developmental Ecological Psychology should pay attention to organismic development in a wider sense and should provide comprehensive theorizing about development as an ongoing and extended life process in multiple contexts. We review the theoretical foundations and prominent research directions in Develop- mental Ecological Psychology, noting strengths as well as lacunae. Then we move on to review major approaches that are partners for Developmental Ecological Psychology in a currently forming “coalition” of ecological–relational developmental science. In particular, we align the contributions of biologically rooted developmental systems approaches, dynamic systems approaches, phenomenologically rooted approaches, and sociocultural approaches. We focus on common ground, affinities, and synergies among these approaches and with Developmental Ecological Psychology. Thus, we define Developmental Ecological Psychology as an evolving, open discipline, seeking and finding principled cross-fertilization with a broad array of other relevant streams of thought.

Development of Integrated Information System for Travel Bureau Company

Related to the effectiveness of decision-making by the management of travel bureau company, especially by managers, information serves frequent delays or incomplete. Although already computer-assisted, the existing application-based is used only handle one particular activity only, not integrated. This research is intended to produce an integrated information system that handles the overall operational activities of the company. By applying the object-oriented system development approach, the system is built with Visual Basic. Net programming language and MySQL database package. The result is a system that consists of 4 (four) separated program packages, including Reservation System, AR System, AP System and Accounting System. Based on the output, we can conclude that this system is able to produce integrated information that related to the problem of reservation, operational and financial those produce up-to-date information in order to support operational activities and decisionmaking process by related parties.

Inclusive value chain development: experience of participatory market system development approach in Bangladesh

The aim of this article is to reflect lessons learned in developing an inclusive value chain through participatory market system development (PMSD) by Practical Action in Bangladesh. PMSD contains 10 structured sequences of steps (called a roadmap). This article captures eight steps of PMSD, which are Market system selection, Preliminary mapping and analysis, Strategic design and planning, Empowering marginalized actors, Engaging key actors, Participatory market mapping (PMM), Participatory planning, and Facilitating changes. Through PMSD we are selecting viable market systems for small-scale farmers; developing preliminary market maps, interventions, and sales and service centres for their empowerment; engaging value chain actors; organizing PMM workshops with market actors; and facilitating farmers’ groups to develop production plans. The challenges we face are: analysis and preparation of reports on all subsectors; the short time duration for intervention design; unskilled staff members of partner NGOs and, at the beginning, less cooperation from public and private sectors; ensuring participation of local government representatives and government officers; organizing follow-up PMM workshops at Upazila and district level; and involving traders to aggregate input demand and supply of product.

Dispositional, demographic, and social predictors of trajectories of intimate partner aggression in early adulthood.

From a developmental systems perspective, the origins of maladjusted behavior are multifaceted, interdependent, and may differ at different points in development. Personality traits influence developmental outcomes, as do socialization environments, but the influence of personality depends on the socialization environment, and the influence of the socialization environment varies according to personality. The present study takes a developmental systems approach to investigate pathways through which dispositional traits in childhood might act in concert with peer and parental socialization contexts to predict trajectories of intimate partner aggression (IPA) during emerging adulthood. The study included 466 participants (49% male, 81% European American, 15% African American) from a longitudinal study of social development. Measures of demographics, temperament, personality, parent-child relations, romantic relationships, peer relationships, and IPA were administered between 5 and 23 years of age. The study used latent growth curve analysis to predict variations in trajectories of IPA during early adulthood. Numerous variables predicted risk for the perpetration of IPA, but different factors were associated at the end of adolescence (e.g., psychopathic traits) than with changes across early adulthood (e.g., friend antisociality). Males and individuals with a history of resistance to control temperament showed enhanced susceptibility to social risk factors, such as exposure to antisocial peers and poor parent-adolescent relations. Consistent with a developmental systems perspective, multiple factors, including personality traits in early childhood and aspects of the social environment in adolescence, predict trajectories of IPA during early adulthood through additive, mediated, and moderated pathways. Knowledge of these risk factors and for whom they are most influential could help inform efforts to prevent the emergence and persistence of IPA. (PsycINFO Database Record

Developing software systems to Big Data platform based on MapReduce model: An approach based on Model Driven Engineering

Context: The need to analyze a large volume and variety of data for the purpose of extracting information has been promoting investments in Big Data, e.g., for storage, analysis and, more recently, methodologies and approaches for software system development for Big Data platforms. The application of software engineering for Big Data is recent and emerging, so in the literature we find a number of challenges and opportunities related to Big Data, but few practical approaches. ObjectiveIn this paper, we propose a practical approach based on MDE (Model Driven Engineering) to support the semi-automated development of software systems for Big Data platform that use MapReduce model. MethodThe proposed approach consists of framework, process, metamodels, visual Alf, transformation definitions written in ATL and Eclipse IDE plug-in. The proposed framework uses concepts of MDE, Weaving and software development based on Y. Our proposed process guides the use of our approach. A graphical notation and extended metamodel for Alf (i.e. visual Alf) assign executable behavior for UML or DSLs. An Eclipse IDE plug-in implements our approach. ResultsWe show the applicability of the proposed approach through an illustrative example. ConclusionOur approach brings a contribution because the development of software systems is assisted by models which preserves the business logic and adds Big Data features throughout the development process.

Development of a Highly Flexible SOFC CCHP System Towards Demand-Oriented Power Generation from Renewable Fuels

This paper presents the current development status of AVLs stationary SOFC CCHP (combined cooling, heat and power) platform with special focus on the coupling of an SOFC with an absorption heat pump. Furthermore, the SOFCs fuel capability was extended towards the utilization of multiple renewable fuels such as biogas, biomass product gas and synthetic diesel. In the past AVL developed a natural gas operated SOFC CHP platform in the power range of 5 – 10 kWel with an electrical efficiency of >55 % using the Plansee/IKTS stack technology. For certain applications such as buildings, a heat driven operation mode leads to low operating hours per year for conventional CHP systems due to the low heat demand during summer season. The option to generate cooling power in addition to heat will increase the annual operating hours per year and thus economic efficiency significantly. This work will show the coupling of a stationary 6 kWel SOFC CHP system developed by AVL using an IKTS stack module with a 5 kWcooling absorption heat pump developed by TU Graz, Institute of Thermal Engineering. The exhaust gas heat from the SOFC which is available at >200 °C will be used to operate the thermally driven heat pump. The SOFC exhaust gas heat is transferred in the generator of the absorption heat pump to be converted to cooling power. To maximize the cooling power output of the SOFC CCHP system it is important to utilize as much SOFC exhaust gas heat as possible in the absorption heat pumping process. Furthermore, it is important to optimize the energy efficiency ratio of the absorption heat pump. In this context the influence of the cold and cooling water temperatures of the absorption heat pumping process on the system size and system total efficiency were investigated. It can be shown that for cold and cooling water temperatures as required in office buildings and hospitals a ratio between electrical power and cooling power of 4 - 6 can be achieved by the SOFC CCHP system. This analysis presents the capability of the SOFC CCHP system for a flexible and demand-oriented generation of electricity, heat and cooling power. As the electrical efficiency of the SOFC determines the exhaust gas heat output the system performance was further investigated towards the operation of renewable fuels. Biogas or synthetic diesel for instance may lead to lower electrical efficiencies compared to natural gas. Therefore, the type of fuel also influences the SOFC exhaust mass flow and temperature which is the main driving power for the absorption heat pump. In this work the fuel capability of the platform was extended from natural gas to renewable fuels. From economic point of view it is desired to benefit from volume effects for stacks and balance of plant components which is why AVLs system development approach is oriented towards a multi-fuel platform which requires only minor design adaptions when it comes to the utilization of different fuels including renewables. As a technology provider this approach is certainly a major advantage for customers who are used to a power generation technology that can be easily applied in various regions all over the world while facing varying fuel specifications. Therefore, this work will provide an overview of the most relevant renewable fuels and its composition for stationary SOFC CHP applications. Consequently, design synergies regarding the process design of the hot anode gas recirculation loop in terms of the recirculation ratio and reforming temperature which are influenced by the specific fuel, are shown. A comparison of system performance results based on process simulations will be discussed. The process simulation uses results from specific reforming tests for e.g. biogas and diesel which will be shown. Furthermore, compared to natural gas based systems a considerably higher effort has to be done in terms of the gas cleaning for biogas and biomass product gas. In case of biogas the main impurities are S, Cl, NH3 which need to be eliminated before sending the fuel to the steam reformer and stack respectively. A low cost gas cleaning concept for biogas based on several low temperature adsorption steps was developed by TU Graz. It can be shown that the absorption efficiency is highly depending on the fuel mixture. The influence of CH4, CO2 and H2O was identified to allow a proper design of the gas cleaning unit. Finally, the build-up of the prototype including first test results will be shown in this work.

SIASAR: a country-led indicator framework for monitoring the rural water and sanitation sector in Latin America and the Caribbean

The provision of water supply, sanitation and hygiene services has emerged as a top priority in the development agenda in Latin American and the Caribbean. In light of the investments envisaged to reach the targets set by the sustainable development goals, information systems will play a key role in improving decision-making. In this context, this article introduces a country-led and global IS, which has been increasingly implemented in numerous countries across Latin America and the Caribbean as a policy instrument to support national and local decision-making: the Rural Water and Sanitation Information System (SIASAR). SIASAR includes a comprehensive framework for data collection, analysis and dissemination that simultaneously fulfils different stakeholder needs. This article analyses these three key monitoring issues from the viewpoint of stakeholder involvement. Our results indicate that SIASAR represents a suitable monitoring framework to analyse sustainable services and the level of service delivered. Additionally, we highlighted some of the advantages of adopting a continued participatory approach in system development, including: (i) the stimulation of experience exchange and knowledge sharing between recipient countries; (ii) the promotion of learning-by-doing; and (iii) an increase of regional understanding, collaboration and comparisons.