Technology-based Systems Research Articles

When is a Cryptocurrency Transfer International in Distributed Ledger Technology-Based Systems?

When is a Cryptocurrency Transfer International in Distributed Ledger Technology-Based Systems?

Cryptocurrency Transfers in Distributed Ledger Technology-Based Systems and Their Characterisation in Conflict of Laws

Cryptocurrency Transfers in Distributed Ledger Technology-Based Systems and Their Characterisation in Conflict of Laws

Understanding the Technological Landscape of Home Health Aides: Scoping Literature Review and a Landscape Analysis of Existing mHealth Apps.

Home health aides (HHAs) provide necessary hands-on care to older adults and those with chronic conditions in their homes. Despite their integral role, HHAs experience numerous challenges in their work, including their ability to communicate with other health care professionals about patient care while caring for patients and access to educational resources. Although technological interventions have the potential to address these challenges, little is known about the technological landscape and existing technology-based interventions designed for and used by this workforce. We conducted a scoping review of the scientific literature to identify existing studies that have described, designed, deployed, or tested technology-based tools and apps intended for use by HHAs to care for patients at home. To complement our literature review, we conducted a landscape analysis of existing mobile apps intended for HHAs providing in-home care. We searched the following databases from their inception to October 2020: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL (EBSCO). A total of 3 researchers screened the yield using prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria. In addition, 4 researchers independently reviewed these articles, and a fifth researcher arbitrated when needed. Among studies that met the inclusion criteria, data were extracted and summarized narratively. An analysis of mobile health apps designed for HHAs was performed using a predefined set of terms to search Google Play and Apple App stores. Overall, 2 researchers independently screened the resulting apps, and those that met the inclusion criteria were categorized according to their intended purpose and functionality. Of the 8643 studies retrieved, 182 (2.11%) underwent full-text review, and 4.9% (9/182) met our inclusion criteria. Approximately half (4/9, 44%) of the studies were descriptive in nature, proposing technology-based systems (eg, web portals and dashboards) or prototypes without a technical or user-based evaluation of the technology. In most (7/9, 78%) papers, HHAs were just one of several users and not the sole or primary intended users of the technology. Our review of mobile apps yielded 166 Android and iOS apps, of which 48 (29%) met the inclusion criteria. These apps provided HHAs with one or more of the following functions: electronic visit verification (29/48, 60%), clocking in and out (23/48, 48%), documentation (22/48, 46%), task checklist (19/48, 40%), communication between HHA and agency (14/48, 29%), patient information (6/48, 13%), resources (5/48, 10%), and communication between HHA and patients (4/48, 8%). Of the 48 apps, 25 (52%) performed monitoring functions, 4 (8%) performed supporting functions, and 19 (40%) performed both. A limited number of studies and mobile apps have been designed to support HHAs in their work. Further research and rigorous evaluation of technology-based tools are needed to assess their impact on the work HHAs provide in patient's homes.

Designing in Pandemic Context: Scientific Collaboration through the OpenDesign Platform

Abstract The Coronavirus pandemic and the consequent situation of social isolation have affected research design, especially in fields working directly with people. While online tools enable communication and collaboration, some specific domains involving contemporary technology-based systems, such as socioenactive systems, demand a deeper understanding of human-embodied action in real-world scenarios with ubiquitous technology. This work addresses this issue by presenting a study in which a research team used the OpenDesign Platform (ODP) to conduct a process of ideation and consolidation of a socioenactive-based system solution during pandemics and physical presence limitations. The contributions are twofold: addressing the demands of the research team working remotely and envisaging an interaction scenario for people in a socioenactive system, even without their copresence in the same physical space. Results have shown the strengths and weaknesses of the ODP and lessons learned towards supporting systems for teamwork in such systems’ ideation context.

Techno-Economic Comparison of Utility-Scale Compressed Air and Electro-Chemical Storage Systems

The paper deals with a techno-economic comparison between utility-scale diabatic compressed air energy storage (D-CAES) systems equipped with artificial storage and Battery Energy Storage (BES) systems based on consolidated technologies, such as Sodium-Sulfur (Na-S) and Lithium-ion (Li-Ion). The comparison is carried out on the basis of the levelized cost of storage (LCOS). Analyses have been performed by varying key inputs, such as the rated power, the storage capacity, the price of electricity absorbed from the grid during the charging phase, and the cost of fuel fed to D-CAES during the discharge phase. Na-S technology-based systems always show better techno-economic performance in respect to Li-Ion based ones. The economic performance of both D-CAES and BES improves by increasing the storage capacity. The D-CAES performance improvement rate, however, is higher than that estimated for BES based systems. Moreover, the economic performance of D-CAES systems is less sensitive to the price of electricity in respect of BES based storage facilities. As a result, D-CAES based solutions can reach a LCOS lower than that of Na-S batteries if the size of the system and the price of electricity are large enough.

Effects of Communication Barriers on Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies in Kenya: A Case of Agro-pastoralists in West Pokot County

Over the last two decades, agricultural researchers have been developing technology-based systems to aid farmers in various aspects of farming. However, information about these agricultural research technologies has not been effectively disseminated to farmers, thus, low uptake of agricultural technologies among farmers. In Kenya, one of the major factors identified to contribute to the low uptake of agricultural technologies among farmers is communication barriers among agricultural researchers, policy makers, value chain actors, and farmers concerning the availability, applicability, and how to adopt the agricultural technologies for high production. The general objective of this study, therefore, was to explore how barriers to communication influenced the uptake of climate-smart technologies among farmers in West Pokot County, Kenya. The study employed a Pragmatism approach, specifically sequential QUAN→QUAL mixed method. The target population of the study looked at the entire group of objects having common observable characteristics and a population that tends to have a wide geographical spread but not the total or universal population. The population sample was therefore based on practice, the expense of data collection, and the need to have sufficient statistical power, precision level, the level of confidence of risk, and the variability degree in the attributes being measured. This sample size of farmers from West Pokot who participated in this study, therefore, was 494 farmers and 29 selected key informants from various agricultural institutions. Procedures of sampling were used at a characteristic level of a material specification or task list. Cluster random sampling and purposive sampling methods were used to select the respondents for the study. Farmers were grouped into four clusters based on the four Sub-Counties of West Pokot County. The selected key informants were assumed to have adequate experience in matters communication of agricultural information towards successful uptake of climate-smart agriculture in West Pokot County. The administration of questions guided by questionnaires through an online data kit app and conducting of in-depth interviews guides. Data collected through questionnaires was quantitative (closed-ended) with a few qualitative (open-ended) questions. One of the results showed that major barriers are the language barrier, poor road network, and poor telecommunications infrastructure.

Examining the criterion validity of two scalable, information technology-based systems designed to measure the quantity and quality of movement behaviours of children from Hong Kong primary schools: a cross-sectional validation study

ObjectivesResearch has shown that having adequate quantity and quality of physical activity can contribute to the health and well-being of children. Nonetheless, existing tools to measure these constructs in children...

Operator Competence and Management of the Village Financial System: A Study on the Use of Siskeudes in Sumenep District

Abstract. Technology-based village financial system management in Sumenep Regency has been implemented since 2018. The management is in the form of the Siskeudes application which helps accelerate planning, data collection and village financial management, and encourages transparency of the village management system. The main obstacle to using the Siskeudes application is the capacity and competence of village officials and village operators. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach and obtains data through in-depth interviews, documentation and observations. The results of the study suggest that the siskeudes application is very helpful in managing village finances, and the use of the siskeudes application must be supported by the competence of village officials and operators by covering, 1) educational qualifications, 2) the intensity of financial management training with and using the siskeudes application, and 3) self-development efforts. village officials and operators. Competence or resources of village officials and village operators as the main factor in the smooth management of technology-based village financial systems. Technology-based financial system management supported by operator competence can accelerate reporting, ease public accessibility and financial management innovation.
 Keywords: Competence, village operator, financial system management, siskeudes application.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENGGUNAAN FINTECH LENDING PADA GENERASI MILENIAL

Loan-based fintech systems (fintech lending) allow users to apply for loans online and provide small loan interest, even some fintech lending frees users from loan interest. This study aims to obtain empirical evidence regarding the determinants of the use of fintech lending in the millennial generation amid the increasingly rapid development of digital technology-based information systems in various fields. This study uses a quantitative approach. The data used in this study is primary data, namely through a survey method to respondents who are millennials in the province of Bali with a total of 400 respondents spread across nine regencies/cities in the province of Bali obtained by purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, the data obtained were processed using the SEM-PLS statistical tool. The results show that the perceived benefits of fintech lending system users, economic benefits, transaction speed, and convenience have a positive effect on the use of fintech lending. Meanwhile, the perception of risk perceived by fintech lending users, financial risk, security risk, and operational risk has a negative effect on the use of fintech lending. The results of this study confirm the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) in terms of attitudes towards individual behavior on the influence of subjective norms and user acceptance of an information system that will affect individual interest in using information technology.

Augmented Reality-Centered Position Navigation for Wearable Devices with Machine Learning Techniques.

People have always relied on some form of instrument to assist them to get to their destination, from hand-drawn maps and compasses to technology-based navigation systems. Many individuals these days have a smartphone with them at all times, making it a common part of their routine. Using GPS technology, these cellphones offer applications such as Google Maps that let people find their way around the outside world. Indoor navigation, on the other hand, does not offer the same level of precision. The development of indoor navigation systems is continuously ongoing. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RFID, and computer vision are some of the existing technologies used for interior navigation in current systems. In this article, we discuss the shortcomings of current indoor navigation solutions and offer an alternative approach based on augmented reality and ARCore. Navigating an indoor environment is made easier with ARCore, which brings augmented reality to your smartphone or tablet.

Prototype Project SCADA on Hemodialysis Mixing Tank Operation

Pharmaceutical companies are an example of an industrial sector that uses technology-based systems in its production process. In this research the author will develop a SCADA (Supervisory Control Acquisition Data) system as a platform to solve several problems that are present in pharmaceutical production, namely in the drug production process using hemodilysis mixing tanks.
 The method that the author uses for this research is experimental research and data collection methods, which use the independent variables of the study, water level control and temperature control, while the independent variables related to the system reading results are displayed on the SCADA screen.
 Based on the results of mathematical calculations, it can be concluded that the production process using the SCADA system produces a more efficient time with a total time difference of 38 minutes/batch. Operations using SCADA technology within 24 hours were able to produce 4 batches of Infusion Bags, while using the conventional system only 3 batches. Operational needs using SCADA technology will generate more benefits in terms of cost and time, creating more effective and efficient work system for the company.

Methodological tools for project risk management

The increasing size and complexity of acquisition and development projects in both the public and private sectors have begun to exceed the capabilities of traditional management techniques to control them. With every new technological development or engineering feat, human endeavours inevitably increase in their complexity and ambition. This trend has led to an explosion in the size and sophistication of projects by government and private industry to develop and acquire technology-based systems. These systems are characterised by the often unpredictable interaction of people, organisations, and hardware. This complexity has imposed a complementary rise in the level of adverse events, particularly in acquisition projects, that I often difficult to identify, analyse, and manage. Indeed, managing the risk associated with the acquisition of large-scale technology-based systems has become a challenging task. Such risks cost overrun, time delay in project completion, and not meeting a project’s performance criteria. This paper presents the scientifical results regarding to principles and guidelines necessary to conduct risk management in an adaptable and repeatable framework, showing the tools and method developed in the course of conducting risk management on many different projects.

Implementasi Manajemen Risiko Sistem Administrasi Layanan Akademik Menggunakan Framework COBIT 5.0

The importance of the academic service administration system in supporting the academic service process and data management, makes it a vital system that must be avoided from risks that can hinder and affect technology-based systems. Data processing and academic services in Higher Education must be carried out optimally and integrated, because it is very necessary to realize quality services. To minimize the impact of risk, the authors make policies regarding risk management including managing risk profiles. To find out the achievement of information technology risk management implementation, the authors evaluate using the COBIT 5 framework in the APO12 (Manage Risk) process domain. Based on the results of the evaluation of the data obtained through the distribution of questionnaires, interviews and observations, it was found that the capability level and APO12 domain values ??were at level 1. thus resulting in a gap of 2 levels. The process of evaluating the application of information technology risk management in the system using the COBIT 5 framework, especially the APO12 (Manage Risk) process domain, obtained a level 2 capability level, namely performed process, which means that every process implemented has achieved the specified goals.

The Development of a Smart Reminder System to Promote Adherence to Technology-Based Intervention and Assessment

The overarching aim of the National Institute on Aging funded Adherence Promotion with Person-centered Technology (APPT) Project is to promote adherence to technology-based solutions designed to enhance the early detection and treatment of cognitive decline. The goal is to build and evaluate adaptive, tailored, and integrated technology-based adherence support systems for mobile software platforms that assess and train cognitive skill. The symposium describes the various steps of the development process of the APPT smart adherence support system. N. Charness will present an overview of the APPT project, its aims, and the clinical trials designed to assess the effectiveness of the APPT smart reminder system compared to typical reminder systems. S. Chakraborty will present detailed analyses of past cognitive intervention data to inform understanding of who is likely at risk for poor adherence and how adherence lapses might be predicted in advance to provide just-in-time adherence support. D. Carr will present an exploration of motivating factors for participants to engage in research, and these motivations will be tapped to help develop motivational messages for the APPT adherence support system to be used in the two planned clinical trials. M. Dieciuc will provide additional insights into motivations for engaging in home-based cognitive assessment and training derived from a focus group study. Finally, S. Zhang will describe the results of an initial pilot study examining the effectiveness of motivational reminder messages that match vs. mismatch participants’ own motivations. All results inform the design of the APPT system to maximize adherence.

The Development of a Smart Reminder System to Promote Adherence to Technology-Based Intervention and Assessment

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of our lives, but the population most at risk are older adults. Canadians over the age of 60 account for 36% of all COVID-19 cases but 95% of the deaths, and over two-thirds of ICU admissions. Older adults with chronic health conditions are especially at risk. Prior to COVID-19, family caregivers (FCGs) for older adults were managing their caregiving duties at the limits of their emotional, physical and financial capacity. As such, FCGs need special consideration during these times of uncertainty to support them in their role and enable the continuation of care for their older adult family members. This symposium will report on independently conducted studies from across Canada that have examined how the pandemic and associated public health measures have influenced resource utilization by FCGs and the older adults for whom they provide care. McAiney et al’s study examines the deleterious effect of reduced services on community dwelling FCGs and the wellbeing of their family member with dementia. Parmar & Anderson examined the effect of pandemic restrictions on FCGs of frail older adults and found they were experiencing increased distress and decreased wellbeing. Flemons et al report on the experiences of FCGs managing caregiving without critical services and the effect of restrictive visiting policies and the well-being of the caregiving dyad (FCGs and family member with dementia). Finally, McGhan et al will share how FCGs evaluated the efficacy of public health measures and the public health messaging about the pandemic.

Requirements for the Optimal Design for the Metasystematic Sustainability of Digital Double-Form Systems

The United Nations defined tenable progress as a development that responds to the demands of the current without adjusting the capacity of further generations to fulfil their own requirements; this is a fundamental idea in this article. This study recognizes three aspects, financial, social, and environmental sustainability, although its emphasis is on the latter. An electronic copy is sometimes characterized a physical thing, a real counterpart, and the data, which indicates the presence of a connector and block for effective and efficient data transmission. This article offers a systematic literature review on the sustainability of designed technology-based systems. This article also introduces the major requirements which can be helpful in designing optimal design for sustainability of a digital double-form system. Many articles on DT have also been chosen since they referenced the studied SLRs and were deemed to be significant for the objectives of this study. Selected and analysed for papers revealed so many flaws and challenges: the boons of are not clear; DTs throughout the result the wheel of life of the DTs is not adequately surveyed; DTs can contribute to cost reduction or to support decision-making is unclear; Internet practice should be improved and better integrated Moreover, it has not been feasible from our study to locate a publication which solely discusses DTs in relation with situational sustainability.

PROGRAM EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION (ICT)-BASED LEARNING SYSTEMS IN MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is currently one of the media in the learning process at various levels of education. Through ICT, the learning process in the classroom can be carried out properly, especially by educators (teachers) and students (students). Thus, ICT becomes the main tool for interacting learning regardless of space and time. Information technology-based learning information systems can present interesting and interactive learning models. In order for the application of learning information systems to give good results, optimization of the management function is needed in each stage of its development. The stages of the management function that are very familiar to stakeholders in the education sector consist of: Planning, Organizing, Actuating and Controlling (POAC). With this management function, the application of learning information systems will be built and implemented properly. To measure the success of the implementation of this system, an evaluation of this educational program is needed. One of the most frequently used program evaluation models is the program evaluation model, the program evaluation model developed by Stufflebeam (Stufflebeam's Model), also known as the CIPP Model. Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTS) Mathlaul Anwar Lampung is one of the schools under the auspices of the Ministry of Religion which also uses information technology as a medium in learning. In its application, the management function becomes the basis for MTS Mathlaul Anwar in building an information technology-based learning system.

Renewable energy development in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh: Current status, technologies and CO2 mitigation analysis

The main factor having severe impact on lives of millions of people under the poverty line is energy deficiency. For the improvement of living and standard of education, there is a need to electrify the rural areas. India has an aim of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. The use of Renewable Energy Technologies propounds huge benefits to rural areas. Over the past two decades, rural electrification has been a continuous process, accelerated through various programs and schemes. Uttar Pradesh state of India, located in the north central region of the country is the most populous state. Energy demand is increasing steadily with the development of the state. With respect to limited conventional energy sources and increasing environmental pollution, production of energy based on renewable energy sources is given high priority. This paper presents the current status of renewable energy in the state, renewable energy-based options for rural electrification including the single technology-based systems, integrated and the hybrid energy systems depending on availability of resources. The current scenario of power generation and requirement is also discussed. A complete analysis of the current CO2 emission and the mitigation potential of different RESs are presented. Based on this the cost saving potential is performed.

Vulnerability Assessment in Technology-Based Systems: A Case Study in Tehran Gas Supply Network

Vulnerability Assessment in Technology-Based Systems: A Case Study in Tehran Gas Supply Network

A case study of the relationship between smallholder farmers' ICT literacy levels and demographic data w.r.t. their use and adoption of ICT for weather forecasting

Food insecurity caused by climate change has become one of the main issues on the global agenda. Worldwide, the importance of digital tools as a means to enhance adaptive capacity and resilience of smallholder farmers (SHFs) in the face of climate variability has long been recognised. Technology-based systems in agriculture frequently neglect to consider the actual context of use and adoption by SHFs in rural and developing contexts. These conditions, as pointed out in the literature, range from high “illiteracy” rates to poor technology infrastructure to a requirement for smartphone-based technology of which very few SHFs in the developing world can take advantage. However, very little is known about the information and communication technology (ICT) literacy levels of SHFs in general in terms of supporting them in their farming decisions. This paper, therefore, explores the ICT literacy levels of Msinga SHFs in order to understand what could enhance their use and adoption of ICT for weather forecasting. Msinga is a hotspot for climate change. Consequently, the means of livelihood of the SHFs in this municipality have been negatively impacted.Volunteering sampling was used, in which 35 SHFs were purposively selected from a population of 100 SHFs who belong to the Asisukume Msinga Agricultural Cooperative (AMAC) – all irrigation farmers. A sequential transformative mixed method design, embedded in an Indigenous research framework, was employed. This paper reports on the quantitative aspects of the study which addressed the following two research questions: (i) What are Msinga SHFs ICT literacy capability levels? and (ii) What is the relationship between SHFs ICT levels and their demographic data w.r.t. their adoption of ICT tools in their agricultural practices? Data were collected using a demographic details questionnaire (examining age, marriage, educational level, and years of farming experience) and an assessment of ICT literacy (assessing 5 ICT literacy skills which included mobile phone symbol identification to advanced ICT literacy). Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, specifically the use of Spearman rank-order correlation using IBM® Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS®), version 20.The results suggest that for the ICT literacy levels, SHFs were not able to display use of the various ICT related skills, with the exception of ICT levels 1 and 2 where satisfactory display of ICT literacy were displayed among most of the SHFs. When examining the associations between ICT literacy levels and the demographic variables, significant negative associations were found between the ICT literacy levels and age as well as years of experience, while significant positive associations were found between ICT literacy levels and educational level. The results, furthermore, suggest that marital status has no correlation with ICT literacy proficiency.The findings arising from this study highlight the “importance of context” in helping SHFs to mitigate the threats of climate change on food production, an issue that is completely ignored in curriculum policies and policies aimed at integrated national adaptation responses to climate change impact and vulnerability.