Tight Schedule Research Articles

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The life of cadets at Aviation Polytechnic of Surabaya involves a tight schedule and activities such as classroom learning and dormitory engagements that influence the surrounding air quality. The aim of this research is to provide users with information about the air quality at Aviation Polytechnic of Surabaya using Internet of Things technology. The research method employed is the 4D development method. Based on the research results, the product validation achieved a consistent score of 96.3%, with the note that it can be used with some revisions. The CO gas level indicates a value of <12, and the CO2 level shows a value of <175, ensuring that both gases remain within safe limits and do not exceed reference values. Temperature and humidity readings with the smallest differences indoors occur in the evening (0.1°C), and humidity shows the same outcome (0%). Outdoors, temperature readings with the smallest difference occur in the afternoon (0.5°C), while humidity variations are most pronounced in the morning (3.4%).

Towards a culturally competent humanitarian assistance

This article examines the opportunities and challenges of integrating cultural competency into humanitarian assistance. While it is imperative for humanitarian organisations and workers to fully understand and consider ethnocultural dynamics and diversity in the communities they serve and plan their work accordingly, cultural competency is still deprioritised and overlooked when planning and implementing a humanitarian assistance response. The article goes through the evolution of cultural competency concepts and how far humanitarian assistance responses throughout the years have succeeded in working effectively in multicultural contexts, exploring their commitments to cultural competency in the face of competing priorities, limited resources, centralised decision-making, tight schedules and the urgency to deliver services at once. The challenges of integrating cultural competency into humanitarian assistance are further elaborated, and key actionable recommendations are drawn to guide organisational practice.

MA-SARNet: A one-shot nowcasting framework for SAR image prediction with physical driving forces

Remote sensing imagery is one of the most widely used data sources for large-scale Earth observations with consistent spatial and temporal quality. However, the current usage scenarios of Earth’s surface remote sensing images, such as those generated from Landsat, Sentinel 2, and SAR, are largely limited to retrospective tasks, as they are often used to reconstruct existing phenomena, such as land use change, flood inundation, and wildfire. This study proposes MA-SARNet, a one-shot nowcasting framework built with a modified MA-Net structure and ResNet50 as the backbone, to predict the backscatter values of Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) images using the previous SAR observations, precipitation, soil moisture, and geomorphic data layers as input. The model was trained, validated, and tested with SAR images collected during the catastrophic 2019 Midwest U.S. Floods that affected several states on the Missouri and Mississippi River tributaries. Compared to the benchmark performance, model predictions show an increase of 31.9% and 17.8% for the mean and median AAI (Assemble Accuracy Index) and an increase of 37.9% and 15.1% for the mean and median NSE (Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency) on the test set. Results showed that the flood extent derived from backscatter predictions has less misclassifications caused by pixel-level noise compared to the flood map derived using the real backscatters. Results from spatial and temporal robustness tests demonstrate that the model has sufficient generalization potential and does not require further fine-tuning to work with new data, and therefore proves its usefulness in real-time Earth surface prediction tasks that are aimed at fast response to and mitigation for upcoming floods on a tight time schedule.

Using BERT-Based Textual Analysis to Design a Smarter Classroom Mode for Computer Teaching in Higher Education Institutions

Smarter teaching has been widely popularized in computer teaching in higher education institutions as a key part of modern education. However, this practice faces some problems, such as excessive learning content, a tight teaching schedule, low learning enthusiasm among students, and limited time for practice. These shortcomings can be addressed by incorporating smarter teaching. A computer course in an engineering college was taken as an example in this study to construct a new mode for computer teaching based on deep learning theory, which includes five teaching stages, namely: introduction of new knowledge, pre-testing of knowledge, discussion of knowledge, task-oriented training, and post-testing of knowledge. An intelligent test database was constructed for computer teaching to be carried out under the guidance of the bidirectional encoder representation from transformers (BERT)-based textual analysis approach. Results show that (1) the test database constructed using the BERT-based textual analysis approach is more scientific and effective than other databases. (2) When validated on relevant teaching information and materials, the proposed approach improves students’ learning enthusiasm, problem-solving ability, and practicing capability. (3) The smarter teaching mode constructed based on deep learning theory can significantly improve the quality of course teaching and enhance students’ professional skills. The conclusions provide necessary technical support for the construction of computer-targeted test databases, which are conducive to pushing the reform and development of smarter teaching in computer science.

ClinicalPath: A Visualization Tool to Improve the Evaluation of Electronic Health Records in Clinical Decision-Making.

Physicians work at a very tight schedule and need decision-making support tools to help on improving and doing their work in a timely and dependable manner. Examining piles of sheets with test results and using systems with little visualization support to provide diagnostics is daunting, but that is still the usual way for the physicians' daily procedure, especially in developing countries. Electronic Health Records systems have been designed to keep the patients' history and reduce the time spent analyzing the patient's data. However, better tools to support decision-making are still needed. In this article, we propose ClinicalPath, a visualization tool for users to track a patient's clinical path through a series of tests and data, which can aid in treatments and diagnoses. Our proposal is focused on patient's data analysis, presenting the test results and clinical history longitudinally. Both the visualization design and the system functionality were developed in close collaboration with experts in the medical domain to ensure a right fit of the technical solutions and the real needs of the professionals. We validated the proposed visualization based on case studies and user assessments through tasks based on the physician's daily activities. Our results show that our proposed system improves the physicians' experience in decision-making tasks, made with more confidence and better usage of the physicians' time, allowing them to take other needed care for the patients.

Tahap Persiapan Penelitian Tindakan Berbasis Partisipasi: Asesmen Awal Isu Kesehatan Mental di Sekolah

The goal of this study to capture initial assessment to understand students and schools’ characteristics in general to adapt the module according to the context of students and their schools. The participants consisted of 7 teachers and 21 students from 3 private high schools which selected by purposive sampling. The design of this study employed participatory action research. This study described the initial assessment as the first stage of design. Focus group discussion and observation were applied to collect data. Thematic analysis was used to analyze data. The results showed schools had a very tight schedules in their curricula which impacted to the lack of attention to mental health states of students. It is implied the urgency of further facilitation to students to understand their mental health states, as well as the ability to seek help.

Scratching the Surface—Person-Centered Knowledge Morally and Professionally Commits Nurses: An Interview Study

BackgroundRegardless of the tight schedule in outpatient settings caring should be based on patients believes of what is important in relation to maintain everyday life. Guided self-determination (GSD) is a method that supports reflection, collaboration, decision-making, and problem-solving. PurposeThe purpose was to examine clinical nurses’ and ward managers experience of GSD during radiation or outpatient chemotherapy treatment. MethodA qualitative interview study using a phenomenological hermeneutic approach was used. FindingsTwo overall themes were generated “GSD is meaningful to both clinical nurses, ward managers, and patients” and “GSD creates an extraordinary room for counseling incompatible with clinical practice in a short-term contact but causing moral distress”. ConclusionAll nurses experienced the GSD intervention to be meaningful but difficult to implement in a busy technical field. This created a dilemma in everyday clinical practice with the risk of causing moral distress. The nurses used different strategies to cope with this.

Multi-attribute two-echelon location routing: Formulation and dynamic discretization discovery approach

We study the two-echelon location-routing system under tight synchronization constraints, in addition to several other interacting attributes. Prompted, in particular, by city-logistics applications, the system we address concerns a two-echelon distribution layout composed of a set of platform facilities and a set of intermediate satellite facilities to deliver freight from supply zones outside the city to customers within. The problem setting includes time-dependent multicommodity demand, time windows, lack of storage capacity at intermediate facilities, and synchronization at these facilities of the fleets operating on different echelons. The problem requires the selection of facilities at both levels, the allocation of suppliers to platforms and of customers to satellites, and the routing and scheduling of vehicles at each echelon, in order to deliver the freight from platforms to customers, through the satellites. The lack of storage capacity of the shared facilities, the satellites, requires tight scheduling of the vehicle routes and demand itineraries, i.e., departure times from the platforms and satellites, and the synchronization of vehicle routes at satellites for efficient transshipment operations. We introduce the problem setting, present a mixed-integer programming formulation, and a dynamic discretization discovery-based exact solution method for the problem. We perform thorough analyses to assess the impact of the problem attributes and requirements on the system behaviour and algorithm performance.

PENERAPAAN LAYANAN PENCETAKAN ULANG KTP PADA APLIKASI KEPENDUDUKAN SECARA ELEKTRONIK (LAKSE) DI KOTA BATAM

In conducting public services, there are often problems such as long queues and long waiting times. Many people complained about the offline service due to time constraints and the tight schedules they have. In order to simplify and accelerate the process of making population documents, the Population and Civil Registration Office (Disdukcapil) together with the Communication and Informatics Office (Kominfo) of Batam City created the Electronic Population Service Application (LAKSE). The purpose of this research is to find out the implementation of Electronic Population Service Application (LAKSE) which focuses on ID card reprinting in Batam City. The type of research method used is descriptive qualitative. The result of the research shows that the service of making Identity Card (KTP) in Batam City is still done manually, and for now the LAKSE application only allows society to do reprint service of KTP that is lost or damaged and this application has not been widely spread in society and also experienced technical issues such as lack of understanding in operating it and error problems in the LAKSE application which caused delays in the process of services provided. 
 Keywords: Services, KTP, Application, LAKSE.

PROCESSING OF INDICATOR DIAGRAM IN THE TASKS OF CONSTRUCTING DIGITAL PROFILES OF THE WORKING PROCESS OF SHIP ENGINES

During the operation of marine internal combustion engines, the procedure for indicating the working process in certain operating modes is widely used, followed by an analysis of indicator diagrams and a comparison of the results obtained with the reference ones obtained during engine factory tests. However, the general trend in the world fleet towards a decrease in the commercial speeds of ships, on the one hand, and the use of tight traffic schedules, on the other hand, have led to the fact that in most cases it is impossible to carry out indexing according to the procedures prescribed in the rules for the technical operation of engines. Thus, the ability of maintenance personnel to objectively assess the current technical condition of the engine is lost, and to determine the necessary list of preventive measures for maintenance and repair, which, of course, affects the efficiency of engines and the safety of navigation in general. One of the effective ways to solve this problem is the use of digital profiles of engine work processes, which characterize their work in the entire range of operating modes. With the help of a digital profile, it is possible to obtain a calculated reference indicator diagram, which can be used for comparison with the one obtained during the planned indication of the engine in any mode of its operation. As a basis for building digital profiles, it is appropriate to use the results of acceptance test bench tests of the engine by the manufacturer. However, taking into account the rather long service life of marine engines, test reports usually exist only in a raster format, which greatly complicates the processing of the indication results given in them, which, most often, was performed using mechanical indicators. To use this information to build digital profiles, the authors proposed a method for processing such indicator diagrams, described in previous articles. However, the efficiency of generating digital profiles significantly depends on the quality of the basic diagrams on which these profiles are built. This article is devoted to the processing of such diagrams.

Factors Associated with the Intention to Use Online Food Delivery (OFD) Apps Among University Students: A Case of UiTM’s Students in The East Coast Region

Online Food Delivery (OFD) service is a process by which an order for food is put online and delivered to the customer at the designated location. It is an exciting new trend that is currently booming in the food and beverage industry in Malaysia. Individuals who are caught with tight schedules or heavy traffic tend to have little or no time to go out to get their foods, which includes university students. Normally, some university students might find it difficult to get their food since they are busy with their daily routine such as attending classes, sports and extracurricular activities on campus. That said, there are insufficient studies that focus on the trends and antecedents of OFD service among students. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe the preferred factors that are associated with the intention to use OFD apps among UiTM's students in the East Coast region, particularly regarding convenience, usefulness and mobility. Cluster sampling was used and data from 377 respondents were obtained through online survey questionnaires and were analysed using SPSS software. The results indicated that all the factors identified including convenience, usefulness and mobility are associated with the intention to use OFD apps among UiTM’s students in the East Coast region. The factor of mobility in terms of time is the most preferred factor that associated with the intention to use OFD apps among students. Finally, as recommendation, future research could explore more in terms of the influence and relationship between the factors and its effects towards the customers. Other than that, future research should use a wider and more varied sample size involving all students in Malaysia in order to have more generalized results.

Keep boards on track when it comes to routine self‐assessments

While most nonprofit leaders have boards that recognize the value and importance of performing regular assessments of their work, some aren't so fortunate, and are instead faced with boards that don't see the need to do it on a routine basis and therefore don't commit the resources to it. And once the practice is shelved—say, the assessment is skipped one year because of a tight schedule and too many other critical issues to deal with—it often takes a long time for it to resurface, front and center, as something for the board to focus on.

Don't let boards slack off on routine self‐assessments

While most nonprofit boards recognize the value and importance of performing regular assessments of their work, some don't see the need to do it on a routine basis and therefore don't commit the resources to it. And once the practice is shelved—say, the assessment is skipped one year because of a tight schedule and too many other critical issues to deal with—it often takes a long time for it to resurface, front and center, as something for the board to focus on.

ACADEMIC AND ADAPTATION DIFFICULTIES OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WITH LOW ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS

Background: Academic difficulties and lack of adaptation ability of students to their educational environment are often encountered in the early period of their education, including for those enrolled in medical faculties. The academic difficulties encountered could be reflected in the low academic achievement of students. This study aimed to explore the academic difficulties and adaptation processes of students with low academic achievement (GPA <2.50) in the first two years at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Pattimura (UNPATTI), Ambon.Methods: This study used a qualitative method involving 23 informants from the first and second year at the Faculty of Medicine UNPATTI who had low academic achievement (GPA <2.50). Data were collected from March to April 2022 using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and in-depth interviews (IDI) techniques. Data analysis was performed using the thematic analysis method based on the research objectives.Results: This study shows that the academic difficulties of first-two-year students with low academic achievement are influenced by several factors, including the transition from school to university, tight scheduling, difficulty in understanding lecture material, and the online lecture system due to the COVID-19 pandemic occurred since 2020. These difficulties were also exacerbated by student attitudes, family influence, and the socio-economic environment.Conclusion: It is necessary to identify students who experience academic difficulties as early as possible. This will help educational institutions assist them, including by strengthening the role of academic supervisors and peer mentors for students in need.

The effect of the cyclic curricular design of modelling-based instruction with virtual labs

ABSTRACT One issue facing teachers who implement model-based instruction within the school system is the tight curricular schedule. The ‘lesson objective tension’ calls for investigations to address instructional issues such as how to organise modelling-based instruction at the curriculum level which is across multiple units. We investigated the effect of the cyclic curricular design spacing out three modelling-based instruction units with virtual labs over three semesters, each involving 73, 181, and 150 junior high school students, respectively. Results indicate that, overall, the approach of modelling with virtual labs better promoted students’ scientific literacy than the traditional instruction did. Specifically, students with low and moderate school science achievements benefitted more as shown in their scientific literacy scores than did the high achievement students. Furthermore, this study found that receiving one unit of modelling-based instruction may not be sufficient to promote students’ scientific literacy, whereas the cyclic approach that suggests students receive two or more units of modelling-based instruction with virtual labs spaced over consecutive semesters had significant effects on promoting students’ scientific literacy. The results provide insights into when and how modelling-based learning with virtual labs can promote scientific literacy at a curricular level.

Nilai-Nilai Keislaman pada Pendidikan Ketarunaan (Studi terhadap SMK Pelayaran Buana Bahari Cirebon)

The purpose of conducting research on Islamic values in cadet education is to explore, identify and analyze the application of the process of cadet education programs, Islamic values in cadet education, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of cadet education at Vocational High School Pelayaran Buana Bahari Cirebon. The research method used is a qualitative approach. The data collection technique is first, using interviews with principals, teachers, instructors, cadets and parents. Second, observation on educational activities for 24 hours. Third, the study of documentation on archives and documents at SMK Pelayaran Buana Bahari Cirebon. The results show that the youth education system is by implementing a boarding or boarding program with a semi-pesantren approach, class learning according to scheduled subjects, ceremonies and apples every morning and evening, sports by running and push-ups, congregational prayers, congregational yasinan, commemoration of Islamic Holidays and mental and character development of cadets. The Islamic values obtained by the cadets are religious values, commendable moral values to teachers, the value of caring for social and environmental concerns, the value of religious moderation and the value of love for the homeland. The advantages of cadet education are the balance of spiritual, intellectual and physical aspects of cadets. Meanwhile, the weakness of cadet education is the existence of a punishment syndrome, the presence of thick seniority, negative parents' suspicions on the school and the tight schedule of cadet activities that drain the cadets' energy and minds.

Age-Old Dilemma of Pregnancy During Residency: A Cross-Sectional Study From Central India on Perceptions and Experiences of Female Medicos.

Introduction The integration of family and career poses a significant problem for women in the medical profession.Balancing residency program demands with burgeoning family issues has always been a dilemma for female medicos.Lack of support and sometimes hostility from life partners, program administrators, teachers, and other residents havebeen reported. The present study is an attemptto assess perceptions and experiences of female medicos regarding pregnancy during residency. Methods The present descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a government medical college and hospital, which is a tertiary care center as well as a public sector teaching and training institute located in central India. Data were collected by interview technique using apredesigned and pretested questionnaire.Data were analyzed using the statistical software Epi Info version 7.2.5 (CDC, Atlanta, Georgia). Mean and standard deviations were calculated for continuous variables and the chi-square test was applied for categorical variables. Results Of the 612 study subjects, 409 (66.8%) belonged to the clinical disciplines and 203 (33.2%) were from nonclinical and paraclinical disciplines. A total of 66 (32.5%)subjects from the paraclinical and nonclinical sides had experienced pregnancy during residency, whereas only 54 (13.2%)from the clinical side werepregnant during residency. Positive influences for pregnancy during residency were concerns about age and fertility, pressure from in-laws and parents, desire for family and pregnancy, etc., all with a mean score of 3.5 and above on a five-point Likert scale. Tight schedules,availability of childcare arrangements, support from faculty and other residents, etc. wererelatively negative influences with a mean score of less than 3.5. Around 66% of those from nonclinical and paraclinical groups had conceived before 26 years of their age, whereas only 30% of residents from clinical departments had experienced pregnancy before that age. Thus, the age at conception was relatively lower in residents from nonclinical and paraclinical disciplines as compared to their counterparts from clinical disciplines, and this difference was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.001). Thecomplications during pregnancyweremore in clinical residents than in those from the nonclinical and paraclinical side. Conclusions This study concludes that concerns about age and fertility, pressure from in-laws and parents, desire for family and pregnancy, and enjoying children are relatively positive influences on the occurrence of pregnancy, whereastight schedule,availability of childcare arrangements, support from faculty and other residents, and timing professionally are relatively negative influences.

Optimization of Automatic Control and Measurement for the HEPS Large-Scale High-Power RF Conditioning Test

High power radio frequency (RF) conditioning is a key step for the RF components to gain full performance. In the construction of high energy photon source (HEPS), upgrading Beijing Electron-Positron Collider (BEPCII), preresearch of circular electron positron collider (CEPC), and other projects at Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), there will be a lot of RF conditioning tasks within a very tight schedule. To improve the conditioning efficiency, an optimized automatic control has been developed. The automatic control system is developed based on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS). The control hardware platform adopts a combination of the Micro Telecom Computing Architecture (MTCA) based low-level control and programmable logic controller (PLC) interlocking unit, which integrates a variety of measurements to ensure safe and reliable unattended operations during high-power (up to 160 MW) and high gradient (up to 33 MV/m) testing. The finite state transfer based on multiple event-triggered interrupt processes is used to improve conditioning efficiency. Taking the conditioning of the HEPS 3-m-long acceleration structure as an example, the breakdown rate (BDR) at high power is less than one out of 180 000 pulses. The time consumed for each accelerating structure is reduced by a factor of nearly 2/3. Experiments show that the system realizes the unattended operation of whole process, and improves conditioning efficiency.

Learning in the Force Protection Environment between International Operations: Last-Minute Learning

This study considers learning in international military operations. It explores these questions: What are the obstacles to learning in a military context? How did these obstacles manifest themselves in contribution made by the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) in Mali? How effective in overcoming these obstacles were the formal and informal learning processes that took place? And what does this tell us about how learning might be improved in a military context? Norway has supported the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) since 2013. The RNoAF contribution began in January 2016 and continued periodically until May 2021. The contribution consisted of a Hercules C130 transport aircraft with crew and other support personnel. The detachment from Norway consisted of approximately 60&ndash;70 women and men with backgrounds in various fields of expertise (aviators, navigators, cargo masters, technicians, security personnel, and other support personnel) required to execute the mission. Based on in-depth interviews of key personnel, this study looks at learning that took place among the various constellations of personnel from the force protection responsible for security during the operation. Much of the learning took place through last-minute efforts because of tight schedules and other pressing tasks. The study has resulted in a conceptual model for facilitating and better supporting the acquisition of knowledge through a continuous process rather than at the last minute. This will require top-down and bottom-up processes, both formal and informal.

Household satisfaction with a pilot community-based health insurance scheme and associated factors in Addis Ababa.

Many countries introduce CBHI as their healthcare financing system to ensure healthcare access. Understanding the level of satisfaction and factors associated with it is essential to ensure the sustainability of the program. Therefore, this study aimed to assess household satisfaction with a CBHI scheme and its associated factors in Addis Ababa. Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the 10 health centers found in the 10 sub-cities of Addis Ababa. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify its associated factors and thematic analysis was used for qualitative data. Finally, variables with a p-value of <0.05 have been considered statistically significant. In this study, the overall satisfaction level of households with CBHI was 46.3%. Satisfaction was associated with valid CBHI management regulations (AOR = 1.96, 95% CI: 1.12, 3.46), participants who received the right drug (AOR = 1.77, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.93), households who got immediate care (AOR = 4.95, 95% CI: 2.72, 8.98), those who agreed with the adequacy of medical equipment (AOR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.02, 2.69), and households who agreed with qualification of health personnel (AOR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.12, 3.20) were more satisfied with the scheme than their counterparts. The challenges mentioned by the discussants were the shortage of drugs, poor attitude of health professionals, absence of kenema pharmacy, lack of laboratory services, lack of awareness about the CBHI scheme, and tight payment schedule. the satisfaction level of households was low. To achieve a better result, the concerned bodies should work to improve the availability of medication, and medical equipment and improve the attitude of healthcare workers.