Traditional Implementation Research Articles

DYNAMICS OF THE RUWAHAN TRADITION IN PALEMBANG MALAY SOCIETY: FROM SPIRITUAL TO COMMERCIAL

Culture is a fundamental element in the formation of community identity, including for the Palembang Malay community. One of the cultures possessed by this community is the Ruwahan tradition. This article attempts to provide information about the Ruwahan tradition carried out by the Palembang Malay community as well as convey shifts or changes in the Ruwahan tradition among the Malay community in Palembang. Through the library research method, the author obtained information from various written sources that were relevant to the object of study, namely the Palembang Malay community. The results presented in this paper show that there was a shift in the Ruwahan tradition due to the inclusion of Islamic values in the early Ruwahan tradition which came from Hindu religious heritage. Then there was a change from spiritual ritual activities to commercial and economic aspects as well as the involvement of the Palembang Malay community who became active in commercialization in the current implementation of the Ruwahan tradition.

Reusam idang meulapeh in commemorating the prophet's Maulid tradition: a study in the Pidie District, Aceh Province, Indonesia

This research aims to improve the preservation of Reusam Idang Meulapeh and the symbol of the Idang Meulapeh reusam tradition in commemorating the Prophet's maulid in the Pidie region. The research used a qualitative descriptive method. Data sources were obtained in the form of primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques were carried out by observation, interview, and verification or conclusion drawing. The population in this study was the people of Pidie. The sampling technique was carried out in 5 villages in the Pidie area totaling 25 people, including 5 people from Pangge Pilok village, 5 people from Mesjid Reubee village, 5 people from Neulop village, 5 people from Keude Keulibeut village and 5 people from Kampong Pukat. The results of the study that the implementation of the Nadi maulid tradition in the Pidie region for 3 months a year and the process of the maulid implementation tradition with several stages including preparation of idang meulapeh, meudikee and Islamic preaching at night. The tradition of the Prophet's Maulid is carried out in the month of 12 Rabiul Awal to the beginning of the month of Jumadil Akhir. A unique tradition at the time of commemorating the Prophet's maulid, the local community serves a variety of traditional culinary delights. One of them is Idang Meulapeh, which is a mandatory tradition in every Prophet's meulod khanduri. For the people of Pidie, the celebration of the Prophet's birthday without Idang Meulapeh is incomplete, because Idang Meulapeh is one of the special traditions in commemorating the Prophet's birthday. From the preparation of food in people's homes called Bu Kulah (rice wrapped in leaves), Idang Meulapeuh (a storied dish) will be brought to Meunasah / Mosque around 11:00 to eat together with residents, orphans and guests of other village and Mukim neighbors. Before eating the food that is served, the community first prays to our king the prophet Muhammad SAW. Idang meulapeh is also a fairly expensive dish, with that not all circles this reusam can be done. Only some areas in Aceh still apply the idang meulapeh tradition. For this reason, this research is very important to preserve the Idang Meulapeh reusam tradition in commemorating maulid in the Pidie region. Therefore, the purpose of the community in providing various kinds of food menus in Idang Meulapeh and honoring the birth month of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.

Ratik Basa Ritual Tulak Bala Di Nagari Singgalang X Koto Kabupaten Tanah Datar

The research entitled Ratik Basa as a Tulak Bala Ritual in Nagari Singgalang, X Koto District, Tanah Datar Regency, aims to describe the series of implementation of "Ratik Basa in the Tulak Bala ritual and the views of the people who adhere to the Syattariah sect in Nagari Singgalang, X Koto District, Tanah Datar Regency" . Ratik Basa is a worship service that is integrated into religious traditions in the form of reciting dhikr in various contexts in the lives of the people of Nagari Singgalang. The research uses qualitative methods, field data collection techniques, literature study, observation, interviews and documentation using ritual theory, religious theory and perception theory. The results of the research show that the implementation of the Ratik Basa tradition is sung using a monophonic vocal technique, namely sung in one type of voice. For the people who adhere to the Syattariah sect in Nagari Singgalang, X Koto District, Tanah Datar Regency, Ratik Basa as a Tulak Bala Ritual ceremony is very essential. Because it is closely related to people's lives, especially the threat to the safety of nagari children in various forms of disaster, including natural disasters, dangerous disease attacks, famine, and others. Ratik Basa as a Tulak Bala Ritual is very important for people's lives because apart from being able to avoid all disasters, it has a positive value as an identity for Nagari Singgalang, and as a ritual means to foster ties of brotherhood between groups of adherents of the Syattariah sect and society in general.

تطبيقات السنة النبوية في المعاملات المالية

This research examines the applications of the Prophetic tradition (Sunnah) in financial transactions and aims to analyze and evaluate the implementation of the Prophetic tradition in financial transactions by studying the Prophetic evidence and its legal interpretations, elucidating how Muslims should conduct themselves responsibly and correctly in the field of financial and economic matters in accordance with the Prophetic tradition. The significance of this research lies in providing a legal guideline for Islamic financial institutions and individuals to execute their transactions in a manner that aligns with the Prophetic tradition. Utilizing a descriptive and analytical approach grounded in Prophetic Hadiths, recognized Islamic texts, and jurisprudential sources, a diverse range of financial transactions were studied. The results indicate that financial exchange between banks can be permissible if conducted without interest and adhering to Shariah regulations. The Mudarabah contract is also considered permissible and feasible in financial transactions, provided it complies with Shariah regulations. However, trading in commercial papers involving interest is considered impermissible. In addition, bank deposits and current accounts are considered Shariah-compliant when adhering to Shariah regulations. Covered documentary credits are considered permissible, contingent on adherence to appropriate Shariah conditions. Furthermore, the Salam contract is emphasized as a legitimate means of financing seasonal agricultural production. Lastly, it is stressed that penalty clauses in non-debt financial contracts are permissible for compensating damages, provided they are not tied to usurious interest. These findings provide valuable insights into how financial and banking transactions can be organized in accordance with the Prophetic tradition and Islamic values, contributing to enhancing compliance with Shariah regulations in the financial and banking sector and promoting trust and transparency in this context.

Toward Cooperative Federated Learning Over Heterogeneous Edge/Fog Networks

Federated learning (FL) has been promoted as a popular technique for training machine learning (ML) models over edge/fog networks. Traditional implementations of FL have largely neglected the potential for inter-network cooperation, treating edge/fog devices and other infrastructure participating in ML as separate processing elements. Consequently, FL has been vulnerable to several dimensions of network heterogeneity, such as varying computation capabilities, communication resources, data qualities, and privacy demands. We advocate for cooperative federated learning (CFL), a cooperative edge/fog ML paradigm built on device-to-device (D2D) and device-toserver (D2S) interactions. Through D2D and D2S cooperation, CFL counteracts network heterogeneity in edge/fog networks through enabling a model/data/resource pooling mechanism, which will yield substantial improvements in ML model training quality and network resource consumption. We propose a set of core methodologies that form the foundation of D2D and D2S cooperation and present preliminary experiments that demonstrate their benefits. We also discuss new FL functionalities enabled by this cooperative framework such as the integration of unlabeled data and heterogeneous device privacy into ML model training. Finally, we describe some open research directions at the intersection of cooperative edge/fog and FL.

Islamic Legal Perspective on the 'Macelleng-Celleng' Tradition in the Marriage Process

This research aims to determine the implementation of maccelleng-celleng in the marriage process of the people of Segeri District, Pangkep Regency, to find out what factors cause the maintenance of the maccelleng-celleng tradition in Segeri District, Pangkep Regency, and to find out the Islamic law review of the maccelleng-celleng traditional tradition in Segeri District, Regency. Pangkep.
 This research is field research using qualitative methods, with a phenomenological approach, namely an approach that will explore data to find the meaning of basic and essential things from phenomena, realities or experiences experienced by the object of research. This research uses observation research, interviews and documentation. The data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions.
 The results of this research show that the implementation of the macelleng-celleng tradition is a habit of the people of Segeri District, Pangkep Regency, before the wedding ceremony. This tradition is carried out at night, and the groom's family brings snacks such as instant noodles, soap, crackers, and so on. To be taken to the prospective bride's house by throwing it. The development of the macelleng-celleng tradition is growing very quickly with the help of the people of Segeri District, Pangkep Regency in introducing this tradition to people from outside the Pangkep Regency area. The development of the macelleng-celleng tradition has of course existed since ancient times, and is still preserved by the people of Segeri subdistrict, Pangkep district to this day. Based on the author's findings, the macelleng-celleng tradition, if viewed in Islamic law, is that if this tradition is carried out in accordance with the rules and does not violate Islamic norms or values, then this macelleng-celleng tradition can be implemented according to the applicable rules.

Value Contestation in Traditional Spaces: A Case Study of the Conflict in the Implementation of Gadeso in Pecalukan

This research presents a comprehensive discussion of social conflict in the implementation of the gadeso tradition that occurs in the community in Pecalukan Subdistrict. The main points of discussion contained include conflict mapping, phasing and dynamics of conflict, as well as forms of conflict resolution efforts. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. As a unit of analysis, this research uses the perspective of conflict theory by Ibnu Khaldun together with the concepts initiated by Geertz regarding santri and abangan. From the research that has been carried out, it can be seen that the root of the conflict comes from strong differences in values between social groups (ashabiyah) in Pecalukan Subdistrict. Namely, between the santri group and the abangan group who then contest each other and fight for power over the truth in the gadeso tradition, thus creating an attempt at domination and giving rise to conflict. This condition is further exacerbated by the stigma of "bigotry" imposed by the government and society local towards groups of students. This article also attempts to present a discussion regarding the efforts of the Pecalukan Subdistrict government together with local actors to minimize conflict tensions in the implementation of the gadeso tradition. Even though various efforts have been made, in fact the existence of conflict cannot be completely eliminated, even though its intensity has decreased considerably.

PERHITUNGAN WETON PERKAWINAN MENURUT ADAT JAWA

Marriage is a religious ritual in Islam that was also followed by the Prophet Muhammad. Almost all ethnicities have different customs. One of the Javanese customs in conducting a wedding is by calculating the weton or day of birth. The weton determines a prediction about the future fate of the family. The purpose of this research is to find out how the connection between the weton tradition that takes place before the wedding with the perspective of one of the books of fiqh rules, namely the book of al-Faraid al-Bahiyyah. This research method is a library research genre using a content analysis approach. The findings of this study include: a) In the implementation of the weton tradition, the Javanese community is divided into two groups, firstly kejawen, a group that makes weton as a benchmark for marriage and believes in it. The second is potehan, a group that is afraid of polytheism. They do not use weton completely. b) Weton according to the book al-Faraid al-Bahiyyah has fulfilled the requirements of custom and can be used as a basis for law, the conditions are first, custom can be used as a basis for law if it is muththarid (applies evenly) in an area. Secondly, if there is a conflict between `urf jali and shara' then the former takes precedence, if it is not related to the law of shara'. Third, `Urf khash if it is not limited to a particular area, then it can be used as a legal basis.Fourth, the standard of `urf that can be used as a landmark

Revealing the Enforcement of Mbasuh Dusun Tradition for Pregnant Women Outside of Marriage in Indonesia

This research aims to reveal the enforcement of the mbasuh dusun tradition in cases of pregnancy outside marriage in Bengkulu City, Indonesia. This type of research is field research. The nature of this research is descriptive analytic. Data collection techniques in this study used observation, interviews, and documentation. The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive qualitative methods to obtain conclusions and research findings. The result of this study is that: the implementation of the mbasuh dusun tradition is a customary sanction for pregnant women outside of marriage in Bengkulu City, as al-'urf al-shahih and has an effective impact. This mbasuh dusun tradition is carried out by slaughtering a goat, and the perpetrator must be present to be aware and must apologize. Then give charity (and ask for prayers) at the place where the goat was slaughtered or outside the house. Unlike customary sanctions in other regions, the implementation of the mbasuh dusun tradition has a goal and purpose, so that the perpetrator is ashamed and does not repeat the act again, so that it can effectively reduce and even deter the perpetrator. The application of this customary sanction in the context of developing marriage law in Indonesia, it is necessary to review the legalization of marriage of pregnant women outside of marriage in the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI), and it turns out that the provision of sanctions for pregnant women outside of marriage has a significant impact on creating a deterrent effect and bringing benefits to the community.

National tradition as an innovation factor in Guo Wenjing’s chamber opera “Wolf Cub Village”

Statement of the problem. The modern stage of development of Chinese musical theater is associated with a significant role in creative experiment, the search for new artistic means. These processes have gone down in history as an artistic direction under the name “new wave”. It emerged in 1976 as a confrontation with the aftermath of the cultural revolution. It combines trends in the revival of national Chinese traditions and the introduction of modern compositional writing methods. In the works of representatives of this direction, a deep understanding of the uniqueness of the aesthetics of ancient Chinese music, the originality of its rhythm and timbre richness is restored. These features are vividly embodied in the Opera “Wolf Cub Village” by Guo Wenjing (郭文景, born in 1956). The theme of the transformation of traditional Chinese musical art in modern times under the conditions of Western influences and the formation of new Chinese music raises by Chinese researchers in one way or another. But the issue of national tradition as a factor of innovation is considered tangentially. Thus, the subject of the article, which reveals the features of the implementation of the traditional chamber opera “Wolf Cub Village” by Guo Wenjing, is looking up-to-date. Recent research and publications. An Luxin in the dissertation “Research of Guo Wenjing’s musical creativity” (2012) traces the stylistic features of Guo Wenjing’s work and analyzes many of his works, but the reason of significant amount of material studied, the composer’s opera heritage is highlighted in generalized way. Guo Wenjing’s own article (2016) as well as materials published in his book “Noise” (2009), are a valuable source of information about the composer’s idea of the opera. Objectives, methods, and novelty of the research. The purpose of the article is to identify the mechanisms of innovations in the implementation of the national Chinese tradition in Guo Wenjing’s chamber opera “Wolf Cub Village”. The study used methods developed in modern musicology, in particular, theoretical, historical and cultural analysis, as well as the method of theoretical generalization. For the first time, the embodiment of the national tradition in the opera work by the contemporary Chinese composer is considered as a factor of artistic innovations. Research results and conclusion. Guo Wenjing’s appeal to the national traditions of Chinese music is associated with the two way orientation of the “new wave” flow that emerged in Chinese professional composing music. We are talking about transforming deep Chinese national traditions along with the use of modern compositional techniques. It is proved that in European opera this approach becomes an artistically effective means of updating the modern musical language. As a result of the study, Guo Wenjing’s opera “Wolf Cub Village” revealed a number of innovations, the source of which was the Chinese verbal language and traditional music. These include: a) the invention of new methods of vocal and declamatory articulation of the Chinese language, the expansion of the range of vocal and performing techniques, the creation of a special style of singing that combines European bel canto and intense high declamatory singing of the Chinese traditional opera; b) the use of features of the sound and semantics of instrumental accompaniment of traditional Chinese opera and the formation of a new poly-national composition of the orchestra; c) the introduction of characters into the opera that saturate the plot with figurative intonations of Chinese folklore; d) the use of metro-tempo models (banshi) of Chinese traditional opera. By introducing the elements of Chinese traditional music into the opera, the composer expanded the instrumental and vocal timbre palettes, enriched the work with a bright national flavor and significantly diversified the techniques of musical expressiveness of Western-style opera.

A novel lidar signal noise reduction algorithm based on improved deep belief network

To reduce noise in the lidar return signal, an improved deep belief network (DBN) denoising algorithm is proposed in this study. In the traditional implementation process of DBN, a multi-layer fully connected network is realized by stacking restricted Boltzmann machines (RBMs). However, the RBM is an undirected graph model, and there is no clear causal relationship between random variable nodes. The denoising autoencoder (DAE) can avoid this problem and produce field generalization performance by adding random contamination during training and stacking, thereby achieving better performance than the traditional DBN. In this study, a new multi-layer DBN called DADBN is implemented by stacking DAE and RBM. First, the multi-layer DAE is placed in the beginning layer of the network as the primary filter of the signal to provide data dimensionality reduction and feature extraction. Then, the RBM is used as the lower layer, the hidden layer is calculated according to the initial value of the visible layer by the contrast of the divergence algorithm, and the visible layer is reconstructed from the samples of the hidden layer. And the sparse representation penalty is added to the RBM model to solve the assimilation phenomenon of hidden layer nodes in the RBM model. It not only optimizes the log-likelihood function when training data, but also makes the probability of each hidden layer node being activated tend to a minimum value, so as to sparsely activate the sparse hidden layer nodes. The weight matrix W is obtained by computing the results of the hidden layer twice. Finally, the original input signal was reconstructed by Gibbs sampling layer and the reconstructed signal was decoded by the decoder to achieve the purpose of noise reduction. To verify its effectiveness, this method is compared with four other denoising methods: wavelet packet algorithm, complete ensemble empirical modal decomposition (CEEMDAN), wavelet transform and empirical mode decomposition (WT-EMD), and wavelet transform-variational mode decomposition (WT-VMD). The noise reduction effect of DADBN is better than that of the other four methods, thus effectively eliminating complex noise in the lidar detection signal.

Efficient evolution of decision trees via fully matrix-based fitness evaluation

Decision Trees (DTs) are a class of supervised learning models that are widely used for both classification and regression applications. They are well-known for their interpretability and robustness, which have led them to remain popular even 60 years after they were first proposed. However, because traditional tree algorithms use greedy methods that are prone to suboptimality, several works have explored the usage of evolutionary algorithms instead. Although these algorithms are often reported to outperform the traditional greedy approach, their computational cost is much higher, since the evolutionary component requires a large number (millions or billions) of function evaluations in order to produce a single tree. Aiming to reduce this computational cost, in this work we propose an encoding that allows the training and evaluation of DTs using only matrix operations. The proposed procedure is shown to be much faster than the traditional tree implementation for complete trees with depths ranging from 2 to 6, and for datasets ranging in size from 100 to 100,000 observations. In particular, the results show speedups of nearly up to 20 times, especially when the dataset is large and the desired tree is small enough to be interpretable. The proposed procedure also benefits from GPU parallelization, although it is still highly performing without it. Furthermore, we propose an evolutionary algorithm, called Coral Reef Optimization for Decision Trees (CRO-DT), that integrates this encoding with a pre-existing ensemble algorithm to evolve better univariate trees. The results obtained show that the proposed CRO-DT is competitive with traditional and modern tree algorithms, consistently producing models of good quality across 14 tested UCI Datasets. We conclude that for most relevant situations, the proposed matrix encoding provides significant speedups over the traditional implementation, and also may serve as a basis for high quality evolutionary DT algorithms.

Internalization of Islamic Educational Values in The Ngapati Tradition in Gondang Village Karangreja District, Purbalingga District

This study aims to find out how the Ngapati tradition is carried out by the community in Gondang Village, Karangreja District, Purbalingga Regency, and to find out how the Internalization of Islamic Education Values in the community in the Ngapati tradition in Gondang Village, Karangreja District, Purbalingga Regency. This type of research is field research where researchers go directly to the field to obtain data and information related to the research being conducted. This research is presented in a descriptive form to describe a process that occurs in the field. While the approach taken is qualitative. Data collection techniques used: observation, interviews, and documentation. While the data analysis technique uses three steps of data analysis: Data Reduction, Data Presentation, and Drawing Conclusions. The results showed the internalization of Islamic Education's values in the Ngapati tradition in Gondang Village, Karangreja District, Purbalingga Regency. The implementation of the Ngapati tradition in Gondang Village, Karangreja District, Purbalingga Regency, has two phases. Namely the pre-event phase of the Ngapati tradition and the event at the time of carrying out the Ngapati tradition. The processes within are internalized with general procedures which include three internalization stages: Value Transformation, Value Transactions, and Value Transinternalization

Implementation Matters: Evaluating the Proportional Hazard Test’s Performance

Abstract Political scientists commonly use Grambsch and Therneau’s (1994, Biometrika 81, 515–526) ubiquitous Schoenfeld-based test to diagnose proportional hazard violations in Cox duration models. However, some statistical packages have changed how they implement the test’s calculation. The traditional implementation makes a simplifying assumption about the test’s variance–covariance matrix, while the newer implementation does not. Recent work suggests the test’s performance differs, depending on its implementation. I use Monte Carlo simulations to more thoroughly investigate whether the test’s implementation affects its performance. Surprisingly, I find the newer implementation performs very poorly with correlated covariates, with a false positive rate far above 5%. By contrast, the traditional implementation has no such issues in the same situations. This shocking finding raises new, complex questions for researchers moving forward. It appears to suggest, for now, researchers should favor the traditional implementation in situations where its simplifying assumption is likely met, but researchers must also be mindful that this implementation’s false positive rate can be high in misspecified models.

Coordinating and programming multiple ROS-based robots with X-KLAIM

Software development for robotics applications is still a major challenge that becomes even more complex when considering multi-robot systems (MRSs). Such distributed software has to perform multiple cooperating tasks in a well-coordinated manner to avoid unsatisfactory emerging behavior. This paper provides an approach for programming MRSs at a high abstraction level using the programming language X-Klaim. The computation and communication model of X-Klaim, based on multiple distributed tuple spaces, permits coordinating with the same abstractions and mechanisms both intra- and inter-robot interactions of an MRS. This allows developers to focus on MRS behavior, achieving readable, reusable, and maintainable code. The proposed approach can be used in practice by integrating X-Klaim and the popular robotics framework ROS. We demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of our approach by (i) showing how it scales when implementing two warehouse scenarios allowing us to reuse most of the code when passing from the simpler to the more enriched scenario and (ii) presenting the results of a few experiments showing that our code introduces a slightly greater but acceptable latency and consumes less memory than the traditional ROS implementation based on Python code.

Dinamika Tradisi Tegal Deso dalam Kerangka Sistem Sosial Budaya Indonesia di Desa Made Kec. Sambikerep Kota Surabaya

The sedekah bumi tradition held by the people of Kelurahan Made is a tradition handed down from their ancestors which is still being preserved to this day. Earth almsgiving means giving alms to the earth, which is a form of human gratitude for gifts from the Almighty. The aim of this research is to describe the socio-cultural values in the implementation of the earth alms tradition in Kelurahan Made so that the community continues. The benefit of this research for the community is to increase insight into the importance of preserving traditions passed down from generation to generation so that the community can maintain tolerance between religious groups, tribes and nations. , so that the earth alms tradition can be implemented in the midst of the modernization era without eliminating the characteristics, values and philosophy of the earth alms tradition. This study used descriptive qualitative method. With the aim of producing descriptive data in the form of written sentences, this research contains a description or describes a situation in the problem that has been formulated. The socio-cultural values contained in this earth charity tradition are religious, artistic, mutual cooperation and ecological values. To maintain the unique characteristics of the Kelurahan Made community, it is appropriate to preserve the earth alms tradition forever, even in the midst of changing times. It is intended that traditions that have been passed down through generations can continue to exist and become a cultural identity that will forever be attached to the people of Kelurahan Made.

The Wisdom of The Bayan Indigenous Community in Conserving The Traditional Forest in North Lombok, Indonesia

Local wisdom is formed as a process of interaction between humans and their environment to meet their various needs. The Bayan indigenous people are a community that until now still adheres to the beliefs and customs of their ancestors. The purpose of this study was to determine the forms of local wisdom that exist in indigenous peoples in protecting customary forests in Bayan Village, North Lombok. As well as to find out the efforts of indigenous peoples to maintain and maintain local wisdom in protecting customary forests in Bayan Village, North Lombok Regency Collecting data using participatory observation and interviews. Based on the results of the study, it can be seen that the Bayan indigenous people at present tend to be sectoral, meaning that traditional implementation activities are local (village). The success of customary forest development cannot be separated because it is supported by local wisdom which is always obeyed. In an effort to preserve the customary forest area, it is protected by a local policy called awiq-awiq.

Application of deep reinforcement learning in asset liability management

Asset Liability Management (ALM) is an essential risk management technique in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science. It aims to maximise a risk-taker's ability to fulfil future liabilities. ALM is especially critical in environments of elevated interest rate changes, as has been experienced globally between 2021 and 2023. Traditional ALM implementation is still heavily dependent on the judgement of professionals such as Quants, Actuaries or Investment Managers. This over-reliance on human input critically limits ALM performance due to restricted automation, human irrationality and restricted scope for multi-objective optimisation. This paper addressed these limitations by applying Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL), which optimises through trial, and error and continuous feedback from the environment. We defined the Reinforcement Learning (RL) components for the ALM application: the RL decision-making Agent, Environment, Actions, States and Reward Functions. The results demonstrated that DRL ALM can achieve duration-matching outcomes within 1% of the theoretical ALM at a 95% confidence level. Furthermore, compared to a benchmark weekly rebalancing traditional ALM regime, DRL ALM achieved superior outcomes of net portfolios which are, on average, 3 times less sensitive to interest rate changes. DRL also allows for increased automation, flexibility, and multi-objective optimisation in ALM, reducing the negative impact of human limitations and improving risk management outcomes. The findings and principles presented in this study apply to various institutional risk-takers, including insurers, banks, pension funds, and asset managers. Overall, DRL ALM provides a promising Artificial Intelligence (AI) avenue for improving risk management outcomes compared to the traditional approaches.

Documenting and Analyzing Targeted Interventions of State Fishery Department of Andhra Pradesh, India

Aims: Though Andhra Pradesh acts as an aquaculture hub, several targeted interventions were implemented by the State Fishery Department of Andhra Pradesh for the benefit of farmers. But lack of awareness among the fish farmers about these interventions leads to severe economic loss. Hence, this study aims to document and describe the interventions implemented by the Andhra Pradesh Fisheries Department which helps the fish farmers to make well-informed decisions.
 Study Design: Descriptive study design was used to describe the purpose of documented interventions
 Place and Duration of Study: Interventions provided by State Fishery Department of Andhra Pradesh for fish farmers were documented from Fish Development Officers during March 2023.
 Methodology: The study collects data from various sources, including fish development officers, government reports, and other publications to document the interventions provided by Fisheries department of Andhra Pradesh. Focus Group Discussion was conducted with the fish development officers to critically analyze these interventions.
 Results: The interventions can be categorized into five broad categories; which were, fisheries inputs, infrastructure, capacity-building programs, financial assistance, and others/ miscellaneous. Under fisheries inputs; fish seed, fish feed and aerators were given. Infrastructural interventions such as feed analysis, water analysis, soil analysis, microbial analysis, PCR, fish hatchery units, fish processing units, mobile aqua labs, fish kiosks, Fish Andhra Fit Andhra, Traditional fish farming implements were provided. Simultaneously, capacity building programmes like training, demonstration, workshops, FFPO, extensive awareness programmes, training for other interns and other professionals were also conducted. Financial assistance was provided through KCC, YSR pension kanuka scheme, Electricity subsidy, Matya Kara Barosa and other facilities like licensing, assistance to new fish farmers were also carried out.
 Conclusion: Interventions of State Fisheries department was classified into five categories for better understanding and to make effective use of the interventions by the farmers. Lack of awareness about the interventions lead to severe economic loss among fish farmers. Hence, this study aims to address the information gap and empower the stakeholder through proper documentation of fisheries interventions by State Government which enables the fish farmers to make well-informed decisions.

Voxelated opto-physically unclonable functions via irreplicable wrinkles

The increased prevalence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the integration of digital technology into our daily lives have given rise to heightened security risks and the need for more robust security measures. In response to these challenges, physical unclonable functions (PUFs) have emerged as promising solution, offering a highly secure method to generate unpredictable and unique random digital values by leveraging inherent physical characteristics. However, traditional PUFs implementations often require complex hardware and circuitry, which can add to the cost and complexity of the system. We present a novel approach using a random wrinkles PUF (rw-PUF) based on an optically anisotropic, facile, simple, and cost-effective material. These wrinkles contain randomly oriented liquid crystal molecules, resulting in a two-dimensional retardation map corresponding to a complex birefringence pattern. Additionally, our proposed technique allows for customization based on specific requirements using a spatial light modulator, enabling fast fabrication. The random wrinkles PUF has the capability to store multiple data sets within a single PUF without the need for physical alterations. Furthermore, we introduce a concept called ‘polyhedron authentication,’ which utilizes three-dimensional information storage in a voxelated random wrinkles PUF. This approach demonstrates the feasibility of implementing high-level security technology by leveraging the unique properties of the rw-PUF.