Unified Communication Research Articles

The Impact of Module Enhancement in the Remote Area Amidst the Pandemic Covid 19: A Community Extension Program

The use of suitable and relevant pedagogy for online education may depend on the expertise and exposure to information and communications technology (ICT) for both educators and the learners. Some of the online platforms used so far include unified communication and collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Canvas and Blackboard, which allow the teachers to create educational courses, training and skill development programmes (Petrie, 2020). This study is an assessment of the aforesaid program. Module Enhancement in the remote area was aimed to educate and capacitate the beneficiaries with practical skills, techniques, or ideas which they can then use in their blended learning. The study determined the effect of the program on the beneficiaries’ personal and professional development acquired from the training. Mixed- method was used in the study. Surveys and focus group discussion (FGD) was used to gather data. The study found that the beneficiaries acquired the different teaching modalities learned from the training. Ninety percent 90% beneficiaries used the skills they learned from the program. 85% beneficiaries respond that the program has helped them in introducing Modular learning. Generally, the learning acquired by the beneficiaries of Sulu State College extension program was found to be useful at Maimbung National High School, one of the remote areas in the province of Sulu.

Вопросы информационной доступности для людей с инвалидностью, имеющих ментальные нарушения, включая РАС

<p style="text-align: justify;">Identifying, assessing and overcoming informational barriers that arise among people with mental disabilities, in­cluding autism spectrum disorders (ASD), during communication, attract attention of all participants of the reha­bilitation process. Approaches to create a unified communication space, considering the use of easy language and alternative ways of communication for people with mental disabilities, are based on the principles of the Conven­tion on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the categories of the International Classification of Function­ing, Disability and Health (ICF). Statistical data on increased number of people recognized as disabled for the first time due to mental disorders and autism in the Russian Federation were systematized by the staff of the St. Petersburg Institute of Advanced Medical Experts. These data substantiate the need to revise accessibility of ICF based information at two levels — individual and social ones. Authors propose to develop a unified methodol­ogy of information accessibility, considering ICF provisions, including the legal ones. Given proposals are aimed at increasing informational accessibility for people with mental disabilities, including ASD. Authors emphasize that creating a unified national standard for the use of easy language for people with mental disabilities is one of the factors guaranteeing their civil rights.</p>

The Hidden Bones Apocalypse: The Marker, Its Message, and their Hiddenness

There is an unusual phrase that occurs only fourteen times in the Hebrew Bible. Those fourteen occurrences mark the accounts of ten highly consequential days. The essential messages of those ten accounts, when taken together, create and convey a unified and coherent communication. The presence of the phrase, its uniqueness to those days, and the message it creates, are hidden in translations. Readers of the biblical text in English, Greek, Latin, and German versions have no reason to associate the ten marked days. The phrase and its message are effectively hidden even from those who use the Hebrew text; having been obscured by the tradition of interpretation extending through rabbinic literature and commentary. The message created by reference to those ten marked days is representative of early Jewish apocalypse literature. This paper identifies and analyses the marker phrase, identifies the days that it marks, interprets the message created, demonstrates the hiddenness of that message, and argues its character as an apocalypse. Keywords: Hebrew Bible, Apocalypse, Bible Translation, Early Rabbinic Literature, Rabbinic Commentary

Overview of case definitions and contact tracing indications in the 2022 monkeypox outbreak.

In 2022, a new outbreak of the Mpox virus occurred outside of Africa, its usual endemic area. The virus was detected in European, American, Asian, and Oceanian countries where Mpox is uncommon or had not been reported previously and where the spread was rapid. The study aims to compare the case definition and the indications for contact tracing in case of Mpox infection among the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and four European Countries. From August 2022 to November 2022, we conducted research, first on the WHO and ECDC official websites and then on the official websites of the Ministry of Health or National Health Agencies of four European Countries (Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal). All reports found were compared to enlighten the differences in the definition of the case and indications for contact tracing. The WHO divides the case definition into four categories: suspected, probable, confirmed, and discarded, while the ECDC divides cases into confirmed and probable. The ECDC defines contact as close and others, while the WHO divides it into high, medium, and minimal risk. The four countries analyzed show heterogeneity in both the case definitions and the indications for contact tracing. Our analysis revealed heterogeneity in the case definition between the WHO and ECDC. Different countries followed different indications or have given their indications for both the case definition and contact tracing indications. Harmonization strengthens public health preparedness and response and creates unified communication.

T6CONF: Digital Twin Networking Framework for IPv6-Enabled Net-Zero Smart Cities

An efficient serving of predictive management and what-if-analysis of smart cities is the only way to achieve a netzero waste target. With the aid of the enhanced learning capabilities of digital twin (DT), net-zero aims of smart cities can be obtained with highly accurate results in the prediction of wasteto- energy and candidate truck paths. However, there is no unified communication model yet for a digital twin to maintain complete data and control flow in a fully-synchronized way.Without having a clear communication model for the digital twin, the interaction between the physical and digital replica cannot be sustained. To handle this, we propose a digital twin networking framework, called T6CONF, based on an IPv6 infrastructure to solve the endto- end two-way communication and the synchronization problem of the resource-constrained Internet of Things networks. Besides, T6CONF serves two specific net-zero waste services, such as waste-to-energy and planned-truck-routing prediction services for the net-zero goal. We evaluate the proposed digital twin communication model with changing fidelity levels over the twinning rate and round-trip time. Additionally, we prove that the proposed T6CONF model increases the accuracy of service layer operations.

Деякі проблеми успішності управління закладом дошкільної освіти в сучасних умовах

The article reveals the essence and task of organizing the management system of a preschool education institution in modern conditions. Special attention has been paid to some aspects of adapting business methods in the management of a preschool education institution, its components, and the role of the educational environment, as a condition of life safety, formation of a creative and independent personality. At the same time, the importance of partnership interaction of educators and parents in creating psychological comfort, managers’ possession of various techniques for solving problem situations through unifying communication in the system of the «educator – parents – children» based on the formed value foundations of the personality has been emphasized. Considerable attention has been paid to disclosure of criteria for assessing the quality of management processes and the need to observe academic integrity in the work of an institution. The need for head of an institution to possess methods of motivating educators to increase the effectiveness of work with educatees and their parents has been emphasized. The importance of compliance by head of an institution with regulatory and legal documents (the basic component, the Law «On Education», the Professional Standard «Head (Director) of a preschool education institution», etc.) and the need to follow the changes announced there have been revealed. These requirements also relate to the principles of organizing the educational process of a preschool education institution, advanced training of pedagogical personnel, planning, and building a system for working with parents of educatees and improving the image of a preschool institution. A selective analysis of the experience of the HEI work system in preparing future managers of preschool education institutions of various types is of practical importance.

Трансформация политики США в области ПРО в контексте обеспечения защиты от гиперзвуковых вооружений

This paper examines the impact of hypersonic threat on the evolution of the U.S. missile defense. The article analyzes the specifics of this threat, examines related doctrinal and practical changes, describes and characterizes planned defense architecture, forecasts the prospects for its implementation and impact on the strategic situation. The author comes to a conclusion that the U.S. – planned counter-hypersonic capabilities are aimed at countering the threat posed by intermediate-range and shorter-range boost-glide systems. Development of these capabilities is concentrated in three main domains: sensors, interceptors and advanced technologies. The most important and challenging goal of this development will be to ensure an effective integration and coordinated joint functioning of all the elements to be created within a unified command, control and communication system. The key driving force for the development of the U.S. counter-hypersonic capabilities is China. This conclusion follows not only from the fact that the PRC is currently the only state with boost-glide systems of less-than-intercontinental range in its arsenal, but also from the fact that future interceptors will be based on maritime platforms. By adapting its missile defense policy, the U.S. are clearly looking for opportunities to enhance its conventional deterrence capability against China in the context of increasing tensions in Asia-Pacific. The ongoing “hypersonic” evolution of the American missile defense will complicate arms control measures in this area. The integration of various elements of the emerging system implies building its architecture in such a way that limitations could have a major impact on its effectiveness. This could become a fundamental obstacle on the way to agreeing on measures to limit missile defenses in the future. Such situation may leave only some room for confidence-building measures capable of providing a certain level of transparency and predictability.

ФУНКЦІЇ, ЗАВДАННЯ ТА ЗОНИ ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНОСТІ ЧАСТИН І ПІДРОЗДІЛІВ ЗВ’ЯЗКУ З УРАХУВАННЯМ ЧОТИРЬОХ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНИХ ДОМЕНІВ ЗБРОЙНИХ СИЛ УКРАЇНИ ТА ОСОБЛИВОСТЕЙ ВІЙСЬКОВО-МОРСЬКИХ СИЛ ЗБРОЙНИХ СИЛ УКРАЇНИ

The basis of troop management is the commander’s decision, developed on the basis of information received from various sources in a single information space, including using interoperable communication systems / networks and information systems. In turn, the concept of “network” in modern wars covers various components that were previously considered only separately, and between which information exchange must be carried out constantly, for example: combat units (combat vehicles, weapons, units, etc.), communication systems, information operations support, disparate sources of intelligence, logistics and medical information systems, etc. That is, in order to conduct modern wars and gain an advantage over the enemy, the armed forces must use a single information space built on interoperable networks / communication systems that provide secure exchange of information between them, to increase general situational awareness and control of troops (forces) [1]. The development of information technologies has a direct impact on the communication system, which is, after all, the main element of the military management system. Increasing bandwidth, implementing specialized software, and using elements of artificial intelligence significantly expands the capabilities of management processes and increases the toolkit of situational awareness, calculations, situation modeling, and effective forecasting of the situation. A unified, integral, stable and reliable information and communication system in the modern conflict directly allows the application of the model of network-centric warfare, focused on achieving an information advantage by means of combining military objects into an information network.

ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ШТУЧНОГО ІНТЕЛЕКТУ В ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНОМУ ПРОСТОРІ

In today's world, the information and communication space is turning into an extremely dynamic and voluminous area that requires efficient means of processing and analysing information. Traditional methods are no longer always able to meet the challenges of today, so there is a need to introduce artificial intelligence to optimise processes in this area. Information and communication space is a complex concept that covers all aspects related to the dissemination, exchange and perception of information in society. It includes all sources of information, communication technologies, networks, as well as cultural, social, economic and political contexts that influence communication processes. The special importance of the information and communication space lies in the fact that it is a tool for promoting the development of society, democratisation, and the exchange of knowledge and ideas between different groups, countries and peoples. The creation of a unified information and communication space is an important step for Ukraine, which will facilitate its integration into the global information space and ensure active participation in various social processes. The information and communication space is evolving rapidly, and artificial intelligence (AI) is already playing a significant role in its current formation. AI has the potential to revolutionise the way we communicate, access information and make decisions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field that develops intelligent machines that can perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence. Artificial intelligence systems are designed to learn from experience, recognise patterns and make decisions based on input data. It is worth noting that algorithms in artificial intelligence systems play a key role in solving complex problems and processing information. In particular, they provide machine learning, where the system analyses huge amounts of data to identify patterns and improves its performance on its own. Deep learning algorithms, such as neural networks, are used to create models that can recognise and solve the semantics of tasks that were previously considered difficult, or even impossible, for computers. Clustering algorithms in the information and communication space help to organise data, making it more understandable and easier to analyse. At the same time, natural language processing algorithms help artificial intelligence systems understand and interact with textual information. This opens up new possibilities for automated text analysis, entity recognition, and natural language user interaction.

Tool life prediction via SMB-enabled monitor based on BPNN coupling algorithms for sustainable manufacturing

Abstract The predictive methods of tool wear are usually based on different algorithm predictors, different source data, and different sensing devices for remaining useful life (RUL). In general, it has challenges to model and ensure all of the cutting conditions that are suitable in the actual cutting process for sustainable manufacturing. In order to overcome the doing large amount of experimental data and predict different tool RULs, this study combines the analytical force modeling, the back-propagation neural network (BPNN) machine learning, and the current sensor which all are integrated in smart machine box (SMB) to realize the practical RUL prediction for on-line and real-time applications. The analytical model of the cutting force coefficients of shear and ploughing was established from average cutting forces, it could reduce the experimental number and predict the different cutting conditions. In general, the loading current of the cutting tool from a spindle motor is relatively easier acquired than the resultant forces. Thus, the loading currents of the spindle are used to train and predict the cutting forces using the BPNN model during intelligent manufacturing. The SMB architecture mainly performed the autonomous actions based on the edge layer, the fog layer, and the cloud layer via the TCP/IP, the MQTT protocol, and the unified communication library. Results showed that a predictive error for the ends of the tool life is about 3–10% that are based on the calculating of the cumulative current ratio.

Enhancing Digital Diplomacy through a Unified Communication Framework: A Case Study of Namibia

Enhancing Digital Diplomacy through a Unified Communication Framework: A Case Study of Namibia

New development of SGII-UP laser facility control system based on tango controls

The SGII-UP laser facility is currently undergoing an upgrade from early 2022 to increase the energy output and support direct-driver double-cone ignition fusion experiments. This upgrade requires broad changes to the existing control system. Since the first beam, the SGII-UP laser facility has been driven by a control system built by a few decentralised computers, and with the growing scale of the facility and the need for a physics experiment operation, the existing control system no longer meets the requirements of the operation.The novel control system is built around the Tango Controls, and it is a great challenge to apply Tango Controls to this high-power laser facility, which includes eight kilojoule-class nanosecond laser beams and one picosecond petawatt laser beam. The system employs a hierarchical structure that comprises device, service and GUI layers, and these implement communication via a unified Tango communication protocol interface. Physical devices of subsystems are encapsulated into virtual device services, which are processes implementing a set of device classes. This encapsulation allows easy access to data, while hiding the complex set of instructions for physical devices. The service layer collects data from the device services, processes them, and sends commands to physical devices. Based on Tango's interface, client GUIs are developed under QT. The flexibility of communication using the Tango protocol allows multiple access to the device.

Engineering Implementation Mechanisms in the System of Public Administration

The article is devoted to determining the mechanism for implementing engineering in the public administration system using the example of Ukraine. The study aims to consider the current state of the public administration engineering system and identify critical areas for its improvement. The research uses methods of statistical analysis, a critical analysis of scientific literature, and foreign experience in the introduction of engineering in modern public administration systems, the systematization of information on the implementation of progressive systems in public administration. The inductive and deductive methods determined the components of the mechanism of engineering introduction and built the concept of its implementation in public administration. The study’s results include an analysis of the foreign experience in public administration system engineering, determining its need for Ukraine, and the possibility of implementation in the current state of Ukraine. Studying foreign experience in engineering administrative processes allows for drawing appropriate conclusions about the potential opportunities for developing this direction in Ukraine. Engineering is not only necessary, it can be implemented, but it is essential to use reasonable methodologies and modern tools and set adequate tasks solved by public administration at all levels. The main components of the engineering system are determined by the document flow digitalization, the formation of a unified communication and information system, and the formation of the possibility of providing public services through online applications. The article shows an example of the application of DIIA used in public administration in Ukraine. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of applying its results to the improvement of the electronic system of public administration.

Preface: 3rd International Conference on Business Management, Humanities and Education Engineering (BMHEE 2022)

BMHEE 2022 is the 2022 3rd International Conference on Business Management, Humanities and Education Engineering organized by the Shanxi Normal University, China and University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. The conference was held virtually on September 17-18, 2022 due to the Covid-10 pandemic and some of its restriction issues.
 The main purpose of BMHEE 2022 is to bring together the professional practices, industrial experts, researchers, vocational teachers, academia, and decision-makers including the government to a unified communication forum for sharing their recent research and developmental activities in humanities science, business management and education technology. This conference provides a forum for all attendees to share and exchange ideas and research findings in respective fields of research. The conference allows the exchange of knowledge between different research domestic and foreign centers representing various fields.
 We enjoyed 4 keynote speeches and many oral presentations made by the authors which lasted for 10-15 minutes each, and a lot of inspiration sparked during the Q&A parts. Researchers who have contributed their work to BMHEE 2022 shared their findings and experience with other researchers and attendees. Many participants without any contribution of research paper have also been allowed to attend the conference to gain knowledge in their respective areas. This conference is initiated to contribute cutting-edge ideas. Thanks to the dedication of every committee member and reviewer, we finally made this conference.
 Organizing Committee of BMHEE 2022
 Copenhagen, Denmark

Managing Earth Hazards Using the Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for the Industrial Internet of Things Network

Wireless networks using resource management with the enormous number of Internet of Things (IoT) users is a critical problem in developing networks for the fifth generation. The primary aim of this research is to optimize the use of IoT network resources. Earth surface features can be identified and their geo-biophysical properties estimated using radiation as the medium of interaction in remote sensing techniques (RST). Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has significantly improved traditional resource management, which is challenging to model. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) network has to be carried out in real time with excess network resources. Conventional techniques have a significant challenge because of the extensive range and complexity of wireless networks. The DRL method has been used in several areas, including management and allocation of resources, dynamic channel access, mobile downloading, unified edge computing, caching and communication, and fog radio access networks. DRL -IIoT is more successful than the Q-learning technique for a single agent. The design and analysis of the DRL -based approach in stationary base stations to solve the typical assignment of resources issues have been mostly restricted. The DRL is used as a clustering technique to construct the primary model of the system with k-means. This article discusses optical and microwave sensors in RST techniques and applications, examines the areas where there are gaps, and discusses Earth hazards. Furthermore, a comprehensive resource-based strengthening learning system is developed to ensure the best use of resources. Simulation results show that the suggested method efficiently (97.24%) allocates available spectrum, cache, and computer resources to deep deterministic policy gradient benchmarks.

Finite-Bit Quantization for Distributed Algorithms With Linear Convergence

This paper studies distributed algorithms for (strongly convex) composite optimization problems over mesh networks, subject to quantized communications. Instead of focusing on a specific algorithmic design, a black-box model is proposed, casting linearly convergent distributed algorithms in the form of fixed-point iterates. The algorithmic model is equipped with a novel random or deterministic Biased Compression (BC) rule on the quantizer design, and a new Adaptive encoding Non-uniform Quantizer (ANQ) coupled with a communication-efficient encoding scheme, which implements the BC-rule using a finite number of bits (below machine precision). This fills a gap existing in most state-of-the-art quantization schemes, such as those based on the popular compression rule, which rely on communication of some scalar signals with negligible quantization error (in practice quantized at the machine precision). A unified communication complexity analysis is developed for the black-box model, determining the average number of bits required to reach a solution of the optimization problem within a target accuracy. It is shown that the proposed BC-rule preserves linear convergence of the unquantized algorithms, and a trade-off between convergence rate and communication cost under ANQ-based quantization is characterized. Numerical results validate our theoretical findings and show that distributed algorithms equipped with the proposed ANQ have more favorable communication cost than algorithms using state-of-the-art quantization rules.

Intuitive and immersive teleoperation of robot manipulators for remote decontamination

Abstract Worker safety is one of the most important aspects of decontamination tasks in hazardous environments. This motivates the development of (semi-) autonomous robotic systems that can be teleoperated from a safe distance using simple commands such as ‘move the manipulator over there and grab’. In this paper, we introduce a new control station concept called Digital Twin Control System aimed at robots with manipulator arms. It consists of three components: (1) A unified communication interface that abstracts the remote robot’s functionalities into easy-to-use interaction modes, (2) an immersive visualization and assistant system to operate the interface, and (3) a haptic rendering system that can simulate arbitrary robot arms. We demonstrate how the proposed system can be used by untrained operators to pick up contaminated objects remotely in a test scenario.

Thermal Power Plant Turbine Rotor Digital Twin Automation Construction and Monitoring System

Based on the digital twin technology, this article investigates the physical rules fusion model of the turbine rotor operation in thermal power plants, establishes the geometric behavior mapping method of the turbine rotor in the virtual scenario of thermal power plants, and develops a real-time data-driven virtual monitoring system of the rotor operation, which realizes the virtual control of the rotor operation process from the physical and geometric levels, respectively. The 3D model created by Creo was imported into ADAMS in x_t format, constraints were added, and model data input and output interfaces were established in ADAMS software to build its dynamics model. The foundation of the joint simulation with the AMESim model is laid. The information fusion technology based on D-S evidence theory, fusing multisensor data and information from other channels, can more accurately and comprehensively understand and describe the diagnostic object, to make correct judgment and decisions on complex fault diagnosis. We propose an integrated modeling method for multiview control scenarios of manufacturing units based on digital twins and finalize the construction of digital twin models of manufacturing units based on the definition of the multiview model collaboration mechanism, which provides model support for the research of digital twin-driven manufacturing unit control technology. For the twin data perception and interaction problem, a unified architecture-standardized communication protocol is established based on OPC UA technology to solve the problem of difficult data perception and interaction caused by the nonuniform communication interface protocol of different devices on the automated production line. The model change is intended to help improve the visualization level of digital production line monitoring and improve the operating efficiency of the turbine rotor. The experimental results show that the application of digital twin to thermal turbine rotor operation monitoring provides a new method for turbine rotor vibration fault diagnosis; D-S evidence theory can fuse information from multiple aspects of the fault, thus improving the probability of fault diagnosis and reducing uncertainty.

DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING USING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TEMPLATES

Introduction. As a result of the military aggression of Russian Federation, an unprecedented amount of housing stock was damaged in various cities of Ukraine. Accordingly, the issue of restoring damaged and rebuilding new housing for socially unprotected population arises. In addition to a wide range of issues related to architecture, energy efficiency and structures of these buildings, there is a need to create a reliable management tool that will allow a large amount of construction and restoration work to be carried out economically and in a short period of time. Problems. Restoring damaged and rebuilding new housing includes solving the following tasks: reduction of construction cost and life cycle cost of buildings; shortening the terms of construction and restoration works; taking into account world experience in the design and construction of high-quality socially accessible housing; flexible management of the intensity of state financing of portfolios and programs of investment and construction projects. The information and communication concept “construction management template” can be a tool for solving these tasks. Purpose. The article is intended to justify the expediency of using a new multidimensional business-model of construction enterprise based on the concept “construction management template” for the development of social housing in post-war period of Ukraine recovery. Materials and methods. The new information and communication concept provides the implementation of the most effective innovative and traditional management methods. The corresponding multidimensional business-model of construction enterprise provides taking into account the principles of sustainable development. It is proposed to use this concept within the framework of a multidimensional business-model that will ensure high standards of management of the construction of socially affordable housing during the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. Results. The information and communication concept “construction management template” is proposed. The concept served as a basis for the development of a new multidimensional business-model of construction enterprise. The principle of operation of this model consists in comparing the factors of sustainable development of the enterprise with its organizational divisions and determining the relevant performance indicators. The multidimensional business-model of construction enterprise, proposed for the first time, allows balanced distribution of business processes and responsibilities between the structural divisions of the enterprise. This is achieved due to: the use of one unifying information and communication tool that allows to automate a number of business processes; structuring information about the project in such a way that top management can receive it without the need to use intermediate hierarchical links of management; identification of discrepancies between the activities of different divisions when creating and editing the information and communication model. Conclusions. The multidimensional business-model of construction enterprise makes it possible to raise the standards of construction management. The corresponding technical and economic effect consists in shortening the terms of construction and restoration works; reduction of the construction cost and cost of the life cycle of buildings; taking into account world experience in the design and construction of high-quality socially accessible housing.

The Importance of English Language in Contemporary Life

The English language is the most common universal language spoken globally. Therefore, the importance of practicing the English language in daily life, despite an individual’s nation or mother tongue is imperative. This research paper aims to highlight the importance of English language learning within contemporary life. A review of published literature sources is used within this study. The following factors are included within the study: English within education, communication, and economic progression. This study has revealed that the English language is imperative to progress within higher educational institutions as it is the most common medium of instruction given to students globally. International communication to ensure societal progression and sustainable development is achieved through the medium of English language. However, colloquialism can sometimes cause confusion including language used by Gen Z. In addition, economic progression is achieved through unified communication with national and international governing bodies, who’s common language is English. It is possible for every individual to learn the English language, particularly when there is access to technological platforms in contemporary life. However, challenges are faced by individuals if appropriate hardware and software to English language acquisition is not available, in addition to a lack of or unstable internet connectivity. Recommendations are made to help English learning acquisition in contemporary life.