Program Update Research Articles

An Approach to the Translation of Software-Defined Network Switch Flow Table into Network Processing Unit Assembly Language

This paper considers the OpenFlow 1.3 switch based on a programmable network processing unit (NPU). OpenFlow switch performs flow entry lookup in a flow table by the values of packet header fields to determine actions to apply to incoming packet (classification). In the considered NPU assembly language, lookup operation may be implemented on the basis of search trees. But these trees cannot be directly used for OpenFlow classification because of compared operands width limitation. In this paper, we propose flow table representation designed for easy translation into NPU search trees. Another goal was to create a compact program that fits in NPU memory. Another NPU limitation requires program updating after each flow table modification. Consequently, the switch must maintain the current flow table state to provide a fast NPU program update. We developed algorithms for incremental update of flow table representation (flow addition and removal). To evaluate the proposed flow table translation approach, a set of flow tables was translated into NPU assembly language using a simple algorithm (based on related work) and an improved algorithm (our proposal). Evaluation was performed on the NPU simulation model and showed that our approach effectively reduces program size.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ОБЛІКУ ОСНОВНИХ ЗАСОБІВ У ПРОГРАМІ «ТУРБО БУХГАЛТЕР 6.7 ПРОФ» НА ВІТЧИЗНЯНИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВАХ

The article investigates the features of accounting of fixed assets in the program “Turbo Accountant 6.7 Prof” at domestic enterprises. It is revealed that the software complex “Turbo Accountant 6.7 Prof” implements: keeping tax accounting when applying PPO and separate accounting by types of activities when paying additional taxes and fees; automatic accounting and tax accounting; automatic generation of accounting and tax reporting forms and PFC reports on personalized accounting. Accounting for the movement of OZ objects in the “Turbo Accountant 6.7 Prof” s carried out using the primary documents “Move”, “Modernization”, “Revaluation Statement”, “Disposal of OZ”. On this basis, the entries that are stored in the filing cabinets are automatically generated. According to these primary documents, fixed assets accounting documents are automatically generated. To summarize information on the availability and movement of fixed assets, other non-current tangible assets, intangible assets and the wear and tear of non-current assets, as well as to display capital and financial investments in enterprises in the program “Turbo Accountant 6.7 Prof” such accounting registers are designated as the Journal “Act of introduction of OZ”, “OZ Files Magazine” “Calculation of OZ wear”. To the capabilities of the “Turbo Accountant 6.7 Prof” include: the ability to keep records of fixed assets of domestic enterprises both “from” posting and from “primary documentation” with the function of automatic formation of accounting entries; full adaptation of the software to any domestic enterprise and changes of the current legislation on fixed assets; possibility of adjusting the working plan of accounts of domestic enterprises (in accordance with the approved accounting policy); the possibility of developing individual internal reports and their subsequent automatic generation; Ability to create and develop forms of primary documentation on accounting for fixed assets. In addition to the advantages of the software, there are some disadvantages: the internal format of information in the program is incompatible with the formats of other applications; currently technical support, the program update is discontinued by the manufacturer; software; work with laser printers is not supported, which reduces the speed of data output on paper; lack of tools for automatic import / export of data, as well as tools for uploading reports electronically to external media.

Problematic issues of geographical education in Kazakhstan

Geographical education in the post-Soviet countries after independence is oriented to the Western model of teaching disciplines. What positive and negative results have been obtained to date are discussed in this article. In the last four years, the educational process in schools has been focused on an updated program. As a result, an interesting question arises: how do we teach students? And this question, what subject we are studying, is moved to the background. The mass transfer of school subjects to a new model of education led to disintegration. In this article, the authors try to analyze the state of geographical education in Kazakhstan, to characterize the process of studying geographical disciplines from the seventh to the eleventh grade. As the authors of the updated textbook, we found many inconsistencies and issues that need to be addressed immediately. There is a model of geographical education, using the material of the updated program to preserve the traditions accumulated over the years of geographical education and upbringing.

Child healthcare in Israel: current challenges.

The article describes and discusses several key elements of the paediatric healthcare system in Israel, including paediatric training, family and community paediatrics, hospital-based paediatric services, preventive care services, and special programs such as the “Drop of Milk” (Tipat Halav) program. Although child care in Israel has gained several notable achievements, such as a low infant mortality rate, there are several significant challenges for the coming years. These include training of enough paediatricians and periodic updating of training programs to fulfil needs and provide an adequate preventive care from fetal life through infancy, childhood, and adulthood. In addition, paediatricians in Israel should continue to be involved in national public health programs to reduce health inequities among mothers and children and reduce health disparities among certain geographic areas and various populations. Graduates of paediatric residency are expected to be able to address the new technologies, the requirements for personal medicine and on-line medicine, and to be able to deal with both pure “medical” issues, and public health, lifestyle, and environmental issues.

A frost heave model of unsaturated coarse-grained soil considering vapour transfer

Substantial frost heave has been observed in coarse fills in high-speed railway embankments. These coarse fills have low fine contents and very low water content. The groundwater table is located below the coarse fills. The coarse fills were considered not susceptible to frost heave. Recent experimental results in the literature showed that vapour transfer has a considerable influence on the frost heaving of unsaturated coarse-grained soil. But vapour transfer has been rarely considered in the modelling of frost heave. This study presents a new frost heave model with considering vapour transfer and its contribution to ice formation. The rigid ice theory is applied to initiate an ice lens formation in the frozen fringe. An updated computer programme PCHeave is developed by considering the vapour transfer. The results of the proposed model are compared with laboratory test results, which show reasonable agreement. The prediction of the model agrees well with the measured frost heave and frost depth, which indicates that the proposed model can reasonably reflects the process of frost heave in unsaturated coarse soil.

The effect of knowledge levels of individuals receiving basic first aid training in Turkey on the applications of first aid.

To evaluate the knowledge level of individuals who attended a first aid training update program, and to determine the factors affecting their approaches in such cases. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample of the research consists of 747 individuals (laypersons) who applied to the first aid training update organized in an institution in Istanbul providing health education between 01.02.2018 and 01.08.2018, and who agreed to participate in the research. These first aid trainings are provided by healthcare professionals who have first aid certificate of authority within the scope of first aid regulation. Data were collected using the "Participant Information Form" and the "Basic First Aid Knowledge Level Evaluation Form". The participants administered first aid within the three years of time following their basic first aid training course (24.6%). They administered first aid primarily in emergency cases of fainting (29.6%) and the majority of them (95.7%) did not perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation during their basic first aid effort. Of the participants, 73.9% answered incorrectly the question: "The letter 'A' in the abbreviation ABC of basic life support administration stands for airway". In our study, it was also found that there was a significant relationship between the total knowledge score and the number of trainings update and first aid intervention in the last three years (P < 0.05, P < 0.001, respectively). It was determined that individuals had a high level of knowledge about basic first aid and one-quarter of the participants had administered first aid in the last three years. In order for individuals not to lose their knowledge and skills gained through first aid training; updating training and providing first aid training programs to individuals in society can be a guide for bystanders who provide faster and sufficient first aid in cases of emergency.

Implementación de la metodología RCM en máquina plisadora

The objective of this project is to reduce the downtime of a machine that performs the pleating of materials in a company dedicated to the manufacture of automotive parts. The development of this project aims to increase the availability of the machine and contribute to the use of material and humnan resources, achieving an increase in production to ensure permanence and competitiveness in the Market. Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) will be the methodology used to achieve the goal. The implementation of this methodology contributes to the updating of maintenance programs to achieve an increase of the MTBF indicator (Average Time Between Failures) and the decrease of the MTTR (Mean Time to Repair). The application of maintenance methodologies that exist today plays an important role within the industrial sector when it is necessary to meet the goals set by companies to meet the needs of customers.

New Approaches in Teaching Dialogue in High School From Position of Updated Program

The purpose of this article is to summarize the theoretical experience and practical application of interactive learning through active methods in higher education in Kazakhstan. In high schools there is a full-fledged mastering and active use in the classroom of new strategies and methods of learning according to the updated program. An attempt is made to characterize the active teaching methods used in the classroom. Active learning methods contribute to the development of student communication skills, form the ability to argue their point of view. The hypothesis of this article is that we use the methods used in the classroom as teaching methods that encourage not only thinking, but also practical activity of the student. Interactive learning is one of the popular methods for the development of students’ speech in groups with the Kazakh language of instruction. It is proposed to teach the dialogue on the types of conversations – cumulative, research, and discussion-debates, using the reception of questions on Bloom’s daisy, to justify his own point of view, the PSM strategy is proposed. he types of work that contribute to the development and improvement of the ability to formulate thin and thick questions are shown. The article describes pedagogical methods for mastering critical thinking, creating a collaborative environment in a group. Key words: dialogue, dialogue learning, cumulative conversation, research conversation, conversation-debate.

Increasing Nursing Research Program Visibility: A Systematic Review and Implementation of the Evidence.

In healthcare, timely communication of critical information is imperative among workforce members. Nurse leaders struggle with how to reach clinical staff effectively when informing them of program updates, practice changes, or available resources. This article provides a review of the marketing and communication literature sharing best practices for improving visibility and program uptake for infrastructure supporting the conduct of inquiry projects among hospital employees using an evidence-based practice approach.

POLICY SERIES: THE HRSA GERIATRICS EDUCATION INITIATIVES: A POLICY AND PROGRAM UPDATE

This session will address the evolving work of Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEP) to educate and train the primary care workforce and partner with community based organizations to address gaps in healthcare. The inaugural GWEP awardees were announced at the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. In November 2018 the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), released the second GWEP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NoFO). The new funding opportunity reflects current policy priorities. In addition, for the first time in 9 years a Notice of Funding Opportunity was released for the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) program. The return of the GACA program indicates the success of advocacy efforts to increase programs to support geriatric training and the development of geriatric academic professionals. Individual symposiums will explore the policy priorities reflected in the GWEP NoFO including the use of technology for training and care delivery, the age-friendly healthcare and dementia-friendly community initiatives, and value-based care including improving partnership with community based organizations. Additionally, an individual symposium will present the GACA program and discuss the advocacy process leading to the reintroduction of this program. During the last congress advocates of the GWEP and GACA programs supported authorization and funding of geriatric programs. Geriatrics programs describing the work of the GWEPs and GACAs were reinserted into the legislative process, although this reauthorization was not completed. This advocacy process garnered strong bipartisan and agency support. The session will describe these efforts and will conclude with an update on current authorization and appropriation status.

A Virtual Counseling Application Using Artificial Intelligence for Communication Skills Training in Nursing Education: Development Study.

BackgroundThe ability of nursing undergraduates to communicate effectively with health care providers, patients, and their family members is crucial to their nursing professions as these can affect patient outcomes. However, the traditional use of didactic lectures for communication skills training is ineffective, and the use of standardized patients is not time- or cost-effective. Given the abilities of virtual patients (VPs) to simulate interactive and authentic clinical scenarios in secured environments with unlimited training attempts, a virtual counseling application is an ideal platform for nursing students to hone their communication skills before their clinical postings.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to develop and test the use of VPs to better prepare nursing undergraduates for communicating with real-life patients, their family members, and other health care professionals during their clinical postings.MethodsThe stages of the creation of VPs included preparation, design, and development, followed by a testing phase before the official implementation. An initial voice chatbot was trained using a natural language processing engine, Google Cloud’s Dialogflow, and was later visualized into a three-dimensional (3D) avatar form using Unity 3D.ResultsThe VPs included four case scenarios that were congruent with the nursing undergraduates’ semesters’ learning objectives: (1) assessing the pain experienced by a pregnant woman, (2) taking the history of a depressed patient, (3) escalating a bleeding episode of a postoperative patient to a physician, and (4) showing empathy to a stressed-out fellow final-year nursing student. Challenges arose in terms of content development, technological limitations, and expectations management, which can be resolved by contingency planning, open communication, constant program updates, refinement, and training.ConclusionsThe creation of VPs to assist in nursing students’ communication skills training may provide authentic learning environments that enhance students’ perceived self-efficacy and confidence in effective communication skills. However, given the infancy stage of this project, further refinement and constant enhancements are needed to train the VPs to simulate real-life conversations before the official implementation.

Updates on the Facilities, Procedures, and Performance of the Accredited Endoscopy Unit.

Endoscopic quality indicators can be classified into three categories, namely facilities and equipment, endoscopic procedures, and outcome measures. In 2019, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy updated the accreditation of qualified endoscopy unit assessment items for these quality indicators to establish competence and define areas of continuous quality improvement.Here, we presented the updated program guidelines on the facilities, procedures, and performance of the accredited endoscopy unit. Many of these items have not yet been validated. However, the updated program will help in establishing competence and defining areas of continuous quality improvement in Korean endoscopic practice.

Countering right-wing extremism: lessons from Germany and Norway

ABSTRACTThe growing threat of right-wing extremism (RWE) creates challenges for countering violent extremism (CVE) strategies. For countries like Australia with little historical background in countering RWE, there is a need to update and adapt CVE programs that were developed in response to homegrown Islamist extremism. In Western Europe and Scandinavia, the reverse is often true: a longer history of addressing the threat from neo-Nazi and ethno-nationalist groups means their CVE programs were designed originally for RWE, and have only since been adapted in response to the Islamist threat. Knowledge about what constitutes effective CVE remains scarce, but there is sufficient evidence to suggest that these different historical contexts impact on the design and success of contemporary CVE efforts. Given this, the paper asks what researchers and policymakers might learn from comparative experiences with countering RWE. It conducts case studies of CVE efforts in Germany and Norway, which both have a longer history of countering RWE. Each case study examines these countries’ CVE efforts in historical context. The paper concludes by offering some lessons and principles that may be useful for other countries seeking to counter RWE.

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A Case Study in the Application of the Systematic Approach to Training in the Logging Industry.

The purpose of this research was to develop and assess a targeted emergency first-aid and safety training program for professional loggers in Montana. There were two key objectives for the program: (1) participant demonstration of recall and retention of key concepts and (2) improved participant reception in comparison to the previous year's training program. The Systematic Approach to Training provided the overall model for the development and conduct of the training program. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were used to assess the effectiveness of the training program. The training program was administered to 873 loggers. Pre-, post-, and follow-up examinations were used to assess recall and retention of key learning objectives, while surveys were used to assess learner reception of the updated training program. Post-training survey data indicated increases in training applicability, understanding of learning objectives, and overall course enjoyment of the updated program in comparison to the previous year's training program. Participants scored significantly higher on the post-training exams, which demonstrated recall of key training objectives. The results obtained by the training evaluation will guide future research and the continued development of the training program to align with ongoing analysis activities and participant suggestions.

An Extended Agent Communication Framework for Rapid Reconfiguration of Distributed Manufacturing Systems

For proactive responses to customer requirements and rapidly advancing technologies, current manufacturing systems are required to be increasingly adaptable and reconfigurable. We present a communication framework between the coordinator, workstation agents, and executors to facilitate the reconfiguration process of manufacturing systems. The message structure of interagent information exchange is extended for the initiation, self-layout recognition, and control program update phases of reconfiguration. To provide more autonomy to a manufacturing system and to synchronize the updated shop floor condition, a self-layout recognition mechanism was developed based on infrared communication that enables each workstation to identify directly linked workstations and share the identified information with other shop floor entities for automatic layout change detection. Furthermore, we propose a message-based reprogramming approach to quickly update, insert, or delete command lines in the existing control program for a specific device in a workstation. We demonstrate a reconfiguration process via the communication framework in a factory testbed consisting of nine main workstations in a laboratory environment.

A Comparative Analysis of the 2006 and 2018 Undergraduate Programs of Teaching Turkish

In efforts to revise the 1997, 2006 and 2009 Teacher Training Programs, the major focus was on the elementary education stage; there was no update of programs for secondary education except pedagogical knowledge courses. In the templates of Faculty of Education programs, no distinction was made between elementary and secondary education in the departmental code; hence attempts at revision were all generalized as undergraduate programs (YOK-Higher Education Board, 2018: 10). An important new program concerning teacher training, planned for implementation in the 2018-2019 academic year, is the Undergraduate Program of Teaching Turkish. The updated program consists of courses on Pedagogical Knowledge (33%), General Knowledge (18%) and Subject Knowledge (49%). The Updated Undergraduate Program has been supplemented with Pedagogical Knowledge courses and is thus much stronger. In the updated program, General Knowledge courses retain their prior dominance. Nevertheless, Subject Knowledge courses have been decreased in terms of total hours at theoretical and practical levels as well as in the number of credits (TPC) compared to the former Undergraduate Program. One of the positive amendments made in the updated program is expanding the “Teaching Practice” course over a longer time span. As a result, the program is compatible with the Turkish Language Education Program (grades 1-8) planned and implemented by the Turkish Ministry of Education and inclusive of elective courses as well as a pool of relevant elective courses. This study employed the qualitative research method of document analysis.

Transformation of the System of Training Specialists during the Transition to FSES 3++

Currently, the universities in the Russian Federation are engaged in the updating of the educational programs being implemented, in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard 3 ++. The article provides information on the conceptual changes in the State Educational Standard, Federal State Educational Standard, and Federal State Educational Standard 3 ++ , as well as on the new opportunities universities have in connection with the introduction of the “two plus” generation standard. By an example of the project “NetworkElectronicUniversityof theRepublicofBashkortostan” the article shows the network interaction on issues of the formation of universal competences. New opportunities for universities during the transition to FSES 3 ++ are considered in the context of globalization conditions. The universities are suggested to be considered not so much as a “talent foundry”, but rather as a presence territory development driver, a space for constant positive changes (4P) due to the comprehensive development of scientific, innovative, socio-cultural activities with concurrent integration into the educational environment. The implementation of such a model within the transition to FSES 3 ++ is proposed to be done by individualizing mass education, building flexible educational trajectories that most meet the needs of the parties involved. At the same time, the so-called soft skills should become an indispensable superstructure for the formation of professional competencies, as without them it is extremely difficult to train specialists able to adapt as quickly as possible to changes in the external environment, and, in conditions of uncertainty of occupational functions in the future, they become more important than hard skills.

Development and assessment of the feasibility of a Zika family support programme: a study protocol

The Zika virus outbreak in Brazil in 2015 affected thousands of people. Zika is now known to cause congenital malformations leading to impairments and developmental delays in affected children, including Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). Children with CZS have complex care needs. Caregivers require significant levels of support to meet these needs, and there are large gaps in healthcare services. This study aims to develop, pilot and assess the feasibility and scalability of a community-based Family Support Programme for caregivers of children with CZS. The programme is adapted from the Getting to Know Cerebral Palsy (GTKCP) programme for the context of CZS in Brazil. GTKCP is a 10-session programme held with 6-10 caregivers in the local community. It includes practical, educational, peer-support and psychosocial aspects, which aim to improve confidence and capacity to care for a child with CP, and quality of life and empowerment of caregivers. The research project contains four components: Ascertaining need for the caregiver programme: a mixed-methods approach that included two literature reviews, interviews with key stakeholders in country, and incorporation of findings from the Social and Economic Impact of Zika study.Adapting GTKCP for the context of CZS and Brazil: undertaken with guidance from technical experts.Pilot testing the intervention: deliver the 10-session programme to one group of caregivers of children with CZS in Rio de Janeiro and another in Greater Salvador.Update the manual through fast-track learning from participant and facilitator feedback. Assessing the feasibility of the intervention for scale up: deliver the updated programme to two groups each in Rio de Janeiro and Greater Salvador, and evaluate the acceptability, demand, implementation, practicality, adaptation, integration, expansion, and limited efficacy, through questionnaires, direct observation, semi-structured interviews and cost calculation. The project has ethics approval in both the UK and Brazil.

Development and assessment of the feasibility of a Zika family support programme: a study protocol.

The Zika virus outbreak in Brazil in 2015 affected thousands of people. Zika is now known to cause congenital malformations leading to impairments and developmental delays in affected children, including Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). Children with CZS have complex care needs. Caregivers require significant levels of support to meet these needs, and there are large gaps in healthcare services. This study aims to develop, pilot and assess the feasibility and scalability of a community-based Family Support Programme for caregivers of children with CZS. The programme is adapted from the Getting to Know Cerebral Palsy (GTKCP) programme for the context of CZS in Brazil. GTKCP is a 10-session programme held with 6-10 caregivers in the local community. It includes practical, educational, peer-support and psychosocial aspects, which aim to improve confidence and capacity to care for a child with CP, and quality of life and empowerment of caregivers. The research project contains four components: Ascertaining need for the caregiver programme: a mixed-methods approach that included two literature reviews, interviews with key stakeholders in country, and incorporation of findings from the Social and Economic Impact of Zika study.Adapting GTKCP for the context of CZS and Brazil: undertaken with guidance from technical experts.Pilot testing the intervention: deliver the 10-session programme to one group of caregivers of children with CZS in Rio de Janeiro and another in Greater Salvador.Update the manual through fast-track learning from participant and facilitator feedback. Assessing the feasibility of the intervention for scale up: deliver the updated programme to two groups each in Rio de Janeiro and Greater Salvador, and evaluate the acceptability, demand, implementation, practicality, adaptation, integration, expansion, and limited efficacy, through questionnaires, direct observation, semi-structured interviews and cost calculation. The project has ethics approval in both the UK and Brazil.