Usage Of Computer Technology Research Articles

Assessing the Challenges & Opportunities of Digital Marketing in Ethiopia: The case of Somali Regional State

This study assesses the challenges and opportunities of digital marketing in Somali regional state of Ethiopia. We selected the sample purposively in this study. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, regression model was also used to analyse the data. Quantitative data were used. The researcher collected the data with the help of questionnaire. The collected data shows that growing online markets, growing human capacity, growing telecommunication sectors and favourable government policies were digital marketing opportunities, the study also found that risk of privacy and security, e-payment accessibility, limited usage of computer technology, high cost of internet, frequent power disruption and lack of awareness are the challenging factors of digital marketing in Somali region. The findings also show the existence of positive attitude toward digital marketing in the study area. The study also witnesses that the current condition of digital marketing activities in Somali region is poor. The study shows that security and privacy, infrastructure, e-payment accessibility, and awareness have direct impact on digital marketing performance in Somali regional state. The study recommends improvement of government infrastructures, developing of e-payment systems and creation of awareness toward digital marketing

MANAGING GREEN IT: A REVOLUTION FOR CRAFTING THE IDEA OF SMART CITY IN A DIFFERENT WAY

Green Information Technology (IT) denotes the policies and practices that firms should follow to manage IT operations to comply with green norms. Typically for a firm that mainly uses IT for its business, for mankind products or providing services, Green IT practices involve using IT in such a manner as to reduce carbon emissions or to use IT to monitor and manage carbon or other polluting emissions. There are mainly two aspects of Green IT practices: (i) Use IT efficiently to comply with green norms. (ii) Use IT to ensure other firm activities conform to green norms. Firms involved in making IT products or those who provide IT Services have to consider additional aspects of Green IT. The design of IT products follows Green Practices that includes designing both hardware and software. The IT artefacts produced in this manner are thus compliant with green norms, and the firms can assure their customers about the usage of environmentally sound processes. Usage of computers and networking technology requires energy both for making the device and running them. In recent years, as the usage of computer technology has grown in business, government and society, the consumption of energy has also increased. The government has recognized the threat of unrestrained and uncontrolled carbon emissions and has formed various guidelines to control emissions and pollution. Many firms have taken steps to understand their energy consumption patterns with regard to their IT usage and have implemented measures to ‘Go Green’. There are economic advantages of going green, in addition to those of acting responsibly. In this paper, the authors have explained how in the realm of IT, going green means using technology in an environment-friendly manner and using IT to control carbon emissions. The aim is to conduct a detailed study on managing Green IT and how smart cities can be crafted in a different way with the help of IT. An overall comprehensive insight is provided to deliver assistance for the development of advanced smart cities in the future.

Attitude of Staff Nurses Toward Hospital Information System in Nursing Practice at a Selected Tertiary Hospital in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines

Purpose – It is evident that the nursing profession is being impacted by the rising usage of computer technology in the healthcare settings. This study aimed to identify the attitude of staff nurses toward Hospital Information System in nursing practice in a selected hospital in Malolos, Bulacan. Method – This research utilized a descriptive-correlational design and 50 staff nurses responded using total population sampling method. The attitude of staff nurses toward computers in healthcare was measured using the P.A.T.C.H. (Pretest for Attitudes Toward Computers in Healthcare) Assessment Scale v. 3. Spearman correlation test was used to determine the relationship between the variables. Results – This study confirmed that there was a significant relationship (Rs = 0.280, p = 0.040) between the educational attainment of staff nurses and their attitude toward computer applications in nursing practice. As educational attainment increased, so did the positive attitude toward using computer applications in nursing practice. However, there was no significant relationship between Gender (Rs = -0.015, p = 0.913), Age (Rs = -0.083, p = 0.549), Marital Status (Rs = 0.042, p = 0.761), and Computer Experience (Rs = 0.196, p = 0.156) of the staff nurses and their attitude toward computer application in nursing practice at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion – These findings underscored the importance of educational background in shaping nurses’ attitudes and their preparedness to adopt computer technologies in their practice. Recommendations – This suggested a need for more significant investment in educational programs that focus on computer literacy and technology integration in nursing practice. Research Implications – To gain a more comprehensive understanding, further research could investigate additional factors that may influence attitudes toward computer applications in nursing practice.

USAGE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY The realization of intersubject communications in initial classes

This article discusses the role of computer technology for the realization of interdisciplinary connections in mathematics primary school. Training Information Technology in conjunction with traditional methods of developing and expanding world of raining, will improve the methods and forms of education training relevant changes, implementing interdisciplinary communication and give a chance to independent study. Realization of intersubject communications of mathematics in the classroom are the basic conditions for an integrated approach of the process of training and education.

Computer vision system for research in the area of defectoscopy for materials and products

In many cases, visual and optical methods can be used in defectoscopy for different materials and products. With the development of microprocessor components and significant expansion of usage of computer technologies and image processing and analysis techniques in different areas, the use of visual and optical methods in defectoscopy for production and research purposes is rapidly developing. In this paper, the author proposes a computer vision system for experiments and research in the area of studying defects of materials and products. The system uses modern methods of image processing and object identification based on their images. The system allows to install the object so that it can be rotated horizontally, take high-quality images of the object using a digital video camera, pre- process images to enhance image quality using a local computing module, transfer images to the main computing module to identify defects and make decisions about rejection of the material or product. To install and rotate the material or product, the author uses the stepper motor 17HS4401 and a horizontal platform fixed on the vertical axis. The stepper motor is controlled using Microstep Driver TB6600 and a local computing module based on a microcontroller with an ARM Cortex-M7 core. The video stream is recorded using a USB microscope video camera which provides sufficiently high image resolution allowing to find defects on the object surface of size 50 micron and larger. Rotation speed can be controlled using a local computing module. The input data for the local computing module can be provided in the form of a video stream or a sequence of images. The local computing module has an LCD screen based on the ВС1602А indicator, programmable LEDs, a keyboard to select operating modes for the stepper motor, a USB port to connect the microscope video camera and an SWD port to program the Flash memory and debug the firmware in real time. Original images or the images after quality enhancement are passed to the main computing module using the SPI interface. The author has developed software for the local computing module to control the stepper motor, record a video stream or series of images of the object area with possible defects, quality enhancement and passing the video stream or images to the main computing module for further processing and analysis. The results can be used in scientific research and in development of automated systems for non-destructive defectoscopy for materials and end products.

The Importance of Receiving Training in Computerized Technology for Nurses to Maintain Sustainability in the Health System

The purpose of the study was to examine nurses’ perceptions regarding the usage of computerized technology and to understand the meaning of this technological change in nurses’ work in the context of sustainability. The study was designed as a mixed method and included the following research tools: questionnaires for data collection that were sent via email and semi-structured interviews of nurses, chosen voluntarily and randomly. The data were collected from 214 questionnaires in total, using technology acceptance model questionnaires, and the professional self-identity questionnaire (PSIQ). Moreover, data was collected from 10 in-depth interviews. Subsequently, the data was analyzed to understand the influence of personal, professional, and social factors concerning the usage of computer technology in nursing. The study was undertaken within the understanding that the participation of nurses is essential for the creation of sustainable developments, such as the use of computer technology, eventually leading to an improvement in the quality of care and the health of the community. Years of seniority in nursing, ease of use of technology, technology relevant to the job, and higher output quality, were associated with the most perceived benefits of using technology in a positive correlation. Relative to nurses’ sense of professionalism, there is an understanding that adopting new behavioral functions for their role will lead to promoting the quality of care and improving the health of the community. From the perspective of global sustainability, there is a need to develop methods involving multi-professional teamwork to implement computerized technologies within the country and between countries to improve sustainable conditions in the world.

PassVaRRdS - Password Generator, Encrypting and Storage using AES and Cloud

The users of computer technology and internet are increasing day by day. As the users are growing, the need for security is also felt very much. The data assets and other valuable facts are stored in the computer systems. One of the ways to safe guard the data assets is to have a proper authorization method to access the data. This is achieved by user identification and password mechanism. The selection of password is important, since the entire authorization is dependent on the password. The password needs to be strong enough to avoid brute force attack and other attacks. Also remembering complicated passwords or passwords of multiple accounts can be much hectic, thus we need a way to store or save the password securely. It should also be kept in mind that the passwords should be easily accessible to the user but cannot be breached by others. So we are using Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm to safely encrypt the passwords and store the encrypted passwords in the cloud database.

Examination of classroom teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and teacher self-efficacy beliefs

This study aims to examine classroom teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and classroom teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs. The research was conducted in the correlational research model, one of the general survey models. The sample of the research consisted of 1127 classroom teachers working in 150 primary schools affiliated with the Manisa Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 2020-2021 academic year. The research data were collected using online data collection tools consisting of three parts. “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Scale for Classroom Teachers” and “Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale” were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis H Test and Pearson Correlation analyses were used in the analysis of the data. The results of the research showed that classroom teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and self-efficacy beliefs were at a high level. It was determined that the technological pedagogical content knowledge of classroom teachers showed statistically significant differences according to the variables of the duration of computer technology usage and the duration of mobile technology usage, and it was determined that there was no statistically significant difference in terms of gender and professional seniority variables. Teacher self-efficacy levels of classroom teachers showed a statistically significant difference in terms of professional seniority, duration of use of computer technologies and duration of mobile technologies, but there was no significant difference in terms of gender. Finally, with Pearson Correlation Analysis, it was concluded that there was a high level of a positive and significant relationship between classroom teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and teacher self-efficacy beliefs.

Modern Linguistic Technologies: Strategy for Teaching Translation Studies

How often students use IT resources is a key factor in the acquisition of skills associated to the new technologies. Strategies aimed at increasing student autonomy need to be developed and should offer resources that encourage them to make use of computing tools in class hours. The analysis of the modern linguistic technologies, concerning intellectual language processing necessary for the creation and function of the highly effective technologies of knowledge operation was considered in the paper under consideration. Computerization of the information sphere has triggered extensive search for solving the problem of the use of natural language mechanisms in automated systems of various types. One of them was creating Controlled languages based on a set of features which made machine translation more refined. Triggered by the economic demand, they are not artificial languages like Esperanto, but natural simplified languages, in terms of vocabulary, grammatical and syntactic structures. More than ever, the tasks of modern computer linguistics behold creating software for natural language processing, information retrieval in large data sets, support of technical authors in the process of creating professional texts and users of computer technology, hence creating new translation tools. Such powerful linguistic resources as corpora of texts, terminology databases and ontologies may facilitate more efficient use of modern multilingual information technology. Creating and improving all methods considered will help make the job of a translator more efficient. One of the programs, CLAT does not aim at producing machine translation, but allows technical editors to create flawless, sequential professional texts through integrated punctuation and spelling modules. Other programs under consideration are to be implemented in Ukrainian translation departments. Moreover, the databases considered in the paper enable studying of the dynamics of the linguistic system and developing areas of applied research such as terminography, terminology, automated data processing etc. Effective cooperation of developers, translators and declarative institutes in the creation of innovative linguistic technologies will promote further development of translation and applied linguistics.

Technical and vocational education teachers computer competencies using artificial intelligence

Aim: This paper investigates the competencies required by Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) teachers towards computer and related technology for classroom teaching and learning.Method: The survey research was conducted via a structured questionnaire containing 44 items about the participants’ computer operation skills, perceptions, and attitudes. Sixty questionnaires were distributed to TVE teachers from six higher technical educational institutions in north-eastern Nigeria (Bauchi and Gombe). Data were analyzed using Multilinear Regression (MLR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS). Using MATLAB 9.3 (R2019a), the development models were employed for ANN and ANFIS model, while the classical linear MLR model developed using SPSS software.Findings: The findings indicate that technical and vocational education teachers have high competence in computer technology usage, and there is a high correlation between competency and years of teaching experience and less correlation relationship between competency and gender.Implications/Novel Contribution: The result will benefit scholars, administrators, educators and the Nigerian ministry of education.

The relationship between the use of personal electronic devices and musculoskeletal pain in children: a systematic review

Purpose: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the adult population have increased over the past decade. Evidence suggest that this is due to the rapid development and usage of computer technology and personal electronic devices (PEDs). Research has identified risk factors associated with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain as: duration of use, type of device used, and positions people are using them in. Similarly, children's usage of PEDs has rapidly increased. With this growth comes a need to understand the potential link between PED use and MSK pain in children. There is a dearth of evidence related to risk factors linked to children's use of PEDs and any relationship between this usage and MSK pain. It is important to explore and identify these risk factors.

ETHNIC AND AGE-RELATED PECULIARTIES OF LIPID PEROXIDATION AND ANTIOXIDATIVE PROTECTION

The relevance of this research is determined by a number of factors including Chernobyl tragedy, enforced usage of computer technologies and telecommunication, environmental problems, unhealthy diet poor in poor in vegetables and fruits. This promotes the condition for increased free radical production by the body and antioxidant system emaciation. Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, lateral amyotrophic sclerosis and cataract, stroke, brain and spine traumatic injuries have been reported as rapidly growing worldwide. Less common diseases with ethio-pathogenetic mechanisms mentioned above include peroxisomal biogenesis disorders (X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Zellweger syndrome), Friedreich ataxia, Niemann-Pick diseases, neurodegeneration accompanied with brain iron accumulation, infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy, ferritinopathy, aceruloplasminemia. Intensive production of free oxygen species underlies the emergence of the diseases, therefore studying their ethiology, pathogenesis, clinical courses and the approaches in their early detection, treatment and prevention is one of the priority directions for genetics, biology, theoretical and applied medicine in order to determine important ethnic and age-related differences. This is of quite significance as many diseases known before as age-related now are affecting more and more of young population. Some diseases are traditionally more prevalent in some populations identified as races due to their common ancestry. It also includes altered prevalence and patterns in different ethnic groups. But nowadays the population of many countries is become more and more ethnically mixed. This is critical in diagnosing and managing some diseases as cardiovascular diseases, some autism forms with epilepsy, ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy in children. The authors highlight lately determined mechanisms of the impairment in pro-oxidative-antioxidative status as well as some modern medicines and approaches for the correction for some pathological conditions.

EMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DAN KOMPUTER OLEH PERANGKAT NAGARI DI KANTOR WALI NAGARI PELANGAI KACIAK KECAMATAN RANAH PESISIR KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN

Many the village officer who does not have experience in information and computer area, it made their work does not finish on time. It was caused they did not know how to the usage of technology and computer well. The purpose of this research to explain the usage of computer technology by the officer of Pelangai Kaciak Village.This is descriptive research using qualitative approach, because the researcher took the data written and spoken, as informant of the research are the head of the village and his officer, 6 people. The data explained based on observation, interview, and documentation.The result of this research took from the information of the head of village and 6 his officer. From the interview can be explained that 1) the important application was used to accounting is SISKEUDES (Sistem keuangan desa/Village accounting system), SINAR was used to serve correspondence, Online tax was used to pay the people tax, MS. WORD was used to make the letter that there is not be in SINAR application, Excel application was used to SPJ and power point application was used perform material in internal meeting. 2) the problem of the usage the information and computer technology by the village officer was capacities of RAM, Lamp is often off, and slow loading of internet.

The Role of Technology in Music Education: A Survey of Computer Usage in Teaching Music in Colleges of Education in The Volta Region, Ghana

The study sought to find out the role of computer technology in music education in Colleges of Education in the Volta Region of Ghana. It aimed at surveying the use of computer technology for teaching music and exploring the instructional prospects for computer technology usage in music in Colleges of Education. The study employed Rogers’ Diffusion Innovation theory and descriptive survey research method. Data was collected from the respondents using questionnaire, interview, and observation. The study revealed that even though about 90% of the music tutors have good academic qualification and over five years teaching experience, lack of competence in handling computer technology in teaching music among some music tutors and incoherent ICT initiatives hindered proper application of computer technology in the field of music education. It is however envisaged that increasing access and coherent computer technology initiatives will be paramount for the teaching of music in the Colleges of Education.

Technology in Music Education: A Survey of Computer Usage in Teaching Music in Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana

The study sought to find out the role of computer technology in music education in Colleges of Education in the Volta Region of Ghana. It aimed at surveying the use of computer technology for teaching music and exploring the instructional prospects for computer technology usage in music in Colleges of Education. The study employed Rogers’ Diffusion Innovation theory and descriptive survey research method. Data was collected from the respondents using questionnaire, interview, and observation. The study revealed that even though about 90% of the music tutors have good academic qualification and over five years teaching experience, lack of competence in handling computer technology in teaching music among some music tutors and incoherent ICT initiatives hindered proper application of computer technology in the field of music education. It is however envisaged that increasing access and coherent computer technology initiatives will be paramount for the teaching of music in the Colleges of Education. Keywords: COE DOI : 10.7176/JEP/11-3-15 Publication date: January 31 st 2020

3D art cartography in Belarus: The historical development and achievements in the modern period

3D art cartography in Belarus: The historical development and achievements in the modern period

Еволюція використання комп’ютерних технологій у спорті

Еволюція використання комп’ютерних технологій у спорті

Associated goods and provided services sale accounts information system improving at the filling station complex network

Management and accounting information system of sold goods and services provided at filling stations networks has been investigated in the article. It has been noted that competition in the fuel retail market is intensifying. Now, when prices for all operators are almost the same, it is important to increase the role of service and additional services that can be provided at the filling complexes. The work topicality is that during shops construction and cafeterias on the territory of filling stations, it is necessary to improve the existing information management systems. The author investigated infrastructure development prospects and market of fuel and lubricants in Ukraine. Various groups assortment goods at industrial and food stores and existing information system functional capabilities of filling stations network in the Poltava region analysis is carried out. During the research it was revealed that in existing information systems there are no opportunities for operative management associated goods and services rendered at filling stations. To develop a program module database and build a special interface (user form) to improve enterprise information management system is suggested by the author. Forms, inquiries and reports were developed for the actual tasks of accounting and management implementation associated goods at filling stations. Such software modules usage greatly increases the associated goods sales accounting efficiency. The obtained data can be used to substantiate managerial decisions on the definition of goods stock-list and quantity, stocks replenishment time, etc. Modern computer technology usage to substantiate management decisions will increase the competitiveness and financial stability of domestic companies, retail market fuel operators. In the future it is possible to develop a fully automated information management system for goods and services provided at filling stations.

MODERN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE PHILOLOGY TEACHERS EDUCATION

The publication notes that in today's informational society the role of language and fiction is increasing. This leads to a significant increase in the future philology teachers education. Therefore, it is an urge to identify and understand these requirements. The aim of the article is to identify and analyze the basic requirements for the training of modern philology teachers in the national high school, based on the analysis of scientific literature and standard sources. To achieve this goal, a set of different research methods was used: theoretical – the analysis of standard documents and pedagogical literature, generalization, comparison of experts' conclusions on the basic requirements for the future philology teachers education; empirical - interviews, surveys of school administration representatives and experienced philology teachers to clarify their points of view. Based on the analysis of standard documents (Law on Education, National Doctrine of Education Development in Ukraine, National Strategy for the Education Development in Ukraine until 2021) and scientific works of multiple scientists (O. Zabolotskaya, I. Klak, O. Semenog and others .) it is concluded that in the process of professional future philology teachers education is necessary to ensure their formation as competent teachers who master innovative methodology of teaching the language and literature based on the usage of computer technologies, are creative personalities, holders of high moral and linguistic culture and humanistic values, who show the need for constant professional and personal self-improvement, and as a consequence - are able to successfully fulfill their professional functions and creatively perform their assigned professional tasks, in particular to form the key and subject competence of the students. These requirements should be taken into account in the educational process of the pedagogical institution of higher education. Within further scientific research it is supposed to theoretically substantiate and develop own methodology of future teachers of philological subjects education according to modern requirements.

CHARACTERIZING MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

Technology integration requires every teacher to become skilled and competent users of computer technology in the delivery of the lesson alongside with their content and pedagogical expertise. Anchored on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Framework (Mishra & Koehler 2006), this cross-sectional correlational study aimed to investigate the technological pedagogical content knowledge of the secondary school mathematics teachers in the Division of Southern Leyte. Using an adapted standardized instrument, this study found out that mathematics teacher equipped with the necessary technological pedagogical content knowledge are generally novice, young and single female teacher who are knowledgeable in technology and technology integration and very knowledgeable in content and pedagogy. Regression analysis determines technological knowledge and technological content knowledge significantly predicts Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge among mathematics teachers. The study concludes that strong and significant knowledge on technology, pedagogy and content and their interrelatedness defines teachers’ creativeness and effectiveness in developing and delivering new mode of representations and solutions of mathematical content and problems making them responsive to the 21 st century learners, and thereby recommends to strengthen mathematics teachers’ knowledge through continuous attendance to conferences and/or workshops on technology-integration in mathematics classroom. Article visualizations: