Work Production Research Articles

Remembering the Past with Today's Technology: A Scoping Review of Reminiscence-Based Digital Storytelling with Older Adults.

Reminiscence has been identified as a potentially effective intervention strategy for the mental health of older adults. It has been suggested that reminiscence work and subsequent production of a life storybook (e.g., DST: digital storytelling) is associated with improvements in the well-being of older adults. The specific objectives of this scoping review are to: (1) examine how reminiscence-based DST is conducted/used with older adults, (2) identify whether and how intergenerational engagement is included in this literature, and (3) report on the outcomes identified in this literature, including older adults as well as other participants such as co-creators and viewers of DST. A scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute's methods and the Arksey and O'Malley framework examined studies published in English that included reminiscence with older adults and incorporated digital storytelling. The initial search resulted in 702 articles for review, and following screening, 35 studies were included for full-text review. A total of 10 articles specifically on reminiscence-based DST were identified for final review. Only one study intentionally included intergenerational engagement in its design. DST impacted older adults on their personal meaning and catharsis, social connectedness, cognitive function, and spiritual and emotional well-being. Impacts on reviewers and creators were also reported. Overall, the combination of individual reminiscence work with intergenerational engagement and the use of DST is largely understudied. Additional research is warranted given there is a credible evidence base for these types of interventions.

تنفيذ تنمية القيم الدينية والأخلاق في المؤسسة روضة الأطفال ديفونيكورو ٧١ بانجارفاراكان

Finding out how the planning, execution, and assessment phases link to the instillation of moral and religious values at RA Diponegoro 71 Banjarparakan is the goal of this study. A case study style qualitative research methodology is applied. Data was gathered by means of observation, documentation, and interviewing procedures. Data condensation, data display, and conclusion drafting and verification are the three phases of data analysis employing Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. Verification of data using source triangulation. The research findings indicate that: 1) the implementation of instilling religious and moral values is carried out in curricular and co-curricular activities; 2) Religious and moral principles are implemented through co-curricular and extracurricular activities. 3. evaluation related to assessments used to determine the implementation of the cultivation of religious and moral values. Curricular activities are related to learning in the classroom in accordance with the set learning objectives, while co-curricular activities are related to daily, weekly, or annual habits. Anecdotal notes, checklist evaluations, and work products are used in assessment. Implementation challenges stem from variations in student characteristics and environmental conditions.

Perkembangan Khidmat Ilmiah Terhadap Hadis-Hadis Al-Tib Al-Nabawi: Analisis Sistematik

Al-Tib al-Nabawi is a chapter in the discussion of fiqh al-hadith that has always been the focus of scholars throughout time. The revelation aspect in al-Tib al-Nabawi, which addresses human health issues, is closely related to every individual Muslim, thus requiring deeper and more detailed discussions. Therefore, scholars throughout various eras have produced works that compile the hadiths of al-Tib al-Nabawi with specific trends and focuses in their works. The objective of this article is to analyze the development trend of academic service in the production of al-Tib al-Nabawi works, starting from early times to modern times. The analysis is conducted based on a deductive approach to several major al-Tib al-Nabawi works produced by scholars. The study found that there are five main trends in academic service to the hadiths of al-Tib al-Nabawi, namely concise compilations, comprehensive compilations, summaries, classical medical lectures, and modern medical lectures, which are concluded comprehensively through research on the major works of al-Tib al-Nabawi. Furthermore, the study can demonstrate the trend of writing al-Tib al-Nabawi works based on the development of time from the past to the present. Hopefully, it can serve as a guide for future researchers to further develop the knowledge of al-Tib al-Nabawi in line with advancements in medical technology today.

A proposed program for the development of creativity in the Arabic calligraphy course among visual arts students

The research deals with a proposed program to develop the creative ability associated with Arabic calligraphy among students of the fifth level of the Department of Visual Arts at the College of Design and Arts according to the creative activities and strategies used, and this study seeks to prepare a teaching program to develop the creativity of visual arts students to produce artworks related to Arabic calligraphy and Islamic art in a way General, and aims to raise the level of skill and technical performance of students at the fifth level in the Arabic calligraphy course based on the strategies and creative activities used for teaching, and allowing visual arts students to create artworks related to Arabic calligraphy and their Islamic heritage and to enhance the identity and pride in the Arab-Islamic heritage among visual arts students, and finally, after studying the investigations and objectives, The researcher reached some results, the most important of which is Arabic calligraphy, which is part of the Arab heritage and Islamic art, and is characterized by its ability to continue and communicate, which helped the students to create contemporary works of art derived from the Arab heritage and Islamic art. Islamic, and also Arabic calligraphy enjoys a huge amount of creative aesthetic values and rhythmic systems, and the multiplicity of their relationships, forms and types, which led to the presence of calligraphy in contemporary art and facilitated the production of creative works among visual arts students.

Increasing productivity of tile craftsman in Darmasaba Village, Badung District

The lack of knowledge of tile craftsmen regarding ergonomic working attitudes, lack of knowledge regarding business management starting from bookkeeping and marketing strategies, as well as knowledge regarding innovation in clay-based products has caused the tile crafts industry in Darmasaba Village to experience many problems ranging from health problems and economic problems. This community service implementation is carried out to overcome partner problems through training in work attitudes, business management and product innovation to increase the productivity of roof tile craftsmen. This method of implementing community service is generally carried out through several stages, namelypreliminary survey, coordination with related parties, socialization of activities, and implementation of activities and evaluation of activities. The results of community service showed that roof tile craftsmen had an understanding of appropriate work attitudes for ergonomics, business management and product innovation based on the results of the pre-test and post-test questionnaire assessments. Roof tile craftsmen were also enthusiastic about participating in community service events from start to finish. Of all the participants who attended the implementation of community service, they showed an increase in knowledge of the material presented.

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Airway Management: Methods and Resources Document

Introduction Emergency airway management is a common and critical task EMS clinicians perform in the prehospital setting. A new set of evidence-based guidelines (EBG) was developed to assist in prehospital airway management decision-making. We aim to describe the methods used to develop these EBGs. Methods The EBG development process leveraged the four key questions from a prior systematic review conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to develop 22 different population, intervention, comparison, and outcome (PICO) questions. Evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) framework and tabulated into the summary of findings tables. The technical expert panel then used a rigorous systematic method to generate evidence to decision tables, including leveraging the PanelVoice function of GRADEpro. This process involved a review of the summary of findings tables, asynchronous member judging, and online facilitated panel discussions to generate final consensus-based recommendations. Results The panel completed the described work product from September 2022 to April 2023. A total of 17 summary of findings tables and 16 evidence to decision tables were generated through this process. For these recommendations, the overall certainty in evidence was “very low” or “low,” data for decisions on cost-effectiveness and equity were lacking, and feasibility was rated well across all categories. Based on the evidence, 16 “conditional recommendations” were made, with six PICO questions lacking sufficient evidence to generate recommendations. Conclusion The EBGs for prehospital airway management were developed by leveraging validated techniques, including the GRADE methodology and a rigorous systematic approach to consensus building to identify treatment recommendations. This process allowed the mitigation of many virtual and electronic communication confounders while managing several PICO questions to be evaluated consistently. Recognizing the increased need for rigorous evidence evaluation and recommendation development, this approach allows for transparency in the development processes and may inform future guideline development.

Arts integrated historical empathy: Preservice teachers’ engagement with pluralistic lived experiences and efforts toward instructional application

ABSTRACT From a sociocultural perspective, historical empathy emphasizes the reconstruction of perspectives and experiences needed to understand historical figures’ actions and lived experiences. Yet, historical evidence that informs pluralistic lived experiences may often be lacking. Arts integration, which simultaneously draws upon artistic and disciplinary practices, may be a promising avenue for informing engagement in historical empathy by harnessing the humanizing power of art. This descriptive case study explored that possibility by examining Arts Integrated Historical Empathy’s (AIHE) capacity for informing preservice social studies teachers’ (PSTs) pluralistic engagement with historical figures’ lived experiences and their subsequent efforts toward instructional planning for the secondary classroom. Analysis of recorded discussions, work products, written reflections, interviews, and the PSTs’ instructional planning revealed that arts integration added a sense of realism to historical figures’ contextually specific circumstances, fostered reflexive connections to historical figures’ perspectives and affective responses, and promoted pluralistic engagement with historical figures’ socioculturally situated perspectives. Moreover, the creation process embedded in AIHE played a crucial role in promoting engagement and display of historical empathy. However, despite recognizing and reflecting on these affordances, the PSTs struggled to plan inquiries that balanced disciplinary and artistic priorities to take advantage of AIHE’s mutually reinforcing elements.

The player, the programmer and the AI: a copyright odyssey in gaming

Abstract The advancement of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technology has fundamentally altered the production and ownership of works, including video games. That is because, with the development of AI systems, machines are now capable of not only producing works that are similar to existing ones but also creating works that are truly original and creative. The question of how such works should be protected under copyright law is a complex and evolving one. It is crucial to take into account the numerous approaches that have been proposed in this regard for the copyright protection of AI-generated works alongside related criticisms. Regardless of the approach employed, the issue of copyright protection for AI-generated works becomes more complicated if one considers the exclusive rights copyright holders enjoy, such as the communication to the public right via video game streaming. It will be feasible to create a framework for the protection of AI-generated works that is fair, effective and responsive to the requirements of both creators and users by carefully examining the legal and practical challenges involved.

Electoral Violence and Supply Chain Disruptions in Kenya's Floriculture Industry

Abstract Violent conflicts, particularly at election times in Africa, are a common cause of instability and economic disruption. This paper studies how firms react to electoral violence using the case of Kenyan flower exporters during the 2008 postelection violence as an example. The violence induced a large negative supply shock that reduced exports primarily through workers' absence and had heterogeneous effects: larger firms and those with direct contractual relationships in export markets suffered smaller production and loss of workers. On the demand side, global buyers were not able to shift sourcing to Kenyan exporters located in areas not directly affected by the violence or to neighboring Ethiopian suppliers. Consistent with difficulties in ensuring against supply-chain risk disruptions caused by electoral violence, firms in direct contractual relationships ramp up shipments just before the subsequent 2013 presidential election to mitigate risk.

Lefebvre'nin Mekân Teorisi ile Allen Ginsberg'ün "Howl" Şiirini Okuma

Allen Ginsberg, a prominent American poet and writer, is widely recognized for his significant contribution to American literature by creating his authentic style and as a critical figure in the Beat Generation. This literary movement emerged in the 1950s as a response to the time's oppressive and conservative societal norms, including the fear of nuclear war, the rise of consumerism, and the stifling conformity of the Cold War era. Ginsberg's literary voice captured the essence of this movement, expressing its countercultural values through his descriptions and language, which were often explicit and straightforward. This study examines "Howl" through the lens of Lefebvre's Spatial Theory, which provides a critical framework for analyzing the spatial dimensions of social life. By applying Lefebvre's theory, this analysis reveals the spatial dimensions of the poem, including the relationship between space and time, space and ideology, and the relationship between poetry and language. The use of spatial theory in literary analysis offers a unique perspective on the social and cultural context of the time, providing insights into how spatial and ideological power relations are reflected in literature. This study will contribute to a sociological commentary on American literature as it explores the role of space and place in the production and reception of literary works. It also provides an analytical framework for understanding the spatial dimensions of social life in 1950s America.

Speed-specific optimal contractile conditions of the human soleus muscle from slow to maximum running speed.

The soleus is the main muscle for propulsion during human running but its operating behavior across the spectrum of physiological running speeds is currently unknown. This study experimentally investigated the soleus muscle activation patterns and contractile conditions for force generation, power production and efficient work production (i.e. force-length potential, force-velocity potential, power-velocity potential and enthalpy efficiency) at seven running speeds (3.0 m s-1 to individual maximum). During submaximal running (3.0-6.0 m s-1), the soleus fascicles shortened close to optimal length and at a velocity close to the efficiency maximum, two contractile conditions for economical work production. At higher running speeds (7.0 m s-1 to maximum), the soleus muscle fascicles still operated near optimum length, yet the fascicle shortening velocity increased and shifted towards the optimum for mechanical power production with a simultaneous increase in muscle activation, providing evidence for three cumulative mechanisms to enhance mechanical power production. Using the experimentally determined force-length-velocity potentials and muscle activation as inputs in a Hill-type muscle model, a reduction in maximum soleus muscle force at speeds ≥7.0 m s-1 and a continuous increase in maximum mechanical power with speed were predicted. The reduction in soleus maximum force was associated with a reduced force-velocity potential. The increase in maximum power was explained by an enhancement of muscle activation and contractile conditions until 7.0 m s-1, but mainly by increased muscle activation at high to maximal running speed.

RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION OF WELDING OPERATIONS IN THE FIELD

The analysis of the system of organization of production of welding works performed during the construction of main pipelines with a diameter of up to 300 mm is carried out. Data on the system of organization of welding works are collected on the basis of available information from contractors of the oil company of the Russian Federation. To assess the viability of the production organization system, the reliability of the average form of organization of work at the facility and processes directly related to the production of work was checked. To do this, the main risks of the system are identified, their assessment in value terms is carried out, the degree of influence of each risk on the result is shown. Critical risks have been identified that negatively affect the timing of work and reduce the productivity of work. To identify risks, the method of constructing a «risk tree» was used, according to which it was established that the critical risk is the late delivery of materials to facilities and the non-compliance of the supplied materials with the design data and technical conditions of the project. As an evaluation scale, a risk criticality diagram is constructed, showing the maximum and minimum risks. Special attention is paid to the most critical risk - untimely delivery of materials and differences in the technical characteristics of the supplied materials from the design ones. The authors of the article identified the basic events that entail the occurrence of risks. To assess the critical underlying events contributing to the occurrence of risks, a matrix has been constructed, on the basis of which it can be concluded that the impact of a particular event on the efficiency of the production organization system is significant. The risk data obtained correspond to the practical data of many construction companies engaged in the construction and repair of pipelines. The article suggests measures to reduce the impact of critical risks on the production process, allowing to achieve the regulatory deadlines for the work. As a result of the conducted research, the described risk analysis in the organization of welding operations and measures to reduce them can be recommended to construction companies to achieve production efficiency.

Shared Reflections Offered by Listening to Johnny Mbizo Dyani's Born Under the Heat

Originally written as a lecture-presentation for the 2021 South African Society for Research in Music (SASRIM) conference, this text shares our ongoing collaborative study of Born Under the Heat, an album by Johnny Mbizo Dyani. Our research tracks the record(ings) to mark potential pathways for thinking about networks of sociality and solidarity that underpin the production of such politicised cultural work, as well as how we listen to and/or may read it. We trace how the album, recorded in 1983, was born out of festival-gatherings in Lagos, Gaborone and Amsterdam as well as Dyani's memories/remembering of home (from Duncan Village to Dorkay House, perhaps) when exiled in Scandinavia. By reiterating literal and symbolic modes of travel which Born Under the Heat took, as an object and as a concept/project, we aim to explore multiple routes and forms archival, repatriation and restitution projects continue to find in the postapartheid present.

State Development Institutions in the System of Innovation Cooperation: Asian Countries Experience

In modern conditions, the main direction of the technological policy of the Russian Federation is to ensure technological sovereignty. The creation of critical and end-to-end technologies of proper development and production of goods, works and services based thereon is possible only in the conditions of integration and cooperation of research and production and technical activities. The functioning of the innovation cooperation system is impossible without the direct participation of state development institutions that perform an organizing role, ensure the creation and development of infrastructure.The paper analyzes the activities of state development institutions in Asian countries (the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of India, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Singapore), their functions, including ensuring the commercialization of scientific research and technology transfer. The experience of building a system of innovation cooperation of these countries is of direct interest, firstly, due to the existence of developed economic relations between the Russian Federation and a number of analyzed countries, and secondly, because it was the Asian countries that managed to make a technological breakthrough in a fairly short time.The analysis showed that state development institutions in the analyzed countries are created as state-owned companies subordinate to government structures and perform functions for the implementation of state strategies for scientific and technological development. The activities of the institutions under consideration depend on the level of economic development and the chosen type (nature) of technological modernization. State development institutions are holdings, while there is a tendency to merge and consolidate them. However, the reforms carried out by states do not always have positive results.

Towards a Method to Enable the Selection of Physical Models within the Systems Engineering Process: A Case Study with Simulink Models

The use of different techniques and tools is a common practice to cover all stages in the development life-cycle of systems generating a significant number of work products. These artefacts are frequently encoded using diverse formats, and often require access through non-standard protocols and formats. In this context, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) emerges as a methodology to shift the paradigm of Systems Engineering practice from a document-oriented environment to a model-intensive environment. To achieve this major goal, a formalised application of modelling is employed throughout the life-cycle of systems to generate various system artefacts represented as models, such as requirements, logical models, and multi-physics models. However, the mere use of models does not guarantee one of the main challenges in the Systems Engineering discipline, namely, the reuse of system artefacts. Considering the fact that models are becoming the main type of system artefact, it is necessary to provide the capability to properly and efficiently represent and retrieve the generated models. In light of this, traditional information retrieval techniques have been widely studied to match existing software assets according to a set of capabilities or restrictions. However, there is much more at stake than the simple retrieval of models or even any piece of knowledge. An environment for model reuse must provide the proper mechanisms to (1) represent any piece of data, information, or knowledge under a common and shared data model, and (2) provide advanced retrieval mechanisms to elevate the meaning of information resources from text-based descriptions to concept-based ones. This need has led to novel methods using word embeddings and vector-based representations to semantically encode information. Such methods are applied to encode the information of physical models while preserving their underlying semantics. In this study, a text corpus from MATLAB Simulink models was preprocessed using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques and trained to generate word vector representations. Then, the presented method was validated using a testbed of MATLAB Simulink physical models in which verbalisations of models are transformed into vectors. The effectiveness of the proposed solution was assessed through a use case study. Evaluation of the results demonstrates a precision value of 0.925, a recall value of 0.865, and an F1 score of 0.884.

Leading Risk Factors for Diseases of the Circulatory and Musculoskeletal Systems in Metallurgical Workers

Introduction: It is important to assess health impact of the entire set of heterogeneous risk factors and identify the key ones in order to develop personalized measures for prevention of non-occupational diseases in workers. Objective: To establish the major risk factors for circulatory and musculoskeletal disorders in employees of a metallurgical enterprise. Materials and methods: We used anonymized data from a special assessment of working conditions and production control of the forging departments of the forging-rod and forging-press shops of a metallurgical enterprise producing titanium alloys for the years 2016–2020. To determine the presence of personal biological and behavioral risk factors for diseases of the circulatory and musculoskeletal systems, we examined anonymized data of the periodic medical check-up conducted in 2020 of 146 male blacksmiths working with hammers and presses. The mean age of the workers was 35.9 ± 8.8 years (range: 21 to 57 years) and their mean length of current employment was 18.9 ± 9.7 years (range: 2 to 41 years). The method of simple and multiple logistic regression was used to build models for predicting the likelihood of a disease; odds ratios were calculated with a 95 % confidence interval. The quality of the models was assessed using the maximum likelihood estimation. Results: We determined the factors allowing prediction of the disease likelihood. The prevalence of circulatory diseases correlated with age, length of employment, and the body mass index, whole-body and hand-arm vibration, noise exposure, high ambient temperature, thermal radiation, and heavy physical work. The prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases, in its turn, had a somewhat weaker statistically significant association with the same risk factors. Models predicting the likelihood of circulatory and musculoskeletal diseases have been built. The best predictive model for circulatory diseases included the combined effect of the body mass index and heavy physical work while that for musculoskeletal disorders – of the body mass index and hand-arm vibration. Conclusion: Multiple logistic regression used to analyze statistical relationships between work-related risk factors and disease prevalence in employees in specific occupations allowed identification of the leading factors contributing the most to the disease development and can be recommended for solving practical problems in occupational medicine.

Cutinolytic esterases are induced by growth of the fungus Trichoderma harzianum on glyceryl monostearate in solid-state fermentation

Cutinolytic esterase are enzymes utilized in a wide variety of industrial applications, and they are capable of degrading emerging environmental pollutants. Due to the application and importance of these enzymes, it is crucial to develop an efficient method for cutinase production using a cost-effective inductor and an efficient microbial production system. In this work, the growth and cutinolytic esterase production of Trichoderma harzianum were evaluated in glucose-yeast extract media containing different glyceryl monostearate (GMS) concentrations (1, 3, and 5 g/L). It was used as inducer in solid-state fermentation. A medium lacking GMS was used as control. Biomass production and enzyme productivity were higher in inducer-added (1 g/L) medium than in the control medium. T. harzianum produced constitutive and inducible cutinolytic esterase, in which production was enhanced by GMS. In GMS-added cultures, two bands with cutinolytic esterase activity (60 and 150 kDa approximately) were observed by zymography, which were not observed in control culture. GMS represents a promising inducer for cutinolytic esterase production by fungi. This research represents the first approach for the study of cutinolytic esterase production using a synthetic molecule as an inducer.

The Effectiveness of Poverty Alleviation in Increasing Economic Development in Kudus Regency

This research is motivated by the relationship between poverty alleviation and economic development in Kudus Regency. Kudus Regency has very significant challenges to high poverty and economic disparities in the Kudus Regency area from 2021 to 2022. This study aims to analyze or find out the effectiveness of poverty alleviation efforts that have been carried out by the Kudus Regency government in the context of improving the economy. The research method used was a qualitative descriptive analysis method by obtaining data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The data was used to analyze the effectiveness of poverty alleviation efforts, the amount of poverty, and the factors that cause poverty in Kudus Regency. The research illustrates that poverty in Kudus Regency is caused by factors such as lack of skills or expertise, people's mindset is too stagnant towards work, consumptive behavior, and low production productivity. Poverty alleviation efforts that have been carried out by the Kudus Regency government through programs including UMKM, village funds per sub-district, and the SDGs program which have a positive impact on reducing poverty and can improve the welfare of the people of Kudus Regency so that the relationship with economic development and poverty alleviation certainly requires an approach comprehensive.

Optimizing worker productivity and the exposure to hand-arm vibration: a skill-based job rotation model

ABSTRACT Productivity and concerns regarding the well-being of workers exposed to vibrations stand as significant topics within labor-intensive sectors. In particular, this study contributes to the existing research by analyzing the problem with linkages among worker skill level, production rates, and vibration exposure. A bi-objective mixed integer linear programming model was employed to optimize both productivity and the exposure to hand-arm vibration in the manufacturing workplace. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to examine the impact of key parameters on the trade-off between productivity and vibration exposure. The results demonstrate the model’s effectiveness in determining the best job rotation schedules by achieving optimal productivity and vibration exposure for low and medium problem sizes. Moreover, the numerical case study points out that strengthening the workforce by adding more proficient skilled workers can maintain a good level of productivity with a decreased likelihood of excessive vibration exposure.

Perancangan Mesin Pengupas Kulit Kentang Dengan Metode VDI 2221

ABSTRACT
 Designing a product means describing the ideas you have to solve a problem. By using the VDI 2221 method to design a product, there are at least 3 points that are included in the works that are made realistic, aesthetic, and ergonomic. In the manufacture of potato peeler machine aims to help business people with a simple way of working and low production costs. then the purpose of designing this potato peeler machine is to make an innovation of a potato peeler that is practical, energy efficient and inexpensive, to know the process of peeling the machine, to know the components and functions of the tool. With the VDI 2221 design method as the method used to solve problems and optimize the use of raw materials and production processes. In this method there are several stages of design between wish list, concept design, design of form and detailed design. The potato peeler machine is designed using solidwork for 3D. The step of making a potato peeler starts from determining the design of the tool, determining the main components, the process of designing the process of making a potato peeler tool.
 Keywords: Potato Peeler Machine, VDI 2221 Method