Using Agent Solutions and Visualization Techniques to Manage Cloud-based Education System

Over the past few years, there are many requests from academic institutions, eLearning developers, education businesses owners, and global enterprises concerning cloud-based education systems. Nowadays, a range of software and applications have been created for managing teaching and learning resources via internet. Many of them have been even trying to integrate all the educational resources into a single cloud system. This paper proposes using agent technologies and visualization solutions to manage cloud-based education systems to match streamline of day to day business and operations. It focuses on adopting agents for University of Westminster’s Cloud computing education system and mobile learning project. It shows how intelligent agents can be used as a good tool for cloud-based education service and associated applications provision and management within Software as Service (SaaS) level

'Milking the Cow': Young Women's Constructions of Identity, Gender, Power and Risk in Transactional and Cross-Generational Sexual Relationships

This report presents the findings of a qualitative study carried out in Maputo, Mozambique, among women engaged in cross-generational transactional sex. Cross-generational sex is contributing significantly to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Mozambique and as such is a key area for behaviour change interventinos, although few organisations are currently addressing the issue. The study reveals thta young women engaged in cross-generational and transactional sex have a complex sexual network involving multiple partners, including both transactional and non-transactional relationships.The study was carried out between October and November 2004, using the PEER (participatory ethnographic evaluation and research) method. PEER is an innovative approach to programme research, evaluation and design, based upon training members of the target group (peer researchers) to carry out in-depth qualitative interviews among their peers. Twenty young women in the age group 16-25 years, living in and around central Maputo were recruited as peer researchers. Each peer researcher interviewed three peers and conducted three separate interviews with each peer, with a total of 180 interviews carried out

Cloud Computing with Intelligent Agents to Support Service Oriented System Control and Management

the past few years, Cloud computing has becoming one of the revolutionary technologies in ICT which grows in both popularity and importance, both in industry and in academic domain. More and more private companies, government organizations and institutions are convinced and happy to promote Cloud to improve both connectivity and instant social ability. For IT services and solutions for business, Cloud-based platform promises to offer better business intelligence and productive experience by using unified communications, consistent collaborated data and service management. It is well believed that Cloud Computing will also bring a revolution in the healthcare IT sector along with other ICT business. To exploit Cloud computing productivity potential, this paper focuses on adopting Cloud computing technologies with agent-based solutions to support service oriented system control and management. The on-going research and practice demonstrates an application to the management of community care provision, which shows transforming to Software-as-a-Service (Saas) with the combination of a private healthcare cloud and integrated agents can improve business efficiency by providing flexible services scheduling, smarter health care services control and management

Tingkat Pengetahuan Keluarga Tentang Gastritis pada Lansia di Desa Ngaban Rw 04, Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo

Introduction. Lansia merupakan istilah tahap akhir dari proses penuaan, akibat proses ini lansia mengalami kemunduran, kelemahan manusiawi dan sosial. Gastritis merupakan salah satu penyakit yang terjadi pada lansia pada sistem pencernaan. Gastritis adalah suatu proses inflamasi pada lapisan mukosa dan submukosa lambung. Insiden gastritis meningkat dengan lanjutnya proses menua. Methods. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan keluarga lansia tentang gastritis pada lansia di Desa Ngaban RW 04 Tanggulangin. Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan tingkat pengetahuan keluarga lansia tentang gastritis pada lansia di Desa Ngaban RW 04 Tanggulangin Sidoarjo, sampel sebanyak 35 responden diambil dengan tekhnik total sampling. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan kuesioner tertutup skala ordinal. Setelah data terkumpul selanjutnya dilakukan pengolahan data dengan menggunakan cara editing, scoring, dan tabulating. Results. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lebih dari setengah sebanyak 21 orang (60%) mengalami pengetahuan cukup. Discussion. Untuk itu diharapkan pelayanan kesehatan di Desa Ngaban diadakan pendidikan kesehatan atau penyuluhan tentang gastritis pada lansia sehingga dapat menambah pengetahuan keluarga tetntang gastritis pada lansia

Critical Behavior of a Three-State Potts Model on a Voronoi Lattice

We use the single-histogram technique to study the critical behavior of the three-state Potts model on a (random) Voronoi-Delaunay lattice with size ranging from 250 to 8000 sites. We consider the effect of an exponential decay of the interactions with the distance,$J(r)=J_0\exp(-ar)$, with $a>0$, and observe that this system seems to have critical exponents $\gamma$ and $\nu$ which are different from the respective exponents of the three-state Potts model on a regular square lattice. However, the ratio $\gamma/\nu$ remains essentially the same. We find numerical evidences (although not conclusive, due to the small range of system size) that the specific heat on this random system behaves as a power-law for $a=0$ and as a logarithmic divergence for $a=0.5$ and $a=1.0$Comment: 3 pages, 5 figure

Aplicaciones de la perspectiva cognitiva en la enseñanza a través de redes telemáticas

APPLICATIONS OF A COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE TO TEACHING THROUGH THE WEB This article describes the importance of using ICT and more specifically the web to significantly construct knowledge framed on the most relevant cognitive and constructivist theories of learning, focusing on the web in four major aspects: the design of instructional materials, the implementation of specific strategies for formation, the creation of online communities for learning, and the instauration of different and specific virtual spaces. As a conclusion, it is stated that constructivism is a venue to approach the activities and work in the web in a way that differs from the traditional approach, due to the fact that the activity or interaction with the materials and peers, and the personal involvement become basic elements for the construction of knowledgeAPPLICATIONS DE LA PERSPECTIVE COGNITIVE DANS L�ENSEIGNEMENT AVEC DES RÉSEAUX TÉLÉMATIQUES Cet article décrit l�importance de l�utilisation des TIC, et plus spécifiquement des réseaux télématiques de communication dans la construction des savoirs. On tient compte des apports les plus signifiants des approches cognitives et constructivistes de l�apprentissage. On se centre sur les réseaux télématiques en quatre grands aspects: la conception de matériels formatifs, l�application des stratégies spécifiques pour la formation; la création des communautés virtuelles pour l�apprentissage et la instauration des espaces différenciés et spécifiques .Este artículo describe la importancia de utilizar las TIC y más concretamente las redes telemáticas de comunicación en la construcción significativa del conocimiento. Los autores plantean las aportaciones más resaltantes desde las corrientes cognitivas y constructivistas al aprendizaje a través de las redes telemáticas, centrándolas en cuatro grandes aspectos: el diseño de materiales formativos, la aplicación de estrategias específicas para la formación, la creación de comunidades virtuales para el aprendizaje y la instauración de entornos diferenciados y específicos. Se concluye que la perspectiva constructivista nos abre una visión de abordar las actividades y el trabajo en la red, de manera diferente a las tradicionales, donde la actividad, la interacción con los materiales y los compañeros, y la implicación personal se convierten en elementos básicos para la construcción del conocimiento

MSGP Notice of Intent for Sandia

A Notice of Intent is required for authorization of coverage under the Multi-Sector General Permit

Justification for Class 3 Permit Modification, Corrective Action Complete with Controls, Solid Waste Management Unit 76, Mixed Waste Landfill, Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico, EPA ID Number NM5890110518 Volumes I through VIII

The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE) and Sandia Corporation (Sandia) are submitting a request for a Class 3 Modification to Module IV of Hazardous Waste Permit NM5890110518-1 (the Permit). DOE and Sandia are requesting that the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) designate solid waste management unit (SWMU) 76 as approved for Corrective Action Complete status. NMED made a preliminary determination in October 2014 that corrective action is complete at this SWMU. SWMU 76, known as the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL), is a 2.6-acre site at Sandia National Laboratories, located on Kirtland Air Force Base immediately southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Radioactive wastes and mixed wastes (radioactive wastes that are also hazardous wastes) were disposed of in the MWL from March 1959 through December 1988. The meximum depth of burial is approximately 25 feet below the ground surface. Groundwater occurs approximately 500 feet below the ground surface at the MWL. DOE and Sandia have implemented corrective measures at SWMU 76 in accordance with the requirements of the Permit; an April 2004 Compliance Order on Consent between NMED, DOE, and Sandia; and the plans approved by NMED. On January 8, 2014, NMED approved a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan (LTMMP) for SWMU 76. DOE and Sandia have implemented the approved LTMMP, maintaining the controls established through the corrective measures. The permit modification request consists of a letter with two enclosures: 1. A brief history or corrective action at SWMU 76 2. An index of the supporting documents that comprise the justification for the permit modification request. The supporting documents are included in an 8-volume set: Justification for Class 3 Permit Modification for Corrective Action Complete With Controls, Solid Waste Management Unit 76, Mixed Waste Landfill. Volume/pages: I/858. II/420. III/556. IV/1128. V/848. VI/1110. VII/914. VIII/866

PENGARUH AUDIT QUALITY, DEBT DEFAULT, COMPANY GROWTH DAN KEPEMILIKAN INSTITUSIONAL TERHADAP OPINI AUDIT GOING CONCERN

Audit merupakan pengumpulan dan evaluasi bukti tentang informasi yang digunakan untuk melaporkan tingkat kesesuaian antara informasi yang didapat dengan kriteria yang telah ditetapkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa dan membuktikan pengaruh audit quality, debt default, company growth dan kepemilikan institusional terhadap opini audit going concern pada perusahaan sub sektor property dan real estate yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2017-2022. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder berupa laporan keuangan dan menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 85 perusahaan property dan real estate yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama 6 tahun pada periode 2017-2022. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 41 perusahaan dan data yang diambil adalah 246 data laporan keuangan dengan metode purposive sampling sebagai teknik pengambilan sampel. Pengujian hipotesis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi logistik dengan menggunakan software E-views 12. Hasil penelitian secara simultan menunjukkan bahwa variabel audit quality, debt default, company growth dan kepemilikan institusional berpengaruh terhadap opini audit going concern. Hasil penelitian secara pasrsial menunjukkan bahwa variabel debt default berpengaruh terhadap opini audit going concern. Sedangkan variabel audit quality, company growth dan kepemilikan institusional tidak berpengaruh terhadap opini audit going concern.&nbsp