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An Analytical Study Of Managing Institutional Repositories By University Libraries In Assam, Dibanjyoti Buragohain, Amit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Institutional Repositories is Considered as an important jewel of a university library. Consequent upon the advancement of Information and communication technology, the libraries across the globe have emerged with the innovative ideas to meet the information needs of the patrons of which Institutional Repository is one of such invention. Institutional Repository facilitates scholarly communication where the research output can be shared and communicate to the mass audience of scholaristic society. The present study tends to study about the management and maintenance of Institutional Repositories of some selected universities libraries of Assam. The study is confined to university libraries namely Assam …

Information Management In Television Media Library: A Study Conducted In Pride East Entertainments Private Limited, Assam, Rosy Chakraborty, Sanjay Kumar Singh Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the year 1959, Television media has started as an experiment and since then it is a part of media in India. This paper examines the information archives management of Television media from a technical as well as an intellectual point of view and discusses how they organize and manage the information in these organizations. (“Television”,2021) Television media are very rich in providing digital information, which is electronically accessible, and therefore for an effective information cycle, archives were developed in such places. Here, information can be found in different formats i.e. .mpeg, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, etc., and in different types …

Stages Of Creating Parallel Corpus Of English-Uzbek Similes, Anorkhon Ahmedova

Philology Matters

In recent years, corpus linguistics has been mentioned in the scientific literature as the main tool for the elaboration of dictionaries and grammar manuals, the creation of corpus analysis, the practical use of corpus, as well as the statistical study of linguistic analysis using corpus. Articles, textbooks, manuals on the creation of general and special electronic corpus have been published, but as the Uzbek language is a relatively new field of corpus linguistics, there is a need for research on some issues. The development of corpus linguistics and the increasing focus on statistical methods of processing linguistic materials have led …

Automatic Identification And Monitoring Of Plant Diseases Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Review, Krishna Neupane, Fulya Baysal-Gurel

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Disease diagnosis is one of the major tasks for increasing food production in agriculture. Although precision agriculture (PA) takes less time and provides a more precise application of agricultural activities, the detection of disease using an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is a challenging task. Several Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and sensors have been used for this purpose. The UAVs’ platforms and their peripherals have their own limitations in accurately diagnosing plant diseases. Several types of image processing software are available for vignetting and orthorectification. The training and validation of datasets are important characteristics of data analysis. Currently, different algorithms and …

Fast Generation Of Lung Sbrt Plans With A Knowledge-Based Planning Model On Ring-Mounted Halcyon Linac, Justin Visak, Aaron Webster, Mark E. Bernard, Mahesh R. Kudrimoti, Marcus E. Randall, Ronald C. Mcgarry, Damodar Pokhrel

Radiation Medicine Faculty Publications

PURPOSE: To demonstrate fast treatment planning feasibility of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for centrally located lung tumors on Halcyon Linac via a previously validated knowledge-based planning (KBP) model to support offline adaptive radiotherapy.

MATERIALS/METHODS: Twenty previously treated non-coplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) lung SBRT plans (c-Truebeam) on SBRT-dedicated C-arm Truebeam Linac were selected. Patients received 50 Gy in five fractions. c-Truebeam plans were re-optimized for Halcyon manually (m-Halcyon) and with KBP model (k-Halcyon). Both m-Halcyon and k-Halcyon plans were normalized for identical or better target coverage than clinical c-Truebeam …

Thermal Comfort Of Educational Spaces In Campus Buildings And Its Effect On The Functional Performance Case Study: University Of Garmian In The Kurdistan Region Of Iraq., Chrakhan Hama, Sherief Sheta, Mina Michel Samaan

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The Most important questions about the thermal comfort of educational spaces in campuses and its effect on the functional performance are simple ones. Why this subject important, Developing design standards for university buildings in the region to reach spaces that provide thermal comfort and high functionality, do educational spaces is lack thermal comfort requirements, and what is the effect of thermal comfort on the functionality of university educational buildings? Only by answering these questions can we develop design parameters to achieve the requirements of thermal comfort for education space users. The research about thermal comfort of educational spaces in campuses …

Kdm6a Regulates Cell Plasticity And Pancreatic Cancer Progression By Non-Canonical Activin Pathway, Zhujun Yi, Shanqiao Wei, Lin Jin, Sivakumar Jeyarajan, Jing Yang, Yumei Gu, Hong Sun Kim, Shula Schechter, Shuang Lu, Michelle T. Paulsen, Karan Bedi, Ishwarya Venkata Narayanan, Mats Ljungman, Howard C. Crawford, Marina Pasca Di Magliano, Kai Ge, Yali Dou, Jiaqi Shi

Hematology/Oncology Articles

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Inactivating mutations of KDM6A, a histone demethylase, were frequently found in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We investigated the role of KDM6A in PDAC development.

METHODS: We performed a pancreatic tissue microarray analysis of KDM6A protein levels. We used human PDAC cell lines for KDM6A knockout and knockdown experiments. We performed Bru-seq analysis to elucidate the effects of KDM6A loss on global transcription. We performed studies with Ptf1a(Cre); LSL-Kras(G12D); Trp53(R172H/+); Kdm6a(fl/fl or fl/Y), Ptf1a(Cre); Kdm6a(fl/fl or fl/Y), and orthotopic xenograft mice to investigate the impacts of Kdm6a deficiency on pancreatic tumorigenesis and pancreatitis.

RESULTS: Loss of KDM6A was …

Gift Honors Family's Legacy Of Practicing Law, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

UM alumnus Doug Wright gives back to law school, creates scholarship

Perilaku Ramah Air Dalam Perspektif Hukum(Studi Peraturan Daerah Dki Jakarta Dan Kota Depok Terkait Sumber Daya Air), R. Ismala Dewi, Aad Rusyad Nurdin

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Various water resource problems that occur in Indonesia, including in DKI Jakarta and surrounding cities, such as flooding, drought, raw water crisis, river water pollution, have an impact on decreasing water availability. This is partly due to the unfriendly behavior of the community in using water, especially those in water catchment areas. Therefore, it is necessary to manage waterto maintain the sustainability of water availability so as to provide fair benefits to the community. Given these objectives and the existence of complex water problems, it requires adequate regulation. A rule that is not only to overcome the act of destroying …

Pro Kontra Terhadap Prosedur Dan Substansiomnibus Law Rancangan Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja, Bambang Sadono, Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

There are at least two main issues concerning the pros and cons of this omnibus law. First is the posedural issue in the process of making laws. Omnibus law should not be solely to support economic growth and facilitate investment. At thesame time other issues must be considered, for example human rights. So that the omnibus law is not merely a technical problem of legal drafting, but is also part of the implementation of the countrys legal politics. This study uses a literature reviewanalysis method. The results of the deepening of the literatureexplain that the reasons for urgent needs, and …

Major Theories Of Job Satisfaction And Their Use In The Field Of Librarianship, Mushtaq Ahmad, Amjid Khan, Muhammad Arshad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explored the importance of two major theories of Job satisfaction (content and process theories) and their sub domains and how LIS professionals could use these theories in the field of librarianship. The study was carried out by a review of the literature to identify the significant contribution of these two related theories in human resource management. Due to its multi-disciplinary nature, the literature on these two theories was wide among scholarly sources such as web-based sources, including Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and subject-specific e-databases namely JSTOR, Emerald, Sage Journals, Taylor &Francis, and ERIC. This study explores several aspects of …

Gamification In E-Library Services, Folashade Oyinlola Adedokun, Norasnita Binti Ahmad Ph.D, Suraya Binti Miskon Ph.D

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The advent of mobile apps, smartphones, laptops have made gamification relevant in the last decade. Gamification is an act of using game elements or mechanics to encourage or motivate learners in a non-game context. Examples of game elements are leaderboards, points, badges, narrative, reward, achievement, competition, etc. A Digital library or e-library is a library that stores information in digital form or fulfills information needs in digital format from external information sources to be distributed to users both registered as specific customers and the community. In general, an e-library aims to meet the library users' information, education, research, and …

Library Role In Promoting Moral Values In Nigerian Education, Odion Evans Kakulu Mr, David O. Okhakhu Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examines the role of the library in promoting moral value in Nigeria education. Based on the findings, the paper reveals that lack of functional libraries in school systems to educate, inform plays a significant role as the cause of moral crises which lead to the erosion of our moral values and emergence of other vices such as Boko Haram, kidnapping, corruption and bad leadership that create setback in Nigeria economy. The paper investigated moral value, library in education and library as primary agents of moral restoration in Nigeria education. The paper also considers morality as a tool for …

Data Analysis Of The “2021 Covid, Equity And Social Justice Showcase”, Cristo Leon, James Lipuma

STEM Month

During the “2021 STEM for All Video Showcase” (NSF, 2021) funded by the National Science Foundation, 287 short videos showcasing federally funded projects aimed at improving STEM and CS education were presented.

The videos highlight strategies to engage students during COVID-19 and address educational inequities.

Stem For All Showcase Report, Bruce G. Bukiet, James M. Lipuma

STEM Month

This article and the associated STEM for all showcase submission video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clps427rdDc) was presented at the NSF 2021 STEM FOR ALL COVID, Equity & Social Justice Conference, May 11-18.

This article provides a description of the development of the STEM in your Home project in the STEM for Success initiative.

A New Design Thinking Model Based On Bloom’S Taxonomy, Fan Wu, Yang Cheng Lin, Peng Lu

Learn X Design Conference Series

A superior design thinking model can improve the quality of design education. In recent years, universities and design institutions already proposed many design thinking models around the world. Existing well-known design thinking models focus on cultivating students' creative thinking but ignore the product's inherent characteristics and users' demands. This paper proposes a step-by-step design thinking model based on Bloom's taxonomy, which is divided into lower-level and higher-level considerations. The lower-level consideration includes remembering, understanding, and applying, and the higher-level consideration includes analyzing, evaluating, and creating. The former integrates the function analysis method, form restriction method, and EGM to help students …

Track 02: Empowering Critical Design Literacy, Eva Lutnæs

Learn X Design Conference Series

In track 02, we invited design researchers and educators to explore, and crack open critical design literacy as a subset of design literacy. At the core of critical design... literacy, we suggested the ability to connect to real-world dilemmas with empathy, reject destructive products of human creativity and focus on problems that are worth solving. The main concern of the track is the exploration of current educational practices, academic discourses and implications of design education empowering for critical design literacy at a specific level of education or across levels (kindergarten to PhD).

Integrating Design Thinking Into Steam Education: The Design Of Steam Education Platform And Course Based On Creativity Elements, Xuejiao Yin, Shumeng Hou, Qingxuan Chen

Learn X Design Conference Series

The fast development of artificial intelligence in modern society facilitates the needs of creative education. Design thinking,a innovative thinking frame,is benefit to cultivate children’s creativity. However ,little research has clearly explain how to use design thinking to improve creativi-ty.Therefore,this study aimed at integrating creativity and design thinking into STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics), and thereby cultivate students’ prob-lem solving and creative ability. Firstly, 151 school-age children participated in the study and fin-ished the creativity tests. Second, dimensions of creativity (e.g., adventure, curiosity, and flexibility) that were significantly related to academic performance were abstracted as core design elements …

Architectural Design Studio As An 'Extended Problem Space', F. Zeynep Ata, Fehmi Dogan

Learn X Design Conference Series

Drawing on the foundational theory of Zone of Proximal Development, this paper approaches dominant architectural design studio pedagogies critically and explores how the concept of ‘extended problem space’ can help develop better pedagogies for design learning. A conceptual framework is introduced through a theoretical understanding of architectural design studios’ multi-layered environmental sphere of cognitive systems based on previous research on studio education. The formation of the framework is inspired by an earlier study carried out in knowledge production and transmission processes in a research laboratory that considers the human and non-human components of the laboratory within an evolutionary mechanism. Cognitive …

Research On The Construction Of Curriculum System Of Design Education Under The Concept Of Steam, Han Shi, Feng Xue, Jing Pei, Yijing Li, Zhihang Song, Chunli Chunli

Learn X Design Conference Series

Both design education and STEAM education pay attention to the cultivation of students' innovative consciousness and practical ability, and they are highly consistent in teaching objectives and educational ideas. Based on the analysis of the relevant educational practice, the current research situation and the basic concepts of design education, this paper puts forward the curriculum design principles of curriculum content and curriculum evaluation for the design education integrated with STEAM. This paper constructs the teaching link of design education under the concept of STEAM from three aspects: teachers' activities, teaching links and students' activities. finally, it discusses the new teaching …

Reform Of Product Design Teaching Based On Bionic Concepts, Meng-Dar Shieh, Hsu-Chan Hsiao, Yu-Ting Hsiao

Learn X Design Conference Series

Various innate beauty and wonderful operating modes exist in nature. Identifying creativity from physical features of organisms or biological strategies in nature and applying such new conceptual elements and methods to product development is an increasingly popular approach in contemporary product design. This study used teaching practice verification methods to summarize a set of bionic design methods and product development procedures. Through LAMDA method of lean thinking, this study understood users’ authentic needs of target products and the product value. Then, a Mandala Chart was used explore the biological strategies and forms of bionic targets. Subsequently, the summarized bionic Mandala …

Siloed In Breaking Silos: A Case Study Of Interdisciplinary Curriculum (Mis)Alignment, Jia Ying Chew

Learn X Design Conference Series

Higher Education Institutes globally are rapidly developing inter/ transdisciplinary education initi-atives at varying scales. However, several operational challenges persist in interdisciplinary teach-ing as there are few incentives to share resources or engage in discourses for mutual decon-struction of knowledge frameworks. Nonetheless, collaboration and communication are vital to bridge the varying epistemic frameworks when different disciplines are brought together. Espe-cially because the way individuals understand concepts contain traces of disciplinary- specifici-ties; without clarity through a common platform, the messiness is reflected in the curriculum de-sign, development and delivery of interdisciplinary courses. Reflecting upon a case study of an interdisciplinary graduate programme …

End Users In Students’ Participatory Design Process, Noora Bosch, Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Tellervo Härkki

Learn X Design Conference Series

This exploratory case study aims to shed light on how end users were considered in students’ design discussions and final design products. A 3-month participatory design project for students (ages 14–15) was designed, with the design brief: “co-design and make an e-textile product for the preschoolers according to their wishes and needs”. We analyzed transcribed end-users-related design discussions and the final products of two teams. The findings indicate that students’ end-users-related design discussions concerned various functional, technical, and visual/aesthetic features, as well as aspects beyond functional, such as students’ memories and experiences. Additionally, many concrete and abstract features and solutions …

Socially-Engaged Distance Design Collaboration, Kardelen Aysel, Can Güvenir

Learn X Design Conference Series

Applied design education was required to replicate the socially constructivist structure through digital tools due to Covid-19 Pandemic. However the effects of the distant design education over the students’ learning experience is not stated yet. For this reason, this study aims to discuss how the affective learning outcomes, creative and design self-efficacy and visual literacy level, of design students. Within this framework, the effects of distance education in the scope of introduction to industrial design course was indicated and discussed through reflections and self-evaluation surveys. The study was held with 26 1st year industrial design students in the fall semester …

Thinking With Card: Tactile And Making-Based Resources For Active Remote Learning In Stem Subjects, Benjamin Hughes

Learn X Design Conference Series

Thinking with Card is an online resource that encourages active learning through making activities linked to subjects within core STEM curricula. The (bilingual) resources are aimed at Key Stage 2 and 3 students (UK) and Middle School students (China) (approx age 7-14). The project was launched in July 2020 in response to the pandemic and corresponding need for stimulating activities suitable for home and remote learning. The free downloadable models can be printed and constructed using simple tools and have shown to help students understand complex concepts which are difficult to grasp from textbooks or even demonstrations (e.g. the relationship …

Learning Patterns In Architectural Design Studios, Julie Milovanovic

Learn X Design Conference Series

Learning how to design as an architect is the main objective of architectural design studios. Stu-dents develop design knowledge as they learn by designing, guided by their tutors. This study highlights characteristics of design critiques organization over time by analyzing design activities (designing vs. explain design) and collaboration between students and tutors. In this exploratory study, four design critiques from a master design studio in architecture are analyzed based on the protocol analysis methodology. Moments when students can acquire design knowledge are identified based on the type of design activity: designing - Description, Reflection, Design Move – or explaining design …

Using Creative Practice In Interdisciplinary Education, Bilge Merve Aktaş, Camilla Groth

Learn X Design Conference Series

Interdisciplinary approaches in education help future professionals build better understanding and a common language between disciplines and individuals. To make such leaps, skills in adjusting to new situations and rapidly changing knowledge systems are needed. Such skills are intrinsic to design practice, and design and making practices lend themselves well to such personal development. Design and making activities also offer opportunities for students from different disciplines to gather around central topics and engage in interdisciplinary discussions about matters that concern everyone and to materialize their understanding while reflecting on their personal process. In this paper, we present a course design …

Unlocking Wellbeing-Affordances In Elementary Schools Initiated By A ‘Natural Experiment’ Caused By Covid-19, Ruth Stevens, Ann Petermans, Jan Vanrie

Learn X Design Conference Series

In 2020-21 Covid-19 rolled over the school landscape as a pressure wave. Elementary schools had to push through ad hoc changes in their physical structure to succumb to the safety regulations issued after the first lockdown in the Spring of 2020. These physical alterations influenced the organizational structure of schools and the wellbeing of protagonists. Through all the negative, also positive sparks were noticed, as some changes were appraised positively, inveterate ideas were abandoned for an open minded view and teachers at home overthought their functioning and searched for meaning in their profession. This relevant momentum can be viewed as …

Effects Of Certain Selected Stimuli In The Physical School Environment On Learning And Behavior, Anne Taylor

Learn X Design Conference Series

In response to this conference’s call for papers, and after years of giving lectures, writing articles for journals and justification of copious research and development, I have found that a photograph or graphic is worth a thousand words. Hence, I have chosen to write a paper that shows examples of programming and design of prototypical learning environments and to share their effects on learning and behavior quantitively and qualitatively. The value of this paper goes beyond research and gives readers some ideas to think about in their own work that will inspire and motivate the reader to go beyond where …

Teaching Values In Design: A Case Study About How Teachers Enable Students To Go From Knowledge To Action, Elisabet Nilsson, Anne-Marie Skriver Hansen

Learn X Design Conference Series

Design education ought to create conditions for students to develop skills and competencies for working with values in design. Newly educated designers should take responsibility for their actions – become responsible designers that can contribute to a sustainable and sound development of society on all levels: social, economic and environmental. This case study paper provides an example of how teaching activities made available via an online open educational resource, that offers teaching resources for teaching values in design, can be appropriated to a specific educational setting. A selection of teaching activities and how they were implemented in class are described. …