Nordic Transport Development

The purpose of this study is to get reliable information regarding the impact of social rewards and attitudes on the well-being of children aged four to five years old who are enrolled in the TK Adhyaksa 23 Mataram. "Kemandirian anak usia dini" refers to the ability of the child to carry out daily activities and tasks in a completely independent manner or with a small amount of assistance, depending on the circumstances of the child's development. This research makes use of the quantitative approach in conjunction with the experimental methodology. Twenty children between the ages of four and five years old were the subjects of the study. In order to collect data, an observation was carried out using an instrument for determining the age of the child, which has previously been evaluated for its validity and reliability. The analysis of the data is performed using the independent sample t-test (uji t). According to the findings of the research, there are significant benefits that may be derived from the exchange of social rewards and the acquisition of knowledge on the well-being of children of both genders. The value of t is 0.777, and the significance level (two-tailed) is 0.443, which is less than 0.05. This indicates that the null hypothesis (H₀) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H₁) is accepted. According to this, the pemberian reward social and the pengakuan terbukti have the ability to increase the kemandirian of kids between the ages of four and five. It is hoped that the findings of this research will serve as a guide for teachers and other individuals in the process of formulating educational strategies that address the needs of children as soon as they are born.

Climate change is causing a rapid increase in global average temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, posing serious threats to agricultural production and global biodiversity. In response to heat stress (HS), plants can develop acquired thermotolerance (AT) by initiating a heat shock response (HSR) after mild HS priming, thereby enhancing their ability to withstand subsequent later lethal HS events. Central to this process are the HEAT SHOCK FACTORs (HSFs), which form trimeric complexes and activate the expression of HEAT SHOCK PROTEINs (HSPs) and other HSFs to maintain proper protein and cellular functionality. After heat stress subsides, the HSFs' activities can be modulated to attenuate the negative effects of HSR during the heat. The SHOCK FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN (HSBP) is a conserved microprotein that plays a prominent role in modulating HSF activities. HSBP can translocate from the cytoplasm into the nucleus during heat stress to directly interact with HSFs and prevent the formation of HSF timers. However, the mechanism that regulates the HSBP cytoplasmic-nuclear shuttling remains unclear. Here, we identified an F-box E3 ubiquitin ligase, EMPFINDLICHER IM DUNKELROTEN LICHT 1 (EID1), whose mutant form shows reduced thermotolerance in AT. We showed that EID1 interacts with HSBP to modulate HSBP cytoplasm-nuclear localization during heat stress, possibly through modulating the K41 of HSBP. The decreased thermotolerance in the eid1 mutant can be explained by alterations of some HSPs expression caused by the mis-localization of HSBP. This finding provided a novel example of E3 ubiquitin-mediated regulation of heat stress in plants.

Can we solve finite-horizon Markov decision processes (FHMDPs) while raising low memory requirements? Such models find application in many cases where a decision-making agent needs to act in a probabilistic environment, from resource management to medicine to service provisioning. However, computing optimal policies such an agent should follow by dynamic programming value iteration raises either prohibitive space complexity, or, in reverse, non-scalable time complexity requirements. This scalability question has been largely neglected. In this paper, we propose SIFTER (Space Efficient Finite Horizon MDPs), a suite of algorithms that achieve a golden middle between space and time requirements. Our former algorithm raises space complexity growing with the square root of the horizon's length without a time-complexity overhead, while the latter's space requirements depend only logarithmically in horizon length with a corresponding logarithmic time complexity overhead. A thorough experimental study under diverse settings confirms that SIFTER algorithms achieve the predicted gains, while approximation techniques do not achieve the same combination of time efficiency, space efficiency, and result quality.

Abstract Design research faces a critical 'impact gap' where the potential for scientific and practical impact is yet to be fully realised. A key means of bridging this gap is the adoption of fundamental theory from other fields to support clarification and synergy in design research. In this paper we examine one of the main candidates for adoption: dual-process theory of cognition. Cognition forms a common element across much of the design literature and leads to fundamental dual-process theories of reasoning. While dual- process theory has started to be recognised in design research, its widespread recognition and potential utility have not been widely explored. Following a conceptual theory development approach we identify and logically describe interactions between dual-process theory and design research. We conclude the paper with a proposition of a design research framework with a core rooted in dual-process theory, and based on this, an agenda for theory-driven design research. This contributes to the debate on how to improve impact, and theoretical and scientific rigour in design research, and provides a concrete agenda for discussion and development within the community.

Bahan ajar muatan lokal Bahasa sasak adalah buku sumber belajar yang di gunakan oleh guru dan siswa di SMP Negeri 3 Lingsar, dimana dalam buku bahan ajar tersebut secara tampilan cover maupun kontennya masih memerlukan sentuhan dalam bentuk desain grapis maupun pemilihan konten dari bahan ajar, hal itu perlu dilakukan karena melihat gaya belajar siswa di sekolah tersebut sudah terjadi pergeseran gaya dan minat belajar mereka. Hal itulah yang mendorong penelitian ini dilakukan dalam rangka memenuhi gaya belajar siswa dan siswi SMP Negeri 3. Selanjutnya strategi pengembangan Bahan ajar ini terdiri dari 3 produk yaitu: bahan ajar, panduan guru dan panduan siswa. Bahan ajar ini dikembangkan berdasarkan kajian teknologi pembelajaran dengan mengacu kepada rancangan pembelajaran model Dick, Carey and Carey, dengan langkah-langkah: (1) mengidentifikasi kebutuhan untuk menentukan tujuan umum pembelajaran; (2) melakukan analisis pembelajaran; (3) mengidentifikasi karakteristik peserta didik; (4) merumuskan tujuan pembelajaran; (5) mengembangkan instrumen penelitian; (6) mengembangkan strategi pembelajaran; (7) mengembangkan dan memilih bahan pembelajaran; (8) mendesain dan melaksanakan evaluasi formatif; (9) merevisi produk pembelajaran, (10) merancang dan melakukan evaluasi sumatif. Namun dalam pengembangan ini hanya dilakukan sampai langkah kesembilan. Hasil pengembangan divalidasi dan uji coba produk pengembangan melalui evaluasi formatif yang terdiri dari penilaian ahli dan uji coba. Penilaian ahli meliputi: (1) ahli isi/materi; (2) ahli desain; (3) ahli media. Sedangkan uji coba meliputi: (1) uji coba perorangan; (1) uji coba kelompok kecil; (1) uji coba lapangan. Didapati data sebagai berikut: ahli isi 73 %, ahli media 84 %, ahli desain pembelajaran 90.4 %, uji coba perorangan 68 %, review uji coba kelompok kecil 82 %, dan uji coba lapangan 89%. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi formatif yang telah dilakukan terhadap bahan ajar bahasa sasak dapat disimpulkan bahwa bahan ajar bahasa sasak yang dikembangkan termasuk dalam kriteria sangat layak digunakan dan tidak perlu revisi, dengan demikian bisa disimpulkan bahwa bahan ajar ini layak digunakan untuk menunjang pembelajaran bahasa sasak di SMP 3 Negeri 3 Lingsar.

Pada penelitian ini telah dilakukan kajian terhadap pengolahan dan distribusi air minum di Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum Giri Menang (PDAM Giri Menang). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tahapan pengolahan dan distribusi air minum pada PDAM Giri Menang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat beberapa tahapan dalam pengolahan air minum yang telah sesuai dengan Standar Nasional Indonesia yaitu tahap koagulasi, tahap flokulasi, tahap pengendapan (sedimentasi), dan tahap penyerapan air (filtrasi). Proses distribusi air dilakukan setelah melalui tahap pengolahan. Distribusi air disesuaikan dengan daftar penerima distribusi air yang sudah terdaftar pada PDAM Giri Menang

Over the last few decades, the advances in disciplines such as neuroscience and engineering have introduced the brain–computer interface (BCI) as a promising tool for neurorehabilitation and neurophysiology research. BCI research primarily aims at development of assistive and rehabilitation strategies for motor-impaired users and, hence, sensorimotor-rhythm (SMR)-based BCIs are widely explored. This type of BCI performs detection and interpretation of the neural activity underlying various user intentions, specifically related to movement, and translates these brain functionalities to the external environment without relying on normal neuromuscular pathways. The interfaced device thus achieves motor control directly from the neural activity. Motor-control BCIs investigate various aspects of human motor skills and have successfully identified neural patterns related to motor execution, imagination, and intention from bilateral limbs. In this article, we provide a summary of recent advances in motor control BCI, specifically in movement kinematics decoding and motor control of localized areas of the limb. We further discuss the research challenges and future scope of work in this area of research.

Precision determinations of the flavor sector allow the indirect search of new physics effects. The ATLAS detector results and future potential in this sector are discussed, with particular emphasis on the search for rare B s and B d decays and the measurement of the phase s .

Several vacuum preloading systems have been developed over the years. Each has its advantages and limitations. Two vacuum preloading techniques, namely the Menard and the Beaudrain systems, have been evaluated using model tests. Comparison between using two different drain types, circular and band drain has also been conducted. The test results are presented in this paper. The model tests show that the Menard preloading system is more effective under the test conditions; on the other hand, not much difference is observed between the consolidation results of the circular and band drain. The implication of the model tests to large scale field conditions is also discussed.

To attain good performance in an acoustic echo cancellation system, it is important to have a variable step size (VSS) algorithm as part of an adaptive filter. In this paper, we are concerned with the development of a VSS algorithm for a recently proposed subband affine projection (SAP) adaptive filter. Two popular VSS algorithms in the literature are the methods of delayed coefficients (DC) and variable regularization (VR). However, the merits and demerits of them are mutually exclusive. We propose a VSS algorithm* that is a hybrid of both methods and combines their advantages. An extensive study of the new algorithm in different scenarios like the presence double-talk (DT) during the transient phase of the adaptive filter, DT during steady state, and varying DT power is conducted and reasoning is given to support the observed behavior. The importance of the method of VR as part of a VSS algorithm is emphasized.