Implementation and Adaptation of a Combined Economic Empowerment and Peer Support Program Among Youth Living With HIV in Rural Rwanda

Background: Youth living with HIV in rural Rwanda experience poor clinical outcomes. In 2017, we implemented Adolescent Support Groups (ASGs), which provided economic incentives and peer support to youth aged 15-25. Methods: We assessed the ASG program using programmatic and electronic medical records. We described group composition and achievement on three indicators used to determine economic incentive levels: (1) quarterly pharmacy visit attendance, (2) biannual savings target achievement, and (3) annual viral suppression. Results: In total, 324 members enrolled in 34 ASGs. Group size and member ages varied more than anticipated. Groups performed well on pharmacy visit attendance (median quarterly group attendance range 91-100%) and on achieving savings targets (median biannual achievement range 80–83%). The viral suppression indicator could not be implemented as planned. Conclusion: To reflect contextual realities, adaptations in enrollment, indicator evaluation, and awarding of incentives occurred during implementation. Future research should assess whether these adaptations affected results.

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF MENGGUNAKAN SOFTWARE ADOBE FLASH CS6 PADA MATA PELAJARAN INSTALASI PENERANGAN LISTRIK

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk : (1) mengembangkan media pembelajaran interaktif menggunakan software adobe flash cs6 pada mata pelajaran instalasi penerangan listrik; (2) untuk mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran interaktif pada mata pelajaran instalasi penerangan listrik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian pengembangan (research and development). Langkah-langkah pengembangan media pembelajaran interaktif ini meliputi : (1) Analisis (Analysis); (2) Perencanaan (Design); (3) Pengembangan (Development); dan (4) Validasi. Metode pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan angket yang berisi pertanyaan-pertanyaan. Validasi media melibatkan 4 orang ahli media dan 2 orang sebagai pengguna (uji coba awal). Hasil uji awal coba oleh pengguna berdasarkan pada indikator Panduan, indikator Materi Multimedia, indikator Evaluasi, indikator Desain dan Fasilitas Media memperoleh skor rata-rata 4,75 (Sangat Layak). Hasil validasi ahli media berdasarkan panduan informasi, kinerja program, dan sistematika memperoleh skor rata-rata 4,69 (Sangat Layak). Berdasarkan seluruh hasil yang penelitian yang disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran interaktif sangat layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran pada mata pelajaran instalasi penerangan listrik di SMK Negeri 13 Medan. Kata Kunci : Media Pembelajaran Interaktif, Adobe Flash CS6 AbstractEnglish translation. English translation. This aims research to: (1) develop interactive learning media using adobe flash cs6 software on electrical lighting installation subjects; (2) to find out the feasibility of interactive learning media in the subjects of electrical lighting installations. This research uses research and development methods. The steps of developing this interactive learning medium include: (1) Analysis; (2) Planning (Design); (3) Development; and (4) Validation. The data collection method in this study uses questionnaires that contain questions. Media validation involves 4 media experts and 2 people as users (initial trial). The results of the initial trial by users based on the Guide indicator, Multimedia Materials indicator, Evaluation indicator, Design indicator and Media Facility obtained an average score of 4.75 (Very Feasible). Media expert validation results based on information guidance, program performance, and systematics earned an average score of 4.69 (Very Decent). Based on all the results of the research concluded that interactive learning media is very suitable to be used as a learning medium in the subjects of electric lighting installation in SMK Negeri 13 Medan. Keywords: Interactive Learning Media, Adobe Flash CS6

Impact assessment indicators for the UK Web Archive

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study to examine, determine and propose the optimal approach to develop impact assessment indicators for the UK Web Archive.Design/methodology/approachThe paper analyses the existing literature on impact assessment frameworks for digital resources and the types of impact in related fields to set an approach to develop an impact assessment plan. Primarily drawing from the Balanced Value Impact Model, the approach consists of three stages: context setting, indicator development and indicator evaluation.FindingsThe development of a set of potential impact assessment indicators for the UK Web Archive shows not only an optimal approach for the development but also recommendations for web archiving organisations.Research limitations/implicationsThe research did not carry out follow-up interviews regarding the feedback from UK Web Archive's staff. Adoption of the new set of indicators will further this development.Practical implicationsThe staff's duties influence their prioritisation of the indicators, so discussions among partners will be helpful in recognising different perceptions, unnoticed strengths and potential values. A progressive accumulation of assessment and improvements from the current state and small regular evaluations will be also helpful to demonstrate the impact and value to the stakeholders in the future.Originality/valueThis paper proposes a set of 13 potential indicators for the UK Web Archive of which functionality was checked against set quality criteria and tested through semi-structured interviews and survey submissions with the UK Web Archive staff members.

The Effect of Innovative Entrepreneurial Vitality on Economic Resilience Based on a Spatial Perspective: Economic Policy Uncertainty as a Moderating Variable

This study measured the economic resilience of 269 prefecture-level cities in China by constructing an indicator evaluation system for the resilience, adjustment, and responsiveness of the economic system under external shocks. A dynamic spatial Durbin model and a moderating mediation model were employed to analyze empirically the impact of economic policy uncertainty and innovative entrepreneurial vitality on economic resilience using prefecture-level panel data from 2004 to 2018. The statistical results revealed that there were significant “snowball” effects and spatial spillover characteristics of economic resilience. Under the moderating effect of economic policy uncertainty, innovative entrepreneurial vitality was found to have a significant positive effect on economic resilience. Furthermore, innovative entrepreneurial vitality was found to enhance economic resilience significantly by upgrading the industrial structure, alleviating the income gap, and guiding economic agglomeration in the context of economic policy uncertainty. Moreover, the impacts of innovative entrepreneurial vitality and economic policy uncertainty on economic resilience, respectively, showed significant heterogeneities in terms of the cities’ regions and economic sizes. The above-mentioned results were found to be valid even after a series of robustness tests were carried out.

A Method for Health Indicator Evaluation for Condition Monitoring of Industrial Robot Gears

Condition monitoring of industrial robots has the potential to decrease downtimes in highly automated production systems. In this context, we propose a new method to evaluate health indicators for this application and suggest a new health indicator (HI) based on vibration data measurements, Short-time Fourier transform and Z-scores. By executing the method, we find that the proposed health indicator can detect varying faults better, has lower temperature sensitivity and works better in instationary velocity regimes compared to several state-of-the-art HIs. A discussion of the validity of the results concludes our contribution.

RAPOT: An Adaptive Multifactor Risk Assessment Framework on Public Opinion for Trial Management

Since public opinion from social media has a growing impact and supervision on trial, risk assessment on public opinion is increasingly important in refined trial management. However, the tremendous amount of public opinion and the insufficient historical logs of trial procedures bring challenges to risk assessment on public opinion. To address this, we propose an adaptive multifactor risk assessment framework on public opinion with fuzzy numbers. Initially, we establish a multilayer indicator model for assessing the risk of public opinion (POR) with multilayer analysis and decision methods. Then, we explore the association rules hidden in the process logs to update the indicator model periodically. Moreover, we design a public opinion analysis module for indicator evaluation, including analysis in public opinion sentiment, hot search, and social media coverage to deal with big data on social media. Especially, the public opinion sentiment is classified by topic-based BiLSTM (T-BiLSTM), which is more accurate. Finally, the fuzzy number similarity is employed to determine POR’s level in the nine-level risk system. Experimental results validate the efficiency of our framework when assessing the POR.

Carbon Emission Governance Zones at the County Level to Promote Sustainable Development

Low-carbon governance at the county level has been an important issue for sustainable development due to the large contributions to carbon emission. However, the experiences of carbon emission governance at the county level are lacking. This paper discusses 5 carbon emission governance zones for 1753 counties. The zoning is formed according to a differentiated zoning method based on a multi-indicator evaluation to judge if the governance had better focus and had formulated a differentiated carbon emission governance system. According to zoning results, there is 1 high-carbon governance zone, 2 medium-carbon governance zones, and 2 low-carbon zones. The extensive high-carbon governance zone and medium-carbon zones are key governance areas, in which the counties are mainly located in the northern plain areas and southeast coastal areas and have contributed 51.88% of total carbon emissions. This paper proposes differentiated governance standards for each indicator of the 5 zones. The differentiated zoning method mentioned in this paper can be applied to other governance issues of small-scale regions.

A Review of the Research on the Indicator Evaluation of the New Development Philosophy

The philosophy of innovative, coordinated, green, open and inclusive development, collectively referred to as the new development philosophy, is an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It plays a vital role in China’s efforts to resolve problems in economic development and cultivate new advantages. Based on a keen understanding of the new development philosophy, we review the literature on the evaluation of a single indicator of the five dimensions of philosophy and that on a comprehensive evaluation of all the indicators of philosophy. The results show varied depths of research in single-indicator evaluation, and a lack of systematic study on comprehensive evaluation. We propose a multi-tier (macro–micro)-indicator evaluation system of new development philosophy, and recommend to establish a smart evaluation platform by integrating big data with traditional data, which will serve as a foundation and provide reference for the development of a scientific, well-conceived indicator evaluation system of new development philosophy that can guide the practice.

Analisis Kemampuan Regulasi Kognisi Peserta Didik dalam Pembelajaran

Proses pembelajaran pada peserta didik perlu dilatihkan serangkaian kegiatan yang sangat penting agar pembelajaran dapat berhasil dengan baik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan gambaran tentang kemampuan regulasi kognisi peserta didik dalam pembelajaran dengan model RML (reflective metacognitive learning) dengan fase: (1) refleksi orientasi, (2) refleksi organisasi, (3) refleksi eksekusi, dan (4) refleksi verifikasi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 75 orang peserta didik di tingkat SMA/MA di Lombok Tengah, yang dipilih secara cluster random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa angket kemampuan regulasi kognisi sebanyak 34 butir pertanyaan/pernyataan yang telah dinyatakan valid dan reliabel. Data berupa kemampuan regulasi kognisi peserta didik dianalisis dengan menentukan rata-rata pencapaian setiap peserta didik pada masing-masing sekolah, dan penentuan rata-rata skor pada setiap indikator kemampuan regulasi kognisi. Hasil penelitian ini adalah kemampuan regulasi kognisi peserta didik yang dibelajarkan dengan model RML mencapai kategori baik. Hal ini dilihat dari perolehan rata-rata pada ketiga sekolah sebesar 3,20; 3,18; dan 3,08, perolehan rata-rata setiap indikator pada ketiga sekolah juga berkategori baik dengan skor 3,18 untuk indikator planning; 3,15 untuk idikator information management strategy; 3,16 untuk indikator monitoring ; 3,17 untuk indikator debugging; dan 3,12 untuk indikator evaluation. Dengan demikian, kemampuan regulasi kognisi peserta didik dapat dilatihkan dalam pembelajaran dengan model RML yang menekankan proses refleksi secara sadar melalui: (1) penyajian fenomena kkonflik kognitif, (2) penyajian fenomena anomali, (3) proses internalisasi, (4) penyajian fenomena baru yang terkait dengan konsep yang dibelajarkan.Analysis of Students' Cognition Regulation Ability in LearningAbstractThe learning process in students needs to be trained in a series of activities that are very important so that learning can be successful. The purpose of this study was to obtain an overview of the ability of students to regulate cognition in learning with the RML (reflective metacognitive learning) model with the following phases: (1) orientation reflection, (2) organizational reflection, (3) reflection on execution, and (4) reflection on verification. This research is descriptive research. The sample used was 75 students at the SMA / MA level in Central Lombok, who were selected by cluster random sampling. The instrument used was a questionnaire on the ability to regulate cognition as many as 34 questions / statements that were declared valid and reliable. Data in the form of students' cognitive regulatory abilities were analyzed by determining the average achievement of each student in each school, and determining the average score on each indicator of the cognitive regulatory ability. The results of this study were the ability of students to regulate cognition who learned the RML model reached a good category. This can be seen from the average acquisition of the three schools of 3.20; 3.18; and 3.08, the average acquisition of each indicator in the three schools was also in the good category with a score of 3.18 for the planning indicator; 3.15 for the information management strategy indicator; 3.16 for monitoring indicators; 3.17 for debugging indicators; and 3.12 for indicator evaluation. Thus, the ability of students to regulate cognition can be trained in learning with the RML model which emphasizes the process of conscious reflection through: (1) presenting cognitive conflict phenomena, (2) presenting anomalous phenomena, (3) internalizing processes, (4) presenting new phenomena which is related to the concept being learned.