Sharing electronically and accessibly in library-led instruction

The electronic information and technology accessibility project is a strategic overhauling of the digital instructional materials of the Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) to comply with the accessibility standards established in a 2020 University of Pittsburgh policy. Though these technologies have existed for quite some time, library instructors were not skilled in the actual creation and design of documents, web content, and presentations with accessibility in mind. Over the past year and a half, a team within HSLS developed detailed guidance and education on universal design and creating an inclusive online learning environment. These guidelines were developed in accordance with Section 508 and the WCAG2.1, with a focus on an improved experience for the D/deaf community and those with visual impairments. We initially made accessibility improvements to online subject guides, in-person presentations, and digitally shared class materials. The COVID-19 pandemic and complete shift to virtual instruction then necessitated the evaluation of platforms used in remote learning (such as Zoom and Panopto), where accessibility best practices needed to be incorporated. This article highlights going beyond in-program accessibility checkers and describes how library technology experts and content creators worked together to bridge the gap of accessibility in the information we share.

Methodical Manual for a Set of Transport Regulations in Railway Passenger Transport

The European Union is the first and only region worldwide where passengers have comprehensive and integrated fundamental rights on all modes of transport. The rights are based on the principles of non-discrimination, accurate, timely and accessible information as well as prompt and adequate assistance. There is also a specific code of transport regulating conditions under which a carrier transports persons, baggage, animals and goods on the rail network. The actual creation of such transport regulations should follow from a certain methodology. Thus, the paper´s objective is to propose methodical procedures that would be related to a set of regulations in railway passenger transport. The manual proposed will respect relevant legislation, which determines minimum requirements for developing transport regulations, and obligations of carriers as well. As the code of transport is part of public proposals for concluding transport contracts of the carriage of passengers, the methodical manual will contribute to making regulations in passenger transport to be better suited to practical requirements. In general, it may be argued that the manual will ensure establishing transport regulations which will be concise, clear, comprehensible, and which, in particular, will comply with the legislation and requirements of the transport service ordering party. It should therefore contain certain points to be followed when developing transport rules.

Clustering by Hybrid K-Harmonic Means and Biogeography Based Optimization Algorithm for Medical Data

: In today trendy world hybrid based optimized data clustering is unique and imperative clustering tool in the area of data mining, which is dynamic research of actual creation problems. The oldest and furthermost commonly used popular clustering technique is the K-means(KM) algorithm, which is very complex and for the initialization of the cluster centroid and it will easily go for premature converge. This initialization problem of K-means can be evaded by built in boost function of K-Harmonic Means, which is centroid based clustering algorithm and also unresponsive for collection of initial partition clustering , but it can easily go for pre-matured conjunction in local optima. To avoid this convergence problem, this proposed algorithm uses Boosting K-harmonic means(KHM) algorithm with BBO to produce more precise, robust, better clustering solution in few number of iterations, evade conning in local optima and simply convergence to relate with Harmonic Means, BBO algorithms. Biogeography based algorithm works with the concept of emigration and immigration of inhabitants from one location to another location, Which has high computation cost. For avoiding this high computation cost in this hybrid optimization technique Biogeography-Based Optimization (BBO) is integrated with K-Harmonic means algorithm to produce optimum and effective clustering solution with faster convergence. BBO is universal optimization methods to solve utmost of the optimization problem, which is an production based generation of evolutionary algorithm (EA)that augments a function by stochastically and re peatedly improving the clustering solution of quality, or fitness function. The experimental results of this paper shown as the projected method is very resourceful and faster to afford better clustering solution in less number of repetitions for medical data

Extraction of Creation-Time for Recovered Files on Windows FAT32 File System

In this article, we propose a creation order reconstruction method of deleted files for the FAT32 file system with Windows operating systems. Creation order of files is established using a correlation between storage locations of the files and their directory entry locations. This method can be utilized to derive the creation-time bound of files recovered without the creation-time information. In this article, we first examine the file allocation behavior of Windows FAT32 file system. Next, based on the examined behavior, we propose a novel method that finds the creation order of deleted files after being recovered without the creation-time information. Due to complex behaviors of Windows FAT32 file system, the method may find multiple creation orders although the actual creation order is unique. In experiments with a commercial device, we confirm that the actual creation order of each recovered file belongs to one of the creation orders found by the method.

Empowerment and Disempowerment in the Participatory Culture of TransCoding

In this article, I consider implications of outreach practices in the field of contemporary music for the field itself and for the professional artists involved. I am interested in what happens if we facilitate access to contemporary music for audiences of any kind of demographic, break down barriers, share authority between participating non-professionals and professional artists and allow all participants of a project influence on jointly created artworks. I investigate in how far the organisational or structural change in the creative practice and the creative outcome – that comes along with bringing new players into the field – has consequences on the personal practice of the professional actors in such a project. I base my article on theories of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, communication scholar Henry Jenkins, art historian Claire Bishop, musicologist Elena Ungeheuer and my own research into social structures of the contemporary art field, and apply them to a single case study: the artistic research project TransCoding – From ‘Highbrow Art’ to Participatory Culture, funded by the Austrian Science Fund. Using the method of thick description, I take the reader through the history of TransCoding, give account of field experiences and put the found patterns of cultural-social experiences into a theoretical context. I investigate the power shifts from professional artists to audience that occurred on the basis of creative, participatory processes within this project. In doing so, I would like to raise questions and stimulate discussion with regard to the conditions and social organisations of creative practice in the contemporary music field, the distribution of power and how this is felt when ‘bringing new audiences to new music’ into the core practice of professional artists, the actual creation of a new work.

Getting Started Getting Students Modeling: Designing and Facilitating Open-ended Math Modeling Experiences

“Modeling” is a term that has several meanings in general, but particularly in mathematics. Here math modeling refers to the process of creating a mathematical representation of a real-world scenario to make a prediction or provide insight. There is a distinction between using a formula that arises from an application (for example, distance equals rate times time) and the actual creation of a mathematical relationship itself that can be useful in an applied setting. In this two part workshop, we demonstrate how to develop authentic math modeling challenge problems that are accessible and relevant to students. In the second part of the workshop we talk about how to facilitate math modeling so that students have an opportunity to be creative and innovative in their modeling process while having ownership over their solution.

Problem Kosmologi Dalam Filsafat lbnu Rusyd

Philosophical discourse of universe creation was a phenomenon which characterized the dynamic views of Moslems scholars. This theme became an up to date topic as Moslems were faced with the exhaustive discussions to strengthen their beliefs on the existence of God and universe. In addition, this was also related to the great efforts made by the Moslems scholars to protect their concept on Tauhid and Aqeedah not to be contaminated by the thoughts aid concepts developed by non Moslem scholars. This writing aims at uncovering Ibn Rusyd philosophy on cosmology. lbnu Rusyd stated that universe was gradually created. Thus, the creation should be a process of changing one to another or change the potential into an actual creation. All these processes were done continuously in indefinite period.

Computer verification of the production cycle implemented on swiss-type lathe

The study presents the possibility of using CAD/CAM systems for computer simulation of the process of making the detail on a numeric processing machine. The paper describes an exemplary process of verification of the element’s creation using SD EDITOR software and the actual creation of the product on the Star ECAS-20 longitudinal automatic machine based on the verified NC code.

The Preface to the Old English Bede: authorship, transmission, and connection with the West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List

Lexical and stylistic features indicate that the Preface to the Old English Bede was composed by a writer different from the anonymous Mercian who translated the body of the text. The Preface, therefore, cannot be taken to reveal aspects of the original translator's aims or attitude to the text. Recently discovered collations of the burnt manuscript London, British Library, Cotton Otho B. xi, made by John Smith prior to the 1731 fire, provide further insight, indicating that a copy of the West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List was attached to the Preface by the mid-tenth century. Thus the origins of the Preface may lie in an Alfredian or post-Alfredian initiative to disseminate the translation at some time later than its actual creation.