Are Libraries Utilising the Full Potential of Weblogs? - the Blog Experience in New Zealand and Australia

<p>Weblogs (widely known as blogs) are widely promoted as a potentially useful tool of promotion and information dissemination for libraries. They are also advocated as an easy way for libraries to get involved in Web 2.0 applications. As a result, in the past year alone, the number of weblogs established in New Zealand and Australian libraries has grown substantially but little was known about how library blogs were being used or whether they were being used successfully. This study aimed to discover how blogs were being used in New Zealand and Australia and whether they were being utilised to their full potential. Content analysis of 73 blogs was carried out in combination with a survey of 46 people involved with library blogs and five interviews. The results indicate that blogs are being used for a variety of reasons and differing purposes recommended in the literature. Most blogs are being updated regularly and are regarded as successful for disseminating information in a timely manner. The majority of blogs provide links to useful information within the blog posts which readers can also access at a later time through archives. Few library blogs, however, provided categories or a search function to make this access easier. It appears the conversational aspect of the blog is not being realised. Comments are still rare. The potential for marketing and promotion of library resources through the blog and of the blog itself does not appear to be fully utilised in most cases. Nevertheless, library bloggers enjoy the medium and feel it is worthwhile continuing with the development and establishment of blogs. Blog numbers are growing rapidly, therefore many blogs are still in their infancy and have not yet utilised the full potential of this interactive medium.</p>

Are Libraries Utilising the Full Potential of Weblogs? - the Blog Experience in New Zealand and Australia

<p>Weblogs (widely known as blogs) are widely promoted as a potentially useful tool of promotion and information dissemination for libraries. They are also advocated as an easy way for libraries to get involved in Web 2.0 applications. As a result, in the past year alone, the number of weblogs established in New Zealand and Australian libraries has grown substantially but little was known about how library blogs were being used or whether they were being used successfully. This study aimed to discover how blogs were being used in New Zealand and Australia and whether they were being utilised to their full potential. Content analysis of 73 blogs was carried out in combination with a survey of 46 people involved with library blogs and five interviews. The results indicate that blogs are being used for a variety of reasons and differing purposes recommended in the literature. Most blogs are being updated regularly and are regarded as successful for disseminating information in a timely manner. The majority of blogs provide links to useful information within the blog posts which readers can also access at a later time through archives. Few library blogs, however, provided categories or a search function to make this access easier. It appears the conversational aspect of the blog is not being realised. Comments are still rare. The potential for marketing and promotion of library resources through the blog and of the blog itself does not appear to be fully utilised in most cases. Nevertheless, library bloggers enjoy the medium and feel it is worthwhile continuing with the development and establishment of blogs. Blog numbers are growing rapidly, therefore many blogs are still in their infancy and have not yet utilised the full potential of this interactive medium.</p>

Enhancement of antioxidant activity of kencur rhizome in the shade by potassium fertilizer

Abstracts. Kencur has been traditionally used as a medical plant for a long time. The potential content of kencur rhizomes as a medical plant lead to the idea of conducting a study that aims to determine the yield and antioxidant content of rhizomes cultivated in the shade and the effect of potassium fertilizer application. The research was conducted in two stages. The first stage was kencur cultivation in the AgroTechno-Park UB in Jatikerto from November 2020 to June 2021 designed according to the Split-split plot design (3 factor treatments). The main factor was the shade, sub plots were accession of kencur, and t doses of potassium fertilizer. The second stage was conducted in the Plant Physiology Laboratory to analyze the antioxidant content after the field experiment. The results showed that there was increased antioxidant activity in kencur rhizomes due to the use of potassium fertilizer and shade. The 25% shade produced higher antioxidants than 50% shade in both Lumajang and Nganjuk’s accessions.

Potential Content of Palm Oil at Various Levels of Loose Fruit in Oil Palm Circle

Harvesting fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is an important activity in the oil palm plantation industry. This study aimed to analyze the potential content of palm oil at the level of loose fruit that falls on the oil palm circle. Observations were made on five fresh fruit bunches with criteria 1, 3, and 5 respectively loose fruit per bunch that falls on the oil palm circle from oil palm trees that were 22, 16, 12, and 7 years old. All sample fresh fruit bunches were analyzed for potential oil to bunch and oil to wet mesocarp in the analytical laboratory of Bumitama Gunajaya Agro. Content of oil to wet mesocarp in loose fruit 1, 3, and 5 were 48,50 % b, 51,98 % a, and 53,21 % a respectively. While the content of oil to bunch in loose fruit 1, 3, and 5 were 24,19 % a, 25,52 % a, and 25,71 % a respectively. The highest potential for oil content occurs in ripe palm fruit with a level of loose fruit 5 grains per bunch that falls on that oil palm circle. Five grains per bunch on the oil palm circle can be used as an indicator for harvesters to harvest ripe fruit with optimal oil content.

IMAGE-CREATING POTENTIAL OF DISCIPLINES OF SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN CYCLE

Characteristic of image-creating potential of disciplines of the social and humanitarian cycle of higher technical education for the following resources: information-content, communicative-interactive, organizational-functional and cultural-image is made on the basis of the concept of “potential” and “image-creating potential”. Possibilities of the discipline of the social and humanitarian cycle for the formation of the professional image of the future IT specialists are: the focus of the content of discipline on the values of professional activity; diversity of choice of the practice of image-forming activity; multilevel image interaction and communication between subjects; means of methodological support for teaching the discipline are also disclosed in the article.Analysis of curriculum and programs for the future IT professionals' training have identified significant characteristics of potential content of disciplines of the social and humanitarian cycle of IT professionals' training for the image competence formation: enrichment of the range of image knowledge; possibility of image-forming activities; activation of productive ways of image-creative interaction.It is established that social and humanitarian disciplines allow forming a person capable of discovering and realizing one's own potential in society. These disciplines require the following teaching principles: general science, fundamentalism, systematic unity of historical and logical, national and universal, social and personal, theory and practice of teaching and education.For the realization of the image-creating potential of disciplines of the social and humanitarian cycle, a set of classes and tasks for the formation of an IT specialist's professional image were developed. These include discussion questions, discussion of popular public opinion on the internal and external image, the generalization of image management methods, identification of features of the public figures kinetic image, exercises for formation an attractive image of a professional subject, reflective exercises, role situations, designing your own image. These exercises become the basis for the creation of such an IT specialist's image, which will assist the prototype subject in achieving success, socially significant goals, creating a positive image.

DATABASE DESIGN FOR COSPLAY MAKING SERVICE OUTLET SELECTION RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS

This research is a type of action research. Aims to design a database for a costume ordering service outlet recommendation system. The application is built using the flutter framework as the user interface, the PHP language as a data processor that is sent from the application and MySQL as the database.A recommendation system is a system that is able to identify and provide high potential content selected by users based on filtering information that takes preferences from user behavior and history.The final result of the database design shows that the database design consists of 5 tables, namely the User Table, the Orderuser Table, the Outlet Table, the Rating Table, and the Review Table, as well as the Web-based Cosplay Making Service Outlet Selection Recommendation System.

Comparison of Antioxidant Activity of Ethanolic, Methanolic, n-Hexan, and Aqueous Extract of Parkia speciosa Peel based on Half -Maximal Inhibitory Concentration Through Free Radical Inhibition

The objectives of this study was to determine the half maximum inhibitory concentration (IC50) from four types of Parkia speciosa peel extracts (ethanol, methanol, n-hexane, and aqueous) through DPPH free radical inhibition. First Parkia’s peel extract made by drying the Parkia’s peel that has been sorted, then crushed and mashed with a blender. Parkia’s powder then macerated for 3 replication using each type of solvent and then solvent evaporation was carried out using a rotary vacuum evaporator. The evaporated extract produced then tested for antioxidant activity using the IC50 method and phytochemical screening was performed to analyze the potential content of functional compounds. The results showed that all types of solvents dissolve alkaloid compounds (except water extract), flavonoids, saponins, tannins, and phenols. IC50 values produced from the four types of petai bark extract using methanol, ethanol, water, and n-hexane solvents sequentially were 76.92; 111; 136; and 201 ppm. Methanol extract had the lowest IC50 value of 76.92 ppm which resulted that the methanol extract of petai skin had a strong (active) antioxidant strength compared to others.Keywords: Antioxidant, Exctract, Parkia’s peel, IC50

Attitudes and Expectations of Health Care Professionals Toward App-Based Therapy in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee: Questionnaire Study

Background The use of mobile health (mHealth) apps is becoming increasingly widespread. However, little is known about the attitudes, expectations, and basic acceptance of health care professionals toward such treatment options. As physical activity and behavior modification are crucial in osteoarthritis management, app-based therapy could be particularly useful for the self-management of this condition. Objective The objective of the study was to determine the expectations and attitudes of medical professionals toward app-based therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Methods Health care professionals attending a rehabilitation congress and employees of a university hospital were asked to fill out a questionnaire consisting of 16 items. A total of 240 questionnaires were distributed. Results A total of 127 participants completed the questionnaire. At 95.3% (121/127), the approval rate for app-based therapy for patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee was very high. Regarding possible concerns, aspects related to data protection and privacy were primarily mentioned (41/127, 32.3%). Regarding potential content, educational units, physiotherapeutic exercise modules, and practices based on motivation psychology were all met with broad approval. Conclusions The study showed a high acceptance of app-based therapy for osteoarthritis, indicating a huge potential of this form of treatment to be applied, prescribed, and recommended by medical professionals. It was widely accepted that the content should reflect a multimodal therapy approach.

Independent Game Developers and Their Expectations Towards Recommender Systems

Electronic recommender systems and digital distribution as such have transformed many industries. Digital games is one of those industries where the transformation is particularly evident, as more and more games are appearing on the market, and most of the titles are published by independent game developers. Due to electronic recommender systems developers can now self-publish their content without the mediation of third parties and additional costs for their services. This change has significantly decreased the costs of game production, distribution, and marketing, allowing more studios to engage in releasing their games on their own. However, it is unclear how the developers themselves perceive the effect of electronic recommender systems of their business models. This paper presents a qualitative study on the impact of electronic recommender systems in context of independent game development. Based on semi-structured expert interviews with active game developers who have been engaged in promoting their games through electronic recommender systems, our study provides insights on how independent game developers perceive those systems as part of their value chain and their business model. The results of the study concern to (i) independent game developers to establish, adapt, review, or improve their business model, and (ii) providers and developers of electronic recommender systems as indication of needs and requirements as well as expectations of their potential content creators.