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Digital literacy for participating in presidential election: A study on Indonesian students
Full text linkDigital literacy is needed during the presidential election. This study aims to determine the level of digital literacy of Indonesian students concerning what they do with social media information in facing the 2024 presidential election. We conducted a survey in which questionnaires were used as a research instrument to measure the four digital competencies: technical skill, information usage, communication, and creation. The questionnaires are sent to four Indonesian public universities. One hundred ninety-seven students from four State Islamic Universities (Universitas Islam Negeri) participated in this study. We used the mean and percentage score for the data analysis. The research result shows that, on average, the students’ levels of digital literacy competence are in the advanced category. The students have acquired the needed digital literacy competence and are ready to face the coming presidential election. However, in the aspects of Creation and Communication competencies do they need to make some improvements
Cooperative Deterministic Learning-Based Formation Control for a Group of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems Under Complete Uncertainty
Full text linkMulti-agent systems (MASs) have become a powerful approach for solving complex real-world problems due to their efficiency, scalability, and adaptability. MASs consist of multiple agents that collectively perform tasks, often requiring precise coordination, collision avoidance, and efficient navigation. Formation control is essential in such systems, regulating agents\u27 positions, velocities, and orientations to maintain specific patterns. Formation control methods are categorized into three approaches: (1) Behavioral, where agents follow predefined behaviors derived from subsolutions; (2) Leader-following, where agents maintain a configuration relative to designated leaders but are vulnerable to leader faults; and (3) Virtual structure, where agents follow a virtual leader, enhancing system robustness. These approaches operate under centralized or decentralized control. Most leader-following techniques assume linear time-invariant leader dynamics without inputs, limiting their ability to handle complex formation tracking tasks. Additionally, challenges related to dynamic variations in inertia remain unresolved. To address these issues, we propose a generalized leader dynamics model with a virtual leader subject to bounded time-varying external inputs. We develop a novel cooperative deterministic learning-based adaptive formation control scheme for nonlinear mechanical systems with uncertain dynamics. Our framework consists of two layers: (1) a cooperative nonlinear estimation protocol to estimate leader 24 states and (2) a cooperative deterministic learningbased formation control protocol using radial basis function neural networks (RBF NNs) for formation tracking and accurate learning of nonlinear dynamics. Numerical simulations confirm that our approach ensures formation tracking while achieving cooperative and accurate learning of system dynamics with guaranteed convergence and learning consensus
Between Sangate Aika and Bhumika: Finding Hansa Wadkar
Full text linkHansa Wadkar was a popular film star of Marathi cinema, who had established herself as an actress with considerable histrionic skills, essaying a range of roles in films belonging to a variety of genres during a career spanning several decades, before and after Indian Independence. Despite the success, Wadkar’s unconventional personal life was troubled and difficult. In the early seventies her autobiography, Sangate Aika (1970), was published. Subsequently, Shyam Benegal, a stalwart of the Indian New Wave, made Bhumika (1977) broadly based on Wadkar’s autobiography. The film’s realist framework underscored by its critique of patriarchy, succeeded in bringing Wadkar’s journey into the national discourse of women empowerment. This article is an attempt to read Sangate Aika and Bhumika together with the view to “finding” Hansa Wadkar, the female professional working in mid-century Marathi film industry, even as she participated in and contributed to the imagination and the making of the cinematic modernity of the region
Using media as a source in lessons: Media literacy methodology and Constructivist Media Decoding
Full text linkMedia literacy, beyond being an independent course, can be integrated into educational content at various levels through a structural approach that emphasizes questioning and understanding diverse perspectives. Students need tools to analyze diverse content critically, so it’s important to move away from traditional teacher-centered instruction. This paper examines a question-based approach to integrating media literacy into Turkish educational courses, emphasizing the Constructivist Media Decoding (CMD) method. The study highlights CMD’s potential to address gaps in Turkiye’s media literacy education, offering a detailed discussion of its theoretical background and benefits within the Turkish context. By illustrating CMD’s adaptability and value, this paper proposes its incorporation into curricula across all educational levels
Alma Link Resolver Referring Sources Report 2024-2025
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Information provided includes Source, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, % Clicks from Requests
Impact of apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban on international normalized ratio
Full text linkPoster presented by David Hwang, URI Pharm.D. Candidate 2026, and Professor Nicole Asal at the 2025 American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting (virtual)
