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The paper presents the development and implementation of a Web-Based Vehicle Monitoring System at Mindanao State University-Lanao del Norte Agricultural College (MSU-LNAC). The current manual system, characterized by pen-and-logbook entries, is inefficient, prone to errors, and time-consuming. The proposed solution leverages QR code technology and SMS notifications to automate and streamline the monitoring process, enhancing both accuracy and efficiency. The system's development follows the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using the waterfall model, ensuring a structured approach from requirement gathering to deployment. Key objectives include optimizing operations, improving data accuracy, reducing processing time, and enhancing security measures. The system's effectiveness and user satisfaction were evaluated through questionnaires, yielding high satisfaction scores among users. This research underscores the significance of integrating technology into campus security and administrative processes, offering a scalable solution for similar institutional environments. The study concludes with recommendations for future improvements, such as integrating the system with mobile platforms and enhancing database normalization and security features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explains the widespread adoption of Quick Response (QR) codes from a media genealogy perspective. Understanding QR codes as more than the materiality of their machinic embodiments and rather as a method of systematically and repeatedly addressing emergent problems, I argue that the operative logic of QR code is that of convenient efficiency. Convenient efficiency captures three dynamics that drive QR codes' ubiquity: the potentiality of spontaneous system synergies (system/distributed convenience coupled with streamlined efficiency); the autonomy of the subjects involved as part of this cybernetic system (personal convenience coupled with stacked efficiency); and the relative independence of the networks/assemblages that these practices constitute (convenient efficiency). That the convergence between convenience and efficiency as driving forces in contemporary technological culture has origins in the shop floor is consequential to the way motion, time and the body become disciplined—as well as the epistemological practices that cohere around these forces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study identifies the strategic determinants of intention to use m-payment and explores how the information and availability of a mobile payment service impact on the intention to use it from a holistic perspective. Specifically, it is studied the effect of perceived ease of use, perceived security, perceived usefulness, perceived compatibility, and subjective norms in a context where mobile payment was not yet available. The research model is empirically tested through a field experimental design with 437 potential users in Spain. The results show that perceived security, perceived usefulness, perceived compatibility, and subjective norms have a significant effect on the intention to use. Especially, subjective norms play a key role if the user has the opportunity to use the mobile payment and receive adequate information. This paper also provides implications to mobile payments industry and to theoretical field of technology adoption. According to the results, it is recommended that FinTechs and companies dedicated to the development of payment systems devote efforts to increasing the compatibility of these systems with users' lifestyles not only from a digital but also from a physical perspective. In addition, they should continue to look for ways to make users feel secure and see in this means of payment some utility that fits their needs. Finally, all these efforts must be transmitted to the consumer so that they can generate positive word-of-mouth among their acquaintances to encourage mobile payment adoption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Against the backdrop of ongoing terrorist threats and uncontrolled migration flows, there is increased interest in biometric human recognition technology and barcoding technology combined with it. As a possible solution, a biometric access system is proposed, designed to implement three main urgent tasks – automatic registration of people crossing the border; recording registration information in a special biometric database; checking registration information and facial image on the database of wanted people. Effective biometric systems combine verification and identification tasks to increase the reliability of person identification and comparison with reference data sets. In the course of the study, various methods of information processing with its subsequent encoding were considered and analyzed, and the experience of previous systems of this type was investigated. As a result of the study, the effectiveness of using the latest biometric technologies in the migration sphere and in law enforcement agencies for the effective search of offenders has been substantiated. This paper will be useful as a material for further study of facial recognition technology and the integration of QR into the field of biometrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper examines the possibilities of developing and applying additional educational resources through artificial intelligence systems. Microlearning is an effective teaching method in modern education that features concise audio and visual learning resources suitable for students from the digital generation. The research focuses on integrating educational resources into the traditional learning process, which activates the learning process through innovative methods and attractively presented information. A two-directional approach is applied that enables working through the creation of resources by the teacher on the one hand, and on the other hand, the learners themselves generate such resources. At the same time, QR codes are used to introduce learning and game elements to the primary macro resources. The aim is to determine the impact of the integrated approach on learners' engagement, their acquisition of the learning material, and overall learning outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Survey researchers are continually evaluating approaches to increase response rates, especially those that can be implemented with little or no costs. In this study, we experimentally evaluated whether or not including Quick Response (QR) codes in mailed recruitment materials for self-administered web surveys increased web survey participation. We also assessed whether mailing these materials in a non-standard envelope size (6 × 9 inch) yielded a higher response rate than invitations mailed in a standard, #10 envelope (4.125 × 9.5 inch). These experiments were embedded in a sequential mixed-mode (dual-frame phone and web) statewide survey. Including a QR code (in addition to a URL) significantly increased the response rate compared to invitations that only included a URL in our study. As expected, a consequence of including the QR code was an elevated number of completions on smartphones or tablets among households randomly assigned to the QR code condition. The use of a larger (6 × 9 inch) envelope did not affect the overall response rate but did significantly boost the response rate for the landline sample (envelopes addressed to "STATE resident") while having little effect for the wireless sample (envelopes addressed by name). This study suggests that incorporating both QR codes and larger (6 × 9 inch) envelopes in mail recruitment materials for web surveys is a cost-effective approach to increase web participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many of the industries need to adopt digital technologies to improve the overall activity. The hospitality industry is no exception, one of the means which enables the businesses to enhance their services and the interaction with customers is the use of QR codes. The purpose of the article was to explore the effects of the QR codes adoption in the activities of restaurants and cafes, emphasizing its important role in improving operational processes. The research performed among various restaurant and cafes owners, using semi-structured interviews, investigated how the QR codes were integrated in the day-to-day activity and the perceived impact. Furthermore, it explored the benefits, challenges and the plans for using this technology. The results provided a detailed analysis on how the QR codes were integrated, offering useful insights on how digital tools are improving businesses and the relationship with the customers.

College students may have limited access to produce and may lack confidence in preparing it, but cooking videos can show how to make healthy dishes. The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning suggests that learning is enhanced when visual and auditory information is presented considering cognitive load (e.g., highlighting important concepts, eliminating extraneous information, and keeping the video brief and conversational). The purpose of this project was to pilot test a food label for produce grown at an urban university and assess whether student confidence in preparing produce improved after using the label and QR code to view a recipe video developed using principles from the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. The video showed a student preparing a salad with ingredients available on campus. Students indicated the label was helpful and reported greater perceived confidence in preparing lettuce after viewing the label and video (mean confidence of 5.60 ± 1.40 before vs. 6.14 ± 0.89 after, p = 0.016, n = 28). Keeping the video short and providing ingredients and amounts onscreen as text were cited as helpful. Thus, a brief cooking video and interactive label may improve confidence in preparing produce available on campus. Future work should determine whether the label impacts produce consumption and if it varies depending on the type of produce used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the rapid advancements of mobile technologies and its applications in libraries are increasingly providing mobile-accessible information services to the library users on their devices. These services fall into two categories--traditional library services modified for mobile devices and services created specifically for mobile devices to 24x7 information access by the users globally. The study aims to evaluate the adoption and implementation of mobile applications in first-generation Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) libraries in India and assess the benefits and key challenges associated with delivering library services on m-tech platforms. A descriptive survey method was used to data collection via a structured online questionnaire using Google Forms, circulated among five librarians of studied libraries, and the response rate was 100%. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in tabular formats. The results indicate a high level of adoption of mobile applications to enhance library services in studied libraries. The first-generation IIT libraries have established high-tech mobile technology infrastructures to deliver library services, including servers, Wi-Fi, and mobile devices. The study reveals that first-generation IIT libraries in India have significantly adopted mobile applications to enhance library services. While there are substantial benefits, key challenges were noticed to further improving library services in the mobile world. The study strongly recommended for every library to develop a dedicated mobile library apps tailored to user needs, investing in m-tech infrastructures, and information and communication technology (ICT) training for staff to overcome adoption barriers in libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the potential risks that may occur when designing and implementing innovative products’ authenticity safeguards based on quick response (QR) codes. The study identified ten key risks, which were then analyzed in two dimensions: the probability of their occurrence and the strength of their impact, should they occur. Using the matrix-based method, risks were visualized on an intensity scale in both dimensions and with adequate color notation. Subsequently, the identified risks were grouped thematically. This enabled the identification of four key areas containing the identified risks, namely: competition, external websites, technological integration and risks dependent on internal factors. After aggregating individual risk levels, for each key area the average risk level was calculated. The first three areas were characterized by an average low level of risk, while the area related to risks dependent on internal factors was characterized by an average medium level of risk. The study’s systematic approach to identify and evaluate risks related to the execution of QR code-based authenticity safeguards project can be applied by businesses to similar projects, as it enables scientific-based risk identification and management, and consideration of strategies to mitigate the potential issues, ensuring smoother project execution and more reliable product performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O presente artigo pretende recolher marcas de um percurso de uma pesquisa de dissertação de mestrado intitulada “Sem título & com muitos nomes”, a partir da utilização do Método Maquinatório de Pesquisa. Para tanto, os pesquisadores fabulam acerca de como o método funciona no trabalho em questão e como implica e envolve a língua e a linguagem a partir da literatura; um código aberto que se constitui durante os movimentos do pesquisar. Um procedimento para mapear os deslocamentos que a pesquisa inventa-cria, quando acontece um encontro: QR Codes e pesquisadores. QR Codes: um “como dizer” do que a pesquisa insiste em produzir. Movimentos de maquinações abstratas de um outro código em uma mesma língua. Um diagrama. Movinvenções.

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In this article, we explore Quick Response (QR) codes (machine-readable optical labels that link to information) and how, after a period of having fallen out of favor, they have been reactivated and have come to underpin COVID-19 automation and contact-tracing efforts. During the pandemic, they were used especially for "safe entry" and other kinds of check-in to locations to facilitate contact tracing. In this context, QR codes facilitate automated decision-making in relation to infectious disease surveillance and disease outbreak control. However, the use of QR codes for contact-tracing purposes has enjoyed mixed success and its implementation has encountered several challenges, as we illustrate through a case study that explores QR codes and COVID contact tracing in Singapore and Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Online pharmacies and social media platforms are responsible for the growing presence of counterfeit medicines, and the verification and authentication of dosage levels are imperative for protecting individual medicines. However, the existing anticounterfeit methods for medicines and exterior box‐level protection are often limited, and they focus on pharmaceutical supply chains instead of empowering patients. Here, bioprinting and taggant construction of camouflaged biosafe quick response (QR) codes are introduced for on‐dose (or in‐dose) medicine security, integrated with the dosage form. Machine‐readable color QR codes contain concealed invisible patterns with biologically safe near‐infrared absorption properties, which help enhance the security of conventional QR codes. The reported bioinkjet printing and protein taggant construction guarantee printability, imperceptibility, stability, biocompatibility, digestibility, and tamper resistance to be an inherent part of each unit of medicine in solid dosage formats. Camouflaged biosafe QR code taggants can offer various medicine security applications including anticounterfeit measures, authentication features, track‐and‐trace, and serialization at the dosage level. This approach is expected to empower patients to play an active role in fighting illicit medicines and pharmaceutical products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There has been considerable research on sustainable forest management due to its importance in ensuring the long-term health of the forests and its industries. Traceability is an important tool to ensure that the wood and wood-based products are produced in a legal, sustainable, and ethical manner. Therefore, various technologies were implemented within the supply chain to monitor and trace the wood with the aim of fulfilling the traceability objectives. Using a systematic literature review, this paper provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art on the technologies and procedures used in timber traceability and transportation management. It debates traceability tradition and advanced methods such as smart marking, QR (Quick Response) codes, DNA fingerprinting, smartphone apps, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), machine learning, and computer vision since these technologies enable the integrity of the supply chain by documenting the source of wood and following up on the wood in all the stages, beginning from the standing tree until the final customer. The paper also reviews the advancements in wood transportation management systems, including spatial databases, GPS (Global Positioning System), and fleet management systems, which ultimately lead to real-time monitoring and optimisation of transportation routes, leading to improved efficiency and minimal environmental impact. The review results acknowledge that financial constraints, infrastructure limitations, data management uncertainties, acceptance and compliance issues, and stakeholder commitment are still challenges to implementing traceability technology in the forestry sector. Moreover, this review not only highlights how traceability systems promote responsible forestry practices, ensure sustainable timber sourcing, and develop supply chain management, but also the advantages of utilising these technological advances at economic, social, and environmental levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Researchers have increasingly explored various aspects of mobile payment in the past two decades, including different mobile payment systems (MPS), stakeholders, and related research contexts. However, existing literature reviews are limited to user adoption, overlooking the importance of understanding other key stakeholders, such as retailers and MPS providers, and post‐adoption behaviors. To address this gap, this comprehensive review examines exhaustive 310 studies in the MPS literature using the theory‐context‐characteristics‐methods framework, providing insights into all stakeholders and contexts studied. The findings highlight the need for further research in areas such as peer‐to‐peer payment, MPS adoption in lower‐income countries, MPS discontinuance behavior, socioeconomic impact, and consumer privacy issues. Additionally, the study suggests expanding the scope of MPS research to include emerging mobile payment options like buy now pay later and facial recognition payment system (FRPS). This research contributes valuable insights and proposes future research directions for MPS studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many of the industries need to adopt digital technologies to improve the overall activity. The hospitality industry is no exception, one of the means which enables the businesses to enhance their services and the interaction with customers is the use of QR codes. The purpose of the article was to explore the effects of the QR codes adoption in the activities of restaurants and cafes, emphasizing its important role in improving operational processes. The research performed among various restaurant and cafes owners, using semi-structured interviews, investigated how the QR codes were integrated in the day-to-day activity and the perceived impact. Furthermore, it explored the benefits, challenges and the plans for using this technology. The results provided a detailed analysis on how the QR codes were integrated, offering useful insights on how digital tools are improving businesses and the relationship with the customers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The advent of modern tools in agricultural experiments, digital data collection, and high-throughput phenotyping have necessitated field plot labels that are both machine- and human-readable. Such labels are usually made with commercial software, which are often inaccessible to under-funded research programs in developing countries. The availability of free fit-for-purpose label design software to under-funded research programs in developing countries would address one of the main roadblocks to modernizing agricultural research. The goal was to develop a new open-source software with design features well-suited for field trials and other agricultural experiments. We report here qrlabelr, a new software for creating print-ready plot labels that builds on the foundation of an existing open-source program. The qrlabelr software offers more flexibility in the label design steps, guarantees true string fidelity after QR encoding, and provides faster label generation to users. The new software is available as an R package and offers customizable functions for generating plot labels. For non-R users or beginners in R programming, the package provides an interactive Shiny app version that can be launched from R locally or accessed online at https://bit.ly/3Sud4xy. The design philosophy of this new program emphasizes the adoption of best practices in plot label design to enhance reproducibility, tracking, and accurate data curation in agricultural research and development studies.

This paper explores the application of augmented reality (AR) technology for developing foreign language professional communication skills in learning German. The study involved creating a virtual tour of architectural landmarks in Kyiv related to German architects, with AR elements like QR codes linking to textual, visual and video information and 3D models. The technological and didactic requirements for implementing AR were determined. Students prepared informative materials and tested the tour. The results of the questionnaire confirmed the motivational effect and expanded content from AR. Some difficulties were the dependence on gadgets and software. AR elements facilitated remembering terminology in context. The approach allows combining speciality content and language learning. AR technology can potentially enhance the learning process, but further research on methods is needed.

College students may have limited access to produce and may lack confidence in preparing it, but cooking videos can show how to make healthy dishes. The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning suggests that learning is enhanced when visual and auditory information is presented considering cognitive load (e.g., highlighting important concepts, eliminating extraneous information, and keeping the video brief and conversational). The purpose of this project was to pilot test a food label for produce grown at an urban university and assess whether student confidence in preparing produce improved after using the label and QR code to view a recipe video developed using principles from the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. The video showed a student preparing a salad with ingredients available on campus. Students indicated the label was helpful and reported greater perceived confidence in preparing lettuce after viewing the label and video (mean confidence of 5.60 ± 1.40 before vs. 6.14 ± 0.89 after, p = 0.016, n = 28). Keeping the video short and providing ingredients and amounts onscreen as text were cited as helpful. Thus, a brief cooking video and interactive label may improve confidence in preparing produce available on campus. Future work should determine whether the label impacts produce consumption and if it varies depending on the type of produce used.

Recent developments in technology have prompted educators to integrate technology into their classes with the help of mobile devices. QR codes are one of the most popular tools to implement technology-enriched instruction (TEI) in classes with their various advantages. To this aim, present study was conducted at TISHK International University in Erbil, Iraq on seventy-five Advanced English students in the fall semester of 2021-2022 Academic Year spanning 10 weeks. The participants, who were 35 male and 40 female ones, were chosen via the snowball sampling method. Their lessons were enriched with e-quizzes, e-presentations, e-texts and supplementary videos in an embedded format via QR codes while they were having classes through Scope 2. Data collection was run by SPSS 25 and Nvivo through a survey, a questionnaire and a thorough interview by sticking to the procedures of a mixed method research design. Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test, Shapiro-Wilk Normality Test, Mann Whitney U-test and Thematic Analysis were used to fetch and analyse the findings, respectively. The revealed data showed that students’ macro-skills developed substantially. Additionally, their perspectives on QR enriched instruction have changed positively. The findings of this study can have some implications for educators who consider incorporating QR codes into EFL classes for the sake of increasing students’ enthusiasm.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, one technology for contact tracing has come to dominate – QR codes. As a technology pioneered in Japan two decades ago and mainstreamed in China, QR codes have quickly become part of quotidian placemaking. While locations such as China have fully incorporated QR code technology into everyday contexts including public transport and mobile wallet applications, QR codes in the West were relatively overlooked. That was, until the pandemic. In this article, we examine some of the ways QR codes are being imagined and reimagined as part of public placemaking practices. In order to do so, we begin with a short history of QR codes – emerging in Japan, becoming mainstream in China and their consequent uptake globally. We then discuss the methods of our Australian study conducted during the pandemic and the seamful/seamless findings from our study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article traces the history of machine-readable data encoding standards and argues that the QR code has become an infrastructural gateway. Through the analysis of patents, corporate documents and advertising, ethnographic observations, and interviews with professionals, I describe the global making of the QR code and argue that the convergence of data encoding standards, mobile computing, machine vision algorithms, and platform ecosystems has led to the emergence of a new component of computational infrastructures which functions as a gateway between different actors, systems, and practices. The central section of the article covers seven decades of machine-readable data encoding history across different national and regional contexts: from the invention and popularization of the barcode in the United States, through the QR code's invention in Japan and its success in East Asia, to its platformization in China. By revisiting this history through concepts drawn from the field of infrastructure studies, I argue that QR codes have become infrastructural gateways and conclude that this concept is useful not only to understand the current role of QR codes but also to identify and follow the emergence and change of other gateways in infrastructures to come. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emergency medicine residents are required to accurately log all procedures, yet it is estimated that many procedures are not logged. Traditional procedure logging platforms are often cumbersome and may contribute to procedures not being logged or being logged inaccurately. We designed a mobile procedure logging application (app) that uses quick response (QR) codes to input patient information quickly and accurately. The app integrates with our current procedure log database while maintaining information privacy standards. It scans the QR code displayed for patient identification, automatically extracting pertinent patient information. The user selects the procedure performed and the app uses data analytics to recommend logging other related procedures. A mobile procedure logging app using QR codes decreases time needed to log procedures and eliminates data entry errors. Improving the speed and convenience of procedure logging may decrease the discrepancy between performed and logged procedures. A similar app can be integrated into any residency program and may improve assessment of resident procedural competency.

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In recent days, biological specimens are digitalized and digital images are available in virtual herbarium for teaching and learning process. Now, there is a need to explore possibilities of usage of barcodes and quick response (QR) codes in developing virtual herbarium for quick access as well as study the taxonomy of repository specimens. In order to establish a virtual herbarium for lichens using barcode and QR code techniques, lichen specimens such as Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J.R.Laundon, Leucodermia leucomelos (L.) Kalb, Heterodernia flabellate (fee) D.D.Awasthi, Parmotrema andinum (Mull.Arg.) Hale, Parmotrema grayanum (Hue) Hale, Parmellinella stuppeum (Taylor) Hale, and Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl. were collected from the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India and were identified based on morphological, anatomical and biochemical methods. Moreover, these specimens were preserved in the conventional lichen herbarium as reference materials for future studies. The barcodes and QR codes were generated for all the repository specimens to access the materials as well as to get a complete description of the lichen specimens. The generated barcodes provided the binomial name of lichen specimens along with their accession number. Similarly, the QR codes provided the digital image of lichen specimens along with complete descriptions such as distribution, habit and habitat, growth forms, name of the family, reproductive structure, chemistry, nature of thallus structure and lichen secondary metabolites. From these studies, we standardized a simple, rapid with reproducible protocol to develop a virtual herbarium for lichens to get the digital image and to access the complete descriptions of lichen specimens. This study might be useful for Lichenologists to get information about lichens in digital form and to maintain the lichen wealth for future regenerations without disturbing the lichen biodiversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nanocrystals of Cs3Cu2I5, a metal halide with promising potential as a perovskite substitute, are successfully grown on graphene nanosheets. An intermediate stage of physically exfoliated graphene nanosheets, concurrent with the formation of copper‐based seeds on graphene surface, is developed, for the first time, allowing for the subsequent growth of Cs3Cu2I5 nanocrystals (CsNCs) to obtain CsNCs‐decorated graphene nanohybrids (CsGNHs). The morphology and properties of the CsGNHs depend on the input amount of graphene nanosheets during the reaction. The photoluminescence intensity of the CsGNHs decreases with increasing graphene content, indicating that graphene facilitates nonradiative energy transfer from the CsNCs in the CsGNHs. The inherent self‐trapping exciton emission of the CsNCs is also affected by the graphene substrate. As the graphene content increases, the emission peaks of the CsGNHs broaden and diminish. The CsGNHs emit a stable solid‐state luminescence with a large Stokes shift (zero self‐absorption) under a high‐energy ultraviolet (UV) light. Consequently, the CsGNHs can act as optoelectronic transducers and selectively generate a turn‐on photocurrent response under specific‐wavelength UV light. Additionally, a new anticounterfeiting strategy is developed using the CsGNHs as a luminescent black ink to fabricate luminescent quick‐response codes with fake pixels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Physical Education classes, the learning of dance is included as a technique of body expression. However, dance tends to be unattractive for students. Meanwhile, teachers often receive insufficient initial training in this area, a situation which generates greater insecurity when they applying it. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine whether the use of mobile devices with QR codes improves student satisfaction when learning traditional dance. The study was carried out with a sample of 30 vocational training students enrolled in a program on Social and Sports Teaching and Animation. The study used a quasi-experimental design, featuring a pretest and a posttest. The findings show that students feel more relaxed when they learn different dances using QR codes than without (5.01±1.65) these codes. In addition, it is observed that success in learning the dances is related to the interaction between the students that emerged in the Physical Education classes where QR codes were used (r = .911; p = .00). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]