bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mengembangkan Keterampilan Warga Binaan Melalui Manajemen Program Sarana Asimilasi Dan Edukasi (SAE)
Authors: Suryadi Suryadi , Turmudi Imam , Afifah I’is Nur
Published: April 2022

Lembaga Pemasyarakatan merupakan tempat untuk Warga Binaan Pemasyarakatan (WBP) untuk menjalani masa hukuman atau pembinaan, Lembaga Pemasyarakatan memiliki banyak sekali program pembinaan yang sangat bermanfaat bagi Warga Binaan sendiri. Warga Binaan Pemasyarakatan (WBP) yang dapat melaksanakan program-program tersebut mereka sudah menjalani masa hukuman 2/3 masa hukumannya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sejauh mana program pembinaan kemandirian dalam mengembangkan keterampilan Warga Binaan, Apa saja manfaat pengembangan keterampilan ini bagi Warga Binaan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif, dengan mengambil latar di Lapas Kelas IIB Probolinggo, pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menekankan sumber data lapangan sebagai data primer dan data literatur sebagai data sekunder. Penulis melakukan pengambilan subjek sebagai bahan penelitian ini berdasarkan metode purposive sampling, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Pelaksaan pelatihan yang ada di Lapas Kelas II B Probolinggo dapat berjalan dengan baik dan lancar sesuai dengan program kemandirian yang telah disusun oleh Lapas Probolinggo. Tujuan lain dari adanya program kemandirian Sarana Asimilasi dan Edukasi (SAE) ini agar program kerja tersebut dapat memberikan bekal keterampilan sehingga keahlian yang telah dimiliki oleh Warga Binaan nantinya dapat menopang kehidupan setelah keluar nanti, baik nantinya membuka lapangan kerja baru dalam dunia perbengkelan, bekerja dipabrik dan sebagainya.
IMPLEMENTASI AKAD RAHN DALAM PERSPEKTIF EKONOMI ISLAM
Authors: Lubaba Abu
Published: April 2022

Indonesia memiliki banyak lembaga keuangan syariah di antaranya Bank, BMT, BPR dan Pegadaian, secara resmi pegadaian syariah memiliki izin untuk menjalankan kegiatan lembaga keuangan berupa pembiayaan dana yang disalurkan kepada masyarakat dengan menggunakan akad rahn (gadai). Dalam menjalankan roda perekonomian pegadaian syariah banyak diminati sebagai kebutuhan masyarakat untuk melakukan transaksi.  Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui akad rohn dalam perspektif ekonomi Islam yang diterapkan oleh pegadaian syariah cabang Tukmudal kecamatan Sumber kabupaten Cirebon, dalam penelitian ini, peneliti ingin mengetahui sejauh mana pegadaian syariah dalam menjalankan akadnya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan penelitian lapangan Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian lapangan (field research) yaitu penelitian yang langsng berhubungan dengan objek yang diteliti. Sumber data yang diambil adalah data primer dan sekunder, sumber data primer diperoleh melalui observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, sedangkan data sekunder diambil dari sumber-sumber jurnal, buku, internet dan lainnya. Metode analisa data menggunakan distkritif analisis Lembaga Keuangan Syariah di Indonesia menerapkan berbagai macam produk dan akad dalam menjalankan kegiatan usahanya, salah satu produknya adalah akad rahn yang ada di Pegadaian Syariah Tukmudal Sumber Cirebon. Berdasarkan rukun akad rahn secara praktik mulai dari marhun, marhun bih, shighah, dan ‘aqidaini sudah sesuai dengan dengan teori syariah, tetapi masih ada beberapa hal yang harus diperjelas untuk mendapatkan praktik yang benar secara teori syariah. Yaitu tentang pemanfaatan barang gadai yang belum dijelaskan secara rinci tentang pemanfaatan dari pihak rahin maupun dari pihak murtahin.
Implementasi Praktik Pembiayaan KPR dengan Akad Murobahah dan Musyarakah Mutanaqisah Perspektif Fatwa DSN-MUI
Authors: Maranti Safika , Sadiah Zulfatus
Published: April 2022

The finance of House Ownership Loan (locally abbreviated as KPR or Kredit Pemilikan Rumah) is a finance product in Muamalat Bank of Branch Office Surakarta using a contract of murobahah and musyarakah mutanaqisah. In its implementation, there is a difference in characteristic between two contracts.  The contract of murobahah is only designed for the customers proposing the finance of house construction or renovation. Meanwhile, the contract of musyarakah mutanaqisah is designed for the customers proposing the finance of the finished house.  This is a field research using the analytical-evaluative qualitative method. The researcher here attempted to make a clarification between the concept and the implementation.  The result of the research showed that not all clause of the practice of KPR finance either with the contract of murobahah or with musyarakah mutanaqisah has been in accordance with the fatwa DSN-MUI. The contract of murobahah practiced was murobahah represented not with pure murobahah. This then has triggered the element of riba (excessive interest) in the transaction. Meanwhile in the contract of musyarakah mutanaqisah the bank does not divide the portion of hishshah into the units of hishshah ((taj’ziatul hishshah) share capital. In fact, the clause is the characteristic in the finance of musyarakah mutanaqisah that must be appeared as the distinguishing with other contract.

Abstrak

Pembiayaan Kredit Pemilikan Rumah (secara lokal disingkat KPR atau Kredit Pemilikan Rumah) adalah produk pembiayaan di Bank Muamalat Kantor Cabang Surakarta dengan akad murobahah dan musyarakah mutanaqisah. Dalam implementasinya terdapat perbedaan karakteristik antara kedua kontrak tersebut. Akad murobahah hanya diperuntukkan bagi nasabah yang mengajukan pembiayaan pembangunan atau renovasi rumah. Sedangkan akad musyarakah mutanaqisah diperuntukkan bagi nasabah yang mengajukan pembiayaan rumah jadi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan dengan metode kualitatif analitik-evaluatif. Peneliti disini mencoba untuk membuat klarifikasi antara konsep dan implementasinya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak semua klausul praktik keuangan KPR baik dengan akad murobahah maupun musyarakah mutanaqisah telah sesuai dengan fatwa DSN-MUI. Akad murobahah yang dipraktikkan adalah murobahah yang direpresentasikan bukan dengan murobahah murni. Hal inilah yang kemudian memicu unsur riba (bunga berlebih) dalam transaksi tersebut. Sedangkan dalam akad musyarakah mutanaqisah bank tidak membagi porsi hishshah menjadi unit modal saham hishshah ((taj'ziatul hishshah). Padahal klausul tersebut merupakan ciri dalam pembiayaan musyarakah mutanaqisah yang harus dimunculkan sebagai yang membedakan dengan kontrak lainnya.
Respon Dunia Barat Terhadap Ekonomi Syariah Di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0
Authors: Ahyani Hisam , Slamet Memet
Published: April 2022

Sharia economic opportunities developed in Indonesia need to be supported by knowing the western response to the economic conditions in Indonesia, where the revolutionary era 4.0 is a challenge for Indonesia in the economic welfare of its people. This study aims to determine the response and contribution of the west to the Islamic economy in Indonesia in the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0. This type of research is juridical normative and the nature of the research is descriptive legal study. The results of the study found that the response and contribution of the west to the Indonesian sharia economy is to embrace the Indonesian sharia economy with the aim of regaining control of the Indo Pacific, by implementing a free market and capitalist system. However, Indonesia remains in principle, namely developing the potential of the Islamic economy because this is a golden opportunity for a prosperous Indonesia.

Abstrak

Peluang Ekonomi Syariah  yang dikembangkan di Indoensia perlu didukung dengan mengetahui respon barat terhadap kondisi ekonomi di Indonesia, dimana era revolusi 4.0 menjadi tantangan tersendiri bagi Indonesia dalam mensejahterahkan ekonomi masyarakatnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan guna mengetahui respon dan sumbangsih barat terhadap ekonomi syariah di Indonesia Era Revolusi Industri 4.0. Jenis penelitian ini dalah yuridis normative dan Sifat penelitian descriptive legal study. Hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa respon dan sumbangsih barat terhadap ekonomi syariah Indonesia yaitu merangkul ekonomi syariah Indonesia dengan tujuan menguasai kembali indo pasifik, dengan menerapkan sistem pasar bebas dan kapitalis. Namun Indonesia tetap pada prinsipnya yaitu mengembangkan potensi ekonomi syariah karena ini adalah peluang emas menuju Indonesia sejahtera.
Analisis Transaksi Kredit Pemilikan Rumah (KPR) Dalam Tinjauan Hukum Islam Di Bank Tabungan Negara Syariah Cirebon
Authors: Ridwan Mohammad , Rahmatunnisa Frida Eka , Salmah Salmah
Published: April 2022

The house is one of the primary needs for humans, in today's era because the house is an important part of a place to live or shelter for humans from exposure to sunlight and rain. This study aims to determine the analysis of the Home Ownership Credit (KPR) program transactions in the Islamic Law Review at Bank BTN Syariah Cirebon Branch. This research method uses qualitative research with a descriptive approach with data collection in this study using observation, interviews, documentation and data triangulation. The conclusion of this research is that housing loans (KPR) can be used by the wider community because KPR makes it easy for people who want to own a house at an affordable cost. KPR is provided by the government in collaboration with banks for people who do not have a home. Meanwhile, the analysis of housing ownership credit transactions (KPR) in Islamic banking in the review of Islamic law can be applied with a murabahah contract in accordance with sharia provisions. This murabahah contract provides a solution for people who want to own a house at an affordable cost through a financing mechanism facilitated by housing and banking developers to fulfill housing needs for the community.

Abstrak

Rumah merupakan salah satu kebutuhan primer bagi manusia, di era sekarang karena rumah menjadi bagian penting sebagai tempat tinggal atau hunian untuk berlindung bagi manusia dari terpaan sinar matahari dan hujan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui analisis transaksi program Kredit Pemilikan Rumah (KPR) dalam Tinjauan Hukum Islam di Bank BTN Syariah Cabang Cirebon.  Metode penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif dengan pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan obsevasi, wawancara, dokumentasi dan triangulasi data. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa Kredit Pemilikan Rumah (KPR) dapat dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat luas karena KPR memberikan kemudahan bagi masyarakat yang ingin memiliki rumah denga biaya terjangkau. KPR disediakan oleh pemerintah yang bekerjasama dengan perbankan untuk masyarakat yang belum memiliki rumah. Sedangkan analisis transaksi kredit pemilikan rumah (KPR) pada perbankan syariah dalam tinjauan hukum islam dapat diterapkan dengan akad murabahah yang sesuai dengan ketetapan syariah. Akad murabahah ini memberikan solusi bagi masyarakat yang hendak memiliki rumah dengan biaya terjangkau melalui mekanisme pembiayaan yang difasilitasi oleh developer perumahan dan perbankan untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan rumah bagi masyarakat.
Etika Bisnis Islam dan Religiusitas Terhadap Perilaku Pedagang Di Pasar Rumput Plumbon
Authors: Karjuni Agus , Sumarno Sumarno , Aisyah Iin
Published: April 2022

In the world of Islamic business is always associated with Islamic business ethics. Not only that, religiosity is also the most important part in carrying out economic activities. Both are in line and have the same goal, namely common prosperity. Ethics of Islamic knowledge and good religiosity can form good behavior as well. This study uses a quantitative approach. The subject of this research is the basic food traders at Pasar Rumput Plumbon who are Muslim with a sample of 50 basic food traders. This study used a simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire or questionnaire was distributed which was then analyzed using SPSS 23 to determine the effect. The results of the study show that partially knowledge of Islamic business ethics and religiosity variables affect the behavior of traders. Where the variable knowledge of Islamic business ethics is 4.493 with a significance value of 0.000. Likewise with the religiosity variable tcount of 6.753 with a significance value of 0.000. Overall knowledge of Islamic business ethics and religiosity variables have a significant effect on the behavior of traders, where Fcount is 38,538, the significance probability is 0.000. According to the R2 test that has been done, the influence of knowledge of Islamic business ethics and religiosity on the behavior of traders is 62.1% and the remaining 37.9% is influenced by other variables outside the study.

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Dalam dunia bisnis islam selalu dikaitkan dengan etika bisnis islam. Bukan hanya itu, religiusitas pun menjadi bagian paling penting dalam melakukan aktivitas ekonomi. Keduanya sejalan dan mempunyai tujuan sama yaitu kesejahteraan bersama. Etika pengetahuan islam dan religiusitas yang baik dapat membentuk perilaku baik pula.   Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah pedagang sembako di Pasar Rumput Plumbon yang beragama islami dengan sampel 50 pedagang sembako. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik simple random sampling. Dilakukan penyebaran angket atau kuesioner yang selanjutnya dianalisis menggunakan SPSS 23 untuk mengetahui pengaruhnya. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial variabel pengetahuan etika bisnis islam dan religiusitas berpengaruh terhadap perilaku pedagang. Dimana variabel pengetahuan etika bisnis islam  thitung sebesar 4,493 dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000. Begitu juga dengan variabel religiusitas thitung sebesar 6,753 dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000. Secara keseluruhan variabel pengetahuan etika bisnis islam dan religiusitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap perilaku pedagang, dimana Fhitung sebesar 38,538, probabilitas signifikansi 0,000. Menurut uji R2 yang sudah dilakukan, besar pengaruh pengetahuan etika bisnis islam dan religiusitas terhadap perilaku pedagang adalah sebesar 62,1% dan sisanya 37,9% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain di luar penelitian.
Pasar Menabung Saham Pada Pasar Modal Indonesia
Authors: Selasi Dini , Vidiati Cory , Sumarno Sumarno
Published: April 2022

The Indonesian capital market consists of conventional and Islamic capital markets, both of which are indicators of supporting national development. One of the uniqueness of the Indonesian capital market is that the investment gallery can be established outside the educational environment, namely in traditional markets. The research method uses the online netnography method, which is a method that combines the data needed in online research obtained from the internet using secondary data such as documents, scientific journals and others. The results of the study show that many investment galleries are located in traditional markets where previously the market investment gallery movement began with the 'let’s saving stock' program where currently there are approximately 10 market investment galleries in Indonesia.

Abstrak

Pasar modal Indonesia terdiri dari pasar modal konvensional dan syariah, keduanya salah satu indicator menjadi pendukung pembangunan nasional. Salah satu keuniknya pasar modal Indonesia adalah galeri investasinya bisa berdiri di luar lingkungan pendidikan yakni di pasar tradisional. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode netnografi online yaitu metode yang menggabungkan data-data yang diperlukan dalam penelitian secara online yang diperoleh dari internet menggunakan data sekunder seperti dokumen, jurnal ilmiah dan lainnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan banyak galeri investasi yang terletak di pasar tradisional dimana sebelumnya gerakan galeri investasi pasar diawali dengan program gerakan ‘yuk nabung saham’ dimana saat ini sudah ada kurang lebih 10 galeri investasi pasar di Indonesia.
Norma Penyelesaian Sengketa Ekonomi Syari’ah di Indonesia
Authors: Hernawan Fajar , Abdurohman Dede
Published: April 2022

The development of the sharia economy which is accompanied by the wide scope of economic activity in Indonesia has a very large influence on the increase in sharia economic disputes both in terms of quantity (amount) and quality (weight) from time to time. The type of research is library research supported by empirical data in the field. Data collection uses reading techniques, citing information from legal prescriptions written in the Act and other reference books. Settlement of sharia economic disputes in Indonesia can be done by two methods, namely litigation and non-litigation methods. In litigation, the settlement of sharia economic disputes in Indonesia has developed ideas and norms after the issuance of Perma Number 14 of 2016 concerning Procedures for Settlement of Sharia Economic Disputes, Perma Number 2 of 2015 concerning Procedures for Simple Lawsuits and Perma Number 4 of 2019 concerning Amendment to Perma Number 2 of 2015 concerning Procedures for a Simple Lawsuit.

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Perkembangan ekonomi syari’ah yang diiringi dengan luasnya cakupan aktiftas perekonomian di Indonesia memberikan pengaruh yang sangat besar terhadap peningkatan sengketa ekonomi syari’ah baik dari segi kuantitas (jumlah) maupun kualitas (bobot) dari waktu ke waktu. Jenis penelitian adalah penelitian kepustakaan (library research) dengan didukung oleh data-data empiris dilapangan. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik membaca, mengutip informasi dari preskripsi- preskripsi hukum yang tertulis di Undang-Undang dan buku-buku referensi lainnya. Penyelesaian sengketa ekonomi syari’ah di Indonesia dapat dilakukan dengan dua metode yaitu metode litigasi dan non litigasi. Secara litigasi, penyelesaian sengketa ekonomi syari’ah di Indonesia mengalami perkembangan pemikiran dan norma pasca terbitnya Perma Nomor 14 tahun 2016 tentang Tata Cara Penyelesaian Sengketa Ekonomi Syari’ah, Perma Nomor 2 Tahun 2015 tentang Tata Cara Gugatan Sederhana dan Perma Nomor 4 Tahun 2019 tentang Perubahan atas Perma Nomor 2 Tahun 2015 tentang Tata Cara Gugatan Sederhana.
Analisis Strategi Pengelolaan Dana Zakat Thariqatul Jannah Indonesia Untuk Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Pada Pengusaha Mikro Di Laz Zakat Center Kabupaten Cirebon
Authors: Mukaromah Aris , Pratama Fidya Arie , Apriyanto Yus
Published: April 2022

Penyaluran dan pendayagunaan dana zakat mempunyai dimensi yang sangat luas. Pola konsumtif yang selama ini dipraktekkan pada kenyataannya belum mampu untuk mengangkat harkat dan martabat para penerima bantuan. Oleh karenanya, upaya-upaya pendayagunaan dana yang lebih produktif dan berdimensi jangka panjang hendaknya lebih banyak dilakukan. Salah satu program produktif yang sudah dilakukan dan terus akan dikembangkan oleh Zakat Center adalah “Program Ekonomi Mandiri Bagi Dhuafa”, melalui pemberian bantuan modal usaha kepada para pedagang kecil yang masuk mustahik zakat kategori miskin yang saat ini sangat rentan terhadap jerat rentenir. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana strategi pengelolaan dana zakat pada Zakat Center serta untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruhnya dalam pengentasan kemiskinan dan kesejahteraan para penerimanya. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data analisis deduktif induktif. Metode ini dilakukan dengan cara penalaran dari hal-hal yang bersifat umum menjadi hal-hal yang bersifat khusus, adapun di penelitian ini metode tersebut dipakai untuk menganalisa data yang berasal dari salah satu pedagang kecil yang menjadi mitra binaan dengan hasil dari wawancara serta studi dokumentasi di lapangan baik dari staff Zakat Center maupun para mustahik.

The distribution and utilization of zakat funds has a very broad dimension. The consumptive pattern that has been practiced so far has in fact not been able to raise the dignity of the beneficiaries. Therefore, efforts to utilize funds that are more productive and have a long-term dimension should be carried out more. One of the productive programs that have been carried out and will continue to be developed by the Zakat Center is the "Independent Economic Program for the Dhuafa", through providing business capital assistance to small traders who are categorized as poor zakat mustahik, who are currently very vulnerable to the snares of moneylenders. The purpose of this study is to find out how the strategy for managing zakat funds at the Zakat Center is and to find out how it affects poverty alleviation and the welfare of the recipients. This study uses a qualitative approach with inductive deductive analysis data collection techniques. This method is done by reasoning from things that are general to things that are specific, while in this study this method is used to analyze data originating from one of the small traders who are foster partners with the results of interviews and documentation studies in field both from the Zakat Center staff and the mustahik.
Persepsi Pelajar Perokok terhadap Penularan Covid-19 di Kecamatan Cibungbulang
Authors: Yusnita Titien , Lestari Hana , Sunarya Anjar , Harahap Machyudin Agung , Adeni Susri
Published: April 2022

Active smokers and passive smokers are at risk of being infected with COVID-19, causing acute breathing. Existing research results state that smoking habits worsen the health of COVID-19 sufferers so that it affects smoking habits in COVID-19 patients to reduce and even stop smoking (Sabrina & Ichsan, 2021). This study aims to determine how students smoker's perception of the transmission of COVID-19. This research is expected to be able to increase students' knowledge and sense of concern for their own health and the surrounding environment, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted in Cibungbulang District, Bogor Regency. The research population is students from SMP, SMA and SMK. The sample in this study amounted to 147 students. This study was designed as a survey research using a questionnaire instrument. The design of this study used descriptive quantitative methods with the Pearson Chi-Square correlation test to determine the correlation between variables. The results showed that students' perceptions of COVID-19 transmission in smokers tended to be negative even though the level of student knowledge was categorized as high. This means that students know that COVID-19 can be transmitted to other people including smokers but they do not seek further information about it.

Keywords: covid-19, information, students, smokers, perception,
FirstMiddle Ordovician (Darriwilian) Foraminifers from the Alborz Mountains, northern Iran
Authors: Nestell Galina P. , Pour Mansoureh Ghobadi , Jahangir Hadi , Tolmacheva Tatiana Yu. , Popov Leonid E. , Hunt Andrew , Chakrabarty Puloma
Published: April 2022

Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) monothalamous agglutinated foraminifers are described for the first time from strata of the Lashkarak Formation of the Simeh-Kuh section, AlborzMountains, northern Iran. One new genus Damghanites Nestell and Ghobadi Pour with the type species D. lashkarakensis, and three new species Amphitremoida simehkuhensis, Sorosphaera iranensis and S. darriwiliensis are described. Analysis of the foraminiferal wall of some of these species has revealed the presence of quartz, feldspar, products of feldspar degradation and rare grains of anatase, and also the presence of iron. Conodonts fromthe lower part of the Lashkarak Formation indicate an age within the interval of the Lenodus variabilis to Eoplacognathus? pseudoplanus zones of the lower Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician).
Pforams@microtax: A new online taxonomic database for planktonic foraminifera
Authors: Huber Brian T. , Petrizzo Maria Rose , Young Jeremy R. , Falzoni Francesca , Gilardoni Silvia Elena , Bown Paul R. , Wade Bridget S.
Published: April 2022

A new relational taxonomic database for planktonic foraminifera (Pforams@microtax) has been constructed and is now freely available online at http://www.mikrotax.org. It represents amajor advance from its predecessor, the CHRONOS online taxonomic database, which has served the research community since 2005. The benefits of the new database to the research and industrial biostratigraphic communities are many, as it will serve as an immediately accessible taxonomic guide and reference for specialists and non-specialists alike by providing access to a wealth of information and images from original authors and from expertswho have inserted recent authoritative updates to planktonic foraminiferal taxonomy, phylogeny and biostratigraphy. The database will be continually updated and used as a guide for training current and future generations of students and professionals who will be able to self-educate on planktonic foraminiferal taxonomy and biostratigraphy. Further investigation of species traditionally included in the Cretaceous genera Heterohelix, Globigerinelloides, Marginotruncana, and Globotruncana is required to exclude the use of polyphyletic morphotaxa. The taxonomy for Paleogene planktonic foraminifera is quite stable following publication of the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene taxonomic atlases, but revisions to the taxonomy and phylogeny of Neogene taxa are needed to incorporate results from genetic sequencing studies and recent biostratigraphic observations.
Comparison of morphometric techniques and the ability to accurately reconstruct the form and distinguish between species of the Palmatolepis winchelli group - Conodonta, Upper Devonian
Authors: Hogancamp Nicholas J. , Manship Lori L.
Published: April 2022

Four new morphometric techniques were performed on the same group of specimens of the Palmatolepis winchelli group studied by Klapper and Foster (1993), and all four were successful in discrimination of the six different species of the group. The elliptical Fouriermethod provides the most biologically accurate representation of the element outlines, but does not keep track of particular landmarks or incorporate any biological information from inside the outline. The three landmark-based methods define locations on the element based onmaximum curvature along boundaries,maximum lateral extents, distinct anatomical features, junctions between features or boundaries (methods 2 and 4), ormeasurements made from geometries built from primary landmarks (methods 4 and 5).Discriminant eigen analyses of species groups for all three landmark methods were effective at separation of the species into distinct clusters of morphospace, but the convex hulls in method 2 showed the least overlap, showing that the landmark definitions associated with method 2 were themost efficient at distinguishing between species. This could be because method 2was a size-independent technique,while methods 4 and 5 were based on distance measurements and were therefore size-dependent. PCA(principal component analysis) of the same groups usingmethod 2 (landmarks) and method 3 (elliptical Fourier) were compared for three different groups of specimens. Bothmethods calculated the same morphological variation among the groups and in the same order of increasing eigenscores. These results demonstrate that both methods detected the same real morphological variability in the specimens. Both methods were equally effective in distinguishing between the groups, and both appear equally valid for representing morphological variability in Palmatolepis. Elliptical Fourier analysis provides the most accurate representation of the element outline in Palmatolepis, but landmark-based techniques provide the ability to associate statistical variationwith particular features on the element, including those defined by the central node, the carina, and concavity apex points along the outline.
Haplophragmoides arcticus, n. sp. - a new species from the Pleistocene of the Central Arctic Ocean
Authors: Kaminski Michael A. , Waskowska Anna , Chan Septriandi
Published: April 2022

A new agglutinated benthic foraminifer, Haplophragmoides arcticus, n.sp., is described from the Middle Pleistocene of Core 87/030-1 collected from the Lomonosov Ridge, Central ArcticOcean. The species is characterized by its deep umbilicus, and circular outline that becomes lobate in the youngest part of the test. The adult specimens have eight triangular chambers in the final whorl. The species is found in an assemblage consisting entirely of agglutinated foraminifera. The species shows closest affinity to some Paleogene species described from flysch-type assemblages, and may have regional stratigraphic importance for the Arctic Pleistocene.
Charophyte flora from the Brian Head Formation, southwestern Utah, and its biostratigraphic implications
Authors: Sanjuan Josep , Eaton Jeffrey G. , Rafferty Kevin C. , Biek Robert F.
Published: April 2022

The age of Cenozoic non-marine rocks exposed in southwestern Utah is controversial because they generally have discontinuous exposures, marked lateral facies changes, post-depositional diagenetic alteration, and scarce fossils. A well-preserved fossil charophyte assemblage is described here from the variegated unit of the Paleogene Brian Head Formation, along the western margin of the Sevier Plateau (Casto Canyon quadrangle). The charophyte assemblage is composed of three species previously documented in the European and Asiatic continents: Sphaerochara aff. major Riveline 1986, Hornichara aff. lagenalis (Straub 1952) Huang and Xu 1978, and Harrisichara tuberculata Grambast 1958. The biostratigraphic ranges of these three species suggest a relative age of late Eocene (Priabonian)-early Oligocene (Rupelian) for the base of Brian Head Formation. These results are consistent with recent isotopic studies undertaken in the underlying conglomerate at Boat Mesa and the overlying volcaniclastic unit of the Brian Head Formation which are both late Eocene in age. Hence, in agreement with this isotopic data, the charophyte flora from the Brian Head is late Eocene in age. Moreover, this study provides valuable data about the paleogeographic distribution of biostratigraphic-key species of the European Paleogene that have been reported, for the first time, in North America.
Benthic foraminifera as a key to delta evolution: Acase study from the late Holocene succession of the Po River Delta
Authors: Barbieri Giulia , Amorosi Alessandro , Vaiani Stefano Claudio
Published: April 2022

Benthic foraminifera from stratigraphically expanded, late Quaternary prodelta successions of the Po Delta plain reveal small-scale paleoenvironmental variations within lithologically homogeneous deposits formed under conditions of rapid sedimentation (ca. 6 cm/yr). A detailed paleoenvironmental reconstruction was obtained comparing benthic foraminifera with shallow-water assemblages from the modern Po Delta. The integration with sediment geochemistry and radiocarbon dates was also tested to detect short time-scale delta dynamics controlled by autogenic factors. Core 7 records the development of an inner-shelf environment (interval A), replaced by a prodelta with strong fluvial influence, shown by the sharp increase in Ammonia tepida and Ammonia parkinsoniana (interval B). These taxa are replaced by Aubignyna perlucida (interval C) which indicates a major mouth shift (Ficarolo avulsion). Subsequent abrupt increases in A. tepida and A. parkinsoniana document a step-like progradation of the Po di Goro delta lobe (intervals D and E). In the seaward Core 1, possible minor mouth shifts are recorded by a sharp increase in A. tepida and A. parkinsoniana, paralleled by Cr/Al2O3 depletion. The upper portion of both prodelta successions includes stacked flood layers formed near the river mouth, as indicated by scarce A. tepida and A. parkinsoniana.
Frasnian scolecodonts from the Grassy Creek Shale, eastern Iowa, United States
Authors: Hogancamp Nicholas J.
Published: April 2022

Four scolecodont species are described from the lower 1ft of the Grassy Creek Shale at the type section of the Sweetland Creek Shale. This stratigraphic interval yields abundant and well-preserved Maxillae I and II scolecodont elements of Paulinites and Kielanoprion, and some partial apparatuses of Kielanoprion. The scolecodont assemblage recovered from the Grassy Creek Shale is similar to other Devonian assemblages from shales, and is distinct from other Devonian assemblages found in carbonates. Comparison of the species from this reportwith previous publications suggest that the scolecodonts from the Grassy Creek Shale have different stratigraphic ranges and may be useful biostratigraphic tools.
Larger Foraminifera from the Philippine Archipelago: Part 2, Late Eocene to Quaternary
Authors: Matsumaru Kuniteru
Published: April 2022

Nineteen successive larger foraminiferal assemblage zones of Late Cretaceous to Quaternary age are recognized in 265 stratigraphically positioned samples from 15 islands of the Philippine Archipelago, based on the biostratigraphic relationship of 192 age-diagnostic larger foraminifera species, including 19 new species and 8 new genera, together with 64 species of associated planktonic foraminifera. The following new taxa are described herein: Orientorbitoides, n. gen., Paleobaculogypsinoides, n. gen., Hashimotoina, n. gen., Eopellatispira, n. gen., Mindoroella, n. sp., Baculogypsinella, n. gen., Luzonella, n. gen., Quasibaculogypsinoides, n. gen., Orientorbitoides cebuensis, n. sp., Pseudorbitoides philippinensis, n. sp., Paleobaculogypsinoides catanduanensis, n. sp., Calcarina catanduanensis, n. sp., Asterocyclina pinugayensis, n. sp., Assilina philippinensis, n. sp., Hashimotoina mindanaoensis, n. sp., Alveolina luzonensis, n. sp., Glomalveolina reicheli, n. sp., Pseudolituonella mindanaoensis, n. sp., and Pfendericonus mindanaoensis, n. sp., Eopellatispira mindoroensis, n. sp., Mindoroella mindoroensis, n. sp., Baculogypsinella eocenica, n. sp., Luzonella trochidiformis, n. sp., Quasibaculogypsinoides primitiva, n. sp., Boninella negroensis, n. sp., Orbitogypsina mindoroensis, n. sp., and Borelis fusiformis, n. sp. These zones can be correlatedwith larger foraminiferal assemblages in Japan, India, and Turkey as the basis for an advanced Letter Stage system, for the foraminiferal record in latest Mesozoic and Cenozoic shallow-water environments of the Tethyan realm extending from the western Pacific to the Mediterranean. Atotal of 181 species of larger foraminifera from the Philippines are illustrated and described based on re-examined and new samples.
Distinguishing upper bathyal benthic foraminifera beneath the seasonally variable edge of the Orinoco Plume
Authors: Wilson Brent , Hayek Lee-Ann C. , Rattan Krystella
Published: April 2022

The Orinoco is the worldâ€™s fourth largest river, outflow from it forming an extensive hypopycnal plume around Trinidad and Tobago and over much of the eastern Caribbean Sea. The plumeâ€™s areal extent fluctuates through the year, being at its greatest during the northern South American, July-December rainy season. The area perennially-impacted by the plume is thus surrounded by a rim that is only seasonally-impacted. The plume is transported NW across the Caribbean Sea by the Caribbean Current. Two upper bathyal piston cores were used in this study. Core BGT-031 (water depth 260 m) was taken from the perennially-impacted area east of Trinidad, while JPC-ASC-001 (water depth 428 m) was collected from the seasonally-impacted area northwest of Tobago. Both cores are ~80 cm long. They were sampled at 10 cm intervals, four replicates being collected from each of nine horizons. Qualitative comparisons are made with a previously-reported core (BGT-086) collected from the seasonally-impacted area east of Trinidad. Distinct differences in foraminiferal assemblages were found between JPC-ASC-001 and BGT-036. These differences are ascribed to the coresâ€™ differing relationships with the Orinoco Plume. The assemblage in the perennially-impacted Core BGT-031 was dominated by Uvigerina parvula with subdominant Cibicidoides umbonatus and Cibicides pachyderma. That in the seasonally-impacted JPC-ASC-001 was dominated by Sphaeroidina bulloides, with (in rank order) subdominant Globocassidulina subglobosa subcalifornica, C. umbonatus and C. pachyderma. ANOVA indicated that U. parvula and S. bulloides are both specialist species with relatively narrow niches, the mean proportional abundances differing between horizons in their respective cores. Cibicidoides umbonatus is in contrast shown to be a generalist species. The mean Shannonâ€™s index H for replicates from JPC-ASC-001 was significantly greater than that for replicates from BGT-031, but qualitatively comparable to that for BGT-086. Meanwhile, mean dominance, measured using max(pi), was significantly lower in JPC-ASC-001 than in BGT-031, that in the former being comparable to that in BGT-086. Epistominella exigua, which is indicative of a seasonal phytodetrital flux, was recovered from BGT-086, but not from JPC-ASC-001, even though both cores were recovered from the seasonally-impacted rim. This difference is ascribed to the development of a wake and an eddy in the Caribbean Current to the lee of Tobago that locally change the nature of surface productivity.
Distribution and ecology of living (Rose Bengal stained) Marsipella elongata Norman 1878 (Foraminifera) in the Campos Basin, southeastern Brazilian continental margin
Authors: Yamashita Cintia , Figueira Rubens Cesar Lopes , Paranhos Rodolfo , Taniguchi Nancy Kazumi , Godoi Sueli Susana , Carreira Renato , Frontalini Fabrizio , Kaminski Michael A. , Vicente Thaisa Marques , e Sousa Silvia Helena de Mello , Martins Maria VirgÃ­nia Alves , de Rezende Carlos Eduardo
Published: April 2022

The distribution of the agglutinated benthic foraminifer Marsipella elongata is studied from 70 oceanographic stations, located between 400m and 3000m depth in the Campos Basin (southeastern Brazilian continental margin). Samples of the upper 0â€“2 cm of surficial sediment were collected during two sampling campaigns in 2008 and 2009. Grain size, total organic carbon, total nitrogen, calcium carbonate, phytopigment, lipids biomarkers (sterols, fatty acids and n-alcohols), total lipids, and bacterial biomass are analyzed as environmental parameters. These data as well as the particulate organic matter flux to the sea floor are compared with the distribution of living (rose Bengal stained) Marsipella elongata. Living specimens of M. elongata occur in the range of 400â€“3000mwater depth. The distribution of this species appears to be related to relatively high particulate organic matter vertical flux, phytopigment content, and bacterial biomass under the influence of Brazil Current, Intermediate Western Boundary Current and Deep Western Boundary Current conditions (0.3â€“0.8 m/s).
EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING PRACTICES ON SUCCESS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN TURKANA COUNTY: A CASE OF SAVE THE CHILDREN
Authors: Solomon Lotoot Ekitela , Sije Antony
Published: April 2022

Purpose: The study focused on determining the impact of strategic planning practices on the success of Save the Children International. The study examined the impact of budgetary allocation on the success of Save the Children, strategic decision-making practices, strategic communication, and environmental analysis. Theory of Resource Dependency, Theory of Stakeholders, and Strategy Fit Theory anchored the study.

Methodology: Description of the study's research design was used. The 46 employees of Save the Children were the target population which included program officers, communication and dissemination officers, administrative officers, and community workers. Census was used to collect data from all targeted respondents. Data was collected through questionnaires. SPSS version 25 was used to analyze data. This study used measures of central tendency to describe the data. Presentations were made in tabular form.

Findings: The study findings revealed that, both budgetary allocation, strategic decision making, environmental analysis and governance have a positive effect of the success of organizations. The study concluded that, budget practices in the organization is effective and has positively affected on the NGO performance. The study also concluded that, strategic decision-making practices have a greater impact on the senior management and the board it was also concluded that, strategic decision-making practices gives managers an opportunity to quickly identify challenges during implementation. The study concluded that, strategic communication enhances satisfaction and team success and can only be accomplished with effective communication. The study concluded that, the SCI has not adopted modern technology in communication. The study concluded that, the SCI operates in politically and culturally non-conducive environments which has affected their performance to a great extent.

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that, the SCI should provide enough funds for budgeting activities to enable them to run their budgeting effectively. Decisions should be made strategically with an aim of enhancing strategic performance by SCI. Before deciding on where to establish the NGO, the management should ensure that prosper scanning is done to ensure that the organization is not affected with the area politics. Further studies should therefore be conducted to determine the effect of budget allocation, strategic communication, environmental analysis, and governance of the success of the NGOs.
INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC REBRANDING ON PERFORMANCE SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
Authors: Mola Valentine , Sije Antony
Published: April 2022

Purpose: The general objective of the study was establishing the influence of strategic rebranding on performance sustainability of commercial banks. The study specifically focused on establishing the influence of brand identity, brand name, brand personality and brand element on performance sustainability of commercial banks in Kenya.

Methodology: The study was anchored on Customer-Based Brand Equity (CBBE) Theory, Planned Change Theory, Evolution Theory and Social Judgement Theory. A descriptive survey research design was adopted in the study. The target population comprised of a list of commercial banks that had undergone rebranding between 2015 and 2020.  The unit of observation comprised of operational and direct marketing participants comprising of product and brand managers, sales managers, marketing service managers, and promotional managers. Census approach was employed. The study used both primary and secondary data where a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was used in gathering primary data while a secondary data collection sheet was used to collect secondary data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in analyzing the collected data with the help of SPSS and Ms Excel. The results of the study were displayed in form of tables and figures. Prior collection of data, a pilot study was conducted in one commercial bank to test the reliability and validity of the data collection instrument.

Findings: The study established that strategic rebranding such as brand identity and brand personality positively and significantly influences performance sustainability of commercial bank. Brand name and brand identity were found to positively but insignificantly influence performance sustainability of the commercial banks. The results imply that increasing each of the variable with one-unit results to an increase in the levels of performance sustainability of the commercial banks with the respective beta values.

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended the commercial banks in Kenya to enhance their strategic rebranding aspects in areas of brand identity, brand name, brand personality as well as brand element since the practices bears a positive influence on the levels of performance sustainability of the institutions.
EVALUATION OF RESORTING TO TRADITIONAL PRACTICES BY ELDERLY PEOPLE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: BAŞ Kazım
Published: April 2022

Background: The coronavirus pandemic has been affected all age groups, especially the elderly people. Individual measures are taken by elderly people to protect aganist to the disease.

Objective: This study aims to determine the status of resorting to traditional practices by elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 453 elderly individuals residing in a province in eastern Turkey, between May and October 2021. The research data were collected online using a survey form through Google forms. The data obtained were analyzed by numbers and percentiles in the SPSS 24 package program.

Results: Of the elderly individuals with an average age of 72.84±7.76 years, 64.9% had one or more chronic diseases. Of the elderly, 43.0% had health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, 24.9% was on a diet for protection against COVID-19, 82.7% had life changes, and 63.1% was resorting to herbal methods.

Conclusion: The elderly individuals were observed to resort to traditional practices for protection against the COVID-19.
A Study on Types, Classification and Mechanism for Optimization in Search Engine
Authors: Prashant Ankalkoti
Published: April 2022

This paper is a over-all valuation of different tools and practices used for optimization in Search Engines, these are used to discover any material across internet. The core purpose of any website is to list at the top of all the links. Search Engine Optimization is the art of civilizing a website’s visibility in the main body of search engine results. This art of improving a websites visibility in the body of search engines outcome is promising using the techniques and applications accessible in the market.
Enhanced App Based Sorting Algorithm Visualizer
Authors: Naziya Sheikh  , Ishna Sheikh  , Anam Kausar Khan  , Shail Rahangdale  , Priyanka Gaikwad  , Ashwini Pathare  , Prof. Kamlesh Kelwade
Published: April 2022

Computer Science could be a field of not fair creating arrangements to day-to-day exercises but moreover to enhance is to the fullest. Calculations are the fundamental down to earth unit for moving forward any action that offer work with particular efficiency, and to get increment the efficiency of errand. Sorting is the key component of Information structures and Algorithms. In any case, it is complicated and we couldn’t able to recognize the entire calculation and code for the primary time. So the use of this application has numerous predominant understanding on instruction. The key component of this project is to assist tenderfoots to be able to imagine the sorting calculations so our brain can get it quicker and keep in mind way better. Conjointly get superior understanding of basic operations.
Comparative Study of Strength Characteristics of Concrete by Two-Stage Mixing Approach and Normal Mixing Approach
Authors: Mr. Shubham S. Tamgadge  , Prof. G. D. Dhawale  , Dr. S. G. Makarande  , Mr. M. M. Lohe
Published: April 2022

Construction and demolition waste constitute one of the major components of waste generated worldwide. Very large quantities of aggregates are used in construction. When the useful life of the structure is over it will be demolished and all the demolished wastes just find their way to landfills. Finding large areas for landfills is becoming very difficult. A new concrete mixing method, that is the two-stage mixing approach (TSMA), was recommended to improve the quality of RA concrete (RAC) by splitting the mixing process into two. This can allow to the porous nature of RA and the premixing process that fills up some of its pores and cracks, resulting in a denser aggregate and concrete. As the inferior quality of recycled aggregate (RA) has restricted its use to low-grade applications such as roadwork sub-base and pavements, while its adoption for higher-grade concrete is rare because of the lower compressive strength and higher variability in mechanical performance of RA. The current paper describes the variation of compressive strength by experimental analysis involving the modified mixing method with some alteration to the two-stage mixing approach by proportioning ingredients with the percentage of recycled coarse aggregates (RCA), Waste Foundry Sand and Fly ash. Based on experimental works and results, improvements in strength to RAC were achieved with TSMA.