bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pengaruh Harga dan Kualitas Layanan Terhadap Loyalitas Pelanggan Melalui Kepuasan Pelanggan Sebagai Mediasi
Authors: Vika Trilitami  , Nina Nurhasanah
Published: February 2024

Maraknya toko belanja online (online shop) menjadi salah satu pendukung banyaknya bermunculan Jasa Kirim Barang/Logistik. Didukung dengan latar belakang tersebut perusahaan jasa pengiriman dan berlomba lomba memberikan performa terbaiknya yang disertai dengan harga yang telah disesuaikan, kualitas pelayanan terbaik serta mempertimbangkan kepuasan pelanggan sebagai tolak ukur agar mendapatkan loyalitas dari para pelanggannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari Harga dan Kualitas Layanan terhadap Loyalitas melalui Kepuasan Pelanggan sebagai mediasi. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pengguna J&T yang sudah pernah menggunakan produk J&T minimal 2x dan berdomisili di wilayah Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, dan Bekasi dengan sampel sebanyak 125 responden. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner yang berskala Likert dan disebarkan secara online melalui Google form. Metode analisis yang digunakan pada penelitian ini menggunakan SEM PLS (Partial Least Square). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa harga mampu mempengaruhi loyalitas pelanggan secara langsung, sedangkan kualitas layanan membutuhkan kepuasan pelanggan sebagai mediasi agar pengaruhnya semakin meningkat. Implikasi manajerial pada penelitian ini diharapkan Perusahaan agar tetap memberikan pelayanan yang terbaik agar pelanggan merasa nyaman dan tetap memilih menggunakan produk dari J&T dibandingkan dengan kompetitornya.
Pelatihan Persiapan Sertifikasi Ahli K3 Umum Oleh Lembaga Competence Development Center (CDC) Secara Daring
Authors: Kaban Karya Bakti Kaban , May Vitha Rahmadhani  , Edison P.Sirait  , Ali Zulfikar  , Amon Gari Permana
Published: February 2024

K3 adalah singkatan dari Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja. Istilah ini merujuk pada rangkaian kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh suatu organisasi atau perusahaan untuk memastikan bahwa lingkungan kerjasanya aman dan sehat bagi pekerjanya. K3 mencakup berbagai aspek, termasuk pengelolaan risiko, identifikasi bahaya, pencegahan kecelakaan dan cedera, kesehatan kerja, pengendalian bahaya lingkungan. Upaya K3 sangat penting dilakukan dalam setiap organisasi, karena pekerjaan yang dilakukan dapat membawa risiko yang serius bagi karyawan dan lingkungan sekitar jika tidak ditangani dengan benar. Saat ini kebutuhan karyawan ahli K3 Umum sangat tinggi apalagi yang telah sertifikasi ahli K3 Umum dan yang memiliki sertifikat ahli K3 Umum maka secara nilai akan naik seacra signifikan. Banyak posisi yang membutuhkan keahlian K3 Umum misalnya Safety Office, HSE Officer, Safety Inspector, Process Safety, Fire Safety, Environmental Specialis, Safety Advisor, dan masih banyak posisi lainnya. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi dan pelatihan berupa workshop secara daring untuk membentuk keterampilan dan memberikan pemahaman tentang K3 pada para pekerja professional sekaligus sebagai persiapan untuk mengikuti sertifikasi Ahli K3 Umum baik di Badan Nasional Sertifikasi Profesi (BNSP) ataupun di Kementrian Tenaga Kerja (Kemenaker). Target luaran pengabdian masyarakat ini yaitu satu artikel yang terbit pada media elektronik, video kegiatan dan meningkatkan keberdayaan mitra yaitu terciptanya para pekerja yang profesional dan berkompeten pada bidang ahli K3 khususnya.
Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Masjid Dalam Perspektif Ekonomi Syariah
Authors: Muhammad Al Atsqolani  , Nashiruddin Pilo  , Maryati Mallongi3
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana system pemberdayaan ekonomi masjid dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan jamaah dan masyarakat sekitar masjid. Kedua, untuk mengetahui bagaimana pandangan Ekonomi Syariah terhadap pemberdayaan ekonomi masjid. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif adalah penelitian yang menganalisa suatu keadaan dilapangan berdasarkan keterangan-keterangan yang sebenarnya di lapangan. Dalam pengumpulan data, peneliti menggunakan dua metode yaitu metode wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pertama, masjid Al-Markaz Al-Islami Makassar memiliki banyak program yang bersifat ekonomi dan produktif. Adapun program yang dimaksud adalah adanya badan Pendidikan islam seperti TK dan TPA, penyeweaan Gedung aula, penyewaan tempat sebagai toko buku dan pakaian, pasar jumat dan bazar Ramadhan. Kedua, dalam pandangan ekonomi Islam terhadap pemberdayaan ekonomi masjid yaitu islam memberikan pengajaran bahwa masjid tidak hanya menjadi tempat shalat semata melainkan masjid juga memiliki beberapa fungsi sesuai dengan fungsi asjid pada zaman Rasulullah seperti selain tempat ibadah masjid juga dapat digunakan sebagai tempat Pendidikan, tempat penyampaian informasi public, tempat konsultasi keagamaan dan lainnya.
Metode Dakwah Muhammad Tahir Asran Dalam Pembinaan Keagamaan Di Lembangbu’ne Kel. Cikoro, Kec. Tompobulu, Kab. Gowa
Authors: Yasir Arafat  , Nashiruddin Pilo  , Syarifa Raehana
Published: February 2024

Pokok permasalahan dalam penelitaian ini adalah mencari metode apa yang digunakan oleh Muhammad Tahir aslam dalam pembinaan kegamaan di Lembangbu’ne dan bagaimana eveketivitas dari dakwahnya itu. Bentuk penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif deskriptif, dan metodologi yang digunakan adalah teknik studi naratif, yang berpusat pada narasi, cerita, atau deskripsi yang berkaitan dengan rangkaian peristiwa yang dikaitkan dengan pengalaman seseorang.         Hasil penelitian ini  menunjukkan bahwa metode dakwah yang digunakan oleh muhammad tahir Asran adalah metode percakapan antar pribadi dan komunikasi kelompok serta menggunakan metode dakwah Mauidzah hasanah, mujadalah dan hikmah. Dalam segi efektifitas dakwah itu berhasil dalam membina masyarakat kerena keaktifan sholat bermaahah, dan jiwa sosial masyarakat dalam salingmembantu dan juga karena telah menginggalkan tradisi dan keyakinan nenek moyang mereka yang bertentangan dengan Ajaran Islam.
Mikroekonomiczny i makroekonomiczny rachunek dochodów rolniczych
Authors: Tarnowska Agnieszka
Published: February 2024

The analysis of the agricultural revenues in Poland is the subject of the article. Observations conducted on micro- and macro-economic levels apply to years 2004–2007. The household budgets surveys were the source of microeconomic data. Macro-economic data comes from The Economic Accounts for Agriculture. Both calculations belong to the category of agricultural revenue in common. The agricultural revenue together with social and welfare benefits constitute the main source of available incomes of the farmers' households. From the time of Poland's access to UE structures, subsidies are essential part of agricultural revenue. Subsidies stimulate growth of agricultural goods production. Changing structure of revenues shows growing interest of active farmers in working on their own farms.
Przyzwyczajenie społeczne do rosnących dysproporcji płac
Authors: Kumor Paweł
Published: February 2024

In the article a hypothesis is formulated concering the social habit to increasing disproportions of earnings. The hypothesis is verified based on the economic growth model using data from 1970 to 2007. Econometric studies were carried out in two stages. The first stage covered estimating the optimal Gini coefficients for short sub-periods being moved increasingly in time. The second stage covered researches on the character of changes of the optimal Gini coefficients. In the studies we proved the hypothesis on the habit of society to increasing disproportions of earnings. The optimal Gini coefficients increase together with increasing economic level per capita and differences in earnings. The growth of the optimal Gini coefficient may be decreasing.
Uwarunkowania podejmowania inwestycji deweloperskich w głównych miastach Polski
Authors: Kokot Sebastian
Published: February 2024

For many decades Poland has been struggling with housing deficit. In present economic circumstances this problem should be gradually solved by market behaviours, i.e. natural forming demand and supply. The deficit elimination depends, i.a. on developer enterprises, working in market circumstances, as well as on private construction. The Author proposes utilisation of taxonomic methods to research circumstances of taking decisions by developers on different local markets in 18 cities.
Ryzyko inwestowania w spółki giełdowe przemysłu materiałów budowlanych
Authors: Wierzbińska Maria , Rybak-Wilusz Elżbieta
Published: February 2024

A taxonomic analysis of stock companies of the building material industry by risk is presented in the article. Selected finance indicators were used in the analysis by both factual and statistical criteria. The study was conducted by the Jan Czekanowski Method for the year 2008. The survey covered 15 stock companies of the building material industry. An appropriate procedure made possible to classify the analysed companies by risk in form of the cluster diagram. Three company groups were separated by different level of risk.
Zmiany PKB i popytu w Polsce, Republice Czeskiej i na Węgrzech
Authors: Rembeza Jerzy
Published: February 2024

The long-term trend development and the short-term GDP fluctuations as well as its components in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary in years 1996-2009 are compared in the article. General conclusions are similar for short-term and long-term analyzes. Greater similarity in behaviour of particular measures occur between Polish and Czech than between Polish and Hungarian economies. The deciding impact on the phenomenon had accumulation. The hypothesis on similar net export fluctuations cannot be confirm. Following accession to the European Union, the correlation between cyclical fluctuations of GDP and demand, particularly accumulation, increased explicitly.
Poziom satysfakcji pracowników w zależności od stażu pracy
Authors: Markowicz Iwona
Published: February 2024

A project "Implementation of the management improvement in Local Government Units on the area of The Zachodniopomorskie voivodship" was realised. A quality improvement of services provided by Local Government Units was the aim of this project. The aim of this article is to present a possibility of application maps concerning the employee satisfaction generally and depending on period of service.
Zróżnicowanie rozwoju społeczeństwa informacyjnego krajów Unii Europejskiej
Authors: Sarama Maria
Published: February 2024

The information society is an important element of EU political strategies of the social and economic development of countries and regions. Together with the development of the information society and increasing use of modern Information and Communication Technologies, the digital divide appeared as a new inequality type between different units. The reduction of digital divide and increase of e-availability are priorities of EU policy for regional development and e-integration. In the article quantitative methods (principal component analysis, biplot, synthetic measures of development, S-time distance) are applied to evaluation of inequalities in the level of information society development between EU countries in 2007 and 2009 years. The analysis was prepared on the Eurostat data base.
Hand gesture recognition using multi-objective optimization-based segmentation technique
Authors:   K.S.R College of Engineering, Supriya S. , Manoharan C. ,   Sapthagiri College Of Engineering
Published: February 2024

Hand Gesture Recognition (HGR) software is winding up progressively open with the advances in depth cameras and sensors, however, these sensors are as yet costly and not uninhibitedly accessible. A continuous HGR programming is intended to work with a minimal effort monocular web camera. Skin discovery and skin extraction is a typical type of image handling utilized for motion acknowledgment. The hand gesture image is gone through three phases, preprocessing, feature extraction, and characterization or segmentation. In the preprocessing stage, a few tasks are connected to separate the hand gesture from its experience and set up the hand gesture image for the feature extraction stage. In this paper, Multi-Target Optimization Based Segmentation (MTOBS) has been proposed for HGR. The performance has been analyzed for gesture recognition with and without optimization technique. The outcomes demonstrate that the recognition method without optimization has an exhibition of 85% recognition, while the proposed technique with optimization, has a superior execution of 96% recognition rate.
Incipient short circuit fault impact on service continuity of an electric vehicle propelled by dual induction motors structure
Authors:   University of Batna 2, Cherif S. Yahia , Benoudjit D. ,   Health and Safety Institute, University of Batna, Nait-Said M.S. ,   University of Batna 2, Nait-Said N. ,   University of Batna 2
Published: February 2024

The short circuit is among one of the most dangerous electrical faults in induction motor, which leads to serious implications on the motor operation and its performances. The present paper deals with the influence of the stator short circuit fault in its early stage in terms of performances and service continuity of an electric vehicle (EV) using dual induction motor’s structure piloted by Backstepping control. An equivalent induction motor model with turn-to-turn fault on one stator phase, without already assuming the temperature effect through an intrinsic model, is investigated and thereafter its impacts on electric vehicle performance using simulation tests are presented and discussed.
Proposed topology of cascaded multilevel inverter used for reduced number of on state switches
Authors:   CSI Institute of Technology, Johnny Austin , Jawhar S. Joseph ,   Arunachala College of Engineering for Women
Published: February 2024

This paper presents a novel topology for cascade multilevel inverter. Multilevel inverter is an alternative within the area of lot of power average voltage energy control. This proposed paper analyses a generalized cascaded inverter topology with minimized number of switching devices. In this proposed work of multilevel inverter, the aim is to reduce the number of dc voltage sources and switches to obtain number of voltage levels. The proposed circuit consists of series connected Switching units and it can generate DC voltage levels similar to other topologies. In this paper, six switches are used to generate 9 level inverter output. Topology of the proposed cascaded multilevel inverter considers some factors such as number of switching devices, number of output voltage levels and the standing voltage on the switches. The quality output voltage depends on the number of voltage level in the inverter. This new inverter shows superior capabilities when compared to other existing topologies. To verify the proposed topology, a 9-level inverter has been simulated. In this work the THD value is reduced to 7.58 % which is very low when compared to other existing topologies. The simulation results are carried out using MATLAB/SIMULINK.
Effect of titanium oxide on dissipation factor for the insulation of transformer oil
Authors:   Suez University, Dessouky Sobhy. S. , Abdelwahab Saad A.Mohamed ,   Suez University
Published: February 2024

In most cases, The electrical insulation of the transformer oil is exposed to different internal problems, such as short circuit , over voltage, over load, over excitation and etcetera. The insulation of transformer is sever decreased into minimum value, that is unacceptable. This requires some treatments of oil liquid ,such as refining or replacing the old oil, which is a very expensive process. In this paper, The old oil is enhanced with nanoparticles (NPs) for reusing in the power transformer again. The NPs enhance the insulation, physical and chemical properties of transformer oil. The breakdown voltage(BDV) and the dissipation factor (DF) are tested for old oil and after addition the NPs according to IEC standard methods. The NPs are many types, Titanium oxide (TiO2) is one of them, which is used in this research. NPs reduce the effect of moisture as it absorb and form hydroxyl groups around. Also, reduce the effect of dissolved carbonate in oil without harmful effects. A comparative study is conducted to identify the effects of using NPs in transformer oil to ensure their effect on electrical insulation, Also to be used again. The results show that adding small amount of TiO2 to transformer oil improves its breakdown strength as well as dissipation factor.
A novel particle swarm optimization algorithm for maximum power point tracking based photovoltaic system
Authors:   St.Joseph’s College of Engineering, Malarvizhi E. , Kamala J. ,   College of Engineering Guindy, Sivasubramanian A. ,   VIT University
Published: February 2024

In recent years, solar energy is effectively utilized as an alternate energy source for generating electricity. Maximum Power Point Tracking(MPPT) is applied to the photovoltaic (PV) system to extract maximum power (MP). Numerous algorithms are developed and implemented to extract the MP under varying environmental conditions. One such algorithm is the Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm(PSO).This article introduces a novel PSO algorithm with Cauchy distribution to track MP from the PV system. It is designed to overcome the drawback of slow convergence rate of conventional PSO. Parameters required for conventional PSO are inertial weight, acceleration coefficients, and a number of particles. In case of Cauchy PSO(CPSO), tuning parameter is the number of particles. In order to increase the convergence speed, Cauchy distribution is used instead of normal distribution function to generate the random numbers. The advantage of this algorithm is that it provides the global best-optimized result at a faster convergence speed. It has the ability to track the MP in extreme climatic conditions with varying loads. The proposed method outperforms the standard PSO and some of the existing methods in terms of quick convergence and also has a simplified structure.
Induction motor: a new static model
Authors:   Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Aromataris Luis , Rinaudo Fabian ,   Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Alemany Juan ,   Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Gelatto Marcos ,   Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
Published: February 2024

Voltage stability in power system is largely determined by the characteristics of the load. In order to obtain reliable results in voltage stability, the load model must be represented as realistically as possible. The issue is even more challenging with static voltage stability techniques, because dynamic loads must be represented by static models. The commonly used static models are constant impedance, constant current, and constant power. A significant part of the load is made up of induction motors that are usually modeled as static constant power loads. Under variations of terminal voltage of the motor, this static model can approximately represent the active power, but it can commit major mistakes when representing the behavior of reactive power. Therefore, a new motor static model will be developed in this work.
A Comparative Analysis of Romanian and Southern Italian Untensed Finite Clauses
Authors:   Ca'Foscari University, Cardinaletti Anna , Giusti Giuliana ,   Ca'Foscari University, Venice
Published: February 2024

The paper compares the Balkan phenomenon known as “infinitival loss” in two varieties of Romance that have not been in direct contact, i.e., Romanian and some southern Italian dialects. The aim is to investigate how the Romance clausal structure realizes a phenomenon that does not generally appear in Romance. We focus on two main properties: the fine structure of the complementizer field, with left-dislocated elements sandwiched between two overt complementizers, and that of the inflectional field, in which clitic pronouns and clausal negation adjoin to Tense and Mood, respectively. The differences between the two varieties of Romance are reduced to the different first-merge positions of the particles characterizing untensed finite clauses. Comparison with Romanian permits a better understanding of the southern Italian dialects, which show micro-variation and optionality in the position of complementizers and particles and the realization of negation.
On the Romanian Clausal Substitute așa ‘so’
Authors:   University of Bucharest, Cornilescu Alexandra
Published: February 2024

This paper focuses on the syntax and interpretation of the adverb aşa ‘so’ used as a CP substitute. The semantic difficulty raised is that a typical adjunct can substitute for an argument CP. The syntactic problem is that, though a substitute, aşa ‘so’ may often appear in the same sentence with a CP, which determines its interpretation. Two main ingredients are used in solving these problems: a) the idea that CPs are predicative in content and combine with verbs by predicate modification (Kratzer 2006, Moulton 2015); b) the idea that in all of its occurrences, aşa ‘so’ is a demonstrative of similarity. As an auxiliary step, we have also examined another use of aşa ‘so’ as a substitute, specifically aşa as an adjectival substitute. The two substitutes have identical syntax and both have property-type interpretations.
The Conundrum of Aspectual Suppletion in Istro-Romanian
Authors:   University of Oxford, Helmrich Fabian , Uță Bărbulescu Oana ,   University of Bucharest
Published: February 2024

In Istro-Romanian, there are two main groups of verbs, one inherited from Romance, one borrowed from the co-territorial Chakavian Croatian variety. The Croatian-derived verbs are specified for aspect, while the Romance ones are not. Generally, these groups do not interact. However, for a number of verbs previous scholars have claimed that they form suppletive aspectual pairs consisting of a prefixed Croatian-derived perfective verb and a simplex Romance imperfective. Given the anaspectual status of most Romance verbs such an analysis deserves scrutinous empirical verification. In this paper, we survey a comprehensive corpus of Istro-Romanian spanning from the second half of the 19th century to the 21st century with respect to seven alleged suppletive pairs. After describing their behaviour with respect to Vendlerian verb classes, as well as the semantics of their arguments, we come to the conclusion that we cannot speak of aspectual suppletion in the case of these seven verbs. Rather, some verbs are semantically specialized, so that they cannot conceivably form a pair. Where there is no obvious specialization, the prefixed Croatian verb focuses telicity, while the Romance one does not.
Designing a Corpus-Based Syllabus of Italian Collocations: Criteria, Methods and Procedures
Authors:   Sapienza Universita di Roma, La Russa Francesca , D'Alessio Veronica ,   Sapienzia Universita di Roma, Suadoni Anna ,   Universidad de Granada
Published: February 2024

Lexical combinations are central to language learning because they can be processed quickly (Siyanova-Chanturia 2013) and their use gives the idea of fluency in production (Nattinger and DeCarrico, 1992). However, the acquisition of L2 phraseological competence is difficult for learners. This is particularly true for collocations, “sequences of words that tend to occur in stable and privileged combinations” (Simone 1990: 440). The difficulty is partially due to the fact that, unlike other types of lexical combinations, such as idiomatic phrases and proverbs, collocations are usually not emphasized in language courses, so learners do not notice them and do not assimilate them as complex lexemes (Bini et al. 2007). To fill this gap and provide teachers with a useful reference point for teaching collocations in language courses, we designed a corpus-based syllabus of Italian collocations. In this article, we illustrate the methodological choices and criteria followed for the realization of the syllabus.
Modal Versus Creaky Filler Particles in Romanian Connected Speech
Authors:   Iorgu Iordan - Alexandru Rosetti Institute of Linguistics, Niculescu Oana
Published: February 2024

This paper represents a preliminary acoustic analysis of filler particles in terms of voice quality (i.e., modal vs. creaky phonation). The main research questions addressed in this study revolve around which particular voice parameters are indicative of (non)modal phonation of fillers used by healthy speakers of Standard Romanian, and whether the function of the filler particle varies with different voice qualities. The analysis is carried out on Romanian connected speech data extracted from the Ro-Phon corpus (non-pathological speech), an open-access linguistic resource developed during our postdoctoral research project financed by UEFISCDI (2020 – 2022).
The Organicism of Whitehead and the Haldane Brothers
Authors:   Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Desmet Ronny
Published: February 2024

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) called his philosophy the ‘philosophy of organism.’ How come this mathematical physicist became a proponent of organicism instead of mechanicism? The main reason is that, early on, Whitehead clearly saw that with the advent of Maxwell’s theory of electric and magnetic fields, Einstein’s theories of relativity, and Bohr’s theory of the atom, even physics was no longer the mechanical discipline most philosophers held it for. But there was more. Whitehead knew many biologists of the first generation of organicists, and he was influenced by their organicist view. In this context, some Whitehead scholars have already pointed at physiologist of respiration John Scott Haldane (1860-1936) as a possible organicist influence on Whitehead, without however exploring this influence in depth. The aim of this paper is to remedy this shortcoming. It explores both the direct and the indirect influence of John Scott Haldane on Whitehead. The indirect influence involves a dear friend of Whitehead – John Scott’s brother, Richard Burdon Haldane (1856-1928). Hence the title of this paper: ‘The organicism of Whitehead and the Haldane brothers.’
Christian Love And Whitehead’s Poetic God
Authors:   Institutul de filosofie si psihologie Constantin Radulescu-Motru, Academia Româna, Panait Marian George
Published: February 2024

Whitehead uses the term God along two lines of thought: to make a typology of religion – i.e., a typology of how divinity is understood in each type of religion (Religion in the Making) – and to formulate his own philosophy in terms of metaphysics (Process and Reality). I propose a comparison between the concept of Christian Love and the meaning, in each of these two contexts, of the term God. In this way I want to investigate whether God, as he appears in Whitehead’s philosophy, maintains a relationship with the way divinity appears in Christianity, particularly when it is defined as Christian Love.
Life, Subjectivity and Creativity: Alfred North Whitehead’s Metaphysical Understanding of Evolutionism
Authors:   Universitatea Nationala de Muzica Bucuresti, Stoicescu Andreea
Published: February 2024

The theory of evolution has had a well-known complex and tumultuous public journey, from its beginning as a shocking and bold hypothesis about animal life on Earth, until its present status almost as common ground and, as some may argue, an almost (scientific) common sense framework for interpreting the metamorphoses of life as a general phenomenon. Although the biological and environmental mechanisms of evolution have been thoroughly described and structurally analyzed during the past century and a half, the metaphysical possibility, grounding and implications of Charles Darwin’s ideas were rarely accounted for in a philosophically satisfying manner. In my paper, I will argue that Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy has at its core exactly such an attempt of deducing, coherently expressing and conceptually understanding the inner metaphysical significance of speaking about ‘life’ in evolutionary terms. This attempt is not the only source of Whitehead’s groundbreaking metaphysics (as cosmology), but is among the most important because is directly related to his famous formulation of the Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness, to his description of an ‘actual occasion’ inspired by the ‘vibratory organism’, to his non-Cartesian insights on ‘subjectivity’ as embedded by ‘feelings’ and a ‘subjective aim’ and, finally, is related to his rendering of Creativity as the Category of the Ultimate, the driving force of existence. Especially regarding creativity, the theory of evolution has been of invaluable support, yet, according to Whitehead himself, the scientific mind is leaning towards neglecting this beautiful and optimistic side of evolution, concentrating more on its destructive and brutal side: ‘The other side of the evolutionary machinery, the neglected side, is expressed by the word creativeness’ (Science and the Modern World).
On Occurrences of ‘Caesar’ in Some of Whiteheadʼs Texts
Authors:   Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza Iasi, Adămuț Anton
Published: February 2024

It is something absolutely natural that in Whitehead’s philosophical and essayistic works one meets names like: Plato, Locke, Descartes, Hume or Kant. It is equally natural that in Principia Mathematica the onomastics are of a completely different nature. This is how it happens that here we will meet names like Nicod, Zermelo, Peano, Cantor, Dedekind or Frege. Names as appropriate as possible with the content of the works. On the other hand, one cannot help but wonder why in the philosophical and essay-like works you find the occurrence of ‘Caesar’ no less than 37 times. We intend to discuss the presence of this occurrence in some of Whitehead’s works in the following text.
Raţiuni existențialiste ale literaturii: Jean-Paul Sartre
Authors:   Institutul de Științe Politice și Relații Internaționale ,,Ion I.C. Brătianu” al Academiei Române, Stuparu Lorena
Published: February 2024

In this paper I present some of Jean-Paul Sartre’s observations regarding the liberating role of literature both from individual existential discomfort and from a socio-political point of view. According to the French philosopher, the main reason for writing literature is to convey an urgent, imperative message that all people need. Sartre wrote primarily for the enjoyment of all readers (regardless of political choice) to savor his memorable words and formulas, even when they are reserved about the content, and this profound choice aims at the freedom of the creator as well as that of the receiver.
JOSSCast #3: Studying Superbugs – Juliette Hayer on Baargin
Authors: Smith Arfon M.
Published: February 2024

 Subscribe Now:  Apple, Spotify, YouTube, RSS Juliette Hayer joins Arfon and Abby to discuss Baargin, an open source tool she created to analyze bacterial genomes, especially those resistant to antibiotics.
Conciencia ambiental en estudiantes de educación básica tiempos de la Covid-19. Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Cárdenas Bernales Úrsula Gabriela , Leyva Aguilar Nolberto Arnildo
Published: February 2024

El trabajo de investigación tuvo como objetivo principal difundir el conocimiento existente sobre la conciencia ambiental en estudiantes de educación básica en el contexto de la pandemia Covid-19. Para lograr esto, se aplicó la metodología de revisión bibliográfica, que implicó la identificación, revisión, selección e inclusión de trabajos previos relacionados con la conciencia ambiental en bases de datos indexadas. Durante este proceso, se identificaron 59 investigaciones, de las cuales se incluyeron 26 trabajos debido a que abordaban específicamente la problemática de la conciencia ambiental en educación básica. Dentro de estas investigaciones se observado que la única manera de afrontar los problemas ambientales globales es través de la educación ambiental solo así se pueden crear mejores condiciones para una vida armoniosa entre los seres humanos y la naturaleza. Así mismo, se evidenció que la conciencia ambiental está integrada por sus dimensiones: cognitivo, afectivo, conativo y activo, en base a un mayor índice de consideraciones en investigaciones, vale decir que 10 de 26 artículos lo consideran debido a un carácter educativo. En consecuencia, el comportamiento humano pos pandemia debe ceñirse más al cuidado del medio ambiente desde una conciencia humana ambiental.
UAV in smart cities – integration in the aviation system and solutions for safe operations
Authors: Tomić Lidija , Stamenić Anja , Steiner Sanja , Čokorilo Olja
Published: February 2024

UAVs have a wide range of applications that can contribute greatly to the development of smart cities, as their usage can be cost-effective, available on demand, and environmentally-friendly. However, several challenges and issues such as safety, privacy, and security arise. Mentioned opportunities and challenges are identified in the paper by performing a backcasting approach method. To achieve UAV benefits, appropriate solutions for UAV’s safe integration into the aviation system are needed. The main paper’s objective is to provide, based on an analysis of UAV’s possible applications and requirements from aviation system, as well as outputs from backcasting analysis, suggestions of possible solutions for UAV’s safe operations. It is concluded that it is needed to develop and implement solutions that cover operational, technical, and safety requirements. Solutions regarding needed infrastructure (airspace zones and routes, droneports, etc.), UAV management systems in smart cities, UAV technical capabilities for collision detection and avoidance, and safety risk management approaches are recognized as crucial to enabling UAV safe integration into smart cities.
The development of mobility in urban areas – examples of good practices
Authors: Ninović Milena , Dumnić Slaviša , Dupljanin Đorđije
Published: February 2024

Mobility development in urban centers is crucial to creating a livable and sustainable urban environment. With more and more people moving to cities every year, it is essential to have a safe, efficient, and accessible transport system. The paper examines the concept of sustainable urban mobility and analyzes the differences between traditional and sustainable transportation planning. Additionally, the main goal is to provide nine actionable proposals for developing urban mobility with examples of successful practices. By implementing the suggested actions, an urban environment suitable for living would be created, and the harmful effects of traffic as a crucial element of economic and social development would be reduced. To create a sustainable future for urban environments and lay the foundations for smart cities, it is necessary to develop sustainable concepts for urban development, reduce traditional modes of transportation, and raise awareness of environmental sustainability.
Smarty city with green last mail delivery
Authors: Rakić Estera , Buzdovan Ivana , Nedić Zoran
Published: February 2024

This paper explores the possibilities of organizing sustainable last-mile delivery in smart cities. A smart city is a place where traditional networks and services become more efficient by using digital solutions for the benefit of its residents and businesses. Delivering goods to residents is a significant challenge in smart cities. With the development of e-commerce, which has been further boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an evident increase in shipments, which further stimulates the implementation of new solutions to develop green last-mile delivery while meeting the service quality needs of users. Montenegro is taken as a case study. Montenegro keeps pace with technological development and thus the need to define a strategy for the development of smart cities, which includes mobility. The basis for smart mobility is information and communication technologies that currently play a crucial role in mobility, and this paper focuses on a smaller segment of mobility that encompasses the synergy of ICT technologies and postal services to develop smart cities. The paper will focus on calculating the difference in harmful gas emissions by implementing parcel lockers in dense urban areas of Montenegro.
The Sustainability of Urban Postal Logistics and the AR Technology
Authors: Radosavljević Slavica , Grgurović Biljana , Milutinović Jelena , Veličković Stevan
Published: February 2024

Sustainable urban logistics encompasses a rational movement of goods via various modes of transport, as well as the management of warehouses, warehouse complexes, and delivery networks. Urban postal logistics is becoming gradually more important as the urban population and e-commerce are increasing. Efficient and sustainable delivery management in narrower city cores is important for the alleviation of traffic congestion, air pollution, and carbon emissions. In addition, it plays a crucial role in enabling fast and reliable delivery of goods to end users and companies. Some key challenges in urban logistics include limited room for warehousing and distribution, traffic congestion, pollution, noise, and gradually shorter expected delivery times. To tackle all these challenges, urban logistic solutions can include alternative transportation options, route and delivery optimization, as well as the application of smart technologies and data analysis. AR (augmented reality) has the potential to make postal-logistic operations more efficient, economical, and safer through the use of real-time data, visualization, and remote assistance. On the road to sustainability, the visualization of operations can be especially useful. This allows logistics managers to better understand the flow of goods and make timely decisions. Equally important is the education of personnel through simulations of technological processes or their parts, and remote assistance, which can engage users through an interactive experience and improve customer satisfaction through a 3D representation of goods in their environment.
Uniformity and diversity of language in an evolutionary context
Authors: Bode Stefanie
Published: February 2024

The paper explores a view on language that is in line with the Strong Minimalist Thesis and that derives an evolutionary scenario predicting language variation in time and space. A stable and uniform UG making available recursive Merge shaped by laws of nature such as simplicity and efficiency has been integrated by a sudden rewiring of the brain into an existing biological system which is comparable to the concept of the faculty of language in the broad sense. The basic oppositions such as symmetry and asymmetry, internal language/thought and externalization, uniformity and diversity, universality and particular languages are derived as an automatic consequence of the architecture of the grammar as it evolved in the human species in concert with general principles of nature. A stable and simple system can be reconciled with a dynamic complex one.
Winter-human-nature interactions: A scoping review for a neglected season
Authors: Jakstis Kristen , Barnes Michael R.
Published: February 2024

Nature interactions are associated with numerous positive physical, social, and mental health benefits. However, most human-nature interaction research is conducted in spring and summer, with little insight into autumn or winter-human-nature interactions. We therefore conducted a concise scoping review to explore the current state of winter-human-nature interaction research by examining common emergent themes and types of winter-human-nature interaction. Few studies (N = 28) met the inclusion criteria of our review (i.e., primary studies that examined explicit human-nature interactions in winter that reported outcomes for participants). Three main winter-human-nature interaction research topics emerged in the course of this review: winter recreation and tourism, winter and health, and winter and culture. Regarding typology, most studies considered more immediate, conscious, and intentional winter-human-nature interactions. Additionally, few studies considered the outcomes of interactions for both people and nature. More broadly, the general lack of studies involving winter-human-nature interactions is concerning given the depth of research in other seasons connecting humans and nature. Winter-nature interactions are even more important to understand given the ongoing changes in the characteristics of winter due to climate change that are likely to affect people’s relationships with nature in the winter and the potential nature-derived benefits of winter-human-nature interaction.
German translation of the Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI-G)
Authors: Bertrams Alex , Blaise Max , Krispenz Ann
Published: February 2024

Mentalising can be defined as the social-cognitive ability to understand and infer the mental non-emotional states of oneself and others. Recently, the Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI), a self-report scale, was developed to efficiently measure mentalising ability in English-speaking samples. This study presents a German translation of the FIMI—namely, the Four-Item Mentalising Index-German (FIMI-G). To assess the usefulness of the translation, initial evidence for the psychometric properties of the FIMI-G was gathered in a German-speaking sample from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (N = 283). As expected, the corrected item-total correlations, the confirmatory factor analysis, and the inner consistency estimation indicated a homogenous, unidimensional measure which corresponds to the English original. In addition, the FIMI-G scores were related to the validation criteria as expected. Socially desirable responding did not undermine the validity. It is concluded that the German FIMI translation is a useful measure.
The Procedure of Alleged Administrative Responsibility in the Internal Control Bodies in Sonora 2017-2022
Authors: Rodriguez Francisco Javier Santini , Bojórquez Jesús Antonio Valenzuela , Bustamante Gabriela Grajeda
Published: February 2024

The objective of this work is to analyze and evaluate the procedure of alleged administrative responsibility carried out by the Internal Control Organs (OIC) in the State of Sonora, specifically in the areas of investigation and substantiation, as the main gear to be able to classify administrative offenses and in a second stage to hold public servants accountable. As part of accountability. What are the factors that affect the completion of an IPRA? The personnel of the OICs present problems in the integration of the reports of alleged responsibility, due to their technical and professional limitations. On April 27, 2022, the new Law of Responsibilities and Sanctions of the State of Sonora comes into force, whose main purpose is the prevention, correction and investigation of administrative responsibilities; which in its article 9, section II, considers the ICOs as the competent authority to apply said Law, being necessary to collect evidence with a higher degree of professionalism. As a result of the above, the work of integrating files for alleged administrative responsibilities (EPRA) in the ICOs is at a stagnant stage, since personnel trained in multidisciplinary functions are needed to prepare the IPRA, formerly known as a complaint, as well as the support of legal experts to rule the misconduct as serious or non-serious. It should be noted that most of the ICOs are made up of public servants with studies in public accounting, and it is essential to complement them with human capital from various branches of knowledge, including finance, computer science, engineering, psychology, law, handwriting experts, among others, which would improve the collection of evidence of the facts under investigation.
PREDICTORS OF FISTULA HEALING; A STRUCTURED LITERATURE REVIEW.
Authors: Khisa W , Khisa W , Sabina W , Malcom C , Linda M , Tina L
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Obstetric fistula is defined as an abnormal communication between two epithelial surfaces.  It is a preventable maternal morbidity that results from prolonged and obstructed labor. Often, the condition  is characterized by continuous urine or stool leakage. In East Africa, the condition is common. In recent  years, health workers have scaled up access to fistula repairs in an attempt to restore the dignity of affected  woman. However, little is known about the number of women who gain full continence after surgery. In  addition, factors that affect or promote fistula healing are scanty. The aim of this review was to describe  predictors of fistula healing in these settings. 

Methodology: Methods Structured review system to literature compilation was used. Explicit methodology  was utilized to identify, select, and critically evaluate results of the studies to be included in the literature  review. Authors developed a pre-defined eligibility criterion and a specific research question which guided  the search process. Papers which focused on predictors of fistula healing were reviewed. The following  Keywords were used in the search: Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF), Vaginal Fistula (VF), urogenital fistula  (UGF), Obstetric fistula (OF), Female Genital fistula (FGF) and Treatment outcomes. Hawkers tool was  used in scoring selected papers. 

Results: A total of 23 papers were reviewed. Few papers assessed surgical outcomes in fistula surgery  especially in East Africa. Predictors of poor surgical outcomes were reported, these include: Scarring tissue,  repeat repairs and large fistulas.  

Conclusion: Factors that predict outcomes in fistula surgery are far more than those reported. There is  limited evidence of mixed methods study designs in this field of surgery. As such, further inquiry is required  to explore a wider range of factors and develop holistic approaches to fistula management.
CAPACITY BUILDING OF KENYAN HEALTH WORKERS IN PPH PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT: SAVING MORE PARTURIENT LIVES
Authors: Kihara A.B , Koigi P.K , Kabare L , Karangau S , Kituku J , Yussuf N.M , Itsura P.M , Odongo B.E , Obimbo M.M , Kireki O , Winnie S , Omondi O , Gichangi P
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Despite being largely preventable, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the modal cause of  maternal mortality globally and in Kenya.  

Methodology: During the 44th Annual Scientific Congress of the Kenya Obstetrical and Gynecological  Society, a 2-day PPH workshop was held in Msambweni Sub-District Hospital in Kwale County to identify  addressable gaps and to build local capacity. The participants sat a uniform pre- and post- test and evaluated  the course. 

Results: The modal cadres present were clinical officer interns (8) and midwives (7). Out of the 28  participant responses analyzed, the pretest revealed low average level of knowledge (43.8%), with  devascularization (31.8%) and resuscitation (39.7%) showing the lowest levels. The post-test revealed  substantial improvement in overall average knowledge that was attributable to the training (75.2%,  p=0.001). Three quarters of the participants rated the training as excellent, while a fifth rated the training as  good.  

Discussion: PPH is known to be the most significant cause of maternal mortality. However, knowledge of  its prevention, diagnosis and management were poor. The training resulted in significant improvement in  knowledge, while the use of high-fidelity simulation drills enhanced emergency preparedness. 

Conclusion: Overall, there is a significant role for capacity building through in-service trainings. There  is therefore a need to scale-up such trainings in order to further reduce contribution of PPH to maternal  mortality in Kenya.