bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Continuidades y rupturas entre el sistema educativo superior en la forma y cultura escolar
Authors: Pereyra Azambuja Gastón Alejandro
Published: November 2020

El siguiente ensayo pretende como objetivo reflexionar de una manera crítica sobre la educación física en el sistema educativo, en particular la educación superior encargada de la formación de licenciados y profesores en educación física y su vínculo con el ámbito escolar. Se intentará pensar en cómo la lógica escolar se impone o no a la lógica universitaria. Se relacionan aspectos como la forma escolar y la cultura escolar como contrapuntos, donde existen tensiones y cómo las cuales repercuten en la educación superior. Se ejemplifican algunos aspectos previamente mencionados con los planes de estudios y programas académicos (natación en particular) del Instituto Superior de Educación Física, con la intención de ver como la forma y la cultura escolar repercuten en los documentos normativos y académicos de la Universidad. También se tomarán conceptos como saber escolar, derivado de la transposición didáctica, enfocado en el sistema escolar, y como la enseñanza terciaria debe (o no) tomar en cuenta para la formación de futuros docentes. Finalmente se abordará la enseñanza desde el punto de vista de la reflexividad, aquella enseñanza situada y pertinente que responde al contexto en donde la misma se da, asociada al concepto de enseñanza socio comprensiva. El trabajo no pretende dar nada por hecho o acabado, sino problematizar y pensar la enseñanza terciaria en función de la escuela, de alguna forma (re)produciendo cultura.
Pengaruh Profitabilitas dan Ukuran Perusahaan Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan Dengan Moderasi Kebijakan Dividen: Studi Pada Perusahaan Properti, Real Estate dan Konstruksi Bangunan Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2013-2017
Authors: Imron Ali , Kurniawati Desi
Published: November 2020

This study purposed to determine the effect of profitability proxy with Earning Per Share (EPS) and firm size is proxied by logarithm natural of total assets to firm value which proxied by Price Book Value (PBV) and to find out whether dividend policy proxied by Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) be moderateted the relationship of profitability and firm size against firm value. The population in this study were all the property, real estate and building construction companies sector listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2013 -2017. The sample in this study were 9 companies out of 62 population obtained through purposive sampling method. Data analysis techniques used in this study was Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). The results of this study is: (1) Profitability has positive and significant impact to firm value. (2) Firm size has positive impact but not significant to firm value. (3) Dividend policy are able to moderate the effect of profitability against firm value. (4) Dividend policy can not moderate the effect of firm size against firm value.
PERSEPSI KONSUMEN TERHADAP PROSES PERSONAL SELLING DI PT TALENTS SPECTRUM CABANG DEPOK
Authors: . Muhlis , . Ruswanto
Published: November 2020

Personal selling digunakan dalam pemasaran produk PT. Talents Spectrum yang merupakan bentuk komunikasi langsung antara tenaga penjual yang mewakili perusahaan dengan calon konsumen. Objek penelitan adalah konsumen yang membeli jasa PT. Talents Spectrum Cabang Depok.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui persepsi konsumen terhadap proses pendekatan, presentasi, menangani keberatan dan mentup penjualan dalam personal selling. Sampel diambil menggunakan rumus slovin dan dianalisis mengunakan Weighted Means Score (WMS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa seluruh proses personal selling yang dilakukan oleh tenaga penjualan perusahaan memiliki kriteri penilaian yang sangat baik, dengan nilai 4,043. Tahapan proses yang memiliki nilai paling kecil adalah tahap presentasi, dengan nilai sebesar 4,031. Indikator dari personal selling yang paling kecil adalah pengenalan diri pada proses pendekatan dengan 3,917 dan mengkonfirmasi kembali penjelasan produk pada proses menutup penjualan dengan nilai 3,917.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK, HARGA DAN CITRA MEREK TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN AIR MINUM DALAM KEMASAN MEREK AQUA DI KELURAHAN PABUARAN BOGOR
Authors: Hari Subagyo Wawan , Chairunisha Febriana Ranti
Published: November 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh variabel Kualitas Produk, Harga dan Citra Merek secara parsial dan simultan terhadap variabel Keputusan Pembelian air minum dalam kemasan merek Aqua di kelurahan Pabuaran Bogor, serta mengetahui besarnya pengaruh variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat.  Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 97 orang.  Teknik analisis data menggunakan regresi linier berganda.  Hasil uji t memperlihatkan variabel Kualitas Produk (X1) dan Citra Merek (X3) secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Keputusan Pembelian air minum dalam kemasan (AMDK) merek Aqua di kelurahan Pabuaran Bogor.  Hal ini berdasarkan nilai t hitung dua variabel tersebut lebih besar dari t table dan nilai signifikasi (p value) kurang dari 0,1.  Variabel Harga (X2) secara parsial tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap variabel Keputusan Pembelian air minum dalam kemasan (AMDK) merek Aqua di kelurahan Pabuaran Bogor. Hasil uji F menunjukkan variabel kualitas produk, harga, dan citra merek secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap variabel Keputusan Pembelian air minum dalam kemasan (AMDK) merek Aqua di kelurahan Pabuaran Bogor. Hal ini dapar dilihat nilai F hitung 6,80 lebih besar dari F tabel 2,70 dan nilai signifikansi (0,0) lebih kecil dari 0,1.   Hasil uji koefisien determinasi sebesar 15,3 % menunjukkan besarnya pengaruh variabel bebas yaitu Kualitas Produk, Harga, Citra Merek terhadap variable Keputusan Pembelian. Sisanya 84,7% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak dimasukkan dalam penelitian ini.
DESIGN OF NEURO-WAVELET BASED VECTOR QUANTIZER FOR IMAGE COMPRESSION
Authors: Lenka Rasmita , Padhi Swagatika , Behera Minakshee , Patnaik Naresh , Mohanty Mihir N.
Published: November 2020

This paper presents a novel approach to design a vector quantizer for image compression. Compression of image data using Vector Quantization (VQ) will compare Training Vectors with Codebook that has been designed. The result is an index of position with minimum distortion. Moreover it provides a means of decomposition of the signal in an approach which takes the improvement of inter and intra band correlation as more lithe partition for higher dimension vector spaces. Thus, the image is compressed without any loss of information. It also provides a comparative study in the view of simplicity, storage space, robustness and transfer time of various vector quantization methods. In addition the proposed paper also presents a survey on different methods of vector quantization for image compression and application of SOFM.
Eksistensi Lembaga Pendidikan Islam dalam Meretas Potensi Konflik Sosial Budaya
Authors: Nur Indria
Published: November 2020

This article discusses the role of strategic education institutions in developing a harmonious, harmonious and peaceful life in a diverse society of religions, tribes and cultures. As educational institutions function to engage in social integration, it is deemed most potential to instill the attitudes and values of togetherness, unity, peace, respect and closeness among ethnic, racial, religious, and cultural diversity of learners and society. The results of this study show the efforts and strategies undertaken STAIN Sorong institutions in applying a multicultural-oriented education. Through the cultivation of the spirit of multiculturalism will be a medium of training and awareness for the younger generation to accept cultural, religious, racial, ethnic and difference needs among others and willing to live together peacefully, especially in Papua
Teori Percampuran dan Pertukaran
Authors: Sanurdi Sanurdi
Published: November 2020

This discourse studies sociologically a syariah-based microfinance institute (LKMS) which is usually known as BMT. By applying the framework of new institutionalism, this dissertation utilizes qualitative approach in its data collection. This dissertation chose LKMS in Cipulir, Jakarta and Banda Aceh as its object of study because of socio-cultural and economic differences of both regions. This dissertation found that the profit and loss sharing system at the LKMS is regarded hybrid as it was previously adopted from traditional institution and recontextualized in a new meaning and certain condition. Theoretically, this hybrid mechanism will help traditional institutions become applicable and operational with the modern system of LKMS. This dissertation recommends the government to carry out a policy which is condusive to the development of microfinance institutions fitting with the local culture and religion. Establishment of Islamic banks is driven by the desire to avoid riba in Islamic muamalah activities, establish Islamic ukhuwah among Muslims as well as emotional and physical wellbeing gained through muamalah activities in accordance with religious orders that have ridlo of Allah SWT. This article discourse about that
Integrated Information Visualization to Support Decision Making for Health Promotion in Chonburi, Thailand
Authors: JINPON Puangrat , JAROENSUTASINEE Mullica , JAROENSUTASINEE Krisanadej
Published: November 2020

A visualization of comprehensive data on health care enhances performance of decision-making in health promotion programs. We describe the design and prototype of a Dashboard Decision Support System (DDSS) as a web-based advanced tool for executives and health officers to plan and generate effective programs in health promotion and disease prevention. Data were obtained from 10 communities surrounding oil refinery, using Family and community Assessment Program (FAP), in operation since 2010. The system was developed using web-based technology and open standards, i.e., MySQL, PHP, Highcharts JS, and Google Maps. Perception of the system and its effectiveness were evaluated using a questionnaire after participants had had an approximately one month period of experience of using the system. The responses to the questionnaire were positive about the system features and system process. Using the DDSS, executives and health officers can deploy effective and appropriate programs to enhance health care in their communities.
Efficacy of DBD Plasma Generator with Different Shapes and Materials of Electrodes for Reducing the Microbial Contamination of Herb Powder
Authors: PROMPING Jiraporn , TRIKOOL Tipwimol , PRAKHONGSIL Panchalee , PICHA Roppon
Published: November 2020

This paper studies the efficacy of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma generator with circular and square electrodes with stainless steel and copper materials in the reduction of microbial contamination in herbs. Four types of electrodes are used: copper and stainless-steel square electrodes of the size 110×110 mm2 and circular electrodes with a 94 mm diameter. The voltage supplied to plasma generator varies between 5 - 15 kV and the frequency is between 1 - 7 kHz. Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.) and sappan tree (Ceasalpinia sappan Linn.) herb powders were packed in polyethylene bags of the size 89×89 mm2 and tested for microbial contamination before and after the plasma irradiation. The samples were treated with plasma for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min. The results indicated that plasma treatment of 30 min is the most effective time for reducing in the aerobic plate count and yeast and mold count of licorice herb powder. This plasma treatment condition effectively reduced initial the aerobic plate count and yeast and mold count from 8.00×104 to 1.30×103 CFU/g and 4.20×102 to 8.0×10 CFU/g, respectively. Escherichia coli were not founded in the control sample and plasma treatment samples (MPN/g < 3.0). The results revealed that plasma treatment reduced microbial contamination to acceptable levels in herb seasoning as indicated in TCP 1380/2550. In sappan tree powder, plasma irradiation also effectively reduced artificially contaminated of Bacillus subtilis in sappan herb.
Investigation of Anticancer Activity of Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell. var. Crustacean
Authors: BARUSRUX Sahapat , WEERAPREEYAKUL Natthida , PHIBOONCHAIYANAN Preeyaporn Plaimee , KHAMPHIO Munthipha , TANTHANUCH Waraporn , THUMMANU Kanjana
Published: November 2020

Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell. var. crustacean or “Ya Kap Hoi: YKH” was misunderstood as “Ya Yad Nam Kang” and cancer curative. This study aimed to investigate anticancer activity by the analysis of chemical constituent in extracts and in vitro screening of biological activities of the extract in several aspects such as cancer cell lines cytotoxic activity, immune cell proliferating activity, reducing power activity, alkylation activity. The HPLC analysis showed the absence of plumbagin peak observed in the HPLC chromatograms of both YKH aqueous and YKH ethanolic extracts. The YKH ethanolic extract yielded more chemical constituents than that of the YKH aqueous extract. The YKH aqueous extract was inactive against all cancer cells tested. Interestingly, YKH ethanolic extract caused cancer cell death in HCT116 colon cancer, HepG2 liver cancer, and Jurkat leukemic cancer cell lines in the concentration dependent manner. The following IC50 concentrations of the YKH ethanolic extract that possessed 50 % cell death after 24 h exposure in HCT116, HepG2, and Jurkat cell line were 195.4 ± 12, 171.7 ± 8.7, and 48.8 ± 5.7 µg/mL, respectively. Both aqueous and ethanolic extracts of YKH showed high antioxidant activity based on reducing power activity but did not have alkylation activity. At high concentration (250 µg/mL), YKH ethanolic extract can inhibit immune cells proliferation activity more than the YKH aqueous extract. An unexpected but critical outcome of our studies was the finding that anticancer activity is promised by selecting the plant extraction solvent with less polarity. Potential anticancer constituents were extracted from YKH using ethanol and these constituents cannot be found in aqueous solution of YKH.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR DROUGHT RISK MAPPING IN AUSTRALIA – DROUGHT RISK ANALYSER WEB APP
Authors: Sun C. , Choy S. , Chua Z. , Aitkenhead I. , Kuleshov Y.
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Australia frequently experiences extended periods of severe droughts which have a significant negative impact on populations and economy. To improve preparedness for drought, decision-support tools which provide comprehensive information about current dry conditions are essential. In this paper, we present a conceptual design for a Drought Risk Analyser (DRA) – web-based information App for drought risk mapping developed using geographic information system (GIS). The developed DRA is based on combining Drought Hazard/Vulnerability/Exposure Indices (DHI, DVI and DEI respectively) into a final Drought Risk Index (DRI) for total of 542 Local Government Areas (LGA) in Australia. Drought indicators selected to compute drought hazard – the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI), the Vegetation Health Index (VHI) and Soil Moisture – were obtained through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Space-based Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring (SWCEM) international initiative. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) census data were used to develop the drought-related population vulnerability index – DVI. Australian national Digital Elevation Model and catchment scale land use data were used to calculate the DEI. Implemented functionality of the designed DRA is illustrated using a case study for the 2019 drought in Australia. The DRA App will be beneficial for Australian farmers and rural communities to assist with decision making, as well as for LGA planners to gain insights on current state of drought risk at both local and national levels. The developed methodology of using space-based observations for assessing drought hazard could be applied for developing similar web-based information tools in drought-prone areas of other countries.
An Analysis of the English Language Needs of Medical Professionals Within the Saudi Context: An Exploratory Study in Light of Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Azzhrani Misfer Ali Hasan , Alghamdi Ahmed
Published: November 2020

This study, based on explanatory sequential, mixed methods, descriptive research design, was conducted at eleven hospitals and medical centers in the city of Makkah in the Western Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The study aimed at exploring the efficacy of the current ESP courses at Saudi tertiary institutes and whether those courses meet the needs of the medical professionals with regards to medical English language proficiency. In addition, the study explored the needs of English medical language proficiency during an international crisis such as the recent corona virus (covid-19) pandemic. The quantitative and qualitative primary data collection was gathered from the medical professionals' responses to a custom designed, twenty-nine items on a psychometric five-point Likert items and open-ended questions, questionnaire. The overall sample population of the medical professional participants in this study was 315 participates (130 male and 185 female participants). The gathered quantitative data from the questionnaire was statistically analysed and the qualitative data gathered from the three open ended questions was analysed for emergent codes using open coding and eventually forming overarching themes. The findings of the study indicated that medical professionals in KSA regard English medical language proficiency as a vital necessity for the profession, especially during an international crisis requiring global communication and cooperation. Furthermore, the majority of the participants indicated that they are not satisfied with the current English language courses provided on the undergraduate level since they felt that rigid and comprehensive English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses with designated focus on medical English to meet their English language needs are required. Suggestions and emphasis with regards to the provision of medical ESP at tertiary level institutions in KSA are given and possible recommendations for further research investigations in future are also given.
Ammonio di Alessandria
Authors: D'Alessandro Giulia
Published: November 2020

Ammonius of Alexandria, arguably the most eminent student of Aristarchus and his successor as head of the Library of Alexandria, plays a crucial role in the history of Hellenistic philology. In this critical edition, the 11 testimonies and 31 fragments attributed to Ammonius are sys-tematically compiled, translated into Italian, extensively commented on and analysed for the first time. The book thus shows that Ammonius’s oeuvre is much richer than previously thought. In addition to Aristarchus’ Homeric editions, of which Ammonius was considered an authoritative source and for whose transmission he was responsible, he extensively studied the writings of Homer, Anacreon, Pindar, Plato and the Comedy.
Der moralische Pakt
Authors: Grunau Skott
Published: November 2020

Narratives and dramatic plays are usually based on a non manifest structure that can be conceived as a moral one, where you can find rules and sentences of having-to-do.

The Moral Contract as a metaphor describes this fundamental basis, composed of three components: competition, exchange and contract. In this framework the narrative figures are bound to their acting. This volume 1 deals with such a structure, volume 2 will focus on the relation of the writer and his narrator just as on the relation of the narrator and the reader.
Stress, dependency, and depression: An examination of the reinforcement effects of problematic smartphone use on perceived stress and later depression
Authors: Zhao Pengfei , Lapierre Matthew A.
Published: November 2020

Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) is associated with a series of mental health issues including depression; yet, the directionality and underlying mechanisms for these associations are underdetermined. This study investigated the possible reinforcement effects of PSU on perceived stress and later depression and the moderating effect of social support on the associations between perceived stress and smartphone use and PSU. This study further explored the differential effects for separate types of smartphone use. With a sample of 222 college students, we found that PSU reinforced perceived stress especially for people with high levels of stress, and perceived stress fully mediated the association between PSU and depression. Regarding types of smartphone use, we found that perceived stress was associated with both person-to-person and social networking smartphone use. In addition, for people with low to medium levels of social support, perceived stress was linked to increased PSU via social networking smartphone use.
Instagram selfie-posting and young women’s body dissatisfaction: Investigating the role of self-esteem and need for popularity
Authors: Kim Mihee
Published: November 2020

An online survey was conducted to explore how Instagram users’ selfie-posting behavior affects their self-esteem and body dissatisfaction. Female college students from South Korea (N = 321) participated in the survey. Results showed that Instagram users’ selfie-posting was positively related to their self-esteem. Moreover, Instagram users’ self-esteem mediated the relationship between their selfie-posting behavior and body dissatisfaction. Findings showed that Instagram users’ selfie-posting behavior may positively influence their self-esteem, which may consequently contribute to reducing their body dissatisfaction. Such an indirect effect of selfie-posting was moderated by Instagram users’ levels of the need for popularity. The indirect influence of selfie-posting on body dissatisfaction through self-esteem was only significant among those with low or moderate levels of the need for popularity. This suggests that those with lower levels of the need for popularity can benefit more from posting their selfies. These findings advance the emerging literature on the effects of selfie-posting by providing a moderated mediation model of selfie-posting and body image concerns.
Online religious counseling for older adults
Authors: Okun‬‏ ‪Sarit , Nimrod Galit
Published: November 2020

Studies have demonstrated the importance of online activities to wellbeing, especially in later life. The present study seeks to determine whether and how online religious counseling can improve the wellbeing of older believers. A six-month qualitative study was conducted with a group of Orthodox Jewish older adults (N = 26, aged 70-96) who manifest various types of age-related distress. The participants were home trained to use a dedicated, accessible online platform featuring religious questions and answers (Q&A). Data were collected through netnographic observation, monthly online inquiry and in-depth interviews with counselees and counselors alike. Analysis indicated that online spiritual Q&A for the elders are characterized by unique content, types and styles of discourse. Their variety reflects the heterogeneity of needs, areas of interest and worldviews among older religious adults. Participation in online religious counseling provided them with numerous religious, intellectual and social rewards. At the same time, their counselors—six rabbis that volunteered in this project—gained religious, communal, professional and psychological benefits from the opportunity to share their knowledge and advice. Anonymity, asynchronicity, digital literacy and types of questions were identified as issues that may have opposite effects on the experiences of participants and counselors, respectively. Although some factors may delay and/or diminish positive contributions, involvement in online religious counseling appears to promote wellbeing in later life. This service is particularly beneficial to Orthodox older adults with detrimental health conditions whose use of online religious Q&A helps them cope with the difficulties they face and maintain their enjoyment of life.
Dva životy, dvě kultury, dvě země
Authors: Poláková Jana
Published: November 2020

The book is part of a long term project of the Hellenika Foundation Brno Greeks on Czech territory since the mid-20th century in the implementation of which the Ethnographic Institute of the Moravian Museum has been participating on professional basis. The main goal of the project was to present, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the first big immigration wave of Greek refugees on the territory of the then Czechoslovakia. The foundation started preparing worthy celebrations as soon as in 2017 with interviewing 19 selected respondents in the average duration of 45 minutes resulting in separate video and audio records. This research became then a stepping stone of activities in following several years. The first output was the exhibition Two lives, two cultures, two countries. Greeks on Czech territory since the mid-20th century. The public could learn about the arrival of Greeks on Czechoslovak soil in consequence of the civil war, about their gradual integration as well as preservation of their specific culture. During the exhibition opening in November 2018 a documentary with the same title was shown that had come into being through the combination of extracts from interviews, period shots and examples of archive materials of various kinds. In the following year the film was presented at the festival of museum movies Musaionfilm in Comenius Museum in Uherský Brod. It was awarded the main prize „Černý Janek“ for an innovative treatment of the fortunes of the Greek minority in this country. In 2019 a travelling version of the exhibition was created available today to educational and memory institutions throughout the country. In the same year the transcription of the recorded interviews into a written form was carried out. Their publication, analysis and interpretation complemented with a brief survey of the past and present are the core of this book.
Ecological Theory and the Superfluous Niche
Authors: Justus James ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

Perhaps no concept has been thought more important to ecological theorizing than the niche. Without it, technically sophisticated and well-regarded accounts of character displacement, ecological equivalence, limiting similarity, and others would seemingly never have been developed. The niche is also widely considered the centerpiece of the best candidate for a distinctively ecological law, the competitive exclusion principle. But the incongruous array and imprecise character of proposed definitions of the concept square poorly with its apparent scientific centrality. I argue this definitional diversity and imprecision reflects a problematic conceptual indeterminacy that challenges its putative indispensability in ecology.
Why Ecology and Evolution Occupy Distinct Epistemic Niches
Authors: Linquist Stefan ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

Recent examples of rapid evolution under natural selection seem to require that the disciplines of ecology and evolution become better integrated. This inference makes sense only if one’s understanding of these disciplines is based on Hutchinson’s two-speed model of the ecological theater and the evolutionary play. Instead, these disciplines are more accurately viewed as occupying distinct “epistemic niches.” When so understood, we see that rapid evolution under selection, even if it is generally true, does not imply that evolutionary explanations are improved by the inclusion of ecological details. Nor are ecological explanations necessarily improved by the inclusion of information about trait variation, heritability, effective population size, or other standard evolutionary factors. To illustrate, I develop a version of Kitcher’s (1984) “gory details” argument to show that, even for some trait that is under strong directional selection, a dynamically sufficient explanation of its ecological relationships should ignore most of the information explaining why that trait is evolving. The wholesale integration of ecology and evolution looks even less appealing when empirical sufficiency, a purely practical requirement, is taken into account. As a way forward, I propose an eco-evo partitioning framework. This strategy enables researchers to estimate the empirical sufficiency of a purely ecological, a purely evolutionary, or a combined eco-evo approach.
Human potential in the function of intellectual capital creation
Authors: Orčić Drago , Gajić Ivanka
Published: November 2020

The new era in which we find ourselves certainly has many challenges but as well many chances. By entering in, the era of knowledge, we are conditioned to radically change the status of human potential and with that the strategies of relationship towards homo sapiens (reasonable man) as potential. In the knowledge era, man is no longer an extended hand of machines. In order to survive in the game with modern technical-technological development trends, it is inevitable for him to take over its naturally given uncompetitive role of unique thoughtful being with unlimited intellectual potential and inevitable in the process of creating the new value. Constant development, changes conditioned by automation, globalization, informatization, for a "reasonable man" can be an unprecedented threat or a civilizational chance to discover, develop, materialize his hidden intellectual potential. In the conditions of the new economy, intellectual potential takes on not only a leading but a key role. Modern research shows that inventiveness and innovation create a leverage effect, directing the intellectual potential to create new high-tech achievements. There are more and more companies which establish the value of its service or product precisely on the discovery, development, materialization of intellectual potential as an unlimited competitive resource. The subject of this paper is to show the importance of research and finding new approaches, new tools, new methods for detection, development, materialization of unlimited intellectual potential of the "thinking man". The goal of this paper is to raise awareness of the chance, which humanity has not had up until now, in the domain of natural resource from the role of "talking tool" or "extended machine hand" to take on the role of "unique, thinking, creative, inventive, unlimited, potential". In this paper, we also only superficially touched on possible modern methods for discovering, developing, materialization of human potential, such as: business consulting, business coaching, business mentoring.
The status of new English loanwords in the language of secondary school students
Authors: Gavranović Valentina , Prodanović Marijana
Published: November 2020

Language change is an important characteristic of any language, and its manifestations are most obvious in the structure and content of the lexicon. The lexicon of the Serbian language has been changing not only as a result of various word formation processes, but also under the influence of the process of borrowing, particularly from the English language, nowadays a dominant global language which permeates all areas of human activity. English loanwords play a significant role in the change of the lexicon of the Serbian language, and are being adopted and used in everyday oral and written communication, particularly by younger people, who are more open to accept these changes. This paper investigates the status of some English loanwords among secondary school students, and how these words affect their lexicon. The research focuses on the analysis of students' answers to the questions containing a corpus of selected loanwords taken from the dictionary 'Rečnik novijih anglicizama' (Vasić et al., 2001), whose aim is to determine which English loanwords have already been assimilated and perceived as words of domestic origin, and which words are still felt as foreign by the students. This paper also investigates semantic characteristics of these loanwords, and how the students use them and understand their original meaning. The analysis of the answers casts a deeper insight into the way loanwords are used in the target language the longer they stay therein.
Digitization of sale of the confiscated customs goods in customs service of the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Nikolić Đurica , Jović Radmilo
Published: November 2020

The confiscated customs goods and the goods that were taken out for the benefit of the state are sold by the customs offices in accordance with the Customs Law and the Decree on customs clearance of goods. The manner of sale of customs goods by the customs offices has not changed for decades and is done exclusively through public sale, that is, at public bid-dings held in customs offices throughout the Republic of Serbia. Sale of customs goods through auction, i.e. public sales in the customs offices are confronted with certain problems including the following: the lack of training of customs officers to conduct bids, inexperience of customs officers in the way of bid management, the negotiation of the bidders regarding the bidding of goods in order to avoid buying at the first bids and wait for the purchase of goods through a direct contract, where the starting price is significantly lower; the existence of organized groups that by their participation in bids do not allow other participants to take part in public bidding. The problems identified in the public sale of customs goods have resulted in a lower payment of funds into the budget due to the purchase of goods and vehicles at significantly lower price. The sale of the confiscated goods and vehicles that would be organized via the Internet is one of the possibilities that can significantly reduce problems when selling customs goods and vehicles in the era of digitization, Internet development t and electronic data processing. Selling goods via the Internet can contribute to faster and more efficient sale of customs goods and vehicles, generating higher revenues from the sale of the confiscated goods, allowing more bidders to participate in bids, the persons participating in bids are known only to customs authorities, but not to other participants.. At the same time, the sale of goods via the Internet would contribute to the modernization of the customs service as a whole.
MaddAddam Trilogy as a historical chronicle of the silenced in a (dystopian) society
Authors: Ćuk Maja , Panajotović Artea
Published: November 2020

The MaddAddam Trilogy includes three novels written in the form of speculative fiction. The narrators and major protagonists in the first two works, Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, are human survivors after the pandemic that has obliterated almost all population on the planet. In these symbolic cautionary tales that reflect current cultural and economic conditions, Margaret Atwood makes readers think about the questions what if mankind was completely eradicated and what if the construction of a new species could be masterminded successfully. In the third book of the trilogy, MaddAddam, the apocalyptic story is retold by one of the genetically engineered beings, whose account provides a glimmer of hope for the future. The aim of this paper is to analyse the roles of the narrators and characters in the aforementioned works (Snowman, Toby, Ren, Adam One and Blackbeard) as recorders of the circumstances before, during and after the tragic event, by relying on Hayden White's theoretical views on the making of historical narratives.
Mathematics -for the Million, or for the Few?
Authors: Betz William
Published: November 2020

It is now thirteen years since the appearance of a much-debated volume entitled “Mathematics for the Million.” That title was decidedly misleading. In reality, the hook presupposed a mathematical maturity ordinarily achieved only by “the few.” However, it served to focus attention on the real question at issue, namely, what kind of mathematical education should the schools provide not merely for a gifted minority, but also for the average citizen?
Know Your National Council Representative
Authors: Brown Kenneth E.
Published: November 2020

Miss Annie John Williams, a high school teacher at Julian S. Carr Junior High School, Durham, North Carolina, has been an active member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics for twelve years. She reports that she finds the articles in The Mathematics Teacher very helpful to her in teaching students in the junior high school. Her interest in the improvement of the teaching of mathematics is indicated by her attendance for six years at the Mathematics Institute at Duke University. The sole purpose of this Institute is to provide a mathematics laboratory that will contribute to the improvement of mathematics education. Her special interest in the improvement of the teaching of mathematics is in harmony with her work as National Council Representative. Each year she writes several hundred letters to teachers of mathematics asking them to join the Council— the only national organization devoted solely to their cause. Miss Williams will welcome the assistance of the mathematics teachers in North Carolina in helping her with the National Council work.
The Affiliated Groups and the Delegate Assembly
Authors: Mayor John
Published: November 2020

The Affiliated Groups of The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics will he interested in making preparations during January, February, and March for the coming National Council meeting in Pittsburgh. Two meetings of the Delegate Assembly have been scheduled. The first meeting is on March 29, 8:00-10:00 a.m. and the second on March 30, 1:15-2:15 p.M. The Delegate Assembly will be concerned with relationships between the Affiliated Groups and the National Council. There will also be a section on Affiliated Groups at the Pittsburgh meeting. In this section a panel of presidents of Affiliated Groups in the Pittsburgh area will lead a discussion on the programs and plans of the various Groups in their own localities.
Concrete Representation of Geometric Progression (With Illustrations from the Decimal and the Binary Number System)
Authors: Stern Catherine
Published: November 2020

Arithmetic is the science of numbers. It describes what happens if certain operations are carried out, and it prescribes through symbols and signs what is to be done in certain numerical situations. Laws and rules that govern arithmetic are expressed not in words but in symbolic language, like “a + b = c,” or, if numerical values are substituted, 5 + 4 = 9. Such an abstract statement may be applied to concrete objects which are counted if given as individual units or measured when presented in continuous magnitudes. Five and four apples are nine apples, and five plus four feet measure nine feet. The first statement may be verified by counting the apples, the second by measuring the feet with a yardstick.
An Arithmetic Bulletin for Parents
Authors: Roudebush Elizabeth J.
Published: November 2020

At the suggestion of the Superintendent of Schools, the curriculum staff of the Seattle Public Schools has initiated a plan to inform parents of the ways by which their children learn the three R's. Four committees were formed to devise bulletins describing the methods for teaching arithmetic, reading, spelling and writing in the Seattle schools. The arithmetic bulletin given in this article was sent with the report card to the parents of each child in our elementary schools in November, 1950.
Notes On the History of Mathematics: Roman Numerals
Authors: Sanford Vera
Published: November 2020

The topic of Roman numerals appears in textbooks in arithmetic for its informational value. It is handy to have a second set of numerals, and tradition links us to the Roman numerals for this auxiliary set. Custom dictates their use on the face of a clock. Convenience causes their use after the identification number on a United States Savings Bond to indicate the maturity value,—L on the $50.00 bonds, C on the $100.00 and D on the $500.00 (The $25.00 bond is marked Q.)
Mathematics Recreations
Authors: Bakst Aaron
Published: November 2020

Some years ago much ado was raised concerning the indirect method of proof in Geometry. The readers of The Mathematics Teacher may still find great pleasure and derive much profit from reading the chapter on this topic in the Fifth Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics written by Professor Clifford B. Upton. In some quarters, however, some doubts have been expressed concerning the efficacy of the indirect method of proof.
Applications
Authors: Myers Sheldon S.
Published: November 2020

We Have received a number of request for military applications of high school mathematics. There are unlimited possibilities in this direction, and this department can only present a few examples suggestive of the larger field. We are using the examples in this issue to provide references to some sources of applications of a military nature.
Can We Teach Pupils to Distinguish the Measurement and Partition Ideas in Division?
Authors: Moser Harold E.
Published: November 2020

The question under immediate consideration ought to be studied in the light of number meanings involved and possible dividends to be expected from a slightly different approach to the teaching of the division concept.
Mathematical Miscellanea
Authors: Jones Phillip S.
Published: November 2020

All of us, in the introduction and teaching of logarithms, have stressed the fact that the logarithm is merely an exponent. Many texts have short tables of the form of 2x = n, or 3x = n to show the use of logarithms. Later on the existence of an exponent as a whole number plus a fraction is demonstrated more or less by the inductive method. Thus if 100 = 102 and 1000 = 103, then 350 = 102+a fraction This seems very clear at the moment and for a short time thereafter, but all of us in later work have had to answer numerous questions as to where to place the decimal point in the antilogarithm or what the characteristic should be in getting the logarithm of a given number.
What is Going on in Your School?
Authors: Mayor John R. , Brown John A.
Published: November 2020

In the November, February and April numbers of The Mathematics Teacher for the 1950-51 school year three sets of questions on Mathematics Enrollments, General Mathematics, and Third Year Mathematics, respectively, were published in this Department of The Mathematics Teacher. All three sets of questions were given again in the November, 1951 number. Preliminary reports on answers received have been published in the April, 1951 and the November, 1951 numbers.
Applications
Authors: Myers Sheldon S.
Published: November 2020

An article entitled “Concrete Interpretations of Directed Numbers” by Merton T. Goodrich in School Science and Mathematics, June, 1934, pp. 623-35, has been brought to our attention since our discussion of the methods of Mr. Schaaf (March and May, 1952) in the teaching of directed numbers. The article by Mr. Goodrich reflects a sensitivity to the heuristic, pupil-discovery style of teaching and in some ways is similar to some of the material previously presented in this department.
A Note on the Use of the Slide Rule in Division
Authors: Shuster Carl N.
Published: November 2020

The slide rule is a very satisfactory instrument for rapid division that can be satisfied by quotients having three digit accuracy. However, there are places where six or more digit accuracy is desired. It was pointed out in a recent article in The Mathematics Teacher* that the slide rule may be used to secure five, six, eight or, more digit answers to square root problems. In a somewhat similar way the slide rule may be used to secure quotients having six or more digit accuracy.
Let's guess it first
Authors: Yeshurun Shraga
Published: November 2020

Suggests a way to help pupils solve verbal problems. Teachers of algebra may wish to add this method to their repertoires.
What is Going on in Your School?: Science fair information
Authors: Large Dewey E.
Published: November 2020

The Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies is attempting to meet the great need for increased interest in and knowledge of science and mathematics through a program of activity designed and spearheaded by its Field Representative, Dewey E. Large, a former science and mathematics teacher and school administrator.
Mathematics used in courses of various departments in a university
Authors: Rasmussen Otho M.
Published: November 2020

A study pointing out some of the mathematical needs of university students and the shortcomings of present mathematics courses.
Devices for the Mathematics Classroom: A model for Visualizing The Pythagorean Theorem
Authors: Berger Emil J.
Published: November 2020

Most teachers of plane geometry attempt to help their students gain an understanding and appreciation of the Pythagorean theorem by having them develop a proof of it. This effort is often concluded with an algebraic proof because it is claimed that proofs which involve comparison of areas are too difficult for tenth-grade students.
Mathematical Miscellanea: Present-Day Activity in Numerical Analysis
Authors: Gruenberger Fred
Published: November 2020

In the past, it has almost invariably been true that mathematical research has preceded its need by a long period, frequently more than a century. As a small example, number theorists had developed arithmetic in systems other than decimal (e.g., binary) many years ago. This “useless” bit of mathematics was ready and waiting when binary automatic calculators came into being.
Points And Viewpoints: The International Mathematics Union, The International Congress of Mathematicians, and The International Commission of Mathematical Instruction
Authors: Fehr Howard F.
Published: November 2020

A column of unofficial comment
What is Going on in Your School?: Challenge to the gifted
Authors: Clark Norman
Published: November 2020

When Dick Fiddler, a senior at Lake Washington High School, was named one of the 40 winners in the National Science Talent Search no one was more pleased—or less surprised—than Jim McKeehan, Dick's mathematics teacher. And McKeehan was justly proud: concurrent with the announcement came a letter of congratulation from the Science Clubs of America stating that Dick had listed his teacher as “the one person most influential in the development of my career.”
Devices for the Mathematics Classroom: Finding distances with the telemeter
Authors: Schiff Herbert J.
Published: November 2020

The telemeter is an instrument which may be used to estimate the horizontal distance between two points. Its construction depends on the application of concepts from trigonometry, but the instrument itself may be used in almost any high school mathematics class.
Developing a logical concept in elementary mathematics
Authors: Hendrix Gertrude
Published: November 2020

This is an attempt to bring the concepts of mathematical logic within the grasp of the high school student and, at the same time, develop a better foundation for indirect proof.
The NEA and The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Authors: Archer Allene
Published: November 2020

Last June The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics celebrated its fifth anniversary as a department of the National Education Association, the largest educational organization in the world. We, the members of these associations, have many reasons to be proud of them and believe that the affiliation is mutually helpful.
Three algebraic questions connected with Pythagoras’ theorem
Authors: _ _
Published: November 2020

The first part of a two-part article with this title appeared in the December issue of The Mathematics Student Journal (vol. 2, no. 4, December 1955); the concluding second part appears in the April issue of that journal. The present paper proposes to discuss these three questions in a broader mathematical context and thus supply additional material to teachers who work through the Student Journal articles with their pupils.
The role of sensory materials in meaningful learning
Authors: Lewis Eunice
Published: November 2020

Learning aids are used frequently, and many aids are available. However, there exists a real need to evaluate the numerous aids available in the light of what can be accomplished through their use.