bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Open porosity of cement pastes and their gas permeability
Authors: Tracz T.
Published: December 2016

This paper presents the results of extensive research work on the open porosity and gas permeability of cement pastes. Tests were conducted on cement pastes with different water/cement ratios and types of cement. The three most popular cements in Poland from the CEM I, CEM II and CEM III groups were tested after the pastes had been cured for 90 days in laboratory conditions. The scope of experiments included the assessment of open porosity determined using three different methods: comparing the bulk and specific densities, mercury intrusion porosimetry and saturating the material with water. In addition, this article contains an analysis of the porosity characteristics based on the distributions produced by porosimetry examinations. Gas permeability was determined using the modified RILEM-Cembureau laboratory method. The results of the completed test allowed a quantitative determination to be made of the impact of water-cement ratio and type of cement used on open porosity assessed by various methods, and the influence of these parameters on the gas permeability of the paste. The quantitative changes in the content of capillary pores and meso-pores in the cement pastes analysed are also presented.
Cayley-Hamilton theorem for Drazin inverse matrix and standard inverse matrices
Authors: Kaczorek T.
Published: December 2016

The classical Cayley-Hamilton theorem is extended to Drazin inverse matrices and to standard inverse matrices. It is shown that knowing the characteristic polynomial of the singular matrix or nonsingular matrix, it is possible to write the analog Cayley-Hamilton equations for Drazin inverse matrix and for standard inverse matrices.
Evaluation of accuracy of digital map data via multiple comparisons
Authors: Doskocz A. , Rejchel W.
Published: December 2016

Digital map data sets (or geo-databases) are an important part of the spatial data infrastructure (SDI) of the European Community. Different methods of producing large-scale map data are described in the paper, and the aim is to compare the accuracy of these methods. Our analysis is based on statistical tools belonging to the multiple comparisons theory. The first method is the well-known analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the second one is the rank-based method. The latter approach, which is rarely used in geodetic research, allows us to determine the order of the considered methods with respect to the positional accuracy of digital map data that they produce. Using this approach, one can identify the least accurate set of map data or a fragment of a map that should be updated by a new direct survey. The rank-based methods can also be rather easily applied to other technical (engineering) disciplines, e.g. geodesy and cartography.
Application of transverse functions to control differentially driven wheeled robots using velocity fields
Authors: Pazderski D.
Published: December 2016

This paper deals with control of a nonholonomic unicycle-like robot in a cluttered environment with static obstacles. The proposed solution is based on a combination of a universal motion controller taking advantage of transverse functions with a navigation velocity field determining a path in a free task space. The motion controller is used to imitate an omnidirectional planar kinematics such that nonholonomic constraints become hidden for a navigation layer. Then it is possible to generate vector fields which govern motion of the omnidirectional frame. The controller using the transverse function is discussed in depth. In particular, a possible parametrization of this function is considered and analysis of an augmented dynamics is provided for different motion patterns. Next, construction of obstacles and potential design for star-like shapes are presented. The navigation algorithm is verified experimentally and the results are discussed.
Inversion of selected structures of block matrices of chosen mechatronic systems
Authors: Trawiński T. , Kochan A. , Kielan P. , Kurzyk D.
Published: December 2016

This paper describes how to calculate the number of algebraic operations necessary to implement block matrix inversion that occurs, among others, in mathematical models of modern positioning systems of mass storage devices. The inversion method of block matrices is presented as well. The presented form of general formulas describing the calculation complexity of inverted form of block matrix were prepared for three different cases of division into internal blocks. The obtained results are compared with a standard Gaussian method and the “inv” method used in Matlab. The proposed method for matrix inversion is much more effective in comparison in standard Matlab matrix inversion “inv” function (almost two times faster) and is much less numerically complex than standard Gauss method.
Investigation of HID-lamp light emission differences for different power supply methods
Authors: Tomczuk K. , Mazurek P. , Hemka L. , Kasprowicz A. , Błażejczyk T.
Published: December 2016

This paper presents investigation of methods for reducing light pulsation and plasma temperature inside a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp arc tube. Differences found in light emission of an arc tube plasma channel under different power supply methods are presented and discussed in this work. The novelty of the paper lies in systematical investigation of different power converter supply methods and demonstrating that it has a significant influence on plasma temperature in an arc tube. The tested lamp was powered by electronic ballasts controlled by different algorithms, which forced their current waveform. To compare the results, the authors performed measurements on a discharge lamp powered by a standard electromagnetic ballast. The investigation of plasma parameters is based on the optical spectroscopy method. It was shown that by using the appropriate current shape of a high switching frequency supply converter, the plasma temperature of an HID lamp can be reduced almost by half.
Distributed active demand response system for peak power reduction through load shifting
Authors: Benysek G. , Jarnut M. , Werminski SZ. , Bojarski J.
Published: December 2016

The large variability in power consumption in electrical power systems (EPS) influences not only growth balance losses and technical losses, but also in some cases reduces energy security. Delayed restoration of power generation, combined with unpredictable weather events leading to the loss of generating power can lead to a situation in which to save the stability of the power system there must be introduced in the system a load power limit or even disconnection of end-user in a given area, which will significantly reduce the comfort of use of energy. This situation can be prevented through either the building of new intervention power units or the aggregated use of new energy technologies, such as distributed network resources (DER), which are part of an intelligent Smart Grid network. Such resources bring together virtual power plants (VPP) and demand side management (DSM). The article presents an alternative decentralized active demand response (DADR) system, that by acting on selected groups of loads reduces peak loads with minimized loss of comfort of energy in use for the end-user. The system operates without any communication. The effectiveness of the proposed solution has been confirmed, outlined in test results obtained by the authors from a developed analytical model, which also contains stochastic algorithms to decrease the negative impact of such DSM systems on the power system (power overshoot and oscillation).
Surface modification of ZrO2-10 wt. % CaO plasma sprayed coating
Authors: Iwaszko J. , Kudła K.
Published: December 2016

Oxide ZrO2-CaO plasma-sprayed coatings were remelted using the modified gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) method. The original two-burner set, generating a free independent arc, was used in the treatment. The samples were subjected to structural examination using light and scanning electron microscopes, and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX). A substantial heterogeneity of the plasma-sprayed coatings was found, observable with a laminar structure, significant porosity, and step change in the concentration of the elements. Significant changes in the structure were found after the remelting treatment. Both microscopic and EDX investigations showed that the treatment leads to a reduction in the heterogeneity of the chemical composition of the coating material and to a loss of structural characteristics typical for plasma-sprayed coatings.
Bridging Hmong/Miao, Extending Miaojiang: Divided Space, Translocal Contacts, and the Imagination of Hmongland
Authors: Zhang Weidong , 东 张伟
Published: December 2016

Over the past several decades, the Hmong communities scattered around the world and their co-ethnic Miao ethnic group in China came into close contact. This paper explores the nature and dynamics of this encounter as well as the connections and ties that have been rediscovered and reestablished between the Hmong in diaspora and the Miao in China, two groups long separated by time and distance, and the impact and implications this entails. Based on three-month fieldwork in the Hmong/Miao communities across Southwest China and Southeast Asia, this paper examines the ever increasing movement of people and materials, as well as symbolic flows on the one hand, and connections and linkages between different localities on the other hand. It discusses how this new fast-changing development contributes to a new translocal imagination of Hmong community, re-territorialization of a new continuous Hmong space, a Hmongland encompassing Southwest provinces of China and northern part of Southeast Asian countries, and what it means to the Hmong/Miao people in the region. It further discusses how the emerging translocal imagination of the Hmong/Miao community will produce unique translocal subjects and how it interacts with the nation-states they belong to.
The Competition for Gifts: The Social Mechanism of the Revival of Popular Religion – An Ethnographic Study of Fu Village in Eastern Zhejiang
Authors: Song Yuan , Jia Ge , 松 袁 , 佳 葛
Published: December 2016

This article uses the “gift paradigm” to understand the social mechanism of the revival of popular religion in developed rural areas. In eastern Zhejiang, peasants burn “Buddha paper [money]” (fozhi)

Althoughfoliterally means “Buddha,” in the local dialect of Zhejiang it is better understood as a generic term for “deity,” including Buddha. – Trans.

as a gift when making vows and praying to deities. They consider the fulfillment of their prayers repayment by the deities. The reciprocity between human and deity forms a chain of return gifts, with the household as the unit and the year as the interval, which is permeated with affection and morality. In recent years the economic growth of rural economies in eastern Zhejiang has synchronized with social diversification. Village upper classes, which are the most sensitive to risk, have become the main bodies of faith consumption, purchasing masses of Buddha paper or even hiring people to chant scriptures. Their potlatch-style gift display has led to imitation by other classes. Different classes have gone into intense competition over the degree of intimacy with the deities. The competition for symbolic capital is the driving force of the constant expansion of popular religious activities in this area. The rapid growth of Buddha paper consumption has made it impossible for household providers who offer ritual services to meet the demand. They therefore convene older people to form scripture-recitation groups to enlarge their supplies. The use of scripture chanting (nianfo, literally “reciting Buddhist texts”) results in a redistribution of superfluous wealth in villages to their middle and lower classes, via acquaintance networks. Everyday practices of eastern Zhejiang villagers show that popular religious activities in their society have a self-contained logic that has brought about an expansion in the competition for intimacy with deities. Society, on the other hand, has achieved integration in the circle of gift exchange between human and deity. Although the holistic view of the “gift paradigm” is the key to unlocking this popular religion revival, both the “power paradigm” and the “society paradigm” of gift exchange are indispensable in understanding the nature of the relationship in local popular religion.
Stolen motherhood-case study of postpartum depression
Authors: Gerhant Aneta , Olajossy Marcin , Kalińska Agata , Miernicka Agata
Published: December 2016

Aim: The objective was to analyze the case of postpartum depression complicated with extended suicide attempt.

Method: The analysis of clinical case and medical history.

Results: In 25-year-old patient, two weeks after childbirth, postpartum depression episode occurred. In the further course of illness psychotic symptoms (delusions, mood disorders), suicidal and infanticide thoughts emerged. Four weeks after childbirth, the patient killed her baby and took an unsuccessful suicidal attempt. Based on medical records, several risk factors of postpartum depression were identified: 1. obstetric and child-related risk factors: Caesarean section, premature birth, obstetric complications during pregnancy, infant’s difficult temper, difficulties related to breastfeeding; 2. psychological risk factors: baby blues, high anxiety level during pregnancy, high level of stress related to child care.

Conclusions: Psychoeducation of women during pregnancy, including their families, is an extremely crucial element of postpartum depression prevention. It is also necessary to raise awareness among healthcare professionals who have frequent contact with mothers after childbirth: midwives, gynaecologists and paediatricians.
Risk behaviors at late childhood and early adolescence as predictors of depression symptoms
Authors: Sikora Renata
Published: December 2016

The study aims to answer following questions: (1) What are the risk behaviors among children at late childhood and early stage of adolescence? (2) What are the differences between boys and girls concerning problem behaviors? (3) Do risk behaviors predict symptoms of depression? Participants fulfilled the set of three tools: (1) Children Depression Inventory authored by M. Kovacs (1992); (2) List of experienced risk behaviors and (3) List of open questions concerning the knowledge and experience with smart drugs. The study group consisted of 130 boys and girls attending the fifth and sixth grade of primary school. The study shows differences between boys’ and girls’ risk behaviors, as well as the similarities. The findings indicate that gender-related disparities in problem behaviors exist even at the early stages of puberty. Boys under one parent custody declare significantly more risk behaviors than girls under one parent custody. Finally, the symptoms of depression were predicted by cumulative number of risk behaviors and – on tendency level – by type of parental custody.
On the border of deep spirituality and psychosis… A case study
Authors: Dziwota Ewelina , Żmuda Diana , Dubiel Rafał , Dziwota Kamila , Markiewicz Renata , Makara-Studzińska Marta , Olajossy Marcin
Published: December 2016

This article is a case study of a 28-year-old patient diagnosed with F23. The report is preceded by an extensive literature review describing the situation of the mentally ill, in which psychiatry intermingles with spirituality and the sacrum.

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between religion/spirituality and schizophrenia as well as to draw attention to the complex problem of differential diagnosis of religious and spiritual problems. When is psychiatric treatment enough and when is intervention of a priest really essential?

The authors discuss the problem of mental disorders in connection with religion and spirituality in the clinical context. The article shows that it is very important that the processes of diagnosis and treatment take into account the patients’ individual traits, beliefs, values and spirituality.
Fractional Self Adjoint Operator Poincaré and Sobolev Type Inequalities
Authors: Anastassiou George A.
Published: December 2016

We present here many fractional self adjoint operator Poincaré and Sobolev type inequalities to various directions. Initially we give several fractional representation formulae in the self adjoint operator sense. Inequalities are based in the self adjoint operator order over a Hilbert space.
On the Number of Zeros of a Polynomial in a Region
Authors: Kareem K.A. , Mogbademu A.A.
Published: December 2016

In this paper, we impose restrictions on the complex coefficients of a polynomial in order to give bounds concerning the number of zeros in a specific region of the complex plane. Our results generalize and refine a good number of results in this area of research.
Semiprime Near-Rings with Multiplicative Generalized (θ, θ)–Derivations
Authors: Koç Emine , Gölbaşi Öznur
Published: December 2016

Let N be a semiprime right near-ring and I a semigroup ideal of N. A map f : N → N is called a multiplicative generalized (θ, θ)–derivation if there exists a multiplicative (θ, θ)–derivation d : R → R such that f(xy) = f(x)θ(y) + θ(x)d(y), for all x, y ∈ R. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the following: (i) f(uv) = ±uv, (ii) f(uv) = ±vu, (iii) f(u)f(v) = ±uv, (iv) f(u)f(v) = ±vu, (v) d(u)d(v) = θ ([u, v]), (vi) d(u)d(v) = θ (uov), (vii) d(u)θ(v) = θ(u)d(v).
Multiplication Operators on Cesàro-Orlicz Sequence Spaces
Authors: Raj Kuldip , Sharma Charu , Pandoh Suruchi
Published: December 2016

In this paper, we characterize the compact, invertible, Fredholm and closed range multiplication operators on Cesàro-Orlicz sequence spaces.
A Partial Answer to a Question of Y. Tanaka and Y. Ge
Authors: Tuyen Luong Quoc
Published: December 2016

In this paper, we give a partial answer to the problem posed by Y. Tanaka and Y. Ge in [9].
Cauchy Symmetric Spaces with Point-countable cs-Networks
Authors: Tuyen Luong Quoc
Published: December 2016

In this paper, we prove that a Cauchy symmetric space has a point-countable cs-network if and only if it is a 1-sequence-covering compact-covering quotient π, s-image of a metric space; if and only if it is a sequence-covering quotient π, s-image of a metric space.
Bildung und soziale Bewegungen – eine konzeptionelle Einführung
Authors: Miethe Ingrid , Roth Silke
Published: December 2016

Der Zusammenhang von Bildung und sozialen Bewegungen wird bislang von der Erziehungswissenschaft wie auch in der Bewegungsforschung weitgehend ignoriert. Wir argumentieren in diesem Beitrag, dass eine stärkere Verschränkung dieser Forschungsperspektiven für beide Seiten fruchtbar wäre. Wir identifizieren individuelle und kollektive, formelle und informelle, intendierte und nichtintendierte Bildungs- und Lernprozesse, die in sozialen Bewegungen und Bewegungsorganisationen stattfinden. Diese Bildungsprozesse analysieren wir in Bezug auf vier Aspekte: 1) Bildung als Gegenstand sozialer Bewegungen, 2) Individuelle Bildung in und durch soziale Bewegungen, 3) Kollektive Bildungsprozesse, 4) Soziale Bewegungsorganisationen als lernende Organisationen.
Globales Lernen – Lernprozesse und politische Aktion
Authors: Overwien Bernd
Published: December 2016

Globale Fragen werden im deutschen Bildungssystem bis heute nicht prioritär bearbeitet. Nichtregierungsorganisationen sind oft zwischen politischer Aktion und politischer Bildung tätig. Akteure aus diesem Feld waren es, die globale und Nachhaltigkeitsfragen zunächst in die außerschulische Bildung trugen und dann auch schulische Lernprozesse mit beeinflussten. In diesem Beitrag wird das Konzept Globales Lernen vorgestellt, das sich aus einem Wechselspiel zwischen diesen Akteuren und wissenschaftlichen Herangehensweisen entwickelt hat. Anschließend wird die Rolle der NRO genauer diskutiert. Im Zusammenhang damit geht es schließlich um informelles Lernen in politischer Aktion als einen weiteren Lernhorizont.
Bildung im Dissens – Individualität, Kollektivität und Erkenntnis im Kontext der Neuen Frauenbewegung
Authors: Maurer Susanne
Published: December 2016

Auf der Materialbasis biographischer Interviews mit AkteurInnen der Neuen Frauenbewegung (Geburtsjahrgänge 1940ff. und 1955ff.), die im Kontext des 2014 konstituierten Forschungsnetzwerkes „Bildung und Soziale Bewegung“ einer erneuten Betrachtung unterzogen wurden, stellt der Beitrag einen systematischen Zugang zur Erschließung von Bildungsdimensionen Sozialer Bewegungen zur Diskussion. Kennzeichnend für diesen Zugang ist die Verschränkung von drei unterschiedlichen Perspektiven: Dies ist zum einen der Blick auf einzelne Lebensgeschichten und individuell-subjektive Erfahrungen, die sich mit sozialen Bewegungen verbinden, zum anderen der Blick auf die Binnen-Dynamiken Sozialer Bewegungen, die zur kollektiven Erfahrungs-Bildung beitragen, und zum dritten der Blick auf Erkenntnis- und Theoriebildungsprozesse, die von sozialen Bewegungen inspiriert sind bzw. in deren Kontext stattfinden. Welche Qualitäten Bildung im Wechselspiel zwischen diesen drei Dimensionen annehmen kann, wird im Artikel exemplarisch aufgezeigt.
Nach der ‚Flüchtlingskrise‘: Mehr Fragen als Antworten
Authors: Roth Roland
Published: December 2016

So positiv man die Willkommenskultur bewerten mag, die bei der Aufnahme der Geflüchteten entstanden ist: Es ist keine ausgemachte Sache, dass die offene Haltung der Bevölkerung und die neu entstandene Kooperationskultur vor Ort von Dauer sein werden und zur Integration der Geflüchteten beitragen. Roland Roth widmet sich in seinem Beitrag den kritischen Aspekten. Auch wenn viele pragmatische Lösungen gefunden wurden, zu denen vor allem die Zivilgesellschaft beigetragen hat: Die Flüchtlingsfrage als solche bleibt politisch ungelöst. Inwieweit die Integration Geflüchteter Auswirkungen auf den sozialen Zusammenhalt hat, entscheidet sich auch daran, inwieweit es gelingt, die Konfliktlinie ,Öffnen vs. Schließen’ zu zivilisieren.
„Bildung und Engagement sind die besten Integrationsmotoren, die wir haben.“
Authors: Diaby Karamba
Published: December 2016

Karamba Diaby zeigt in seinem Beitrag auf, welche Bedeutung Bildung für die Integration hat. Dabei spielen nicht nur die klassischen Bildungsinstitutionen, die herausgefordert sind, eine Rolle, sondern auch das Lernen im freiwilligen Engagement.
New woodland beetle species (Coleoptera) in Estonian fauna. 2.
Authors: Süda Ilmar
Published: December 2016

The article presents an annotated list of 99 new beetle species for Estonia (mainly woodland ones) along with their faunistic data. Most of the material has been collected by the author using trunk window traps within the framework of various research and monitoring projects in 2011–2015. In addition, the work comprises a number of unpublished new species, which were revealed in the material of older collections. These originate mainly from the coleopterologist J. Miländer’s beetle collection preserved at the Estonian University of Life Sciences (finds from the period of 1930–1982) and from the private collection of zoosemiotist A. Turovski. 13 species are new for the fauna of the whole Baltic region. Three species are new for Northern Europe: Triplax carpathica Rtt. (Erotylidae), Phloiotrya subtilis (Rtt.) (Melandryidae) and Carpophilus truncatus Murray (Nitidulidae). Triplax carpathica Rtt. (Erotylidae) and Clypeorhagus clypeatus (Hampe) (Eucnemidae), each known only from a single locality, belong to the European IUCN Red List. Two discovered species, Airaphilus perangustus Lindberg (Silvanidae) and Ochthebius czwalinai Kuwert (Hydraenidae), are known for their very restricted spreading area in Europe. For a large part of the new species (36 out of 99) Estonia lies on the northern edge of their areal. These species have not yet been recorded north of Estonia in Finland, where the beetle fauna is studied better. For two Nitidulidae species, Carpophilus marginellus Motsch. and Glischrochilus quadrisignatus (Say), fast spreading over Estonia was registered in the last five years. Somewhat earlier, a species closely related to the latter, Glischrochilus grandis (Tournier), showed the same tendency of fast spreading in Estonia. Six species, Pityophthorus glabratus Eichhoff (Curculionidae), Dirrhagofarsus attenuatus (Mäklin) (Eucnemidae), Hypebaeus flavipes (F.) (Malachiidae), Dacne notata (Gmelin) (Erotylidae), Aulonothroscus brevicollis (Bonv.) (Throscidae) and Carpophilus dimidiatus (F.) (Nitidulidae) have to be excluded from the list of Estonian fauna due to wrong identification.
Real-Time Mapping: Contemporary Challenges and the Internet of Things as the Way Forward
Authors: Bęcek Kazimierz
Published: December 2016

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology that was conceived in 1999. The key components of the IoT are intelligent sensors, which represent objects of interest. The adjective ‘intelligent’ is used here in the information gathering sense, not the psychological sense. Some 30 billion sensors that ‘know’ the current status of objects they represent are already connected to the Internet. Various studies indicate that the number of installed sensors will reach 212 billion by 2020. Various scenarios of IoT projects show sensors being able to exchange data with the network as well as between themselves. In this contribution, we discuss the possibility of deploying the IoT in cartography for real-time mapping. A real-time map is prepared using data harvested through querying sensors representing geographical objects, and the concept of a virtual sensor for abstract objects, such as a land parcel, is presented. A virtual sensor may exist as a data record in the cloud. Sensors are identified by an Internet Protocol address (IP address), which implies that geographical objects through their sensors would also have an IP address. This contribution is an updated version of a conference paper presented by the author during the International Federation of Surveyors 2014 Congress in Kuala Lumpur. The author hopes that the use of the IoT for real-time mapping will be considered by the mapmaking community.
Lexical knowledge sources for cartography and GIS – development, current status and outlook
Authors: Koch Wolf Günther
Published: December 2016

Lexical knowledge sources are indispensable for research, education and general information. The transition of the reference works to the digital world has been a gradual one. This paper discusses the basic principles and structure of knowledge presentation, as well as user access and knowledge acquisition with specific consideration of contributions in German. The ideal reference works of the future should be interactive, optimally adapted to the user, reliable, current and quotable.
An attempt to determine the effect of increase of observation correlations on detectability and identifiability of a single gross error
Authors: Prószyński Witold , Kwaśniak Mieczysław
Published: December 2016

The paper presents the results of investigating the effect of increase of observation correlations on detectability and identifiability of a single gross error, the outlier test sensitivity and also the response-based measures of internal reliability of networks. To reduce in a research a practically incomputable number of possible test options when considering all the non-diagonal elements of the correlation matrix as variables, its simplest representation was used being a matrix with all non-diagonal elements of equal values, termed uniform correlation. By raising the common correlation value incrementally, a sequence of matrix configurations could be obtained corresponding to the increasing level of observation correlations. For each of the measures characterizing the above mentioned features of network reliability the effect is presented in a diagram form as a function of the increasing level of observation correlations. The influence of observation correlations on sensitivity of the w-test for correlated observations (Förstner 1983, Teunissen 2006) is investigated in comparison with the original Baarda’s w-test designated for uncorrelated observations, to determine the character of expected sensitivity degradation of the latter when used for correlated observations. The correlation effects obtained for different reliability measures exhibit mutual consistency in a satisfactory extent.

As a by-product of the analyses, a simple formula valid for any arbitrary correlation matrix is proposed for transforming the Baarda’s w-test statistics into the w-test statistics for correlated observations.
Non-urban area ownership structure. Case study of Southern Poland
Authors: Glowacka Agnieszka , Janus Jaroslaw , Bożek Piotr
Published: December 2016

The study shows a possible way of analyzing the diversity of ownership forms in non-urban areas, with particular focus on land co-ownership. The data in cadastral databases was processed with the use of the relational model which applied information on the geometry of areal spatial objects and descriptive attributes. The paper presents also the results of the analysis of Nowy Sącz District with the area of 1.550 sq.km and containing approximately 200.000 parcels. The area is representative for many countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where unfavorable land fragmentation indices and complex ownership structures complicate investing processes and development of rural areas what results in progressive degradation of agricultural and cultural landscape. The results indicate that the co-ownership phenomenon affects 13% of parcels in the study area. However, it varies greatly depending on the village and ranges from 3 to 67% of total parcels number. Suggested methods of analyzing the ownership structure are of universal character. In spite of this, when used during analyses conducted in other countries, certain modifications are required. It is mainly caused by the differences in cadastral data models used in those countries.
Breathing Life into Rare Book Collections: The Digitization of the Taiga Skit Old Believers Library
Authors: Dutchak Elena , Vasilyev Artyom
Published: December 2016

The number of information resources that are being developed on platforms of university libraries is growing like an avalanche. However, few of them are in great demand and an informative support for scientific research. This problem is especially urgent for the book collections of the Russian Old Believers stored in the libraries of Europe, Asia and America. The Old Believers book collections include manuscripts and printed books from the Middle Ages and author’s works and compilations by contemporary leaders of this religious movement written in the Church Slavonic language in the second half of the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. Placing digital copies of these rare books on the Internet without providing the information about the social and cultural condition of establishment of the Old Believers book collections (i) reduces the role of the libraries to the technical implementers of digitizing projects and (ii) contradicts the current approaches to the study of the textual heritage of the Old Believers – a denomination for which the reception of the Christian practices of reading and writing has become a means of adaptation to the macrosocial changes. The article reports on a study of the views of librarians, researchers and the Old Believers and demonstrates the concept of the “Taiga Skit Old Believers Library” digital resource, showing the unique book collection in the context of peasant colonization of Taiga Siberia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the features of this living religious community. Research is based on experience of a 30-year collaboration between the Research Library of Tomsk State University –Siberia’s oldest university library – and the humanists of Tomsk State University in the field of studying Old Believers family and community libraries, and carried out within the framework of the development program of its Special Collections Department.
The Contribution of Effective Library and Information Services to Academic Achievements at Some Selected Universities in Ghana
Authors: Cobblah Mac-Anthony , van der Walt Thomas
Published: December 2016

This paper, which is largely based on the findings of my doctoral study, investigated the contribution of effective library and information services to academic achievements at universities in Ghana. The main objective of this study was to assess and explore the effectiveness of library and information services and establish its contribution to efficient academic work. The researchers adopted a mixed methods approach in which both qualitative and quantitative research approaches are used in a single study. This study used a survey research design because of the large and wide-spread population involved. The results of the study established that there is a correlation between effective library and information services and academic achievements at the universities in Ghana. The study also establish that library users were generally satisfied with the services provided by the university libraries and the provision of study space, book lending and Internet services turn out to be the most effective and highly patronized services. The findings on the challenges facing the delivery of effective library and information services clearly indicate that inadequate staff training programmes were affecting the ability of library staff to deliver effective library services. Finally, this paper has made recommendations on how to improve upon the effectiveness of library and information services to enhance academic work at universities in Ghana.
The Use of Songs in Increasing Students’ Understanding of Figurative Language
Authors: Salwa S , Liskinasih Ayu
Published: December 2016

ABSTRACT This study aims at investigating the perceptions of students at Kanjuruhan University of Malang about the use of songs as supplementary materials in understanding the meanings of figurative language such as metaphor, hyperbole, personification, etc. This study employed a mixed-methods approach. The data were collected through questionnaire, video-recording and focus-group discussion. The participants of this study were 30 students attending vocabulary class in the third semester. The results of this data analysis showed that most of the students (85%) have positive attitudes towards the use of songs as considerable media to help them understand the meanings of figurative language and improve their motivation in learning English. It is hoped that English lecturers will use songs as one of interesting techniques in teaching figurative language, so that students will be more interested in analyzing figurative language using authentic-based materials. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan secara rinci bagaimana pembelajaran bahasa kiasan (figurative language) seperti metafora, hiperbola, personifikasi, dsb agar dapat lebih mudah dimengerti oleh para mahasiswa, melalui media lagu sebagai materi tambahan (supplementary materials). Metode penelitian ini adalah mixed-method. Peneliti menggunakan beberapa instrumen penelitian yaitu kuesioner, observasi, rekaman video dan juga focus- group discussion yang dilakukan pada para participant yaitu 30 mahasiswa semester tiga yang menempuh mata kuliah Vocabulary pada jurusan pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwasanya para mahasiswa (85%)  memiliki persepsi dan sikap yang positif terhadap penggunaan lagu dalam pembelajaran Figurative language. Pembelajaran dengan menggunaan media lagu ini juga dapat meningkatkan motivasi mahasiswa dalam mempelajari Figurative language. Penelitian ini secara teori dapat menambah variasi metode pembelajaran Figurative language sehingga diharapkan para dosen pengajar mata kuliah vocabulary serta mata kuliah Intro to literature (pendekatan sastra)  dapat menerapkan metode ini didalam kelas sehingga dapat meningkatkan motivasi mahasiswa dalam mempelajari bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing melalui  media otentik seperti lagu. How to Cite: Salwa. Liskinasih, A. (2016). The Use of Songs in Increasing Students’ Understanding of Figurative Language. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 3(1), 75-88. doi:10.15408/ijee.v3 i1.3443 Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/ijee.v3i1.3443
Pemanfaatan Teknik Kerjasama Kolaboratif pada Mata Pelajaran Ekonomi Guna Meningkatkan Berpikir Kritis Siswa
Authors: Tiharita Ratna
Published: December 2016

Abstract :There are many problems arise in learning proccess. It can be derived from human resources itself, teacher or student, infrastructure, methods, learning techniques which are less attractive. Learning techniques have an important role because it is able to develop the students’ potential. Critical thinking is a gift of God Almighty given to mankind for improvement in their lives. Therefore, critical thinking should be explored. There are a variety of learning techniques, but not always in accordance with the learning techniques of teaching materials. In the hope of critical thinking can be developed through the collaborative work techniques. In this case, intelligence is needed to make a teacher effective learning. Utilization engineering collaborative work on economic subjects is expected to be an alternative. This paper will discuss the urgency of what techniques utilizing collaborative work to improve students’ critical thinking. Keywords: technical cooperation collaborative; subjects economics; critical thinking. Abstrak: Banyak permasalahan muncul dalam pembelajaran. Hal ini dapat berasal dari sumber daya manusianya itu sendiri, yakni guru atau siswa, sarana prasarana, metoda, atau dari teknik pembelajaran yang kurang menarik. Teknik pembelajaran memiliki peran penting karena mampu menumbuhkembangkan potensi siswa. Berfikir kritis merupakan karunia Tuhan Yang Maha Esa yang diberikan kepada manusia untuk perbaikan dalam kehidupannya. Maka dari itu, berfikir kritis harus dieksplorasi. Ada beragam teknik pembelajaran, namun tidak selalu teknik pembelajaran sesuai dengan materi ajar. Di harapkan berfikir kritis dapat dikembangkan melalui teknik kerjasama kolaboratif. Dalam hal ini, Kecerdasan seorang guru diperlukan guna menjadikan pembelajaran efektif. Pemanfaatan teknik kerjasama kolaboratif pada mata pelajaran ekonomi diharapkan dapat menjadi alternatif. Makalah ini akan membahas tentang apa urgensinya memanfaatkan teknik kerjasama kolaboratif guna meningkatkan berfikir kritis siswa. Pengutipan: S. Tiharita, R. (2016). Pemanfaatan Teknik Kerjasama Kolaboratif pada Mata Pelajaran Ekonomi Guna Meningkatkan Berpikir Kritis Siswa. SOSIO DIDAKTIKA: Social Science Education Journal, 3(1), 2016, 9-16. doi:10.15408/sd.v3i1.3793.Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/sd.v3i1.3793
Strategi Labeling, Packaging dan Marketing Produk Hasil Industri Rumah Tangga
Authors: Irrubai Mohammad Liwa
Published: December 2016

Abstract:This research is focused to see the implementation of the strategy of labeling, packaging, and marketing of industrial products in the village of Karang Bajo, Bayan District, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The research method used is a qualitative research, with data sources 10 businesses in the village of Karang Bajo, Bayan District, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Data collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, while mnggunakan data analysis data analysis domain. The results showed that the strategy of labeling, packaging, and marketing industrial products household in the village of Karang Bajo Bayan District, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, can be performed well although still traditional but from time to time to change direction better.Abstrak: Penelitian ini difokuskan untuk melihat penerapan strategi labeling, packaging, dan marketing produk hasil industri di Desa Karang Bajo, Kecamatan Bayan, Kabupaten Lombok Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Metode Penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian kualitatif, dengan sumber data 10 orang pelaku usaha di Desa Karang Bajo, Kecamatan Bayan, Kabupaten Lombok Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi, sedangkan analisis data mnggunakan analisis data domain. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi labeling, packaging, dan marketing produk hasil industri rumah tangga di Desa Karang, Bajo Kecamatan Bayan, Kabupaten Lombok Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat, dapat dilaksanakan dengan baik meskipun masih bersifat tradisional akan tetapi dari waktu ke waktu mengalami perubahan ke arah yang lebih baik. Pengutipan: Irrubai, M. L. (2016). Strategi Labeling, Packagingdan MarketingProduk Hasil Industri Rumah Tangga. SOSIO DIDAKTIKA: Social Science Education Journal, 3(1), 2016, 17-26. doi:10.15408/sd.v3i1.3794.Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/sd.v3i1.3794
Optimalisasi Peran Masyarakat Nelayan Batam dalam Pengembangan Ekonomi
Authors: Wibowo Hendro , Bahri Efri S , Harto Prayogo Prasodjo
Published: December 2016

Abstract:This  study  was  conducted  to  explore  more  about  the  role  of  Batam fishing  communities  in  developing economic potential so as to improve the quality of life of fishing communities. This research was conducted at the Kelompok Nelayan Abadi, with 20 members of the fishing community of childbearing age, with fixtures and fittings are traditional fishing. This study uses qualitative research methods types of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). This method is used to get information from the community and the parties participating in community empowerment. The results showed that the fishing community empowerment can be realized in the form of giving confidence for the development of local capabilities on the basis of local needs. Strengthening the role of the fishing communities as agents of development can be done through mentoring programs, in addition to the development of the organization, the network economy, and other supporting factors. Through community development efforts so that fishing communities have the opportunity to escape poverty and backwardness towards a better life.Abstrak:Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menggali lebih dalam tentang peran masyarakat nelayan Batam dalam mengembangkan potensi ekonomi sehingga dapat meningkatkan kualitas hidup masyarakat nelayan. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Kelompok Nelayan Abadi,yakni pada 20 anggota masyarakat nelayan usia produktif, dengan perlengkapan dan peralatan melaut yang tradisional. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif tipe Participatory  Rural  Appraisal (PRA). Metode ini dipergunakan untuk menggali informasi dari masyarakat dan pihak-pihak yang berpartisipasi dalam pemberdayaan masyarakat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberdayaan masyarakat nelayan dapat diwujudkan dalam bentuk memberikan kepercayaan demi berkembangnya kemampuan-kemampuan lokal atas dasar kebutuhan setempat. Penguatan peran serta masyarakat nelayan sebagai pelaku pembangunan dapat dilakukan melalui programprogram pendampingan, di samping melalui pengembangan organisasi, ekonomi jaringan, dan faktor-faktor pendukung lainnya. Melalui usaha pemberdayaan masyarakat yang demikian itu, masyarakat nelayan memiliki peluang untuk bebas dari kemiskinan dan keterbelakangan menuju kehidupan yang lebih baik.Pengutipan: Wibowo, H., Bahri, E. F., Harto, P. P.(2016). Optimalisasi Peran Masyarakat Nelayan Batam dalam Pengembangan Ekonomi. SOSIO DIDAKTIKA: Social Science Education Journal, 3(1), 2016, 92-104. doi:10.15408/sd.v3i1.3800.Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/sd.v3i1.3800
Penguatan Ekonomi Baitul Mal Tanwil (BMT) Sebagai Balai Usaha Mandiri Rakyat Terpadu (BUMRT)
Authors: Sagara Yusar , Pratama Muharam Angga
Published: December 2016

Abstract:Baitul Mal Tanwil (BMT) as an economic populist movement play a role in improving social welfare BMT Khaifa Gedang Kebon Bandung was founded by the initiative of individuals or groups to assist micro and medium entrepreneurs, especially in the area of   Kebon Gedang Bandung. The purpose of this study are: (1) obtaining evidence about the practices and products empirus mobilization and financing carried out by BMT Khaifa around Kebon Gedang Bandung. (2) analyzing the practices and products for mobilization and financing carried out by BMT Khaifa around Kebon Gedang Bandung to contribute usefulness by the surrounding community. The results of this study that most of the activity BMT Khalifa Kebon Gedang Bandung dominated by products raising funds in the form of savings and financing murabahan, mudharobah, Musharaka and Ijara financing most of the services sector. Based on interviews with the beneficiaries of financing where BMT Khaifa Kebon Bandung Gedang significant in helping their efforts are largely informal sector businesses.Abstrak:Baitul Mal Tanwil (BMT) sebagai gerakan ekonomi kerakyatan berperan dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan sosial BMT Khaifa Kebon Gedang Bandung didirikan oleh inisiatif individu atau kelompok untuk membantu pengusaha mikro dan menengah, terutama di daerah Kebon Gedang Bandung. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) memperoleh bukti empirus mengenai praktek dan produk penghimpunan dan pembiayaan yang dilakukan oleh BMT Khaifa di sekitar Kebon Gedang Bandung. (2) melakukan analisa terhadap praktek dan produk penghimpunan dan pembiayaan yang dilakukan oleh BMT Khaifa di sekitar Kebon Gedang Bandung terhadap kontribusi kebermanfaatan oleh masyarakat sekitar. Hasil penelitian ini menjunjukan bahwa sebagian besar aktivitas BMT Khalifa Kebon Gadang Bandung di dominasi oleh produk penghimpunan dana berupa tabungan dan pembiayaan murabahan, mudharobah, musyarakah dan ijarah sebagian besar pembiayaan disalurkan kepada sektor jasa. Berdasarkan wawancara yang dilakukan terhadap penerima manfaat pembiayaan keberadaan BMT Khaifa Kebon Gedang Bandung  cukup  signifikan  dalam  membantu  usaha  mereka  yang  sebagian  besar  sektor  usaha informal.Pengutipan: Sagara, Y., Pratama, M. A. (2016). Penguatan Ekonomi Baitul Mal Tanwil (BMT) Sebagai Balai Usaha Mandiri Rakyat Terpadu (BUMRT).SOSIO DIDAKTIKA: Social Science Education Journal, 3(1), 2016, 81-91. doi:10.15408/sd.v3i1.4178.Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/sd.v3i1.4178
Comparative Analysis on the Primary English Curricula of Japan and Indonesia
Authors: Tuswadi T
Published: December 2016

Abstract Primary English education in Indonesia and Japan is developing rapidly nowadays. Children in both countries have started to learn  English since they are at least in grade four or five. Although English is not a compulsory subject in primary schools, the interest of schools in the two countries toward English education for children is getting higher. This paper tried to reveal the similarities and differences of primary English curiculum  contents in Indonesia and in Japan in order to understand better about the development of English education in primary schools in the two countries. Abstrak Pendidikan bahasa Inggris dasar di Indonesia dan Jepang berkembang pesat saat ini. Anak-anak di kedua negara tersebut sudah mulai belajar bahasa Inggris setidaknya sejak mereka kelas empat atau kelas lima. Meskipun bahasa Inggris bukan mata pelajaran wajib di sekolah dasar, minat sekolah-sekolah di kedua negara terhadap pendidikan bahasa Inggris untuk anak-anak semakin tinggi. Tulisan ini mencoba untuk mengungkapkan persamaan dan perbedaan isi kurikulum bahasa Inggris dasar di Indonesia dan di Jepang untuk memahami lebih baik tentang perkembangan pendidikan bahasa Inggris di tingkat sekolah dasar di kedua negara. How to Cite : Tuswadi. (2016). Comparative Analysis of the Primary English Curricula of Japan and Indonesia. TARBIYA: Journal Of Education In Muslim Society, 3(1), 96-106. doi:10.15408/tjems.v3i1.3224. Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/tjems.v3i1.3224