bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Programa Loyalty basado en un Análisis Conjunto de Satisfactores de Compra para Elevar los Niveles de Lealtad de los Clientes de la Empresa Southtec de la Ciudad de la Paz
Authors: Rojas Soliz Karen Mélany
Published: May 2023

La empresa Southtec SRL. se encuentra en el mercado hace más de 10 años, dedicada a la importación y venta de tecnología, alcanza la provisión de una gran variedad de equipos de oficina y sistemas de informática. La empresa Southtec trabaja con empresas públicas y privadas de la ciudad de La Paz. Con respecto a los clientes del sector privado, la relación es ineficiente y poco sustentable, y como resultado, el nivel de lealtad de los mismos hacia la empresa es mínimo. Dicho panorama se ve reflejado en la disminución de ventas del sector privado puesto que la empresa no realiza ninguna iniciativa para recibir lealtad de sus clientes. Al no tener la empresa ningún programa que facilite mejorar el nivel de lealtad, la finalidad de esta investigación es diseñar un programa Loyalty. La investigación fue cuantitativa y cualitativa. Se realizaron encuestas a los clientes actuales del sector privado, como también se entrevistó al gerente general y a los ejecutivos de venta. Asimismo, se utilizó el análisis conjunto para determinar los factores más importantes para mejorar el servicio de la empresa, y de esta manera identificar los satisfactores de compra necesarios para el proceso del programa Loyalty. Con la información recabada se pudo desarrollar las cinco etapas principales del programa Loyalty de Timothy Keiningham, esto con el objetivo principal de mejorar la relación con los clientes y así incrementar el nivel de lealtad con el sector privado.
Effect of Use of Productive Zakat, Work Ethos and Mustahiq Empowerment on The Growth of Mustahiq Micro Business in DKI Jakarta
Authors: Hendriyanto Hendriyanto , Mariati Tamba Mariati Tamba , Tri Suratmi Tri Suratmi
Published: May 2023

The Baitul Maal Bank Rakyat Indonesia Foundation (YBM BRI) was established in 2001 and was inaugurated as an Amil Zakat Institution (LAZ) in 2002. LAZ YBM BRI is a Philanthropic Institution that manages Zakat, Infaq, Alms and Endowments Funds which are carried out in a professional manner. YBM BRI is committed to improving the quality of life and vertical mobility of poor families through a series of economic empowerment programs.LAZ YBM BRI provides micro business capital assistance from zakat funds to mustahiq. This study intends to determine the effect of utilization of productive zakat, work ethic and mustahiq empowerment on the growth of mustahiq micro enterprises. The method in this study used quantitative methods, data were collected by filling out questionnaires using a sampling technique by 100 respondents. The data analyst used in this research is Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. From calculations using SPSS, this study resulted in the following conclusions. First, that the variable utilization of productive zakat influences the growth of micro-enterprises in Jakarta. Second, that the mustahiq work ethic variable has no effect on the growth of mustahiq micro businesses in Jakarta. Third, that mustahiq empowerment affects the growth of mustahiq micro businesses in Jakarta. Fourth, the utilization of zakat, mustahiq work ethic and mustahiq empowerment simultaneously influence the growth of mustahiq micro businesses in Jakarta.
Keywords: Micro business growth, Utilization of productive zakat, work ethic, empowerment of mustahiq
The Influence of Various Strategic Orientation Dimensions on Micro Business Performance in Depok City
Authors: Ridwan Mahmudi Ridwan Mahmudi , Mariati Tamba Mariati Tamba , Tri Suratmi Tri Suratmi
Published: May 2023

Micro Enterprises are the largest in number (98.68%) and also contribute large employment, namely 89.04%. However, its contribution to GDP is still small, namely only 37.77%. Therefore, in order for the contribution to increase, the performance of micro-enterprises must be improved. The research objective was to analyze the effect of various Strategic Orientation Dimensions on the performance of micro-enterprises in Depok City. This research is a quantitative research, survey method with a causality design. The data used is primary data through filling out questionnaires from 300 micro businesses in the city of Depok. The research design used in this study is a hypothesis test (Testing Hypothesis) using AMOS and SPSS programming. The results showed that all the hypotheses tested gave positive results. Market Orientation, Entrepreneurship Orientation, Technology Orientation and Learning Orientation, partially or simultaneously affect the performance of micro businesses. The conclusion of this study is that strategic orientation has a positive effect on micro businesses. Suggestions from this study are that micro-entrepreneurs run their businesses in accordance with a strategic orientation and the government supports micro-enterprises by conducting coaching based on strategic orientation.
Keywords:orientation, strategic, market, entrepreneurship, technology, learning, performance, micro business
The Influence of Service Quality, Image and Trust on Customer Satisfaction on Primary Police Cooperation (Primkopol) Mitra Maju Jaya Polda Metro Jaya
Authors: Palti Raja Sinaga Palti Raja Sinaga , Ani Nuraini Ani Nuraini , Nurminingsih Nurminingsih , Mariati Tamba Mariati Tamba
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine (1) the effect of service quality on customer satisfaction, (2) the effect of image on customer satisfaction, (3) the effect of customer trust on customer satisfaction, (4) the effect of service quality, image and trust on customer satisfaction. The population of this research is all members of the Mitra Maju Jaya cooperative. By using a random sampling technique, the minimum sample size is determined by 100 people, which is calculated using the Slovin formula. Research data were collected by distributing questionnaires to respondents, then processed with the help of the SPSS program. The results of this study indicate that (1) service quality has a positive and significant effect on cooperative customer satisfaction, (2) image has a negative and significant effect on cooperative customer satisfaction, (3) trust has a positive and significant effect on cooperative customer satisfaction, (4) service quality , image and trust have a significant effect on cooperative customer satisfaction.
Keywords: Service Quality, Image, Trust, Satisfaction, Cooperativ
Analysis of Factors Influencing Decision Making of Automotive Services at Cimobil Workshop, Jatiranggon Bekasi
Authors: Wulan Sari Wulan Sari , Tina Rosa Tina Rosa , Bachtar Bakrie Bachtar Bakrie
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine: a. Is there an effect of the product on purchasing decisions at the CIMobil Jatiranggon Bekasi workshop?b. Is there an effect of location on customer purchasing decisions at CIMobil Jatiranggon Bekasi workshops? c. Is there an effect of price on customer purchasing decisions at CIMobil Jatiranggon Bekasi workshops? d. Is there an effect of Promotion on Customer Purchase Decisions at CIMobil Jatiranggon Bekasi workshops?. This research is a survey research. The population in this study were workshop customers who lived in the area around the location, namely Metro (Bekasi) and DKI Jakarta, totaling 250 people. The sampling technique used purposive sampling method with Slovin calculations of 154 respondents. The data collection technique uses a questionnaire that has been tested for validity and reliability. The research analysis used SEM-PLS. The test results showed that the results of the validity and reliability tests of the instrument were stated to be valid and reliable. Loading factor shows a value above 0.5. which concluded that the instrument was valid and met convergent validity. Another illustration is shown in the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) test value above 0.5 for all constructs contained in the research model. the reliability test of Cronbach's Alpha value for all constructs was above 0.6. The results of the hypothesis test showed that the two variables studied, namely product and price variables, did not have a significant effect so the hypothesis was rejected. Meanwhile, two other variables, namely location and promotion variables, proved to have a significant relationship and the hypothesis was accepted. The R Square test results yielded a value of 0.749 meaning that all the variables studied had an influence of 74.9% on Purchase Decisions and the rest were influenced by other factors Meanwhile, two other variables, namely location and promotion variables, proved to have a significant relationship and the hypothesis was accepted. The R Square test results yielded a value of 0.749 meaning that all the variables studied had an influence of 74.9% on Purchase Decisions and the rest were influenced by other factors Meanwhile, two other variables, namely location and promotion variables, proved to have a significant relationship and the hypothesis was accepted. The R Square test results yielded a value of 0.749 meaning that all the variables studied had an influence of 74.9% on Purchase Decisions and the rest were influenced by other factors
Keywords: Product, Location, Price, Promotion, Decision Making
Venom Audio Customer Loyalty Analysis (Study of Product Quality in the Creative Audio Custom Karawang Team in 2019)
Authors: Jumadirrohman Muhammad Jumadirrohman , Tri Suratmi  , Desmiwati Desmiwati
Published: May 2023

PT. Bahagia Audiotama, which owns the Venom audio brand, which was founded in 1998. Venom audio is a car audio brand that has been around for a long time among car audio lovers. Since its inception, it was launched which aims to improve the quality of car audio by presenting a variety of products designed to follow the needs of product users. The purpose of this study was to determine the loyalty of Venom audio product users to the Karawang Creative Audio Custom Team. The sample in this study is 30 people who are an affordable population that can be collected by researchers. Data collection techniques obtained by questionnaire, observation and documentation. The result of this study is that there is a relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable in this study which was produced by univariate analysis and bivariate analysis. Venom audio can increase product user loyalty by paying attention to aspects that get low scores based on analysis results that can affect product user loyalty
Keywords :Product Quality, User Loyalty, Univariate and Bivariate
The Influence of Paternalistic Leadership Style, Organizational Culture and Working Discipline on Employee Performance PT. Heritage Intan Pratama 2019
Authors: Dadang Baetullah Dadang Baetullah
Published: May 2023

This research was conducted at PT. Intan Pusaka Pratama, aims: 1)To test and analyze whether there is influence between paternalistic leadership style on employee performance. 2) To test and analyze whether there is influence between organizational culture on employee performance. 3). To test and analyze whether there is influence of work discipline on employee performance. 4) To test and analyze whether there is influence of paternalistic leadership style, organizational culture and work discipline together on employee performance. The type of research used is a quantitative method with data analysis methods by testing two variables, namely the independent variable in the dependent variable, using a questionnaire as a tool for data collection. The samples taken were employees of PT. Intan Pusaka Pratama with a total population of 105 people and a total sample of 51 people. To determine the number of samples with the Slovin formula with an allowance percentage of 10%. From the results of the analysis, paternalistic organizational culture has an effect on employee performance by 7.6%, organizational culture has an effect on employee performance by 22.2, work discipline has an effect on employee performance by 21.1%, while jointly paternalistic leadership style, organizational culture , and work discipline has an effect of s of 28.1%.
Keywords: Leadership, Organization, Work Discipline, Performance
The Influence of Sales Promotion and Quality of Tile Products on Consumers' Interest To Buy at CV Maestro Atop Bekasi
Authors: Isna Hanifah Isna Hanifah , Asim  , Nurminingsih  , Kwaranto Rohmawan
Published: May 2023

Roofing businesses or businesses in Indonesia have developed quite rapidly in recent years, with various formats and types. In the midst of Indonesia's economic conditions which are experiencing difficult times, the roofing business can still survive because everyone definitely needs housing, for example. The Rooftop retail business has even more potential to develop, as evidenced by the proliferation of this business from big cities to small towns. CV. Maestro Atap Bekasi is a company that sells roof tiles, pvc, tile accessories. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the influence of sales promotion and product quality on consumer buying interest in CV. Maestro Roof Bekasi. There are several variables that are connected, namely Sales Promotion (X1), Product Quality (X2), and Purchase Interest (Y). This method uses quantitative methods. The population in this study is Consumer CV. Maestro Roof Bekasi with a total sample of 79 respondents. Data collection techniques by distributing questionnaires. The results of data analysis show that Sales Promotion has a positive and significant direct effect on Buying Interest. Product quality has a positive and significant direct effect on Purchase Intention. And UK Sales Promotion has a positive and significant direct effect on product quality.
Keywords: Effect of Sales Promotion and Product Quality on Purchase Intention
The Influence of Product Quality and Price on Customer Satisfaction in Chicken Tangan Mas Salam Cikrang West Java
Authors: Nurul Atikah Nurul Atikah , Rushadiyati  , Nurminingsih  , Asim
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of product quality and price on customer satisfaction in soft bone chicken Mas Salam Cikarang, West Java. The independent variables in this study are product quality and price. While the dependent variable is customer satisfaction variable. Research using quantitative methods. The sample in this study were customers at Mas Salam Soft Bone Chicken, Cikarang, West Java. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires directly to 65 respondents. Statistical method using SmartPLS 3, with statistical test hypothesis testing t. The results of this study indicate that product quality has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction. Price has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction.
Keywords: Product Quality, Price and Customer Satisfaction
NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS AS A PROMISING DERMAL DELIVERY PLATFORM FOR ST. JOHN'S WORT EXTRACT: PRELIMINARY STUDIES
Authors:   Department of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria., Sotirova Yoana , Stoeva Stanila ,   Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria., Nikolova Rositsa ,   Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria., Andonova Velichka ,   Department of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
Published: May 2023

urpose: Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) can improve the stability of various phytochemicals, so this research aimed to develop and employ such delivery systems for Hypericum perforatum extract containing the light- and oxygen-sensitive phloroglucinol hyperforin. Materials and methods: By varying the processing parameters and the solid and liquid lipids used, different NLC models were obtained via emulsification, followed by high-shear homogenization and ultrasonication. After characterization of the elaborated nanocarriers, those that exhibited optimal properties were loaded with St. John's wort extract by incorporating it in the lipid phase before emulsification and also studied. Results: The NLC models developed by prolonged ultrasonication demonstrated favorable characteristics regarding particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and zeta potential (ZP). The physically stable during long-term storage nanosystems, which also showed a reduced degree of crystallinity of the solid lipid included, were loaded with St. John's wort extract. Of the carriers so-obtained, those developed by ultrasonication at ambient temperatures can be described as acceptably uniform systems (PDI from 0.23±0.01 to 0.27±0.01), comprising particles with dimensions below 200 nm, favorable ZP values (ζ > |30 mV|), and superior entrapment efficacy (EE) greater than 85%. Conclusion: In this research, different stable NLC dispersions were successfully developed. After the inclusion of the St. John's wort extract, the model possessing the highest EE (87.77±0.64%) was chosen as a carrier to conduct further studies evaluating its wound-healing potential.
Variação na data de plena floração do pessegueiro em função das temperaturas na endo e ecodormência
Authors: Pola Augusto Carlos , Della Bruna Emílio , Petry Henrique Belmonte , Moreto Alexsander Luis
Published: May 2023

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência de variáveis térmicas, anteriores e posteriores à data estimada do início da ecodormência, sobre a variação nas datas médias de plena floração (DMPF) do pessegueiro, em Urussanga, SC, Brasil. A fase teórica de endodormência apresentou uma duração aproximada de 70 dias. A temperatura média das máximas dos 30 dias imediatamente anteriores ao início da ecodormência e a média das temperaturas médias dos 20 dias posteriores foram as variáveis que apresentaram as maiores correlações com a DMPF, com R = 0,88 (P ≤ 0,01) e R = −0,69 (P ≤ 0,05), respectivamente. As temperaturas máximas da fase de endodormência teórica e as temperaturas médias dos 20 dias iniciais da ecodormência, em um modelo de regressão linear, explicaram 96% das variações observadas na DMPF. As temperaturas inferiores a 16oC nos 40 dias iniciais da fase de endodormência, inferiores a 22oC nos 30 dias finais dessa fase, e acima de 13oC nos 20 dias iniciais da ecodormência apresentaram correlações negativas com a DMPF e explicaram conjuntamente 93% das variações observadas. Na fase final da endodormência, as temperaturas amenas (13ºC a 19oC) apresentaram maior influência sobre a antecipação da DMPF do que as inferiores a 13oC.
由歐盟Fack Ju Göhte案探討歐盟商標規則公序良俗條款之判斷
Authors: 陳龍昇 陳龍昇
Published: May 2023

歐盟商標規則第7條第1項第(f)款規定，商標違反公共秩序或善良風俗者，不予註冊。公共秩序與善良風俗乃一抽象法律概念而不易判斷，其範圍界定需考量國內的風俗文化，解釋亦應謹慎為之以避免逾越表意與言論自由之範疇。是以，應依如何標準而認定，以避免流於個人主觀好惡，即為重要。2019年歐盟法院於「Fack Ju Göhte」判決就前揭規定之適用見解，對於歐盟商標實務具有相當重要性。公共秩序與善良風俗之概念會隨時間、社會環境、文化發展背景差異而有不同的範圍，在解釋時應採較為嚴格的定義，界定真正為斯時社會大眾所認知、接受的道德規範。審查申請註冊之商標是否有妨害公共秩序或違反善良風俗時，應就該商標之實際使用情形與各項客觀使用事證綜合考量，並依商標所用語言界定相關大眾，依商標使用時的社會環境，綜合考量所有事證，依一般合理相關大眾之認知，審酌系爭商標是否有牴觸一般合理社會大眾所能接受的道德觀感與社會價值。

 
憲法財產權保障的陰影－論徵收收回權的解釋困境
Authors: 張志偉 張志偉
Published: May 2023

大法官歷年來多次強調，財產權應予保障，然於行政實務上仍難發揮撥亂反正之效。何故？之所以我國仍多有浮濫徵收之情況，位居徵收補償制度末端但絕非不重要的收回權制度不彰，應為原因之一。收回權原始之制度目的本在於，防止政府假公益之名，濫用土地徵收權，但卻因歷年來立法文本、行政實務、法院裁判（例），乃至於決議及大法官解釋嚴格以對，形成因「立法條文－行政函釋－最高行判例及決議－大法官解釋」極度限縮收回權，因而造成濫用徵收機制之可能。本文之作，即針對徵收收回權的解釋困境，提出不同的解釋可能。

 
“It’s Brutal Out Here”: Adolescence, Betrayal, and Vulnerability in Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR
Authors: Hamori Kate
Published: May 2023

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album SOUR (2021) is a concept album about betrayal. Although the album’s adolescent themes suggest that it was designed for a teen audience, its cultural impact reached beyond this target demographic, achieving critical acclaim and popularity across multiple generations. This article draws on Jennifer Freyd’s theory of betrayal trauma to suggest that Rodrigo’s emotional vulnerability in SOUR resonated with widespread feelings of betrayal and distress regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the album’s themes of adolescence presented a nostalgic setting in which listeners could cope with pandemic-related trauma without having to fully acknowledge or understand its source. Using SOUR as a case study, this article contributes to ongoing scholarly conversations about youth musical culture by demonstrating how the comfort listeners draw from nostalgic teen music can reach beyond escapism to contribute meaningfully to processes of coping and healing in times of great sorrow and betrayal.
“Al-Otaiba Ex Machina” or Triumph through Failure: The Trump Administration, the Vision for Peace and Prosperity, and the Abraham Accords
Authors: Krasna Joshua Samuel
Published: May 2023

The books under review were written by Trump Administration officials, who worked on crafting and implementing the administration’s policies toward Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflicts. A significant part each of these books addresses the rationale and the efforts to launch the Trump Administration’s stillborn Vision for Peace and Prosperity. These efforts were an expression of the desire to abandon the old, failed peace paradigm―“change the conversation” in the Middle East―and to restructure the playing field for future negotiations, while casting aside all previous peace plans. These Trump officials wore their outsider status, and their lack of background in diplomacy and Middle East politics, as a badge of honor and saw it as a source of strength and new ideas. This essay looks at how they memorialized their work and how it led to the Abraham Accords.
From Dasein to the Posthuman, Or toward a Rhizomatic-Coexistence-in-an-Open-World
Authors: Schussler Aura Elena
Published: May 2023

This article presents a brief mapping of Martin Heidegger’s theory of Dasein within the critical posthumanism framework. Adopting a cartographic analysis, it maps some similarities and differences between Heidegger’s fundamental ontology and critical posthumanism. It relies especially on Braidotti’s posthumanist arguments and theories to explain both the relational and transversal features of Dasein (in the posthumanist framework) and the weak anthropocentrist ones (in Heidegger’s fundamental ontology). In this paradigm, the Heideggerian concept of Dasein is situated both beyond and between classical humanism and weak anthropocentrism, given that Heidegger is deconstructing the metaphysical dialectic of binary oppositions (between human and animal), while remaining anchored in some type of weak anthropocentrism. Relying on a posthumanist and post-anthropocentrist methodology, the posthuman convergence twists the existential inquiry of Dasein and opens up a vitalist–materialist and immanent approach to the posthuman. This attracts the conceptual deterritorialization of Dasein (from its existential paradigm) and its reterritorialization in an open materialist process ontology of becoming, toward the posthuman, which is situated on the basis of an immanent, rhizomatic, transversal, and symbiotic movement given by our multiple belongingness to this material world, which relies on relational assemblages with human/non-human others, the environment, the Earth, and so on.
Legal Clinical Education in China: A Literature Review
Authors: Vertsman Konstantin G
Published: May 2023

This literature review of twenty-one recent articles from China provides an overview of the nature and implementation of legal clinical education, the objectives of legal clinical education, the benefits of legal clinical education, the theory of legal clinical education, as well as the challenges faced in legal clinical education. These topics have been thoroughly addressed by Chinese scholars through the experience of approximately twenty years of practice as well as through inspiration from legal clinical education within the United States and internationally. However, there continue to be areas of disagreement and certain gaps in the development of a comprehensive theory of legal clinical education as well as psychological and pedagogical justifications for this innovative system of learning.
Vivienda colectiva y desarrollo urbano en el Norte Grande de Chile: la Remodelación El Morro de Iquique
Authors: Valenzuela Grollmus Víctor , Fuentes Hernández Pablo
Published: May 2023

Los conjuntos habitacionales construidos en el Norte Grande chileno durante el siglo veinte, constituyen experiencias proyectuales y vivenciales definidas por un paisaje desértico. El estudio de conjuntos habitacionales construidos al amparo de instituciones públicas, privadas y mixtas, permite comprender su rol en el desarrollo y consolidación de las ciudades-puerto de: Arica, Iquique, Tocopilla y Antofagasta. Tomando como caso de estudio el conjunto habitacional Remodelación El Morro de la ciudad de Iquique -construido por la Corporación de la Vivienda (CORVI)- el presente artículo busca determinar cómo las características urbano-arquitectónicas de los conjuntos habitacionales en estas ciudades contribuyeron en su progreso y en el desarrollo de una modernidad en la aridez. A través de análisis planimétricos, de la estrategia proyectual y de la construcción histórica-urbana basada en la revisión bibliográfica, se logra comenzar a determinar su rol en la ciudad y en cómo estas características adquieren nuevas funciones y dimensiones hasta constituirse en ejemplos significativos de la arquitectura moderna y de la vivienda colectiva en el extremo norte del país.
El apego al recorrido en el centro de Santiago de Chile
Authors: Sandoval Luna Alejandra , Greene Margarita , Di Masso Andrés
Published: May 2023

La importancia de la caminata parece haberse perdido ante el frenético ritmo de la cotidianeidad urbana contemporánea. Priman caminatas funcionales y rápidas que buscan la conexión, ante un escaso número de caminatas contemplativas del espacio público en las que están inmersas. El presente artículo muestra una investigación del proceso de apego al recorrido cotidiano en el espacio público en el centro de Santiago de Chile, la zona con mayor densidad y construcción en altura de la ciudad. Desde un planteamiento fenomenológico-hermenéutico y un análisis espacial, se describe el proceso y se identifican los factores que inciden en la creación del apego de los peatones a su recorrido. Para ello se aplicaron entrevistas semiestructuradas, entrevistas caminadas, y una etnografía visual. Los resultados del análisis muestran que el apego al recorrido en una primera instancia no existe en entornos densos, lo que cambiaría con la práctica de la caminata diaria entre la vivienda y el trabajo. Se van apreciando aspectos de centralidad y accesibilidad, y luego se genera un apego a la actividad del caminar, surgiendo así una significación de elementos y características físicas y sociales del espacio público que decantan en un apego hacia el recorrido.
Resistencias estéticas a la colonialidad urbana en Buenos Aires. ¿Nuevas formas de decolonialidad?
Authors: Lacarrieu Monica , González Bracco Mercedes
Published: May 2023

Este texto tiene por objetivo reflexionar críticamente sobre la estructura de la colonialidad del poder en el “hacer ciudad”. Para ello, primeramente revisamos algunos vínculos entre los análisis de la colonialidad/decolonialidad, los procesos de planificación urbana asociados a “nuevos urbanismos” y al “modelo de ciudad creativa” y las posibilidades del arte urbano como práctica habilitadora de una concepción descentrada de la ciudad. Luego, a partir de un abordaje etnográfico, presentamos tres casos de estudio en la ciudad de Buenos Aires donde estos procesos se ponen en juego, mostrando cómo opera la colonialidad en prácticas gubernamentales y la potencial decolonialidad en prácticas comunitarias/colectivas en barrios populares que, se especula, promueven otras formas de “hacer ciudad” y de habitar los espacios urbanos. Se concluye que las disputas generadas por la estetización urbana por parte del gobierno suelen recrear parámetros de lo moderno-colonial, mientras los proyectos de arte autogestionado llevados adelante en los barrios populares habilitan diversos tipos de pensamientos descentrados que invitan a pensar en nuevas formas de la decolonialidad.
SITUATING CHINESE AND INDIAN ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA: A ‘NEW SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA’?
Authors: Yaruingam A.S. , Sharma Saurabh
Published: May 2023

Africa is often touted as the continent of opportunities. Lately, Africa has realized this potential and has been seeking to turn ‘potentiality’ into ‘actuality.’ It has been at the cusp of geopolitical changes taking place in the regional as well as global order. Governments and businesses from all around the world are rushing to strengthen diplomatic, strategic, and commercial ties. This paper limits its study to understand the role played by India and China in Africa and how it is shaping Africa as well getting shaped in the process. India and China have emerged as two great Asian powers with vibrant economy and huge demography with global ambitions. Not only does Africa offers unexplored resources to feed these rapidly growing Asian giants, it also holds immense geopolitical importance as a voting bloc of 54 countries to shape global opinion in the United Nations and elsewhere. While Africa is big enough for both these emerging powers, but there is a growing concern that the rivalry between China and India could play out to the detriment of African interests and lead to a ‘new scramble for Africa.’
Pendidikan Moderasi Beragama Sebagai Perisai Radikalisme di Lembaga Pendidikan
Authors: Umar Al Faruq  , Dwi Noviani
Published: May 2023

Tindak radikalisme di Indonesia belakangan ini cenderung mengalami peningkatan. Ironisnya, hal tersebut sering dikaitkan dengan kegagalan pendidikan agama dalam membentuk sikap dan perilaku moderat. Penelitian ini akan membahas tentang pendidikan moderasi beragama sebagai perisai radikalisme di lembaga pendidikan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan jenis penelitian studi kasus di SMA Selamat Pagi Indonesia Batu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa implementasi pendidikan moderasi beragama di SMA SPI Batu mampu membentuk sikap dan perilaku moderat peserta didik sehingga paham radikalisme dapat dicegah untuk tumbuh dan berkembang di lembaga tersebut. Adapun, proses pendidikan moderasi beragama di lembaga tersebut dilakukan melalui sistem integrasi antara sekolah, asrama, dan Kampung Kids (KD).
Peer MD Coaching Partnership Outcomes Between an NCI-designated Cancer Center Genetics Service and a Community Cancer Network Hospital
Authors: Santos Lauren G , Buzdnitskaya Tatyana , Rolf Brad , Sienko Mark E , Ruiz-Bonilla Jose A , Shah Binay , Jewell Patrick D , Jensen Lindsay G , Horike-Pyne Martha , Elrod Jo A , Crews Jennie R , Laurino Mercy Y , Weeks Kevin A , Dubard-Gault Marianne E
Published: May 2023

Purpose

Patients with cancer seen in rural and underserved areas disproportionately face barriers to access genetic services. Genetic testing is critical to inform treatment decisions, early detection of another cancer, and to identify at-risk family members who would benefit from screening and prevention.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study to examine medical oncologist’s genetic testing ordering trends at Olympic Medical Cancer Center (OMCC), a community network hospital. Phase I focused on observation of clinic processes. Phase II incorporated peer coaching from cancer genetics experts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC) for OMCC medical oncologists. Number of genetic testing tests ordered was compared between phases.

Results

Of the total patients with cancer, 29 out of 415 (7.0%) received genetic testing in phase I and 25 out of 219 (11.4%) in phase II. Although it did not reach statistical significance (p=0.057), uptake of genetic testing increased by 22% between phases. 4 out of 19 (21.1%) patients with pancreatic cancer and 6 out of 35 (17.1%) patients with ovarian cancer received testing when NCCN recommends offering genetic testing to 100% of these patients.

Conclusion

Peer coaching intervention from cancer genetics experts led to increased ordering of genetic testing by medical oncologists. Efforts made to 1) standardize gathering of personal and family history of cancer, 2) review biomarker data suggestive of a hereditary cancer syndrome, 3) facilitate ordering tumor and/or germline genetic testing every time NCCN criteria are met, 4) encourage data sharing between institutions, and 5) advocate for universal coverage for genetic testing will help realize the benefits of precision oncology for patients and their families seeking care at community cancer centers.
Numerical Investigation of the Effect Infill from Different Unit cells Structure on Mechanical Behaviour
Authors: Akbar Imam , King Martin Luther , Fatoni Zulkarnain , Sianipar Togar PO , Sukarmansyah  , Prakoso Akbar Teguh
Published: May 2023

This study aims to identify the effect of infill on mechanical behaviour, especially the yield stress and modulus young of polylactide materials with different unit cell structures such as gyroid, diamond, square, and re-entrant but same porosity with value of 60%. Using Computational aided design (CAD) software and analyzed using the finite element method. The results show that the square structure has the highest strength in terms of mechanical behaviour such as yield stress with a value of 27 MPa, while the gyroid is 25.5 MPa, diamond is 25.3 MPa, re-entrant is 23.3 MPa and young modulus square is 2233MPa gyroid is 2199 MPa, diamond is 2195 MPa re- entrant 2182 MPa. In this study, it was also found that the thickness struth of the unit cell and modulus young had a very strong linear correlation with R2 = 0.96 which explains that the higher the thickness value, the higher the modulus young value. The results of this study also show that although lattice structures, especially square ones, have the highest value, TPMS structures, such as gyroids and diamonds, have more stable performance because these structures have an even stress distribution, thereby reducing the risk of failure of the structure. besides that, the researchers concluded that this TPMS can be used as a solution to improve structural performance.
Seed germination studies on Laghu panchamula group of medicinal plants
Authors: Raghu A. , Mohanan K.
Published: May 2023

Seed germination of Laghu panchamula, a group of five root drugs used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine, was studied through nursery and petri dish techniques. Desmodium gangeticum, Pseudarthria viscida, Solanum melongena var. insanum, Solanum violaceum and Tribulus terrestris, which constitute the group of Laghu panchamula, showed germination percentages ranging from 61.3 to 87.6 under nursery conditions without presoaking with water and 61.3 to 88.7 under nursery conditions with presoaking with water for 16 hours whereas in petri dish with absorbent cotton the germination percentage was only 20.3 to 41.7. The study showed that Laghu panchamula group of medicinal plants can be effectively propagated by seeds under nursery conditions and presoaking with water did not improve germination percentage considerably. Early germination was also observed in the nursery methods.
Ovicidal evaluation of Semecarpus kathalekanensis extracts on teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera Cramer
Authors: Ramana P.
Published: May 2023

Leaves of Semecarpus kathalekanensis were subjected for soxhlet extraction by using solvents petroleum ether, butanol, methanol and distilled water. The crude plant extracts were evaluated for their ovicidal activity against Teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera in laboratory bioassays at 5% and 10% concentrations. Among the different extracts petroleum ether and ethanol extracts showed maximum egg hatch inhibition of 78.75% and 89.16% respectively, at 10% concentration level, which were significantly superior over rest of the treatments. The percentage of egg hatch inhibition increased significantly with the increase in concentration of extracts tested. The ethanol extract at 5% recorded 72.78% egg hatch inhibition, which is significantly higher than other extracts at that concentration level. Among the tested plant extracts, ethanol extract exhibited highest ovicidal action followed by petroleum ether extract.
Development of an online Nigella sativa inspection system equipped with machine vision technology and artificial neural networks
Authors: ALVANDI Saman , MOHTASEBI Seyed Saeid , OMID Mohammad , HOSSEINPOUR-ZARNAQ Mohammad
Published: May 2023

Aim of study: Nigella sativa L. seeds usually are mixed with impurities, which affect its quality and influences consumer acceptance in both raw seeds and the oil market. In this study, an intelligent system based on the combination of machine vision (MV) and artificial neural networks (ANN) was developed to classify and clean N. sativa seeds and its impurities.
Area of study: Iran, Kurdistan province.
Material and methods: For accurate detections we developed a robust image processing algorithm including image acquisition, image enhancement, segmentation, and feature extraction steps. Correlation-based Feature Selection method was used to select the superior features. Three methods of linear discriminant analysis, support vector machines, and ANN were used to classify the data.
Main results: The statistical indices of sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for N. sativa in the online phase were 90%, 98.93%, and 97.04%, respectively. The average of these measurements for the impurities class was 95.57%, 96.89%, and 96.58%, respectively.
Research highlights: The results demonstrated the feasibility of suggested machine learning and image processing approaches in the real-time cleaning of N. sativa. The image acquisition and processing process, including selection of the best lighting methods to reduce the shadows, noise elimination and segmentation, provided precise results. The final results indicated the effectiveness of proposed machine learning algorithm in feature extraction, feature dimensionality reduction, and classification approaches. This methodology can be recommended for detection, classification and automatic cleaning of other similar seeds.
Testing The Compressive Strength Of Concrete With The Utilization Of Rice Husk Ash And Palm Fiber
Authors: Bhakti Aslon Muh. Wonua , Lakawa Irwan , Sulaiman Sulaiman , Hawa Sitti
Published: May 2023

Development in the field of structure is currently progressing very rapidly in various field so that concrete is one of the choices as a structural material in building construction, basically concrete is made by mixing portland cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and water as a binder for these materials. Due to the development of the issue of current resource limitations, the prevention is by innovating the manufacture of concrete using palm fiber waste as an added ingredient from sand and rice husk ash waste as an added ingredient from cement. The purpose of study was to (1) analyze the compressive strength of concrete with variations ini rice husk ash and palm fiber (2) analyze the addition of rice husk ash and palm fiber with different mixture variations that could affect the compressive strength of concrete. The result showed that normal concrete with an average compressive strength of 24.20 MPa and an increase in compressive strength with a mixture of 0.5% palm fiber and 5% rice husk ash with an average strength of 25.90 MPa without using superplasticizer, if the variation mixture exceeding the mixed variation of 0.5% palm fiber and 5% rice husk ash will deacrease
KIRGIZİSTAN’DA BELEDİYELERİN SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMINA İLİŞKİN GENEL BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Authors: MATİSAEVA Diana , MAKSÜDÜNOV Azamat
Published: May 2023

Amaç: Hızla gelişmekte olan dijitalleşme sonucu geleneksel iletişim araçları gittikçe önemini kaybetmekte ve yerini her geçen gün gelişmekte ve yaygınlaşmakta olan bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerine bırakmaktadır. Özellikle sosyal medya sadece bireyler için değil, kurum ve kuruluşlar için de vazgeçilmez bir iletişim aracı haline gelmiştir. Günümüzde özel sektör işletmeleri kadar kamu kuruluşları da sosyal medya araçlarından yoğun bir şekilde yararlanmaktadır. Bu kapsamda çalışmanın temel amacı Kırgızistan’daki belediyelerin sosyal medya kullanım durumlarını analiz etmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu amaç doğrultusunda Kırgızistan’daki 32 belediyenin Facebook, Instagram, Twitter ve Youtube platformlarını kullanıp kullanmadıkları, Facebook hesaplarında 1 Eylül – 30 Kasım 2022 tarihleri arasında yaptıkları paylaşımlar içerik analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, Bişkek, Oş ve Calal-Abad gibi büyük şehir belediyelerinin dışındaki belediyelerin sosyal medya kullanım durumlarının oldukça düşük olduğu, Facebook ve Instagram’ın belediyeler tarafından en çok tercih edilen platformlar olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Araştırmanın bulguları belediyelerin sosyal medya kullanım durumlarının genel olarak anlaşılması, belediyelerde bu konuda yapılacak farkındalık oluşturma çalışmalarına önemli ipuçları sağlaması açısından önem arz etmektedir.
Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Openness and Environmental Degradation in SSA Countries. A Quadratic Modeling and Turning Point Approach
Authors: Ewane Enongene Betrand , Ewane Etah Ivo
Published: May 2023

The consequences of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) countries cannot be ignore given it adverse effect on human health and global warming. With rising CO2 emissions and fallen volume of trade openness and FDI inflows in recent time, we seek to examine the effect of trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) on environmental degradation using time series data from 1975 to 2020 in SSA. Using the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) framework, the study employs a quadratic modeling and turning point approach to realize the study objectives. The findings reveals that (1) the trade openness-EKC and FDI-EKC does not hold given the presence of decreasing effects in the short run and increasing effects in the long run; (2) it confirms that a U-shaped trade openness-emissions and FDI-emission nexus holds given the decrease in trade openness and FDI in the short run and an increase in trade openness and FDI in the longrun; (3) The analysis supports the halo effect hypothesis before the turning point but the pollution haven hypothesis sets in after the turning point; (4) it shows evidence that trade openness and FDI contributes to reduce CO2 emissions in the short but increase it in the long run. The study recommends that SSA countries should adopt stringent environmental policies to attain sustainable economic growth without associative harm to the environment.
Suspens et suspensions. Variations sur la grâce et la pesanteur dans la photographie et la performance contemporaine
Authors: Massin Marianne
Published: May 2023

La grâce peut être opposée à la pesanteur, comme à la causalité des règles naturelles. Si l’on suit Simone Weil (La Pesanteur et la grâce) cette pesanteur n’est pas seulement physique et physiologique, elle peut être aussi intellectuelle et psychique. En infléchissant cette idée dans une autre perspective, puisqu’on passera de la sphère religieuse à la sphère esthétique et artistique, l’article s’intéressera à cette relation centrale entre grâce et pesanteur, en prenant appui sur des propositions artistiques et en la pensant de plusieurs manières. Il fera droit à ces moments particuliers où un corps paraît s’affranchir de ces pesanteurs (physiques, et aussi peut être symboliques). Certes dans la fluidité de leur mouvement, le saut ou l’envol peuvent avoir quelque chose de gracieux, mais on retiendra plus encore, le moment saisi « en vol », où s’abolissent direction et vectorisation. Instant de grâce, instant de suspens. Poursuivant l’enquête, on invitera alors à dialectiser cette opposition entre grâce et pesanteur pour suggérer que la grâce peut naître, non de l’arrachement à la pesanteur, mais du jeu avec elle dans l’art de la suspension.
La grâce par l’épreuve de la docte ignorance dans le théâtre novarinien
Authors: Gaudechaux Alexandra
Published: May 2023

Dans La Quatrième Personne du singulier, le dramaturge Valère Novarina parle de la grâce en tant qu’événement d’une reconnaissance qui survient parfois pour l’acteur et le spectateur au moment de la représentation théâtrale. Il s’agira de voir en quoi cette reconnaissance novarinienne s’apparenterait à la rencontre avec un certain type de connaissance déjà là mais à laquelle on n’accède qu’occasionnellement, et qui oscillerait entre savoir et non-savoir. Novarina situe ce processus de (re) connaissance dans le champ du langage, qui serait le lieu de cette connaissance qui pourtant, en même temps, la cacherait, selon lui, par ses artifices grammaticaux, stylistiques ou académiques. Pour accéder à cette (re) connaissance, Novarina se propose donc comme méthode de déconstruire le langage en pratiquant ce qu’il appelle une cure d’idiotie, en référence à certaines pratiques issues de la théologie négative. Cet autre langage ouvrirait alors pour celui qui en fait l’expérience sur la possibilité de faire advenir une parole vraie, laquelle constituerait un état de grâce accompagné de joie et de plénitude lorsque spectateur ou acteur y reconnaissent une part de non-savoir qui résiste en chacun et fonde cependant la nécessité d’en savoir quelque chose. La possibilité de ce savoir procéderait dans l’œuvre novarinienne d’une mise en pratique des principes de la via negativa, soit d’un enseignement qui éveille l’intellect en le menant d’abord sur des chemins d’errance et d’ignorance. Ce serait par cette mise à l’épreuve dont résulte l’expérience du théâtre novarinien que pourrait advenir une grâce pour le spectateur – voire pour l’acteur –, lorsque celui-ci vient faire l’épreuve d’une ignorance constitutive et nécessaire à tout savoir et, par cette quête, à la possibilité d’une sagesse.
La grâce peut-elle être performative ? Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church (2009-2017) de Trajal Harrell ou la grâce après le « tournant performatif »
Authors: Girardin Catherine
Published: May 2023

Is grace still relevant for the contemporary performing arts? To answer this question, this article focuses on the historical opposition between grace and affectation. It highlights the theoretical trajectory of these concepts, which have been associated respectively with authenticity and innocence, and with pretense and theatricality. Their opposition is superimposed on another, that between man, perceived as neutral, pure and true, and woman, opaque, deceptive and volatile. The mention of the notion of grace in a seminal article by Michael Fried in the 1960s allows us to pinpoint the meanings with which grace and affectation were imbued in the mid-twentieth century in the art world. A debate seems to have emerged between, on the one hand, an essentialist conception of grace understood as presence by Fried, as well as some performance artists and postmodern dancers, and, on the other hand, the author Susan Sontag and her reflections on camp – which is a manifestation of theatricality, even affectation – and the irrelevance of the modern quest for presence. It would seem that while grace was related to the performative in performance art, it has undergone, like performativity itself, a transformation at the dawn of the twenty-first century, which has reconfigured its opposition to affectation. Trajal Harrell’s work contributes to this movement by staging an over-theatricality that exhausts the necessity of grace. This article concludes that, after the “performative turn,” grace still carries with it some traditional dynamics such as seduction and innocence, which are subverted with distancing strategies like exacerbation, parody and quotation; strategies associated to affectation, which becomes a source of pleasure for the spectator. The author coins the notion of grace of affectation, which finds echoes in several contemporary aesthetic discourses on theater and cinema.