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Influence of strata-specific forest structural features on the regeneration of the evergreen broad-leaved forest in Tianmu Mountain
Authors: Long Junsong , Tang Mengping , Chen Guangsheng
Published: February 2021

The vertical stratification of the stand may lead to a high heterogeneity of microenvironment in the forest, which further influences the understory regeneration and succession of the forest. Most relevant previous studies emphasized the overall effects of the Whole-stand structural characteristics on understory regeneration, while the strata-specific impacts of the overstory should be explored especially for those forests with a complicated combination of overstory species and heights. In this study, a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Tianmu Mountain of China was intensively investigated within 25 plots of 20 m × 20 m, aiming to find out how significant the stratified overstory (trees with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 5 cm) structure and non-structure characteristics impact the understory (trees with DBH < 5 cm) regeneration. Regardless of species composition, the studied overstory was evenly divided into three strata (i.e. upper, middle and lower strata) according to their heights. Redundancy analysis was applied to explore both overall and strata-specific forest structure on characteristics (height, DBH, species diversity, and density) of tree regeneration. We found that the overall effect of the whole overstory on the forest regeneration depended mostly on diameter at breast height (DBH), tree species richness index and crown width. However, when analyzing with the strata-specific characteristics, the most pronounced impact factors for the regeneration were tree height of the upper and lower forest strata, tree species richness index and crown width of the middle and lower forest strata, and the competition index impact of the lower forest stratum. Among the three strata, the lower forest stratum showed the most significant impact with three characteristics on the understory regeneration, which may be attributed to their direct competition within the overlapping near-ground niches. Among the new generations, seedlings and saplings were more sensitive to the overstory structural characteristics than young trees. Our results suggest that the overstory showed strata-specific effects on the understory regeneration of evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China, which provides theoretical basis for strata-specific forest management in similar forests.
Why history now?
Authors: Van Heekeren Margaret , Nolan Sybil
Published: February 2021

This article considers the role and standing of the history of journalism and media within the academy in Australia. The authors trace developments in the field in Australia since the late 1990s, considering its characteristics, achievements and its disciplinary strengths and weaknesses. They observe the small nature of the discipline and its relatively low status within the academy and consider the implications for future scholarship. This is examined through an analysis of the teaching of journalism and media history in j-education programmes. They argue that journalism and media history still does not receive the recognition it deserves as an essential aspect of journalism education and as one of many disciplines within media and communications.
Curating media history: Lessons from the Oxford Bibliography of ‘Australian Broadcasting’
Authors: Given Jock
Published: February 2021

This article explores a general question – why and how we do media history – by examining a recent case, the ‘Australian Broadcasting’ entry in Oxford Bibliographies, prepared by this author with research assistance from Rosemary Curtis. Four questions are posed for this bibliography and the wider project of media history: why do we do it? For whom? Where and how do we make resources accessible and comprehensible? And finally, the question that occupies most of this article, what resources do we preserve and curate? The processes used to select and organize the ‘most important sources’ for the Australian Broadcasting entry are discussed, emphasizing the sources most relevant to Australian Journalism Review: News, Currents Affairs, Documentary and Talkback Radio programming.
‘We are all content makers now’: Losing form and sense at the ABC?
Authors: Madsen Virginia M.
Published: February 2021

This article considers the rise of discourses emerging with the digital ‘content revolution’ at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), in the context of severe budget cuts and restructures since the emergence of Brian Johns’ 1996 ‘One ABC’ policy. The article explores key decisions, rhetorics and thinking surrounding the radical dismembering of ABC’s unique ideas and cultural outlet Radio National (now ‘RN’) from 2012 onwards, as it was forced to jettison core parts of its programming and shed specialist and experienced staff. The article seeks to identify how – under the influence of an infectious complex of ideas and discourses associated with ‘digital convergence’, neo-liberalism and managerialism – conditions were in place that favoured the expansion of platform-agnostic journalism and of related topical ‘content’ across the ABC at the expense of other forms and understandings of this ‘rich mix’ network. Core aspects of the ‘project’ as it had evolved over decades were endangered and diluted. Drawing on important historical and comparative research, the article argues that RN is relinquishing its historic ‘special status’ as a media leader in ideas and cultural broadcasting in Australia.
Take your partners: Media, government and public participation in the 1930s campaigns against censorship in Australia
Authors: Bowen Jennifer
Published: February 2021

Censorship has had a long tradition in Australia, affecting books, films, theatre and artworks. In the 1930s, opposition to it began to be organized: this was initially a reaction to the banning of imported print material on the grounds of ‘indecency’ or sedition, but it was followed by protests against the political interference of radio broadcasts. These campaigns for freedom of expression on the air and in print invoked similar principles, as well as sharing leadership and tactics; while newspapers alerted the public to the issue of censorship, such commentary was also deployed to influence perceptions of the changing media landscape brought about by the development of public broadcasting. This article argues that 1930s activism over censorship prepared the ground for the expectation of impartial news reporting by the public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It also demonstrates the advantage of considering diverse forms of media in tandem and sheds additional light on the role of the public in pursuit of the right of Australian citizens to hear opinion free from government interference and proprietorial diktat.
Visions of the material body: Twitch.tv and post-phenomenology
Authors: Egliston Ben
Published: February 2021

This article considers what broadcasts of video game play, transmitted through livestreaming platform Twitch.tv, can contribute to discussions around technology, materiality, embodiment and affect in videogaming – an interdisciplinary set of concerns for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. Specifically, I outline the methodological value of Twitch as a tool for addressing video game play as a post-phenomenological concern – providing a perspective of play as not emerging from an autonomous human subject, but from exchanges between humans and non-humans. To demonstrate this, this article discusses observations of livestreamed play of the popular PC-based rhythm game Osu. These observations spotlight how video game play operates as a messy and ongoing relation between bodies and technology, as well as demonstrates how Twitch streams can attend to the often taken-for-granted relations between non-human objects in play, which in turn shape the status of the body as it meets the game.
Playing it safe
Authors: Mullen Mark
Published: February 2021

For the past 30 years museums and art galleries on both sides of the Atlantic have been resistant to exhibiting digital games as art and have instead embedded them in exhibitions and displays that have portrayed them as exemplars of design. This conservative approach has largely failed to achieve the stated purpose of many of these exhibitions: to foster a wider public appreciation for games and encourage more sophisticated conversations about gaming. This article argues that curators for video game exhibitions have been co-opted by the ideological norms of the tech sector which has produced a reluctance to engage critically with their subject matter and a willingness to overlook ethical problems within the videogame industry.
Ideology and the Virtual City: Video games, Power Fantasies and Neoliberalism, Jon Bailes (2018)
Authors: Shelton James
Published: February 2021

Review of: Ideology and the Virtual City: Video games, Power Fantasies and Neoliberalism, Jon Bailes (2018)

Winchester and Washington: Zero Books, 112 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-78904-164-4, p/bk, £9.99
Políticas públicas en defensa de la inclusión, la diversidad y el género III: Migraciones y Derechos Humanos
Authors: Picado Valverde Eva María , Parra González Ana Victoria
Published: February 2021

Como afirmaban Castles y Miller en “La era de las migraciones” (1998), hay pocas personas en el mundo actual que no tengan una experiencia personal de la migración y sus efectos; y es esa experiencia universal la que se ha convertido en la marca de la era de migración. Por ello, en la actualidad, las experiencias humanas de la migración, sus vivencias y efectos, impregnan por igual los medios de comunicación, las redes sociales y los círculos personales y familiares. Esta obra colectiva realiza un recorrido por los temas más actuales en relación con las migraciones internacionales a través de una mirada interdisciplinar, desde la perspectiva de los derechos humanos con aportaciones académicas de investigadores procedentes de instituciones y países muy diversos. Así, se abordan las tendencias de las migraciones actuales, como la feminización, del fenómeno; la creciente diversidad de perfiles migratorios, entre los que se encuentran solicitantes de asilo, migrantes cualificados, desplazados climáticos, etc.; así como su representación en los medios de comunicación, y la discriminación y criminalización que sufren en épocas de crisis económica. Abordándose, también, las políticas de gestión del fenómeno migratorio que desarrollan los estados, y la necesaria educación en la diversidad y multiculturalidad.
A magyar országgyűlési választási rendszer földrajzi torzulásainak vizsgálata
Authors: Vida György
Published: February 2021

A demokráciákban aktuális kérdés, hogy a különböző típusú választási rendszerek hogyan alakítják át a szavazók által leadott voksokat képviselői helyekké. A földrajzi tér politikai reprezentációra gyakorolt hatása azokban az országokban fontos, ahol valamilyen területi beosztásban adják le a szavazatokat, ami a többségi és a vegyes választási rendszerekre jellemző. Magyarországon a rendszerváltozás során létrehozott vegyes választási rendszerben a választókerületek szavazóinak száma nagy egyenlőtlenségeket mutatott.Ez az egyenlőtlenség a demográfiai és migrációs folyamatok jóvoltából tovább nőt és ezért szükségessé vált a választási rendszer korrekciója. 2011 óta az új feltételek átírták a választások kereteit és a parlamenti képviselők számát 386-ról 199-re változtatták. Az átalakítások magukban foglalták az egyéni választókerületek számának 176-ról 106-ra történő csökkentését és a határok teljes átrajzolását egyaránt. Az előzőekből adódóan a doktori disszertáció arra a fő kérdésre keresi a választ, hogy milyen földrajzi torzulások jellemezték a magyar választási rendszert 2002 és 2018 között? Ezen fő kutatási kérdés megválaszolásához több részkérdésen keresztül vezet az út. A disszertáció társadalmi, demográfiai és választási adatokat felhasználva matematikai, statisztikai és térinformatikai elemzéseken alapul. A dolgozat rávilágít az országgyűlési választások alapján, hogy 2002 és 2018 között a földrajzi torzulások (gerrymandering, malapportionment, reactive malapportionment) hogyan alakították az egyenlőtlenségeket. A dolgozat kimutatja, hogy a kerületek átrajzolása mellett a politikai reprezentációt a választópolgárok is dinamikusan formálják és a térbeli mintázat idővel átalakul. Ebből adódik, hogy a választókerületek időtállóbb kialakításánál a települési és a nagyvárosokon belüli demográfiai és választási földrajzi folyamatokat is figyelembe kell venni, hogy ne sérüljön az egyenlő szavazat elve.
Through the looking glass: Reflections of a writing scholar
Authors: Graham Steve
Published: February 2021

The Acquired Wisdom series provides veteran academics, like myself, a soapbox from which to brandish their accomplishments, failures, and lessons they presumably learned. It can be foolish and maybe a tad dangerous to offer an old dog a platform from which to bark. But here we are. I will try my best not to be dangerous. I make no promises about folly and banality.Start at the BeginningIn the 1951 movie, Alice in Wonderland, the March Hare and the Mad Hatter give advice about how to tell a story – simply put: “Start at the beginning.” So here we go. (Hopefully the folly meter is not ticking upward yet.)
PENGARUH KEBIASAAN BERKENDARA TERHADAP PERILAKU BERKENDARA DAN ATRIBUT BERKENDARA DRIVER OJEK ONLINE (STUDI KASUS)
Authors: Susanto Novie , Mujahidin Esa Akhmad , Siswanto Siswanto
Published: February 2021

Ojek online hadir ditengah banyaknya jumlah sepeda motor dengan melihat peluang bisnis ojek online. Jumlah kendaraan bermotor tiap tahunnya yang semakin meningkat menyebabkan jumlah kecelakaan yang terjadi dari tahun ke tahun juga ikut mengalami peningkatan. Menganalisis hubungan antara kebiasaan berkendara terhadap perilaku berkendara dan atribut berkendara merupakan langkah pencegahan kecelakaan pada driver ojek online. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode PLS (Partial Least Square) untuk menganalisis hubungan antara variabel kebiasaan berkendara terhadap perilaku dan atribut berkendara. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian dari metode PLS didapatkan kebiasaan berkendara memeiliki hubungan signifikan dengan t-stat 4,584 terhadap atribut berkendara. Variabel kebiasaan berkendara memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap erilaku berkendara dengan t-stat 64,533. Perilaku berkendara memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap atribut berkendara dengan nilai t-stat 3,567. Abstract[THE EFFECT OF DRIVING HABITS TO DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND DRIVING ATTRIBUTE OF ONLINE MOTORCYCLE TAXI DRIVERS (A CASE STUDY)] Online motorcycle taxi comes in the middle of the number of motorbikes by looking at the motorcycle taxi business opportunities online. The number of vehicles that are increasing every year which increases causing the number that occurs from year to year which also increases. Analyzing the relationship between driving while traffic and the attribute of riding traffic towards OJEK ONLINE drivers is one of effort to decrease the number of accidents. This study uses the PLS (Partial Least Square) method to analyze the relationship between driving habits variables on driving behavior and attributes. Based on the test results of the PLS method, it is showed that driving habits have a significant relationship with the t-stat 4,584 to the driving attributes. The driving habits variable has a significant relationship to driving behavior with t-stat 64,533. Driving behavior has a significant relationship to driving attributes with a t-stat value of 3.567. Keywords: driving habits; driving behavior; driving attributes; PLS; online motorcycle taxi
PENINGKATAN EFISIENSI PERSEDIAAN WORK IN PROCESS GREEN TYRE DI PT XYZ
Authors: Wijaya Hendri , Puspasari Luky
Published: February 2021

Manajemen persediaan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan perusahaan untuk menghasilkan produk tepat waktu, dengan jumlah yang tepat, serta kualitas yang sesuai standar. PT XYZ adalah perusahaan yang menghasilkan produk ban tubless. Terdapat 8 proses untuk menghasilkan ban tubeless, dan masing-masing proses menghasilkan penyimpanan work in process.  Salah satu dari work in process adalah green tyre.  PT XYZ menghadapi masalah terjadi overstock pada green tyre yang menimbulkan produk cacat. Tujuan dari studi adalah untuk menentukan jumlah produksi yang tepat untuk mengatasi permasalahan overstock. Metode yang digunakan untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan ini adalah Economic Production Quantity (EPQ). Metode EPQ terbukti dapat mengurangi biaya penyimpanan dalam satu bulan sebesar Rp 33,218,117 atau sebesar 40% dari biaya semula. Alat penyimpanan juga dapat dikurangi sebesar 34%, serta luas area penyimpanan dapat dikurangi sebesar 14%. AbstractInventory management can increase a company's ability to produce products on time, with the correct amount and meet the quality standard.  PT XYZ is a company that produces tubeless tyres. There are eight processes to produce the tubeless tyre, and each process results a work in process inventory. One of the process is a green tyre.  PT XYZ faces the overstock of green tyre that raises the amount of the defect.  The aim of this study was to determine the amount of production appropriately to avoid the overstock problem. Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) method was used to solve this problem. EPQ method decreased the inventory cost as much as IDR 33,218,117 or 40% of the existing inventory cost, and reduced storage tools of 34% and reduced the storage area of 14 %.Keywords: work in process; inventory; green tyre; overstock; eqonomic production quantity
REDESAIN TATA LETAK PRODUK DI SUPERMARKET BERDASARKAN PERILAKU PEMBELIAN DENGAN METODE MARKET BASKET ANALYSIS
Authors: Purwaningsih Ratna , Widharto Yusuf , Susanto Novie , Utami Listyorini Tri
Published: February 2021

Lamanya pembeli swalayan mencari barang yang diperlukan mengurangi ketidaknyamanan. Jika jenis dan jumlah produk yang dicari cukup banyak dan  letak produk - produk yang dibeli berjauhan, maka  waktu di dalam ruang belanja akan semakin lama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mensimulasikan penataan produk produk yang dijual di swalayan  dengan  mempertimbangkan perilaku konsumen yaitu kelompok produk yang dibeli berdasarkan data dari struk belanja. Metode yang digunakan adalah market basket analysis yang akan mengukur support factors dari kelompok produk dan menata produk yang harus didekatkan berdasarkan confident value. Hasil perhitungan Market Basket Analysis menemukan delapan pasang kelompok produk yang sebaiknya diletakkan berdekatan menurut nilai support factor. Kedekatan antar kelompok produk kemudian ditata menurut nilai confident value dan dilakukan validasi dengan mengukur nilai improvement rasio. Simulasi jarak yang harus ditempuh pengunjung setelah produk ditata sesuai dengan kelompok produk mendapatkan reduksi jarak 10 % dibanding penataan produk yang tidak mempertimbangkan kelompok produk. Abstract[Title: Redesign of Product Layout in Supermarket Based on Purchase Behavior used Market Basket Analysis Method] The length of time that self-service buyers search for the necessary item reduces inconvenience. If the types and quantities of  product are large enough and the locations of the  products are far apart, the shopping time will be longer. This study aims to simulate the arrangement of product sold in supermarkets by considering consumer behavior in purchased product groups based on data from shopping receipts. The method used is market basket analysis, which measures support factors from product groups and arranges  that must be placed close together based on confident value. The calculation results of Market Basket Analysis found eight pairs of product groups that should be placed close together according to the high support factor value. The closeness between product groups is then arranged according to the confident value and validated by measuring the value of the improvement ratio. The simulation of the distance that visitors must travel after the product is arranged according to the product group has a 10% reduction in distance compared to the product arrangement that does not consider product groups.Keywords: product arrangement, supermarket, Market Basket Analysis
Dinamika Respon Mitigasi Petani Padi di Jawa Barat dalam Menghadapi Dampak Perubahan Iklim serta Kaitannya dengan Pendapatan Usaha Tani
Authors: Rasmikayati Elly , Saefudin Bobby Rachmat , Rochdiani Dini , Natawidjaja Ronnie Susman
Published: February 2021

Paddy farming has been affected by climate change phenomena such as high rainfall and long dry seasons which have caused plant and crop failure. To minimize the impact of climate change on their farming, paddy farmers undertake various strategies for dynamically adapting to climate change. This study aimed to analyze and assess the dynamics of the mitigation response by paddy farmers in West Java to minimize the impact of climate change. The object of research was paddy farmers in West Java. The research sample was selected using a multi-stage cluster random sampling technique to collect 300 respondents. Data analysis methods used descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance (manova). The results showed that paddy farmers in West Java have dynamically mitigated climate change along with climate change over time. Types of climate change mitigation response applied by the majority of paddy farmers in West Java included planting shading trees, using energy saving technologies, cultivating organic agriculture, planting different crops instead of rice, changing farming to animal husbandry, migrating, looking for other income sources outside farming and renting/selling their land. Other mitigation responses that have rarely applied but interesting to explore were of shifting the planting and harvesting periods, selecting planting varieties, adapting plantation patterns and irrigation techniques. Farmers in Subang District who applied the most four types of climate change mitigation response earned higher income greater than those in Indramayu and Karawang.
Antyczna sztuka w służbie współczesności – wzajemne związki między biznesem, retoryką a zarządzaniem kadrami
Authors: Lorek Artur M.
Published: February 2021

Celem pracy jest wskazanie związków między biznesem, zarządzaniem kadrami a kształceniem retorycznym (debatą oksfordzką). Jak wynika z badań i obserwacji prowadzonych od 5 lat przez autora, przejawia ona wpływ na rozwój kompetencji miękkich. Hipotetycznie można założyć, że kompetencje kształtowane przez debatę mają pokrycie w zgłaszanych przez pracodawców deficytach. Dla rozważenia problematyki wykorzystano analizę desk research (problem zatrudnienia), opartą na dostępnych analizach w przedmiotowym zakresie. Badanie aspektów retorycznych zbudowano na badaniach własnych i materiałach dydaktycznych związanych z funkcjonowaniem debat w Polsce. Stworzyło to podłoże dla interpretacji wyników badania ilościowego. Weryfikacji hipotezy posłużyła analiza porównawcza wyników ankiety przeprowadzonej metodą CAWI z raportami z rynku pracy.
Wiarygodność wypowiedzi Władimira Putina na temat relacji rosyjsko-ukraińskich: studium corocznych konferencji prasowych
Authors: Gierasińska Dagmara
Published: February 2021

Głównym celem badawczym niniejszego artykułu było określenie poziomu wiarygodności wypowiedzi Władimira Putina dotyczących relacji rosyjsko- -ukraińskich. Cele szczegółowe to: wyodrębnienie typów relacji Rosji z Ukrainą oraz sposobu przedstawiania Ukrainy w wypowiedziach rosyjskiego prezydenta. Dogłębne studium zawartości stenogramów wystąpień prezydenta Rosji podczas corocznych konferencji prasowych na przełomie lat 2014–2016 oraz artykułów na ten temat, pozwoliło zrealizować postawione cele i zweryfikować hipotezy badawcze. Uzyskano odpowiedź na następujące problemy badawcze: Jaki był poziom wiarygodności wypowiedzi Władimira Putina na temat relacji rosyjsko-ukraińskich podczas corocznych konferencji prasowych? Z czego wynikał określony poziom wiarygodności? Jakie typy relacji Rosji z Ukrainą występują w wypowiedziach Władimira Putina? W jaki sposób Putin mówi o państwie ukraińskim podczas swoich publicznych wystąpień? Powyższe problemy badawcze są istotne pod względem poznawczym, ponieważ ich rozstrzygnięcie nakreśliło stopień wiarygodności wypowiedzi prezydenta, ich dynamikę i zmienność w zależności od sytuacji i typu rozmówcy oraz pozwoliło na ukazanie różnic pomiędzy rzeczywistością a słowami wygłaszanymi przez Władimira Putina. W artykule wybrane postulaty zostały porównane z rzeczywistymi wydarzeniami przy wykorzystaniu metody desk research. Techniką, która umożliwiła wdrożenie się w istotę treści istniejących jest jakościowa analiza zawartości stenogramów wystąpień Putina.
La main abstraite, analyse d’un élément polyfonctionnel en samba leko, langue Adamawa du Cameroun
Authors: Fabre Gwenaëlle
Published: February 2021

Comme bien d’autres langues isolantes, le samba leko dispose de morphèmes transcatégoriels et polyfonctionnels quelque peu déroutants pour le descripteur à la recherche de l’invariant sémantique supposé observable dans la variété de leurs emplois. On se propose ici, au travers des différentes attestations de ce terme dans le corpus textuel de première main, de traiter de l’élément na᷆ ∼ na᷄w que les locuteurs traduisent instinctivement ‘en main’, mais dont la signification dépasse largement cette valeur référentielle. Au travers des exemples, on verra que la possession aliénable, la temporalité et le contrôle semblent au cœur du sémantisme de cet élément.
The Contribution of Environmental Enrichment to Phenotypic Variation in Mice and Rats
Authors: Kentner Amanda C. , Speno Amanda V. , Doucette Joanne , Roderick Ryland C.
Published: February 2021

The reproducibility and translation of neuroscience research is assumed to be undermined by introducing environmental complexity and heterogeneity. Rearing laboratory animals with minimal (if any) environmental stimulation is thought to control for biological variability but may not adequately test the robustness of our animal models. Standard laboratory housing is associated with reduced demonstrations of species typical behaviors and changes in neurophysiology that may impact the translation of research results. Modest increases in environmental enrichment (EE) mitigate against insults used to induce animal models of disease, directly calling into question the translatability of our work. This may in part underlie the disconnect between preclinical and clinical research findings. Enhancing environmental stimulation for our model organisms promotes ethological natural behaviors but may simultaneously increase phenotypic trait variability. To test this assumption, we conducted a systematic review and evaluated coefficients of variation (CVs) between EE and standard housed mice and rats. Given findings of suboptimal reporting of animal laboratory housing conditions, we also developed a methodological reporting table for enrichment use in neuroscience research. Our data show that animals housed in EE were not more variable than those in standard housing. Therefore, environmental heterogeneity introduced into the laboratory, in the form of enrichment, does not compromise data integrity. Overall, human life is complicated, and by embracing such nuanced complexity into our laboratories, we may paradoxically improve on the rigor and reproducibility of our research.
Investigation of infertility using endometrial organoids
Authors: Nikolakopoulou Konstantina , Turco Margherita Y
Published: February 2021

Infertility is a common problem in modern societies with significant socio-psychological implications for women. Therapeutic interventions are often needed which, depending on the cause, can either be medical treatment, surgical procedures or assisted reproductive technology (ART). However, the treatment of infertility is not always successful due to our limited understanding of the preparation of the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, for pregnancy. The endometrium is of central importance for successful reproduction as it is the site of placental implantation providing the interface between the mother and her baby. Due to the dynamic, structural and functional changes the endometrium undergoes throughout the menstrual cycle, it is challenging to study. A major advancement is the establishment of 3D organoid models of the human endometrium to study this dynamic tissue in health and disease. In this review, we describe the changes that the human endometrium undergoes through the different phases of the menstrual cycle in preparation for pregnancy. We discuss defects in the processes of endometrial repair, decidualization and acquisition of receptivity that are associated with infertility. Organoids could be utilized to investigate the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms occurring in non-pregnant endometrium and early pregnancy. These studies may lead to therapeutic applications that could transform the treatment of reproductive failure.
Hukum dan Sistem Demokrasi; Telaah Kajian Dalam Konsep al-Syura
Authors: Wafa Moh Ali
Published: February 2021

Alquran contains the order for deliberation, but it does not clearly explain the deliberation system. This article investigates several hadiths concerning al-Shura, the Prophet's deliberation practices, the issues discussed, and who to consult. The normative approach is used in this study, with a focus on the concept of Al-Shura and comparative democracy. The purpose of this article is to compare Islamic discourse and the concept of deliberation with Western-style democracy. Deliberation is one of the values of constitutional political ethics in the life of an Islamic state, according to this article. Similarly, there is a significant distinction between Western-style democracy and delusional democracy.Keywords: Law; Democracy; Al-Shura Abstrak:Perintah musyawarah terdapat dalam Alquran, namun tidak menjelaskan sistem bermusyawarah secara jelas. Artikel ini mengupas  beberapa hadits yang berhubungan dengan al-Syura, praktek-praktek musyawarah Rasulullah Saw, persoalan-persoalan yang dimusyawarahkan serta dengan siapa bermusyawarah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan normatif dengan fokus pembahasan pada analisa konsep Al-Syura dan demokrasi secara komparatif. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan wacana dan konsep musyawarah dalam Islam dan demokrasi ala barat. Artikel ini menemukan bahwa musyawarah merupakan salah satu nilai etika politik yang konstitusional dalam kehidupan negara Islam. Demikian pula terdapat perbedaan yang cukup signifikan antara demokrasi ala Barat dengan musyawarah dalam Islam.Kata kunci: Hukum; Demokrasi; Al-Syura
Developmentalism and Territory: Three Transport Infrastructures in Santa Fe (Argentina, 1957-1971) as Case Studies
Authors: Costa Camila
Published: February 2021

This study aims to recognize the elements that make up the notion of technological determinism and the power (in a political sense) of technologies in the transformation of a given area. Three major infrastructure projects are addressed, understood as technological artifacts, built in the 1960s, that consolidated the physiognomy of the corridor of National Route 168 —Santa Fe city, Argentina—. The hypothesis that guides the study assumes that infrastructures and their materiality have influenced the transformation of the territory that contains them, specifically in the Santa Fe-Paraná metropolitan area. The cases addressed —two bridges and a subfluvial tunnel— were analyzed through the recognition of their construction systems, architectural aspects —if any— and production conditions. Concrete as the predominant material turns out to be, not only the condition of possibility to experience the territory, but also, a constituent part of it. It is considered that the context of production of the works —developmental model— and the level of appropriation and assessment achieved, are fundamental aspects to understand the notion of technological determinism in these infrastructures.
Una democratización diferenciada. Discursos y representaciones sobre los artefactos y las prácticas fotográficas familiares/personales en Buenos Aires (Argentina) entre 1930 y fines de 1960
Authors: Torricella Andrea
Published: February 2021

En este artículo se analizan discursos y representaciones que construyeron sentidos sobre la fotografía familiar-personal durante el período comprendido entre 1930 y fines de 1960 en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se utilizan publicidades de cámaras de fotos y notas relacionadas a la práctica fotográfica en revistas especializadas y de temas generales. Las figuras del hobbista y del aficionado doméstico surgen en este período y son los ejes del proceso de ampliación del consumo de cámaras fotográficas y de su domesticación. Sin embargo, en este escenario, aparece también un tercer personaje, no menor en el proceso, que no ha sido investigado por la literatura específica: la fotógrafa aficionada. Este último se comprende como otra de las modelizaciones en las que se construyen en el período la figura de la “mujer moderna”. Los usos esperables para unos y otras responden a una democratización diferenciada en donde las prácticas vinculadas a la tecnología se generalizan y de generizan. Finalmente se analizan los sentidos asignados en estos mismos discursos a la fotografía como objeto material poniendo en foco la relación entre apariencia corporal e identidad de género.
Storytime sobre implantes anticonceptivos en YouTube. Disputas de significados y relaciones biomédicas en las narrativas de youtubers latinoamericanas
Authors: Rustoyburu Cecilia
Published: February 2021

Este artículo analiza las experiencias narradas en videos de YouTube por jóvenes latinoamericanas sobre el uso de implantes subdérmicos. Los implantes son métodos anticonceptivos de larga duración (MACLD) que los organismos y las asociaciones internacionales han recomendado especialmente para las adolescentes de los países del “Tercer Mundo”. Al tratarse de un dispositivo que debe ser colocado y extraído por un profesional de la salud, suele interpretarse como un método efectivo porque no depende de la adherencia de las usuarias. Al mismo tiempo, se trata de un MACLD que no requiere controles periódicos ni la visita mensual o trimestral al centro de salud, como los métodos inyectables. En este trabajo, nos interesa problematizar a los implantes como artefactos tecnológicos abiertos a múltiples significados. Focalizaremos el estudio en los relatos de las jóvenes respecto de los motivos por los cuales eligen usarlo, cómo experimentan sus efectos somáticos y qué sentidos le atribuyen. Problematizaremos cómo estas narrativas traman sus experiencias con los relatos de la industria farmacéutica, pero también cómo contribuyen o no a la adherencia al método a través de sus asociaciones con las elecciones autónomas y con cierta aceptación o no, de los efectos secundarios.
Crímenes coloniales: codicia y crueldad en el asesinato del señor Dongo y sus dependientes (Ciudad de México, 1789)
Authors: Rodríguez Pablo
Published: February 2021

La noche del viernes 23 de octubre de 1789 fue cometido el crimen más cruel de todo el período colonial novohispano. Tres peninsulares ingresaron armados, con el propósito de robar, en la residencia del comerciante Joaquín Dongo en la Ciudad de México. Una vez lo asesinaron a él junto a diez de sus empleados, los delincuentes se apoderaron de un importante botín, tras lo cual huyeron. La rapidez y severidad con la que actuó la justicia era desconocida en la época. Este artículo analiza los elementos sociales y culturales presentes en tan atroz crimen. Así mismo, las razones que llevaron a las autoridades a la aplicación de la pena capital a los culpables.
Tecnologías y Modernidad Artefactos tecnológicos, apropiaciones y relaciones sociales, siglos XIX-XXI. Una aproximación…
Authors: Cicerchia Ricardo , Rustoyburu Cecilia
Published: February 2021

Presentación del número 40
Dictionnaire des concepts nomades en Sciences Humaines. 2 tomos. Por Olivier Christin
Authors: Silva Renán
Published: February 2021

Reseña de libro del número 40
CONSUMPTION AND PURCHASING POWER OF THE POPULATION OF BASIC FOOD PRODUCTS
Authors: Petrova Nadezhda
Published: February 2021

The consumption and purchasing power of the population are key factors in the development of domestic production and sales and an important indicator of the standard of living of the population. The aim of the article is to investigate the development of the consumption and purchasing power of the population of basic food products. The methods used are systematic and comparative analysis; Method of statistical groupings, expert assessments, inductive and deductive methods for generalizing summaries.
STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME AND DIRECT PAYMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
Authors: Tsvetanov H.
Published: February 2021

Reducing the budget for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has given rise to a wide public response and debate both in practice and in the scientific community, as well. The purpose of this study is to study the dependence of income on direct payments, thus demonstrating their importance for agricultural producers. The methods used to convey the present study are scientific research methods: comparative analysis method, induction and deduction method, retrospective analysis and others; illustrative methods - tables, figures and others. Regarding the expected results, this article focuses on the study of indicators for measuring dependence of the income of direct payments made by agricultural producers in terms of achieving economic impact on them. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are set: to characterize the parameters for the study of the relationship between income and direct payments to agricultural producers; to analyze the relationship between income and direct payments to producers via the indicators studied; to bring out the results of the indicators studied for analyzing the relationship between income and direct payments to producers.
ORGANIC FARMING - THE FUTURE OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY OF BULGARIA
Authors: Mitev Georgi
Published: February 2021

Organic farming owes its emergence, existence and principles to the nature itself, while the fundamental rule of its practice is to be in harmony with it, without harming it. In fact, it is a new perception of the environment and a new attitude towards its protection, both now and in the future. Organic farming combines the best environmental practices, high biodiversity, the conservation of natural resources and high production standards based on natural substances and processes. It also corresponds to a specific market that responds to specific consumer demands while at the same time it provides public goods that are in terms with environmental protection, animal welfare and rural development.
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: Marinova Nadia
Published: February 2021

There is still no universal approach to marketing ethics. However, it is an important factor in encouraging marketing decisions that are acceptable to the company as well as being beneficial to society. Social responsibility in marketing refers to the organization's duty to maximize its positive influence and minimize the negative impact on society. Because if ethics refers to moral values that guide decision-making by individuals, social responsibility affects the influence of the organization's decisions and society in general.
ROLE OF CAP GREENING IN FARMERS` DECISION-MAKING
Authors: Kabadzhova Monika
Published: February 2021

CAP Greening is an important part of the sustainable development of scarce resources, conservation of habitats and species diversity. The aim of the study is to examine the role of mandatory requirements resulting from the CAP greening for farm development and environmental conservation. Analysis of available literature data on the CAP greening direct payments was conducted in order to highlight environmentally friendly agricultural practices. The results show that climate and environmentally friendly agrucultural practices are set out in three groups as follows: crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and maintaining minimum 5% of the farming's area as ecological focus areas. In conclusion, farmers should consider these activities during the decision-making process at farm level and have to comply with the mandatory requirements of cross-compliance.
Analisis Kinerja Lembaga Amil Zakat Melalui Pendekatan Evaluasi Berbasis Indikator Indonesia Zakat Dan Development Report (IZDR) 2011 (Studi Penelitian di LAZIZNU dan LAZIZMU Surabaya)
Authors: Saoki Saoki , Abdillah Ulill Absor Faiq
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini mengungkap tentang kinerja Ã¡mil di lembaga zakat Nahdhatul Ulama dan Muhammadiyah di wilayah Surabaya dengan menggunakan metode evaluasi tingkat kinerja, suatu alat pengukur kinerja yang tenar pada abad modern. Signifikansi penelitian ini terletak pada indikator penilai dan melihat kompetensi amil sebagai ujung tombak pengelolaan zakat.  Penilaian kinerja ini diperlukan, sebab keberadaan amil dituntut memiliki kompetensi khusus sesuai regulasi. Secara matematis, penelitian ini betujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kinerja suatu lembaga sehingga data yang terkumpul akan dibandingkan dengan kriteria atau standar tertentu dan peneliti ingin mengetahui tingkat ketercapaian kinerja suatu lembaga. Setelah dilakukan penelitian dengan menggunakn metode kualitatif yang didekati dengan pendekatan evaluasi maka berhasil diungkap temuan yaitu tingkat kinerja dari kedua lembaga amil zakat, LAZISNU Surabaya dan LAZISMU Surabaya  adalah sebagai berikut: tingkat kinerja LAZISNU ialah nilai tertinggi dicapai pada kinerja kepatuhan syariah, legalitas dan kelembagaan kemudian kinerja keuangan. Sementara itu, kinerja terendah terdapat pada kinerja program pendayagunaan. Secara keseluruhan, nilai yang di peroleh adalah 5,2 atau BBB+, sedangkan tingkat kinerja LAZISMU ialah diketahui bahwa nilai tertinggi dicapai pada kinerja keuangan kemudian kinerja kepatuhan syariah, legalitas, dan kelembagaan. Sementara itu, kinerja terendah terdapat pada kinerja legitimasi sosial. Secara keseluruhan, nilai yang di peroleh adalah 5,52 atau A-
Mengukur Kompetensi Amil Melalui Kemampuan Menajerial dan Profesionalitas di Lembaga Zakat Nurul Hayat Surabaya
Authors: Putranto Hanafi Adi , Azizah Siti Nur
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur tingkat kompetensi amil zakat dari aspek perorangan sebagai potensi sumber daya manusia yang ada di lembaga zakat. Penelitian ini penting dilakukan, mengingat banyaknya isu yang beredar tentang eksistensi amil zakat yang kurang profesional dan inovatif dalam melakukan aktivitas manajemen, selain itu, juga gencarnya pemerintah melakukan sertifikasi amil untuk perbaikan pengelolaan zakat. Signifikansi penelitian ini terletak pada uji pengukuran yang dilakukan oleh peneliti, yaitu mangambil variabel pola manajerial dan kemampuan bersikap, berpikir dan melakukan profesionalisme dalam tugas pengelolaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di lembaga amil zakat Nurul Hayat Surabaya, pemilihan lokasi ini sebagai manifestasi dari lembaga amil zakat lainnya karena Lembaga Zakat Nurul Hayat Surabaya memiliki cabang di beberapa kabupaten. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Dalam metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Wawancara dilakukan secara langsung kepada manajer penghimpunan, ketua fundraising, direktur pendayagunaan, manajer pendistribusian dan manajer pendayagunaan. Setelah dilakukan penelitian, didapatkan hasil  yaitu amil zakat di Nurul Hayat Surabaya telah memiliki kemampuan dan profesionalisme dalam pengelolaan zakat. Kemampuan amil dalam mengelola zakat dapat diketahui melalui training, pengalaman dalam bidang pekerjaan dan pencapaian target setiap amil. Profesionalisme amil dalam mengelola zakat dapat diketahui melalui tanggung jawab, komitmen dan keinginan amil untuk meningkatkan kemampuan. Adapun upaya dari lembaga untuk meningkatkan kemampuan amilnya adalah dengan dilakukan evaluasi untuk mengetahui kebutuhan dalam meningkatkan kemampuan amil, kemudian diberikan training.
Pelaksanaan Wakaf Produktif di Bank Wakaf Mikro Syariah Denanyar Jombang
Authors: Assegaf Maulana , Mursyid Khairul
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini bermaksud mengungkap praktik atau model pelaksanaan wakaf produktif yang dilakukan oleh Bank Wakaf Mikro Syariah di Jombang, Jawa Timur. Model pelaksaan wakaf produktif sangat jarang ditemukan di lembaga lain, dan bahkan nyaris tidak ada. Selain itu, model tersebut dapat menjawab kegelisahan para pelaksana di lembaga perkawakafan terkait dengan strategi yang tak kunjung menemukan formasi tepat. Signifikansi penelitian ini terletak pada model pemberdayaan dan pemberian modal usaha sebagai pentuk wakaf produktif kepada beberapa UMKM potensial. Model ini menjadi pembeda dengan beberapa lembaga wakaf. Metodei yangi digunakani adalahi metodei kualitatifi deskriptif,i darii hasili wawancarai datai diperolehi darii pimpinani ataui staffi yangi terkait,i sertai didukungi dengani studii dokumentasii yangi dapati membantui keakuratani informasii yangi dibutuhkani olehi peneliti, diantaranya struktur organisasi dan standart oprasional. Sehingga menghasilkan beberapa temuan, yaitu dalam program tahap awal dalam Bank Wakaf Mikro adalah â€œPemberdayaan Masyarakat melalu Pendirian LKM Syariah sekitar Pesantrenâ€ yang diprakarsai oleh Lembaga Amil Zakat Nasional Bank Wakaf Mandiri (LAZNAS BSM) yang mana pendiriannya difasilitasi oleh Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) dan Pusat Inkubasi Bisnis Usaha Kecil (Pinbuk). Proses pelaksanaan wakaf produktif di Bank Wakaf Mikro Denanyar, menggunakan sistem penyalurannya dengan produktif, disalurkannya kepada nasabah yang punya usaha untuk mengembangkan usaha nashabah  yang mana cara penyalurannya itu dengan sysitem Kelompok Usaha Masyarakat Sekitar Pesantren Indonesia (KUMPI).
The Effect of Public-Based Exercise Program Based on Exercise Frequency on the Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Women
Authors: Park Byeong-mi , Yoon Yeonjoo , Kim Chan-hee , Kim Yeunmi
Published: February 2021

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in risk factors of the metabolic syndrome according to exercise frequency in adult women who participated in the 12-week exercise program and cut-off value of exercise participation rate to improve metabolic syndrome.METHODS The subjects of this study were 150 adult women aged 40 to 64 with metabolic syndrome. They were divided into three groups according to the frequency of exercise. The 12-week exercise program involved aerobic and resistance exercises with moderate intensity. All subjects were measured before and after the program for the percentage of body fat, physical fitness, and risk factors of metabolic syndrome. The differences in each measurement variable before and after the program were analyzed and the interaction between the time and the group was measured. Cut-off values of exercise participation rate for improvement of metabolic syndrome were calculated, and logistic regression analysis for calculated cut-off values was conducted.RESULTS As a result, the percentage of body fat, flexibility, sit-up, SBP, TG, and HDL-C showed interaction by time and group. Exercise participation rate cut-off value for improving metabolic syndrome was calculated 46 days of a total 60 days. This is equivalent to 3.8 times a week of average exercise frequency.CONCLUSION The frequency of exercise after the 12-week exercise program has been shown to affect some fitness factors and metabolic syndrome factors. In addition, a significant cut-off value was calculated for the improvement of metabolic syndrome, and the average frequency of exercise was 3.8 times a week, and participation above this cut-off value increased the probability of improving metabolic syndrome by 1.5 times through 12-week exercise programs.