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Rekonstruksi Karya Pneumatologis dalam Bingkai Aktivisme Sosial Pentakostal di Indonesia
Authors: Manurung Kosma
Published: April 2023

Abstract. This study is an attempt to build a theological view on the social activism of Pentecostals in Indonesia. Pentecostals in Indonesia are actually very familiar with social activities in the community. Otherwise, there would not be many Pentecostal Churches in various regions, which indicates the acceptance of the local community. However, such social activities are often understood separately from the understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit, or often understood to achieve the goal of proselytization. This study is conducted by re-reading the narratives of Joseph and Daniel in the Old Testament from the perspective of the Pneumatic work. The results of this study showed that the Spirit of God is the power that moves believers to work for the transformation of society.Abstrak. Kajian ini adalah sebagai upaya untuk membangun suatu pandangan teologis atas aktivisme sosial kaum Pentakostal di Indonesia. Kaum Pentakostal di Indonesia sebenarnya sudah sangat akrab dengan aktivitas sosial di tengah masyarakat. Jika tidak demikian, tidak mungkin banyak berdiri Gereja Pentakostal di berbagai daerah, yang mengindikasikan penerimaan masyarakat setempat. Namun, aktivitas sosial tersebut sering dipahami terpisah dengan pemahaman akan karya Roh Kudus, atau sering dipahami sebagai sarana mencapai tujuan proselitisasi. Kajian ini dikerjakan dengan membaca ulang narasi Yusuf dan Daniel di Perjanjian Lama dalam perspektif karya Pneumatologis. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa Roh Tuhan adalah daya yang menggerakkan orang yang beriman untuk berkarya bagi transformasi masyarakat.
Diskursus Keberagaman Agama dan Implikasinya dalam Praksis Pendidikan Agama Kristen
Authors: Kaunang Rolina Anggereany Ester , Tafonao Talizaro
Published: April 2023

Abstract. This paper intended to show the praxis of Christian Religious Education (CRE) in the midst of religious diversity in Indonesia. This paper departed from the author's concern that religious diversity in Indonesia that is often to be the cause of conflicts in Indonesia. This study was conducted by making use of the approach of Cynthia M. Campbell's thoughts on religious diversity. The results of this study showed that biblical texts, that used to be the basis for being exclusive, need to be re-read to produce a more inclusive and tolerant meaning in the context of religious diversity in Indonesia. The results of the re-reading can then be implemented as teaching materials for CRE that can foster awareness of the students’ nationalism.Abstrak. Tulisan ini bermaksud untuk memperlihatkan praksis Pendidikan Agama Kristen (PAK) di tengah-tengah keberagaman agama di Indonesia. Tulisan ini berangkat dari kegelisahan penulis di mana keberagaman agama di Indonesia sering menjadi penyebab konflik di Indoensia. Kajian ini dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan pendekatan pemikiran Cynthia M. Campbell tentang keberagaman agama. Hasil dari kajian ini memperlihatkan bahwa teks-teks Alkitab yang selama ini dijadikan sebagai dasar bersikap eksklusif perlu dibaca ulang untuk menghasilkan makna yang lebih inklusif dan toleran dalam konteks keberagaman agama di Indonesia. Hasil pembacaan ulang tersebut kemudian dapat menjadi bahan materi pengajaran PAK yang dapat menumbuhkan kesadaran hidup berbangsa dan bernegara para peserta didik.
The Work of Religious Extension Workers in Strengthening Religious Moderation in North Tapanuli
Authors: Aritonang Hana Dewi , Imeldawati Tiur , Nainggolan Regina B. M. , Karina Enda Dwi , Sihombing Luhut , Hombing Damayanti Br.
Published: April 2023

The recent rise in cases of intolerance in Indonesia has encouraged the government to make various efforts to maintain religious harmony for the integrity of the Indonesian nation. One of them is through strengthening religious moderation. Religious extension workers are at the forefront of realizing a program to strengthen religious moderation in all work units within the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, including religious extension workers in North Tapanuli district. The focus of this research is the strategic role of Religious Extension Workers in implementing the strengthening of the religious orientation in the assisted communities, and what efforts have been made by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of North Tapanuli in preparing and empowering religious extension workers as agents or mobilizers religious moderation. This research was conducted by qualitative method. From the research it was found that the presence of religious extension workers in the community is very important to provide counseling and community guidance in caring for plurality and play its role as a driver of strengthening religious moderation.
Quantitative Determination of Ascorbic Acid in Herbal Medicinal Products by HPLC
Authors: Golomazova T. A. , Shefer E. P. , Prokhvatilova S. S. , Antonova N. P.
Published: April 2023

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is involved in many vital biochemical processes in the human body. Rose hips are a natural source of ascorbic acid. Rose hips are used in decoctions and many vitamin herbal teas. Russian compendial methods for the quantitative determination of ascorbic acid have certain limitations precluding its objective measurement in herbal drugs, herbal drug preparations, and herbal medicinal products.

The aim of the study was to develop an analytical procedure for the quantitative determination of ascorbic acid in herbal drugs, herbal medicinal preparations, and herbal medicinal products using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Materials and methods. The study involved two herbal medicinal products, Rose Hips (rose hips) and Vitamin Herbal Tea 2 (rose hips and rowan fruits), and reference standards for ascorbic acid, rutoside, quercetin, gallic acid, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, luteolin-7-glucoside, citric acid, DL-malic acid, thiamine, and pyridoxine hydrochloride. The authors used a 1260 Infinity II chromatograph with a diode array detector by Agilent and an Inertsil ODS-3 chromatographic column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 µm) by GL Sciences. The HPLC system was operated in gradient elution mode, and the detector was set at 244 nm.

Results. Ascorbic acid content in herbal drugs, herbal medicinal preparations, and herbal medicinal products can be determined by HPLC. Adequate sample preparation and chromatography conditions allow for inhibiting ascorbic acid oxidation in aqueous solutions for a period sufficient to complete testing (not less than 8 h).

Conclusions. The authors developed a highly sensitive and selective HPLC procedure for the quantitative determination of ascorbic acid intended for the standardisation of herbal drugs, herbal medicinal preparations, and herbal medicinal products. The procedure is worthy of inclusion in the Rose Hips and Vitamin Herbal Tea 2 monographs of the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation. Switching to HPLC should not require lowering the limit for ascorbic acid (not less than 0.2%) established in the Rose Hips and Vitamin Herbal Tea 2 monographs for the titration method. The ascorbic acid content was below this limit in the vast majority of study samples. However, this discrepancy may be explained by the presence of dog rose (Rosa canina) species low in vitamin C, which should normally be used only as choleretics.
Diagnosing Primary Students’ Reading Progression: Is Cognitive Diagnostic Computerized Adaptive Testing the Way Forward?
Authors: Li Yan , Huang Chao , Liu Jia
Published: April 2023

Cognitive diagnostic computerized adaptive testing (CD-CAT) is a cutting-edge technology in educational measurement that targets at providing feedback on examinees’ strengths and weaknesses while increasing test accuracy and efficiency. To date, most CD-CAT studies have made methodological progress under simulated conditions, but little has applied CD-CAT to real educational assessment. The present study developed a Chinese reading comprehension item bank tapping into six validated reading attributes, with 195 items calibrated using data of 28,485 second to sixth graders and the item-level cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs). The measurement precision and efficiency of the reading CD-CAT system were compared and optimized in terms of crucial CD-CAT settings, including the CDMs for calibration, item selection methods, and termination rules. The study identified seven dominant reading attribute mastery profiles that stably exist across grades. These major clusters of readers and their variety with grade indicated some sort of reading developmental mechanisms that advance and deepen step by step at the primary school level. Results also suggested that compared to traditional linear tests, CD-CAT significantly improved the classification accuracy without imposing much testing burden. These findings may elucidate the multifaceted nature and possible learning paths of reading and raise the question of whether CD-CAT is applicable to other educational domains where there is a need to provide formative and fine-grained feedback but where there is a limited amount of test time.
Changes in students’ inner-city traveling habits caused by protective measures against COVID-19 disease – example of the medium-sized university city in the Balkans
Authors: Jurišević Nebojša , Stojadinović Miroslav , Končalović Davor , Rakić Nikola , Kowalik Robert , Gordić Dušan
Published: April 2023

Imposed measures for the protection of public health and prevention of the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 disease affected before established community traveling patterns. One of the questions scientific community consequently wonders consider the potentials of the occurred circumstances to leave permanent change to community traveling behavior. With that regard, this study examines changes in students’ traveling habits in a medium-sized university city in the Balkans. The research was based on 486 students’ responses amassed by Google questionnaires, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study includes data interpretation and data analysis. Among six introduced classification models, random forest proved as the most suitable to accurately fit the students’ demographic details to students’ attitude towards future traveling habits (as changed or not changed permanently). Additionally, the model was optimized and further analyzed on variable influence and variable partial dependence. Data interpretation indicates higher reliance on personal automobiles as a cause for a 15% increase of the families owning two of the vehicles. Because of that, the share of the students who walked to the University during the pandemic declined by approximately 20%, while those using public transportation stayed relatively unchanged (decrease by around 3%). On the other side, the best of six classification models was used to determine the factors causing a permanent change in students’ attitudes towards inner-city transportation. Derived classification models deduce where to expect potentially permanent changes in traveling patterns – distances between 2 and 4 km from the University, and among which students – those who are visiting lectures less frequently than others.
Inclusive Economic Growth: Financial Opportunities. Case Study of the African Development Bank
Authors: Matveevskii Sergey
Published: April 2023

The article examines the opportunities of the African Development Bank (the Bank) to stimulate inclusive economic growth (IEG) in African countries. The author analyses the definition of IEG, the main areas (clusters) of operations that affect it, indicators and indices that allow evaluating IEG. The obtained data on the clusters of operations that stimulate IEG allowed the author to hypothesize that the Bank’s projects in the relevant segments of the economy should (taking into account the current level of development, existing priorities and the level of current inclusiveness in the region or country), within the framework of the current strategy of cooperation with an African country, directly stimulate the IEG. The Bank’s projects reviewed by the author, aimed at providing IEG in selected African countries, confirm this hypothesis.
Relationship Between Regulatory Interest and Market Interest Rates in Vietnam: Quantitative Analysis Perspective
Authors: Van Anh Nguyen Thi , Güveli Ebru , Le Quynh Thu Dinh , Tuyet Truong Thi
Published: April 2023

The article studies the relationship between regulatory interest and market interest rates in Vietnam from 2015 – 2022. This relationship has been mentioned in many theories and empirical studies in different countries and in different periods. In order to explain it, the research team collected data on the refinancing rate – which represents the regulatory interest rates and lending rates – representing the market interest rates from 2005 to 2022. The data is collected quarterly and analyzed using Eviews8 software to build a linear regression model showing the relationship between regulatory interest rates and market interest rates during the research period. In this article, the research team divides the research period into three phases: 2005Q1 – 2011Q4, 2012Q1 – 2016Q4, 2017Q1 – 2022Q4. The results of the linear regression model show that for the period 2005Q1 – 2011Q4, when the regulatory interest rate increases by 1%, the market interest rate increases by 1%, the market interest rate increases by 0.7326%; for the period 2012Q1 – 2016Q4, when the regulatory interest rate increases by 1%, the market interest rate increases by 0.5943%; for the period 2017Q1-2022Q4, when the regulatory interest rate increases by 1%, the market interest rate increases by 0.2269%. This shows a positive relationship of regulatory interest rate and market interest rate. In addition, for the period 2012Q1-2016Q4, the research team added trend variables and for the period 2017Q1-2022Q4 the research team added trend variables and dummy variables to the regression model. It also proves that the market interest rate in the research period is governed by the trend and volatility of the economy. From the research results, the research team made several exchanges and discussions to improve the effectiveness of the interest rate management policy in order to achieve the goal of stabilizing the macro economy and supporting economic growth.
Promoting Cultural Literacy in Indonesian Multicultural Setting
Authors: Sudartinah Titik
Published: April 2023

Indonesia is a country with an intense diversity in terms of its local languages and people. This diverse situation sometimes makes the country face a high potential of conflicts especially if there is no sufficient cultural awareness and understanding among its people. Increasing the cultural literacy level in this multicultural setting, therefore, is crucial to consider. In order to achieve a harmonious life in such a setting, some parties need to participate in the effort to create a peaceful multicultural society, i.e. the family, school, and society. This article presents the efforts that are done by each party to promote cultural literacy to a better level in Indonesian multicultural setting, based on the results of the research conducted in 2016 in Yogyakarta Special Region. The research reveals that there are some strategies that can be done by the family, school, and society to promote cultural literacy in the Indonesian multicultural context. They are socialization of the concepts of multiculturalism, availability of both printed and digital references related to multiculturalism, provision of good examples of the best practices of multiculturalism, and involvement in cultural activities. These provide the basic knowledge to build the awareness and understanding of the cultural diversity that every Indonesian should possess.
Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Menyimak Akademik bagi Mahasiswa BIPA di Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Authors: Sudartinah Titik , Hadi Umar Kusuma
Published: April 2023

Sebagai salah satu institusi penyelenggara program BIPA, Universitas NegeriYogyakarta (UNY) berkomitmen untuk mengakomodasi kebutuhan mahasiswa asing,selanjutnya menggunakan istilah mahasiswa internasional, yang tertarik dan atau dituntutuntuk mempelajari bahasa Indonesia, dengan menyediakan kelas bahasa dan budaya yangdilaksanakan secara integratif. Keberadaan bahan ajar atau materi yang memadai adalahmutlak disediakan. Oleh karena itu, UNY senantiasa melakukan pengembangan bahan ajaruntuk semua keterampilan bahasa yang dibutuhkan, seperti: menyimak, berbicara,membaca, dan menulis. Keterampilan menyimak akademik merupakan keterampilan reseptif yang harusdikuasai oleh mahasiswa BIPA yang mengikuti program S1, S2, atau S3. Secara praktis,keterampilan menyimak mahasiswa sangat dibutuhkan karena selama proses studi diIndonesia, bahasa Indonesia masih menjadi bahasa pengantar yang dominan digunakanoleh dosen dan mahasiswa. Dengan demikian, keberadaan bahan ajar dan media menyimakakademik penting untuk dikembangkan. Tulisan ini berfokus pada pengembangan bahan ajar menyimak yang khususdikembangkan bagi pebelajar BIPA yang beorientasi pada tujuan akademik di UNY.Sebagaimana diketahui, keterampilan menyimak bagi pebelajar suatu bahasa sangat penting untuk dimiliki. Kehidupan akademik di universitas pasti tidak lepas dari kegiatanmenyimak, bahkan bisa lebih mendominasi daripada kegiatan lainnya. Oleh karena itu, timkurikulum BIPA di UNY mendesain dan mengembangkan bahan ajar menyimak untukmemenuhi kebutuhan akademik mahasiswa internasional.
India's Regional Security and Defense Cooperation: A Study of Sino-Indian Rivalry In Sri Lanka
Authors: Loc Tran My Hai
Published: April 2023

The Sino-Indian rivalry in Sri Lanka's economic turmoil has significant implications for regional security and India's defense cooperation. Following President Xi's announcement of China's grand strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative, in 2013, China has utilized its infrastructure investment as a typical example of its implementation of soft power diplomacy on a global dimension. This has raised concerns about China's geopolitical ambitions in the Indian Ocean and the potential security threat it poses to India. Using qualitative research methods, this paper analyzes the geo-strategic importance of Sri Lanka in China's ambitions and the political strategies behind economic crises in South Asian countries. The paper evaluates the impact of China's debt-trap diplomacy on India's national security and defense cooperation with Sri Lanka. The findings suggest that Sri Lanka's economic instability has provided China with an opportunity to encircle and contain India in the region, and that India needs to take proactive steps to mitigate this threat. Overall, the paper highlights the importance of understanding the Sino-Indian rivalry in Sri Lanka's economic turmoil for regional security and India's defense cooperation.
The relevance of research in new diagnostic techniques in times of pandemic
Authors: Castillo Nicolas
Published: April 2023

The importance of designing new diagnostic methodologies in a pandemic is critical in order to identify and control the spread of the disease. A pandemic can be highly contagious and spread rapidly, which means that accurate and rapid diagnostic methods are essential to detect the presence of the virus in affected individuals. Additionally, a pandemic can present unique challenges that require new diagnostic approaches. For example, it may be necessary to detect the virus in people who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, which may require the implementation of highly sensitive diagnostic tests. The design of new diagnostic methodologies may also be important to allow early detection of the disease and, therefore, to prevent its spread. Early and accurate diagnostic tests allow healthcare professionals to take steps to isolate and treat surgical patients before they spread to others. In short, designing new diagnostic methodologies is essential to control a pandemic and prevent its spread. The ability to detect the disease early and identify infected people is essential to limit the spread of the virus and reduce its impact on public health.
Repetition as an Involvement Strategy in Oprah Winfrey's Harvard Commencement Address 2013
Authors: Sudartinah Titik
Published: April 2023

Oprah Winfrey is famous for her long-lasting talk show, the Oprah Winfrey show, which was broadcasted for 24 years from 1987 to 2011. The show is one of the most influential talk shows in the world. On May 30 this year, she was invited to speak in front of graduates of Harvard University. The speech is interesting to be analyzed since it is delivered by a very famous person to graduates of the most prestigious university in USA. This unique context surely influences the design, structure, and goal of the speech as well as the way it is delivered. One of the characteristics apparent in Winfrey’s speech is her particular use of certain involvement strategies to interact with her audience. Among the strategies, repetition is the most obviously used. As an involvement strategy, the repetition used by Winfrey is effective in making her speech more powerful. There are three forms of repetition that Winfrey uses in her speech, i.e. exact repetition, repetition with variation, and paraphrase. Meanwhile, four functions of repetition are represented in her speech, i.e. production, comprehension, connection, and interaction. Repetitions enable Winfrey to produce a more efficient and powerful speech which is easily comprehended by its audience. Winfrey also uses repetitions to relate her ideas with others’ by giving examples and stating her standpoint. Besides, Winfrey repeats certain verbal expressions to serve some interactional purposes, such as for getting or keeping the floor, providing back-channel response, gearing up the audience to answer or speak, showing appreciation, and linking her ideas to another’s ratifying another’s contributions.
Interacting with autistic virtual characters: Intrapersonal synchrony of nonverbal behavior influences participants' perception
Authors: Bloch Carola , Tepest Ralf , Koeroglu Sevim , Feikes Kyra Isabel , Jording Mathis , Vogeley Kai , Falter-Wagner Christine
Published: April 2023

Temporal coordination of communicative behavior is not only located between but also within interaction partners (e.g., gaze and gestures). This intrapersonal synchrony (IaPS) is assumed to constitute interpersonal alignment. Gaze-gesture delays have been shown to be particularly enlarged and more variable in interactants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to non-autistic interactants. In the current study, we reversed the approach and mapped the measured behavior of interactants with and without ASD from a previous study onto virtual characters to study the effects of the differential communicative behavior on observers (N = 68), both with and without ASD (crossed design). During a communication task with both characters, who indicated targets with gaze and delayed pointing gestures, we measured response times, gaze behavior, and post-hoc impression formation.Results show that character behavior indicative of ASD resulted in overall enlarged decoding times in observers and this effect was even pronounced in observers with ASD. A classification of observer’s gaze types indicated differentiated decoding strategies: Whereas non-autistic observers presented with a rather consistent eyes-focused strategy associated with efficient and fast responses, observers with ASD presented with highly variable decoding strategies. In contrast to communication efficiency, impression formation was not influenced by IaPS. The results underline the importance of timing differences in both production and perception processes during multimodal nonverbal communication in interactants with and without ASD. In essence, the current findings locate the manifestation of reduced reciprocity in autism not merely in the person, but in the interactional dynamics of dyads.
Analysis of factors influencing the efficiency of agricultural cold chain logistics enterprises based on intuitionistic Fuzzy-DEMATEL Method
Authors: Li Na , Guo Chuijiang , Liu YuTao
Published: April 2023

In recent years, the No. 1 document of the Chinese Party Central Committee has repeatedly mentioned the need to strengthen the agricultural logistics industry and the rapid and healthy development of the cold chain logistics industry, and it is urgent to establish and cultivate some agricultural cold chain logistics enterprises with market competitiveness. In this paper, by considering the green development of enterprises and combining the connotation characteristics of agricultural cold chain logistics, the efficiency of Chinese agricultural cold chain logistics enterprises is evaluated by using a combination of intuitionistic fuzzy and DEMATEL methods, starting from five secondary indicators (financial, customer, green, cold chain operation and technological development) with 15 specific influencing factors, based on the research results showing: cold storage utilization rate, reefer truck utilization rate and total asset turnover rate are the three key factors affecting their development. Based on this, W listed enterprises are used as the example to propose corresponding countermeasures in terms of improving the efficiency of cold chain operations, strengthening green capabilities and attaching importance to the construction of intelligent logistics, to promote the sustainable development of China's agricultural cold chain logistics enterprises.
Predictive processing of scenes and objects
Authors: Peelen Marius , Berlot Eva , de Lange Floris
Published: April 2023

Real-world visual input consists of rich scenes that are meaningfully composed of multiple objects which interact in complex, but predictable, ways. Despite this complexity, we recognize scenes, and objects within these scenes, from a brief glance at an image. In this review, we synthesize recent behavioral and neural findings that elucidate the mechanisms underlying this impressive ability. First, we review evidence that visual object and scene processing is partly implemented in parallel, allowing for a rapid initial gist of both objects and scenes concurrently. Next, we discuss recent evidence for bidirectional interactions between object and scene processing, with scene information modulating the visual processing of objects, and object information modulating the visual processing of scenes. Finally, we review evidence that objects also combine with each other to form object constellations, modulating the processing of individual objects within the object pathway. Altogether, these findings can be understood by conceptualizing object and scene perception as the outcome of a joint probabilistic inference, in which “best guesses” about objects act as priors for scene perception and vice versa, in order to concurrently optimize visual inference of objects and scenes.
Developing a hope-focused intervention to prevent mental health problems and improve social outcomes for young women who are not in education, employment or training (NEET): A qualitative co-design study in deprived coastal communities in South-East England
Authors: Berry Clio , Fountain Julia , Forbes Lindsay , Bogen-Johnston Leanne , Thomson Abigail , Zylko Yelena , Tunks Alice , Hotham Sarah , Michelson Daniel
Published: April 2023

Young women who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) experience poorer health and social outcomes compared to non-NEET young women and to NEET young men, especially in deprived areas with intersecting inequalities. The evidence on effective interventions is scarce. Developing hopefulness, which NEET young women notably lack, offers a promising theory-driven target for preventing mental health problems and improving social outcomes in this vulnerable group. Hopefulness can be defined as a goal-focused mindset comprising self-agency (motivation and self-belief) and pathways (identifying routes to achieving goals). The current study used a phased qualitative research design and participatory methods to create a hope-focused intervention for NEET young women. Phase 1 investigated population needs and intervention parameters through semi-structured interviews with 28 informants living or working in disadvantaged coastal communities in England. This sample comprised eight NEET young women, four family members, and 16 practitioners from relevant support organisations. Phase 2 refined intervention parameters and outcomes through co-design sessions with four NEET young women, followed by an online theory of change workshop with 10 practitioners. The resulting intervention model is articulated as a mentor-supported, in-person psychosocial intervention that builds hopefulness by enhancing positive sense of self and increasing time spent in meaningful activities, before teaching the skills needed to identify, set and pursue personally meaningful goals.
Cultural backlash? Trends in opinion polarisation between high and low-educated citizens since the 1980s: A comparison of France, Italy, Hungary, Poland and Sweden
Authors: Dochow-Sondershaus Stephan , Teney Céline , Borbáth Endre
Published: April 2023

Drawing on Norris and Inglehart´s (2019) idea that right-wing backlash is a reaction of specific social groups against societal trends towards libertarian values, we analyse trends in attitudes towards immigrants, LGTBIQ+ and the role of women in different educational groups in the five EU countries with the currently most successful right-wing populist parties. We hypothesize that the conditions that lead to backlash are either a widening attitudinal gap between low- and high-educated segments of society or an increasing attitudinal homogeneity within the lower-educated segments. We draw on data from the European Values Study (1980-2020) and European Social Survey (2001-2017). We document trends in line with this notion of backlash for attitudes towards the role of women, which display a growing gap between educational groups in all countries, except Sweden. Even stronger backlash patterns can be observed for LGTBIQ+ attitudes in Poland and Hungary. In contrast, we cannot find a backlash pattern for immigration attitudes: either whole societies drift in more authoritarian directions (Hungary, Poland and Italy) or educational differences remain stable over time (Sweden and France). Our study highlights the importance of small-N comparative studies in the empirical assessment of cultural backlash theory.
Old Age Allowance and Gender Inequality in Decision Making among Dalit in Pokhara
Authors: Ranabhat Mala , Dhungana Ananta Raj
Published: April 2023

The main aim of this paper is to explore gender inequality in decision making role among Dalit community getting Old Age Allowance (OAA) in Pokhara. For this purpose, out of 553 Dalit respondents who were getting OAA, 131 respondents have been proportionately distributed in randomly selected four wards (13, 16, 26 and 29) of Pokhara. Information was collected from these respondents using structured questionnaire. A multistage sampling technique was applied during the sample collection. Chi-squared test was applied to find the association of different decision making role of the respondents with gender. The indicators of the decision making role of the respondents taken in this study are ‘The voice is heard more and given more importance’, ‘Advice is sought on important affairs’ and ‘Actively involved in the decision making’. The information of these indicators of decision making role of the respondents was collected before and after getting OAA among friends, in family and in society. It is found that the proportion of male is higher than the female in all the indicators of decision making role of the respondents before and after getting OAA. However, the percentage of the male and female was increased after getting OAA. Further, the decision making indicators like actively involved in the decision making in Society’ before and after getting OAA, actively involved in the decision making among friends after getting OAA, and advice is sought on important affairs in society after getting OAA have significant association with gender.
Seeking Stanislavski Techniques of Actor Training in Nepalese Context from His Book An Actor Prepares
Authors: Karki Kshetri Dibendra Bahadur
Published: April 2023

This paper aims at searching for techniques of actor training in Nepal associating similarities (or differences if any) theorized by Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), a Russian theatre director in his book An Actor Prepares. The acting ‘system’ also known as ‘method’ is an approach to acting, developed in the 1920s to support actors in the process of embodying and enacting a role. Although acting may not be an exact science, there is a method to the madness as the package of three-month actor training in Nepali Acting Schools (Gurukul, Actor’s Studio, Mandala, and Sarwanam) like Stanislavski’s. When the body is true, the soul reacts. When the body lies, the soul gets frightened. Where there is truth and belief, actors have genuine, productive, specific action, experiences, the subconscious, creativity and art. Actors communicate others in creative and convincing ways. People look for creative instincts, innate talent, and intellectual capacity to perform. Performance, connected to everyday life, is both believing and living. Theatre/Film has been considered as an important platform to showcase socio-political, eco-cultural or historic- religious realities in Nepal.
Internet Banking Services and Customer Satisfaction in Nawalpur District
Authors: Lamsal Bishnu Prasad
Published: April 2023

The aim of this study was to explore the effect of service quality and customer satisfaction on consumer loyalty in internet banking in the case of the Nawalpur district. The basis for this study was established in its dimensions: they include easy to use, efficiency, security, reliability, and responsiveness. The study also aimed to recognize the elements that influence quality of service along with the concept and importance of service quality in online banking in particular. The study was based on the quantitative research design and the participants in this study were the bank's customers using Internet services. The sample size for this study was maintained at 172 participants. To evaluate the phenomenon of the survey, a closed questionnaire of 5 points on a Likert scale was formulated. The results of this study indicated that there is a significant positive impact of service quality and customer satisfaction on the customer loyalty of Internet banking users in Nawalpur district. Therefore, the Nawalpur banking sector was advised to pay particular attention to all dimensions of the e-service quality and to customer satisfaction.
Individual Differences: An Asset for Learning and Teaching
Authors: Pandey Shiv Ram
Published: April 2023

The paper presents the individual differences of the learners in the learning and teaching process. The purpose of this paper is to explore how individual learners learn the language with differences. It is a theoretical article which explores learning styles and strategies the second language learners use while learning the language. The available relevant literature has been reviewed, analyzed and linked with life for learning. The paper concludes that student diversity is a natural phenomenon in student learning. Instead of taking it as problematic, it can be viewed as a valuable resource for promoting effective learning and teaching. It is expected that the relevant stakeholders should respect diversity to bring multiple knowledge, experiences and creativity in teaching and learning process.
Social Character in Politics of Nepali Communist Parties
Authors: Pokhrel Rajkumar
Published: April 2023

The paper analyses the social character in the politics of Nepali communists’ pastries particularly of the Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist and Leninist) and the Communist party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) by applying marxist perspective. It brings into light the essential causes and consequences of the rise and fall of communist movement in Nepal. The paper argues that every communist party has adopted appropriate social policies in their inception, but in course of their development, being deviated from their early stage became fascinated towards consumerist capitalist culture in their practical life. There are various reasons for this deviation. First, communist parties have failed to analyse the character of Nepali society properly as they have changed their analyses very often. Second, the leaders have been found double faced: they say one thing but do another as they are inherently guided by feudal psychology, comprador capitalist mentality and behaviour. Third, they have not been able to bring about socio-economic change as they have been engaged in the imbroglio of parliamentary politics. While trying to justify these issues, this paper incorporates the evidences from political documents and leaders’ statements. The paper is presented inductively and choice of methodology is qualitative.
The Reciprocal Relationship between Implementation Theory and Program Theory in Assisting Program Design and Decision-Making
Authors: Renger Ralph , Bartel Gabriele , Foltysova Jirinia
Published: April 2023

Abstract: The focus of this article is how Theory Driven Evaluation (TDE) and two of its central tenets—program theory and implementation theory—can be simultaneously used to inform and assist programmatic decision-making. The article argues there is a paucity of evaluation literature demonstrating how program theory can be beneficial to the design and interpretation of implementation theory. A case example is used to illustrate the importance of program theory in developing and interpreting implementation theory.
Тәжірибелік гипотиреоз кезіндегі қалқанша безінің құрылымын қалпына келтірудің жаңа жолдары
Authors: Кожаниязова У.Н. , Абдрешов С.Н. , Демченко Г.А. , Бгатова Н.П. , Шыныбекова Ш.С.
Published: April 2023

Мақалада тәжірибелік гипотиреоз кезінде және қалпына келтіру жағдайында қалқанша безінің морфо-функционалды жағдайы мен құрылымы туралы мәліметтер берілген. Тәжірибелер этикалық стандарт-тарға сәйкес салмағы 250±3 г болатын 45 дана Spraque Dawley (SD) аталық егеуқұйрықтарына жүргізілді. Зерттеу нәтижелері, эксперименттік гипотиреозбен ауыратын егеуқұйрықтарға ұнтақтағы «Қара шипа плюс» бальзамы және құрамында йоды бар аққазтабан биоактивті қолданғанда қалқанша безінің фолликулаларында жасушалардың кластерлерінің (аралшықтарының) пайда болуын көрсетті, бұл қалқанша безі тінінің қалпына келуі. Қалқанша безінің перифериялық бөлігінде фолликула ішілік коллоидты фолликулдар және қалыпты қан толтырылған қан капиллярлары анықталады. Бірақ бұл аймақта фолликулярлық эпителий анықталмады. Биоактивті композицияны қолданғаннан кейін фолликулярлық эпителийдің пролиферациясы фолликулдың саңылаулы секрециямен немесе фолликул қабырғасында сопақша тәрізді өсінділердің пайда болуы түрінде сақталады. Бұл белсенді жұмыс істейтін тиреоциттердің санының артуын көрсетеді және компенсаторлық сипатқа ие. Жануарларда түзетуден кейін әртүрлі мөлшерде тироглобулин бар фолликулдар анықталып, фолликулярлық құрылымның қалпына келуі байқалды. Тәжірибелік гипотиреозды түзету кезінде қолданылған ұнтақтағы «Қара шипа плюс» бальзамы және құрамында йоды бар аққазтабан биоактив қалқанша безінің құрылымдарына оң әсерін көрсетті.
Indirect method of histochemical assessment of insulin content in pancreatic β-cells
Authors: Meyramov G.G. , Kohnert K.-D. , Shaybek A.Zh. , Abikenova F.S. , Temireeva K.S. Temireeva , Blyalova Zh.Zh. , Elshina K. , Мeyramova А.G.
Published: April 2023

Methods for analysis the state of histostructure and insulin and zinc content in pancreatic tissue allow to estimate either a state of histostructure alone or visual insulin content in ß-cells. Zinc content indicating the content of deposited insulin and the ability of ß-cells to form this form of hormone is possible using an additional method that increases the volume of work and complicates investigation. Authors have proposed a method that allows to simultaneously evaluate both the state of the histostructure and the quantitative content of de-posited insulin and zinc in ß-cells of the pancreas. It has been experimentally confirmed that both the ald e-hyde-fucshsin method of insulin staining and Dithizone method for staining of zinc-ions in ß-cells can be separately used simultaneously for quantitative analysis of the content of deposited insulin and zinc in ß-cells. It has been experimentally confirmed that both the aldehyde-fucshsin method of insulin staining and the Dithizone method of detecting zinc in ß-cells can be separately used simultaneously for quantitative analysis of the content of deposited insulin and zinc in ß-cells. The use of both methods allows not only to assess the state of the histostructure, but to assess the content and functional ability of ß-cells to synthesize insulin, as well as to form its deposited form using zinc.
Paeonia anomala (Paeoniaceae) component composition and antioxidant, antiradical and cytotoxic activity
Authors: Sarkytbayeva A.K. , Kubentayev S.A. , Kurmanbayeva M.S. , Aidarkhanova G.S. , Iskakova Zh.B. , Zhumagul M.Zh. , Kusmangazinov A.B.
Published: April 2023

Paeonia anomala L. is a valuable medicinal plant in the world. The aim of this study was the study of composition of the plant P. anomalaand its antioxidant, antiradical and cytotoxic activities. The underground part of P.anomalawas extracted with ethanol and the composition was determined using gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (Agilent 7890A/5975C). Methyl salicylate (32.07%), sucrose (11.23%), benzoic acid (9.12%), cyclopropyl carbine (7.7 %), 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone (4.77%), ben-zoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-3,5,6-trimethyl-, methyl ester (4.48%), are the main components. The ethyl acetate extract of the underground part (root) of P. anomalaat concentrations of 0.25 and 0.5 mg/ml has a low content, and at concentrations of 0.75 and 1 mg/ml, an average antioxidant activity compared to the antioxidant activity ofascorbic and gallic acids. The ethanol extract of the underground part of P. anomalaat concentrations of 0.25 and 0.5 mg/ml has an average, and at concentrations of 0.75 and 1 mg/ml the highest antioxidant activity compared to the antioxidant activity comparators. Also, the ethanol extract of the underground part P.anomalahas the highest antiradical activity in all concentrations compared to the antiradical activity of gallic acid. Ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of the underground part of P. anomalain all concentrations do not show cytotoxicity.
Powdery mildews fungi of trees of Karaganda, Balkhash and Temirtau cities
Authors: Beisembay A.Zh. , Ospanova A.K. , Kali A.
Published: April 2023

Karaganda region is a major industrial center of our country. In such cities of the region as Karaganda, Temirtau and Balkhash there are large enterprises of ferrous metallurgy, construction, chemical JSC “ArcelorMittal Temirtau”, JSC “Temirtau Electrometallurgical Combine”, LLP “Ecominerals”, JSC“Central Asia Cement”, “Agat-Service” LLP, JSC “Kazakhstan Invest Comir”, LLP “Kazakhmys Corporation”, LLP “MMC Kazpolymetal”, Metal-Kit Karaganda, LLP “Mining and Metallurgical Combine”, Non-ferrous metals processing plant, etc. All technogenic factors lead to a decrease in plant productivity and often to their death. The dynamics of seasonal development of phytopathogenic fungi depends on meteorological conditions. Changes in the dynamics of factors corresponding to the season of the year occur in the habitat of the species. Phytopathogenic fungi also directly depend on their own host -plants, the conditions of their development and the growing season. The article presents information about the types of powdery fungi affect-ing various types of trees growing in parks and squares of the cities of Karaganda, Balkhash, Temirtau. 4 sp e-cies of trees affected by powdery mildew were analyzed. And during the study, the following types of phytopathogenic fungi were identified at various stages of development: Uncinula aceris Sacc., Microsphaera betulae Magnus, Microsphaera penicillata (Wallroth.) Leveille, Uncinula salicis Winter f. populorum Rabenhorst. Phytopathogenic fungi of trees growing in parks and squares of the industrial cities of Temirtau and Balkhash were studied for the first time.
Новый вид рода Physocephala Schiner, 1861 (Diptera, Conopidae) из Восточного Казахстана
Authors: Златанов Б.В.
Published: April 2023

В 2021 г. в ходе работы по изучению энтомофауны Государственного национального природного парка «Тарбагатай» в южном отроге хребта Тарбагатай горах Карабас была отловлена на цветках душицы обыкновенной Origanum vulgare L. (сем. Яснотковые (Lamiaceae) самка мухи-большеголовки (Conopidae) рода Physocephala, которая в настоящей работе описана как новый вид Ph. zhanylkan sp. n. Самка описываемого вида близка самке Ph. zaitzevi Zimina, 1979, от которой отличается отсутствием пятна на темени, пропорциями усиков и хоботка, окраской крыльев, цветом опыления брюшка, размерами и формой теки.
Құлпынай түрлерін зақымдайтын Botrytis cinerea саңырауқұлағын зерттеу
Authors: Исмагулова А.Б. , Тулегенова Ж.А. , Спанбаев A.Д. , Шалабаева А.М.
Published: April 2023

Мақала жидектердің ішінде сұранысқа және пайдалы қасиеттерге ие құлпынай жемісінің түрлерін зақымдайтын зиянды патогенді саңырауқұлақ сұр шірік ауруының қоздырғышын зерттеуге арналған. Зерттеу жұмысының мақсаты — Fragaria moschata жемісінің зиянды патогенді қоздырғышы Botrytis cinerea саңырауқұлағын бөліп алып, оны жан жақты анықтау. Яғни, патогенді саңырауқұлақ өсіндісін бөліп алып, оны молекулалық-генетикалық әдіспен идентификациялау және патогенділігін қайта инокуляциялау арқылы айқындау. Сұр шірік ауруы құлпынай өсімдігін тек вегетациялық кезеңде ғана зақымдамай, сонымен қатар жинағаннан кейінде өнімнің сапасын нашарлатып, орасан зор зиянын тигізеді. Сондықтан, зиянды саңырауқұлақ қоздырғыштарын анықтап, жан-жақты зерттеу аурудың алдын алып, онымен күресу шараларын ұйымдастыруға практикалық маңызы зор. Зақымдалған құлпынай жемістерінен қатты қоректік ортада өсіру арқылы жинақтаушы және таза өсінділерді изоляциялап, морфологиялық-өсірінді және молекулалық-генетикалық әдістер арқылы идентификациясы жасалды, талдау нәтижесінде 99,62 % Botrytis cinerea түрімен сәйкес болды. Патогенділік қасиеті құлпынай жемісінде инокуляциялау арқылы дәлелденді. Еліміздің құлпынай алқаптарына айтарлықтай зиян келтіретін патогенді саңырауқұлақ — Botrytis cinerea саңырауқұлағы заманауи молекулалық-генетикалық әдіс арқылы иедентификацияланып, ары қарай онымен күресудің шараларын ұйымдастыруға негіз болады.