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noción de finalismo y su lugar problemático en la filosofía natural de Pierre Gassendi
Authors: Herrera-Balboa Samuel
Published: December 2022

La noción de finalismo en Gassendi ha sido objeto de interpretaciones críticas en el marco de la historiografía reciente. Desde estas perspectivas, la recurrencia al télos resulta en dos opciones: o es un elemento fuera de su materialismo o tiene visos de vitalismo. En ambos casos significa que Gassendi incluyó en su filosofía principios, estructuras y explicaciones externas al sistema. En este artículo quisiera defender que en el pensamiento de Gassendi se afirma un finalismo natural en el marco de un mecanicismo, al cual podemos denominar teleomecanicismo. Más aún, la inclusión de la finalidad se puede observar en la evolución de la obra de Gassendi, lo que nos permite afirmar que su teleología es un elemento crucial, propio e inmanente de su filosofía natural.
How might we apply the trinitarian notion of ‘Person’ to mere humans?
Authors: Patterson Colin
Published: December 2022

The theological concept of ‘person’ and its complementary notion of ‘nature’ were developed through early church teaching on the Holy Trinity and the Incarnation. Persons in this case referred solely to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit while ‘nature’ expressed the unity of the Godhead and encompassed those attributes which were shared by the divine Persons. The later history of this theologically derived notion of ‘person’ took a different turn, moving away from the early complementarity of nature and person in order to embrace the notion of human person for which complementarity seemed ill fitting. In this new conception, ‘person’ was subsumed under the category of ‘nature’. A human person came to refer to the full human reality, body and soul, while a more general notion, aimed at accommodating both divine and human personhood, as famously expressed by Boethius, thought of a person as an individual substance of a rational nature.

One might ask, however, whether it is possible and fruitful to develop the initial, complementary concept of ‘person’ in a different direction, that is, so that it covers not only divine Persons but also mere humans. Does it give a coherence to the area of theological anthropology beyond that afforded by the classical, nature-based concept of ‘person’? Here I attempt to set out a conceptual framework for the application to humans of the concept of ‘person’ as it was developed with the theological controversies of the early Church – or at least according to one reading of that process. I first take note of the features of the theological notion of personhood and test whether human persons might be understood in the same or similar terms, taking into account the difference between divine and creaturely existence.   I then draw comparisons with the traditional concept of ‘person’ as it has been applied to human beings to show that the former version is to be preferred. I conclude with comments which draw out some of the implications of this theological notion of person.
Katecheta we wspólnocie Kościoła świadkiem wiary i mistagogiem
Authors: Buchta Roman
Published: December 2022

Ustanawiając posługę świecką katechety, papież Franciszek wyraził nadzieję, iż podobnie jak miało to miejsce w chrześcijańskiej starożytności, katecheta ze względu na powierzone mu zadania będzie zarazem świadkiem wiary, mistrzem i mistagogiem, towarzyszem i pedagogiem, który naucza w imieniu Kościoła. Celem naukowym artykułu jest wydobycie mistagogicznego wymiaru formacji katechetów przygotowujących się do podjęcia posługi we wspólnotach parafialnych oraz prezentacja związanych z nią kierunków działań duszpasterskich, prowadzonych w katowickim Kościele w ramach Archidiecezjalnego Centrum Formacji Pastoralnej. Główny problem badawczy wyraża się w pytaniu o charakter formacji katechetów posługujących we wspólnotach parafialnych oraz ich szczególne kompetencje. Dla opracowania problemu posłużono się metodami analizy i syntezy. Analiza dokumentów katechetycznych, przeprowadzona w świetle chronologicznie (sekwencyjnie) dopełniających się wskazań odnośnie do formacji katechetów, pozwoliła na wyodrębnienie mistagogicznych elementów teologiczno-pastoralnej formacji katechetów. Wyrażony w Dyrektorium katechetycznym postulat formacji katechetów jako „świadków wiary i mistagogów” oraz ustanowioną przez Franciszka posługę świecką katechety artykuł akcentuje jako możliwość i konieczność formacji dwóch dopełniających się dzięki posiadanym kompetencjom typów katechetów: katechety szkolnego – nauczyciela religii, oraz katechety (katechisty) – podejmującego posługę we wspólnocie parafialnej. Jako przykład katechetyczno-duszpasterskiej realizacji postulowanych działań przedstawiono inicjatywy duszpasterskie wspierające formację katechetów parafialnych prowadzone w Archidiecezji Katowickiej. Stanowią one inspirację dla działań podejmowanych w innych ośrodkach formacyjnych.
Prawo do wychowania chrześcijańskiego w warunkach kultury cyfrowej
Authors: Jaszcz Adam
Published: December 2022

Współczesny człowiek spotyka się na co dzień z cyfrowością, która oddziałuje na jego życie na konkretnych etapach rozwojowych. Dotyczy to przede wszystkim okresu dzieciństwa i młodości, gdy w sposób naturalny podlega się procesom wychowawczym. Dyrektorium o katechizacji zwraca uwagę, że wpływ ten jest na tyle znaczący, że pozwala mówić o nowej kulturze – zmieniającej język, kształtującej mentalność oraz wprowadzającej nową hierarchię wartości. Istotną cechą nowej kultury jest jej globalny zasięg, ponieważ cyfrowość ze swojej natury przekracza granice państw i kontynentów, a odległości geograficzne tracą dla niej znaczenie. Ustawodawca kościelny, respektując prawo każdego człowieka do osiągnięcia pełnego rozwoju osobowego, deklaruje w kan. 217 KPK/1983 uprawnienie wszystkich wiernych do otrzymania integralnego wychowania chrześcijańskiego. Jest ono ciągłym procesem, który powinien być dostosowany nie tylko do wieku, lecz także do mentalności wiernych, na co znaczący wpływ ma nowa kultura cyfrowa. Artykuł odnosi się do pytania, w jaki sposób zagwarantować prawo do wychowania chrześcijańskiego w warunkach kultury cyfrowej oraz jakie obowiązki wynikają z tego prawa wiernych dla pasterzy Kościoła spełniających wobec nich misję głoszenia Ewangelii w warunkach kultury cyfrowej, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem postulatu humanizacji języka.
La sinodalidad, signo e instrumento de comunión y de evangelización
Authors: Pellitero Iglesias Ramiro
Published: December 2022

El proceso sinodal en marcha (XVI Asamblea general ordinaria: Por una Iglesia sinodal: comunión, participación y misión), que comenzó el octubre de 2021 y culminará en el mismo mes de 2024, está impulsando una amplia participación de los fieles en los sínodos, a partir de las Iglesias particulares. En cuanto a su objetivo concreto, se trata de la reflexión sobre la sinodalidad y su ejercicio en torno a las asambleas sinodales. En este artículo se explora la sinodalidad como dimensión constitutiva de la Iglesia y lo que esto significa en la práctica. Profundiza en la cooperación orgánica entre pastores y fieles, como fundamento de la participación de los bautizados en los sínodos. Se detiene en algunos aspectos concretos de los sínodos: su servicio a la comunión y a la misión, como instrumento de discernimiento de la “fidelidad dinámica” que caracteriza el camino de la Iglesia; la adecuación de un itinerario que vaya de las periferias al centro; las actitudes propias de quienes participan en un sínodo; y las dimensiones teológico-pastorales del sínodo. Todo ello, teniendo en cuenta la experiencia de la Iglesia y la reflexión actual.
Spiritual Bypassing: How to Diagnose and Attend to Various Forms of Spiritual Immaturity in Pastoral Work
Authors: Jastrzebski Andrzej
Published: December 2022

For centuries, spiritual growth has been one of the major topics in theology. In this context, spiritual guides have attempted to help people discern between true and false paths towards God. Today, we are again witnessing a growing interest in spirituality itself and in finding means to develop the spiritual potential in human life. Because of the increasing number of people venturing into more advanced spiritual practices, spiritual bypass is appearing more frequently. Recently, this topic has become a study subject of the psychology of spirituality and religion. This article presents major findings from this research and discusses their validity for pastoral work.
Yield of Cardiac Investigations in Patients Presenting with Acute Ischaemic Stroke
Authors: Alshukri Azhaar , Nadar Sunil K , Gujjar Arunodaya R , Al Lawati Hatim , Al-Rawahi Mohammed , Al-Kindi Isra , AlFarsi Maathar
Published: December 2022

Objectives: Strokes are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of routine cardiac investigations in identifying a cardioembolic aetiology for ischaemic strokes. Methods: This retrospective study involved patients who presented with a stroke to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between January and December 2019. Results: A total of 183 patients (mean age = 66.2 ± 13.5 years), the majority of which were male (n = 109, 59.6%), were included. The common risk factors included hypertension (74.9%), diabetes (61.7%) and hyperlipidaemia (54.6%). The middle cerebral artery was the most common artery affected, in 44 patients (24.0%). On admission, 14 (7.6%) patients were in atrial fibrillation (AF), while the rest were in sinus rhythm. The 24-hour electrocardiogram (ECG) Holter monitoring revealed no abnormalities in 135 patients. AF was observed in 15 (8.1%) patients (inclusive of the 14 who had AF on resting ECG). Furthermore, 32 (17.4%) patients had evidence of non-sustained atrial arrhythmia, and nine (4.9%) had non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. Frequent supraventricular ectopics (>30/hour) was noted on 30 patients (16.3%), while five (2.7%) patients had a high ventricular ectopic burden (>10% burden). No significant abnormalities were noted in the echocardiograms of the patients; however, 10 out of 132 (7.5%) patients presented a positive bubble echo. Enlarged left atria were found in 24 (13.1%) patients. Conclusion: The overall diagnostic yield of the abnormalities from routine cardiac testing for patients with stroke appears to be low. Targeted screening of patients with cryptogenic stroke, as suggested by newer guidelines, is recommended.
Keywords: Cerebrovascular Accidents; Echocardiography; Atrial Fibrillation; Oman.
Improving Students’ Motivation and Psychology in Speaking Arabic through Dubbing Japanese Anime to Arabic
Authors: Nurrohman Taufik , Yunita Yunita , Sawedi Moh. Paris Fauzi , Prabowo Cahya Adi
Published: December 2022

This article aims to determine the level of motivation and to build students' interest in speaking Arabic with Japanese to Arabic anime voiceover media, as well as to overcome students' psychological problems. A total of 90 students aged 15-18 years in three educational institutions in Java Island participated in the study. The data were calculated quantitatively descriptively, processed by the Kolmogorov normality test using SPSS 26 and made and analyzed a comparison table of pretest and posttest scores from the HARS (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale) questionnaire. The results confirmed that there was a significant change in the results of the HARS questionnaire table and the Kolmogorov value with a mean value of 44.04 which was greater than the hypothesis, which was 30.00. The implications of this research can be used as an alternative learning media in increasing motivation and overcoming students' negative psychology in learning Arabic in Indonesia.
Arabic Language Program Management in Islamic Boarding School of Daarul Ukhuwwah Malang
Authors: Jufrih Dian Ahmad , Febriani Suci Ramadhanti , Kholid Nur , Fattah Abd
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this research is to describe matters related to the management of the Arabic language program at Daarul Ukhuwwah Putri 2 Islamic Boarding School in Malang in the form of its planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating. This study used descriptive qualitative methods. The data is collected through observation and interview. It is then carried out by analyzing data condensation, data display and drawing and verifying conclusions. The results showed that the planning of this program at Daarul Ukhuwwah adopted the Kuliyatul Muallimin Al Islamiyah Curriculum at Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo. Besides, its organizational structure is formed for each division. One of them is the Central Language section which is held directly by the teacher (Ustadzah). The implementation of the program include: Arabic language learning in class, learning mufradât, muhadatsah, muhadhoroh and language festivals. Finally, the evaluation of the program is conducted each week, month and year.
Taṭwīr Wasīlat Vīdiyū al-Rusūm al-Mutaḥarrikah li-Tarqiyat Injāz Taʿlīm al-Mufradāt ladá at-Ṭullāb fī al-Madrasah al-Ibtidā’īyah
Authors: Naifah Naifah , Khusnia Fikrotul , Rosidi Rosidi
Published: December 2022

This research aimed to develop animation videos to assimilate Arabic vocabulary learning in the Islamic Elementary School 56 Nahdlatul Ulama Krajankulon, Kaliwungu, Kendal using the ADDIE model of Research and Development (RD), consisting of: Need Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The results were based on five stages: First, a needs analysis of Arabic language education based on student questionnaires showed that 63% of the 28 students who filled out the questionnaires met the need criteria. Second, designing products by preparing competency maps, material maps, and manuscripts. Third, the creation of animated video media and expert validation tests, where media experts achieved a 90% achievement level and material experts received an 85% realization level. Fourth, an application of the animation video product to 28 students of class 5A. As for the application of the video animation product, a pretest, a product trial, a dimensional test, and an attractiveness test were done. The video animation product got a score of 85% with very attractive criteria. Fifth, a video evaluation was conducted, and it was found to improve vocabulary learning performance.
Seeking Better Life Chances by Crossing Borders: The Existential Paradox and Strategic Use of Italian Citizenship by Migrant Women
Authors: Gatti Rosa
Published: December 2022

Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork carried out in Naples (Italy) in the period 2014 to 2020, this article focuses on the rearticulation of the migration–citizenship nexus through a gender perspective. The article questions how migrant women exercise their agency despite the structural constraints that prevent their full inclusion and how they are able to cross and transgress the boundaries of citizenship and national belonging in search of better life opportunities. The data analyzed show the existential paradox linked to the migration–citizenship nexus that affects the lives of migrant women in Italy and their use of citizenship as a strategy to react to a blocked destiny, to follow one’s aspirations, and to rebalance gender relations. The article refines an integrated approach that considers the relationship between agency, aspiration, and capability as a broader theoretical framework within which to jointly study the dynamics of gender, migration, and citizenship as closely related, beyond the boundaries of fixed and opposite categories.
Introduction: Resisting Anti-Migrant Politics: Challenging Borders, Boundaries, and Belongings in Europe and Africa
Authors: Pape Elise , Horvath Kenneth , Delcroix Catherine , Inowlocki Lena
Published: December 2022

This special issue argues that the novelty of current migration realities is not so much due to the scale or forms of migration practices as it is to as the rise of anti-migrant politics, which has led to the institution and differentiation of novel border regimes. Over the years, practices of resistance have developed against these regimes and these politics in different places and on various scales. This special issue highlights the emergent interplay of anti-migrant politics and everyday practices of resisting and subverting them. In their combination, the four articles in this issue make two important contributions: they address the increasing need to unveil unexpected forms of challenging dominant regimes of borders, boundaries, and belongings, and they present a specific case-study-based methodological perspective for capturing counterintuitive and unexpected forms of resisting anti-migrant politics. This special issue stresses the importance of studying resistant practices in different local, regional, national, and continental settings in a comparative and longitudinal manner. Additionally, it emphasizes the consideration of the role of anti-migrant politics and practices as they relate to resistant practices in countries of departure, as in geographic contexts such as the African continent, even if – and especially when – attempts of migration fail due to enhanced border control.
A Family Mobilization for Migration to Europe from Casamance, Senegal
Authors: Ngom Abdoulaye
Published: December 2022

The ratio between basic salaries in Western Europe and in sub-Saharan Africa is at least of a factor ten. Many young Africans therefore dream of emigrating to Europe. However, the air route remains a privilege reserved to members of elite families: to take a plane one needs a visa for most European countries. Without a visa, the only two possibilities are the sea route via coastal navigation along the African coast and the land route through the Sahara. These are the very dangerous and uncertain routes that tens of thousands of migrants nevertheless take each year. This article examines the case of a family of small-scale subsistence farmers in Casamance, the Southern region of Senegal. It shows how this family of 42 persons decided to send one of its members to try to enter France illegally. How they chose the migrant, how they collected the necessary funds, and what happened during the two attempts. This detailed case study gives an idea of the steps taken each year by tens of thousands of other families in Africa who try sending one of their sons across European borders.
Teor de ácido ascórbico em suco misto funcional
Authors: Silva Kariny Pereira da , Souza Luana Costa de , Hunaldo Virlane Kelly Lima
Published: December 2022

O suco misto é definido como uma mistura de duas ou mais frutas, combinação de fruta e vegetal, combinação das partes comestíveis de vegetais ou mistura de suco de fruta e vegetal, sendo a combinação constituída de suco misto, seguida da relação de frutas e vegetais utilizados, em ordem decrescente de quantidades presentes na mistura. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a formulação de 100 mL de suco misto funcional com 69,15% de água de coco, 15,0% de maracujá, 10,0% de inhame, 5,0% de limão, 0,8% de stevia (adoçante natural isento de restrições) e 0,05% de gengibre, avaliando o teor de vitamina C encontrado. As matérias primas foram adquiridas no mercado local da cidade de Imperatriz- MA, em seguida os ingredientes do suco foram higienizados e processados no laboratório de Vegetais da Universidade Federal do Maranhão, todos os componentes foram liquidificados juntos. Em seguida submetidos às análises físico-químicas de pH, sólidos solúveis, acidez total titulável e teor de vitamina C. Todas essas analises realizadas em triplicata para caracterização da bebida. Os resultados obtidos nas análises físico-químicas revelaram que todos os parâmetros avaliados estão de acordo com a legislação vigente. Com destaque para o teor de ácido ascórbico, de 495,22 mg/100g, que agregou um relevante valor nutricional ao produto formulado, visto que, é um importante nutriente não sintetizado pelos seres humanos e requer ingestão diária, além de dotado de propriedades antioxidantes, revelando-se assim, que o suco misto funcional pode ser considerado um novo produto, visto que, não tem referência de comparação com os valores encontrados. Este estudo fornece contribuições importantes para o segmento de bebidas funcionais, uma vez que, os ingredientes utilizados podem auxiliar na prevenção ou tratamento de doenças, além de suas propriedades nutricionais. Evidenciando-se que o adoçante natural utilizado isenta a bebida de restrições para o consumo.
The Neurovegetative Status of Children 5-7 Years Old
Authors: Kolesnyk Anna , Barna Christina , Kashuba Liudmila , Biriukova Tetiana , Rudenko Tetiana , Khrabra Svitlana
Published: December 2022

The purpose of the article is to reveal the peculiarities of the neurovegetative status of children of senior preschool age. The article exposes the importance of the autonomic nervous system, features of electrical activity, cerebral blood flow on functioning of the child’s body.
Childhood is a sensitive period of development of many neurophysiological and physiological functions. In children the electrical activity of the brain can be considered as an indicator of general properties of the nervous system and takes the leading place in the structure of the neurodynamic constitution of a person and some individual-psychological differences underlying them.
Prolonged psycho-emotional overstrain, a high level of personal anxiety in children and the etiological factor cause increased activity of adaptation-compensatory reactions, in which the most important role is played by the autonomic nervous system. Disturbances of neurovegetative regulation, occurring practically in all diseases, under the influence of a huge number of damaging factors are nonspecific, adaptive-compensatory. In children, psycho-vegetative syndrome, characterized by a combination of psycho-emotional and vegetative disorders is encountered in most cases.
Methods of Critical Thinking in Classes of Philological Disciplines in Higher Education Institutions: Neuroscientific Approach
Authors: Kosarieva Halyna , Vasylenko Oksana , Breslavets Nadiia , Tamozhska Iryna , Anikina Inessa , Mordovtseva Nataliia
Published: December 2022

The relevance of the research in the context of determining an importance of critical thinking lies in the excessive informatization of a modern society. The Internet is becoming a source of a large flow of an information, which is spread through the intensive use of an information and communication technologies in almost all areas of human life. The article highlights features of  a digitalization in the modern world, as well as the main methods of critical thinking for an analysis and an evaluation of an information.
The research work is based on theoretical and methodological approaches of researchers of critical thinking as a method, in particular in the field of philology. Theoretical and methodological approaches of the research became the basis for determining results of an effective implementation of critical thinking methods in philological classes in higher education institutions in the context of a neuroscientific approach.
In order to study the effectiveness of the use of critical thinking in philological specialties some research, descriptive and scientific methods were used. The method of an analysis was also used in the context of distinguishing the concept of  a method, critical thinking, specialties of philology and a neuroscientific approach. To determine the main results of the research, a generalization method was used.
Results of the research became the basis for a need to think critically in the modern historical space, as digitalization of the society has led to a continuous flow of an information, which causes the infodemia as destabilizing factor in a public life. Also, future professionals in obtaining a qualification must clearly distinguish the true information from an inaccurate, which can be realized in the presence of a critical perception of an information flow.
Izzivi in novosti na področju varstva pravic potrošnikov in krožnega gospodarstva v EU
Authors: Weingerl Petra , Šuta Živa
Published: December 2022

Po izvedbi projekta ŠIPK je področje zasebnega prava v EU doživelo eno najobsežnejših reform do sedaj. Sprejeta so bila številna nova pravila, prav tako pa se je zgodil premik v razumevanju vloge potrošniškega prava v EU ter v gospodarskih in družbenih nalogah zasebnega prava na sploh. Reforma je celokupno zajela področja varstva potrošnikov, krožnega gospodarstva in digitalnega trga. Ta prispevek predstavlja temeljne novosti na tem področju, začenši s kratkim povzetkom dejavnosti Evropske komisije pri urejanju varstva potrošnikov v okviru ciljev prehoda v digitalno in zeleno Evropo. Temu sledi pregled sprejetih pravnih aktov in relevantne sodne prakse Sodišča EU.
Analiza krožnega gospodarstva z vidika okoljskega prava
Authors: Cimerman Leon
Published: December 2022

Krožno gospodarstvo je model gospodarstva, čigar bistvo je ponovna uporaba, popravilo in recikliranje materialov in produktov. S tem se zagotavlja čim manjši vpliv na okolje, saj se zmanjša potreba po surovinah in energiji, hkrati pa se v okolje odlaga manj odpadkov in izpušča manj škodljivih snovi. Tak sistem gospodarstva je zelo kompleksen in zajema več nivojev tako proizvodnje kakor tudi družbenega življenja. Proizvodnja produktov v krožnem gospodarstvu sledi jasno začrtanim smernicam za čim boljšo okoljsko učinkovitost produktov na vseh ravneh njihovega življenjskega cikla - pridobivanje in priprava surovin, proizvodnja izdelka, distribucija in transport, uporaba ali poraba ter odstranitev. Bistvene lastnosti produktov morajo biti obstojnost, trajnost, velika popravljivost in možnost recikliranja, da se lahko cikel ponovno odvije. Da pa je krožno gospodarstvo uspešno, je pomembno tudi dobro trženje okoljsko nespornih produktov. Kupci morajo biti dobro seznanjeni o pozitivnih učinkih krožnega gospodarstva in se zavestno odločati za nakup produktov glede na njihovo okoljsko sprejemljivost. Zmanjševanje negativnega vpliva človeštva na okolje se torej začne pri osebnih odločitvah vsakega posameznika.
Varstvo potrošnikov v sklenitveni fazi pogodbe v luči okoljskih vidikov
Authors: Peče Teja
Published: December 2022

Varstvo potrošnikov je postalo eden izmed osrednjih ciljev Evropske unije. Zastarela (trenutno veljavna) zakonodaja je potrebovala določene izboljšave. Idejne zasnove so se odražale že v Novem dogovoru za potrošnike, do začetkov dejanske realizacije pa je pripeljala šele prva obravnava opravljena s strani Evropskega parlamenta v mesecu aprilu. Moj osrednji poudarek v tem članku bo na tem, kaj predpogodbene informacije sploh so, njihovi korelaciji s terminom “povprečni potrošnik” in pravico do odstopa. Nadalje na nepoštenih poslovnih praksah, ranljivem potrošniku in učinku, ki ga imajo ocene ter priporočila na potrošnika. Tekom članka bom poskušala povezati področje varovanja potrošnika in varovanja okolja.
Quality Management quo Vadis: A Snapshot of the German Quality Management Environment
Authors: Kainer Hartmut , Linke Knut , Omondi Susan , Schwendener Thomas
Published: December 2022

The present study was a snapshot of the status of quality management in the DACH region. As part of a survey of 229 executives and employees as well as independent consultants, the current state of quality management was investigated. Basically, it can be said that quality management is largely integrated into the companies, with a few exceptions. The majority of the companies use the standardized method of ISO EN 9001:2015, a considerable proportion use the EFQM method, which places great emphasis on the deductible and assessment. The big difference among the companies surveyed is the lived “spirit” of quality management. It is predominantly reported that the companies have a functioning quality management system; however, many report that there is great potential for improvement in the design and use. Here quality management is often seen as a necessary evil because the certificates are needed for the customers. Quality management is seen as a compulsory exercise and not as a facilitator for innovations and continuous improvement. Business excellence – in the freestyle – is a foreign word. The only remedy is a reflection on a desired reflection on future-oriented business excellence. In order to achieve this, both a reengineering of the business processes and a changed mindset and leadership of the executives and the employees involved must find their way into the company.
The Impact of Executive Turnover on Entrepreneurial Company’s Performance: The Moderating Role CEO’s Prior Work Experience in Algeria’s Entrepreneurial Business Companies
Authors: Ouldchikh Yasmine Ouldchikh , Peng Huatao
Published: December 2022

In this study, we examine the effect of executive turnover on the performance of entrepreneurial companies. Additionally, we evaluate the moderating impact of the CEO’s prior experiences to prove how founders’ firsthand knowledge reduces the adverse effects of executives’ departure. Our empirical research uses data from a company’s C-level survey, including 209 entrepreneurial companies in Algeria. The empirical findings demonstrate that executive churn lowers firm performance, which may affect longer-term investments in new initiatives. We also demonstrate that the longer the founder CEO’s prior employment history, the stronger the favorable impacts of executive change are. Our research indicates that the founder and CEO’s entrepreneurial spirit, founded on valuable prior practical knowledge, lessen organizational instability. Our results reveal how executives behave should also be considered, even though the firm’s component is crucial for a new entrepreneurial company’s longevity.
Casual Learning within TikTok
Authors: Linke Knut
Published: December 2022

The field of social networks on the Internet is subject to a now slower, but still constant change. In the current market, TikTok has become a serious medium in the field of social networks. Like any social network, TikTok can work as a learning platform. This paper first briefly introduces the development and functions of TikTok to provide a basis for understanding the network. Within this paper, the focus in the content of TikTok is set on the field of Learning Nuggets and Casual Learning. TikTok itself is very suitable for short learning videos, as the network focuses on video content on the one hand and only allows short videos on the other. In the area of Learning Nuggets, practical examples are briefly present with which learning content can be successful conveyed in German-speaking countries. The article concludes with a recommendation on how companies can use TikTok for corporate communications in the context of Learning Nuggets, as well as a conclusion that briefly reflects on the article.
Performance Appraisal Fairness on Employees’ Performance in the Nigeria Television Authority (Nta), Abuja, Nigeria
Authors: Ayoola Ozigi Olubukola , Ebere Onyeukwu Pauline
Published: December 2022

The degrees of unfairness (ranging from unfairness with regards to the actual appraisal rating process; unfairness arising from the procedures used in determining the appraisal rating and unfairness arising from the ratee’s treatment by the rater in the appraisal process) have become a regular feature of the appraisal system at NTA, this study was motivated to scrutinize the empirical effect of performance appraisal fairness on employees’ performance at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Abuja. Using a positivist philosophical approach guided by quantitative research design, 165 employees were selected out of the 280 employees using Taro Yamane. A close-ended (called a 5-point Likert scale) questionnaire was used to collect data. Empirically, descriptive and inferential statistics were used to test the responses from the retrieved questionnaire. The SPSS version 25.0 was utilized to perform all the statistical analyses. Four results were found based on the research hypotheses. First, it was found that distributive fairness strongly affects employees’ productivity at the NTA, Abuja. Secondly, it was discovered that procedural fairness significantly influences employees’ competence positively at the NTA, in Abuja. Thirdly, interactional fairness has a strong influence on employees’ effectiveness and efficiency at the NTA, Abuja. Also, this study discovered that the existing performance appraisal technique of the Nigerian Television Authority in Abuja is not effective. Lastly, a strong positive relationship between appraisal fairness and employees’ performance was found. It is concluded that appraisal fairness strongly influences employees’ performance at the NTA. Consequently, it was suggested that the NTA management should endeavour to ensure that their appraisal rating invariably encompasses distributive, procedural and interactional fairness to ensure improved performance at all times.
Dietary supplements for athletes in terms of anti-doping regulations
Authors: Siodłak Daria , Pokajewicz Katarzyna , Biernat Paweł , Kulik-Kupka Karolina , Jaros Katarzyna , Balwierz Radosław
Published: December 2022

Motywacja w zakresie stosowania suplementów diety w sporcie jest duża i silnie skorelowana z potrzebą osiągania coraz lepszych wyników przez konsumenta. Dane pochodzące z Centrum Badań Opinii Społecznej wskazują, że dziewięciu na dziesięciu dorosłych Polaków stosuje suplementację, a sportowcy wielokrotnie sięgają po kilka suplementów jednocześnie. Korzystanie z suplementów zależy przede wszystkim od rodzaju uprawianej dyscypliny sportowej i wzrasta wraz z intensywnością treningu oraz wiekiem respondentów. Opublikowane dane sugerują również, że sportowcy są skłonni przyjmować suplementy bez gromadzenia wiarygodnych informacji o zawartych w nich substancjach aktywnych. Dlatego w historii sportu udokumentowanych jest wiele przypadków dopingu, również tego niezamierzonego. Znaczącym problemem w przypadku stosowania suplementów diety przez zawodowych sportowców są również potencjalne zanieczyszczenia substancjami z listy Światowej Agencji Antydopingowej (World Anti-Doping Agency – WADA). Ocena dotychczasowego sposobu odżywiania powinna być pierwszym krokiem w doborze suplementacji. Proces ten powinien uwzględniać ocenę danych antropometrycznych, biochemicznych, klinicznych i środowiskowych sportowca. Zatem kompleksowe podejście do oceny takiej potrzeby powinno być zadaniem sztabu szkoleniowego. Decyzja zaś powinna się opierać na złożonej analizie potrzeb żywieniowych sportowca. Podstawą niniejszej analizy są raporty WAD-y oraz piśmiennictwo naukowe, a jej celem jest przybliżenie informacji na temat wykorzystania suplementów w sporcie, z uwzględnieniem danych dotyczących przepisów prawnych i potencjalnych zagrożeń wynikających z ich zastosowania.
a Traction Performance Analysis of Track Wheels Type on Wet and Deep Muddy of Soil in Soil Bin
Authors: Taufiq Muhammad , Mandang Tineke , Hermawan Wawan , Desrial
Published: December 2022

Hand tractors with lugged wheels have difficulty when operating in wet and deep mud of paddy fields. To solve this problem, the wheels need to be replaced with tracks wheel type that have a much larger contact area. For design purposes, data on traction performance characteristics of the track wheel type on muddy soil are required, which can be obtained by testing the prototype of track wheel type on a soil bin. The objective of this research is to analyze the traction performance of the lugged track of wheel type on wet soil. The track wheel type with a length of 60 cm and a width of 20 cm will be tested in a soil bin filled with wet and muddy soil with a depth of 30 cm. The test will be carried out on variations in vertical loads of 9.5, 12.5, 15.5, 18.5, and 22.7 kg; horizontal loads of 1, 2, 3, and 4 kg; distance between of lugs of 12.70, 19.05, and 25.40 cm; and height of lugs of 5, 10, and 15 cm. Parameters observed in the test are sinkage, slip and traction efficiency. The test results show that the pull force and vertical force have a dominant effect on track sinkage, track slip, and tractive efficiency. The optimum track wheel type design has size a lug height of 10 cm and a distance between lugs of 19.05 cm result in a sinkage of 7.32 cm, slip of 14%, and tractive efficiency of 68.46%.
The Effect of Trans-esterification Process Using KOH Catalyst on the Characteristics of Biodiesel from Sterculia Foetida Seeds as Additional Fuel
Authors: Dani Dani Hari Tunggal Prasetiyo , Ilminnafik Nasrul , Muhammad Alief
Published: December 2022

Research on renewable fuel energy sources and the use of catalysts in increasing their production has always been an interesting topic in this era towards industry 5.0. This is because the world's energy needs are always increasing every year, especially during the industrial revolution. It requires more sources and other types of energy to convert. Based on that need, alternative energy sources that are renewable and abundant were always needed. One form of renewable alternative energy source is biodiesel. Biodiesel is environmentally friendly, clean, biodegradable, and produces low exhaust emissions. One of the raw materials for biodiesel can be obtained from Kepuh seeds (Sterculia foetida). The manufacture of biodiesel goes through five stages, namely pressing, degumming, esterification, transesterification, and purification. Then, the biodiesel that has been produced is added to bio solar in a ratio of 8:2 (biodiesel: bio solar). Additions were made to five samples of the fuel mixture based on the amount of catalyst used (0.8; 0.9; 1.0; 1.1; 1.2%). Based on the results of the biodiesel quality test, the average value for the density test was 0.85 kg/m3, the viscosity was 3.24 CST and the calorific value was 11,090 cal/gram.
The Kajian Pengering Gabah Menggunakan Batu Basalt Sebagai Media Penyimpanan Panas Dari Pembakaran Biomassa
Authors: Astanto M Ridwan Dwi , Nelwan Leopold Oscar , Hartulistiyoso Edy
Published: December 2022

Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan pengeringan dengan pembakaran tungku biomassa padat adalah dengan menyimpan panas yang sudah dihasilkan dari pembakaran tersebut kedalam batu basalt. Penelitian penyimpanan panas pada batu basalt ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari karakteristik penyimpanan termal batu basalt yang menggunakan pembakaran biomassa pada berbagai konfigurasi aliran udara, laju pembakaran dan jarak alas tungku serta mengevaluasi kinerja sistem penyimpanan panas pada tungku biomassa untuk pengeringan gabah. Penelitian penyimpanan panas dilakukan dengan dua tahap yaitu charging dan discharging. Pada percobaan jarak alas tungku pembakaran dengan batu basalt 23 cm, untuk suhu outlet 40˚C diperoleh waktu discharging rata – rata sebesar 664 menit dan eifisiensi discharging sebesar 73,5%. Kemudian, untuk outlet suhu 45˚C, diperoleh waktu discharging rata – rata sebesar 452 menit dengan efisiensi discharging rata – rata sebesar 65,75%. Selanjutnya, sistem penyimpanan panas diaplikasikan untuk pengeringan gabah. Pada pengeringan 1, dengan suhu inlet rata – rata 45,52˚C dan kadar air awal gabah 22,82 %bb, dibutuhkan waktu pengeringan 360 menit untuk mencapai kadar air akhir 13,88 %bb dan konsumsi energi spesifik yang diperoleh sebesar 5,45 MJ/kg air yang diuapkan. Pada pengeringan 2, dengan suhu inlet rata – rata 41,37˚C dan kadar air awal 22,73 %bb, dibutuhkan waktu pengeringan 420 menit untuk mencapai kadar air akhir 13,40 %bb dan konsumsi energi spesifik yang diperoleh sebesar 5,31 MJ/kg air yang diuapkan.

Kata kunci: Charging, discharging, batu basalt gabah, penyimpanan panas
Peculiarities of spectral reflectance of fractions with sizes from 20 to 5,000 microns in soil samples
Authors: Savin I. Yu. , Shishkin M. A. , Sharychev D. V.
Published: December 2022

By the example of arable horizon samples taken from three soil types (sod-podzolic, gray forest, and leached chernozem) the peculiarities of electromagnetic waves reflection from their different particle size fractions were studied. The extraction of fractions by dry sieving was carried out using Retsch AS 200 BASIC equipment. As a result, 14 fractions ranging in size from less than 20 microns to more than 5,000 microns were isolated. Spectral reflectance was determined for each fraction and for the soil sample before sieving in the electromagnetic wave range from 350 to 2,500 nm using a SR-6500 field spectroradiometer (Spectral Evolution, USA). Analysis of similarities and differences in the obtained spectral reflectance curves of individual fractions was carried out using their visual analysis, the method of similarity dendrogram construction, as well as regression analysis between light reflectance and fraction particle size. It was confirmed that at a more detailed level of analysis compared to the one carried out by other researchers earlier, the general patterns of light reflectance of the samples do not change. A higher reflection of waves by thinner fractions and a lower reflection by more coarse fractions are observed. At the same time, spectral reflection curves for individual fractions are out of the general pattern, the level of intensity of local extremes of the curves’ changes. This confirms the difference of the material composition, which forms the color of soils, of these fractions from others. The color of the mixed sample is a spectral mixture of colors of its separate fractions. Presumably, this is the main reason for such a phenomenon as change of spectral reflectivity of open surface of soils under the influence of atmospheric precipitation.
Influence of terms and methods of storage on changes in enzyme activity of meadow chernozem-like soil on Zeya-Bureya plain
Authors: Piletskaya O. A. , Yachnaya D. A.
Published: December 2022

The analysis of the biological and enzymatic properties of soils is an important aspect of soil ecology, but the results of studies can be strongly influenced by the storage conditions of the samples. Variation in storage methods and duration studies reduces the ability to accurately interpret data and compare results. This work presents a study of the influence of various storage conditions and time on the results of the activity of enzymes of hydrolase class (urease, phosphatase), and oxidoreductases class (catalase, peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase) of meadow chernozem-like soil of the Zeya-Bureya plain. For the research, a laboratory experiment was performed, in which naturally moist and air-dry samples were taken and stored under various conditions: room temperature (+23 – +25 °С), low positive temperature (refrigerator, +10 °C), negative temperature (freezer, –10 °С) within 7, 28, 90 and 365 days. As a result, we found that drying soil samples immediately after sampling increases the activity of urease, phosphatase, peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase. Storage conditions do not significantly affect the activity of enzymes. To assess the actual enzymatic activity, we recommend using naturally moist soil samples immediatel y after sampling; to assess potential enzymatic activity, drying the soil and storing it for no more than 7 days are recommended. The results of this study provide useful information on the impact of sample storage conditions for researchers of enzyme activity in similar climates and contribute to further consideration and discussion of the implications of sample storage.
Effect of selective drugs that modulate the response to DNA damage on the radioresistance of Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Ulyasheva N. , Proshkina E. , Shaposhnikov M. , Moskalev A.
Published: December 2022

The search for drugs that affect the radioresistance of an organism is an urgent task of radiobiology and medicine. The effects of retinoic acid, enoxacin, KN-93, and UNC-0646 on resistance to γ-irradiation at doses of 120 and 800 Gy, as well as on the level of DNA damage and the efficiency of DNA repair were studied for the first time using the Drosophila melanogaster model. The results of the study indicate an increase in the radiosensitivity of flies after the addition of all four selective drugs to the medium at a young and mature age. Median and maximum survival after substance treatment was reduced to 50% (p < 0.0001). In addition, KN-93 and UNC-0646 exacerbated radioinduced DNA damage in males, but resulted in a moderate protective effect in females. At the same time, a protective effect of enoxacin against DNA damage was found in males. The influence of the studied drugs on the survival of Drosophila can be associated with the period of use of pharmacological compounds, the amount of their intake into an organism of males and females, the selected doses and irradiation regimens.
Modelling of electromagnetic wave propagation in magnetically inhomogeneous media
Authors: Makarov P. , Ustyugov V. , Scheglov V.
Published: December 2022

This paper discusses the FDTD-algorithm for modeling electromagnetic

wave propagation in randomly inhomogeneous

magnetic media. We present the modeling results of square

wave signals propagation in time-independent nanocomposite

films with magnetic inhomogeneities of two types: with a

random distribution of inhomogeneities throughout the film

thickness and the “close packing” in the center.
The development of mathematical research in the history of academic science centers in the North of Russia
Authors: Brovina A.
Published: December 2022

The article makes an attempt to conduct a comparative lookback

analysis of the creation and development of the main

mathematical research directions at the academic science

centers in the North of Russia (Karelian, Kola, Komi Science

Centers of the Russian Academy of Sciences). The main

stages, forms of work, results of theoretical research and application

developments, the use of information technologies

focused on solving currently important problems in the interdisciplinary

scientific field, as well as in the sphere of regional

economy are highlighted.
On one contraction of a discrete group D3
Authors: Kostyakov I. , Kuratov V.
Published: December 2022

The groups of motions of two-dimensional space-time models

from a geometric point of view are groups of motions of

two-dimensional homogeneous spaces of a constant curvature.

When quantizing these models, discrete subgroups of

these groups play an important role. The standard model is

based on the gauge groups U(1), SU(2) and SU(3). Discrete

subgroups of these groups are now also in the center

of attention in the elementary particle physics. In this paper

we present contractions of the discrete dihedron group

D3 induced by limit transitions in the continuous groupO(2)

and O(3). The resulting groups are D4 and infinite groups

D∞, generating discrete lattices of two-dimensional spacetime

models. We also discuss transitions of discrete symmetry

groups of the Platonic solids.
Automorphic algebras of dynamical systems and generalised In¨on¨u-Wigner contractions
Authors: Karabanov A.
Published: December 2022

Lie algebras a with a complex underlying vector space V are

studied that are automorphic with respect to a given linear

dynamical system on V , i.e., a 1-parameter subgroup Gt ⊂

Aut(a) ⊂ GL(V ). Each automorphic algebra imparts a

Lie algebraic structure to the vector space of trajectories of

the group Gt. The basics of the general structure of automorphic

algebras a are described in terms of the eigenspace

decomposition of the operatorM ∈ der(a) that determines

the dynamics. Symmetries encoded by the presence of nonabelian

automorphic algebras are pointed out connected to

conservation laws, spectral relations and root systems. It is

shown that, for a given dynamics Gt, automorphic algebras

can be found via a limit transition in the space of Lie algebras

on V along the trajectories of the group Gt itself. This procedure

generalises the well-known Inönü-Wigner contraction

and links adjoint representations of automorphic algebras to

isospectral Lax representations on gl(V ). These results can

be applied to physically important symmetry groups and their

representations, including classical and relativistic mechanics,

open quantum dynamics and nonlinear evolution equations.

Simple examples are given.