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Daftar Isi, Jurnal Kebijakan dan Pengembangan Pendidikan, Vol.6, No.1, Januari 2018
Authors: Isi Daftar
Published: March 2020

Pengelolaan Sarana dan Prasarana Sekolah di SMA Negeri 2 Woha Kabupaten BimaFiki Kusuma Weranata Putra, Akhsanul In’am: 1-9Pengaruh Kinerja Kepala Sekolah dan Iklim Kerja Guru Terhadap Kinerja Guru Teknik Kendaraan Ringan di SMK Negeri Kota Malang Putra Prisma Lestari, Nurul Zuriah: 10-21Implementasi Pendidikan Karakter Melalui Budaya Sekolah di SDN Bandungrejosari 1 Malang Muharini Zulfiati, Sri Hartiningsih: 22-33Pengembangan Video Cedera dan Penanggulangannya Dengan Pemanfaatan Sarana dan Prasarana di SD Negeri Se-Kecamatan Purwosari Moch. Amin Faris Maulidin Azmi, Sukarsono Sukarsono: 34-47Implementasi Kebijakan Wajib Belajar Pendidikan Madrasah Diniyah dalam Memperkuat Karakter Siswa SD Di Bangil Pasuruan Marisa Izzah, Nurul Zuriah, Sukarsono Sukarsono: 48-62Implementasi Kebijakan Wajib Belajar 12 Tahun Di Kabupaten Kolaka Khairunnisa Khairunnisa, Agus Tinus: 63-75Pelaksanaan Pendidikan Karakter Berbasis Budaya Sekolah di SD Negeri 3 Lamahala Flores Timur Kasim Hijrat, Trisakti Handayani: 76-85Implementasi Kebijakan Sistem Poin Pelanggaran Dalam Upaya Membentuk Siswa Berkarakter SMA Islam Yakin Tutur Pasuruan Jatim Desiyanto, Yuni Pantiwati, Agus Tinus: 86-100Implementasi Kebijakan Sekolah dalam Menerapkan Pendidikan Karakter Siswa di MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Tlogomas Kota Malang Jaleha Jaleha, Yuni Pantiwati: 101-111Kebijakan Pendidikan Kemardiwayataan Sebagai Program Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter di SMAK Frateran Malang Yohanes Laga Payong, Arif Budi Wuriyanto: 112-124
Speech Acts and Principles of Daily in Dental Post Advertisements on Youtube Period (2015-2018)
Authors: Laksmi Ni Putu Andini Desiyanti
Published: March 2020

Every utterance that is uttered has a certain purpose and meaning. Thus, an effort is needed to interpret the utterance which is called speech acts. The aims of this research is to explain (1) types of speech acts (2) categories of illocutionary acts, and (3) politeness principles contained in the utterance on toothpaste advertisements on youtube period (2015-2018). The data in this research were taken from toothpaste advertisements that have been shown on television channels. The data collected are in the form of image footage and utterances contained in the advertisement. The results of the analysis show that (1) there is a difference between locution and illocutionary acts in adult’s and children's toothpaste advertisements, namely that adult toothpaste advertisements highlight information about the advantages of toothpaste, while the children's toothpaste advertisement emphasizes information about nonverbal advertising, (2) illocutionary acts in the advertisement indicated that there were 6 assertive utterances, 9 directive utterances, 6 commissive utterances, 6 expressive utterances, and 2 declarative utterances, (3) the politeness principles found in those advertisements are 15 tact maxims, 4 approbation maxims, and 6 symphaty maxims.
Usos dos resultados da avaliação: revisão integrativa de artigos publicados no período de 2012 a 2016
Authors: Medeiros Gabriella De Almeida Raschke , Nickel Daniela Alba , Calvo Maria Cristina Marino
Published: March 2020

Este estudo objetivou realizar uma revisão de pesquisas empíricas sobre uso da avaliação entre 2012 e 2016, procurando identificar as principais tipologias, como as: instrumental, conceitual, simbólica e processual. Para isso, verificou-se o comportamento das categorias do uso, considerando aspectos como implementação da avaliação, decisão e envolvimento das partes interessadas. Quatorze estudos foram incluídos apontando prevalência do uso instrumental. Como fatores promotores do uso, estão: qualidade da comunicação, competência do avaliador, achados e credibilidade (implementação da avaliação), receptividade à avaliação (decisão) e receptividade à avaliação, achados, relevância, características pessoais e da decisão e necessidades da informação (envolvimento das partes interessadas). Os fatores limitantes dizem respeito ao prazo de implementação da avaliação, o clima político e as informações concorrentes relativas à categoria de decisão. Entre as conclusões, destaca-se que avanços ainda necessitam ser empreendidos considerando o contexto e o processo avaliativo para o desenvolvimento de mudanças organizacionais.Palavras-chave: Literatura de Revisão como Assunto. Avaliação em Saúde. Estudos de Avaliação.
Formação interdisciplinar docente no Ensino Superior: uma proposta de avaliação
Authors: Shaw Gisele Soares Lemos
Published: March 2020

A formação interdisciplinar de licenciandos ou professores em exercício promove o desenvolvimento da capacidade de resolver problemas e de interconectar saberes de disciplinas diferentes. Apesar de haver cursos que propõem esse tipo de formação, há carência de instrumentos avaliativos que alcancem todo o processo de aprendizagem dos participantes, considerando sua complexidade. Analisa-se um questionário autoavaliativo como ferramenta de avaliação formativa de licenciandos em ciências da natureza em atividades de formação interdisciplinar. Os dados dessa pesquisa, de natureza qualitativa, foram coletados por meio do questionário, de planos de oficinas e produções escritas pelos participantes. Por meio de análise de conteúdos, observou-se que o questionário autoavaliativo possibilitou aos licenciandos a autorreflexão sobre diversos aspectos do processo didático-pedagógico, dentre eles sobre seu envolvimento na oficina, seu ensino, suas ideias e práticas pedagógicas, além de possibilitar aos professores formadores conhecerem percepções de seus estudantes acerca da interdisciplinaridade e de seus modelos didáticos de referência.Palavras-chave: Avaliação. Ensino Superior. Formação de Professores. Interdisciplinaridade. Modelos Didáticos.
Avaliação em larga escala na Educação Básica: usos e tensões teórico-epistemológicas
Authors: Calderón Adolfo-Ignacio , Borges Regilson Maciel
Published: March 2020

O ensaio apresenta reflexões teóricas sobre os usos e as apropriações das avaliações em larga escala a partir da produção científica brasileira sobre a temática em questão. Evidencia-se as tensões teóricas e epistemológicas presentes nessas produções, ressaltando as dicotomias e o maniqueísmo decorrentes desse conflito;  aponta-se esquemas teóricos criados para compreender os confrontos existentes no campo da avaliação que no fundo são de natureza epistemológica; e defende-se a necessidade de abordagens mais abrangentes que permitam compreender a existência das avaliações externas, os usos de seus resultados e o surgimento de boas práticas para o sucesso escolar no contexto de um conjunto de estratégias voltadas para a garantia do direito à aprendizagem e a construção de uma escola eficaz.
Exames estandardizados: análise dos modelos e das teorias na produção acadêmica
Authors: Marques Rodrigo , Stieg Ronildo , Santos Wagner Dos
Published: March 2020

Analisa a constituição do debate sobre os exames estandardizados em diferentes países. Utiliza como referencial teórico-metodológico a revisão de literatura em periódicos. As fontes foram mapeadas por meio dos indexadores Scielo, Sibradid, EBSCO, Lilac’s, Latindex, Redalyc, Elsevier, Directory of Open Access Journals, Open Edition, Dialnet, visando a extrair os núcleos informativos. Utilizou, como descritores, os termos: avaliação em larga escala e exames estandardizados, sem delimitar periodização. Os resultados demonstram que as pesquisas, tomando como referência o modo como os exames estandardizados têm se constituído em onze países, evidenciam que a centralidade desses estudos está em discutir o modelo psicométrico e/ou as teorias que fundamentam esses exames.
Hand-made ceramics on the territory of Murzaly in the Eastern Aral Sea region
Authors: Barinova E. B.
Published: March 2020

The article is devoted to the study of medieval hand-made ceramics of the settlement of Murzaly in the territory of the Eastern Aral sea region. The features of its manufacturing technology, forms, ornamentation are highlighted, a comparative typology is carried out. The coarse hand-made ceramics of the Murzaly settlement has a kitchen purpose. It is represented by boilers, pots, jugs, cans, bowls and lids. The studied ceramics does not ﬁnd analogies in the complexes of the developed Central Asian states. It probably could have been formed on the territory of the Eastern Priaralye and was associated with the migrations of nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. The fact of the discovery of coarse hand-made ceramics in the settlement Murzaly conﬁrms the assumption that it could have been the wintering ground of medieval nomads of the 10th-11th centuries.
Iranian Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus: Identity and National Interests
Authors: Atrisangari Fatemeh
Published: March 2020

Any foreign policy decision of a country is formed on the basis of certain principles and norms that constitute the identity and determine the role of this country. In case with Iran, although the norms that form the identity of the Islamic Republic are diverse and each of them can determine the role of the country outside its geographical borders, none of these norms totally dominates Iran’s foreign policy. Iran is a country located within (or neighboring to) several strategic regions, and in each of these regions it demonstrates different foreign policy strategy based on different norms. For example, Iran’s foreign policy in Transcaucasia is determined by principles and norms which, in some cases, are similar to the principles and norms of Iran’s foreign policy in Western Asia and, in other cases, are different from them. These divergent patterns of behavior can be accounted for by two concepts: identity and national interests. The article aims at clarifying the role of identity in determining Iran’s national interests in Transcaucasia and studies Iran’s foreign policy in the region within the mentioned framework. At the same time, the article seeks to examine the challenges associated with the principles and norms determining foreign policy, as well as identify the shortcomings of Iran’s foreign policy in the Transcaucasian region.
The Growth of Women’s Role in the Iranian Parliament since the Islamic Revolution of 1979
Authors: Esmaeili Samira
Published: March 2020

This article discusses the position of women in Iranian political life, enhancing the role of Iranian women policy, the story of their political struggle for the rightful place and role in the country’s political arena, as well as the results achieved by women in public organizations of Iran. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, based on the legitimacy of women’ rights and political participation, the rules and laws in Iran have been reviewed and changes have been made in respect of political rights and participation in the government of this gender group. The article deals with the problem of political participation of women in contemporary Iran, as well as the issue of enhancing their role in the parliament as one of the most important political institutions of the country.
Russia in Anticipation of Changes: Religious Factor and Socio-political Preferences
Authors: Mchedlova Maria M. , Kofanova Elena N.
Published: March 2020

The religious factor is now at the focus of theoretical and public discussions, addressing the issues of understanding and evaluation of its manifestation forms in various spheres of society: intra-Church, private, public and political. Numerous research focuses account for the variability of interpretations of how the religious factor impacts the political process, in Russia among other countries. The political connotations of the religious factor in relation to the domestic political sphere imply identification of its impact on the nature of socio-political demands, assessment of the situation in the country, visions of development, unity or demarcation lines in public consciousness and behavior. Demand for change in Russian society is shared by all religious and ideological groups, which is confirmed by sociological studies. This demand manifests itself in a plea to reform the political system to achieve greater openness on the one hand, and provide social guarantees, as well as ensure efficient institutional functioning, on the other. The issue of political subjectivity and readiness for certain actions demonstrates unequal activism among representatives of various religious and ideological groups. Filling the image of the desired future with the meanings of social justice related not only to common access to basic social benefits, but also to equality of all before the law, ensuring democracy and human rights, as well as universal geopolitical meaning, confirms the shared nature of the main socio-political parameters. These parameters demonstrate that there are no deep ideological obstacles on the way to articulation of common interests, which are aimed at socio-political changes or maintaining traditional foundations. In the context of Russian multi-religious society, which coexists with secular identities, the conclusion above is of key importance for ensuring social consolidation. The article is based on data from a nationwide representative survey of the Institute of Sociology 2018 (No. 4000), in which the authors personally participated.
Searching for the EU Political Identity: Experience of the Italian Yellow-Green Government (2018-2019)
Authors: Alonzi Roberta
Published: March 2020

The article focuses upon the subject of the EU’s political identity in connection with the experience of the Italian Yellow-Green Government (2018-2019). Taking into account general tendencies and attitudes of previous Italian governments towards the European integration process, the author pays special attention to the “European line” proposed by the coalition between the Five-Star Movement and the League. The author concludes that the supranational political nature and growing complexity of the European Union are not compatible with the one-sided approach to conceptualizing the EU identity. As a result, it is necessary to redefine the components of the EU’s political identity, as well as reconsider certain controversial concepts, such as sovranism and populism.
Transformation of Ethnic Identity of Armenian Migrants Involved and Non-Involved in the Activities of Their National Cultural Autonomy
Authors: Konstantinov Vsevolod V. , Babaeva Marina V.
Published: March 2020

The paper discusses the results of a longitudinal empirical study on the types and manifestations of ethnic identity of Armenian migrants, its transformation depending on the participation/non-participation of representatives of the Armenian ethnos in the activities of the Armenian national cultural autonomy of Penza. The survey sample was formed from representatives of the Armenian ethnic group living in the Penza region: 100 during the initial diagnosis and 92 of them after the repeated diagnosis. The time period between the first and second stages of the study was 5 years. At each stage the sample included two equal subgroups: Armenian migrants who participated and did not participate in the activities of the national community. The features of ethnic identity were diagnosed by means of the Type of Ethnic Identity (TEI) technique (G.I. Soldatova and S.V. Ryzhova) and the technique for assessing the positivity and uncertainty of ethnic identity (A.N. Tatarko and N.M. Lebedeva). Student’s t -test was used for statistical data processing. The results of the study confirm the assumption that migrants who interact over a long stretch of time with their community organisation have less pronounced hyper-ethnic attitudes like ethno-egoism and ethno-isolationism. The repeated diagnosis revealed a decreasing tendency in the number of migrants in both groups with predominant positive ethnic identity and an increasing tendency in the number of migrants with ethnoindifference, which is most likely a natural reaction to their long staying in another culture and adaptation to it. The results of the study are likely to be useful in developing programs for the prevention of inter-ethnic conflicts in modern society, when it is necessary to take into account the role of national cultural autonomies in the process of migrants’ adaptation in the host society.
Tatiana G. Stefanenko - an Example of Professionalism, Education, Modesty
Authors: Gritsenko Valentina V.
Published: March 2020

The article is devoted to unforgettable memories of the author’s meetings with an amazing person, Tatiana G. Stefanenko. She was an outstanding scientist whose contribution to Russian Ethnopsychology cannot be overestimated. She played a key role in organizing Smolensk ethnopsychological conferences. However, her interests were by no means limited only to scientific activity - she was fond of painting, music and theater. In addition, Tatiana will be remembered as a kind-hearted, sympathetic, sincere and surprisingly modest person.
Psychological Science at the United Nations: Historical Trends
Authors: Takooshian Harold
Published: March 2020

Since the United Nations was formed by 51 nations on June 26, 1945, psychology organizations were slow to register with the UN as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the past 75 years. This essay briefly describes the four-stage history of psychology NGOs at the United Nations, which have grown far more active and coordinated since 2004.
Intercultural Competence of Psychologists: Problems and Prospects of Study and Development
Authors: Melnikova Nadezhda M.
Published: March 2020

The article is concerned with the problem of cross-cultural training of psychologists. The author analyses various approaches to the definition and development of intercultural competence and highlights professional and ethical problems of psychological activity related to cultural competence/incompetence of specialists. Particular attention is paid to the specifics in training psychologists for cross-cultural counselling, the experience of organising psychological work in a multi-cultural environment, using the example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), as well as some important aspects in how psychologists develop and manifest intercultural competence during ethnopsychological field studies. An analysis of the accumulated practical experience in a multicultural environment made it possible to identify the conditions for the successful development of cross-cultural competence, setting the psychologist’s value foundations and motivational readiness to communicate with people of other cultures. These conditions include: (1) a humanistic approach in psychology; (2) a subjectsubject approach to communication; (3) formation of scientific and professional thinking; (4) purposeful development of such mechanisms of understanding other people as decentration and reflection; and (5) mastering of conflict-resolution and group-work technologies. In this regard, the author concludes that the development of intercultural competence in the domestic psychologists’ training system requires not only a detailed discussion of ethical issues related to the psychologist’s activities or specifics of cross-cultural communication within the studied disciplines, but also the introduction of special cross-cultural communication development programmes and trainings in intercultural competence and cultural sensitivity. The cross-cultural training of psychologists can be based on the working model of ethnocultural competence proposed by T.G. Stefanenko. It is emphasized that the development of intercultural competence should involve not only an individual person but the entire professional community through research and open discussion of the current state of cross-cultural competence of psychologists as well as the entire complex of ethical issues.
Metasemiotic Projects and Lifestyle Media: Formulating Commodities as Resources for Identity Enactment
Authors: Molodychenko Evgeni Nikolaevich
Published: March 2020

There has recently been a notable increase in the amount and perceived significance of new lifestyle media. Besides the instructive and entertaining function, these media arguably play a more fundamental sociocultural role of constructing identities. In consumer societies, these identities are to a great extent enacted through the acquisition of commodities and engagement in commodified practices, which thereby become semiotic resources of identity stylization. The purpose of this article is to explore the discursive mechanisms underpinning the process of formulating commodities and practices as such semiotic resources. To this end, several discourses from new online men’s magazines have been analyzed drawing on a model of discourse analysis that sees discourse as one of the “moments” of the social practice it is embedded in. The results indicate that the mechanism behind the processes in question can be described as a metasemiotic project. As such a project unfolds in discourse, various commodities and practices are being typified by a metasemiotic term. One of the most frequent prototypical metasemiotic terms in these resources is stylish man . The term is instantiated in texts by several lexemes, including the lexeme style and its derivatives, as well as lexemes naming various “masculine personas” such as man , guy, kid, gentleman, bad ass. It has been shown that an increasing number of commodities and practices are being “theorized” by the discourse of new online men’s magazines and typified by this term. One important feature behind the workings of the metasemiotic project is intertextuality. Specific texts are always dialogically linked to other texts of lifestyle discourse, while object-signs are reformulated and imbued with different social values. These results contribute to the exploration of contemporary lifestyle media and discursive mechanisms of identity construction used by them, and, in a more general sense, to recent discussions of operationalizing wider sociocultural context in textually oriented discourse analysis.
Addressing a Judge in National Varieties of English
Authors: Ozyumenko Vladimir Ivanovich
Published: March 2020

Despite the fact that legal discourse is intended to be clear, precise and unambiguous, in legal terminology there are obvious signs of cultural variability that can be observed not only in different languages, but also in varieties of the same language. Ignorance of cultural differences in legal terminology and legal discourse can lead to serious complications in an intercultural context. This study is limited to terms of reference and forms of address to judges of different levels in the British, Irish, American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand varieties of English in a courtroom setting. The goal of the study is to analyze the terms of references and forms of address to judges in these varieties of English, identify their similarities and culture specific features and try to find the reasons for the differences. The data were obtained from various sources: dictionaries, legal documents, newspapers, as well as some secondary sources (Brown & Rice 2007, Hickey 2008, McPeake 2010) and Internet resources. They were analysed drawing on studies of pluricentric languages (Clyne 1992, Kloss 1967, Leitner 1992, Muhr & Marley 2015), World Englishes Paradigm (Bolton 2006, 2017; Crystal 2003, Domashnev 2000, Kachru 1985, 1986, 1988, 2008; Low & Pakir 2017, Proshina 2012, 2017, 2019); implementing comparative, semantic, pragmatic, discursive and cultural analysis. To explain some of the results, the legal and political systems of the countries that speak the national varieties of English were analysed. Preliminary results of the study revealed both similarities and differences in the terms of reference and forms of address to judges of various ranks, caused by a nexus of historical, political and social reasons that require further study. Among these, one can note the degree of openness of society to the democratization of its legal system, the country's desire to either follow the traditions established in British judicial discourse, or to demonstrate their uniqueness and independence from the former colonial power. Despite its limited nature, the study provides some new data showing that the lexical and discursive variability observed in the legal sphere contributes to the formation of varieties of pluricentric languages. The results can contribute to the study of pluricentric languages, find application in lexicographic practice, as well as in the teaching of legal English to law students.
“... to grasp the native's point of view...” - A Plea for a Holistic Documentation of the Trobriand Islanders' Language, Culture and Cognition
Authors: Senft Gunter
Published: March 2020

In his famous introduction to his monograph “Argonauts of the Western Pacific” Bronislaw Malinowski (1922: 24f.) points out that a “collection of ethnographic statements, characteristic narratives, typical utterances, items of folk-lore and magical formulae has to be given as a corpus inscriptionum , as documents of native mentality”. This is one of the prerequisites to “grasp the native's point of view, his relation to life, to realize his vision of his world”. Malinowski managed to document a “ Corpus Inscriptionum Agriculturae Quriviniensis ” in his second volume of “Coral Gardens and their Magic” (1935 Vol II: 79-342). But he himself did not manage to come up with a holistic corpus inscriptionum for the Trobriand Islanders. One of the main aims I have been pursuing in my research on the Trobriand Islanders' language, culture, and cognition has been to fill this ethnolinguistic niche. In this essay, I report what I had to do to carry out this complex and ambitious project, what forms and kinds of linguistic and cultural competence I had to acquire, and how I planned my data collection during 16 long- and short-term field trips to the Trobriand Islands between 1982 and 2012. The paper ends with a critical assessment of my Trobriand endeavor.
English and Russian Genitive Alternations: A Study in Construction Typology
Authors: Monakhov Sergei
Published: March 2020

There is little doubt that one of the most important areas of future research within the framework of Construction Grammar will be the comparative study of constructions in different languages of the world. One significant gain that modern Construction Grammar can make thanks to the cross-linguistic perspective is finding a clue to some contradictory cases of construction alternation. The aim of the present paper is to communicate the results of a case study of two pairs of alternating constructions in English and Russian: s-genitive (SG) and of-genitive (OG) in English and noun + noun in genitive case (NNG) and relative adjective derived from noun + noun (ANG) in Russian. It is evident that the long years of elaborate scientific analysis have not yielded any universally accepted view on the problem of English genitive alternation. There are at least five different accounts of this problem: the hypotheses of the animacy hierarchy, given-new hierarchy, topic-focus hierarchy, end-weight principle, and two semantically distinct constructions. We hypothesised that in this case the comparison of the distribution of two English and two Russian genitives could be insightful. The analysis presupposed two consecutive steps. First, we established an inter-language comparability of two pairs of constructions in English and Russian. Second, we tested the similarity of intra-language distribution of each pair of constructions from the perspective of the animacy hierarchy. For these two purposes, two types of corpora were used: (1) a translation corpus consisting of original texts in one language and their translations into one or more languages; and (2) national corpora consisting of original texts in two respective languages. It was established that in both languages, the choice between members of an alternating pair is governed by the rules of animacy hierarchisation. Additionally, it was possible to disprove the idea that the animacy hierarchy is necessarily based on the linearisation hierarchy. Two Russian constructions are typologically aligned with their English counterparts, not on the grounds of the linear order of head and modifier but on the grounds of structural similarity. The English SG and Russian NNG construction are diametrically opposed in terms of word order. However, they reveal the same underlying structure of the inflectional genitive as contrasted with the analytical genitive of the Russian ANG and the English OG. These findings speak strongly in favour of the animacy hierarchy account of English genitive alternation.
Werner Sollors (ed): Multilingual America: Transnationalism, Ethnicity, and the Languages of American Literatures
Authors: Johannessen Lene
Published: March 2020

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Bernd Herzogenrath's 'An Art of Desire: Reading Paul Auster'
Authors: Henriksen Mads Fedder
Published: March 2020

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John Warfield Simpson's 'Visions of Paradise: Glimpses of Out Landscape's Legacy'
Authors: Gidley Mick
Published: March 2020

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Lisa M. Benton's 'THe Presidio: From Army Post to National Park'
Authors: Scott Ian
Published: March 2020

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Anthony F. C. Wallace: 'Jefferson and the Indians: The Tragic Fate of the First Americans
Authors: Harding David
Published: March 2020

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Richard Reeves: 'What the People Know: Freedom and the Press'
Authors: Medsger Betty
Published: March 2020

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A meta-analysis of corporate governance and firm performance
Authors: Dao Binh Thi Thanh , Nguyen Tra Thu
Published: March 2020

This research provides a systematic picture on the topic of “How corporate governance influences on firm performance?” through the application of meta-analysis on over 251 studies covering 24,867 businesses of 37 distinguished published papers. Using meta-analysis, by proceeding HOMA procedure, it is statistically evidenced that better corporate governance index and more board independence significantly enhance firm performance. By contrast, business’ financial value would be harmed as raise management shares proportion. Not only providing a general relationship direction, the paper also contributes an insight of potential sources of heterogeneity among collected samples as endogeneity problems; and selection of financial performance base. Moreover, significant changes through the sampling period are investigated in the connection of business’ worth and board size, board independence (declining trend); state ownership and institutional ownership (rising tendency).
Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al2O3-Cu-Ni hybrid composites fabricated by slip casting
Authors: Zygmuntowicz Justyna , Falkowski Paweł , Wachowski Marcin , Miazga Aleksandra , Piotrkiewicz Paulina , Kaszuwara Waldemar
Published: March 2020

This work focuses on developing the fabrication method of hybrid composites
based on Al2O3-Cu system with the addition of nickel phase. The composites
were prepared by slip casting and the slurries with a high concentration of
solid content were used. The sintered composites were characterized by XRD,
SEM and EDX. Selected physical proprieties, namely hardness, fracture
toughness and bending strength were also determined. The microstructure and
its influence on the mechanical properties were investigated. XRD analyses
revealed that the obtained composites contained Al2O3, Ni, Cu and solid
solution CuNi phases. The use of slip casting method allowed the production
of the composites characterized by relative density of _96%. An increase in
metallic phase concentration caused a decrease in Vickers hardness and
increased the fracture toughness of the Al2O3-Cu-Ni materials compared to
the Al2O3 samples. The results with high cognitive value and application
potential were obtained. This research enabled the foundations of an
innovative method of forming hybrid composite structures, which combined the
best features of ceramics (hardness, resistance to high temperature) with
metal properties (crack resistance, good electrical conductivity). This type
of composite can be used for temperature, conductivity and flow sensors.
Properties of MWCNTs added Si3N4 composites processed from oxidized silicon nitride powders
Authors: Qadir Awais , Balazsi Katalin , Balazsi Csaba , Ivor Michal , Dusza Jan
Published: March 2020

Si3N4/3wt.% multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) composites were prepared
from oxidized ?-Si3N4 powders and sintering additives by hot isostatic
pressing (HIP). The Si3N4 powders were oxidized at 1000?C in ambient air
environment for 10 and 20 h and the powder mixture was sintered at 1700?C
for 3 h under the pressure of 20MPa in nitrogen. The relationship between
oxidation, microstructure, tribology and mechanical properties was studied.
The dispersion of MWCNTs was not optimal, as they were found mainly in the
form of bundles between the ?-Si3N4 grains. Neither Si2N2O nor other oxide
phase were observed after the sintering. This was probably caused by the
presence of MWCNTs at the grain boundaries of the Si3N4 grains causing
reduction of oxide phases. The density, hardness, bending strengths and
friction coefficient of the composites increased with the oxidation time of
the Si3N4 powder.
Photoluminescence and electrical properties in Pr-modified (Ba1-xCax)TiO3 multifunctional ceramics
Authors: Bucko Miroslaw , Wilk Agnieszka , Lis Jerzy , Toczek Anna , Kozielski Lucjan
Published: March 2020

Mechanoluminescence materials, characterized with non-thermal light emission
in response to mechanical stimuli, can have many applications in direct
conversion of mechanical energy into light energy. The aim of this study was
to develop wet chemistry approaches for the synthesis of the finest ceramic
powders of barium calcium titanate for the use in the production of a
mechanoluminescent detector. Wet chemistry route allows the control of the
particle size of ceramic materials up to several nanometers. For the first
time luminescence was recorded in Ba0.9Ca0.1TiO3 ceramics despite reports
that light emission in BCT is possibly only over 23% of calcium content. The
resulting ceramics showed high relative density, reasonable ferro and
dielectric properties, and red light emission can be observed with the naked
eye.
Attributes Influencing Clients' Auditor Choices: The Expectation Gaps between Auditors and Board Members
Authors: Goddard Francis , Schmidt Martin
Published: March 2020

This paper reports the results of a survey of board members who participate in auditor appointments and audit firm partners and (senior) managers on attributes influencing clients' auditor choice decisions. We identify several “expectation gaps” between the importance that board members assign to attributes and the importance that auditors expect board members to assign to the same attributes. The results indicate that board members deem low audit fees, as well as a good relationship with the audit partner, to be less important than audit partners and managers expect. We find the opposite for attributes related to audit quality, such as technical competence and industry expertise, as well as professional skepticism and independence of mind, and business know-how of the audit firm, which board members assess as more important than audit partners and managers expect. The findings have important implications for auditors in audit tenders.
Dönel Kavşak Geometrik Elemanlarının Kavşak Güvenliği Üzerine Etkisinin Literatür Işığında Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ÖZİNAL Yağmur , UZ Volkan
Published: March 2020

Ulaşım sistemi içerisindeki trafik akımının güvenli ve etkin biçimde işlemesi üzerinde büyük rolü bulunan kavşaklar, faaliyet alanı, geometrik özellikleri ve denetim şekillerine göre farklı kategorilere ayrılmaktadır. Kontrollü eş düzey kavşak kategorisindeki dönel kavşaklar, trafik akımının merkezi ada etrafında yönlendirildiği ve ada içerisindeki araçların ilk geçiş hakkına sahip olduğu kavşak tipidir. Dönel kavşakların her bir geometrik elemanı kavşağın işleyiş, kapasite ve güvenliği üzerinde rol oynamaktadır. İyi tasarlanmış bir dönel kavşak, araçların dolaşım yolu boyunca hızlarının sabit kalmasını sağlayarak kavşak güvenliğinin optimize edilmesine yardımcı olur. Bu makalede, dönel kavşakların geometrik elemanlarının kavşak güvenliği üzerine etkilerinin incelendiği çalışmalar derlenmiştir. Dönel kavşakların her bir geometrik elemanın literatürde yer alan çalışmalar ışığında kavşak güvenliğiyle olan ilişkileri ve bazı ülkelerin standart/kılavuzlarında yer alan tasarım kriterleri incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmayla amaçlanan, yapılmış çalışmalar doğrultusunda, dönel kavşak geometrik elemanlarının tasarımlarının kavşak güvenliği açısından hayati önem taşıdığını ortaya koymaktır. Ülkemizde bu konuyla ilgili olarak daha önce yapılmış detaylı çalışmalara rastlanılmaması çalışmamızın motivasyon kaynağı olmuştur. Ülkemizdeki dönel kavşakların hangi standart/kılavuzlara bağlı olarak yapıldığı ile ilgili bilgi yetersizliği olduğu da görülmektedir. Çalışma sonucunda dönel kavşaklardaki güvenliğin sağlanabilmesi için geometrik elemanların birbirleriyle etkileşim içinde ve uygun fiziki boyutlarda tasarlanması gerektiği belirtilmiştir. Ayrıca trafik güvenliği bakımından ülkemizde bu konuyla ilgili ivedilikle çalışmalara başlanılması ve ülkemiz koşullarına özgü tasarım standart/kılavuzu hazırlanması gerektiği ifade edilmiştir.
Simulated Cuspal Deflection and Flexural Properties of Bulk-Fill and Conventional Flowable Resin Composites
Authors: Shimatani Y , Tsujimoto A , Barkmeier WW , Fischer NG , Nagura Y , Takamizawa T , Latta MA , Miyazaki M
Published: March 2020

Clinical Relevance

Some bulk-fill flowable resin composites produce less cuspal deflection than a conventional incrementally filled flowable resin composites.

Objective: This study investigated simulated cuspal deflection and flexural properties of bulk-fill and conventional flowable resin composites.

Methods and Materials: Five bulk-fill and six conventional flowable resin composites were evaluated. Aluminium blocks with a mesio-occlusal-distal cavity were prepared and randomly divided into groups for each of the different measurement techniques and were further subdivided according to the type of flowable resin composite. The simulated cuspal deflection caused by the polymerization of resin composite within an aluminium block was measured using a highly accurate submicron digimatic micrometer or a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). In addition, the flexural properties of tested resin composites were measured to investigate the relation between cuspal deflection and flexural properties, and the resin composites were observed using scanning electron microscopy.

Results: Simulated cuspal deflection of some bulk-fill flowable resin composites was found to be significantly lower than or similar to those for conventional counterparts, regardless of the measurement method. There were statistically significant differences in flexural properties depending on the material, regardless of the type of flowable resin composite. Pearson correlation analysis did not reveal a statistically significant relationship between flexural properties and cuspal deflection.

Conclusion: These results indicate that some bulk-fill flowable resin composites exhibit lower cuspal deflection with the bulk-filling technique than is shown by conventional flowable resin composites using the incremental filling technique. Simulated cuspal deflection can be measured using either a micrometer or CLSM, but this experiment failed to show a significant relationship between cuspal deflection and flexural properties of flowable resin composites.
Effect of Different Surface Treatments of Resin Relined Fiber Posts Cemented With Self-adhesive Resin Cement on Push-out and Microtensile Bond Strength Tests
Authors: Machry RV , Fontana PE , Bohrer TC , Valandro LF , Kaizer OB
Published: March 2020

Clinical Relevance

When luting relined fiber posts with self-adhesive cement, the surface treatment of the posts influences the adhesion of the fiber posts to root dentin.

This study evaluated the effect of surface treatment and silanization of resin composite on the bond strength of relined fiber posts cemented with self-adhesive resin cement. Push-out and microtensile bond strength (MTBS) tests were performed in this study. The endodontic treatment of 80 single-rooted bovine teeth was first performed in the push- out test segment, followed by weakening the intracanal walls by diamond bur. Then, the glass fiber posts were adapted with resin composite to fill the root canals, followed by photoactivation and resin surface conditioning according to four different experimental conditions: no conditioning as control, 10% hydrofluoric acid, 35% hydrogen peroxide, or air abrasion with alumina particle (all groups were subdivided into “with silanization” or “without silanization,” thus totaling eight experimental groups). Self-adhesive resin cement was used for the post cementation. Four slices per tooth were obtained for the push-out tests. Next, 160 blocks of resin composite were first produced for the MTBS tests; their bonding surfaces were conditioned (as mentioned, ie, eight treatments), and they were cemented to each other. The 80 sets (n=10/treatment) were then cut into microbars (16/set): eight were immediately tested, while the other eight were thermocycled (12,000×) and stored (120 days) before MTBS. Failure modes and topographic analyses were performed after treatments. There was no statistically significant difference for the push-out results. In MTBS, surface treatment and silanization had a significant effect (p<0.001). Aging decreased bond strength for all groups. Considering the aged groups, air abrasion promoted the highest values and silanization improved bond strength for all treatments except air abrasion. The alumina particle air abrasion of the relining resin composite promoted the highest bond strengths when luting with self-adhesive resin cement.
Energy and Economic Estimation for a Passive Solar Water Heating System Equipped with a Heat Pipe Evacuated Tube Collector:
Authors: Maraj Altin
Published: March 2020

The energy and the economic estimation for a passive solar water heating system under the Tirana climate conditions is performed. The trial system includes a heat pipe evacuated tube collector. To fulfil these objectives, measured values recorded every minute from the data logger of the system are used. The studied solar collector has a slope of 45° and is oriented 10° East from the South direction. The heat pipe evacuated tube collector has an aperture area of 1.476 m2. For an annual time period the irradiation on tilted solar collector area, the extracted energy from the storage tank, the delivered energy to the thermal consumer and the system efficiency were defined. Also, the economic assessment of the system is performed.
Impact of Operational Research on Performance Control of a Project in the Oil and Gas Industry
Authors: Nica Ionut
Published: March 2020

The explosive development of the human society in contrast to the limited character of resources determines the need for successful implementation of mathematic models in the decision-making process concerning the use of available resources. The oil industry includes a series of global processes such as mining, extraction, refining, transport (road, rail, ship and pipeline) and oil products. The products of this industry with the highest degree of utilization are gasoline and diesel but the portfolio is much broader, kerosene, bitumen, fuel and raw materials for other chemicals such as solvents, pesticides, fertilizers and materials plastic. The oil industry comprises three major areas: "upstream" extraction; refining - "midstream" and transportation and marketing of downstream products. In most cases refining is considered to be part of downstream, Oil and petroleum products are essential for many industries and their importance is vital in maintaining and developing the industrial area in the current configuration.
Digital technologies transforming the real estate market in terms of digitalization
Authors: Кубасова Татьяна
Published: March 2020

In the article the authors examine the transforming role and the place of digital technologies in the world economy and its separate segments (the real estate market). The article states that the world economy is at the threshold of the revolution of decentralization and establishment of the joint consumption economy, which has initiated development of the blockchain technology built on the institute of trust. For the purpose of determining the digitalization impact on the business system, the article uses I. Ansoff’s classical model of turbulence (ESO model). The authors have carried out its critical analysis and determined the digitalization impact on the value-conscious paradigms of the business system participants, the strategic supporting point and possible trends of transformation (potential of actions and potential of impact). The authors specify the classical value-conscious paradigms of the business system participants as applied to the terms of digitalization. The article gives an extended interpretation of the value-conscious paradigms related to the digital technologies. It uses the classification of digital technologies existing in the professional community (in order of possible impact on transformation of business) as applied to the real estate market. The authors state that in terms of digitalization and globalization of the world economy the real estate market is an element of the open economy and presents an expanded cooperation between mutually dependent partners under terms of confident relations regardless of time and territorial borders. With the purpose of identifying the digitalization impact on the real estate market, the authors carried out their own investigation using the method of expert evaluation. As a result, they state that digitalization is a determining vector of developing the present-day real estate market. They generalize the practice of using digital technologies in the real estate market that have a strong transforming impact on the business system participants at the stage of development and introduction.
Morphology of intramural lymph vessels of the human heart
Authors: Abaeva Tamara S. , Satybalbiev Masalbek A. , Alymkulov Argen T. , Ergesheva Aida M.
Published: March 2020

The structure of intraorgan system of the lymphatic collectors of the heart, their size, structure and distribution in different parts of the wall of lymphangions are described. Generation and interposition of muscle fibers in the structure of the common vessel are shown. Visual description of the interaction of different structures of the lymphatic system for lymph passage, from subendocardial lymph capillaries to the main outflow vessels is described.
Circadian biorhythms of indicators of the cardio-respiratory system in children with bronchial asthma
Authors: Uzakov Orozali , Alekseyev Vladimir
Published: March 2020

The paper presents the results of variability of indicators of the cardio-respiratory system in 24 children with bronchial asthma. Circadian recurrence of changes in bronchial obstruction, lung capacity, heart rate, beat and per-minute volume indicators have been established, which are necessary for the individualization of pharmacotherapy of bronchial asthma.