bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Visibilidades e invisibilidades del riesgo. El rol de la prensa gráfica en la inundación de abril de 2013 en el Gran La Plata
Authors: Aversa María , Rotger Daniela , Jáuregui Estefanía
Published: June 2020

El carácter extraordinario de la inundación del 2 de abril de 2013 en La Plata ha motivado una mayor circulación de información en torno a las inundaciones centrada en esta ciudad, habida cuenta de la magnitud del fenómeno. Sin embargo, se han invisibilizado los efectos del episodio en los municipios costeros linderos —Berisso y Ensenada—, que ciertamente sufrieron las consecuencias por el desborde de los cursos de agua que atraviesan sus núcleos urbanos en dirección a su desembocadura en el Río de La Plata.

El objetivo principal del artículo es establecer una confrontación de artículos periodísticos que abordaron el evento durante la semana posterior en los tres partidos de la microrregión. El encuadre metodológico se basa en el análisis cualitativo con incorporación de datos cuantitativos, a través del procesamiento en tablas para cuantificar el registro y ponderarlo, para obtener como resultado principal los diversos abordajes de los medios sobre la inundación.
PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN BUSINESS PLAN MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI EXCEL BAGI UMKM JUARA KOTA BANDUNG
Authors: Harto Budi
Published: June 2020

UMKM Juara Kota Bandung merupakan salah satu program upaya pemerintah Jawa Barat dalam meningkatkan daya saing, inovasi dan kreatifitas UMKM. Salah satu pendampingan dan bimbingan bagi UMKM dalam meningkatkan skala bisnisnya melalui pelatihan pembuatan Business Plan menggunakan Aplikasi Excel secara aplikatif dalam pelaksanaannya. Business Plan ini membantu memberikan pemahaman dan gambaran dalam perencanaan dan pengelolaan bisnisnya untuk dapat naik kelas. Aplikasi excel dipilih sebagai alat  untuk mempermudah dan meringankan UMKM dalam pembuatan Business Plan serta untuk memaksimalkan operasional bisnisnya. Manfaat dan tujuan dilaksanakan kegiatan pelatihan ini adalah memberikan pemahaman dan gambaran pentingnya Business Plan dalam mengembangkan potensi bisnis bagi UMKM serta mampu membuat inovasi dan kreatifitas yang terarah sesuai target. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelatihan ini adalah metode simulasi, aplikatif, praktikum dengan menggunakan aplikasi excel dengan menggunakan data UMKM pesera pelatihan. Hasil pelatihan tersebut, UMKM memiliki gambaran dan pengetahuan serta mampu membuat Business Plan yang baik dan bermanfat bagi bisnisnya. Pelatihan ini memerlukan tindak lanjut lagi untuk pendampingan pembuatan Business Plan dan membiasakan UMKM menggunakan aplikasi excel dalam aktivitasnya.
EKSISTENSI UNIT KERJA DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KOMPETENSI PEJABAT ANALIS KEBIJAKAN DI LEMBAGA ADMINISTRASI NEGARA
Authors: Yohanitas Witra Apdhi
Published: June 2020

Unit kerja organisasi di Lembaga Administrasi Negara (LAN) memiliki peran penting dalam proses pengembangan kompetensi pegawainya dalam hal ini pejabat Analis Kebijakan. Pusat pembina jabatan AK membina dari sisi kemampuan, pengetahuan, dan unit kerja pegawai dari sisi penerapan pengetahuan, kemampuan dan perilaku. Namun peran unit kerja tempat pegawai beraktifitas seakan tidak terlihat dalam pengembangan kompetensi pegawai. Khususnya bagi pejabat fungsional analis kebijakan (pejabat AK)  memiliki kompetensi khusus yakni analisis dan politis. Pejabat AK dibekali kemampuan substantif seperti kemampuan analisa kasus kebijakan (analisis) serta kemampuan untuk  mengkomunikasikannya (politis). Penempatan pejabat AK akan menentukan kompetensi mana yang akan berkembang antara kompetensi analitis atau kompetensi politis. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menganalisa eksistensi unit organisasi dalam pelaksanaan pengembangan kompetensi pejabat AK di LAN serta memberikan rekomendasi penyelesaian kendala yang dihadapi unit kerja organisasi. Menggunakan Metode melalui pendekatan kualitatif pada studi kasus di LAN. Hasilnya adalah perlu informasi lebih lengkap terkait proses pengembangan kompetensi dapat ditawarkan langsung pada pegawai atau melalui penunjukan langsung  pada pejabat AK berdasarkan kebutuhan pengembangan kompetensi serta perlu dilakukan pelaksanaan penugasan lintas kompartemen/ tugas khusus seperti kolaborasi antar unit kerja, pengembangan konsep kebijakan pengembangan kompetensi dan lainnya.Kata Kunci: eksistensi, peranan, unit kerja , pejabat AK, pengembangan kompetensi.
ANALISIS PELAKSANAAN KEBIJAKAN SURVEI IPK-IKM ONLINE (STUDI KASUS: KEMENTERIAN HUKUM DAN HAM REPUBLIK INDONESIA)
Authors: Wibowo Willy
Published: June 2020

Pada era milenial ini survei online banyak digunakan untuk mendapatkan data, karena efisiensi dan penghematan biaya merupakan faktor penting dalam penggunaan survei online. Data tersebut dapat dijadikan sebagai bahan membuat kebijakan dalam rangka meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan. Namun, survei online memiliki kelemahan hal itu diperoleh dari beberapa literatur mengungkapkan bahwa adanya gap yang dihasilkan dari survei online. Kementerian Hukum dan HAM melakukan survei online dengan diikuti 873 satuan kerja. Artikel ini akan dijelaskan pelaksanaan survei, problema yang dihadapi serta analisis gap antara hasil survei online dengan hasil verifikasi. Artikel ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Penelitian ini penting untuk dilakukan karena pada Tahun 2020, Kementerian Pendayagunaan Aparatur dan Reformasi Birokrasi menggunakan survei online dalam penentuan komponen hasil untuk menetapkan satuan kerja berpredikat Wilayah Bebas dari Korupsi serta adanya pendemi covid-19 yang membatasi ruang gerak Tim penilai untuk turun ke daerah. Survei ini juga dapat menjadi alat kontrol monitoring dan evaluasi untuk kualitas layanan publik. Dapat simpulkan pelaksanaan survei sudah berjalan optimal, ditemukan beberapa kendala serta adanya temuan gap antara hasil survei dengan hasil verifikasi perlu menjadi perhatian, survei ini berhasil untuk mengukur dan meningkatkan kualitas layanan publik di lingkungan Kemenkumham.Kata Kunci: Kebijakan, Survei IPK-IKM, Kementerian Hukum dan HAM
CBX7 is differentially expressed in high-grade serous ovarian cancers.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: June 2020

Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic cancer (1-3). We sought to identify genes associated with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) by comparing global gene expression profiles of normal ovary with that of primary tumors from women diagnosed with HGSC using published microarray data (4,5). We identified the chromobox homolog 7 (CBX7) (6) as among the genes whose expression was most different in HGSC ovarian tumors. CBX7 expression was significantly lower in ovarian tumors relative to normal ovary. These data reveal perturbed expression of a tumor suppressor (7) with epigenetic activity at lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27) (8) in high-grade serous ovarian cancers.
A Theory of Equivalent Expectation Measures for Contingent Claim Returns
Authors: Nawalkha Sanjay K , Zhuo Xiaoyang
Published: June 2020

This paper introduces a dynamic change of measure approach for computing the analytical solutions of expected future prices (and therefore, expected returns) of contingent claims over a finite horizon. The new approach constructs hybrid probability measures called the "equivalent expectation measures" (EEMs), which provide the physical expectation of the claim's future price until before the horizon date, and serve as pricing measures on or after the horizon date. The EEM theory can be used for empirical investigations of both the cross-section and the term structure of returns of contingent claims, such as Treasury bonds, corporate bonds, and financial derivatives.
Citizens’ attitudes towards the public sector, public servants, and politicians – Development and validation of practical survey scales
Authors: Willems Jurgen
Published: June 2020

This study reports the development and the validation of three related attitude scales that measure the attitudes of citizens towards the public sector, the public servants, and the politicians respectively. With three samples (n1 = 325, n2 = 320, n3 = 337), scale items were assessed based on item-scale correlations, internal consistency, and social desirability. Moreover, convergent and discriminant validity were verified, based on the relatedness of the three attitude scales with several focal constructs from the public management literature, including public service motivation and citizens’ trust in government. In addition, this study outlines the avenues for further research on how the use of these scales can advance the field of public management, and particularly behavioral public administration.
Anchoring without scale distortion
Authors: Bahník Štěpán
Published: June 2020

The scale distortion theory of anchoring argues that people are influenced by a previously considered value, an anchor, because the anchor distorts the scale on which a subsequent judgment is made. The distortion of the scale is a momentary effect and it cannot persist even after consideration of a different value on the same scale. In the present study, participants were presented with anchors by comparing thirteen random numeric values on the same scale to thirteen different objects. Subsequent numeric estimates of objects’ attributes were influenced by the corresponding anchors even though the anchors were divided from the estimates by twelve questions pertaining to different values on the same scale. The numeric value considered immediately before the estimate did not have a considerable effect on the judgment. While the anchoring effect was robust, it was not caused by scale distortion. Other possible theories of the anchoring effect, such as the selective accessibility model, are compatible with the results.
What I Like Is What I Remember: Memory Modulation and Preferential Choice
Authors: Aka Ada , Bhatia Sudeep
Published: June 2020

Memory is a crucial component of everyday decision making, yet little is known about how memory and choice processes interact, and whether or not established memory regularities persist during memory-based decision making. In this paper, we introduce a novel experimental paradigm to study the differences between memory processes at play in standard list recall versus in preferential choice. Using computational memory models, fit to data from two pre-registered experiments, we find that some established memory regularities (primacy, recency, semantic clustering) emerge in preferential choice, whereas others (temporal clustering) are significantly weakened relative to standard list recall. Notably, decision-relevant features, such as item desirability, play a stronger role in guiding retrieval in choice. Our results suggest memory processes differ across preferential choice and standard memory tasks, and that choice modulates memory by differentially activating decision-relevant features such as what we like.
The quandary of diagnosing mathematical difficulties in a generally low performing population
Authors: Rodrigues de Almeida Gomides Mariuche , Starling-Alves Isabella , Paiva Giulia Moreira , Caldeira Leidiane Silva , Aichinger Ana Luíza Pedrosa Neves , Carvalho Maria Raquel Santos , Bahnmueller Julia , Moeller Korbinian , Lopes-Silva Júlia Beatriz , Haase Vitor Geraldi
Published: June 2020

Brazilian students’ mathematical achievement was repeatedly observed to fall below average levels ofmathematical attainment in international comparison studies such as PISA. In this article, we argue thatthis general low level of mathematical attainment interferes with the diagnosis of developmentaldyscalculia when the psychometric criterion is used: establishing of an arbitrary cut-off (e.g., performance< percentile 10) may lead to misleading diagnoses. Therefore, the present study set off to evaluate theperformance of Brazilian school children on basic arithmetic operations. Seven hundred and six childrenfrom 3rd to 5th grades completed a calculation task assessing arithmetic fluency in addition, subtraction,and multiplication. In line with PISA results, children presented difficulties in all arithmetic operationsinvestigated. Children performed better in addition than subtraction and multiplication, and 3rd and 4thgraders were outperformed by 5th graders in all three operations. However, even after five years offormal schooling, less than half of 5th graders performed perfectly on simple addition, subtraction, andmultiplication problems. Therefore, these data substantiate the argument that the sole use of apsychometric criterion might not be sensible to diagnose dyscalculia in the context of a generally lowperforming population, such as Brazilian primary school children. When the majority of children failthe task, it is hard to distinguish atypical from typical numerical development. As such, other diagnosticapproaches, such as Response to Intervention, might be more suitable in such a context.
When Every Day is a High School Reunion: Social Media Comparisons and Self-Esteem
Authors: Midgley Claire , Thai Sabrina , Lockwood Penelope , Kovacheff Chloe , Page-Gould Elizabeth
Published: June 2020

Although past research has shown that social comparisons made through social media contribute to negative outcomes, little is known about the nature of these comparisons (domains, direction, and extremity), variables that determine comparison outcomes (post valence, perceiver’s self-esteem), and how these comparisons differ from those made in other contexts (e.g., text messages, face-to-face interactions). In four studies (N=798), we provide the first comprehensive analysis of how individuals make and respond to social comparisons on social media, using comparisons made in real-time while browsing news feeds (Study 1), experimenter-generated comparisons (Study 2), and comparisons made on social media vs. in other contexts (Studies 3-4). More frequent and more extreme upward comparisons resulted in immediate declines in self-evaluations as well as cumulative negative effects on individuals’ state self-esteem, mood, and life satisfaction after a social media browsing session. Moreover, downward and lateral comparisons occurred less frequently and did little to mitigate upward comparisons’ negative effects. Furthermore, low self-esteem individuals were particularly vulnerable to making more frequent and more extreme upward comparisons on social media, which in turn threatened their already-lower self-evaluations. Finally, social media comparisons resulted in greater declines in self-evaluation than those made in other contexts. Together, these studies provide the first insights into the cumulative impact of multiple comparisons, clarify the role of self-esteem in online comparison processes, and demonstrate how the characteristics and impact of comparisons on social media differ from those made in other contexts.
Persecutory ideation and anomalous perceptual experiences in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in France: what's left one month later?
Authors: Bortolon Catherine , Capdevielle Delphine , Dubreucq Julien , Raffard stéphane
Published: June 2020

Aims: Beyond the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the public's health, the length of lockdown and its possible psychological impacts on populations around the world is heavily debated. However, the consequences of lockdown on psychotic symptoms have not yet been investigated. Methods: An online survey was run from April 13 to May 11, 2020; a total of 728 French subjects from the general population participated. We assessed the perceived impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, length of self-isolation, diagnosis/symptoms/hospitalisation related to the COVID-19 (oneself and family). Paranoid ideations and anomalous perceptual perceptions were assessed via the Paranoia Scale and the Cardiff Anomalous Perceptions Scale. Measures of negative affect, loneliness, sleep difficulties, jumping to conclusion bias, emotion regulation, and perseverative thinking were also included. Results: Final regression model for paranoia indicated that socio-demographic variables, loneliness, cognitive bias, anxiety, repetitive thoughts and hallucinations were associated with paranoia (R2 = 0.43). For hallucinations, clinical variables as well as the quality of sleep, behavioural activation, repetitive thoughts, and paranoia were associated with hallucinations in our sample (R2 = 0.27). Neither length of self-isolation nor the perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with psychotic experiences in the final models. Conclusions: No evidence was found between a significant impact of self-isolation on psychotic symptoms in the general population in France one month after the lockdown. It nevertheless confirms the preeminent role of several factors previously described in the maintenance and development of psychotic symptoms in the context of a pandemic and lockdown measures.
Modeling word and morpheme order in natural language as an efficient tradeoff of memory and surprisal
Authors: Hahn Michael , Degen Judith , Futrell Richard
Published: June 2020

Memory limitations are known to constrain language comprehension and production, and have been argued to account for crosslinguistic word order regularities. However, a systematic assessment of the role of memory limitations in language structure has proven elusive, in part because it is hard to extract precise large-scale quantitative generalizations about language from existing mechanistic models of memory use in sentence processing. We provide an architecture-independent information-theoretic formalization of memory limitations which enables a simple calculation of the memory efficiency of languages. Our notion of memory efficiency is based on the idea of a memory–surprisal tradeoff : a certain level of average surprisal per word can only be achieved at the cost of storing some amount of information about past context. Based on this notion of memory usage, we advance the Efficient Tradeoff Hypothesis: the order of elements in natural language is under pressure to enable favorable memory-surprisal tradeoffs. We derive that languages enable more efficient tradeoffs when they exhibit information locality: when predictive information about an element is concentrated in its recent past. We provide empirical evidence from three test domains in support of the Efficient Tradeoff Hypothesis: a reanalysis of a miniature artificial language learning experiment, a large-scale study of word order in corpora of 54 languages, and an analysis of morpheme order in two agglutinative languages. These results suggest that principles of order in natural language can be explained via highly generic cognitively motivated principles and lend support to efficiency-based models of the structure of human language.
When Every Day is a High School Reunion: Social Media Comparisons and Self-Esteem
Authors: Midgley Claire , Thai Sabrina , Lockwood Penelope , Kovacheff Chloe , Page-Gould Elizabeth
Published: June 2020

Although past research has shown that social comparisons made through social media contributeto negative outcomes, little is known about the nature of these comparisons (domains, direction, and extremity), variables that determine comparison outcomes (post valence, perceiver’s self- esteem), and how these comparisons differ from those made in other contexts (e.g., text messages, face-to-face interactions). In four studies (N=798), we provide the first comprehensive analysis of how individuals make and respond to social comparisons on social media, using comparisons made in real-time while browsing news feeds (Study 1), experimenter- generated comparisons (Study 2), and comparisons made on social media vs. in other contexts (Studies 3-4). More frequent and more extreme upward comparisons resulted in immediate declines in self-evaluations as well as cumulative negative effects on individuals’ state self- esteem, mood, and life satisfaction after a social media browsing session. Moreover, downward and lateral comparisons occurred less frequently and did little to mitigate upward comparisons’ negative effects. Furthermore, low self-esteem individuals were particularly vulnerable to making more frequent and more extreme upward comparisons on social media, which in turn threatened their already-lower self-evaluations. Finally, social media comparisons resulted in greater declines in self-evaluation than those made in other contexts. Together, these studies provide the first insights into the cumulative impact of multiple comparisons, clarify the role of self-esteem in online comparison processes, and demonstrate how the characteristics and impact of comparisons on social media differ from those made in other contexts.
Efficacy of Different Insecticides against Rice Leaf Folder (Cnaphalorosis medinalis) Under Field Conditions
Authors: Soomro Abdul Samad , Mazari Shabana Naz , Hulio Muhammad Haroon , Soomro Junaid Ahmed , Junejo Ghulam Qadeer
Published: June 2020

The experiment was conducted at the field of Rice Research Institute Dokri, Larkana, Pakistan to evaluate the efficacy of different insecticides against Rice Leaf folder (Cnaphalocrosis medinalis) under field conditions, different insecticides were applied on recommended dose. The experiment was conducted in RCBD design with 3 Replications and 5 Treatments. The leaf damage and insect pest population were observed before spray and 1,3,5,7 and 14 days respectively. The results shown that all the treated plots reduced damage minimized insect pest population and increased yield at significant level compare to control. Minimum damage of leaves was recorded in T-03 Belt 480SC (3.76%) leaves/Plant compare to T-05 Control (28.96%) leaves/plant. The results revealed that the 1st application reduced population at significant level up to seven days but population started rebuilding among all treated plots Maximum control was observed in T-03 Notice 0.22/Plant on 5-DAA & 0.24/Plant on 7-DAA. Similarly, the 2nd application also produced desirable results against Rice leaf folder population at significant level among all treated plots except control plots. Maximum controlled was observed in T-3 Belt 480SC, 0.24, 0.5 and 0.54/plant in 5-DAA, 7-DAA and 14-DAA respectively. Maximum yield increase in T-03 Belt 480SC (20.47%), followed by T-01 Notice (19.21). Results shown that the pest appearance the time of booting caused more damage to flag leave, at the time of flowering reduced gain filling and ultimately yield losses were observed.
Converging and Diverging Points of Indigenous Education and Formal Education Systems in Nepal: A Case of Tharu Community
Authors: Niure Dhruba Prasad
Published: June 2020

This study was carried out to explore the converging and diverging points of indigenous education and formal education systems of Nepal. The entire research process of the study was guided by the interpretive-constructivist paradigm followed by a case study design. Tharu teachers and students were chosen as a sample by using a purposive sampling method and then in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, and document analysis was used as the main methods of garnering intensive information regarding the similarities and differences of indigenous education and formal education systems primarily in reference to Tharu community. Study results reveal that both formal and indigenous education systems have their own educational goals, curriculum, teachers, and both of them impart particular knowledge and skills to the learners by using certain instructional techniques. Nevertheless, both education systems are not identical to each other in terms of learning environment, skills-focused, nature of learning, type of teachers, the medium of instruction, and assessment devices. As a result, Tharu children show poor academic performance within the formal education system as compared to non-indigenous children. Coherence between formal curricular contents and indigenous knowledge should be made to provide relevant and effective educational services to indigenous children within formal educational institutions for the purpose of improving their living standards in the future through quality education.
Teachers’ Attitude Towards Inclusive Education in Nepal
Authors: Sharma Puspa
Published: June 2020

This article assesses the attitude of teachers towards inclusive education by their age, gender, qualifications, training, disability and teaching experience. Under the quantitative survey design, 63 teachers from four schools participated in the study, who responded to a Likert questionnaire measuring attitude towards inclusive education. Teachers are found generally positive towards inclusive education. On a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5(highly positive), the overall attitude of teachers is 3.32. Looking at attitude by gender, male teachers are found slightly positive towards inclusive education than female ones. Similarly, younger teachers are found positive than older teachers. Trained and experienced teachers are also found positive than untrained and inexperienced ones. In addition, teachers with some disabilities are found to have a more positive attitude than other groups of teachers.
Status and Barriers of Classroom-based student Assessment Practices in Geography at Secondary level in Nepal
Authors: Khatiwada Shambhu Prasad
Published: June 2020

The main focus of this article is to analyze the status and barriers to effective use of classroom-based student assessment practices for geography teacher at secondary levels. The data for this paper were generated from the empirical study. The purposive sampling method was used to select both communities (12) and institutional (4) schools from different Provinces as well as ecological zones. This paper concludes that the majority of geography teachers still use traditional means of student assessment practices, such as terminal exams, half-yearly exams, and annual exams. Some teachers have used both the paper-pencil test and classroom-based student assessment practices in general and particular in geography subject. But the number of such teachers is very low. The classroom-based student assessments such as homework, classwork, group discussion, project work and so on are an integral part of geography teaching. This paper has also identified barriers to the effective use of classroom-based assessment practices.
नेपालमा बोलिने भाषाहरूको परिचय
Authors: Acharya Kusmila
Published: June 2020

प्रस्तुत लेख विश्वमा बोलिने भारोपेली, द्रविड, मलय पोलिनेसियन, ककेसियाली, अष्ट्रिक, जापानीकोरियाली, युराल–अल्ताइली, अमेरिकाली, चिनीयाँ–तिब्बती र अफ्रिकाली भाषापरिवार मध्ये नेपालमा बोलिने भारोपेली, द्रविड, अष्ट्रिक र चिनीयाँ–तिब्बतीभाषाहरूको अध्ययनमा केन्द्रित छ । संसारमा धेरै भाषा परिवारका भाषाहरू बोल्ने मत पाइए पनि अधिक भाषाशास्त्रीहरूको मतमा संसारमा १० वटा भाषापरिवारका भाषाहरू बोलिन्छन् । जसमध्ये नेपालको राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०६८ अनुसार नेपालमा ४ वटा भाषापरिवार र एउटा एकल परिवारको भाषा गरी १२३ वटा भाषाहरू बोलिन्छन् । प्रस्तुत लेखमा नेपालमा बोलिने भाषा परिवारका भाषाहरूको २०५८ र २०६८ को जनगणना अनुसार तुलनात्मक अध्ययन गरिएको छ । यसमा उक्त १२३ भाषामध्ये चारवटा भाषामध्ये चारवटा भाषा परिवार र एउटा एकल भाषा परिवार अन्तर्गत वक्ता सङ्ख्याको बाहुल्यता भएका जम्मा ३० वटा भाषाको परिचय, प्रयोग क्षेत्र, वक्तासङ्ख्या र प्रतिशतका बारेमा चर्चा गरिएको छ । यसका लागि राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०६८ का तथ्याङ्कलाई मुख्य आधार मानिएको छ । यस लेखले अब हुने नेपालको बाह्रौं राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०७८ मा भाषिक गणनालाई व्यवस्थित बनाउनुपर्ने कुराप्रति सङ्केत पनि गरेको छ ।
बज्जिका र नेपाली भाषाका वाक्यसंरचनाको व्यतिरेकी अध्ययन
Authors: Pokhrel Keshab Raj
Published: June 2020

यस आलेखमा बज्जिका र नेपाली भाषाका वाक्यसंरचनाको लिङ्ग, वचन, पुरुष र आदरका आधारमा व्यतिरेकी अध्ययन गरिएको छ । पुस्तकालयीय र क्षेत्रीय विधि अँगाली गरिएको यो अध्ययन मूलतः शैक्षणिक प्रयोजनमा आधारित छ । बज्जिका र नेपाली भाषा भारोपेली परिवारकै भए पनि यी दुई भाषाको वाक्यसंरचनामा समानता र भिन्नता छन् । बज्जिका र नेपाली भाषाका संरचनाको तुलना र व्यतिरेकी अध्ययन गर्दा लिङ्ग र वचनसङ्गतिका दृष्टिले कर्ता—क्रिया, विशेषण–विशेष्य, भेद्य–भेदकको सङ्गतिमा पर्याप्त भिन्नता पाइन्छ भने त्यसको निरन्तरता पुरुष र आदरसङ्गतिको सहभागिता, कर्ता—क्रिया र वचनमा पनि देखिन्छ । तसर्थ निष्कर्षमा बज्जिका र नेपाली भाषाको वाक्यसंरचनाका विभिन्न भेदमा भिन्नता देखिने भएकाले बज्जिका मातृभाषी वक्ताले लक्ष्य भाषाका रूपमा नेपाली सिक्दा स्रोतभाषाका कारण कठिनाइ हुनाका साथै त्रुटि गर्ने सम्भावना रहेको औंल्याइएको छ ।
Link between Employees’ Locus of Control, Job Satisfaction, and Job Stress among Teachers: A Survey Analysis in Osun State of Nigeria
Authors: Olonade Zaccheaus Olufunminiyi , Ajibola Kolawole Sunday , Oyewumi Omotoye Oluwatobi , Olusesi Lateef Damilare , Bamidele Damola Esther
Published: June 2020

Background: Locus of control relates to generalized expectations of an individual about the location of command over subsequent occurrences. Generally, there are two types of locus o control: internal and external. Locus of control impacts to the job satisfaction and motivation of employees towards the work.

Objective: The study aims to examine the link between employees’ locus of control, job satisfaction and job stress.

Methods: Simple random sampling technique was used to select four-hundred respondents from different cadres of teachers from primary and secondary schools in Osun State of Nigeria. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire having three scales including personal data.

Findings: The results shows that two hypotheses were tested and the results showed that there was a significant relationship between locus of control and employee’s job satisfaction at 0.05 level of significance. Also, it was found out that locus of control significantly predicted employee’s job stress. The study revealed that locus of control has an impact on employee’s job performance and job stress among teachers of Osun State of Nigeria.

Conclusion and Recommendations: The study, therefore, recommended that the ministry of education in Osun State has to organize special training on the locus of control for her workforce. Human resource managers should include locus of control as one of the factors that should be measured during recruitment and selection exercise. Furthermore, workers need to be exposed to the outside world which in turn will have an impact on their view of the world and thereafter enhance their locus of control.

Implications: The paper will be useful to concerned authority in order to plan the motivation schemes for teachers in Nigeria which would lead to improve situation of job satisfaction among teachers.
Effectiveness of Dispute Resolution Councils in Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Study of Selected Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Authors: Manzoor Rabia , Ahmed Syed Shujaat , Ahmed Vaqar
Published: June 2020

Background: Dispute resolution is the process through which conflicts, misunderstandings are handled. It is an effective process for smooth functioning of any sort of organization. It further helps in maintain peace in the society as well as organization.

Objective: This study seeks to appraise and evaluate the effectiveness of Dispute Resolution Councils (DRCs) in the select districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Methods: The effectiveness of ADR forums is gauged through magnitude of satisfaction and trust of beneficiaries accessing its services as well as affordability and timeliness of dispensation of justice to them.

Findings: It was found that DRCs have become highly consequential to the peacemaking due to impartial setup and the provision of equal opportunity to parties involved in any case. 

Conclusion: Despite the overall success of DRCs, they are still affected by problems such a poor documentation, infrastructure, lack of training and most importantly the absence of any enforcement mechanism of their decisions.

Implication: This study puts forth various reforms that may include the standardization of documents, provision of sufficient capital and adequate infrastructure, and auguring the role of these avenues to strengthen the implementation of their decisions.
Bankers' Communication Know-how: An Analysis from Commercial Banks of Kathmandu valley
Authors: Shrestha Sulochana , Devkota Niranjan , Paudel Udaya Raj , Bhandari Udbodh , Parajuli Seeprata
Published: June 2020

Background: In the modern era, communication has changed the way of working styles, banking sectors are practicing banking communication in order to make work easier, faster, comfortable and accurate. Banking communication plays the role of mediator in between bank, customer, government, shareholder, suppliers, client, board of directors and employees which strengthen connection between them. Therefore, banker's experience on banking communication enhances banking system, employee's behavior and core banking service facilities management.

Objective: This study analyses socio demographic, financial service management, human resource management, corporate influence, organizational regulator, communication culture, responsiveness, organizational culture, e-banking service facilities, organizational functioning and communication encounters.

Methodology: This study is based on exploratory research design showing causal relationship between latent and observed variables. The research prepares systematic questionnaire to interview respondents where 355 employees are interviewed by using purposive sampling technique. The result is based on descriptive analysis and Awareness Index.

Results: The Employees Awareness Index depicts 12% of employees are inadequately aware about banking communication followed by 46% of employees are moderately aware and 37% of employees are adequately aware about banking communication.

Conclusion: This study revealed that, in order to improve banking system, the bank should focus on financial service management and organizational regulator. For smooth control on employee's behavior bank should concentrate on communication culture, responsiveness and organizational culture. Similarly, core banking service facilities management should overview on e-banking service facilities.

Originality: This paper is original and not published anywhere else.
Soft-balancing: SADC Former Liberation Movements’ Responses to the Imposition of Sanctions on Zimbabwe 2002 -2015
Authors: Panganayi More , Marovah Tendayi
Published: June 2020

Background: This paper addresses a popular dichotomous African nationalist and independentist approaches to foreign policy mainly characterised by soft balancing and quiet diplomacy. This dichotomous approach has been dominated by the need to maintain independence from resurgent neo-colonial claws by promoting African agenda. The African nationalist and independentist prism are used to interrogate the misconceptions created by the resurgence of meetings of former liberation movements in Southern Africa.

Objective: This paper aims to proffer alternative political survival tools that can be adopted by the weak global south states against resurgent neo-colonialism.

Methods: Using the work of Machiavelli on international anarchy complemented by the soft balancing as a real-power politics theory, the paper offers alternative lenses to interpretation of impact of sanctions and subsequent strategic alliances formed after 2002 in Southern Africa.

Findings: Depending on the dominant realist paradigm to analyse sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, the paper confirms the anarchic nature of international society and that the formation of alliances was not an ad hoc reaction.

Conclusions: Arguing that the world is anarchic and there is no international arbiter, the paper recommends soft balancing as a political survival strategy.

Implications: This paper can be useful to concerned authorities of Zimbabwe in planning appropriate policies post sanction. For that purpose this study can serve as reference.
„Spóźniony, zakłopotany spadkobierca”. Męskie inicjacje w cieniu łagru, purgi, totemicznej krwi
Authors: Ubertowska Aleksandra
Published: June 2020

What this article attempts to gauge are the possibilities stemming from combining two methodologies: masculinity studies (as a part of gender studies) and ecocriticism/environmental studies. The material for the analysis is the novel by Sergei Lebedev, Oblivion. The author of the article reconstructs the hegemonic pattern of male initiation present in the novel and related with post-communist inheritance of Grandfather II, one of the novel’s characters. Overcoming the imposed pattern of masculinity (authoritative, totalitarian) takes a form of journey into subarctic Russia and seeking the traces of gulag camps. Climate-related factors play a significant role in this process: motifs of Purga, of permafrost, and endemic plant species of Ural and Syberia.
Powódź – wilgotne zabija suche. Klęska męskości w Drachu Szczepana Twardocha
Authors: Imiela Paulina
Published: June 2020

In the article the author presents her interpretation of corporeality in Szczepan Twardoch’s books. She performs her analysis of male body’s image by emphasizing the opposition between biology-based disruptions of social constructs and machine-like process yielding the projection of a perfect soldier. What was indicated by the author is the influence of German authors on Twardoch’s novels, particularly Klaus Theweleit’s works. The analysis focuses on Josef Magnor, the main character of Twardoch’s Drach, serving as a figure of defeat in the context of variegated social relations, most of all relating to masculinity. The key to understand the failure of masculinity in Twardoch’s works seems to be the opposition: the dry – the wet, which facilitates transferring of considerations on war symbols directly into interpretation of Polish recent literature.
Best Grad Competition: Engagement, Social Networks, and the Sociolinguistic Performance of Quebec French Learners
Authors: Ruivivar June
Published: June 2020

Le degré d’implication personnelle et les réseaux sociaux de soutien semblent favoriser le développement sociolinguistique de la langue seconde. L’auteure étudie la relation entre ces deux idées et leur influence sur l’utilisation par les apprenants du français québécois de deux particularités informelles, soit la suppression du ne et le on de première personne, et de deux particularités géographiquement conditionnées, soit le doublement du sujet et les questions tu. En entrevue, 21 apprenants adultes ont été invités à explorer leurs expériences d’apprentissage de la langue et ont rempli un questionnaire sur l’inventaire des réseaux sociaux. L’analyse qualitative des entrevues révèle trois niveaux d’implication personnelle, différenciés par la motivation, les efforts pour amorcer l’interaction et les perceptions du français québécois. Ces paramètres ne sont qu’en partie reliés aux facteurs des réseaux sociaux. L’analyse linguistique quantitative indique que seul le doublement du sujet et la suppression du ne sont en corrélation avec ces prédicteurs. La nature de la particularité et la perception des normes linguistiques de la collectivité semblent également jouer un rôle dans ces constats. L’auteure traite des répercussions pédagogiques de ces conclusions et des pistes de recherche future sur le développement sociolinguistique.
Digitaler Zwilling: Effizient in Engineering und Betrieb
Authors: Adler Simon , Eisenträger Marlene , Bayrhammer Eric
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

Der Digitale Zwilling (DZ) einer Anlage umfasst die Inhalte der Lebenslaufakte (Strukturen und Dokumente) sowie Schnittstellen zu Zustandsdaten. Dieses Verständnis wird im Beitrag erläutert und von der Verwaltungsschale abgegrenzt. Eine zentrale Herausforderung bei der Verwendung von DZ ist die nachhaltige und wirtschaftliche Nutzung im Anlagenlebenszyklus. Daher werden Wege vorgestellt, um ihn begleitend zum Engineering zu erstellen, im Betrieb effektiv zu nutzen sowie zu aktualisieren, mit Ausblick auf den Bedarf nach Austausch des Digitalen Zwillings zwischen Unternehmen.
Agile Transformation in produzierenden Unternehmen
Authors: Riesener Michael , Dölle Christian , Becker Annika , Schuh Günther
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

In der Entwicklung physischer Produkte manifestiert sich aufgrund heterogener Kundenwünsche und kürzeren Innovationszyklen der Bedarf nach agilen Methoden. Die agile Transformation hin zur Nutzung dieser Methoden stellt Unternehmen in der Praxis, trotz zahlreicher existierender Ansätze, häufig vor große Herausforderungen. In diesem Beitrag werden praxiserprobte Lösungsansätze für eine erfolgreiche agile Transformation zur Adressierung der diversen Herausforderungen vorgestellt.
Agilität und Skalierung sind (k)ein Widerspruch
Authors: Korge Axel
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

Aus Simplifizierung und Dogmen in Wissenschaft und Unternehmen resultieren Barrieren entweder für Agilität oder für Wachstum. Die „Entwicklungsphasen einer Organisation“ nach Lievegoed und Glasl zeigen eine Perspektive auf. Das Modell beschreibt das Zusammenwirken von Prinzipien, Kultur, Sozialsystemen und Techniken. Jedes Unternehmen kann damit seinen Ausgangszustand bestimmen und Muster zur Weiterentwicklung ergründen. An Fallbeispielen verdeutlicht der Beitrag den heutigen Stand von Unternehmen und arbeitet verbleibende Forschungsbedarfe heraus.
Human Factors-basierte Arbeitsgestaltung in Cyber-Physischen Produktionssystemen
Authors: Stern Hendrik , Freitag Michael
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

Die Einführung Cyber-Physischer Produktionssysteme (CPPS) verursacht einen Wandel der Arbeit und erfordert daher aktualisierte Gestaltungsregeln für Benutzerschnittstellen innerhalb der Arbeitssysteme. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt eine Methode zu deren Bestimmung auf Basis von Human Factors-Forschungstechniken vor. Im Rahmen einer Anwendung der Methode wurden Studien durchgeführt, die die Effekte verschiedener Gestaltungsansätze sowohl auf die Arbeitsleistung als auch auf das Arbeitsempfinden quantifizieren und so die Ableitung von Gestaltungsregeln ermöglichen.
Prozessuale Grundtypen für eine hybride Produktentwicklung
Authors: Riesener Michael , Dölle Christian , Ays Johanna , Schuh Günther
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

Produzierende Unternehmen sehen sich gegenwärtig mit volatilen Anforderungen konfrontiert. Eine Möglichkeit, der resultierenden Unsicherheit zu begegnen, ist die Implementierung von iterativen Entwicklungszyklen in der Produktentwicklung. Seit einiger Zeit werden daher insbesondere agile Prozessmodelle in Wissenschaft und Praxis diskutiert. Da die Einführung agiler Modelle nicht für jedes Entwicklungsprojekt gleichermaßen geeignet ist, zeichnet sich ein Trend hin zu hybriden Prozessen ab. Der Beitrag leitet drei prozessuale Grundtypen für eine hybride Produktentwicklung her.
Modulare Ladungsträger für den Kleinteiletransport
Authors: Sliwinski Martin , Raabe Corin Manuel , Braun Philipp , Hinckeldeyn Johannes , Kreutzfeldt Jochen
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

In diesem Beitrag wird ein modulares Ladungsträgerkonzept für den manuellen Kleinteiletransport vorgestellt. Mehrere unabhängig voneinander einsetzbare Module können dabei gekoppelt werden und so einen äußerst flexiblen und individuellen Ladungsträgerverbund bilden. Hierdurch lässt sich die Kapazität dem Transportvolumen anpassen und ein vielfältiges Teilespektrum transportieren. Dies reduziert den Bedarf an Logistikflächen und führt zu schlankeren Prozessen.
Cardboard Engineering 4.0 – IIoT für jedermann?
Authors: Aufleger Max , Schneider Markus
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Bewältigung der Einstiegshürden in die IIoT durch den Einsatz von kostengünstiger Hardware an einem Beispiel in der taktischen Logistikplanung. Das Ausgangsszenario ist eine Endmontage U-Zelle, in der Sensorik prototypisch verbaut wird, um Daten zur Auswertung für die Logistikplanung zu erheben. Das Ergebnis ist ein Proof-of-Concept für ein erweiterbares IIoT-System, auf dessen Basis industrielle Hardware beschafft werden kann.
Flexibilisierung des Änderungsmanagements
Authors: Sippl Fabian , Haghi Sajedeh , Wagner Sarah , Reinhart Gunther
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

In einer turbulenten Umwelt ist das effiziente und effektive Management von Änderungen, sowohl am Produkt als auch in der Produktion, ein Schlüsselfaktor für den Erfolg produzierender Unternehmen. In der Vergangenheit präsentierten bereits mehrere wissenschaftliche Arbeiten Vorgehen zum strukturierten Umgang mit Änderungen. Die bisherigen Ansätze beschreiben das Vorgehen jedoch oftmals auf hohem Abstraktionsniveau und bieten wenig Potenzial zur änderungsspezifischen Anpassung. Um Unternehmen bei der effizienten und individuellen Anwendung der entwickelten Ansätze zu unterstützen, zielt dieser Beitrag darauf ab, eine praxisnahe Methode zur Flexibilisierung des Änderungsmanagementprozesses zu beschreiben. Dies geschieht mithilfe eines Process-Tailoring-Ansatzes auf Grundlage der Charakterisierung von Änderungen.
Auslegung der Auftragsabwicklungsstrategie
Authors: Heuer Tammo , Tatjana Maier Janine , Seitz Melissa , Schmidt Matthias , Nyhuis Peter
Published: June 2020

Kurzfassung

Die Wahl der Auftragsabwicklungsstrategie beeinflusst wirtschaftliche und logistische Zielgrößen und hat somit weitreichende Auswirkungen auf die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Unternehmen. Bestehende Ansätze zu deren Festlegung erfordern meist ein ausgeprägtes Know-how sowie einen hohen Aufwand. In diesem Beitrag wird daher ein Konzept zur Entwicklung eines Modells zur Entscheidungsunterstützung vorgestellt. Dieses soll dem Anwender aufwandsarm eine nachvollziehbare, quantitative Bewertung der Auftragsabwicklungsstrategie je Produkt bzw. Produktgruppe liefern.
The Main Goals and Objectives of Creating a Modern Storage System for Agricultural Products as a Factor in Reducing the Risk of Damage
Authors: Anichkina Olga Aleksandrovna , Kapustina Nadezhda Valerevna , Sagina Oksana Aleksandrovna , Korotkikh Tatiana Nikolaevna
Published: June 2020

The authors of the article emphasizes that the development of agro-industrial complex in our country is not only due to the formation of agricultural holdings, but also through the development of small business patterns. Taking into consideration the fact that large retail chains prefer to work with companies that can supply a high volume of goods at once, they are not interested in farmers who supply low volume of output. It is noted that the seasonal nature of agricultural output also increases the risk of product damage during storage. This risk is especially increased if the storage conditions are not met. It is found out that small-scale peasant business patterns are not able to maintain storage facilities that will meet different storage conditions for different types of products. Accordingly, for them, the problem of the risk of damage and loss of grown products due to non-compliance with storage conditions is more acute. The situation under consideration determines the relevance of the stated topic.
The purpose of the study is to clarify the main goals and objectives of the formation of a modern storage system for agricultural products as the main factor in reducing the risk of its damage and loss.
The study was conducted in several stages: the institutional framework for the formation of storage systems for agricultural products was studied; the institutional structure of the Central Federal district to create a modern system for storing agricultural raw materials and goods was systematized; target installations for placement of agricultural products storage enterprises in the context of the Central Federal district regions have been defined.