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Pengaruh Metode SQ3R Terhadap Keterampilan Membaca Pemahaman Siswa Kelas 4 SD Gema Kasih Yobel, Kupang
Authors: Subekti Iman
Published: January 2024

Reading is an important activity to access information. The frequently heard phrase, "reading is a window to the world," emphasizes the importance of reading to understand the world. Therefore, reading skills are essential, and the SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review) method is one of the potentially useful options. At the elementary school level, the usage method of SQ3R is still limited, especially for fourth grade students at Gema Kasih Jubilee Elementary School, Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur. This research aimed to determine the effect of implementing the SQ3R method on their reading comprehension skills in Indonesian subjects using the quasi-experimental research category (Quasi-Experimental) with an Equivalent Control Group design. Written test was administered for data collection. The normality and homogeneity test were run prior to Mann-Whitney test of the hypothesis. The results of research data processing show that Asymp.sig.(2-tailed) 0.02 is smaller than 0.05. Refer to this evidence, it favors the alternative hypothesis (Ha) that stated the SQ3R method has an effect on the reading comprehension skills in Indonesian subjects of fourth grade students at Gema Kasih Yobel Elementary School, Kupang.
Resensi Buku
Authors: Sandang Yesaya
Published: January 2024

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Improving rural property tax instruments: A case study of Sinaloa, Mexico
Authors: Zúñiga-Espinoza Nicolás Guadalupe , Reyna-Parra Alfonso , Reyes-Pérez Narce Dalia
Published: January 2024

The objective of this work on the Rural Property Tax is to make a proposal to improve the instruments for statistical information on both income and investment spending. A qualitative methodology is proposed to make transparent from which community the tax is generated and how to decide the expenditure in public works for rural communities. Finally, public policy recommendations are made such as the suggestion that investment spending should not be concentrated in a small group of communities but should be distributed strategically for the well-being of the rural population. In this regard, it is important that the municipal government reaches agreements with ejido commissaries, syndics and commissaries so that there is a positive economic, social, cultural and political impact. Likewise, the creation of fiscal observatories to follow up on the route of income generated by the tax and the investment spending executed with the said resources. Truth is that the great importance of this tax for Sinaloa’s municipal public finances has not yet been fully appreciated. Among the findings was the preferential treatment given to taxpayers engaged in aquaculture and vegetable exports by paying a lower rate than that established in the law; while agricultural and livestock activities pay a higher rate; there is also a lack of transparency in the selection process of the communities that will benefit from investments for public works. Recommendations for future research may be to address how the public works bidding process is conducted; what experiences exist of tax observatories that monitor both the collection and the correct exercise of public expenditure of this tax; also explore why there is no public policy focused on benefiting the most marginalized communities in Sinaloa’s municipalities with public works.
NRCR Editorial—Volume 6, Issue 2
Authors: Rathnayake Upaka
Published: January 2024

The availability of natural resources is essential to human survival, and humanity and the environment have a shared destiny. Unfortunately, nowadays, there are numerous problems regarding the environment and the shortage of natural resources, greatly impacting human society. Therefore, it is crucial that humans preserve the environment and make appropriate use of natural resources. This issue primarily offers readers a compelling exploration of research on the effects of climate change and various pollutants on humanity and the natural environment as well as diseases of plants and how to prevent and control them. This issue may provide readers with a knowledge of the state of the environment and related problems which could inspire more people to preserve the environment and natural resources.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN PUPUK UREA DENGAN DOSIS BERBEDA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN RUMPUT LAUT (Caulerpa lentillifera)
Authors: Rendiansyah Rendiansyah , Arbit Nur Indah Sari , Saharuddin Saharuddin
Published: January 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian pupuk urea dengan dosis berbeda terhadap pertumbuhan rumput laut (Caulerpa lentillifera). Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan empat perlakuan dan tiga ulangan yaitu perlakuan A (kontrol tanpa pemberian pupuk urea 0 mg/L), perlakuan B (pemberian pupuk urea 27 mg/L), perlakuan C (pemberian pupuk urea 47 mg/L), dan perlakuan D (pemberian pupuk 67 mg/L). Parameter yang diuji adalah tingkat pertumbuhan mutlak dan tingkat pertumbuhan spesifik. Analisis data menggunakan ANOVA. Biota rumput laut (Caulerpa lentillifera) dengan berat rata-rata 200 g (total 2.400 g), masing-masing 200 g rumput laut (Caulerpa lentillifera) dimasukkan ke dalam akuarium berukuran 40x40x35 cm dengan lama pemeliharaan 35 hari. Pertumbuhan mutlak diperoleh pada perlakuan A (tanpa pemberian pupuk) yaitu sebesar -111 g, kedua perlakuan D sebesar -115 g, ketiga perlakuan C sebesar -129,3 g, dan terendah pada perlakuan B sebesar -135,7 g. Pertumbuhan spesifik diperoleh pada perlakuan A (tanpa pemberian pupuk) yaitu sebesar -2,68 g, kedua perlakuan D sebesar -2,74 g, ketiga perlakuan C sebesar -3,00 g, dan terendah adalah perlakuan B sebesar -3,28 g. Berdasarkan hasil uji ANOVA dapat disimpulkan bahwa penelitian yang dilakukan dengan penambahan pupuk urea dengan dosis yang berbeda tidak memiliki efek yang nyata (P>0,05) terhadap pertumbuhan mutlak dan laju pertumbuhan spesifik rumput laut (Caulerpa lentillifera).
The Constitutional Limits of the Presidential Veto Power
Authors:   Korean Association of International Association of Constitutional Law, YI ZOONIl
Published: January 2024

The presidential veto power to demand reconsideration of a law passed by the National Assembly may be subject to constitutional limits. If such limits exist, debates may arise over their existence, the grounds on which they are based, and the specific nature of these limits. Considering the constitutional position of the president and the form of government, the presidential veto power is constrained by constitutional limits.
Under the current constitution, the president is a part of the executive branch domestically, adopting a mixed form of government that is primarily presidential but incorporates elements of a parliamentary system. The democratic legitimacy granted to the president as an executive is theoretically equivalent to the democratic legitimacy granted to the legislature, which holds the fundamental legislative power. Even if the president is recognized to have the veto power as a participatory right in the legislative process, such authority cannot infringe upon or exclude the National Assembly’s legislative decision-making power.
From the perspective of the principle of separation of powers, if the president were granted an unlimited veto power, it could potentially infringe on the judicial power of the Constitutional Court by conferring an abstract normative control authority. The exercise of the president’s veto power should be limited to bills that are clearly unconstitutional, incur substantial costs endangering the soundness of national finances, or are related to the president or his/her family. Beyond constitutional limits, if the presidential veto power is exercised, constitutional sanctions may be necessary through adjudication of power dispute or impeachment trials.
Restructuring Broadcasting Regulations in Response to the Rapid Expansion of OTT
Authors:   Korean Association of International Association of Constitutional Law, MOON Jaewan
Published: January 2024

The media content market is rapidly reorganizing around global OTTs. Global OTTs are leading the domestic content industry. The problem that arises here is the regulatory imbalance between traditional broadcasting and new OTT. The Broadcasting Act is based on a terrestrial-centered broadcasting regulatory system and has evolved to include new media as they emerge due to technological advancements. As a result, traditional broadcasting, which is subject to the Broadcasting Act, is heavily regulated, while OTT, a new platform, is excluded from regulation. There is a strong argument for bringing OTT and broadcasting under the same regulatory framework.
Since OTT does not transmit to the public, it does not fall under the concept of broadcasting under the Broadcasting Act. Those who argue for a constitutional broadcasting concept believe that the legislator can form a broadcasting concept, so it is possible to regulate OTT by amending the Broadcasting Act. However, the constitutional broadcasting concept is a legal concept from the past when the influence of terrestrial broadcasting was huge, and it is not valid in today's diversified media environment. Legislation that includes OTT in the broadcasting concept goes against the very nature of broadcasting. It is necessary to enact legislation that creates a new concept that encompasses both OTT and broadcasting, such as the European Union's Audiovisual Media Services Directive.
It is not an easy task to completely reorganize the broadcasting law and establish a horizontal regulatory system that regulates all video services, including OTT. In Korea, revising the broadcasting law is a highly political issue. The task of reducing the strong public ideology of the broadcasting law and ensuring fair competition among video services is likely to lead to political debate. As the environment of the media content ecosystem is rapidly changing, it is important to prioritize the reform of the regulatory system. It is most urgent to revolutionize the excessive regulations imposed on traditional broadcasting to enable fair competition between traditional broadcasting and OTT. It is realistic to pursue a horizontal regulatory system transformation, including OTT, as a mid- to long-term task. Considering the public's high expectations for public responsibility in broadcasting, legislation that separates public media from commercial media is a feasible way forward.
Constitutional Review of France's Regulation of Hate Speech and Illegal Information on the Internet
Authors:   Korean Association of International Association of Constitutional Law, Han Dong Hoon
Published: January 2024

France's Hate Speech on the Internet Act introduced different regulatory mechanisms depending on the nature of the information, and provided for imprisonment or fines for information intermediary service providers who violated their obligations under the Hate Speech on the Internet Act.
In an Ex ante review of the France's Hate Speech on the Internet Act, the French Constitutional Court found that the main provisions of the law violated the right to freedom of expression under the French Constitution. First, the French Constitutional Court found that the restrictions on terrorist or child pornography content violated the right to freedom of expression and communication because the illegality of the content in question was based solely on the judgment of the administrative authority, and because the restrictions could lead to the removal of legitimate content by targeting controversial content. In addition, the French Constitutional Court noted that the law's procedure for identifying illegal information is based solely on reports from internet users, and that internet platform operators face the difficult problem of assessing the content reported against the full range of offenses provided for in the law against hate speech on the internet, In particular, in the case of media crimes, the context of the content in question must be taken into account, and the 24 hours allotted for reviewing the reported content is too short, resulting in internet platform operators choosing to remove the reported content, which violates the right to freedom of expression and communication.
In the context of recent national legislation to combat hate speech and illegal information on the Internet, the French Constitutional Court's decision and the process of enacting the French Law Against Hate Speech on the Internet may be of interest.
“That’s Purely Greek”: Ethnicity and Gender in Ariadne Thompson’s The Octagonal Heart
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Authors: Iancu Anca-Luminiţa
Published: January 2024

The Octagonal Heart (1956) depicts Ariadne Thompson’s memories of the happy summers she spent as a child with her extended family in the octagonal house, Parnassus, a private residence near St. Louis, USA. A strong sense of Greekness permeates the intertwining layers of the memoir, the physical one (the house with its Greek-style decorated rooms arranged in an octagonal shape and its surroundings) and the emotional one (which captures the relationships among the family members and their reactions to significant moments in their lives). This essay proposes a close reading of the memoir with a view to examining how gender, ethnic expectations, and attitudes towards assimilation have impacted the hyphenated identities of three generations of women in Thompson’s family.
(Dis)embodied Labour?: Assessing the Body under Capitalism in William Gibson’s Neuromancer
Authors: Mandal Bipasha , Singh Smriti
Published: January 2024

Science fiction writer William Gibson is widely recognised for revolutionising the field as he is often considered to be the father of the sub-genre called cyberpunk. He had a significant cultural impact and his seminal novel Neuromancer has been lauded for the use of ‘cyberspace.’ The concept of ‘cyberspace’ posits the notion of disembodiment, which postulates the probable dissolution of the duality between the mind and the body and the subsequent transgression of this binary. It promises a space beyond the mortal flesh, but it also reinstates the power relations that we get to experience in the real world. The novel offers an insight into transgressions of the limitations of the flesh; however, in Gibson’s narrative there seems to be no overcoming the relentless assault of capitalism onto the bodies. In other words, the power relations of the real world are also implicated in the virtual space of Neuromancer’s characters. This article will look into disembodied labour and how the body of the worker becomes the site that the capitalists manipulate and control for their own profit, and almost always at the expense of the well-being of the worker.
Flotsam and Jetsam: Art, Allegory, and Shipwreck in the Twenty-First Century (II)
Authors: Howard David Brian
Published: January 2024

This allegorical postcard is organized around two groups of photographs. The first group was the result of a joint collaboration with the Vancouver artist Scott Saunders and produced photographs which have peppered several of my previous texts published by American, British and Canadian Studies. The second is a series of photographs taken by Scott Saunders from the window of his apartment in Vancouver in which he documents the street life constantly ebbing and flowing on the sidewalk below. The catalyst for bringing these two groups together was a photograph I took several years ago in Sambro, Nova Scotia (a small fishing village located just outside of the city of Halifax) depicting a forlorn sunken fishing vessel. The term “flotsam” is applied, according to the Oxford Reference Dictionary, to “the wreckage of a ship or its cargo floating on or washed up by the sea,” while “jetsam” describes the things or objects deliberately “thrown away, especially from a ship at sea and that float toward land.” Combined, these images of words and devastated human beings are caught in an apparently endless circulation of violence and contingency located at the heart of the urban fabric of a modernity bereft of any horizon of hope, redemption, or rescue.
Triangle(s) of Being: Linguistic (Coserian) and Semiotic (Peircean) Perspectives
Authors: Vîlcu Dumitru-Cornel
Published: January 2024

This article envisages a possible tripartite division of (types of) being, in correspondence, one the one hand, to Eugenio Coseriu’s linguistic contents (significatum, designatum, sense) and on the other hand to Charles Sanders Peirce’s ‘participants’ in the process of semiosis (sign, object and interpretant). Being as eidos/ essence, corresponding to idiomatic significata, is responsible for the constitution of stabilities and/ or iterations within the otherwise perpetual flux of cogitata/ phenomena. Being as actual existence or particular, intentional object corresponds to the linguistic designata as they are produced through and by speech in the very linguistic act(s). Finally, being as ecstasis (in the Heideggerian sense of this term) or as sense represents the individual speaker’s ‘stance’ in the world, at the same time ‘opening’ it to interpretation by the others. Also, if on the levels of significata and designata language is simply/ purely logos semantikos, on the level of sense the three possible intents of the speaker (apophantikos, poetikos, pragmatikos) can be put into correspondence to the old/ traditional naming and understanding of temporal ec-stases as past, present and future respectively.
When Anomalous Language Is Acceptable: Suspension and the Motivations Behind Breaking Convention in Shaun Tan’s Cicada
Authors: Ikarashi Keita
Published: January 2024

The English on display in the picturebook Cicada by Shaun Tan includes various breaks with grammatical convention, such as a lack of tense morphemes, subject omission, and non-use of the first-person pronoun. However, not only are these deviations acceptable to native speakers, but the anomalous English plays a crucial role in showcasing the protagonist as a communicatively undeveloped outsider (Ikarashi and Maher). Building off Eugenio Coseriu’s integral linguistic ideas, this article investigates how what may seem grammatically insufficient language can in fact function quite naturally given appropriateness at the textual level. In exploring the motivations for a writer to opt for such non-standard expressions, this study proposes that the protagonist’s characterization demands a strange, nuanced manner of speaking, though such deviation is not without its own peculiar conventions. Furthermore, comparison with the Japanese translation of Cicada will allow for a better understanding of just what kind of unique leeway exists at the textual level for defying linguistic standards in English as opposed to Japanese.i
“In the Midst of Chaos There Was Shape”: Formalist Aesthetics and Ekphrasis in To the Lighthouse
Authors: Liu Kehan
Published: January 2024

Virginia Woolf’s autobiographical novel To the Lighthouse explicitly connects itself with Bloomsbury formalist aesthetics, with a special acknowledgement of Roger Fry’s formalist influence. This essay focuses on the influence of Fry’s formalist principles on To the Lighthouse, but additionally proposes a reorientation of reading that argues for Woolf’s modifications of formalism, which is concretized as the reconciliation of formalism and everyday life, where everyday life is specified as Woolf’s notion of “moments of being.” The essay contends that such a reconciliation is facilitated by representation and thus adopts James Heffernan’s theory of ekphrasis to analyse Lily Briscoe’s painting. Drawing on Heffernan’s definitions of ekphrasis, this essay regards the formalist elements in Lily’s picture as representational but not pictorial, whereas the object represented in Lily’s picture – in the text, Mrs. Ramsay – is of second-degree representationality, which spells out as intimacy and unity in terms of human relations. With intimacy and unity as core values in her mind, Lily eventually manages to represent Mrs. Ramsay’s being until “there she sat.”
Big Data and (the New?) Reality
Authors: Mihăescu Manuela
Published: January 2024

The management of enormous volumes of data, cloud computing technologies, the Internet of Things and all the smart devices we use are strongly related to the Big Data phenomenon. Due to the massive digitalization performed in recent years, almost everything, every action and every relationship is digital, transformed into data that can be analyzed and then turned into valuable information. Some of the great benefits of these processes relate to predictive analytics or various studies to understand social and cultural dynamics, aspects which have been successfully exploited by large companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, or Netflix. This article examines Big Data analysis and discusses some challenges that arise from the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in this process. In this digital decade, the influence of Big Data on our understanding of the real world is becoming a key factor. The article also highlights some of the concerns researchers have about the role and the use of AI and the algorithms behind AI in certain contexts. The contribution concludes with a reflection on how data processing, in this digital decade, could affect the way in which we relate to reality. Will it expand our knowledge of the real world, or will it increase our immersion in the digital world?
“The Myriads of People Are All One”: Andō Shōeki’s Self-with-Others
Authors: Paşca Roman
Published: January 2024

Japanese Edo period thinker Andō Shōeki 安藤昌益 (1703-1762) was one of the most mysterious figures in the intellectual landscape of his time. Very little is known about his life, and only fragments of his writings have survived to this day. His most important work, Shizen shin’eidō 自然真営 道, presents a vision of the world of nature which is completely nonanthropocentric, thus providing numerous clues and hints for environmental ethics and ecology.

In this short piece, I briefly introduce and translate four sections from Volume 25 of Shizen shin’eidō, which contain a philosophical debate between Shōeki and several of his disciples. I also include a short discussion of the notion of “direct cultivation,” and of the concept of “self-withothers,” which, in Shōeki’s philosophical system, represents the very basis for the existence of the human being and of humanity. These fragments are translated into English here for the first time.
Cooling Methods of Photovoltaic/Thermal Panels. State-of-the-Art Review
Authors: Alexa Marius , Ţăranu Nicolae , Hudişteanu Sebastian-Valeriu , Cherecheş Nelu-Cristian , Ţurcanu Florin-Emilian
Published: January 2024

The concept of green energy and sustainability is no longer just an abstract idea intended exclusively for theoretical, numerical and experimental studies, but a “must” of our days. It is a reality that needs to be applied now, not later. Photovoltaic panels are an essential tool in implementing the idea of sustainability, green energy and NZEB (Net Zero Energy Building). Moreover, photovoltaic thermal panels represent the next step, being the main actor in increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic systems. The main challenge is the amount of electrical energy and thermal energy produced by these systems, which leads us to the need to determine the optimal method of cooling the PV. The current working document is intended to be a review of PV cooling methods, how their efficiency is influenced and a preamble for further research on how to optimize photovoltaic / thermal panels integrated in buildings.
Do Industrial Clusters Contribute to Organizations’ Innovation Performance? Path Analysis
Authors: Kostadinović Ivana , Jovanović Violeta , Stanković Sunčica
Published: January 2024

The increasing turbulence of the economic environment leads to changes in the business style, and adapting to this new style requires a cluster approach. In this sense, the goal of the research relates to determining the impact of the cluster internal and external interaction on innovative performance and innovative performance on organizational performance, as well as determining the impact of the cluster internal and external relational embeddedness on innovative success and innovation success on organizational performance using path analysis. The obtained results indicated direct positive and statistically significant influences between the observed variables, except in the case of the influence of innovative performance on organizational performance, where no direct significant connection was found. The study’s findings showed that the promotion of industrial clusters alone cannot ensure the generation of innovations for the benefit of the organizations that are members of the cluster, but should also consider the organization’s specificity for successful implementation.
Structure, regeneration and carbon stocks of woody plants in the Litwang’ata village land forest reserve, Southwest Tanzania
Authors: Mwakalukwa Ezekiel Edward , Andrew Samora Macrice
Published: January 2024

The plant biodiversity status of many village land forest reserves is little known to support meaningful implementation of sustainable forest management objectives in Tanzania. This study was conducted to assess the status of Litwang’ata village land forest reserve in Ludewa district, Southwest Tanzania through 20 square sample plots of 10 × 10 m. A total of 20 woody plant species belonging to 12 families and 19 genera with DBH ≥ 5 cm were identified in the study forest. The most important species with their importance value index were Brachystegia spiciformis (78.02), Brachystegia boehmii (22.05), Faurea saligna (15.18), Uapaca kirkiana (14), Acacia amythethophylla (13.07), Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia (12.76) and Gardenia ternifolia (10.36). The forest had a Shannon diversity index (H´) of 2.27, indicating medium diversity. Stand structure comprised 1,330 ± 523 stems ha–1, basal area of 18.97 ± 6.81 m2 ha–1 and stand volume of 142.36 ± 52.17 m3 ha–1. The mean above- and belowground carbon stocks were 46.97 ± 17.23 Mg ha–1 and 23.90 ± 8.58 Mg ha–1 respectively. The higher tree densities, basal area, stand volume and carbon stocks recorded in this study compared to other Miombo woodlands indicate that Litwang’ata forest is still in good condition, and managment efforts should be strengthened to bolster biodiversity conservation for present and future generations.
Effects of dicamba and casein hydrolysate on in vitro growthand shoot regeneration of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Barhee
Authors: Al-Asadi Ahmed Z.R. , Al-Mayahi Ahmed M.W. , Awad Khairullah M.
Published: January 2024

The investigation was carried out to evaluate the influence of the dicamba (3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid) (DIC) and casein hydrolysate (CH) on the callus growth, shoot multiplication, and some biochemical constituents of date palm cv. Barhee cultured in vitro. Both DIC and CH were required for callus growth and shoots regeneration. The medium supplemented with 4.0 mg l−1 DIC in combination with 1.0 g l−1 CH gave the highest callus weight (287 mg), while the maximum response rate and the number of shoots per jar (86.67% and 15.07 shoots/jar) were found in MS media equipped with 4 mg l−1 DIC and 0.5 mg l−1 CH combination. The total amount of phenolic compounds was significantly reduced to 0.82 and 0.79 mg GAE g–1 in shoots cultured in the medium equipped with 4.0 mg l−1 DIC with 0.5 and 1.0 g l−1 CH, which is reflected in the rate of browning. The results showed that the highest shoots content of endogenous IAA (3.71 and 3.50 μg g−1), were obtained in response to 4 mg l−1 DIC + 1.0 g l−1 CH and 4.0 mg l−1 DIC + 0.5 g l−1 CH, respectively. The macronutrient K, P, Ca, and free amino acids content significantly increased in the in vitro shoots regenerated on the media supplemented with 4.0 mg l−1 DIC + 1.0 g l−1 CH. The genetic stability of this study was confirmed by the DNA-based fingerprinting method RAPD. The RAPD binding patterns indicated no variation among tissue culture-derived plants. The in vitro propagation protocol described herein can be introduced to the production of genetically stable date palm plants.
The Role of Forensic Accountants in Fraud and Corruption Cases and Its Impact on Business Development: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alhumoudi Hamad , Alhumoudi Abdullah
Published: January 2024

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of forensic accountants in different fraud and corruption cases and its impact on business development. Drawing on the Fraud Triangle Theory by Cressey (1953) and the theoretical concept of capability by Wolfe and Harmanson (2004) this study focuses on the significance of ‘opportunity’, ‘pressure’, ‘rationalization’ and ‘capability’ for forensic accountants in addressing fraud and corruption issues and evaluates the influence of their findings on business development. The study relied on a mixed method design to conduct the research.
Investigating the Symmetric Effects of Working Capital on Profitability in Turkish Banking: An ARDL Empirical Analysis
Authors: Raza Ali , Tursoy Turgut , Shaikh Erum , Shaikh Ahsan-ul-Haque
Published: January 2024

This paper carried out an empirical study on Return on Assets (ROA), total assets turnover, financial leverage, working capital, and debt-to-equity ratio. This study investigated commercial banks operating in Turkey. A secondary data collection method is used for the data collected from fifteen commercial banks. These banks' financial reports were examined from 2011 to 2022. A line graph is presented for each balance that tells us the volatility ratio in the variables, the unit root test applied to resolve the unit root problem, and the cointegration test used for long-term relationships among variables. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound test was performed to measure the short-run and long-run effects. Financial leverage, debt-to-equity ratio, and working capital have short- and long-run effects on ROA. Total asset turnover has only long-run effects on ROA in the Turkish banking industry. This study will be beneficial for investment managers, financial specialists, treasurers, and controllers of the banking industry.
Physicochemical water variations in a big Mexican Hydroelectric dam, Central semi-arid region
Authors:   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología. Circuito Exterior s/n. Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México, Rivera-Cervantes Omar , González-Farías Fernando ,   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Laboratorio de Química Ambiental. Circuito Exterior s/n. Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México, Ramos-Espinosa María Guadalupe ,   Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Calzada del Hueso 1100 Colonia Villa Quietud, Ciudad de México, México, López-Hernández Martín ,   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Laboratorio de Química Ambiental. Circuito Exterior s/n. Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México
Published: January 2024

The Zimapan hydropower plant built in 1995 was the first project to take advantage of Mexico's City wastewater for electric power generation. This tropical reservoir receives pollutants that affect water quality from municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastewater through the Tula and San Juan rivers. The study considered the changes in the physicochemical parameters (surface to 20 m depth) for May (wet warm), November (wet cold-after rains), and February (dry cold) in seven dam sites: two lotic, two transitional, and three lentic sites. Mean values ranges were temperature 20.71-24.38 °C, 1.59-7.56 mg/L dissolved oxygen, Secchi disk transparency 2.26-3.98 m, pH 7.12-8.40, electrical conductivity 48-1334 µS/cm, total nitrogen 14.20-30.74 mg/L, total phosphorus 10.45-15.83 mg/L, and dissolved organic carbon 9.11-20.63 mg/L. In November, all the reservoir surface water was hypoxic due to increased dissolved organic carbon by river input. Even though dissolved oxygen has a seasonal variation, this reservoir has a sustainable fishery of tilapia and black bass (~400 tons/y). The dam is meromictic and hypereutrophic, with seasonal water quality variations with no significant spatial variations. Water quality variation observed in this study can be useful to Mexican decision-makers on water and fisheries management, prevent massive fish kills, and be a support guide for commercial and sport fishers.
The Prevalence of Bovine Mastitis in and around Abomsa Town In Oromiya Regional tate of Ethiopia
Authors:   Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia, Husein Ebrahim
Published: January 2024

The study was piloted as of November 2019 towards May 2020 to examine or evaluate the occurrence of bovine mastitis in and around Abomasa town; Oromia, Ethiopia. Californian Mastitis Test (CMT) did the ways of examination of the sample. Based on our current investigation, the overall mastitis positive cases were 41.92%, of which 16.66% (64/384) clinical and 25.26% (97/384) sub-clinical cases
Faecal Carriage of Amp C Producing E. coli and Klebsiella Spp
Authors:   Lassa Fever, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria, Oshiokhayamhe Iyevhobu Kenneth
Published: January 2024

Amp C-producing organisms can act as a hidden reservoir for ESBLs; the high-level expression of the Amp C β-lactamases may mask the recognition of the ESBLs. In recent years, the world has seen a surge in Enterobacteriaceae resistant to broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics due to the production of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) or Plasmid-mediated Amp C (pAmp C) enzymes
Brackets in Orthodontics
Authors:   Department Of Orthodontics, Yogita Dental College And Hospital, Khed, India, Dhumal Sonal Suresh
Published: January 2024

Orthodontic brackets are an integral part of traditional braces and act like handles that hold the arch wires that move teeth. There are various types of brackets available, according to the evolution of brackets and composition of brackets, types of locking mechanism.
Inferio-parotid Transmasssetric Approach for Mandibular Subcondylar Fracture: A Novel Approach
Authors:   Dow International Dental Collage, DOW University Of Health Science, Pakistan, Chaudhry Sharjeel
Published: January 2024

Apropos to the article by Ramaj, Patil et al. [1] entitled "Variations in the retromandibular transparotid approach to the condyle-transparotid versus anteroparotid transmassetric- a prospective clinical comparative study," a few clarifications are in order. According to the author, the mandibular condylar processes are one of the most common sites of fracture in mandibular fractures
Pengembangan Wilayah Subsektor Industri Kreatif Dengan Location Modelling Simulation Di Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Cahyaningrum Deltaningtyas Tri , Fajarianto Gama Wisnu
Published: January 2024

Industri kreatif memiliki konstribusi yang besar terhadap PDB suatu negara. Peningkatan kontribusi pada PDB dapat dilakukan dengan pengidentifikasian subsector industri kreatif terhadap wilayah. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian sebelumnya tentang pengklasifikasin subsector industri kreatif menjadi subpotensi tinggi, sedang dan rendah, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menaksimumkan kontribusi dengan pemetaan wilayah berdasarkan industri kreatif. Pengembangan wilayah industri kreatif dilakukan dengan memetakan wilayah isoincome dengan subpotensi subsector industri kreatif. Pemetaan ini dilakukan dengan simulasi location modelling dengan menggunakan empat kriteria, yaitu  akses industri kreatif antar wilayah; akses konsumen industri kreatif berdasarkan jumlah bisnis, pendapatan perkapita wilayah, serta transportasi; pengaruh pendidikan, pendapatan perkapita wilayah, serta pengangguran; dan pengaruh sektor pariwisata. Hasil dari pemetaan ini adalah mendapatkan prioritas pengembangan wilayah isoincome rendah dan sedang berdasarkan subsector industri kreatif yang memiliki potensi tinggi.
Partisipasi Kelompok Tani Dalam Penyusunan RDKK Pupuk Bersubsidi dan Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhinya
Authors: Fiqrianto Togimin , Rizal Rizal , Muksin Muksin
Published: January 2024

ABSTRAK

Pupuk Bersubsidi adalah barang dalam pengawasan yang pengadaan dan penyalurannya mendapat subsidi dari Pemerintah untuk kebutuhan petani di sektor pertanian, sehingga untuk mendapatkan pupuk bersubsidi petani diwajibkan untuk mengajukan kebutuhan pupuk bersubsidi melalui RDKK. Peran dan partisipasi petani didalam kelompok tani dalam menyusun RDKK di BPP Sumberwringin Kabupaten Bondowoso masih tergolong rendah sehingga penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi partisipasi kelompok tani dalam penyusunan RDKK pupuk bersubsidi di BPP Sumberwringin Kabupaten Bondowoso, Jawa Timur. Penelitian ini tergolong kedalam penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dan metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah analisis regresi linier berganda dengan menggunakan alat analisis berupa IBM SPSS. Persepsi petani dan motivasi petani merupakan variabel bebas yang digunakan pada penelitian ini. Hasil analisis mendeskripsikan bagaimana karakteristik petani di BPP Sumberwringin, yaitu bahwa sebagian besar petani berada pada usia produktif yaitu antara 25-54 tahun, memiliki pendidikan rendah yaitu SD, memiliki pendidikan non-formal yang rendah,  sebagian besar petani merupakan petani pemilik dan bukan petani penggarap yang memiliki pendapatan rata-rata menengah. Hasil analisis regresi menunjukkan bahwa persepsi petani dan motivasi petani memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap partisipasi kelompok tani dalam penyusunan RDKK pupuk bersubsidi di BPP Sumberwringin Kabupaten Bondowoso, dengan nilai pengaruh sebesar 0,104.

Kata kunci — Persepsi,  Motivasi, Partisipasi, Bondowoso
Analisa dan Pemodelan Sistem Pola Konsumsi Ikan oleh Konsumen Rumah Tangga di Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Pratama Fredy Eka Ardhi , Wardani Dyah Kusuma , Andini Paramita , Hudori Huda Ahmad
Published: January 2024

Kabupaten Jember memiliki luas wilayah perairan yang termasuk ZEE (Zona Ekonomi Ekslusif) ±8.338,5 km2  sehingga potensi sumber daya ikan ± 40.000 ton/per tahun. Metode yang di gunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode expert system dalam pengumpulan data terdapat dua metode yaitu pengumpulan data primer dan sekunder. Teknik analisis mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi sistem pola konsumsi ikan dan untuk mendesain model sistem pola konsumsi ikan di beberapa usaha yang bergerak di bidang perikanan di Kabupaten Jember ini menggunakan teknik analisis : Berdasarkan analisis hasil penelitian dan pembahasan yang telah diuraikan sebelumnya, maka kesimpulan di dalam penelitian ini adalah Faktor–faktor yang mempengaruhi pola konsumsi ikan untuk menjaga pemenuhan kebutuhan ikan yang berkelanjutan di Kabupaten Jember antara lain :pendapatan masyarakat, kesadaran masyarakat tentang pentingnya menkonsumsi ikan guna memenuhi asupan protein hewani, tingkat pendidikan, produksi ikan dan jumlah penduduk. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian bahwasanya Kabupaten Jember belum dapat memenuhi kebutuhan ikan konsumsi.
ANALISIS STRATEGI PEMASARAN BENIH PADI “PARI ARUM” PRODUKSI UD.PRIMASARI TANI DESA GLAGAHWERO, KECAMATAN PANTI, KABUPATEN JEMBER
Authors: Nuril Firdaus Ahmad , Putu Yudhia Kurniawan Bagus , Muksin Muksin
Published: January 2024

1.1 Latar Belakang Sektor pertanian mencakup keberlangsungan hidup petani yang terkait sampai masyarakat yang berbisnis pada sektor hilirnya. Peran semua pihak sangat dibutuhkan, termasuk pemangku kepentingan baik hulu, onfarm maupun hilir serta terciptanya koordinasi, sinkronisasi dan sinergis pada setiap tingkat pemerinta ha n mulai dari Pusat, Provinsi, Kabupaten/Kota, Kecamatan sampai tingkat Desa untuk mampu memberikan kontribusi yang lebih besar dalam pencapaian sasaran produksi padi nasional. Sesuai rekaman data dari Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) yang dirilis, pada tahun 2021 nilai export beras meningkat sebesar 3.261.440 Kg denga nilai US$2.605.701. meskipun meningkat 157,38% dari tahun sebelumnya, namun nilai tersebut belum apa-apa dibanding nilai import yang negara lakukan yaitu sebesar 407.741.423 Kg dengan nilai US$ 183.801.804. (Hasil Survei Pertanian Terintegrasi,2021)
Perancangan Arsitektur Sistem Informasi Menggunakan Metode Agile Dengan Kerangka Kerja Scrum Pada Pelayanan Instalasi Gizi RSUD. Ciamis
Authors: Sidiq Maulana , Dwicahya Supriatman Rian , Ahmad Firdaus Eryan , Agung Suburdjati Bacilius
Published: January 2024

A hospital nutrition service is an inseparable part of other health services in hospitals, besides that nutrition service is an effort to improve the quality of health services for inpatients or outpatients in hospitals. In implementing the Scrum work frame in the architectural design of the nutrition service information system at the Regional Public Hospital Ciamis (RSUD. Ciamis) it is expected to produce products that are in accordance with the client's needs. The stages from preparation (Initialization), making a product backlog, making a sprint backlog to the execution stage of this method indicate an iterative method because it prioritizes product functions. The Scrum framework implements work functions according to its role, namely the Product Owner who is fully responsible for the products that it produces, the Development team is responsible for project work, and the Scrum master is the person who controls so that the implementation of the work does not go out of the rules of the Scrum game. The results of designing an information system with application development, this research uses the scrum framework which is carried out with 3 sprints with the estimated processing time for each sprint as follows: sprint 1 reaches 30 days, sprint 2 reaches 27 days and sprint 3 reaches 30 days. According to the rules of the scrum framework, each sprint should not exceed one month so that the project can be implemented quickly and produce the desired results
Analisis Dan Perancangan Website SMKN 13 Bandung
Authors: Imannudin Akbar
Published: January 2024

Information and communication technology plays an important role in supporting and increasing efficiency in managing daily activities, as well as enabling work to be done from anywhere. 13 Bandung Vocational High School is a secondary level school in the city of Bandung which has competency expertise in the fields of Chemical Analysis, Computer Network Engineering and Software Engineering. 13 Bandung Vocational High School needs a website as a school media for conveying information about school activities and as a media for promoting the school to the general public so that people know more about SMKN 13 Bandung. The system development method uses the prototype development method. Prototyping is the creation of an accurate testing system. Through a prototype, managers can get an overview and ideas regarding the application design requirements. The results of this research are to provide the results of the analysis and provide the results of designing the 13 Bandung Vocational High School website with the hope that this website design can be used for the implementation process of creating the 13 Bandung Vocational High School website
Una comunidad textual ideal según Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada: sobre la eficacia de Aristóteles y Alejandro Magno en la configuración de un saber letrado
Authors:   Université de Toulouse (Francia), Arizaleta Amaia
Published: January 2024

Chapter vi of section v of the Dialogus libri vitae, written by the archbishop of Toledo Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada around 1214, offers some elements concerning the function of learned ecclesiastics in an ideal community. This passage is a very interesting example of the phenomenon of the transmission of knowledge in the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean basin during the 12th and 13th centuries. The archbishop’s discourse is built around political rationality and Aristotelian authority as a source of natural philosophy, and argues that learned knowledge (represented by Aristotle) is essential for the formation of the monarch (Alexander). Drawing on the seminal studies by Pick (2004) and González Diéguez (2017), and pending a complete work on section v as a whole, I will add some suggestions about materials that may have contributed to the writing of this chapter, arguing that literate identity was assumed as a discriminating trait by a community of individuals who shared readings and knowledge, the one located within the radius of action of the Toledo cathedral in the early years of the thirteenth century
El papel de la divina commedia en la primera utopía española moderna impresa: el Somnium de Juan Maldonado (1541), entre Dante y Moro
Authors:   Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Francia), Canonica Elvezio
Published: January 2024

The influence of the Dantesque work, particularly his masterpiece The Divin comedy, in the composition of Juan Maldonado’s Somnium, has been pointed out by critics on a couple of occasions, but it has not been deepened to its full extent. This is what we propose to carry out in this work, in order to unravel the peculiar idiosyncrasies of this little work, which is located between two eras and two poetics: the medieval and the modern. The link between this work and that of Thomas More, a close friend of Erasmus, gives rise to considerations around the erasmism of Maldonado.
Algunas notas sobre la circulación de Utopía en América durante el siglo xvi
Authors:   Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (España), Lillo Castañ Víctor
Published: January 2024

Thomas More’s Utopia circulated widely in 16th-century Europe, where the work was printed up to eleven times. In addition to these Latin editions, which appeared in Louvain, Paris, Basel, Florence, Cologne and Wittenberg, we must add the vernacular translations of Utopia into German, Italian, French, English and Dutch, published during the 16th century. In peninsular Spain, where the text was not printed a single time in the 16th century, the circulation of Utopia seems to have been less intense than in other parts of Europe. Nevertheless, Utopia enjoyed considerable success in the American dominions of the Spanish Crown, especially in New Spain, where the work was read, translated, annotated and put into practice. This article analyses the impact of Utopia in sixteenth-century America and investigates the close relationship that existed between Thomas More’s work and the New World in the 16th century.
María Enríquez (c. 1474-c. 1537). Esbozos para una biografía
Authors:   Universitat de València (España), Aparisi Romero Frederic
Published: January 2024

This article analyses the life of María Enríquez de Luna, Duchess Regent of Gandía in the transition from the 15th to the 16th century, based on the analysis of the municipal and seigniorial documentation and the existing bibliography. The critical examination of the unpublished and published sources allows us to question the novel and autonomous nature of many of the governmental actions carried out by the Duchess during her regency. In fact, they were already present during the duchy of her spouses, first Pedro Luís de Borja and then Joan de Borja. This does not in any way imply that María Enríquez was a pawn at the beck and call of Alexander VI, but rather that the regent’s government and patronage was placed in its proper historical context.
El mundo vikingo según Marvel: una aproximación
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (España), Contreras Martín Antonio , Ruiz Cantero María Carmen ,   Departament d’Educació, Generalitat de Catalunya (España)
Published: January 2024

Since the 19th century, it is well known that the Middle Ages have been used from different perspectives and with various objectives to configure and reconfigure the different imaginaries of Western culture. The purpose of this work is to deal with the use of the Middle Ages, specifically the Viking world, which has been made in some Marvel comics. To do this, we will focus on Thor series in Journey Into Mistery (1962-1963) and Tales of Asgard series (1963-1967), in order to observe, on the one hand, what treatment has been given to possible sources, and, on the other, to understand for what purpose they were elaborated and how they could be understood and interpreted by contemporary public.