bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Medialna rzeczywistość w „Truman Show” (1998) Petera Weira w perspektywie myśli gnostyckiej
Authors: Kwiatkowski Fryderyk
Published: June 2016

In the author’s opinion the story depicted in "The Truman Show" (1998) by Peter Weir comprises
a reinterpretation of a Gnostic myth about the liberation of a „divine spark” from the material world.
In spite of the fact that the director did not know about Gnosticism before he started to make the film,
the author of the article presents that many motifs in his work can be viewed through the ideas expressed
in various Gnostic systems. The Gnostic notions were reinterpreted in "The Truman Show" on a fundamental
level of the world being presented in as well as in the narrative structure of the movie.
Rzeczywiste czy wyobrażone? Uszkodzenia, ubytki, deformacje posągów antycznych inspiracją dla multimedialnych działań wybranych artystów współczesnych
Authors: Pawełczyk Dominika
Published: June 2016

In this article I would like to show the potential of the destroyed ancient sculptures and therefore
to explore a variety of new themes and issues that may be generated through re-using the motives
by the artists. I was especially interested in creators, who undertook a multimedial game with traditional
sculpture representations, using the potential of performance art, photography, digital image
processing and computer photomontage.
Mary Duffy by her performative actions showed that the deformed body of the ancient sculpture
forms also her everyday reality. The damaged statue of “Venus de Milo” has become a useful
inspiration for stories about disability and discrimination.
Maciej Osika chose the path of fantasy and aesthetisation of the damages. Graphic processed
assemblies allowed him to tell us about the perfection of the human body, while Davide Bedoni
decided to show that the sculptures can describe the infinite myth of harmony, which defects will be
complemented by the portraits of contemporary icons of beauty.
The technique of exploring the audience has been chosen by French artist Diane Ducruet
by showing “Passengers” to the viewers. The artist used the facial photographs of her loved ones
through which fragments of well known, damaged Louvre sculptures are barely noticeable. Ducruet
talks about the elusiveness of life by those damaged portraits. Likewise all the artists mentioned
above she also blurs the boundaries between what is real and what is imaginary.
Problems with the application of conventional financial ratios in corporate risk measurement
Authors: Fenyves Veronika
Published: June 2016

One of the enterprises’ biggest fears is a potential bankruptcy situation. This is the reason there are a lot of people who try to anticipate it. To be aware of the actual and expected future situation of a company is in the interest of all those who are related. This topic has come to the fore after the economic and financial crisis of 2008. Companies, their creditors and internal stakeholders should be aware of the liquidity and solvency situation of a given company, because its deterioration can cause serious problems for all of them. During the financial analysis of companies, the problem of liquidity indicators showing bad signals can often be experienced, although there is no visible sign of difficulty in their operation. In other cases, the situation is just the opposite, i.e. liquidity ratios are adequate, but still, the business faces payment issues. How could it happen? The purpose of this study is to present indicators which can measure more accurately and reliably the actual liquidity position of a company.
Vertical price transmission analysis: the case of milk in the Slovak dairy sector
Authors: Lajdová Zuzana , Bielik Peter
Published: June 2016

Testing for nature price transmission and calculating elasticities of price transmission are important areas of research for providing insights into market efficiency issues. Symmetric or asymmetric price transmission has been the subject of considerable attention in agricultural economics. The concept of the price transmission is an important area of the research particularly in relation to the assessment of impact on the welfare of the vertical entities. The main goal of the paper is an analysis of the price transmission and its exploitation in case of price elasticity estimation in dairy sector. Work investigates vertical price transmission of milk in the Slovak agri-food chain. The research is based on Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) of the selected commodities at producer, processor and consumer level and the estimation of the parameters specified in the model. Moreover the paper determines the coefficient of elasticity of price transmission (EPT).
Country-specific determinants of horizontal and vertical intra-industry agri-food trade: the case of Bulgaria and Romania
Authors: Jámbor Attila
Published: June 2016

The article analyses patterns and country-specific determinants of agri-food trade of Bulgaria and Romania with the European Union. As literature focusing on agricultural aspects of the topic is limited, the paper seeks to contribute to the literature by providing up to date results and suggestions as well as by identifying the determinants of horizontal and vertical intra-industry trade of the Bulgaria and Romania after EU accession. Results suggest that intra-industry agri-food trade is mainly of vertical nature, referring to trade of different quality products. Results verify that determinants of horizontal and vertical IIT are similar and suggest that economic size and FDI are positively, while factor endowments and distance are negatively related to both sides of IIT. Results are mainly in line with the majority of empirical literature in the field.

JEL code: Empirical Studies of Trade – F14
Planning practices of local governments based on the results of an empirical research
Authors: Sisa Krisztina A.
Published: June 2016

The purpose of this study is to explore the most important findings of the empirical research conducted amongst local governments of settlements in Hungary, in order to perform a comprehensive analysis on their practices and methods regarding planning. The primary research was conducted in the spring of 2013, with respondent local governments answering relevant questions by submitting a selfadministered questionnaire. The main purpose of the questionnaire survey was to find out whether the involved parties perform actual formal strategic and operative planning activities, and what kind of management planning methods – solutions already working and widespread in the business sector – they apply within the process of planning. In this study, we attempt to conduct a comprehensive analysis on modern planning systems and to appoint the fields that need to be improved, through the results of the questionnaire survey and our own experiences.
An examination of the organizational culture at the policing
Authors: Elekes Edit
Published: June 2016

The subject of this thesis is presentation of the examination related to the organizational culture of the Police, the special law enforcement body which guarantees internal order and public security. The police, at the same time, as armed law enforcement body ensure the order of the economy and its legal security. Security is not only important for the citizens and social organizations, but also for the profit and non-profit organizations. The Police carry out official work, but also provide services that presuppose two types of contact system and modes of management. There were a number of changes in the body of the Police over the past two decades (e.g. accession to the EU, accession to the Schengen area, integration of the Police and the Border Guards, outsourcing certain activities, regionalization of sponsorship activities), in which I have taken part as a manager of the developmental programs. These changes have not only affected the police organization and the approach of the employees, but also the organizational culture. The changes cannot be considered as closed: the Ministry of Interior, governing the Police, takes decisions on organizational changes, but also the managers at the Police play an important role in this process. Under „change” I do not necessarily understand a change in the structure, but also a change in the organizational culture to create support for the reform process, and the option to co-ordinate the diverse structures. The changes have obviously affected the thinking of the managers and the employees, as well as their relationship to the organization. The official duties, including the detection of the crimes (including agricultural and economic crimes), cannot be performed without the day-today cooperation with the bodies of the civil law enforcement, through which the Police may increase the effectiveness of detection of such crimes and thus the citizens’ subjective feeling of security. Therefore, the present thesis aims at the examination of the Police’s organizational culture and its management methods.
Tests of differential diesel fuels in engine testing room
Authors: Farkas Ferenc , Nagy Valéria , Bai Attila
Published: June 2016

The portion of oil could be estimated 33 % of global primary energy consumption in 2012 (BP, 2012) and its average price – beside the products produced from it as well - significantly increased, unlike the demand for transport which has been reduced. This tendency is expected to remain unchanged in the long run, therefore, there is a great importance for the variety of diesel fuel distributors, in comparison of the ratio value for each of them, and replacing them with biodiesel can be used in the comparison. We executed 3 dynamometer measurements performed to determine three different dealers purchased diesel oil, some economical examinations of the diesel oil retail price, and the use of biodiesel all based on the expected economic studies in the literature studies of extra fuel consumption values. The results of these tests indicate that the differences of consumption between diesel oils can be up to 5 %, the conclusion is that distinctions of diesel oil consumptions are almost the same when we tested the differences between diesel oil and biodiesel. This means we can reach the same result with a high quality biodiesel as with poor quality diesel oil. This also means that– below 20% of mixing ratio we can easily choose by prices alone. Between these prices and products ( D1, D2, D3), we can save 4.8% diesel oil by using D2, 6.2% diesel oil by using D3 compared to D1. There could be a little revolution variance (D2: 2.9-6%, D3: 4.9- 7.1%), but this variance is under 1% so it is negligible.
Analyzing soundness of nationalized banks in India: a camel approach
Authors: Khatik S.K. , Nag Amit Kr
Published: June 2016

Performance of the economy of any country is largely dependent on the performance of its banking sector. Since, banking sector constitutes a major component of the financial service sector. Soundness of the banking sector is essential for a healthy and vibrant economy. The efficiency, productivity, profitability, stability and a shock free economy is possible only when a country is having a sound and healthy banking sector. The present research work has been undertaken to analyze the soundness of five nationalized banks in India. In order to measure the performances of these banks CAMEL MODEL Approach has been applied, incorporating important parameters like Capital Adequacy, Assets Quality, Management Efficiency, Earnings Quality and Liquidity. The finding of the study shows that Bank of Baroda has been ranked at the top position, the Union Bank of India and Dena Bank secured the 2nd position, the next was the State Bank of India which secured the 4th position and in the last position was the UCO Bank which secured the 5th position.

JEL Code: G2, G12, G21, G32& G33.
Organic tourism as a tool to raise healthy tourism destinations: an investigation in Turkey
Authors: Uğurlu Kaplan
Published: June 2016

The aim of the paper is to specify the items that effect the importance of organic tourism both for human life and sustainable tourism destinations. The fundamental point of the study is to focus on organic farming both as a tool for welfare of the destinations and their importance and potential for the upcoming future of healthy generations using the data collected from segments of the society such as administrators, non-governmental organization members and farmers. The study is also based on an extensive secondary research analyzing the diverse literature regarding the organic/ecological/sustainable/destination tourism. The results are supplemented by semi-structured interviews. To date, many people have been interested in visiting villages and having an experience in living farms. This tourism activity is combined with facilities to create potent economic force to small villages. Besides, consuming organic food is one of the most important attitudes to live healthier and longer by being or working in the farms or villages as a visitor which creates a new era in tourism named as organic tourism. Organic tourism primarily targets tourists, tours organized for the purpose of health, relaxation activities, agriculture education, culture and gastronomy. The research offers a practical help for farmers, local governors, local people (especially villagers), tour operators and visitors fleeing from the intensity of city life in the light of the findings.
Economical aspects of thermal and medical tourism
Authors: Fenyves Veronika , Dékán Tamásné Orbán Ildikó , Könyves Erika , Nagy Adrián , Sándor Fruzsina
Published: June 2016

Thermal and medical tourism in Hungary are characterised by a continuous development. The management, efficiency, operational effectiveness and offer of enterprises in the field of tourism influence the competitiveness of Hungary’s tourism. In the present day economic life the thorough analysis of the enterprises’ economy is indispensable. The result of the analytical methods applied by the report provide information for different stakeholders (owners, transporters, customers, employees, habilitators). The aim is to have data which inform us about the functioning, financial situation and profitability of the economic entities parallel with the factors and conditions determining these elements. In our paper we present the financial situation of the Demjén Thermal Spa Ltd., being one of the newest thermal spas of Hungary.
Focus points of health tourism in the view point of changing costumer values
Authors: Lehota József , Manuel Tiago , Rácz Georgina
Published: June 2016

In our study, effecting role of values on consumer’s buying decisions is going to be introduced in accordance with health tourism. Investigation of values has a highlighted role to predict future trends, because trends of consumer behavior are formed by values in several aspects. Furthermore, individual values reflect to subject’s lifestyle, purchasing behavior and decisions in connection with free time activities. Since the end of ‘80s results of social studies pointed out that, status fortifying and demonstrative aspect of consumption have been getting stronger. So, the changes of buying decisions are not based on the social stratums any more, but it represents the values of the individual with the growing effect of subject. Hence, values, expressing the subjective judgments of consumers, are the most precise predictors of long term social changes. In our study mainstreams of health tourism are going to be evaluated on the basis of secondary data. Furthermore, we identify place of health among individual values and its role in consumer decisions. During the analysis, we use data of national representative research to determine the Hungarian society’s opinion and judgments in the viewpoint of health. Uni- and multivariate statistical methods are going to be used to get a wide view in accordance with the investigated topic. Among our most important result, we define those consumer groups, in which health has a highlighted role in consumer decisions. We introduce lifestyle characters of these segments and determine them special needs in connection with purchased goods and services. This type of characterization makes it real to organizations of health tourism to develop a more effective marketing communication strategy and improve service features according to consumer needs.
Importance and impact of guest satisfaction
Authors: Morvay Karakas Klára
Published: June 2016

The service quality can be measured by the consumers’ satisfaction. Researchers assume that high quality satisfies the guests and satisfaction may increase their loyalty. The main goal of this article is to measure guest satisfaction and prove its positive impacts on Hungarian hotels’ performance. A comprehensive survey was made on the Hungarian wellness hotels in October 2012; the primary aim was to provide them suggestions to improve their quality on the base of guests’ feedback. A self-administered questionnaire were compiled and sent back by 815 respondents. The investigation examined the quality awareness, quality perception, guest satisfaction and the following behavioral intentions of domestic guests of spa hotels. It can be concluded that domestic guests are generally satisfied with the quality of services offered by Hungarian spa hotels. The message of this research is for hotel managers that the increase of guest satisfaction can be reached by the improvement of service quality, and not only with price discounts. It has been demonstrated that satisfaction is closely related to their willingness to return to the hotel, so it is an essential condition of loyalty.
Equidade no acesso aos cuidados paliativos na atenção primária à saúde: uma reflexão teórica
Authors: Pessalacia Juliana Dias Reis , Zoboli Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone , Ribeiro Isabely Karoline
Published: June 2016

No Brasil, vivencia-se um processo de envelhecimento populacional e aumento da prevalência de doenças crônico degenerativas não transmissíveis, sendo necessária a organização de um modelo de atenção que contemple os Cuidados Paliativos (CP). Destaca-se a Estratégia de Saúde da Família que representa a Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) brasileira e que apresenta dentre os seus pressupostos a capacidade para se atingir práticas assistenciais integrais ou globais. Contudo, ainda existem vários entraves no acesso aos CP pela população. Estudo de reflexão teórica acerca dos determinantes e condicionantes do acesso aos CP na APS a partir do conceito de Justiça proposto por Norman Daniels. Identificou-se como determinantes e condicionantes: financiamento em saúde, responsabilidade dos profissionais; quantitativo de profissionais necessário; estrutura dos serviços; acesso a medicamentos; organização dos serviços para a tomada de decisão justa mediante recursos limitados; políticas voltadas para correção das disparidades; estratégias de priorização e racionalização do acesso aos serviços. O autor propõe um modelo fundamentado na preocupação direta com a equidade na utilização dos recursos em saúde, ressaltando a importância de se examinar os fatores que podem restringir ou facilitar o acesso à saúde, incluindo aspectos políticos, jurídicos, econômicos, sociais e culturais.
Câncer de pele: hábitos de exposição solar e alterações cutâneas entre agentes de saúde em um município de Minas Gerais
Authors: Souza Marina Celly Martins Ribeiro , Horta Tatiane Gea , Melo Eliete Silva , Rocha Fernanda Dias Becalli
Published: June 2016

A Estratégia de Saúde da Família é composta por uma equipe multidisciplinar de profissionais, dentre eles os Agentes Comunitários de Saúde – ACS e os Agentes de Combate às Endemias – ACE, cujas atividades são realizadas fora da unidade de saúde, sendo expostos aos efeitos da radiação solar sobre a pele e à exposição sem barreiras de fotoproteção. O presente estudo tem como objetivo identificar os hábitos de exposição solar e as alterações cutâneas em agentes comunitários de saúde e de combate a endemias que atuam no município de Mateus Leme, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico, descritivo, do tipo transversal, cujos sujeitos foram 56 agentes comunitários de saúde e de combate a endemias que atuam no município de Mateus Leme. Os resultados apontam grande exposição solar desses profissionais, com surgimento de danos à pele por decorrência do seu trabalho. Identificou-se também a necessidade de uma política abrangente, por parte dos Órgãos Municipais competentes, a fim de minimizarem os riscos gerados por essa atividade, bem como do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, para uma regulamentação e fiscalização das medidas de fotoproteção oferecidas por empregadores.
Fracture at the Modular Junction of a Cementless Revision Hip System
Authors: Duncan Stephen T. , Hayes Christopher B. , Nunley Ryan M.
Published: June 2016

Case:

Multiple cases of modular femoral component failure involving fatigue at the modular stem junction have been reported following revision total hip arthroplasty. In the present report, we describe what we believe to be the first case of catastrophic failure involving the Biomet Arcos revision system. The failure involved a young patient with an elevated body mass index and proximal bone deficiency.

Conclusion:

The possibility of this failure mechanism must be weighed against the potential advantages of modular cementless stems when planning for complex hip arthroplasty, especially in the young, active patient.
Semianalytical Modeling of Steam/Solvent Gravity Drainage of Heavy Oil and Bitumen: Unsteady-State Model With Curved Interface
Authors: Faradonbeh Moosa Rabiei , Harding Thomas G. , Abedi Jalal
Published: June 2016

Coinjection of solvent with steam in steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) has shown promising results for enhancing oil rates as well as reducing energy and water consumption. Modeling and optimizing hybrid-steam/solvent-recovery processes by use of commercial numerical simulators can be very time-consuming. Semianalytical mathematical models may be used to estimate production rates and thermal efficiency in much less time.

In this study, an unsteady-state semianalytical model was developed to predict the oil-flow rate in the steam/solvent-assisted-recovery process. The model assumes a curved interface with transient temperature and solvent distribution in the mobile zone. It also accounts for transverse dispersion and concentration-dependent molecular diffusion for solvent distribution. The oil-flow rate and interface profile are predicted at each time in an iterative fashion. The model is validated against the CMG-STARS thermal simulator as well as experimental results for hexane-aided SAGD physical-model tests. The semianalytical model was able to predict oil-production rates by use of different solvents coinjected with steam, in agreement with reported experimental data.

The proposed model accounts for the complex interaction of heat and solvent solubility and diffusion as they affect mobilization and production of viscous oil. This model may be used to estimate the optimal operation parameters for the process over a range of different reservoir qualities and pressures, in a very time-efficient manner. The final outcome may lead to an efficient design of a steam/solvent-recovery process that uses less water and reduces the amount of energy and gas emissions per barrel of oil produced.
Flowback Fracture Closure: A Key Factor for Estimating Effective Pore Volume
Authors: Ezulike D. O. , Dehghanpour H.. , Virues C. J. , Hawkes R. V. , Jones R. Steven
Published: June 2016

The importance of evaluating well productivity after hydraulic fracturing cannot be overemphasized. This has necessitated the improvement in the quality of rate and pressure measurements during flowback of multistage-fractured wells. Similarly, there have been corresponding improvements in the ability of existing transient models to interpret multiphase flowback data. However, the complexity of these models introduces high uncertainty in the estimates of resulting parameters, such as fracture pore volume (PV), half-length, and permeability. This paper proposes a two-phase tank model for reducing parameter uncertainty and estimating fracture PV independent of fracture geometry.

This study starts by use of rate-normalized-pressure (RNP) plots to observe changes in fluid-flow mechanisms from multistage-fractured wells. The fracture “pressure-supercharge” observations form the basis for developing the proposed two-phase tank model. This model is a linear relationship between RNP and time, useful for interpreting flowback data in wells that show pseudosteady-state behavior (unit slope on log-log RNP plots). The linear relationship is implemented on a simple Monte Carlo spreadsheet. This is then used to estimate and conduct uncertainty analysis on effective fracture PV by use of probabilistic distributions of average fracture compressibility and gas/water saturations. Also, the proposed model investigates the contributions of various drive mechanisms during flowback (fracture closure, gas expansion, and water depletion) by use of quantitative drive indices similar to those used in conventional reservoir engineering.

Application of the proposed tank model to flowback data from 15 shale-gas and tight-oil wells estimates the effective fracture PV and initial average gas saturation in the active fracture network. The results show that fracture-PV estimation is most sensitive to fracture closure compared with gas expansion and water depletion, making fracture closure the primary drive mechanism during early-flowback periods. Also, the initial average gas saturation for all wells is less than 20%. The parameters estimated from the proposed model could be used as input guides for more-complex studies (such as discrete-fracture-network modeling and transient-flowback simulation). This reduces the number of unknown parameters and uncertainty in output results from complex models.
PROCESSO DE INSTITUCIONALIZAÇÃO DO BALANCED SCORECARD EM UMA OPERADORA DE SAÚDE SUPLEMENTAR
Authors: Silva Marcia Zanievicz , Sbardelatti Everton Luis , Rosa Fabricia Silva da
Published: June 2016

Esta pesquisa é desenvolvida com o objetivo de averiguar o processo de institucionalização e o funcionamento da ferramenta Balanced Scorecard em uma organização de saúde suplementar. A pesquisa segue uma abordagem qualitativa. O método adotado foi o estudo de caso e a coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevistas, observação e análise documental. O estudo foi desenvolvido na Unimed de Brusque/SC. Os resultados evidenciaram a forma como a organização tem operacionalizado as perspectivas do BSC com vistas a alinhar suas estratégias à sua visão institucional e como os colaboradores estão inseridos no processo. Também foi possível observar o processo de institucionalização da ferramenta que possibilitou que o BSC se tornasse uma rotina na organização. Este processo conta com a colaboração dos funcionários e é aceito como uma prática incontestável por muitos dos envolvidos.
CUSTO DA INTERNAÇÃO DE PACIENTES COM BRONQUIOLITE: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM HOSPITAL PRIVADO
Authors: Paccez Jacira Doralice , Novais Maykon Anderson Pires de , Rosa Chennyfer Dobbins Paes da , Serinolli Mario Ivo , Zucchi Paola
Published: June 2016

A análise de custos hospitalares tem sido um desafio para os gestores de saúde; serve de instrumento de gestão e de acompanhamento da qualidade assistencial, subsidia as tomadas de decisão, negociações e a política estratégica de investimentos. Este artigo analisa o comportamento dos custos em relação as abordagens clínicas e terapêuticas em pacientes internados com diagnóstico de bronquiolite. O método utilizado foi um estudo de caso cuja unidade de análise trata-se de um hospital privado do município de São Paulo. Utilizados 103 prontuários: 65% pacientes com bronquiolite internados em apartamento e 35% Unidades de Terapia Intensiva. O custo médio com oxigênio foi de R$1.125,17; inalação de R$481,75 e medicamentos de R$307,00. O tempo de internação foi em média 4,55 dias, com o valor por internação foi de R$6.607,45 (R$ 1.452,18/dia). Concluiu-se que a determinação do custo da diária de internação de pacientes com diagnóstico de bronquiolite é útil para propor pacotes; determinando  margens de lucro e de negociação entre os hospitais privados e as fontes pagadoras, além de ofertar informações atualizadas do valor faturado versus a receita líquida dos pacientes estudados.
Análisis del perfil y el comportamiento del inversor en cúcuta, colombia
Authors: Ramírez Paris Xiomara , Gutiérrez  García Viviana Anyelin , Cuellar García Jairo David
Published: June 2016

Desde tiempos inmemoriales Cúcuta se ha sostenido económicamente de la actividad comercial con el vecino país de Venezuela. Los vaivenes de la economía y la política en los últimos años han evidenciado la necesidad de mirar hacia otros mercados e implementar diferentes estrategias para que la región sea próspera y competitiva. Se propuso identificar el perfil y comportamiento del inversor cucuteño con el fin de establecer sus características; los parámetros, prácticas y sectores que rigen sus decisiones a la hora de invertir permitiendo un crecimiento sostenible y armonizado de la región. La metodología para la investigación fue cuantitativa, sistemática, transversal y el diseño fue no experimental. El instrumento se diseñó con base el test del inversor de la Comisión nacional de Valores de Argentina. Se aplicó  la encuesta utilizando el Software Lime Survey. La población objeto de estudio correspondió a los habitantes del municipio de Cúcuta mayores de 25 años de los estratos 3, 4 y 5. La muestra se seleccionó en los barrios que conforman las comunas 2, 4, 5 y 10. No se evidencia una relación entre el sexo, la edad y los sueldos de los encuestados en el momento de tomar sus decisiones para invertir. Sin embargo, se caracterizan por tener un nivel de ingresos entre 1 y 3 salarios mínimos legales vigentes y predilección por las cuentas de ahorros y los fondos a plazos fijos. Se consideran inversionistas entre audaces y moderados, fijando sus preferencias en el sector automotriz, los bienes y servicios petroleros y la agricultura.
Del conocimiento clásico al trabajo como posibilidad de cambio
Authors: Huertas Torres Octavio
Published: June 2016

En este texto se expone al lector un recorrido crítico sobre los fundamentos del método científico y su trascendencia como medio generador de conocimientos, para posteriormente desembocar en el análisis de algunos aspectos referentes al trabajo. Para este fin se toman en cuenta conceptos como la bioética y la procrastinación, derivando con una visión fundamentada en el pensamiento complejo, en una propuesta integradora que permita contrarrestar los efectos de la inmediatez en los trabajadores del sector empresarial.Planteando la posibilidad de conjugar elementos de la terapia grupal, la psicología analítica y la psicología organizacional, a partir del pensamiento complejo; se pretende abrir la posibilidad de generación de espacios reflexivos al interior de las empresas que contribuyan de alguna manera a rescatar el sentido individual detrás de las funciones laborales. Lejos de mostrarse como la mejor alternativa, la propuesta de generación de encuentros grupales, busca fomentar el interés sobre la temática expuesta, invitando al lector al cuestionamiento y búsqueda de alternativas que contribuyan a una concientización, que apoyada en la psicología, genere mejoras en la calidad de vida de los trabajadores
Impact of vertebrate probiotics on honeybee yeast microbiota and on the course of nosemosis
Authors: Ptaszyńska Aneta A. , Borsuk Grzegorz , Mułenko Wiesław , Wilk Joanna
Published: June 2016

The natural intestine microbiota of honeybees is dominated by Gram-negative bacteria from such families as: Enterobacteriaceae, Alcaligenaceae and Pseudomonadaceae, less numerous are Gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and other fungi. Our research was focused on the impact of commercial vertebrae probiotics, on honeybees’ intestine yeast number, hemolymph lysozyme activity and nosemosis development. The diet of honeybees was supplemented with two vertebrate probiotics recommended in beekeeping management. The former consisted of Lactobacillus casei, L. plantarum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Rhodopseudomonas palustris. The latter consisted of L. acidophilus, L. delbrueckii, and Bifidobacterium bifidum. Yeasts isolated from honeybees’ intestine and detected in our research belonged to two genera: Candida and Saccharomyces. The average number of yeast Colony Forming Units (CFUs) in uninfected honeybees fed only sugar syrup was 3850 (±400.33) and after Nosema spp. infection the number rose to 19500 (±1644.40) per one honeybee. The addition of a probiotic decreased the number of detected yeast CFUs in both groups of infected and uninfected honeybees. Nosema infection did not affect lysozyme activity; therefore it was the administration of probiotics that had the main impact on the rise of lysozyme level. Most likely very vivid probiotic bacteria were treated as invaders by honeybees’ immune defense, which resulted in almost 40% rise observed in lysozyme activity. Furthermore, probiotic supplementation accelerated the nosemosis development even twofold. Probably, increased acidity of the honeybees’ intestine, which is a consequence of the uncontrolled growth of lactic acid bacteria, created conditions favorable to faster nosemosis development. Therefore, every administration of diet supplements with live microorganisms whose impact on honeybees biology and physiology is not well studied should be carried out with the greatest caution.
Salam Pembuka
Authors: Tur Redaktur
Published: June 2016

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SEKOLAH/MADRASAH BERKUALITAS DAN BERKARAKTER
Authors: Mustaqim Mustaqim
Published: June 2016

Keberhasilan pendidikan Indonesia secara makro sangat diten-tukan oleh jutaan institusi mikro yang bernama sekolah. Rangkaian jutaan sekolah itulah yang akan menentukan bangunan kualitas pen-didikan di negara tercinta ini. Singkatnya, apabila mikro sekolah tersebut unggul, dapat dipastikan kualitas pendidikannya, bahkan sumber daya manusia, akan terdongkrak menjadi unggul pula. Selama ini, tidak jarang sekolah yang mengklaim dirinya sebagai sekolah unggulan. Beragam upaya dilakukan untuk mewujudkan hal tersebut, di antaranya melakukan sertifikasi ISO, menaikkan status sekolah menjadi SBI (Sekolah Berstandar Internasional), menyekolahkan tenaga pengajar ke jenjang magister (S2), dan lainnya. Bahkan, berdalih sebagai sekolah unggulan, siswa yang disaring pun hanya siswa yang memiliki kualifikasi akademik tinggi. Namun satu hal yang perlu diingat, bahwa pembangunan sekolah berkualitas juga dibutuhkan budaya sekolah yang berkualitas serta mantabnya karakter sekolah menuju peningkatan kualitas pendidikan yang berkelanjutan.
Signifikansi Paradigma Pendidikan Kritis dalam Dunia Posrealitas
Authors: Gianto Gianto
Published: June 2016

New world as a result of the development of science and technology mutakhir makes sign no longer reflect reality. Representation is no longer associated with the truth. The new world was built by various forms of distortion of reality, free game mark, meaning irregularities and artificiality meaning. The new world was built by many reality distortions, the free sign game, the deviation and appear-ance of meaning. A new reality world draws a metamorphosis which is got by human, from what mentioned as a reality condition, turn to post-reality. The post-reality will not effect at all to human if the critical awareness of human is kept on. Yet, if the critical awareness of human has been eroded, the human has artificial awareness. Actually, the post-reality is not a threat for human’s life if the critical awareness is kept on. Yet, if the critical awareness of human is erod-ed, human will be pressed and dominated by post-reality world.AbstrakDunia baru akibat dari perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi mutakhir menjadikan tanda tidak lagi merefleksikan realitas. Representasi tidak lagi berkaitan dengan kebenaran. Dunia baru itu dibangun oleh berbagai bentuk dis-torsi realitas, permainan bebas tanda, penyimpangan makna dan kesemuan mak-na. Dunia realitas baru tersebut melukiskan sebuah metamorfosis yang dialami oleh manusia, dari apa yang disebut sebagai kondisi realitas, ke arah apa yang disebut sebagai kondisi posrealitas (post-reality). Realitas dunia posrealitas ter-sebut tidak akan berdampak apa-apa terhadap manusia jika fakultas kesadaran kritis manusia tetap terjaga, akan tetapi jika fakultas kritis manusia telah terde-gradasi maka yang akan terjadi adalah manusia yang berkesadaran artifisial. Sebenarnya posrealitas bukanlah sebuah ancaman bagi kehidupan manusia se-jauh fakultas kritis manusia masih terjaga dengan baik, akan tetapi jika fakultas kritis manusia telah terdegradasi maka yang terjadi adalah manusia yang tertin-das dan terdominasi oleh dunia posrealitas.
Pengembangan Standarisasi Pondok Pesantren
Authors: Sidiq Umar
Published: June 2016

Pesantren as a forerunner to the original Indonesian educational institution just legally recognized in 2003 through the National Education Law No. 20/ 2003. The pesantren educations that were initially oriented only on deepen-ing religious knowledge have begun to include general subjects. The inclu-sion of these subjects is expected to expand the horizons of students’ thought in which they will also take the national examination held by the govern-ment. The informal education outcomes are appreciated to be equivalent to formal education after passing the assessment of equivalency process con-ducted by agencies appointed by the government or local authorities by ref-erence to national education standards. The pesantren has a special place and position in the national education system. Therefore, the pesantren should always make improvements and increase its education quality.AbstrakPesantren sebagai cikal bakal lembaga pendidikan yang asli Indonesia baru mendapat pengakuan secara yuridis pada tahun 2003 melalui UU Sisdiknas No. 20 Tahun 2003. Pendidikan pesantren yang pada mulanya hanya berorientasi pada pendalaman ilmu agama semata-mata mulai memasukkan mata pelajaran umum. Masuknya mata pelajaran ini diharapkan untuk memperluas cakrawala berpikir para santri dan biasanya pula para santri mengikuti ujian negara yang diadakan oleh pemerintah. Hasil pendidikan nonformal dapat dihargai setara dengan hasil program pendidikan formal setelah melalui proses penilaian penyetaraan oleh lembaga yang ditunjuk oleh pemerintah atau pemerintah daerah dengan mengacu pada standar nasional pendidikan. Posisi pesantren dalam sistem pendidikan nasional memiliki tempat dan posisi yang istimewa. Karena itu, sudah sepantasnya jika kalangan pesantren terus berupaya mela-kukan berbagai perbaikan dan meningkatkan kualitas serta mutu pendidikan di pesantren.
Pendidikan Karakter: Konsep dan Aktualisasinya dalam Sistem Pendidikan Islam
Authors: Mudlofir Ali
Published: June 2016

Islam highly emphasizes character that becomes the substance of the religi on. The character used as the basis of the education system in Islam. Character education is an attempt to make influence the soul of the students to inculcate morals, to shape the human personality and virtuous in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Character education becomes essential forlife. Characters are formed by at least covers: religious, honest, tolerant, disciplined, hard-working, creative, independent spirit of nationalism, patriotism, recognize excellence, friendship/communicative, love peace, love reading, environmental care, social care and responsibility. These valuesare a form of social piety which must be actualized in the education system so that they can ward off the crisis and stem the multidimensional towards the formation of personal morality. The characters must be actualized in the education system so as to form a virtuous man.AbstrakIslam sangat mengedepankan karakter sehingga menjadi substansi ajaran agamanya. Karakter dijadikan dasar sistem pendidikan dalam Islam. Pendidikan karakter merupakan usaha mempengaruhi jiwa anak didik untuk menanamkan akhlak sehingga terbentuklah manusia yang berkepribadian dan berbudi luhur sesuai dengan ajaran Islam. Pendidikan karakter menjadi penting bagi kehidupan. Karakter yang dibentuk minimal mencakup: religius, jujur,toleran,disiplin, kerja keras, kreatif, mandiri, Semangat kebangsaan, cinta tanah air, menghargai Prestasi, bersahabat/komunikatif, cinta damai, gemar membaca, peduli lingkungan, peduli sosial dan tanggung jawab. Nilai-nilai ini merupakan bentuk kesalehan sosial yang harus diaktualisasikan dalam sistem pendidikansehingga mampu menepis dan membendung krisis multidimensi menuju terbentuknya pribadi yang berakhlak mulia. Karakter harus diaktualisasikan dalam sistem pendidikan sehingga terbentuk manusia yang berbudi luhur.
Islamisasi Pengetahuan dan Model Pengembangannya pada Madrasah
Authors: Mukhibat Mukhibat
Published: June 2016

Madrasah in Indonesia have exciting development because of its integration with modernity and political support of the state that aligned with the public schools. However, it is recognized that the model of madrasah education in the country's legislation, led to dualism education system in Indonesia, which has not been resolved until now. The problem is a challenge in realizing the ideal madrasah. Through a historical-philosophical approach, this study examines the redefinition of the Islamization of knowledge by tracing historically the initial idea of Islamization of knowledge in responding to the challenges facing the madrasah. Through critical analysis examines the implications of the redefinition of the Islamization of knowledge and development models at themadrasah. There are at least three models of Islamization of knowledge that can be developed in the development and empowerment of the madrasah, the purification of the model, the model of modernization, and the model of Islamic neo-modernism. AbstrakMadrasah di Indonesia mengalami perkembangan menarik karena integrasinya dengan modernitas serta dukungan politik negara sehingga sejajar dengan sekolah umum. Namun  demikian, diakui bahwa model pendidikan madrasah di dalam perundang-undangan negara, memunculkan dualisme sistem pendidikan di Indonesia yang belum dapat diselesaikan hingga sekarang. Problem tersebut menjadi tantangan tersendiri dalam mewujudkan madrasah yang ideal. Melalui pendekatan historis-filosofis, penelitian ini mengkaji tentang redefinisi Islamisasipengetahuan dengan melakukan penelusuran historis terhadap gagasan awal Islamisasi, dalam merespons tantangan yang dihadapi madrasah. Melalui analisis kritis tersebut dikaji implikasi redefinisi Islamisasi pengetahuan dan modelpengembangannya pada madrasah. Setidaknya ada tiga model Islamisasi pengetahuan  yang  dapat  dikembangkan  dalam  pengembangan  dan pemberdayaan madrasah, yaitu model purifikasi, model modernisasi, dan model neo-modernisme Islam.
Antisipasi Degradasi Moral di Era Global
Authors: Muthohar Sofa
Published: June 2016

In the globalization era, environment has a broad definition. Someone could very easily find an atmosphere that he likes. It brings to positive or negative effects. Teenagers (aged 12-22 years) are the generation most vulnerable to the negative influences that lead to moral decadence. This problem is verydifficult to overcome if it just rely on the secular West psychological theories. Islamic education is expected to provide a solution to these problems through functional strategy, integral and progressive. Religious teachings not only memorized but should also be presented in the spirit to assist youngpeople in solving the problem. This strategy could be: guiding problem solving in dealing with problems themselves and society as well as the formation of an integral understanding of his relationship with God. Teens should have spirit that can transform itself into a superior person. AbstrakDalam era globalisasi, lingkungan memiliki definisi yang luas. Seseorang bisa sangat mudah menemukan suasana yang dia suka sehingga memunculkan efek positif atau negatif. Remaja merupakan generasi yang paling rentan terhadap pengaruh negatif yang menyebabkan dekadensi moral. Masalah ini sangat sulit diatasi jika hanya mengandalkan teori-teori psikologi Barat yang sekuler. Pendidikan Islam diharapkan mampu memberikan solusi masalah ini melalui strategi yang fungsional, integral dan progresif. Ajaran agama tidak hanya dihafal tetapi juga harus dihadirkan dalam jiwa untuk mendampingi kaum muda dalam menyelesaikan masalahnya. Strategi ini bisa berupa: pembimbingan problem solving dalam menghadapi persoalan diri dan masyarakatnya serta pembentukan pemahaman secara integral tentang hubungannya dengan Allah. Remaja harus memiliki mental yang dapat merubah dirinya menjadi pribadi yang unggul.
Proses Pengambilan Keputusan untuk Mengembangkan Mutu Madrasah
Authors: Anwar Herson
Published: June 2016

The main meaning of decision-making by the headmaster is an act issuing a decision that is both tactical and operational such as planning programs to be achieved, implementation strategies and problem-solving strategies, through a decision based on the election results of several solution alternatives decided to achieve madrasah goals. The decision-making activities includeproblem identification, problem formulation, and alternative selection decisions based on calculations and the various impacts that may arise. In the stage of decision making implementation, the headmaster of the madrasah as a leader must make many routine decisions in order to control activities in accordance with the plans. While in control stage that includes monitoring,inspection, and assessment of the implementation results was performed to evaluate the implementation of the decisions.AbstrakHakikat pengambilan keputusan oleh kepala madrasah adalah tindakan dalam mengeluarkan keputusan yang bersifat taktis maupun operasional seperti memuat program yang ingin dicapai, strategi pelaksanaannya dan strategi pe-mecahan masalah, melalui suatu keputusan yang didasarkan pada hasil pemilihan beberapa alternatif masalah yang telah ditetapkan untuk pencapaiantujuan madrasah. Pembuatan keputusan tersebut mencakup kegiatan identifikasi masalah, perumusan masalah, dan pemilihan alternatif keputusan berdasarkan perhitungan dan berbagai dampak yang mungkin timbul. Dalam tahapimplementasi atau operasionalnya, kepala madrasah sebagai pimpinan harus membuat banyak keputusan rutin dalam rangka mengendalikan kegiatan sesuai dengan rencana dan kondisi yang berlaku. Sedangkan dalam tahap pengawasan yang mencakup pemantauan, pemeriksaan, dan penilaian terhadaphasil pelaksanaan dilakukan untuk mengevaluasi pelaksanaan dari pembuatan keputusan yang telah dilakukan.
Lingkungan Menyenangkan dalam Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini: Pemikiran Montessori
Authors: Hidayatulloh M. Agung
Published: June 2016

This article presents the description of a pleasant environment according to the Montessori method. fun environment characteristics and implications for the sustainability of early childhood education in Indonesia is also a discus-sion section. Montessori considers the environment as a key children spontaneous learning. Because the child is an active agent in its environment, Montessori suggested that the environment here should be fun for children and also provide opportunities for the development of the potential of eachindividual. In addition there is ease of access, with full responsibility, and freedom of movement, in the early child hood environment should be designed in such a way to make it look real, natural, and beautiful.AbstrakArtikel ini mengetengahkan deskripsi lingkungan menyenangkan menurut metode Montessori. Karakteristik lingkungan menyenangkan dan implikasinya bagi keberlangsungan Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini di Indonesia juga men-jadi bagian pembahasan. Montessori menganggap lingkungan sebagai kunci utama pembelajaran spontan anak. Dikarenakan anak adalah agen aktif dalam lingkungannya, Montessori menyarankan agar lingkungan di sini hendaknyayang menyenangkan bagi anak dan juga memberi kesempatan bagi perkembangan potensi masing-masing individu. Di samping ada kemudahan akses, penuh dengan tanggung jawab, dan kebebasan bergerak, lingkungan pendi-dikan anak perlu didesain sedemikian rupa agar terlihat nyata, alamiah, dan indah.