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PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN SISWA MENGENAI PRODUK INDUSTRI MELALUI PENGENALAN KONSEP CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT
Authors: Alfa Bonitasari Nurul , Purnamasari Mega , Utami Diah
Published: July 2024

Project-based learning is considered important for developing student character because it provides students with the opportunity to learn through experience (experiential learning). The Project-based Learning (PjBL) model is a learning model that involves students' activeness in solving problems, carried out in groups/independently through scientific stages with certain time limits which are outlined in a product to then be presented to others. Starting from 2022 to 2024, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) provides three curriculum options that can be applied by educational units in learning, namely the 2013 curriculum, emergency curriculum and prototype curriculum. The prototype curriculum has been implemented in 2,500 educational units that are members of the Driving Schools and Center of Excellence Vocational Schools program in 2021. However, starting in 2022, educational units that are not included in driving schools will also be given the option to be able to implement the prototype curriculum. The capstone project is a culmination of the learning process by applying what has been learned in the learning process. Innovation and product development is something that companies rely on to be able to progress and compete in the industrial world. Industrial products will ultimately be produced in a manufacturing system where everything becomes more complex. Insight and knowledge regarding capstone design projects through training to introduce the stages of the product and system development process. Community Service activities have been carried out with vocational school student participants showing enthusiasm and increased knowledge regarding the capstone design project.
POS DILAN (POSYANDU PEDULI LANSIA) DI DESA SUNGAI BEMBAN KEC. KUBU KABUPATEN KUBU RAYA
Authors: Riana Eka , Maharani Galuh , Oktarini Farah
Published: July 2024

Posyandu for the elderly is a place of health services for elderly people (usila) in a certain area. Posyandu for the elderly according to Law no. 13 of 1998 is a forum for services to the elderly in society which focuses on health, psychological and spiritual services, fulfilling nutrition so that the elderly can meet their needs and have adequate social welfare. However, the utilization of posyandu for the elderly is still very far from the target of 90%. Objective: Helping the people of Sungai Bemban Village, especially the elderly of Karya Baru Hamlet, Sungai Bemban Village. Method: This community service was carried out in Sungai Bemban village, Kubu sub-district, Kubu Raya regency on 19-20 September 2021. The target was the elderly. The activities carried out were health checks and elderly exercise. Results: There were 18 elderly people who took part in this pos dilan activity with the majority (72%) experiencing high blood pressure, cholesterol (44%), blood sugar (33%). Conclusion: Dilan Posyandu activities went smoothly, the participants looked enthusiastic about taking part in the posyandu, as well as the cadres who provided support, while most of the elderly did not attend because the examination location was quite far from the elderly's homes.
PENDAMPINGAN IBU DALAM PENINGKATAN BERAT BADAN ANAK KURANG GIZI USIA 6-24 BULAN
Authors: Astutik Reni Yuli , Istighosah Nining , Anggraeni Suci , Putri Stevani Basuki , Walla Martina Marlince
Published: July 2024

Kenaikan berat badan yang tidak sesuai usia menyebabkan terganggunya pertumbuhan anak bahkan berisiko kurang gizi. Tujuan dilakukan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini agar ibu menyusui yang memiliki anak kurang gizi usia 6-24 bulan dapat melakukan pemantauan pertumbuhan anak.
Kegiatan dilaksanakan selama 3 bulan pada bulan Oktober-Desember 2024 di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pesantren I Kota Kediri. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan dibagi menjadi 3 tahapan yaitu tahap persiapan, pelaksanaan dan evaluasi. Data keaktifan peserta dan peningkatan berat badan dikumpulkan 2 kali yaitu sebelum pendampingan sebagai data pretest dan sesudah pendampingan sebagai data posttest.
Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan sebelum pendampingan sejumlah 83,9% peserta aktif, sesudah pendampingan seluruh peserta (100%) aktif dalam kegiatan pemantauan berat badan. Sebelum pendampingan, sejumlah 83,9% berat badan anak tetap, sesudah pendampingan, 77,4% berat badan anak naik.
Kegiatan pendampingan dapat meningkatkan keaktifan peserta untuk datang melakukan pemantauan berat badan anak. Pada kegiatan ini dilakukan pemantauan pertumbuhan anak, edukasi pemberian ASI sampai 2 tahun dan cara pembuatan makanan pendamping ASI sesuai dengan usia bayi.
Pengaruh Suhu Pre-Heat Friction Welding Terhadap Sifat Mekanis dan Morfologi Baja AISI 201
Authors: Warso  , Sutarno  , Rivkih amanulloh  , Azis satria firmansyah
Published: July 2024

This study aims to determine the mechanical and morphological properties of AISI 201 Steel Material. The forging pressure is 80 Psi using a rotating speed of 5600 Rpm and the preheat temperature used is 4000C, 5000C, 6000C. The method in this research is descriptive method. The test results produce an average tensile stress of 4000C preheat temperature variation of 523.1 N/mm2, 5000C preheat variation of 534.3 N/mm2, 6000C preheat variation of 566.6 N/mm2, and raw material of 696.35 N/mm2. For this reason, the largest average tensile stress in this variation of raw material is 696.35 N/mm² and from the data results obtained the average tensile strain of 4000C preheat variation is 10.83%, 5000C preheat variation is 11.05%, 6000C preheat variation is 11.73%, and raw materials 23.14%. The average bending stress of the 4000C preheat temperature variation is 21.85N/mm2, the 5000C preheat variation is 52.31 N/mm2, the 6000C preheat variation is 53.38 N/mm2, and the raw material is 117.71N/mm2. The results of the largest average tensile stress in this variation of raw material are 117.71N/mm², in the hardness test a value of 294.7 VHN is obtained and the SEM test on the specimen is the best in the HAZ area which is enlarged 5000x, 200x, and 100x, it can be seen that in the The friction welding penetration welding HAZ is completely filled with no weld defects.
PROSES PRODUKSI STAND GRIPPER MENGGUNAKAN CNC MILLING 3 AXIS TIPE WELLE CV 1060
Authors: Dimas Andika Yudistira  , Sabilla Jetma Sabilla , Afiq Khairul Ikhwan
Published: July 2024

One of the efforts made in the education sector to increase the need for human resources is to implement a system that can create a workforce that is ready to apply their knowledge in the field of work. To apply the knowledge they have gained while attending lectures, students are given the opportunity to go directly to a company which is usually called an industrial internship. While carrying out industrial internships at Solo Technopark, students are placed in the CNC design and machining section. The stand gripper production process goes through several stages, namely designing product images, creating a numerical control program with Autodesk powermill software, and computer numerical control milling (CNC milling) machining processes. The problem that occurs during the stand gripper production process is that there is very little material gripping due to the size of the initial material which has very little difference with the size of the finished workpiece. The solution to this problem is to ensure strong clamping and the help of parallel blocks so that the material does not move during the execution of the workpiece.
Analisis Daya Serap Suara Material Berbasis Polyester Staple Fibre Untuk Karpet Lantai Kendaraan
Authors: Joko Sumbogo Yuliarto , Ardiansyah Dimas , Suparno Joko , Riski Kautzar , Andri W.H Dwi
Published: July 2024

This research studies about the ability of the acoustic properties or absorption of the vehicle floor carpet material which consists of several forming components, with an experimental method using the tube impedance method. The components of this car floor carpet material consist of a skin section which includes a surface made of polyester staple fiber plastic fiber, binders made of latex SBR material, backing made of Polyethylene (PE) powder and the under layer made of Polyester Fiber material (PET) Silencer. The carpet material for the vehicle floor was made into three samples to determine the average of sound absorption coefficient. The sound absorption coefficient was obtained from testing the flat test sample using the ASTM E1050-98 tube impedance method. The use of Polyethylene (PE) powder as a backing for floor mats has a sound absorption coefficient with a rating of B (above 0.8) at a frequency of 3,000 Hz. While the sound absorption coefficient reaches the highest point of 0.99 at a frequency of 3,000 Hz. This is because the backing with Polyethylene (PE) powder material has porous holes. The micro surface is used as a layer of air space so that it can effectively reduce and increase the absorption of sound that occurs inside the vehicle when driving. The sound absorption coefficient of vehicle floor carpet increases significantly at low frequencies and slightly decreases at high frequencies
DESIGN PELUBANG PLASTIK MULSA DENGAN SISTEM ELEKTRIK
Authors: Rachmawati Putri , Mirza Yusuf
Published: July 2024

The purpose of this study was to lighten rice farmers and chili farmers so that there are no complaints of fatigue, joint pain because in perforating plastic it takes a long time to perforate. This tool method uses an electrical system which uses battery indicators and diameter sizes of 0.05 cm, 0.06 cm and 0.07 cm, so that it can make it easier for farmers according to the size to be used. This study was designed with an electrical system using 4 lithium batteries. The level of effectiveness of the resulting time in plastic holes with an area of 12 m2 is 10 minutes for 70 plastic holes.
Sistem Penghitung Otomatis Jumlah Orang Dalam Ruangan Berbasis Internet of Things
Authors: Nursuwars Firmansyah maulana sugiartana , Alauddin Rifki Akmal , Usrah Ifkar
Published: July 2024

Sistem penghitung orang memainkan peran yang penting dalam berbagai hal seperti keamanan, manajemen, dan perdagangan. Fungsi dari sistem penghitung orang yaitu penghitung orang di dalam ruangan yang digunakan untuk memudahkan pihak instansi dalam memonitoring jumlah orang yang masuk dan keluar dari ruangan. Permasalahan yang muncul adalah bagaimana pihak instansi dapat melihat hasil dari pembacaan sistem penghitung orang tersebut. Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut, diperlukan sebuah media untuk menampilkan hasil dari pembacaan sistem penghitung orang secara otomatis. Penelitian ini mengembangkan alat sebagai media untuk monitoring hasil dari pembacaan sistem penghitung orang secara otomatis. Alat ini menggunakan NodeMCU ESP32 sebagai mikrokontroler, sensor LDR dan laser sebagai sistem penghitung orang, LCD 16x2 sebagai penampil hasil pembacaan sistem penghitung orang, dan website sebagai fasilitas monitoring sistem secara Internet of Things (IoT) yang mampu menampilkan hasil pembacaan sistem penghitung orang dan data yang diterima oleh website dapat di download. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dapat membuktikan bahwa penelitian “sistem penghitung otomatis jumlah orang dalam ruangan” ini dapat menjadi media yang dapat menampilkan hasil dari pembacaan sistem penghitung orang secara otomatis.
Potensi Pemanfaatan Enzim Biokatalitik dari Kulit Buah dan Sayur untuk Pengolahan Limbah Cair Rumah Sakit
Authors: Sarlinda Febrina , Fikri Ahmad , Usman Sarip , Ginting Daria
Published: July 2024

Health services in hospitals produce hazardous and infectious waste that comes from sharing sources of activity. The research carried out experimentally in laboratory aims to determine the effect of biocatalytic enzyme treatment from fruit and vegetable peel (concentration variations of 5%, 10%, 15%) on pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD) levels, total suspended solids (TSS), and total coliforms of hospital liquid waste. From the research results, it was found that the addition of biocatalytic enzymes was very effective in reducing the total coliform concentration. The highest reduction in coliforms occurred with the addition of 15% enzyme, where there was a decrease from 1600 MPN/100 mL to 500 MPN/100 mL at a digestion time of less than 24 hours. After a digestion time of 2 days, no coliforms were found in the wastewater samples. However, there was a decrease in pH and an increase in TSS and COD concentrations which did not meet quality standards after being treated with enzymes at all concentration variations. The profile of changes in TSS and COD concentrations shows a decreasing trend with an increase in digestion time of 1 to 3 days, the values ​​obtained will still exceed the TSS and COD quality standards (30 mg/L and 100 mg/L). Meanwhile, the waste pH gradually increased with increasing digestion time up to 3 days at enzyme concentrations of 5% and 10%, namely 3.5 and 4.8. However, this value is still outside the permitted quality standard interval, namely 6-9.
STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF ENERGY SAVING ADDITIVES FOR INDEX OF LONG-TERM WATER RESISTANCE ASPHALT CONCRETE
Authors:   Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University (Khnadu), TETERA Vladyslav , Demchenko Evgeny ,   Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University (Khnadu)
Published: July 2024

With rapid world construction the issue of energy conservation of resources remains open environment. However, the volumes are growing every year construction of highways and their repair. The key point is that mostly, most of the coating layers are asphalt concrete, therefore the main task is to reduce energy costs for cooking asphalt concrete mixture and improvement of properties asphalt concrete
Imputación múltiple
Authors: Pérez Adriana , Rondón Martín Alonso
Published: July 2024

Este trabajo es un resultado indirecto del proyecto de investigación "Comparación de técnicas de estimación de valores faltantes para cuantificar la severidad fisiológica en pacientes admitidos a cuidado intensivo en Colombia" financiado por Colciencias contrato 1203-04-954-98 y con el apoyo de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y la red internacional de epidemiología clínica (INCLEN).
Clínicos, investigadores y en especial epidemiólogos, frecuentemente se enfrentan al problema de tener datos faltantes en las bases de datos de sus estudios. Muchas técnicas estadísticas existen para dar solución a este problema, como por ejemplo el análisis de casos completos y la imputación de datos. Sin embargo, estas técnicas no siempre se implementan en los análisis principalmente por su desconocimiento o por la ausencia de paquetes computacionales con este tipo de aplicaciones. El presente trabajo desarrolla una descripción de tres de las técnicas de manejo de valores faltantes más utilizadas. El objetivo principal es mostrar las ventajas de una técnica novedosa para el tratamiento de los datos faltantes conocida como imputación múltiple. Con el fin de ilustrar al lector, al final se presenta su aplicabilidad mediante el desarrollo de un ejemplo práctico.
Formative evaluation of school children in times of pandemics
Authors: Zevallos María JohanaValle , Falcón Francisco Manuel Hilario , Palomino Ilich Ivan Pumacayo
Published: July 2024

The state of emergency around the world has caused different consequences (economic, political, and socio-cultural variations) unusual, as in the educational environment where teachers must cope with the situation with the technological tools available to develop a formative assessment in a context of confinement, which limits
their teaching work. This article focuses on the strategies used by teachers in the development of formative evaluation, the construction of evaluation criteria, and feedback used during virtual work. The qualitative method is applied with a phenomenological approach (ethnographic) in which 4 teachers participate in an interview in order to obtain results that can demonstrate the different evaluation methods based on educational issues. In synthesis, the study is complemented in three stages: (a) Descriptive, (b) Structural, and (c) Discussion. Finally, the formative evaluation in a sustained and personalized way, using different means of communication, makes a follow-up according to what each student needs and allows to know what each student has managed to develop during the confinement period, which will allow to propose teaching strategies and to better adapt the teachers'
practice when returning to the face-to-face modality.
Los testigos por videoconferencia en el proceso penal
Authors: Montenegro Orellana Rita Elena
Published: July 2024

PROBLEMA: La pregunta que se intenta resolver en este artículo es si se puede conceder confiabilidad a las declaraciones de los testigos en un proceso cuando estos participan en videoconferencia. OBJETIVO: determinar los aspectos que impactan negativamente en la confiabilidad de los testimonios que se brindan a través de videoconferencia. MÉTODO: realizar un análisis cualitativo de las condiciones propias de los testimonios brindados por videoconferencia para determinar su efectividad como recursos en un proceso jurisdiccional que sea confiable. RESULTADOS: A pesar de su necesidad en los tiempos de distanciamiento social, debido a la pandemia, los testimonios por videoconferencia presentan problemas de confiabilidad, razón por la cual los testimonios respectivos deben ser sometidos a procesos de verificación y evaluación más estrictos. CONCLUSIÓN: Se sostiene que este método puede usarse solo si se logran asegurar medios adicionales que aseguren la integridad del testimonio rendido por video conferencia.
Assessment of Microalbuminuria and Hs-CRP for Early Detection of Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Hasan Dr. Mahmud Javed , Ray Dr. Nitai Chandra , Bari Dr. Muhammad Abdul , Islam Prof. Dr. Md. Aminul , Ahmed Dr. Sultan
Published: July 2024

Background: Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most prevalent complications of type 2 diabetes and is associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease in patients whose disease is not diagnosed in time. Formerly, microalbuminuria was used as the first marker, but recently, high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) may be useful for early diagnosis. Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to compare microalbuminuria and hs-CRP in type 2 diabetic patients and test their efficiency in diagnosing early diabetic nephropathy. Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study with 75 patients with type 2 DM. Demographic variables, microalbuminuria, and hs-CRP were measured and recorded. Microalbuminuria and positive or negative CRP were used to stratify patients into groups of MG, LG, and control. The t-test was used to test for differences in hs-CRP levels between the groups. Results: As for renal markers, microalbuminuria was elevated at 60% among these patients. The hs-CRP levels were higher in patients with microalbuminuria compared to patients without it (3. 1 ± 1. 2 mg/L versus 1. 5 ± 0. 8 mg/L, respectively; p = 0.001). Patients with microalbuminuria were older, their diabetes duration was longer, HDL was lower, and triglyceride levels were higher in comparison to patients without microalbuminuria. These observations were consistent with the CRP-positive group compared with the CRP-negative group. Conclusions: The research suggested a relationship between increased hs-CRP concentrations and microalbuminuria among patients with type 2 diabetes. This indicates that hs-CRP could be a potential biomarker for detecting diabetic renal disease early enough. Therefore, screening for hs-CRP in combination with screening for microalbuminuria could increase the early detection of kidney complications in type 2 diabetes. More large-cohort longitudinal follow-up studies are warranted to determine the diagnostic value of hs-CRP for predicting the development of diabetic nephropathy and to define optimal cut-off levels.
Making History
Authors: Smith Laura
Published: July 2024

The postmodernist re-evaluation of historical study has led to an awareness of the value of the moving image to the historian. Film can present us with glimpses of a past independent of discourse and its unique link with reality carries with it inevitable assumptions of authenticity. Yet the selection and manipulation of material by the filmmaker, and the dependence on causality or the establishment of ‘fact’, makes historical documentary as problematic as any other mode of historiography. National history is shaped as national identity, and, ultimately, acts of commemoration say as much about the present as the past.
lower bound on interest rates and ways to overcome it
Authors: Andres Pia-Katharina
Published: July 2024

Expansionary monetary policy was traditionally thought to be restricted by the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates. Yet since 2014, some central banks, facing secular stagnation and deflationary traps, have pushed key policy rates below zero. This paper reviews the theoretical literature on the zero lower bound and proposals to overcome it. It concludes that such proposals are primarily designed to discourage cash hoarding, and their success depends on the economic and cultural environment in which they are to be implemented.
Has a lack of historical scholarship suppressed Italy’s role in the Holocaust and therefore affected how it is remembered?
Authors: Elliott Agatha
Published: July 2024

This essay seeks to examine the effects of the Holocaust on Italian national identity, and how it has been influenced by revisionist interpretations of the period. It is focused heavily on Italy, but also acknowledges the transnational nature of the Holocaust and its widespread devastation. There was a lack of early historiography on the topic owing to the focus on Germany’s substantially larger role in the atrocity, which meant that Italy was widely viewed as an innocent bystander, rather than as a perpetrator. However, recent historiography has revealed that Italy’s role is much more complex than popular memory indicates, which has had an impact on how it is commemorated. Hence, this paper explores how these commemorations have developed, including the begrudged taking of responsibility for anti-Semitic actions that occurred on Italian soil.
Suicide, Grief, and Authenticity
Authors: Gillies Darren
Published: July 2024

There are no codes or customs that reciprocate the grief we suffer when somebody we know or love has committed suicide, and neither are such dictates possible. As such, it remains only for us to find our way in coping with our grief in the moments that we live through it. The grief itself can never be eliminated and so we can only choose how we shall confront our situation. The aim of our discussion here is to reveal various attitudes that can be taken in response to the various aspects of the change in our world heralded by somebody’s suicide. Understanding what it is to co-exist with the Other who has died allows us to show what it is to now exist with their absence. The disruption that follows is always open to our choosing whether to act in acceptance or refusal of the complications of the situation, to act either authentically or inauthentically. In our discussion, we shall see that by taking an inauthentic attitude we can overcomplicate our suffering by acting in ways that seem to simplify our grief. Considerations of these attempts to simplify will reveal that in taking an authentic attitude we avoid overcomplicating our grief and spare ourselves much unnecessary suffering. At the heart of everything said will be the freedom to choose our actions and beliefs.
Post-War Poetry
Authors: Patterson Clare
Published: July 2024

The modernist poems “The Waste Land” (1922) and Paris (1919) both respond in oblique ways to the aftermath of the First World War, featuring prominent images of both death and societal decline as well as new growth and restoration. Through close readings which place these two texts within the post-war context and the poetic and literary responses of this period, I examine the ways in which T. S. Eliot and Hope Mirrlees combine emotional and societal responses to the First World War with wider conceptions of civilisation, myth, folklore and cultural history.
‘Such the conditions of our love’
Authors: Loikala Matias
Published: July 2024

This essay explores Virginia Woolf’s novel Jacob’s Room and Gertrude Stein’s poetry collection Tender Buttons, comparing them through the notion of a lack of a centre. Jacob’s Room is concerned with this lack through its ambivalent and evasive descriptions of its protagonist and Tender Buttons through its displacement of conventional descriptive logic. I first draw on André Breton’s The First Manifesto of Surrealism and its notion of ‘elsewhere’ to link the lack of a centre to a constant movement away from a settled sense of itself. Both texts exhibit this kind of surrealist movement ‘elsewhere’, Jacob’s Room through its interest in shifting perspectives and Tender Buttons through its interest in the metaphorical nature of poetic expression. Emmanuel Levinas’ theories of radical respect towards complete otherness subsequently bring an ethical light to the question of a lack of a centre and its movement ‘elsewhere’. In Jacob’s Room the ethics of a lack of a centre are largely tied up with its conceptualisation of love and care, whereas in Tender Buttons they show the ethical importance of linguistic play and joy. The two texts therefore look at the surrealist and ethical aspects of the lack of centrality with equal importance but with different emphases on interpersonal love and linguistic joy respectively.
Meaning and the Scepticist Worry
Authors: Von Lupke L.
Published: July 2024

This essay gives a response to the scepticist worry that the resemblance between the outside world and our experience of it cannot be proven. Jonathan F. Bennett shows that this worry arises from an interpretation of John Locke as an indirect realist. This interpretation focusses on Locke’s distinction between our ideas of objects and these objects’ qualities themselves. Bennett shows that if we only ever have indirect access to real objects, there can be no recourse to empirical proof for the claim of the resemblance between the outside world and our experience of it. J.L. Mackie claims that Bennett conflates two problems: that of acquiring a meaning for the term “outside world” and that of the justification for believing in the existence of this outside world beyond our experience. Mackie shows that these problems can be separated and answered. This essay approaches the meaning problem, not by disproving Bennett’s scepticist worry, but by showing its triviality. It claims that the search for meaning beyond what our mind creates as meaning is in itself meaningless.
Children of Empire
Authors: Finlay Molly
Published: July 2024

While the British Empire is acknowledged to have functioned from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, it was during the nineteenth century that its greatest expansion in terms of size, population, and wealth occurred. Dominating the nineteenth century, the Victorian Era (1837-1901) is considered by scholars such as Amy Lloyd and Peter Marshall to be the period in British history in which the monarchy became increasingly identified with empire. Queen Victoria was granted the title of Empress of India in 1876; this, as well as occasions such as Queen Victoria’s Golden and Diamond Jubilees 1887 and 1897, continued to rouse imperialism towards the end of the nineteenth century. In the context of this essay, discourses of empire can be understood as texts, discussions, and ideals concerning imperialism; Pramod Nayar suggests in Colonial Voices: The Discourses of Empire that discourses are not only a reflection of events, but serve to define reality for viewers, giving insight into lived experiences. Accordingly, this article will examine the way in which discourses of empire permeated Victorian experiences of childhood before and after the 1870 Education Act.
Judgment, self-scrutiny and punishment
Authors: Keenan Anna
Published: July 2024

At its core, this essay examines how Hieronymus Bosch’s (circa 1450-1516) pessimistic Christian worldview enabled him to break into a new artistic paradigm through his unrelenting and unprecedented focus on human sin and Divine Judgment. Working in Northern Europe during the time of the Renaissance, Bosch made paintings so radical and complex that nothing of the likes has been seen before nor since. With an oeuvre characterized by a deeply rooted fascination with sin and evil, in the three works that I examine, I trace Bosch’s understanding of humanity’s predisposition toward sin, the consequent punishment and, finally, the origins of such evil.
Modern Conflict, Transnational Migration and the Experiences of a Sudanese Youth
Authors: Hutton Thomas
Published: July 2024

This paper explores the experiences of a Sudanese youth through interviews and analysis, tracing their journey from conflict in their home country to transnational immigration. The objective is to humanise the collective immigrant experience, particularly in the context of modern conflict and migration. Originating as an assignment on oral history, the research employs an interdisciplinary oral historical methodology for data analysis. Integration of linguistics and psychology with oral history methods is emphasised, facilitating a nuanced understanding of the interview transcripts and the socio-political implications of the discussed topics. Additionally, the paper contextualises the interview findings within relevant secondary literature to deepen comprehension. Lastly, it examines the socio-political climate of 21st-century Europe concerning immigration influx, challenging stereotypes and highlighting the complexity of collective experiences. From facing terrorisation from a tyrannical regime and its secret police to being stranded on the Mediterranean and travelling Europe, this paper examines the story of a young Sudanese man.
Reconceptualising Barriers to Engagement with Climate Change
Authors: Brotherston Dylan
Published: July 2024

This paper contributes to the discourse on climate change by emphasising the imperative for inclusive engagement, particularly at the intersection of socio-economic challenges and climate impacts in Glasgow, Scotland. Despite recent shifts towards a ‘Just Transition’ and increased public engagement efforts, working-class voices remain marginalised. To address this gap, the paper first reviews existing literature on Climate Change Communication (CCC), examining some of the competing conceptualisations of barriers and public engagement and their policy implications, and more specifically, participatory policymaking and its role in engagement. Through doing so, the central debates of how public engagement with climate change ought to be pursued will be established, and to what degree this can be understood in the context of developing engagement with working-class people. Subsequently, it proposes a novel framework synthesising insights from Lorenzoni, Sutton, and Tobin utilising an ecological Marxist perspective that aims to address barriers to climate change engagement among the working class.
Alice and Alisa
Authors: Rigamonti Elisa
Published: July 2024

This article compares the aesthetics of Wonderland in two animated adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, examining Disney’s 1951 rendition and Kievnauchfilm’s 1981 adaptation. Through an analysis of animation techniques, art styles, and cultural influences, it explores how each production visually depicts Alice’s adventures. Disney’s approach is characterized by a grounded, simplified style, while Kievnauchfilm fully embraces the surrealism of Carroll’s text. The essay discusses how Disney’s use of photographic references results in a more realistic portrayal, albeit somewhat lacking the unrestrained nonsense of Carroll’s world, and contrasts it with Kievnauchfilm’s use of multiple art styles to capture Wonderland’s absurdity. It also considers the influence of market demands and religious aesthetics on the American and the Soviet adaptation respectively, and it explores the social and ideological ramifications of Eisenstein’s concept of “plasmaticness” in the animation of both films. Ultimately, this research provides insights into how cultural context shapes the aesthetics of visual storytelling.
new anti-paternalist theory
Authors: Leonard Elouisa M.
Published: July 2024

If an agent acts so as to harm only himself, then is state interference with that action ever legitimate? Paternalistic legislation has been the subject of much debate. For John Stuart Mill, the only legitimate ground for state interference was the harm principle: state interference to prevent an actor harming others is legitimate; the state, however, may not interfere with actions which harm only the actor himself. I introduce a distinction between (1) long-term desires and short-term desires and (2) current desires and future desires. I will argue that state interference with current, long-term desires is never legitimate.
Evolution of the Jihad Doctrine
Authors: Galloway Fraser D.
Published: July 2024

The proponents of modern Islamic fundamentalism draw on elements of the Islamic religion as a justification for terrorist acts. An examination of the sources of Islamic law – the Qur’an, the Sunnah and the principal Islamic schools of thought – questions the similarities between modern terrorism and the classical jihad doctrine. A distinction is drawn between the offensive and defensive theories of jihad and these are then applied to the modern context in which Islamic terrorism is perpetrated.
Humanistic Geography
Authors: Bradley Jonathan
Published: July 2024

Science is adequate in describing the phenomena that we experience on a daily basis, however it fails to adequately capture or even understand the human agent in all its perceptions, illogicality, emotions and feelings. Humanistic geography is a strand of human Geography that endeavours to disclose the complexity and ambiguity of human interactions with, and perceptions of, space and place.
Vox et Potestas
Authors: McCahill Mark
Published: July 2024

Through the efforts and contributions of Marcus Agrippa, Tiberius Nero, and the extended noble coterie of Augustus, individualized, controlled contributions to the cityscape of Rome are presented as a legacy of the one and the many. While the monuments, architecture and infrastructure of Augustan Rome express the voice and power of the Roman aristocracy afforded the opportunity to participate, they also express the ideology of the city’s greatest patron, Augustus. Each contribution to the civic environment can be understood as an expressive and individual voice from the period, but with the power and glory of Rome residing, ultimately, in the imperial person of Augustus. It is, therefore, Augustus’ vox et potestas we are meant to appreciate.
Chinese voices behind ‘The Great Firewall’
Authors: Scarfe-James Rose
Published: July 2024

The advent of the digital revolution has brought about a change in the nature of political engagement in China. The Internet and digital technologies have broadened the horizons of China’s net citizens and despite rigorous censorship and intervention on the part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); voices are being heard from behind the ‘Great Firewall’. With more than 500 million Internet users, Chinese citizens are a huge online presence, consequences of which include an explosion in blogging culture, cyber vigilantism and user-generated media content. It is clear that the Internet has empowered Chinese citizens in both the online and offline spheres. These developments have prompted scholars to contemplate whether there is a form of civil society developing in China in the wake of the digital revolution. However a culturally attuned conception of civil society must be developed in order to discuss an emerging Chinese civil society with any meaningful outcomes.
Competition and tradition
Authors: McIver Ian
Published: July 2024

In 751, the Carolingians supplanted the traditional ruling dynasty of Francia. This article surveys Carolingian political rituals between 751 and 800, and argues that ritual was one means through which this new royal family sought to construct and legitimate its authority against its dynastic competitors. This article also highlights the neglected spiritual dimension of many of these rituals. Whilst tradition often formed an important part in these ceremonies, early medieval ritual was not static, and there is evidence of innovation and improvisation. The meaning of rituals was also unfixed, as reflected and conditioned by competing textual accounts.
New horses for new courses
Authors: Siöland Linus
Published: July 2024

In the post-Cold War world, a number of new, non-state based security threats have emerged. As a consequence, classical, state-based international relations theories are no longer sufficient for the analysis of threat scenarios and the preservation of security. The proliferation of sub-state threats such as civil war, genocide and human rights abuses has further compounded the need for new approaches to the study of international relations, and also increased the need for students of international politics to pay attention not only to the states in the international system, but also the people inhabiting them. This article will argue the case for the human security doctrine, whereby the referent object of study is changed from states in the international system, to the individuals inhabiting them. It will demonstrate that such an approach serves to secure increased security not only for civilians, but also for states.
Constructing the Ideal Interpretation
Authors: Macdonald Fiona
Published: July 2024

The First Book of Samuel traces the rise and fall of King Saul. His troubled kingship has been interpreted in numerous ways over the centuries by biblical scholars, literary critics, medical professionals and people of faith. The search for an explanation of King Saul's 'madness' has meant that the text has been handled in several different ways, ultimately leading to the construction of various perceptions of the biblical narrative, of King Saul's character and of the biblical representation of mental health.
Imperial Story
Authors: Persson Disa
Published: July 2024

This article examines the relationship between the French fin-de-siècle painter Paul Gauguin’s (1848-1903) anti-modernism and the ideology behind the colonial project. Setting out to refute the Western materialistic ‘civilisation’, Gauguin embraced the supposed savage, primitive, and pure ‘Other’. In paintings such as ‘Breton Calvary’ (1889) and ‘The Specter Watches Her’ (1892), Gauguin uses Breton farmers and Tahitian women as formal embodiments of his imagined ‘earthly paradise’ and the primordial ‘savage’ character. However, as the postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault (1926-1984) argues, there is always a relationship of power within a discourse. Through defining what is ‘primitive’ and what is ‘civilised’ from within a Western paradigm, Gauguin is testifying to a Western hegemony. Though Gauguin’s idealisation of the ‘primitive’ essentially sought to criticise the Western colonial discourse, it essentially reinforces its main ideological justification: the hierarchical dichotomy between the ‘primitive’ and the ‘civilised’.
Mythical Measures
Authors: Schröder Max
Published: July 2024

The Gini coefficient, one of the most widely used inequality measures in economics, is thought to report income disparity with a reliable degree of objectivity. However, a critical assessment of the Gini’s implicit normative assumptions reveals that this objectivity is overstated. Moreover, this critique can be extended to other indices as well, uncovering a more general worry that the perception of distributive justice, which determines the ideal level of inequality underlying such indices, is necessarily subjective. As a result, the prospect of a mutually intelligible and transparent discussion on inequality suffers – both at the scientific and policy level. The implication of this finding is that more work needs to be done in specifying the normative foundations of inequality measures.
Divided to the Vein
Authors: Hokin Tess
Published: July 2024

This article explores the development of West Indian cultural identity through its expression in poetry from and about the West Indies. Early forms of cultural expression from the Anglophone Caribbean were frequently realised through mimicry of British poetic forms, themes, and language. Later post-Independence poetry frequently denounced such reverence and aimed to identify the West Indian poetic voice with a conception of ‘Africa’ as an alternative parent culture. Ultimately however, neither Africa nor Britain provides a suitable comparison for the fragmented and diverse West Indies. Rather, the most apt expressions of West Indian cultural identity are found in poetry which focuses on racial hybridity, West Indian landscapes, and local dialects.
War, Crime and Disease
Authors: Pannocchia David
Published: July 2024

Since 9/11 and the declaration of the War on Terror, terrorism has featured prominently in the 21st century security agenda. As a result, a wide range of counterterrorist measures have been developed in order to provide security in states across the globe. Yet their intensification, while ostensibly diminishing one threat, has arguably increased the threat to another: civil liberties. By adopting Sederberg’s typology of counterterrorist measures into war, crime and disease approaches, the following analysis seeks to determine the degree to which they alter the balance between security and liberty. Drawing upon evidence from counterterrorist strategies in the US, UK, EU, France and Norway, this article demonstrates that liberal democracies should refrain from securitising or de-politicising terrorism, as either approach would come at a cost to liberty and security, respectively. Rather, the politicisation of counterterrorism, found particularly within the crime approach, offers the most practicable balancing solution to the ‘double threat’ of terrorism.
Modernist Desire
Authors: Wengström Sara
Published: July 2024

This article considers two emblematic texts in the modernist canon, Salomé by Oscar Wilde and Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, and the implications of their modernist aesthetics when writing queerness in the context of Edward Said’s Orientalism. As play and novella, the texts contrast the self-sufficiency of the realist narrative that Said argues is crucial for the establishment of the Orient in Western imagination. The signification of queer desire, through a language of Oriental tropes, introduces competing discourses in the texts that work to undermine the meaning and values of the imperial and Oriental framework in which they are written
Reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov as Fantastic Literature
Authors: Schofield Judith
Published: July 2024

Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita is a much-studied classic of Russian literature, often discussed in relation to its political, philosophical, and religious themes. However, very little critical attention has been paid to another major strand of the novel: its use of the fantastic and its place within the fantastic canon. This essay demonstrates how The Master and Margarita performs the functions of a fantasy novel as described by Rosemary Jackson in Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion. Jackson asserts that fantasy is a means of expressing “the unsaid and unseen of a culture.” However, the assumed culture for much of her theory is a “secularised culture produced by capitalism,” i.e. a western and Anglocentric conception of culture. I demonstrate how her theory both functions and requires adaptation within the Soviet-Communist context of Russia in the 1930s. In doing so, I situate Bulgakov within the genre of fantasy and suggest ways in which fantastic theory can shift its focus away from the Anglocentric.
WIRAUSAHA SUKSES MELALUI STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI YANG EFEKTIF DALAM BISNIS
Authors: Nisa Irma Rosidatun , Subhan Roni
Published: July 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi gambaran dari suatu usaha yang sukses melalui panduan menjadi wirausaha dan strategi komunikasi yang efektif dalam bisnis. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif non deskriptif dengan mengacu pada berbagai sumber seperti jurnal, buku, dan kajian pustaka lainnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa menjadi wirausaha sukses membutuhkan pemahaman yang mendalam tentang ide bisnis yang jelas, riset pasar, dan pembuatan rencana bisnis yang komprehensif. Memilih model bisnis yang tepat, membangun jaringan kontak yang luas, dan mengelola keuangan dengan hati-hati juga penting. Wirausaha juga perlu memperkuat keterampilan manajemen dan fleksibel dalam menghadapi perubahan serta inovasi. Strategi komunikasi yang efektif menjadi kunci dalam membangun hubungan yang kuat dengan karyawan, pelanggan, dan pemangku kepentingan lainnya. Penentuan tujuan komunikasi, pemahaman audiens, penggunaan berbagai saluran komunikasi, penyampaian pesan yang jelas dan konsisten, memberikan nilai tambah, berkomunikasi dua arah, menggunakan cerita, konsistensi branding, dan evaluasi berkala menjadi penting. Kesimpulannya, menjadi wirausaha sukses membutuhkan komitmen, kerja keras, dan ketekunan, dengan menerapkan strategi komunikasi yang efektif, seseorang dapat meningkatkan peluang keberhasilan dalam dunia bisnis yang dinamis dan kompetitif.
PEMETAAN INDUSTRI KREATIF DI KAWASAN PERTAMBANGAN EMAS RATATOTOK, MINAHASA TENGGARA
Authors: Azhar Hanif
Published: July 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah memahami dinamika sosial dari industri kreatif yang tumbuh di kawasan pertambangan emas di Kecamatan Ratatotok, Minahasa Tenggara. Dalam konteks yang dipengaruhi oleh keberadaan industri pertambangan, industri kreatif menawarkan alternatif ekonomi yang berpotensi mengurangi ketergantungan masyarakat lokal pada sektor tambang. Melalui pendekatan pemetaan sosial, penelitian ini mengeksplorasi interaksi, relasi, dan pola kerja sama antara pelaku industri kreatif dengan masyarakat setempat, serta dampaknya terhadap struktur sosial dan ekonomi kawasan tersebut. Metodologi penelitian melibatkan wawancara mendalam dengan pelaku industri kreatif dan pemangku kepentingan lokal, observasi partisipatif, dan analisis data sekunder. Hasil penelitian menyoroti kompleksitas hubungan antara industri kreatif dan sektor pertambangan, dengan menunjukkan potensi kerjasama yang saling menguntungkan sekaligus tantangan yang dihadapi dalam konteks yang ditandai oleh pertumbuhan ekonomi tidak seimbang dan ketimpangan sosial. Implikasi dari penelitian ini membawa pemahaman yang lebih dalam tentang peran dan kontribusi industri kreatif dalam menghadapi dampak negatif industri pertambangan, serta pentingnya strategi pengembangan yang berkelanjutan untuk mendukung pertumbuhan sektor kreatif dalam rangka pembangunan ekonomi yang inklusif dan berkelanjutan di wilayah ini.