bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pedagojik Bakımdan Arapça Okuma Dil Becerisinde Materyal Tasarımı
Authors: KILIÇ Ramazan
Published: June 2019

Materyal
tasarımı, yabancı dil öğretiminde başarı durumuna etki eden bir konudur. Ülkemiz
dâhilinde dizayn edilen materyal oranı son yıllarda geçmişe nazaran ciddi bir artış
göstermiştir. Özellikle okuma dil becerisine hitaben oluşturulan bu materyaller,
pedagojik bakımdan farklı sorunsalları içlerinde barındırmaktadırlar. Zira
yabancı dil öğretimi gayesiyle tasarlanan eserlerin ortak paydada buluşabildikleri
kurallar manzumesi mevcut değildir. Bu sebeple eğitimciler, bireysel
birikimlerinden hareketle dil öğretim materyalleri tasarlamaktadırlar. Tasarım,
eserlerin yalnızca görsele hitap eden yönü değil, aynı zamanda hedef kitleye
ulaştırılmak istenen bilgi içeriğinin en iyi şekilde uyarlanması anlamını da ifade
etmektedir. Bu bağlamda araştırmamızın konusu, Arapça okuma dil becerisine
yönelik materyal tasarımında dikkat edilmesi gereken temel ilkelerin
belirlenmesi olacaktır. Dil öğrenmede yaşanan sorunların belli bir kısmının
materyal dizaynından kaynaklandığı, bu durumun nasıl aşılabileceği
incelenecektir. Tasarıma ek olarak materyallerin kullanımı ile ilgili gerekli
bazı konulara da değinilecektir.
PENDAPATAN BAGI HASIL DAN PERLAKUAN AKUNTANSI PADA BANK SYARIAH (STUDI PADA BANK MANDIRI SYARIAH CABANG KOTA BAUBAU)
Authors: Malik Ernawati
Published: June 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pendapatan bagi hasil danperlakuan akuntansi pada bank syariah dengan studi pada Bank Mandiri SyariahCabang Kota Baubau. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatifuntuk menganalisis data yang diperoleh.. Berdasarkan hasil analisi data dapatditarik kesimpulan bahwa ada dua akad yang digunakan oleh Bank MandiriSyariah Cabang Kota Baubau dalam bagi hasil yaitu akad mudharabah dan akadmusyarakah sesuai PSAK 105 (paragraph 4) dan PSAK 106 dan pengukurankeunungan/kerugiannya. Perhitungan bagi hasil untuk nasabah telah ditentukanmelalui rumus yang telah disediakan.
ANALISA PENERIMAAN NEGARA BUKAN PAJAK ( PNBP) MELALUI PENERAPAN PERATURAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 12 TAHUN 2014 PADA BALAI TAMAN NASIONAL WAKATOBI
Authors: Hastuti Hastuti
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana prosedur dan pelaporan Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak yang ditinjau dari sisi keakuratan pencatatan, kepatuhan pengelolaan, serta tingkat keefektifan kebijakan PNBP di Balai Taman Nasional Wakatobi. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan Metode analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 12 Tahun 2014 serta peraturan pelaksanaan lainnya yang berperan melengkapi Peraturan Pemerintah tersebut menjadi dasar hukum bagi penetapan tarif agar sesuai dengan yang telah ditetapkan, kepatuhan pengelolaan dan penyetoran Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak ke Kas Negara, yang kemudian jumlah penerimaannya menggambarkan keefektifan kebijakan Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak ke Kas Negara melalui perbandingan antara Realisasi Penerimaan dan Target Penerimaan.
BIAYA OPERASIONAL PENGARUHNYA KEPADA LABA USAHA PADA PT. PRIMA TRANSPORTASI
Authors: Hasni Hasni
Published: June 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh biaya operasional terhadap laba usaha pada PT. Prima Transportasi. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah studi kepustakaan, wawancara dan observasi. Sedangkan metode analisis data yang digunakan untuk menganalisis pengaruh biaya operasional terhadap laba usaha pada PT. Prima Transportasi digunakan metode regresi linear sederhana, analisis koefisien korelasi, analisis koefisien determinasi, dan pengujian hipotesis yakni dengan membandingkan nilai thitung dengan nilai t pada distribusi t tabel (ttabel), dimana analisis data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan bantuan aplikasi SPSS versi 22. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian hipotesis, diperoleh nilai thitung sebesar 14,874 dimana masih lebih besar daripada nilai t pada distribusi t tabel (ttabel) yakni berkisar pada angka 1,687 sehingga dapat diketahui bahwa adanya pengaruh negatif signifikan biaya operasional terhadap laba usaha pada PT. Prima Transportasi. Sesuai hasil analisis regresi linear sederhana ditemukan persamaan Y = 383,670 + 0,134X, dimana diketahui nilai konstanta yaitu sebesar Rp. 383,670 dan bilamana dalam sebulan terjadi pengeluaran biaya operasional sebesar Rp. 1 (X=1) maka diperkirakan hanya akan memberikan laba usaha sebesar Rp. 0,134. Berdasarkan hasil analisis koefisien korelasi diperoleh nilai korelasi berangka 0,93 dimana berada pada kisaran nilai pengaruh 0,90-1,00 sehingga diketahui bahwa biaya operasional dan laba usaha pada PT. Prima Transportasi memiliki hubungan yang sangat kuat, kemudian sesuai hasil analisis koefisien determinasi ditemukan nilai koefisien determinasi yaitu sebesar 86,7% yang menyatakan bahwa tingkat pengaruh biaya operasional terhadap laba usaha pada PT. Prima Transportasi yaitu sebesar 86,7% dan 13,3% lainnya dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini.
ANALISIS SISTEM INFORMASI AKUNTANSI PENERIMAAN DAN PENGELUARAN KAS PADA BADAN PENGELOLA KEUANGAN DAN ASET DAERAH (BPKAD) KOTA BAUBAU
Authors: Agustyawati Dwi
Published: June 2019

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pelaksanaan sistem informasi akuntansi penerimaan dan pengeluaran kas pada Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Kota Baubau sesuai dengan peraturan yang berlaku. Teknik yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah studi kepustakaan, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa sistem penatausahaan penerimaan dan pengeluaran kas telah dilengkapi dengan dokumen, Surat Tanda Bukti Pembayaran, Surat Tanda Setor (STS) dan Nota Kredit telah sesuai dengan pemendagri No. 21 Tahun 2011. Selanjutnya sistem pengeluaran kas atas beban Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah (APBD) yang digunakan sudah sesuai dengan peraturan yang digunakan. Sistem dan prosedur pengeluaran kas di Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah (BPKAD) Kota Baubau sudah efektif, hal ini dilihat dari penyelesaian Surat Perintah Membayar (SPM) yang masuk di Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Kota Baubau dapat dilakukan dalam jangka waktu 1 hari dengan memenuhi persyaratan yang telah ditentukan.

Keywords: Sistem Informasi Akuntansi; Penerimaan Kas; Pengeluaran Kas
5. SINIF ÖĞRENCİLERİYLE YÜZME-BATMA ÜZERİNE BİR TAHMİN-GÖZLEM-AÇIKLAMA ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: KIVILCIM Hande , ÖZTUNA KAPLAN Aysun
Published: June 2019

Bu araştırmada, 5. sınıf
öğrencilerinin yüzme-batma ile ilgili düşünceleri açığa çıkarılmaya
çalışılmıştır. Bu amaçla 2017-2018 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar yarıyılında,
İstanbul ilinde bir özel okulda öğrenim gören, aynı okulda faaliyetini sürdüren
bilim ve fen kulübüne devam eden yedi 5.sınıf öğrencisiyle çalışma
yürütülmüştür. Öğrencilerin yüzme batma kavramlarını nasıl algıladıklarını
anlamak amacıyla yürütülen araştırmada veriler Tahmin-Gözlem-Açıklama (TGA)
tekniği aracılığıyla toplanmış ve fenomenolojik olarak çözümlenmiştir.
Öğrencilerle gerçekleştirilen bireysel görüşmeler de TGA’dan elde edilen
verileri desteklemek amacıyla kullanılmıştır. Sırasıyla üç farklı TGA
uygulamasının gerçekleştirildiği çalışmada, yüzme batma olgusunun merkezinde
yer alan yoğunluk kavramının doğru olarak kullanılmadığı, öğrencilerin
cisimlerin yüzme- batmalarının sebebini genellikle ağırlıkla
ilişkilendirdikleri tespit edilmiştir. Öğrenciler, ağırlığı fazla olan
cisimlerin battığını, hafif olan cisimlerin ise yüzdüğünü düşünmektedirler.
Yüzme- batmayı kaldırma kuvvetine bağlayan öğrenciler ise kaldırma kuvvetinin
nelere bağlı olduğuna ilişkin açıklamalarda bulunmamışlardır. Araştırmada yüzme
batmaya ilişkin kavram yanılgılarının dışında da yanılgılar elde edilmiştir.
Bazı öğrencilerin kuvvet kavramı yerine güç kavramını kullandıkları tespit
edilmiştir. Bu araştırmada birincil veri toplama kaynağı olarak kullanılan
TGA’nın öğrencilerin düşüncelerini ve kavram yanılgılarını ortaya çıkarmada
etkili bir teknik olduğu söylenebilir.
Consideraciones acerca del emprendimiento estratégico como síntesis funcional de la identificación de oportunidades y la creación de ventajas competitivas
Authors: Valencia Arias Alejandro , Gutiérrez Flórez Lorena , Montoya Restrepo Luz Alexandra , Umba López Ana María , Montoya Restrepo Iván
Published: June 2019

Los entornos empresariales competitivos motivan a las nuevas empresas a buscar herramientas que les permitan no sólo sobrevivir, sino también diferenciarse de sus competidores y otorgar valor agregado a los clientes. Este artículo de reflexión busca examinar las perspectivas del emprendimiento estratégico como mecanismo de fortalecimiento de las oportunidades y ventajas competitivas de las nuevas empresas en el mercado. Inicialmente se define el emprendimiento empresarial y su relación con la estrategia haciendo énfasis en la complementariedad entre ellos como herramientas para fortalecer sus estructuras organizacionales en tiempos turbulentos. Se concluye que el emprendimiento estratégico no es una acción aislada en la compañía, es una filosofía de funcionamiento, lo cual, al implementarse, permea la cultura organizacional orientándola hacia la innovación y la búsqueda continua de necesidades insatisfechas y la manera de suplirlas. En este sentido, la gestión estratégica resulta clave para potencializar capacidades distintivas que se convierten en ventajas competitivas.
Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis dan Motivasi Belajar Siswa Melalui Pemberian Tugas Terstruktur dan Tugas Mandiri Pada Materi Sistem Gerak Pada Manusia di Kelas VIII MTs Negeri 2 Makassar
Authors: Supiana S , Muchtar Muthahhir
Published: June 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan berfikir kritis dan motivasi belajar melalui pemberian tugas terstruktur dan tugas mandiri pada siswa kelas VIII-9 dan VIII-10 MTsN 2 Makassar Pada Materi Sistem Gerak Pada Manusia. Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen (quasi experiment). Populasi dan sampel adalah siswa kelas VIII-9 dan VIII-10 MTsN 2 Makassar Tahun Pelajaran 2017-2018. Data yang dikumpulkan berupa tes kemampuan berfikir kritis dan tes motivasi belajar. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferensial dengan memaparkan mean, standar deviasi, dan presentase sedangkan analisis inferensial digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis melalui uji t-test dan sebelum dilakukan uji t-test terlebih dahulu uji normalitas dan homogenitas varians. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis yang signifikan antara kelas eksperimen tugas terstruktur dan kelas eksperimen tugas mandiri, yang dibuktikan dengan nilai thitung data yaitu (5,31). Dimana berdasarkan kriteria uji maka dapat dikatakan bahwa H0 ditolak karena nilai thitung lebih besar dibanding nilai ttabel (1,67). Ada perbedaan motivasi belajar antara kelas eksperimen tugas terstruktur dan kelas eksperimen tugas mandiri, yang dibuktikan dengan nilai motivasi belajar tugas terstruktur (3,37) lebih rendah dibanding motivasi belajar tugas mandiri (3,54), dan nilai thitung (1,70). Dimana berdasarkan kriteria uji maka dapat dikatakan bahwa H0 ditolak karena nilai thitung lebih besar dibanding nilai ttabel (1,67).
KEBIJAKAN PEMBERATAN PEMIDANAAN PADA PELAKU KEKERASAN SEKSUAL TERHADAP ANAK DALAM PERSPEKTIF TUJUAN PEMIDANAAN
Authors: Wibowo Ari
Published: June 2019

The existence of Law No. 23 of 2002 on Child Protection is part of the state's commitment to protect children. The Law has been amended for the second time through Perpu No. 1 of 2016. The emphasis in this second amendment is to aggravate the punishment of offender of sexual violence against children to provide a deterrent effect and prevent comprehensively the occurrence of sexual violence against children. This study used primary and secondary legal materials, with normative-juridical, policy, and philosophical approaches. This study concluded that punishment regulatin policy in Perpu No. 1 of 2016 reflects the purpose of punishment in the form of a combined theory that compromises between relative theory and retributive theory. While the policy of chemical chemistry regulation as a treatment reflects the purpose of punishment as rehabilitation.
United patent court of the EC: organizational and economic-legal basis of functioning
Authors: Androshchuk H.O. , Rabotiahova L.I.
Published: June 2019

The EU’s system for dealing with patent law disputes provides that disputes concerning the same European patent may be considered in parallel in different EU member states. To prevent such shortcomings from adversely affecting the transparency and functioning of the market, it was decided to introduce a Unified Patent Court in the EU patent system. The required package of documents (“patent package”) is intended to make the most valuable changes in the legal regulation of the protection and protection of inventions in the EU over the past 40 years. The article discusses the role and place of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the EU patent system. The organizational and economic-legal aspects of the creation and operation of a specialized patent court with exclusive jurisdiction for court proceedings related to European and unified EU patents: structure of the court, composition of judges, language of processes are analyzed. financial activities, organizational and procedural provisions, litigation costs and fees. It is emphasized that the economic factor is the key issue of the effective existence of the EU patent system. The experience of creating the Unified Patent Court will be interesting for Ukraine, which has chosen the path to create a specialized court in the field of intellectual property, because approximately one fifth of the Association Agreement with the EU concerns the unification of the legislation of Ukraine and the EU in the field of intellectual property
Innovation system fetures of Iceland
Authors: Balanchuk I.S.
Published: June 2019

The global financial crisis has put the question to practically all countries of the world to take on the inevitable changes and take the negative consequences of the financial downturn, or to accept new revolutionary changes in all sectors of the economy and become modern competitive states, able to withstand the challenges of the modern world. Some countries have left everything as it is, others have tried to adapt to the new situation. One of these countries is Iceland. The state began structural changes many decades ago, but the crisis events of 2008 somehow accelerated this process. The post-crisis plan for the country’s exit from the financial crisis and the recovery of the economy at pre-crisis positions was adopted; subsequently, the targets were adjusted improvement of pre-crisis indicators. The essence of the plan was to make full use of the country’s natural resources for the benefit of the state, namely: tourism, geothermal energy, the fishing industry, as well as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals were to become the basic “pillars” on which the national economy was based. An intelligent approach along with original ideas has brought its positive results: over the years Iceland has become one of the leaders in Europe for a number of indicators, namely: annual tourist flow, production and export of fish, use of renewable energy sources for their own needs, life expectancy, etc. In 2018, the government of Iceland created a new state development plan aimed at consolidating the results of previous years and improving individual indicators. It was decided to pay more attention to the latest innovation processes both in the state and in the world as a whole, as well as the development and support of innovative enterprises to update all components of the Icelandic economic system. Judging by the pace of development shown by this northern country, the results from the implementation of the points of the new plan will be more than positive
Gray non-pigment glass coatings
Authors: Ryzhova O.P. , Kyslychna R.I. , Nagorna T.I. , Naumenko S.Yu.
Published: June 2019

Color is an important indicator of the aesthetic evaluation of the quality of materials and products for various purposes. The visual perception of the color by the human eye is subjective. For achromatic colors, the human eye responds better to a change in brightness (lightness) of dark colors than light ones, since the relative increment of lightness is higher in the first case than in the second. Gray is an achromatic color, which is the result of a mixture of classic colors — black and white. Depending on the lightness, the shade of gray changes from black (lightness 0%) to white (lightness 100%). In combination with other colors, it decorates any interior, emphasizes its dignity. Gray color is in great demand in the manufacture of steel enamelled household articles. To obtain a light gray color, the basic sodium borosilicate system (Na2O-B2O3-SiO2) was chosen. For the experimental enamels, physicochemical properties were determined, and for glass coatings – lightness and brilliance. In order to improve these properties, the components in the composition of enamels were varied. Leachability of the best enamel was 0.11 cm3/g, temperature coefficient of linear expansion – 94.2 · 10-7 degrees-1, spreadability – 24.3 mm, gloss of the glass layer – 76%, lightness – 57%, the coating withstood the effect of 4%th acetic acid for 5 minutes without losing gloss. On this enamel, the dependence of lightness and tint of the glass layer on the amount (0.067-0.6 parts by weight) of coloring oxides (CuO, NiO, CoO), which were injected in excess of 100.0% by weight, was studied. The optimum content of the coloring components was determined. Non-pigmented glass coatings of light gray color with a delicate blue tint and lightness (60-70%) have been developed, which can be used for enameling kitchen and tableware, as well as for other types of steel articles for household use.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS UNDER IMPACT OF POLITICAL RISKS: THEORETICAL SURVEY
Authors: Ayhan Fatih
Published: June 2019

Beyond well-known economic indicators, political structure and social characteristics of a host country also have special importance for investors’ decisions. Political risk indicators cover mainly democratization level, political/government instability, war, immigration problems, problems with neighboring countries, internal and external conflicts, corruption level, military and religious influence on politics, law and order, ethnics tensions, property rights protection, national security and geographic situation - all of these factors also deeply affect decisions on FDI. Also, some basic social characteristics for host countries can play the catalyze role for FDI, such as literacy rate, education opportunities etc. The aim of this study is to examine theoretically the relationship between political and economic risks on the one hand with FDI on the other. It is aimed to show the theoretical background for the political and economic risk factors. Statistical figures on the FDI trends worldwide will be also presented.
CONSUMPTION VC THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCKS: THE CASE OF THAILAND
Authors: Thanakijborisut Yuthapoom
Published: June 2019

This paper studies consumption insurance against the health and environmental shocks (HES) in Thailand. The paper estimates the impact of household consumption from the change in the health and environmental shocks on total consumption growth and food consumption growth. The HES are measured by the change in health status when at least one of member within the household treated at the service providers as an inpatient. The inpatient is the health care cost of an individual or household’s decision in seeking medical care that causes and effects of the household’s ability to smooth consumption. This paper uses the data from the Household Social-Economic Panel Survey during 2005 and 2007. The survey collected data on demographic characteristics by the interview from 6,000 households, approximately, from every province, both inside and outside municipal areas in Thailand. The study estimates the change of consumption by using an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model. The results show that the members within the household changing as inpatient would reduce around 4 percent on total consumption and 6 percent on food consumption, respectively. These results compared to the consumption insurance in the US that consumption drops around 14 percent when at least one household member gets sick. It implies that Thailand has much better consumption insurance. This case indicates that consumption insurance in Thailand is quite sufficient against HES. For the case of Thailand, the well-insured consumption against HES may lead to decrease the spending in public health insurance.
EU COMPETITIVENESS & ECONOMIC SHOCKS: COMPOSITE WEIGHTED INDEX OF REGIONAL RESILIENCE
Authors: Staníčková Michaela , Melecký Lukáš
Published: June 2019

Since 2008, the world has faced the economic crisis that has had devastating effects on many regions to various degrees. How regions respond to economic shock depends on regional economic structure and performance, administrative capacity, resources, human capital, social capital, and other factors, were perceived as resilience. Resilience has recently risen to prominence in several disciplines, has also entered policy discourse, and is one of the future strategic goals for the European Union. The aim of the paper is to introduce a methodology for assessing the resilience of EU28 NUTS 2 regions based on a construction of composite weighted index derived from EU Regional Competitiveness Index database of indicators using Factor analysis and their classification by Cluster analysis. Construction of composite indicators includes several steps that have to be made and corresponding methods have to be chosen to handle different aspects of economic issues including features of EU resilience.
FEATURES, TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF THE GLOBAL LABOR MARKET
Authors: Onyusheva Irina , Pombhejara Thipvadee Na
Published: June 2019

The key trends of the 21st-century labor market include: shifting of demographic patterns, quicker pace of technological changes, further evolution of globalization with its newer implications for the future of work as such. Very soon employees wordlwide will work in more decentralized but at the same time also more specialized firms. Slower labour growth will encourage employers to recruit from social groups with previously relatively low labour participation. Greater emphasis will be placed on staff retraining and lifelong learning. Future productivity growth will support higher wages and may affect wage distribution overall. Considering all of the above, it seems to be vital to understand the issues which organizations/employees are facing today, so that to be aware of the issues the upcoming generations would have to face, to adjust to and be prepare to, considering the growing robustness of the world labour market
FACTORS AFFECTING LOCAL AUTHORITIES’ WASTE MANAGEMENT (THE CASE OF KATUMBAN DISTRICT, SAMUTSAKORN PROVINCE, THAILAND)
Authors: Suwandej Niyom
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article is to study the factors that affect the participation in management of community waste. Studying the factors affecting community participation in waste management might become a way to find how to manage wastes in the community of the Khaerai Sub-district, Katumban District, Samutsakorn Province of Thailand. This research is designed as a mixed research, that is, both qualitative and quantitative. The tools used to collect quantitative and qualitative data were as follows: 1) The tool used in quantitative collection is a questionnaire divided into 4 sections as follows. Part 1: Analysis of public data on the Khaerai Sub-district Administration Organization. Part 2: Analysis of knowledge on waste management in the community of Khaerai Sub-district. Part 3: Analysis of the factors affecting people’s participation in waste management in the sub-district in question. Part 4: Analysis of household solid waste management in Khaerai Sub-district. 2) Tools used for collection of qualitative data included observations and in-depth interviews on the issues related to community’s involvement in waste management.

Our research results demonstrate that most of the people in the sub-district in question are involved in reducing the volume of household waste. They always participate in separation of waste types before disposing them. The study on the solid waste management system of Khaerai Sub-district Administration Organization found that the Administration applies comprehensive community waste management, integrated with waste management. To manage the garbage at its source, dividing the garbage into four categories is used (thus, there are four cans). This helps collecting solid waste more efficiently and thus reduce the contamination of that waste that potentially can be reused. The focus should be maintained on waste sorting and also on organization of the related projects and activities. Additional measures may include providing a new waste facility for future solid waste and also promoting more ways to get rid of waste at its source. Using the participatory principles in waste management gives people more freedom in options’ selection, and this, in its turn, may boost the efficiency of waste collection and waste management overall.
ADMINISTRATIVE INNOVATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES: CASE STUDY OF THESABAN, PHETCHABUN PROVINCE, THAILAND
Authors: Vutivoradit Suebsawad , Kalayanamitra Keratiwan , Jakkapattarawong Sunhanat
Published: June 2019

Thai public sector always described as a highly centralized system, with an inflexible hierarchical structure and high levels of formal relationships channeling its communications through public enterprises and institutions. Even establishing the local administration system as an approach of decentralization, is still highly connected and governed by the central government. On the other hand, innovation in public sector studies and application in last two decades gained much interest from scholars, practitioners and even leaders and policy makers as an approach to enhance public sector efficiency and effectiveness. Accordingly, this study aims to explore innovation in the public sector in Thesaban Mueang Phetchabun Thailand. 

It can represent the public sector in Thailand on a larger scale. The study evaluates the laws, structures and dynamics that constitute the framework of the local administration system. Furthermore, it explores the main constraints on innovation within the system. To develop and support the argument, which emerges from the literature review, this study employs qualitative research methods, namely interviews, as a method to collect data from various informants working in and/or with the public sector.

The results of the study indicated that the innovative administration implemented by local administrative organization was distinct and different from each other based on its own main mission. Specifically, while the top-down innovation was implemented by big local administrative organizations. The initiating process comprised three steps. First, there were meetings among involved personnel. After that, there was an attempt to network with external organizations. Finally, there were processes of monitoring and follow-up evaluation as well as the establishment of learning center. Concerning factors in relation to initiating processes, they comprised six factors which included leadership for change, corporate culture, knowledge and competency of practitioners, public participation, supports from external organizations, and social capitals.
RISK ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR AFRICAN MARKETS EXPANSION: THE CASE OF PHENIX CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Onyusheva Irina , Santhanakrishnan Rajavadivel
Published: June 2019

This paper is devoted to the issues of risk assessment and mitigation strategies. It also presents an academic adaptation of the comprehensive business expansion plan comprising of a business model, human resource planning, projected financial statements, marketing and sales plans developed and implemented by the Phenix Construction Technologies Company for African markets in the capacity of general and regional management experience of the company during 2014-2016.
THAI LABOR REQUIREMENTS AND DEVELOPING ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN RANONG PROVINCE
Authors: Ananmana Kanyanant , Pruksaarporn Suwita , Ninaroon Panida , Sitthiwarongchai Cholpassorn , Pruksaarporn Suwita
Published: June 2019

This research aims to study the content requirements when it comes to improvement of English communication skills of Thai laborers who are preparing to enter the labor market in Ranong province, Thailand. This study is a qualitative research since the researchers have used in-depth interviews as the key research instrument and have also applied the triangulation method to check for data validity. The key informants were 20 people including the unemployed Thais and also local university students. The skills in question have been divided into four rather traditional categories: listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The research outcomes demonstrate that firstly, most of the unemployed Thai laborers would like to improve their listening skills so that to be able to follow basic instructions and orders at work. Secondly, regarding the speaking skills, most of the informants would like to improve their job interviewing skill. Thirdly, most of Thai laborers would like to develop their reading skill, their key motivation being to read job advertisements. And also - to be able to fill in job application forms is what most of Thai laborers would like to learn. Overall, Thai workers fully admit they are having difficulties in using all four types of skills. However, our research findings also reveals that Thai workers have serious troubles with the speaking skills, mostly because of the wrong usage of English grammar.

The authors of this study would like to recommend both public and private organizations in Ranong area to become more aware of the English communication skill problem of the local Thai workers. The results of this study should be used as a guideline in promoting and developing the programs aimed at improving English communication skills of the current and prospective Thai workers in the province in question.
Transcriptome Analysis and Differential Expression in Tall Fescue Harboring Different Endophyte Strains in Response to Water Deficit
Authors: Dinkins Randy D. , Nagabhyru Padmaja , Young Carolyn A. , West Charles P. , Schardl Christopher L.
Published: June 2019

Two tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. = Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort. = Festuca arundinacea var. arundinacea Schreb.] plant genotypes with an Epichloë coenophiala (Morgan‐Jones & W. Gams) C.W. Bacon & Schardl common toxic endophyte (CTE), one with a nontoxic strain (NTE19) and one with another Epichloë species (FaTG‐4) were evaluated and compared with their respective endophyte‐free clones for responses to water‐deficit stress in the greenhouse. One of the plant genotypes (P27) showed a positive effect of its CTE strain on tiller production after stress and resumed watering. In transcriptome analysis of the pseudostems (leaf sheath whorls), differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were defined as having at least twofold expression difference and false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05 in comparisons of water treatment (stressed or watered), endophyte presence or absence, or both. Stress affected 38% of the plant transcripts including those for the expected stress‐response pathways. The DEGs affected by endophyte in stressed plants were unique to individual plant genotypes. In unstressed plants, endophyte presence tended to reduce expression of genes putatively for defense against fungi, but in unstressed P27 endophyte presence there was enhanced expression of dehydrin and heat shock protein genes. Our results indicated subtle and variable effects of endophytes on tall fescue gene expression; where the endophyte confers protection, its effects on plant gene expression may help prime the plant for stress resistance.
Benchmark for the Determination of the Positronium Formation Fraction in Interstellar Media
Authors: Cocks Daniel G. , Chaudhary Himanshu , Machacek Joshua R.
Published: June 2019

Relativistic positrons (>1 MeV) are produced from many sources in the Galaxy. Observations of positrons rely on the characteristic gamma-rays emitted from their annihilation with an electron, and the dominant annihilation pathways are determined by low-energy (<1 keV) processes. Thus, detailed information on the transport of positrons from high to low energies is required to accurately determine the propagation of positrons in the interstellar medium. This work considers model cross sections with variable parameters to provide a benchmark for several quantities, including the positronium formation fraction and time to reach subpositronium threshold energies. We simulate these processes using Monte Carlo codes within the cold collisional regime and carefully consider the energy sharing in ionization events that leads us to highlight the need for accurate ionization cross sections, which are differential in energy loss. We include tabulated values so that our benchmark values can be reproduced by other transport codes.
The Importance of Secondary Halos for Strong Lensing in Massive Galaxy Clusters across Redshift
Authors: Li Nan , Gladders Michael D. , Heitmann Katrin , Rangel Esteban M. , Child Hillary L. , Florian Michael K. , Bleem Lindsey E. , Habib Salman , Finkel Hal J.
Published: June 2019

Cosmological cluster-scale strong gravitational lensing probes the mass distribution of the dense cores of massive dark matter halos and the structures along the line of sight from background sources to the observer. It is frequently assumed that the primary lens mass dominates the lensing, with the contribution of secondary masses along the line of sight being neglected. Secondary mass structures may, however, affect both the detectability of strong lensing in a given survey and modify the properties of the lensing that is detected. This paper focuses on the former: we utilize a large cosmological N-body simulation and a multiple lens plane (and many-source plane) ray-tracing technique to quantify the influence of line-of-sight structures on the detectability of cluster-scale strong lensing in a cluster sample with a mass limit that encompasses current cluster catalogs from the South Pole Telescope. We extract both primary and secondary halos from the “Outer Rim” simulation and consider two strong lensing realizations—one with only the primary halos included, and the other with the full mass light cone for each primary halo, including all secondary halos down to a mass limit more than an order of magnitude smaller than the smallest primary halos considered. In both cases, we use the same source information extracted from the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, and create realistic lensed images consistent with moderately deep ground-based imaging; the statistics of the observed strong lensing are extracted from these simulated images. The results demonstrate that down to the mass limit considered the total number of lenses is boosted by ∼13%–21% when considering the complete multi-halo light cone; the enhancement is insensitive to different length-to-width cuts applied to the lensed arcs. The increment in strong lens counts peaks at lens redshifts of z ∼ 0.6 with no significant effect at z < 0.3. The strongest trends are observed relative to the primary halo mass, with no significant effect in the most massive quintile of the halo sample, but increasingly boosting the observed lens counts toward small primary halo masses, with an enhancement greater than 50% in the least massive quintile of the halo masses considered.
Spectral and Timing Analysis of the Accretion-powered Pulsar 4U 1626–67 Observed with Suzaku and NuSTAR
Authors: Iwakiri Wataru B. , Pottschmidt Katja , Falkner Sebastian , Hemphill Paul B. , Fürst Felix , Nishimura Osamu , Schwarm Fritz-Walter , Wolff Michael T. , Marcu-Cheatham Diana M. , Chakrabarty Deepto , Tomsick John A. , Wilson-Hodge Colleen A. , Bissinger Kühnel Matthias , Terada Yukikatsu , Enoto Teruaki , Wilms Jörn
Published: June 2019

We present an analysis of the spectral shape and pulse profile of the accretion-powered pulsar 4U 1626−67 observed with Suzaku and Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) during a spin-up state. The pulsar, which experienced a torque reversal to spin-up in 2008, has a spin period of ∼7.7 s. Comparing the phase-averaged spectra obtained with Suzaku in 2010 and with NuSTAR in 2015, we find that the spectral shape changed between the two observations: the 3–10 keV flux increased by ∼5%, while the 30–60 keV flux decreased significantly by ∼35%. Phase-averaged and phase-resolved spectral analysis shows that the continuum spectrum observed by NuSTAR is well described by an empirical negative and positive power law times exponential continuum with an added broad Gaussian emission component around the spectral peak at ∼20 keV. Taken together with the observed

value obtained from the Fermi/gamma-ray burst monitor data, we conclude that the spectral change between the Suzaku and NuSTAR observations was likely caused by an increase in the accretion rate. We also report the possible detection of asymmetry in the profile of the fundamental cyclotron line. Furthermore, we present a study of the energy-resolved pulse profiles using a new relativistic ray tracing code, where we perform a simultaneous fit to the pulse profiles assuming a two-column geometry with a mixed pencil- and fan-beam emission pattern. The resulting pulse profile decompositions enable us to obtain geometrical parameters of accretion columns (inclination, azimuthal and polar angles) and a fiducial set of beam patterns. This information is important to validate the theoretical predictions from radiation transfer in a strong magnetic field.
Probing ISM Structure in Trumpler 14 and Carina I Using the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory 2
Authors: Seo Young Min , Goldsmith Paul F. , Walker Christopher K. , Hollenbach David J. , Wolfire Mark G. , Kulesa Craig A. , Tolls Volker , Bernasconi Pietro N. , Kavak Ümit , van der Tak Floris F. S. , Shipman Russ , Gao Jian Rong , Tielens Alexander , Burton Michael G. , Yorke Harold , Young Erick , Peters William L. , Young Abram , Groppi Christopher , Davis Kristina , Pineda Jorge L. , Langer William D. , Kawamura Jonathan H. , Stark Antony , Melnick Gary , Rebolledo David , Wong Graeme F. , Horiuchi Shinji , Kuiper Thomas B.
Published: June 2019

We present observations of the Trumpler 14/Carina I region carried out using the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory 2. The Trumpler 14/Carina I region is in the western part of the Carina Nebula Complex (CNC), which is one of the most extreme star-forming regions in the Milky Way. We observed Trumpler 14/Carina I in the 158 μm transition of [C ii] with a spatial resolution of 48″ and a velocity resolution of 0.17 km s−1. The observations cover a 0.°25 by 0.°28 area with central position l = 297.°34, b = −0.°60. The kinematics show that bright [C ii] structures are spatially and spectrally correlated with the surfaces of CO clouds, tracing the photodissociation region (PDR) and ionization front of each molecular cloud. Along seven lines of sight (LOSs) that traverse Tr 14 into the dark ridge to the southwest, we find that the [C ii] luminosity from the H ii region is 3.7 times that from the PDR. In the same LOS, we find in the PDRs an average ratio of 1 : 4.1 : 5.6 for the mass in atomic gas : dark CO gas : molecular gas traced by CO. Comparing multiple gas tracers, including H i 21 cm, [C ii], CO, and radio recombination lines, we find that the H ii regions of the CNC are well described as H ii regions with one side freely expanding toward us, consistent with the Champagne model of ionized gas evolution. The dispersal of the GMC in this region is dominated by EUV photoevaporation; the dispersal timescale is 20–30 Myr.
The Brightest Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn from Scatter in the Galaxy Luminosity versus Halo Mass Relation
Authors: Ren Keven , Trenti Michele , Mason Charlotte A.
Published: June 2019

The Ultraviolet Luminosity Function (UVLF) is a key observable for understanding galaxy formation from cosmic dawn. There has been considerable debate on whether Schechter-like LFs (characterized by an exponential dropoff at the bright end) that describe the LF in our local universe are also a sufficient description of the LF at high redshifts (z > 6). We model the UVLF over cosmic history with a semi-empirical framework and include a log-normal scatter, Σ, in galaxy luminosities with a conditional luminosity function approach. We show that stochasticity induces a flattening or a feedback scale in the median galaxy luminosity versus halo mass relation, L

c
(M

h
), to account for the increase of bright objects placed in lower-mass halos. We observe a natural broadening in the bright-end exponential segment of the UVLF for z > 6 if processes that regulate star formation acts on the same mass scale as at z ∼ 5, where the degree of broadening is enhanced for larger Σ. Alternatively, if the bright-end feedback is triggered at a near-constant luminosity threshold, the feedback threshold occurs at progressively lower halo masses with increasing redshift, due to galaxies being more luminous on average at a fixed halo mass from rapid halo assembly. Such feedback results in an LF shape with a bright-end closer to that of a Schechter function. We include predictions for the z > 8 UVLFs from future all-sky surveys such as WFIRST, which has the potential to both quantify the scatter and type of feedback, and provide insight behind the mechanisms that drive star formation in the early universe.
Modeling the Spatial Distribution and Origin of CO Gas in Debris Disks
Authors: Hales A. S. , Gorti Uma , Carpenter John M. , Hughes Meredith , Flaherty Kevin
Published: June 2019

The detection of gas in debris disks raises the question of whether this gas is a remnant from the primordial protoplanetary phase, or released by the collision of secondary bodies. In this paper we analyze ALMA observations at 1″–1.″5 resolution of three debris disks where the 12CO(2–1) rotational line was detected: HD 131835, HD 138813, and HD 156623. We apply the iterative Lucy–Richardson deconvolution technique to the problem of circumstellar disks to derive disk geometries and surface brightness distributions of the gas. The derived disk parameters are used as input for thermochemical models to test both primordial and cometary scenarios for the origin of the gas. We favor a secondary origin for the gas in these disks and find that the CO gas masses (

M

) require production rates (∼5 × 10−7
M
⊕ yr−1) similar to those estimated for the bona fide gas-rich debris disk β Pic.
Is Bremsstrahlung a Possible Mechanism to Explain the Thermal Feature in the GRB 130925A X-Ray Afterglow?
Authors: Liu Jie-Ying , Mao Jirong
Published: June 2019

It has been reported that some X-ray spectra of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows cannot be fitted by a simple power law. A blackbody component is added to precisely fit the thermal feature in these spectra. Alternatively, we propose that bremsstrahlung radiation can also be one possible mechanism to explain the thermal component of the GRB X-ray afterglow. In particular, we examine the X-ray afterglow of the ultra-long GRB 130925A in this paper. By our calculation, we find that the X-ray thermal component observed by both Swift-XRT and NuSTAR can be well explained by the bremsstrahlung radiation. Our results indicate that the GRBs with the bremsstrahlung emission in the X-ray afterglow could be born in a metal-rich and dusty environment.
Biodiversidata: An Open-Access Biodiversity Database for Uruguay
Authors: Grattarola Florencia , Botto Germán , da Rosa Inés , Gobel Noelia , González Enrique , González Javier , Hernández Daniel , Laufer Gabriel , Maneyro Raúl , Martínez-Lanfranco Juan , Naya Daniel , Rodales Ana , Ziegler Lucía , Pincheira-Donoso Daniel
Published: June 2019

The continental and marine territories of Uruguay are characterised by a rich convergence of multiple biogeographic ecoregions of the Neotropics, making this country a peculiar biodiversity spot. However, despite the biological significance of Uruguay for the South American subcontinent, the distribution of biodiversity patterns in this country remain poorly understood, given the severe gaps in available records of geographic species distributions. Currently, national biodiversity datasets are not openly available and, thus, a dominant proportion of the primary biodiversity data produced by researchers and institutions across Uruguay remains highly dispersed and difficult to access for the wider scientific and environmental community. In this paper, we aim to fill this gap by developing the first comprehensive, open-access database of biodiversity records for Uruguay (Biodiversidata), which is the result of a large-scale collaboration involving experts working across the entire range of taxonomic diversity found in the country.

As part of the first phase of Biodiversidata, we here present a comprehensive database of tetrapod occurrence records native from Uruguay, with the latest taxonomic updates. The database provides primary biodiversity data on extant Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia species recorded within the country. The total number of records collated is 69,380, spanning 673 species and it is available at the Zenodo repository: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2650169. This is the largest and most geographically and taxonomically comprehensive database of Uruguayan tetrapod species available to date and it represents the first open repository for the country.
Unravelling the origin and introduction pattern of the tropical species Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Caprellidae) in temperate European waters: first molecular insights from a spatial and temporal perspective
Authors: Cabezas M. Pilar , Ros Macarena , Santos António Múrias dos , Martínez-Laiz Gemma , Xavier Raquel , Montelli Lou , Hoffman Razy , Fersi Abir , Dauvin Jean Claude , Guerra-García José Manuel
Published: June 2019

ParacaprellapusillaMayer, 1890 is a tropical caprellid species recently introduced to the Eastern Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, we used direct sequencing of mitochondrial (COI and 16S) and nuclear (28S and ITS) genes to compare genetic differences in presumed native and introduced populations in order to infer its introduction pattern and to shed light on the native range of this species. The temporal pattern of genetic diversity at the westernmost limit of the geographic range ofP.pusillain Europe (the Atlantic coast of southern Spain) over an eight-year period was also investigated. Our results confirmP.pusillaas a neocosmopolitan species and suggest that the species is native to the Atlantic coast of Central and South America.Paracaprellapusillaseems to have been introduced into European waters from multiple introduction pathways and source populations, which are likely to include populations from coastal waters of Brazil. Multiple introduction pathways may have been involved, with the most important being commercial shipping through the Strait of Gibraltar. While this tropical species appears to be expanding in the Mediterranean, populations from the westernmost limit of its geographic range in Europe showed a temporal instability. This study constitutes the first molecular approach focused on this species, but it is also the first study of temporal change in genetic diversity of any introduced marine amphipod. Additional intensive sampling of this species, including both native and non-native populations, and detailed temporal studies are still necessary to properly understand how genetic diversity influences the introduction and survival ofP.pusillain invaded areas.