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Steigerwald, The Sixties And The End Of Modern America`
Authors: Nass David
Published: April 2024

David Steigerwald is assistant professor of history at The Ohio State University at Marion. He has written a number of articles for scholarly journals and has a forthcoming monograph, Wilsonian Liberals and the Passing of the Universal Ideal.
Blackey, Ed., History Anew - Innovations In The Teaching Of History Today
Authors: Scott John
Published: April 2024

Bob Blackey served as vice president of the Teaching Division of the American Historical Association from 1992 to 1995. In 1988 he had assumed major responsibility for the "Teaching Innovations" column of Perspectives, the AHA's monthly newsletter. In 1993, at the midterm of his tenure as vice president, Bob published History Anew. It is an anthology of 43 articles by history educators. 41 of these articles were published under Blackey's aegis in Perspectives during the previous period, most of them since 1984.
Calloway, Ed., The World Turned Upside Down - Indian Voices From Early America; Vaughn, Roots Of American Racism - Essays On The Colonial Experience
Authors: Lookingbill Brad
Published: April 2024

Everybody knows that cultural conflict shaped the history of early America, which the experiences of enslaved Africans and dispossessed natives underscore. Since not all historians approach the experiences of these groups with depth, balance, and perspective, classroom texts represent critical vehicles for a journey through the multi-dimensional narrative of the past. By exploring paths of ethnicity during America's formative years, Alden T. Vaughn and Colin G. Calloway illuminate valuable points of departure for teaching about America's racial history.
A Splendid Little Centennial
Authors: Lovett Christopher
Published: April 2024

Historians will soon confront another centennial as the United States nears 1998. The Spanish-American War Centennial will not receive the same adulation as the Civil War Centennial or the American Bicentennial. However, the Spanish-American War was a turning point in American history and its anniversary provides high school and college teachers the opportunity to look at numerous topics which moved America closer to being a world power. The history and social science faculty at Emporia State is conducting a "Teachers Weekend Workshop" for secondary teachers on Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, in Emporia, and a one day session on the following Saturday, October 4, in nearby Iola, the home of General Frederick Funston. The workshop is being designed to prepare them to use the interest invoked by the centennial during 1998 in their teaching. 1
Lee, Peter The Great; Marshall, Peter The Great
Authors: Micciche Pasquale
Published: April 2024

Two very similar books with the exact same title designed to augment the typical textbook survey of one of Russia's most turbulent, complex, and historic periods-that of Peter the Great. Both works are authored or edited by English scholars. S. J. Lee's volume on Peter is part of the "Lancaster Pamphlets" series that includes more than 40 titles on major topics in European history. William Marshall's volume, nearly twice the length of Lee's, is part of the "Seminar Studies in History" series, a series of approximately 75 titles on British and world history and edited by R. Lockyer, Emeritus Reader in History at the University of London. While both books share several basic features and purposes, they also have a few significant differences as well.
Ueda, Immigrant America - A Social History
Authors: Tamura Eileen
Published: April 2024

Postwar Immigrant America, which is part of the Bedford Series in History and Culture, provides the reader with a global understanding of a vital aspect of American history, one that makes the United States unique among nations of the world. More than any other country, the United States has played a distinctive role as destination for the millions of emigrants who, for one reason or another, have sought new lives in a place far from home. From 1820 to 1930, the United States received 61 percent of the world's emigrants, not only more than any other nation, but also more than the total of all other nations.
Schmuhl, Statecraft And Stagecraft - American Political Life In The Age Of Personality
Authors: Tate Benjamin
Published: April 2024

Robert Schmuhl is a specialist in American Studies who teaches at Notre Dame. He is fascinated by contemporary American politics, the subject of these two books. Both books are well-written, interesting, and thought-provoking. They are recommended as parallel reading for junior or senior-level courses in Twentieth Century America, America Since 1945, and similar courses, and for interdisciplinary social science courses, e.g., courses on contemporary American society. They are also good reading for history teachers and good sources for lecture material.
Burleigh, Ed., Confronting The Nazi Past - New Debates On Modern German History
Authors: Firsching Lorenz
Published: April 2024

Confronting the Nazi Past is a collection of eleven essays on the social history of Nazi Germany, covering such relatively neglected topics as forced labor, the persecution of "gypsies" and homosexuals, and high society during Nazi rule. Although the essays are uneven in quality, the book is nonetheless a valuable resource for both students and teachers.
Evans, The Forging Of The Modern State - Early Industrial Britian, Emsley, Crime And Society In England, 1750-1900
Authors: Blackey Robert
Published: April 2024

New editions often suggest that a book has justified a publisher's investment; they also provide authors an opportunity both to correct inevitable errors and to bring their efforts up to date. Here are two worthwhile and sophisticated books, each intended for classroom use, that have been given editorial second wind. Evans's textbook takes into account recent research, with special attention to the Industrial Revolution and its consequences (i.e., about social change and whether there actually was an Industrial Revolution in late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Britain).
Racial Identities And Class Discussions In An American Slavery Seminar
Authors: Pierson Michael
Published: April 2024

This essay started in the classroom discussions of an upper-level history course at Illinois State University in the Fall of 1994.1 The seminar, entitled "Slavery and the Old South," enrolled 22 students, consisting of upperclass students and two graduate students. The racial composition of the class roughly paralleled that of Illinois State University as a whole, 82% white, 13.5% black and 4.5% Latino. Discussions in this seminar were strained, so much so that by the last weeks of the semester, I decided to hand out an eleven-question, anonymous survey that asked students to discuss their feelings about participating in class as well as other topics. Students were encouraged to identify themselves by class rank, race, and gender, and they were informed that their responses might be used for research purposes. While not a large enough sample from which to draw reliable statistical results, the questionnaire decidedly struck a nerve. The students' response was enthusiastic: Students as a rule wrote extensive remarks, far longer ones than are typical on standard class evaluation forms. Clearly, the topics discussed below were of considerable interest to the history and history education majors who constituted the majority of my "Slavery and the Old South" class.
Walters, American Reformers, 1815-1860
Authors: Dubay Robert
Published: April 2024

After an absence of nearly two decades, American Reformers has reappeared in a gently upgraded and refined format. Although the book purports to cover the time span 1815 to 1860, its major emphasis is roughly 1820 to 1850. Fortunately, the temptation of undertaking sociological and biographical analysis of key individuals who figured in the numerous reform movements is largely avoided. Instead, the primary focus is on the ideas, concepts, and practices embodied within the vast array of episodes and activities that were directed toward change in antebellum America.
The Undergraduate Research Paper And Electronic Resources
Authors: Van Hartesveldt Fred
Published: April 2024

Collecting information to describe, to analyze, and ultimately to reach a conclusion about human development is what historians do. One of the most important ways students learn this process is the research paper. It is true that the growth of the World Wide Web and the availability of other electronic resources have made research easier for many students and certainly have made primary materials more accessible than ever before. But have such modem technical advances actually rendered the educational process easier and less time consuming? Or does the very power of the technology not only create new problems but also exacerbate old ones?
Percoco, A Passion For The Past - Creative Teaching Of U.S. History
Authors: Cantu D. Antonio
Published: April 2024

One of the problems facing history/social studies methods instructors is the difficulty in finding a relevant text for use in their courses. While there are numerous methods texts available, few if any are written by and/or from the perspective of the classroom teacher. Those methods teachers who have encountered this same situation will find James A. Percoco's book to be a great substitute for the clinical secondary social studies textbooks currently on the market.
Woodruff, A Concise History Of The Modern World - 1500 To The Present
Authors: Lewis Thomas
Published: April 2024

It would be difficult to imagine how anyone could write a better overview of the last five hundred years of world history. William Woodruffs book is filled with relevant facts, appropriate questions, interesting anecdotes, and insightful interpretations. Regrettably, the book contains no illustrations, but there are twenty-five useful maps.
Countryman, Ed., What Did The Constitution Mean To Early Americans
Authors: Ellefson C. Ashley
Published: April 2024

This book is a collection of five essays plus an introduction in which the editor provides the historical context and traces the changes in historians' approaches to the Constitution.
Wolf, Personalities And Problems - Interpretive Essays In World Civilizations; Moss, Terry, & Upshur, Eds., The Twentieth Century - Readings In Global History; Chan & Weiner, Eds., Twentieth Century International History - A Reader
Authors: Levinson Daniel
Published: April 2024

Finding the right book of primary and secondary source readings for a history course is never an easy task. The selections might be too long or too short, overly focused on politics and personality, the right material pitched to the wrong grade level, good in one time period but weaker in another, useful but not interesting, etc. Teachers of world history have the additional problem of breadth vs. depth.
Kitchen, The British Empire And Commonwealth - A Short History; Rubinstein, Britain's Century - A Political And Social History 1815-1905
Authors: Voeltz Richard
Published: April 2024

The number of textbooks dealing with British history can intimidate even the seasoned teacher and scholar. So imagine my dilemma when I inherited the British history courses from a retired colleague after not having taught the subject for some twelve years. Because my research field is modem British history, although I also teach undergraduate courses in modern Europe, I quickly discovered that the texts I used when I last taught the field, and even those of my colleague, no longer were satisfactory in the light of recent research and changes in the field. So my formal review of these two texts (by chance offered to me for review by the book review editor) coincided with a wider search for text adoptions in England since 1689, a 3000-level course at my university. So I have some immediate experience in assessing how these two books measure up to their competition.
Lowe, Ed., The Vietnam War
Authors: Davis Mark
Published: April 2024

This volume of essays by European, Asian, and American scholars, relying mostly on secondary sources, is an uneven introduction to the level that different nations were involved in the Vietnam War. The consensus that emerges from this global perspective is that the Vietnamese fought the war to preserve their nationalist revolution, while other participants viewed it in light of their larger cold war strategies. These essays all champion Vietnamese nationalism, but criticize foreign and particularly American intervention. Readers looking for a conservative point of view on the war will be disappointed.
Dickinson, Ed., Britian And The American Revolution
Authors: Laing Annette
Published: April 2024

The summer of2000 saw yet another movie reduce the American Revolution to a cliched battle between virtuous Patriots and wicked Englishmen. As a Briton who teaches early American history, I have always approached the subject of the Revolution dressed in combat gear of my own. I carefully elaborate on the complexities of the imperial crisis and war, while my students listen politely, even sympathetically. They then tell me in their exams how "we" beat the evil Brits who were oppressing "our" freedoms.
Iriye, Ed., Pearl Harbor And The Coming Of The Pacific War - A Brief History With Documents And Essays
Authors: Livingston Jeffery
Published: April 2024

Most of the volumes in the Bedford Series in History and Culture are fine supplemental reading assignments. Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War is no exception. Edited by Akira Iriye, perhaps the leading scholar in the field of U.S. East Asian relations, this book affords undergraduates the opportunity to begin investigating for themselves the outbreak of the Pacific War.
Expériences sociomatérielles. Objets, interactions, espaces
Authors: Iannaccone Antonio , Cattaruzza Elisa , Schwab Emmanuel
Published: April 2024

« Dans cet ouvrage, c’est tout un monde qui se dévoile – un monde en mouvement, en interaction, constitué d’humains et de non-humains reliés par des interdépendances que notre pensée occidentale, surtout si elle est éprise d’abstraction, tend à sous-estimer […] Personnellement, il me semble que ces chapitres, par leurs découvertes minutieusement décrites, font naître un sentiment envoûtant que le monde existe vraiment ( !) et qu’il est fait de milliers de réalités que l’on avait négligées, passées sous silence. Et celles-ci sont bien plus intéressantes qu’attendu ! On y sent une tension stimulante entre l’évidence ordinaire (nous savons bien que nous sommes entourés d’objets matériels) et l’extraordinaire surprise de découvrir la vie foisonnante qui anime, au creux de nos gestes et de nos usages, répétitifs ou créatifs, tous ces objets qui sont loin d’être neutres. […] Les travaux présentés dans ce livre s’appuient essentiellement sur des études de cas. Utilisons la métaphore du miroir pour dire la richesse de l’approche idéographique. Quand on regarde un miroir de poche tenu en mains, on ne voit qu’une petite surface aux frontières bien établies. Et pourtant, avec une orientation bien choisie, elle peut réfléchir énormément de choses ! Étudier en profondeur le “local” (cette petite surface) permet de s’approcher du “global” ou du moins de cette part du monde, parfois très haute ou profonde, dont elle porte le reflet. »
Digital Economy Working Group G20 Pada Masa Presidensi Indonesia Tahun 2022
Authors: Santoso Rizal Budi , Alamsyah Achmad Alfaron
Published: April 2024

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menjelas mengenai digital economy working group G20 pada masa Presidensi Indonesia tahun 2022. Artikel ini melihat bahwa digital ekonomi ini merupakan salah satu alat yang dapat dimanfaatkan oleh G20 untuk membangun ketahanan tata kelola ekonomi dunia pasca pandemi Covid-19. Dalam menganalisa, artikel ini menggunakan konsep diplomasi ekonomi dan ekonomi digital. Metode riset yang digunakan dalam riset ini adalah metode kualitatif yang didukung dengan pengumpulan data melalui studi pustaka dan juga dilakukan reduksi data dalam melakukan anlisis data. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat urgensi dalam membangun tata kelola ekonomi digital global terutama setelah adanya krisis pandemi, pembahasan masalah tersebut dapat dimulai dengan mengedepankan kepentingan bersama, terutama dampak krisis terhadap masyarakat dan menciptakan ketahanan ekonomi global. Sebagai negara yang cenderung berada di tengah, hal ini dapat menjadi keuntungan bagi Indonesia dalam menjembatani negara-negara anggota G20.
Respon Indonesia Terhadap Putusan World Trade Organization dalam Kasus Pelarangan Ekspor Nikel
Authors: Juliastica Febyanti , Akim Akim
Published: April 2024

Organisasi internasional merujuk pada fungsi dan perannya yaitu untuk mengatur dan menjadi pihak yang berperan dalam menyikapi perdebatan global. Sebagai organisasi perdagangan global, world trade organization (WTO) memainkan peran penting dalam menentukan perdebatan perdagangan global. Pembentukan Panel, Prosedur Panel, Adopsi Laporan Panel, Review Banding, dan Implementasi adalah semua tahapan proses WTO yang dapat digunakan untuk menyelesaikan sengketa perdagangan internasional. Artikel ini akan mengkaji tugas WTO dalam menyelesaikan masalah sengketa perdagangan antara Indonesia dan Uni Eropa sehubungan dengan pelarangan ekspor nikel. Artikel ini akan membahas fenomena tersebut dan memberikan penjelasan tentang proses dan fenomena tersebut dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif. Studi ini mengungkapkan bahwa WTO sebagai organisasi perdagangan internasional belum berhasil menyelesaikan sengketa pelarangan ekspor nikel antara Indonesia dan Uni Eropa. Sementara Indonesia dengan tegas menyatakan penolakan dan mengajukan banding ke badan banding WTO atas dasar putusan yang dikeluarkan oleh WTO.
Analisis Penerapan UI/UX Dalam Meningkatkan Pengalaman Pengguna Pada Sistem Reservasi Amadeus
Authors: Syafei Tubagus Fandi Maulana , Hidayatullah Azka
Published: April 2024

Peningkatan pesat dalam teknologi informasi dan komunikasi telah memberikan dorongan signifikan terhadap inovasi dalam industri perjalanan. Salah satu inovasi terkini adalah pengembangan Sistem Reservasi Amadeus, sebuah platform digital yang mempermudah pemesanan tiket pesawat, hotel, dan layanan perjalanan lainnya. Untuk memastikan keberhasilan platform ini, penerapan prinsip-prinsip User Interface (UI) dan User Experience (UX) menjadi kritis dalam pengembangannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki dampak penerapan UI/UX pada Sistem Reservasi Amadeus terhadap pengalaman pengguna. Metodologi penelitian melibatkan analisis mendalam terhadap antarmuka pengguna, pengalaman pengguna, dan umpan balik pengguna. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara dengan pengguna aktif, survei online, dan analisis statistik terhadap pola penggunaan platform. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan prinsip UI/UX pada Sistem Reservasi Amadeus secara signifikan meningkatkan kepuasan dan efisiensi pengguna. Antarmuka yang intuitif, navigasi yang lancar, dan desain visual yang menarik berkontribusi pada peningkatan pengalaman pengguna. Meskipun demikian, temuan juga mengidentifikasi beberapa area yang memerlukan perbaikan, seperti peningkatan kecepatan respons sistem dan penyederhanaan proses pembayaran. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, rekomendasi diberikan untuk perbaikan dan pengembangan lebih lanjut. Ini mencakup peningkatan fungsionalitas pencarian, integrasi teknologi kecerdasan buatan untuk rekomendasi personalisasi, dan peningkatan keamanan serta kecepatan sistem. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi positif terhadap pemahaman tentang pentingnya UI/UX dalam konteks platform reservasi perjalanan digital dan menawarkan panduan praktis bagi pengembang untuk meningkatkan pengalaman pengguna secara keseluruhan.
Ảnh hưởng của nhận thức rủi ro tới hiệu quả hoạt động của ngân hàng khi áp dụng Fintech: tiếp cận theo mô hình thẻ điểm cân bằng
Authors: Hoàng Thị Thanh
Published: April 2024

Nghiên cứu này xem xét ảnh hưởng của nhận thức rủi ro khi áp dụng FinTech đối với hiệu quả hoạt động của các ngân hàng Việt Nam. Để đánh giá hiệu quả hoạt động của các ngân hàng, tác giả sử dụng mô hình thẻ điểm cân bằng trong đánh giá hiệu quả hoạt động của tổ chức. Dữ liệu phân tích được thu thập thông qua bảng câu hỏi cấu trúc sẵn, với 214 phiếu trả lời hợp lệ được thu thập trong tháng 7 năm 2023. Kết quả phân tích bằng mô hình phương trình cấu trúc (SEM) chứng minh ảnh hưởng tiêu cực của các rủi ro không gian mạng, rủi ro hoạt động, rủi ro thuê ngoài, rủi ro hệ thống, rủi ro tuân thủ nguyên tắc, và rủi ro tài chính vi mô tới hiệu quả hoạt động của các ngân hàng khi áp dụng FinTech. Kết quả nghiên cứu bổ sung bằng chứng thực nghiệm trong phân tích rủi ro khi áp dụng FinTech tại các ngân hàng và tác động đến hiệu quả hoạt động của ngân hàng khi áp dụng FinTech.
Tăng trưởng kinh tế góp phần thúc đẩy khả năng tạo việc làm xanh tại Việt Nam
Authors: Hoàng Thị Huệ , Nguyễn Hải Anh , Nguyễn Cao Hà Trang , Nguyễn Hải Nam , Nguyễn Khánh Hằng , Nguyễn Thu Thảo
Published: April 2024

Việc làm xanh có ý nghĩa quan trọng trong hiện thực hóa chiến lược tăng trưởng xanh quốc gia. Tuy nhiên, cho đến nay, chưa có khái niệm và cách đo lường chính thức về việc làm xanh ở nước ta. Do vậy, bài viết đề xuất phương pháp xác định và đo lường việc làm xanh tại Việt Nam dựa trên Mạng Thông tin Nghề nghiệp của Hoa Kỳ (O*NET). Đồng thời, tác động của tăng trưởng kinh tế đến khả năng tạo việc làm xanh cũng được làm rõ thông qua bộ dữ liệu Điều tra Lao động Việc làm và Niên giám thống kê giai đoạn 2018-2022. Bằng phương pháp bình phương tối thiểu tổng quát (GLS), kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy tăng trưởng kinh tế có ảnh hưởng tích cực đến khả năng tạo việc làm xanh. Từ đó, nghiên cứu cung cấp một số khuyến nghị như cần thống nhất khái niệm, cách đo lường việc làm xanh, đồng thời đưa chỉ tiêu về việc làm xanh thành chỉ tiêu theo dõi thường niên của từng ngành, từng vùng và cả nước để thúc đẩy việc làm xanh trong tương lai.
Diseño de una escala para evaluar las necesidades de enfermería para relacionarse con la familia del paciente en cuidados intensivos
Authors: Ramírez Niño Jaime Alberto , Gómez Ramírez Olga Janneth
Published: April 2024

Objetivo: Diseñar y determinar las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento NERF-UCI para la evaluación de las necesidades de enfermería para relacionarse armónicamente con la familia del paciente en cuidados intensivos (UCI). Material y métodos: Estudio de tipo instrumental de 2 etapas: diseño del instrumento y determinación de evidencias de validez. Las evidencias de validez estuvieron representadas por una validez de contenido, validez facial y validez de constructo por análisis factorial exploratorio. Adicionalmente, se determinó la confiabilidad por test-retest y alpha de Cronbach. Resultados: La operacionalización del constructo permitió el diseño de 42 ítems iniciales y la definición de una escala tipo Likert de frecuencia de 5 opciones. De los cuales, 23 ítems cumplieron con índices de validez de contenido (IVC) superiores a 0,75. En la validez facial, se obtuvo un índice de acuerdo con V de Aiken mayor a 0,9 en los 23 ítems y un alpha de Cronbach inicial de 0,899. El análisis factorial exploratorio permitió la extracción de 3 factores que explicaron el 65 % de la varianza total de la escala. La confiabilidad del instrumento se definió con un alpha de Cronbach final de 0,898 y un coeficiente de correlación intraclase (test-retest) de 0,986. Conclusión: Se cuenta con una escala final de tres dimensiones de 22 ítems válida y confiable, que permite evaluar el nivel de satisfacción de las necesidades de enfermería para relacionarse armónicamente con la familia del paciente en UCI.
Bakteri uygulamalarının tuz stresinde çemen (Trigonella foenumgraecum L.)’in tohum fizyolojisi, morfolojisi ve verim üzerine etkisi
Authors: Kadıoğlu Banu
Published: April 2024

Kapilariteyle toprak yüzeyinde biriken tuz toprağın verim ve kalitesini azaltarak toprağın fiziksel, kimyasal ve biyolojik özelliklerini etkilemekte ve yetiştirilecek bitki türlerinin kısıtlanmasına neden olmaktadır. Tesadüf parsellerinde faktöriyel deneme desenine göre kurulan deneme 10 tekrarlı olarak yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada altı farklı (0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 mM) NaCl tuz konsantrasyonu ve iki farklı bakteri suşu (Bacillus sp. ve Arthrobacter agilis) kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada tuz stresine maruz bırakılan çemen tohumlarında farklı bakteri suşlarının çimlenme, büyüme ve verim parametreleri ile bakteri sayısı, ham protein oranı ve toplam azot içeriği üzerine etkileri incelenmiştir. Araştırmada, tuz stresinde bakteri uygulamalarının parametrelerde istatistiki olarak önemli olduğu, Bacillus sp. suşunun A. agilis suşundan daha etkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. İncelenen parametrelerin 30 mM tuz + bakteri uygulamalarında daha iyi sonuç aldığı ve Bacillus sp. ve Arthrobacter agilis suşlarının tuz stresinde incelenen tüm parametreler üzerine olumlu etkilerinin olduğu belirlenmiştir.
When Does a Firm Have Faster Speed Despite Inferior Capability? Disintegrating Capability and Incentive Effects When Examining Firm Speed
Authors: Lee Minjae , Yoo Jae Kyun
Published: April 2024

Firm speed has long been a construct of interest among managers and researchers. Although both a firm’s capabilities and incentives to be fast determine observed firm speed, practitioners and academic scholars have typically focused on the capability mechanism alone. However, the omission of incentives in understanding firm speed can lead to mistaking faster firm speed for superior firm capability. To address this shortcoming, we develop a theoretical framework considering both capabilities and incentives simultaneously to examine faster firm speed. Our developed framework allows us to discern whether superior capabilities or greater incentives lead to a faster speed. We also show how to apply our framework to empirical analysis by analyzing actual firm data in the Liquefied Natural Gas industry from 1996 to 2007. In this way, the current paper contributes to the literature on firm speed by providing a theoretical framework that enables a more nuanced understanding of firm speed.
Measuring Disclosure Content Within the MD&A: The Case of North Carolina Counties
Authors: Modlin Steve
Published: April 2024

Audit implementation of Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 34 guidelines has yielded increased levels of disclosure content within local government comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFRs). Of particular interest is the Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) content that provides a prelude to primary statements establishing unit overall financial position. In this study, the level of disclosure content is measured using net position, fund balance, and organizational factors among all 100 North Carolina County governments for fiscal year 2019. The empirical analysis suggests that disclosure content within area of foci changes depending on increased audit fees, state designated tier level, specific departmental spending, and lengthier MD&As. Additional information illuminates a very limited auditor pool and some recalcitrance concerning service provision. Overall, the findings point to audit disclosure practices including the MD&A as being predicated on unit overall needs versus illumination.
Board Interlocks and Company Outcomes: A Managerial Accounting Case
Authors: Diala Lucy U.
Published: April 2024

Board interlocks are formed between two company boards when these companies share at least one common director, resulting in a reciprocal relationship from which both partners expect to benefit. Such conditions imply that directors in these interlocks will be less likely to provide strict monitoring oversight (Beckman, Haunschild, Phillips, 2004). This case examines the ethical and governance issues arising from board interlocks. The analysis examines further how board interlocks are less likely to provide strict monitoring functions on firm operations and financial reporting. Participants noted that since board interlocks imply that companies co-share members on their boards in a reciprocal relationship from which both partners expect to benefit, such conditions lead to less rigorous monitoring oversight. Participants also noted that board interlocks may create openings for operational practices with adverse firm outcomes, such as ineffective internal controls over financial reporting.
The Ethics of Institutional Analysis: Paternalism and Proprietary Access to Canadian U15 Faculty
Authors: Ellis Taylor F. , Kouritzin Sandra , Nakagawa Satoru , Edgerton Jason , Tamtik Merli
Published: April 2024

Through an investigation of Canadian U15 faculty experiences with workload a common concern emerged regarding expansions to the bureaucratic and managerial functions of the university that negatively affect faculty members. These functions overlap with concerns about research ethics when Offices of Institutional Analysis (OIA) evaluate research projects, often justified as limiting faculty and student survey fatigue. Yet, secondary reviews by OIAs frequently manifest as additional ethical reviews, seeming to arise from a notion of paternalism whereby universities treat constituencies as property to be managed and controlled. Students, staff and faculty are constructed as being protected by this review process, framed as the University’s moral imperative. These bureaucratic add-ons negatively affect faculty, adding stress to initiating already complex research programs, thereby alienating research faculty. OIAs are normally established and governed by administrators and non-academic staff; they are, therefore, immune from direct faculty input and oversight. We raise concerns about institutional isomorphism, suggesting that discussion and possibly intervention are needed to prevent universal adoption of these processes throughout higher education.
Future Directions to Explore to Develop Ideal Anti-Cancer Progesterone Receptor Modulators
Authors: Check Jerome H , Check Diane , Neumann Brooke
Published: April 2024

Progesterone receptor (PR) modulators, e.g. mifepristone, have provided impressive palliative benefits and increase in overall survival in patients with a variety of end-stage cancers that are devoid of the classical nuclear nPR. The fact that the presence of the nPR is usually protective and affords a better prognosis for patients with cancers e.g., breast, ovarian, and endometrial, suggests that the mediocre response to PR modulator in cancers positive for the nPR may have been related to blocking the benefits of the nPR. The target for PR modulators is likely to be the immunosuppressive protein known as the progesterone induced blocking factor (PIBF) made by membrane (m)PRs. Another immunomodulatory protein requiring mPRs is known as the progesterone membrane receptor component-1 (PGRMC-1) protein. PGRMC-1 may stimulate PIBF by directing local P production by cancer cells. However, PGRMC-1 by itself, without its positive effect on increasing PIBF, may also increase cancer aggressiveness. The most common PR modulator used for treatment has been mifepristone. Interestingly, in high dosages mifepristone down regulates PGRMC-1 but in the 200-300mg dosage used in humans, which is a low dose, it actually may upregulate PGRMC-1. Thus, for the pharmaceutical industry, if they want to develop PR modulators more effective than mifepristone, they should try to develop PR modulators that will reduce both PIBF and PGRMC-1 in the dosages used. Alternatively, they could develop a monoclonal antibody against PGRMC-1 and use that concomitantly with mifepristone or develop a monoclonal antibody against PIBF, which then would not increase PGRMC-1 or use both types of monoclonal antibody drugs at the same time. Alternatively, they could find other chemicals that inhibit PGRMC-1, e.g., Ag-205 or also develops a pure PR antagonist that does not block the glucocorticoid receptor which may allow the use of higher dosages of the PR antagonist.
Dealing with biases introduced by lipids in stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses: a solution based on 28 marine invertebrate, fish, and mammal species
Authors: Ouellet JF , Cabrol J , Rioux È , Bordeleau X , Lesage V
Published: April 2024

Stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios are widely used in marine food web and habitat use studies. However, lipids are naturally depleted in 13C relative to proteins and are variable in content, biasing δ13C of bulk samples, with consequences for the accuracy of conclusions. This issue can be resolved either by extracting lipids from samples prior to analysis, a resource-intensive process that can also alter δ15N, or by estimating lipid-free δ13C using one of several equations that differ in degree of sophistication and generalization across taxa. Here, δ13C and δ15N were measured in bulk and lipid-extracted muscle samples from over 2000 specimens of 28 species of marine invertebrates, fishes, and mammals. Our objectives were to compare the effect of lipid extraction on δ13C and δ15N across taxa and evaluate the performance of 5 normalization models, overall and using subsets of species, to propose a model to revert lipid-extracted δ15N back to their bulk values and to identify the best approach for dealing with lipid-related biases. Lipid extraction caused an uneven enrichment in δ13C and δ15N across species. Model taxonomic specificity increased estimation accuracy for both isotopes. While models from Logan et al. (2008; J Anim Ecol 77:838-846) and McConnaughey & McRoy (1979; Mar Biol 53:257-262) were the best at predicting lipid-free δ13C, a linear model reliably estimated δ15N values of lipid-free samples using δ15N values of bulk samples. This study presents a method for reliably estimating δ13C and δ15N values of muscle tissue without resorting to duplicate analyses. This represents a major step toward the harmonization of data sets generated using bulk and lipid-extracted samples.
The Enhancing User Experience for Mother and Children Services at Sungai Duren Health Center in Muara Enim, Indonesia
Authors: Rasmila Rasmila , Akbar Muhammad Fharid
Published: April 2024

In the present digital age, it is imperative for us to harness the advancements in technology, particularly in the healthcare sector. The initial step in a medical consultation involves health screening. Traditional health screening relies on interviews and paper documentation. However, over time, the use of paper can lead to data accumulation and potential loss. This research focuses on the creation of a user-friendly mobile application for Mother and Child Health Services, utilizing the Design Sprint method. The Sungai Duren Health Center in Muara Enim Regency, Indonesia, currently lacks essential technology for disseminating information about Mother and Children Health Services. Implementing supporting technology is crucial for enhancing service quality for health center participants. The anticipated benefits extend to academia, writers, and the users of the application.
Integration of Fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS In Decision Support System for Lecturer Academic Promotion
Authors: Khalida Rakhmi , Fadhilla Ramdhania Khairunnisa
Published: April 2024

Lecturer academic position or known as functional position is a criterion to measure the quality of higher education lecturers. Functional positions are also a form of performance performance for lecturers to be more measurable. Currently, technology is a tool for universities to measure lecturer performance and monitor applications for lecturer functional position increases to avoid the subjective nature that occurs in many cases. This research proposes to integrate the Fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS methods in providing recommendations to universities regarding the order of lecturers who are eligible to apply for functional promotion. This method assesses the relative importance of each criterion (education, teaching, research, community service, and support) and alternative (worthy and not worthy). The results obtained as many as 8 lecturers were declared worthy of promotion recommendations with lecturer 8 and lecturer 7 being the first and second order recommended for eligibility.
Security Analysis of Learning Management System Using Penetration Testing with ISSAF Framework
Authors: Umar Rusydi , Riadi Imam , Wicaksono Sonny Abriantoro
Published: April 2024

The development of Information Technology must be balanced with security in the system in the face of hacking threats that have an impact on information leakage or service disruptions. Without the security of the system, many hackers will easily take over the system. To solve security problems, a method that ensures security is needed. This study uses the Penetration Testing method using the ISSAF frameworks. The results of this research are expected to find out the security gaps in the LMS that are currently used.
Developing a Web-Based Application for Palm Seedling Eligibility Using C5.0 Algorithm and CART Algorithm
Authors: Ginting Muhammad Afif Pratama , Sriani Sriani
Published: April 2024

Agriculture is an important sector in a country's economy and plays a vital role in providing food and industrial raw materials. The oil palm plantation industry has a huge economic impact. However, a challenge faced by palm oil producers is the selection of optimal seedlings. Poor-quality seedlings can result in reduced productivity, economic losses, and environmental impacts. Therefore, evaluating the feasibility of oil palm seedlings is very important. Proper selection of seedlings can increase plantation productivity and reduce losses caused by failure to plant unsuitable seedlings. This research aims to implement data mining using the C5.0 and CART algorithms in evaluating the feasibility of oil palm seedlings. Tests conducted on the determination of oil palm seedling eligibility resulted in 92% accuracy for the C50 algorithm while the CART algorithm resulted in 89% accuracy from a total of 97 data. Provides a better understanding of the effectiveness of the two algorithms in assisting decision-making related to planting and managing oil palm seedlings.
Real Time Mask Detection Using Viola Jones Method
Authors: Guslianto Safrida Ika , Khairunnas Khairunnas , Khusna Tachiyya Nailal , Jannah Miftahul
Published: April 2024

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic requires us to wear masks when doing direct contact with other people. The use of masks is mandatory in some places to break the chain of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The spread of this virus occurs through the respiratory tract. Wearing masks is a form of our efforts to suppress the spread of this virus. This study detects human face objects in a room to determine faces that use masks and faces without using masks. The research was conducted using the Viola Jones Method in the OpenCV-Python library. This paper resulted in a good accuracy of the tests carried out to obtain 95.6% results. This detection agent has been able to perform face recognition with the condition of using a mask and the face without using a mask. On the display screen will show the face recognition accuracy in real time of the detected face object.
Learning Tools for Artificial Intelligence Implementation
Authors: Herlawati Herlawati
Published: April 2024

According to the rules of the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI), undergraduate students fall into levels 5 and 6. Here, graduates are required to have the ability to apply existing knowledge according to the needs of the job. However, laboratory facilities that provide such competencies are very difficult to provide, especially for private campuses that rely on funding from students. This research tries to anticipate the gap between students' abilities and industry demands by providing laboratory facilities that do not require large costs. One of the courses demanded for students to master is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has now spread to various fields. However, the curriculum currently applied usually focuses only on methods commonly used in the field of AI, while implementation in corporate fields requires direct application in the form of applications. Research results prove that several online applications can be used as substitutes for laboratories, including Google Colab, Play with Docker, Streamlit, and Teachable Machine. Compared to providing servers, computers containing development applications, using computers or laptops connected to the internet, students can easily implement the AI knowledge they have learned. For group work, applications for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery can be utilized, for example with Github, Gitlab, and similar ones.
Expert System for Chiller Machine Damage Detection Using Forward Chaining Algorithm
Authors: Noeman Achmad , Adriansyah Atsal , Hiswara Abrar , Hartanti Dian , Kustanto Prio , Hafizah Hafizah
Published: April 2024

The causes of damage to the chiller machine can be sorted in a logical sequence to find the cause of damage to the chiller machine, so that users can immediately find out the cause of the existing damage. An expert system is a computer program that contains knowledge from one or more human experts about a specific field. With this system, it is hoped that users can easily find out about damage and how to handle it on the machine. Observations were carried out directly on the research object, namely PT Indofood CBP, because the way to observe the research object is to understand the needs of the research object so that the system built can meet the needs of the user concerned. Starting from minor problems to serious problems, apart from that, we also test the running of the chiller until the operation of every machine that requires supply from this chiller machine. This system was created with the aim of making it easier for users if they experience difficulties in carrying out repairs or troubleshooting the chiller machine. So that you can get solutions based on previous experiences carried out by Engineers. After collecting analytical data to overcome troubleshooting, the design stage is carried out to create an expert system for detecting damage to machines and how to handle repairs based on the experience that has been provided.
Sentiment Analysis of Application Reviews using the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) Algorithm
Authors: Wijati Damar , Atika Prima Dina , Setiawati Siti , Rasim Rasim
Published: April 2024

Product reviews play a crucial role in evaluating user satisfaction and overall performance. Vidio, one of the over-the-top (OTT) media platforms, offers a wide range of entertainment content, including movies, TV shows, sports events, music shows, lifestyle programs, and more, accessible through its application. Users have the opportunity to provide reviews and feedback on their experience with the Vidio application. Therefore, this research was conducted to analyze user sentiment towards the Vidio application on the Google Play Store platform using the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) method. Data for sentiment analysis were randomly selected from the Vidio application based on the most relevant reviews. A total of 3,000 data were analyzed, with 2,238 data in the negative class, 508 data in the neutral class, and 254 data in the positive class. This research used the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) method for classifying reviews based on negative, neutral, and positive classes, and the Multiclass Confusion Matrix for model evaluation. With a data split of 70% for training data 30% for testing data, and several n_neighbors of 10 data, the results in an accuracy of 81.6%, precision of 79%, recall of 81.6%, and F1-Score of 77%.
Pancreas Β-Cells in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Cell Death, Oxidative Stress and Immune Regulation. Recently Appearing Changes in Diabetes Consequences
Authors:   Institute of Cell Biophysics, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, Novoselova Elena G.
Published: April 2024

Diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) develop due to dysfunction of the Langerhans islet β-cells in the pancreas, and this dysfunction is mediated by oxidative, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and mitochondrial stresses. Although the two types of diabetes are significantly different, β-cell failure and death play a key role in the pathogenesis of both diseases, resulting in hyperglycemia due to a reduced ability to produce insulin. In T1D, β-cell apoptosis is the main event leading to hyperglycemia, while in T2D, insulin resistance results in an inability to meet insulin requirements. It has been suggested that autophagy promotes β-cell survival by delaying apoptosis and providing adaptive responses to mitigate the detrimental effects of ER stress and DNA damage, which is directly related to oxidative stress. As people with diabetes are now living longer, they are more susceptible to a different set of complications. There has been a diversification in causes of death, whereby a larger proportion of deaths among individuals with diabetes is attributable to nonvascular conditions; on the other hand, the proportion of cancer-related deaths has remained stable or even increased in some countries. Due to the increasing cases of both T1D and T2D, these diseases become even more socially significant. Hence, we believe that search for any opportunities for control of this disease is an overwhelmingly important target for the modern science. We focus on two differences that are characteristic of the development of diabetes’s last periods. One of them shows that all-cause death rates have declined in several diabetes populations, driven in part by large declines in vascular disease mortality but large increases in oncological diseases. Another hypothesis is that some T2D medications could be repurposed to control glycemia in patients with T1D.
Yaşam Planı Refleksivite Ölçeği: Türkçeye Uyarlama, Geçerlik ve Güvenilirlik Çalışması
Authors: Akyol Muhammed Emir , Balcı Çelik Seher
Published: April 2024

Bu araştırmanın hedefi, Yaşam Planı Refleksivite Ölçeği’nin (YPRÖ) Türkçeye uyarlanması ve psikometrik yapısının ele alınmasıdır. Araştırmanın örneklemi farklı devlet üniversitelerinde lisans öğrenimini sürdüren 285 öğrenciden (220 kadın, 65 erkek) meydana gelmektedir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları, orijinal faktör yapısıyla örtüşecek şekilde üç faktörlü modelin iyi uyuma işaret eden değerlere sahip olduğunu açığa çıkartmıştır. Eşdeğer ölçek geçerliği sonuçlarına göre ise YPRÖ alt ölçekleriyle Anlamlı Yaşam ve Otantiklik alt ölçekleri arasında çift yönlü anlamlı korelasyonlar saptanmıştır. YPRÖ’nün otantiklik, boyun eğme ve netlik alt ölçekleri için Cronbach alfa güvenilirlik katsayıları.86, .90 ve .90 olarak tespit edilirken, tüm ölçek için .84 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Madde-toplam korelasyonları ise .63 ile .89 arasında değişmektedir. Sonuç olarak, YPRÖ, üniversite öğrencilerinin yaşam planlarına dair refleksivite düzeylerinin tespitinde kullanılması uygun olan geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracıdır.
Pengaruh Iklim Organisasi Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Melalui Etos Kerja Sebagai Variabel Mediasi
Authors: Andi Aysha Zalika Ardita Putri
Published: April 2024

This research was conducted to analyze the factors that influence employee performance at PT Bumi Jasa Utama Jakarta during the Covid-19 pandemic. The theoretical basis used is the Human Relations theory put forward by Elton Mayo which emphasizes the importance of a comfortable work environment in improving employee performance through increasing work morale. This research is quantitative research by collecting data through g-forms and related literature,and using regression analysis techniques with the SPSS program. The research results show that organizational climate and work ethic have a simultaneous influence on employee performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, organizational climate does not have a significant partial influence on employee performance, while work ethic has a significant partial influence. The conclusion of this research is that during the Covid-19 pandemic, organizational climate did not have a significant influence on employee performance, but had a positive influence on work ethic. Meanwhile, work ethic has a significant positive influence on employee performance, and organizational climate has a significant positive influence on employee performance through work ethic as a mediating variable. The results of this research confirm the relevance of Human Relations theory in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.