bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Co‐constructing a Student‐Led Discussion: Students’ and Teachers’ Talk in a Democratic Classroom
Authors: Buchholz Beth
Published: December 2020

While previous research has identified discourse practices beyond IRE in which students and teachers can engage during student‐led literature‐based discussions, little research has examined how young children discuss issues of interest outside of a literature discussion model. This ethnographic study conducted in a local a public elementary school tracks students’ and teachers’ navigation practices and contributions during weekly “student‐led” discussions to better understand issues of intellectual agency and authority within democratic classrooms. The research question is how does a group of multiage students and their teachers construct and navigate democratic, student‐led discussions? Subquestions are 1) What practices dostudents engage in during the discussions? (2) What practices do teachers engage in during the discussions? (3) What ideas are introduced, explored, and examined during the discussions?
Making the invisible visible: White preservice teachers explore social inequities with the Critical Web Reader
Authors: Rust Julie , Wessel‐Powell Christy
Published: December 2020

This study seeks to establish the role that empathy‐building practices can play in broadening perspectives of predominantly white, middle‐class teacher candidates. Using emergent coding and grounded theory, we investigate preservice teachers’ online analyses of websites about poverty statistics. Themes emerging from their participation with the Critical Web Reader1 included confronting ‘whiteness’ through a growing empathy, complicating their vision of America as the land of opportunity, and voicing insider/outsider clashes. We conclude by discussing the challenges inherent in social action resulting from the desire to make our world more equitable. We also note implications for teacher education, given the rich diversity of the US educational system.
The Intercultural Reconstruction of Guarani School Linguistic Human Rights: Social Purviews and Literacy
Authors: Guerola Carlos Maroto
Published: December 2020

This paper seeks to contribute to the intercultural reconstruction of the school linguistic human right to literacy2. It questions the monoglossic and universalizing nature with which that right is inserted in the social purview of the dominant groups of global capitalism. Based on a theoretical framework that articulates discourses from Applied Linguistics, Cultural Studies, the Bakhtin Circle, and the New Literacy Studies, in my data analysis I interpret discourses on this concern by the Guarani teachers of the Itaty Indigenous Primary School, located in the Guarani village of Morro dos Cavalos, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Those teachers interculturally reconstruct the right to literacy as the right of the school to safeguard Guarani cultural tradition (claimed upon transformations of the community’s forms of utterance and legitimated practices of knowledge generation and transmission which are brought about by transformations in their economy). This right is also reconstructed as a “weapon of defense and survival” with which to struggle for fuller sovereignty over their forms of utterance and, inseparably, over their economy.
Literacy and Language of Instruction in Nigeria: A Case Study of Integrated Science Teaching in Selected Primary Schools
Authors: Asiyanbola A. A. , Ademilokun Mohammed
Published: December 2020

Research has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that children can acquire knowledge better in their mother tongue (MT) or language of immediate environment (LIE) rather than in the second language (L2), which is often a colonial master’s language, but also the recognized official language in the country. The present paper explores the functions of both the Indigenous language or mother tongue (e.g., Yoruba) and the official language (English) in the dissemination of education, particularly in the primary schools in Nigeria. It also discusses the policy statements on the two languages and their social realities or practices in the educational set‐ups operating in the country. Using six private and public primary schools as a case study in Southwestern Nigeria, we found that codeswitching between English (L2) and Yoruba (MT) could be more effective than either of the languages alone, and that the MT or LIE should never be jettisoned in the education of the child, especially in teaching subjects other than English, such as Integrated Science.
Estas rimas son para ti: Exploring Learners Comprehension of Spanish Language Music Containing Dialectical Features
Authors: Long Avizia Yim , Harsh Megan
Published: December 2020

This paper reports the findings of a study that examined native English‐speaking learners’ comprehension of Spanish language music containing Caribbean dialectal features. Twenty‐one learners enrolled in 300‐ and 400‐level Spanish content courses at a large, Midwestern public university in the US participated in this study. Each participant completed the following five tasks: (1) listening task, (2) listening task difficulty questionnaire, (3) vocabulary familiarity task, (4) Spanish language proficiency test, and (5) background questionnaire. The listening task contained short clips of Spanish language music, several of which contained dialectal features present in Caribbean speech and music. The results revealed that comprehension accuracy was very low on the listening task, and listening task items containing dialectal features were more difficult to comprehend for learners. Additionally, listening task scores were significantly correlated with knowledge of vocabulary items present in the music lyrics.
Chinese Students Negotiating L2 English Writing Identity: Navigating Introductory Composition at a U.S. University
Authors: Lund Jennifer
Published: December 2020

This small scale ethnographic study explores the L2 English academic writing identity negotiation of three Chinese students within the context of an introductory composition course at a U.S. Midwestern university focused on the needs of international students. Through individual interviews and classroom observations, it was investigated whether participants’ previous language learning experiences and current language ideologies play a significant role in their attitudes towards acquiring L2 academic literacy skills in English. Another point of interest was how these students shape their ‘imagined communities’ in respect to second language writing and whether they experience any kind of ‘inferiority of identity’. Resultsconcluded that students were implicitly and explicitly aware of English as a dominant discourse and were able to describe specific stylistic differences between Chinese and English argumentative writing that seemed to have some effect on their conscious development of thought patterns in organizing writing assignments in a given socio‐‐‐cultural setting. Further notice of how L2 students accommodate or resist English academic writing conventions and how they may self‐‐‐marginalize their own L1 merits greater attention.
Datenschutz-Folgenabschätzung und Transparenzdefizite der Techniknutzung
Authors: Aden Hartmut , Fährmann Jan
Published: December 2020

Seit 2018 ist auch für Datenverarbeitungsvorgänge der Polizei nach dem EU‑Datenschutzrecht bei hohen Risiken für die Rechte und Freiheiten der Betroffenen eine Datenschutz-Folgenabschätzung (DSFA) vorgeschrieben. Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Möglichkeiten, die diese verbindliche DSFA für eine transparente, grundrechtsschonende und demokratisch kontrollierbare Polizeiarbeit bietet. Er zeigt, dass sich viele Akteure der Innenpolitik und Polizei mit Transparenz schwertun, sodass eine demokratische Kontrolle, die grundrechtsschonendes Polizeihandeln sicherstellen soll, nur eingeschränkt funktioniert. Dem kann durch höhere Transparenzstandards bei der polizeilichen Datenverarbeitung sowie durch eine grundrechtsschonende Technikgestaltung nach dem Grundsatz Privacy by Design entgegengewirkt werden.
Transdisciplinarity of preservation: postgraduate programs associated with conservation and restoration in the Brazilian context
Authors: Gasperi André Alexandre , Franca Garcia Augustin Raquel
Published: December 2020

The sphere of knowledge covers complex gradations, whose evolution differs according to the approximation and relationships between disciplines. Transdisciplinarity results from the interdisciplinary process whose relationships are deep and cooperative. Considering this and the fact that Brazil does not have any master or doctoral degrees in Conservation and Restoration of Movable Cultural Heritage, this research aimed to identify the postgraduate programs developing interdisciplinary projects in conservation and restoration in the country. Accordingly, the areas of knowledge with strong relations with conservation and restoration were listed from the University graduate’s curricular matrices in the country. Then, a search was carried out in the CAPES Thesis and Dissertations Catalog. This study identified programs and institutions developing projects on conservation and restoration, creating transdisciplinary dialogues on the field of preservation.
Tantangan ALKI dalam Mewujudkan Cita‐cita Indonesia sebagai Poros Maritim Dunia
Authors: Rustam Ismah
Published: December 2020

Making Indonesia the worldʹs maritime axis is the vision promoted by Joko Widodo(Jokowi) to the next five years of his tenure after his victory in the presidential election 2014. Thisgoal is in line with the struggle of Sukarno, who wanted Indonesia to become a strong andindependent maritime country at the time. His desire was rooted from the awareness of Indonesia’sstrategic position as well as maritime potentials that the country have. The main objective ofJokowi’s idea is to boost Indonesiaʹs economic growth and equitable development which is focusedon the marine sector. The development of maritime force is not without obstacles. The policy tobuild Indonesian Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ALKI) makes Indonesia as an ‘open country’. Untilnow, a wide range of foreign shipping and airlines are freely passing cut of Indonesia. Securitythreats on three ALKI lines would become the challenge for the Indonesian government towardsthe maritime axis.Keywords: maritime axis, ALKI, Indonesia
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON ONLINE COURSE INTEGRITY: A PILOT STUDY
Authors: Richards Rhonda , Stevens Robert , Silver Lawrence , Campbell Kitty
Published: December 2020

The March 2020 COVID-19 pandemic caused many universities to move face-to-face and hybrid courses to completely online formats, resulting in increased challenges to academic integrity. Although academic misconduct and academic dishonesty among students is nothing new, the literature is inconclusive as to whether there is more cheating in online classes than in face-to-face classes. However, online education has made it much more difficult for instructors to detect instances of cheating. The purpose of this study is to identify faculty perceptions and attitudes regarding student violations of academic integrity, particularly in online courses. An Internet survey link was sent to all faculty at a southwestern university. Responses revealed that although faculty are aware of the threat of technology to academic integrity, many do not use the available technology safeguards.
Wealth redistribution between stakeholders
Authors: JIRARI Samia , El Kabbouri Mounime , Rigar Sidi Mohamed
Published: December 2020

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a very popular concept that hits the headline recently, companies face the obligation, not only to maintain their viability to ensure the sustainability of their business by continuing to create value, but to adopt a mode of governance that combines interests of all stakeholders. A CSR strategy is becoming more and more an obligation than just a wise choice.

The strong involvement of Moroccan companies in CSR strategies is not by coincidence; but fits perfectly into the Kingdom's strategy, which adheres to the principles of sustainable development and CSR, for a sustainable economy and an inclusive growth.

The purpose of this empirical study is to examine the shareholder’s engagement and the degree of involvement in CSR strategy, of a sample of 45 Moroccan companies listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange and belonging to all sectors other than banking, insurance and equity investments, that claim to be socially responsible, through an analysis of the redistribution of their created value towards five categories of primary stakeholders, that are: lenders of funds, customers, suppliers, shareholders and employees.
An Investigation into the linkage between Malaysian Listed Manufacturing Companies' Business Health and Financial Results
Authors: Pathak Shaakalya , Liang Foo See
Published: December 2020

Malaysia is widely considered to be a key leading economy in the Asia Pacific region. This research paper investigates the linkage between the business (or financial) health, as measured by the Altman Z-Score, and corporate performance, as measured by the Return on Equity (ROE), of listed manufacturing companies in this market (the ‘BURSA’ or Bursa Malaysia Stock Exchange, formerly known as the KLSE or Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange). A linear regression has been conducted between these variables to determine the magnitude and direction of their relationships. The trends of Z-Scores over a five-year period have also been analysed. The analysis covers the period from 2013 to 2017 (inclusive) and yields a statistically positive correlation between ROE and the Z-Score for the market. Malaysia registered moderate-to-strong mean and median Z-Scores. These findings further support the strong economic position of this market as an Asian giant.
Financial Ratio Determinants of Capital in the Banking Sector Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX)
Authors: Putra Revian Nico Pradana , Asyik Nur Fadjrih , Fidiana .
Published: December 2020

This research raises the topic "Financial Determinants of Capital in the Banking Sector Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI)". The population in this study are conventional banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI). The sample in this study were 26 conventional banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange that published annual reports from 2014 to 2018. The sampling technique used in this research was purposive sampling method. Analysis of the data in this study using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis, while testing the hypothesis using the F test, R2, and t test. From the results of the F test, the significance value is 0.002. The significance value is less than 0.05. So it can be concluded that the variable Return on Assets (ROA), Operational Costs on Operational Income (BOPO), Non Performing Loans (NPL) and Loan to Deposit (LDR) have a regression equation that is a fit model. The value of R Square is 0.998 or 99.8%, which means that the ability of the independent variables ROA, BOPO, NPL and LDR to explain the dependent variable CAR is 99.8%. The correlation value (R) of 0.397 or 39.7% indicates the correlation or closeness of the relationship between the independent variables, namely ROA, BOPO, NPL and LDR to the dependent variable, namely CAR, is 39.7%. In the ROA variable, it has a t value of 164,987 and a significance value of 0.023 which is smaller than 0.05, it can be concluded that ROA has an effect on CAR. The BOPO variable has a t value of 0.330 and a significance value of 0.743 which is greater than 0.05, it can be concluded that BOPO has no significant effect on CAR. In the NPL variable, it has a t value of -0.515 and a significance value of 0.608 which is greater than 0.05, it can be concluded that NPL has no effect on CAR distribution. In the LDR variable, it has a t value of 1,224 and a significance value of 0.225 greater than 0.05, it can be concluded that the LDR has no significant effect on CAR.
The Determinants of Dim Sum Bond Liquidity
Authors: Delitheou Vasiliki , Lei Meng , Verousis Thanos
Published: December 2020

In this paper, we offer a comprehensive analysis of the structure of the Dim Sum bond market. We show that Dim Sum bonds usually have a short maturity and that the market is dominated by issuers from the banking sector. In our analysis of the determinants of Dim Sum bond bid-ask spread, we find that both bond-specific determinants (issuance amount, maturity, and collateral), and macroeconomic variables particular to the Dim Sum bond market, influence its liquidity. The narrower Chinese yuan interest rate gap between mainland China and Hong Kong and a growing appreciation of the Chinese yuan, in addition to the fall in the Dim Sum Bond Market Yield Index, have led to improved liquidity in the market.
Analysis of Mobile Financial Services Utilization among Small Scale Businesses in Kiambu County, Kenya
Authors: ONONO PEREZ , Karanja Kenneth  Kamau
Published: December 2020

This study examined the level of utilization of Mobile financial services among small scale businesses in Kiambu County. Primary data was obtained through interview administered questionnaire from 123 small scale businesses in Kiambu County. Using descriptive analysis the study found out that 48.8 percent of the businesses utilized mobile financial services. The mobile financial services utilized by the businesses included mobile money in phone, Pay bill Buy goods and services and mobile money bank accounts. Majority of the businesses used mobile money in phone. Businesses cited lack of mobile financial services devices by businesses, lack of mobile financial services incentives such as loyalty points, mobile money transaction charges, poor interoperability between networks, low acquaintance to mobile financial services transactions, service system breakdown, difficulties while accessing customer care services as major challenges in use of mobile financial services. The study concludes that mobile financial services are compliments other financial services in extending financial services to the unbanked sector in the county and recommends that systems development and improvement of service delivery by mobile network operators towards small scale businesses and enhanced legislations on data protection and cyber-crimes to protect users of mobile financial services towards increased use of the services.
Political Regimes, Contentious National Identity Question, and Nation-Building in African Countries: The Kenyan Case (1963 – 2020)
Authors: MASUMBE Peter SAKWE
Published: December 2020

Kenya’s successive political regimes’ contentiousness, like elsewhere in Africa, breeds the dearth of national identity, notwithstanding national identity’s relevance in characterising countries’ politico-economic and socio-cultural landscapes. National identity accelerates nation-building, hence, its inevitability for African countries; given their irrefutable need for statehoods. Arguably, the dearth of national identity constructs gratuitous upheavals as illustrated by post-election violence and contestations, in Kenya 2007, Ivory Coast 2010-2011, Cameroon 2018-2019, Nigeria 2018, Guinea Bissau 2020, etcetera. While seeking to divulge how Kenya’s national identity could emerge with its 4th President in 2017; this paper argues that, in African countries, the dearth of national identities propels political and economic failures, destroys citizens’ senses of belonging, undermines nation-building and enhances national disunity. Irked by these peccadilloes, fashioned by African leaders’ self-centredness; this work grounds on the elite theory to conclude that, leaders of African political regimes generate national identities’ dearth and their countries’ disunity and underdevelopment.
Image Promotion on Instagram by Female Students in some Nigerian Universities
Authors: Babaleye Samuel Oloruntobi Taye , Wole Adamolekun , Olofin Nifemi Gbemisola
Published: December 2020

The study investigated the Influence of Instagram Posts on the Body Image of Female Undergraduates in selected universities in southwestern Nigeria. It focused on the exposure of young females to “ideal” beauty standards portrayed on Instagram and the influence it has on them. The survey research design was adopted and questionnaires were used for data collection. The research instrument was administered on 285 respondents randomly drawn from five faculties of Afe Babalola University and Ekiti State University, both in Ado Ekiti, southwestern Nigeria. Social Comparison, Technological Determinism and Uses and Gratification Theories were used in the study. Three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significance level. Chi-Square inferential statistics was used to determine results. With P-value 0.000126 < 0.05, it was concluded that Instagram posts have a significant negative influence on the body image of the respondents. The influence of body related posts on Instagram encourage young females to desire to conform to the “ideal beauty standards”. Hence, Instagram or social media should give a fairer and realistic representation of female body images without necessarily creating “beauty standards” to be achieved by these young female students.  However, young female students should be selective in adopting certain beauty standards on Instagram. Parents and other moral organizations should sensitize the young females to the negative consequences of body image dissatisfaction and objectification
PESTLE Analysis of Production Management Landing Platform Dock Warship PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) For National Defense
Authors: Sarjito Aris
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACT

 

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the production management of PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) 's LPD vessel using PESTLE analysis.

Study Design: This research is descriptive and uses a qualitative approach.

Methodology: This study uses a qualitative analysis approach aimed at PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) 's LPD ship production management.

Place and Duration of Study: This research was conducted in Jakarta and Surabaya in August - October 2020.

Results: (1) PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) is a strategic industry that produces the main equipment of the Indonesian defense system, especially for the marine dimension, (2) the Indonesian Navy relies on PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) to produce LPD-type vessels which are very important to implement sea ​​operations, (3) PT PAL Indonesia periodically measures the implementation and implementation of GCG, as regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of State for SOEs, (4) PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) collaborates with financial institutions and consultants to provide a funding scheme from the capital structure of soft loan provision , insurance and other forms of funding, (5) In the field of general engineering, companies make heavy industrial components such as power plants, diesel engines, steel structures, such as oil and gas industrial equipment, (6) PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) continuously improve the quality of technology and ensure that the products built follow state-of-the-art developments technology, and (7) PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) always strives to provide benefits to society by implementing real corporate social responsibility for the development of harmonious relationships with the community through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

 

Keywords: economy, environment, legal, political, sociocultural, technology
The Impact of the External Auditor’s low fees on the quality of Professional Performance in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Mohamed Fatima Elyass
Published: December 2020

This study was conducted to study the impact of low fees of the external auditors on the quality of the professional performance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including the stages of development of the external audit, the standards of quality control, the factors affecting the quality of performance and the matters that affect the fees of the external auditor. The importance of this research stems from the importance of the auditor's work and how the events of economic collapses affect the fees of the auditor. This research raised several questions about the factors affecting improving the quality of audit services, the extent of the impact of the independence of the audit work team and determining their fees on the quality of the review process and determining the relationship between the internal auditor and the external auditor and the extent of approval of the second over first. The study samples were randomly selected to be about 10% of the study community (15 offices). Sixty questionnaires were distributed, of which 45 returned questionnaires, 75% valid for analysis. Data were analyzed using SPSS software for descriptive statistical analysis. The tested hypothesis were as follow: professional performance quality is not affected by the evolution of the audit office; It does not affect low fees and low on quality performance;  whenever the level of fees dropped the more professional level of excesses and the higher the quality of the performance of the internal auditor, the less external work references. The assumptions were tested regarding the above group of factors or the effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable. All of them accepted the hypothesis that the quality of professional performance was not affected by the development of the audit offices fees.
Does the Gender Pay Gap prove inequality in the workplace?
Authors: Sampson Dimosthenis
Published: December 2020

From the 1960s we have seen an enormous amount of progress towards equality in the workplace for gender relationships. Though, we currently face tremendous tensions between the two genders. The Gender Pay Gap has been widely used to prove the inequal treatment of women in promotion, hiring and even work conditions. This paper through only reviewing past literature offers an examination of the factors forming the Gender Pay Gap to show how harmful the Gap truly is to society. The main focus of the paper is Gender Roles mainly motherhood and how public policy hinders income potential of women, the Representation of women in high paying fields which is found to be the most important factor creating the Gap [4] and lastly Discrimination itself that although shows obvious signs of declining, it still persists [21]. The paper concludes that women through free choice lead to less paying possible careers which accounts for the larger part of the Gap. Still literature makes it obvious that discrimination still exists and is actively harming women’s lives and careers. Finally, the paper suggests future research and opens a discussion on how ideally a society should treat its employees.
A (de)formed perception of the pathway to be taken during the PhD. The influence of time in the students’ eyes perception in becoming a researcher.
Authors: Coutinho Isabel Ribau
Published: December 2020

The PhD journey is different from all other activities in higher education. It ́s a period of construction of the research and is also a time for integration in the academy, in the field of research, and at the higher education system.

During the enrolment in the PhD, the person's growth and the live experience change the perception that the doctorate has of the PhD and the research journey. The experiences as a doctoral student and as a researcher under construction, who is supervised/oriented/ guided by a supervisor, shape the way of thinking and action regarding the institution and the academy but also influence the way they see and felt the PhD journey and their beliefs. It is argued in this paper that an initial (de)formed perception of the real PhD journey and supervision, may influence the satisfaction of the students with it, and the disappointment impact the option to leave the academy or to continue.

The current paper describes the change in the perception, motives, and of the curriculum quality and adequacy to doctoral personal journeys, during the doctorate. But it also reflects a PhD students’ personal journey and their perceptions concerning the PhD supervisors, host institutions, and the academy.
A RESEARCH PAPER ON MONETARY POLICY AND INFRASTRUCTURAL GROWTH: FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA.
Authors: Igbinedion Sunday Osahon
Published: December 2020

Extant economic literature has acknowledged monetary policy as a key factor influencing infrastructural growth through different channels, such as affordable housing and efficient transportation, among others. However, in recent times, the Nigeria’s experience suggests a conflicting position on the above supposition. It is against this backdrop that this study set out to investigate the nexus between monetary policy and infrastructural growth within the Nigerian context, time series data from 1981 to 2018, and utilizing the Fully Modified Least Squares (FMOLS) estimation technique. The results show that both real interest rate and inflation rate exerted negative and statistically significant impact on infrastructural growth, while federal government capital expenditure and net official development assistance impacted positively on the level of infrastructural growth in the period under assessment. In the light of the study’s findings, the study recommends that, the monetary authority should carefully review existing lending interest rate downward to a single digit that will be investment driven particularly in the face of current global economic uncertainties occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic that has led to the collapse of many economies across the world.
Warrior for Clean Skies: Anti-Geoengineering Activist Rosalind Peterson’s Environmental Legacy
Authors: Williams Rob
Published: December 2020

US citizen scientist, researcher, and anti-geoengineering activist Rosalind Peterson of Mendocino, California, proved both pioneer and prophet. She helped catalyze a global grassroots anti-geoengineering movement through her decades-long work crusading for clearer skies, cleaner water, healthier trees and plants, and a more resilient planet free of geoengineering fallout. Peterson combined scientific data collection and research, publishing, public speaking, and political advocacy to educate the world about the many negative environmental consequences of clandestine geoengineering. In 2002 Peterson founded California Skywatch (CSW), and in 2006 the Agricultural Defense Coalition (ADC). The two organizations merged in January 2011 and remain vital online public repositories of scientific data, legislative documents, and visual evidence of covert geoengineering programs. Peterson’s indefatigable efforts over three decades to call global public attention to the environmental consequences of geoengineering exemplify the potential power of the citizen scientist to shape scientific and political processes and outcomes. Peterson’s decades-long effort to uncover the myriad toxic environmental impacts of clandestine geoengineering also provides a compelling, scientifically researched alternative to the widely accepted theory advanced by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that global warming is primarily caused by anthropogenically released carbon dioxide.
A note on cusp forms and representations of SL2(𝔽𝑝)
Authors: Chen Zhe
Published: December 2020

Cusp forms are certain holomorphic functions defined on the upper half-plane, and the space of cusp forms for the principal congruence subgroup

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Meanwhile, there is a finite field incarnation of the upper half-plane, the Deligne–Lusztig (or Drinfeld) curve, whose cohomology space is also acted on by

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In this note, we compute the relation between these two spaces in the weight 2 case.
Transkription wortloser Gesänge
Authors: Wey Yannick
Published: December 2020

Seit dem Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts wurden mündlich tradierte Gesangs­gattungen im Alpenraum zunehmend musikalisch transkribiert. Die Übersetzung des Klangs in Schrift, eine wesentliche Thematik der Musikethnologie, kann hier in einem Feld beobachtet werden, das klar definiert und abgegrenzt wird und diesen Prozess der Verschriftlichung über rund zwei Jahrhunderte in vielfältigen Aus­prägungen erlebte. Die vorliegenden Forschungsresultate geben Einsicht in die Prozesse, durch welche der wortlose Gesang im deutschsprachigen Alpenraum verschriftlicht wurde, und die daraus erfolgten Rückwirkungen auf die musikalische Tradierung. Merkmale des alpenländischen Jodlers und verwandter Gesangsstile wurden von den Normen der schriftbasierten Musik, im Speziellen von diatonischen Tonskalen und den formalen Eigenschaften von Liedern, überlagert. Musiknotation funk­tioniert hierbei als transformative Technologie, welche den Inhalt und die Form der Musik mitgestaltet und sowohl zu neuen Möglichkeiten als auch zu Einschränkungen in der Darstellung und Speicherung musikalischer Inhalte führt.
Electoral Power Structure of Islamic Parties in Reform Era Indonesia
Authors: Romli Lili
Published: December 2020

The Islamic political parties in the Reform era grew up exceeding the period of Parliamentary Democracy. In the electoral competition during the Reform era, Islamic political parties did not receive adequate votes. The votes won by Islamic parties tend to go down from election to election. There are several factors that have caused the Islamic party to fail to win the support of Muslim votes. First, Islamic parties are fragmented and internal conflict. Second, Muslim voters do a change in ideological orientation which no chooses an Islamic party but a nationalist party. Third, nationalist parties accommodate Muslim aspirations by forming Islamic organizations. Fourth, the crisis of leadership of the Islamic party. Fifth, the absence of a real party program. To improve the electoral, Islamic parties must concern on programs to improve people's welfare, democratization, eradicate corruption, and realize social justice. The leader of Islamic parties must be exemplary, visionary, integrity, and rooted in the community.
Self-Concept as a Result of Personality Disorder Portrayed in Haruki Murakami’s 'Norwegian Wood'
Authors: Permatasari Indah , Rosyidi Mohamad Ikhwan
Published: December 2020

This research is carried out to find out how Borderline Personality Disorder influencing an individual self-concept in Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. There are several research methods used in this study, they are library research and descriptive qualitative research. By using the library research method, the writer found the data and references dealing with the topic analysis. The data then is written in descriptive in order to answer the research questions, the writer also employed psychoanalysis theory by Sigmund Freud to analyze how self-concept is the result of Borderline Personality Disorder. The result indicates that Naoko, the center of the research, is struggling to survive because she has a traumatic past events. The character developed five criteria of a person to have Borderline Personality Disorder, they are problem with relationships, unstable emotions, unstable identity, impulsive and self-damaging behavior, and unstable thinking/cognition which developed by the character. Then, there are defenses, anxiety and core issues that influence the behavior of the character. Self-concept is using by the represented character as the result of borderline personality disorder that revealed in the id, ego, and superego.
The Accuracy of the English-Indonesian of Cultural Terms in Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'
Authors: Puspita Dinda Anjasmara , Hartono Rudi
Published: December 2020

This study attempted to analyze the accuracy of cultural terms translation in A Thousand Splendid Suns novel. The objectives of the study were to describe types of cultural terms found in the novel, to identify translation strategies used, and to analyze their accuracy. This study was conducted qualitatively. Text analysis was done by comparing the original and the translated novel. The results of the study showed that there were 108 data of cultural terms that were classified into cultural categorization (ecology, material culture, social culture, organizations, customs, and ideas). The accuracy of cultural terms translation was presented in each categorization of cultural terms. The analysis of accuracy translation was supported by the accuracy scale given by three expert raters, and it later combined the strategies employed by the translator in translating cultural terms translation: translation by changing the lexicon, by translation by loan word, translation by cultural substitution, translation by paraphrasing using unrelated words, literal translation, translation by more general words, translation by less expressive word, and last one translation by omission. Four categorizations of cultural terms translation in the Indonesian translated novel were classified into accurate translation.
On the convergence of multidimensional S-fractions with independent variables
Authors: Bodnar O.S. , Dmytryshyn R.I. , Sharyn S.V.
Published: December 2020

The paper investigates the convergence problem of a special class of branched continued fractions, i.e. the multidimensional S-fractions with independent variables, consisting of \[\sum_{i_1=1}^N\frac{c_{i(1)}z_{i_1}}{1}{\atop+}\sum_{i_2=1}^{i_1}\frac{c_{i(2)}z_{i_2}}{1}{\atop+} \sum_{i_3=1}^{i_2}\frac{c_{i(3)}z_{i_3}}{1}{\atop+}\cdots,\] which are multidimensional generalizations of S-fractions (Stieltjes fractions). These branched continued fractions are used, in particular, for approximation of the analytic functions of several variables given by multiple power series. For multidimensional S-fractions with independent variables we have established a convergence criterion in the domain \[H=\left\{{\bf{z}}=(z_1,z_2,\ldots,z_N)\in\mathbb{C}^N:\;|\arg(z_k+1)|<\pi,\; 1\le k\le N\right\}\] as well as the estimates of the rate of convergence in the open polydisc \[Q=\left\{{\bf{z}}=(z_1,z_2,\ldots,z_N)\in\mathbb{C}^N:\;|z_k|<1,\;1\le k\le N\right\}\] and in a closure of the domain $Q.$
Influence of Water-Repellent Admixtures on the Water-Resistance of Unstabilized and Stabilized Compressed Earth Blocks
Authors: J. Alexandre Bogas
Published: December 2020

The low durability of water action has been the main issue of earth construction since ancient times. In this way, sustainable solutions are needed to improve the earthen building materials water-resistance performance without significantly changing their appearance and eco-friendly nature. This study aims at characterizing the water-resistance of compressed earth blocks (CEB) produced with or without different types of colorless water-repellent admixtures. To this end, different types of unstabilized and 8% cement stabilized CEB were protected with two post-surface treatments, namely a silane-siloxane based surface water-repellent (SWR) and a natural linseed oil (LO), as well as one olein based integral water-repellent (IWR). Unprotected reference CEB were also considered for comparison purposes. More sustainable CEB were produced with 20% replacement of earth by recycling waste building materials. The CEB were tested in terms of compressive and flexural strength, capillary water absorption, immersion absorption, water permeability, low-pressure water absorption, and water erosion resistance from drip and spray tests. The influence of the moisture content on the compressive strength was also analysed. The cement-stabilization and water-repellent treatments were able to overcome the non-water-resistant nature of unstabilized CEB. In general, the best performance was attained with SWR, followed by IWR. The LO was less effective in reducing the long-term absorption but was able to protect unstabilized CEB from light rainfall simulated conditions. Under severe water erosion, the surface treatments were less effective, but water penetration was reduced up to near 40%. The mechanical strength, total porosity, water permeability and immersion absorption were not significantly affected by water-repellent products. Moreover, the mechanical strength reduction of stabilized CEB after saturation was about 30%, regardless of the water-repellent treatment. The main contribution of water-repellent admixtures occurred in all properties involving capillary absorption.
Open Society According Henri Bergson: Its Political Expressions and Anthropological Substantiation
Authors: Aleksandravičius Povilas
Published: December 2020

The paper seeks to reveal the Bergson’s conception of open society. In the first part, three concrete political expressions of the open society are identified that are sprea­ding in international relations and inside the society. The second part is aimed at showing that the open society is not a society without borders or limits and it does not pose any dangers to cherishing of identities: Bergson’s concept of duration, the source of his political philosophy, establishes identities by providing the foundation for the dynamic process of their maturation through openness. The anthropological substantiation of the open society that was begun in this part is continued in the third part of the paper that analyses the factors of closing and opening, their roots in nature, human nature and vital impetus.
ЗНАЧЕННЯ ДЕЦЕНТРАЛІЗАЦІЇ ДЛЯ ПОДАЛЬШОГО РОЗВИТКУ СПОРТУ В УМОВАХ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Дорофєєва Тетяна , Приходько Володимир
Published: December 2020

Мета: обґрунтувати потребу поширення в Україні практики децентралізації влади на сферу спорту, що сприятиме її подальшому розвитку.
Матеріал і методи: узагальнення літератури і матеріалів з Інтернету,
абстрагування, ідеалізація, аналіз і синтез, індукція та дедукція.
Результати: проаналізовано зміст законодавчих актів України щодо розвитку спорту, що дозволило встановити суттєві прогалини як у їхньому змісті (декларативність), так і визначити потребу якісного покращення регіонального управління розвитком спорту. Проблема низької ефективності державного управління розвитком сфери спорту в Україні потребує подальшого опрацювання, адже вона примітна вкрай слабким виконанням законів України, діючих нормативних та відомчих актів.
Висновки: аналіз свідчить, що прийняті законодавчі і нормативні акти не є такими, які в своїй значній частині сприяють розвитку сфери спорту на місцях. Це відбувається внаслідок того, що значну частину їх змісту відзначає декларативність і відсутність встановлених показників. Децентралізація влади створює більш потужні організаційні та фінансові передумови для реформи сфери фізичної культури і спорту за «європейською моделлю». А це, за умови високого рівня державного управління (коли керівництво буде зацікавлене у сприянні розвитку, тобто якісним змінам), може забезпечити розвиток сфери спорту. Ця модель при компетентному управлінні дозволяє об’єднати ресурси і можливості, включаючи кошти органу державного управління спортом, інших міністерств та відомств, які опікуються фізичною культурою і спортом, а також місцевих органів влади і громадських організацій (національних федерацій з видів спорту, федерацій, що існують в областях і містах, спортивних клубів тощо).

Ключові слова законодавчі акти, децентралізація, розвиток спорту, місцеві органи влади.
СТАВЛЕННЯ ДО ЗДОРОВ’Я ЖІНОК МОЛОДОГО ВІКУ З АРТЕРІАЛЬНОЮ ГІПЕРТЕНЗІЄЮ
Authors: Рубан Лариса , Жарова Ірина
Published: December 2020

Мета: на підставі аналізу сучасної спеціальної літератури з проблеми артеріальної гіпертензії у жінок молодого віку провести дослідження щодо ставлення до свого здоров’я.

Матеріал і методи: у дослідженні брало участь 40 жінок з встановленим діагнозом артеріальна гіпертензія І ст. віком 35-42 роки, давність захворювання менше 3 років. Діагноз був установлений сімейним лікарем, проте, медикаментозну терапію для корекції артеріального тиску не вживали. Жінки мали у наявності наступні фактори ризику, а саме: зниження рівня фізичної активності, нераціональне харчування, зайву вагу, наявність великої кількості стресів у житті, куріння. При індивідуальному спілкуванні було проведено анкетування за опитувальником Р.А. Березовської «Ставлення до здоров'я».

Результати: на підставі якісного аналізу отриманих за допомогою опитувальника даних за всіма сферами життя були розраховані результати. На питання стосовно найважливих цінностей за різними сферами життя, тільки 18 жінок
оцінили стан здоров'я, як фактор, важливий для них в даний момент життя. Контент-аналіз визначення поняття «здоров’я» показав, що 35% жінок вважають, що це гармонія фізичного та психічного благополуччя. 53% жінок вважають, що на стан здоров’я впливає саме спосіб життя. Тільки 60% опитуваних нами жінок у своєму повсякденному житті застосовують оздоровчі заходи для підтримки свого здоров’я.

Висновки: опитувані нами жінки молодого віку з артеріальною гіпертензією не виконують рекомендації лікаря, не проходять профілактичні огляди, не дотримуються складових, які формують здоровий спосіб життя, незначна кількість респондентів застосовують оздоровчі заходи. Модифікація факторів ризику виникнення АГ, розробка освітніх і оздоровчих програм, спрямованих на підвищення фізичної активності буде сприяти покращенню якості життя жінок молодого віку з АГ.

Ключові слова жінки молодого віку, артеріальна гіпертензія, опитувальник «Ставлення до здоров'я».
EDUCATION DILEMMAS IN THE DIGITAL ERA: PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH
Authors: VOLKOVA SVETLANA , MARKOV BORIS
Published: December 2020

The article presents philosophical and critical exploration of education in the framework of intensive informatization of modern society. The use of digital technology is nowadays a key feature of educational practices in the world. Yet despite its prominence, digital technologies in education continue to be an issue that rarely receives sustained critical attention and thought. Tackling the wider picture, addressing philosophical, cultural, economic aspects of education in digital age, the study offers to make sense what happens and what doesn’t happen, when the digital and educational come together. Both positive and negative consequences of the spread of e-learning systems and technologies are analyzed. Examining contemporary education in terms of social justice, equality and meaningfulness the authors formulate the key tasks facing the philosophy of education in the modern digital era. The authors conclude that it is necessary to supplement electronic educational technologies with traditional educational practices. In particular they examine the trends and prospects of cognitive research and biotechnologies in the light of their influence on the human ideal that characterizes contemporary education. The authors argue that a serious and fruitful comprehension of education in the digital age requires a revision of the classic opposition of the subject and object, spirit and body, man and animal.
Thioguanine Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. A Practical Guide
Authors: Crouwel Femke , Simsek Melek , Mulder Chris J.J. , Buiter Hans J.C. , De Boer Nanne K
Published: December 2020

Thiopurine-derivates azathioprine and mercaptopurine are frequently used to maintain remission in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Despite their efficacy, more than 50% of patients discontinue therapy, mainly due to the development of adverse events. Thioguanine is an alternative thiopurine and has been conditionally licensed in The Netherlands as IBD treatment for patients after conventional thiopurine therapy failure. In this review we will provide practical information on initiating and maintaining thioguanine therapy in IBD and provide information concerning safety issues and future perspectives. The thioguanine toxicity profile is relatively mild and the reported incidence of nodular regenerative hyperplasia related to thioguanine use seems comparable to conventional thiopurines and the background incidence in IBD patients. Routine monitoring of laboratory parameters and adverse events is recommended, comparable to the monitoring of patients on conventional thiopurine therapy.