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Peran Pengawas Pendidikan Dalam Melakukan Pembinaan Dan Peningkatan Kemampuan Guru Selama Pendemi
Authors: Minta Minaria  , Talizaro Tafonao
Published: March 2022

Tujuan dalam penulisan artikel ini melihat bagaimana peran pengawas dalam mengefektifkan pelaksanaan pembelajaran dalam sistem daring. Pembinaan, supervisi dan monitoring yang sudah dilaksanakan selama ini terlihat belum maksimal dengan berbagai kendala yang dihadapi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam artikel ini adalah metode penelitian kuantitatif. Hasil yang didapatkan melalui kegiatan ini adalah (1) Guru mampu memahami penerapan PJJ dan merancang Rencana pelaksanaan Pembelajaran jarak jauh (PJJ), (2) Guru mampu merencanakan pelaksanaan pembelajaran BDR yakni membuat Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran Mingguan (RPPM) yang simple dengan cara memilih metode dan menyajikan materi pembelajaran yang sesuai kondisi penanganan dalam menghadapi masa darurat Covid-19, (3) Guru mampu menggunakan IT seabgai penunjang dalam pelaksanaan PJJ untuk memfasilitasi anak dalam kegiatan Belajar Dari Rumah (BDR). Dengan demikian bahwa pelaksanaan kegiatan monitoring terhadap pembinaan kepada guru-guru selama pandemi dapat berpengaruh positif dalam kinerjanya.
Urgenitas Penerapan Kurikulum Pendidikan Agama Kristen dalam pelayanan anak sekolah Minggu
Authors: Setiawan Samuel Agus , Pujiono Andrias
Published: March 2022

Artikel ini berasal dari keprihatinan penulis terhadap pelayanan anak-anak sekolah minggu didalam gereja. Sampai saat ini banyak dari pelayan anak belum memahami pentingnya penerapan sebuah kurikulum yang baik dalam pelayanannya. Hal ini memberikan kesan bahwa pelayanan anak sekolah minggu seperti kurang diperhatikan. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan masukan terhadap gereja dan para pelayanan anak sekolah minggu terkait pentingnya sebuah kurikulum dalam pelayanan anak sekolah minggu. Dalam proses penelitiannya tulisan ini akan mengkaji urgenitas penerapan kurikulum Pendidikan Agama Kristen dalam pelayanan anak sekolah minggu di gereja. Proses pengkajian dalam tulisan ini juga menggunakan sumber-sumber yang terpercaya baik buku, jurnal ilmiah dan referensi lainnya untuk mendukung tulisan ini. Melalui tulisan ini harapan penulis adalah timbulnya kesadaran bahwa anak-anak sekolah minggu juga memerlukan suatu kurikulum dalam proses belajar dan mengenal kebenaran Firman Tuhan dalam gereja.
Minimalisir Konflik dalam Gap Generasi Melalui Pendekatan Komunikasi Interpersonal
Authors: Budi Hengki Irawan Setia
Published: March 2022

Generasi merupakan sekelompok orang yang memiliki kesamaan tahun kelahiran dalam kurun waktu tertentu, historis kehidupan tertentu yang berpengaruh secara signifikan pada fase pertumbuhan manusia. Pengelompokan generasi mulai dari generasi baby boomer sampai generasi Z dan bahkan pada abad 22 memasuki generasi Alfa, terjadi kesenjangan usia yang begitu tajam, kesenjangan penampilan dan gaya hidup, kesenjangan persepsi, kesenjangan pengalaman, kesenjangan perilaku dan tentunya kesenjangan komunikasi, ini yang kemudian disebut dengan gap generasi. Gap generasi ini rawan akan konflik. Penanganan kesenjangan yang kurang baik akan berakibat konflik. Konflik yang semakin tajam antar generasi ini akan berakibat output yang bersifat merusak. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah bagaimana setiap generasi saling mengenal dan memahami, disertai pendekatan gaya komunikasi interpersonal yang efektif dengan harapan meminimalisir konflik. Adapun metode yang digunakan adalah penggabungan teknik wawancara, observasi lapangan dan observasi literatur yang disesuaikan dengan topik bahasan.
Pendidikan Kristen dalam Bingkai Multikulturalitas Bangsa Indonesia: Suatu Perspektif terhadap Amanat Agung dalam Matius 28:19-20
Authors: Gea Leniwan Darmawati
Published: March 2022

Bangsa Indonesia adalah bangsa yang kaya akan keberagaman etnis, budaya dan agama. Karena itulah Indonesia adalah bangsa yang bercorak multikultural. Dalam konteks yang demikian itulah Kekristenan hadir dan eksis dengan penuh ketegangan dan kontradiksi dalam mengupayakan tujuan bersama. Pihak-pihak lain pun berada dalam ketegangan yang serupa, namun ada yang berupaya menyeragamkan perbedaan tersebut dengan mengancam multikulturalitasnya. Dampaknya adalah radikalisme yang mendiskriminasi kaum minoritas dari berbagai sisi. Meskipun demikian, penyeragaman bukanlah cara kekristenan bereksistensi, sebab kekristenan sendiri berdimensi multikultural. Dimensi itulah yang menjadi penekanan Amanat Agung Tuhan Yesus dalam Matius 28:19-20. Corak pendidikan yang ditekankan dalam teks tersebut penting, sebab bersinergi dengan konteks multikulturalitas bangsa Indonesia. Oleh karena itulah peneliti merujuk pada teks tersebut sebagai bahan penelitian, sekaligus sebagai salah satu upaya yang ditawarkan untuk merawat keberagaman melalui eksistensi pendidikan Kristen. Pokok pentingnya adalah bahwa, pendidikan Kristen harus berdimensi multikultural, dengan tujuan utamanya yaitu memuridkan dunia bagi Kristus. Untuk tujuan penelitian tersebut, maka peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian pustaka sebagai bahan kajian.
Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Electrochemical and Thermal Properties of New Cobalt Phthalocyanine(Copc) using Phthalamide as Precursor
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Federal University Dutse, P.M.B. 7156, Jigawa State, Nigeria, Dauda Aminu , Olaleye Abdul Ademola , Saydam Sinan ,   Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Firat University Elazig, Turkey, Yaro M.N. ,   Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Federal University Dutse, P.M.B. 7156, Jigawa State, Nigeria
Published: March 2022

Cobalt phthalocyanine was synthesized from 3-nitrophthalonitrile using phthalamide as a precursor. Nitration in position 3 of the phthalamide led to the formation of 3-nitrophthalamide; then dehydration bythionyl chloride in N, N-dimethylformamide led to the formation of 3- nitrophthalonitrile. Phthalonitrile derivative was prepared by a nucleophilic substitution reaction of 3 nitrophthalonitrile in the presence of K2CO3 as a base in a non aqueous organic solvent. Cyclotetramerization of phthalonitrilein in the presence of metal acetate, (Co(Ac)2.4H2O) gave peripherally substituted metal phthalocyanine complexes. The structure of the synthesized compounds was characterized by different analytical tools such as UV-Vis, FT-IR spectrophotometry and cyclic voltammetry The disappearance of the C≡N stretching vibration from the IR spectra of phthalonitrile wasobserved at 2230 cm−1. The FT-IR vibration results for cobalt phthalocyanine was found to be 1709cm-1, 1611 cm-1 and 1275 cm-1 for C=O, C=C and C-O respectively. Solubility of metal phthalocyanine complexes was found to be very low in common laboratory solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF) and dimethylformamide (DMF). The electronic spectrum of CoPc in dimethylformamide (DMF) showed intense Q absorption at 677 nm. UV-Vis spectra of phthalocyanines showed electronic spectra with two strong absorption bands, Q and B bands. The Q band was found in 600–750 nm and B at 300 400 nm for both. The thermal stability of the phthalocyanine derivative was checked by T.G.A and the degradation was observed to start at 300oC, which showed that the complex could withstand fairly high temperature. It could therefore be concluded that the metal phthalocyanine prepared in this study showed fairly high thermal stability and can be used for various applications such as dye.
Performance Comparison of three Sorting Algorithms Using Shared Data and Concurrency Mechanisms in Java
Authors: M. Rabiu Abbas , J. Garba Etemi , Y. Baha Benson , M. Malgw Yusuf , Dauda Mu’azu
Published: March 2022

Sorting large data sets or database is a problem commonly found in Computer Science and to find a solution to this problem, several quicksorting algorithms were developed while some need to be improved upon to make them more efficient. Sorting algorithms can be developed using both shared and non-shared data based on programmers’ choices. This paper aimed to develop three distinct sorting algorithms that involved shared data using three concurrency mechanisms in Java to measure their running times and to compare their performances. The main method used is the practical measurement of running times using benchmarking carried out on a machine with eight (8) processing cores. System current Time Millis () was used to measure time during the experiment. The results show that SD-Parallel quick sort implementation using Atomicity outperforms the other two algorithms. It was also shown that creating more threads leads to overhead when algorithms are developed using shared data. It was concluded that the running times of algorithms that involved shared data increase with the increase in the array size when proper synchronization is performed It was further revealed that SD-Parallel quick sort implemented using Acyclic-Barrier emerged as the second-best algorithm. Other concurrency mechanisms namely: Phaser, and Double-Atomicity provided by other Java JDK versions have the capacity of building more efficient framework that can be used to improve the performance of these algorithms due to their dynamic functionality. These and other concurrency mechanism provided by Java deserves further investigation as they are also capable of building more efficient algorithm.
Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals and Soil Qualities from Different Motor Parks Around Ekiosa Market in Benin City, Nigeria
Authors: Imarhiagbe Esosa Emmanuel , Ovie David Omokefe
Published: March 2022

Soil samples from five motor parks around Ekiosa market in Benin City, Edo State were assessed for physicochemical, microbiological qualities, pollution and health risks due to heavy metals exposure. Standard analytical procedures; Atomic Absorbance Spectrophotometry, pour plate method were utilized in the determination of the physicochemical, heavy metals and heterotrophic microbial flora of the top soils. The pH range from 7.28 ± 5.14 to 7.48 ± 5.14; electrical conductivity (µS/cm) of 138.15 ± 97.69 to 234 ± 165.46. The particle size results were 95.83 ± 67.76 to 98.33 ±69.53 % (sand), 1.09±0.77 to 4.40±3.11 % (silt) and 0.002 to 0.9±0.26% (clay). The mean concentrations of metals recorded were found to be in the range (mg/g) of 0.025 to 1.05; 0.035 to 1.06; 0.05 to 0.15 and 24.05 to 31.10 for lead, cadmium, chromium and iron respectively, which are higher than world soil average abundance of metals except for iron which was lower. Total heterotrophic bacterial and fungal enumeration yielded values that ranged from 0.8 to 1.9 x (105 cfu/g) and 0.3 to 2.7 x (105 cfu/g) respectively, which were lower than the control soil (2.3 x 105 cfu/g and 2.7 x 105 cfu/g) for THB and THF respectively. The pollution assessment indices results indicated low ecological risk and moderate contamination for all metals except cadmium, which showed high ecological risk. Pollution assessment indices results indicated a polluted soil, the current safety of this site would be jeopardized over time due to continuous vehicular activities, therefore it should be suggested that motor parks be kept away from market environment.
BIOPHYSICAL STANDING OF SOME WATER FRAME OF HASSAN DISTRICT, KARNATAKA
Authors:   Department Of Botany And Environmental Studies, A.V.K. College For Women,Hassan573201, Karnataka India, Nag Abhishek , Paudwal Ananya ,   Department Of Botany And Environmental Studies, A.V.K. College For Women,Hassan573201, Karnataka India
Published: March 2022

The physico-synthetic attributes of four new water frame viz., Makanakere, Hunasinaicere, Kandalikere and Sathyamangala kere of Hassan District, Karnataka have been examined. The impact of inflow of sewage into two water frame specifically Makanakere and Hunasinakere has been contemplated in examination with other two waterframe which don't get sewage. In Makanakere and Hunasinakere the variables, for example, pH, BOD, COD have been viewed as high or more the limit focus fixed for drinking water showing that they are eutrophicated. Further, the measurable connections have uncovered pH and Calcium show an opposite relationship with one another while, pH stayed soluble all through the review period in all the four waterframe. The event of Silica was scarcely discernible in all the four waterframe contemplated. Occasionally, Iron was most extreme during storm months and least during cold weather months.
Processing and Representation of Multispectral Images Using Deep Learning Techniques
Authors: Suarez Patricia L.
Published: March 2022

This thesis has implemented innovative techniques in the field of computer vision using visible and near-infrared spectrum images, applying deep learning through convolutional networks, especially GANs' architectures, which are specialists in generating information and also includes meta techniques -learning to tackle the problem of determining the similarity of images of a different spectrum. In this research, with this type of convolutional networks, different supervised and unsupervised techniques have been created to solve challenging problems, like detect the similarity of patches of different spectra (visible-infrared), colorized images of the near-infrared spectrum, estimation of vegetation index (NDVI) and the haze removal present on RGB images using NIR images. For all these techniques different variants of the GAN's networks, such as standard, conditional, stacked, and cyclic have been used. Also, a metric-based meta-learning approach has been implemented. It should be mentioned that together with the implementation of adversarial network models, the use of multiple loss functions has been proposed to improve the generalization and increase the effectiveness of the models. The experiments were performed with paired and unpaired images, given the different supervised and unsupervised architectures implemented, respectively. The experimental results obtained in each of the approaches implemented in the doctoral work compared with the techniques of the state of the art were shown to be more effective.
Increasing the Segmentation Accuracy of Aerial Images with Dilated Spatial Pyramid Pooling
Authors: Morocho-Cayamcela Manuel Eugenio
Published: March 2022

This thesis addresses the environmental uncertainty in satellite images as a computer vision task using semantic image segmentation. We focus in the reduction of the error caused by the use of a single-environment models in wireless communications. We propose to use computer vision and image analysis to segment a geographical terrain in order to employ a specific propagation model in each segment of the link. Our computer vision architecture achieved a segmentation accuracy of 89.41%, 86.47%, and 87.37% in the urban, suburban, and rural classes, respectively. Results indicate that estimating propagation loss with our multi-environment model reduced the root mean square deviation (RMSD) with respect to two publicly available tracing datasets.
Diálogos con la letra
Authors: Simon Pascual Cristina
Published: March 2022

La letra entendida como un eje característico y propio del Diseño Gráfico -la disciplina de la comunicaciónvisual- es una realidad esencial y transversal de la cultura y de las culturas, que se convierte en puerta de entradaa tiempos pretéritos y nos permite imaginar futuros posibles. Con el objetivo de despertar el interés por elpatrimonio gráfico que nos rodea, nace el ciclo de conferencias Diálogos con la Letra.Un ciclo de carácter interdisciplinario que quiere acercarse a la letra desde todas las perspectivas. El diseñotipográfico, el valor de la letra, la palabra como medio de creación literaria, la evolución de la letra, las otrasgrafías existentes, letra y marca, letra y territorio, historia de letras y letras a lo largo de la historia, etc.Nace, desde este enfoque, un ciclo de diálogos de carácter anual, en el que la protagonista es la letra percibidapor primera vez como un patrimonio y un bien común al alcance de la mirada paseada.
imagen obscena como dimensión escatológica en la publicidad de marcas de lujo
Authors: Vergara Leyton Enrique
Published: March 2022

Este artículo propone una reflexión sobre la imagen transgresora y su potencial comunicativo, tomando como objeto de estudio avisos publicitarios de marcas de lujo que han suscitado controversias públicas debido al carácter sexual de sus mensajes. Por medio de un marco conceptual, se aborda las imágenes publicitarias en su dimensión estética y simbólica, y se analizan desde un enfoque socio-semiótico para determinar su significación, intencionalidad comunicativa y referencias visuales. El análisis de imaginarios tabúes sobre relaciones afectivas revela una transgresión explícita al orden valórico tradicional que suelen manifestar las imágenes estereotipadas del mundo idealizado de la publicidad convencional.
Analysis of the macroeconomic factors influence on the performance of financial markets
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Antoneac Lungu Andreea , Iordan Octavian ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Published: March 2022

"This paper represents empirical research of the theory according to which there is an influence between macroeconomic factors and the financial performance of different states, depending on the success of their companies in the stock market. Similar results have been observed in research by various economists over the past decades. The most relevant companies are included in the group stock market indicators that have major effects on national, regional and global economies. Thus, we verified the effects of inflation, unemployment and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita on their value variation by multiple linear regression, by checking the direction of the link between factors and the possibility of its existence. We analysed the evolution of macroeconomic factors over time and how they could influence stock market transactions and the value of their quotations. Considering the differences between the levels of development of the categories of countries according to the human development index, we performed a comparative analysis on developed and emerging states, a total of 6 states equally distributed between the two categories. "
The impact of digital accounting on the quality and transparency of information presented by organizations using ERP systems. Opportunities for Cloud ERP Vs. On-premise ERP
Authors:   ", Barna Laura-Eugenia-Lavinia ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies"
Published: March 2022

"The rapid progress of IT technologies in recent years was favored by the emergence of the phenomenon of digitalization, especially in the field of accounting. The purpose of the legislation and standards is to accord support for continuous development of both IT technologies and the organization. The main objective of this paper is to observe the manner in which the digitalization of accounting influences the quality and transparency of information if employees use ERP systems. In order to study the role and opportunities offered by ERP systems on accounting, the author used a study based on the review of the literature, but also on the analysis of the results obtained using the constructed questionnaire. The results show that ERP systems have a positive effect on the digitalization process and most respondents believe that an ERP system on a Cloud server is considered much more efficient and secure than an ERP system based on a local server (on-premise)."
Innovation and performance: the impact of research and development research on the economic and stock market performance of European companies
Authors:   University of Craiova, Dorobanțu Alin-Ionuț  , Dumitrescu Ioan-Alexandru ,   University of Craiova
Published: March 2022

"The research paper consists in analyzing the impact of investments in research and development on the economic and stock market performance of European companies. Several studies have shown that investments in research and development have a direct and positive impact on financial performance at the level of a company, supporting the theory that investments in innovation have a long-term effect on performance. The aim of the paper is to study the existence and intensity of the link between investment in research and development and the economic performance of European companies. The study is developed based on the EU 2020 Industrial Research and Development Investment Scoreboard (IRI), using data from 535 companies in Europe for the period 2016-2019. The statistical research method involves regression analysis using panel data, the statistical processing being performed using the statistical program EViews, version 7.0. The research results indicate that investments in research and development have a stronger impact on performance in companies that invest more in this area than in those that invest less."
The role of the chartered accountant in diminishing the effects of cyber fraud
Authors:   Valahia University of Targoviste, Tache Buzățoiu Elena-Simona , Dănăilă Calafeteanu Amalia-Magdalena ,   Valahia University of Targoviste, Drăgan Radu Monica-Mihaela  ,   Valahia University of Targoviste
Published: March 2022

" In 2017, CERT-RO processed over 138 million cyber security alerts and an exponential increase in cyber fraud is expected. By its nature, the financial sector is in danger, registering an alarming growth in recent years, and about 70% of fraud remains undetected. When we talk about operations and security, financial organizations should use a multi-level, layered approach, focused on both the technical side and the human resource. Many financial institutions have been victims of cyber-attacks and social engineering. It is absolutely obvious that incidents are the result of human error, so prevention requires training, courses, awareness workshops. In the context of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, most activities have moved to the online environment, both services, customer-company interactions (browser or application) and employee-company interactions (confidential databases). In order to highlight the above, a comparative analysis is required between entities that have invested in cybersecurity and training of their own employees versus entities that have not been prepared for these exposures. In this sense, what would help the chartered accountant to play a significant role in diminishing the effects of cyber fraud?"
Management models for the EU inland freight transport industry at the convergence with the knowledge economy and kibs
Authors: Ion Amalia-Elena
Published: March 2022

This book has the sole purpose of making a statement related to the perspectives of how the freight transport sector would not only better perform, but also provide a hub for fair competition, equality, quality standards, fair price distribution, and, most importantly, provide a management model that projects growth through the removal of intermediaries, and showcasing the better administration and enforcement of legislation in the direction of each inland mode of transport available for the freight goods’ shipments within the EU Member States.
Logica. Bacalaureat. Ghid complet
Authors: Sofronie Valeriu
Published: March 2022

Lucrarea Logica. Bacalaureat. Ghid complet se adreseaza candidatilor la Examenul de Bacalaureat, disciplina Logica, comunicare si argumentare, profesorilor care predau Logica, elevilor de clasa a IX-a care o studiaza la clasa, precum si tuturor celor interesati de aceasta disciplina.
Contabilitatea financiara a intreprinderii. Abordare teoretica si practica. editia a VI-a, revizuita si adaugita
Authors: Munteanu Victor
Published: March 2022

„Contabilitatea financiara a intreprinderii“ se ocupa in esenta cu studiul principiilor contabilitatii financiare, al metodelor si tehnicilor ei de lucru, atat din punct de vedere teoretic, cat si din punct de vedere practic, aplicativ. Demersul sau metodico-didactic isi propune sa ofere celor interesati modalitatile cele mai eficiente pentru intelegerea si aprofundarea tuturor problemelor de contabilitate, sa le formeze o gandire contabila logica, independenta precum si deprinderile necesare pentru „productia” si utilizarea informatiei contabile in activitatea de gestiune a intreprinderii.
Calatori printre ganduri ratacite. Povestiri autentice de la psihologi
Authors: Rizeanu Steliana , Vasiliu Dan
Published: March 2022

In paginile acestei carti am selectat o serie de studii reale, oferite spre publicare prin bunavointa unor colegi clinicieni, consilieri sau psihoterapeuti, transformate in asa fel incat sa nu poata fi asociate cu identitatea clientului. Dorim sa oferim cercetatorilor in domeniu perspective din care sa rezulte idei si directii noi de studiu privind evaluarea, diagnosticul si metode pentru imbunatatirea conditiei psihicea oamenilor.
Who experiences subjective job insecurity due to digital transformation in Germany?
Authors: Müller Nora , Stawarz Nico , Wicht Alexandra
Published: March 2022

In many countries, digitalization is accompanied by disruptive changes in the labor market, including polarization in employment and wages as well as a decrease in employment growth. However, little is known about the individual (micro-level) consequences of digitalization, especially regarding differently affected subgroups. In this study, we investigate the relevance of digitalization, as measured by the task-based substitution potential of occupations, for individuals’ subjective job insecurity (SJI), focusing on differences between individuals with different socio-demographic and subjective-affective characteristics. We use large-scale cross-sectional data on employed persons from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) of 2013. Our linear regression models show that individuals in occupations with a high substitution potential report higher levels of SJI, compared to those with a low substitution potential. Moderation analyses reveal that the positive correlation between substitution potential and SJI concerns only certain social groups: older workers (46-55 years), employees with low and medium educational qualifications, and employees with a higher degree of neuroticism. Thus, the overall correlation between digitalization and SJI masks social inequalities in the extent to which people are affected by digital transformation.
Grasping Digitalization in the Working World
Authors: Friedrich Teresa Sophie , Laible Marie-Christine , Pollak Reinhard , Schongen Sebastian , Schulz Benjamin , Vicari Basha
Published: March 2022

Digitalization and automation have increased substantially in recent years and are reshaping the working world. These fundamental changes alter employee training needs and training programs. They create new employment opportunities, may cause excessive demands or raise fears of job loss. The extent of the societal transitions induced by the ongoing digitalization call for high-quality research data. In this paper, we introduce a new multi-dimensional survey module on digitalization and its consequences for the working world, which has recently been implemented in the adult cohorts of the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). We show how well and for which employee groups the newly developed survey questions capture experiences with digital technologies at the workplace. We test for the applicability of the instrument with regard to gender, age, education, and job tasks and show that it predicts employee’s actual participation in further training. Moreover, we show the potential that results from the combination of the new survey module with further key strengths of the NEPS data such as its life-course or competence measures.
Cognitive Automation und die Zukunft der Arbeit: Eine integrierte Konzeptualisierung und Einblicke aus der Unternehmensrealität
Authors: Engel Christian
Published: March 2022

Vor dem Hintergrund der Künstlichen Intelligenz, durch Maschinelles Lernen fazilitiert, bewegt sich Cognitive Automation (CA) über deterministische Geschäftsprozessautomatisierung, wie z.B. Robotic Process Automation, Workflow Management oder Straight Through Processing, hinaus und eröffnet Unternehmen die Möglichkeit, nun vermehrt Service- und Wissensarbeit zu automatisieren. Der erfolgreiche Einsatz von CA in Unternehmen ist jedoch noch weit unter seinen Möglichkeiten. Um dem entgegenzuwirken, stellen wir neben einer integrierten Konzeptualisierung von CA die Ergebnisse einer Interviewstudie mit Praktikern vor. Hierdurch geben wir Einblicke in die aktuelle Unternehmensrealität bei CA-Initiativen und schaffen eine empirische Basis, die Unternehmen dabei helfen soll, CA erfolgreich in ihre Organisation einzuführen. Auf dieser Basis diskutieren wir die Auswirkungen von CA auf die Zukunft der Arbeit. Dies soll unser konzeptionelles Verständnis von CA erweitern und empirische Erkenntnisse liefern, wie Praktiker und Wissenschaftler mit CA die Zukunft der Arbeit gestalten können.
Divergenzen zwischen Zielen und Kompetenzen in der Europäischen Union: eine Analyse am Beispiel der Gesundheitspolitik in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie
Authors: Calliess Christian
Published: March 2022

The European treaties assign goals and tasks to the European Union that sometimes do correspond to the conferral of a very limited competence by the member states. Using the corona crisis as an example, the text highlights the problematic nature of this discrepancy between European objectives and European competences. Finally, an argument is made for supplementing competences in the area of health policy with regard to cross-border pandemics.
Das europapolitische Erbe Angela Merkels: Krisen, Führung, Vorbild
Authors: Schramm Lucas , Wessels Wolfgang
Published: March 2022

In view of numerous contributions, and especially on the occasion of Angela Merkel’s last participation in a meeting of the European Council in October 2021, this contribution analyzes the work and effects of the former Chancellor on European politics. We shed light on the major political challenges and changes of the Merkel era (2005-2021) and critically explain Germany’s role in the numerous crises in the European Union. With a view to Merkel’s actions, we put the forms, possibilities, and limits of German leadership in Europe up for discussion. Doing so, we see Merkel both as a political entrepreneur and as driven by functional constraints and logics. In this respect, Merkel stands in the tradition of Jean Monnet, who viewed European integration as a crisis-driven process of limited but powerful and effective steps towards “more” Europe.
Gruppenbildung in der Chinapolitik der EU: Implikationen für die Kohärenz europäischer Außenpolitik
Authors: Algieri Franco , Honeck Joachim
Published: March 2022

Relations with China are of high priority in the context of the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy. They reflect strengths and weaknesses of the EU as an actor in international relations. Regarding the issue of coherence in European foreign policy in particular, it can be useful to analyse the Union’s China policy. In light of a changing European China policy, this article identifies three groups that are of interest for the closer definition of this policy. Based hereupon, possible implications of this group formation for the further development of the European foreign policy and the European China policy are highlighted.
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Changes in Potassium Concentration and Arrhythmia During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Authors: Jorairahmadi Sara , Javaherforooshzadeh Fatemeh , Jannatmakan Farahzad , Soltani Farhad , Shidel Zadeh Liah
Published: March 2022

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is a treatment option for coronary artery diseases. Cardiac arrhythmias during CABG surgery can lead to serious complications. Potassium ion concentration is a factor involved in such arrhythmias. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between potassium concentration and cardiac arrhythmias in CABG surgery. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 60 patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists class I, II, and III undergoing CABG surgery at Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran. All patients underwent general anesthesia, and ventilator control was achieved by mechanical ventilation. The on-pump method was used for CABG. Potassium levels were measured at several time points during surgery. All cardiac arrhythmias were recorded. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), serum level of potassium, blood sugar, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, calcium, magnesium, hemoglobin (Hb), and sodium were also recorded. Results: The mean age of the patients was 60.87 ± 7.35 years, and 45% of the subjects were female. Moreover, there was no statistically significant difference between the patients. There was a significant relationship between the changes in MAP, potassium, blood sugar, BUN, creatinine, calcium, and magnesium with the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias (P < 0.05). However, no significant relationship was noted between Hb and sodium levels with the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The changes in potassium levels increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias and their complications.
Active Learning-Reflective Exercises for Face-to-Face and Remote Delivery of Governance and Business Ethics Classes
Authors: Wood Larry A. , Hedges Peggy L. ,   Neilson Journals Publishing
Published: March 2022

Despite revisions to curriculum in ethics education in business schools, there continues to be high profile examples of unethical decision making regularly spotlighted in the media. Rather than simply teaching about behaviors and how they might impact decision makers and stakeholders, we describe a suite of activities used to highlight various behaviors and biases that impact the decisions individuals might make. These activities are intertwined with course materials regarding ethics and corporate governance to remind and help students better understand how decision making can be influenced and challenged by personal ethics. We provide lesson planning suggestions including adapting to remote delivery, and student handouts. This suite of activities can be incorporated into any undergraduate or graduate level course that has content dealing with ethical decision making.
Synergistic Ignatian and Business Values for Efficacious Business Ethics
Authors: Cavich Jason , Chinta Ravi ,   Neilson Journals Publishing
Published: March 2022

Many organizations are struggling to be run in an ethical fashion that consider all stakeholders and contribute comprehensively to society. As is true in much cross-discipline research, concepts and values can inform and enhance one another to produce broader contributions to society. This paper suggests this is the case when cross-pollinating Ignatian and business values for teaching business ethics that results in more ethical organizations. However, teaching Ignatian values as an ethical view in business schools is fraught with several practical issues including its place within the broader ethics literature. Our paper addresses a way that Ignatian values can be taught within a discipline-specific framework – namely by cross sectioning the values with “innovation” and “efficiency”. The practical utility of this framework is illustrated through several real-life examples. This framework is pragmatic and useful in guiding the personal and professional lives of students and organizations who seek to acquire business knowledge and intertwines the fields of management, ethics, and spirituality in a practical manner. The framework proposed in this paper provides moral and spiritual guidance for teaching, living, and running ethical organizations.
Business Ethics Mini-Case Analysis
Authors: Field Richard H. G. , Villegas-Galaviz Carolina ,   Neilson Journals Publishing
Published: March 2022

Using the analytic framework of normative logic presented in Fisher, Lovell, and Valero-Silva (2013: 140-141), provided here are five original business ethics mini-cases that may be used to teach and practice case analysis. We have taken the six questions that are used in the analytic framework of normative logic to solve ethical problems and have adapted them to seven steps that can be applied to conflict resolution of mini-cases in class. Then the adapted normative logic model has seven steps: Describe the “fundamental needs of humankind” as they relate to the case, e.g. caring, supporting, reciprocity, fairness, trust; Explain the established norms, values, and laws that can be seen to apply in this case; State in brief the facts of the situation; Examine the network of circumstances that preceded the situation (come to an understanding of how the actor came to this point); Generate at least three alternative positions and actions open to the actor in the case; Speculate on the hypothesized consequences of the different positions or actions the actor in the case may take; and Choose among the alternative positions the actor in the case might take and give your informed and judged reason for making that choice. A suggested answer is provided for one case, which could be reproduced as a class handout for students to examine after having done their own analysis and having discussed the case as a class.
Ethical Dilemmas in Hawaii’s First Public-Private Venture Capital Fund
Authors: Ensign Prescott C. ,   Neilson Journals Publishing
Published: March 2022

Are there any business decisions that do not have an ethical dimension? Who decides that a decision is unethical? What impact does ethics have in today’s business environment? The case focuses on the development of Hawaii’s first public-private venture capital fund by three very different entities: the State of Hawaii economic development corporation; a US mainland-based private equity investment firm; and a partnership of two serial entrepreneurs. The case uses a progressive disclosure format so students only read and analyze the actions and ethical issues that occur at a specific point in time: creation of the venture capital fund; selection of startups to be included in the fund’s investment portfolio; and public reaction to decisions and actions by the fund. The case frames the issues confronted at each point as ethical dilemmas. Analysis includes answering questions and formulating recommendations or solutions to each dilemma.
Blue Bell: The Deadly Scoop
Authors: Gordey Laura , Joiner Sue , Shaw Joanna ,   Neilson Journals Publishing
Published: March 2022

Texas’ beloved Blue Bell Creameries was one of the leading ice cream brands worldwide until contaminated products issues culminated in 2015. During the outbreak, three people died and Blue Bell was forced to issue a total product recall. Governmental investigations revealed the company knew its production facilities had contamination issues as early as 2009. In 2020, Blue Bell pled guilty to shipping contaminated ice cream and paid over $19 million in fines. Paul Kruse, Blue Bell’s long-standing president, was alleged to have ordered the cessation of a product contamination testing program and to have ordered the destruction of evidence that confirmed contamination. As a result of his alleged actions, Kruse was charged with seven criminal counts. Students must step into the role of Kruse, critically think through the consequences of action and inaction at the management level, and consider possible alternatives from various ethical perspectives.
Curriculum Audits and Implications for Sustainable Development Goals Integration in Business Schools
Authors: Hales Rob , Phi Giang ,   Neilson Journals Publishing
Published: March 2022

This paper investigates the alignment of business school curriculums with the Sustainable Development Goals, utilising a case study of Griffith Business School, Australia. The study utilises an audit of keywords to map content and concepts associated with the goals, targets and indicators of SDGs. The audit results revealed that although there was already considerable uptake of key SDGs concepts throughout the undergraduate programs, in particular Goal 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions), there were some gaps. Feedback from teaching staff on the results was combined with existing literature and industry/government approaches to offer considerations for future curriculum development that seeks to better integrate SDGs and sustainability. This work contributes to ongoing discussions about sustainability curriculum development and links previous research with the emerging SDG agenda in business schools. The practical nature of this research lends to direct transfer of method to other business schools who are wishing to map and develop their curriculum in relation to the SDGs.
Accounting Academics’ Views of Their Teaching of Ethics
Authors: Loliwe Thando ,   Neilson Journals Publishing
Published: March 2022

This study investigated accounting academics’ perceptions of teaching ethics to students. The evidence is grouped under six themes of teaching of ethics; environmental considerations; consequences for wrongdoing; impact of professional bodies in ethics curriculum; nature of students; and student learning. This study found that accounting academics’ teaching has a weak conceptualisation of the curriculum and that social learning is ignored. It is also unstructured and varies within the same subject, from subject to subject, and from institution to institution. Lastly, accounting academics’ teaching focuses on pass marks and awareness and understanding of ethics knowledge rather than improving students’ beliefs, values, and behaviour. This study suggests that positive changes to students’ beliefs, values, and behaviour can be realised by extending learning outcomes and teaching practices, evaluating student behaviour regularly, including real-life examples of consequences for wrongdoing, and adding environmental and social factors to academics’ teaching of ethics.
Principes fondamentaux et exemple d’application du « Guide pour l’élaboration des suivis d’opérations de restauration hydromorphologique en cours d’eau »
Authors: VIVIER Anne , ROLAN-MEYNARD Marlène , TUAUX Sophie , RIGAULT Benoît , REYJOL Yorick , MELUN Gabriel , JOURDAN Stéphane
Published: March 2022

Le « Guide pour l’élaboration des suivis d’opérations de restauration hydromorphologique en cours d’eau » a pour objectifs d’appuyer les gestionnaires dans l’évaluation de l’efficience de leurs travaux et de produire des données de suivis homogènes et bancarisées afin de documenter scientifiquement les effets des travaux de restauration hydromorphologique en cours d’eau. Fruit d’un long processus collaboratif, le suivi proposé (aussi appelé Suivi scientifique minimal ou SSM) a été construit autour de grands principes structurants tels qu’une conception de type BACI, un suivi sur le long terme et le recours à des protocoles standardisés. Il est applicable en France métropolitaine sur les cours d’eau petits à moyens, prospectables à pied et a été décliné pour sept types d’opérations de restauration hydromorphologique. L’exemple d’application sur le site de restauration de la Hem à Tournehem-sur-la-Hem montre comment ce suivi peut être mis en œuvre sur le terrain. Ce projet, qui comprend l’effacement de l’ouvrage du Moulin de la Leulenne et le reméandrage de la Hem, a deux objectifs principaux : la recolonisation du tronçon amont par les grands migrateurs d’une part, et la reprise de processus hydromorphologiques naturels d’autre part. La volonté d’évaluer la réussite de l’opération a conduit à la mise en œuvre du SSM, complété par d’autres suivis, dans le cadre d’un dispositif partenarial. Dès la première année post-travaux le suivi montre déjà des résultats intéressants sur l’hydromorphologie et la biologie.
Effects of covid-19 infection on thyroid functions
Authors: Gezer Deniz , Ecin Müzeyyen
Published: March 2022

Background: COVID-19 may affect many endocrine tissues as well as thyroid gland and hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis. It has been shown that COV D-19 infection suppresses thyroid hormones in some studies and causes subacute thyroiditis in the others so that its effects are still not fully known. The aim of our study is to retrospectively evaluate thyroid functions, clinical findings, biochemical and inflammatory markers in PCR positive patients infected with COVID-19; and to evaluate the relationship between abnormal thyroid function tests (TFT) and clinical and laboratory findings and whether it has potential prognostic significance. Methods: The data of patients aged 18 years and older, 201 patients who applied to Mersin City Training and Research Hospital due to COVID-19 infection between 1st of March and 1st of April in 2021 and received inpatient treatment were evaluated retrospectively Results: Large TFT (TSH, T3, T4, anti-TPO) and laboratory data of 201 patients with mild, moderate or severe pneumonia on CT were scanned retrospectively. 121 (60.2%) of the patients were male, mean age was 51.9 ± 14.6 years, and the most common comorbid disease was hypertension in 65 (32.3%) patients. Conclusions: It has been determined that the deterioration in TFTs is associated with LDH and D-dimer which are indicators of cell and endothelial damage, duration of hospitalization, clinical severity, and having mutant strains and it has been concluded that low TSH can be used as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19 patients. Further studies with healthy control groups, quantitative RT-PCR tests, histological and pathological correlations, and long-term follow-up are needed.
Comparing Offshore Support Vessel Production Times between Different Offshoring Strategies Practiced at Norwegian Shipyards
Authors: Semini Marco , Brett Per Olaf , Strandhagen Jan Ola , Vatn Jørn
Published: March 2022

To save costs and build competitiveness, Norwegian shipyards usually offshore some of the processes required to produce a ship, especially steel-related tasks, i.e., they have them carried out in a country with lower factor costs. This study aims to provide some quantitative evidence of the relationship between the degree of offshoring and the production time of offshore support vessels (OSVs) delivered from Norwegian shipyards. It builds upon a recent article that introduced a typology of offshoring in ship production (Semini et al. 2018, Journal of Ship Production and Design, 34(1), 59–71). We take into account contextual factors that are also expected to affect the production time of OSVs, in particular ship size and complexity, repeat production, and the global market situation. We apply multiple regression analysis on a sample of 156 OSVs delivered from nine Norwegian shipyards between 2010 and 2018. Each of these ships was, by plan and strategy, partly produced at a foreign yard, before one of the Norwegian yards took over, completed production, commissioned, tested, and finally delivered the ship. Results suggest that the higher the degree of offshoring is, the longer is the total ship production time. Only ship size explains even more of the production time variability in the sample than offshoring strategy. In addition to these two factors, evidence suggests that also repeat production and the global market situation have a significant impact on the production time. Our study contributes to the literature on the relationship between strategy and performance in shipbuilding. It provides new insights into how offshoring strategy and contextual, product- and market-related factors relate to ship production time based on quantitative, empirical evidence. From a methodological perspective, it illustrates how multiple regression analysis can be applied to ship-specific data as a benchmarking tool to measure and compare shipbuilding performance. Findings are first and foremost valid for the ships included in the study, which opens numerous opportunities for further research.