bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Javanese Politeness Experience as Depicted in Its Speech Levels of the Transactional Communication
Authors: Sumekto Didik Rinan , Ghozali Imam , Yuwono Suhud Eko , Santoso Gunawan Budi , Tukiyo Tukiyo
Published: March 2022

Javanese interactions are bound by politeness speech levels. Ngoko, the lowest form, reflects the interactions between close equals, or persons of higher status towards those of lower status, whereas krama, the highest form, is used to address elders or those of higher status. This study aimed to disclose communication politeness as expressed by Javanese users in the public place. Twelve participants were enlisted, among them seven males and five females. Data were recorded from a smartphone and transcribed orthographically to obtain natural data, while data analysis used the interpretative approach, aiming to identify and code the transcripts. The results showed that five females consistently communicated with the krama speech level when dealing with other parties, whilst one female conveyed her ngoko speech level. On the other hand, one participant out of seven accordingly engaged in the krama speech level, whilst the other six participants consistently employed ngoko. These politeness patterns advocated both the interlocutor and hearer’s genuine interests and behavioral reflections within adaptable consequences, and expressed a sense of intimacy, respectfulness, functionality, and equality using various words, expressions, and meaningful talks that made up the existence of their social status. Females complimented others’ appearances, whereas males focused on predominance to show a sense of familiarity. This study concludes that Javanese politeness levels naturally constitute users’ daily speech habits that govern Javanese diglossia through their contextual adoption, adaptation, and reinterpretation. <w:LsdException Locked="false"
Polynomials Related to Generalized Fibonacci Sequence
Authors:   Professor, Christian Eminent College, Indore (India), TEETH MANJEET SINGH , HARNE SANJAY ,   Assistant Professor, Mata Jijabai Government Girls PG College, Indore (India)
Published: March 2022

In this paper we extend the Fibonacci recurrence relation to define the sequence {Cn } and derive some properties of this sequence. We also define the four comparison sequence {Pn }, {Qn }, {Rn }, {Sn }. We also obtain some identities with the help of generating matrix.
Analysis of the Linkage between International Crude Oil and Chinese Industry Sector Indices under the COVID-19
Authors: Yu Li , Jiang Yuan ying
Published: March 2022

The sudden epidemic has a huge impact on the global economy. This paper takes the International crude oil and the SSE Industry Index as the research objects to explore the linkage between the two markets under COVID-19. We use DCC-GARCH to study the dynamic correlation between the two markets before and after the outbreak. The PCA-GARCH model is further used to verify whether there is a spillover effect between the two markets, and finally the time-varying spillover index is used to quantify the spillover effect. The results show that the epidemic has strengthened the overall connection between the two markets. In particular, the correlation between SSE Public and International crude oil has the greatest impact. During the epidemic, crude oil has the most volatility, and most of the volatility series can reach the peak state. There are positive spillover effects among SSE Material, SSE Energy, and SSE Industry. In the total spillover index table, the conclusion of the PCA-GARCH model is verified, that is, the spillover index value is larger when there is a spillover effect. After the outbreak, the total spillover index rose by 10%. Before and after the outbreak, crude oil changed from a volatility sender to a receiver.
Sobre Eduardo Miranda Arrieta y José Magaña Morales, Por el rey y por la independencia mexicana. José Gabriel Armijo y Vicente Guerrero (1814-1821)
Authors: Espinosa Aguirre Joaquin Edgardo
Published: April 2022

Reseña sobre Eduardo Miranda Arrieta y José Magaña Morales. Por el rey y por la independencia mexicana. José Gabriel Armijo y Vicente Guerrero (1814-1821). Morelia: Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 2019.
Emergence of perceptions of smart agriculture at a community/campus farm: a participatory experience
Authors: Lin Chi-I
Published: March 2022

This study provides a practice insight into campus/community co-farming as a communication experience connecting civic participants and experts in exploring the potential applications of smart agriculture. The observation focuses on participants' perceptions of smart-agri practices. The objectives of smart-agri practices have been identified to reduce negative environmental impact and meet local challenges; their development corresponds to the civic value-driven experience of promoting sustainable agriculture with low-risk, trackable information. Relatively few studies on smart-agri communication have engaged with the non-expert level. The findings highlight a viable participatory communication form of problem-solving, the public's trust of expertise, and a vision for inclusive socio-economic applications of smart agriculture.
Participatory science communication needs to consider power, place, pain and ‘poisson’: a practitioner insight
Authors: Leitch Anne
Published: March 2022

The language of science communication has moved from deficit to dialogue and talk of a ‘new social contract’ with the public ‘invited to participate’. This paper outlines a practitioner path that begins with storytelling and moves to a more participatory mode of practice of science communication for adaptation to climate change at the community scale. I outline personal practitioner reflections, specifically the need to consider issues of power, place, pain and the need to challenge assumptions. I propose the need to consider context, many forms of local knowledge and expertise, social learning, plus the pain of historical, contemporary or projected loss.
Participatory citizen science in solar energy research: going beyond data collection to promote the energy transition
Authors: Barbosa Luisa , del Cañizo Carlos , Revuelta Gema
Published: March 2022

Despite the societal relevance of energy research, there is a distinct lack of citizen science initiatives in the field. This paper reports the experience of a participatory and innovative strategy to develop a citizen science initiative for solar energy research. A number of stakeholders participated in the definition and implementation of the initiative, and tools such as surveys and a hackathon were employed. The process described aims to provide a blueprint for transforming the relationship between citizens and research into societal challenges. Here we describe the collaborative process and analyse the main opportunities, limitations and future perspectives.
Service quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: An empirical study
Authors: Aladwan Khaled , Behno Munia Khalid Nayef , Aladwan Raed
Published: March 2022

This study aims to examine service quality in the hospitality industry in Jordan aiming to determine whether accommodators are satisfied with the services of hotels. The research also aimed to address if total quality management in the service industry is just as important as it is in the product-based industries. This research followed the quantitative method of closed-ended questions that was conducted online following the probability sampling of simple random sampling. Survey data were collected from 247 participants using the SERVQUAL model. A test of the model was conducted and the results showed that people are mostly satisfied with the quality of the services offered by hotels in Jordan, but were dissatisfied with the speed of the check-in process and that there is only a minimal number of people who are dissatisfied with the service quality. This is one of the first studies that represent a little-researched area of recent times and even less so in Middle Eastern countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research paper has shown the significant importance of total quality management in the hospitality industry around the globe and in Jordan specifically, the study shows how service quality can affect the satisfaction of customers and their levels of loyalty, as it has been found that levels of loyalty increase as the levels of satisfaction within the quality of offered services increases
Financial development measurement: Comparison of the high- and low-income countries
Authors: Dalloshi Pranvera
Published: March 2022

The literature that treats financial sector development and its impact on various economic phenomena does not recognise a single indicator of financial development measurement, nor do the various regulators of the financial sector have a single indicator to measure its development. Divergencies in financial development proxies used have prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff to create an indicator that includes all aspects of financial sector development (Čihák, Demirgüç-Kunt, Feyen, & Levine, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to show the main indicators of the financial development measurement and the gap between high- and low-income countries’ financial systems using the financial development index (FD index) developed by the IMF. This paper introduces the financial development indicator and uses it to compare different income group countries. The results show differences in the levels of financial development across countries. We also notice an improvement of the overall financial system in all of the groups of countries, showing an increasing trend in the last 10 years compared to the previous 10 years, but the desperate fact is that low-income countries have a long way to go to reach the level of financial development of high-income countries.
A wide hybrid zone mediated by precipitation contributed to confused geographical-structure of Scutiger boulengeri
Authors: Lin Xiuqin , Hou Yinmeng , Yang Weizhao , Shi Shengchao , Zheng Puyang , Shih Chungkun , Jiang Jianping , Xie Feng
Published: March 2022

Confused geographical-structure of population and mito-nuclear
discordance have been shaped by a combination of rapid population
demographic changes and ecological shifts. In this study, we generated a
time calibrated phylogeny of Scutiger boulengeri, an endemic
Tibetan alpine toad occurring in mountain streams in Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau, based on three mitochondria (mtDNA) genes, in which eight
clades were assigned into three deeply divergent lineages. While nuclear
DNA (nuDNA) revealed three distinct clusters without geographical
structure indicating significantly high rates of gene flow by population
structure analysis. The coalescent theory framework (approximate
Bayesian computation model DIYABC and Migrate-N) suggested that the
intraspecific main clusters divergence was the result of hybridization
after secondary contact in Holocene around 0.59 Ma, with population size
change. The ratio of mtDNA divergence to nuDNA divergence was 2.3, less
than 4, failed to test a sex-biased dispersal. Geographic cline analysis
showing a wide hybrid zone initially established in southwestern China,
without significant reproductive isolation but a strong influence of
introgression in S. boulengeri, suggested high fitness of
hybrids. Moreover, mtDNA exhibited isolation by distance (IBD) while
nuDNA showed significant isolation by environment (IBE). Our results
suggested such mito-nuclear discordance might have been first caused by
geographic isolations, followed by hybridization mediated by
precipitation, and produced a wide hybrid zone, which contributed to
confused geographical-structure of the nuDNA in S. boulengeri.
This study unveiled the complicated historical process that might have
led to specific genetic pattern and specific climate factor facilitating
phenotypic diversity in this system.
WeChat-based health communication interventions enhance knowledge, protective attitudes and behavior intentions towards canine rabies in Shandong, China
Authors: Zhang Weichao , Lan Zouran , Magalhaes Ricardo Soares , Sun xiangdong , Zhu Xingjun , Wu Hairong
Published: April 2022

Introduction: In order to provide refined effects analysis of
health communication intervention, this study aims to measure and
compare the impact on the knowledge and protective attitudes and
behavior intentions(KAP) towards canine rabies of interventions that use
the local TV net(V1) and WeChat platform (V2) delivering a short video,
and cartoon pamphlet(P). Materials and Methods: The study used a
between-subject design involving repeated measures of rabies-related
KAP. 800 randomly selected villagers were randomly allocated into four
intervention groups (V1, V2, P and V2+P) and one control. The content of
video and pamphlet covered topics about rabies prevention, route of
transmission, and so on. The pamphlet was given door to door once
immediately after the pretest. One day after the pretest, the same video
was posted one time through WeChat platform, and was broadcasted via
local TV net two times each day in consecutive fifteen days. A validated
questionnaire was used to capture demographic and KAP information.
Ordinary Least Squares regression was used to contrast the effects of
interventions. Results: Our results indicate that overall V2
outperforms V1 but underperforms P at improving KAP scores. Our results
suggest that a combined intervention of V2 and P can result in higher
scores than any of the two in isolation. The impact on the knowledge,
protective attitudes and behavior intentions scores is revealed in a
decreasing sequence. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that
health communication modes based on V1, V2, P and a combination of the
two are all effective to improve rabies-related KAP in the short term.
These findings provide a scientific basis for the implementation of
health communication intervention toward rabies and further studies are
needed to investigate the long term and other social media message
elements benefits of these interventions on the reduction of rabies
incidence in humans.
Out of Season Influenza during a COVID-19 Void in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Temperature Matters.
Authors: Nott Rohini , Fuller Trevon , Brasil Patricia , Nielsen-Saines Karin
Published: March 2022

An out-of-season opportunistic H3N2 type A influenza epidemic occurred
in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during October-November 2021, in
between the Delta and Omicron SARS CoV-2 surges. We assessed the
contribution of climate change and influenza immunization coverage in
this unique, little publicized phenomenon. State weather patterns during
the influenza epidemic were significantly different from the five
preceding years, matching typical winter temperatures. A mismatch
between 2021 influenza vaccine strains (56% adults immunized) and
circulating influenza strain occurred. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we
should be prepared for out-of-season outbreaks of other respiratory
viruses in periods of COVID-19 remission.
Domestic and External Monetary Policy Shocks and Economic Inequality in the Republic of Korea
Authors: Hahm Joon-Ho , Lee Dong Jin , Park Cyn-Young
Published: April 2022

This paper examines the linkage between monetary policy and economic inequalities in the open economy of the Republic of Korea. The coronavirus disease pandemic has raised renewed concerns about economic and social inequality. This paper constructs measures of income and wealth inequality in the Republic of Korea. Empirical results show that both domestic and external monetary policy shocks exert significant countercyclical effects on income inequality. However, for wealth inequality, the effects are very different. External policy shocks proxied by fluctuations in net capital flows seem to have significant effects on net wealth inequality.
Corporate Governance and Tax Avoidance: Evidence from U.S. Cross-Listing
Authors: Chen Ruiyuan , El Ghoul Sadok , Guedhami Omrane , Wang He , Yang Yang
Published: April 2022

Using a sample of firms from 51 countries and a difference-in-differences approach that exploits corporate governance shocks induced by cross-listing in the U.S., we find that firms tend to engage in less tax avoidance after cross-listing. This effect is more pronounced for firms that experience significant improvements in corporate governance, and for firms from countries with weaker shareholder protection and disclosure requirements. Taken together, the results indicate that cross-listing in the U.S. helps align the interests of managers and shareholders and reduces managerial diversion.

Data Availability: All data are publicly available from sources indicated in the text.

JEL Classifications: G21; G18; G32; G34; G35.
Fair Value Measurement Discretion and Opportunistic Avoidance of Impairment Loss Recognition
Authors: Hodder Leslie D. , Sheneman Amy G.
Published: April 2022

Studies find evidence that opportunistic reporting often accompanies fair value measurement. However, research has not determined whether the source of this opportunism is the estimate of fair value. Using detailed information on insurers' investment holdings, we separate the use of fair value measurement discretion from the application of non-measurement-related discretion in accounting for impairments of financial assets. Our evidence contradicts the view that fair value measurement discretion plays a large role in opportunistic avoidance of impairment recognition for investment securities. Instead, managers appear to avoid recording impairment losses by opportunistically applying subjective criteria regarding perceived loss persistence and intent to hold.

Data Availability: Data are available from sources identified in the paper.

JEL Classifications: G20; G22; G30; M41.
Ablative Fractional Laser-assisted Low-irradiance Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Actinic Keratoses in Organ Transplant Recipients: A Prospective, Randomized, Intraindividual Controlled Trial
Authors: Lonsdorf Anke S. , Keller Aric , Hartmann Julia , Enk Alexander H. , Gholam Patrick
Published: March 2022

Pain and inferior efficacy are major limiting factors of conventional photodynamic therapy for the field treatment of actinic keratoses in immunosuppressed organ transplant recipients. This prospective randomized controlled study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability of ablative fractional laser system pretreatment combined with low-irradiance photodynamic therapy (18.5 mW/cm2) compared with conventional photodynamic therapy (61.67 mW/cm2) in the treatment of actinic keratoses on the face and scalp in organ transplant recipients, using a red light-emitting diode lamp at a total light dose of 37 J/cm2. Low-irradiance photodynamic therapy combined with Er:YAG pretreatment achieved a significantly superior lesion response rate (mean ± standard deviation 77.3 ± 23.6%) compared with conventional photodynamic therapy (61.8 ± 21.4%; p = 0.025) in intra-individual fields at 3 months without negatively impacting pain (p = 0.777) or cosmetic outcome (p = 0.157).
Acute Itch Induces Attentional Avoidance of Itch-related Information
Authors: Etty Sarah , George David N. , Van Laarhoven Antoinette I.M. , Holle Henning
Published: March 2022

Attention is known to modulate itch intensity. In contrast, the reverse relationship, i.e. the degree to which the presence of an acute itch affects attention, is currently not well understood. The aims of this study were to investigate whether acute itch induces an attentional bias towards or away from visual itch-related stimuli, and if so, whether it occurs in the early or later stages of processing. A volunteer sample of 60 healthy individuals were subjected to a skin prick (either histamine or placebo), followed by completion of a spatial cueing paradigm using itch-related and neutral words as cues, in order to obtain reaction time estimates of attentional bias. The results suggest that experience of acute itch induces attentional avoidance of visual itch threats. This attentional avoidance occurs at a later processing stage in the form of facilitated disengagement of attention from itch and/or delayed disengagement from neutral information.
Direct Comparison of Real-world Effectiveness of Biologics for Psoriasis using Absolute and Relative Psoriasis Area and Severity Index Scores in a Prospective Multicentre Cohort
Authors: Van Muijen Marloes E. , Thomas Sarah E. , Groenewoud Hans M.M. , Otero Marisol E. , Ossenkoppele Paul M. , Njoo Marcellus D. , Dodemont Sharon R.P. , Kop Else N. , Berends Maartje A.M. , Koetsier Marjolein I.A. , Mommers Johannes M. , Körver John E.M. , Tupker Ron A. , De Bruin-Weller Marjolein S. , Weppner-Parren Lizelotte J.M.T. , Peters Bas , Kleinpenning Marloes M. , Kuijpers Astrid L.A. , Arnold W. Peter , Van Lümig Paula P.M. , Van den Reek Juul M.P.A. , De Jong Elke  M.G.J.
Published: March 2022

Real-world evidence, directly comparing the effectiveness of interleukin (IL)17-inhibitors, IL23-inhibitors, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-inhibitors and an IL12/23-inhibitor in psoriasis, is scarce. The aim of this study was to directly compare the first-year effectiveness of biologic therapies for psoriasis, corrected for confounders. This prospective, multicentre cohort study assessed BioCAPTURE data on etanercept, adalimumab, ustekinumab, secukinumab, ixekizumab, and guselkumab in 1,080 treatment episodes of 700 patients with psoriasis. The course of the mean absolute Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and the proportion of patients who achieved PASI90/PASI75 were compared using linear mixed models and mixed logistic regression models respectively, corrected for baseline PASI, biologic naivety, and weight. Patients treated with adalimumab, ustekinumab, secukinumab, ixekizumab, or guselkumab all had a significantly lower mean PASI after 12 months compared with etanercept, and significantly higher overall odds of reaching PASI90 than those treated with etanercept. Patients treated with ixekizumab or guselkumab also had higher probabilities of reaching PASI90 than adalimumab, ustekinumab, and secukinumab. Relative to randomized controlled trials, the proportions of patients who reached PASI90/75 were lower in this real-world study.
Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Skin of Patients with Systemic and Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Mähönen Katariina , Hau Annika , Bondet Vincent , Duffy Darragh , Eklund Kari K. , Panelius Jaana , Ranki Annamari
Published: March 2022

NLRP3 inflammasome is suggested to contribute to the complex pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus, but its role in cutaneous lupus erythematosus has not been addressed. This study investigated the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome components and levels of type I interferons in the skin of 20 patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Expression of NLRP1/3, adaptor protein ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein), caspase-1, interferon-α (IFN-α), myxovirus resistance protein (MxA), and interferon-induced proteins 1 and 2 (IFIT 1/2) in the skin was assessed using reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR), western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Serum interferon-α protein levels from 12 patients were measured using digital enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). Interleukin-1β expression was significantly upregulated in the lesional skin of patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus compared with their uninvolved skin. However, NLRP1/3, ASC and caspase-1 were not significantly upregulated compared with the skin of control persons. IFN-α and IFN-induced proteins MxA and IFIT1/2 were strongly expressed in cutaneous lupus erythematosus skin. Variability in the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome components among patients suggests heterogeneity of pathological pathways in cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
Impact and Correlation of Air Quality and Climate Variables with Covid-19 Morbidity and Mortality in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Pavel Riad Sarkar
Published: April 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly stopped the steady life and enhanced environmental quality. To apprehend the transmission of COVID-19 and the improvement of air quality, we have studied air quality indicators (PM2.5, PM10, AQI, and NO2 ), CO2 emission, and climate variables (temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, and wind velocity) in the extremely polluted and densely populated Southeast Asian megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh from March to June 2020. The Kendall and Spearman correlations were chosen to test the connotation of air quality and climate variables with COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. The average concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, and CO2 were 65.0 ± 37.9 and 87.1 ± 52.8 µm m-3, and 427 ± 11.8 ppm, respectively. The average PM2.5 and PM10 drastically reduced up to 62% during COVID-19 lockdown in Dhaka comparing with March 2020 (before lockdown). Comparing with the same period in 2019, PM2.5 reduced up to 33.5%. The average NO2 concentration was 35.0 µmol m-2 during the lockdown period in April, whereas 175.0 µmol m-2 during March (before lockdown). A significant correlation was observed between COVID-19 cases and air quality indicators. A strong correlation was obtained between climate variables and the total number of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality representing a favorable condition for spreading the virus. Our study will be very expedient for policymakers to establish a mechanism for air pollution mitigation based on scientific substantiation, and also will be an essential reference for the advance research to improve urban air quality and the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the tropical nations.
Mandating teaching approaches stifles innovation: a case against
Authors: Baehaqi Luqman
Published: April 2022

The article discusses the primacy of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) in research and pedagogy on second language (L2) writing in Indonesia. Indonesian academics use SFL theory as a shell to value arguments and observations in the methodological literature of L2 writing, demonstrating how the theory transforms into an "instrument reliable for scaffolding thinking, for propelling knowledge and ideas forward" (Thomas, 2007, p. 44) in their research and practice. The hijacking of an educational researcher's thought process and methodology by a linguistic paradigm serves only to reinforce the researchers' lack of confidence in challenging the established and recognized paradigm. Numerous articles from reputable local publications were gathered and analyzed. The paper concludes that researchers working in Indonesiashould commit to conducting more thought experiments to learn and support critical refection over and above imitating “what has been". Reflection and consideration of interdisciplinary evidence help make a unique contribution to educational theory and practice.
Colonic papillary adenocarcinoma in a crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous): Anatomopathological and immunohistochemical features
Authors:   Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Pereira Raquel M. d. F. , de Araújo Jeann L. ,   Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Silva Márcio A. ,   Parque Estadual de Dois Irmãos, Recife - PE, Filho Givaldo B. d. S. ,   Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Bom Hisadora A. d. S. C. ,   Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Aires Lorena D. A. ,   Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Souza Francisco d. A. L. ,   Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Mendonça Fábio d. S. ,   Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
Published: March 2022

A captive 17-year-old male crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) presenting clinical signs of hyporexia and constipation for two weeks was found dead. On autopsy, a large and firm mass expanding the large intestine wall and totally obstructing the colon lumen was identified. Histopathology revealed a non-encapsulated poorly demarcated adenocarcinoma composed of cuboidal to pseudostratified columnar epithelium forming papillary projections of variable sizes. The cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells was immunopositive for CK7 and PAN-CK, but negative for VIM and CK20. Immunohistochemistry revealed an immunophenotype different from the enteric adenocarcinomas reported in humans and domestic dogs. This is the first case report of colonic papillary adenocarcinoma in a crab-eating fox.
The Epistemic Benefits of Diversifying the Philosophy of Religion
Authors: Lougheed Kirk
Published: March 2022

There have been recent calls to expand contemporary analytic philosophy of religion beyond the oft implicitly assumed Christian tradition. Instead of exploring moral reasons to expand the discipline, I argue that there are strong epistemic reasons to favour diversifying the philosophy of religion. Increasing diversity is likely to increase disagreement, and there are epistemic benefits to be gained from the existence of disagreement. I argue that such considerations quite clearly apply to the philosophy of religion, and as such that there are epistemic reasons to diversify the field. I conclude by offering a number of practical steps we can take towards achieving this end which are relatively easy to implement.
SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES FOR IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE NIGERIA
Authors: Anietie Richard , Ayonuwe Grace Phillips
Published: March 2022

The study investigated school business competencies for improved administrative effectiveness in Public Secondary School in Rivers State. Three research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study was 286 principals in all the public secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample of 166 through a stratified random technique was determined using the Taro Yamane formula. The instrument of the study was a self design instrument captioned “School Business Management Competencies Questionnaire (SBMCQ) and Principal Administrative Effectiveness (PAE) with the reliability coefficients of 0.77 and 0.84 respectively which was determined through the Cronbach alpha statistics. Mean scores and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was sued to test the hypothesis. It was discovered that the highest kind of business available in the public school is related to cafeteria / canteen services and that also to a high extent, resourcefulness as a business management competency improves administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Rivers State. It concluded that for the school administrators to manage the school business effective (administrative effectiveness), they must possess the core competence of resourcefulness, conceptual thinking and administrative organisation. It was recommended among others that the principal should have a comprehensive understanding of the school complex nature and also think critically at both abstract and concrete level to harmonize a rather multifaceted business challenges in the school and proffer realistic solutions.
Eksplorasi Nilai-Nilai Sipakatau Sipakainge Sipakalebbi Bugis Makassar Dalam Upaya Pencegahan Sikap Intoleransi
Authors: Herlin Herlin , Nurmalasari Ainun , Wahida Wahida , Mamonto Moch Andry Wikra Wardhana
Published: April 2022

Keberagaman suku, agama, dan etnis yang tersebar dari sabang sampai merauke merupakan salah satu kekayaan yang dimiliki Indonesia. Sayangnya, keberagaman tersebut belum diartikan sebagai sebuah anugrah. Hal ini disebabkan karena sikap intoleransi yang masih sering terjadi dikalangan masyarakat. Dalam kehidupan masyarakat Bugis Makassar terdapat sebuah falsafah hidup yang termanivestasi, yakni budaya Sipakatau, Sipakainge, dan Sipakalebbi yang merupakan budaya suku Bugis yang memiliki tujuan untuk menciptakan manusia yang berkarakter dan memberikan pengaruh positif terhadap pembentukan kepribadian setiap individu khususnya bagi Suku Bugis. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menggali, memahami, dan memaknai nilai budaya Sipakatau, Sipakainge, dan Sipakalebbi Bugis Makassar dalam upaya pencegahan sikap intoleransi. Untuk menjawab rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini, digunakan jenis penelitian normatif. Dalam penelitian normatif dibutuhkan data, dimana data sekunder adalah data yang diperoleh dari penelaahan kepustakaan yang terdiri atas bahan hukum primer dan bahan hukum sekunder. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Budaya Sipakatau Sipakainge dan Sipakalebbi Bugis Makassar mengandung nilai-nilai toleransi yakni saling menghormati, saling mengingatkan dan saling menghargai yang dapat dijadikan sebagai upaya pencegahan sikap intoleransi berupa pembentukan kurikulum pembelajaran.
TINJAUAN HUKUM ISLAM DAN HUKUM POSITIF TERHADAP PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT ATAU PERJANJIAN PRA NIKAH
Authors: Assidik Ahmad , Gassing A. Qadir
Published: April 2022

AbstrakPerjanjian pra nikah (prenuptial agreement) adalah perjanjian yang dibuat sebelum pernikahan dilangsungkan dan mengikat kedua belah pihak. Perjanjian ini mengatur bagaimana harta kekayaan pasangan suami-istri akan dibagi jika seandainya terjadi perceraian, kematian dari salah satu pasangan. Penelitian ini akan membahas bagaimana pelaksanaan perjanjian ini dilakukan dan bagaimana kedudukannya dalam hukum Islam dan hukum positif. Dalam analisis digunakan penelitian kepustakaan (library research) yaitu suatu penelitian yang datanya berupa teori, konsep pemikiran dan ide. Bahwa hasil analisa menunjukkan perjanjian pra nikah dilakukan seacara tertulis atas persetujuan kedua belah pihak. Hal ini menimbulkan konsekuensi hukum yang berarti para pihak telah mengikatkan diri pada perjanjian tersebut dan tidak boleh melanggar perjanjian ini. Para pihak harus menaaati perjanjian tersebut. Sebagai sebuah perjanjian maka bila salah satu pihak melakukan pelanggaran (inkar janji) dapat dilakukan gugatan baik gugatan cerai atau ganti rugi. Oleh karena itu, diharapkan kepada pemerintah untuk membuat aturan yang mengatur secara khusus tentang perjanjian perkawinan sehingga dapat digunakan secara nasional di Indonesia. Terkhusus kepada calon suami istri sebelum melakukan perjanjian perkawinan harus memahami hakikat keberadaan perjanjian perkawinan tersebut.Kata Kunci: Hukum Islam, Perjanjian, Pra Nikah.AbstractPrenuptial agreement is an agreement made before the marriage is held and binds for both parties. This agreement regulates how the assets of a married couple will be divided, in case of divorce, the death of one of the spouses. This research will discuss how the implementation of this agreement is carried out and how its position in Islamic law and positive law. In the analysis used library research (library research) which is a study whose data in the form of theories, concepts of thought and ideas. The analysis shows that the prenuptial agreement was carried out in writing with the agreement of both parties. This has legal consequences which means the parties have entered into the agreement and may not violate this agreement. The parties must obey the agreement. As an agreement, if one of the parties violates (fails to promise), a claim can be made, either divorced or compensation. Therefore, the government is expected to make rules that specifically regulate marriage agreements so that they can be used nationally in Indonesia. Especially for prospective husband and wife before entering into a marriage agreement must understand the nature of the existence of the marriage agreement.Keywords: Islamic Law, Agreement, Pre-Marriage.
EFEKTIVITAS PENDAFTARAN DAN PENCATATAN NIKAH BERBASIS APLIKASI SIMKAH DI KUA KECAMATAN MA'RANG KABUPATEN PANGKEP
Authors: Kartika Kartika , Supardin Supardin
Published: April 2022

SIMKAH (Sistem Informasii Manajemen Nikah) adalah aplikasi windows yang berguna mengumpulkan data-data nikah dari seluruh kantor urusan agama di Indonesia secara “online”. Adapun persoalan yang dikaji dalam skripsi ini, yaitu efektivitas pendaftaran dan pencaatatan nikah berbasis aplikasi SIMKAH di KUA kecamatan Ma’rang. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk  mengantisipasi adanya tindakan manipulasi data yang terjadi di KUA. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian lapangan yang bersifat deskriptif, pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif, jenis data yang digunakan adalah data primer, dan data sekunder. Hasil pembahasan dalam penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa adanya problematika pada program aplikasi SIMKAH pada KUA kecamatan Ma’rang, yaitu kurang memadainya jaringan internet, KUA kecamatan Ma’rang belum bekerjasama dengan dinas kependudukan dan catatan sipil sehingga aplikasi SIMKAH ini masih kurang efektif di KUA kecamatan Ma’rang kabupaten Pangkep.Kata kunci: Efektivitas, KUA, dan SIMKAH
Legal Reasoning Hakim dalam Menentukan Besaran Bagian Harta Bersama dalam Perkara Perceraian (Studi Putusan Nomor 139/Pdt.G/2017/PA Takalar 1B)
Authors: Marfuah Nurul Ainun , Erlina Erlina
Published: April 2022

AbstrakSkripsi ini membahas tentang Dasar Pertimbangan Hakim Dalam Menentukan Besaran Bagian Harta Bersama, selanjutnya pokok permasalahan yaitu: 1) Bagaimana proses penyelesaian perkara perceraian pada Pengadilan Agama di Kabupaten Takalar, 2) Bagaimana pertimbangan hukum hakim dalam memutuskan pembagian harta bersama dalam perkara perceraianPenelitian ini mengkaji tentang dasar pertimbangan hakim dalam menentukan besaran bagian harta bersama. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Empiris, dengan pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan penelitian hukum normative-yuridis dengan sumber data yang diperoleh dari observasi dan wawancara di Pengadilan Agama Takalar. Selanjutnya metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam skripsi tersebut adalah observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi. Kemudian teknik pengolahan data dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan yakni: data (memilah milih data), reduksi data, editing data.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa, (1) Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembagian harta bersama antara  pihak Penggugat dan Tergugat yaitu 40 : 60,  (2) Pertimbangan hakim dalam memutuskan pembagian harta bersama dalam perkara perceraian pada putusan No. 139/Pdt.G/ 2017/PA Tkl yaitu membagi harta bersama dengan berlandasan dari rasa keadilan. Keywords: Harta Bersama, Pertimbangan, Pembagian.
Delimitação geográfica de área
Authors: Dortzbach Denilson , Loss Arcângelo , Vieira Valci Francisco , Ricce Wilian da Silva , Trabaquini Kleber , Pereira Marcos Gervasio , Oliveira Netto Antonino José Jacques Gambôa Fernandez de , Souza Renato Sinquini de
Published: April 2022

A indicação geográfica é um conceito de grande importância pois valoriza as particularidades de diversos produtos de diferentes regiões, e consequentemente, os territórios de ocorrência desses produtos. Este estudo objetivou realizar a delimitação geográfica da área de produção de maça Fuji da Região de São Joaquim, SC, através da utilização e sobreposição de critérios climáticos, fitogeográficos, fenológicos e produtivos. Através do estudo verifica-se que a região é propícia ao cultivo da maçã Fuji por apresentar, em sua grande maioria, regiões com altitude superior a 1000 m e temperaturas mais baixas, tanto durante o inverno quanto no período de pré-colheita. Estas condições garantem frutos mais doces, com melhor coloração, maior tamanho e um período maior de conservação, refletindo na obtenção de produtos de qualidade única e específicos da região de São Joaquim. O clima, a localização dos produtores e packing house foram os fatores que delimitaram a área geográfica. A denominação de origem da maça Fuji da região de São Joaquim possui área de 4.928 km2, correspondendo a 5,15 % do território catarinense. Pode-se inferir que as indicações geográficas se consolidaram como uma forte opção para uma nova etapa de desenvolvimento territorial brasileiro, uma vez que pode agregar e gerar riqueza para os produtores, em especial os pequenos, movimentando a economia local, criando produtos típicos e tradicionais, com uma qualidade diferenciada.
Palavras-chave: Aptidão agrícola. Produtor rural. Denominação de origem. Critérios fitogeográficos. Desenvolvimento territorial.
Transoral ventral tympanic bulla osteotomy in cats: 13 cases (2016–2019)
Authors: Moissonnier Pierre H. M. , Blondel Margaux , Manou Maria , Viguier Eric
Published: March 2022

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the results of transoral ventral bulla osteotomy (TOVBO) in cats.

ANIMALS

13 client-owned cats treated by TOVBO between February 2016 and February 2019.

PROCEDURES

Medical records of cats with a diagnosis of middle ear disease (MED) that underwent TOVBO were reviewed. The procedure was similar to the one described for dogs. Short-term follow-up was obtained via clinical examination before discharge and at day 15 postoperatively. Long-term follow-up was performed via telephone interview.

RESULTS

13 cats (age range, 8 months to 12 years) underwent unilateral (n = 10) or bilateral (3) TOVBO (16) for the treatment of tympanic bulla (TB) infection (10), nasopharyngeal inflammatory polyps (5), or bullet retrieval from the TB (1). There were no intraoperative complications. One cat with a poor preoperative status died at postoperative day 3 from pneumonia. Eight cats experienced postoperative complications including head tilt (n = 2), Horner syndrome (3), loss of appetite (2), and temporary blindness (1). Collected samples confirmed the presence of nasopharyngeal inflammatory polyps (5), or otitis media (8). Six months after surgical intervention, 9 cats were free of MED signs.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

This oral approach provided a good access to the TB in all cases. The complications observed after TOVBO were similar to those for VBO. In cats, TOVBO seems to be an acceptable and safe minimally invasive alternative to the other approaches of the TB to address MED.
Alpine huts: Architectural innovations and development in the High Tatras until the first half of the 20th century
Authors: Novotná Mária
Published: March 2022

For man, the mountain environment was a source of raw materials and a place of economic activity until the end of the 18th century. This paper examines how the exploration of mountain valleys lead from the first ascents to the peaks to today’s exploitation of the mountain environment. We are currently following efforts to protect the unique environment of the mountains and to preserve the architectural heritage of the 20th century. In the paper, we look at the architecture of the High Tatras of the first half of the 20th century, which is lost under the coatings of today. The article traces the line of innovation in the 20th century and examines the causes and consequences of the origin and development of architecture in the alpine environment, with a focus on changes in the paradigm of social thinking in the relationship between architecture and the original landscape. The subject of the paper is mapping of the architectural heritage embedded in the unique environment of the world natural heritage of alpine terrains in the High Tatras and the study of the settlement process with innovative technologies and materials that have enabled architecture to enter difficult terrains. As industrialization, mechanization and electrification have greatly simplified and streamlined the construction process, the work identifies not only the development of new design, technological and material solutions, but also the resilience of the environment to innovation. It focuses on the analysis of innovative progress and monitors its development in contact with the mountain architecture from the moment of planning, work implementation and possible construction changes. The work focuses on the typology of mountain huts and the process of their architectural design.
Route options in inclusive museums: Case studies from Central Europe
Authors: Filová Natália , Rollová Lea , Čerešňová Zuzana
Published: March 2022

Museums are complex architectural works with many distinctive elements. One of the most significant museum features are routes or paths on which visitors circulate museums and perceive exhibitions. Children and people with special needs often have specific demands on physical accessibility of the surrounding environment, chronological arrangement of spaces and amount of information presented at a time. The arrangement of functional units in museum layouts affects wayfinding in space, understanding of the exhibition, as well as visitor guidance. The order in which people visit particular segments in a museum can also be described as one of the most important architectural and operational characteristics of this type of cultural buildings and areas. The article examines ways of arranging spaces in a museum building and the suitability of their application. These forms are evaluated based on various aspects; some of the created effects are studied, e.g. creation of a desired atmosphere. Existing concepts are compared and supplemented with other theoretical knowledge. The article aims to present variant suitable ways of composing routes that would meet the needs of different people, and bring them a quality leisure and educational experience from a museum tour. Various types of museum layout organisation and arrangement of exhibition spaces are illustrated with abstract schemes, as well as with specific case studies of five selected museums. The selection consists of architecturally exceptional and high-quality museums in Central Europe, which are able to attract a whole range of various groups of people including a younger audience. They are examples of both modern museums in this area and route planning options. The case studies highlight interesting local ideas, space concepts, routing methods, and also solutions for increasing inclusion of all visitors and children in particular.
The impacts of climate change on urban structures in Slovak cities: Identifying vulnerable urban structures
Authors: Kamenská Miroslava , Smatanová Katarína
Published: March 2022

In the coming decades, our cities will face extreme weather caused by climate change, which they will have to adopt. Adaptation of the urban environment is attracting the growing attention of planners, researchers, and policy makers in Slovakia and around the world. As essential for urban environment, the National Adaptation Strategy identified the adaptation at local level, which represents the participation of municipalities, supports the development of local adaptation strategies and subsequent implementation of actions that provide the cities with stronger sustainability and resilience. Within the last 8 years since the adoption of the national strategy, only 8 out of 141 Slovak cities in total elaborated an adaptation strategy that could be considered for further investigation. Consequently, this paper aims to broaden our knowledge of the two most significant impacts of climate change–heatwaves and floods–on urban structures in Slovak cities and validate the importance of spatial vulnerability analyses as a considerable tool for the expected unified national methodology for developing local adaptation strategies. The study examines analyses of spatial vulnerability to heat-waves in Hlohovec, Košice – Západ, and Trnava, and analyses of spatial vulnerability to floods in Hlohovec and Kežmarok, developed as part of vulnerability assessment within the framework of adaptation strategies of these cities. The analyses selected for comparison allow us to identify vulnerable urban structures and provide a deeper understanding of the causes of vulnerability in Slovakia, which is crucial for the development of adaptation strategies in the future and the building of resilience in Slovak cities. The article provides an exploratory spatial analysis of vulnerability hotspots. Based on the findings, it outlines the principles of spatial planning and urban structures that are resilient to the impacts of heatwaves and floods.
A general common fixed point theorem for a pair of mappings in S - metric spaces
Authors: Popa Valeriu , Patriciu Alina-Mihaela
Published: March 2022

The purpose of this paper is to prove a common fixed point theorem for a pair of mappings satisfying an implicit relation, generalizing the main results from [6], [10], [11], [13] and other papers.