bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La educación en el sector rural en tiempos de pandemia por la Covid-19
Authors: Guerrero-Casquete Evelyn María , Chiliquinga-Campos Evelyn Viviana , Velasco-Almachi Luis David , Pimbo-Tibán Ana Gabriel
Published: May 2023

En marzo del 2020 inició una pandemia que afectó a todo el mundo. En primera instancia, el Comité de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) nacional declaró estado de excepción, todo fue cerrado y se ingresó a cuarentena. Se dio inicio a una educación virtual, en la que se dejó atrás las aulas de clase; se crearon y adaptaron plataformas y entornos virtuales para dar inicio a una educación virtual. En el sector rural se presentaron muchas dificultades: hogares sin Internet por falta de recursos, estudiantes que no podían conectarse a clases y el único recurso al que accedían era a la guía semanal emitida por el docente. En este sentido, la finalidad del presente trabajo fue determinar los efectos y problemas que ha causado la pandemia en la educación del sector rural. Las modalidades de investigación fueron bibliográficas y de campo, los niveles fueron exploratorio y descriptivo. La muestra fue conformada por los padres de familia de los diferentes barrios rurales de San Buenaventura. La recolección de la información se realizó con la aplicación de la técnica de la encuesta y como instrumento el cuestionario. Los resultados permitieron identificar que en el sector rural la mayoría de los hogares no cuentan con Internet, motivo por el cual obstaculiza el aprendizaje.
Evaluación de la propuesta de un centro de investigación educativa para mejorar los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje en las universidades ecuatorianas de la zona 5
Authors: Macias Arroyo Franklin Gregorio , Vasquez Fajardo Carlos Efrain , Fajardo Vaca Ligia Meibol , Espinoza Toalombo Rosa Aurora
Published: May 2023

La educación superior en las universidades de la zona 5 de Ecuador se encuentran en constante evolución, es por esto que resulta importante que los docentes comprendan las características y conexiones entre los diversos componentes que estructuran el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. En este sentido, la creación de un Centro de Investigación Educativa (CIE) se presenta como una posible solución, pero es necesario evaluar su viabilidad y efectividad, para ello se utilizó la metodología mixta con un enfoque hermenéutico, utilizando el instrumento de la entrevista y la encuesta con preguntas cerradas, la población fueron cuatro directivos académicos y una muestra de 110 estudiantes, el lugar fueron las cuatro universidades (UNEMI, UTB, UPSE, UB) pertenecientes a la zona 5. Los resultados destacan que el nivel de satisfacción educativa posee un 74% de aceptación y los estudiantes consideran adecuadas las metodologías de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Se concluye que la principal limitación existente para la creación del CIE son los “recursos”, además, la estructura administrativa debe ser idónea con líneas jerárquicas claras para garantizar su funcionamiento.
Relevancia en establecer un modelo de responsabilidad social en las instituciones de educación superior en el Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo - México
Authors: Leon Ruiz Daniel Olegario , Uribe Salas José Alfredo
Published: May 2023

La Responsabilidad Social Universitaria es una acción – visión, la cual puede entenderse como el compromiso en las acciones que buscan una mejora en las necesidades del desarrollo social en un marco de sustentabilidad que asumen las universidades con sus propios actores o grupos de interés para y con la sociedad, este enfoque ha tomado fuerza en los últimos 22 años en Latinoamérica, con el objetivo de concientizar valores e implementar mecanismos y acciones en las Instituciones de Educación Superior para que establezcan un cambio de acción y concordancia a los requerimientos globales como actores precursores del desarrollo local y regional.
En México este cambio ha sido lento y gradual, ya que no ha podido consolidarse de manera estructural, debido a que no es una forma orgánica implementada en la educación superior pública, lo que impide establecer a esta nueva visión ecléctica en las funciones sustantivas de la educación universitaria y/o tecnológica.
En este sentido, el presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo el levantamiento de una encuesta cerrada y debidamente estructurada a través de un escalamiento tipo Likert y en base a los auto diagnósticos realizados en Latinoamérica por la Unión de Responsabilidad Social, aplicada a Instituciones de Educación Superior del Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo, México, quienes no han tenido un acercamiento al tema; obteniéndose con ello un resultado alentador, ya que se pudo conocer el interés de conocer de manera inicial esta visión en dichas instituciones, y, con ello dejar la posibilidad de realizar estudios posteriores.
Improving knowledge sharing through intrinsic motivation in the integration of self determination theory and theory of reason for action
Authors: Cahyaningrum Anis Okta
Published: May 2023

One source of an organization's competitive advantage is knowledge. Knowledge plays an important role in innovation and performance in organizations in previous studies. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of motivation in information sharing. This research is motivated by intrinsic factors (the joy of helping others). The Self Determination Theoty and Theory of Reason Action describe the mechanism. In order to describe the method by which motivation influences information sharing, knowledge sharing intents are utilized. The findings of testing the hypothesis indicate that intrinsic desire positively influences information sharing behavior and that knowledge sharing intentions are fully regulated.
The effect of talent management and organizational culture on employee performance with job satisfaction as a mediating variable
Authors: Putri Syintia Mega , Rivai Harif Amali , Syahrul Laura
Published: May 2023

One of the driving factors for good employee performance is Talent Management. Talent management is carried out in an effort to respond to quality company policies going forward, with talent management it is hoped that the company's performance will improve. The existence of a classification will make it easier for companies to find superior talents who will later be placed in their respective divisions. Thus this study aims to determine the effect of Talent Management and organizational culture on employee performance with job satisfaction as a mediating variable. This research was conducted at PT. Royal Family. The independent variables in this study are talent management and organizational culture and job satisfaction as mediating variables while employee performance is used as the dependent variable. Sampling technique with probability samples. So that the population of respondents used as many as 74 employees. The analytical method used is descriptive statistical analysis and inferential analysis using SmartPLS 4.0. The results of the study show that talent management has no effect on employee performance; organizational culture influences employee performance; job satisfaction affects employee performance; talent management affects job satisfaction; organizational culture affects job satisfaction; then job satisfaction as a mediating variable that does not affect talent management on employee performance; and job satisfaction as a mediating variable that influences organizational culture on employee performance.
The effect of service innovation and e-service quality toward customer satisfaction the my-xl application in bandung city
Authors: Tarmidi Didi , Salsabila Athifah
Published: May 2023

This research aims to analize however the outline of Service Innovation, E-Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction, furthermore as determine how the influence of service innovation and E-Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction. The fact that businesses are required to maintain customer satisfaction serves as the background for this research, which is informed by the ever-increasingly high expectations that consumers have of a brand or product. As one of the providers, XL must also ensure customer satisfaction by enhancing or maintaining service quality.100 people who purchased active data packages and used XL cards were included in the sample. The SPSS Ver.25 data processing system is used to perform Multiple Regression Analysis as a method of data analysis. Service Innovation and E-service Quality had a significant impact on Customer Satisfaction by 42.3%, according to the analysis's estimation. The fact that the variable E-service quality is partially demonstrated to have a greater constant than the variable Service innovation must be prioritized to obtain a more significant influence.
The Impact of Internal Audit, Internal Control and Whistleblowing System on Fraud Prevention in the Indonesia Banking Companies during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Haryanto Kelvin , Ardillah Kenny
Published: May 2023

This study aims to analyze the factors that influence fraud prevention, which consists of the role of internal audit, internal control and the sistem whistleblowing. The population of this study are employees who work as internal auditor in the Indonesia banking companies. The number of samples selected through con-venience sampling method are 100 employees of the three private bank in Jakarta domiciled base that rep-resent Indonesia’s banking industry. The hypothesis in this study was tested using multiple linear regres-sion. The results of the study indicate that internal audit, internal control and the whistleblowing system have a significant positive effect on fraud prevention. Meanwhile, internal audit and internal control are the most dominant variables that affect fraud prevention. This result proved that for the companies, the best practices of implementing internal audit, internal control, and the whistleblowing system in the banking industry will further increase the efforts of fraud prevention in anticipating fraud practices by company’s employees.
The Influence of Work Stress, Work Load and Work Environment on Turnover Inten-tion Employees of PT Jayamandiri Cirebon
Authors: Nursanti Tinjung Desy , Lianto Vestika Astri , Venir Kievlan Azzam , Mardiyah Lilis
Published: May 2023

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of work stress, work load, and work environment on turno-ver intention at PT Jayamandiri Cirebon. The method in this study uses quantitative methods. Data collec-tion techniques through questionnaires distributed to 43 respondents. The data analysis technique used multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the study indicate that work stress and work load have a significant and positive effect on turnover intention. While the work environment variable does not have a significant relationship to turnover intention, however if they have a better work environment, employees will be more comfortable and able to carry out their work to the fullest. Simultaneously the variables of work stress, work load, and work environment have a significant effect on turnover intention. This means that the influence made on this workload factor which includes targets to be achieved, working conditions, use of time and work standards must be considered again so that employees will feel more comfortable and do not feel burdened with work, thus enabling them to carry out their work maximally.
Analysis of The Implementation of Good Amil Governance Based on the Zakat Core Principle and The Application of PSAK No. 109 Concerning Zakat Accounting at The Padang City National Amil Zakat Agency
Authors: Sufriandio Sufriandio , Murniati Murniati
Published: May 2023

The potential for zakat in Indonesia is very large, where Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. In fact, according to 2018 government data, of the 217 trillion potential zakat, on-ly 4 percent or around 8 trillion has been collected. So there is still a margin of 96 percent. The large mar-gin is inseparable from a number of challenges faced in collecting zakat in Indonesia. One of the challeng-es is related to the accountability of zakat management organizations. The Good Amil Governance (GAG) system based on the Zakat Core Principle (ZCP) and the application of PSAK 109 on Zakat Accounting is a system that aims to realize the management of zakat institutions that encourage the formation of a clean, professional and transparent management work pattern. The purpose of this study is to analyze the imple-mentation of good Amil Governance based on the Zakat Core Principle and also to assess the implementa-tion of PSAK 109 on Accounting for Zakat at the National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS) of Padang City. This study uses a qualitative method with a field research approach. In collecting data, the researcher used interview, observation, and documentation techniques. Analysis of the data used using the Miles and Huberman model. The results of the study concluded that BAZNAS Padang City had carried out good amil governance and the implementation of PSAK 109 on Zakat Accounting had been carried out well in this institution.
Relevansi Nilai Informasi Akuntansi (Studi pada Perusahaan Retail yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2014 -2017)
Authors: Kurniatie Safira , Geraldina Ira
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Perubahan Laba, Arus Kas Operasi, Arus Kas Investasi, Arus Kas Pendanaan, Manajemen Laba dan Tingkat Inflasi terhadap Relevansi Nilai informasi Akuntasi yang di proksi kan dengan Return Saham. Pemilihan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling dan sampel dari penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 25 perusahaan retail yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Data diperoleh dari data sekunder laporan tahunan perusahaan retail yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada tahun 2014-2017. Teknik analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini didasarkan pada penelitian terdahulu dan berbagai teori pendukung lainnya. Variabel bebas dalam penelitian ini adalah Perubahan Laba (PL) sebagai ukuran informasi laba, Arus Kas Operasi (TCFO), Arus Kas Investasi (TCFI), Arus Kas Pendanaan (TCFF) sebagai ukuran informasi Arus Kas, Manajemen Laba (DAT) sebagai ukuran informasi akrual dan Tingkat Inflasi (Inflasi). Variabel terikat adalah relevansi nilai informasi akuntansi yang diukur dengan Return Saham.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Perubahan Laba (PL) berpengaruh positif terhadap return saham (Rit), sedangkan Perubahan Arus Kas Operasi (TCFO), Perubahan Arus Kas Investasi (TCFI), Perubahan Arus Kas Pendanaan (TCFF) sebagai ukuran informasi Arus Kas, Manajemen Laba (DAT) tidak berpengaruh terhadap return saham (Rit).
Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Audit Delay pada Industri Perbankan di Indonesia Tahun 2012-2016
Authors: Akbar Lidya Elma , Yusuf Muhammad
Published: May 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh ukuran perusahaan, solvabilitas, reputasi KAP, dan profitabilitas terhadap audit delay. Adapun rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah apakah ukuran perusahaan, solvabilitas, reputasi KAP, dan profitabilitas berpengaruh terhadap audit delay pada industri perbankan di Indonesia periode 2012-2016. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dan menggunakan alat analisis E-views 9.0. Jumlah populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 41 bank konvensional yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dari tahun 2012 sampai 2016, dan 26 digunakan sebagai sampel, dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap audit delay sementara Solvabilitas, reputasi KAP, dan profitabilitas tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap audit delay pada bank umum konvensional buku 3 dan 4 di Indonesia. Saran yang mewakili industri perbankan yaitu perusahaan mementingkan antara kapabilitas auditor dan kompleksitas manajemen perusahaan yang diaudit.
Pengaruh Bonus Plan dan Loan Loss Provision terhadap Perataan Laba (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Sektor Perbankan yang Terdaftar di BEI Tahun 2014-2019)
Authors: Vikkatrisakti Indry , Rahmi Asri Noer
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Bonus Plan dan Loan Loss Provision terhadap Perataan Laba. Objek penelitian ini adalah perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2014–2019. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode purposive sampling sehingga diperoleh 30 sampel bank dengan 170 observasi. Teknik analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi logistik biner. Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini didasarkan pada penelitian terdahulu dan berbagai teori pendukung lainya. Variabel dependen adalah Perataan Laba. Variabel independen adalah Bonus Plan dan Loan Loss Provision. Variabel kontrol adalah Leverage, Profitabilitas dan Pertumbuhan Perusahaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Bonus Plan dan Loan Loss Provision berpengaruh positif terhadap Perataan Laba.
Dampak Good Corporate Governance terhadap Kinerja Keuangan (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Perbankan yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia 2016-2018)
Authors: Rizki Ratih Dewi Nugrahani , Saad Bani
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak good corporate governance atau tata kelola perusahaan dan ukuran perusahaan terhadap Kinerja Keuangan pada perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada periode 2016 – 2018. Indikator yang digunakan dalam mekanisme good corporate governance terdiri dari Dewan Direksi, Dewan Komisaris, Komisaris Independen, Kepemilikan Institusional, dan Komite Audit dan untuk Kinerja Keuangan diukur dengan CFROA (cash flow return on asset). Sampel dalam perusahaan ini berjumlah 91 dengan 35 perusahaan bank yang memenuhi kriteria sampel penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Dewan Direksi, Dewan Komisaris, Komisaris Independen, Kepemilikan Institusional tidak berpengaruh terhadap Kinerja Keuangan, namun Komite Audit dan Ukuran Perusahaan berpengaruh terhadap Kinerja Keuangan pada perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2016–2018.
Analisa Perkembangan Cadangan Kerugian Penurunan Nilai (CKPN), Beban Kerugian Penurunan Nilai dan Non Performing Loan (NPL) selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19 pada 4 Kelompok bank di Indonesia Periode 2019-2020
Authors: Pramestika Elisabeth Irna , Muchlis Muchlis
Published: May 2023

Pandemi Covid-19 memberikan dampak bagi seluruh aspek kehidupan manusia, tak terkecuali bagi perekonomian yang sedang mengalami kekhawatiran pada kondisi tak menentu seperti ini. Oleh sebab itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat perbedaan yang terjadi pada Cadangan Kerugian Penurunan Nilai (CKPN), Beban Kerugian Penurunan Nilai dan Non Performing Loan (NPL) selama masa pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian dilakukan dalam jangka waktu 2019 sampai dengan 2020 dengan Bank Umum Konvensional BUKU 1 – 4 yang menjadi objek penelitiannya. Penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif kuantitatif yang disajikan dalam bentuk angka, sehingga mudah dipahami dan nantinya akan diperbandingakan. Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test dengan menggunakan applikasi IBM SPSS 25. Hasil dalam penelitian ini, pada variabel Cadangan Kerugian Penurunan Nilai kategori BUKU 1 – 4 mengalami perbedaan signifikan. Selanjutnya pada variabel Beban Kerugian Penurunan Nilai kategori BUKU 1 dan 2 tidak mengalami perbedaan signifikan, hasil berbeda ditemukan pada BUKU 3 dan 4 yang mengalami perbedaan signifikan. Pada variabel yang terakhir Non Performing Loan kategori BUKU 1 – 3 tidak mengalami perbedaan signifikan, sedangkan pada BUKU 4 mengalami perbedaan yang signifikan. Dalam penelitian ini memberikan implikasi kepada manajemen dan regulator bahwa kebijakan countercyclical yang diterapkan pada perbankan di Indonesia menunjukkan suatu keberhasilan yang membuat perbankan Indonesia tidak jatuh.
Pengaruh CR, DER dan ROE Terhadap Harga aham pada Perusahaan Consumer Goods Periode 2018-2021
Authors: Ferli Ossi , Nelmida Nelmida , Rahma Ajeng Annisa , Shafira Dona Ertika , William Yoshua
Published: May 2023

Selama pandemi covid-19 harga saham sektor consumer goods tidak begitu terkoreksi namun cenderung stabil hal ini disinyalir bahwa sektor ini tetap dibutuhkan selama masa pademi dibanding sektor lain. Penelitian bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh rasio keuangan yaitu Current Ratio (CR), Debt to Equity ratio (DER), dan Return on Equity (ROE) terhadap harga saham. Populasi penelitian ini perusahaan consumer goods yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2018-2021. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder dengan metode purposive sampling sebanyak 26 perusahaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis statistik deskriptif dan regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ROE berpengaruh positif terhadap harga saham. CR tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham. Hasil DER berpengaruh pada sampel 2020-2021 sedangkan 2018-2019 tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham.
Risk and Return of Sustainable Awarded Company: Comparison between Stock Index Sri-Kehati and LQ45
Authors: Yasya Nada , Maharani Beatrice Alicia , Ardiansyah Nabiila Putri , Sabelia Adinda , Hidayat Taufiq
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan menganalisis perbedaan tingkat risiko dan return antara indeks saham hijau dan indeks saham dengan likuiditas tinggi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Penelitian ini berfokus pada indeks saham SRI-KEHATI sebagai proksi green stock index dan LQ45 sebagai pembanding. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode independent sample t-test untuk mendapatkan hasil pengujian hipotesis yang kemudian diolah dengan bantuan software SPSS versi 25. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang terdaftar pada masing-masing indeks saham SRI-KEHATI dan LQ45 periode 2017-2021 sesuai dengan kriteria yang telah ditentukan (purposive sampling). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara tingkat risiko dan return pada indeks saham SRI-KEHATI dan LQ45. Oleh karena itu, perusahaan yang terdaftar dalam indeks saham SRI-KEHATI diharapkan lebih memperhatikan aspek keberlanjutan guna meningkatkan minat investor dalam berinvestasi untuk menghasilkan keuntungan dan meminimalkan risiko untuk menciptakan return yang dapat memberikan manfaat ergonomis dengan tetap memperhatikan kelestarian lingkungan.
Epazote solar drying under different conditions: Kinetics, modeling, and colorimetry
Authors: Castillo-Téllez Beatriz , Castillo-Téllez Margarita , Mejía Pérez Gerardo Alberto , Vega Gómez Carlos Jesahel
Published: May 2023

Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides L.) is a plant used as a condiment in food and has antioxidant properties promoting human health. Unfortunately, epazote is highly perishable due to its high moisture content. In this work, epazote solar drying is carried out using two different dryers: an indirect solar dryer with a titanium oxide cover (SIT) and a direct one with a polycarbonate cover (SDP) to increase its shelf life. Titanium oxide is a novel material with thermal properties helping solar drying by allowing the preservation of epazote's medicinal and organoleptic properties, which is very sensitive to solar radiation. The drying kinetics show that both dryings were carried out in 2.6 hours, obtaining a final humidity of 0.9 and 0.4 g water/g ss in SIT and SDP, respectively. The highest drying rate (27 g water/g ss∙ hr) was achieved with the SIT. The model that best fit the drying kinetics for both cases was the Weibull model, with a minimum r2 of 0.9979. The colorimetric study found that the SIT allows a superior quality in the product with an ∆E of 9.56
A Metate, Micaceous Clay Pottery, and the ATLAS-1 Trestle: Mining the Interior Structures of Objects to Build Architectural Theory
Authors:   University of New Mexico, Wendl Nora , Maltby Julian ,   University of New Mexico
Published: May 2023

In this graduate architectural theory course, students are asked to select an object (not a building) that brings together the environment and humans. First, they write observations of it—answering questions about its materiality, authorship, use, and lifespan, tracing its materiality back to its origins. This is a study of what Elaine Scarry refers to as the “interior structure” of objects: how objects “internalize within their design an active ‘awareness’ of human beings…that is not limited to their use.” Students then write a thesis statement connecting the interior structure of this object to a larger question within the theory of the built environment—examining architecture as related cultural object. The thesis statement is explored in a paper, and the paper is supplemented by a 3-minute film which seeks to reveal a tangible connection to the object and the theory underpinning it. For a student who chose to study an inherited metate, he observed the materiality of this tool for grinding corn—volcanic stone—proposing that “notions of time that are embedded in the cosmic scale of a metate can provide valuable insight into the way we design and construct buildings,” connecting the physicality of the metate to his own family’s origins, modernism’s avoidance of time, and the “dormant tectonics” of building with volcanic rock, which he’d learned during an internship in Mexico City. The companion film used footage of volcanic eruptions in Mexico, and the student using the metate, combining source and tool across time. For this session, we propose presenting the structure of this course, and three architectural theory papers it produced: papers whose origins were found in a metate, in the micaceous clay pottery of indigenous Taos Pueblo people, and in the ATLAS-1 Trestle at Kirtland Air Force Base, all objects specific to cultures within this region, and containing within their interior structures—as the students prove—theories applicable to the built environment.
Decolonizing Studio Pedagogy Through Critical Theory and Integrated Research Methods -- A Curriculum Reimagination
Authors:   University of Utah, Galarza José , Henry Lisa C. ,   University of Utah
Published: May 2023

The School of Architecture at The University of Utah has engaged in curriculum reimagination for the last three years. At the heart of this faculty-wide effort is the mission to make architects civic entrepreneurs and socially responsible global citizens. In response, we have sought to broaden our disciplinary horizons. Our collective has envisioned an integrated curriculum in which research methods and critical theories from many disciplines such as literature, queer theory, ethnography, or indigenous studies become the primer for design. Students learn that research is a systematic inquiry directed towards the creation of knowledge, and that each method produces different ways of knowing. Our primary aim is to disrupt the notion that the acquisition and application of knowledge is somehow universal, as opposed to the result of a particular set of cultural constructs. The “integrated model” with research methods at its base allows us to move towards a larger project of decolonizing design pedagogy. By decolonizing we mean braiding together Western and other ways of knowing to transform the imagination and structure of design practice and the academy. The metaphor of braiding in this case maintains the identity of each mode of knowledge, while strengthening the whole by introducing different critical views of land and property, design and project delivery, plus client and community1. Placing diverse critical theories as well as both western and indigenous research methods as the foundation of the curriculum allows us to ask difficult questions about how architecture can contribute to the cultural survival, resilience, and healing of cultures devastated by European Enlightenment, the foundation of modern education, with its roots in racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and economic exploitation of the colonized world.
Actual Reality: An Alternative Approach to Post-Digital Representation
Authors:   University of Houston, Wienert Ross
Published: May 2023

In his essay “Architecture Enters the Age of Post-Digital Drawing”, Sam Jacob advocates for a new method of representation that eschews the digital technology used to create photo-realistic renderings in favor of an approach that utilizes digital collage in order to embrace drawing as a work of fiction. While his criticism of photo-realism is valid, it is also arguable that a post-digital age in architecture should more heavily concerned with reality. An alternative method of representation is investigated that utilizes photographs of physical models that are digitally modified in order to emphasize the experiential qualities of architecture. Whereas Sam Jacob uses the zombie as a metaphor for a collage technique risen from the dead, the cyborg may be a more apt analogy for a post-digital method of representation that is focused on real world, but also open to embracing the potential of digital enhancements. The paper explores the role of physical models, photography, and in some cases digital technology as a means to generate perspectival views by architects of the past and the present with the hope that these precedents can be utilized to inform an alternate post-digital era to the one Sam Jacob advocates. These techniques have been applied in a series of design studios focused on shifting the focus from external form and abstraction toward internal experience with an emphasis on reality. While this approach diverges from what students’ expectations are for design, many have embraced the process and stated that the studio has helped to shape their view of the realm of architecture.
Restoration Values: Methodology, Historic 1906 Masonry Structure
Authors:   University of Colorado Denver, Flanagan Robert Hugh
Published: May 2023

This research reports on a four-year project to restore a 1906 structure designed by architect William Ellsworth Fisher (1871–1937), one of Denver and Colorado’s most prominent architects and builders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It evaluates three competing decision-making process issues and the prioritization of each: restoration values (look and feel), integrated decision matrix (scope & process), and rules of thumb (architect’s methodology). It focuses on infrastructure to provide safety, historical authenticity, and maximum utility in preserving the look and feel of the original architectural design. This two-story masonry house was acquired in a bank foreclosure; it was in derelict condition, condemned by the health/building departments, requiring immediate remedial action to prevent catastrophic collapse. A 1959 renovation compromised the historic character of the interior when the single-family structure was converted into a rooming house. Substantial completion of the restoration was in the summer of 2019. In historic masonry structures with comparable heating degree days and cooling degree days, a similar, streamlined decision-making process can be developed to optimize the restoration outcome. Personal safety is always integral to this process. Standards relating to the treatment of historic properties—preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction should be maintained. Existing architectural features are recorded and preserved. False ceilings, chases, and the use of non-period materials and methods are avoided. There is a strong preference to remove and not encapsulate all environmental hazards. Masonry structures of the era are most at risk from poorly maintained or implemented moisture control systems. Intact roofs, gutters, and foundation drainage are prioritized. Sub-floor heating with a zoned, HE condensing boiler is the least disruptive process, maintaining the look and feel of the original structure. Ductless cooling is desirable. Development of an integrated prioritization matrix streamlines the decision-making process.
Design Studio as Intergrated Living Lab for Climate Justice: Houston
Authors:   Prairie View A&M University (HBCU), Ward Jessica April
Published: May 2023

Practitioners, local leaders and agencies in Texas are working together with the undergraduate architecture students at Prairie View A&M University (Historic Black College and University) through a unique service learning program to explore and propose architectural design solutions for the looming push of climate gentrification in historically segregated neighborhoods. Several projects are on the boards to be built as small footprint, scalable, design-build demonstrations. The student designs showcase sustainable building strategies informed through the U.S. Department of Energy, Race to Zero student competition, building science and sustainable building courses, and research of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Fortified Home construction standards. The integrated design studio, Living Lab for Climate Justice, at the School of Architecture, Prairie View A&M University, is rooted in environmental justice and service learning, as a framework for weaving culture, climate and ecology into long-term housing solutions for post-disaster communities facing sustained environmental injustice in the Gulf Coast.
Countering the Biennialization of Architecture in the Chinese Urban Village in Shenzhen
Authors:   University of Michigan, Wang Jieqiong , Ray Mary-Ann ,   University of Michigan, Adams Robert ,   University of Michigan
Published: May 2023

From Europe to China, while biennial infrastructure allows global curators, architects, and urban designers to use exhibition tactics for disciplinary promotion, the quick in-and- out exhibition practices nevertheless risk overlooking local complexities and differences. How does expanding forms of architectural collaborative or activism through international architecture biennales reclaim “the right to the city” and contribute to the multiplicity and heterogeneity in the city? This paper addresses this question in a Chinese context, by closely examining the 2017 Shenzhen/Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (UABB) hosted in contested urban villages. In particular, this paper investigates an exhibition/ renovation project House 17 within the main site -the Nantou Old Town. This study employs mixed research methods, including archival research, ethnographic research, and spatial analysis, to unravel the mechanisms in initiating, negotiating, and implementing of this international architectural collaborative project in the urban village. By situating the UABB and House 17 in the long history of the socio-spatial transformation of Shenzhen, this paper argues that the international UABB has expanded the capacities of the field of architecture and urban design to mobilize economic and social forces in making urban changes at a new scale. However, architect- curators’ partnership with the local government has put them in a new position that appears close to real estate developers in the process of urban renewal. The in-depth investigation into the exhibition project House 17 further reveals that local politics and complexities tend to be compromised in globalized architectural imagination and collaborative. Through the case study, this paper problematizes the globalization of architectural activism and calls for alternative design pedagogy.
DESIGN AND EXPERIMENT OF END EFFECT FOR KIWIFRUIT HARVESTING BASED ON OPTIMAL PICKING PARAMETERS
Authors: HE Zhi , LI Zixu , DING Xingting , LI Kai , SHI Yinggang , CUI Yongjie
Published: May 2023

A kiwifruit harvesting end effector was designed and developed to improve the efficiency of mechanized kiwifruit harvesting. Firstly, the automated kiwifruit picking process was determined according to the kiwifruit orchard working environment. Secondly, the end-effector was designed and analyzed based on the principle of kiwifruit picking. Finally, an orchard experiment was conducted with the clamping force, rotation angle and rotation speed of the end-effector as test factors, and the separation success rate, separation time and damage rate of kiwifruit fruit as test indicators. A regression model between the test factors and test indicators was established using a quadratic fitting equation to analyze the influence between the test factors and indicators. The experimental results showed that the optimal parameter was a clamping force of 3.05 N, a separation angle of 65.75°, and a separation speed of 60.03°/s. The results of the study provide theoretical basis and technical support for automated kiwifruit harvesting.
An improved calculation scheme of electron flow in a propagator method for solving the Boltzmann equation
Authors: Kobayashi Tsukasa , Sugawara Hirotake , Ikeda Kei
Published: May 2023

In order to accurately evaluate the electron acceleration process in the calculation of the time evolution of the electron velocity distribution function (EVDF) based on the Boltzmann equation, an improved scheme blending upwind and central differences is introduced into the propagator method (PM). While the previous PM based on the upwind scheme needs fine cells to obtain an accurate EVDF at low electric fields, the improved PM is robust against coarse cells, which allows the reduction of cell resolution. Calculations of the EVDF in Ar under RF electric fields demonstrated that the blending scheme can provide satisfactorily accurate results even with cells about tenfold larger than the upwind case at low reduced electric fields below 1 Td, which leads to much shorter computational time because the reduction in the number of cells satisfactorily compensates for the complexity of the blending scheme. This technique has been built into a new user-friendly PM software named BOSPROM.
Characterization of local non-equilibrium phonons in bulk MoS2 probed by temperature-dependent Raman scattering
Authors: Liu Ruian , Miyata Masanobu , Koyano Mikio
Published: May 2023

This study presents an experimental implementation to determine the temperature dependence of Raman spectra of bulk 2H-MoS2 in the temperature range of 300–650 K. In addition, we have measured

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The philosophical implications of Su Dongpo's Shui-lu-fa-xiang-zan
Authors:   The Society For Chinese Humanities In Korea, JANG Chun Seok
Published: May 2023

Su Dong-po’s『Shui-lu-fa-xiang-zan』 is a Zan-literature written on the theme of Buddha and Bodhisattva, the object of offering for Shui-lu-zhai, but it is so profound that it is very difficult to accurately interpret and grasp the meaning of the phrase. Therefore, although this work is a very important literature material, research papers on it are extremely rare. Su Dong-po reached a very deep level in Buddhist thought and practice, and this work contains such a level of Su Dong-po as it is. Differently from the writings used in general rites, many meanings are highly condensed in short phrases, and without the shamanic elements, emphasizing the two original spirits of Buddhism, compassion and enlightenment, Emptiness·Absence of ego·Patience·Love for the people are explained. 『Shui-lu-fa-xiang-zan』pioneered a very unique stage in Chinese Buddhism literature. For example, in the Section on people, it is explained as follows: Hell and heaven, unhappiness and happiness seem to be different, but in fact, it depends on how you use the same mind. Similarly, Nirvana, which is the state of eternal life, and birth and death are also one in their origin. Life and death are repeated, but if you realize it at this moment, you will become Nirvana, so the two are actually one. Heaven and Nirvana are not elsewhere, they are with me right now, but people look elsewhere and not in themselves. In the Section on hell, it is explained as follows: You raise a thought and the karmic fire soars. No one else burns you, you burn yourself. If you observe the nature of all phenomena, phenomena appear and disappear with the speed of lightning. But only the mind creates it, and knowing the mind breaks hell.
On the Stability and Homogeneous Ensemble of Feature Selection for Predictive Maintenance: A Classification Application to Tool Condition Monitoring in Milling
Authors: Assafo Maryam , Städter J. Philipp , Meisel Tenia , Langendörfer Peter
Published: May 2023

Feature selection (FS) represents an essential step for many machine learning-based predictive maintenance (PdM) applications, including various industrial processes, components, and monitoring tasks. The selected features not only serve as inputs to the learning models, but also can influence further decisions and analysis, e.g., sensor selection, understandability of the PdM system. Hence, before deploying the PdM system, it is crucial to examine the reproducibility and robustness of the selected features under variations in the input data. This is particularly critical for real-world datasets with a low sample-to-dimension ratio (SDR). However, to the best of our knowledge, stability of the FS methods under data variations has not been considered yet in the field of PdM. This paper addresses this issue with an application to tool condition monitoring in milling, where classifiers based on support vector machine and random forest were employed. We used a 5-fold cross-validation to evaluate three popular filter-based FS methods, namely Fisher score, minimum redundancy maximum relevance (mRMR), and ReliefF, in terms of both stability and macro-F1. Further, for each method, we investigated the impact of the homogeneous FS ensemble on both performance indicators. To gain broad insights, we used four (2:2) milling datasets obtained from our experiments and NASA’s repository, which differ in the operating conditions, sensors, SDR, number of classes, etc. For each dataset, the study was conducted for two individual sensors and their fusion. Among the conclusions: 1) Different FS methods can yield comparable macro-F1, yet considerably different FS stability values. 2) Fisher score (single and/or ensemble) is the superior in most of the cases. 3) mRMR’s stability is overall the lowest, the most variable over different settings (e.g., sensor(s), subset cardinality), and the one that benefits the most from the ensemble.

This paper was accepted for publication in Sensors. The peer-reviewed publication can be found in: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/9/4461
Multi-UAV IRS-assisted Communications: Multinode Channel Modeling and Fair Sum-Rate Optimization via Deep Reinforcement Learning
Authors: Iacovelli Giovanni , Coluccia Angelo , Grieco Luigi Alfredo
Published: May 2023

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) combined with Intelligent Reflective
Surfaces (IRSs) represent a cutting-edge technology for improving the
channel capacity of wireless communications, by capitalizing on UAVs’ 3D
mobility coupled with the IRSs’ smart radio capabilities. This work
envisions a scenario in which a swarm of UAVs equipped with IRSs serves
multiple Internet of Things (IoT) Ground Nodes (GNs) concurrently
transmitting to a single Base Station (BS) via OFDMA. The huge number of
passive elements composing the IRSs introduces a significant complexity
in the mission design. Therefore, each IRS is divided into patches that
can be simultaneously used to serve different nodes. Considering general
Rician fading, a comprehensive channel model for IRS-assisted UAV-aided
networks is derived. Then, a multi-objective mixed-integer non-linear
programming problem is conceived to maximize the sum-rate of the GNs
and, at the same time, minimize the difference among the users’ data
rates, by jointly optimizing the trajectories and the phase shift
matrices. This non-convex problem, reformulated in terms of scheduling
(i.e., patch-GN assignment), is challenging to solve. Hence, it is
rearranged as a Markov Decision Process and a quasi-optimal solution is
obtained via Deep Reinforcement Learning. Extensive simulation analysis
is performed to validate the results and the accuracy of the proposed
model.
Implementing Cross-Platform Business Logic in Mobile Applications using Hexagonal Architecture
Authors: Nunkesser Robin
Published: May 2023

Most modern mobile applications need to be available on iOS and Android. Frequent code sharing is desirable. While dedicated cross- and multiplatform development tools achieve this goal, there are also situations where more flexibility is necessary. If code for one platform already exists or if, for example, the UI needs to be highly platform-optimized, a high volume of shared business logic could be one of the main implementation goals. The Hexagonal Architecture is a global architecture, providing an extendable approach suitable for small and large projects and helping to achieve more independence from frameworks and external agencies and better testability. This paper discusses the use of the Hexagonal Architecture to simplify business logic sharing. 
Transduction in MEMS/NEMS Based Actuation and Sensing
Authors: Pachkawade Vinayak
Published: May 2023

This article offers rigorous overview of diverse transduction methods that have enabled successful development of Micro/Nanoelectromechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS) components and devices used for sensing and actuation. The paper focuses on providing educational insights on the transductions used in MEMS/NEMS, and curates the latest applications and design trends. The review begins by classifying various transduction techniques, explaining cross-domain couplings, presents an underlying working principles and governing equations that drive transducer operation. Both actuation and sensing modes of each transduction method are exclusively explained and discussed, accompanied by the latest case study examples and references. The article provides detailed scientific insights into the widely used transduction techniques in MEMS/NEMS, addresses effective comparative performance of one over another (force, displacement, resonance frequency, quality factor, noise, nonlinearity, energy requirements, etc.) The paper also highlights emerging materials and fabrication platforms using which these transducers are developed 