bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Mediating Role of Brand Awareness in Social Media Marketing’s Impact on Brand Image
Authors: Ramadhan Masagus Muhamad Rizky Putra , Aprillia Ariesya
Published: February 2025

Instagram is one of the most fashionable social media platforms for business promotion. As one of the coffee shops, Kopitagram also utilizes this platform to make people aware and have an image on their minds in the competitive market to be its consumers. Consequently, this research aims to prove three things. The first is the influence of social media marketing (SMM) on brand awareness (BA) and image (BI). The second is the impact of BA and BI. The third is the mediating effect of BA on the association between SMM and BI. Taking 203 customers of Kopitagram in Bandung as the sample, using a purposive sampling method and survey technique, this study analyzes their responses based on a covariance-based structural equation model to examine four hypotheses proposed with related statistical features. Finally, this study concludes that social media marketing effectively elevates the brand awareness and image of the consumers. Furthermore, BA can enhance BI. Finally, the mediating effect of BA is proven. This situation can increase revenue and profits for the related coffee shop.
Quality Assurance Practices in Selected Libraries of Higher Education Institutions in Zambia
Authors: Banda Charles , Chitumbo Eness M. Miyanda , Chewe Pilate , Kabilwa Silumesi
Published: February 2025

Quality assurance standards and guidelines play an important role in ensuring that students, lecturers and researchers have access to the required services and resources to support their academic endeavours. They have influenced the development of a quality culture in higher education in various institutions. Evidently, quality assurance is no longer an option, but a critical reality as libraries in general are under immense pressure to prove their worth in competition with other information enterprises. The aim of the study, therefore, was to assess the levels of adherence to the HEA Zambia standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ZSGQA) by university libraries of HEIs in Zambia. This study employed an exploratory study design of 25 purposely selected universities accredited by the HEA in Zambia out of a total of 90 universities. A questionnaire was utilised to collect empirical data from a purposively selected sample of 25 university chief librarians. These were identified from both public (9) and private (16) universities. The results revealed that the perceptions of leaders on quality assurance practices in university libraries of HEIs in Zambia were generally found to be positive, based on the high scores recorded for each dimension. This implies that University libraries in Zambian HEIs complied to the set quality assurance standards by the HEA. This can be seen from high scores across most of the items assessed. However, this compliance was at a subconscious level and had areas of concern suggesting a lack of awareness of the existence of ZSGQA. It is hoped that this research will contribute to the field of library and information science in two ways, that is, by providing valuable insights on the state of quality assurance in Zambia and raising awareness about national standards on quality assurance and specifically the ZSGQA framework for university libraries. Ultimately, this may foster a culture of benchmarking and implementation of best practices, thereby, enhancing quality and service delivery in libraries.
Thermal channelization of suprapermafrost flows
Authors: Warburton Katarzyna , Del Vecchio Joanmarie , Meyer Colin , Palucis Marisa
Published: February 2025

On many frozen hillslopes, subsurface water above permafrost is routed through regularly spaced, linear features known as water tracks. We test whether water tracks form through thermal channelization, where heat from viscous dissipation in flowpaths deepens the active layer, creating a preferred flow path that attracts more water. We derive equations for suprapermafrost Darcy flow and, using linear stability analysis, we calculate growth rates and obtain wavelength selection for this system, which we compare to observed water track spacing from the high Arctic. Our model predictions are sensitive to flow speed, but the predicted cross-slope water track patterns are consistent with observed water track spacing under high flow conditions in the Low Arctic. Our model implies that signatures of changing climate might be found in changing water track spacing. However, feedback between flow and thaw is unlikely to drive flow path development in areas of low flow rate.
Double standards in judging collective action
Authors: Reimer Nils Karl , Branković Marija , Essien Iniobong , Goh Jin X. , Goudeau Sébastien , Lantos Nóra Anna , Veldman Jenny
Published: February 2025

Collective action is a powerful force driving social change but often sparks contention about what actions are acceptable means to effect social change. We investigated double standards in judging collective action—that is, whether observers judge the same protest actions to be more acceptable depending on who the protesters are and what they are protesting. In two studies, we used item response theory to develop an instrument of 25 controversial protest actions to measure where people draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable forms of collective action. In three preregistered experiments (N = 2776), we found no consistent evidence for ingroup bias in terms of social class when judging protests for workers’ rights (Experiment 1), in terms of race when judging protests for and against defunding the police (Experiment 2), and in terms of gender when judging protests for and against restricting abortion (Experiment 3). Instead, we found that progressive participants (Experiments 1–3) who rejected system-justifying beliefs (Experiments 1–2) considered the same protest actions more acceptable when a cause aligned with their ideological orientation (for workers’ rights, for defunding the police, against restricting abortion) than when it did not (against defunding the police, for restricting abortion). Conservative participants considered the same actions somewhat more acceptable when protesters supported, rather than opposed, restricting abortion (Experiment 3) but considered all protest actions, for and against defunding the police, equally unacceptable (Experiment 2). Our findings have theoretical and practical implications for understanding the often-divided response to social movements.
Distractor susceptibility in visual working memory: No evidence for particularly vulnerable mnemonic representations in the focus of attention
Authors: Vergauwe Evie , Hautekiet Caro , Langerock Naomi
Published: February 2025

Selectively focusing attention allows us to prioritize specific information within working memory. The current study investigates the consequences of focused attention for prioritized information in visual working memory. Specifically, in three behavioral experiments, we study how focused attention modulates the distractor susceptibility of mental representations that are the object of focused attention, using different prioritization modes (spontaneous, cued-based, and reward-based prioritization). When we relied on spontaneous prioritization in Experiments 1a and 1b, our findings indicated that information in the focus of attention is as vulnerable to perceptual interference as information represented elsewhere in working memory, and this did not change over time. When prioritization was externally-guided in Experiment 2, we found information in the focus of attention to be either protected from perceptual interference (when using cue-based prioritization) or as vulnerable as information represented elsewhere in working memory (when using reward-based prioritization), regardless of when the priority signal was presented (before, during, or after encoding). Thus, overall, distractor susceptibility of information in working memory was revealed to be either reduced (when cue-based) or unaffected (when spontaneous or reward-based) by prioritization, but never increased in the current study. Theoretical implications for the focus of attention are discussed.
Thinking Beyond RVCN: Addressing the Complexity of Replication Target Selection
Authors: Pittelkow Merle-Marie , Field Sarahanne Miranda , van Ravenzwaaij Don
Published: February 2025

Isager, van ’t Veer and Lakens (2021) proposed a quantitative operationalization of replication value (denoted RVCN), using average yearly citation count and sample size as proxies for value and uncertainty, respectively. In this commentary, we suggest that the approach of Isager et al., while a good theoretical departure point, oversimplifies the complex decision-making process that underpins replication target selection in practice. We present what we view as some issues with RVCN, notably the use of citation count and ambiguity as to whether RVCN is prescriptive or descriptive. We also present preliminary empirical evidence that RVCN diverges on its performance as a replication target selection method, compared with existing selection methods (such as those published by us in the past). We conclude with the recommendation that going forward, approaches should emphasize the multifaceted nature of replication target selection to maximize their practical utility.
Love and Human Flourishing
Authors: VanderWeele Tyler J. , Lee Matthew T.
Published: February 2025

We present arguments that the promotion of love within society has tremendous underutilized potential to enhance human flourishing. Some indication that this may be so can be found in sweeping claims sometimes made about love within philosophical, theological, psychological, sociological, and even economic, business and management literatures. We review definitional and theoretical considerations concerning love and flourishing. We summarize various streams of empirical evidence for the role of love in the promotion of human flourishing. We then argue that social policy oriented towards promoting love within families, friendships, schools, workplaces, religious communities, medicine, politics and the media could make substantial contributions to advancing societal flourishing.
Examining the Role of Social Context: Cross-National Validation of the Impostor Phenomenon Short Scale (IPSS-3)
Authors: Jansen Max P. , Yaffe Yosi
Published: February 2025

Despite decades of research, major gaps remain in understanding the origins and societal implications of the Impostor Phenomenon (IP). Social research has addressed health implications and the role of social contexts, which is crucial given pathologizing tendencies in IP research. However, large-scale empirical evidence is rare, partly because suitable instruments are missing. This study introduces the Impostor Phenomenon Short Scale (IPSS-3) as a time-efficient IP instrument suitable for surveys covering various topics with limited assessment time. Data from 424 German and 477 Hebrew-speaking adolescents and young adults is used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the IPSS-3. Results demonstrate that the IPSS-3 is a reliable instrument ready for implementation in different fields, showing high internal consistency and strong correlations with two validation scales, namely external locus of control and self-esteem. The IPSS-3 is thus a robust tool that can facilitate new ventures in IP research from a social science perspective.
Design, Development, and Analysis of Combined Darrieus and Savonius Wind Turbine
Authors: Yadav Pankaj , Joshi Hem Raj , Bhattarai Ashish , Bhatta Bishnu , Neupane Nabin
Published: February 2025

This study concerns the design, development, and analysis of the combined Darrieus and Savonius wind turbine. The circumferential placement of three straight Darrieus blades with a NACA 0018 cross-section and a helically twisted Savonius blade ensures an even distribution of torque. Savonius can be used to self-start a wind turbine, something that the Darrieus cannot do on its own due to its unique design. All the wind turbine parts are designed using CAD software, and simulation data is obtained via the CFD approach. Also, the design is imported to FlashForge Finder to 3D print the wind turbine profile, and finally, testing is carried out. The plastic material used for Savonius is ABS, and that for Darrieus is PLA. Equipped with a hybrid design, the fabricated VAWT has exhibited notable characteristics during testing. Its cut-in wind speed, which is the minimum required for operation, is remarkably low, at 3 m/s. Under 6 m/s wind conditions, it achieves a maximum power output of 7.5537 watts. Additionally, the rotor blade has registered a peak rotational speed of 431 rpm at 6 m/s, showcasing its promising potential for wind energy harnessing. Furthermore, a graph plot analysis of the data collected from both processes reveals a comparable slope characteristic. Additionally, mechanical losses have been demonstrated by the discrepancy between the theoretical and experimental data. The study investigates the performance of a novel wind turbine model equipped with an innovative self-starting mechanism, eliminating reliance on external motors, across a range of wind velocities.
Design, Fabrication and Testing of Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrator
Authors: Sah Santosh , Oli Nirajan , Chhetri Shishir , Gyawali Sarmila , Shrestha Gambir , Adhikari Manisha , Dhungana Ramanuja
Published: February 2025

The Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrator (PDSC) plays a vital role in harnessing solar energy efficiently. Harnessing solar energy effectively is crucial in the quest for sustainable energy solutions, and the Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrator stands out as a promising and simple technology in this regard. The parabolic dish solar concentrator, with a 1.84-meter aperture diameter, 0.342-meter depth, and 0.619-meter focal length, was designed, fabricated, and tested. Using a concentrating reflector, heat from the sun is focused on a receiver. The main objective of the project is to design, fabricate, and test the Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrator. At the focal point, the collected energy is used for heating water and cooking rice, eggs, and potatoes in the receiver. The receiver arrangement is supported by a four-bar mechanism, ensuring that the sun's rays are always directed toward the receiver at different times of the day. On a sunny, cloud-free day, the maximum temperature recorded was 370°C. The water heating thermal efficiency obtained was 24.67%. The cooking time varies due to the intensity of solar radiation and the time of day. It was observed that during mid-day, the cooking time was shorter because of the higher intensity of solar radiation.
Wyrok Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka z dnia 28 listopada 2023 r. w sprawie Kračunova vs. Bułgaria, dotyczącej obowiązku państw zapewnienia ofiarom handlu ludźmi możliwości dochodzenia odszkodowania od ich oprawców, skarga nr 18269/18
Authors: Pietrzkiewicz Michał
Published: February 2025

Judgement of the European Court of Human Rights of 28 November 2023 in the Case of Krachunova v. Bulgaria Regarding the Obligation of States to Ensure that Victims of Human Trafficking Have the Possibility to Seek Compensation from Their Perpetrators, Application no. 18269/18
The European Court of Human Rights, in its judgement of 28 November 2023 in the case of Krachunova v. Bulgaria, ruled that Bulgaria had violated the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms due to its refusal to recognise the compensation claim of the applicant, who was a victim of human trafficking. The Court found that, under Article 4 of the Convention, States have an obligation to ensure that victims of human trafficking have the possibility to seek compensation for material benefits unlawfully gained by pimps.
Prioritizing Pronunciation Features for Intelligibility: A Perception Study of the French /E/ Vowels
Authors: McBride Adam F. , Rose Céline
Published: February 2025

Despite the fact that pronunciation is a vital aspect of language learning, previous research has shown that its instruction is limited in the classroom in terms of time and attention, due in part to the time constraints inherent in any curriculum. It then becomes essential for instructors to be strategic about the pronunciation features they explicitly teach. The features that most affect the intelligibility of the learners must be identified through research for each target language. The present study aims to determine whether the commonly taught French mid-vowel pair /e/~/ɛ/ should be prioritized in the language classroom by identifying both the extent to which its pronunciation by intermediate- and advanced-level learners can be distinguished by native listeners and which phonological contexts most affect lexical intelligibility. Results indicate that the learners were nearly as intelligible as a native-speaker control group with regard to target vowel production, suggesting that the /e/~/ɛ/ pair should not be a priority at those levels of instruction. Additionally, identification rates decreased when the target vowels occurred in word-initial and open-syllable positions, which patterns after trends in the speech of native speakers, as observed in other studies.
Validity Evidence for a Bovine Uterine Prolapse Reduction Model and Rubric for Use in Teaching and Low-Stakes Assessment of Veterinary Students
Authors: Miller Lynda M. J. , Scully Clare M. , Morris Victoria , Bonnema Hannah , Trantham Natalie , Hunt Julie A.
Published: February 2025

Bovine uterine prolapse is a common but emergent condition typically arising in the time surrounding calving. Without treatment, it can result in tissue trauma, infection, hemorrhage, and death. Teaching veterinary students to perform uterine prolapse reduction has historically been dependent upon adequate clinical caseload requiring the procedure. This study sought to develop and collect validation evidence for a silicone bovine uterine prolapse reduction model and associated scoring rubric to enable procedural practice without the presentation of live animals requiring the procedure. This study utilized a validation framework consisting of content evidence (expert opinion), internal structure evidence (reliability of scores produced by the rubric), and relationship with other variables evidence (level of training, novice-to-expert comparison). Veterinary students ( n = 37, novices) and veterinarians ( n = 11, experts) performed the procedure on the model while being video recorded. All participants then completed a survey about the model. Veterinarians’ survey results indicated that the model adequately represented the task and was suitable for teaching and assessing veterinary students’ skill in the procedure (content evidence). Scores produced by the rubric had a marginal Cronbach's alpha (.607), suggesting that the rubric may be adequate for low-stakes assessment but would require additional items or modification in order to improve reliability and be suitable for high-stakes assessment (internal structure evidence). Finally, experts achieved higher total rubric scores than novices did (relationship with other variables evidence). This study demonstrated content evidence and relationship with other variables evidence for the bovine uterine prolapse model, indicating its usefulness for teaching this important clinical skill.
SECONDARY GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ AGING (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ALATYR CHUVASH REPUBLIC)
Authors: Rodionova Irina Vasilevna
Published: February 2025

The purpose of the study is to consider the teachers’ aging. The factors influencing it are marked, using the example of Alatyr in the Chuvash Republic. In the chapter reveals the local features of secondary school staffing based on the empirical research analysis conducted in the period of 2021 – 2023. To understand the dynamic of changes in teachers’ aging, statistics was calculated. To visualize the results of the study a graphical method was used. The trend towards the aging of teachers in the school system of Alatyr, Chuvash Republic is obvious. It is also proved by the results of the research in pools of primary school, English and Maths teachers in 2021 and 2023. Current data may enable local education authorities to take a long-term approach to establishing a systematic set of strategies to build a more solid ground of the profession. The practical significance of the research lies in the fact that the obtained data, indicating a low level of renewal of the teaching staff, can be used to improve the situation with the aging of teachers. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that previously the teachers’ aging problem was not directly associated with local features of secondary school staffing. The data can be used by specialists to clarify the system of actions to stimulate the recruitment and retention of new teachers in the school system of a small town considering the local features.
Methods of teaching nanotechnology in engineering education: studying the synthesis of nanoscale complex carbides of the (TIC-WC) system by electric spark dispersion
Authors: Makambaeva Ykvalkhan Zhigitovna , Murzaeva Busara Turgunalievna , Satyvaldiev Abduraim Satyvaldievich
Published: February 2025

In the chapter discusses the methodology of teaching nanotechnology in engineering education, taking into account modern scientific achievements in the field of materials science. Particular attention is paid to the synthesis of nanosized complex carbides of the TiC-WC system by spark dispersive coating and its integration into the educational process. Didactic principles, approaches to teaching and development of training modules based on experimental studies are described. The results of the analysis of the properties of the synthesized materials, as well as their use in educational laboratory work, are presented. The prospects for using scientific research to improve the quality of training engineers are considered.
Formation of legal culture among future teachers as the basis of professional competence
Authors: Temirkanova Taalaigul Emilbekovna
Published: February 2025

In the chapter examines the importance of developing legal culture in future teachers as an integral part of their professional competence. In the context of modern education, special attention is paid not only to knowledge in the field of pedagogy, psychology and teaching methods, but also to legal education, which helps future teachers make the right decisions in their professional activities, take into account the rights and freedoms of the individual, and develop legal awareness among students. The main focus of the research is on the analysis of the concepts of legal culture and professional competence, as well as on the methods of legal culture formation in the process of teacher training.
Conflictos en la zona gris: la nueva amenaza universal
Authors: Rodríguez Gómez Alfredo
Published: February 2025

Introducción: los conflictos en la zona gris representan una amenaza emergente y compleja que desafía las nociones tradicionales de guerra y paz; se desarrollan en un espacio ambiguo, donde las acciones hostiles pueden desestabilizar regiones y afectar la seguridad global sin llegar a una guerra abierta. Metodología: hemos realizado una revisión documental sobre conflictos híbridos, operaciones de influencia y desinformación para determinar si vivimos en un periodo de conflictos soterrados que afectan la geopolítica actual e identificar nuevos escenarios de guerra: espacio, ciberespacio y la mente humana. Resultados: los datos obtenidos se refieren al concepto, objetivos, estrategias y tácticas, los distintos tipos de poder, las operaciones de influencia y las técnicas empleadas por los actores estratégicos. Discusión: estos conflictos afectan directamente la seguridad nacional a través de ciberataques a infraestructuras críticas, desestabilización política, injerencia en elecciones, y coerción económica, y pueden requerir respuestas militares. Conclusiones: los actores estratégicos emplean tácticas no convencionales en la zona gris, creando desafíos complejos y multifacéticos como la competencia por recursos, conflictos territoriales y la influencia de potencias globales como EE. UU., China y Rusia. Ciberseguridad y ciberespionaje son amenazas crecientes. China y Rusia muestran acciones coordinadas como estados revisionistas frente a Occidente.
Reaching for Common Ground
Authors: Harvey Penny
Published: February 2025

Radioactive wastes, once discarded with little concern for the spread of contamination, are now subject to concerted state-sponsored efforts to produce secure and effectively perpetual containment infrastructures. Current UK policy is to bury the wastes in a geological disposal facility. The siting of this facility depends on the identification not only of a site with suitable geology but one where residents are demonstrably willing to host the facility. The article focuses on the diverse ‘commoning’ practices that this voluntaristic policy has brought about, including the possibility of articulating a common good across diverse scales of time and place, of acknowledging the tensions between economic and ecological needs, and ultimately of struggling to reconfigure ‘the commons’ itself as a lived space of ongoing deliberation and intrinsic uncertainties.
Fire-Prone Landscapes and the Commons That No One Wants
Authors: Nyquist Jon Rasmus
Published: February 2025

In the southwest of Australia, fire-prone forests have been shaped by prescribed burning practices for several decades. Those who live in the region share a common good in the form of a cultivated landscape made safer by deliberate interventions. In recent years, however, a combination of climate change and the effects of forest interventions over the past century is destabilizing this condition, making the landscape as a common good more ambiguous, more dangerous, and more unknown. In situations like this, I argue that a key part of commoning, or the work of maintaining the ties that support safe and livable life, lies in a kind of response. Fire managers respond by sharing concerns, gradually taking into consideration new influences and creating actionable affective triggers.
PENGARUH PROFESIONALISME PENGELOLAAN ASET DESA DAN OPTIMALISASI PERAN BUMDES TERHADAP PENINGKATAN PENDAPATAN ASLI DESA ROSSOAN KABUPATEN ENREKANG
Authors: Bachtiar Yusran , Ladung Fajar , Gunawan Gugun
Published: February 2025

Profesionalisme pengelolaan asset desa dan Optimalisasi peran bumdes dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Profesionalisme Pengelolaan Aset Desa dan Optimalisasi Peran BUMDes terhadap Peningkatan Pendapatan Asli Desa (PADes) di Desa Rosoan, Kabupaten Enrekang, serta untuk mengetahui pengaruh keduanya secara bersama-sama terhadap peningkatan PADes. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan metode kuantitatif yang melibatkan 51 orang responden. Adapun alat analisis yang digunakan adalah SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). Hasil uji parsial penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa profesionalisme pengelolaan aset desa dan optimalisasi peran BUMDes memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap peningkatan PADes di Desa Rosoan, Kabupaten Enrekang. Profesionalisme dalam mengelola aset desa yang melibatkan perencanaan, pengelolaan, dan pemanfaatan aset yang efektif dapat meningkatkan pendapatan desa. Selain itu, optimalisasi peran BUMDes yang berfokus pada pemberdayaan ekonomi masyarakat dan pemanfaatan sumber daya desa juga berkontribusi pada peningkatan PADes. Sementara itu, hasil uji simultan menunjukkan bahwa profesionalisme pengelolaan aset desa dan optimalisasi peran BUMDes secara bersama-sama berpengaruh signifikan terhadap peningkatan PADes di Desa Rosoan. Oleh karena itu, untuk mencapai peningkatan yang lebih optimal pada PADes, diperlukan sinergi antara kedua faktor tersebut dalam pengelolaan sumber daya desa.
PENGARUH KOMPENSASI FINANSIAL TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA CV. TASNIM SELARAS MAKASSAR PROYEK PERUMAHAN ROYAL SPRING
Authors: Ananda Satria , Uhud Darmawan Natsir  , Zainal Ruma
Published: February 2025

Kompensasi finansial merupakan salah satu alat manajemen yang kuat untuk mempengaruhi kinerja karyawan. Dengan memberikan kompensasi yang layak, adil, dan kompetitif, perusahaan dapat meningkatkan kepuasan, motivasi, dan kinerja karyawan, yang pada akhirnya berdampak positif terhadap pencapaian tujuan organisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah Pengaruh Kompensasi Finansial Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan pada CV. Tasnim Selaras Makassar Proyek Perumahan Royal Spring. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan CV. Tasnim Selaras Makassar Proyek Perumahan Royal Spring yang berjumlah 30 orang. Sedangkan teknik yang digunakan untuk pengambilan sampel yaitu sampling jenuh, sehingga sampel merupakan seluruh karyawan CV. Tasnim Selaras Makassar Proyek Perumahan Royal Spring yaitu sebanyak 30 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu observasi, wawancara, dan kuesioner. Data yang dikumpulkan tersebut kemudian di lakukan pengujian instrumen penelitian berupa uji validitas dan uji realibilitas, uji asumsi klasik, serta uji regresi linear sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial Kompensasi Finansial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Karyawan pada CV. Tasnim Selaras Makassar Proyek Perumahan Royal Spring. Artinya apabila kompensasi finansial kepada karyawan ditingkatkan maka juga akan meningkatkan kinerja karyawan tersebut. Sehingga hipotesis dalam penelitian ini diterima.
ANALISIS PENGEMBANGAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DALAM MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI APARATUR DESA DI DESA KALUPPINI KABUPATEN ENREKANG
Authors: Haliza Haliza , Fatimah Fatimah
Published: February 2025

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengembangan sumber daya manusia pada kantor Desa, untuk mengetahui kompetensi aparatur desa di Kantor Desa dan untuk mengetahui apa saja kendala dalam pengembangan sumber daya manusia dalam meningkatkan kompetensi aparatur Desa Kaluppini Kabupaten Enrekang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif dan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan wawancara. Informan dalam penelitian ini yaitu kepala Desa, Sekretaris Desa, serta staf atau pegawai desa. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang ada bahwa analisis pengembangan sumber daya manusia dilakukan tiga indikator yaitu motivasi, kepribadian dan keterampilan. Indikator ini memberikan hasil bahwa pengembangan sumber daya manusia pada kantor Desa Kaluppini Kabupaten Enrekang  saat ini sudah baik meskipun belum maksimal dan harus terus ditingkatkan. Adapun juga hasil penelitian dari kompetensi aparatur desa dilakukan tiga indikator yaitu pengetahuan, keahlian dan sikap. Indikator ini memberikan hasil bahwa kompetensi aparatur desa pada kantor desa kaluppini sudah baik, baik dalam sikap melayani masyarakat serta pengetahuan dan keahlian dalam mengoperasikan komputer serta dalam melaksanakan pekerjaannya. Beberapa kendala yaitu kesempatan yang di miliki aparat desa untuk mengikuti pelatihan pelatihan sangat di batas oleh pekerjaan sampingan didesa sehingga susah untuk mengikuti  pelatihan yang diadakan di luar desa seperti kesibukan bertani dan berternak sapi, peningkatan kapasitas apatur belum memadai,  dan jaringan di kantor desa terkadang tidak lancar.
PENGARUH PENDAMPINGAN PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN BERBASIS DIGITAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA UMKM DI KOTA PAREPARE BINAAN RUMAH BUMN PT TELKOM WITEL SULSEL-BARAT
Authors: Arham Arham , Hernianti Harun  , Rafiqah Rafiqah
Published: February 2025

Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bentuk Pendampingan terkait dengan Pengelolaan Keuangan Berbasis Digital pada UMKM di Kota Parepare serta untuk mengetahui dampak yang dihasilkan oleh Pendampingan Pengelolaan Keuangan Berbasis Digital. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan Kualitatif dan hasil yang diperoleh adalah Digitalisasi terhadap pengelolaan usaha bagi UMKM di Kota Parepare melalui konsep Go Modern, Go Digital dan Go Financial yang dikembangkan oleh Rumah BUMN PT. Telkom Witel Sulsel-Barat merupakan sebuah langkah yang dianggap sangat tepat untuk meningkatkan kapasitas dan kemampuan pelaku UMKM; . Permasalahan utama yang dihadapi oleh para Pelaku UMKM di Kota Parepare yakni terkait dengan Pelaporan Keuangan berbasis Standar Akuntansi Keuangan Entitas Mikro Kecil Menengah (SAK-EMKM) dengan keberadaan SIAPIK untuk UMKM berskala Kecil dan Menengah serta LAMIKRO bagi skala usaha Mikro telah menjadi solusi terbaik bagi para pelaku UMKM dalam melakukan penyusunan Laporan Keuangan dan bahkan telah dikategorikan sebagai laporan berbasis digital. Dampak dari Pelatihan dan Pendampingan dari Rumah BUMN PT. Telkom Witel Sulsel-Barat dapat dibuktikan mampu meberi manfaat sangat besar bagi para pelaku UMKM, hal ini dapat dilihat dari adanya peningkatan omzet pendapatan usaha dan bahkan mampu mencapai hingga 100% dari nilai omzet sebelum mereka mendapatkan pelatihan dan pendampingan.
WOMEN SUBORDINATION IN TEMPURUNG BY OKA RUSMINI
Authors: Agustina Hiqma Nur
Published: February 2025

Women experience a lot of repression from culture, gender stereotypes, and the social environment in society. The depiction of the women's suffering was written in a novel entitled Tempurung by Oka Rusmini. The aims of this research are (1) to identify Balinese women's marriages and the ownership of their bodies that never belong to them; and (2) to identify the gender stereotype that often makes Balinese women not have the right to determine their lives. This study uses gender and patriarchy concept, qualitative and library methods. The results of the study are (1) the women characters in the novel are the victims of the culture and rules in the society; (2) the gender stereotype means women characters can only surrender and not dare to rebel. They are trapped in the culture and tradition that makes them suffer and speechless in their whole life. Gender stereotypes make them silent and finally give up on the culture surrounding them. Their lives and deaths are a fate that must be accepted without having the right and voice to be themselves. The results of the research strengthened the previous research about women's subordination because of culture, gender stereotypes, and social environment. They are alive, but they do not have the right to determine their body and soul.Keywords: Balinese women, culture repression, gender stereotype, subordination, social environment
Geophysical Investigation Methods for the Assessment of Risks in an Area Used for the Disposal of Hazardous Chemical Wastes
Authors: Khachatryan Dimitri A.  , Stepanyan Vilen E.
Published: February 2025

The objective of the geophysical investigation method was the determination of the presence of a concrete covering over an insecticide burial place, the thickness of the cover, and depth of the landslide body. Results of measurements by magnetic survey (MS), electrical sounding (ES), and electrical profiling (mapping) showed an absence of concrete cover but a subsoil layer of loam and clay 2.8–3.0 m thick. The formation of fissures in the cover has helped rainfall to penetrate into the pesticides, turning them into paste and liquid forms. The depth of the burial place changes from 7.8 m to 10.4 m and the base is in the upper layer of landslide cover). The second and older active landslide layer is at a depth of 13–18 m. An unexpected fracture in the burial place, which is on an active landslide, could cause an ecological disaster which could endanger the populations of the Shoraxbyur, Vardashen, and Erebuny suburbs of Yerevan, capital of Armenia.
Learning from Disasters – Information Management in Emergency Planning
Authors: Hagen Christoph
Published: February 2025

The successful management of disasters greatly depends on obtaining and communicating information. Establishing an effective information management system plays a major role for a functioning and viable disaster management. Lessons learned from specific emergency incidents may provide an essential basis for improvement of disaster prevention and control. The experiences and findings from specific disasters, as well as from emergency practices, are vitally important for the improvement of disaster management. Hence, the presentation will discuss substantial conditions for successful implementation of the findings.
Brain Structure and Plasticity: Relation to Suicidality
Authors: Kostovic Ivica  , Culjat Marko  , Judas Milos
Published: February 2025

In order to reveal biological correlates of suicidal behavior, we have to study three major fronto-limbic circuits: 1) orbitomedial prefrontal-limbic (OM PFC-L), 2) precingulate prefrontal-limbic (PC PFC-L), and 3) dorsomedial-dorsoanterolateral (DL PFC-L) limbic circuit. Limbic structures form the limbic lobe, which includes the limbic cortex (cingulate cortex and hippocampal formation) and subcortical structures (amygdala, nucleus accumbens septi, septal nuclei, hypothalamus and limbic midbrain area). The nuclei with identified neurotransmitter systems in the limbic midbrain area (LMA) project directly on three frontal cortical circuits and serve as major modulatory systems: serotoninergic (5-HT), noradrenergic (NA), and dopaminergic (DA) system.
Turkish Experience of Suicide Terrorism
Authors: Eren Seyit Ahmet
Published: February 2025

The lecture aims to scrutinize the types of terrorism threat in Turkey, briefly mention the PKK terrorist organization, and touch upon the Turkish experience of suicide terrorism. After discussing incentives for suicide attacks in general, there is a summary of suicide attacks in the country, and two case studies are provided. As a conclusion, practical advice is offered on how security personnel can identify bombers.
Possibilities of Coordination and Cooperation
Authors: Charvat J.P.I.A.G.
Published: February 2025

This paper discusses the responses to terrorism in the Criminal Justice and the War Models. It briefly considers areas of international cooperation, specifically the legal and maritime international agreements to prevent terrorism. It discusses domestic and intelligence issues.
3-D Finite Element Analysis of Interior Permanent Magnet Motors with Stepwise Skewed Rotor
Authors: Kawase Yoshihiro  , Yamaguchi Tadashi  , Shiota Hidetomo  , Ida Kazuo  , Yamagiwa Akio
Published: February 2025

In this paper, the effects of the stepwise skew on the torque waveform of an interior permanent magnet motor are analyzed by using the 3-D finite element method. The usefulness of the stepwise skew is confirmed through the calculated torque waveforms and measured ones.
Eddy Currents and Lorentz Forces in Pulsed Magnetic Forming
Authors: Albert Jan  , Hafla Wolfgang  , Buchau André  , Rucker Wolfgang M.
Published: February 2025

This paper deals with the numerical computation of eddy currents and the forces they cause. These effects are of special interest when considering pulsed magnetic forming, which is a technique to form thin metal sheets or pipes. A high transient current in a coil near to the work piece excites eddy currents and the associated Lorentz forces press the work piece into a die.
Nonlinear Electromagnetic Transient Analysis of Special Transformers
Authors: Cundeva-Blajer Marija  , Cundeva Snezana  , Arsov Ljupco
Published: February 2025

In the paper original methodology for nonlinear electromagnetic transient analysis of special transformers will be given. A universal nonlinear transformer model will be developed by using the finite element method study results. The electromagnetic field analysis will be done by applying the original program package FEM-3D developed at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies-Skopje (FEIT). The FEM results will experimentally be verified on a resistance welding transformer through actual test results recorded in a laboratory. The same methodology and model will be used for the metrological transient analysis of 20 kV combined current-voltage instrument transformer.
Optimum Design of Linear Motor for Weight Reduction Using Response Surface Methodology
Authors: Hong Do-Kwan  , Woo Byung-Chul  , Kang Do-Hyun
Published: February 2025

This paper presents an optimum design procedure of linear motors to reduce the weight of the machines with the constraints of thrust and detent force using response surface methodology (RSM). RSM is well adopted to make the analytical model of the minimum weight with constraints of thrust and detent force, and it enables objective functions to be easily created, and a great deal of computation time can be saved. Therefore, it is expected that the proposed optimization procedure using RSM can be easily utilized to solve the optimization problem of the linear motors.
New Spherical Resonant Actuator
Authors: Hasegawa Y.  , Yamamoto T.  , Hirata K.  , Mitsutake Y.  , Ota T.
Published: February 2025

This paper proposes the new spherical resonant actuator. The basic construction and the operating principle of the actuator are described. The torque characteristics of the actuator are computed by the 3-D FEM analysis. The geometry of the mover is investigated to improve the torque characteristics and the effectiness is clarified by both of the computation and the measurement of a prototype. Futhermore, the dynamic characteristics of the improved model are also confirmed by the measurement.
Dynamic Simulation of the Transverse Flux Reluctance Linear Motor for Drive Systems
Authors: Viorel Ioan-Adrian  , Strete Larisa  , Kang Do-Hyun
Published: February 2025

Three different models of transverse flux reluctance linear motor (TFRLM) are considered – a simple one which neglects the saturation, one based on the look-up table technique and an analytical model; the last two fully considering the nonlinearities and based on finite element method (FEM) analysis. The models are compared concerning the TFRLM dynamic regime when the motor is fully controlled in a specific drive system.
The Effect of the Direction of Incident Light on the Frequency Response of p-i-n Photodiodes
Authors: Pereira Jorge Manuel Torres
Published: February 2025

This paper investigates the effects of the direction of the incident light on the transit time limited frequency response of p-i-n photodiodes. The simulation model starts from dividing the absorption region into any desired number of layers and, for each layer, the continuity equations are solved assuming that the carriers' drift velocities are constant. The frequency response of the multilayer structure is calculated from the response of each layer using matrix algebra. The bandwidth is seen to increase when the light is incident on the p side. In this case the use of constant saturation velocities underestimates the device's bandwidth.
Rapid Design of Sandwich Windings Transformers for Stray Loss Reduction
Authors: Turowski J.  , Lopez-Fernandez Xose M.  , Soto Rodriguez A.  , Souto Revenga D.
Published: February 2025

Rapid design is one of the main imperatives of modern manufacturing, followed from principles of mechatronics [1], and is handy tool of regular optimization of structure. In this work it is presented such rapid design method for specific class of power transformers with sandwich windings. To accelerate the design process an expert system and rapid interactive procedure was applied. At such approach the more scientific and design experience is located into the Knowledge Base of the Expert System, the more, rapid, easier and cheaper is a regular design and optimization of a machine. Thanks to analytical preparation, approximation and linearization coefficients the programming and calculation is discharged from cumbersome iteration and other formal disturbances. Hybrid analytically-reluctance Network Method three-dimensional RNM–3D [2] has proved here as one of the best for rapid design of such complex structures like modern transformers with extreme electromagnetic filed concentration, its crushing forces, eddy current loss and overheating hazard.
A Comparative Study of Source Separation Techniques for the Detection of Buried Defects in the EC NDE of Aeronautical Multi-Layered Lap-Joints
Authors: Tassin Alan  , Le Diraison Yohan  , Joubert Pierre-Yves
Published: February 2025

The authors present a multi-coil EC sensor dedicated to the rapid inspection of aeronautical riveted lap joints, and compare the efficiency of two signal processing methods based on principal component analysis and independent component analysis, to enhance the detection of buried defects appearing next to the rivets.
Effect of Crack Closure on Quantitative ECT Inspection of Closed Fatigue Cracks
Authors: Chen Zhenmao  , Yusa Noritaka  , Miya Kenzo  , Tokuma Hideaki
Published: February 2025

In this paper, the feasibility to apply a closed fatigue crack as a substitute of a Stress Corrosion Crack (SCC) is investigated aiming at applications to ECT crack sizing. Several testpieces of closed fatigue cracks are fabricated, and ECT signals are measured after selected bending loads being applied to close the crack. From the measured signals, the crack profiles are reconstructed by using a deterministic inversion technique, and the sizing results are compared with the true crack profiles in order to evaluate the effect of crack closure. The results reveal that the closing load does not give significant influence on the crack sizing precision. Therefore, to simulate SCC with a fatigue crack closed by 3 point bending testing is not a suitable way from the view point of ECT inversion.
Numerical Modeling of Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluation of Ferromagnetic Tubes via an Integral Equation Approach
Authors: Skarlatos Anastassios  , Pichenot Grégoire  , Lesselier Dominique  , Lambert Marc  , Duchêne Bernard
Published: February 2025

In this contribution a Volume Integral Equation (VIE) formulation for the modeling of eddy current Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of ferromagnetic tubes is proposed. The method is well suited for the simulation of NDE applications involving moving probes including Remote Field Eddy Current Effect (RFEC) probes. The proposed algorithm has been integrated in the CIVA platform.
Comparative Study of Coil Arrangements for the EC Testing of Small Surface Breaking Defects
Authors: Ravat Cyril  , Le Bihan Yann  , Joubert Pierre-Yves  , Marchand Claude
Published: February 2025

The increasing need of both reliability and speed during inspection operations requires to develop new inspection devices, such as EC multisensor arrays. In this paper, the authors consider the detection of small surface breaking defects ranging from 0.1×0.1×0.1 mm3to 0.8×0.1×0.4 mm3. A low-cost multilayer PCB multicoil array was implemented using different transmit/receive strategies and the detection performances were exhaustively quantified and compared, thanks to the computation of Receiver Operating Characteristics. Two strategies allow the smallest defects to be detected without false alarm.
India's Nuclear Arsenal: Prospects for Enlargement
Authors: Basrur Rajesh M.
Published: February 2025

India's rapidly growing international profile has raised concerns about the potential expansion of its nuclear capabilities, but such expectations are unfounded. Indian strategic culture is minimalistic, the product of decades of slow growth and a firmly grounded policy of non-deployment. Lack of doctrinal clarity about the requirements of minimum deterrence does provide space for expansion. A drive for nuclear enlargement could come from two sources: the military and the technical bureaucracy. But the former is under tight civilian control, while the latter is divided and lacks the kind of influence that will push policy-makers toward significant growth.