bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Metodologia de investigação nos anos iniciais: tarefas investigativas explorando conteúdos matemáticos
Authors: Vieira Rúbia Patrícia , Silva Viviane Clotilde da , Possamai Janaína Poffo
Published: February 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar um estudo teórico-prático que visa analisar implicações da metodologia de Investigação Matemática na aprendizagem de estudantes de um 3º ano do Ensino Fundamental, de 8 e 9 anos de idade de uma escola pública. Foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa qualitativa, que apresenta um estudo bibliográfico sobre o tema e uma atividade apresentando as etapas desta metodologia, discutindo-as com um olhar para a construção do conhecimento matemático.  Os dados relacionados a prática foram obtidos por meio do bloco de notas dos estudantes, observação e diário de bordo da professora-pesquisadora e gravações de áudio dos encontros. A atividade relatada e analisada nesse artigo envolve o entendimento do valor do zero na constituição de um número e a compreensão do valor posicional de um numeral.  Os resultados indicam que a atividade proposta no contexto de uma aula de investigação, oportunizou o desenvolvimento da autonomia, da criatividade e da criticidade, bem como a compreensão com significado com conceitos estudados.
Parameters of the Evapotranspiration-Yield Relationship in a Grass Mixture of English Ryegrass and Red Fescue
Authors: Lozanova Nora , Matev Alexander , Stamatov Stanislav , Uzundzhalieva Katya , Masheva Vesselina , Zhivkov Zhivko
Published: February 2024

The study aims to establish the parameters of the relationship “Cumulative Evapotranspiration (ET) - yield from aboveground biomass” in a grass mixture of English ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and Red fescue (Festuca rubra L.). The results are necessary for the needs of landscaping in urbanized areas. Data from an experiment with the application of a regulated water deficit, carried out in the period 2009-2011 at the University of Forestry - Sofia on anthropogenic bulk soil, were used. Data on relative ET and relative yield were processed by the method of least squares, using three types of formulas - linear (FAO), power, and two-power. The most accurate is the two-power formula, which describes the dependence through an S-shaped curve at (raport of correlation) R=0.989. It has the following form: Y=[1–(1–x)1.74]5.29, where Y is the relative yield at the corresponding ET, which is denoted by x. High accuracy also shows the power formula, which has the following form: Y=1–2.23(1–x)1.28 and R=0.976. The FAO linear formula represents the relationship at R=0.805. It has the following form: Y=1–1.62(1–x).
The Effect of Digital Transformation on Organizational Performance by A Mediating Role of Digital Innovation
Authors: Al-Ayed Sura I , Al-Tit Ahmad Adnan , Alashjaee Areej
Published: February 2024

Organizations face much pressure to deal with rapid changes in technologies as well as the way of working. Digital transformation helps them keep up with these changes, but there are still many aspects that organizations need to deal with in a highly competitive environment. Therefore, there is a need for a comprehensive overview of the effect of digital transformation on the Saudi companies. To fill this gap, Research aims to examine the effect of digital transformation on organizational performance by a mediating role of digital innovation. A survey was conduct of employees working for Saudi telecommunication companies (STC, Zain, and Mobily), by using the component-based partial least squares method to analyze the 170 completed questionnaires. The results indicate that there is a relationship between digital transformation and organizational performance, mediated by digital innovation. And noted that the social and technological perspectives of digital transformation have a significant impact on digital innovation. Finally, the findings encourage large companies to take the opportunity to adopt digital transformation and digital innovation to boost their performance from all organizational perspectives.
How the EU Death Machine Works
Authors: Ganty Sarah , Kochenov Dimitry Vladimirovich
Published: February 2024

Since 2015, more than 27.500 innocent people died or ‘went missing’ in the Mediterranean. They drowned by themselves thanks to villain smugglers, the Council submits; accountability for the death toll is a complex matter, the Court of Justice finds; besides the geopolitical times are complex – the Commission is right. But what an accident: mare nostrum, a great thoroughfare, turned itself into a racialized grave. Yet, these deaths at EU borders, just as mass abuse and kidnappings by EU-funded and equipped thugs in Libya do not happen by chance. The EU-Belarus border is another locus of torture and violence. All this is a successful implementation of well-designed lawless policies by the Union in collusion with the Member States. In this post, we map key legal techniques deployed by the designers of the EU’s death machine.
Editorial
Authors: Barros Luciano Stremel , Ludwig Fernando José
Published: February 2024

Caros leitores, é com grande alegria que o Instituto de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social de Fronteiras (IDESF) apresenta o primeiro volume da Revista (Re) Definições das Fronteiras (RDF), que tem como objetivo contribuir para o desenvolvimento dos estudos fronteiriços e seus campos afins. O primeiro volume é composto por artigos de opinião produzidos pelos alunos do curso de Pós-graduação em Gestão, Estratégia e Planejamento em Fronteiras. Este projeto é uma parceria consolidada entre o IDESF e a ESIC Marketing & Business School, onde iniciamos com a primeira turma em 2016 e já temos centenas de alunos formados pelo projeto e que estão desempenhando funções de destaque e comando nas diversas instituições às quais estão vinculados.
Editorial
Authors: Barros Luciano Stremel , Ludwig Fernando José
Published: February 2024

Com muita honra apresentamos aos nossos leitores o segundo volume da Revista (Re) Definições das Fronteiras. Esse volume contempla os artigos de opinião produzidos pelos alunos dos cursos de Pós-graduação em Gestão, Estratégia e Planejamento em Fronteiras e Gestão em Ciência Política, Estratégia e Planejamento. Este projeto é uma parceria consolidada entre o IDESF, a Associação dos Diplomados da Escola Superior de Guerra (ADESG) e a ESIC Marketing & Business School, onde iniciamos com a primeira turma em 2016 e já contamos com centenas de alunos formados pelo projeto e que estão desempenhando funções de destaque e comando nas diversas instituições às quais estão vinculados.
Pre-service Education Students’ Commitment Level to Their Career Choice
Authors:   University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, Mwangi Petronila Ndungwa
Published: February 2024

The study attempted to establish commitment level to career choice of pre-service education students in six public and private universities in Kenya. The third and fourth year pre-service education students were the respondents. Correlational research design and concurrent mixed method approach was employed in this study. Purposive, cluster and convenience sampling methods were used. Data were gathered by the use of questionnaires and interviews. In data analysis, frequencies, means, standard deviation, linear regression and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient were used. The pre-service education students were found to be moderately committed to their career choice. The study recommends Improvement of career guidance in schools so that students clearly understand and choose careers in relation to their interest and abilities because this will increase their commitment to their career choices and reduce the job hopping being experienced in the world of work.
Penanganan Tindak Pidana Korupsi Dana Desa Dengan Kerugian Negara di Bawah Lima Puluh Juta Rupiah oleh Kejaksaan Negeri Kota Sawahlunto
Authors: Sandi Fandra Ari , Iyah Faniyah  , Amiruddin
Published: February 2024

Pasal 30 Undang-undang Nomor 16 Tahun 2004 tentang Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia, kejaksaan mempunyai tugas dan wewenang untuk melakukan penyidikan terhadap tindak pidana tertentu berdasarkan undang-undang, yaitu Undang-undang Nomor 20 Tahun 2001 tentang Perubahan atas Undang-Undang Nomor 31 Tahun 1999 tentang Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Korupsi mengatur kewenangan Kejaksaan melakukan penyelidikan tindak pidana korupsi (UU Tipikor). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, pembahasan dan analisis disimpulkan: pertama, penanganan Tindak Pidana Korupsi dana desa dengan kerugian Negara dibawah lima puluh juta Rupiah pada Kejaksan Negeri Sawahlunto, dimana memangil pelapor Badan Musyawarah desa dan terlapor kepala desa taratak bancah (YEP) dan pengawas Kepala desa yaitu inspektorat kota Sawahlunto, dan KAUR keuangan Desa Taratak Bancah, serta mengumpulkan data, dokumen dan bahan keterangan terhadap pelapor, terlapor, pegawas dan KAUR, dan melalui wawancara untuk meminta keterangan lebih lanjut. Kendala yang dihadapi Kejaksaan Negeri Kota Sawahlunto dalam penanganan tindak pidana korupsi dana desa dengan kerugian negara dibawah 50 juta rupiah adalah situasi darurat bencana virus covid-19 yang terjadi bertahun-tahun sehingga butuh waktu yang panjang guna pengumpulan data tersebut. Namun, setiap kendala yang terjadi dapat diselesaikan oleh Kejaksaan Negeri Sawahlunto sehingga dapat dilakukannya pengembalian kerugian keuangan negara terhadap tindak pidana korupsi anggaran dana desa Taratak Bancah Kota Sawahlunto.
Implikasi Penyederhanaan Birokrasi terhadap Pelayanan Publik di Pengadilan Agama Koto Baru Kelas II Kabupaten Solok
Authors: Hidayat Rahmat , Darmini Roza  , Philips A. Kana
Published: February 2024

Pasal 34 ayat (3) UUD 1945 menyebutkan Negara bertanggung jawab atas penyediaan fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan dan fasilitas pelayanan umum yang layak. Reformasi birokrasi sebenarnya memberikan peluang yang luas bagi semua institusi dalam melakukan pelayanan publik. Diatur dalam UU No. 25 Tahun 2009 tentang Pelayanan Publik yang dilanjutkan dengan turunnya Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 96 Tahun 2012 tentang Pelaksanaan UU Nomor 25 Tahun 2009 tentang Pelayanan Publik diharapkan mampu memberikan kekuatan bagi organisasi publik. Keputusan Dirjen Badan Peradilan Agama Mahkamah Agung Nomor 1403.b/DJA/SK/ OT.01.3/8/2018 tentang Pedoman Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu di Lingkungan Peradilan Agama. Disisi lain kepercayaan masyarakat masih rendah kepada lembaga peradilan dengan alasan birokrasi berbelit-belit, berperkara lama dan biaya mahal. Spesifikasi penelitian ini adalah penelitian yang bersifat deskriptif analitis. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan yuridis normatif sebagai pendekatan utama, didukung pendekatan yuridis empiris. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer sebagai data utama dan data sekunder sebagai data pendukung yang dikumpulkan melalui studi lapangan dengan teknik wawancara dan studi kepustakan. Data tersebut kemudian dianalisis secara kualitatif dan disajikan dalam bentuk deskriptif kualitatif.
Economic Transition Opportunities for Nigeria in joining the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Authors:   European  Global University, Umah Imoh , Opuala-Charles Silva ,   Garden City Premier Business School, Port Harcourt-Nigeria
Published: February 2024

This article explores the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its implications for Nigeria. AfCFTA, established in 2018, aims to create a competitive single African market by eliminating tariffs and barriers, fostering economic growth, job creation, and industrialization. The nature of trade in Continental Africa has been more with the rest of other continents than within Africa. Then comes the question of what is standing on the way of inter and intra Africa trade. With trade we can unlock Africa growth and development and by so doing, we can improve per capita income in the continent and by so doing reduce poverty in Africa. The article discusses the objectives and challenges of AfCFTA, emphasizing the importance of infrastructure, regulatory harmonization, and trade facilitation. For Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, joining AfCFTA offers expanded market access, job opportunities, and economic diversification. The government's rationale for participation includes promoting industrialization, increasing export opportunities, and improving trade balance and foreign exchange reserves. The reality is that we all need each other to get the wheel of life going. Keywords: Globalization, AfCFTA, Regional Trade, Trade balance
The Growth Prospects for Nigeria in Joining the African Continental Free Trade Area
Authors:   European  Global University, Dibia Kelechi , Opuala-Charles silva ,   Garden City Premier Business School, Port Harcourt-Nigeria
Published: February 2024

This paper examines the potential benefits and challenges of Nigeria joining the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, which aims to create a single market for goods and services across Africa. Using a computable general equilibrium model, we simulate the effects of trade liberalization under different scenarios of tariff reduction, trade facilitation, and regional integration. We find that Nigeria stands to gain from participating in the AfCFTA, especially if it is accompanied by improvements in infrastructure, customs procedures, and regulatory harmonization. However, we also identify some potential costs and risks, such as trade diversion, revenue loss, and adjustment costs for some sectors and regions. We recommend that Nigeria adopts a proactive and strategic approach to maximize the opportunities and mitigate the challenges of the AfCFTA, such as diversifying its export basket, enhancing its competitiveness, strengthening its domestic policies, and engaging in regional cooperation. Keywords: AfCFTA, Nigeria, trade liberalization, regional integration, computable general equilibrium model
İNANÇ TURİZMİ BAĞLAMINDA SARATLI HALKININ HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ YILI FARKINDALIĞI
Authors: Deniz Yavuz Selim , Çılgınoğlu Hakkı , Avcı Muharrem
Published: February 2024

Anma ve Kutlama Programları UNESCO tarafından düzenlenen uluslararası programlardan biridir. Bu programın düzenlenme amacı kültürlerarası ilişkileri geliştirmek, hoşgörüyü arttırmak, programa dâhil edilen kişileri dünyaya tanıtmaktır. Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli’nin vefatının 750’nci Yıldönümüne tekabül eden 2021 yılı UNESCO tarafından Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli Anma Yılı ilan edilmiştir. Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli’nin doğa ve insan sevgisi Anma ve Kutlama Programlarına alınmasında önemli ölçütlerden biridir. Diğer ölçüt Bektaşilik felsefesidir. Bu araştırmada Alevi-Bektaşi kültürüne mensup olan Aksaray ili Saratlı Kasabası örnekleminde, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılarak 30 kişi ile görüşülmüştür. Veriler betimsel analiz yöntemi ile yorumlanmıştır. Araştırmanın kapsam ve amacı itibariyle katılımcılara yöneltilen sorular farklı başlıklar altında toplanmıştır. Katılımcılardan objektif olarak kendilerini ve Aleviliği tanımlamaları istenerek insanların sosyal hayatta birbirine karşı yerine getirmesi gereken sorumlulukların ne olmasına dair düşünceleri alınmıştır. Akabinde 2021 Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli Anma Yılına ilişkin farkındalıkları tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler Maxquda programında analiz edilerek yorumlanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucuna göre katılımcıların Alevi-Bektaşi inancı doğrultusunda barış, sevgi ve saygı bilincinde olduğu, birlik-beraberlik algılarının Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli’nin öğretileri ile örtüştüğü kanısına varılmıştır. Bununla birlikte UNESCO 2021 Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli Anma Yılına dair farkındalıklarının yüksek olduğu tespit edilirken, Anma Yılına yönelik yapılan reklam ve tanıtım faaliyetlerinin yetersiz kaldığı ortaya çıkarılmıştır.
PANDANGAN HUKUM INTERNATIONAL ATAS REKLAMASI PANTAI TERHADAP RENEGOSIASI BATAS WILAYAH INDONESIA (STUDI KASUS INDONESIA DAN NEGARA TETANGGA)
Authors: Azmi M. Rizqi
Published: February 2024

Reklamasi pantai akan berdampak terhadap aktivitas sosial, lingkungan, hukum, ekonomi, dan bahkan akan memacu pembangunan sarana prasarana pendukung lainya. Dengan adanya reklamasi, diharapkan kebutuhan akan lahan akan terpenuhi, namun disisi lain dapat menimbulkan dampak yang besar. Salah satunya adalah konflik batas wilayah dikarenakan aktifitas reklamasi. Bentuk batas wilayah antar negara ditentukan oleh hukum internasional, seperti Konvensi Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa tahun 1982 tentang Hukum Laut, berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip keadilan yang diterima oleh semua negara. Banyak sengketa perbatasan antar negara dibawa ke badan arbitrase internasional atau tribunal. Putusan yudikatif tersebut memunculkan asas ketidak berpihakan dalam putusan perbatasan. Hal ini sering ditegaskan kembali dalam Negosiasi oleh perjanjian multilateral. Pembatasan teritorial nasional penting untuk pelaksanaan hak dan kewajiban mereka menurut hukum nasional dan internasional. Batas-batas perairan teritorial nasional ditentukan oleh United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of ​​1982, the Geneva Convention on the Law of the Sea of ​​1958 dan kawasan lainnya. Namun, Konvensi Jenewa tidak memiliki dokumen hukum yang mendefinisikan pembatasan teritorial negara kepulauan.
Luchas y desarraigos por la tierra y resistencias juveniles por el derecho a la ciudad en el postconflicto: una mirada a la construcción de paz desde la periferia de Bogotá
Authors:   UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE, Cruz Castillo Alba Lucía , Herrera Cañon Lady Daniela , Lara Murcia Solange Stefania , Mora Gallo Ana Maria , Camacho Ivonne
Published: February 2024

This text gives an account of an investigation carried out from the year 2022, in the El Recuerdo Sur neighborhood of Ciudad Bolívar-Bogotá, whose purpose is to contribute to the generation of public space and the claim to the right to the city and that has unfolded other understandings about the need to look at the periphery, its social struggles and collective resistances in a post-conflict perspective. The article gives an account, therefore, of the methodological exercise in the accompaniment and dialogue with this community that helped to make visible factors of marginality and social exclusion associated with these struggles and resistance and the role that young people play in this process and that they particularly make of the territory a network of disputes that are embodied in forms of social claims, which account for a historicity of displaced and uprooted popular colonizers as an effect of social and political violence in Colombia.
Gobierno Escolar y participación política: rastreo documental a partir de la noción de Género.
Authors: Suárez Martínez Ana Isabel
Published: February 2024

This article is the result of a documentary review around the panorama of children's participation in the School Government, from a gender perspective. This was carried out based on a categorization of the main trends that reflect the investigative reality, theories, conceptualizations, and methodologies, of different documents, which deal with the participation of children and young people in school governments. The investigations consulted come from diverse contexts and geographies that, in different textual types, present information linked to the intention that pursues this work, namely: to encourage discussions and reflections pertinent to Gender and its importance from scenarios of political participation in school contexts, to through the practice of students and students. The review was carried out based on the following categories: Gender in the School Government, Political Participation in the School and Female Leadership. Common points of analysis were found in documents, within a period of 23 years, which is why it is stated that, even though information is scarce, there are common investigative and analytical resources in public and private entities. In conclusion, it is important to carry out investigations that reflect, in a broader way, on the milestones of gender inequality in the school and specifically in the processes of student participation in the school.
Incorporating Ocean-Borne Debris Information into Search Object Location Distributions
Authors: Stone Lawrence C , Gurley J Van , Frost John R
Published: February 2024

This paper presents a method for incorporating information from waterborne debris that has been recovered at a known time and place into the object location distribution. The method involves calculating a likelihood function which can be combined with the prior distribution on the location of a lost object, such as a ship or aircraft lost at sea, to produce, in a Bayesian fashion, a posterior distribution that reduces uncertainty in the location of the loss. When the search operation involves a person or vessel adrift at sea, incorporating debris information in this fashion will allow the search planner to produce better predictions for the location of the search object at times of future searches and enable more effective deployment of search assets. Use of this method will save time, money, and lives. KEY WORDS: Maritime Search and Rescue, Ocean-Borne Debris, Maritime Loss, Debris Drift, Object Location Distribution, Bayesian, Posterior Distribution
Concepciones de cultura de paz: saberes y perspectivas desde los territorios
Authors: Harvey Narváez Jonnathan , Hernández Edith de Lourdes , Ruano Bermúdez Freddy Arley
Published: February 2024

En el marco del proceso de paz, Colombia ha enfrentado nuevos retos frente al cumplimiento de los acuerdos y las diferentes transiciones que experimentan los actores sociales al concebir el conflicto como una oportunidad para realizar cambios a favor de la paz como construcción social, por lo que el presente capítulo de investigación tiene como objetivo reconocer las concepciones de cultura de paz en un grupo de agentes sociales del departamento de Nariño. La investigación se desarrolla desde el paradigma cualitativo a través del método biográfico narrativo, como técnicas e instrumentos se emplearon la entrevista a profundidad y relatos de vida. Los resultados evidencian que la cultura de paz asienta su significado en la convivencia pacífica de los ciudadanos y en el disfrute de derechos y libertades como consecuencia del compromiso del Estado; concluyendo que el compromiso de la ciencia y la academia es fundamental para reconocer y profundizar las implicaciones, retos, concepciones, sentidos y significados que presenta la cultura de paz especialmente desde la recuperación de las voces de sus actores.
La atención de la salud mental en el posconflicto
Authors: Sánchez Gallo Andrés Camilo , Gil Valencia Wilmar Evelio
Published: February 2024

El presente escrito es el resultado del proceso de investigación desarrollado en el municipio de san Carlos en Antioquia, lugar gravemente afectado por el conflicto armado que se encuentra en fase de posconflicto. Desde un trabajo cualitativo, en él participan familias del municipio, se recogen las percepciones sobre las principales dificultades que se presentan para la reconciliación, la reintegración, y la consolidación de la cultura de paz. A su vez, se indaga sobre las propuestas que contribuirían al afianzamiento de estos procesos, y, finalmente, se analiza cómo la psicología podría aportar desde lo manifestado por las familias participantes todo orientado a la atención de la salud mental. Se encuentra que aún persisten duelos sin resolver, afectaciones a la salud mental, miedo ante la reintegración, pero también, se ve el diálogo como principal estrategia para construir paz. Se concluye que es necesario diseñar diferentes estrategias para la promoción de la salud mental para la atención en el posconflicto, desde un abordaje ecléctico.
A Novel Mentor-Student Architecture for Patient-Specific Seizure Detection
Authors: Menaka Dr M. , Victoria Dr L. Baby
Published: February 2024

Security insurance, high naming expense, and shifting qualities of seizures among patients and at various times are the principal obstructions to building seizure identification models. Taking into account these issues, propose a clever Coach Understudy design for Patient-Explicit seizure identification (MS4PS). It contains another technique for information moving called guide select-for-understudy, which takes advantage of the information on a tutor model by utilizing this model to choose information for preparing an understudy model, making it conceivable to try not to move patient information and the adverse impact of moving boundaries/designs of pre-prepared models. The proposed technique can rapidly prepare a reasonable indicator for a patient at his/her most memorable epilepsy finding with the assistance of: (1) an accomplished guide model that picks the most class certain electroencephalography (EEG) information sections; (2) an understudy model (identifier itself) that picks the most classification unsure EEG information portions; (3) specialists who mark these information fragments chosen by both the tutor model and understudy model.
GUERRAS Y POLÉMICAS EN EL “APOSENTAMIENTO EN JUVERA” DEL CANCIONERO DE OBRAS DE BURLAS PROVOCANTES A RISA (1519)
Authors:   Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio” de Chieti-Pescara, COPPOLA Leonardo
Published: February 2024

El Cancionero de obras de burlas provocantes a risa (1519) custodia una serie de composiciones sobre las animadas relaciones polémicas y satíricas que los letrados y políticos de España exhibían en su concurrida y conflictiva vida cultural. Dentro del contexto de la codicia de la comitiva papal y de la política del arzobispo Alonso Carrillo durante el difícil aposentamiento de la legación de Rodrigo Borja en Alcalá de Henares, nuestro trabajo estudiará cómo la primera composición dramático-histórica del “Aposentamiento en Juvera” encarna una codificación de la representación literaria del combate contra el infiel, como demuestran algunos fragmentos que, tratados con ambigüedad y polémica, nos han conducido al ciclo de los poemas fronterizos.
WHY SHADOW ECONOMY AND INFORMALITY SHOULD BE SEPARATED AS CONCEPTS: RESULTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE SHADOW ECONOMY SURVEY IN THE POST-SOVIET REGION
Authors:   Dublin City University, POLESE ABEL , TOKYZHANOVA TALSHYN ,   Tallinn University of Technology, MOISE GIAN MARCO ,   Dublin City University, AGUZZI TOMMASO ,   Tallinn University of Technology, KERIKMÄE TANEL ,   Tallinn University of Technology, SAGYNBAEVA AINOURA ,   SIAR Research & Consulting, SAUKA ARNIS ,   Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, SELIVERSTOVA OLEKSANDRA ,   Tallinn University of Technology, LYSA OLHA ,   Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, KUSSAIYNKYZY AIGERIM ,   Narxoz University, School of Economics and Management
Published: February 2024

The current article is intended to bring two contributions to the study of informality. Empirically, it shares the result of the shadow economy survey for the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years for Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine. These results are used to calculate the shadow economy index estimated as a percentage of the GDP. Already established as an annual exercise for Latvia and the Baltics since 2010, the survey has been applied to Moldova and Romania (since 2016), Poland (2015-2016), and Kosovo (in 2018). In the frame of the project “SHADOW: An Exploration of the Nature of Informal Economies and Shadow Practices in the Former USSR Region,” the scope of the survey was expanded to Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, keeping the same methodology and used for direct measurement of underground activities.2 By doing this, we discuss the use of direct measurement approaches to suggest that, while quantitative approaches are useful to estimate the size of shadow economies, direct approaches can be used to integrate these data and look for deeper correlations between the persistence of shadow transactions and some societal tendencies that are not necessarily economic.
SOFT POWER PROJECTION OF ASPIRING MIDDLE EASTERN POWERS TOWARDS YEMEN: THE CASE OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN
Authors:   University of West Bohemia, ROD ZDENĚK , HIMMER MICHAL ,   University of West Bohemia
Published: February 2024

The multiple hard power engagements of the aspiring Middle East powers (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran) in Yemen are self-evident. However, the disposition of foreign interference in Yemen is multifaced. Current research papers have primarily focused on using hard power military or economic tools, but soft power tools were left behind. Therefore, this article explores soft power’s nature influencing the countries above assert towards the Yemeni population. It focused on three ostensibly distinct areas of soft power – education, religion, and media – within each particular analysis since those three areas are key elements of the Saudi and Iranian soft-power toolkit. Multiple religious, educational, and media tools towards Yemen were detected in each case.
Recenzie - ANDRAS BOZOKI Rolling Transition and the Role of Intellectuals. The Case of Hungary, 1977-1994 (Budapest-Vienna-New York: Central European University Press, 2022), 620 pp.
Authors:   University of Bucharest, LOVIN TEODORA
Published: February 2024

Transition to democracy in Eastern and Central Europe occurred as a consequence of the way communist regimes dismantled. Not as a momentum, but rather as a continuous overlapping series of phenomena, events around 1989 happened because of the actors, especially the intellectuals, that created them. This is the main thesis of András Bozóki’s book published in 2022, Rolling Transition and the Role of Intellectuals. The Case of Hungary, 1977-1994. This work fills the gap in a literature that focuses mainly on the democratic transition in Eastern and Central Europe as a unitary space or on the Ruling Elites in a newly capitalist system.1 More recently, political writings on Hungary discuss the democratic backsliding and the illiberal turns of the regime, including it in a regional framework affected by populism, and Euroscepticism.
Strategi Orang Tua dalam Mendidik Anak Berdasarkan Perspektif Alkitab di GBI Kampung ATB Baru Batam
Authors: Sabar Hutagalung  , Efvi Noyita  , Risna Cahyani Laowo  , Sisulince Lelo  , Gabriel Lamro Hutasoit  , Dwianjani E Nainggolan  , Devi Agustin Simamora  , Dahliana Mungkur  , Elia Antovia Naibaho
Published: February 2024

Mendidik anak merupakan tanggungjawab penuh dari orang tua sejak anak tersebut berada dalam kandungan. Tanggungjawab ini merupakan tugas dari Tuhan secara khusus bagi setiap para orang tua. Oleh sebab itu, perlu adanya strategi orang tua dalam mendidik anak untuk menjadi pribadi yang menghidupkan nilai-nilai yang baik. Dengan demikian, Tim Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PkM) mengadakan kegiatan ini di GBI kampung ATB Baru Batam guna memberikan pembinaan kepada orang tua supaya dapat mendidik anaknya berdasarkan perspektif dari ajaran iman Kristiani. Oleh sebab itu, dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan PkM ini, tim PkM melakukan tiga tahapan, sebagai berikut: pertama, melakukan observasi pada mitra kegiatan yakni GBI Kampung ATB Baru Batam. Kedua, melaksanakan kegiatan mulai dari ibadah, penyampaian materi, diskusi, dan tanya jawab serta memberikan pembinaan secara khusus kepada setiap orang tua. Ketiga, mengevaluasi kegiatan, evalusi yang dibagikan dalam bentuk memberikan penilaian dari setiap apa yang peserta dapatkan. Untuk itu, Adapun hasil dari kegiatan PkM ini adalah orang tua dapat mengerti tanggungjawabnya untuk mendidik anak supaya menjadi anak yang takut dan hormat kepada Tuhan. Dengan demikian, orang tua harus bertindak sebagai pengajar, pembimbing, teladan, dan pelindung bagi anak-anaknya.
STUDI METODOLOGI TAFSIR FAZLUR RAHMAN
Authors: Syamsir Syamsir
Published: February 2024

Tafsir klasik tidak dianggap releven lagi dengan zaman dan kebutuhan umat Islam saat ini. Teori yang dianggap mampu merespon kebutuhan zamaan umat ini adalah hermeneutika,salah satu tokoh yang menggunakan teori hermeneutika adalah Fazlur Rahman, Fazlur Rahman melihat karya-karya mufassir klasik belum mampu menjawab persoalan-persoalan hari ini disebabkan ketidakvalidan, metode yang digunakan oleh mereka sehingga mengalami kerisis besar, yaitu secara epistimologis, Fazlur Rahman menawarkan pendekatan hermeneutika untuk menjawab persoalan tersebut, hal ini ia lakukan dengan menggunakan, teori doble movement, merupakan perpaduan antara tradisionalis muslim dengan hermeneutika Barat kontenporer. Menunjukkan dalam membangun teori doble movement, tidak terlepas dari pengaruh atau horizon yang sama dengan kedua pemikiran pemikiran tersebut.
ASBABUN NUZUL DALAM KITAB KAUKABUL MUNIR KARYA ANREGURUTTA KH. MUHAMMAD AS’AD AL-BUGISY
Authors: Tahir Tarmizi Tarmizi
Published: February 2024

Tulisan ini membahas tentang Asbabun Nuzul dalam Kitab Kaukabul Munir karya Anregurutta KH. Muhammad As’ad al-Bugisy. Kitab Kaukabul Munir merupakan kitab monumental yang diajarkan di Pondok Pesantren As’adiyah membahas tentang ilmu tafsir. Di dalam Kitab Kaukabul Munir, Anregurutta KH. Muhammad As’ad al-Bugisy menjelaskan tentang pengertian asbabun nuzul yang merupakan peristiwa atau kejadian yang terjadi kemudian disusul turunnya ayat untuk menjelaskan peristiwa tersebut, untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang samar mengenai suatu hukum. Begitu pula Anregurutta KH. Muhammad As’ad al-Bugisy dalam Kitab Kaukabul Munir menjelaskan bahwa sesuatu yang datang dari Sahabat maka hukumnya adalah marfu’ dan bisa ditolak jika datang tanpa sanad, sedangkan yang datang dari Tabi’in maka hukumnya adalah mursal dan bisa diterima jika datang dari imam yang diperpegangi.
Jamak Taksir dan Pemaknaannya dalam Surah al-Baqarah
Authors: Semmang Syamsuddin , Hasbi Muhammad
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini  tentang Jamʻu al-Taksīr wa Maʻnahu fi Surah al-‎Baqarah. Pokok bahasan yang  dibahas dalam kajian tersebut adalah mengetahui hakikat Jam’ al-Taksir dan wujudnya dalam surah al-Baqarah, transformasi wujud mufrad menjadi Jam’ al-Taksir, dan memahami makna wujud mufrad. Dalam surah al-Baqarah terdapat dua jenis Jam’ al-Taksir. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hakikat dan bentuk Jam’ al-Taksir serta perubahannya dari bentuk mufrad serta realisasi maknanya yang mencakup dua jenis Jam’ al-Taksir. Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh peneliti merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang menerapkan pendekatan linguistik dan ilmu tafsir. Data didapat dari berbagai literatur, terdiri dari sumber primer seperti al-Qur'an, kitab Nahwu yang membahas Jam’ al-Taksīr, dan kitab tafsir yang menjelaskan pola-pola Jam’ al-Taksir. Sumber sekunder, seperti majalah, artikel, atau karya ilmiah yang tidak langsung terkait dengan Jam’ al-Taksir, digunakan untuk melengkapi dan memperkuat penelitian ini.‎Hasil penelitian ini memberikan pemahaman bahwa hakikat Jam‘ al-Taksīr yaitu ketika telah melebihi angka dua maka dapat dikategorikan sebagai Jam‘ al-Taksīr yang tentunya berpatokan pada klasifikasinya yaitu Jam‘u Taksīr Qillah yang menunjukkan atau dimulai dengan bilangan tiga hingga sepuluh dan jam‘u taksīr kaṡrah yang  menunjukkan bilangan lebih dari 10 sampai tidak terbatas, jamʻu taksīr yang terdapat pada surah al-Baqarah yaitu berjumlah 153 pola dengan klasifikasi jamʻu taksīr qillah terdapat 30 bentuk yang disebutkan sebanyak 99 kali di dalam surah al-Baqarah dan jamʻu taksīr kaṡrah terdapat 62 bentuk yang disebutkan sebanyak 123 kali pada surah al-Baqarah, serta terdapat 3 lafaz mufrad yang ditemukan klasifikasi makna jamʻu taksīr-nya, jenis qillah maupun kaṡrah-nya dalam surah al-Baqarah yaitu lafazأَلْفٌ  dijamakkan pada lafazأُلُوْفٌ  dan آلَافٌ, lafazشَهْرٌ dijamakkan pada lafaz أَشْهُرٌ dan شُهُوْرٌ, dan lafaz أَخٌ dijamakkan pada lafazإِخْوَةٌ  dan إخْوَانٌ.
Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Geocell-Reinforced Cushion on Load Distribution and Settlement Reduction in Unconnected Piled Raft Foundations
Authors: Pourgholamali Mojtaba , Asgharpour Farzin
Published: February 2024

The effect of geocell-reinforced cushion on load distribution and settlement reduction in unconnected piled raft foundations was investigated. Modeling and analysis of various scenarios were carried out using Abaqus software. In this research, a total of nine models, including one connected, three unconnected and unreinforced, and five unconnected and reinforced with geocell, were analyzed. Cushions with thicknesses half of, equal to, and twice that of the foundation were used. The results have shown that optimal outcomes in terms of load distribution efficiency and settlement reduction are achieved when the cushion's stiffness is set at half that of the foundation. The obtained results demonstrate the positive effect of geocell reinforcement in enhancing the performance of unconnected piled raft foundations. The introduction of geocells into the models increases soil stiffness and pile load ratio, consequently enhancing the load-bearing capacity of the piled raft foundation compared to the unreinforced models. The study's findings pave the way for a more effective use of geocells in civil engineering applications, particularly in scenarios demanding high load-bearing capacity and minimal foundation settlement.
Gauge-invariant uniqueness theorems for $P$-graphs
Authors: Huben Robert , Kaliszewski S. , Larsen Nadia S. , Quigg John
Published: February 2024

We prove a version of the result in the title that makes use of maximal coactions in the context of discrete groups. Earlier Gauge-Invariant Uniqueness theorems for $C^*$-algebras associated to $P$-graphs and similar $C^*$-algebras exploited a property of coactions known as normality. In the present paper, the view point is that maximal coactions provide a more natural starting point to state and prove such uniqueness theorems. A byproduct of our approach consists of an abstract characterization of co-universal representations for a Fell bundle over a discrete group.
Minimal piecewise linear cones in $\mathbb{R}^4$
Authors: Valfells Asgeir
Published: February 2024

We consider three dimensional piecewise linear cones in $\mathbb{R}^4$ that are mass minimal with respect to Lipschitz maps in the sense of [Almgren, F., Mem. Amer. Math. Soc. 4 (1976), no. 165] as in [Taylor, J. E., Ann. of Math. (2) 103 (1976), no. 3, 489–539]. There are three that arise naturally by taking products of $\mathbb{R}$ with lower dimensional cases and earlier literature has demonstrated the existence of two with 0-dimensional singularities. We classify all possible candidates and demonstrate that there are no piecewise linear minimizers outside these five.
A dynamical analogue of a question of Fermat
Authors: Sadek Mohammad , Yesin Tugba
Published: February 2024

Given a quadratic polynomial with rational coefficients, we investigate the existence of consecutive squares in the orbit of a rational point under the iteration of the polynomial. We display three different constructions of $1$-parameter quadratic polynomials with orbits containing three consecutive squares. In addition, we show that there exists at least one polynomial of the form $x^2+c$ with a rational point whose orbit under this map contains four consecutive squares. This can be viewed as a dynamical analogue of a question of Fermat on rational squares in arithmetic progression. Finally, assuming a standard conjecture on exact periods of periodic points of quadratic polynomials over the rational field, we give necessary and sufficient conditions under which the orbit of a periodic point contains only rational squares.
La «adaptación» del derecho de daños a la inteligencia artificial: la propuesta de Directiva sobre responsabilidad
Authors: Ortiz Fernández Manuel
Published: February 2024

El imparable avance de la inteligencia artificial y los potenciales beneficios que genera son hechos incuestionables. Sin embargo, también plantea importantes desafíos, por lo que las instituciones europeas han mostrado especial interés en disponer de una regulación adecuada. En este sentido, aparecen dos realidades que, en ocasiones, parecen enfrentadas: el desarrollo tecnológico y la tutela de los derechos de los particulares. Con tal de ofrecer una respuesta satisfactoria, la Unión Europea ha articulado la que parece la estrategia definitiva basándose en tres bloques fundamentales: las normas horizontales sobre los sistemas de inteligencia artificial, la legislación sobre seguridad y la responsabilidad civil derivada. Respecto a las primeras, conviene tener presente que la propuesta de Reglamento de 2021 (la denominada Ley de Inteligencia Artificial), a pesar de no resolver la cuestión relativa a la responsabilidad civil, establece unas bases (el propio concepto de sistema de inteligencia artificial, la clasificación de estos últimos, los requisitos, criterios y obligaciones previstas) de las que parten las disposiciones especiales; esto es, la propuesta de Directiva de modificación de la Directiva sobre productos defectuosos y la propuesta de Directiva para la adaptación de las normas de responsabilidad civil extracontractual a la inteligencia artificial. Por este motivo, en el presente estudio se analizarán, siquiera someramente, las mencionadas directrices básicas, así como las relaciones entre las dos propuestas de Directivas, con la finalidad de exponer el panorama legislativo actual. En todo caso, incidiremos con más detalle en la propuesta de Directiva para la adaptación de las normas de responsabilidad civil extracontractual a la inteligencia artificial, con la que se pretenden evitar las posibles diferencias surgidas al adaptar las normas por los órganos jurisdiccionales, lo cual daría lugar a una evidente inseguridad jurídica, a una fragmentación y a un descenso de inversión económica en este sector.
La restricción del acceso de los menores de edad a la pornografía online: soluciones desde el derecho
Authors: Martínez Otero Juan
Published: February 2024

El presente artículo analiza las vías que el ordenamiento jurídico español ofrece para restringir el acceso de los menores a contenido pornográfico en internet, que actualmente puede caracterizarse como un acceso sin trabas y generalizado. En primer lugar, se presentan los derechos e intereses constitucionales en conflicto a la hora de restringir el acceso a la pornografía en internet. A continuación, se analizan las normas vigentes en nuestro ordenamiento que podrían ofrecer una solución al acceso de los menores a la pornografía, y se discute su utilidad práctica. El artículo se cierra con unas conclusiones en las que se incluyen algunas propuestas de mejora normativa.
Prasowy redukcjonizm generyczny – na przykładzie gazety ewangelizacyjnej „Dobre Nowiny”
Authors: Wojtak Maria
Published: February 2024

Celem artykułu jest charakterystyka zjawiska redukcjonizmu generycznego, czyli zbioru procesów (selekcja, reprodukcja, generalizacja, tworzenie nowych form) decydujących o doborze gatunków i kształcie ich tekstowych realizacji w gazecie „Dobre Nowiny”, a także próba ustalenia tożsamości pisma. Istotą wspomnianego redukcjonizmu jest łączenie wybranych gatunków religijnych z publicystyką. Redukcji podlegają publicystyczne gatunki ludyczne oraz rozbudowane formy typowe dla prasy opiniotwórczej. Realizowane są gatunki anonsujące (zapowiedzi, editoriale), sylwetki, wywiady, upublicystycznione wiadomości, notatki. Spośród gatunków religijnych zaś modlitwy, świadectwa i katechezy. Cechą wyróżniającą jest tworzenie gatunków w formie kolekcji, w których nową całość (genologicznie trudną do rozpoznania) tworzą gatunki religijne podlegające publicystycznej asymilacji. Zabiegiem niespotykanym w innych typach prasy wyspecjalizowanej (w tym religijnej) jest wizualna stylizacja na tabloid. Pozwala to „Dobrym Nowinom” ze względu na profil tematyczny komunikatów oraz ich funkcję przypisywać status gazety ewangelizacyjnej, perswazyjnie ujętej w wizualną szatę tabloidową.
Identification of Orthosiphon stamineus from different phytogeographical zones in Indonesia by FTIR-fingerprinting and chemometrics
Authors: Kartini Kartini , Khotimah Khusnul , Jayani Nikmatul Ikhrom Eka , Setiawan Finna
Published: February 2024

Orthosiphon stamineus (OS) or cat’s whiskers (Lamiaceae) is one of the herbs broadly used as raw materials for functional food and traditional remedies, for it contains phenolic acids and flavonoids. OS grows well in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Phytogeographical characteristics are among many variables that greatly control plant growth and phytochemical content. This research was conducted to analyze and classify 14 samples of OS leaves from different regions in Indonesia according to phytogeographic profiles using a combination of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) fingerprinting and chemometrics, i.e., principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA). The first two PCs were used to show the grouping of 14 samples with a cumulative variance at 91%. Results showed that all samples had comparable FTIR spectra showing the stretching frequencies of O-H, C-H, and C=C bonds. Further discrimination with PCA and CA was able to classify them into four groups of different phytogeographical origins: group 1 comprised OS samples from Tawangmangu, Mojokerto, Batu, Sampang, Madiun, South Jakarta, Jombang, Surabaya, Kediri, and Ngawi, group 2 from Lampung and Gresik, group 3 from Badung, and group 4 from Kotabaru. Thus, it can be inferred that FTIR fingerprinting combined with chemometrics can distinguish between OS crude drugs from different locations. Introducing a wider variety of OS analytical methods is believed to positively influence the flexibility and ease of quality control of herbal ingredients, ultimately ensuring the safety and efficacy of herbal medicinal products.
Measurements-Based Radar Signature Modeling
Authors: Mayhan Joseph T. , Tabaczynski John A.
Published: February 2024

A high-level text that synthesizes diverse research areas for characterizing objects (targets) from radar data and establishes a novel analysis framework for a class of signal processing techniques useful for high-resolution radar signature modeling.

The only text to integrate a diverse body of work on characterizing objects (targets) from radar data into a common analysis framework, this book brings together the results of research papers and technical reports providing improved resolution and precision in radar target signature modeling and target motion solutions. It offers comprehensive coverage related to basic radar concepts, signal representation, and radar measurements; the development of advanced analysis tools essential for high-resolution signature modeling; the development of novel wideband and narrowband radar imaging techniques; the application of 2D spectral estimation theory to wideband signal processing; ultra-wideband scattering phenomenology and sparse-band sensor data fusion; and the integration of field measurements into the radar signature modeling process. The analysis techniques developed in the text provide the framework for a novel approach, called measurements-based modeling (MBM), to model target signatures by incorporating measurement data into the signature model of the target. Extensive examples throughout compare the performance of the new techniques with that of conventional analysis techniques.

• The first systematic, comprehensive synthesis of wide-ranging research areas for characterizing targets from radar data 

• A deeply researched, lucid presentation enriched by extensive illustrations and examples 

• An essential reference for experts in radar and signal processing, professional engineers in related fields, and graduate students