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COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE VOCATIONAL TEACHERS: PERSPECTIVE OF IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS
Authors: Wagiran Wagiran , Pardjono Pardjono , Suyanto Wardan , Sofyan Herminarto , Soenarto Sunaryo , Yudantoko Afri
Published: August 2019

Workforce in the 21st century has been marked by the acceleration of disruptive moves as the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Society 5.0. This era requires human resources with new competencies that may be far different from current competencies. To present vocational education that is able to facilitate future human resource to learn compentencies that meet the need of future changes, vocational teachers should master new competencies comprehensively. This study aims to formulate the core vocational teacher competencies, hard skills and soft skills, which are in line with the various demands of the future. This qualitative research involved active vocational teachers and vocational education experts in several Focus Group Discussions and questionnaire completion. Research questions are focused on reflection of current teacher competencies and perceptions of teacher competencies in the future. The results lead to a conclusion that for future teachers, the core competencies are the pedagogic, content, and ICT competencies. These competences are relevant to hard skills aspects categorised as curriculum and content. In the aspect of soft skills, category living in the world is dominant. The three aspects considered very important for future vocational teachers are able to be exemplary, honest, and discipline. As a consequence, this research suggests to teacher educational institutes that produce vocational teachers to develop the teacher education curricula that integrates these key competencies in their vocational education teacher standards.
Feasibility of an Interactive Patient Portal for Monitoring Physical Activity, Remote Symptom Reporting, and Patient Education in Oncology: Qualitative Study
Authors: Marthick Michael , Janssen Anna , Cheema Birinder S , Alison Jennifer , Shaw Tim , Dhillon Haryana
Published: August 2019

Background

Digital health interventions, such as the use of patient portals, have been shown to offer benefits to a range of patients including those with a diagnosis of cancer.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the participant experience and perception of using an interactive Web-based portal for monitoring physical activity, remote symptom reporting, and delivering educational components.

Methods

Participants who were currently under treatment or had recently completed intensive treatment for cancer were recruited to three cohorts and invited to join a Web-based portal to enhance their physical activity. Cohort 1 received Web portal access and an activity monitor; cohort 2 had additional summative messaging; and cohort 3 had additional personalized health coaching messaging. Following the 10-week intervention, participants were invited to participate in a semistructured interview. Interview recordings were transcribed and evaluated using qualitative thematic analysis.

Results

A total of 17 semistructured interviews were carried out. Participants indicated that using the Web portal was feasible. Personalized messaging improved participant perceptions of the value of the intervention. There was a contrast between cohorts and levels of engagement with increasing health professional contact leading to an increase in engagement. Educational material needs to be tailored to the participants’ cancer treatment status, health literacy, and background.

Conclusions

Participants reported an overall positive experience using the Web portal and that personalized messaging positively impacted on their health behaviors. Future studies should focus more on design of interventions, ensuring appropriate tailoring of information and personalization of behavioral support messaging.

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

RR2-10.2196/9586
HOW TO LEAD THE MILLENNIALS: A REVIEW OF 5 MAJOR LEADERSHIP THEORY GROUPS
Authors: Putriastuti Bernadeta Cahya Kumala , Stasi Alessandro
Published: August 2019

Millennials are currently taking over the global workforce. While practitioners and scholars have recognized their different work values from previous generations, research on this topic is still scarce. Furthermore, the current leadership theories have tended to focus mainly on the characteristics of leaders without adequately examining the leadership styles that work best for the millennials. Using a literature review from the top tier leadership journals, this paper aims to provide a more comprehensive framework to provide new directions for the development of leadership theory by  understanding the millennials’ perspective on leadership. This study thus contributes to the current literatures by using five thematic leadership groups to develop the most optimum leadership style for leading the Millennials. The advantages and disadvantages of using neo-charismatics, leadership and information processing, social exchange/relational leadership, ethical/moral leadership, and e-leadership theories in leading millennials are assessed. Results show that no single leadership theory is adequate for leading the millennials optimally. Hence, mixing the dimensions of different leadership theory groups is suggested. As for the leadership theory aspects, it is recommended to scholars to consider developing more flexible leadership theory models that can accommodate different generational groups.
De músicas amenazantes a músicas devocionales. Los sonidos indígenas en el imaginario colonial de Guatemala (siglos XVI al XVIII)
Authors: Singer González Deborah
Published: August 2019

El artículo explora la construcción de imaginarios de la diferencia a partir de la recepción de las músicas autóctonas. Con base en el análisis de textos coloniales (crónicas de la conquista, relaciones, historias, etc.) se argumentará que la percepción occidental de los sonidos e instrumentos indígenas estaba ideológicamente orientada, conforme a factores extramusicales. Como contraparte, dichos instrumentos que actuaban como marcadores de etnicidad también afianzaban los lazos comunitarios, permitiendo que la música se transformara en campo de negociación de significados.
Alessia Frassani, Artistas, mecenas y feligreses en Yanhuitlán, Mixteca Alta, siglos XVI-XXI
Authors: Gamboa M. Jorge Augusto
Published: August 2019

Reseña sobre Alessia Frassani, Artistas, mecenas y feligreses en Yanhuitlán, Mixteca Alta, siglos XVI-XXI. México/Bogotá: Universidad Autónoma de México/Universidad de los Andes, 2017.
María del Carmen Martínez Martínez, Martín Cortés. Pasos recuperados (1532-1562)
Authors: Rios Saloma Martin Federico
Published: August 2019

Reseña de una monografía sobre Martín Cortés, segundo marqués del Valle, realizada a partir de documentación inédita custodiada en archivos españoles y mexicanos.
Una senda de plata y sangre. El camino militar de la vía por Xalapa del Camino Real de Veracruz, 1811-1816
Authors: Vargas Matías Sergio A.
Published: August 2019

El presente artículo, da cuenta del establecimiento del “camino militar” en la ruta por Xalapa del Camino Real de Veracruz durante la guerra de Independencia mexicana. Con base en documentación inédita hallada en diversos archivos de México y España, el texto expone los diferentes proyectos bosquejados entre 1811 y 1816 por el gobierno virreinal para recuperar el control del itinerario, enfocándose además, en las novedades técnicas puestas en operación por el brigadier realista Fernando Miyares y Mancebo en la edificación de los bastiones que conformaron la estructura de defensa instrumentada por este personaje en el trayecto Xalapa-Veracruz.
Editorial
Authors: Feuerschütte Simone Ghisi
Published: August 2019

SIMONE GHISI FEUERSCHÜTTE
UMA INVESTIGAÇÃO SISTEMÁTICA SOBRE O USO DE JOGOS DIGITAIS PARA REABILITAÇÃO
Authors: Gonçalves Fernandes Flávia
Published: August 2019

Introdução: Os jogos digitais deixaram de ser vistos como uma forma de entretenimento prejudicial à saúde. Eles tornaram-se uma ferramenta importante para melhorar o tratamento dos pacientes, que vão desde aqueles que estão atravessando uma grave enfermidade, como por exemplo o câncer, até os que demandam procedimentos como a fisioterapia. Contudo, há pessoas com deficiência física que possuem dificuldade em utilizar jogos digitais. Objetivos: Nesta linha de raciocínio, este trabalho apresenta uma revisão sistemática sobre o uso de jogos digitais para pessoas com deficiência física nos membros superiores. Métodos: As fontes de pesquisa foram as seguintes bases de dados indexadas: Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Scopus, Science Direct e Scielo. Resultados: Cabe destacar que a aplicação do mapeamento sistemático na elaboração de revisão bibliográfica permitiu identificar as principais lacunas para o desenvolvimento de novas pesquisas, além de direcionar as principais publicações ligadas ao estudo. Conclusão: Por fim, os resultados obtidos mostram que é uma área em constante expansão atualmente.
DINÂMICA TEMPORAL DE REDES FUNCIONAIS CORTICAIS EM PORTADORES DE ALZHEIMER
Authors: Benevides Silva Tandara Oliveira , Paulo Andrade Netto Marcos , Graziele Lima de Oliveira Toutai Thaise , Silva do Rosário Raphael , Garcia Vivas Miranda José , C. Yang Albert
Published: August 2019

A doença de Alzheimer (DA) é a principal forma de demência entre idosos e caracteriza-se, do ponto de vista neuropatológico, pela presença de emaranhados neurofibrilares e deposição amiloide, que ocasiona a perda da conectividade funcional em estágios pré-clínicos da doença. Este trabalho visa comparar padrões topológicos (temporais e espaciais) da conectividade funcional cerebral cortical de indivíduos sem demência e com DA em diferentes estágios (DA muito leve, DA leve e DA moderado a grave). Os dados de EEG, 19 eletrodos (Sistema 10-20) foram cedidos de um estudo realizado no Hospital Geral de Veteranos em Taipei, Taiwan. Redes funcionais cerebrais foram geradas através do método de Sincronização por Motifs e caracterizadas por índices de conectividade e de estabilidade temporal. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas, contudo, os resultados mostram uma tendência para aumento da conectividade, avaliada pela média do grau ponderado, em estágios iniciais da doença, e decréscimo deste índice com a progressão da enfermidade. A estabilidade, avaliada a partir do coeficiente de variação do número de arestas, demonstrou valores muito próximos entre os grupos, com pequeno decréscimo para DA leve e DA moderado a grave, comparado a DA muito leve e controle. Enquanto a estabilidade computada pelo coeficiente de variação da aglomeração demonstrou um aumento do índice com a progressão da doença, revelando uma tendência a redução na estabilidade topológica da rede com o avanço da enfermidade. A análise dos hubs mais representativos das redes revelou uma menor proporção em regiões funcionalmente afetadas pela DA, principalmente no último estágio da enfermidade, enquanto estágios iniciais apresentaram uma maior proporção corroborando achados de trabalhos anteriores. Tais resultados indicam alteração no padrão de conectividade e estabilidade na dinâmica da rede de sincronização funcional dos grupos analisados. Em virtude da alta variabilidade, que pode ter sido a causa dos resultados não significativos, sugere-se estudos futuros com um design longitudinal.
UTILIZAÇÃO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS COMO FERRAMENTA DE ESTÍMULO PARA O RESGATE DE CULTURA E QUALIDADE DE VIDA
Authors: Viana Pedro De Oliveira , Ramos Ana Cristina Correa de Araújo
Published: August 2019

Desde o início da civilização humana as plantas medicinais, eram utilizadas tanto na farmacopéia quanto na medicina alternativa caseira. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo realizar o resgate do conhecimento popular sobre o uso das plantas medicinais e analisar as condições individuais que influenciam no uso da medicina alternativa por um grupo da terceira idade, pacientes da Clínica Vitalidade do Centro Universitário São Lucas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva com abordagem quantitativa. A coleta de dados foi realizada através da aplicação de questionários semiestruturados, aos que possuíam conhecimento e/ou utilizavam plantas medicinais. Foram aplicados 51 questionários. Destes, 51% pertencem ao sexo feminino e 49% ao sexo masculino. Em relação a idade dos participantes, a maioria, 52,9% encontram-se na faixa etária entre 60 a 65 anos. De acordo com a escolaridade notou-se que 56,9% cursaram o ensino fundamental completo e somente 5,9% cursaram o ensino superior. Os dados demonstraram que 68,6% do conhecimento obtido foram repassados de geração para geração, ou seja, resultante de tradição familiar. Em relação ao uso de plantas utilizadas para fins medicinais constatou-se um total de 81 espécies, distribuídas em 47 famílias botânicas, sendo as mais representativas: Lamiaceae, Rutaceae, Asteraceae. Folhas foram à principal parte da planta utilizada com 76% das citações. O modo de preparo mais referenciado foi o uso de chás, indicados principalmente como calmantes. Quanto ao conhecimento sobre os efeitos colaterais, apenas 11,34% dos entrevistados conhecem esses efeitos, porém 100% dos entrevistados relatam que nunca tiveram problemas depois de utilizar alguma planta. A pesquisa mostrou a importância do uso de plantas medicinais e a necessidade de manter viva a tradição do uso do conhecimento popular de plantas medicinais.
PRINCIPAIS COMPLICAÇÕES DA CIRCULAÇÃO EXTRACORPÓREA EM CIRURGIAS CARDÍACAS EM UM HOSPITAL DA REGIÃO NORTE
Authors: Barros Sandy Ribeiro , Bandeira Michele Matias , Leite Jandra Cibele Rodrigues de Abrantes Pereira
Published: August 2019

Jonh Gibbon é o pai da Circulação Extracorpórea (CEC) e desde 1953 vários estudos vêm sendo realizados com o objetivo de diminuir a morbimortalidade desse procedimento, já que o perfil de pacientes vem mudando com a realização de cirurgias em pacientes mais idosos e acompanhados de várias comorbidades. O objetivo da pesquisa é analisar as principais complicações em pacientes submetidos a cirurgias cardíacas utilizando a circulação extracorpórea. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa e descritiva, realizada no hospital Dr. Ary Pinheiro em Porto Velho-RO, sendo analisados 16 prontuários de pacientes que realizaram cirurgia cardíaca utilizando a CEC no período de janeiro 2016 a dezembro de 2017. Dentre as complicações encontradas no pós-operatório a algia acometeu 9 (56,3%), a hipotensão e leucocitose ambas em 8 (50,0%), arritmia/taquicardia 5 (31,3%), estes com mais frequência, tendo a ocorrência de 3 (18,8%) óbitos.  Para a equipe de enfermagem, o conhecimento das complicações no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca com o uso da CEC facilita a implementação de um plano de cuidados adequado, prevenindo maiores complicações, sequelas e até mesmo óbitos.
CONSUMO E AVALIAÇÃO SENSORIAL DO DULÇOR DE NÉCTARES DE FRUTAS COM ALEGAÇÃO LIGHT
Authors: Costa Marina Mendes da , Krey Izabela Pinheiro , Morimoto Juliana Massami , Matias Andrea Carvalheiro Guerra
Published: August 2019

Mudanças nos padrões alimentares contribuíram para o aumento do consumo de produtos ultraprocessados. Para a substituição do açúcar nestes produtos, a indústria de alimentos faz uso de aditivos edulcorantes que conferem sabor doce. Os néctares de frutas são exemplos de produtos ultraprocessados adicionados de edulcorantes e desse modo recebem a alegação light em energia. Observa-se intensa utilização de edulcorantes nos alimentos sendo levantados questionamentos em relação aos possíveis efeitos colaterais associados ao seu consumo. O presente estudo teve como objetivos avaliar a frequência de consumo de néctares com alegação light e avaliar a aceitação do dulçor destes produtos. Foram selecionadas três marcas e cincos sabores (caju, goiaba, manga, pêssego e uva) de néctares de frutas com as alegações light, adicionados de adoçantes. Estes produtos foram submetidos a análise sensorial de aceitação com escala hedônica de 5 pontos, ancorados em “pouquíssimo doce” a “muitíssimo doce”. A declaração da frequência de consumo de néctares de frutas com alegação light foi consultada antes de cada sessão de análise sensorial. Declararam consumir esta classe de bebidas uma vez por mês 52% dos participantes, semanalmente 20%, diariamente 4%, e 6% declararam nunca consumir. Não foi observada diferença estatisticamente significativa para a valoração do atributo dulçor entre as marcas de um mesmo sabor e foi observada maior frequência para o valor hedônico de dulçor “suficientemente doce” para todas as marcas estudadas. Considerou-se significativa a frequência de consumo de néctares de baixas calorias com as alegações light pelo público estudado, predominantemente universitários. O grau de dulçor dos néctares com baixa calorias foi considerado “suficientemente doce”, contrariando a hipótese inicialmente levantada, que o excesso de dulçor possibilitaria a redução de aditivos edulcorantes.
Development of all-fiber Fabry-Perot pulse laser with a fiber type saturable absorber and improvement of the oscillation characteristics
Authors: Fukuyama Shogo , Yoshida Minoru , Fujimoto Yasushi
Published: August 2019

The authors developed high-concentration erbium doped fiber as a saturable absorber, making use of its concentration quenching. Then, they developed an all-fiber Fabry-Perot pulse laser with high-concentration erbium doped fiber and demonstrated that it enables stable and passive pulse oscillation regardless of disturbance. Furthermore, they successfully improve power efficiency and shortening pulse width to 1.8 μs by optimizing the structure of the fiber laser.
Perbedaan flow saliva anak usia 11-12 tahun dengan risiko karies tinggi dan rendah
Authors: Nurhasanah Disa Ratna , Aripin Dudi , Rizali Ervin
Published: August 2019

Pendahulan: Mulut merupakan rongga fungsional yang menjadi pintu awal masuknya makanan ke dalam tubuh, didalamnya terdapat cairan kompleks yaitu saliva. Cairan yang kompleks ini diproduksi dan disekresikan oleh kelenjar saliva. Hasil produksi kelenjar saliva dapat membantu kestabilan lingkungan di sekitar rongga mulut. Rongga mulut saliva disekresikan sebanyak 0.5 – 1.5 liter/hari melalui duktus pada kelenjar saliva. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan data mengenai perbedaan flow saliva pada anak usia 11-12 tahun dengan risiko karies tinggi dan rendah di Sekolah Dasar Cikawari Kabupaten Bandung. Metode: Jenis penelitian analitik observasional secara cross sectional. Variabel penelitian adalah saliva, flow saliva, karies. Populasi dan sampel penelitian adalah anak usia 11-12 tahun yang hadir di sekolah tempat penelitian. Penelitian dilakukan di Sekolah Dasar Cikawari Kabupaten Bandung pada bulan Desember tahun 2015. Hasil: Hasil uji perbandingan dengan menggunakan independent sample t-test menunjukkan nilai mean pada kelompok risiko karies tinggi sebesar 0,302 dengan standar deviasi 0,200 dan nilai mean pada kelompok risiko karies rendah sebesar 0,512 dengan standar deviasi 0,270. P-value sebesar 0.015 < 0,05. Simpulan: Terdapat perbedaan flow saliva tanpa stimulasi pada anak usia 11-12 tahun dengan risiko karies tinggi dan rendah di SDN Cikawari Kabupaten Bandung.Kata kunci: Saliva, flow saliva, karies gigi
La revista Sherlock Holmes y la configuración del lector de policial
Authors: Vilariño Andrea Diana
Published: August 2019

La revista Sherlock Holmes, semanario que se editó entre 1911 y 1913, se caracterizó por ser la primera publicación, editada en Buenos Aires, dedicada exclusivamente a la crónica y el relato policial. Este rasgo la convierte en un material privilegiado para estudiar cómo se conforma el campo del género a comienzos del siglo XX. En este artículo, nos proponemos analizar de qué manera la revista contribuyó al proceso de conformación de un público lector aficionado a las ficciones criminales. En este sentido, consideramos que Sherlock Holmes construyó, a partir del despliegue de una serie de estrategias, un lector modelo que, basado en la matriz perceptiva del policial clásico, promovió sus modos de leer.
Leonor Arfuch, La vida narrada: Memoria, subjetividad y política. Villa María, Eduvim, 2018, Zona de Crítica, 198 páginas
Authors: Basile Teresa
Published: August 2019

Revisión del libro La vida narrada: Memoria, subjetividad y política por Leonor Arfuch
Luciana Del Gizzo, Volver a la vanguardia: El invencionismo y su deriva en el movimiento poesía buenos aires (1944-1963). Buenos Aires, Aluvión, 2018, Beta Hispanismo, 262 páginas
Authors: Stedile Luna Verónica
Published: August 2019

Revisión del libro El centro de la tierra: Lectura e infancia por Jorge Monteleone
Guillermo Korn y Matías Farías, Desierto y nación II: Estados. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Caterva, 2018, Desierto y nación, 160 páginas
Authors: Lima Damián
Published: August 2019

Revisión del libro Desierto y nación II: Estados por Guillermo Korn y Matías Farías
Modern problems and main directions for ensuring explosion and fire safety of fuel preparation systems for combustion in thermal power plant
Authors: Leikin V. Z. , Mikhailov V. Ye. , Chomenok L. A. , Luzin P. M.
Published: August 2019

To solve the problem of further improving the efficiency and reliability of solid fuel generation in the Russian Federation, it is necessary to solve a number of main problems: ensuring environmental safety, export-oriented nature of the coal industry, low reliability, efficiency, high emissions of NOx , SO2 and particulate matter of existing obsolete equipment. In modern conditions, these problems can be solved comprehensively with the use of relatively low-cost methods in the case of using highly reactive coals, which at the same time have an increased explosion hazard (coals of explosiveness groups 3 and 4). For this reason, currently a large number of coal-fired power plants (mainly in Siberia and the Urals) experience a global transition to the combustion of highly explosive Kuznetsk coal of grades D, G, GD. In the present work, analysis is undertaken of methods and technologies to ensure the explosion and fire safety of fuel preparation systems for combustion at thermal power plants during the transition to these types of fuels, since most of these thermal power plants were initially designed for explosion-proof types of coal (T, 1CC, AH). A number of additional recommendations are developed to the current "rules of explosion safety", taking into account the specifics of technological schemes and the operation of a large number of these thermal power plants, a number of design solutions for equipment that improve the explosion safety of their dust treatment plants. For systems of preparation of finely crushed fuel (5–15 mm), boilers with circulating fluidized bed that are promising for the Russian power industry, and the use of drying installations at thermal power plants to ensure crushing of ordinary high-humidity fuels entering thermal power plants, a number of measures have been proposed that increase the fire safety of such installations.
Local Wisdom: Deskripsi, Tantangan, dan Peluangnya dalam Penelitian Interpretif
Authors: Supatmi Supatmi
Published: August 2019

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penggunaan konsep kearifan lokal dalam penelitian akuntansi dan bisnis, serta menemukan tantangan dan peluang penggunaan konsep kearifan lokal bagi peneliti intepretif di Indonesia dalam rangka publikasi internasional. Dengan menggunakan 60 artikel bermuatan kearifan lokal yang dipublikasikan di jurnal nasional maupun internasional, hasil deskripsi menunjukkan kearifan lokal banyak digunakan dalam bidang kajian ilmu akuntansi manajemen, dengan jenis/bentuk kearifan lokal budaya daerah atau suku, dan banyak menggunakan etnografi sebagai metode penelitian. Belajar dari 12 artikel yang diterbitkan dalam jurnal internasional bereputasi, tantangan dan peluang untuk penggunaan konsep kearifan lokal agar layak dipublikasikan di jurnal internasional, para peneliti harus memperhatikan metode penelitian dan jenis/bentuk kearifan lokal.
Faktor Penentu Penggunaan Sistem Informasi dan Dampaknya Terhadap Kinerja Perusahaan
Authors: Widjaja Alexandra Adriani
Published: August 2019

Penerapan teknologi informasi ditujukan untuk mendukung aktivitas primer perusahaan. Informasi yang dihasilkan harus dapat dimanfaatkan secara nyata untuk meningkatkan kinerja perusahaan. Kunci dari kesuksesan teknologi informasi yang digunakan adalah kemampuan untuk menggunakan informasi yang dihasilkan sistem di dalam setiap pengambilan keputusan perusahaan. Penelitian-penelitian terdahulu menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan informasi sangat dipengaruhi oleh kemampuan individu serta lingkungan di sekitar individu tersebut. Untuk itu penelitian ini bertujuan menguji pengaruh kompetensi individu dan kesempatan untuk berbagi pengetahuan (knowledge sharing) terhadap penggunaan informasi, serta menguji apakah penggunaan informasi berpengaruh pada kinerja perusahaan. Penelitian ini juga menguji hubungan tidak langsung antara knowledge sharing dengan kinerja perusahaan. Pengujian dilakukan dengan menggunakan Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan knowledge sharing berpengaruh signifikan pada penggunaan informasi. Penggunaan informasi juga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja perusahaan. Di sisi lain penelitian ini menemukan bahwa kompetensi individu tidak memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap penggunaan informasi. Penelitian ini juga tidak dapat membuktikan adanya pengaruh tidak langsung dari variabel knowledge sharing terhadap kinerja perusahaan melalui variabel penggunaan informasi.
Actors’ logics concerning municipal integration policies for refugees in North Rhine-Westphalian cities and small towns
Authors: Adam Francesca , Föbker Stefanie , Imani Daniela , Pfaffenbach Carmella , Weiss Günther , Wiegandt Claus-Christian
Published: August 2019

With the significant increase in immigration of refugees since the mid-2010s, cities and municipalities are facing new challenges of social integration with their local policies on foreigners and migration. These challenges are handled through the interaction of various, in part new, local actors from the public sector (e.g. municipal administration, welfare organisations), the commercial sector (e.g. employers) and the civil society (e.g. voluntary initiatives). In this paper, the different logics of central actors involved in the integration processes are examined in order to show who creates and controls the local integration conditions under which preconditions. The study was conducted in two different local contexts, the city of Cologne and the district of Heinsberg, with the aim of highlighting differences and similarities in local governance. The results are based on 29 expert interviews with representatives of the city administrations, the civil society and experts of the state level who are involved in the integration process of refugees due to their professional or voluntary work. Different logics can be identified. Firstly, this applies to the relationship between state actors at the federal and state levels and local actors. Secondly, this also applies to the relationship between municipal and civil society actors. The spatial and situational contexts play a differentiating role.
MEKANISME TATA KELOLA PERUSAHAAN DAN PENGUNGKAPAN RISIKO
Authors: Rifani Deivy Ridha , Astuti Christina Dwi
Published: August 2019

The aim of this study is to get empirical evidence of the effect of good corporate governance mechanism on risk disclosure. Independent variable in this study are proportion of board independent, size of audit committee, institutional ownership, frequency of board meeting, and quality of external auditor. Dependent variable are risk disclosure. The research data obtained from the annual report of company on the Indonesian Stock Exchange website. The sample in this study used 96 companies listed at Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) for 2013-2015, with 265 item. The sampling technique using purposive sampling method. The result of this study are size of audit committee, institutional ownership, and quality of external auditor have a positive significant effect on risk disclosure. Unfortunetly, proportion of board independent and frequency of board meeting has no effect on risk disclosure.
KARAKTERISTIK KEPAILITAN BADAN HUKUM KOPERASI
Authors: Suharto Rachmat
Published: August 2019

This study aims to determine the construction of bankruptcy law associated with the characteristics of cooperative legal entities. The approach used is a statutory approach, a conceptual approach, and a case approach. The source of legal material consists of primary legal material and secondary legal material.The results of the study show that  cooperative legal entities are activities carried out by a group of people or groups that prioritize family-based activities, cooperation, mutual cooperation based on equality, rights and obligations to achieve common goals, namely the welfare of all members cooperatives This is what gives birth to two dimensions of cooperatives, namely the social dimension and the economic dimension namely achieving prosperity through cooperation and mutual cooperation that works based on the ideal foundation, structural foundation and operational foundation. In the event of bankruptcy, the filing of cooperative bankruptcy should be carried out by the Ministry of Cooperatives after the efforts of guidance and supervision by the Ministry of Cooperatives.
The Role of Knowledge Management to Enhancing Public Services in Dubai
Authors: Yunus Nek Kamal Yeop , Rashid Mohamed Saif
Published: August 2019

This study aims to highlight the importance of knowledge management and the factors influencing its implementation within the public sector organizations in Dubai. This study provides a clear understanding of the concept of knowledge management in the public sector and the ability of these sectors to collect and preserve knowledge, knowledge management. This requires the development of knowledge to review and strengthen their strategies to collect document and disseminate their workforce knowledge in order to achieve better institutional performance and to ensure that the knowledge of outstanding expertise and competencies remains within the institution even after leaving their sources for the organizations. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to 215 systematic randomly sampled respondents from seven public departments. Data collected were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that all the independent variables were significantly related to organizational performances. The multiple regressions analysis showed that all the predictor variables contributed 55.5% towards the organizational performances of the public departments in Dubai. The research implication and suggestion were discussed at the end of the paper.
Implementing the Core Curriculum of English Language in Preparatory Classes in Gjakova
Authors: Kryeziu Sindorela Doli
Published: August 2019

Pre-school education represents the first level of education whereby children are educated in their families or in pre-school institutions (age 0-3 and age 3-6) or preparatory classes (age 5-6). First of all, there are dialectal differences from their everyday language, from low variety to high variety that implies the standard of Albanian language. It is understood that through communication children's development can be stimulated, encouraged and accelerated through the appropriate techniques used by the teacher. The number of English language speakers is increasing every day by reinforcing its geographic position as one of the most spoken languages around the world. In the same rate, it is noted that the number of institutions providing English language teaching as a foreign language is increased. According to the Core Curriculum of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Kosovo, it is envisaged to necessarily have classes of English language learning for elementary communication in preparatory classes (age 5-6 years). Linguists define the language in different ways, the first thing that comes to mind is that through communication start all the development processes of the human being. Apart from linguistic communication an inalienable element is also the psychological one. Given that Psycholinguistics is a scientific discipline between linguistics and psychology, this paper is carried out by treating the standard Albanian from the psycholinguistic perspective. The purpose of this research is to get acquainted with the level of standard language learning at pre-school children, and how the English language influences this age.
An Exploratory Study of EFL Teachers’ Perceptions on Grammar Terminology Use in Kosova
Authors: Turtulla Sermin
Published: August 2019

This exploratory study aims to find out perceptions of EFL teachers on grammar terminology use in Kosova in the light of recent national curriculum change in language teaching. Data was collected through semi-structured questionnaires administered to EFL teachers teaching in primary and lower secondary schools in Prizren. Data was analysed using frequency count and percentage distribution. Findings of the study revealed that teachers show superiority of communication competence over grammar competence in thought and the opposite in practice.
The Effect of Perceived Interest and Prior Knowledge on L2 Reading Comprehension via Several Assessment Methods in a Higher Education Context
Authors: Martínez Ana Cristina Lahuerta
Published: August 2019

The aim of the present study is to examine the effect of perceived interest and prior knowledge on EFL reading comprehension. Participants were 227 undergraduates with advanced competence in English. With respect to the method, participants had to read a 450-word text entitled Wales. After that, they had to complete a Perceived Interest Questionnaire (PIQ), which consisted of 9 items and two assessment tasks: a written recall and a multiple choice task. The results of our study show the significant effect of perceived interest and prior knowledge on L2 reading comprehension. Thus, comprehension assessed via written recall and multiple choice questions had higher scores when readers read texts related to their interests. Besides, prior knowledge had a positive effect on the reader’s comprehension irrespective of the assessment method used. This study concludes that different assessment tasks may be crucial factors that affect the relationship between factors like interest and prior knowledge, and L2 reading comprehension.
Travel and Disease in Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice
Authors: Wolny Ryszard W.
Published: August 2019

Thomas Mann’s novella, Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig, 1912), presents a story of an artist, Gustav von Aschenbach, suffering from the writer’s block who travels to Venice to look for inspiration and where he eventually finds his death. In the meantime, he suffers from depression strengthened by feats of febrile listlessness, pressure in the temples, heaviness of the eyelids that make discontent befall him. The putrid smell of the lagoon hastens his departure, but a strange coincidence makes him change his mind. He returns to the hotel drawn by the enthrallment for the young lad, Tadzio, he had spotted there. Wandering through the streets of Venice, he ignores the health notices in the city, only later learning that there is a serious cholera epidemic in Venice. But he does not escape, nor does he warn the boy’s family of the fatal danger. He dies in his beach chair, looking at the boy on the beach. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to explore the relationship between travel and disease as juxtaposed with a growing passion for a youth, unmistakably, a sign of life affirmation in a sickly body and burnt-out mind.Thomas Mann’s novella has been a subject of extensive commentaries and criticisms for over a century since it was published in Germany, first, in serial form in 1912 and 1913 and, then when it was translated into the French and English in the 1920s, thus introducing it to the rest of the world. The peak of critical interest in Mann’s oeuvre may be pinpointed to the 1970s when Luchino Visconti’s film, Morte a Venezia (1971), was released and Benjamin Britten’s opera composed and first staged (1973).
Language Through Communicative Activities in Upper-Level Students (Case Study: “Turgut Ozal” High School Tirane)
Authors: Erbaş İsa , Vengo MA Xhensika
Published: August 2019

This study focuses on teaching and learning the English language through communicative activities and real-life context. Well-known scholars present the communicative approach as an effective in the process of language acquisition. This study examines problems that students encounter the most and the obstacles to language acquisition, such as problems with idioms, vocabulary, and grammar. This study also analyses some of communicative activities and instructions how to make these activities parts of their lesson plan, such as role plays, interviews, discussion and group work that have as a main focus teaching the English language inductively. The students and teachers were asked at “Turgut Ozal” High School of Tirana to complete the survey questionnaire related to communicative activities. The students and teachers gave their opinions related to the challenges that students encounter to participate in these activities. The results of the survey show that how much the students want to participate and learn the English language through communication, to talk about topics of interest and real-life context. Key words: Teaching, learning, communicative approach, role play, discussion, group work, and interview
Somatic Lexemes in the Kartvelian Linguistic Space
Authors: Asatiani Rusudan , Dundua Natia , Ivanishvili Marine
Published: August 2019

Comparative-historical study of languages makes it possible to represent the diachronic process of structuring the world and forming the corresponding concepts. The abovementioned process is inherently integral and reflected in such socio-cultural areas of human life as language, art, religion, farming, ethno-traditional customs, culture (in its broadest sense), etc. The proto-language reconstructed as a result of the comparative-historical study and the picture of its diachronic development provide some information about the genetic relations between the people speaking the corresponding related languages, about their original homeland and the directions of their historical migrations, about their knowledge, ideas and representations. This time we have analyzed the semantic field of the lexemes denoting the human body parts, which are reconstructed at the Proto-Kartvelian language and exist in the contemporary Kartvelian languages (Georgian, Megrelian, Laz, and Svan) and some dialects (notably, Gurian, Rachian, Xevsurian, and Kiziqian). Our goal is to reveal the semantic structure of the mentioned field, to analyze the respective concepts as well as to outline processes of the development and the establishment of corresponding tokens (resp. lexemes). Vocabulary denoting a human body (resp. Somatic lexemes), its parts and inner organs is a constituent part of the basic core vocabulary of a language and presumably ought to be fixed in the ancient times’ reflecting data. Analysis of the lexical units, which have been reconstructed either at the Common-Kartvelian or Georgian-Zan level on the basis of regular sound correspondences between the Kartvelian languages, allows us to highlight the main course of forming and developing the linguistic units we are concerned with; namely, the accumulation of “knowledge” had been carried out due to the process of differentiation and detailed elaboration of the human body anatomy and respectively, the corresponding semantic field, somatic vocabulary, had been underway to be enriched based on the relation of cognitively interpreted markedness. Language changes and development, formation of new categories and concepts, and consequently, creation of new linguistic units is mainly carried out as the result of detailed elaboration, further specification and partition of unmarked categories: an unmarked category undergoes the division-differentiation on the basis of formally marked oppositions that leads to the formation of new linguistic units and structures and reflects the dynamic picture of enhancement of linguistic cognition of the universe. Dialectic material enriches the semantic space even more and specifies and fills the meanings of lexemes to be studied.
The (Mis) Education of Immigrant Children in Today’s America
Authors: Gui Gabriela E.
Published: August 2019

In today’s America, not every child starts on a level playing field, and very few children move ahead based solely on hard work or talent. Generational poverty and a lack of cultural capital hold many students back, robbing them of the opportunity to move up professionally and socially. Children of immigrants are especially at-risk because, in addition to facing poverty, race, geographical location or economic disadvantages, they are also confronted with failure due to their limited or non-existent English proficiency. This study focuses on the degree to which teachers in a mid-sized urban school district take into consideration the individual needs of immigrant children in the process of their education. The study also examines the preparation teachers have had to equip them with knowledge of best practices in teaching immigrant children, and the relationship between teachers’ practices, beliefs, and their demographic and personal characteristics (age, gender, years of experience, level of education, etc.). Quantitative data was collected via a survey. Interviews with teachers and one central office administrator provided data for the qualitative section of the study. The findings revealed that teachers, in general, appeared to lack knowledge of specific policies for mainstreaming immigrant students into general education classrooms; their use of effective teaching practices for working with immigrant children were limited; and most of the teachers had not participated actively in professional development that focused on teaching immigrant children.
The Euro in Historical Comparison to the Ruble and the Influence of Overconfidence.
Authors: Hoffmann Sebastian
Published: August 2019

This paper deals with the structured comparison of the former ruble monetary union with the euro currency area. As a basis, developments in the ruble currency area and in the Eurozone are traced. In a comparison of the central components of the currency areas, similarities, such as the heterogeneity of the states, and differences, for example the role of the central bank and the legal foundations of the currency area, are outlined. Subsequently, the significant historical exit causes of the states from the Soviet Union out of the ruble currency zone are presented. In addition to obvious structural factors, such as the unequal power structure, also practical reasons, such as the insufficient provision of cash for some areas, are considered. Regarding overconfidence, the sub-categories overestimation and overplacement can be detected mainly regarding the behavior of the administration of the former USSR. The third sub-category, overprecision, can primarily be found in the behavior the European Central Bank and their efforts to stabilize the Euro. Based on the findings, the conclusion can be drawn, that there are certain parallels between the two currency areas. However, the available options for action and mechanisms at the political and economic level in the Eurozone today are more wide-ranging than at the beginning of the 1990s in the ruble currency area.
The Risk of Long-Term Financing of Public Investments
Authors: Jarosiński Krzysztof , Opałka Benedykt
Published: August 2019

The risk of financing of public investments is a phenomenon that accompanies development processes in a permanent manner. Investments in the public sector are generally characterized by relatively long implementation cycles and involve significant capital expenditure and the necessity of often parallel running a large number of investment projects. In the processes of this type of investment a specific risk category of financing of this type of investment is quite often taken into account, given that such projects are financed mainly from budgetary resources: the state budget and self-government budgets. Economic practice indicates an importance of the proper selection of the method of the financing of new investments and taking into account new funds from various sources. This situation is often the result of a shortage of budgetary resources from which public investments could be financed. There may be difficulties in financing investments resulting from the emergence of a risk of budgetary deficit and the public debt. This risk may have a negative impact on investment decisions and may adversely affect the future course of ongoing investment projects. The purpose of the paper is to undertake studies on the conditions of financing investments from the point of view of the possibility of budget deficit and public debt and the impact of changes in the financial situation on the overall level of risk of public investment. The text is an invitation to undertake a broader discussion on financing public investments in conditions of limited public financial resources.
Justice as a Factor of Social Integrity
Authors: Muravyev Victor V.
Published: August 2019

The idea of social justice is universal for religious and secular ideologies. Sources of it may be divided in two kinds: natural and cultural. Natural sources are: laws of The Universe and human nature. Cultural sources are: holy texts and revelations, actions and teachings of holy messengers and wise men. Named sources may be combined at particular religious, moral, politic teachings and models of society organization
Orientalism and Ottoman Modernisation in the Discourse of Postmodernism
Authors: Rzayeva Prof. Roida
Published: August 2019

If Orientalism is the critique of modernity, it can be rather considered in a postmodern discourse. New phenomena of global politics, changing moods of mind and cultural discourses again make Orientalism a topical subject. The East has always meant contrast for the West. Yet has it always meant the same? One should particularly note herein a philosophic approach to the problem is necessary instead of the usual and conventional political one, which mostly expresses a unilateral traditional characteristic of Orientalism and interprets it accordingly. There is an opinion Orientalism makes up a paradigm to study non-European histories and cultures using approaches coming after structuralism and postmodernism. As modernized, the East meets/clashes the West while there is no such an opposition in postmodernism, but is co-existence, which echoes the opposition characteristics of Orientalism, unlike the traditional one. At the same time, when analyzing orientalists' works, we often see not a unilateral, but a synthesized approach e.g in those by Turkish one, Hamdi. In any case, many panels by orientalist artists represent combinations which follow a well-known postmodernist motto, both that and the other, unlike the modern world's modernist logic, either that or this.