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As tecnologias de comunicação como gramáticas: meio, conteúdo e mensagem na obra de Marshall McLuhan
Authors: Pereira Vinicius Andrade
Published: November 2018

O artigo explora conceitos clássicos do campo da comunicação tais como meio, conteúdo e mensagem, a partir da obra de Marshall McLuhan, afim de recuperar uma perspectiva que, aposta-se, será útil no entendimento das tecnologias de comunicação digitais: a idéia de que uma tecnologia de comunicação deve ser apreendida como uma gramática, geradora de ordenações que moldam e formam modos específicos de comunicação. Para tanto, faz-se uma revisão da máxima mcluhaniana o meio é a mensagem, repensando os diferentes sentidos que as idéias de meio e de conteúdo assumem na obra do pensador canadense.
Jornalismo e configuração narrativa da história do presente
Authors: Gonzaga Motta Luiz
Published: November 2018

O artigo indaga inicialmente como construímos sentidos a partir dos fragmentos de significação das notícias diárias. Pergunta até onde a linguagem objetiva e descritiva do jornalismo pode ser compreendida como expressão narrativa. Para responder, procura identificar a essência do paradigma narrativo. Conclui que a narratividade dos enunciados jornalísticos não deve ser procurada no estilo, na refere ncialidade, na ordenação cronológica dos fatos nem na composição da intriga. A narratividade do jornalismo, propõe o argumento, está na sua compreensão como processo de conhecimento, na sua ação cognitiva. A narratividade deve ser procurada no círculo mimético, especialmente no ato de recepção e interpretação onde a realidade temporal se recompõe na experiência cultural dos atos de leitura. È o leitor que conclui narrativamente as fragmentadas notícias do dia a dia preenchendo as lacunas, tecendo os fios dos acontecimentos jornalísticos em histórias mais ou menos integrais e realizando continuamente, através de provisórias narrativas jornalísticas, a experimentação de valores éticos e morais.
Múltiplas identidades virtuais: a potencialização das experiências exploratórias do "eu"
Authors: Ribeiro José Carlos S.
Published: November 2018

Este artigo propõe algumas reflexões acerca do processo de criação de múltiplas identidades virtuais comumente verificado em diversas plataformas interacionais on-line. Com este intuito, discute a caracterização, as possibilidades exploratórias (pessoais e sócio-comunicativas) e os motivos que levam os usuários a efetivarem tal prática. De forma adicional, busca identificar possíveis relações entre este procedimento e a promoção de uma dinâmica relacional diferenciada nestes ambientes de CMC (comunicação mediada por computador).
As lentes de Barbie Zelizer
Authors: Moherdaui Luciana
Published: November 2018

Este artigo pretende discutir a proposta de Barbie Zelizer apresentada no livro Taking Journalism Seriously, segundo a qual divide os estudos jornalísticos em cinco modelos - sociológico, histórico, linguístico, político e cultural. O texto baseia- se em teóricos como Tobias Peucer, Adelmo Genro Filho, Jorge Pedro Sousa e Otto Groth, entre outros, mas desconsidera o advento da internet, que alterou significativamente o modo de fazer jornalismo, e o trabalho do sociólogo espanhol Manuel Castelis A Sociedade em Rede, que faz uma reflexão sobre o impacto sociocultural e econômico das novas tecnologias de informação e de comunicação do mundo atual.
Do uni-verso ao multi-verso: a relevância de Alfred Schütz para pesquisas no campo da Comunicação
Authors: Schröder Ulrike
Published: November 2018

No seu conceito de uma sociologia interpretativa, o sociólogo Alfred Schutz procura realizar uma análise profunda do nosso "mundo da vida" (Lebenswelt), partindo da convicção de que este mundo de sentido não representa uma realidade objetiva, mas sim, uma realidade interpretada e válida intersubjetivamente. Por isso, também não vivemos simplesmente em um uni-verso fixo, mas sim, em multi-versos, cada um marcado por um outro estilo epistemológico. O artigo apresenta as características essenciais da teoria de Schütz, focalizando a atualidade do seu conceito, que indica possibilidades de tornar este fundamento teórico base para estudos empíricos no campo da comunicação hoje em dia.
Estudos brasileiros de cibercultura: vista sobre o estado da arte
Authors: Rüdiger Francisco
Published: November 2018

Resenha sobre o livro:

André Lemos e Paulo Cunha (orgs.): Olhares sobre a cibercultura. Porto Alegre:

Sulina, 2003.
A Novel Cloud-Based Temperature Monitoring Service to Datacenter Environment
Authors: Khaleel Mustafa Ibrahim , Boskany Najmadin Wahid , Abdulla Miran Taha
Published: November 2018

As temperature-efficient of cloud datacenters becomes one of many challenges faces the engineers in today’s business environment, virtualized monitoring the resources over these datacenters is the cloud provider’s interest in a way the providers can control their temperature remotely anywhere around the world. Techniques proposed by existing works are focused on executing many cloud modules on less cloud-server which cannot be practical because massive volume of cloud modules will be scheduled by cloud tenants. This motivated us to present a novel solution and propose a real-time temperature aware for cloud network datacenters. The proposed paradigm is constructed based on defining dual thresholds per datacenter to control the level of temperature. Moreover, we have set the upper threshold to 25 degree and the lower one to 15 degree. Surpassing these values alerts network administrator through cloud-based software service to operate the cooling unit(s). The microcontrollers that have been incorporated are both Arduino and GSM Shield. The simulation results showed that our heuristic had the ability to control the temperature per datacenter approximately 63%.
Mitigation of Land Movement using Self Potential Method in Ling-Anjung Region Sumedang Regency
Authors: Santoso Budy , Setianto Setianto , Hasanah M U , Wijatmoko B , Supriyana E , Mohammad H
Published: November 2018

Land movement occurs due to reduced soil strength which is affected by water pressure. The Self Potential (SP) method is a geoelectric method that can detect well the flow of groundwater. The Self Potential method can also be used to detect the presence of debris flow  in the form of weathered soil, tuff sand, cobble gravel and other rock fragments that have mixed with water. Based on the results of the SP measurement, debris flow has a medium SP with a value (3 - 12) mV, rock that has shifted (sandstone associated with andesite fragment) has a SP value <  2mV, while water seepage and water flow has an SP value (13 - 36) mV.
Hasil Validasi Soal Tes Hasil Belajar Mahasiswa Menggunakan Video Pembelajaran Kultur Jaringan Tanaman Berbasis Masalah
Authors: Batubara Melvariani Syari , Sormin Ayunda Sabrina
Published: November 2018

The purpose of this study was to determine the results of the essay form validation test for student learning outcomes tests using problem-based plant tissue culture learning videos. The method used in this study is included in the development research to develop test questions on student learning outcomes by using problem-based plant tissue culture learning video products. The stages of the activities carried out are: (1) Research and Information colletion (research and data collection), (2) Planning (planning), (3) Develop Preliminary form of Product (development of the initial product draft), (4) Preliminary Field Testing ( initial field trials), (5) Main Product Revision (revised trial results), (6) Main Field Testing (main product field test), and (7) Operational Product Revision (product revision). From this study, the results show that where valid questions in cycle I are 10 questions, while in cycle II there are 11 valid questions. The first and second cycle test reliability is very high. Based on the calculation results of the above test differentiation in cycle I there are 7 excellent questions, 1 good question, 2 enough questions, while in cycle II there are 6 very good questions, 3 questions which are good, 1 problem is enough, and 1 problem is bad. Based on the index of difficulty in cycle I there are 10 questions that are easy, while in cycle II there are 10 questions that are easy and there is one problem in the medium category.
Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Melalui Model Pembelajaran Inkuiri Laboratorium pada Materi Asam, Basa, dan Garam di Sekolah Menengah Pertama
Authors: Yohana Syofia
Published: November 2018

The problem faced in this study is the low science learning outcomes in material related to chemistry. The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement of student learning outcomes through the Laboratory Inquiry learning model on acid, alkaline, and salt material in class VII of SMP 1 Percut Sei Tuan Tahun. Action research was conducted in class VII of SMP Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan with a total of 32 students. The research took place in 2 cycles by expressing four stages in each cycle, namely: the stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. Analysis of research data in the form of quantitative and qualitative data which is the student learning outcomes (pre-test and post-test) and the results of observations of students' skills utilizing percentage, namely by calculating the increase in student mastery learning individually. The results of the first cycle test, there were 17 students (53.13%) had achieved mastery learning while 15 students (46.87%) had not achieved mastery learning. After it was found that there was an increase, it continued to give action in the second cycle. Then the results of the second cycle test were found to have a substantial increase in the number of students completing, namely from 32 students. It turned out that 28 students (87.50%) had achieved mastery learning, only four students (12.50%) had not reached completeness in learning. Students' skills in conducting practicum have increased significantly. Based on the results of the first cycle test and the second cycle test, it can be concluded that the Laboratory Inquiry Learning Model on Acid, Base, and Salt material can improve the learning outcomes of junior high school students.
Initial physical education students’ beliefs about sport teaching
Authors: Souza Jeferson Rodrigues de , Ramos Valmor , Brasil Vinícius Zeilmann , Kuhn Filipy , Backes Ana Flávia , Goda Ciro , Ristow Leonardo , Conti Bárbara Cardoso
Published: November 2018

The objective of this study was to analyze the beliefs of undergraduates about the strategies for teaching sports at the beginning of their Bachelors degree in Physical Education at a public university in Southern Brazil. A qualitative, descriptive and interpretive research approach was adopted through multiple case studies. Eight bachelor students in Physical Education participated in the study. To collect the data, we used a combination of structured and semi-structured interview procedures, systematic observation, and memory stimulation. Content analysis was used from categories determined a priori. The results indicated that the students have beliefs that favor strategies focused on analytical learning tasks, verbal management interventions, prescriptive pedagogical feedbacks, and positive evaluations. These beliefs were developed mainly through personal practical experiences in competitive sports as well as through observation of coaches or teachers and verbal orientations received from coaches and peers. The undergraduates’ beliefs about teaching strategies represent a particular conceptual model, with structures similar to directive teaching models. Thus, we conclude that the prolonged contact of the undergraduates with various learning situations in sports contributed to the memorization of concepts, values, and teaching behaviors, which enabled and conditioned the construction of one own model of teaching sports.
Cassava as an insurance crop in a changing climate: The changing role and potential applications of cassava for smallholder farmers in Northeastern Thailand
Authors: Polthanee Anan
Published: November 2018

Approximately 80 percent of the 22 million people in Northeastern Thailand are engaged in agriculture, and the per capita income of the region is lower than in any other part of Thailand. The major constraint to crop production is rainfall. Although the region has an average annual rainfall greater than 1200 mm, the seasonal distribution of rainfall makes for challenging agricultural cultivation opportunities. The climate is characterized by rainy (May-October) and dry (November-April) seasons. Most (90%) farming is cultivated under rainfed conditions. In addition, most soils are characterized by a sandy texture, high acidity, low organic matter, low level of plant nutrients and low water holding capacity. Due to these conditions, and an increasingly unpredictable climate horizon, cassava has come to play an important economic role for smallholder farmers in the region.  The inherent tolerance of cassava to stressful environments, requires minimal care, less investment, and provides greater flexibility in planting and harvesting. Although cassava is grown as a monoculture crop, it can also be grown profitably as a second crop in rice-based cropping systems without supplemental irrigation during the dry season, as well as intercropped in rubber plantations at early growth stages. Given the importance of cassava in farmer income, export values, marketing, and labor, this paper discusses the broader socio-economic and biophysical aspects of cassava due to its important role in future agrarian change for the region.
Litterfall, litter decomposition, soil macrofauna, and nutrient contents in rubber monoculture and rubber-based agroforestry plantations
Authors: Tongkaemkaew Uraiwan , Sukkul J. , Sumkhan Narathorn , Panklang Phantip , Brauman Alain , Ismail Roslan
Published: November 2018

This study is a comparison of the litterfall, litter decomposition, soil macrofauna, and nutrient contents in rubber monoculture and rubber-based agroforestry plantations. The three intra-couple differences examined are rubber with pakliang (RP) compared with rubber monoculture (RMP), rubber with timber (RT) compared with rubber monoculture (RMT) and rubber with fruit (RF) compared with rubber monoculture (RMF). Rubber plantation systems were selected at 3 plantations located in nearest pairs at 18 plantations in total. Data collected included litterfall at monthly intervals from October 2016 to April 2017, as well as decomposition conditions for assessment at the end of the experimental trials. Soil samples examined the species and number of macrofaunal and decomposition measurements of mesofauna by using Lamina bait scale to analyze nutrient content. Results showed the litterfall of leaves, twinges, and fruits in rubber monoculture and rubber-based agroforestry plantations were not significant between pair comparisons. This showed leaves fell at a high incidence. However, RT experienced a higher trend in litterfall. Decomposing litterfall was also not significant between pair comparisons, but when compared by associated plant species found that RT trends were more likely to experience higher decomposition rates and the litter index was higher as well. Macrofauna in the topsoil (0-5 cm) and subsoil (5-10 cm) were not significant. The composition of mesofauna was found at high decomposition rates in RF, RP, and RT. Organic matter and nutrient contents were not significant in both soil layers. Our data emphasizes that rubber-based agroforestry plantations help regulate C and nutrient cycles, implying that external input fertilizer management requirements for rubber farmers decreased.
Knowledge management of pomelo production system in Northeast Thailand: A case study of the pomelo farmer group in Ban Thaen district
Authors: Duangta Kanchana , Borisutdhi Yos , Simaraks Suchint
Published: November 2018

In Thailand pomelo is a fruit tree that has long been grown in the central region particularly in Nakhon Chai Si district, Nakhon Pathom province where soil is relatively fertile and has conditions of sufficient water resources. In contrast, the northeast region has lower soil fertility. Most farmers grow field crops such as rice, cassava and sugarcane instead of fruit trees. However, there is one area in northeast Thailand that is famous for pomelo production in terms of quantity as well as quality for both export and local markets. This area is in Ban Thaen district, Chaiyaphum province. The research objectives of this study is to describe the context of Ban Thaen pomelo farmer group, examine different approaches and understand knowledge management processes of pomelo production. Five key informants groups were selected for the study, consisting of a group leader and group committee members identified for group discussions in order to understand the community context and factors of pomelo production of their group. A total of 17 households were selected for in-depth interviews along with participation observation among some households. Findings show that knowledge management on pomelo production in Ban Thaen is vital for their innovation and practices to increase production volume and quality. This is accomplished through knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing is possible through existing social spaces in various forms.
Application of Soil Science Research to the Determination of the Pollution Resistance Potential of Landscape
Authors: Malinowska Ewa
Published: November 2018

The environment resistance potential is defined as the ability of the landscape to limit the negative pollutant impact consisting a.o.in the limiting, by means of accumulation, of the amount of pollutants circulating in the environment system. In practice, their quantity is contigent on the proporties of the components, which are capable of a relatively long-lasting chemical substance accumulation (thus, above all, the properties of the soil cover). The forecast model of environment changes describes the mechanisms and distribution rate of pollution in the soil profile and the interaction with the functional landscape structure. The methodological assumptions, determining of the real, complex diagnosis of the environment condition and for forecasting of the effects of the persisting anthropopressure and for establishing the necessary measures limiting the progressing degradation. Knowing, even approximatively, the mechanism of the existing changes one can determine the optimal (under circumstances) level of pollutant input, and when its limitation is impossible, one can control the use of the environmental potential in such a way as to minimize its negative impact.
Plough Sole as the Result of the Agricultural Land Use
Authors: Stojek Barbara
Published: November 2018

The purpose of this paper was the estimate of the substratum compaction in various soil types and under various conditions of use. The compaction characteristics were performed on the basis of bulk density of soil. It was performed on various types of soil, built of various materials, occurring in the vicinity of Płock. The soils are farming land. The greatest sub-stratum compaction was observed in arable lands, built of light loam, silt and loamy sand. The difference in bulk density between the layer at the depth of 25 – 35 cm and the adjacent horizons reaches 0.3 Mg per cubic metre. In soils used for green crops the substratum layer does not show a large difference between the adjacent layers, but the values of bulk density are equal to about 1.6 – 1.8 Mg per cubic metre already near the surface. Higher values of bulk density at the depth of 25 – 35 cm were observed in 68% of soils under investigation.
Contemporary Warming and Daily Values of Temperature (on the Example of Warsaw)
Authors: Kossowska-Cezak Urszula
Published: November 2018

This paper aims at presenting changes in everyday air temperature values, triggered by the contemporary warming process. The analysis has been based on the mean, maximum, and minimum daily temperature values measured in Warsaw between 1951 – 2003. The mean daily temperature in that period was between −24.6 and 28.4°C, absolute minimum temperature was −30.7°C, absolute maximum temperature amounted to 36.4°C.

Calculations indicate that the number of days with mean temperature ≤ −5.0°C (minimum < 0.0°C, maximum < 0.0°C) in the last several years decreased. This trend slowed down at the beginning of 21st century, nevertheless, the number of days with mean daily temperature > 20.0°C and maximum temperature > 25.0°C was growing, particularly in the 1990’s and even more so in early 2000’s. Also since 1990’s, there has been increasingly more nights with minimum temperature > 15.0°C, which has been particularly apparent in 2001. Contemporary warming is then marked with an increasing frequency of the hottest days and decreasing frequency of the coldest days. These changes were asymmetrical beyond 1950’s, yet, in late 1990’s they coincided.
Application and Verification of a Water Balance Model With Distributed Parameters (On the Example of Rega River Basin)
Authors: Pokojska Paulina
Published: November 2018

The purpose of the study reported was to apply and verify a model of water balance of spatially distributed parameters in a meso-scale river catchment. The model was applied in the basin of Rega river, with the use of meteorological and hydrological measurement data from the years 1956–1995. In modelling, due account was taken of the land use changes having occurred during the 40-year period considered. The output from modelling was constituted by the raster maps of area evaporation, surface runoff and supply of the underground water resources. On the basis of these results the magnitude of outflow and the structure of water balance were calculated for three river gauge profiles. The deviations of the model-based calculated outflow values from the measured ones were maximally equal +10% for the entire 40-year period and +20% in one of the 5-year sub-periods.
The Role of Lakes in Natural Groundwater Drainage
Authors: Bajkiewicz-Grabowska Elżbieta
Published: November 2018

In the paper it is shown that the lakes of the North-Eastern Poland fulfil various functions in the groundwater phase of the water circulation. The value of the resultant of the groundwater supply to the lake, and in some cases also its direction, depend on the volume of the water undergoing a total exchange in the reservoir in the given year. In through-flow lakes the runoff increase coefficient also influences this value.
The Significance of Geographic Location for the Success of Territorial Secession. African Example
Authors: Trzciński Krzysztof
Published: November 2018

Political and economic factors always play the main role in the secession of territory. Various aspects of geographic location may however facilitate or hinder secession, as well as the effective functioning of the newly emerged state. For Africa, geographic location in secession may be of greater importance than in the case of other continents. This is caused for the most part by the fact that African states are some of the poorest in the world and are often unable to effectively counteract secession through military means. The lack of well-formed democratic state institutions in turn impedes the peaceful resolution of problems constituting the basis of secessionist tendencies. These are precisely the conditions under which geographic location plays a more critical role.
The Development of Tourism in Protected Areas and the Exploitation of the Natural Environment by Local Communities in Africa and Asia
Authors: Dudek Anna
Published: November 2018

From an economic point of view, protected areas do not bring in high profits, in comparison to other possible ways of land usage. National parks and nature reserves are costly in their creation, as well as in their subsequent upkeep and management. In developing countries, their operation can be the source of many political and economic problems. Usually, local communities neighboring protected areas perceive the existence of a protected zone negatively, although they are often able to avail themselves of park resources in various ways. Besides being given the opportunity to rationally make use of certain park resources, community members may be employed as park attendants, which is a practice that is widespread. A part of the profits obtained from the developing tourist industry may be allocated towards local development programs, e.g. the building of a new hospital or school. Some national parks, while lacking the adequate infrastructure necessary for tourism, grapple with a lack of funds. The lack of earning opportunities in connection with the development of tourism results in the local community’s over-exploitation of park resources. This often manifests itself in an increased incidence of poaching in the protected area.
Concept of the New Topographic Map of Poland at the Scale of 1: 50 000
Authors: Ostrowski Wiesław
Published: November 2018

The factual and technical foundations of the concept for the 1:50 000 topographic map published in Poland between 1995 and 2002 by the Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography are discussed in this article. While discussing content and graphic design, the author gives particular attention to the novel way of representing built-up areas.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Environmental Research and Water Management
Authors: Absalon Damian , Jankowski Andrzej T. , Leśniok Mieczysław
Published: November 2018

The article presents the content of digital thematic maps: sozological and hydrographic as well as the basic principles of their preparation. It contains selected examples of applications of these maps in the research of natural environment and water management in the Upper Silesia region and its surroundings. This area is one of the most transformed regions due to human economic activity in Europe.
The Influence of Cloudiness on Air Temperature and Precipitation on the Territory of Poland (1951–2000)
Authors: Żmudzka Elwira
Published: November 2018

Analysis of time series was performed of cloudiness, air temperature and precipitation for the years 1951–2000, the data used representing lowland Poland. The properties of the temporal course of these elements of climate and the interrelations between their variability in time have been determined. The strength of dependence of precipitation and temperature upon the magnitude of cloudiness in the annual cycle has been assessed with the linear correlation coefficient. The essential climate-forming role of cloudiness has been confirmed. The magnitude of cloudiness over Poland explains up to 70% of variability of temperature and precipitation. These interrelations are the strongest in the warmer half of the year. Atmospheric circulation and cloudiness explain up to 85% of variability of the climate elements studied.
Water Level Fluctuations in the Turawa Reservoir in Relation to the Tourist Use of the Water Body
Authors: Jankowski Andrzej T. , Ruman Marek
Published: November 2018

The aim of the paper is to assess the fluctuations of water levels in the Turawa Reservoir (50° 43’ N, 18° 08’ E) in relation to the tourist use of the water body. The reservoir is situated within the macroregion of the Silesian Lowland in the mesoregion of the Opole Plain. In administrative terms, the reservoir is situated in the pole Province within the borough of Turawa. In hydrological terms, in turn, it is situated in the catchment area of the Mała Panew river, which belongs to the basin of the Odra river. The Turawa Reservoir was opened for use in 1938, and in 1948 it was filled with water to its maximum for the first time. At present, the surface area of the reservoir, when it is filled with water to its maximum, is about 20.8 km2, its volume 99.5 mln m3, and its depth exceeds 13 meters. In the period of hydrological years 1976-2000 water levels in this reservoir were characterized by high, unnoticed in natural conditions, amplitudes of changes reaching 6.99 m. Anthropogenically stimulated fluctuations in the water level result in conflicts in terms of tasks and functions that the Turawa Reservoir was designed for. Changes in the level of the water surface in the Turawa Reservoir resulted from the impact of the natural factors (thaw and rainfall related high water levels), as well as anthropogenic ones (the need to improve sailing conditions, water supply for industrial and municipal needs). Decreasing the fluctuations of water levels in the Turawa Reservoir is necessary in order to maintain its tourist-recreational functions and keep the ecological condition of its waters at the appropriate level.
Will Xerothermic Grasslands of the Ponidzie Region Survive?
Authors: Grabowski Tomasz
Published: November 2018

Xerothermic grasslands are veritable botanical gems of the Ponidzie region, located in the upland zone of Poland. Most of these exceptional plant communities have been formed as a result of deforestation, in habitats characterized by specific climatic, hydrological and soil conditions. The result of the natural reserve protection of the xerothermic grassland, however, is opposite to the desired result. The survival of the xerothermic grassland depends on the change in the approach to their protection. Xerothermic grasslands are an excellent example of the difficulties with maintaining very valuable, but semi-natural and anthropogenic communities, related to a large extent to traditional, extensive forms of agriculture. Similar problems occur in the case of gladiolus meadows in lower subalpine forest zones or of once-mown molinion meadows in river valleys.
Attitudes of Local Government Authorities Towards a Neighbouring Town
Authors: Mularczyk Mirosław
Published: November 2018

As a result of suburbanization, intensification of urbanization processes in suburban areas is taking place. The suburban zone is understood to be an area located in direct neighbourhood of a city or town, related to it and being systematically transformed. It is also defined as a transient area between a village and a city/town, mainly in spatial terms (mixed forms of space development and transient settlement types). The aim of this paper is to define the attitudes of suburban local government authorities towards neighbouring city/town. In order to achieve this aim, methods of analytic description, direct observation, analysis of documents such as “Local development plans”, “Development Strategies”, “The study of causation and directions in spatial management” of suburban municipalities in the Kielce county were used.
Cosmopolitans of Small Fatherlands
Authors: Swianiewicz Paweł , Lackowska Marta
Published: November 2018

The paper investigates into the specific features of the residents living in the metropolitan areas (MAs) in Poland. Basing on the statistical data and survey conducted in the two Polish MAs we draw conclusions on the spatial and political behaviour of metropolitan residents and on their territorial identity. The results show that a fair share of metropolitan residents live in a scale wider then their home municipality. Moreover some citizens (especially those who migrated to suburbs recently and those with higher education) reveal stronger spatial identity with the whole metropolitan area then with their home municipality. Delocalisation is also reflected in the lack of interest in municipal politics and low trust in suburb municipal politicians, while their interest in general politics remains on a high level.
Tourism Management in the Vicinity of the Selected Retention Reservoirs in Poland
Authors: Duda-Gromada Katarzyna
Published: November 2018

The creation of a retention reservoir causes changes in the management of its vicinity. Tourism functions develop, and as a result the tourism infrastructure also develops. In the paper, selected aspects of the tourism management in the vicinity of two retention reservoirs in Poland (Solina and Tresna) are discussed. The author characterizes the accommodation, catering, transport, and supplementary infrastructures. Also, the results of an opinion poll rating these elements of the infrastructure are presented.
Transformations of Tourism in the Colca Valley – New Actors and New Patterns of Local Development
Authors: Lisocka-Jaegermann Bogumiła , Wołoszczak Katarzyna
Published: November 2018

The article presents history and dynamics of tourist movement in the Colca Valley. Analyzing results of field research conducted in 2003 and 2007 the authors describe main changes in the attitudes of local inhabitants and authorities towards tourism and identify their character. Tourist activities based on the Colca Canyon natural attractions, remaining under total control of external tour operators since the eighties and perceived as a burden in the area, are seen now as a possible important factor of local development. New bottom-up initiatives are spreading in the Colca localities supported by NGOs and a public development program. Patterns of more sustainable tourism emerge and local culture is turning into an important element of the Colca tourist product.
Cartographic Methods and Their Correctness on Maps in the Polish Press Since the mid–19th Century
Authors: Kowalski Paweł
Published: November 2018

On the background of the conditions of functioning of the Polish press since the mid–19th century, the paper describes cartographic and graphic methods used on press maps, with the emphasis on the quantitative methods of information presentation. The qualitative methods were mostly used in a proper way. The factors determining the level of press mapping were the skills of map makers and the limitations resulting from the letterpress printing technology. The application of computer technology and the shift to offset printing in the last decade of the 20th century overcame these obstacles. New possibilities of the creation of maps with richer content and more graphically effective emerged. Despite these new possibilities one still needs at least basic knowledge on cartographic methods and map graphics in order to be able to prepare the cartographically correct maps. The maps presented in this paper focus on the presentation of the most common mistakes, with less emphasis put on the cartographic methods and map graphics.
Unusual Graphic Solutions and Their Place in Classification of Cartographic Presentation Methods
Authors: Korycka-Skorupa Jolanta
Published: November 2018

Examples of unusual and unconventional graphic solutions which we can often find in the times of fast developing computer technology are discussed in the article. Many of them are suggested by various GIS programs, few of them may be found in the press or on the Internet. This means that their users are people who are not associated with cartography and who are not familiar with the framework of cartographic methods.
Geographical Paths as an Auxiliary Didactic Resource – A Study Proposal
Authors: Markowska Agata K.
Published: November 2018

Didactic paths play a very important part in modern education, on the primary school level as well as at universities. Beside other things, they let students compare book knowledge with the real world. Unfortunately, there are only a few geographical didactic paths, as opposed to those in history or science.

The new offer for preparing methodological geographical paths begins with an analysis of documents as a curriculum model or a syllabus with chosen items to be taught which can be discussed during outdoor lessons and finally examines the area which fulfils a large number of requirements.

It is possible that in this way of preparing methodological geographical paths the boring, monotonous area will give many possibilities to discuss teaching items.
Comparison of Air Temperature Characteristics in Forest Communities in Puszcza Borecka and in Open Space
Authors: Pietras Katarzyna
Published: November 2018

Changes in similarities of five forest communities and of open space taking place during the year were analyzed in the scope of twelve daily and monthly characteristics of air temperature. The density of tree crowns having impact on the level of solar radiation reaching the ground during the day and the level of long term nocturnal emissions is the most important factor shaping thermal conditions in the forest.
Estimation of the Degree of Extremality of High-Water Flows in Selected Rivers in Poland in 1971–2006
Authors: Nowicka Barbara
Published: November 2018

The paper presents the results of estimation and comparison of risk of extreme floods on rivers of various hydrological regime. The hypothesis that extreme events occur with the same frequency in all rivers was rejected. The limit between extreme and common floods on 30 rivers from different geographical regions of Poland was defined on the basis of standardized flow-duration curve in 1971-2006. These analyses resulted in designing five curve groups. Four measures of flood magnitude have been proposed. The time distribution of extreme events during the last decades was estimated for the most dynamic rivers.
Residents’ Relationship with the Territory and the Spatial Planning of Residential Housing Developments
Authors: Fuhrmann Magdalena
Published: November 2018

Residential housing developments built using the prefabricated method during the 1970s undoubtedly have their very own specificities. There exists a wide variety of opinions of the housing developments themselves, as well as of their social condition. The aim of this article is to identify residents’ relationships with the residential housing development territory and to demonstrate the variety of those relationships as conditioned by various types of spatial planning. Various planning elements were taken in to account: building layout, green spaces, and recreational grounds. Residents’ relationships with the territory are conveyed by individual residents’ evaluations of their residential housing development (housing development evaluation, feelings of belonging) and external manifestations of attachment to the development (local involvement). The described topics are demonstrated using the examples of 4 residential housing developments in Warsaw.
Settlement and Transport Network Diversification and Complexity in Honduras
Authors: Grzegorczyk Anna
Published: November 2018

The aim of the article is to examine the level of diversity and complexity of the Honduras settlement and transport networks and to identify processes responsible for the development of such networks. According to the analysis, the networks disproportion is not high in Honduras but it can increase in the future due to the attraction of the core areas, emergence of growth poles, migrations and concentration of international trade. The settlement and transport networks are hierarchised.
Analisis dan Interpretasi Lagu Desafinado karya Antonio Carlos Jobim
Authors: Tika Setiarini Agnes , Prasetyo Agoeng , Suryati Suryati
Published: November 2018

Studi ini membahas musik Jazz Latin dari Jobim yang merupakan percampuran antara musik jazz dan musik latin. Pada musik ini jazz dengan variasi akor yang beragam digabungkan dengan musik latin yang kaya akan permainan ritmis alat musik perkusi. Irama musik latin jazz yang bermacam-macam membuat musik ini mendapatkan apresiasi yang tinggi. Lagu Desafinado ciptaan Antonio Carlos Jobim adalah salah satu lagu standart latin jazz yang sangat terkenal.Desafinado memiliki banyak hal yang menarik untuk diteliti, yaitu dari bentuk lagu, progresi akor, dan interpretasi lirik lagu. Analisis yang dilakukan meliputi bentuk lagu dan progresi akor, sedangkan interpretasi yang dibahas mengacu pada 3 musisi jazz yang membawakan lagu Desafinado, yaitu Antonio Carlos Jobim sendiri, Ella Fitzgerald, dan Frank Sinatra. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif pendekatan analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini adalahDesafinado memiliki alur melodi dan progresi akor yang berhubungan dengan lirik lagunya. Alur melodi dan progresi akor lagu ini menunjukkan kekhasan karya-karya Antonio Carlos Jobim untuk lagu-lagu standart latin jazz.
Mata Kuliah Musik Pop dalam Kurikulum Pendidikan Tinggi Seni di Indonesia
Authors: Sasongko Hari
Published: November 2018

Musik pop adalah suatu genre yang sangat dekat dengan televisi. Melalui televisi, musik ini menjadi tak terpisahkan dengan massa. Musik ini juga merupakan mass culture karena diproduksi secara massal bagi masyarakat yang masif. Musik pop merupakan musik  hiburan. Dari hiburan itu orang memperoleh  kesenangan. Selain itu, musik ini juga berorientasi pada keuntungan karena diciptakan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dan kepuasan pasar. Oleh karena diciptakan untuk kepentingan massa, maka tidak mengherankan jika musik ini memiliki syair yang mudah dihafal, alunan melodi dan progresi akord yang sederhana, serta bersifat fleksibel, dalam arti mudah beradaptasi dengan jenis-jenis musik yang lain. Masalahnya adalah dengan karakteristik seperti ini dapatkah musik yang ‘main-main’, yang tampil dengan tujuan menghibur ini ‘diangkat’ menjadi materi baku di dalam kurikulum pendidikan tinggi yang tentu saja bersifat serius sesuai dengan karakter ilmu pendidikan?  Jika memang harus dilakukan, maka sifat kependidikannya harus disesuaikan dengan karakter musik ini: semakin sederhana, semakin baik. Semakin baik lagi jika mampu membangun relasi dengan acara di televisi.
Teknik Vokalisasi Seni Baca A l-Qur’an dalam Musabaqoh Tilawatil Qur’an
Authors: Suryati Suryati
Published: November 2018

Vokalisasi berkaitan dengan hal-hal berolah vokal. Proses teknik vokalisasi dilakukan bagi seseorang yang ingin memiliki suara baik, merdu dan indah. Hal ini salah satu dambaan seseorang yang mendalami seni suara, seperti menyanyi dan  tilawah Al-Qur’an.  Lantunan ayat-ayat Al-Qur’an yang lazim disebut seni baca Al-Qur’an (Qira’ah) merupakan salah satu yang dapat diterima di kalangan masyarakat luas. Seni baca Al-Qur’an  seringkali dipertunjukan dan dilombakan secara langsung dalam acara keagamaan dengan istilah Musabaqoh Tilawatil Qur’an (MTQ) dari jenis bacaan tartil, murottal, dan Qiro’ah (mujawwad). Penelitian ini terfokus mengkaji tentang vokalisasi  seni baca Al-Qur’an jenis Qira’ah atau mujawwad, yang dilantunkan seorang Qori’ah terbaik MTQ tingkat Nasional. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah diskriptif analisis dan interpretatif dengan memanfaatkan data kualitatif. Hasil penelitian yang didapat menunjukkan bahwa teknik vokalisasi yang terjadi pada menyanyi dan lantunan seni baca Al-Qur’an memiliki perbedaan dan persamaan. Teknik vokalisasi yang memiliki kesamaan terutama dalam pernafasan, artikulasi,  dan vibrasi.  Perbedaannya dalam pemanfaan rongga resonansi, menyanyi  penggunaan resonansi lebih pada jangkauan nada atau suara, sedangkan tilawah Al-Qur’an penggunaan resonansi lebih pada pelafalan huruf hijaiyah dan jangkauan nada.
Optimasi Penempatan Recloser untuk Meningkatkan Keandalan Menggunakan Metode Virus Evolutionary Genetic Algorithm (VEGA)
Authors: Irawan Novadianto Yudha , Amrita Anak Agung Ngurah , Setiawan Widyadi
Published: November 2018

PLTD Kutampi yang menyuplai sistem kelistrikan Pulau Lembongan memiliki nilai indeks keandalan yang belum memenuhi standar dengan SAIDI 95,85 jam/ pelanggan/ tahun dan SAIFI 76 kali/ pelanggan/ tahun sedangkan standar WCS adalah SAIDI 2,5 jam/ pelanggan/ tahun dan SAIFI 3 kali/ pelanggan/ tahun. Nilai keandalan dapat ditingkatkan salah satunya dengan memasang recloser. Pemasangan recloser harus memperhatikan daerah yang sering terjadi gangguan, persentase beban dan impedansi jaringan terpasang. Metode VEGA digunakan untuk menentukan letak recloser optimal dengan meminimalkan nilai SAIDI dan SAIFI. Hasil optimasi menggunakan metode VEGA menunjukkan letak recloser optimal berada pada grup 5 dengan fitness tertinggi 8,8396 dengan SAIDI 0,0070 jam/ pelanggan/ tahun dan SAIFI 0,0061 kali/pelanggan/tahun dengan waktu running program ±3,6 menit. Nilai tersebut menunjukkan metode VEGA lebih akurat dibandingkan dengan metode kombinasi fuzzy dan algoritma genetika namun membutuhkan waktu running lebih lama.
Studi Analisis Pengaruh Perubahan Posisi Nozzle Terhadap Pout Pada Prototipe PLTMH
Authors: Kristama Daniel , Weking Antonius Ibi , Jasa Lie
Published: November 2018

Renewable sources of energy by utilizing water resources, more specifically is PLTMH (Micro-Hydro power plants) to be an excellent choice for potential to be developed in order to overcome the scarcity of energy. For ease in learning about PLTMH then use PLTMH prototype by designing the nozzle position on the corner of 00, 150, 300, 450, 600 and 750 to measurements, using three types of turbine vanes, on the position of the nozzle at an angle of 600 produces round generator and turbine rotation. The position of the nozzle at an angle of 600, a model turbine vanes are recommended to be used is semicircular vanes model because the model in the position and the power-generating turbine vanes most large.
ANALISIS KOMPARASI MODEL PREDIKSI FINANCIAL DISTRESS ALTMAN, SPRINGATE, GROVER DAN OHLSON PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2011-2013
Authors: Hastuti Rini Tri
Published: November 2018

This study purpose to determine the most accurate bankruptcy prediction model in order to suitable for use in its application to manufacturing companies in Indonesia, and to determine whether there is a difference Altman models with Springate models, Altman models with Grover models, and Altman models with Ohlson models. Scope of the study is limited to manufacturing industry companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the years 2011-2013. This study comparing four bankruptcy prediction model by using statistic descriptive analysis techniques also Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test and  paired  test  analysis  techniques  sample  t-test with  the  help  of  SPSS  program. Conclusion of this study showed significant differences between the models Altman with Springate models, Altman models with Grover  models, and Altman models with Ohlson models. And the highest level of accuracy achieved by the Grover models.
Technological capacity and knowledge acquisition as key performance factors in SMEs of the industrial sector of Cali-Colombia
Authors: Solano Rodríguez Omar Javier
Published: November 2018

Information technologies (IT) can be largely the solution or the problem of the sustainability and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). IT is an important source of resources that can improve the competitiveness of SMEs. Therefore, the aim of this article is to identify the IT competences of SMEs and to establish their relationship with knowledge acquisition (KA), the way of managing the accounting information system (AIS) and its impact on the performance of the company. The model uses the technique of structural equations based on variance, making an empirical study based on the information of 124 Colombian SMEs in the industrial sector. The results obtained allow us to conclude that IT directly and through KA processes significantly help to increase organizational performance. It is confirmed that IT is decisive for an efficient management of AIS information, although this does not contribute to the performance of the company, given that in the relations between the SIC management variable and performance (DSEMP) a negative coefficient was identified between the constructs and with no statistical significance. This research contributes to the development of resource and capacity theories and dynamic capacity. It also allows the identification of technological capabilities of the SME, its processes in KA and how to measure the efficiency of AIS, management and organizational performance.